{"id":100087905,"text":"01 May 1951 - GALLUP POLL Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Tuesday 1 May 1951, page 5 GALLUP POLL A Gallup poll prepared in Vic-toria predicted that the Menzies-Fadden Government would be retained in office with a good chance of gaining a Senate majority in Queensland. The poll showed that in 1951 the Liberal-Country Parties would gain 52 per cent. of the votes compared with 50 per cent in 1949 ; Labour 47 (48) ; Indepen-dent 1 per cent (2 per cent)."}
{"id":100184349,"text":"11 Apr 1954 - PORTRAIT OF A POLLSTER Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954), Sunday 11 April 1954, page 25 PORTRAIT OF A POLLSTER by FRED HVBBARD DOY Morgan, a 45-year-old Australian who's always sticking his neck out, prepared to do so again last week. In Melbourne he and his staff of six sifted and tabulated \\ reports from 200 part-time employees of Australian Public Opinion Polls. Then, as he does several times a year, Director Morgan* got ready to tell the nation, through its leading newspapers, how Australians currently feel about their political parties. Most readers would , treat his report — and successive ones in the next, few weeks — as reliable political barometers, and especially interesting at this time. . So, too, would most of the country's politicians. For there's an elec- . tion on May 29, and Roy Morgan has sucr cessfuUy tipped the *ot- *-. comes of the last -four Federal elections, *nd , . three of the last four national referendums. Moreover, he has also achieved a remarkable degree of accuracy in forecasting the actual voting percentages. Better system Morgan tipped the 1943 election experimentally, and just came out on the right side. He then developed a better system, which is still in use. Before the 1946 Federal ejection he announced that the Labour Party would win 54 per cent of the vote. It won 53.1 per cent. Tipping - a Liberal-CP victory in 1949, he came within 3. per cent of hitting the nail right on the head. In a 1051 forecast on that year's forced elections he was only 1.5 per cent out on the actual voting outcome. ', Last year many a voter and politipal pundit thought Morgan had gone haywire wnaHhe predic- . ted a naiTow'Oovernment victory in the Senate election. , ???,?? There was, you remem-' ber, a big nationwide swing to the Labour Party. But the Government won— by a narrow margin — and Australian Public Opinion Polls' prestige went a notch higher. What's the secret of his success? Well, Morgan is understandably anxious to guard a trade secret, so he won't go into detail about his system. 'I follow American Dr. George Gallup's system in general,' he says, 'but have added several refinements.' The only variation Morgan will talk about — and then only briefly —is that he has developed a new method of calculating economic cross-sections, based on . political affiliation. One of the most remarkable features of Roy Morgan's- ''Gallupwithvariations' system is the small opinion sample it takes. Although there are more than SWOjOOO Australian voters, /te interviews 'between only lwo and 2000 of theni. ?? . /,, Voting switch Most .errors, anyway,' says Morgan, are caused by 'changes in voting intention in the week between our final survey and voting day.' It was one of these last-minute vote* switches that lef-i him out' on a Umb in tne 1951 referendum on the question of banning the Communist Party. But the outcome was' so close (the votes of 50,000 people ? decided It) that nobody really held the erroneous forecast against the pollster. Roy Morgan himself is a dapper man who sports a moustache, wears thick-rimmed glasses, -and -is partial to bowties. Until 1940 he was a ? chartered accountant and -newspaper finance writers Then. : six Australian newspapers financed his, trip to the United States to study' the American Gallup Poll system. Every- lour ; years, at the invitation of Dr. Gauupr^h.6 also ? provides the dollars^Morean goes to the United States to assist Gallup in predicting, the Presidential elections."}
{"id":100321294,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - Advertising Gilgandra Weekly (NSW : 1942 - 1955), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 3 < With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) " AUNT' MARYS BAKING POWDER always ensures success, when used with any good plain flour. Crusty, light scones, flaky pie-crust and pastry, even textured, light sponges <and cookies are certain when you use AUNT MAR/"S BAKING POWDER. Famous for over 70 yearsl AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE. - — aSHSH525H5H525eS25ESiSH5H£i"55H5HSEj'H5H5E5H£rH5r!SHSaSHlHraSE5a5H5a5 5. A. W. IS EEC E MILLER STREET, GILGANDRA PLUMBER AND TANKMAKER ^WINDMILLS ERECTED TANKS CEMENTED gAgent For: HORWOOD BAGSHAW AND .COMET WINDMILLS. Phone 127 Residence 11 31[?aSE5HSBTr'5a555H5E5HSHr.HraHHSHS25^rd5H5? re5E5H5E^E5E5E5H5E5HSE ► o 0 "tisss* oo <gBB» o o o-ibbbb* o o < a 3 | LIVE STOCK TRANSPORT ! i and ! f GENERAL CARRIER j ! ~ TWO TRUCKS AVAILABLE FOR ALL . TYPES OF j I I I HEAVY LOADING. * s I STOCK CARTED TO ANY PART OF THE STATE IN pOMFORT AT SHORTEST NOTICE. TRUCK WILL HOLD 200 FULLY GROWN SHEEP. PRICE ON APPLICATION TO— PHIL B. MEERS ! SUNNY CLIME, COW, ^ Col„, ,,R f"}
{"id":100321560,"text":"10 Apr 1947 - Advertising Gilgandra Weekly (NSW : 1942 - 1955), Thursday 10 April 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are yon likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell", THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) AUNT MAR j BAKING POWDER } always ensures success, when used with any good plain 1 flour. Crusty, light scones, flaky pie-crust and pastry, 1 even textured, light .sponges ^nd cookies are certain \\ when you use AUNT MAR/S BAKING POWDER. { Famous for over 70 yeorsl AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE. 1 ® ? A,. W, 1EEC1 MILLER STREET, GII.GANDRA PLUMBER AND 3 TANKMAKER I ^WINDMILLS ERECTED TANKS CEMENTED ].\\cent For: HORWOOD BAGSHAW AND COMET WINDMILLS. Phone 127 Residence 11 I S?J5HSSSE5?SHSS5HSH5a5H53(raSB5HSH5H5'E5Z5?!?HSHSaSraSHSa5HS?SBSHSHi LIVE STOCK TRANSPORT AND GENERAL CARRIER TWO TRUCKS AVAILABLE FOR ALL TYPES OF HEAVY LOADING. STOCK CARTED TO ANY I'ART OF THE STATE IN COMFORT AT SHORTEST NOTICE. t TRUCK WILL HOLD 200 FULLY GROWN SHEEP. PRICE ON APPLICATION TO— PHIL B. MEERS ( PHONE 16'1, G1LGANDRA"}
{"id":101347376,"text":"28 Sep 1935 - Sewerage Poll Nepean Times (Penrith, NSW : 1882 - 1962), Saturday 28 September 1935, page 4 Sewerage Poll The poll of ratepayers to decide whether steps should be taken to have a sewerage system installed for the town of Penrith will be taken at the Council Chambers next Saturday, 5th October."}
{"id":101433305,"text":"04 Apr 1947 - Advertising Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW : 1893 - 1953), Friday 4 April 1947, page 4 With lively recollections of petrol quality ^B most motorists I want I motor spirit I ; 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by ^B j Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- ^H ' ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- ^H l wide poll among car and truck owners. One of ^H many question's asked was: 'When the pool ends, ^H which petrol are yon likely to try first?' ^H „ Nearly all named a brand in answer to this ^H ' question. Of those who so answered, substan- ^H ^ tially more than 50% said: 'Shell' ^H I : THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED ^M |'; (Incorporated in Great Britain) ^H ' ' ' ' - I i Here's o new — better fence — o fence that ^^^IbSI^B ^^| - --will last a lifetime. -^ ^^9881 ^^B ^' Made . from-speciolly-constructcd, t reinforced ^^vHH^B ^H i.-concrete, Monierf Field Posts are. white-ant f»ilis§^9 ^^H l' proof, firc-prcof, rot-proof and non-corrosive.' '\\. H^^HB ^B l' Easier, quicker. and cheaper to erect, Monier flSlffiil^BL, ^H Field Posts ore 'adjustable forfcottlc, sheep ^^^^G^^KbL ^^H ' Monier' Field Posts land ; Strainer Posts * arc , .' *.' ti p^^^ffl^ ? 1 1 ^^| * made in the tollowmg dimensions^™1 ' .? 'IBBBrlmM II I? ^^^^1 ' ^ Field Posts:-5'6'tand 6'* overall. Strainer .. ' yriwjffl|JM- ^^M '' V' Posts: 7'. - vv T* '''t't'l, ^^^h M QUANTITY DISCOUNTS (. ' -' H \\ ^* mo- 7so ? 5-; ioocsooo is11. -???? ^arr.3~aji ^^1 ,; 7S0.1000 ? t.:: ovetsoac 22. ?. ^J^^^^LjA ^H ' Brisbane. Ncwcasllo, Pori Kombla. Dubbo, Wagga ,'^H^. *'XC^^^^* ^^B I MOMIEB^y I I To MONIER PIPE CO., P.O. BOX 18, || H LIDCOMBE, NSW. ? -- Please send lurthcr particulats and prices of Monier field Pests lo: ^^M ' ADDRESS ? ? ? ? ,_. ? ? . .. ^H 1 ;?::. £« S| ~ they have been ^M \\ (:}, 1 \\$3m Ior65years! ? ; ?'ulsW*' WULR ULBdU SURE ?"}
{"id":101436305,"text":"02 Sep 1947 - Number One Heart Throb Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW : 1893 - 1953), Tuesday 2 September 1947, page 2 Number One Heart Throb Ron Randcll is rated as^ Australia's most popular male star. He's the heart throb of a nation — and deservedly so, according to a recent 'gallup poll'' taken among feminine film-goers. With brown hair and eyes, standing 5ft. llin., this talented young Australian star is destined to reach great heights in his chosen profession. Just 2G years of age. this; popular tar is hopeful of going to London soon to follow his screen career. He has pals over there at the moment in John McCallum, now a top star at Ealing Studios, who also got his first chance with Ron in 'A Son is Born,' and 'Chips' Rafferty, also at Ealing Studios, ar.d a star of 'The Overlanders,' together with lovely Jane Holland, who plays a featured role in 'A Son is Born,'1 to-day's storv of great love, appear at the Plaza Theatre on Friday and Saturday for two nights only. — (Contributed). The street stall which the Eurolcy C.W.A. proposed holding on Friday next has been .cancelled. BUYASSED. 'How is it you don't like cirls'.'' 'They're too biassed. It's b.as this ami bias thai until I'm broke.' ? ? ? ? AUSTRALIAN KECOHU SifEEl' SKIN I'RICIi AT LOCKHART Woods and Hutcbinson, skin buyers, or Lockhurl. on Friday gave 42/0 for a sheepskin. Ting is claimed to be a I'omni-.nwealth record. HIGHER FINES FOR PRICE OFFENCES I'roscculions by the Prices Coinmission against trailer-; tor prices offences this year show a substantial increase on the number of prosecutions last year. Figures released oji Monday by the 'Deputy prices C'oniinisfioner (Mr. J. I'. Waldron) showed that 2!-t! prosecutions this year hail yielded £11,!I7S in lines. For the san'' licritKl las* year 153; prosecutions yielded £2^20. « ? ? « JOCKEY MURDERED 1 N'eii Joseph McKeiina, :'.7. a wellknown country jocko;-, ilied in .Sydney Hospital at (i.5n a.m. on .Sunday, after being bashed. kic::ed anil almost stripped ol his clothes in' Fawcett Lane. Kast Sydney, some tint-.- dji Saturday niglit. McK-?nnu was thy son !i,'.\\ell McKcnna. who is secretary nf (he Kew.-ftDUth Wales Owners and Trainers' Association, and a wcll-iiiiuwn Itondwick horse trainer. Detectives describe the murder as one of the most vicious in Sydney's history. A man named MeMasters was arrt-ilid yesterday (Monday) and cliarprd with the crime. ? ? ? ? HUGE CANNED MEAT ORDER FOR BRITAIN Australia will export ln,ouii ions of canned meat tills year, and 25.OUI) tons of il will «o to Britain. This was stateil on Monday by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard), who said that liritaju's total alone wouM be 18,100 tons inorc than Hie i.oial exports in l'J30. Australia will also send Britain prefer quantities V)l. pigmcats and lamb, as well as more dairy products. This had become possible because of the bountiful season, said Jlr. Pollard. Ho disclosed that (he Government was liopetul that at an early dale it would be possible to arrange for a greater How of »h«'»«. direct to llritain through the Julep nntfunai Food Council. CARRATHOOL SHIR^ TO BUILD FOR OFFICERS 1 The Carrathool Shire Council has decided to apply lor pi-rmlssiinii to purclm-ie two blocks or land in Goolwwf. ii id to rulsn .1. loan of I2.S0U for ?he purpose ejf Iniildliiv cottage* on ''.hem. 'J'his was decided upon at the ?ast meeting of the Coiinc.ll, on tho motion of Cr. Blytli. It Is prapoi-cd -to obtain the loan from the A.M.]'. Society on a on years' lerins. at .1.'. per cent., repayable in half-yearly instalments, d. Ulylli fiald -thai the two ')loc|.!i of hind had bceiij^eservoil lor building purposes nt upset prices or H20 a \\-4 £22 respectively. Tho Shire Clu-k fJlr !„. Smith 1 paid Ir the hoiiHij wns suitable he would meet the Cnmcil on the mutter of renlt There wns a suggestion Unit a rental of 25'- per week may be regarded as fair. A protest by a public meeting at Hlllston against the proposed expenditure was received."}
{"id":101444472,"text":"11 Apr 1947 - Advertising Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW : 1893 - 1953), Friday 11 April 1947, page 4 ' - ?- — - — ? -?-??-? -i. M. — .„ ..- — — —?? — M.r» ? ^^ INTERNATIONAL feP\\TRUCK$ ADVANCE SERVICE STATION Douglas Street, NARRANDERA. Phone 246 H Just turn your car in here any day and order it to be Ih M washed and polished. Then see the way we turn it H ? out for yon. Many motor ownen are learning that it pay* m H to have thit urvice, together witk ? thorough oiling and flu II greating every week kj. H MATHISON'S GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION Corner of East and Larmcr Streets : NARRANDERA District Distributors for Vesta Batteries. R.A.C.A. Road Service Phone 359. P.O. Box 124. HARRY HORTON, Manager B With lively recollections of petrol quality H most motorists I want I \\mw\\ motor spirit ( 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by fm Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Ausr- BE ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- SB wide poll among car and true!: owners. One of Mi many questions asked was: 'When the pool ends, K§ which petrol are you liktly to try first?' Wk Nearly all named a brand in answer to this Bg question. Of those who so answered, substan- H tially more than ;o% said: 'Shell' fm ?»™l:™ 1 (Incorporated in Great 8ritain- . 9M i|§ liSf Itase ?l^^WVV^^^ IS SOLD pel FAC7VRY Local Distributors lor MASSE BATTERIES Kent's Motors East Street, Narrandera THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE Established for the Public BencBt on 1st January, 1914— since which dale Assets totalling £10,000,000 have been administered as EXECUTOR, TRUSTEE, ADMINISTRATOR, ATTORNEY OR AGENT Full information and FREE! BOOKLET may be obtained on application to his Agent — lhc nearest Clerk of Petty Sessions, I THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE 19 O'Comiell Street M. C. NOTT, Box 7A, G.P.O., SYDNEY Public Trustee | I ? , ? ^ ? |"}
{"id":101719207,"text":"16 May 1954 - 'SEND NO MEN' Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954), Sunday 16 May 1954, page 1 'SEND NO MEN' NEW YORK, Sat (Sper ? cial)— A Gallup Poll shows ' that the American people are overwhelmingly, ob-, posed to -sending troops to .Indo-China. - . = Sixty-eight per cent disapprove, - 22 .per cent- approve and the rest have' no opinion. A majority— 52 per cent —opposes even air or , naval intervention, 36 per cent favours it, and . 12 per cent have no opinion:"}
{"id":101721534,"text":"29 Aug 1954 - PRE-ELECTION POLL Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954), Sunday 29 August 1954, page 4 PRE-ELECTION POLL Democrat swing in America From Our Own Staff NEW YORK, Sat — A Gallup poll shows that the United States election campaign has opened with the Democrats ahead.Only Only 20 per cent of the voters in the soutnern States favour the Republicans in the forthcoming poll for Congress. Outside the South, the parties are running neck and neck with 51 per cent favouring the Republicans and 49 the Democrats. This is interpreted by Dr. Gallup as giving the Democrats a lead, for they have only to win about one-third of the seats outside the South to gain control of the I House."}
{"id":101725527,"text":"31 Oct 1954 - REPUBLICANS LOSE GROUND IN U.S. DESPITE IKE Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954), Sunday 31 October 1954, page 4 REPUBLICANS LOSE GROUND IN U.S. DESPITE IKE —Poll Tuesday FROM OUR OWN STAFF AND A.A.P. NEW YORK, Sat.— As President Eisenhower made a whirlwind 1400-mile tour to win votes this week, the latest Gallup Poll found the Republican's had lost further ground in the United State's Congressional election campaign. The President ended his four-State tour yesterday and said Republicans were confident of victory next Tuesday. But the same day the poll revealed there ha,d been a shift away from his party in nearly all the major voting groups.Only Only one final poll remains to be published. Fieures issued yesterday show that- only 46 per cent, of the men favour the Republicans, compared with 53 per cent, in 1952. Fifty-one per cent, of the women are on their side as compared with 58 p.c, two years ago. Workers The Republicans have lost heavily with the manual workers, only 36 per cent, of whom support them compared with 45 in 1952. In bis campaign, Mr. Eisenhower stood on his Administration's record and promised ' 'growing prosperity.' He said unemployment was still a major problem, but his administration was solving it without providing jobs 'through spilling the blood of our sons in the battlefields.' Meanwhile, the Democrat leader (Mr. Adlai Stevenson) is denouncing the VicePresident (Mr. Nixon) for leading what he called 'a frenzied outburst of smut, smear, and slander.' 'Close ranks'! Senator Joseph McCarthy, who has frequently been at loggerheads with President Eisenhower and his fellow Republican Senators, yesterday called on all Republicans to 'close ranks' behind the drive to return a Republican-controlled Congress.Apart Apart from this lastminute endorsement of the Republican ticket — which it is difficult for any prominent Senator to avoid — McCarthy has been remarkably silent throughout the campaign. But in terms of long-term strategy, said a Reuter correspondent in Washington, the recent 'silences of Senator McCarthy' have been more eloquent than those former outbursts against 'Communism in the Govern- 1 ment.'~"}
{"id":101752667,"text":"14 Jan 1972 - Men, women differ on recognition Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 14 January 1972, page 4 Men, women differ on recognition Six out of 10 men interviewed in a Gallup ? Poll said Australia should recognise the Peking Government soon, but women interviewed were uncertain about it. The question put to 1,236 men and J ,072 women in six States was: "In your opinion, when should Australia recognise the Peking Government as the Government of China? Soon? Not for some time? Never?". Usually, the Gallup Poll finds most men and women agree, but on China they disagree. Of the men, 61 per cent said Australia should recognise Peking soon, and 11 per cent said later. Only 11 per cent of the men opposed recognition, and 17 per cent were unde cided. Of the wo men, however, only 33 per cent said Australia should recognise Peking soon. Another 13 per cent said later, while 12 per cent opposed it and 42 per cent were undecided. Those for prompt recognition usually said, 'The sooner the better", "We trade with them" or "We can't ignore so many millions of people". Those against recognising Peking usually said they were against com munism. Of men and women who were ALP voters, 52 per cent would recognise Peking soon and another 10 per cent later. Of Liberal-Country Parly voters 46 per cent would recognise soon and 17 per cent later. DLP voters answered similarly. The same 2.308 people were asked: "If Australia docs recognise the Peking Government as (he Government of China, should the prcsenl Government of Taiwan still be recognised or not?" Continued recognition was favoured by 55 per ccnt. comprising 69 per ccnt of DLP voters, 65 per cent of L-CP voters and 52 per cent of ALP voters. They said, "It's a separate country", "We must not desert them". Only 13 per cent said we should cease to recognise the present Government of Taiwan. The other 32 per ccnt were undecided. (e) Boy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Potts"}
{"id":101753016,"text":"17 Jan 1972 - Moderate 'yes' for Sunday drinks Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 17 January 1972, page 6 Moderate 'yes' for Sunday drinks In most States the public is inclined to approve Canberra's new law for liquor on Sundays but no State has a substantial majority for it the Gallup Poll says. Each of the 2,300 men and women interviewed throughout Australia was told that in Canberra an Sundays hotels could now open from 11.30am to 6.30pm; also that restaurants could serve liquor with meals on Sunday I'roni midday until llpm. Asked whether they would favour or oppose that. 49 per cent said they favoured it, while 41 per cent opposed it. The other 10 per cent were undecided. This small vote of 5 to 4 for having Canberra's law for liquor on Sunday was found in four States: NSW. WA, Queensland and Tasmania. In no State, however, did the favourable vote exceed 52 per cent. Majority favour law In both Victoria and SA, people were almost evenly divided about it. Analysis of Australiawide answers shows that 51 per ccnt of ALP voters favour the Canberra law. Liberal-CP voters answered: favour it 49 per cent, oppose it 41 per ccnt, undecided 10 per ccnt. Of younger people aged 16-29, 58 per cent favouv Canberra's law, compared with 50 per cent of those aged 30-49, 40 per ccnt of those 50-69, and only 28 per cent of those over 70. Usual reasons for favouring liquor on. Sundays were "People should be able to drink at any time" or "Same as the clubs". Those opposed usually said, "Si.v days a week is enough" or "I oppose drinking". (C) by Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":101753676,"text":"21 Jan 1972 - 80pc for parties' Cabinet choice Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 21 January 1972, page 6 80pc for parties' Cabinet choice Cabinet Ministers should be selected by a ballot of all members of the ruling party in Parliament, eight out of 10 people said in the latest Gallup Poll. In this Australia-wide survey, 2,300 people were told that some political parties, when they were the Government,. let their leader, the Prime Minister, select the Cabinet Ministers. Other parties, however, decided by ballots who would be Cabinet Ministers. Asked which they favoured, 80 per cent said Cabinet Ministers should be selected by all members of the major party in Parliament. Only 13 per ccnt said the Cabinet should be selected by the Prime Minister alone. The other 7 per cent were undecided. This vote of 80 per cent for selection of Ministers by the party came from 87 per cent of ALP voters, 76 per ccnt of Liberal-CP voters and 75 per cent of DLP voters. Many of those who favour it said "no one should have all the say" or "cuts out favouritism". On the other hand, those who think the Prime Minister should select his Cabinet said "he knows his men" or "he's the captain and should pick his team". Copyright by Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls. ;R' films registered The Film Censorship Board registered 13 films during December with "R" certificates, one of them after 74 scconds of cuts. The cut "R" film is 'The Panic in the Needle Park', produced in the US by Dominic Dunne. The reason for the cuts is "incitement to drug abuse". Six other films, four rated NRC (not recommended for children) and two given general-exhibition ratings, were cut by from one to 84 seconds. Jean - Luc Godarcl's 'Weekend' is among the 12 uncut "R" films. The board refused, because of indecency, to give any registration to the Danish film 'J am a woman No 2'. Its decision of November not to register the Mexican 'La camera del tcrrora' ('Fear Chamber'), was upheld during December by the Board of Review. Apart from 'The Panic In the Needle Park', the films registered with cms are 'The Eagle's Claw* (Hone Konp, 17 sec cut, classified NRC), 'Mackenna'x Gold' (Italian version, US, 4 sec. NRO, 'Double Trouble' (Italian version, US, 6sec. G), *TJte X from Outer Spacc' (Japan, 27 see, G). 'The Triumph of Hercults' (Italy, S4scc, NRC), all cut for e\\cessivc violence, and "Bronco Bullfrog (RrUam, Iscc, NRC) for indeccnt languaBC. The i: uncut "R" films arc 'The Last Picture Show'. 'Amour', 'Hcdronm Mazurka', 'Weekend'. 'Frcnch Connection', 'Joe', 'The Todd Killings', 'What do You Say lo « Naked Lady?'. 'Drive He said', 'Where's Poppa?', 'Miracle of Love', and 'Taking Off*."}
{"id":101758978,"text":"29 Feb 1972 - Mr McMahon and the delayed detente Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 29 February 1972, page 2 Mr McMahon and the delayed detente POLITICS by DAVID SOLOMON A BAD Gallup Poll result, a confronta-tion with the DLP over the amalgamation of four metal trades unions, a possible cen-sure motion on the Pea-cock invitation to visit China, continuing criti-cism over its refusal to consider taking any ac-tion on prices: it is not likely to be much of a week for the Govern- ment. For Mr McMahon, probably the worst aspect of each of these current problems is that his own supporters and Minis-ters are divided. He cannot go confidently into the House with only the Opposition to worry about; he must take ac-count of the dissension within the Government's ranks. The dramatic fall-off in support for the Government in the past lew months has given weight to those in the Liberal Party who have been complaining that Mr Mc-Mahon will not be able to lead the coalition to victory. MPs in marginal seats before could complain that no one should rock the boat: now they are beginning to believe that the worst thing for their own per-sonal prospects is inaction. Tonight, Mr McMahon has to face a specially called Government parties' meeting to deal with a group of Lib-eral and Country Party MPs who want the Government to act to stop the metal trades unions amalgamation. There is no doubt that Mr McMahon has the numbers on this, and the best of the argument too. The unions involved have been scrupulous in their en-deavours to keep to the law, and to prevent the amalgama-tion the Government would now have to introduce a retrospective law. At the same time the DLP's campaign against the amalgamations has come to a point where there is a real threat to the Govern-ment's proposed legislation on changes to the arbitration sys-tem. And of course, there are many MPs in marginal seats who do not want to upset the DLP, for fear of losing their preferences and consequently their seats. THE question of price con- trol presents problems both to Mr McMahon and his opposite number, Mr Whitlam. In the Government ranks only Mr Wentworth, the Minister for Social Services, has come out publicly in favour of some form of price control, while the former Minister for Labour and National Service, and now Treasurer, Mr Sned-den, has promoted the idea of a prices justification tribunal. Alter a week of resistance to the idea that there should be any interference in the "commercial" decisions of BHP, the Prime Minister last week tried to claim credit for some kind of attempt, by him-self, to persuade BHP not to increase its prices. His failure to produce the whole of the letter he wrote to BHP has not helped his cause, nor the rev-elation that at the time he wrote it he did not know any details of BHP's proposed price rises. The defence of BHP's decis-ion by the Country Party lead-ers, Mr Anthony and Mr Sinclair, also has come to appear a little misplaced in view of the results of an official survey of opinion of Country Party branches throughout Australia. An overwhelming major-ity in every State favoured the combined control of wages and prices as the Government's best prospect of curing infla-tion. It has taken Government members a long time to realise that there is a widespread public belief that both prices and wages need to be con-trolled, and that actions merely to control wages are not looked on entirely sympatheti-cally. (Meanwhile the Labor Party Leader, Mr Whit-lam, while taking a fairly conservative attitude on the practicability of price control, and its political dangers, has been left behind his party's drive for prices legislation. He will have to face attempts by the Caucus to bring him into line this week. Mr Whitlam has been disinclined to take advantage of the High Court's decision in the concrete pipes case, which appeared to give the Commonwealth an open-ing to bring in some form of price control. He has not wanted the court to have any opportunity of disturbing any action a Labor Government might take, but the result has been a program for price con-trol less ambitious than the Minister for Social Services suggested before he was sil-enced by the Prime Minister.) Yet the main focus of atten-tion when Parliament resumes will be on China, and it is here that the Government is most exposed to attack. The trouble arose out of an answer given by Mr McMahon to the House of Representa-tives on Thursday. It was an ill-judged answer, unnecessar-ily long, and in places mislead-ing. When it was first exposed to criticism, Mr McMahon would have been better advised to get up in the House on Thursday night and correct his answer, a perfectly proper procedure. But instead his defence of his original off-the-cuff reply has brought his Foreign Minister into the con-troversy, and compromised his former Army Minister, now Minister for External Territories, Mr Peacock. MR Peacock simply would not accept a proposal by the Prime Minister that he (Mr Peacock) put out a state-ment supporting the Prime Minister's stand on the issue, mainly because Mr Peacock had never been in a position to know for himself whether what the Prime Minister said was correct. Mr McMahon's statement to the House has come under a series of attacks. He said, "... initially they thought it would be wise, providing the Minister (Mr Peacock) gave up his portfolio, that he should be invited to go on what shall be called not so much a goodwill mission but a mission on which he could enjoy himself and enjoy the comforts and delights of Peking". On Thursday night the men who had acted as intermedi-aries between the Australian and Chinese Governments, Melbourne businessmen James and Brian Kibel, both denied that they had put to the Aus-tralian Government any sug-gestion that Mr Peacock would have to resign as Min-ister for the Army. Mr McMahon finally said, "When it was pointed out that it would require a ministerial resignation from the portfolio and that we had troops in Vietnam this non-official source promptly dropped the idea and never raised it again". This too has now been denied by Mr Brian Kibel. He said yesterday that his brother had never been given a reason for the Government's decision not to approve the visit by Mr Peacock and indeed, he thought it quite proper that Mr McMahon should have not told his intermediaries. One of the difficulties in understanding Mr McMahon's answer has been to work out who he meant the various times he used the word "they". Mr Bowen, on This Day To-night, asserted that in the last sentence of Mr McMahon's quoted above, "What the PM clearly indicated in his answer . . . is that he told Mr Kibel that it involved resignation". If Mr Bowen's interpretation is correct, then according to Mr Brian Kibel. the Prime Minister's statement is incorrect. It has become apparent from what the Kibel brothers have said that Mr Peacock's pro-posed "private" visit would have been semi-official. Appar-ently the Government was aware that Mr Peacock, as well as taking his wife, would probably be allowed to take a press group, and official advis- ers. It would have been less "private" than Mr Whitlam's visit to China. He, after all, was not invited by the Gov-ernment of China but by a semi-official foreign affairs institute. And Mr Whitlam asked for his invitation; the Chinese were proposing that Mr Peacock should visit them. WHILE much attention has focused on whether a Minister for the Army could visit China while we had troops in Vietnam (no one seemed to worry that President Nixon was in fact in a some what more powerful position vis-a-vis US troops in Vietnam when he went to Peking) it is probable that one of the more important concerns of those senior Ministers who decided to reject the China visit (not the whole Cabinet) was not that no Minister should go, but that some other Minister should go. It would be natural that both Mr Bowen, as Foreign Affairs Minister, and Mr Anthony, as Minister for Trade, would prefer that they, rather than Mr Peacock, should make the first ministerial contact with China. Mr Peacock's only qualification was that he was well known to, and trusted by, the Kibels. Following the success of Mr Nixon's visit to China, the Government seems almost obliged to make some effort to send a Minister and/or a trade mission to China to try to prove that it is not out of touch with world trends, and to try to prove to farmers that it is making real efforts to renew the wheat trade with China. If it does so, it now seems highly unlikely that Mr Peacock will be chosen (even though he is no longer Min-ister for the Army), and the nod will go to one of those who stopped him."}
{"id":101968750,"text":"10 Jan 1988 - Vultures and abandoned animals and John Pilger Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 10 January 1988, page 2 I Vultures and abandoned animals and John Pilger S-UA/D-AV REFLECTIONS The week in review Vultures and abandoned animals and John Pilger THOSE Canberrans who leave their pets to starve while they go on holiday were set a won-derful moral example by a Mr Lind-bergh, 67, of some God-forsaken village west of Johannesburg who fed himself to his vultures. Mr Lindbergh, having decided to leave this mortal coil, was considerate enough to think of what would be- come of his vultures and so treated them to a farewell banquet, strip-ping himself naked and shooting himself dead under their tree. His clean bones were found some days later. • A MORGAN Gallup Poll showed that 32 per cent of people would like Mr Andrew Peacock, the Barry Manilow of Australian politics, to be the Leader of the Liberal Party and that only 22 per cent wanted the hapless and accident-prone Mr Howard to retain that position. The same poll showed that among Lib-eral voters Mr Howard's popularity had fallen, since the last poll, from 41 per cent to 24 per cent. Other polls, done by universities, showed that people think that Mr Howard is more sincere than Mr Hawke but that they do not think that his rela-tive sincerity makes him worth ac-tually voting for. In a speech to a conference of Young Liberals, in-sinuated, live, into 3250 hotels and clubs by Sky Channel to curdle the beer of the working classes, Mr Howard laughed through the pain of his mediocre ratings to champion "excellence" and to praise the quali-ties of Mrs Margaret Thatcher, none of which, alas, he shares. • IT MAY have consoled Mr Howard to learn that he was not the most accident-prone man in the world, a title which seems to belong to Mr Bob Renphrey of Wales. Al-ways accident-prone (he has been in sundry car crashes, has been knock-ed down by sundry vehicles, fallen in rivers, walked through glass doors, etc) Mr Renphrey has al-ready broken his wrist this year while trying (unsuccessfully) to stop his car from rolling down a hill and into a stone wall. He was treated, one imagines, at the same hospital at which his wife Betty received the stitches to a wound to her face sus-tained when Mr Renphrey threw a stick for their dog. The dog may or may not have picked the stick up (the report did not say) but could only have done so after it struck Betty a glancing blow. • THE aforementioned Gallup Poll showed that even the Prime Minis- ter's popularity had fallen from 63 per cent to 55 per cent among the masses at large and from 80 percent to 75 per cent among ALP voters but help may be at hand for Mr Hawke in the inevitable and saga-cious public reaction to an anti-Hawke diatribe to be seen in Aus-tralia in May in a three-part televi-sion series made by the unspeakable but very, very caring and concerned John Pilger. Word came from Eng-land, where this series plump with Pilgerisms has already been shewn, that the emotional Pilger asks what Mr Hawke has done for the Aborigi-nals and rages that he has done nothing and is a nasty piece of work and not nearly as wonderful a hu-man being as Pilger himself. If shewn at prime time this should do Mr Hawke some of the good that would be done to the Archbishop of Canterbury by a serve from a raving Mullah. • MR PILGER'S opus has been specially prepared for the bicenten-nial year as has an Australia Day concert in Sydney which, it was learned, will now have to go ahead without the participation of Mr Max Gillies, the inspired imperson-ator. His withdrawal seems all the more tragic given that his perfor-mance would have been a useful antidote to the poisonous and dreadful contributions to the con-cert to be made by Rolf Harris and Olivia Newton-John and by Cliff Richard, the celibate crooner, but Mr Gillies withdrew when he found that the concert was to be a Royal Command performance at the royal command of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Mr Gillies said that he did not see why the British royal family, fine people in their own bai-liwick, had to haunt Australia dur-ing a year in which Australia should be celebrating its multiculturalism rather than its waning associations with the Old Dart. • OUR Rolf Harris and our Oli-via will turn a few stomachs at that concert but in Shanghai as many as 20,000 celestial stomachs were said to be turning already after wide- spread consumption of the raw clams which are considered a deli-cacy at this time of year. Closer to home, in Sydney, fabulously wealthy Australian Chinese were said to be the major victims of a cultured bank robbery, Australia's most profitable, which may have taken place on or around New Year's Day but which was not dis-covered until days later. Eighty safe deposit boxes were rifled and the gendarmerie, while admitting that the true haul would never be known, thought that a sum of $20 million might be involved. • THE macho mountebank, Syl-vester Stallone, was foiled when he attempted to have a meaningless interface with a 16-year-old girl he had met on the set where he is mak-ing yet another of his tasteful, so-cially responsible, movies. Several of the girl's brothers, armed with knives and blunt instruments, in-timidated the bodyguard outside Rambo's room and then went in to the room to deliver their sister from a fate infinitely worse than death. • IN the stimulating Soviet Union the name of Leonid Brezh-nev, given to a city, to a suburb of Moscow suburb and to a public square in Leningrad after his widely mourned death was removed from all three of them as part of an appar-ent process of revising the outmod-ed idea that his leadership had been a boon to the Soviet Union. The current view seems to be that he did for the Soviet economy what a be-lief in a flat earth once did to retard exploration. In Canberra, officials would neither confirm nor deny plans to change the names of sub-urbs once named after brilliant sta-tesmen and wonderful human beings now known to have been fools and swine. • IN unique New Zealand a five-year-old boy, Jamie Morris, discov-ered a rare fly unique to New Zea-land. The giant species, Exsul singularis, had not been seen since 1941. On another island, Australia's Phillip Island, Mr Ed Butler had his driving licence renewed for six years and will be 104 by the time he needs to renew it again. His car, an FJ Holden, will be 41. — IAN WARDEN"}
{"id":101973021,"text":"30 Jan 1988 - Australian Democrats 'have not moved... the road is being hogged on the right-hand side' Things are different since Don's Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 January 1988, page 15 Australian Democrats 'have not moved ... the road is being hogged on the right-hand side' fllinas are different since Don' Bv ANDREW FRASER BACK in the days whenDonChipp ledthe Australian Democrats, negotiations between the-Australian Labor Party and "Don's party" took on a happy personal note. Mr Chipp claimed Mr Hawke as a close friend, and if there were problems in the Senate over legislation, then Bob would.ask Don around to the Lodge, they'd have a bit of chin-wag about the cricket,-and then a bit of.yrtieeKng and dealing to get the relevant legislation'passed. : There was a lot of back-slapping mateship, and for Chipp, doing the rijght thing by Hawkey was never too much of£ t&iiirria.' Even now, long after he has left Parliament, Mr Chipp stands by his description of Mr Hawke as "the'greatest living Australian".; \\ • The Prime Minister has had somewhat different relations with Mr Chipp's successor. In the .18 months since shehasbeen Leader of the Australian. Democrats,Janine Haines has been to see the Prime Minister: bnbe, and then in the rather formalsurroundings bf his office. At the 'time, Mr Hawkc was keen to get the Australia Card legislation passed, as well as the amalgamation between thirABCand theSBS. ' "I told him to stop whinging," Senator Haines ,said. "Hp'd got everything else that he'd wanted because; the Liberals were caving in all around. Why should we give him the remaining two? He got. a bit of a shock —. I don't think anyone has eVer told hiniloslop\\vhingirig before." The >' Australian ' Democrats have changed :since the departure of Senatof Chipp. They started off in .1976 asthe.middle-of-the-road party, drawing people who thought the Liberal Party was heartless and the/ALP tbo doctrinaire. But they are a long way from'the middle of the road now, and in a: way ,are- Austra|ia's version of a Green Party, with their emphasis on environmental :and welfare issues, and a party structure that allows for a generous individual responsibility for each spokesperson. Senator Haines said, "Because the Labor Party has abandoned so many of its policies and so much of its commitment to its traditional support group, they now have to be placed very much to the right on that, linear political spectrum. That jiist n\\eans that they've leapfrogged us. We've not moved — it's just that the road is being hoggedontheright-habd side." . Probably as significant a departer as Senator Chipp was John Siddons,. the former managing director of Siddons Industries; a man who recognised the primacy of economic debate.in modem politics. He left; .frustrated, because he thought the party was pacing too much attention to the peripheral areas, and'not enough to the central areas of political' debate. He did not go quietly, and sakrthc" party was being taken over by greenies and extremists, arid since his departure the emphasis has beert on welfare and eravironment issuer rather thaneconomic ones. • It was indicative of the way the Democrats were headed that as Mr Siddons stormed out of a party-room meeting for the last time, Senator Norm Sanders, the Democrats' colourful spokesman on the environment and the representative of everything Mr Siddons regretted about the direction of the party, said, "Hey, don't bang your ass on that door." Now he says, "Wc never really got on." Other party members recall that Senator Sanders invariably slept through his former colleague's economic homilies. Senator Sanders is a cheerful anarchist who has no time for party structures, and sees politics solely as a means to an end. While he obviously does not regret the departure of Mr Siddons, he is a lot warmer towards Mr Chipp, but adds that in some respccts the Democrats arc better off without him. "I've always got on well with Chipp — wc went down the Franklin together — but there were certain disadvantages with having him around," he said. "Many of my friends used to say, 'He was Minister for Defence in a Liberal Government; he sent people off to Vietnam; why should we vote for him?' And I'd say, "Look, he's come a long way since those days, he's resigned from all those positions.' If we in the peace and environment movement are trying to convincc people to change their minds, why should we deny Chipp that opportunity? "So Chipp was a liability in that sense, but he was also a great asset — he was a tremendous media person, and a tremendous parliamentarian — and I say that in all senses of he word. He knew a lot about parliamentary tactics, he had excellent parliamentary radar, he knew what was going to happen. "[But] we're a different type of party now — we don't go in for that personal type of wheeling and dealing that Chipp used to do, where he used to go and rap with Hawke, that kind of stuff. But we're more issue-oriented now — what you see is what you get — and it's all there on the floor of the Parliament." The middle-class awareness of the 1960s and 70s — particularly in regard to the environment — was the making of the Democrats. They are the only major political party formed since then, and their argument is that in the past 20 years the Marxist analysis of society as being based on bossies and workers has broken down, and yet this is still what the Liberal Party and the ALP arc based on. Quality-of-Iife issues arc more important, and it is no accident that environmental policy is one of the cornerstones of the Democrats now. As Senator Sanders says, "We're not fighting what's now the rather spurious class-struggle ' wars of the Labor and Liberal Parties, whose 1 roots are there. 1 mean, there's no class struggle i any more — who are the blue-collar workers, '• those guys with the fibreglass runabout, the 1 four-bedroom house, and the three cars? They're 1 not part of the equation any more, and yet that's ] still the basis of the battle between the Labor Party and the Liberal Party." The support the Australian Democrats are 1 picking up now does not come from people who cannot decide between the Liberal and Labor parties, but rather from people disenchanted with the Labor Party. The new corporate image of the ALP, while obviously having a broad popular appeal, also loses it support around the fringes, and it is this support that the Democrats are picking up. This fact is reflected in the Democrats' par Don Chipp is in the background of Janine Haines's Australian Democrats. iamcntary representation, though not their parly structure or membership. The actual party membership of the Democrats is a well-kept secret, party officials saying they just don't keep those sorts of records. But it is not much more than 2000 across Australia, and it is one of the gripes of the major parties that the Democrats have so few members and yet have the balance of power. In Tasmania, Senator Sanders cheerfully admits that the party has about 60 members, and with this base are able to clect a senator. Having a small party means that the splits that bedevil the major parties arc kept to a minimum. But the nine months or so between the departure of Senator Chipp and the last election was one of the most unstable for the Democrats, the activities of the then Senators Vigor and Siddons in particular casting the Democrats as a divided party. Both these men contested the election as members of the Unite Australia Party, a grbup which began as a far-right outfit, and neither came within cooee ofgetting elected. So how arc party-room meetings now? "Oh, blissful," says Senator Haines. "Of course we're not all of the same mind on all things, and we agree to disagree where necessary. But mostly it's not a problem. It's a huge relief." For the first time in their history, the Democrats have a senator from each state, two from South Australia. It is the most stable they have been, and yet, for all this stability, they do not seem to be going anywhere, either. In some ways the last election seems to have put them further into no man's land as a ginger party that stands for a protest vote, and isn't really taken seriously. Senator Haines recognises this, and says that if the party is to have a viable future it needs to get a representative into the Lower House soon. Yet it is a measure of' Ihe Democrats' confidence (or lack of it) that they have just passed up what will probably be their'best chance for a few years of getting someone into the Lower House. The circumstances for running Senator Haines in the coming by-election for the seat of Adelaide were the most favourable possible — there is normally a swing against the Government in by-clcctions. neither the ALP nor the Liberal candidate is particularly prominent, and Senator Haines, who lives just outside the area, is very well known. A recent Morgan Gallup poll in Adelaide found that she was the most popular political leader in Australia, marginally tipping out Mr Hawkc. Among women her credentials were particularly strong, with a 64 per cent approval rating. If the Democrats are ever to gel anyone clcctcd to the Lower House it would be in South Australia, which has a history of favouring small-] liberal groups such as the Democrats. "Unfortunately, it's come too soon for us after the last election." Senator Haines said. "The ccntral issue of the Australia Card is no longer around, and the party just doesn't feel it's appropriate for me to have a go at this stage." So it's confinement to the Senate, where Senator Haines has quite enough on her plate anyway. Relations between the Australian Democrats and the Government and the Opposition are now on a much more formal and proper level than they were under the gregarious Senator Chipp. who was able to appear as something of an elder statesman. In the Senate now, when the Democrats vote with the ALP. the Liberal and National Parties see it as just another shabby deal, but if the Democrats vote with ihcm, it is a principled decision made for the good of Australia. "Oppositions are always less rational than Governments, and it doesn't matter which party is the Opposition and which is the Government," Senator Haines said. "But in the last session, some of their right-wing hoons were getting up and alleging that we were constantly making deals with the Government, which got a bit much. "We had one Opposition spokesman from the Reps who got absolutely hysterical on the phone the other day when he was talking to one of my senior staff. She held the phone out to me and 1 could hear it from the other side of the room. "Now this was all because 1 wouldn't tell him what we were doing on a' particular piece of legislation. If I said we were supporting these elements and not others, he would have got on his high horse about shabby deals between the Government and the Democrats. "This was what happened with the fringe-benefits tax and the capital-gains tax legislation. There were a number of people in the Opposition who agreed with what the Government was doing, but once they found out we were supporting it, they could make themselves out as the good guys trying to keep everyone straight, and oppose it full-blast." When the ALP was in Opposition, it adopted similar tactics. Senator Haines recalls the salestax legislation introduced by the Fraser Government in 1981, which the ALP opposed as being a t;n on the necessities of life. Hut she says it covered nol jusl loud and clothing, but luxury goods such as gold-plated cutlery and mining equipment. Instead of seeking any exemptions (as the Democrats did), the ALP opposed the lot. and said the Democrats were the villains. Outside Parliament, the impact of the Australian Democrats on the political agenda is questionable. The Australia Card issue is a good illustration of the weaknesses of the Democrats today. They consistently opposed it. and in last year's election this opposition was prominent in their advertising. Yet when their NSW senate candidate. Paul McLean, organised an anti-ID card rally at Hyde Park. Sydney, only about a do/en people showed up. Opposition to the card became more widespread after the. election, and the Democrats were in there pushing at the time it finally came to grief. But they failed to make it an issue throughout the election, or even put it firmly on the political agenda. "It's very hard for us to actually get the ball rolling, but if there is another group in the community — and it needn't be a political group — that seems to make the difference," Senator Haines said. "We really have to react to that, to put our point of view as much as we can. and try to drag in a few more areas." In the case of the Australia Card, it seemed to be the Liberal and National Parties' belated push into the area that created the community concern. Senator Haines says the Democrats arc consistently about six months ahead of the political agenda, and in this case she may be right. But the bottom line is that the Democrats really have little power to raise matters. Asked what the Democrats have done for the good of Australia. Senator Haines points to their amendments to the fringe-benefits tax, although they strongly supported the principle, and their opposition to the Australia Card. "We've also made people aware of the disparity between the social-welfare sector and the corporate-welfare sector," she says. "Through our policy speech, we made people aware that negative gearing costs $1.5 billion." Put like that, it doesn't add up to much, and it points to the Democrats biggest problem — that there is a feeling that a vote for them is nothing more than an-effective protest vote. What they have to do is convince the electorate that a vote for them is a constructive vote. One small event a few weeks ago may point the way. The Government announced that S5 million would be made available for the investigation of practical applications of solar research in Australia, a condition that the Australian Democrats made in return for their support for a resources-rent tax. In this case they have achieved more than the simple blocking of legis lation. If the Democrats can make more things like this happen, and, more to the point, portray themselves as the people who make things like this happen, then they may have a long-term future after ail."}
{"id":101975341,"text":"10 Feb 1988 - Labor support down Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 10 February 1988, page 3 Labor support down SYDNEY: Support dropped sharply for the NSW Government in January, defying the expected pro-Labor surge at the height of the bicentenary, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The figures, published in today's Bulletin, show the Opposition led by Mr Greiner opening an eight-point lead over the Government - double the gap in the previous month's poll -while Mr Grciner retained a lead over the Premier, Mr Unsworth, in leadership ratings. The poll found Labor had a 40.5 per cent share of the vote against 48.5 per cent to the Liberal-National Coalition, while Mr Unsworth enjoyed 43 per cent approval (down two) against Mr Greiner's 45 (down four)."}
{"id":101977956,"text":"22 Feb 1988 - 'Back to basics' election set for March 19 in NSW Unsworth names day Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 22 February 1988, page 1 'Back to basics' election set for March 19 in NSW Unsworth names SYDNEY: The NSW Premier, Mr Unsworth. named March 19 as state election day yesterday, setting the scene for a four-week campaign expected to be dominated by the issues of health, education and law and order. The Labor Party enters the campaign trailing by 8 per cent in the latest Morgan Gallup opinion poll, but the Liberal-National coalition needs a swing of almost 6 per cent, or more than 52 per cent of the vote, to win 12 seats for outright victory in the enlarged 109member Legislative Assembly. The ALP will campaign under the slogan "On the Right Track" against the Opposition's "A Change for the Better". The Leader of the Opposition. Mr Greiner. welcomed the announcement of the date with "tremendous enthusiasm and a sensible amount of confidence", though he predicted a closc outcome. The opening exchanges of the campaign turned on economic matters, Mr Unsworth promising to increase spending in his "back to basics" target areas. "We will increase spending in accordance to our budgetary ability and we will continue to increase spending in respect of those issues," he said at a news conference. "What the Opposition is proposing for NSW is a freeze on government expenditure. We make no such commitment. We will continue to provide improvements to the public-hospital system, the education system, to the system of law enforcement." He rejected suggestions that this approach was out ofkilter with the Federal Government's light economic strategy. "I'm not beholden to my federal colleagues," he said. "My mandate is to the people of NSW... and I'm quite satisfied they want to see a continuation of my program of more police on the streets... of more expenditure on the hospital system and more expenditure in the system of education." Mr Greineraccused the Government of attempting to bribe the electorate with undisciplined spending promises which contradicted common sense, the Federal Government and the average citizen, who had learned to cope on lower real wages. "No government of 12 years' duration that sees the need to bribe its way back into the halls of power, as the Labor Party so obviously does, deserves another opportunity,"1 he said. "We won't be entering a Dutch auction which Mr Unsworth is already indulging in and which he quite clearly will continue to do over the four weeks ahead. We believe, and the people of NSW will overwhelmingly believe, ilia! better management means lower costs and better results for all the people in this state." Mr Unsworth, seeking to counter accusations of hardened government arteries, said he had taken office only 19 months ago and that his Cabinet -leaving aside the ministers who will retire on election day - would have an average age of 44, three years less than the "shadow cabinet". He pointed also to the contrast between himself and his predecessor, Mr Neville Wran. "Clearly the main difference is that the days of lifestyle politics are over," he said. "We have to recognise the reality of the economic circumstances we're now in." On the Government's commitment to tougher restrictions on gun ownership, which the coalition opposes, he said, "They don't have the same concern for human life as we do." He painted the Opposition as dilettante politicians - "They think that by just waiting in line, their turn comes" - and said Mr Greincr had lined up a job with a London merchant bank in case he lost the election. Neither leader would comment on their future in the event of losing, each insisting he would win. Precise figures required by the Government and the Opposition to win the election are difficult to judge, because it will be fought on new boundaries after last year's redistribution of electorates. But the parties and leading psephologists are agreed on the key seats, ranging from city and outer metropolitan to country electorates, and including seats held by four ministers - even Labor strategists concede that if the Government retains office it is nevertheless likely to lose at least one minister. Swings of 5 to 6 per cent would unseat two left-wing ministers. Mr Frank Walker (Housing) and Mr Ken Gabb (Mines and Energy) in the southern metropolitan seats of Georges River and Earlwood. Whatever the outcome, the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, and the Leader of Mr Unsworth announces the NSW election at the State Office Block in Sydney yesterday. the federal Opposition. Mr Howard, have hastened to absolve themselves of any blame. Asked on the Nine Network's Sun day program how much responsibility he would accept if the Liberals lost, Mr Howard said, "I won't accept any. Likewise. if we win the NSW election, the credit for that will be overwhelmingly due to Nick Cireiner." Asked on the same program last week how much responsibility he would accept if the ALP lost. Mr Hawke said, "The answer is simple - none." In Adelaide, the federal Leader of the Australian Democrats, Senator Haines, predicted victory for the coalition with her own party grabbing the balance of power in the Upper House. Mr Jack Mundey said after yesterday's announcement that he would lead a team of community-based independents. representing ordinary people. for the Upper House. He said there was evidence the ALP was lining up dummy independents who would direct their preferences to Labor. The Liberals were expected to do the same. Mr Greiner and his wife, Kathryn, at the Liberal Party offices in Woolloomooloo yesterday."}
{"id":101978669,"text":"25 Feb 1988 - Unsworth says it will be close on election day Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 25 February 1988, page 3 Unsworth says it will be close on election day SYDNEY: The NSW Premier, Mr Unsworth, continued lo meet the people on the third day of the election campaign yesterday, while the Opposition unveiled yet another policy. The Premier took his grassroots approach to a Danell Lea factory in Sydney's south, two shopping centres and a senior citizen's cen tre. Meanwhile, the Opposition Leader, Mr Greiner, revealed the coalition's policy on education. Mr Unsworth, wearing a hard hat, chatted to workers at the chocolate factory. He brushed off the results of the latest Morgan Gallup opinion poll showing the Government trailing the coalition by lOpcrcent. Mr Unsworth said he was encouraged by pollster Mr Gary Morgan's comment yesterday that while there was a wide gap between the parties now. it would be neck and neck on election day. Meanwhile. Mr Greiner referred to a crisis in confidencc in education standards after 12 years of Labor experimentation and in decision in NSW. Main elements in his policy included testing basic skills in Years 3,6 and 10 to ensure students were equipped with the required skills in literacy and numeracy; introducing new technology high schools to give training in science, computing and technology; and creating new selective high schools to give additional opportunities to all gifted students, particularly those from disadvantaged fami lies. Meanwhile, former Australian Olympic swimming star Dawn Fraser announced yesterday she would stand as an independent candidate in the election. Ms Fraser told John Laws on Radio 2GB that it was "the year of the independents". She will contest the inner city seat of Balmain which has been held by Labor MP Peter Crawford for 10 years."}
{"id":101981313,"text":"09 Mar 1988 - Libs poll well Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 9 March 1988, page 3 Libs poll well SYDNEY: The NSW Opposition would have won an election during the state's petrol strike late last month, according to a Morgan Gallup poll in this week's Bulletin magazine. It showed support for Labor down three points from early February to 36.5 per cent and the Liberal-National Party down two points to 47.5 per cent"}
{"id":101982601,"text":"16 Mar 1988 - COUNTDOWN TO MARCH 19 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 16 March 1988, page 3 COUNTDOWN TO MARCH 19 Full election coverage on Sunday Poll says ALP is closing gap SYDNEY: The NSW Labor Party has gained ground but still trails the coalition by 6 per cent, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll published in today's Bulle tin magazine. The ALP has made up 4.5 per cent over the previous survey with most of the swing showing through a loss of support among the independents. The figures showed the coalition leading by 53 per cent to 47 per cent in two-party preferred terms, which would represent a swing of between 8 and 9 per cent since the 1984 election. A spokesman for the NSW Liberal leader, Mr Greiner, said this agreed with the Liberals' own polling conducted in Parramatta on Monday night. This indicated a 9 per cent anti-Labor swing in the marginal seat, enough to sweep the coalition to power in Saturday's state election. But a buoyant Premier, Mr Unsworth, said yesterday he was "satisfied and encouraged" by the latest ANOP polling for the Labor Party, which showed his Govern-' ment would be re-elected with a clear majority of seats. Mr Unsworth said ANOP had recorded a pro-Labor movement which was gathering pace since the launch of his "fair go" package last week. He said the Government's commitments on social justice, the environment and on gun laws also had attracted support. Mr Unsworth had promised on Monday that his Government would provide an extra 1,250 beds in NSW public hospitals and contract with the private sector for orthopaedic services at no cost to Medicare pa tients. However, he said the "rebel" orthopaedic surgeons who had refused to return to public hospitals since the 1984 Medicare dispute would return after the election, because their dispute was politically motivated. Meanwhile, Mr Greiner said that opening hospital beds but not providing the resources to service them was an election ploy. "To pretend you can simply order beds open but not provide the resources to enable those beds to have sick people in them is just a very sick, sick exercise in every sense of the word," Mr Greiner said. The Government rejected the claim and attacked the Opposition for favouring the development of the private health sector as the best method to tackle what Mr Unsworth admitted were problems in the public health system. The Premier has already promised a $63 million increase in recurrent health expenditure; a $600 million capital program to construct 23 hospital buildings and a $200 •• million program to cut waiting times., But the Opposition spokesman on health, Mr Peter Collins, said Labor's real health policy could be seen in the overcrowded public hospitals and waiting lists which they still denied even existed. , Mr Greincr claimed on Monday that Mr Unsworth had botched the figures in his "fair go" election package, miscalculating the cost of abolishing deferred stamp duties by $60 million. However, a spokesman for Mr Unsworth responded yesterday that Mr Greiner had revealed himself as an "economic illiterate" by making the claim."}
{"id":101982866,"text":"17 Mar 1988 - COUNTDOWN TO MARCH 19 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 17 March 1988, page 3 COUNTDOWN TO MARCH 19 Full election coverage on Sunday Premier jokes as he battles on in Sydney suburbs From ANDREW FRASER, in Sydney Neville Wran would never have spent the third-last day before an election campaigning around the inner city, but Barrie Unsworth, fighting to maintain Labor's grip on NSW after 12 years in power, thought it necessary yesterday. Mr Unsworth spent the morning around the beaches on the northern suburbs, launching the Government's program against dune erosion, and meeting the people while walking through the Dee Why shopping centre. Then it was into the ALP headquarters at Sussex Street in central Sydney to launch a book about a former Labor Premier, Billy McKell (later Sir William McKell, Governor-General), a chat with some senior citizens at Surry Hills, and visiting a school in Woolloomooloo before heading back to his office. There might be an election on, but business goes on. While the ALP has held a Tarzanesque grip on the inner city of Sydney in both state and federal elections, it is being challenged this time by a swag of Independents. The most prominent of these are Mr Frank Sartor, a former public servant who fell foul of the NSW Government through his activities on the now defunct Sydney City Council and who is now running for the seat of McKell, and swimming legend Dawn Fraser, who is standing in the seat of Balmain. But if Mr Unsworth was worried by any of this yesterday he didn't show it, and he was clearly buoyed by the release of the Morgan Gallup poll, which showed that his Government has at least a fighting chance of survival on Saturday. The poll, taken last weekend, shows support for the ALP at 41 per cent and support for the Liberal-National coalition at 49 per cent, with 10 per cent going to Independents or the Australian Democrats. While this superficially looks bad for the ALP, a good deal of the preferences of the undeclared group are expected to go to the ALP, meaning that the election will be very close indeed. But when Mr Unsworth arrived at ALP headquarters for the book launching in front of the party faithful, he said he wasn't too worried by what the polls forecast. Chatting with former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, Mr Unsworth told a story of how Billy McMahon used to ring pollsters up to tell them what results to give. Comrades Whitlam and NSW party secretary Stephen Loosely — a backroom boy who has been in the news almost as much as Mr Unsworth lately — both laughed. It is on occasions like this — when he is in the bosom of the party — that Mr Unsworth looks his best. He is, apart from all else, a party man, and the traditions of the NSW Labor Party, which has an enviable record of electoral success, obviously weigh heavily upon him. "Is Peter Walsh here?", he said, after recalling that the Minister for Financc had said last weekend that every party had a finite electoral appeal. On Tuesday, Mr Unsworth dismissed Senator Walsh, the scourge of the Expenditure Review Committee and the man Canberra public servants regard as the cutter of their precious programs, as "some sort of a wheat farmer from Western Australia who didn't have much of a connection with the ALP", but yesterday he was a man who didn't know anything about ALP history. "I mean, he's ignored the whole tradition that we've built up here in NSW, that we're building up in South Australia with Dunstan and now Bannon, and of course in the Federal Government," he said. Mr Unsworth revealed himself as something of a Labor historian, and even a romantic who sees himself in the long tradition of NSW Labor Premiers. He made much of his union background, and when speaking about McKeN, dwelt heavily on his union background as well. "He unionised the apprentices at Cocka too Island in 1912," said Mr Unsworth in a tone of wistful admiration. "If wc studied his achievements when'in power, we would ensure that we remained in government for a very long time. Look-at what he did. He went to Amcrica and saw tilings there... and as a result, in consultation with Chifley, he recognised that wc had great potential in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, and that was one of his major achievements. "He established a tradition, which has always been good Labor, which is tliat while people are punished when they go to jail, they arc, at the same.timc, rehabilitated, so they can come back to society. [ "That was McKell's viewpoint, that was the vision that he had, and that's the tradition that we continue today, which is in stark contrast to the attitude of our oppo nents. "We will always be in government provided wc follow these sensible, rational policies espoused by Billy McKell." Both in front of the party faithful and later in front of the senior citizens, Mr Unsworth had a simple message — thirigs are pretty good under this Government (and if you don't know about it that's the fault of the Fairfax Press), and just look.at what the Opposition has to offer. t "Greincr's sole pitch is that it's time for a change in NSW, and all of you know thaj a change of government in NSW would be a change for the worse," he told the senior citizens. Mr Unsworth even related in front of his elderly audience to the extent of cracking mother-in-lawjokes. - "We've combined the rail areas of Nqwcastle and Sydney, so that all pensioners can travel on the one ticket, instead ;lof leaping off at Morrisett or Narara,' he said. "I must admit I have a vested intercst:in this," he said. "My mother-in-law lives/in Sydney, she has a daughter in Maitlaod, and if she's up there she's not on my back," he said to much applause."}
{"id":101983266,"text":"19 Mar 1988 - Liberals' lead narrowing ins NSW: late poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 19 March 1988, page 1 Liberals' lead; narrowing ins NSW: late poll A last-minute telephone poll has; shown that the Liberal-National Party coalition's lead over Labor has narrowed, going into today's NSW elec tion. However, the coalition lead was still substantial and it appeared that it would win — perhaps with the help of; independents' preference — unless the swing back to the Unsworth Government increased in the last hours before the polling booths opened this morning. The survey, conducted on Thursday night by Roy Morgan Gallup Polls, found that 47 per cent of electors said they would vote Liberal-National Party, down two points from a similar poll conducted last weekend. Forty-two per cent said they would vote Labor, up one point on the previous Morgan poll conducted last weekend, narrowing the gap between the parties from eight points to five. The pollsters said that if the state election had been held on Thursday night, preferences would have decided the result. Distributing second preferences would have given a two-party preferred vote of 52.5 per cent for the coalition (down half a point) and 47.5 per cent for Labor (up half a point), narrowing that gap by one point Eleven per cent said they would vote for the Australian Democrats, or a minor party, or an independent. Only 3 per cent were undecided or did not give a preference. Mr Barrie Unsworth's approval rating as Premier was 42 per cent, down 2 points, while approval for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Nick Greiner, was down one point to 48 per cent. The results come from a special Morgan Gallup telephone poll of 610 people, usually published weekly in The Bulletin magazine. Asked whether Mr Greiner woold do a better job than Mr Unsworth as Premier, 35 per cent said better, 29 per cent said the same, 27 per cent said worse, and 9 per cent were'undecided."}
{"id":101983361,"text":"19 Mar 1988 - Liberals focus on seats in the country Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 19 March 1988, page 2 Liberals focus on seats in the country ALP's opponents looking good only by default Bv ANDREW FRASER IT IS tempting to say that the Australian Labor Party is at the crossroads today, that the future of its various Governments — it began the 1980s in control of one state Government, and at the moment has all but two state Governments, plus the Federal Government — rests on the result of the NSW election and a number of Federal by-elections being held throughout the country. Certainly the ALP is in dire straits at the moment. It may, at best, sneak home in NSW and only the most diehard of its members are not expecting to lose some scats. The Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has emerged from this week in Parliament as some sort of a heavy gambling, mate-style buddy who looks after his friends at the expense of others and, more importantly, is unrepentant about doing so. In Victoria, the Morgan Gallup Poll shows that, for the first time for several years, support for the Liberal-National coalition is higher than for the ALP. But the crunch for the Opposition parties in all this good news is that while they look good by default, it is more a case of the ALP making mistakes than astute politicking by them. Their credentials as an alternative Government have yet to be established, and in this light the NSW election takes on a greater importance for them than it does for the ALP. Not that the ALP would be unaffected by the loss ofNSW. It is very much the jewel in the Labor crown, and the NSW branch tends to regard itself as a model electoral machine. In Sydney at the moment, helping out in the last week of the campaign, are several ALP organisers from interstate, who were invited a few months ago to see a real electoral machine in operation. It is an electoral machine with an impressive record. Until Sir Robert Askin brought the Liberals into power in 1965, the ALP had enjoyed 24 years of unbroken power, and after Askin Neville Wran won in 1976, paving the way for the present Government. It is an electoral machine which places great emphasis on style. Candidates are all told to brush their hair and keep their shoes polished, and the headquarters of the ALP at Sussex Street in central Sydney is full of gleaming young men who look as though they have just stepped out of a stockbroker's office. Significantly, there are few women among them. Involvement in sport, especially rugby league, NSW rivals: the Premier, Mr Unsworth, left, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Greiner. and the Roman Catholic religion arc actively encouraged. Discipline is the key to the party's electoral success, and this discipline is imposed through the trade unions. NSW, one of the most industrialised of the states, has long had a huge blue-collar workforce which has been efficiently unionised, and therefore provides a very solid base for the right wing of the ALP to build on. A glance through the list of ALP candidates for this election shows that the unions are still very much at the base of the ALP. Whereas in other states solicitors and schoolteachers tend to make up the bulk of the candidates, in NSW they are generally up-market unionists. Take the candidate for Heathcote, Mr Peter Presdee. He is NSW secretary of the Commonwealth Bank Officers1 Association, has rcfereed rugby league for the Western Suburbs District and the Cronulla Sutherland Junior League, and is a foundation member of the Sutherland Shire Catholic Club. Or the candidate for Kiera, Mr Colin Markham. An electrical fitter, he has been an active member of the Electrical Trades Union for 27 years, and had held several positions in the party. The Premier, Mr Unsworth, a former electrician without any tertiary education, who first joined a union when he was 16, is the epitome of the machine. He is a practising Catholic, and attributes some of his 50-vote majority in the Rockdale by-election (shortly after he became Premier) to his conversion to the St George football club, which flashed a message of welcome to him on its scoreboard a week before the by-election. The strength of the ALP in Sydney is in the western and southern suburbs, but it also has a fair hold on some country areas. In Burrin juck, Mr Terry Sheahan (educated Christian Brothers High School, father of eight) is the second generation of his family to hold the scat; in Albury, Mr Harold Mair took his popularity as Mayor into the state arena to hold what should be a National Party seat for the ALP. At a seminar for ALP candidates last year, the secretary of the NSW branch of the party, Mr Stephen Loosley, said that if the ALP held its country seats it would be safe in Government for a decade. In the 1984 election, while there was a swing to the Liberal Party in Sydney, there was little swing to either the Liberals or the Nationals in the country. The bush seats have been targets of the Liberal Party in this campaign, and its Leader, Mr Greiner, has ventured out of Sydney every couple of days. On Wednesday afternoon, for example, he made a flying trip to Wagga and Albury. He says he would not be surprised if the only seat the ALP held in the country after the election was Broken Hill. "The reason for the general swing last time around was corruption," he said. "People in the country see corruption as something that happens at Kings Cross, and it takes a longer time to get through to them. But this time around the underlying issues are stronger in the country than in the city — health, education and the state of the roads are felt very heavily in country areas. "Things like the Darling Harbour are very strong issues in the country — all people in the country see it as is a diversion from money for the Princes Highway, or whatever, and they're right, to an extent. On top of that you've got the guns decision and the timber decision, which were all attempts to win votes in the city. I don't think that they've won any votes in the city with them and I'm 101 per ccnt ccrtain that they're worth a lot of points to us in any country scat." In the city, one of the more interesting aspects of the election will be the performance of the Independents. There are three in the present NSW Parliament — Ted Mack in North Sydney, Frank Arkill in Wollongong, and John Hatton on the South Coast — but several more are challenging. In McKell, Frank Sartor has run an energetic campaign, mainly concerned about the style of this NSW Government. He was a member of the Sydney City Council, a group which regularly challenged planning decisions of the State Government, and was dismissed for its troubles. That dismissal is a strong issue in central Sydney, especially given the gentrification process which has led to the area being populated largely by educated people who have a well-developed sense of how a government should run. What Mr Sartor is trying to capitalise on is a feeling that the ALP has become too arrogant in its approach to Govern ment. Over at Balmain, Dawn Frascr is trying, on a less intellectual level, to do much the same thing. A study by the Department of Government at Sydney University has put Ms Fraser as the probable winner of the seat of Balmain, but she is adopting the same lackadaisical approach to campaigning as she did to representing Australia, and this will cost her votes. The Gallup Poll this week shows support for the Independents dropping away as the election becomcs closer, most of it being dissipated to the ALP. So while there are three Independents now in the Lower House, there are unlikely to be any more after today, regardless of the fright they have given the major parties. For the ALP generally in NSW, that is the major element of today's election — getting a fright. Even if it wins, and all polls indicate that it will be close, it will at least have received a solid kick from the electorate about not being too arrogant. There are a lot of dire predictions about how, if NSW falls, all the other states will follow, and the election undoubtedly does have Federal implications, but mainly for the Liberal Party rather than the ALP. If the Liberals lose, Mr Greiner could not expect to remain Leader (nor would he probably want to), and John Howard would be in trouble as Federal Leader. But it is a state election only, and it is unlikely that its implications will be felt in Victoria, the next state to go the polls."}
{"id":101984028,"text":"23 Mar 1988 - Right meets, Unsworth pulls out Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 23 March 1988, page 1 Right meets, Uns worth pulls out The fallout from Labor's disastrous showing in Saturday's NSW election continued yesterday, with the Premier, Mr Unswortn, announcing he would not seek re-election as Labor's leader. Mr Unsworth's withdrawal was a surprise after his statement that he was "not a quitter" and intended to lead the ALP into the 1992 election. Although Unsworth supporters claimed yesterday that it was a personal decision, the Premier is understood to have been persuaded not to re-contest the leadership after a meeting of NSW Labor Right-wing power brokers at NSW Parliament yesterday. Those attending the meeting included Senator Graham Richardson, the president of the Legislative Council, Mr John "Johnno" Johnson, and Mr John MacBean, who is president of the NSW ALP and secretary of the NSW Trades and Labour Council. Mr Unsworth's withdrawal left the ALP in NSW without any obvious successor to the leadership, although the one-time Minister for Public Works, Mr Laurie Brereton, and the outgoing Minister for Police, Mr George Paciullo, are the present front-runners for the position which will be decided at a meeting of Labor MPs next week. Mr Unsworth's announcement, in which he accepted major responsibility for Labor's defeat, came as the recriminations con tinued from the loss of what has been regarded as the jewel in La bor's crown. In the federal Labor parliamentary caucus meeting yesterday, the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, faced a barrage of questions and criticisms over the setbacks suffered on "Super Saturday" elections in NSW, Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland and agreed he had to take some of the responsibility. However caucus sources said the criticism was general rather than directed explicitly at the Prime Minister. (Report. — Page 17) The Victorian Premier, Mr Cain, said Mr Hawke was going through a rough patch but was still a better leader than Malcolm Fraser. "In these jobs we all make mistakes and I think Bob's the first to recognise that he's made them," Mr Cain said on ABC radio. Mr MacBean continued his onslaught on the newly elected Coalition state Government yesterday, calling the Premierelect, Mr Greiner, a "wimp" and his deputy, Mr Murray, a "red neck". Mr MacBean's attack came despite attempts by the secretary of the ACTU, Mr Simon Crean, to hose down the feud which had erupted over the Coalition's industrial policies. Mr Greiner denied yesterday that the Coalition was trying to provoke industrial turmoil through its proposed legislation and said Mr MacBean's claims were, not genuine because they had been made two days after the election — not during the campaign. The unions are particularly concerned about Mr Murray's promise to introduce a Freedom of Association Bill which would end compulsory unionism. Mr Crean attempted to defuse the dispute, saying a war between the trade-union movement and the Coalition would depend upon the attitude the Government chose to adopt. Against the background of the fallout from the NSW election, the Morgan Gallup Poll to be published in today's Bulletin magazine shows a slight increase in support for the Hawke Govern ment. It found ALP support increased 2 per cent, from 41 per cent to 43 per cent in February, and support for the Liberal-National Party coalition fell three percentage points — from 39 per cent to 36 per cent. Mr Brereton, the former highflier who fell out with Mr Unsworth and resigned from the Cabinet in November, was expected by his colleagues to run for leadership of the ALP — but declined to comment. Mr Paciullo said Mr Unsworth had telephoned him yesterday morning and had urged him to run."}
{"id":101985438,"text":"30 Mar 1988 - Keating leads poll for next PM Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 30 March 1988, page 3 Keating leads poll for next PM SYDNEY: The Federal Treasurer, Mr Keating, has been named in a Morgan Gallup poll as the most popular candidate to succeed the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke. It is the first time Mr Keating has been given the nod of approval by voters ahead of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Hayden, the man usurped from the ALP leadership shortly before Mr Hawke became Prime Minister. A total of 38 per cent of those polled nominated Mr Keating as the ideal replacement, compared with 35 per ccnt who opted for Mr Hayden, according to the Bulletin magazine. Since the last poll taken in December, Mr Keating's popularity has risen by 8 per cent, while Mr Hayden has dropped by 8 percent More than 900 voters were polled on March 12 and 13. Although Mr Peacock's popularity as a possible Opposition Leader has dropped by 3 per cent since December, at 29 per cent he still beats Mr Howard (24 per cent)."}
{"id":101985994,"text":"01 Jun 1988 - Near-tie in latest poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 1 June 1988, page 10 Near-tie in latest poll SYDNEY: Only one percentage point separates the Government and the Coalition in the latest Morgan Gallup poll published in today's Bulletin. Of the 2147 electors from all states interviewed between May 14 and May 21, 44 per cent said they would have voted for the present Government, up one point from the April survey, and 45 per cent, , down one point, gave their support to the Coalition. The Liberal Party scored 36 per cent and the Nationals secured 9 per cent. The Democrats' support dropped one point to 8 per cent. An election would have been decided by prefer- . ences had voters gone to the polls in that week. Approval of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, was 1 steady at 78 per cent of ALP voters, with 46 per ! cent of Liberal voters, up 4 points, giving the nod -to the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard."}
{"id":101989630,"text":"18 Jun 1988 - Elliott calls in a backroom boy as minder Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 18 June 1988, page 2 Elliott calls in a backroom boy as minder By PETER COSTIGAN BEHIND the least-noticed significant political appointment for a long time lie some of the biggest Australian political questions of 1988. They include whether the next election will be contested by both major parties under the leadership of new faces and whether Australia, let alone the Liberal Party, is ready to be led by a businessman for only the second time since Federation. Alister Drysdale, the new Elders-IXL manager for corporate affairs and political minder for its boss John Elliott, has had one of the most fascinating careers of any of the political backroom boys of the past 20 years. That background inspired Mr Elliott to entice him back to the shadowy world of political minding after a threeyear break. With the exception only of the Liberals' federal director, Tony E^gleton, who has advised every Liberal leader since Harold Holt, no minder has seen more of the inner workings and personal rivalries of the Liberal Party than Mr Drysdale. Very few knew it at the time, especially not the then Liberal Leader, Billy Snedden, but it was Mr Drysdale who was probably the key adviser to Malcolm Fraser in late 1974 and early 1975 when he tried, and finally succeeded in wrenching the party leadership from Mr (later Sir Billy) Sned den. Then working for the littleknown but quite successful Melbourne public-relations consultancy Royce PR, Mr Drysdale was assigned to teach Mr Fraser the techniques of handling the media, especially radio ana television, and to keep his ear close to the Liberal Party as Mr Fraser prepared his challenge. After Mr Fraser became Prime Minister, he called Mr Drysdale back to the political minding game. Through most of Mr Fraser's three terms, nobody apart from his wife was more often and more consistently his sounding board. During his term as Liberal Leader, Andrew Peacock also turned to Mr Drysdale for help. It is noteworthy that Mr Drysdale was frequently the man between Mr Peacock and the then party president, John Valder, when Mr Peacock was convinced that Mr Valder was leading the Sydney push to replace him with Mr Howard. With that background, it would be ludicrous to accept that Mr Drysdale's job is simply to devise smart PR campaigns for Fosters, even Kix. Indeed, Mr Elliott himself describes the job as one where the corporate-affairs manager will be keeping him in touch with political goings-on in Australia "every second week when I'm somewhere overseas". There being no vacant House of Representatives seat at present, Mr Elliott is not about to challenge for Mr Howard's job. Nor is there an overt push to replace Mr Howard — only a dull mood of disappointment throughout the Liberal Party that he has been unable, at least in the public's perception, to transform his own political promise and the mistakes of the Hawke Government into dynamic leadership of the Coali tion. His critics in the party acknowledge the problems he has faced; National Party turmoil, Labor's ruthlessly sophisticated campaign which gave it victory last year with a minority of votes, and lack of depth on the Coalition front benches. But even his most loyal sup Alister Drysdale: fascinating career. porters cannot ignore the public perception of him as an ineffectual leader, a perception reflected in the latest Morgan Gallup poll which gave him an approval rating of only 33 per cent, 17 points behind Mr Iiawke and 18 behind Paul Keating. Worse, since voters more easily say "no" to approval questions than actively declare disapproval of a politician, a massive S3 per cent disapproved of him. Mr Howard's blunt rejection of the idea of some form of treaty with Aborigines and pledge to tear it up as Prime Minister illustrated his problems with leadership. His view is probably silently shared by most nonAboriginal Australians and by many Aborigines. But he was unable to stop several members of his own party publicly repudiating his views and it would be no surprise if polls show the public regards his statement as an over-reaction to a document not vet written. As with Bill Hayden over the last two years of his leadership of the Labor Party, a majority of MPs in Mr Howard's party believe he would make a very good Prime Minister. They admire his integrity and intelligence, his grasp of economics, his persistence. But they wonder if enough of the public will ever perceive him as Prime Minister to lead them into pow er. Feeling the same about the only possible parliamentary alternative, they are unlikely to turn again to Andrew Peacock. So they muse about John Dorman Elliott. Those with a sense of history remember the only businessman who was ever Prime Minister of Australia, the later Lord but always lordly Stanley Melbourne Bruce, who led the country from 1923 to 1929 and became the only sitting PM to lose his seat. To the traditional politicians, Mr Elliott is severely handicapped, apart from not even being in Parliament. They fear what Labor's bovver boys would do with his business dealings over the years, his threats to shift Fosters' production overseas, especially in Melbourne, having his name instead of that of one of the team's many playing heroes on the new stand at Carlton's home ground, even his business-world nickname, the Thug. But Mr Elliott now has a political minder, one of the shrewdest. And a list exists of others to recruit, if he decides to make his run. Should Mr Keating maintain his new popularity lead over Bob Hawke or the latter tire of the game, the next big contest could be between Mr Elliott and Mr Keating, the businessman versus Labor's amazing mate of business."}
{"id":101992636,"text":"03 Jul 1972 - Polls give parties even chance Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 3 July 1972, page 3 Polls give parties even chance If the results of the latest Gallup Poll were reflected accurately in an election, there would be only one or two seats, either way, between the I.iberalCountrv coalition and the Labor Party. Given that there could he lip to a 3rö error in a public opinion poll, the latest Gallup result has thrown both major parties into confusion. because that margin of error would cive victory to either side. Labor Party strategists yesterday could not believe that there had been a I'To fall in ALP popular il y and a similar increase in Government popularity in the live or six weeks between the last two polls. They could attribute it only to the fact that the l abor Party has been seen to be doing very little in the way of pushing its policies in that period. However, the publication of another poll at the weekend which showed an improvement in labor's vote in Sydney and Melbourne over the past three months is in line with what most political observers consider to be (he general political trend in the community. The Age-Sydney Morning Herald Poll was taken two weekends ago, a fortnight after the Gallup Poll. It could have reflected public reaction to Mr McMahon's Asian tour and to the Government's slow reaction to the French nuclear tests. It showed that in Sydney and Melbourne, the l.-CP parties had about support, the ALP 56',r, the DI.P five per cent and others six per cent. These figures represented a 2r'n improvement for the ALP and a 2','r fall for the Government coalition in the past three months. Again the same margin of error as for the Gallup Poll must be assumed. The two polls together suggest that Labor has a substantial lead over the Government in the places where there are most electorates, the major cities. This is where elections are won and lost, irrespective of what happens in the rest of the nation. The results of public opinion polls over the nest six months will he closely watched by the major parlies as they adjust their election strategics to apparent public reactions. The Liberal and Labor Parties are also busily engaged in taking private polls to help judge how people are accepting their policies and programs. Support for L-CP up by 2% A Gallup Poll on Federal election prospects, taken at the beginning of June, shows an increase of 2% in support lor the Liberal-Country Party coalition since late April. If an election were held in June, the result would have been decided on minor party preferences. Support for the L-CP at the beginning of June stood at 42%, compared with 40% in late April, and 37% in early April. Of 1,816 electors who gave their voting intention in this Australia-wide survey, 46% said they would vote ALP. This was a drop of 2% in the ALP vote since lale April. The vote of 42% for the L-CP is the same vote as the L-CP obtained in the 1961 Federal election, which L-CP won with a margin of only two seats. The accompanying table compares recent Gallup Polls with election results since 1949. [(C) 1972 by Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls.l ELECTIONS l.CP A I.P DLP Other r'r r'c % % 1949 4ft — 2 1955 45 5 1 1961 48 9 1 1963 46 7 1 1%6 40 7 3 1969 47 6 4 GALLUP POLLS *71 Mch 47 43 6 4 Aug 42 45 JO 3 Nov .. .. ,, 45 45 7 3 '72 Feb .. 40 49 7 4 early Api 37 50 7 6 Jntc Apl 40 48 7 5 June 42 46 7 5* 'includes i'iv Australia Parly. SURRENDER, LEADER SAYS MELBOURNE, Sunday. — The Federal Labor Leader, Mr Whitlam, callcd on an ALP candidate tonight to surrender to police. He said that draft-dodger Mr Barry Johnston should then aslc a magistrate to adjourn the case until after the elections. Mr Whitlam, speaking on a Melbourne television program, said he wanted to make his altitude clear following reports in the Press after he recently addressed a meeting of Labor Party candidates in Melbourne. At the time that Mr Barry Johnston was endorsed as the ALP candidate for Hothani he was not alleged to be in breach of any law. Mr VVhitlam said that the brcach of (he National Service Act carried a penalty of 18 months' imprisonment and anyone sentenced to 12 months or more was prevented from being chosen for. or taking his seat in Federal Parliament. If Mr Johnston were convicted he would not only be sent to jail for 18 months but he would lose a three-year term in Parliament — a heavier penalty. Mr Whitlam said Mr Johnston should give himself up and ask the court to adjourn his case until after the elections. By doing so he would not face a doubla penalty. By doing this he would help himself and help the party and help to get rid of national service in Australia. If the Labor Party won tha election there would be no prosecutions or convictions under th# National Service Act."}
{"id":101993031,"text":"05 Jul 1972 - Approval of leaders rises Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 5 July 1972, page 8 Approval of leaders rises A Gallup Poll on Mr iMcMahon's "approval rating" taken at the beginning of June, showed his approval at 31%. This was an increase of 5% com pared with a Gallup Poll taken at the end of April. In Ihe same period, Mr Whitlam's "approval rating"' increased 2% to 39%. ■ With L-CP voters, Mr McMahon's "approval rating'' increased to 48% compared with 40% at th- end of April. Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" with ALP voters decreased to 52% com-, pared with 54% at the end of April, In this Australia - wide survey, 2,299 people were asked whether they , approved or disapproved Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister; also Mr Whitlam's handling of his job as Lender of the Opposition. Interviewing was completed on June 10. The following table shows the present "approval rating" of Mr McMahon. MR McMAHON AS P.M. App- Disap- Unde »71 April .. . August November *72 February Early Api Late April June .. Those who approved of Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister usually said: "Trying to do his best", or "It is a tcugh, difficult job". Those who disapproved usually said: "Too weak", "Not a leader", or "Has a bad public image". The next tabic shovys that among L-CP voters, Mr McMahon's approval has risen from 40% to 48% since late April. LCP VOTERS ON P.M. App- Disap- Underove prove cided % % •71 April .... 67 3 30 Aupust .. 54 26 20 November . 55 24 21 *72 Fchrunry ., 42 34 24 Early April . 37 44 19 Late April . 40 38 22 June .. ., 48 31 21 Of- ALP voters 17% approved of Mr McMahon. which is an increase of 2% since late April. Oh To C/f, . 55 8 37 . 37 41 . 37 39 24 . 28 49 23 •U 25 57 18 . 26 54 20 . 31 48 21 Opinion of Mr Whitlam: Mr Whitlam's "approval rating"' has risen slightly since late April. WHITLAM IN' OPPOSITION App- Disap- Unde rove prove cided April ., .. 45 33 August 38 41 sr November . 36 41 23 ! February .. 34 38 28 Early April . 37 3l> 24 Late April . 37 40 . 23 June .. .. 39 38 23 Of L-CP voters 28% now approve of Mr Whitlam, compared with 22r,o in late April. The next table shows that 52% of ALP voters now approve of Mr Whitlam. That is a decrease of 2% since late April. ALP VOTERS ON WHITLAM App- Disap- Underove prove cided '71 April .. . . 61 19 20 Auisusl . 56 24 20 November . 48 27 25 . *72 Februar)' . . 47 24 29 Early April . 52 26 22 Late April , . 54 23 23 June .. . . 52 25 23 "He's doing a good job** was often commented by those who approved of Mr Whitlam's work as Leader of the Opposition. Those who disapproved often said: "Too smooth", "Don't- trust him", or "Talks too much". (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":101994736,"text":"15 Jul 1972 - Chipp more popular Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 15 July 1972, page 9 Chipp more popular A special Gallup Poll on the Minister for Customs and Excise, Mr Chipp, shows (hat people's opinion of him has improved in recent months. Twenty-nine per ccnt of people now say their opinion of Mr Chipp has become better in recent months. Eighteen per ccnt say their opinion of Mr Chipp has become worse, and 53 % say ihcy have the same opinion of Mr Chipp or are undecided. Overall opinion of Mr Chipp has improved more with people aged under 50 years than those aged 50 years or more. Those questioned were men and women aged 16 and over, who were asked, "Do you approval or disapproval of Mr Chipp's handling of three controversial topics: film censorship. 'The Little Red Schoolbook', and a multi-racial society. A majority of Australians approve the way in which Mr Chipp has recently handled film censorship. An Australia-wide crosssection of 2.299 men and women aged 16 and over was asked, "Do you approve. or disapprove, the way the Minister for Customs, Mr Chipp. has recently handled film censorship?" Fifty-one per cent approved. 24% disapproved and 25% were undecided. Of men, 55% approved, 24% disapproved, and 21 % were undccided. Of women, 46% approved, 24% disapproved, and 30% were undecided. The following table shows that those aged 2129 years have the strongest approval of Mr Mr Chipp Chipp's handling of film censorship. ANALYSIS BV AGE All Ih- 21- 30- 5(1- 70 pen- 2ft 29 4^ 6^ and pic yr yr yr jr oldApprove ... 51 5ft 63 53 41 34 Disapprove . 24 31 l<> 21 2S 20 Undccidcd . 25 JO 18 26 31 37 Mr Chipp's handling of film censorship was s'rongly approved by those ace groups who most often attend the cinema. A recent survey conducted for the Australian Cinema advertising contractors showed that the following percentage of each age group had been to the cinema in the last 12 months: 93% of people aged 16-20 years, 8(kk of those aged 21-29 years, 5Nr,h of those aged 30-49 years and 34rb of those aged over 50 years. 'Too much sex' Most people who approve said, "Classification of films is a good idea'', or, "People should be able to make up their own minds". Many of the younger people who disapproved of Mr Chipp said, "There is still too much censorship", or, "People should be able to see what they like". Most people over 30 year* who disapprove said, "There is too much sex in films", or, "The censorship is not strict enough". Opinion was evenly divided on his handling of 'The Little Red Schoolbook'. Forty-one per cent approved of Mr Chipp's handling of 'The Little Red Schoolbook'. 37% disapproved and 22% were undecided. The poll asked. "Do you approve, or disapprove, the way the Minister for Customs, Mr Chipp, has recently handled his job in relation to 'The Little Red Schoolbook".'" Half the sample was asked the question before Mr Chipp was reported in the press as saying he felt 'The Little Red Schoolbook' was "a dreary repetitive, dirty little book". There was no significant change after he made the statement. Analysis by sex shows that 45% of men ap proved, 36% disapproved and 19% were undecidcd. Of women 37% approved, 38% disapproved and 25% were undecided. ANALYSIS BY AGE All people !6-20yr 21-29 yr 30-49 \\r 50-f>9 vr 70 pin* Approved ,« 41 47 50 4.1 .13 29 Disapproved 37 36 30 35 43 47 Undecided .. 22 17 20 22 24 24 A majority of people living in households where the breadwinner is a professional, white - collar worker, or skilled worker approved of Mr Chipp's handling of 'The Little Red Schoolbook'. Most of the people who disapproved were from households where the breadwinner is a farmer, has a semi-skilled or unskilled job, or operates a small business. People who approved usually said, "People should be able to read what they like", or "Children would learn from it". Those who disapproved usually said, "It is unsuitable for children", or "The book is disgusting", or, "it should be banned". Fifty-one per cent of those people aged between 16-20 years approved of Mr Chipp's policy supporting a multi-racial society but 50% of people 21 years and over disapproved the poll found. Overall. 49 % disapproved. 37% approved and 14% were undecided. The people surveyed were first reminded that recently Mr Chipp made statements on the immigration policy supporting the prospect of a multi-racial socicty. while the former Labor leader, Mr Calwell. opposed the prospect of a multi-racial society. People were then asked, "Do you approve or disapprove an immigration policy supporting a multiracial socicty?" ANALYSIS BY AGE All pecnle 16-20 >r 21-20 vr 30-49 vr 50-ftQyr 70 plus Approve . . *7 51 40 40 28 20 Disapprove . 40 38 45 47 58 58 UiKlecidcd .. 14 1! 15 13 14 13 Of LCP voters 53% disapproved of Mr Chipp's statement on a multi-racial society. 34% approved, and 13% were undecided. Of ALP voters 47% disapproved, 41% approved and 12% were undecided. DL.P voters were evenly divided on approval; 44% approved, 43% disapproved, 13% were un decided. Slightly more people from white-collar or professional households approved than disapproved. Of people living in bluecollar households. 53% disapproved, 31% approved, and 16% were un decided. (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":101994858,"text":"17 Jul 1972 - Many 'would limit foreign investment' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 17 July 1972, page 7 Many Vould limit foreign investment' Almost nine out of 10 people interviewed by the Gallup Poll in June would place a limit on the number of shares which overseas investors could buy in Australian companies. About two out of three people would limit overseas shareholdings to less than 50% of the shares of an Australian company. This is similar to a result obtained by the Gallup Poll in Oclober, 1968. People interviewed now and in the 1968 poll were asked: "In your opinion, should British, American and other foreign investors be allowed to buy any number of shares in Australian companies, and gain control of them — or should there be a limit?" In the most recent Gallup Poll conducted in June, 2.299 people in all States of Australia were surveyed. Answers obtained in June and in 1968 were: June, Oct, 1972 1968 Limit .. .. 88% 88% No limit .. 6% 8% Undecided . 6% 4% Most people in favour of limiting foreign investors buying shares in Australian companies said, "Keep control in Australia", or, "Keep profits in Australia". Those for no limit said we need overseas money. The 88% for a limit also were asked: "Of the shares in an Australian company, what's the biggest pe-centage you'd allow non-Australians to own?" Seven per cent would allow less than 20%, 20% would allow 20-29%, 11% would allow 30-39%, 25% would allow 40-49%. Those figures give a total of 63% who would limit overseas shareholders to less than 50% of the shares of an Australian company. Only 8% would allow overseas shareholders to own 50% or more of the shares. The other 17% of those who favour a limit could not say what the percentage should be. (C) 1972, Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":101997658,"text":"04 Aug 1972 - PM's approval rating drops 3 per cent in July Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 4 August 1972, page 6 PM's approval rating drops 3 per cent in July The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Mr McMahon, declined from 31% in June to 28% in July, while that of the Opposition Leader, Mr Whitlam, remained at 39%, an Australia-wide Gallup Poll has shown. Nearly 2,500 people were asked whether they approved the way Mr McMahon was handling the Prime Ministership and the way Mr Whitlam was handling his job. The table shows that Mr McMahon's "approval rating" of 28% is the same as six months ago: Mr McMahon as PM Approve Dis- Undc approve cided Cfc Cr *7° April '71 .. 55 8 37 November .. 37 39 24 February '72 28 49 23 April .... 25 57 18 June 31 48 21 July 28 51 21 Those who approved of Mr McMahon usually said, "doing his best", or "it's a hard job". Those who disapproved usually said, "not forceful enough", or "a poor leader". The next table shows that among L-CP voters, approval of Mr McMahon fell by 4% to 44% in July: L-CP voters on PM Approve Dis- Unde approve cidcd April '71 67 '3 30 November .. 55 24 21 February '72 42 34 24 April .. .. .'7 44 19 .1! 21 July .. .. 36 20 Of ALP voters, an almost unchanged 16% approve of Mr McMahon. The following table shows that Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" of 39% is the same as in June. Mr Whitlam In Opposition Approve Dis- Unde approve cided Cfc Co Cr April '71 . November . . 45 33 Cr .. 36 41 23 February •72 34 38 28 April .. 37 39 24 3^ 38 23 July .. 37 24 The next table shows that 55% of ALP Voters now approve of Mr Whit lam. That is an increase of 3% since June: ALP Tolera on Mr Whitlam Approve Dis- Unde approve cided Cfc Cr April *71 .. 61 19 20 August .. .. 56 24 20 November 48 27 25 February *72 47 24 29 early April . 52 26 22 late April 54 23 23 O 25 23 July 55 19 26 Of L-CP voters 25% now approve of Mr Whitlam, compared with 28% in June. Those who approved of Mr Whitlam's work as Leader of the Opposition usually said, "He's a good man" or "doing his best". Those who disapproved often said, "loo much to say" or "too suave". (C) Roy Morgan and Aus tralian Public Opinion Polls,"}
{"id":101998050,"text":"07 Aug 1972 - 40-hour week preferred by six in 10 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 7 August 1972, page 8 40-hour week preferred by six in 10 Six out of 10 Australians would keep the standard working week at 40 hours bccausc "it's . short enough now", "enough leisure now", "a 35-hour week would cause inflation". Of four in ]0 who favour a 35-hour week only a quarter (equal to one in 10 of all people) think 35 hours should be introduced now. These are the findings of an Australian-wide Gallup Poll of 2,494 people aged 16 and over who were asked, "In your opinion should the standard working week be kept at 40 hours or reduced gradually to 35 hours or reduced now to 35 hours?" That question has been asked six times since 1968. There has been little change of opinion, except that more people now favour gradually introducing a 35-hour week. They usually said, "It's inevitable". "Have it when the economy can stand it". The following table compares answers in July with last February and two years ago. 1970 Feb. July 35 hours % Cn Cb Now 6 13 9 Gradually ..20 22 21 Total 26 35 36 Keep 40 hours 71 (ii) 5'' No opinion .. 3 5 5 Three out of four Liberal and Country Party voters would retain the 40-hour week indefinitely. Labor voters -were al most evenly divided with. 46% for 40 hours, 48% for 35 hours (either now or gradually) and 6% undecided. However, almost three times as many (35%) want 35 hours gradually as compared with those who want it now (13%). The main argument for having the 35-hour week now was "reduce unemployment". Opinion for 35 hours is slightly stronger among minors than adults. Even so, only 12% of those aged 16-20 favour immediate introduction of a 35hour week. Each person interviewed also was asked, "If the working week is reduced to 35 hours, should it be five days each of seven hours or four days of about nine hours?". Analysis of answers shows that no major population group includes more than onc-in-thrce for a four-day week. Australiawide vote on the question was, 58% would prefer five working days of seven hours, 26% would prefer four working days of about nine hours and 16% were undecided. The 58% who favour a five-day week usually said, "I wouldn't know what to do with another day of leisure". Others said a nine-hour working day was too long. The 26% for a four-day week said they would like . a three-day weekend. (C) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":101999198,"text":"14 Aug 1972 - Poll finds more approve of Hawke Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 14 August 1972, page 9 ; Poll finds i 1 more i I approve of i Hawke In. the past six months Mr Hawkc's "approval rating" in Gallup Polls has risen from 39% to 48%. - For the sixth time in 16 months n different but similar Australia-wide crosssection of more than 2,000 people was interviewed last month and asked, "Do you approve, or disapprove, of the way Mr Hawkc is handling his job as president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions'?" The following table shows how approval of Mr Jlawke has risen from 309c to 48% in the last year. 1971 Ap- Disap- Undeprove prove cidcd April 42 30 28 Aug. 30 50 20 Sept. .. .. .14 43 23 Nov 38 40 22 1972 Feb. ...... 39 37 24 July 4S 32 20 Men are almost two to one in approving Mr Hawke. Women answered: approve 41, disapprove 35Cb, undecided 24%. Of ALP voters 63% row approve of Mr Hawkc while I6% disapprove and 21% are undecided. Of L-CP voters, however, 50% disapprove of Mr Hawkc, 34% approve (ind 16% are undecided. The next table compares Mr Hawke's "approval rating" with those of the Prime Minister, Mr McMahon. and the leader of the Opposition, Mr Whitlam. 1071 Ap Ap Ap prove prove Mo Whit lam Hawkc April .. .. <5 4^ 42 An?. .. .. 37 3R Nov. .. 37 36 3S 1072 Feh. .. 2S 34 July .. .. 28 39 4 S (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Tolls."}
{"id":102003434,"text":"09 Sep 1972 - Gallup Poll result Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 September 1972, page 11 Gallup Poll result It was of interest to see That all those Budget millions spent Bought back Lib popularity Amounting to one small per cent. If that's a bargain, hopefully We pray the Billies rest content, If not, we'll have a Treasury As bankrupt as this Government, JOAN LYNRAVN Authors are invited to submit pieces of creative writing including poetry, for publica-tion in The Canberra Times. All work should be addressed to the Editor."}
{"id":102003520,"text":"11 Sep 1972 - LATEST GALLUP POLL APPROVAL FOR Mr McMAHON UP SLIGHTLY Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 11 September 1972, page 9 Mr McMahon Whitlam LATEST GALLUP POLL APPROVAL FOR Mr McMAHON UP SLIGHTLY The "approval rating" for the Prime Minister, Mr McMahon, rose by 1 % from 28% in July to 29% in August. At the same time the rating for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Whitlam, remained steady at 39%. These are findings of an Australia-wide Gallup Poll of 2,245 people. They were asked whether they approved or disapproved the way in which Mr McMahon was handling his job as Prime Minister and the way in which Mr Whitlam was handling his job as Leader of the Opposition. The following table shows that Mr McMahon's "approval rating" of 29% shows little change over the past six months. Mr McMahon as I'M April, 1971 55 8 37 November, 1971, 37 39 24 February, 1972, 28 49 23 April 25 57 18 Jiine 31 48 21 July 28 51 21 August 29 52 19 Those who approve of Mr McMahon's handling of his job usually said, "Doing reasonably well", "it's a difficult job" or "a good BudgcL", Those who disapproved commented, "Not a good leader" or "not forceful enough". The next table shows that among Libcral-Country Party voters, approval of Mr McMahon rose by 2% to 46% in August. ' L-CP voters on I'M In April 1971, (>7% approved, 3% disapproved, 30% undecided. .November, l°i71, 55 24 21 'February, 1972 42 34 24 April 37 44 19 .Time 48 31 21 July 44 36 20 August 4rt 35 19 Of Labor voters, almost 17% approved of Mr McMahon. The following table fhows that Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" has remained at 39% since June. Mr YVIiitlain in Opposition November 1971, 3rt 41 23 February, 1972 34 38 28 April June July 37 39 24 39 38 23 39 37 24 39 39 22 Auutisi The next table shows that Mr Whitlam is now approved by 54% of Labor voters, 1% less than in July. Labor voters on Mr Whitlam April, 1971, 62f/r, approved J9r/r disapproved, 20To undecided. August, 1971 56 24 2(1 November, l'V7I 4N 27 February, 1972 47 24 29 April 52 2<> June 52 25 23 August 54 24 22 July 55 19 26 Of Liberal-Country Party voters, 28% now approve of Mr Whitlam, compared with 25% in July. Those who approved of Mr Whitlam's work as Leader of the Opposition usually said, "Doing a good job", or "doing his best". Those who disapproved often said, "I don't like him", or "he is too smooth". (C) 1972 by Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":102004269,"text":"15 Sep 1972 - Daylight saving preferred Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 15 September 1972, page 7 Daylight saving T Daylight saving for at least the four months, November - February, is wanted by about eight out of 10 people in NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, and by six out of 10 in Western Australia. Indeed, extensions lo the six-month OctobcrMarch might be approved in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania. In Queensland, however, opinion is fairly evenly divided, with 51% opposed to daylight saving for even four months. These are findings of an Australia-wide Gallup Poll last month. People were asked whether they wanted daylight saving again next summer. Of the 2.245 people interviewed throughout the six States, 74% said they wanted daylight saving. They were then asked whether they wanted it for four months to the end of February or for the six months to the end of March. Australia-wide, only 44% said they wanted six months of daylight saving. However, there were favourable votes of 61 To in Tasmania, 50% in NSW and 49% in Victoria. Daylight saving is slightly move popular among men than among women. Younger people are the most favourable to daylight saving. Four months of it, October-February, is wanted by 88% of those aged 16-20 and by 84% of those 21-29, compared with 73% of those aged 30-49, 65% of those 5069, and only 48% of those 70 and over, Six months of daylight saving from October 1 to March 31 is wanted by 62% of those aged 16-20 and by 53% of those 2129, but by only a minority of older people. (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":102006636,"text":"30 Sep 1972 - THE WEEK Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 September 1972, page 2 THE IUEEK MBB1/S By DAVID SOLOMON and MICHAEL JACOBS Mr McMahon (Prime Minister). - / asreed as to the date on which (the Prime Miniver oj New Zealand) should hold his election. rT,HE only MPs who arc at all interested in what is happening in Parliament arc the senior Ministers who are using it to reveal and give credence to policy proposals for this year's elections. The Prime Minister, two weeks in a row, has unveiled new schemes, one on urban and regional development, the other on foreign takeovers. The latter is not expected to take legislative form before the elections; legislation to set up the authority which will look after planning of the development schemes was supposed to he introduced this week, but is not yet completed. Backbenchers on both sides and the Opposition leadership are going through the motions of debate, but that is all. There have been few concerted Opposition attacks on the Government, except over the AGLstecl pipe issue, and attacks on Mr McMahon for his handling of the Jetair aircraft purchase in 1971. Most MPs simply want to go back to their electorates and get on with the business of fighting the elec tions. Mr Whitlam (Opposition Leader), at the Playhouse, opening the election campaign of Mr Endcrby (Lab, ACT). - Nobody knows when the election will be. Three people, it is suggested, have been told. I don't know whether they're here or above. ^HE Government introduced a motion into the Senate on Thursday delaying until October 26 the deadline for Senate Estimates committees to report back to the Senate. This means that the Senate will not complete its consideration of the Budget until that day, or the following day, a Friday. The major Budget Bills will then go back to the House of Representatives before going to the Governor-General for assent. By a strange coincidence, the Government has been planning to bring the House of Representatives sittings to a conclusion on October 26, so the return of the Budget Bills may be the very last event that takes place in the House before the final adjournment is moved. Or perhaps it is not all that strange after all. On the notice paper at the moment is a contingent notice of motion from Mr Gorton to bring on the highly divisive Territorial Sea and Continental Shelf Bill, which would certainly involve at (cast two defections from the Government's ranks. This notice comes into effect at the conclusion of the consideration of the two Appropriation Bills. Mr Gorton will have to be very alert to be on hand at the precise moment the Bills are brought back into the House, if he is to have the opportunity to move his motion before the House ceases to exist. Mr Anthony (Deputy Prime Minister), attacking the ALP in the wake of the sole of one million tons of wheat to China. -. . . this is the day of retribution. 'JTHE Prime Minister's reputa tion as a judge of public opinion suffered a minor blow this week with the publication of a public opinion poll on the rating of Mr Bob Hawke, President of the ACTU. When Mr McMahon appeared on David Frost's television show, he expressed the belief that Mr Hawkc's popularity rating had gone down a lot, "a tremendous amount", during the previous four or five weeks. That, of course, was the time of the oil strike, and of Mr Hawke's television confrontations with Mr Lynch and Senator Greenwood. Mr Frost challenged Mr McMahon and said Mr Hawkc's rating was still very high, to which Mr McMahon replied, "It was at the last one - watch the next one and I think we'll get a better opin ion". This week the ANOP poll showed Mr Hawke's ratine as having improved from 28% a year ago, and 55% in July to 60% in August. Mr Anthony (Minister for Trade). - I said on television I wasn't prepared to sell my soul Mr Foster (Lab, SA). - They wouldn t buy it. JJADIO listeners tuned to 2CY on Wednesday for the Senate broadcast would have been very surprised to hear just after 11.30am a few sentences, punctuated by cheers and applause, of a speech made in German. This aberration, occupied about 20 seconds of a 1 i -minute cut-out of tha broadcast, and was peculiar to 2CY. When the land-line from 2BL in Sydney to 2CY cut out, a PMG technician in Canberra in trying to set up an alternative circuit to restore the broadcast, matched Dp tho wrong one. At the time, 2CN was transmitting a schools broadcast in German, and that was what found its way on to 2CY. It was a lapse the PMG did not really need, particularly on that day. On Tuesday, the Postmaster-General, Sir Alan Hulme. had given Mr VVhitlam a written answer about the long interruption of the broadcast on the night of August 22, when Mr VVhitlam hacf been making his speech on tha Budget. Asked what had been done to ensure that faults would be overcome more efficiently and promptly than on that occasion, Sir Alan said the delay on August 22 had been due to the obscure nature of the fault and it was unlikely to recur. Although PMG officials could not say on Wednesday exactly what the fault had been this week, they were able to restore the broadcast quite quickly. But they must wonder what makes their equipment give out when it does: last month, Mr Whitlam on the Budget; this week, Senator Wright, speaking before tabling the Jetair files. Senator Sir Magnus Cormack (President). - 1 suppose all Honourable Senators are aware that there are about 700 clocks in Parliament House. JT should be interesting when the Australian Broadcasting Commission goes before Senate Estimates Committee B on Tuesday week. The ABC reported to Parliament this week, and its chairman, Sir Robert Madgwick reiterated in another forum that there were some things the ABC thought it should not be required to tell Parliament. Sir Robert concedes that in principle the Parliament can have whatever information it wants, and in this he is at one with the Senate and Committee B. But he nays there are some things .which Parliament ought to refrain from asking, while Committee B says it can and will ask anything bearing on expenditure, but is prepared to ask some things in camera. There is a third dimension. The Senate as a whole has reservations about estimates committees going into camera, and resolved on Thursday that only the Senate itself could decide that an estimates committee should go into camera, and the estimates committee concerned would have to make its case in each instance. That could lead to much ringing of the bells to call the Senate together on Tuesday evening. Sir William Aston (Mr Speak* er). - / think it is really time iir took a stent look at ourselves. , F , New York this week at the United Nations the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Bowen, made a plea for a comprehensive treaty to prohibit the conduct of nuclear weapon testing in all environments by all States, and suggested as a first step the universal acceptance and application of the existing treaty banning nuclear weapon testing in the atmosphere (which Australia has signed and ratified). Meanwhile, in Canberra there have been no steps at all taken to have Australia ratify the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. The treaty was signed after a major battle between the Foreign Affairs Department and the Atomic Energy Commission, which Mr McMahon, as Foreign Minister, played an important part in winning. But there is no desire in the Cabinet for Australia to demonstrate its real com mitment to non-proliferation, given that there is an election on the way, and the DLP and 'many Liberals believe Australia should be preparing to acquire its own nuclear weapons. Senator Wright (Minister for Works, representing the Foreign Minister). - I will remind the Senate of the terms in which our position (on China) is restated today. Senator Georges (Lab, Qld)t er: Oh, not again. . -J"}
{"id":102008378,"text":"11 Oct 1972 - Approval rating of PM rises from 28% to 31% Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 11 October 1972, page 11 Approval rating of PM rises from 28% to 31% Since July Mr McMahon's "approvalrating" rating" has risen from 28% to 31%. At the same time Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" remained steady at 39%. These are findings of an Australia-wide Gallup Poil of 2,173 people, who were asked whether Ihey approved or disapproved Ihe way Mr McMahon was handling his job as Prime Minister, and the way Mr Whitlam was handling his job as Leader of the Opposition. The following table shows that Mr McMahon's "approval rating" of 31% is now the same as in June. Mr McMahon as PM: App Disapp Undcc r/o rb '71 April 55 8 37 Nov 37 39 24 *72 Feb 28 49 2? April 25 57 18 June 31 48 21 July 28 51 21 Aug 29 52 19 Sept 31 49 20 Those who approve of Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister usually said, "Doing the best he can", or, "Doing a good job". Those who disapproved commented, "Not a good leader", or "Not forceful enough". The next table shows that among L-CP voters, approval of Mr McMahon has risen from 44% to 50% since July. L-CP voters on PM: App Disapp Undcc rb % ^ *71 April 67 3 30 Nov 55 24 21 '72 Feb 42 ?4 24 April 37 44 19 June 48 3) 21 July 44 36 20 Aug 46 35 19 Sept 50 32 18 Of ALP voters, an almost unchanged 16% approve of Mr McMahon. The following table shows that Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" has remained at 39% since June. Mr Whitlam in Opposition: App Disapp Undec '71 April 45 33 22 Nov 36 41 23 *72 Feb 34 38 28 April 37 39 24 June 39 38 23 July 39 37 24 Aug 39 39 22 Sept 39 40 21 The next table shows that Mr Whitlam is now approved by 57% of ALP voters, 3% more than in August; ALP voters on Mr Whitlam: App Disapp Undcc *71 April 61 19 20 Nov 56 24 20 '72 Feb 47 24 29 April 52 26 22 June 52 25 23 July 55 19 26 Auk 54 24 22 Sept 57 23 20 Of L-C-P voters, 26 % now approve of Mr Whitlam, compared with 28% in August. Those who approve of Mr Whitlam's work Leader of the Opposition usually said, "Doing good job", or "Doing his best". Those who disapprove often said, "I don't trust him", or "He is not strong enough". (O Roy Morgan and Aus tralian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":102008591,"text":"13 Oct 1972 - Abortion reform Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 13 October 1972, page 2 Abortion reform Sir, - There is no doubt that the 1972 Gallup Poll on abortion was bad news for the pro-abortionist lobby. Dale Dowse (Letters. October 2) ?may have convinced herself of the propriety of omitting this information from her review article. Rut there can be no justification for her quotation from the poll of an isolated figure which gave precisely the opposite impres sion. I repeat that the "estimate'' of 100,000 illegal abortions a year in Australia is a piece of fabricated nonsense, and I invite Dale Dowse to present any evidence she may have to the contrary. It is spccial pleading on her part to allege that the low number reported for maternal deaths from abortion is due to falsification of medical records, especially in view, of the screening process to which those records are subjected. .Her further unsupported assertion that full-term births are "far more risky" than abortions conducted by qualified practitioners is contradicted by documentation of the English experience, which shows the risks to >be equivalent. There is ample evidence that since the first year of implementation of the UK Abortion Act the number of legal abortions a year have increased fourfold, with consequent overcrowding of hospital wards and disaffection among gynaecologists and nursing staff, but without any decrease in the number of illegal abortions (British Medical Journal, May 1970, July 1972). Is that what Dale Dowse wants for this country? A glance at the Gallup Poll in question would have informed D. J. Rose (Letters, October 5) that his examples of uncertainties in the present law have no relevance to my statement on the poll results. Mr Rose will doubtless be relieved to learn that virtually all deaths from "maternal causes" in Australia are medically unpredictable and thus independent of the religions beliefs of doctors. The rhetoric of his peroration presumably requires no comment. J. CLEARY Yarralumla."}
{"id":102010589,"text":"26 Oct 1972 - MANY PEOPLE AGAINST PREFERENTIAL VOTING Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 26 October 1972, page 13 MANY PEOPLE AGAINST PREFERENTIAL VOTING More than half the people voting at the Federal election on December 2 would mark their preferences reluctantly. They would prefer to be voting "first past the post", the Gallup Poll says. In an Australia-wide survey, 2,173 people were handed two examples of ballot papers. One was marked for preferential voting (used in the Federal election) and the other for first past the post (used before 1919). Asked which they favoured, 54% said first past the post, 39% said preferential and 7% were undecided. Of the ALP voters interviewed, 66% favoured first past the post, but 51% of Liberal-Country Party voters favoured the preferential system. DLP voters were fairly evenly divided. The only State where most people favoured pre ferential voting was Tasmania, where proportional representation is used at State elections. Those who favoured first past the post usually said "the biggest group should win" or "preferential is not fair because a minority can get power". Those who favoured preferential voting said "it gives everyone a fair go". (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":102012487,"text":"05 Oct 1988 - 'Let Bob keep the job' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 5 October 1988, page 5 'Let Bob keep the job' SYDNEY: Support for the Government and the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has risen in the past month, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in the Bulletin magazine, shows that the Government has recovered the support it lost immediately after the September referendums to rise 2.5 points to 47.5 percent. During the same period support for the Coalition has fallen 2 per cent to 42 per cent. Mr Hawke's personal approval rating has risen 2 per cent to 59 percent. But only If per cent 01 voters approve of the way the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, is handling his job. More than two-thirds of voters — 68 per cent — believe that Mr Hawke makes a better Prime Minister than Mr Howard. Only 20 per cent of voters favoured Mr Howard — a 1 per cent fall since the last poll taken early in September. A little more than 2000 electors were interviewed for the poll, which was conducted on the weekends of September 17 and 24."}
{"id":102015907,"text":"19 Oct 1988 - Hawke's rating down slightly Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 19 October 1988, page 3 Hawke's rating j down slightly j SYDNEY: The popularity rating of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has dropped four points, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published yesterday. The poll, in this week's Bulletin magazine, showed that while Mr Hawke's approval rating dropped to 55 per cent, that of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, remained unchanged at 29 per cent Support for the ALP was 45.5 per cent, behind the Liberal-National Party Coalition which polled 46.5 per cent. Only 39 per cent Liberal voters approved of the way Mr Howard was hand line the iob."}
{"id":102020135,"text":"08 May 1972 - Support for L-CP lowest since 1949 election Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 8 May 1972, page 8 Support for L-CP lowest since 1949 election : A Gallup Poll oil Federal election prospects, taken a week before the Federal Government's announcement of income-tax cuts and an increase in pensions, • showed increased gains for the ALP. If it gained the same percentage of votes at an election it would win office. Of 1,796 electors questioned in an Australiawide survey, 50 per cent said they would vote ALP, 5 per cent more (han in a Gallup Poll taken last August. It is 2 per cent better for the ALP than at the 1961 Federal election, which the Liberal-Country Party coalition won with a margin of two seals. Only 37 per cent of those questioned in this poll said they would vote Liberal or Country Party, 3 per cent fewer than in a Gallup Poll on election prospects in February. It is 5 per cent fewer than at the 1961 election, which was the smallest vote for L-CP since the ALP was displaced in 1949. An unchanged 7 per cent said they would vole DLP, 3 per cent said they would vote for the Australia Party, and 3 per cent said minor parties or independ ent. c. eu u O Ji ►J hj JZ Q o Elections: pc pc pc pc 1949 . . 50 48 — 2 1955 . . 49 45 5 1 1961 . . 42 48 9 1 1963 . . 46 46 7 1 1966 . . 50 40 7 3 1969 _ . 43 47 6 4 Gallup Polls ; 1971 March 47 43 6;4 August 42 45 1013 Nov 45 45 7J3 1972 Feb 40 49 7:4 April 37 50 7?6 Comparison of answe'rs (his month and in February shows that the swing from I.-CP to ALP "'is greatest in Queensland and NSW. The decline in the L-CP vote was greatest among those people aged 21-29 years and over 7^ years. i In Gallup Polls on vot ing intention, each of ,tl)o electors interviewed •< lis handed a ballot paper and asked, "If a Federal cleplion were being held today, which party would rccetlo your first preference?" . The ballots are dropped into boxes carried by the interviewers. When ,1bo boxes were opened, it ivjis found that 93 per cent cent had answered as shown above. ' »J The Gallup Poll is tie only public opinion ptill which interviews a trbe cross-section of 2,000 people throughout the capital cities and country districts of all six States. That has been done 229 times since the first Australian Gallup Poll, more than 30 years ago. In each Gallup Poll, each, of the people interviewed is asked several public questions. This is finding No 2,327. . (C) li.v Hoy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":102020329,"text":"09 May 1972 - PM's rating drops 3 per cent Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 9 May 1972, page 10 PM's rating drops 3 per cent A Gailup Poll on Mr McMahon's "approval rating", taken the week before the Federal Government's announcement of income tax cuts and increases in pensions, showed a further decline since February from 28 per cent to 25 per cent. In the same Gallup Poll, Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" increased from 34 per ccnt to 37 per cent. In an Australia-wide survey, 2,316 people were asked whether they approved or disapproved Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister and Mr Whitlam's handling of his job as Leader of the Opposition. Interviewing was completed on April 8. A few days after interviewing for this poll was completed, the Government announced plans to stimulate the economy. These included an income tax cut of 2) per ccnt and a rise of SI a week in the standard pen sion rate. The following table shows that approval of Mr McMahon has more than halved since he became Prime Minister: Mr McMAHON AS PM: Ap- Dis- Unprove ap- de prove cided % % % April 55 8 37 August 37 41 22 Nov. 37 39 24 Feb. 28 49 23 April 25 57 18 Some who approved of Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister said, "Doing his best". Some who disapproved said, "Ineffectual". The next table shows that among L-CP voters, approval of Mr McMahon has fallen from 42 per cent to 37 per cent since February. L-CP VOTERS ON PM: Ap- Dis- Unprove ap- de prove cided % % </o April 67 3 30 August 54 26 20 Nov. 55 24 21 Feb. 42 34 24 April 37 44 19 Of ALP voters, 18 per cent approved of Mr McMahon, which is the same as in February. While Mr McMahon's "approval rating" has fallen, Mr Whitlam's has risen from 24 per cent in February to 37 per cent in April. WHITLAM IN OPPOSITION Ap- Dis- Undeprove approve cided c- cjj r.'0 April _ _ 45 33 22 August _ 38 41 21 Nov 36 41 23 February 34 38 28April „ _ 37 39 24 The 3 per cent increase in approval of Mr Whitlam since February occurred among only ALP voters. Of Liberal-Country Party voters 23 per cent now approve of Mr Whitlam, compared with 26 per cent in February. The next, table shows that 52 per cent of ALP voters now approve of Mr Whitlam. That is a bigger proportion than the 37 per cent of Liberal-Country Party voters who approve of Mr McMahon, as shown in the second table. ALP VOTERS ON WHITLAM: Ap- Dis- Undeprove approve cided 7o '» % April „ _ 61 19 20 August ... 56 24 20 Nov 48 27 25 February 47 24 29 April _ .. 52 26 _ 22 "He's doing a good job" was often commented by those who approved of Mr Whitlam's work as Leader of the Opposition. Some who disapproved said, "He's not a leader". A further Gallup Poll on the leaders taken since the mini-Budget will probably be released next week. A Gallup Poll on Federal election prospects for the parties has also been taken since the mini-Budget and results may be known later this week. — (O by Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Tolls."}
{"id":102021218,"text":"13 May 1972 - Poll shows 3pc gain for L-CP Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 13 May 1972, page 8 Poll shows 3pc gain for L-CP A Gallup Poll on Federal election prospects, taken two weeks after the Federal Government's announcement of incomc tax cuts and an increase in pensions, shows an increase of 3 per cent in support for the LiberalCountry Party coali tion. Support for the I.-CP stood at 40 per ccnt compared with 37 per ccnt a week before the miniBudget. Of 1.874 electors who gave their voting intention in this Australia-wide survey. 48 per ccnt said they would vote ALP. This result is similar to that obtained last February when the Gallup Poll said the Australian Labor Parly might have won for the first time since 1949. The ALP vote of 48 per cent is 1 per cent less than in the Galiup Poll taken the week before the miniBudget. It is, however, the same vote as the ALP obtained in the 1961 Federal election, which the L-CP won with a margin of only two seats. An unchanged 7 per cent said they would vote DLP, 2 per cent said they would vote for the Australia Party, and 3 per cent said minor parties or independent. The following table compares recent Gallup Polls with election results sincc 1949. Elections: LCP ALP DLP Other 1949 50pc 48pc — 2pc 1 1955 49 45 5 1961 42 48 9 1 1063 46 46 7 1 1966 50 40 7 3 1969 43 47 6 4 Gallup Polls: 1971 March 47 43 6 4 Aug 42 45 10 3 Nov 45 45 7 3 1972 Feb 40 49 7 4 Early April 37 50 7 6 Late April 40 48 7 5 Comparison of answers obtained in the two April Gallup Polls shows that the swing to L-CP is greatest in Queensland and rvaw. j ne increase in me L-CP vote was greatest among those people aged over 70 years. In Gallup Polls on voting intention, each of the electors interviewed is handed a ballot paper and asked: "If a Federal election were being held today, which party would receive your first preference?" The ballots are dropped into boxes carried by the interviewers. When the boxes were opened, it was found that 93 per cent had answered, as shown above. The Gallup Poll is the only public opinion poll which interviews a true cross-section of 2.000 people throughout the capital cities and country districts of all six States. That has been done 230 times sincc the first Australian Gallup Poll, more than 30 years ago. In each Gallup Poll, each of the people interviewed is asked several public questions. This is finding No 2329. (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Tnblic Opinion Polls"}
{"id":102021478,"text":"16 May 1972 - PM still unpopular, poll shows Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 16 May 1972, page 1 PM still unpopular, poll shows A Gallup Poll on Mr MeMahon's "approval rating", taken two weeks after the Federal Government's announcement of incometax cuts and increases in pensions, showed his approval at 26 per cent. This was an increase of 1 per cent compared with a Gallup Poll taken just before the mini-Budget. Jn the same period Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" remained steady at 37 per cent. Details. — Page 11."}
{"id":102021563,"text":"16 May 1972 - popularity still low, despite mini-budget Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 16 May 1972, page 11 popularity still low, despite mini-budget | GALLUP POLL A Gallup Poll on Mr McMahon's "approval rating" taken two weeks after the Federal Government's announcement of incomc-tax cuts and increases in pensions, showed his approval at 26 per cent. This was an increase of 1 per cent compared with a Gallup poll taken just before the mini-budget. In the same period Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" remained steady at 37 per cent. With L-CP voters, Mr McMahon's "approval rating" was 40 per cent compared with 37 per cent a v. cek before the mini-budget. Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" with ALP voters increased to 54 per cent compared with 52 per cent in early April. In this Australia-wide survey, 2.391 people were asked whether they approved or disapproved Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister; also Mr Whitlani's handling of his job as Leader of the Opposition. Interviewing was completed on April 29. The following table shows the present "approval rating" of Mr McMahon. Mr McMahon as PM u •3 V c "J 2 c. c. SJ £ '■r "c < 5 D PC PC PC April si 8 37 August 37 41 22 November 37 39 24 February 28 49 23 Early Apr. 25 57 18 Late Apr. 26 54 20 Those who approved of Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister usually said. "Doing his best tinder difficult circumstances", or "It is a tough, difficult job-'. Those who disapproved usually said, "Not a lea der'\\ "Ineffective", "Unsure of himself", or "Prefer someone else". The next table shows that among L.CP voters, Mr McMahon's approval has risen from 37 per cent to 40 per cent since the mini-budget. L-CP voters on PM PC PC PC 71 April 67 3 30 August 54 26 20 November 55 24 21 '72 February 42 34 24 Early Apr. 37 44 19 Late Apr. 40 38 22 Of ALP voters 15 per cent approved of Mr Mc Mahcm, which is a drop of 3 per ccnt since the minibudget. While Mr McMahon's "approval rating" has risen slightly, Mr Whitlam's has not changed during April. Whitlam in Opposilion < Q — PC PC PC '71 April 45 33 22 August 38 41 21 November 36 41 23 '72 February 34 38 28 Harty Apr. 37 39 24 Late Apr. 37 40 23 Of L-CP voters 22 per cent now approve of Mr Whitlam. compared with 23 per cent in earlv April and 26 per cent last Febru ary. The nest table show* that 54 per ccnt of ALP voiers now approve of Mr NVhitlam. That is an increase of 2 per cent since the minibudget. ALP voters on Whitlam PC PC PC '71 April 61 19 20 August 56 24 20 November 48 27 25 *72 February 47 24 29 Early Apr. 52 26 22 Late Apr. 54 23 23 "He's going a good job" was often commented by those who approved of Mr Whitlam's work as the Leader of the Opposition. Those who disapproved often said, "Not strong". "Don't trust him", or ''Can't control party". [c| Roy Morgan and Aus tralian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":102025391,"text":"08 Jun 1972 - 80mph vehicle speed limit favoured Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 8 June 1972, page 13 80mph vehicle speed limit favoured Three out of four people think cars should not be able to go faster than 80mph, the Gallup Poll has found. In this Australia-wide survey taken in April, 2,316 men and women were told of a suggestion that cars should not be able to go faster than 80 niph and asked whether they were for or against that limit. A majority of 77 Co said they favoured limiting the speed of cars to 80mph. 20% were against it, and 3 So were undecided. In every State, more than 74% wanted the limit. Of women 85# said limit the speed to 80mph. Men answered, for limit 69%, against limit 29%, and undecided 2Co. Analysis by age showed approval increased as people got older. People under the age of 21 answered, for limit 66%, against limit 31%, and undecided 3%. 'Not possible lo conH'ol' Those in favour usually said it was not possible to control a car at that speed, 80mph was still too high or there was no need to travel faster. Those against the S0mph limit usually said it depended on the driver or extra speed was necessary in an emergency. (C) by Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":102025978,"text":"12 Jun 1972 - Majority favour child grant for homes Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 12 June 1972, page 7 Majority favour child grant for homes Two in three people favour the proposal of giving child endowment in advance for a deposit on a home or to add rooms, the Gallup Poll finds. In this Australia-wide survey taken in April, 2,316 people were told of a _ suggestion that people with children should be given up to S3.000 of their child endowment in advance, for a deposit on a home or to add rooms. People were then asked whether they favoured or opposed that suggestion. A majority of 65To said they favoured giving child endowment in advance, 25% opposed the sugges- : lion and 10To were undecided. Men and women as separate groups gave similar answers. In homes where there were children 6^^ of people favoured child endowment in advance and 61% of people living in homes without children also favoured the suggestion. Those in favour usually said, "It would help young people get a home", or "if used only for housing". Those against said, "People might waste it on other things", or "Endowment is for children". (C) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":102028182,"text":"24 Jun 1972 - Military service favoured for all Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 24 June 1972, page 11 Military service favoured for all GALLUP POLL More than 6 out of 10 people interviewed in a recent Gallup Poll favour compulsory military training for all young men. Those for compulsory military training for all young men were 2 to 1 in favour of six months in preference to three months. In this Australia-wide Gallup Poll 2,391 men and women aged 16 and over were handed a card listing the following alternatives: No military training; only full-time volunteers; all young men to camp for about three months; all young men to camp for about six months; onc-in12 called up for 18 months. People were then asked which one alternative came closest to their ideas about compulsory military training. The following .shows how people ans wered. All young men for six months — 42%. All young men for three months — 21%. Total al! young men — 63%. One-in-12 for 18 months, as now — 11%. Only full-time volunteers — 19%, No military training — 4%. No opinion — 3%. The vote for compulsory training for all young men came from 71% of L-CP voters, 63% of DLP voters and 59% of ALP vot ers. Men and women as separate groups gave similar answers. Answers, however, varied by age groups. Of people 30 years and over 67% favour compulsory training for all young men, as do 59% of those aged 21-29 years. Minors aged 16-20 years answered: All young men for six months — 28%. All young men for three months — 15%. Total for all young men — 43%. One-in-12 for 18 months, as now — 16%. Onlv full-time volunteers — 31%. No military training — 8%. No opinion — 2%. People were also asked their second choice. Eighty-two per cent of all people surveyed mentioned compulsory military training of three or six months for all young men as either their first choice or second choice. Those in favour of compulsory military training for all young men usually said, "Essential for defence of Australia", "Beneficial training"' or "Teaches discipline''. Those in favour of only volunteers doing military training usually said, "Nobody should be forced". (C) R of Morgan and Australian Public Opinion 1'olls."}
{"id":102032231,"text":"14 Jul 1988 - IN BRIEF Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 14 July 1988, page 3 IN BRIEF Legal aid for widower SYDNEY: The NSW Premier, Mr Greiner, confirmed last night that legal aid would be granted to the husband of a woman killed in a mudslide at Coledale on the NSW South Coast, but said local residents would not be funded to appear at the inquest. Mrs Jenny Hagan and her two-yearold son, James, were killed in the mudslide in April. A spokesman for Mr Greiner said the dead woman's husband would be given legal aid "without any doubt" and the residents' interests would be adequately canvassed by Mr Hagan's legal repre sentative. Aid to Timor Children and mothers in the Indonesian province of East Timor will benefit from an Australian grant of $654,000 to a UNICEF project, the acting Minister for Foreigri Affairs and Minister for Trade Negotiations, Mr Duffy, announced yesterday. The project emphasised nutrition, endemic-disease control, women's development and education, water supply and sanitation, and food production. Security guard dies MELBOURNE: A 35-year-old security guard died last night after being critically wounded during an armed hold-up outside a Melbourne supermarket on Monday. Police said Mr Dominik Hefti, of Melton South, who was shot twice in the chest as he struggled with a bandit, died in Royal Melbourne hospital at 6.59pm. Mr Hefti was one of two security officers escorting about $35,000 in cash from a Coles New World store in suburban Brunswick to an Armaguard van. The company has offered a $100,000 reward to try to help police track down the bandit who shot Mr Hefti. Setbacks for Ahem BRISBANE: The Queensland Premier, Mr Ahern, battling to win; the South Coast by-election, was hit yesterday by an U-point plunge in approval ratings and by criticism from former Cabinet colleague Mr Russ Hinze, who said he was. a failure as Premier and should stand down. The Morgan Gallup poll in yesterday's Bulletin said Mr Ahern's approval had fallen from 63 to 52 per cent while the National Party's approval had slipped by 5 points."}
{"id":102032320,"text":"14 Jul 1988 - People 'insufficiently informed on casino issue' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 14 July 1988, page 9 People 'insufficiently informed on casino issue' Social-impact report on Civic 'ignores evidence' JULY 11-13 19IS THI AUSTRALIA *1 NATIONAL UNIVIRSITY 2JUP bitrnimniil ronfrrrm r on Amiralij n gambling Bv MARK UHLMANN Dr Hcctor Kin loch, Reader in History at the Australian National University and a member of the Committee for a CasinoFree Canberra, strongly attacked yesterday 'the social-impact report on the proposed Civic Square Redevelopment (Section 19). Addressing the Bicentennial Conference on Australian Gambling, at Burgmann College, ANU, organised by the National Association for Gambling Studies, Dr Kinloch said the report was "shockingly deficient in its ignoring of evidence from the field of city planning and urban research". He also said Australians were insufficiently informed that a casino was proposed for their national capital and no attempt was made to obtain opinions from overseas. It was glaringly obvious "that there are no references whatsoever to the history and nature of Canberra" in the report He found it "incomprehensible that a team asked to examine the image of the national capital, and perceptions of that image, ignored the historical actuality of the city . There, was also an absence",of "any adequate discussion of Canberra as the ccntre of national politics; and the implications for the nation of that status of the city [if a casino was established]". - The Roy Morgan public opinion poll, which surveyed the opinions of 500 people in the ACT and a lesser number in each of the state capitals on the casino issue, was "biased and unprofessional" and inadequate. This was because the preamble to the question which was asked involved several value judgments weighted toward acceptance of the redevelopment (The preamble read: "There is a proposal to develop a new cultural centre in Canberra which would include a small casino"). The social-impact study team should have included "specialists in history, political science, economics and a range of experts in the field of urban studies and city planning". Dr Kinloch said the team had done well considering these deficicncics and the lack of time they had been given to complete the report. He placed the blame "squarely on [the minister responsible for the ACT] Mr Punch and on his political and Public Service advisers (pushed by individuals, orga nisations and institutions with vested interests), who put their need for a quick report and snap decisions ahead of any genuine concern to give the team the necessary time and resources to do their work". The chairman of the social-impact study -team, Dr Geoff Caldwell, said that although the team would have liked more time to polish its report, it understood that time limits had to be imposed. . It was unlikely that its conclusions would have changed if more time had been avail able. He was surprised by Dr Kinloch's criticism on the lack of historical research. Dr Kinloch had had two chances at public hearings held by the study team to suggest that historical considerations be given more weight, but he had not done so. The team had seen the preamble to the Morgan poll question as being an accurate description 01 the proposal, but the people in other capital cities who were questioned about the redevelopment "almost didn't understand the question" because it was of "no moment" to them. Most regarded Canberra as a dead, boring city and that anything to improve its nightlife would be a good thing. The team could have advertised the proposed redevelopment more widely across Australia but, apart from letters initiated by Dr Kinloch, "I don't think we got any response outside the ACT" to the advertise ments."}
{"id":102037674,"text":"14 Dec 1988 - PM beats Howard in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 14 December 1988, page 2 PM beats Howard in poll SYDNEY: The Federal Government had a solid lead in public support when the Opposition launched its Future Directions manifesto, according to the Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, taken on December 3 and published in yesterday's Bulletin magazine, had Labor support at 48.5 per cent and the coalition at 43 percent. The Government improved 1.5 points on a fortnight earlier to build a lead that would translate into a comfortable election win. The leader of the Opposition, John Howard, who is counting on the manifesto to revive his fortunes, had an approval rate of 30 per cent (up one point) and a disapproval rating of60 percent. In contrast, approval of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, also rose one point to 59 per cent, with 31 percent disapproval. Some 69 per cent of voters (up one point) thought Mr Hawke would make the better Prime Minister, while just 18 per cent (down one point) preferred Mr Howard."}
{"id":102038640,"text":"19 Dec 1988 - NSW could be bankrupted: Greiner Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 19 December 1988, page 5 NSW could be bankrupted: Greiner It is crunch time for State Rail SYDNEY: A consultancy group has been appointed to put in place the specifics for a complete overhaul of the NSW railways, following a report which said State Rail needed a cash injection of $16 billion ovpr 14 years. The NSW Premier, Nick Grcincr, warned it was crunch time for State Kail and that unless drastic measures were taken, the state would be bankrupted by its massive losses. A spokesman for the Minister for Transport, Bruce Baird, said the report by PA Consulting Services listed all options open to the Grciner Government, the worst scenario being to conduct "business as usual". In that case, State Rail's compounding capital debt would reach almost $31 billion in the year 2002, or in other words, $6000 owed by every person in NSW. "It has come to a crunch situation. Something must be done or the state will go broke," the spokesman said. "What we have had is a massive bureaucracy with 15 levels of management, a situation which has festered over many, many years. "This is a reform government now in power, and it intends to take on the task of cleaning up State Rail," he said. The report warned that State Rail Bruce Baird had to reduce its operating costs, at present mostly responsible for a $3 million a day cost to the state's tax payers. It said labour costs comprised 74 per cent and materials 26 per cent of State Rail's operating costs. The SRA's annual report showed a total staff of 36,700. The spokesman said the aim of the Government was to break down the bureaucracy and create two business areas for operations — com muter services, and freight and country passenger services. In addition, he said the Government would continue its policy of getting rid of surplus land (a St Leonards site was recently sold for $15 million and space above St Leonards station leased for 99 years for $67 million). A summary of the PA Consulting Services report was to be issued by Mr Baird this week, and transport consultants Booz, Allen and Hamilton would begin to formulate the ideas for restructuring. The spokesman said rail unions had already been briefed on the report and pointed out, "No-one will have a job if State Rail continues to lose these huge amounts of money." He insisted the task was not an impossible one, and that State Rail chief executive Ross Sayers was confident it could be achieved without having to break the bank simply in order to implement the changes. Meanwhile, Booz, Allen and Hamilton has commissioned pollsters Roy Morgan Research to conduct an extensive survey on Sydney's suburban and inter-city train services. "A new feature of this survey will be the determination of priorities of passengers' preferences and willingness to trade off service attributes such as fares, personal security, travel time, ease of fare collection," the spokesman said."}
{"id":102039402,"text":"24 Dec 1988 - X-rated videos win in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 24 December 1988, page 2 X-rated videos win in poll The majority of ACT adults do not want the sale and hire of X-rated videos banned in the ACT, according to the results of a Morgan Gallup poll issued yesterday. The telephone poll of 248 men and 247 women aged 18 years and over was commissioned by the Adult Video Industry Association and conducted earlier this month. Last month the Government decided not to amend laws which allow the importation of X-rated videos into Australia, their sale and hire in the ACT to people aged over 18 and their distribution to the rest of Australia. The Opposition early this month introduced a private Mem ber's Bill to ban the videos. The poll showed that 35.4 per cent of people wanted the sale and hire ofX-rated videos banned, 59.5 wanted arrangements to stay as they were, and 5.1 could not say. The poll explained that the X-rated movies and videos were films of an erotic nature which showed explicit sex scenes but not violence. A further breakdown of the figures showed significant differences between the attitudes of men and women, and young and old. Of the men, 25.6 per cent wanted the videos banned compared,with 45.2 per cent of women; 68.2 per cent of men wanted the sale and hire allowed as now, 50.7 of women. In the 18-24, 25-34 and 35-49 age groups the majority of people did not Vant the videos banned (67.3, 66.1, 58.7) whereas in the 50-plus group this dropped to 47 per cent with 46.6 voting for the ban. Most of the respondents, 43.3 per cent, thought that a movie or video was given an X-rating if it had explicit sex, 13 per cent if it had extreme violence and 32.6 if it had both. It was more important for censors to control extreme violence than explicit sex scenes in movies according to 62.6 per cent of the respondents, 28.8 said both should be controlled, 6.1 explicit sex, 2.5 could not say. Comparing men to women, 70.2 per cent of men thought it more important to control extreme violence, 54.9 of women. Women thought it more important to control both, 35.6 per cent compared with 22.1 pc of men. More than half of the respondents, 70.7 per cent, said that the X-rated film censorship classifica tion was allowed on videos in the ACT, 85.4 per cent said the G-rating was allowed, 84.5 the PGR, 82.4 the M, 77.2 the R-rating and 1.6 percent could not say. The AVIA says the poll shows "popular support" for the Government's decision to set up a working party to look into violence on video, it says the results confirm that many people are ignorant about the contents of X-rated (non-violent erotic) films, 46 per cent "mistakenly believing that they contained violence in one form or another". Association lobbyist Robbie Swan said in a statement that the ACT Liberal Party's negative, stance on X-rated videos proved that the party was out of touch with local feelings. "Canberrans will not vote [in the ACT self-government election] for a party that endorses blanket censorship moves from minority groups," he said. Canberrans enjoyed their sex life and resented any one trying to fit them into straitjackets and stereotypes."}
{"id":102040154,"text":"30 Dec 1988 - IN BRIEF Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 30 December 1988, page 3 IN BRIEF Older people targeted SYDNEY: The NSW Cancer Council said it might change its target group after a survey published yesterday showed few sunbathers aged over 55 used sunscreens. A Saulwick poll published in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald showed that 80 per cent of under-25s used sunscreens always or often, but 60 per cent of people over 55 rarely or never used sunscreens. Christmas Appeal Australian Catholic Relief hopes to raise more than $70,000 in the CanbetTaGoulburn area for relief for flood victims in Bangladesh. This year's Christmas Appeal by the Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn, the Most Reverend Francis Carroll, has already raised many thousands of dollars but donations can still be sent. The director of Australian Catholic Relief, Mick Sullivan, said yesterday that among the 65 parishes in the archdiocese, St Christopher's Cathedral in Manuka had raised $3447 and St John Vianney in Waramanga had raised $2700. Donations can be sent to the Archbishop's Christmas Appeal, GPO Box 42, Canberra ACT 2601. Rights for blind New legislation which came into effect yesterday will afford a deaf or blind person with a guide dog the same rights of access to public places in the ACT as other citi zens. The minister res|jonsible for the ACT, Clyde Holding, said yesterday a deaf or blind person will be able to go with a dog to restaurants, hotels, theatres, buses and taxis. Refusing access to such a person accompanied by a dog or trying to remove the dog carries a $503 fine. Festival attendance About 433,500 ijeople attended this year's 10-day Canberra Festival and it is hoped the 1989 festival will be as popular. The Canberra Festival Committee said 100 groups will take part in the Recreation and Leisure Picnic (formerly the Recreation Expo), 23 restaurants and 10 wineries will provide food and drink at the Food and Wine Frolic and 7000 students from 58 schools will participate in the four-day Schools' Program. Murder charge BRISBANE: A Brisbane man was charged yesterday with the murder of missing Japanese tourist Noriyuki Oda, 22, police said last night, although Mr Oda's body had not yet been recovered. Mollymook rescue SYDNEY: A tourist rescued a 10-year old boy from drowning at Mollymook, on the South Coast, yesterday. Police said Michael Pratt, 10, was playing on rocks at Bannister Head with his brother and another boy when he slipped into the sea. His brother ran for help, alerting Queensland holidaymaker Alan Storm, 29, who dived into the 3m swell. Photo licences SYDNEY: Photo drivers* licences will be introduced in NSW from January 10, Transport Minister Bruce Baird announced yesterday. Under the new licence coding, motorists with a good driving record will be rewarded by being entitled to a cheaper licence which will be valid fora longer period."}
{"id":102040158,"text":"30 Dec 1988 - Canberrans prefer Hawke, Peacock Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 30 December 1988, page 3 Canberrans prefer Hawke, Peacock Almost twice as many Canberrans would prefer Andrew Peacock to Opposi-tion Leader John Howard as Liberal Par-ty Leader, according to an opinion poll published yesterday. Mr Peacock, the Opposition's Deputy Leader and treasury spokesman, was also the preferred choice among Liberal vot-ers, and Prime Minister Bob Hawke was streets ahead of Treasurer Paul Keating in the Labor Party's leadership stakes. The poll by ANOP Research Services was conducted for Capital Television and covered a telephone sample of 1,200 Canberra adults interviewed between December 15 and 18. Of those surveyed, 31 per cent thought Mr Peacock would make the best Liberal leader, followed by the Opposition's spokesman on industry, technology and commerce, Senator Fred Chaney (23 per cent), Mr Howard (17 per cent), and Lib-eral Party federal president and Elders-IXL chief John Elliott (8 per cent). About one in 10 either thought none of the four would make the best leader (12 per cent), or were undecided (9 per cent). The survey showed 51 per cent of the total sample thought Mr Hawke the bet-ter Labor Party leader, well ahead of Mr Keating (19 per cent), the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, Senator John Button (12 per cent), and the Minister for Defence, Kim Beazley (8 percent). Ten per cent either thought none of the four made the best leader or were unde-cided. Among Labor voters, 68 per cent pre-ferred Mr Hawke as leader, leaving Mr Keating a very distant second at 17 per cent, followed by Senator Button (7 per cent) and Mr Beazley (5 per cent). Of Liberal voters, 24 per cent preferred Mr Howard as leader, slightly behind Mr Peacock with 28 per cent. Senator Cha-ney was preferred by 18 per cent and Mr Elliott by 11 percent. Picture: WARWICK MERTON Stephen Rogers performs a whip manoeuvre on the Molonglo River yesterday. Stephen has been skiing for 10 years, mostly at the coast, but he and his friends were attracted to the Molonglo by yesterday's ideal conditions."}
{"id":102040917,"text":"03 Aug 1988 - IN BRIEF PM tops, but Peacock pips Keating Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 3 August 1988, page 3 IN BRIEF PM tops, but Peacock pips Keating SYDNEY: Australians preferred Mr" Hawke as Prime Minister but if the fight was one between the Treasurer. Mr Keating, and the Deputy Leadei of the Opposition. MrPeacock. the latter would win. A Morgan Gallup poll, published in today's Bulletin, surveyed 952 people throughout Australia in mid-July. Seventy per cent preferred Mr Hawke for the top. With him aside, 45 per ccnt preferred Mr Peacock and 43 per ccnt Mr Keating. Police charged BRISBANE: Two police officers were among 49 people in Brisbane Magistrate's Court yesterday who appeared on a total of 941 charges, mainly stealing and receiving stolen goods, over a $5 million state-wide stolcn-car racket. Link to Perth The High Court's successful experiment with video-linked hearings, after a link with Brisbane in March, will be repeated on Friday when Canberra and Perth will be linked for five special leave applications. It is also possible video-linked special leave hearings will be conducted between Canberra and Adelaide, although the court is planning to sit in Adelaide later this month. Public seminar A public seminar entitled "After White and Block - What?" will be held at the Canberra International Hotel by the Australian Institute of Urban Studies from 3 to 5pm today. People arc invited to express their views on how the planning and management of the city should be arranged now that the National Capital Development Commission is about to be abolished. Pilot killed SYDNEY: A crop-duster pilot was killed instantly yesterday when his plane crashed into a hillside and burst into flames near Tamworih. Bureau of Air Safety Investigation officers were at the scene and a post-mortem examination will be carried out on the pilot today. A police spokesman from Muswcllbrook, in central NSW, confirmed 'ast night the pilot was Mr Stephen Palmenter, 28, of Carroll, near Tamworth. Sister invited A sister of one of the "Sharpeville six", Ms Joycc Mokhesi, has been invited to Australia by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Hayden. The trip will be funded by his department under its special visitors' program. The "Sharpeville six", as part of a crowd involved in a murder in South Africa, were found to have a "common purpose" in the murder, although they were not directly involved, and a.re under sentence of death. Ms Mokhesi has already visited Western Europe to help publicise the case."}
{"id":102043834,"text":"16 Aug 1988 - News poll incorrect Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 16 August 1988, page 3 News poll incorrect By DEIRORE MAHONEY A poll published in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald yesterday saying 43 per cent of Australians believed X-rated videos should be banned was wrong. The Age admitted supplying incorrect information to Irving Saulwick, of Irving Saulwick and Associates pollers, on the classification of videos. Questions asked of 1000 people were: Should X-rated videos be banned'! Should X-rated videos depicting explicit violence be banned? and Should X-rated videos depicting explicit sex be banned? In fact, as clarified yesterday by the Democrats' representative on the Joint Select Committee on Video Material. Senator Jean Jenkins, no violence is permitted in X-rated videos in Australia. Only 3 per cent of those polled wanted ;} ban on videos depicting explicit sex. Age man Mr Dennis Muller said yesterday that questions were formed by himself and Irving Saulwick, relying on information from Mr Muller. He said that in this case, "I got it wrong". Mr Muljer said he had misread the Parliamentary report and had tried to oversimplify issues relating to non-vio lcnt erotica. Although questions relating to explicit violence should have been about R-rated videos, the poll findings were not inval idated."}
{"id":102047157,"text":"31 Aug 1988 - MIDWEEK MAGAZINE Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 31 August 1988, page 27 BREAKING HOT AIR WITH THE D8VN AS AN ABC trainee, I was taught that, whether interviewing the President of the United States or a drunk in the gutter, the reporter should always take charge of the situation. Hence the journalist was to direct the interviewee where to sit, to cut out incoming telephone calls, close windows to block out noise, etc. And miraculously, as long as you pretended to know what you were doing, cooperation was always forthcoming. That is, until my first Canberra interview with William George Haydcn - an introduction to the fact that the city is full of professional interviewees who can be pretty tough operators when they want to be, notwithstanding any vice-regal aspirations. Having been ushered into the foreign Minister's office, I was seated in the chair opposite his desk. After a preliminary chat, 1 duly instructed Mr Haydcn to join me on my side of the desk so he would be within microphone range. He refused. I therefore invited myself to move around to his side of the desk. The answer was "No." He then explained his actions by saying he needed to refer to some confidential briefing notes during the interview. Not realising the extent of the Foreign Minister's famed paranoia, I volunteered to sit beside him without looking at his notes. You can guess the response. In the end I had to conduct the interview lying across the ministerial desk. Mr Hayden said this would blunt my "combative" interviewing style. 1 suspect it did. But it's not just politicians in Canberra who can demonstrate a difficult approach. A tiny minority of journalistic colleagues play rough too - a situation which was exacerbated by the appallingly cramped working conditions in the old Parliament House. For example, early in my time in Canberra I had to share a desk with Max Walsh, Pru Goward and another one-time big ABC name. In order to fully appreciate the resulting tale, it must be understood that trying to get daybreak interviews with politicians is useless without a large collection of MPs' home telephone numbers, holiday home numbers, mistresses' numbers, etc. Thus After four years of waking federal politicians for early-morning interrogations on the ABC's AM program, Michael Dodd has left the Parliamentary Press Gallery to head overseas to interview some "real people". He looks back with the view that working in the national capital is a tougher but zanier experience than most Australians might imagine. my contact book bccame not only the product of obsessive collecting, but a much-used resource for the whole office as well. Alas, one day it mysteriously disappeared. After a week of fruitless searching, I returned from an assignment to find that all that day's notes, as well as the Tasmanian telephone book I'd been using, were in the rubbish bin. After a full-scale investigation, the one-time ABC big name confessed sheepishly that he'd thrown them out because they had been on what he regarded as "his" desk. Under further cross-examination, he admitted that my beloved contact book had been treated in the same way. But he didn't apologise. Notwithstanding this, once I'd managed to build up a replacement contact book, he never had any qualms about asking me for politicians' numbers. Those politicians who do give out their numbers love to complain about journalists ringing them at ungodly hours. BuI AM is generally a little kinder to politicians than some of them like to make out. Writing after his ministerial career abruptly came to an end, Barry Cohen, former Environment Minister, said, "God, how I miss the Fourth Estate. Those early-morning wake-up calls. 'Is that you, Barry? It's Michael here... from AM. I'm sorry to disturb you...' And you knew how genuinely sorry they were from the tone of their voice - 'What time is it, Michael?1 '5.30am ..'Oh, how nice to hear from you so early. What is it you want to know?'" Without wishing to destroy Mr Cohen's yarnspinning credibility, a little more attention to detail would be in order. His anecdote comes unstuck by virtue of the fact that I was never on "Barry" terms with him. (Perhaps it was because of my beard that he regarded me as a closet environmentalist, and hence a natural enemy.) Besides, as a humanitarian gesture, I never phone politicians uninvited before 6.30am - unless they live in an unfortunate time zone like Western Australia or Queensland in summer, which Mr Cohen doesn't. Anyway, it's not always the journalists who pester politicians at irregular hours. Former "Mouth from the South" Michael Hodgman would frequently call me early with some supposedly earth-shattering crime committed by the Hawke Socialist Government which you just had to interview him about. And when you gave him the brush-off, he used to ring the producer and try to bust his way on to the program that way. But one morning I fixed him for good, when the following recorded exchange took place: M.H.: What Mr Howard has done, according to the most recent Morgan Gallup Polls, is to sack the six most popular members of the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. We have a situation where he's sacked Mr Peacock, who was the most popular Liberal in Australia. He sacked Mr Macphee. He sacked Mr Everingham, who's now leaving federal politics. He sacked Mr MacKellar and he sacked me. M.D.: That's only five. M.H.: I beg your pardon. M.D.: That's only five. M.H.: I beg your pardon. M.D.: That's only five. M.H.:... (pause)... One, two, three, four, five .. .Are you there? M.D.: Yes. M.H.: Sorry, you threw me then. Just hang on a minute. One, two, three, four, five. Five of the six, you are right. Do you want to run that again? M.D.: No, no. That's all right - who's the other one? M.H.: Oh, hang on Mike. Just hang on a minute. This is stupid. One, two... Yeah, he sacked five. I beg your pardon. I should have said five of the six most popular. Do you want to run that again? Despite Mr Hodgman's pleas, I could not bring myself to edit the tape, and it went to air uncut. Consequently my popularity amongst politicians on both sides of the House soured. Better still, Mr Hodgman never offered himself again. But it's not only politicians who pursue journal ists for favours. One day I received a call from someone I hardly knew who kindly thought I ought to know that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation was asking questions about me. After some investigation 1 obtained the home telephone number of a senior ASIO employee who was rather taken aback that I was able to track him down. He also appeared, to be quite stunned that his organisation's inquiries about me had been discovered. He .then stressed that I had not done anything "wrong", though he refused to divulge more over the telephone - leaving me to wonder whether the KGB was also monitoring my activities. He then requested a face-to-face meeting. So where did he want to meet - under a bridge? In a disused factory? No, in the bar of the National Press Club! My James Bond instincts having been quelled, this most unclandestine of meetings eventually took place after he apologised for being half an hour late. He also apologised for having questions asked about me behind my back, explaining that ASIO was concerned about adverse publicity when approaching journalists - wanting to find out about them before risking a direct approach. He then revealed that the organisation wanted me to give it some information about an acquaintence ofmine whom it suspected of being a spy. I explained that, despite being a patriotic Australian, I regarded it as a breach ofjournalistic ethics to become an ASIO informant - though I did volunteer not to publicly name their suspect At least there was no apparent retribution-with ASIO chief Alan Wrigley, unlike his predecessors, often prepared to give ABC radio interviews. This included a "live" telephone interview on the day of his appointment, which resulted in a crossed line with a pair oflovers. The result was as follows: M.D.: Mr Wrigley, what aims do you have for the future ofASIO? Man: Yeah, it's just dropped out. A.W.: I think broadly the objectives have been set out by the Prime Minister in a statement not long ago. Man: I think we have a crossed line. Woman: I think we have, Don... Oh Don, love you. Man: Love you. A.W.: But essentially they pick up from Justice Hope's recent findings and the principal objectives I think are to continue the work of restructuring and revitalising the organisation to be more responsive to the priorities that the Government sees for it today. Woman: I love you... Oh right, hahahahaha. M.D.: Do you believe that ASIO has big prob lems as it is now? Man: I don't know. A.W.: I don't think they can be said to be big. The inquiry has identified some management and administrative improvements that could be made and should be made. And that's probably a realistic thing in most organisations. I am in no position to say whether they are abnormally high. Woman: Yeah, love you darl. M.D.: Have y.ou ever worked with ASIO before?. A.W.: No. M.D.: Is that going to put you at a disadvantage? A.W.: I don't think so, no. Woman: Oh well, you know where it is. Man: I know where it is. A.W.: I have had a number of dealings with some aspects of intelligence, not entirely-the same sort of intelligence as ASIO's central interests are but in the sense that 1 have had a number of connections with the intelligence world of one sort or another over the years I am fairly familiar with the processes. Woman: I should have given you some this morning. Unfortunately, subsequent interviews with Mr Wrigley have never topped that one - which perhaps means it's the nght time for a break from Canberra, and time to interview some "real people". That is, people not heavily involved in the political process, who might be inclined to give less calculated answers, and who may even do what they're told to do by interviewers. If I meet enough of them I could - for a time at least - turn into a real person myself."}
{"id":102066915,"text":"01 Sep 1988 - Referendum is 'on the skids' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 1 September 1988, page 10 Referendum is 'on the skids' BRISBANE: The Morgan Gallup poll in The Bulletin magazine showed Labor's referendum proposals were on the skids, the Queensland Premier, Mr Ahern, said yesterday. The poll indicated people were finally waking up and realising there was a hidden agenda. They were studying the fine print and deciding to vote "No" across Australia on all questions, he said. The poll, conducted 10 days ago, found only the question on fair and democratic elections could win the necessary support in four states. Meanwhile, two prominent Queensland political analysts have urged a "Yes" vote to the one vote, one value referendum question to ensure a return of "electoral democracy" in the state. In a joint statement, Dr Peter Coaldrake, of the Queensland Institute of Technology, and Dr Kenneth Wiltshire, of the University of Queensland, referred to a comment by former South Coast member Mr Russ Hinze that many seats had "rigged" boundaries. The present system allowed one party to go into elections with 20 to 22 seats "in the bag" and win 56 per cent of seats with only 39 per cent of the votes. "As the population grows, the Queensland zonal gerrymander becomes worse each day, skewed in favour of the Government," they said."}
{"id":102070808,"text":"14 Sep 1988 - AIDS tests backed Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 14 September 1988, page 2 AIDS tests backed SYDNEY: Compulsory AIDS testing has the backing of tne majority of Australians, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published in today's Bulletin magazine. In a poll of 1277 men and women, more than half thought the threat of AIDS was so serious that everyone in Australia should have a compulsory blood test.''' Nearly all — 94 per cent — said they would agree to being tested for AIDS whenever they had a blood test A further 86 per cent thought AIDS testing should be compulsory with other blood tests. However the poll showed Liberal and National party voters agreed with compulsory testing slightly more than Labor yoters, and that the younger generation were less keen on the idea."}
{"id":102073074,"text":"21 Sep 1988 - Poll shows Cain's support up Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 21 September 1988, page 3 Poll shows Cain's support up SYDNEY: The Victorian Labor Government would have been returned to power with an increased majority if an election had been held in mid-September, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. Voters were almost evenly divided on whether the Liberals would do a better or worse job than Labor, the poll found. Published in The Bulletin today, the poll also found that the Liberals were favoured by more than two to one as the best party for reducing state taxes and charges. The approval rating of the Premier, Mr Cain, rose by two points in a week to 56 per cent; 31 per cent disapproved of him and 13 per cent were undecided. The approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Kennett, also rose by two points to 31 per cent, with 55 per cent disapproving and 14 per cent unde cided. Held on September 17-18, the poll found that 50 per cent of electors would have voted for Labor and 44 per cent for the Liberals or Nationals. On a two-party-preferred basis, Labor would have received 53 per cent of the vote, and the Liberals and Nationals 47 per cent. Meanwhile, another poll published in The Bulletin showed that the Federal Government would have relied on preferences to remain in power if an election had been held early this month."}
{"id":102076670,"text":"03 Apr 1988 - Pollster resigns Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 3 April 1988, page 3 ' -' Pollster resigns SIDNEY: The Australian Labor Party and an opinion-poll company are parting ways after 16 years. Managing director of ANOP, Mr Rod Cameron, advised the Prime Minjster, Mr Hawke, on Thursday that he intended to resign as ALP pollster*,."}
{"id":102083047,"text":"27 Apr 1988 - Coalition well ahead Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 27 April 1988, page 3 Coalition well ahead SYDNEY: The Coalition would easily have won a federal election during the first two weeks of April despite the infighting over a consumption tax, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published in today's Bulletin. A national survey of 1782 people rated support for the Coalition at 47 per cent, compared with the ALP's 40 per cent."}
{"id":102188325,"text":"28 Nov 1975 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 28 November 1975, page 6 r"SPENCE IfEVATT "! ■ DISCOUNTS ■ I GRAND : : opening : i SPECIAL : I JOHNNY WALKER | I WHISKY | I $6,59 26oz I I many other specials | J Spenc8 & Evatt Discounts, J ^ Copland Drive, Spence. j do you wish to abolish the Australian Logal Aid: office, Mr Fraser? May we quote you: "We would j have abolished... the Australian < Legal Aid Office" to reduce Budget j expenditure. (Parliament j 26/8/1975) According to a recent i ANOP poll 94% of Australian voters j see a need for the A.LA0. i Mr Fraser, do you wish legal aid to ( be returned to the whims of the J legal profession and lose its in- ; | dependence? Why on earth, Mr Fraser, do you j wish to abolish the Australian Legal] Aid Office? : 94% of Australian voteis are ! waiting to hear Cithana for Democracy, Canbarra. | ' Authoruid by R.P.Holmu, 3 O'Lsghlin St Uthirn . »"}
{"id":102188650,"text":"29 Nov 1975 - Opinion poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 29 November 1975, page 35 Opinion poll SYDNEY, Friday. — A Gallup Poll published . today, taken before this week's policy speeches^ shows that 55 per c*nt tp- ■ prove of the way. the Prime Minster, Mr Fraser, is handling-hi; caretaker job..This is an improvement of 21 per cent in the past two weeks. Mr' Whitlam's approval rate remained steady at 42 per cent"}
{"id":102188691,"text":"29 Nov 1975 - Be a thin gourmet Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 29 November 1975, page 3 Be a thin gourmet 'Now you can be a skinny gourmet. The National Times, reports this week on a new, revolution in French cuisine which brings all the flavour and taste of great French cooking without the calories. Also: the election, race— who is winning; the latest ANOP poll of swinging voters; the gpvernorsgeneral' who were dismissed for controversies . over . sex, money and power. Your newsagent will deliver The National Times. ■ . ■ ,.."}
{"id":102190047,"text":"06 Dec 1975 - Poll tips coalition landslide Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 6 December 1975, page 1 Poll tips coalition landslide SYDNEY, Friday. — The latest Gallup Poll, published today, shows a further swing to the Liberal-National Country Party coalition and predicts, a win by 51 leats. The poll gives the coalition 53 per 'cent of the vote and Labor 40 per cent. This would be equal to the landslide win of Mr ; Harold Holt in 1966. Another poll,, conducted, by the Courier. Mail, Brisbane, also shows a' 53' per cent popularity rating for the coalition, and only a 40 per cent rating for the Labor Party. According to the Gallup Poll, support for the ALP had dropped by 4 per cent since the previous poll on the weekend of November 22. In the same' time supj port for the coalition had risen by 4 per cent. The policy speeches of both parties were given in the week between the two polls and during the weekend of the latest poll the: New Zealand elections were held."}
{"id":102192077,"text":"16 Dec 1975 - Apology to poll group Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 16 December 1975, page 12 Apology to poll group The former Minister for Labour and Immigration, Senator James McClelland, issued yesterday an apology to the Morgan Gallup Poll organisers. Issued in Canberra, the apology. said, "During the election campaign I referred in a television interview to the Morgan Gallup Poll. "I stated that the Morgan Gallup Poll was not a neutral poll and I further stated that Mr Morgan edited its results. . "My remarks were not meant to reflect upon Mr Morgan's professional ability or integrity. "The polls are honestly conducted. "They must be seen as an expression of the opinion held on the day on which they are conducted, although not necessarily the opinion finally expressed through the ballot box"."}
{"id":102200546,"text":"04 Mar 1972 - Approval of party leaders wanes Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 4 March 1972, page 6 Approval of party leaders wanes Since November Mr McMahon's "approval rating" in Gallup Polls has fallen sharply from 37 per cent to 28 per cent. Mr McMahon's loss, however, has not been Mr NVhitlam's gain, and his "approval rating" is also down slightly from 36 per it;nt lo 34 per cent. In this Australia-wide survey, 2.097 people were asked whether they approved or disapproved Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister; also Mr Whitlam's handling o£ his job as Leader of the Opposition. Interviewing was completed on February 12. the day before Mr McMahon announced plans to stimulate the currency. j The following table shows that approval of Mr McMahon has halved since he became Prime Minister: ? ^TProte Disap- Unde prove cided P/ccnt P/ccnt P/cent April ... 55 8 37 August . . 37 41 22 November 37 39 24 February . 28 49 23 Those who approve of Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister usually said, ''Doing his best", or "as good as anyone". Those who disapproved often said, "Not forceful enough", or "ruining our economy". The next table shows that among LCP voter:,, approval of Mr McMahon has fallen sharply from 55 per cent to 42 per cent since November. LCP voters on PM v Approve Disap- Unde prove cided P/ccnt P/ccnt P/cent April ... 67 3 30 August . . 54 26 20 November 55 24 21 February . 42 34 24 Of ALP voters 18 per cent approved of Mr McMahon, compared with 22 per cent in November. While Mr McMahon's "approval rating" has fallen from 55 per cent to 28 per cent in the last year, Mr Whitlam's has fallen from 45 per cent to 34 per cent. Mr Wtiitlam In Opposi tion: Approve Disap- Unde. prove eided P/cent P/cent P/cem April ... 45 33 22 August . . 38 41 21 November 36 41 23 February . 34 38' 28 The 2 per cent drop in approval of Mr Whitlam since November occurred among both ALP voters and LCP voters. The next table shows that 29 per cent of ALP voters are now undecidcd about Mr Whitlam. That is a bigger proportion than the 25 per cent of LCP voters undecidcd about Mr McMahon, as shown in the second table. ALP voters on Mr Whitlam: Approve Disap- Unde- ! prove cided i P/cent P/cent P/cent April ... 61 19 20 August . . 56 24 20 November 48 27 25 February . 47 24 29 "He's doing his best", was often commented by those who approve of Mr Whitlam's work as Leader of Ihe Opposition. Those who disapprove often said, "He's insincere", or "he's not constructive", (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Pciblic Opinion Polls."}
{"id":102200678,"text":"06 Mar 1972 - The Canberra Times Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 6 March 1972, page 2 (Drakm Wmts Monday, March 6, 1972 LEADERSHIP NEEDED 1 USTRALIAN political leadership is not only at a low . ,**■ level it is seen to be so by most voters. The level of approval of both Mr McMahon and Mr Whitlam, ; as shown by the Gallup Poll findings published last week, is astonishingly low. It is a sign of an unhealthy democracy when Utile more than a quarter of a representative group of voters "approve of" the Prime Minister and barely a third "approve of" the Leader of the Opposition. It is true that evidence of this kind needs to be regarded with caution and that the results are not quite as bad as they may appear, particularly for Mr Whitlam. But thev arc bad enough to worry not only the two leaders but anyone who fears the results of a complete breakdown of trust between the electors and the possible heads of government. What can be said in mitigation of these dismal figures? First, electors' opinions about politicians tend to be extremely changeable: much more so than their opinions about parties. It is conceivable that one or both leaders could make a sudden recovery in popularity, though what might cause this is anything but clear at present. Second (though this will give comfort only to . Mr Whitlam and his supporters), polls show it is • common for an unpopular Prime Minister to drag his opponent down with him. in popularity, ft is as though . the voters extend their disapproval of the Prime Minister to politicians in general so that, contrary to what we might expect, a fall in the popularity of a Prime Minister is not usually accompanied by a rise in the popularity of the Leader of the Opposition. Third, Mr Whitlam can at least claim that since becoming Leader of the Opposition he has become unpopular at a slower rate than Mr Gorton and then Mr McMahon. Low as }iis present level of approval is, he can say that the Prime Minister is now more unpopular still!"}
{"id":102202452,"text":"13 Mar 1972 - GALLUP POLL 40-hour week favoured Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 13 March 1972, page 7 GALLUP POLL 40-hour week favoured Only a small minority of 13 per cent favours reducing the standard working week to 35 hours immediately, the Gallup Poll finds. In this Australia-wide survey, more than 2,000 people were asked whether the standard working week should be kept at 40 hours, or reduced gradually to 35 hours, or reduced immediately to 35 hours. In addition to the 13 per ccnt who favour having 35 hours now, another 22 per cent want it introduced gradually. That makes a total of 35 per cent for a 35-hour week in the foreseeable future. But against them, there arc 60 per cent who say "keep the 40-hour week". The other 5 per cent are undecided, This vote of almost twoto-one for keeping the 40 hour week came from 72 per ccnt of Liberal-CP voters, 58 per cent of DLP voters and 52 per cent of ALP voters. Usual arguments were: Too much spare time now, Economy could not stand 35 hours, 40 hours work is not too much. The 13 per cent who favour an immediate cut to 35 hours comprise 15 per cent of the men and 11 per cent of the women interviewed. They often said it would rcduce unemployment. Exactly the same question has been asked by the Gallup Poll 5 times since 1968. The following table shows that the 13 per cent for "35 hours now", although only a small minority, is double the 6 per cent vote 15 months ago: 1970 1971 1972 Nov. June Feb. 35 hours: pc pc pc Now .. 6 8 13 Gradually 20 22 22 Tot for 35 26 30 35 Keep 40 hr 71 66 60 No opinion 3 4 5 Voung people are keenest for 35 hours. The vote of 35 per cent for 35 hours in the foreseeable future includes 49 per cent of those aged 16-20 and 41 per cent of those 21-29, compared with only 31 per ccnt of those over 30. The same people were also asked: "If the working week is reduced to 35 hours, should it be five days each of seven hours, or four days each of about nine hours?" A five-day week is favoured by 59 per cent — 53 per cent of the men and 65 per cent of the women. They said, "Enough free time now", "Nine hours is too long". A four-day 35-hour week is favoured by 27 per ccnt, who want a longer weekend. An unusually large 14 per cent were undecided. Of interviewees or their breadwinners. 17 per ccnt work less than 40 hours, 45 per cent work 40 hours, and 27 per ccnt work longer. The other 11 per ccnt either do not work or could not say. Where 40 hours is worked, 57 per ccnt are against 35 hours. (O Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls"}
{"id":102663045,"text":"23 May 1946 - HOW WILL YOU VOTE Independent (Deniliquin, NSW : 1901 - 1946), Thursday 23 May 1946, page 4 HOW WILL *OU VOTE ^ '' . A recent Australian Gallup Pail w vealed that as 4ate as March ' tWi year, one person Ih - seven. 'wai Jtuj r"}
{"id":103108314,"text":"31 Oct 1960 - Poll Taken On Kidnapping Punishment Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 31 October 1960, page 3 Poll Taken On Kidnapping ] Punishment j SYDNEY, Sunday.-A gallup poll taken in Sydney shows that most people favour a gaol sentence of at least 20 years as a penalty for kidnapping. They believe the kidnapper should get this even if the Child is returned unharmed. Twenty-two per cent, were In favour of hanging. There was a 63 per cent. Vote in favour of gaol and the majority of these people Voted for life imprisonment."}
{"id":103131990,"text":"08 Aug 1944 - REFERENDUM PROSPECTS Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Tuesday 8 August 1944, page 2 : REFERENDUM PROSPECTS ' ', "" SfMost.Civilians .Now. .. Oppose Extra Powers yROY'lMORGAN, of'Australian Public" Opinion" "Plls '35'zCollins -,, ' . / ' y ? ^ ' 1 - . . ' - S t r e e t , M e llb o u r n e . ' ' . . .' : : " ' i' .;. ;:If, the Goernment wins; the Referendum. ;...i.Will .bc entirely ' the result of efforts in the'-last four weeks of, thei campaign judging l 'iy' GalitG p Poll at.the end of July ,Of 2000 civilians intervienved S iiin all States' (on aiipopulation basis) hal'.f said w'they rould, vote :' ""No, a .'i t hird' . would vio't'e 'Yes;" and: 'the r remainder . (155,., per -ecu/*i'" t ') 'wcre still. stinde'cided.''^y*,.^ GauIIu Poll n ierie ?vers have .askcd p?feopl ,'?.,ho ge{ihiy:. ar go:i'?ng:ii to"-sate -it'? n SA i the Referen tdm ';R f The'ii dollo - vn. comesparisotiof mensnswers sehoae ws, aeconswstent sinrease oi o- h enti nment wshicls h-s now rieniove 50 per cent.EMes Atttd o Reeedm Fb May June Juy No ''' 34li47 49 i52 Unsdecided 17 .I 14-- -1 WVomen' as mnwers in the latesrlsur sey svere simnilar to those of the nien - Yci 3?::..3 pci?;?o.:N o'5'(pc .' ?ari ljndci~d?:cd- 1 7. .? '. "..,;L-.?',: • n'I srwi ae dng No th poiPtfi cal a nowers thchmig ''o o.-et r-. fNrenW.m icd only nbsreanoritd Tsmcnt'inasc Yesn - -cam Mn n . nand tomcn 'lEctrs 2 :irl, v sI~oxildIur A.P.-C.P. 'ermt.l'" No "' ' 33 , 80 Analysn of mcno so and, womtenb-t 'arayiswcli' ubin"c~sted showsy chgeat. ?sne( SW Vi~ra.c Quensanda"}
{"id":103145309,"text":"26 Oct 1944 - Interesting Information About Gallup Poll And Its Value Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Thursday 26 October 1944, page 1 Interesting Information About GallupPoll And Its Value Mr. John Metcalfe; Principal Librarian of, the Public Library of N.S.W.,. has made an exhaustive study of test.ing, public opinion, and the followlng summary of his re. iarks regarding the public -Opinlon Polls is interesting. Whalteverl' the orm of govelrn' Inolt, wise' ifilnel have alayny found It lidvisable to hbe informniel of.riviil. goes on; and it is better, whiein coleml)plattlig action, to be AicLnll'ately inforllmed of opinion, rathor: Llini) to, lie swayed by lincles,. orf by. tile doubltfil and liiisciipiulloius. i'rts which lobbyists use to misrepresent I,110, tlol halance. of public opinion. It is perhitpa signilflcant that some of thie strongest objectilons to (.lhe polls have come fron -log-rolliiig. spell-bliding.politicilns.of tilhe old school. It should he understood thatl. tile prllinlry purpoose of' public :opinion.I liolls is not lto predictl tie resullts of elections aind rIel'roIl'tlinis. but ill s0 iply to indiciate opinion ll at the linti of tilhe slirvy. 1t Illnny also 0need to be.eliphlasisedil that- tile object" o til11 polls is not to' secure export opinllion, but to ascerltallillwhllati. Ils the 1in.as opinloll on anll, isstile. It Is, objected by omie thlat 1ithe polls rl-nll counter to tie proper operatiot o' idellocracy, because thley reinforce thle idea Ihit. mnlajorities should rLuIle, even thlough I linillni'oriIed. Critics quotel (1a) the theory thalt relOresentliatve, oneo elected, should legislate solely. according to Ilis judgment, :land (I)), tile Vietw that govelrnnient Is a it Inalttelr fo'or, experts. otlt. those criticislls se01 besittd the point; because it seems desiralble to have reliable inforniation on popular opinion, if only so thliat it cant l I mlet by rIisolned argumients, it it. is thought to le wl'ronig. they uito t1 heck againtst statteinonts of tihe "every decenti citizen thinks" type, iigainst the milrpOrpsebIttitons of lobbyists, .pressure groulf'o aid lil-ty polltlcinils. 'They hitm iinde Ipoei)l conatmiious of o)inion t ias it living. developiag, (Ihllllngiit tliilig, mld of oppiti. ioln its. divorced f'roIl paIII rty and Ipe'sonality. . I . Every itizen hLecoms I poteln.(flll mienthlb r of i 1H min :Mipl i. rollp. le or silo lO iy at any tille li' talkedt to ttiswover tn atret'illy contAltrutetd, seiles of (Itiestions, knowint g lhati tiie ainswers will be tIlkten as ni guldle to opainion. Sti citizeoin tend to weigh their opitions more carefrtlly .lithn folr-r'ly, and to seek Io become hott(rl Informned.Public Public opinion, polls atr ?.;ymtotlliItl ol' f diellocl'nty alnd l' t.lt. applical(tion of seliee tnto diety. If Ireedolt of tihoughiil an? collduetl. aire to ibe prei0eprvod whii'o thtey now Oxist, tile peopl) in iIti he watehlil'l. So public opinion iolls, an eville;tceo ol' dOeimocriacy, and lsoa as it ntiealls of prl;ser.Ing it. Intiy mbeconue n Irlt of that eotniial vigtilnt ce wvilcli is Lih( trlce of: llib?rty."}
{"id":103220293,"text":"11 Jul 1945 - GALLUP POLL Preference for Evatt as Leader Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 11 July 1945, page 2 GALLUP POLL Preferexice; for ;Evatt, as' Leader MELBOURNE: A Gallop Poll before Mr. Curtin's death showed that most Labour voters would prefer the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) as his successor. The people consulted had voted Labour in 1943, land they made their selections out of Dr. Evatt, Mr. Chifley, Mr.. Forde, and Mr. Ward. 1 The selections, made in an Australia-wide survey, two weeks ago, were: Evatt.. . . 50 per cent. Chifley ..... 17 Forde ...... 11 Ward .' . .. 8 .. Others ...... .1 ,, No choice .... 13 Each person interviewed was handed a card, . on which was printed those four names and that of Mr. Curtin. They were asked to make a first and second choice -for party .leader, and the above figures .include second preferences of Curtin supporters, together with first preferences for the other' four men. Non-Labour voters questioned on the. same subject made these selections: Evatt,- 38. per cent; Chifley, 24 per cent; ,Forde, 12 per cent; Ward, 2 per cent; others, 2 per cent; no answer, 23 per cent. (Issued-.by 'Australian Public Opinion Polls, 302 Collins Street, Melbourne.) ."}
{"id":103220882,"text":"05 Jun 1945 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS: Food and Shelter Controls Should Be Lifted First Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Tuesday 5 June 1945, page 1 GALLUP- POLL SHOWS: Fod .anid: Shelter Controls Should Be Lifted First Generaly, Australians are not unduly oppressed by wartime controli and restrictions, but they think thiit tlhosefon food, home building and clothing should be liftedl fliit. They have expressed this opinion iln ani Austrailii.-wide Ganlip Poll just comhpleted. A feiture 'of tlhe voting is 'i sibstintial rise in the demand for the lifting'of building restrictions, compared with a poll taken in 1943. This, of course, rellects the ever-growing shortage of houi'ihg in 'Australia. "'People' n' all crcumlstances in all States were nsked: Do you consider any of the wartime controls or restrictions really unnecessary? The majority (57 per cent) reo plied "No." To themo all tli? war. time restrictions 'seci neceesary. I Eight per cent could not express an oplin!on, nd a total of 35 p.c. answered "Yes," meaning that at least one wartlime restrictibn seemed unnecessary to them. LIFflNG CONTROLS A second, and more specific question was thebnasked: Which contril or restriction would you~'likth ended first? F, eatures of an?wi?ers" compardd with a slnltlar survey inl 1913 Deniand fol lifting blildinl' rC strictions hals risen from negligible lpropitiollns to second place. Rationing Io fora' alld clothing ing still ranks foremost in, the minds dli most people, pirticlllally wage-eari nll s. -' nllllpOw?ler control, rarely l'mentioned inl 1943.- now ranks f6tii th.• l Beer and tnblihet ratIuning again was ni?ntioned hy only a, negligible number. o Rationing of petrol and tyres is being borne more readily than t\\wo years ago. I-low people voted urn the qu14sLion of which controls they would like lifted irat is shlown in the followihlg tahlt , 1943 19.15 Food 22 22 Building .. .. .. .. , Il Clollhing . .. , . 15 Ma?ilpower . . . :1 i Petrol' and tyres .. 12 i Travel .. . .. :. 5 Beer aldl tobacb .. 1 2 Others .... . . 10 7 No answer .. . .. Ill 11 100 ' 100 [(issued by AusLt Pihlie Oplnionll Poll, 35 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":103224540,"text":"07 Sep 1945 - Gallup Poll Jobs for Men Before Women Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Friday 7 September 1945, page 1 Gallup Poll Men Before Womein Men' should have first preference for jobs in the post-war ,period, according to public opinion:,tested by a recent Gallup Poll.' Women are almost as insistent na. men .that, this should be so. They say it is the man's place to provide for the family: A. representative cross-section of Australian .voters was asked: After..the. war, do you- think, employers should., give, men the first chance for jobs-or should men and women 'have equal opportunity? Almost 8 out of 10 answered 'men. first":-Men Both Unde.first, equal. cided p.c. p.c. p.c. Men's opinions 80 18 2 Women's " :opinions ."76 22 2 Replies are identical in the age, economic and :political groups. Issued by: Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 852 Collins !St., Melb. In Edmonton. Alberta,. Donald Fry set, fire, to his house three times, explained to.police that he did it to "keep my wife at home to take care of the chlildren,""}
{"id":103226811,"text":"19 Sep 1945 - GALLUP POLL Sunday Night Movies Not Favoured Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 19 September 1945, page 3 GALLUP POLL ..Sunday Night Movies Not Favoured Opinion on the question of opening picture theatres in Australia on Sunday is divided between two schools of thought: 6 out of.10.say the Sabbath shlould be a day of rest. .4 out of 10 maintain that opening of picture shows would keep young lpeople off the street, Recently the Australian Gallup' Poll conducted a i:survey. on the questiop: -'Do you think picture .shdw's should be open on Sunday evenings at week-day prices? Opinions of men and women interviewed were:57 57 p.c. said "Keep them closed." 37 p.c. said "Open them," and 6 pac. had no o0inion. Those in their 20's are almost equally divided for and against, but opinion, against opening -inc?iases in the 30 and 40 year group, until in the 50's it is almost 7 in 10 against. In farming communities. 3out 'of ,. people are against Sunday shows. In all States except.. N.S.W. the "No riosvies on Sunday" 'sentiment iA as stro{ng .r stronger. lai' 'ithe Australia-wide fiire bof 57 ?.c. In N.S.W. ibowevecr, opinion is everili divided. REASONS, PROs AND CON Typical "No" comntent is: Tends to i desecrate the Sabbath (Engineer's :fitter, Yarraville, Victoria). There are six days a week for pictures (Pensioner's. wife, Rich-l mond, S.A.). Picture theatre employees need a free day (Farmer. Lake Grace, W.A.). Among the :'Yes" conments are the followng: Keep. young people off the streets .(Municipal driver, Hobart). Would brighten up drab Sundays (Waterside worker. East Brisbane). Saturday and' Sunday are the only free days workers have (Musiciani Warringah. Sydney). Issued by t Aust.. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Goollins St.. Melb. I ~--~---~"}
{"id":103228277,"text":"10 Oct 1945 - People Sum Up: TAXATION PROSPECTS Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 10 October 1945, page 2 People Sum Up: TAXATION PROSPECTS Slightly more than half the, people interviewed by , the Gallup Poll think the next cut in taxes should be a further reduction in income tax. A ' substantial: minority, however, wants early relief., from indirect taxation., To test opinion'on:the subject, people were asked:-..Whei taxes can be further reduced,, which .do you think should be reduced first-income tax, or indirect tities, Ssuch aSasales tax and excise duties? Interviewing began four, days iafter the Federal Budget ,cuts were announced, and, of every 100 people questioned55 said reduce income tax, :39 said reduce indirect t?aes; a?nd (i hald no olpiniol. The coinment of most' people iian be sunmited, up as; follow s;income T"?:: When articles are .taxed rit is possible to economise;' but money taken from" the 'pa envelope Is gone. (Wood turner's wife,' Victoria Park, W.A.). Indirecti Tax:4, The '.burden ,. of' Indirect',taxation is -not. generally' realised. (Music teacher, vmnian,: North' Ho'' bart, Tas.). :i A fetture of the. poll is that semi-skilled wiorkers (who benefited most fiom defence projects) nre more strongly in favour of .a cut.in income tax (a new exlerlence to them) than are people in othei: occupational groups. ' . There is very little difference from the average figures in the age atnd political' groups,- andt In the returns fromn the . Individual States. Issued by .Aust. Public Opinion Polls,; 352 Collins Street, : IMelbourne."}
{"id":103232658,"text":"03 Jul 1945 - GALLUP POLL Full Pension Favoured for All Elderly People Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Tuesday 3 July 1945, page 5 GALLUP POLL Full Pension Favoured :for All Elderly People :All men over 65 and all womImcn ovel 60 shold r'ceive the ofull aldage pension, accordirig to an Australia wide Gallup Poll juist raken. SThie question asked. was: At present peopl with an iricoime of .,2 a week cannot get the old-age pension. Would you favour-or oppose giving the fll p:nsioi to all.men'over 65 and to all women over 60 ? People interviewed- repligd: In .favour .. .. .. 69 p.c. Opposed . . ...... 29 p.c. No opinion .. . 2 p.c. Three-qutarters of Labour voters questionied and more than half. of non-Labour voters favour the idea. "All have earned it-all should pet itr. said a fartimer at Arthiiftoi (Queensland). " , "They have, contributed toward it in taxation," was tl- comment of a rediessmaker in Northcote (Victoeta).1( · ~~_ ____ TIhose who opposed the fu'l pension did so on tho ground of ."More pensions mean more jaxes," or "People should save for thair old age." nOldoage.pensions have just been increased from 27/6 to *32/6 a week, but three months ago the Gallup Poll asc.rtained that the av.erage. Australian thinks old-age penshioners should receive 39/6 a week. In recent years 300.000 old-age and invalid pensiotis have cost about £22 millions -annually. and next year lthe new rate of 32/6 will cost £27 millsons, If ll ·men over 65 and all- womn lover 60 received 32/6 i aweek ' the cost woould be doubled. (Issured by Aust. Public Opinions Polls, 352 Collins St;, Melb.)"}
{"id":103286065,"text":"18 Jul 1946 - BETTER DEAL FOR EX-SERVICEMEN Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Thursday 18 July 1946, page 4 BETTER' DEAL FOR EX- SERVICEMEN Rightly or wrongly, more than half" the' Australian public thinks the Federal Government should do more for f?rmer servicemen. When asked by the Gallup Poll: "Inyoui" opinion is the Federal Government doing enough, ,por ex.servicemeh?--59 people. in eyery '100 sald -""No" . 26 .said "Yes," and 15 had no opinion. S HOUSING L.ACK eopile : who, say 'the Government -:is not doing enough; gave a 'variety, of reasons. Lack' of hbousing! predominates; 'and, then follow complaints that. men are not, being settled on. the, land. or .given 'suitable employment. Examples of these opinions fo?Hoising situation- is deploi'abie., .". . . " Soldier ,setle ment not yet under 'wayt. ' Still "many out of work. .u'table 'jobs not offering.? People? who think, the. Govern. ment is . doing enough. say:. Those' who want' work can get Former servicemen area pampered to the exclusion of former reserved ,occupation workerse =" The Government is doing all in tt ii power. . . ' :Oplnion0' among .the ' "undecided group is that ,"the'Government, hans-not had time to do anything." FARMERS' VOTE .,People in' all' occupations and c'rcumstances are' unanimous that the' Goverinient should; do more, but this qpinion- is most pronounced among. farrmers and farm labourers-77 per cent. of the former and 70,per cent. of the latter. " Of people 'who usually vote non-Labour. 65'per cent. are of op'nion."that the Government is not doing enough for. returned servicemen. Of Labour' voters, 55 per cent. also think, the Government should do more. Issued by. Aust. Public Opinion Pons, 352 Collins St. Melb."}
{"id":103289716,"text":"19 Mar 1946 - INTERNATIONAL GALLUP POLL FOUR NATIONS SEE RUSSIA AS SEEKING DOMINATION Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Tuesday 19 March 1946, page 3 INT''ERNATIONAL GALLUP POLL . . .. , FOUR NATIONS SEE RUSSIA AS SEEKING DOMINATI?N S . Results-of the first international Gallup Poll, taken Si in Australia, the United. States,! Canada and. France, sho .thatin all fourt countries there is a strong .feeling that Rusil,'jants to dominate the world.- , .- : . ,"WORLD.IDOMINATION: .1 ' WHICH NATION? .Gailup Pols are now operating in nine countries, and all of them, will.sboon i. be participating' in sinidltanefbiuspuiblfc opinion polls on the oideciuBstioin. rIn.'February, cross-sections of thei publi d'hn.'>An rica Canada, Friance -and Australia were asked:" Do.you believe 'anyL nation wants- to .. .dominate the world? Ift "Yes,", which one do you think? The proportions whlio aiswered 'Yes'l amounthd, to 68 per cent in France, to,59 per cdnt in bdth U.S.A. and Canada, and to 48 per cent in' Australia. r . Irin Caniada and Atalia Rus sia I ?fe; oly 'natiorinto' d?le.i I any, ?Ubhtantiai :bedy. :of 'l?oip-le .attribute dominating, inte'ntions.' ....In .Fraincd, .ioveer, almno'st as ?many mentioned America .(37 per cent) ;n.sd? Riissial ;238. per': c-nt), .?while .in. .Am ricca .,theu ,number lvho .referred'to. Br!tain or Germany totalled 25: per cent, comp.red witl'33 'i?er cedht'wli inen tioned Russia. DOMINATING NATION tralsa ada ~t ·in .e., ;pc .,? ps o. ).c. U.S.A\\... RissAli ...: 3 ,50 2ii" : i~s?ream & .. . ? :'. ? '' Russia & Britain i, 3 n S .nriLtin ... n... n 3 s i.' "8? JapGan .... -Olior, ... .. . I" '1 3 2 N?o- (qa~tlon , 37 "* 7 27 -'" *1 Undecided i ii ij 'i Australians' opinions were recorded after- the" Greeklc settle. menht at UNO and before the Canadian spy disclosures. -Analysis of the Australian finding according to the political affiliation of the lpeople interviewed, aslows that the nroportlon who answered "Russia" varied from' 28 per cent among Labour voters to 38 per cent among Liberal and Country Party supporters."}
{"id":103289811,"text":"30 Dec 1946 - GALLUP POLL New Year's Day Always on a Monday Appeals Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Monday 30 December 1946, page 1 IGALLUP POLL New Year's Day.Always on a Monday Appeals MELBOURNE: Fixing of the New Year's Day holiday on the first Monday in January, to give a. long week-end, is an idea which' appeals to many Austiralians. S Christmas Day, however, is something people want to celebrate on the day on which it-falls. It's now some years since the authorities: began fiting public holidays on the nearest Monday, but there has been no move to "Mondayise" New Year's Day and Christmas Day. So it was rather a bolt from the blue when Gallup Poll itterviewers asked nearly 2000 people wether they "favoured or opposed always celebrating New Year's Day on. thle first Monday of the new year." Although the idea was new to then,m people gave it due. consideration and answvered: 409 per cent. in favour of New Year's Day on a Monday. 44 per cent. opposed to any change, and 7 per' cent. undecided. Younger people .are most in favour of thle change, those aged 21 to 40 voting: In favour of Monday. 53 p.c.; No chlnge, 410 p.c.: Undecided, 7. Older people are evenly divided. AAnother analysis of opinion (by thle occupation of people inter viewed) shows that wage-earners are most fInvourable to.having New Year's Day on a Monday. Of skilled workers and their wives, 7 per cent. voted for Monday. People were also asked what they thought about "always haying: Christma: Day on the last Monday of the year." * Nearly all of the 44 p.c. who oppose having New Year's Day on a Mo~nday, also oppose Christmas Daoy on a Monday. * Only hnlf of the 49 p.c. who fnvour having New. Year'a Day on Monday also favour altering Chrioimas Day celebrations to Monday. The naticn-wide vote was: Oppose changing Christmas. Day .. . .. 68 pLe. Favour it on Monday 26 p.c. Undecided ... . . 6 p.c. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":103291876,"text":"29 May 1946 - GALLUP POLL. Armed Forces Held to Be Sound Investment Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 29 May 1946, page 5 GALLUP POLL. Armed Forces held to,'; Be Sound Investimenn : Three out of every four Auitralians believe in'the estabilishment of. an armed force a n insurance policy against aggression. ,,' . ''his unswerlwaas given Gallup Poll intervidverst recently when 'ia vote was taken'"oti'the question: It has .been - suggested that :Australia should have a perr:manent Armyn.Navy and Air :Iarce of _60,000 men, cost'ih? an naverage of £15 a year . i'for each elector. Do you ,ap-., prove or disapprove that plan?, " Of every 100 people interview75 said the y approve such a permaisent force; 17 oppose it: and . 8 are undecided. Labour Party voters and nown Labour people, as groups, hold similar opinions. Reasons giveni by the majority of those in favour of the establishment ,of the force reflect uncertainty of., the future, examplesa being: '"We've been caught' nap ping in the past" (pensioner, of Bdra'nda, Q.), and, we. must avoid the folly of 1939" (timber worker, Fitzroy, Vie.). • Most of the minority who dis ,approve the plan said th?ey..tlid so because of the 'cost. ' This poll is almost Identical with one taken last September, when 76 per cent. of the people voted for a peacetime standfng army. in preference Loan. army .consisting of only: omDpulsory epnat-time trainees. People interviewed in the latest poll were also ?aked whedher they fiavoured or opposed compulsory tmilitary:training for young men of 18. Men and women gave, ap,proximatelythedsame answers, and pf every 100 people interviewed: 76 said they favour compulsory training;19 19 oppose iti and 5 are undecided. The "favour' vote was 69 per cent from Lab'ur voters' anrid 82 per:cent..from .otlers. Last December, when people voted' on a similar question, 78'of every 100 people interviewed sdid they favoured compulsory training, 19 said they were opposed to' it, and three were undecided. Issued by Aist. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb. ,"}
{"id":103292353,"text":"30 Oct 1946 - Gallup Poll ANOTHER WORLD WAR IN 25 YEARS? Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 30 October 1946, page 8 Gallup Poll ANOTHER WORLD WAR IN 25 YEARS? There is a growing opini.on in Australia that the wvorld is heading for another world war. - To find out how people have re acte'd t reporisuof'th&"Paris Conference aid oither' " ine?iiutonal news, the Gallup Poll'asked a true "ross;scctii6n last month':po you think there is likely to ' be 'anothier world koar 'i the next 25 years? Exactly the same question was asked two-years ago, and comparison of the two findings shows' a marked increase in thq nuimber wh6bpexp itandther ar:1944 1946p.c. p.c. - p.c. Will be war . .. 42 62 Will NOT be war 34 18 No opinion .. . 24 20 SOf' thol6e who think there will hbe war, 9t'ut of every l0"expectAus? tralia to'le in it: Asked what big nations were. likely to be involved, most people menitioned Russiia, America aind England (or the Britiulh Empire). More than hialf of the people mnentioned all three of'those nations, but others referred to bhly one 'or two 6ofthem:.' Against each 100 references to Britain, there were 120 to'Ainmerica ld 13,9 to Russia. Of those who believe wir" to be inevitble;, most gave greed as the main fActor. ' Another large group blamiued Riusiais aggression, while others thought That the desire of natioris for world doiitinistion would he the spark that.would aset the world allanme. Trade desires 'dnd mutual distrust were reasons 4 and 5. The fight between Capitalism and Coninmutiism was considered less likely 'to cause World-wide. strife. Men and women as groups gave much the sarise answers, although men were, slightly niore hopeful of avoiding war. There was little difference of. opinion bletwten young people and thcul elders. In August the American Gallup Poll asked.a full cross-section of the public whether they thought :he U.S. would find itself iA?ano'ith. er war within the' next 25 years. In reply,'65 per' cent: said 'tiey .hought there would be war, 16 per cent. said '.No,': and 19 per cent. had n~o opinion. A special group of iiifornme'd people whose names were taken' from "Who's \\VWl;o in 'Anierida" were not sb pea simistic-39 percet. said "Yes." 34 per cent. said "No," and 27 per cent. had no opinion. Issued by Aust, Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St Melbourne. Eivening Post Classifled Advertising Brings Qtick . Results"}
{"id":103294793,"text":"19 Nov 1946 - GALLUP POLL Public is Divided on Coal Mine Ownership Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Tuesday 19 November 1946, page 1 GALLUP POLL Public is Divided on Coal Mine Ownership Who should own the coal mines-the Government or private interests? When this question was asked by the Gallup Poll recently, public opinion was found to be almost equally divided on the subject. 'Interviewers' for the Gallup Poll, who are located in stra'egic centres throughout the Coirn monwealth, have asked a series of questions relating to ownership, of industry. The first of these questions. was:Do you favour Governnment] \\ or private ownership of coal mines? More than 2000 people were ihn terviewed, and the followlhg table shows how opinion divides: 42 say "private ownership";: 39 say "Government owner-: ship"; 10 are'undecided. In June,. 1943, :a similar question was asked, and the following table shows that the public is now at a loss to know which is the best way to secure industrial peace and continuous production of' coal. OWNERSHIP OF COAL MINES 1943 1946 Favour- • p.c. . p.c. Privaite .. 46 . 42: Government .-37" 39 No opinion . 17 19 VOTING ANALYSED Features of the latest survey are: N.S.W., where most coalmines are situated, the vote is about-the same as the no-' .,tion-wide fin'ding; dnd " (2) Queensland, the State with most experience of Governmeit ownership of industry, gave the highest vote for private 'ownership-54 per cent., compared with 27 per cent. for Government ownership and 19:per cent. no opinion. Analysis 'of the vote shows a close 'relationship bet wee n people's political affiliations and their opinions on control of the coal industry. Of every 100 Labour voters: 56 favour Government ownership, 24 prefer private, and 20 are undecided. Among Liberal supporters the vote per 100 is: 20 for Government ownership, 62 for private, anal 18 undecided. Professidnal arid business people'and farmers strongly favour. private ownership, while most wage earners are for Government ownership. S UndeGovt. Priv. cided p.c. p.c. p;c. Executives .. 20 67 13 Farmers . .... 22 62 16 White - collar. .." 36 45 19 Skilled workers 50 '31 19 Unsklilled .. . 49 :28 23 S*imilar surveys of opinion on Gas'. Companies and Trading 'Banks will, be ready for publicatl'o` in a .few day's. Issiued bly Aist. Puiblic Opinion * Polls;' 352 Colllis St., Melb."}
{"id":103298863,"text":"05 Jun 1946 - THE NEXT WAR? Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 5 June 1946, page 4 THE NdEXTI WUAR? N~ne months ago a Gallup poll in thle United States rev·ealed that 75 per cent of the people believed there would nev~er be another war. A poll taken in .the~rniddle of last month showd, that 65 per ~cnt now belikre there wvill be a~ war within the n~xt 25 years. Thai· de~iri~iration of hopes after victory isf'ypical of: the whole world. ': For a time the success inl the formation of the United Nations hlelped to buoy up the, hopes of people everywhere, but: maybe they went ahead· too soon. It is easyr to be academic and theorise *when human faetor$ are not taken into consideration or' are~ believed to be perfect in: themselves. And 'the builders v~eckoned without Russia. Looking back over the events since the war, it is easy to see that it was marked, by two tiagedies; one was. the removal of two great' figures, Roosevelt aind Churchill, from the counsels of the world, and the other was the failure of the Western Allies to seize Berlin· before the Russians. It is. reliably reported that Montgomery had plans' laid to d0 so, .bu~ that F:,,pnhowver wanted to be sure. This laitter course has its values. but no one would accuse Montgomcry of rashness, and, for the sake of the world in genkial, had Berlin fallen to the Western Allies, it would have' put rl'em in a much stronger position to argue with Russia. U~ntil last month, in the"' enrle-·vours to make a success r'f the United Nhit'ons, Airierica had consistently, and almast unconsciously, retired from Position after nosition H.~ the political world. 'On~e ,New York writer called it tbh "lon- retreat from Yalta." Neither President Truman nor Secretary of State Byrnes was prepared for or accus"'med "toj power politics. They had been lost in, or perhaps captured by, the "ach;Tevements" of the United Nations, which. after all. under present conditions, had n ,'power Io do anyth;ng. The . veto fhc~ied that. !The wvo1d's a~ttent:on. was diverted frorm the things that. matter:` now. Russia tseizedl the nppnvtunjh; afforded through Ihe VLJnited Nations of dlstracting attentioni frbm real'ties by what~P`~hn wns to be the World's Court of Justice, into a Place of Bbel --nd Brawul., In the meantime, Russia, disregarding all ideas of decency and democracy, went ahead with her power plans; the emn.oke-screen elsewhere made it easy. It'was not until the recond week of last/month that the United States leaders !?euin to reali,??r how they had been bull-dozed :and Leanten. Secretarv of State Byrnes. at the table in Paris, ,t,,re 1-' wus d:u'mis'ng, with other Foreign Ministers, .the ihing.s that matter most in'the nmmed:ate present, brushed -;drl the naiers and the.coin flicts they:represented. "Gen;'emen," he'said, "it appears whpt we feel .we cannot trust ,arh other on small 1Iprdb!ems , Let i.' s"e, if w., can-R ;ot trust each other in the big ones." Then, .for the .firsttime in .150 years, he shait ered Un'ted .States traditi6on and offered a 25-year .treaty ,-r the Uniterl States. Fracee:. Britain. and Russia 'to; corilrol G~ermany. But ever since'.thec offer was 'made Ruissia h~as he'n using it~as~sorriething to criticise, and tellin~g her'dw~i' -cople .and the world'.things that are quite ·anajdobv;iouisly' untrue, .that' it :is someth ng ":nister and wick~ed. Russia noes not .want lthe futurei of Germ~any rettled a. Her- im oerialisticj! chiefs; believe: th'at the longrer they~stop; in Ger*nany the :better chance will thlere bet of ,st~ayin~ th~erefor ever. Th~cre 'may be so'Bme hropet whllc: Lijviniov ts .shair; in the coun~rsels at :The Krnli.'b~ut I'he' is only one among 'many. The truth ··of: tbg matter. is' .plain ,eniugah now. Too much attention was· "p'r~ to .th- ·orqamsationi of the Unit~ed :Nationsjrg wh~en- th~ei 'icall prob~lerosfof ·th'e :world' ~v e awvaitiog. tntst e 'Churchill e·' d Roose Itl went I weeth usins Tisbt bentecauise of ~;the general deterioration'; iWalter ~ Lipp· mann sums up ~the results; "AllEuropean governmkenits" he ays:: after hav~nink spnt somemon'ths ·in Europje all11 partries a:·nd~ all leIading ime are .acting as if Ithers twill 'beanother-lwarl' The .TLGer· mnpolmas qseen .in Mosl cow Yand in Lpncl;;on ";,~is f damlen'tally,,: whether, in ;' the ev~ent, oC -war; ~the' Gern,.ins ar~e tob t:l,_u~sed ~hy theh Rus I ers T·~~~hi.d is lthe - ter-ibjle l facbt' an'd iantngis tojb ~one"b 'it 'itt the ,U~ijliitf ~4ta·i~s 'wi;ll h~ave to d o ~d:it:i Withl -ippminn w-e ayec.e Russial no loniser f~ear; Br t am ,and,: de~spite the "themar s~ 'ag· about Britainas' :a -g'~' l~etwern ·th~ o nlv waRl to b'r og ltho~ :imperialists of lMoscow b·lack' ·tol th'eir eenises I'isi ilfir'ifotuateh, b';. t?·eio;xitcieeof· noow;r ;'Thnie lJnit~ i ·.I~ate`s sli',.'1 the wor~ld·: .191:8 she· f'si'ed'agimin in 1Q398:. It's ~to: be Is ned sh~~·· will nnt fifhl the: s~orld a thiird timi:;S'. Ss~h e'e'he remaining; hope o libe·rty: t,.·oi ney.··'"}
{"id":103301703,"text":"13 Jun 1946 - PROPHETS WITHOUT HONOUR Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Thursday 13 June 1946, page 8 PROPHETS WITHOUT HONOUR IIEW YORK: Gallup pollsters asked a moderately crosspatch-section of American wvi1es: "What are the chief faults husbandi hate?" ,"Drinking with the boys" topped the list of blights on marital blits. "Other women" ran a weak fifth. behind such minor vices as failure to bring home a box of cardy, or a tendency to domineer. 'A,,ies on the rug" was a surpris ing lapt. SSome typical wifely answers: "My husband sits in a chair all thtime and hollers at me. . . liy >u.band complains about the cookig: ihe even' swdars~ diut it. . \\My hurband thinks he knows all ibout woV'rn. . My husband wants t6 be boss.'. " Of e\\ery 100,homemcakers que.s'ioned, onl3y)' four;:,:sterlirng little' vomen. stoodd faast 'aiddeclaied ihcir 'apoiues' to'be;faifaltlesi .;s '"}
{"id":103318171,"text":"28 Jul 1947 - SEVEN OUT OF TEN SAY Making Ends Meet Harder To-Day Than Year Ago Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Monday 28 July 1947, page 3 SEVEN OUT OF TEN SAY Making Ends Meet Harder To-Day Than Year Ago "Wages are not keeping pace with prides" is, the complaint, of most people who told Gallupp PjI interviewers they aire finding it harder to make ends meet to-day than they did twelve months ago. This state oa affairs was re- difference to" people's feelings vealed' when Poll'. interviewers about this subject. asked, a representative sample Issued by Aust. Public Opinioa • of sd'erly 2000 men and women Polls, 352 Collins. Street,' Melb. a question, about incomes and' , the cost of living:'Compared with a year aro, do::yout find making both ends meet is harder, easier, or about the- same?" M?e survey, taken this month, shbws that:75 pet cent. say "Making ends meet is harder." . per cent. say ,It is easier," and 21 per cent. say "About the same." -, Seven out of every ten. men, and eight . out of every ten women, find it harder to make ends meet.:. In a'I States there are substantial majorities who think the cost of living -is hiither nol, than a year ago, and neither age, nor occupation, makes any"}
{"id":103319457,"text":"04 Aug 1947 - GALLUP POLL NO FEDERAL SWING SEEN Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Monday 4 August 1947, page 4 GALLUP POLL NO FEDERAL SWING SEEN MELBOURNE: If a Federal election had .been held in July, Labour would probably have been returned to power with much the same majority as at present. This position was revealed when Gallup Poll interviewers asked a representative cross-section of Australians:If a Federal election were held I to-day, which- party would you probably vote for? One in twelve claimed to be. undecided, and answers were:Labour . . . . 49 per cent. Liberal-Country 40 per cent. Independent . 3 per cent. Uncertain . . . 8 per cent. Allotting the. 8 per cent. of "undecided" according to how they remembered voting in 1946, the prospective vote is: Labour, 53 p.c.; Liberal-Country, 44 p.c.; Independents, 3 p.c. These are exactly the same percentages as those of the last Federal election a year ago. Comparison with figures for earlier elections (adjusted to provide for unopposed seats) suggests that, if an election were held to-day, it would be a straightout contest between the major parties, with Independents polling very few votes:FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES 1940 1943 1946 Now P.C. P.C. P.C. P.C.' Labour* . . 49 54 53 53 Lib.-Country 45 32 44 44 bthers . . . 6 14 3 3 *For simplicity, small votes for Communists have been combined with Labour. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":103319627,"text":"07 Apr 1947 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS: Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Monday 7 April 1947, page 3 GALLUP POLL SHOWS:... . , Radio Fee Increase Isi-, Strongly Opposed * Eight out of every ten Australians oppose increasing the broadcast listeners' licence fee from £1 to 25/according to the latest'Gallup' P II,. based on Interviews with 1600 men and women. People in all walks of life, in a full range. of economic circe.:stances, were included" in' the survey. : Interviews pointed out. it had been 'claimed that before .the Australian Broadcantihg. Commission could give better programmes and establish its' own news ' service, * the broadcast listeners' licence fee wbnld have to be increased from £1 to 25/.. Each person' was asked, "Do you favour or oppose that increase?",' and of every 100 people interviewed81 oppose paying 25/. 15 favour it- and 4 are undecided. Neither age nor political affiliation makes any differonce to people's opinion on the question. PEOPLE'S COMMENTS; "The' A.B.C. should be. able, to provide better programmes with. out increasing the fee " the com. inent of a 'shopkeeper of Orbbst, Vie., expresses the opliion 'of many who 'oppose the increase. Others believe: "We are not getting value for money now:" - Other large groups think the present. standard of programlmes and 'news service is "good en o ll'g'h" and ' claim T that 'lworkers" cannot afford the extra fee." Some of the minority in favour of an increased fee said, "broadcasting is the clheapest entertainment in the world." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 'Collins Street, Melb. I--------------"}
{"id":103321169,"text":"29 Sep 1947 - MEET MR. AMERICA Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Monday 29 September 1947, page 4 MEET MR. AMERICA Gallup Poll Discovers the Kind of Man He is After ten years of malking the average American of his? opinions and then 1selling them back' to him, operators, of the Gallup poll plunged into their files to discover the sort of fellowwith whom they had been doing -business. Recently they published the resu!ts. 'The average U.S. man is 5 ft. 9 ýin.' tall and weighs 158 lb. Pace Anita Loos. six out of ten prefer' brunettes (a happy choice, since only 8 per cent. of U.S. women are natural blondes) and they think-although they are at least half responsible for it-that women get kissed and petted too much before marriage. The average U.S. woman is plumper than she would like to admit--she is 5 ft. 4 in. tall and weighs 132 lb. She is more interested in having a good-tempered husband than a faithful one, althougn she wishes he were more romantic. She believes three children constitute the ideal family, wants no babies until the second year of marriage. DOGS PREFERRED Most of the quarrels between Mr. and Mrs. America are prompted by" (1) money, (2) jealousy, and (3) children-in that order. Seven out of ten U.S. adults believe in spanking their offspring. Less . than a third of U.S. families say grace at meals. Seven out of ten prefer a dog to a cat as a family pet and only one in 20 keeps a canary. Almost no parents want their sons to go into politics; they are certain that a political career leads ot graft and crookedness. One out of three U.S. citizens complains that his feet hurt. Two out of three adults wear scectacles. One out of five is troubled by a degree of deafness. Two out of ten can't learn to whistle. One-tenth of the population is left-handed and less than a third can remember the numbers on their automobile licence plates. One in three has a terrible time getting up in the morning, but only one in five has any difficulty in dropping off to sleep. The average citizen goes to bed at 10 o'clock, gets up at 6.30 six days a week, stays up until 11. on Saturday and snoozes until 8 on Sunday morning. NO BLACK CATS Six out of ten U.S. adu'ts drink; the same number smoke. One-half of the population thinks Hitler is still alive. Two out of three believe Abraham Lincoln was greater than George Washington. The five living humans most admired by Americans are: General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Winston Churchill, President Harry Truman and Secretary of State George C. MIrshall. Ninety-six per cent. of Americans believe in God and 76 per cent. in life after death. Only 4 per cent. are convinced that they are unhappy; 57 per cent. think they are fair!y happy; 38 per cent. consider themselves very happy, and 1 per cent. can't tell. Nevertheless, one in three knocks on wood for luck, one in ten'believes in throwing spilled salt over his shoulder and one in five shudders when a black cat crosses his path."}
{"id":103322671,"text":"09 Jun 1947 - GALLUP POLL AUSTRALIANS HAVE DOUBT ABOUT U.N. Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Monday 9 June 1947, page 3 GAL~LIJ PO~LL DOUBTABQJT U.N.; '!Australilnnq are divideci between dissatiefactlon and uIncertainty over tbhe pIrogre~se of the IUnited NatlonN. Oniy.opc~persan in .for~r.ls sultlafiedt .wili the accompli~ h* m~entsof LJ4:UJ. ;toward worl~d ~stabiiity. 'iaRllup Poll Inteiviewera ye. centlyi naked a· ·represesetatI~e Ralmple 'of Australians whether' thley wvere satisfied or. disatn~e-. fj5d.w.itii .the..pregr~ss to :date of thle United Natjdes. Of0 the ~whole croos-secton 1~ii: terviewed: 25 '.perent. a~re Sa~tisfied with U.N.', 'progress. S39 ner cent: are.· Dlssatsfied:. ·and Udeid 35' per cent. are~vdcaa SNearly .two .out of evei~ry;th re9 'jundeclsleui". people .ale .women., Liheral-Coutitry :supporters tend to 'be moi'e' "dleeatlsfled" than do ·Labouir voters. ;Camparison .with a Gailnp Poll! qa t he ·. same uilusetion -taken in ?lay,1946, .shows the ~percentag~e, of 'satisfied" people ~has dlroppied, donelderably over the past ·1J months 'May '46 May'47, Satisfield.. *..·34'p~c '26 p~c. Dlssatlaf ledl '34 p . .·39 p.c.' Undecided . .32 p~c 33 epc REOPLES REASONS Many., of .thioee wholi .are diesatiefied think· there is a lackr of tinlty andi too muich suspicion 'be"twveen the nationsi.l 'People who :are' undecided: usually say they Inoaw too little sh~oot U.Ny activvities"to 'give' so' opinion! · Most of the minority expressing themselves.` s'' so aaiifiedtl ~ive fresons ';simlanr tob a, cl~erk ant T'amworth" (N.S WV), who said'· "They're'doing .their best under difficult conditionis; "A`1 re'cent .Canadian Gal~lup Poll' discloeed .that ·Canadians· are s'cepticaly.of the _ability .of the. United .NatienO Ito prevent ijnoiher world . ar tin Ithe .e'ct 23 -years.' ,Only -31 per cent .be.Ife~ve U.N. 'e~Il'I prevent warr, 51 p.c.' think it" wovn't 'and 18 i per' cciii' ar'Aindsdded!?d lissued by Anlsi Publicl Opinion .Polls,3652. .Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":103322848,"text":"18 Nov 1947 - Gallup Poll Shows Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Tuesday 18 November 1947, page 1 Gallup Poll Shows OPPOSITION TO BANK PLAN STILL STRONG Speeches in Parliament on the Bill to nationalise the trading banks have hardly affected public oplinion. SThe latest Gallup Poll iShows that two out -of three ,' pcople remain opposed to na tonalisatlon. For the second time in recenb 'Io~iths, interviewers for the Poll have asked people:If~ ,a referendum were held, would. you 1ote for, or against, th~e Federal Government taking over " all the ;privately-owned trading banks? g61 per cent. now oppose nationalising the trading banks, 28 per cent. favour, it, and 11per cent.. are undecided. State' by State the "oppose" yoteiranges, from :65.per cent. in Queensl.and and. Tasmania, to 60 per, cent. in Victoria and N.S.W. and, 65S per cent. in S.A. and W.A. -Intecviewjng began on October 25, a few days after Mr. Chifley and .?Mr. Menzies spoke in Parliament on the Banking Bill. A small chhnge of opinion since September, as shown in the next table, apparently reflects the net effect .of those speeches and other Parliamentary debates on the bill: NATIONALISED ,BANKS Sept. Now Opposed:. .. .'-63 .-61;. In favour,. . ;;,-23 '-28 Undecided : .;: -14- ' 11 Among Labour voters, the pro portion in favouir of nationallsilg the. banks has increased :Tfrom 38 p'iercent 'tb' 49 per cent. since September 'leavfig 36 per cent. oppbsed 'and :15 eper cent still Liberal-Country Party voters are 93 per cent. opposed. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Pdlls, Melbourne."}
{"id":103323030,"text":"30 May 1947 - GALLUP POLL Most Australians Oppose Taking Homeless Jews Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Friday 30 May 1947, page 1 GALLUP POLL Mbst' : Australians: Opposes Taking Homeless,, Jews, According to a recent P allup .oll, almost 6 out of every 10 Australians think this country should not Join in a world-wide plan to take in sonme of the homele;s Jewish people of Europe. There, are . said to hbe 600,000 Jewish people-in Europe looking for homes in other countries, and it has been suggested that a certain ntimber should be taken in each year by. every country,. on a population basis. People Interyiewed .were told. of this suggestion and were then asked: "Do you think Australia should, or should not, take part in such a plan?" Of every 100 interviewed:-. 58 say Australia should not take part. 37 say Australia should, and 5 are undecided. Neither sex, age, nor political affillatfon makes any difference to people's opinions. Analysis by occupation, howevier, eshows that ptrofessional people and business executives arej almost equally divided on the quostion. On the other hand. 2 out of 3 semi-skilled and unekilled workerq .are opposed to any extension of Jewish immigration to Australia. PEOPLE'S COMMENTS Analysis of comments'indicates that much of the opposition to Jewish Immigration arises from the acute housing shortage. "We can't find homes for' our' own people," the comment of a grocer of- Essendon, Vie., Is typical. Another large group thinks there are enough foreigners in Australia alaready. r Most of the minority who favour lre plan to admit more Jewish people say it will help increase Australia's population. Qthbrs, with the humanitarian aspect in mind, say: "Live and let live." Issued: by' Aust. Public Qplndon Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":103327131,"text":"15 Jan 1947 - GALLUP POLL PUBLIC AWAITS PRICES FALL BEFORE BUYING Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 15 January 1947, page 4 GALLUP POLL` . PUBLIC AWAITS PRICES .FALL BEFORE BUYING MELBOURNE: Widespread reluctance to buy at pr..sent prices is disclosed by t'e latest Gallup Poll. ,Lower prices (if they ever come) should unleash tremendous purchasing power, but the externt of the range of.artlcles covered will probably cushion the effect. . With most goods in short supply, 'lt's difficult for insa . f?uitFrers to judge the market for their goods. .Buyers who are "holding nof" are an unknown factor. They tnay accept current. prices as normal, and coinme into .the inarket soon; or they may ho:d off 'indefinitely, hoping for a break in the pried level. • The ,:Australlan . . Gallup. PollII hss 'found tlhat 4 out of S'. peopli are deferrig pur.chases of varlbus kinds.' Capital' xpoenditure, 'uch as 'a house, wnas mentiodied by qo?lY one person in 20 (5 per cent.). but seven times as many people (36 per cent.) mentioned durnble goods, such as motor cars, ftrn'ture. refrigerators anlld' 'other household goods. Is there 'any article you want' and could- get, but which you refuse to buy just now, because' the' price' is ': too high? 79 per cent. an.' swered "Yes." 21 per cent. answered "No." The 79 per cent. who pre de? ferrlng a purchase were asked to name a particular article, and they answered:C?othing 22 per cent. Furniture 12 per cent. Motor car 12 per cent. .R frlgerator 7 per cent. Household goods 5 per cent. i-Hous ': ?.a ser cent' Building material 3 per cent. Foodstuffs : 3 per cent. OtherI answers ' 10 per cent. S 70 Or those who mentioned furniture, household goods and foodstuffs, 3 out of 4 were women. LIMen account for 2 out of 3 of those . referred to motor cars, hoalnes, and building nliaterlal6. The 21 noer cernt. who are not deferriRt any ipurchiases are spread fairly evenly throughost tlie vopulatlon. Tile only notable cxceptionas are.that honelholds of butsiiess -.executives. (tIhe. .loast needy) anad. of.semi.siciled work ers (the lowest paid) .appear in elightlyabove-avy e rag e. ?', proportioils. 'eienetiy'?tihe eienetiy'?tihe British- Gallu' Poll conducted a similar inquiry, and the proiiortionis "dt Brlttsh men and women who are dleferring purchases of clothes and furniture :compare closely with Auatriliins--a relatively . larn nraonortioln of - Enllshmen ileedIng furniture would be' the result of bombing.. DEFERRING PURCHASES. Clothing Furnilure Men'Women" Men Women " p.c". p.c. . p.c..u.: . UJ.K.. 20 22 12 15 Austi " 21 ." 24 :', .. 0 18 Issued by Aust. Public Opinilon Pollas i Collino St" Melbourn~lj . . .... o .:. . . ·, • .c ."}
{"id":103328660,"text":"09 Apr 1947 - WHAT PEOPLE THINK WHERE DO THE HIGHER WAGES REALLY GO? Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 9 April 1947, page 4 WHAT PEOPLE THINK WHERE DO THE HIGHER 'WAGES REALLY GO? if an extra £1 were put into" the pay envelope of every wage-earner In :Australia, 14/- of the £1 would go in higher living coats, in the opinion of the-average Aue, tralian. This Is the latest Gallup. Poll. finding. A' man who receives 20/- a week more than his fellow workers is obviously that much better off; but the position may be- very different if every wage-earner tets ,the~'extra 20/-. Corilmibnwealth statistics indicate that the increase of abbut 27 ner-cent In average wage- rates since the war began has been almost offset by higher living costs. To- find out what the public thinks would happen to prices, if wages are raised substantially, Poll interviewers asked a crosssection of 1700 men and women: Do you think an all-round increase of 20/ a week in ivages would .raise, the cost' -of living much? ' Of every, hundred people interviewed: 88 think. the cost of Ilving would rle obnldeirably, 8 don't thin `'d6; and 4 are Undecided. Those who expect the rise in living expensee to be substantial were asked: "How much of the 20/ do you think would be taken by the increased cost .of living ' One person In three thinks that none of the 20/- would be left, and the average answer was that only 6/- would remain: 9 p.c. say "more, than 20/would go in higher. prices." 25 p.c. say "all.of the 20/-." 19 p.c. say 15/-.to 18/-. 25 p.c. say 10/.- to 12/-. 10 p.c. say 5/. to 9/-. 88 p.o. expect prices .to rise considerably. 8 per cent don't expect prices to rise much: 4 per cent are, undecided. Analysis of answers according to the sex and occupations of the people interviewed:, shows: The belief that at least 15/would go in higher living costs is stronger among men than among women. Wage earners (skilled, unskilled,. white ocollar). gave . a?s were almosti4 dentical with the full cross-section. The attitude of those who think there would be a 'substntial' rise in prices is summed up in the comment of a sheet-metal work. er's wife, of Essendon, Vie.: 'All wage increases must be passed on." SAsthere' seems to be a feeling that an all.round Increase in pay is futile, because of rising prices, it is Interesting to recall the result of a Gallup Poll two years ago. People in a full range of economic circumstances were then asked which would be their choice of six jobs, if all had much the same wages, but if each had a different one of sIX advantages. Here are the percentages showing the public's preference for each of the advantages, which were listed on a card handed to each person interviewed: Ouaranteed iegular em. ployment ........ .. 58 Better working conditions 11 A share of each year's profit ... .. .. .. ... .. .. 10 Good pensions at retirement .. ............. 9 Bonuses for good productlon .. . .... .... .. .. 7 Shorter working hours .. 5 "t • ."}
{"id":103333195,"text":"03 Jun 1947 - Gallup Poll. PUBLIC OPINION ON PENSIONS FOR BEATEN POLITICIANS Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Tuesday 3 June 1947, page 1 Gallup Poll. PUBLIC OPINION ON PENSIONS FOR BEATEN POLITICIANS ' Australians do not consaid r' ttemsr Ives responsible for the financial support of form er poliicinnss, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll taken this month. Score State Parliaments have I already adopted penaoino or super' 000nuOtion ochremoe for their defeated members, and recently there bar beer anmove to introduce pea' aloor for defratird Federal Parlia' mrentartans. To ascertain public opinion ona the question of parliamentarg' pert sione, fire Gallop Poll initerviewed a repreoentative croose-ection ol over 20100 tmrn and women .throughout Auatrolia. Thtore intervirwed 'were told that, in some States, rmembera dv' featrd at elections ofter acrrintt nine yearnm are etrtitlecl to life lienroionsr of £5 'a week, to wriclr tlrey contribute rwhile -in Parlianmeirt. Eachr percon waroraskrl: Do ymou favour, or opirore. rouch rpenrionts? Of thr' whale crooc-rrctioa intrrviewedr per cent. oppose pensions for niembcrs of. Parliament; 32 per cent. favour such pensions, and5 5 1j-e: cenf. are undecided. NL-ithrer sex, age nor ,rotutiationr molars jury differrtrcr to people's mptininu. Labrour ad Lbr aunrtry voters, no groupr, r uoiuitotheir otrposition to ai r~limanentary treniroor. PEOPLE'5 REASONS hle nttitudi of morot of thor1, wlto oppose pniroinno for defeated mrormers to suommedl upinr ther cotmnenrt of a trurck driver, of ltrirbann., Qum. roland: "Their prirlia. mentory osalry is lorge einout,' to provmrid for thn future." Many mrf the minority whr favour prinstio uchinier thick that or miemnltra contribute wvhile iin mar linment they are entitled to a penadin if defeated. The above finding showing public ojiosition to. pensions for defeated politicians tolllws'-~ GCllup Poll taken in Mfirch, whedt nine oput of every 10 Australians opposed paying Federal parliamentarians more than £1000 a year. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Molb."}
{"id":103334187,"text":"27 Feb 1947 - FOR AND AGAINST McKELL AS GOVERNOR-GENERAL Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Thursday 27 February 1947, page 7 FOR AND AGAINST McKELL AS GOVERNOR-C ENERAL Surv'y Made by Gallup Poll Public. opinion in Australia favours appointing an Australian as Gdvernor-General. Mr. McKell's appointment, however, is opposed by four people against every three who favour it. This month, interviewers of the Australian Gallup Poll asked a re*resentative cross-section of ?eople in all States: Do you favour, or oppose, having as Governor- deneral, Mr. McKell, the Premier of New South Wales? Interviewing'began immediately after the appointmilent was an:ounced on February I, and the result is as follows:-Oppose ... 48 per cent. Favour .. 38 per cent Usndecided . 14 per tent. "The Governor General ohould e free of :party politics":'is the Isual reason for opposing Mr.'Mc* Kell's appointment. In no State does public opinion favour the appointment. The favour" vote is highest at 43 per isnt. in Mr. McKells home State ,f N.S.W., but is still excpeded by an "oppose'" vote of 46 per cent. The other II per cent. in N.S.W. ce undecided. Analysis of the Australia-wide vote by political affiliation shows hat the appointment is favoured y the majority of Labour support brs, but opposed by most Libers.t Country voters: . UndFavour Oppose cided p.c. p.c. P.c. Labour. . ,55 28 17 Liberal-C.P. 14 77 . 9 AUSTRALIAN OR ENGLISHMAN The same cross-section of people, was also asked: For future Governor.GenerSals, do you favour an Englishman, or an Australian-or should the position of Go: vernor-General be abolished? . Comparison of answeris with'a similar Gallup Poll last May shows a slight increase in pro-Australian sentiment:- .. Favour Australian 45 p. . 49 pc. Favour Englishman 29 p.c. 21.p.c. Abolish position'.. 19 p.c. 20 p.c. Undecided . . . . 7 p.c. 10 pic. In every State the vote for an Australian is considerably higher than that for-an Englishman. SLabour voters .and Liberal.' Country voters have distinctly different views on this question. Of Labour voters, 58 per cent. would prefer an Australian GovernorGeneral, and 9 per cent. an Englishman; 25 per cent. would abolish' the position and 8 per cent. are usndecided. Liberal-Country voters answered -Australian, 32 per cent.; Englishman, 40 per cent.; Abolish, 14 per cent.; Undecided, 14 per cent. PEOPLE'S REASONS "An'Australian would under-. stand us better than an Englishman," the comment of a labouier of Latrobe, Tas., 'expresses. the opinion of nsany in favour of an Australian as Governor'General. Others bclieve--There are plenty of good Australians who can do the job." . Another large group, although favouring the appointment of aon Australian, added the condition: "But he must be free from jarty politics." People who voted for an 'Englishman thought, in the main, that such .an oppoilnitment would pre e serve Australia's ties with., the Mother Country. ' Those who would: al?lil?' the office think that there are too many Governors, with too niiiuch expense, and that the position serves no useful purpose. lssudd by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Strcet, Melb."}
{"id":103336429,"text":"13 Jun 1947 - Most Australians Say Production Must Rise Before Wages Increase Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Friday 13 June 1947, page 8 Most Australians Say: Production Mu3 t Rie Before Wages Increase According to a recent nation-wide Gallup Poll, tho .majority of .Australians thilk .that industry must produce' more goo ls before:wages can increase. : ntalysis 'of.the men si ' vote, ' h'oweveri shbros . - i .that, whdb:ili t/iistg ss3;salslortbd, ,by ;m or e thath seven out of everyi~ teny ipfloyers n6 a bare major~ity of upage-eairter s agree s wth.i Over 2000 men and f ,w en, n'i all wýalks 'of lif8, an?ad-iconomic ,cir. c.urmtnnces,. were included, in 'the Those .iarviewed..div re tiola' it. had been ;claim'ed hat, wages ,can't go up untl iadustry producesmore goods. aEch person .wa?s asked: "Do 'you think -that -claim -is :correct or not?" i " i? :. Of the whole cross section interviewed.- " -d;' 55 lperi ent 'think the claim corfrect; -. . • 28 'per 'ent say it is not cor,recti iand17 17 per cent are undecided. SBoth imen and , women, as, groups, give a majority for "cor-' rect "'Ithemen's vote being only alightly hiher ithan t'e women. Howevri miore !tliari vwo outof every..three, nf the "undecided" people! are women. OTING ANALYSED nalysia of the me'n's vote ac ording'to profession and occupa-. tidon hoiws that dmployer's I'sa, grouijfi have a much stronger opinion f'than ."enimployees'. that: wages',iiiinot go .ip until industry produces more goods. In the followin'? table, "employers -incluae orqfe"sional ;men, .business executives 6nd farm obweirs' 'r lile :"'m ployers'-'cover, white collar, skilled: and; iiuskilled workera and farm, Inborers:? . ' ' ' MEN'S VOTE-B-y Occuptioitiois AVerage . Average:. Vote of Vote of Employers. Employees. S Per Cent. Per Cent. Correct .. 71 "" 52 Incorrect . . 22 - 3 'Undecided . 7 3 4 .Of all male employees, 'the i"white .'collar"- group -(clerks, Ahopha'nds. etd.) Agive-ihe' lighest vote '(62 peer cent) for 'correci" with :25'per-cent-"incorrect'. and 1,3'dper cent uhdicdided." :' " ' Anislysis of the c6niplete men's and wome'n'i'tn'0te pb'y-Politicl1alffiliation reveals that Laib'our vortis' are div?ided 'on (the ''qu'estion '.Op'0 thle other hand 'there is,- a large majority of: Liberal-Countryi, supporters who' thin'k indu's'try mriut produce more goods' bfo6ire'.~ages can increase. :. Lab; Voters. Lib.-Ctry. Per'Cent. Per Cent., InCotiet -. 46.- 67 .Comparison ofAustralian figures with· resIlts of'! aa' inilar' 'q?qestion US Gallo;p Polls shxc~I;i~yaAsrliso And Ar.erican opinion to be-almost i?l?antici~ lIn Eiiglaiil, " hiowever, there r''"',a much larger ijoriity be'fore wages cart be "?ngi? Aed ;... Aust. U.S Eng " .. ' 'P.C. P.C. P.C 'Coireds .. 55 53 69 ncowiect 28 53 O20 Unda'cided .17 14 11 '(Issue?l y 5 'ust. Public Opiniio Pdlls, 352 Cdllris Street Melb.)"}
{"id":103336578,"text":"11 Sep 1947 - GALLUP POLL Australians Are Not Decided Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Thursday 11 September 1947, page 3 GALIUP POLL. Australians Are Not Decided Generally - speaking, AustIalians are a picture of indecision regarding who should control Java the Dutch. or the Iid'oneslans. ::??Early, this ~year; the, Governnients` of .the Netherlands and the Indonesian Republic signed the Llnggadjat l- agreement, jwhlch, among other points, provided for the co-opyeration of Holland and the Republli in forming a '"Netherldnds-Indonesian Union."SiiinJuly, SiiinJuly, however, the Netherlands Governiment: claimed that "lhe Republican Government was either :unwjlllng or unable ,.to implement the agreement and warfare was resumed until August 4. when U.N, intervention resuited In .:cease ,.flre·" People intelviewed'by the Gallip Poll were first asked whether they had followed 'the news about the Dutch and Indoneslans ri~ Java. * Answers show .tlhat 81 per rent of the men and 64 per ; ent. of tihe women jlad followed the news to some extent. Each person liiterviewed was then, ask~ed -- . ::Who do you~ ithink :should .,be .in conltrol iri Javi--the i'Dutch or thle Indonesians? Among .those who had followedt the Java ,news .(three .out of four 'people interviewed. .Dutch control has more support than Indonesian control, but..a substantlal number spontaneously answered "joint control." Answers of men and women are set out'separately in the following table:?SMen SMen Women p.c. p.c. Dutch control .. 29' 17 Indonesian .. .. 22 15 Joint coitrol .;-. y '17, '12 Undecided .- .. 13 '"20 Java: newis not: -: followed ".'. . .:''1 36 Political affilihtldoni has a marked 'effect o¼'people's opinions. Liberal-Country voters lean towards" Dutch control." but Labour yoters favour Indonieslan control: - ,: : -Lab. LIb.-C.P. 'voters voters Dutch control .... 20 ..37 Indonesian ..-.. 28 16 Joint control ..... 18 ..16 Ulndecided un'acquainted .. 34 31 PERTINENT COMIIENTS "The Dutch developed the resources of Indonesia," .the comment of a farmer, of Pakenham, Ic., sums up the attitude 'of many -who prefer the Dutch to control Java. Others think the Indonesians are not capable of self-government. Most of those who favour Indonesian .control of Java simply commented, "People should govern their,own country." Other. feel that the Dutch have exploited the Indonesians. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb. EVENING POST Classified Ad' I vertisnlang pays."}
{"id":103488545,"text":"08 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Cobar Herald (NSW : 1899 - 1914), Friday 8 April 1910, page 7 A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. SOME INCIDENTS. Soon after seven on a dark January morning we alighted at the station nearest our destination — the typical Lancashire village of X. 'I think we had better walk it,' sug-gested the vrt!.'dlng officer, sifter a-.i impatient wait of five m'nutcs; 'we ought to manage the four miles in time for the opening of the poll.' Vh« we'cn-i\\j rattle ot wbw'i, however, quickly i/iy.yed -ri' anxiety, jmd soon the itity of three was hudi'.lv.d together in the ricketty carrier's cart. 'Hoo's rare an' fr*«ly this mornin',' Fait' the driver fron his seat; ' it's ?wunnerful -what yon owd m.-.re can do when she's win up— hoo'l 'a yo' theer I1 hayve an hour — it's th' excitement as does it.' The horse certainly did move; but the strides were chiefly up and down, after the manner of Pecksniff's pony, and Ms'a^t'on caused the cait to jolt most uncomfortably. 'And ? they say as animals knows nowt,' continued the driver, calmly ignoring the fact that we were continually being flung to the 'jottom of the cart by the erratic movements of his horse. 'Ton horse knows as there's summat i' th' air; hoo's a seet moor sense till mony a woman, aye.an'mony a Christian, that hos 'as.' BILL YATES CASTS HIS VOTE. Having arrived at the polling station, the carrier adjourned to the publichouse opposite. 'I met as weel stop an' put ma cross to t' papper while I'm on t' spot,' was his parting greeting. As he did not enter the polling booth until close on noon, it was evident that voting was a serious matter to our friend the carrier. When, with the assistance of two village constables, tho boxes had been duly placed and unsealed, the poll was declared open. 'I'm Bill Yatcs.' he said genially, 'an1 eighty-three last wick.' 'For fifty year,' he continued, 'me an' owd Mo powd fost at every election i' this village. But th' owd lad is deawn wi' t' rheumatics badly, so he cannot turn eawt this time. Poor awd Mo, he'll be gradely frettin' abeaut it a' — I mun goo an' ha' a word wi' th* owd lad — he were always on t' reet side, an' would be now if he but cood.' And with a parting flourish of his stout cudgel Bill left the booth. Mine host from across the way was the next to vote, and with an eye to business he informed us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour. Soon after breakfast time some little commotion was heard at the entrance, the sound of a shrill voice being very persistent. 'You cannot come in with him,' said the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with his body. 'He'll goo an' vote for t' wrong felly it I dunnot,' replied a female voice. 'Ast do nowt o't kind,' growled a pro-, testing voice; 'dost think I'm a born foo'?' 'Tha were never owt else sin I wed thee — thee'at three parts drunk awready, and ? ' By this time the voter had managed to enter the room. 'Neaw what would to do wi' a wife like you ?' he began, turning to the policeman. 'Get on wi' thi' votln', lad, and move on,' replied the officer, sharply. 'It's bad enoo neaw,' grumbled the unlucky wight as he left the room a few minutes later, 'but what'll it be when they're getting f. vote?' NOT BROWN, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part the workmen who came in during the day were quiet and businesslike in their manner of voting; very few needed any instructions, and. the general improvement in the education of the people is perhaps never so noticeable as on these occasions. ..?..-, ... There was one exception. A ???'?;b:B.': surly-looking man who , came to the table witih the demand, 'Gie us a'card!' 'Name, please?' requested the clerk. 'What's that to theu? I vote -by ballot,' he snapped out. - „? :'l-.. Even when it was pointed out to him that his name was necessary to prove his right to vote according to the regster he. refused to budge, and not until the officer came to escort him to the door did ho give the required Information. 'The The local gentry, including tfhe clergy and doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In several ca^es they did not think It necessary to give their names until requested. 'Ha — yes,, of course, of course,' blustered one, 'you are strangers to the village, otherwise you would have had no need to ask for my name.' It afterwards transpired that this individual was a recent settler in the village, ?'.??'? 'Lives in a big new place on th' 'ill—, of no fambly whatever, tries to mix up with our best famblles, who don't want none of him,' remarked the constable scathingly. . During tflie afternoon very little pc'iing was done; but one old fellow created a mild diversion. 'Con yo tell me which o1 these chaps Is Brown?' he inquired. 'Certainly,' responded the presiding officer, indicating the name on the voter's paper; then, suspecting an illiterate voter, he asked the old man whether he could read and write. 'Aye, lad, I con write reet enoo for this job, but ml seet Is none so good as It were. Art. sure this is Brown?' he continued. . On belnc reassured that it was, the, old man retired to tine ballot-box to make his cross. 'That's aw reet, isn't It?' he remarked, showing his paper to the presiding officer.'But 'But you have not voted for Brown.' said the official, after examining the paper. 'I ne'er Intendit to,' chuckled the old fellow, winking- his eye slily, 't'other chap's my mon, an' I wanted to mak' no mistake about him.' THREE CHEERS FOR 'OWD MO.' The return of the out-workcrs to their homes brought the usual rush in the closing hours of the poll. The rival candidates roused local excitement to fever heat by their final vJslts to the neighboring comriittee rooms. With the last half hour came a constant succession of cheers and countercheers, as the remaining voters came up. 'Three cheers for t' Squire — he's coom all f way fra Scotland!' shouted someone outside as a motor car catne panting up. qg . 'Three cheers for Owd Mo!' called out the leader of the opposition party. The two came in together, the Sctulre helping the crippled old man, whose right leg was swathed in red flannel. The Squire waited untU the old maa ?had voted, In order that he might assist him out again. 'You must come in the motor— I'll see you safe home.' 'Nay, nay, Squire, I mun stick to ml colors. I'd a gone wi' th' owd Squire I reet willingly; he were always for fi poor people; he'd seed 'em starve for; bread an' knew what Protection meant! for such as us. I've had childer cryln'l for bread, and I've worked wick in, j wick -eawt, an' not been able to give i 'em one gradely meal i' th' day. Nay, ! nay, Squire, no Protection for the likes) o' me; we mun go our own ways; th' j lads browt me here i' th' donkey cart, an' I reckon th' owd donkey ''11 take mej back agen — mayhap ast ne-er vote agen, j Squire; but if it is last time I know! awm on t' right side. Good - neetj Squire!' . ? j And with blazing eyes the old fellow! drew himself up and hobbled painfully' to the door with th-. aid of his stick. J And a- the polling closed a mighty' cheering broke out, 'Three cheers for! Owd Mo!' — H.L.. ln the 'Daily News.'."}
{"id":103709235,"text":"04 Mar 1948 - Gallup Poll AUSTRALIANS \"DON'T KNOW\" PALESTINE Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Thursday 4 March 1948, page 3 -Gallup: Poll, : AUSTRALANS "DON'T KNOW" PALESTINE U.N.'s indecision and vacillation about Palestine is reflected in Australian thought and opinion, as revealed .by a Galliup Poll this mqnth. On tivo questions about the partition of Palestine and the need for an armed force to con'rol Palestine, Australian opinion is confused. In this nation-wide survey. people interviewed by-the Gallup poll were first asked:Do you think the decision of the United Nations to divide Palestine between the Jews and Arabs is right or wrong? -. This is one of the few occasions in the six years' experience of the Australian Gallup Poll that neither side has attracted anything like a maJority. 37 per cent say. "It's right to divide Palestine." 23 per cent shy,': "It's - wrong," and 40 per cent are undecided. INTERNATIONAL ARMIY? The United Nations Palestine Commission has told the Security Council 'that it canniot carry out its assignments of enforcing partition unless it is backed by an international army.-: To find •out Australian opinion on the idea of an international armed force, the Gall1up Poll asked:Do you think the United Nations. should, or should not, enlist an armed force and send it to control Palestine?. Answers show that the indecision about partitioning Palestine is accompanied by a division of .opinion regarding an armed force: 41 per cent say, "'U.N. should send an armed foroc to control Palestine.?" 35 per cent oppose the idea, and 24 per cent are undecided."}
{"id":103710855,"text":"20 Sep 1948 - IMPORTANCE OF STATE PARLIAMENTS Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Monday 20 September 1948, page 1 IMPORTANCE ,. OF STATE PARLIAMENTS Safeguard Of Freedom "The confidence of the public in our Federal system of Government was clearly demonstrated in, the Referendum of . this year, and has been confirmed ,by the Gallup Poll," said Mr. H. D. Ahern, Deputy Chairman of the New South Wales Constitutional League, when commenting on a report in. "The Sun" that 56 per cent: of the electors supported the continued functioning of State Parliaments. "The Conptitution of the Commonwealth," said,. Mr. Ahern, "by protecting the States, stands as an important barrier between the people and one dentral Government tending to expand its powers at the expense of the private citizen . "If we lose the States we lose one of the greatest safeguards to our freedom, and succumb for all time to the tyranny of the Federal Treasury.""}
{"id":103711060,"text":"13 Jan 1948 - Gallup Poll. PEOPLE STILL OPPOSE BANK ACT Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Tuesday 13 January 1948, page 3 PEOPLE SXILI4 OPPOSE GalpPl. BANK AC Enactment of the. Bank Nationalisation' Bill on November 27 has not redu ced public opposition to it. The latest Gallup Poll shows that 2 out of 3 people remain •opposed. For tbe third time since Mr. CMhifley announced the plan to nationalise the banks, the Australian. Gallup Poll has asked People:-. If a referendum were held, would you vote for or againet, the Federal Government taking over all the privately-owned trading banks?Nearly Nearly 2000 men and women throughout the cities, towns and rural areas of all six States were interviewed, and 62 per cent. said they were opposed:NATION?ALISED BANKSIn In Op- UndeFavour posed cided Sept... .. 21 '65 14 Nov. .. .. 27 63 10 Now " ... 30 63 7 Figures for September anK Novemiber shown above nave been 'adjusted to comply with latest 'statistics, 'and all figures are comparable. WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION Andlysis of the' latest finding shows that the "oppose"' vote exceeds 60 per cent. in every State. Among Liberal and Country Party voters the Australia-wide "oppose" vote is 91 per cent. Of people who voted Labour at the last Federal election, 53 per cent. favour nationalising the trading banks,.38 per cent. oppose it, and 9 per cent. are undecided. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne. No Fatal Accidents. There were no fatal accidents In Canberra last year. This is revealed in a' report 'compiled by the Canberra police, says the Canberra Timesd.'. '""}
{"id":103712085,"text":"27 Jan 1948 - DEATH PENALTY FOR BRUTAL MURDER Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Tuesday 27 January 1948, page 3 DEATH PENALTY FORl 'BRUTAL MURDER Says Gallup MajoritySeven out of every ten Australians would retain the, death penalty for brutal murder, according to the latest Gallup Poll. Many countries have already abolished the death penalty and, in both England and Australia, abolition is being considered for all crimes, except murder andi treason. . To find out what the Australian public thinks should be the fate of murderers, the Gallop Poll 4sked a nation-wide "sample" of 2000 men and women: do you think should. be the penalty for brutal murderlife imprisonment or deathi In all States there are substantial votes in favour of the death penalty, and the nationwide figures show a decisive majority: 67 per cent. say "Death, penalty for brutal murder." 24 per cent. say "Life imprisonment:' and9 9 per cent. have no opinion:" Analysis by political affiliation shows the "favour" vote of Labour supporters and LiberalCountry supporters at 65 per cent. and 73 per cent. respectively. Some of the minority who prefer the penalty to be life imprisonment think it would give the criminal a chance to reform. Others however, believe that life imprisonment is a greater punishment than death, and 'therefore favour it. The British Gallup 'Poll rerently asked a similar question, and comparison with the Australian finding shows an almost identical result: No Death Life opinion p.c. p.c. p.e. Australia .. 67 24 9 England .. 69 24 7 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":103713636,"text":"19 Jan 1948 - Gallup Poll FEDERAL WIN FOR LIB. C.P. Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Monday 19 January 1948, page 1 Gallup Poll FEDERAL WIN FOR LIB. C.P. If a Federal election were held now the Liberal and Country Parties would be returned, with a substantial majority. A Gallup Poll just completed shows that support for Labour is at die lowest ebb fr o10 years. For the third time in six months the Australian Gallup Poll has asked nationwide cross sections of men and women to name the .party which would probably receive their votes at a Federal election. At present 47 per cent. would definitely support LiberalCountry, 41 per cent. Labour, and 2 per cent. independents, while 10 per cent. are undecided. Allotting the undecided 10 per cent. among the parties according to how they voted at the last Federal Elections, it becomes evident that at least one Labour voter in 10 has swung to Liberal since the last Federal election, 18 months ago. Onn that basis the position is: Lib. C.P. Others p.c. p.c. p.c. 1946 Vote 53 44 3 Gallup, July .. 51.- . 46 3 Nov. .. 46 .50 4 Now .. . 46 50 4 Figures for July and November shown above had been adjusted to comply with latest statistics, and all figures are comparable. VOTES AND SEATS Federal political history shows that the various parties do not win seats strictly ihA proportion to votes received, and an assessment of election prospects in 1949 is further complicated by the pending re-distribution. Nevertheless, it is 'noteworthy that support for the Liberal and Country Parties is now higher than in 1937, when the Lyons Government won 45 of the 74 seats in the House of Representatives: PREFERENCE VOTES. Lib.& . Labour C.P. Others Election- .b.c. pc.'' p.c 1934 . . 43 51 :6 1937 . . 46 48 6 1940 . . 49 45 6 1943 . 54 32 14 1946 . ,. "53 ' .44 -: '3 Gallup..Poll-. .. t `!" Now . : 46? . 50' . 4. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne. '"}
{"id":103714053,"text":"09 Jan 1948 - INCOME TAX LIMIT FAVOURED IN U.S.A. Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Friday 9 January 1948, page 1 INCOME TAX LIMIT FAVOURED IN U.S.A. NEW YORK: .In a Gallup Poll, 50 per cent. favoured limiting income taxes to prevent anyone paying over half their income, 38 per cent. opposed it, and 12 per cent. were of no opinion. A Canadian Gallup Poll. shows 57 per cent. want a larger population, 25 per cent. about the same, 9 p ercent were undecided, and 9 per cent. qualified their opinion. Fifty-eight per cent approve a contintlmce of British and European migration, 28 per cent disapprove, 14 per cent. are updepided."}
{"id":103718824,"text":"24 Mar 1948 - SERVICES AND TAXES Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 24 March 1948, page 4 SERVICES AND .TAXES According, to a recent Gallup poll, ifiAiAstralians were giventa choice betweel" increasing social seivices and reducing taxes, seven out of ever??y ten ~ivbuld prefer to. reduce taxes. IActually, th'e figures show tlat out of tden preferred to. i'nopinion on the subject, tw, out' of ten preferred ti increase social services. It is niaifest that theie. is an 6verwhelmirig feeling among the people that taxation should be reduced. Before the days of the Golden Era when they were in their initial .stage as depicted by the;Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, social services seemed to be an excellent idea, but when the impact came and it was realised that the ideal meant dipping i-'deeily into people's po?ksts,. th'~', reaction has been as set out above. In other words, the people would rather have theii-money than see it going in paying for privileges for other people-that.. is the ha-d fact odf th'e.matter. Ifa Gallup poll were taken and the public were asked: "Would you prefer to have a full and fair opportunity to provide for your own future rather than rely upon Government. benefices," there is little doubt in our mind as to which way the public would vote although there has been, during the past few years, an undermining of public courage, stamina and spirit by Governments which like -to. buy votes. In this particular Gallup poll the. analysis showed: that., supporters of both Liabour and LiberalCountry Parties preferred the tax reductions, thevote being Labour 60 per cent and Liberal-Country. Party 83 pei' cent. As one clerk's wife in Brisbane~idt it quite clearly: "If ewe.. were taxed less we could -pay for 'our own 'sodial services. it?can be.shfely assumed that these people have given the subiect' some consideration, but it is doubtful'if. they have allowed . for the . rake-off taken by the Government in distributing these benefices to those. who are holding down\\the easy jobs of lodking after the collection a~d distribution of this money. Much more of it is spent in the tway and so' is economic-' ally waste' than would' be tihe case if the sdcial services came out of the electors' own pockets."}
{"id":103720325,"text":"29 Dec 1948 - RANKS THIRD Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 29 December 1948, page 2 RANKS THIRD Sister Elizabeth Kenny, Australian infatile paralysis specialist, ranks third in a Gallup poll of women whom Americans most admire."}
{"id":103721245,"text":"21 Jan 1948 - GALLUP POLL City Life Not Popular With Australians Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 21 January 1948, page 1 GALLUP POLL :City Life Not Popular .:With Australians Half of Australia's poipulation lives in the six capital cities, but when tlhe Gallup Poll recently questioned people on where they would like to live-in a big city, a medium sized town. or on a farm-It was found' that only one person in three prefers the-big.' · cities. This survey included a representative '"sample" of people living 1n all parts of Australia. They were asked: Where do you prefer to live -in a big city, a medium-sized town or on a farm? .IReplies show that Australians of all ages favour country life, preferably in a medium-sized town. The full ciross-section answered:' 32 per cent. prefer city life: 43 per cent. would like to live In a medium-sized town; and 25 per cent. prefer life on /a farm. Of people who live in cities (either capital or provincial, such as Newcastle, or -allarat) more than half say they would like to move to a;smaller town, or on .toa:; farm. Of those 'who live in country towns 3.out of 4 are satisfied with the life; and Only, a' small ':minority of farmers want to leave the farms. WIIERItE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE Now Living in City Town Farm Capital Cittes •.49 34 17 'p.c. p.c. p.c. O?ther Cities .<: 47. 30 23 Country Towns *10 74 16 Farms . . . 3 13 84 Issued ; by Australlan Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":103941085,"text":"09 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Western Herald (Bourke, NSW : 1887 - 1893; 1895 - 1903; 1906 - 1914; 1916 -1978), Saturday 9 April 1910, page 7 SOME INCIDENTS. Soor) after seven on a dark January morning we alighted at the station nearest our destination—the typical Lancashire v'llnge of X. "I think we had better v,a:lc it," suggested tha i n r.-ding officer, after an impatient wait of Ave m'ruites; "we ought to manage the four miles ill ti:no for the opening of the p-jil." Vfcf ivc'c:i".ij cattle of wlico's however. quickly ¡."uiyed yi- iin.iivty. and FOou the ifi'.y of three was hudiil^d together in the ricketty carrier's cart. "líoo's rare'an' fri»Vy this, mornin'," ■FiJi' the driver fron his seat; " it's wúnnerful what yon owd m.\\re can do when she's wun up—hoo'l 'a yo' theer i' hayve an hour—it's th' excitement as does it." The horse certainly did move; but the sLrides were chiefly up and down, after the manner of Pecksniff's pony, and his a"t!on caused the cai t to jolt most uncomfortably, "And they say as animals knows nowt," continued the driver, calmly ignoring the fact that wo were continually being flung to the bottom of the cart by the erratic movements of his horse. "Yon horse knows as there's summat i' th' air; hoo's a seet moor sense till mony a woman, aye,an' mony a Christian, that hos 'as." BILL, YATES CASTS HIS VOTE. Having" arrived at the polling station, the carrier adjourned to the publichouse opposite. "I met as weel stop' an' put ma cross to t' papper while I'm on t' spot," was his parting greeting. As he did .not enter the polling booth until close on noon, it was evident that voting was a serious matter to our friend the carrier. When, with tlieoassistance of two village constables, the boxes had beeil' duly placed and unsealed, the poll was declared open. "I'm Bill Yates." he said genially, "an' eighty-three last wick.'' "For fifty year," he continued, "me an' owd Mo powd fost at every election i' this village. But th' owd lad is deasvii wi' t' rheumatics .badly, so lie cannot turn eawt this time. Poor awd Mo, he'll be gradeiy frettin' a beaut it a' —I mun goo an' ha' a word wi' th' owdlad—he were always on t' reet sitie, an' would be now if lie but cood." And with a parting flourish of his stout cudgel Bill left the booth. Mine host from across the way was the next to vote, and with an eye to business he informed us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour.' Soon after breakfast time some little commotion was heard at the entrance, the sound of a shrill voice being very persistent. "You cannot come in with him," said the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with his body. "He'll goo an' vote for t' wrong felly if I dunnot," replied a female voice. "Ast do nowt o't kind," growled a protesting voice; "dost think I'm a born £00'?" "Tha were never owt else sin I wed thee—thee'at three parts drunk aw ready, and " By this time the voter had managed to enter the room. "Neaw what would to do wi' a wife like you ?" he began, turning to the policeman. "Get on wi' tili-' votin', lad, and move on," replied the officer, sharply. "It's bad enoo neaw," grumbled the unlucky wight as he left the room a few minutes later, "but what'U it be when they're getting t' vote?" NOT BROWN, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part the workmen who came in during the day were quiet and businesslike in their manner of voting; very few needed any instructions, and the general improvement in the education of the people is perhaps never so noticeable as on these occa i sions. i There was one. exception. A b'g, ! surly-looking man who came to the table witCi the demand, "Gie us a card!" "Name, please?" requested the clerk. "What's that to thee? 1 vote by ballot," he snapped out. Even when it was pointed out to him that his name was necessary to prove his right to vote according to the register he refused to budge, and not until the officer came to escort him to the door did he give the required informa tion. The local gentry, including tlhe clergy and doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. _ In several ca. es they did not think it necessary to give their names until requested. "Ha—yes, of course, of course," blustered one, "you are strangers to the village, otherwise you would have hud no need to ask for my name." It,afterwards transpired that this Individual was a recent settler in the village, "Lives in a big new place on th' 'ill— of no fambly whatever, tries to mix up with our best famblies, who don't want none of lilm," remarked the constable scathingly.' During tlhe afternoon very little pc'i' ing was done; but one old fellow create.! a mild diversion. "Con yo tell me tvhicli o' these chaps is Brown?" he inquired. "Certainly," responded the presiding officer, indicating the name 011 the voter's paper; then, suspecting an illiterate voter, lie asked the old man .whether he could read and write. "Aye, lad, I con write Veet enoo for ¡ this job, but ml seet is none so good as it were. Art sure this is Brown?" ho continued. On being reassured that it was, the old man retired to Hie ballot-box to make his cross. "That's aw reet, Isn't it?" he remarked, showing his paper to tile p're sldiris officer. "But you have not voted for Brown," said the official, after examining the paper. . - "I ne'er intendit to," chuckled the old fellow, winking his eye silly, "t'other chap's my mon, an' í wanted to mak' no mistake about him." THREE CHEERS FOR "OWD MO." The return of the out-worke'rs to their homes brought the usual rush in the closing hours of the poll. The rival candidates roused local excitement to fever heat by their final visits to the neighboring committee rooms. With the last half hour came a constant succession of cheers and countercheers, as the remaining voters came up. "Three cheers for t' Squire—he's coom all t' way fra Scotland!" shouted someone outside aa a motor car, came pintlng up. (g '"Three cheers for Owd Mo!" called out the leader of the opposition party. The two caine In together, the Squire helping the crippled old man, whose right leg was swathed In red flannel. The Squire waited "until tfea oíd msa v & had voted, in order Ihat lie might as sist him out again. j "You must come in the motor—I'lli see you safe home." "Nay, nay. Squire, I mun stick to mil colors. I'd a gone \\vi' th' owd Squire i reet willingly; he were always lor t'i poor people; he'd seed 'em starve fori bread an' knew what Protection meant; for such as us. I've had chllder cryin' I for bread, and I've worked wick in, i wick eawt, an' not been able to give I 'em one gradeiy meal i' th' day. Nay,! nay, Squire, no Protection for the likes I o' me; we mun go our own ways; th' \\ lads browt me here i' tli' donkey cart, ¡ an' I reckon th' owd donkey '11 take mej back agen—mayliap ast ne-er vote agen, ; Squire; but if it is last time I know! awm on t' right side. Good - neetj Squire!" . ' I And with blazing eyes the old fellow; drew himself up and hobbled painfully' to the door with tlu aid of his stick. ¡ And a_ the polling closed a mightycheering broke out, "Three cheers for! Owd Mo!' H.L.. in the "Daily News."."}
{"id":104340793,"text":"16 Oct 1950 - FORCE REDS' SURRENDER Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Monday 16 October 1950, page 1 FORCE. REDS' SURRENDER SIn a recent. Gallup poll on Americans,. 64'per cent. said they thouhit the Korean ?var should be .continued until the North Koreans surrender, 27 per cent. were opposed, and 9 per cent. had no opinion."}
{"id":104542505,"text":"02 May 1949 - CRIPPS DOING GOOD JOB Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Monday 2 May 1949, page 8 CRIPPS' DOING GOOD JOB LONDON: The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Staffor'd Criipps) is doing a good job, accoiding to a Gallup Pol! taken inumhediately after his austerity Budget. An affirmative answer was given by 59 per cent. when ked.r If they thourlt Sir Stn' lord Cripps. was doing a good Job; 23 per cent. replied in the negative, and 18 per cent. gave no ouinion. Tnoie afiriiative incldied; 74 per cent. of Labonr supporters and 12 per cent. were among the negatives. Of Conservatives, 49 per cent. approved, and 35 disapproved. Of the Liberals 59 peri'8nt. approved and 31 .per ceint: disapproved.,"}
{"id":104709241,"text":"23 Jan 1952 - KNOW HOW YOUR WAGE RISES? Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 23 January 1952, page 3 KNOW HOW YOUR WAGE RISES? . ;: :l-IThe C series iudIcx on which, the basic wage is adjustel'quanrterly vworks like a Gallup Proll. 'B j"'hediiig 'thd" pl?ice fliux thrbughout , the nation of a c'ossection. of. commodities, thd Commonwealth Stifisticiin tries to estimate tqg ',?oty;ement of costs for the aver'ge liousehold. .It is a huge'Gallup Pall which no private organisation or individual tries to 'ddijlicate. : Forecasts 'on it~s findings' .are.rarely accurate. 'To 'take it, fieid' officers working under the. various State statisticians visit evei'y city and large town. They have' wide powers and the backing of th'e law to ensure that informatidn given them is acurate.' . Each quarter more than 50,000 actual prices are collected. It,' is impossible in rc'actice to ascertain the price of every item that goes to make up the basic Wage. So the. Court has selected I an index, compiled and prepared by the .Commonwealth Statistician. The C series covers food, groceries, housing, clothing, household goods, fuel alid light. It ivits' constructed in 192.1 as the re'sault of- a recommendation of the 1920 'Royal Coinmission on the Basic Wage, Its aim was to provide a better instrument for periodic adjustments of the basic. wage than were provided by other series. WIDE IRANGE OF INDEX The .Court, in. 1934,. adopted the C series for wage adjustmerits. In the preparation of such an index. the first decision that has to be made is what goods 'and services are to be included-the "regimen," as it is called. When the last basic.wage was being considered by the .Court there w ere 160 iteins in, the i?ndeX; They included a wide range of the egoods and services bought ty a representative famniil'y. It: nust riot be assumed thet; the "regimen" is composed of those articles that the. Arbitration Court .believes should coinpose the basic wage. The Court miakes its decision on a variety of factors, including the Feneral cbridition of' industry, and then seeks a measuring stick by which. the changes in prices mnay be judged. Tea, flour, sago, golden syrup, tiined peaches and pears and plum Jam are anmong: 20 grocevy items listed. Coffee, cocoa, cornflour, honey and other tinned fruits and jams are omitted. The regimen dots not include a nuniber of items, which aR'e usec by the ordinary ; householder. The key ..question ..is whether the changes in the pirices ' of -the goods, selected is representative of:the changes in the goods and services used by the hcustfr,.der. Once a representative selection of goods is made, the ouantities consumed must be taken into consideration, 'to find out how each item effects family spendinhlis process is cal:!ed "weieht i'.e." So in addincn to a piace unit, 'each ' item carries' a "Weight" unit, which is based on 'the. quantity the average houbehbd. uses. *'A 2I0 loaf or tread carriis a "?eight" unit of 100; lb. of butter..a 'oweighst" munit of 30; 1lb. pork.chops, 3; 116: sausages;,- 7; SO.z. tin of I:ears, 1. By multiplying the price unit by the "weight" we get a poister to the cost of the .item to the household. :The "weights" for clothes, drapery and utensils are much lower than those for fqod., A man!s overcoat is 0.25, blankets are.. 0.07, towels are .2, cotton pillow slips 5, cups 2, buckets 0.2. Officers of the Commonwealth Bureau of Statistics visit retailers to collect prices. Reprdseistatie retailers furnish a return if' food and groceries prices m:nonthly, and ,: other items quamrterly. The collection is nliad' for the capital anl main ipr'oviincial cities.'OFFICERS 'OFFICERS VISIT SHOPS' Field officers have wide powers of .investigation, including entry of premises and inspection of records. They receive returns and visit retail shops to verify returns. Where variation of quality may be considerable, they are equipped with samples of goods used for timhe price comparisons. The main criticism of the C s~erie's index has beel I?ased on the, omission of certain ,.articles that are part of the diet of every householder--Lfor example, fruit arid vegetables. If has teen suggested by union leaders from tiine. to, time tliat'.the, prices of these cbmmodities hqve risen more than the. articles which compose the regimnen,. and that therefore the index does not give an accurate picture of the rise in the cost of living. This was probably true in war time. Thl;e main reason why fresh fruit and vegetables lhave been omitted is the difficulty in tracing the changes in the 'rrice mcvements of such comnmodities. But statisticians cdo not believe that over a period the inclusion Uf such, items wvould make any seious dlifference to the 'index. During the 1949-50 basic wage hearing the Arbitration Court refused .to order any change in the inadex. Mi:. Justice Dumphy exriessed the view that over a. loig peidbd the inclusion of fresth fruit iad vegetables migt hnave had qo wsvorineg?ffcfect"on' the bssic wage. f It seems clear, however, that in a period pf rapid rise In price s the"i ekmen" doe? not sidays efleet the tru'e mise in trides felt by the average househomlrgr -,,"}
{"id":105754659,"text":"19 Jun 1942 - GALLUP POLL WANTED Land (Sydney, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Friday 19 June 1942, page 2 GALLUP POLL WANTED Sir,-As your paper suggests, there seems to be quite a division among: farmers about the proposed 4/- a bushel -wheat plan for the first 3,000 bushels. Some organisations are fully in favor, while others are opposed. Also the arguments for and against seem to be very contradic tory. Some time ago Mr. H. K. Noelt went to great pains to tell people that the Roberton plan would cost tho country more money. Now Mr. Scully states that it will actually cost less. Anyway, why not determine this question in a democratic way, and find out* the .wishes, of the industry by having,a referendum of all regis*tered wheatgrowers. If sueh a referendum is not possible, which is quite likely as big growers would no doubt oppose it, wc could at least have a voluntary Gallup Poll to test farmers' opinion. This method is used to a large extent to test public opinion in America; so why not adopt it here on this most controversial issue? Yours, etc., Ardlethan. W. G. WEST. (Other letters on page"}
{"id":105893902,"text":"28 Mar 1966 - Britain's opposition Conservative Party has cut the ruling Labour Party's 12 per cent lead by three-and-a-half per cent in the past week, according to the latest Gallup Poll. The poll result, published in the Sunday Telegraph, gives Labour 50½ per cent, Conservatives 42 per cent, Liberals seven per cent and others one half per cent of votes in next Thursday's general election. Wilson woos the middle class Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 28 March 1966, page 2 Britain's opposition Conservative Party has cut the ruling Labour Party's 12 per cent lead by three-and-a-half per cent in the past week, according to the latest Gallup Poll. The poll result, published in the Sunday Telegraph, gives Labour 50} per cent, Conservatives 42 per cent, Liberals seven per cent and others one half per cent of votes in next Thursday's general election. Wilson woos the middle class From JAMES JUPP JJAROLD Wilson has cautioned against overconfidence based on public opinion polls, fearful that it might bring a low vote, which always .penalises the Labour Party. There is plenty of evidence that the British public is not actively involved in politics in the sense that was true between 1945 and 1955. They have become passive television watchers, a medium on which Mr Wilson shines. The mass parties have lost much of their drive, and a lot of the noise and energy in British politics has been made by the racialists of the extreme Right and the CND - anarchist - "angrics" on the Left. This relative apathy towards mainstream politics while noises are made at the ex tremes has been typical of the the United States and, to a lesser extent, of Australia, Germany and Scandinavia. It seems to be related to affluence and the withdrawal from class politics which this brings. Particular grievances like racialism, and the attraction, of moralists, ideologues and psychological. , misfits into noisy- movements, .present poli tical features which were ab- ? 'sent from the earnest twoparty slogging of 10 years ago. Even the now waning Liberal revival in Britain was, in part, a reaction against convergence towards the centre. The new Liberal Party' of Mr Grimond was quite distinct .from, the dusty Gladstonian relic which his predecessors bequeathed to him. That Liberalism does seem to be declining may be due to the fact that, once in Parliament, Liberals have converged as rapidlv as anyone else towards the common ground shared by large sections of the two major parties. Part of Mr Wilson's strategy over the past year has been directed towards the twin goals of sustaining public interest in politics while, at the same time, presenting Labour as a rational and trustworthy Government. He has probably come close to the second objective without attaining the first. In contrast to the sustained hatred which Conservatives were able to work up in the 1940s, Mr Heath and his followers seem mild and ineffectual. Rather than this election being "dirty." there was less resort to racialism and personal sneering at Wilson than there was in 1963. The passions aroused by the Conservative victory at Smethwick after a racialist campaign have abated. The extreme British National Party has been so annoyed by Alderman Griffiths' mildness once he got into Parliament, that they are running against him. This will almost certainly return Smethwick to a strongly anti-racialist Labour candidate. The noisy extremists will get very few votes in this election. But the quieter approach of the established parties brings with it the problem of a low poll. The importance of this to Labour can best be understood by looking at the type of seat it hopes to win. In many cases Labour is now looking to areas which have never been Labour before, except perhaps in 1945. With a few exceptions like Smethwick, L e y t o n and Slough, lost on the immigration issue, there are now few clearly "working class" constituencies which arc not Labour hejd. The last pocket of working class Conservatism in Lancashire was cleaned out by , Harold, V'ilson, a local. MP, in the -1 election. Now Labour is looking to medium sized towns like Reading, Oxford, Cambridge, Exeter, Yarmouth and Colchester. While all of these have industrial plants they are primarily commercial ccntres with a large middle class. Similarly, the London suburbs likely to fall include Norwood, Chiswick, Chislehurst, South Croydon, Hornchurch, Hampstead, Lewisham and other essentially residential districts. For Labour to win these seats there must be a high turnout, maximising the working class vote, as well as the positive swing among the middle classes which opinion polls have noted over the past year. That Labour should be thinking in terms of winning Hampstead or Oxford is a mark of the progress made over the past two years. Even the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Heath, in the suburb of Bexley, could be defeated if he does not work very hard indeed. The very areas with a high standard of living, good education and pleasant housing which have always been thought of as Conservative, are those which Labour now seems likely to capture. In 1963 Labour won, by seven votes, its first seat ever in Sussex and its first seat ever in a major seaside resort. Now it can look on the whole hoominc South East as an asset. Of the 65 Conservative seats most likely to be lost, 2^ are in the south east. There is almost no scope left for further Labour gains in Scotland, Wales,, the north and Midlands. The Prime Minister, Mr Wilson The Economist has even argued that Labour should forget about its stronghold north of the Trent and fight a modern, television election directed towards the prosperous middle classcs and skilled workers within seventy miles of London. Mr Wilson is a bit too clever to do that, knowing the strong Conservative traditions of many Midlands and Lancashire workers. But he also knows that the "Coronation Streets" have been squeezed dry of potential converts. , r Bccausc the election is very much a.vole of confidence for a government which has struggled with a small majority, there are few genuine issues. Just as immigration provided an unofficial plank for some Conservatives, so an attack on trade unions is featured as a hastily constructed "issue" in the present contest. Mr Heath himself has prommised to make the union "closed shop" illegal if re turned and lo legalise union - employer contracts, presumably by using the cort o£ penalties which operate in Australia. British unions have been less widely accepted than Australian ones, and have less legal restriction. Reports of unofficial union persecution of "blacklegs" have been seized on. Most Conservative workers are either not in unions or are very inactive, despite party attempts lo organise them. Thus Mr Heath may appeal to middle class resentment without losing his remaining working class, essentially nonunionist, support. But it is a fairly empty issue with a negative appeal. It may simply antagonise the increasing number of technicians and while collar unionists to whom Mr Wilson appealed in 1963. As a way of closing the per cent popularity gap, attacks on the unions will probably be less effective than was the "immigration issue"."}
{"id":105922676,"text":"17 Nov 1923 - SEWERAGE POLL. Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), Saturday 17 November 1923, page 7 SEW o dAGB POLL.. The poll taken on Saturday last bythe local: counhel s to whether they bhorild go 'on': with the ,proposed sewerage sctidino for. liveyrpool was a closoeaffair. Tho votling .was:--For, 70;- against, 62, the majorit&. being only eight. There were *two -informal votes. There are over 1000'.eligible 'voters.: It is evident that little interest s .taken in the matter. The -next move by -the councila is to formulate -an' effective scheme which will not be-too costly, and submit it to the ratepayers.. -If this is carried, the work will be gone'on with."}
{"id":106597007,"text":"11 Apr 1921 - WEST TORRENS. Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 - 1924), Monday 11 April 1921, page 5 ay Est torrexs. There was about an average poll m the Ueot iciTeuA lu iuusu o£ toe poiiuig i*jo»_u£ Tiic ci<^.ts <iui'iu£ oatr lUuaj^ luur. i:j.j nad a / very e—uiae.. lu tile aiieiiioou, iiou~evi.T, thus^s tiegaa 10 iivcn up, ai^u. iieiween o <um 7 p.in* t^tre >vCo consiatrabie congestion at CAS clutt pc-niiig putccs. ,'iiwse ivas very little uiiiucaaantness caused, as in most p.aces liie I>oii clerks were courteous and ouiigmg to 'lae taectore, Dui at Vtoyafm. tiirougu toiae niiBUiiQers^inaing £ome of tne voters were refustd & voce an aocount ox their names tC'iuj cn t rail for the Hindmarsh polling p,ace. This meant they were compelled io journey from the-iormer to -tn£ latter place, al■tliough provision was made for tuis to be overcome by the electors signing a declaration. The rolls geaeraLy appear to have been somewhat in- -r. d m tae matter of polling prices, us at Henley ileacb 1S5 deiaratiunis had to be «.gaed to enable all residents wio iiad never voted inij untrc eise prei-iouely to record that votejon Saturday. Mr. J. JR. Howell, tne Dtpuiy iteturning Officer ai Heniey, from the outlying districts to tie nearest the signing of so many declarations that be was compelled to put on another poll clerk. Even •then it was one of the liv®" lies; times be bad ever experienced at an election. At "Pr'T7dT*igTTIah a iol of Leg. isiative Council electors found that their names were not on the roll. Of coins* that was the end of it as far as racordiag -their votes "were Concerned. JBct Jt is a ra.nnTriire to leave it until -cieciioA day to find out whether one is euro.lea. The Legislative Cuunsal roll is separat* liom ins federal and ' Assembly one. Where the people at Hindmars'i erred was in imagining there would only ba one roll for both State Houses, no a- that the Federal anil State rolls are combined. Of course, the property qualification of the Legislative Council voters makes this impracticable. Bocb Labor and Liberal supporters wern in evidence getting voters to the booth# and conveyances ranging from motor chain a-bancs. to dog carts and motor cyciefl wera commandeered to bring the bait alia lame as treU as the strong and hea.thy from the outlying distnets to tk neare^ polling centre. The weather i-as perfect for outdoor sport, and early in the afr temoon cridest and tenuis players jn good numbers jjassed throu^ij tb£ bnotkfc recording their votes before indulging ht their respective pastimes *11 were not so patriotic, however, and many did not bather to -visit the booths fit all. bat sj eat the afternoon in playing or imeh* i^g their favorite games. A 50 per O-Tffc. roll on a typical Australian autumn aft tcrnoon like we had an Saturday doef not give the impression of excessive interest in things poEticSI. There were, as is usually the case'at elections, littl# humorous incidents Bihich broke Um mon otony of things for a the clerks, scrutineers, &c.. at the various polling places* One comes from a small suburb in th« riVe3t» "JVirrens ^district " An old lady wanted to vote for Wallaroo district, and was informed by iiie presiding ofB» eer that* it could not be c^roe, as all absent votes had to lie in the returning officer's hands before the poll closed ef 7 im.. and that would he rimpracUc-abla. "'You should have posted your vote A day or go ago," said toe r^turnine oflU c^r. for the suburban booth. "B-at X voted down here for Foster," said ths nM d.ime. "Ah. but that was in tbf Federal eleetionB," was the rejoinder. ' I don*-t care about Federal or anything else," "said the old lady. "I know this —I've vofepd for John Verran for the last 20 years, and if lie loses his seal again time through you not lettinS me vote, it wall be the awfullest thind that can happen for the people of Moontfc and Wallaroo. If John Verran gets jft the Wallaroo and Moonta mines will sfcaxt to work in, a fortnight, and copper w31 be £100 a -ton in less than a month, and I am a «haTtbolder, too." And ojl she went in a fluster. ."}
{"id":106935938,"text":"15 Sep 1966 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 15 September 1966, page 9 k 0 about margarine and butter The Australian Dairy Industry Council has attempted once more to confuse the public in an advertisement published in leading newspapers. Marrickville Holdings now reply to the statements made. What the Dairv Council said* 1. "This policy, which is the very basis ot Australian prosperity, is that we must build up in this country efficient local industries that create wide employment. "If we allowed free imports of every commodity that could be dumped here by foreign competitors we would have ample "freedom of choice." But it would be a freedom that you could not exercise." A - ' 2. "It should be clearly understood that there is no restriction on any kind of margarine other than table margarine." . ? <. . C' r-l ' : ./' V ?" y '? . ? ; .; ; - -:r . .: r; '' ' > ' : 3. "So far as table margarine is concerned, the quota system is part of a general Australian policy for ensuring the sec security of, 'X ient local industries." 4. "The Dairy Industry contributes $120-million a year to Australia's export income, thereby aiding full emblovment." . ' S. "The Dairy Industry Is' an efficient industry." Marrickville reveals the truth. The quota system threatens efficient local industries. Marrickville Holdings is an all-Australian company; one of the few left in the food industry in Australia today. It employs 3,000 Australians. This year it will buy almost $20-million of Australian primary products. Marrickville asks simply that table margarine made from all-Australian raw materials be free of quota control, and that the people should be free to choose between Australian butter and Australian margarine. The Dairy Industry wants to stop this from happening. Marrickville has bent all its efforts to encourage and promote the growth of Australian food manufacturing and of Australian primary industries. Unless the quotas are lifted- on table margarine, the livelihood of thousands of Australian workers will be in jeopardy and a major market will be lost to Australian oilseed growers, threatening the whole future of that industry. This is false. State Government' regulations control even the size, of printing type used on cooking margarine packet?;. State Government laws prevent cooking margarine from containing more than a small percentage of edible vegetable oils. These laws are specifically aimed at restricting cooking margarine sales and at closing out a big and growing market for Australian, edible oilseed growers in cooking margarine. The quota system protects the inefficient. The quota system is a dagger aimed straight at the hearts of two rapidly growing and efficient Australian industries: . The Australian Margarine Industry. . The Australian Edible Oilseeds Industry. No other Australian product is restricted by quota from selling without limit on the Australian market. But housewives foot the bill. Australia's export sales of butter are made at low. prices. The losses on these exports are made up by high home-prices for butter. The Australian housewife is subsidising these export losses. In'effect, the Dairy Industry is itself dumping butter on overseas markets and the Australian housewife foots the bill. The Australian housewife pays 53 cents a lb. for butter while her English counterpart pays only 40:41 cents. The Report of the 1960 Dairy Industry Inquiry Com mittee denies this. The Dairy Industry receives a $27-million subsidy each year from the taxpayers of Australia. In 1959, the Commonwealth Government set up a Committee to inquire into the state of the.Australian Dairy Industry. In 1960, the Parliament received the report, made by experts after a long and exhaustive inquiry. Certain sections of the report were devoted to a damning indictment of numbers of dairy farmers as being lazy, inefficient, having a couldn't-care-less attitude and being concerned only with extracting the maximum financial reward from their farms consistent with the minimum amount of work. The Committee described the attitude of the Dairy Industry as being one of rigidity of mind and thought regarding its problems. In summing up the issue of margarine and butter, the report stated: "Table margarine as at present manufactured and presented for sale is a wholesome nutritious food closely resembling butter in appearance and pack and is obtainable at about two-thirds the price of butter. Restrictions on the production of such a food are repugnant to freedom-loving Australians and as such could scarcely be justified, even on the grounds of 'the greatest good for the greatest number'." What the Dairy Council said 6. "If 'free enterprise' meant subjecting every local industry - efficient as well as inefficient - to foreign competition, we would suffer economic disaster." 7. "Firstly, the Australian Dairy Industry does not advocate a complete embargo. In fact, over a period when Australia's population has increased by! 61%-, quotas on table margarine have increased by 304%." 8. "The Australian Dairy(Industry does not wish to see any other primary industry' - such as the vegetable oils industry - restricted through :unfair regula tion." . 9. "But most .important: There are pot enough vegetable oils in Australia to satisfy the present demand for all vegetable oil-based products. (And, incidentally, if all Australian table margarine was made from local oils its price would go up.) Total Australian production of edible vegetable oils in 1964-65 was 8,000 tons. The total amount used in Australian manufacturing was more than 35,000 tons." 10. "It is one of the assumptions of our Australian democracy that the interests of the overwhelming majority of Australians should be held to be more important than the limited interests of a particular organisation." 11. "One company, from whom other manufacturers have dissociated themselves, is trying, to stampede public opinion." MARRICKVILLE FIGHTS FOR THREE FREEDOMS Marrickville reveals the truth. Foreign competition is not involved. The only issue is one of freedom of competition between all-Australian industries. Marrickville believes one Australian industry should be allowed to sell its products freely in competition with another Australian industry. Marrickville believes Australian consumers should be free to buy as much table margarine as they like, as long as it is made of wholly Australian raw materials. The truth is, the Dairy Industry is afraid of free and fair competition from all-Australian table margarine. The Dairy Industry is frightened, because it knows it is inefficient. These figures are misleading. Table margarine quotas stand at only 16,000 tons, while butter output is over 200,000 tons. Table margarine consumption is running about 50% above quota levels. Why? Because the people want to consume more table margarine than-the quotas'allow them to consume. Why must the people be refused the right to buy as much as they want of whatever food they choose? Then why are the quotas necessary? They are an entirely unfair regulation for Australian vegetable oilseed growers as well as for Australian producers of beef and mutton oleo, in margarine. By supporting the quotas the Dairy Industry is supporting an unfair regulation specifically aimed at restricting other Australian primary industries. The Dairy Industry does believe in unfair regulations -it loudly supports the outdated and unfair quota system. The quota system, which has existed for over a quarter of a century, has become a form of tyranny used by one group of Australian primary producers -the Dairy Industry-against another-the Australian growers of edible oilseeds and the Australian producers of beef and mutton oleo. This is a distortion of the true position. The price of Australian table margarine, made solely from Australian raw materials, would not go up. Total Australian production of locally grown edible oils will rise to over 18,150 tons in 1966-67. Over onehalf of total usage of vegetable oils has to come from imports because locally grown cottonseed, peanut and safflower oils simply cannot be substituted for imported oils like castor oil, tung oil, palm kernel oil and olive oil. Unless the quotas are lifted, there will be a surplus of these Australian-grown edible vegetable oils from the output of this dynamic new Australian primary industry. The Dairy Industry Council has condemned itself. A recent public opinion survey conducted by Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty. Ltd., who conduct the world's leading opinion sampler, the Gallup Poll, showed that 76.6% of Australians want table margarine quotas abolished. 76.6% of Australians voted to be able to buy as much margarine as they liked. Surely this is a sufficiently overwhelming majority - even for the Dairy Industry. Australians dislike monopolies. One company, which has dissociated itself from Marrickville's fight for freedom, controls over 54% of all table margarine quotas. This would allow it a control over the table margarine market. Marrickville believes in free competition - between butter and margarine and between margarine companies. Australians like free competition and dislike monopolies. I We have been fighting for the freedom of Australian consumers to choose between butter and margarine and between different brands of margarines. While this freedom is of vital importance-for all Australian consumers, it is particularly significant to those who want to eat margarine for health reasons and for the thousands and thousands of who cannot afford butter. i consumers on low incomes, particularly pensioners, 2. We have been fighting tor the freedom of Australian edible oilseeds growers to sell their output in markets subject to no Government control when Australian raw materials are used. " 3." We have been fighting for freedom for Australian .'manufacturers to process Australian raw materials, in Australian factories and sell their product, a wholesome nutritious foodstuff, in Australian markets. Marrickville believes that the Liberal Country Party Government of New South Wales, with its great principles of freedom of enterprise and freedom of choice, will also recognise the justice of freedom from quota restrictions for margarine made from Australian raw materials by Australians. This advertisement is published by Marrickville Holdings Ltd., mmtw v jf ? " ,s.. "T ' - .*"}
{"id":106946099,"text":"14 Nov 1966 - The Gallup poll and politics Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 14 November 1966, page 2 and politics By DAVID SOLOMON ,rTHE Australian Gal lup poll conducted :by Mr Roy Morgan, of Melbourne, has done much to influ: ence the course of the : present election campaign. | Earlier this year Mr Morgan Had found there had been a six per cent swing against the Labor Party from its position in 1963 — when it was heavily defeated by the Liberal-Country Party Government. That result has helped influence the announced policies of both parties. The Prime Minister, Mr Holt, judged that there was no need for him to make any spectacular promises for the election. He could afford to take on the air of a man showing great responsibility which in turn would assist him in • his denunciations of the financial impracticability of the schemes of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Calwell. The Gallup poll also showed that the Vietnam issue was unlikely to be an election winner for the Labor Party, so making it easier for Mr Holt to agree to an earlier demand from Mr Calwell that this should be the issue in the campaign. Politicians react strongly to Gallup poll results. They have no other accurate, independent way of assessing public opinion — except in elections, which give the final (for three years) verdict of the people. Public opinion polls give politicians an indication of whether they should change their policies, or change the emphasis given to particular policies, or even initiate new policies. They may even affect the way people vote. The announcement that a public opinion .poll shows there is a large majority in favour of one party may encourage people who might normally vote for it to give a vote foi the other party, in the knowledge that their protest vote will not deprive the.party thej really support of power. Or il might enaourage a "sympathy' vote for the underdog. It might, on the other hand, persuade people that they should vote for the winning side. The polls affect the way in which a parly approaches a campaign. There can be little doubt that Ihe confidence of the Government and the despondency of the Opposition have both been largely caused by published poll results. Mr Calwell has attempted to rally his forces with optimistic predictions of private polls, and has succcedcd to a minor extent. But Ihe most important polls lor the parties are those which are published. These aITcct not only the politicians, but also those who contribute funds. The effect in this regard is cumulative. A poor showing in a poll will tend to decrease the willingness of backers to put up money. This in turn will reduce the advertising campaign the party can muster, which in turn is likely to affect its popular standing. In Britain and the US, public opinion polls have become a competitive business, with several organisations striving to prove that their accuracy surpasses that of their opponents. Under such conditions the polls show results which generally are within one per cent or two of each other and (his seems to be about their maximum order of accuracy at the moment. In Australia there is only one organisation devoted primarily to sampling public opinion — Mr Roy Morgan's ' organisation — though some advertising agencies regularly sample public opinion for their market research activities, and can on request carry out the political-type surveys similar to Mr Morgan's Gallup poll. [The Labor Party has in ■ some previous years had public : opinion polls taken by its ad' vertising agency. This year it t felt, it could not afford to have ' a survey taken.] Mr Morgan's Gallup polls are published in seven metropolitan newspapers. He claims a high degree of accuracy for them, and says they have predicted the result df every Federal eleclion since 1943 (They began in 1941). It has made errors (e.g., it failed to see that the 1951 referendum on communism would be- defeated or that in 1954 NSW voters would decide on 10pm closing of hotels) but in these cases the margin of error has been "very small". It also has given a wrong emphasis in its predictions, as in 1963 when it thought the Labor Party would be only narrowly defeated in the Federal eleclion. Mr Morgan explains the 1963 result as having been caused by substantial changes in public opinion in the last week of the campaign (his last survey then, as it will be this year, was on the weekend before the election), rather than by many errors in his technique of sampling public opinion. The Kennedy assassination was the cause of an abrupt change in voting intentions, he believes, and in Australia this was magnified by the particularly violent television advertising which the DLP had been conducting against the ALP. One inherent problem the Gallup poll faces in trying to predict elections is the nature of the electoral system. The system used for electing Members of the House of Representatives means that the number of seats a party wins does not necessarily correspond with the percentage of the Australia wide vote that it receives — and it is the overall percentage vote which the Gallup poll is aimed at predicting. The electoral system has the effect of magnifying party majorities in the House of Representatives. If we had a straight two-party system and a party with a one per cent majority of votes had a oneseat majority in the House, then if the party had a four per cent majority its majority in the House would be far more than four seats (it would probably be from 12 to 20). But the system is not even as simple as this. The presence of the DLP and other parties and independents complicates the lask of predicting results, even at the best of times. But as Mr Morgan pointed out to me last week, this is not one of the "best of times" for his poll. The electoral system is not operating at its best at present because an electoral redistribution is long overdue. Electorates vary tremendously in size, some having double the populations of others. Large majorities for a party in several of these large seats would bring in distortions — votes for that party would have been wasted, so far as the task of winning seats, rather than percentages, is concerned. And in the future, things could be worse. As the Deputy-Leader of the Opposition, Mr Whitlam, told an election rally in Melbourne last week, one of the hidden issues in this election is control of the next redistribution of seats. Under legislation already put through Parliament, country seats will have fewer voters than city seals. This will mean, according to Mr Whitlam, that the city man's vote will have two-thirds the value of the vote of the man who lives in the country. The Gallup poll will be able to make adjustments for this sort of manipulation of the electoral system, but it is probably true that a straight percentage win for the Labor Party will no longer mean the winning of a majority of seats. (In the States gerrymandering by both sides has introduced the same complication. It means that instead of 50.1 per cent being the margin needed for victory, 52 or 53 per cent is needed by one side for victory while the other needs 48.1 or 47.1 per cent of the overall vote.) A further complication is that in some "swing" seats, personal factors may tend to be more important than genera] political considerations. Such cases however tend to even out, leaving the overall result unaffected. The greatest hazard for the pollster, however, is the occurrence in the last week of the campaign of a major unexpected crisis which changes people's voting intentions. In 1963 it was the Kennedy assassination. In 1966 some unexpected development could in the week before November 26, cause five per ccnt or more of the population to change their voles. All the Gallup poll interviewer can hope to find out is a man's voting intentions now. Mr Morgan uses a "probability sampling" method to select those who will be asked to state their opinions for the Gallup poll. A series of "starting addresses" is selected mathematically from all the electoral rolls in Australia. Each of the 200 interviewers then sees one person (the youngest available voter) from each of 10 consecutive houses moving clockwise round a block from the selected "starting address". As well as answering about 10 different topical questions people who are interviewed have to give their names, occupations, religions and voting behaviour at the previous election. A subsequent check of all these questions allows Mr Morgan to be sure that his sample does contain a statistical cross-section of the Australian community. His office also checks back with a percentage of those interviewed to ensure that ihe interviewers have accurately recorded the opinions they sought. Apart from the accuracy of the poll, Mr Morgan's proudest boast is its impartiality. He is a convinced Liberal, and has stood for public office as a Liberal. He says this is well known to Labor men who nevertheless acknowledge that his. poll attempts to present an unbiased, true picture of the current State of public opinion."}
{"id":106946185,"text":"14 Nov 1966 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 14 November 1966, page 7 \\ is Mrs. Jones a"~ian? MIRRICKVILLE HOLDINGS LTD. An ill-Huitrallin Oompiiqr. the Quota System has no right todenyher MARMCKVIUE HOLOINBS Should. Mrs. Jones be rationed? MARRICKVIUi HOLOINBS LTD,um.m .. K IDKnoWw is Australia a free country? B="" HARBICKYIuThOLDIHCS LTT.^Jr"" Mr. Askin.. do you stand forafree Australia? .MARRICKVILLE HOLDINGS LTD^—.-«. 76-6% of Australians want table margarine quotas abolished 3SU** MAMICKVIIU H0101MS LTD. t ■■ Almost immediately some 307 Australians will no longer be working for Marrickville Holdings Limited. In the next few weeks table margarine will be severely rationed. At least 35% of the table margarine in the shops today will permanently disappear. The loss of employment is not caused by a sudden lack of demand . for table margarine. Nor is the rationing imposed by a shortage of Australian-grown raw materials used for making table margarine. Each comes about simply because the Government of New South Wales has chosen to ignore both public demand and freedom of choice bv enforcing an outdated margarine quota system. Apart matum. This ultimatum, as expected, restricted production of table margarine by the company to within the quota. But, in addition it imposed 15 new conditions which are restrictive, onerous and discriminatory and which apply only to Marrickville Margarine Pty. Ltd. Only one other industry is subject to the same kind of restrictions —sections of the drug industry producing dangerous drugs. .What possible purpose is served by the additional conditions imposed by Mr. Chaffey? They serve neither the public nor the law. They serve only to severely inhibit an all-Australian company from competing fairly with other margarine manufacturers. This is a strange mischief and unworthy of any Government ministrv. officially announced a huge increase in the 1966/67 edible oilseed crop. In an official letter to the Government of New South Wales The Australian Edible Oilseeds Group pointed out that a surplus of some 7000 extra tons of edible vegetable oils would exist if the State Government enforced the quota system for table margarine. In other words the State Government was fully aware of the crippling consequences its decision would have on the future of one of Australia's most dynamic new primary industries. Now, with Marrickville Margarine effectively disposed of as a large buyer of Australian grown safflower, cotton and peanut oil the oilseed farmer must largely rely on Allied Mills Ljmited to DUrrhaSP Hie nilcooric Alliarl Millf I imitnfJ from representing a slap in the face to the public, the State Government's decision is clearly calculated to coddle and protect the heavily subsidised Dairy Industry at the expense of the Aus tralian Edible Oilseeds Industry. The State Government came to power on a platform based on three main issues:' .They promised to safeguard the rights of the "little" man. They promised to ensure the rights of free enterprise. They promised the implied right of freedom of choice. The decision to invoke table margarine quotas is a complete denial of these three rights. The "little" man is without a job. Free enterprise is severely punished. The housewife is rationed and denied her freedom of choice between all-Australian table margarine and butter. Savage new conditions imposed ' on Marrickville Margarine Pty. Ltd. Mr. Askin on two public occasions, stated that a fair and reasonable solution would be sought by his Government in settling the current table margarine issue. "The Government," he said ... "would not be vindictive." Instead, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Chaffey, after repeatedly refusing discussion with representatives from Marrickville Margarine presented them with an ulti The right to challenge the Law It has been claimed that by challenging the law, Marrickville . Margarine Pty. Ltd. must receive the consequences of this action. It. must be pointed out that the right to challenge the law is normal democratic procedure. Marrickville Margarine acted in good faith. After seeking the highest possible legal advice and with prior notification to the Government they exceeded the quota system. Their course of action is not exceptional, examples exist where a State law is challenged within the State and where the outdated law is subsequently amended by Government legislation. Progress in any democratic country is based on the premise that any law exists for the service and ultimate benefit of the majority. It is rightly challenged when it no longer serves this intended purpose. The future of the Australian Oilseeds Industry Australia has an urgent need for good, efficient and productive primary industry. The Australian Oilseeds Industry is a notable example of all of these qualities. By the enforcement of the quota system its growth has been effectively stunted, its future prospects almost completely restricted. Weeks before the State Government made the decision to enforce the quota system The Australian Vegetable Oilseeds Conference, convened by the Commonwealth Government, , ..w , ,,,1V,U kiiiio unnucu, UIIUU5II V.CgCLdUlt; Oils Pty. Ltd. and its other subsidiaries, controls 53.6% of the margarine quotas. This means that this one company is now virtually in a position to dictate the future prices it pays for Australian-grown edible oilseed. So we see that by enforcing the quota system for table margarine made wholly from Australian-grown raw materials, the State Government is actively endorsing the opposite of a free enter prise system. Three Freedoms *76.6% of all Australians.have clearly indicated that the quota system for margarine made wholly from Australian raw materials be abolished. With this complete endorsement, Marrickville Holdings will conpnue to fight for the three freedoms that are involved. ■ Vhe freedom of the Australian housewife to choose freely between butter and table margarine. ■ The freedom of one Australian manufacturer to compete fairly with another in the production of a wholesome and nutritious food. ■ The freedom for one all-Australian primary producer, the edibleoilseedindustry,tocompete,freeofGovernment restriction, with another all-Australian primary industry, the dairy industry. Published by MARRICKVILLE HOLDINGS LIMITED An all-Australian Company v * Poll conducted by the Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty. Ltd., which conducts the Gallup Poll. • • iriirt"}
{"id":106959980,"text":"01 Feb 1967 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 1 February 1967, page 10 FANTASTIC SAVINGS Jack & Jill of Dickson FIRST BIRTHDAY SALE from tomorrow (Thursday) February 2 Cometo the party but don't bring a present - we will give you one! SPECIAL PRE WINTER OFFER • A FREE frock to equal value given away with each frock purchased. • $5 given away every day as a store order to the winner of the daily, lucky number contest. Bri-nylon tights given away at $1-20. • Viyella tights given away at $1-50. • Plastic raincoats given away at $1. • Nylon raincoats given away at 25% discount. • Summer stock given away at special reductions. • Red hot special. School shoes given away af $3 (black and tan). This is a party you can't afford to miss JACK & JILL Children's Wear Salon ; 5 Dickson Place ; : v Will they lift the quotas for margarines made wholly from Australian raw materials? "On Feb. 13th six State Ministers for Agriculture meet in Melbourne, presided over bya Chairman from the.Commonwealth Government: Together they form the Australian Agricultural Council. In a two-day sitting this Council must, reach its decision. By lifting the quotas for table margarines made entirely from Australian raw materials, three fundamentally important freedoms are redeemed at the same, time. . By maintaining the quota system or simply increasing quotas, these three freedoms are once; again denied to Australians. ■ i ; / THE THREE FREEDOMS. / ■ The all-important right of the Australian housewife to freedom of choice between butter and margarine and between different brands of margarine. ■ The freedom for one Australian primary industry to compete/with another so that both may grow, prosper and'contribute to Australia's agricultural apd economic independence. ' .• ■ The freedom for one Australian secondary industry (the margarine manufacturer) to compete, Without re-: striction, with another Australian secondary industry (the butter manufacturer). THE QUOTA ISSUE. ^ It is a quarter of a century since the margarine quotas were imposed to protect a struggling local dairy industry against cheap,imported raw materials used in the manu facture of margarine. ; Twenty-five years have changed a lot of things, today Australia grows her own edible oils and fats to make some of the world's finest table margarines. Now the Agricultural Council must decide whether the edible oilseeds industry and the margarine which is made from it must pay a penalty imposed by legislation intended for another set1 of circumstances in an entirely different economic situation. ■ . A FUNDAMENTAL DEcfelON. The Australian Agricultural Council is in a unique position to correct this legislation, which was never intended to penalize or restrict table margarines made wholly from ^Australian raw materials. Merely to increase the present table margarine quotas does not provide ..the solution. There are margarine manufacturers who still import raw material from overseas and they would stand to benefit more than those who have developed Australia's own table margarine industry from Australian grown raw ma terials. " ■ The original legislation was intended to protect the dairy industry against margarine made from cheap imported raw materials. A decision to lift the quota system only for table margarines made wholly from Australian grown raw materials will allow it to continue to do so. ** 76.6% of Australians want table margarine quotas abolished * 'The Industry acknowledged that'If margarine were a wholly Australian product, it would have no grounds for apposing the lifting of restrictions." Erie Gilbert Roberts, Chairman of The Australian Dairy Industry Council, Melbourne. 19.1.60. "Poll conducted by the Roy Morgan Research Centra Pty, 'Ltd. which conducts the Gallup Poll. Published by MARRICKVILLE HOLDINGS LTD. —An all-Australian Company MIRACLE and ETA table margarine^ are made from wholly Austrajian raw materials."}
{"id":106961236,"text":"08 Feb 1967 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 8 February 1967, page 10 YOUNG LADY ?• t6to 20 years, to assist in secretarial and general office duties. Typing essential. Pleasant conditiojrii with attractive salary for suitable applicant. > 1 FOR APPOINTMENT PHONE 90753 Houghton & Byrne & Co Pty Ltd 'JTHE Pest Control Firm ' J £ 12 LYELL STREET, FYSHWICK O/i feb. 13th you and your colleagues on the Council— tljevslx State Ministers for Agriculture-1—will begin discussipns to determine how much table margarine should b0 available to the Australian public. Before you meet, we would like to make a last-minute appeal in the name of the public and on behalf of our owrTall-Australian Company—Marrickville Holdirigs'Ltd. There can be no doubt that the Australian public has ; actively-indicated that they want the margarine quotas liftecl for table margarines made wholly from Australian , r§w materials. *A recent Gallup Poll survey shows this to be a majority of 76.6% throughout Australia. Surely this must indicate a clear mandate to you and your colleagues to lift the quota system for table margarine ntade wholly from Australian raw materials., Oyer a number of years our Company has'taken an active stand on the question of lifting the quotas for table <; margarine made wholly from Australian raw materials. VVje would like here to reaffirm, the principles which lie behind our stand. 4 ' We are an all-Australian Company, the table margarine vie market is no,w made from wholly Australian raw materials. You arkaWare that this is not the case for some of Australia's biggest margarine manufacturers who still import the bulk of their raw materials, despite the fact ttfat Australian raw materials, beef and mutton oleos, safflower, cotton and/peanut oils are available to them. The quota system was designed to protect the Dairy ■ Industry against competition from table margarine made frtom these imported raw materials. """It was never designed to protect butter'from table margarines made wholly from Australian raw materials. Yet, today, our Company finds itself unable to supply the table margarine demands made on it by the Australian housewife because we are severely restricted to a quota. In other words, our Company is being penalized by quota legis-. lation intended for another set of circumstances in an entirely different economic situation. This must stand as a monumental denial-of the principles of free enterprise. The margarine issue is not a complex one, there is no economic quarrel with butter. In a joint statement nine ? of Australia's top economists had this, among other things, to say on the matter: ***"ln our judgement as economists there are no sound economic arguments to justify the restrictions imposed, on table margarine to protect dairying.'* : In other words&if this is not an economic issue and the question of liffng the quota restrictions for margarine made from imported1 raw materials is not involved, how can the quota restrictions be applied to penalize an allAustralian Company- making table margarine from Ausr tralian raw materials for use by Australian, housewives? However, should the quota restrictions be lifteci for table margarine made wholly from Australian raw materials then three fundamental freedoms at present denied are redeemed for all Australians. , .. , ■ The freedom of choice for the Australian housewife to choose between butter and margarine arid between different brands of margarine. ■ The freedom of one Australian primary industry to compete with another so that both may grow, prosper and contribute to Australia's agricultural and economic independence. ■ The freedom for one Australian secondary industry (the margarine manufacturer) to compete, without restrictions, with another Australian secondary industry (the butter industry) for the mutual efficiency of both. We respectfully submit these facts and commend them to you and your colleagues. •Poll conducted by the Roy Morgan Restart!) Centra Pty. Ltd. which eon duett the Gallup Poll. •• "Tha' Industry acknowledged that If margarine were a wholly Australian product. It would have no grounda tor opposing tha lifting of restrictions." Eric Gilbert Roberta, Chairman of tha Australian Dairy Industry Council, Melbourne. 29-1-60. ••"Statement by H. W. Arndt, (Professor of Economlca, Australian National University); K. O. Campbell (Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Sydney); J. L. Dillon (Professor of Farm Management, University of New England); R. I: Downing (Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne); F. H. Gruen (Professor of Agricultural Economics, Monash University); J. N. Lewis (Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of New England); A. G. Lloyd (Senior Lecturer In Agricultural Economics, University of Melbourne); R. M. Parish (Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, University, of New England); H. P. Schapper (Reader In Agricultural Economics, ■ University of Western Australia). Letter, Dally Telepraph (Sydney), July 23, Page 2; Financial Review, July 26, Page .I. *76.6%of Australians want table margarine quotas abolished Published by MARRICKVILLE HOLDINGS LTD. —An all;Australian Company marieirom wholly Australian-raw materials. . , ifer. .-is tsat'v"}
{"id":106961362,"text":"09 Feb 1967 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 9 February 1967, page 4 Two all-Australians, MIRACLE and ETA table margarine... why they're rationed! You may have been trying to buy Miraclfl or ETA table margarine and you've found you can't. We've been trying to meet your needs and have been told we can't. We are an all-Australian company, we employ ali-Australian labour, we have the all-Australian raw materials, we have the all-Australian margarine, we have the packs, we have the delivery trucks and we have the customers. We also have a hopelessly outdated State law which forbids us from supplying you with all the margarine you need. THE LAW. We are not asking that the States abolish the quota MEDICAL NEEDS. system, we are simply asking that they abolish it only for table margarine made wholly from Australian raw materials. In this way the quota system retains its original intention yet serves the cause of justice and economic stability at the same time. THREE FREEDOMS INVOLVED. The law governing margarine quotas was created a quarter of a century ago, at that time to protect the dairy industry against competition from margarine made out of cheap imported raw materials. It was a fair law at that time. But today our own table margarine, Miracle and Eta, is made from all-Australian grown raw materials, by Australians, for Australians. Yet this same law is still being used to restrict us from meeting your needs. In other words the quota system has turned inwards to devour one all-Australian industry to protect another even though there is no economic or democratic justification to do so. CHANGING THE LAW. On Feb. 13th the Australian Agricultural Council meets. To them is given the right to advise the States on the law governing the outdated quota system. ■ The Australian housewife must be given the freedom of choice to use butter or margarine and any brand of margarine or butter that she prefers. ■ The freedom and right for one Australian primary in dustry to compete with another so that both may grow, ■ prosper and contribute to Australia's future is a fundamental part of a democracy. This right must no longer be denied. ■ The freedom for one Australian secondary industry (margarine) to compete, without restrictions, with another (butter) for the mutual efficiency of both is the whole meaning of free enterprise. It must no longer be denied. All three freedoms will.be given back to Australians if, the Agricultural Council recommends the lifting of the quota system for margarine made wholly from Australian raw materials. The need to cut down on your intake of saturated fats may have been advised by your physician. If you have been using poly-unsaturated Miracle, please send us your name and address together with a note from your doctor. We will endeavour to see that you personally receive Miracle from our hospital supply. May we thank you all for the loyalty you have shown to both our products. We do apologize that they are now both, severely rationed, we hope that soon they may not be. *76.6% of Australians want table margarine quotas abolished •*poll conducted by the Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty. Ltd., whichconducts the Gallup Poll. Published by MARRICKVILLE HOLDINGS LTD i^-An all-Australian Company"}
{"id":106961668,"text":"11 Feb 1967 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 11 February 1967, page 10 On February 13th you and your colleagues on the Council-the six State Ministers for Agriculture-will begin discussions to determine how much table margarintjshouJd be available to the Australian public. "■"V-K Before you meet, we would like to make a last-minute appeal in the name of the public and on behalf of our own alt-Australian Gompany-Marrickville Holdings Ltd. There can be no doubt that the Australian public has actively indicated that they want the margarine quotas lifted for table margarines made wholly from Australian raw materials. *A recent Gallup Poll survey shows this to be a majority of 76.6% throughout Australia. Surely this must indicate a clear mandate to you and your colleagues to lift the quota system for table margarine made wholly from Australian raw materials. Over a number of years our Company has taken an active stand on the question of lifting the quotas for table margarine made wholly from Australian raw materials. We would like here to reaffirm the principles which lie behind our stand. We are an all-Australian Company, the table margarine we market is now made from wholly Australian raw materials. You are aware that this is not the case for some of Australia's biggest margarine manufacturers who still import the bulk of their raw materials, despite the fact that Australian raw materials, beef and mutton oleos, safflower, cotton and peanut oils are available to them. The quota system was designed to protect the Dairy Industry against competition from table margarine made from these imported raw materials. **it was never designed to protect butter from table margarines made wholly from Australian raw mater ials. Yet, today, our Company finds itself unable to supply the table margarine demands made on it by/the Australian housewife because we are severely restricted to . a quota. In other words, our Company is being penalized by quota legislation intended for another set of circumstances in an entirely different economic "situation. This must stand as a monumental denial of the principles of free enterprise. The margarine issue is not a complex one, there is no economic quarrel with butter. In a joint statement nine of Australia's top economists had this, among otherrthings, to say on the matter: ***"ln our judgement as economists there are no sound economic arguments to justify the restrictions imposed on table margarine to protect dairying." In other words, if this is not an economic issue and the question of lifting the quota restrictions for margarine made from imported raw materials is not/involved, how can the quota restrictions be applied to perfalize.'an/all-Australian Company making table margarine from' Austrian raw materials for use by Australian housewives? ' However, should the (tjuota restrictions be lifted for table margarine made wholly /from Australian raw materials, then three fundamentalfreedoms at present denied are redeemed for all Australians. ■ The freedom of choice for the Australian housewife to choose between butterfand margarine and between different brands of margarine. ■ The freeribm of one Australian primary industry to compete with another so that both may grow, prosper and contribute to Australians agricultural and economic independence. ■ The freedom for one Australian secondary industry (the margarine manufacturer) to compete, without restrictions, with another Australian secondary industry (the butter industry) for the mutual efficiency of both. We respectfully submit these facts and commend them to you ;■ and your colleagues. •Poll conducted by the Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty. Ltd, which conducts the Gallup Poll. ••'The Industry acknowledged that it margarine were a wholly Australian product, It would have no grounds for opposing the lifting of restrictions." Eric Gilbert Roberts, ' Chairman of the Australian Dairy Industry Council, Melbourne. 19/1/60. •••Statement by H. W. Arndt, (Professor of Economics, Australian National University); K. 0. Campbell (Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Sydney); J. L. Dillon (Professor of Farm Management, University of New England); R. I. Downing -(Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne); F. H. Gruen (Professor of Agricult-: ural Economics, Monash University); J. N. Lewis (Professor of Agricultural Economics, \\ University of New England); A. G. Lloyd (Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Economics, University of Melbourne); R. M. Parish (Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of New England); H. P. Schapper (Reader in Agricultural Economics, Univer sity of Western Australia). Letter, Daily Telegraph (Sydney), July 23, page 2; Financial ■ Review. July 26, page 1. * abolished Australians want table margarine quotas 76.6% of ■i Published by MARRICK\\lll-iiEi HOLDINGS LTD.—An all-Australian Company MIRACLE and ETA table^ngrgarines are made from wholly Australian raw materials."}
{"id":10696717,"text":"06 Apr 1909 - DRAINAGE SCHEME. Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tuesday 6 April 1909, page 8 DRAINAGE SCHEME. I MT GAMBIER, Monday. -The damage i fell created general interest throughout the southeast on Saturday, and the re- i lists received to-day show that the Gov- el ment scheme has been adopted by a majority of 7.1 votes over the two thirds be required This scheme comprises practically 1 a free gift of £300,000 from the Government, half being given free at once and the repayment of the other half to extend over 42 years No commencement of the ic pavement is expected for five years after ] the completion of the drainage scheme."}
{"id":106983605,"text":"21 Nov 1967 - TELEVISION Knowing your politicians Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 21 November 1967, page 14 TELEVISION Knowing your politicians by JOHN HAY "H°w many of the Viewers tonight watching this programme know their representatives in the Senate?" asked Mr Roy Morgan, the Gallup Poll man, a guest on Saturday night's Four Corners Senate feature. What The People Think. To ACT viewers, along with criminals and the insane, the question does not mean very much, but since TV political campaigning has become as the same guest put it "a battle of the giants", most of us have not been able to avoid either the PM or Mr Whitlam over the last week. Faced with the same prospect again this week, we could come to the conclusion as casual, unheatcd observers that there is still plenty to be learnt by the two giants, just as the commercial stations can learn from the ABC and vice versa. The Whitlam opening production was an ordinary film and the television make-up specialist had prepared him for the' harsh, blemish-revealing lights of the television studio. This gave the Leader of the Opposition a rather pallid look like the villain in an old movie comedy. A pity, because Mr Whitlam is on6 of the few TV politician naturals we have. Looking back at the politicians who have been prominent in Australia, electors are not noted for choosing good looks, they seem willing to accept their politicians au naturel. Anyway, television presentation is still very much an unknown factor in the final outcome of elections. The documentary approach of film clips on poverty, Vietnam and the Sno«V were used effectively and the PM the previous night could have used these to segment his sitin approach and to help the dry words. Mr Whitlam's stand up, 6it down technique on the other hand tends to break concentration on what he is sayin|, and if the public opinions man had taken a survey next day, he may have found that the viewers knew how many times he was up and down — but not what he said. However, as we complained about the dullness of presentation in the 1966 television election, here at least was one break-away attempt. It was a lively commer cial. The PM, on the other hand, gave a careful caretaker presentation, he was stern and it was quite possible with the fixed camera to be mesmerised by the neat suit, the folded hands and the visual tip of the white handkerchief showing from the breast pocket. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition, the words were verbal anaesthetic; "prosperity continues"; getting on with the country's business "at home and abroad" and "keystones of our security" all helped make at tention wander. In future presentations, if the PM gets a lively script writer and Mr Whitlam sits on his performance, we may get the best of both per formers. AS with last night's warm interviews by Mike Willesee with the PM and specially Mrs Holt, on Senate campaigning, TDT and Channel 3 did a great service on Sunday night with the special repori on the devaluation (lap. Rounding up expert economic opinion from Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, Bill Peach and Gerald Stone received, apart from expressions of surprise, some clean - cut answers to the involved affair of how it would affect us. This on the spot discussion must have eased plenty of bank books back into desk drawers and the programmers deserve the public's grati tude. npWO late reports . . . Channel Seven will have Seven Days' producer John Moses round from about nine o'clock on Saturday night, to report at intervals on the progress of the Senate. Elections. The producer will also be covering from the local studio for ATTN Seven, Syd ney. Later tonight Channel Seven hopes to run the hour long debate between the Treasurer, Mr McMahon, and thd Leader of the Opposi^ tion, Mr Whitlam, which ' was shown in Sydney on Sunday night's Seven Days Special."}
{"id":106994008,"text":"24 Oct 1967 - Little comfort from the poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 24 October 1967, page 2 e rom ;vT AST weekend's / Gallup Poll result was cold comfort for : the Government with • the Senate election now just four and a ; half weeks away. It showed that support for the Liberal-Country Party coalition . had slipped a depressing eight per cent since its peak of popularity last "February and a substantial four per cent compared with ■ Mr Holt's great victory at the i polls last November. Significantly, three-quarters !of the drop in the Govern'mcnt's support has taken place since the last GalJup Poll late in July. The Government then had 49 per cent of the vote, ] whereas now it is down to 46 . per cent. The poll also showed a recovery in the DLP vote back .to its regular showing of seven per cent. Altogether, these rej suits speli danger for the Gov ernment on Senate election date — November 25. On the other side of the fence, the poll results show no improvement on the 45 per cent recorded for the ALP in ; July, despite an uncharitable "Federal Budget and the auguries of the Corio and Capricornia by-elections. Of course, the poll was taken before the announcement of the increased commitment of Australians to the "Vietnam war, and the election campaign is still to come. Now that Mr Whitlam has brought ■Labor back to electoral taws, it may well be the campaign that will make the difference for one side or the other in this vital Senate election. - This time the national election campaign will be short but unfortunately not so sweet, with the shadow 6f the Viet-, nam war looming largest amongst the issues competing for the voter's attention. The DLP has taken a threeday start with its Leader, Senator Gair, beginning his campaign in Brisbane on Monday, November 6. But the main event will begin on Thursday, November 9 when the Prime Minister fires the gun on a 30-minute national television and radio hookup. Mr Whitlam starts in Sydney the following Monday and for a hcctic fortnight the two main political chiefs will cross campaign trails around the continent through the capital cities and some of the main provincial centres in the battle for control of the Upper House. The third man of politics, the Country Party Leader, Mr McEwen, will be out of the country doing battle against threatened American import restrictions at a "protest" meeting of GATT Ministers in Geneva, But he will be here in spirit, campaigning, thanks to prerecorded television and radio speeches. Officially, both the Government and the ALP give the Vietnam war second place amongst the list of election issues which will be competing for the attention of the sixmillion-odd electors on November 25. Privately, one wonders whether they think the former Labor Leader, Arthur Calwell, might have been right last week when he dubbed the Senate poll a referendum on the Vietnam war. The announcement of the new Vietnam commitment only five weeks before th< election, boosting the Vietnam force to a higher leve even than the peak of the Korean war must force the issues of Australian involvemenl in the war even more clearlj in front of the ordinary Australian. Certainly the Government': tactics in Federal Parliameni last week made it plain thai Mr Holt is not going to lose any opportunity during the POLITICS by JONATHAN GAUL campaign to remind the people that Mr Whitlam refused to debate Vietnam in the House of Representatives . on the motion to take cote of the Prime Minister's statement announcing the extra 1,700 men for the war. In the long run, it was probably sound tactics for Mr Whitlam to dodge the issue, with his party still committed to a policy of conditional withdrawal from the war. Unless, that is, Mr Holt can make enough out of the incident during the remaining fornight of Parliamentary sittings, and during the campaign, to produce the sort of electoral rejection of Labor's Vietnam policy that he aroused last November For his part, Mr Whitlam will be plugging away at his now familiar theme that Australia — as America's only "respectable" ally in Vietnam — should be using her influence with our great and powerful friend to pause the bombing of the North and stop the continuing escalation of the war. But according to the two leaders, this is only the secondary issue. Mr Holt says the prime issue is whether the Government should have a majority in not just one, but in both the Houses of Federal Parliament, so that it can govern effectively. Mr Whitlam will be concentrating on a range of domestic issues that have been raised during the present Parliamentary session. Government waste in defence spending, particularly the F-lll bomber price, will loom large. One of his main themes will concern the role of the Senate if the electors give him a Senate majority. Mr Whitlam wants to establish at least eight standing committees of the Senate on a range of domestic subjects from repatriation to poverty. The work of these committees would be in preparation for a Labor win in the House of Representatives election in 1969. If the Vietnam issue allows him, Mr Whitlam is expected to make a lot of use of this "preparing for Government" role of the Senate if he gets an ALP majority there. It is a bigger "if' for Mr Whitlam than for Mr Holt, as both need to win five of the six States by a three-two majority on November 25 to control the Upper House in their own right. Even taking into account the slip in Government popularity, Mr Holt on paper has a better chance of achieving this, although it is only a shade of the long odds on either of them winning five States. The Government, will be happy if it wins only four States, giving it 30 seats in the Senate against its present 28. This would be enough for it to control the Senate on most major matters although it would still have to count on the two DLP Senators in a pinch. The dangers for the Government are in Queensland, where the DLP could pick up the fifth seat and in Western Australia and Tasmania where the ALP is hopeful of winning three-two. One of the factors in all this , will not be decided until next Friday when the draw for po sitions on the Senate ballot 1 paper in each State is con- ' ducted after the close of nomi- 1 nations. 1 A favourable draw for ' either the Government, the ALP or the DLP could be ' enough to tip the scales under the evenly-balanced propor- ! tion representation system of Senate voting. 1 Since 1958, the Govern- ] ment has won the best ballot ( paper draw six times, the ALP i five, the DLP four, and the s Communist Party three times. This time the Communists are likely to run candidates in l only two States. On the law of j averages, it is the DLP's turn ] for a favourable draw. j With the Gallup Poll now 1 giving the Government and the ALP almost equal popu- 3 larity, it could be the sort of l thing that will tip the Senate < scales. • <"}
{"id":107040223,"text":"06 Mar 1968 - More than the Presidency at stake Comeback by the Grand Old Party? Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 6 March 1968, page 2 More than the Presidency at stake Comeback by the Grand Old Party? From JOEL BUSCH, in California A RECENT Gallup Poll revealed "that for the first time in the 32-year history of scientific sampling of public opinion the Re-publican Party has be-come, in effect, a third party in American poli- tics". Out of 100 American adults, this survey showed, only 27 considered them-selves Republicans, 31 said they were independents, and 42 claimed allegiance to the Democratic Party. Yet by all other accounts there is no indication of a moribund Grand Old Party. There is no tight party orga- nisation in America with card-carrying members, and dues are paid on an entirely volun-tary basis. To say "I am a Republican", therefore, may mean something and it may not. It may mean something one election year and not the next. In any case this is what the Republican Party wishes to emphasise right now. In this election year 1968 the long-time minority party senses its chance to come in out of the cold at last. Many observers, including the venerable Walter Lippmann, agree that an his-toric turning point in Ameri- || Barry Goldwater Nelson Rockefeller || can politics may, indeed, be at hand. American parties are coali-tions of more or less power-ful interests. The party that puts together and holds to-gether a solid coalition of interlocking and complemen-tary interests is likely to domi-nate American political life until it breaks up and impor-tant elements seek their satis-faction in the other party. This breaking up is now well under way in the so-called Democratic coalition, a combination including organ-ised labour, farmers, ethnic groups, minorities, most of the intellectual community and the young voters. They were all brought to-gether by Franklin D. Roose-velt in 1932 at the height of the Depression. Today labour has risen to middle-class status, the influ-ence of the farmers has been reduced sharply, important racial and ethnic minorities have become thoroughly alien-ated. Perhaps most crucial, however, is the fact that most of the intellectual community has deserted President John-son and seems ready to bolt party lines even to prevent his re-election. Finally, there is virtually no enthusiasm for the President among young American voters. How is the Republican Party prepared to meet this challenge? There are two things a party needs most to be effective: Money and power. In both respects the GOP appears to be on the right road, namely to a broad and spreading base. No longer is there a single man or even a "group of wilful men" with a monopoly on the funds and the finesse needed to nomi-nate a President. Gone are the days when GOP finances were dominated by Wall Street and a few eastern "kingmakers" met in smoke-filled rooms to pick the party's candidate. THE influence of Wall Street has been reduced by the growth of independent finan-cial centres in the Mid-West and Far-West of the country. Moreover, the bulk of GOP funds today comes from mil-lions of small contributors in amounts of $10 and less. Tele-vision appeals to that effect have more than supplemented the canvassing of large, cor- porate donors. This has given the top can-didates a freedom seldom en-joyed before. The "fat cats" across the country now seek out the candidate in hopes of gaining a share of party power, or merely a chance to put their ideas into practice. If there is no longer any one small group of men who can claim to control party finances the same is true as far as party power is con-cerned. A number of power centres can be determined. There is first the Republi-can Party in the Senate. It has some prestige simply be-cause the US Senate is held in high regard. But the Senate Republicans are led by Everett Dirksen, a man fond of TV appearances where the image he projects was once aptly Richard Nixon Everett Dirksen || described as that of an old ruined Shakespearean actor. This year Dirksen is further hampered by having to con-duct a campaign for his own re-election. THE picture looks entirely different in the House of Representatives where, after a number of internal "coups", a new generation of Republicans has appeared under the leadership of representatives Ford and Laird, who have moved into the key positions of minority leader and chair-man of the Republican Con-ference (caucus) respectively. Fired by the personal am-bitions of these two men, the House Republicans have spawned a rash of new propo-sals based on the work of a dozen task forces sifting and analysing the problems the nation is confronted with. This activity has restored an aura of positivism to the Republi-can minority and has all but erased the image of a trucu-lent opposition, ever ready to jump on the majority party and its President without being able to suggest viable alternatives. The House Republicans are looking forward to the Repub-lican National Convention to exert maximum influence in the selection of the party's standard bearer. A third, albeit a somewhat messy, centre of power is said to be the conference of the Republican Governors of the nation. Although this group has overcome the Goldwater disaster of 1964 and has, in fact, purged the party organi-sation of Goldwater left-overs such as national chairman Dean Birch, it does not pre-sent a united front. The Gov-ernors provided the first declared presidential candi-date, George Romney, but they remain divided by regional and ideological dif-ferences as well as personal ambitions. A rapidly shifting fourth power centre is that of the presidential candidates now campaigning against each other in that amazing circus of American politics, the pri-maries. All candidates now running appear to be exceed-ingly well financed, foremost among them the perennial Richard, Nixon. Yet the real question, as suggested earlier, is whether the Republican Party will be able to forge a winning coalition of interests capable of wresting political power from the crumbling Democratic coalition. The question for the Repub-licans, therefore, should be: Who will be most likely to bring together white moder- ates, Negroes, intellectuals, the vast middle class of the country as well as the young in search of an idol? THIS question bares the dilemma of the Grand Old Party, bccause the only pro-minent Republican with a strong appeal to all these groups is Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Till last week the Governor had been playing the most accomplished game of hide-and-seek in modern American politics. If Nixon makes any kind of a showing in the primaries it would be against all rules of fair play to deny him the nomination. The party would then pin its hopes on a candi-date who is widely considered a nice enough workhorse but for whom there is absolutely no enthusiasm whatsoever. He is, and this is crucial, not the candidate for whom many Democrats would be prepared to leave their party. Many Democrats may then vote for President Johnson more or less, out of despera-tion over the lack of a real choice. But many, perhaps more, may not vote at all. There is a real chance that there will be, as Walter Lipp-mann has pointed out re-cently, "a large exodus from the political arena into some form of political nihilism — despair, drugs, withdrawal, sporadic violence, refusal to play the game, including attempts to break up and interfere with the game". Such is the opportunity and the threat facing America's minority party. More is at stake than merely regaining the Presidency."}
{"id":107718286,"text":"09 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Muswellbrook Chronicle (NSW : 1898 - 1955), Saturday 9 April 1910, page 3 A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. SOME .INCIDENTS. boon alter seven on a dark January morning we'alighted at. the station nearest our destination—the typical Lancashire v'llage of X. "I think we had better ya:k It," suggested the . l.vi ;.!ding olloer, after an impatient wait of five m'nutes; "we ought to manage the four miles ill time for the opening of the poll." V&r we'cri'iij cattle:'of v/hec's. Iiow*ver. quickly t.*ivyed' t»*i' suixlcly. and soj'i the inly of three was huddled together in the ricketty carrier's cart. "Hoo's rare an' fr'-l-y this mornin'," Fiii' the driver from his seat; "it's wunnerful what yon owd m.-.re can do when she's wun up—hoo'l 'a yo' tlieer i" hayve an hour—it's th' excitement as does it." The horse certainly did move; but the strides were chiefly up arid down, after the manner of Pecksniff's pony, and Ms' a<U'on caused the cai t to joit most uncomfortably. "And they say as animals knows nowt," continued the' driver, calmly ignoring the fact that wo were continually being flung to the '.jottom of the cart by the erratic movements of his horse. "Yon horse knows as there's ! summat i' th' air; hoo's a seet moor sense till mony a woman, aye7an' mony | a Christian, that hos 'as." BULL TATES CASTS HIS VOTE. Having arrived at the polling station, the carrier adjourned to the publicj house opposite. • "I met as weel stop an' put ma cross to t' papper while I I'm on f spot," was his parting greet ing. As he did riot enter the polling ; booth until close on noon, it was evi dent that voting was a serious matter j to our~7riend the carrier. When, with the assistance of two village constables, the boxes had been duly placed and unsealed, the poll was declared open. "I'm Bill Yates." he said genially, "an" eighty-three last wick." "For fifty year," he continued, "me an' owd Mo powd fost at every elation i' this village. But th' owd lad is deawn wi' t' rheumatics badly, so he cannot turn eawt this time. Poor awd Mo, he'll be gradely frettin' abeaut it a'. —I mun goo an' ha' a word wi' th' owd lad—he were always on t' reet side, an' would be now if he but cood." And with a parting flourish of 'his stout cudgel Bill left- the booth. _Mihe -host from across the way was the next to vote, and with an eye to business he informed us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour. Soon after breakfast time some little commotion was heard at the entrance, the sound of a shrill voice being very persistent. "Yo'u cannot come in with him," said J the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with his body. | "He'll goo an' v(5te for t' wrong felly if I dunnot," replied a female voice. "Ast do nowt o't kind," growled a protesting voice; "dost think I'm a born foo'?" "Tha were never owt else sin I wed thee—thee'at three parts drunk awready, and " j By this time the voter had managed to enter the room. I "Ne'aw what would to do wi' a wife like you ?" he began, turning to the | policeman. "Get on wi' thi' votin', lad, and move on," replied the oflicer, sharply. "It's bad enoo neaw," grumbled the unlucky wight as he left the room a few minutes later, "but what'U it be when they're getting t' vote?" NOT BROWN, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part the workmen who came in during the day were quiet and businesslike in their manner of voting; very tew needed any instructions, and the general improvement in the education of the people is perhaps never so noticeable as on these socca~ ! sions. I There was one exception. A b'g, surly-looking mnn who came to the ' table witfj the'demand, "Gie us a card!" "Name, please?" requested the clerk. ' "What's that to thee? I vote by ballot," he snapped out. Even when it was pointed out to him that his name was necessary to prove his right to vote according to the reg ster he refused to budge, and not until the oflicer came to escort him to the door did he give the required informa tion. The local gentry, including tlhe clergy and doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In several ca^es they did not think it necessary to give their names until requested. "Ha—yes, of course, of course," blu-- J tered one, "you are strangers to the village, otherwise you would have had no need to ask for my name." I It afterwards transpired that this in- j dividual was a recent settler in the ! village, j "Lives in a big new place on th' 'ill— j of no fambly whatever, tries to mix up with our best famblies, who don't want none of him," remarked the constable scathingly. During tlhe afternoon very little pc';5 ing was done; .but one old fellow create*! a mild diversion. "Con yo tell me which o' these chaps is Brown?" he inquired. "Certainly," responded the presiding officer, indicating the name on the voter's paper-; then, suspecting an illiterate voter, he asked the old man whether he could read and write. | "Aye, lad, I con write reet enorr for i | this job, but ml seet is none so good as it were. , Art sure this is Brown?" he continued. . On being: reassured that it was, the old man retired to tSie ballot-box to make his cross. '"That's ' aw reet, isn't it?" he remarked, showing his paper to the presidins officer. "But you have not voted for Brown," said the official, after examining the paper. "I ne'er intendit to," chuckled the old fellow, winking his eye slily, "t'other chap's my nion, an' I wanted to mak' no mistake about him." THREE CHEERS FOR "OWD MO." The return of the out-workers to their homes brought the usual rush in the closing hours of the poll. The rival candidates roused local excitement to fever heat by their final visits to the neighboring committee rooms. With the last half hour came .a constant succession of cheers and co,untercheers, as the remaining voters came up. "Three cheers for t' Squire—he's coota all t' way fra Scotland!" shouted someone outside as a motor car came panting up. $ "Three cheers for Owd Mo!" called out the leader of the opposition party. The two came in together, the Squire helping the crippled old man, whose right leg was swathed In red ! flannel. I The Bauire waiUd until Um cH an had voted, In order that he might as sist him out again. i "You must come in the motor—I'll] see you safe home." "Nay, nay, Squire, I mun stick to ml colors, I'd a gone wi' th' owd Squire | reet willingly; he were always for t' j poor people; he'd seed 'em Btarvo fori bread an' knew what Protection meant; for such as.us. I've had childer cryin't for bread, and I've worked wick in, j wick.eawt, an' not been able to givei 'em one gradeiy meal I' th' day. Nay, i nay, Squire, no Protection for the likes I o' me; we mun go our own ways; th' j lads browt me here I' th' donkey cart, ] an' I reckon th' owd donkey 'II take mej back agen—mayhap .ast ne-er vote agen,; Squire; but if it is isust time I know! awm on t' right side. Good - neet| Squire!" i And with blazing eyes the old fellow j drew himself Op and hobbled painfully' to the door with tlu aid of his stick, j And a- the polling closed a mighty cheering broke out, "Three cheers for! Owd Mo!"—H.L.. in the "Daily News."."}
{"id":107732252,"text":"22 Mar 1949 - The Muswellbrook Chronicle Muswellbrook Chronicle (NSW : 1898 - 1955), Tuesday 22 March 1949, page 3 ©I\\t Jfcsfrielihtoofe flUjrouu'lc TUESDAY, 22nd MARCH, 1949. AUSTRALIANS HAPPIEST 1 IN 6-NAT10N POLL Australians are among the happiest people on earth, according to a recent international Gallup Poll. The survey included representative "samples" of people in Australia, Holland, United States, United Kingdom, Norway, and France. The question asked was: "Would you say your life is usually very happy, fairly happy, or rather unhappy?" Answers show Australians to toe the happiest people out of the six countries surveyed. In contrast; a third of the French population said they were "not very happy":— Australia: Very happy, 32%; fairly happy, 41%; not very happy 3%; no opinion, 4%; Holland 43; 44; 6; 7. U.S., 43; 44; 12; 1. U.K. 39; 53; 5; 3. Norway, 26; 54; 10; 10. France,' -11; 52; 33; 4. . 'vt;."}
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{"id":107893920,"text":"23 Sep 1969 - Britons cooler to EEC membership Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 23 September 1969, page 6 Britons cooler to EEC membership LONDON, Monday (AAP-Reuter). — A Gallup Poll reported today a substantial decline in the number of Britons favouring Britain's entry into the European Com mon Market. The poll, published by the Daily Telegraph, said that a little more than a quarter of those questioned were in favour of British entry. This is the lowest figure ever recorded by Gallup on this subject. People were asked between September 11 and 14 whether they thought that, if an opportunity occurred for Britain to enter the market, the nation should try to join or abandon the idea. Only 26 per cent were in favour of joining compared with 57 per cent in favour in March, 1965. The pro-market figure for a poll in January, 1964, was 36 per cent. In the latest poll, 57 per cent favoured abandoning the idea compared with 22 per cent who said this in March, 1965, and 24 per cent in January, 1964. Pollsters noted that as market membership became more and more identified with Labour Party policy, Conservative and Liberal voters moved away from it. Cold feet United Press International reported yesterday that Britain, a twice spurned contender for Common Market membership, was showing signs of cold feet. Just when European leaders have agreed to a summit meeting in November that may start tearing down the blocks against Britain put up by the former French President, General de Gaulle, opposition to joining the six-nation community is mounting. The six Common Market countries are France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. . Officially, Britain's three main political groups, the governing Labour Party, the Conservatives and the Liberals, continue to support its bid to join. But a grass-roots revolt in all three is causing concern among party leaders. The Liberal Party at its annual convention at Brighton on Friday voted overwhelmingly for early talks to get Britain into the mar ket. But it did so onlv after an often angry debate in which several delegates warned of rising hostility in Britain against joining. Instead of voting blanket endorsement for market membership as in the past, the Liberals this time tacked on a series of conditions. Among them were that a future united Europe including Britain should have its own foreign and non-nuclear defence policies, a democratically elected European parliament, full economic and monetary union and sharply slashed farm prices. Fierce battles on the market issue were predicted at the Labour Party and Conservative conference, also at Brighton, in the first half of October. Labourite left-wingers and several powerful labour unions planned an all-out attack against a bid to join by the British Prime Minister, Mr Wilson. The resolution for debate called on him to cancel it. At the Conservative Party conference only eight of 32 resolutions on the Common Market submitted for debate voiced wholehearted support for joining."}
{"id":107897499,"text":"13 Oct 1969 - Election 'jitters' reason shown by survey Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 13 October 1969, page 1 Election 'jitters' reason shown by survey By JONATHAN GAUL, Political Correspondent The latest Gallup Poll has explained the unusually severe case of election "jitters" which was so evident within the Liberal Party backbench during the last few weeks of the parliamentary session; The individual soundings of Government backbenchers in their electorates had indicated a large drift in support from the Government, despite the concessions of the August 12 Federal Budget. But there was no ready explanation for these pessimistic forecasts in economic conditions of prosperity and full employ ment. The opinion poll published on Saturday, how ever, has backed the subjective judgment ot" backbench Government politicians. with a far more reliable, but not infallible; analysis. The poll showed that the Labor Party's support had improved by an astonishing 4 per cent since a similar poll taken in August, just after the Federal Budget. The overall improvement for Labor since June is 7 per cent. This means that Labor has improved in four months from the electoral position where nobody but its most optimistic supporters gave it a chance to the p o i n t where it has a strong prospect of victory on polling day, October 25. Translating the 7 • per -ent swing to Labor to individual electorates, Labor could win 18 seats from the Liberal and Country parties, assuming that the j swing applies evenly- on October 25. Another six Government scats could be very much in the balance. Another, Riverina, depends on unusual circumstances, and another two could go to Independent Liberals. Labor needs 21' seats to be the Government. On Saturday's opinion poll results, it would go very close-, to defeating the Liberal-Country • Party coalition after. 20 years in opposition. Electoral Irfiuble The poll was taken the weekend before last, after Mr Whitlam's policy speech, but before Mr Gorton's television opening last Wednesday. Mr Whitlam has-been campaigning hard around Australia and drawing large, responsive audiences, but Mr Gorton's main campaigning efforts are still to come. There will be another poll next weekend which will show whether Mr Gorton's campaign is arresting the drift against him and the Government. Unless it does, he is in trouble for October 25. On Saturday's poll figures, Mr Gorton will need not only the preferences of the DLP, which were in doubt until early last week, but some also from the large number of Independent candidates in. the October 25 contest. It seems likely that Mr Gorton will have to abandon his low-key "stand on the record" campaign for a far more aggressive effort in the last fortnight. The actual poll figures on Saturday were: L-CP 42 per cent, ALP 45, DLP 5, No State Aid 1, Independent 2, and "No ans wer" 5. Weight of opinion. .— Page 2. Mr Gorton sceptical ADELAIDE, Sunday. — ] The Prime Minister, Mr Gorton, arrived in Adel aide tonight sceptical of a. Gallup Poll which said (he j Government could win the Federal election only with DLP preferences. "It doesn't square with the reports we have been getting in from the elec- I torate", he said. ;"}
{"id":107897669,"text":"14 Oct 1969 - Ten more worrying days for Mr Gorton Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 14 October 1969, page 2 Ten more worrying days for Mr Gorton POLITICS . . .by JONATHAN GAUL ' CAN the fate of the Government depend on a television image? The Gallup poll results published at the weekend, with their astonishing improvement in Labor support, have left Mr Gorton in the unenviable position of depending on a TV performance he has already made. The performance was his televised policy speech, prerecorded last Sunday week and broadcast last Wednesday. The big Gallup Poll swing to Labor was sampled after Mr Whitlam's campaign opening, but before Mr Gorton's. There is one more poll to conic before the election on October 25. It will show whether Mr Gorton stopped the Labor bandwaggon with a low-key speech in a TV performance which has been uni versally judged to be less than his best. 'T'HE excuciating part of it all for Mr Gorton and the Government is that not much can be done in the way of salvage. The Prime Minister may transform his tactics for the remaining 10 campaigning days ) into an aggressive last-ditch ef fort, but he will not have another opportunity for a nationwide TV audiencc and a policy speech. The Prime Minister's big TV effort has already been made. If it were as disappointing as general comment suggests, and the trend to the ALP continues, then the Government could lose the election. Of course, the Gallup Poll could be wrong, but past experience shows that its results have been well within reasonable levels of accuracy. Between 1946 and 1954 its final election predictions were all within 1 per cent of the final result. In more recent years predictions near the end of campaigns have not been so accurate as those early in the campaigns, such as the one with which Saturday's figures compare. In the last Federal election, the Senate election of 1967, the poll over-estimated the Government vote by 3 per cent, and under-estimated the Labor vote by 1 per cent and the DLP vote by 2 per cent. However, there has been no doubt about the accuracy of the poll's prediction of trends, in this case a trend of 7 per cent away from the Government since June, and 4 per cent since the August Federal Budget. The trend shows the Government is in trouble. Just how much trouble will be clearer when the results of the final poll, to be taken during next weekend, are published a few days before election day. By then it will certainly be too late for corrective action. It is one thing to note the strong trend against the Government, but it is another to explain it. The great question of the election campaign and the months preceding it is why the Liberal-Country Party coalition should suffer such a drastic decline in its popularity in the prevailing conditions of full employment and prosperity. What has happened to the famous theory of the late Labor Prime Minister, J. B. Chifley, about the most sensitive part of the voter's anatomy being the hip pocket nerve? It was a theory that was apparently re-endorsed in the 1961 Federal elections when the credit squeeze brought the Government within a whisker of defeat. This time it is not working. Perhaps this has been Mr Gorton's big mistake in the election campaign. He opted for an early election, a short campaign, mostly on TV, and a policy of standing on the Government's record combined with selective promises aimed at electorally vulnerable points — railways in South Australia, a nava! base in the West, port works at Darwin, some reform of the health scheme and so on. ""PHE first two, the early poll and TV concentration, suited Mr Gorton's style and the attempts he has made to bring a fresh appearance to the policies of a 20-year-old Government. But the policy speech and the technique of its TV presentation was a retreat from Gortonism. It robbed the Prime Minister of one of his big electoral assets, his relaxed, informal TV.style which weighed so heavily in his victory in the Liberal leadership stakes in January, 1968. Mr Gorton probably made another mistake in electoral strategy by beginning his formal campaign too late. Mr Mr Gorton Whitlam had a long week's start during which he set the campaign off firmly on domestic issues. Mr Gorton has been trying unsuccessfully to steer the campaign back on to defence and foreign policy is sues ever since. Mr Gorton has himself to blame as much as anyone else. He had been warned of discontent in the electorate long before it began to show up in the opinion polls even to the extent where pressure was applied on him to hold the election in September. During the Budget session of Federal Parliament the Liberal backbench was riddled with election jitters as private members reported the results of their own assessments back in the electorates. Furthermore, all of Labor's election promises were well known publicly from the time of the ALP Federal Conference at the end of July, except for Mr Whitlam's promises on housing interest subsidies and land prices. The Government was not taken by surprise cither by the trend against it, or by Labor's list of new challenges in domestic policy. It merely misjudged the strength of both. The election campaign itself has served to emphasise and sharpen this same pattern, a pattern of the Government's consistent under-estimation of the Labor challenge. The events of the campaign give the examples. Mr Whit lam launched it on October I at the Sydney Town Hall with a spcech that was the result of several years of policy preparation. He offered a blueprint for social change and reform. Mr Whitlam was relaxed, confident, and occasionally humorous. His telecast came Mr Whitlam over live backcd by a large audicncc of enthusiastic Labor supporters. The next night it was Mr Gorton's turn to reply at a Liberal dinner at Ashfield, Sydney. He attended several functions during the day, managed to give the Press a quick off-the-cuff preview of his speech at 6pm, was delayed half-an-hour in reaching the dinner, and interrupted it in the middle to speak without a prepared text so that reporters could catch the morning paper deadlines. TUJE result was that Mr Gor ton was on the back foot from the beginning, from the negative position of attacking Labor's promises as costly and dangerous rather than the positive position of comparing them with his own proposals which he could not make for another six days. In those six days Mr Whitlam was off around the country. At Griffith he drew 800 to a meeting compared with 42 at an opposition meeting in the same small town by the Country Party Deputy Leader, Mr Anthony. But it was the next night at New Farm in Brisbane that Mr Whitlam's campaign settled down into the pattern that has since been repeated around the suburban areas of the capital cities. The Labor Leader had a relatively young, responsive, and large audience and he spoke about the problems of affluence, health, schools, welfare, housing, sewerage, roads and so on, all tinged with a large measure of Labor's traditional concern for the opportunities of ordinary people. Mr Whitlam was funny where previously he has been witty, earthy where previously his jokes have been erudite. The pattern has been repeated around the fringes of the great cities, at Dandenong in Melbourne, Blacktown in Sydney, Glenelg in Adelaide: the same sort of audiences re sponding to the same issues." At all these meetings, for instance, the most enthusiastic response has been for the abolition of university fees. Mr Whitlam has virtually ignored defence and foreign policy. He is concentrating on the problems of suburbia. He knows that if he can win the suburban vote, particularly in Sydney and Brisbane, he has a good chance of winning the election. While Mr Whitlam's humour has been effective, his homework also has been impressive. He is never at a loss for a quote from Hansard to illu strate a conflict between Mr Gorton and one of his Ministers on how much a Labor policy is going to cost, just what the dollars and cents impact of a Government promise would be, or what a Government in a "comparable" country is doing about health or education, or you name it. These have been the elements of what have already been dubbed everything from the politics of laughter to the Whitlam bandwaggon. Slogans aside, the Labor Leader has mounted an impressive campaign with a degree of success which would have been unthinkable a few months ago cxcept to dyed-in-the-wool Labor supporters. The Government's campaign is quite a different one in the sense that it is mainly negative. It warns of the great cost of Labor's promises and the inflationary or extra tax dangers involved, and it warns that Labor will endanger the nation's security. But it ,too makes promises. "BEGINNING with Mr Gor ton's first campaign speech at Ashfield, he and his Ministers have been attempting valiantly to drive home the "where is the money coming from?" attack on Labor while presenting the Government as a model of economic safety and responsibility. It took the Treasurer, Mr McMahon, 10 days to obtain from the Treasury a detailed costing of Labor's promises, despite the fact that almost all the Labor promises have been publicly known since the end of July. In the interim, Mr Gorton made his policy speech with its own promises on health, housing, tax relief, and development. Taken together with the measures of August's electionyear Budget, plus the promises between then and the policy speech (loans for the Queensland power station and for more wheat storage), they add up to a formidable list. By this week the stage had been reached where Mr Gor- ton had claimed that Labor promises would cost $893 million a year, Mr McMahon had claimed they would cost btcween $540 and $640 million a year plus $250 million capital outlay, and Mr Whitlam had said it was impossible to calculate how much Liberal promises would cost. Mr Gorton says his pledge will cost $419.5 million plus another $228 million a year in re curring expenses. Labor insists that the Liberal costing of $138 million a year for its health scheme comprises money which the Commonwealth already is spending on health. If one accepts this, the differences in costs are not great on cither side. The net result appears to have been that the cost issue does not seem to be working as well as the Government might have hoped. It was not helped by some discrepancies, either. For instance, Mr McMahon allowed $20 million for Labor's promise to end rationing in the War Service Homes scheme, when the Prime Minister had earlier directly denied that there was any such rationing. ANOTHER puzzling - aspect was the Prime Minister's health promises. His policy speech made no mention of increased health insurance fund contributions, and the following day Mr Gorton said there should have been a supplementary statement on this subject released with his speech. As it eventually became clear, Mr Gorton's health reform to greatly increase benefits will involve about 62 per cent of fund contributors in payments of 10c a week extra and ,15c in NSW. About 30 per cent will have to pay another 25c a week, and the remainder 35c a week more. The effect of this is that a contributor will now have to pay $91 a year for full medical and intermediate hospital cover, compared with Labor's maximum $100 limit for its scheme."}
{"id":107897683,"text":"14 Oct 1969 - 'Loss of 27 seats' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 14 October 1969, page 14 'Loss of 27 seats' The Government would have its majority reduced from 38 to 11 if the latest Gallup Poll, indicating a 7 per cent swing to Labor since the 1966 election, were accurate, Mr Malcolm Mackerras said on the television programme 'This Day Tonight' last night. Mr Mackerras, author of 'The 1968 Federal Redistribution', said, however, that he usually allowed for a 2 per cent inaccuracy in Australian Gallup polls. Swings of 9 per cent — which Labor would need to win power — were "not uncommon". But a nation-wide swing of that size was not likely with the relative prosperity of the economy. He did not think the poll would cause a snowballing swing of uncommitted voters to Labor."}
{"id":107897898,"text":"15 Oct 1969 - BETWEEN THE LINES Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 15 October 1969, page 2 By DON AITKIN v THE Gallup poll last weekend must be a great shot in the arm for the Labor Party. Only six. months ago Labor seemed to have as much chancc of winning power as of winning first prize in the Opera House lottery. Now they are beginning cautious discussions about who is to be the next Minister for Whatever. And all in the dazed and mildly apprehensive tones of the man who still can't quite believe it. Not, of course, that Labor partisans don't believe that their party ought to win — they've known that for years. But decades of defeat, and the consistently gloomy picture of the electorate that the polls have drawn over the past 18 months have made them prepared for yet another walloping. Indeed people even had discussions about whether there would be such losses that Jim Cairns would have the numbers in a new bid for the throne. So there is a good deal of uncertainty amid the euphoria, and the ALP is right to feel uncertain. On the one hand, the signs look promising. Their own policies were better presented and more coherent than at any time in the past 20 years, and their leader excels in campaigning. The Government decided . to stand on its record, but its record is so long (no pun intended) that it has begun to lose its partisan comparison: what's the point in comparing what the Gorton Government has done with what the last Labor Government did more than 20 years ago? Given the vast growth in Australia's population, resources, and wealth, the changing nature of its problems, the constant inflation, and the virtual absence of all the political actors of the 1940s, what comparisons with the 19461949 period really make any sense? In short, it was not the time for Mr Gorton to stand pat, especially as his own image has been that of a man of decision, a man ready to deal quickly with problems as they arise — the compleat pragmatist, armed with a six-gun. lyfOREOVER, the mood lrj- of public and Press comment about the Government over the past few years has been one of constant, though muted criticism. It is a long time, I think, since editorialists and other commentators have produced sustained applause for the Government. It may be that in the past applause was relatively infrequent also, but certainly criticism of the kind wc have been observing was rare. Perhaps it is the temper of the times. In any case, the point is that the Labor Party has had, for most of the past two years, a guardedly sympathetic Press, and in the past few weeks, an overtly sympathetic one. Mr Whitlam's policy speech was generally praised, Mr Gorton's generally panned. Since the Prime Minister has deflated the Red Bogey (and all credit to him for doing so) the electorate has been in the rare position of being able to compare the rival parties, leaders, and policies without the usual accompanying threats of doom and. destruction should Labor get in. At the moment the comparison should, I think, favour Labor. Another ingredient is prosperity, a factor which is supposed to work to the benefit of the Government. The theory is that the Government is responsible for the state of the economy: when things arc good you keep it in power, when things arc bad you turn it out. The theory is based on the assumption that people do see the Government as responsible, and the evidence- presented to justify it is impressive enough: ail but one of Australia's Governments which went to the polls between 1929 and 1932, the worst years of the Depression, were defeated, and since the Depression there has been remarkably little change in the governments. Should Mr Gorton's Government be defeated on October 25 it would be a striking exception to the rule. Yet it may well be that Australians generally -do not credit the Government with our present prosperity. They may see it as the consequences of the mining boom, or as an act of God, or even as just a natural thing consequent upon Australia being the Lucky Country. In all of these cases there would seem ho great need to keep voting for the Government, nor to worry about the Opposition securing power. JJUT it may be more sophisticated than that. We have had unparalleled prosperity lor the past 10 years, and acceptance of it as a fact of-life may have bccomc widespread. Because of this very prosperity, we might argue people's expectations have risen, and they have bccomc concerned about the quality of goods and services in the public sector, the state of public education, of health, of muni cipal services, and so on. • "If we're so well oil", they might be asking, "why are the schools in such a mess?" Instead of merely looking to the Government to keep things prosperous, they may be asking it do something with the prosperity. If this be the ease, then the Government has badly • missed the mark in its campaigning strategy, while t the Opposition has not. So/ : for one reason after - an-"' other, Labor's chances at the election might seem fair indeed, and its coijfi- " dencc well justified. But the only objective test of its chances is' the Gallup poll, and the poll has just shown that in the past month or so a quarter of a million voters have changed their minds and decided to vote Labor. Now that is, in Australian terms at least, a very large movement of opinion in such a short time, particularly when very little that was dramatic happened. It is hard to reconcile with the repeated survey findings that election campaigns are not times when large-scale conversions from one party to another take place. To explain it we would need a theory that the election campaign acted as a time of decision, that all those voters who six months ago said they were going lo vote Liberal were in fact in their heart of hearts inclined to vote Labor, and decided to do so once the campaign began. This is an appealing argument, but it is one for which there is very little evidence. The safest reaction is to doubt one of the poll findings: if support for the ALP really is high now, then it wasn't as low a month ago as the polls say. If the old polls were right, then the ' one last weekend probably overstates Labor's present position. It is a choice which each of the parties makes with case: Labor has no doubt that the new polls are right, the Government believes the old. There will be another poll released on Saturday, and yet another the day before polling day. It is safe to predict that they will provide as much argument as illumination."}
{"id":107898267,"text":"17 Oct 1969 - Policy views continue Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 17 October 1969, page 11 Policy views continue A Gallup poll published yesterday showed that big majorities continue to favour the ALP policies of ending the means test for pensions, cancelling the F-lll contract and signing the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. Similar big majorities, however, continue to oppose the policies of ending national service and withdrawing Australian troops from Malaysia. A small majority favours withdrawal from Vietnam. Opinion is divided almost evenly on the alternative health proposals put forward by the ALP and the Government. The poll was conducted over the weekend between the policy speeches of Mr Whitlam and Mr Gorton. The opinions matched those of a poll in August, but the majorities were re duced."}
{"id":107898270,"text":"17 Oct 1969 - FEDERAL ELECTION 1969 McEwen expects next poll swing back in Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 17 October 1969, page 11 McEwen expects swing back in next poll The, next Gallup poll would show a swing back towards the Government, the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr McEwen, predicted yesterday. He told a National Press Club lunchcon that a Gallup poll indicating a 7 per cent trend towards the ALP was not taken at a time likely to give a fair illustration of electorate feeling. . "The, Gallup poll was taken after Mr Whitlam's policy speech but before my policy speech and those of Mr Gprton and Senator Gair", Mr McEwen said. "I would not be surprised if there had not been a swing away [from the ALP] as a ? result of these speeches", he said. Despite the Gallup pplls, support for the Country Party in rural areas was still strong. "My experience [in the election campaign] has been exclusively in the country electorates", Mr McEwen said. "The feeling in the rural areas is quite stable and solid for the Country Party and, as the Country Party is part of the coalition, for the Government. "I did expect a little earlier real discontent in the wheat industry showing itself in political discontent. "I would now describe the feeling as one of some measure of anxiety, but not [anxiety likely to be politi cally adverse to the Gov ernment". Mr McEwen referred to the flight of many farmers who had "been battling of recent years to keep their heads above water". He noted also that the Mr McEwen Liberal - Country PartyI coalition had brought "201 years of consistent ad vances". I"}
{"id":107899001,"text":"21 Oct 1969 - Five more long days Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 21 October 1969, page 2 Mr Gorton Five long more days POLITICS . 7. By JONATHAN GAUL Mr Whitlam ALTHOUGH the re cent nation-wide Gallup poll figures showing the big trend to the Labor Party were astonishing enough to provide the turning point of the election campaign against the Government, reports of the State-by-State figures in the same poll were even more sur prising. The States breakdown of the poll figures were not published, but reports about them have circulated widely amongst party officials on both sides. They report that the poll showed a 10 per cent swing against the Government in Victoria and more than 20 per cent in South Australia. Those are swings by comparison with the results of the 1966 House of Representatives election. In Victoria, according to party officials, the poll breakdown showed that Labor had improved from 35 to 45 per cent. In South Australia the Government dropped from 58 to 36 per cent, they say. If these reports are correct, and in the case of Victoria they do seem to be incredible, then the poll results indicate an even more serious position for the Government than had been thought. For such a swing in Victoria would, if borne out on election day, allow Labor to win a number of seats in Victoria and remove the barrier to its electoral suc cess. It has been a truism of Federal politics since the Labor split and the formation of the DLP that Labor cannot win a Federal election unless it wins a number of seats in Victoria. It holds only nine of the 33 Victorian electorates at present. Given the strength of the DLP in Victoria — its home territory and the source of its largest vote — plus the continuance of the left-oriented Victorian Labor Executive, it is hard to believe that the Government should have lost so much ground in that State. But if it is so, there can be no other conclusion but that the Government is in serious danger. TTHE South Australian figure is larger than expected, but it fits with the feeling on both sides that there would be a large trend back in that State from the 1966 landslide percentage for the Government. Nevertheless, the poll figure indicates a loss of six Government seats in South Australia, where the previous maximum predicted number had been four. The reports of the State breakdown figures also showed a fall in Government support in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia and a slight improvement for the Government in Tasmania. However, since that poll, events have occurred and situations developed during the election campaign which may have altered its validity. The Liberal Party argument about it is this: The poll was taken after Mr Whitlam's policy opening, but before the Prime Minister's. The Prime Minister is now hitting his stride and getting the campaign back on to the issues of defence and foreign policy and the inflationary danger of Labor's election promises. During this last crucial week of the campaign Mr Gorton's campaign is going to "peak" with saturation television propaganda throughout the country and more public meetings than he has held till now. The Liberal Party is also confident that there will be student demonstrations at the Prime Minister's public meetings at Hurstville in Sydney tonight and at Moonee Ponds in Melbourne on Thursday night. They arc just as confident that these demonstrations will weigh heavily in the Government's favour on election day next Saturday. The Liberal Party knows also that it can count on the support of the majority of newspapers this week, although a feature of the campaign till now has been the lack of really strong Press support for the Govern ment. Even that dyed-in-the-wool bastion of uncritical Liberalism, the Sydney Daily Telegraph, has been giving some prominence to the Labor as well as the Liberal campaign speech reports. The Labor Party argument about the election campaign is this: Mr Whitlam got the cam paign initiative firmly on to domestic issues with his policy opening and he also had a valuable one week start on the Prime Minister. He has concentrated much more on public meetings throughout the country, and particularly in the suburban rcd-brick belts around the great citics where most of the votes arc. He is continuing to draw large and responsive audiences sympathetic to the issues of education, health, and the improvement of urban facilities on which he is campaigning. T'HE Labor Party claims that the opinion polls confirm the trend its way and that the Prime Minister missed his big opportunity with a poor TV policy speech performance which would have strengthened the trend against the Government. The Prime Minister's campaign began to get into gear in Adelaide last week when lie faced a hostile group of students in his audience at the Adelaide Town Hall. Had it not been for the large group of students the meeting would have been poorly attended, as the local Liberal organisation had not advertised the meeting in the morning newspaper, the Advertiser, and had cancelled plans to televise the meeting. But the students provided the spur and the Prime Minister turned in a more aggressive and better constructed speech than had been heard from him in the campaign. In Launceston at a lunch the next day the Prime Minister tended 1o become long-winded again before a Liberal audience, but in Hobart that night, once again under the spur of a large group of hostile students, Mr Gorton turned in another aggressive attack on Labor, concentrating mostly on defence and mixing it with his opponents in the audience. By Friday, at the National Press Club in Canberra, Mr Gorton had improved greatly by comparison with his first week of campaigning. The newest turn in the cam paign came on Saturday morning with the publication by two major newspapers of (i statement by the former Labor Leader, Mr Arthur Calwell, of a spccch he intended to make to a rally which raised the spectre of internal brawling in the Labor Party on the eve of the election. Mr Calwell told only two newspapers of his intended speech, which claimed that a Labor Government would immediately release gaoled conscripts, release conscripts from the Army immediately, and bring the troops home from Vietnam by Christmas. Mr Calwell also encouraged young people and demonstrators to go along to political meetings (o make their views felt and heard. On this last point Mr Calwcll was directly repudiating Mr Whitlam's appeal to demonslrators to let the Prime Minister be heard at his public meetings. On the point of Vietnam withdrawal, Mr Calwell was speeding up Labor's planned withdrawal time from June 1970, to Christmas, 1969. Mr Whitlam would withdraw one battalion in December and the other two by June. But in a surprise move on Saturday the secretary of the Victorian ALP, Mr Bill Hartley, came out with a statement supporting official policy and repudiating Mr Calwell's call for demonstrations. Mr Hartley said Mr Calwell had been asked not to make his spcech. Mr Calwell did not go to the rally at which he was to have made the speech. Has Mr Calwell done serious damage to Labor's campaign? The answer may depend on Mr Calwell's electoral image, whether or not he is regarded as a spent force politically, or whether the electorate will ignore him. His was certainly an unexpected blow to Labor's high hopes. Together with the p'ossibility of student demonstrations against the Government during this last week of the campaign, it can only have boosted the Government's chances."}
{"id":107899472,"text":"23 Oct 1969 - Gallup poll out Friday Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 23 October 1969, page 1 Gallup poll out Friday 1 SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The final Gallup poll before the Federal elections on Saturday is to be published on Friday. The poll is to be released to three newspapers throughout Australia on Friday, and to two on Saturday morning. The organiser of the poll, Mr R. Morgan, said it would forecast the outcome of the election according to first preferences."}
{"id":108339201,"text":"15 Mar 1912 - Something to Keep. Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951), Friday 15 March 1912, page 6 Something to Keep. PERCENTAGE OF VOTING. Ill comparing the voting for the Liberal and Labour sides of politics at the recent general election, with the percentage ^polled at the previous contest, the following table shows that the country is distinctly Liberal at present :— 1910 1910 1912 1912 per cent per cent per cent per cent Adelaide 40 60 40 60 PtAd'laide30 70 30 70 Torrens 47 53 49.41 50.59 Alexandra 63 37 58 42 Murray 57 43 63 37 Wooroora 66 34 72 28 Stanley 43 57 48 55 Burra 51.45 48.55 59 41 Wallaroo 47 53 46,66 53.34 Victoria & Albert 53 47 56 44 Barossa 47 53 58 42 Flinders 49 51 61 39"}
{"id":108413143,"text":"15 Apr 1943 - Old Column Murray Pioneer (Renmark, SA : 1942 - 1950), Thursday 15 April 1943, page 4 Conducted by "GLEANER" snrmTttcr!^ GALLUP POLL SUBMITTED FROM RENMARK i **1?% 4 eight questions being submitted to the public of Australia by Australian Publics Opinion Polls (The Method) this month is: o. favour or oppose compulsory insurance of all classes against Unemployment and sickness?" This question was included as the result of a suggestion by Mr. L. O. Humphries, of Renmark. On the reverse side of the assignment sheet sent to interviewers each month is a. space reserved for suggested future questions. One of the 260 centres in Australia in which the polls are taken is Renmark.: Mr. Humphries made the suggestion to the local representative (who happens to be "yours truly") last month. In acknowledging receipt of the suggestion the director of APOP (Mr, Roy Morgan) wrote: "Thanks for suggesting a question on national insurance. It has been submitted for consideration in the preliminary list of 20 questions for survey 15. Our procedure in selecting questions ie to send 10 copies of the preliminary list to each of the subscribing newspapers who distribute the copies among jour nalists ." | Subsequently advice was received that the question vas one of the eight J j to be put to the public this month. | A WARTIME gesture— J HOSPITAL MATRON AS COOK j One of the biggest, "manpower" j ! problems confronting Australia today is that of hospital, staffs—particularly domestics. At the Renmark District Hospital the cook, was due for holidays. Efforts were made to obtain ' the services of a ^relieving vook, but I without avail. 1 I Eventually the problem solved itself i in quite an unexpected way: Matron Craig decided that in order that the leave due might be taken, she would "preside at the oven" for a fortnight. The scheme worked very satisfactorily, and as far as can be ascertained the matron received no complaints concerning the "dishes" prepared by the cook during the period. Tlais example of "rolling one's sleeves i up", is one which might well be taken i up by us all in these days of man■ power shortages. One almost wonders whether he might see the board memi bers accepting the: challenge and hold' ing a working bee to fill in the nasty i holes in the roadway at the turn-off from Ral Ral Avenue and the hospital njain entrance. Incidentally, I notice that the hospital grounds are looking spick and span at present. Some of the men from the Showground camp have been employed on tidying up the grounds, and I understand that after officially "completing" the contract voluntarily put in several days without reward. RENMARK STUDENTS AT ROSE WORTH Y—^FIVE - -"JOHNS" In announcing the success of William Ashenden in' gaining a scholarship for Roseworthy College, the head master of the Renmark Agricultural High School (Mr. S. L. Tregenza) stated that the Renmark High School is very well represented at Roseworthy this year, as seven Old Scholars are in attendance. There are five Johns —John Jennings (3rd year), John Kerrison.and John Gregory (2nd year), and John McLean and John Pearce (1st year). Milton Spurling, who j has completed his first year at the j Adelaide University, will also spend a year at Roseworthy in training for his j B,Ag.S. degree. "A COW'S MILEAGE" j "A farmer in a district had a col , icky cow," states "The Gawler Bun yip.'i "The vet. prescribed doses of kerosene. The first dose having had some effect, the farmer tried to get four quarts of kerosene but found he had run into rationing trouble. He talked the dealer into letting him have the oil, promising to supply ' the coupons, later. This was done, ■ and. a letter sent off to the Fuel Board, stating the facts and asking for supply of the needed coupons. "No reply was received; and several weeks later after being stirred up by ' the dealer, the farmer wrote again, pointing out the delay and requesting : prompt attention. He then received a form to fill in, the Board's presumption being that he had applied for i fuel for a machine. J "When completed the form read: j 'Make: Jersey; body type; Two horns, 1 tail, four legs, an udder and four teats; year, 1940; rating or seating capacity: I have never ridden her but imagine she could seat two; mileage: The vet. gave her one quart of kero. and"}
{"id":108727070,"text":"05 Jun 1941 - GALLUP POLLS Nepean Times (Penrith, NSW : 1882 - 1962), Thursday 5 June 1941, page 5 GALLUP POLLS At tne ilisu mteuiiij m ot. ivuiyn Council Aid J. W. Irwin was appointed local ofilcer for the Australian Public Opinion Polls (on the lines of the Gallup Polls in America), in response to a request from the organisation. It will be his duty to interview local people from time to time to gauge public feeling with regard to certain j tiblic questions, to be staged later. He will i;r required to devote approximately three hours once a month to interviewing ten electors, •' of whom .a proportion would be a cross section cf fstrmers.""}
{"id":109267447,"text":"03 Sep 1942 - THE Odd Column Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark, SA : 1913 - 1942), Thursday 3 September 1942, page 6 THE Odd (SUNDRY SUMMARIES SUNDRY jUBJECTS) Conducted by}"GLEANER" "Perhaps it may turn out a sang, Perhaps turn put, a sermon." -BURNS. Something About Gallup Polls 1 Bach month ten; people are interviewed within the Sectoral district of Renmark in connect on with the Commonwealth-wide Gtllup polls. Most folk express thenj interesting, but many add that thfcy are not at all conversant with li>\\v the polls are conducted. In viov of this fact the i following may be o By the Gallup m thod it is possible scientifically to gai opinion to within low error margin interest. ge national public :he extraordinarily Df four per cent. Pioneer of this acpurate estimate of national reactions 'was an American Dr. George Galluj. He founded the American Institute of Public Opinion in 1935. | This organiza tion conducted nation-wide samplings' of American pubic * opinion on Important questions.j It achieved remarkable results. | In the last presidential election, a State Gallup poll fore-shadowed the -esult with an ave-. rage error margin uf only 21 per cent." In Australia the [Australian Public Opinion Polls oj grate the Gallup method in the estimation o£ national trends. This controlled selection is the key to the system. The population is classified into typicil groups. A certain number are 1 interviewed from each group-they nre deemed to be typical delegates oi'i their group. Answers from all theie groups are balanced according to; the size of their group in the wholj population. This takes place simultaneously at widespread centres throughout Australia. Answers are disserted and mechanically tabulated. It has been found to operate with the same accuracy as in . America, Canadi, Britain."}
{"id":109408841,"text":"31 Aug 1944 - THE ODD COLUMN Murray Pioneer (Renmark, SA : 1942 - 1950), Thursday 31 August 1944, page 5 Conducted V by 4 GALLUP POLLS* REFERENDUM ESTIMATE COMPETITIONS AS / TOURIST ^ATTRACTION Sponsors of - the Renmark musical and eloaitionary competitions have labpes <of their, annual fixture ultimately becoming a means of attracting many tourists to the district-, This year has found an increased number of "outsiders1" competing and there is every reason t<j expect that the numbers will continue to rise in future years. The Renmark Hotel Inc. made the accommodation for the adjudicator available gratis this year-a gesture which was.appreciated by the competitions committee. On the other band the committee is happy to know that it has been able to reciprocate to some extent, as in addition to the adjudicator seven persons stayed at the Hotel as a direct result of the competi tions. "LUCK AND A PENCIL" .. From Mrs. ££. Ralph sen., of Berri, comes an interesting cutting from a NSW paper, under the heading of "Luck and a Pencil." The paragraph refers to Mrs. Ralph's second son, A. W. Ralph, of Bomaderry, Some four years ago Mr. Ralph, then about to leave for overseas with the AIF, bought an indelible pencil from a store in a NSW town. He asked the assistant who sold it to him, to wish him luck on the peacil and he would some day return what was left of it to her. This the assistant readily did, and the luck and the wish held true. Throughout the battles back5 and forth over the North African deserts, through Greece and Crete; the pencil "was carried by the soldier and finally to New Guinea but from there he was recalled to be honourably discharged. Then, true to his promise Mr. Ralph sought' out the girl and returned to her, just the stub of a very lucky pencil. "EFFEMINATE HITLER" "I have heard Hitler called all sorts of names, but this is ithe first time I've known him to be called effeminate," said Mr. "Mick" Rosenthal, in the; street the other day. Asked for further ? enlightenment the veteran garageman produced a paper clipping, headed, "Hitler withdraws." The Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup .Method), for which Renmark is one of 250 interviewing centres, '-hit the spot" with their referendum estimate. Based on' a final survey taken shortly before, it was estimated on the day of the referendum ithat a "No" vote of between | 51 and 561 Tper cent would be ' recorded. Latest counting in dicate that the "no" vote was approximately 54 per cent. BASKETBALL ON ASPHALT The iifjury to -two Renmark High School studterits during one of the recent basketball matches with Mildura, again focusses attention on the' matter of asphalt counts being . used for this game. These were not the first mishaps of some consequence locally this season. Renmark, of course, is only one of innumerable centres at which | basketball is played on hard surfaced courts, but it does not necessarily follow that it is the wisest course. Perhaps this practice dates back to when the fairer sex; was hobbled by flowing robes whenever she took part in sport, , and to fall over was simply taboo. But with the advent of the modern "no coupons" sports girl and with the game played with vigour almost equal to football, surely - a grassed playing surface would be the ideal, especially in these areas where water is no object' and winter grasses have been found to "do" well. RENMARK'S FIRST TRAIN Mr. Arthur W. Jones, SAR engine driver of Renmark, drop1 ped into "The Pioneer" Office this week with a cutting from an Adelaide daily of February 2, 1927, bearing pictures of Ren-, mark's first train. One illustration depicted the then Attorney-General1 (the Hon. W. J. Denny) driving the last spike in the Renmark-Paringa rail way. A second showed the .'first train about to pass under an ornamental arch into Renmark. One thing immediately evident is the extent 'to Which photographic reDrloduction in newspapers has improved in the past \\7 vears."}
{"id":109422548,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - Advertising Murray Pioneer (Renmark, SA : 1942 - 1950), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 7 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirt Certificate of Research "Opinion Research," which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first J" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell." The poll was conducted along strictly scientific lines. The number of owners interviewed, and their subdivision according to incpme groups, gave an adequate and accurate cross-section of motor ing opinion. Strict .measures were taken to ensure that nothing but honest, unbiased opinions were callcd forth by the questions. Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) YOU. CAM BE S ITR WELL PROTECT AND MAKE EVERY ROOM COOLER Now is the time to buy canvas tlinds and awnir.o-. Smart multi-coiorcd duck is available in thrc:* p -terns, also high-gtadd strong White verandah tit.id duck. I* is wise to buy now and avoid delays, caused by the summer rush of orders, 4 FREE SERVICE Our traveller will be pleased to call with samples in the metropolitan area, measure your blinds and quote. This service places you under no obligation. Country clients should write for our Illustrated Price Lists and samples. of our new Multi-striped material. Printed and publishedthe .-Murray Pioneer Pty Ltd.. by fir. GUmore Taylor. JW Hal- Avenue.' ftenmarfc."}
{"id":109422676,"text":"20 Mar 1947 - Advertising Murray Pioneer (Renmark, SA : 1942 - 1950), Thursday 20 March 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality Certificate of Research " Opinion Research," which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, " When the pool ends, which petrol are yon likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially mote than 50% said: "Shell." The poll was conducted along strictly scientific lines. The number of owners interviewed, and their subdivision according to income groups, gave an adequate and accurate cross-section of motor ing opinion. Strict measures were . taken to ensure that nothing but honest, unbiased opinions were called forth by the questions. Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. in Gt. Britain)"}
{"id":110302514,"text":"03 Apr 1947 - Advertising Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951), Thursday 3 April 1947, page 1 EiiiRiauiKisuQDHHiiiinitRiHiiiiiieuiMmmiRttfnwiKaiRitittuuyiBiuer^ If*AOU RIIYPDft OCT ® HIDES and SKINS, HORSEHAIR, BEESWAX, k. { BWm. Haughton. & Co. Ply. Ltd* S CURRtE STREET, ADELAIDE. J| EBett Prlcea and Prompt Return*. NO COMMI88ION CHARGED, j^g i^lili!illlllliftltStil!S(ll!lli!liliillUllliltl!iilillUllttliltiiiiliiiHllit[lll(!ltftf!llll!§ = H I Drink and Enjoy | I Lemonade i 1 W. APPELT. NURIOOTPA. jg S Phone—Nurl. 8. » S = siiiitiiHmiiiiiHiiiiiiHiHiiiiiitiiiiiiiHiiniiitmmuHiHiiiiimiiititumHiiHimB E We're After the Farmers' Vote. j§ Farmers vote "FORQAN'S" the most reliable of ail plow shares. This is proved by the simple tact that FORQAN'S CAST CHILLED PLOW AND CULTIVATOR SHARES have the greatest sale of any make io the Commonwealth. Test them this season, and we know what your vote will be next year. Repairs Agricultural Implements. Forgao's specialise in repairs aod replacements to all types of machinery, ■ including Crown Wheels and Clutch Piuioas for Harvesters. I J. & R. FOEGAN LTD. g 5 CRYSTAL BROOK ond PORT PIRIC. I fisl!lilIg!»lllliilSliHtSHi!3I8!!IIIi!HIIiS!lfi3!mumiliniSnilSIH!im!6III!iKniUnini[s! With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want "Opinion Research", which is su"£ivised by Roy Morgan, founder and manage oi the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia wide poll among "car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "IWhen ths pool ends, which petrol art you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "SMI". t "... * U", v : I * ' THE SHELL COMPANY OP AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL In war fears, A. 6. Healing Limited 'mm Australia's largest manufacturer of "Radar Receivers'*. How the organisation is devoted to producing radio raceivera for every Australian home. And Golden Voic* i* right "Back On its Perch'* at your Healing Dealer waiting to show you Just hew good the much-promised post-war imUn really ere. In vacuum-pressed veneer consoles and rich plastic mantel cabinets, each Golden Voice Radio is a thing of beauty isi of course, unsurpassed for quality and tone. HEALING GOLDEN VOICE RADIO Built, by the largest manufacturer! of Radar Receiver* KAPUNDA AGENT—CLEM. 0. LINKE."}
{"id":110302547,"text":"10 Apr 1947 - Advertising Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951), Thursday 10 April 1947, page 1 CASH BUYERS OF 3 HIDES and MS, HORSEHAIR, BEESWAX, St 1 Wm. Haughton & Co. Pty. Ltd, S a CURRIE STREET, ADELAIDE. £ S Beat Price* and Prompt Return*. NO COMMISSION CHARGED. S isOi!ll!lilil!!llikiii!llil!!i!lii!!tSI!!!lill!llllKliillllllllll!iH!l>t!llllklllt!ill!lil!li!lliMi .g'liiiiimiimniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiitiiiiiiiutuiiuimiiiitmimiiiiinmmmiinim I Drink and Enjoy | 1 Lemon Squash | m __ _ g | W. APPELT NURIOOTPA* | s Phone—Nurl. 8. s bs S Emiimiimiimiininiiiiiiiiiiiinimtiimiiiiiiuiimmmnntiniimtiitmiiitiii)^ JjpllllllliUIIHIililllM Ss SB 2 Wc^c After the Fafmers* Vote. H Farmers vote "FORGAN'S" the most reliable of all plow shares. This is proved by the simple tact that FORGAN'S CAST CHILLED PLOW AND CULTIVATOR SHARES have the greatest sale of any make io the Commonwealth. Test them this season, and we know what your. vote will be next year. Repairs Agricultural Implements. Forgan's specialise la repairs and replacements to all types o!f machinery, including Crown Wheels and. Clutch Pinions for Harves\\x=req-\\ .. ^ «*. 4ers. • I J, & R. FORGAN LTD. | g| CRYSTAL BROOK and PORT PIRIf. 1 ^i!!il!l!l!!iiS!!iill!!KSi!Sii!i!i!l!!!II!i!Slll!lllilllllfHfllll!!i!{I!ini[l!fiflllfllRI@ With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want "Opinion Research", which u sur^rvised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Avwt» ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia* vicjc poU among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was; ^When tbt fm] ends, which petrol art you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Ofthose who so answered, substantially more than jo% said: "Sfalf", i ' THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSiRaUA LIMiTtD (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL In war yean, A. G. Heating limited Australia's largest manufacturer of "Radar Receivers'*. Now the organisation h devoted to producing radio receivers for every Australian home. And Golden Voice b fight "Back On Its Perch" at your Healing Dealer waiting t» show you just how good the much promised post-war radios really are. la vacuum-pressed veneer consoles and rich plastic mantel cabinets, each Golden Voice Radio is a thing of beauty ao4> of course, unsurpassed for quality and tone. - healing GOLDEN VOICE radio SnIi by the I^IWI manufacturer* «/ Radar Rsceirm KAPUNDA AGENT—CLEM. G. LINKE."}
{"id":110320635,"text":"11 May 1970 - Training favoured Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 11 May 1970, page 8 Training favoured MELBOURNE, Sunday. — A rcccnt Gallup poll showed that electors were three-to-two in favour of compulsory military training. The poll was conducted among 1,800 people, who were reminded that one in two of all young men of 20 in Australia were called up for national servicc. Asked if , that training should continue, 55 per cent said yes, 39 per cent said no and six per cent were undecidcd. This was the third Gallup poll held on the subject since 1966. The latest poll shows that support for compulsory military training has dropped by 10 per cent since 1968. In 1968 there was 65 per cent in favour of it and 29 per cent against with six per ( ccnt undecided."}
{"id":110344294,"text":"22 Mar 1971 - GALLUP POLL Many want to pack bags, leave Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 22 March 1971, page 5 GALLUP POLL Many want to pack bags, leave LONDON, Sunday (AAP-Reuter). — Two in five people living in Britain would be quite happy to pack their bags and emigrate, according to a poll published in a British Sunday news paper. The Sunday Telegraph said a rccent Gallup poll revealed that this figure was higher than in six other countries polled last month by Gallup organisa tions. Most contented with their lot seemed to be the citizens of the United States. Only 12 per cent of those interviewed want to leave. Then, in order of discontent, came the Netherlands, with 16 per cent, Sweden 18 per cent, Finland 19 per cent, West Germany 27 per cent, Uruguay 32 per cent and Britain with 41 per cent. The British survey was carried out between February 8 and 14. A representative cross-section of 1,247 adults were interviewed throughout Britain. Compared with previous polls here, the "want-togo" people were well up on the figures for July 1966 and equalled those at the time of devaluation in I November 1967. But the Sunday Express said in a front page article that fewer Britons were seeking a new life in the sun, because people were j waiting to see how thing* worked out under a Conservative Government. Inquiries about emigration to Australia dropped by 25 per cent after the | Conservatives came to power last June and wer« still on the decline. The article added that figures on emigration to the United States and Canada were also down. A big_ surprise, the article said, was the determination among redundant Rolls-Royce workers to stick to Britain."}
{"id":110441093,"text":"30 Nov 1970 - The appeal of poker machines Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 30 November 1970, page 2 The appeal of poker machines By G. T. CALDWELL* JUST as West Berlin is an island city sur-rounded by hostile ter-ritory, so is Canberra an island city sur-rounded by poker machine country. How-ever there are moves afoot to change this situation in Canberra and some ACT clubs are seeking to have poker machines intro- duced. Surprisingly enough, for a period there were fruit mac-hines in the Federal Territory, but in August 1939, a police ordinance was invoked forbid-ding the ownership or use of poker machines in the ACT. ======== The real history of poker machines in Australia lies squarely within the boundaries of NSW, for it is only within this State that these gambling machines have made dramatic impact. Their significance dates from 1945, when the NSW Labor Government ini- tiated long-awaited liquor re-forms. One important clause led to the expansion of the number of the clubs from 85 to 414. From the early 1900s till 1945, there were only 85 re-gistered or licensed clubs in NSW. Fruit and poker mac-hines, although illegal, were usually tolerated by the police and government officials, apart from the occasional police raids and periodic destruction of machines. Presumably it was felt that because poker machines were being used privately in clubs away from the general public, little harm was being done. Furthermore, the clubs had come to depend on the poker machines as key sources of funds. This official tolerance of poker machines was continued from 1945 to 1954, when the number of clubs expanded five-fold. Poker machine profits were used by the clubs to build large, attractive, comfortable premises and club members, perhaps for the first time, were experiencing prompt, courteous service in their leisure drink-ing hours. MR Justice Maxwell, who is- sued the Royal Commis-sion report on liquor in 1954, recommended an increase in the number of club licences. The hotel trade was, of course, feeling the pinch. The hotelkeepers, some of whom had acquired an unfortunate reputation during the war not only for indifferences to, but exploitation of the drinking public, became alarmed by the growing expansion and afflu-ence of clubs. In 1956, the United Licen-sed Victuallers Association, now the Australian Hotels As-sociation objected successfully to the renewal of the licences of 47 clubs on the grounds that these gaming devices, the poker machines, were being used illegally. The State Government was now forced to decide whether to legalise the poker machines upon which most clubs depen-ded for the major source of their finances, or to banish the machines from the clubs. In deciding to legalise the poker machines, the State Gov-ernment gave enormous stimu-lus to the club movement, for, to borrow Lord Thomsons words from another context, the clubs had been given "a licence to print money". It is doubtful whether the clubs could have dreamed up any better way of raising fin-ances. Last year, for instance, 1457 NSW clubs made a net profit of approximately $130 million, and the State Govern-ment extracted $30 million in poker machine licence fees and supplementary poker machine taxes. It is no wonder that some ACT clubs would like to have poker machines. At the mom-ent, only punchboards are per-mitted in ACT clubs and many of them rely on them for a major part of their finances. But punchboards run a poor second to poker machines in terms of appeal to the club members. WHY is it that people like to play poker machines? In the first place there is a great deal of visual and auditory ap-peal about poker machines. Machines produced in re-cent years have been designed with dazzling neonlit facades protecting their internal elec-tronic gadgetry, and rows of them have a certain garish ap-peal. The names on the machines are suggestive of gold and gold-rush days — for instance they bear titles like Gold Award, Wild Aces, Ace of Clubs, Gold A Go-Go, Inca Gold and Show Poker. At the large NSW clubs, some of the casino atmosphere is generated in those rooms or lounges crowded with players and machines. An air of ex-citement exists, largely because of the admixture of sounds, the endless thump of poker mac-hine handles being pulled; the constant crash of coins thud-ding into the metal payout trays indicating wins to the players; the buzz of bells which on some machines accompany jackpots, and the announce-ments of "Three aces in the main bar", "Gold awards in the mixed lounge" or "Four stars in the auditorium", which blare forth over the club's public address indicating jack- pot wins. All these factors contribute to a general air of excitement although individually most players may be stoical in their reactions to wins and losses on the machines. The American sociologist, Irving Goffman, who has worked as a croupier at the Las Vegas gambling casinos has argued in his book "Where the Action Is" that people need to participate in fateful or "consequential" activity — that is to say, people need to be involved "in the action". To Goffman, gambling is the epitome, the prototype of action. For many people, the dull, routine nature of their jobs or home situation may not allow for much excitement or stimu-lation. For such people, gamb-ling on the poker machines may be an easily accessible and usually harmless way of finding excitement or a "piece of the action". One characteristic of the poker machine that may un-consciously appeal to the player is the rapidity with which a bet is made and deter-mined. In any gambling situa-tion there are four phases — firstly, one decides to place a bet and the means of distrib-uting the prize is agreed upon. Secondly, the contest or event takes place; thirdly the winner or the result of the event is announced; and finally the bets are settled. In buying a lottery ticket, one cannot expect a result for a few days. Even with betting on a horse race there may be a lapse of an hour or more be-tween the placing of the bet and settling. But poker machines have a special significance, for the four phases of a betting situa-tion can be completed within five seconds. Few other gamb-ling machines or situations offer such an incredibly rapid result. In fact, the poker machine player can get up to 13 or 14 results every minute, whereas in a day's racing, one gets only six or seven results. Malcolm Muggeridge over a decade ago noted the appeal that poker machines had for Australians. He commented that those who bet on football pools and horses, even those who played chemin-de-fer and roulette believed that the skill and knowledge gained through experience helped them to gamble with greater chances of success. But with poker machines, no skill is required (apart from those few who have mastered the "rhythm" method or "jug- gling"). Playing the poker machines is a purely mechan-ical task, and the lawyer, doc-tor or company manager has absolutely no advantage over the labourer or housewife in playing the "pokies". Within the sphere of gambling the poker machine is a great equaliser. WHEN one asks people why they play machines, a mul-titude of reasons are given, but probably the main reasons are as follows: to play for amuse-ment or relaxation, to win jackpots, or to win some money, but not necessarily jackpots. There are indications that approximately 25 per cent of club members in a large club never play or rarely play the machines. A majority would appear to play for amusement or relaxation. Those who set out to win jackpots are in many cases confirmed poker machine players, but nobody has apparently yet carried out an investigation to determine the percentage of club mem-bers who are poker machine addicts. There are some empirical results about poker machine playing, but unfortunately, none of these give accurate information about the extent of compulsive playing. In March, 1966 the Regis-tered Clubs Association com-missioned Roy Morgan's Gallup Poll organisation to conduct a survey into the poker machine playing habits of men and women in NSW metropolitan and country areas. Fifty-six per cent of males and forty-five per cent of fe-males said that they played poker machines. In answer to the question, "Have you, personally, ever lost more than you felt you can afford?", 6 per cent of men and 3 per cent of females answered in the affirmative. In the same year, the association quoted statistics from the Commonwealth Statistician indicating that the rate of gambling per head in NSW was $100 compared to Vic-toria's per capita rate of $99 where there were no poker machines. Dr Lyn Barrow, a Sydney psychologist, estimates that there may be as many as 30,000 compulsive gamblers in Sydney, but only a percentage of these would be addicted to poker machines. Tony Vinson (formerly of the University of NSW and now at the University of Syd-ney) and Arthur Robinson (design consultant, Canberra) conducted a survey of club life in Sydney commencing in 1965. Of an area probability sample of 755 Sydney adults, 182 were club members. The club members were asked how their time was mainly expen-ded at their favourite club. Twenty-three per cent said they mainly concentrated on playing poker machines, 26 per cent on drinking, 29 per cent on meeting and talking with friends, 8 per cent watch- ing entertainment, 5 per cent on dining with family and friends and 9 per cent on at-tending meetings or participat-ing in hobbies or sports. These results suggest that NSW clubs serve a range of leisure functions and are much more than gambling dens. WHILE the extent of com- pulsive poker machine gambling remains unknown, there is no doubt that some addicts do cause financial and social hardship to themselves and their families. Some poli-ticians and churchmen argue that for this reason poker machines are a social evil and should be illegal. In that event, it is likely that many of the compulsive poker machine players would turn to other legalised forms of gamb-ling. Who is it that suffers from the poker machines? Certainly the addicts and their families. . Certainly hotels, restaurants, cinemas and some retailers are not making the profits that they might if there were no poker machines in clubs. But those in building trades, furniture manufacture and en-tertainment are benefiting sub-stantially from the NSW club boom. Money lost on poker mach-ines, or on any other form of gambling, is not burnt up in thin air, it is merely redistrib- uted. In NSW poker machine profits are distributed, not to individuals (for the clubs are non-proprietary), but are spent to develop and sustain leisure activity within the clubs and club activity in that State has, and is, bringing about a leisure revolution. * The author is a research scholar In the School of Social Sciences of the Australian Na-tional University. He is making a three-year study of regis-tered clubs in NSW as leisure institutions."}
{"id":110465461,"text":"12 Oct 1970 - Poll result disputed Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 12 October 1970, page 3 Poll result disputed MELBOURNE, Sunday. — The result of a Gallup poll on whether marihuana should be legalised was due to the public having been mis-informed about the drug, a Labour MHR said today. Dr Moss Cass (Lab, Vic) said this was the only explanation for the poll's result, in which 84 per cent of the Aus-tralians questioned said they thought the drug should not be legalised. The Gallup poll also showed 9 per cent thought it should be made legal and 7 per cent were undecided. Dr Pass said the main reasons given for opposing legalisation had been, "It's harmful to health", "It's a drug", and, "Leads to stronger drugs". Dr Cass, who gave evidence to the Senate Committee inquiring into drugs in Australia, said none of these beliefs was true. Every official inquiry into marihuana had found that its long-term use had had no harmful effects. The problem was that in most Western countries the use of marihuana brought people into contact with the underworld which wanted to push hard drugs. 'There is no other basis for progres-sion from marihuana to other drugs", he said. People in the 21-29 age group were the keenest on legalisation, but of those only 14 per cent were in favour of legalisation. Those who wanted legalisa-tion usually argued it was less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco. The proportion favouring legalisation was up by 2 per cent and this could br a slight shift in opinion, or merely a chance difference, inherent in "sampling referendums", the poll said."}
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With lively recollections oj petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) ^ YW OAH BE SURE OF SHELL TONIGHT & TOMORROW MATINEE & NIGHT 7.45 p.m. MATINEE 2 p.tn., Night 7*4S "IT'S A PLEASURE" * Starring SONJA H3NIE and MICHAEL O'SHEA "DICK TRACY" With MORGAN CONWAY and ANNE JEFFREYS , CARTOONS WEDNESDAY NEXT AT 7.4S , "TWO SISTERS FROM BOSTON" Featuriug- KATHRYN GRAYSON and JUNE ALLY SON "ALLERGIC TO LOVE" with NOAH BEERY THE SAVINGS BANK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Has a Number of Building Blocks for Sale at KADINA to Persons who wish to Build Homes with Financial Assistance From the Sank. APPLY TO THE MANAGER, KADINA BRANCH. Trade Classes-Kadina Technical School MOTOR MECHANICS, FITTING AND TURNING Providing a sufficient number oi Students is Available, the Kadina Technical School Council is prepared to establish classes in the above-mentioned subjects. Will intending students and other interested persons please communicate either personally or by letter with Mr B. H. EAST or with the REGISTRAR, Mr W. A, MOFFAT, 2 Francis Terrace, Kadina, not later than SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947. WW*** AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE | DELIVERY-12.75 x 24, 13.50 x j 24 Goodyear Tractor Tubes.-J. H. ROSEWARNfi, Kadina. ; fALTEX "R.P.M." The Premium; MOTOR OIL for your Tractor, i Car and Truck.-Full range of grades ; at B. H. EAST, Kadina Depot Agent, j CAR REPAIRS.-All Makes, Quick Efficient Service, Prompt Attention.-JACK RODDA, Show Grounds Corner, Kadina. ' POLES BROS. LIMITED-Abattoirs Market Every Monday and Wednesday. Prompt returns. Land and Clearing Sales.-HORRIE NINNES, District Agent. Kadina. 'Phoae 283. niAMOND RINGS AND GIFTS OF u DISTINCTION may be selected in our PRIVATE SALES ROOM "KUSSACKS," Jewellers, New Premises, 10 Graves Street, Kadina. j?OR ALL FOOTWEAR REPAIRS See N. C. JOLLY, 11 Graves Street, Kadina, next Palmer's Garage. pOR SALE.-Gents' Bicycle, with, generator light set, £7 10/.-Apply, THIS OFFICE. - fOR SALE, Cheap.-Massey-Harris Drill, 19 runs, Hoe and Disc.Apply, W. G. BE ARE, 'Phone 263 Kadina. - pOR SALE.-Two-Stroke Panther Motor Cycle, re&"v ins. till end June; engine fair order. Trice £23.Apply, L. FIEDLER, Kadina. pOR SALE.-Pure Bred Australian Terrier, female; also Spring Dray, in good order.-Apply, THIS OFFICE pOR SALE.-Few First Year, W.L. * Pullets.-T. H. VICTOR, Jericho. pOR SALE.-Wicker Peram, strap slung, in excellent condition.Apply, THIS OFFICE. POR SALE.-1929 Pontiac Utility, well shod, fair order NSPR. £104, uill take £80-Apply A. H. ROBERTS Box 24 Kadina. pOR SALE.-1936 B.S.A. Motor Cycle, 3Jh.p., perfect condition, -Full particulars Ring KADINA 1. pOR SALE.-21-Tyne "Young" Culti vator, in good order.-'Phone 39 P ASKEVILLE. - pURNITURE RE-POLISHED Like New. Satisfaction guaranteed. | Any kind, any condition. Prices quoted.-C. V. COPE, Elder Street, Wallaroo. * : INTERNATIONALS ARE ALL TRUCKS from the ground up. New Models Arriving Shortly.-HORRIE NINNES, Phone 283, Kadina. - JgADINA CYCLE CLUB.-The An nual General Meeting of the above will be held at Wearn's Cafe, on Thursday Next, March 20, at 7.30 p.m. All interested please attend.-M. J. GALLIFORD. Hon. Sec-. - JAND on Alford- Wallaroo Road, 94 Acres, available to be worked on shares.-Full particulars from Mrs C. HEATH, Wallaroo. jyjOTORISTS !-Call and see us re-! gardiag tiizt next Sebore. We Ccj'i save you pounds, as we can do the job in our work shop in Graves Street, Ksdina.-CURNOW & BARKER. - NEW. CARS.-We can supply you with the following vehicles, subject to permit:-Chrysler, Plymouth, Humber, Hilbnan Minx, Fargo Trucks, Fargo Utilities,.Dodge, DeSoto, Standard 8,'s, Standard 14's, Dodge Trucks, Dodge Utilities. Get your orders in to assure delivery. ' We^will assist you with permit ftrms^C. M. MEASDAY, Bute; S. j. OLSEN, Kadina. -NOTICE!-dominations for Paske viile Easter Tennis Tournament close on Friday, March 21, with Secretary, C. K. Stephenson. - QLD SCISSORS.-Electrical Grind ing-transformed into New same day service, 1/, posted 1/3.-REG. WHITE, Kadina. -^ ORDERS TAKEN NOW for young - Suckers.-N. L. LARRITT, Kadina PIGS AND CALVES FOR ABAT* TOIRS.--We have Trucks leaving Kadina Railway EVERY TUESI DAY, at 12 noon. HORRIE [ N1N5JES, Coles Eros.' Ltd., Kadina, i 'Phone 283. I DIG BREEDERS!-Aire your Pigs i growing fast enough? Use "Vetemal" a highly concentrated emul ! sioa gives quick and definite results.-1 I Supplied by HORRIE NINNES, Ka! dina., 'Phone 283. -- | BODDA'S, Watchmaker and JeweUtr, i Ideal Theatre building-Engagement and Wedding Rings, limited supply New Watches. All Repairs. Prompt attention. 5 Band Concert, By the KADINA CITIZENS BAND. AT KADINA ROTUNDA, SUNDAY, MARCH 23, at 8.15 p.m. "MUTUAL HOSPITAL COMMITTEE MEETING, Friday, March 21, Hospital Sitting-room, 7.30 p.m. KADINA A., H. & F. SOCIETY, Incorporated'. The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of thg above Society will be held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, at 8 pan. Business-Adoption of report and Balancc Sheet,. Election of Officers, Executive and Sectional Committees, General Business. As all offices will be declared vacant the Secretary is prepared to receive, prior to the meeting, nominations in writing for the office of President Four Vice-Presidents, Executive and Sec tional Committee. \\V. L. PINNELL, Secretary; OATS, OATS, OATS WANTED AT ONCE Sellers Contact Wm. CHARLICK, Ltd, Wallaroo, 'Phones 21 & 27 DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING Our Expert Pressers Now Released From the Army EXPERT PRESSING MODERN CLEANING ODORLESS GARMENTS PROMPT SERVICE. HALL & COLES, TAILORS. MERCERS AND DRY CLEANERS, KADINA AND MOONTA. CELL.-Wide Brimmed Fawn Akubra Hat, 63, brand new.-Apply, THIS OFFICE. gELL.-Oak Dining-room Table, and 2-Compartment Cement Wash Trough.-Apply, D, M. HANCOCK, Kadina. - ? CHOW CARD AND TICKET WRITING Wanted By Experienced Commercial Artist.-Apply M. COLE, Newtown. ? - CTRAYED from Longmirc's Sale, Red Kelpie Pui.-Finder contact S.A.F. UN'IOiN, Kadina, 'Phone 128.117ANTED,-Motoj- Cycle. 19in. well base wheel.-Apply, THIS OF-. FICE. -i ,- -WANTED.-In Kadina, House Rooms (furnished" preferable)r Apply, S. GIBBS, -Box 24, Kadina. --» WANTED.- Fcu.ale Help Light Household Duties, Mondays tp j Fridays.-Ring- KADINA 395. - ? j WANTED.-Roofs Repaired, Fences, Sheds erected, also Kalsomiuifig and Painting by returned man.-Apply THIS OFFICE. - -, , .WANTED.-Good Se\\-fcig "Machuife, " -Apply, D. G. DAY, 14 West Ter race, Kadina. ' -WANTED-Girl for Domestic Duties 8 a.m. till 12.-Apply, Mrs MORSIS, Union Bank, Kadina. . RANTED TO RENT.-In Kadinaor Wallaroo, 4, 5, 6-.Roomed House, good rent and references.-Apply. THIS OFFICE. - ^OULD PERSONS who removed loose base of a headstone from Kadina Cemetery, return, or contact "HONEST," care This Office regards pavment to save further trouble. WEGENER'S TAXI SERVICE, 'Phone Kadina 9.-Reliable Service, all general Taxi work. ?? iesl ' Saturday Night 1 March 15th. f The Jubilant Story of Geor. Gershwin "RHAPSODY IN BLUE* Starring Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, . Alexis Smith, 'Charles Coburn, Juli Bishop and many others. PllM-"Winnerj Circle*' la T ecUnicolor and "Happy Times «od Jolly Me*, vento" and CineioiMij Review. Wednesday Next Maffch 19th-.Big Revival Night "MARYLAND" In technicolor-starring Brenda Joyce,! John Payne and Walter Brennan "HOTSPQT" Starring Victor Mature, Betty Grable, j and Carole Landis Terrytoon "Mighty Mouse and Wolf | and -Universal News. BOX PLAN ON VIEW NOW AT! ERRINGTON'S FOR SATURDAY ONLY. , o COMING-Saturday, Mrach 22, "Val ley of Decision"; also comin<;-r-"The j Way Ahead" and "Incendiary Blonde." St Patrick's BALL! TOWN HALL, WALLAROO. MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1947. Dancing 8 pin. to 1 a.m. Harbison's Orchestra. Excellent Home-Mjade Supper. ADMISSION 2/6. GRAND CATHOLIC BALL, BUTE In Bute Memorial Hall on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16th. Good Music. 1:-.sty Supper. Ad mission 2/6. C.W.A. Floral Fair KAD1MA TOWN HALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 28. Opening at 3 p.m. by Mrs J. C. McCarthy. Flore 1 Competitions, Cake a&d Produce Stalls. Items *-y G.W.A. Choir. IN THE EVENING a Parade of Brides and their Attendants will be staged. Also distribution of prizes. Tea Available in Supper-room at 6 pja., 1/. W.C.T.U. GRIPE FESTIVAL." Victoria Square Hall, Kadina, Tuesday, March 18th, at 3 p.m. Guest speaker. Miss Doris Grey, General I Sec., Adelaide. Musical program, cake, grape juice and variety stalls. . Competitions in Flov.-ers-Mixed bowl, mixed vase, vase mixed charm dahlias, vase garden cactus dahlias, vase any other kind dahlias, vase zinnias* vase any other kind flowers, posy, basket grapes. Entries, property of Festival, to be at hall before 2 o'clock. ? Chil? dren's colour-ins for competition, to be in by March 14. Admission 1/, including afternoon tea. paskeyiluTsoldiers' MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. The Annual General Meeting vill be held on Saturday, March 29, 1947, in the Ante-room, commencing at 8 p.m. J. N. Abbott, Chairman. WALLAROO C.W.AT A MEETING of the C.W.A. will be held in the Wallaroo Town Hall on. FRIDAY, MARCH 21, at 3 p.m. Handicraft Display. H. L. FOX, Hon. Sec. KADINA GOLF CLUB. The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the above will be held in the Council Chamber (Town Hall), on TUESDAY, MARCH 25, at 8 p.m. Members and intending members are asked to attend. T. R. WARD, Hon. Secretary. PASKEflUE FOOTBALLTOB. The ANNUAL MEETING oi the above will be held in Oddfellows Hall, Paskeville, on MAR'CK 27, at 8 p.m. Business:-Election of Officers, Discuss forming of A. and B. teams. All intending players in surrounding districts are invited to attend, j W. T. BARTON, Hon. Sec. WOMAN FOR GENERAL HOUSEWORK A>.D PLAIN COOKING-Xo Wash ing, live in. MISS BARKER, 22 Alpha Road, Prospect, M3035. 1 FUTURE THE AIR FORCE OFFERS ADVENTURE PLUS SECURITY Vacancies now open with, the R.A.A.F. offer widescope for men who. seek an. interesting life, plus occupational security. There are openings in most trade groups and opportunities to advance -in the newest engi- neering fields. " ... . Special Opportunities to Study - - * RADAR * RADIO * JET PROPULSION Free uniforms, family ol-: (owances, full leave privileges and excellent chances of promotion. Full details of conditions available ot R.A.A.F. RECRUITING CENTRE OKI Legislative Council Bldg., NORTH TERRACE, ADELAIDE SAFV 5-61-21 ^ " says Airline Hostess* Anne Young Moat of her working Me is spent above like ekiuds, w somewhere near them, bat financially Anne Young has her feet well on the ground. . With an eye on lli$tutaie» she no one realise*' the meaningof security more than we hostesses: do.- Bat while wef*y great attention!® security in the airv most of us have in mini a different kind of security hocbAj against the future." "The best way to ensure this security is by investing in Common* wealthr Bonds, aft I have done for maayjww." ~ M$»Anne Youngs whoiaasdiior . hos^ess withX^^ has fiowa over ^K^OOO imles in the 2| yoars ahe haa been associated with air &>?el* 4prii% 55wsfS2sstf®5s WHICH WAY ARE YOU TRAVELLING i Set a course for prosperity - make ati advance subscription now to the Third Security Loan. Your savings and surplus money wilL buy Security Bonds that earn better than bank interest . . . that are the safest investment in Australia to-day ... that are as good as cash in an emergency. Not only do you secure your future, but you speed the day when better quality goods will be plentiful again. Usttn to chn AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL QUIZ CHAMPIONSHIP OF 1947 1st Country Semi-Final-All Stations. Monday, March at 7.30 p*m. MAKE AM AOVANCt SUBSCRIPTION TO THI . Thi"* D -y o, * (Mr j - 3 ^ ^SOCIETY LIMITED J;'V;;VTtife StdRE WHERE MEMBERS SHARE THE PROFITS I GRAVES STREET, KAOINA. I- ^ ; ' ] BUILDING WITHOUT A PERMIT " THE BUILMSG UP OF A REAL SAVING EE QUIRES NO PERMIT WHEN SHOPPING | The Co-op. Way. I ^ SCORES OF THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS HAVE CHOSEN THE E.F.CJS. AS THEIR FAMILY STORE, BECAUSE OF Its Worth and Saving, AUSTRALIA'S MOST MUSICAL RECEIVER HEALING Golden-Voice RADIO (N A.C. D.C., AC/DC AND VIBRATOR, CONSOLE and MANTEL MODELS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES INCLUDES: Toasters A.C. Jugs D.C. *§Cettles Torches Reading Lamps ELECTRICIANS, WIRING AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS RUSSACKS' RADIO and ELECTRICAL SERVICE, 6-8 GRAVES SThEET, KAD1NA. "THE RADIO AND ELECTRICAL SPECIALISTS." Lighting Bowl? Electric Light Globes Irons 32-Volt, 240Volt, Cleaners, Refrigerators A.C. and D.C. GENERAL NOTICE. 1 have recently purchased the business of Mr "J, Nankervis, Boot and Shoe Repairer, 61 TayIor Street, Kadina, and would like to assure past and future customers that they will continue to receive prompt and courteous attention at all times, together uith first-class workmanship.-A. L. TRENWITH. WAITRESSES Required for Railway Refreshment Rooms, Bowmans. * Previous experience not essential. Accommodation provided- Excellent conditions. Rail way. Concessions. Apply SUPERVISOR, Refreshment Services, Adelaide, or Manager ^ R^R.R., Bowmans HOUSE PROPERTY, MDMA. (AT . R&L. HALL) FRIDAY, MARCH 21, at 3 p.m. EIDER, SMITH & CO., LTD, have- received instructions from Mrs P. McKAY, to offer by auction, subject to the consent of the Delegate of the Federal Treasurer FREEHOLD-Part Sections 121, 122 and 123,. Corporation o£ Kadina, with frontage of 83 feet to Hay Street and depth of 267 feet on which is erected, substantial Stone Residence of 10 rooms and other accommodation. Vacant possession can be given on transfer of Hospital equipment to their new premises. TERMS:-10 per cent, deposit, bal ance within 21 days of consent of transfer. Further particulars from ELDER, SMITH & Co., Ltd., Kadin* WWWWWWW M H' >»»#»« 111 >11 wwt DISTRICT COUHCH OF BOTE. FOOD FOR BRITAIN. AN APPEAL is made to all residents and ratepayers fcr the Lord Mayor's Fo^d for Britain Fund Gifts of money will be received the District Office, Bute. Gifts of produce, livestJck, skins cr wcol will Le reserved by tlie local stock ageuts at B'.tc, \\yro will handle them free of all ihar^es. The names of ?11 donors of money and produce, etc., will be acknow ledged throi-3'1 the "Kadina & Walla roo Times." The Chairman and Councillors ot the District Council of Bute earnestly recommend this appeal to the Public to give their utmost support to the Lord Mayor's Food For Britain Fund. A. R. WARHURST, District Clerk. Bute, 10/3/47. DISTRICT COUHGIL OF BUTE. CARETAKER FOR HALLS AND GARDENS. APPLICATIONS are hereby invited for the position of CARETAKER & GARDENER for the halls and gardens at Bute. Applications must be lodged before 5 p.m., Thursday, 10th April, 1947. at the District Office, Bute, from which further particulars may be obtained. By order, A. R. WARHURST, District Clerk Tute, 10/3/47. A J-WAYS THE BEST. --RA V LEIGHS GOOD HEALTH FU<;DUCTS. Obtainable from the v.T* when they calL or 84 Graves Street. Kadina, 'Phcne 248. luni n*i» i»»»i m"}
{"id":110546554,"text":"28 Mar 1947 - Advertising Times and Northern Advertiser, Peterborough, South Australia (SA : 1919 - 1950), Friday 28 March 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup PolL, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (incorporated in Great Britain) S46 ren COMMOKWEJUIH EMPLOYMENT SERVICE FREE SERVICE TO EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS Tfie Commonwealth Employment Service, through its Australiawide facilities, offers a modern, scientific employment placement and counselling service for employers and employees. Whether you want a job, or have jobs available, we can help you. Bring your problems to us. OUR SERVICE IS FREE. Here are a few of the opportunities at present offering: VACANCIES IN THIS DISTRICT HOSPITALS-Matrons, Nurses (Double and Single Certificated), Probationary Nurses, Laundress, Housemaid, Youth. rASTORAL INDUSTRY-Cowboys, Station Hands, Married Couple, Elderly Domestic. S. A. RAILWAYS-(Tradesmen must be qualified. All engagements are subject to Railway Medical Examination). Painters, Blacksmiths, Sheet Metal Workers, Engine Cleaners, Packers, Porters (Adult and Youth). YOUTHS-Positions available. DOMESTICS-Hotel and Private. KING OR CALL ON THE COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, PETERBOROUGH. TELEPHONE : PETERBOROUGH 11. OOOOOOOOOOO A welcome visitor to Jamestown this week was Mr. Norm. Brown, well-known to so many northerners as Elder's wool man. Properties WE HAVE A 5 ROOMED COMBINED SHOP AND DWELLING FOR SALE AT £125. IF YOU ARE DECIDING TO SELL OR PURCHASE PROPERTIES CONTACT : FRANK REED & REED AUCTIONEERS, VALUERS AND GENERAL, AGENTS. THONE 13 - BOX 60 THREE AUSTRALIA!! CHAmPIOnSHIPS to SENIOR 1 MILE CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALIA, 1947 SENIOR 5 MILES CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRAUA, 1947 1,000 METRES TIME TRIAL, 1947 SID PATTERSON Australian Amateur Sprini Champion. Won Senior I Mile. Senior S Miles Championships. Second 1,000 Metres Time Trial. BRUCE OPPERMAN Brilliant brother of world-famous "Oppy." Won 1,000 Metres Time Trial. Second Senior Mile; third Senior 5 Miles Championships of Australia. FREE! 1 Please send me my pwsoMl sat of Malvern Star Cycling Champion Postcards. NAME ADDRESS. MSI7.1I3.37 { rJ,HE smashing victories of Malvern Star in the Australian Amateur Cycling Championships at Hobart add fresh lustre to its brilliant records in every cycling country in the world over the past 25 years. Between them, Sid Patterson and Brace Opperman scooped the pool in the Senior 1 Mile, 5 Miles, and 1,000 Metres Time Trial. In every Malvern Star model yon will find the same superiority of design and craftsmanship, the same resilience and speed that comes from the employment of the world's highest quality materials in the hands of the acknowledged masters of cycle manufacture. You'd be better on a molvetfH, SuiK BRUCE SMALL PTY., LTD. / 135, MAIN STREET, PETERBOROUGH. V IJ. CRAVEN & Col A / Phone 83 PETERBOROUGH 'Phone 83 I | For Your Autumn & Winter Frockings and | I Coatings - 1 VISIT CRAVEN'S DRESS DEPT. NOW 12/6 3$ | 54" ALL WOOL CHECK TWEEDS jf | A wide selection of Small, Medium, and Large § % CHECKS IN SHADES OF NATURAL, BEIGE, § NIGGER, CHICORY, PILOT BLUE, AND RUST. | Ideal for Sports Coats, Coats, etc. | 1 12/6-13/3 - 13/6-14/9, 2 Coupons a yd. I I ._§ | 54" ALL WOOL FROCKINGS { | Popular weaves for winter, Jersalines, Wool- | H DE- CHINES, ROMAINES, AND FANCY WEAVE A / M $ WORSTED FROCKINGS IN POPULAR SHADES OF U / ?> §? C.| ARCTIC SEA, NIGGER, ROYAL, DUSTY PINK, d' ^ I Natural, Trophy Gold, Beige, and Black. | I 9/- - 9/9 - 11/9 - 12/3 yd., 2 Coupons. % § § I 54" ALL WOOL FLECK ANGORA | | A smart Medium Weight Cloth which is ideal f SI FOR JACKET SUITS OR COATS, SHOWING IN 1 <\\ / M $ THE TWO POPULAR SHADES OF WINEBERRY | \\ / ? ® AND BOTTLE GREEN. itJ* I 13/- yd., 2 Coupons. | % | 54" ALL WOOL SCOTCH TARTANS | | Brighten up the drab days in winter with gaily | m COLORED MEDIUM PLAIDS. FULL 54" WIDE. 11/9 % I 11/3 yd., 2 Coupons. 11* J 1 I f | BURRA MONUMENTAL WORKS | CHARLES RADFORD (Proprietor) l Late 2nd A.I.F. ^COMMERCIAL STREET 'PHONE BURRA MEMORIALS AT CITY PRICES § I 55.f § St jFor quotes contact our LOCAL AGENT K A. SPARKS, Bourke St.,^ ' or 'Phone Peterborough 54. as ! Marble or Granite Memorials, Made and erected to order. j Inscriptions, Renovations and Cleaning a Speciality. ^ WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED i"}
{"id":110546618,"text":"11 Apr 1947 - Advertising Times and Northern Advertiser, Peterborough, South Australia (SA : 1919 - 1950), Friday 11 April 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists muit motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol tire jou likely to try first?'''' Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially mo it- than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED 'Incorporated in Gt- Britain) _ BURRA MONUMENTAL WORKS | CHARLES RADFORD (Proprietor) Laic 2nd A.I.F. ^COMMERCIAL STREET 'PHONE BURRA MEMORIALS AT CITY PRICES For Quotes contact our LOCAL AGENT K A. SPARKS. Bourke or 'Phone Peterborough 54. Marble or Granite Memorials. Made and erected to order. Inscriptions, Renovations and Cleaning a Speciality. WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED IF BACK ACHES KIDNEYS MAY NEED HELP Many sufferers relieve nagging backache quickly, once they discover thai the real cause of their trouble may be tired kidneys. The kidneys are Nature's chief way of taking the excess acids and waste out oi the blood. They help most people eliminate about 3 pints a day. When disorder of kidney Junction Sennits poisooous matter to remain I your blood, it stay cause nagging backache, rheumatic pains, leg pains, loss of pep and energy, disturbed nigfcts, swelling, puffiness under the eyes, headaches end dizziness. Frequent or poor kidney action somenines show there is something wrony with your kidneys or bladder. Don't delay. Ask your chemist or Store for Doon's Backache Kidney Pills, a Stimulant-diuretic, used successfully by bullions jot over 40 years. Doon's give happy relief and will belp the 15 i miles of kidney tubes eliminate poisonous waste from your blood. Asfc y4«r Cftonfst or Store for ? THE WORLD'S SUPER CYCli m&lvestc Site* SETS WORLD CYCLE STANDARDS Behind the sleek, gleaming Malvern Star stands more than a quarter of a century of fine engineering experience* plus the amazing resources of the largest and best-equipped bicycle manufacturing plant in the Southern Hemisphere. Malvern Star, with its streamlined production, modern machinery, skilled craftsmen and its Insistence upon the very finest materials, is producing a bicycle which, besides looking handsome* is undoubtedly the finest cycle in the world. See the range of Malvern Star models at any of the 107 Bruce Small Stores or 1,250 Authorised Malvern Star Distributors throughout Australia. You'd be better on a FREE! Please send me my "personal set of ' Malvern Star Cycling Champions Postcards. NAME ADDRESS. MS.15.11S.3T. BRUCE SMALL PTY., LTD. 135, MAIN STREET, PETERBOROUGH. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED WE URGE YOU TO GIVE US AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE TO PROCURE YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OWING TO PREVAILING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING BUYING: ELECTROLUX (KEROSENE) REFRIGERATORS KELVIN ATOR (ELECTRIC) REFRIGERATORS RADIOLA RADIO PHILLIPS RADIOPLAYERS COOPER SHEARING OR DIPPING PLANTS McKAY, MASSEY HARRIS FARM IMPLEMENTS OR TRACTORS ORDER THEM NOW FOR FUTURE DELIVERY SPARE PARTS, SHARES AND GENERAL, SUPPLIES ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO PROCURE FOR PROMPT DELIVERY. PLEASE GIVE THESE MATTERS YOUR EARNEST NOTICE FRANK REED & REED AUCTIONEERS, VALUERS AND GENERAL AGENTS. 'PHONE 18 - BOX 60 J. CRAVEN & Coj 'Phone 83 PETERBOROUGH 'Phone 83 I LADIES, BE PREPARED FOR WINTER | SHOWERS, WITH A PLASTIC SHOWER- § PROOF RAINCOAT FROM CRAVENS. I These Plastic Raincoats are very light to wear, AND CAN BE FOLDED AND CARRIED IN YOUR HANDBAG WHEN NOT IN USE. AVAILABLE NOW IN DELIGHTFUL PASTEL SHADES. Sizes SSW-W. 56/6 and 74/6. Coupon Free § 56/6 n LADIES' ENGLISH FLETTE PYJAMAS 1 Plain and striped Flette Pyjamas, in Coat f STYLE, WARM, COSY, AND FULL CUT FOR 1/» //» § COMFORT. PLAIN SHADES OF WHITE, SKY, |f|/H p PEACH. STRIPES ON WHITE GROUNDS. 1U* U M SW# W and OS. 16/6 and 12 Coupons. I m - -j I 36" SPOTTED "BRETONNE" DRESS NET I | Just the thing for your new evening frock. I ii/5 i 11 /5 yd. and 21 Coupons. i $ THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE D'ESPRIT SPOT NET >2 AND IS NOW SHOWING IN PASTEL SHADES OF g HEAVEN BLUE, LEMON, AND WHITE. 55 MEN'S FLEECEBACK PYJAMA PANTS | SPECIAL OFFER-Smart Block stripe Pyjama | 1 PANTS IN POPULAR TONINGS. A SERVICEABLE fj J & § MATERIAL WHICH WILL WASH AND WEAR X/> $ jK SPLENDIDLY. (Jf f | Sizes M, OS. Craven's Price 8/- and 6 Coups. | YESTEMSr f'U PUT AAV SAV/NGS/N THETtim SEcuR/ry LOAM"}
{"id":110593256,"text":"26 Apr 1980 - Games boycott opposed: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 26 April 1980, page 3 SYDNEY: Fifty-three per cent of Australians oppose a boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow, according to the latest Gallup Poll published in The Sun, Sydney, yesterday. Forty-one per cent were in favour of a boycott and 6 per cent are undecided. The number of people opposing a boycott has risen 7 per cent since a similar poll in February. KATOOMBA: The NSW Young Liberals backed the Federal Government's move to boycott the Olympic Games at their State convention in Katoomba yesterday. PORT MORESBY, Friday (AAZP). — The Papua New Guinea Government has endorsed the decision by the previous Somare Government to boycott the 1980 Moscow Games. MELBOURNE: The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, said on Thursday that there was now an effective boycott of the Games. The West German Government's decision to call on that country's athletes to stay away from the Games affected this."}
{"id":110608021,"text":"24 Oct 1979 - Fresh points on cycle paths Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 24 October 1979, page 25 Fresh points on cycle CjALLUP polls may be all very well for those interested in predicting election results but, to my mind, the best way of finding out what people are really thinking is to invite readers of The Canberra Times to express their opinions. Your replies to my request for suggestions re cyclc paths has brought forth not only what might be called "the usual pros and cons", but some of you have raised points that I was totally unaware of, in spite of the fact that I thought I was conversant with most aspects of the matter. A. C. of Holder, for instance, while acknowledging that recreational cyclc paths that meander through the bush are fine for families that want to spend some part of the weekend away from traffic, points out that if an elderly person riding along them were to suffer a heart attack, it might be some time before he was discovered, and even then, it might be difficult, if not impossible to get an ambulance to him. A.C. also raises another point, and a very disturbing one it is, too. Cycle paths or, more accurately, the bush surrounding them, can be the haunt of perverts and molesters, and although 1 do not want to be in any way alarmist, I hope that parents of young children who arc reading this think twice before allowing their youngsters to ride unaccompanied along any paths that wander through the bush. On the other hand, G.P. of Mawson, far from finding cycle paths too isolated, is annoyed at the number of cars that he finds on them. These, he says, are usually service vehicles but, as he points out, they rarely seem to be servicing the cycle paths themselves. ' Which reminds me that almost every letter complains about the broken glass, empty cans etc, that litter the paths. Most people think that the paths ought to be serviced more often (with more service vehicles to get in the way?), but only D.T. of Fisher gets to the heart of the problem — that it would not be necessary to clear away litter and rubbish if the people of Canberra did not put it there in the first place. However,! feel S.R. of Turner has a point when she suggests that rubbish bins should be placed where cyclists have to slow down or stop, i.e. where cycle paths meet roads — so that "breakfast-on-the-bike cyclists don't have to carry soggy apple cores for miles and miles". Are you making notes, NCDC? The suggestion that cycle lanes be marked on present through-roads evoked mixed reactions. Most people were hesitant about expressing an opinion and seemed to feel that they might be all right, providing the idea worked — which really meant "provided the motorist kept out of them". On the topic of motorists, there was universal condemnation of the attitude of the Canberra driver. P.M. of Curtin writes, "Our motorists are not sufficiently educated and/or disciplined", while D.H. of Fisher has this to say, "My fundamental complaint relates to the attitude and behaviour of Canberra drivers who appear to have little understanding of the needs and rights of cyclists". M. and C.H. of Giralang go further, "Motorists take no notice of me, and in fact deliberately drive close to me to push me off into the gravel or gutter". P.M. of Curtin refers to what he calls "the Public Service Grand Prix", but it is one thing to isolate a problem, and quite another to suggest a solution to it. 1 have a shrewd suspicion that this attitude on the part of Canberra motorists has only come about since the introduction of freeways, which lead the driver to cxpect that every road has been built for his sole use, but even if I am right, the authorities arc unlikely to plough up all their lovely new roads. 1 am fairly sure, however, that this attitude will change only when the motorist has become accustomed to sharing the road with cyclists, and this time, according to most readers, is not too far off, since "an increasing number of friends (all in the late 20s or early 30s) have taken up cycling as a positive gesture towards better health and energy conserva tion". In America, by the way, sales of bikes have outnumbered sales of cars for the past two years, but unfortunately, as one writer comments regretfully, Americans are a race of bike owners, but not bike users. Quite a few readers feel that they would only use cycle lanes on roads if they were separated from the main traffic stream by a narrow median strip or kerb (as already exists near Parliament House), but the real problem is that as hardly anybody has any experience of such lanes, nobody really knows what the effect would be. Two readers suggest that our authorities should have a good look at Holland where unprotected lanes are universal. As R.F.P. of Yarralumla points out, our roads are much wider and much less congested than those in Europe, and it should therefore be a comparatively simple matter to mark off a cycle lane which will not restrict the motorist in any way. My own suggestion, for what it is worth, is that a scction of one of our wide through-roads be selected as a trial horse, and that a "cyclists only" lane be clearly marked on it. It docs not appear to be generally rccognised that even if a bush path could be constructed so that it was the same length as the main road, it would still be slower to use, as the road has priority over side roads, whereas the bush path user has to give way every lime he comes to a street. Of course, some may feel as J.H. of Griffith does — that "It is-; a good deal more pleasant to be separated from the inccssant rush of traffic and the inevitable fumes". J.H. also compares communing here with his experiences in Melbourne — to the lattcr's great disadvantage — while A.D. of Cam perdown, NSW, writes "Cycle paths " arc Great! 1 wish the Sydney people ' ■ would do something on these lines for the Sydney cyclists, as we have,, no other place to ride but on the roads". And just in case anybody thinks that the Canberra cyclist is an un- • grateful complaining whinger, let ; me finish with a few more quota tions. "1 have travelled a lot, and always thought that Newcastle was the City . of Cycles, but now think that New-, castle has lost its crown to Can- ■ bcrra". "Canberra leads the way for the cyclist in making cyclc paths". . "I extend our sincere thanks to all. those who have worked and planned for the development of cyclc paths throughout Canberra. We are in deed a fortunate community to have , any, let alone so many. May the good . work continue". NCDC: Take a bow!"}
{"id":110610482,"text":"02 Nov 1988 - Election a 'close call' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 2 November 1988, page 2 Election a 'close call' SYDNEY: Preference voles would have decided the outcome of a federal election if it had been held in the aftermath of the Oxley by-election, according to a poll published in today's Bulletin. Labor retained the Oxley seat vacated by the Governor-General designate, Mr Hayden — despite a 12 per cent swing against it. A Morgan Gallup poll found the Liberal-National Party Coalition 2 per cent ahead of the ALP. The survey was taken on the weekends between October 15 and 16 and October 22 and 23 and surveyed 2988 electors. It also found the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, continued to hold the lead in popularity stakes — up a point to 56 per cent — against the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, whose rating remained unchanged at 29 per cent."}
{"id":110616257,"text":"24 Nov 1988 - Minister refuses permission for approval Suit threat over sex-shop delay Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 24 November 1988, page 5 Minister refuses permission for approval By GRAHAM DOWNIE Legal action is being consid-ered because of delays to plan approvals by the ACT Admin-istration for an adult shop at 37 Northbourne Avenue, Civ-ic. The directors of West Savoy Theatres Pty Ltd issued a statement yesterday saying that the company's efforts to establish a "mature book and video shop" were being slowed by the Administration and the min-ister responsible for the ACT, Clyde Holding. The delay in plan approval was causing the company to lose sub-stantial amounts of money and legal action was being considered to re-cover its losses from the appropriate authorities. Partitioning plans for the shop had been lodged with the Adminis-tration's building section but, de spite the payment of a special fee to expedite their approval, the com-pany had waited several weeks. Yes-terday the company had been advised that Mr Holding had re-fused permission for the approval. "The reasons for this decision are not known but it is understood that they do not relate to structural mat-ters," the directors said. The building controller in the ACT Administration, Leigh Palm-er, said plans had been lodged on October 5 but amended plans had been lodged on November 8. The plans had been referred to the Ad-ministration's leasing section for its approval. The director for lease policy and compliance, Stuart Sankey, said that legal advice had been sought on the company's original plans and this had caused some delay. Yesterday the company had been advised that the minister had de-clined to approve the proposal. Mr Sankey said this had been in accordance with Mr Holding's in-struction, issued this week, that planning and lease approvals for sex shops be deferred until he had re-ceived a report on the location of sex shops in Canberra and on pow-ers available to control them. Mr Sankey understood that yes-terday's decision did not necessarily mean a complete rejection of the company's application. In its statement, the company questioned whether it was appropri-ate for the minister to become in-volved in matters concerning perceived morality. Four Morgan Gallup polls, com-missioned by the industry, had "conclusively ascertained" that more than 60 per cent of people did not oppose the establishment of such shops. The Northbourne Avenue shop, when operational, would sell mat-ure publications and videos, all of which had been vetted by govern-ment officers and permitted for im-port and sale: The company believed that the proposed location would comply with zoning requirements in any other Australian capital city and would be preferred, being distant from residential areas. The area was largely used for night clubs and other adult venues and was not fre-quented by minors."}
{"id":110618010,"text":"30 Nov 1988 - Poll shows Howard popularity still low Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 30 November 1988, page 2 Poll shows Howard popularity still low SYDNEY: The Federal Leader of the Opposition, John Howard, would have led his party to another defeat against Labor had an election been called in mid November, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The survey of 2740 voters published in The Bulletin yesterday put support for the ALP at 47 per cent, up three points in a fortnight, with the Liberals down three points at 43 per cent. Mr Howard was the preferred Prime Minister for just 18 per cent, down one point, while the preference rating for the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, was a steady 68 per cent. Mr Hawke also gained another two points in the approval ratings, with 58 per cent of the population now believing he is doing a good job. However, the survey showed that 59 per cent of voters disapprove of the way Mr Howard is handling his job as Opposition Leader."}
{"id":110619124,"text":"06 Nov 1972 - GALLUP POLL Labor Party has narrow lead Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 6 November 1972, page 8 GALLUP POLL Labor Party has narrow lead If a Federal election had been held in the past fortnight, the Australian Labor Party would probably have won with a small majority, the Gallup Poll says. In the last two weekends, 1,830 electors were' interviewed throughout all of the 126 Federal electorates except the Northern Territory. All except 4% marked ballot papers for the party which would now receive their first preference. Of. the ballots, 47% were for the ALP, an increase of 1% on similar Gallup Polls in August and September, and the same as at the last Federal election for the House of Representatives in 1969. The Liberal - Country Party coalition received 42%, 3% less than the last Gallup Poll in September and 1 % less than at the election in 1969. The Democratic Labor Party, with 5%, .is unchanged since September, but 1% down on the 1969 election. Minor parties and independents at 6% are 2% up on, both the September Gallup Poll and the 1969 election. Because many ALP voters . are concentrated in "safe" seats, the ALP probably needs more than 50% of the votes to win. . However, of the 6% for "others", 4% are for the Australia Party and candidates from the Defence of Government Schools group, both of which have said their second preferences will go to the ALP. It seems, therefore, that if an election had been held in the last fortnight, the ,ALP would probably have received more than 50% of the first and second preferences for the first time since _ the DLP was established in 1955. The L-CP usually receives second preferences' of most DLP voters, so the third column of percentages. in the following table is important, particularly as the DLP usually gains support during election campaigns. J ' . Q ' OZJ M 8- ft«., flu Of " 9 .J. O- iJ.3 -J Q 3 < O Election % % % .% % 1949 50 - 50' 48 2 1954 47 - 47 51 2 1955 48 5 53 46 1 1961 42 9 51 48 11 1963 46 7 53 46 I 1966 .50 7 57 40 3 1969 43 6 49 47 4 Gallup polls: July 42 5 47 47 6 Aug 43 6 49 46 5 Sept 45 5 50 46 4 Oct 42 5 47 47 6 (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110622456,"text":"27 Nov 1972 - Gallup Poll details Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 27 November 1972, page 9 Gallup Poll details If a Federal election had been held in the past fortnight, the Australian Labor 'Party probably would have won with a , small majority, the Gallup Poll says. In the past two weekends, 2,046 electors were interviewed throughout all of the 126 Federal electorates except the Northern Territory. All except 6% marked ballot papers for the party which would now receive their first preference. Of the ballots, 49% were for the ALP. That is 3% up on the post-Budget Gallup Poll in September, and better than the ALP has received at any election for the House of Representatives since the DLP split in 1955. The L-CP received 41%. That is 4% less than in the post-Budget Gallup Poll in September and 2% less than at the last election for the House of Representatives in 1969. The DLP at 5% is unchanged since September, but 1% down on the 1969 election. Minor parties and Independents at 5% are \\% up on both the September Gallup Poll and the 1969 election. As many ALP voters are concentrated in "safe" seats, the ALP probably needs more than 50% of the votes to win. Of the 5% for "Others", however, 4% are for the Australia Party and Defence of Government Schools, both of which have said their second preferences will go to the ALP. It seems, therefore, that if an election had been held in the. past fortnight, the' ALP probably would have received more, than 51% of the first and second preferences for the first time since 1954, when the L-CP. won with a majority of only seven seats. The L-CP usually receives the second preferences of most DLP voters, so the third column of percentages in the following table is important, particularly as the DLP often has gained support during election campaigns: Elections 1949 J 954 1955 1961 1963 1966 1969 Giillup Polls: July ... Auc .. . Sept .. ., Oct ,. . Nov L-CP 50 47' 48 42 46 50 43 . 42 . 43 45 42 41 DLP L-CP and DLP ALP Others 50 47 53 51 53 : 57 49 47 49 50 47: 46 48 51 46 48 46 40 47 47 46 46 47. 49 (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls"}
{"id":110622798,"text":"29 Nov 1972 - FEDERAL ELECTION Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 29 November 1972, page 19 1IEPEHHI flKHOffl Leaders please more, Gallup Poll says Six out of 10 members of each party approve their leaders. In the seven months to the middle' of November, Mr McMahon's "approval rating"; among Liberal and Country Party- voters rose from 37% to 57%. At the same time, Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" among ' ALP voters rose from 52% to 61%. These are findings of a series of Australia-wide Gallup Polls. Each month more than 2,000 people aged 16 and over have, been asked whether they approved or disapproved the way Mr McMahon was handling his job as Prime Minister and the way Mr Whitlam was handling his job as Leader of the Opposition. The following table shows that among L-CP voters, approval of Mr McMahon has risen from 37% to 57% since April. App. Dlsapp. Undcc. -. % % July 44 36 20 September 50 32 18 October 53 27 20 November 57 2J 18 Mr McMahon is approved by only 14% of ALP voters, compared with 16% in September and October. . Among all people aged 16 and over, Mr McMahon's "approval rating" is steady at 32% as shown at the end of the following table. App. Dlsapp» Undec, % 9b % . April 25 57 18 June 31 48 21 July 28 51 21 September 31 49 20 October 32 50- 18 November 32 47 21 Those who approve of Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister usually said, "Doing his best", "Doing all right", "It's a difficult job". Those who disapproved commented, "Indecisive", "Not a leader". The next table shows that Mr Whitlam was approved by 61% of ALP voters at the end of November, 4% more than in September and 9% more than in June. App. Dlsapp. Undec. % % % April 52 26 22 June 32 25 "23 July 55 19 26 September 57 23 20 Ociobcr 61 18 21 November 61 14 25 Of L-CP. voters, 30% now approve of Mr Whitlam, compared with 26% in September. Among all people aged 16 and over, Mr Whitlam's "approval rating" is now 44%, 5% higher than in September. App. Disapp. Undec. % % «?o April 37 39 24 June 39 38 23 July 39 37 24 September 39 40 21 October 43 34 23 November 44 30 26 Those who approved of Mr Whitlam's work as Leader of the Opposition usuallv said, "Doing a good job" or "Doing his best". Those who disapproved often said, "Not a good leader", "Could do better". (C) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110623006,"text":"30 Nov 1972 - Most are against foreign control Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 30 November 1972, page 17 Most are against foreign control , At least seven out of 10 Australians would not allow overseas in vestors to buy control, of Australian com panies, the Gallup Poll finds. : For the third time since 1968, an Australia-wide cross-section of more than 2,000 people has been asked: ?; "In your opinion, should British, American and other foreign investors be allowed to buy any number of shares in Australian companies and gain control of them, or should there be a limit?" The following table shows that opinion has been steadfast and that nine out of 10 people now say "there should be a limit on foreign buying of shares": 1968 1972 Latest Oct % J une % % Limit 88 88 91 No limit 8 6 6 JJndecided 4 6 3 On this question there is exceptional uniformity of opinion in all major population groups. The 91% who said foreign buying of Australian shares should be limited were asked: "Of the shares in an Australian company, what is the biggest percentage you would allow non-Australians to own?" Twelve per cent would not allow more than 20%, 20% would allow 20-29%, 13% would allow 30-39%, 10% would allow 40-44%, 15% would allow 45-49%, 7% would allow 50% or more, and 14% could not give a limit. Those figures show that at least 70% would not allow overseas control of any Australian companies. The most common reasons included "Australia for Australians", "We're selling our country", and "Hundreds take too much out of Australia". (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls"}
{"id":110623133,"text":"30 Nov 1972 - FEDERAL ELECTION Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 30 November 1972, page 20 IFEDERRL ELEET10I11 A.S.R.B. Pol!, continued' from Page 1 Marginal areas . surveyed Notes on the sample by IRVING SAULW1CK, chainiian of the Australian Sales Research Bureau. The figures contained in this poll are based on a survey conducted last weekend in 25 marginal electorates drawn from all States. A total of 2,500 interviews was conducted, 100 in each electorate. The 25 marginal electorates were chosen both because they are representative of the total Australian electorate and because the result of Saturday's election will, in fad', be dccided in them. - Ten of the electorates chosen would require a swing of up to 2'jo to show a change. They are the Government-held seats of Phillip, flume and Evans in NSW, and Lilley, Griffith and Herbert in Queensland, and the Laborheld ? seals of St George (NSW), Sturt (SA), Forrest (WA), and Maribyrnong (Vic). The other 15 would require a swing of more than 2%. They are the Government seats in Denison (Tas), Michell, Parramatta' and Cook in NSW, Moreton (Qld), and Holl, Casey and Latrobe in Victoria; and the Labor seats of Robertson (NSW), Bowman and Brisbane in Queensland, Batman and Bendigo in Victoria. Kingston (SA), and Swan (WA). All surveys are subject to normal sampling, error. Consequently, even with a random sample of 2,500 vote/s the sampling error of this survey could be of the order of plus or minus ?3%. Voting intentions Actual Intended Intended vote vote 1969 Oct '72 (2,500) L-CP .. .. .. .. 42.9 41.9 ALP .. .. .. .. 46.8 51.9 DLP ..... ... .. 6.8 ? 3.8 Others .. .. .. 3.5 2.4 NSW ACT Int. Int. vote vote vote 1969 Oct 72 Nov 72 L-CP .......... . 46.4 44.1 42.2 ALP .. 45.8 49.0 47.9 DLP 3.5 3.9 5.2 Others .. .... .... 4.3 3.0 4.7"}
{"id":110624407,"text":"08 Dec 1972 - Swing normal, pollster says Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 8 December 1972, page 10 Swing normal, pollster says The swing to the Labor Party at last Saturday's election was "normal", the man responsible for the Gallup Poll in Australia, Mr Roy Morgan, said in Canberra yesterday. "It was a perfectly normal election this time", he 'told a meeting of the National Press Club. "If you had put up Joe the one-armed blind man this time he would have won it". Mr Morgan said, in answering questions, that he did not know why the ALP had won the election. "Nobody knows", he said. "The pendulum is my theory". "Every government is digging its own grave from the day it's put in. Every day from last Saturday, things arc happening which will determine the result of the next election". Asked why the "pendulum" had not operated to Labor's advantage in the past 23 years, Mr Morgan said it would have put Mr Morgan addresses the Press Club yester day. Labor into office in aliout J955 but for the split in the party. In J963 only the assassination of President Kennedy just before the election had saved the Government. '20 seats for CP' The leader of the Country Party, Mr Anthony, said yesterday that he believed forecasts that the Country Party would suffer a net loss of seats in the House of Representatives could be prematura. He said in a statement issued in Canberra that the trends in late counting indicated that the Country Party could have 20 seals, the same number it had in the old Parliament."}
{"id":110624886,"text":"11 Dec 1972 - 48% approve of Hawke Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 11 December 1972, page 7 In the past four months, Mr Hawke's "approval rating" in Gallup Polls has remained steady at 48%. For the seventh time in two years, a different but similar Australia - wide cross-section of more than 2,000 people was inter viewed last month and asked, "Do you approve, or disapprove, o£ the way Mr Hawke is handling his job as president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions?" The following table shows that approval of Mr Hawke has remained steady at 48% sincc July. 1971 2 a O. .2 < Q % % o April ... 42 30 28 Aua . . . 30 50 20 Sept ... 34 43 23 Nov . . . . 3S 40 22 1972: Feb . . . 39 37 24 July . . . 48 32 20 Nov . . . . 48 32 20 Men are almost two to one in approving Mr Hawke. Women answered: approve 40%, disapprove 35%, undecided 25%. Of ALP voters, 69% now approve of Mr Hawke, while 15% disapprove of him and 16% are undecided. Of Liberal - Country Party voters, however, 55% disapprove of Mr Hawke, 26% approve of him and 19% are undecided. The next table compares- Mr Hawke's "approval rating" in Gallup Polls with those of Mr Whitlam and Mr McMahon in the weekend before the Federal election. It will be seen that Mr Whitlam caught up with Mr Hawke before winning the election. Aug ... 38 30 37 Nov ... 36 38 37 1972: Feb ... . 34 39 28 July . ... 39 48 48 Nov .... 48 48 34 People who approve of Mr Hawke's handling of his job as president of the ACTU often said "doing a hard job well" or "competent and genuine". Those -who disapprove c c 1971 April 45 42 55 of hiim often said "doing I more harm than good" i or "too dictatorial". (C) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110625963,"text":"18 Dec 1972 - Opinion on breath testing is divided Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 18 December 1972, page 7 Opinion on breath testing is divided Opinion is evenly divided on whether drivers should be tested at; random for blood alcohol. A nation-wide Gallup Poll recently ? questioned ',2,446 people on the sub ject and the result was 48 9o against, 46% in favour of random testing, and 6% undccided. The question put was: "In your opinion, should breath-tests for blood alcohol be taken only of drivers who seem drunk, or do you favour breathtests of all drivers at random?" The opinions of men and women were evenly divided,.with 53% of men .'favouring tests only on those who seemed drunk, and 51% of women favouring random tests. ALP voters and L-CP voters, as separate groups, gave almost the same : answers. Peoples* ages had little effect on their answers. Those in favour of random checks of all drivers said, "Not all drivers appear drunk when thev are'Y "Cut> the road toll" or "It would be fairer to ; test all drivers". Those against random checks said. "An . invasion of privacy", "It would take loo long" or "Some can hold their liquor bet ter than others". (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110629852,"text":"19 Feb 1975 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 19 February 1975, page 24 POSITIONS VACANT V r**" -*-.-■■■ - Custom Curtains Pty Ltd * $ i * twov experienced curtain l>4 .■■■■- i .V':-: , : . i' machinists , .VjUv ' wanted. !, Flexible hours. Good wages, and conditions, plus bonus. \\ 22 Colbce Court, Phillip. Phone 816206. Associated Products Distributors . i Distributors of' Smiths Potato -Crisps. Saraboy Flavoured Chips Twistics Cheesels Nobby's Nuts. Require the services of a mature conscientious self motivated person to fill the newly creuted posi ;• . —i ; lion, of-,, x,_ ~ STO REMAN in our Queanbeyan depot. A "C" class licencc would be an advantage but is not essential. For further particulars apply .in-person to ' 6 Foster Street, Queanbeyan between 9am-1.30ptn ' - Wednesday 19/2/75. SECTION MANAGER We are a Wholesale Canned and Frozen Food Organisation. The above position has been creatcd and would ideally suit a married man living in Queanbeyan, who has the aptitude for clerical work and yet not afraid of some labourers duties. This is a permanent position, offering good conditions and rewards. Apply in first instant by phoning (Mr K. Wenning,) 971877 for appointment. ASSOCIATED foods PTY ltd FIRE Fighting Sprinkler Co require junior draftsman preferably second year for ] operations in the ACT. Ph ,513020 for appointment. TOUGH TYPE INS HOURS Anyone can learn by new TV teaching. Business Typing Course and Receptionlit Course also available. TELEVISION TYPING 99 London Circuit 47-6333 BUTCKKR. Tillman's Butch ery Pty Ltd Fyshwick Branch have a vacancy for first class butcher. 971477 or 512201. TRADES help lor root fixing. Apply Esmonds Motors. Yass Rd, Queanbeyan. LADIES' hairdressing begin ner apprentice required. Please phone Vanity Fair Salon, The Lawns. Manuka. 959789. FIXING carpenters required. 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Applications and enquiries to: < Tha Sacratary, Dapartmant of Strvicas and Proparty, Canbarra City, A.C.T. 2601 Applications close on February 26. 1975 \\ PAINTERS- required. Ph Kambah site office 864932 after hours B. Lake 512960. GOULBURN BASE HOSPITAL CLINICAL TUTOR/DC SISTERS A position is available for a CI 111 i a I Tutor Sister who would work in conjunction with the Tutorial .Staff in the Nurse Training program. Also several positions are available for Double Certificate trained nurses for general ward and maternity duties. Salary anil conditions will be in accordance with the Public Hospital Nurses (State' award and interested appli cants should contact th> Matron Miss R. Noakcs. R. D. BARKER Chief Exc Officer CLEANING lady on pern once a week basis involves ironing, Holt area. Ph 545728 after 6pm. PART-TIME sales ladies Petal Jewellery of Melbourne, Australia's original parly plan jewellery company requires demonstrators and a manager for Canberra. Superb, natural guaranteed jewellery, excellent returns, no capital outlay. For details contact Pctra, 8 Beacon St. Parkdale, Victoria 3195. Ph 901991. GOLDEN Flcece, Macquaric require lube operator-car wash attendant. Ph 5JI394. TECHNICAL Assistant (radio) on rotating shifts. • Trainim; will be provided. Ph 478717. YOUNG lady to care for 2-year-old son of working mother 5 days per week my home. Teenage or supportinn mother welcome. Phone ■545262 • for "> details" of ■. suburb, salary, ctc.:: SERVICEMEN ■ Tradesmen. ; .fuMy experienced in ' the,1 repair of ear.th'mpving' "equipment are invited to apply fo)'vihe position of resident service man to scrvicc- our product i range of construction equipment in the Canberra • area. Ability to work with a minimum of supervision together with a thorough knowledge of hydraulics and' power shift transmissions is -necessary. 'k I A company service vehicle | .is .. supplied and supcrj 'annuatiori is available after a qualifying period. Written application statins age and experience should Be directed to: ' Personnel Manager J. I. Case (Australia) Pty Ltd Windsor Road Northmcad, NSW 2152 'CLEANERS full and pan I time. Ph.485986 bh. GRANDMOTHERLY lady required to mind 2 small boys for mothers occasional) dental appointments. Refer-! ence required. Ph 882967. j TWO carpenters required, ex-j perieoced cottage work, iro-, mediate start. 959710. HOUSEKEEPER required! full time for large house in Campbell. Apply in writing staling age personal details! and remuneration required to Housckeper, C/- Box 583, Canberra City 2601. For information ph 475792. INTERVIEWING To augment its field force in Canberra. ANOP, a market research company based in Sydney is seeking) the services of people inter-' estcd.in interviewing on a _ part-time basis. Car. tele-! ' phone and'a desire to meet and converse with people! arc essential. Competitors hourly rates. If you are interested in this type of work, please • write to ANOP, PO Box -595. North Sydney, 2060. KIND lady with one or two pre-schoolers to come to my home and mind 2 boys aged 3 and 1. Must be interested in child development, creative play, etc. Also do housework $60 pw. Phone Wectangera 544924 u/h. SECRETARY/ RECEPTIONIST Applicants for the above position will be required to be proficicnt at shorthand arid typing. The type of work is varied and includes ptoviding secretarial services to the two directors, maintaining an office filing system, receiving visitors and . incoming. telephone calls'. Please telephone' Mr Northrop on 491800. GORDON AND NORTH ROP PTY LTD Consulting Structural and Civil Engineers 217 Norlhbourne Avenue Canberra ^POSITIONS VACANT ! LOOKING for a young man - with some cooking ex perience to work in a charcoal grill. ^ Good .conditions. Phone 511928 before lOaru, after 10 497969. FREE board for kind lady or student to look after 2 boys 4 evenings from 4.30pm. Phone 582323. . ; PAINTING contractor re quires. apprentice. Phone 863879.'- . HOUSEHOLD help available, hourly, daily, weekly, all suburbs. Ph 489899, a/h .811275. ' CASUAL DENTAL NURSE Experience not essential. IFridays only. 9-|2 noon hnd 5-8pm, Belconnen area. 'Apply Canberra Times Box KNo. C2111. INTERVIEWERS JMEN OR WOMEN '.For Public Opinion and Market Research .One or more weekends a .month. Fee averages about i520 plus travel, for about 5 ihours interviewing. Meeting ■people is interesting. Begin •yam Saturday. Vacancies in 'many districts including iMoruya and surrounding .'districts. Car and phone heeded. Training provided. 'Phone 6544650 or write lo ^Morgan Gallup Poll, Box •!2282U, Melbourne 3001. BATEMANS Bay (RLFQ. {Wanted paid players front row forward, inside backs. ^Details Secretary. PO Box ;85, Batemans Bay 2536. yPhone Mossy Point 717266. LADY preferably with own iChild to niind girl 3 and transport boy 5 Macgrcgor .school. Approx 3 months. '17 Lipscomb Place, Macgrcgor: -- ; WANTED Markers NRA Championships, Mcintosh Rifle Range, Feb 25-Mar 3. 1975. Persons over 16 years are req for marking tarpets during national championships. exp preferred but not essential. Phone 812702 or 486347. DRIVING instructor with Inlc. mode) automatic car. Can earn 55.40 ; per hour. _ Phone 956954. KIND woman to look after children 8, 6 and 4 for working mother from March 10, Campbell, DunIroon or Fairbaim areas. Phone 453360 8am to 4pm. ; j^ltDENER • for Diplomatic Mission. Salary negotiable. Ph 950034. WANTED: 1 Chauffeur and 1 Messenger for diplomatic mission. Table experience essential. Preference will be given to pensioners in good health. Ph 950034. . t ..i.MiihiS i': Dicta/Typist, approx 20 yr.! for young solicitor. 1 girl office, 2x6 switch s/hand an advantage. Ph 497777. 99 London Circuit. Civir (above Fletcher Jones). >LES representative, male or female, 24 plus. in. telligcnt, self motivated for positions with ,lop Canberra Company. Ph 497777. .JRUMMER, lead guitarist wanted urgently for fully equipped 6-pce rock band. 483934 bh, (Graham). 512405 ah (Dennis). PART-TIME,' ' experienced accounting machinist,* required 5-6 days per,month: Hoars flexible. Ph 959382. • ... Everall and Unicomb, v Public Accountants, 'Fysh wicV. '•-■•■■.'i''1 RELIABLE mother, required to mind 2i-yiar-old' boy, Mon-Fri. DarJot' PI area, Kambah. Ph 453773 bh. CARPENTERS labourer, ap prox 2- weeks' work. 'Ph 582531. TYPIST: 20 plus. Accurate, for happy City office, opportunity for responsible, capable girl who likes typing. 473244. PAINTERS wanted; trades men only, good money for right man. 546405, after 5pm. ACTIVE granny, lo supervise : 3 children in Higgins, during working , hpurs. ,5 days pw. 1 attends' 'Pro-sch. 545274. GIRL wanted: 16 to 18, sales girl, cashier. Apply Cost Less Imports, Canberra. EXEC secretary, City. 25-30, for top financiers needing a secretary with experience at her fingertips. Fast accurate shorthand and typing speeds. Exc , salary. 473244. X1TCHKNMAN wanted: Permanent or casual position. 5 days a week. Ph 470770. lUUTCHER required Belcon nen area, good wages and conditions. Ph 543734. TYPIST/Clerk required by Diplomatic Mission for approx 6 weeks.. Phone 732424 for appointment. > YOUNG lady, 16 to 18 yrs, for permanent . position. Apply Higgins Newsagency. . ■ . CONTRACT chippies wanted to erect Kit Homes, two jobs South Coast. Urgent. Ph 972663 B/H. 513172 A/H. SHORTHAND/Typist: Average speed, job for, girl who's willing to learn in a go-ahead business. International . company a little travelling. Salary . negotiable. 473244.' TWO young men to do weed ing Hackett, 497606. DOMESTIC help. 3hrs week ly. $8. Ph 861644. WANTED smart intelligent senior and junior 'sales. Apply Katies Vogue Ph 470038 manageress. WANTED .keen .reliable, adult with class ' CR ■* licence capablc of earning good money on contract or wages. Ph 487S05 for appointment. LADIES earn $45 per week in . your spare time with Emma Page /Fashion Je w ellerv. Phone 884849. ' HOUSEKEEPER/Nanny, 2 to 3 d»ys per week, my home. 511072. LABOURER required, apply on site Canberra Tech College. Reid. Contact Mr K. Equipment. . EXPERIENCED female checkout operator. Apply Mticquarie Supermarket. 511119. PART time . recep tionist/Kennel Maid, required for approx 6 weeks only. 4 hours daily. SPCA Refuoe off Colter Road. Please phone 881651 before 4pm today for appoint ment. CASUAL experienced female cocktail bar attendant required by The Belconnen Way Hotel, hours 4.30 to 10.30pm. Ph 542222. STOREMAN for ' wholesale stationery business, 'general stores duties with local deliveies. Ph , 950041 . C. Keancr for interview.' "' TRUCK driver for local deliveries. C Class licence. Ph 950041 Mr C. Keener for interview. LADY mind prc-school child, 3 half Says,1 2 '.full'' days, Braddon area. Ph 814402 Wednesday. . WANTED girl part time, 3 wks, for promotional, work. Ph 475611. POSITIONS VACANT 1 PART time work lady for snack bar at the Canb Show, hrs 12pm to 6prr, Sat,and Sun. .Phpqc, 81316b after 6. TWO labourers wanted, Apply 33 Sanderson Close Flynn. " Married' men . preferred. Immediate start., J LADY to,clean" 3 hours'wcck ly, references essentialDowner. bus stop..v'476794 after 5pm.-■■-i - , i KIND mum'-preferably with child in B group Fisher pre school to, mind 4. year old | boy Monday ■ to Friday. 9.15am to 3.30pm' approx. | Ph 882711. 73 Rossardcn . St, Fisher.;. \\ iONE , brick* layer labourer ! 'with experience, start immc: diately. 581414. { SECRETARY specialist sur geons rooms Civic 'area, I typing ' essential. Phone 489558. ■>' WANTED someone Kambah area to mind children before and after schooK Phone 722710 bh or A\\ \\ Teppcr Circt, Kambah. : DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY MERRY Go Round- driver wanted for Thursdays 10am to 1pm. Telephone 462714. TELEPHONlSTVTypist. ^ i senior experienced person in general officc duties and dealing with clients some clerical work !Uld " 'Sum curate typing on a 1 B.M • Modern, - office . rewarding salary 9am-5pm Fy^iwic^ A senior office assistant. Neat accurate l>'Pln8, ® • cood variety of worlc with ti fair amount of public rela tions, and business con tacts.' New office Red Hill business . area suit south . side applies01- Curlev Telephone M«» Curley Ktoilioa •"•I »»«'■ ments for above p°sitioils APPRENTlCE6carpomcr joi ner. Intelligent youth, 17 Right money for the right man. 951517. STENO/ Sccrctajy: . • Gimcr iob, for 8' * with good speeds and pie aunt disposition. Responsible to execut.ves who will rely on you. Ex cellent salary. Ph 473244. FULL-Time woman, »«; Pri. Milk bar, snack bar duties. Apply ,^L EgR' -Jamison Centre. 512628. SHOP assistant wanted tor Punchenlo Coffee Lounge Woden Plaza, full-time or C^NTACOM STAFF: I v/e have secretarial posi l tions available for senior I women with good speed* I and good office back I Temporary: , We need stenographers, j typists, dicta typists, telephonists, and receptionists '■' for long-term or: short-term . posts. • Kay and . l?:*r^ra will be happy to assist you. , gentacom STAFF, . (upstairs , above Hiscocks . Leather Goods) 36 Northbourne Ave, City. • , '478622. DRIVING instructor part time or full time, own car, ' auto or column. .Plenty work excellent xomm. ' Apply Apollo Drivinc School 134 Bunda St, Civil 489085. , ... PART time clerical assistant. Required for Newspaper officc in Parliamentary Press Gallery. , Salary m accordance with clerks award. Spread of hours by arrangement. Phone 731330 or "732103 (between 2-5pm) for interview. . SALES mrl for fashion bou tiqut Phone 950937 for . appointment. . JUiNkKS to • start imme diately. Call J. and S. Azzopardi Joinery, 162 Kembla St, Kyshwick or- Phone 956313. LADIES hairdresser qualified for permanent position good wages and conditions. Please phone the manager 959789. JUNIOR driveway attendant, experience preferred. Applv Rivett A n to Port. Ph 882388 aft 10. . EXPERIENCED bricklayers labourer wanted. Apply E. A. .'Watts. Bruce Health Hostel. ■ Hayden Drive, Bruce. COOK. Required for a la carte restaurant in Civic, •niuSt b& i experienced good s.alary available for appointment. Ph 488015. BRICKLAYERS Labourer wanted. Non-experienced preferably young. Apply section 4, block No. 4, Spence. - or call after 6.30pm. 811741. KIND person to mind 2 ■ school- boys and 2 year old Monday afternoons Dickson, Lyneham area.'369211.: PERMANENT Bar Attend ant. All' day wo'rk. Experienced persons only. Apply Mr Weber, Jamison Inn, Macquarie. ' URGENTLY required trans port for 4 year old to and from Grey St., Junior Girls Grammar School and Garran. Please phone 811607 before 8am or after 5pm. RESPONSIBLE lady required to mind 4 year old from 8 to 9.30am and transport to Grey St., Junior Girls Grammar School to collect from school at 3pm and mind till 5, light household duties, Deakin, Hughes, Garran .area > preferable, good sajary for suitable person, live-in person considered. Please phone 811607 before 8am or after 5pm. SALESMAN for Real Estate office, experience preferred, 2-3 buyers per day to satisfy. Good salary and bonus scheme. City office with 2 way radio. ■ Cleaner '■ — Homes, odd job. lawn mowing, must have vehicle, phone and be reliable. PAY DAY — MAY DAY Employment Service. POINTERS wanted. Good. • wicps and conditions. Anply Flats at Trincola Place. Oucanbeyan. DOMESTIC help, required twice weekly. Applv 81326° after Sam. • " BRICKLAYERS Labourer experienced only apply on site ready _ to start. 8/336 , I asceles Cir. Kambah or phone '973352 ■ before ,. 6.30am, or after 5.30pm. MEN for. permanent casual work for loi yard..suit shift workers. Ph 821008 oi 81.4518. SNACK' bar Attendant. Per manent Position. Split shift 10.30-2.30 and 5-9pm. Anply Southern Cross Club, Phillip after 11am today. POSITIONS VACANT ^Ai'tiRltiNCEO brickies labourer. Apply 9/322 Kambah. BRICKLAYERS wanted 7am ready to. start enr C.olbeck and Ainsworjh St, Mawson.. EFFICIENT junior Girl 16 18 " yrs," Apply Woden Health''Food Store, Woden Plaza. Phone 821602. BUSINESSES FOR SALE APPROX 35 hours per month, $6,000 per annum can be doubled within 1 year POA Finance available please reply PO Box 47. Mawson ACT. . BUSINESS FOR SALE An excellent opportunity is presented to secure a future for yourself and family for a minimum outlay. Situated in a busy shopping centre, Sandwich/Take Away Food with plenty of space for table service' or coffee lounge. Included 'in the low price is an excellent range of plant and fittings and long lease. With a price of just 512,000 WIWO. Finance can be ' arranged on this business so phone . 497288 AH, 812030 for an inspection. Lie Agent ■ $ Garcma Place. Canberra Citv LADIES hairtlrcssing est suburb, growing business. S5000 low deposit. Write PO Box 288. Manuka. BUSINESSES FOB SALE . • »/vt_ AiSS Liquor Market, Manuka. This old established business, offers excellent opportunities for . married couple .or one man business; Price $10,000 plus ' fittings and SAV.' Eh '956783.. v : BARBER-Shop. Good busi ■ ness in rapidly expanding area. Two chairs: Dryclean an Shoe Repair agency. For more information phone AH 542067. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ASSOCIATE (M/F) for pub lie relations type business Broad, - mature outlook pleasant nature, ambitious with integrity and business nc.rccption. Parties and Phone to PO Box 913, Canberra City, 2601. RURAL PROPERTIES FARMLETS — South Coast. • NSW.. 30-50 acres, 6 lots between Eden and .Pambula, some have buildings incl 18 sq home, phone,, power, town water available, all have river and road frontages. 10 mins'to Merimbula and Eden. Ph. Pambula .169 or contact local estate agent. PRIVATE sale 33 acres, 9 mis Goulburn. Sealed road, elect' avail, light " timber. SI5.000. Ph 883114. MURRUMBATEMAN tree studded 2-acrc building! block. Ph owner 271592. STOCK PROPERTY AUCTIONS CLEARANCE SALE OF STOCK, PLANT, FURNITURE & SUNDRIES On Account of D. R. & F. M. Greene (in consequence "of their returning to the United States) on Saturday, March 1, commencing at 11am at the Property. "El Rancho Verde" on the Caddigat Road, 10 miles from Adaminaby and 28 miles from Cooma. (Turn right off Snowy Mountains Highway at Dry Plain and follow the 'Sale' signs). CATTLE: 45 Hereford & Poll Hereford Cows, 2Vz to 6 years,. with calves at foot, and rejoined to Townsend Poll Hereford Bull in October 1974. - 10-Poll Hereford Heifers, 116 years, unjoined.. 1 Stud Poll Hereford Bull, 4 years.' 2 Jersey Cows with Calves at Foot. 'SHEEP: V' ' 400 Merino Ewes, 2 to'4. years, September shorn, with' 100% Merinojlambs at foot. 250 Merino Ewes,'2 to '5 years, September shorn, unjoined v . '. . , _ 3 Merino Rams, Bibbendale Bloocf. 3 & 4 years. 3 Dorset Horn Rams, 3; & 4 years. 2 Border Leicester Rams, 5 years. HORSE: i . 1 Chestnut Gelding, 10 years. LARGE PLANT: Fordson Major Diesel Tractor 1957 model, top condition, with N.eli Dozer Blade. Ford Utility 1.963 model in going order, unregistered. Ruston & Hornsby 22hp Diesel Motor on Skid. The following items are in excellent condition and have been purchased new since 1970. 2 Stands Sunbeam Overhead Shearing Gear with handpieces; Sunbeam Double Box Electric Press; Connor Shea Super Seeder Disc Series 2 with 3 seed boxes; Mpbilco Post Hole Digger; Job; Denmark JF Rotary Pasture Mower 5"cut, 1974 model; Mobilco Bamford BL30 Baler; Connor Shea Baby Giant-16i disc Series 2 Plough; 10' Steel Frame Rubber Tyred" Seed Roller; 4 ton Delarue 4 wheel Extension Trailer; Baltic Simplex Herkules Mower; 7hp Sunbeam Engine-with 2" Sunbeam Centrifugal Pump, Trailer Mounted; V2 yard 3 p.1. Scraper; 2 of.Cement Mixer with Petrol Engine;, Sunbeam Double Ended Grinder model GD; 12" Augtier; Kawasaki 100'Motor Bike 1974 model. ' ■ - SUNDRY PLANT: 200 x 7'6" 631b & 751b Steel Railway Lines; Oxy & Acetylene Gear; Quantity Rabbit Traps; Crate for Utility; Tiki Calf Puller; Drench & Grease Guns; 18' Extension Ladder; Wool Table; 6 x 10 gal per minute Sprinklers on stands with 300' of .114" hose; 200' Wire Rope;: 2 Pontoons 36" x 10': Rubber Tyred Wheel Barrow; Imported Mexican Roping Saddle: Hiscocks Western Saddle; 2 Bridles; Electric Drills V5" & V4"; Black & Decker Saw; Set of Drills; Fencing, Mechanical & Carpenters .Tools: Extension Cords; Pipe Fittings; Miscellaneous Nuts & Bolts; Rope; Quantity New Fencing Material; Shovels; Picks; Crowbars; Concreting Tools; BSA 243 Rifle. 2600 Bales of Lucerne, Meadow and 1st Cut Hay; 3 dozen Chickens; 3 Sheep Dogs. FURNITURE; 1974 GEC Deluxe 13 cf Freezer: Frigidaire 2 Speed Auto Washing Machine; Frigidaire 4 cf Refrigerator; Westinghouse Auto Clothes,Tumbler Dryer; Crosiey, '"TH-Line Refrigerator/Freezer; BGE Single Phase' Electric Stove; Thorn 21" TV Set as new; 2 Radiograrrisf Hallicrafter Radio Receiver; Quantity Double &,Single Beds and. mattresses; Dining Suite; Lounge Suite. Sundry-BedroomvFurniture:, :Victa Lawn . Mower; Quantity' Cafnpmg"Gear; Set;of Ladies Golf'Clubs & Buggy; Vacola Preserving Kit: Sundeck Reclining Beds: Sundry other items too numerous to mention. Order of Sale: Sundries, both small Plant and Furniture prior to lunch then large Plant, Cattle, Sheep and large Furniture. Lunch and afternoon tea will be available. For further details contact the Selling Agent: Pitt, Son & Montagus Pty Ltd, 27 VALE STREET, COOMA 2630 Telephone 21000 (STD Code 0648) AUCTIONS COMPLETE CLEARANCE AUCTION Take-away Food & Pizza Bar Equipment .t in as new condition 2pm Sat., Feb. 22 . 2pm Sat., Feb. 22 To be held on the premises of the Farrer Take Away Food bar, Farrer, ACT. Hems for sale will include; 6 hot plate and grill food bar, I as new and 1 older type cash registers, 1 3 hole and grill deep fryer, 1 Sepco double bar chicken machine. 1 chip holder, large drink fridge, 8' x 2' 4 hole ice cream freezer, 1 x 10 doz. pie warmer, Sterlic pizza oven, 8-' x 6' dismantled fridge arid cbolropmi slicer,-• potato chipperv- potato • peeleralum, dishes, trays, shelving, pizza platcs,,4 shop counters etc. etc. | Inspection 10am,to. 2pm day of sale. . I -/.j Auctioneer..,, ■; ... :■ F. A. Lindh Ph 497431'. f. ' ANTIQUE AUCTION $ ' " ' Saturady,, March 8, 1pm at . f CANBERRA POLICE BOYS CLUB | McKAY GARDENS. TURNER ■Viewing time Friday, March 7 til) 9pm, Saturday from 9am. Catalogues available from Auctioneers or ■> v " Coifle Finesse, 25 Bentham St, Yarralumla | ■ ' Terms of sale — Cash. i I W. J. GIBBS & CO. : Rural Bank Court. Monaro.St. Queanbeyan 971018, 971552, 971729 AUCTIONS SNOWY MOUNTAINS HYDRO-ELECTRIC AUTHORITY AUCTION SALE MOTOR VEHICLES DISTRICT FURNITURE PRODUCER'S BUILDING SYDNEY ROAD. COOMA .on SATURDAY. MARCH 8, 1975 COMMENCING AT 1.30PM ' SALE INCLUDES: 17 Falcon Utilities: 13 Falcon Station Sedans; 1. Leyland D/D Bus; 7 Falcon Sedans; 2 Bedford 30cwt Trucks; 1; Morris 1100 Sedan; 9 Valiant Utilities; 3 Ford Transit Buses. 1 INSPECTION: Friday, March 7, 1975, 8am to 3.30pm Saturday, March 8, 1975, -8am to commencement of sale CATALOGUES: Senior Stores Officer, Cooma Telephone 21777, ext 2830 • and ' ; AUCTIONEER: , A. W. Binskin & Company, 5-7 Henderson Road, ALEXANDRIA. NSW Telephone 6982958-997,6233 AUCTION rooms open 7 days a week, largest range of used and bankrupt items. Rumbclin Swap Shop, 94 Maryborough St., , Fyshwick. MACHINERY TRACTOR, Nuffield 460. ex cond, good tyres, $1100 ono. Ph 863237. MACHINERY DEMONSTRATION MODELS;. R40 and; R65 Ditch .Witch Trenchers will be operating at. Bock 3, Kambah, Tuesday 25 and ..Wednesday 26th February.'. ;•>. »' Down with picks and shovels. You cannot afford tof miss this. \\ ' ALL WELCOME AUCTION of property at 44 Lumcah Street, Narrabundah I Oam on site, Saturday, March 8, 1975. Gassed Ulcere KSJgiF™™ ^ AUtatMsrtier J&i 480588 J Crowd Fkxx V Petfc SL Canberra REM ESTATE HACKETT 561,000 First Time Advertised Quiet cut dc sac, backing to reserve, 4 bedrooms, en suite bathroom, family room, ww carpet throughout. ducted heating, double garage under, gas bbq- A/h KSf a. v. ass home of almost 15 sqs situated on well treed block, 3 bedrooms (all with built-m robes) carport with atr t°ched store or rumpus .room and another storage c",e»ShS sdb .b?" s ss shrubs, very quiet street close to Dickson shops and pool. A/h Daniel Irvine 812601 or Shirley Cormaek DOWNER , • $29,000 • Privately built 3 bedroom home, secluded position, attnehed carport, bbq area with pergola and concrete paving surrounds, storage shed, ww carpet . and drapes, great potential. Needs a little attention. Minutes to Dickson .shops and pool. A/h Daniel Irvine 812601 or Shirley Cormaek 476284. ,nA HACKETT . $38,400 immaculate _ home with mountain views, 3 bedrooms, family room, ww carpets, drapes, oil neatinp. carport, well established garden. A/h Shirley Cor maek 476284. Daniel Irvine S12601 QEAL ESTATE PTY.LTD Licensed A'rent, Member! REI Gd Floor. Dickson Cham bers. Dickson ■ Phone 477422 i DELEGATE. 2 cottages, 4 blocks of land, going cheap, " all- offers consd.* L.J. Hooker. Ph 485255. REAL ESTATE | PRIVATE sale sclcct area Red Hill established home, three bed rooms, built-ins mod kitchen, scp d. room, lounge, parquet floor, d room, extension, consisting study rumpus, toilet, shower quality floor coverings, drapes etc. P.O.A. Principals only. ' Phone 957486. DUPLEX fiatehaven, two of 2 br ff flats one let. Best offer will buy. Please write to Paul Pozgoy, 31 Agnes Ave Qbn, NSW 2620. PRIVATE SALE EVATT FF NEAR NEW 3 BR ANTIQUE BRICK. Louvred bis main br. W/in dressing room "vanity lounge brick f/wall. Cathedral, fam room. Mod kit. Breakfast bar pantry w/oven h/plates, 12 cu ft fridge, 10' cu ft freezer. Sep bathrm, sep shr, sep wc, powder rm. Ext ■ ceramic tiles. Laundry auto w/machine dryer. Qual ww carpets t'out. Q/drapes. Pelmet lighting light fitt. Duct heating. Dble brick ■c'port u/roofline. Nice est grounds. $38,000. Ph 581762. PRIVATE sale Dickson, solid brick home in exc cond, 4br, en suite, Ige fam room, sep ■ din . room, lounge rm. floor coverings and curtains! front and rear terracc, tandem garage. $38,000. Phone 497024. MACGREGOR $34,400 PRIVATE SALE New colonial house comprisine 3br some with birs, sep dining room, very attractive kit with pantry w/oven and hot plates. Single garage under same roofline. Lge front verandah. For inspection ph 821111. MACGREGOR $33,750 PRIVATE SALE New house comprising 3br cn suite to master bedroom. Lge living room. Very attractive kit with plenty of cupboards plus breakfast bar servery to din. Fam room. Lge verandah in front. Long carport under same roof. For inspection • phone 821111. ■ HOLT est 3 br house, . spacious kitchen, and fam room, w/o and h/p, sunken lounge, sep dining, BBQ. ■ $34,000. '• Phone '525611 8-4. ARANDA. For ■ sale, 3 ' br home! Reduced to - $33,000. Phone 512283. SlsllfelKtlffi Corner of Tillyard Dr and Reuther St FLYNN OPEN FOR EXHIBITION 10am-5pm SAT 22 and SUN 23 FEBRUARY ALSO ON DISPLAY OUR WIDE VARIETY Op HOME DESIGNS RANGING FROM $22,700 to $58,800 REGAL HOMES PTY LTD Unit 2B, Cumberland Court 52-54 Woliongong St, Fyshwick, ACT PHONE 957119 Office Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri REAL ESTATE WANTED homes toi sell ir •all areas and price! ranges. Lied Agent, est 1956 ' lit Fl. MLC Blda Pb 487444 (3 lin»i) After hours Reg Payne 951750 WEETANGERA $50,000 SEMI CONTEMPORARY Over 161 squares of owner built home. Sunken lounge with exposed beams, vaulted ceilings and open fireplace. Quarry tiled front terrace and entry. Separate dining, big kitchen with loads of cupboards. Huge family room. 3 double bed. rooms all with built-ins and potential for an ensuite. Double screened carport, established and cared for grounds.. Excellent value. Excellent' position. Prestige suburb. Quality floorcoverings and drapes. Phone 491888 or 812030 ah. WESTON $33,000 EN SUITE Bargain priced to sell quickly. This attractive home features three bedrooms. Main with walk-in robe and ensuite bathroom. Large almost square lounge. Separate. dining • room. Modern kitchen with wall oven. Shag pile carpet to lounge hall and main bedroom. The grounds need attention but at this price any work would be well worth'while. Lie Agent, Garema Place. City. Phone 491888, A/H 812030. K.AMBAH $26,100 $3,000 DEPOSIT Finance available to approved purchaser. Buy now this superb home of 3 bedrooms, family room, tiled bathroom modern kitchcn, views, etc. Ready to move into NOW.'' " ' / TORRENS ■ $38,000 First time advertised ■ It is our privilege to offer this superb home consisting 3 bedrooms, spacious lounge/dining, fully carpeted throughout, carport attached to house, also a large separate garage and a beaut covered barbeque area. Truly a well priced home. O'CONNOR 529,750 Ideal home situated in the heights of O'Connor. 3 bedrooms with robesi kitchen/dining room, spacious lounge, carport attached, ■ well established block and well worth an inspection. FISHER $33,950 First Time Advertised Urgent Sale required This spacious 13sq contem porary style home includes separate lounge, large dining, 3 bedroom, double carport attached, with loads of storage under. For inspections on any of the above homes, phone Paul Roberts A/H 541183 Rex Robinson A/H 511561 — Ml HUGHES $35,500 Situated in a quiet, leafy street. Attractive Tyrolean finish. Very comfortable 13sq 2 bed home. Polished floors, drapes adn light fittings included. Private mini-care garden. YARRALUMLA $52,000 Embassy area. -. Intimate, warm and full - of charm, sitting rm with open fireplace, semi-separate, dining rm, . both with raked ; ceilings- Exc kitchen , with eating area opening onto large timber lined sunroom. Four bedrs. Exc tree-filled garden Garage, carport and workshop. GRIFFITH $32,500 Close to Grammar School S.B. home, 3 large bedrs large lounge rm with open fireplace, dining area. Position and block justify extensions, bargain for the area. HAWKER $41,000 High with views, new, 4 bedr (ensuite to main) large lounge, dining, fam rm doub garage. • 4 BED 6, months oldl $37,500 The master Bedroom "in tliis split level home, has builtin robe and dressing unit, en: suite bathrm. Beautiful views across Belconnen frdm Flynn. Established Garden: Finance available to approved.. Ah 302358 489624 8b39S7 REAL ESTATE i COOK $31,950 . Most 1 attractive privately, built home in a quiet locality — loads of cupboard? and built-ins, double carport and well established . block. AH 511885. . WEETANGERA 539,500 Excellent value — 4 beqrooms, ensuite. family room, good sized level block and double carport, AH 511885. VK R.A.McKILLOP &Co.Pty.Ltd. Licensed Agents 10 Pelrie Street. • Canberra City, 1601; 48 7411 . ■ NARRABUNDAH $35,000 Privately built fam home, 18 sq, est garden, quiet sy, good location, 4 br, lgo lounge opening to rear terrac'c, sep din room, attached carport, phone 480695 BH, 732294 AH. CALL 810233 UNDER CONSTRUCTION. .534,27S Scr in a quiet cul de sad with pleasant views. Four bedrooms,, main en'sulte, L shaped lounge-dining, beaut meals area off a delightful kitchen. . Choosa your own ceramic . tiles, interior decorations. Many • extras.; -.' including; , heating, insulation; ■ fences,' drive strips,.light fittings,etc. AH 886223/ DUFFY S40,0fj)0 Priced for immediate this very attractive, well established 4 bedroom home in as hew condition, has excellent views and much appeal. Quality, neutral w/w carpets throughout, most furniture, washing machine, refrigerator and sep ' metal garage is included in the price AH 956840. HOLT $32,000 MASTER BUILT WITH /•V, GARAGE Attractivc ;3 bedroom homo with large central" family room. Garage under same roof. Barbecue wftii courtyard wall. In quiet cul de sac. Must sell. AH 862574. ' RIVETT , $31,500 . Spotless 3 bedroom', home, ' large,.. ' lounge.: \\' quality carpets and" drapes,' Well established grounds ■ with trees , and barbeo"e. Lots of '■stornop. under. AH 886223.,... CURTIN $41,500 Very attractive 3 bedroom Property in ideal setting. Venetians and cancel throughout, quality 1>Vht fittings. D""Wc Rarare nnd carport. Well deve'oird grounds including .lar^e und"r-™vi>r barbecue area. AW 95£R40. DFAKTN $70 nno OUTSTANDING RESI DENCE . Master -built ■ ■ solid br!c1c home, over 20 saunres nlns self contained fat near'v 4 squares,, garage,'' iri convenient nnpition., 4 bedrooms, ir>n«t»r rnsuite. oncn s'one 'exnos«d h»anT:. sfn diniflG room. OnMitv throughout. Will snW nrnfossional person. AWQ**R40. KAMBAH : ' $28,775 High side of street, views over the vallev. 3 bin bedrooms, all with BIRs ''L1 o u n g c-dininE.. kitchen^ family room. Choose your own ceramic tiles. and interior. Manv" rvimt. light fittinES, etc. AH 886223. UC REAL ESTATE AGENTS. . M.L.C. TOWER WODEN 81023.1 CHOICE rural block: 380 ACRES: 65 mis from .Canberra, .90 acres, , pasture -'improVe'd and highly ' productive, with f 2 dams all fenced with >40 acres green timber, cleared with shade trees remaining, pleasantly undulating country, fenced into 2 paddocks. Excelleht value at $19,500 with finance available on i deposit and balance over 5 years at llipc reducible interest. Call Cec Hodekinson AH 884372. UODGKINSON Ta REAL ESTATE LICENSED AGENTS & AUCTIONEERS 486042 RURAL HOMES SPECIALISTS INVESTMENTS 108 BUNOA ST. CANBERRA CITY HACKETT — Elevated Posi tion, $29,950. ~~ . Four br ex Govt home situ ated in quiet Street. Modernised bathroom, est grounds. Sep carport. After hours 512304. ARANDA :— Contempo. rary. $38,750. Situated on half acre block, this architect designed home compris e si lounge/dining area, kit, ■? brs, master en-suite, carport plus store-room. An interesting property well worth inspecting. After hour* 512304. , ' .=■ RAMcKILLOP &CaPty.Ltd. Licensed Agents 10 Petrie Street, ■ Canberra City,2601 487411 - R. O. VVELLSMORE PTY LTD UrtKKAIN 533,000 FURNISHED Attractive ex-govt home in beautiful quiet street. Very well kept inside and oiit. Carpeted. Breakfast bar .'in kitchen. Carport, also. For inspection call. Bill Hoffman on 498644 or A/Jl 882243. PEARCE $31,500 PRIVATELY BUILT Very, neat, 3 bedroom horn# off Macfarlarid Crescent. Close to school and shops. Built in robes. to two bedrooms. Wall to.wall carpets. Separate parage. To inspect call, Bill Hoffman on 498644 or A/H 882243. " • HOLT ' ' Only $31,000 will buy this home. It has a beautiful lounge nnd scp dining room, very modern kitchen and 3 bedrooms with buillins in 2 of these. High Equality carpets and fittings throughout. You would have to see this home; to appreciate • it's value. Phone Werner Roth on 498644 ,pr A/H 882594. Contlaucd on next page~~~"}
{"id":110630715,"text":"26 Feb 1975 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 26 February 1975, page 20 POSITIONS VACANT © ! SALES REPRESENTATIVE — CONCRETE INDUSTRIES (MONIER) LTD A National Manufacturing organisation wish to enlarge their Masonry Sales team promoting concrete bricks and blocks locally. The person required should have a knowledge of these products and established connections within the building industry and would be advantageous. Age is not important. An attractive salary and other benefits arc bcinR offered. Superannuation after qualifying period. This opportunity will satisfy the ambitious. For ah appointment in the lirsl instant, write to: Mr R. Evans, Sales Manager, MONIER MASONRY 26 Lithgow St. Fyshwick, ACT 2609. Phone'950541. j HUMES LIMITED f Structural Division f require j LABOURERS AND STEEL FIXERS Apply Humes Ltd, r; Uriarra Road, Queanbeyan, Phone 973524. ^CARPENTER OR TIMBER WINDOW ASSEMBLERS Good wage's and conditions. Apply in person, Windmill Windows Australia Pty Ltd 75 Wollongong St, Fyshwick. BLACKWOODS i WAREHOUSE SALESMAN Major reorganization and expansion has created the opportunity for an experienced Warehouse salesman to join our Company. The Company is regarded as a leader in the field of Engineer! Builders, and Plumbers supplies and Steel Merchants, The man we seek should have several years sales experience in one of these fields, however, an intelligent man desirous of being trained with a record of stable employment would be considered for the position. The Company regards this appointment as permanent, with excellent prospects for future advancement. Salary by arrangement Superannuation after qualifying period. „.{Staff purchasing benefits. |,, Phone Mrs Walker — 950361 for appointment. | J J. BLACKWOOD AND SON LTD "' ^ i CANBERRA, Canberra Ave., Fyshwick, lr) s ' 1 HUGHES BROS PTY LIMITED PROJECT MANAGER g (BUILDING) H Duo to expansion, a vacancy for the position of project nl'aniger exists at our Canberra Branch. Tjils'is a senior appointment requiring a man of experience apd iniative who is capable of taking control of all phases of major building works. If .• Written applications are invited, listing details of qualifications and experience. *7 ;• The4 Manager, Hughes Bros Pty Limited, PO Box 158, Fyshwick, ACT, 2609. CLEANER 2 MORLING LODGE , ' 51 Hicks St, Red Hill Phone Matron for interview 957070 after 9am '' • 1,, CAREER OPPORTUNITY t-\\ 1' *3 r* } »eek two intelligent young men between the age of 17 utaio, to commence an.intensive training programme within olf Company. The Company is regarded as the leader in the Engineering, Building, Plumbing and Steel Supply fields and o$» excellent prospects for advancement i« . »» Th% selected applicants will be those who foresee themselves asjjomorrows executives, either as Warehouse Administrators or^technical Sales Representatives. Ambitious young men of Management calibre, possessing qualities of drive, determination and the ability to assimilate knowledge quickly should apply. Excellent salary, subject to Tegular review. Superannuation after qualifying period. Stiff purchasing benefits. i-. Written applications, stating age, educational standards and experience to the Manager, PO Box 40, Kingston, ACT 2604 VAN SALESMAN I ' '1 Associated Products . Distributors 1 % Manufacturers and distributors of Smith Potato Crisps, Samboy. Flavoured Chips, Twisties, Cheezels, Burger Rings, and Nobb'ys Nuts require the services of a conscientious man to 1 work as a van salesman from our Queanbeyan depot. The successful applicant will be responsible for the sale and merchandising of the companys quality products within an established area and the completion of associated paperwork. Remuneration will be in the form of a base wage plus in } centive payments and a Class 3 liccnce is essential. Applicants should apply in person between 9am and 1.30pm Qn Thursday, Feb 11, 1975 at 6-8 Foster Street, Queanbeyan 12: POSITIONS VACANT LABOURERS ' j Experienced construction workers are required on a "major project in the Belconnen area. Please apply on site to Mr R; Norman. . JOHN HOLLAND CONSTRUCTION PTY LTD Coppins Crossing Site Belconnen I=]STRAMIt EZZ1 INDUSTRIES LTD. ROOFING SUPERVISOR Experienced tradesman required' to supervise local and country projects. Vehicle supplied. Salary to be negotiated. Apply to Contract Manager 950161 ERECTORS Experienced erectors for the erection of steel garages, carports, sheds, etc. Good money, plenty of work, only ex perienced men need apply. GARMAC CONSTRUCTIONS 43 Collie St, Fyshwick. Phone 951871 : PHIX requ RADIO AND Colour TV trainin Please phon PHILIPS .IPS SER re experi TV TE g given w e Mr Vea VICE snced CHNICIANS ithin the company, sey 950321 FIRE FIGHTING SPRINKLER CO require SECOND YEAR JUNIOR DRAFTSMAN for contracts In the Canberra area ' Phone 313020 for appointment EXPERIENCED FORMWORK CARPENTERS | required for Belconrien Western offices. Benjamin Way, Belconnen. Phone 513044 or Mr Leven phone 491532 a/h requires ONE EXPERIENCED BACKBLADE TRACTOR OPERATOR Ford 3000 Apply George Bottega, 24 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick requires One Experienced Podain Operator One Experienced Grader Operator . Apply Foreman on site, Wanniassa 1 WAREHOUSE MAN An active man is required in our warehouse to supervise and ■assist in loading, stock control and general warehouse duties. Experience is not essential i>s full training will be given. For appointment phone 973505 or call at 13 Ross Road, Queanbeyan M AND M CONSTRUCTIONS LTD require EXPERIENCED EXCAVATOR DRIVER To operate Kato 750 in Canberra area. Top wages for the right man. • " Phone Mike Keating at Queanbeyan Hotel 973299 after 7pm TARAX PTY LTD requires a JUNIOR CLERK (Male .or Female) For office duties' in our Queanbeyan Branch'. Good con ditions and remuneration by negotiation. • Apply by phone, 971233, for appointment. REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE Experienced Real Estate Sales Representative required for the Belconnen area. This position offers a unique opportunity for a keen, energetic salesman to secure a position of Trust with a Progressive and Established Agency. Applicants may make an appointment with Mr L. Carlin. Phone 950944. . Thetis Real Estate Pty Ltd Thetis Court, Manuka, ACT Licensed Agent, Member of the REI of the ACT and Multilist. AVJennings TRAINEE ESTIMATOR The above position needs to be filled in our Systems Building Group in Canberra. The successful applicant will preferably have a trade background and will be prepared to undertake material scheduling, ordering and estimating functions. Drafting ability would be desirable. Salary will be negotiated and will be commensurate with experience. Usual large companybenefits apply. Interested persons are invited to apply to Mr Peter Darling Senior Estimator. Systems Building Group, P.O. Box 644 Fyshwick ACT 2609 or •Telephone 952222 for an interview. JENNINGS INDUSTRIES LTD WOLLONGONG CONS PTY LTD require GRADER CHECKER AND LABOURERS experienced in sub-division work. Apply Kambah 7a site. POSITIONS VACANT requires ONE EXPERIENCED POCLAIN SHOVEL OPERATOR Apply. Foreman on site Wanniassa 2 BUTCHER Top wages and conditions - Apply V TILLMANNS BUTCHERIES P/L ! Geelong St, Fyshwick. Ph 971477, 512201 ah APPRENTICE BUTCHER : required . Good wages and conditions,-superannuation after qualifying period, uniform supplied. Apply the Manager Coles Supermarket, Jamison Centre. PEARSON BRIDGE GROUP-ENGINEERING CLERK A male clerk preferably experienced In construction office procedures is required for our Tuggeranong Tunnel Project. Salary will be negotiated with the successful applicant. Apply. 8am to R. Wynyard. At Site Office, opposite Cnr Colter Road and Streeton Drive Weston Creek, ACT. require SENIOR BUTCHERS Good wages and conditions Apply Manager Coles Supermarket Jamison Centre BESTWAY HIRE SERVICE DRIVER REQUIRED Apply Townsend Street, Phillip A.C.T. EMERGENCY HOUSEKEEPER AND HOME HELP SERVICE INC The service needs HOUSEKEEPERS who can work either full time (8.30-5pm) or part time (school hours) Mon to Fri all suburbs. To assist the elderly and young families in times of emergen cy. $2.l2 per hour plus fares or mileage allowance. Phone 486810 OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ALERT AND RELIABLE > YOUNG . -"r' " V ' SCHOOL LEAVER WILLING TO LEARN THE TIMBER TRADE Apply in person to THE TIMBER CENTRE • 9-Colbee'Court, Phillip TIMBER ORDERMAN We require an experienced man with good knowledge of timber, mouldings, doors, plywoods, particle boards and: other wall boards. Wages will reflect the applicants' knowledge of the timber trade and his ability to make up and price cus •—•i , tomers' orders.— 5i day. week. Apply in person to ' v; THE TIMBER CENTRE 9 Colbee Court, Phillip OFFICE CLERK/BOOKKEEPER SINCLAIR'S FURNITURE SAVINGS 148 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan reguire a mature, experienced male or female to run the office of their retail store. The succcssl'ul applicant will have a key position in this fast growing company. Phone 973431 for an appointment* CITY OF QUEANBEYAN RSL CLUB LTD ELECTION OF OFFICERS NOMINATIONS Nominations are invited for positions on the board of directors for the ensuing year. Nominations should be lodged with secretary no later than 6pm Wed, March 5, 1975. Forms available in the club foyer between 11am and 10pm daily. Nominations open 11am Thursday, February 27, close 6pm Wed, March 5. Ballot opens 11am Monday, March 10, closes 6pm, Wed, March 19. Annual general meeting 8pm Fri, March 21, in the Memorial Hall. Signed J. ALLEN, Sec Manager, EXECUTIVE OFFICER The foundation is seeking a competent person to handle, on a part-time basis, all the administrative duties now being performed bv honorary personnel for the ACT Division. The executive officer's duties will include administrative supervision of the division's education and rehabilitation programs, bookkeeping, correspondence, preparation of board and committee agendas and minutes, the handling of routine distribution of literature and administrative duties associated with the fund-raising program. We hope that the person chosen will be able to handle his. or her own typing, as funds do not allow for secretarial assist ance. •SALARY: Negotiable to $5,000 on a work basis ot approximately 25 hours per week (ie, an annual rate of $8,000). Applications in writing to: Mr \\V. C. Fairbanks Honorary Secretary National Heart Foundation of Australia (ACT Division) PO Box 691, Canberra City. ACT 2601 Inquiries: Mr. Haase 487833 POSITIONS VACANT : BARMAN Experi?pced Barman required, must.be able to control staff and relieve Bar Manager when necessary. Ample overtirne. For appointment telephone Mr Callaghan, 488222 JOHN JAMES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Strickland Crescent, Deakin, ACT 2600 ! THEATRE SISTER Applications are invited for the above position which will become vacant on Monday, March 3, 1975. Applicants should have the experience in operating theatre procedures and technique but absence of such experience should not deter any one genuinely interested in this field of nursing. The position is full time and permanent for the right person. The successful applicant would be required to work day shift only. Monday to Friday, and one half day every third Satur day. Salary range $6,078 to $7,072. Please telephone Matron on 818100 for appointment EXPERIENCED FEMALE CASHIER and JUNIOR FEMALE Apply Manager GOODWAYS LYNEHAM SECRETARY TO THE PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER We are seeking a capable, intelligent and experienced person who is able to handle a demanding job which involves more responsibility than the normal secretarial work. Accurate and quick typing is a must, and shorthand, although not essential, would be valuable. The work is varied and interesting and the location is pleasant and close to the city. SALARY: $6,382 in the first year with $180 increments in the second and third years. Applications in writing to: Public Relations Manager National Heart Foundation of Australia PO Box 691, Canberra City, ACT 2601 by March 6 Inquiries: Mr. Haase, 487833 Mature Female Clerk/Receptionist required for immediate start by Harry Smith' Car Sales, accounts, wages, banking, registration. Typing an advantage, attractive salary, drivers lie essential. Phone 952410 for interview . LICENSED ELECTRICIAN required by . CLEM HINCKSMAN PTY LTD . Phone 486350 or 486730 for appointment 1PLEX PLASTICS INDUSTRIES PTY LTD . 31 Yallourn Street, Fyshwick . . requires • JUNIOR STOREMAN for general warehouse duties. Phone 952427 for appointment ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN SERVICEMAN We require an experienced electrician for industrial break downs. Good wages and conditions for the right man. For appointment 973611 ' ELECTRO MECHANICAL SERVICES 4 Barrow PI, Queanbeyan INTERVIEWERS MEN OR WOMEN For Public Opinion and Market Research •; One or more weekends a month. Fee averages about $20 plus travel, for about 5 hours interviewing. Meeting people is interesting. Begin 9am Saturday. Vacancies in many districts including Moruya and other surrounding districts.. Car and phone needed. Training provided. Phone 6544650 or, write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001 TRAINEE DRAUGHTSMAN/TRACER Style-Line Building Services are looking for a young boy or girl with artistic ability interested in designing contemporary homes, ' ■ ' For interview phone Mr Leek 957119 • CAPITAL,CITY AUTO SALES YARDMAN / DETAILER Drivers licence essential. Older type person, preferred. Ex' cellent wages and conditions are offered. Overtime available. For appointment, phone Kevin Watt on 951609 CAPITAL CITY AUTO SALES Requires MOTOR MECHANIC For varied work in our Used Car Department we require the services of a top-line qualified person. Excellent wages and conditions are offered. Overtime available. For appointment, please phone Kevin Watt on 951609 CASUAL BARMAN DRINK WAITER Experienced 3 nights per week apply after 10am EMBASSY MOTEL DEAK.1N . MAINTENANCE FITTER This position involves the complete maintenance ot our production equipment, together with general maintenance to the factory and office areas. We offer: 1 Job satisfaction to the right person ' ' 2 An attractive wage with overtime 3 Superannuation after a qualifying period. A qualified person is preferred, however consideration will be given to unqualified applicants with suitable ability and experience. If you are interested please phone the Factory Supervisor, Mr J. Coombes on 950529 for an interview. CADBURY SCHWEPPES PTY LTD* . SCHWEPPES DIVISION, "1 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick POSITIONS VACANT Australian Capital Territory Totalizator Agency Board MACHINIST (21 hours week) ' : •*:<.! A vacancy exists in the Administration Division of the. Board for a machinist. DUTIES! Responsible to office controller for machining of general ledger and payroll ledger. SALARY: $3500 for a 21 hour week (adult rate). CONDITIONS: Fringe benefits, superannuation, 4 -weeks annual leave, 17i per cent leave loading and 3 months long service leave after 10 years scrvice. Applications may be made by phoning Mr Luff on 480022 ext 40 between 9am-5pm. TYPIST/RECEPTIONIST We have a position available at our'Fyshwick office for an experienced typist. Typing ability 50-60 wpm. Comm'enco Tuesday March. 4. Phone the Manager 957723. ACROW PTY LTD ... 5 Whyalla Street, Fyshwick J. BELACH, MASTER BUILDER requires experienced CARPENTERS AND LEADING HANDS , for Government projects Start immediately, salary negotiable Phone 951902 evenings [D.J's. I I at the MALI, have a vacancy for a PASTRYCOOK - This position involves & straight day shift in our Civic storo. . . Good wage and working conditions. ; , Apply at Personnel Office ; • DAVID JONES, CANBERRA CITY. TARAX PTY LTD I • ' . ■ V • } • requtresi c JUNIOR CLERK (MALE OR FEMALE) for office duties in Queanbcyan branch. Good conditions and remuneration by negotiation. Apply by phone 971233 for appointment. BARKER AND TAYLOR PTY LTD require A SITE CLERK to assist in purchasing, time-keeping and other clerical duties tt Cameron Offices,. Belconnen, Phone 953977, Mr Holley for interview. , CANBERRA REX HOTEL require AN EXPERIENCED WAITRESS for Alpine Grill.. also CASUAL BREAKFAST WAITRESS 7am-10am; Apply Supervisot, Alpine Grill after 10am. LABOURERS AND PIPE LAYERS Apply Molonglo site; end of Drake-Brockman Drive ,, MECHO CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD eigHtonj EXPERIENCED LABOURERS required, for Cameron Offices. Please apply at Site Office (Benjamin Way) to K.. Shaw. JUNIOR SALESLADY We are looking for a young lady, 17 or 18 years of age, to assist in our expanding Haberdashery and Wool Department. Applicants with an interest in sewing and/or knitting would be preferred. Award wages and commissions alonp with pleasant working conditions make this an attractive position. Interested applicants, please phone Mr, Garty at 486172 for an appointment. SINGER SEWING CENTRE Bailey Arcade, London Circuit, Civic. KEN MOORE ELECTRICS TELEVISION TECHNICIAN Reliable man, experienced in various brands to fill key position in rapidly expanding service organisation. Field and workshop experience desirable. Phone Mr Moore 498000.. ' - • THE CITY MUTUAL LIFE isSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED (Incorporated in NSW in 1878) THE ONLY ENTIRELY AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE The Society has been around a long time and really knows what life assurance selling is all about — it's dealing with people's financial needs. You'll get plenty ot technical product training and sales experience as a City Mutual Representative to sell and advise intelligently. We provide an intensive training period, plus excellent fringo benefits. ; , ; For the man or woman who wants success and income directly related to their qualities and skills, find out how you can enter the Peoples'Business by phoning: LORIA GEORGE 496311 during business hours. i'lvr' ■ Continued dn nest page"}
{"id":110641218,"text":"07 Jun 1975 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 7 June 1975, page 20 POSITIONS VACANT STOREMAN Knowledge of building materials preferred but not essential u product training will b« given. S-day week with overtime if _ ... required.. vT«l«phoh« MT» IlUngworth on 950388 for appointment: IrXdford insulation industries : J4 Geelong Street, Fyshwiek SENIOR CLERK / BOOKKEEPER A national firm of Chartered Accountants have a vacancy for a Senior Clerk. The (uccewful candidate will have previous practical experience in bookkeeping and accounting and will be capable of preparing financial accounts. Salary to be negotiated. Apply In,writing or phone 480299. rr. Wilson, Bishop, Bowes and Craig a} ■ Ml .ROOM 601; 6th Floor, CML Building, •-'V* UNIVERSITY AVENUE, CANBERRA CITY, A.C.T. . v ACCOUNTANT A National firm of Chartered Accountants has a vacancy for a young junior man seeking a career as a Chartered Accountant. Opportunities are available to work in a variety of area* auch as Audit, Tax, Liquidation etc. Salary will be negotiated and working conditions are attractive. Interested young men should apply in writing or phone '^ Wilson, Bishop, Bowes and Craig Chartered Accountants, ^th Floor, CML Building, : University Avenue, Canberra City, ACT. 480299. TRUCK AND CAR SALES (CANBERRA) PTY LTD MOTOR MECHANICS required for'work on trucks,'industrial equipment, Land Royer - and Range Rover vehicles. Salary by negotiation. For inquiries phone 958933. DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS NSW A CAREER IN CLERICAL ADMINISTRATION iii offered by the DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS NSW to YOUNG MEN who have passed THE HIGHER SCHOOL OR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS Applications for appointment to the Department's Yass Works Office will close on June 13, 1975. The minimum educational qualification required is the School Certificate' with passes in four subjects at ordinary level or higher including English and either Mathematics or Science. Preference, however, will be given to applicants who have obtained the Higher School Certificate in four subjects at LeVel 3 or higher, includiing English and cither Mathemat ics or Science. Commencing salary will be within the range of S3.142 per annum (560,26 per week) to $5,876 per annum ($112.69 per week) depending upon age, qualifications and experience. Subiect to satisfactory service automatic progression is available-to $7,862 per annum ($150.78 per week). If-studies are undertaken and provided officers serve in various areas of the state, excellent prospects exist for progression to positions with "salary ranging to $16,754 per annum and beyond. Allowances are also paid when passes arc obtained in ap proved courses of study. Conditions of employment include a five-day week, four weeks annual leave (plus annual leave loading), super annuation benefits and staff amenities. Applications closing on June 13, 1975 should be submitted in the applicant s own handwriting on forms available from any of the Department's offices, and should be accompanied by copies of references and addresses to the undrsigned. ■ ■ The Works Engineer Dept of Main Roads rt;- Post Office Box 95 ; YASS. 2582 Phone 261766 AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY 10/16 Colbee Court, Phillip, ACT PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANT $7672-$9570 (Position No. 41) DUTIES: Assist in editing, preparation of publications, prool reading, other duties as required. QUALIFICATIONS: Relevant qualifications, publications experience an advantage. Applications to: ► . The Secretary " AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY „'f" J ' PO Box 28, Woden. ACT 2606 ? V ' before June 13. 1975 CAREER SALESMEN If you tbink you can.sell and you're not afraid of workmg hard to get top pay. then City Mutual has the Career for you. City Mutual needs enthusiastic, hard-workina fn th^AC!"0 participate in their expansion programme ■^TlterB^are excellent opportunities for self^pvan^ement, superannuation and assistance'with car ana home finance. €0 if you're sincere, energetic and reliable and you tS^Ir5 • and join our team of young professional marketing'men. Just phone Barry Kleinhanss on 496311 • littttpofittd In M5W in 1171 MAINTENANCE FITTER required'.for general maintenance on brick making equip mem, welding ability.an advantage, . . 6 day working week Apply ~ MULTI-BRICKS PTY LTD Cuwoels Street, Que&nbeyaa >71577. ntSmONS VACANT COOK required for high quality reatauTant in Civic. Must be experienced in fast A La Carte service. Evening shift Top salary available. Phone 488015 for appointment. MANAGERESS REQUIRED ^ • for EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION CENTRE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS to be conducted by the Society of St Vincent da Paul in MAWSON, CANBERRA, A.C.T. DUTIES: entail responsibility for the efficient day-today management and running of the.Centre, including food purchasing, cooking, general washing and housework. The Society is looking for someone who will take a sympathetic interest in the guests and who will work in close co-operation with the Conference responsible for looking after the welfare and needs of the guests. The Centre will have a maximum capacity of about 10 guests, and is expected to commence • operations late in June 1975.. CONDITIONS: Salary to be negotiated plus free live-in accommodation with private room at the Centre. Two full days plus two other evening* off per week. APPLICATIONS by June 20,1975, to the Society of St Vincent de Paul, P.O. Box .584, Woden, A.C.T. 2606. ACCOUNTANCY Duesbury Johnston amd Marks a National firm of Chartered Accountants with international affiliations has the following staff vacancies in its' Canberra office. Senior Clerk qualified or near qualified with audit experience. Intermediate Clerk with 2 to 3 years experience for audit, tax and Secretarial duties. Junior Clerk with Matriculation Standard wishing to - undertake accountancy studies. The positions offer a wide variety of interesting work for persons wishing to further their careers and gain ' experience In all aspects, of accountancy practice. ' Attractive commencing salaries. Applications to Duesbury Johnston ft Marks, C.M.L. Building, University Avenue, CANBERRA CITY. A.C.T. Phone 491299. Interviewers Men or Women For Public Opinion and Market Research One or more weekends a month. Fee averages about ' S20 plus travel, for about 5 hours interviewing. Meeting people is interesting. Begin 9am Saturday. Vacancies in many districts including Moruya and surrounding districts. Car and phone needed. Training provided Phone 854-4650 or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, _ Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001 TOUCH-TYPE IN 8 HOURS BECOME A COMPETENT TYPIST QUICKLY Learn to type by low cost internationally approved TV teaching system. Recognised by government departments, schools and business houses around the world as the best method. Makes learning easy. Leads to perfect typing. Beginners, also business typing course and typing to PS standard. Classes hourly from 8am to 8pm. Choose your own hour. Reduced fees for students. TELEVISION TYPING CENTRE PTY LTD First Floor. 99 London Circuit, PHone 476333 UNIVERSITY PRE SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE CENTRE INC. we need someone to take charge of our junior Pre School, a group of children aged 21-31. We have in mind a capable woman, qualified as a' ■ - PRE SCHOOL TEACHER or in EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, or as a PRE SCHOOL MOTHERCRAFT NU.RSE, or with NNEB training, or equivalent qualifications. Hours are approx 9am 4.30pm, and the salary is at award rates. Inquiries to the Director, on 494113 after 9.30am on Mon day, June 9. SALES REPRESENTATIVE Roneo Vickers requires the services of a Sa'es Representative to handle our extensive range of Duplicating equipment. JOB'REQUIREMENTS. To sell the following equipment, some of wnich is already on Government contracts. 1. Roneo Desk Top Offset Duplicators. 2. Roneo Electrostatic Offset Master Maker. 3 Roneo Stencil/ Spirit Duplicators. 4. Roneo Photocopiers Wet and Dry process. QUALIFICATIONS. Preferably experienced. Full training ■given to successful applicant CONDITIONS: Retainer, car allowance and commission with superannuation available after a qualifying period. If vou feel you are the person for this position, telephone RONEO VICKERS on 950516 for an appointment. fravekmd AUSTRALIA'S GREAT HOLIDAY MAKERS WE HAVE 2 VACANCIES A SECRETARY: We are looking for someone wilh a. career in mind. Naturally first class lyping (IBM Executive typewriter), shorthand, driving licence, initiative and good personal appearance are essential for this rare chance to • enter the travel industry. The usual opportunities for concessional travel and advancement are available. EXPERIENCED TRAVEL CONSULTANT: Only applicants with experience in an IATA- travel agency (or airlines) and able to. work independantly need apply. We would consider part time.. For appointment phone 473574. After hours 951475 WELLA AUSTRALIA SALES REPRESENTATIVE We are the Australian subsidiary of an internationally renowned hair cosmetic company. We have a vacancy for an experienced male representative who will be resident in Canberra and be responsible for ser vicing the Canberra and near country areas. We anticipate the successful applicant will be between 21 and 35 years of age although older applicants with suitable experience could be considered. Some administrative or management experience would be an advantage but full training will be given. Applicants should be able to supply a late model station sedan for which CTA allowances will be paid. Remuneration is by way of an excellent salary plus a bonus and super annuation is available after a qualifying period. Please telephone personnel manager after 9am for further information or to arrange an interview. WELLA AUSTRALIA SPECIALISTS IN HAIR CARE 29 Waterloo Road, North Ryde, NSW Sydney. 8887666 EXPERIENCED AIR-TRACK DRILL OPERATOR Contact Brian Grigg on uu Wanniaua 2 or phone 950268 PosmoHS vACAfrr EjSTRAMIT EZZJ industries ltd. EXPERIENCED ROOFING SUPERVISOR required to start immediately Company car supplied, age preference 35 to 45, salary I negotiable Phone 950161 G. Emersion THE HERMITAGE Woden Plaza has a vacancy for an experienced A LA CARTE CHEF This is a permanent position with good remuneration and | conditions. Inquiries call personally or phone 815649 •fe^BESSER , VIBRAPAC MASONRY AMembaroftha Group MRk 1 PIRIE STREET, FYSHWICK, 2609 ^ f TELEPHONE 950281 FITTER/MECHANICAL A tradesman fitter is required to assist in the running and .maintenance of our new concrete block plant situated on the Barton Highway approx 5 mis past Hall The position re quires the working of a weekly rotating shift ana overtime is available each day A good wage is ottered and a bonus scheme is in operation • Phone Mr R. Cummins at 302574 for Interview ADRIATIC BOOKBINDERS PTY LTD Shop 29 Molonglo Mall : • ; FYSHWICK require •' ONE TRADESMAN BOOKBINDER Top wages for right man with offer for superannuation after | short trial period ALSO ONE JUNIOR MALE for light factory work - Please inquire at above address for interview E M STEEL PTY LTD 48-50 Hinksman Street, Queanbeyan requires A STRUCTURAL DRAFTSMAN for structural steel detailing. Phone 973082. FIXERS EAVES CARPENTERS Sub-contract gangs, required for long-term housing projects. I Immediate start and prompt-payments. Apply to. John Hla- ! dehki.il/57 0iralang. . ' . . JENNINGS INDUSTRIES LIMITED BRICKLAYERS j Sub-contract bricklaying gangs required for CCS Houses. Immediate start, tops or bases available. Apply to David James, | '6/43 Charnwood. ■ JENNINGS INDUSTRIES,LIMITED : • CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION Applications are invited for the following positions: ACCOUNTS CLERK (ACCOUNTS) $8709-$9570 per annum Duties of the position include the maintenance of a variety of special accounts operated by the College and attending to correspondence, reports and budgetary matters relating thereto. The appointee will be a member of thB Budget Unit of the Accounts Section. Applicants should possess the Higher School Certificate or equivalent qualifications and may be required to show evidence of relevant experience and formal accounting training. Assistance with continued study for tertiary qualifications may be provided. Closing date 18 June 1975 Hef. No. 75/2121 STENOGRAPHER $6263-$6584 per annum The appointee will be required to provide stenographic services for the Bursar of the College. Accuracy and experience in figure work is essentia). QUALIFICATIONS; Typing SO wipm • Shorthand 80 wpm Closing data 9 June 1975 Hef. No. 75/2113 STUDENT ADMINISTRATION Information Assistant $5905-$6207 per annum The appointee will be required t6 assist in looking after the Student Administration inquiries desk which deals with a broad range of questions about the College and its courses and to perform other general clerical duties as required. Experience in dealing with personal and telephone inquiries would be an advantage but is not essential. Some typing ability would be useful. Closing date 13 June 1975 Ref. No. 75/2120 GENERAL INFORMATION Appointees from the Australian Public Service, who are permanent officers, may preserve their existing rights under the Officers' Rights Declaration Act. Applicants should give personal particulars, details of qualifications and experience, present position, previous appointments, telephone number during business hours and the names and addresses of two referees, one of a business nature, and should be ad dressed to: Tha Registrar, Canberra College of Advanced Education, P.O. Box 381, CANBERRA CITY, ACT 2601. . METER READER The A.C.T. ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY has a vacancy for a mature parson to read electricity meters. Salary: S63B8-QB15 For further information and appointment for interview, phone 483271 after 8.30am on Monday. fKITIONS VACAKT WHITE INDUSTRIES LIMITED REQUIRE ACCOUNTANT to build up tha company's accounting system for Its Canberra Division. COST CLERK for costing and general clerical duties on construction site. Please apply The Manager White Industries Ltd. P.O. Box 276 Jamison Cen tre, ACT. Phone 647051 FAIREY AUSTRALASIA PTY LIMITED P.O. Box 480, Fyihwiek. ORRORAL VALLEY TRACKI NO STATION IW quires an EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ' DUTIES: Operation of complex electronic equipment, j EXPERIENCE: Previous experience in the operation of electronic equipment desirable, but not essential. . ■ SALARY AND ALLOWANCES: Range , $108.60 $-132.20 per week, plus $22.20 per week tfacking ' station allowance. Operations are carried out on shift work for whiclr generous shift penalties will be paid in accordance with the Space Tracking Industry Award. TIDBINBILLA DEEP SPACE COMMUNICATION COMPLEX requires a REFRIGERATION MECHANIC DUTIES: Maintenance of refrigeration and airconditioning systems associated with, two large antennae and other site equipment. : SALARY AND ALLOWANCES: Minimum $142.60 par 40. hour week (including tracking station allowance). ' Applications in writing to: Mr J. Kirkpatrick. or telephone 490811. NOTE: Free transport is provided to and from the stations and there is a subsidised canteen. DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY CLERICAL ASSISTANT, GRADE 2 Salary: Within the range: S5.905—S6.207 p.a. Location: Black Mountain Laboratories. Canberra. Dutiss: General records duties associated with ths recor ding, filing and retrieval of administrative and technical file? together with messengerial work and other duties as directed by the Officer-in-Charge. 'Qualifications: Sound educational background preferably with successful completion of the School Certificate. A current drivers licence is desirable. Tenure: This position carries Australian Government Superannuation benefits subject to normal conditions. / Applications quoting reference number PG111/598 and giving full personal particulars together with details of qualifications and experience, should reach: The Staff Officer. CSIRO Division of Entomology, P.O. Box 1700, Canberra City, A.C.T. 2601 by 13 June 1975. DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST Salary: Depending upon qualifications and experience, within thti range-of Clerical Assistant Grade 2: S5.905-S6.207 p.a. Location: Black Mountain Laboratories. Canberra. Duties: An interesting position is available at the Division's headquarters, the duties of which involve the typing of purchase orders, acting as receptionist for the Division, operation of the Division's Teleprinter . together with associated clerical duties. Qualifications: A good standard of education with comple tion of at least four years of secondary schooling. Ability to type neatly and accurately is essential. Tenure: This position carries Australian Government Superannuation benefits subject to normal conditions. Applications in writing, quoting reference number PG111/596 and stating full personal particulars together with details of qualifications and experience, should reach: The Staff Officer, CSIRO Division of Entomology. P.O. Box 1700, Canberra City, ACT 2601 by 13 June 1975. , DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH TYPIST/TELEPHONIST Salary: S5.728-S6.102 p.a. plus appropriate typing speed allowances if applicable. Location: Gungahlin. ACT. . Duties: Responsible for the operation of a PABX telephone switchboard, and typing ot Dranch orders.and other miscellaneous correspondence for the purchasing group. Qualifications: Previous experience as a telephonist is desirable but is not essential. Established typing speed of 45 wpm is required. General: Transport to the Division's laboratories is provided daily from Canberra City. Applications in writing quoting reference number PG111/317, and stating full personal particulars, details of qualifications and experience should be directed to: The Chief. CSIRO Division of Wildlife Research, P.O. Box 84, Lyneham, ACT 2602 by 16th June 1975. CANBERRA TECHNICAL COLLEGE UNION Applications are invited from persons wishing to be employed as 1. PART-TIME UNION ORGANISER, 2, MINUTE SECRETARY OF THE UNION Applications should be addressed to the SecretaryCanberra Technical College Union, P.O. Box 1627Canberra City, A.C.T. 2601 and close on 18-6-75. Applicants should state educational qualifications and work experience. Duties of the Union Organiser will be between 12 noon and 2pm each day of term. The Minute Secrntary will be required to attend tin- i ion meetings once or.twice per month and type and : circulate minutes and related correspondence. CANBERRA TECHNICAL COLLEGE INDUSTRIAL STAFF VACANCIES The Canberra Technical College has vacancies on its industrial staff for ★ mate cleaners ★ maintenance carpenter ★ maintenance painter ★ electrical trades assistant ★ yardman -*■ storeman/labourar Written application should be forwarded to Mr L. Buttriss, College Foreman, Canberra Technicel College Constitution Avenue, Reid, A.C.T. 2601 SALES MANAGER TO RUN CARAVAN YARD IN QUEANBEYAN WRITE TO P.O. BOX 17. DICKSON. A.C.T. POSITIONS VACANT FOREMAN . i | SHOVEL OPERATOR ! ] BACKHOE OPERATOR ! | Experienced men only, 1 i Please phone 952539 after 9am. ■ H ! MANAGER , The North Belconnen Co-operative Trading Society;r • : Ltd. (in process of registratiori) seeks the services of <v \\ an experienced energetic and enthusiastic'person J (male or female) for the position of manager of 2 food I stores in North Bsteonnen. [ Qualifications: Provwi experience in the grocery j trade and ability and personality to successfully;: i run a co-operative venture. . > Salary; A very attractive salary will ba negotiated ' . with the right person. Phone Chairman Barry Raid 730415, Ext ' I 341 or 681178 (home) Director John ; , v Berthon S82558 (home) CANBERRA HOSPITAL X-RAY DEPARTMENT CLERICAL ASSISTANT -- Grade 2 Salary range: $5700-$5991 (subject to N.W.) The duties of this position involve reception of patients and general clerical routines with typing. A knowledge of medical' terminology would be an advantage. Hours: 8.30am to 4.51pm, Mon-Fri. .. X-RAY SISTER —• Grade 1 Salary range: $6124-$7204 A current ACT 'registered nurse is required to assist witH,'' nursing duties performed in the X-Ray Department. •Applications for both- positions must be made in writing The Personnel \\fanager, > Canberra Hospital, Acton, ACT 2601. HOUSING COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CLERICAL ASSISTANT A vacancy exists at the Commission's Queanbeyan District Office tor the position of an adult clerical assistant. SALARY: $5168 range $5597 plus National Wage per-s centage (additional allowance of $52 pa). Commencing rata •. according to age and experience. Further progression subject to meeting requirements. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Cash h»ndU,K experience essential. School Certificate or equivalent and typing ability desirable. Previous clerical background and experience in attending to public inquiries preferred. DUTIES: Receipt of rental public inquiries, typing and" general office duties. INQUIRIES: Telephone Queanbeyan 972262, Mr Bunker. Apply on forms to be obtained from and returned to The Housing Commission of NSW, 212 Crawford St, Queanta-* yan, by Tuesday, June 10. DIESEL MECHANIC Qualified on Diesel and Hydraulic industrial machines, to" service rapidly expanding Canberra area. The successful applicant will be working with the largest industrial dealer in the area, with modern workshop and fully equipped radio ■ controlled vehicles. Salary negotiable to $9,000 pa. Applicants should contact Mr R. Collins on' Canberra 972941 or 972755 business hours. RANGER GEALE ENTERPRISES PTY LTD % Yass Road,-Queanbeyan, NSW ■ ■ , ; V I'OiH Industrial Tractor,Distributers.' '• y• SOULftiATES OF SOUTHLANDS require A SALES ASSISTANT who is preferably experienced in children's footwear. But we are willing to interview anyone who feels that thev are suit•able for the position. Please apply in person to "Mrs Glaskeen Monday morning. KEN MOORE ELECTRICS require a permanent or part time TV TECHNICIAN For appointment phone Mrs Hensley on 952366. PASTRY COOK OR BAKER 7am start cooking only Apply BRYANTS PIE SHOP . The Boulevard, Civic. SECRETARY/STENOGRAPHER City loss adjusters office require secretary stenographer for varied and interesting work. Excellent salary and conditions. Please phone Mr McCIory 497338 for appointment. CARPENTER ASSEMBLER Permanent position to assemble pre-fabricated Wall units. Excellent remuneration, bonus system, good working condi . . . ■ ' ,110ns, 5 day week. Applyin person Saturday between 8-9.30am. or Phone 953792 or_AH 974642 for appointment. KENTBROOK PTY. LTD., 104 Wollongong St. Fyshwick. BRICKLAYERS to lay 500,000 bricks, large gang required. Apply Project Manager. icin^.c j e PERMANENT CONSTRUCTIONS Kingsford Smith Drive, Catholic High School contract','Bel connen. WANTED PANEL BEATERS * Good wages plus percentage or contract. Apply PAULS SMASH REPAIRS, • 26 LyelJ St, Fyshwick. Phone 953719. CANBERRA CHURCH ^OF^ENGLANp GIRLS GRAM require immediately «4.« FULL TIME RESIDENCE/HOUSEMISTRESS' for secondary Girls boarding house Further details on request from the Headmistress, Melbourne . . Ave., Deakip. 2600. Ph 732581. ELECTRICIAN Licensed for eottaje work,- above »#*rd wages. , Phone A. MeGovern 810090'for appointment. Continued nest Page."}
{"id":110646189,"text":"09 Jul 1975 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 9 July 1975, page 21 I PUBliC NOTICES - ; *• AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCHOOLS AUTHORITY BILL 1975 ACTJLeBfctohre Assembly has referred tbe Schools Authority Bill 1975 to the Standing Committee on Education and Health for inquiry. Written'submissions are invited from any person or organisation wuh an interest in, or knowledge oif this matter. Those snaking submissions may be invited to appear before the Committee. • . r . Submissions should be lodged as soon as possible, but no later than July 14,1973, They should be addressed to: • -- . Mr Paul Rummery, . .. - Clerk of the Committee, ACT Legislative Assembly, South Building, Civic Square. ACT, 2600 For further information contact Tel 462115 ' | ANNOUNCEMENT ' Due to increased'workshop facilities, . ! ' ' ' ■■■'■;■/ • . j NEWBREED MOTORS i ■ j wish to announce to their many valued customers that they are now able to accept bookings for services up to 48 hours notice and mechanical repairs up to' 72 hours notice. For Appointment, please phone 953633, Mr J. Hennessy, service advisor. STOCKTAKING SALE 20 per cent and $2.00 off each metre on all 54" wool-fabrics and others. RICHARD VALENTINE P/L CA.GA Centre, Civic. i PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, j ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING i GROSVENOR ROOM | Ainslie Hotel...... I Wednesday, July 9,6pm i BELCONNEN YMCA — NEW COURSES MOTOR MAINTENANCE: A new six week group commences July 14 and will run Mondays 7.30-9pm. Cost $15. 6 CREATIVE ART FOR LITTLE FOLK: For 3i-5 year olds, if a new series of. six week groups on Tuesdays (commencing |( July 15) Wednesdays (commencing July 16) Thursdays (com| mencing July 10). Cost. $6 per group, & Enrolments accepted now or at first session. § BELCONNEN YMCA, JAMISON CENTRE, MACQUARIE I ' • - • - Phone 511683 : I KYM'S MACQUARIE HAIR BOUTIQUE I wish to announce the return of ROBYN, now styling five S days a' week. I _ Phone .511130 for appointment now. ' ■ THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY PUBLIC LECTURES 1975 REAPPRAISALS A series of eight public lectures on major English writers who enjoyed considerable reputation among their contemporaries and successors. The lectures will seek to explore the standing of these writers today and to reappraise their work in the light of contemporary taste, literary expectations, and the cultural, social and political preoccupations of the 1970s. The third of these lectures — on Samuel Johnson will be given tonight, July 9, by Professor J. P. Hardy, of Australian National University.TONIGHT at 8.15 . H. C. COOMBS LECTURE THEATRE PUBLIC NOTICES SPECIAL. Perms. $13. Mon■ day,. Tuesday, and Wednesday. This offer applies to one operator only. Ask for Miss Dawn. 959789. Vanity "Fayre Salon, The Lawns, Manuka. INSULATION means warmth. •-For free quote. Ph 581068, ELECTRQSHURE REPAIR CENTRE + Audio Repairs ★ Appliance Repairs Phone 9B2138 81.70 W0U0N00N8 ST, FV8HWICK CAPITAL Driving School. mAffel carfl PUBLIC NOTICES CHIMNEY vacuum cleaning service under new management. For all chimney flues, heaters and boilers. Phone 864624. REMOVALS TOMMY TORTOISE PIANOS $20 Removal quote* TAXI TRUCKS J44931. FOR low cost, fast service taxi trucks and removals phone 884971. FOR fast low cost T»i Trucks and Removals local and interstate phone 412717. • TREES lopped, robbish removed. A. Lindh. 477939. 1 PUBLIC NOTICES Capital Assistance for Recreation Organisations The Legislative Assembly and the Department of the Capital Territory, in conjunction with the Department of Tourism and Recreation, are initiating a capital assistance' scheme for the construction of recreation and leisure facilities in the Australian Capital Territory. Applications are invited from community recreation organisations for financial assistance towards CAPITAL WORKS projects meeting all kinds of recreation and leisure needs. Construction must be commenced in the financial year 1975/76. Information setting out the criteria applying to the scheme and application forms canbe obtained by telephbning462<W5oEbyeafling at the Department of the Capital j lenitory'a Information Centra, Ground Floor, North Building, Civic Offices, - V- — TEHPE8S r - O'CONNOR METHODIST CHURCH TRUSTEES invite tenders for 6ft SQM EXTENSIONS to existing church hall. Documents obtainable from the Parsonage, 56 Scrivener St, O'Connor. A returnable deposit of $20 will be .required for each copy of' the documents. Tenders close at 2pm, 23rd July, 1975. SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS interested in tendering for RECREATION HALL, CABRAMURRA Please contact Estimating Department, Jennings Industries Limited, 15 Geelong Street, Fyshwick. Phone 952222. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ~ SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE Tenders closing 23rd July, 1975 are invited for the purchase of one (1) Mazda 808 Station Waggon, 1973 model, in good condition. Milage 22,000 miles, registered until 2nd August, : 1975. The-vehicle-may be.inspected between the hours of 8.30am and 10.00am at the Research School of Biological Sciences. Inquiries phone 492857. Tenders in plain sealed envelopes addressed to the Laboratory Manager, Research School of Biological Sciences, must be clearly marked "Tender-Purchgse of Vehicle" and lodged in the tender box in the foyer of the Research School of Biological Sciences, SuIIivans Creek Road, Acton, not later than 5pm, 23rd July, 1975. Tenders by mail (PO Box 475, Canberra City, ACT, 2601) must reach the University by the first postal delivery on the closing date. No tender necessarily accepted. TENDERS 1 QUOTES required, 5 sq extension. Approved plans. Ph 885010. ■na THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ARTS CENTRE . Electrical Installation Tenders closing July 22, 1975 are invited for the electrical installation in the Arts Centre on the University site. Tender documents are' available from the offices of the Consulting Engineers, W. E. Bassett and Partners Pty. Ltd,, Construction. House, 217 Northbourne Avenue, Turner, A.C.T., on payment of a deposit of $25 for each set of documents, refundable on prompt return of documents in good condition. Tenders in plain sealed envelopes addressed to the Registrar (Property and Plans), the Australian National University, must be clearly marked "Tender — Elcctrical Installation. Arts Centre Building" and lodged in the Tender Box, ground floor, Cbancelrv Annex, Ellery Circuit, Acton, not later than 2pm Tuesday, July 22, . 1975. Tenders by mail (Box 4, PO Canberra, A.C.T,, 2600) must rcach the University by the first postal delivery on the closing date. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. TENDERS plainly endorsed to be addressed to the undersigned, will be received up to 2.00 pm on Monday, 21st July, 1975, for South West Tablelands Water Supply Augmentation Construction or Design and Construction of Four Reinforced Concrete Reservoirs at Wombat, Wallendbeen, Cunningar and Galong. Specifications, • Plans and Tender forms at the undermentioned office. K. P. KING, District Engineer, Department of Public Works, Cooper Street, Cootamundra, TENDERS invited for room extension. 9 Marlock St, Rivett. 882662. QUOTES required for approved extensions. 811659. PAVIOR experienced cement paving hand to install cement topping to concrete steps and pour concrete .paving. Apply foreman Bega Milk Factory, Cnr Bayldon Road and Gordon Ave, Queanbeyan. 974361. BRICKLAYERS sub-contract required for Fyshwick, Telephone Exchange, Inquiries direct to site foreman, T. Murphy, 956459. JOHN PFEIFFER CONSTRUCTION CARPENTER required for renovations, private home. Quotation or daily rate considered. Weekend work preferred. Good tradesman essential. Immediate start 731295. TENDERS AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION Specification and quotation forms are available for the following, from and closing with the Superintendent of Stores, Department of Housing and Construction, Wentworth Ave, Kingston, ACT at 2.00pm on the dates shown:— Thursday 24.7.75 S115/707 — Supply and delivery of 4 only 25ft Aluminium Flag Poles to suit 3i" circular spigot Thursday 31/7/75 S75/699 — Supply and delivery of 4mm sliced Ply GIS Ash 2440 x 915 40 sheets 4mm Sliced Yellow Bean GIS Ash 1830 x 915 20 sheets Ash 1830 x 1220 20 sheets Ash 2140 x 915 160 sheets. Any enquiries please ring 958398. THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INSTALLATION OF THERMAL FIRE. ALARM SYSTEMS Tenders closing July 29, 1975 are invited for the supply and installation of two Thermal Fire Alarm Systems. One in Blocks "E" and "F" of Lennox House and one in • the Childers Street Buildings on the University site. Tender documents^ are available from the Fire and Safety Officer, Maintenance Depot, Sullivans Creek Road, Australian National University — phone inquiries 492612, Tenders fa plain sealed envelopes adressed to the Registrar, Property and Plans, The Australian National University, must be clearly marked "Tender Thermal Fire Alarm Systems — Lennox House and Childers Street" and lodged in the tender box, Ground Floor, Chancelry Annexe, EHery Circuit, Acton, not later than 2pm. Tenders by mail (PO Box 4, Canberra 2600 ACT) must reach the University by the first postal delivers on the closing date. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily bt accepted. FOR HIRE BACKHOE for hire, long ot short term. 959710. BOBCAT loaders, small truck, big or small jobs, tiny equipment Ph 974582 BH. AH 813779. • t TOILET sheds 16 *eek» builders hire or casual basis. Ph I.oohire 864972. WASHING machine automatic Whirlpool and Hoover matie twin tuts 952211. ■ BACKHOE Ford 4500, immed start Ph 974378. BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS TV repairs, Esko's. Phone 810225. .... AUTHORISED Fngidaire Service. Phone 956557. PLUMBING and mamtenance service for repairs and alterations. 959710. EXPOSED aggregate stone work, concreting. Phone Blue Concrete Pools, 884237. ■ TAYLOR garage doon. AD steel weather sealed door*. ! Free quotes and brochures. Open Sat morning. Phone 411544, AH 972564. WALLPAPER hanging, start immediately. BH 951002, . AH 491539. LEAKING taps and cisterns, repaired by lie plumber. .^Phone 864209 anytime. CARPENTER wants fixing maintenance work. Free quotes. Ph 973102. CHAIN Trencher. Specialising in foundations. Accurate trenching. Inquiries and quotes phone 951680. LICD Plumber and drainer for maintenance extensions and renovations, radio controlled. Ph 491434. GLAZING hack outs and small jobs, also mirror*. Phone 632761 8-4.30, after hour* 412171 5-8pm. _ SHOWER screens, immed delivery, trackless silL Ph 950525. AH 497634. ■- BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS • BUILDERS PLENTY OF STOCKS RADIATA FRAMING • 90 x 45 and 90 x 35 special prices for cottage lots. FLOORING Radiata 120 x 19 only $48.20 per 100 metres; Ash 4 x 1 only $14.60 per 100 feet.. OREGON FASCIA 8 x li and 8 x lfin lonj lengths. : VANREID INDUSTRIES PTY LTD Timber Merchants 17 Yallourn St, Fyshwick. Phone 950061. CONCRETE SAWING AND DRILLING BY HOLLAND AND THOMSON PTY LTD PHONE CANBERRA 863545 ' •.■■■■ \\ 24 HOUR PHONE SERVICE FOR PRICES AND INFORMATION. BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS | BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS PLUMBING maintenance, INTERNAL and external repairs alterations 24 hrl repairs wardrobes, kitchen tinmp "service Phone cupboards etc. 542732. srtmi .VULCAN oil heaters repair. s83-*41- —\\ ed. serviced. 545532. imnPBBBIHHn VULCAN oil heaters cleaned SPECIALISTS IN I a d serviced 7 days. Phone CAMnCTHNP ' 887217. ew.i,J -J J.r. » ELECTRIC heaters and fu'n« Sshpa»p?5 ISatnro exhaust fans supplied and walls in stona or state installed, wiring houses garwaiis in stona or slate. ages and extensions," phone STONEHILL Harry's Electrical Services. pty ltd 581184 if unanswered. ^Pjjon^8K7y7M7^^ 411544. INSULATE now for winter.! BUILDING MATERIALS "GENERAL ^deaning," win- MOULDINGS to any detail, dows etc. Floorsanding and ^?AeAr 8ESc,f? availfloorpolisbing. Phone 88^/50 fr#e oiirtte dUStrfCS. PoODC 97391 885269 tree quote . DEMOLITION materials for sale, 6 days a week. QuinATTENTION. Alumiriium ian and Kirk Demolition sliding windows greatly re-| Ply Ltd, 13 Aurora Avenue, duced, range of sizes from Queanbeyan. Everything 1ft 8in x 7ft 5in to 6ft x 8ft for the home builder and 7in all new. AU glazed, handyman. Inspections mPrice from 520 to $60. Call vited 8am to 5pm. Phone or phone 496232, 24 Win- 973275. necke St, Ainslie after 5.30pm. "CORK floortiles and Cork- For concrete o-Plast ties supply and fix, „ n also , floorsanding and Vlllfl ' floorpolishing Phone | |||li 885269. Free quote". PLUMBING maintenance and drain clearing service. PAINTING contractor re- ^^W(l<|l|lll||f^ quires interior-exterior work. Bh 411544, a/h HANDYMAN, carpentry and all repairs. A good job at a ja* ■■ a a a jm a. m%. N°iob 95-0301 BRICKWORK, blockwork, w W0 W ■ stone, concreting. Phone 821628. PAINTING, free quotes, good job done. Ph 489954 any time. FIVE windows sash type STONEWORK, concreting, VGC 3' x 5' suitable ext or landscaping. Ph Vince garage etc, bargain $75 lot. Barac, 581728. 21 Milford St, Latham, BUILDING MATERIALS BUILDERS PLENTY OF STOCKS RADIATA FRAMING 90 x 45 and 90 x 35 special pricesfor cottage lots FLOORING Radiata 120 x 19 only $48.20 per 100 metres; Ash 4x1 only $14.60 per 100 feet OREGON FASCIA 8 x U »nd 8 x li In long lengths VANREID INDUSTRIES PTY LTD Timber Merchants 17 Yallourn St, Fyshwick Phono 950061 POSITIONS WANTED I * DRAINER SEEKING WORK will willingly give quotes to building companies, group houses and extensions. Phone 863660 any time. POSITIONS WANTED , POSITIONS WANTED "" THESIS Typing Centre, also] IRONING, $2 per hour, manuscripts, letters, etc,I Duffy area. Ph 887161. IBM golfball, elec, Al, FOUNDATIONS, garage finish. Ph 885524. } floors, concrete paths, jobs, CAR engines cleaned and> ph0ne after hours 511177 decreased, cars washed and or 951510. . polished -«ndI interiors STONEWORK, concreting. clearied. Phone 474381. . > Mario Barac 583046. TYPING done IBM. electric YOUNG mother seeks livwn cheap. Ph 822285. housekeeping position in IRONING my homo south Canberra area. Ph side. 886228. 048353144. TYPING at home. THESIS typing Centre also Phone 813709. manuscripts, letters etc. RENOVATION inside fixing. ^DGR^aU minded"my cl . ... place for working mums. EXPERIENCED Shop Assist- Apply to 17 Gritten St, ant would like part-time Weston. position, preferable hours TYPING, theses, etc, exp between 9 and 3. Ph • typist requires work at 542735. home. Phone 724101 SENIOR typist would like b/hrs. . , few days work per week. MOTHER willing to mind Reply Canberra Time# Box child. My home, Curtin. C1346. $22 pw. Please Ph 812923, COMPANY NOTICES f TOOTH and Co Limited. ! No^ce of Meeting: Notice . is hereby given that the An?h r.General Meeting of the Company wil be held : J.y.KW.SrSy'wS: * *""■ I!7S' " BUSINESS '•To receive the Profit and . 4cS0Unt- Balance Sheet and Report of the DiI Hieryear ended 31st March, 1975. 2. To elect two Directors in accordance with. the Company's Articles. Mr R. H. Minter and Mr J. A. Rutherford retire in accordance with the Company's A-Vf'" and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. 2' T° r*solve pursuant to Section 121 (6) of the Com" pames Act 1961. "That Mr G. J. Cullen, being 73 years of ase, be reappointed as a Director ?.«• c°®Pany to hold Office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company." And to transact such other business of which due notice has been given. By Order of the Board _ C. M. BAYFIELD Secretary Kent Brewery. Sydney. 9th July. 1975. Under Section 141 of the NSW Companies Act 1961 a Member entitled to attend and vote at this Meeting is entitled to appoint not more than two proxies to attend and vote instead of the Member. Where more than OD* proxy is appointed, each _ proxy must be appointed to represent a specified proportion of the Member's voting rights, and a proxy need not be a Member. In accordance . with the Company's Articles of Association the instrument appointing a proxy must be deposited at the. Company's Registered Office not less than 48 hours before the time of the Meeting. POSITIONS VACANT Anyone can learn by new TV teaching. Butlness Typing Course and Receptionlet Course also available. TELEVISION TYPING I 99 London Circuit . .-47-6333 , ... LIVE in housekeeper or Nanny to care for two little girls aged four and three, suit agile pensioner or single mum with one child. Ph 882142 after 4pm. I 4lfli 1 I «frocom I SECRETARY. Senior secretarial position for career girl. Fast shorthand and typing speeds plus alWound general secretarial experience. CENTACOM STAFF PTY LTD. 36 Northbotime Avenue, City. (478622) (upstairs above Hiscocks Leather Goods). ACCOUNTING MACHINE OPERATOR 19-22, good banking experience will help. For ledger posting debtors and | creditors — room for promotion for bright enthusiastic girl. Negotiable salary. 473244. CARPENTER wanted to erect house frame. Phone 886005. PART-Time interviewers. Men or women. For public opinion and market research. One or more weekends a month. Fee averages about $20 plus travel, for about 5 hours interviewing. Meeting people is interesting. Begin 9am Saturday. Vacancies in many districts including Moruya, Turner and surrounding areas. Car and phone needed. Training provided, phone 6544650 or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. MATURE Typist-Receptionist, electric typewriter, city office, 9 to 5, good salary. Apply in writing to PO Box 1217, Canberra City. LABOURER required. Start this morning. 512261. YOUNG boy wanted for sub contract building work. 861641. UNIVERSITY house, ANU, requires waitress, full-time, five day week, overtime available. Above award Tates. A la carte experience' preferrable. For interview! Phone 493315v TELEX operator. Young lady with recent experience in this field. Some typing available. This is an interesting position for a girl who enjoys communication with variety. PS Salary range. City. 951324. (SUSPENSION ceiling fixers, permanent position for good tradesman. Phone Modern Plaster Pty Limited, 971 026 BH, 862527 AH. CARPENTER required for renovations, private home. , Full-time or weekends. j Must be good tradesman. Immediate start. Ph 731295. CARPENTERS for eaves, scaffolding around house, Melba job, ready to go. ! 859710. MILK run off-sider required to work 6pm to 8.30pm, 4 nights pw. Phone 488171, after 6pm. CLERK/TYPIST — mature. Ideal for person with older children 9.30am to 4pm variety of work, typing and lots of simple clerical work, easy relaxed . atmosphere. 473244. CASUAL waiter or waitress, ; fully experienced for Friday and Saturday nights. i 485854, or 475060. DRINK Waiter experienced drink waiter required for casual employment. Canberra Southern Cross Club. Telephone 815755 for appointment. EXP Shop assistant (senior) required for southside Mm Market. Ph 862690. CONCRETING done, garage floors, paths, drives, mowing strips etc. For free quotes phone 545491. . MOfHER willing to mind child in Scullin. Ph 541268. POSITIONS VACANT GROUNDSMEN required hours 7.30am to 4pm. Permanent positions. Award wages and conditions. Please phone 956351 after 9am. WANTED experienced joiner, tradesmen only need apply. Good wages and conditions. Phone 972030 or call 35 Endurance Ave, Queanbeyan. TRAINEES: Administration Construction Planning An interesting and rewarding career in our expanding Construction Division is offered to young men keen to succeed in eiither of the above areas of our operation. Applicants should hold the Higher School Certificate or a similar educational standard and preferably have had some experience in the construction industry. For interviews telephone Frank Brown. Phone 952222. JENNINGS INDUSTRIES LIMITED, 15 Geelong St. Fyshwick. HAIRSTYLIST, apply Deakin Court Hair Fashions. 813555. r~4ai^—| I canficom I JUNIOR TYPIST/TELEPHONIST/RECEPTIONIST Pleasant voice and good appearance wanted for this front office position. Average typing speeds and some general office experience. Willing to train on PABX switchboard if necessary. CENTACOM STAFF PTY LTD. 36 Northbourne Avenue, City (478622) (upstairs above Hiscocks Leather Goods). RELIABLE man required for early morning paper delivery, Mon to Thurs or Fri to Sun. Deakin Newsagency. 813522. CAKE decorator and finish! er, must have experience in using bag. Four hours daily. Apply in person Safari Room or phone 480118. HAIRDRESSER senior required for part time 2 or 3 days a week. Good wage and conditions. For inquiries 863819, a/h 821182. BRICKLAYER LABOURER required. Apply on site Rivett Shop site. Experience required. 816553. LEGAL SEC. For busy solicitor with a lot on his mind, needing a sec to look after his client's files and correspondence. Top neg salary. 473244. PERMANENT position for reliable petrol attendant. Overtime available. Phone 971471. COCKTAIL bar, male or female waitre s s-waiter needed. Apply in person after 10am Zorba's Restaurant, Civic. WILL mind child 2J years and ovjr. Phone 485118. cRgceptionist Ceqtie Exciting Mgh.^^^9 lyptld.Meure po»IIIon» aa wtja. travel, hotel, fashion, medicai or company iECEPtiomsr 3-wlc.Diploma CouriaGstt you best job* In Canberra or abroad 9?irLceu'lf0" 476-333 PUBLIC Benefit Bootery Bailey Arcade Canberra City. Require boy and girl 16-17 years of age as sale assistant. Please call. PHARMACY shop assistant. Experienced person preferred. Full time position. Ph John Stephens Pharmacy, Woden Plaza for appointment. 821414. HOUSEKEEPER required for Army officer and four small children, three at school. Own room. Weekends and most evenings free. Ph 655707 bus. hrs. RELIABLE lady to look after pre school child and light house work 9am-4pm five days, in Cook. Ph 952576. SURVEY ASSISTANT Required for street work and hydraulics. Must be able to read plans and use a level. Salary negotiable. Ph 952539 for an interview. GROUNDSMAN, experience not necessary. Apply Gloucester Golf Course. CLEANER 3hrs per week, Farrer. 453431. GIRL FRIDAY/STENO. 2050. Electric golf ball and intimate office atmosphere for sensible person with shorthand and typing. Very considerate employer. 473244. I—<&H-i I cgnacom I WE have many varied and rewarding positions available now for Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Receptionist/Telephonists, either. TEMPORARY or PERMANENT Please come in and chat things over with Marilyn or Kay, who will do their best to help you. CENTACOM STAFF PTY LTD. 36 Northbourne Avenue, City. 478622 (upstairs above Hiscocks Leather Goods). SENIOR Labourer for semiskilled position in brake shoe bonding section. Apply Mr Darby, ACT Brake Service Pty Ltd, No. 6 Cape St, Dickson. Ph 497354. CHAUFFEUR required by diplomatic mjssion. 950394. HAIRDRESSER, experienced male or female mens stylist. For interview call to Garema Arcade, Civic. YOUNG boy required to learn butchering trade. Belconnen area. Good wages and conditions. Phone 543734. LABOURERS required. Apply ACT Builders Interstate Pty Limited, Woden College site, Yamba Drive. RELIEF cook for 5 consecutive weekends only on Sat and Sun. Cook breakfast only and serve midday and evening meals. Start July 12, Sat. Apply to Manager, Richardson House. Ph 496955. HOUSEMAID casual 3 or 4 days pw 9am to 1pm $3.35 per hour. Ph 951111. Banjo Patterson Motor Inn, POSITIONS VACftWT SUPER secretary, part-time BILINGUAL English and French with keen interest in national and international affairs. Accurate typing and shorthand desirable. Application 'with curriculum vitae. Apply »°x C1347, Can Times. . DELEGATE District Hospital requires DC Sister. Accommodation available. Applications to Matron. Ph Delegate 15. — (Signed). J. Armstrong, Chief Executive SECRETARY 19-25. Fyshwick. Very pleasant conditions for good steno with some experience in general office routine-young sales team-top sal, 473244. FRAMING Carpenters required. 25 houses in a group in Kambah area. Immediate start, good rates. Please phone after 6pm 884004 or 885078. iS LABOtKtKS required. Apply on site Press Club ioD, National Circuit, Barton, Jennings Industries Limited. • DENTAL Nurse/Receptionist Junior required for Manuka dental practice. Previous experience useful but not essential. Ph 956679. WANTED; Lady , to do general cleaning in Melbal area, 1 morning a week. Ph 582056. . . CLERK-typist required for construction site office, excellent salary. Please phone RESPONSIBLE student for babysitting, about 3 evenings a week, please phone 541756, Higgins area. WEEKEND staff — Woden YMCA. Only persons over 21 need apply. Phone 810124. 821530. HOUSEKEEPER and or Nannie required approximately 3 days per week Bekonnen area. Phone 511072. AUSTRALIAN fashion Jewellery Company, leaders in their field have limited vacancies for part-timers^ m Canberra area. For details, phone 511072. . BRICKLAYER , wanted, extension work. Phone MATURE lady snack bar experience required 10.30 to 2pm Monday to Friday. Ph 952298. CARPENTERS wanted, tradesmen only need apply. Percentage paid after trial period. Phone Max Huckstepp 546975 bus. hrs or 544616 aJi. . . SEAMSTRESSES commission >vork- verv flexible hours, location Queanbeyan. Several positions. Phone 883966. , ^ ... CLEANING lady i to full day per week, refs appreciated. Apnly 959822. WANTED. Part-time lady for ironing and general duties. Kingston Coin-Op Laundry. Ph 956607. CLEANING lady wanted 4 hours week. Garran. Phone 811658 after 6. LADIES' hairdresser part-tlmei Senior for Manuka Salon. Phone 958020 A'H 543794. CASUAL Crane Driver for 5 ton mobile crane. Phone 814518. . , . CASUAL Male driver A class licence with knowledge of Canberra and suburbs. Alternately 1 and 3 days per week. Hours 6am to 1~ noon approx. Apply Mr 1. Aust, Better Cake Shop, HAIRDRESSER 1st year,! junior with or without experience. Ph 488346 anytime, or 497163 BH. GUYS and chicks wanted for art promotion co, gooa money plus opp for travel throughout Aust. Apply between 11-30 to 4pm, Flat 21, 10 McQuoid St, Qbn. SUB-CONTRACT bncklayers required for homes now being built in Section 166 Wanniassa. Phone David Sevi, 319103, ah 886002. SECRETARY 25-30 vrs, experienced with background office procedure management. Elect typewriter, shorthand min ,80. There are several positions all are different, all require Public Relations duties. Salair} range S6,318-$7.247 for qualifications., City positions. 951324. POSITIONS VACANT COMPETENT bookkeeper female. Experience in banking, payable accounts- and simple ledger work. A little typing required 35-40 speed expected. City. 951324. DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROAnS N.S.W. CAREER 'IN ' CLERICAL ADMINISTRATION Fresh applications for . a career in clerical administration are invited from experienced adult male clerks aged between 22 and 30 years who have passed the higher school or school certificate examinations., Appointme&t will initially be in the Goulburn Divisional Office. The minimum educational qualification required il the school certificate with1 passes in four' subjects at ordinary level or higher including English and either Mathematics or science. Preference, however, will'be given to applicants who have obtained the Higher, School Certificate in four subjects at .level 3 or higher including English andeither Mathematics or science. Commencing salary will bo within the range of $6197 per annum ($118.85 per week) to $7,071 per annum ($135.61 per week) depend-' ing upon age, qualifications" and experience. Subject to satisfactory service automatic progression is avail-. ! able to $8,343.00 per annum (S160.00 per week). If, studies are undertaken and provided officers serve in various areas of the State, excellent prospects exist for progression to positions with salary ranging to $18,329.00 per annum and beyond. Allowances are also paid,, when passes are obtained in' approved courses of study. Conditions of employment include a five-day week, four weeks' annual leave I (plus annual leave loading) 1 and superannuation bene-" fits. Applications, closing on' 18tn July, 1975 should be submitted on forms available from the Goulburn Divisional Office (Telephone 21-1133) extension 22) completed in applicants own handwriting, accompanied by copies of refer- ences and addressed to the undersigned. J. G. Crowe . Acting Divisional Engineer Dept. of Main Roads, 211 Bourke Street, Goulburn. 2580. I—I I CBTTBCOm I CLERK/ TYPIST/TELLER Part-time position available 9.30-4.00. Good clerical experience and average tvoine needed. Some counter work involving handling of cash. Centacom Staff Ptv Ltd. 36 Northbourne Avenue, City. (478622) (upstairs above Hiscocks Leather Goods'). DRIVER for early morn paper delivery. Ph 861479. WANTED, typist/receptionist to work part-time in busy Fyshwick office. The position requires a typing speed of between 50-60 wpm and a high degree of accuracy. Phone 952469 for appointment between 10am and noon today. LEGAL, We are seeking a litigation solicitor of not less than 3 years experience to conduct a varied litigious practice and involving some trades practices work. This person will be responsible and capable of conducting major litigation. Applications should be in writing to: Mr T. J. Briggs, c/- Mintcr Simpson and Co, Solicitors, PO Box 133, Canberra City. PART time Girl Friday, for sales and office duties. Typing essential. Hours 1pm - to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Contact Capital Business Supplies 489055 for interview. CRANE Drivnr for 5 tnn mobile crane. Phone 814518. We are seeking, the services of additional personnel to fill the following positions: MOTOR MECHANICS If you want to join the staff of one of Canberra's premier Car Dealerships offering some of the best facilities, rates of pay and overtime rates available, as well as Ford factory, training, don't hesitate a moment longer. For further particulars, contact Mr Ray Lewis by phoning 815722 (or AH 956678). BRIAN POLLOCK MOTORS The Start of Good Motoring. ARMSTRONG AND DE MAMIEL CONSTRUCTION PTY LTD require BRICKLAYING TEAMS for long term housing. Apply site foreman Frank Mayrhofer ■ Block 8, Section 424 Lovegrove Street, Kambah, or phono . 479964 after 6pm. SHARPE BROS AN AMBITIOUS MAN is required to take over an established soft drink run in the Canberra area. A married man with a "C" Class licence is preferred. Applicants should earn well in excess of $120 per week and will qualify for our Island Holiday Scheme. The successful applicant will be given full training and will be. supplied with uniforms. For appointment please phone: 973505 or call at 13 Ross Road, Queanbeyan. ; DRAINER'S LABOURER Only person who requires permanent position and willing to: work need apply. Block 14, Section 419, Kambah. EAVES CARPENTERS Sub-contract eaves carpenters for Government housing. Apply J. Gulas, McKillop Cres, Kambah, 319224. PETTIT AND SEVTIT 952518 ! . . ^ 1 CoBtinoed next Fag*."}
{"id":110646399,"text":"10 Jul 1975 - 'Selling comrades down river' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 10 July 1975, page 3 "Selling comrades down river" The anti-Labor parties were alternately aghast and delighted by the switch. But only the Liberal Movement leader, Mr Robin Millhouse, was swift and decisive enough to take deadly advantage of it. Within hours, his voice was spitting its response on all the local air waves: "Mr Dunstan is now prepared to sell down the river his Federal political brothers — his comrades and brothers and fellow members of the Labor Party in Canberra, the same party to which he belongs himself. "He says it hurts him to be linked with the Canberra loans affair. Well, it hurts him because what's being said is true. And what he is now doing is running out on his mates. "It shows that when he is in trouble, he will sell any- one down the river — he'll let anyone down. What I want to know is how he will let all South Australians down next time he gets him- self into trouble". That is the backdrop to the now frantic last-minute struggle to save the Dunstan Government from extinction by the tidal waves of fear and confusion rolling across the State after the volcanic upheaval in Canberra and the stunning impact of the Labor disaster in Bass. No "expert" political opinions by "observers", "usually reliable sources", academics, journalists, or unnamed party spokesmen are now worth much as a guide to the final result. The situation is too fluid, too changing, too vulnerable to more fall-out from the battle now at its climax in Canberra and to the un- precedented avalanche of advertising, debate and talk- back swamping the media night and day. Advertising campaign The two principal daily newspapers in Adelaide are now carrying an estimated $10,000 to $15,000 worth of advertising a day on the subject. At least the same amount of money is being spent on radio and television. The general consensus is that Labor's paid publicity is beating that of its oppo- nents into a pulp. One of the best of the Labor advertisements is a three-minute television com-mercial in which the Pre-mier himself takes the view- er right into the Cabinet room in the State Admini- stration Building in Victoria Square. He seats himself comfortably at the head of the table around which sit his colleagues; introduces each in turn, explains what they are doing and praises their achievements. Every 15 of 20 seconds, a picture of a massive building, a school, a factory, a busy harvesting scene on a farm, or a peaceful rural setting is flashed on screen to illus-trate the work of the Cabi-net minister under dis-cussions. Dunstan's splendidly modulated voice annotates the whole smooth program. He concludes, with a mel- ting smile, "These men around me are Australia's best, most united team of Cabinet Ministers. They are doing great things for YOU, and I'm sure you want them to go on doing such work". Confrontation on TV All day and most of the night, the campaign ebbs and flows in a gigantic me- lange of talk and music and slogan and debate inter- mixed with commercials for paint, food, clothing, liquor, cars, washing machines, the Menzies Scholarship and — "for those who care abut their loved ones" — a uniquely equipped firm of funeral directors who will "discuss sensitively and sensibly the way they can help you in ber- eavement . . ." Last night, the Premier and his principal opponent, the Liberal leader Dr East- ick, came face to face on ABC television for one of their rare personal con- frontations. It was not a success, though not a disaster, for Dr Eastick. He was no match for his brilliant, smooth-talking rival, and was not helped when the ABC compere, Nigel Starck, asked him to-ward the end of the seg- ment, "Dr Eastick, do you sometimes yearn a little wistfully for the days when you were Mayor of Gawler and a leader of the Boy Scout movement . . .?" 'Incomplete' disaster "Was he a complete dis- aster?" asked one anxious Liberal worker who missed the program, "No", mourned her friend. "An in- complete one!" Mr Dunstan is getting the better of the radio cam- paign. Even Liberal Party monitors say that the callers on talk-back are pre- ponderantly Dunstan's way. A Scottish woman who rang to read a poem she had written emotionally lauding him in the style of Robbie Burns. Another woman said Dr Eastick had "sat on last night's TV program like a big sulky child with his lips puffed out and holding back the tears as the Pre- mier hit him". And then, herself on the brink of tears, she said she was a Catholic with six children and she wouldn't have a bar of the Labor Party if she thought all the smears about Labor and communism were true. "But I know what Labor has done for us", she cried. "I have seen the schools go up in this district and all the other things Mr Dun- stan has done for us and I pray to God he gets back". One of the full-page Labor advertisements in today's issue of The Ad- vertiser is signed by 500 prominent supporters in- cluding Johnny Farnham, Sir Robert Helpmann, Rob-ert Morley, Peter Scul- thorpe, Patrick White, David Williamson, Frank Thring and many other writers, art-ists, musicians and academ-ics. 'Cultural centre' "The Dunstan Govern- ment has wisely and directly funded the arts through individual, community, company and educational grants", it says. And Roy Dotrice adds: "In my opin- ion Don Dunstan has done more than any other politi- cian I have met anywhere in the world to promote the arts and has made Adelaide the cultural centre of the Southern Hemisphere". But a few pages further on, a Mr Keith Frost of the hills suburb of Belair has taken a page on behalf of unnamed friends to write an open letter to the people of South Australia: "Are we barmy?" he asks. "Or do a lot of you feel the same? If you look at the bloody mess we're in you can't say it's not poor old Donny's fault, it's all Whitlams. The fact is most of the strife we're in is the result of all this Socialism, and Donny D's Labor Party has exactly the same Socialist aims as Whit- lam's Labor Party. "I love South Australia and I and my friends are deeply and non-party con-cerned for what is happen- ing to it. Don't you want, as my kids say, to do your own thing any more? No more being a mechanic be- cause you love engines as well as the pay? No more building a house well be- cause it's just a bit more than laying bricks. . . . At all events, we're voting in this State election against Socialism. It'll be too late in 1978". But regardless of the last- minute publicity and emotions, the pre-election day polls are pointing in only one direction. From being an odds-on favourite a fortnight ago, Dunstan and his Government are clearly fighting for their lives. A Roy Morgan poll conducted on the Liberal Party says there was a swing of 11 per cent against Labor even before the Cairns affair blew up. It was a telephone poll of only 350 people. Dunstan says. "That sort of poll would be clearly biased against my party". But the Liberals say another poll of 800 people conducted by them independently in the past fortnight gives much the same results. Labour it- self admits to a possible swing of 5 to 6 per cent — not enough to put it out. An average 9 or 10 per cent would have to occur to do that. Finally, the independent ANOP research organi- sation revealed last night that a poll it conducted in four Adelaide subdivisions last weekend showed a large 15 per cent of voters unde-cided as to their voting in- tentions only a week before polling day. In last Weekend's survey, ANOP reinterviewed 320 to 400 voters whom it also interviewed last year in the metropolitan seats of Gilles East, Hanson East, Nor- wood and Semaphore. The ANOP survey in December last year gave Labor 58 per cent of the vote, the Liber- als 24 per cent, the Liberal Movement 13 per cent, others 3 per cent and unde- cided 2 per cent. 'Unprecedented indecision' But last weekend, Labor received only 44 per cent, the Liberals 24 per cent, LM 16 per cent, others 1 per cent and undecided 15 per cent. The managing director of ANOP, Mr R. Cameron, said, "In my experience as a political pollster the extent of indecision regarding vot-ing intention is quite un- precedented in elections, particularly State elections". It was the ANOP polls which decided members of the Dunstan Government and their campaign officials to switch tactics and launched Mr Dunstan's dra-matic statement to the elec- torate today: "I think the Federal Government has made a number of mistakes and I don't want to be sad- dled with them. I have been quite frank about that. The mistakes which have been made are serious and real. People have been worried about this". So there it all is. And just to emphasise the fact that it is no longer exclusively a South Australian election, the Premiers of Queensland, NSW and Western Australia are all campaigning here simultaneously with the local Liberals, Liberal Movement and Country Party to try to convince South Australians that their role on Saturday will be even more vital to Australia than that of the voters of Bass a fortnight ago. Federal body; Effect of SA Labor bound to sittings. — Page 7."}
{"id":110657938,"text":"11 Sep 1975 - In Reply Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 11 September 1975, page 10 ! ;: Tax refunds It would bo most unlikely that taxation refunds were being delayed because the Government had overspent by $1,000 million in the first two months of this year, the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Wriedt, said yesterdav in reply to Senator Webster" (NCP, Vic). Health funds The Minister for Social Security, Senator Wbeeldon said yesterday ho intended to write . to the executives o£ private health insurance funds requesting they inform him of their salaries. It should be a matter of public knowledgo bow much such executives were paid, he told the Senate, replying to a question from Senator Coleman (tab, WA). Calls taped The Postmaster-General, Senator Bishop, admitted yesterday that many senior Westera Australian policemen taped their official telephone call's. He told Senator Mcintosh (Labor, WA) the police had obtained authorisation to use officially-approved taps recorders on many telephones. Hardship The Minister for Social Security, Senator Wheeldon, said yesterday he was aware hardship was being caused in some cases because .the Government had pegged the Intensive-care nursing-home subsidy. He told the Opposition's spokesman on education,* Senator Guilfoyl# (Ltb, Vic) that he and his department were' keeping a close watch on such cues. Legal aid The Senate was told yesterday, that an opinion poll, bad shown that 94 per cent of Australians considered ^tbere was a oeed for the Australian Legal Aid Office. Senator ' Jams* McClelland, who represent* the AttorneyGeneral in the Senate^ gave details of the poll, taken by the ANOP organisation, in reply to a question asked' by Senator^ Button (Lab, Vic). Posting Attempts to beat the system by posting article* overseas for reposting to Australia would only lead to greater pressure on the Postal Commission to pay' its way, the Postmaster General, Senator Bishop, said yesterday.' . International postal regulations enabled the Postal Commission to prevent such practices, he told Senator Durack (Lib, WA). Airport The Minister for Transport, Mr Jones, told Parliament yesterday he was "thinking ibout opening op a book" on whether a floating airport would be built in Sydney Harbour. He offered members "long o4ds" on the suggestion, after scoffing at the idea; He was replying to a question from Mr Reynolds (Lab, NSW). Darwin The Minister for Housing and Construction, Mr Riordan, was not a member of the ministerial committee that was watching over the reconstruction of Darwin, because the committee was a. policy group, Parliament was told yesterday. The Minister for Northern Australia, Dr Patterson, said the Department of Housing and Construction was acting as an agent in the reconstruction project He was replying to. Mr Calder(NCP,NT)."}
{"id":110660691,"text":"01 Oct 1975 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 1 October 1975, page 20 TOSmWS VACANT AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OP SCIENCE ApgtlutiBm ar« invited for tha following position in tna Secretariat of the Australian Academy of :. Science GRADUATE ASSISTANT: GRADE 1 *8,637 to $11,970 . Tha. successful applicant will act as -Assistant to the Executive Secretary of the Academy "'-Pu8 a 8 ran°8 duties. The Academy of Science exists to promote science in : Australia and to disseminate information about science. Its activities include studies on selected ' topics/the production of a wide range of publications, including technical reports on scientific and related topics and secondary school text books. The Academy^ collaborates with other segments of , society. Including Government and Industry. The Academy also maintains close liaison with a wide range of Intenational non-governmental scientific ; bodies, for which it is the national member ^ organisation, and organises national and international r scientific conferences. Qualifications A first degree in Natural Sciences with appropriate post-graduate experience and the ability to comprehend and coordinate activities in a wide range of subject areas, and to work as a member of a team Conditions of Appointment Appointment would be for an initial period of 2 years with a possibility of an extension for a further year. Conditions will approximate to those of Administrative Staff in the Auatralian National University. Applications Completed application forms which can be obtained from s The ExicgtivaSaeratary, AuatraKaa Academy of Science, PO BOX 216, CIVIC SQUARE, ACT 2808 thou/d ti rtctivid by October IS. 1975. ; WANTED SECRETARIES. SECRETARIES AND MORE SECRETARIES FOR THE TOP TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS ? £? IN TOWN. -.ftocd sherthand and typing speeds result in a wide variety of /well paid interesting assignments. Call the Western Girls oti 497777. Suit 4, 99 London Cirt, "4? DICKENS AND CAREY (Trading) Ply Ltd require a ?M SALESMAN OR SALESLADY ;?**, for their Queanbeyan area; 'Experience not necessary as full training will be given to the --^fcccessful applicant. ^reliable car is essential for which an allowance is paid. Salary is by wage and commission, plus bonuses. ^?iArJu,ee.'interview> P'ease phone Mr Sweeny, , at phone 3 214834 Goulburn, between 8am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday, and between 8.30am and I lam Saturday. ' »»t». ROYAL-GLOBE LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD i requires A DISTRICT SUPERVISOR DUTIES: Recruit'end select personnel suitable for training as Life Inspectors. Continuous training of Life Inspectors once selected. . QUALIFICATIONS'. Minimum experience of 3 years in the Life Assurance Industry. Sound knowledge of all aspects pertaining to taxation, superannuation, and partnership assurance. Diploma A.I.I, would be an advantage. BENEFITS: Subsidized personal accident and sickness cover. Superannuation benefits. Expense allowance. REMUNERATION: Monthly development allowance plus over-riding commission on team sales. Liberal car allowance. TO ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW PHONE MRS WARNER 485666 £91 _J2BhHV. mrjuicy HOME DELIVERY DISTRIBUTORSHIP 2«5.?SMMNY 18 LOOKINO EOR A SPECIAL KIND OF MAN - someone who lin't afraid of hard work - an Independent men who enjoya the preatlge of working for hlmaelf. W# offer you the opportunity to earn in excess of S300 per five day week as a franchises/ distributor. You would require a suitable Kombi type van and some In itial capital. Mr Juicy Fruit Juices is a nationally known leader In the oUtmOSS .- W8 h&VB our own orchards find pr0c6ssfng operations, so we control quality right from the start - it's a good thing to know you have a first class product to sell. If you feel you would make It In our team pleaie aive Alex Oreahner a call on 969413 aftar 9am. PROJECT ICOOmNATION IPTYLTD. BRICKLAYERS ?.(W* require bricklayers to work on wages at the Canberra ?jjehoel of Music project Apply on site to Mr. P. Kornprobst. r»| BUTCHERS WANTED .tor «ur ever increasing Meat Departments. Above award .; v' wages and superannuation after qualifying period. . Uniforms supplied and laundered. 3^- ia Mtm 'or'photfe any of the following store npUCfrK Curtin 811877, The Mall 485322, Jamison 511444, -sir: Queanbeyan 973511, POSITIjOMS VACANT DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CITY SERVICES BRANCH Applications are invited from men end women interested In applying for the following positions: PARKING INSPECTOR Grade 1 $6130-6457 (Two Positions) Duties - Undertake inspections of kerbslde, loading areas, loading zones and off-streat parking areas, administered under the Motor Traffic Ordinance and issue parking infngement notices where breaches of the parking rules are detected. Qualifications - Ability to deal with members of the public. Licence to drive a motor vehicle an advantage. These positions are permanent and conditions of service include participation in the Retirement Benefits Scheme. , furlough and sick leave benefits and four weeks annual leava with bonus payments. Appointees fares, removal expenses and an allowance until permanently housed may be paid. Applications outlining previous experience and qualifications should be submitted with an "Application for Permanent ; Appointment" form which may be obtained from the Public Service Inspector in your capital city and should be forwarded to: The Secretary, Department of the Capital Territory. P.O.Box 1SS, CANBERRA CITY. A.C.T. 2601 by October 16, 1975. ^Receptionist Ccqtie , Exciting, highly paid |L J secure positions as l TRAVEL, HOTEL, FASHHON, FILM, MEDICAL OB COMPANY RECEPTIONIST 3 wk. Diploma Course gets you b«»t Jobs In Canberra or abroad. 99 LONDON CIRCUIT, TOUCH TYPE IN 8 HOURS 476333 Bs CARPENTERS AND JOINERS We require men to work in the production of our qualitiy timber windows. We offer 40 hour week and above award wages and good conditions. Ample overtime is available. We also offer an excellent bonus scheme for men willing to work. For an interview please phone 972988, or call personally to our 22 Stephens Road, Queanbeyan factory and ask for Mr R. Vonarx. A/h 974980. A member of the R. T. Z. Pillar Group. CHEF A LA CARTE PHONE 811011 AFTER 9AM " SALES REPRESENTATIVE The ACT Blind and Awning Co is desirous of obtaining the services of a competent, energetic sales representative. Previous experience m the window furnishing industry an advantage but not essential as applicants must have a proven sales ability bccausc they will be representing this company upon lends entrusted to us by Canberra retailers. A motor vehicle is essential. Remuneration incentive and working conditions are of the highest order. Apply in persofi, 5 Pii-ie St,. Fyshtvick or phone' 950071: . HOTEL QUEANBEYAN RELIEVING CHEF For 4 weeks commencing 8-10. For appointment phone 973299. JUNIOR CHECK-OUT OPERATOR ? Required GOOD&AYS YARRALUMLA . ' Phone 813289 SALES REPRESENTATIVE ! This is a splendid opportunity for an enthusiastic man 25/30 years to establish his future with one of Australia's leadins washing machine companies. . Do you think you can sell? duties?" lh'nk >0U Ca" adapt yourself t0 field salts education Do you think you can promote? If you can honestly answer "YES" to these questions take tne next progressive step and answer this advertisement. SALES TERRITORY ; , . Based in Canberra with some travel to country areas. CONDITIONS , > . Above average remuneration. Company car provided with superannuation after qualifying period. . 1 " The successful applicant will be given plenty of opportunity for self expression and application of sales promotion ideas." He will be a man of character. A self-starter capable of representing a well established company without close super vision. ' , ' ... * Reply in writing no later than Tuesday, October 7. to Mrs Campbell WILKINS SERVIS PTY LTD 111 Gow St, Padstow.vNSW, 22] 1 CAPTAIN JAMES COOK HOTEL Requires FEMALE CLEANER For cleaning of bars, etc from 7am till. appro* 12 noon. Please phone 953899 for an appointment QUEANBEYAN GOLF CLUB . requires a CATERER To take over the snack bar and dining room catering on a contract, basis from October 22, 1975. Details, terms and conditions available from Secretary/Manager. Call or phone 971669 requires ACCOUNTS CLERK Required at Googong Dam site, near Queanbeyan in the Canberra area. Must be experienced In payroll, accounts payable and costing^ Preference will be given to those who have previously worked in the construction industry. Free tingle accommodation and board will be provided at the Dam jite. This is a staff position and aa attractive salary will be.negotiated. Apply in writing to the Administration Manager] Gooeona Dam Project, PO Box 415, Queanbeyan, NSW 2620. TMSITIONS VAGftNT, THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UiflVSRSnY. JUNIOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN/ LABORATORY TECHNICIAN GRADE 1 Reference 75S82 Applicants are invited for the above position in the Department of Clinical Science, John Curtin School of Medical Research. Applicants should have had some laboratory experience in basic biochemical techniques ahd Technical College students in their first year of the BRTC course will be considered for the position.. Duties include: (1) General biochemical laboratory assist ance. (2) Assistance in the preparation of special diets for patients undergoing metabolic studies. This is a temporary appointment until 31 December 1976, with the possibility of an extension of the appointment. Telephone inquiries 493785. Closing date 8-10-75 Salaiy, according to qualifications, experience and age will be within one of the following ranges: Junior Laboratory/Technician $3,812-55,781 per annum. Laboratory Technician Grade 1 $6,354-57,477 per annum, JUNIOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN Reference 75J83 Applications are invited for the above position in the Workshop of the Research School of Biological Sciences. The applicant should have passes in English, Maths, and Science at Higher School or School Certificate level. The position involves Construction and servicing Of electronic equipment. It is required that the successful applicant pursue a course of part time study at the Canberra Technical College leading to a certificate in Electronics and Communication. i The position would suit an applicant with limited experience or a nobby interest in this field. Telephone inquiries 492649. Closing date 7-10-1975 Salary will be within the range $3,812-55,781 per annum, according to qualifications, experience ahd age. STENOGRAPHER GRADE 1 OR 2 Reference 75585 Applications are invited for the above position to work in the Academic Appointments section of the Academic Registrar's Office. The position provides contact with all sefctibns of the University and the successful applicant will be required to take correspondence and Answer telephone inquiries. A typing speed of 60 words per minute and a shorthand speed of 100 words per minute are preferred. Mutually agreed flexi-time may be arranged if required. Telephone inquiries 494566. Closing date 13-10-1975 Salary will be within one of the following ranges, according to qualifications and experience: Stenographer Grade 1 56,558-56,814 per annum.' Stenographer Grade 2 $6,814-S7,109 per annum. TYPIST GRADE 1 OR 2 Reference 75564 Applications are invited for the above position in the Graduate Degrees Section of the Academic Registrar's Division. The successful appointee will be responsible for the typing Of the Agenda and Minutts of the Graduate Degrees Committee and for correspondence arising there from. This may! involve liaison with academic staff in all parts-of the University. It calls for good accurate typing speeds and the ability! to work" well in an integrated section. Telephone inquiries 493557 (Ms Lentsch) Closing date 10-1675.' ' ' . ; . ? Grading and commencing salary Will be in accordance with qualifications and experience-.within one of the following ranges:- ? . .. Typist Grade 1 $6,092-56,514 per annum. Typist Grade 2 $6,514-56,684 pfcr annum. JUNIOR TYPIST/TYPIST GRADE 1 OR 2 ' , Reference 75581 ? I Applications are invited for the above position in the Univer sity Counselling Centre of the Academic Registrar's Group The position entails typing and receptionist duties in the Centre, which provides services to the University community in personal counselling, careers counselling and information, communications and study skills and part-time studies. The appointee may be required to carry out duties in several of these areas at various times, and must be interested in working in an atmosphere ofhelpful personal service. A knowledge of universities and of students would be help, ful. Sound typing skill is essential, and experience of recep-l tion, work desirable. Minimum requirements: Junior Typist, Typist Grade 1 - 45 words per minute; Typist Grade 2 -65 words per minute; age range - not less than 18 years. Telephone inquiries 493595. Closing date 10-10-1975 Salary will be within One of the following ranges, according to age, qualifications and experience: Junior Typist $4,150-55,394 per annum. Typist Grade 1 $6,092-56,514 per annum. ' Typist Grade 2 56,514-56,684 per annum. - , : PORTABILITY OF SERVICE BENEFITS Commonwealth Superannuation is transferable. Sick leave credits and limited service for long service leave are. transferable from Australian Universities, the Australian Public Ser vice and approved authorities. The successful applicants will I be required to undergo a medical examination. j Written application for any of the above positions, quoting reference number, should be forwarded to The Registrar,! The Australian National University, P.O. Box 4, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600 . ! COMPUTRONIC SERVICES A.C.T. I OFFICE EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN We require a qualified technician to repair and Service a wide range of business machines including OdhnCr, 3M, Sharp'and Nashua equipment. A van is supplied and salary ' negotiable. Advancement is possible for the right man. Phone 957S77 today for an appointment. ' TYPIST/RECEPTIONIST Duties tb include some clerical, neat ahd accurate typing essential. Excellent working conditions and commencing wage, Starting date 7th October. INVOICING CLERK (Male or Female) Experienced in both invoicing and the timber industiy an advantage but not essential. Excellent working conditions and commencing wage. Retiring employee will provide train ing period of 1 to 2 weeks. Phone 974011 Mr Stewart, Tablelands Sawmills'Pty Ltd, 3 High Street, Queanbeyan. © ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT [An excellent opportunity is available with the largest Build ing Society In the ACT for a young person as Assistant Accountant directly responsible to the Financial Manager. The successful applicant should be studying accountancy with a view to qualification as an Accountant, It would be of advantage for the person to have had previous experience in the Building Society, Finance or Banking fields. The. position currently embraces a wide variety of accountancy duties, including payment of accounts, bank reconciliations and payroll. It also requires the ability to prepare accounts to trial balance stage. The Society has its own "On Line" computer anil the person we are looking for will be required to develop with the contirtualxhanges and Improvements planned. Working conditions are excellent in the Society's Head Office at Civic Permanent Centre. Salary will be attractive to the right person, with rtgulai reviews, Superannuation Is available. Apply in writing to the:- . FINANCIAL MANAGER Civic Co-operative Permanent Building Society Limited, FO Bos 288, Civio Squar*, ACT 260s. 1 TOsrrnms mANT BOOKKEEPER Experienced Senior Female Bookkeeper required for Office to Fyshwitfc Muit bb able K> \\rork With miftlbiufli supervision and have knowledge of all phases of office procedure, Apply kfter Dam te' : ^/ERLASt BATTERY SERVICE Kembla Street, *y*hwick 959145 GANTBR'S FABRIC SALON SHOP ASSISTANT Applications are invited for the above: position in the'Mobaro Mall store. Attractive wage . and working conditions fepply for the successful applicant Contact- the. Manager on 498248 for an appointment. HARDWARE JUNIOR An interesting and rewarding position is available at THE TIMBER CENTRE for a young man between 16 and 18 years to learn the hardware trade.' 51-day' wtek. Apply in . person to: THE TIMBER CENTRE " 9 Colbee Court, Phillip . BRAMBLES require. DRIVER Class 5 licence required. Apply 7.30am, Mundaring Drive,'Kingston. Ph 950263 STAPF VAC/^CIES Applications are invited for the follbwing positiohS. SENIOR FEMALE Required for our Manuka Kitchenware Department. Tliis is a full .time position, good conditions and staff benefits. ; Phone 950171 for an appointment. STOREMAN Required for .our Li'l Owl Discount Market in Hughfes. This is a full timfc position, good conditions and staff benefits. Phone'813585 for an appointment. MATURE OFFICE ASSISTANT Youtigs at Fyshwicic Discount Store requires a Full Time Female for the general office. Duties include cash register, cash sale entry and general office duties. Phone 952433 Mr . W.illiainS for an appbintment. PLASTERER A Sub-C6ntrafct plasterer is required for the concrete lining of steel pipes. Contact G. Ewen on 884585 or tall at Coppings Crossing Site Office. JOHN HOLLAND (CONSTRUCTIONS) PTY LTD / £ ? TYPEWRITER TECHNICIAN ". We require experienced typewriter technicians.: Good .salary, generous commissions, superannuation after qualifying period. Apply ;Data Print Business Equipment, .Phone 951933, Mr. McQueen. ' ABEL EQUIPMENT PTY LTD. Plant Mire and Civil Engineers Have two positions available for experienced equipment operators. .. ,1. Operator for . '.v CASE BACK HOE 1. Operator for t EjROTT 1150 .TRACK MACHINE Apjjly to; Equipment Foreman for interview on telephone . i . . 545094. , CANBERRA COLLEGE Of ADVANCED EDUCATION Applications are invited for the fallowing positions: ACCOUNTS CLERK . S6494-S7174 per annum 1 Applications are invited-for the position of Aciburtts Clerk in the Accounts Section of'the College. The successful applicant will be required 'to assist with the maintenance of accounting records related to sundry creditor payments and other clerical duties as necessary. Higher Schbol-Certificate i>r equivalent qualifications are necessary, and previous experience in accounting work is de sirable. Closing date October 7, 1975 Ref No 75/2179 ACCOUNTS TYPIST 1 z : ' ' . $5728-56102 per annum- . A proficiency allowance of.$161,per annum will be paid for , a typing speed of 50 wpm The.appointee will be-required to. provide typing services within the'Accounts Section. Closing date October 1, 1975 , 'Ret No 75/2180 ESTATE SECTION ? TEMPORARY STENOGRAPHER OR TYPIST GRADE 2 $6263-56584 per annum The appbintei.wiii be required to undertake'stenographic 6r copy typing duties and clerical secretarial tasks for the Assistant Bursar (Estate) and other officers in the Estate Sec''?n-Previous office experience is desirable. The appointment Will be for a period of up to 12 months. r . QUALIFICATIONS: Stenographer - 50 wpm typing ahd 80 wpm shorthand. Typist Grade 2 -65 wpm typing. Closing date October 7, 1975 Ref No 75/2167 ESTATE WATCHMAN/CLEANER .!? .. $5975-56170 per annum ;plui shift and penalty allowances . appointee^will berequired to undertake cleaning duties and will be responsible for the security of College buildings shift work is involved and previous experience would be an advantage. . ; For further information and to arrange an interview Please telephone 522123. " . . . Ref No 73/619 GENERAL INFORMATION ? All salaries'are subject to the NWC decision. Appointees from the Australian Public Service, who are permanent officer!, may preserve their existing rights under the Officers' Rights Declaration Act Some prior service with an Australian University, College of Advanced Education or Australian Government Department Or Authority may be recogriised for purposes of fur lough and sick leave. Applicants should give personal particulars, details of qualifications, and experience, present position, previous appointments, telephone number dufing buiinew hours and the names and addresses of two referees, one of a business nature, and should be addressed to: _ ., _ ..The Registrar' i Canberra Colleger! Advanced Education,' PO Box 381 Cuibtm City, ACT, 2601 PDSmONSfYflCANT !'? ?INTERVIEWERS: SjPARE-TTME ;Jj .V? . , Men or women. For public opinion'and-market research. Om br more weekends s fflonth. Bfcgik ^aiO Saturday. Fees iverkge about $22 .plus travel, for about 6 hours'interviewing. Meeting people is interesting. Vacancies in many districts including Pearce. Car and phohe needed. Training provided. Phon»6J44650 or write to MORGAN GALLUP POLL Box 2282U; Melbourne, 3001 . JOINERS Experienced men required for'manufacture of kitchen units. Excellent wages and conditibns for tight tabn. ii : , Apply ? ''.s . V' ' V. J. EUTECTIC AUSTRALIA PTY LEMITED I WE NEED TOP CLASS SALESMEN To be further trained as Technical Application Specialists ill the welding repair field. The type Of person we need should Havfe!/ 1. Sales expenehcS, dealing with top management'aetisibi . makers. 2. Engineering br tnechknical experience. . . 3. Good references. 4. A determined desire to earn well above averagi earnings. 5. The intestinal fortitude to get to grips with a daily selling situation. :7i 6. A good educational background. In return we offer: ' 1. Salary and commission or commission only. . 2. Incentive scheme designed to earn you additibnal 'in come. . . 3. A first class training program tb really help you inarket our product. ; . 4. SuperannUatibn. , 5. Promotion based oil merit. 6. . An exclusive'area. * 7. Assistance in the field on a tegular basis,' plus the tb . sources of a world-wide cotnpany. 8. Late model car, "fully maintained by the cothfckny. By the way, , we-are the world leaders in thb maintenance repair welding field,.and our company manufactures a Very comprehensive range of welding materials and proccesses, accepted by industry generally 'as the BEST. ' And if you arc between 25 and 45: To arrange an interview please phone Mr f. Rcsi bh . 512551 NOW. EUTECTIC AUSTRALIA PIT LIMITED BUTCHERS WANTED for Our ever increasing Meat Departments. Abovfc a»J(rd . wagfcs , and superannuation after qualifying period. ??'V '' Uniforms supplied hnd.Jaunderedu;ri'; Apply in person or phone any of the following slbfe managers; Curtih 811877, The Mall 485322, Jaiaisdri. 511444, Qucanbcyan 973511. " '''BURfiMANtf COLLEGE INCORPORATED' (In affiliation with The Australian National University) Applitalibns'are invited for the.position of H; ASSISTANT BURSAR. The duties , are generally to assist the Bursar in financial administration, office management,, conference activities, etc. salary will be negotiated in the range of $7,500 to S8.500 fj ? - iper annum. ,. ,.>.. Applications .close on. October 14, 1975, and should be addressed to: The Master, Burgmanfl College Incorporated, PO Box 1345, Canberra City, ACT 2601. SPECIAIi JOBS- SUPER BOSSES. RECEPTIONIST/SECRETARY. Impress clients when they call with a bright personality in a busy city office. Vary your day with switchboard and short hand plus genera! office duties. SIMILAR POSITION AVAILABLE (PART-TIME -3 hours per day. CITY). RECEPTIONIST/TELEPHONIST .Join a bright-young' Staff in - a happy Fyshwick office. Responsible for operating a 2 way radio and small switchboard. Administrating service and spare parts section. Small amount of typing required. TYPIST Find Figure Typing Fun? Then we have the position for ybu m a busy City-Accountants office. . Call in, today or phbne Margaret 6r Kay on 478622. , ( CENTACOM STAFF is.. 36 Northbourne Ave, 1 CITY: . . SHARPEBROS , 'V AN AMBITIOUS MAN is required to take ovtr an establishfd sift drink run in the Canberra district. A married man with a "C" Clais liCefc4« is preferred. Applicants should earn well in excess of $120 per week and will qualify, for our Hayman Island Holiday Scheme. The successful applicant will'be given full training and will be supplied with working clothes. For full particulars please phohe Mr Keith Howitk $73505 ^. for an appointment or call at 13 Ross Roadj.Queanbiyan' COSMETIC DEPARTMENT We have a vacancy for a ...... SENIOR SALES LADY . of attractive- appearance, experience preferred but not esses* . ? till.. Apply at Personnel Office, David Jones, Canberra City Continued nest Page."}
{"id":110678346,"text":"21 Sep 1971 - Kennedy tops Democrat poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 21 September 1971, page 4 Kennedy tops Democrat poll V' PRINCETON, New J©?-' sey, Monday (AAP). -rThe Gallup Poll reported yesterday that Senator Ed-' ward Kennedy was once again the choice of Democrats for the 1972 Pre sidential nomination, As-' sociated Press reported. , The Massachusetts Sertator received 26 per cent of the vote, Senator Ed-, mund Muskie of Maine 22^ per cent and Senator' Hubert Humphrey, 13 percent, in a poll taken itr late August, in which 656' Democrats around the na-' tion were interviewed."}
{"id":110679543,"text":"29 Sep 1971 - The trouble with polls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 29 September 1971, page 2 The trouble with polls By DON AITKIN* THE weekend's Gallup Poll set me wonder- ing again about what is going on out there in the mind of the Great Electorate (a distant rel-ative of the Great Pump-kin, he comes once every three years, in-stead of once a year). For the electorate seems to be behaving in a very mysterious fashion. Let us look first at the stand-ing of the parties. Labor col-lected 47 per cent of the vote in 1969, and according to the Gallup Poll it has been hover-ing around the low forties most of this year. But since a poll early in August it has picked up 5 per cent to rest for the moment at 46 per cent, which is a good position to challenge from, given that it needs 50 per cent to win. The Government, which won only 43 per cent in 1969 and needed many DLP and other preferences to hold on to office, has been hovering around the mid-forties, and is currently at 45 per cent. The DLP is at 7 per cent, and Independents and others at 2 per cent. If you are the Prime Minis-ter the poll might be a mildly pleasant surprise. The Liberal Party has had many more downs than ups this year, and the Country Party has the spectre of the rural collapse just over its shoulder. The reasonable man might have been looking for signs of electoral retribution; but they are hard to find. Mr McMahon need not worry unduly about Labor's small lead while his own coalition stays up in the mid-forties, for Labor will not get much change out of DLP preferences, and it never does very well out of Independent and minor party supporters either. You can award some 6 per cent extra at least to the coalition, and that is enough to keep it in power. ON the other hand, if the Prime Minister wants to be alarmed by the figures there is plenty to be anxious about. The DLP is probably closer to 6 per cent than 7 per cent. Then there is the pro-Labor trend. It is not, I agree, a very long trend; but it is there. The next Gallup Poll will tell us whether there is any force to it. And there are good specula-tive reasons for supposing that there might be a trend away from the Government that has only just developed. When Ted St John began his one-man campaign to bring down Mr Gorton in 1969 many of us looked at the polls to see what effect all these juicy non-revelations had had on the electorate. At the time the polls stayed rock-steady. Six months later, however, and for no obvious reason, the Government's posi-tion began to slip. Labor made two dramatic gains and went on to pile up a very creditable 47 per cent in the elections. One possible implication of those events was that a time lag of some six months operated between a political "crisis" and its effect on the electorate. It worked, we argued, something like this: When a crisis happens, nearly everybody hears about it. But not very many, know what it means; most people need to have it evaluated for them. According to the famous "two-step" theory of political influence, this evaluation is done by opinion leaders, people among one's circle of friends and acquaintances whose opinions are taken notice of. So far, so good. Now we know from other evidence that people are re-luctant to change their vote; it represents a set of basic, long-established loyalties as well as a particular decision to support a certain candidate at a ccrtain election. So it is un-likely that people will change their party loyalty immediately following a political crisis, or even after an opinion leader has pronounced his verdict on the whole affair. IN fact the most likely course of events is that those affected by the crisis will mull over it all for some time, during which they will be more than usually alert to casual conversations, scraps of comment, news broadcasts, television programs and the like. During this period their loyalty to their former party is slowly eroded, and there will come a point when they realise that they will no longer vote for it. Such a process will happen faster for some people than for others, but it is quite possible that a period of months could be involved. Mr McMahon This whole argument is a plausible one, especially now that television has given politics an ambience of high drama (like 'The Plane-makers', or 'Dynasty'). It is possible, then, that the second downfall of Jolly John has deeply disturbed many erstwhile Liberals, who are in process of becoming future Labor voters (at least for 1972). And that the polls have shown only the beginning of this movement. The next poll will see it in full force. This is perhaps the way that Mr Whitlam has interpreted the polls, and if so, good luck to him. But no doubt he and Mr McMahon will both have puzzled over two other regular poll soundings, their own re-spective standings in the eyes of the public. Mr McMahon got some of his support within the Liberal Party because of Mr Gorton's calamitous slide down the popularity charts. In April 1969 Mr Gorton was ap-proved of by nearly two voters Mr Gorton in three. By October in that year, just before the elections, this approval was felt by just over two in five, and it stayed at about that level thereafter. Mr McMahon's election as leader was followed by a jump in the public standing of the Liberal leader: from about 44 per cent (Mr Gorton) to 55 per cent (Mr McMahon). It was not the world's longest honey-moon. In June he had the sup-port of 53 per cent, on August 7 only 44 per cent, and a week later, just after the Budget, a risible 37 per cent. If Mr McMahon's election was intended to replace Mr Gorton by a man who would attract wider support among the electorate, it can only be said that so far the plan has not worked. Yet if you think that all this must have worked to Mr Whit- lam's advantage you will have to take account of the cor-responding decline in Mr Whitlam's own standing. More than two years ago, in April 1969, Mr Whitlam was ap-proved of by 54 per cent of all voters. Since then he has gone almost steadily downhill. At the last count he had the sup-port of only 38 per cent, just one per cent more than the Prime Minister. What does it all mean? The simplest explanation is that the electorate is not particularly enchanted with either leader. They are equally ineffective in winning voters to their parties' competing causes. This sug-gests that the performance of the Government over the next 12 months, rather than the appeal of the party leaders, is likely to be the critical factor in determining the outcome of the next election. If the Government looks on top of things, it is likely that Mr McMahon's standing will rise. If it does not, and the Opposition begins to belt it around the field, then Mr Whitlam's standing will rise. He who picks the winner must keep his eyes not just on the horse, but the horse plus the jockey plus the state of the track. At this distance it's any one's race. * This is Dr Aitkin's last Between the Lines. Dr Aitkin is leaving Canberra to take up an appointment as Professor of Politics at Mac- quarie University,"}
{"id":110688882,"text":"19 Nov 1971 - States differ on belts Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 19 November 1971, page 8 Most people in NSW and Victoria, questioned it. a nation-wide Gallup Poll, said it should be compulsory to wear seat belts in both the back and front seats of cars fitted with belts. In Queensland, most people interviewed said the wearing of seat belts should be compulsory in the front seats only. In SA, WA and Tasmania most people said the wearing of seat belts should bs voluntary. The 2,400 people in the poll were asked, "If seat belts are fitted in the front seats of a car, should wearing them be compulsory or or voluntary?" Throughout Australia 62 per cent said wearing of bells filled in front seats should be compulsory, 35 per cent said "voluntary", and 3 per cent were undecided. Compulsory wearing of belts was favoured by a majority in Victoria f73 per ccntl NSW [66 per cent] and Queensland ffiO per cent). However, there were majorities for "voluntary" of 63 per cent in SA, 57 per cent in Tasmania and 52 per cent in WA. The people questioned in the poll were also asked whether it should be compulsory or voluntary to wear scat belts, if fitted, in back scats. Throughout Australia, 51 per cent said that wearing of seat belts fitted in hack seals should be compulsory, 44 per cent said "voluntary", and 5 per cent were undecided. The majority favoured compulsory wearing in Victoria f61 per centl and in NSW [54 per cent]. Opinion was evenly divided in Queensland, but in the three other States the compulsory wearing ol back-scat belts was opposed. "Belts save lives" was the usual comment by those favouring compulsion. Those who believed wearing belts should be voluntary said it was the responsibility of the in dividual. (c) Roy Morgan ami Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110692002,"text":"03 Dec 1971 - GALLUP POLL PM, Whitlam almost level Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 3 December 1971, page 7 GALLUP POLL PM, Whitlam almost level Since September Mr McMahon's "approval rating" in Gallup polls has risen slightly by 2 per cent to 37 per cent but Mr Whitlam's rating has fallen by 2 per cent to 36 per cent, leaving them al most level. In this Australia-wide survey, 2.338 people were asked whether they approved or disapproved Mr McMahon's handling of his job as Prime Minister: also Mr Whitlam's handling of his job as Leader of the Opposition. Interviewing was completed on November 13, the dav Mr McMahon left the U3 for London. The following table shows how approval of Mr McMahon has taken a turn for the better:"}
{"id":110692577,"text":"06 Dec 1971 - GALLUP POLL Mr Hawke 'gaining favour' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 6 December 1971, page 7 1 GALLUP POLL Mr Hawke 'gaining favour' Disapproval of the ACTU president. Mr Hawke, has decreased a lot since August and public opinion is now almost evenly divided about him, the Gallup poll finds. For the fourth time since April, a different but similar Australia-wide crosssection of more than 2.000 people have been asked: "Do you approve, or disapprove. the wav Mr Havvkc is handling his job as president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions?" The following percentage tabic shows that disapproval of Mr Hawke, which was 50 per cent in August, is now down to 40 per cent, with 38 per cent approving and 22 per cent undecided: App Dis Undec April 42 30 28 August 30 50 20 Sept 34 43 23 Nov 38 40 22 Men are almost evenly divided about Mr Hawke. i Women answered: Approve : 32 per cent, disapprove 39 | per cent, undecided 29 per j cent. | Of ALP voters, 53 per cent now approve Mr Hawke, while 26 per cent disapprove and 21 per cent are undecided. Disapproval was cxprcssd by 57 per ccnt of L-CP voters and by 43 per cent of DLP voters. The lien table shows that Mr Hawke now runs slightly ahead of both Mr McMahon and Mr Whit- | lam in political popularity. App App App Mc- WhitMahon lam Hawke June .. 53 38 42 August . 37 38 30 Sept. .. 35 38 34 Nov. ..37 36 38 People who disapprove of Mr Hawke's handling of his job as president of the ACTU usually said, "He's power-happy" . . . "Should keep out of politics''. Those who approve hini said, "Doing a good job-' ... "Helps the worker'", (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110700468,"text":"01 Jan 1973 - Yearly eye tests wanted Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 1 January 1973, page 7 Yearly eye tests wanted More than nine out of 10 people said in a Gallup poll recently that the eyesight of all car drivers over 70 should be tested every year. In the Australia-wide poll, 3,296 people aged between 16 and 80 were asked whether they favoured or opposed annual eyesight tests for all drivers over the age of 70. A total of 92% said they favoured it. Only 5% opposed it and 3% were undecided. Answers were almost the sam*: in every State. Of those directly affected, the 70 and older age group, 81% said they favoured their eyesight being tested each year if they drove a car. "Eyesight fails at that age" and "old people with bad sight are a danger on the road" were frequent comments. Many said the tests should apply to younger people or to everybody. (C) to _ Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110702105,"text":"12 Jan 1973 - Garbage poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 12 January 1973, page 7 Garbage poll YASS, Thursday. — Yass Municipal Council is seeking the opinion of residents on whether twice weekly garbage collection should replace the present one collection a week."}
{"id":110710126,"text":"17 May 1973 - Majority favour eye tests Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 17 May 1973, page 8 Majority favour eye tests Nearly everyone favours eye-sight tests for drivers, and seven out of 10 people say all drivers should be tested periodically, irrespective of age, according to an Australia-wide Gallup poll. In the poll people were asked whether they were for, or against, eye-sight tests for drivers. An overwhelming majority of 95% said, "I favour eye-sight tests for drivers". Only 2% opposed them, and 3% were undecided. The 95% in favour were asked, "At what age should the tests begin, or should all drivers be tested". Of all the people interviewed, 71% said either, "Begin the tests at 18" or "All drivers should be tested". Both these answers, of course, approve universal testing of drivers. Another 17% would begin tests at an age between 20 and 60 years, and only 5% would defer testing until 60. Two per cent did not stipulate an age. The most comments were: "Test when licences are issued or renewed", "Bad eyesight is causing too many accidents", "Eyesight can fail rapidly without your realising it". The 95% in favour of eye-sight tests were also asked, "How often should each driver be tested?" Tests every year or two would not receive majority support, but 58% favour tests at intervals of not longer than three years. (C) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110711755,"text":"29 May 1973 - Pera Labor likely to change the Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 29 May 1973, page 2 ££lbor likely to change the voting system •POjJTICS By DAVID SOLOMON The latest Gallup poll probably puts the finishing touches to a new Labor electoral plank: as from the July Federal Conference the Labor Party is likely to have a policy of first-past-thepost voting, and optional preferential voting. The policy could not be implemented before the next Federal elections, partly because Mr Whitlam gave an undertaking before the last elections that it would not be, and partly because such a change in the voting, system could not get through t^e Senate. However, after a double dissolution later this year, Labor could try to change the system if it won a majority in both Houses of Parliament. The fear that this cotild indeed occur is one of the factors being pushed by Country Party and DLP leaders who want their parties to amalgamate so that it might be prevented. Labor policy on the voting system at present is in limbo. L'p until the last Federal Conference, the ALP favoured a first-past-the-post system whereby voters mark the ballot papers only in one place, for the person they wish to win, and the candidate with the largest number of votes, whether he has more than 50% of the votes or not, is elected. At the Launceston conference, however, the Labor Party decided to refer the whole question to the Federal Executive for a special report, and the executive in turn referred the matter to a special committee. Within the Labor Party the most significant development since has been Mr Whitlam's espousal of optional preferential voting. Under this system, voters could mark as many preferences as they liked — from just a simple' "x" against one name, (ie, first-past-thepost method of voting) to the numbering of as many preferences as the voter felt he wanted to give. This would almost certainly cut down on the number of informal votes by people who fail to put numbers in some squares (some feel that by putting a number against the person they do not want to win, they are somehow having to vole for him) and those who simply mark a first preference. In counting the ballots, preferences would be distributed for as long as there were preferences marked. The argument that informal voting would be reduced was ad vanced in February by the Minister for Services and Property, Mr Daly. When Mr Whitlam raised the first-past-the-post voting issue, in the week before the last elections, he attacked the idea that the ALP would automatically lose votes if it adopted the policy. "This is no longer an ogre", he said. "People no longer believe it is reasonable that you can vote for some people who cannot get in and then have a vote of undiminished value for somebody else". Mr Whitlam's ' remarks came a month after the publication of a Gallup poll which suggested he might, be right. According to the poll, 39% favoured the current system of preferential voting, but 54% favoured first-past-the-post, while the remaining 7% were undecided. The subject was raised again by the Gallup poll this month, but it altered its question to take in Mr Whitlam's and Mr Daly's proposal for optional preferential voting. This time the result was compulsory preferential 31%, optional preferential 27% and lirst-past-the-post 35%. There are several ways of interpreting the result. It can be said that 58% of people want some kind of preferential voting system, for example. However, the interpretation which will be favoured in ALP circics is that the number of people supporting the present system of preferential voting is only 31%, and this is a significant 8% less than was measured by the poll seven months ago. Now over 60% favour either first-past-thepost or optional preferential, and of course, first-past-thepost is a form of preferential voting. A 62% level of support for a change in the present system is a very high measure of dissatisfaction, and provides Mr Whitlam with solid backing for his argument that the people are unlikely to be terrified by a proposal to change the voting system. Within the ALP, the first moves will be taken soon by the electoral committee established by the Federal Executive. Chaired by the retiring Federal President, Mr Tom Burns, its members include the Minister responsible for electoral matters, Mr Daly, plus Mr Whitlani. The other members are Senator Murphy, the Attorney-General; Mr Cope, the Speaker; Mr Dunstan, the Premier of South Australia, and his Attorney-General. Mr King; and Senator O'Byrne, the Labor Senate Whip. It is expected to meet within the next few weeks, and the likelihood is that it will come out with a proposal for optional preferential voting (including first-past-the-post, for those who nominate just one preference). The proposal will not have an easy time getting through the Federal Conference, however, as it will come up against a completely different scheme, as well as having to face the disapproval of those who do not wish to rock the boat (or vote). There is expected to be considerable support at the Federal Conference for a system of proportional representation being adopted for the Lower House, adapted from the system now used in the Senate elections. The scheme has considerable support in Victorian ALP circles. It envisages that each State would be broken up into a number of electorates, each electing five or seven MPs by a proportional representation method. Its proponents say that the system helps reduce the possibility of gerrymanders, and gives the ALP better use of votes which are at present "locked" up in its safe seals. Under this scheme, Labor would have won the 1961 election as well as the 1972 election, presuming that people voted the same way for the PR system as they did for the preferential voting system actually used. The trouble is that the system would also help minor parties to be elected to Parliament, and hence help them to survive the rigours of electoral competition. The DLP would certainly gain some representation, and the Australia Party probably would also. And there is a strong prejudice in the ALP against any measure which helps the survival of small parties. There is also something of a prejudice against proportional representation. There are many in the ALP who remember that it was Arthur Cahvell who was responsible for the introduction of proportional representation into the Senate elections, and under that system the ALP has almost no hope of ever gainins a working majority in that Chamber. The ALP at that stage miscalculated the possible benefits of changing the system, and that could happen again. It is therefore not a valid argument that if the Labor Party adopts a new system of voting, such as optional preferential, it will necessarily benefit from it. However, the thinking of people like Mr Whitlam and Mr Daly is that the Labor Party would indeed benefit from a change, particularly when that change is taken in conjunction with measures which Mr Daly will be bringing forward shortly to change the Electoral Act, such as providing that names of parties should be included on ballot papers. The Labor Party almost ccrtainly loses more votes than the Liberals through its nominal supporters making simple mistakes with their ballot papers and having them lost as informal votes. The parties which would suffer most from the abolition of compulsory preferential voting would be the DLP, Australia Party and other small groups, which depend on the argument that a vote which gives them a first preference is not "wasted" because it is fully transferred on to other groups if necessary. However, DLP voters show such strong loyalty to their how-to-vote cards (over 90% generally) that the DLP would probably not suffer too greatly in an optional preferential system (though the way things are going, it cannot afford to lose any votes at all). Australia Party voters are presumed to be mainly middle class and reasonably intelligent and capable of operating within a new system such as optional preferential. What the new system would do is help reduce the number of three-cornered battles between Liberal, Labor and Country Party. Where the two major non-Labor parties were scared that they might lose seats contested in this way, it would be a matter of bluff as to which survived. Some of those in the Country Party who seek amalgamation with the DLP do so on the basis that the additional DLP sup port would help them win in such situations and persuade the Liberals not to take them on. J But no one can be sure £ actly what would happB ■ Once the rules of the gaBa are changed, the voters miyit look at the parties in a slightly different way. Besides, there will be no proof, one way or the other, unless the Federal Conference does adopt a new policy, and the Labor Party can manage to get enabling legislation through both Houses of Parliament. As to the latter, while Mr Whitlam has stated no change will be brought in before the next elections, there is no reason why legislation which authorises a new voting system to come into force, say, after 1975, could not be introduced into the present Parliament, and added to the list of Bills rejected by the Senate and made the subject of doubledissolution proceedings. After a double dissolution, if the Labor Party won its way back in the House, but still could not quite control the Senate, it would be able to have all the double-dissolution Bills passed by means of a joint silting of both Houses. To date no such sittings have been held, because double dissolutions have resolved the situation. But the ALP may have to consider such steps as it comes to accept that no matter what it does, getting a majority in the Senate could be next to impos sible. Guess what? I've just declared you a disaster area."}
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{"id":110713171,"text":"06 Jun 1973 - Fewer people approve of PM's work Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 6 June 1973, page 9 Fewer people approve of PM's work In a Gallup Poll last month, 51% of people aged 14 and over approved of the way Mr Whitlam was handling his job as Prime Minister, compared with 62% in a Gallup Poll in February. The later figure is 39b higher than before the Federal election last December. Mr Snedden's approval rating was 37%, l'/c less than in February. These are answers of 2,258 people aged 14 and over in an Australia-wide Gallup Poll last month. People were asked whether they approved or disapproved the way Mr Whitlam was handling his job as Prime Minister, also the way Mr Snedden was handling his job as leader of the Opposition. The following table shows that Mr Whitlam's approval rating of 51% is 119c less than last Feb ruary: > -a o o o April September October November February May Percent 37 39 24 39 40 21 43 34 23 48 30 22 62 IS 20 51 27 22 Of Labor voters,. 77% approved of Mr Whitlam's handling of his job. Of Liberal-Country Party voters, only 24% approved the way-Mr Whitlam was handling his job. Those who approved mostly said, "Doing a good job"' or "Carrying out his promises". Those who disapproved said "Spending too much money" or "Not cutting high costs". The next table compare* Mr Snedden's rating thi» month with his February rating and Mr McMahon's rating when he was Prime Minister: > -3 u 2 -3 o & '6 c. 5 73 < Q 5 Percent McMabon April .. . . 25 57 18 September . 31 49 20 October . 32 50 18 November . 34 46 20 Snedden February . . 38 23 39 May .. . ■ 37 28 35 Of L-CP voters 49% approved the way Mr Snedden was handling his job, but only 30% of Labor voters approved. "Doing his best" and "too early to say" were usual comments. (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110713975,"text":"11 Jun 1973 - Majority favour equal vote Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 11 June 1973, page 7 Majority favour equal vote A majority of people think the number of electors in the city and country should be the same, a recent Gallup Poll finds. In the poll, an Australiawide cross-section of 2,083 men and women aged 14 and over were asked, "In your opinion, should all Federal electorates have about the same number of voters, or should country electorates have fewer voters than city electorates?" People answered: All electorates the same, 51%; fewer people in country electorates. 27%; no opinion, 22%. Of ALP voters 55% said all electorates should be the same as did 50% of L-CP voters and 53% of DLP voters. There was little difference between opinion of city and country dwellers. People living in the country answered: All electorates the same, 53%; fewer people in country electorates, 27%: no opinion, 20%. In capital cities 50% said all electorates should have the same number of voters. The 27% ot people who said that country electorates should have fewer people were asked how many voters there should be in each country electorate if a city electorate had 50,000 voters. Those people answered: Less than 20,000 electors. 3%; 20.000 - 25,000 electors, 6%; 36,000 - 39.000 electors, 4%; 40,000 -49,000 electors, 2%; can't sav number of electors. 12%. (C) by Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110716148,"text":"25 Jun 1973 - Poll finds trend to wanting fewer children Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 25 June 1973, page 7 Poll finds trend to wanting fewer children Since 1958 people's ideas on family size have changed, according to the Gallup Poll. Instead of considering three or four children ideal, they now say two | or three, and young people are inclined to favour zero population growth. When asked by the Gallup Poll how many children was the ideal family, 2,092 people aged 16 and over answered: One child or none 2%. two children 38%, three children 28%, four children 23%, more than four 47c, no opinion 5%. | Families of four or more are favoured by 30%-of women, compared with 24% of men. Otherwise men and women gave similar answers. The table below shows thai since 1958 there has been a sharp increase from 18% to 40% in those who think the ideal family should not exceed two children. 1047 |1<8 1173 r~0 r-r Two or k*« .. 15 18 40 Three 21 25 2fi Four or more . 62 50 27 No opinion .. 2 7 5 And the following analysis by the age of the people interviewed shows that already the marrying group, aged 20-29, is inclined to favour families of not more than two children — zero population growth: Ascd Ajjed Aped 20-29 30-49 SQ-M Two or 1«m .. 48 42 36 Three or more 47 52 5S No opinion 3 6 6 (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110717155,"text":"30 Jun 1973 - WRITERS WORLD Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 June 1973, page 10 By MAURICE DUNLEVY GETTING ENTOMBED IN FICTION ANTHOLOGIES IF you are a mediocre fic- tion writer and want your reputation buried de-cently, the best way to bury it is in a good short story anthology. Anthologies are the Forest Lawns of literature. In them the great lie down with the lowly. Visitors must stumble over the tombstones of non-entities to pay homage to the great. Take A. D. Maclean's "Win-ter's Tales 18" (Macmillan, 256 pp., $6.35) for example. On this its 18th birthday it displays the work of 10 short story writers, representing the best from Britain in the past year. Of the 10 only four might be regarded as well known: Brian Aldiss, Mervyn Bragg, Susan Hill and Frank Tuohy. And of these only Bragg and Tuohy have established sub-stantial reputations, although Miss Hill has won several im-portant prizes. The remainder — Freda Bromhead, Manoj Das, Andrew Graham, John Haylock, Roy, Holland, and Anne Marriott — are little known. Perhaps some of them will in time achieve greatness. If not, they may be consoled by the fact that no future his-torian of the British short story will be able to ignore the work of Mr Tuohy and Miss Hill, and will probably have to stumble over eight tombstones to reach theirs. Looking back over the 18 volumes of "Winter's Tales" one can't help but be struck by the transience of a short story writer's reputation. Of the 12 writers represented in "Winter's Tales 1" only Mr Tuohy has survived into 18, although the reputations of several others in Number 1 is fairly secure for the time being: Kingsley Amis, L. P. Hartley, Frank O'Connor, and V. S. Pritchett. But what his-torian today would even men-tion Storm Jameson, Brian McMahon, Osbert Sitwell, or Peter Lowry? And what critic preparing a literary pantheon would give a dime for the work of anyone but Mary Lavin in "Winter's Tales 5". P. B. Abercrombie, Elizabeth Berridge, Pauline Clark, Rumer Godden, Andrew Gra-ham, Elizabeth Holland, Storm Jameson, Mary Lavin and Tom Macdonald? There is plenty of other evi-dence to suggest that the repu-tations of few short story writers survive even the run of an annual anthology. Mr Mac-lean's best known predecessors were Edward J. O'Brien's "The Best Short Stories" annuals and Woodrow Wyatt's "English Story" series. My collection of the O'Brien annuals begins with Number 8, "The Best Short Stories of 1929". Of the 23 writers represented only Nugent Barker, H. E. Bates and Frank O'Connor survived in "The Best Short Stories of 1940", although Sean O'Faolain might well have done. Of the 30 writers repre-sented in Woodrow Wyatt's first volume (1941) none sur-vive in the ninth (1949). The reputations of American writers seem a little more secure, if one can judge by two surveys conducted by Whit Burnett who, with Hallie Burnett, was editor of Story magazine and of the annual anthology, "The Best American Short Stories". In 1942 Mr Burnett brought out "This Is My Best", a treasury of favourites by 93 "great living authors". The writers represented did not necessarily have to be short story writers. The important things were that they should be living and should be chosen by a large cross section of literary high priests and lay readers. Twenty-seven years and 25 anthologies later Mr Burnett compiled a new "This Is My Best" to cover the second third of the twentieth century. He received 1,010 responses to the 6,500 questionnaires be mailed to 11 categories of voters, including booksellers, librarians, publishers' salesmen and readers of literary magazines. Voters were limited to 75 choices from the 500 living authors on the ballot paper. Of the 27 authors in the 1942 anthology who were still living, 18 were selected again in 1969. This suggests that fame and longevity have at least some relationship in the United States. Six of the 18 were among the top 24 in 1969. Having listened to some gentle academic depreciation of the gentlemen recently, it is interesting to note that the top two in the survey were Ten-nessee Williams and John Steinbeck. Williams was among the first five nominees on 10 of the 11 lists and never ranked lower than third. The remainder of the top 10 were all creative writers, except for Walter Lippmann and John K. Galbraith, who tied for 10th place. The others were: W. H. Auden, J. D. Salinger, Edward Albee, Thornton Wilder, Art-hur Miller, Vladimir Nabo-kov, and Archibald MacLeish. It is notable that most of them worked in several different literary forms and that seven of them achieved some fame as playwrights. Only two were poets. In fact, the man generally consid-ered by critics to be America's leading contemporary poet, Robert Lowell, rated only 14th place and even then was behind a poet of somewhat lesser critical distinction, Ma- rianne Moore. Mr Burnett's survey was an interesting way of dealing with the living, but perhaps not the best way of assessing the repu-tations of the dead. Neverthe-less, the dead may also be assessed statistically. In 1968 Lawrence F. Macnamee com-piled "Dissertations in English and American Literature", a tome of more than 1,000 pages which lists all the liter-ary dissertations lodged in the archives of universities in Eng-land, Germany and the United States. Saturday afternoon barrack-ers for doctoral theses may be interested in the following league table of dissertations on great American novelists: Hawthorne (77), Melville (75), Faulkner (54), Poe (47), How-ells (44), Cooper (27), Hem-ingway (21), Willa Cather (20), Sinclair Lewis (12), and Scott Fitzgerald (10). So the conclusion must be that if you can't make the doctoral theses league table, try hard for the best antho-logies. Another interesting con-clusion which might be drawn is that if you want to drive the critics — those lice on the locks of literature —from the face of the earth, the way to do it might be to replace them by opinion polls. I'm sure most readers of these pages would be more interested if Roy Morgan's Gallup Poll were to ask whether you thought Patrick White and Thomas Keneally had been doing their jobs well recently than in answers to similar questions about Messrs Whitlam and Snedden. It would also make a literary columnist's job easier: "Patrick White's recent intervention in urban affairs has cost him a loss of support in the suburbs. On the other hand observers believe that Keneally has been overexposed on television. The party machines....""}
{"id":110719779,"text":"17 Jul 1974 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 17 July 1974, page 20 PUBLIC NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY Canberra Carillon Recital Assistant Canberra Carillonist, Maurice Turner, will give a lunchtime recital today from 12.30pm to 1.10pm. TENDERS SARD plasterers wanted. Apply cnr Crest and Henderlon St, Qbeyan. or Phone 973S96. A/H 821649. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PORT KEMBLA TEN DERS/QU OT AT 1ONS, addressed to the Tender Board. Department o( Public Works. Box 78 PO, Port Kembla will be received up to 2pm on the dates indicated after each item for the undermentioned works or services. Quotation or Tender form» and specifications are available at the District Office or the BC and M Depot, Five Islands Ro ad. Tenders must endorse the name of the work, the quotalion number if applicable, and the closing date on the top left hand corner o£ their tender envelope. J. HAYWARD. District Engineer, j TENDER QUEANBEYAN PUBLIC SCHOOL: LP GAS INSTALLATION (Closing12-8-74) 12-8-74) (Copies of spec available from CPS Queanbeyan). I maintenance CONTRACTS Available lor PLUMBING REPAIRS ROOFING REPAIRS DRAINAGE REPAIRS Braidwood, Bungendorc, Queanbeyan for year ending July 31, 1975 lnuuire Housing Commission of NSW 212 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan or 278 Keira Street, WoWongong Tenders close July 30, 1074. DISPOSAL OF STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS Tenders for the purchase for removal of structural improvements, at Block 644, Canberra City, and a cottage in Duntroon will be received until 2.00pm on Wednesday, August 14. 1974. Tenders must be submtted on the prescribed forms. Further information together with tender forms may be . obtained from: Mr D. J. Lumb, ACT Property Branch, Department of Services and Property. Jth Floor, South Tower, CAGA Centre, Canberra City ACT 2601 Telephone 473311, Ext 255) Inspection by appointment only. ' •. l/i,! ■%«&/ j . AUSTRALIAN J GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HOUS ING i AND CONSTRUCTION ! Specifications and quotation forms are available lor the following, from and closing with the Superintendent of Stores, Department of Housing and Construction, Wentworth Ave, Kingston. ACT at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 30th July 1974. QUOTATION No. S74/10R9 Supply and delivery of over alls. QUOTATIONS DEPARTMENT OF MAIN ROADS NSW Quotations closing 2.1Jpm • on Thursday, August 15, '1974 are invited for the supply and delivery of the following survey pegs. Surveyors Dumpies 2in x 2tn x 9in. Surveyors Indicator pegs 2in x lin x 2ft. Surveyors Indicator pegs 2in xlinx4ft. Quotations forms are available from the undersigned. P.MOORE, Divisional Engineer, Dept Of Main Roads, 211 Bourke Street, Goulburn, NSW 2580. HOUSE extension required, plans available, phone 476314 after 6pm. D8 available. Phone 488835. TENDERS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY REMOVAL AND REPLACING OF FENCES Conlractors interested in quoting for removal anil replacement of paling fences, are advised that the University has a number of such jobs on residential properties in different Canberra luburbs. For details and information please contact Mr T. Kussell. Maintenance Depot, Sullivan* Creek Road, ANU, Acton, telephone 493389. THE SOU THERN TABLELANDS COUNTY COUNCIL SALE BY TENDER Council 2 bedroom cottage lituatcd Saxby Street, Gunning. Terms available on 10 per cent deposit with interest 12 per cent reducible. Sealed tenders njarked Gunning Cottage close August S, 1974. Inspection! by arrangement with undersigned. F. M. DAV1ES. County Clerk. PO Box 246. Goulburn. NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Tenders are invited for the following projects closing at 2.00pm Tuesday on the dales shown: JULY 30. 1974. K A MBA 11 7 A — Roads j and Hydraulic Services. Documents available from: D. J. DWYER AND ASSOCIATES. Suite 11, Monaro House, 3 Lonsdale Street, HnukUm, AC T 2601. Dcpos-! it for documents: SI00.00. | K. AM BAH 7 H — Roads and I Hydraulic Services. Documents available from: D. J. DWYER AND ASSOCIATES, Suite II, Monaro House, 3 Lonsdale Street, Braddon, ACT 2601, Deposit for documents: S100.00. Tenders are to be sent by prepaid post to the Secretary and Manager. National Capital Development Commission, l'O Box 373, Canberra City, for delivery in the ordinary course of mail before the time for closing of tenders or lodged in the Commission's Tender Box, Ground Floor, 220 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, on or before that time. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. TENDERS are being called for delivery of approximately 2500 cubic metres of sand from Kiah to Pambula Merinibula Golf Club Ltd Pambula. Tenders close on Friday, July 26. 1974 with the secretary manager, Pambula Merimbula Golf Club, Pambula. a J/I'W/I •^AUSTRALIA.,# AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HOUS ING AND CONSTRUCTION. Specifications are available for the following quotations closing with the Director of Works, Department of Housing and Construction, Phillip, ACT at 2pm on Tuesday, 6th August, 1974. REPAIRS AND PAINTING: QUOTATION A6630 Various suburbs North Side — Internal repairs and painting of cottages. REPAIRS: QUOTATION A6631 Ainslie — External repairs 31 houses. QUOTATION A6632 Ainslie — External reparis 21 houses. QUOTATION A6633 Ainslie — External repairs 56 houses. FIRE ALARMS: QUOTATION A6635 Narrabundah Infants School — Install Fire Alarm. DEPARTMENT OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY REGISTRATION OF INTEREST AS A "NDERER FOK THE SUPPLY OF PRECISION APPK-jACH RADAR AND A SURVEILLANCE/PRECISION APPROACH RADER SYSTEM FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE. Registration of interest as a Tenderer it invited from companies possessing capability and experience in the production of the above type of equipment. Copies of Air Force Staff requirements, which outline details of the equipment, and associated documents, have been issued to companies considered likely to be interested in the supply of such equipment. These documents seek information, by September 27, 1974, which can be used in the further development of the project. Companies which are interested and can demonstrate a competence in this field but do not receive the documents for these radars arc invited to obtain copies at the offices shown be;ow: Assistant Regional Director (Contracts), 22nd Floor, Sydney Plaza Building, 59-61 Goulburn Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Phone 20959, ex! 241 Mr P. J. Rees. or Constitution Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2600. Phone 482111. Mr J. Willis. TENDERS NEW SOUTH WALES AMBULANCE BOARD GOUL'BURN DISTRICT Tender* for all insurance covcr for the New South Wales Ambulancc Board — Goulburn District will be received up to 6pm or Wednesday, August 7, 1974. Schedules for the above arc available from the Supcrintendent/Secretary, NewSouth South Wales Ambulancc Board — Goulburn Districl. , Post Office Box 29, GduI burn and must be returned to him. A. NVHATMOUG'l Superintendcnt/Secretaiy BRAIOWOOD SERVICE MEN'S CLUB LIMITED Tenders are invited and will be received up to 5pm on August 20, 1974 for the construction of two (2) brick veneer cottagcs (approx 13 squares each) in Victory Street, Braidwood. Copies of plans and specifications may be obtained from the undersigned. K. B. TAYLOR, Secretary. Tenders for TH4/74 — Sup-1 ply and Repair of Canvas I Canopy Covers will be| accepted until 2pm on. Wednesday, August 14, 1974. Tender forms are available from the Stores and Contracts Officc on the Lower Ground Floor.. Akuna House, Akuna Street, Canberra City. Further information can be obtained at this oflicc or by telephoning Mr Judd on 462784. | COMPANY NOTICES ITOOTH AND CO LIMI TED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General | Meeting of the Company I will he held at KENT : BREWERY, Broadway. Syd licv. on Wednesday, July 17, 1974 at 2.15pm. BUSINESS 1. To receive the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet and Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st March, 1974. 2. To elect three Directors in accordance with the Company's Articles. Mr G. J. Cullen retires in accordancc with the Company's Articles and Section 121 (6) of the Companies Act 1961 and offers himself for reappointment. In accordance with Section 121 (6) of the Companies Act the following resolution will be submitted to the Meeting: "That Mr G. J. Cullen, being 72 years of age, be reappointed as a Director of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the company". Mr D. M. Garment and Mr W. L, Vicars retire in accordance with the Company's Articles and being eligible offer themselves for re-elcction. 3. To consider and if thought fit, to approve the following recommendation from the Board of Directors: "That the Directors shall he paid by way of remuneration for their services a sum not exceeding 542,000 per annum from the 1st July, 1974 and until otherwise determined. The remuneration lo be divided amongst the Directors as they may agree or in default of agreement equally between them and such remuneration shall be apporiionable and be deemed to accrue from day to day". And to transact such other business of which due notice has been .given. By Order of the Board, C. M. Bayfield, Secretary. Kent Brewery, . SYDNEY. 17th July, 1974. , Under Section 141 of the NSW Companies Act 1961 a Member entitled to attend I and vole at this Meeting is entitled to appoint not more! than two proxies to attend and vote instead of the Member. Where more than one proxy is appointed, each proxy must be appointed to represent a specified proportion of the Member's voting rights, and a pxory need not be a Member. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association the instrument appointing a proxy must be deposited at the Company's Registered Officc not less than 48 hours before the time of the Meeting. FOR HIRE WASHING machine automatic Whirlpool and Hoovermatic twin tubs. 952211. BACK hoe available, radio controlled. Phone 959710. xm-ACix Ctnbttit't lontst ttnlsl tft'.ts Sedans, Wagons 950019 Commercials. 815550 Amusements 957372 TINY EQUIPMENT Bobcat type loaders, small trucks, big or small jobs. 813779, 882187 FOR HIRE ART BARLENIV II ISA STREET FYSHWICK Phone 9568W, 956960 HOUSEHOLD AND HANDYMAN UHES, PARTY GOODS, CHINA CUTIERY, CUSS In fact, almost anything STEWART BARLEN 7h« All Auifrollon ln*»rprli» for SBtVICI, QUALITY mnd CIVILITY MARINE SAILBOAT. 1-ireball. Com plete with pear anil trailer. Ph 613790 BH. NORTHBRIDGE SI 4, reg trailer, A1 cond, best offer ; after 5pm. 21 Macarthur Ave. O'Connor. WANTED lo htiv Alttminittm boat 5,200 lo '$300. Ph P. Fort. 95 1603. BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS XV A 1. I. P A P E R hinging specialist. Pit 488469. CONCRETK paths, drives, garage floors, etc, free quotes. Ph 5424S9. I.1C drainer Cot. exten, small jobs, stormwaler drains. 884749 alter 6pm. ) SO far \\vc have painted and papered many homes. We have modernised kitchens and bathrooms; bin11 bars, matching furniture, hiult-ms and executed alter,uuns, etc. What can we do or design for you? Phon; Wee-Nee Home Designs 810Sjb for free quote. jFRlGlRAIRE authorised re frigeration service. Ph 956557. RATI I ROOM alterations, plumbing and tiling, vanity ; units and shower screens in stalled. For free quote Phone S10376 after 5pm. GLASS for all prooiems win dows mirrors etc. Ph 480083 ! CONCRETING — mixer, also wheelbarrow avail. 478996. PAI'ERH ANGER dial the bet ter chcaper one. 381351. PLUMBING. All types No job too big or small. Home service calls a specialty 973848. CONCRETING for all con creting work, patios, barbcqties, courtyards. slate work, and tiling, ph 886476. CONCRETING, drives, strips garage floors, kcrbing, etc. Also patios and barbecues, and courtyards. Ph 973819. FLOORSAND1NG and floorpolishing, also supply and fi.-: cork floortilcs and parquetry flooring. Phone 8S5269. Free quote. RHICEM hot water and elec trical service. Phone Reg Dwyer 511507. FOR Honda portable gener ators, pumps and engines contact Mr Bill Barlow ai 13 Lonsdale St, BRADDON Phone 476603 JOE'S Home Appliances Ser vice. Repairs lo all brands, washing machines, fridges, electric ranges. Hot water service and home electrical appliances. Work guaranteed. 24 hr service, 7 days a week. Ph 885075. BUILT-IN cupboards, relami ncx, ceramic tiles, kitchen lops, doors trimmed, archways constructed, sliding doors installed, alterations and maintenance. For firm quotes, high quality craftsmanship. Ph 543216. BRICKWORK, blockwork, concreting, stonework., etc. 821628. FOR wallboard and plastering I service. Phone 884221. HOME RENOVATIONS Built in wardrobes Kitchen cupboards Wall and floor ceramic tiling etc Phone 885182 WASTE Pipe and Drain Cleaning Service. Waste pipes smelly and blocking? Grease fat waste build-up removed, no damage to pipes. Motels, motels, shops, facI tpfies, homes. Box 270, Fyshwick. 813423 ah only. PLANS and specifications. Dapper Design and Drafting. Individual designs commercial, domestic, homes, extensions, carports etc. Phone 544885. CARPENTRY renovations, al terations, built-ins, gen repairs. 54349J. HOUSING repairs, foundation digging, steel placing, concrete pouring, and all concrete work, demolition. 487351. LANDSCAPING and tree ser vice, landscape done to any design, rockeries, turfing, tree lopping, and low maintenance gardens, Phone Ian or Peter 957055. VULCAN oil heaters, cleaned repaired, 7 days a week, reasonable charge. Ph 491965. BRICKLAYING gang want work, big or small jobs. 810968. PAINTING and wallpaper hanging done. Old or new work. No job too big or too 881631 anytime. small. For a free quote Ph BUILT-IN wardrobes, Noel Voyscv. Ph 497417. PH F1XIT for minor main tenance in and around your home. 972729. CONCRETING, garage floors, paths etc. Phone 883047. after 4pm. BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS CELTIC EXPLOSIVES DRILLING AND BLASTING For all house footings, bench work and drainage, elc. Phone M. Sutton 581531. F. Barker 542982. HANDYMAN'S AGENCY Provides householders in Canberra with tradesmen's services including: installation and service of oil heaters, wall and floor tiling, wall papering, fencing, plumbing, clectric installation (extension of houses), repair el. appliances, painting; carpentery, picture framing, welding, general handyman work. Don't hesitate to call us for any unusual job. Phone 951540 or 513691 any time. Prompt service, free quotation within 24 hours. BUILDING MATERIALS For concrete ring 95-0301 RMC51 .MOULDINGS lo any detail, most timber spccics avail nKU r*A a i - 11 * •jpwwiv,3 ft»an able. CAA Timber Industries. Phone 973911. (small loadsl of 8 concrete Phone CANBERRA MINI-MIX CONCRETE 952130 POSITIONS WANTED M O 11JK It willing lo mind children. Belconnen area ^ I'll SS220I. FOR all concrete services, gar den jobs and rock walls, phone 956694. (WOMAN will babvsit Sat eve nings sowhside. Ph 810415. CAN you provide casual or parl-tinie work for an ANU student? Phone Student Employment 493674. BABYSITTING any time, Woden area. 881778 after 5. IRONING done. Please phone 885269. BRICK cleaning, floor sanding and window washing, phone 474528. i DO you want your child to have the fun of pre school plus the care and understanding of a mother while you work. If so call me at _ Dcakin. 732750. KIND lady willing to mind children. Ph 543139. EXPERIENCED curtain machinist requires work at home. Ph 881034. CHILDREN minded Curlin. 821912. CHISEL Ploughing, Rotary Hoeing, Blade Levelling Frontend loader hire, Site •leaning. 582189. HANDYMAN Free quotes, for all Brickwork, retaining walls, plaster, garden edging, feature walls, quarry tiles and ceramic tiles. Phone MiHandyman 861349. POSITIONS VACANT S A l.r.S \\ IA ,\\ wanted lor imme diate slail on extremely high commission basis, potential minimum earnings of S40 per day with much greater potential. Plume 883039 for interview appoint mem. Mobil A SMART intelligent person to perform driveway duties. Uniforms supplied. Wages by negotiation. Apply in person, Garran Service Centre, 811107. ESSO Car Care Centre, Fisher have a vacancy for a full time Driveway Attendent. Overtime available. For interview, appointment. ! Ph Manager 882211. PAINTERS Wanted, 6 day week, gd wages, for flats in Holder (Belikan Ply Ltd) and Canberra Vallev Homes Section 21 and 25 'Hawker. For details ask Foreman on site. Hauiiih'iki • 3-Week Day or Erenmg JveccpU'onist Course or • Typing to p.S. Standard 1-or all ages! Top training for editing joes, Higu Salary 0 Unique programmed learning, new to Canberra, makes learning easier and faster. RECEPTIONIST CENTRE 99 London Circuit HOOF Tiler, for small extenI sions this ^ weekend. Pay cash. Materials supplied. Mr Stewart, 974011 day, 883003 'evening. WANTED, kind sincere woman willing to mind 2 sml children in fi'conncn area. Ph 545710 after 6pm. CANBERRA'S leading tobac conist and gift store, Garema Place, require a Female Shop Assistant aged bel,ween 18-20. Previous experience not necessary, however, personality must suit the store's activity. Ph 489536 for appointment for interview. OWNER/DRIVER, Bedford truck with permanent work, returns $11,000 per annum. Ph 545087 after 5.30 for further information. DENTAL Assistant, 17 to 22 yrs, required for modern sowhside practice. Experience essential. DAA Badge an advantage. Phone 498903 after 2pm BI-I. CAltltlGANS Pty Ltd require a Mature Woman to conduct a Manchester Agency for the Canberra district. For further particulars write direct to the Sales .Manager, PO Box 2074. North Parramatta. ■sp FRAMING Gangs required. Guaranteed continuous work in the Kambah area. Phone 881771 or All L. Donald 732209. CHICKEN Gourmet, Manuka, require senior Female Assistant. Apply to Manager. Ph 956551. WOMAN required to babysit 2 children aged 18 mtlis and 3 yrs in childrens home 8.30 to 3.30, 2 or 3 days per week. Will Pa/ $7 per day. Call at 10 Pohlman St. Latham after 3.30 Wed or Thurj. POSITIONS VACANT S A \\V AlILL WORKERS WANTED FOR PINE MILL AT CANBERRA $100 PLUS PER WEEK. New one and two bedroom flats available. Permanent employment, mill in town. Phone daytime Canberra 958604 or Nowra 22935.and night Kinma 540. Mr Shel don reverse charge. i STACKERMAN AND TAILER — OUT. EXPERIENCED bass guitarist for 50/50 band, pref who can read music. Inquiries. Ph 973224 after 5pra. ! CLEANING lady i day per week, Garran, refs essential. 814888. CLEANING woman, 6 hours wecklv, Farrer, 863292. PLUMBERS 2 reqd, sunny South Coast NSW. Immed start over award wages. Replies to PO 60, Eden 2551 or ph 61337 AH. PART-TIME interviewers for public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in weekends or early evenings. NEEDED JN CANBERRA Meeting people it interesting. Pays $2.60 an hour plus car allowance. Car and phone needed. Training pro vided. For further informa-j tion, write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Mel bourne, 3001. ENROLLED nursing aide, full or part time. No night duty. Salary and conditions as per ACT Private Hospitals award. Ph 818100 for appointment for interview. ONE experienced concrete finisher and one labourer. Phone 884724. OCCASIONAL evening child minding for interested reliable girl student, living in Cook or Aranda. Please phone 511513 after 7pm. RELIABLE lady wanted mind 2 children 2 years and 7 months, 2 days per week. Preferably with own children. 2 Bingle St, Flynn. DENTAL nurse, from July 22 to August 6, experience not necessary. Phons 544920. HOUSEMAID required Satur day and Sunday mornings Tall Trees Lodge, Ainslie. Ph 491731. C Class Driver required for healing oil deliveries in ACT area, top wages and conditions for appointment. Phone 886547 ah. LABOURER. Two casual men required for approximately one week. Good pay. Apply D. Reid, Glenroy Building Supply, Tralee. TRUCK mechanic required for casual work. Hours _ and rates negotiable. Applicants must have certificate. Phone 972411. LADIES. Sarah Coventry have vacancies full or part time. Ph 581252. SOMEBODY experienced live in care far baby 6 months, children 9 and 13 while parents go on holiday Aumist 2 to 10. Ph 470021. TRADESMAN interested in renovating old cottage fslab and linl nn sth coast. Please ph 511693. ELECTRICIAN preferable ex perienced on maintenance. Phone 542595. A GANG of 3 bricklayers wanted. Immediate start. Block 9, Section 1, Mclba. Contact owner at 7.30am. FLOORERS. Flooring and close-up gang required. Apply ready to start Lot 396, South Bar Rd, Qiteanbeyan. Ph 973449. DRY Cleaner $100 per week experience necessary. Ph 4S0118 after 9.30am or 814396 after 5pm. FIXER. Sub-contract fixer re quired. Apply to Site Supervisor, Lot 396 South Bar Rd, Queanbcyan. Ph 973449. FRAMERS Sub-contract framing carpenters required for a group housing projeet at Queanbevan. Immediate start and prompt payments. Apply to lot 396, South Bar Rd, Queanbcyan. Ph 973449, ah 815075. PAINTER/Wall paper hanger. Tradesman wanted for immediate start. Varied work. S28 per day. Ph Wee-Nee Home Designs anytime 810853. MOTOR mechanic to work on Alfa Romeos and prestige vehicles top wages and conditions. liTflTffffli 951133, S85511 ah. EXPERIENCED formwork carpenters required for Campbell Park job, off Fairbairn Ave. Apply Civil and Civic site, Dominion Formwork Pty Ltd. LADIES Hairdressers required to work in a new salon. For further information phone 821525 or AH 863270. ROOF tiler required with experience. Ph 959606 after 6pm. KIND lady to mind 2 sml chil dren, 12-2.30, Holder area. Ph 885457 before 11am. QUALIFIED ladies hair dresser, good stylist, to take over growing clientele, aircond salon, top wages for right person, substantial part-time considered 487586 after 4pm or weekend. LADIES Hairdresser. Senior male or female. Excellent wages, congenial atmosphere. Apply Franco, Civic, or phone 479560, AH 957558. FEMALE office assistant re quired with typing ability. Knowledge of accounting machine would bo helpful but not necessary. Apply Mrs Clayton. Ph 950577 for appointment after 10am. LABOURERS (skilled) re quired for our Belconnen College project, Murranji St, Hawker. Apply site foreman. JENNINGS. SECOND Chef, male, aged 28 to 30, Australian, for Perisher Valley, $140 per week. Free accommodation. Immediate start. GOOD Experienced kitchenman or woman, in Civic, hours 6pm till 12 midnight. Anne's Domestic Agency, phone 497562. CHIFI.EY Auto Port, has a position vacant for a lubritoriuin operator. Previous experience preferred. Apply Chifley Auto Port, Eggleston Crescent. Chifley. BRICKLAYERS' Labourer. Apply 3/26 Dungown St, Hawker. Ph 544192, 884499. WANTED young lad for roof tiling. Ph after 4pm 511450. POSITIONS VACANT RECEPTIONIST, Girl Friday, 17-19 yr, Barton, if you are a bright lass who can operate a busy switch, type and perform general office duties an excellent boss awaits you. 485155. CASHIER/CLERK, 19-21, for busy Manuka Retail Shop where your experience to handle money and ability to take over all office clerical duties will be well rewarded. Must be prepared to work Fri night and Sat morning for which overtime is paid. 485011. VAN Salesman, mature, 21 up, to serve established ran, and foster new business. Effort, initiative, reliability and commonsense will reward you better than average earnings. Class "C" licence essent. 485155. YOUNG MAN, 17 to 19 years, to train hi Van Salesman, interesting outdoor work with good wages and conditions. Apply J. C. Hut-! ton Pty Ltd, 2 Sunnybar Parade, Queanbeyan. , Phone 972527. SEPARATED father, two chil dren, offering free board, return child care, suit widow, separated mother, or active ; pensioner, 816528 Wed to ' Fri after 3pm. I STOREMAN Clerk, for Mauri Brothers and Thompson (NSW) Co Distribution, operation located in Associated Foods Warehouse, Queanbeyan. Salary and conditions to suit sell: starter. For appointment 971877; V. Mason. AMBITIOUS MAN I OR WOMAN Local opening for ambitious person of unquestionable character. High school education preferred. Accustomed to earning above average income. Must be ready to accept sales position at. once. Must have 15 hours weekly available. For local interview write fully to: Regional Manager, PO Box 1028, Canberra, 2601. SALESMAN to sell caravans,] weekends, suit semi retired. 973457. ah 489824. BABYSITTER required, 7 nights per week, 3.30pm to 12am Page area. Inquire Chinese Kitchen, Woden Plaza. HOUSEKEEPER, live-in, father and 3 boys, ph 863650. GIRL FRIDAY Fyshwick firm requires responsible girl for office duties including 3 x 12 switch, accurate typing. Salary negotiable. Phone 952044. BEAZLEY j & BRUCE S? Sl'ARIi PARTS DIVISION, 44 Mort St, Braddon Require the services of a Junior 15 to Is years to be trained in Automotive Spare Parts sales. Apply in person to R. Robinson. RECEPTIONIST typist, Ur sula College, ANU. Hours 8.45am to 4.45pm Monday to Friday.. Wages according to qualifications and ex perience. Phone 480770 for interview. VOCALIST lead and bass gui tarist wanted. Ph 864576. RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST Hotel/Motel. Reasonable shift hours, experience in this work an advantage. Typing, Swcda machine. Salary and conditions excellent. Car for own transport. City area. 951324. YOUNG LADY, Receptionist position. The age group required 17-18 years, typing 35-40, switchboard, good grooming, pleasant manner. City. 951324. CLERK/TYPIST; Senior girl. Variety of- work of interesting material, mainly research, assisting with visislors when required. Elec typewriter. Applicant is required to have had experience in composing own material. Public Service salary and. conditions. City area. 951324. EXPERIENCED labourer re quired, some experience with concreting preferred, immediate start. Ph 959710. POSITIONS VACANT | K1TCHENMAN required by the Canberra College of Advanced Education Union, Bruce. Full-time position, straight shift Monday to Friday with overtime available. Application may be made by phoning 522202, Mr D. Hancock, Union Business Manager, between 10am and noon. TYPIST 20 to 35, 40wpm typing for very happy office in Fyshwick, excellent salary 473244. CLEANERS required male only. Apply Woolworths Dickson ready to start. 5.30pm. Must be experienced. For information please phone 881452. JUNIOR stenographer 17 to 19 average speeds with a desire for a career in the legal field will give you the job satisfaction you want, salary negotiable. Ph 473244. MEN required top rates paid. Phone 544872 before noon. JUNIOR girl shop assistant re quired. Pleasant working conditions. Phone Kingston Newsagency 959132 after 9pm. CASHIER/TYPIST, 19 to 23 years, required for insurance office. Prev. experience advantage, Phone 486044. TYPIST 20 to 30 first class typist for bnsy accountants office friendly team, salary over $100. 473244. CARPENTERS and builders labourers. Apply Colbron Constructions Volvo job Bayldon Rd., Queanbeyan top moncv overtime. TYPIST 17 to 20 years. Good typing and some shorthand | for this superb position in the city, salary neg. 473244. CURTAIN track assembler, junior 17 to 18 years. Assembling of curtain tracks and a little clerical work. Very pleasant office. Neg. salary. Ph 473244. BRICKLAYERS labourers wanted must be experienced, $32 per day. Please ph. 821751. TYPIST A vacancy exists in our centrally heated office, for a typist, required typing speed 40wpm. Please contact Mr Roffey phone 950529 for appointment. CADBURY SCHWEPPESl PTY LTD. I | 1 Lithgow St.. Fyshwick. CLOSE up and eaves gangs re quired. Guaranteed continuous work on private homes. Contact 541293 or Macgregor Site office No 3 A/11 B. Lake on 512960. CASHIER/TYPIST 18 to 23 years. For a young business team in the city. Neg. salary. Ph 473475. WANTED lady to house keep, for aged man. Ph 881485 after 5pra. ROOF tiler wanted for exten sions. Phone 544563. MECHANIC. Excellent salary, good working conditions. Ph 489899. SPARE Parti Salesman, ex cellent salarv. Ph 489899. PHARMACIST. Registered, for part-time position at Slocum's Pharmacy, Yarraiumla. Ph 815468 or 812654. CARPENTRY Gang required for three cottages framing and fixing. Start approx 2 weeks. Phone 814514, after 5.30pm. YOUNG IJady (16-18) re quired as part-time shop assistant, Friday night. Saturday morning. Apply in person, Vogue Gift Shop, Garema Place. HAIRDRESSER required part time, also second or third year apprentice. Please phone 488346. LABOURER required. Attrac tive salary, immediate start. Phone 973056. AVilbro Mttal Industries Ply. Lid, 43 Endurance Ave., Queanbe yan. EXP, semi tipping trailer driv er for interstate work, immcd. start. Call 14 Endurance Av„ Qbn. I'h J59854. CANVASSERS required for pre - advertising campaign for new Swiss product. Experience preferred. Ph The Serviceman. 821488 b.h. CARPENTER required for maintenance woifc. Pernmncnt position aw;nd wages and conditions. 5 day week. Apply Mr D.ivies, at M i.'ntenance Workshop, or I'lione 957994. JUNIOR spare parts assistant for training in Alfa Romeo spares. Phone 951133. LADIES apprentice hair dresser required for Canberra's newest city salon to open soon. Ph 496078. CLEANER required, must be experienced, hours 6am till f 11am 7 day week, all equip-1 ment supplied, phone after 9.30am 470224 for interview! appointment. ACCOUNTANT A national firm of chartered accountants has a vacancy on its staff for the following: ^ SENIOR ACCOUNTANT A qualified or near qualified accountant is required. The work will include varying assignments in audit, liquidation, incomc tax and other fields. INTERMEDIATE CLERK Is required with experience preferably in an accounting firm and a challenging poisition is ensured to the right applicant. Salaries will be negotiated with the successful applicants to these positions. Inquiries should be directed to: WILSON BISHOP BOWES AND CRAIG Chartered Accountants, Room 601, 6th Floor, CML Building, University Avenue, Canberra City, ACT. Phone 480299. SPAGELINE HOMES \\Ne build our reputation CARPENTERS Required for sub-contract framing. Phone 952544. AH 544674. CARPENTERS — fixing gangs Experienced fixing carpenters for NCDC housing required, continuity of work assured for good tradesman. Apply J. J. MARR HOMES PTY LTD Phone 497822 A/H 882229 POSITIONS VACANT & CANBERRA COLLEGE OF 1 ADVANCED EDUCATION Applications are invited for the following positions , SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE LABORATORY ASSISTANT $2174-54766 per annum The appointee will be required to assist with the preparation of materials and equipment for practical classes in the Geology section of the School of Applied Science. Applicants should have experience in a teaching institution ancl have some knowledge of cataloguing and filing rock specimens and maps. Closing date, Friday, July 26, 1974 Ref No 74/692. COUNSELLING CENTRE EMPLOYMENT OFFICER $5179-55836 per annum The appointee will be required to seek and arrange casual, part-.time and vacation employment for College students. The position would suit a mature person with an interest In Student welfare and calls for organising skill, and ability to relate to students and to liaise effectively with employers. Experience in clerical duties and in working with young people is desirable. Closing date Friday, July 19, 1974. Ref No 74/691 LIBRARY LIBRARY ASSISTANT GRADE 2 $5697-57328 per annum Applicants should possess professional library qualification* or a degree. Experience in cataloguing or loans would be an advantage. ' Closing date Monday July 22, 1974. Ref No 74/705. GENERAL INFORMATION Applicant should §ivo personal particulars, details of qualifications and experience, present position, previous appointments, telephone number during business hours aijd tha names and addresses of two referees, and should he addressed to the Registrar, Canberra College of Advanced Education P.O. Box 381, Canberra City, ACT, 2601. ' WANTED: . ONE CARPENTER Tradesman only. ALSO A BUILDER'S LABOURER Good wages and conditions for the right man. Long term housing contract. Pettit & Sevitt Constructions. Phone Site Foreman on 581704, AH 541231 or Ollice 95251S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION Vacancies exist in the Plant Workshop, Fyshwick for: SIX (6) FITTERS for heavy earth moving equipment maintenance. Overalls and tools are supplied. Working conditions are very good and overtime lg available. Applicants should report in person to Mr C.'Townsend, Plant Workshop, Canberra Avenue, FYSHW1CK A.C.T. Phon» 950435, Ext 70. CANBERRA HIGHLAND SOCIETY AND BURNS CLUB Applications are invited for the position of SECRETARY MANAGER Closing date, August 1, previous applicants may apply. H, Miller, president, PO Box 107, Kingston, 2604 TOUCH-TYPE IN 8 HOURS BECOME A COMPETENT TYPIST QUICKLY Learn to type by low cost internationally approved rV teaching system. Recognised by government departments, schools and business houses around tile world as the best method. Makes learning easy. Leads to perfect typing. Beginners, also business typing course and typing to P-S. standard. Classes hourly from Sam to 8pm. Choose your own hour. Reduced fees for students. TELEVISION TYPING CENTRE PTY LTD First Floor, 99 London Circuit. Phone 476333, WANTED PART-TIME TEACHERS SPECIAL PROJECT The curriculum development and in-service education program or the Interim ACT Schools Authority requires releaso of primary and secondary teachers for workshops and courses. The courses throughout this term (July 15 to August 23) and third term (September 9 to December 12) will each, occupy between one and five days. A special task force of relief teachers is required to replace teachers involved. This is an opportunity for qualified tcachers unable to engage in full-time teaching to keejj in touch with trends in mpderti education. You can be notified a week in advance and negotiate a workload to meet your personal commitments. You can liaise with the class teacher to provide continuity for yout pupils and professional satisfaction for yourself. Payment is made on a daily basis and varies from $27.04 to $49.40 depending on training and length of service. For further information, please contact Sue Wild (817151) Of write to: THE COMMISSIONER, COMMONWEALTH TEACHING SERVICE PO BOX 39, WODEN A.C.T., 2606. CARPENTERS required by Buckraan Building Group Projects at Duntroon and Mclba Phone 733041 or 885433 BUCKMAN BUILDING GROUP Phone 956764 Continued on next Page."}
{"id":110722718,"text":"07 Aug 1974 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 7 August 1974, page 23 TENDERS W TH6 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ; STTEWORKS AND LANDSCAPING {vicinity OF UNION Tenders closing August 27, 1974 are invited for siteworks and landscaping in the vicinity of the Union on the University site The work involves terracing, concrete retaining walls, and ramps beside Sullivans Creek to the north side of the Union Building. , Tepder documents arc available from Mr R. E. Fcatherstonc. Property and Plans Division, first floor, Chancelpy Annexe, EUcvy Circuit, Acton, ACT. Telephone 492754. Tenders in ! plain sealed envelopes, addressed to the Registrar (Property and Plans), the Australian National University.; must be clearly marked 'Tenders — Siteworks and Landscaping — Union' and lodged in the Tender Box, ground floor, Chancelry Annexe, Ellery Circuit. Acton, not later than 2pm Tuesday, August 27. 1974. Tenders by mail (Box 4, PO, Canberra, ACT 2600) must reach the University by the first postal delivery on the closing date of tenders. Tender documents must be returned to the office of issue ■ within '' twenty-four hours of the closing date of tenders. The lowest or any tender vulj not necessarily be accepted. DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY tKNDERS for TB 21/74 Pro vide a white ant treatment will be acccptcd until 2pm on Wednesday, August 28, 1974 Tender forms are available from the Stores and ' Contracts Office on the Lower Ground Floor. Akuna House. Akuna Street, Canberra City Further information can be obtained at. this office or bv telephoning Mr Jlidd on 462784 TENDERS THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY II. C. COOMBS BUILDING TERRACE WATERPROOFING Tenders closing August 27, 1974 arc invited for the terrace waterproofing of the H. C. Coombs Building on the University site. The work involves taking up existing ceramic tiling, resurfacing and waterproofing. Tender documents arc availbale from Mr R. E. FcatherstMC, Property and Plans Division, first floor, Chancelry Annexe, Ellery Circuit, ACT. Telephone 492754. Tenders in plain sealed envelopes addressed to the Registrar (Property and Plans). the Australian National University, must he clearly marked 'Tender — Terrace Waterproofing' and lodged in the Tender Box, ground floor, Chancclry Annexe, Ellery Circuit. Acion, not later than 2pm Tuesday, August 27, 1974. Tenders by mail (Box 4, PO. Canberra, ACT 2600) must reach the University by the first postal delivery on the closing date of lenders. Tender documents must be returned to the office of issue withing twenty-four hours of the closing date. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. CANBERRA HOSPITAL TENDERS FOR PROVI SIONS 'Tenders are invited for the suppjy ot milk, cream, bread, ice cream, fruit juices, cordials, smallgoods, cheese, frozen fruit and vegetables, fish, bacon, poultry, eggs, tea, coffee and meat to this Hospital during the period from Octobcr I, ]974 to March 31, 1975. Tenders are also invited for the supply of fresh fruit and vegetables during the period from Octobcr I, 1974 to December 31, 1974. Tenders closc with the Secretary at 2pm on Wednesday. August 14. 1974. the lowest or any tender not necessarily • accepted. ■ Forms of leijdcr are avail able from the Supply Branch of the Hospital. BLUE METAL & GRAVEL PTY LTD CARPENTERS Quotes are required for extensions to switch-room at Mugga Lane Quarry. Inspections invited or phone 9568S4. . LEGAL NOTICES Ls' THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN i CAPITAL TERRITORY PROBATE I : . JURISDICTION IN THE WILL AND ESTATE of BARRYMORE OWEN NEAVE late of 85 Burnie Street, Lyons in the Australian Capital Territory, Plant Operator, deceased. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION with the Will 1 annexed granted by the Supreme Court of the i Australian Capital Territory on the 2nd August 1974. Pursuant to the Adrnini1 stration and Probate Ordi nance 1929-1970 the Family I Provisions Ordinance 1969 ! and the Trustee Ordinance ' 1957-1968 PERPETUAL 1 TRUSTEE COMPANY (CANBERRA) LIMITED the executor nominate of the substitute executor Peter Reginald Daley named in lb- Will of tli- said BARRY' MORE OWEN NEAVE (Beverly Ann ; May Ncavc I the executrix named in the said Wili havino died within a period of one month of the abovenamed deceased) who .died on the 29th day of Sep■ teniber" 1973 hereby gives notice tW creditors and others having any claims against or to the estate of I tha said' clcceascd are re, ouired to send particulars of I their claims to the said PERi " r T'J a L TRUSTEE COMPANY (CANBEfP « LIMITED of 2-6 Pctric Street'Canberra Citv in the Australian Capital Territorv j on or before the ,10th day of i October 1974 at the ex| pilation of which lime the j vjd Perpetual Trustee 1 Company (Canberra) Limit ed ivill distribute the assets of the said deceased to the persons entitled having regard only to the claims oi which it then has notice. DATED this 5th day of '■ August 1974. ! SNEDDEN, HALL , , ." AND GALLOP Procto" for the Fwr •< r Iiv THE SUPREME COURT > OF THE AUSTRALIAN : CAPITAL TERRITORY PROBATE JURISDICTION IN THE WILL of NELLIE ( VfNCE late of Morling i Lodge Nursing Home, 51 ; Hicks Street, Red Hill in the I Australian Capital Territory, f Widow deceased. APPLICATION will be made after fourteen .lays j from the publication hereof I that Probate of the last Wili ! and Testament of the above named deceased dated !v.' Sixth day of February. 197-1 may be granted to ALEXANDER JOHN VINCE. the ( sole Executor named therein i and all notices may be • served at the undcrj mentioned address. All I creditors in the estate of the I *aid deceased are hereby re j quired to send in particulars J of their claims to the under signed. i SNEDDEN. HALT. . - , AND GALLOP ■ _." ' Solicitors T.and G Building 3" London Circuit Canberra City. ACT REMOVALS CARSON'S of Canberra local, country or interstate remov•Lls" handled by experts. Kefiular service to South Coast. Ph 952526/27. •J'n'OVE save $s. rent-a-van. trolley, etc. Rumbles Truck -.Rema!. 815550. JA.\\l trucks available, truck rental, furniture removals, • '°.cal Pick up and deliveries. -Phone 884664. ! Von are. having a moving experience call Tommy Tor• toiseTaxi Trucks 544931. RUBBISH removal, tree fel luArfi '°opinp. 497431. i , Furniture removals, I wc.at, Interstate 541973. ' REMOVALS ALAN Kelly Removals, local and interstate, packing and storage, personal service guaranteed. Phone 813339. TJ's Furniture.: Removal, low rates. S81528. FOR HIRE IKITACil Canbeiia'i loxeit itnlal ulei Sedans, Wagons 950019 Commeicials 815550 Amusements S57372 WASHING machine automatic Whirlpool and Hoovcrmatic twin tubs 952211. BACK Hoe, available, radio controlled. Phone 959710. WART BARLEN 10 II ISA STREET FYSHWICK Nmn 95MM, 9MM0 HIRE MOUSMOIO AMD HANDYMAN LINtS, PARTY MODS, CHINA CUTURY, 81ASS lit fact, alm«tl anything mt Canberra's b*if r«f«i from STEWART BARLEN Th« All Auitrallan !nl»rprii« (or SMVICI, QUALITY «nd CIVIIITY ROTARY Hoeing, excavat. Phone Janscn Plant Hire. 862723. TINY EQUIPMENT Bobcat type loaders small trucks, big or small jobs. 813779, 882187 ROTARY HOEING For that small hard to get at spot. Vege plots our speciality. Call Embros 883241 BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS FOR all jour custom furniture needs, vanities, wardrobes, remodelled bathrooms and kitchens and for all those spaces that seem hopeless. Phone 810853. Wee-Nee Home Designs and helps on its way. , . , ?"RIGI»aIRE authorised re frigeration service. Phone 956557. „ JOES repairs to all washing machine, fridges, electric ranges, hot water services and household electrical appliances. 7 days a week. Work gtd. Ph 885075. W A L I. P A P E R hanging specialist. Ph 488469. FLOOR Sanding, gen cleaning, carpet shampooing. Free quote, 512459, 417939, BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS CONCRETING Drives, strips, garage floors, brick paving, slate and stone work. Patios, barbecues, ddurtvards, etc. Phone 886476 or 973819. CONCRETING — muet, also svheelbarrow avail. 478996. WALLPAPER hung from $5.50. Vinyls from $6. lining $4. 381351. FOR Honda portable gener ators, pumps, and engines contact Mr Bill Barlow at 13 I.onsdale St, BRADDON Phone 476603 RMEEM hot water and elec trical service. Phone Reg Dwyer. 511507. ELECTRICAL installation specialists for lights, power points, exhaust fans, strip heaters in hotise or garage. Ph 480934. FOR all clectrical installations and maintenance call GML Elcctrics 956726. F1X1T Repair Services. Ph 972729. Small building repairs, rubbish clearing. BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS CONCRETE garage floors, drives, paths,-slabs, footings, brick work patios. Ph Keith Woodman 883596. WALLPAPER hanging and painting. Ph 498685. PLUMBING, root and main tenance. Phone 810586. CONCRETE paths, drives, garage floors, etc. Free quotes. Ph 542489. HANDYMAN'S AGENCY Provides you with tradesmen's services! Install and service of oil heaters, tiling, house-extensions, fencing, plumbing, elect installation and repairs, patios, carpentry, welding, general handyman work. ; Phone 951540 anytime. Prompt service and qtiota, tion. STONEMASON bricks, con crete, 972443 9-5. FOR Interior and Exterior repairs and maintenance, wallboard and plastering service. Phone 884221. TILER exper. wanted Sat. or Sun. for cxtcn. 541607 after 5pm. FIREPLACES, open brick fire, places built to your require ments. 883161. ROOF MAINTENANCE, STONE WALLS and all types of Brick Maintenance. Phone FYSHWICK ROOF AND BRICK MAINTENANCE For Free Quote 489933 BUILDING MATERIALS MOULDINGS 10 any detail, most limber species available. CAA- Timber Industries. Phone 973911. POSITIONS WANTED WILL Babysit for working mother at reasonable rates in Waramanga. Ph 8S2390. BABIES or children minded for working mothers, trained mtrsc. Phone 544552. RELIABLE woman willing, to mind child, north Cttrtin. 821605. EXP female drummer, wants to ioin rock group. Phone 864576. ' MOTHER with 21 year old daughter residing near Dickson ccntre, willing to look after child or similar age or older. Ph 485362. MOTHER willing to mind 2 to 4-vcar-olds in Spcnce area. Phone 581917. EXPERIENCED curtain machinist requires work at home. Ph 881034. IRONING done my home SI.50 per hour. 883481. STONEWORK, slatework all types of gardening also concreting. big or small iohs. 851728. BRICKLAYING r.-,1g wants work, phone 541940. D R I V E R-Salesmnn wants work, prcf aft. Ph 863514. POSITIONS WANTED ' UNIVERSITY "STUDENTS ON VACATION Monday, August 12 to Sunday, September 1 Students are willing to do any kind; Of full time or part lime job you can offer during this period. Please phone Student Employment, 493674. - , Australian National University I KAMI£ workeis inquired. rilP'i ^ d Jcnunj!S Induslries, Page Industrial Site pifice, or phone 545522. nit rr Acr I" »l,am S824^. CLOSE-UP fixing gangs re quired for Flynn area. Apply at Jennings Industries, Pace Industrial Site Office or En"sa'ia LAMPS Hairdressers required to work in new salon^ opening soon Woden Plaza. Top sSr>70 and cont!'lions' !>l> BEAUTICIAN required to work w new salon opening .>h°86327la '' ,,,f0,n,ali0" PANKL Heater/Sprav Painter first class tradesman required. The man we need nuist he tidy, show regulai attendance and work without supervision in our modern workshop. Wage is $120 pci wcefc WITH a modern 1 bedroom home RENT rKtfc or we can negotiate a salary Harry Smith Car 952410 'a St' Fyshwick' iS Flrst C]ass tradesman required with a good general knowledge of popular makes and models. J He man we need must be show regular attendance and work without supervision in our modern worku/rPu a8C 'S, 5,20 Pcr «'Mlc WH H a modern 3 bedroom home RENT FREE or wc can negotiate a salary. Harry Smith Car Sales. Kcmbla St, • Fyshwick. 952410. SUB-CONTRACT Uo you. live on the South sicie/. ' If,so why travel to Northern suburbs during the petrol strike, or ever, when 1 can offer you excellent . conditions. top rates.'with bonuses " n t on ea£il frame. Most mIi iC:"' ?rfe.r >'ou continual work and will be able to "S"1 .'hiough the hard times' ahead, ff you need a secure position on private homes Phone 886002. LbMhiNT Tenderers wanted. Quotations are called for i . thick cement render to brickwork on retirement village of 62 units. Contact site foreman, in Binbinbi Villace. Menmbula Phone Merimbtila 51347 or Bega 21974 an. req«ired for casual photographic figure modelling. exp not necessary JgfcP-fe T0WW , rtJ?*K woman required for cleaning, 3 (0 J hrs each morning. Please call Boule vard Bistro. PART time. Ladies, today it's Jenny s turn to tell you deaTji599I.eW Emma ^ PAINTERS wanted. Trades men only, Ph 488041. POSITIONS VACANT H 9 3-Wcek Day or Evening Kcccplionist Course i Typing to P.S, Standard For all agesilop training for exciting jobs. High Salary 0 Unique programmed learning, now in Canberra, makes learning easier and faster. RECEPTIONIST CENTRE 99 London Circuit © MO.MER PRIES I KliSShD TANKS LABOURERS Labourers required for varied and interesting work. Conditions good, aboveaward wage rates and regular overtime available. Report to Foreman Burgess. Reservoir Construction Site, off Springvale Drive. W'eeta ngcra, ACT. DRIVE-in bottle shop attend ant required. Experience preferred. Apply Bar Manager, Hold Kingston. 950123. , PART time work, full time money. No costs, no gimmicks. Ph for details 497343. LADIES. From now till Xmas. we will all be earning lots of part time money. Ph 544868. LADIES. For the opportunity of your life, ask about our . no obligation, no cost, part time work. 884790. EXPERIENCED casual wait ress. El Toro Coffee Lounge. Woden Plaza. Phone 821540. WOMAN to manage discount fabric store opening in Canberra, aged 25 to 40 yrs. experience essential. Apply in first instance by telephoning Mr Paul Fudge at the Lakeside Hotel. Thursday, Aug 8 between 11am and 5pm. - CARPENTERS required for immediate start, must have experience in framing work. Phone 511485. BRICKLAYERS, 1 gang, good i bricklayers required, continI uous work, brick veneer con struction. Apply on site 30/10 Flynn, 8.30 this morning. IbF.LCONNEN Way Hotel re quires female cocktail bar attendant, casual position. 1 Apply 542222. POSITIONS VACANT HOTEL ASSISTANT MANAGER Hotel Canobolas, Orange is seeking a mature gent to accept the responsibilities of Assistant Manager. Applicants should- be experienced in ali facets of hotel trade, food, liquor and accommodation. Comfortable live-in facilities available for single man. Good salary and conditions. ,Apply in , writing, quoting references to the Manger, Hotel Canobolas. Box 73. PO, Orange 2800. PART-TIME--interviewers for public opinion and market research. Men and women needed , as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in weekends or early evenings. . NEEDED IN PEARCE Meeting people is interesting. Pays $2.60 an hour plus car allowance. Car and phone needed Training provided For further information, write to Morgan Gallup Poll. Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001 SEC (3) Reasonable speeds, and some interest in communication. is required for this varied position, in the cily. Good salary. 473244. JENNINGS Close up gangs required. This will be of interest to sub-contractors requiring regular work on private homes in the Kambah area. Phone 886796 or after hours L. Donald 732209 or G. Smyth 884004. HOUSEWORK half day week, Fisher. Phone 881259. JUNIOR Shop Assistant for Florist Shop. Driving licence essential. Apply • Ursula's Florist, . Garcma Arcade, City. Phone 491363. CHEF 2nd, required for Ski Rider Motel, Kosciusko. Phone Smiggin. Holes 75325. CARPENTER wanted, lop wages' for right man. Ph 959982 or call at 9 Oxley St, Griffith. GT Sales. 6 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick 951508. Bookkeeper required. 5 days per week. Hours 9.30 to 12.30. Excellent salary for reliable experienced lady Appointment contact L. Lample. MILK run offsider with driv ers licence, south side. 884694 after 9am. TWO clerical assistants, know ing typing for diplomatic mission. Phone 950021.' Required, sub contract or casual lahour, immediate start, apply foreman on site 11. Lonsdale St, Braddon. Phone 475908 Jennings Industries. INSURANCE Branch Manager Leading Australian Insurance Company with expanding- portfolio requires the services of a Branch Manager' to coiitrbl and supervise their Canberra office. * The successful applicant will be required to possess a sound knowledge.of Underwriting and Claims procedure in addition tq general insurance office require ments. Confidential application in writing, selling out personal details and insurance experience to be submitted to: The Advertiser, Box 3552, GPO, Sydney, 2001 WANTED, part, time typist babysitter 2 or 3 , days a . week. 535 a week.' Phone 513414 before 9am. GENTLE lady to mind 11 months old girl, beginning August 12 for working mum, public service time, prcf in Hackclt. Call 632273 BH. K EC E I'T-T Y PI ST Women .experienced in managing switchboard, giving client service and typing, 35 words per min. Condilions and salary good, several positions available. Fyshwick. 951324. CLERK-FEMALE Production Clerk With some typing ability and general knowledge of office duties, 8.30am to 4.30pm. Fyshwick. 951324. : HAIRDRESSER, full or part time, excellent wage and ' conditions, in Belconnen area. Ph 581910, AH 485380. WAITRESS, experienced; phdne after 12 noon. 480408. LABOURER required for lawn watering job, . immediate start, apply entrance to Cemetery, Woden, after 10am. BRICKLAYER'S Labourer. Apply 27/23 Hawker. HAIRDRESSER, ladies, re quired part time position. Please ph 480845 A.H. 4798S4. BRICKLAYERS labourer wanted S30 per day. Must be fullv experienced. Phone 810112. POSITIONS VACANT BRICKLAYER Labourer, $30 day, Armstrong Demamiel job, Kambah. turn left towards Mt Taylor. LADY for home duties. hours 1 day per week. 582636 after 5pm. BARKER and Taylor require a female cleaner. 4 hours per week, Mawson area. Ph 733.149. YOUTH, 17 to 18. to work with carpcnter for 3 weeks. 40 Munro Rd, Q'bcyan, after 5pm. CARPENTERS, Woden Plaza, stage 2. apply in person, Mr Brian Allen. KIRVESMIEIIET Ammatlitaitoisia Runkomieliia Halutaan Puh. Tyoaikana 545122. 545778. Htaisin 512826 V. Salminen. CARPENTERS Experienced framcrs wanted. Telephone working hours 1 545122, 545778. Evening .512826, V. Sal minen. .JUNIOR 16 to 19 good typing or someone willing to learn, who will be offered I ■ the opportunity of a career I in a professional field. Good salary. 473244. BUILDERS Labourers quired to start on site. Kcll I and Rigby Canberra Hospi tal Child Care Centre. 'TYPIST Snr, Red Hill good accurate typing with some clencaldmies. 485011. TYPIST/Clerk, . Age 20 up, Fyshwick, must be accurate and able to work without supervision. Varied office duties. 485011. BOOKKEEPER snr Red Hill varied and interesting posi' lion with a difference. '485,155. . SALES' Assistant, junior or > senior. City must be' alert and well groomed. 485011. PART time or full time shop assistant required. Manuka shopping centre, For further information Ph 474751. DRIVER Storeman. We have a vacancy for a man with a C i Class licence to assist with deliveries of Dixie Chickens i in the Canberra Area. Work ing conditions are excellent, and a salary of $100 will be paid to the right man. Hours Sam to 5pm Monday to Friday. Please phone 951040 for an interview. SEC. Conlidenlial secretary to a leading professional man in the city, your assistance and enlhusiasm will be paid for. in pleasant surrounds, confidential interview. 473244. HOME help 4 hrs weekly O'Connor. Please Phone 489896. DOCTORS receptionist. Senior, part lime, 1pm to 5pm. Mon to Fri. Accurate typist, shorthand desirable, but not essential, • Phone 480676. * PAINTER required for 2 houses, immediate start. Ph 959710. - MAWSON North ACT non official Post Office. Vacant Position of Postmaster. Applications arc invited for appointment as Postmaster/Postmistress at Mawson North, ACT. The rate of pay on appointment will be $3299.26 per annum (S63.45 per week) based on the amount of business transacted annually. Applications close at] 10.00api on Wednesday. August 14, 1974. The successful applicant will be required to commence duty on Friday August 23, 1974, or earlier if training is required. 'Applicants should apply in person lo the District Postal Manaeer, 1st Floor, Laristan Chambers. 46 Northbourne Avenue. Canberra City, before 10am Wednesday. August 14, 1974. (A. Lamont). District Postal Manager. BUSY real estate office re quires lady for our home management department. This position is interesting hectic, and work varied. Previous experience an advantage bill not essential. Good salary and use of company car. No Saturdays. Please Ph for appointment R.A.McKILLOP &Co.Pty.Ltd. Licensed Agents 10 Rstrie Street, Canberra City, 2601 48 7411 SHORT of money? Earn good money in your own time, Ph 816262. If no • answer." 821488. DEMONSTRATOR Saleslady. Part-time. Required evenings and weekends' lor new product by well-known Swiss companv. Ph 821488 BH, 861525 AH. LADY in livntt to do ironing, S!0, 582946 aflcr 4.30. SHOP assist., part or full-time, Fisher Cake Shop. 881798. . COMPANION help 2 weeks for lady Watson. S60 per week for live in Ph 474153 before midday. Afternoon 302275. CARPENTER wanted for framing on wages. Ph 545087 after 5pm. Avon WANT to earn money.— but not 9.00 to 5.00? Be an AVON representative. Set your own hrs. Pick your own days. Ph 476722. BUTCHERS tradesman, re quired. permanent or casual, excellent wages and conditions. Apply ready to stari Manager Jamison Meat Crncc Jamison. Phone 512653. SPAGELINE HOMES We build our reputation EAVES LOCKUP and FRAMING CARPENTERS for volume builder. Phone 952544 ,, ALLAMBEE NURSING HOME requir:» NURSING ASSISTANT Part time, 6am to 2.30pm, 3 days per week Apply Matron 5H4JJ POSITIONS VACANT TOUCH-TYPE IN 8 HOURS BECOME A COMPETENT TYPIST (JUICKLY Learn to type by low cost internationally approved FV teaching system. Recognised by government departments, schools and business houses around the world as the best method. Makes learning easy. Leads to perfect typing. Beginners, also business typing course and typing to PS standard. Classes hourly from 8am to 8pm. Choose your own hour. Rcduced fees for students. TELEVISION TYPING CENTRE PTY LTD First Floor, 99 London Circuit. Phone 476333 We have a vacancy for an experienced OFFSET MACHINIST The person we require will be conscientious hard working and keen on high quality work. We are offering SI40 to start. with increments after 3 months, 12 months and 5 years. Liberal sick leave, superannuation scheme. We also require APPRENTICES Male or Female in the composing, offset machinery and Guillotine/Bookbinding depart ments. - J5 ip:,- UNION OFFSET 953788 ' PERSONNEL LOANS OFFICER Young man between the age of 21 and 25 years of age. Located in Canberra. Salary is subject to negotiation. Previous banking or finance experience desirable. But not necessary. Contact Mr Jeffreys on 487644. ins Have a vacancy for a JUNIOR FEMALE SHOP ASSISTANT To work full time in their Civic store. Excellent wages and conditions. Apply in person to Manager, Garema Place, Wednesday. PASTRYCOOK WANTED .'Urgently for Forbes. Award wages and good conditions. Apply > GOLDEN WEST BREAD CO Forbes or Phone 522143, A/H 5 22339. AUTO TRANSMISSION SERVICES P/L (Truck division) 44 Kernbla St, Fyshwick. , . Due to increased expansion we urgently require the services ol an experienced SPARE PARTS SALESMAN • ' Ours is, an interestins and varied section of the automotive i set vice indiistrv and the position available would suit a person I anxious to further his endeavours. ' : • Please contact Mr A. Sullivan'or.Mr R. Hansen on Monday morning. 5th August. PHONE 953411.. GENERAL FOREMAN — CONSTRUCTION, Location: Canberra. Experience: Commercial and Institutional work. Responsibility: Oil site control of major projects. Remuneration: By Negotiation — in addition attractive company benefits apply after qualifying period. Contact: Mr J. Hindmarsh, Construction Manager, Jennings Industries Ltd, Construction Division. 15 Geelong St, Fyshwick, ACT. Phone 952222. TRUCK DRIVER WITH C CLASS LICENCE 1. Attractive conditions. 2. Superannuation after 12 months period. 3. Plus daily bonus system. 4. Hours of work. Monday to Friday. 8am to 4.30pm. 5..Overtime available. CONTACT CADBURY SCHWEPPES Distribution Manager, J. R. Kelly 39-41 Collie St, Fyshwick. Ph 958828. CANBERRA HOSPITAL ACTON A.C.T SISTERS GRADE 1 ■ , For general wards 1. Day Duty — Rotating Rosters. 2. Monday to Thursday Night Duty.' Written applications p/easn to Mrs Q. Wilson, Acting Direc tor of Nursing. SUB-ASSISTANT MANAGER Progressive Queanbeyan Club requires an enercetic sub-assistant manager. Must be experienced in Staff Control, and general club administration. Excellent prospccts, secure posilion, salary in accordance with Award Class 6. Written applications closing 5pm, August 12, 1974. Copies only of references to: Secretary Manager, PO Box 253, Queanbeyan, NSW, GIRLS INSTANT JOBS TOP SALARIES — NO FEE JUNIOR -AND SENIOR PERMANENT POSITIONS Stenographers, Secretaries, Telephonists, Receptionists, Typists, Machine Ops, Clerks, Couriers. Call in and see us today CENTACOM STAFF PTY LTD 36 Northbourne Avenue. Canberra City (478622 — 5 lines) SALES CAREER FOR AMBITIOUS MEN We are the oldest Mutual Life Society in the world. Asseti exceed $1,250,000,000. For appointment phone 497311 Norwich Union Life Insurance Society 3 Lonsdale Street, Braddon MOTOR MECHANIC We require the services of a Motor Mechanic. Experienced in"/ used cars preferred but not essential. Top wages and goed conditions. Harry Smith Car Sales 951780. CANBERRA HIGHLAND SOCIETY AND BURNS CLUB , require PERMANENT BARMAN Apply clubrooms National Circuit Forrest, 9am onwards. Phone 959229 QUEANBEYAN NURSING HOME EXPERIENCED NURSE REQUIRED 30 hours weekly Must have geriatric experience Phone Matron after 9am on 971811 RED HILL YARRALUMLA CONSTRUCTIONS require BACKHOE OPERATOR CI-IA1NMAN DRIVER FOR REFUELLING UTILITY Phone 952185 CD Burroughs Limited : COMPUTER OPERATOR Computer operator required to work at our B6700 Data Centre. 5-day week on rotating shift, some week-end'work. Contact the Data Centre Manager on 950237 for an appoint ment We have a vacancy for an experienced CAMERA OPERATOR/ PLATEMAKER The person we require will be conscientious, hard working and keen on high quality work. We are offering $140 to start, with increments after 3 months, 12 months and 5 years. Liberal sick leave, superannuation scheme. UNION OFFSET 95 3788 ^ % TthmsN EARTHWORKS FOREMEN HYDRAULICS FOREMEN SURVEYOR/INSTRUMENT HAND Permanent Canberra area positions. Phone 973322 for interview. Attractive salaries and conditions. Experienced Men in Sub-divisional Work are required. TI11ESS BROS PTY LTD. CANBERRA TECHNICAL COLLEGE TEACHER OF ELECTRICAL TRADES (Temporary Position) Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons ta teach subjects tn the Electrical Fitter-Mechanics lrade Course. Up to 24 hours teaching pet week would be available, the majority being associated with day release classes. ihe successful applicant will initially be paid at part-time teacher rates, currently S6.51 per hour. Future fulltim* employment is possible. For further information and application form contact. Mr R. F. Robinson, Assistant Principal, lelephune 451600. Queanbeyan District Hospital Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons, for, the following position. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST Qualifications — Degree or diploma or recognised qualification in occupational therapy. Duties in addition to treating, patients within the occupation therapy department some home visits may be required. Salary $98.37 to $140.19 per ireeic, applications or enquiries to Chief Executive Officer. Continued en next Past."}
{"id":110734936,"text":"27 Apr 1977 - It is nice to find people interested in what you think Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 27 April 1977, page 20 It is nice to find people interested in what you think By PETER GEORGE JL HANK you Roy Morgan and Friends! You have proved, to my satisfaction at least, that someone really does care about what I think. And that, despite what my friends, colleagues and boss may say. 1 know that you are the head of a largo organisation which conducts polls and research into all sorts of different things and thus it makes me all the more privileged (hat you have taken the time to write to me personally. You even managed to spell my name right — quite a feat, as few other people manage to do first time. I know how you found me. Someone in authority leaked my name to you. Your letter, you may remember, starts off with the heading 'About Your Car?' and goes on to say that "from registration statistics, we notice that you recently bought a new car". I am giad that you want : to know all about my reaction to my new car. Generally I abhor unsolicited mail. Or unsolicited anything for that matter. I wish Time-Life could forget I exist and thus stop sending me expensively tempting invitations to buy books about the world. I cannot even afford a monthly . subscription to Readers' Digest, let alone bound volumes on how to build a birdcage. Infuriated 1 am constantly, infuriated by insurance representatives, purporting ' to have been introduced by "friends", telephoning me before the sparrows are up. Encyclopedia salesmen pounding on the door with all the insistence of a policemen may tie their collected volumes around their necks and plunge into Lake Burley - (or Ginninderra if it's closer). But, Mr Morgan, I love my new metallic-grey station wagon. I heap more affection on it than I ; do on my long-suffering family. My bank manager was locked away after I told him that I was planning to spend vast sums on building a garage in which I would toil to keep it pampered. 1 So your letter came to mc as quite a surprise. In (act, a two-fold surprise. The first was that you, among all other people, should seek my views. Secondly, I was surprised to find that you really did exist and that you really do carry out surveys at all. No one I've ever known has been asked for their opinions by any of the firms that conduct opinion polls. None of my cats have ever been asked what food they prefer (mine prefers raw meat). I've always been rather under the impression that a poll firm whips around the office with a hat and all the workers write their preferences on a scrap of paper. Acutally, I find that a good indication of the way an election is going to go is to read graffiti. It's a simple matter of just adding up the nasty things said about each leader and you've got the score. Still, the point is that you are asking about what makes the consumer tick when it comes to cars. And you're asking me. You ask me to sum up my feelings and rate the car. But you only give me boxes marked "poor", "fair" and "good", t put two ticks beside "good" because there was no chance of ticking some statement such as "1 just love it". You have ommittcd a few relevant points, so I'll put them in now and hope you have a chance to take them into account. The location of the driver's ashtray was definitely designed by a non-smoker. There is no way I can use it without taking my eyes off the road and without getting ash on my right trouscr leg. I also find the ticking of the clock rather annoying, especially when I'm trying to sleep in the back. I'd have liked a revolutions counter because I think they tend to make it look as if the driver knows what he's doing. Still, 1 suppose they are minor points. I've ticked almost all the little boxes which give a "good" rating. Actually, I've suddenly noticed that I almost put a tick against statement 12 in section two. How could you have been so sneaky? I was beginning to have faith in you, Mr Morgan. You ask, "perhaps some of the following may have been reasons why you chose your present car rather than some other" and then proceed to give me 28 different options. And I find that No 12 states "Wanted a more prestige car". You don't know inc well, do you'? Or do you know me better than I know myself? Could I have chosen gun-metal grey because of some darkly hidden desire to have shouldered arms for my country? I just missed out on call-up (they chose dates either side of my birthday) and, frankly, I do recall feeling just a little piqued. What have I to tell my grandchildren when they ask "poppy, what did you do in the war?" Do the snazzy striped material inserts in the reclining bucket scats speak worlds for a need to be "sporty"? As I roll down East Row uo I peak from the windows, like colleague Ian Warden (who has no hidden desires), at the young schoolgirls, praying for one of them to ogle at me? Wished I wonder if the station waggon body reflects the fact that f've always wished I was a little more outdoorsy than I am. Does some part of my being I scream silently to be recognised, for people to say "what a man he is! What a rugged person! Only fools, heros and he dare visit the barren hinterland which is his domain". Perhaps what 1 need is a sort of cross between a Porsche and a Land Rover, complete with Rolls Royce grill. 1 am now on the fourth and final page of the questionnaire, Mr Morgan, and 1 have almost forgiven you. 1 have breezed through the part where you stress that I need not identify myself and then ask how much I earn. But I choke on the final part. You ask "which one/s of the following statements best describe your car?" and my hand races down the line ticking "a dependable and reliable car", "safe", "value for money", "easy to handle" And 1 almost find myself ticking "a car for people moving up in Hie world". What a hide. Of course, I realise I am moving up in the world. But would I buy a car because of that? I mean, a young, aspiring man like myself. Of course I'm moving up.... Although, conic to think of it, it's been ages since 1 had a rise in salary. My wife say? I'm on the way up, but I can't think of anyone else who's said that recently. Mum rang me recently to say she thought something I wrote was "simply magnificent". No one else even mentioned it — did they read it? I can feel a migraine coming on .. the warning symptoms of insomnia arc there.. Mr Morgan, I abhor unsolicited letters. Can'tyou leave me alone?"}
{"id":110736502,"text":"06 Jul 1973 - Court 'should fix doctors' fees' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 6 July 1973, page 6 Court 'should fix doctors' fees' At least six out of 10 people think the Arbitration Court should have power to fix doctors' fees, the Gallup Poll finds. To make the question realistic, 2,253 people aged 16 and over were asked; "If a referendum Is held to give the Government power to have doctors' fees fixed by the Arbitration Court would you probably vote to have doctors' fees fixed by the government or not?" Australia-wide, in this mini-referendum: 61% said they would vote "yes", so doctors' fees could he fixed by the Arbitration Court; 27% said they would vote "no" and 12% were undecided. "Yes" voters included: 64% of the men and 57% of the women, more than 60% in each of four States, NSW, Victoria, Queensland and SA; 70% of those aged 16-19; 67% of those 20-29, 63% of those 30-49, and 54% of those 50-69, but only 40% of those over 70. Chief arguments for fixed fees were: establish standards for everything; doctors earn enough money. Those against fixed fees said: doctors should be independent; they work long hours so their fees should not be fixed, (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":110737021,"text":"10 Jul 1973 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 10 July 1973, page 8 AreplybyEsso (Esso asked Roy Morgan Research Center to get your opinion) ¥msaid service should provide better mechanics Esso recently engaged Morgan Research to conduct an Australia-wide opinion poll to gauge your feelings toward Oil Companies. Among the findings we discovered you felt very strongly about the kind of service you expect from us. Here's what Esso are doing to deliver the things you asked for. John Fowler and the better mechanics. T op of the list was better mechanics. You wanted your local garage to be staffed by people who could do more than just fill your tank and wipe the windscreen. You wanted qualified mechanics who could diagnose and treat your car's day to day problems. At Esso, our Service Supervisor, John Fowler is working towards this objective. He's constantly on the move around Australia checking on our Car Care Centers. And Esso Gar Care Centers have the latest fault finding electronic equipment. So we can find and fix your small problems. Before they become big ones. Esso's better service means happier motoring. John Fowler and an Australia-wide team of Esso Mechanics. Up to the minute electronic equipment. And a full stock of spare parts and accessories All of this means safer, more economical, more reliable motoring for you. Thanks for telling us what you want. John Fowler is going to see you get it. s Esso ESSO CARES"}
{"id":110763467,"text":"27 Feb 1974 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 27 February 1974, page 25 POSITIONS VACANT JJIDDLiE . AGED granny housekeeper for country property, good home, , own boss, European welcome. Phone 475804. . PART-TIME female clerk, approx 6 hours per week. Apply Weetangera Service Centre," Shumack ' Street, Weetangera. Ph 543084. ! gTOCK and station agency licensee required to manage agency, reply vT. N. Wiherove, 41 Endeavour St, Red Hill. Ph 957760. MALE cleaner. Award rates. Interviews on Wednesday morning." Phone 480770 Ursula College. ANU. BOOKKEEPER, Ursula Col lege, ANU. 10 hours per week, times negotiable. Typing an advantage. Award rates. References required. Phone 480770. MATURE lady, live in, care for elderly couple, comfortable home O'Connor, good wage plus keep. Ph 959357 after .1. SECRETARY to Manager, . Good conditions, suit a career minded young woman. Shorthand and typing expected. Not working under pressure. City. Phtne 951324 for appointment. OIL HEATING SERVICE MAN We require a further service man to join our established team. This is a permanent position with good wages and conditions and ample opportunity for overtime. Only qualified service men need apply. : Arrange appointment by calling Mrs Mawhinney on 950433. CANBERRA CENTRAL HEATING 8 Isa St, Fyshwick CARPENTER and builders labourer. Apply site lot 37, Bayldon Road, Qucanbeyan. Colbron Constructions. WAITRESS required lor six day week, 12 to 6pm Monday to Saturday. Apply Le Rendezvous Restaurant, Manuka after 2.30pm. ; TM'IS«/Clerk. excel- sal. Ph 4S9399. JUNIOR GIRL Woden, to learn cashiering. Ph 489602. TYPIST Receptionist City. For appointment Ph 489899. Cl£J?KTOf1 \\ PARTS Assistant. A young man 17-20 years is required to assist in our parts and accessories division. Driver's licence essential. For interview phone Miss Green, 815233. CASUAL female shop assis lant required Mon to Fri, 2pm until 6pm. Apply with refs Johnslones Newsagency Civic. FRAMING carpenters. Sub contract framing carpenters required for immediate start on a 'Housing Commission contract at Qucanbeyan. Apply Mr Lou Wohl, Block 396, Southbar Road, Qucanbeyan. Phone 973449, after hours 815075. 1UB-CONTRACT painters. Painters required for Housing Commission contract at Qucanbeyan. Immediate .tart and con'imio"< v ' guaranteed. Apply Mr Lou Wohl, Block jvo, horn. Road, Queanbcyan. Phone 973449. After hours 815075. FULL-TIME and part-time experienced girls for sandwich and snack bar required. Ph 950774 Fysh wick. CREDIT control clerk. We have position available for credit control clerk, male or female, aged 19-25. Previous experience preferred, not es !icct!a'' Phone Mr Clark on 4S5477 for appointment. Commercial Union Australia Group. INSURANCE clerk. We have position available for general insurance clerk, male or female,_ aged 19-25. Previous experience preferred but not Sl*c"t'al- /hone Mr Clark JM477 for appointment. Commercial Union Australia . Group. c!£V !° mind ch<ld. 5, after school, near North Curlin PARTT.MP12962- AFLCR 5' ^ senior female shop assistant. Male rates oi pay. John Notaras Shoe IVANTrrP son' 4962S7 w i Person lo square ' d Plaster drainage blocks jnivcD'COmract- Ph 543910. JOINER experienced in kitBnn ,11131 ac,urc- Ph 95613 BOB Jane Tyre Service re quires 1 tJ.rc fiuer a|)(| , el aligner, good wages WAITRF« App'y ?586°5' "All RLSS casual only re quired lunchtime only. 474751 ^ Continental *HOP Assistant Full or pt , i"1® apply Manbada !i""h Food. 474751. SARA COVENTRY has vac ancies for ladies to sell t>Cph>ii3a3r6!mely n° °ut ^Voman near Nth. Curtmi Pre-school to care for 4.y.o. boy and S.y.o. boy bclore school. 816813. I m"?' Sub-contract, avVii t ?r an extension at ANU. Job ready. Immediate ii one Individual rr!'°mcs, 883507. "'.MALEDriver required next week for I week only, ^"rove Fruit Juice. )h. Mr Heap, 972749, after 7 3opm. HIDING Instructors for Sun S»y work at Bendora Riding - School.'Ph. 479167. MOTHERLY care for 2 girls 8M214.2 afternoons weck' CASUAL lcinale lor sand wiches milk bar, duties 3-4 firs daily. 5-day weck. Apply Coffee Tavern Shop, 5 CAGA Centre. 38 Akuna p.5*'. Civic Centre. Ph 475951. 'ART time knitting machine demonstrator saleswoman. Rood wages and conditions, lor appt phone Singer Aust Ltd 486172. IRONING done my home. _ Phone 476361. LABOURERS wanted. B1 27/5 or Pery Drive, Chapman, " immediate. RECEPTIONIST-TYPIST Jj'jvel agency. Ph Mr OConnor 480333. WANTED kind worain to nund 5 mths old boy for , working mum. 475302. LABOURER, roofing work, permanent only- Phone _ 541497. "LUMBER roofing, per "«anent. Ph 541497. UQUOtES an offcider for permanent local work, good conds. Apply 1 Barrier St, rv'hwick. i POSITIONS VACANT TIMBER orderman. We re, quire- an experienced man with good knowledge oC limber, mouldings, doors, plywoods, particle boards and other wall boards. Wages will reflect the applicant's knowledge of the timber trade and his ability to make up and price customers' orders. 5i-day week. Apply in person at THE. TIMBER CENTRE, 9 Colbee Court, Phillip. EXPERIENCED waitress, ner manent position, good wages and conditions. Apply Miss Laddrak, Lakeside International Hotel, ph 476244. JUNIOR Clerk (female), for reservations. Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm. Typing required. Apply Duty Manager, Lakeside International Hotel, ph 476244. CHEMIST Assistant, jnr girl 16-18 yrs, exp not essential. Civic area. Ph 486491. ACT SECRETARIAL SERVICES PTY LTD 120 Bunda Street. Canberra Phone 475003 Part-time Senior'Bookkecper or experienced Calculator Operator to work in airconditioned office from 10am to 1pm daily. Typing an advantage. STOREMAN: Young man re quired for storeman duties with a modern company at Fyshwick. Very good promotion rate for the right man. Ph. 959090. EVENING Part Time Wait ress. Mee Sing Rest. Lyneham. Ph 489400 aft 5pr.i. LABOURERS for general 1 handling and stacking of concrete products. Apply at factory ready to start. Besser Masonry, 1 Pirie St., Fysh wick. GIRLS, ALL AGES If you want an mciting highly paid carter you should contact us now! 3-WEEK COURSE Include* FULL BUSINESS TYPING COURSE TO 45 W.P.M. (Don't ba misled, it's impossible to get a job unless you can type at (his speed-ask any employer.) SWITCHBOAR&S, OFFICE PROCEDURES, GROOMING Our famous TV teaching system makes learning fast yet thorough, gets you the best Jobs In Canberra or Overseas, FREE JOB PLACEMENT Day or Evening Classes RECEPTIONIST CENTRE 99 London Circuit 476333 MOTHER to mind good 15 month old boy YarralumlaWoden area. Ph 833724 bh. STOREMAN 18-19 yrs req uired for central heating firm, Fyshwick. Ph 959090. STEEL fixing sub-contractor, required for immediate start, approximately 80 tons in beam and floor slabs, apply Kell and Rigby Pty Lul site, Furzer St Phillip. ICARPENTERS. Wages men required experienced in fitoff work on Government housing work. Apply J. Jones 14-4 Evatt. Phone 582467. A. V. Jennings Industries (Aust) (CARPENTERS. Sub-contract ors, framing flooring and fit-off. Immediate start available on Government long term housing contracts. Prompt fort-nightly pay-, ments and continuous work guaranteed. Please apply site supervisor Jim Jones lJ-l Evatt. Ph 582467 or A. V. Jennings office. C. Ashby phone 950374. A. V. Jennings Industries (Aust) | FRAMING Carpenters, con tinuous work for sub-con tract teams. Belconnen area.j 952544 bh. |FRAMERS required, bonus scheme, good conditions, continuous work a I regular payment. Apply 5/51 Flyrni or Phone 582296 . after hrs. 881949 after 8pm. ICLEANER. female, casual, 2 hours daily. General housekeeping and ironing. Apply' 956820. ' IJAMISON Centre. We require 2 full time junior girls 1618 years to train as cashiers. Apply the manager. ITWO ladies full time 12-8 to work in Gregory's take-away foods, Weetangera shopi ping centre. Phone 544902. BRICKLAYERS labourers three apply Holder High , School ready to start. Phone evenings after 6 479048. IDEAKIN Inn requires Yard1 nun full time position. Apply Manageress after I 10am. , ... BRICKLAYER wanted film 1 lab. Yass Rd., Qbn. Ph 957837 after 5pm. i POSITIONS VACANT TWO carpenters wanted for framing. 9 Hopetouq Circ, r.J2?J?kln- Ph 812509. EXPERIENCED female for phone orders and sandwich cutting, we pay above award wages, for appointment phone 951485. JUNIOR office girl/Friday re quired for small medical ..Prnct'ce. Phone 956713. HOUSEKEEPER salary and hours negotiable, non smoker 957802 after 5pm. PART-TIME Patra runs available van or station waggon required, bond re SKi. n '!740' LADIES hairdresser, male or temale, excellent position, Manuka Salon, Congenial atmosphere, negotiable salary. Ph 951929 or \\H PARKWOGD Eggs P/L (2} miles from Holt) require 2 male farm workers, over 25, to work on very modern farm. Phone 544116 after 6pm. MII.K Run offsider, boy about 15, work 2 or 3 nights a Rivett/Duffy area. oo3754. BABYSITTER for 3 boys (2 14), needed for March 29-31. Apply 13 Mawkesbtiry Cres, I-arrer. FIXING Carpenter required for day labour. 31 Of 21 Plynn, 812028. CLEANER, Adult only. 1 or 2 mornings, 32 Norman Place, Deakin. 821753. HAIRDRESSER required modern salon. Full time or part-time. Good wages and conditions. Ph 882662. PAINTERS required in approx two weeks time, bonus scheme, good conditions, continuous work and regular payments. Phone 545068 <after hours 5I340S. PART-TIME driver required. Hours; 6.30am to 10.30am. Apply Heather Cake Bakery, 63 Collie Street, Fyshwick. Phone 95866!. DOUGH maker or baker re quired. Apply Heather Cake Bakery; 63 Collie Street, r,F^!^^.Ph0"e 95RG61 . CARIfcNiEKS wanted for £"ig job, call at Weetangera Flats, enr of Southwell and Gillespie Streets, or phone after hours 582192. DRn'KR required few hours \\i l.KlhNCED lady required to work in j, take away food place. Apply ln person (0 Campbell Snack Bar, S Bla"J"e>'Cres, Campbell, PENSIONER gentleman re quired lo manage a small amusement centre in one of Canberra's suburbs. Excellent returns with a minimum guarantee. 8S2120. MAN required lo manage small amusement centre in "ne of Canberra's suburbs, hxcellent returns with a minimum guarantee. 882120. DOMESTIC help, cleaning, iionins, 5 hours Mondavs SI0. Phone 541693 after 5pm. MAN wanted for wholesale bread deliveries, A class licence required. L- A. Coggan and Son Pty Ltd. Ph 487138. GIRL to operate, adding machine on check out point. Phone 863208 for appoint ment. DENTAL receptionist required for Manuka practise. Experience unnecessary but maturity and intelligence essential for varied position. 952005. FEMALE clerk wanted for Fyshwick office. Reliahle fe. male, with pleasant person ality to assist with' general office work. Some overtime available, good conditions. Apply after 9.30am Friday. 15 Barrier St, or ph 950401. CLOSE up gangs required, im mediate start, good conditions, bonus scheme, continuous work and regular payments. Ph 545068 or ah 5I340S. SMALL offset operator, phone 973418 now. TOP butcher required, Belcon nen area. Good wages and conditions. Phone 543684. FYSHWICK, Typist 21-30 yrs. applicant if appointed be free to go to Sydney for short training period. Salarv S90-S100. Phone 951324 for appointment. LEGAL SECRETARY; Ex perienced in all facets of conveyancing. Excellent speeds in shorthand and typing essential. Extremely efficient person who is capable of accepting complete responsibility for conveyancing section of office. Commence early March, 1974. Written applications to Miss C. McCarthy, PO Box 472, Canberra City, ACT, 2601 or telephone 476608. POSITIONS VACANT PHARMACY assistant, >rfull time required, experience not essential. Apply Macfarlane Pharmacy, Waramanga. Ph 881334. ?. FEMALE assistant; casual, pelrol and store sales, morning hours and all day Thursdays, some experience required, ASCO, RAAF Fair. bairn. Phone 730426, c\\t 226. PUBLIC opinion and market research. ? Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in weekends or early evenings. Needed in Hughes. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Mel bourne, 3001. SMART FEMALE JUNIOR to be trained as a table hand for our modern factory. 5 day week, 15-16 years of age. Apply to Manuger in person or phone Canberra Publishing and Printing 952230, 956103 22 Pirie St, Fyshwick CLEANING lady Manuka 958691 mornin£s a *eck- Ph RV',r,Dr:RS lahourers required full time. Ph 814436 after 5pm. I'LAS'I ERERS required, trades group offices. Barton PDC job near Kings Avenue Bridge. BRICKLAYERS labourer wanted, $28 per day. Must be exp. Ph 810112. CASUAL responsible man re quired for city newsagencv Sam to 7am Monday till Friday, alternate weeks permanent position. Ph 486914 after 10am. COOK pari time woman for 30 persons, plain meals Thursdays and Fridays', breakfast and dinner Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays evening meal for War Veterans Home, Archibald St, Lyne ham. Ph 485026. LYNEHAM ncivsagency re quires reliable man for morning newspaper delivery.' Ph 497183 for appt. RECEPTIONIST, interesting position, shift work, rotating roster. Must be able to type. Phone 951431, Southsidc Motor Park. CASUAL housemaid required. 9am start. For further information please phone 486222 after 9am. BELCONNEN Way Hotel quires permanent experienced kitchen hand. Phone 542222. JUNIOR female for general sales duties, pleasant conditions. Apply in person Dickson Newsagency, Dickson. MANAGERESS required for self-service laundry, 7.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday. Ph 950050 for appoint ment. REQLJRED labourer fori roof tiling, $22 per dav start) immediately. Ph 543578. FYSHWtCK 9am-4pm posi tion, suit a young woman experienced in general office management. Typing neat and accurale, manual, telephone, filing and appointments with clerical duties. Good conditions and salary. 951324 for appointment. RECEPT typist part time, recent experience in dealing with people essential. Age group 25-30 yrs. Hours 10am-3pm. City. 951324 for appointment. CASUAL labourers required. Apply K. McGann, A. V. Jennings, 1,5 Geelong St, Fyshwick after 7am. PAINTERS required for im mediate start, regular payments, continual work in the Chapman area. Phone 884417, A/H 886002. BRICKLAYER, good team required to lay 40,000 bricks. Apply to site, enr DeGraaff St and Hyndes Cres, Holder or oh 883017. DIPLOMATIC Mission re quires^ maid. Ph 950394. WANTED, young man, cook. fully experienced not necessary. Phone for appointment after 3pm 497969. WAITER. Experience pre ferred but not necessary. Phone for appointment 497969. u D.J's. at the1 MALL FLORIST SHOP ! We are looking for a junior girl between 17-19 years who would be interested in learning all aspects of florist work.! Apply personnel office David Jones, Canberra City LEADING HAND RETREADING Experienced Reircader required to take charge of our Fyjhwick retread factory. Salary to $133 per week Apply BEAUREPA1RE TYRE SERVICE P/L 16 Lonsdale Street, Braddon, ACT Phone 4S5911 FRIGR1TE INDUSTRIES PTY LTD require an experienced ELECTRICAL SITE FOREMAN to be responsible for a large contract. Ii you have the necessary qualifications please phone 821033 for an interview. 9kt tymts CLASSIFIED ADS 480066 POSITIONS VACANT PIZZA HUT AUSTRALIA TRAINEE MANAGER We are looking for bright cnergetic young men who are seeking a responsible job with a career in mind. The position offers comprehensive training in both operations and restaurant management. An excellent salary with good working conditions is offered. FULL TIME MALE is required at our Pizza Hut in Phillip. This position is interesting and varied, covering all aspects of the pizza business. A good salary is offered along with a 5 day week, Monday through Friday (hours 10am to 6pm), All interested applicants please phone 811213 or apply to the Pizza Hut, corner of Launceston and Irving Streets, Phillip. BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS BUILT-IN wardrobes. Noel Voyscy. 497417. all hours. PLUMBING 24hr scrvice by tradesmen. Ph 477425. ROOI' Repairs prompl ?.ervice. I'hone 884615 after 4pm. WALLPAPERING iweailed by tradesman. Ph 810853. UK llxllit.i iHHMhli .alKi Htnrs. pumps <tnd engines .i-.i . VI' ttil1 .HmtIihi i i * i.uHMlalc- V BKADDON Phmv afifitP SYMMETRY Flooring Servicc Carpets aid Vinyl Supply and Lay Service To the Trade Telephone 543380 after 4 o/c. INSULATE your home against summer heat Ph 885552 or 883039. For concrete ring 95-0301 ®MC fit BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS PROFESSIONAL tiling guaranteed. Ceramic slate quarry and Besscr paving blocks laid. Free quotes. Ph 958376. KUItltlSII cleared, stoves, sheds, etc removed. Home repairs. Ph 972729. FLOOR sanding and scaling) parquetry vinyl tiles. Supplied and fixed. CAD Tiling. Ph 814598. HASTR1M Window Renova tions. Unbeknown to many Canberra people their older timber windows could have dry rot in them. This is possible even where the surface seems sound and freshly painted. Why not have an expert from Uaslrim call to inspect your windows and give you a free quote if replacement, seems necessary. Existing windows would be replaced with a minimum of, fuss with streamlined Has-! trim aluminium windows. Advantages being: i. More light area. ii. vNo maintenance. iii. Updated look, iv. 2 year llastrim free ser vice. HASTR1M, 70 Barrier St. Fyshwick. 950216 and 952552. FLOOR sanding and polishing.. prompt service. Ph J41823. ROOF tiling. Roofing rep «irs. Pronuu service. L. King ' 5410(i2. SOLID plastering jobs done i also renovations and exten sions. Ph 486752. CARPENTRY, Maintenance, insurance repair work and door trimming for obligation free quotes. Ph. 882992. BRICK, blocks and all con creting. 810968. BROKEN windows repaired. Phone 4915IS. COLONIAL - CONTEMPORARY CONTINENTAL TIMBER STAIRS and HANDRAILS FOR THE FINEST QUALITY WORK BY LEADING CRAFTSMAN Phono 972637 ALL HOURS ALL HOUSEHOLD i-.h-ECTS SPOT CASH °( . «'i)J sell on commission on your behali Reserves accepted. Pickup by - van. Pbone , ?1"°.r an obligation free filiation by one of our approved valuers, CENTRA! AUCnONS Ply Ltd, 34 Isa St. Fyshwick. Ph 951050 AiKY,uHrN(T to scl,? Why bother with others - be rob. eXAcrl^ Try us on 956069, Canberra Used Furniture Auctions. CASH paid out for good used furniture or appliances or '«/ ,.on commission. 4 Ph°0laQy,<^lreetV Dicks°" after hours 5434S2. We also pay 5c each for books. BROTHERS AUCTIONS IS Wollongong Street Fyshwick CASH paid out for good used furniture, household effects P'?,niPt. P'ck-i'P, top prices paid. Phone 9S1545. BIKE, large 3 wheeler, chain 73^6 "o °f 'ar8C scooler> Ph ,BI8K64i39.b0yS 18i"' PW FOWLERS preserving bottles all sizes. SS3604. STUDENT'S desk with side 73140? drawe,s' chcaP> DESK with shelves, drop rr\\)VAlSp' ?hone #62889. CfcjVIENI mixer ij.i cu ft 'nnrSk-c'''M-ler- Ph SJ3587. BUNKS with mattresses, man's mke, bike suitable for 6-year-old gir|. cuai" tricycle. Ph 497406. j"' ,UGI:RAI,OH "»<' >o»"W suite, iiiL'cntly required, will Pay up to S200 for each unit ? n p^.ott coni1- Phone Dav, niik, 957889. FOR use by senior high school f?hl,yr°mh, 1 billiard table foi loan hire or nur, chase. Ph 815972. BIKE 27 or 28" with gears 4.30pm. 4%49J aflcr VrhTeU7M038f'Ce furni,ure MACHINERY ',D ;4l00 -9SA serics backhoe cond.S3.tl000l,OUrSCXC TInu,NGJfai,e'< "iree axle. rnD0ne . Canherra. sa.J* Masscy Fercuson i? *c£lth,multl Power. Price | ji.MU. International 3434 front end loader and back made, low hours, good condition. Price $5,400. Phone ?fter 6pm. 885119. j FOR SAIE APPLES and pears 732634, 14 Kallaroo Rd, Pialligo. ^,ne*' *r®y blankets, 34.95. Canb Disp 479840. FOR SALE ALL types of upholstery and furniture repairs. Lounge suites, kitchen chairs, woodwork, restoration, recovering, etc. Car scats, carpets, headlinings hoods and tonneati covers. Boat seats and covers. The Little Trimmer, 125-127 Newcastle St, Fyshwick. Ph 959302. Free quotes, pickup and delivery scrvicc. Are you looking tor a spotless pre-owncd lounge suite, refrigerator, wasning machine, or any household item. We give the best personal service in town with clean and modern stock. "WHY NOT TRY US" DAVmiK Pre owned furniture and electrical 83-85 Wollongong St Fyshwick V, '88V Open fi days ASH, maple, oregon. Sawn and dressed limber. All sizes. Phone Van re id on 950061. ARUNTA Gallery Aboriginal art and artifacts. Monday to Saturday 10.30 to 4pm, 60 Limestone Avenue, Ainslic 477218, 480551. AUTOMATIC washing machines, good working cond, Wilkins Servis $120, Malleys Whirlpool $105. Phone 496882. AUTOMATIC wash mach. vp com! $80: movie projector, camera $40; large loud speaker and box $25; Eng vac cleaner, commercial $50. Ph 862007. ARMY 'Rcga' spraver $29.95. Canb Disp. 479S40. AIWA TPR2001 solid slate am/fm Multiplex stereo tuner, 40w amp with stereo cassette recorder, 2 x ?0w speakers, max output 65w. 6 mills old. Ph 613156 bus his, 4SS386 aft hrs. ANTIQUE round cedar dining table, good cond, scats 4-6, $250 ono. Ph 81 1483. BUNK beds, timber, with mat tresses, good cond. Ph 884155 bh 477022 $60. BUILDER has 6,000 cream wnllgrove bricks available for a iob or for sale. Phone 821037 or 581051. BUNK beds, din table, chairs, dbl matt, ironing board, wardrobe. Ph 814214. BASSINET Ige with assorted babv wear all $10. Ph 861557. BICYCLE, 2M'n, gears. At cond $40, no offers. 491118. BOYS bike. 26in, light and gears. Ph 882039 after 4pm. BUNK, Clayton double-bunk, cantilever with wardrobe in maple timber, as new, $60 ono. 26 Sanderson Close, Flynn. BED and wardrobe, ideal for an extra. 813986 AH. $25. BEAN bags, top quality, made in Canberra, Daymik Wholesale. 83-85 Wollongong St, Fyshwick. Ph 1 957889. CEDAR. -AH sizes, length suitable for outdoor furniture. Phone Vanreid 950061. COT and mattress, as new, $28 ono. 480401 after 3pm. FOB SALE BILLIARD TABLES Folding legs, Fibreglazed base. Accessories supplied. Free delivery and installa tion. 6' x 3' $235 T x 3'6" $289 8' x 4' T $350 ALL TABLES GUARANTEED KEOGH'S LEISURE CENTRE 26 YASS ROAD, QBN - 973512 CARI'ET BARGAINS: Like 12ft Broadlooms laid at SIS.99 per yard and 8ft x lift carpel squares at $21 each. "CARPETERIA" Paragon Mall, Gladstone Street, Fyshwick Daily 9-5.30 Friday 9am-9pm Saturdays 9-5. Phone 951650, 958054. CAMPING equipment: 2 tents, dining canopy, 4 sleeping bags, 4 stretchers, 2 tables, stools, stove, propane lantern, esky, roof carrier and misc items. After 5pm J3 Hawkesbury Cres, Farrer. COPPER fireplace hood, suit centre fireplace, 5' x 5' sq. POA. Ph 863208. COLONIAL dining table, 6 chairs and teak buffet $85 ono. Phone 883839. CLEARANCE parachutes $13.95. Canb Disp. 479840. CLEANING Equipment. 2nd-hand high speed polishers, Poiivacs, also miscellaneous cleaning equip ment. 813025. CANE dining room suite, original design dark brown. 6 chairs, buffet table. 51 Cobby SI, Campbell. DOCKING saw. choice of 2, fixed or portable. Ph 612865 BH. DISCOUNT prices on awn ings, curtains, blinds, carpels, screcn doors etc. Phone 972640. A/H 973664. for free quotes. DBLE bed and matt $20 ono. Ph 490268 bh. DOUBLE bed with mattress 535, 2V bed with mattress SI2, dining room table S6. Ph 497406. DINING room suite period style, solid extension table, 4 upholstered chairs, excellent condition. $300. I'h 863132. DRUM kit, Rogers, complete with cymbals, $900 ono. Phone 485969 after 7.45pm. FURNITURE beds 3ft Ward robe unit, coffee table, garden set, ph 491864. FIREWOOD box and gum, $12 ton. Ph 821893. SOIL SAND GRAVEL EXCAVATIONS FILLING and bush soil, granite drives. E. L. and M. J. Sorcnson 470216 FRIDGE, 2' x 4'8", square model, $60. 732135. FOWLER Bottling Kit, from $23.35, are all available, rings, bottles, accessories from Paul's Home Centre 811422. FRIDGE suitable coast home, $40 ono. Phone after 5pm 475401. FRIDGE and washinn machine for immediate sale. 956388 after 10am. FURNITURE: Ex-leading motel's refurnishing, easy chairs $20, 7ft drop drapes $10, burnt orange lamp shades $4, 18ft x 12ft carpet rolls $25, heavy duty double bed spreads $10. divan bed spreads $6, cushions covers 50c. No ofl'ers, principals only. 68 Birdwood St, Hughes. FRIGIDAIRE Service Mon aro Refrigeration. Phone 972764. Authorised GM-H Service Agent. FREE filling soil. Ph 480141 after 6pm. __ GARDEN soil, screened red sand, prompt delivery all areas. Ron Stone 479813, 497209. GUITAR, electric, with ampli fier, 1 lOv $80. 863712. GUITAR, steel, 2 6-string necks, ideal for country rock, or Hawaiian music. 5/6 Wilkins Street, Mawson, after 5.30. "H" FRAME pack, excellent condition. Phone 477574. BILLIARD TABLES # Solid Italian Slate Base # Imported English Cloth # Finished in Polished Australian timbers # Immediate delivery on all sizes .. Complete range ot accessories supplied # Free delivery and installation. 7' x 3'6" $495 8' x 4' $695 9' x 4'6" $795 KEOGH'S LEISURE CENTRE 26 Yass Road Queanbeyan 973512 FOR SALE [ HEALING stereogram, near i new, $100. Ph 654120 BH | only.' I HAY, Oaten, good quality, 50c j per bale. Phone 958616. i HOOVER twin tub washers, good cond from $40. Phone; I 49tis82. HOOVKR scrubber polisher, new condition $14. Ph 545672. HOZ-DINE CANBERRA TENTS displayed at 73/74 Collie St, Fyshwick. Open Saturday until 4pm. IRONING board, Fraser 'En deavour', 15 x 48, wheels, sheet rail, cord minder, iron stand, £>nlv $14.99, reduced from SI7.99 at Caul's Home Centre. 811422. KITCHEN or bathroom exhaust fan supplied and fitted. Reasonable 498000. KITCHEN or dining suite. "Aristoc", 5 piece, peacockblue. exc cond, $95. 816403. KNITTING machine Empisal, as new, 498245 after 6pm. KNAI'SACK spray, Rcga, 3 gallon, ^d order, plus assort sprays, $50. 13 Chisholm St. Ainslic. LOUINGE, nite'n'day, as new and good price, also settee with chair. SI3I73. LAWNMOWERS, good work ing cond from $25. Phone 496882. I.OUNCE chairs, wooden arms and legs, covered cord velvet, 2 green, 2 brown. 512044 after 5.30. LOUNGE suite 3 pee period style fully upholstered, excellent condition $425. Ph 863132. LOUNGE suite for sale, 3 piece modern perfect cond, comfortable, neutral shade, suit small lounge. $100. Ph 862338. LOUNGE Suite, fler four sea ter and chairs, $175; Steel craft stroller, $10; Bounci nctte, $3. 582212. MOWER, 4 stroke, $25. Ph 491037. MICROWAVE oven fSharpe) $250, as new, ph 497558. A1 ALLEYS Whirlpool Can berra Service Specialists. Phone 952000. ORIENTAL rugs and carpcts. 175 Alinga Street, Civic. POPE washing machine, good cond, $60 ono. 884112. RAOIOGRAM $25, TV, Hoo ver Constellation vacuum cleaner. $15. Ph 497406. ROTARY clothes hoist, eight foot arms, metal reinforced $20, buyer remove. Phone 731285. REFRIGERATORS good working cond. Westinghouse three $50-S60. Colda two S50-S55. Whirlpool $60. Croslcy $65. Kelvinator $70. Frigidaire square line $115. STC two door fridge and freezer $175. Phone 4968R2. STEELCRAFT high chair $15. Ph S61516. FOR SALE SW wedding gown, headpicce and veil, $80 ono. Phone '707400-b/h' or cill Flat 7A Corin Court, Wattle Street, Lytic ham alter 5.30pm, SAND, ' gravel, P.R. granite, pebbles and soil, 1 to 3 yard loads. 810581. SEWING machine. Lemair automatic, light weight, zig zag S65. 862983. STROLLER, bassinet, Frasei playpen and carrying basket, two lawn mowers, one rotary and one drum. Apply 33 Spripgvale Drive, \\Vect angera. TANBARK. Sand, gravel, granite, soil, any quantity, prompt delivery. Ph 8106%. fANBARK, any quantity Eric Bales 883573. TV Ex Rental TV Guaranteed FROM $49 Cash or Terms Malvern Star Stores Garema Place Civic TENTS. Continental, all sizes available. Phone 543002. TV, 1-1MV, I9in Nipper, $160. ONO. 814060. TENT", 12' x 9' with annexe complete with aluminium and wooden poles. Meshed windows surround on annexe, rear window on tent, SI 00 ono. Phone 485969 after 7.45pm. TOI'SOIL, sand, gravel, granite, pebbles, tanbark, 110 cubic yard loads, small or large trucks, Steve's "Midget Trucks", ph 544855 anytime. TWO winter coals and evening wear. 882967. TOP SOIL TANBARK, sand gravel ect, special rates for Belconnen and Queanbeyan, for quick delivery phone P. R. GARDEN SERVICES, .496930 488241. UNIQUE table in Australia on Ihe top a revolving removing chess board carvy edges legs made of 10 type of woods 125 pieces, 2 stools with it master piece a gift for $600. Ph 814558 aft hrs. i USED * corrugated iron, as new, 10 cents per sq ft, any amount. Ph 532801, after hrs 533516 Leelon. ! VACUUM cleaners, fully re conditioned, for home or office. Unit 4, Fyshwick Plaza, Wollongong St, ph 957169. VULCAN 2 way heater with fan, fiue pipes and oil tank, all as new. Ph 884536. WEDDING dress, xssw, lace coat with hood, as new $70 0110. Ph Kathy 479175 bh. WARDROBE si door unit 4' x 2' x 6'6". $35. Ph 813490. KENWOOD CHEFS A quantity of Kenwood Chefs and Kenwood Convertibles -have been received. Now available at CANBERRA TELEVISION SERVICES P/L Bunda Street, Canberra City Phone 487511 PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERAS ETC CAMERA 35mm, SLR, Prac tica Nova B, good cond, $70. Ph 499384 BH. MOTOR CYCLES WANTED front Corks BSA Golden Flash, A10. 3 Spowcrs Crct, Holder. HONDA 500, I year old $700 ono. Call at 2, Sixteen St. Nurrabundnh after 4pm. YAMAHA 250, as new. $650. Phone 512443. YAMAHA TX 500, 3.000 mis, Dec reg, Al cond. Urccnt sale, $980 ono. Ph 632081 b'li. SUZUKI TS250 Trail. 7,000 miles, excl cond, extras $500 I'h 973708. HONDA CB250 1972, csc cond, crash bars, rack $460 ono. Ph 818242 bh. YAMAHA 350cc, good condi tion, 8 months reg, must sell $325 ono. Ph 819265 bh. YAMAHA rail DT2, 2 yrs old, 21 in front wheel, unbreakable levers. Girling rear shockcrs, full knobly . tyres, $545. Ph 882601 after 4pm. SUZUKI GT 750 water cooled 2 stroke. 1973. twin disc model, completed 7.000 mis, brand new Avon tyres, crash bars, new cond $1195. Ph 814717. ah 810048. YAMAHA DT3. 250 trail, good cond, Girling shocks. Ph 957977 after 6pm. MOTOR Cycles, running repairs. Have tools, will run. 491918. every day. I come lo your bike. SUZUKI 120, gd cond. $160 Call 3 Wyatt St, Torrens after 4.30. WANTED, Norton Com mando, engine parts, anyone wrecking a Norton please phone 731069 and ask for Chris Parker. Room 12. BUl.TACO Melralla, good cond $380. 486173 any time. HONDA CB 72. 250. Gd cond., reliable. 10 mths. reg., $200. 959360. MOTOR VEHICLES -FOR SALE OR WANTED ALKA Romeo 1750 GTV, 23,000 nils, many extras perfect order, cost $7500, acccpt $5000. Ph 972999 BH. A1X makes and most models wanted to buy, must be in good condition. Excellent prices offered, l'hone Rod Andrew; 488822. AUSTIN Healey. 100/4. AI condition throughout, $1990. Ph 814112. AUSTIN Healey Sprite 1IA, disc brakes, p/b radio, seal belts, excellent tonneau, hood, s/screens, good cond. 862471. ASTON Martin coupe, DB 4 for particulars. Phone alter f»om. 821941. AUSTIN Healey Sprite MK1 black trim, white duco in v. good cond.. I'h 950840, call at Peter Hartigan Motors, Wollongong St., Fyshwick. BEACH Buggy, $900. Phone 950947 hefore 2.30pm. BUY or sell your car at your I price, finance arr. Consult Canberra Motor Brokers. Phone 543223. CARS wanted. All makes ;d models. Must be in good condition, if so will pay the best money in town. Phone Laurrie Bell 950733. CORTINA 1500, 440, 67 I model, low miles, immaculate throughout $850 ono. Ph 810322 x 70 bh. mis, $2,400 ono. Pfo 885033. COR 1INA 440. 1964, heater, seal hells, reliable. $350. Ph 4SS004. CORTINA wanted, 240 or 440, reliable, no earlier 66, around $500. Ph 479495, 9 Bccker PI, Downer. DATSUN 2000 sports, 1969, mech cond, $1600 ph 632575 bit. FJ sedan and FC stock car SI45 for the lot. Will separate bh 973797 ah 957700. DATSUN 1000 S\\V, 1969. 43.000 miles. 10 months recti, SI.090. 492839 bus hrs 477449 aft hrs. FORD Escort P/Van, 5000 mis, 7/7 warranty, S400 tot or .$2400. 10 Bonney St, Ainslie AH or Tony on 462992 BH. FOR sale Morris Marina, low mileage. Apply 42 Wisdom St, Hughes. FREE valuations, top prices paid for clean late model vehicles. Finance paid out. Call at 81 Newcastle St., Fyshwick or phone 951627. FORD Cortina, 1968, 4 door, AI condition, II months res, apply 29 Belah St, O'Connor. FA1RI.ANF. 1973 VR auto, still under warranty, $4,800 ono. Ph 475135. FOUD Escort panel van, 1972 model, 25,500 miles, S 1,750 ono. Principals onlv. Phone 8.85199. FALCON XW 500 stn sedan, auto, S2200. 12 Batchelor St, Torrens after 5.30pm. FORD Fairmont Stat. Sed., 1968 Auto. Very good cond., private sale. Musi sell. Sim. 731637 b.h. FAIRMONT XY 250, b/seats, auto. 1971, new cond., 22,000 miles, white with gold trim, .$2,950. Qbn Motors, 972819 or 861758. FAIRLANE ZD 351 all extras, may accept trade.' $4,450 ono. Private sale. 816884. FIAT 2300 SW. Gd. cond. Ph. 8)2419, after 5. H1LLMAN Super Minx S/W 64 new clutch etc, discs, sood cond. $169. 511208. HOIJ)F.N EJ, 63, vevv good cond, $350. Ph 544568 after 6pm. HOl.DKN EH Premier, 11 mlhs ACT rego, must sell, $600 ono. Ph 490520 after 9am. HOI.DEN EH, new motor, re cond gearbox, respraved brown with white roof reg Sept 74, $450. 4 Brennan St, Hackett. i HOI.OEN HQ Kinjiswood 253 auto VS. s/wgn, as new, 11.500 mis, buckets, discs, carpet cuss/radio. 95 Ross Smith Cr, Scullin. IIOl.DEN HR Special sedan. I 186 manual 1967, good cond, Oct ACT reg, $900 ono. After 4.30, Flat 3. Clay ton Court, Carroll St, I Hughes. HOLDEN FB -waggon, goes well, unreg, radio, heater, not much to do for rego, $120.543914. HOLDEN FB wrecking, gen uine new Repco sports motor, accessories must sell. Ph 959717. HOLDEN EK Sed ACT reg. Good eond. $200. 885231. IF you have a late model clean car to sell I will pay top money, Ph Jim (Juinn 811477. MOTOR VEHICLES ,FOR SALE OR WANIW LNTER 1820 truck. 70/71 mod Perkins engine, no diff, in good condition,. LWB. Ph ' 581002.' - .' ' ' . : . IMMACULATE ute, exc paint spray perfect motor, 192, rcgd, $700. Cassette and cartridges, 55 Duffy St, Ainslie. JAGUAR 3.4 Mk II manual with overdrive, original white body and red upholstery, first-class cond throughout, regularly serviced and cared for by enthusiast, 51,900 ono. Phone 862007 after hours. : KARLEE Auto Repairs, for I expert mechanical repairs Ph 951435. \\ LANDCRU1SER, low mileage, I extras, freewheel hubs, rear seats, heater, roof rack, low bar, S3400 ono. Ph Penrith (std047) 391562. MERCEDES Benz, 190D, Phone 972767 , ah 971314. MG-B, 1968, soft top, hard top, pb radio, good radiali. $1650 ono. Ph 462427 BH. MUSTANG Mach J, late 1971, one owner, excellent cond, many extras, reasonable offers considered. 511670 alter 6pm. MUSTANG Mach 1, 16,000 mis perfect, every extra cost .?>14000 accept $6500. Ph 972999 BH. MORRIS Marina Super De luxe 1972, radio, vynil roof. Apply after 4.30pm, 7 Fenton St, Downer. MORRIS 1100, fully imported, 67 model, exc mech cond, radio, heater S590. 545536. MORRIS 1500, 1970, very good condition, cash of take over terms, owner wants to leave Canberra. Apply Rosemarie, Ainslie Rex bus hrs, or Flat 3, Block 4, 77 Madigan Street after 7.30pm. MORRIS 1000, mech good, good tvres, $250 ono. Phone 885407. Mt.'.iiwa 1100 deluxe;- heat er/demister, radio, very good mechanical appearance $545 ono. 490342 bh. MORRIS 1967. in real good nick, 12 months rego, $600. Ph 951448. MAZDA Capclla RX 2, 6 months old, 13,000 miles, forced sale, 18 months warranty, $3,000. Ph Dr Tol- hurst 476681 bh. MAZDA 1500 SS, radio, new tyres. 10 Bonney St, Ainslie after 6pm. MAZDA Capclla RE 1970, one owner, 19,000 mis, faultless cond th/out, Bank finance arr, on $200 dep. 543223. MERCEDES Benz wanted 230 or 250 compact sedan, cash buvcr, please phone 815297. MERCEDES Ben/. 1967 250 SB, new appearance, long rego, faultless road performance, must be sold. Best offer, trade accepted. Phone 478268 or call 38 Stephen . St, Ainslie. MINI Deluxe, '68 model, ex cellent condition, must sell, best offer. 6 Serpentine St, Duffy, any time. OLD CARS - Chev 1932 30 cwt truck, $200 ono. 1928 A-modcl Tourer, almost complete $40. 1953 Ford Sedan V8, excellent cond with 12 months rego, $650 ono. Some spare parts Chris Nicholes 7 Kirra St, Tumut. NSW. 2720. PANEL beating, spray paint ing and all mechanical repairs. Ph Karlee Auto Repairs 951435 or call 80-82 Wollongong St, Fvshwick. RESPRAY your car from $90. Ph 951435. ROVER 2000 auto 1969, red duco, leather uphols. new' tyres, radio, long ACT reg, immac cond $2600 ono. Arrange finance. -Apply Continental Motors. RAMBLER Classic 660. 10 mths rego, radio, ideal towing car, excel cond through out, $1,095. Ph 863496; RENAULT 16TS Private sale. 6 mths old, 10,000 mis, rego Aug 74 NSW. Genuine sale. $3,300 ono. Ph 498231. TRIUMPH 2000 Mk II, $2200. Ph 819514 BH or 814754 AH. TORANA XUI. 72 model, 202, low mileage, sun roof, radio, many extras Graeme Ryan, phone 488611, price on application. TORANA 4 cvl, 1969, good condition, radio, 9 months reg, $1050 cash. Ph Dr HalIbcrg 499394. TORANA, "71. 6 cylinder, complete, suitable Tralee, best offer over $600. .Phone 957742. TRIUMPH 2000 67 v. good cond. Ph 972999, call at 66 Munro Rd.. Qbn. UNREGISTERED 1962 Fal- con $100. Phone 482449 bh. VOLVO 71 sedan, red duco 1 owner radio, faultless cond. 816294. VW 1968. $600. Ph 633657. VW. 1957. Verv good cond., $225. Ph. 816160 after 4pm. VALIANT Ranger VH, 10,000 mis. gd reg, suit new-buyer, $2700. Ph 470971. VW Super Bug, Nov "1971, extras, 27,000 mis," exc cond. Light yellow,' black upholstery, S1995. 884323. VALIANT Regal 1967, exc cond $830. 29 Mueller St Yarralumla. VALIANT VCi ute, with radio 71, 5 mths reg, original owner, private sale. 864408. VAUX1TALL Viva 66, $458 ono. 488059. VW Station Waggon, 1971, ai new, economical family waggon, low mileage, $2400 ono. Ph 882051. WANTED to buy Volkswagen, Corolla, Datsun, Mazda, Toyota, Ford Escort, Mini Morris 1100 and Austin 1800 or any small car, old or new, HP paid out, immediate cash settlement. Open seven days a week. ? St*a" YOUR cat tor more cash. Canberra's first and foremost FORD dealer wants used cars now. We'll buy any make, any model, Gregorys pay more, much more. Mort St, Braddon, down from the Canberra Times. Phone 475711. YOUR new Ford Dealer urgently requires all makes and models of motor vt» hicles including comma** cial. Sell now. - Contact Brian Pollock Motors, Hindmarsh Drive Phillip. Phone 815722. Continued Bert pif*"}
{"id":110796943,"text":"14 Jan 1976 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 14 January 1976, page 18 POSITIONS VACANT ACCOUNTANCY AUDIT SENIOR Not awMwily qualified but with sound auditing experience for Canberra office of National firm of. Chartered Account ants. Applications to Duesbury Johnston and Marks C.M.L. Building, University Ave, Canberra City. Ph 491299 DAVIES, BAILEY AND CATER with STEPHEN JAQUES AND STEPHEN require the services of a SOLICITOR , with at least 2 yrs Seniority . ,. .Experience in Litigation matters essential. , Applications should be addressed to Mr J. D. Button. Bo* 220 P.O. Civic Square. A.C.T. 2608. (Telephone 485222) bricklaying gang is required for continuous work on town bouse project A. R. MARR PTY LTD. Telephone 470322 AH 478019 or contact C. Doel, Elkedra Close, Hawker A architectural DRAFTSMAN or WOMAN We have a vacancy in our drawing department. This is an interesting and challenging permanent full time position. A third yeari student would be considered. Knowledge of cottage construction is essential. Phone 811611 for an appoint ment CAPE COD industries PTY LTD 17/19 AI-TREE COURT PHILLIP. A.C.T. We have a position for a JUNIOR CLERK Age 16-17 year« of fifth or sixth form educational standard Duties would involve accounts and general office duties opportunity for advancement exists and further studies in accountancy or commerce would be sncouragcd and assisted. Apply in writing to the Manager T. D. GODFREY & SON PTY LTD Timber .and Building Material Suppliers 21 Lyell St. Fyshwick MORL1NG LODGE 51 Hicks Street, Red Hill PART-TIME ASSISTANT COOK Phone Matron after 9am 957070 AMALGAMATED PEST CONTROL require OPERATOR MALE 35 to 50 yrs, training given, wages plus commission, company vehicle supplied. This applicant must have pleasing personality and be willing, to work. Phone 810474 or 821510 bh CHAS COOK ELECTRICS PTY LTD LICENSED ELECTRICAL MECHANIC required for industrial and commercial work. Excellent op portunity for enthusiastic person. Phone 957276 or 952283 for appointment MECHANIC/LEADING hand LOCATION CANBERRA Duties are primarily maintenance of a fleet of. Ke'nworth and Mercedes Prime Movers, but some driving may occasionally be required, therefore a Class 5 licence is necessary. Conditions are excellent with ample overtime available. Phone Sydney collect 6386909. 6386893 Messrs Mundey or Nelson. BLUE CIRCLE SOUTHERN CEMENT LIMITED STOREMAN required for BRADPORD INSULATION INDUSTRIES 24 Geelong St, Fyshwick. Phone Mrs Foden 950388 CAREER SALES OPPORTUNITY Men and Women If your present situation lacks job satisfaction and you deaire a career that offers freedom of action and selfexpression, a career that challenges you to do your best in today's Society and yet gives great personal satisfaction as you serve others, then you should con aider a career with CM L. We provide all the training you need to succeed and if you are not afraid to work hard to get top pay then CML has the career for you. Pre appointment and post appointment training will be undertaken and you will be required to study and attain certain levels of achievement. Those displaying managerial qualities are assured of extended training and promotion opportunities. Qualifying benefits: Superannuation Concessional Motor Vehicle Finance Concessional Home Finance . Specialised Training Courses All correspondence in strictest confidence with copies of references to— The Manager, PO Box 293, Canberra City, 2601 We are looking for * - MATURE PERSON to train as supervisor .at our Roadhouse Operation in Cooma, NSW. The successful applicant will be capable of assuming control of the entire operation at times but will also be prepared to cook and serve, meals, offer full driveway service and maintain the premises in immaculate condition. A salary of S145 for a 40 hour week is offered together with a most comfortable rent free flat close to the Roadhouse. For further details please Telephone Dennis Mitchell at Shell on 950101 this morning POSITIONS VACANT 3 wk. Diploma Court* gat* you bait |ob> In Canberra or abroad. 39 LONDON CIRCUIT, 476333 SECRETARY Experienced in general office duties including Kalamazoo aystems some typing'necessary. . Apply 9J1379 for interview SECOND CHEF required by HOTEL KINGSTON Eaperiigced man required. Please apply to Cbef, after 9AM. we require A Junior or First/Second Year Slock Clerk with some typing ability. A basic understanding of HDP or a good mathematical background is essential. Good working conditions, 9 day fortnight. Please phone Sylvia Greer on 950004 or write to G.K.N. Mills, PO Box 183 Fyshwick, 2609. SURVEY FIELD ASSISTANT for work in ACT and NSW McKimmie Jamieson and Partners, 131 Monaro St, Queanbeyan. Phone 971103 apply In penon after Sam. NOAHS TOWN HOUSE require The services of a MAINTENANCE/HANDYMAN for a period of up to 3 months. Would suit semi-retired plumber, carpenter or marine engi neer etc. Apply in writing stating experience to The Manager, . 12 Rtidd St., Canberra. CANBERRA REX HOTEL requires EXPERIENCED FOOD WAITER For the Colonial Restaurant Apply in person to head waiter after 11am V1SIONHIRE PTY LTD YOUNG LADY 19 to 20 For light office duties to work in Fyshwick Office and relieve Woden Showroom. Drivers Licence essential. Norma! office hours with some overtime if requested. For interview please phone R. Lindh, manager on 953599 GEOFF EMERTON SPORTS AND CYCLES we require BRIGHT YOUNG MAN Interesting position for someone willing to learn all aspects of retail sports and cycle trade Phone 959741 for appointment A.T.N. CHANNEL 7 ATN 7 Sydney requires CINECAMERA/PRODUCTION ASSISTANT for its Canberra News Bureau. Applicants should be aged between 17 to 20 with School Certificate Apply in writing to Head of Bureau 7 National News Press Gallery, Parliament House Canberra. FIRE CONTROL PTY LTD require ELECTRICAL MECHANICS for Installation work on small and large projects in ACT. Phone 953655 bus hrs PINE CUTTING — SUB CONTRACTORS Vacancies exist for both, permanent and casual sub-con tractors to fill and cut pine pulpwood. Payment is by results and earnings vary accordingly (The current rate is between 16 and IS cents per 8ft billet) The only equipment required is a chainsaw For further details please contact PYNEBOARD PTY LIMITED Lowes Mount Road, Oberon NSW 2787 Telephone Oberon 119 O.P.S.M. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES SCHOOL LEAVERS OPTICAL DISPENSERS Young men 16-18 years, who are interested in -developing a career in OPTICAL DISPENSING may now apply to: Optical Prescriptions Spectacle Makers 'Pty Ltd Australia's foremost OPTICAL DISPENSER, OPSM, has excellent opportunities for advancement in this skilled, essential occupation. Vacancies exist in our Canberra City and Woden branches. The work includes the interpretation of OPHTHALMIC prescriptions for Eyewear and attending to people in an Eyecare service, which provides spectacles and other visual aids. Successful applicants will be indentured, and will be required to complete an approved correspondence course in the theory and practice of OPTICAL DISPENSING. Appointments for interviews can be made by telephoning Mr G. Lee. Optical Prescriptions Spectacle Makers Pty Ltd Bailey Arcade, East Row, Civic Centre, Canberra Phone 479149 GRACE BROS. TRANSPORT Two vacancies exist in our stores *nd shipping section. Work function would include wrapping and stacking inward and outward furniture consignments. Interested persons should phone 950234 for an interview or write to The Manager, Grace Bros Transport, PO Box S4, Fyshwick POSITIONS VACANT ORGANISING SECRETARY Australian Council of State School Organisations rf9,yire.5 a mature, experienced person with a wide range of skills in office procedures. A knowledge of State schools would be an advantage. Duties will include organisation of correspondence and accounts and co-ordination of action between Slate affiliates. Salary commencing $9,000. Applications close Jan 20, 1976 Box 1336, PO, Canberra City REAL ESTATE RECEPTIONIST/BOOKKEEPER An interesting and varied position is available in a busy real rv »• 'ti • estate office. < ,n,<;!ude. rtc?p.tl0n. typing, trust account and generaj bookkeeping, filing and general secretarial work Experience in a real estate office and a knowledge of books Mnahu adv.3.n,a8e-. Th« successful applicant must be capable of working without supervision and maintain the Tt,:. y.n^ ?nlng of lPf offlce ln the absence of the manager. This is a senior position and an important one in our arsani •ation. Salary by negotiation. Interested applicant, /re fsTJd to phone Mr Peter Hanlin on 473211 DALGETY REAL ESTATE PTY LTD The Boulevard, Canberra City SHEET METAL WORKERS are required for site erection of duct work. Immediate start short and long term. Phone 950081. A.C.T. ENGINEERING CO PTY LTD 14 Yallourn Street, Fyshwick BEAZLEY &BRUCEE8 BEAZLEY AND BRUCE require the services of an experienced CAR DETAILER Good wages and conditions. Apply in person to Mr Nichols 32 Lonsdale Street, Braddon after Sam RO-MIX BATCH PLANT OPERATOR Phone 958145, 956677 TIMBER We require an experienced Timber Hand with good working knowledge of timbers, doors, particle boards, wall-lining etc. Wages will be in accordance with successful applicants experience, general knowledge of the trade, ability to make up orders and -serve customers 5 day week, 'with some overtime available. Apply in person to Builders Supplies Co-Op Ltd. 31 Yallourn St., Fyshwick. BELL'S DRY CLEANERS OF QUEANBEYAN AND CANBERRA Progressive Dry Cleaners are seeking YOUNG ENERGETIC MEN who are not afraid of hard work and ambitious enough to want .to be Plant Manager. An ability to communicate with people is essential. Experience an advantage. Contact Bells Dry Cleaners, 97 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan. Phone 971022 for appointment. G, WALKER AND FRAZER (A.C.T.) PTY LTD requires ELECTRICAL MECHANICS Interested In controls and air-conditioning. Contact John Fowler on 883246 for appointment. DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY CASHIER An experienced cashier is required for the Canberra Merry Go Round to work Monday to Friday from 1pm to 4pm from Tuesday 27 January. Phone Jennifer Cox on 462714 for inquiries. ' : FEMALE STAFF TRAINER (SENIOR) We require a lady to be trained as a Staff Trainer for Coles New World Meat Departments. The successful applicant must have own car. Car allowance paid. 5 Five day week. Good wages and conditions. Apply Mr Nicholson. COLES NEW WORLD Monaro Mall. Applications close 2pm Thursday. Phone 485322 for appointment. ASSISTANT MANAGER Excellent opportunity for advancement, apply in writing to the President, QUEANBEYAN RSL MEMORIAL BOWLING CLUB LTD PO Box 388 Queanbeyan 2620 Pfione 972344 Applications to be in the hands of Secretary Manager by 5pm 2nd February 76. BOOKKEEPER The Pharmacy Guild of Auslralia is seeking a senior experienced bookkeeper to keep the companies cash books and related books of account and to generally assist the Accountant and Finance Director. The Company's offices are located in ihe Red Hill area and conditions and surroundings, are excellent. Applications in first instance should be in writing, marked Private and Confidential detailing past experience and current salary together with other relevant data and addressed to The Accountant, Pharmacy Guild of Australia PO Box 55, Red Hill, ACT, 2603 PARENTS AND HOMEMAKERS Now that school *ill soon be starting Field Enterprises hu a _ "vuuui «uui) wc aioiwug *-jciu £.nicrpriso» ua» a sales opportunity for you. Find out how you can add tub ally to family income. Must be able to devote a minjtantialT. „ lmum of 10/15 hoars per week in local community, possess good educational background and unquestionable character. For interview appointment phone 541579 before noon. POSITIONS VACANT HARDWARE SENIOR Permanent position for experienced man with jsood knowledge of tools, paints and general hardware. Five and half day week and regular overtime available. Wages will recect the applicant's knowledge of the trade. Apply in person to THE TIMBER CENTRE, 9 Colbee Court, Phillip CAREERS IN BANKING YOUNG MEN The CBA offers a career with plenty of challenge and op portunities for advancement. f You gel the benefits and security that only a bank can provide, like superannuation, non contributory Medical Benefit Scheme, four weeks annual leave. Best of all, you will be mixing and working with young, lively people like yourself. So earning a living becomes a happy business. If you are a 1975 school leaver and have successfully completed four or more years of secondary schooling, or perhaps you are contemplating leaving school prior to the end of the year we would like to talk to you NOW. For further information or an appointment phone Mr Richard Crabbe, The Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd 210/212 City Walk, Canberra City. ACT Phone 486444 STEEL FIXERS Required for Chapman Shops project. Apply site foreman Pait Place, adjacent Chapman primary | V school NEW RESTAURANT OPENING SOON Interviews are being conducted today at Neptunes Tavern for] the following positions: CHEF WAITERS AND WAITRESS'S (CASUAL AND PERMANENT) KITCHEN HANDS ALSO Musicians — Latin American Duo or Trio Apply in person to David Davis from 10am to 12.30 and | 3pm to 6pm. THIESS BROS PTY LTD Requires an experienced WORKSHOP/STORES CLERK for the Goagong Dam project near Queanbeyan. Preference will be given to a person previously employed in-the construction industry. This is a staff position and an attractive salary will be negotiated. Apply in writing stating past experience to the administration manager, Googong Dam Project, PO Box 415, Queanbeyan, NSW, 2620 FEMALE BOOKKEEPER CLERK Requd for public accountants office, this is an interesting position with a small and busy firm. Duties are varied and include a small amount of typing and operaton of a mini computer. Book keeping expedience essential. Hours are negotiable and the position may suit either a full or part time applicant. For appointment. Ph 473388. BEAZLEY &BRUCEFK REGISTRATION CLERK We require a senior female for the above position at 44 Mort St, Braddon. Approx hours 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday. I Applications to Mr P. Wakeling on 487888. KNIT-WIT require a bright, enthusiastic outgoing LADY with an interest in sewing »nd sewing machines for a full time position, teaching and demonstrating. Phone 822125 for appointment. Training given to the successful applicant. WESTERN—for the tops in temporary & permanent staff. also done in our office: ★ PHOTOCOPYING ★ TYPING ★ I.B.M. MEMORY TYPEWRITER WORK PHONE 497777,99 LONDON CIRCUIT. CANBERRA CITY OPEN SATURDAY MORNINGS 9.30-12.30 POSITIONS VACANT TUTOR to" teach HSt' English, Level 3. Please apply at IS Lambert St, Lyneham. SENIOR office assistant to Mart immediately, drivers licence essential. Ph 959710 after 9am. KINO mother living in Evalt I to mind 5 yr old bov before and after school and take to and from school.. Not ! during holidays. BH I 469457. AH 584103. [DRUMMER for rock band. I 819491 during b/h. CLERK typist for diplomatic mission table experience desirable. Phone 950034 after 9am. LIVE in help wanted, board, lodging and small negotiable salary in exchange help in house and a hand with two small boys, possihlv suit single mtim or similar. 813055 9-noon WedFri. 5pm-7pm Sat on. CLERK, typist, 18-24 yrs, air cond, office at Fyshwick. I Please ph '950525 for i appointment. InKNTAL mirse I5-1X yrs. exp desirable, Woden Valley practice. Ph 814853. INTERVIEWERS. SPARE TIME. Men or women for Gallup Poll and market research. Interesting interviews in peoples' homes, one or two weekends a month'. Fees average $26 Car needed. Training provided. Vacancies in several districts including Turner. Phone 654-4650 or write: Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. [WANTED, maths coach at my home for boy. 3rd grade this year. Please phone 815695 after 6.30pm. FULLY experienced ledger machine operator to commence begining of Febru ary. Switchboard-typist to com-' mence end of January. j For interview please make appointment with Mrs Freeman.' R. BERTRAM REAL ESTATE, 7 Deakin Court. Deakin.Ph 811333. COMPUTER programmer. female. Successful applicant will be required to train j staff, must be able to work unsupervised, Ph 489899. ACCOUNTING machine operator — City. Excellent salary, good working cond. Ph 489899. CHECKOUT operator — Belconnen. Resp po«. Ph 489899. GIRL FRIDAY, Fyshwick. Immed start, good working cond. high salary. Ph 489899. RECEPTIONIST-CLERK. TYPIST. 21 to 35. Good, working conditions, excellent salary. Phone i 489899. FULL-TIME MALE. Posi tion available for energetic | man, as off-sider on garbage truck. C class licence, i although not essential, an advantage. Wages nego-l I liable. Hours 5am-1.30pm.| Ph 953611 for appointment. YOUNG lad for ge.ntral of fice duties and collections to be trained in sales career. Must be of good appearsncc, drivers licence an advantage. Please apply in writing to The Canberra Times, Box C2044, stating age, address and phone j number if available. KIND mum to look after 3yr old boy. Preferably my home. Kambah area, 5 days I J.J 5 to 4pm. Phone 318019 after 4pm. . GYPROCK stopper and cornice hand phone before Sam or after 5pm. 488460. OPPORTUNITY. Allen Curtis and Partners, Queanbeyan, Property j Management Division has a vacancy for art intelligent young • lady capable of working in a busy office and dealing with the general public, we are seekI ing someone who has had previous experience aged to 19 years. Applicants should hold current driver's licence. If you are not afraid of accepting a challenge and wish to become involved in a busy environment then phone Mr Rodney Smith today on 972066 utter 9am. WELDER for gates etc. Fysh-1 , wick. Ph 480303, 953677. ' IYOUNG lad required ap prentice lawn mower , mechanic. 951603. [BRICKLAYERS . wanted. Apply Bill Rhinehart, Meehan Close, Thornton Estale. Queanbeyan. | PASTRY cook required, Swiss Cakes, Woden Plaza. Phone 821363, AH 319700. |PART' time housekeeper re quired by widower, week day afternoons only, evening meal preparation, washing, mending, no ironing, ' cleaning or shopping. Two school, girl daughters. Well paid. Write Box 6S01 Canberra Times. POSITIONS VACANT DOMESTIC help -waited for private bouse en permanent basis. Good wages, 3 hrs per afternoon Mon-Fri. Phone 862136 after 7pm. MOTHER to mind school aged children, your home, for working mother, from 19 Jan. apply'54 Blarney i Cres, Campbell. LEADING Booksellers re I uuire a man with mature outlook resident in ACT to I service schools' and library accounts in Canberra and Southern NSW, Experience in this field would be advantage however, we are most interested in a man who can organise his own time efficiently and successfully. Remuneration by retainer and liberal commission. Expenses for travel are paid and a car is supplied. Reply in writing to "Canberra Rep" PO Box 528 Manly 2(195. BOM BALA RSL Club re quire a qualified greenkeeper, .lo work 2 greens, award wages, housing, avail at nominal rental; closing date for applications 19th Jan 76. J. V. Collins, Secretary/Manager. ' ; ILADIES HAIRDRESSER CASUAL EXPERIENCED SENIOR PLEASE PHONE 95 U70 [EXPERIENCED casual lady 1 for sandwich bar, call 33 Isu or ph 950774. PAINTERS required must he tradesmen. Apply Canberra Club or Ph 489681 or 478969. [SPRAY painter, first class tradesman, top wages. Ph 952328. (HOUSEKEEPER. Pleasant home, sep s/contained accommodation. Household 1 person. Refs essential. Apply Canberra Times Box C2043. " [CREDITORS CLERK (fe male) good knowledge of Creditors and computer systems required. Hours 8.30 to 4.30. Good salary and conditions. Apply tn writing to Mr M. Firth, PO Box 419, Queanbeyan. [DRESSMAKER school uni forms and children? cloth, ing.Ph 582791. |RELIABLF. kind mother in Page wishes to mind children full or part time. Ph 543019. ' • [IRONING done. Telephone I 541318. . [BRICKLAYER available for brick fences, retaining, walls, etc. 546810 i( you have bricks. WANTED, gyprock plaste: rers and fixers, good wages | paid. Apply Narrabundah Nursing Home, Mr Chris I Parkhill Foreman, Ceilwell Pty Ltd. [RELIABLE kind mother in Page wishes to mind children full or part time. Ph 543019. (KEYBOARDS Player wanted for The Band Big Red. Phone 452499 working hours 812970 a/h. |DR!V1NG ■ instructor 'wilh floor change car for the Summit Driving School $6.JO per hr. Ph 823025. |RF.L1ABLE mother with dvlri at St John Vianney pref Kindergarten to mind boy before and after school Kambah-Waramanga areas. Ph 492392 BH only. (GARDENER'. Aranda. Restore and maintain bush garden. 952596 AH.: UNIVERSITY Pre-schoo! and Child Care centre Lennox House, Acton,, requires a full time female cleaner, Hours 6.30am-3pm, apply after 9.30 Wednesday morning, or phone 494113. [SCOUT ASSOC. OF AUST. Part-time Camp Warden. Duties would involve general maintenance and supervision of the site. A total of 10 hrs is envisaged including Friday night and Sunday. Ph 498384 for appointment. TRUCK .mechanic for busy new business in Fvshwick. Excellent wages and condilions. Only qualified i persons need apply. Phone 957892 BH. VOCA Communications. Full time senior receptionist clerk reqd, experienced with phone, typing and journals. Please phone btwn 8.30am and 11am. The manager, 497211. WANTED, 5 ambitious men and women for sales position earning $200 to $300 'per week, car preferred. Call 1pm sharp, 122 Athe- . rton St. Downer. VOCALIST for . leading club Rock and Roll group, must be experienced and have equipment. Phone 541959. ' WANTED, youth Lyneham area for outside work after hours 2 days per week. Ph _ 480450. KIND responsible lady want ed to fetch 5 'yr old sirl from Mt Neighbour Primary Sehooi, bring her home and do some housework until 5pm. Ph 319492. INTERNATIONAL COMPANY Requires 3 young men 17 to 21 for our sales department. Applicants must have neat appearance, be free to travel the whole of Australia and start immediately. All expenses provided during training period. Successful applicants can earn in excess of $120 per week. Give yourself every chance in 1976 by seeing me, Ted Swain, at the Travel Lodge Motel, Northbourne Ave from 10.30am to 2.30pm or 5pm to 7pm Thursday or Friday. All transport supplied. Apply in person only. EXPERIENCED nurse will ing to mind children for working mothers in Evatt from 18 mths old. Ph 486072. WODEN ■ COMMUNITY SERVICE FAMILY Day-care Schcmes, Wanted in all suburbs- of Woden/Weston. Women who like children, and want to look after them in their own home, on a pay basis. Advantages of joining our scheme include a free toy library. and regular time off. From Monday 12th. Coordinator on 861397 °r 861943 after 9.30am. LADY to clean and iron once weekly, business couple, Deakin. 814344 aft« 6pm. BARMAID, full time bar maid required, exp P"' ferred but not essential, age 25 to 35 yrs, for full details and appointment phone 486222. Ethos Hotel Motel. CLEANING lady, Weslofl, twice weelclv,. 15-20 hour*. Phone 885533. . ' Continued aest Page."}
{"id":110803725,"text":"20 Feb 1976 - In Reply Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 20 February 1976, page 8 In Reply 3.2pc 'favoured' The majority of Australians favoured a 3.2 per cent national ycage increase or less from the last indexation case in the Arbitration Commission^ the Treasurer. MiLynch, said in a reply to Mr Bail lieu (Lab, Vic) yesterday. This had been shown in the latest issue of The Bulletin in a Morgan Gallup poll."}
{"id":110823622,"text":"31 Aug 1976 - U.S. PRESIDENCY CARTER'S LEAD DOWN TO 10pc Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 31 August 1976, page 5 U.S. PRESIDENCY i / CARTER'S LEAD DOWN TO IOdc NEW YORK, Monday (AAP-Reuter). — The Gallup Poll said yesterday the lead of Mr Carter, the favourite to win the White House in November, had tumbled to 10 per cent, compared with 25 per cent before the Republican conven-l tion which nominated j President Ford. t Mr Carter now commands 49 per cent of public support, against Jy per cent for Mr Ford. Gallup reported. Bef°re the convention Mr Carter Jed Mr Ford by 57 per cent to 32 per cent. . The opinion research firm of Yankteovich, Skelly and White reported in Time Magazine, that President Ford now held 40 per cent of the vote against 46 per cent for Mr Carter Gallup said Mr Foid j and Mr Carter were vir--i tually tied —. 43 per ce t to 44 respectively ■— outside the south, Mr Carter's stronghold. President Ford, alter ? n fi Administration policv, proposed yesterday that Congress spend equivalent to SA.1,200 million over the next decade to «pand the nation's public Park]™^' the New York J1"1" News Service reported Returning to the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park Wyoming, where he worked as a park Tangei40 vears ago, the Pre.sident outlined a park ac quisition development! program that he called a! "bicentennial birthday 1 present" to future gener at The proposal the Presi dent announced .'®cu^ on one of the five ele ments he cited^last w-eek as staples in a quality ot We" theme for his Presi dential campaign. .. President Ford said on Thursday in Vail, Colo-) A rado, that he and Senator Robert Dole, the Republican nominee for V i c e-President, would offer the voters assurance of jobs, housing, health care, crime control, and improved recreation facilities,"}
{"id":110823876,"text":"01 Sep 1976 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 1 September 1976, page 29 HOLIDAY RESORTS SOUTH COAST SEA VIEW FLATS: b£1 magui Opposite beach. Vacancies for school hols and also Xmas hols. Under new management. Reasonable tariff. Ph (0649) 34269. BEAUTIFUL Beach side flat vac. next wk. Pets welcome Ph 498323. HOLIDAY cottage, vac from Sat V 3-9-76, Batemans Bay Ph 811352. HOLIDAY RESORTS GENERAL WEIGHT Watchers Health Week at Hoylake, Leura, Blue Mountains NSW. Lose weight and have fun on the weight watchers pro gramme. All inclusive tariff, from $118. Further information Phone Canberra 95T353. NOTICES OF MEETINGS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NARRABUNDAH HEALTH AND COMMUNITY COUNCIL at Narrabundah Health Centre at 8pm Wednesday, A . . iMh September, 1976. Agenda. - Annual ^Report, Election of Officers and Our other interests include Narrabundah Health Centra Narrabundah Kindergarten Cottage, South Side Caravan Park, Longs,ay Caravan Parfe^ M«jgraiu Education ^Tnlre" Everyone Welcome. AMUSEMENTS HOUSIE TONIGHT Over $1,500 in prizes 'I $900 jackpot in 56 calls . Three $100 jackpots V Haydon Centre \\ Franklin Street, Manuka, 8pm HOUSIE TONIGHT AT 8 OVER $1,200 IN PRIZEMONEY 2 JACKPOTS - BIG LIME PRIZES . ST JOSEPH'S'HALL > BORONIA DRIVE, O'CONNOR PUBLIC NOTICES PUBUC LECTUKE Professor JOHN HIGGINSON, Tlie 'Director of the International Agency for RESEARCH ON CANCER will deliver a lecture on the INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER ? The Lecture will'take place in Becker Hall; TIIE AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AT 7.00PM ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Tfjisf year the Australian Cancer Society has invited Professor Higginson to Australia and his visit will coincide with the commencement of this year's National Cancer Education C'ampaign. ,, Professor J. F. Williams ______ CHAIRMAN A.C.T. CANCER SOC. INC. For AH Craft, Artist, Pottery and China Painting Supplies TORRENS POTTERY AND CRAFT SUPPLIES Colbee Court, Phillip ; OPENING SEPTEMBER S OATLEY COURT, BELCONNEN (opposite the Fruit Market) ASLA V PUBLIC LECTURE Prof Ron King Value for the library dollar 7.30pm Copland lecture Theatr* Wednesday, Sept 1, 1976 Australian School Library Association Conference ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NURSING FEDERATION ' . AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY BRANCH ELECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 170 OF THE CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT 1904-1976. NOTICE is hereby given that the Industrial Registrar has made arrangements with the Chief Australian Electoral Officer pursuant to Section 170 of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1976, for the Returning Officer for the Division of Fraser to conduct an election for the following offices in the Australian Capital Territory Branch of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation: PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENTS (2) SECRETARY TREASURER/TRUSTEE TRUSTEE BRANCH COUNCILLORS (5) FEDERAL COUNCILLOR (excluding Branch President) * NOMINATIONS ARE HEREBY CAllED In respect of the aforesaid offices. A candidate for any of the abovementioned offices shall have been a fully financial member of the Association for a period of two years immediately preceding the, date of nomination. The nomination shall be in writing and signed by the person nominating and three other members of the Association. Nominations, which must be in accordance with the registered rules of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation, may be made any time from 1 September, 1976, and must reach me) at my office, Australian Electoral Office, West Row, Canberra City, ACT (Postal Address P.O. Box 630, Canberra City, ACT 2601) not later than 5.00 pm on Thursday, 30 September, 1976. DATED, ot Canberra City this first day of September, 1976. Li A. G; Heaton. Returning Officer for the Division of Fraser Conducting Election MATINEE CONCERT Methodist National Memorial Church National Circuit, Forrest i a ? BRASS ENSEMBLE National Memorial Choir, Penitence, Pardon and Piece ' ' I J. H. Maunder Pjngram of all the music will commence approximately . - 2,50pm. Admission free DRESSMAKING CLASSES ^relsfaaking teacher will hold morning and evening classes, Griffith, for beginners to advanced students. Third term commencing September 13 ^or further information and details of enrolment, please 952280. PUBLIC NOTICES MOVING SALE FIFTEEN PER CENT OFF ALL FOOD AT SAVAGES, GRIFFITH GASLIGHT GALLERY GILES STREET, KINGSTON Tapestry enthusiasts. We now stock a full range of DMC Tapestry Wools, and many designs in DMC and Tapex Can vasses. For the Maorame Worker, we have dyed jute and hand made glass beads in stock. SALE OF GOODS SEIZED BY WARRANT OF EXECUTION Saturday the 4th day of SEPTEMBER, 1976 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, in the Courtyard of the Law Courts of the Australian Capital Territory, Knowles Place, Canberra' City, A.C.T. Unless the warrant of execution herein be previously satisfied, I will sell or cause to be sold, by public auction the following goods: ? P.S.C. 75/1308 " 11 cubic ft Metters refrigerator 1x3 piece lounge suite Three coffee tables. 4ft 6in room divider. P.S.C. 76/828 20in Hitachi colour TV. Bailiff Court of Petty Sessions. TOYS TOYS TOYS CLOSING DOWN SALE Tlie Toyman from Trash and Treasure Market at Jamison <\\nd Kambah is closing down, great discounts now, available, buy now and save dollars for Christmas, All brands of toys available. . . Tonka, Toltoys, etc. 35 Spowers Cirt, Holder 886597. Open all day everyday. NOTICE TO SPEED-E-GAS CUSTOMERS As a resxilt of wage indexation and rationalisation there will be an increase in the price of liquefied petroleum gas for domestic use. This falls within the Prices Justification Tri bunal guidelines. It is anticipated that this will be the last increase for sometime due to the removal of the $2 per barrel duty by the Federal Government and the reclassifying of LPG from a "B" category to an "A" category refinery product, 9 LAMBSKIN COATS AND WOOL PRODUCTS AT YWCA, CIVIC Coats and jackets in stock and made to order, for adults and children. Also ski caps, Cossacks, mittens and boots, car seat covers, floor rugs also spinning wool in black and natural. YWCA 2nd Floor, Una Porter Bldg, 2 Mart St, Canberra City, this Fiiday, September 3 from 10.30am-7.30pm. J. DOWUNG SCOPE ARTS Young BRIAN POLLOCK MOTORS PTY LTD wish to inform all their clients that all departments will be closed from 12 noon today (1-9-76) tor the afternoon, due to the sudden tragic loss of our assistant Service Manager last weekend. NAN'S BOUTIQUE SOUTHLANDS 861177 Winter clearance final days. Short skirls - $10 Pants $15 ghort dresses $20 Pant suits $35 to $55. Sizes 10 to 24. 1 I CITY OF QUEANBEYAN RSL CLUB ANNUAL SPRING BALL Saturday Sept 4th Limited Admission Two tickets per member. S10 double $6 single THE CANBERRA HIGHLAND SOCIETY BURNS CLUB PRESENTS THE 1976 INDOOR PARAPLEGIC GAMES BURNS CLUB VERSUS A.C.T. PARAPLEGICS Sunday 5th September Commencing 6pm. All competitors must compete in wheel chairs. ' HABITAT} THE UNITED NATIONS CONFE RENCE ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS Lunchtime Films at National Library Theatrette Wednesday, September 1, 1976 12.30 Sense of Place A Canadian film showing the global problems of human settlements. 1.30 Living Way Out An Australian presentation at the Conference on problems of remote communities. Thursday, September 2, 1976 12.30 Sense of Place A Canadian film showing the global problems of human settlements. 1.30 Living with the City An Australian presentation at the Conference on problems of inner city living. PUBLIC NOTICES "ASCENT ON EVEREST" Himalayan film showing Griffin Centre tonight 8pm. Details of walking trips you can do, also available. COMMONWEALTH HOSTELS LIMITED The Company wishes to inform employees of the Australian Government in the ACT of its accommodation and food services: BRASSEY HOUSE Full board. Waitress service (except breakfast, which is selfservice); 5 day r6om cleaning service; bistro licence. 557.90 weekly; (Some rooms with private bathrooms may be available at $62.65 weekly). Concessional room retention charges do not apply. GOWRIE PRIVATE HOTEL Full board. Cafeteria service; 3 day room cleaning service weekly. $44.85 weekly. MACQUARIE PRIVATE HOTEL Bed and breakfast. Cafeteria service; 3 day room cleaning service. (Cafeteria providing other meals for cash). Some accommodation available for married couple and families. Single rate 529.15 weekly. HAVELOCK HOUSE Accommodation only; 3 day room cleaning service. Cafeteria provides meals for cash. Bistro licence. S25.10 weekly. Con I cessional room retention charges do not apply. Persons wishing to make reservations should contact the Booking Clerk in their respective department or the Booking Clerk at Commonwealth Hostels Limited on telephone 478839, who will make the necessary arrangements. A1NSL1E Alt FRAMING. Rock bottom priced professional service on all Art work. 24 hour services available. Call John Morgan on 497543 Mon-Fri 2-9pm Sat 9-2pm. AINSLIE Junior Rules Club raffle. Ticket No 2020 E; Wallace, Coloured TV. Ticket No 1784 Mrs Quilty, a Wok. Ticket No 187 L. Russell. 100 cans. Ticket No 2109 M. Searle, Wine. Ticket No 810 Heather Berg, Wine. Ticket No 1340 J. Lennon, Wine. Ticket No 446 Graham Moon, Wine. Ticket No 689 H. Bridson, Wine. Ticket No 1247 Frank ^White, Wine. Ticket No 605, Ralph Lewis, Wine. THE COMMERCIAL BANK ING COMPANY OF SYDNEY LIMITED. Notice is hereby given that for the purpose of payment of dividend and issue of Share Certificates the Transfer Books and Register of Members will be closed from 24th September, 1976 to 1st October, 1976, both days inclusive. Transfers for registration prior to such closing must be lodged before 3pm on Monday, 13th September, 1976. The Bank has not issued share certificates since its re-incorporation in June, 1893. Recent amendment to the New South Wales Companies Act 1961 now makes it necessary for the Bank to issue share certificates and such certificates will be sent to all shareholders registered as at 1st October, 1976. By Order of the Board. G. J. Watkins, ?jjuney. 20th Angnsi. 1976. A.C.T. PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION , OKindergarten Graduates Association) 21st BIRTHDAY All present and past members are invited to Reid Pre-schobl on Monday, 27th September, 6-8pm. Replies: Erena Ash ton, 862270 Gillian Hudson. 8i04SQ I CARMEN Coiffure, Ground Floor No 1, Phillip in Adelaide House. Phone 822495. Unisex Hair Designers, special offer on perms and tips for one week $15, for short hair only. Open Thursday night and Saturday morning. NORTH Belconnen Child Care Comm. Result of raffle dinner for 2, Chopsticks, Mrs F. Snedden. ACT Hang Gliding Associa tion General Meeting tomorrow night YMCA Yacht Club. 8pm. All persons wel come. CANBERRA. Hang Gliding Supplies. Spares, repairs, "Wings, kites". Phone 319158 or 319415. FNCB-Waltons Corporation Limited (formerly Waltons Credit Corporation Limit ed). NOTICE is hereby given that the company intends. afteF the expiratioti of twenty one days from the date hereof, to issue a replacement certificate in lieu of debenture certificate No 222184 Canberra register issued in the name of Perpetual Trustee Company (Canberra) Ltd and which has been reported lost. Mrs B Scott, Investor Service Division. CANBERRA North Soccer Club Silver Circle draw week 6, No 32, Week 7. No 03. WINNER croups 8-19 RFl.RA Raffle No 3780 M. Bowes. 92 Ebden St, Ainslie. THE winner of the Queen of Hearts raffle Dinner for two at the Hermitage was ticket No 218. Jan Beattic of ni'lTv. 1, MICHAEL TOKAY, c/ Italian Club. Coobcr Pedy will not be responsible for any debts incurred in my name as from 1-9-76 without mv wrin^ coh^mu. Miehacl Tok.K. RAFFLE Creche. Canberra Hospital. First Nolan, yellow, E54; 2nd Young, yellow, E7; 3rd Hanna. green. E90. PROMPT home help. Phone 474247. H/work, shopping, pets, plants and lawns minded. Kitchen help etc. Day/evening. j CONCRETE work brick and stone ret walls, barbeques, slate and concrete edges, etc. Ph 812866. JET Kleen. Carpet, rugs, and upholstery cleaners now have their special holiday discounts. Phone 542479 or 543229. PLANS drawn, houses exten sion etc. Ph 813709 bankcard welcome. INSULATE your home now with quality. Our quote for 3in or even 4in thick (installed) is lower than specials advertised by others. Ph 883039. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, No SC 1763 of 1975, Fi Fa 32 of 1976, Sheriff's Office, Canberra, ACT. Associated Securities Finance Ltd v Joseph Havran and Kathleen Havran. On Friday, the 3rd day of September, one thousand nine hundred and seventy six at 10.00 am in the forenoon, unless the Writ of . Fieri Facias herein be pre viously satisfied, 1 will cause to be sold by Public Auction at the Court House, Knowles Place, Canberra City, the following item: " 1 Ford Falcon Station Sedan, 289 ci, V8 engine, Cruisomatic transmission. Terms: cash. R. G. Hardiman, Deputy Sheriff. Plaintiff's Solicitors, Davies Bailey and Cater, Canberra City, ACT. FOR all your fancy costume parties, adults and children, see our selection. Call in during business hours at 10 Johnson Place, Farrer, or phone 862719. EXPERIENCED machinist dressmaker wants home dressmaking or drapes and soft covers reasonable charges. 544101. VETERINARY HOSPITAL We are glad to announce the opening of a modern new veterinary hospital on the corner of Commonwealth Ave and Uriarra Rd, Queanbeyan. Office hours will be Sam until 6.30pm Monday to Friday and 8.30am until llam Saturday. Opening date will be Monday, September 27. Phone 975542 for inquiries. An emergency service will be available at all times. THE Norwich Union Lire Insurance Society intends after one month ol this notice to issue a "Special Policv" in substitution of Policy No 2549279 - P. J. Thompson, declared to be LADIES. Are you artistic? Learn quickly to make your own flower arrangements fresh, dried or feather flowers. Earn money from home - simple instructions - all materials provided. Ideal gift. Write now Elvas Floral Service. 33 Laura St, Newtown, 2042. _ WATCH and clock repairs by qualified watchmaker,_ free pick up and delivery. | Phone Kambah 318931. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Associations Incorporation Ordinance 1953-1966. Notice of intention to apply for the _ incorporation of an association. . I, ANDREW HICKEY, of 66 Giles Street, Kingston, Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, a person authorised in that behalf by the committee of iJjc association known as Canberra Week Incorporated, hereby give notice that 1 intend^ to apply for the incorporation of the association under the Associations Incorporation Ordinance 1953-1966. The objects and purposes of the | association are as follows: To manage and do all ' things necessary in the pro motion,. organisation _ and development of activities celebrating Canberra Week. Dated this 12th day of August, 1976. AHicl;ey MEDITATION course starting September 8, Wed 8.30pm for 5 weeks, no charge. Ph 473278. s , ELECTRIC hand dryers are the answer to excessive costs of paper and linen towels used in toilets. Inquiries 812687, HYPNOTHERAPY Are you suffering from smoking. overweight, tension, migraine, insomnia, or any other problem? II you are hypnosis can halp. Fot appointment phone Michael M. Wein baum N.F.S.H. (L0ND) on 882349 I WINDOW cleaner, P' of« sionul work, reasonable price. Ph 886445. PLUMBING, all types, job too small, home service calls a specialty. Ph 973848. CARPET discounts. See for sale. Phone 544288. BRADFORD Batts, supplied and installed, reas rates. For free quote please ph 583120. VULCAN oil heaters, .ser viced promptly. Please ph 583120. INSULATE your home with ACT Pink Battsl and take advantage of our sensational offer. A big 20 per cent off ACI Recommended City retail price, for free quote. Phone 496028. CHECK PEST CONTROL. Control of fleas, spiders, ants, silverfish, cockroaches, etc. Ph 581140. PUBLIC NOTICES CONCRETING, footing,' patios, garage floors, footpaths, retaining walls,'and landscaping.. Free quote, phone- 491762 b/h, 542467 H/h. EAR PIERCING. Painless, in your own home with studs or 9 carat gold sleepers from $11.00. No forms to sign. 100 per cent £ u 2/a c e. Simplie ^?,-,^rf lercin8' Esl 19-57. 543223 for appt. COLOUR TVs SALES AND SERVICE Antenna car radios ano cassettes. QUICKTRONIC Shop U, Altree Court, Phillip 812824 or 822864 b/hrs 882803 a/hrs. A9UA«r^S PaintiuB Servico ,%,a' repainting. Ph 318661 BH or 318055. LANDSCAPE gardening and c-oncreti/jy; bush rcv:ks for sale. Ph 823025. LAWNS mowed, rubbish re moved, nth side and Bel,J£,.ll?en area- 584538. INDIAN cookery classes in Belconnen starting next week. Ph 412843 CANBERRA Aero Club. Pilots night tonight. Flying training in USA - Hurry , Waldren. . Compctiiion lly techniques - Ron PHI. P^7^47T Ih|°/me ,Mn- Phone 474247. II/work, shopping, pets plains and lawns nimded. Kitchen help, etc evening. mmlT insu,l,cd $7'50 LEGAL NOTICES INOPHTi4c,,REME COURT r a prTir AUSTRALIAN PRnniVr ^RRITORY TION JURISDICIn the WILL of FIOR f m ANNE JAMES' late riMDi)ri^a'!cr Crescent, K n i t"1 "le Austra lar] Capital Territory, Married Woman, Deceased NOTICE OF A'PPI T. CATION FOR PROBATE Application will be made «',er fourteen days from the publication hereof that probate of the last will of Jne abovenarned deceased ^l?L^T-g^antec, t0 JOHN CAMPBELL SAUNDERS and NEIL MOWBRAY MACPHILLAMY the executors named in the said Will, and all notices may be served at the under mentioned address. Ail creditors in the estate of the deceased are required to send in particulars of their claims to the under signed. MACPHILLAMY CUMMINS AND GIBSON, Solicitors for the executors, 11th Floor National Mutual Centre Darwin Place, CANBERRA. ACT 48831 1. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY PROBATE JURISDIC TION. In the . will of JOHAN N E S CORNELIS HOOGERVORST late of 37 Krichauff Street, Page in the Australian Capital Territory formerly of Flat 12, Block 4, Aliawah Flats Braddon in the said Territory, Retired Restaurateur deceased. . APPLICATION will be made fourteen days from the publication hereof that Probate of the last Will and I estamcnt dated the 19th day of June, 1969 of the abovenarned deceased may be granted to WALTER STEPHEN PALMER the Executor named therein and all notices may be served at the undermentioned address. . All creditors in the estate of the deceased are required to send in particulars of their claims to the undersigned WALTER S. PALMER, Proctor for the Executor, 29 Doonkuna Street. Braddon, A.C.T. IN THE SUPREME COURT AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY PROBATE JURISDIC I ION IN THE WILL of ENID MAY BAMFORD WIGGINS late of 4 Fraser Place, Yarralumla in the Australian Capital Terri tory, Widow, deceased. APPLICATION will be made after fourteen (14) days from the publication hereof that Probate of the last will and testament dated the Third day of July One thousand nine hundred and seventy three of the abovenarned deceased may be granted to BRUCE GEOFFREY WIGGINS the Executor named in the said will and all notices may be served at the undermentioned address. All creditors in the Estate of the deceased are hereby required to send in full particulars of their claims to the undersigned. CROSSIN AND CO. Solicitors for the Executor City Mutual Building Hobart Place Canberra City ACT 2601. REMOVALS BACK load of furniture from Mollymook. Ph 492924. HAWTHORNE TAXI TRU CKS for all yoiir truck requirements including removals. Please phone 953622. TENDERS QUOTES for Gyprock 2 storey house plus extension. Ph 545699 after 5pm. TENDERS FOR MAIL SER VICES Offers are invited under fixed or indefinite term contract conditions, for the conveyance of mails over the undermentioned route from 21 October 1976: MSI 4192 - From and to Fyshwipk Post Office and Fyshwick Industrial Area embracing the area bounded by Canberra Avenue (include Caravan Park in Canberra Avenue). Mildura, Leeton, Dnlby, Ipsw. ich, Newcastle, Gladstone. Tennant and Collie Streets, once daily, Monday to Friday. N.B. - Rise and fall price variations are now available under fixed term con tracts. Offer forms and further particulars of the mail service are available from the offices of: District Postal Manager Canberra City ACT 2601 and the Postmaster, Fysh wick Tenders must be submitted on the printed forms supplied by Australia Post. Offers must reach the District Postal Manager not later than 2.0(>pm on Wednesday 8 September 1976. A. Lamont District Postal Manager TENDERS FOR MAIL SER VICE Oners are invited under lixed or indefinite term contract conditions, for the conveyance of mails over the undermentioned route from 1st October 1976. MSI 3248 ~ From and to Fyshwick Post Office and Narrnbundnh Rural area {terminal point Buckmaster's Jiox) five times a week and from Fyshwick Post Office to Kelly's Box K. Haupmann's, Beltana Road. T Warry's, Kalaroo Road.l Hills Box and Lloyd's Box. Canberra Airport Dilution, AME School and GlcnyJe Box. Majura Road returning via W. Bruce's box Fairbairn Avenue, five times a week. N-B. Rise and fall priec variations are now available, under fixed term con tracts. " °3r form, and further particulars of the mail ser ofCficeor:,,V,,ilablC fr°m ,hc District Postal Manager Canberra City ACT 2601 _and Postmaster, Fyshwick Tenders must be submitted on the printed forms sup plied by Australia Post. Offers must reach the District Postal Manager not later than 2.00pm on Wednesday g September !>.... _ A. Lamont District Postal Manager TELECOM AUSTRALIA Supply Branch Zadm"'>l ^ received by the Manager, supply Branch, Australian Tele ) communications Commis-' no"'^1 'i'T- BP Ho"^ PohiiinM i>,reL'1' th?. - ,r up lo 2I"» on f the indicated dales for the supply of (he follow ing- j September 14. J 976. Soiled uta NSW 2409, Ready Mix ' Concrete, Canberra area. Ihll r ms 1,re avni|uble from t|lc above address, telephone 92180S. SNOYVY MOUNTAINS HYDRO-hlkctkic author I TV rr 70100 CLEANING OF TFIF AUTHORITY'S BUILDINGS AT COOMA, NSW. lenders are invited from suitably qualified contraca fu r the cleaning of the Authority s buildings in the Cooma area on an annual Oaobe^mT1'* 0n 29th Inspection of the buildings concerned may be arranged by, contacting the Atithor''y s Administrative Ofiicci (General), Phone Cooma 21777, extn 23 i I. Tender documents, including specification and conditions of tendering are avail i the Superintendent, Stores and Supply, Snowy Mountains HvdroHlectric Authority, P.O." Box Cooma North, NSW. 2630. Tenders endorsed 70100 addressed to the Supprinten mi*\\ ^*ores Supp/y, will be received by mail or lodged in the Authority's fender box at Head OfTice. Cooma ttp to 2pm on WediwayVi, 29',h iv/fi. i he lowest or any quotation not necessarily ac cepted. rh- . A , . . N- R. Mltle. Chief Administrative Officer. GYPROCK lining price for house. 864137.. CEIWEIYT rending for bio extension . must be verv S°4(P6 Ph°"e 31 ni8h1. TENDERS SUB-CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS preparing quotations for CENTRAL HOSPITAL SERVICES STAGE It, CRACE are invited to submit their quotations to: Mr G. W. Hawkins or Mr S. T. Burchei. Phone Sydney 820451 MAX COOPER & SONS P I Y L ID 87 Darling St, East Balmain, NSW 2041. unrns TENDERS ARE INVITED FOR SUB-CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS preparing quotations on the CENTRAL HOSPITAL SERVICES COMPLEX, STAGE II, MITCHELL, A.C.T. Contact Mr A. Kemp. Phone 953799, P.O. Box 530, Fysh wick. TENDERS LEASING OF MODERN FULLY EQUIPPED KITCHEN in newly completed licenced club. Apply writing stating experience in catering field to the Olympic Soccer Club, PO Box 207, Dickson, ACT, 2602. Tenders close Saturday, 11/9/76. KERB AND GUTTERING TENDERS required for Club carpark. Appro* 2000 lineal ft Apply site Olympic Soccer Club, Antill St, Dickson. Further inquiries. Ph 476795 AH. POSITIONS WANTED HOMh plans, extensions to personal requirements, best Mike 583628. ' i done in my own l"'r hr. 473086. WILLING to do anything for money- I'll 861283. ,, operator wants work. Most machines and trucks job. Ph 882515. RUBBISH removed lawns mown. 952508. BRICKLAYING gang re quires work. Immediate start. Ph 8840%. EXPERIENCED reliable mum willing to mind children in own home Cor working mother. 543261. CLEANING done coastal area. Priced by size of house. Kcply Canberra Times Box No C2483. BOOKKEEPER, experienced lo trial balance, requires \\vort: at home. Ph Johnston y5o656. PAIN! ER. Small jobs a speci alty. Ph 881198. CHILD minding. Call 10 flangalay Cres, Rivett. CAPABLE mother mind babies or children Monday to Friday for working iToArsVi7rn:r llrea- Pl' r. -i .c 0 8.15ain or after 2.15pm. . ALL cottage and extn drain age- Ph 583450. LANDSCAPE gardening 815493 1 rcmov<-'d. Ph A LA CARTE chef seeking! casual night work at first class restaurant. Ph 480834, ask for Heather. COLOUR 1 v technician moving to Canberra seeks employment. Ph T. Hudson , onVagga 211411 b/h. WORK wanted anything urrrg*nt- Ph Ken 541746. m. 'lone $3 hour. Phone 815351 or 816193 Lyons. EXPERIENCED girl rider will exercise your horse (luring school hols. Ph eve ning 862956. IRONING $3 per hour, 163 Duffy Si. Ainsiie. PLASTERER requires posi tion with German firm. Ph 541304. BRICKLAYER, small jobs, extensions, etc. Ph 5463">9. CONCRETING, anywhere, 546873T'"' ^ quotcs- Ph GARDENING done, lawns mowed. Ph 545302. CHlSfcL ploughing, rotary hoeing, all types of landscaping. 512490. 511272 or 261161. [BRICKWORK wanted. | Phone 486247 before 9am : or nfier 5pm. i PA INTERS available for re painting or new work, phone 888018. RUBBISH ' rcmbvalists, prompt service, free quotes.' anv time. P/i 491727 or 812146. POSITIONS VACANT SALES - A man or wgman is needed to join our agency team in Canberra. We offer a career in Life and General Insurance. Applicants must be over 21 yeaxs of age and .sclf-niotivntcfl. Conditions of remuneration are very generous. Phone Mrs Kiely for an appoint ment on 497112. PA secretary 19-30 With s/h, typing, a flair for looking after yourself and clients in the Jieart of the city for a delightful boss. 473244. EXPERIENCED hairdresser for new salon, also for 2nd and 3rd year apprent. Ph 317178. INTERVIEWERS. Spare Time. Men or women for Gallup Poll and market research. Calling on people in their . homes one or two weekends a month is interesting and rewarding. Fees average $30. Car needed. Phone desirable. Training provided. Vacancies in several districts including: Deakin. Hughes, Pearce. Phone 631153 or write: Morgan Gallup Poll. Box ' 2282U, Melbourne 3001. I'ART-TIMIi positions avail able. full training given. 542642. REQUIRED . casual ex perienced receptionist. Phone for appointment 485511. JO II LESS action invites unemployed to phone. 480402. MALE window dresser ex perienced in ticket writing and display work, apply in writing for interview to Mr G. Ash. John Mahcr and Co.. Pty. Ltd.. Cootamuiuira. EXPERIENCED young girl for sandwich bar, full time. good money. Ph 497131. HEAD BARMAN Required for prestige club. Hxpcrience necessary. Advancement assured. Please Ph 412203 after 9am for appointment. STEWARDESS Required for prestige club. Experience necessary. Please Ph 412203 aft. 9am for appointment. EXPERIENCED. Typist re' quired for full-time perman ent evening work. Phone 476409. TYPIST-CLERICAL 30-40 years. Typing 45-50 accuracy and neatness. Manual typewriter, new. Slow shorthand an advantage. Happy .office environment. 9-5pm. MonFriday. Phone Miss Curley, 951324. HOUSEKEEPER, live-in. sep flat. Father and four children. 810405 after 5pm. POSITIONS VACANT BRICKLAYERS, 50 Cook, A r a n cl a . Co-operation Housing, ask for S. VJgrina. CAItl'lilN 1'IiR/JOINHK Experienced tradesman required for installation of kitchen cupboards. Excellent wages and conditions. Apply John Bateup Kitchens, 8 Geelong St, Fvshwick. Ph 951918. COMMISSION salesman, part-time for home improvement. Ph Graham Spencc. 822164. SUB-CONTR ACTOR wanted to fix and stop 12,000 sq mtrs of piaster board. Phone P. Nobbs, 884836 after 5pm. BRICKLAYER partner. Im med start. Apply 19/320 Kambah (Sinclair St). MAN to operate carpet clean* ing machine part-time, all day work, drivers licence, experience not necessary. Ph 816695. WANTED, woman to mind school children, your home. Apply 54 Blarney Crescent, Campbell after 10am. ACCOUNTS clerk - Woden 26-33. . Super office and a reliable background in accounts to assist and train to operate small computer. Top sal. 473244. GRADER operator required with final trim experience, (on tnnney. Phone 816791. ESCORTS, attractive in tclligent ladies, 21-30yrs, 541371, lOam-fipin. SOLID Plasterers, Ions term job. Top waues and conditions. Ph 513062 aft 6pm. GIRO DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY Typist Salary: Grade 1 or 2: S6.496-S7.448 pa. Location: Black Mountain Laboratories. Duties: Typing of scientific papers and general correspondence. Qualifications: Good standard of education together with an established typing speed of 40-50 wpm. Applications qnoting reference number 130/1368 should reach: The Staff Officer, CS1RO Division of Plant- Industry, PO Box 1600, Canberra City, ACT 2601. by September 8, 1976. W A NTEDi experienced gardener to clean yard and maintain on fortnightly basis. Ph 861525 after 8pm. A ladies qualified hairdresser required for part-time work. Ph 498803 bh. 412968 ah. RECEPTIONIST required Manuka Travel Lodge, Knowledge of Sweda and National machines essential. Apply in person after 10am. YOUNG lady for sandwich bar 8.30am to 2pm Monday to Friday. Lachlari Court Cafe, Brisbane Ave, Barton. GRADER operator, final trim, Apply Basic Plant Hire. Phone 543873. DENTAL nurse receptionist Junior wanted for Kambah dental practice. Pli 317065. PLUMBER experienced in construction work. Phone 513089 after 4.30pm or Apply Spinks and Woodyatt. Spence Primary School. BRICKIES labourer, must be exp. 5 Simmons PI, Chap man. PLASTERER hard wall for large residence in Garran. Immediate start. Apply John Pfeiffer Constructions. TNT Building, Bar rier St. WOMAN to clean house. 3 hrs weeklv. Weston. Ph BH 612677, AH 885669. DRIVE WAY ATTEND ANT. A position is available for a man who is aged 25-40 years, has a stable working background, is able to work overtime when required. Experience is not essential. Interested applicants should apply in person from 8.30am to 10am today at the Esso Car Wash, Lonsdale St. Braddon. DRUMMER and hass euitar ist, own gear. 220 Tillyard Dr. Fraser. WANTED experienced bottle shop attendant. Male. Knowledge stock control, reference required. Also female experienced cocktail bar attendant, attractive with knowledge mix drinks, tray service. For interview phone 485511. Avon AVON representatives earn extra money , for Spring decorating, new clothes, Summer holidays. You can, too. It is easy and fun, selling Avon products in your free hours. Phone 411722. WANTED kind lady, Turner School area, to mind 4 school children, 3.30pm to 5pm. School days. 461345. BELCONNEN Way Hotel has vacancies for A La Carte waitress, 4 nights weekly, Kitchen Maids, Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday nights. 542222 for an appointment. KINDLY lady would lil^ some companionship ana help. Ph 959291."}
{"id":110828079,"text":"29 Sep 1976 - The powers of the Governor-General Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 29 September 1976, page 16 The powers of the Governor-General r. to the Editor* \\ Sir, - Mr Glover {(Letters, July 7) would do .well to re-examine his ; original letter before Ijthrowing his own failings jback at me. Nowhere in {'that letter does he munition the Senate or the rejection of Supply. His contention was simply that jt h e Governor-General (should exercise his power >io sack the Government {whenever he judges that jlhe electorate is sick of e.that Government's in eptitude. Although he claims in his second letter that the Governor-General "should neither appoint a Government nor sustain it in office" he still adheres to his "pro-bonopublico" doctrine which permits the GovernorGeneral to sack any inept and discredited Government. If the viceroy is to sack then he must ob viously also employ his powers under Section 64 of the Constitution to appoint so that government may be carried on, and if he is to use these powers whenever he believes that the incumbent Government is inept and discredited then we have government by vice-regal caprice. The point ot my "fanr tasy" was to ask: By what criterion is the Governor-General, a single appointed official, to determine when an elected Government has become discredited and incapable of governing? Mr Glover's first letter claimed that, in sacking the Whitlam Government, Sir John "correctly assessed the wishes of the nation", and that the calling of a general election gave "proper expression" to those wishes. However, an ANOP poll early in November, iust prior to the sacking, found that 63 per cent thought deferral of the Budget unjustified and 58 per cent opposed an early election. Moreover, the same poll gave Labor a 2 per cent lead in the capital cities. What were the people's wishes? Should the GovernorGeneral's resolution of the deadlock have been determined on the basis of a personal assessment of the people's wishes, a personal decision as to which side was the most incompetent followed by a deliberate effort to disadvantage. that side as much as possible, or on the basis of what was right, according to the Constitution. to convention, and to the advice of the Prime Minister and the law officers of the Crown? I believe the answer is clear. I do not gloss over the problems of the deadlock situation, nor do 1 pretend that Sir John Kerr was in an easy position. However, I believe that the Governor-General was guilty not merely of atrocious misjudgement in going against convention, fairness, and his Prime Minister's advice, but also of bad faith in deliberately deceiving his constitutional advisers as to his true intentions. My answer to Mr Glover's original question was implicit in my earlier letter: an elected Govern mcnt that is guilty -only of ineptitude must be allowed to serve out its full term. If that Government should resign, call an early election, or lose its Lower House majority before that time, that is fair enough, but unless it is guilty of some illegal or unconstitutional action it cannot be forced out of office. To claim that the sacking of an elected Government by an appointed official was "an enormous service to the . .. democratic principle" is quite beyond the bounds of sense, but if Mr Glover wishes to advocate a system of recall and referendum, or to assert that the Whitlam Government was guilty of illegal or . unconstitutional conduct, then he should do so openly. D. E. MILLER, Watson."}
{"id":110829838,"text":"11 Oct 1976 - Indonesia 'overseas threat No 3' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 11 October 1976, page 1 Indonesia 'overseas threat No 3' By a Staff Reporter The fear of external aggression has grown rapidly among Australians in the past few years with the Soviet Union, China and Indonesia, in that order, seen as the outstanding potential aggressors. Fifty-one per cent of Australians feared external threat in a survey conducted in March this year compared with. 36 per ccnt in February 1974 and 42 per cent in August 1971. The countries most often listed by this 51 per cent as potential threats were, in order: Russia, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, India, Germany, France, America and Britain. However, the emphasis placed on the first three countries was significant. Respondents seeing a threat were asked to rank Australia's five most likely external aggressors. The countries least frequently excluded from the ranking scorcd high est. Only 12 per cent excluded the Soviet Union, for example. Seventeen per cent excluded China and 28 per cent excluded Indonesia. The next highest threat, Vietnam, was excluded by a much larger 39 per cent of respondents. The results were an incidental product of a national poll of Australian attitudes to Japan, conducted for the Japanese Embassy in Australia by Australian National Opinion Polls in late March and early April, and earlier polls conducted by ANOP dealing with the external threat question. ANOP tends to believe that Australians' perception of an external threat is influenced by the Government in office at any particular time, declining with the accession of the Labor Government and rising with the accession of the LiberalNational Country Party Government. Of the actual ranking that emerged, ANOP's commentary said, "« . . It is the traditional nonWestern nations of China and Russia which are seen to pose the greatest threat to Australia by th; majority of the Australian population which perceives a threat at all. "Only 17 per cent and 12 per cent respectively of the sample placed neither China nor Russia in the five greatest threats to Australia. "Indeed, China to some 31 per cent of the Australian population and Russia to some 28 per cent were perceived as the greatest threats. "Indonesia (21 per cent) was perhaps surprisingly placed at a not too distant third as the next greatest potential threat among those Australians feeling threatened. These three countries predominated the analysis of perceived greatest threats. "Japan was perceived as the fourth greatest threat of the 10 countries presented. However, _ it was a fourth placing with some considerable sp'ace between the more highly threatening Indonesia". Continued on Page 7. Overseas 'threats' Continued from Page 1 The break-down of the 51 per cent sample which, feared an external threat led the ANOP to conclude: "This fear was significantly stronger among women, among Liberal voters, among residents in the smaller States -and particularly the mineral States - among middle-income earners and among (hose respondents who were categorised on ANOP's occupation scale as 'lower' white-collar work ers. "But it is particularly important to note that the fear of external threat lo Australia was felt more keenly among the younger segments of the population. It was as high as 56 per cent in the 35-44-year-old age group; it was at 55 per cent in the 25-34-year-old age group; and it stood at 51 per ccnt in the under-25vear-oid age segment; it stood at 47 per cent at both the 45-54 and over54-year-old age segments. "These differences are not very large that they are in a direction suggesting that it is by no means the older, World War II veterans or World War II infants that most fear a threat. Quite the reverse. "So it is the younger, smaller-State-residing, female office worker with no experience either directly or indirectly of the war who is most likely to fear a threat to Australia from outside its borders in the next 15 years. "Perhaps this is as good a shorthand pen picture of middle Australia as one is likely to get"."}
{"id":110841405,"text":"16 Feb 1977 - Mr Fraser's performance Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 16 February 1977, page 18 Mr Fraser's performance Sir, — It would seem from the latest Morgan poll that the Fraser Government is now manifestly unpopular with the electorate. One would hope that the Governor-General will once again invoke his seemingly limitless reserve powers and declare another election. After all, a democracy, if that is what we are supposed to be, should offer the ALP the same opportunity as was handed to the Liberals a year or so ago. But rather than go on about the GovernorGeneral, I have more serious matters to discuss. Now that the polls are out, and the cold light of reality is dawning over Australia, it is time to take stock of this Government's performance. Relative to the constraints and problems that bedevilled the Whitlam years, this present Government should have had a dream run in 1976. They came in with a massive mandate. They had no obstructive, hostile majority in the Senate to contend with. They had an extremely low rate of industrial strife (not, I hasten to add, that any credit for that is due to them). As an international backdrop to their efforts, they had a slow but steady recovery in most Western economics. They had no unexpected, massive increases in oil prices, no precipitate collapse of the beef market, no disasters of Darwin magnitude, no personal scandals on the part of senior ministers (at least none that we can talk about at the moment). They had no large election promises to deliver since, by my recollection, the only comprehensible statements made by Mr Fraser before the last election were about things he would not do. Unfortunately most of the things he said he would not ao he has done — the examples of his guarantees about Medibank, wage indexation, the ABC, Legal Aid and no - jobs -for - the - boys, come immediately to mind. Since Mr Fraser and his cohorts seem to prefer thinking in negative terms, let us examine what he has not done. He has not controlled inflation. We are still, to use his own fatuous analogy, like a family who has lost control of its household budget. Speaking of budgets, the deficit — which at one point appeared to be the only economic item Mr Fraser had ever heard of — is now as large as it ever was, and will no doubt grow larger as Mr Fraser takes more knee-jerk decisions to bolster the failing nerve of his backbenchers. Unemployment is, of course, well on the way to being Australia's largest industry. That is hardly surprising for a Government of Mr Fraser's colours, I suppose, but what is surprising is that business confidence at present seems to be about the level it must have been on Wall Street in late 1929. Leaving the economy (which I am sure most of us would like to do) we might take a look at foreign policy. It won't take long; after all, Mr Fraser has a whole Government to run single-handed so, apart from the odd overseas junket (remember "we don't want a tourist for a Prime Minister"?) he only has time to trample over the head of the unfortunate Mr Peacock very occasionally. Not that he has been ineffective on those occassions. No indeed — under Mr Fraser's baton, great Russian phantoms have been conjurcd up in the Indian Ocean, the communists are all about us, and the nastier little dictators in the South-East Asian area have been transformed into pillars of democracy. Suffice it to say that Australia is now well back on the road to being regarded as, to borrow Patrick White's phrase, "a nation of rustic clowns". We could move on to social welfare and education, but that would be far too depressing. The national consensus, which was dealt a vicious blow in November 1975, has been given the coup de grace as Mr Fraser endlessly seeks out more and more scapcgoats for his hopeless ineptitude in government. So far, we have had the "dole bludgers", (that was before too many voters joined the ranks of the unemployed — like the Budget deficit, we have heard less and less of dole bludgers lately), the unions, the public servants and now even Mr Fraser's beloved businessmen (who, if I interpret Mr Fraser correctly, stubbornly continue to refuse to fill up their yards with items they can't sell). God knows who will be next. To return to my original point; a majority of the voting population now regards Mr Fraser as an inadequate Prime Minister. To bring it a little closer to home — Mr Frascr's opprobrium could help the Member for Canberra make history at the next elections by being the first parliamentary incumbent ever to lose his deposit. Were I one to believe that Governors-General should be anything more than ribbon-cutters and airport-tarmac decorations, I would now be inclined to ask: Sir John, where are you now we really need you? JAMES DOUGLAS Deakin."}
{"id":110841889,"text":"18 Feb 1977 - Whitlam 'more popular' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 18 February 1977, page 6 Whitlam 'more popular' SYDNEY, Thursday. — According to a new public opinion poll the Leader of the Federal Opposition, Mr Whitlam, is more popular than the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser. The Morgan Gallup Poll, published in the Bulletin, gives Mr Whitlam an approval rating of 38 per cent against Mr Fraser's 36 per cent."}
{"id":110847497,"text":"27 May 1977 - Abortion blamed for long wait to adopt Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 27 May 1977, page 1 Dr Overduin addresses the in quiry yesterday. Abortion blamed for long wait to adopt There was a six-year waiting list for adoptions in the ACT because abortion had become so common, Right to Life Association witnesses told the ACT Legislative Assembly abortion inquiry yesterday. The situation for those on adoption lists was "desperate" and a council member of the Association, Mrs Kath Wooir, rejected suggestions that the waiting period was due to more single mothers keeping their children. The Right to Life Association presented a 53-page submission to the Assembly's standing committee on health and education which is inquiring into abortion in general and into the possible operation of private abortion clinics in the ACT. Appearing on behalf of the association were its ACT president, Mr Frank Street, as well as Mrs Woolf and the executive director of the Right to Life Association in South Australia, the Reverend Dr Daniel Overduin. The submission said that "in the ACT we have reliable evidence that the Abortion Counselling Service actively dissuades women from regarding adoption as an alternative io abortion. One inquirer was told that adoption is "a most traumatic experience not recommended by psychiatrists". , 'Misleading' The association said "it is most disturbing that private counselling services are able to provide misleading information in such a vital area of human relationships". All abortion counselling services were accused by the association at today's hearing of being biased in favour of abortion. The submission said, "We would mention here the great possibility for privately operated counselling services to provide a positive impetus towards abortion by bias, general attitude and by misinformation". An Australian article on "Pregnancy and Neuroticism" was quoted as saying that several hundred women attending an ante-natal clinic in early pregnancy were significantly more neurotic and more anxious than women who had recently given birth. The submission said this "indicates that pregnant women are more suggestible than normal and may be easily led into taking actions which they may later judge, when in a calmer state of mind, to have been very ill-advised". Dr Overduin told the inquiry that women were "hoodwinked" into believing that abortion was a simple medical procedure, but any medical procedure which interfered with the body could cause medical complications. "The risks of abortions are simply swept under the carpet", he said. If abortions were to be done, they should be performed by skilled people, to lessen the risks to the mother from an unhygienic environment. This did not mean that abortion should be legalised and "clean killing" allowed. Dr Overduin said he saw a relationship between abortion and euthanasia. In every country where abortion was legalised a drive for active euthanasia had followed, Dr Overduin said. The association asked that the ACT Legislative Assembly recommend to Ministers that private abortion clinics should not be established in the ACT, that any approved abortions should take place in a prescribed public hospital, and that all applications for abortion should be considered only by an official terminations committee, whose role should be to determine whether the foetus constituted an "imminent" threat to the mother's life. Poll 'amusing' Dr Overduin said he was amused that the results of an ANOP survey stating that more Canberra people favoured easier abortion laws made Page 1 of The Canberra Times yesterday. However, he felt the poll was worthless and misleading because the people interviewed did not know the full implications of the questions they were beine asked. 'Few applications' to abortion committ tee. — Page 3."}
{"id":110850525,"text":"16 Jun 1977 - The abortion issue LETTERS to the Editor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 16 June 1977, page 12 The abortion issue LETTERS to the Editor Contraceptive failures Sir, — Until now I have refrained from entering the abortion debate for fear of being accused of being a male chauvinist interfering in mat-ters which are not my concern. But I do have a rather vital in- terest: I was born when my mother was 38, and I know that my impend-ing arrival caused some concern and re-shaping of plans. I also know that my parents are now very glad I did happen to come along. Further, my two delightful chil-dren are adopted. To quote the pro-abortionists, we are all "contracep-tive failures". In the enlightened society they envisage I don't suppose we would have survived very long, so I have quite a direct interest in their arguments. Three points in particular bother me: (1) They say the arguments against abortion arc merely "re-ligious" or "philosophical". While I wouldn't reject arguments on these grounds, I think the prime objection to abortion is quite pragmatic. The aim of laws in society should be to protect innocent persons from attack, and certainly from being selected to be killed. (This is true even when the person is causing grave inconvenience to others, such as trying to walk across Barry Drive.) If the law does not attempt to fulfil this basic responsibility it can hardly expect respect in other areas. Some argue that an unborn child is not a "person" in this sense, but if the child is a person one minute after birth, what is it one minute before, and one month before, and seven months before? From the time of my conception I was fated, for better or worse, to be a male with blue eyes, brown hair, etc — in fact to be me. Then began a period of slow and gradual development that will not end till the day I'm planted six feet deep. If this is philosophy, then so be it; so is one plus one makes two. (2) They say it is better not to be born than to be disadvantaged. In one letter (The Canberra Times, May 2) it was even said that it was better not to be born than to miss out on breast feeding! Is there anyone who doesn't feel disadvantaged in some way? Should we all go and jump in the lake? We may feel like it occasionally, but fortunately few of us do. Most of the time I'm very glad I was born. I'm pretty sure my children feel the same. (3) They say that the law is not effective: that women will have abortions anyway and that im-prisonment is not an appropriate deterrent for a distraught woman facing an unwanted pregnancy. This may be true, but what is needed is a constructive social en-vironment that will help the woman and her unborn child. In times of stress we all seek the easy way out, and most of us will take it if it is offered, as they say abortion should be offered. Maybe my mother would have done the same. I'm immensely grateful that my children's mothers didn't. I know I've occasionally wished some people would disap-pear, but the knowledge that society takes a rather dim view of putting arsenic in their tea has greatly helped my keep a rein on such speculations! RODNEY BAXTER Reid. Survey procedures Sir, — You have published sever-al letters and comments (eg, The Canberra Times, April 27 and May 2) on a survey I conducted with the help of students in 1969 on 'At-titudes to taking human life'. Now that Mr Brewer has adequately de-fended our survey procedures (Let-ters, May 18) and an independent survey has found similar results af-ter a lapse of eight years, I need not further defend the research but I wish to express my regret at the way it has been used and misused. It has been suggested (by Frank V. Street, Letters, May 25) that poorly designed research was pro-moted to create a climate of opinion favourable to abortion-law reform by reporting (falsely) that public opinion already favoured the pro-posed changes. I was particularly saddened to learn that Professor Moran (Let-ters, May 2), one of Australia's most distinguished scholars, should have lent his name to such a shabby business. His statement was pure humbug. Let the public beware of authorities who would protect the naive! But, he only did what I was tempted to do myself. The strange thing about all this is that I have been cast in the role of supporter of abortion-on-demand. I published an article in a scientific journal which reported reasonably reliable survey results indicating (among other things of greater in-terest to me) that public opinion in Canberra appeared to favour a change in that direction. However, I did not agree with the majority then and still have serious reservations. I do not believe abor- tion is a private matter, and I fear that very serious social conse-quences could follow from the wide-spread practice of the kind of social and biological engineering of which abortion is one small part. I should confess that I was reluc-tant to publish the results at all and did so only after a year and then without drawing it to the attention of the daily Press, because I feared it might be used for undesirable purposes. When it appeared I re-ceived a number of inquiries from other research workers (most from overseas) and none of them was in any way critical of the survey meth-ods — which were in fact quite standard, like those employed by the ANOP, Gallup Poll, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and other repu-table organisations. Indeed, in another survey at the same time, using exactly the same methods, I predicted the results of the 1969 Federal election with an error of less than one per cent. It was only when the results were used in public debate for ends I would probably oppose, that critics were found to mislead the public into thinking I biased the survey in the opposite direction to the way I would have done had my scientific scruples been surrendered to my moral inclinations. (Professor) D. G. BESWICK Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria. Objections to poll Sir, — I refer to the recent ANOP survey of attitudes to abortion in Canberra. As one of the 400 voters polled in that survey I wish to state my dissatisfaction with it. The key question was: "Do you approve or disapprove of easier abortion laws?", and like most peo-ple in Canberra I am confused about the present abortion law as it stands. No attempt was made to explain the present law to me before I answered the question, and so a lack of knowl-edge could easily have led me to give the wrong answer. Secondly, "easier abortion laws" could mean anything from a slight relaxation of the law to a total lack of control over abortion in the ACT. There was no scope whatever for me to explain what I understood "easier abortion laws" to mean — apparent-ly I had to choose between all or nothing. I also wish to comment on the "representative" character of the survey. In our household I was re-quested to answer the survey be- cause I was the member closest to 18 years of age. Surely this does not result in a random survey. As well as this, I was informed by my questioner that she had a sub-stantial number of interviews to make at random but in our im-mediate area. If only 400 people are to be questioned in a city the size of Canberra it does not seem terribly representative to chose more than one or two from any area of a few blocks. Lastly, in criticising what I con-sider to be a biased survey, I wish to object to being characterised by my religion. I answered the survey questions after having thought about them on their merits and I was disconcerted when asked my re-ligion at the end. Having seen the results of the survey I notice that religious groups were singled out for special attention. Why? If the Legislative Assembly is to take any notice of this sham, it must take at least equal notice of the objections I have raised above. RUTH HARRIS Dickson. A christian view Sir, — At a meeting of the Baptist Memorial Church held recently, it was decided to make the following expression of opinion on the ques-tion of abortion. It seems to us as Christians that in the abortion debate men and women are relying too much on their own wisdom and judgment, and los-ing sight of the basic principles of God, the Creator, Redeemer and final Arbiter of all mankind. While the abortion issue is cer-tainly complex, the solution seems to lie neither in the principle of whole sale abortion on demand, nor in the principle of birth in any circum-stances. We believe that the key to the problem lies in the Christian principles of compassion, mod-eration, understanding, tolerance, and mutual respect between all hu-man beings, and particularly be- tween men and women. The Bible shows us the extent of Christ's love and respect for men, women, and children, and teaches us that the key to a successful marriage — the only divinely sanctioned form of sexual relationship — is true affection and mutual respect be-tween husband and wife, with each partner having clearly defined re-sponsibilities towards the other. We believe that if these principles were more widely practised in socie-ty today, there would be fewer prob lems such' as "unwanted pregnan-cies", which are symptomatic of our disregard of the laws of God, and that many women (and some men for that matter), would then not feel the need to be "liberated". We be-lieve that true liberation comes only from following God's teaching. (Reverend) ROY B. HENSON, for The Baptist Memorial Church Dickson"}
{"id":110854306,"text":"12 Jul 1977 - Funds for women's groups Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 12 July 1977, page 2 Funds for women's groups Sir, - Mrs Crisp, the Deputy Commissioner of the Capital Territory Health Commission, is quite adamant that the Abortion Counselling Service does not receive any funds from the community health grants given by the commission. The recipient named in the grants under discussion is apparently the Canberra Women's Centre In formation and Health Counselling Service (The Canberra Times June 21). Is Mrs Crisp aware that this interesting amalgam was formed prior to application for a community-health grant in 1975 by co-operation of the Women's Movement, the Women' Electoral Lobby, and the Abortion Counselling Service; this information was supplied by an officer of the Health Commission upon inquiries at the time. Further, Senator Brian Harradine is taken to task for his statements recently in the Senate that such grants do nevertheless benefit the Abortion Counselling Service. Mrs Crisp admits that the grant to the Information and Health Counselling Service helps towards the salary of a person to answer the telephone and give advice about women's health, etc. How the Abortion Counselling Service does not benefit is difficult to see. It has the same telephone number as the Information and Health Counselling Service. The same (subsidised) answerer will pass a caller straight to the Abortion Counselling Service. The two services do not appear to be very clear themselves about their "separate" functions. The recent ANOP poll conducted in Canberra concerning attitudes towards abortion laws was commissioned by the Women's Information and Health Counselling Service. So it was reported by The Canberra Times and to the Legislative Assembly's Inquiry into Abortion. Yet the June 1 issue of the Australian National University's student newspaper Woroni made an appeal for funds to cover the cost of the poll for its sponsors. The appeal was inserted by the Abortion Counselling Service. Perhaps readers now share Senator Harradine's confusion. Possibly the Capital Territory Health Commission would be better advised to investigate the spending of its grants than to score points off an elected Member of the Federal Parliament whose duty it is, especially as a member of the Senate Estimates Committee, to see that public funds are not improperly used. KATHLEEN WOOLF Garran."}
{"id":110854510,"text":"13 Jul 1977 - LETTERS to the Editor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 13 July 1977, page 2 LETTERS to the Editor* Poll on abortion Sir, - You published a letter yesterday from Mrs Kathleen Woolf in which she drew attention to your paper's report of the recent ANOP poll on abortion, which stated that the poll was commissioned by the Women's Information and Health Counselling Service, and the advertisement for contributions towards the cost of the poll published in the June I issue of the Australian National University's student newspaper Woroni, which stated that the poll had been organised by the Abortion Counselling Service. Mrs Woolf is apparently unaware of the fact that in its issue of June 30 Woroni published the following apology: "We placed an advertisement on page 2 of Vol 29, No 6, 1-6-77 requesting contributions towards the cost of the ANOP poll on abortion in the ACT. Due to a misunderstanding \\vc stated the poll was commissioned by the Abortion Counselling Service. This was an error: the poll was commissioned by the Women's Information and Health Counselling Service". HELEN CRISP Deputy Commissioner, Capital Teritory Health Commission."}
{"id":110860854,"text":"20 Aug 1977 - Ellicott discusses uranium inquiry Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 20 August 1977, page 21 Ellicott discusses uranium inquiry WASHINGTON, Friday (AAP-Rcutcr) - The Australian Attorney-General, Mr Ellicott, discusscd yesterday a US investigation into allegations of uranium price-fixing on the world market with his American counterpart, Mr Bell. Mr Ellicott declined to give reporters any details of his conversation. The US is investigating a number of multi-national corporations, including the Britishrbascd Rio Tinto Zinc group, for allegedly forming a cartcl to control the international price of uranium. Australians appear to favour uranium mining and export for peaceful purposes by more than two to one, a Morgan Gallup Poll has found. The poll, conducted for the Australian Uranium Producers Forum, found that of the 1,950 people surveyed, 59 per cent were in favour of the development and export of uranium, 28 per cent were against and 13 per cent could not make up their minds."}
{"id":110862876,"text":"01 Sep 1977 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 1 September 1977, page 13 G AOSSfKS WODEN P!J\\ZA ~ KiPPAX FAIR - QUEANBEYAN - YASS [ADVERTISEMENT] URANIUM GOVERNMENT ALP POUCY RIGHT WRONG A Morgan Gallup Poll conducted in July/August showed Australians 2 to 1 in agreement with the Uranium Policy recently announced by the Australian Government AUSTRALIAN TOTAL % ALP VOTERS % Do you think Australia should or should not . SHOULD 59.0 43,2 develop and export Uranium for peaceful purposes? SHOULD NOT 27 9 423 CAN'T SAY 13.1 14.5 Should the proposed Uranium, mining projects in SHOULD 57.3 40.5 Australia go ahead or be stopped? SHOULD NOT 291 442 CAN'T SAY 13.6 15.3 The same poll showed ALP voters split over ALP policy THIS IS NO MANDATE FOR AN ALP DECISION Recently the ALP Conference made a decision to ban all future Uranium mining in Australia indefinitely. Do you agree or disagree with that decision? The ALP Conference also decided that if the ALP became the Government, they would break and cancel all Uranium contracts made by the existing Government. Do you agree or disagree with that decision? AUSTRALIAN TOTAL % ALP VOTERS % AGREE 28.2 43.2 DISAGREE 59.5 41.6 UNDECIDED 12.3 15.3 AGREE 26.6 40.6 DISAGREE 58.1 40.1 UNDECIDED 15.2 19.2 If you would like to know more about Uranium write to the Australian Uranium Producers Forum for the free information booklet, "Uranium—Energy Source for the next decade and beyond". Australian Uranium Producers Forum, Box 856K, G.P.O., Melbourne 3001. , SA040/.OT"}
{"id":110868133,"text":"27 Sep 1977 - LIBERALS WEIGH THE ODDS FOR AN EARLY ELECTION Smokescreens to hide the crucial issue—the economy Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 27 September 1977, page 2 LIBERALS WEIGH THE ODDS FOR AN EARLY ELECTION Smokescreens to hide the crucial issue — the economy POLITICS By GAY DAVIDSON FOR the Prime Minister, the common sense of the Government going for an election — or at least ensuring that it is in the best possible position to do so — in December has not been in doubt for months. The leaked internal document from the Reserve Bank at the weekend added little to what was already known about the low state of the economy, and was used as basic information by pol- iticians and observers in their mounting expectations of a De- cember election. Even Mr Fraser yesterday, after confirming the authenticity of the document, commented only that "it is on the gloomy side"; he was not denying large chunks of it. So, with common sense telling Mr Fraser to go to the polls while he can probably win, before voters' percep-tions of the state of the economy and of the rates of unemployment and inflation sharpen against the Gov-ernment, it is illuminating to see how Mr Fraser has been setting the political climate in which the elec-tion campaign will be fought. It is essential for the Government not to let the economy — or, worse still, the Government's economic management — become the major issue. Last November, just before the devaluation, a Morgan Gallup Poll found that, after a year of coalition Government, there was a spirit of cautious optimism among voters. Some 48 per cent (compared with only 37 per cent a year earlier) expected the economic outlook to improve in 1977, and 28 per cent (down from 37 per cent a year earlier) expected it to get worse. Blame Twenty-one per cent (up from the previous year's 16 per cent) thought 1977 would be prosperous, and 54 per cent (down from 64 per cent) thought the year would be difficult. "Maybe if we wait a bit it'll swing back". Mr Fraser . . . kicking the can There have been no similar polls since then. However, with the polls on the popularity of the Government parties and their leaders consistently declining in recent months, it is reasonable to assume that the op-timism has gone, and some votes with it, and that the Government must focus attention elsewhere. "Elsewhere" currently is other in-stitutions supposedly to blame for high wages and consequent in-creased unemployment (the Arbi-tration Commission), insufficient help for industry and consequent unemployment (the Industries As-sistance Commission), creating an issue out of uranium (the ALP and militant unions), and ALP leaders who question what the Government intends doing about maintaining the value of the dollar. In each case the Government has acted only for political advantage, doing nothing to contain the prob-lem, effect improvement, or inform rather than propagandise the public. Advisers On uranium, its response to the ACTU referendum demand could have been very different if it had balanced the threats of union mili-tancy — and the uneasiness of many ordinary voters — against the free world's actual requirements of uranium. There are none in Europe or Japan up to 1985, according to the Government's own official advisers — the Department of National Re-sources (in respect of Japan), and the Ambassador to the EEC, Dr J. W. C. Cumes (Europe). That means there was no need for a decision this year to mine and export, and there is still time for debate aimed at achieving con- sensus. Authoritarianism But the Government has chosen differently. It has not released the official advice (or answered ques-tions about it as the advice has found its way into print). It has merely asserted that there are no problems over safeguards or waste disposal. And it is turning the issue against the unions as "who's run-ning the country?" A similar authoritarianism emerges over the currency question. With the large outflows of capital this month it was legitimate for the Opposition to ask what action the Government intended taking. It would have been equally legit-imate for the Government to lie if it was considering devaluation. But instead it did nothing for business or anyone else's confidence when for days it refused to give any informa-tion and simply condemned the Op-position for asking the question. Attacks The attacks on the two independ-ent statutory authorities are smokescreens, and also raise ques-tions about the Government's ap-proach. The IAC has not been guilty of reporting inadequately on the em-ployment effects of its advice and recommendations to the Govern- ment, and Mr Fraser has acknowl-edged privately that he has been kicking the can there, presumably to please the manufacturers. The Arbitration Commission has maintained throughout that it is not an instrument of the Government s economic policy. If it has been labouring under a misapprehension the Government has not sought to put it right, or even to make changes to its charter. Obvious Both institutions have produced public information and comment which the Government would have preferred to keep out of the public arena — particularly the IAC over the costs to the community (not the Government which decides the pro-tection) of continually helping high- ly protected and profitable in dustries. If the Government were con-cerned about the unemployment ef-fects of what the Arbitration Com-mission decides or the IAC recom-mends, the obvious answer would be to take complementary action. Instead, by insulating manufac-turing industry from the real world it is ensuring worse problems in the future as the various sectors get out of balance, and immediately adding to the costs of the other sectors, and of all of us as consumers. And on unemployment, it refused a submission from Mr Street that unions, employers, the Government and the public should be brought together in a comprehensive ex-amination of the problems, particu-larly the short-term unemployment problems in the manufacturing sec- tor. Paid off It chose not to have information, public debate and nation-wide in-terest centred on the issue during an election period. This seems to have paid off. According to a private survey for the Liberal Party the public has shown a mixed reaction on where the blame for unemployment lies. Predictably, Labor voters blamed the Fraser Government, Liberals blamed other factors including the Whitlam Gov-ernment, and un-committed voters blamed wage increases more than either Government. That result can only strengthen the ALP's instincts against a De-cember election, in its own interests of gaining more time to put its version to the public of the effects of Government policies. It can only strengthen Mr Fraser's instincts to go sooner rather than later. In the meantime, while the Gov-ernment is avoiding talking about the important issue and is making political capital out of asking "Who's running the country?", it would be more to the point if the rest of us asked. "Who is advising the Government?", and, "What else is being hidden from the country?""}
{"id":110869916,"text":"06 Oct 1977 - BRITONS AFIRE WITH APATHY Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 6 October 1977, page 3 BRITONS AFIRE WITH APATHY .AUSTRALIA'S electors suffer from several of the corporate debilities of lemmings and of sheep, and yet, alas, have none of the redeeming features that characterise those two sweet and affable brutes. None the less, rcccnt opinion polls taken in Australia do tend to suggest that at least our sheep and lemmings are a lot more decisive than their British cousins. In a Morgan Gallup Poll published last month a cross-section of our masses was asked whether they thought Mr Frascr was doing a good job or. a bad job and whether they thought Mr Whitlam was doing a good job or a bad job. For all I know they may have been asked whether the Queen Mother and Kojak were doing good jobs or bad jobs too, but if so those results weren't published. Thirty-nine per cent of Australian sheep and lemmings approved the way Mr Frascr was doing his job, and 47 per cent disapproved. Forty-one per cent thought Mr Whitlam was doing a good job and 43 per cent were spiteful enough to say that no, they didn't think he was doing a very good job, so there. Aren't some people cruel? But the most important statistics for this story arc that only 14 per cent of sheep and lemmings had no opinion at all on Mr Fraser's performance, and only 16 per cent had no point of view about how Mr Whitlam was going. A British survey done at about the same time, asking the British to ex press a view about the quality of the job being done by Mr Callaghan, Mr Thatcher's wife Margaret and by young David Steel, the Liberal leader, revealed that 51 per cent had no opinion on the performance of their Father Christmassy Prime Minister, Mr Callaghan, 45 per cent didn't know how they felt about Mrs Thatcher's performance, and 50 per cent had no idea what kind of a job Mr Steel was doing. It might have been revealing to ask this same sample, "What is your name?" or "Is today Wednesday?", but that was not done and we do not know whether this indccisiveness was merely confined to matters of politics or to the whole world and to life itself. How are wc to explain the Australian voter's far, far greater readiness to pass judgment on the performances of his elected leaders? There may, of course, have been some differences in the ways the two samples were questioned, but this is not apparent from the literature accompanying the polls. It may be a temporary matter. It may be that the British find Mr Callaghan, Mrs Thatcher and Mr Steel just too boring and inconsequential for words, while Australians find that strong loyalties and loathings are kindled in their breasts when they contemplate the present brace of heavyweights who dominate our parliamentary politics. If this is the case such statistics could be reversed with changes of personnel at the top in both countries. Meanwhile, 'tis a mystery. Is there a political scientist in the house?"}
{"id":110872266,"text":"15 Oct 1977 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 15 October 1977, page 8 $500 OFF GALANT GD SEDANS Y 7 LEFT AT COMMONWEALTH MOTORS CHRYSLER (UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT) MELROSE DR, PHILLIP PHONE 823522 mmm — The Smilers The latest Morgan Gallup Poll, conducted in the second half of September, shows almost 2 to 1 in favour of Australia's Uranium decision The first National Morgan Gallup Poll since the Government announced its decision to mine and export Uranium, shows 57.4% AGREE WITH DECISION 29.6% DISAGREE 13.0% UNDECIDED . The same Poll showed ALP voters remain split In reply to the question: ALP Voters responded rfDo you think Australia should 40 9% SHOULD or should not develop and export . .Jsfmf Uranium for peaceful purposes?" 44-D/o SHOULD NOT 14.5% CAN'T SAY The Poll also showed those proposing to vote Australian Democrat agree with Uranium mining In reply to the question: Those intending to vote Australian "Recently, Australia decided Democrat responded i to mine some of its Uranium 51.8% YES deposits, do you agree or on 00/ kin disagree with that decision?" " *»■•**NU 8.3% UNDECIDED If you would like to know more about Uranium write to the Australian Uranium Producers Forum for the free information booklet, "Uranium—Energy Source for the next decade and beyond". Australian Uranium Producers Forum, Box 856K, G.P.O., Melbourne 3001. SA0443.377"}
{"id":110874984,"text":"28 Oct 1977 - 'No big role' for Chipp Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 28 October 1977, page 1 'No big role' for Chipp The Australian Democrats would not play a significant role in the elections, the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, said in several interviews yesterday. He did not explain why the Australian Democrats leader, Mr Chipp, had not been allowed to speak after his election announcement in Parliament, but he volunteered, "They don't have very much in the way of policy. In mid-term you have people gathering . . However, major pollsters disagreed with Mr Fraser. Mr Irving Saulwick, of Australian Nationwide Opinion Polls, said that if the Australian Mr Chipp Democrats held to their present 7 or 8 per cent, their preferences would be critical to the outcome of the election, and he did not know how their prefer ences would be distributed on the day. Of the people now supporting the Australian Democrats and who had voted in previous elections, twice as many had voted Liberal. "The question is, will they return home?" Mr Saulwick said. "And that depends on whether you see their present adherence as a protest or a migration". Mr Gary Morgan, of Roy Morgan Gallup Polls, said that with the strength of the major parties being similar at 43 to 44 per cent, the Australian Democrats preferences were crucial. He also thought that Mr Chipp had a good chance of a Senate seat in Victoria and that a minor party could take one in NSW."}
{"id":110876409,"text":"05 Nov 1977 - Street-march ban 'approved' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 5 November 1977, page 1 Street-march ban 'approved' BRISBANE: The latest political poll figures show that the stand by the Premier, Mr Bjelkc-Petersen, against street-protest marches had public approval, according to the National Party State executive director, Mr Mike Evans. He said that the latest Morgan Gallup Poll taken over the four weekends in October showed that support for the party rose from 23 per cent to 31 per ccnt. The increase of eight percent was unprecedented in any poll and had been based on a sample of about 600 Queenslanders. "The figure is absolutely incredible", he said. "We believe the huge increase in public support is due to the Premier's determination to ensure that our streets are not taken over by a militant minority". Queensland election reports. — Page 3."}
{"id":110881704,"text":"07 Dec 1977 - State-by-State study suggests dead heat Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 7 December 1977, page 14 cwwtt.. ;«w»»hiiwmk. • • m&s&xw&wmm Dr Butler By BRUCE JUDDERY A 62-62 dead heat between Labor and the Government parties was suggested by a Stateby-State breakdown of the recent ANOP publicopinion poll, a leading British student of elections, Dr David Butler, said in Canberra yesterday. Nationally the poll suggested a 51-49 popular margin in favour of the coalition parties, or a Government majority of about 16. "But if you look at the State-by-Statc poll, you find the swing [to Labor] is very much greater in Queensland than it is in NSW — 8.7 per cent against 3.2 per cent — which is very much less favourable to the Govern ment. "If you pursue this, you get not a majority for the Government of 16 but a majority of nothing — 62 scats to 62", he told a packed Australian National University convocation luncheon. Confessing that "I don't think federally", Dr Butler, of Nuffield College, Oxford, declined to forecast what cffcct the present Queensland State coalition dispute would have on the poll, at least in that State — but did point out that a number of disparate events (including loss of the World Cup) had been credited with British Labour's loss in the June, 1970, elections there. "I see Australia from Canberra outwards", Dr Butler admitted. "I certainly find Queensland politics more totally baffling than the politics of any other Australian State". Dr Butler, founder of the "science" of psephology, or the study of elections, warned that "prediction is a very dangerous thing . . . There is nobody who knows how millions of their fellow-countrymen will hrhflvr. fnrlnv nr cr»vf>rnl rlovc In <1^ However, the results of the elections could be rcduccd to a manageable number of possiblitics. The most recent polls indicated a Government margin respectively of 3, 2 and 2 per cent. But the latest British election had recorded "massive" swings in the last days of each campaign, against the Government "or, as I believe, against the party which the polls showed as being ahead". In Britain, as Australia, there was a "deep suspicion" of office-holders. Like the British, the Australian electorate was increasingly volatile. "If Don Chipp actually records 10 per cent of the vote next Saturday, then there has been a greater net switch of votes than in any election since the war . . . There is a greater degree of volatility in the electorate than ever before". Indications were that the Australian Democrats' preferences would divide in the range 40-60 per cent to 60-40 per cent, accounting for 1 or 2 per cent of the entire electorate. The count of the vote would be slower, and the fate of more scats would be unknown on December 20, "than in any previous election". Dr Butler said that the performance of publicopinion polls in Britain, and probably in Australia, would get worse and worse, not because of any deterioration in the pollsters' expertise, but bccause of electoral volatility. For Mr Chipp "to have brought things up from nothing suggests there were people who wanted an 'out' from the existing parties". The Australian Democrats might not succeed in creating a long-term party, but in 'the future there was potential for a centre party as "a kind of escapist thing, but at escape to the centre and not to the extremes .... "The party system as we know it is not immutable. We are bound to go on with a party system, but not necessarily this party system"."}
{"id":110882030,"text":"09 Dec 1977 - POLITICS Playing to the TV gallery as the campaigns wind down Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 9 December 1977, page 2 Playing to the TV gallery as the campaigns wind down By GAY DAVIDSON "A foreign journalist who has been observing the campaign described it as 'US politics circa 1910 — materialistic, moralistic, appealing to greed, nothing for the heart or the head, an accountant's view of what the voters want' THE swearing-in of Sir Zelman Cowen as Governor-General yesterday was a model political event, well ordered, politicians dignified, television cameras unobtrusively recording. It was a far cry from the rallies of the past three weeks. They are not even meant for people. They are for the TV cameras, for the advertising agencies' perceptions of what the viewing public will tune to, or at least not switch off from. Mr Fraser's rally in Sydney at the Opera House on Tuesday was a shock for anyone who still believes that during an election campaign rational choices are offered for citizens to make rational judgments. Tumultuous After an hour of entertainment — a band, Ukrainian folk music, so-called Greek dancing (girls dancing sensually to Zorba music!) — the Prime Minister got a tumultuous welcome from a predominantly migrant audience. After his short speech, when the TV lights switched off, a commercial newscaster was hailed by a group from the Liberal advertising agency. "What did you think?" they asked. "Oh, about one minute thirty", he said. "Yeah, we thought one thirty to one forty", was the response. Mr Fraser: received a tumultuous welcome They were referring to the spot in the late TV news for which the event was staged. Mr Fraser had not said anything new for the morning newspapers or the radio, but the rally still had to be mentioned because it had been on TV. The audience were not there as thinking voters. They were TV film extras, responding to the music with a beat, to the dancing, the Young Liberal lady cheerleaders, and to the Leader depicted on all the posters. A foreign journalist who has been observing the campaign described it as "US politics circa 1910 — materialistic, moralistic, appealing to greed, nothing for the heart or the head, an accountant's view of what the voters want". Mr Fraser has had few interjections to deal with since his audiences are for ticket-holders. He has not been quick with a good riposte on the odd occasion when one was required. However, the next night at Moon-ee Ponds, in Melbourne, when an interjector (outside the hall making use of an air vent) screamed, "lies, lies", Mr Fraser rapped back, "That is the voice of Labor. When a totalitarian party can't stand the truth they shout 'lies!'". It went down well in a migrant0 communities audience whose posters read, "Croatia supports Lib-eral", "Fraser the Saviour", "Polish Australians welcome Fraser". There was another Mr Fraser liked and commented on. "One of those placards down there", he said, "sums up a lot about this election — 'Australia doesn't trust Mr Whitlam'". And Mr Fraser is almost certainly right. Mr Whitiam's audiences are not chosen, and they largely fall into two groups. They are the committed young and the committed old. Not frenzied His rally in Melbourne on Tuesday "White-collar workers for Labor", was like that, and it was warm rather than frenzied. But it was not enough. Some of his team looked at the lack of 30- to 50-year-olds and knew it then. The next day all knew it when they saw the three opinion polls — Irving Saulwick's in The Age, Melbourne, and The Sydney. Morning Herald saying 54 per cent to the Government and 46 per cent to Labor, the Gallup Poll in The Herald and Weekly Times saying 53 per cent and 47 per cent, and the Morgan Gallup Poll in The Bulletin taken a week earlier. That poll did not give a two-party preferred result, but on its first preferences it was in line with the others' polls of the same date, November 26-27, giving the Government 45 per cent, Labor 43, Australian Democrat 9, and others 3. When the polls message became Mr Whitlam: lacklustre press conference known Labor officials and staff were disheartened, and soon afterward Mr Whitlam and Mr Hayden gave a lacklustre press conference in Brisbane. Mr Whitlam's last TV appearances on Wednesday night were similarly dull. However, the polls have a few other messages too. More than usually they are offering warnings against being taken to the last percentage point. They recognise the high volatility of an electorate which has taken Mr Chipp to heart. They differ about the Australian Democrats second preferences, while pointing out that more than 40 per cent of Chipp voters think the election is unimportant anyway. And they show that more voters than usual, particularly among the Australian Democrats, could still change their mind about their vote."}
{"id":110882174,"text":"10 Dec 1977 - It's all over, bar the shouting — if the pundits are right Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 10 December 1977, page 2 It's all over, bar the shouting — if the pundits are right POLITICS By GAY DAVIDSON JLoDAY Australia will return the coalition parties to Government with A smaller majority, and put Labor in a better position to train for and aim at government next time. Labor, with time, and a rtcw leader, will lose the "three dark years" image. Much of the interest in politics over the next three years will focus on the directions in which their policies and priorities change. But on both the Government drid Opposition sides of Parliament therfi will be another major interest —' how each deals with the Australian Democrats in the electorate and the one or more in the Senate. If the numbers in the Senate are very close, Mr Fraser will have to work very much harder to ensure that defections from his own team are fio more embarrassing than the threat over pensioner funeral bene fits. Hostility In addition, he may well have considerable problems with the Senate and Joint Committees. Vociferous Labor and Australian Democrat Senators could do a great doal for democracy — not to mention public information — in that Chamber, and thus for Parliament as a whole. All of which makes Mr Eraser's lightly-veiled hostility towards the "Chippoerats" unwise. Looking back over the' campaign, this ap pears to be the only political mistake he has made.. He has said Mr ChippVpolicies are aligrted with Labof'S aild he has not backed away from Mr Anthony's scofriful "lily-livered and irresponsible" Comment on Demo crat voters. Deals More recently he has accused the Democrats 6f Conriivance with La" bor. , Yesterday, at his press conference at Kirribilli House, he was asked if he thought there had been any deals. "That would be a fairly obvious assumption to make under the circumstances", he replied. "It's the assumption orie makes from what's happened". Was he awafe of any action by the Liberal Party in Sdutli Australia (o take court action to restrain Mrs Janine Haines (Australian Democrats) from taking the Senate seat vacated by Mr Steele Hall (formerly Liberal Movement Leader and now a Liberal Party member)? "1 haven't discussed it with anyone from South Australia. I'll talk about things sifter the election". In view of the South Australian decision to recommend the appoint* ment of a Democrat, did he wish he had drafted the referendum on the Filling of casual Senate vacancies differently? "I think that'we always tinderSto6d that there could be circumstances where, if there were a dis* puter it would have to be determined by a Court". , Was" not the intention of the referendum to replace a retiring 6r dead senator with an appointment from his own political party? "Isn't tfve argument then that the Libcfal Movement merged with the Liberal Party? If the major part of it joined with the Liberal Party, as it did, I would have thought you'd say the LM merged With the Liberal Party". In those answers Mr Fraser contiriuddtO allege deals which both the Labor and the Australian Demo-, crats parties have denied. Absorbed He continued td assert that the LM had gone to the Liberal Party — in spite Of the fact that the former LM leader irt South Australia Mf Robin Millhoase, claims that it has been absorbed by the Democrats, whom he now leads and represents. In spite also, of the fact that Mrs Haines was an LM Candidate and is now with the Denldcrats, and that the South Australian Crown Solicitor reportedly advised the Dunstan Government in favour of a Democrats nomination. Mr Fraser also left no room for doubt that the Liberal Party would pursue the Democrats nomination in court to have it set aside. If, as suggested by the most recent Morgan Gallup poll, Democrat voters' approval for Mr Fraser has dropped Six per cent, in the past week, while approval for Mr Whitlam has risen by nine per cent, Mr Fraser can blame only himself. If Democrat second preferences today look any higher than expected for The swinging voter Labor, he can also blame those remarks. If Mr Chipp's and Mr Fraser's antipathy for each Other clouds the Prime Minister's political judgment to the point where he will make no effort to assuage Mr Chipp and Chippocrat feelings, and no effort to conciliate on policy differences, the Liberal Party and parliamentarians will need to do some fast footwork in the next week or two. The first thing they will have to ensure — and it will be against Mr Fraser's wishes and manoeuvrings — is the election of a "small-l" Liberal Deputy Leader. Obvious Preferably, they will need to get the party-room numbers for one who has. remained personally friendly with Mr Chipp, and who has been publicly moderate enough to appear respectable to Democrat voters, and respectable enough to justify Mr Chipp's voting with the Government on all but the most contentious is sues. Mr Peacock is the obvious candidate. Mr Snedden could be another, except that recent history is not on his side as far as his colleagues are concerned, and in the past week he has also suggested that a Democrat vote is a wasted first-preference vote. If Mr Fraser does not learn to woo, or at least to negotiate and conciliate, the Australian Democrats may well be his undoing. ■ Observers of the political scene have been frequently surprised at the general acquiescence to Mr Fraser's "crash-through" tactics, and his penchant for arranging circumstances to provide the confrontations suited to such tactics. If he does not bend this time, or if moderation is not imposed on him, he too could crash."}
{"id":110887126,"text":"11 Mar 1978 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 11 March 1978, page 25 POSITIONS VACANT I MOTHER with own children to mind girl 4, boy 3, occasional Cook-Aranda. Ph ,514806. MOTOR mechanic for . Chrysler dealership in ..Cooma. Chrysler experience . desirable but not essential. Good crew. Above award wages for right man. Phone collect 0648 21099 or write . P.O. Box 799 Cooma 2630. 'MOTOR mechanics. Top wages and conditions. iOnly top tradesmen to .apply. Apply Wal Baincs, phone 950405. MARRIED MAN Must be 40 years of age or over with car who simply wants ' to earn $250 pw in a secure "permanent position. 957242 Tuesday ' MILK run offsidcr, 16-17, Deakin, Wed, Thur, Iri 8-10pm. 882180 noon-lpm Sat. MATHS coach required locally. Red Hill. Phone weekdays, evenings, 956564. MILK run offsider 16 yrs old, Sth Canberra. Ph 882230. MILK run offsidcr northside 2 nights per week, driver's licence essential. Ph 882287 between 10am and noon today. NARRABUNDAH Health and Community Council, parttime vacancy for child-carc worker, primarily to work with non-English speaking children, also to assist children's services worker in the Narrabundah area. Approx 20 hours per week, experience in one of the following areas required, early childhood education, child care. Apply in writing to Narrabundah Health and Community Council, I'O Box 64, Narrabundah, 2604 by Friday. March 17. OPPORTUNITY Have you considered a Sales Career experience not necessary as those who qualify will be fully trained at our expense, calling on business and trades people 9-5pm. 5 days per week. You can expect average SI2.000$ 15.000 in your first year, take this opportunity and Ph John Elfes today. 476244 for appointment. Monday. OPERATOR wanted urgently to work backhoe, full time or for 2 weeks. Ph 310651. PART time Salesman require for inground swimming pools and spas. Good commission. Ph for appointment, 485628. PERSON with some roof til ing knowledge wanted. Phone 316324. PART-TIME help with elderly lady, Monday to Friday from 8.30am, Forrest area. Ph 733195. PART-TIME letterbox de livery for responsible adults in Wanniassa-Kambah area. For further details phone 317989 after 11.30. PERSON look after 2 girls, 6 ;yrs, 4 yrs, 5-8ptn approx, Mon to Fri. Braddon. Ph 473295. RELIABLE mother required to care for girl 2'A during working hours plus occasion- '• ,al evenings, Kalecn-Giralattg area preferred. Call 237 Maribynong Ave, Kaleen. RELIEF breakfast cook wanted. Apply after 8am. Phone 951111. RADIOGRAPHER. Full-time radiographer required for Canberra private practice. Excellent working conditions r and above award salary. No ^weekends. Apply Dr A. Griffin. Ph 822888, ah I; 883578. RECEPTIONIST professional 5 office, please write giving details experience, back: ground and phone. Consider ;< two part time. Box C3433, ; Canberra Times. RELIABLE cleaning Friday afternoons, Ainslie. Phone 497271, Monday. RECEPTIONIST for city le gal office. Typing required. Experience in legal firm an advantage. For interview phone 480499. Evans, Murphy and Phillips. RAPID Metal Developments (Australia) Pty Ltd, a leading company in the form work and scaffolding industry requires the services of a competent clerk draftsman. Applicants should be 18 to 20 years of age and should apply to the Manager, Rapid Metal Developments (Australia) Pty ,Ltd. Ph 956018. SALES Manager, experienced in party plan and proven sales rccord essential. The ability to motivate a Sales Organisation, this is a top line position. Excellent inCome plus many more extras. Write to Sales Manager, C.T. Box No 3422, Canberra City, ACT. SALES Person. Well known National Company requires . an cncrgctic Sates Person for 7 weeks from Tuesday. March 28, 1978, to Friday, May 19, 1978, to promote aiid sell its products to the grocery and licensed trade. Rcnumcration by salary and commission. Vehicle will be pVovided. Plcnsc write giving brief details of age and experience to The Sales Manager, PO Box 95, Qucan bcyan. SUB Contract cave gangs re quired on houses in Evatt. many jobs ready for iimned start. Ph 586104, AH 886002. SENIOR lady requires another senior lady to live-in and be of companionship, very nice home. Apply 4 Glen Place, Qbn. SALESMAN Leading American Company offers exceptional opportunity for Career minded salesman. Major art of your income is derived front servicing existing clients. If yiou desire a consistent income of $12,000 to $15,000 and more p.a. Prepared to v^ork under minimum supervision and own a car. Phone John Eircs today for appointment on .476244 Mon day. SENIOR AUDITOR. A posi tion exists with a professional office in Canberra for a person well experienced in large audits, such as building societies and investment companies. Experience in tax and accounting would, be an advantage. Excellent salary and conditions arc offered. 473244. POSITIONS VACANT SERVICE SUPERVISOR for carthmoving equipment workshop at our Canberra brand). Wc require an ambitious and encrgetic self motivated tradesman, capable of organising and controlling tradesmen on various faccls of mechanical repairs on our franchiscd equipment in the Canberra and Queanbeyan areas. Knowledge of Terex, P and H, JCB Cummins and Detroit (Init Cab dicscls, diescl engines, desirable but not essential). Apply Mr T. Durnell Service Manager, in writing Blackwood Hodge (Aust) Pty Ltd. 22-26 Ferndell Street, South Granville 02-6320231. STENO-SECRETARY Head Office Canberra, ACT Duties: To provide secretarial assistance to senior officers of the Administration Branch. Qualifications: A good standard of education, the ability to type with speed and accuracy, with a shorthand speed of at least 100 wpm. Experience in operating an IBM Magnetic Card typewriter would be an advantage. Salary: Steno-Sccrctary Grade 2: S9B47-S 10,443 p.a. Tenure: Indefinite with superannuation. Applications quoting reference number 110-1736 should reach: The Secretary, CSIRO, Head Office, PO Box 225, Dickson, ACT 2602 by March 24, 1978. SURVEY field assistant, must be experienced. I'h 815727 between 10am and noon Saturday. STENO-SECRETARY HEAD OFFICE CANBERRA, ACT DUTIES: To provide secretarial assistance to senior members of the Mead Office Science Branch. QUALIFICATIONS: A good standard of education together with an established shorthand speed or lOOwpm and the ability to type with speed and accuracy. SALARY: Steno-Sccrctary Grade I: $883I-S9272pa. Applications quoting reference number 110-1730 together with details of qualifications and experience should reach: The Secretary, CSIRO, PO Box 225, DICKSON. ACT, 2602 by 24th March, 1978. SALES REPRESENTATIVE. A permanent position has been created for a well organised man of 30-40 years to represent our company on the south-coast, Canberra and Rivcrina areas. Wc envisage engaging a thoroughly experienced representative who has a proven sales record to take charge of an established territory. Our range of products arc sold through electrical appliance stores, hardware and automotive outlets and experience in these trades will be an advantage. Applicants should be of good appearance with a pleasant personality and must possess a late model vehicle for which CTA rates apply. An attractive retainer is offered plus commission and travelling expenses. The successful applicant would be cxpcctcd to reside in Canberra or environs. Apply in writing to: State Manager. Lighlburn and Co, Limited, PO Box 43, STANMORE, NSW 2048. TUTOR part-time wanted for year 7 boy, 3 R's, suit mature student, Kalccn area. 411774. TYPIST-Clerk, a responsible girl-woman to work in small bright office. Good typing essential, shorthand advantage. General duties include switchboard, telex, filing and customer queries. Apply in writing to ACT Group Manager, Advertiser Group, PO Box 308, Woden, ACT 2606. TEACHERS needed, tram polining and Jazz Ballet classes in the Tuggeranong and Wanniassa suburbs. Please phone and leave name and phone No. with receptionist. I'll 822830 after 9am Sat. TYPIST. Approx 60 wpm. Some clerical work. Dictaphone experience essential. Phone F. Smith 733633 Tuesday March 14. INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA 11 National Circuit Barton CIS jjv m TECHNICAL assistant DIVISION OF LAND USE RESEARCH CANBERRA, A.C.T. DUTIES: To assist in studies of the ecology of woodlands and of the effccts of man's disturbances on their structure and function, maintenance of field equipment and an ability to collage experimental records in the laboratory. QUALIFICATIONS: Successful completion of five year's secondary schooling, or equivalent, with passes in science subjects. SALARY: Technical Assistant Grade 1 or 2: $7957-10,390 p.a. Junior rates according to age. TENURE: 2 years initially with possibility of extension. Applications quoting reference number 618-442 should reach: The Chief, Division of Land Use Research, P.O. Box 1666, Canberra City, ACT, 2601, bv March 24. 1978. POSITIONS VACANT TEMPORARY Sccrclary re quired from 20th March to 14th April. Knowledge of Kalamzoo System desirable. Phone 972964 Tuesday after 9am. WINDOW dresser competent in ticket writing and in-store merchandising. Part-time permanent. Ph 959375. WANTED one bass guitarist for New Wave Band. Must have equipment and be creative. 862084 ask for Dave. TURNER area wanted, lady, to look after Richard, II, and Jacquelyn, 9, after school for 1-hr, $15 per fortnight. Ph Tucs after 8.30am 486111, Lyn Crabbe. WANTED ; Energetic man ' for cleaning and driving: duties, '9 day fornight, $151 pw. Ph 514705 9am to 4pm 14-3-78. POSITIONS VACANT ^Western Urgently required good Sleno-Secs for permanent positions now available. Would you like a career in Real Estate, if you arc a personable lady with your own transport, give us a call on 497777. We are a Personnel Agency advertising on behalf of a client. Wc always have assignments for good Steno-Secs. If you would like to do some temporary work call us on 497777. HOUSING FOREMAN REQUIRED FOR TUMUT AREA \\pplications arc invhcd from cxpcricnccd housing foreman for the tbovc area. Please apply in writing to: Mr K. Demarnicl (Personal) c>f Armstrong and Dcmamicl Canberra Pty Ltd, 95 Wollongong St, Fyshwick, ACT. Applications will be treated in strict confidence, and ill applicants wiU be interviewed. Applications close on Monday 20th March, 1978. Armstrong and Dcmamicl CANBERRA PTY LTD. , LOCAL TRAVEL AGENCY requires well groomed young lady, 18 to 20 years. Shorthand and typing experience essential, also HSC required. For appointment ph 951744 during bh MECHANIC We arc seeking a qualified and experienced automotive and dicsc) mechanic who is capabtc of working with a minimum of supervision. Remuneration will be minimum of S200 per week and could be substantiated after a qualifying period to the successful applicants ability to prove himself. Overtime will be available and protective clothing will be supplied. Preference may be given to IHC trained personnel. PHONE Inter Motors Pty Ltd on 972888 for an appointment Monday, March 6. MATTHEW HALL PTY LTD A position is vacant for a full time detail draftsman or traccr, experience in clcctrica! services an advantage. Consideration will be given to a person with an electrical trade background and tracing experience. Phone 972197 BM REQUIRED SENIOR FRUIT AND VEG MANAGER Aged 30-45 years Experience essential Apply Manager, Curlin MECHANIC FOREMAN ENGINE PITTING STATION A working foreman is required for our Fyshwick Branch, to fit and supervise the fitting of Gem re-manufactured engines. Benefits: Salary of S2I0 pw for a 35 hour week, 20% loading on holiday pay. Overalls supplied and laundered. Only fully qualified mechanics capable of achieving first-class workmanship need apply. Please contact Manager, Tucs, 8.30am GEM ENGINES A.C.T. PTY LTD I'honc 950915 16 Collie Street, Fyshwick MANAGER We have a fantastic position for a guy who is bright, creative and self assertive. If this sounds like you, please contact: SAM WONG, 485542 House of Merivale and Mr John METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES (A unit of Maync-Nicklcss Ltd — Inc in Vic) REQUIRE A SALES REPRESENTATIVE CANBERRA MSS. a leader in the field of professional property protection, provide a complete range of alarm systems and patrol, escort and guard services to commerce, industry, and government bodies. The successful applicant will be a dynamic self starter with the maturity and ability to negotiate at senior management level. Attractive salary and conditions — fully maintained company car provided. Initial training will be in Sydney. Written applications to be received by Monday March 27, 1978 should be addressed to BRANCH MANAGER METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES 6 Kcmbla Street, FYSHWICK, ACT NURSING SISTER REQUIRED to work mornings for Doctor in general practice, in Weston Creek area U.C.G. and blood taking required. Duties will includc receptionist work. Hours will be 8.30am-lpm approximately. 5 days per week. PLEASE PHONE 881 133 SATURDAY, between Uam-2pm. , Sunday'bctween lOam-lpm., POSITIONS VACANT NIGHT OPERATOR/S SQUASH COURTS Your new Weston Creek Community Centre is seeking one or two responsible people to manage bookings and operation of four modern squash courts. The opcrator/s would initially be required to work from 5pm-llpm daily. Previously experienced person/s preferred. However any mature responsible person/s with references should apply. Contact B. Etheridgc on 861064 8am-4.30pm Saturda1' or Tuesday 14.3.78 8am-6pm. PERMANENT BAR STAFF CANBERRA WEST BOWLING CLUB INC Details of experience and references to: Hon Sec PO Box 19, Jcakin 2600. Applications close 17-3-78 PART-TIME INTERVIEWERS Men or women aged 20 years or over for Gallup Poll and market research. Calling on people in their homes one or two weekends a month is interesting and rewarding. Fees average S35. Car nccdcs. Phone desirable. Training provided. Phone (03) 625871 in Melbourne on a weekday and ask for Jill Edwards, or on Saturday phone (03) 2336407. You may writc'.o her at: Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001 Vacancies include Narrabundah and Watson. m PLUMBER An cxpcricnccd plumber is required on a major project n I lie Qucanbeyan area. Particular work emphasis will be placcd on small bore pipework. For further information please contact Mr R. Norman on 975844 or write to: JOHN HOLLAND (CONSTRUCTIONS) PTY LIMITED P.O. BOX 721 QUEANBEYAN NSW 2620 RECEPTIONIST TYPIST Responsible female required for established hardware office. Accurate typing. Some shorthand and general clerical qualifications. Apply in writing only'.o: ,Thc Manager, KEELER HARDWARE ACT PTV LTD 27 Altrcc Court, Phillip. ACT 2606. ROAD WORKS AND PAVEMENT FOREMAN Required for work in Canberra. Good working conditions. Please phone 950268 Tuesday. ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CANBERRA JUNIOR SCIENCE TEACHER GENERAL SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY Begin after Easter or begin Second Term. Apply with references and qualifications: The Headmaster, phone 953598 SALES REPRESENTATIVE NIGHTINGALE CHEMICALS A national chemical company, leaders in the field of manufactured industrial and janitorial chemicals, have a position available for a proven sales representative to service existing accounts and to promote sales of the company's products within an established territory in Canberra and ACT. Residential qualifications. Canberra, Queanbcyan. Age 25 to 35 years. Experience in sales of Industrial Chcmicats is not essential as product training will be given. Emphasis will be placed on proven sales ability in the area of dircct sales. WE OFPER Excellent commencing salary. Commission schemc. Company car supplied. Superannuation after qualifying period. Five weeks annual leave. Expenses. Applications should be made in writing giving details of previous experience and relative details to: JOHN BLACK, SALES MANAGER, NSW General Chemicals Division, Nightingale Chemicals PO Box 46, Waterloo 2017 SOUTH BRITISH UNITED INSURANCE GROUP INSURANCE CLERK (MALE) 20-25 YEARS Due to internal reorganisation applications are invited for a position in our re-insurance and general underwriting department. Experience in fire and general insurance is not essential but a distinct advantage. Applications in writing to: Personnel Manager, 1 S.B.U. Insurance Group, P.O. Box 1574. Canberra City ACT 2601. LEjGHTON Xj Lcighton Project Construction Management Division QUANTITY SURVEYOR Applications arc invited for the above position within our Project Construction Management Division which will involve all aspccls of Quantity Surveying from estimates to final accounts. Applications shall be made by telephoning the Administration Manager, Mr R. Fuller, on 513444 or in writing to Lcighton Contractors I'ty Ltd, PO Box 156, Jamison Centre, ACT, 2614. POSITIONS VACANT SCREEN PRINTER'S ASSISTANT Wc have a vacancy for a person to assist our Scrccn Printer at Queanbcyan. A background of previous work in screen printing would be an advantage. For appointment phone Mr R. Simpson 971122 Tuesday 14th. SCHOOL CANTEEN MANAGERESS LYONS PRIMARY SCHOOL 25 hours per week. Casual position. Applications in writing to Principal, Lyons Primary School, Tarraleah St., Lyons. By 12 noon Friday, March 17, 1978. THE CANBERRA SCOUT ASSOCIATION requires SECRETARY We require an cnergctic self-starter to man our office from 9am to 5.30pm weekdays. The successful applicant will need typing experience, an ability to deal with people and be available to attend evening meetings. Some Scouting experience would be an asset, but not a necessity for the position. Written applications should be forwarded to: CANBERRA SCOUT ASSOCIATION 8 Love Street, Flynn, ACT. 2615 TYPIST-CLERK Mature lady required for busy general insurance office. Ability to work with minimum supervision. Good hand-writing and telephone manner. Please reply in own hand-writing to PO Box 1655, Canberra City, 2601. TYPIST CLERK (Stenography an advantage) 4 hours AM daily. Apply giving cxpericncc to PO Box 803 City, or phone 491583 for details. THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF THE SENATE Applications arc invited from permanent officers of the Australian Public Service, and other persons eligible for appointment to the Service, for the position specified hereunder. Applicants should state full name, date and place of birth, present position, salary and length of service and indicate their experience, qualifications and telephone number. STENO-SECRETARY GRADE 1 Position, salary scale and division: Stcno-Secretary, Grade 1 58,831 59,272. Duties: Provide a Secretarial Scrvice to a Senior Officer of ihc Department. Qualifications: Shorthand 100 words per minute. Location: Canberra, ACT. Applications close: March 17, 178. Forward applications to: THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA, ACT 2600 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Applications are invited for the following positions: Rcf 78089. RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE 2 (TEMPORARY), Department of Far Eastern History, Research School of Pacific Studies. The appointment will be for six months. The appointee will be required to prepare an annotated bibliography of postwar western studies of the Japanese economy, and assist in producting and survey of that Held. Applicants should have a thorough knowledge of economics and/or economic history. Applications for employment on either a full or part-time basis will be considcrcd.Tclephonc enquiries: 493140. Ms Purdy Closing Date: 17-3-78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the following limits: Research Assistant Grade 2 $11,416 — $13,669 per annum paid on a pro-rata basis if appointed part-time. Rcf 78088. RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE I OR 2. Department of Physical Biochemistry, John Curtin School of Medical Research. The appointee will assist Dr H. A. McKcnzic in a program of research on the chemical evolution of proteins and the mechanism of denaturation. Applicants must possess a B.Sc degree (or its equivalent) in chemistry and/or biochemistry, and must have aptitude for special methods of protein fractionation and sensitive physical and chemical measurements. Appointment is initially for a period of one year, but may be extended. Applications should include the names and address of three referees. Telephone enquiries: 492605 Closing date: 17-3-78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the following limits: Research Assistant Grade 1 S8680-S11,416 per annum Research Assistant Grade 2 SI 1,416-S13,669 per annum Ref 78085. OFFICE ASSISTANT GRADE 1 (TEMPORARY). Observatory Services Unit, Mt Stromlo Observatory. The successful applicant will be required to undertake general duties in the administration office at the Observatory These will include the operation of the Observatory PABX telephone switchboard and telex machinc, the sorting and filing of purchasing media and photocopying. Experience is not necessary provided the applicant is willing to learn and has a pleasant personality The position is available for twelve months in the first instance. Telephone enquiries: 881111, Mr W. Flynn Closing Date: 17-3-78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the following range: Office Assistant Grade I $7165-57666 per annum Rcf 78093. JUNIOR LABORATORY TECHNICAN. Department of Zoology, School of General Studies. Applications arc invited for a Junior Laboratory Technician to work approximately 20 hours per week in the Department of Zoology. Duties include the care of snail and rat breeding colonics and general assistance as required. Some interest or cxpericncc in animal care would be an advantage. The position is available until 30 June 1978 in the first instance with the possibility of a further extension. Telephone enquiries: 493068 Closing Dale: 17-3-78 Salary according to age, qualifications and cxpericncc will be within the following range: Junior Laboratory Technician S4846 at age 17 to $7349 at age 20 plus an appropriate loading in lieu of all leave entitlements paid on an hourly basis. GENERAL INFORMATION Written applications for the above positions, quoting reference number, should be forwarded to the Registrar, Australian National University, PO Box 4, Canberra, ACT, 2600. Rcccipt of applications will not be acknowledged unless requested. Commonwealth Superannuation is transferable. Sick leave credits and limited scrvicc for long scrvicc is transferable from Australian Universities, Australian Public Scrvicc and approved authorities. The successful applicants will be required to undergo a medical examination. THE DRUG REFERRAL AND INFORMATION CENTRE PART-TIME COORDINATOR (RE-ADVERTISED) DUTIES; Establish contact and liaise with other agencies; maintain an information scrvicc; provide initial counselling to clients and refer to other agencies where needed; work as a member of a team of volunteers on a task force basis; organise meetings and a roster system; satisfy the administrative needs of the centre. QUALIFICATIONS: The appropriate person should. have some counselling experience, knowledge of drug abuse and some cxpericncc in office management and administration. HOURS: 20 hours per week at $5 per hour. For further information Jean Casburn, 883929, Lew Rando, 451626. Written applications should include curriculum vitae, two referees, phone number, and a short statement outlining your views regarding the philosophy and mode of operation of such a ccntre. Applications close Monday, March 20, 1978. Previous applications will still be considered. The Appointment Committee The Drug Referral and Information Centre, PO Box 1627 Canberra City, ACT, 2601 POSITIONS VACANT University Child Care Centre Acton requires Mothercraft Nurse To work with babies. Hours normally I2.30pm-5.30pm but must be willing to work full day when required. Apply 494113, Tuesday after 9.30am. WOOLWORTHS BELCONNEN SUPERMARKET REQUIRE ENERGETIC MALE PERSON for employment as Home Delivery Contractor. Must possess reliable van. Applicants should apply in person to the Manager. WANTED REAL ESTATE SALES PERSON A vacancy exists with an old established real estate agency. We are seeking a person not afraid to work and must be honest, keen and reliable. A very generous remuneration is offered together with all the facilities of a well established office. We are members of the Real Estate Institute and Multilist. All enquiries will be treated in the strictest confidence. APPLY BOX No. C3432 CANBERRA TIMES POSITIONS WANTED ACTIVE clcclrician required position providing ample overtime. Ph 883027 after 5pm. APPRENTICESHIP in elec trical trades wanted. Have HSC approved by App Board. Ph 487478. APPRENTICESHIP in signwriting wanted. Attending. Tech. ACT Apprenticeship Board approved.. Ph 581179 anytime. APPRENTICESHIP wanted for training as a motor mechanic. Approved by the Apprenticeship Board. Eager young school leaver wants to learn the trade. Ph 883736. ACCOUNTANT, prompt, cf fic, speaks Ital and Spanish. 473894. BRICKLAYERS require work. 545317. BRICKLAYING team avail able. 543914. t BRICKLAYERS want work big or small jobs. 319161. BRICKLAYING gang requires work, immed start. Ph 547736. BRICKLAYER for Saturdays or Sundays, $35. Ph 950678. BRICKLAYING team avail able for any type of job. Ph 973352 aft 5pm. CARPENTER, 20 yrs exp wants permanent employment. Ph 815486. CARPENTER qualified, seeks employment, references, call 31 Con Street, Ainslic. CERAMIC tiles, wall, floor and quarry. Ph 951862. CLERICAL. Work at home wanted. Ph 812892. CREDIT CLERK 2 yrs exp, age 25, studying towards A.I.C.M. Membership, requires credit position. Ph Mr R. Neill, 477706, 9am Tues. CHILD minding my home, Wann, Kambah area. 7 Houston St, Wanniassa. DRIVER Class 5 NSW licence needs work, delivery or other immediate. Ph 476314. EXPERIENCED gardener, lawns mowed, rubbish removed, 7 days. 497361. ELECTRICIAN appren 2nd year requires new master. Ph 816647. EXPERIENCED cleaning team, has vacancies for domestic and commercial cleaning. Phone the pro fessionals on 583913. FOUR girls willing to do gen eral housework, ironing, gardening, babysitting. Eager, efficient and trustworthy. Deakin-Griffith area. 731760 or 958699 after 4pm. GARDENING lawn cuttings removed, Ph 548275. GARDEN and household maintenance specialists. Pruning and removal of trees and shrubs. Landscaping. Garden and household refuse removed. Obligation free quotes. Ph 366260. IRONING done Cook-Aranda. 514806. IRONING done, vacancy for casual Fraser-Spcnce area. $3 per hr. Ph 585853. IRONING done, $5 a basket or 30c a shirt. Apply Flat 2, 44 Kinkora PI, Qbn or ph 811766, 976354 AH. JUNIOR receptionist 16 yrs with typing speed of 52 wpm. Able to operate PMBX and Sylvester swtichboard. 581414. KIND mother to mind child ren full or part-time. 3 Todd St. O'Connor. LAWNS mowed, rubbish re moved, yards clcancd. Ph 487576. LAWNS mown, rubbish cleared. Ph 882244. LAWNS and garden service. Qualified gardener. Ph 884016. LATHAM window cleaning average house SIS in and out. Ph 541354. LAWN coring done also mow ing and weeding. Phone 491848. LAWNS mowed edges clip pings, removed, no job too small. 474383. LANDSCAPING gardens re furnished, no job too small. 474383. MOWING gardening rubbish removed. 411742. MOWING, gardening, rubbish removed. 545302. MOTHER willing to mind children for working mums Chiflcy area. Ph 821953. NO job too big none too small experienced painter free quotes. Ph 512515. PAINTER require internal and external painting. Ph 412058. RUBBISH and cuttings re moved. Phone 317187 or 816607. RUBBISH removed. Lawns mowed, daily. Ph 950979. RUBBISH removed cheap price. Ph 956591. RUBBISH or anything re moved, cheap rates, free quotes. Phone 473795. RELIABLE mother wishes to mind children my home for working mums. Ph 319153. 5ECOND year apprentice plumber desperately needs boss. Ph 316131. POSITIONS WANTED STENOGRAPHER seeks tem porary work within school hours, or evenings, or typing done at home. 974451. UPHOLSTERY. Get your lounge suite recovered with old fashioned service, very rcas rates. For free quote Ph 958514. VERSATILE female vocalist seeks work. Experienced in country and 50-S0. Ph 823949. WINDOW cleaning, G. Wood Icy Dom, comm and final cleaning. Av prices. Ph 412268. WINDOW cleaning, speedy and reliable, inside and out- i side, average home $16, for free obligation free quote. Ph 583044. I WINDOW cleaning, all areas, speedy service. 581790. fOUNG lad requires odd jobs and lawns cut, Kambah area. Ph 310840 anytime Sat or Sun. HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY, VICTORIA PSYCHIATRIST SUPERINTENDENT LARUNDEL HOSPITAL Applications ore invited for ihe position of Psychiatrist Superintendent ct lorundcl Hospital, Larundel provides inpatient services for eorly treatment and long term psychiatric disturbances. The hospital provides a multitude of programs catering for the approximately 500 patient population. QUALIFICATIONS To be a Fellow or Member of Ihe Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, or to hold the D.P.M., M.D., or other equivalent postgraduate qualification in psychiatry recognised by the National Specialist Qualification Advisory Committee. To be capable of teaching medical undergraduates and graduates, as well as nurses and other auxiliary disciplines and be willing to teach as normal part of his duties, and preferably to have hod an appropriate University attachment at at least Senior Associate level. To have made contributions to research and scientific literature, or to have had experience in special aspects of psychiatry accepted by the Authority as evidence of advanced knowledge of psychological medicine. To have had adequate experience at a senior level in the administration of Mental Health Services, a proved capacity to conduct a high-level hospital and community psychiatric service, and an ability to re-organise existing services to meet continually changing conditions. A post-graduate qualification in health services administration is desirable but not essential. SALARY RANGE $33,547 to $36,067 per an num. Applications and enquiries should be addressed to: Acting Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health Authority, 555 Collins Street, MELBOURNE, Vic 3000 Australia CLOSING DATE Friday, March 31, 1978 REMOVALS SAVE $$$'s SAVE $$$'s SAVE $$$'s SAVE $$S's SAVE S$ RUMBLES U-MOVE CANBERRA'S LOWEST CAR & TRUCK RENTAL RATES Car Div 950019 Truck Div 822422 NEW ADDRESS g 10 PROSPECT COURT, PHILLIP J*j and now offering in addition to car and truck rentals — ^ Tippers, Trailers, Troy tops, Furniture vans, Campervons, Mini/ buses, Taxi trucks aff sizes, with or without driver. $'s SAVE $$$'s SAVE $$$'$ SAVE $$$'s SAVE $$$'s SAVC. BACKLOADING full house furniture from Ballina — Canberra between 19-31 31 March, 1978. Ph. 959706. RUBBISH or anything re moved cheap rates, free quotes. Ph 473795. FOR HIRE CAT E12 GRADER For long or short term contract. PHONE 544221 FOR HIRE CRANE AND TRAILER MACHINERY INSTALLATIONS MOTORS, SHEDS, CAR BODIES, TRUSSES, STEEL, BRICKS, SEPTIC TANKS, etc FRANK DENSON — 814518 BOBCAT Loader, truck op| tional. S8S06S. BACKHOE front end loader ] tip truck. 486710. BOBCAT hire, excavations site clearing. 317083. BOBCATS for hire phone 411822 Ah 548920. BOBCAT loader and truck. 974819. BACKHOE, owner operated. Ph 544381. BOB CAT and tipper truck. Rcas rates. 318263. BACKHOE for hire, reason able rates. Ph 3I06SI. BOGEY tippers and water tankers. 971465. BOBCAT. For minor excava tions, soil removal and distribution. Ph 513001. CARAVAN, call 13 Bingham Cirt, Kalccn, Sat. and Mon. after 6. Weekdays. CATERPILLAR D9G dozer. Ph 543033. CAT scrapcr, 21 yard self elevating short or long term. Phone 318251. ELEVATING scraper. Cat 12 grader and % yd excavator available for hire. Top operators and machines. Phone John Donehue. 542820. FOR Hire, 12ft aluminium on trailer, with motor, daily or weekly; also 12ft car toppers with roof rack. Phone 957895. GRADER John Deere 670. Rear mounted rippers/scarifiers, cxp. opp. long or short term. 474626. LOADER rubber tyred, 2 yd bucket. Phone Stan Smith 972493. MERRY-Go-Rounds for hire, children's parties, fetes etc. Bell's Amusement's Hire. Ph 310137. TIPPER trucks, small, low rates. Ph 884648. TIPPER 6 yard and 1000 gal water cart with high pressure and low pressure bars and hose. 862618. TIPPERS loaders dozer for excavations etc. E. Dimmick. 491303. TABLE top 4 ton and driver, reasonable ratcs.956042. TRUCK 20' table top, hourly rate or contract. Ph 414134. STEWART BARLEN 18 ISA ST, FYSHWICK Phone 956886, 956960 HIRE Camping Equipment, Household and Handyman Lines, Party Goods, China Cutlery, Glass In fact, almost anything at Canberra's •best rates from STEWART BARLEN The All Australian Enterprise for SERVICE, QUALITY and CIVILITY Happiness is contagious. 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{"id":110891449,"text":"08 Apr 1978 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 8 April 1978, page 27 POSITIONS VACANT MECHANIC wanted for pro posed new workshop specialising in Mazda vehicles, Extensive experience in Mazda diagnosis and rectification ol faults will be necessary. As we envisage servicing olhci makes of cars it will be desirable for the chosen applicant to have a good all round knowledge of current popular vehicles. Salary will be $250 p.w. Please write tc Bristol Automotive, Bos 427, P.O. Fyshwick, giving nil relevant details including a photostat copy ol tradesman certificate. The Applicants selected for interview will be contacted by phone or post whichever is requested. All applications strictly confidential. MOTOR Mechanic required. Qualified mechanic required on a temporary basis. Good wages and cond. Ph 959464 or call at John Coppin Motors, Wcntworth Ave, Kingston. MOTHER substitute urgently required for 2 delightful children, 18 months and 3 years, school hours. Ph 813388. MATURE lady required to look after 13 mth old baby, in my home, 12 hrs weekly after school hours included. Ph 882564. MILK run offsidcr, 16 years. Fisher area. 821142. MILK run offsidcr, Farrcr, 16-18 yrs, 27 Newdegate St, Deakin I0am-I2 noon Sat. NURSES WANTED TO HELP KEEP OUR ARMY FIGHTING FIT. You may never have thought of a career as an Army nurse. But if you're between 21 and 40 with your SRN certificate and a year's post basic cxpericncc, you should. An Army nurse is an officcr who enjoys respect and privileges in line with the importance of her job — helping to keep our fighting men on their feet. An Army nurse works in hospitals with high-staff-lo-patient-ratios, giving her more time to do her job well. An Army nurse enjoys comfortable living conditions, and may have a chance to go overseas on exchange programs. The Army needs you, enquire today. Write to: \\rmy Nursing Careers Of ficer, GPO BOX XYZ. in your State Capital City (Postcode please) or phone, during office hours, Monday to Friday: Canberra (062) 476530 ORCANIST now available for weddings, functions, etc. Phone Bill Rcdgatc. 541313. PRINTING Letterpress machinist tradesman required by Union Offset, 20 Piric St., Fyshwick. Ph 806733. PRESSER, full-time, lop mon ey. Ph 310457 BH, 316520 AH. PASTRYCOOK, experienced in French cakes. At Melbourne. Top wage and very good conditions. Phone or write: "Brittany French Cake Shop", 114 Maling Rd, Canterbury, Vic 3126. Phone: (03) 8367847, ah 8305219. PLUMBER wanted for 1979 Antarctic expeditions. See large display ad in this pa per. PLANT inspector wanted for 1979 Antarctic expeditions. See large display ad in this paper. PRINTER Tradesman, offset machinist required by Union Offset. Please Phone 806733. PRICE for 80 sqm, balcony 883189. ceiling plastering wrought iron rail. 884868, PART-TIME lady to clean and iron. Ph 862825 AH, 865330 BH. PRINTING Letterpress machinist, tradesman required by Union Offset, 20 Pirie St, Fyshwick. Ph 806733. PART-timc a-la-carte cook, approx l2-3pm, pref Eu ropcan lady. Apply Alpine Grill, Canberra Rex, after 1 lam today. PART-TIME IN TERVIEWERS. Men or women aged 20 years or over for Gallup Poll and market research. Calling on people in their homes one or two weekends a month is interesting and rewarding. Fees average $38. Car needed. Phone desirable. Training provided. Phone .Melbourne 03-625871 and ask for Jill Edwards. On Saturday phone 03-2336407. You may write to her at: Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. Vacancy in Narrabundah, Watson. QUALIFIED ladies hair dresser required for Woden area. Ph 8IS708, 863270 AH. REPRESENTATIVE Office Supplies 21-40 yrs International Co requires an cxp salesman to market a top range of officc stationery supplies to service existing clients and expand a prestige territory. Salary, car allow, cx comm. and fringe benefits. Details Mr R. Bowkcr on Syd. 618816 AM today. Saturday or Monday from 8.30 am. Adam and Associates Pty Ltd RADIO operator wanted for 1979 Antarctic expeditions. Sec large display ad in this paper. RECEPTIONIST Secretary, 20-26, new site officc, large construction Co, shorthand required. Ph 542908 after 9.30 Monday. RADIO technical officcr wanted for 1979 Antarctic expeditions. Sec large display ad in this paper. RETIRED lady or couple live in, light domestic duties. Phone 498771. SHOP fitters — on site fixers. Apply on site, Mycr Tenancy, Bclconnen Tow Centre, Benjamin Way, Belconncn to Hcrschcll Spent Pty Ltd, Site foreman, Ron Jenkins on or after Tuesday, 4th April. SHOPKEEPER full-time re quired for an Asian Groceries Shop. Suit mature lady, knowledge of Asian cooking an advantage. Ph 547641 after 2pm. SECRETARY required with previous experience. For further particulars and appointment. Ph 496722. SALES CLERK Male 16 to 17 with School Certificate. Ph O'Brien Glass, Monday 805755. TRAVEL Agents to work on part or full commission basis. Send details to PO Box 1081 Canberra. POSITIONS VACANT | SECRETARY RECEP TIONIST Experienced sccrctary receptionist with clerical ability required for architect's office. Accurate typing shorthand essential. Salary negotiable. Part-time considered. Phone 480288 for interview appointment. SECRETARY-Rcceptionist A position exists for a person wanting diversified duties with a Co in Civic, 60wpm typing and 80wpm sh is a necessity. Negotiable sal and good conditions. 473244. SECURITY guards required age to 45, Hi, good character, as Slate wide police check will be made on all applications. Apply after 12 noon. 52 Moore St, Turner. TILER req for sm job. Ph 583409. TRADESMAN help air condi tioning industry, excellent wages and conditions. Ph 804254 Monday. TYPIST CLERK for chartered accountants office. Interesting and varied duties in a pleasant office. Ph Monday Mrs Van Dcurscn 488988. TAXI drivers, part time night work, week and weekend. Will train. Ph 585335 after I lam. VOCALIST and lead guitarist for professional pop group. Ph 316607. WODEN COMMUNITY SERVICE School holiday program supervisors are needed for the May holidays. We are looking for teachers, teacher trainees or people with arts and crafts experience to opcrate holiday programs in the Woden area. Salary negotiable, further information may be obtained from the Director, Ph 822644. Applications together with name and phone number of referee should reach the Director, Woden Community Service, Corinna St, by Friday, April 14. WANTED, machinist for children's wear factory, only girls with factory experience need apply. Ph 319554. WANTED kind lady to mind 3'A year old girl Wanniassa, prcf with kids same age. Ph 317801 anytime Sunday 9th Apr. WAITRESS cxp food and drink. Also cxp barman. Apply ready to start Athena Restaurant, 5 Woollcy St, Dickson 6pm. WODEN COMMUNITY SERVICE. Family Day Care Field Worker. Due to program expansion, a further vacancy exists for a family day care field worker. Duties include visiting approved homes in the Family, Day Care Scheme to offeif support, assistance and the use of toy library. Qualifications AASW or Welfare Officer Pre-School or Infants Teacher, Childrcns nurse or Occupational Thearapist. Hours 20 to 25 per week. Salary by ncg. Phone 822644 or 862157 after 9am. Monday, for further information. Written applications together with references should reach the Director Woden Community Scrvicc, Corinna St, Woden by Friday, April 14. WANTED casual experienced man for takc-away foods. Hours from 10am to 2pm 5 days a week, Monday to Friday. Must know grill cooking. Ph 412500 or apply North End Bistro, Grimwadc Ct, Mitchell. WAGGA MARRIAGE AND PERSONAL COUNSELLING SERVICE. Requires the services of a PARTTIME SUPERVISINGCOUNSELLOR COUNSELLOR for 20 hours each week. Salary will be a minimum of 58,100 or higher according to qualifications. Travelling expenses will be considered. Applicants need to be experienced in marriage counselling, supervision, administration and public relations. Apply in writing stating qualifications and experience to the Scrvicc at 55 Gurwood Street, Wagga Wagga before 21st April, '978. Enquiries phone 069-213597. I POSITIONS WANTED APPRENTICE cook, 3rd yr. seeks new employer desperately. Ph 512041, after 4pm please. ANU students arc willing to do any kind of part-time and casual work. If you have a | job to offer please phone Pam Montgomery. Student Employment Officer on 493674. BRICKLAYER wants job, no job too small no job too big. Phone after 6pm. 973182. BRICKLAYER for blockwork, paving, r-walls, BBQs, courtyards, arches, chimneys, alterations, good rates. Ph 412018. BRICKLAYER wants weekend j work, $40 per day. 950678. BRICKWORK open fires, brickwork in general. Ph 544977, after 10am. BRICKLAYING blockwork with scaff immediate start. Ph 862870. COMMERCIAL traveller re quires employment in country, greater Rivcrina area, based from Young. Ex Hoffnung, Rice Hoffnung employee. 20 years experience in hardware, gifts, toys, sports, etc. Excellent rcfcrcnces. Please ph 063-822957. CARPENTER and partner 20 yrs cxp cottage work, ready to start. 475552. CONCRETE work, large or small quick clean scrvicc. Phone 473663. CI1ILDMINDING, Giralang. close to school. Phone 413765. CONCRETING paths, drive-l ways, all small jobs, quality jobs to your own specif-! ications, special rates. Bclconncn area. Ph 541968. CARPENTERS, experienced in all new carpentry work, maintenance, wardrobes, doors, pergolas, sundccks. sub-contract or day labour. Ph 316723. DRAFTSMAN architectural clcctrical seeks permanent position. Ph 813709. EXPERIENCED carpenter joiner, part or full time. Work. 488506. GARDENING mowing, rub bish removed. 411742. GARDENING lawns mowed, gardens tidied, 7 days a week. Fast efficient scrvicc. A. Munro, ph 814855. HOUSEWORK kitchen help etc. Phone "Pair of Hands" 480197 BH. Service with a smile is our business. IRONING done in llawker area, $5 per basket. 546332. IRONING and baby sitting, my home. 414314. POSITIONS WANTED INTELLIGENT strong young man seeks money. Anything considered. Evenings, week ends. 514440. IRONING and washing, Flynn. Ph 585343. IRONING in my home any time. 27 Barwon St, Kalccn. Ph 414361. IRONING, $3 hr. 20 Erskine St. Macquarie. IRONING and machine knit ting done. Ph 886975. KIND mum would like to look after children for working mum, any age. 7 Saywell Place, Charnwood. KIND mum willing to mind child any age my home Unit 2 165 Blarney Cres, Campbell. KIND mum ex-nurse wishes to mind two children in own home, washing and ironing done also. Macgregor area. Ph 545045. KIND lady will mind 2 small children for mum, my home, Tuggeranong area. Ph 316988. LAWNS mowed, rubbish re moved, yards cleaned. Ph 487576. LAWN coring done before winter. Ph 491848. LAWNMOWINC. Ph. 317072. LADY willing to mind child ren in my home Mon to Fri Kambah area 317950. LEAD singer looking for a band. Phone 957210. LAWN mowing, sih side. Ph 861899. MENDING done, household and personal. Small alterations, hems etc. Ph 862926. MOTHER willing lo mind child 3-4 yrs my home Duf fy. 884723. MOTHER in Giralang would like to mind children for working Mum. Ph 413102. MOTHER willing to mind baby — children, Village Creek area Kambah. Ph 317346. MOTHER in Scullin wants to mind toddler, company for 2-yr-old, could mind overnight, $30 pw. Ph 542031 or 585009. MOTHER of 3 willing to look after babies for working mothers, my own home. Ph 886350. MOWING, gardening, rubbish removed. 545302. PLUMBER requires work. Ph 486074. PAINTER requires interior and exterior work. Please ph 544999. PROFESSIONAL Musician shortly returning to Canberra requires permanent Lounge or Restaurant work. Modern stylist, own organ and electronic piano. Three lo four nights per week. Solo only. 958384. RUBBISH and cuttings re moved. Phone 317187 or til fiftm POSITIONS WANTED RETIRED professional engi neer, mature and reliable, seeks pari time position. Some club management and organising experience. Phone 810847. RUBBISH or anything re moved, cheap rates, free quotes. Phone 473795. RETRENCHED 4th yr ap prentice mechanic, needs work, urgent. Please phone 888743. TUTOR available for remedial maths, matric chcm, physics, BSc Dip Ed. Phone 492056 BH, 956532 ask for Peter Browne. TYPING done at home. 473940. TYPING done, electric. Phone 586611. TELEPHONIST exp. full time. Ph 498581 evening. WINDOW cleaner. All types of windows. Prompt service. Reasonable rates. Ph. 81 1575. I YOUNG man wants work, do1 anything. 882238. HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS LIKE a change from your cur-; rent nursing carccr? As a Dcfcncc Force Nursing Officer, your main conccrn will be to get normally strong, healthy fighting men back on their feet again. In return we can promise you respect: Sisters in the Services command Officer status, with all the ancillary benefits rank earns. We promise you involvement, the kind you'll only find in the Navy, Army or Air Force. In a short or long term appointment We'll give you the enjoyment you're probably missing now. Inquire about a carccr as a Defence Force Nursing Officer today.Write Write to: Dcfcncc Force Nursing Careers Officer, GPO Box XYZ in your Stale Capital City. (Postcode please). Or phone, during office hours, Monday to Friday: Canberra (062) Navy: 664697; Army and Air Force 476530. MEDICAL officer wanted for 1979 Antarctic expeditions. Sec large display ad in this paper. PROFESSIONAL CELLULITE, Weight Reduc tion, figure forming, scientific facial skin and body care. Treatment specialised for effectiveness. Modern Skin Care Pty Ltd, Suite 5, Adelaide House, Woden. Ph 822757. EAR piercing $7.50. Surgical stainless steel studs included. Dimilric's Jewellers, Man uka. FACIAL Skin Care, Per manent Hair Removal, Slimming Treatments, Waxing, Massage, over 20 years experience. Mrs Gretcl Nattcrer, 81 Waller Crcs, Camnbell. 47ft9ftQ PROFESSIONAL \\ NURSING SERVICE AGENCY i B ! E NURSING SISTERS NOW AVAILABLE TO j S NURSE SICK PERSONS IN THF.IR OWN i C HOMES, BENEFIT FUNDS ALLOW $20 PER ! S DAY I £ HOSPITAL PRIVATE WARDS, BENEFIT J 5 FUND $100 DAY t g HOURLY VISIT $S j j Phone 731001 at any time UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Applications arc invited lor appointment to the following: RESEARCH SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW/RESEARCH FELLOW/POSTDOCTORAL FE'LLOW The Deportment of Theoretical Physics (Head: Professor K. J. Le Coutcur, FAA) conducts studies of nuclcor structure ond reactions, elementary particles, statistical mechanics, solid state physics, ond plasma physics. Several appointments may be made and preference will be given to applicants interested in nuclear reactions with heavy ions, solid state physics, and plasma physics. Shorter than the normal duration of appointment as senior research fellow or research fellow of three years will be considered for o person on leave from another institution. The term of appointment of o Postdoctoral Fellow is normally for two years. CLOSING DATE: MAY 31, 1978. RESEARCH SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW/RESEARCH FELLOW The Department of Economics (Professors F. H. Gruen and T. W. Swan) seeks applicants interested and expert in the economics of contemporary situations and policies. This allows a wide choice in economic theory and empirical work, preferably with some relevance to the Australian economy or its international setting. The appointee will be expected to give his basic attention to research, with the opportunity to take part in the supervision of postgraduate students. Appointment will be for two years or for three years initially. CLOSING DATE: JUNE 1, 1978. DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW/RESEARCH FELLOW Applicants should have compctcncc and be willing to pursue research in some branch of the philosophy of the social sciences, these being taken to include, for instance, an* thropology, sociology, economics, politics, law, history, cduca* tional theory, and social psychology. The appointment will be for two years or for three years in the first instance, with the possibility thereafter of an extension to five years altogether. Applications lor a one-year appointment will also be welcomed from candidates in Australasia, for instance from academics holding appointments in other universities from which they can secure leave to pursue a specific piece of research in the philosophy of the social sciences. CLOSING DATE: JUNE 16, 1978. FACULTY OF SCIENCE CHAIR OF CHEMISTRY The university wished to appoint, to the Chair a leader in teaching and research irrespective of his or her specialised field of chemistry. The appointee will succeed Professor (. G. Ross FRACI, FAA who has been appointed Deputy Vice-chancellor of the University but who retains a Chair in the Deportment. Appointment as professor is immediately to retiring age (65 years). The professor will also be appointed Head of the Deportment of Chemistry for on initial period to be determined by the university after consultation with the professor, with the possibility of reappointment for specific periods. CLOSING DATE: JUNE 2, 1978. SALARIES Salary on appointment will be in accordance with qualifications ond experience within the ranges: Professor. $31,384 per annum; Senior Research Fellow $20,932-$24,967 per annum; Research Fellow Sl4,9S7-$ 19,562 per annum; Postdoctoral Fellow $14,987-S19,562 per annum. OTHER CONDITIONS Rcasonalbc travel expenses arc paid and assistance with housing is provided for an appointee from outside Canberra. Superannuation benefits arc available. The university reserves the right not to moke on appointment or to make on appointment by invitation at any time. Prospective applicants should write to 1hc undersigned for further particulars before applying. PO Box 4 G. E. DICKER Canberra, ACT 2600 Academic Registrar UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS ¥ RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS (AGRICULTURE) The Reserve Bonk of Australia invites applications for Research Fellowships in disciplines of relevance to Australian primary industries. The Fellowships will be awarded from the bank's Rural Credits Development Fund and will have a tenure of one year only. Candidates should be available to take up the awards not later than June 1979. Salary paid will be within the range for a Lecturer in an Australian university (currently $14,984*519,684 per annum). APPLICATIONS Applications for Fellowships close on April 30, 1978 at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney. Application forms and further information about the Objectives and Conditions of Award may be obtained from: The Secretary Reserve Bank of Australia Box 3947 GPO Sydney NSW 2001 Phone inquiries should be made to Mr Halt, phone No. 2300277, extension 573 at the bank's head office, Sydney. If in the opinion of the bank no suitable candidate is forthcoming, the bank is not obliged to make an award. CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION STUDENT ADMINISTRATION PLANNING OFFICER $15,237-$16,149 per annum (Position re-advertiscd) Ref No 78-2039 The appointee will initially be responsible for the administration of the Forward Planning Section of Student Administration. The section is engaged in the development and maintenance of information systems for the purpose of analysis of data related to the College student population. This includes areas such as admissions, enrolments, assessments, space timetabling and forward planning. The College seeks on individual with some computing systems experience (eg programming, system specifications) and the ability to co-ordinate the activities of a small statistics-planning group. Experience as a project team leader would be an advantage. Applicants hove proven administration ability and should hold a degree or equivalent qualification in a numcrative discipline. Previous applicants will be re-considered and need not re* apply. GENERAL INFORMATION Assistance with housing will be provided for o person moving to Canberra to take up appointment. Fares for the appointee and family and reasonable removal costs will be paid. Appointees from he Australian Public Service, who are permanent officers, may preserve their existing rights under the Officers' Rights Declaration Act. Some prior service with an Australian University, College of Advanced Education or Australian Government Department or Authority may be recognised for purposes of furlough and sick leave. Applicants should give personal particulars, details and qualifications and experience, present position, previous ap* pointments, telephone number during business hours and the names and addresses of three referees. Applications quoting reference number are required by 26th April, 1978 and should be addressed to: The Registrar, Canberra College of Advanced Education, PO Box 1, BEICONNEN, ACT, 2616 TENDERS AUCTION 1PM TODAY 1PM ON THE PREMISES, ALLADINS, A1NSLIE SHOPS, NEXT TO TAD Stock from Cockpit Restaurant, Fyshwick, in liquidation with instructions from llamiltons, Accountants, ACT. Includes: Dozens ass glasses, wine, beer, champagne, ss sugar, butter, dishes, etc, salt and peppers, round and oval dinner and bb plates, tea and coffee cups and saucers, wine carrafcs, ss oval trays, ss pavlova, trays, fry pans, jugs, ss sweet and cocktail dishes, etc, etc, plus from other vendors, 2 large sets shop shelving, 3 sets scalcs, 2 vibrators and shafts, copper wall hangings, industrial vac cleaner, large glass showcase, ct, etc. BELICH CSIRO COMPUTER HALL Subcontractors and suppliers preparing quotations for this work arc invited to submit them to J. Belich and Co Ply Ltd, 14 La Pcrousc Street, Griffith, A.C.T. 2603. Phone 951902. ALBURY-WODONGA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. TENDER FOR SUPPLY OF RAILWAY SLEEPERS. Tenders arc invited for the supply and delivery of 2000 Railway Sleepers to be delivered to Carramar Nursery, Howlong Road, Albury. Tender documents are available from the Head Office of the Corporation Hume Highway, Wodonga. Phone 060-240289. Tender forms must be lodged in the box marked Tenders on the ground floor of the Head Office in-on-envelope clearly marked Tender for supply of Railway Sleepers. Tenders will close at 2pm on Tues-I day, 18th April, 1978. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. G. R. Andrew (Chief Administrative Officer). ATTENTION BUILDERS Bill Dunn is still in town despite rumours to the contrary. Dunn's reinforcement services is now operating providing personalised attention for all steel reinforcement and mesh scheduling and cstimatng. Ph 885428. CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION LIGHT DUTY GENERAL PURPOSE VAN BODIES Tenders arc invited for the supply of two light duty general purpose van bodies, with loading system, to meet the Commission Schedule of Requirements. The Schedule of Requirements and conditions arc available from The Secretary, Stores Supply and Tender Committee, 4th Floor. CML Building, Darwin Place, Canberra City, phone 451343. Tenders close 2pm, April 26, 1978. CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION LIQUID CHROMATO GRAPH OXIDES OF NITROGEN MONITOR Tenders arc invited for the supply of one Liquid Chromatograph and one Oxides of Nitrogen Monitor for use in the Public Health Laboratory, Canberra. Specifications and conditions arc available from The Secretary, Stores Supply and Tender Committee, 4th Floor, CML Building, Darwin Place, Canberra City, phone 451343. Tenders close 2pm, April 26, 1978. Ctf«!YrRY quotes wanted. Windows, 489735. CAT D8H dozer, available for J!r.e or contract. John Ma lone. 542138. c^ital territory health commission 1 CLEANING health SERVICPq SUPPLY CENTRE _ _ MITCHELL. • lenders arc invited for the cleaning of the Health Scr Supply Centre, Sandford Street, Mitchell, ACT for a period of 5 years com mencing I July 1978. specifications and Conditions arc available from The Se?r«lay. Stores Supply and Tender Committee, 4th Floor, CML Building, Canbcrr City, phone 451343 close 2.00pm, rassaaas'ia. VICES SERVICES SUPPLY CENTRE _ ^ MITCHELL ' lenders arc invited for the provision of surveillance services at the Health Services Supply Centre, Sandford Street, Mitchell, ACT, for i period of 3 years commenc es 1 July 1978. Specifications and Conditions arc available from The i!ri,ory' Stores Supply and Tender Committee. 4th ^lloor*J^rIV,L Building, Canberra City, phone 451341 Tenders close 2.00pm, Wednesday 26 April 1978. DEPARTMENT of Administrative Scrviccs disposals Contract PY 78/1 I he above contract was preJJOMly advertised on a March and 8 March, 1978. Tenders for this disposal, i.e. lor I brick homestead, will ?°w.1,6 accepted until 2pn, 19 April. 1978. irnH,herr '"formation ant] tender forms can be oh 4sm/mm Mr P" Bc^' Pl DEPARTMENT of MAIN BOR1Nc ° 2nd MAY, 1978 , 5pm. Tenders suitabK fh S!id and add''csscd tc the undersigned arc invited from prequalified con Ira ctors for test boring of 17 road cutting sites south ol Gundagai. Tender forms and specifications may be obd'wit01" ,hc undersigned nr W°°RE Divisional Engi 2U °RP' °f,Mai" ^ ' I Uourkc C(r.„. GOULBURN. NSW. 2580. UCEissbD builders arc~ vited to submit rales foi crcction of log cabin kits 47°5n,AJA rHUjara Ply Ltd 4/5-646 for documents. TENDERS CITY OF QUEANBEYAN TENDERS — MOTOR VEHICLES Tenders arc invited and will be received by the undersigned up till 4pm on Wednesday 10th May, 1978 Tor the supply and delivery of the following vehicles on the undermentioned dates. 1. One 4 door 6 cylinder small sedan to be delivered on 31st May, 1978. 2. One Station sedan 6 cylinder fitted with L.S.D. to be delivered on the 30th June, 1978. Offered as trade-in on item (I) above is one (1) two year old Ilolden Torana Sedan registration HRW-42I and on item (2) is one (1)2 year old Holden Kingswood Station Sedan registration HUR-796 fitted with L.S.D., which may be inspected by arrangement at Council's Engineer's Office, 257 Crawford Street. Qucanbcyan. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. R. B. SMITH, Town Clerk Council Chambers, Qucanbcyan 6.4.78. KUSTHALIA lty I COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF CON STRUCTION Specifications arc available for the following tenders and quotations, closing with the Director of Construction. Department of Construction, Phillip. ACT at 2.00pm on the dates shown. Closing 2.00om Tuesday, 18 April 1978. A7692 & A7693. Various Suburbs Canberra — Repair and renew fences. Closing 2.00pm, Thursday, 27 April 1978: A7686 Various Suburbs Canberra — Repair and re new fences. A7690 Googong Water Treatment Plant — Supply Sodium Silico Fluoride. A7691 Hughes Reservoir, Deakin — Reshape spoil area. 7/«696 O'Connor, Sections 38, 40, 41 & 42 — Cyclical replacement of Water Scr ' vices. Supply and delivery of | Dividing Screens for a peri od or 26 weeks. Measuring, supply and delivery of Venetian Blinds for a period of 12 months. Supply and delivery of 90 tonnes of Sodium Silico Fluoride to Mt. Stromlo. Closing 2.00pm, Tuesday, 2 May 1978: A7697 Cotter Reserve — Supply of Vales. DEPT of Transport, Canberra Airport. Tenders arc recalled to 3pm, 14 April for one mower, self-propelled, Victa "Imperial" 20" 2stroke (prev notified as 4stroke). Inspection arranged 9am-4.30pm Mon-Fri. Ph 731515. Ext 221. FOR hire. 15 yd Bogie Tipper and Bobcat and 2'/j ton tipper, building sites clcancd at reasonable rates. Ph 318263. GOULBURN DRAINAGE ALTERATIONS. Quotations closing at 2pm on Friday, May 5, 1978 arc invited for stormwatcr drainage alterations at South Goulburn, in accordance with Specification No 42. Further particulars and Specifications arc obtainable from the Division Engineer, Way and Works Branch, Sloane Street, Goulburn (Tel Goulburn 212180). Quotations arc to be lodged with the Division Engineer. Sloane Street, Goulburn 2580, or if posted, must bear a Postal Commission postmark clearing indicating that they were posted prior to the situpulalcd time and date of closing. PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES. *9 PLUMBER Price required for small commercial project ACT. Phone A. Logue 805555 15 Geelong Si, Fyshwick MEDIBANK HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION Tenders are invited for the supply of the following: Tender 78/3 Envelopes 78/4 Leaflet holders 78/5 Claim form (MCI) 78/6 Form MW 68 (con tinuous) 78/7 Photocopy paper Tender schedules arc available from Tender Board, Health Insurance Commission, PO Box 40, Woden, ACT 2606. Telex Mcdik AA 62691, Telephone 062 896805. Tenders close 2pm, 24th April. 1978. K. R. RILEY For General Manager PRICE for gyprock, 2 houses Kalccn. Ph 823825. PRICES wanted for firewood, block wood per ton, and surveyors pegs. All priccs in writing to BCB, P.O. Box, 434, Qbn. TENDERS GOULBURN COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION TENDER 78/4 Tenders arc invited to supply the collcge with the fol| lowing paper supplies. 2200 reams A4 while Bond 73g.s.m., wrapped. 910 reams A4 coloured Bond 73g.s.m., wrapped. 900 reams assorted colours, weights. Full details arc available from the collcge, phone (048) 214811 (Mr Guycr)._ Tenders endorsed "78/4" close 5pm on Monday April 17, 1978 and should be ad dressed to: The Secretary, Tender Board, Goulburn Collcge ol Advanced Education, ! McDermott Drive, Goulburn Secretary SUB CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS Interested in submitting quotations for AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION CSIRO Computer hall arc invited to contact Mr Graham Leek by phoning 805555. JENNINGS INDUSTRIES LTD. I 15 Gcelong St. Fyshwick OFFERS are invited for the purchase of the following ve hicles: lx Ford F250 Truck 10' table top, 18 in metal sides, lx Ford D500 truck 7' 11" x 19' table top. These vehicles will be available for inspection as below: Division of Plant Industry, Clunies Ross Street, Black Mountain, Canberra, ACT by telephoning Mr R. Mair on 465407 during office hours. Tenders closc at 1.30pm on Monday 24th April, 1978. Offers should be in a scaled envelope addressed to the Regional Administrative Officer, CSIRO, PO Box 500, Civic Square, ACT, quoting the Specification No. C 1309 on the OUTSIDE OF ENVELOPE. PRICE to erect and conncct large oil tank, please contact Tom Carson, Kambah Service Centre. Ph 310922. PLUMBERS Wanted, ready to start. 496420 QUOTE for approx 3Msq ex tension to 2 storey duplex. Ph 470040. QUOTE required for installa tion, additional toilet in dwelling. Ph 479443. QUOTES required stone garden retaining wall, 10m long, lm high, Aranda. Tel 512047. QUOTES for laying brick pav ing, bricks supplied. Ph 882483. SUB CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS. Interested in submitting Quotations for LAKE GINNINDERRA PARKALANDS STAGE 4 LANDSCAPING Are invited to contact Mr A. Loguc by phoning 80S555. JENNINGS INDUSTRIES LTD 15 Geelong St, Fyshwick TENDERS arc invited for the purchase and removal from its concrete base and present site within 30 days after acceptance or offer, of a steel framed galvanised iron shed 62' by 52' with two doors, each 13' by 13' located at 6 Dcnison Street, Cooma. Tenders should be in writing and contained in a scaled cnvclopc addressed to "Caldwell Shed Tender", c/-Walker, Gibbs & King, Solicitors, 7 Dawson Street, COOMA 2630. Tenders will close at 5pm on Friday, 28th April, 1978. The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted. Inquiries to: Mr. R. O. Caldwell, 6 Dcnison Street, Cooma 2630, Phone: 0648-21614. TENDERS required for form work. Approx 300 sq metres. Block 5, Section 5, Chap man. Ph 816553. WANTED, prices for general carpentry and shop partitioning ctc. Apply Wanniassa Intermediate Mall, Sangstcr Piece, Wanniassa. 0 Quotations required for Stone, masonry paving. Stone and blk work ret walls. K. Adcock 541758 CLEANING CONTRACTORS A meeting of the ACT Contract Cleaners Association will be held on Monday, April 10, 9.30am at the ACT Employers Federation, Northbourne House, Turner. All members ore urged to attend this meeting as many important matters will be discussed: Election of Vice President, Should we join the Australian Association of Contract Cleaners? What steps aro to be taken to enable our Association .to serve the cleaning industry better? Mr Glenn Masey, President of the Australian Association of Contract Cleaners will also address this meeting. NON MEMBERS of the ACT Contract Cleaners Association are cordially invited to attend and hear what our Association is ail about. A. Zanxerl President ACT Cleaners Association TENDERS National Capital Development Commission . TENDERS are invited for the undermentioned project/s dosing with the Secretary ond Manager, National Capital Development Commission, 220 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon, ACT, at 2pm on the date/s shown: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GALLERY HIRE OF 2 TONNE STIFF LEG DERRICK CRANE Closing: April 18, 1978 Deposit for documents — Nil Documents available from: POC Constructions (ACT) Pty ' Ltd, National Gallery Site, Parkes, ACT (phon£ 733511 or 733888). GINNINDERRA DRIVE LANDSCAPING, STAGES 3 AND 4 Closing: April 18 1978 Deposit for documents — $50 Documents available from: L. T. Fraier and Associates Pty Ltd, CML Building, Darwin Place, Canberra City (phone 489855). BLACK MOUNTAIN PENINSULA AND YARRALUMLA BAY LANDSCAPING (EARTHWORKS, IRRIGATION, GRASSING AND PLANTING) Closing (extended from April 11): April 18 1978 Deposit for documents — Nil STORES AND TRANSPORT DEPOT, STAGE 2 FYSHWICK — ELECTRICAL SUB-CONTRACT Closing: April 27 1978 Deposit for documents — Nil Documents (or the two projects listed above availoble from: Director of Construction, Department of Construction, Sirius Building, Furier Street, Phillip, ACT 2606 (phone 819111). REAL ESTATE TOWNHOUSES COOK Only three of these excellent townhouses remain unsold, and we would strongly advise an early inspection. Specially designed for the blocks these homes offer the maximum of space combined with aspect and superior finish. Each townhouse has a living room, dining room, kitchen, family room and three bedrooms with beautifully appointed bathroom, laundry and store plus a double carport. The courtyards arc large and offer great privacy. Prices range from 539,950 to $42,950 for the exhibition home. Please ring for appointment to inspcct. After hours Reg Hart 810171 Alan Vickcrs 950663 /?. BERTRAM REAL ESTATE PTY LIMITED Ucmnsmd Agmnt n J AAA 7 DEAKIN COURT Of 7333 DEAKIN. AC T. 2600 AINSLIE PRIVATE SALE Facing beautiful Corroborce Park, this 2 br w'board cottage has been completely renovated inside and out. Huge built-ins in both brs, good carpets and drapes, sep study and dining areas. Garage, carport and garden shed. 15 rnins walk to Civic. $32,500 474587 BARGAIN PRICE FOR FULL BRICK HOME AT RIVETT VALUERS PRICE $52,000, SELLING FOR $46,500 Beautifully built and carefully finished by the owner who is a building tradesman. This solid brick house has I8sqs upstairs. Very large lounge room, 3 large bedrooms (2 with built-ins), tiled bathroom and separate toilet, very modern kitchen and large family room. Downstairs connected by inside staircase arc another 7 squares including double garage, work area, spare bedroom and toilet. Established lawns, brick barbecue area and pagoda. Owner has been transferred to another State, has built another home and must sell This top quality home is definitely being sacrificed at $46,500. Telephone 477735 for inspection. BELC0NNEN EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE Superb master built S.B. home of approx 520 sq m (54 sq) extended dining and etertaining area, 4 large brms, 2 bathrms plus sep shwr, serving b-in c'yard. Model kitchen incl unique walk-in pantry, island with Corning ware hotplates and copper hood. Would be the dream of any hostess. Elegant furnishings and Italian tiles complete this exquisite home. Breathtaking views across open country to Brindabellas. For inspection. Ph 547423. COLONIAL HOMES BUILT BY PRIVATE BUILDER OIRALANG: 4 brs plus family, dble garages, internal staircase, elcc ducted healing, close schools and shops. WANNIASSA: 4 bdrs plus family, pantry. This house is within walking distance of the new lake. KAMBAH: Unfinished. 4 bdrs plus family, pantry and bar built in, dble gars and hugh rumpus room, plus storage. Very close to schools and shops. Beautiful view to Brindabcllas. Phone 884415, BUY DIRECT AND SAVE COMMISSION CURTIN POA Want a big 3 bedroom home? Want a garage under? Want a meals area opening to covered rear terrace? Want a play area with !4bathroom —, this home has it all AND its close to the Plaza — Call Roger Phillips now on 731349. GRIFFITH/N ARRABUND AH POA I'm an Architect designed solid brick contemporary home, of a young 16 years. I admit I now need a bit of loving carc — but do I have: potential!!! My lounge is large and has an open central fireplace — sept j dining, beaut sunroom, 4 bedrooms, 2 car accommodation plus a super' studio or rumpus room — please won't you comc and look after me? Photic Roger Phillips, 731349, he will tell you all about mc. HAWKER $67,500 Pettit & Sevitt Lowline — super exposed beams, 2 bathrooms, family rm, 2 car accom; ducted heat — sited to the sun — gardens arc great. AH Roger Phillips, 731349. We urgently need listings in the inner suburbs in all price ranges' — Call today for prompt appraisal and early sale. RJUMcKILLOP& Co.Pty.Ltd. i (cJ Aqnnis. Piom levrl. Wales Cenirt, Amiiia Si . C'ty. A C T. 487411 487411 DUFFY $56,000 Four br contemp SB set in attractive native garden, with large trees and private courtyard. Slab floor, raked ceilings in large lounge din room. Exposed beams, cedar windows and brick feature walls throughout makes this house different. Has ens BIR, WO, HP, dish washer, carpcts, and drapes. Evaporative air cond. Double carport, wine cellar, storage and garden shed. Reas offer considered. Ph 884481 ah. FLYNN NEW HOME PRIVATE SALE $74,800 Comprising double garage-workshop, 4 square rumpus rm, 4 brs with bir's, ensuite to master. Large lounge, scp dining. Electric heating. Situated in cul dc sac with immaculate views. PHONE 546992. . . DAY, APRIL 8, 1978 — 27 REAl ESTATE KAMBAH. 3 bed, family, large est garden, going o'scas, many extras, S36,000 ono. Ph 310141. AINSLIE 3 br timber home, Duffy Street, quality wool carpets, large block, fruit bearing trees, S29.000. Ph 477996. PRIVATE SALE WANTED Young coupic want 3 br house in gd cond, carpets and drapes preferred. Ph 810493. AINSLIE $38,000 NEW LISTING Overlooking parkland with a delightful easy care garden, a 3br brick veneer home with good inclusions and scp brick garage. Phone 884166 anytime. AINSLIE 538,000 Privately built 3 bedroom brick veneer home plus brick garage in quiet beautiful surroundings and an easy carc garden to match. Covered front tcrracc, wall to wall carpet and everything in first class order. Ph 814072, 887696 at weekend. WATSON $34,000 3 bedroom brick veneer home plus garage and store, in excellent condition, neat attractive garden, very good carpet and drapes, bathroom with separate shower recess, built ins in all bedrooms. Quiet street near schools, shops, transport. Ph 814072, 887696 at weekend. Han mckillopI ■ & Partners ■ lie Aaenl. Estab 1956 54 Nortnbourne Ave, City Holiday & Weekend Phone: . 885598, 814072, 887696 . I Office Houn: 486902 I |»f) /MuMsJ BATEMANS BAY (SURF BEACH) BARGAIN $41,000 BV tile, 15 sqs, 3 mins beach, 3 br, all b-ins, master cnsuitc. Spacious lounge, sep dr, pantry, ult mod kitchen, cupboards galore, l-u garage. Full bathrm, separate toilet. Cpts, ctns, blinds, light ftgs, clcc space heater. Princ only ph (044) 71 1 138. ! BERMAGUI Building block, high position on headland overlooking ocean and country club golf course, all services available, $9500. Phone 545040. BATEMANS BAY area Lilli Pilli beach. Lot 89 in Endeavour Avenue, made roads water, power, close to beach, ocean views, 16.2 meters x 40.2 meters, $16,000 ono. Ph. Melb. 3367288 or Mclb. 3384466. BERRARA 40 mins South of Nowra. Large modern brick veneer home, 2 yr old, 3 brms, 2 with B1R, lounge and dining area, copper fire place, all rooms fully carpeted, wall paper and light fittings, bathroom is fully tiled as is laundry which has an extra shower and toilet, kitchen is complete with Simpson double wall oven and non-spill hot plate. A breakfast bar separates kitchen family-bar area, also fully tiled, sep garage, back yard is small consisting of a garden and BBQ area, 5 mins to surfing beach, creek fishing or sailing and ski lake. Ph 044 412377. BRADDON private sale, $38,900. Privately built, solid brick, 3 br bins, kitchcn-D£Sroom, ent hall bar, spac lounge, quality carpet t-out, oil heating, tiled bath and scp tiled WC carport, toolshcd and storeroom. Ph 489348. BATEMANS Bay north block of land Princes H'way front $6000 or make offer. 485004 Sun. LAND Batcmans Bay full ser viced, sewered, $6250 ono. Ph 043-415644 after 6pm Sat. BLOCK, Long Beach, Lot 97. Priv sale, levelled elevated allotment on bitumen street to bcach, bay and rural views. Electricity passes $9,000. Ph 959622, 815604. BATEHAVEN Brand new cottage ncaring completion approx 2 weeks, bedrooms have built-in robes, good size lounge, modern kitchen, separate laundry room, ceramic tiled bathroom, carport, central area — easy walk to Corrigans Bcach and shopping complex, outstanding value at $25,000. Willmorc and Randcll Sales, Batehavcn Inc. Arthur Johnson, Lie REA, 394 Bcach Rd (on Cascys Bcach). Phone 044-724253. BLOCK of land fronting Moruya River on airport road, 3 min from Moruya, 5 mins from the beach 66x300ft. Ph 303269 or 476610. BROULEE: Block land Eliz abeth Drive. Ph 513148. BRISBANE EXCHANGE. Brisbane owner of 2 year old 28 sq 4 bedroom home, 12 miles from City. Value $33,000 is transferred to Canberra, wishes to trade on Canberra home. Ph Brisbane 07 3412087. CHARNWOOD $28,500 Neat 2 br home, ww carpcts. drapes, closc schools and shops. Ph 585563. COFFS Harbour Private Sale, tasteful as new 2 b-rm unit, balcony fully carpctcd, curtains, washing machine refrigerator etc, carport. Closc to shopping ccntre and bowling club $49,500. Apply Box C.T. 3470, Canberra City. A.C.T. 2601. CURTIN 4 bed, 2 bath home, cul-dc-sac position, closc shops, schools. Plaza and transport, garage, carport $44,000. 815951. COOK $35,750 Est 3 br bv, double carport, garage, near schools, shops and bus. Phone 369276 or 512204. CHIFLEY $37,000. 3 br. garage, new paint, new carpcts, etc. Almost 13 sqs. Priced reduced drastically. 823437. DEAKIN private sale solid brick 3 brs cnsuitc Ige lounge. 25 Galway Place or 959571 BH. DUFFY $54,000 Four b-rm ens, new Berber carpct throughout, high location. Ph 886352. DAI.MENY. High block in Attunga St, $8500 neg. 887244 or 583745. CAPTAINS Flat. 3 brm weatherboard house in top condition. 498771."}
{"id":110900913,"text":"04 Aug 1978 - Hayden's popularity rises Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 4 August 1978, page 6 I Hayden's I popularity | rises The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Hayden, has a seven per cent higher approval rating than the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in this week's edition of the Bulletin magazine shows Mr Hayden's approval rate rose by three points to 48 per cent while Mr Fraser's slipped two points to 41 per cent. The Australia-wide survey of 1,991 voters was taken at the weekends of July 8 and 15. It also showed that if an election had been held on either of those weekends the Government would have been returned with a reduced majority."}
{"id":110902272,"text":"12 Aug 1978 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 12 August 1978, page 21 POSITIONS VACANT E. ARCHDIOCESE OF CANBERRA AND GOULBURN a TEACHING AND ANCILLARY STAFF 1979 ? ST FRANCIS XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL ? FLOREY, A.C.T. ? A new. Catholic co-educational High School, Years 6-10, with | an estimated enrolment of 700 in 1979, requires the following ?I additional staff in 1979: ? A. Five (5) positions of SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY ? ,F've (5) SUBJECT Co-ordinators are required to be Respon? sible for programs of instruction in the following areas. ? RELIGIOUS EDUCATION S ENGLISH ? MATHEMATICS S SCIENCE ? SOCIAL SCIENCES ? B. GUIDANCE CO-ORDINATOR: ^ A qualified and experienced School Counsellor is g required to be responsible for pastoral care and p guidance. The ability to develop a program of m Careers Education is also required. ? C. BURSAR: ? A School Bursar is required to be responsible for ? financial affairs, supervision of maintenance, com? munity hiring of facilities and other duties. ? D. SUBJECT TEACHERS: J Ropid expansion in 1979 necessitates the appoint g ment of a number of full time teachers in the H following subject areas: Religious Education, English ? (including Drama) Mathematics, Science, Social Sci? ences, Art, Industrial Arts, Home Science, Physical ? Education (female). ? PADUA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ? WANNIASSA, A.C.T. ? Secondary enrolments at Padua will at least double in 1979 ? to include Years 7 ond 8, and extra teachers both full time H and part time will be required in most subject areas, including I Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Geogra? phy, History, Commerce, Home Science, Industrial Arts, Latin, M German and Physical Education. ? The capacity to take combinations of these, and other subjects ? will be an advantage. Infants and Primary teachers will also ? be required, classes depending on enrolments and staff move ? ments. ? B Apply in writing, stating qualifications and experience and g indicating which School/s and position/s preferred to: ? The Director, >? Catholic Education Office, ? P.O. Box 317, ;2 MANUKA, ACT, 2603. . m APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR POSITIONS IN BOTH B HIGH SCHOOLS FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS ' m WHO ARE COMMITTED CHRISTIANS, PREPARED TO BE 'Z INVOLVED IN THE TOTAL SCHOOL COMMUNITY. WILLING = NESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION = PROGRAM AND TO BE INVOLVED IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR = ACTIVITIES WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS BRISBANE The Queensland Electricity Generating Board is a statutory authority set up under the Electricity Act 1976. It is one of Queensland's largest industrial enterprises producing electricity from 17 power stations and feeding that power into a network of high voltage transmission lines extending over 7100 kilometres. This is a senior career opportunity for a person of wide experience in public relations and/or journalism.' The successful applicant must have the capacity to provide a comprehensive P. R. Service. He must be able to communicate effectively the' significance of the generating board's contribution to industrial progress and modern living in Queensland. He will be expected to deal professionally with all media inquiries, to produce publications of a high quality on the generating board's activities and be responsible for magazines and newsletter for the generating board's 3000 employees. He will have support staff and an adequate budget from which to operate. , He will also be expected to travel throughout the State , of Queensland to acquire and maintain familiarity with , the generating board's extensive operations and foster contacts with media representatives. Working conditions are excellent in newly-constructed offices in the heart of Brisbane. Salary will be negotiable up to $20,796 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. Transfer expenses, where applicable will be discussed at interview. Written applications, quoting position number 303 should include a full summary of experience, qualifications and personal details and lodged by Friday, September 1, 1978 with: THE SECRETARY, QUEENSLAND ELECTRICITY GENERATING BOARD GPO Box 1424, BRISBANE Q. 4001 DIRECTOR OF COUNSELLING Applications are invited for the position of Director, Marriage and Personal Counselling Service (Canberra) Inc, vacant from February 1, 1979. The applicant should be eligible for membership of the APS, AASW, or AAMFC. The Director is a member and leader of o counselling team and is responsible to the Executive for carrying out all the functions of the service. Salary, on appointment within the range S16,619-519,066. Application forms and further details from the Secretary, P.O. Box 1215, Canberra City, 2601. Tel 480530. Applications close September IS, 1978. MVER For Value and Friendly Service SENIOR MALE-DESPATCH The successful applicant will be responsible to the Goods Handling Supervisor for packing and despatching merchandise to customers and other Myer stores through the services of our contract drivers,- checking C.O.D. payments; and similar duties related to the Receiving Dock operation. Applicants should have previous experience in the packing and despatch of goods and must be able to communicate with both customers and contract drivers in maintaining an efficient goods delivery system. Previous supervisory or leading hand experience an advan tage. DISPLAY - JUNIORS An exciting opportunity exists for 2 Juniors to become part of our Display team and assist in the production of feature displays throughout the store. Applicants should preferably have some experience in display TICKETWRITER A responsible person with experience in hand ticket writing is also required to join the Display team. Willingness to operate a Print-a-Sign machine is required and accurate spelling is essentiol. Salary will be negotiated with the successful applicants. Benefits include staff discount privileges, Pension Fund membership and rostered working hours. Applications indicating qualifications, experience and current salary should be forwarded to. Miss V. C. Whimp Personnel Manager MYER BELCONNEN P.O. Box 36 BELCONNEN A.C.T. 2616 Phone: S12S30 POSITIONS VACANT HOSTEL STAFF Cooma Branch, Subnormal Children's Welfare Association Applications are invited (or the following positions on the staff ol PINE LODGE HOSTEL, recently completed lor the accommodation of 12 mentally retarded children. Initially the children will be accommodated on a 5 day per week basis while attending Pine lodge Opportunity School. HOUSE MOTHER | Nursing qualifications preferred but not essential. Must be able to be licensed to conduct a children's home under Child Welfare Act, NSW. Responsible to Branch Committee for operation of the hostel so as to provide best home environment for the children; Private bedroom and sitting room provided and House Mother must live in. Four weeks annual leave. Salary package negotiable to value in range $8000 to $12,000 per year, depending on qualifications and experience. ASSISTANT HOUSE MOTHER Must be capable of assisting House Mother in care of retarded children, including cooking and other house-work and night colls; experience in similar position desirable. Bed-sitting room provided and Assistant must live in. Salary package negotiable to value in range $7150 to $8000 per year, depending on qualifications and experience. Four weeks annual leave. For both of above positions, applications must include FULL DETAILS of qualifications and previous employment history as well as age and marital status. Address applications to Secretary, Cooma Branch SCWA, PO Box 126, Cooma NSW 2630. Applications close August 25, 1978. RESTAURANT SUPERVISOR The Restaurant Supervisor will be responsible for the day-today operation of the customer restaurant, and staff cafeteria. This will involve supervising the catering staff, ordering food and wine; planning menus and providing customer service. Applicants must have sound experience in catering management together with organisational and supervisory abili ties. Salary will be negotiated with the successful applicants. Benefits include staff discount privileges. Pension Fund membership and rostered working hours. Applications indicating qualifications, experience and current salary should be forwarded to: Miss V. C. Whimp Personnel Manager MYER BELCONNEN P.O. Box 36 BELCONNEN A.C.T. 2616 Phone 512530 RSPCA Administrator part-time suitable retired services officer Apply President, PO Box 992, Canberra City TRUCK SALESMAN We are looking for two top line salesmen interested in selling competitive heavy trucks in the ACT Southern NSW area. The dealership is large and enjoys good market penetration and has a most enviable reputation with finance houses, the trucking industry and with our competitors. Applicants should be full conversant with heavy vehicles, current road regulations, financial aspects and market trends. The successful men will be totally professional in all their business dealings, be able to substantiate their success and display their ability and enthusiasm to work. Their honesty will be beyond reproach. The financial rewards are generous and are by way of retainer and commission on profits. We would expect to pay in excess of $20,000 to the right men. A company car or car allowance will be provided and a very attractive superannuation scheme is available after a period. Written applications should be addressed to: The General Manager PO Box 117 Mawson, ACT 2607 ARCHDIOCESE OF CANBERRA AND GOULBURN TEACHING AND ANCILLARY STAFF 1979 ST FRANCIS XAVIER HIGH SCHOOl FLOREY, A.C.T. A new, Cotholic co-educational High School, Years 6-10, with an estimated enrolment of 700 in 1979, requires the following additional staff in 1979: A. Five (5) positions of SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY Five (5) SUBJECT CO-ORDINATORS ore required to be Responsible for programs of instruction in the following areas. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ENGLISH MATHEMATICS SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES B. GUIDANCE CO-ORDINATOR: A qualified and experienced School Counsellor is required to be responsible for pastoral care and guidance. The ability to develop a program of Careers Education is also required. C. BURSAR: A School Bursar is required to be responsible for financial affairs, supervision of maintenance, community hiring of facilities and other duties. D. SUBJECT TEACHERS: Rapid expansion in 1979 necessitates the appointment of a number of full time teachers in the following subject areas: Religious Education, English (including Drama), Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, Art, Industrial Arts, Home Science, Physical Education (female). PADUA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL WANNIASSA, A.C.T. Secondary enrolments at Padua will at least double in 1979 to include Years 7 and 8, and extra teachers both full time and part time will be required in most subject areas, including Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Commerce, Home Science, Industrial Arts, latin, German and Physical Education. The capacity to take combinations of these, and other subjects will be an advantage. Infants and Primary teachers will also be required, classes depending on enrolments and staff move ments. Apply in writing, stating qualifications and experience and indicating wwhich School/s and position/s preferred to: The Director, Catholic Education Office, P.O. Box 317, MANUKA, ACT, 2603. APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR POSITIONS IN BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS WHO ARE COMMITTED CHRISTIANS, PREPARED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TOTAL SCHOOl COMMUNITY. WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM AND TO BE INVOLVED IN EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE. POSITIONS VACANT CARPENTERA/BUILDERS A Career in Estimating or Purchasing Opportunities exist within the Estimating ond Purchasing Departments of our Home Building Operations, for capable tradesmen who possess initiative and drive. We are prepared to train'you in all aspects of the respective function. These positions offer opportunity for advancement with Australia's foremost building company. Applicants should be up to the age of 25 years, and possess a sound knowledge of quality home building. An attractive salary plus provident fund, full life assurance, and sickness benefits are offered after a qualifying period. Written applications should be addressed to: Mr D. E. Simmons Building Manager or phone 804444 BH, 861542 AH Jennings Industries Limited Housing and land Croup 88-90 Wollongong St., Fyshwick ACT 2600 QUEENSLAND PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MINES DEPUTY CHIEF GOVERNMENT GEOLOGIST BRISBANE QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a degree in Science,with Geology as a major subject, from a recognised University or qualifications which are equivalent. A postgraduate qualification in some branch of Geology would be an advantage. At least 15 years' experience in the practice of geology, preferably in an applied aspect, and including extensive administrative experience. SALARY RANGE: $25,790 per annum. APPLICATIONS quoting position reference number 722 V 78 and containing full particulars of name, address, telephone number, date of birth, marital status, qualifications, experience and present employment and furnishing copies of testimonials and the names of two referees should be forwarded to the Chief Administration Officer, Department of the Public Service Board, Box 59, Post Office, Brisbane, North Quay, Queensland, 4000, by 28 August 1978. (6829) CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT GRADE 1 (TWO POSITIONS) $4909-$9504 per annum (Junior rates will apply to applicants under the age of 21 years) The appointees will be required, under regular supervision, to give assistance with the preparation of laboratory facilities for student practical classes in the Division of Natural Resources. The appointees will be expected to attend the laboratory technician training course conducted by Bruce College of Technical and Further Education. Applicants should have acceptable educational standards and previous laboratory experience would be an advantage. Closing date, August 18, 1978. Ref No. 78/2159 COMPUTER CENTRE TECHNICAL OFFICER GRADE 1 $10,194-$12,413 per annum The appointee will be responsible under the direction of the Computer Operations Manager for the maintenance and installation of computer terminal equipment, and construction or adaptation of associated equipment to the existing Burroughs B6700 computer terminal network. Applicants must have an approved technical certificate or equivalent qualification in electronics and at least four years experience. Data communications experience would be an advantage. Closing date, August 18, 1978. Ref No. 78/2158 STENOGRAPHER (TWO POSITIONS) $8333-$8723 per annum A proficiency allowance of $194 per annum will be paid for a shorthand speed of 120 wpm. 1 A Stenographer is required to work for a group of lecturers in the School of Teacher Education. A mature person is sought who is willing to undertake, in addition, a range of minor clerical tasks. Closing date, August 18, 1978 Ref No. 78/2149 2 The appointee will be required to provide stenographic services within the Student Administration area of the College. Closing date, August 18, 1978 Ref No. 78/2152 ESTATE GARDENER $157.80 - $162.10 per week plus $8.10 per week allowance The appointee will be required to assist with grounds maintenance and development and the operation of associated machinery. Experience in general grounds maintenance and in machine operation is necessary. Closing date, August 18, 1978 Ref No. 78/2160 GENERAl INFORMATION Appointees from the Australian Public Service, who are permanent officers, may preserve their existing rights under the Officers' Rights Declaration. Act and some prior service with an Australian University, College of Advanced Education or Australian Government Department or Authority may be recognised for purposes of furlough and sick leave. Applications should give personal particulars, details of qualifications and experience, present position, previous appointments, telephone number during business hours and the names and addresses of two referees, one of a business nature, and should be addressed to: The Registrar, Canberra College of Advanced Education, PO Box 1, BELCONNEN, A.C.T., 2616. The Arts Council ACT Oivision \\ Applications are invited for the position of fS^ CO-ORDINATOR for this summer's "Sunday In ThePark" A program of community arts activities in Com monwealth Gardens. This will be a part-time position of between 10 and 20 hours per week for approximately five months starting in October 1978. Salary to be negotiated. Applicants should have working experience in community oris and/or the staging of open air public activities. Please send applications with full details to the Administrator, The Arts Council ACT Division, Suite 5, level 5, Wales Centre, Akuna St, ACT, 2601. Closing dote: August 30. POSITIONS VACANT DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY CARETAKER (IN RESIDENCE) $8407.$8660 LAN YON HOMESTEAD Applications are invited from men and women interested in applying for the above position'in our Recreation and Tourism Branch. The successful applicant will be required to undertake attendant duties in the Lanyon Homestead Tuesday to Sunday when it is open to the Public. There will be an assistant on duty during these times. Normal hours of duty will be 40 hours per week. The caretaker will be responsible for the security of the Homestead ond its surrounds, the collection of cash, daily cleaning of the building, the supply and checking of all stores and may undertake minor maintenance as necessary. The caretaker will occupy a 3br flat within the main homestead, and will be expected to be in residence during hours when the building is closed to the Public and make arrangements with other staff when absent. It is essential that this person be able to undertake special guided tours when required. TECHNICAL OFFICER (SCIENCE) GRADE 2 $12,728-$13,417 Applications are invited from men and women interested in applying for the above position in our Natural Resources Branch. The successful applicant will develop and manage the Canberra Nature Park in accordance with approved plans; recommend variations to approved plans; supervise staff employed at the Park; perform fire controller duties and assist in design and implementation of a public information service geored to the interpretation and use of the Nature Park. Qualifications: An approved certificate from a technical college or institute of technology or its equivalent, or such other qualification as the Public Service Board considers appropriate, together with requisite experience. Applications will be considered from persons who do not possess the above qualifications, provided they have relevant experience over o minimum period of 6 years. Such an applicant, if selected, will be required to pass a test to establish eligibility for the position. Experience in fire control, pork planning and management, formulation of work programs, personnel supervision and administration is highly desirable. Experience in park in terpretation and extension is desirable. The Conservation and Agriculture Section, within the Natural Resources Branch, manages nature reserves and open lands in the ACT and Jervis Bay Territory for conservation, education and recreation. These range from relatively small hills and wetlands within the urban landscape, to major natural park type reserves. The Manager, Canberra Nature Park, will be largely concerned with small reserves and open land of the urban environment. Consequently p large proportion of the manager's duties will be concerned with liaison with community groups and public authorities concerned with the planning and development of Canberra. These positions are permanent and conditions of service include participation in the Superannuation scheme, long service leave, sick leave benefits and four weeks annual leave with bonus payments. Appointees fares, removal expenses and an allowance until permanently housed may be paid. Applications outlining previous experience and qualifications should be submitted with on "Application for Permanent Appointment" form which may be obtained from the Regional Director Office of the Public Service Board in your capital city or the Department of the Capital Territory, 7th Floor, Qantas House, Canberra City and should be forwarded to: The Secretary Department of the Capital Territory PO Box 158 CANBERRA CITY, 2601 By 24-8-78 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE MELBOURNE Senior Defence Officer, Grade) $17051-17739 (Class 8) Duties: No 858 - Assist in the formulation of proposals ? in relation to Australia's national communications security policy. Draft policy papers and reports leading to policy decisions in communications security matters. Provide advice to the Australian Services and Government Departments on related communications security matters. Qualifications: Knowledge of communications practices and procedures. Demonstrated practical experience in research and report writing activities. Tertiary qualifications desirable. location: Melbourne Cost incurred for removal of family and effects may be borne by the Department. Applications should be forwarded to: Secretary Department of Defence P.O. Box 45 St.Kilda West. Vie. 3182 By September 1, 1978 EXPERIENCED ACCOUNTANT CLERK Applicants must be self motivated, typing essential. Three days per week 9am-5pm Monday-Wednesday. Phone after 9.30am Monday for appointment 513220 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES DIRECTOR'S UNIT FELLOW and RESEARCH FELLOW Applications are invited for appointment as Fellow and Research Fellow (two. positions) to work with the Director, Professor J. H. Carver, in establishing an ultraviolet and astronomy research group which will investigate laboratory problems of astrophysical and atmospheric significance and which will seek guest investigator status on appropriate observatory spacecraft. Members of the group will be encouraged to collaborate with other members of the Research School of Physical Sciences which includes the Mt Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories and the Plosma Physics Labora tory. Applicants should have research experience in one or more of the following fields: photoionization and photoabsorption in atmospheric gases, U.V. spectroscopy, evolution of the atmosphere, satellite astronomy. Appointment of Fellow is for five years in the first instance with the possibility, after review, of reappointment to retiring age (65 years); appointment of Research Fellow is for three years in the first instance with the possibility of extension of five years. SALARIES Salary on appointment will be in accordance with qualifications and experience within the range: Fellow J17.694 S23.704; Research Fellow SI5,179-519,813 per annum. OTHER CONDITIONS Reasonable oppointment expenses ore poid. Superannuation benefits are available for applicants who are eligible to contribute. Assistance with housing is provided for an appointee from outside Canberra. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to moke an appointment by invitation at ony time. Prospective applicants should write to the undersigned for further particulars before applying. aOSING DATE: 16 OCTOBER 1978 PO Bo* 4, G. E. Dicker Canberra, ACT, 2600 Academic Registrar POSITIONS VACANT Trained teachers for Occasional Care Occasional Care Centres conducted in Canberra by the Department of the Capital Territory provide short-term child care in time of family emergency, and while parents attend appointments or meet other personal commitments; In addition, children are permitted for care through referral by health and welfare agencies. , . The C.T.S. is seeking applications from suitably qualified people interestedin teaching at the centres on a full-time, part-time or relief basis. You would tie responsible for organizing appropriate indoor and outdoor activities, as well as for supervising and guiding assistants in the care of children from 18 months to school age. You must hold formal teaching qualifications in early childhood studies and you should have had at least five (5) years experience in pre-school, child care or related fields. Further information about the Centres and the nature of the duties may be obtained from Miss E. Knight on (062) 47 6311. Commencing salary is in the range $9,532 to $16,217 and is dependent upon your qualifications and experience. Your written application, in duplicate, should include details of your qualifications and relevant experience, together with a telephone number and should be forwarded by 26 August to the Commissioner, Commonwealth Teaching Service, P.O. Box 39, Woden, A.C.T. 2606. Canberra Mature and enthusiastic lady required as RECEP* TIONIST/GIRL FRIDAY for busy interesting office located in Fyshwick. Hours 9-5. Duties include typing, answering phone, filing, customer relations and general administration. The successful applicant will be trained in Word Processing. Own transport is essential. Please apply in writing to: The Manager, Wang Computer Pty ltd 49 Townsville Street, FYSHWICK, ACT 2609 or telephone 806700 for further details. Previous applicants need not apply. THE STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF QUEENSLAND requires a PROGRAMMER/ANALYST LOCATION - BRISBANE SAURY: $12,272 pa to $15,200 po. Applicatons are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons interested in working in a technical environment on the development of computer based information and engineering systems. EQUIPMENT The Commission has access to Univac 1100/42 and PDP-10 Systems via remote terminal equipment located in its office. REQUIREMENTS Applicants should have recognised tertiary qualifications in computer science or information processing, or equivalent, and experience in both FORTRAN and COBOL as applied to engineering systems and large scale data bases. CONDITIONS Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the Electricity Supply Industry (Salaried Employees) Award - State. Superannuation it available to the appomtot after twelve months service or immediately if the appointee was, prior to employment, a member of another superannuation fund. The Commission will refund travelling expenses incurred in attending an interview and removal expenses subject to certain conditions. APPLICATIONS Applications setting out personal details, qualifications, experience, references and quoting position number 78/23 should be in writing and addressed to. The Secretary The State Electricity Commission of Queensland GPO Box 10 Brisbane, Qld 4001 Applications close Friday August 18, 1978. Avon ARE YOU THE PERSON WE ARE SEEKING? Well groomed 30s to 40s - who enjoys meeting people -who gets things done - likes being on the move - enjoys challenge. We require the obility to motivate and communicate with people at all levels. We need a DISTRICT MANAGER Initially for an area that includes Queanbeyan, Yass, Goulburn and necessitates some away from home work. Rewards are well worth while: a generous salary plus commission, car allowance for lafe model car and- sole management of your district. Perhaps you have been an Avon Representative ond feel you would like a full time.career with Avon. Perhaps you have a business background which would equip you for the job. let us be the judge - for on interview please phone - reverse charge - Christine Van Zanten, Secretary to Division Sates Manager AVON COSMETICS on 02 4524527 roSITK)NS VACANT PHOTOGRAPHY PART-TIME Permanent part-time position . available Cor an advanced amntcur photographer prepared to work a Tew evenings a week. This position ideally suits a pleasant outgoing type of person who wishes the opportunity to earn good money from his hobby. Own transport and equipment essential. Please phone (02) 890064 for appointment. PART-TIME work available. Phone 581248. PRE-SCHOOL ASSOC Requires a qualified teacher ' and a prc-school assistant. Apply in writing by 16-8-78 To: The Sec Board of Management 'Queanbeyan Pre-School As PO Box 101 Qbn, 2620 PART-TIME letterbox de liveries, responsible adults with car and phone. North Canberra suburbs. For further particulars please phone 489073. PART-TIME interviewers. Everyone feels better after telling their likes, dislikes and opinions to an interviewer for the Morgan Gallup Poll, particularly when they're asked topical questions. You can give that pleasure to some people on Saturday once (or twice) a month, and earn about $38 for yourself. If you're aged 20 years or over, bright, and have a car (and perhaps a phone) simply phone Melbourne (03) 625871 and ask for Jill Edwards. On Saturday phone (03) 233 6407. You may write to her at: Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. Vacancies include Torrcns. PRINTERS wanted, tradesmen only report to foreman 1st level Myers Store, Belconncn McLagan and Giles. QUALIFIED and experienced teacher formerly of Killara, Sydney. Janette Vanderfield A.Mus.A., T. Mus.A.. A .C.T.L., L.T.C.L. A.Mus.T.C.L., will commence tuition in pianoforte, classical guitar and all theoretical subjects at K.T. Park, Burra Rd, Queanbeyan. Ph 062-363118. Beginners to advanced pupils welcome from July 1978. QUALIFIED Hairdresser, female or male, full time or part time. 063-862218. RELIABLE woman to clean house Deakin, I morning pw. Phone 731167. RESPONSIBLE adults wanted for weekend and mid-week delivery of catalogues in following areas. Cook, Macquarie, Scutlin and Holt. Ph 586551. PRINTER. Small offset machinist required. Phone 805410. Pirie Printers. STEWARD Trainees. Un equalled opportunity. to get top training and experience in catering, bar and accommodation-management. Excellent pay and allowances and chance for overseas travel as a member of the Royal Australian Navy. Applicants must be Australian citizens aged between 17 and 26 who meet our nationality and selection requirements. Phone the Navy Careers Counsellor on 822333 or call in 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, at the Defence Force Recruiting Centre, Woden House, Phillip 2606. SALES REPRESENTATIVE A leader in graphic art supplies requires a person with similar cxp for Canberra. Knowledge of graphic design and print production an adv. Excellent remuneration package. Confidential interview. 473244. SECRETARY required for Turkish Embassy. For interview please contac 950227 Monday 9-1," or 2.30-5. Instructors for new product by HOBBYTEX Phone Barbara Coombs 513551 CHEF or EXPERIENCED COOK Permonen! position. Suc cessful restaurant. Phone 496896 between 10am & 12 noon References essential. EVERY SALESMAN SHOULD HAVE A All Seasons offer you the opportunity to achieve your personal targets with earnings from $15,000 to $30,000 P.A. Supported by first class products. A professional sales training programme. Considerable Management opportunities. You can expect all this - and more with All Seasons. We're Australia's leading home improvement organisation, well established and involved in an exciting growth industry. We want to add even greater strength to our sales team by recruiting top salesmen to control specific country territories. We need men who are positive achievers, who have drive, enthusiasm and confidence in their own ability. Write to us now, we offer you a good hearing plus the chance to put no ceiling on your income, along with a vastly improved life style. You must be married, have a vehicle, display a good level of personal ambition and integrity. This is a sales orientated company from the management down. If you expect a lot from a company that expects a lot from it's salesforce All Seasons is the company for you. Apply now by writing to Noel Norris, All Seasons Home Improvements. 27 Rosedale Avenue, Greenacre, N.S.IV. 2190 phone 708 3522 Home Improvements The Permalum People"}
{"id":110904136,"text":"22 Aug 1978 - Case against whaling Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 22 August 1978, page 2 Case against whaling Sir, - In reference, to Mr Athol Thomas's article on the closure of the Cheynes Beach Whaling Com pany (The Canberra Times, August 4), it is indeed unfortunate that the whalers and their "press" gang should, in criticising the emo tionalism of the anti-whaling lobby, themselves resort to emotional argu ments. It should be noted that the argu ments of the anti-whaling lobby are based on scientific, economic, politi cal and moral grounds, in that order of importance. Briefly, the following are but a few examples of the misin-formation contained in Mr Thomas's article. Firstly, as to the alleged loss of 102 jobs, no less an authority than the Commonwealth Government has stated that the present development of large-scale fishmeal processing plants in Albany will readily absorb those employed by the whaling com pany. Secondly, contrary to Mr Thom as's assertion that the IWC's quota system has blunted criticism, it has only served to sharpen it. The world's leading bio-statisticians and whale biologists have, at two sepa rate meetings, virtually heaped copious quantities of manure on the theory, its application and the in formation input. Thirdly, Mr Thomas claims that the catch level is only 1.18 per cent of the total southern-hemisphere population level. No population studies have been done, and the estimates of population vary so wide ly as to be ridiculous. The whalers' estimate the sperm whale population off our coast at anywhere from 15,000 to 60,000. They split the difference, working on a figure of 30,000 with a 10 per cent error margin. Thus the 1.18 percent figure is almost as frivolous as Mr Thomas's article. Fourthly, the closure of the com pany is not a hollow victory, hollow ness being restricted to the cranial capacities of those who discount the advance. Australia, a major power in the IWC, can now join a majority of member nations pressing for a 10 year moratorium on whale slaughter. Fifthly, contrary to Mr Thomas's assertion, Australia may, as Canada does, retain its quota, saving 1,000 whales per annum from perfume, soap, oil and dog-food factories. Sixthly, the anti-whaling group is not a vocal minority, but a vocal majority of Australians; 80 per cent, according to an ANOP poll. Finally, as both space and patience are running out, comments made by Mr Thomas, and those quoted by him with approval reflecting on the quality and stature of an independent inquiry headed by a knight and distinguished former Chief Justice of the PNG Supreme Court are totally unjustifiable and most reprehensible. Emotional, illogical and misleading comments tainted with bitterness and vindictiveness only cloud the scientific, economic and political is sues on which the future of whaling must be decided. On all points, we argue the industry is unjustifiable, and a positive threat to this most remarkable creature. PETER WATERS Weetangera."}
{"id":110904856,"text":"26 Aug 1978 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 26 August 1978, page 23 POSITIONS VACANT SALES REPRESENTATIVE We are seeking a bright energetic person with a proven sales record. Knowledge of the tyre industry . definite advantage. This position offers a rewarding future for the right applicant. Please phone 805799 for appointment. THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Applications are invited for the following positions: REF 78305 RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE 2, Department or Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific Studies. Applications are invited for appointment to the position in the newly established Department of Political and Social Change. The duties will entail work on a retrospective study of Australian politics over the past 20-25 years, and a prospective study of the political, economic and social factors likely to affect Australia's relations with the countries around her over the next 25 years. Graduates with qualifications in political science are sought, and preference will be given, to those having research experience in Australian histoiy and-or the history of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Appointment will be initially for 12 months but may be extended. Telephone enquiries: 493097 Ms B. Cohen Closing date: 31.8.76 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: v Research Assistant Grade 2: Sll,561-S13,844 REF 78308 RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE I LEVEL I, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, School of General Studies. The successful applicant will assist Dr F. L.Bygrave and Dr A. J. Howells with their project.on the chemical control of the primary sheep blowfly (Lucilia Cuprina). The project is being supported by the Australian Wool Corporation. Applicants should have an honours degree in Biochemistry (or equivalent qualifications) preferably with some experience in insect biochemistry or enzymology. Duties will commence in September and the initial appointment will be until 30 June 1979. Telephone enquiries: 492540 Closing date: 1.9.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Research Assistant Grade I Level I: 'S8793-S9969 REF 78306 TECHNICAL OFFICER (ELECTRONICS), Workshop, 'John Curtin School of Medical Research. The successful applicant will be required to service and maintain a wide range of electronic scientific instrumentation. Applicants should have a minimum of six years analog and digital electronic servicing experience and have an ele tronics and communications certificate or equivalent qualifications and experience. Telephone enquiries: 492576 Closing date: 31.8.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Technical Officer: SI0.194-S12.414 REF 78301 LIBRARIAN CLASS II, The Library. Applications are invited for a temporary position in charge of the Bibliographical Control Unit of the Library's Technical Services Division. The appointment will be until August 31 1979. The position entails supervision of approximately 20 full and parttime staff, (including 3 professionals) in a range of operations covering pre-order bibliographic checking, some pre-cataloguing functions, post-cataloguing data entry and editing, data control for the bureau-operated, MARC-based automated cataloguing system, some card production and filing, and book cnd-processing. A degree, professional qualifications, supervisory experience, and a knowledge of technical services operations in a large library, arc essential; experience with automated cataloguing systems would be advantageous. Telephone enquiries: 494615 Closing date: 5.9.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Librarian Class II: S13.868-S14.747 REF 78309 LIBRARIAN GRADE I, The Library. Applications are invited for a temporary position of cataloguer with the Science (Monograph) Cataloguing team in the University Library. Applicants must possess a degree (preferably in science) and professional qualifications, and have cataloguing - experience. Ability to apply AUSMARC coding would be advantageous. The appointment will be until the end of November 1978 in the first instance. Telephone enquiries: 494615 Closing date: 4.9.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: ' Librarian Grade I: SI 1,733-SI3,365 REF 78311 TEMPORARY SECRETARY RANGE I, Assistant Vice-Chancellor's Office, Central Administration. The appointee will be required to perform secretarial duties associated with University patents and industrial matters. Minimum speeds: shorthand 100 wpm, typing 50 wpm. Experience in operating word processors (for which an allowance is payable), would be an advantage. This is a temporary appointment for six months in the first instance, with the possibility of transfer to the permanent staff at the end of the period.. Telephone enquiries: 494643 Mr de Totth Closing date: 1.9.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Secretary Range I: S9080-S9753 REF 78313 DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARY RANGE 2. Department of Immunology, John Curtin School of Medical Research. A competent and experienced secretary is required. Major responsibilities will include the handling of correspondence, the preparation of manuscripts for publication, the compilation of bibliographies and proof reading. Applicants must be expert typists and shorthand is essential. Previous experience as Secretary in a Biological field is desirable. Telephone enquiries: 492589 Closing date: 6.9.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Secretary Range 2: $9975-510,579 REF 78312 CLERK GRADE III, The Library. Duties include the recording of periodicals and related invoices, preparation of binding and general assistance in the Law Library. Applicants should have the Higher School Certificate or equivalent and preference will be given to those with previous library experience. Telephone enquiries: 494069 Closing date: 4.9.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Clerk Grade III: S8614-S10.038 GENERAL INFORMATION: Written applications for the above positions, quoting reference number, should be forwarded to the registrar, Australian National University, P.O. Box 4, Canberra, ACT 2600. Receipt of applications will not be acknowledged unless requested. Commonwealth Superannuation is transferable. Sick leave credits and limited service for long service is transferable from Australian Universities, Australian Public Service and approved authorities. The successful applicant will be required to undergo medical examination. THE RIVER MURRAY COMMISSION CLERK ($11,304-$12,335) The Commission seeks an experienced Clerk for its small office in Canberra. DUTIES: Operation of accounting and financc services within the Commission including preparation of estimates and review of expenditure. Responsible for personnel records, salaries preparation and oversight of office services. QUALIFICATIONS: Previous broad accounting experience .and knowledge of Australian Public Service practices desirable. CONDITIONS: Conditions of Scrvicc with, the River Murray Commission are similar to those applying in the Australian Public Service. APPLICATIONS: which should include details of age, experience and education together with a telephone contact number should be sent by Friday, September I, 1978 to: THE SECRETARY RIVER MURRAY COMMISSION P.O. Box 409, Canberra City, A.C.T. 2601. THE SWEDISH EMBASSY Requires Receptionist'Secrctary. (Qualifications: Steno'Scc Grade 1 or 2) To commence duties Mon 25 Sept, 1978. Salary and Conditions according to P.S. Regulations. Applications in writing to: The Swedish Embassy, Turrana St., Yarralumla, 2600. We require the services of an cnergclic SALESMAN to join our successful sales team selling new GMH motor vehicles. To arrange an interview, Phone Mr. Stephen James, 972555 MAXAUBERTHOLDEN, 57-73 Yass Road, Queanbeyan. Phone 972555. Open all weekend. WANTED RETIRED OR SEMI-RETIRED COUPLE to manage holiday flats South Coast. Good opportunity for right couple. Phone afler hours 310449. I POSITIONS VACANT Edments .Require a" ASSISTANT MANAGER An excellent opportunity exists in out Canberra Civic Branch for & bright, energetic young man between the ages of 21 and 30 years. Duties to assist in general operations and running of the store. Qualifications: Applicants must have had previous experience in similar type of retail store to ours and have knowledge of display window dressing, merchanising and staff control and above all have a desire to learn. This position offers: Superannuation scheme, excellent prospects for advancement to the right man. Apply in writing to: THE MANAGER, EDMENTS, P.O. Box 282, Canberra City, ACT, 2601. ARHCITECTS Lawrence Nield and Partners Pty Ltd Applications are invited from Architects with senior level experience to work on major university and hospital projects in Canberra, Newcastle and Sydney. Applicants with a mininmum of 5 years experience should in the first instance contact Mr Robert Walker or Lawrence Nield at (02) 273671. Written applications setting out full details of design documentation and supervision experience should be directed to: Lawrence Nield and Partners Ltd 3rd Floor, 45 Macqurie St, Sydney, 2000. AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS: CO ORDINATOR The Academy wishes to engage a coordinator for its Silver Jubilee Celebrations to be held in March, 1979. The Celebrations will include scientific symposia, a science exhibition, scientific Alms, audio visual displays as well as formal ceremonies. Employment may be negotiated on a part-time or contract basis commencing immediately and terminating .at the end of March, 1979. The suitable applicants are likely to have skills in conference organisation and public relations and must be imaginative and encrgetic. Previous experience might include the Services or comparable employment. Applicants should apply, in writing, to the Executive Secretary, Australian Academy of Science, PO Box 783, Canberra City ACT 2601. ASSISTANT SECRETARVMANAGER Mollymook Golf Club Ltd., requires the services of an Assistant Secretary'Manager. Applicants should be familiar with all phases of the Club industry, including rostering, stock control & ordering, and a knowledge of catering. Applications should include, age, marital status, number of years of experience & previous places of employment. All applications should be addressed to: The Sccretary-Manager, Mollymook Golf Club Ltd., P.O. Box 7, Ulladulla, 2539. Applications close Friday, Sept 8, 1978. BELCONNEN NATIONAL FOOTBALL CLUB Applications are hereby called for the position of BAR MANAGER Experienced persons only need apply Secretary Manager Phone 513131. BERRI FRUIT JUICES CO-OP LTD., 51 Lorn Rd., QUEANBEYAN. requires a PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR We require a working supervisor for our plant at Queanbcyan. Preferably the successful applicant will have had experience in a food processing area, but essentially he must have initiative and the ability to control a production operation. Apply Saturday morning or Phone 976822 on Monday for interview appointment. Cap^Cod §LuLuhiejPty.Ud. BUILDING SUPERVISOR Required by leading home extension specialists. The man we require will have a good background in the home construction industry, and will need to be capable of controlling contractors and tub contractors in all related trades. Vehicle will be provided and telephone allowance. Cape Cod Industries Pty. Ltd. 17-19 Altree Court, Phillip Phone 811611 AH 319444 COOK WANTED For new city Restaurant/Coffee Lounge. Excellent hours with no night work. Opening October. Experience is secondary to imaginative and creative qualities. Person must be well groomed, have pleasant personality, courteous, hard working and have pridi in their work. Male or female would be suitable. PHONE 476916 FOR PARTICULARS CASUAL BOOKKEEPER Experienced bookkeeper is required to assist in our small but busy office in Fyshwick. For appointment Phone 806147 after 9am Monday. EVERLAST BATTERY SERVICE POSITIONS VACANT DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY Applications are invited from men and women interested in-applyong for the following positions'. . TECHNICAL OFFICER (SCIENCE) GRADE 1 $10,192-12413 CONSERVATION AND AGRICULTURE SECTION The successful applicant will supervise and direct the day to day soil conservation activities of the Section in the field. Under supervision, design and lay out soil conservation projects including preparation of estimates, plans and schedules. Qualifications: An approved certificate from a technical college or institute of technology or its equivalent, or such other qualifications as the Public Service Board considers appropriate. Practical experience in soil conservation activities desirable. Applications will be considered from persons who do not possess the above qualifications provided they have relevant experience over a minimum period of six years. Such an applicant, if selected, will be required to pass a test to establish eligibility for the position. The Conservation and Agriculture Section of the Department administers the ACT Soil Conservation Ordinance. The design and works team conducts an active field program to implement soil and water conservation measures throughout the ACT. This position of Technical Officer assists with the technical aspects and implementation of the approved program. Applications close 14-9-78. TECHNICAL OFFICER (ENGINEERING) GRADE 1 $10,194.12,413 ACT POLICE The successful applicant will supervise and direct the technical staff engaged in the maintenance, installation and commissioning of portable and mobile communications systems. Undertake testing, maintenance and repair; analyse repetitive faults and develop modifications to improve reliability. Qualifications: An approved certificate from a technical college or institute of technology or its equivalent, or such other qualifications as the Public Service Board considers appropriate, together with requisite experience. Applications will be considered from persons who do not possess the above qualifications, provided they have relevant experience over a minimum period of six years. Such a person if selected would be required to pass a test to establish eligibility for the position. Applications close 7-9-78. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT GRADE 1 $4091-9504 CITY PARKS ADMINISTRATION The successful applicant will under regular supervision dry, sort, lay out and mount preserved botanical specimens received from the field and kindred institutions for incorporation into the Herbarium and fumigate as required. Provide assistance to plant collectors in the field and maintain collecting equipment in good order. Applications close 7-9-78. TECHNICAL OFFICER (SCIENCE) GRADE 1 - TWO POSITIONS $10,194-12,413 CITY PARKS ADMINISTRATION The successful applicants will under direction develop and maintain the non-vascular plant collections, classifying them in accordance with approved systems. Supervise the processing of this material and ensure that it is adequately documented with respect to habit and habitat. Undertake field work as required and direct the subsequent processing of this material for the Botanic Gardens and Herbarium. Identify botanical and horticultural specimens for the Botanic Gardens, Herbarium and the public, prepare reports as required. Liaise with the Botanic Gardens as required. Qualifications: An approved certificate from a technical college or institute of technology or its equivalent, or such other qualifications as the Public Service Board considers appropriate, together with requisite experience. Applications will be considered from persons who do not possess the above qualifications, provided they have relevant experience over a minimum period of six years. Such an applicant, if selected, will be required to pass a test to establish eligibility for the position. Applications close 7-9-78. These positions are permanent and conditions of service include participation in the Superannuation Scheme, long service leave and sick leave benefits and four weeks' annual leave with bonus payments. Appointees fares, removal expenses and an allowance until permanently housed may be paid. Applications outlining previous experience and qualifications should be submitted with an "Application for Permanent Appointment" form which may be obtained from the Regional Director, Office of the Public Service Board, from your capital city or the Department of the Capital Territory, 7th Floor, Qantas House, Canberra City and should be forwarded to: The Secretary, DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY, PO Box 158, Canberra City 2601. .fc. AUSTRALIAN ENGINEER CLASS 1 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT Applications are sought from suitably qualified men and women interested in appointment to the above vacancy located in the Plant and Tooling Branch. DUTIES: Position No 101 - Responsible to the Maintenance Engi neer for investigations into engineering problems associated with plant; and equipment. Control the operation of the planned maintenance program and evaluate results of that program. QUALIFICATIONS: Educational qualifications admitting to Grad IE Aust. SALARY: In the range of $10,469-14,247 per annum. CONDITIONS: Australian Public Service conditions apply. To be eligible for permanent appointment, an applicant must be either an Australian citizen or a British subject eligible for permanent residence in Australia. GENERAL INFORMATION: The successful applicant will be ap pointed as a permanent officer of the Australian Public Service. APPLICATIONS: Details of qualifications, experience and age, together with other supporting material should be submitted by 8 September 1978 to: The Controller, Royal Australian Mint, CANBERRA. ACT. 2600. (A) ESTIMATOR (B) VARIATIONS OFFICER These are senior and responsible positions with a large country based Building and Construction Company working throughout Victoria and Southern NSW. (A) The successful applicant will be a fully experienced estimator with considerable experience, particularly in estimating apd preparation of quotations. (B) The successful applicant will be fully experienced in pricing and submitting variations and presentation of Final Accounts. Enthusiasm and the ability to work without close supervision is essential. Salary will be negotiated to suit and a company house will be provided. Applications giving full, details of experience and employment history together with the names of three referees should be addressed to: Mr R. Kling, General Manager, BRUNI AND BISOGNIPTY LTD P.O. Box 408, COBRAM 3644, Vic, Aust. PHONE 058 722322, AH 058 721052 WHERE ARE ALL THE UNEMPLOYED? We are in urgent need of a SECRETARY A competent senior steno to act as assistant to busy executive. Duties are varied. This position promises to be one of interest. Glamorous surroundings. To become a member of this friendly happy team Ph. 497777. GIRL FRIDAY Must be an accurate typist with average shorthand speed. This position requires a presentable lady with a good telephone manner who takes pride in her work, Ph. 497777. POSITIONS VACANT CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION SOCIAL WORKER CLASS 3 MENTAL HEALTH BRANCH (No 5956) SALARY: $15,614-16,706 DUTIES: Responsible for the development and control of the social work component or the mental health services within the northern region of Canberra. Supervise and train social workers, social health visitors and social work students. Perform mental health consultations with community agencies and their staff. Develop and facilitate community programmes designed to promote mental health and make consultation and training programmes available to volunteer groups. Provide a consultative social work service to various areas of the Branch. Participate in an out-of-hours on-call rosier. QUALIFICATIONS: An appropriate degree or dimploma in Social Work or Social Studies; or equivalent qualifications/Experience in psychiatric Social Work within a community mental health setting desirable. SISTER GRADE 1 59,260-10,605, Child Health Section (No. 5786) " DUTIES: Provide various services to children from prc-school age onwards including health education, prevention of disease and disability, development and health assessment and immunisation. QUALIFICATIONS: General nursing ccrticate and an interest in preventive child health work. Previous experience in child health, including immunisation and audiological testing etc would be an advantage. Some experience in community health work desirable. Applications in writing for the above two positions should reach The Recruitment Officer, Capital Territory Health Commission, P.O. Box 825, Canberra City, A.C.T. 2601 by 7 September, 1978 REGISTERED NURSE GRADE 2, CASUAL RELIEVER (ON CALL) DISTRICT NURSING SERVICE QUALIFICATIONS: General Nursing Certificate Midwifery Certificate. SALARY: 1436.00 to $462.20 per 80 hour fortnight plus 15% casual loading and penalty rates plus certificate and diploma allowances to a maximum of $24 per fortnight. APPLICATIONS to Miss Jennifer James, Director of Nursing, Canberra Hospital, Acton. Application forms and duty statements are available from the Nursing Administration OfficerCanberra Hospital Ph 432145. COMMUNITY NURSE - GRADE 2 SOUTHERN REGION SALARY: $218.00 - $231.10 per week, plus certificate allowance. Applications arc invited from Registered Nurses with appropriate experience and qualifications for a position as Community Nurse. Applicants should have particular ability to function as a competent, enthusiastic member of a team providing primary contact with patients in a Health Centre and in the Community. QUALIFICATIONS: General Certificate, Midwifery Certificate, Community Nursing Certificate, Driving Licence (Manual Gears) essential. CLOSING DATE: 15th September, 1978. Enquiri 5 may be directed to The Staff Officer, 810433 Ext 2257. Written applications to: Mrs Mary M. Kellow, DIRECTOR OF NURSING Woden Valley Hospital P.O. Box 11, Wojlen, A.C.T. 2606. CANBERRA PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY LOANS OFFICER The Socicty has a permanent position in its Loans Department for a clerk responsible to the Loans Manager. Duties embrace interviewing of loan applicants and generally supervising applications to completion. The position requires liason with builders, real estate agents, solicitors etc. Accuracy in detail is essential, together with good presentation and a pleasant manner. Salary will be by negotiation and a staff superannuation schcmc is available. Applications, which close on Friday 1st September 1978 will be regarded as strictly confidential and must be in writing addressed to: The Personnel Manager CANBERRA CO-OPERATIVE PERMANENT BUILDING l SOCIETY LIMITED P.O. Box 242, Civic Square, ACT 2608 marking envelope 'Staff Confidential' WALTONS CASUAL BEAUTY CONSULTANT If you are a trained Beauty Consultant and would like a position with regular casual hours each week, then please contact the Personnel Department. SALES ASSISTANT (Female) 17-19 years We have a vacancy for a Female Sales Assistant in our Kitchenwarc Department. Previous experience preferred but not essential. For appointment on the above two positions, please phone Monday 487811, ext. 23. L POSITIONS VACANT A CANBERRA social ciub requires a part-time clerk living on Southsidc to work from home. Involves bookings for a lodge, secretarial and financial duties. Includes fixed hours between 9am and 5pm. Will require typing ability, telephone and transport. Ph 861040 after 10am. today. ACCOUNTANT A Professional office in Canberra requires a qualified ornear qualified person with at least 3 yrs exp in Audit or Tax for a senior position. Confidential interviews. 473244. AFTER school care children aged 10-12 and light h'work for free f.f. garden flat Red Hill. Ph 951993 Sat even or Sunday. ASSISTANT MANAGER A large Co related to the construction industry seeks a person conversant in Accounting to balance sheet stage. Exp in budgets and long term planning is an adv. Sal $12,000-15,000. 473244. BAR training courses start each week in Canb. 497862. Australian Bar College. BABYSITTER to mind 19 mths old boy in his home, 3 days pw, llam-4pm, Ph. 545570. 23 Mataranka St, Hawker. BASS player wanted for acoustic band. Ph 951303. Avon BE AN AVON REPRESENTATIVE Its an easy way to earn money, and enjoy your free hours. Vacancies exist in Weston, Duffy, Kambah, Curtin, Hughes, Flynn, Scullin, Latham, Downer and Queanbeyan. Ph 475624 or 883331 AH. 958856 bh. BRICKLAYERS wanted, ready to start Monday morning. Apply McElphone Circuit, opp. Tafe College. POSITIONS VACANT TYPING all types, thesis spe cialty, latest IBM Golfball. bh 522108, AH SI 1219. TYPING at home. 544537. TYPING IBM Golfball reas. rates 883892. TYPING done at home. Ph 544675. WELDER requires weekend work. 583782. WEDDING dresses and street clothes made from paper patterns. Ph 545922. WOMAN with B.A.Hons. English, 6 yrs teaching experience, to HSC, seeks casual employment. 475261. YOUNG woman wants house work in the following areas, Weston, Rivett, Fisher & Chapman. Ph.886222. WAITER Professional waiter required for 2.30am start Saturdays and Sundays for breakfast at Warrens. 959795. WAITER. Casual, experienced food and drink waiter required for Noahs Restaurant at Civic. Immediate start. To arrange interview, please phone Mr.Newcombe, after 2pm today, on 480477. WAITRESS Cas, exp only, A ' la Carte. 888216. WANTED Driver for' Hire Car, must have Taxi or Hire Car Drivers Licence, ph 583940 after 9 am. WANTED reliable adult to act as nanny for 2 young children in my home Deakin for . 2 weeks end of September, $100 pw plus keep. References required. Ph 732457. BRICKIES for 1 cottage. Phone 310983. CARPENTER-JOINER ex perienced tradesman required for installation of kitchen cupboards. Apply John Bateup Kitchen,8 Gcclong St., Fyshwick. Ph 806988. CLERK/TYPIST Senior woman who has had experience in a Bank, finance office, or general office experience. Typing is essential 40-45 accuracy. Work involves a fair amount of public relations with clients. City area. Ph. 951324. POSITIONS VACANT CITV OF QUEANBEYAN ENGINEERING ASSIS TANT Applications are invited and wili .be received by the undersigned up till 4pm on Wednesday. 6th September, 1978 for the position of Engineering Assistant Grade 6 to Grade 8 at the appropriate award salary (currently $11,707 to $12,613 per annum). The position carries the benefits of the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, annual and long service leave and offers an excellent position with a progressive and expanding Council, which is undertaking a large construction programme involving roads, drainage, water supply, sewerage and parks development works. Applicants are required to have at least 3 years experience in Urban Road Design Work and to furnish full particulars of qualifications and previous experience, and to state age, marital status and the date upon which duties can be commenced. Copies only of references arc required. Applicants will be required to present at interview copics of design work personally carried out. Further particulars may be obtained upon application to the undersigned. Council Chambers, Qucanbcyan, , 11.8.78 R. B. Smith, Town Clerk CHEF 2nd grill cook required City Restaurant 5 days broken shift or chef 3 nights casually. Ph 810974 or 480062. ?11! COUNSELLOR (SCIENTIFIC) Tokyo, Japan Applications are invited for appointment to the post of Counsellor (Scientific) at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo. The period of appointment is for three years and, subject to language training requirements, the successful applicant will be expected to take up duty in Japan in December, 1978. The Counsellor (Scientific) is advisor to the Australian Ambassador on scientific and related matters and provides a service for CSIRO, the Department of Science and other Australian Government Departments in the field of Australia-Japanese scientific relations. He is also accredited to the Government of the Republic of Korea through the Australian Embassy in Seoul, and has similar responsibilities in advising the Australian Ambassador to ROK in the field of AustraliaROK scientific relations. Duties of the post include the establishment and maintenance of contacts with major Japanese and Korean research institutes and appropriate Government Ministries; attendance at conferences in Japan and Korea on behalf of the Australian Government; participation in, and assistance with, various scientific agreements and exchanges; reporting and monitoring of developments in Japanese and Korean science and technology; providing advice about Australian scientific activities; assistance to visiting Australian scientists, and the planning and arranging of visits of Japanese and Korean scientists to Australia. The appointee will be a senior scientist with a background in cither the physical or biological sciences, but with extensive interests and knowledge outside his-hcr own field. Previous contact with senior Japanese officials, academics and scientists is important. A good knowledge of the Japanese language is desirable, although an opportunity will be provided for the successful applicant to undergo a short intensive language training course. Salary will be negotiable and depend on qualifications and experience, but will not be less than $22,353 pa plus overseas allowances prescribed for Commonwealth employees on long-term postings to Japan. If required consideration would be given to filling the position on a secondment basis to CSIRO. Applications which should include the names and addresses of three referees, should be addressed to: The Secretary, CSIRO Head Office, PO Box 225, Dickson, ACT 2602 by September 18, 1978. Further information may be obtained by writing to this address or by telephoning Canberra 484549 (Mr G. D. McLennan). ' WILL mind children for work ing mother. School holidays or full time. Chapman area. _Ph 884210. DOCTORS Receptionist Wednesdays only, hrs flexible, minimum 4, Sth side. Apply Canberra Times Box No C3646. ENGINEER Graduate, min 5 years exp earthworks, Sydney position. Syd (02) 9776805. Write A.P.C. Pty Ltd, PO Box E94, St James, Sydney. EXPERIENCED Asian waitress wanted in Chinese restaurant Southsidc, please Ph. 862229 from 10am to 12 noon. EXPERIENCED woman re quired for polishing machine clcaner for ChiClcy Primary School. Hrs 4-8pm Mon to Fri. Good pay. Apply Monday morn Sam at School. EXPERIENCED young lady' to work in Snack Bar part or full time. Good wages. Apply Diamond Snack Bar, Tasman House, Hobart PI, from 10am-12noon today. FREE board accom for light! housework suit single woman no objection to child, apply 3 Schomburg St, Yar ralumla. FINANCE 24 - 28 Exp in this area is essential, plus the ambition to attainmanagerial status. The person must also be well presented and willing to work hard in a training capacity. Co offers excellent prospects and remuneration. 473244. POSITIONS VACANT FIRST Class motor mechanic for front end alignment and repairs. Excell wages and cond. Phone 805454 for ap pointment. Goulburn City Council LIBRARIAN Goulburn-Gunning Library Applications are invited from qualified persons and will be received until 12 noon on Thursday September 14, 1978, for the position of Chief Librarian of the Goulburn-Gunning Library. The salary payable will be in accordancc with the Library Staff Award, at present $256.80 per week. A cottage is available for ren tal to the successful appli cant. Applicants should hold a Certificate of Competency as a Librarian issued by the Library Council of New South Wales or be eligible to receive such a certificate, or to hold equivalent qualification. Applicants arc required to submit full partic-' ulars of experience and qualifications and to state age. Copies of references should be submitted. T. A. WILLIAMS Town Clerk Town Hall, Goulburn. August 17th, 1978. GARDENER to maintain my old Griffith garden. Prefer experienced local garden lover who will care for it as his own and to choosc his own hours. Prefer older person. Ph. 951763 BH only. GEMINI Party Sales. Want extra money for Christmas? Phone and car essential. Ph 881411. GIRL for career in Graphic Industry, 16-18 years. School Certificate or HSC. Willing to attend Tcch. Initial work operating IBM Composer, book-keeping, general office reception work. Training given. Above award wage for the right person. Permanent position seekers only. Apply in writing to: Salgraphic, P.O. Box 238, Dickson. ACT. 2602. GRADER Operator, must be experienced, gd cond. For appt ph 812942. GUITARIST or keyboard player also bass player wanted for established Rock Band with work. Phone 886549. HAIRDRESSER part timcj Thurs, Fri, Sat morning. 487586. HAIRDRESSER ladies, quali fied for Saturday mornings,) must be competent. 487586. HAIRDRESSER for men or 2nd or 3rd year apprentice, to work in mens salon. Top wages. Ph 951952 bh, 414403 ah. HERALDIC Artist apply Her aldic Crests Kiosk, Monaro Mall. HOBBYTEX. EARN that much needed extra money in your spare time. Become a Hobbytex instructor phone Jacqui Reedman for details. JEWELLER with experience to work in small Canberra Workshop. Ex conditions & home can be provided. Prefer introverted quiet person. Ph.Canberra 951763 or write: P.O. Box 441, Manuka A.C.T. with details. JOBLESS ACTION. Are you unemployed? Can wc help? Second Floor, 39 Ainslie Ave. 479001. LEGAL Steno-Sec required by small City practice. Good speeds essential. Phone 473755. MALE casual, driveway at, tend, for Qbn Service Stn. Neat app. well mannered. Ph 972025 between Sam and 2pm Sat. only. MARKETING TRAINEE The Co is one of the largest and most progressive in its ficld.lt requires a person who has a degree in Accounting, Commerce, or Economics and a flair to communicate effectively. It offers an extensive study program and excellent pros pects. 473244. MECHANIC required, general machinery. House, meat and electricity. Primary and Secondary schools, sheep station 20 miles Canberra. Telephone 375160. MECHANIC responsible per son seeking permanent position required for South Coast service station. Must be confident to work on all types of vehicles. To receive a generous salary, plus opportunity for bonus. Phone 816625. METAL fabricator. Required for the manufacture and assembly of aluminium windows and doors. . Apply, in person after 8.30am on Monday 28th August to Aluminium Production Section, Stcgbar Windowwalls Pty Ltd, 10 Wiluna St. Fyshwick. Phone 805444. MOTOR mechanic. Qualified mechanic required for service station site, good conditions and wages. Ph 548702. MOTOR MECHANIC wanted. Cars and light truck work, wcilding an advantage. Contact BK Motor Repairs Ph 805240 Sat or Mon. MUM to mind 3 'A y.o. girl one day per week, Macquaric area. Phone 513551. MUMS helper, general house work and some cooking. 3 to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. $40pw. Must be experienced cook. Phone 862893. PART-TIME IN TERVIEWERS Wc all like saying what we like and what we think -particularly when it's on topical subjects. You can let some pocplc do just that on Saturday once (or twice) a month, and earn about S38 for yourself. If you're aged 20 years or over, bright, and have a car (and perhaps a phone) simply phone Melbourne (03) 625871 on a weekday and ask for Jill Edwards. On Saturday phone (03) 2336407. You may write to her at: Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. Vacancics includc Torrcns, Giralang. PAPER Delivery Man, early morning, weekends, own vehicle. Apply Macquaric Newsagcncy. Ph 51 1843. PART or full time work avail able. Car and phone necessary, Ph 316576 for in' formation. TUITOR for Primary stu dents, Maths and reading. Wanniassa area. Ph 312738. I, WWjUSI 10, 19/8 - 23 POSITIONS VACANT PART-TIME Legal Secretary . required for Fyshwick office, 19Vihrs, 4 days a week. Experience essential, pleasant working conditions. Ph.804399. PART Time, Senior Steno Scc. for interesting position as a shopping centre Managers Secretary. For appointment Ph, 475511 Monday. I LEND LEASE INVEST MENTS PTY. LTD. PART Time Opportunity for men and women who are looking for additional income. Opportunity to provide a service to families in the Community. Set own hours. The opportunity to develop an outside interest. Free sales training. Ph 541579 before noon today. PLUMBERS wanted. Ex perienced men need only apply. Ph 972354 after 8am Mon. QUALIFIED and experienced teacher formerly of Killara, Sydney. Janette Vanderfield, A.Mus.A., T. Mus.A., A.C.T.L., L.T.C.L., A.Mus.T.C.L., will commence tuition in pianoforte, classical guitar and all theoretical subjects at K.T. Park, Burra Rd, Queanbeyan. Ph 062-363118. Beginners to advanced pupils welcome from July 1978. QUALIFIED ladies hair dressers in all aspects, fulltime, free times early in week, exc conditions, 487586. QUALIFIED Ladies Hair dresser, part-time, for Civic Salon. Ph 883186. RECEPTIONIST CAREER New low cost Receptionist Course starts Monday. Our superior training and free job assistance is having outstanding success in helping students into well paid worthwhile careers. Inquire now. Receptionist Centre, 3 Lonsdale Street, Braddon. Phone 476333. RAWLEIGHS agents phone 317670. REMEMBER ME SALON do BEAUTE BEAUTICIAN A fully experienced Beautician is required for our beautiful new prestige Salon dc Beaute to open in Centrepoint, Canberra City soon. Applicants must be fully qualified for facials, leg waxing, manicuring etc. Please apply in writing to: REMEMBER ME SALON de BEAUTE Write Box C3649, C/- The Canberra Times, Mort St, Canb City.' TERRA Nova. New organic beauty treatment just released by Hobbytex. Become a beauty advisor generous commission and product allowances. PH Jacqui Reedman now for details. 413882 RELIABLE intelligent girl, to 19 years, required to tra as dental nurse-receptioni in Civic Dental Practice. Rt ply Can. Times Box N C3651. RESPONSIBLE adults re quired for part time letter box delivery. Kambah, Wanniassa area. For further details phone 317989. SHIRE OF FLINDERS GRADER OPERATOR Applicants should have experience on Caterpillar 12 or similar graders. Applicants should contact the Works Engineer at Rosebud Works Depot, Hinton Street, Rosebud. Phone (059) 861211. PETER S. PARKINSON Shire Engineer Municipal Offices Rosebud July 16, 1978 SUPERVISOR (Assistant) This permanent position is for a female person having suitable previous experience in caring for elderly persons, perferably with some nursing experience. The hostel is new and provides alt amenities for 50 persons, both male and female, in single motel-style accommodation with minimal domestic duties. The successful applicant will be required to livc-in while on duty and a private flat is provided. Hours arc by regular roster providing four free days per fortnight and salary is $179.40 per week, plus al lowances. Applications in writing should be addressed to the Executive Officer, "Bimbimbie" Retirement Village, Short Street, Merimbula, NSW 2548. Telephone (0649) 51421. Closing date is September 4, 1978. >?Sli STENO-SECRETARY Head Officc Canberra, ACT Duties: Stcno-Sccrctary at Head Office primarily to provide secretarial services to a senior member of the Science Branch. A knowledge of word processing is an advantage and if necessary the successful applicant 1 would be trained in the use of this equipment. Qualifications: A good standard of education and a shorthand speed of 100 wpm together with the ability to type with speed and ac curacy. Salary: Stcno-Sccrctary Grade 1: $9080-59527. Tenure: Indefinite with superannuation. Applications quoting reference number 110-1784 should reach: . The Secretary, Head Officc, CSIRO, PO Box 225, Dickson, ACT 2602 by September 1, 1978. SECURIRTY guards required to 45 years fully experienced only need apply. 52 Moore Street, Turner after 9am. SALES Opportunity for am bitious man or woman seeking a challenge. Previous leadership an advantage. Age over 25. For interview app. Ph 863797 before noon today. SALES GIRL wanted for shoe and handbag sales - nice appearance, no experience needed. Attend for interview on Monday anytime after 8.30am. Shop 72 Belconncn Mall. SOLID Plasterers wanted. Ph. 886517 after 12 noon Sat. and between 9 am and 3 pm Sunday."}
{"id":110912289,"text":"27 Sep 1978 - NSW ELECTION The contest seems already over, bar the shouting Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 27 September 1978, page 2 NSW ELECTION The contest seems already over, bar the shouting A CERTAIN inevitabili- ty of a Labor victory ap-pears to hang over NSW's October 7 election and it is difficult to find a commen-tator who seriously doubts that the Premier, Mr Wran will win, probably well. A recent ANOP-National Times poll suggests that 64 per cent of New South Welshmen are satisfied with Mr Wran's Government. The Premier himself gets a satis-faction rating from 79 per cent of people, while the Opposition leader, Mr Coleman, is pleasing just 29 per cent of the potential voters. It is a state of affairs which is reflected in the campaigns. While Mr Wran has been able to eschew extravagant promises and point reassuringly to stable, respon-sible government over the past 28 months, Mr Coleman has been forced to delve into the world of near-melodrama and, some would have it, economic fantasy. Freeways Liberal advertisements showing youths preparing heroin and inject-ing it — an attempt to portray Labor as "soft" on the drug issue — were branded "immoral" by some drug educators and rejected by some tele-vision stations. Another advertisement, on La-bor's freeways policy, was with-drawn after complaints that it was inaccurate. And though few people would complain that Mr Coleman's policy speech, delivered on September 21 at Hurstville Civic Centre, was not attractive, surprisingly vigorous and inventive, the economic feasibility of cutting personal income tax by five per cent, the immediate abolition of death duties and cuts in payroll tax, have been called into question by even the most conservative elements. The Sydney Morning Herald greeted Mr Coleman's speech thus: "The question is whether a Liberal Country Party Government would find the fulfilment . .. within the State's financial capacity .... A big question mark hangs over Mr Col-eman's program. It is attractive, but is it financially possible?... He will have to convince voters that it is". Mr Wran is one who is clearly not convinced. "We've costed all these promises of income-tax cuts and the like and they add up to over $800 million in a year", he said. Impossible "They would mean all existing State taxes or charges would need to be increased by 50 per cent if these promises were to be carried out. "A tax-cut to wage-earners of this size is absolutely impossible", says the Premier. For all that, it is not an easy campaign for Mr Coleman, and many impartial observers might feel the Opposition leader has done well. Certainly there has been little sign that it is a token battle of rhetoric, little sign that basically October 7 has been conceded to Labor. Desperation For the coalition the omens are not good. Last time Mr Coleman faced Mr Wran was in the by election for the former Premier Sir Eric Willis's vacated seat of Earl wood on July 15. Labor took the seat Sir Eric had held for 28 years with a swing of almost 10 per cent. Electoral expert Mr Malcolm Mackerras is one who has predicted a 20-seat majority for Labor — it is a three-seat majority since Earlwood — with a general swing to Labor of about seven per cent. But Mr Coleman has given every indication of someone who has put the pollsters and the bleaker possi bilities behind him and come out fighting, albeit with a trace of des-peration. For example, he found Labor's policy speech so "uninspiring" and "dull" that it did not require much comment. Barring some strange upset, Mr Coleman and his Country Party counterpart, Mr Punch, will not oust Labor on October 7. But in an ironical way the good tidings for Labor, emanating for months now from surveys and parties research, could give Mr Coleman an oppor-tunity to do a deal better than some people expect, and enough to retain his job. Harbinger The coalition's stock has been so low at times during the past 2½ years that some feel all Mr Coleman has to do to achieve a kind of "suc-cess" is simply to stave off a disaster — a landslide to Labor — of which Earlwood could have been a harb-inger. This, of course, is assuming that Mr Coleman manages to retain his own seat of Fuller, vulnerable to Labor on a swing of just over four per cent. As mentioned already, it is not an easy campaign for Mr Coleman. Labor spokesmen freely concede that Mr Wran is its most marketable commodity, and Labor's campaign is centred firmly around its adept Pre- mier. The Premier leads an apparently unified party with its fair share of conservative, "Establishment" fig-ures at Cabinet level. Aside from two comparatively minor instances fea-turing the Mines and Energy Min-ister, Mr Hills, and the Attorney-General, Mr Walker, no public dis-agreement between Premier and Cabinet has surfaced in 28 months. There are those who may fear what a Wran Government with an unassailable majority might get up to, but they have little upon which to build their fears. Disunity For Mr Coleman it is a different story. He can hardly be promoted Wran-style. He has been in the job a meagre few months. There was disunity, and what one Liberal official called "organised chaos", when the then Premier, Mr Lewis, was supplanted by Sir Eric Willis. There was much of the same as Sir Eric battled to stem the tide of Mr Wran's rising popularity. Few Liberal MPs could honestly claim that Sir Eric had the sort of backing in some parliamentary quarters that he probably deserved. When he was replaced by Mr Col-eman, after the media had tossed name after name around for weeks, the Liberals in NSW had taken on the look of a party that only a masochist would want to lead into an election within about five years. Mr Coleman had been in charge a matter of weeks when reports of moderate versus right faction-fight- ing within the party (The Canberra Times, 19 May) gave Mr Wran a golden opportunity to talk patron-isingly of the need for governments to face an effective Opposition under the Westminster system. On the basic election quin-tessential issues Mr Wran has left Mr Coleman and Mr Punch precious few pickings. Public transport, an issue for Op-position in NSW since most people can remember, is being hailed by the Transport Minister, Mr Cox, as a Labor success. It is, says Mr Cox, being rejuvenated, improved and its fiscal deficit merely a matter of updating what 11 years of coalition rule allowed to degenerate. Unemployment, something NSW led Australia in, has been brought under control, says Mr Wran. Statistics are open to different in terpretations, but rccent figures sug-gest that the State has graduated from first to fifth in the jobless stakes. A senior Labor source commented this weekend, "I've got nothing against Peter (Coleman). I quite like the bloke. I think he's doing the best anybody could do. But if he wins this one he'll defy logic". Mr Wran: 79 per cent satisfaction rating Mr Hills Mr Walker Disagreements — but only minor ones."}
{"id":110919550,"text":"27 Oct 1978 - UK GALLUP POLL Labour 5½pc ahead' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 27 October 1978, page 6 UK GALLUP POLL Labour *5Vipc ahead' LONDON, Thursday (AAP-PA). — Labour leads the Conservatives by 5'/j per cent according to the latest Gallup poll reported in the Daily Telegraph last night. The poll shows a massive turn-around in public opinion. Last month the Conservatives were said by the same poll to hold a 7 per cent lead. The percentage of people finding the performance of the leaders satisfactory compared with last month were: The Prime Minister, Mr Callaghan, 55 per cent (51), the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Thatcher 40 per cent (39), the Liberal leader, Mr Steel, 44 per cent (34)."}
{"id":110927489,"text":"06 Dec 1978 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 6 December 1978, page 37 POSITIONS VACANT DELICATESSEN MANAGER Senior Female required for Service Delicatessen, for our Queanbeyan store. Experience preferred, but not essential. Good wages and conditions. Uniforms supplied. Apply with references to Manager. 193 Crawford St. Queanbeyan. Ph 973511. ELECTRICAL FITTINGS APPRENTICE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL (SERVICES) PTY LTD. have a position vacant for an Apprentice Electrical Fitter. Applications for interview will be accepted in writing only until Wednesday, 13th December, 1978. The successful applicant will commence duty in the new year. Applications to P.O. Box 276, Fyshwick 2609. EXPERIENCED PRESSER PART-TIME Required by Bel-air Dry Cleaners. Hours negotiable. For appointment, phone 804361, Mr McClynn. 0 FUND RAISING PROJECTS OFFICER. The A.C.T. Division of the National Heart Foundation of Australia, requires a person to organise fund raising programmes. The initial appointment will be for three months; further appointments will be considered. Remuneration to be negotiated. Applications in writing to: Fund Raising Chairman. National Heart Foundation of Australia (ACT Division). PO Box 268. Woden 2606, by 22nd December 1978. HOTEL AINSLIE Limestone Avenue, Braddon. Requires an experienctd RELIEF RECEPTIONIST from 11th December to 3rd January. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evenings from 4pm-10pm. PLEASE PHONE 48S511 FOR APPOINTMENT Jennings We're here to help youT^' CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Two challenging positions are being offered by Australia's leading Home Builder to persons with a proven and successful sales record, preferably in tbe Housing or Real Estate fields. An attractive remuneration package consisting of either Retainer plus Commission or "Commission Only' will be negotiated and it is expected that the successful applicant wiU be capable of earnings in excess of $18,000 p.a. The positions are located in Canberra with N.S.W, market opportunities also available. Apply in writing to * Mr. R.E. Reid Divisional Manager Housing and Land Croup Jennings Industries Limited IS Geelong Street Fysbwick. A.C.T. 2609. LEND LEASE INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED PROPERTY MANAGER Due to staff promotion, we are seeking a person for the management of our office building portfolio. This person will be responsible for budgets, financial control, leasing, and day to day management of office buildings. We are looking for managerial experience, probably in the field of property management, sales or marfceting, and with a sound understanding of business principles. The successful applicant will probably be in their early thirties, have a pleasant personality and good leadership qualities. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Applications outlining personal qualifications and experience should be in writing marked "Confidential" and forwarded to: Canberra Manager, Lend Lease Investments Ply Limited Post Office Box 244, CIVIC SQUARE, 2608. LADIES FASHION SHOES THE JENZ SHOP, BELCONNEN MALL Have a vacancy for a full time sales lady to sell their range of ladies fashion shoes. We wisb to bear from ladies with a genuine ability to sell and who are prepared to work on Friday nights and Saturday mornings. PHONE Mr Beckett today on 511433 for an appointment to be interviewed. MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY HR BLOCK (THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE) have opportunities for managers (local and interstate) For details and interview appointment call 02-4761232 (reverse charge) during office hours Thursday December 6. SALESMAN OR SALESWOMAN. TOYOTA - MERCEDES BENZ. A well established country dealership with the above franchises has a position for an experienced sales person with a proven sales record. The successful applicant will be an energetic self starter, able to generate sales from floor traffic and cold canvassing. A generous salary and commission structure will apply to the right applicant. A company vehicle will be supplied and Superannuation after a qualifying period. Apply in writing with references to: The Manager, Peter Clifton Toyota, P.O. Box 186, Goulburn. N.S.W. 2580. SECRETARY required for City legal office, commence before or after Christmas. PHONE 310375 AH AND BH. POSITIONS VACANT THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Applications art invited for the following positions: REF 78424 TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER (HEAD TECHNICAL OFFICER — LEVEL 3 Department of Forestry, Faculty of Science, School of General Studies. Applications are invited from persons with relevant technical knowledge and experience for the position of Technical Services Manager in the Department of Forestry. This is the senior non-academic post within the department. In general, the duties will cover responsibilities in the following areas:— supervision and overall responsibility for technical staff; ordering and maintenance of departmental equipment, keeping of budget records and liaison with other departments for services and equipment; assistance to academic staff in teaching and research activities and general oversight of buildings and their maintenance. A degree, diploma or equivalent qualifications with emphasis in the botanical sciences would be an advantage. Telephone enquiries: 493529 Mr Hogg. Closing date: 12.12.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience will be within the range: Technical Services Manager: $I6,389-$17,231 REF 78419 RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE 2, Urban Research Unit, Research School of Social Sciences. Applications are invited from graduates for appointment to the position of Research Assistant Grade 2 in the Urban Research Unit of the Research School of Social Sciences. Duties will include assistance to research work being undertaken into the growth and development of Australian cities and with related policy issues. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in computer programming and in handling social and economic statistics. Appointment will initially be for twelve months but may be extended. Applications should contain the names and addresses of at least two referees who are in a position to comment on the applicant's qualifications and experience. Telephone enquiries: 492118 Mr P. N. Troy. Closing date: 13.12.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Research Assistant Grade 2: $11,561-513,844 REF 78422 RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE 2, Department of Economics, Research School of Pacific Studies. The successful applicant will be required to assist academic staff in the collection and analysis of data for research projects currently being undertaken. Most of the work of the Department relates to problems of economic development and trade in the Southeast Asian and Pacific Region. The successful applicant will be expected to take up duties in early January 1979. The appointment will initially be for 12 months but may be extended. Telephone enquiries'. 492188 Mrs E. Harriss Closing date: 11.12.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Research Assistant Grade 2: 511,561-513,844 REF 78428 LIBRARIAN CLASS I, Social Sciences and Humanities Division, The Library. The appointee is expected to assume the duties of Inter-Library Loan Librarian, to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the l.L.L. Unit, comprising 3 full-time and 2 part-time staff, and to assist whenever required at the Menzics Building Reference desk. A degree, professional qualifications and inter-library loan or reference experience is essential. Telephone enquiries: 493426 Closing date: 19.12.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Librarian Class I: SI 1,733-513,365 REF 78421 SECRETARY RANGE I, Contemporary China Centre, Research School of Pacific Studies. Applications are invited for appointment as Secretary in the Contemporary China Centre, Research School of Pacific Studies. The successful applicant may be required to handle the following duties in addition to normal secretarial duties: typing of manuscripts and seminar papers, distribution of publications, handling of subscriptions for the Centre's Reading Room, and organising of seminars and conferences. The successful applicant should also be able to liaise effectively with members of the Centre within the University, as well as with outside bodies. This position sometimes involves working under pressure. Telephone enquiries: 493140 Closing date: 15.12.78 Salary, according to qualifications and cxpcrience, will be within the range: Secretary Range I: $9,080-59,753 REF 78423 STENOGRAPHER GRADE I OR II, Department of Pacific and Southeast Asian History, Research School of Pacific Studies. Duties will include general typing, typing manuscripts, bulletins etc and the use of shorthand as required. Applications should include the names and addresses of at least three referees. Telephone enquiries: 492315 Robyn Walker Closing date: 11.12.78 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: GENERAL INFORMATION: Written applications for the above positions, quoting reference number, should be forwarded to the Registrar, Australian National University, P.O. Box 4, Canberra. ACT 2600. Receipt of applications will not be acknowledged unless requested. Commonwealth Superannuation is transferable. Sick leave credit* and limited service for long service is transferable from Australian Universities, Australian Public Service and approved authorities. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a medical examination. Stenographer Grade I: Stenographer Grade II: $8,422-58,723 $8,723-59,070 USED CAR MANAGER. A well established country dealership with Toyota and Merccdcs Ben2 franchises is offering a position for an experienced Used Vehicle Manager. The right person must have a proven sales record with experience in valuating • reconditioning - wholesaling and stock control. A generous salary and commission will be paid together with the use of a motor vehicle, entertaining allowance and Superannuation after a qualifying period. Please apply in writing with references to: The Manager, Peter Clifton Toyota, P.O. Box 186, Goulburn. N.S.W. 2580. MALAYSIAN HIGH COMMISSION VACANCIES Applications are invited to fill the following vacancies: (a) INFORMATION ASSISTANT. (Monthly Salary $480x20 = $680) (b) FINANCIAL CLERK. (Monthly Salary $480 x 20 = $680) (c) CLERK/TYPIST. (Monthly Salary $440 x 15 = $590) Applicants are expected to have passed at least Year 10 and be able to type at reasonable speed. Applications together with a personal resume should reach the Malaysian High Commission, 71 State Circle, Yarralumla ACT 2600 before Dcccmber 15, 1978. * FUND RAISING PROJECTS OFFICER. Tbe A.C.T. Division of the National Heart Foundation of Australia, requires a person to organise fund raising programmes. Tbe initial appointment will be for three months: Further Part Time appointments may be considered. Remuneration to be negotiated. Applications in writing to: Fund Raising Chairman. National Heart Foundation of Australia (ACT Division). PO Box 268. Woden 2606, by 22nd December 1978. REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE CMEEII APPOINTMENT Doe fo our continued expansion we require Hie service of o person possessing the following: Natural enthusiasm and self motivation; prepared or used to working long hours for above average income; who is absolutely honest; reliable and able to clearly communicate with our clients and customers; either already or prepared to undertake the two year Technical College Course; a previous successful record in real estate or other soles field would naturally be preferred. The chosen applicant will join a team of progressive successful people possessing the above requirements. Access to sole franchise of Graham Kemp Homes, John J. O'Brien Homes, Zenith Homes, Multi-list and REI membership ensures above overage income. Applicants can be ouured of confidence and should phone Mr G. Werrell to arrange an appoint" ment. POSITIONS VACANT (?gh CALVARY A ^0 HOSPITAL J Calvary Hospital, Bruce, b neoring completion and will be a public hospital of 309 beds conducted by the Order of the little Company of Maty. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced person* for appointment to the following positions) Chief Pharmacist $16,704 p.o. Responsible for the development and administration of the Pharmacy Services within the Hospital. Applicants must be eligible for registration as a Phormoetst in the ACT, preferably a Fellow of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Chief Radiographer ($12,688413,128pa) Responsible for the development and administration of Radiography Services within the Hospital. Applicants must hold the Conjoint Board Certificate of Competency, or equivalent, but higher qualifications desirable. Further information on the above three positions may be obtained from — Dr Mary Stannard, Director of Medical Services (telephone (062) 514999). Medical Records Administrator ($11,304-$12,335 p.a.) Responsible for the development and administration of tho Medical Records Section, including liaision with other A.C.T. Health Institutions. Applicants must be eligible for registration as a Medical Records Administrator in N.S.W. or equivalent, with appropriate hospital experience. Secretary to Director of Medical Services ($8,447*$9,005 pa) Competent Secretary required with a minimum typing speed of SO w4j.n1., with shorthand desirable. Knowledge of medical terminology an advantage. Administration Officer ($13,680-$ 13,710 p.a.) Responsible for a variety of general administrative functions, including supervision of cleaning, security, registry and communication). Applicants should be experienced in the areas indicated, with suitable hospital experience desirable. Information Officer ($8,05949,438 pa) Responsible for public relations activities, including media liaison, hospital functions, etc. Formal qualifications are not essential, but applicants should have experience in the public relations field. 1 Assistant Printer ($9,t9l-$9,570pa) Applicants should be experienced in the operation and maintenance of an AM 1250 Offset Press, or equivalent, and in art work preparation. Instrument Officer ($13,04t-$13,822 pa) The successful applicant will be required to maintain and repair all electronic equipment associated with the functioning of the Hospital. Experience in radio and medical electronics desirable, with appropriate trade qualifications essential. Fitters ($91077-$9,416p.a. plus allowances) (Several positions)** Duties will include Installation, planned and emergency maintenance activities appropriate to the trade, including the use of lathe and milting machines. Appropriate trade qualifications essential. — Shift woik is involved in these positions. Senior Storeman ($8,550-$B,875 pa) Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the General Stores Section, including supervision of staff. Applicants must be experienced storemen, with hospital or similar experience an advantage. Written applications stating age, qualifications and experience, and including the names and addresses to two referees should be addressed to The Chief Executive, Officer, Calvary Hospital, P.O. Box 254, Jamison Centre, A.C.T. 2614 by 13 December, 1978. REAL ESTATE MANAGER PART OWNERSHIP Canberra's leading agency requires a manager for its Queanbeyan office. The Queanbeyan office has been successfully operating for 1 year and has a growing rental roll. Combined with an immediate part-ownership of the business, this represents an excellent opportunity for a go-ahead person to not only earn an excellent income, but build a sound and profitable business for himself, with full support and back-up from the parent company. If you have a desire to establish your own business, are experienced in real estote practice and you display initiative, determination and drive, take the opportunity of applying for this position. The successful applicant is given the opportunity to control a business that will show excellent returns immediately. Contact Mrs Byrne on 488811 between 10am and 3pm to arrange a confidential interview. HEGOaLH 48§™ Commonwealth Bank BkJg. Northbourne Ave, City Mutual Life Society SALES CAREER ORIENTATION EVENING Presenting the career opportunities of the professional Life Insurance Consultant on Wednesday, December 13 at 7.30pm. INTERESTED? Phone Regional Sales Manager — Mr M. J. Kltto on 486888 BOILERMAKER welder re quired for site work for shorl time, vehicle essential. Ph 972147. BABY Sitters, work for re sponsible sitters. Ph 959726. BAR Training. Courses start each Mon in Cba. Ph 480744, 497862. Australian Bar College. $ CAR Mechanic Casual 3 weeks 3 - 62 Maryborough St Fyshwick. CHEF Matilda's Family Tav ern requires a special person to fill this position. Ph 731669 for further details. POSITIONS VACANT AID RETARDED PERSONS • Goulburn Branch Workshop Manager Applications are now being sought for the position of Manager of Endeavour Industries, Goulburn. Endeavour Industries is an Activities Centre operated by the Goulburn Branch of Aid Retarded Persons from N.S.W. employing mainly intellectually handicapped persons. There are also a number of physically handicapped at the Centre. The duties of the position include the control of staff, evaluation, costing and negotiations of contract and general oversight of the operation. Applicants for the position should submit details of experience and qualifications, together with copies of references by 8.12.78 to Honourary Secretary, P.O. Box 558, GOULBURN 2580. Commencement date early 1979: Salary by negotiation. Signed.' R. P. Woolner, Branch President. CLUB Manager required, pre vious experience in all aspccts of Club work essential. Apply in writing to The Secretary, Capital Golf Club Limited, P.O. Box 136, Manuka. A.C.T. Applica tions close 13.12.78. EXPERIENCED Girl for sandwich and snack bar work. Part time or full time, apply Centre-Point food bar. Petrie Plaza, Civic. 476848. FRAMING Carpenters wanted. Apply Block 10, Section 112, Kalecn, or Pb 547988. Tradesmen only. FINANCIAL Analyst. The position requires Fiance or Merchant Banking exp. Coupled with tertiary qualifications in Accounting of Economics. The Co. has Intl. statis and offers an excellent career. 473244. GENERAL Trained Nurse, re quired forSpcnce Childrens Cottage. Permanent part time. Hours 1 • 6pm. Ph 582077 Sam- 6pm. GUITARIST vocalist or pian ist vocalists for established Country/Country Rock Band. Ph 823131 after 9.30 till 3pm. today or after 7pm Thursday. HAIRDRESSER, male or female third yr apprentice. Ph 585060. JOBLESS ACTION can help you to apply for jobs and with things to do while out of work including car repairs, music, video courses and cooking and gardening workshops. Contact 39 Ainslie Ave. City, ph 479001 or Blue caravan next to Woden C.E.S. phone 824119. KIND Grandmotherly-type lady to look after my 10 yr old son before and after school and most school holidays. Mawson. Ph 861819 ah. Avon KNOW WHAT'S NEW IN BEAUTY AND FASHION As an Avon representative, you will be one of the first to learn the latest trends while you sell world-famous products. Good money, flex hrs. Vacancies in Canberra and Qbn. Please ph 958856. LADIES Hairdresser gd cond, award wages. Ph 487062. LIVE-IN housekeeper for single father, 2 children own room, ensuite bathroom, plus wage, active pensioner, single mother and child acceptable commencing mid Jan 79. 662858 bh, 815703ah. MANAGER for drycleaning plant. Exp preferred. Further details 488179. PRESSER for drycleaning plant. Must be experienced. Further details 488179. ^ MEDICAL SECRETARY Position to be available mid January for mature secretary, with good shorthand and typing speed, and experience of general office procedure. Knowledge of medical terminology and previous experience desirable. Reply in writing to C3759, Canberra Times, stating qualifications and enclosing copies of references. MUM close to Holt school needed for school hols and after school next term. Ph 544745 after 1.30 pm. OFFICE MANAGER. Services of a mature person to run an insurance office. Must be self-motivated and able to communicate with the public. R. Clarke, 473122, ext 21. RESPONSIBLE' person wanted to mind girl 8 yrs and boy 5 yrs Curtin area, 8am to 1pm Mon to Fri for period of school hols. Ph 824656 after 1.30pm. POSITIONS VACANT HEAD OF DEPARTMENT - WELFARE Canberra College of TAFE ACT The Commonwealth Teaching Service is seeking applications from suitably qualified people to fill this position which will fall vacant from Term 1 ,1979. The Welfare Department trains people who wish to undertake helping roles in the community in a 3 year programme at Course Award level, and possibly at Certificate level from 1980. The effective educational and administrative operation of the Department is your responsibility. You will be required to' undertake teaching duties, to become involved in curriculum development, to supervise and direct your departmental staff and to assist them in their professional development. You should have recognised qualifications in teaching and in the social work or welfare fields and be •eligible for membership of the AASW. Experience in educational administration is desirable. Salary: $18,302 per annum. Send your application, giving full details of your qualifications and employment experience together with a telephone number where you may be contacted, to the Commissioner, Commonwealth Teaching Service, PO Box 39, Woden ACT. 2606. Applications close 15 December 1978. POSITIONS VACANT PART-TIME IN TERVIEWERS. Needed in Page Men or women aged 20 years or over for Gallup Poll and market research. Call ing on people in their homes one or two weekends a month is interesting and rewarding. Fees average S38. Car and phone needed. Training provided. Phone Melbourne (03) 625871 and ask Tor Jill Edwards. On Saturday phone (03) 233-6407; or write to: Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. i man to work with min supervision good knowledge of trade, car, large job gd wages and cond for right man. 7 Campbell Street, Queanbeyan. Ph 971811. RECEPTIONIST DIPLOMA COURSE. The way to a receptionist carccr is with specialised job training. The course includes typing to 45 wpm or more. Switchboards, receptionist duties, grooming, free place ment servicc to students and employers. Special concession until Christmas to assist school leavers and the unemployed. First comers will be accepted until classes are Tilled. Call and see us now at 3 Lonsdale Street, Braddon. 476333. SALES Marketing Trainee, degree quals. Economics, Accounting or a related business course is needed for this challenging and progressive position. The Co. is one of the largest in it's field and offers an excellent career opportunity. For more details, Ph 473244. SECRETARY 21-26, Good S/H and typing speeds are nec. But the job entails more assistant type work. Liaise with client and organise I.N.S. Policies for O-S travel. Varied duties, advancement, $9,500 • $10,000 PA. 473244. TYPING COURSES BEGINNERS TO ADVANCED Fastest, surest way to a well paid full or part-time job. Learn by exclusive TV teaching, low cost, quickest, best method. Anyone can learn. Day or evening. 8 hour course or full business typing. TELEVISION TYPING CENTRE 476409. TWO young ladies required to work as masseuses. Phone 479252 for interview. TEACHERS - Ex Teachers 10 part time or 5 full time positionsavailable, using your professional teacher training. There are 4 areas in which we need people. 1. Demonstrating Educa tional material. 2. Training for sales. 3. Servicing customers. 4. Training for management. Training allowance paid to approved applicants (ask about our $1,000 Christmas Holiday work guarantee). For interview phone 541579 . today. TICKET sellers for charity raffle, suit all ages, work own area. Tickets delivered and collected. Ph 413387. WANTED — Ladies hair dresser for full time or part time work under good conditions in fairly modern salon. Award Wages. Enquiries contact June's Salon 21675 area code 0649. YOUNG guitarist for teenage party, 7th Dr-c. Ph 864617. BUILDERS & REPAIRERS PETER THE PAINTER For painting, wallpapering and repairs, workmanship guaranteed, Member of the Master Painters. Ph 511947. ALL repairs, renovations, ad ditions done. Excellent work at reasonable rates. 496185. BROKEN glass replaced. Ph 972292 and 479693. BRICK and general cleaning contractor available. 545605 or 318467. BRICK Work, block work, concreting, retaining walls, patios, pergolas, and alterations, Ph 319987. SHOWER ENCLOSURES In the sfunnmg new range ol fashion colours. Prompt in stallation. Phone for free con sultation and quotations. 804354 CYCIONEK-M WINDOWS J BUI1PBS & REPAIRERS BROKEN windows and glass repaired. 881578. BROKEN windows repaired. Ph 411967. CONCRETE garage floors, drives, paths, slabs etc. Free quotes, 413446. CONCRETING, garage floors, driveways. Ph 957804. CONCRETING garage floors, driveways, paths, expo agg. etc. Phone 971864. CARPENTRY and repairs week days only. 804746. CORK floortiles supplied and fixed, also Sheetvinyl and parquetry flooring. Phone 544292 or 885269 for free measure and quote. CARPENTRY — Do you want a fine quality job? Whatever you need please phone 814022 any time any day. CARPENTERY Specialists in all types of joinery, shop Titting, office partitions and wall panelling. Ph 885207 after Spm. CARPENTRY maintenance, timber decks, pergolas, door trimmed for carpetsj carports, garages, extensions, renovations,licensed licensed builder Ph 884809 or 485814. CARPENTRY Repairs and Alterations. Prompt Scrvice, Free Quotes. Pb 584876, CARPENTRY. Have you any small carpentry problems? Ph 586729 or 586848 7 days a week. CARPENTRY specialists, al terations, carports, garages, feature fencing, gates, outdoor areas, home improvements and repairs. No job too small. Ph 543624. CARPENTER Joiner, stair case specialist, straight or spiral, also built in wardrobes, kitchen cupboards, wall units, alterations and all joinery work. For free quote and prompt scrvicc phone 317167. CARPENTRY and handyman work, free quote. 475552. CERAMIC Tiler, walls and floors, mosaic quarry etc. anytime 813048. CERAMIC wall and floor til ing carried out by fully qualified tradesman. Supply and fit mosaic wall and quarry tiles. Ph 864386. CONCRETE Garage floors, drives, paths etc. BBQ's, retaining walls, brickwork. 413446. CONCRETE paths, drives, garage floors, etc. For free quotes ph 542489. CONCRETING Cheapest in Canberra, 976550, get your concreting done before Christmas. ELECTRICIAN, Reasonable rates, prompt servicc, free quotes. Phone 476126. ELECTRICIAN. Installation of exhaust fans, stoves, power points, light fittings. Wiring garages, homes ext. Ph 582137. ELECTRICAL contractor re quires work, no job too big or too small. Ph ah 310376. I ELECTRICAL installations carricd out. Ph 810801 any ' time. FLOORSANDING and plastic polishing. Cork floortiles supplied and fixed. Phone S44292 or 885269. Free measure and quote. HOME Improvements. Stone walls, bbq areas, pebble topping, concretc drives and paths, slate and pool surrounds. Ph 473263. HOT water and plumbing re novations, large or small. Help Plumbing Services, Ph Darryl Bourke 958293 ah. LANDSCAPING stonework slate paving, retaining walls. All types concreting. Ph 414615. PAINTER for clean and pro fessional job. Get a free quote from the expert. Ph 545950. PLUMBER and drainer main tenance, South side. D. Grant AH 310365. PAINTING contractors avail able for new work or repainting. Small or large jobs welcome. Free quotes. Ph 582064. PAINTER requires new work and repaints, free quotes. Ph 973928. PEBBLE Topping expertly laid. Book now for work to bo done by Christmas or take advantage of our big discount for work to be done during January. Ph 822164. PLANS drawn. 883068. PLASTERBOARD for free quotes Ph 480694. PLASTERING - general building maintenance. Ph 488064. PLASTEH board contractor, new or repair work. Ph 884221. PLUMBING Maintenance. Blockcd drains $24, taps. 821717 956576. PLUMBING North Southsidc lie, new houses, all maintenance, dishwashers, drains cleaned. 310717. BUILDERS A REPAIRERS PLlJMBER expert in gutters, downpipes and roof flashing, extensions and maintenance. Reas prices, free quotes, 810163. PLUMBING All aiintenance and new work by Licensed Plumber. Pb 542243. PLUMBING maintenance etc. 414686. REFRIGERATOR repairs. Phone 806060. ROOFING gutters, downpipes, repair or new work. 414686. BUILDERS A REPAIRERS SHADEMASTER repair* to Venetian, Holland and canvas blinds, aluminium awnings, screen doors. Pb 581401. SOLID plasterer requires small jobs. 479403. STONE work, concreting, state work, brick work and landscaping in general. For free quotes and guaranteed job Ph 412836. TREE lopping and felling, free quotes, 586037. BUILDERS ft REPAIRERS PAINTING SPECIAL OFFER SAVE $$ Williams Contractor Painters and Wallpaper Tradesmen For clean and prompt work, only quality materials used Phone now S81293 - 413741. SATURDAY NIGHT, 9TH DECEMBER, AT 7PM, 12 P1R1E STREET, FYSHWICK. VINTAGE AND CURRENT WINES Inspection Saturday 9.30am to 7pm. Postal bids accepted. ANTIQUE FURNITURE, JEWELLERY, UNSET STONES. BRIC A BRAC. Sunday 10 December at Ham, 12 Pirie Street, Fyshwick. Antique furniture including glazed bookcase, cedar table, drop front bureau, traymobile, roll-topped desk, 8 balloon backed chain, wardrobes, chest of drawers, dressing table, cedar sideboard, leather upholstered settee, oval centre pedestal table, oak extension table, plated ware, porcelains etc. Jewellery includes unset opals, emeralds, garnets, smokey quartz, teridots etc. Stirling silver pendants, necklaces, bracelets, set with garnets, sapphires, emeralds, rubies, turquoise, aquamarine etc. Inspection Saturday 9.30am to 10pm, Sunday 9.30am to Ham. Further entries invited. R. STEER AND CO.(Canberra), PTY.LTD,, 805039. BUILDING MATERIALS IES FIBRO PRODUCTS as on TV. Wall sheets. Handiplank. Compressed floor ing. Available ex'stock. OREGON TIMBER For Pergolas, Carports, etc. At lowest prices. Prompt delivery, COO, Bankcord or 30 day credit to Approved Clients. OPEN SATURDAY MORNING VANREID INDUSTRIES PTY LTD ' Timber and Building Supplies, 17 Yallourn St, Fyshwick Phone 806231 BUILDING MATERIALS BEAUTY pebble flooring, granular marble wall finishing, Rivotcx Roller material. 972373. INSULATION by the experts non-combustible low cost fibrcglass free quotes, Canberra Insulation Services P/L 971026, 822561 AH. SHOWER screens using safety glass, choice of colours, free measure and quote. Phone 97216S. BUSINESSES FOR SALE BE your own boss. Simple, profitable, easily-run business for sale. No prior knowledge needed. Only one of type in area. Well-established. Genuine reasons foi sale. Asking £15,000. Genuine enquiries only. Ph 514381. BUTCHER'S shop for sale, Bclconnen area. Phone 971144 bh, 271612 ah. CHINESE Noodle factory and groceries wholesaler, 2 W working days pw. Nett profit $250 pw. Ph 494528. ESTABLISHED typing and sec service, city officc. Ph 815015 ah. HEALTH Studio in Civic Centre. $6500 cash. Phone 479252 for enquiries. LAUNDRETTE Quick sale for health reasons. Well established coin-up laundrette. Reasonable pricc $12,000. Long tease available. Ph 975664. I BUSINESSES FOR SALE LICENSED Mini-Market, cx ccllcnt profit-maker. Good rcfrig and cool-rm, very good location and potential to expand t/o. Priced for immediate sale, $35,000 plus SAV. Ph 887406. MINI market, good area. 814401. Twr ☆ SEAFOOD takeaway modern shop, unopposed, select area, suilM/C, new equip, 57,500. Ph 958317. SHOP Torrens, S5.000, lg coolroom suit any bus., rcfrig units avail. Enq Fruit Shop. Torrens. ☆ ☆ ☆ SMALL Food Retail Shop in Civic, tang lease available. This is an easy to run shop and is assured of sufficient income to the right person. Phone 582520 after normal trading hrs. TAKE-AWAY food bar, cen tral city area. Owner reluctant to sell but must due to other business commitments. All new equipment and fittings. $35,000. Ph 491297. TAKE-AWAY Food shop operating 5'A days. One of the best there is around, Ph 805827 or 821283 ah. BUSINESSES FOR SALE WINDSCREEN SERVICE PRIME POSITION, HUME HIGHWAY. NORTH ALBURY Suit investor or absentee owner. $900 gross profit per week over past 12 months. Stock equipment and vehicic included, $26,500. Details Phone Doug Trim (060) 254788. BH. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY LETZ RENT-A-CAR QUEENSLAND ESTABLISHED FRANCHISES FOR SALE ; Purchase price range from $5,000 to $30,000 for franchises located throughout Queensland. This price includes company financial backing, supply of motor vehicles and weekly draw against profits, no further capital required for operation. Write to: PO Bon 280, Toowong, Brisbane, 4066 Phone (07) 3714266 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY to own and collcct cash from coinoperated machines — priced from $1,750 unit installed. Phone 806519 BH, 476680 AH. BUSINESS WANTED HAIR Dressing Salon wanted. Phone after 6pm 548705 or 886443. FOR HIRE ALL excavations. Traxcavator, l'A yds, 4 in I buckct and rippers for -hire with or without truck. Also backhoc and grader. Norm Bolitho Earthmoving, 583341. BOBCAT Loader, truck op tional. 585065. BOBCAT for hire, truck op tional Ph 411822 ah 548920. BOBCAT for hire, truck op tional. Phone 411822, AH 548920. BACKHOE truck, opt. work anytime. V. J. Plant Hire. Ph 865406 413899. BACKHOE and/or 9 yds Tip per, contract or hourly, ph 310651. BACKHOE Owner operated, Ph 544381. BACKHOE long or short term, 543822. BACKHOE. Reasonable rates. Ph 411402. CAT D6 C, competitive rates, available 7 days. Ph,514052. FOR HIRE CRAWLER Loaders, 65 to 90 hp, 4-in-l buckets and rippers, Contract or hourly hire. Ph 547415 or 816960. EXCAVATIONS Site clearing. Demolitions. Spoil rubbish removed. Loaders. Backhoes. Trucks. Hired. Hourly or site quotes. Bollard Bros, 973087. FORD 4500, Backhoe. ex pcricnccd operator, 584422. MOVE it. Your van trailer anywhere. Ule with tow bar; Ph 316845. ROTARY Hoes, new units, free del. Ph 316616. RUMBLES rent cars, trucks 1-8 ton, furniture vans (trolley, ramp, packing), tippers, cam per vans, mini buses, box and car trailers. Best rates with or without drivers. 7 days. Prospcct Court, Phillip. 822422. TIP Truck. Ph 478971. TRUCK 1.8 ton, go- . Brisbane 18.12.78, Load rcq. 412985. VIDEO movies, G-R ratings from Video Vision, 48 Townshend St Phillip. Opening Monday Dec 11 1978. WATER tanker 1500 1000. gallon power pumping spray bars. 976971 after 5.30."}
{"id":110935776,"text":"20 Mar 1979 - Top marks to poll from Gallup Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 20 March 1979, page 3 Top marks to poll from Gallup SYDNEY: Gallup polls were one of the really constructive developments of a democratic world, the man who founded the poll said yesterday. Dr George Gallup, 77, once described as "America's chief soothsayer and oracle", was speaking in Sydney after addressing the annual seminar of the Australian Association of National Advertisers. He said the concept of a world poll, which could report what the majority of the world's inhabitants thought within a few days, would be operating in the next decade or two. "With this kind of people-to-people communication, perhaps some of the frictions which cause misunderstandings and wars can be removed in the future", he said. In 1935 Dr Gallup began taking polls based on "scientific sampling" — a concept then unique in determining public opinion. The Gallup poll is now established in about 30 countries, reflecting public opinion on anything from politics to soap powder. "We could poll the whole US in about six hours now by telephone", Dr Gallup said yesterday. "Of course that is due mostly to the fact that 93 per cent of all Americans have telephones. "But if any great crisis occurred and you wanted to get the public reaction to it we could get it between six o'clock and midnight". The poll had progressed from where its margin of error was 5 per cent, up to the last Congressional elections in the US in November, when the margin had been reduced to half a percentage point. It was "sheer nonsense" to suggest polls influenced public opinion. They were an accurate reflection of public opinion, and "the public more often than not has come to a better conclusion or decision than their leaders"."}
{"id":110951526,"text":"12 Jun 1979 - Energy crisis imaginary to many in US Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 12 June 1979, page 15 Energy crisis imaginary to many in US 22 From JUREK MARTIN, in Washington SEVENTY-SEVEN per cent of the American public, according to the latest Gallup Poll, do not believe the energy crisis is real. They are convinced that the long lines at the petrol pumps in California and some eastern cities and the one-third increase in the price of petrol is a confection of the oil companies wanting higher profits, or of their own Federal Government, or even both working together. Occasionally, but much less so than in 1973-74, they blame the Arabs, It is true that Americans are buying more smaller, often foreign, cars, which use less fuel, even driving less without discomfort. But what is more true . is that they are craving for an explanation of what is going on. Lacking it, they are suspending belief that the problem is real and looking for scapegoats to point at in the meanwhile. It is against this background, for the existence of which he must be held at least partly responsible, that President Carter is trying to forge an energy policy which not only meets America's needs but also spares the rest of the world from the excess of US consumption. A major clement of that policy began to take effect recently when the first stage of his phased decontrol of domestic oil prices was instituted. But for every piece of the jigsaw that he has managed to put in place, matching elements are missing - indeed it is at least conceivable that even the decontrol plan could yet be reversed by the Congress. Last year's Energy Act typically gave Mr Carter half a loaf: he finally obtained the gradual removal of restrictions on natural-gas prices. But he was denied the well-head tax on crude oil. Congress cnactcd modest proposals to encourage the use of coal, but did not really deter Detroit from continuing to produce cars with heavy petrol consumption. Mr Carter never claimed the Act was more than a beginning but a beginning was the most he could seek. This year, his chances of a similar mix look better in the wake of the Iranian shortfall and OPEC's aggressive pricing policies, which have accentuated the need for greater domestic output (though how much extra would be generated by decontrol is a matter of dispute even inside the Administration). Assuming he can head off liberal opposition to decontrol, the President should obtain a windfall profits tax on the oil companies. From a political standpoint, the imposition of such a levy looks inevitable. The question is, who gets the proceeds - the Government, to dispose of as it wishes, or the companies, to plough back into exploration? The extremely powerful oil-industry lobby will be pitted in Congress against influential regional, environmental and consumer causes and it is Congress, not the President, who will determine the final outcome. The Administration does have - and has used - a variety of executive powers to deal with specific contingencies: these include the "gasoline tilt" - regulations to promote greater petrol production; subsidies for the importing of diesel and heating oil to build up depleted stocks in the summer; giving State governors limited extra powers to control petrolpurchasing habits; relaxing anti-pollution rules; controlling public-building thermostats and enforcing the 55mph speed limit. There are many others, though each is little more than a palliative. The President was also empowered by law to come up with a standby petrol-rationing plan, but the House of Representatives, at its most parochial and confused, denied him even this residual authority. And yet it may be this very multiplicity of tools - some in the President's hands, some in the lap of Congress, some relying on the price mechanism, some on tax - which contribute to the public bewilderment. This is a country which has always possessed the capacity to energise itself in pursuit of a perceived goal, but nobody has yet satisfactorily identified the target. Moreover, the US is currently in something of a mean-spirited mood: the President's Press Secretary, Mr Jody Powell, described it the other day as an attitude of "me first, last and always: give me mine and to hell with the rest of the country". This is overstated perhaps, but hardly a day goes by without some special interest group "demanding" this or that of the President or the Congress. Mr Carter has had to say no so often that he has got himself into deep political hot water. His perceived neglect of traditional democratic constituencies has made all,the more alluring the alternative candidacy of Senator Edward Kennedy, whose own constituency as a liberal and a north-easterner is much narrower than the Presi dent's. Mr Kennedy, at least, I has the virtue of being consistent to his beliefs, which is more than can be said for many of his colleagues who, lacking decisive guidance from either the Congressional hierarchy or from the White House, have found it simpler to take the side of pajrtial powerful interests and painless to deny less influential supplicants (witness the cuts in the Foreign Aid Bill, for example). But a President, America likes to think, is supposed sometimes to rise above the battle. Prisoner of circumstanccs though he may be (even to the extent of having to rely on the oil industry for energy data), Mr Carter has, by common agreement, not helped his own and the nation's cause by neglecting fully to use the educative powers of the presidency. Diagnosis has never been a problem for Mr Carter: conveying it to the public has proved much more difficult. He said recently he thought the public was beginning to get "aroused" about energy: according to Gallup only 23 per cent are sufficiently aroused to believe the problem is real, and the US Congress is nothing if not close to the public. Financial Times."}
{"id":111592259,"text":"01 Sep 1941 - GALLUP MAJORITY AGAINST HITLER PEACE OFFER Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 1 September 1941, page 1 GALLUP MAJORITY AGAINST HITLER PEACE OFFER NEW YORK, Saturday (AAP).— A Gallup poll reveals that 58 peri ct-nt. of Americans would reject a new Hitler peace offer "even if it included the restoration of every scrap of Nazi conquest excepting Russia." Thirty-four per cent, favoured such a peace, while 8 per cent were undecided."}
{"id":111594012,"text":"15 Sep 1941 - Gallup Poll Selects Presidential Successors Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 15 September 1941, page 5 ! Gallup Poll Selects Presidential Successors NEW YORK. Saturday (AAP) A Gallup survey placed 20 names | of prominent Americans, all with i political views, before voters throughout, the nation, asking them to name their choice of prospective successor to President Roosevelt. It resulted in the first five being all active supporters of Roosevelt's foreign policy, namely, Wendell Willkie, Cordell Hull, the New York District Attorney (Mr. Dewey),the vice-president (Mr. Wallace) and the New York Mayor (Mr. La Guardia)."}
{"id":111598572,"text":"21 Oct 1941 - Gallup Poll Favours Arming of Merchantmen Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 21 October 1941, page 11 Gallup Poll Favours Arming of Merchantmen NEW YORK, Sunday (AAP).—A Gallup poll survey showed that 72 per cent, of voters favour the arming of merchantmen, and 46 per cent, favour permitting American merchantmen, with American crews, to carry American war materials to Britain."}
{"id":111947250,"text":"09 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser (NSW : 1891 - 1937), Saturday 9 April 1910, page 7 *^:a;^m^mM^M!sM^^ '^&K ;ss6i^|jrNnmiiNa3^^; : * ; ..^h-^e'^^ir^^'siSiJSJft^Saini^ry morning '%$ '^iljgh't^^^Bi^JttiB^ysterton nearest : our - destinaiion-^the' typical Lancashire T'lhige of X. ^ - - '-.:?'- . . VI:thtnk.we h&d better wa:k it,' suggested jjie' Jj.?*i«aihg 'oflcer, litter - in Impatient wait of five jnViujbbs; *Ve ought to managetheitour miles in time fw.thc ^enihij.of ^ tfae'TpslI,' ' ,'f- ?'-? t'if iweicWsij wttle:*f ?whc*^. iStjv**«*?.. quickly,. j^nVyed . v'J k -jiiixlisty, . tuid sojn «e ii-»:y or t|irco;yas-v|iuacii^ togfthervln ibe Tieketfcy. carMe^s cart. ''Hob's rarife an*-ir|«l-y thte-jnprnin*,' sail* the driver frqri his ' jseat; 'It's wunnerful what yon owd m.-vrc-caii do when she's wun upr-hpo'l 'a.Vp' Uieer I' hayye an hour— it's th' excitement as does It' -The horse certainly did .move; but the strides were chiefly up and down, after the mariner of Pecksniff's pony, and Ms a't'on caused the -cwt to jolt most uncomfortably. .-'And they Bay as animals knows riowt,*' continued the driver, calmly ignoring the fact that we were continually being flung to the Vottoni of the cart by the ?rradc movements '.of his horse. 'Ton horse knows as there's summat i' th' air; hoo's a seet moor sense till mony a woman, aye.an* mony a Christian, that hos 'as.' . ~. BILL TATBS CASTS HBS VOTE. Having arrived at the polling station, the carrier Adjourned to the publichouse opposite. 'I met as weel stop an' put ma cross to t' papper while I'm on t' spot,' was his parting greet-: Ing. As he did not enter the polling booth until close on noon, it was evident that voting- was a. serious matter to our friend the carrier. 'When, with the assistance of two village constables, th-! boxes 'had been duly placed and unsealed, the poll was declared open. 'I'm Bil! Yates.' he said genially, 'an' eighty-three last wick.' 'For fifty year,' he continued, 'me an' owd Mo powd fost at every election i' : this village. But th' owd lad Is dcawn wiu t' rheumatics badly, so he cannot turn eawt this time. Poor awd Mo, he'll be gradely frettin' abeaut It a' —I mun goo an' ha1 a word wP th'.owd lad— he were always on t* reet side, an' would be now If he but cood.' -And with-a parting flourish of his Stout cudgel- Bill left the booth. ? Mine host from across the way was the next to vote, and with an eye to business he informed us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour.. Soon after breakfast time some little commotion was heard at the entrance, the sound of a shrill voice being very persistent 'Sou cannot come in with him,' said the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with his body. 'He'll goo an1 vote for t' wrong felly if I dunnot,' replied a female voice. 'Ast do nowt o't kind,' growled a protesting voice; 'dost think I'm a born loo1?''. 'Tha were never owt else sin I wed thce— thee'at three parts drunk awready, and ? ' By this time the voter had managed to enter the room. 'Neaw what would to do 'wl' a wife like-yo.u ?' he began, turning to - the ?policeman. 'Get on wl1 thi1 votin', lad, and move Xm,'-*' replied the offlaer, sharply. ? ''It's bad enoo neaw,' grumbled the unlucky wight as he left the room a few minutes later, 'but what'll it be when they're getting f vote^' NOT BROWN, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part the workmen who came in during the day were quiet and businesslike in their manner of voting; very few needed any instructions, and the general improvement in the education of the people is perhaps never so' noticeable as on these occasions. There was one exception. A b'g, surly-looking man who came to the table witih the demand, 'Gie us a card!' 'Name, please?' requested the clerk. 'What's that to tliee? I vote by ballot,' he snapped out. Even when it was pointed out to him that bis name was necessary to prove his right to vote according to the reg ster he refused to budge, .and not until the officer came to escort him to the door did he give the required 'informa-tion. The local gentry, including uhe clergy and doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In several ca.'-es they did not think it necessary to give their names until requested. 'Ha — yes,' of course, ol course,'' Clustered one, 'you are strang_ei-« to the village, otherwise you would have had no need to ask for my name.' It afterwards transpired that this individual was a recent settler in the j village, | 'Lives in a big new place on th' 'ill— j of no fambly whatever, tries to mix up' with our best famblies, who don't want none of him,' remarked the constable , scathingly. ! During tflie afternoon very little pc'i- | ing was done; but one old fellow created a mild diversion. { 'Con yo tell me which o' these chaps is Brown 7' he inquired. i 'Certainly,' responded the presiding officer, indicating the name on the voter's paper; then, suspecting an Illiterate voter, he asked tbe old man whether he. could read and write. 'Aye, lad, I con write reet enoo for this job, but mi seet is none so good as it were. Art sure this Is Brown?' he continued. - ) On being reassured that it was, the ! old man retired to tSie ballot-box to make his cross. 'That's aw reeC isn't it?' he remarked, showing his paper to the presidin: officer.'But 'But you have not voted for Brown,' said the official, after examining the paper. 'I ne'er intendlt to,' chuckled the old fellow, winking his eye slily, 't'other chap's my mon, an' I wanted to mak* no mistake about him.' THREE CHEERS FOR 'OWD MO.' The return of the out-workers to their homes brought the usual rush in the closing hours of the poll. The rival candidates roused local excitement to fever heat- by their final visits to the neighboring committee rooms. . - . With the last half hour came a constant succession of cheers and countercheers, as the remaining voters came up. 'Three cheers for t1 Squire— he's coom all t' way fra Scotland!', shouted someone outside as a motor car came panting up. £ '' ??Three cheers for Owd Mo!' called out the leader of the opposition party. The two came in together, the Squire helping tbe crippled old man, whose right leg was swathed In red flannel. ? . Toe Suulre waited tu4H Urn cU ma* ' '''X, - ? ?-?-?? ^jite.-wit-^atru-.. '??^^gmmBM Jegtfti %te.*omfe' ?.?v'^.'T^^ffldB llNfiyf mky, fktulre, Itnun.flHckitp,^^S ^.wUuwly:; he -were always lor ^^g poor people; he'd seed 'em starve 'Jtojrj^ffl bread an' knew what Protection jneajntTSS for such as us. I've had childer eryia*42S8| tor bread, and rve: worked 'wjck J^iSS wick ^eawt, an'.notjireen ' ajfle. igf- fliycl^H *£m one gradely meal I' th' day.- l^aj^4^a| jpp;' Squire, no Protection for the 'likes ~WM oVine; fremuh go 'ouuypwffl. W€^;'&',O§g lads brdvrt^nie-here.i^ur'-Sdonke^icartS iSH atf-S- reckon !'th* owd donkey; :H1: take me' Jam backageii— mayhap ast ne-er vote agen, 2sh| Squire; but If it is last Urao i' knowing awjn on t* right- sidfe:: Good - n&t%3§m *guire-':. :?:;??; ? ? ;, : ??-w;igjj| And with blazing eyes the -oid'faipsMqifl drew himself up .and hobbled palnfuT^lil to*he ddpr-with tlu aid of his sttclt-^-^H '^And a* the polling closed a mighty^ ^^^ cheering . broke out, 'Three cheers it-t $f&Bl Ojira'Mo!'— H.L.. Jn.the 'Daily Newi?©'^B"}
{"id":111973546,"text":"16 May 1988 - I've no leadership worries: Ahern Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 16 May 1988, page 3 I've no leadership worries: Ahern Queensland Premier Mr Ahern dismissed yesterday allegations that he was having leadership problems and expressed strong confidence in the Queensland National Party's future. Speaking on the Nine network's Sunday program, Mr Ahern said he resented any interpretation of his refusal to sign the Loan Council Agreement as that of a Premier trying to shake off an indecisive, wimpish im age. He said he would resent any suggestion he acted at last week's Premiers' Conference in any way other than what he saw as the primary interest of the people and state of Queensland. Pointing to the last Morgan Gallup Poll's 63 per cent approval rating on his leadership, Mr Ahern said, "I don't think 1 need worry about it [my leadership] very much." Asked if he was worried about the criticism that he was friends with everybody — unlike his predecessor Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen — Mr Ahern said he did not think that was a problem. "1 have not seen that turn up in our research," he said. Mr Ahern also said the Federal Government had misunderstood a requirement to segregate capital funding provided by the states into at least two parcels — economic and social. The Federal Government had lumped capital funding together and then said there was too much capitalborrowing going on, he said, whereas it should have looked at where the money was actually being spent. Meanwhile, Queensland Opposition Leader Mr Wayne Goss predicted yesterday that the Nationals would lose another safe seat should stooddown Cabinet Minister Mr Hinze retire. But it would be an open contest as to which other party would win the South Coast seat. He said it was unfair that Mr Hinze — despite being named at the Fitzgerald Inquiry — could retire with his superannuation payment [$750,000] while police and public servants could not. He said this indicated preferential treatment given to politicians by the Government. "At present, the situation is that Members of Parliament can just take the money and run," Mr Goss said."}
{"id":112330764,"text":"06 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Wollondilly Press (NSW : 1906 - 1914), Wednesday 6 April 1910, page 3 [ A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. —-— I SOME INCIDENTS. x • Soon after seven on a dark January morning we alighted at the station nearest our destination—tho typical Lancashire v'ltoge of X. ( "I think we 'u.d better walk it, suggested th? i "i !.;dlng ollcer, nfter^.i impatient wait of five m'mites; we ought to manage the four miles in tl:ne^ for the cj.enins of the poll." ' wc'cs".!J rattle of v.Mii;c's. li'uvt-vyi'. quickly L-ii'yeil <ri' an.eii'iy. and so»>i the u-i'.y o£ three was huddled together in the rickctty carrier's cart. "Hoo's rare an' fr'"l y this morninY F.-il.1 the driver fron his seat; " it's wunnerful what yon owd m.vre can do when she's wun up—hoo'l 'a yo theer i' hayve an hour—it's til' excitement as does it." The horse rertainly did move; but (lie strides were chiefly up and down, after the manner of Pecksniff's pony, and his a^Uon caused the cait to jolt most uncomfortably. "And they say as animals knows nowt," continued the driver, calmly ignoring the fact that we were continually being flung to the bottom of the cart by the erratic movements of his horse. "Yon horse knows as there's summat i' th' air; hoo's a sect moor sense till mony a woman, aye,an' mony a Christian, that lios 'as." BILL YATES CASTS HIS VOTE. Having arrived at the polling station, the carrier adjourned to the publichouse opposite. "I mot as weel stop an' put ma cross to t' papper while I'm on t' spot," was his parting greeting. As he did not enter the polling booth until close on noon, it was evident that voting was a serious matter to our friend -the carrier. When, with the assistance of two village constables, the boxes had been duly placed and unsealed, the-poll was declared open. "I'm nil! Yates." he said genially, "an' eighty-three last wick.'" "For fifty year," he continued, "me an' owd Mo pnwd tost at.every election i' this village. But th' owd lad is dcawn wi' t' rheumatics badly, so lie cannot turn cawt this time. Poor nwd Mo, he'Jl be gradely frettin' a beaut it a —I mnn goo an' ha' a word wi' th' owd lad—he were always on t' rcet^side, an would be now if he but cood." And with a parting flourish of his El out cudgel Bill left the booth. Mine host from across the way wan the next to vote, and with an eye to business he informed us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour. Soon after breakfast time some Uttle commotion was heard at. the entrance, the sound of a shrill voice being very persistent. "You cannot come in with him, said tiie constable firmly, '"lis he blocked the door with his body. "He'll goo an' vote for t' wrong felly if I dunnot," replied a female voice. "Ast do nowt o't kind," growled a protesting voice; "dost think I'm a born foo'Vfl , "Tlia were never owt else sin I wed thee—thee'at' three parts drunk awreaely, and " By this time the voter had managed to enter the room. "Ncaw what would to do wi\\ a wife like you ?" he began, turning to the policeman. ' "Get on wi' thi' votin', lad, and move 011," replied the oillcer, sharply. . "It's bad enoo neavv," grumbled the unlucky wight as he left the room a few minutes later, "but wliat'll it be when they're getting t' vote?" "NOT BROWN*, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part the workmen who came in during tfie day were iiulet and businesslike In, their manner of voting; very few needed any instructions, and the general improvement in the education of the people is perhaps never so noticeable as on these occasions. . • There was one exception. A h g. surly-looking man who came to the tabic with the demand, "Clie us a card. "Name, please?" requested the clerk. "What's that to thee? I vote by ballot," he snapped out. Even when it was pointed out to him that his name was necessary ta prove ills right to vote according to the reg.stc-r he refused to budge, and not until the officer came to escort him to the door did he give the required infonnation. The local gentry, including tlhe clergy and doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In several ca^es they did not think it necessary to give their names until requested. "Ha—yes, of course, of course," blu-"tered one, "you are strangers to the village, otherwise you would have had 110 need to ask for my name." It afterwards transpired that this Individual was a recent settler in. the ) village, ' "Lives in a "big now place on th' 'ill— j of no fanibly whatever, tries to mix up with our best famblles, who don't want none of him," remarked the constable | scathingly. ' During tlhe afternoon very little pc j ing was done; but one old fellow created a mild diversion. ! "Con yo tell me which o' these chaps is Brown7" he Inquired. I "Certainly," responded the presiding 0flicer, indicating the name on the j voter's paper; then, suspecting an illiterate voter, he asked the old man whether he could read and' write. "Aye, lad, I con write reet enoo for I this job, but mi sect is none so good as. it were. Art sure this is Brown?" he continued. On being reassured that it was, the old man retired to Uhe ballot-box to make his cross. "That's aw reet, Isn't it?" he remarked, showing his paper to the presiding ofliccr. "But you have not voted for Brown," said the oflicial, after examining the paper. "I ne'er IntendU to," chuckled the old fellow, winking his eye silly, "t'other chap's my mon, an' I wanted to male no mistake about him." ^THAEE CHEERS FOR "OWD MO." The return of the out-workers to their homes brought the usual rush in the closing hours of the poll. The rival candidates roused local excitement to fever heat by their final visits to the neighboring committee rooms. With the last half hour came a constant succession of cheers and countercheers, as the remaining voters came up. . "Three cheers for t' Squire—he 8 coom all t' way fra Scotland!" shouted someone outside as a motor car came panting up. tt "Three cheers for Owd Mo! called out the leader of the opposition party. The two camo in together, the S(iulrc helping the crippled old man, 1 whose right leg waa Bwatbed in red ' flannel. .... I The Squire waited until tl» cU sua had voted, in order that he might assist him out again. I "You must come in the motor—I'll see you safe home." "Nay, nay, Squire, I mun stick to ml colors. I'd a gone \\vi' th' owd Squire rcet willingly; he were always for t'l poor people; he'd seed 'em starve fori bread an' knew what Protection meant 1 for such as us. I've had childer cryln'l for bread, and I've worked wick In, j wick eawt, an' not been able to give i 'em one gradely meal i' th' day. Nay, | nay, Squire, no Protection for the likes! o* me; we mun go our own ways; th'j lads browt me here i' ih' donkey cart, | an' I reckon th' owd donkey Ml take mcj back agen—mayhap ast ne-er vote agen,; I Squire; but if U is last time I knowj I awm on t' right side. Good - neetj ! Squire!" 1 I And with blazing eyes the old fellow? | drew himself up and hobbled painfully1' I to the door with tlu aid of his stick, j I An*l a_ the polling closed a mighty: I cheering broke out, "Three cheers for! Owd Mo! "—H.L.. in the "Dally News.". ' 1"}
{"id":112801581,"text":"08 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser (NSW : 1901 - 1940), Friday 8 April 1910, page 11 A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. SOME INCIDENTS. ^ Soon af[er seven on a dark jnnuary morning we alighted at the station nearest our destination— tho typical Lancashire v'lb.gc of X. 'I think we 'ii.il belter v.n;k It.' .suggested th? i -tiding Tilcer. after un Impatient wait of live m'outes; 'we ought to manage the four miles In time for the crrniiiii of the poll.' '. bi we'c.'-.u rattle ot whw's h'W-'»'. quickly L-.i-y.-il .j'i- iintiety. :ip-1 Fo.,11 the u'liy of three van budtlW-d tiigi-thtr In the rlcketty carrier's cirt. 'Hoo's rare an' fr'-l y this inornln'.' i'.l.' the driver fro-M his seat; ' It's wiinncrful what yon owd in.-.re can do when she's wun up— hoo'l 'a yo' thcer I' bayve an hour— It's th' excitement as does it.' The horse certainly did move; but the strides were chiefly up and down, after the manner of Pecksniff's pony, nr.d Ms a^t'on caused the cai t to JoU most uncomfortably. 'And they say as animals knows nowt,' continued the driver, calmly ignoring the fact that we were continually being flung to the bottom of the cart by the erratic movements of bis horse. 'Yon horse knows as there's summat I' in' air; hoo's a sect moor sense till mony a woman, nye.an' mony a Christian, that hos 'as.' BILL YATES CASTS HIS VOTE. Having arrived at the polling station, the carrier adjourned to the publichouse opposite. 'I met as wcel stop an' put ma cross to t' papper while I'm on f spot.' was his parting greeting. As he did not enter the polling booth until close on noon. It was evident that voting was a serious matter to our friend the carrier. .When, with the assistance of two village constables, tb,- boxes had been duly placed and unsealed, the poll was declared open. 'I'm nil! Yatcs.' he said genially, 'an1 eighty-three last wick.' 'For fifty year.' he continued,.' 'mi an' owd Mo powd fost at every election !' this village. But th' owd lad Is deawn wl' f rheumatics badly, so he cannot turn rant this time. Poor nwil Mo. he'll be gradely frcttin' n beaut it a' — I mun goo an' ha' a word wi' th' owd lad— he were nlways on V reel side, an' would be now If he but cood.' And with a parting flourish of his stout cudgel Bill left the booth. ' Mine host from across the way was the next to vote, nnd with an eye to business he informc-d us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour. Soon after breakfast lime some little commotion was henrd at the entrance, the sound of a shrill voice being very persistent. 'You cannot come in with him,' said the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with his body. 'He'll goo an' vote for f wrong felly if I dunnot,' replied a female voice. 'Ast do nowt o't kind,' growled a protesting voice; 'dost think I'm a born foo'?' 'Tha were never owt else sin I wed t'lii-e— thee'at three parts drunk awready, and ? '? By this time the voter had managed to enter the. room. 'Neaw what would to do wi'. a wife like you ?' ho bepan, turning ;to the policeman. 'Get on wl' thi' votln', lad, nnd move on,' replied the officer, sharply. 'It's bad enoo neaw,' grumbled the unlucky wight as he left the room a few minutes later, 'but whal'U it be when they're getting f vote?' NOT BROWN, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part the workmen who came In during the day were quiet iind businesslike In their manner of voting; very few needed any Instructions, and the general Improvement In the education .oC. the people Is perhaps never so noticeable as on these occai slons.I I There was one exception. A h'c, ' surly-looking man who came to the j table wltih the demand, 'Gle us a card!' 'N.imc, please?' requested the clerk. 'What's that to thec? I vote by ballot,' he snapped out. j Even when It was pointed out to him that his name was necessary to prove ' his right to vote according to [he rcg stir he refused to budge, and not until the officer came to escort him to Uie door did ha give the required Information. The local gentry, Including tlae clergy and doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In several cases they did not think It necessary to give their names until reaue.itod. 'Ha— yes, of course, of course,' Wintered one, 'you aro strangers to the village, otherwise you would have had im need to ask for my name.' It afterwards transpired that this Individual was a recent settler In the village, 'Lives In a big new place on th' 'ill— of no fambly whatever, tries to mix up with our best famblles, who don't want none of him,' remarked the constable scathingly. During tlhe afternoon very little pi':Ing wns done; but one old fellow create.l a mild diversion'. 'Con. yo tell me \\vhich o' these chaps is Brown?' he Inquired. 'Certainly,' responded the presiding oinccr, Indicating the name on the voter's paper; then, suspecting an illiterate voter, he asked the old man whether he could read and write. 'Aye, lad, I con write reel enoo for this job. but ml sect is none so good as it were. Art sure this Is Brown?' he continued. On being reassured that It was. the old man retired to tlie ballot-box tu make his cross. 'That's iw rert. Isn't It?' he remarked, showing his pnper to the presldlns ofllc.-r.'But 'But you have not voted for Brown.' said the official, after examining the paper. 'I ne'er Intendlt to,' chuckled the old fellow, winking his eye allly, 't'other chap's my mon, un' I wanted to mak' no mistake about him.' THREE CHEERS FOR 'OWD MO.' The return ot the out-workers to their 1 homes brought the usual rush In the 1 closing hours of the poll. ' . I The rival candidates roused local ex- I cltcment to fever heat by their nnal visits to the neighboring, conv.ilttee rooms. With the last half hour came a constant succession of cheers and countercheers, as the remaining voters came up. 'Three cheers for t'. Squire— he's coom all t' way fra Scotland!' shouted someone outsido as a motor car came panting up. g 'Three cheers for Owd Mo!' called out the leader ot tho opposition party. The two came in together, the ?Squire helping the crippled old man, whose right leg was swatbed'ln red flannel..- ??_ ?- . '. * Tbe Bq.uJ.re walUd until Un sU ni had voted, In order that he might assist him out again. : 'You must come In the motor-Ill see you safe home.' 'Nay, nay, Squire, I mun stick to ml colors. I'd a gone wi' tlf owd Squire i reet willingly; he were always for t' i poor people; he'd seed 'em starve for' bread an' knew what Protection meant; for such as us. I've had i-hilder cryln' I for bread, and I've work.-.l wick In, i wick eawt. an' not been able to give' 'em one gradely meal i' th' day. Nay,' nay. Squire, no I'rottctimi for tbe likes] o' me; we mun go our o-.\\n ways; th' i lads browt me her., i' tir .iorik.y cart. | an' 1 reckon th' owd dunk.-y 'II i;,l;e me i back agen— mayhap ast n.-.r vnt.. ngen, ? Squire; but if it is la.-t time I know! win on f right siil.-. Coucl - ncctj Squire!' I And with blazing ??-'. s the old fellow; drew himself up and h-.bhl.-.l painfully' to tbo door with Hi aid .,.' bis stick. I And n. tbe polling closed a mighty cheering broke mil. 'Thri-p cheers for Owd Mo!'— II. L.. in Hi.- 'Pally News.'"}
{"id":112850919,"text":"14 Aug 1952 - PEOPLE DISSATISFIED Gilgandra Weekly (NSW : 1942 - 1955), Thursday 14 August 1952, page 6 PEOPLE I DISSATISFIED | — ■. i MANY CMTICAli' OF GOVERNMENT . In its latest Australian -wide survey the Gallup Poll has found.almost two out of every five Liberal -C.P. voters and four out of every five Labor voters dissatisfied with the Federal Government's , record in the last year. "The Government has failed to check inflation" and "They have not kept their promises", are the chief reasons given. Actual percentages are: Lib-CJ Lab . pc' pc Dissatisfied ... ... 34 78 • Satisfied 42 11 -No opinion ... 14 11 : This ' criticism comes from a representative sam-1 pie of Liberal-C.P. and Labor voters spread over all States. • Dissatisfied: 55 per cent. Satisfied: 31 per cent. No opinion: 14 per cent. The "dissatisfied" figure comprises 59 per cent, of women and 51 per cent, of I women. t State figures show: . ' No Dissat. Satis. Op Vic pc pc pc ... 63 25 12 N.S.W. ... 56 13 13 S.A ... 54 " 29 17s ^V.A. ... ... 52 32 16 Qld. ... _ 45 39 16 Tas. ... 44 42 14 The Statue of liberty, on Bedloe Island in New York Harbour, has been a symbol of freedom and hope to millions of persons arriving In the United States of America during the past 65 years. The statue, given to the people of the United States by the people of France, was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designed by the famous French i sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. On December 2, 1924,) the Statue was proclaimed a National Monument by the, United States Congress > Rising 305 feet above the . harbour, the statue of' "Liberty Enlightening the World" portrays liberty as ■ a woman stepping from i broken shackles into free-1 dom. Her uplifted right i hand 'holds a burning j torch, and a tablet repre-.i senting the United States 1 Declaration of Independence is in her left hand, pedal."}
{"id":11313099,"text":"19 Aug 1940 - Notes on the Cables \"ON THE SPOT\" Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 19 August 1940, page 3 Notes on the Cables "ON THE SPOT" Wendell Willkie and the Dictators By A. L. BRUNT Isolationists-once very noisy and strid- ent are getting scarce In the United States. The most recent Gallup Polls have shown a decided decrease in their numbers; but it was not so certain that! their leaders variously and not always honourably actuated-had ceased their activities. Death cut one of these short not very long ago. When his widow, who had thought him a comparatively poor man, opened his safe deposit box, it? contained a quarter of a million do lars! There are some isolationists maris and encouraged to persist. A But the latest statement by Mr. Wen. dell Willkie, upon accepting nominated as the Republican candidate for the Fire sidency, will leave them little scope f86 I their perfidy. The world already 'knew what President Roosevelt, at the heart of the great Democratic party, thoughtia'DOUt Hitler and Mussolini. As the spokesman of decent opinion among his countrymen he has given some hard knock fo both the Nazi and Fascist leaders, probably never before in history have Ap& heads of States had to submit to such unrestrained criticism from the <^hy=f Executive of a "friendly" nation. TVnigh hides and cowardice can put up with in a lot! REPUBLICAN POJLVCY Now we know what Mr. y Wendell Willkie at the head of the great Republican party, thinks of the dicteA/jrs across the Atlantic. Little notice n s I be taken of his aspersions upon President Roosevelt's conduct of le feign affairs rather wide and vague a description considering that the g a later part of the eight most critical yt /rs In world history Is embraced. He would be a paragon, indeed, who could speak his mind and it happened to be the, mind of the people at large-about su 26, persons as Hitler and Mussolini upon s t> many provocative occasions, without offending against some of the niceties t>V diplomacy in the eyes of a man of President Roosevelt's calibres as they are in the eyes of all canal, upright, God-fearing people, Hitler and Mussolini merit only contempt, a day the utmost contempt at that. If of. willkie should ever reach White Hou to, and the hated dictators are still on ev! /'ocnt-which is not so likelyhe will, in the weird and wonderful language of. American journalism, be as anxious as anybody else to splash a bucket at lead in the faces of the bad men." 7, WORTH OF BRITISH NAVY The ,, main points in Mr. Wilkie's de-can Zion are those in which he expresses BBr smear with President Roosevelt And thy j are (ne essential points because they lc etc to the future, with which, as an 0 spiring occupant of the White House, T #r Willkie must prepare to deal Briefly stated, Mr. Willkie declares his agreement with the present Roosveltian policy of giving material aid to Great Britain, short of war. It is true that he I goes one step further than the President, when he says that he does not understand this to mean America's active participa-tion in the present hostilities." But the reservation loses a good deal of its scope when he admits in the next sentence that the British Navy is part of the defences of the United States, and that as such its destruction would leave the Atlantic dominated by Germany, a Power hostile to our way of life." NAZI TRADE METHODS And it is not only the military danger to the United States that Mr. Willkie envisages. His discerning business eye foresees an attempt by a successful Ger-many to dominate world trade by Nazi methods, thus reducing to naught 65 per cent, of the world's gold, now held by the United States. The prospect of having, perforce, to copy Germany's totalitarian methods of doing business among the nations is utterly abhorrent to American lovers of democracy. Mr. Wilkie's criticism of President Roosevelt's handling of the war position apart-and it is mostly electioneering material for the Presidential campaign to be held between now and the first Tuesday in November it will be seen that the Republican leader is at least as violently opposed to the dictators as is the Democratic leader. THE DAY MUST COME Hitler, and Mussolini know beyond doubt that whatever may be their successes in Europe to-day, or to-morrow, or the day afterwards, they must eventually face the United States, potentially the greatest military Power on earth. That will be their plight-whoever wins in November, Roosevelt or Willkie from this moment until January 1, 1945. A rather despairing prospect for the dictators, and in the case of Hitler especially galling because of the latest leader to put him on the spot is a first generation Ger- man-American."}
{"id":11362010,"text":"21 Sep 1944 - FIRST FISSURES Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thursday 21 September 1944, page 2 FIRST FISSURES An Impromptu "Gallup poll"! conducted among German prisoners by our staff correspondent, MR. GEOFFREY HUTTON, and recently set out in detail on this page, yielded interestling results. Out of some 300, I only 42-about one in seven thought that Germany would win the war. The few optimists were fanatical believers in the miracle-working FUHRER; their faith was compounded of divine right seriously challenged by the recent attempt on HITLER'S life-and secret weapons more than challenged by our advance along the Pas-de-Calais coast and our sudden irruption into Holland. These prisoners had, of course, had a gruelling experience; but not more gruelling than that of Germans captured some weeks earlier, and our correspondent noticed, even among officers, a sharp decline of cocksureness." Taken in conjunction with reports that have appeared on the internal situation in Germany, the results of this inquiry justify the supposition that those first fissures are at last beginning to appear in the structure of German morale which will eventually lead to catastrophic collapse. Such a collapse, as we have argued more than once in this column, could not come from internal causes only; it had to be brought about by defeat in the field; and of that there has been no lack since D-Day of more than three months ago. Portents There have been other portents besides direct military defeats, though these have been on a shattering scale and must come first in our estimate of the situation. Constant air-raids, for example, must surely have made some impression on the German man in the street, who has in one city after another been transformed, in numberless cases, into a man on the street. The plot against the FUHRER must have made it clear that some Germans, at any rate, had serious doubts about HITLER'S mission and infallibility; and such scepticism could hardly fail to produce a certain amount of contagion, however secret. The more secret it is, in fact, the more dangerous it must be, for secrecy in this case is a challenge to regimented fanaticism. The plot mis-carried and was followed by a drastic purge; but this purge was in turn fraught with perilous consequences. On the one hand it must have created quite a large amount of resentment in military circles, more especially as highranking German officers were executed in a manner that was as degrading as it was barbaric; and on the other hand, it could not fail to bring about some misgivings in the minds of the people as to the integrity or the infallibility of the German High Command. This infallibility has been further and more devastatingly shaken by military defeats that no censorship can hide. In Black and White For evidence of it is there, in black and white, on a map that cannot be faked by GOEBBELS and his henchmen, seeing that it takes in the Fatherland itself. Whatever the German faith or lack of faith in the FUHRER may be, the cold hard fact remains that a few weeks ago the German armies were fighting hundreds of miles away from their own frontiers, while today they are defending Germany on Germany's own "sacred" soil. Add to this the serious sapping that is taking place in the morale of German airmen owing to their in-sufficiency of aircraft and fuel, and the total does not amount to anything outstand-ingly cheerful from a German point of view. Defeat is inevitable, and foreknowledge of it is beyond the control even of a HIMMLER. The reasons for this inevitability are daily Continued in Next Column LEADER (Continued) becoming more patent; these reasons are more than fissures in the walls, they are gaping holes, and once they become fully apparent the whole inhuman structure of militant pan-Germans must come crashing to the ground, ending, as it began, in blood and tumult."}
{"id":11364771,"text":"09 Oct 1944 - ROOSEVELT'S CHANCES OF RE-ELECTION Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 9 October 1944, page 16 ROOSEVELT'S CHANCES OF RE-ELECTION New York Herald-Tribune's Wash- a ington correspondent, commenting on the latest Gallup poll giving Mr Roosevelt 51% and Mr Dewey 49% of an estimated total vote of 39,500,000 votes, acknowledged that Dewey would probably be elected if the total votes were no more than . 40,000,000. He thought, however, that at least 45,000,000 votes would forecast, thereby electing Mr Roose-j felt with a comfortable margin."}
{"id":11375019,"text":"16 Dec 1944 - Over 1,000 Employees Tell Housing Needs for Village Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 16 December 1944, page 8 Over 1,000 Employees Tell Housing Needs for Village While the majority of Dunlop employees want to live near their work, some have said they do not desire to do so because they might feel they are "right on the doorstep of the factory." This picture of a section of the residential area of Dunlop Garden Village 'to be built at Beaumaris has | been drawn by Stephenson and Turner, architects, to show that although close to the homes the new factory (in the background to the right) will be isolated from them. The shopping centre flanked by hostels for single employees is shown in the middle of the background. Questionnaires Act As "Gallup Poll" For Dunlop Company By a Special Correspondent ONE of the most pleasing features of Dunlop Rubber Australia Ltd's scheme for transferring its factory from Montague to Beaumaris and establishing there a garden vil- lage for the convenience of em-ployees, is the "Gallup Poll" which has, ascertained their wishes. Its most pleasing aspect lies in the company's attitude towards those men and women it employs, for it shows keenness to consider their wishes in every respect. They have been asked not only if they would like to live near their work, but the type of accommodation and facili-ties they would prefer. This is probably the first time a cross section of housing needs has beer obtained from a large body of workers, and the company's request for this information has met with already response. Of the 1,061 questionnaires sent to married men at the Montague and Abbotsford factories, 1,008 have been Live near work or away from it? Near Work, 53%; Near Beach, 26%; Inner Suburb, 4%; Outer Suburb, 17%. Rent or Ownership? Single Storey?. Brick or Timber? filled in and returned in recent weeks. The questionnaires, besides being valuable as a guide to the company in its planning of Dunlop Garden Village, will be found intensely in-teresting by many outsiders, showing as they do the reactions of so many workers to important features of housing. Another pleasing feature is the ob-vious thought given by employees to the questions before replying to them. There was not one facetious or abusive reply. Any comment that was made was either to praise the scheme or to offer some constructive suggestion. One man even sent along the plan of his home because he and his family, having found it a con-venient place to live In. thought it might be helpful to the company's architects, Stephenson and Turner, in drawing up plans for the houses. Married employees who are in the forces were not forgotten, and of 97 questionnaires sent to date, 52 re-plies have been received. ACCOMPANYING questionnaires sent to servicemen was a letter from Mr W. A. Bartlett, general manager of "the company. This contained the following remarks: "Here is a matter vital to you and very much in my mind in contem-plating your return to us. namely, the acute shortage of housing ac-commodation throughout Australia. This problem will become even more serious upon the return of service-men to home life. Therefore, it is essential that we complete the plans for Dunlop Garden Village at Beau-maris in readiness for building to commence as soon as circumstances permit. "I think it will be your wish as a Dunlop employee so to assist in planning the undertaking - the first of its kind in Australia - by indi-cating your thoughts as to the type of house in which a serviceman upon return to family life would like to live. "In answering the queries on the enclosed questionnaire, please'under-stand you will not be entering into any obligation nor. committing your-self in any way. You will, however, be providing information which will form the basis of the Garden Vil-lage scheme. "It may not be possible, of course, to incorporate all the features men-tioned in the questionnaire, but your reply, together with those of your colleagues at Montague, will assist the company to plan this project so that as far as possible homes of the kind which employees most desire will be available." Here are some of the replies Mr Bartlett received from men in the services. "I think it is a fine gesture on the part of the company to go to the trouble of seeking the opinion of their employees, and it should augur well for the success of the great move." "I wish to thank you for letting me, an employee, air my views on your wonderful scheme. I know it will be a major success. It will certainly solve a great problem for servicemen -housing." "The Beaumaris scheme sounds great for returned servicemen." "I consider the questionnaire a very good idea, and I sincerely hope the day is not far distant when we can take up residence at Beaumaris." "I think it is a wonderful scheme. I have sent the form to my wife, together with my views on the ques- tions." "It is my intention on returning to civilian life to purchase a house of my own. Therefore. I would like to know upon what terms X would be able to purchase the house through your scheme, which I think a splen-did idea." (An explanation regarding . this query will be contained in next week's article on this page.) Curious as to why some employees answered some questions in the way they did, THE ARGUS représentative interviewed them. Their remarks are given, along with the result of the "Gallup Poll." LIVING NEAR WORK: Would you prefer to live near your work? There are 533 who say they would prefer to live near their work; 463 say they would rather not. and 12 do not indicate one way or the other. Of the 463 who would sooner not live near their work. 257 want to live near the beach, 165 would prefer to live in outer suburbs, and 41 in inner suburbs. Of the 52 servicemen who replied, 39 would prefer to live near their work, 12 do not want to, and one is neutral. At present, 17% of the married em-ployees live along the beach from St Kilda to Frankston; 33% in the inner industrial suburbs-North. Mel-bourne, Carlton, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Richmond, Prahran, South Mel-bourne, Port Melbourne; 46% in the cuter or residential areas, and 4% in outlying places such as Greens-borough, Bayswater, Springvale, Mitcham, Croydon, Dandenong. "We don't want to feel we are right on the doorstep of the factory after working there all day." This was the reason some of the men gave for not wanting to live near their work. At the same time they said they had not realised when replying to the questionnaire that the new factory at Beaumaris, although only half a mile from the farthest house, would be quite apart from the residential area, and this has since made all the difference to their views in this regard. One contended that In such a com-munity everybody would know every-body else's business and this did not appeal to him. To avoid this he would sooner travel a long distance to work, despite the extra expense. Others who did not want to live near their work were Influenced by the fact that they were at present residing in a congested industrial area, and thought the atmosphere at Beaumaris might be the same. They admitted they might alter their minds after having seen the plans for the garden village. Other employees who are buying their homes in various suburbs and have put a lot of work into their gardens do not feel like leaving them. RENT OR OWNERSHIP ? : If a suitable house were available would you prefer to rent it or purchase it over a period on a rental-purchase basis? As was to be expected, home owner-ship appeals to the majority, 833 wishing to purchase their homes over a period on a rental-purchase basis and only 175 preferring to pay rent. Fifty of the 52 servicemen want Eating and Relaxing? to purchase their homes, the other two desiring more details before de-ciding. "The sooner the Beaumaris scheme goes ahead the better pleased my wife and I will be," said one young man, who would like one of the Beaumaris homes on a rental-pur-. chase basis. Since he was discharged from the Army Ave months ago, this ex-mem-ber of the AIF, his wife and child have been living in a shop, the only accommodation they could get. Only 24 now, he enlisted when he was 19. and had five years' service in the Middle East and up north. He was wounded in the Middle East. HOUSING: Would you prefer a single or two-storey house, flat, or maisonette? It is not surprising that 879 want single-storey nouses and that flats are unpopular* in view of the number wanting to buy their homes. Only 13 want flats, 59 prefer two-storey houses, and 57 maisonettes. Only one of the 52 sarvicemen does not want a single-storey house, and he would prefer a maisonette. BRICK OR TIMBER?: If you pre- fer a single-storey house, would you prefer brick or wood con-struction? There are 789 who want brick and 90 timber. There are 42 servicemen who prefer brick and nine timber. One employee suggests that homes be built of concrete so as to save maintenance costs. FOR LIVING: In planning living room accommodation would you prefer lounge, dining-room, kitchen; lounge - dining - room (combined), kitchen; lounge-din-ing-room-kitchen (combined) ? There are 681 who want separate rooms for lounge,' dining-room, and kitchen; 243 lounge-dining-room (combined) kitchen; and 84 loungeroom separate, dining-room-kitchen (combined). "Please give us roomy rooms," writes one man. "I feel it is as im-portant for the working man's family to have space for living as it is for anyone else. I would like to see lounge dining-rooms not. smaller than 18ft x 18ft and kitchens 14ft x 14ft. There is nothing so discour-aging to the woman who spends so much time there as a small kitchen. Plenty of light and hot water are also essentials." Other suggestions are that chim-neys be built on the outside walls so as to save space and avoid the cut-ting'of floor coverings. FOR THE INNER MAN: By what means would your wife prefer to cook? Dunlop workers' wives say: Gas, 491. Electricity. 277. Fuel. 20. . There are 200 who desire a fuel stove as well as a gas or electric one -a safeguard against breakdowns, no doubt. A small number do not mind whether they cook by gas or electricity. . AND SO TO BED: How many bed- rooms would you need? One.wants two single rooms only. Other figures, according to family needs, are: 282: 1 double room, 2 s ngle rooms; 200: 1 d.r, 1 s.r{ 176: 2 d.rs, 1 s.r; 170: 2 d.rs; 53: 3 d.rs; 40: 1 d.r; 3 s.rs; 45: 2 Gas? Electricity? Fuel? or Fuel Flus Electricity or Gas? ? d.rs, 2 s.rs; 24: 1 d.r; 10: 3 d.rs, 1 s.r; 5: 2 d.rs, 3 s.rs; 1: 3 d.rs, 2 s.rs; 1: 3 djrs. 3 s.rs. BATHROOM-TOILET: If you are hrv'ng a two-storey house v)ould you rather have the bathroom and lavatory on the ground or top floor? There are 40 who want the bath-room and lavatory upstairs and 17 downstairs, while two want a lavalory both upstairs and downstairs. HOT WATER: Do you consider a hot-water service essential? The desire for a hot-water service is almost unanimous-90%. Most of the 10% who do not regard a hot-water service as essential say they consider it a luxury, and as long as they have a gas bath heater they will be content. "I don't believe in a working man living above his means, and that is one reason my wife and I said 'no' to a hot-water service," said one man. "What we have never had we will not miss," said another. He added, however, that if the majority of the homes were to have hot-water ser-vices and this meant that the cost of installing them would be much cheaper than before the war he would also say "yes" to this ques- tion. IAUNDRY: Where would you like 1 your laundry done? Employees' wives apparently have no Monday morning complex, for 947 want to do their own washing. Only 46 want the full services of a laundry, while 15 who would like their linen washed at a laundry would r.refer to iron it themselves. One employee said: "My wife and I have been married 16 years, and our laundry has always been done at home. I think many husbands and wives like doing things for each other, even if it is only washing." Another said he thought his wife would be lost on a Monday if she did not go as usual to the wash-tub. Others contended that the laundry received more care and did not get shabby so quickly if done at home, and. of course, it was cheaper. WASHHOUSE: Ho you consider the washhouse should be separ-ate from the house or attached to it? There are 682 who want the wash-house attached to the house, and 265 ask for a separate building. Questioned regarding this, one man said the house he and his wife were living in at present had the laundry apart from the house, and he sup-posed that was why ihey said they preferred it that way. "It's just what We've been used to, but we would not object if it was under the same roof as the house," he added. WALLS: What finish to the walls would you suggest? The answers show a definite ten-dency towards painted or texture walls in preference to paper, par-ticularly in living rooms. GARAGE: Would you require a garage? While 817 want a garage, 191 do not feel one is necessary. FAííILY: How many childten have you? The 1,008 employees have 1,136 children. This includes one famlly. of 10 children, while there are sbc with six children. There are 380 families, or 40%, with no children at all. THE ARGUS representative took the opportunity while at the Montague factory of interviewing the proud father of 10 children, who is among those wanting to live at Beaumaris. -His eldest child is 15} years and the youngest l8 months, i For four years' the family hap been living in one of the Housing 'Commission homes at Fishermen's Bend. His wife and he prefer a singlestorey house because of the children, and they want It built oí brick. They have asked for two double bedrooms and a dormitory for the younger children. s This is the ao commodation they have at present, although they would welcome more and ' smaller bedrooms if possible. They would want their lounge, dinng-room, and kitchen separate. rhey want to cook with gas, and do not regard a hot-water service as es-sential, although if not too expen-sive they would welcome one. The mother of 10 has always done her own laundry, and does not ieel the need of outside help with it. The couple would like to buy their house if the terms are reasonable. With the imformation it has to hand, the Company feels well equipped to proceed with its plans for Dunlop Garden Village as soon as building and manpower regula-tions are lifted. Whether it will be economically sound to meet the requirements of all employees will depend on how much assistance is given by the Go-vernment in making loan money available at low interest reates and also on its policy regarding rental subsidies for workers. There are two Very good reasons why the Go-vernment should give its blessing to the undertaking. It shows initiative on the part of the Company which should be encouraged, and it plans to house 5,000 people, which would release a large number of houses in other suburbs. That the scheme will be a suc-cess there Is little doubt, and that being the case other big industrial organisations may want to follow suit, thus relieving the Government still further in the major housing problem .with which it is faced. Washing and Ironing at Home? Ironing at Home? Let Laundry Do the Lot? _.-?' r Hot Water Service Essential? Garage or Not?"}
{"id":114211638,"text":"31 Oct 1940 - GALLUP POLL. Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 31 October 1940, page 8 GALLUP POLL. Roosevelt 53 Per Cent. Willkie 47. NEW YORIK, October 2O.-A Gallup poll gives a 51 per cent. popular vote for President Roosevelt, and 47 per cent. for Mr. Willkle. Mr. G. Gallup, who conducts the pollwarne, however, that "this vote for President is actually equivalent to a neckand-neck race because, owing to surplus Democratic majorities in the Southern States, a Democratic President normally requires about 52 per cent from the nation to win. Mr. Wlllkle's gains have been so widespread that later reports from the survey probably will show the two candidate .about even in electoral votes or with Mr. Willkie slightly aheaCd. It must not be forgotten, however, that Mr. Roosevelt's intenale? campaign of speaking has Just begun and his forthcoming radio addresses may halt or reverse the Willkeis trend.""}
{"id":114595360,"text":"31 Oct 1941 - ON LIQUOR QUESTION. Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Friday 31 October 1941, page 8 ON LIQUOR QUESTION. "Gallup Poll" Urged. BRIlSBANE, October 30.-The suggestion that a "Gallup poll" be taken to test public opinion on a change in the liquor hours was made by Rev. F. Malcolm at the Brisbane District .Methodist Synod to-day. lie said: "Reform cannot go ahead of public ollinion. This method of ascertaining tile public mind Ilas much to commend IL" "I do not believe In the broadcasting of church services. It is Impossible to transmit the sacred atmosphere over the air:'," said Rev. R. Delbrldge. "Listening to some services over the air brought a blush of shame to my face." Rev. HI. M. Wheller said that he thought Rev. Delbrldge was underestimating the work that was being done by Churches over the air. He had received many testimonials from listeners."}
{"id":114603890,"text":"18 Dec 1941 - U.S. Anger Turns to Desire to Get to Work. Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 18 December 1941, page 9 U.S. Anger Turns to Desire to Get to Work. LONDON. Dec. 16.-Dr. G. H. Gallup, founder of the Gallup polls, in a speech by radio to a luncheon of the Institute of Public Opinion In London, said that American anger at the Japanese deception had been replaced by a burning desire to roll up its sleeves and go to work. Although their attention was at present centred In the Pacific, the Americans always believed that Germany represented a. greater threat Therefore, there was no likelihood of America underestimating the importance of her aid for Britain and the other Allies. Sir Kelth Murdoch, broadcasting to America, in reply to Dr. Gallup, said: "Britain's strength is greater than either friend or enemy believes. The spirit of the Britons has always been wonderful, but to-day they stand united, utterly determined, and coneident. The Churchill spirit is the spirit of the people.""}
{"id":11470067,"text":"23 Apr 1920 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. QUIET POLLING DAY. Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Friday 23 April 1920, page 8 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. QUIET POLLING DAY. AT AN Y COUNCILLORS UNOPPOSED. The annual municipal elections took place- throughout Tasmania yesterday There- was an average poll in most pi ice-, river incidents of notice were- almost, entirely absent in nearly every case- HIP council clerk reported that the ratcDaje-, selled chiefly Aley of their tiring councillors- were returned. In Belief in the voting was the heaviest yet recorded Except when otherwise- stated!, one member is required tore his ward The following are the details -"}
{"id":11486136,"text":"10 Aug 1920 - PENGUIN SEWAGE POLL. Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tuesday 10 August 1920, page 4 PENGUIN SEWAGE POLL. A roll of ratepayers of Penguin, to decide whether they were in favour of the council borrowing £2,000 to instal a sew-age scheme, was, taken yesterday The Warden (Mr T Bennett) was returning officer The voting was as follows -Yes, 78, No 15, informal, nil There being a two-thirds majority in favour of the scheme, it will be carried out"}
{"id":115075924,"text":"30 Jan 1942 - COUNTRY BEHIND ROOSEVELT. Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Friday 30 January 1942, page 6 COUNTRY BEHIND ROOSEVELT. NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-The latest Gallup poll shows 84 per cent. of Americans support President Roosevelt's policy, compared with 73 per cent just before December 7. Nine per cent are against President Roosevelt, and 7 per cent. are undecided, compared with 19 per cent. and 9 per cent respectively in the prior poll. Even the upper income group most violent against New Dealers in the 1940 election now are for President Roosevelt by three to one."}
{"id":115084391,"text":"24 Mar 1942 - Confidence in Churchill and Roosevelt Maintained. Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Tuesday 24 March 1942, page 6 Confidence in Churchill and Roosevelt Maintained. NEW YORK. March 22.-A Gallup poll shows only a slight decline in public confidence in Mr. Churchill throughout England, and in President Roosevelt throughout America, as a result of the recent military reverses of the United Nations. In America 78 per cent. still approve of President Roosevelt, compared with 84 per cent. in January. while 82 per cent. are satisfiled with Mr. Churchill, compared with 89 per cent. In January."}
{"id":115912290,"text":"27 Mar 1947 - Advertising Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser (NSW : 1876 - 1951), Thursday 27 March 1947, page 6 THE GRENFELL RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1047. 'WHO IS AUSTRALIA'S CHAMPION JUNIOR FARMER?' AJ.C.'s Stimulating Quest ©f Yeuth: T7NTHUSIASM run» high among the Junior Farmers' Clubs through?' out Australia with the approach of the finals of a big radio contest inspired by the Rural Department of the A.B.C. Elimination broadcasts have been held over the National network to elect a champion representative from each state. At the final broadcast scheduled for 8 p.m. on April 1 (Junior Farmers' Day at the Sydney Royal Show), the state champions will compete for the coveted title of Australia's Champion Junior Farmer. The outstanding boy will win the A.B.C. award— a fourweek fully sponsored tour _ of New Zealand. The winner will leave Sydney on, approximately, April 10 by air to enjoy a comprehensive itinerary of interest and education, in which lie will visit all the important farming centres, agricultural colleges, markets and research stations, in addition to making inspections of stud flocks and herds and seeing notable tourist resorts. , — The A.B.C.'s future plans for the younger generation on the land include interstate trawl for radio-competition winners, enabling them to attend agricultural shows ami field clays within Australia. These plans aisp-»provide for an interchange o£ boys with Junior Farmers' organisations of other countries. It is announced that Mr. John Green, the B.B.C. Agricultural Liaison Officer, will be the judge for the finals of the A.B.C.'s first Junior Farmers' Championship on the A.B.C.'s National network at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1. -a^r' -\\*AURAl BANK LIND5 MONEY FQR P 6 R S 0 N At N B IB I » # to If you're beset with money worries, faced with O, 5 unexpected bills, the Rural Bnnk may be able «; 3. to tide you over with a personal loan. Come ^ y in and talk it over. Repayments spread over » 1 p period of years. W I RURAL BAi\\fi I ? Grcnfell Branch .. ? Main & Forb«» SlreeU -? * MAXIMUM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT LOWEST POSSIBLE COST *-* * 5 0 3 3 N 1VNOS83d MO* UNO!'! SONS! X N V 8 1 V H fl H * * JSSE lively recollections of petrol quality ; „ I motor spirit | || 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by \\SH M Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- £{-* 1 ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- *i-i j| wide poll among car and truck owners. One of -$ mi many questions asked was: 'When the pool tnds, ^ HI which petrol are jou likely to try first?' Z$ raj Nearly all named a brand in answer to this 8§j HI question. Of those who so answered, substan- «£* MM dally more than jo% said: 'Shell'. ||| j|| Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. El 1| THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED Wi Hi (Incorporated in Great Britain) , .'] gJiuMLMIIUJLJU^ ? S46 EH » J Proteet! Preserve! Beautify! ^r^^^p==a^^R,eody for the Brush 1 ^^~^^Mgiigi^^^$CT standard of quality since 1884, AJIJJ!) HILL & HALLS PTY. LTD. ' GENERA^ MERCHANTS, GRENFELL."}
{"id":115920673,"text":"10 Mar 1947 - Advertising Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser (NSW : 1876 - 1951), Monday 10 March 1947, page 1 Look to your Inspect wide range at JUST LANDED— GRIPPIX CARPET SQUARE. FLORAL AUTUMN TONING. SIZE 10ft. 6in. x 7ft. Bin. A REAL BARGAIN. HAND WOVEN INDIAN FLOOR MATS &. SQUARES. RICH COLORFUL DESIGNS.PRICES PRICES FROM £3/8/11 TO £20/13/9. ALL WOOL RUGS IN PLAIN AND TWO TONES. AT 90/-. AXMINSTER HALL CARPET RUNNER. GREEN TONING. 39/11 YARD. OVAL SEA GRASS MATS. NEAT DESIGNS. ONLY 6/3. COIR DOOR MATS. EXTRA GOOD VALUE & HEAVY MAKE. 10/6 & 14/6. ? .* COIR AND JUTE HALL RUNNERS. NICE RANGE. FROM 7/4 PER YARD. FOR BETTER VALUE. THE CORNER STORE. MAIN STREET, GRENFELL. PHONE NO. 2. BRADLEYS CORNER. Areh. Bradley, Prop Empire Buildings GROCERIES AT BEDROCK PRICES, SMALL GOODS A SPECIALTY FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. HIGH CLASS CONFECTIONERY, REFRESHING DRINKS, CAKES. ICE CREAM AND PURE FROZEN PINEAPPLE. PHONE 129. & I With lively recollections of petrol quality |j ? I motor spirit I *^ 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by ||| iVi Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- S $3 ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- S wide poll among car and truck owners. One of S many questions asked was: 'When t he pool ends, ffi I which petrol are you likely to try first?' ll Nearly all named a brand in answer to this W& question. Of those who so answered, substan- |p daily more than 50% said: 'Shell'. || Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. H THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED fe JH ? (Incorporated In Great Britain) ffji"}
{"id":116305617,"text":"20 May 1942 - CORRESPONDENCE Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002), Wednesday 20 May 1942, page 6 ' " CORRESPONDENCE | (PUBLIC* ORI'NfON AGAINST MARKETING BOARDS., (To the Editor.) f,-'. ;Sir.—For once, a clear-cut question was asked by the Australian "Gallup | ■ Poll." The question was: "Do youj favour or oppose marketing of farm | produce tlirough Boards?" r50 perl cent, opposed,'aud 10 per cent, were in favour, 22 per cent, remaining neu-1 tral. Here is positive evidence that ; the people are getting what they do j not want. This would not occur in ■ a democratic' society. All political parties favour Boards. Why? It is about time the people looked for independent politicians to give them what they, want—not what tliey don't want. Yours etc., ARNOLD NOBLE (TYABB)."}
{"id":116331300,"text":"05 Aug 1938 - KYABRAH SEWERAGE Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002), Friday 5 August 1938, page 4 KYABRAH SEWERAGE Poll of Ratepayers Sough!: Kyabram "Waterworks Trust has been advised by tho Minister for Writer Supply (Mr F, R. Old) that a petition lias boon lodger! with tho Commission on which arc tho nignatures of 01 owners or occupiers within the proposed sewerage district objecting to tho propositi to sewer Kyabram and rcriuoHtinu that, before a Sowerafco Authority is constituted, a poll of ratepayers bo taken on the question. Aa It would appear thaL there are substantial objections to the proposed sewerage scheme, it was vequestod that the Trust tako a poll of ratepayers to obtain an expression of opinion on tho proposal. It should be a Yes-No poll conduct' ed on tho linen of a municipal poll, hut only ratepayers within tho proposed sewerago district should recetvc votes, and no ratepayer should bo disqualified from voting merely by reason of uou payment of rates."}
{"id":116336671,"text":"05 Mar 1975 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 5 March 1975, page 23 POSITIONS VACANT i TABLELANDS SAW MILLS PTY LTD f : requires . . f An Experienced or Energetic Man for Handling hardwood and radiata pine. Excellent starting wage with increase after qualifying period. For an interview Phone Mr Stewart. 974011 or call 3 High Street, Queanbe yan. PAINTERS AND BRICKLAYERS . . i required ; ? Immediate start. Phone 952544: YOWANI COUNTRY CLUB - Experienced, attractive CASUAL BARMAID required Thursday to Sunday work, 4 hours per day. Apply MivK. Campbell, Sccrctary-Managcr. - APPRENTICE . EMBASSY BAKERY . requires young man ' to bccome Apprentice Baker . after qualifying period m bakehouse. Must have own transport to Fyshwick; Good opportunities for right person ''Willi . large company. , For. appointment phone 956094. COUNTER CLERK REQUIRED . By Philips Service Department. Radio spare parts'back .' ground an advantage. Ph Mr j; Bcasey, 950321. requires ONE EXPERIENCED ~ AIR TRACK DRILL OPERATOR with explosives experience. Apply Foreman on site, Wanniassa 2, or Phone after h^urs, B. Wilford, 972551. CANBERRA PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY 8 PETR1E STREET, CANBERRA CITY TELLER ; .. ' (lull-time) ? We require the services of a young lady, 17 to 19 years, who takes a pride in her appearance, has a pleasant manner and a methodical-.approach to her work; to join- our team of tellers.' If you enjoy meeting people and would like to learn, we will provide full training on our Computer Terminals. .Please phone 491088, Mr Richards, after. 9am for an , i appointment. BAKER required by EMBASSY/BAKERY ; - ' . Good wages /and conditions. ' : 'For;'appointment, phone 956094. BLACK TOP requires PLANT OPERATORS LABOURERS GRADE CHECKERS and a . TRUCK DRIVER Experienced in road'construction. Plenty overtime available. Report to "John Donehueon site, Canberra Hospital or phont! 542820 All. I LEDGER MACHINE OPERATOR Applications are invited from mature persons for the above positions. Air conditioned office uniform and above award Wage. General office procedures and basic typing required. . ' For further details telephone Mr D. Ellery 972622. or call at ? . .: i COCA COLA BOTTLERS CANBERRA 92 Yass Road, Queanbeyan. " GRAHAM KEMP PTY LTD requires TRACTOR. DRIVER I To operate Massey Ferguson with loader and blade. . In addition to general labouring duties Apply on site, Block 9, Section 257, Kambah or Phone office, 882817, 886486, after 9am. GRAHAM KEMP PTY LTD requires CARPENTER " For maintenance and fit-off work. Aply on site, Bloci: 9, Section 257,' Kambah. orPhone office 882817, 886486, after 9am. EXPERIENCED BUILDERS' LABOURERS; ? Apply on site, Chartiwood School Job. SDC KENNEDY AND BIRD PTY LTD Builderi POSITIONS. VACANT WOOtWORTHS , require 7 BUTCHERS Qualified tradesmen required for modern meat units. Above award wags. Coats and uniforms supplied and laundered. 40 hour ,week, 4 weeks annual leave. Phone Manager 815822 Woden Plaza. . . | SENIOR OR JUNIOR FEMALES Required to work in our meat units. Duties include packinp _and .weighing of meat. Uniforms supplied and laundered. 40 houiyS day week, 4 weeks annual leave. Only persons seeking permanent employment should apply: . : . . . Phone ? ? ' ' -;. WOOLWORTHS MANUKA, 950738. : . Woden .Plaza" 815822. .' . 1 JUNIOR OFFICE ASSISTANT 15j to.!l8,ycars, .for general ('uties, Shower screen assemblers : . . .must be able to cut glass, SUPERIOR SCREENS PTY LTD 40 'Maiyboroiigh St, Fyshwick. :. / Phone 951643 for appointment. : CUSTOM CURTAINS Fry LTD . > ' ' . require A FULL TIME EXPERIENCED ? CURTAIN CUTTER . Salary by negotiation also ? ? < - A YOUNG MAN AGED. 21 Who would like to join'our Professional team of Curtain makers, as a trainee curtain cutter. Excellent opportunity for the right applicant. . . Apply 22 Colbee Court,'Phillip, - Phone 816206. - (INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE) NOW AT 99 LONDON CIRCUIT, (above Fletcher Jones in Greater I'acilic Building) TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE NO FEE TO APPLICANT Rely on us for the top temporary and permanent jobs in ;? town. 1 ? PHONE 497777 RED HILL-PLANT MIRE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS PTY LTD ' . " 952539 AN EXPERIENCED EXCAVATOR OPERATOR ? and AN EXPERIENCED BACKIIOE OPERATOR Apply-Weston Site, Cnr Mindmarsh Drive and Mclnncs St. AVODEN CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD . . require KATO EXCAVATOR OPERATOR FITTER .Experienced with earthmoving equipment! Phone 485415. M ORLIT S2: require PAINTERS (our old Subbies welcomed) Section 228 McKillop Circuit, Kambah GENERAL LABOURERS '<. (two needed) . Section 257 Ragless Circuit, Kambah. RaK PAYROLL CLERK We Tequire the services of an experienced Payroll Clerk to fill the above vacancy Experience of a computerised system is desirable and a practical knowledge of Awards and balancing procedures- is es sential. Hours: 8.30 to 5. , For appointment, please phone 972444. R & R LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING CO PTY LTD ' ' i . Erin St, Qucanbeyan. . M.F. 65 BACKHOE WITH FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR REQUIRED , Apply Kennedy Plant and.flire Co Pty. Ltd, ? ' . 1 Whyalla St,,Fyshwick "Phone 950086. V , .. LEGAL STENOGRAPHER ' > Phone 491044 ?. Yj1 ^ -. Required for city firm-. Legal experience and shorthand essential POSITIONS VACANT CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION Applications are invited .-for the following positions: SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE TECHNICAL OFFICER ? . $7528-$9302 per annum 1 The appointee will be required to organise laboratory and technical services and be responsible for the . opcrallon of instruments etc for nursing courses in the School of Applied Science. ^Applicants should have" technical experience ? in chemistry, biochemistry, medical technology ' or similar experience :!obtained in a teaching or research institution. ;Closing date March 7, 1975, . Ret No 75/2059. SCHOOL OF LIBERAL STUDIES . . ' TYPIST - MODERN LANGUAGES Part-time work is available for persons with' foreign language typing skills, particularly Russian/English arid'Spanish, Italian/English. Some general office duties will be involved. The.hours of .attendance may bo negotiated. Salary will be nego tiated.,-Salary will be within the range S3.72-S3.97 per hour. .Closing date March 7, 1975. Ref No 75/2076. ACCOUNTS. STENOGRAPHER $6045-56355 per annum - The appointee wUl.be required to provide stenographic services for the Bursar of the College. Accuracy and experience in figure work is essential. . . ' : 'Qualifications: loping 50 wpm, shorthand 80 wpm. ? Closing date March 7, 1975. . Ref No 75/2051. . COMPUTER CENTRE. COMPUTER OPERATIONS ASSISTANT ; , ? .. S5700-S5991 per annum ?' The appointee will be required to assis.t the computer operations staff in the operation of equipment and in general clerical duties associated with the computer processing of all user jobs. He/she will also be required to operate, as directed by the Computer Room Manager, on a shift basis within the normal ,hours of operation during the semester of 8.30am lo 10.30pm, Monday to Friday. Applicants shoiild have the School Certificate or equivalent. . Closing date March 7, 1975 . Ref No 75/2072 DATA PREPARATION OPERATOR GRADE 1 (Full-time or part-time) $5529-55890 per; annum ' A proficiency allowance of $310 per,annum may be paid. The appointee will be engaged in'the preparation of programs and data for processing by. the Computer Centre. The operator should be proficient in the use of card punches and/or visual display terminals. However experienced typists ' may be considered as trainees for the position. Closing date March 7, 1975 . Ref No.75/2038. ESTATE " GROUNDS OFFICER $8ll5-$9368 per annum . . . The appointee will be required to develop and maintain the College grounds and playing fields and supervise other grounds maintenance staff, Applicants should have appropriate formal qualifications ? and supervisory experience. Closing date March 7, 1975. Ref. No. 75/2069 HANDYMAN .$ 108.44-Sill pw ' plus $6.50 pw allowance. The appointee will be required to assist generally with maintenance work. Building construction'experience is necessary preferably associated with concreting and blockwork. > . Closing date March 7, 1975. Ref./No. 75/2068 ' . STOREMAN $5379-55606 ' STORES ASSISTANT $5066-55235 The appointee ? will be required, to assist in receipt, distribution and control of College stores and equipment. Previous experience in such work would be an .advantage, however consideration will be given to a young man wishing to gain a knowledge'of Stores procedures. A current drivers licence would be an advantage. Phone Mr Rigney 522220 for information and lo arrange an interview. , -Ref. No. 75-2071 STUDENT ADMINISTRATION STUDENT RECORDS OFFICER $8406-9237 per annum .The appointee will be responsible for the' maintenance, secur ity.and contrbl of documents which constitute the student ' records.' The position also cariies responsibilities in' relation to the computerised student record file as updating media is batched and processed within the student record registry area; the administrative .lequirerncnt for computer reports and listings is also'organised . by this officer. There are a number of permanent clerical staff supporting this role and casual staff are recruited during peak processing periods. Applicants should have proven administrative ability including experience in. the direction and supervision of clerical staff. Some familiarity with automated systems would be an advantage but need not be an essential qualification. Applicants should possess the Higher.School Certificate or equivalent qualification. Closing date March 7, 1975. , , Ref. No. 75-2074 GENERAL INFORMATION \\ . Appointees from the Australian Public Service, who are permanent officers, may preserve their existing rights under the Officers'Rights Declaration Act. Applicants should give personal particulars, details of qualifications and experience,-present position, previous appointments, telephone number during business l\\ours and the names and addresses of two referees and should be addressed to the Registrar, Canberra College of Advanced Education, PO Box 381, Canberra City, ACT 2601. EXPERIENCED MAN To work with progressive tyre company in all phases of lyre retailing, excellent' wages and conditions. Phone' 957629 for appointment NOAH'S RESTAURANT 12 Rudd Street Turner requires . COOK Temporary for 3 weeks with possible-extension.' Must be quick, clean and used to fast A-La-Carte service. Apply Chef after 10am today, in person, or phone 488011. CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION CUSTODIAN STUDENT RESIDENCES . ' . SALARY $5700-55991 (plus accommodation) Ret. No. 75-3030 . The College is seeking a married man tip to age 50 with wife but .no dependant children, to be I lie resident Custodian of the' Student Residences' which will accommodate approximately 400 students. The successful applicant would be responsible for the security, supervision ol cleaning and oiher matters pertaining to the operation of the Student Residences. Ability to relate to students is therefore important. .. The,residential accommodation for the Custodian is spacious arid well appointed. .This position would be suitable for a handyman or a person with a trades background. Inquiries are invited for .further information on telephone 522123. Applications are required by Monday, March 10, 1975. . ' . GENERAL INFORMATION Appointees from the Australian Public Service, who are permanent officers, may preserve their existing rights under the Officers' Rights Declaration Act. Applicants should give personal particulars, details of qualifications and'experience, present position, previous appointments, telephone . .number during business, hours and the names and addresses of two referees and should be addressed to the Registrar. Canberra College of Advanced Education. PO Box 381, Canberra City, ACT, 2601. POSITIONS VACANT SERVICE ADVISOR this position wouid suit a man with automotive experience duties'include customer reception job follow iip and road testing of Volkswagen and Subaru vehicles at our Braddon brancu. flood saliiry and conditions please phone 4R6822. ^*^3l^^nBBEClSHIBSSiX3333IBH^fflB5BSiPTY« LTD* SENIOR ESTIMATOR JOINERY AND SHOPPI'ITING . THE COMPANY: A vigorous, soundly based , shopfitting and joinery organisation serving the growing Canberra and Quennbeyan market.. DUTIES: Appointee will be responsible to the general manager for estimating, costing, and quoting.client requirements for a full product range. This will necessitate; client contact in the field, in addition to work planning, progressing, interpretation ' and design of client requirements. Accountable for the efficient performance of all estimating activities. QUALIFICATIONS: Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of joinery and cabinet making, probably supported by Inde oualirications. good mathematical ability, sales oriented, .some management studies desirable, or willingness to undertake; Costing and drafting experience; and ability to create bills of quantities desirable. SALARY AND CONDITIONS: Salary range for this important stafr appointment $8,000-S10.000pa with attractive fringe benefits, bonus and superannuation .after qualifying period. Removal exnenses fares paid for interstate applicants, togeth ...%u subsidy. APPLICATIONS: Phone inquiries welcome on (062) 973911 or in writing detailing nue. nullifications, experience, phone number, etc. to: Thc. Manager, CAA TIMBER INDUSTRIES PTY LTD PO Box 720, Queanbeyan, NSW 2620 JUNIOR FEMALE OFFICE ASSISTANT Theabove position is immediately available for an alert and willing to learn young lady with typing experience which is essential. ' Good wages and conditions. Five day working week. Please phone 487355 lor interview appointment. EDWARDS DUNLOP & COMPANY LIMITED .12 Mort St., Braddon, AC T. Wholesale Paper* Stationery and Machinery Merchanls. HOBART COFFEE LOUNGE LADY Sandwich and Milk Bar. Full-time. Monday lo Friday, 9am5.30pm. Experience would be an advantage but not. essential. 'Apply Hoban Coffee Lounge, Derwcnt House, Hobart Place, Civic. Phone 496471. R&R Laundry and Drycleaning Company has a position vacant at their Queanbeyan factory for a DRY CLEANING PRESSER Experience not essential. Would applicants apply in person at factory, Erin St, Queanbeyan. SALESMAN EL'ECTRICAL APPLIANCE FURNITURE Youngs West End discount stoic at Queanbeyan require a ?.enior salesman. Experience preferred in electrical appliance jr. furniture sales. Excellent-salary, and commission. Phone Mr Hasler on 971122 for an appointment. SENIOR FEMALE Youngs Queanbeyan stoic require a senior female to take ?charge of their showroom and underwear department. Duties ,ci..ue supervision of stall' and merchandising. Buying ex : "ce not necessary. Good conditions and liberal staff dis counts. Phone the Manager, on 971122 for an appointment; QUALIFIED dressmaker m make . up stock sizes for fashion -boutique. Phone 88553.V before 9 or 512772 in business hours. CAR wash detailers (womenj required- to work->2 to 4 days per week at The Ess.i Car wash, Braddon.- Girls with drivers licence' pre ferred. Phone The Manager j 470668 for an appointment. CAR wash detailcr (male) re quired by the Esso Car Wash, Braddon. Permanent position. . Phone The Manager on 470443 for nil .appointment. WOMAN to mind I yr old girl in my home, 5 days a weelc. Please contact Mrs 3. Ryan, Flat 4/3 Cadcll St, Downer between 6.30pm and 8pm. FITTER Welder required, ex perienced air tool, aii pumps, earth 'moving equipment, 6-day week, plus' bonuses. Contact 545230 bh, a/h 956378. PAINTERS required, must he tradesrr.cTi.' Apply H. Brooks Ply Ltd or phone 302312. WE require lyre fitters for our Fy s h w i c k and Queanbeyan branches, ex, perience useful but not es sential. Apply in person to Discount Tyre Service, enr Barrier and Newcastle St. l-yshwick. SPARE parts salesman (senior) required for the Esso Car Wash, Braddon, salary range $90 to $130 pw plus overtime, plus : bonus. Some experience .preferred. Phone The 'Manager on 470668 for an appointment. SINGER or singer guitarist .wanted for established commercial rock band. Equipment not essential. Phone 632354 bh. KIND mum. required, urgently to mind good baby. Kingston area. '4'Cunningham'St, Kingston after 6pm. , PART time typist, in O'Connor area. Apply am this week 147 Wattle St. O'Connor. SMART young girl for light office work. Contact Bink Engineering ' 68 Kenibla Street, Fyslnvick or phone 957064. PAINTERS wanted. Please call Kingsford Smith Dr flats. Mclba. 300 yds before Melba Exchange. SECRETARY: Some interest in legal work is helpful. Otherwise, good shorthand, typing and plenty of- initiative for . exciting city position. 473244. RECEPTION counter work, evenings after , 5pm. Responsible people - only 821530. CLEANER full . time per manr-* --setose BH. ACCOUNTS CLERK, ACCOUNTS CLERK, 19-21 years Put your sound accounts background to advantage in this prestige city office. Accounting machine experience essential. Accurate typing and associated clerical duties. Immediate start. CENTACOM STAFF 36 Northbourne Ave, Canberra City 478622 CLEANER, casual, day work, male or female. 884819. BRICKLAYERS Wanted, tradesman only need apply. Citra ANU, Linneaus Way. CIVIC Dental Laboratories req male or female to be trained as apprentice technician. Phone 486820 or call ^ 2/106 Alinga S(, City 1 I caimcom I DICTAPHONE/ SECRETARY - 20 plus City legal firm require a fast, accurate typist. Phillips Dictaphone experience a necessity. Rewarding salary and conditions. Legal experience preferred. CENTACOM STAFF 36 Northbourne Ave, CITY 478622 FEMALE 'req for milk bar silack bar 'duties. Applv Red Egg. Jamison Centre. Ph 512628. PAINTERS required. Good wages and conditions. I'h 473418. before 9am or after Spin. PART time lady for Ssnd wich and Milk Bar. 10am2pm Mon-I-ri. Apply l|0bart Coffee Lounge Dcrwent House, llobart Place. Civic. Ph 496471. ;. EXCELLENT position, Civic. Girl Friday, Payroll Clerk. 21 yrs. EXEC SECRETARY . for ren! estate firm. Civic. Competent Stenographer for responsible positbn. SENIOR TYPIST for Fyshwick Eng, Company. ? Lots more positions. 99 London Circuit, Civic. Ph'497777. . ELECTRICIAN and ? ex perienced trades help. . Phone 512561. CLEANING lady, one morn ing per week. Weetangera. Ph S44062. POSITIONS VACANT SECRETARY, CITY Make yourself most valued in this marvellous post with loads _ of interest and organising. Duties include record keeping and various clerical work as well as a Rood stenographic background. ' CENTACOM STAFF?, 36 Northbourne Ave, CITY 478622 EXPERIENCED brickies Labourer, apply block 16 section 27 Centurus St. Giralaiig. Orlits job. Phone 546425 after 4. CHEMIST experienced assist ant : required University Pharmacy.. Mori-Fri. only. I'll 486*87. SMMA Page - Fashion Jew ellery offers home training for several part-timt Managerial positions. Ideal for ladies who desire other than routine 9-5pm employment. Earning potential $100 plus per week. No outlay or deliveries. Pleasant personality and use of car essential. Ph 511072 now! LABOURER experienced only. Apply Mainoru St.. Hawker or. phone 973352 after 6pm. ????.. PHARMACY ' assistant, per manent position for girl 1718yrs. Campbell Pharmacy, ' 480783. . VITCLAY Pipes Pty Ltd, 15 Lithgow Street. Fyshwick, "C" class driver required for deliveries ~ and yard work. Must have knowledge of. Canberra's new development areas. Above award wages. : Apply in person with licence after 7.30am to the above address. MATURE typist/receptiomst, electric typewriter, City office, 9-5pm. . good salary. Phone 476922. LADIES wanted for letterbox! deliveries, Canberra and I Qucanbeyan. Phone 491469. WODEN solicitor, requires temporary secretary from April 14 to June 23, 1975. Legal experience preferred. His 9-5, exc sal and cond. Phone 812703. BOOKKEEPER, Yass Road, Qucanbeyan. Experienced lady for all clerical duties, | . wages and books to trial balance. Reliable, honest person able to work on own initiative only. Good wages. Phone 381282 for interview. GIRL Friday. Mature girl, Fyshwick office. Ph 952015. HOTEL Dickson requires casual bar attendant. Hours 9.45am to 7pm. Apply Manager after lOam. MAN wanted for domestic and industrial insulation work. Phone 971026. AVIS need casual and per manent washers. Applicants should he reliable and possess a clean driver's licence. Casual hours arc anticipated to be 5pm-9pm each evening and between 7am-4pm each weekend. Phone for an appointment with manager, Canberra 496088. . ACCOUNTS Clerk, 19 to 28.. Some, accounting machine experience will be advantageous. Ledger experience and typing ability lo work ? in v'cry friendly environ ment. 473244. MATHS tutor for 6th form student, level 3. Ph 957609. TARGET SUPPLIES PT.Y LTD CARPENTERS HELP. Required To assist in production of radiator wall frames in oir Qucanbeyan Factory. Ph 973344. HAIRDRESSER required full time. Ph 8818(3 or 882662. KIND Mum or grandmum to mind 2 children P/S hours my home. Warramanga. Ph 886641. . ' CLEANER required, hours 3.30 to 7.30pm. each week day. Casual rates of pay will apply. Please phone 951914 or 957828 after 9am. PART Time . interviewers. Men and women. For public opinion and market research. One or more weekends a month. Fee averages about $20 plus travel, for about 5 hours interviewing. Meeting people is interesting. Begin 9am Saturday. Vacancies in many districts including M o r u y a and othersurrounding areas. Car and phone needed. Training provided. Phone 654-4650 or write to Morgan Gallup Poll. Box 2282.U, Melbourne, 3001. LADY to clean house, Curtin area, once a fortnight, 4 horn's, $2.50 per hour. 815673. MATURE receptionist, typing Sweda and switchboard experience. shift work involved. Over 25 yrs. Phone 953899. HARMON1E German Club requires bar maid, hours 11am to 6pm. Ph Manager after 1 lam. EXPERIENCED "cellarman required. Ph 959853, for appointment. QUALIFIED ladies hair dresser required, full-time. 815708. 863270 ah. TYPIST/Clerical, 17-19 yrs. The position has opportunities for a well-groomed . younc lady who can type 45. wpm, enjoys variety of interesting material, working with small group of Voting people. City. STENOGRAPHER, senior; experience in general office correspondence, electric typewriter, s/h. 90/100. good conditions. small happy" group male-female. Citv office. Telephone Miss Curlcy, Manuka, 951324, for appointment for above positions. CARPENTERS. Apply CAE C.itra iob. Block 7. Set Hans. Tradesman only need apply. Phone 582531. EXPERIENCED bricklayers labourer wanted. Good wages and conditions. Apply Block 2, Section 1 Chifley. SECRETARY: A girl with tact, enthusiasm and . good shorthand and typing for busy "often out of town" executive. Neg sal. 473244. EXPERIENCED waitress. Apply Taverna Restaurant. Gareina PI. POSITIONS VftCANT SCHUOLG114L required "lor part-time check-out work on afternoons and weekends. For appointment, Ph 884939. MALE shop assistant, appro* J7 yrs ot age, required for permanent position. , For appointment Ph 884939. BRICKLAYER and brickla yers labourer wanted. Hawker College. See UmoA BP Jamison requires scniiSr lube operator. For appoint ment. * phone Manager, 512280. I, ~X HOLT auto-port requires senior drive-way Salesman. 5i day week, top wages. Telephone John Kobold on 543888. STENOGRAPHER inner city office. For details 6r appointment. Ph 489899. . p -' EMAIL Ltd Air Conditioning Division Casual Girl Fri day. We require a ' female!*;, clerk typist to work on Ja casual basis for 5 days a, week. This position is permanent and would, entail between 10 and 15 hours" per week preferably; between 1prn and-4pm eaqh afternoon. Applicants, should be able to work by themselves and be capable of ucneral office duties. F6r further details. Phone 951674 or 951675. - J ' REAL ESTATE MELBA $29,750.: Owner requests urgent sale of this 2 year old, properly which is selling ' underagents valuation. Features include" 3 bedrooms, lounge, dining, double carport and covered storage. Also. included are carpets., window treatments r. and V2. way oil heating. Ideal for* young couple.' FLYNN $38,250/ Near new in spotless condition, split level home in. high location with excellent views of Brindabellas from rear. 4 bedrooms (3 with BIR) ensuile to master,' large lounge and dining' area. Includes w/w carpet"' in neutral tones, curtains and light fittings. Gardens established with BBQ area in rear. Owner requests quick sale to enable him Jo return interstate. FLYNN - $51,450 -Very large near new home with .high position in sought after suburb. Up-. stairs features include v4 bedrooms (3 with BIR) ensuite to master separate lounge, dining and family rooms.' Kitchen features WO and VIP, w/w carpet throughout. Has internal . access to lower half containing (Jouble garage, large rumpus room; store room and laundry. Has fi|ll'' ducted heating including, rumpus room. Grounds partlv established. . .For inspection phone * GIBSOIST REAL ESTATET^ tie«n«#c» Ao«nt | ' 4S0822 86 N0RTHB0URNE AVE. '1 CANBERRA CITY Jl Member REI and Multilist After hours 581550. -TORRENS $33,750 ?Vendor is buying Interstate. His Torrens 3 bedroom ' brick home for sale, in cludes some furniture. Good garage, good view, cul-de-sac position. Exclusive to Real Estate Ply Ltd Lie. Agent, ; 43 Norlhbourne Ave.; 477111. All 511626. ~ CURT1N $32,750 This attractive home set amongst trees in a quiet "place", has been reduced . to bargain price, for an _ujr gent sale. Has sunken dining with archway ''to lounge, new shaggy carpfct and new curtains, featufe lights and garage. * r^nrgHfr ? Lied Agent, est 1958 1st Fl. MLC Bldfl ; Ph 487444 (3 Unas) r. AH Reg -Payne 951750.* SOLE AGENCY $67,000 t This immaculate property . is situated near parklaid "very close to the Gramnyr School. Comprises 4 bedrooms and study (or sun room), one full bathrochn plus ensuite to main bdr.Ja wide sunny gallaiy links the bedroom wing to tj»e main entrance, which leads into a large sitting room. The dining room' is separate, the kitchen has very generous cupboarding, double bowl sink, sew/iron closet and breakfast bar. Enormous deck at the rear of the house sits comfortably under the shade '? of large trees amidst - an impeccable garden. Double car accommodation. AH 863957. 302358, 582219. PRIVATE SALE FISHER $38,8*00 Est 3 br home in elevated position with views "of Weston Creek, bir in. 2 tijrs Ige lounge, sep dining room and kitchen. Ducted heating, garage under and storage space, w/w carpet and window treatments incl. ;Ph 884536. FISHER 536,750 ono. Almost- 16 squares, yiis home has roomy lounge, dining/kitchen, 4 bedrooms (main en-suite),. 3 with' robes, bathroom, sep toijiet, laundry, plus carport. Good quality carpets and drapes included in . price. Urgent sale required. . w CURTIN ; .$35,000 Set on a nice block ini a good position, the home has a living room,. . |tjtchen/dining. 3 bedroonjs, bathroom, sep toilet, and laundry, plus a huge! double lefigth matching brick garage. Carpels, drapes and light fitti&s included. - GMin 1{eal£ftcde I* U.V.BECK, LICENSED AGENT £ . IS Curtin Place, Cnrtin I Phonft R12M1 - A.H. 959627 Continued nest pagt"}
{"id":116338782,"text":"19 Mar 1975 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 19 March 1975, page 22 POSITIONS VACANf Nujstralia _^J^GEIMERAL IMST RUCTiOIM lto P.O. Box 35, Woden, A.C.T. 2606 Office: 5-7 Altree Court, Phillip, A.C.T. 2606 LABOURERS General labourers are required for flat development site 2 of 53 Lyons. Apply on site Woden Gardens, Melrose Dr've, Lyons, or phone 821257 P.O.Box 35, Woden, A.C.T. 2606 Office: 5-7 Altree Court, Phillip, A.C.T. 2606 CARPENTERS Day labour and sub-contract carpcntcrs required on various contracts in Canberra. For further information please phone Mr. D. Fleming on 815622 after 9am PARTS AND ACCESSORIES REPRESENTATIVE We require a man of the highest integrity to act as full time representative in the Canberra area. A knowledge of Canberra, Queanbeyan motor trade an advantage, must be able to work unsupervised, be self motivated and have the desire to succeed. Salary and conditions excellent. Phone 971855, Mr L. Harfadine E. J. RUDGE YOUR FORD DEALER Crawford Street, Queanbeyan R. 0. YVcIlsinore Pty Ltd SALESMAN REQUIRED Experienced Real Estate Salesman for our agency at 19 Oarema Place, Canberra City. For full particulars please call our office on 498644. . R. O. Welfsmore Pty Ltd Licensed Real Estate Agent 19 Garema Place, Canberra City 2601 . ACCOUNTANT Experienced qualified Accountant required' to take over §roup of ? clients in established' public, accountants practice, alary and partnership ..prospects .negotiable ..'to. tne... right person. . Apply iri writing to Canberra Times Box C2139 PIPE FITTER'S ASSISTANT required for various construction sites to ACT. ' Phone 953655 for interview PRESERVENE PTY LIMITED SALESMEN We require two salesmen, one experienced and one in experienced to complete our'sales team. The experienced man will have a proven sales record and the ability to negotiate at all levels of the grocery trade. The inexperienced man may be from any area of the business community but he must possess the ability to commu nicate and the desire to succeed in a selling career. The positions entail the responsibility of managing a territory in Canberra and surrounding areas. We offer an attractive salary, a company vehicle and other benefits. All applications should be made by writing to: THE SALES MANAGER PRESERVENE PTY LIMITED 34 Kent Road, Mascot, 2020 CLERK/TYPIST Written applications are invited for the position of ClerkTypist in an organisation servicing employers with modern offices situated in Turner. Applicants should be accurate typists and desirably' have some training in bookkeeping and the maintenance of. financial and membership records. A mature approach'is-necessary. and_ the appointee will be required to work harmoniously with a small staff and to attend to routine telephone inquiries courteously and efficiently. - ; . : . . : Details of age, experience and marital status should be given and, where possible, applicants should state a telephone number where they might be contacted for the purpose of arranging an interview. Applications are to be addressed to: The Director, Box 364, PO, Canberra City, ACT 2601 and are to be submitted on or before Thursday, March 27. ACCOUNTS CLERK We require a fully qualified accounts clerk. Age irrelevant. Must be experienced in debtors and creditors invoices and account reconciliation. Contact Mr M. Baillie 950301 for an interview : EMS LABOURERS required for,our MUGGA LANE QUARRY . : Minimum age 21 years, good wages and conditions' 0 ? Apply ready to start this morning at 8am to: Mr K. Lisson ? " .Jit . POSITIONS VACANT BUILDERS QUANTITY SURVEYOR/ESTIMATOR required ; Buckman Building Group f Medium industrial, commercial and institutional projects: Apply in writing with experience details to I The Secretary, PO Box 182,-Kingston, ACT Required by Thiess Bros for a project office in the vicin ity of Canberra. Experience required in project administration and accounts procedure, costing and monthly cost statements. Salary negotiable and dependent on experience. Please write C/.- Project Manager TIIIESS BROS PTY LIMITED . . ? ,-Bayldon Road .... Queanbeyan,,NSW 2620 . HOUSING COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CLERICAL ASSISTANT (Adult Female) - A vacancy exists at the Commission's -Queanbeyan District Office for the position of an adult female .Clerical Assistant. Salary: $5,168 range $5,597. (additional allowance of $52 per annum). .. Commencing rate according to age and experience. Further progression subject to meeting requirements." Qualifications and Experience: Cashiering experience essen-'[ lial. School Certificate or equivalent: Typing ability desirbale. Previous clerical background and experience in and attending to public inquiries preferred. Duties: Rcccipt of rental public inquiries, typing and general olTice duties. Inquiries telephone Queanbeyan 972262,- Mr Bunker. Apply on forms to be obtained from and returned to Housing Commission of New South Wales, 212 Crawford St, Queanbeyan by Thursday, March 27, 1975. M1NTER, SIMPSON AND CO., Solicitors. RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST i Good telephone manner, well groomed, accurate typist; Phone 487533 after 9.30am. PARKROYAL MOTOR INN REQUIRE A A LA CARTE WAITER OR WAITRESS For the Copper Grill Restaurant. Must be experienced, . .. . good-working conditions, permanent position. Phone 491411 or call in person. COMET OVERNIGHT TRANSPORT Australia's largest overnight express transport company require a ENTHUSIASTIC WOMAN to work with our close-knit Canberra team. Clerical experience is essential. A generous salary is offered and superannuation after a qualifying period. ... For a confidential interview contact COMET OVERNIGHT TRANSPORT '' 952122. SIMPSONS HEATING SERVICE Consultant for District Producers SUB-CONTRACT INSTALLERS for space and ducted heating. : Phone 956436, 950127 STOREMAN DRIVER Conscientious man required for local deliveries. Good wages . . . . and conditions. Please appy in person to D. P. S. PREPACK LTD 19 Mildura Street, Fyshwick, ACT. CARPENTER For timber window assembling. Good wages and conditions. Apply in person to: WINDMILL WINDOWS PTYLTD 75 Wollongong Street, Fyshwick. LOGANS HEATING AND COOLING We require an OIL HEATING TECHNICIAN for the service of domestic' oil heaters. Experience preferred but not essential. Good wages and company van provided .' Phone 953424. - A/h 582453. 1 OFFICE GIRL AT PHILLIP OFFICE 1 SHEET METAL WORKER (FOREMAN) 2 HEATING INSTALLERS Complete Heating Specialist Pty Ltd , ' , 971666 for appointment. . The Commonwealth Club requires DRINK WAITRESS (CASUAL) Hours Monday to Friday 11.30am to 2.30pm plus occasional nights. Saturdays 6pm to 9.30pm (approximately). Apply to the Bar Manager The Commonwealth Club Forster Cres, Yarralumla, between 10am and 11.30am today PAINTERS WANTED .' MUST BE TRADESMEN 1; over award rates paid. Ph 951908 BH 544299 AH. POSITIONS VACANT /*"?" (TUNNEL ELECTRICIAN , Experienced tunnel electrician required. Good conditions ' and wages. Apply on site to Mr J. Fulton, or phone 884585., . JOHN HOLLAND CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD Coppins Crossing Road, Betconncn. ' BSPAGELINE HOMES V\\fe build our reputation CARPENTERS AND PAINTERS WANTED '? Tradesmen only. Phone 952544. we require a SENIOR MALE CLERK 25-35 years for a position in our administration office. experience in handling debtors and creditors accounts is . ? ; ' essential good conditions. Applicants- should phone the office manager on 480066 to arrange an appointment. QUEANBEYAN LEAGUES CLUB LIMITED require PERMANENT FEMALE AND MALE BAR STAFF Experience preferred but not necessary Apply R. Newman, Queanbeyan Leagues Club Macphillamy, Cummins & Gibson SOLICITORS LEGAL SECRETARIES We are seeking to add to our staff a number of legal secretaries who are experienced in the following fields: LITIGATION CONVEYANCING COMMERCIAL - These positions are full-time, located in a modern city office with good equipment and conditions. Phone our Office Manager on 488311 for an appointment. PURCHASING OFFICER AND ASSISTANT TO COMPANY SECRETARY Company operating in interesting ecological field requires capable assistant for the Company Secretary to work' in all areas of Company .administration, particularly purchasing. Skill and experience in purchasing, accounting, budgeting and office administration desirable. Some travelling in Northern Australia. Salary $9515 per annum. Superannuation. Excellent working conditions in Woden. Personal particulars and full details of experience and of secondary and tertiary level education to: "Assistant to Secretary", P.O. Box 26, WODEN, A.C.T. 2606 WANTED LOCAL SUB-CONTRACTORS 1 x 8 TON TABLE TOP . 1 x 6 TON TABLE TOP Vehicles to have tarps and ropes. Top wages. Weekly guarantee. Must know Canberra area. ; Apply The Manager, 23 BARRIER STREET, FYSHWICK 4-Way Radio Control INTERNATIONAL OIL HEATING PTY LTD have vacancies for a COMPETENT SERVICE TECHNICIAN Good wages and conditions For appointment call at i9 to-21 Aurora Ave, Queanbeyan. Phone 974777. MARIANS AUTO ELECTRICS . require ONE AUTO ELECTRICIAN and ONE SPARE PARTS MAN Good wages and conditions. 92-94 Gladstone Street, Fyshwick. SISTERS Please apply Matron Scott, Elizabeth Balvers Nursing Home ?Range Road, Mittagong. - Phone 048-711085. Live in accommodation available. MOGO CONSTRUCTIONS PTY. LTD ... 1 Wanted > EXPERIENCED BACKHOE OPERATOR TRACKSCAVATOR OPERATOR Apply 7 Whyalla St, Fyshwick, or phone 952057. , Aftx 54152}. fBJTTONS VACANT FULL TIME BUTCHERS Good Wages and conditions, half yearly bonus,. superannuation after qualifying period, uniforms provided and laundered. Apply in person with references, Coles New World Super market. Monaro Mall. DORMOBILE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD . Motorised Caravan Industry requires TWO ADULT MALES to be trained in all aspects of vehicle' conversion. Good ability' with hand tools neccssary. Knowledge of electric welding an advantage. Please phone. the manager for ap pointment on 959264. HEAD OFFICE STENQ-SECRETARY GRADE 1 Salary: Within the range: S6382-S6741 p.a. Location: Canberra, A.C.T. Duties: To provide secretarial assistance to a senior officer of the Agricultural and Biological Sciences Branch. Qualifications: Applicants should have a sound educational background, accurate typing ability * and a shorthand speed of 100 w.p.m. Tenure: The position carries Australian Government Superannuation benefits subject to normal conditions. Applications in writing, stating full personal particulars, details of qualifications and experience and quoting reference number 117/159 should reach: The Secretary (Administration), Head Office, CSfRO, P.O. Box 225, DICKSON, A.C.T. 2602 by March 28, 1975. AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SERVICE MOTOR DRIVER Postmaster-General's Department CANBERRA An examination for appointment as Motor Driver will be conducted on Saturday, April 12, 1975. ELIGIBILITY: Persons 20 years 10 months of age at date of examination,, who are Australian Citizens, or whose Citizenship is pending, are eligible. SHIFTWORK: Duties of the position involve shift work. APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM POSTMASTERS AT OFFICIAL POST OFFICES IN THE CANBERRA DISTRICT. APPLICATIONS CLOSE -April 2,1975, with the Inspector (Mail Circulation), Mails & Transport Section, Canberra City, 2601 - telephone 485211, extension 29. QUALIFIED BAKER or Baker's Assistant required. by Embassy Bakery. Good wages and conditions. ' Telephone after 9ara for an appointment, 950637. RELIEF COOK Goodwin Homes for the aged, 5 days a week, award wages. Apply in person to the GOODWIN CENTRE, Bonney St, Ainslie. or phone 489084. CUSTOM CREDIT CORPORATION LTD 2 JUNIOR FEMALES Services of 2 well mannered juniors, are required by the above company, between the ages of 18-20 years, above award salary, good working conditions and superannuation ? after a qualifying period. For appointment phone Mr McDonald, 485555. EXCEPTIONAL SALES OPPORTUNITIES (FULL OR PART TIME) One of Australia's. most exciting new business ventures is seeking the services of five rather\\ special people, two on a part time basis. If you have what it takes in the business of selling - the personality, drive and enthusiasm - and you wish to place yourself m the very top income bracket^ then-phone Miss Mulrine on 823722 or 823977 today for an appointment. Opportunities for key company positions are immediate for our Australian and soon-to-open overseas branches. (OPPORTUNIST SALESMAN NEED NOT APPLY) REQUIRE FOREMAN CARPENTER Experienced iii bridgework. ' Apply: THIESS BROS PTY LTD, Erindale Drive Project, Tuggeranong. . Phone 354149 RO-MIX CONCRETE PTY LIMITED 17 Geelong Street, Fyshwick MECHANIC We require the services of a qualified Motor Mechanic to service and maintain our Canberra fleet of Transit Mixers Concrete Plants and miscellaneous equipment. ' Salary will be negotiated. Phone 951010 for an appointment. POSITIONS VACANT 1M SENIOR FEMALE STENOGRAPHER-CLERK We require an experienced senior female stenographer-clerk for general typing, a small amount of shorthand, and general clerical, duties in our office at Griffith. Over award wages and conditions. Hours 8.30am to 5ptn Monday to Friday. Phone 950231'for appointment Australian Department ol ® HEALTH WODEN VALLEY (PHILLIP OFFICES) VACANCIES A number of vacancies exist for immediate full-time or parttime temporary employment for six months in the Health Services Research and Planning Branches- of the Department's Policy and P/atming'Division. The Branches piovide policy and planning support to the Department and the Hospitals and Health Services Commission in matters relating to community health services, health personnel and manpower and all aspects of institutional health. Applications are invited from interested and appropriately qualified men and women for the following positions: PROJECT OFFICER, CLASS 8, $13,036-513,590 (Several positions) DUTIES: Undertake research and investigatory work for the Hospitals and Health Services Commission in connection with the Commission's Reports and prepare reports and discussion papers, as necessary, on any one of the following matters: . Health Transport . Rural Health . Rehabilitation Projects . Pathology . Hospital Programmes . Diagnostic Services QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in the preparation of reports and/or discussion papers and the ability to undertake necessary supportive research and planning. Tertiary studies desirable. INVESTIGATION OFFICER, CUSS 6 $10,625-11,368 . DUTIES: Assist Project Officers with research in relation to various aspects of institutional health: undertake specific research projects. Assist in the preparation of reports and discussion papers. QUALIFICATIONS: Aptitude for research and planning work. RESEARCH OFFICER, CUSS 4, $8406-9237 DUTIES: Assist Project Officers in the analysis of sub missions and the preparation of discussion papers. Provide research assistance in the collection of information required by the Commission. Applications should be forwarded to: The Director-General of Health, Department of Health, P.O.. Box 100, WODEN, A.C.T. 2606 Further details may be obtained by phoning Mr P. Pflaum on 818079 or Dr J. Myhill on 818076 Interviewers Men or Women For Public Opinion and Market Research ? One or more weekends a month. Fee averages about $20 plus travel, for about 5 hours^ interviewing. Meeting people is interesting. Begin Sam Saturday. Vacancies in many districts including Moruya and other surrounding districts. Car and phone needed: Training provided. Phone 654-4650 or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001 RO-MIX CONCRETE PTY LIMITED 17 Geelong Street, Fyshwick SENIOR FEMALE CLERK w.0V^;anw cxist? in °ur company for an experienced Book are m lhe Process of converting to computerised w person we are seeking would be responsible lor the preparation, posting and control of the Creditors Ledger. For further information phone 951010 for an appointment. SURVEYOR OR INSTRUMENT MAN Calvary Hospital Project This position will afford extensive experience to a nerson who can work under pressure and is keen to learn theT esting aspects of building detail. . . Apply Site Manager. Phone 513111, Belconnen Way and Haydon Drive - . - SAWMILL EMPLOYEES Company. 14 Wh;ana%treet?atekSaWm,lhng FITTER WELDER APPRENTICE FITTER required Good wages and overtime. Apply Smeltink Engineering. Yallourn Street, Fyshwick (opp Blackwoods). Phone 952395. A/h 885286, R. & G. J. Dominick AGENTS AMOCO AUSTRALIA LTD j. 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{"id":116340310,"text":"29 Mar 1975 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 29 March 1975, page 12 TENDERS ACT HEALTH SERVICES BUILDING Sub-contractors and suppliers preparing quotations for this project are invited to submit them to: HUGHES BROS PTY LTD PO BOX 158, ' "^"X . < Fyshwick, 2609 Telephone 953666 DEPARTMENT 0F. SERVICES AND PROPERTY Tenders for the following will be accepted until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 1975. TB13/75 Supply of Watchmans and Industrial Staff Uniforms comprising approximately 400 pairs of trousers and 200 matching suit coats to be delivered in the period up to June 30. 1977. Tender forms are available from The Finance Branch, 4th Floor, South Tower, Caga House.Akuna Street, Canberra City. Further information can be obtained at this office or by telephoning Mr A. Y. Rath on 453468. SUB-CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS Preparing quotations for the following contracts: A.C.T. HEALTH SERVICES BUILDING, CANBERRA RUSSELL OFFICES BUILDING 12, CANBERRA are invited to submit by mail or phone Estimating Department JENNINGS INDUSTRIES IS Geelong Street, Fyshwick A.C.T. 2609 Telephone 952222 CONCRETERS required for job at Tuggeranong, long job, contract or hourly rates, lop money. Apply in writing or telephone, reverse charge accepted, to Negri Contractors Pty Ltd, 50 Sparks Ave, Fairfield, Melbourne. Ph Melb 488149, 487899. A/H Melb 496968 or 242080. LABOURERS required for job at Tuggeranong, long job, contract or hourly rates, top money. Apply in writing or telephone, reverse charge accepted, to Negri Contractors Pty Ltd, 50 Sparks Ave, Fairfield Vic. Ph Melb 488149, 487899 A/H Melb 496968 or 242080. THE AUSTRALIAN ; , NATIONAL UNIVER . S1TY SIDING SPRING . OBSERVATORY CONSTRUCTION OF THREE HOUSES Tenders closing April 22, 1975 are. invited for the construction of three houses at Siding Spring Observatory which is located approximately 17 miles from Coonabarabran, northern New South Wales. Tender documents . art available from the Resident Observer. Siding Spring Observatory, Private Mail Bag, Coonabarabran, NSW, 2857; Tenders in plain sealed envelopes addressed to the -Registrar (Property and Plans), the Australian "National University, must ' be clearly marked "Tender Housing - Siding ~ Spring Observatory' and . riodgcd in the Tender Box, -Chancelry Annex, Ellery "Circuit. Acton, not later -than 2pm Tuesday, April ;22, 1975. Tenders by mail "(Box 4, PO, Canberra, "ACT, 26001 must reach the rUniversity by the first mail -delivery on the closing date ;of tenders, ?Tender documents must be "returned to the office of tissue within twenty-four -hours of the closing date of "tenders. "The lowest or any tender "will not necessarily be] ..-accepted. QUEANBEYAN CITY COUNCIL MECHANICAL AERATION EQUIP MENT CO NTRACT NO C542/02/E Tenders in sealed envelopes endorsed 'Aeration Equipment' are invited and will ,be received by the under" signed until 3pm on Mon-day 28 April 1975 for sup"ply, installation _ and com-fftissioning of eight floating mechanical surface aera tors. The equipment is to be installed at the Queanbeyan Water Pollution Control Plant. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be .' accepted. A preliminary " deposit of one percent of the amount of the tender is . required. _ Tender documents may be purcha*ed from the Consulting Engineers, Gutteridge Haskins and Davey Pty Ltd, 123 Clarence Street, Sydney, at a cost of $10 per set. The amount ': will be refunded to bona ' "tide tenderers who return documents promptly, and in good order and condition. R.B.SMITH Town Clerk . City of Queanbeyan Council Chambers, . Queanbeyan, NSW 2620 Jilt March 1975. jjjfe Oi. AUSTRALIA,.^ DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION Specifications are available for the following tenders and quotations closing with the Director of Housing and Construction, Department of Housing and Construction, Phillip, ACT at 2pm on the dates shown: Closing 2pm Tuesday, April IS, 1975 Quotation No. 6893 Administrative Building Partes - Alterations, Partitions and repairs to Attorney Generals Office. Closing 2r>rn Tuesday, April 29, 1975 MECHANICAL Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Maintenance of Air Conditioning System for various areas of Government Printing Office, Kingston, ACT. Closing 2pm Tuesday, May 13. 1975 BUILDING Construction^ of 40 Bed Health Service Hostel and associated work at North Watson, ACT. MECHANICAL Supply, delivery, Installation, Testing and Maintenance of Mechanical Services for Watson Health Service Hostel. NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Tenders arc invited for the following projects closing, at 2pm, Tuesday, on the dates shown: 22 APRIL, 1975 : CITY STORMWATER1 AUGMENTATION -D.C.T. BUILDING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FROM: Gutteridge Haskins and ? Davey ?ty Ltd, 216 Ni rthbourne Avenue. Canberra, ACT, 2601. j DEPOSIT FOR DOCUMENTS $25. EAST WODEN DEVELOPMENT - REALIGNMENT OFTRUNK TRUNK SEWFRS DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FROM: Gutteridge Haskins and Davey Ply Ltd. 216 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra. A.C.T.. 2601. DEPOSIT FOR DOCUMENTS $25. 29 APRIL. 1975 WANNIASSA HIGH SCHOOL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FROM: Collard Clarke and Jackson PTY Construction House, 217 Northbourne Avenue, Turner, ACT, 2601. Deposit for DEPOSIT FOR DOCUMENTS $100. Tenders are to be sent by prepaid post to the Secretary and Manager, National Capital Development Commission. PO Box 373. Canberra City, for delivery in the ordinary course of mail before the time for closing of tenders or lodged in the Commission's Tender! Box. Ground Floor, 220 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, on or before that time. The lowest or any tender not ntcesjarily . accepted. i i ! TENDERS SOLID STATE PPV^ifrc/ "SKKsS .£? AND LABORA. TORY BENCHING l^TDrVTo^5 C,0Sin« °" for /air 5 are l"v"e'1 ami nil i?'",Pt! cr Flooring «s sssa Physics/University^ Puter Centre Building beinc shylli.c?ted on ,hc ®r Slowing C°mprises ,he (A) COMPUTER FLOOR M'S'irleSs0"\\tru^ ^.^ea m;Trc,r0?fimalc)y 340 ITURpBUlLT:t,N TRN C rial i UPP,y a" "'atdcli very and inSffiH? aboralory furniture, Xine e-fiausr v"", '. Ban on. ACT, .-<>00, telephone 731597 SJn'o6"' a deposit o/ 520 against return of hTn ments to the off£* * -Um within 0"rS°0 'T ?wn,rd °f contract. Cheques to be made payable to sir Alexander Gibb and Part ncrs Australia. rt' Separate tenders in "i" toa'?he Xo'T* Messed °nd Pla^)Bfhrar /fropcity J" the Tender flov odRed later than ZOO t\\"not day 15 April 197s T"Jjes" posing date of tenders. bc li.I '2tSt Z°ny ^r accepted. ntcessanly be THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BUILDING EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO BUILDING AND AIR-CONDITIONING TO PLANT CULTURE ARRA Separate tenders closing 15 April, 1974. arc invited for the abovemcntioncd work consisting of the following: A. EMERGENCY LIGHTS: Install 58 Bardic EL9D/S emergency lights as supplied by the University. B. AIR-CONDITIONING IN PLANT CULTURE AREA: Supply and install condencer unit, fan coil unit, ducting, ctc, and electric connection of all associated controls and equipment. Tender documents are available from the ANU .Maintenance Depot, Sullivaiis Creek Road, Acton, telephone 493202. Separate tenders in plain sealed envelopes addressed to the Registrar (Propertv and Plans), the Australian National University, must be clearly marked "TENDER - RSBS BUILDING EMERGENCY LIGHTS or AIR-CONDITIONING ' TO PLANT CULTURE AREA" and lodged in the Tender Box, ground floor, Chancelry Annexe, Etlcry Circuit, Acton, not later than 2pro, Tuesday, 15 April, 1975. Tenders by mail <Box 4, PO, Canberra, Act. 2600) must reach the University by the first mail delivery on the closing date of tenders. The lowest or any. tender ?will not necessarily he accepted. ' TENDERS THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Photographs - Conferring of Degrees Tenders, closing Friday 11 April, 1975, are invited for the taking of photographs of graduands at conferring of degrees ceremonies in the Canberra Theatre on23 and 24 April. Details may be obtained from the University Information Office (493012 or 49-2229). Tenders, in scaled envelopes, marked 'Photographs - Conferring of Degrees' must be delivered to the University Information Office 28 Balmain Crescent, not later than 2pm on 11 April. Tenders by mail (PO box 4 Canberra ACT 2600) must reach the University by the first mail on the closing date. No tender will necessarily be accepted. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION Specifications and quotation forms are available for the following, from and closing with the Superintendent of Stores. Department of Housing and Construction, Wentworth Ave. Kingston, ACT at 2pm on Tuesday, April 15, 1975. Quotation No. S 75/360. Supply and delivery Plant Workshop, Fyshwick one only Dump Truck, pneumatic-tyred, of 760kg capacity with forward gravity tipping skip. For inquiries pleas© phone 958398. REMOVALS HAWTHORN Taxi Trucks for removals and storage. Easter removals no problem. Phone 953622, a/h 951158. RUBBISH removed at reas rates. Ph 951546. PIANO $20, grands $40, friendly removal quotes. Tommy Tortoise 544931. TJs Taxi Trucks for local, large or small removals. 8815^8 ANYTHING carried any where anytime at Easter, phone Davies 475457. ^522332323131 It ISA STREET FYSHWICK MOM 956886, 956960 HIRE HOUSEHOLD AMP HANDYMAN LINES, PARTY GOODS, CHINA CUTLERY, GLASS fn hit, olmait anytMne at Canberra'* fa«if rol*s from STEWART BARLEN Th» All Aiutrallsn lm«rprli« for SBMCfc QUALITY an* CIVIllTY PLANT HIRE. Complete ser vices for offices; clubs and hotels. Dickson Garden Centre, Dickson Place. Phone 497244. TENTS and camping equip ment I-Ioudine Canberra Tents, 95-97 Wollongong Street Fyshwick. CHAIN Saw Hire. Eric O'SuIlivan Marine, Fyshwick. Phone 952099. TANDEM trailer hire, 21 Milford St, Latham. BOBCAT loaders, small trucks, big or small jobs, tiny equipment. Ph 974582 bh, a/h 813779, 882187. TIPPER 10yd, long or short term hire, reasonable rates. Ph 814319, BACK lioe, no driver avail able for hire to builders or earth work oontraot. Ph 883876, 886517. ROTARY HOES. Hand operated. We deliver 488828. DOUBLE horse floats. Open all weekend. Phono 303267. BACKHOE loader, casual 1 weekend work. 881508. WANTED TO HIRE KATO 350 EXCAVATOR Or a similar machine for long-term hire. Please phone 952539 Tuesday. INVESTMENT INVESTOR wanted with $5,000 lo $10,000, 20 p.c. p.a. with security guaranteed. Reply to Box C2148 Canberra Times. BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS ELOOR sanding and polish ing, all kinds of floors. 476102. PLUMBING maintenance. Peter Ross. Phone 478308. PARQUETRY, cork tiles, floor sanding and polishing. Scandia Flooring Ply Ltd, 6 llagelthorn Street, Farrer. Phone 863324. GLAZIER specialising in replacement glass and breakages. Ph 496193. GLASS and glazing. Do you have a broken glass? Phone 496193, free quotes. FOR kitchen cupboards, built-ins, laminex tops and wall units phone 512781. CONCRETING for . that small job ph 581702 free quotes. AUTHORISED Frigidaire Service. Phone 956557. JOE'S Home Appliances Repair Centre. Repair all makes of washing machines, fridges, elcctrical appliances. Work guaranteed, 7-day week. Phone 885075. BUILT-IN wardrobes. Noel Voysev. Phone 497417. EXPOSED aggregate stone work. concreting. 884237. STONEMASON concrete bricks etc. 382239. WALLPAPER hanging, start immediately. Ph 491539 after 4pm or 951002 b.h. CANBERRA Drain Cleaning Services, 24 hour plumbing service, Phone 488001. < BUILDERS AND REPAIRERS BRICK work, block work, stones, concreting. 821628. BUILDING MATERIALS MOULDINGS to any detail, most timber species available. CAA Timber Industries. J'honc 973911. I Tor concrete ring 95-0301 KMC 81 CEMENT For all bagged ccment requirements phone 952130 or call 6 Barrier St, Fysh wick. DEMOLITION materials for sale, 6 days a week. Quinlan and Kirk Demolition Pty Ltd, 13 Aurora Avenue, Queanbeyan. Everything for the . home builder and handyman. Inspections invited Sam to Spm. Phone 973275. BUILDING MATERIALS Small loads of concrete Phone CANBERRA MINI-MIX CONCRETE 952130 STEEL door frames and fire doors, immcd del. 813352. POSITIONS WANTED LAWNS mown, rubbish re moved, yards cleaned. Ph 487576. MUSIC makers quartet 50/50 available, will travel. Ph 810159. WILLING to mind child, call at 12 Lawley PI, Deakin. POSITIONS WANTED BRICKLAYER available, for retaining walls, fences, etc. 546810. ROTARY hoeing, chisel ploughing, Ph 477536 A/H 491347. DRIVEWAY constructions for a hot mix driveway or gravel driveway ph 497510 for a free quote. ANU Students are available for part-time and casual work during the year, preferably early mornings, evenings and weekends. Domestic cleaning, labouring, gardening, baby-sitting part); help, etc. If you can provide work, please telephone Maureen Newman. Student Employment Office, 493674 LAWN mowing, flats a specialty, northsido, also tree pruning. 498527. MOTHER willing to mind child, my home. 7 Chevalier St, Weston. KIND Mother wanted to look after 6 months old baby girl, 6.50-4.45 5 days week. Apply 2 Foreman PI, Macgregor Sat. POSITIONS WANTED VACATION WORK FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ANU students are available for part-time or full-time work in the Canberra area during the period 2nd May to 26th May. I£ yon can provide work please telephone Maureen Newman, Student Employment Office 493674. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY. UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Applications are invited for appointment to the following: RE-SEARCH SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH FELLOW: DEPARTMENT OF APPUED MATHEMATICS B The appointee is expected to work with an establish ed group on the theory of propagation and optica! waveguides. Closing Data: May 30,1975. RESEARCH FELLOWS AND SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS IN ASTRONOMY Openings for Senior Research Fellows and Research Fellows occasionally occur in Astronomy and applications are invited for these positions. All of the facilities of the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatory are available for the successful applicants who may. also be required to supervise'the work of graduate students. Tenure as Senior Research Fellow and Research Fellow is normally for three years in the first instance with possibility of extension to five years. RESEARCH SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH FELLOW/ SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW IN SOCIOLOGY Applicants should have competence in the fields of social stratification and social mobility in industrialized societies. However, applicants with other interests may be considered. The successful applicant will be expected to take up appointment during 1975. Appointment will be initially for two years, with possible extension to five years. Information on research facilities and the current research of the Department may be obtained from the Head, Professor F. L, Jones, Closing Date: July 1, 1975. FACULTY OF ECONOMICS RESEARCH FELLOW: CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL RELATIONS Applicants should be well qualified to undertake and report the results of economic analysis. Research experience in the field of applied public finance is desirably. Appointment is for two years in the first instance. The Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations, which is being financed by means of a special research grant from the Australian Government, is attached to the Department of Accounting and Public Finance and is directed by Professor R. L. Mathews. The Centre undertakes and sponsors research on all aspects of Australian intergovernmental financial relationships, together with comparative studies of other federation, and publishes the results. Closing Date: May 15, 1975. SALARIES Salary on appointment will be in accordance with qualifications and experience within the ranges: Senior Research Fellow $16.025-518,701 p.a.; Research Fellow S11,250-515,000 p.a. Salaries shown are subject to legislation to come before Parliament. OTHER CONDITIONS Reasonable travel expenses are paid and assistance with housing is given for an appointee from outside Canberra. Superannuation is on the FSSU pattern with supplementary benefits. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to make an appointment by invitation at any time. Prospective applicants should write to the under* signed for further particulars before applying. PO Box 4, G. E. Dictor, CANBERRA, A.C.T. 26D0 Aciitmie Ragiitrar POSITIONS VACANT VACANCY for a trainee shoe repairer, age 15 to 18. Call and make an appointment at Minit Shoe Repairs. Woden Plaza. I l ctnracom I GIRL FRIDAY - 22-30 yrs FYSHW1CK firm needs a girl with initiative and experience in Accounts, operate a 2 x 6 switchboard, and type at 35/50 wpm. Drivers licence ar advantage. Excellent salary. CENTACOM STAFF 36 Northbourne Ave, City I 478622. cjRgceptionist Ceijtre Exciting highly paid, secure positions as TRAVEL, HOTEL, FASHION, MEDICAL OR COMPANY . RECEPTIONIST 3'wk.Diploma Coufsc.Gets you best jobt in Canberra or abroad L 9?;reul> 476-333 . HOUSEKEEPER - (full time) for large home in Campbell. Apply in writing, stating age. personal details, and remuneration sought to: 'Housekeeper* C/o Box 583 Canberra City 2601 For information ph 475792 bh BABY sitter/housekeeper urgently required for 11 mth old. Holt area, approx 3 mtlis. Phone Mrs Hairop 4805 U bh. SNOWY Mtns. Wanted kind lady, live-in, to look after 4 years old boy and lifilit, housekeeping, no cooking, from March to December. Wrile to PO Box 111, Jindabyne 2627. NSW. \\NTED: Independent female for childminding and housekeeping. Write to Mr A. Hodo CI- PO Gunning, NSW. POSITIONS VACANT CLEANER useful required for club premises, permanent, casual, suit fit pensioner or semi-retired 48S782 mornings aftei 9.30am. JUNIOR storeman required by Cantarella (Canberra) Pty Ltd. Apply with references at corner of Kembla and Gladstone Street, Fyshwick. Reliable clean and energetic person only may apply. LADY required by single guy to do washing and ironing. Ph 897235 b.h. RANGER Geale Enterprises Queanbeyan Ford Agricultural and Industrial dealers require a qualified deisel mechanic for field service. Above award wages and excellent working conditions, a modern service vehicle available. Phone Mr Bob Collins 972755 a.h. 485039. I' A R T-TIME ' interviewers Men or women. For public opinion and market research. One or more weekends a month. Feeaverages . about $20 plus travel, for about 5 hours interviewing. Meeting people is: interesting. Begin 9am Saturday. Vacancies in many districts . including Momya' ' and other surrounding districts. Car and phone . needed. Training provided. Phone .654-4650 or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. KEYBOARD player and gui tarist for rock group Phone 882303. ASSISTANT housekeeper. Catholic Presbytery, Braddon. Four day week, 5 hours per day. Award wanes. Phone 479138. DOMESTIC help four hourj. weekly. Endeavour St, Red Hill. 951218. RELIABLE woman wanted mind 2 boys ages 3yrs and 6 months my home 2.30om to 4.30pm Monday to Friday no housework, 26 Chevalier St, ? Weston. Ph 881609. POSITIONS VACANT & CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION LECTURER/ASSISTANT LECTURER CURRICULUM STUDIES Physical Education, Health Education and RKiiatioa Ref. No. 75/2083 Applicants should bs trained and experienced teacher? who hold a degree in a field which has a bearing on physical education and recreational planning. The School requires a person to teach In eunicutum theory and design including the special fields of physical education, health education and recreation. The successful applicant will be expected to teach as a member of an inter* disciplinary team and take an active part in the academic planning arid general administration of the-School. A targe gymnasi jm has recently been edded to the existing range of physical facilities at the College. Considerable opportunities exist for innovation and initiative. Academic staff are involved in the development of a new education authority in Canberra; and there are linking arrangements between the School, the University of the South-Pacific and the Darwin Community College. The School is concerned with the preparation of early childhood, primary and secondary teachers through three-year and four-year undergraduate courses and a one-year graduate course. Master of Education and special diploma courses are offered in selected fields. GENERAL INFORMATION Salaries: LECTURER: S11250-S15100; ASSISTANT LECTURER; S9600-S10700. Assistance with housing will be provided for a person moving to Canberra to take up appointment. Fares for the appointee and family and reasonable removal costs will be paid. Applications giving personal particulars, details of qualifications, present position, previous appointments, telephone number during business hours and the names and addresses of three referees are required by 30 April 1975 and should be addressed to; The Registrar, Canberra College of Advanced Education, P.O. Box 381, CANBERRA CITY. ACT 2601. require AUTO ELECTRICIANS For work in the Canberra area. APPLY: MECHANICAL SUPERVISOR QUEANBEYAN WORKSHOP BAYLDON ROAD, QUEANBEYAN Phone 973322. POStTIONS VACANT BEAZLEY &BRUCEES /i.U.I.LIJ.Il.l.lUJ.H MOTOR MECHANICS Vacancies exist in our Braddon and Barton Service Departments, for experienced tradesmen. If you feel you have the ability to earn more money, call and diecuss our personal incentive bonus, in addition to our _ top wages plus overtime. Overalls supplied, all in (quiries confidential. Apply Dor Holton, Butoir, Gordon Malfiiioit, Briddort. Pfaotis 487888 or wrrta to 44 Mart St Braddon. CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER CURRICULUM STUDIES Scienca Education Ref. No. 75/2089 Applicants should hold a science degree and be appropriate-; ly qualified in education. They should be conversant with -modern trends in curriculum development and instructional strategies, and hBva demonstrated competence .as' classroom teachers. It would be an advantage to have had: experience with primary as well as secondary students. The successful applicant could expect to teach primarily in the curriculum studies sections of the Diploma in Educationand undergraduate B.Ed, programmes, to assumwfsome; responsibility for tha organisation and running of the science: curriculum laboratory in the School of Teacher Education-' and to play a role in the supervision of teaching practice. GENERAL INFORMATION Salaries: Senior Lecturer: S15,400-S17.400; Lecturer:' $11,250-515,100. Assistance with housing will be provided for a person moving to Canberra to take up appointment. Fares for the appointee and family and reasonable removal costs will be paid. Application# giving personal particulars, details .of qualifications, present position, previous appointments, telephone number during business hours and the names and addresses of three referees are required by April 30,1975 and should be addressed to: The Registrar, Canberra College of Advanced Education, PO Box 381 CANBERRA CITY. A.C.T. 2601. THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER CLASS 2 (ELECTRONICS) Reference 75189 Applications ara invited for appointment as a Professional Engineer at Mt Stromlo Observatory. The successful applicant will actively participate In the research and development of new instrumentation for optical telescopes. These include: 1. Instrumentation for electronic detection of optical images, imago intensification and low light level CCTV systems. 2. Development of data acquisition systems for these instruments controlled by mini computers (PDP 11/10s and HP2100S). 3. Computer Control of telescope encoder and positioning functions. An honours degree in Electrical Engineering (Electronics) and preferably a post-graduate degree is required. It is also expected that the applicant have experience with minicomputers at the software and hardware levels and familiarity with linear and digital integrated circuit design. Telephone inquiries Dr Rogers 881111* Ext 268. Closing date 18/4/75. _ Salary will be'within the range $11,469-12,704 per annum* according to qualifications and experience. PROGRAMMER Reference 75195 Applications are Invited from people with at least 1 year's programming experience to join the Management Services Group team of System Analysts and Programmers who develop new and maintain existing systems such as Pay, Staff Establishment, Stores Accounting, etc, for the University. Programs are written in PL1 and run under OS/MFT on the IBM/360 256K Model 50 which, with a Univac 1108 and various satellite computers, forms the University's central computing facility. User access via terminals is planned as our next major development. Telephone Inquiries 493016 (Mr J. E. Mitchell). Closing date 18/4/75. Salary will be within the limits (encompassing Assistant Programmer to Programmer/Analyst) $9515-12,419 per annum* according to qualifications and experience. LIBRARIAN CLASS 2 Reference 75124 Applications are invited from librarians experienced fn reference work preferably in a research library. The successful applicant will be the senior member of e reference team and will be encouraged to initiate individual projects. Applicants should have a degree and professional qualifications. Telephone inquiries 493426. Closing date 3/4/1975. Salary will be within the range $9982-10,641 per annum, according to qualifications and experience. LIBRARIAN/LIBRARY OFFICER Reference 75199 Applications are invited from professional librarians, with or without a degree, for the above position in the Reserve Collection section of the General Studies Library. ^ The successful applicant will assist the librarian-incharge with the day-to-day running of the section. Special duties will include supervision of ordering procedures. Familiarity with computer data preparation would ba an advantage. Telephone inquiries 494431. Closing data 15/4/1975. Salary will be within one of the following' ranges according to qualifications and experience: Library Officer Class 1 $7121-7723 per annum' Library Officer Class 2 $7950-8557 per annum Librarian Class 1 $8414-8688 per annum LABORATORY TECHNICIAN -GRADE 1 Reference 75197 Applications are invited for the above position, the duties of which will be to assist with the setting up of practical classes for undergraduate courses In Zoology and other duties as required. The appointee should have a Higher School Certificate with passes in Science and experience in a biological or chemical laboratory would be an advantage. A driving licence is essential. Telephone inquiries 493068. Closing date 7/4/1975. Salary will be within the range $5926-6976 per annum, according to qualifications and experience. LABORATORY ATTENDANT (FEMALE) Reference 75194 Applications are invited for the position of Laboratory Attendant (Female) (2 Positions) in the Research ' School of Chemistry. Duties include washing and cleaning of laboratory glassware, and. assisting in the general running of laboratories in the School. Previous experience desirable but not essential. Telephone inquiries 493490. Closing data 4/4/1975. Salary will be within the range $4935-5249 per annum, depending upon experience. RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE 2 Reference 75193 Applications are invited for the above position In the Department of Demography. Research School of Social Sciences, to perform routine statistical calculations, assist with the analysis of surveys, write reports, look after the small departmental library, and help with departmental publications. It is desirable, though not essential, that applicants be graduates. Experience with statistical calculations and/or library work would be an advantage. Applications should include date and place of birth, marital status, academic record, appointments held and names and addresses of two referees. Telephone inquiries 492307. Closing date 11/4/1975. Salary will be within the range $8600-10,350 per annum, according to qualifications and experience. CLERK GRADE 1 OR 2 Reference 75200 Duties for the above position in the Inter-Library Loans Unit of the Library include the handling of loans, dealing specifically with material received from interstate and overseas libraries, the preparation of invoices, following-up queries and preparing loan Applicants should have the Higher School Certificate (or equivalent) and previous library experience and ability to type would be an advantage. Telephone Inquiries 492984. Closing data 7/4/1975. Salary will be within the limits $5S30-$6925 per annum, according to qualifications and experience. OFFICE ASSISTANT Reference 75202 The appointeB will assist with photocopying, collating and other office duties' in the Purchasing Section of the Research School of Physical Sciences. Some typing ability could be an advantage but applicants who cannot type will also be considered. The position is suitable for either male or female. Applicants aged 17-25 years will be preferred. Telephone inquiries 492483 (Mr Silins). Closing date 4/4/1975. Salary will be within ona of the following ranges according to experience: Junior Office Assistant $3129-4224 par annum Office Assistant Crada 1 S8215-5603 par annum Office Assistant Grade 2 $5700-5981 par annum SECRETARY RANGE 1 (2 POSITIONS) Reference 75185 -Applications are invited from competent stenographers for shorthand typing and general office duties in the Chancelry Service's Section, Central Administration. Closing date 10/4/1975. Written applications only- ' Reference 75187 'S Applications are invited for the above position in the . Purchasing Section of the Research School of Physical Sciences. Applicants aged between 21 and 30 ytears with the Higher School Certificate would be preferred, although a lower level could be sufficient provided a good pass were obtained in English. Previous experience in purchasing is not essential although some commercial background could be a further advantage. Applicants must hold, or be able to obtain an ACT Driver's licence and a good standard of shorthand Is' essential. . Telephone inquiries 492483 (Mr Silins}. Closing date 4/4/1975. Salary for the above two positions will ba within the range $6636-7176 per annum* according to qualifications and experience. PLUMBER/HANDYMAN Reference 75201 V Applications are invited for the position of Plumber/Handyman in the Research School of Physical Sciences. Although a licence is not essential,', the appointee should have had broad and varied experience in plumbing and building maintenance and alterations. He must be self-motivated, a neat pipe fitter and welder and should have experience in sheet metal work. Telephone inquiries 492425. Closing data 9/4/1975. Salary will be within one of the following ranges according to qualifications and experience: '..-i-! Plumber - without Licenu $6841-6897 par annum Plumber ~ with Licence $6881-7137 par aiumnl PORTABILITY OF SERVICE BENEFITS . Commonwealth superannuation is transferable. Sick.' leave credits and limited service for long service leaved are transferable from Australian universities, theAustralian Public Service, and approved authorities^ Written applications for any of the above positions^ quoting reference numbers, should be forwarded to= the Registrar, The Australian National University,'PO' Box 4, Canberra, ACT, 2600. The successful! applicants will be required to undergo a medical! examination. . (W. S. HAMILTON) Ragiatrar f"}
{"id":116340727,"text":"02 Apr 1975 - ALP 'would win election now' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 2 April 1975, page 3 ALP 'would win election now' The Australian Labor Government would retain office if an election was held now a Morgan Gallup poll issued in Canberra last night shows. The noli, commissioned by the Channel 9 network, showed that the ALP's approval rating has risen by 6 per cent 10 49 per cent. It sho,wed also that the popularity of the Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam, had risen strongly, up 7 per cent to 46 per cent. The Liberal and Country Parties1 popularity fell by 4 per cent to 44 per cent. The former Leader'of the Opposition, Mr Sncddcn, fell to .'an nil-time low of 21 per cent ? approval. His popularity before the latest poll was 25 per cent, then an all time, low for an Opposition Leader. The poll was taken between March 15 and March 22, eliding on the weekend after the Liberals elected their new leader, Mr Fraser. Mr Fraser's first approval rating as leader was 36 per cent, about the-same level as Mr Snedden's first approval rating."}
{"id":116342880,"text":"16 Apr 1975 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 16 April 1975, page 24 POSITIONS VACANT r; R&R FEMALE WASHING MACHINE OPERATOR I required to work at our factory off Erin Street, Queasbeyan. J Permanent position, five-day week. i Applicants please phone 972444 for further information or r . call at our factory office. \\ R AND R LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING I COMPANY | - , CANBERRA HOSPITAL | ; , ACTON. A.C.T. SHORTHAND TYPIST I . 1 Adult experienced Shorthand Typist required for the Nursing § r - Office. |i , " Salary according to qualifications. f ' Full board and lodginz available in single room accom.i modation in the nurses home for $14 per week. * '. . Applications to Miss Jennifer James, Director of Nursing. * : ~ ' * I, r !' GIRL FRIDAY 'r ' <? ? t . - An interesting job is waiting for the right girl who likes to .. .'. work with little supervision. Typing essential. For appoiat j'ment. Ph 958014. jV ' A.D.S. - ANKER DATA SYSTEMS, *? . . 55 Woilongong St, Fyshwick. GARAGE ERECTORS WANTED Experienced men or tradesmen equipped to sub-contract as ? permanent garage and carport erectors. Good contract lalsv r . available and plenty of work. " Apply to Garmac Constructions, 43-45 Collie St, Fyshwick. ;! Phone 951871. SALES OPPORTUNITY " Successful Salesman required to market new products in'the ",ACT. You will require some experience with finance or in . vestments. High income guaranteed to reputable person. '. > ' Phone now on 544572 for appointment. TYRE FITTER REQUIRED Good wages and conditions. Phone 957629. 2ND CHEF required, Experience necessary. Good conditions, weekends off. Apply after 9am to Chef HOTEL KINGSTON CANBERRA ROOF TRUSSES 179 GLADSTONE STREET FYSHWICK ) Urgently require CUTTERS and PRESSERS ^ for the manufacture of timber roof trusses at their modern 5 factory in Fyshwick. 4 '., Excellent conditions, wages and bonus ;< Superannuation .scheme after qualifying period. ii | Please phone 951044 between 7.30am and 4pm. U ;ri, ii*V 1.3 L An interesting position exists at our Woden office for a SECRETARY/TYPIST to age 25. '''' Telephone 814968 for air appointment. ii DELIVERY MAN REQUIRED ^jPreferably 24 years or over, with phone. Early morning work. *i/f - MANUKA NEWSAGENCY it - - QUF.ANBEYAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL / GARDENER t rc, We require'the services of an experienced and qualified 1 gardener. Duties will include planting out, pruning "and shap ""-nig of trees and shruhs, cutting, watering and maintenance of t",lawns and general gardening duties. Applicants should anply }'/''in person with references to Staff Officer.' Phone 972266. y for appointment {j .! - WESTERN DISTRICTS RUGBY UNION CLUB J J Require'a permanent ji BARMAN OR BARMAID AND A », .; CLEANER USEFUL l:< " t1 . rlnterested applicants should apply to the Secretary/Manager, l:, at the Clubhouse, Catchpole Street, Jamison, on Thursday, r,: April 17. t! K. F. SMITH, :i'! Secretary/Manager. ji LABOURER f-4 :*-j_ ^ - ror permanent position cleaning and general duties. Apply i\\ in person or. telephone 951044, '7.30am to 4pm, Canberra , Roof Trusses, 179 Gladstone Street, Fyshwick. !r- ^ - '* : : 1 ViWSt . Ulf >i Uj. u;£ TECHNICIAN stnt Stott Dafagraphics Limited iMi . . vV®eqwres an offset duplicator- and electrostatic copying machine technician for their Canberra office. The person' we are looking for will be trained to service A. B. Dick equipment throughout the ACT plus some country areas. Ideally he' will be presently employed in the office --equipment or printing industry, but a person with mechanical 'J ' aptitude and a will to learn, will be given consideration. Phone Mrs McGee on 497522 for an appointment and per haps a start to a new rewarding career. LEADING HAND FITTER w ? FITTERS "jJuaUfied tradesmen , are required at our Mugga.. Lane .. " quarry. Experience in hyavy . quarry machinery an advantage ".. . $ut not essential. Phone Mr K. Lisson 956884 for appoint " ment t)r call personally at quarry. Good wages and condi r tigns supplied for these positions. POSITIONS ViiCIINt SHAW" CORPORATION OF AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Require *'. ' GOVERNMENT CONTRACT SUPERVISOR in the ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR DIVISION Thii is an important co-ordinated position for. a reliable,.! senior man with sales background.. . Experience with electronic ' calculators including program-1 mable models will be a distinct advantage. Salary is negotiable,, but is envisaged to be in access of S10,000 for the man who is considered right for this import-[ ant position. Other benefits include a company sedan, necessary expenses, I staff purchase facilities and superannuation. Apply in the first instance to: Mrs B. Evans, 953911. BBAZLBY ABRUCEES SPARE PARTS DIVISION' I require the services of experienced AUTOMOTIVE SPARE PARTS SALES PERSONNEL .(Male or Female) We offer good wages . based oa experience. Overtime available, weekly incentive paid on sales. Job security with a reliable company. Join the'"HOLDEN" team and be re warded. Experienced persons only need apply to R. Edwards, phone 487888, for an appointment. WELLINGTON HOTEL MOTEL Requires experienced, reliable RECEPTIONIST Knowledge of reservations procedures, National cash regis-1 ter and switchboard essential. Shift work involved. Goodl salary to right person. Please contact Manager for interview - 731313. JUNIOR GIRL WANTED .Possibly for night workfor mobile food canteen. Apply Tuckerbus, Belconnen Way, or phone 581745. I . , _ MECHANICAL FITTERS 'with experience .in earthmoying .equipment required. Good wages, ample overtime available.' Workshop and field work f in various location! such as Canberra and Sydhey. Apply Sydney office hours ,6310566; after hours 6342737, B. | J. Doherty. Apply Canberra after hour* only 491388, Alf Anderson. require experienced ENGINEERING SURVEYOR For sub-divisional work in Canberra metropolitan, area. This is a permanent position with opportunities of advancement. Superannuation available after qualifying period. For further information please phone Mr A. Frammartino 950268 or write to PO Box 134, Kingston, ACT SENIOR CLERK BOOKKEEPER A national firm of. chartered accountants, have a vacancy for a senior clerk. The successful candidate will, have previous experience in bookkeeping .and accounting' and will be capable of preparing financial accounts. Salary to be nego tiated. ' Apply in writing or phone' 480299, Wilson, Bishop, Bowes and Craig, Room 601, 6th Floor, "CML Building; University Avenue, Canberra City, ACT 2601 SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST Applicants for the above position will be required to be proficient at shorthand and typing. The type of work is varied and includes providing secretarial services to the two directors, maintaining an office filing system, receiving visitors, and incoming telephone calls. Pleas? telephone Mr Northrop on 491800 ' GORDON. AND NORTHROP PT.Y: LTD, Consulting Structural and Civil'Engineers, 217 Northbourne Ave, Turner, ACT. WANTED Very interesting ppsitioris.fqr competent STENOGRAPHERS' FAST TYPISTS Please borne and see us at Western Girl Phone 497777 , 99 London Circuit, Suite 4 (Above Fletcher Jones) SALESMAN -- Paint and Wallpaper We require an energetic, self starting person with initiative to join our organisation and be. responsible for the above dept. The position, offers job satisfaction, and carries responsibility of being second in charge to the Section Controller. A satis fying and rewarding career is ensured for the right person and only persons wishing-to- advance themselves in our organisation should apply.-Sales experience in the above category is not the main quality we are looking for as product knowledge.can'bfe given- Hours Mon .to. Thurs 9am-3.30pm, ' Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-12 noon. Salary $131. Apply to Mr N;- Sizer, Pauls Home'Centre, Hindmarsh Drive, Phillip. Ph 811422. HANDOVER SUB CONTRACTORS GANGS requited to clean internal and external of houses ready for handover. Man aad wife'team suitable. Weekly"payment. Contact David Pass - 952222. POSITIONS VACANT SALES REPRESENTATIVE CANBERRA AREA Wunderlich Limited has- an opportunity for a competent man. resident in Canberra, 25 to 40 years of age, to join their Canberra Branch sales team. The Company operates nationally, and has a high reputation for service and quality of its range of building products. The position offered requires promotion of the Company and its products, in particular, residential aluminium windows, to architects', builders, and developers in the ACT and Queanbeyan. W« r.quire: A proven record of sales ability. ' A sound basic education. Prayious knowledge and experience within the building industry is necessary. In addition to a satisfactory salary, the successful applicant will be provided with a car. He Will be eligible for entrance to a life assurance scheme, and after a qualifying period for superannuation. He will have the opportunity to hold a secure challenging position in sales and marketing. Written applications to: "CONFIDENTIAL" Tin. Mantgw, WUNDERLICH LIMITED. P.O. Box 41, ^^JjWJWICIUU^ KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN TRAINEE MANAGERS Due to promotions within out company opportunities have been created for young men 20-35 years of age to undergo training with the aim of becoming store managers. TRAINING: Successful applicants will undergo a training program covering quality and stock control, customer service, food1 hygiene, cleanliness, profit control and management principles. APPLICANTS: the men We are looking for must have personality, intelligence, enthusiasm, vigour, well spoken and prepared to work weekends.: SALARY: Commencing salary while training is $7500 pa with plenty of opportunity for additional rewards upon pro motion. Written confidential applications, stating all particulars in cluding previous work history and phone number if available to operation supervisor. -P. Kenny, 4 Lonsdale St, Braddon Require a FEMALE CLERK We are seeking the services of a female clerk, to assist, in general office duties, which includes accounts payable, pay roll etc. Previous experience not essential. . Salary will be by negotiation, according to experience. Desired age,; 18 to 30 years. ' ' ^ . For appointment please phone 950268 office hours. ffiiaana KATO OPERATOR Molonglo end Drake Brockman Drive Phone 545111. rMECHO] EARTHWORKS FOREMAN ' Phone 545111. A/h 814282. ABORIGINAL HOSTELS LIMITED PROJECT CONTROL OFFICER Aboriginal Hostels Limited has embarked upon a programme of establishment of hostels throughout Australia for Aboriginal people. As a result of the expansion it is necessary that the Company appoint a Project Control Officer to progress and financially monitor the numerous projects being undertaken. Location: Canberra, (Woden). Salary: Will be not less than $9,515 per annum. Th« Job: Responsible to the Planning and Development Manager for the progressing and financial control of hostel projects. . Qualification*: Administration experience at a reasonably ' senior level is required, including practical knowhow and with financial background. The person must have a sincere interest In their part in establishing suitable accommodation for Aboriginal people. Condition*: Include four (4) weeks annual leave, superannuation, flex .time, and most conditions of the Australian Public Service. Applications in confidence should be in writing including full details of previous experience to: General Manager, Aboriginal Hoital* Limited, P.O. Box 30, Woden. A.C.T. 2606 By: April 21. 1975 ' ' PANEL BEATERS AND SPRAY PAINTERS We are anxious to hear ifrom top tradesmen in the panelbeating and spray-painting field. We are reorganising our staff and are offering top job opportunities to the right people. Our wages offer is top line and the conditions of employment are first rate, so we only want to select mature people who want a secure job on a permanent basis. If you feel you are the right man then phone us.now on 971451 or 972885 and ask for Bevan Ryan or Mike Flynn. GEORGE PANKACZ PTY LTD ...... 28 Yass Road, Queanbeyan. ? '.require OFFICE ENGINEER To take charge of our technical office at Fyshwick, reporting i directly to senior estimator. MAIN DUTIES:".Check ' quantities for. civil engineering! works, mainly ' sub-divisions negotiations with clients; organise the work of the technical office; preparation of working drawings and program of works; variation and ; 'extras. This is a staff position within a growing organisation. Superannuation available after qualifying period. For further information please write to FO Box 134 Kingston ACT - - or phone 950268 - Mr A. Frammartino. MANAGER AND WIFE TEAM $15,000 p.a. plus Urgently required for Caltex Service Station Hall and licens ed grocery .... (no repairs) Excellent salary knd bonus plus -free luxuiy caravan accom modation on site. Phone 302355 for appointment POSITIONS VACANT STOREMAN-DRIVER Young man is required for storage and deliveries of frozen foods. Apply 957964 for an appointment. MAINTENANCE FITTER We require the services of a competent maintenance fitter to assist in a preventative maintenance program in the running of this abattoir. Th6 position is permanent and an attractive salary is being offered. Apply General Manager Canberra Abattoir Pty Ltd, Can berra Ave, Oaks Estate. Phone 973211. MEAT DELIVERY DRIVER We require a driver to deliver meat in the CanberraQueanbeyan area. He must hold a C class licence, the posi tion is permanent, a good salary is offered. Apply General Manager. Canberra Abattoir Pty Ltd, Can berra Ave, OaksJEstate. Phone 973211. GENERAL CREDITS LTD CREDIT OFFICER We have a vacancy for an experienced Credit Officer age ' between 20 and 25. An excellent salary will be paid to the succcssful applicant, superannuation scheme and medical benefits scheme are available after a probationary period. Phone Mr Attwell 485055 for an appointment. BUILDING SUPERVISOR We require K top flight supervisor to assist existing produc tion team. The company is soundly based and offers continuity of employment, and excellent remuneration to an experienced man. Good trade'relationships, amicable working conditions, and a generous bonus system makes this an attractive proposition for the right applicant. A vehicle is provided and all incidental expenses are met in full. Only supervisors with a number of years of major building company experience should apply. Applicants should phone Mrs M. Hunter after 9am for a appointment. INGE BROS (Canberra) PTY LTD 15 Gladstone St, Fyshwick . . Phone 951983, 951228 MAYNE NICK.LESS require TABLE TOP DRIVERS Apply 1 Barrier St, Fyshwick, after 7i30am. BLUE METAL INDUSTRIES CO LABOURERS required at our.Mugga Lane quarry. Good wages and condi tions. Apply to Mr K. Lisson at 8am this morning for immediate ... , , start SUPERVISOR Experienced in cottage construction. HOOKER HOMES PTY LTD Phone P. Russell 485422 VACANT PAINTER wanted, tradesmen only.- Phone 813449 before ".7-30ani Bnd after 5.30pm. GRADER operator, ex perienced in final trim, top ? money and conditions for top man. 582189. PAINTERS' required. H. Brook's Pty Ltd, tradesmen only. 302312. TOUCH ; TYPE IN 8 HOURS Anyone can learn, by new TV teaching. Business Typing Course an«i Receptionist Course also available. TELEVISION TYPING 99 London Circuit 47-6333 PAINTERS mainly collage work, tradesmen only. Ph 546503 between 6pm and 7.30am and 491169 between 7.30am and 6pm. COMPETENT typist for diplomatic mission. Phone PAINTERS, immediate start, continuous' work, top wages. Phone 884762. ESSO CAR CAR CENTRE require a permanent Driveway Attendant. All inquiries phone 476172. FRAMING gang required, ready to start 20 houses. Ph 950063. CAR wash detailers required to work 2 to 3 days per week at the Esso Car Wash, Braddon. ' Drivers licence preferred. Ph the Manager on 470443 for an appointment. CARPENTER joiner .required factory and site work, ply window factory.' Cyclone KM Windows, 6 Whyalla Street, Fyshwick.- Ph 950063. LADIES hairdresser required for part-time. Ph .498273 bh, '476305 a/h. . JOINER wanted. Call 25 Car rington St, Qbn, unit 9 or " Phone after;5pm 973306. PHARMACY Assistant. Regular casual position available for experienced pharmacy assistant. Approx 20 ' hrs; per week. Apply Manuka Pharmacy, Frank lin St, Manuka. QUALIFIED LADIES' HAIRDRESSER wanted part-time, recent . experience. Macquarie Hair Boutique. Ph 511130 or 542087 after hours. CEILING fixer wanted for suspension work tradesmen only.^Modern Plaster P/L. PART-TIME WORK Fiqe opportunities available for men and women with RAWLEIGHS. Reputable companv established 86 years. Sell your choice of 160 household products in your own hours. No outlay or experience necessary. We help and assist. Write now for details. THE W. T. RAWLEIGH CO (CANADA) LTD > 60 Dawson Street,. Brunsw ick, Vic 3056 ^ceptionist Ceijtid Exciting highly paid, secure position* aa TRAVEL, HOTEL, FASHION, MEDICAL OR COMPANY RECEPTIONIST 3-wk.Diploma Course,G«ls you best jofat In Canberra or abroad circuit^0" 47B-333 ; AIATURS person required to manage modern pet shop exp desirable. Ph 488437 after 8pm. HOUSE cleaning. Someone to clean house in Fisher 3 6°3227 PCr WeCk' Phone LADY to vacuum and ironi once per week . Aranda 5H803 a/h."0 497393 bh' S.M. Wilkinson E.T, Stanley P.M. Hcafcy L.E. George At City Mutual ALL our life assurance consultants practice a single code - friendly service. We train our consultants .to listen to and fully understand your needs. Only then can they really give you the full value of their professional advice.. ' . Friendly Professional Service and Advice - The City Mutual approach to Life Assurance. . ? . If you'd like io join this City Mutual team, why not talk it over with the Manager of our A.C.T. branch. Mr. N. S. Lee Phone: 49 6311 THE IfeA1 LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY LTD. (inc. NSNV1878)' M Head Office - 60-66 Hunter Street, SYDNEY. POSITIONS VACANT ' PUBLIC OPINION, MARKET RESEARCH Interviewers: Men, Women One or more weekends a month. Begin 9am Satur. j day. Interviewing people' is easy and interesting. Fee averages about $20 plus travel, for about 5 hours interviewing. Vacancies' in many districts including Moree and surrounding districts. Car and phone needed. Training provided. Phone 6544650 or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, , Bos 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. . JUNIOR Stenographer . with good shorthand-typing skills for general office duties in an interesting Civic office. Above award wage.' Phone 497393- to arrange interview. : SURVEYING | ASSISTANTS " (CH AINMEN) , AUSTRALIAN SURVEY OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF 'SER. VICES AND PROPERTY CANBERRA SURVEYING- ASSIST. ANTS . GRADE 2 $6604-$6934 pa (Several positions) ???> Mature Chainmen. are - required to assist' in Land, Engineering and Topographic Surveys. At least three : years relevant experience and a current driver's licence arc desirable. Commencing salary $126.56 per week with advancement- to $ 132.92 per week. SURVEYING ASSISTANTS GRADE 1 $5860-56273 pa (Several positions) Chainmen are required to provide routine assistance in Land, Engineering .arid Topographic Surveys.- Previous experience and a ..Current driver's licence ar«Mesirable. Commencing salary $112.33 per week with "advancement to $120.25.'per week. '? > -? 1 CONDITIONS OF SER VICE Special Projects Section;',Surveying Assistants Grade 2 will be required to assist in surveys away from -head* quarters throughout Australia for periods up, to 12 weeks at any one timfij . ACT Operations - Surveying Assistants Grade I.and 2 will be based in'; Cari - berra. ' > Normal Australian Public Service conditions .fwill apply. For interview orf jnquiry contact Mr J. Nfcolson, Australian Survey. Office (telephone 462493). Applications close with ->Mr Nicolson on Friday, April DENTAL Nurse, single young lady with or without experience required for soythside practice. Ph 959333. i CARPENTER warited.. itau"st be intelligent: also apprentice carpenter. Phone 974205. WANTED: Painting ,cbn tractor to paint 16 * sq house. South Coast. RtSdy 1 to start. Ph 470070. _ LABOURERS required Tifor wall frame assembly,' conscientious workers ' only need apply. 72 Derrima Road. Qeanbeyan. ARCHITECTURAL Drafts man. . " .» . A permanent position1 is available in our '.Canb't'rra office for -a Draftsman (male or female) with professional office experience in commercial and residen tial building documentation. I Opportunity. for advancement within this medium size office are- excellent. Salary will be neRotiated commensurate with .experience and ability. L For interview. appointment Phone Mr Lott, on 480623. Towcll Lott and Partners Pty Ltd. V". CML Building, " University Ave, ; ( . Canberra City. " V DOMESTIC help four morn ings wccklv. $2.50 pcr fhr. Phone 493677. between'12 and 2pm or 511169 ah.' ' SUB-CONTRACT Caroen ters required contact Tony Toscan, E. A. Watts, job, CSTKO Computer Buildine, Black Mountain or 52 William Web Drive. Evjitt, after 5pm. LADY willing to mind chil dren in Mawson. -Ph 863993. V MANAGERESS: Resourceful . and energetic lady rquired to manage the two Asian Handicraft shops (Peacofck) run by CAA. Initial .(inquiries 863493. ah ex Sat."" JOINER wanted. "Fairl'JQin kum Bloke" to fit in with . small joiners shop. .Ph ?957894 for annointmenC!", HOUSEKEEPER required ^to care for father and four teenase children. ' Lifeht household- duties a«id preparation of . evening meal. Two hours per day each week dav. Ph 811870 ah or 812698 bh. ; . .. - ( NO.' 1 sawyer and tnillha^ds required to start imntedidte , !y for H. H. Duvalidfid Sons, Wycombe ;Stf$et, Q u'e a n b e y a 'iiPhdhe ' 971596. . : ?; ' :...!' : HAIRDRESSER required, full time. Phone 881813 x>r 882662. I LADY to .work .casual hours. Thurs-Fri afternoons. Toy shop, Woden. Valley area. 8R3623 after lpm. C DRIVER req, pref married man, local del, truck; die nec. Apply Manager . 972720. : .-^r. PHARMACY Assistant, '.full time position for r;.' experienced senior, suit -Bclconnrn resident. Phone .Mi 561. COOK: Experienced in ..pin cakes. 813839. ? r:>, HOUSEKEEPERS Live-In, professional family. Ph 49^822. -?t. KIND, experienced mu.ni ito look - after 1-year-old, O'Connor, Turner area, 3i' days plus occ Sat mofn. References a must. , Ph 485230,9-5. . . 4B LABOURERS - :,^t perienced. . .*.7: Apply. on site, Belcpnnea College :job, -Miirranji <;§t, Hawker. . Jennings Industries Lto." .. Continued next Page. ~"}
{"id":116371302,"text":"02 Mar 1983 - Hawke cites figures Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 2 March 1983, page 1 Hawke cites figures lm joblesi predicted From TERESA MANNIX, in Sydney The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Hawke, produced independent research figures yesterday which predicted that Australia's unemployment could be more than a million by June under current Government policies. Mr Hawke held a news conference in Sydney to present the figures, compiled by the Parliamentary Research Service. The figures showed that it would not be unreasonable for the figure to go to above one million or 14.2 per cent of the workforce. If the participation rate remained static, there would be 885,000 Australians unemployed in June, or 12.8 per cent of the workforce. Unemployment is now just over 10 per cent. Mr Hawke said the country was facing "nothing less than a disastrous explosion in unemployment" under the Government's policies. There were already indications of the further decline in the levels of manufacturing in Australia. Twenty-four out of 28 industrial sectors were now showing significant declines in the three months to January, compared with the same period last year. "Now, in confirmation of what must be involved in a continuation of that trend under the 'no change of policy' position of Mr Fraser, we have a confirmation of what the unemployment position is likely to be, even by June of 1983," Mr Hawke said. "It is a totally disastrous picture. You can't overestimate the dimension of the tragedy confronting this country under a continuation of the economic policies of the Fraser Government. "The employment and unemployment projections have been done by economics and commerce group of the Legislative Research Service of the Parliament of Aus tralia and they made projections to June of this year on the basis of making assumptions about the existing participation rate and what they see is happening to the economy under existing policies. "They are projecting a June unemployment figure of just under 900,000 or 12.8 per cent. The actual figure they're projecting is 885,000 but they go on to say that if, in fact, you get some increase Politics debased, Pryor, Editorial. — Page 2. Letters. — Pages 2, 28. Additional campaign reports. — Pages 8, 9, 19. in the participation rate, the sort of thing which has happened in the past, they go on to say that on those assumptions you could be looking at 1.1 million unemployed by June of this year — an unemployment rate of 14.2 per cent. Mr Hawke emphasised that the figures had not been produced by the Labor Party. He quoted the document, saying that "projections of one million unemployed by June are not unrealistic". "1 want to make it clear that what this country is facing on the basis of the official statistics that have been released and the projection provided in the form that I've just indicated is nothing short of a disastrous explosion in unemployment," he said. He had concentrated during the campaign on putting forward policies to "turn around this disastrous explosion". "And it is absolutely essential for the people of this country to have hope instead of despair, growth instead of contraction, that they make the decision on March 5 to bring in a government which is committed to a change of policies," he said. "A continuation of these policies. on all the evidence, poses nothing short of an economic and social disaster for this country." The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sir Billy Sned den, questioned last night the significance of the unemployment figures issued by Mr Hawkc. In a statement issued in Can berra, he said the papers had been prepared by the Legislative Research Service of the Federal Parliamentary Library and as such bore no official sanctions. "They are dependent upon the specifications set by the individual Member who requested it. The paper is then private and confidential to the Member. Any paper is not an official document and bears no more authority nor wisdom than the person who prepared it," he said. "The parameters set by the Member determine the guidelines for preparation and the answers are dependent on these guidelines. Mr Hawke has attributed to his paper a quality which it does not possess. "Mr Hawke does not add to the paper's authenticity by using his position to quote from it and Mr Hawke well knows that. I am surprised and disappointed that Mr Hawke should misuse a paper prepared by the research service in the way which he has. "This is not the first occasion on which an ALP Member has used such a tactic. Other ALP Members have since ceased to use that tactic. "Any person can find another to tell him what he or she wishes to be told." Poll shows Labor lead of llpc The Morgan Gallup poll to be published in today's Bulletin magazine is expectcd to show Labor has increased its lead over the Government to 11 per cent. The poll, taken last weekend, reportedly gives the ALP 52 per cent of support and the LiberalNational Party 41 per cent. This compares with the previous poll, taken over the weekend of February 19-20, which gave Labor 52 per cent against the coalition's 42 per cent. However, Mr Fraser said yesterday that he did not believe the gap was unbridgeable, even at this stage of the campaign. "There has been increasing attention to policies and issues and Australians are going to focus their minds more sharply than ever before," he predicted. "There is only one poll that counts .. . and my instincts in relation to that have not been wrong." Asked why his Government had lost popular support, Mr Fraser said, "Whenever it has been put to the test before the people of Aus tralia we have had the support that | is necessary for government." Rivals on TV The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Hawke, will be interviewed on Melbourne's Channel 10 tonight. The two politicians will never actually face each other. They will answer the same questions while sitting in separate studios and being picked up by remote cameras. The two segments will be screened consecutively. Mr Fraser's program for today revealed that he was due at the Channel 10 studios for a live in terview at 7.30pm. Mr Hawke was due at 7pm. Television sources last night confirmed that the interviews would take place. Sydney radio personality John Laws will be the moderator, with the editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph, lta Buttrose, Melbourne newsreader David Johnston and political journalist Laurie Oakes asking the questions. The program will be pre-recorded and screened between 10 and Upm, just before the electronic-media blackout takes effect. Baume criticised The Minister for Education, Senator Baume, and the Opposition spokesman on education, Mr Hurford, are locked in a dispute over the propriety of Senator Baume's sending Liberal Party election-campaign material to school principals. A spokesman from Senator Baume's office said the Senator had sent more than 10,000 copies of the party's education policies to both government and non-government schools in Australia. Under the letterhead "Minister For Education", a letter attached to the brochures read, "I am sending the Liberal/National Party Government's policies on education direct to you. Education is an important issue for this Government and I hope you will see fit to pass the material on to your staff." Mr Hurford labelled the move "another coalition dirty tricks scandal". He said the Minister's use of taxpayers' money through the abuse of his postage allowance was scandalous."}
{"id":116371834,"text":"04 Mar 1983 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 4 March 1983, page 6 SS;S»'' >"■'■ -A *" , 1 f> t* '- ' "" ' t /7®"" -' -V? "l-^if\\ '^>J%S''i '"$% :4 f $ ^.£f-'»$ *?A*4*, "**$■? A J ■>NL vv*' < t*"A f&,h ,$<%' y> :r%;':m i in \\k*S>$.■ v/^t: ■ >w = t <w * J V' ^ ll;IWillSii®!iiRiiiiiliiiii||i®^MiiirtwWWliPi;lii ? ^5Sf:*iPi|:iP:ii:: 16 '20 ,J^ ►100 ,-b:^^Jy'../S. vA^h^r^A^fPS^i>?>!//;,> il>J: ' /T^/" ^-W--''" <-x * ''^~>v J* y ^ isiiip mmmm» gflfall Upii HHi * \\&mSI / <s $k .. In a National Times exclusive this week, Geoff Kitney has obtained a secret Labor Party document in which Bob Hawke sets out his blueprint for the campaign. It reveals Hawked determination to. steer away from discussion of policy issues and concentrate on his general theme of national "healing". And Craig McGregor, renowned for his profile of Hawke in his boozy days as ACTU President, puts the new-look Hawke under a microscope as he races down to the wire in the March 5 election. Andrew Peacock - the man waiting in Malcolm Fraserfc shadow - has always shown himself to be eminently adaptable to the prevailing political mood. This week Phillip McCarthy chronicles the shifting fortunes of this "consummate chameleon". Still on the election, David Marr tells of Labors plans for the transition to government and the haggling in the upper echelons of the public service. And don't miss the results of our exclusive election eve ANOP poll. In other articles, we'll examine the t idealisation of India in Gandhi, the movie ; that promises to be one of the biggest hits ; of 1983. ; And Peter Corris will tell how to *' drink without getting drunk. On sale Friday The National Times WITHOUT IT YOU WONT GET THE FULL PICTURE."}
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{"id":116373442,"text":"12 Mar 1983 - MEDIA SURVEYS SHOW UP OUR TASTE IN NEWS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 12 March 1983, page 12 MEDIA SURVEYS SHOW UP OUR TASTE IN NEWS writers' world By MAURICE DUNLEVY I V WHEN I succeed Bob Hawke as emperor of Australia my first piece of legislation will be aimed at book editors. .Any editor who litters his or her text with acronyms and abbreviations will be hanged, drawn and quartered because I feel that's what's happened to me when I read a piece of prose such as this: "Until 1971, only one polling organisation, MGPO, met these criteria. In that year AGEP and ANOP also qualified and from 1973, so too did MCNA. MGPN replaced MGPO in July 1973." This swirl of fog drifted in from the foreshores of a valuable compendium of public opinion, 'The Media: Questions and Answers: Australian Surveys 1942-1980' by Henry Mayer, Pauline Garde and Sandra Gibbons (Allen and Unwin, 206 pp., $29.95). They might plead that the meanings of these abbreviations are given at the beginning of the book, but that won't save them when I am emperor. It will be straight to the gallows if I find 10 abbreviations on a halfpage, as I do on page 13 of this book. Apart from that I have very little to complain about. This book is a goldmine for people who teach courses in public opinion and mass communication and even contains nuggets for the general reader. It pulls together the questions pollsters and other survey researchers have asked their samples about the Aus tralian mass media over 40 years and records the answers they got. Dull? Not a bit. Let me toss you a few of the questions and see if you don't want to know the answers. How often does it happen that you can find nothing you want to watch on television? Would you favour an outspoken press, radio and pulpit campaign on -venereal disease? Would you find a program on birth control embarrassing or in poor taste? We live in the age of survey research and even if Bob Hawke, rather than Public Opinion, is emperor of the earth, it's nice to know your public opinions are valuable ftnnuoh tn hft Inrn^H .inln rim! impulses and stored in computerised data banks. I got a great kick but of being a respondent last year in a national survey on employment, even if all I had to tell the interviewer every month was that I still had the same job. She looked so disappointed at the last interview that she made me feel guilty for being unenterpris-, v ing. (And, yes, now" you know some- 1 one who really has been in a survey!) One of the most important media surveys in Australia was done in 1966 by J. S. Western and Colin A. Hughes who used a national sample to explore the political use and evaluations Australian electors made of the mass media. The questions and answers from this survey are incorporated in the Mayer book. But in 1979 they followed this up with another survey of about 1,000 electors and they have produced what they modestly call a second edition of their 'The Mass Media in Australia' (University of Queensland Press, 209 pp., $9.95). 1 would call it virtually a new book. * It's not the kind of book that will set your hormones aflutter; it suffers all the drawbacks of survey research and content analysis; but it contains a wealth of interesting findings and here are some of them. Between 1966 and 1979 there was a decline in the proportion of people who read newspapers and an increase in the proportion who attended to radio and television. In 1966, 84 per cent got a daily paper but in 1979 only 70 per cent got one. Moreover, the proportion of people relying on radio and television only, rose from 8 to 28 per cent while those relying on press only, declined from 8 to 1 per cent. These figures support those which show a decline since the mid-1950s in newspaper circulation relative to the population, although the findings suggest that newspaper readers are reading their papers more carefully than they used to. , Predictably, the higher the level of a person's occupation the more likely he is to read a paper. But education seems to have no relationship to newspaper reading, although the better educated tend to read more than one paper (and also tend to read Fairfax papers). About one in every four people listened mostly to ABC radio, two in three to commercial stations and 10 per cent divided their attention about equally between the two. The ABC is favoured by the better educated (or, as one of the surveys in the Mayer book has it, is aimed at "executive types"). More than half the sample watched television every night no matter what was on, 15 per/cent watched almost every night and the remainder were more selective.' (This no doubt accounts for the mass masochism evident in the durability of 'Prisoner'). One in every two people usually watched the commercial channels, one in four the ABC, and one in four divided their attention between the two. (Cognitive dissonance is no doubt widespread in the last group). Again the better educated favoured the ABC. The political' paradox is that coalition partisans outdo ALP partisans in their support for the state-run channel. (I've always suspected Doug Anthony was secretly a socialist.) Western and Hughes found that in 1979 partisans were less likely than in 1966 to sec any medium as fair to their own party and were more likely to see a medium as fair to their opponents but not to their own parly. Twice as many ,ALP partisans as coalition partisans saw the press and commercial television as unfair to their party. The press was the medium most suspected of bias but in general it was seen as'fairer to the coalition than to the ALP. Radio was seen as the least biased medium but ALP partisans Who listened to the ABC tended to do so because they thought the commercial stations were unfair to their party. Coalition partisans who listened to the ABC also thought the commercials were unfair to their party and commercial listeners among coalition voters thought the ABC was unfair. When they asked whether each medium gave "too much", "right amount" or "not enough" (or "don't know") news, they found a! striking difference between the two siirveys.More people said too much news in 1979. They also found an increased interest in national and state politics, and a decrease in the interest in international and local politics. On the question of which medium performed best, they found a massive shift away from the press to television while the evaluation of radio had not changed'during the period. Most of the respondents thought television' presented the. news most intelligently, gave the clearest understanding of the issues, did most for the public, and gave the best understanding of leaders. But perhaps the most striking evaluation was that television gave the most complete news. (You can fit the number of words in a bulletin of ABC National News into less than two-thirds of this page of The Canberra Times). Preference for the press increases with higher levels of education and those with post-secondary education gave it the best rating for "gives the most complete news". Fairfax, readers were much more likely to rate the press as the most satisfactory of the three media on each of the evaluations. They are some of the highlights of the survey findings. The remainder of the book is devoted to three studies: 1. the geographical sources of news in Australian papers; 2. a case study of how the press covered the deposing of John Gorton; and 3. another on how the press covered Murdoch's takeover bid for the Herald and Weekly Times."}
{"id":116374015,"text":"17 Mar 1983 - S. Africa sport ban opposed Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 17 March 1983, page 1 I i S. Africa sport ban opposed SYDNEY: The majority of Australians are against the ban on sport with South Africa, according to the results of a Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday. Seventy-s£ven per cent of people interviewed agreed that Australian teams should be allowed to play against South Africa, and 81 per cent said they believed sporting authorities should allow individuals to compete there. Australian cricketers wishing to tour South Africa were supported by 66 per cent, and about 83 per cent believed the ban infringed the rights of the individual. Sixty-five per cent said they believed Australia should trade with South Africa. The poll was conducted last month, and about 1,100 males and females aged 14 and upward were interviewed. Under the code of conduct adopted' by Commonwealth countries at the Brisbane Games, individual Commonwealth sportsmen and women and sports administrators are barred from arranging or competing in sporting contests involving South Africans. A spokesman for the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Hayden, said yesterday that there would be no government reaction to the findings of tjie poll."}
{"id":116375970,"text":"28 Mar 1983 - Poll: Peacock preferred to Howard Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 28 March 1983, page 8 Poll: Peacock preferred to Howard MELBOURNE: Mr Andrew Peacock would make a better Leader of the Federal Opposition than Mr John Howard, according to a Gallup Poll. Seventy-one per cent of people asked by Australian Public Opinion Polls said Mr Peacock would be a better leader. Only 10 per cent said Mr Howard would be a better Leader of the Opposition and 3 per cent said someone else, including Mr Ian Macphee or Mr Doug Anthony, would be better leaders. The poll was conducted on the first two weekends after Mr Peacock was elected leader. The poll was conducted throughout Australia and replies were very similar between men and women and the young and old. Labor and Liberal-National Party voters also shared similar views. But 7 per cent of Labor voters preferred Mr Howard compared with 11 per cent of Liberal-National Party voters. Mr Peacock and Mr Howard polled best in their home States — and 77 per cent preferred Mr Peacock in Victoria and 12 per cent preferred Mr Howard in NSW. Mr Howard, left, with Mr Peacock outside Parliament House earlier this month."}
{"id":116377645,"text":"07 Apr 1983 - IN BRIEF Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 7 April 1983, page 6 IN BRIEF Library acquires j author's papers The National Library .of Australia has announced the acquisition of a number of papers by a former Bulletin writer and author, the late Mr W. E. (Bill) Fitz Henry. The papers includc a uncompleted history of The Bulletin, 1800-1900, and four volumes of 'The Gentle Bohemian' and other essays. The manuscripts librarian, Mrs Pam Ray, said the acquisition of the papers was a story in itself. Following Mr Fitz Henry's death in 1957, the library moved to acquire the papers, but' was informed by his son that he was revising his father's manuscript and planned to complete it. However, in 1982, following the death of Mr Owen Fitz Henry, the papers were offered to the library by Mr and Mrs W. Crozier. Mrs Sylvia Crozier is William Fitz Henry's stepdaughter. Increase SYDNEY: The cost of keeping a family of four has risen by $10 over the past six months to an average of $277 a week, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published yesterday in The Bulletin. Air death SYDNEY: Stewards tried unsuccessfully to revive a 73-year-old woman passenger who collapsed and died in a British Airways jet flying over Australia yesterday en route from Singapore to Sydney. Police said there appeared to be no suspicious circum stances. Woodchop About 60 Canberra Apcxians this weekend will cut about 15 tonnes of firewood and deliver it to the "Magic Castle" Apex Children's Chalet at Smig-, gin Holes, which provides free holidays for deprived children from all over Australia. Apcxians wanting to know more about the woodchop can contact the Tuggeranong president, Mr. Peter Farquar, on 319022, Judge ill WELLINGTON, Wednesday (AAP).,— The chairman of the Australian Royal Commission into drug trafficking, Mr Justice Donald Stewart, has cut short a visit to New Zealand becausc of food poisoning. This may mean a delay in publication of his report on the New Zealand affairs of "Mr Asia" boss Mr Alexander Sinclair. Fire claims MELBOURNE: The Premier, Mr Cain, has said that the Insurance Council of Australia has undertaken to investigate any disputed insurance claims arising from the Ash Wednesday bushfires. Disputed claims were estimated by the ICA to be fewer than 100 out of 4,000 claims."}
{"id":116385797,"text":"22 Jan 1984 - BRITAIN Labour Party closes gap Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 22 January 1984, page 5 BRITAIN Labour Party closes gap LONDON, Saturday (AAP). -Britain's Labour Party is closing the gap with the governing Conservatives, according to a Gallup Poll published in yesterday's Daily Telegraph. The poll shows Labour with 38 per cent support - just 3.5 per cent behind the Conservative Government, which was returned with 44 per cent of the vote in last June's general election. Labour captured only 28 per cent. Support for the Liberal-Social Democratic alliance, which received 26 per cent in the election, was down to 19.5 per cent, the poll showed. A Market and Opinion Research International poll published in The Standard on Tuesday gave the Conservatives 42 per cent - 5 per cent higher than Labour - and the alliance 19 per cent. The reports in the World News pages are contributed by the following agencies (abbreviations in brackets): Australian Associated Press (AAP), Associated Press (AP), Agence France-Press (AFP), The New York Times News Service (NYTNS), the Press Association (PA), Chicago Sun-Times (CST) and Reutcr."}
{"id":116386498,"text":"26 Jan 1984 - Coalition supporters favour Hawke over Peacock: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 26 January 1984, page 1 Coalition supporters favour Hawke over Peacock: poll More Liberal and National Party supporters prefer Mr Hawkc as Prime Minister than Liberal leader Mr Peacock, a Morgan-Gallup Poll published in yesterday's Bulletin magazine says. The poll showed that, of LiberalNational Party voters, 43 per cent of those polled said Mr Hawke would make a better PM, against 38 per cent who preferred Mr Peacock. A principal of the polling firm, Mr Garry Morgan, said that he could not remember a poll which showed coalition supporters favouring a Labor leader over their own. The poll also shows that Mr Hawke's popularity rating has jumped to a massive 73 per cent with only 15 per cent of voters disapproving of him and a further 12 per cent undecided. The Morgan poll shows that, among Labor voters, Mr Hawke's rating has jumped to 91 per cent with only 3 per cent disapproving and 6 per cent un decided. Mr Peacock's approval rating has steadied at 41 per cent but only 16 per cent of those polled would prefer the Liberal leader as Prime Minister. 'l'he poll indicates that support for the Labor Party rose 2 per cent to 54 per cent with the coalition parties slipping back to 39 per cent. Had an election been held in the first two weeks of January, the ALP, on these figures, would have won easily. The Bulletin notes that the poll findings may reflect "a certain amiable post-Christmas holiday mood" among voters. "In recent years the Morgan-Gallup Poll has found support for the party in office has risen in January," it said."}
{"id":116391082,"text":"20 Feb 1984 - RADIO \"The m ystery of who takes part in radio surveys Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 20 February 1984, page 23 RADIO By SHELLEY DEMPSEY The m ystery of who takes part in radio surveys I^.ADIO-ratings sur veys, it seems, arc a bit like Gallup polls - no-one ever knows anyone who has ever taken part in one. Still, the vagaries of mass random sampling being what they arc, one assumes that some people do actually receive those all-important little books to fill out. What's more, some of these elusive people in Canberra even got theirs delivered one week early this year, courtesy of McNair Anderson, the market-research company which carrics out all national surveys but which got the dates wrong in this instance. The ratings were due to begin yesterday, not the previous Sunday. Added to all that is the ridiculous practice of the surveys dividing listening time into blocks of 15 minutes. Any person who tunes in to a radio station for this duration is counted. Anyone who tunes in to one station all day, however, is not. The nature of radio, one would think, would demand that surveys have a built-in acknowledgment that this medium, unlike television, is usually only a -backgound noise which' docs not command one's undivided attention, and an intermittent one at that. To add insult to injury, Canberra's ratings season this year might not be as tam.c as this radio writer blithely claimed last week. The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal licencerenewal hearings of 2CA and 2CC on Tuesday yielded the information that the former is highly dependent on local advertising, whereas the latter gleans most of its revenue from national advertisers. Top spot in the ratings attracts the more lucrative national market, at least one good reason for 2CA to continue its determined fight back against a seemingly in vulnerable 2CC. And on the"subject of the hearings which give the stations a licence to broad cast ior another three years, both station managers, Mr John McCormack, of 2CC, and Mr Ron Collins, of 2CA, seemed quite confident afterwards. Mr Collins said that a matter of "a couple of mistakes" by 2CA last year seemed to have been ironed out. They had involved the failure of the station to provide the required amount of religious and Australan music content over four weeks in September and October because of a changed format and the introduction of computer scheduling. The secretary-manager of the ACT Racing Club, Mr Don Anderson, appeared at the 2CA hearing to criticise the general lack of radio racing coverage in Canberra. The appearance was not directed at 2CA in particular, but was a lobbying tactic aimed at supporting Canberra and District Racing and Sporting Broadcasters in its application for the public broadcasting licence. One of the other three applicants for this licence, Canberra Stereo Public Radio, has appointed a chief engineer and acting manager - Mr Terry McGcc, formerly of 2XX. Mr McGec said a meeting held at the studios of CSPR last week had attracted 57 people, and that training programs had been organised for volunteers. The courses, which began on February 11, would be ideal for high school media students, he said. The Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, will address the National Press Club about his rcccnt Asian tour on Wednesday and can be heard in a live broadcast on 2CN at 1.10pm."}
{"id":116391535,"text":"23 Feb 1984 - Record popularity Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 23 February 1984, page 1 Record popularity Record public-approval levels for the Government and the Prime Minister con tinued in the first part of this month, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll figures published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday. Mr Hawke's personal rating increased by 1 per cent to 73 per cent, equal to the peak reached in the first part of January. The Labor Party's rating remaining steady at 57 per cent, equalling the record level recorded in the second half of January. The proportion of respondents who considered that the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, would do a better job than Mr Hawke fell 2 per cent to 15 per cent."}
{"id":116394657,"text":"10 Nov 1983 - Wran's approval rating drops Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 10 November 1983, page 8 Wran's approval rating drops SYDNEY: The popularity rating of the NSW Premier, Mr Wran, has fallen, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll, published in The Bulletin. After months of corruption allegations against his Govern mcnt, Mr Wran's rating fell by 8 per cent last month, to 46 per cent. His approval rating was exactly the same as that of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Greiner."}
{"id":116396050,"text":"17 Nov 1983 - Peacock support wanes Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 17 November 1983, page 12 Peacock support wanes Only 43 per cent of Liberal Party-National Party voters think the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, would make a better Prime Minister than Mr Hawkc, according to a poll published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday. The Morgan Gallup Poll showed that 37 per cent of coalition voters^ said Mr Hawkc would make the better Prime Minister. Mr Peacock's support by his own voters was down 3 per cent on the previous poll taken in mid-October while Mr Hawke's support among coalition voters was up 2 per cent. Political observers say the results, from a poll taken during the last weekend of October and the first weekend of Novem ber, are not encouraging for Mr Peacock. Mr Peacock was heavily involved in the Queensland State election campaign in which the Liberal Party lost many seats and in the Moreton by-election which, although retained by his party, resulted in a swing of only 1.5 per cent against the Federal Gov ernment"}
{"id":116397757,"text":"26 Nov 1983 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 26 November 1983, page 30 POSITIONS VACANT CANBERRA POTTERS SOCIETY Applications are invited for the part-time position of Administrator (one position) and teachers (several positions) for the Society's Pottery classes in 1984. Applications will close on December 4th 1983 For enquiries and full details phone Pam Barker 822062 SENIOR JOURNALIST WANTED The Highlands Post wants a senior journalist experienced in reporting, sub-editing and layout. The Highlands Post is a tabloid newspaper, published twice a week with a lively content of local news. Salary is negotiable and applications will be treated in confidence. Replies to the General Manager, Box 218, G.P.O. Canberra 2601. -TS ^ //ML ABORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION The Commission is seeking suitably qualified persons for appointment to the following position. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR LEVEL 1 MANAGEMENT (S40,500 pa) CANBERRA (PN. 95) DUTIES: Co-ordinate and control the Administrative and Finance and Manpower functions of the Commission, including: * Personnel/Rccruilmcnl * Training * Manpower/Consultancy * Property * Officc Services; * Finance Oversight the development, implementation and co-ordination of the Commission's overall training program. Formulaic policies and programs within the administrative function. Set and maintain performance standards and develop and motivate staff as required. Liaise with Aboriginal organisations. Co-ordinate and dircct the Commission's manpower plan ning strategy. Represent the Commission at Conferences and meetings and maintain a working relationship between the Public Service Board and the Commission. Provide policy advice to the Board of Commissioners and the Administrator. Exercise prescribed delegations. It is expected thai the applicants selected for these positions will possess the ability to communicate effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and possess a knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture. The Commission welcomes applications from Aboriginals and Torres Strait Is landers. Applications in writing, giving details of experience, qualifications and employment history should be sub mitted to: Recruitment Officer Aboriginal Development Commission PO Box 1200 WODEN ACT 2606 Contact Officer: K. Turner OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons interested in the following position with the Office of the Australian Federal Police, Canberra. The position, located within the AFP's Bureau of Criminal Intelligence, offers o unique opportunity for the information specialist interested in the development of knowledge based information systems. CLERK CLASS 7 INFORMATION AND DATA SERVICES ($25,293-$26,711) Duties: No. 691 - Responsible for the operation ond maintenance of the Bureau's information storage and retrieval systems including; the preparation and distribution of user documentation, the training of personnel with data base and systems access, and the provision of user training and liaison services. The position participates also in systems development activities. Qualifications: Experience in computer based records management, library or information retrieval systems, ond a background in user training is highly desirable. Contact Officers - for inquiries concerning the position - Mr J. M. STRODE SMITH (062) 716548; - for Duty Statement and Selection Criteria - Mr R GRANT (062) 4512)1. Conditions of Scrvica include: - Generous sick and recreation leave benefits; - Leave bonus; Pahicipat'ion in Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme; - Removal expenses may be paid. Applications should be forwarded to: The Commissioner Auitrolian Federal Police GPO Box 401 Canberra City 2601 ATTENTION.- Mr R. GRANT (ESTABLISHMENTS SUPPORT BRANCH). Closing dole for application is 9 December 1983. _ _ . _ J09 SALES CLERK ESTIMATOR c55i " 3 » Sal«= The person we are looking for will be at least 25 years of age and preferably have experience in technical sales or a trade background. Duties include estimating and preparation of quotations as well as liaison with customers. It will also be necessary at tJeIiveriesaSSISt W''h ,oaclin9 of lrucks ,or '°eal Conditions ol employment include membership of the company owned medical fund and credit union and superannuation after a short qualifying period. For further information please phone Mr Ian Stephen son on 804087. BROWNBUILT LIMITED 88 Townsville St, Fyshwick 2609 POSITIONS VACANT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Equality of employment opportunity is University policy FACULTY OF MILITARY STUDIES ROYAl MILITARY COLLEGE DUNTROON, CANBERRA, A.C.T. LIBRARIAN CLASS 2 (SERIALS) Bridges Library (Ref. 004) This position involves planning and establishing a Serials Section in the Australian Defence Force Academy Library, supervising the activities ot that Section and planning and implementing the automating ol the Serials Section Junctions. The successful applicant should have appropriate qualifications for professional membership of the LAA. Experience in supervision, serials acquisition work and in academic libraries essential. A background in library data processing desirable. Salary: $22,769-$24,125. Further information from Mr L Hard (062) 662788. Applications close 9 December, 1983. RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE 1 Department of Economics (Ref. 110) The appointee will be expected to help with general economic research, statistical, graphical and computing work and library research. Preference will be given to applicants who are interested in a long-term position, have a background in economics or a related discipline and have a basic knowledge of computing. The Department has access to a DEC-10 computer. Appropriate candidates can negotiate flexible working hours. The position is available immediately with an initial appointment of one year. The appointment is annually renewable. Salary: $13,554-$17,820 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience. Further information from Professor W. Kasper (062) 663601. Applications close 15 December, 1983. Send written applications, Including names and addresses of two referees to the Assistant Personnel Officer, Faculty of Military Studies, Royal Military College, Duntroon, A.C.T. 2600. PART-TIME COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS $479.57 per fortnight The ABS hoa several vacancies lor part-time Computer Systems Officers, Grade 1. The positions are located in the Applications Branch and Applications Software Section of the Computer Services Division. The successful applicants will be employed for 25 hours per week from January/February 1984 until 30 June 1984. Applicants should preferably have programming experience on FACOM M-Sories computers. Knowledge of PL/1 and/or NATURAL would be an advantage. The Contact Officer tor inquiries is Tony Hancock, telephone 525128. Applications outlining experience and qualifications should be forwarded to: The Recruitment Officer Australian Bureau of Statistics PO Box 10 Belconnen ACT 2616 Applications close 30 November 19B3. QUEANBEYAN CITY COUNCIL DESIGN ENGINEER Written opplications will be received by the undersigned up ! till 4pm on Tuesday 30th November, 1983 for the position i of Design Engineer. Council's Design Engineer has resigned I creating vacancy in the City Engineer's Department. I Salary will be in accordance with the local Government Engineering Staff Award up to Senior Engineer Grade 3, I (currently $25,945 per annum) depending on ability and experience. The position offers excellent opportunities for experience in I Urban Engineering works including urban ond rural roads, drainage and bridges, water supply, sewerage schemes, sports fields and wide variety of other municipal works including liaison with local organisations and other authorities. Applications should indudc age, qualifications ond experience. For further information contact the City Engineer phone Queanbeyan (062) 980233. The oppointee shall be a qualified Civil or Traffic Engineer I with experience in multi-lane ond special intersection work and J preference will be given to the holder of a local Government I Engineer s Certificate. The appointee will be required to head I ond motivate a design and support staff of 10. I Council Chambers R B- Smit|, I Queanbeyan TOWN CLERK 1 1st November, 1983 JIGSAW THEATRE COMPANY requires an ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Jigsow is Canberra'* professional Theatre-in-Education and Children'* Theatre Company. The Compony ha* been in continuou* operation since J 975. Peter Wilkin* i* the Company'* Artirtk Director. Application* are tought from person* with proven accounting and clerical skill* to work whh the Company Secretary ond *ubject to the Artiitic Director and the Board. The Administrative Officer will be re*pomible for forward budgeting, maintaining detoiled accounting record*, assisting in the preparation of application* for public funding ond maintaining the record* of on incorporated association. The Administrative Officer will support the Artistic Director, Production Manager ond Actor* in ochieving the Company'* artistic objectives. The Administrative Officer *hould have an appreciation of the Theatre Art* for young people. Interested person* should in the first instonce phone the Compony on (062) 472133 for further information ond then forward application* giving on overview of their interest, their training, their work history ond nominating two referee* to: The President, Jig*ow Theatre Company, P.O. Box 617, CIVIC SQUARE, A.C.T. 260B. Application* close on December 9th, 1983. Interview* will be in the week to December 16th, 1983. The position will commence on January 16th 1984. Salary will be in the vicinity of $16,000p.a. REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE We open our new KAMBAH SALES OFFICE, next week, and need a top Sales Representative to fill one of our empty desks in the Boulevard Office. Experience in Real Estate or an allied field would be preferred but is not essential. The new appointee will be in addition to our existing sales team and will be supported by their experience. We envisage that the successful applicant will be in the 25-35 age group. Our record and reputation will speak for itself as we are one of the longest established and best known Realtors in Canberra. As members of Multilist and the Real Estate Institute of the ACT we can ofler the best facilities to ensure an above average income to a successful applicant. The applicant would have a choice of commencing before or after Christmas. For further particulars contact Richard WATKINS. )0J mm ft. 0 'mmm & Aaoacta fty limited liotrmd Ag«it 476622 SUITE 5, GA11HY l£VH, THE BOULEVARD, CANBSttA POSITIONS VACANT CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION School of Education ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING CENTRE TYPIST GRADE 2 (25 hours per week) $8.47 per hour The appointee will be required to provide typing and shorthand services and undertake administrative and clerical duties in the Assessment and Training Centre, maintaining filing and bookkeeping systems. A minimum speed of 50 wpm typing and 80 wpm shorthand is required. Previous bookkeeping experience is desirable. Applicants should give personal particulars, details of appointments, telephone number during business hours and the names and addresses of two referees of a business nature. Applications quoting reference number 83/2121 are required by 2 December 1983 and should be addressed to The Secretary, Canberra College of Advanced Education, PO Box 1, Belconnen, ACT, 2616. PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF THE SENATE The Department of the Senate provides procedural, research and administrative support (or the Senate and its committees. The Department provides these services for Senate committees through its Committee Office. The positions of secretaries to Senate committees have been reclassified to the level of Clerk Class H ($35170-536641) and are therefore being advertised. The following Senate Standing Committees are involved: Regulations and Ordinances Scrutiny of Bills Constitutional and legal Affairs Education and the Arts finance and Government Operations Foreign Affairs and Dofonce Industry and Trade National Resources Science, Technology and the Environment Social Welfare The secretaries of the first two Committees also work in the. Procedure Office of the Department, providing procedural advice and services for the Senate. Committee secretaries orgonize inquiries, including public hearings, and provide information and advice to the chairmen and members of the committees. Applications ore invited from officers of the Australian Public Service and other suitably qualified persons interested in these positions. Applicants should have a university degree or equivalent qualifications and have had appropriate research ond other experience in government or elsewhere. Applicants should also hove a demonstrated capacity for dear and concise written expression. Some knowledge of the operations of the Parliament would be an advantage. Applicants should state their full name, telephone number, place and date of birth, present position ond length of service, and indicate their experience and qualifications. Applications should be forwarded to the Personnel Officer, Department of the Senate, Parliament House, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600 by 8 December 1983. Further information on the work of the various committees, duty statements for the positions and a statement of selection criteria ond prescribed qualifications moy be obtoinod by telephoning (062) 727255. & UAL M&J r Jj, AUSTRALIA,,/!. OFFICE OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS CLERICAL ASSISTANT GRADE 2 (REGISTRY) $12,160-12,760 The Office, which is small, assembles, correlates and evaluates information on international political, strategic, economic and scientific matters, and prepares assessments on issues of national importance in these fields. The head of the Office is a statutory officer who reports direct to the Prime Minister. Stoff consists of professionally qualified people drawn from inside Commonwealth departments and other bodies, and from outside employment. The occupant of this position will undertake courier and safehand messengeriol work, filing, assist with despatch work, photocopying, and general clerical work as required. Tenure arrangements are flexible and include permanent appointment to the Australian Public Service, secondment from a Commonwealth Department or Authority, temporary engagement for an agreed number of years or part-time employment. For appointment to the Australian Public Service applicants must be Australian citizens or British subjects with permanent resident status. Conditions include four weeks annual recreation leave, plus bonus and four weeks accumulating sick leave per year (two weeks' full pay and two weeks' half pay). Further details are available from: Recruitment Officer Office of National Assessments PO Box E436 Queen Victoria Terrace, ACT 2600 to whom fully documented applications should be sent by 9 December 1983. 2" OFFICE OF THE SUPERANNUATION FUND INVESTMENT TRUST PROJECT OFFICER (Class 8) $26,800-27,850 Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for appointment to the Office of the Superannuation Fund Investment Trust. The Trust is established under the Superannuation Act 1976. The position is located in Canberra. The successful applicant will assist the Senior Project Officer in the requirements of the office with respect to the design, development and implementation of a comprehensive computer-based Investment management system; evaluate and report upon the operational efficiency of the system and make recommendations where appropriate including the feasibility, effectiveness and economy of alternative approaches. The successful applicant will possess experience in the design, development and implementation of computer-based management Information systems. Experience with financial modelling and analysis as well as fourth generation languages and appropriate tertiary qualifications are desirable. Applications should be forwarded to: The Secretary Superannuation Fund Investment Trust PO Box 1921 Canberra, ACT 2601 by December 8, 1983. Further information can be obtained by phoning Mr Tony Robey on (062) 670237. POSITIONS VACANT Applications are invited from suitably qualified and interested pers cms for the following positions within the Authority's Drawing Office. ELECTRICAL DRAFTSMAN GRADE 1 Salary $17,117 - $20,791 Duties: Perform- drafting of supply authority procedures; schemu tic and wiring diagrams; substations design; electrical regulations; and other related duties. Requirements: Applicants mustpossess approved Technical College Certificate or its equivalent, and experience in the specified duties isdesirable. DRAFTING ASSISTANT GRADE II Salary $ 1 6,335 - $17,913 Duties: Applicantsf ior this position willbe required under supervision to prepare detail drawings forming part of am overall design, prepare less involved circuit di.a grams, amend less involved drawings of record plans, design layouts etc. Requirements: Applicants should have electrical trades experience a nd associated experience and aptitude for drafting work. DRAFTING ASSISTANT GRADE I Salary $ 9,549 - $15,886 Duties: Generally to assist the plan custodian in the production of rfiicrofilms, prints etc., storage and access of tracings and maps, production of prints and transparencies as required and minor drafting duties. Requirements: Applicants should possess a demonstrated aptitudte for drafting work, together with some studies in technical drawing at sec ondary school leveJ. Conditions ofemploymentfor theabovevacancies include four weelks annual leave with bonus payments, cumulative sick leave, three months long service leave- after ten years service and comprehensive superannuation. Applications close 5 December 1983. Written applications, including copies of qualifications, and giving details of work experience, should be forwardted to: The Recruitment Officer A.C.T. Electricity Authority G.P.O. Box 366 CANBERRA A.C.T. 2601 OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POUCE Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons interested in the following position within the Office of the Australian Federal Police, Canberra. The position is located in the Information Office of the AFP and will bo required to concieve, plan arid produce a wide range of graphic designs, visual and audio-visual aids. GRAPHIC DESIGNER GRADE 2 ($22,353 - 23,414) Duties - No. 510: Lead a Graphic Design Cell involved in the conccption, planning and production of a wide range of graphic designs to meet the training, public relations and publications requirements of the AFP. Prepare visual, audio visual, and photographic material as required. Contact Officers - for enquiries concerning the position MS W. HAUGBRO 8o62) 451 218; - for duty statement and selection criteria Mr R. GRANT (062) 451 211. Conditions of Service include: - Generous sick and recreation leave benefits; - leave bonus; - Participation in Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme; - Removal expenses may be paid. Applications should be forwarded to: Ths Commissioner Australian Federal Police GPO Box 401 CANBERRA CITY 2601 Attention: Mr R. Grant (Establishments Support Branch). Closing date for Application is 16 December 1983. SENIOR BILLING OFFICER Clerk Class 5 $19,830 -$21.420 Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the above position. The A.C.T. Electricity Authority is trie electricity distribution body for the National Capital and currently services 86,750 household and industrial consumers. The successful applicant will be responsible for the efficient operation, control and maintenance of the Billing Section within the Revenue area. The Billing Section is responsible for reading all meters and subsequently rendering all electricity accounts, on a cycle basis. Applicants must have an understanding of computerised billing systems suitable for volume cycle billing, as well as previous experience in a customer contact/relations area. Previous experience in supervising and organising staff is essential. Tertiary qualifications in an accounting/administration field, whilst not essential, are desirable. STENO-SECRETARY Grade 1 (Two positions) $14,070- $14,790 Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the above positions. The successful applicants will be required to undertake secretarial duties including typing and stenographic work for a senior management position. Applicants must be able to write shorthand at a corrected speed of 100 w.p.m. Written applications should include copies of typing and shorthand certificates, giving details of work experience and qualifications. Conditions of employment for the above positions include 4 weeks annual leave with bonus payments, cumulative sick leave, three months long service leave after ten years service and comprehensive superannuation. Applications close 2 December 1983. Applications for the above positions should be forwarded to. The Recruitment Officer A CT. Electricity Authority G.P.O. Box 366 Canberra. ACT 2601 1 POSITIONS VACANT KILPATRICK GREEN PTY LTD 33 Whyalla St, Fyshwick ACT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER/SUPERVISOR Applications ore invited »o fill a senior position within the Company's division based in Canberra. QUAIIFICATIONS: The desired applicant will be conversant with all aspects o( contracting with at least ten years experience, formal qualifications acceptable to the Institute of Engineers Australia would be preferred. Salary will be negotiated with respect to qualifications and experience. Applications containing details of relevant experience, qualifications and contact phone number should be forwarded to: The Manager KILPATRICK GREEN PTY LTD GPO Box 1212, Canberra, ACT 2600 INTERNAL SALES CLERK Pirelli Ericsson Cables arc seeking an enthusiastic person to join their new Canberra Branch as Sales Clerk of the Trade Sales counter. The successful applicant will be responsible for counter | sales, telephone enquiries and stock control. j Previous experience in the electrical wholesaling industry would be an advantage for this position, although training will be given to the right applicant. Salary will be commensurate with experience and supperannuation is available after a qualifying perion. For an appointment for interview please telephone Mr R. Hardie on (062) 805 144 during normal business hours. PIRELLI ERICSSON CABLES LIMITED 59-61 Collie Street, Fyshwick BE TRAINED GET THE JOB FULL SECRETARIAL COURSE 12 WEEKS » RECEPTIONIST COURSE Q 4 WEEK RECEPTIONIST DIPLOMA 9 BUSINESS TYPING 4 WEEKS WORD PROCESSING 2 WEEKS | free job placement service to Students and Employees THE RECEPTIONIST CENTRE Phone 476333 TODAY !... ON-AIR COORDINATOR TNQ Channel 7 Townsville North Queensland Television, TNQ Channel 7 Townsville, is seeking an experienced Co-ordinator to fill a vacancy within the On-air Presentation Department at our modern studio complex on The Strand. The successful applicant should have a knowledge of on-air switching and a background of telecine and videotape operations. Wages will be in accordance with the Television Industry Award. Applications should be forwarded to: The Station Manager, Telccasters North Queensland HH Limited, MfoYTPW P-O. Box 1016, Townsville. Qld. 4810 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Human Rights Commission TEMPORARY LIBRARIAN CLASS 1 The Commission is seeking a suitably qualified person, with an interest In Human Rights Issues, to manage the day to day work ot its Resource Centre including collection building and reference worV. The position is expected to be of six months duration, with the possibility of future extension. It may be occupied on a lull-time or part-time basis (25 to 30 hours per week). Applications to: The Secretary, Human Rights Commission, GPO Box 629, Canberra City, 2601, by December 2, 19B3. JM Telephone inquiries to Sylvia Gleeson or Kevin Gill on 434122. BRANCH MANAGER We are a non-commercial organisation seeking the services of a Branch Manager for our Canberra operation. The branch covers the ACT and much of south-eastern NSW. The successful applicant will probably come from the sales promotion or marketing area, having some understanding of bookkeeping and general office administration, but whose primary ability will lie in securing the financial base of the operation. This will entail promotional work in the form of personal contacts, public speaking and publicity through the media. The position involves control of approximately 12 staff; the appointee will be required to liaise closely with senior management and will have the ability to relate with people at all levels in the organisation, government and the community. A remuneration package around $24,000 is envisaged. Written applications, in confidence, should be addressed to: Branch Manager PO Box 1000 DARLINGHURST 2010 RADFORD COLLEGE TEACHER AIDE A person is required to commence in this position on January 3rd, 1984. Duties will Include assistance in Science Laboratories, preparation for Home Science classes, typing and other clerical work and general assistance in the daily routine of the school. Please apply in writing giving a brief outline of qualifications and experience, together with names of two persons to whom confidential reference may be made. Applications close on Wednesday, December 7th and should be addressed to: Th« Principal Radford College P.O. Box-240 BEICONNEN, A.C.T. 2616 POSITIONS VACANT INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you arc aged 20-65. like talking with people, live in or near_ Chapman. Russell, have a 'phone and car. you can earn S52 to S65 once or twicc a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) 625875; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U. Melbourne. 3001. AB Dick 360 operator re quired familiar 'with all printing aspccts. Phone 496368. ACCOUNTANT. Audit. Our client is offering security, advancement prospects, and top salary for the right person. CONTACT JIM ! RITCHIE. Enquiries | treated in stricticst pro . fessional confidencc. PRO FESSIONA CAfoEERS AUST (ACT) 487477 AMP BUILDING HOBART I PLACE. CANBERRA CITY. ACCOUNTANT - Outstand ing opportunity for suitable person to manage small/medium practice. Participation and excellent rewards envisaged. Replies confidential to No C2J47 Canberra Times. ACCOUNTING Mach Op. Exp on NCR299 or similar equip essential. For indefinite assignment in city. Exc rates, 473244. ALOE based COSMETIC SKIN HAIR AND HEALTH CARE COMPANY, looking for ambitious sales people. Well acccptcd products, with ground floor opportunities for the right people. Presentation of the product and marketing, at the Statesman Hotel in Curtin. on Thur I Dec at 7.30. All welcomeCome and listen, you will be pleased you did. For further information phone L Wilkins, 822167. AN opportunity is available for part or full-time work from own home with exciting new Aloe Vera products. Phone Forever Living Distributor, Jan, 956261. Must be 18. AN experienced lady for sand wich bar. Ph 806365. ANNOUNCING! Earn S6-7 an hour in your own area. AVON Representatives needed in Giralang, Holt, Cook. Flynn, Macgregor, Charnwood, Downer, O'Connor. Ph 548765, 477182. DENTAL RECEPTIONIST. A senior receptionist is required full time for a busy 2 man Dental practice on the Southside of Canberra. Experience in the dental field and general office duties is necessary. Please apply in writing to Canberra Times Box No. C2I76. AUSTCARE APPEALS CO-OR DINATOR Do you have 20 hours- or more to spare each week? Can you organise and lead people? Are you experienced in public speaking? Do you have contacts in service organisations? Are you a self starter - can you plan and execute your own campaign given broad outlines and policies? If you enthusiastically answer yes to these questions then you should send us a copy of your resume. You could be the person we require to organise initially our doornock, then other appeals, in 1984. We are willing to negotiate hours, conditions, etc. Location: ACT. Apply in writing to National Director. Austcare, P.O. Box 359, Haymarkct, 2000, by December 2, 1983. AVON representatives are re quired to fill vacancies in Kambah, Wanniassa, Gowrie, Richardson, Chisholm. Monash, Fisher, Duffy, Garran, Farrcf. Pearce, Curtin, Hughes and Red Hill. Please Phone 811243. BABYSITTER Kind mum to care for 2 yo and preschooler from 8am-5pm. Pref Chapman area. Ph 888903. NSW GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE CHIEF OF DIVISION (MARKETING) Position No 113/83 $43,359po Responsible to the Government Printer (or the establishment, direction and economic management of the Marketing and Sales Division. Will be required to achieve significant improvements in the Office's marketing performance including development of market research and evaluation, client liaison, printing sales, publishing, distribution, contracting and general administration of the Division. Essential: Tertiary qualifications or equivalent in marketing, business administration or related discipline. Proven record as a Marketing Manager or senior marketing executive in a large enterprise. Evidence of a dynamic and creative approach. The ability to work as an effective part of a senior management team. Desirable: Experience of marketing in the printing or publishing industry. Contact Mr D. West (02) 6921612. Equal employment opportunity is Public Service policy. Applications are invited regardless of sex, marital status, race, colour, nationality, physical or intellectual impairment. Applications close 2nd December, with the Personnel Officer, NSW Government Printing Office, GPO Box 75, Pyrmonl, 2009. JOB TRAINING METROPOLITAN BUSINESS COLLEGE Enrol now (or 1984 Government approved secretarial courses Also short courses in word processing Typing, shorthand, bookkeeping Phone 470168 Training people tor jobs since 1895"}
{"id":116399980,"text":"08 Dec 1983 - Poll shows Wran trailing Greiner Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 8 December 1983, page 3 Poll shows Wran trailing Greiner SYDNEY: For the first time sincc taking office in 1976, the approval rating of the NSW Premier, Mr Wran, has dropped behind that of the Leader of the Opposition, heightening pressure for a Cabinet reshuffle. Yesterday's Morgan Gallup Poll shows that Mr Wran, with a 41 per cent approval rating, his lowest, is 3 per cent behind the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Greiner. This represents a 13 per cent drop since September's poll. Mr Wran is expected to meet the Minister for Decentralisation, Mr Day, and the Minister for Lands, Mr Gordon, within the next week to pressure them to retire early so he can bring new faces into Cabinet well before the next election. Both men have already announced they will retire at the next election, due in September, and have made it plain they want to stick to their original plan. Mr Wran wants the two min isters to announce early retirements when the Deputy Premier, Mr Ferguson, decides to resign as deputy, which is expected next year. This would give Mr Wran three new faces in Cabinet. It is understood that no Cabinet reshuffle will occur before the next caucus meeting, scheduled for Febuary 1."}
{"id":116409798,"text":"02 Oct 1983 - Influences on smoking Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 2 October 1983, page 2 Influences on smoking Sir, — Given the current coverage in the media about cigarette ad-vertising, one might think this is a major public concern. Independent opinion polls suggest it is not so. A major study conducted by independent researchers for the Australian Advertising Industry Council in October, 1982, showed that advertising of any sort was not a "top of the mind" concern. Only 8 per cent believed advertis-ing needed immediate attention and change, ranking well behind the cost of living, Government, trade unions and politicians. When asked about personal criticism of advertising, only 2 per cent nominated cigarette advertising. Even when pressed to say whether the Government should place further restrictions on cigarette advertising, only 10 per cent agreed. On the other hand, some 12 per cent wanted to see restrictions lifted! In May and again in August this year, the Roy Morgan Research Centre polled people in all States on the question of whether sponsorship of sports by tobacco companies should be allowed. A three-quarters majority replied: yes. NSW (79.3 per cent), Victoria (71.2 per cent), Queensland (80.2 per cent), Tasmania (76.1 per cent), South Australia (80.7 per cent) and Western Australia (76.6 per cent). The Morgan surveys also showed that four out of every five surveyed stated that friends and family were the main influences on smoking in itiation — a commonplace view that closely reflects research on this sub-ject. To conclude, cigarette advertising is not a subject that the average person gets excited about. Active anti-smokers succeed in having their voice heard, but they are in the minority. Those who still believe that we live in a free society in which individuals can make their own decisions about personal lifestyle must surely be con-cerned about the activities of people who wish to impose their prejudices upon others. It is to be hoped that politicians will not mistake the clamour of this unrepresentative pressure group for the views of the majority. PHIL SCANLAN Manager, Corporate Relations and Public Affairs, Amatil Limited Sydney, NSW."}
{"id":116410315,"text":"05 Oct 1983 - QUEENSLAND STATE ELECTION THIS MONTH Rural seats the likely battleground Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 5 October 1983, page 25 QUEENSLAND STATE ELECTION THIS MONTH Rural seats the likely battleground fi H H THE Queensland State election on Octo ber 22 will probably be won or lost in the battle for the rural seats. # Both the Nationals and the ALP agree that if'cither is going to win government in its own right, it will have to win rural seats. Even if the Liberals collapsed totally, the splitup of the scats w<jiuld not take either the Nationals or Labor to tht 42 seats needed for government. liCity and urban scats tend to be volatile, with electors changing their preferences more frequently than country voters. The rural seats are the hardest to win, which is why the Nationals an<d Labor arc spending so much time in them. ||Thc Nationals say the country is their territory. "Country people arc our base of support and w(iile some were tempted to Mr Hawkc last M|iirch, I think his broken promises will bring thfcm back home to us," said National's Minister for Primary Industries, Mr Ahcrn. ;'"Most of the country is traditionally Labor, because we held those seats for 40 years, longer thltin the Nationals," ALP president Dr Murphy said. "Those rural scats voted Labor to government nearly 70 years ago and we need them just asj much to form government today." !? While the Nationals and Labor can argue over which party traditionally "owns" the seats, the facts arc that the Nationals now hold most of th'cm. iiThcre arc 80,000 Queenslandcrs in primary industries and another 500,000 mainly in country towns and provincial cities in support industries. Ttie Nationals hold six of the seven western and far-northern zone scats. Labor, which now holds only Cook in this zone, 30 years ago held every seat. J The Nationals hold 14 of the 15 country-zone seats. The ALP holds Mourilyan. but when last in" power held half these seats. Some of the other rural seats Labor held, especially in dairying and small crops, since taken over by the urban sprawl in south-east Queensland, have been held by Liberal and Nationals, and arc the target of Labor's urban push. Labor lost many of its rural seats in the 1940s and 1950s with changes in technology cutting the number of rural workers, the basis of Labor support. The splits in the ALP through the 1950s pushed most of the remaining rural scats to the then Country Party. Not even Labor Premier Ned Hanlon's zonal system could save the Labor rural seats. Another of Labor's problems in the bush was that its settler schemes and rural marketing schemes were politically counter-productive. The battler farmers from the turn of the century to World War II tended to vote Labor, the party which introduced producer boards and cooperatives, and cut down the big estates. After the war these people bccamc successful and began voting heavily for the Country Party. A typical example was a Kingaroy farmer whose peanut farming was helped by a Laborset-up producer board. His name was Joh Bjclkc Peterscn. Queensland's agricultural marketing system, which the Liberals like to call agrarian socialism, is little changed in 50 years. It is as much an article of faith as the free-hospital system. When Labor was largely controlled by a trade union coterie in the 1960s and 1970s, rural people and rural matters were largely ignored. Meanwhile the Nationals were doing just as Labor had done for the 40 years before; cultivating an image as the "farmers' friend" and the only party willing to stand up for country people. "Country people are very loyal. If you talk to them and listen to them they appreciate it, probably much more than urban people," Mr Ahern said. "If you promise something and keep your promise they'll stick with you through thick and thin. "We've kept our promises while over the years Labor has made all sorts of promises and not kept them, so they won't attract that loyalty." However, Mr Ahern concedes that support for the Nationals outside the major cities did drop last year and early this year. "I don't think the former federal coalition was too popular because they promised things and then didn't carry them out. "But Mr Hawke's honeymoon with rural Queenslanders is well over - the Federal Budget saw to that. "He promised fuel-price reductions and then after the election he's put it up - that's probably the biggest overall issue from farwestern graziers to fishermen and anyone who lives outside Brisbane. "Hawkc has also broken promises to the sugar farmers. "Labor puts these nice guys up front as their rural spokesmen and ministers, but they don't get the backing and aren't put in cabinet. "The ALP don't have a chance in the country because they don't understand it - they may have once, decades ago, but they don't now." Mr Bjelke-Petcrsen is making a major effort to persuade rural people that the Nationals still care for them foremost, although the party's name has been changed from the Country Party and most of the electoral thrust appears to be on the south-east corner. Labor says the Nationals now rate rural people second to tourist developers and urban entrepreneurs. "Gone arc the days of the old Country Party, designed to help and protect rural industries and people, because the Nationals are now just a protector of foreigners, the fast buck and the quick profit," said Labor leader Mr Keith Wright, announcing Labor's rural policy in the Canegrowers Association headquarters in Brisbane. Labor has been trying to rebuild its country support for three years, with many trips to rural areas to start new branches and show the flag, often for the first time in a decade. Dr Murphy claims country support for Labor is now growing, with Morgan Gallup Poll figures showing Labor up more than 3 per ccnt to 41.6 per cent, and Nationals down 4 per ccnt to 40.2 per cent in all Queensland outside the Brisbane statistical region. For the first time in a decade, Labor claims it is ahead of the Nationals in provincial Queensland. Of course, this region includes provincial cities where Labor holds nine of the 13 seats. The Liberals have about 14 per cent of this provincial vote, but most of it is concentrated in its three non-Brisbane seats of Townsvillc, Toowoomba and Ipswich. In most of Queensland the small Liberal vote flows to the Nationals, but not as much as it used to. In the 1980 election about 25 per cent of the Liberal provincial vote went to Labor. It will probably be higher this election, although the number of voters could be down. While the Liberal preferences could decide several of the country scats, the battle for the rural vote is largely between the Nationals and Labor. Needing 17 seats to form government. Labor thinks half these will have to be won in the country, mainly along the sugar belt. Labor's target country seats arc Warrego. Mount Isa. Barron River, Hinchinbrook. Burdekin, Flinders. Whitsunday. Mirani and Mulgrave, plus holding on to its own marginal seats of Bundaberg, Maryborough and Mourilyan. .Labor hopes to win Warrego, in western Queensland, and later more of the western seats on the basis of a demographic change with an influx of government workers and a decline in the number of graziers and their families. Labor's hopes in the far-northern seats rest largely on the smaller sugar farmers who, before 1957, were solid Labor voters. The biggest section of Labor's rural policy, which the party claims is the biggest and best-researched of any of its policies, is on sugar. It got in first with several promises to the sugar industry which the Nationals will now probably have to match at their policy launch. Labor is also making much of an improved quality of life for rural people. "Too many young people in the country have not reached their potential in education, technology or sport because of poor facilities," said Mr Wright, a former tcacher in country schools. Labor is promising better facilities for education, sport, government housing, government ser viccs. better health care and more, to overcome the disadvantages of isolation. The reason for these promises is that most of the country voters, while to a larger or smaller degree dependent on rural industries, arc not farmers and are more interested in quality-of-lil'c issues than farm-product policies. It is an area the Nationals admit they have fallen behind in, but promise to catch up before the election. Labor says its promises are firm, citing the SI 3 million for the Burdekin Dam, the first time a Federal Government has come good with a Burdekin Dam promise in more than 40 years. But the Nationals say the fuel-price rises alone will hold its marginal seats and win Mourilyan. Cairns, Cook, Callide. Maryborough and Caboolturc (which is now a predominantly urban scat). The Nationals say their other votcwinncr is their support of the present electoral system. Nationals' president. Sir Robert Sparkes. worried that Labor's one vote-one value proposal was gaining acceptance in the country, made a tour to defend "the weightage system". He said the response was good when it «a* pointed out to country people that the north and west would lose seven scats to Brisbane in a one vote-one value system. The Nationals will run a campaign in country areas to reinforce this message, saying Labor's one vote-one value electoral system will "rob" country people of seats. Both National and Labor parties mentioned the NSW Premier, Mr Wran. when talking of rural seats. Mr Wran won government by winning rural seats and Labor now holds more rural seat* than either the National or Liberal parties and sees them as the basis for future Labor government because they are so loyal. Labor in Queensland hopes to emulate Mr Wran. The Nationals arc even more determined to hold their rural stronghold."}
{"id":116413082,"text":"20 Oct 1983 - Bjelke-Petersen still confident Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 20 October 1983, page 3 Bjelke-Petersen still confident BRISBANE: The Premier of Queensland, Mr Bjelke-Petersen, was still confident yesterday that his National Party would poll strongly at Saturday's State election. Voters would opt for performance, not promises, he said. The main campaign issues were taxes, jobs, promises and performance. The National Party would come out in front on all counts. The election was important for Queensland and the nation because of its implications for economic management. He reaffirmed his intention to retain the Treasury portfolio if the National Party won, a post traditionally awarded to the Liberal Party Deputy Premier, and ruled out any question of a challenge to his leadership, as suggested by the Leader of the ALP, Mr Wright. He also defended the State's four zone electoral system against ALP and Liberal proposals for an electoral redistribution to introduce a one-vote, onevalue system. He said he believed country people would recognise the value of the present arrange ment. The managing director of the Roy Morgan Research Centre, Mr Gary Morgan, said today that events in the past two weeks meant that anything could happen in Saturday's poll. Morgan Gallup poll figures published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday showed that the National Party would have been returned when the poll was taken two weeks ago. "But in this campaign there have been more upsets in the last two weeks than most national election campaigns have had put together," he said. Mr Morgan referred to backing from three former Liberal Premiers and Tasmania's current Liberal Premier, Mr Gray, for the Nationals and reports of a threat by former Minister for Health, Mr Austin, to Mr White's Liberal leadership. The Morgan poll showed National Party support at 35 per cent (27.6pc at the 1980 election), Liberal support at 16pc (26.9pc) and ALP support at 46pc (41.8pc)."}
{"id":116447421,"text":"03 Feb 1983 - Hayden slips in the ratings Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 3 February 1983, page 1 Hayden slips in the ratings The public-opinion rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Hayden, has slipped while the rating of the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, has risen, according to results of a poll published yesterday. The number of people who believed Mr Hayden would make the better Prime Minister had fallen five percentage points to 33 per cent from November to January, the Morgan Gallup Poll said in The Bulletin maga zine. Fifty per cent of the 1,687 people polled said they believed Mr Fraser to be the better Prime Minister, a rise of six percentage points. Mr Hayden was supported by 63 per cent of Labor voters, but 21 per cent said he would not be a better Prime Minister than Mr Fraser. Of Australian Democrat voters, who could decide the election outcome in several marginal scats, only 20 per cent believed Mr Hayden would be a better Prime Minister and 60 per cent opted for Mr Fraser. Mr Hayden is in Brisbane for a meeting of the Federal ALP executive today. His deputy, Mr Bowen, refused yesterday to be drawn on the question whether Mr Hayden would lead the party at the next general election. Asked in an interview whether he was a "strong supporter" of Mr Hayden, he said, "I don't answer these questions." Question: If you are a strong supporter, though, wouldn't you like to give your support now? Mr Bowen: It's not a question of that. He's the leader. Will he be the leader for the foreseeable future? Mr Bowen: Well, the party always meets and discusses matters. That's their privilege, not mine. Is it certain he'll lead the party at the next election? Mr Bowen: I'm not answering the matter. Mr Fraser said in an interview at Parliament House yesterday that he was trying to time the election for next year. Under the Constitution a general election can be held as late as three years and three months from the previous election. The House of Representatives first met after the 1980 election on November 25 that year, which means the next election need not be held until more than a year from now. The ABC agreed yesterday to give the Opposition equal time on national radio and television to reply to comments by Mr Fraser in his Australia Day address last Sunday."}
{"id":116449339,"text":"11 Feb 1983 - New poll puts ALP 8pc ahead Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 11 February 1983, page 9 New poll puts ALP 8pc ahead SYDNEY: The first Gallup poll sincc the election was announced shows Labor is 8 per ccnt ahead of the Liberal-National Party coali tion. The poll, published yesterday in The Sun, Sydney, shows that if the election had been held last weekend, Labor's lead would have been enough for it to win. In the poll, Labor was favoured by 50 per cent of those questioned, the Liberal-National Party coalition by 42 per ccnt and the Australian Democrats by 8 per cent. The poll's organiser, Mr lan McNair, said the margin of error on the sample of 1,100 people was 3 per cent cither way. He said this was because the sample was only half the size of a usual Gallup poll. The 8 per cent difference between the two major parties is a slight improvement for the Fraser Government on the last Gallup poll, taken in November. At that time, the difference was 10 per cent, with Labor on 51 per cent and the Liberal-National Party coalition on 41 per cent. The Leader of the Australian Democrats, Senator Chipp, said his parly would win nine Senate seats and six House of Representatives seats on the Gallup poll results. He was delighted with the Democrats' 8 per cent showing and surprised that Labor had gone to such a big early lead. "But the Liberals arc always capable of pulling back — they've got millions of dollars at their disposal," he said. "1 would expect the Liberals to launch the dirtiest and filthiest campaign against Labor and the Democrats during the last week.""}
{"id":116450549,"text":"17 Feb 1983 - ALP 11pc in front: Gallup Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 17 February 1983, page 16 ALP llpc in front: Gallup SYDNEY: The ALP is jubilant and the Liberals "still confident" after publication yesterday in The Bulletin of the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll shows the Labor Party with 52 per cent — ahead by 11 per ccnt — in a survey taken on February 5 and 6, just after the Federal election was announced and Mr Hayden stood down as Leader of the Opposition. In 1977, the Morgan poll taken four weeks before the Federal election showed the ALP and the Liberals ncck-and-ncck on 43 per cent. One taken four weeks before the 1980 election showed the ALP with 47 per cent, 3 per cent ahead of the coalition. The latest Gallup poll also showed a drop of 9 per cent in Mr Hawke's personal popularity, to 53 per cent, from the January figures. Approval of the way Mr Fraser was handling the job of Prime Minister rose 1 per cent to 39 per cent."}
{"id":116450755,"text":"18 Feb 1983 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 18 February 1983, page 12 With an election on his doorstep, Malcolm Fraser appears nonchalant. This week in the National Times, David Marr reports after observing the Prime Minister at close quarters, on the underlying strategy of a man facing the greatest challenge of his career. Marr ponders Fraser's physical demeanour and highlights the tics and grimaces of the man whose stony facade has become the emblem of' leadership in tough times. The second week of our four-part election special also gives an overview of the campaign so far and scrutinises the major policy speeches. Plus the results of the first of two ANOP polls specially commissioned for the elections by the National Times. Craig McGregor continues his series on the potential Labor cabinet with his profile of Shadow Attorney-General Gareth Evans, while Colleen Ryan takes a close look at Paul Keating's business friends. In other articles we examine the giant American bank Citicorp which is applying for a banking licence in Australia. You'll find out how "sham transactions" and the astute transfer of funds around the world helped to avoid tax on a massive scale. And don't miss the story of the Australian group Men At Work and their phenomenal rise to international rock stardom. On sale Friday. The National Times WITHOUT IT YOU WON'T GET THE FULL PICTURE. SSB/JF/039"}
{"id":116450948,"text":"19 Feb 1983 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 19 February 1983, page 13 With an election on his doorstep, Malcolm Fraser appears nonchalant. This week in the National Times, David Marr reports after observing the Prime Minister at close quarters, on the underlying strategy of a man facing the greatest challenge of his career. Marr ponders Fraser's physical demeanour and highlights the tics and grimaces of the man whose stony facade has become the emblem of leadership in tough times. The second week of our four-part election special also gives an overview of the campaign so far and scrutinises the major policy speeches. Plus the results of the first of two ANOP polls specially commissioned for the elections by the National Times. Craig McGregor continues his series on the potential Labor cabinet with his profile of Shadow Attorney-General Gareth Evans, while Colleen Ryan takes a close look at Paul Keating's business friends. In other articles we examine the giant American bank Citicorp which is applying for a banking licence in Australia. You'll find out how "sham transactions" and the astute transfer of funds around the world helped to avoid tax on a massive scale. And don't miss the story of the Australian group Men At Work and their phenomenal rise to international rock stardom. On sale now. The National Times WITHOUT IT YOU WON'T GET THE FULL PICTURE. SSB/JF/039"}
{"id":116451408,"text":"21 Feb 1983 - Hawke wins approval Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 21 February 1983, page 1 Voting trends in marginal Queensland seats hard to predict. Hawke pledges a better deal for country people. Senator Ryan's record of service. Howard predicts dangerously high deficit under a Labor government. The Tasmanian dam issue to "help Labor gain power". Page 10. Survival common to both leaders. — Page 12 Hawke wins approval MELBOURNE: In the first Gallup poll taken since Mr Hawke became Leader of the Opposition, 46 per cent of people approved of the way he was handling his job, 22 per cent disapproved and 32 per cent were undecided. Mr Fraser rated 40 per cent approval, 52 per cent disapproval and 8 per cent were undecided. Most of those who said they were undecided about Mr Hawke in his new role said he had not been in the job long enough to assess him. Almost half the people in the poll (49 per cent) said Mr Hawke would make a better Prime Minister than Mr Fraser, while 38 per cent said the reverse. Mr Hawke had a higher rating among young people than Mr Fraser and "won" in all States except NSW and South Australia. The poll was taken over the two weekends up to February 13 among 2,095 people."}
{"id":116564230,"text":"21 Mar 1947 - Advertising Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002), Friday 21 March 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality most m§hrisi§ ' want "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll; recently c<pnducted an Australiawide poll, among car:and;truck-owners. ■ One off •many, questions asked was: "When the pool .ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?'' Nearly all named a . brand , in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) - POULTRY WANTED— LARGE QUANTITIES URGENTLY REQUIRED 5,000 WANTED WEEKLY TOP PRICES FOR— . Chickens — Fowls — Ducks — Turkeys ' - We will buy on a per head or liveweight basis. NOTE.—Birds bought over the scales must have empty crops D SLIVER YOUR BIRDS TO OUR WORKS AT ECHUCA EAST AND GET SPOT CASH! Enquiries invited, Prices on Application to— RIVERINA MEAT PACKING CO. PTY. LTD. ECHUCA PHONE 1 THIS IS THE NEW FORD V8 SEDAN... BIGGER, ROOMIER, IfiilTH A VELVET-SMOOTH RIDE it is entirely different from the car you knew pre-war ... it is '(bigger, roomier, ami longer. Its new, smooth flowing lines and :'luxurious interiors ... its new mechanical improvements and a -Tide lhat is as smooth as velvet more than justify our promise to ,-igive you a bigger, better and mori' luxurious Ford. • ; 'This new V8 Sedan is 2 inches longer in wheelba.se, 6 inches wider ■ an the front scat, and 4]/j inches wider in the rear; it has 2 inches "mors headroom and the total area of safety glass has been increased by 23%. The war proved V8 1HERES R engine is cooler, cleaner, more accessible i) H5 0® EIS ® I a,1,l more economical. , ' I.sffii I MERCURY: PREFECT 10HP: AMGZJASHP: ® ^"8 HP, 10 HP, fORD VS, MERCURY UTILITIES: TRUCKS 1-5 Tons: TRUCK-TYPE UTILITIES 12-14 Cwt., 15-18 Cwt LOCAL AGENTS: •BURBURY. HORME & CO"}
{"id":116564578,"text":"01 Apr 1947 - Advertising Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002), Tuesday 1 April 1947, page 4 | THERE IS MONEY IN BUNNY! 2 Large Quantities of Freshly Trapped Rabbits | are Required. Large Lots Picked up From Trapping Points - TOP PRICES -Trappers! Make Enquiries at— GOULBURN ROAD ECHUCA EAST Phone 1. M»C<OOC gammmm m %% m With lively recollections of petrol quality 0 "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of • many questions 'asked--was:.;-" When ,tbe pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Neatly all named a brand in answer to this question/. Of (those who so answered, substantially more than 50%'said: ■ "Shell". ■■■Jr THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) U CAN BE SURE OF SHELL. -fo Do yoti know that. the production of all bottles ceased on 3$$ih November, H94& Supplies of 1 BOTTLED BEEfil' and con" tinsaed EMPLOYMENT OF MAMY MEN •are now entirely dependent on the PROMPT ilETMRI® of empty bottles. m Please ring MSJ33Q3 and arrange for collection ></; hs, erteri"}
{"id":116680075,"text":"05 Nov 1915 - WOMAN SUFFRAGE. Farmer and Settler (Sydney, NSW : 1906 - 1955), Friday 5 November 1915, page 4 WOMAN SUFFRACE. Adverse Voting In America. The final counting of the voles cast in Ihc woman'x sulfrage poll in the United States of America, indicates that, there has been little relative change in tho majorities against the. suffrage. It has keen defeated in Massachusetts l-y J08.00U majority, in NVv York by 2U5.CUS, nnd in Pennsylvania by lBii.iwu. The failure is iimibtiterl largely to the foreign vote, and also to Ihe spectacular methods adopted by the suffragettes to obtain Victor)'. ? ? * .' ?"}
{"id":116842762,"text":"03 Dec 1949 - \"PUBLIC AGAINST JAPS. AT GAMES\"-Mr Calwell Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002), Saturday 3 December 1949, page 8 MELBOURNE, Friday: The | Minister for Immigration, Mr Gahvell, said1 tonight, that a Gallup poll conducted during his recent meeting in Perth had revealed that only 9 out of 4,000 people were in favor of the Japanese competing in the Australian Olympic games in 1956. He reiterated that he would no,i; 'permit the Japanese to land in Australia "for the purpose of making profit out of trade or winning laurels at sport.""}
{"id":117673482,"text":"16 Jun 1947 - FOR THE WOMENFOLK Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Monday 16 June 1947, page 4 OllIll Tlllll HE llOllM ENFOKIIlI lIflIlIlIl FOR THE WOMENFOLK " __ _ S IIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIII II aII IIIIIIIII I I I I IIIIII lll I II I I IIIII I I I I ll I IIII I llna 1ng lls ll ialll I l l ll lll IIIIIlln III I IIIIIII IIIII III IIII STUDY YOUR TYPE TO LOOK YOUR BEST If you want to look your best consistently, you will study first to determine your type. This topic sounds as though you might be starting out to subject yourself to a kind of Gallup Poll test, to explore your type possibilities from a galaxy of angles, and set down your finmdings as fixed data. Nothing could be farther from its intention. You can change your type, as well as determine it, with almost.no trouble at all. Your figure has a decided bearing on establishing your type. And while you may not be able to make yourself taller or shorter, slender or of more substantial build, you can certainly discover how to avail yourself of the many good points which belong to each type of figure, and make the most of them. Study your proportions and evaluate them. Learn from the professlonal models who lose no time bemoaning what they have to start with as to type. They jump right in and work on it. Willowy Grace For Tall If they are tall, even taller than they think they ought to be, they may wear shoes which detract from their height, but they also carry their heads high, move with a willovwy grace, and do not mind looking down on their shorter sisters. If they are short, they never pine to be tall, but adopt the engaging premise for themselves that "good things come in small papkages." Colouring plays an importent part in establishing type-- at least outwardly. Blondes, brunettes, and redheads sound more definite in their types than they often turn out to be. Complexion tones may be played up or toned down by the colours worn to set them off. Pale blondes appear more fragile when they dress consistently in pastel shades. Brunettes snap the imagination to attention when dressed in vivid rich colours, or in stark white. ·No one dares to intervene when a redhead makes up her mind to conquer In red, but she can arrange an exciting palette in greens, pinks, and browns, not to miention black, that will do even more for her. In the last analysis, character determines your type more definitely than anything else. Character develops your selection of clothes and decides on the way you will wear them. Are you inclined to be direct, or cautious, casual, excitable, gentle, bold or dainty? The answer to this ques-. tion-and the consideration of many other aspects not enumerated-gives you a broad hint as to your type. Decisive or Frothy ' Clothes selected are not always true to type. You may be by nature someone of easy pliability, but not being completely aware of thiS, may choose clothes for yourself whose appearance indicates that you belong to exactly the opposite type-clothes' that are trim, decisive, tailored with mannish details and giving the Impression that you belong to the adamant never-apt-to-change your mind group. On the other hand, your clothes may be frothy and feminine, never betraying for an instant that somewhere in your make-up you have a hidden vein of steel. Ideal, however, is the combination where clothes and character complement each other, and a sweet reasonableness is apparent to all concerned. Coiffure, Clue To Type Hair arrangement often offers a clue to type. A coiffure, too, provides one of the most satisfactory and simple ways of giving yourself a change. Those who go through life brushing their hair in a single repetitious arrangement-and mothers seem most often to fall Into this celfeffacing category because they seldom take time off to consider themselves-almost shake their univers'e if they make a change. Why not jump the gun and start making changes early In the game? Give yourself over to pleasant variety before you become stereotyped. Page-boy haircuts are sleek and consistently young and glamorous. These set a definite type to carry to completion in clothes and character. For sophistication, tile upsweep continues to set the stage. Windswept feather cuts and curls continue to be soft and feminine, and suit different types. Your type may find .expression in the casual and classic, in the dainty, devastating, or daring. Sportswear may offer, the best medium for accenting and setting off your type-or it may be sheer elegance. But whether you choose one type to follow forever, or prefer variations, it is more Intelligent and more Interesting to know what you are doing than to plan without ,purpose."}
{"id":117777351,"text":"27 Nov 1941 - IMMENSE MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF AID TO FREE FRANCE. Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser (NSW : 1876 - 1951), Thursday 27 November 1941, page 4 IMMENSE MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF AID TO FREE FRANCE. Gallup Poll Results. The vote on the latest Gallup poll r proved that -7 1 per cent, of N American ' public opinion' was in favour of aid. 1 to the Free French Forces, 1C per j cent, oppossd to it and that the re- ' maining .10 per cent, had no opinion. ! 'The question put to 'the voters ' was: 'Do you consider .that the TJiiitcd States should send .war materials to General ,de Gaulle' fighting forces with in tlie 'lease-loud' bill. ' * _ The arguments , put forward by those in favour were: — 1. The Free French Forces are flKhtinir': Nazism and deaorvo ovorv possible help.' . j 2; Free France represents the true spirit of the French people. - i These results arc indicative of the ' interest taken by the American public in. things concerning France and also of the great popularity which the'Free French and. General de Gnitlle enjoy- in the United States."}
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{"id":11808774,"text":"19 Feb 1944 - Men and Ideas: REALITY AND THEORETICAL DIMENSIONS Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 19 February 1944, page 5 I ai¡J_^u_lum_Mmám_mil_mttlmm Mentone Ideas: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIlItlIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ___?__?__! aBiMh|MMBMBI0MMaaB|^MMM___i__r alarms REALITY AND THEORETICAL DIMENSIONS ' By AUSTER HAS your opinion ever been asked in connection with a Gallup poll? For my own part, I can honestly say that I have never been consulted in such inquiries; that no radio announcer has ever pounced on me in the foyer of a theatre to ask if I knew who wrote As You Like It, or whether Milton died earlier than Queen Victoria. I feel sure you have enjoyed the same immunity, being an ordinary inoffensive individual like, myself. We are then, you and I apparently not average citizens, cross-sections of the community. who are those mysterious and elusive individuals? They do exist, for we have all seen the result of Gallup polls- and heard answers to the questions asked in the foyer. Do they live in a different dimension, so that they remain invisible to us? Believe it or not, they do. For an average, of whatever kind, is only a mathematical concept, not a concrete and tangible reality. It's all very well to say at the end of a year that my average daily consump-tion of tea during that period was 4 cups. I know perfectly well that the theoretical being who each day methodically drank those 4 cups was not myself. Yet he exists, and his existence depends on me and my tea-drinking capacity. He is not a mere shadow of myself, because then he would have the same irregularities and lapses; but we know that he is regular to an exasperating (1866 Now a Gallup poll or an averageseeking inquiry of the sort undoubtedly addresses itself to real people, and its results, apparently are often fairly accurate gauges of what is going to happen - in an election, for instance. In some mysterious way it contrives to dip into that elusive dimensions where dwells the average citizen; and there it gets a rough idea of what most of us are thinking. The strangest thing about these average and theoretical people is that without them the world would be more or less empty. No human being has ever seen the 400 odd million people that live in India. They exist only as a mathematical or statistical concept, and yet they occupy real space and eat real food. J. HESE average dimensions, therefore, have definite points of contact with concrete and individual reality - facets which help us to conceive the whole, just as a man looking at a few trees knows that he has a forest in front of him. This is so obvious that we take it for granted; no one ever questions the census returns of a given country or the results of a cross-section inquiry. We are so used to catching these elusive dimensions by one of their visible corners that we can do such tricks almost unconsciously. Is it not possible that other dimensions lie close to us also, but that we are unaware of them because we have never caught one of those in-dispensable aspects whereby they im-purge on our workaday world? An artist, sometimes, by looking at an object in a certain light or from a certain angle, actually makes of it a contact leading to a new dimension. You can call it vision or inspiration or anything you please; but what he has really, done is to find a new world co-existing with the old one. Explorers have done the same sort of thing. Columbus first saw America as part of a theoretical dimension; otherwise he would never have discovered it at all. There are cases, of course, where these contractual aspects can be rather misleading. One of the most striking instances is the light coming from a dead star. At what point does that light cease to be a reality; at what point does it become a reality; or is it entirely an illusion? And similarly, when we think of the world's past, at what point does reality fade out of the picture altogether? Is Pitt more real than Caesar? Or Gladstone more real than Pitt? Or all three more real than King Solomon? Or do they all live in the same dimension, on the plane of history's human average? Or is the whole postulate of reality a mere illusion, so that this day in which we move and think is no more real than its predecessor, being nothing more than tomorrow's yesterday, and therefore, from the point of view of 2 days hence, a merely theoretical dimension? You may argue that today is today, a tangible, visible reality. But was an hour ago part of it, or is that lost hour already a mere memory? What then of a minute ago? Or a second? Is to-day's reality so wholly concentrated in the present that it is without dimension at all? But if it exists neither in space nor in time it is not a reality at all. PETER SIMPLE'S POSERS 1. Popocatepetl is: The common yellow daisy; a volcano in Mexico; highest peak in South America? 2. Which of the following are known as the Lake Poets: Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson, Coleridge, Southey, Shelley? 3. A landau is: Four-wheeled carriage with roof that folds down; fourseated motorcar with fixed hood; horse-drawn cab without a hood? 4. Ohm was never like this, muttered Professor Catswhisker, as,, he tried to fix the wireless. Actualizan ohm is: A unit of electrical resistance; an electrical circuit; the light-ing element in a globe? 5. A plant grade Is an animal. Right; but is it an animal that: sleeps standing up; walks on the sole of the foot; chews the end? 6. RAMC is an abbreviation mean-ing Royal Army Medical Corps. What does RAOC represent. 7 Mohair is a cloth made from the hair of: Camel; Angora goat; Thibetan yak? 8. Henry VIII married Anne of -Cleves, and 6 months later: Had her beheaded there and then; declared the marriage null and void; found that she had gone back to her mother? 9. Would you call 4 battleships or cruisers together a fleet, a squadron, or a flotilla? 10. Would you say that the Roaring Forties are: Band of thieves in Arabian Nights; area between 80deg and 90deg latitude, South; the 4th decade in a man's life? 11. Which of these rulers died a natural death William H William III; Mary Tudor; Edward II; Richard II; Richard III? 12. Sherlock Holmes wrote The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table, said my Aunt Aggie, in that positive way she says everything. Was she correct, or can you improve on her answer? (Answers on Page 6)"}
{"id":118104432,"text":"02 Mar 1986 - Takover bids unsettling Black knight likely to succeed Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 2 March 1986, page 9 Takover bids unsettling Black knight likely to succeed Supply and Demand CCORDING to a rccent Morgan Gallup poll, the majority of Australians oppose the bid by the Western Australian high flyer, Mr Robert Holmes 5 Court, to take over the "Big Australian", BHP. In corporate language, he is seen as a "black knight", someone trying to gobble up a solid well-run company for no apparent reason other than to make money. To date no "white knight" has emerged to buy back BHP shares from Mr Holmes a Court's Bell group of companies and save the day. The entry of white knights into the stock market usually ensures that the black knights sell out at a nicc profit. However, it may be too late for a white, knight to save BHP. The oilprice slump has forced the price of BHP shares well below the $7.70 cash that Mr Holmes a Court will pay for half the shares held by every BHP shareholder. Some brokers arc now recommending that this offer is too good to refuse. Their clients should (log off half their shares and use the proceeds to buy even more BHP shares at the current low price. This seems to indicate two things. The first is that Mr Holmes a Court is likely to succecd in his takeover bid, barring intervention by some government agency or restraining court action. The second is that BHP remains a solid stock for long-term investment. There is little doubt that in the longer term oil prices will recover. The current bargain prices will surely increase consumption and cut surplus stocks of oil. In a world concerned about the safety of nuclear-power plants and the disposal of their waste products, oil is the safe alternative. Last year BHP invested heavily in the US oil industry and this could pay off inside the next decade or so. Apart from that, there is little else that can power motor vehicles and aircraft. In the meantime, we should remember that BHP does far more than extract oil from Bass Strait. Take steelmaking for example. Lower oil prices will reduce operating costs throughout the giant conglomerate called BHP. The Holmes a Court offer is due to close within a few weeks and it appeared until about the middle of last week that only a sudden hike in BHP shares beyond $7.70 would thwart him. But suddenly it all began to happen. The Big Australian, which has hufTed and puffed about how its army of loyal shareholders would remain faithful, suddenly got the wind up when confronted by the oil-market slump and its weakening shares. BHP commenccd two legal actions in the Victorian Supreme Court -the first against the National Companies and Securities Commission for modifying its takeover code in favour of Mr Holmes a Court, with the second action against the takeover bid itself. The Trade Practices Commission took court action that could temporarily block the takeover while its legality is determined while, early next week, federal Cabinet is tipped to establish a wide-ranging inquiry into the bid for BHP. The Hawke Government has come under pressure from both the NSW Government and the trade-union movement which are worried that a victorious Holmes & Court might shed part of the giant conglomerate and thereby reduce its employment levels. There is little doubt that while people are intrigued by the nerve of the takeover specialists, there is growing concern about the value of takeovers to the nation. Much tax revenue is lost as the cost of takeovers is written off as business expenses and if money is borrowed overseas to finance large share purchases, this can add to Australia's balance of payments problems. Takeover bids are unsettling and take the attention of boards and directors away from day-to-day management and toward the task of defending themselves against the raiders. Takeovers usually add nothing to national wealth or to job creation while lining the pockets of the smart operators. Here is a piece of news not to be sniffed at. The world grows more than two billion kilograms of garlic a year, about half a clove for every person, every day. Recently I was seated on an aircraft about 10 metres from an habitual garlic muncher. Every time he turned his face in my direction I tried to open the window. Luckily, for everyone on board it would not open. - TOM CONNORS"}
{"id":118105233,"text":"06 Mar 1986 - Death penalty favoured by 43pc, poll finds Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 6 March 1986, page 9 Death penalty favoured by 43pc, poll finds SYDNEY: Australians arc almost equally divided over whether or not to introduce the death penalty for serious crimes, according, to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, published in this week's Bulletin magazine, shows 43 per cent favour the death penalty, 41 per cent are opposed, preferring imprisonment, and 16 per cent have no view. The figures are almost unchanged from the last poll on the death penalty, in 1980, despite the recent furore following the brutal murder of Sydney nurse Mrs Anita Cobby. The latest poll also showed that 73 per cent of respondents believed Australians found guilty of drug trafficking in Malaysia should be executed, in accordancc with the law there. The poll asked whether the penalty for murder should be death or imprisonment; whether imprisonment should be for life or a number of years set by the judge; and whether the death penalty should apply to drug traffickers in Malaysia. It showed that people living in NSW and South Australia favoured the death penalty, while Queensland residents favoured imprisonment and other States were evenly divided. People aged over 25 years were more in favour of the death penalty and more men favoured it than women."}
{"id":118111114,"text":"04 Apr 1994 - Voters' faith in ALP, PM returns: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 4 April 1994, page 2 Voters' faith in ALP, PM returns: poll The federal Labor Government has continued to regain the support of voters, according to the latest Morgan poll. The poll, to be published in this week's Time Australia magazine, said support for the ALP picked up two percentage points to 41 per cent over the final two weeks of March. At the same time, support for the federal Coalition dipped three points to 43.5 per cent. The poll of 2249 voters across Australia was taken after Carmen Lawrence's win in the Fremantle by-election, and was completed after the resignation of former Health Minister Graham Richardson. Democrats' support was steady on 6.5 per cent, while that for the Greens was up half a point to 4 per cent. On a two-party basis, the Coalition slipped three points to 50.5 per cent, slightly ahead of Labor's 49.5 per cent. If an election had been held in March, the result would have hinged on minor party preferences. The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, remained preferred prime minister with 50 per cent support, up two points, compared with 33 per cent (down three points) for the Opposition Leader, John Hewson. Mr Keating's approval rating also rose three points to 38 per cent, while his disapproval rating dipped five points to 52 per cent. Dr Hewson's approval rating dropped one point to its lowest ever at 24 per cent, and his disapproval dropped one point to 62 percent"}
{"id":118111168,"text":"04 Apr 1994 - The facts are ignored by feminist myth-makers Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 4 April 1994, page 9 The facts are ignored by feminist myth-makers ANDREW McINTYRE argues that those who toe the politically correct line are out of touch with reality. MAYBE the times are changing, and the long-awaited swing of the pendulum is actually hap-pening. An increasing number of media commentators in Aus-tralia are beginning to question the untouchable politically cor-rect premises of the powerful feminist lobby groups. Over the last 20 years the gender ideologues have to a large extent captured Western leaders and creat-ed in them a "female vote depen-dency" like heroin to a junkie. Both the Liberal and Labor parties in Australia have been captured, as have much of the media. Women in this society, electoral-ly speaking, have a majority of the sort that Paul Keating or John Hewson could only dream of, but the gender ideologues claim for them the status of a powerless vic- tim class. To dispel the constant equal op-portunist contention that men have most of the real power in govern-ment, the judiciary, the military, in-dustry and the financial world, one has to be reminded that the power elite pyramid is very sharp and says little about the majority of men who are systematically and in-correctly associated with this power elite in the feminist cosmology. One simply cannot generalise about power from the sex of a single prime minister, or a whole Cabinet for that matter. Modern political elites do not as a rule represent, nor are they elected to represent, only men or only women. Femi-nists, in any case, are always con-founded by the likes of Margaret Thatcher, Bronwyn Bishop, Benazir Bhutto or the present reality of a female Prime Minister in Turkey. One really needs to look at some facts. Most social commentators use health and life-expectancy statistics as measures of oppression and vic-timisation. For instance, the life ex-pectancy of Aborigines is very much lower than that of white Australians and is immediately seen as a measure of powerlessness and dispossession, a lack of control over one's own life or, at the very least, an injustice. When applied to gender politics different inferences can be made, as American author Warren Farrell has done in a very timely book The Myth of Male Power: Why Men are the Disposable Sex (Simon and Schuster). Farrell points out that men die earlier than women from all 15 of the leading causes of death, and that these causes are largely due to industrialisation. In- dustrialisation has allowed women to increase the life-expectancy gap from one year to seven since 1920. If you divide Australia into two groups, Aborigines and whites, you discover a difference in life expect- ancy. The immediate conclusion is to pour money into health service access for Aborigines. If you divide Australia into males and females you discover a difference in life ex-pectancy (at retirement age women can expect to live twice as long as men). What does government do? It spends $17 billion of the Austra-lian national health budget on women, $5.4 billion more than on men, and the feminist lobby in Canberra is demanding more. Whilst it is true that obstetrics ac-counts for some of it, $2 billion of this differences comes from the simple fact that women live longer. Women die marginally more from breast cancer than men do from prostate cancer, but spending by the National Health and Medi-cal Research Council on breast-cancer research is around $1.4 mil-lion compared with $362,000 for prostate-cancer research. It is obvi-ous which of the two is uppermost in the public mind. If men were ed-ucated to go for routine rectal ex-ams for prostate cancer prevention ||Women given status of powerless victim class|| and to, do routine testicular self-exam-inations — the way women are educat-ed to do routine breast self-examin-ntinns — we would keep thousands of men alive just as we are now keeping thousands of women alive. Recently there has been criticism of AIDS research — aimed pre-dominantly at men — being dis-proportionately funded in compari- son with breast-cancer research. Apart from an erroneous compari-son — AIDS is a viral epidemic that has the potential to infect both sexes — the extent of funding is best interpreted as an example of yet another special-interest group, this time homosexual, getting more attention than it warrants. How many of the following areas of men's health are being ac-tively remedied by anyone in Aus-tralia: a men's birth-control pill; suicide; post-traumatic stress syn-drome; circumcision as a possible trauma-producing experience; the male mid-life crisis; dyslexia; the cause of male violence; recidivism; homelessness; steroid abuse; colour blindness; testicular cancer; prostate cancer; hearing loss over age 30; sexual impotence; non-specific ure-thritis; epididymitis; Klinefelter's disease; ALD, and other male-only inherited diseases? We should add paedophilia. Some claim it is cur- able. In relation to crime and violence even the Governor-General, Bill Hayden, felt the need to expose the recent scandalous Melbourne Age campaign on "Violence Against Women" as a demonstration of media bias. The Age (June 4, 1993) had a headline "War on Women — 321,000 are victims". When analysing figures from the very Saulwick Age Poll that created the headline, they showed that for every 12 female victims there were seven male victims. On the basis of 321,000 victims and their own sur-vey, where was the subheading "And at least 140,000 were men abused by violent women". This fact was not mentioned in any of the learned commentary provided by The Age writers, who continued the tired but politically correct at-tacks on male-dominated society. Men, and particularly young men between 18 and 24, are four times more likely to be exposed to vio- lent attack and murder than are women. According to the International Crime Victim Survey, rape in Aus-tralia constitutes only 7.8 per cent of all violent crime, or 1.1 per cent of the total female population. Men are the primary victims of all other violent crime. If one is not convinced of male dispossession and social alienation, how do we explain that of all Australians who sleep without a shelter of any kind, more than 80 per cent are men? In the justice system much atten-tion has been focused on judicial bias against women, but it is com-mon knowledge that men account for around 90 per cent of prison inmates in all countries. There is evidence that men are dealt with far more severely than women in sentencing, and that early-prison-re-lease schemes, property settlement, child access and almost all other aspects of court dealings are almost entirely unfavour- ably to men. How much research has been done in Aus-tralia to look into these matters? In education we see a glaring inconsistency in poli-cies set to overcome apparent pre-judice against girls at school and, as a consequence, inappropriate ex-penditure, especially on affirmative-action schemes. The Victorian Lib- eral Government set up a working party last year on Opportunity for Girls in Education, but recent fig-ures show that three times more boys drop out of secondary educa-tion than do girls. This fact was not even discussed in the guide-lines. Department of Employment Eduction and Training figures for 1992 show that Victorian school re-tention rates to Year 12 completion are 7.8 per cent for males and 92.8 per cent for females; 17,497 males and 22,357 females successfully commence post-secondary educa- tion. A recently published analysis of New South Wales Higher School Certificate results leads to a similar conclusion. The present Victorian Govern-ment still maintains an Equal Op-portunity Officer, set up by the previous Labor Government, in ev-ery single primary and secondary school in the state for a staffing cost of around $3.5 million. If this is necessary policy, how do we ex-plain that 28 per cent more females ||Women have increased the life-expectancy gap|| actually com-mence tertiary studies and well over 30 per cent more females graduate in Aus-tralia with pri- mary degrees than do males. One argument used to explain this educational injustice is that professional outcomes for women are still not as good as those for men. But what are the professional outcomes for the majority of men? Published figures from the Victo-rian Department of Occupational Health and Safety Authority show that of a total of the 370 work-place fatalities in Victoria since January 1985 more than 97 per cent were male. Men are overwhelmingly repre-sented in the dirty and dangerous jobs. By contrast, those occupa- tions having attractive work char-acteristics such as physical safety, being indoors, desirable or flexible hours, and contact with people, are largely occupied by women. Work-ing women value flexibility and part-time work. A recent Institute of Family Studies survey indicated that two out of five working moth-ers, if they had a choice, would stay at home. When it comes to women in the armed forces there are enough land mines to discourage the keenest equal opportunist. Apart from the need for adopting double standards and unequal treatment if women are to survive there, it should sim-ply be noted that the hasty and ideologically ill-prepared rush to in- clude women in the three armed forces of Australia is already tak-ing its toll with the current spate of media publicity on sexual ha- rassment. There is enough evidence to seri-ously question the myths surround-ing feminist advocacy. Those of us who somehow doggedly believe in reason and plain facts would love to see the Government and the Op-position, from the Prime Minister down, respond less like gender junkies even though we live in a climate of political correctness and the post-modern deconstructionist dreamtime. Andrew Mclntyre is a Victorian secondary teacher and freelance writer. This is a modified version of an article that first ap-peared in IPA Review."}
{"id":118111603,"text":"06 Apr 1994 - IN BRIEF Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 6 April 1994, page 10 IN BRIEF Coalition support in Senate drops SYDNEY: Support for the Federal Coalition in the Senate has dropped to 41 per cent — a drop of three percentage points since January, according to the latest AGB McNair poll. The poll of the public's Senate voting intentions, published in the Bulletin magazine, says the Liberal arm of the Coalition was responsible for the fall, dropping four points to 36 per cent between January and March. Show figures up SYDNEY: Organisers of Sydney's Royal Easter Show last night hailed this year's attendance figures as the best in four years. Initial estimates revealed about 870,000 people had passed through the show gates during the last 12 days, up 20,000 on last year's fig ures. Speed cameras MELBOURNE: New digitalspeed cameras would allow police to double the number of speeding tickets they issue. The newer digital cameras are either higher resolution or use two sets of lenses, one photographing a car in the field, the other a zoomed-up image of the registration. Fraud charges Two people were charged in the ACT Magistrates Court yesterday with three counts each relating to an alleged attempt to defraud the NRMA by burning their house down. Antonia Baker, 30, and Milton James Friend, 34, both of McLorinan Street, Chisholm, were each charged with attempting to steal $136,915.76 from the NRMA."}
{"id":118112190,"text":"09 Apr 1994 - Letters to the Editor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 April 1994, page 12 Letters to the Editor Fax to 280 2282 or send to 'Letters to the Editor',The Canberra Times, PO Box 7155. Canberra Mail Centre, ACT, 2610. Something odd at ACTEW PERHAPS I misheard, but apparently ACTEW (read, the ACT Government) is considering increasing the cost of electricity and water to overcome a multimillion dollar deficit on expected revenue. The reason for the deficit? Peo ple have apparently used too little of these services, in line with ACTEW's previous price rises and its own "conservation" advice! Now, come on, folks — we can logically increase the price because people are using too much, or perhaps because they're using too little, but not both! Clearly, the monopoly's "conservation" advice is as flawed as ACTEW's assessment of its consumers' intelligence. REX D. SIMMONS Scullin Clamp down on drink-drivers IF I take a weapon and kill someone with it, I have committed a criminal act. When I operate a motor vehicle, I anvin control of a potentially lethal weapon also. Why is not drink-driving designated a crime, as it surely should be? Why won't the politicians who draft our laws stop thinking about the vote issue and legislate to criminalise driving under the influence? This Easter, police found some drivers at four times the legal limit — I am tired of hearing about Police "blitzes" at the holiday times. There should be LETTER COUNT Week ended Fri, Apr 8 Received: 122 Published: 45 Do we want more development? ALLOW me to comment on two points in your editorial on immigration (March 29). First, you say there is always "a vein of discontent in the community about the level and composition of immigration". A major vein, may I suggest, or even an artery. There has been community disquiet about high levels of immigration reflected in opinion polls taken over the past 15 years which have shown that the majority of Australians consider immigration levels too high. The latest Saulwick poll showed 70 per cent of Australians wanting lower 'immigration and only 4 per cent wanting higher levels. A poll by Profes sor Ian McAllister of the Defence Force Academy showed 60 per cent opposed to immigration. Second, you say quite rightly that a strong immigration program has been critical in the development of this country. But is further population/immigration required to develop it further? Do we want further development? Mike Berwick, the mayor of Douglas Shire in far north Queensland, has just been re-elected with an increased majority after running on the plank that he will cap population growth and development in his shire. So who's afraid of a rational debate on immigration? Not us. Rational debate, however, requires weighing up all aspects: environmental, economic,' social and humanitarian. But is it too much to ask the Minister for Immigration to take a precautionary approach on immigra tion until such time as the •House of Representatives Standing Committee on Long-Term Strategics reports on the carrying capacity of this country? They may find we have exceeded it already. JENNIFER GOLDIE President, Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population enough police officers to' enable this serious issue to be constantly monitored. Time and again we see people facing the courts on their second, third or more DUI offence. Their licence is suspended — so what, they just go out and re-offend without a licence. Innocent families, often the victims of these irresponsible menaces, should be able to use the roads when they so wish, without having to worry about facing some idiot going like a bat out of hell on the wrong side of the road. Driving under the influence should entail a mandatory two years' jail, without appeal. Fines and licence suspension are not getting through the thick-headed Australian mentality that says it is acceptable to drive this way because that is the way of Australians — always to have a stubbie in one's hand. Until this nation rids itself of its beer and sport mentality, the problem of deaths on the roads due to alcohol will never go away. It comes down to human selfishness — not, to care about others with whom we share the roads. ROGER DESHON Rivett It is the words that count I WAS pleased to see a letter concerning the Government's Read My Lips campaign, developed by the Office of the Status of Women on the issue of consent in sexual relations (CT, April 2). Your correspondent, Elizabeth Brenan, was perplexed by what she saw as a contradiction in our bus advertisement between the attractive lips and the words "NO. Sex without consent is a crime". Ms Brenan has fallen for a myth that misinforms many people in our community by suggesting that confidence, beauty, cheek, lipstick, friendliness (or. that kind of image) constitutes consent to sex. Our message, designed to appeal to a young audience, is that no matter how a woman is dressed, where she goes or what she's said or done in the past, she is perfectly entitled to say "no" and for that response to be heard and respected. ANN SHERRY First Assistant Secretary Office of the Status of Women AIDS testing not the answer YOUR editorial "AIDS testing call divides doctors" (April 7) is correct in concluding that the (few) patients who refuse to advise their HIV status should be treated as HIV positive and universal precautions adopted. This is already the case. The NSW AMA's argument that compulsory HIV testing is the solution to the problem of needle-stick injuries in the healthcare setting is a leap of logic. Firstly because it ignores other diseases such as Hepatitis B, which is more infectious than HIV. Secondly, most cases of HIV infection from needle-stick injuries have occurred when the health-care workers knew a patient was HIV positive. Knowing a patient's HIV status is therefore no guarantee. The most appropriate solution is to improve the training of doctors to avoid injuries and to adhere to universal infection-control precautions. This provides adequate protection for both patient and doctor and provides no excuse to refuse treatment to a patient. MATTHEW GILLETT Acting Executive Officer AIDS Action Council of the ACT Inc. Feminist fests IF PATRICIA Saunders (Letters, March 31) takes exception to alleged male-gender bias in Matthew Abraham's morning programs then surely she must positively drool with delight at the feminist gab fests so regularly conducted by Julie Derritt. JOAN MASON Bonython Protest against spy charge AS A FORMER Hong Kong resident and journalist, I wish to protest against the jailing by the Chinese Government of Ming Pao news reporter Xi Yang, who has been given a 12-year sentence on what sounds to be a seriously trumped-up charge of "spying and stealing state secrets". I appeal to individuals and organisations to protest to the Chinese Embassy in Canberra (Ph 06-273 4780, Fax 06-273 4878) against this action, which is line with PRC intimidatory tactics used against Hong Kong, particularly the Hong Kong media, in the run-up to 1997. C. FAULK Mawson"}
{"id":118115271,"text":"24 Apr 1994 - In God we trust, everybody else cash Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 24 April 1994, page 30 PENELOPE LAYLANP In God we trust, everybody else cash NOT MANY surprises in last week's 77'me-Morgan poll which rated newspaper journalists second-last of 23 listed professions in terms of honesty and ethical behaviour. No surprises, but a few questions. How. is the list of professions selected? What makes one form of endeavour a profession and another not, in these days when one practically needs a degree in hospitality to get a job cleaning rooms at a highway motel? Why is something like newspaper journalism, which everyone engaged in the business knows is actually a trade (or worse, semi-skilled labour), pitted against medi cine and the law? The word "profession" comes from the verb "to profess" and it was originally used to describe the vows taken by someone upon entering a religious order. These days, ministers of religion do not even make it onto the list of 23. Even giving the word "profession" its most liberal interpretation, it is difficult to see how some of the job titles made it onto the 77me-Morgan list. . Most people, I am sure, would still regard a "profession" as a'career path involving some specialist training, some formal knowledge, perhaps even a paper qualification. So how do state and federal members of parliament make it onto the list? And another thing. Politics is not usually a life-long profession. Many MPs spend about the same length of time in the "profession" as single mums spend on the single parents' pension, but you do not see single mums on (he list of 23. A pity. Newspaper journalists might have managed number 21, instead of number 22. While I am on the subject of MPs, it seems curious that they rate so poorly (state MPs came in at 17, federal ones at 18), when medicine and the law — the real "professions" from which huge numbers of our politicians are briefly extracted — rate relatively highly in the honesty and ethics stakes (3 and 11 respectively). What happens to these honest, ethical doctors and lawyers once they are elected to parliament? Do they undergo a moral metamorphosis and become suddenly dishonest and unethical? And what happens when they return to the surgery or the court room once they have lost an election? Do they go back to being honest and ethical just because they go back to being doctors and lawyers? 1 think not. They are probably morally polluted for life. Minor mystery While the manner in which the list of "professions" was compiled is a minor mystery (who, for example, decided that used car salesmanship was a profession; viho decided that motor mechanics and cordon bleu cookery were not?), the biggest unsolved mystery is how people decided that nurses (number 1) were more honest and ethical than doctors (3), or insurance brokers (16) more honest and ethical than real estate agents (19). How many of the respondents have had enough contact with just one director of a public company, let alone a whole swag of them, to be able to judge how honest and ethical they are? How about engineers? Stockbrokers? Surely the respondents did not base their gut feelings on the stories about lawyers they read in the newspapers, because those stories were all written by newspaper journalists and so by definition must be full of lies. I have a theo ry. I think people base their opinions about the honesty and ethical capacity of various professions upon nothing more than hope. I hope the doctor who is about to cut me open is honest and ethical (not to mention steady of hand) because there is no-one else to whom I can go if I want this ingrown toe nail fixed. 1 hope my lawyer is ethical and honest because a lot of money is at stake. I hope my child's teacher is ethical and honest because I want my child to be exposed to such behaviour from her role models. 1 even hope, in a silly kind of way, that the guy reading the news on television is.honest and ethical because he has such a nice face, and I'd like to believe that pretty people are pretty inside too. I hope politicians are unethical and . dishonest because 1 have to blame someone for the "state of the nation" and I would hate to blame someone nice. An newspaper journalists? Well, we all need someone to hate without having to intellectualise our position. I wonder if people believe that the "honesty quotient" they assign to the professions carries beyond professional dealings and into the personal lives of the professionals involved? Do police (7th) have fewer extramarital affairs than insurance brokers (16th)? Do dentists (5th) park in handicapped parking zones less frequently than car salesmen (23rd)? So many unanswered questions. Just one .more:. Is there any creature more untrustworthy than a politician who used to be a newspaper reporter?"}
{"id":118119983,"text":"19 Feb 1987 - NSW Labor 'behind' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 19 February 1987, page 15 NSW Labor 'behind' SYDNEY: The coalition parties had opened up a 5 percentage point lead over the NSW Labor Government last month, according to the Morgan Gallup Poll in The Bulletin yesterday. The personal approval rating of the Premier, Mr Unsworth,increased marginally over the previous month, as did that of the Opposition Leader, Mr Greiner. The poll of 1564 voters showed support for the ALP down 1 percentage point to 42 per cent, with combined support for the Liberal and National Parties up 2 to 47 per cent."}
{"id":118120469,"text":"21 Feb 1987 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 21 February 1987, page 50 POSITIONS VACANT SALES REPRESENTATIVE Wo require a go-getter, pref with experience m the printing industry, to join our sales team. All applications treated confidentially. Phone Robert Preston 804251 Receptionist/ Typist FOR ADVERTISING AGENCY An excellent opportunity for you to commence or advance your career in advertising. We are seeking a young person with first class front office presentation to fill a position of re ceptionist/typist. Duties will include media booking responsibilities, so some experience in this field is desired, but not essential as training will be given. Good salary and con ditions. Neville Jeffress Advertising is Australia's largest press advertising agency with offices through' out Australia, prospects for advancement within (he company are excellent. Please phone Dick McCcc on 57 1866 on Monday. o m Neville Jeffress Advrr Using 8-1 NORTHBOURNE AVI-., li RAO HON CSIRO CLERICAL ASSISTANT $20,016-521,054 DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY BLACK MOUNTAIN ACT DUTIES: Responsible for she co-ordination of the Division's secretarial and typing services of five work processing typists and a steno secretary. Participate in the ongoing review and development of the Division's word processing facilities and systems Responsible for the recruitment, induction and training of permanent and relief word processing typists. Provide secretarial and clerical assistance to the Divisional Secretary, the Assistant Chief and other senior staff. QUALIFICATIONS: A rapid and accurate typing ability and a good standard of secondary schooling are essential. Applicants should have had extensive experience in the co-ordination of staff and workloads, together with a sound appreciation of word processing technology. Experience with scientific manuscripts and production of camera-ready copy would be an advantage. TENURE: Indefinite with Australian Government super annuation benefits available. ENQUIRIES: Prospective applicants are invited to telephone Ms Judy Donaldson on (062) 465583 for further information. Ms Donaldson can also provide ihe detailed job description and selection criteria. APPLICATIONS: These shbuld be submitted by 6 March 1987 and should quote reference No. A2037. Applications should relate to the selection criteria and should provide details of relevant personal particulars, including qualifications and experience and the names of at least two referees They should be addressed to: The Chief CSIRO Division of Entomology GPO Box 1700 CANBERRA ACT 2601 CSIRO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES University Colleos AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ACADEMY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT. RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE 1/2 FULL TIME/PART TIME (REF: 100.016). An opening exists (or a Research Assistant with qualifications in economics or a closely related discipline. Applicants should be willing to familiarise themselves with the use ol computers. Preference will be given to applicants already having experience in quantitative analysis and computing. The major tasks of the Research Assistant will be to assist the academic stall ol the department with B statistical work, data processing and with literature searches. The department is engaged on a wide variety of research projects and the work is diverse and interesting. Hours of work are negotiable. The department has a preference for full time appointment but candidates looking for part time work, or who would be willing to work 2/3 days per week on a job-share basis are encouraged to apply. Salary: $16,142-525,411 per annum on a full time basis. Further information from Or K. Gannicott (062) 688827. Applications close March 2, 1987. This is a readvertised position. Previous applicants will be considered and need not reapply. DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE 1 (ARGS Funded) REF: 250.040. Applications are invited from Honours Graduates in Physics or Engineering to work on an ARGS funded project: "Investigations on the Flow Behind a Castellated Blunt Trailing Edge Aerofoil in Supersonic Flow" in the Depart- 1 ment of Mechanical Engineering. The work involves operation and use ol a novel 2-Focus Laser velocimeter and experiments in a supersonic wind tunnel. The appointment, commencing from March 1987, will be for one year in the first instance but is expected to continue for a further two years. Salary: $16,142. Further details available from Dr G. Eitelberg (062) 688264. Applications close February 27, 1987. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY: LABORATORY ATTENDANT (REF: 050.036). A vacancy exists lor a Laboratory Attendant to assist with the cleaning of laboratory equipment and preparation ol materials for laboratory classes. A knowledge of chemistry to year 12 is desirable but not essential. Salary: $14,326-515,045. Junior rates to apply. Further details from A/Prof. R. Russell on (062) 688316. Applications close February 27,1987. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY: RESEARCH ASSISTANT GRADE 2 HALF-TIME (REF: 450.021). An experienced research assistant is required to work on a computer based study of the social composition and battle experience of the first A.I.F. Duties will include the collection and collation of data from archives and published sources, the preparation of materials tor entry into a computer data baso and the checking of computer printouts against original records. Applicants must possess a relevant degree together with relevant experience. The position is available for up to 35 hours per fortnight until December 1987 (reviewable). Salary: $12.60 • $15.08 per hour. Further information from Professor A. D. Gilbert (062) 688866 or Associated Prolessor J. Robertson (062) 688864. Applications close February 27, 1987. Written applications should be sent to the Asst College Secretary (Personnel), University College, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Northcott Drive, Canberra. ACT 2600. Include contact number during business hours and names and addresses of two referees For acknowledgement of application telephone 688726 Equality ol employment opportunity is University policy. STENOS If you have the skills and are interested m full-time temporary work phone Juan on 571876 or call in porson to 1st Floor, Canberra Savings Centre. City Walk, Civic. A81 86/87-66 72 <££ TEMPLINE Service SYSTEM I STAFFING Recruitment Consultants COMPUTER SALES Soiling on an intelligent level heads the list of this international company's criteria. A provon sales record in computers. peripherals or automated office products is highly desirable. however proven results in a related area will bo favourably considered. First class products, compelitively priced with excellent support services are only some of tho reasons for joining this reputable company offering lucrative rewards for high level performance Attainable earnings in the region of $60,000 pfus. ACCOUNTANT Expanding professional group urgently require a qualified senior accountant willing to assume responsibility for a varied portfolio encompassing the broad spectrum of consulting/accountancy services. A career commitment is envisaged with definite partnership opportunities. Salary anticipated between 530,000 to 536,000. Sales REPRESENTATIVES We are seeking a dynamic young sales representative geared to high achievement and results oriented who adheres to a belief in professionalism and an intelligent sales technique. A 100% company commitment is expectod in the marketing of a broad range of builders' hardware. A substantial local market plus an attractive salary package (S27.000) are offered. SECRETARY A flair for administration, good typing and word processing skills (60 wpm), a high standard of workmanship plus a liking for a professional working environment are all embodiments of this interesting position. High job satisfaction will eventuate from working with this busy executive and his team. STENOGRAPHER Career opportunity for a Secretarial Studies or TAPE graduate to take up an interesting position with a company with international connections. Top skills (100 wpm shorthand plus 50 wpm typing) plus an intelligent and level hoaded approach are the requirements. Australian citizenship is essential. CLERK TYPIST 25 YEARS PLUS Your maturity, stability and conscientious commitment will be put to good use in this clerical position with typing (50 wpm min). Good working conditions and benefits. Australian Citizenship essential. CONFIDENTIALITY ASSURED 473244 J John James | Memorial Hospital CHARGE SISTER GRADE 2 Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the above position. Qualifications: General Nursing Certificate (A.C.T. Registration) Appropriate clinical and management qualifications and/or experience. Duties: To assume responsibility for the management of a predominantly surgical 27 bed ward. Hours: 8.00am-4.30pm. Monday-Friday — Alternate Saturdays. Salary & Conditions: In accordance with the Private Hospitals and Doctors' Nurses (ACT) Award Inquiries can be made to the Director of Nursing phone 818100. Applications in writing stating full details of qualifications, previous experience and names of referees should be addressed to Mrs A. Kinsella, Director of Nursing, PO Box 23, Deakin, ACT 2600 by 6th March, 1987. CANBERRA LEGAL OFFICER $20333-33562 Business Affairs Division Position No. 7231 The Attorney-General's Department invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the position of Legal Officer in the Business Affairs Division. The position is located in the Competition Policy Branch, and the successful applicant will undertake cither indivually or as a team member legal research on a variety of matters handled within the Branch, draft advice for Senior Officers, contribute to policy development for restrictive trade practices control and extraterritorial application of foreign laws. Prepare briofing material, correspondence and reports. Qualifications: A degree recognised by the Board as appropriate to the duties of the office or admission as a practitioner, however described, of the High Court or the Supreme Court of a State or Territory or Australia. Conditions of Service: Include four weeks recreation leave per year with a leave loading, cumulative sick leave, long service leave, and a comprehensive superannuation scheme. To be eligible for appointment, applicants must be Australian citizens. However, applicants who have permanent resident status may be offered fixed-term employment ponding the granting of citizenship. Applications showing full particulars of qualifications and experience, together with a telephone contact number and address, should be forwarded to: The Secretary Attorney-General's Department Robert Garran Offices BARTON ACT 2600 by 6 March 1987. The Attorney-General's Department la an equal opportunity employer, end promotes a smoke-free v working environment * I Th Mm ELECTRICIANS Matthew Hall Mechanical and Electrical Engineers Pty Ltd roquiro Licensed Electricians for largo commercial projects. Experience in all aspects of the trade ossontial. For your initial interview, pleaso contact Richard Wost on 572107 (W) or 917099 |H) MANAGER PUBLIC RELATIONS An experienced senior Public Relations Consultant is sought by the Canberra office of a major national government and public relations consultancy. Demonstrated ability in identifying and securing now business opportunities and planning and executing successful campaigns is required. A creative and professional consultant responsivo to the challenge of an expanding market and the opportunity to influence the long term development of the company would be ideally suited to the posi tion An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful applicant. Apply in writing to the Managing Director Canberra Times Box C4198. All applications will be treated in strictest confi dence »I0860 / 2M BITUPAVE Area Manager, A.C.T. APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM FEMALES AND MALES Bitupnve limned, a membor of the Boral Group of Companies, is a major supplier and contractor in N.S.W. and A.C.T. of asphalt and road surfacing materials and services. The company is. currontly soaking a Managor for its Canberra Operations. The successful applicant will bo responsible for tho managomonl of tho asphalt and road surfacing and construction operations. Tho position involves responsibility for sales, production, contracting and profitability. A background in general contracting in civil construction is proforred. Good soiling skills are required, as well as practical experience in the supervision of contracts. Previous experience in tho road construction and surfacing industry will bo well regarded. Formal tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering, though not essential, will also be well regarded. A salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will bo offered. A company vehicle will bo provided. Pleaso apply in writing to: Mr T. Loadsman Bltupave Limited P.O. Box 42 Wentworthville NSW 2145. »109M / Australian Bureau of Stalisiics DATA PROCESSING OPERATORS GRADES 1 & 2 The Australian Bureau of Statistics is seeking applications from persons interested in appointment as Data Processing Operator Grade 1 (6,417-14,214 — depending on age), with opportunity of further advancement to Data Processing Operator Grade 2 ($15,560). Applicants will be required to sit for a keyboard test. It is also expected that there may be some vacant DP02 positions available. To qualify for the DPO 2 position you are required to provide proof of successful completion of a proficiency test for DPO Grade 1 or equivalent examination. Some positions may be available on a temporary part-time basis. To be eligible for appointment applicants must be Australian citizens. However, applicants who have permanent resident status may be offered appointment on probation pending the granting of citizenship. The Bureau's Data Entry area is located in a modern air conditioned environment in the Cameron Offices adjacent to Belconnen Mall and bus interchange. For further enquiries and appointments please contact Sharon Evans (062) 525156. Written applications can be forwarded to: The Recruitment Officer Australian Bureau of Statistics PO Box 10 8aoaggMooa5gt BELCONNEN ACT 2616 by: 5 March 1987 ABS Is an Bqual Opportunity Employer #5385/250 REAL ESTATE SALES ASSOCIATE Wc arc seeking a person who would relish a carecr in this demanding industry. Our company is very established in Canberra, having the district's largest residential rent roll, and enjoys a high professional rating within the community at large. The successful applicant will be trained by our managing director who has been with the company for 20 years. In the first instance please telephone Marie Davidson on 951911 to arrange an interview. Licensed Agent 24 Bougainville St, Manuka. Tel 951911 P.C. PROGRAMMER Prestigious group of architects currontly involved in some exciting projects are seeking an extra person with experience on Lotus 12 3 D.B. 3. Job offers challenge and the opportunity to work with some of Australia's most talented Architects. Contact Jeff Anderson. SECRETARY/PA Busy professional office roquires a well presented 25-40 year old with good skills (shorthand pref), some word processing essential for an interesting position covering a wide variety of duties. Salary negotiable. Contact Valerie Aarons. LEGAL SECRETARY Established legal firm located in City requires a competent secretary, ideally with some litigation experience to assist busy partner. Shorthand essential. Salary negotiable. Contact Valerie Aarons. •#toei« i so P. Professional Careers Aust C 571010 ■ 'A; ■: the professional personnel consultants DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LIBRARIAN CLASS 2 POSITION NUMBER 2254 $26,340-528,922 Applications are invited for the position of Librarian Class 2 In the Department of Foreign Affairs Library. Duties: Select material for collections In the central Library and overseas posts. Carry out an ongoing review of the collections. Supervise the work of the orders staff. Assist with the preparation of the estimates Prepare correspondence relating to the provl* slon of Library material for overseas post Libraries. Qualifications: An appropriate degree or diploma to gether with training In Llbrarlanshlp which qualifies ' for admission to registration of the Library Association of Australia; or a recognised course of integrated study In Llbrarlanship and academic subjects; or other approprlate qualifications. This position will be filled In the basis of the selection criteria which applicants are advised to obtain by telephoning 062 612B02. Applications for this position close on March 6, 1987 and should be addressed to: Executive Officer (Recmltment) Department of Foreign Affalia Administrative Building PARKES. ACT 2600 AB12MI9-I #10965/256 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER OFFICE ASSISTANT Busy Sales office marketing AWA-Clarion Car Sound products, Public Address and other Audio equipment seeks a motivated, mature person who enjoys responsibility, a diversity of tasks and has a good knowledge of office procedures. These include customer liaison, telephone contacts and sales with established retail distributors, general accounts work and assistance to the Sales team, some typing plus a co-opcralive personality arc the main requirements. Applications in writing to The Manager, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited (Ashficld Divison), PO Box 548, Fyshwjck, ACT, 2609. DARAMALAN COLLEGE DICKSON ACT Daramalan requires as soon as practicable a GENERAL HAND This position is a full-time position and the employee will be engaged for the greater part of his or her working time on routine general maintenance including sweeping, garbage disposal, and general assistance to the gardener. For further description of duties and or appointment consult the College Bursar. Brother Barry Smith on 477533 after 9am Monday 23 February. ACT SCHOOLS AUTHORITY ASSISTANT (PRINTING) GRADE 2 $17779-18315 pa A primer is required at the O'Connetl Education Centre. located in Stuart Street Griffith, ACT, for the period 2 March 1987 to 5 June 1987. Duties: Operate and maintain an AB Dick 375CD offset printer. Operate and maintain a Rank Xerox 9400 photocopier. It is also dcsiniblc that applicants have experience in the use of a proccss camera for platcmaking and in the operation of an Hamada Star 880 ofTsct printer. Further information is available from Mr Leo Clarke, telephone 954396. Applications, listing experience and a contact telephone number, should be forwarded to: Recruitment Officer ACT Schools Authority PO Box 20 CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608 by 27 February 1987. An equal opportunity employer. ACT SCHOOLS AUTHORITY PROJECT OFFICER (Part-time .4) 1987 Project: COMBATING PREJUDICE IN ACT SCHOOLS The ACT Schools Authority is the major education employer in the A.C.T. offering a professional career service for teachers, administrators and support staff in Government pre-schools, primary schools, high schools and secondary colleges. Applications arc invited from suitably qualified tcachers to develop teaching strategics and materials to assist tcachers to combat racism and prejudice in ACT schools. In particular prejudice towards Aboriginal Australians will be studied. This position is funded by the Commonwealth Schools Commission under a Project of National Significance Grant, and will be located at the Curriculum Scction, O'ConncIl Education Centre. The successful applicant will work in close consultation with the ACT Schools Authority Consultants in Multicultural Education and Aboriginal Education and the ACT Aboriginal Education Consultative Group as a Reference Committee. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: • Successful experience in and/or capacity for the development of materials and teaching/learning strategies to combat prejudice and racism • Background knowledge in the area of the development of non racist attitudes. • Experience in curriculum development. •A wide range of teaching experiences. • Successful experience in the use of classroom and school strategies and materials in the minimising of prejudice. Further information is available from: MERV WILKINSON. Phone: (062) 954320. Applications should be forwarded to: Executive Officcr (C.T.S. Staffing) A.C.T. Schools Authority P.O. Box 20 CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608 by Monday. 2 March 1987 THE ACT SCHOOLS AUTHORITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ADMINISTRATOR Our International client requires the services of a person competent and experienced in Administrative functions. Some exposure to Marketing within the Insurance Brokerage field would be of advantage, though not essential. This responsible position could suit a person recently retired from the military who can handle pressure, has good communications and interpersonal relations skills, and is highly motivated. Remuneration is attractive. Please contact Mr A. Pike for initial interview. Phone 951300 after 9am Monday. Sylvia Curley Employment Centre 20 YEARS SERVING CANBERRA. WORD PROCESSING TRAINING Quality training in small classes at reasonable rales WORD PROCESSING CENTRE 12 Bougainville St, Manuka PHONE 953188 HAVE YOU COMPLETED A RECOGNISED APPRENTICESHIP AND HAD AT LEAST EIGHT YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR INDUSTRY AS AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC and would like to use your knowledge and experience to pursue a more interesting and secure careor? The NRMA is currently seeking suitably qualified people for the position of: TECHNICAL ENGINEER Successful applicants will be located in Canberra and will be trained in all aspects of motor vehicle inspections and expected to be a full member of the I.A.M.E. Conditions and salary are good and superannuation and benevolent fund benefits are available after a short proba tionary period. Only applications in writing will be considered to: THE MANAGER NRMA GPO BOX 400, CANBERRA CITY, ACT 2601 #100(4/250 ADMINISTRATIVE CLERKS (Temporary Part-Time) Applications are invited from Males/Females interested in Temporary part-time positions with Telecom Australia's Canberra Branch. Positions likely to he of I to 3 months duration. The successful applicants will be engaged on a variety of essential tasks including: •Directly dealing with Telecom customers in the Marketing and selling of Telecom products; •Provision of personnel services for Telecom stafT, • Operation of telephone accounting systems; • Processing and calculation of Finance and Budgeting. The person we arc seeking is one who is: •The type of person who can work in an administrative environment. • Can meet the challenge of the technological era; • Able to relate to people both inside and outside the Commission on a face to facc basis; •In possession of a pass in four approved subjects at the Higher School Certificate (or equivalent) and who are permanent residents of Australia. Previous Telecom Administrative experience in the above areas desirable. Applications may be forwarded to Personnel Officer Temporary Employment, GPO Bo* 2001 Canberra ACT 2601. Applications close 9 March, I9S7 o TELECOM AUSTRALIA AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AINSLIE VILLAGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER(S) Salary S26.640. Ainslic Village, located close to central Canberra, provides low-cost meals and accommodation, as well as recreation and employment opportunities for up to 270 residents. The Board of Directors of Ainslic Village Management Pty Ltd is mainly elected from amongst the residents. The major responsibility of the Community Development Officer (CDO) is to foster resident participation in the management of the Village and in creating the community of their choice, at a time when the Village has entered a process of re-development. Working as part of a management team, the CDO(s) will be responsible for servicing the Board and its Committees, facilitating the (low of information within the Village community; working with a Committee in producing the Village newspaper; encouraging residents to express their views and needs and where appropriate, research, submission writing, community relations and liaison with Government Departments. We arc looking for an enthusiastic person(s) with a genuine commitment to tenant participation and control and the ability to relate to a body of residents embracing a variety of life experiences, habits and aspirations. Good administrative skills arc essential. The position could be filled by 3 single applicant or the job shared. WRITTEN APPLICATIONS to the Board of Directors, Ainslic Village Management Pty Ltd, PO Bon 75. Civic Square, ACT, 2608. APPLICATIONS CLOSE, Monday March 2, 1987. For information and a job description Phone Kcl Gardiner or Paul Adcock on (062) 474568. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AINSL1E FOOTBALL AND SOCIAL CLUB CONTRACT CLEANING Tenders or expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified and experienced cleaning contractors to conduct the club's cleaning services. The club is required to be cleaned seven days a week and full tender specifications may be obtained by contacting the Secretary/Manager, Mr M.A. Reilly, on 488422. Written tenders or expressions of interest should be forwarded to:— The Secretary Manager, Ainslic Football & Social Club, P.O. Box 182, DICKSON ACT 2602 by no later than 5.00pm Monday 2 March 1987. ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS DRAFTING PERSONNEL We invite all disciplines of technical personnel to register with us for contract positions to be undertaken in the New Year. Even though you may be currently working, registered with other agencies or looking to start a contract carccr, please call in and discuss your requirements or Phone Chris Gordon on 825052. The key to our business is servicc. Allow us to cater to your professional and personal needs regarding your career. M.T.S.—CONTRACT PERSONNEL PTY LTD 10 Thesiger Court, Dcakin, A.C.T. 2600. AUSTRALIAN EUROPEAN INSURANCE BROKERS, CANBERRA PTY LTD RECEPTIONIST/CLERK/TYPIST We require the services of a competent junior person for a busy insurance brokers office in Fyshwick. Duties include general office work, banking, typing, filing, computer input. Experience in the insurance industry would be advantageous, but not essential as the successful applicant will be provided with on the job training. Own transport essential. Please phone Mrs Wright, Monday on 805477 during business hours. BRINDABELLA GARDEN HOSTEL FOR THE FRAIL AGED The Interim Board of Management of Brindabella Gardens is seeking : Personal Care Assistant — weekend and evening duty only, to commence Saturday February 28. The successful applicant will require an enthusiastic and caring concern for the special wants of the aged and experience in aged care would be an advantage. Please phone MONDAY 851917, 851950. v REGIONAL OFFICER Tho National Accroditation Authority lor Translators and Interpreters, an independent authority jointly funded by Commonwealth. Stato and Territory Governments, with a brief to establish and maintain professional standards, requires a person to operate its A.C.T. Regional Office, located within the Company's Central Office at Jamison Centre. The position is permanent but casual. The work-load, varying from 6 to 24 hours per week, requires flexibility, and may involve a small amount of work outside normal office hours. The duties of tho position principally involvo three main aspects: • management of translation and interpreting tests and ca tering for the needs of tho local applicants involved •sorvicing the A.C.T. Advisory Panel on Translating and Interpreting • generally furthering the imago of NAATI locally, and calls for a person whoso range of skills includes the following: • general administrative experience •experience in sorvicing committoos • initiative, tact and diplomacy • interest in languages. In addition, one or moro of tho following attributes — tertiary qualifications, NAATI accreditation and typing skills — would be desirable, though not essential. Salary and conditions are based on CPS Class 5 (currently (full-time] S23.927-S25.845 pa), with a 15% additional loading in lieu of leave entitlements. Further information is available from Paul Sinclair (514044). Applications will be recoivod until no later than 2 March by: Executive Director. NAATI. P.O. Box 349, JAMISON. AC T 2614 »I(*US/]I.' DEPARTMENT of Education / Country Areas Programme. I Equality of opportunity is ' Department of Education Policy. RESEARCH OFFICER AND PHOTOGRAPHER Interested in researching local history in the area of Menmbula, Pambula and Eden. Duties would include: l.ocaie and record available resources. Research and collate additional information for the production of poster prints and audio visuals. Salary dependent on qualifications. Period of employment appro* 5mths. Essential Class I drivers liccncc and expertise in research skills. Applications in writing to Mrs. J Rcid. Pambula Public School, Pambula. Giving details of interest, relevant experience and qualifications. For further information 0649-56006. Closing date: 6.3.87. DRIVER to service our linen customers in ACT. Class 4 Liccncc required. Hard work rewarded with above award incentives. Apply in person between 10am and 1pm today. 2.1 Yallourn St, Fyshwicl. EFFICIENT and conscien tious shop asst for Pharmacy. Knowledge of cosmetics, siock control and general pharmacy procedures an advantage. 496592. ELECTRICIAN, experienced in industrial maintenance and break down. Ph 972491 bh or 275684 ah. ELECTRICIAN A permanent position is vacant in our company for a licensed Electrician. Experience in commercial projects is essential. Above award wages payable. Good working conditions. For appointment and interview phone R.M.S. Electrical, Unit 10 82-84 Townsvillc St, Fvshwick on 807422. ELECTRICIANS required at Hyatt Hotel, Canberra. Exc wages and conditions, immed start. Contract Rec for appointment 732368. EXPERIENCED persons re quired to work in Take Away. Apply in person, Dickson Charcoal Chicken. EXPERIENCED Waiter/ess. Top wages paid. Ph 823900. EXPERIENCED person to work full or part-time, Manuka snack bar. Ph 951003. FLORIST some exp. 3 days pw. Sales and phone ability. Qbn Flower Shop. 972467 bh. 917149 ah. FOREPERSON /CARPENTER. Rcq for concrete reservoir. Immcd start. Ph 262621 bh. JENERAL house cleaning, 2 prof women. Ph 959632. jLAZIER required, excellent wages and conditions. Ph 514271 for interview. JOULBURN CITY COUNCIL WATER FILTRATION PLANT OPERATOR Applicalions arc invited and will be received by ihc undersigned up until 4pm on FRIDAY 6th MARCH, 1987 for the above position. The successful applicant will be required to assist in the day to day functioning of Council's water Filtration Plant. Expcriencc in this field is preferable but not es sential. Appjicants should provide details of age, qualifications, experience and copies of two (2) recent references and the earliest date duties could be commenced. Conditions of employment are as provided by the Municipal and Shire Councils Wages Staff Award. The weekly wage will range from Water Service O.I.C. Grade I (S33I-70) to Grade 2 ($345-70). An on site Council residence is available for moderate rental to the successful applicant who would bo required ! to work overtime on a rostered basis. | Further particulars may be obtained by contacting Council's Senior Engineer, Mr Philip Cross, on (04S) 211444 during office hours. K. E. DROWN, TOWN CLERIC. TOWN HALL GOULBURN HAIRDRESSER. A Senior is required for a full time position. Day off per week. Salary negotiable. Please Ph 515850 bh, 413519 ah. HAIRDRESSERS Beautv Hair Line a Senior 3rd or 4th yr rcq for an upmarket friendly salon. Exc working cond. wages neg. Heather 515333. HAIRDRESSER, full time, male or female, exp in male side of trade. Exc wages and conditions. Ph 498670 bh. 586788 ah. HA1RDRESSISG. A senior is required part time. Salary and hours negotiable. Please phone 515850 b/h. HAIRDRESSER wanted at home. Phone 319778. HAIRDRESSER for Unisex Salon as Assistant Manager. Confidential interview. J»h 548605 BH. 547523 AH. HANDYPERSON with good skills required for a variety of home works. Ph Sarah on 804809 Monday. Feb 23. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you arc aged 20-60. like talking wilh people, live in or near Parkes, Narrabundah. Deakin, have a "phone and car' you can earn S80 to $95 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday lakes 8 or 9 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 4pm Mon-Fri on (03) 6025222. Or write lo Morgan Gallup Poll, GPO Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. JOULE Mechanical Plumbing requires pipefitter/welders. For further information contact G. Armstrong on 591288. JUNIOR Sales Person. 15-16 yrs with a bright personality and eager to fearn the retail trade in our camping goods store (full time). Please I'll 888830 for appointment."}
{"id":118121359,"text":"26 Feb 1987 - Coalition 'within days of collapse' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 26 February 1987, page 3 Coalition 'within days of collapse' BRISBANE: The Queensland Premier, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, said yesterday that the federal coalition between the National Party and the Liberal Party was within days of collapsing. Sir Joh said he was confident of this as a result of the latest Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin magazine. Talking to the media after a meeting of the National Party state parliamentary wing, Sir Joh said he believed the party's state management committee and central council meeting at Hervcy Bay this weekend would automatically endorse his call for an end to the coalition. He also confirmed he had thrown his support behind Brisbane restaurateur Ann Garmcs to replace Senator Stan Collard in the No 2 spot on the National Party Senate ticket to be chosen tomorrow night. Describing the poll figures as "good", Sir Joh said they were in line with his assessment of the political mood that he had made. "They indicate quite clearly that people arc interested, are prepared to support the attitudes and policies I have spoken of and intend to elaborate more on as we get towards the election period," he said. The Morgan Gallup Poll shows support for the coalition running at 48 per cent, up 2 points, compared with 42 per cent for the Government, a fall of two points. It showed a new party led by Sir Joh and Mr Peacock would receive 30 per cent of the vote, while Mr Howard's Liberals would attract 17 per cent and Mr Sinclair's Nationals just 3 per cent."}
{"id":118121813,"text":"28 Feb 1987 - Howard clearly still has the numbers Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 28 February 1987, page 2 Howard clearly still has the numbers By PAUL MALONE, Political Correspondent Labor backbcnchcr and Left convener Mr Gerry Hand docs not usually get his numbers wrong. But when he announced on Tuesday night that Mr Andrew Peacock had the numbers in the Liberal Party leadership battle he was mistaken. According to Mr Hand an Opposition Member ' had shown him a hand-written piece of paper which contained the names of all Liberal Members and senators. Beside each was a letter — either H (for Howard), P (for Peacock) or F (for fence-sitter). The count was 31 for Howard, 35 for Peacock and eight undecided. Going over the list I can say that based on my own background talks with Members and senators (far from a complete ring-around) four people on the list have definitely been wrongly classified. There may be more. Howard supporters say that there were seven mistakes on the first page of the three-page document. If nothing else, this ability to quickly note errors suggests that some serious head-counting was going on early in the week in the Howard camp. The errors were all to the disadvantage of Mr Howard. The obvious conclusion to be drawn from this is that the list was prepared by a Peacock supporter doing a bit of wishful thinking. As 1 said last week, Mr Howard clearly has the numbers and is in no immediate danger. The Liberal Party numbers do not work out the way one would have expected three months ago because some strange new allegiances have formed. At the top of the list, precipitating a re-think of alliances, is the suggested joint ticket of Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Pctersen and Liberal front-bencher Mr Andrew Peacock. On the surface it looks like a good ticket. Sir Joh would attract a new red-neck vote and Peacock some trendies who voted Labor in the last election. In between there would be the block of votes which the conservative parties always pick up. But this potential leadership partnership worries a number of parliamentary Liberals who in past years have supported Mr Peacock. Their support for Peacock was not simply because he was the most likely Liberal to win an election. They also happened to have believed that his views more closely corresponded to their own "small I" liberal views. But a Pcacock-Joh alliance — especially one with Joh emerging as the more senior partner — does not promise a "small 1" liberal Government. On social issues the opposite would be the case. The "small 1" liberals are sometimes labelled crudely as the "wets". But the categorisation of Mr Howard: Not a bad week. "wet" or "dry" is best restricted to economic issues. The "dries" advocate smaller government, cutting tariffs, deregulation, lower taxes, a freeing up of the market. The "wets" would prefer to sec the Government intervene to ameliorate the adverse operations of the market. But there arc other non-economic issues which politicians are concerned about — civil liberties, abortion, Aboriginal land rights, the environment, foreign policy, etc. A significant number of the "small 1" liberals in the Liberal Party are now willing to go along with the "dry" economic policies preached by John Howard. Some of these members have traditionally been Peacock supporters. They have shifted to reluctant support for Howard because they fear that a Peacock dog would be wagged by a Joh Bjclkc-Pctcrsen tail on all issues, including social matters. The "small T liberals would end up still sitting on the backbench with no meaningful say in government policy. As things stand, they reason, at least they know where Howard stands. He will stick to the "dry" economic position he has developed over the years and he will maintain a more tolerant posi tion on other matters. One recalled this week that it was the then deputy leader, Mr Howard, who, in a major speech to Parliament, hosed down the Peacock-led Opposition when it was in danger of developing an immigration policy reliant upon whipping up racist sentiment in the community. A prominent member of the "small I" liberal camp. Senator Robert Hill, president of the South Australian Liberal Party, who has previously been counted as a Peacock supporter, has also argued that if Sir Joh succeeded in his goal of destroying Howard he would not stop there. He would immediately turn his attention to Peacock. Mr Howard hit back at Sir Joh (and indirectly the Peacock push) in the Liberal Party room on Tuesday telling members that in the event that Sir Joh succeeded in breaking the coalition the Liberal Party would campaign with "all the forces at its disposal". His most telling point was that the Liberal Party is not going to be pushed around by any outside force. Party members, who have spent many years at long boring meetings working their way up the hierarchy before winning their prc-sclcction, like that sort of talk. They do not warm to the idea that Sir Joh, on a whim, can annoint an outsider to take their placc. In the end it turned out tp be not a bad week for Mr Howard. He got the support of the party room on Tuesday and on Wednesday the Minister for Education, Senator Ryan, handed him the confidential minute on interest rates which he was able to use to beat the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, about the head. It is the interest-rates issue or, more, broadly, the state of the economy, which most threatens the survival of the Government. It may well be that only the divisions within the conservative forces will save Labor. It is true that some uninformed commentators examining the Morgan Gallup Poll this week expressed surprise at the result which showed that Labor was the big loser from Sir Joh's intervention into Federal Politics. But there was nothing surprising. As 1 pointed out 10 days ago, for a short time mavericks on the political scenc attract a large following which quickly drops off. The Australian Democrats were said to have the support of 60 per cent of the population when they first emerged on the scene in 1977. Even a month before the election the pollsters would have us believe that 33 per ccnt supported the Democrats. But at the poll that counts they managed only three senators. How a quaint little backwater became an apt Queensland Nationals' gathering place From ANDREW FRASER, in Queensland The Mclanesian village, about 300km north of Brisbane at Hcrvcy Bay, is an apt place for the Queensland Nationals to confer. Until a few years ago, Hcrvey Bay was a quaint little backwater whose main claim to fame was that it was the mainland point from which the ferry to Fraser Island departed, and the mosquitoes bred well in what was mainly tea-tree swamp. But in the past few years, the swamps have been drained and the developers have moved in, leading to a small population explosion, mainly in people of retirement age. There seems to be a bowling club on every second corner, and the crowning glory of the new Hervey Bay is the Melanesian Village, which is based around a man-made lake and has been designed for rich tourists and conventions. While most of the new residents are elderly, there is still a demand for jobs, and the Melanesian Village has helped bring jobs and some prosperity to the area. This is the Queensland of Sir Joh Bjclke-Petersen —jobs (in the service industries) for those who want them, and conspicuous development. The drive up from Brisbane to Hervey Bay is Sir Joh country. The road goes past the Big Cow, the Big Pineapple, SuperBee, the Deer Park, the Christian Outreach Centre ("where the happiest people are") and the Rural Youth Club to Hervey Bay, with its new shopping development ("now leasing"). It is the good life, and don't you worry about it. At the Melanesian Village itself, the 300 or so delegates to the Central Committee of the Queensland National Party are in a mean mood. Buoyed up by last year's state election result, they say Mr Sinclair is a loser, and so is Mr Howard, for that matter. All of the Opposition in Canberra are losers. Sir Joh is a winner, and he's got to become Prime Minister if this country is to get moving again. It is a mistake to think of^Sir Joh's backers as being purely the "white shoe brigade" of Gold Coast millionaires. Certainly Mr Mike Gore and his ilk arc willing to bankroll Sir Joh in any bid for Canberra, but where his huge support base lies is in the petit bourgeoisie, the god-fearing shopkeepers and small-business owners who want to be come big-business owners. The National Party, especially in Queensland, has changed composition mainly as a result of this. Sir Joh himself is a dyed-in-the-wool old-time Country Party man, the sort of rugged man on the land who would go to town every couple of days. But what the National Party has become is not the visitors to town businesses, but rather the town businesses themselves. There are still farmers and graziers to spare, but there are an increasing number of businessmen, in both small and big business. The choice that the Nationals were agonising over last night and were due to finalise at about 2am this morning represents these two streams. Under threat of losing his Senate seat is Senator Stan Collard, who, as a member of the Opposition's front bench, would normally be entitled to the No 1 position, but this is occupied by Senator Florence Bjelke-Petersen. Senator Collard's main challenge to the safe No 2 spot is Mrs Ann Garms, and during this week Sir Joh made it quite clear who he wanted. Mrs Garms had always been a very good worker, he said, and she was needed in Canberra. Sir Joh was expected to swing his support strongly behind Mrs Garms in the hothouse atmosphere of the Central Committee. Senator Collard is a former engine-driver who is based in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton, and is the Opposition's spokesman on arts, heritage and environment. He has virtually no profile at all in Canberra, with the apparent zenith of his career being an announcement that the Opposition would not take environmental factors into account when granting export licences, a roundabout way of saying that sand mining would go ahead on Frascr Island. Even this went comparatively unnoticed. But it is a different story in North Queensland, where Senator Collard's beaming features arc a familiar sight on North Queensland television. An ABC reporter who had worked in Townsville for three years said that Senator Collard always called in to them and the commercial television station every time he was in Townsville. If Mrs Garms, who runs a restaurant in Brisbane, gets the nod ahead of Senator Collard, then all the Queensland National Party senators will be based in south-east Queensland. Senator Shicl comes from the Gold Coast, Senator Boswcll from Brisbane, and Senator Bjelkc-Petersen from Kingaroy, about 100km from Brisbane. National Party voters in the rest of the state arc currently represented by Senator Collard, and will have no representation at all if Mrs Garms is elected at Senator Collard's expense. This is not just an interesting geographical fact, but rather an indication of the way-the Queensland National Party is going, which in turn gives an indication of where Sir Joh's appeal lies. The conference delegates and the Queensland National Party generally arc Sir Joh's people. • There is a convenient myth that Qucenslandcrs are different, which is often used to explain away Sir Joh's success. But the sort of people who think that the Federal Government encourages homosexuality, single mothers and dole bludgers, that politics is a lot of rot anyway, and that Australia needs a return to good basic common sense (whatever that is) exist outside of Queensland as well. It is a ground fertile for revolt, and it is in this ground that Sir Joh's seed has been planted."}
{"id":118123015,"text":"05 Jun 1986 - Hawke down five points in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 5 June 1986, page 10 Hawke down five points in poll SYDNEY: Support for the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has dropped ! five points to 57 per cent in the past two weeks, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll, published in The Bulletin yesterday. " During the same period, public support for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, rose from 29 per cent to 32 per cent."}
{"id":118127781,"text":"26 Jun 1986 - Good news for Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 26 June 1986, page 14 Good news for Labor SYDNEY: The Labor Governments of South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia were maintaining their popularity despite national economic problems, the Morgan Gallup Poll has shown. The poll, published in the Bulletin magazine, found Labor would have been returned with an increased majority in Western Australia if an election had been held in May. The ALP recorded 55 per ccnt support and although the approval rating of the Premier, Mr Burke, dropped 1 per cent it was still high at 72 per cent. The Opposition Leader, Mr Hassell, gained three percentage points to reach 37 per cent, but only 12 per cent of voters thought he would do a better job as Premier than Mr Burke. A survey at the same time in South Australia put the popularity of the Premier, Mr Bannon, at 80 per cent and that of the Liberal Leader, Mr Olsen, at 42 per ccnt. The Labor Party in South Australia was rating 55 per ccnt — 3 per cent more than in a poll taken two months earlier. The Liberal Party dropped 5 per cent to 34 per ccnt in the same period. In Victoria, support for the Government and Opposition remained unchanged in the May poll compared with the one taken in April. Labor rated 49 per cent and the Liberal-National Party coalition 43 per cent. The personal popularity of the Premier, Mr Cain, dropped two points to 59 per cent, while that of the Opposition Leader, Mr Kennctt, was static at 30 per cent."}
{"id":118129455,"text":"03 Jul 1986 - Spreading its wings Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 3 July 1986, page 16 Spreading its wings Supervisor Mr Gordon Davidson with some of the furniture for sale at The Mancare Community, Mildura Street, Fyshwick. THE SALVATION Army has plans to spread its wings into the Gungahlin, Tuggcranong Valley and Weston Creek areas. The divisional commander for the ACT and Southern NSW, Major William Guy, said the Army looked to the future and the "sky is the limit". Major Guy has been a Salvationist for 35 years, and has served in Tasmania and Victoria before he came to Canberra. The ACT and Southern NSW division had 30 congregations, six of them in the ACT. The six covered five social needs -elderly, family welfare, youth accommodation, emergency accommodation, and alcohol and drug rehabilitation. The division had about 3000 officers and soldiers. The greatest need in Canberra was to re-establish the strength of the family unit. "The answer is a spiritual program with con version by people to the Christian faith and acknowledgment of the standards and principles of a love relationship between a husband and wife, extending out to the children," Major Guy said. The Salvation Army preached not only verbally, but by example. "Love and compassion, they arc the values which work in the lives of people," he said. The public had a high respect for and appreciation of the Army. A Morgan Gallup poll indicated that 98 per cent of those surveyed thought the Army was doing a good job. This "not only gladdens my heart, but frightens me". Salvationists had to perform to the highest levels, but he was fearful that sometimes the Army might not live up to people's expectations. The Army had been placed on a pedestal. The feeling that it could let people down held a degree of fear. "But 1 have such confidence in my officers and soldiers that I do not think they will," he said. One of the areas the Army would be addressing was the welfare and unemployment of teenagers. A task force was looking at the problems and what could be done. A program called Employment 2000 would begin in Canberra. The eight-week training scheme gave participants confidcnce to go out and look for employment. The program was in all other Australian capital cities. Major Guy said other areas of need were for long-term accommodation for teenagers, and resident-funded accommodation for the elderly. The Army was preparing for a "revolutionary" Sunday-school program. To begin in January, 1987, it was based on the "most modern educational methods for teaching and training in the scripture for young people.""}
{"id":118129552,"text":"03 Jul 1986 - IN BRIEF New chief engineer for NCDC Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 3 July 1986, page 3 IN BRIEF New chief engineer for NCDC The National Capital Development Commission has appointed an engineer with wide international experience as head of the its engineering division. ' ' The commissioner, Mr> Malcolm Latham, announced yesterday the appointment of Dr Robert Caro, 35, as chief engineer. , ". Dr Care is a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy. He joins the NCDC from Ove Arup and Partners, international engineering consultants. Hersliccecds Mr Stan Baker, who died earlier this year after a long illness, t; : APSA position The secretary of the ACT branch of the Australian Public Service Association, Ms Mary Kasprzak',fwho has worked for the ACT branch for about six years, was elected federal deputy president of the associatioil this week. She will remain ACT secretary. Power failure Houses in Garran and irt' parts of Hughes had lost power for'about 20 minutes yesterday morning bccause of a fault in a high-voltage line in Hughes, a spokesman for tlie ACT Electricity Authority said.'.' ' PM'S rating drops SYDNEY: Approval of.the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, dropped significantly, and support for Hid 'government continued to fall, according to the latest Morgan Gallup. Pi>ll. The poll, taken during the two weekends after Mr Hawke's addrcss,lo,the nation on June 11 and published in yesterday's Bulletin magazine, showed a 5 per cent drop ih approval for Mr Hawke to 53 per centi Opposition Leader Mr Howard's fating remained unchanged at 31 "per cent. Late newspapers Some copies of The' Canberra Times were delivered late: yesterday bccause of mechanical diflicijllics on the printing press. The- Canberra Times apologises for any . inconvenience caused. t * Osteo-arthrltfs SYDNEY: Researchers atiUie University of Sydney working;on developing a cure for osteo-arthritis have been given $50,000 equipment worth $17,000 by the Swedish drug company Pharmacia. . (i t Mason to retite Australian Democra^;$enator Mason (NSW) reaffirmed yesterday his decision to retire from politics at the next election and therefore would not- contest the leaderstfif)' of the party. " '"}
{"id":118130864,"text":"10 Jul 1986 - Let very premature babies die, 22pc say in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 10 July 1986, page 8 Let very premature babies die, 22pc say in poll SYDNEY: A survey published yesterday showed that nearly a quarter of Australians -especially the elderly - believed very premature babies should not receive specialist care to keep them alive. The Morgan Gallup Poll, published in The Bulletin, showed that 22 per cent of people surveyed believed that babies born 12 weeks or more prematurely should be left to die. When told it cost about $50,000 to give each of these babies specialist care, another 4 per cent opted in favour of letting the babies die, and spending the money elsewhere. More young people were in favour of helping premature babies live, with 77 per cent of the respondents in the 14 to 24 age group approving, compared with 55 per cent of those aged 50 and over."}
{"id":118132239,"text":"17 Jul 1986 - Support for Hawke up in latest poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 17 July 1986, page 13 Support for Hawke up in latest poll SYDNEY: The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, and his Government improved in the latest Morgan Gallup Poll published yesterday by The Bulletin. Support for the Labor Party was up 2 percentage points to 48, and support for the Liberal-National coalition dropped 3 points to 43 percent. Nine per cent supported other parties. The poll was taken on the weekends of June 28, 29 and July 5, 6 before the round of strikes over super annuation. If an election had been held, the ALP would have been returned. Mr Hawke's approval was up one point to 54 per cent overall, and the Opposition Leader, Mr Howard, moved up a point to 32 per cent. Mr Howard also increased support among coalition voters - 41 per cent approved of the way he was doing his job, an improvement of 3 percentage points. Of all voters asked who would make the better Prime Minister, 69 per cent answered Mr Hawke and 18 Mr Howard. This was an improvement of one point for the Mr Hawke and a loss of one for Mr Howard."}
{"id":118134320,"text":"28 Jul 1986 - Setback for Qld Liberals Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 28 July 1986, page 11 Setback for Qld Liberals BRISBANE: Smallbusiness owners in Queensland have dumped the Liberal Party, according to the state secretary of the Labor Party, Mr Peter Bcattie. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll, conducted in Queensland during May and June, had found that only 21 per cent of small-business owners supported the Liberals, Mr Bcattic said at an ALP meeting in Charlcvillc on Saturday. The poll, covering 1S68 people, found 31 per cent support from the group for the Labor Party and 45 per cent for the National Party, he said."}
{"id":118134699,"text":"30 Jul 1986 - Hawke's rating slumps Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 30 July 1986, page 13 Hawke's rating slumps MELBOURNE: The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has slipped 5 per ccnt since April, a Gallup Poll has found. The ALP's lead over the coalition panics has dropped 4 per ccnt to only 2 per ccnt. The poll, taken during the first fortnight of July and published in yesterday's Sun News-Pictorial, showed Mr Hawkc's approval rating was 56 per ccnt, down from 61 per cent in April. The rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, dropped from 37 per ccnt in April to 34 per ccnt in July. Approval of Mr Hawkc's performance was highest - 61 per cent - in Western Australia, followed by 57 per ccnt in NSW. Disapproval of his performance was highest in South Australia, 61 per ccnt, followed by 60 per ccnt in his home state of Victoria. Fifty-eight per ccnt of people aged 16 to 39 approved of Mr Hawke compared with 53 per cent of those 40 and over. Mr Howard won greater approval from those aged 40 and over. In July, 46 per ccnt of people surveyed would have voted for the ALP. This compared with 50 per cent in June. The Liberal-National parties increased their vote from 41 per ccnt in June to 44 per ccnt in July."}
{"id":118134953,"text":"31 Jul 1986 - PM 'more unstable than the dollar' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 31 July 1986, page 11 PM 'more unstable than the dollar' The Treasurer, Mr Keating, might have banana republics on the brain, but the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, suffers from a more serious complaint, according to the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard. "I think the Prime Minister's gone bananas," he said yesterday, somewhat surprised at Mr Hawke's early morning outburst on the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. Mr Hawke, he said, appeared to be "more unstable than the Australian dollar". The Prime Minister, peeved by his Government's slump in popularity, had earlier dismissed the Liberal Party's federal council meeting in Adelaide as the stuff conjured up by magical wands out of thin air in airy-fairy land. A televised debate would sort the matter out, Mr Howard said. "If Mr Hawke feels so vehemently and is so worked up and so strong in his denunciation of what I stand for, well why won't he debate the issues with me?" Mr Howard asked. As for his own electoral standing, Mr Howard smiled, saying the poll had not given him indigestion at breakfast."}
{"id":118135521,"text":"03 Sep 1994 - Saturday FORUM Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 3 September 1994, page 17 Saturday FORUM Downer about to take next risky step POLITICS Ross Peake IT'S TEMPTING to write off Alex- ander Downer right now for his abysmal performance so far as Op-position Leader. That' might sound like a harsh judg-ment against a man who has been sit-ting in the leader's suite for a short time. But voters are already deserting him in droves as he compounds gaff upon gaff, backflip upon backflip, all done against an ambience of a policy vacuum. Voters are watching Downer's vital signs closely, trying to sense if his condition is becoming terminal. Yesterday's Saulwick poll confirms the slide, which has reached dangerous pro-portions and is rapidly approaching the point of no return. With the election up to 18 months away. Downer may have time to arrest the decline and make voters believe in him. The big question now is: does he have what it takes to lead this country? It seems just like yesterday that he and Peter Costello were being touted as the Dream Team, the generational change that the Liberals could use to make themselves relevant to the commu- nity. He is now seemingly intent on throwing away what looked like the Op-position's best chance in many years to dominate politics. He had a clean slate on which to work, and a Prime Minister to attack who is not liked in the com-munity. What went wrong? For a start, he shot himself in the foot, both feet, sever-al times. Left to his own devices. Down-er has rearranged his public image from a Fresh Young Leader to a Stumbler and Bumbler. He lacks judgment, particularly for crisis management: when to cut your losses and how to extricate yourself from a mess. It is surprising for some-one who has lived and breathed politics for most of his life. He is extremely pragmatic, and will not make the Hewson mistake of lock- ing himself into policy. But the other ex-treme — slipping and sliding around on issues as an excuse for no policy — leaves him open to criticism by the La-bor Party and an electorate which in-creasingly wants performance from its elected representatives. A backbench watches carefully when its leader cops flak. How he or she acts under fire is an important indicator of leadership ability. Downer has failed this test. His initial response to the League of Rights row is almost unfathomable. When he needed to give a clear explana-tion — maybe own up to being sucked in to speaking at the 1987 league meet-ing — he avoided the issue. It was only after Keating's vicious personal attack that he was stung into action. In the aftermath. Downer might pick up the sympathy vote, but the row again confronts the community with the spectre of a leader who tries to bluff his way through a crisis. As well, he does not do his homework. Liberal support ers who saw Downer go on the front foot on Thursday over the League row would have been. heartened by his style, but his attack on Keating was blunted by his lack of research. As well, he did not know the party's policy on Aborigi-nes before he blundered into Central Australia. Imagery is of primary importance in politics. Good policies should be backed by a leader who is compassionate, au-thoritative. charismatic, visionary, and responsive io the changing needs and moods of the community. So much for the ideal; where does Downer lie on this leadership spectrum? Badly, according to soundings with se-nior Liberals, who are'extremely worried about his standing in the polls. They are agitated that the pointer has swung so extraordinarily quickly to the down side. Some are despondent that the new lead-er has enjoyed such a short honeymoon and is now spiralling downwards, per- haps irretrievably, when he had an op-portunity to make a fresh start. Downer seems pathologically unable to avoid the stumbles, and their impact is cumulative in the public's mind. When the details of a row are long forgotten, voters still vaguely remember it. The television screen may be turned off, but the image persists. Mention Aboriginal land rights and people might conjure up the searing and damaging sight of Downer umming and ahhing, searching for an illusive answer. Liberal Party research has been show-ing for some time that the public is very unclear on what the party stands for. Against that worrying background. Downer is about to take the next risks step in his battle to maintain his credi-bility and, ultimately, to live at The Lodge: on Monday, he will unveil his own directions statement. The two-part document is long on "the vision thing" and short on policy detail. There is a lot of talk of Liberal Party philosophy and goals lor the Op-position. The directions statement is a huge gamble. Downer knows that and has de-liberately downplayed expectations. He is prepared to take the risks involved in presenting such a lightweight document to the electorate, because it gives him a chance to put his imprimatur on the party. He almost had to do it to differ-entiate between his leadership and the reign of John Hewson. With this launch on Monday, he steps across the line: he exposes himself to further scrutiny and judgment and possi-bly ridicule. In repackaging the party's guiding philosophy, he is essentially put-ting his views on trial. Expect the judgment from the Gov-ernment to be scathing if the directions statement reveals Downer has the same ultra-conservative stance held by former Opposition Leader John Howard. (How-ard's Future Directions came with a pic-ture of an "ideal family" in front of a house with a picket fence.) Downer has set himself firmly apart from the Hewson tradition by consulting widely on the statement. Last week MPs were able to peruse the document but only in the ante-room of Downer's of-fice, where a running tally was kept of who had seen it and their comments. One MP was so bored he left after reading just three pages of rhetoric. Downer will use the statement to spell out his vision of an independent Austra-lia. Me made the first attempt at a Na-tional Press Club address several months ago. when he tried to take the focus off the republican push and on to foreign debt. The statement is expected to confirm the Liberal Party's commitment to the constitutional monarchy and say the current system has worked well, thereby firmly marking out the battle lines against republicans — inside and outside the party. The inherent risk for Downer in the directions statement is that you can in-terpret it anyway you like. Liberal faith-ful will likely see it as a bold vision. La-bor will see it as meaningless and outdated, but voters may perceive it as so much fairy floss, worthy but of little practical value. If the worse-case scenario occurs, ex- pect Downer's slide to accelerate and desperate and troubled talk about his future to dominate an unhappy Liberal Party."}
{"id":118135989,"text":"06 Sep 1994 - Lawrence finds survey 'disturbing' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 6 September 1994, page 2 Lawrence finds survey 'disturbing' MELBOURNE: A national sur-vey which revealed one-third of Australians did not believe injecting heroin would be bad for their health was "extraordinary" and "disturbing", federal Health Minis-ter Carmen Lawrence said yester-day. Dr Lawrence raised doubts about the accuracy of the findings, saying it was easy to get misleading survey results, depending on the types of questions asked of participants. The survey, sponsored by the Sal-vation Army, also found that 48 per cent of people believed smoking a cigarette each day would not harm their health. It also revealed 37 per cent thought smoking marijuana once a cday would not be damaging, and 77 per cent said daily alcohol con-sumption would not be harmful. "I found the findings extraordi nary," Dr Lawrence said. "I'd really want to go back and look at the re-search sample and the way the questions were asked. "It seems to me that it's unlikely that people would be so blase about heroin for example. "After a very long period of edu-cation about the damaging effects of tobacco smoking, that again seems to represent a level of uncon-cern, which I find disturbing." Dr Lawrence said as a former re-searcher herself, it was easy to get results that "are a bit misleading". Asked if the attitude to tobacco smoking revealed in the survey demonstrated a complacency among people because they had become hardened to anti-smoking messages, Dr Lawrence said that that could be the case. But she said the findings could also reflect an unusual sample of survey respondents. "In the area of public health, you have to have continual programs," Dr Lawrence said. "You can't drop them off and hope that a generation will pick it up [anti-smoking advice] from par- ents or friends." Dr Lawrence said the Govern-ment would launch a major anti-smoking campaign aimed at young people later this year, after research showed that more youth were tak-ing up smoking after years of de-cline among teenagers. The Roy Morgan poll of 1229 men and women over the age of 14, and issued yesterday, coincides with the start of Alcohol Awareness Week. It showed people aged be tween 14 to 24 were more tolerant about marijuana, heroin and tobac-co, while middle-aged people had a more accepting attitude to alcohol."}
{"id":118138381,"text":"17 Sep 1994 - Saturday FORUM Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 17 September 1994, page 14 Saturday FORUM Limping along in the bear pit of federalism The environment, too often, slips through the constitutional cracks, says PHILLIP TOYNE IN HIS 1989 environment statement. Our Country, Our Future, Prime Minister Bob Hawke announced the national goal of planting a billion trees by the year 2000. This was to help counteract the widespread land degradation problems arising from vegetation clearance and unsustainable land use. In 1991. George Quaid on his North Queensland property, Sou'thcdge, destroyed an estimated two million trees in clearing an area of about 50sq km on the banks of the Mitchell River. Many of the trees were bulldozed into the river, which was being dammed to construct Australia's biggest private water storage, which is to cover some 3000ha and apparently to become a part of a major real estate subdivision offering lake front blocks. ; There is no national native vegetation retention scheme in place in Australia, and the Queensland Government was uniible to prevent the widespread clearance on Quaid's property. It was eventually able to force the removal of the dead trees from the" river. Only South Australia has laws requiring approval to clear native vegetation. I could give many other examples of similar gaps in our coverage of problems which occur in each state and territory and which together threaten our national interest. Other forms of land degradation, loosely described as "landcare" problems. are some. The regulation of experimentation with genetically manipulated organisms and the control of their release is another. The protection of endangered species is a third. The problems are not limited to environment matters but occur across the range of governance and public administration. This need not be the case, as the native vegetation issue illustrates. The Commonwealth could legislate for a national native vegetation retention scheme if it chose to. If it based such a law on the "corporations" power in the Constitution, it would be at least applicable to private and government trading corporations. There are other mechanisms available to the Commonwealth to initiate national programs. Together they add up to a formidable capacity to act. The numerous challenges against them by the States and Territories have seen the High Court interpreting the Constitution in an expansionary way, and with subsequent challenges entrenching and reaffirming federal power, not reducing it. Perhaps the most significant development in this respect is the increasing number- of international measures by nations aware that many environment problems now require multi-national responses.- Australia is a parly to many, such as the World Heritage Convention, the Biodiversity Convention, trade in protected species, the control of whaling and those protecting migratory birds. This constitutional "sea change" is not reflected in the intergovernment arrangements now being pursued where States continue jealously to guard their rights and the Commonwealth only occasionally challenges them. Political factors have often inhibited or stopped timely and adequate action on environment problems. It is remarkable that we do not accept a single, national scheme to regulate protected species management. This is symptomatic of a bigger dilemma. The reluctance to accept Federation resulting in genuine nationhood, which characterised the attitude of many of the colonial politicians drafting the Constitution; still produces a hostile response from the states to the assertion of a national interest. The commonwealth now needs seriously to reexamine its approach. If the cooperative federalism approach is not' working adequately, what will work? We, as a nation, could boldly assert the need for our Constitution to reflect a new role for the Com monwealth to be centrally involved in environment management as a national issue. A new power could be provided under Section 51, giving the Commonwealth power over the discharge of substances .on to land, air and water affecting more than one state or territory, the prevention of land, air or water degradation affecting more than one state or territory, the use of nuclear fuels, energy or ionising radiation, the protection of areas of national or international significance, or of a species of flora or fauna from extinction, and the regulation of novel life forms and other genetically or biologically manipulated releases. This would create clarity and certainty but may not be necessary given that the Commonwealth already has its wide-ranging .capacity under its powers to act in most circumstances. The missing element in any attempt to establish a national approach to environment management is the will to do it, not the power to do it. In relation to World Heritage listing, there should be a firm assertion of the Commonwealth's international responsibilities. The states could be invited to suggest areas Tor nomination, and their expert agencies could be involved in preparing justification materials, but the Federal Government must preserve the capacity and the resolve to act alone on nominations. With the protection of the National Estate — components of our natural or cultural environment of aesthetic, historic, scientific or social significance'or other special value for future generations as well as the present community — there needs to be a fundamental reappraisal. The register of our national treasures seems even more important today than it was when Moss Cass and Gough Whitlam created it 20 years ago, and yet we are seeing the ongoing process of places inscribed being destroyed. Many of these are the consequences of decisions of the Fed eral Government. In relation to Aboriginal involvement in protected area management, there is a strong argument for the wide extension of the Uluru model to many other parks and conservation areas throughout Australia. Whether this comes about as a response to native title claims, as part of the broad process of "social justice" or as part of the general search for reconciliation with indigenous Australians, the arguments for it are compelling. Each of the ideas I have outlined would be politically difficult and controversial. Each would also attract a large measure of popular support in the community. A number of opinion polls point to a stronger concern for the protection of the environment and for a national response to them. Take for example, a Saulwick Poll conduct ed on March 29, 1994, and published in The Sydney Morning Herald. This showed that overall 57 per cent of respondents put environment protection as a higher priority, with only 33 per ccnt rating, economic growth as more important. Despite this community sentiment, our political leaders have always attempted to juggle the pursuit of the politically popular with the pragmatic realities of federalism. Paul Keating, so often seen as the arch' enemy of the states, at least when it came to sharing revenue and more recently over native title, accepts them as the backdrop to our po litical affairs. THERE are compelling rea sons to plan nationally and act locally. We readily understand the economic advantages of such a vision. 1 am, by personal predisposition, in favour of Australia becoming a republic, and yet I find myself increasingly frustrated at the inordinate attention we pay to this symbol of nationhood while we neglect the nation itself and the basic mechanisms needed to make it work. Our country's environment problems are huge and complex. They will not be adequately addressed if governments limp along in the bear pit of federalism. The problems will not go away: their solutions require much more attention and the community expects more. It is time for our leaders to deliver more. Phillip Toyne's series on Government decision-making and the environment, with case studies of issues such as Fraser Island, the Franklin Dam and Coronation Hill, begins on Radio National's Green and Practical program at 9.30 this morning. The book of the series, The Reluctant Nation, of which the above is an extract, will be launched by Graham Richardson on Monday. Phillip Toyne: if the cooperative federalism approach is not working adequately, what will work?"}
{"id":118138724,"text":"19 Sep 1994 - IN BRIEF Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 19 September 1994, page 2 IN BRIEF Police still looking for a lead SYDNEY: Police say they are still a long way off finding the killer of NSW MP John Newman. Mr Newman. Member for the western Sydney scat of Cabramat-ta, was shot dead outside his Ca-bramatta home on September 5. The Cabramatta Patrol Com-mander, Chief Inspector, Alan Leek, said detectives were still sift-ing through a mountain of infor-mation and had not yet found a definite lead. "We are sifting through a huge amount of information in an ef-fort to focus on a clear direction to achieve our objective, which is the pursuit, apprehension and bringing to justice of those respon-sible for Mr Newman's murder." he said. □ The Sun-Herald reported yes-terday that Mr Newman had not changed his will to include his fi-ancee, Lucy Wang. According to the report, he left his Cabramatta home to his moth-er and the rest of his estate, in-cluding a $187,000 pay-out from his parliamentary pension, to build a multicultural centre to help the youth in the constituency. Teenager dies SYDNEY: A 21-year-old man from Chipping Norton, in Syd-ney's west, has been charged after an accident at Chipping Norton in which a teenager was killed and four others were injured. A police spokesman said a 16-year-old boy died in Liverpool Hospital yesterday morning after the accident. Two other boys are in a serious condition in Liverpool Hospital. CB licence fees go Owners of individual CB radios and handphones will no longer have to pay an $18 licence fee un-der new arrangements to be intro-duced on October 3. Paul Elliott, parliamentary se-cretary to the Minister for Com-munications. Michael Lee, said CB radios and handphones would come under class licensing to be introduced by the Spectrum Man-agement Agency. But CB repeater stations, not covered by the class licence, still require individual licensing. Wetlands to benefit Almost half Australia's most significant wetlands regions will benefit from $500.000 in govern-ment funding announced yesterday by the Minister for the Environ-ment, John Faulkner. Senator Faulkner said the mon-ey would be used to improve man-agement at 17 of Australia's 42 wetlands of international import-ance, known as Ramsar sites. Govt under pressure MELBOURNE: The Victorian Opposition has vowed to keep pressuring the State Government on its appointment of Tabcorp chief Ross Wilson after a new controversy on his $8 million re-cruitment surfaced yesterday. According to a report in yester-day's Sunday Age, Mr Wilson was given the top job without being short-listed by an executive place-ment firm hired by the Govern-ment to find the right person. Call for unity SYDNEY: Voters in marginal federal Labor electorates believe Australian coal companies should combine for a better deal when selling coal to Japan. The Saulwick poll conducted on behalf of the Construction, Forest-ry. Mining and Energy Union found that 57 per cent of those polled supported collective, rather than individual bargaining to get the best price when selling coal to Japan. Murder charge ADELAIDE: A 34-year-old man will appear in the Adelaide Magis-trates Court this morning charged with the slabbing murder of a 73-year-old woman. A spokesman for the South Australian Police said the man had been arrested and charged on Saturday night in relation to the murder which is believed to have taken place at Nailsworth in Ade-laide's northern suburbs on Thurs-day. The spokesman said neigh-bours from the block of units in which the woman lived found her body lying in a pool ol blood al-ter they became concerned at not seeing her for more than a day."}
{"id":118142424,"text":"08 Jul 1987 - Latest poll still tips Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 8 July 1987, page 19 Latest poll still tips Labor SYDNEY: The Hawke Government would have been returned with a slightly increased majority if the federal election had been held last weekend, according to the final 1987 election Morgan Gallup poll, to be published in The Bulletin today. The Opposition closed the gap on Labor in the survey of 4199 voters, a larger sample than usual, but there were still four percentage points between them. Forty-eight per cent said they would vote for the Labor Party, down half a point, while a similar increase for the National Party lifted support for the coalition to 44 per cent. Unlike the Herald Survey published in The Sydney Morning Herald yesterday, which showed 12 per cent support for the Australian Democrats, the Morgan poll showed the Democrats steady on 7 per cent. The personal approval rating of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, dropped two points to 56 per cent, while the Opposition Leader, Mr Howard, gained an extra one percentage point to 41 percent. Mr Howard also gained three extra points on the question of who would make the better Prime Minister, but at 28 per cent still lagged heavily behind Mr Hawke's 60 per cent, down four points. Meanwhile, the poll found decreasing support for the Liberal Party's tax package. Fifty-one per cent (up 515 points) said they preferred the existing tax structure, and 42 per cent (down 2.5 per cent) said they favoured the proposed tax cuts."}
{"id":118147524,"text":"02 Jun 1991 - THE FIGHT FOR THE LODGE Howe rushes back Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 2 June 1991, page 5 THE FIGHT FOR THE LODGE Howe rushes back On hand to take over as Deputy PM CANBERRA: The Federal Government's most senior left-wing minister and a contender the Deputy Prime Ministership, Brian Howe, will return to Australia this morning in time for the crucial ALP caucus leadership vote. Mr Howe cut short an overseas trip after the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, called a caucus meeting for tomorrow morning to allow a leadership ballot after a challenge by his deputy, Treasurer Paul Keating, on Thursday evening. In a statement on Friday from Stockholm. Mr Howe said he would be prepared. to stand as Deputy Prime Minister at the meeting if the position were de clared vacant Two caucus meetings on Friday morning failed to resolve the issue, which exploded the night before when it was revealed Mr Hawke had reneged on a pact to stand down after the 1990 election to allow Mr Keating time to settle in as Prime Minister. Mr Howe missed the meetings, along with backbencher Barry Jones, who also was overseas, and the Minister for Industrial Relations, Peter Cook, who was airborne over Canberra and unable to land because of fog. Sources said Mr Howe would arrive in Melbourne this morning and would fly to Canberra later in the day. Most MPs appear to be returning to Canberra tonight to avoid the fog which often closes the airport in the early morning at this time of year. • Two-thirds of voters in Sydney and Melbourne prefer Bob Hawke to Paul Keating as Prime Minister, according to a special Saulwick poll taken for The Age on Friday night Only 18 per cent of voters chose Mr Keating, and 16 per cent could not choose between them. The poll of 665 voters from both cities was published in yesterday's Age and had 65 per cent supporting Mr Hawke as the person to lead Labor into the 1993 federal election, while Mr Keating scored 24 per cent. From the voters surveyed in Sydney, 20 per cent said Mr Keating would make the better Prime Minister, compared with 16 per cent in Melbourne. • When the Hawke-Keating contest first flared in August, 1988, 70 per cent of voters wanted Mr Hawke to lead the Federal Government into the next election (held in March, 1990), while Mr Keating attracted only 16 per cent, The Age said."}
{"id":118152719,"text":"22 Jun 1991 - Labor draws more low opinions Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 22 June 1991, page 9 Labor draws more low opinions LABOR governments throughout the country con- tinue to fare badly. According to Morgan Gallup Poll results published in The Bulletin, South Austra-lia's Labor Government is lagging a long way behind the Opposition — although the cult of personality is alive and well and there is still strong support for the Premier, John Bannon. Support for the SA Government rose slightly, to 35 per cent, in April May on its March rating of 32 per cent. The Opposi-tion Coalition had dropped by three points to 49 per cent, but still had a healthy lead. Support for the Democrats was unchanged at 12 per cent and 4 per cent supported other parties. Despite the low opinion the electorate holds of his Government, Mr Bannon enjoyed a 53 per cent ap-proval rating, up nine points from a low of 44 per cent in March. Forty per cent disapproved of him and 7 per cent were undecided. Opposition Leader Dale Baker had a 36 per cent approval rating, but 33 per cent disapproved of the way he was handling his job and 31 per cent were undecided. Sixty per cent of South Australians (up six points) thought Mr Bannon made a better premier than Mr Baker would. Support for Mr Baker as leader dropped seven points to 27 per cent. In another forum, Mr Bannon will give up his posi-tion as national president of the Australian Labor Party at the ALP's biennial national conference in Hobart next week. Among those tipped to replace him are the party's current senior vice-president, Stephen Loosley, and the Minister for Immigration, Gerry Hand. A dark horse to watch in the race is ACT delegate Sue Robinson. Ms Robinson has been a member of the National Executive since 1987 and is best known as senior private secretary to the ACT Minister for Health, Wayne Berry. Ms Robinson is from the left wing of the party (which is not surprising in the almost completely left-dominated ACT ALP)."}
{"id":118153899,"text":"27 Jun 1991 - Most Olympians hazy on value of carbohydrates Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 27 June 1991, page 39 Most Olympians hazy on value of carbohydrates Less than 30 per cent of Australia's Olympians were aware of the importance of carbohydrates in their diets, a symposium on nutrition at the Australian Institute of Sport was told this week. Gary Morgan stressed this when presenting to the symposium the findings from a recent Morgan Gallup Poll of current dietary habits of our top athletes. The symposium was part of Olympic Awareness Week. Former Olympic swimming champion and vice-president of the Australian Olympic Committee (which hosted the symposium) John Devitt welcomed guests, who included a group of leading scientists, coaches and athletes. Keynote speaker Dr David Costill, world-renowned for his work in the field of sports nutrition, spoke on the value of carbohydrates and exercise perform ances. He was supported by Dr Mark Hargreaves and Dr Louise Bourke, the Australian Institute of Sports dietitian. Dr Dick Telford, from the Sports, Science and Medicine Centre, chaired the symposium on behalf of the Australian Olympic Committee. — PETER WADDELL |"}
{"id":118154637,"text":"29 Jun 1991 - Hawke considered safe bet for PM Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 29 June 1991, page 9 Hawke considered safe bet for PM MOST electors still consider Bob Hawke to be a safe bet as Prime Minister, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll of 2484 people published in this week's Bulletin showed that 49 per cent of people prefered Mr Hawke as leader, compared with 38 per cent who favoured the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, for the top job. Thirteen per cent could not say who they would support, or nomi nated someone else. Mr Hawke's approval rating fell 5 percentage points (to 39 per cent from 44 per cent at the beginning of June) in mid-June after the much publicised leadership brawl with the former Treasurer and KirribilH coconspirator, Paul Keating. Support for Mr Hewson also fell by 2 percentage points since the beginning of June. But support for the ALP was unaffected by the infighting, standing firm on 38 per cent, and support for the Liberal/National coalition was also steady on 45 per cent. Seven per cent of electors supported the Australian Democrats and 10 per cent opted for minor parties. People who prefered Mr Hawke as prime minister made comments such as "he is a more experienced leader", "he has a better understanding of politics in general", "better the devil you know* and "don't know enough about Hewson". Those who opted for Mr Hewson thought that he "should be given a chance" had "a better command of economic policy" and "given time he will be more forceful". The ALP conference managed to avoid another potentially messy issue by leaving its three-mine uranium policy unchanged even though Mr Hawke has branded it "illogical". The conference merely noted the report of its internal uranium review committee—established in 1988 — and defeied making a decision on the issue. While sucn inaction could not have served to win over business community confidence, as the Min ister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, John Button, noted yesterday on ABC radio, the position seems to enjoy some popular support according to a Morgan poll of 1085 people. The poll shows that 56 per cent are against opening new mines but 61 per cent think Australia should continue to export uranium. Sixty two per cent of respondents thought Australia should develop and export uranium for peaceful purposes, 31 per cent said no and 7 per cent could not say. Only 36 per cent of respondents thought that new uranium mines should be allowed while 56 per cent said no to new mines. Eight per cent could not say what the policy should be. The no vote was 62 per cent among ALP voters, 63 per cent among Democrat voters, 46 per cent among coalition voters and 73 per cent among Independent and other voters. Those who voted no to new mines believed that there was too great a risk involved. Those who voted yes believed that uranium mining was of great potential benefit to the Australian economy."}
{"id":118156145,"text":"06 Mar 1994 - Samuels drew a short straw when asked to inquire into ASIS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 6 March 1994, page 2 Samuels drew a (short straw when asked to inquire into ASIS MUNGO MacCALLUM on the likelihood of an effective spy investigation. SO GORDON SAMUELS has drawn the short straw. He becomes the latest in a scries of retired judges to conduct an inquiry into what are -laughingly known as our "security" services - particularly our overseas spooks, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service. Over recent weeks the usual allegations "have emerged: ASIS is power-mad, out of control, staffed largely by paranoics and loonies, and has become a domestic and international embarrassment, held in contcmpt by its fellow spy networks who nonetheless use its technicians to do work too dirty for them to touch them selves. There is no serious reason to cook or falsify any of this; after all, an organisation whose job description includes ex .. "j pcrtise in perjury, fraud, corruption, bribery, blackmail, coercion, theft, conspiracy, deception, extortion, betrayal and the general subversion of legally constituted authority is unlikely to work in a manner which would be considered totally orthodox in polite society. Mf Samuels' problem is that by its very nature it is unlikely to be receptive to a judicial inquiry charged with finding out just what the hell it has actually been up to, and whether it might not be better to try to achieve at least a modicum of accountability. It must be said that history is not on his side. In the past both ASIS and its. domestic counterpart, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, have been quite remarkably successful in persuading judges that, despite all public evidence to the contrary, not only are they doing a truly great job in protecting the country from everything from Martian invasion to athlete's foot, but that they should be given even more licence, more secrecy and more funny toys than they already enjoy. To do this they generally employ what I call the Elephant Repellent Theory. 1 have used elephant repellent since birth, and have never been trampled by a rogue elephant. It follows as the night the day that elephant repellent is the only effective protection. Similarly, since the formation of our security services, Australia has never been taken over by foreign invaders, and has been free from internal terrorism - well, almost. Can we deny our spooks the credit for a job well done? It is true, of course, that this happy situation also obtained for the period before the formation of our security services, but this seems not to have carried much weight with previous inquiries, which have generally patted the spooks on the head, told them not to forget to pack clean handkerchiefs in future, and sent them out to wreak more havoc. What the inquiries should be doing, of course, is considering not how the spooks operate, but whether we need them at all. It is often forgotten that both ASIO and ASIS were set up, not because the Australian Government saw any threat to the nation, or bccause of some public demand for a national security blanket, but because of pressure from overseas. The argument was that first the Brits, and later the Yanks, couldn't really trust us, or even take us seriously, Unless we had spook forces with which their spook forces could liaise. Leaving aside the question of whether we ever really needed to know their secrets, even in the depths of the Cold War, there emerges the question of whether the somewhat unbalanced chaps in the trench coats and the false noses were the right people to receive them. Episodes like the simulated raid on the Sheraton Hotel in Melbourne, in which ASIS creat ed a near riot while pretending to extricate a colleague (or something - the full story of this bizarre cops and robbers exercise was, of course, never revealed) do not exactly engender confidence. Nor do the cases of .mistaken identity by ASIO, one of the most notorious being the confusion of Bob Hogg, then Bob Hawke's principal adviser, with ANOP pollster Rod Cameron during another inquiry into the organisation's behaviour. Everybody can make a mistake, but with most people - even, in theory, with the police forces which could easily take over the few aspects of the spooks activities which are actually worthwhile -such mistakes have to be acknowledged and corrected. With ASIS and ASIO they are simply covered up and repeated. Like everyone else, I have an ASIO story; the difference is that mine can actually be confirmed in print. When Tudor Harvey Barnctt, a man with a disarming manner, a genuine love o.ff ticket and eyes like a Spanish Inquisitor, retired as director-general of ASIO, he took the unusual step of writing his memoirs. The tone was largely self-justificatory and not enough beans were spilled to make five. One anecdote concerned a story I had written mentioning Barnett during the Hope Royal commission into ASIO, In reporting this trivial incident, Barnett managed 40 get the story completely wrong, and had it appearing in the wrong paper. He also misspelled my name. If the director-general of ASIO can make three mistakes in one paragraph in public, can we really trust his underlings in private? Mr Samuels, I rest my case."}
{"id":118156417,"text":"07 Mar 1994 - Optimists to the fore on economic questions Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 7 March 1994, page 4 Optimists to the fore on economic questions There has been a surge in con sumer confidence, according to a new Seven News-Morgan poll. In February, the Roy Morgan consumer-confidence rating increased by seven points to 127.5, the highest level since - the organisation began such surveys in March 1973. Confidence increased on each of five key questions. 33 per cent of respondents said they were better off compared with a year ago - 6 per cent more. The number who felt they were worse off declined by 3 per cent to 31 per cent. There was an increase of 5 per cent, to 37 per cent, in the number of people who thought they would be better off in a year's time. Only 10 per cent, down 1 per cent, predicted that they would be worse off. Good times for the economy gen erally during the coming year were envisaged by 49 per cent of respondents, an increase of 7 per cent; 17 per cent were pessimistic, a decline of 6 per cent. 45 per cent of respondents fore shadowed good economic progress in the next five years, and there was a 2 per cent decline, to 15 per cent, in the number who expected the economic situation to be poor."}
{"id":118160724,"text":"28 Mar 1994 - Bishop rules out Hewson challenge Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 28 March 1994, page 1 Bishop rules out Hewson challenge By JODIE BROUGH Bronwyn Bishop formally ruled out a challenge against the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, yesterday as her opponents within the Coalition gloated over her disappointing showing in the Mackellar by-election on Saturday. Leadership aspirant John Howard said he was "a bit surprised at the swing" of 5 per cent against the Liberals, and the Premier of Victoria, Jeff Kennett, a Hewson supporter, said the result "could have been better". Mr Kennett suggested the Mackellar result reflected voters' opinions of the candidates' personalities, not dissatisfaction with Dr Hewson and the Opposition, and slated party members with "individual ambition". "Invariably, those who pursue their goals publicly or privately are not those who can easily ever assume the real rrtantle of leadership," he said. "They can never demand or give the sort of leadership that they have been unable to display while trying to pursue their own ambitions." Mrs Bishop, who blamed a "poisonous campaign" by Independent Bob Ellis for the result, said she had "no plan to challenge" Dr Hewson. "I have a plan to go into the Parliament and represent the people of Mackellar," she said. "We fought a strong campaign, and we won. Sixty per cent of the two-party preferred is not a bad result. If we could repeat that across Australia, we would be in government not just once but for a genera tion." Dr Hewson refused to respond when asked if he was quietly pleased that Mrs Bishop was not as popular as she had thought, saying, "I don't make those judgments." He said both Mackellarand War ringah had been "good solid results in line with our expectations on our historical experience; that's about where we thought they'd come out". "And I think the key issue is that the Keating Government didn't have the guts to run a candidate," he said. Speaking at the Liberal Party's Victorian conference, Dr Hewson made it clear he intended to hold on to the leadership and made pointed references to Sir Robert Menzics, who had been "decisively written off by the media" but contradicted the pundits. The by-election results came as the Bulletin AGB McNair poll showed the ALP in front of the Coalition for the first time in nine months, up two points to 43 per cent; the Coalition remained steady on 42 per cent. But the Time Morgan poll showed the Coalition ahead - 46 per cent to 41 percent. However, only 36 per cent of voters believed the Coalition would win the next election, while 46 per cent expected Labor to win. The federal director of the Liberal Party, Andrew Robb, said it was difficult to make a judgment about the Mackellar results without Labor candidates. But they were "quite good within historical voting patterns" as the Liberal primary vote normally dropped up to three points at byelections. There had been a strong swing of 1 to 5 per cent to Mrs Bishop in ALP booths. Mr Ellis said he believed the Mackellar poll had "spiked Mrs Bishop forever as a potential leader of the Liberal Party, because she's achieved a swing against her which if duplicated across the country would more than halve their number of seats". Editorial - Page 10"}
{"id":118161192,"text":"30 Mar 1994 - POLL-WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 30 March 1994, page 2 See-saw polls now put ALP in the lead The see-sawing nature of recent opinion polls was reflected yesterday in an AGB McNair-SM//ef//i opinion poll which has the Labor Government ahead of the Coalition. The poll said a survey in late February and early March had Government support up 2 per cent to 43 per cent, while backing for the Coalition was unchanged at 42 per cent. This contrasted with a Time Morgan poll issued on Sunday which had the Coalition, ahead of Labor 46 per cent to 41 per cent in terms of voting intentions. The AGB McNair poll found that Paul Keating had maintained his lead over Opposition Leader John Hewson as preferred prime minister by a margin of 39 per cent (down 2 per cent) to Dr Hewson's 25 per cent (up 1 per cent)."}
{"id":118161708,"text":"02 Jan 1992 - Rain dampens ACT festivities Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 2 January 1992, page 4 Rain dampens ACT festivities Thousands arrested across Aust By CHARLES MIRANDA and AAP ;Police said New Year's Eve was quieter than usual in the ACT as rain became the real show stopper to many people's celebrations. ;A spokesman for the Australian Federal Police said the force on du ty; were "quite content with the night's activities" in what was a "fairly quiet" entrance to the New Year. He said it seemed the rain had put a damper on many parties around Canberra, although there had been the usual trouble. Police were investigating yesterday the early morning assault and robbery of an 18-year-old man in City Walk, Civic. -About 3am the man was withdrawing money from an automatic teller machine when he was "seriously" assaulted and robbed of cash and personal belongings. Police are calling on any witnesses to the assault to come forward. police were also investigating a serious car crash that involved an aitibulance and left a woman in hospital with several broken bones. Night duty ambulance Superintendent John McLaren said that about 11.10pm on New Year's Eve an ambulance was attending what was believed to be a stabbing when it collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Northbourne and Wakefield Avenues. 'He said the ambulance went through a green light as it was heading down Northbourne and attempted to avoid the car coming from Wakefield Avenue, but failed. The elderly woman driver of the other car received a broken leg and seyeral broken ribs and is in a stable condition at Woden Valley Hospital. The ambulance driver received minor cuts and scratches and super intendent McLaren said the ambulance was unserviceable. Police also arrested 13 people for drunken and disorderly behaviour. Two people have been killed, a bashed grandfather has died and thousands of people have been arrested for drunkenness as the New Year got under way across Australia yesterday. But, in a ray of New-Year hope, Australians enjoyed one of their safest motoring years on record in 1991, with 210 fewer deaths than in 1990. In Sydney, in the first three hours of the New Year, a 32-yearold man was kicked to death after a New Year's Eve party. Two men have been chained with murder over the killing, in Bidwell, in Sydney's west. A crowd hurled rocks and bricks at a police car after it was called in to help a fire crew in southern suburban Minto overnight. They were called to a large blaze allegedly started by a group of between 20 and 40 people who used tyres, timber and accelerants to build a bonfire. In Brisbane, a 29-year-old woman was bashed to death with a brick and a broom handle in Wynnum. Police, called to the scene at 3am by a neighbour, found the woman lying in the backyard. In peak-hour traffic on a major Brisbane freeway yesterday, 19 New Year's revellers were caught by a police booze bus between 7am and 10am. In Surfers Paradise, four policemen were assaulted after they were called to a unit after gunfire was reported. One was knocked unconscious, another had a broken nose, and two others were assaulted. Two men have been charged with as sault. In Queensland, the arrest tally early yesterday morning was 250 and the number was expected to grow. In Victoria, police arrested 1067 offenders, mostly drunks. Heavy rain lashed Melbourne in the early evening, blacking out 120,000 households and flooding major roads. In South Australia, police arrested 54 people on Tuesday night, mainly for public drunkenness or behaviour offences. In Western Australian, police thanked the public for one of the quietist New Year celebrations in recent years. Only 210 arrests were made throughout the state. In the Northern Territory, police reported a reasonably quiet New Year's Eve, with 62 arrests for drunkenness in Darwin and Alice Springs. There was good news on Australia's roads: NSW and Victoria both posted their lowest road tolls since 1950 and the toll was down in South Australia arid the ACT. And as the New Year arrived, Australians were surprisingly optimistic about 1992. A Morgan Gallup poll in Time magazine's New Year edition shows 54 per cent believe it will be a better year than last year. This is the highest Australian confidence has reached since it peaked at 57 per cent in 1983 and 1984. Only 33 per cent of Australians, compared with 56 per cent, foresee economic difficulty."}
{"id":118161725,"text":"02 Jan 1992 - New poll shows hint of optimism Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 2 January 1992, page 3 New poll shows hint of optimism SYDNEY: Despite the recession, Australians are surprising' ly optimistic about 1992. A Morgan Gallup poll in the new year edition of Time magazine shows 54 per cent believe 1992 will be a better year than 1991. This is the highest Australian confidence has reached since it peaked at 57 per cent in 1983 and 1984, a reflection of the country's emergence from the economic travails of 1981 and 1982. The poll shows the surge of confidence is reflected across the political spectrum, with some 60 per cent of Labor voters seeing a better 1992, 48 per cent of Coalition supporters and 57 per cent of Democrats. Only 33 per cent of Australians (compared with 56 per cent previously) foresee economic difficulty in the year ahead. Nevertheless, the magazine says, only 10 per cent are sufficiently confident to tip a return to economic prosperity and 57 per cent believe conditions will stay the same or are not prepared to guess. Australia comes fourth in a list of the 47 most optimistic nations for 1992, behind Argentina, where 61 per cent believe 1992 will be better than last year, the US (also 61) and Israel (57). The poll surveyed face-to-face 1265 people aged over 14 in Australia over the weekend November 16-17."}
{"id":118161870,"text":"03 Jan 1992 - Grey to wait and see if NRMA will invest Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 3 January 1992, page 3 Grey to wait and see if NRMA will invest BRISBANE: Compass Airlines' chief executive, Bryan Grey, said yesterday he would "wait and see" if Australia's largest traveller organisation, the NRMA, would invest in the revival of his collapsed airline. Mr Grey said he had spoken to a member of the NRMA council, Richard Talbot, a number of times about a potential investment. Although it was a "wait and see" situation, Mr Talbot was "very very confident", Mr Grey said. An NRMA council faction headed by Mr Talbot, the Motorists Action Group, "is apparently very strong for an involvement with Compass". Mr Grey made the statement when he spoke yesterday to journalists outside Compass headquarters. He has been involved in talks with the provisional liquidator, Ian Ferrier, of Sydney-based accountancy and insolvency firm Ferrier Hodg son and Co. The pair were "almost working on the same package", Mr Grey said of a proposed financial rescue for the airline. "I think it's fair enough to say, without putting words into his mouth, that he's progressing on the basis that Compass will fly again," Mr Grey said of his talks with Mr Ferrier. They were now "checking the viability of that" and a "rationale" for investors. Information was still being provided to Mr Ferrier. Mr Grey said he was "very opti mistic" for a Compass relaunch, but said, "I just can't put a date on it or a time". He said it was "interesting" that his airline's five seized aircraft were, according to reports, staying in Australia. Tlie provisional liquidators would talk soon to the aircraft's owners, he said. Commenting on criticism of Compass from a former federal minister for tourism, and now Tourism Task Force leader, John Brown, Mr Grey said he was "a little bit intrigued". "He approached myself some eight months ago requesting a contribution of $20,000 from Compass to that task force, which we refused to do," Mr Grey said. The Tourism Task Force is funded by about 60 tourism-related organisations, including former Compass rivals Ansett, Eastwest and Australian Airlines. Of the criticisms, Mr Grey said, "That's his [Mr Brown's] business and I'm not going to waste my time worrying about it." Commenting on the possibility of the entrance of Sydney's AAA Airlines into the domestic market, Mr Grey said there would still be room for Compass. He said Compass's technical staff had signed a statement saying they would "stay around" until every effort to help the airline was explored. They had shunned approaches already made by others. Mr Grey said he believed flight attendants now working for other airlines would "come back to us, don't worry about that" if Compass flew again. . Eighty-five per cent of Australians want Compass Airlines to fly again, and SO per cent believe the Federal Government should help with financial backing, according to a new poll. A national Morgan Gallup Poll carried out this week also shows that 82 per cent of those surveyed expect air fares to rise if a rescue bid for Compass fails. The telephone poll, which surveyed 645 people around Australia, was commissioned by the Friends of Compass group, which has already raised $4.9 million through pledges and cash to help revive the airline. An overwhelming 89 per cent of those polled supported rescue attempts by the group, which comprises former Compass staff. Gary Morgan, of the Roy Morgan Research Centre, said his company's poll showed there was strong support for Federal Government aid to help Compass get back in the air. "The 50 per cent figure is high in relation to whether the Government should be giving Compass money in what are difficult times," Mr Morgan said. Forty per cent opposed Federal Government financial help for Compass, and 10 per cent could not say."}
{"id":118162835,"text":"08 Jan 1992 - Govt ahead in Entrance Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 8 January 1992, page 5 Govt ahead in Entrance SYDNEY: The NSW Coalition Government has a narrow lead over the Labor Opposition in the run-up to the January 18 by-election in The Entrance, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published in Time magazine. Morgan Gallup's December survey found the Liberal-National Government's support to be up half a point from November at 42.5 per cent, while support for the ALP rose the same amount, to 40.5 per cent. Backing for Democrats and Independents was down 1 per cent at 17 per cent. The by-election was announced last week in the wake of a Court of Disputed Returns decision that the Liberal candidate's win in The Entrance at the NSW general election in May was invalid. The Coalition is expected to remain in government, even if Labor wins the by-election."}
{"id":118163013,"text":"09 Jan 1992 - Democrats not running in Tas Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 9 January 1992, page 5 Democrats not running in Tas HOBART: The Australian Democrats have urged supporters to vote for Tasmania's Green Independents after the party decided not to contest next month's state election. Democrats state president Sarah Briggs said in Hobart that the party was not ready for an election campaign so early in the year. "Rather than risk splitting the Green vote we have decided not to stand," Ms Briggs said. "We believe this is an important step in the journey towards closer Democrat-Green relations." Ms Briggs said the Democrats were in complete agreement with the Greens on economic and environmental policy - key issues in the run up to the February 1 poll. She said members had been informed by letter of the state executive's decision and the response so far had been positive. Australian Democrats Senator Robert Bell said yesterday that his party was determined to ensure that Senator Robert Bell: rejects that Democrats will lose credibility. an alternative vision was presented to Tasmanian voters and the Greens could achieve this. "Exactly who does it is less important than the fact it has to be done," Senator Bell said. "We can see in a practical sense the Greens have a much greater chance of achieving our alternative vision for Tasmania." Senator Bell rejected statements that the Democrats would lose credibility by not contesting the election. He said the party would still endorse candidates for the next federal election and contest local council elections under the Democrat ban ner. The Democrats' decision gives a significant boost to the electoral chances of the Greens who are striving to win government in their own right. The five Greens, who held the balance of power in the last parliament, are confident of increasing their numbers in the 35-seat House of Assembly as a result of yesterday's pledge by the Democrats. Greens leader Bob Brown said the Democrats' decision showed there was solidarity between the two proenvironment parties. A recent Morgan Gallup poll put support for the Greens in Tasmania at 15.5 percent."}
{"id":118164138,"text":"15 Jan 1992 - Round 1: Keating, not ALP, on ropes Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 15 January 1992, page 1 Round 1: Keating, not ALP, on ropes SYDNEY: The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, has scored an approval rating of only 25 per cent in the first Morgan Gallup Poll since he deposed Bob Hawke as Labor Party leader. But voter support for the Government is up more than 3 percentage points. The results, to be published in Time magazine today, show that the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, has lifted his approval rating by three points to 62 per cent. The 25 per cent rating for Mr Keating is one point less than Mr Hawke received in his last poll in December. Support for the ALP was at 35 per cent, up 3.5 points since the leadership challenge. Coalition support fell by the same margin, to 49 per cent. Time noted Labor's improvement came in the wake of the visit of the US President, George Bush -and the party had still rated worse than in October and November. Head-to-head in the preferred Prime Minister poll, Dr Hewson was favoured by 48 per cent of voters (down from 51 per cent against Mr Hawke in December) and Mr Keating by 35 per cent. In a footnote to history, respondents were asked whether they preferred Mr Hawke or Mr Keating as Prime Minister. The result was 56 per cent for the old, 31 per cent for the new and 13 per cent could not say or named someone else."}
{"id":118164139,"text":"15 Jan 1992 - Morgan Gallup Poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 15 January 1992, page 1 ?"}
{"id":118165579,"text":"22 Jan 1992 - Confidence on the rise, according to Morgan poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 22 January 1992, page 5 Confidence on the rise, according to Morgan poll SYDNEY: People feel more confident about the economy this month than they have since October, according to the latest Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating, to be published in Time today. Time also will publish figures from a November Morgan Gallup Poll indicating why the rise in confidence has not helped the Labor Federal Government. The November poll indicated that 53 per cent of Australians blamed the Government for unemployment, the first time it had been placed alone at the top of a list including world pressures (47 per cent) and trade unions (26 per cent). These figures contrasted with those at the depths of the 1982-83 recession; the December 1982 survey found that 52 per cent blamed world pressure and only 37 per cent blamed the Government. A record 78 per cent also said in November that the Government was not doing enough to stem the rising number of jobless. The proportion who felt their jobs were safe dropped to 69 per cent. O Public opinion is a demonstrably fickle thing, as the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, could tell you. On Monday, 70 per cent of Australians questioned in a survey thought he was arrogant, 64 per cent thought he was evasive, and only 38 per cent believed him credible and sincere. But after just one television interview, on the Nine Network's A Current Affair with Jana Wendt on Monday night, Mr Keating's ratings have improved dramatically. The show commissioned special prcand post-interview polls to find whether a television interview can change voters' perceptions of a politician. It appears it can. One thousand and sixty-two people nationwide were asked for their voting intentions and their impressions of Mr Keating, then were asked again after the interview. Four hundred of the original group responded to the second survey. Those who found Mr Keating arrogant dropped from 70 to 33 per cent, those who thought him sincere rose from 38 to 5}, and evasive from 64 to 55, while those who perceived him as aggressive fell from 56 to 13; credible increased from 38 to 48 per cent."}
{"id":118170939,"text":"13 Jun 1994 - Good times predicted Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 13 June 1994, page 2 Good times predicted Australians' confidence in the economy reached an all-time high this month, according to the latest poll published in this week's Time Australia magazine. The Roy Morgan Confidence Rating found 50 per cent expected good times in the year ahead, up three points on last month, while 13 per cent, down five points, expected bad times. Looking five years down the track, the number of people ex pecting good times remained unchanged on 46 per cent, while 13 per cent, down two points, thought things would be bad. Assessing their personal finances, 33 per cent of the people surveyed expected to be better off. The number of people who. felt they would be worse off fell by one point to 11 per cent. The number of people who said they were better off this year rose to 32 per cent, up three points."}
{"id":118172480,"text":"19 Jun 1994 - Fahey moves to reclaim law initiative Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 19 June 1994, page 6 Fahey moves to reclaim law initiative COFFS HARBOUR: The Premier, John Fahey, moved to reclaim the political initiative on the key election area of law and order yesterday, after publicly conceding his minority coalition Government faced an uphill battle to remain in office beyond the next election. Mr Fahey promised a new round of government announcements on law and order issues — as well as increased spending on police — in response to recent attempts by the Labor Party to portray the Government as being "soft" on crime. Mr Fahey said at yesterday's conference that Labor was likely to run what he termed a "dishonest" election campaign at next year's election, focused on a clutch of 10 marginal seats. Mr Fahey said such a campaign, aimed at the Government's weak seats, would be at the expense of rural and regional NSW and pose a difficult task for the Govern ment in its bid to win the March 25, 1995, state election. "It will require enormous effort. We are in a traditional Labor state," Mr Fahey said. At the same time Mr Fahey nominated two of Labor's marginal seats — Coogee and Parramatta — to be targeted . by the Liberals. And he confirmed the Liberal Party would try to wrest Manly from Independent Peter Macdonald. Despite his public caution about the Government's electoral chances, Mr Fahey said recent public opinion polling suggested the Government was "in a dammed good position". The latest Saulwick opinion. poll, published in Friday's Sydney Morning Herald, put support for the Coalition at 57 per cent, giving it a commanding lead over the Opposition, which had 43 per cent support. Mr Fahey said the Gov ernment could not rest on such results, and moved to restate the Coalition's com mitment to tough law and order policies. • The NSW National Party backed away yesterday from a proposal that it reserve winnable positions in the Parliament for women. Instead, delegates said on ly that they would work to I support assisting National Party women into Parlia ment. A motion from the party's Albury electorate council suggested the Nationals "adopt a policy of assisting women to enter the legislative council or senate by reserving winnable positions on the ticket for women". But the 600 delegates defeated that motion, instead adopting a broad policy that commits the Nationals to helping women get into Parliament through seminars, and the development of a women's policy. The amended motion also said the Nationals should target prominent women with a view to encouraging them to enter the state and federal Parliaments."}
{"id":118176723,"text":"06 Dec 1985 - In-fighting is nothing but self-destructive A lesson the Liberals would be wise to learn from Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 6 December 1985, page 2 In-fighting is nothing but self-destructive A lesson the Liberals would be wise to learn from Labor POLITICS | By PAUL MALONE | The Hawkc Government learnt its political survival lesson the hard way in the December 1984 poll. But the lesson has been learnt if 1985 is anything to judge by. Faction fights which at the start of the year seemed certain to ensure that this would be the last term for the Government, have been curbed. Federally, the party now looks more unified than it has for years and the Government is well prepared for the run to an election at the end of its three-year term. This was not an accident. After the 1984 election, there was a feeling within the Left and Centre-Left that if Labor was going to be kicked out at the end of this term then at least they were going to ensure that something was achieved. They were not going to accept the prescription for the first term — do nothing radical and Labor will win the middle ground and be assured of a further term. The second Hawkc Government was going to be a "Labor" Govern ment. This view made its impact • almost immediately with the MX missile decision. The Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, the Minister for Foreign Afiairs, Mr Haydcn, and the then Minister for Defence, Mr Scholcs, had quietly decided on November 16 last year to provide Australian support for the US missile tests. When the news leaked out it provoked an outcry from within the party. Left and CentreLeft spokesmen openly voiced their opposition. Finally, in the United States, Mr Hawkc bowed to the pressure and the ofTcr was withdrawn. But the political problems did not end there. A poorly worded communique agreed to by Mr Hawke on his US trip suggested that Australia approved of the US strategic modernisation program. Again, there was a public outcry from Labor Party leaders before the matter was clarified and any suggestion that Australia had endorsed the program was removed. All these problems were occurring at about the same time as New Zealand and the US were at odds over the nuclear-armed ship visits. As a result the issues were intertwined. Politically, one would think it was a bad start to the year. But the polls did not show this. According to the Irving Saulwick poll, the Labor vote in March measured 48 per cent compared with the actual election vote of 47.5 per cent in December, 1984. The Morgan polls had Labor at 48, 47, 48 and 48 in March and April. Nevertheless, il was clear to all in the Labor Party that things could not go on as they had. The public statements by factional leaders had to end. The constructive way to do this was to give those dissatisfied members of the Government a hearing. The Left had been ignored in the two previous years as the "pragmatists" had implemented their do-nothing program. But this had produced a poor election result. So there was a feeling that there was nothing to lose by trying the alternative — try to get Labor policies in placc. If the leadership was not going to go along with this, then those who wanted to get things done would publicly air their views. The damage this could cause was apparent to all. The Treasurer, Mr Keating, summed up the situation when he noted — at the peak of the factional speak-out early in the year — that "the trouble with a lot of people in the Labor Party is they've got long tongues and they want to keep advertising them selves". "One of the problems about factionalism in the Labor Party is that every faction thinks they've got to have their viewpoint in the marketplace and a few of them would do well just frankly to shut up," Mr Keating had said. He said also that the "fourth graders", who were trying to crash PUBLIC OPINION OF THE PARTY LEADERS OPINION HAWKE Nov June Aug Sept Oct 1984 19B5 HOWARD Sept Oct 1985 PEACOCK Nov June Aug 1984 1985 Very good 25 S 9 14 12 8 5 4 5 3 Good 39 30 35 34 34 29 27 17 22 21 Fair 26 41 39 35 38 37 42 40 43 46 Poor 5 11 10 10 9 9 11 21 17 17 Very Poor 4 8 5 6 5 7 7 15 10 10 Not ture 1 2 10 8 into the act, would be better to shut up. The number of caucus committees was doubled as a result of the MX decision and a factional deal was stitched together to allocate the positions of chairman and secretary of cach of the committees. A divisive ballot was thus avoided. But of greater importance was the real wilingncss demonstrated by the Government leaders to start taking into account all party views. The Right's views were no longer simply handed down from on high via Cabinet. Nowhere was this more clcarly demonstrated than in determining the final position on tax. In the short term, the tax debate was bad for the Government. The polls — the only guide we have — showed a crash in Government popularity in May, June and July. Preparing a tax-reform package was, politically, an extremely difficult task. No community consensus was ever going to be achieved. Self-interested sectional groups were going to scream. All the screaming was in the open in the months leading up to the tax summit. Mr Keating trooped the country trying to sell "Option C", which contained the broadly based consumption tax — a tax popular in Liberal Party and Treasury circles. In the fluid state before the policy was determined, other leading party representatives took the opportunity to speak out against it. The consumption tax was a politically absurd proposal for Labor. The inequity of the tax was to be overcome by other compensating measures. This proposition was rather like a doctor suggesting to a patient suffering cholera that to cure him he would fracture his skull, then apply the best medical techniques to overcome this damage and offer other treatment so that in the end the patient would be better olT. Better simply to forget the inequitable tax and apply only the constructive treatment. The consumption tax was opposed across the Labor movement throughout the country — the Left, the Centre-Left, the Victorian Labor Unity faction and Independents. The only real support for it was in Mr Kcating's home State, and even there key union members in his own faction opposed the tax. The decision to throw out the consumption-tax proposal was Mr Hawkc's clearest demonstration of his new rcccptivcness to party views. The decision may have upset Mr Keating and the business community, but the vast majority of the party was pleased. The tax package the Government eventually announced was one a unified Labor party — Left, Centre, Right and unions — could get behind and sell in the community. If Labor had been divided, as it would have been with the consumption tax, the political consequences would have been disastrous. It was not a victory for the Left . or for the unions. It was a recognition of Labor values, a policy truly in line with Labor tradition. Mr Keating was to get his way in other less obvious, but nevertheless inportant, areas. Deregulation and foreign bank entry were two. He also had a major victory in Budget strategy. On the Left, there was a push for a bigger Budget deficit. Mr Keating argued against this and favoured restraint. With LABOR'S POLLING •84 '85 gQ Dec Mar Apr May Jun Jul AugSepOct 1 1 <1> ,L 0(5) / s 1 y\\ / V \\ (3)/ V (1) — MX Issue. (2) — Tax debate gets under way. (3) — Tax summit (4) — Howard replaces Peacock. (5) — Tax package announced. the wisdom of hindsight, he was clearly right. The economy was starting to take off and, in classic Keyncsian terms, it was appropriate to cut back public-sector spending. The Left suffered other losses during the year, such as the Federal Executive's decision to allow four right-wing unions which left the ALP in the 1950s to reafTiliate. But for the majority of the Left, this did not provoke a bitter reaction. Partly, this was due to a more pragmatic leadership but it was also due to the fact that consideration was being given to Left views. The Left was not being frozen out. It could start to feel that the second Hawke Government was worth fighting for. It was certainly not worth damaging the Government over anything but a major issue. While the Labor Party was moderating its faction fights during the year, the Liberal Party was developing the art. This led to the "dry" or rightwing faction leader, Mr Howard, ousting the more middlc-ofcthe road Mr Peacock as leader on September 5. Mr Peacock was seen by many Liberals as too wishy-washy. Mr Howard, in contrast, had strong views. But just as a Labor has to compromise to bring its factions together, Mr Howard will have to learn to compromise or he will have little chance of success at the next election. Mr Peacock's political career looked to be finished in Setember. But the party will be watching Mr Howard's performance very carefully next year. Liberals do not have a history of loyalty to leaders who fare badly in the polls. Mr Bill Snedden got one chance in 1974. In NSW, before Mr Nick Greiner, there was a period when there was a change in leadership almost monthly. The federal parliamentary Liberal Party seems almost as ruthless. Members may recall that Mr Peacock did surprisingly well in the 1984 poll. They could come to regret the consequenccs which flowed from their initial decision to support Mr Howard in the ballot for the deputy leadership. Mr Howard, of course, invited a challenge at his first press conference when he said he would remain leader "so long as I deliver the goods". The polls with all their faults — a demonstrated ability to frequently be wide of the mark — will be a key measure used by members to determine whether Mr Howard is delivering the goods. The policies developed in industrial relations, taxation and privatisation will be another measure. Most Liberal Party members will have to feel satisfied with these if Mr Howard is to prove a success. If a significant block feels disaffected, the Liberal Party will continue to capture the headlines — but they will be the wrong sort of headlines."}
{"id":118182374,"text":"31 Dec 1985 - Tobacco sponsorship Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 31 December 1985, page 6 Tobacco sponsorship Received December 23 Sir, — R. Thornton cnticiscd (letters, Dccembcr 12) my company's recent sponsorship of the Winfield Socceroos. While a vocal minority oppose commercial free spcech and freedom and responsibility for choice in this country, the majority of Australians continue to support tobacco-company sponsorship of sport and the arts and the maintenance of cigarette advertising. In the latest public-opinion poll conducted by the Morgan Research Centre, 77 per cent of those questioned said sponsorship should be allowed to continue. An overwhelming majority (96 per cent) of non-smokers said it was unlikely that tobacco-company sponsorship would make them take up smoking. Should my company, or more correctly the television channels, have consistently ignored the broadcasting ban on cigarette advertising, as alleged by your correspondent, he may be assured that the due processes of the law would have applied. Regarding the claimed kicking of "the company's proposed advertising package off the ground" in Glasgow, your correspondent may be interested to know that four signs were booked from Australia through the Hampden Park contractor, Arena Sports Advertising. The intended message was 'Winfield Socceroos' with the flag. This was refused by the Scottish football authorities. As the authorities permitted a veritable slather of liquor advertising around the pitch and in the program and even a cigarette advertisement, not my company's, in the program, we can only conclude that their real concern was to ensure that nothing was allowed which might help motivate or encourage our team, playing so far away from home in front of one of the world's most partisan crowds. In spite of the difficulties and a mere handful of spiteful criticisms, such as that of your correspondent, my company was proud to be of assistance to a courageous and skilful outfit of Australian ambassadors. A. A. WOOD Rothmans of Pall Mall Sydney."}
{"id":118185412,"text":"16 Apr 1987 - Unsworth approval rating continues to increase Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 16 April 1987, page 9 Unsworth approval rating continues to increase SYDNEY: The popularity of the NSW Premier, Mr Unsworth, continues to increase, leaping 34 percentage points since August last year, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The March poll, published in this week's Bulletin magazine, also showed his Labor Government would have been returned to power if an election had been held last month. Mr Unsworth's approval rating of 60 per cent is his biggest ever, a jump of 6 points since a February poll, and a huge increase over his August record low of 26 per cent."}
{"id":118186531,"text":"23 Apr 1987 - IN BRIEF Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 23 April 1987, page 8 IN BRIEF Death of doctor due at tribunal SYDNEY: Police are waiting for post-mortem examination reports before deciding whether to hold an inquest into the death of a doctor who was due to appear before the Medical Disciplinary Tribunal in Sydney yesterday. Dr Peter John Donnelly, 28, who practiced at Nimbin, northern NSW, was charged with professional misconduct after he was convicted of 26 drug offences. He appeared before.the tribunal on February 18 and the hearing had been adjourned to yesterday. Police said Dr Donnelly had been found dead at his surgery at the Nimbin Health Centre on March 6. Bannon most popular ADELAIDE: The Premier of South Australian, Mr Bannon, has retained the title of Australia's most popular political leader, according to a poll published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday. Nearly 1000 people were covered in the poll by Morgan Gallup and 71 per cent approved of the way Mr Bannon was handling his job. For Greek Catholics The Pope has established the diocese of St Michael of Sydney for the Greek Catholic Melkites in Australia, and has appointed the Reverend Georges Riashi, presently the parish priest of Our Lady of Redemption in the Archdiocese of Detroit, as the first bishop, the Apostolic Pro-Nuncio, Archbishop Franco Brambilla, said yesterday. Bad news for media SYDNEY: The majority of Australians think news organisations invade people's privacy, a poll in The Bulletin magazine said yesterday. The Morgan Gallup survey of 1217 men and women also found many people, six in 10, believed the media concentrated on bad news and seven in 10 believed the media invaded people's privacy. Rebate cut opposed MELBOURNE: Proposals to cut the Medicare rebate were opposed yesterday by the Combined Pensioners' Association, the Doctors' Reform Society and the Doctors for a Free Rebate Group."}
{"id":118187549,"text":"29 Apr 1987 - COMMENT Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 29 April 1987, page 1 No real choice at all - Mr .Howard's decision to reject yesterday's coalition agreement proposed by the National Party was, if not made without some agony, one in which he really had little choice. For one of the side results of last week's reshuffle of the Opposition's front bench is that for Mr Howard, there can be little room for compromise. He is being pressured on one side by the "wets" in the party, and on the other by Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. While Mr Howard has had a good few weeks and the way in which he changed the Opposition front bench has been generally well received, his grip on the leadership is still not as firm as he would like. Today, yet another opinion poll will come out which shows that Mr Peacock, one of the men he consigned to the back bench, is still more popular than he is. The Morgan Gallup Poll, in today's Bulletin magazine, shows that 59 per cent of those surveyed think that Mr Peacock would be a good Prime Minister, while only 33 per cent thought similarly of Mr Howard. While Mr Peacock's supporters within the Liberal Party will point to the poll as evidence of the electoral appeal of their man, Mr Howard's action in refusing to be dictated to by • the National Party will counter-bal ance this. But there is more bad news for the Opposition generally in today's polls — they show that the Government has now slipped ahead of them in approval ratings, and now has an approval rating of 47 per cent, compared to 46 per cent for the Opposi tion. - ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":118189009,"text":"06 Jul 1994 - COMMENT Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 6 July 1994, page 1 mmmammm Peter Cole-Adams . Dangerous issue for Downer From the moment he won the Liberal leadership, Alexander Downer has behaved like a man convinced that Paul Keating's passionate republicanism could be turned into a political plus for the Coalition. Now he is learning that the issue is as dangerous for him as for Keating, potentially more so. Continued on Page 2. The republic becomes a dangerous issue for Downer Continued from Page 1. The matter of the noisily monarchist Tony Abbott and the so-called secret republican cell within the party — surely, when /conservatives get conspiratorial, they form cabals — is not important in itself, but as a symptom of a division that goes much deeper and wider. And this probably explains why yesterday we saw a new Downer line — one borrowed from John Hewson. For a month now, the Liberal Leader has been explaining his op position to a republic largely in terms of the immensely complex rewriting of the Constitution that he insists such a change would in-, volve, and suggesting that the nation faces such pressing problems that it should not even be thinking about such a distraction now. An easy line, but unconvincing. Since when was running away from difficult challenges a political virtue? Yesterday Downer twice called on Keating to put up specific proposals. "He says we are fogeys for defending the existing Constitu tion, but he is completely gutless because he won't come forward and tell Australians what changes he wants to make." The intention seems clear enough: get the heat back on Keating. A Cabinet committee has been discussing the Turnbull report for months and apparently does not plan to come down with any recommendations till late this year. When the Government does eventually endorse a specific proposal, the Opposition will be able to oppose that proposal, rather than the principle. Broadly, Liberals are divided into three groups: committed monarchists, among whom older Australians are disproportionely represented; those who feel a republic is probably inevitable, but who don't want Keating to get the credit; and republicans, including some powerful figures in NSW (notably Premier John Fahey) and many Young Lib erals. Downer's problem is that while the first two groups almost certainly comprise a large majority of party members — and of his shadow cabinet;— they are a minority of the electorate. The latest Saulwick poll, in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, showed that support for some sort of republic was down four points from February, to 59 per cent, but that support for the monarchy was still only 35 per cent. Prince Charles's latest confessions seem unlikely to help. No wonder Downer wants Keating to give him a clear target to shoot at; no wonder Keating is in no hurry to oblige."}
{"id":118190253,"text":"11 Jul 1994 - Economy on way up: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 11 July 1994, page 3 Economy on way up: poll Australians remain generally confident about their economic future, the latest Morgan poll to be published in this week's Time Australia magazine has found. The poll of 1206 people found the Morgan confidence rating down only 0.4 per cent in early July compared with the all-time high in June. The number of people predicting good times ahead dipped from 50 per cent in June to 47 per cent in July, while those expecting bad times increased four points to 17 per cent. Over the next five years, 41 per cent of respondents said they expected good times while only 14 per cent expected the economy to worsen. On personal finances, 34 per cent of respondents (up two points) believed they were better off now than a year ago while 27 per cent (down two points) believed they were worse off. Over the next year, 35 per cent said they expected to be better off and 10 per cent said they expected to be worse off. — AAP"}
{"id":118190271,"text":"11 Jul 1994 - 75pc for fresh air dining Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 11 July 1994, page 2 75pc for fresh air dining ! SYDNEY: Three out of four Australians want restaurants to be smoke-free but more than 60 per cent of people also believe tobacco companies should be allowed to sponsor sport. A Saulwick poll, published in Saturday's editions of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, showed 75 per cent of those surveyed said smoking should not be allowed in restaurants, while 22 per cent said it should. Three per cent were undecided. But asked whether they believed smoking should be allowed in bars and clubs, 50 per cent replied "yes" with 46 per cent saying "no." Four per cent had no opin ion. On the question of whether cigarette companies should sponsor sport, 62 per cent said "yes," 34 per cent said "no," with 5 per cent unsure. Federal Health Minister Carmen Lawrence has signalled her intention to tighten the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act (1992) to ensure there are no exemptions for sporting events. Presently some international events are excluded, such as the Australian Formula One Grand Prix. But poll researchers said Dr Lawrence might need to reassess those intentions as six out of 10 Australians want to see tobacco companies continue to sponsor sport and give financial help to clubs. The survey interviewed 1027 people nation-wide on June 28. And of interest to Opposition Health spokeswoman Bronwyn Bishop will be the results that 70.9 per cent of Coalition voters backed continued sponsorship of sporting teams by cigarette companies, compared with 53.4 per cent among Labor. The finding suggests Mrs Bishop is reflecting the views of Conservative party voters when she said in late May that if a product was legal, then it should be able to be advertised. Figures were rounded to the nearest whole number."}
{"id":118191805,"text":"18 Jul 1994 - MEDIA MIX A doggy farewell to Kati Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 18 July 1994, page 28 MEDIA MIX A doggy farewell to Kati with K^RENVEITZGERALD Farewell to Katr, guide dog to 2cn Afternoon Show presenter Elaine Harris. The station is arranging a farewell for Kati on Thursday at 3.50pm. We will miss her yawns and muffled barks but her spirit will live on. Elaine takes a .month's sabbatical from Friday, heading to Melbourne to be trained with a new dog. Terry Malcolm will fill in for Elaine. LIZ JACKSON continues in 2CN's morn- ing timeslot this week ... the hot tip is she will be in that timeslot permanently very soon. ANY TRUTH in the rumour that someone very prominent in' radio management will soon be taking up a high-flying position with the ACT Tourism Commission? . IF YOU, like me, were thinking "Gee, Scul- ly's put on a bit of weight lately", it is be- cause Gillian Anderson who plays Dana Scully in X Files is indeed pregnant in real life. Lucky door prizes to those who think up the weirdest plot involving Scully's pregnancy ... she was impregnated by aliens while she was in that cocoon, that sort of thing. And don't worry, even though this week's is the final for this season, I have been assured A' Files will be back. WITH Melrose Place and X Files finishing up, Capital will have a bit of empty space for Picket Fences and Northern Expo sure. We live in hope. DON'T you love radio ratings time? Every one is a little on edge hoping that their competitions and promotions will help them to No 1. Nothing like money to get people listen ing. Nothing like a quick fix. TODAY is an important day for SBS. Not only does today represent the culmination of the station's first-class coverage of the World Cup soccer (rush to your TV's now, it might still be on), but there arc some other important happenings. SBS Radio is launching two new FM stations in Sydney and Mel bourne (one in. Canberra next guys?) to com plement the existing AM stations. And SBS is taking a new direction in news with the begin ning of News Extra presented by Paul Murphy (see story on Page 9). I don't know anyone who gets home early enough to watch the usu al 6pm news. It will be interesting to see how News Extra goes. THE SEVEN Network has signed a deal for exclusive television access to Newspoll, regarded as the premier political opinion poll in the country. Politicians (as much as TV and radio people.it seems) live and die by populari ty polls. It must be so hard to please everyone all of the time. ' B EING a journalist is such a dangerous life ... ask Jessica Rowe of the Prime news team who was recently chased around Mugga Lane. Tip by someone who took a dislike to her being there. GARY DAWSON, also of the Prime news team, is about to find out the real mean ing of danger. His wife is expecting twins."}
{"id":118195052,"text":"02 Apr 1986 - Poll shows Australians pessimistic Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 2 April 1986, page 10 Poll shows Australians pessimistic MELBOURNE: Most people believe Australia's inflation and unemployment rates will rise, according to a Gallup Poll. Of 2,131 people surveyed across Australia, 70 per cent said they believed inflation would increase over the next few months. The forecast, published in yesterday's Melbourne Herald, showed 63 per ccnt of those surveyed expected the unemployment rate to increase, while 55 per cent thought interest rales would rise even further, at least in the short term. Women were more prone than men to forecast an increase in the inflation rate. Seventy-six per ccnt of people living in the country areas and 67 per ccnt of city dwellers thought the inflation rate would increase. More people living in Tasmania, Queensland, and the Northern Territory forecast an increase in unemployment. Canberra was the only place in which most of those interviewed predicted a cut in the unemployment rate. One in three people thought interest rates would begin to drop over the next few months. However,- more than half feared interest rates would rise even further."}
{"id":118196501,"text":"08 Apr 1986 - Lindy poll finds nation 'divided' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 8 April 1986, page 11 Lindy poll finds nation 'divided' MELBOURNE: The latest Gallup poll has found that Australians are divided over Mrs Lindy Chamberlain's release from jail. Forty-six per cent of respondents said she had been in jail long enough, while 41 per cent disagreed and 13 per cent were uncertain or did not reply. Mrs Chamberlain was released by the Northern Territory Government after the discovery of a baby's matinee jacket and criticism of forensic evidence. More than 2,000 people in Australia were asked: "Even if a judicial inquiry confirmed the previous findings, do you think Lindy Chamberlain has spent enough time in prison?" Fifty-three per cent of women and 40 per cent of men felt that she had been in jail long enough. People in the Northern Territory and South Australia were more likely to think she had spent enough time in prison, the poll found."}
{"id":118196816,"text":"10 Apr 1986 - Interest-rates question backfires Another leak hurts Howard Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 10 April 1986, page 1 Interest-rates question backfires Another leak hurts Howard By PAUL MALONE, Political Correspondent The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, had the rug pulled from under him yesterday when attempting to pin the Government down on the question of interest rates. Mr Howard asked the Prime Minister, Mr Hawkc, how long the Government's promise of a fall in interest rates would last before it was broken. Mr Hawke replied by quoting another leaked Opposition document circulated by Mr Howard to all his Coalition colleagues in which it was stated that the outlook for interest rates was for further falls. The leak came on top three bad polls for Mr Howard published yesterday morning. The Irving Saulwick poll published in The Sydney Morning Herald found that more Liberal voters approved of the way Mr Hawke was doing his job than approved of Mr Howard. The Newspoll published in The Australian found that more people would like to sec Mr Andrew Peacock as leader of the Liberal Party than Mr Howard. The Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin found that 53 per cent of voters disapproved of the way Mr Howard was doing his job, the worst figure he has recorded. The polls were conducted after Mr Howard received much adverse publicity from the leak of an internal Liberal Party hit list of businessmen who had to be neutralised to ensure that the Opposition's policy on industrial relations was favourably received. Mr Hawkc did not quote the latest internal, Liberal Party document in full on the question of interest rates. The paper, prepared in Mr Howard's office, says the Government has chosen to allow interest rates to drift down slightly, but not significantly. The stance reflected the stated intention of the Government to shift the burden of policy away from mon etary policy and more towards fiscal policy. The Government was now dearly concerncd as to whether the high interest rates it had crcatcd had overdone the slowing in domestic demand intended, the paper said. "The outlook for interest rates is therefore for further falls," it said. "However, how far they fall will depend on the resilience of the $A, the performance of the current account deficit and further evidence on the slowing of domestic demand'". It was recommended that the Opposition continue to highlight that, notwithstanding the recent falls, interest rates still remained high, interest rates in overseas countries had fallen considerably, the over reliance on monetary policy continued placing the recovery at risk and interest rates could be significantly lower if the Government adjusted both its wages and fiscal policies."}
{"id":118197143,"text":"11 Apr 1986 - Drug-campaign director says it may not work Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 11 April 1986, page 1 Drug-campaign director says it may not work By DEBBIE CAMERON The Government's $100 million anti-drugs campaign launched last week by the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, may not work, according to a key campaign organiser. The director of the National Cam paign Against Drug Abuse, Mr Mike Delaney, yesterday said that he did not know whether the three-year campaign would succeed. But he did not know what else to try. "The best advice I've had from anybody involved with this whole drugs field is that there are no right ways or wrong ways, any way that works is OK," he said. He denies running a campaign to flatter Federal and State Govern ments. "For most Governments it would* be safer altogether not to have a campaign like this because it is actually politically risky.'... we can't be sure it's going to work. We can't be sure." He says that except for the launch, politicians will be nearly invisible. Within the next month, the AttorneyGeneral, Mr Bowen, and the Spccial Minister of State, Mr Young, arc expected to prepare the way for police phone-taps. And, apart from State health ministers, politicians will play no further role. Less than a week into the campaign, Mr Delaney already has his detractors. Hardened anti-drugs campaigners such as the Reverend Ted Noffs of the Kings Cross Wayside Chapel arc critical of the campaign and so are drug-dependence counsellors in State and regional health networks. "I didn't expcct everyone in Australia to stand up and clap," Mr Delaney said. There has even been criticism from visiting rock star Sting, who said that if the Prime Minister said something like taking drugs was not "hip" then it was. • Sting has Mr Delaney to answer to. Mr Delaney wants to meet him about, his comments... "The Prime Minister wasn't negative in the way Sting thought becausc [Mr Hawke] has had the same problem himself." "It is a real middle-Australia problem and people are just terrified." Mr Delancy says that he has still not finalised a way to measure the success of the campaign. "We arc going to market testings, researching and monitoring right throughout this campaign we cxpcct to buy one-ofT questions on the tail-end of Morgan Gallup Polls or ANOP's about drug abuse or drug use." He said that the campaign would commission its own services about once a year to see whether the campaign had changed perceptions about drugs, whether drug-use figures change. ".. .and if it doesn't w<jrk we'll have to go off and have another go some other way." It might take "ages" for the campaign to Work, Mr Pelaney said. Antismoking campaigns were only now beginning, to be effective after 12 years. ."}
{"id":118204647,"text":"13 Feb 1986 - Support for Government steady, poll shows Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 13 February 1986, page 10 Support for Government steady, poll shows The ALP would have won easily in a Federal election and in a Victorian State election if they had been held last month, but less easily in NSW, according to the latest Morgan Gallup polls. The polls, published in yesterday's Bulletin, showed support for the Labor Federal Government remained steady at its highest level since it won the December, 1984, election. Of almost 3,000 voters polled, 50 per cent supported the Government and 42 per cent preferred the coalition. The Labor result was un changed from the previous poll last month. Support for the Liberals went down one point and for the Australian Demo crats went up one point to 6 per cent. Personal support for the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, went down one point to 61 per cent, and for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, rose one point to 34 per cent. But 66 per cent (down two points) said they preferred Mr Hawke as Prime Minister and only 19 per ccnt (down one point) preferred Mr Howard for the job. In the Victoria poll, 51 per ccnt said they would have voted Labor, 36 per ccnt Liberal and 5 per cent National Party. Support for the NSW Labor Party fell by two points to 46 per cent, but it would still have won a January election."}
{"id":118208145,"text":"27 Feb 1986 - BHP takeover against wish of most Australians Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 27 February 1986, page 11 BHP takeover against wish of most Australians SYDNEY: Most Australians oppose the bid by Mr Robert Holmes a Court to take over BHP and want the Federal Government to intervene, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll published in the Bulletin magazine. Fifty-eight per cent of people sur' veyed said they would prefer BHP to stay in the hands of its present directors, U per cent .preferred a takeover by Mr Holmes a Court's Bell Resources group, and 31 per . cent could not say. Forty-three per cent of those sur veyed said the Government should legislate to stop partial takeovers, 32 per cent were against, and 25 per cent could not say. Mr Robert Holmes a Court Professional people and managers were most opposed to the takeover, with 73 per ccnt supporting the present BHP board — but 47 per cent opposed any Government action. The poll, which surveyed 1,520 people on the weekend of February 15, also showed that 16 per cent of those surveyed had not heard of tlje takeover bid. Asked if Mr Holmes h Court should be offered , a seat on the board of BHP, 45 per cent of people said yes, 27 per cent said no and 28 per cent were ^undecided. Other information from the latest poll was that support for the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, and his Government has fallen, while the Opposition has become more popular. But the poll showed that Mr Hawke and his party would still have won government if an election had been held at the time of the poll — the weekends of February 8 and 15. It showed that Mr Hawke's approval rating fell '4 per cent to 57 per ccnt, while support for his party had dropped two points to 48 per cent since the previous poll taken on the weekends of January 25 and February 1. The Opposition's popularity rose 4 per cent to 46 per cent, while that of its leader, Mr Howard, slipped by two points to 32 per ccnt. Last November Mr Howard's approval rating had been as high as 44 per ccnt. The poll showed that 60 per ccnt of men (down 3 per cent) approved of the way Mr Hawke was doing his job, compared with 54 per cent of women (down 5 per ccnt). The poll surveyed 2,864 electors. In Melbourne, Mr Howard welcomed yesterday the improved showing by his party in the poll. He said the result was encouraging, but stressed that it was only one poll and that not too much should be made of it."}
{"id":118208888,"text":"02 May 1994 - Labor would have won April poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 2 May 1994, page 2 Labor would have won April poll Labor would have narrowly won an April federal election, according to a Morgan poll to be published in the next edition of Time Australia Magazine. The survey, based on interviews with 2269 electors on the weekends of April 16-17 and April 23-24, indicated that support for Labor had increased by two percentage points to 42.5 per cent. Support for the Coalition dropped 1.5 points to 43 per cent. For the first time since June last year, the two-party preferred vote put Labor (50.5 per cent, up 2.5 points) ahead of the Coalition (49.5 per cent, down 2.5 points). The personal approval rating of Prime Minister Paul Keating was unchanged from the previous survey at 42 per cent, however his disapproval rating dropped one point to 48 per cent. Approval for the way John Hewson was handling his job as Opposition Leader fell to 25 per cent and his disapproval rating rose two points to 61 per cent."}
{"id":118209003,"text":"02 May 1994 - Letters to the Editor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 2 May 1994, page 12 Letters to the Editor ACF backs public transport YOUR correspondent Ms L. Jensen has raised valid concerns about the position(s) of the con servation movement on urban con solidation and public transport (Letters, April 25). I'cannot speak about the policies of the Conservation Council to which Ms Jensen refers, but I can summarise the position of the Australian Conservation Foundation, which is a different organisation. ACF is a national community-based organisation. Its policies are developed in a democratic manner by its 35 councillors who are elected by its 20,000 members. ACF is a strong supporter of public transport and those forms of urban consolidation which are environmentally sound, socially equitable and aesthetically pleasing. We see a valuable role for urban village development, especially in the town centres. With increased residential population densities in the town centres, a light rail system joining the centres could be economically viable. In the future, we could see local public transport services within individual suburbs and feeder services into the town centres provided by a combination of buses on fixed routes and minibuses on flexible routes (which could be booked by phone). It is possible that the whole system could provide a much more frequent and reliable service than the present one at the same or reduced cost. ACF is a catalyst for the National Public Transport Action ■Week, which is being held from May 1 to 7. In Canberra, there will be a public meeting on "The Future of Canberra's Public Transport" on Wednesday, May 4, at 7.30pm at the Bogong Theatre, Gorman House. (Dr) MARK DIESENDORF National Campaign Convener, Energy and Transport, Australian Conservation Foundation Problems with Moscow Circus I'D LIKE TO respond on Animal Liberation ACT's behalf, to an article (CT, April 24, p.4) on the Moscow Circus. We are delighted that, according to your article, Mr Edgley now appears to Abortion is a choice we deserve WHY DO ageing politicians and judges believe they can dictate to upcoming generations that abortion is wrong? I feel that they have no right to tell any woman what she can do with her unborn baby. At age 19, and halfway through completing a higher educational degree, a baby is the last thing I would want. Given my current circumstances, abortion would be my first and foremost option. Under present law, however, I would have to prove that continuing with the pregnancy would be damaging to my mental and/or physical health. Isn't it terribly sad that in today's society I am to be penalised for having a rational mind that sees securing a career and financial stability, perhaps even marriage, as a priority to bringing an unnecessary and unwanted baby into the world? Indeed into a society that already places enormous strains on its limited resources and hands out thousands of dollars each year in welfare to single mothers and "under-privileged" children? Alas, such foresight is only deterred under current laws! I don't believe that abortion clinics will be seen as a form of contraception and a means of encouraging unprotected sex. I doubt that there is little, if any, proof of such a correlation in a world where the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease is so high. Such clinics would be available for those of us who are unlucky enough to fall pregnant due to some contraceptive failure or even rape. I am not saying that abortion is right or wrong, but dependent on an individual's upbringing, beliefs, education and lifestyle. It is not fair for one group in society to impose their views upon all. We are not all opposed to abortion, nor are we all ardent Catholics, and for those of us who are not, abortion is another option we should be able to consider should pregnancy arise. The choice to abort should not be influenced by a dictatorial society with archaic values and laws. After all, isn't that what living in a democratic society is all about? JUSTINE WRIGHT Barton be taking a more enlightened stand on animal welfare — no doubt in response to the concerns raised by the animal-welfare movement —. as there have been animal-welfare problems associated with the Moscow Circus in the past, the most recent being on the 1992 tour of New Zealand when the Royal New Zealand SPCA laid 32 charges following a joint inspection with the Ministry of Agriculture, and numerous warnings regarding the inadequate housing of the monkeys, dogs and bears. Regrettably, a technicality concerning inspection warrants caused the case to be dismissed, prompting the authority of an'inspector's warrant to be more clearly defined in future law. . "It is interesting to note that an A. G. B. McNair poll commissioned by Edgley Ventures last May and taken in Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Rockhampton and Toowoomba to assess community attitudes to circuses, showed that the majority of people do not attend circuses to see animal acts. Whereas 97 per cent of people polled expect to see animals in circuses (ie, they expected it to be the norm), 61 per cent said it would make no difference to their attendance if there were no exotic animals used. In fact a further 9 per cent said they would be more likely to attend if there were no animals. This figure would have undoubtedly been higher were the poll taken in areas where animal welfare has a higher profile. We would encourage Mr Edgley to respond to the changing attitudes in the community by focusing on the excellent human acts for which the Moscow Circus is renowned. SYLVIA COOPER President, Animal Liberation ACT Airport in a minefield THE DITCHING of a DC-3 aircraft into Botany Bay on Sunday, April 24, highlights not only the unsatisfactory single-engine climb performance of these aircraft but also the stupidity of expanding aircraft operations at Sydney Airport. - If the aircraft had crashed into an oil installation or storage facility the crash would no longer be described as an accident but a disaster of catastrophic proportions. Sydney Airport is located virtually in the centre of a chemical minefield and the sooner aircraft operations are scaled down and transferred to Badgerys Creek the sooner passengers will be protected by a relatively safe operating' environment. IAN CAMERON Former president, Airpilots Guild of Australia Sylvania, NSW Hard-working doctors I RECENTLY read Ian Warden's "Reflections" on doctors who work in emergency departments who face up to "hard, hands-on work". That sounds like good news for patients. On reflection, it seems to me there are some people in life who do the "hard, hands-on work" and some who pompously judge them from behind their security blankets. SHEELAGH SNEDDEN Hughes Insult to those who died WHILE I am relieved that everyone survived the DC-3 ditching in Botany Bay, and rather sad that a classic old aeroplane ended up like that, I'm quite amazed to learn that they were going to join in Anzac Day commemorations on Norfolk Island. In 1992 Norfolk Islanders opted out of being fair-dinkum Aussies and became citizens of convenience. They refuse their civic duties to vote or pay taxes but cling to all the advantages of being nominal Australians. In those circumstances any Anzac ceremony on the island must surely be an insult to the sacrifices of those who died for our ideals of democracy, duty and doing the right thing by your mates. DAVID H. LEWIS Ipswich, Queensland Lee a Baba, not peranakan RE THE article "Excuse me, Mr Lee, but you're a bit out of date" by Professor Cotton CT, April' 23, ip. 17): Excuse me, Professor Cotton: Mr Lee is a Baba. The demise of the. peranakan culture of Singapore" that you speak.of is incorrect. Surely you mean the Straits-born Chinese culture, popularly known as the Baba culture. The peranakan referred to more accurately describes a similar social organisation in Indonesia. Mr Lee.is of Baba stock. That Mr Lee is responsible for the demise of the Baba culture is nonsense — attention must be paid to the Babas' own perceptions of their identity as a group measured against the reality of modern Malaysian and Singaporean life as seen by the outside observer. The popularity of nyonya cooking in the region suggests that the demise of the Babas is highly exaggerated.. G. CHO Kaleen Getting a letter published: • Keep it under 250 words. • Make it legible. If handwritten, make it double-spaced. • Sign it. • Give phone number and full 'residential address (suburb on ly published). • Fax to 280 2282 or send to 'Letters to the Editor', The Canberra Times, PO Box 7155. Canberra Mail Centre, ACT, 2610. Letters may be edited down unless marked for publication in full or not at all. We cannot publish all letters."}
{"id":118210797,"text":"11 May 1994 - Opposition reduces gap Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 11 May 1994, page 2 Opposition reduces gap The federal Coalition has narrowed 'the gap on the Government to just two points in the latest Bulletin-AGB McNair poll. The poll, to be published in this week's edition of The Bulletin, shows the Government with 43 per cent, down two points, and the Opposition 41 per cent, up one. Prime Minister Paul Keating's approval rating remained steady on 33 per cent. Dr Hewson's performance rating was up one point from 20 per cent to 21 per cent."}
{"id":118213870,"text":"26 May 1994 - Downer told to drop all-male mates Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 26 May 1994, page 1 Downer told to drop all-male mates By JODIE BROUGH Prime Minister Paul Keating challenged Opposition Leader Alexander Downer yesterday to resign from the exclusive Adelaide Club, saying it was inappropriate for him to belong to a club which excludes women from membership. But the woman closest to Mr Downer, his wife, Nicky, rejected Mr Heating's comments as inappropriate, dismissing any suggestion of sexism. Mr Keating told ABC TV's 7.30 Report that the Melbourne and Adelaide Clabs were symbolic of "entrenched privilege and prejudice". He said Mr Downer should have resigned "between now and when he stands up to lead a major party in the Parliament next week" rather than be a member of a club which excluded "half the population". "He should resign ... on the basis that in 1994, not 1894, no leader of a party that wants to be Prime Minister of this country should be a member of a club that will not have women as members,'' he said. Mrs Downer said she was "not at all" offended by her husband's membership of the club, scoffing at the idea. "I wouldn't have thought it was appropriate for Mr Keating to be telling anybody what to do," she said. "I thought we lived in a free society ... I don't think Alexander would tell him what he could belong to." Mr Downer was not available for comment last night. Mr Keating launched a broadside at his social views, saying he had "a great question mark hanging over multiculturalism and immigration. This is a leader who would take his party back to the policies of Malcolm Fraser and that is basically back to the kind of society and the kind of attitudes which just about broke us." Mr Keating scoffed at a Saulwick Poll which gave the Coalition a 20-point lead over the Government: "If you believe in that you'll believe in anything.""}
{"id":118213937,"text":"26 May 1994 - Hewson's softer role Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 26 May 1994, page 1 Hewson's softer role By KEITH SCOTT Former Opposition Leader John Hewson has said he may want a non-economic portfolio in the Coalition's new shadow ministry rather than a finance job of lesser status than shadow treasurer, which will go to deputy leader Peter Costello. The new trimmed-down shadow ministry will be announced by Opposition Leader Alexander Downer today. Mr Downer and National Party Leader Tim Fischer agreed yesterday that the Nationals would lose only one front-bench position. Continued on Page 2 Hewson's softer role Continued from Page 1 The eliminated position would possibly be that of shadow special minister of state, Ian Sinclair, in the reshuffle. The shadow cabinet will be cut to about 30 from the present 37. Mr Downer and Dr Hewson spoke yesterday afternoon about a possible position for Dr Hewson, but it appears Dr Hewson might be unwilling to take on an economic portfolio. He said on Sydney radio that he did not know what "commitments" Mr Downer had made to others, but "something broadly based would be good". "I mean, I have spent a lot of time in economic areas, maybe , a non-economic portfolio — the arts and communications or tourism," he said. "I have not decided." "We have always had a tradition where the Deputy Leader picks their portfolio and I have no doubt that Peter Costello has picked Treasury." Mr Costello confirmed yesterday that he would be shadow treasurer, saying speculation that he would take over that position was "soundly based". Mr Downer refused to comment on a Saulwick poll published in The Sydney Morning Herald yesterday which put him 9 percentage points ahead of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating. The poll also put the Coalition 19 percentage points ahead of the Government. In contrast, an AGB McNair poll published in The Bulletin, taken in the lead-up to the Liberal leadership ballot, put the Government ahead by 4 percentage points. Also yesterday, Dr Hewson continued to express concern that the Liberal Party should not be dominated by Victoria — a reference to senior Victorian Liberals who backed Mr Downer in the leadership — and said he was disappointed by Opposition defence spokesman and his one-time deputy, Peter Reith who, in part, precipitated the lead- i ership spill. "This might be a failing in politics again, but I thought Peter Reith was a real friend of mine," he said. "I had put a lot of time into Peter and his career... essentially built him in the political game. That is not to say he was not well known, but we built his reputation in the economic area in particular ... I hope that we can re-establish a friendship.""}
{"id":118214739,"text":"30 May 1994 - Consumer confidence on a high Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 30 May 1994, page 1 Consumer confidence on a high Consumer confidence is at its highest point in the past 20 years, according to a poll to be published in this week's Time magazine. The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating for April was 127.7 points, two points higher than last month's rating and the highest since the survey began in March, 1973. The poll showed 49 per cent believed there would be good times for the economy over the next year, while only 17 per cent thought there would be bad times. Over the next five years, 46 per cent expected good times and 12 per cent expected the economic cli mate to worsen. But the survey showed people were less optimistic about their per sonal finances. When asked to consider their fi nancial situation now compared with a year ago, 31 per cent said they were better off, and 32 per cent, up 3 per cent, said they were worse ott. — AAP |"}
{"id":118259643,"text":"01 Aug 1994 - Party outdated: Hewson Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 1 August 1994, page 1 Party outdated: Hewson Former Opposition Leader John Hewson strongly attacked the Lib-eral organisation yesterday, declar-ing it outdated, and sounded a fur-ther warning about the need for the party to say "very clearly" what it stood for. Dr Hewson described the party's organisational structure as out of the 1940s and in need of a strong federal executive. Speaking out provocatively for the second time within days, Dr Hewson said the party had failed to beat Labor in a state or federal election in the 1970s and 1980s un-less the Labor government had been involved in some scandal. He told the Nine Network's Sunday program that the party structure was "a very loose confed-eration of independent state ad-ministrations that are focused prin-cipally on state politics". "We need an effective national campaigning force which obviously goes to everything from the ads, which were clearly wrong last time, through the election strategy, through our capacity to match the union movement on the ground." On Friday Dr Hewson said Lib-erals must have sufficiently detailed policies to be able, in office, to claim a mandate to convince the Senate to pass their program. Opposition Leader Alexander Downer repeated yesterday that he would issue "detailed" policies "at a time of our choosing". "We need a mandate to govern and policies will give us that man-date," he said. "No political party should go to an election without detailed policies and I have said since my election as leader, Aus-tralians would get them." However Dr Hewson's comments are likely to needle Mr Downer, who is concerned that Dr Hewson — still bitter at losing the leader-ship — should not undermine Op-position unity. Continued on Page 3 Liberal Party organisation outdated: Hewson Continued from Page 1 In a wide-ranging interview, Dr Hewson: Conceded that the republic could become an election issue and argued the party needed to participate con-structively in the debate without being tagged as "old fogies or young fogies". Repudiated monarchist MP Tony Abbott's suggestion that a NSW State Council resolution reaffirming support for the existing constitution was a gag on further debate. Favoured broad constitutional re-form to Commonwealth-state relations after "93 years of a federation that just plain doesn't work". Accused his colleagues of reacting like "headless chooks" to the 1993 election defeat and seeking to drop substantive policy in favour of looking "warm and fuzzy [to] try and get across the line". His comments came as the latest Bulletin AGB McNair poll showed the margin between the ALP and the Co-alition narrowing. The ALP's support rose one point to 41 per cent; the Co-alition fell three points to 45 per cent. Mr Downer's lead over the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, as preferred prime minister also slipped, down one point to 41 per cent. Mr Keating gained three points to 36 per cent. In mid-July, Mr Downer had a nine point lead over Mr Keating. But the Time Morgan poll showed Mr Downer consolidating his lead as preferred prime minister, up two points to 49 per cent, while Mr Keating was unchanged on 40 per cent. Coalition support rose one point to 47.5 per cent while the ALP dropped two points to 39 per cent. Dr Hewson said he was not sur- prised at the Bulletin result as a new leader was "going to get profile and it's going to be reflected in the polls". "But as time goes on, the question becomes can you sustain that? And of course you do less media, you are less the focus of attention, and the num-bers come back," he said. "I'm sure Alexander's not worried about that." Dr Hewson's comments will be monitored closely by the Downer camp, where there have been mutter-ings in recent weeks that Dr Hewson has come close to speaking out of turn on the republic and policy in general. Dr Hewson said the attempts to avoid serious policy formulation were doomed to failure because Fightback's legacy was that the level of political debate in Australia had been raised. "I think now, particularly in the af-termath of Fightback, we are going to have to be prepared to say what we stand for very clearly ... so that peo-ple say 'yes, we want those people to replace the Labor Party because they will do these things'," he said. Meanwhile, the NSW Liberal Party's state director, Barry O'Farrell, repudi-ated as "completely false" suggestions that a resolution of the NSW state council on Saturday had effectively gagged debate on the republic. He said while council had reaffirm-ed support for the existing constitu-tion, it had also stated Liberals would be "fully involved in the debate". The party's federal director, Andrew Robb, was not available for comment."}
{"id":118260367,"text":"04 Aug 1994 - A few downers for Alexander Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 4 August 1994, page 11 A few downers for Alexander WO MONTHS ago the fledgling alternative prime minJL ister, Alexander Downer, didn't have the look of a man who' could come a cropper on a matter 'as arcane as citizen-initiated referendums. 1 The orthodoxy among the influ; ential members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery in the weeks af ter Downer was elected was that. ,at last the Libs had a leader with • political instincts. ' '1 . 1 Not a good track rfecord on substance and pretty week on policy; traits belatedly recognised as John Hewson positives. Nevertheless a hard political nose, perhaps even canny, and a coalition of backers who were showing signs of doing anything — anything — to end the run of losses. The honeymoon was, by normal political post-nuptial measures, an unusually languid one. The polls showed week after week that Downer was looking just the ticket for the embattled Opposition. But citizen-initiatcd referendums, Aboriginal land rights and the republican issue — and a dis'tinct lack of discipline among his new front bench — linvi* millprl the silk sheet from under Downer. "He should have sensed the sudden shift in sentiment, even before this week's revelation in The Can-; berra Times of his remarkable, backflip on the citizen-initiated referendum issue. Over recent weeks, each, of the political commentators of weight have begun the process of questioning the new leader's credentials. Ten days ago, Geoff Kitney in The Sydney Morning Herald was the first to become impatient at the apparent lack of progress on Downer's promised "direc tions" statement. Downer had undertaken to out line his major philosophical preoc"'" mipations in the manoeuvring around the time of the Liberal leadership fight in May. Ten • weeks later only the most vacuous of statements had emerged. More to come, promised Downer's office. Other commentators wrote variations on the theme. Tom Burton in Tlii' Australian Financial Review warned of Paul Keating's formidable political skills and won dered aloud whether Downer's camp was underestimating the potential danger from such a common street-fighter as the Prime Minister. The political new boy was starting to get a little of the niggling sort of media coverage that is stock-in-trade for leaders of major parties, the sort that saps confidence of even the most hardened politicians. Into the gathering scrum stepped the battle-scarred veteran columnist Alan Ramsay who writes a tart, sometimes vitriolic, always idiosyncratic weekly piece in The Sydney Morning Herald. Ramsey loosed an uppercut and connected right on the point of Downer's blue-shaven jaw. It was all very well, wrote Ramsay, for Downer to rail and thunder about a Government now in its 12th t year led by a Prime Minister people would willingly throttle if only they could be convinced of a bet ter alternative. "It's something else to come up with ideas both contemporary and creative that are seen to have substance and viability, however, arguable the specifics, which give people something to vote for, not merely against, as well as something to believe in. That's always the hard part," he wrote. RAMSAY'S piece appeared two days before polling undertak en by Irving Saulwick was published in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. The polling confirmed that the sudden souring of attitude, among the Press Gallery was reflected in a significant weakening in public support for the new Coalition leader as the "fresh-look" began to wear off. The Saulwick poll showed Downer's popularity rating had dipped for the first time since becoming leader, from ? high of 54 per cent to 49 per cent as preferred Prime Minister. Keating, who has become used to some savaging at the hands of poll interviewees, received a minor reassurance with a lift from 31 to 36 per cent approval. As Mr Saulwick said yesterday, "The media were pretty prescient on this: they picked up [the mood change] over Downer's first fumbles. Now they'ie running at him... it's no longer kid gloves." The poll, published on Monday, is in fact available to the inner circles on the papers from about mid-morning on Friday. It is undertaken during the previous week. So the inevitable turning of the high popularity tide was drawn from the period of the Downer honeymoon, with none of the present problems relating to referendums, Mabo or the republic being reflected. Without Parliament sitting, the Prime Minister has not had available his usual forum for forensic dismemberment. Aside from acting prime-ministerial, Keating has been circling his new opponent looking for strategic weaknesses, trying an occasional goad ("flaky policies" and "policy free zone" have been favourites), and biding his time. Republicanism, while ostensibly a dangerous play by Keating, was always going to be an area of difficulty and confusion for the Coalition. It was thus remarkable that Downer's first serious foray into the republican spider-web was so heavy-handed. In the midst of all the static at the end of the day, it was virtually impossible to determine the position he actually adopted. He succeeded not only in dismaying his far-right flank of constitutional monarchists with some bizarre comments about the irrelevancy of the Queen to the constitutional debate. but also alienated the moderates in his party over his apparent anti-republican stance. Not bad for a day's work and offthe-cuff remarks to keep the Liberals within the mainstream of the unfolding debate about Austra lia's national identity. By last weekend, the strident ultra-monarchists such as newly elected NSW Liberal MP Tony Abbott had seized on the opportunity to regain lost ground on the republican issue. The Downer intervention, coming on top of a concerted push by influential sections of the NSW Liberal Party to stem the republican tide have only widened the deep divisions within conservative ranks. IT HAS flushed out the most se nior Liberal politician in the land, NSW Premier John Fahey, to distance himself again from the anti-republicans. At the same time, an obviously irritated Fahey has found himself being forced to go public in virtual open criticism of Downer on yet another front: Aboriginal land rights and the Government's Mabo legislation. Fahey is no Liberal "wet" but his instincts derive from the practical application of power and the daily encounters with the concerns of the middle-class suburban Liberal heartlands in Australia's largest city. He may argue that the Government's Mabo legislation needs amendment, but he is definitely not about to turn the clock back and campaign to have the legislation repealed. Yet on a visit to Western Australia on the weekend, that is precisely what Downer was suggesting he would consider if and when he became Prime Minister. His comments led to a predictable barrage of shock and horror from Aboriginal leaders throughout Australia. But just as noisy was the National Farmers' Federation which had laboured long and hard to shape the final outcome of the Mabo legislation and had, painfully, come to terms with the final compromise. Now here was their supposed political ally lining up with the rednecks and the Premiers of Western and South Australia. The NFF's Rick Farley joined Fahey in trying to kill off such nonsense, leaving Downer looking silly and remote from the direction of the debate. On top of his woes, Downer has been caught out in one of the oldest political traps: taking a strong stance on a matter about which he had conveniently forgotten he had previously taken a contrary position. The oddity here is that the issue — citizen-initiated referendums — was put on the agenda by his new-found mate and political ally in the leadership play earlier this year, Peter Reith. Reith went public in The Australian newspaper last week in an attempt to get some momentum into the issue, one which had no legs at all until his move. Downer's Coalition leadership partner Tim Fischer tried to knock the idea on the head at birth, but only stimulated interest in the matter. With the media intrigued, it was only a matter of time and some good honest journalism before Downer's volte face on the issue was unearthed. Downer is going to start needing all the friends he can muster if he keeps giving free kicks to the Prime Minister, but not friends like that. And there is one "friend" who must be very pleased that the Liberal leadership fray turned out the way it did: Downer's deputy, Peter Costello. Until late yesterday Costello was conspicuously silent all week on every one of the issues which has left dung on Downer's boots. As the damage bill rose, Costello was forced to step in to defend his leader, arguing that Downer hadn't said the things he had been reported as saying. It was a careful statement, supporting his leader, but also making it clear that the Coalition would not automatically ditch the Mabo legislation. Costello seems to be making sure he suffers the minimum collateral damage. Wonder why?"}
{"id":118262577,"text":"15 Aug 1994 - Opposition still on downer: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 15 August 1994, page 3 Opposition still on downer: poll A Morgan opinion poll has reinforced the findings "of a recent Newspoll that the personal popularity of the Leader of the Opposition, Alexander Downer, crashed in the wake of his mishandling of Aboriginal land issues. The Morgan poll, to be published in the next issue of Time Australia magazine, showed that between late July and early August Mr Downer's personal approval rating fell 19 points to 34 per cent. His disapproval rating rose 17 points to 40 per cent. In the same period, the approval rating of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, fell one point to 38 per cent. This meant that instead of being 14 points behind Mr Downer's approval rating, Mr Keating was four points in front. On the measure of preferred Prime Minister, Mr Keating scored 45 per cent compared with Mr Downer's rating of 41 per cent. Support for the coalition fell 3.5 points to 44 per cent, while backing for Labor increased by four points to make it neck and neck with the Opposition."}
{"id":118262622,"text":"15 Aug 1994 - Waiting lists can be cut: AMA Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 15 August 1994, page 6 Waiting lists can be cut: AMA By BILL NORMAN, Health Writer The queue of patients waiting for elective surgery could be cleared within a year — without employing, more, surgeons —, according to the Australian Medical Association's director of hospital policy, John O'Dea. Mr O'Dea said hospital waiting lists were caused by under-funding of public hospitals, leading to in. sufficient surgical beds and the> atre time, not . by a shortage of ' specialist surgeons. He. issued the results of a survey of surgeons commissioned by Roy Morgan Research. About 90 per cent of the surgeons in the specialities of orthopedics, ophthalmology, ear-nose-and throat, urology and plastic surgery polled by Roy Morgan, said they had operating sessions cancelled in the past year, affecting an estimated 27,000 patients. At least another 13,000 patients were estimated to be "bumped" from their scheduled operations because surgeons' sessions were shortened. The problem of hospital waiting lists is the most serious concern of most Australians, ahead of crime and education, according to one recent survey. Writing yesterday in Australian Medicine, Mr O'Dea estimated that 40,000 of the 64,000 people now waiting for surgery in these specialties could be treated if governments provided more beds and theatre time. "Nearly half the surgeons surveyed indicted a willingness to undertake more sessions," Mr O'Dea said. "The extra sessions that surgeons have indicated they would be prepared to undertake would clear waiting lists.Within.a year." The surgeons also complained that their existing theatre time was used inefficiently, with poor organisation, fixed finishing times, staff shortages and patients not turning up. . The results of the survey; paid for by the AM A and the Australian Doctors' Fund, will be sent to Professor Peter Baume, who the Federal Government has asked to report on the surgical workforce. When announcing the Baume inquiry 10 weeks ago, Health Minister Carmen Lawrence strongly hinted that she believed a shortage of specialists was the root cause of hospital queues. Dr Lawrence said the Baume review was "a particular priority" in view of "widely held concerns about excessive waiting lists in public hospitals ... access to specialists ... has to be assured.""}
{"id":118269874,"text":"19 Oct 1986 - Victoria's finest, honest and 'ordinary' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 19 October 1986, page 12 Victoria's finest, honest and 'ordinary' THE PEOPLE'S FORCE: A History of ihe Victoria Police. By Robert Haldane. Melbourne University Press. 372pp. $27.50. Reviewer: JOHN GRAHAM. 6 A PARCEL of big ugly fatxTl neckcd wombat-headed big bellied magpic-Icggcd narrowhipped splay-footed sons of Irish bailiffs or English landlords which is better known as Officers of Justice or Victorian Police." So Ned Kelly described his adversaries the year before he was captured at Glenrowan. It is a tribute to the research of Robert Haldane that Kelly's outburst can be justified in at least one particular - the Victoria Police Force in 1870 was 82 per cent Irish. Haldane, an inspector with the force, has written its history with the blessing of its Chief Commissioner and earned a PhD from Latrobe University in the process. It is a remarkable account, not only for detail but for its theme that the police should be the servants of the community and not its masters. Haldane takes us from the very beginnings of the force in 1836, when the untrained constables supplemented their meagre and often unpaid salaries through pocketing half the fines imposed on those they arrested, through the Eureka Stockade, the hunt for Ned Kelly, John Wren's totalisator empire, the police strike of 1923, the Thomas Blarney and Bertram Wainer affairs, the Vietnam demonstrations of the '60s and early '70s to the present. What emerges is a body which is conservative, sometimes reactionary, and always lagging behind its community. It has been badly paid for more than a century, with constables still earning 21 per cent below the average weekly wage in 1970, and overworked by Australian standards. Promotion is traditionally by seniority rather than merit, and the number of university graduates is still 1.25 per cent of the force. Haldane sees this conservatism as, at least in one respect, a virtue. It means, he says, that the police do what they are told within the limits of public acceptability. When those limits are breached, as they were in 1923, the public quickly realises what life is like without the police. Goaded by low pay, a seven-day working week, barracks "unfit for human habitation" and an insensitive Chief Commissioner, more than one third of the force went on strike on the week of the 1923 Melbourne Cup. Two were killed and hundreds injured in the riots that followed, and order was only restored by a volunteer con stabulary force under Sir John Monash. Haldane shows, too, that police can be goaded by the equally damaging effects of their own ignorance and rigidity on public issues. They responded to the protests of the 1960s with their traditional legalism. It was not until 1971, when a senior officer who had studied police response to confrontation in Northern Ireland was given responsibility for the situation in Victoria, that the right to demonstrate was accepted and the avoidance of violence made a primary aim of police strategy. But they can react to social change. The officer who made those recommendations, S. I. Miller, is now the Chief Commissioner and the architect of a number of reforms aimed at increasing communication between the police and the community. Innovations by Chief Commissioners who have risen through the ranks have been the exception. Haldane makes clear his preference for the appointment of outsiders to the position on a regular basis. He characterises the historic pattern as "a recurring sequence of change in command leading to a spate of reforms followed by a period of relative stagnation and decline." Most of the reforms come, he says, from the outside. Despite its innate conservatism, or perhaps bccause of it, the Vic toria Police Force seems to have the support of the Victorian community. A Morgan Gallup poll recently rated it fourth out of 15 occupational groups for honesty and ethical standards. Haldane puts this down to its "ordinariness". Because policemen and women are largely drawn from the working classes into the lowest strata of the public service, he says, they understand the needs of ordinary people. Nor do they try to dictate what kind of police service there should be. This is a view of the police with which many would disagree. The cynics would ask what the doings of Squizzy Taylor and John Wren and the allegations of Bertram Wainer reveal about the integrity of the Victoria Police. Haldane does not avoid these questions, but does not really answer them except to imply that a little corruption is inevitable in any police forcc. Haldane's view of the police is not, and could not be, a moral one. It is the work of a talented professional who sometimes sees his colleagues as fallible human beings but basically as trustworthy tradesmen doing a difficult and unrewarding job with the mini mum of fuss. It is a pity that this history is confined to Victoria. An interstate comparison of policc-community relations could tell us a lot about regionalism in Australia. A Victorian mounted policeman in bush dress, 1861."}
{"id":118270547,"text":"23 Oct 1986 - Differing results in Qld polls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 23 October 1986, page 3 Differing results in Qld polls BRISBANE: National Party Queensland president Sir Robert Sparkes conceded yesterday the latest Morgan Gallup Poll showed the Australian Labor Party could win government at the November I state election. But Sir Robert issued the results of another poll taken by his party last week which showed equal support for the NP and the ALP statewide and far greater approval for the NP than the ALP in the country -both results contradictory to the Morgan Gallup Poll. He told a news conference the results indicated the NP would probably hold its seats in Brisbane and edge over into a majority. The Morgan Gallup Poll gave the NP a drop of 7 percentage points in Brisbane to 20 per cent, against a 9 points lift for the ALP to 42 per cent. The Liberals were down 4 points to 27 per cent. In the country the NP was down 10 points to 34, while the ALP was up 10 to 42. Liberal Party state director Mr Gary Neat said the Morgan Gallup Poll, compared with the results of the 1983 election, showed a 21 per cent turnaround in the fortunes of the Liberal Party in Brisbane. This put the party on the path to regain all the seats lost to the NP. Pryor's view. - Page 2"}
{"id":118292407,"text":"19 Oct 1994 - IN BRIEF Photographer safe and well Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 19 October 1994, page 2 IN BRIEF Photographer safe and well Government sources have con firmed, that Canberra freelance photographer Bill Errington es caped injury during a military skir mish on Bougainville last week. Mr Errington, an army photo grapher during the Vietnam War. entered Bougainville illegally through the Solomon Islands three weeks ago on a freelance assign ment for a New Zealand news paper. The alarm was raised when he did not arrive back in Canberra as scheduled late last week. It was revealed that a European man answering Mr Errington's de scription had been involved in a skirmish between the Bougainville Revolutionary Army and the Pa pua New Guinea Defence Force at 6am last Wednesday. Early reports suggested that Mr Errington could have been shot during the clash. A Department or Foreign Af fairs spokesman yesterday de scribed the Errington affair as a "storm in a tea cup". McDougal resigns The marketing director of the Canberra Tourism Commission. Ian McDougal, announced yester day he would resign on October 2S to take up another tourism indus try appointment. Mr McDougal said he was sad to leave Canberra, "having devel oped a deep affection for the capi tal, its tourism product and its tourism industry over the past two years". Bulletin poll Labor has outpolled the Coali tion in 11 of 12 key policy areas, according to an AGB McNair poll published in this week's Bulletin. magazine. The only area in which the Co alition scored best was economic management with 36 per cent of respondents supporting it com pared with 33 per cent for the Government. Toyota winner Iris Montero, of Charnwood, won the Canberra Times Direct Toyota Camry Draw and received a Toyota Camry CSI valued at $32,081. She was presented with the car by Lachlan Amifield, of The Canberra Times Cannons, and Keith Taske, of Canberra Toyota. Priest jailed SYDNEY: A 55-year-old Catholic priest was sentenced to day to two years in jail for inde cently assaulting two school-aged boys 10 years ago. Father Peter Lewis Comensoli pleaded guilty of two charges of indecently assault ing two boys between 1976 and 1983 while he was a parish priest in the Wollongong area, on the NSW south coast."}
{"id":118293569,"text":"24 Oct 1994 - Lib leader given six months to perform Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 24 October 1994, page 3 Lib leader given six months to perform By PAUL CHAMBERLIN Alexander Downer received renewed . warnings yesterday about the tenuous nature of his hold on the leadership of the federal Liberal Party, with party president Tony Staley agreeing he might only have until early in the new year to showcase his skills. A respected former NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, said Mr Downer had only six months to reclaim the middle ground or the party would be left in a political wilderness, while a prominent business leader called into question its ability to explain where it stands. Mr Downer's rating in the polls also remains low, with the AGB McNair Bulletin poll showing his support level has risen only 1 point from the low of 23 per cent recorded earlier in the month. However, when voting intentions were polled, the ratings of the Prime Minister and his Government fell and the Coalition moved up to.be only three points ; behind the Government's 44 per 'cent.', Mr Greiner was reported in The Sunday Telegraph as saying Mr Downer had only six months to reposition the party effectively to attract swinging voters, or the party would face Labor being in power until the next century. Following closely his Menzies Foundation speech .last week which was critical of the party's outlook, he said it would lose the support of a generation of younger voters if it continued to take such a conservative line on Mabo and the republic. Mr Staley said Mr Greiner's view about Mr Downer was one commonly held, but only because the leader was still not well known. "I think what he said is only what the people say," Mr Staley said on Network Nine's Sunday program. "They say 'we don't really know him yet'. "We had high hopes and I think those early high hopes underlined the fact that people have had enough of Keating. "Then [there were] a couple of gaffs, which Alexander admitted, those early mistakes, and he's coming back from that. So, you know, fair enough, as he said, the jury is still out." The president of the Business Council of Australia, Ian Salmon, said there was a need for a better outline of policies and positions from the federal Liberal Party. "There's certainly a need for the Opposition party to regularly state its case and strongly state its case, stick to it, and be seen to be a true alternative government ... they must get their policies completely clear so that we can all understand them and stick to them and pursue them," he said on the Business Sunday program. Mr Staley also outlined the reasons why the party's federal executive should be given expanded powers to intervene in preselections. A motion supporting this will be debated at the 50th anniversary council meeting in Al* bury, beginning on Friday. The powers would only be used in emergencies, like "when you get a candidate who it is suddenly known is a fright, a real worry, in terms of the electorate, where there's some deep scandal, some criminal allegations, matters like that. "And these things, unfortunately, even in the best of families, happen from time to time." As well, "it's fair to sfiy that even without official powers we've done a lot in one or two states around the country in the last year or two, where there have been severe financial difficulties." Mr Staley stressed these powers would not be used to remove MPs causing disunity, such as former Leader John Hewson, who has said he has been approached to form a new party. Although reports circulating yesterday suggested Dr Hewson's preselection was under threat, sources said this was very unlikely. Mr Downer, his deputy Peter Costello, federal director Andrew Robb and other senior Liberals have backed the proposal. However, at least two state branches are opposed. Following the trouble the party had in finding a suitable candidate for the Victorian seat of Kooyong, Mr Staley said party members must ,be pcepared to sacrifice their profitable business careers for the sake of community service. It was "appalling" that greed should determine whether potential MPs became candidates for preselection in the first place, he s^id."}
{"id":118294887,"text":"30 Oct 1994 - NSW Coalition maintains poll lead Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 30 October 1994, page 5 NSW Coalition maintains poll lead SYDNEY: The NSW Government has maintained a clear lead in voter support over the Labor Opposition, according to a recent poll. ' The Newspoll, conducted in September and October and published in The Weekend Australian yesterday, showed the Coalition Government achieved 47 per cent of voter support, a rise of 2 percentage points on the previous survey in July and August. Support for Labor rose 1 percentage point to 42 per cent."}
{"id":118295065,"text":"31 Oct 1994 - 45pc believe health services are deteriorating, says survey Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 31 October 1994, page 3 45pc believe health services are deteriorating, says survey By BILL NORMAN Health Writer Australians believe their health service is getting worse and the queue for elective surgery is their greatest fear, according to a national survey last weekend. The poll of 1020 people nationally found that three times as many people (45 per cent) thought the health system was getting 'worse as thought it was getting better (14 per cent.) Of those surveyed, 36 per cent were concerned about waiting lists, 10 per cent mentioned overworked hospitals and a further 9 per cent complained of lack of facilities or services. The Roy Morgan poll, conducted for the Medical Benefits Fund, found that people disagreed with government policy on health insurance in many areas. Four-fifths of those questioned said the Government should offer tax incentives to encourage people to take out health insurance.' The Government has repeatedly rejected this option. Sixty-nine per cent- thought that people who paid for health insurance should pay a lower Medicare levy, while 64 per cent thought it should be a straight choice. The former federal Health Minister, Graham Richardson, proposed a staged levy last year, but was over-ruled'by the Prime Minister, Paul Keating. About 37 per cent of Australians pay for private health insurance, but the survey revealed widespread ignorance about the recent health insurance reforms proposed by the Health Minister, Carmen Lawrence. Dr Lawrence announced the proposals as a way of slowing the exodus of people from health in-* surance - but the deputy chief of the federal Health Department, Dr John Loy, said yesterday that this was not the main aim of the policy. "The basis for making these changes was to provide a framework for the private health insurance industry ... to offer more Consumer-orientated packages of care," Dr Loy said. "It is not directly aimed at reducing premiums and therefore not directly aimed at increasing or slowing the decline of participation in that sense." The Lawrence reforms were widely attacked at an Australian Medical Association conference addressed by Dr Loy yesterday. AMA president Dr Brendan Nelson said insurance premiums were certain to rise, while the president of the Australian Association of Surgeons, Dr Philip Nash, said the Lawrence package amounted to a managed care pro ' gram and would produce a second, more expensive Medicare. "Most Australians have not had an occasion to test Medicare for anything other than GP consultations, laboratory tests and serious emergencies," he said. "If we as doctors who can clearly see the problems ahead tell the truth, we are quickly attacked by our politicians as greedy doctors consumed with self-interest." The Opposition's spokeswoman on health, Bronwyn Bishop, said the Government's real objective was total control of doctors. The Constitution prevented the Government from controlling doctors' fees, so it was using the health insurance funds to achieve the same result. Mrs Bishop said the Government's aim was to replace the present 80 private health insurance funds with a single insurer."}
{"id":118295925,"text":"04 Jun 1987 - Morgan Poll has Labor well ahead Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 4 June 1987, page 8 i Morgan Poll has Labor well ahead SYDNEY: The Labor Government is well ahead of the Opposition in the lead-up to next month's election, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll published yesterday. Labor's approval rating stood at 48 per cent - 3 per cent ahead of the. combined figure for the Opposition parties - when the poll was taken on the weekend of May 23 and 24. The Prime Minister, Mr Hawkc, was well out in front with a 60 per cent personal rating -his highest sincc May last year. Mr Hawke's standing among ALP voters was up 3 per cent to 86 per cent, among male voters up 4 per cent to 63 per cent and among women voters up 1 per cent to 56 percent. People asked to say whether they preferred Mr Hawkc to the Opposition Leader, Mr Howard, for Prime Minister placed Mr Hawke ahead by 68 per cent to 18 percent. Only 42 per cent of Liberal voters said they approved of how Mr Howard was handling his job. The poll, published in The Bulletin magazine, said that if an election had been held on May 23 the Hawke Government would have won with about the same majority as it has now."}
{"id":118296898,"text":"10 Jun 1987 - LATE NEWS Labor leads poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 10 June 1987, page 1 LATE NEWS Labor leads poll The Government has surged ahead of the Opposition in the latest Morgan Gallup poll, published in today's Bulletin magazine. The poll shows the ALP up two percentage points, from 47 to 49, since the last poll, and the Liberal and National Parties with 44 per cent support - down one percentage point The poll's result comes on the day the Liberal Leader, Mr Howard, is to announce his taxation policy in Mel bourne. Campaign start-up MELBOURNE: The Liberal Party's campaign for the federal election will be officially launched at the old State Theatre in Market Street, Sydney, on June 25. The slogan for the Liberal campaign would be "Get in Front Again", tne Liberal Leader, Mr Howard, said."}
{"id":118303575,"text":"13 May 1987 - Poll shows Labor six points ahead of Libs Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 13 May 1987, page 3 Poll shows Labor six points ahead of Libs On the day of its crucial May economic statement, the Federal Government has received a boost from a leading opinion poll. ... The Morgan Gallup Poll to be pub lished in today's Bulletin magazine t has Labor 6 percentage points ahead of .'.the Opposition - 49 per cent to 43 per cent. This is a two-point gain for Labor , and a three-point loss for the Liberals compared with a poll taken a fortnight "earlier."}
{"id":118428942,"text":"18 Jul 1953 - MARRIAGE POLL Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Saturday 18 July 1953, page 3 MARRIAGE POLL LONDON. July 17.-The London morning newspaper. "Daily Mirror. which conducted a poll among its readers on the . question. "Should Princess Margaret be allowed to marry Oroup Captain Peter Townsend. ar'nounced that 67.907 readers voted "Yes" and 2235. voted "No." The "Daily lMirror" has a circulation of almost 4,500,000"}
{"id":119426966,"text":"18 Nov 1938 - YARRAWONGA SEWERAGE Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1860 - 1927; 1929 - 1931; 1933 - 1938), Friday 18 November 1938, page 36 YARRAWONGA SEWERAGE m POLL FAVOBS SCHEME AND COUNCIL CONTROL By an overwhelming majority ratepayers of the Yarrawonga Shire Town Biding decided in favor of the proposed sewerage scheme for the town to service 580 tenements. The voting was: — For sewerage, 634; against, 132. Because of the dispute between the shire council and the Water trust as to which body should control the scheme, this question was also decided at the poll. The voting wau: — Control by. the shire council, 539 votes; iby the Water Trust, 184 votes. -. It is estimated that the work will cost £,37,000', of which £14,000 will be contributed by the Government."}
{"id":119466678,"text":"07 Aug 1986 - IN BRIEF Poll says Labor a loser in July Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 7 August 1986, page 11 | IN BRIEF I Poll says I Labor i j a loser I in July I SYDNEY: The NSW Labor "Gov crnmcnl would have lost olTicc if an election had been held during July, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, published in The Bulletin, shows that only 43 per cent of 1300 people surveyed would have voted for j the Government, compared with 46 | per cent for the coalition. The poll put the approval rating of | the new Premier, Mr Unsworth, at 37 ! per cent, with 15 per cent disapprovi ing of him as Premier and 48 per cent j undecided. The approval rating of the j Leader of the Opposition, Mr | Greincr, rose 3 points to 48 per cent."}
{"id":119468520,"text":"14 Aug 1986 - ALP support down in WA, SA Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 14 August 1986, page 9 ALP support down in WA, SA SYDNEY: Labor Party support was being eroded in Western Australia and South Australia, but not enough for the party to have lost a June or July state election, according to two Morgan Gallup Polls. Published in The Bulletin yesterday, the polls showed Western Australian ALP support dropped 3 points to 52 per cent at the end of July. In South Australia, it was down 7 points to 48 per cent. Liberal support was up 4 points to 38 per cent, while in Western Australia Liberal-National support increased by 3 points to 42 per cent. The approval rating of the South Australian Premier, Mr Bannon, dropped 2 points to 78 per cent. In Western Australia, the approval rating of the Premier, Mr Burke, was down 11 points to 61 per cent. The polls were taken during June and July."}
{"id":119468987,"text":"16 Aug 1986 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 16 August 1986, page 6 POSITIONS VACANT , POSITIONS WANTED An Equal Opportunity Employment POOL ATTENDANTS CASHIERS (Full-time and Part-time) Applications arc invited for seasonal-employment at the Civic Olvmpic Pool. . . Pool Attendants will assist the Manager in the supervision or the pool, dressing sheds and amenities, and will perform minor cleaning duties and repair work within the grounds and buildings as Appl'icants should possess a Bronze Medallion of the Royal Life Saving Socictv of Australia and a current First Aid Certificate. The Full-time Pool Attendants will be required to work from 22 September 1986 to 30 March I9S7 and the part-time casuals will be required from 4 October I9S6 to 30 March 1987. Cashiers are required to collect admission fees at the Civic Olympic ftjol and assist in the supervision of the dressing sheds. Some experience in the handling of public monies would be an advantage. Pool Attendants and Cashiers arc cxpectcd to work shiftwork. Casual Rates of pay will apply. Please phone Mr G. Edgecombe on (06-) 462075 for any further inquiries regarding these positions. Applications detailing qualifications and experience should be forwarded to: "*■ The Recruitment Ofliccr "T Department of Territories PO Box 158 •» CANBERRA ACT 2601 tjy Friday 29 August 19S6. 1 PRINTING MACHINIST -Tiadesperson. experienced in the operation of large, single and two colour presses. Where shift work is involved, 20% shift allowance and a nine day forthnight arc applicable. The position offers excellent wages and conditions with superannuation after a qualifying period, o PHONE PiRIE PRINTERS SALES PTY LTD 805410 PRINTING MACHINIST Experienced in offset and or letterpress, excellent machinery and working conditions with heating and cooling. Must have pride in the quality of his/her work, with the right attitude towards attendance and reliability. Permanent position for the right person. Applv to. ADLER AND STOYLES PTY LTD, Unit 3, 49 Townsvillc St, Fyshwick, ACT 2609, or phone 804414. QUICK AS A FLASH One of Canberra's leading Photographic Stores requires the services of a competent camera Sales' person. Sales expcnencc and camera knowledge is necessary. Reply in writing to: P O BOX 563, Belconncn 2616. RE-ADVERTISED CONFEDERATION OF A.C.T. INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Confederation is an employers' organisation registered under Uie provisions of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act with members engaged in all facets of commcrcc and industry in the ACT. ■Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons who arc ' interested in this senior and challenging position. The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate an extensive background. in office management and industrial relations. The ability to communicate not only with members but also with trade unions, other employer organisations and government bodies in formulating policy and direction for the Confederation is of vital importance. An attractive salary package is negotiable. Applications in writing should be forwarded by 30 August 1986 to: The President Confederation of A.C.T. Industry P.O. Box 192 CURTIN A.C.T. 2605 ; RECORD BUYER/MANAGER A-.- position exists within our Company for a Record Buyer/Manager. Persons with previous experience in cither capacity can apply in writing to: The General Manager, Manager. HOMECRAFTS WORLD OF MUSIC, Pctrie Plaza, Civic. DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES An Equal Opportunity Employment RELIEF CHILD CARE WORKERS Are you friendly, relaxed, enjoy relating to children and parents, tolerant of their individual needs, creative and enjoy working in a team? Then you may be just the person we need. We are looking for relief child care workers for our centres at Manuka and Civic. The centres care for children for limited periods in times of family emergency and to enable parents to attend to business appointments The children are aged up to 5. If you have had experience with young children in groups and feel confident in providing a safe and interesting environment for them, then the following position should interest you. RELIEF NURSING SISTER $9.81 per hour Applicants are required to be registered in the ACT and should have the above qualities. RELIEF ASSISTANTS $8.93 per hour Experience in working with young children in group situations is a requirement. Appropriate training is highly desirable. To inquire about the above positions, phone Ms P. Marsh on (062) 462696. Applications outlining previous experience and qualifications should be submitted to: "> The Recruitment Ofliccr Department of Territories PO Box 158 CANBERRA ACT 2601 by Friday 29 August 1986. SALES ADMINISTRATOR/SECRETARY ABSOLUTE WINNER This market leading, City based computer company needs a very bright and articulate individual with a strong sense of order to handle a key position within iheir sales division. Sound officc skills, " ' good typing and a sense of humour will win you this one. Telephone PIXIE - iTTETN Canberra 49 6511 SALES ASSISTANT Casual sales assistant approx 3 days pw ind Sat. Exp preferred but not essential for paint and wall paper sales. Apply after 9 am Mon to Chris Tange. Ph 99I444. SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST An interesting and challenging position is ottered in the Civic office of an orthodontist. Pleasant working conditions 4'/j day week, no dental experience necessary but excellent typing and dictaphone essential. Phone 497411, SALES REPRESENTATIVE YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AN EXPERT! but you do need to be Motivated Honest Ethical and Persistent A supplier of computer peripherals is seeking the right person to spearhead the Canberra branch. Your main target will be Government departments so a knowledge of purchasing procedures is an advantage. It is a diversified range of add-on equipment which will keep you interested and in a high earnings bracket. Call BARBARA — DRAKE Canberra 49 6511 SECOND CHEF A young enthusiastic person is required by Oodles Restaurant. Wc require a non-smoker with imagination and flair for cold larder and sweet preparation. Our business is quite varied and you will also work on functions, buffets, cocktail parties etc. You in turn will be working in a happy environment with a straight shift Tucs-Sat, a month oIT in January and will receive excellent remuneration. Please phone Wendy 416959 to arrange an interview. SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST A MOVING STORY Join an International company in the moving business and become part of a real success story. If you type well with a high degree of accuracy, have used a dictaphone, and get pleasure out of keeping things humming, you will enjoy this varied secretarial position working with some of the niccst people in town. There are some very spccial staff benefits. Find out more — Telephone PIXIE Canberra 49 6511 SENIOR TECHNICAL/LOGISTICS OFFICER We require a person to manage a material ordering and tracking system used in support of a major Naval project. Experience in Naval technical or supply support areas is highly desirable. Good salary with superannuation after a qualifying period. Send resumes to: Mr V Brice, Scientific Management Associates Ply Ltd, PO Box 774, Fyshwick, 2609. SENIOR SALES ATTENDANT WANN1ASSA NEWSAGENCY A responsible mature person is required to manage the shop and junior stafT engaged in cash and wrap, cleaning and stock maintenance. Ncwsagcncy experience, in a similar position, is preferred and references will be required. A knowledge of circulation, ordering, Tattslotto and Lotto, would be a distinct advantage. The occupant will be responsible for the preparation of customer accounts, which is expected to be computerised in the near future. The hours of duties: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri. Applicants, with the required experience, are asked to Ph 317529, on Monday, for an interview Tuesday. SENIOR CLERK We arc a large retail organisation with our office at Fyshwick and require the services of an experienced Senior Clerk. If you have had previous experience with debitors, creditors or wages and are seeking a permanent full-time position, then please phone Mrs. Chris Ogilvic, on 806566 after 9am Monday, to make an appointment THE COMPETITORS National Capital licenaed motor dealer Josephson Street, Belconnen. Ph 512600 SERVICE ADVISOR/WARRANTY CLERK NATIONAL CAPITAL MOTORS, Canberra's only authorised service outlet for Jaguar, Peugeot, Range Rover, and Rover, situated at Josephson St, Belconnen, is seeking a Service Advisor. The person we seek must have experience in our range of products. Every assistance will be offered to him/her from management. The right applicant will be rewarded by a salary package, consistent with his/her ability. All applicants will be treated in the strictest confidence. Please phone Max Carey on 516730 after 10.30am. SERVICE HOME ENTERTAINMENT We have an interesting position available for a person suitably experienced, for servicing our fine range of colour television and home entertainment products. The position will suit a person who has a background in servicing colour TV equipment and wishes to expand their horizons to other areas. A formal qualification is highly regarded. We would prefer applicants to have at least 5 years experience to their credit and be familiar with workshop and field procedures. we arc offering good wages and conditions include superannuation after a qualifying period, free group life assurance and discounts on the fine range of Philips products. For further information, please contact Mr B. Franke, Ph (062) 950321. PHILIPS SERVICE 86 Wentworth Ave KINGSTON ACT 2604 SERVICE TECHNICIAN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS This is a field service position for a manufacturer of top of the line TV's, VCR and entertainment jystcms. They need a qualified individual with professional presentation to handle their customer calls. Van and tools are provided as well as excellent job security and potential. Call BARBARA — ■»;r£Kv=a Canberra 49 6511 SURVEY CHAINMAN Chainman required by Roche Bros at New Parliament House Site. Previoui earthworks and hydraulics experience preferred. Apply with current BWIU Ticket, Monday August 18, 9.30am at CES Office, Brisbane Ave. See Tony Phibbs. SNACK-BAR ATTENDANTS Vacancies exist for casual attendants. Must be abte to work on a roster basis. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm. Fri night 5pm-9pm. Saturday Sam-12 noon. On average 15 hours per week. For further information, please phone Mrs Vicki Obst, Personnel Manager on 514735. SPARE PARTS STOREPERSON A position of Spare Parts Person has become available to work with one of Australia's larecst appliance manufacturers and service organisations. To fulfil this position you must be energetic, efficient, pleasant to customers at the counter and on the phone. have computer stock control experience and the ability to use a computer terminal. Full stafT training in our company computer system will be available to the right person. For a confidential appointment please phone Tony Payne, Scrvicc Manager, on 806932. DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The Department of Territories admfnisters the ACT and Jems Bay as well as Australia's External Territories including Norfolk, Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The Department is unique among government Departments in the range of activities undertaken and services provided. The responsibilities are both extensive and varied, reflecting the rapid growth and development of the Nation's Capital. The nature and extent of the activities, which include services normally provided by State and Local Government, give the Department more direct contact than usual with the general public. It also means people working for the Department arc exposed to a wider range of challenges than is normally encountered in other Departments. Applications arc sought from suitably qualified persons for the following positions. CLERICAL ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS 9 BUDGET OPERATIONS BRANCH $35040-36305 Duties: No. 4214 Co-ordinate, present and monitor New Works proposals sponsored by the Department involving: •analysis of Branch proposals for inclusion in the Draft Construction Programs •evaluation of Branch proposals, priority rate in accordance with known Departmental objectives •submission of recommendations to Departmental Management Committees •ensure design briefs arc submitted and that they meet specified requirements •monitoring of proposals and reporting of performance •acceptance of completed projects and monitor the building maintenance provisions applicable to the contracts. Oversight the development and management of the Departments Repairs and Maintenance and Plant and Equipment Programs. Any inquiries regarding the above position should be directed to Mr M. Coventry on (062) 463069. RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST (Clerical Assistant Grade 4) Welfare Branch $17181-17907 Duties: No. 4373 • Provide general administrative assistance to the Superintendent, Quamby Children's Shelter • carry out typing and stenographic tasks • Act as receptionist at the Centre • Receive, despatch and record all incoming and outgoing mail. Qualifications: Ability to operate a switchboard desirable. Typing and shorthand ability desirable. A current drivers liccncc Class 2 is highly desirable. Any inquiries regarding the above position should be directed to Mr D. Kerr on (062) 950053. Conditions of service include four weeks annual recreation leave plus bonus payment, cumulative sick leave of two weeks on full pay and two weeks on half pay per year, a contributory superannuation scheme; and three months long service leave after ten years of continuous scrvicc. To be eligible for appointment, applicants must be Australian citizens. However, applicants who have permanent resident status may be oflcred fixed term engagement pending the granting of citizenship. Duty statements and selection criteria may be obtained by telephoning (062) 462375. Applications detailing qualifications and experience should be forwarded to: The Recruitment Officer Department of Territories GPO Box 158 CANBERRA ACT 2601 by close of business 29 August 1986. AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL MOTOR INN WAITRESS/WAITERS We require experienced waiters and waitresses to work in our Gazebo restaurant. Permanent and casual staff required. Contact: Lucy Accinelli for interview between 2-5pm Sat. Ph 977877. STOREPERSON/GENERAL HAND An experienced person who has had previous stores and stock control experience is required to work in our Stores area. Current drivers liccncc is essential. For appointment contact our house Manager Max Chapman after 2pm Sat. Ph 977877. TRAINEE MANAGER/MANAGERESS We are looking for young and enthusiastic (1&-21 yrs) interested in making the hospitality industry their carcers, under the guidance of our professional team. Written applications including any previous experience to: Mrs Gamier. The Airport International, PO Box 732, Queanbcyan, NSW 2620. GARDENER A full-time position is available for a mature experienced gardener. The person we are looking for must have experience with indoor plants as well as outdoor landscaping ability. Please contact Margaret Garnicr on Monday after 9.30am. Ph 977100. We arc looking for an innovative person with some knowledge of plumbing products, retail experience required. Excellent wages and conditions. Ph 804576 bh, for an appointment. WORD PROCESSING OPERATORS IF YOU CAN CONVERSE WITH C3P0 AND R2D2 THEN READ THIS If you enjoy working with word processors and want to earn some money without the committment of permanent work — then TEMPORARY WORK is the answer. Experience on Wang, Hewlett Packard, Decmatc, IBM or others and good typing skills will ensure you of continued work and a variety of interesting assignments. Earn top dollars and work with the best. A phone call is all you need to get started. Call ANDREA — W'hUliMI Canberra 49 6511 nrn the university of REsy NEW SOUTH WALES University College AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ACADEMY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING: TECHNICAL OFFICER/SENIOR LABORATORY CRAFTSMAN 3 (REF: 150.021). Appointee, under technical direction, will participate in the design, development and manufacturing of teaching and research equipment. Essential skills include the use of lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, welding, soldering, shcctmctal and woodwork equipment. Applicants must have a fitting and machining trade qualifications, extensive experience in a research oriented workshop and hold a Mechanical Engineering Certificate. Persons who have suitable trade qualifications and experience and who arc presently studying for a Mechanical Engineering Certificate to be completed by December 1987 could be appointed at the Senior Laboratory Craftsman 3 level. Upon successful completion of the certificate and satisfactory performance of duties, the position will be upgraded to Technical Officer. Salary (currently under review): Technical OfTicer SI9838-S24I59; SLC 3 $20798-521996. Further information from Mr J. Savage (062) 688347. Applications closc 29 August, 1986. DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY: RESEARCH ASSISTANT 2 (REF:350.028). Applications arc invited for a research assistant to join an ongoing research projeel on the physical oceanography of the North West Shelf region. The assistant will be required to manage and analyse large sets of occanographic data, writer computer programmes for data analysis and display and participate in the scientific interpretation of the results. A background in mathematics, physics, computing or engineering is desirable and appropriate tertiary qualifications arc required. Appointment is initially to 31 December 1986 with good prospects of continuation for a further year. Salary: S20744-S24840 (salary under review). Further information from Dr P. Holloway (062) 688311. Applica tions closc 22 August, 1986. Applicants should send written applications, including telephone number during business hours and the names and addresses of two referees to the Personnel Officcr, University College, Univcrsityof New South Wales, Australian Dcfcncc Force Academy, Northcott Drive, CAMPBELL, ACT 2600. EQUALITY OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IS UNIVER SITY POLICY A NatWest w Finance TYPIST/CLERK CREDIT DEPARTMENT National Westminster Finance Australia Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of a large overseas banking group, seeks to employ the services of an experienced Typist/Cleric for our Credit Department. The succcssful applicant will have a good typing speed (min 60 wpm), a thorough knowledge of general office procedures, the capacity to work without supervision and the ability to operate a dictaphone machine. Previous experience in the Finance industry is an advantage, but not essential. An attractive salary package will be negotiated and a noncontributory superannuation scheme together with other benefits, are available after a qualifying period. To arrange an appointment for interview please phone Judy Thomas on 472888. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. Fori organ Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-60, like talking with people, live in or near Scullin, Evatt, Aranda, have a 'phone or car' you can earn $80 to $95 oncc or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 8 or 9 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 4pm Mon-Fri on (03) 6025222; Or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, GPO Box 2282U, Melbourne irvu * JUNIOR CLERICAL PER SON ERNST & WHINNEY, a national firm of Chartered Accountants have need of an intelligent young person to join tneir accounting team. It is essential that the Higher School Certificate or equivalent be held. Applications should be in writing to: Staff Partner Ernst & Whinncy, P.O. Box 190, CIVIC SQUARE. A.C.T. 2608. KITCHEN Helper for cooking for continental restaurant, Pleasant working conditions. 572262 or 814893. KITCHENHAND 2/3 nights per week. Ph 823363. Ph Sat 921492. KITCHENHAND Immediate start, above award wages, located Fyshwick. Phone 952108 for in terview. KITCHEN Hand -— Mon-Fri, able to carry out duties with min supervision — washing, cleaning, assist cook. Ph 822516 Mon, Woden. LADV for occasional out-of school care, 2 8 yr old girls, vicinity of Garran Primary, DttAI < "" ■hi leading hand/carpenter/sub FOREMAN (m/f). High rise unit construction. Only experienced tradespcrsonsneed need apply, on-site Jardine St, Kingston. Jack Welten. Ph 956741. LEAFLET deliverers required Griffith, Red Hill. 883952 after 9am, LETTERBOX deliverers wanted to deliver Canberra Chronicle and pamphlets in Pearcc area. Ph 865749. LETTERBOX deliverers for all S'side and Tgrne areas. Also need adult checkers. Ph 959161 or 822202. MATURE person to work full or part-time in an interesting Gift/Souvenir shop in Civic. I'h 480956 or 919767. MEDICAL SECRETARY. Part time senior position, City practice. Fast correct typing on modern electric machine essential. Looking for hard working, well groomed lady with references applicable to this job. Permanent afternoon shift, 4 hrs a day. Phone (062) 477344 for details and in terview. MOTOR Mechanic rcq, qual, rcg stamp, top pay, cxc conds. Apply BP Kingston on 956021. MOTOR ENGINEERS/ MECHANICS. To become cpnsultants and distributors direct to consumers of high performance motor products. Work own hours for top rewards, full training and back-up by National Co. Arrange your product prcview 732239 anytime. MOTOR MECHANIC required for busy Fyshwiclc workshop. Experience in performance tuning an advantage. Phone DAVO'S DYNO, 806115 Monday. NANNY/housckcepcr for 2 children, Mon-Fn Livc-in, ■ Ph 957233. PAINTERS wanted for cot tage work. Phone A & B Constructions on 974746 Monday. PAINTERS Tradcspcrson only. Apply Kalccn Aged Persons Units, next to Kalccn Shops, all day Sat. PAINTERS 2. Good rates. Phone Sat 585525 after 4pm. PAINTERS wanted, tradesman only Ph 411483 Sat 5-6pm, Sun 7-1 lam. PANELBEATER required. Good clean workshop and top money for right appli cant. Ph 806614. PANEL Beater, 1st class tradesperson required, for late model smash repairs. Apply Monday, THE BODY SHOP. Ph 805794. PART time persons Tits-N Tats Party Plan, requires capable and reliable persons to sell our cxciting AUST made quality fashion clothing at down to earth prices. Phone Mary 588251 or Sue 910630. No outlay, no deliveries, car & tele phone essential. PART-TIME HOLIDAY WORK. We want dynamic people to do street promotional work over the school holiday period. Must have great sense of humour. Apply in person today Saturday, 3pm. THE PANCAKE PARLOUR, CIVIC. Cnr or East Row and Alinga Sts. PART Time work with Care At Home agency. Reliable helpers needed on southsidc to assist elderly clients with cleaning, shopping and cooking. Ph 489461 9-3 Mon-Fri. PASTRY COOK required. Apply Dickson Cakes. PERSON 16 to 17 yrs, wanted to train as a butchcr. Apply in person. Selcct Meats, David Jones, Woden Shopping Square. PERSON, experienced and conscientious to clean house (2 hrs) and do ironing (1 hr) each Friday. Rate ncg. 588949. PHARMACY, SENIOR GIRL Full-time, 9-5, Mon-Fri. Experience essential. Contact John, WEETANGERA PHARMACY, 542922. PHOTOGRAPHER. A pro fessional photographer is required for relict work at the Audio Visual Centre of University College, Australian Defence Force Academy for a period of five weeks from 1 September to 3 October 1986, The Audio Visual Centre is a new department offering someone a unique opportunity to pain experience working in a university environment in providing photographic support in a variety of areas. The department is well equipped with the latest 35mm, medium formal and 5"x4" cameras. Salary: S19838-S24159. For interviews contact Mr Nigel Pearson on (062) 688571. LIBRARY OFFICER GRADE 1 (Bibscarchcr, Acquisitions Section). REF (Z800-039). Duties include bibliographic checking on ABN, the IDAPS Lynx data base and an in-housc online catalogue; and creating brief rccords on-line. Biblio graphic checking experience is required. Experience with computerised catalogues and a library technician's certificate arc desirable. Salary according to qualifications and experience will be in the range: $18341$19883. Requests for further information should be directed to Ms Janet Perfrcment, AcquisitionsLibrarian Librarian on (062) 688101. Applications close 29 August. PIANO lessons for beginners. 412302. PIANO Teacher required at my home for an advanced student. Ph 587964. PICTURE Framer F/time position in The Frame Factory. Exp prcf. Write with refs to PO Box 559, Manuka ACT. 2603. PICTURE framer, full or part time pos in expanding prof picturc framing business, write with refs to PO Box 559, Manuka, 2603. PLUMBER licenced and in BUS scheme Canberra area. Ph (069) 253333 between 9am-noon Sat Aug 16 only. PRE-SCHOOL ASSISTANT, qualified required for permanent part-time position at Bundanoon Pre- School. Applicants should have CCC. Experience desirable. Applications with references and phone number in writing to The Secretary, Bundanoon District Pre-School Kindergarten, PO Box 127, Bundanoon 2578. Closing September I, 1986. RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST. Regular part time in specialist medical practice. Accurate dictaphone typing required. 8247I6BH. RECEPTIONIST or Nurse Rcccptionist for busy doctor's surgci? 3 afternoons pw. Expcricncc desirable. Apply in writing with references to Dr A. Shroot. Dickson Chambers, Dickson. RECEPTIONIST/Clerk for Building Construction Company. Applicant will be required to have a pleasant telephone manner, accurate typing ability, bookkeeping knowledge, shorthand anc property management experience desirable. Ph 732244 Monday. RECEPT SECRETARY Professional firm requires a well presented, intelligent person for front desk duties. Typing (60wpm) cssent. Train on WP, Varied duties. Exc sal. WORD PROCESSOR OP Exp IBM display writer required for city firm. Securc position, lovely modem offices. Exc sal. Please phone Valerie Aarons on 571010 PROFESSIONAL CAREERS AUSTRALIA. RECEPT/TYPIST — We arc seeking a young lady who has typing experience to undertake the duties of a Receptionist/Typist, in our Builder's Office at Fyshwick. Interested applicants to contact MANTEENA PTY LTD — Mrs Taylor, 807033 for an interview. RECEPTIONIST/WPO Well presented person with pleasant phone manner required for front desk reception. Knowledge of WP, an accuratc typing speed of 6Jwpm, together with general office expcricncc are ncccssary to secure this interesting position. City limits. TYPIST — Accuratc 70wpm Typist required for busy office, Southsidc. Suit mature person with pleasant personality. WP OPERATOR — required to assist P.A. in busy professional City ofilcc. TEMPSTAFF — Earn extra $$'s during school holidays — Skilled Stenograhcrs, Typists and WkSP Operators are required for long and short-term assignments. Phone 478622 Monday for interview. REGULAR part-time work servicing air-tools. Expcricncc preferred. Ph 976865. SALES Clerk, permanent position, internal sales, clerical and stock control, some warehouse duties. Superannuation available. Office furniture and shelving suppliers. BROWNBUILT LTD, 88 Townsville St, Fyshwick. Ph 804087. SALESPERSON, Hi Fi, VCR. We require a person to sell Hi Fi, VCR, in a high traffic area. Previous sales experience in Hi Fi is an advantage, but not essential for the right person. Ph 511286 on Monday, for an in terview. SECRETARY /RECEPTIONIST wanted for new Acctg ofTice. Must be experienced, reliable, well presented. Enq 489830 Sat (12 to 4) and Mon. SECRETARY/RECEPT Temporary' position, Aug 28 — Oct 3. Experienced person required with 40wpm and pleasant customer manner to relieve in a Manuka office. Hours arc flexible with a 4 day week a possibility. Experience in the Real Estate industry an advantage but not essential. Ph 951300 after 9am Monday. SENIOR shop assistant for bread and cake shop at Belcn Market, Thurs-Sun incl. Ph aflcr Ipm for in terview 917474. SENIOR SALESPERSON re quired for full time position at our Woden store. Must be experienced in selling ladies fashions. Please Phone 851030 after 9am. HILTONS STORES. fi NDOMVW SENIOR SALES assistant req for rcg casual work and holiday relief, at Koomarri Thrift Centres, retail sales exp would be useful. For interview Ph 804233. Wage as er award, between .30am-4pm Mon. SERVICE MANAGER, ex pcricnccd, required for well equipped workshop working on prestige cars. Must be bright, happy personality and capable of orcanising 5 mechanics. Ph 885511. SHOP-RITE LYONS, require an apprentice butcher, year 11 or above. Must be acceptable to The Apprenticeship Board. Ph 814446. SHOP Fitter, or Cabinet 1 Maker/Joiner required for permanent position. Ph j 804561 Mon morning. SNACK Bar attendant wanted Fyshwick. 5 days 9-3. Ph I 806365 bh. SPRAY Painter required. Ph j 976065 bh, 316163 ah. TELEVISION/VIDEO TECHNICIAN — Excellent salary and conditions, trade certificate essential. Good j customer relations and com munication skills required. Large, reputable company. | Call Andrew Pike for pre liminary interview on i 951300 after 9am Monday. THREE forestry workers wanted. Ph 543253. TUTORS WANTED Tutors wanted in a wide range of primary, secondary, and tertiary subjects. Qualified and cxpencnced staff preferred. Ph PDL for registration form any morning or evenings after 7pm, 81341 J. STORE ASSISTANT QBN — Mixed business including loilcrics and liquour shop. Suit person over 20. Various store duties including some lifting and stacking. Driver's licence preferred. Appro* 40 hrs pw incl some evening and weekend work. Good salary for trustworthy person with good customer manner. Ph 951300 after 9am Monday. SYSTEM STAFFING TEMPORARY WORK AVAILABLE Wc pride ourselves in being able to ofTer the best temp assignments in Canberra. If you are an cxp SECRETARY or W OPERATOR we will offer you an attractive rate of pay and plaec you quickly in an interesting temp job. Call Josephine on Monday on 473244 TYPING to 45wpm or more, also keyboard, beginners and refreshers. Day and evening courses available. 476409. TYPISTS — KEYBOARD OPERATORS TRAINEE If you arc a touch typist with 25-30 wpm 15-18 years old and want full-time employment, give us a ring. Wc are willing to train you on full award rates. A ground floor opportunity to obtain the necessary skill to commcnce a career in the Computer Industry. Please phone 515133, KEYDATA PTY LTD, Cnr Cohen and Jolly Sts, Bclconncn. TYPIST, 15-20 hrs per week, 50 wpm. Public Accountants officc. Exp an advantage, Woden area. Ph 851506 after 9am Monday. WAITRESS/WAITER — cas ual, 2-3 nights pw incl Fri and Sat. Person with cxp in food and drink only need apply. For appnt Ph 863515. WAITRESS/waitcr, cxp only need apply for casual/ncrmancnt position. Ph 823363. Ph Sat 921492. WAITRESS/WAITER. Full time, for lunch and dinner. For further enquiries, ph 545695 after 9am. WAITRESSING and kitchen duties for mature person, mainly lunches, some Friday evenings. Ph 513228. WANTED, people with a love of good kids clothes to sell, a fabulous range of children's wear. No cash outlay — wonderful return for a gogetter. Ph (060) 215706 bh. WANTED housekeeper to live-in with young male family. Please Ph 958112 10am-6pm Sat or Sun 10am noon. WANTED Snack Bar atten dant, Phillip area. Ph 821303. WANTED people with a love of good kid's clothes to sell a fabulous range of children's wear. No cash outlay. Wonderful returns for a go-getter! Ph (060) 262215 ah, (060) 215706 bh. VVOODLAWN MINES BOILERMAKERS, FIT TERS AND MINERS Wc require boilermakers, fitters and miners for Woodlawn Mines. Experience essential. 6 days per week. Please contact Mr E. Tastula , on (048) 230888. WP Courses, Word Processing Centre 811977. POSITIONS WANTED ABLE students do any work. Phone 496833 anytime. ALL brickwork and concreting done, qual work, reliable tradesman. Ph 549951. APPRENTICE Carpet layer, 2nd year, looking for fulltime work. 863797. BABYSITTING Duffy area, in my home, has car. Ph 888465. BABYSITTER — Mother to look afler children up to 5yo, lives on Lanyon Homestead, idea! for Richardson area. Ph 375184. BRICKWORK wanted. Phone 271630. BRICKLAYER requiring work, north or southsidc. Ph 916916. BRICKLAYING team avail, immcd start. Ph 922636 or 485101 (ah). BRICKWORK wanted, large or small. Ph 889403. BRICKLAYERS require work. Ready to star?. Small or big jobs. 916179. BRICKLAYING, sml jobs, re taining walls, c'yards, gen repairs, paving. Ph 917572, I 974275. BRICKLAYERS available im mediate start. Ph 979495. BRICKLAYERS. Local tradesmen rcq. work. Ph j 573884. CARPENTER for internal and maintenance. 586550. ' CARPET laying and repairs. Ph 415280 after 6pm. CARPENTER 15 years cxp, age 31, with Forklift ticket, requires work. Refs avail. Ph 977220 ah. CARPENTER fixer wants work. Ph 861434. CARPENTER requires work. No job too small. BIR's a specialty. Lie. Builder NSW and ACT. Free quotes. Good reliable work. Ph Bill 545588. CARING Mum to mind child or children. Ph 918469. CHILD minding, at my home. Ph 515516. CHILD minding, full or part lime, plenty of cxpcricncc, Ph 919241. CIIILDMINDING, my home Faddcn. day or evening, full or part-lime. 916602. DENTAL Therapist, age 20, looking for permanent position as Dental Assistant. Able to start Octobcr 6. Please write to Canberra Times Box No 3899. FLORIST Requires work. Ph 959851. GARDENER, cxp, now avail, s'sidc. Ph 312539. GOOD housccleancr now available. For details phone 383201. GYPROCK, specialising in cornicc and fibrous decorative cornice, all areas. Ph 975202, Peter. HOLDEN Torana 70, 4 cyt, gd cond, suitable for parts. $250. Ph 315964. HOUSE cleaning or gar dening, reas rates. Ph 572)19. HOUSECLEANING Tuggera nong area, $30 average. Ph 315421. HOUSEKEEPER /Companion, experienced mature lady with rcfs. Ph 956994. IRONING. Deakin area. $5 per hr. Ph 816912. IRONING done, DufTy, $6 per hr. 883589. IRONING $8 per basket, $8 per hour. Ph 587083. IRONING my home, cxc rates. Ph 883434. IRONING. $6 per hour. Ph 957920. IRONING done, my home. $5 per hour. Ph 319756. IRONING high qual work done. $6 per hr. Ph 863189. IRONING $6 per hr, Rivctt area. 885774. JOBLINE Gardening? Labouring? Household jobs? Cleaning? Phone JOBLINE for your workers — 477777 Let's get Canberra working! KIND mother will look after children. Ph 587083. KIND Mum in Gowric avail for child care. Ph 916242. PART time or full time babysitting, my home, OxIcy. Ph 310703. PRUNING, fruit trees and roses, 20 yrs cxp. 548104. RUBBISH cuttings removed, Toyotas truck, $22. 317187. STRONG guy willing to do any sort of work, have own wagon and chainsaw. Ph 549858. TWO experienced domestic clcancrs, n'side. Ph 498250, or 472513. TYPING by Macintosh word processor, standard rates, Aranda. 513237. TYPING fast and accurate, rcas rates. Ph Julie 516325 or 583851. VALLEY Domestic Services — for reliable and cxp cleaners and babysitters. Ph 317581 Sun. WINDOWS clcaned. inside and out, gutters and screens free quote. Ph 977871 any time. WINDOW Cleaning, inside and out. Free quotes. Pension discount. 589630. WORD Processing, reasonable rates. Ph 488873. WORD Processing. Quality and service. Ph 544233. WORD Processing — 7 days. "ACTION text". Ph 585708. WORD PROCESSING, high quality, low cost, 7 days, lm* mediatext 821879. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOP MENT OFFICER j Applications arc invited for suitable and qualified and j experienced persons for the position of Community Development Worker in the shires of Bombala, CoomaMonaro and Snowy River. The position will involve researching community needs, | formulating programs and services, advising community groups on resource development and assisting [ with the preparation of sub missions. Current funding for the position is for nine months from the date of appointment. Salary: In the range i $354.10pw to $403.60pw. Essential: Tertiary training in a relevant discipline, experience in Community Development. T Skills: Initiative, good cojn1 munication, ability to work with community groups and government departments. ■ Further information may,be obtained bv telephoning (0648) 211777 Mr Cleve Maher Applications with references should be forwarded to Cooma-Monaro Shire Council PO Box 714 Cooma N.S.W. 2630 and marked to the attention of Mr Cleve Maher, by Fnday 29th August. 1986. CONSTRUCTION MANGER Experienced Construction Manager required to run variety of projects in Northern Victoria. Must have sound knowledge of industrial and commercial projects and be able to work with minimum of supervision. Excellent prospects and conditions to person 25-45, having necessary experience. Apply in I writing to The Regional Manager, PO Box 73, I Rutherglen 3685. ENGLISH, French, Social i>ci cncc essay writing coaching. Qual cxp teacher. Short or long term. Individual or small groups. Your home or mine. Ph 918440. ITALIAN tutoring, all levels. 412302. TUTOR, English and Maths. 889959. PROFESSIONAL WISENET RESEARCH ASSISTANT Women in Scicnce Enquiry Network is an organisation devoted to increasing women's active participation at all levels in the sciences. Recently WISENET obtained a grant from the OfTicc of the Status of Women to produce a Directory of Women in Science and Technology in Australia. The project will be carried out in conjunction with CSIRO. DUTIES: The research assistant will set up a data base to collect, collate and retrieve relevant information leading to the publication of the Directory. SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES: Tertiary qualifications. Keyboard skills (35wpm); Demonstrated evidence of sound communication abilities, resourcefulness, ability to work to deadlines and to work co-operatievely with a small team. HOURS: Negotiable, to 20 hours per week to a total of 600 hours. SALARY: Research Assistant 2. Range of S13.95-SI6.76ph depending on qualifications. TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES: (062) 484328/465223. LOCATION: Canberra. Note: There is no provision for relocation expenses. Selection criteria and duty statements are available upon request. Applications, with relevant particulars of two referees, should be forwarded to: RESEARCH ASSISTANT WISENET PO BOX 452 CANBERRA, ACT 2601 before 12 September J 986"}
{"id":11976124,"text":"14 May 1942 - US TRUST IN ROOSEVELT HIGH Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thursday 14 May 1942, page 1 SGS TRUST IN ROOSEVELT HIGH NEW YORK. Wednesday Answering the Gallup Poll question, £2 you approve of the way PressMr Roosevelt is handling his job Day?" 729 of Americans appealed 'voted "yes" and 13% "no," while ' . were undecided. in January, after the Pearl Har-came, the vote of confidence The President few to 249. but previous poll in November was"}
{"id":11989167,"text":"06 Aug 1942 - SHIP SINKINGS DISTURB AMERICANS Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thursday 6 August 1942, page 1 SHIP SINKINGS DISTURB AMERICANS From Our Own Correspondent NEW YORK, Wednesday A Gallup poll on what Americans Regard as the most important problem facing the USA in its war effort reveals that shipping is worrying the country more than anything else. Of those questioned, 36% mentioned the lack of tonnage as the greatest difficulty in the war. When asked the reasons for the lack of shipping, 275 declared that it was due to the diversion of the Navy elsewhere; 18% attributed the trouble to spies, and 13% to the belief that the Navy was not smart enough."}
{"id":11997480,"text":"28 Sep 1942 - DAILY DIGEST Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 28 September 1942, page 3 DAILY DIGEST Compiled by A.L.B. HOW TO TREAT~POST-WAR GERMANY A Gallup poll shows that 70% of Americans feel they, aro fighting against Hitler, and not against the German people. This is n false and dangerous belief, which will lead to the same deceptions as the last war. The German warrior people as an ?.. entity, guided by Us intelligentsia, -first followed the Kaiser, and now follows a proletarian In its desire to . conquer the world. Hitler is Ger- many. We can effectively protect curselves' against the war passion of the German people only by taking out of their hands for a certain time 3 things left to them in Hie Versailles Treaty-anns, education, and government. With pence every . weapon inside the German frontiers, every gun in the hands of a soldier or a policeman, should be carried . by a non-German. Education must fall into the hands of non-Germans who can speak German. Religion, history, philo-sophy all teach principles foreign to the German character, and can only be infused gradually-tolerance to-ward other races, and acknowledg-ment that the spirit is superior to force. As no one knows when the Germans will be ripe for self-government, the first years after a peace a protective aovernment like the one the English for 40 years exercised in Egypt should reign in Germany. What I propose 13 not a punishment, but a temporary declaration of political Immaturity.- (Emil Ludwig;, eminent German writer, now In exile, speak-ing at Los Angeles, 8/7/42.) CUSTOMS OF THE REGIMENTS Many of the customs cherished by individual regiments of the British Army are connected with dress. For instance, lhere aro G regiments that wear red roses in their hats on Minden Day because they plucked roses from a garden and stuck them in their hats as they went into action at Maiden in 17SD. Among the odd things that other regiments wear, perhaps the best known, because it is so conspicuous. Is the "flash" of 5 black ribbons that the Royal Welch Fusiliers wear at the back of the collar. When the régiment returned from overseas in 1B05 they were so proud to find that they alone of the British Army were wearing pigtails that they askod per-mission to wear the flash, rhich was meant to represent not the pigtall, but the black leather pouch in which the pigtail was housed so that it shouldn't, soil the uniform. Then, of course, there Is the badge that tile Gloucester Regiment wears at the back as well as at the front of their headgear because they beat off the invincible legion of French cavalry at Alexandria in 1801, fighting back to back. At Festubert in 1915, sur-rounded by the Germans, they re-peated the some feat, and were allowed to wear a rather larger badge at the back. There is a belief that Highland regiments took to wearing spats be-cause they retreated so far to Cor-unna that their shoes wore out, and tliey had to bind up their feet with strips toni from their shirt tails. The same sort of custom survives In the South Staffordshfres. Here they Incorporate a piece of brown canvns into their uniforms, indicating Eackcloth and ashes, because in 1707 the regiment became completely forgot-ten about in the West Indies, and remained there for 50 years, getting untidier and untidier and more and more out of date. For a long time the Wiltshire Regi-ment wore buttons with dents in them as they ran out of ammunition at Carrickfergus Castle, and sub-jected the enemy to a fierce button barrage, which they followed up by hurling bricks. The Oxford and Bucks cherish a privilege dating from Dettingen. when some of the regiment, instead of advancing, went to the assistance of George II. who had fallen off his horse. In return for this loyal act, and as the Sovereign had fallen off a white horse, the regiment has always been allowed to wear a white tie with its mess kit. Moreover, it was the action of this regiment In smearing mud over its white breeches which led to the introduc-tion of khaki. —(Lt. Dan Pettiward, in the BBC "Listener," 21/5/42.)"}
{"id":120622791,"text":"30 Nov 1944 - HONOUR TO WEIZMAN Hebrew Standard of Australasia (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1953), Thursday 30 November 1944, page 7 HONOUR TO WEIZMAN To Commemorate His 70th Birthday Contributed by the Jewish National Fund of N.S.W. If a Gallup Poll would be held to determine who is the best known and most representative contemporary figure in Jewish public life, Prof. Chajm Weizman would be sure, to win. Every non-Jew interested in Jewish affairs and certainly every Jew, whatever his political views or cultural level, knows tne name (jnaim Weizman. As president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine and of the World Zionist Organisation, Prof. Weizman bears the responsibility of a statesman. The fact that in his political and diplomatic work, he has not the backing of a State, adds to his burden, and only an outstanding ' personality like Weizman could master the enormous obligations of a prime minister without a state organisation. His political and diplomatic achievements are already history. The Balfour Declaration, which forms the legal foundation of trie establishment of the Jewish National Home in Palestine, was the outcome of Prof. Weizman's negotiations with the British Government. I During the term of his leadership of the | Zionist World ? Organisation, the Jewish ?I population of Palestine increased from | 18,000 to over 600,000, and become a political and economic factor. It was largely due to Prof. Weizman's personality that the 'Jewish State in the making' also gained recognition in the field of world diplomacy. Prof. Weizman never subscribed to extreme views. In his work he relies more on tactful persuasion than' forceful argument. His indomitable courage and his immaculate character jand last, hut not least, his unshakable belief in the future and destiny of the Jewish people, have won Dr. Weizman the respect even' of his adversaries. ? ~ His achievements as a scientist in the field of chemical research have been outstanding. In the service-of the British Admiralty he discovered during the last war the acetone-butyl ' fermentation, which greatly helped the Allied Nations at a crucial time of the last war. During the present war, Prof. Weizman's research work has once more proved of great value to the Allied war effort. When asked by David Lloyd George, the British Prime Minister- during the last war, what he wanted as compensation for his services to the British Empire, Prof. Weizman replied: 'Noth-ing for myself, but something for my people.' \\ Those who have willingly followed the leadership of Prof. Weizman, admiring his never-failing promptness .and his striking utterances, almost forgot, that Chaim Weizman, too, gets older in years. It, therefore, struck many of us as unexpected news that he will be 70 on November 27th. World Jewry will make this indeed worthy date an occasion to honour this outstanding man in an extraordinary way. In response to suggestions made from many quarters of the Jewish public, the Head Office of the Jewish National Fund in Jerusalem has placed its organisation at the disposal of the Jewish public for a universal inscription of Dr. Weizman in the Golden Book in Jerusalem. This way of honouring Dr. Weizman appears appropriate in view of the democratic nature of the Golden Book and its tradition as an outstanding Roll of Honour. Great Britain has undertaken to inscribe Prof. Weizman 1,000 times and Canada 700 times. The Australian J.N.F. has pledged to inscribe Prof: Weizman 100 times, in the Golden Book. Donations for inscriptions of Dr. Weizman are being gathered from Hebrew Congregations, Jewish societies and individuals. It is proposed to incorporate the in- ' scriptions in a special volume of the Golden Book as a collective and impressive tribute of Jewry to Prof. Weizman. 'Funds Funds so subscribed will be devoted to the redemption of a tract of land in Eretz Israel, on which settlements will be established linked with the name pt Chaim Weizman. This will surely be a worthy project to honour this great man and will be expressive of the esteem and gratitude of the Jewish people for Chaim Weizman's life work for Jewry."}
{"id":12067750,"text":"25 Nov 1938 - SEWERAGE POLL Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Friday 25 November 1938, page 9 SEWERAGE POLL MORWELL, Thursday By a majority of 460 votes to 138 Morwell decided at a poll conducted here to-day to have the township sewered."}
{"id":12077155,"text":"17 Dec 1938 - SEWERAGE POLL Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 17 December 1938, page 4 SEWERAGE POLL TRARALGON, Friday. A poll of ratepayers will be taken on January 17, 1930, to decide the sewerage question. The undertaking is estimated to cost £46,500, embracing the whole of the town."}
{"id":120849584,"text":"03 Sep 1989 - IN BRIEF Peacock's popularity plummets Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 3 September 1989, page 3 IN BRIEF Peacock's popularity plummets SYDNEY: The popularity of federal Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock has plummeted, with only 8 per cent of voters believing he can fix the economy, according to a poll in today's Sunday Telegraph. The Australia-wide survey conducted by the Roy Morgan Research Centre snowed 87 per cent of those polled thought Mr Peacock had not clearly explained how he would tackle Australia's economic problems. In the preferred Liberal Leader stakes, Mr Peacock beat John Howard by just one percentage point, showing a marked drop in the vote for Mr Peacock as leader. However, in NSW, 51 per cent of the electors said they would actually prefer Mr Howard as leader, compared with 33 per cent for Mr Pea cock. Libs poll badly all around AusL — Page 5."}
{"id":120849651,"text":"03 Sep 1989 - Libs poll badly all around Aust Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 3 September 1989, page 5 Libs poll badly all around Aust By IAN COLLIER A round of weekend opinion polls has spelt out bad news for the federal Liberal Party. By far the worst result for the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock, was the Saulwick survey published in The Age newspaper. The poll clearly shows that the recent week-long mock election campaign, supported by a $1 million advertising blitz featuring Mr Peacock, was nothing short of a waste of money. The mid-term campaign apparently did not succeed even among Liberal Party supporters. The poll found that 71 per cent of Labor voters believed the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, was doing a good job or better. The bitter pill for the Liberals is that only 30 per cent of Liberals gave their leader a similar rating. Continuing with that rating, only 3 per cent of ALP voters think Mr Hawke is doing a poor or very poor job as leader. That has to be compared to 21 per cent of Liberals who said this about Mr Peacock. In other words, more than twothirds of his own party supporters think Mr Peacock is doing less than a good job as leader while just over one in five of Liberals believe he is not performing at all. Another worrying factor for the Liberals is Mr Peacock's apparent loss of support in Sydney and Melbourne, areas where senior Liberal officials have remained confident they will pick up big slices of the traditional Labor vote. The Melbourne vote, in particular, is very important to any chances the Coalition has of winning the next federal election. It is also very important for Mr Peacock, personally, as this is his home power - base and where he would be expected to have a very good rating. But the proportion of voters in the Victorian capital who believe the Opposition Leader is doing a good job has dropped from 23 per cent to 14 per cent over the past month, according to the poll. The news in Sydney is also bad, with 48 per cent of voters in the NSW capital saying Mr Peacock is doing a poor job. This is a jump of 10 per cent over the previous month, and clearly indicates that NSW Liberals are still taking time to forgive the Peacock forces over the dumping of the Sydncy-based John Howard for a Melbourne leader. While the results tend to bring into question any belief that Mr Peacock would lift the Coalition's image after Mr Howard, the survey could also indicate that the Opposition is being battered by its prob-, lems. over lack of clear policy' directions, particularly in the areas of the economy and taxation. Another major problem for the Coalition has surfaced in Queensland, another key state in any bid to winning back power from the Hawke Government. A survey taken by the CourierMail in Brisbane shows that the state ALP is on course for a win at the next Queensland election, with 40 per cent support. The Liberals were 5 percentage points ahead of the National Party and gaining momentum in country areas. Liberal-National combined support was one percentage point behind Labor at 39 per cent. For the federal Coalition this poll is yet another worry as the federal Liberals will be counting on the federal Nationals to win back rural Queensland seats currently held by the ALP, such as Leichhardt and Hinkler. The Coalition also needs to retain current National Party seats such as Kennedy and Dawson. If support for the state ALP is reflected by their federal counterparts, the conservatives at state and federal levels have, at the very least, reason for thought."}
{"id":120850062,"text":"05 Sep 1989 - The return of Howard 'inevitable' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 5 September 1989, page 1 The return of Howard 'inevitable' By TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent John Howard and the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock, have been having "amicable discussions", and Mr i Howard's return to the Opposition front bench is inevitable, according to senior Liberal Party sources. But nothing will happen until late this year, at the earliest. "Cups of tea have been had," according to a senior Liberal Member, indicating that the relationship between the former and present leaders was mellowing. Mr Peacock had realised it was in his interests to have Mr Howard back in the fold, and there was a strong feeling among MPs that it should happen as soon as possible. Pressure had increased since the call al the weekend by the NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, to have Mr Howard elevated swiftly in the interests of party unity. Mr Greiner repeated his call yesterday, saying it was "painfully, blindingly obvious that the Federal Opposition would have its best chance if it had complete unity, and Mr Howard's obviously part of that". The comments followed another public-opinion poll that showed Mr Peacock losing favour — and Mr Howard gaining. The Australia-wide Roy Morgan poll found that while support for Mr Howard had increased by 16 percentage points to 43 per cent since May, Mr Peacock's popularity had fallen 16 points, to 44 per cent. However, senior Liberals discounted the poll, pointing out that similar polls conducted while Mr Howard was leader showed "mirror-image" results. They said Mr Howard would be reinstated to the front bench for the simple reason that he was needed. But there was little chance he would be elevated until towards the end of this year. And if the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, called an early election, Mr Howard's return from the wilderness would be postponed. There were simply no senior shadow cabinet vacancies at present, and Mr Peacock, anxious not to cause Further internal dissension while Parliament is sitting, would not reshuffle until Parliament went into recess. To move Mr Howard into a "suitable"shadow portfolio would require a reshuffle of several front-benchers. There was no indication yesterday on what shadow portfolios might be offered to Mr Howard. Mr Peacock and Mr Howard avoided being drawn into the debate yesterday. A •spokesman for Mr Peacock said he had "no response al all", and Mr Howard said he would not make any comment. Mr Howard's return to the front bench is complicated by the conditions he placed on the issue soon after he was deposed on May 9. When Mr Peacock offered him the education portfolio, Mr Howard turned it down as too junior and insulting. He wanted foreign affairs or defence. When the Opposition spokesman on housing and finance, Wilson Tuckey, and the Opposition spokesman for business, privatisation and consumer affairs, John Moore, revealed themselves on the ABC's Four Corners program as conspirators in Mr Howard's downfall, Mr Howard said he would not.sit on a front bench' with .them. Mr Howard has not repeated these conditions publicly for some time, and he would not be quoted along these lines yesterday. There is speculation among his colleagues that time is beginning to-heal Mr Howard's-wounds. In an interview published by the Melbourne Sun yesterday, he declared his period of self-imposed political low profile was over." He has emerged as a columnist with The Australian newspaper and has several publicspeaking engagements lined up. There is little likelihood of Mr Peacock dumping Mr Tuckey and Mr Moore. Mr Tuckey said yesterday, "I'm certainly not negotiating with Mr Howard. He's made the conditions — it's his problem." However, Mr Tuckey would have no problems serving alongside Mr Howard."}
{"id":120853086,"text":"16 Sep 1989 - X-rated videos backed in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 16 September 1989, page 7 X-rated videos backed in poll A majority of Australian adults believed the sale and hire of X-rated videotapes should be allowed, a Morgan Gallup poll commissioned by the Adult Video Industry Association has found. A national survey by the Roy Morgan Research Centre issued yesterday found 53 per cent were in favour of X-rated videotapes; 41 per cent wanted their sale and hire banned. However, the association warned of misconceptions about non-violent erotic videos and called for more specific classifications. Fourteen per cent of those surveyed thought X-rated videotapes contained only violence while almost half said they contained both explicit sex and violence. Association lobbyist Robert Swan said the chief Commonwealth censor, John Dickie, should be extremely disappointed by the lack of understanding of Australia's videotape-ratings system. A cross-section of 1263 men and women aged 18 and over were interviewed in an Australia-wide poll from August 29 to 31. They were told X-ratcd videotapes showed explicit sex scenes and were non-violent, and were then asked if the sale and hire of X-rated videotapes should be allowed or banned in their states. Residents of the ACT — where the sale of X-rated videotapes is allowed — were most in favour (61 per cent), followed by 59 per cent in Western Australia, 57 per cent in NSW, 52 per cent in Victoria and 51 per cent in Queensland. In South Australia and Tasmania, a majority of people wanted them banned. Sixty-three per cent of men and 50 per cent of women wanted X-rated videotapes allowed. People under 25 were more in favour of X-rated videotapes — 70 per cent — while 54 per cent of those over 50 wanted them banned. ' The association said a large slicc of the community still reacted badly to the X label because they associated it with violence."}
{"id":120853095,"text":"16 Sep 1989 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 16 September 1989, page 9 SUPPORT for the National Party in Queensland has dropped to a re cord low of 17 per cent, with support for the Liberal Party at 29 per cent and the ALP at 45 per cent, according to the Saulwick poll. Even given the electoral system in Queensland, it seems virtually impossible for the National Party to survive the coming election in its own right, and the main question now is whether Queensland will be governed by the ALP or a Liberal/National coalition. The poll, taken on September 6 and involving 1000 voters, also shows ALP leader Wayne Goss well ahead in the popularity stakes with 46 per cent saying he would make the best Premier. Next is the incumbent Premier, Mike Ahern, with 21 per cent, followed by the leader of the Liberal Party, Angus Innes, with 19 per cent. In NSW, the Morgan Gallup Poll shows that support for the Liberal Government of Nick Greiner has risen by 3 per cent over August to 45 per cent, while the ALP was able to command the support of 43 per cent of those polled. The poll of 1362 electors also showed support for the Australian Democrats at 6 per cent and others at 6 per cent The approval rating of Mr Greiner stood at 45 per cent, up from 41 per cent in Augast, while 39 per cent of those polled approved of the way his . ALP counterpart, Bob Carr, was doing his job. From the United States, a poll in the Washington Post shows that after a year in the job, Dan Quayle has yet to convince the country that he is quali fied to become President. A poll of 1022 people across the country found that 52 per cent thought Quayle not qualified to take over the presidency if something happened to George Bush, with 38 per cent saying he would be qualified. But Americans seem to like Quayle as vice-president — 43 per cent approve of the way he is doing the job he has now, 34 per cent don't know or ' have no opinion, while only 22 per cent of those polled oppose him outright. — ANDREW FRASER ."}
{"id":120854005,"text":"20 Sep 1989 - Science deserves more funding Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 20 September 1989, page 2 Science deserves more funding Australians believe more money should be spent on scientific research to improve the quality of life, according to a poll conducted in Victoria, NSW and Perth for New Scientist magazine. The poll, conducted during May by Roy Morgan Research Centre, also showed that Australians believed the Labor Party cares more about science and technology than the Liberal-National Party coalition, though 80 per cent of respondents felt politicians did not know enough about science and technology to judge its importance. Medical research was named as first priority for spending, with the control and reduction of pollu tion ranked second and third. The public was less interested in money being spent on computers, nuclear energy, biotechnology, space exploration and robotics. Women's priorities were different from men's, with more support for areas affecting quality of life and less concern for economics. Faith in research was high, with 65 per cent saying science could solve many of the world's problems. Sixty-three per cent felt national prosperity depended on technology. Medical research was also popular with 63 per cent saying it inspired a "great deal" of confidence. Only 10 per cent thought science and technology did more barm than good."}
{"id":120854416,"text":"22 Sep 1989 - Desperation for the heartland Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 22 September 1989, page 1 Desperation for the heartland COMMENT By ANDREW FRASER The strategy of the Queensland National Party with an election coming up is clear — with virtually no chance of winning in its own right, it is going all-out to maintain its support in its heartland and be the majority partner in any coalition. At the moment, the National Party has 47 of the 89 seats in Queensland: 45 seats are needed for a majority, and 23 to be the majority partner in a coalition with the Liberal Party. Of the Nationals' 47 seats, 11 are in the south-east zone, the urban seats they picked up when they moved to Government in their own right in 1983, but the party has virtually written them off for this elec tion. Continued on Page 2 Desperation for the heartland Continued from Page 1 There are another seven seats in the provincial cities, which Nationals concede they are unlikely to win. This gives the National Party 29 seats in the northern and western zones, its traditional base. With so much of a swing against it, these are the seats the Nationals must keep if they are going to retain power as the senior coalition partner. This is where the change in leader and Sir Robert Sparkes comes in. Mike Ahem has always been the Nationals' symbol of the way they had broadened their ranks. He hada university degree and he used his time as Minister for Industry -and Development from 1983 to 1986 to build a wide range of contacts with industry. Unlike Sir Joh, he was relatively urbane. He Is not a back-slapper and his background is not in small country halls where Sir Joh's remarkable oratorical style had its roots. The Nationals are in trouble state-wide — the latest Morgan Gallup Poll shows support for them running at only 17 per cent across the state. The urbane Mr Ahern has struck out not only in the urban areas but in the bush as well. The one thing the Nationals have left to keep their hopes up is the gerrymander the country areas have most votes. So the strategy is to keep those heartlands, best done through a change of leadership. Russell Cooper, the man who would be premier, only entered Parliament in 1983, but he is one of the old school of the National Party—a grazier, former shire councillor, no tertiary education. His political stocks rose when as Prisons Minister he toughed out a disturbance at Boggo Road Jail. They like firm leadership in the bush. What the "keeping the heartlands" strategy also requires is for the Liberal Party to pick up the seats the Nationals drop and not let too many go to the ALP, which needs only 15 seats to win Government. Politics abounds in irony, but this one is supreme — the party the Nationals set out to destroy is the one they are now counting on to rescue them. With Sir Robert Sparkes as the main opponent to Mr Ahem, the Premier knows his days are numbered. But he had one left yesterday, and he gave a remarkable interview on Brisbane radio when he reminisced on the high points of his premiership."}
{"id":120854728,"text":"23 Sep 1989 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 23 September 1989, page 9 Tie Liberal-National Coalition made slight gains at the ex pense of the ALP and would win government if an election were to be held now, according to a Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, taken between September 2 and 9 and involving 1861 voters Australia-wide, shows support for the ALP at 43 per cent and the coalition at 45 per cent, after the last poll taken between August 20 and 27 showed the two parties equal at 44.5 per cent. But the Coalition picked up only 0.5 per cent of the 1.5 per cent the ALP lost The Australian Democrats picked up the other 1 per cent to take their support to 9 per cent. The poll shows Prime Minister Bob Hawke's approval rating has dropped to 50 per cent from 54 per cent, and the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock's approval rating has dropped to 28 per cent from 34 per cent. An environment poll by Morgan Gallup, conducted for the NSW Electricity Commission across NSW, found that Australians are far less concerned than the rest of the world about the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect, but far more concerned about I water pollution. The poll, which was conducted among 1200 residents throughout July and asked people to name what they thought was the most pressing environmental problem, found that 24 per cent of those surveyed thought that cutting down forests was the major environmental problem, the same as for the rest of the world.. Of those polled, 14 per cent thought weakening the ozone layer was the biggest problem (23 per cent for rest of world) and 10 per cent thought the greenhouse effect was (16 per cent for rest of world). But while in the rest of the world 11 per cent thought water pollution was the biggest problem, 21 per ccnt of those polled in NSW agreed. — ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":120855450,"text":"25 Sep 1989 - Survey shows Greiner's approval rate has dropped Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 25 September 1989, page 4 Survey shows Greiner's approval rate has dropped SYDNEY: A Newspoll survey showing NSW Premier Nick Greiner's approval rating was at its lowest since the LiberalNational Coalition won government in March 1988 proved it was a one-term government, the Leader of the Opposition, Bob Carr, said yesterday. "People will never forgive Mr Greiner for his 150 broken promises," Mr Carr said. He said the Labor Party had kept count of Mr Greiner's broken promises since he took office. The Newspoil survey, conducted for the Sunday Telegraph during July and August, found support for the Coalition parties had also dropped and was now neck and neck with the ALP. For the first time in a year, Mr Greiner and Mr Carr tied in approval rating. The survey showed 56 per cent of people polled were not satisfied with the way Mr Greiner was doing his job, compared with a 46 per cent disapproval rating in the previous May-June Newspoll survey. "People will never forgive Mr Greiner for his attacks on education and his increased charges causing ordinary families to pay an extra $1000 a year," Mr Cansaid. "This is an unfair government." July and August were marked by public demonstrations against the Greiner Government, including the "day of outrage" on July 25 when 100,000 NSW workers went on strike to protest against job cuts. On July 1 Mr Greiner announced increased charges for transport, electricity, third-party car insurance, water rates, daily public-nospital bed prices, a 3 per cent petrol tax and an $80 environmental levy for all ratepayers. The poll found 36 percent were satisfied with the way Mr Greiner was doing his job, compared with 44 per cent in the previous survey. Only 1 per cent more (Coalition 43 per cent, Labor 42 per cent) said they would vote for the Government if an election were held at the time. Mr Carr's popularity remained almost unchanged from the previous survey with 37 per cent of- those polled saying they were satisfied with the way he was_doing his job, comparedwith 35 per cent who " were dissatisfied.' \\ " '* '"}
{"id":120856758,"text":"30 Sep 1989 - Govt handling of pilots' row wins support Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 September 1989, page 9 :Govt handling of pilots' row wins support THE GOVERNMENT'S handling of the pilots dispute is generally approved of, if the findings of a Saulwick poll taken among 600 people in Sydney and ^Melbourne 10 days ago can be extended to the rest of the population. Fifty-five per cent of those polled supported the Government's tough line against the pilots, but at the same time, 59 per cent thought the Government and airlines should negotiate while the pilots refused to work normal hours. Thirty-seven per cent of those polled disapproved of the Govern, jnent's handling of the dispute, while 6 per cent were undecided. . But the pilots are not at all popular — 75 per cent of those polled thought their wage claim of a 30 per cent rise was unreasonable, only 18 per cent thought it justified and 5 per cent were undecided. Another poll taken by AGB:Spectrum and published in Business Review Weekly shows the perception of big business of the main parties' wages policy is worrying for the Opposition. The poll, taken among 160 chief executives of Australia's 500 biggest companies, shows that 55 per cent thought the ALP best suited to run wages policy, as opposed to 21 per cent who thought the Coalition was. It also showed that 70 per cent of those polled did not understand the Opposition's economic policy, with the lowest support in Sydney, where only 19 per cent of those polled said they understood the Opposition's economic policy. At the same time, the poll also indicated that big business was reasonably comfortable with a Labor Government — in June 56 per cent of those polled thought the Government's performance was bad in relation to business, while in this survey, only 47 per cent thought so. The "average" or "good" rating rose from 44 per cent to 53 per cent. The poll was taken after Budget changes to business taxation but before the announcement of the $2.6 billion current-account deficit for Aueust. — ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":120857686,"text":"04 Nov 1989 - Swimming against a tide of unfavourable opinion Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 4 November 1989, page 9 Swimming against a tide of unfavourable opinion THE ALP still has the capacity to claw its way back in opinion polls despite the Morgan Gallup Poll this week showing a big lead for the Liberal-National Coalition. The poll showed support for the Coalition at 46 per cent and support for the ALP at 41 per cent, with the Australian Democrats at 9 per cent and others at 4 per cent. In March last year the Coalition had a lead of 7 percentage points over the ALP, but by the start of this year the two parties were at level 'pegging again. However, the problem for the -ALP in this case is that an election must be held at some stage within -the next six months, and there are several institutional factors - mainly economic - which will work against them. The approval rating of the parties' leaders shpws support for Mr Hawke at 43 per cent, slightly up from the last poll but well down from the general level it has been, while Mr Peacock's approval rating rose to 31 per cent, well up from its general level. / The ALP could also take no com fort from' a poll in last Saturday's West Australian which showed they would lose four seats in Western Australia at the next election. But before a federal election can be held there are two state elections, one in Queensland and one in South Australia. In South Australia the ALP, led by John Bannon, is well ahead, but in Queensland, the situation is far closer, with a poll this week showing the ALP's support would have to be well targeted in specific seats for it to win. The poll showed support for the ALP at 46 per cent, support for the Liberal Party at 28 per cent, and support for the National Party at 20 percent. But there is little comfort for either the Liberal Party or the National Party in the poll, as they would require a very tight exchange of preferences to win, and in the past two elections 25 per cent of Liberal preferences and about 10 per cent of National preferences have gone to the ALP. Overseas, the approval rating of the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, has plummeted to an all-time low, eclipsing even the 25 per cent approval rating she had just before she dispatched troops to the Falklands Islands in 1982. Just 24 per cent of voters polled by The Independent were satisfied with Mrs Thatcher's record, while 62 per cent expressed dissatisfaction. The lowest previous popularity ratings, recorded by Gallup and Mori, were 25 per cent in December 1981 after she had been in power some 30 months. Polls in several British newspapers last weekend pointed to a Labour victory, with the smallest margin that Labour was ahead of the Tories being 7 percentage points. Poll: Morgan Gallup. Date taken: Oct 14-15, Oct 21-22. No polled: 2614. Method: Face to face. Coverage: National. Lib-NP 46%, ALP 41%, AD 9%, Other 4%. Poll: Morgan Gallup. Date taken: Oct 21-22. No polled: 1337. Method: Face to face. Coverage: Queensland, state-wide. ALP 46%, Lib 28%, NP 20%, Others 6%. Poll: Independent. No polled: 935. Coverage: Britain. Question: Are you satisfied with the performance of Mrs Thatcher as Prime Minister? Yes, 24%, No 62%, undecided 14%. - ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":120859269,"text":"11 Nov 1989 - Vic, NSW reflect Labor's falling federal popularity Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 11 November 1989, page 9 Vic, NSW reflect Labor's falling federal popularity . "I-rr.:: POLL V WATCH r THE APPARENT drop in pop ularity of the Federal Government and the rise of the Coalition is having some effect on state politics, notably in NSW and Victoria. The Morgan Gallup Poll shows that support for the ALP in NSW has remained steady at 42 per cent, but in Victoria support for the ALP Government of John Cain has dropped two percentage points to 42 percent. But the major short-term worry for the ALP is not that the loss of support for the Federal Government will impact in these two states but rather in Queensland and South Australia, where elections will be held within the next month. - In South Australia, a telephone poll conducted by the ABC in the marginal seat of Newland, currently held by the ALP but requiring a s<uing of 1.6 per cent to fall to the L >erals, found that the swing a{ linst the ALP has dropped from J. per ccnt to 1 per cent in this el ctorate. The poll found that support for jfh ALP had risen to 42 per cent fp m 37.3 per cent; while support for th Liberal Party had dropped from 41 per cent to 39.5 percent. 3ut in South Australia as a whole th wider Morgan Gallup Poll shows th ALP eight percentage points ahead of the Liberal Party and the Australian Democrats, whose preferences run to the ALP by about two to one, at 12 per cent, pointing to a comfortable ALP victor^. The Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, will only make a small appearance in this campaign, as he has made what ALP sources say will probably be his only foray into the Queensland campaign throughout the week in Mt Isa. Mr Hawke has image problems of his own, as after holding a substantial lead over his Opposition counterpart, Andrew Peacock, in opinion polls, Mr Peacock is bridging the gap. The Saulwick poll found that Mr Hawke's rating was fairly steady but Mr Peacock's had increased, largely because women voters had swung their attention towards Mr Peacock. Another Saulwick poll has found that the majority of Australians be lieve a reasonable balance exists be- 1 tween economic development and conservation, a finding which con servationists will point to as evidence that the Government's decision over mining at Coronation Hill and El Sherana was well based. Fifteen per cent of respondents said Australians were too interested in conservation, while 61 per cent opposed mining in national parks, but only 50 per cent opposed mining in Kakadu National Park specifical ly Young people, women and Democrat and Labor voters were the most sympathetic to conservation, and the older the voters, the more they favoured mining in national parks. Poll: Morgan Gallup. Date taken: October. No polled: 1370 in NSW, 2053 in Victoria. Victoria ALP 42%, L-NP 44%, AD 9%, others 5%. NSW ALP 42%, L-NP 44%, AD 6%, others 8%. Poll: Saulwick. Date taken: Oct 30, Nov 1. No polled: 1000. Hawke: Very good 8%, good 25%, fair 39%, poor 15%, very poor 12%, don't know 1%. Peacock: Very good 1%, good 13%, Fair 46%, poor 23%, very poor 14%, don't know 4%. Poll: Saulwick. Date taken: Oct 30, Nov 1. No polled: 1000. Australians are too interested in economic development 15%. Too interested in conservation. 15%. Have a reasonable balance 61%. Don't know 9%. - ANDREW FRASER."}
{"id":120859947,"text":"14 Nov 1989 - Hungry for science but fe Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 14 November 1989, page 9 Hungry for science but fe THE PUBLIC might be the great urW washed, but it seems the scientific; community is the great unloved')? Opinion polls have pui scientists on about level with journalists, that is slightly .abovjefc real estate agents, but! still trailing behinp| child molesters. Why do pe'ople believe the laboratory rats are the ones wearing the white coats? Before scientists start deserting the sinking ship, of popularity, it's worth taking a look at the way. this "evidence" against them has been compiled. The method most comrtionlyused for testing public opinion of scientists is the Draw-A-Scientlst-Test. This test supposedly overcomes problems that children (who have been the largest group surveyed) might have articulating their perceptions of a scientist. According to Renato Schibeci, from Murdoch University, the results show a stereotyped image of scientists, and in fact even scientists, when asked to draw a picture, will produce a stereotype, which can be summarised as follows: the scientist is a male and has facial hair. Often his work is of a secret or dangerous kind. His "discoveries" are generally the result of a brief period of intense thinking and his preoccupation with matters scientific is such that he has little time for mundane matters such as family, sport or entertainment. . This "negative" stereotype is said to pervade the .mass media. Presumably the negative aspects are the secretive, dangerous work and emotional coldness, rather than the fact that our scientist is male, as most arc, and hirsute. "Stereotype" has certainly become a dirty word, yet it is a useful form of communications shorthand, as cartoonists and advertisers constantly demonstrate. Take advertising for example. I'd hate to defend most of this medium bccausc there's no doubt it's sexist, racist and worst of all; tasteless, but try telling a story in 15 seconds without resorting to stereotypes. Common criticisms of science fiction are that we never see "normal" scientists, only the mad or sociopathically dedicated ones, and that we don't see scientists achieving results in a realistic way -as the result of painstaking, lengthy pursuit of scientific knowledge - but rather as the result of a sudden flash ofinspiration. On the first point, it's true that the characters in a lot of science fiction provide a rich hunting ground for political and social metaphors, a source wellused by academics in search of a thesis, but surely the same criticism could be applied to most works .<Sf fiction, especially those about soldiers or police, jMb are portrayed as either heroes or villains when '^theirioccupation is important for the plot. Some '^ljqw&nce has to be made for literary devices. ':-f As for the criticism that results come so'quickly to celluloid scientists, who has the time or inclination to sit through the boredom and banality of everyday working life on the screen? Before anyone criticises film and TV-program makers for speeding things up and cutting out the boring bits, they should sit through a few hours of day-time soap operas, where the storyline does follow real-time, then they'll be begging for celluloid characters who can brainstorm their way through a plot. Dr Roslyn Haynes, a former biochemist who now lectures in English, writes in the November issue of Media Information Australia that there are six basic literary stereotypes which have had a profound and continuing influence on the attitudes of our own society to science and scientists. She classes these as: the evil alchemist figure; the silly scientist; the emotionally deficient researcher; the heroic adventurer or Utopian world saviour; the !,reckless or evil destroyer; and the helpless scientist unable to control his discovery. Haynes says that if scientists want to improve their public, image, they should take notice of the way they've been portrayed over the centuries, because these stereotypes influence public images of the scientist. Richard Eckersley, Senior Media Liaison Officer at CSIRO, says the image of scientists has suffered, because of our.enthusiasm for global technology. "Until the'60s Australian scientists were portrayed as heroes, especially the CSIRO scientists, who were working on the development, of rainmaking techniques and myxomatosis," Eckersley said. Scientists were seen to be working in the national interest by developing the country's natural resources, but now, like miners and farmers, they are considered environmental rapists by some. "People don't realise that we need science more than ever now-it should be seen as part of the solution not the cause of our current problems. "As we've become more cosmopolitan and urbanised with global technology, Australian science has lost its national identity and scientists aren't held in the same regard by the public," he said. ?Debra Mayrhofer investigates the gap between- the' media 'image of scientists and the public's desire for more news about research. It's difficult to form much of an opinion about how the news media portrays scientists because they seem to be the invisible tribe. The reason can't have anything to do with whether people like'or , loathe them; look at the amount of time anctspace .given to murderers, cheats and other.miscrea'nts Could, it'be that thc'public'just-aren't interested in scientists1 or -the work they: do? Let's hppe. not; becausefas Federal Science Minister Barry Jo.nes1;. has often said, "those who can't understand ,'the^ ideas and practices of science and canTcbhimjini^i cate about them are cut off from a fundamental part: of today's culture. They are as efTectively .cut'ofl}; from the wider culture as those who have not yet'i learned to read or write." ? ' . Dr Peter Pockley, who for the. past 25 years has been a tireless campaigner for better public understanding of scientific issues, says he believes the situation in Australia is similar to that in the UK where the public is interested in science, and wants more of it, even though there is a very low level of understanding of the facts and principles involved. Pockley is currently trying to get the proposed Australian Science and Technology Information Service off the ground. This service will provide an Australian register of scientists in a wide variety of fields who are willing and able to speak to the media and will also link up with its American and Europe an counterparts, virtually offering journalists a world-wide information base. The scientific community has already contributed funds for'working plan for the service. All that v remains is for the Federal Government to distribute . some of the millions it promised generously in its May economic.statement. > . v In September this year the Age and the Sydney ;? Morning Herald ran the results of a Saulwick opiniion poll which showed that 60 per cent of readers :;'\\v6uld read, stories about medical discoveries and'' ,:"54 per cent'would read about other scientific discoveries before they'd-rtad about politics and sport. ? New Scientist also published the results of its ^survey which , indicated that the Australian public has .favourable attitudes towards science.' It seems that 56 per cent of people believe that science does ;,more good than harm; 61 per cent believe the ' Government should spend more on research; and 63 per cent believe our national prosperity depends on science and technology. Given this evidence of public interest, why ? hasn't the media been giving better coverage to the work of scientists? A few major papers now have regular science coverage; the ABC and Channel Seven have Quantum and Beyond 2000, respectively, and the ABC Science Unit produces six different science pro grams each week. Perhaps we should be grateful that even though the electronic media coverage is scant, it is of such quality. Professor John Henningham ofthe University of Queensland has found an alarming disparity be-' tween what journalists think the public wants, and what the public really wants. More than 78 per cent of TV viewers say that they ha ve a very high interest in scientific and medical discoveries, yet only 3 per cent of news stories arc devoted to these subjects. In a survey of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane viewers, Henningham found that from a list of 15 news categories, journalists.put science and medicine sixth on their own lists of interests, yet when asked to rank viewers' interests, they put science and medicine 13th. And the viewers' choice? Science and medicine was voted number one. The same disparity showed up in current affairs categories. The journalists placed science and medicine fourth and the environment third, in their list of interests, yet relegated science and medicine to . 7th and the environment to 13th in their estimates of the viewers' interests. Once again the viewers proved them wrong, voting science and medicine top of the list and the environment second. These results are alarming and make you wonder how the media can be so far off the beam in "giving the public what it wants". Is it because journalists really underestimate the intelligence of their audiences, or is it that the media really aren't capable of . dealing with scientific issues? A ^number of writers in the. November issue of Media Information Australia, which has science and'technology as its theme, analyse the troubled relationship between science and the media, and all . concur that both sides need to make more effort to communicate. , ? Ian Barnes blames the pressures of sales, readership or ratirigs for influencing the content and style of media presentations, making it hard to provide accurate, detailed reports of scientific research. Also, he says, the media, particularly TV, provides a fragmented view of issues, and perhaps most importantly, it is a promoter of the commodity culture, so news is largely entertainment framed within the important process of selling commodities. Professor Stephen Hill writes that the popularisation of science has been a confused field of media activity, with the promoters of the subject not sure whether they want to make science part of the general culture, promote the ideological strength that flows from science or promote the eponomic competitiveness of the society which is scientifically literate. Most scientists seem to have a positive attitude towards the media. According to Dr Jim Peacock, from CSIRO's Division of Plant Industry, we need to improve the communication-betwcen scientists and the community, and the press is one of the best ways to do this. "Certainly in the last few years scientists have realised the need to inform the public of their work and people generally seem a lot more interested in what we're doing and why we're doing it.' Professor Dick Frankham, from Macquarie University, also believes scientists arc more motivated now to seek publicity for their work. "We don't always make good copy, because we tend to qualify our findings and so be as objective as possible, which can be frustrating for a reporter. "Science, like most news, tends to be sensationalised, but no more than other issues. "Accuracy can suffer under the pressure of deadlines and sub-editing, you have to accept this to some extent," he said. Barry Jones, another contributor in the November issue of Media Information Australia, warns that scientists shouldn't overestimate the media's capabilities. "The media succeed best at what they da best, and that is raising issues. But there has. been little success in going beyond that, cither through making a concerted effort to help people understand :he principle... or, more importantly, to seriously consider the implications of new technology." Jones also points out one area where the media and scientists could work to their mutual advantage - in the promotion of celebrity scientists who could popularise their profession. "Despite tiie world-class work being performed by Australian scientists we don't have any who have become household names like David Suzuki, Carl Sagan or Stephen Jay Gould in North Ameri ca." Jones suggests one of the reasons for this could be.that scientists aren't willing to risk the scorn of their colleagues by popularising their profession. It's time for scientists to leave the shelter of their laboratories and start making the news. As the old saying goes, the only enemy of science is the igno rant."}
{"id":120860034,"text":"15 Nov 1989 - Government approval up Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 15 November 1989, page 2 Government approval up SYDNEY: The Federal Government has bounced back in front of the Opposition in the election polls, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published in today's Bulletin magazine. In what the Bulletin described as an amazing about-turn, support for the Government rose 2 per cent to 43 per cent over two weeks, while Opposition support crashed 4 per cent to 42 per cent. Democrat support rose 1 point to 10 per cent, with "others" up 1 point to S per cent. The poll of 2499 electors was taken over the weekends of October 28 and 29 and November 4 and 5. An important component of the ALP's < improved position came in Queensland after the announcement of the December 2 election."}
{"id":120860814,"text":"18 Nov 1989 - An election mode talk by Hawke Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 18 November 1989, page 5 An election mode talk by Hawke By TOM CONNORS The Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, went into "election mode" last night, delivering a speech designed to try and stir the Labor Party out of the doldrums and ready itself for an election which he said would be fought "within the next six months". In his address to the Evatt Foundation at the NSW Parliament House in Sydney, Mr Hawke said it was nonsense to claim that there were no differences between the Labor and Liberal parties and then set out in some detail where he believed they differed on social welfare, industrial relations, foreign affairs and in overall philosophy. The last page of the address reads like the end of an election campaign launch with short sharp sentences in which Mr Hawke promised to fight harder than ever before to win the election. The usual launch cliches were in abundance. He said the choice at the next election was stark, the stakes were huge and Australia could not afford "lost opportunities". He declared the next election the "most important since 1949" (when the Chifley Labor Government lost office) and it would determine the "nature and quality of the Australia we take into the 21st century". Other major points in the speech included an attack on the Coalition's plan to abolish the capital-gains tax, with reference to the personal benefits flowing to the Liberal Party president, John Elliott; a promise of improved community services for those living in the outer suburbs of big cities; the setting of social-justice priorities for the 1990s and a renewed commitment to a multicultural Australia. Mr Hawke reminded his audience that by the time of the next election he would be the longest-serving Labor Prime Minister. He also paid tribute to the former Labor Leader, Dr H. V. Evatt, after whom the foundation is named. Last night's speech follows the revelation. on Thursday that Mr Hawke had written to all his ministers seeking their thoughts on Labor's election strategy and proposals for a fourth term of office. He will call a full meeting of the ministry in early January to discuss the campaign. The burst of prime ministerial energy comes after a poor parliamentary per Bob Hawke ... Promise to fight harder than ever to win next election. formance by the Labor ministry over recent weeks, some squabbling between ministers and growing public disenchantment over the state of the economy. The only recent ray of hope for the Government was this week's Morgan Gallup poll showing the Government had regained a lead over the Coalition as its popularity rose two points and the Coalition's fell by four. However, many observers are sceptical of the poll outcome. The Prime Minister told his audience that the ideological gulf between Labor and Liberal, always a wide one, had never been wider than it was today. The parties were at odds on how employers and employees should relate to each other in the workplace, on the question of how economic prosperity should be distributed within the community and on Australia's role in the international community. He said the Liberals abhorred the central wage-fixing system and gave aid and comfort to the Australian Federation of Air Pilots in pursuit of a 30 per cent pay rise. Their obsession with labour market deregulation would destroy an industrial relations system that had created jobs at a rate twice as fast as the rest of the Western world."}
{"id":120861022,"text":"19 Nov 1989 - Innes offers cash for home owners Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 19 November 1989, page 2 Innes offers cash for home owners BRISBANE: Queensland Liber al Leader Angus Innes launched his party's campaign for the December 2 election yesterday with an offer of cash grants for 80,000 Queensland families "struggling under Labor's burden" of high home-interest rates. The cash grant scheme would provide $25 per week for one year to homeowners hardest hit by the interest-rate squeeze. Mr Innes attacked the Nationals on corruption and Labor on its trade union links and history of corruption and finan cial mismanagement when in govern ment elsewhere in Australia. "In Queensland, only the Liberal Party is committed to both private enterprise and honest government because we re cognise that, hand in hand, they are the foundations on which our future progress depends," he said. Placard-waving Liberal supporters crowded into a function room at Bris bane's Parkroyal Hotel to hear the federal Liberal Leader, Andrew Peacock, the NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, and Bris bane's Lord Mayor, Sallyanne Atkinson, list the reasons why a Liberal government should be elected in Queensland. Mr Innes repeated his pledge not to serve as a junior partner in a coalition with the Nationals, saying "a vote for a Liberal candidate is a vote for a Liberal government". He promised to introduce freedom of information legislation and legislation for citizen-initiated referenda. Other initia tives included: 1 800 more police on the beat. Tougher action against the drug trade. BRISBANE: Support for the Queensland Labor Party has risen to 50 per cent and the approval rating for leader Wayne Goss to 66 per cent, according to the latest Newspoll published in the Weekend Australian newspaper. The National Party's state-wide support has fallen by 14 percentage points to 25 per cent since the 1986 election but the Government remains ahead of the Liberals, at 21 per cent. The Premier, Russell Cooper, has an approval rating of 33 per cent and Liberal Leader Angus Innes scored 44 per cent. If an election had been held last weekend, Labor would have won nar rowly on leaked Liberal preferences. The Nationals would have remained the dominant conservative party, the report said. The poll was held between Novem ber 9 and 12 and is based on a state wide sample of 1010 voters. The Newspoll survey comes after a Courier-Mail poll on Friday which showed the Nationals' only hope of holding power lay in a coalition with the Liberals. The poll, of more than 1000 voters in four electoral zones, showed Labor support up 2 percentage points to 44 per cent, Nationals on 18 per cent and the Liberals static at 17 per cent. $120 million more for education in the first two Liberal Budgets. Raising the payroll tax threshold to $1 million. Tripling Juvenile Aid Bureau's resources. Increasing the capital works subsidies to local government authorities from 10 to 15 percent. Expanding the port of Townsville. Declaring Iron Range and Mcllwraith Range on Cape York Peninsula nation al parks and doubling the area of the state's national parkland. A "world-class stadium" as part of the redevelopment of the Brisbane Exhibi tion Grounds. Investigating funding options for a major new road from the Darling Downs to Townsville. Mr Innes said he was promising what the Nationals would not deliver-imple mentation of the Fitzgerald-recommend ed reforms, honest and accountable government, a fair electoral redistribu tion and creation of the right conditions for economic growth and prosperity. And, unlike Labor, the Liberals could promise the aims of privaite enterprise, maintenance of essential services and the introduction of voluntary unionism. Meanwhile, a Gold Coast Liberal offi cial has attacked his party's decision to give second preferences to Labor in the seat of Albert at the electipn rather than to National Party Minister for Health Ivan Gibbs, who they claim is still under a cloud over ministerial expenses. Vince Camilleri, the vice-president of the Paradise Point-Runaway Bay Liber als, said in yesterday's Gold Coast Bulle tin that the decision was "crazy and futile" and could mean the seat would be lost to Labor. The Premier, Russell Cooper, was in Cooktown yesterday to support the Na tional Party candidate for the far north ern seat of Cook, Lester Rosendale, and officially open a new $9 million pipeline to augment the town's water supply."}
{"id":120861906,"text":"23 Nov 1989 - Poll 'may help' Qld Liberals Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 23 November 1989, page 4 Poll 'may help' Qld Liberals BRISBANE: A Morgan Gallup Poll showing support for the Labor Party at 53 per cent could prove to be counterproductive for the ALP, Liberal state campaign director David Fraser said yesterday. Mr Fraser said the poll may have an "underdog effect" in the minds of the electorate which could benefit the Liberal Party. "The classic case was in the 1980 federal election where polls indicated that Bill Hayden would win the election," he said. "In the last seven days there was a swing back to the Fraser Government simply because the polls suggested that Labor was going to win." The Morgan poll, based on interviews with 475 electors and published in yesterday's Bulletin magazine, shows support for the ALP at 53 per cent with both the Nationals and Liberals at 19 per cent."}
{"id":120862321,"text":"25 Nov 1989 - Bannon is battling to shake federal Labor association Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 25 November 1989, page 3 Bannon is battling to shake federal Labor association From TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent, in Adelaide John Olsen A last-minute poll in South Australia shows that Labor Premier John Bannon is likely to lose government today. The Morgan Gallup Poll showed the Liberal-National Opposition 8 percentage points ahead of the Bannon Government - an extraordinary swing of 3 per cent in a week towards John Olsen's Opposition, and a swing of 5 per cent against the Government. - The figures showed support for the Opposition at 48 per cent, while the Government could muster only 40 per cent. If the poll results translate uniformly across the marginal seats in the electiqn today, Mr Olsen will gain government narrowly. The reason, according to virtually all observers, has little to do with state issues. Indeed, Mr Bannon's Government is generally considered clean, responsible, pragmatic and moderate, if a little dull. The issue that has bitten deepest in the past fortnight is high interest rates, a national problem. The Opposition has successfully linked Mr Bannon - the national president of the Australian Labor Party - with the Hawke Government and its failure to reduce inter est rates. Full-page advertisements placed by the Opposition in yesterday's Adelaide newspapers showed pictures of Mr Bannon and the Treasurer, Paul Keating, side by side, with the caption, "If you want any chance of owning your own home, get rid of these two! Get rid of high interest rates. Get rid of Labor." Mr Bannon is one of Australia's most popular politicians, but yesterday's poll figures showed his personal popularity rating had slipped by 2 points to 56 per cent in a week. Mr Olsen's personal popularity rose 5 points to 37 per cent. The poll confirms that a swing against the Government detected last week has continued to grow as the election nears. Newspaper polls showed the swing growing day by day - the last poll, taken on Tuesday and published yesterday by the Adelaide Advertiser, showed the swing had grown to 5 per cent in the marginal seat of Fisher. But yesterday's poll, commissioned by the Nine Network and announced last night, contained the worst possible news for Mr Bannon. The outcome of the election rests on eight marginal seats in metropolitan Adelaide. The Opposition must win six of those to win government. Five would change hands with a swing of less than 3 per cent. But with the 8 per cent lead detected by yesterday's poll, the Government could also take Norwood, held by Education Minister Greg Crafter by 6.4 per cent, Unley, held by Sports Minister Kim Mayes by 5.1 per cent, or Todd, held by Emergency Services Minister John Klunder by 6 per cent. Mr Bannon, who has already conceded his Government is likely to lose several seats and who recognises publicly that he is in a very tight spot, called last night for every eligible South Australian to vote. "Every single vote counts," Mr Bannon said. Mr Olsen, perceived until recently as something of a carping whinger -to the point that his party has kept his voice off campaign advertisements - tried a little poetic levity yesterday when asked how many seats he expected to win. "Just enough, to get me over the line, will suit me fine," he said. Tony Wright's politics column. - Page 9 John Bannon"}
{"id":120862384,"text":"25 Nov 1989 - Labor steams ahead in Qld but a close call likely in SA Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 25 November 1989, page 9 Labor steams ahead in Qld but a close call likely in SA NOT SURPRISINGLY, opin ion polls focused on the South Australian and Queensland State elections this week where very different issues seemed to be at stake. The Morgan Gallup poll, released in the Bulletin magazine, indicated that a close finish was likely in South Australia, while the Labor Party moved steadily ahead in Queensland. The poll suggested that the ALP would have won a Queensland state election late last month, with dwindling support for the Liberal and National Parties. It said that, after Premier Cooper's election announcement, support for the ALP increased 7 per cent to 53 per cent and the Nationals' slipped 1 percent to 19 percent. Liberal support fell to 19 per cent - a 9 per cent decline. . It was conducted in the last weekend in October and the first two in November. The Australian's Newspoll backed up the Morgan Gallup poll's conclusions, showing that the ALP had established a firm lead for the December .2 election. It suggested that most Queensland voters were concerned with corruption, the economy, and education, followed by health and the environment, and that they saw the ALP as being able to deal with these issues most effectively. The ALP only fell short on the issue of economy in the state's provincial cities, western and far northern areas, and country zones, when competing with a combined conservative vote. The poll was based on 1010 telephone interviews conducted from November 9 to 12. The Morgan Gallup poll highlighted that the outcome of the South Australian election would rest with Australian Democrat and minor party preferences. Voting in the election is today. South Australian voter sentiment has undergone substantial changes since a Morgan Gallup poll earned out in October-November. Support j for the ALP slipped 4 per cent to 45 per cent, the Liberal-National parties .climbed to 45 per cent from 38 per cent, the Democrats were down 4 per cent to 7 per cent, and others were on 3 per cent. The result was reinforced by an ABC poll conducted in the South Australian seat of Haywood last j week. This showed a 4 per cent swing against the ALP since the last election in 1985, indicating that the j Liberals would win the seat but not office if the turnaround was applied on a state-wide basis. South Australian Premier John Bannon, regularly touted as Australia's most popular Premier, saw his personal popularity decline 10 per cent to" 58 per' cent. His Liberal counterpart, John Olsen, gained 9 per cent in a climb to 32 per cent. The poll was conducted with 607 voters on November 18 and 19. - HELEN SEIDEL"}
{"id":120863178,"text":"29 Nov 1989 - Moleskins and Nationals part of the uniform in Goombungee Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 29 November 1989, page 3 Moleskins and Nationals part of the uniform in Goombungee From ANDREW FRASER, in Queensland Goombungce, a town of some 200 people about 50km west of Toowoomba on the Darling Downs and boasting a wide main street containing hitching posts, a general store and a pub, may not be the epicentre of National Party territory in Queensland -but it can't be too far from it. It is in the electorate of Cunningham, the safest National Party seat in the state requiring a whopping 29.9 per cent swing to fall to the ALP, just up the road from Kingaroy, and still dependent on primary produce. The locals are under the impression that the Federal Government is a socialist Government but, being easy-going folk, they bear no ill-will toward the one ALP voter in town, whose particular voting habits seem a matter of public knowledge. And despite the safety of the National Party's margin, the Liberal Party is convinced it can win the scat and its candidate, Max Wilson, billed by his party organisation in Brisbane as a "mad bastard", has his picture up on a lot more trees in the electorate than the National Party man. Mr Wilson is an energetic vet - a handy profession for a prospective MP in a rural seat - from Oakey, the biggest town in the electorate, and he has been conspicuous in the electorate in recent weeks. So the local member, Tony Eiiiot, came to Goombungee yesterday with a portable PA he ran off his car's battery, determined that even if the party should lose Government on Saturday, at least Goombungee would remain safe for the National Party. Four school children and seven adults, only one of the latter under 70, sat in the main street listening to Mr Elliot's pitch, which was basically that the gerrymander delivered services to people in towns such as these, and the ALP team were really Bob Hawke and Paul Keating in disguise. "Most democracies in the western world under the Westminister [sic] system have some sort of electoral weighting, and in Queensland we actually have a lot less than many others," he said. "But you never hear them talking about that. Oh no, it's very fashionable to kick Queensland about down south you know. "But we are seeing the nation brought to its knees by the Hawke-Keating Government. You never even hear Goss talking about the fact that he is a Labor man, but if you get their manifesto and look at it, you'll see that it is exactly the same." Mr Elliot is only 45, a comparatively young man in the National Party, and he wore the countryman shirt, moleskins and elastic-sided boots that seem to be the uniform of the rural MP. He stressed to his audience that schools and roads in the electorate had improved markedly and, if the electoral system were changed, then the power would rest with Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba, rather than with them. The result - dirt roads and further to go to schools. Meanwhile, back in Brisbane, the National Party has softened its hard line against a coalition with the Liberal Party, and yesterday Mr Cooper said only that he would predict a "conservative" victory on Saturday, rather than a National Party victory. However, the latest poll shows that the , ALP is still well ahead. The Morgan Gallup Poll to be published in today's Bulletin shows support in Queensland for the ALP at 53 per cent, the Liberal Party at 19 per cent, and the National Party at 29 percent."}
{"id":120863185,"text":"29 Nov 1989 - Good news for the Opposition Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 29 November 1989, page 2 Good news for the Opposition The federal Opposition took the lead in a major opinion poll last night as the major parties geared up their backbenches for the new year. The Opposition, already buoyed by the swing in South Australia, received more good news when the latest Morgan Gallup poll, to be published in today's Bulletin magazine, put it back in front. The poll showed Coalition support jumped 3 per cent to 45 per cent, while Government support remained steady on 43 per cent. Prime Minister Bob Hawke's personal approval rating fell 3 per cent to 41 per cent, his lowest rating ever recorded by the Morgan organisation. Disapproval of Mr Hawke climbed 4 per cent to 49 per cent. Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock's approval rating rose 2 per cent to 31 per cent, while his disapproval rating fell 1 per cent to 54 per cent. PM tries to put spirit into his uneasy troops. - Page 21"}
{"id":120863624,"text":"01 Dec 1989 - Liberals' Innes wishes good riddance to Sparkes Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 1 December 1989, page 3 Liberals' Innes wishes good riddance to Sparkes By ANDREW FRASER The Liberal Party is approaching tomorrow's election in Queensland as the party with clean hands, and at a time when politics are on the nose it is making a virtue out of not being in power at cither state or federal level. A vote for the Queensland Liberal Party is very much a protest vote - to tell the State Government you don't want corruption, and the Federal Government you don't want high interest rates. Yet according to a Morgan Gallup poll conducted on Wednesday night the Liberals command only 20 per cent support in Queensland. One reason is the performance of their leader, Angus Innes, whose popularity dropped dramatically. Mr Innes was the final speaker in the Brisbane Press Club's series of lunches at Dooley's Hotel, which ironically under a previous owner was one of the hotbeds of vice that came under the spotlight of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. He devoted half his speech to an attack on the ALP and a quarter to an attack on the National Party, including a savage attack on the National Party's president, Sir Robert Sparkes. "And as the chapter closes on the history of the National Party Government, one of the greatest benefits will be the end of the domination of Queensland public life by Sir Robert Sparkes, the party official, never elected by the people of Queensland, who has stood over his par ty, the Government and the state through influence and manipulation," he said. "He has been given unprecedented power, power that flies in the face of our democratic tradition, and the principles of good government. He has imposed a totally unacceptable personal rule on Queensland. "He. must take a lion's share of the responsibility for the perversion of public administration that has been created in Queensland in recent years.' "While he leads the National Party, the National Party has sunk farther and further into the quicksand of corruption and maladministration. "Every conservative voter who feels betrayed and let down by Sir Robert Sparkes and the Nationals must turn their vote to the Liberals - not just to end the National Party Government, but to drive Sir Robert Sparkes out of Queensland public affairs." As for the ALP, "in every case where the people have called the Labor Party to govern, they have failed", Mr Innes said. "The formula for Labor throughout the 1980s has been the same everywhere - ,they find a presentable bland frontman who won't upset anyone and who looks OK on TV, and they put him up as leader of the motley factionalised group of ex-union and party hacks who make up the rest of the Government, and who they keep well hidden and silent throughout the election." The question the Liberals are studiously avoiding is what they will do if the National Party needs their support for a coalition government. The Liberals have said that they will serve in a coalition only if they are the senior partner, which means they must win at least 23 seats if Angus Innes is to be the next Premier. This is a tall order for a party which currently has 11 seats, and senior party officials concede they could actually lose five seats - Mt Isa, Nundah, Ashgrove, Yeronga, and Stafford. The aim of the Liberals in this election is to get back the section of the conservative vote that they lost to the Nationals in first the 1983 then the 1986 election, and their best hope for doing that is on the Gold Coast south of Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast to the north, and around the Darling Downs area. Former premier Mike Ahem said yesterday that he did not believe the Liberals would gain more seats than the Nationals in Saturday's poll. Although previously strongly opposed to a National-Liberal coalition, he said any form of conservative coalition would be better than a Labor government. The State Electoral Office says voting will go ahead in the far and central west despite widespread flooding. Pryor'8 view. - Page 8. Liberals face a painful squeezing out - Page 9."}
{"id":120864766,"text":"06 Dec 1989 - Poll shows electorate discontent Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 6 December 1989, page 2 ;PoIl shows ; electorate ;; discontent \\ SYDNEY: The governments of NSW, .;Vicioria and Western Australia would ?-have been defeated if elections had been 3ield in November, according to the latest --Morgan Gallup poll. Published in today's Bulletin magazine, " the poll showed support for the Labor ;-governments in Western Australia and .^Victoria had slipped to new low levels, Awhile the NSW Coalition government had tfallen behind Labor for the first time since ;-June. In NSW, a poll of 1352 voters put support for the Coalition at 41 per cent, compared to 42 per cent for Labor, 8 per cent :;for the Australian Democrats and 9 per . cent for other. I Support for the National' Party slumped Mo. 5.5 per cent from 9 per cent in Septem i A poil of 1915 voters in Victoria found .-support for the ALP had fallen lp"40 per Tcent, the lowest under Premier John Cam. _ Support for the Liberal and National parties rose 2 per cent from October to 46 per-cent, ensuring a conservative.election.. Atfin, the magazine said. - - In Western Australia, support for Labor ;was down 1 per cent to 38 per cent."}
{"id":120865505,"text":"09 Dec 1989 - Volatility of the electorate shown by results and polls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 December 1989, page 9 Volatility of the electorate shown by results and polls THE VOLATILITY of the Aus tralian electorate, in a week where governments changed hands in Queensland and the ACT, was further demonstrated by the Morgan Gallup Poll which showed that state governments in Western Australia, NSW and Victoria would all be thrown out if there were to be an election there. "' While the federal Opposition may claim this is evidence of an antiLabor swing, the swing away from the Liberal Government in NSW would suggest that Australians have standards of government which are not being met by most administrations, whatever their political hue. Aside from the efforts of pollsters, the best example of this trend is the two state elections of the past two weekends - in South Australia, the ALP only just survived a swing against it of 8.9 per cent, and the National , Party Government in Queensland lost power with a' swing of 16 per cent. The stale governments in NSW, Victoria, and Western Australia have all been elected in the past 18 months, and have the considerable advantage of time before they face the electorate again, an advantage not open to the Federal Govern ment. In NSW, the ALP was supported by 42 per cent of those polled, while the Liberal Party received the support of 35.5 per cent of those polled, and the National Party 5.5 per cent.v ? Significantly, 17 per cent support went to minor parties, the Australian Democrats getting 8 per cent and others 9 per cent. It would be the preferences of this group that would ? determine the outcome, of any, NS,W... election in the near fiiture. In Victoria, the ALP is running well behind the Coalition, with only 40 per cent support, as opposed to Liberal Party support of 41.5 per cent and National Party support of 4.5 percent. The Australian Democrats were supported by 9 per cent of those polled and 5 per cent supported others, but the preferences of this group would have to go overwhelmingly to the ALP if the Government led by John Cain were to survive. In Western Australia, preference's of minor parties don't even come into it - the Liberal Party is well ahead of the ALP and would not even need the support of the National Party to win office. The poll shows support for the ALP down to 38 per cent, while support for the Liberal Party is running - at 46per cent, and the National Par-. " tyat5percent. " " v"'" Poll: Morgan Gallup. Number polled: NSW, 1352; Vic, 1915; WA, 730. Date: late October, early November. Coverage: statewide in all cases. NSW: ALP 42%, Liberal :.35.5%, NP 5.556, AD 8%, others 9%. Victoria: ALP 40%, Liberal 41 !5%, NP 4.5%, AD 9%, others 5%. WA: ALP 38%, Liberal 46%, NP 5%, AD 5%, others 6%. - ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":120865967,"text":"11 Dec 1989 - Bob Hawke talks about political life, foreign debt and personal pursuits to John Macgregor in his interview to mark the Prime Minister's 60th birthday last Saturday. Losing a favourite son and gaining a politician Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 11 December 1989, page 9 ! % Bob Hawke talks about political life, foreign debt and personal pursuits to John Macgregor in his interview to mark the Prime Minister's 60th birthday last Saturday. i Eosing a favourite son and gaining a politician IN THE middle of our interview, an aide stuck' his head in the door and told the Prime Minister he was required in a division. Hawke lfcft the room like greased lightning, shouting over his shoulder, "Grab my coat! I'll start walking." It was his second appearance in Parliament that day. Earlier, the Opposition Leader, Andrew Peacock, had addressed the House on the changes in Eastern Europe - though "addressed the House" is overstating things. The Opposition Leader actually spoke to Hawke and ffim Beazley - the only ministers present -and the empty rows of government benches stretching put behind them. Hawke alternated between, listening patiently, rolling his eyes heavenward as Peacock made his poirits, and grinning broadly at the multitude of schoolchildren who waved to him from the Public Gallery. Then it was his turn. His speech was concise, fact-laden and powerful. Peacock got angry - or purported to: his anger actually looked huffy and contrived. He repeatedly leapt to his feet, jabbing the air withl'his finger, and shouting vituperations at Hawke. Each time he was ordered to withdraw, whifch he did after much haggling with the chair. When Hawke, smiling with relish, pointed out thatothe Opposition's March foreign affairs statemeril'had contained "not a single mention of Eastern Europe!" the government MPs - the benches had.iquickly filled - leapt to their feet as one person, and rained a withering volley of hooting and derision down on the Opposition Leader. When Hawke returned to his office, I asked him hadlhis relations with Peacock improved since the timeiin 1984 when the Liberal leader described him as "a little crook" and "one who associates with criminals and takes his orders from those who direct criminals"? "Oh, I think that was unpleasant - but if one talks about unpleasantness, I think the most unpleasant thing in all that, was his feeling, on the floor of the House, when he was given the opportunityj--of .putting up or shutting up. And he was exposed for what he was." Did Hawke's respect for Peacock ever revive? "It would be dishonest to say that that doesn't remain in'my mind. Although I must say that Andrew Peacock was in a very debilitated political situation: it was the statement of a very desperate man. , "I think if he could have had his time over again , he wouldn't have said it. So, while I say that I will never forget it, I don't in some continuous sense hold it against him." . If Peacock becomes Prime Minister in 1990, Hawke will undoubtedly retire. What scenario did he see in terms of a new ALP leadership? "I simply refuse to address that. I just don't take lypothetical questions. I never have." He thought for a moment. "I profoundly believe that this next election is the most important elec tion for Australia since 1949 - for it will determine the nature and quality of the Australia that we take into the 21st century. "By the time of the next election, I will have been Prime Minister for seven years. I had a full life before I came in, and I can have a full life afterwards. But I will fight that next election harder than any election I have ever fought." I asked Hawke if mistakes had been made by his Government. "Oh, of course, mistakes have been made." He waved the cigar in the air, sending smoke drifting toward the three Aboriginal paintings - which he himself owns-adorning one wall. "Ifyou take the refer- ? enda'propo'sals and the Australia Card. There were, two proposals that were obviously for the.: enduring benefit of this country/ When we first started dealing with them, they, had very large support. That support was eroded by campaigns of misrepresentation. "I think if we'd known the extent of misrepresentation that would occur, we would have put more effort and resources into maintaining that support. And so I. guess, with the benefit of hindsight, we would have handled that a lot differently. Like most Australians, I felt the idea of having to produce an identity card on demand, of being numbered, was - on the symbolic level if nothing else - a step away from a free society. "With due respect to you, that's allowing a facile, impressionistic symbolism to avoid a rational ana lysis." He scowled across the coffee table separating us. "It's a system that operates in many countries of the world. All the privacy protections were embedded in [the legislation]. So what we've succeeded in doing is saying to the cheats -.'We'll allow you to milk the community.' Till the end of this century it wi\\V. cosV you and all the Australian community billions of dollars - and that is, in my judgment, a lunacy." . O' UT WITH the blue, in with the green. As , Labor loses some of its blue-collar vote due to falling living standards, it is gaining greens for its renewed environmentalism. The decision to preserve Kakadu is historic in more ways than one: it is perhaps the first time that a Federal Labor Government has been 'radicalised' by an electorate whose stance on an issue is more progressive than its own. After making this leap, was Hawke disappointed that the Kakadu initiative was branded by most economic commentators as "against the national interest"? 'Well, you've got to say that a lot of political and economic analysis in this country is disappointing. If I allowed myself to be diverted by disappointing analysis, I wouldn't do °"-Sei think ,h« re- The next election i important for Aust stupidity of the debate when it's couched in terms of development or the environment. I've .never believed that that is the . debate. You can and you must have both. "Just look at these facts. In the period of my Government we've had employment growth five ! times faster than under the conservatives in their i seven years. I "The rate of economic growth is twice as fast as | under the previous Government. At the same time, i we had the World Heritage Bureau coming out and I saying recently that no country has done more to enhance World Heritage values than Australia. ^You're not going to have, under my Government, a situation where that is the debate - one or the other. It must be both." Nevertheless, there is a growing chorus around the ^country for economic change, and for the foreign 'debt (the generator of some of the employment growth Hawke talks of) to be turned around: the Busifiess Council of Australia, the Macquarie Bank, and'the Garnaut Report being only the most recent i contributors to this debate. Did Hawke envisage a fourth term as one in whieh economic restructuring would be attacked more-vigorously? "Well, what you've got to understand is that the stance of economic policy now is correct for dealing with: the problems we've got now: a high level of demahd, too high a level of inflation. Those are creating strains upon our external accounts. So the stance1 of policy - fiscal, wages and monetary polity-is tight. "We've got high interest rates due to tight monetary1 jjblicy to bring down the level of demand so we can have a more sustainable level of imports. We are ftttt sadists and masochists. Monetary policy is where'it is because it's necessary to bring down that level of demand. "AS I said to caucus today: we are in the midst of an 6tf6rmous investment surge. It's different from the mineral boom of the end of the seventies. This is widely based in manufacturing and tourism, as well I . 1 ' " . . " Hawke admitted that of course hi^Qov^nment Jias pi.ade mistakes,, Bob Hawke surrounded by the media: He believes Australian political analysis is poor and that the electorate has become more sophisticated despite the Canberra press gallery. as mining. "That investment surge, which has investment at the highest proportion of gross domestic product since records have been kept - 13.5 per cent - is bringing in ari enormous amount of imports, which are going to create a great capacity for further foreign export income in the future. "If you take Access Economics - whose independence I suppose has to be accepted - they have recently released a document which talks about $90 billion worth of projects, either under construction or committed. That will bring in between five and ten billion dollars worth of additional export in come. "The other aspect of it, of course, is that when we came to office Australian overseas equity holdings amounted to some $6 billion. It's now just under $50 billion. This had added to the debt problem at the moment, but in the future it's going to be a very significant source of foreign income to us." UNFORTUNATELY for Labor, the figures on everybody's lips right now relate notto "future earnings", but to the present net foreign debt: currently 32 per cent as a proportion of GDP, and rising-compared to 6 per cent in 1981. Was Hawke happy that the debt (and the restructuring being proposed to deal with it) is shaping as a major election issue? "I'm more than content to face the issue, both intrinsically and in terms of the Opposition's posi tion." When the foreign debt arises, everyone seems to turn on the Government. One rarely hears the private sector criticising itself for lack of creativity or initiative. "The statistics are very interesting-62 per cent of the foreign debt is by the private sector. It is their decisions which have increased it. The Commonwealth Government has no net foreign debt. We are a net foreign creditor.". . . . , v, ^,v Could Hawke be more specifiocon 'what'" can be done to reduce the debt - in particular to lustimulate *v exports m and rfeplace imports^ orfi j "One doesn't have to be theoretical about this. These things are being done. What we've got now is the most massive microeconomic restructuring that has ever occurred. "There's the deregulation of the financial markets, the entry of foreign banks, the massive tariff cuts, and the ending of the two-airline system. "There's the deregulation of the monopoly in the wheat transport industry. There's the award restructuring. There's a massive change in education, training and re-training. "Now, for 31 of the last 34 years the conservatives have been in power. All the structures and practices of Australia were the product of 31 years of conservative Government. "In my seven years we have done more to change those structures than have ever been thought about in the past." The Hawke Government has considerable respect for Australia's newspapers and reacts to reportage with great agility. But is the "respect" for the newspapers' power or the journalists' skill and integrity? Paul Keating, for one, regards most senior members of the Canberra press gallery as hopelessly backward. How did Hawke judge the quality of . Australian political analysis? < "Quite frankly, I think the standard of political analysis and reporting is very, very mediocre. I don't say that just in terms of how they treat the Government. It's across the board. There's a bit of a herd instinct, and there's a lot of laziness. I could give you example after example where they've just been so fundamentally wrong. "And I'm not saying this in a bitchy way. It's rather from a sense of disappointment. There's a paradox, too. The electorate has become somewhat more sophisticated in the eighties - but that is to a large extent despite the Canberra press gallery. "Television is now more important. You have the opportunities to get directly to the people, with out the intervention of k $ppn thp ran?/ incompetent media." IS seen me mosi What did he mean, ralia chirp 1949 specifically, by "incomraua since uyj ?etent media"? is the focus too narrow, the economic understanding faulty? "Well it's a mixture. I mean, as a trained economist I find it a little bit amusing to see some of those people..." He laughed aloud for the first time. "I can't name names. I mean, I would off the record-one or two stick very much in my mind. But when I see some of those of people - who wouldn't know a propensity to consume from an alcoholic problem -writing about matters economic with apparent profundity, I get a little bit amused, and, I must say, disappointed. "Also," he added, "they are tremendously judgmental. But when they've been proved wrong, you spend your time in vain looking for any acknowledgement of error." The Head of Strategic and Defence Studies at the ANU, Dr Des Ball, states that Soviet missile and satellite launches are monitored from the United States' base at Nurrungar in South Australia, and that this information is used in "Star Wars" research. This contradicts an "unqualified assurance" given to Hawke by the US Administration that US bases on our soil play no part in the "Star Wars" program. "The assurances we have been given are accurate and well-founded... There is an unbelievable degree of misinformation, prejudice and paranoia about this issue. "The facts are very simple - they're not complicated. The joint facilities in this country have played an integrally important part in maintaining the absence of conflict. They enable us to do two things: a monitoring of existing agreements between the superpowers and they provide an early warning system." I RANG Dr Ball to get his view on this. "I go to the Pentagon every two months," he said. "I go into the Strategic Defence Initiative ["Star Wars"] program, and I see the information from Nurrungar. I mean, it's not a big issue: the SDI is dying anyway. "But the reason I bring it up - whenever I see Defence Minister Beazley for instance - is to try and force a bit of honesty onto these people. The facts are that Nurrungar's job is to monitor Soviet missile launches, and that this information does and up with the SDI program." I asked Hawke what cultural pursuits he had. Books, for instance? "I used to be an avid reader. But the volume of reading required for this job is just staggering. So that two or three weeks I take off over Christmas and New Year - that's the only time I get to, say, read a novel. "In the last brecfk I took great pleasure in reading Peter Carey's Booker Prize novel [Oscar and Luanda], I thought it was just brilliant. I loved that. Just a fantastic piece of writing." Films? "I don't go out to the cinemas. Occasionally I see a video, but it would be dishonest to say that I had any outstanding favourites. I find that a bit of a disappointment, because I've got great pride in the Australian film industry. "Every time I go overseas Australian films get talked about. It's across the range too: our quality feature films and, when I was in the United Kingdom in the middle of this year, I was just staggered by the number of people who talked about Neighbours. It was just about every second person -which is great." Was he a Neighbours fan himself? He laughed, looked at the ground, became uncharacteristically sheepish and - obviously keen to retain the Neighbours vote - muttered something semi-inaudible about "not having time". What were his musical tastes? "Very much classical. In my office I've got a large player. Most of the time I have classical music playing in the background." Which composers did he like? "The two discs I have there at the moment are the Beethoven Triple Concerto, which I'm enjoying very much. And also I've got two violin concertos - the Bruch and the Mendelssohn." The Prime Minister is going on leave around December 15. What did he intend to do. on his holidays? "It's pretty difficult to go to a holiday resort, and have an unintruded break. So I tend to go to Kirribilli and lay in the sun and read, or play a game of golf, or play with the grandchildren. It's the easiest - and, I must say, very salubrious." Blind Freddie could predict that Labor will, at the very least, get a rebuff at the next federal election. Perhaps the best trouble-predictor is the steady disappearance of what Bob Menzics described as "Australia's great middle class". While the poor shall always be with us - indeed their families are roughly static - middle-income earners are shrinking as a group. Higher-income earners ($50,000. plus in 1986 dollars) - who only accounted for 15 percent of the population in 1976' - now make up more than 30 per cent. These demographics are tricky for the Govern ment. While Rene Rivkin and his ilk flirted with Labor during its second and third terms, the better-off will now be increasingly tempted to vote Liberal. The Liberals' economic policies - replacement of capital gains tax; simpler and lower tax scales -will suit them nicely. (Though it must be added that the Liberals won't spell out details or costings of their tax scales till they attain Government.) For Labor this may leave the shrinking middle class, and the electorally unreliable poor, from whom to win a majority of the Lower House's 148 seats in 1990. Hawke's speech was powerful, concise, succinct and fact-laden Cliff-hangers in Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia also point to a very difficulty federal election. Saulwick polls confirm it. They gave Hawke approval ratings in the mid-60s in 1984. Now he's in the low 30s. This personal element in Labor's declining popularity is undoubtedly important. After seven years of Hawke as Prime Minister, many Australians feel they have lost a favourite son and gained another politician. Hazel Hawke (one of the warmest and most unpretentious women in Australian public life) is being given a higher profile, in an effort to "humanise" Hawke. But the Hawke we knew at the other end of the decade was consummately human. MANY people miss this Hawke of old, and want him to throw away the script occasionally. (A few of his answers to my questions were almost verbatim quotes from his Evatt Lecture.) His rare spontaneous comments - like the one to the "silly old bugger" - are gleefully picked up by the media, which runs with th$m for days, if not weeks. Ten years ago Hawke gloried in such frank, public conflict: today he issues letters of apology. Peacock refused to comment for this article. But Democrat Leader Janine Haines (who looks like taking one of Labor's Lower House seats herself) was happy to speak with her accustomed frankness. "Out in the community Hawke is perceived as a man who has lost his way. He is appearing on television, and even in the print media, to be inarticulate in a way he never appeared before. The arm movements, the body language, are all becoming uncoordinated," she said. "And people are reacting to that - perhaps subliminally - and assuming that he is uncoordinated in policy direction as well. Of course, the pressures on a Prime Minister are incomparable. While most of us can afford the luxury of permanent equivocation of most issues -or of never thinking them through at all - a Prime Minister is allowed no such indulgence. He is put on the spot on a huge range of matters, virtually daily. In these, he must not merely comprehend the detail, but balance the impact of his eveiy pronouncement on one interest group (or faction, or country) against another. Little wonder Prime Ministers lose their spontaneity. For all that, Hawke looks neither stooped nor tired - as some have alleged. Indeed that taut body, and those steely eyes, exude a vigour that will make him one of the best-preserved sexagenarians in the country. At the end of the interview when he was being photographed, a flash of the old Hawke crept through. "Trust me," said the photographer, who got him to pose in this way and that. He complied for a few moments and then said from the side of his mouth, in a thick European accent: "Trust me. I'm from the Government." And roared with laughter. John Macgregor is a freelance journalist living in Adelaide. The part one interview appeared last Saturday."}
{"id":120866974,"text":"16 Dec 1989 - Forecasting is impossible as parties' support is close Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 16 December 1989, page 9 Forecasting is impossible as parties' support is close TWO MAJOR polls issued this week show the ALP/and the Liberal-National Coalition still so closely locked together that it is1 impossible to tell who would win an,election. "The Morgan Gallup Poll shows support for the ALP nationally at 42 per ccnt and for the Coalition at 44.5 per cent, with the Australian Democrats' support at 9.5 per cent and others at 4 per cent. ' But the Newspoll shows support for the ALP rose by 2.5 percent from last month to 44.5 per cent while the Coalition's support dropped three percentage points to 40 per cent, with the Australian Democrats at 9.5 per cent and others at 6 per cent. The Morgan Gallup Poll uses correction factors to augment telephone polls and this in turn may make" it slightly more reliable, but a major aspcct of both polls is the high sup1 port for parties.other than the major i. ones. The Australian Democrats are the .; major recipient of what can be termoed the disillusioned vote, but as this .its a half-S'enafe"dlc!ction'where just imnder 17 per cent of the vote is tneeded they will need more than the 110 per cent they are currently polling ?to hold their representation in the iSenate. What the polls also indicate is that .the election will probably be decided' on the preferences of these minor parties and Independents, which is one reason the ALP is paying special attention to the needs of the environment movement. But the ALP cannot take the preferences of all Independents for granted, as in the NSW election last year it was the preferences of the Independents which confirmed the drift away from the ALP. ? f Another consistent aspect of the polls is the low ratings of. the two leaders, which indicates that in the coming campaign both major parties will concentrate less on the leaders ' than has been the case in the past. : The Morgan Gallup Poll shows Prime Minister Bob Hawkc's ap proval'rating at 43 per cent while m Opposition leader Andrew" Pea/ cock's is at 31 per cent, while the Newspoll shows' Mr Hawke's approval rating at 41 per cent and Mr Peacock's at 28 per cent. Significantly, both polls put the disapproval ratings of both men con siderably higher than their approval ratings. But while the low level of support for the major parties would indicate that Australians are becoming cynical about the political process, they are not apathetic, as another poll shows Australians arc catching up to Americans as the world's most generous people. A poll conducted by a group of fund-raisers found four in five Australians made an average $70 cash donation to some non-profit organisation each year, while with corporate donations Australians annually gave $869 million to charity. In the US charity contributions average about $400 a head but the research shows Australians are ahead of the average European's charity donations. , , Poll: Morgan Gallup. Date: Nov 25-26, Dec 2-3. Method: telephone. Sample: 4092. Coverage: National. ALP 42%, L-NP 44.5%, AD 9.5%, others 4%. Poll: Newspoll. Date: Dec 1-3, Dec 8-10. Method: telephone. Sample: 2288. Coverage:-National. ALP 44:5%, L.NP'4d%,"AW5%;'others; 6%. Poll: O'Keefe, Panas and Partners. Method: Telephone, combined with Aust Bureau of Statistics. Sample: 1114. Coverage: National. - ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":120869422,"text":"30 Dec 1989 - Writers' World Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 December 1989, page 17 By MAURICE DUNLEVY Politics and good news seen as box office poison WHEN THE Berlin Wall was breached recently commentators told us that it was one of the most historic events of the postwar world. But American television ratings told us the story was box-office poison. As thousands scaled the wall and hundreds of thousands poured into West Berlin, millions of Americans tuned out their TVs from what commentators said were wonderfully moving pictures of freedom sweeping all before it. Freedom can, of course, be interesting news. The freeing of a girl trapped in a well and of three whales trapped in pack icc greatly outrated the freeing of the oppressed in Europe. They were nice little melodramas of freedom with a beginning, a middle and an end. But the lack of interest in political freedom in the land of the free worried newspaper columnists such as Russell Baker and Art Buchwald. They said the trouble was that a breached wall, freedom and falling communist dominoes was good news. And in spite of what they tell pollsters, people don't like good news, particularly if they have to know history and geography to understand it. Buchwald had his network president telling his news executives, "When will you all learn that a little freedom on television can go a long way?" Asked whether they should cut back on Gorbachev too, the president replies, "No, his ratings are still okay. I wouldn't want to have him on every night, but the guy does have charisma." My theory is that good news is only half the problem. The other half is that it's political news - and people aren't keen on that either. Only one in three of 800 voters surveyed in a recent Saulwick Age Poll said they were very interested in news items about politics. One in two said they were moderately in terested. But given the fact that there's often a gap between what people say they like and what they really attend to, the proportions of political news consumers are probably considerably smaller. For most people most of the time political news is a bit of a bore. And yet a high proportion of news in serious broadsheets and in serious radio and television news programs is news of politics. Moreover, politicians, professional communicators, lobbyists, interest group advocates, the politically triumphant and the politically aggrieved arc climbing over the top of each other to become part of it. They realise that if you want to play the game of politics today, the news media provide the most public arena in which to play it. The media have improved the quality and speed of the information disseminated to citizens and changed its nature. They have allowed politicians to bypass some of the traditional power structures and talk directly to the people via TV and radio. They have helped make the reputations of politicians such as Hawke and Keating and ruin those of a Billy McMahon or an Arthur Calwell; They also help people choose between' parties, policies and politicians, and express divisions and choices in society. But they have also heightened political conflicts and stereotyped adversaries. They have created their own mass-mediated "reality" of politics - a reality that concentrates largely on stones of political actors rather than on analyses of issues and processes, on dramas and melodramas starring elite people rather than on issues an institu tions. Moreover, they have presented them in self-contained dramatic capsules, like the rescue of the girl from the well and the whales from the ice, so that they lack continuity and explanatory power. In other words, they have given us political news that is personalised, dramatised, fragmented, normalised and simplified - news full of "tax dodgers", "welfare bludgers", "special interests", "fat cats", "Iron Ladies" and "Great Communicators". Political news may be boring, but it's clearly important, as Rodney Tiffen demonstrates in News and Power (Allen and Unwin, 255pp, $19.95 paper). His investigations of the relationship between news and politics in Australia is based on open-ended interviews with 223 journalists and a comparative study of news stories, mainly about federal elections and 23 party leadership challenges between 1968 and 1965. It has chapters on the Australian mass media, newsgathcring, news values, public relations in politics, leaks and briefings, election campaigns, leadership challenges and agenda-setting. Its key propositions arc that political news is the product of the interaction of institutions; it is strongly influenced by political groups who have realised it is the central arena in which to play politics; and its most important impact is not on passive readers and viewers but on active political people and groups. News is certainly the product of the interaction between institutions, as Leon V. Sigal demonstrat Art Buchwald cd in his study of The New York Times and The Washington Post. News organisations arc themselves classic bureaucracies and their little bureaucrats gather most of their news from other bureaucracies because this reduces uncertainty about'what. isine\\ys;,it can be done routinely, arid it legitimates what is news because it emanates from elites. Tiffen found; much the', same, iri' Australia although he expresses it; less elegantly. Political newsgathering is organised into rounds; reporters frequent official fountains of facts; they pick up and qualify official releases; they bounce them off opponents; they get tip-offs and trade-ofis by cultivating sources, and they treat them with restraint and responsibility if they know they will have to return to them regularly. They welcome leaks. They value cabinet members more than backbenchers, ministers more than shadow ministers. In some fields, such as business, they may get so close to their sources that they adopt their values. But most political news is not produced by journalists who arc deliberate propagandists. Journalists have to make their decisions under the pressure of deadlines. They must choose from an over-supply of news and from a wealth of exceptional cases. Consequently decision-making in news bureaucracies is preoccupied with immediate practical problems; it's concerned with concrete solutions rather than long-term strategies or general principles; and it's biased against coherence and reflection. Journalists are influenced by their news values - they need them as props to simplify their choices. They are influenced by the " need to appeal to large audiences, ? by competition between newsgath- . ering organisations and by compcti- . tion with other journalists, ? ,, including those in their own organi sation. Their image of their audience is ' more a product of gut feeling rather , than audience surveys. The pressure of competition encourages conformity and consensual news judgments by rival organisations but also encourages bcat-ups from individual journalists. It increases the power of sources who play one journalist off against another but it also keeps journalists on their toes. . Political news may not rate well against whales but it docs absorb " political players, who try to shape ?and manipulate it and use it for , their own ends. Tiffcn estimates . that the number of people em ployed in public relations grew ten- , fold between the mid-1960s and the mid-1980s, and if you add to this ' the exponential growth in pollsters,; political strategists, special consul-. tants and other shamans, you get a big industry. These people arc out to market . their programs, their protests, their parties or their bosses. They are .. professionals and most of them . know what reporters need, even if in supplying it they don't always get. what they want. Tiffen explores ?, some of their manoeuvres in the ; chapters on PR and election campaigns. In the chapters on leaks and briefings he concentrates more on, the manipulations of politicians . themselves. In his concluding chapter he ar-. gues that "politics as we know it is inconccivable without the news . media. They arc the central forum of political communication in modern democracies. Battles for favour able news coverage are a major, arena in political conflicts, and the news provides a common reference' point to which the different sides ; relate in their subsequent actions -... However, the media arc under-' equipped for this overwhelming re- ' sportsibility >- ip"." "" But for all their inadequacies/ -they do influence politics, mainly ' becd'ii'se'thby; aird'adydtVea'to'discJo-.'! sure' and -&mmcntary.fiTliey affect ; the timing!' marinbr and extent of ' revelations about powerful groups ? and make official secrecy;: machine politick and abuse of corporate power, more precarious. In other . words; they perform a useful watch dog function. One would think that a book about such colourful institutions could not be dull, but that undcres-' limatcs the power of academia to make anything dull. Covering much the same subjects, New York Times Pulitzer-prizewinning journalist Hedrick Smith produced a national bestseller in the United, states in 1988 with The Power. Game: How Washington Works. He personalised, dramatised, fragmented and simplified the processes of power and political communication - and made them something you could take in with your whales in the pack ice and ' your girls in wells. Politics, he, showed, need not be dull. But Rodney Tiffen demonstrates,' no such powers of dramatisation. He has produced mainly academic; sludge, ill-written, poorly organised, dreadfully dull and reverberat ing with badly paraphrased echoes; of many of the American classics in' this field. Still, it's the only book ofits kind on the Australian scene, so; beggars can't be choosers.."}
{"id":120869565,"text":"30 Dec 1989 - Preferences key to parties' prospects Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 December 1989, page 9 Preferences key to parties' prospects IN 1989, the plethora of polls about federal voting intentions showed that support for the Liberal-National Coalition varied little throughout the year, but support for the ALP was highly erratic. The Coalition's support rarely dropped below 40 per cent and rarely rose above 45 per cent, while the ALP's support reached a low of 33 per cent in the Saulwick poll in April and a high of 46 per cent in the Morgan Gallup poll in October. ' But this is not quite the good hews it initially seems for the Coalition, as when the ALP's support has shown these periodic drops the Coalition does not pick up all the dissatisfied vote, which instead is mostly going to the Australian Democrats or minor parties. Another omen for the Coalition is that even when the polls consistently were looking good for them, they still needed about 50 per cent of the preferences of the Australian Democrats and other minor parties to win. In the 1987 election the Australian Democrats' preferences ran about 2 to 1 in favour of the ALP, and given the Democrats' recent performences, most of their support would seem to be coming from disaffected ALP voters rather than disaffected coalition voters. The Coalition's best performance was in April, when the Saulwick poll showed ALP support at 33 percent and Coalition support at 45 per cent, while the Morgan Gallup poll showed the ALP at 42 per cent and the Coalition at 46 percent. One of the great ironies of the year's polls is that this was just before the then Leader of the Opposition, John Howard, was replaced in this role by Andrew Peacock. The Opposition's other high point came in early November, when the Morgan Gallup poll showed its support at 46 per cent and the ALP at 41 per cent, while the Saulwick poll showed the ALP at 36 per cent and the coalition at 43 percent. This came after the release of the Coalition's Economic Action Plan. The. year began with both parties at level pegging, and it finished with them close or inconclusive enough to be again on level pegging, with the Morgan Gallup poll showing the ALP at 43 per cent and the Coalition at 45 per cent, and the Newspoll showing the ALP at 44.5 per cent and the Coalition at 40 per cent. This week, a . Saul wick poll showed that throughout the 1980s the fear of nuclear war receded considerably among Australians,, while they were optimistic about" tlie future stability of the world.biit more pessimistic about their own living standards. In 1979, 56 per cent thought a major war was likely to happen and 43 per cent thought it unlikely, while now, only 18 per cent think a major war likely and 56 per cent think such a course unlikely. In 1979, 66 per cent thought there would be more conflict in the world as opposed to 23 per cent now, 23 per cent thought the level of tensions would remain the same while 29 per cent think similarly now, and only 8 per cent thought that the level of conflict would reduce, as opposed to 44 per cent now. But in 1979, 19 per cent thought that living standards would improve and 18 per cent think that now, 43 per cent thought they'would remain the same and 32 per cent think that now, while 38 per cent thought they would fall and 47 per cent think that now. Poll: Saulwick. Date: Dec 4-6. Coverage: National. Method: Telephone. Sample: 1000. - ANDREW FRASER."}
{"id":120869881,"text":"01 Jan 1990 - The Canberra Times Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 1 January 1990, page 8 CEhc Catikrra (Eimis Monday, January 1, 1990 Room for optimism about the 1990s TIE decade of the 90s, which the world enters today in the vernacular if not in fact, is already showing more positive signs than any other this century. There is less conflict between nations than at almost any time this century. In '.Eastern Europe over the past year, gigantic strides in liberalisation of totalitarian regimes have occurred — more amazingly, they have occurred with the blessing, and sometimes the assistance of the Soviet ,regime. There has been major progress in disarmament, and superpower tensions have probably not been lower for 40 years. Quite apart from the new freedoms in the Soviet bloc, a number of nations in Africa and South America have made substantial progress to democracy over the year. Even South Africa saw substantial reform, though it has far to go. Only in China could it be said that there was a turn for the worse, with the crushing of student protest at Tiananmen Square. Conflict, and 'famine, persisted in the Horn of Afri ca and Israel continued to fail to come to terms with the Palestinians; despite an international peacekeeping conference the problems of Cambodia were not resoived. There is still war and active violation of human rights and freedoms in a number of nations of Central South America. Yet if 1989 did not see a resolution of all these problems, it saw some progress with most of them and the situation did not get worse. All seemed more tractable this year or this decade. There is a lot of scope for optimism. This optimism is reflected in a recent Saulwick Poll, where Austra, lian respondents were asked about their opinion on the world's pro• spects and the likelihood of major ' war. A similar poll had been con^ ducted at the end of 1979. A decade ■ ago, 66 per cent of respondents , thought there would be an increase in international conflict and instability over the next decade, and 23 per cent thought the level would remain ; the same. Only 8 per cent thought the \\,level, of tension and conflict would decline.: J.he, poll ,^X thQ^ndj of 1989 ■« • "sa w44> percent thinking-there would'' be reduced conflict over the next 10 • years; 29 per cent thinking it would "' MIMjW 'dbyii^the 'saifiifej' 'and 'only .23 :i>» , per cent thought it would get worse." _ A decadejago, 19 per cent thought a • major war was very likely in the next : decade; today only 3 per cent think •j so. 15 per cent now think a major " war quite likely, compared with 37 " per cent a decade ago. 79 per cent '.think such a major war is unlikely or - very unlikely, compared with 43 per cent a decade ago. If there are some positive signs ."that the world may become a more peaceful place, there are also grounds for taking an optirpistic view of human progress and of the-world in " general. Environmental conscious ness is now much stronger; there is developing international cooperation on the problems of pollution, the greenhouse effect, on the ozone layer and rather more being done about conservation of natural resources. To be sure, some of the galvanisation, both at a national and international level, has occurred only after .the damage done has become too evident and the repair jobs that will be necessary may be the more difficult for their belatedness. On the other hand, the resources a freer, more stable world may be able to throw at the problem may now be the greater. The increased awareness by politicians of environmental issues has followed rather than led popular opinion. Australia is p good example of this. In the past decade, politicians have assiduously wooed the "green vote", indeed, capturing this vote for the Labor Party is now one of its major political strategies, and perhaps the most obvious example of where the economic pragmatism of the Hawke Government takes second place to pure politics. The debate about development is still fierce, but the rules have changed profoundly and in many cases environmental consciousness has the inside running. In the next decade the rules of sustainable development will have to be worked out; if Australia, or other countries, are going to grow or even maintain their place, some value judgments will have to be made. This has always been so, but at least now a proper consciousness of the environment and the need to preserve it is well to the fore. THE area in which there has been least progress is in. ordinary community relations. For a country such as Australia — still, despite the economic storms it has weathered over the past decade, a prosperous community capable of providing well for all — the evidence is in areas such as drug abuse, suicide and the appalling problems of those who do not share in the community's well-being: Aborigines, homeless children and so on. At a world level; the north-south divide, is now starkly, more ' prominent'"than-< Hastiest,' and the economic conditions of the 1980s have, generally, worsened the, positions of most Third-World coun- • tries.' '' It is always simplistic to say that the opportunity cost of a battleship or a fighter aircraft is a hospital or an agricultural program. But the marked reduction of world tensions, and the evidence that military spending might now begin to fall, gives the world powers, even Australia, an opportunity to rededicate resources never previously available to programs and systems which improve the lot of all. It may still be too much to hope for. But in this last decade of the 20th century, the prospects have never seemed as bright."}
{"id":120870074,"text":"03 Jan 1990 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 3 January 1990, page 1 ACT 'in bind' over ambulance scheme The ACT Government is undecided over the ACT Ambulance Scheme. Without the scheme the Government will have to raise an estimated $1.4 million in revenue from other sources. PAGE 3 Govt 'would win' Australians are gloomy about the year ahead but are likely to return the Hawke Government to power, according to two Morgan Gallup Polls conducted late last year. PAGE 2 Second trip for envoy Special envoy Michael Costello heads off again to promote Australia's peace plan for Cambodia in Thailand, Vietnam, Paris and the United Nations. PAGE 3 Pledge broken The Menzies Government broke a promise to farmers in the area of the Woomera Rocket Range that no explosive warheads would be tested on the range, according to Cabinet documents now available under the 30-year secrecy rule. PAGE 4 The green agenda The environmental lobby came into its own in the 1980s, winning reprieves for the Franklin River, Wesley Vale and Kakadu. But the protection of the south-east forests have proved a harder task and the Hawke Government may not have the crucial support of the green vote in this year's election. PAGE 5 Israeli crisis averted A crisis that threatened the coalition Government of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has been defused by Mr Shamir revoking his decision to fire Science Minister Ezer Weizman. Mr Weizman had to quit the decision-making inner Cabinet. . PAGE 11 Eire takes EC reins The Irish Government has assumed the presidency of the European Community at a critical time in Europe's development. Already Dublin has made clear it will not allow the pressure of events in'Eastern Europe to hinder its prime objective, the faster integration of the EC. PAGE 25 • Pakistan could be without stars Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir, and Australia could drop Merv Hughes, pictured, for the day-night limitedovers cricket match at the MCG today. The Pakistani pair are carrying injuries while the MCG crowd might voice its wrath if local hero Hughes is left out of the Australian XI as has been hinted. PAGE 34 • Tests have confirmed that Olympic heptathlon gold medallist Glynis Nunn-Cearns has glan dular fever. She now has three weeks to recover from the virus before the Commonwealth Games begin in Auckland. PAGE 34 CANBERRA: Fine. Chance of rain 5%. Max 36 degrees. Last year 8 to 23. Yesterday 11 to 29. LAKES: NW winds 20 to 30 km/h. OUTLOOK: Early change tomorrow. Fine on Friday. Detail* — Page 26. Amusements 23 Business 24,25 Courts 10 Editorial 8 i-page 20 Letters 8 Lotteries 2 Sport 31-34 Television 20 World News ...11.14,16,17 Classifieds Index. — Page 26. Phone 80 3055 • •• WELCOME TO 1990 The Gulson team wishes you all a happy and healthy 1990. Call out and inspect our huge range of Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Maserati as well as a range of specialist vehicles including — Dodge Phoenix, El Camiro utes, MGB's, 1933 Humber, Statesman De Villes, Sunbird with full race engine and our CHEAPIES from $2990 a Citroen CX 2200.BCL 140. Our one acre complex has in-house facilities for the service and restoration of all vehicles. Dyno tuning — wheel alignment/balancing. Full body shop with baked enamel oven. Engine rebuilds from mild to wild! The CANBERRA SPEED SHOP carries a huge range of accessories — spares and tyres for most vehicles — whilst specialising in Alfa, Fiat, Ferrari, Jeep, Maserati. RAY GULSON 92 NEWCASTLE ST FYSHWICK Phone 806755"}
{"id":120870138,"text":"03 Jan 1990 - Govt would win: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 3 January 1990, page 2 Govt would (win: poll • SYDNEY: Australians are gloomy about the year ahead but are likely to return the Hawke Gov ernment to power, according to two Morgan Gallup Polls conducted late.last year. Published in the latest issue of the Bulletin, one poll conducted in December showed support for the ALP was up one percentage point to 43 per cent and sup-port for the Coalition was down 1.5 to 43 per cent. With the Democrats polling 10 per cent and others 4 per cent, the Hawke Government would have been returned on preferences, the report said. Prime Minister Bob Hawke's approval rating was up three points to 46 per cent, the highest since mid-September. His dis-approval rating fell three points to 44 per cent. Opposition leader Andrew Peacock's approval rating was unchanged at 31 per cent. Fifty-nine per cent of respondents (up three percentage points) said Mr Hawke would make the better prime minister, with 26 per cent preferring Mr Peacock. Although Mr Hawke has always out-stripped Mr Peacock as the preferred prime minister, the December result was the highest margin since mid-September. Support for the Liberal Party was down half a percentage point to 37 per cent and support for the Nationals fell one point to 6 per cent. A separate poll conducted in Novem- Bob Hawke: Approval rating at 46 per cent. ber showed that only 8 per cent (down 4 per cent) of those surveyed expected 1990 to be a year of of economic prosperity while 44 per cent expected a year of diffi-culty. Around 48 per cent (down 8 per cent) thought the economy would remain the same or did not know. Thirty-six per cent (up 3 per cent) ex-pected more strikes and industrial dis-putes, with 17 per cent expecting a decrease in industrial disruption."}
{"id":120870865,"text":"06 Jan 1990 - Low-key PM wins back some ground Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 6 January 1990, page 9 Low-key PM wins back some ground A STINT away from the national spotlight seems to be making the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, more popular with voters, according to a recent Morgan Gallup poll. Mr Hawke's approval rating rose 3 percentage points to 46 per cent, his highest since mid-September, when the pilots dispute really started to have an effect on the population. But his popularity is still well down from the heady days early in his administration, when he commanded an approval rating of 75 per cent in March 1984. Mr Hawke's approval rating last year was consistently below 50 per cent, reaching a low of 41 percent in early November, although in the most recent federal election, in 1987, his approval rating was 58 per cent. The consequence of this decline in popularity is that in the coming election campaign the ALP plans to focus attention on other senior ministers, in particular the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, Senator John Button, and the Minister for Primary Industry, John Kerin. In regard to leadership, the ALP will focus on contrasting Mr Hawke directly with his Opposition counterpart, Andrew Peacock, whose approval rating, ^'whi'ch'-has-beeti fajr^'steady.since-he: resumed, leader*, ship of the Opposition, stands at 31 per cent. Overall, the two parties are still level-j>egging, with support for the ALP up one percentage point to 43 per cent and for the Coalition down 1.5 points to 43 per cent. The Australian Democrats' support seems to be firm jj^iftg'at somewhere between 9 and 10percent.nationally,i although in Adelaide,'the'home to\\vri of the party's' leader, Janine Haines, the latest Morgan Gallup poll shows it running at 17 per cent. Other parties are generally polling around 5 per cent, and it is the preferences of this body plus the Australian Democrats — around 15 per cent of the electorate — which will decide the next federal election. Poll: Morgan Gallup. Sample: 3,085. Date: Dec 9-10, 16-17. Method: Telephone. ALP 43%. Lib-NP 43%. AD 10%. Others 4%. Hawke: approval 46%, disapproval 44%, undecided 10%. Peacock: app 31%, disapp 54%, undecid 15%. — ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":120871476,"text":"10 Jan 1990 - NSW, Vic Govts faced dismissal, poll shows Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 10 January 1990, page 2 NSW, Vic Govts faced dismissal, poll shows SYDNEY: Voters would have changed the Governments in NSW and Victoria in December, according to Morgan Gallup polls published in today's Bulletin magazine. In NSW, the Coalition picked up half a percentage point since the November survey to poll one point behind the Australian Labor Party, which lifted half a point to 42.S per cent. Although the Democrats were down two points to 7 per cent, the report said their preferences would have ensured an ALP win. The Premier, Nick Greiner, remained the preferred leader by 48 per cent of respondents, up one point, compared to Opposition Leader Bob Carr, who remained steady on 32 per cent. Support for the ALP Government in Victoria rose one point to 41 per cent, while that for the Coalition fell two points to 44., The Democrats polled 10 per cent and others 5 per cent. Their prefer-' ences would have ensured an ALP defeat, the. report said. The Premier, John Cain, remained the preferred leader, with 50 per cent (down one point) over Opposition Leader Alan Brown, who was unchanged on 32 per cent. In Tasmania, support for the ALP ' fell three points to 40 per cent compared with July-August, while that for the Liberals remained steady on 44 per cent. Support for the Democrats rose one point to 3 per cent, and support for others rose two point to 13 per cent, enough to buoy up an ALPGreen Independent coalition. The Opposition's Robin Gray was the preferred leader, with his approval rating rising 10 points to 54 per cent, well ahead of Premier Michael Field, whose rating was up three points to 45 per cent. Forty-seven per cent (up seven) of those polled said Mr Gray would make the better Premier compared with the 41 per cent (down one) preferring Mr Field."}
{"id":120871536,"text":"10 Jan 1990 - Losing the battle against drug use and crime Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 10 January 1990, page 9 Losing the battle against drug use and crime Yoiith suicide and drug use, as well as violence and crime, are increasing. Richard Eckersley suggests some reasons in the third of ci four-part series on the social impact of rapid economic and technological change. , THE PERSONAL and social costs of both the specific and more general consequences of rapid social, economic and technological changes are clearly apparent in the rising rates of depression and suicide among youth, and in the "wars" we are fighting, and losing, against drugs and crimc. There is now good evidence that in western societies depressive illness, once regarded as a malady of the. middle-aged and elderly, has become more common among teenagers and young'adults, with the increase particularly marked among those born after World War II. While depression has historically been two to three times more common in women than men, this difference may now be narrowing because of the increasing rate of depression among young men. In Australia, suicide among males aged 15-24 has-trebled over the past three decades. Suicide has also risen, but less dramatically, for men up to the age of 35. It fell among mefn over 40, most significantly among those in their 50s, until a few years ago, but has since increased in these' age groups as well. The overall,suicide rate for men in 1987 reached 22 per. 100,000, just two short of the highest level this century — 24, during the Great Depression, when the unemployment rate climbed.to 28 per cent. Suicide among females does not show the same pattern, and has fallen significantly sincc peaking in the mid-1960s (particularly among older women; it has fallen little, if at all, among young %vomen).. Many personal and social factors have been implicated in suicide. The pioneering French sociologist, Emile Durkheim, argued that suicide was related to the degree of social integration and cohesion in a society and thus the likelihood of individual isolation and alienation. Several of the pos siblc explanations for the difference between suicide trends for men and women relate to this factor. For example, men (and, in particular, young men) may feel more exposed 'to the pressures of a changing, more competitive and less structured world, with its greater financial and social uncertainties. On the other hand, social changes of the past two decades have, perhaps after an initial period of confusion and uncertainty (which may have contributed to the mid1960s peak in female suicide), improved the status of women and, with their greater participation in the'workforce, have led to greater freedom and independence. Women also still have the option of a fulfilling roje in the home, and so may be less affected by unemployment, while better welfare provisions have improved the situation of unmarried, divorced or widowed mothers. Some evidence suggests that young boys arc worse affected than girls by family breakdown, and that boys tend to have a bleaker, more hopeless view of the world and the future; if true, these factors might conceivably also ,play. a part in patterns of youth suicide. / '/ THERE is anpthcr,quite different, possi ble explanation'of the different trends in male and female suicide: more women today survive /suicide attempts because of advances' in intensive-care technologies. Women tend to prefer poisoning, often by "overdosing" on drugs, and so are more often saved through medical intervention than men, who tend to choose more certain methods such as shooting or hanging. The rate of attempted suicide is many times that'of successful suicide. The extent to whichj adolescent suicide has become part of our common experience is shown by a recent Saulwick poll, which found that 21 per cent of Australians (and 40 per cent of those aged 18-24) personally knew of teenagers who had attempted or committed suicide. • • At the beginning of the 1960s, the United States was the only country with a significant illegal drug problem, and international authorities believed they had the matter under control. Instead, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority notes in its report on Drugs, Crime and Society, that we have entered an era in which the consumption of illicit drugs "has increased beyond the most alarmist predictions". International trade in these drugs has become a $300 billion industry. Drug use has now become epidemic inmany parts of the world, especially among the young. In recent years, according to a World Health Organisation report, the average age of users has declined, and mul tiplc drug use has bccome more common. Around the world, authorities are admitting the war against drugs is being lost. In its report, the Parliamentary Joint Committee says that over the past two decades, Australia has devoted increased resources to drug-law enforcement, increased the penalties for drug trafficking and accepted increasing inroads on civil liberties as part of the battle to curb the drug trade. It concludes, "All the evidence shows, however, not only that our law enforcement agencies have not succeeded in preventing the supply of illegal drugs to Australian markets but that it is unrealistic to expect them to do so." Statistics indicate there has been at least a four-fold, and possibly eight-fold, increase in deaths due to heroin and other opiates in Australia since 1970. Heroin use may now have levelled, but we have probably yet to feel — because suppliers have yet to target us — the full impact of drugs such as cocaine and its potent derivative, crack, which has wreaked so much damage in the poorer districts of the US. On current trends, an American researcher told me, 70 per cent of marriageable-age black males will be dead in jail or addicted to drugs by the year 2000. US authorities now fear a new wave of heroin use because a boom in global opium production has pushed high-purity heroin on to the market. The purer heroin is easier to smoke, making it more attractive to those put off by syringes and the risk of AIDS. Hospital emergency admissions linked to heroin are already showing sharp rises in many parts of America. The illicit drugs arc not, of course, the only drug problem, or even the biggest in terms of their impact on health. The number of young people smoking cigarettes remains unacceptably high (and may still be rising), given what we know about its health effects. Today more young people are drinking' alcohol, they arc drinking at an earlier"age, ■ and they are drinking more: in the words of one study, "their frequent aim is to get drunk and get drunk quickly"; A recent survey of NSW students showed that almost a half of the boys and a third of the girls aged 16 drink on at least a weekly basis. Drug use is not a "pure" index of serious social malaise, and can be linked to factors such as supply — the more readily available, the greater the use — and cultural attitudes — the more fashionable or social-, ly acceptable, the more widespread the use. ' Availability and fashion would be major influences on the vast majority of users who take drugs only on an occasional or social basis. However, drug use, and particularly abuse, is also associated with'feelings of alienation and low self-esteem. Tougher penalties and education programs might dc-. ter those who use drugs because they are . available and trendy, but they are unlikely to put off those who turn to drugs out of emptiness, confusion and despair. r LIKE illicit drug use, violent crime is; mainly a resort of the young (especially males in their teens and twenties). It is also another indicator of our troubled timcs^ According to the Commission for the Future survey on change and the future, more than one out of 10 Australians believe crime and violence has become worse over the past 20 years, with 49 per cent saying it has become much worse; 75 per cent believe crime and violence will continue to worsen over the next 20 years. Crime statistics bear out the validity of this perception: in the past 15 years, for example, the rate of serious assault has risen four-fold, rape almost three-fold, and robbery two-and-a-half-fold. While these statistics have to be interpreted cautiously, and 'also reflect changes in reporting levels and ! legislation," there can be little doubt there has been a substantial rise in violent crime. This is borne out indirectly by changes in other factors that are "linked to criminal behaviour, including unemployment, poverty, family conflict, drug abuse and depres sion. Behind a problem like rising violence lies a complex interplay of factors, perhaps biological as well as social. As already noted, the incidence of depression is rising among young men. One study found that the wish to hurt other people was the second most common response to severe depression among teenage boys, after the desire to run away and ahead of thoughts of suicide. There is a I[nk between male hormone levels which rise at puberty, and aspects of aggression in boys in their mid-to-late teens, .but this relationship disappears within a few years as other more complex social influences comc into play. However, if these cultural constraints weaken or fail, either because of specific problems such as parental neglect, family conflict and unemployment, or a more general sense of alienation, then it seems likely that this tendency to violence could continue into later years, : and become more serious. Drugs, depres sion and exposure to violence in the media could reinforce this inclination. The explanations for the worsening problems of youth today are complex and incomplete. Many factors arc involved and they may interact in ways that create a vicious spiral of destruction from which individuals find it impossible to break free. Unless we understand and address the fundamental causes of the problems, it is unlikely we will ever resolve thctn. Tomorrow's conclusion: facing the problems and making decisions."}
{"id":120871634,"text":"11 Jan 1990 - Brighter future requires a change of attitude Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 11 January 1990, page 9 Brighter future requires a change of attitude In the final of his four-part series, Richard Eckersley looks' at the costs of self-interest, and the alternatives for long-term, community benefits. WHILE the problems of youth suicide, drug abuse and violent crime are serious, it must be acknowledged that, for all the rising trends, they involve directly only a small proportion of the population. Their indirect impact can, however, be much wider. Hard drugs may claim only a few hundred lives each year, but they loom in the public consciousness as one of the greatest menaces to society, and are a major source of community anxiety. The social consequences of violent crime reach far beyond the perpetrators and victims to affect the entire community. As the National Committee on Violence has warned, Australians risk becoming more socially isolated because of exaggerated fears of ra ndom violence. These tears can intensify other tensions:"for example, parents become fearful of letting their children out of sight, thereby increasing the strain on family life. There is also the economic cost of rising crime. Despite the strong economic pressures on governments to reduce expenditure, NSW, for example, has almost doubled spending (in current dollars) on law and order since 1984-85 to $1.7 billion this financial year. The social deterioration that these problems signify is also apparent, in more subtle forms, in the population at large. Take the case of the alleged social conservatism and political apathy and cynicism of Australians today. The hardening of attitudes towards the disadvantaged is apparent from a longrunning survey conducted by Australian National University researchers, in which people have been asked what they thought the Government should do if faced with the choice of reducing taxes or spending more on social services. In 1967, 68 percent said more should be spent on social services; 26 per cent opted for tax cuts. Twenty years later, with poverty much greater, only 26 per cent said government should spend more on social welfare, while 72 per cent wanted lower taxes. Shifts in social and political mood tend to be most marked among youth, perhaps because of their energy, naivety and impetuosity, and so it is with this trend. Surveys suggest that the young take a tougher line on unemployment than older people, and that there has been a marked shift in this direc tion in the 1980s. A series of polls of people aged 15-24 by ANOP shows a swing in the perceived main causes of youth unemployment from social factors to personal. The proportion nominating "the apathetic attitude of young people", for example, climbed from 20 per cent in 1984 to 25 per cent in 1986 and 39 per cent in 1988, making it by far the most commonly cited cause. The conservatism does have a positive dimension. It suggests many young people are taking more responsibility for their own lives, buckling down, and working harder (and expecting the same of others). Today's youth seem less sullen and resentful than the youth of a decade ago — as if they are coming to terms with the harsher realities of life, and are determined to make the most of it. What is worrying, although understandable, is that this new self-reliance also appears to be associated with a new self-centredness and materialism. A tertiary teacher complained to me that, yes, kids were working harder these days, but they had no passion for learning. The overriding objective was to get good marks to get a good job that paid lots Of money. One consequence, he said, was that cheating had become much more common. Among youth today, there appears to be less interest in participating in the political processes of a democratic society, and a greater indifference to the plight of the disadvantaged and dispossessed. As a generation, they seem to have no more respect for "the system" than the youth of the 1960s and 1970s, but they have given up trying to change it — the problems, it seems, have become too big. Now they are intent on working the system to their own personal advantage. I have argued that the problems Australians face are resulting in a serious loss of confidence and purpose in ourselves as a nation and, in many cases, as individuals. I have also suggested that this failure of nerve has become so pervasive and serious that it will, unless overcome, effectively rule out any recovery from our predicament. Even without this explanation, the extent of our problems, across the entire economic, environmental and social spectrum, makes it clear that solutions will require much more than a fine-tuning of the status quo, and will have to embrace fundamental changes at the personal and social level. Australians seem to recognise this. When wc asked in the Commission for the Future survey what were the most important steps Australians needed to take, individually or as a nation, to manage change better and improve our future prospects, most responses (42 per cent) related to changes in personal values and behaviour: things such as working together, being more tolerant, working harder or taking more pride in our work, being less greedy, doing more for the country, and raising moral standards. The second largest group (29 per cent) concerned the need for better government, and reflected both a perceived need for more effective leadership and for people to take a more active part in politics. This was followed by more specific action such as strengthening the economy, improving education and protecting the environment. If we are to overcome our problems, and restore our sense of confidence and purpose, nationally and individually, then each : i one of us must look long and hard at our personal values and priorities. But the reassessment must also extend beyond the jsersonal, to reshape our social and political goals. At this level, we need to achieve a much better balance, integration, and reconciliation of economic, environmental and social objectives than currently exist. This is not a question of putting less effort into the generation of wealth, but more into its distribution and conservation. Furthermore, this balance must be expressed in an ideology or vision of who we are, what we believe, and where we want to go. One consequence of the recent shift in politics from ideology to management, especially economic management, has been that voters no longer have a wider, social context in which they can assess, and attempt to make sense of, a vast array of disparate policy issues. This, too, has contributed to our confusion. In a recent CSIRO occasional paper, I suggested that a national program of environmental restoration (involving, amongst other things, massive reforestation and revegetation) could provide one example of how economic, environmental and social objectives could be integrated in a major, highly visible, policy initiative. Benefits would include: Countering land degradation (costing us up to $2 billion a year), the greenhouse effect (growing trees is one of the most cost-effective approaches), and the threatened extinction of many of our unique plants and animals (clearing bush is the main threat). Maintaining the productivity of our agricul tural industries (by making them sustainable), increasing our timber resources (we have a $1 billion-plus annual trade imbalance in timber and related products), benefiting tourism (by enhancing the beauty of the Australian bush), and developing an export industry based on environmental management skills and technologies (an area where we have comparative advantages). ' Creating thousands of socially useful and. personally worthwhile jobs (thus reducing the high personal, social and economic cost of unemployment), as well as opportunities to provide training and affordable housing. In achieving all these things, the program could help to create a vision of an Australia that is vigorous and enterprising and, at the same time, far-sigh ted! and humane. It would help to engender among us the sense that we can tackle the problems confronting us and take charge of our national destiny. In doing this, it would help to overcome the growing disillusionment and cynicism with which Australians regard politics, and the dismay with which many view the future. In its report. The effectiveness of land degradation policies and programs, issued in November last year, the House of Repre scntatives Standing Committee on Environment, Rccrcation and the Arts recommended that the Federal Government convene a working group to evaluate the proposal and identify ways in which it could be implemented, noting that it "contains the breadth and depth of vision necessary to provide solutions to Australian's land-degradation problems". <\\ This sort of program is not all that we need to resolve our difficulties. But it is a good example of an initiative that would , reflect the scale of endeavour and the values. •_ that we need, and in doing that, would help ' to bring about the change in social direction ) that we must make. There would be great value in linking ' environmental and social objectives. Envi-" ronmental protection and restoration is per- • haps the one thing Australians have;; indicated a ready willingness to pay for. The . environment is probably the one issue that J, can succeed in making us look beyond im mediate, personal self-interest towards the " long-term good of the whole community. J Circumstances will eventually force radi-,J cal changes upon modern society; economic -developments and environmental prob-" lems are already exerting this pressure. But .-) those societies that are the fastest, most positive and most visionary in their re sponse will be those that gain the greatest ^ advantage and suffer the least cost. ' ^ Australians face a choice between a na- ' tion in transition, or a nation in inexorable decline — a choice between making Austra-1 lia a more dynamic, independent, fair and far-sighted society, or allowing it to degen-.] erate into one that is strife-torn, impover- ' ished, fearful and subservient. , Despite taking some significant steps in ' the 1980s, we have yet to face up to our'' situation. The longer we delay in choosing,'rthe harder the right choice will become.' 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{"id":120871731,"text":"11 Jan 1990 - New direction for Victoria Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 11 January 1990, page 5 New direction for Victoria MELBOURNE: A major economic statement planned by the Victorian Government would make clear its policies and priorities for the 1990s, the Acting Premier, Joan Kirner, said yesterday. "The policies of the 1980s are not adequate for the 1990s and we will have to, over the next two months, make clear statements on our economic strategy and our social-justice programs," she said. Good government meant setting future directions, explaining them clearly, listening to people and getting them on side. The Victorian Certificate of Education was one of the most significant social-justice reforms undertaken by the Government, which was leading the nation and the world in a number of its environmental policies. "I think we've been through a rough and tough period, but this year will be the time to make a much clearer statement than we've been able to make over the last 12 months about where we're,.going,; and wc are the only party 4lr}at: can do that," she said. She made the comments-after be ing asked about the latest Morgan Gallup poll, which showed a onepoint popularity drop for.the Government and for Premier John Cain from November to December. She said'polls caused great interest in the media, but were not something she had ever been1 keen on using as a basis for government comment or action."}
{"id":120872150,"text":"13 Jan 1990 - Quick death better than lingering deterioration Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 13 January 1990, page 9 Quick death better than lingering deterioration The figures seem to support the argument for the National Party to merge with the Liberal Party. By Andrew Fraser I HAVE a sister who is a die hard ALP voter but on her first.vote, back in 1972 as a yourig schoolteacher in Charleville in western Queensland, she cast'her vote for the then Country Party. As she explained, everyone else in the town voted for them and it was just like being in a social club and, for a young schoolteacher who knew no-one else in town, you needed all the society you could get. But this was nearly 20 years ago, and the handy division of the conservative parties whereby the Liberal Party picked up the urban conservative vote and the Country Party — now the National Party — picked up the large rural conservative vote, is a thing of the past. The truth, as always, is in the figures'-^- in 1969, the Country Party picked up 8.6 per cent of the primary vote. In 1972 the figure was 9.4 per cent;,in 1980 it was 8.9 per cent; and in 19&3 it was 9.2 percent. Now, according to the Morgan Gallup poll, it is closer to 6 per cent nationally, and if anything the Nationals are in a worse position than the figures indicate. The Morgan Gallup poll measures overall support, while the percentage of the primary vote should be lower because the Na tional Party does not contest all seats. In terms of seats held, the Country Party held 20 out of the 125 seats in the House of Representatives in 1969, and in 1980 it was in exactly the same position. But with an extra 23 seats in the House of Representatives throughout the 1980s, to 148 seats, the National Party has actually gone backwards in representation, and now holds only 19 seats. In the coming election there is a simple reality: the Coalition needs a swing of 2.3 percent to win the election, but if the ALP holds its rural seats — the seats the National Party have to pick up if the coalition is to win — then the swing required by the coalition is 4 per cent. A swing of this magnitude and nature is entirely possible but if it happens, the Liberals aren't going to be terribly chuffed about going into coalition with a party it would see as getting there on its coat-tails. In the states, the National Party is in the worst shape it has been for the past 20 years. In Victoria it has nine MPs; in South Australia there is one maverick from the Eyre Peninsula; while in Western Australia there are six MPs. In all three states the state of the coalition is pretty tender, and in the state elections m Victoria and Western Australia in-fighting between the Liberals and Nationals was one factor which cost the conservative coalition victory. In Western Australia in particular, the Leader of the National Party, Hendy Cowan, made .statements in the final week of the election campaign which the ALP jumped on and turned to their electoral advantage. In Tasmania, the party doesn't even exist. In the Northern Territory it half exists as the Country Liberal Party, while in the ACT it polled 1.3 per cent in the first self-government elections. Now to the hig two states — New South Wales and Queensland. In NSW the most recent Morgan Gallup poll shows its support at 6 per cent, and in the 1988 state election, while the party achieved a post-war high of 13.5 per cent of the primary vote, it was largely in seats where there was a two-way contest and the Liberals had withdrawn from the fray. Only in one seat, Monaro, did the National Party manage to knock off the Liberal Party to win a seat. And since the Coalition came to government in NSW, the main millstone around its neck has been the corruption allegations coming out of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and these have been directed almost exclusively at the National Party. It is not as if it is only a few individuals with tentative links to the National Party who have become involved in the commission's proceedings. No less a party identity than the party's NSW president, Doug Moppett, while not being personally accused, has nonetheless taken the commission to task for its modus operandi, referring to its operations as "McCarthyist" and "one-sided". In days when politicians are not held in high regard for criticising cor Charles Blunt, John Stone, John Sharp and Peter McGauran ... not enamoured of hand-out mentality. ruption commissions, the appearance is given — and after all, politics is -about how things seem rather than how they actually are — that they are not all that keen on cleaning up the political process. The Nationals' approach in that state contrasts strongly with that of the Liberals in that state, where NSW Premier Nick Greiner has made it quite clear that he wants to see the commission run its course fully. Privately, some NSW Liberals concede that the performance of the National Party in that state is affecting the public's perception of them. Which brings us now to Queensland, where the party suffered a swing of 17 per cent in the recent state election to get 23 per cent of the primary vote and where, with an electoral redistribution imminent, the party faces further inroads into its representations. A further problem for the National Party is that the party machine has become dependent on being in government, as was well illustrated by the Fitzgerald Inquiry. And, without the backing of the public purse and promise of access to Ministers, the party machine will have to find a new, more orthodox way of operating. The Queensland result also showed that the National Party lost their new constituency in that state in the urban and provincial areas. The party lost all its seats in Brisbane, and on the Gold Coast their six scats — known as the six-pack — were reduced to two. Up on the Sunshine Coast, even the flow of conservative southerners into the Noosa area — which was a bastion of support in the Joh-for-PM campaign — couldn't stop the ALP getting elccted. But, out in the bush, the National Party were more successful in holding their support. In the country zone, for example, the National Party still hold 13 out of the 17 seats, although its vote dropped from 57.3 per cent to 44.6 per cent since the 1986 election. In the western and northern zone, the National Party's vote dropped from 48.3 per cent in 1986 to 42 per cent, and the party picked up six of the eight seats available. The National Party's loss and the ALP's victory in Queensland has im plications for the federal election as well, because four of the seats which the Coalition needs to pick up in order to win government are in Queensland. If they do not fall to the coalition, then that means an extra four seats need to be picked up else where. As well, the ALP are hopeful of picking up two north Queensland scats in Dawson and Kennedy, currently held by the National Party. It shows the relative strengths of the coalition partners that, at a time when when the ALP are looking to hold their seats against the Liberal challenge, they arc looking to actually take seats off the National Party. What all this indicates is that if the National Party has any future at all it is in the bush, and their grand dream of being the dominant conservative force of Australian politics is now only a passing wish, if that. Yet even here, the Nationals face problems in hanging on to what has been their traditional constituency. For years, the National Party's simple raison d' etre was to deliver services to the bush. It did not exist to provide a rational input into Australian politics, it existed solely to make sure that people outside the capital cities got the roads, hospitals and schools they thought they deserved. There was a very large element of the old country-versus-city mentality in this where country people, with their simple but hard-working ways and living close to the land rather than in those grubby secondary industries, thought that they were morally superior to those "city sharpies".. But the federal conference of the National Party is as good an indication as any of the priorities of the party, and that showed that the party is rapidly turning into a group of the sort of economic rationalists who dominate the Liberal Party organisation, if not their parliamentarians. In the National Party the senior ranks of parliamentarians are red-hot economic rationalists, with former secretary of the treasury John Stone foremost among their ranks. Significantly, Stone has spent almost his entire life in cities, and is certainly not enamoured .with the handout mentality of the old National Party. The party's leader, Charles Blunt, falls into the same category, as do the party's young up-and-comers such as John Sharp and Peter McGauran.. There are very few philosophic differences between them and the Liber al Party, and that is exactly thejioint — why are they, then, in two different parties, with two separate organisations and the potential for conflict? For coalition disunity is becoming almost as big a boon to the ALP as factional punch-ups with the party were to the conservatives for years, providing an opportunity for political opponents and no-one else. Having two separate parties advocating much the same thing only creates problems, and the parties have to hold meetings such as that on Wednesday in Melbourne, to make sure they speak with a united voice. What is likely to happen, then, is that over the next few years there will be vigorous competition between the two parties for the rural conservative vote. Precedent would show that the competition between the two parties, far from being healthy gung-ho, may be the "best man win" sort of style, and will probably be nasty and vitriol ic. . The added spice to this competition will be the entry into Parliament as a Liberal Party MP of former president of the National Farmers Federation lan McLachlan, still a revered figure in the bush, whose affiliation with the Liberal Party will again cause people in the bush to ask why they should have a National Party when their hero is in the Liberal Party. At the end of the day, the National Party's real problem is to find a reason for its existence. At the moment, it is becoming a pale imitation of the Liberal Party. If it persists in this course, the Liberal Party will eventually take it over completely. Under lan Sinclair's leadership the party hardly progressed, and under Charles Blunt it faces further problems. The National Party would do well to take note that Doug Anthony, the last really successful leader of the National Party, urges amalgamation with the Liberals. It may be the end of the party, but a quick death to help give another party more life is preferable to the lingering painful deterioration the party faces otherwise."}
{"id":120872151,"text":"13 Jan 1990 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 13 January 1990, page 9 ADs look set for Senate balance The Australian Democrats are on target to win at least three Senate seats in the coming election, meaning that they will probably hold the balance of power in the Senate regardless of which major party wins the election. The quota for election to the Senate in a half-Senate election is 14.3 per cent, and the Morgan Gallup Poll shows support for the Australian Democrats in South Australia at 17 per cent. In NSW, the party's support is running at 13 per cent and in Victoria it is running at 12 per cent, and in both these cases the preferences of Independents alone would be enough to make the Democrats confident of another Senate place. In Queensland the party's support is at 9 per cent and in Western Australia it is at 8 per cent, and in both of these states the party should also be optimistic of picking up a place. In Tasmania the party's support is running at 5 per cent, which is well down from its general level of support, but the Democrats' loss of support has largely translated into support for the Green Independents who help hold power in that state. In Tasmania, "others" poll 13 per cent, and most of this could be assumed to be support for the Green Independents. Another informal poll taken by an academic at the University of New England, Grant Harman, among his peers in the profession, shows that only 22 per cent of those polled thought that the Federal Government was moving in the right direction in education. When the poll was split on an institutional basis, it showed that support for the Federal Government's moves, was strongest among academics in newer institutions such as the University of Western Sydney and the Charles Sturt University in the Riverina. — ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":120873019,"text":"18 Jan 1990 - Button tips poll in May or April Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 18 January 1990, page 3 Button tips p oll in May or April By IAN COLLIER Speculation on federal election dates mounted yesterday with one of the Hawke Government's senior ministers tipping an April or May election date. The Government Leader in the Senate and the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, Senator John Button, said that reports of a May or April polling date were "fairly sensible". Speaking on Melbourne radio, Senator Button's comments came as rumours of an early election swept the foreign-exchange market in Sydney, causing the dollar to dip slightly against the US currency oh late morning trading. One foreign-exchange official told The Can berra Times that the rumour centred on the'* Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, having visited Government House to seek an immediate election. In fact, Mr Hawke was at Liverpool, in Sydney's western suburbs, to visit a Youth Access Centre at the time the rumour had him paying a call on the Governor-General, Bill Hayden. Mr Hayden was in Canberra, but he was attending the funeral of Alan Woods, a former senior federal public servant. However, the market rumours were enough to have a spokesman for Mr Hawke forced to deny the speculation, with election fever threatening to become totally out of hand. The spokesman said it was "absolute nonsense" that an election was about to be immediately called. The speculation came as the latest Morgan Gallup poll showed that' Labor would win an election, to be returned fora fourth term. According to the polC Labor would lose in Western Australia and Victoria a total of between eight and 10 scats but this would be balanced by gaining three seats in Queensland, one in NSW and three in Tasmania from the Opposition. This would mean a net gain for the Coalition but not enough to change governmen t. The Opposition has to win at least 10 seats to tip out the Hawke Government. Labor officials told The Canberra Times last night that the poll confirmed party research which indicated the ALP was in trouble in Western Australia and Victoria. The ACTU also entered the election lead-up battle with reports again indicating that unions would be pushing for full consumer-price index pay rises and tax cuts of between $6 and $7 a week for average wage-earners. As reported in The Canberra Times last Saturday, this would mean that workers on average weekly wages of just over $500 could expect to be at least $40 a week better off, but if this is coupled with increases'in'employer contributions to superannuation payments it could well move the total package to nearer $50 a week. The new wage-tax trade-off package will be negotiated between the ACTU and the Government at the end of this month and will form the basis of the-new prices-and-incomes accord. Industry groups have already hit out at any wage-tax deal and the powerful National Farmers Federation called on the Government yesterday to honour a verbal undertaking to consult with employers before any agreement on a final out come. The NFF warned that unless there was consultation, employers would consider withdrawing from the next national wage case."}
{"id":120873568,"text":"20 Jan 1990 - Polls v folk wisdom: which will be the winner in the federal election? Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 20 January 1990, page 9 Polls v folk wisdom: which will be the winner in the federal election? THE CONVENTIONAL wisdom that Australian voters differentiate between state and federal issues appears to be breaking down. This week's Morgan Gallup Poll shows that the ALP would win an election if it were held now, but it would lose seats in Western Australia and Victoria, the two states where the state governments are most unpopular. By contrast, support for the ALP is up in Queensland, following the election of a new ALP government there, and the ALP vote federally is holding in NSW, where the coalition State Government is less popular than the ALP Opposition. The poll, probably the most extensive undertaken since the 1987 election, was done on a state-by-state basis, and shows that the Hawke Government would be returned with a reduced majority. The poll shows that the ALP would drop between four and six seats in Victoria and four in Western Australia, but would pick up three seats in Queensland, three in Tasmania, and one in NSW. Contrasting the current standing with the vote obtained in the 1987 election, the poll shows that in NSW, the coalition has dropped 4.1 per cent to 41 per cent, while the ALP vote was down 2.2 per cent to 43 per cent. In Victoria, the coalition has remained fairly steady on 44 per cent, while the ALP has dropped nearly 5 percentage points to 42 per cent. In Queensland, support for the ALP has risen by 5 points to 50 per cent, while the coalition vote's has dropped 7.5 points to 42 per cent. In this state there has been a massive re-arrangement within the coalition, with the Liberal Party picking up 8 points and the National Party dropping 15.5 per cent, but this can be attributed mostly to conservative voters who left the Liberals for the Nationals in that state returning to the fold. In South Australia, the ALP is holding steady at around 44 per cent, while the coalition has dropped 7 percentage points to 39 per cent. In Western Australia, the ALP has dropped a massive 15.5 per cent, while the coalition has risen about 4 percentage points to 53 per cent. In Tasmania, the ALP has risen 2 percentage points to 47 per cent, while the Liberals (there is no National Party in Tasmania) have dropped 7 points to 42 per cent. The combined Democrat and other vote is highest in South Australia at 17 per cent, mainly because the Australian Democrats are running at 14 per cent there. In the 1987 election, these two forces only totalled about 9 per cent of the vote in South Australia. But it is NSW which is feeling the politics of disillusionment most keenly, with 16 per cent of the population intend voting outside the major parties, after only about 9.5 per cent did so in 1987. The combined Democrat and others vote is running at over 10 per cent in all states except Queensland, where state factors appear to have a heavy bearing on this poll at least. From Great Britain, the latest Mori survey shows Labour increasing its lead over the Conservatives to 8 percentage points during the last quarter of 1989. If the result of the poll, taken for 77;e Times newspaper, was transferred to a general election result it would give Labour an overall Commons majority of SO seats. The poll (with the previous quarter's figures in brackets) shows Labour at 48 per cent (45 per cent), the Tories at 40 per cent (38 per cent), Liberal Democrats 4 per cent (5 per cent), Greens 4 per cent (7 per cent), and the Social Democrats at 2 per cent (4 per cent). Poll: Morgan Gallup. Sample: 5365. Coverage: National. Method: Telephone, face-to-face. Poll: Mori. Sample: 8753. Coverage: all Great Britain. — ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":120874230,"text":"24 Jan 1990 - IN BRIEF Surgeons eye contracts Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 24 January 1990, page 2 IN BRIEF Surgeons eye contracts Five of Canberra's nine eye surgeons attended a meeting last night with the Australian Medical Association to discuss contracts with the ACT Department of Health, which would allow them to operate on Medicare patients in public hospi tals. The meeting lasted 90 minutes. Another meeting has been callcd for Tuesday. The president of the Canberra branch of the AMA, Dr John Donovan, said he was unable to disclose details of the meeting until after he had briefed the secretary of the ACT Department of Health, John Bissett, this morning. Negotiations on contracts began some months ago in an effort to begin eliminating the waiting list of 100 to 200 people needing cataract operations. It will be three years in March since the doctors held contracts. Labor ahead SYDNEY: Labor narrowly leads the federal Coalition in the latest Morgan Gallup poll out today. The poll, published in The Bulletin, shows that support for the ALP rose 1 per cent to 44 per cent in early January, while support for the Coalition remained unchanged at 43 per cent. But the ALP would have won an election only with the help of minor party preferences."}
{"id":120874925,"text":"27 Jan 1990 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 27 January 1990, page 9 Polls foster unthinkable thoughts POLLS taken this week and over the past few weeks indicate that major parties had better start thinking the unthinkable — that in addition to having the balance of power in the Senate, minor parties and independents will have the balance of power in the House of Representatives as well. It is, of course, a long shot, but the Morgan Gallup Poll this week indicates that the two major political groupings are equally placed, while another poll from the Adelaide Advertiser shows the Democrats' leader, Janinc Haines, well placed to make her move into the House of Representatives via the scat of Kingston. The other seat that could fall to an independent is North Sydney, where the local Liberal Party member, John Spender, is being challenged by the long-time Mayor and former state member for the area, Ted Mack, who has been able to hold those positions as an independent. There will be 148 seats contested in the coming election, and the ALP could pick up 73 seats, the Liberal-National 73 seats, Janine Haines for Kingston and Ted Mack for North Sydney. This week's Morgan Gallup Poll shows only 0.3 per cent difference between the two parties, which means that they arc virtually neck and neck, given the margin of error of 4 per cent allowed for in most polls. THE POLL shows support for the Lib eral/National coalition at 46.1 per ;ccnt and the ALP at 45.8 per cent, while -the Democrats attracted 6 per cent and "Others were preferred by 2.1 per cent of those polled. • tr In South Australia, the Adelaide Advertiser poll for the scat of Kingston shows support for Senator Haines in the electorate at 35.7 per cent, for the Liberal Party candidate, Judy Fuller, at 32.2 per cent, and for the ALP incumbent, Gor{lbnBilney, at 30.9 per cent. ; -;;;Thc Advertiser has run three polls on Ihelscat of Kingston since July. In all ^three Senator Haines has led, although shthas since dropped three percentage points. At the moment she is hot favourTile,fo win the seat, with the main obstacle appearing to be the threat of the Liberal Parly to switch their preferences to the ALP — a course already been suggested by the Liberal member for the nearby scat of Mayo, Alexander Downer. Poll: Morgan Gallup. No polled: 2092. Method: Face to face. Coverage: National. ALP 45.8%, Lib/NP, 46.1%, AD 6%, others 2.1%. , " , Poll: Adelaide Advertiser. No polled: 941. Method: telephone.'Coverage:; seat of Kingston, South Australia. AD 35.7%, Lib 32,2%.;ALP 30.9%; J — ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":120875037,"text":"28 Jan 1990 - Turmoil in Europe: opening doors for Aust diplomats Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 28 January 1990, page 2 Turmoil in Europe: opening doors for Aust diplomats! FARMER'S FIELD IT WONT be long, I expect, before the manda rins of the Foreign. Affairs Department see an opportunity in the turmoil of the decline of the ill' communist empire in Eastern Europe for a little bit of empire-building of their own. The reshaping of Europe is the flavour of the >r. i month for politicians who find it much more exciting to consider the economic consequences of a united Germany than to ponder the likely course of domestic Australian interest rates. That surely makes a climate for our diplomats to argue the case for a new embassy or two which , would ease, albeit slightly, the difficulties in getting > * promotion in the department which the shutting of " posts over recent years has created. At the moment Australia has Eastern Europe f' ;' embassies in Belgrade, Budapest, Moscow and r[ ' Warsaw. Given that we rate Malta highly enough to have . , a High Commissioner, then there must be an argument for setting up shop at least in Czechoslovakia if not Romania and Bulgaria. When the „ matter finally gets to Cabinet, however, the Fi nance Department is more likely to argue that the v . , best course would be to shut Malta and open ' nothing. « . The last time our foreign outposts were looked -I .at, Malta only escaped the hatchet after the pleas of v a troubled backbencher whose marginal seat has a - • ..considerable Maltese community. Given that expenditure restraints are bound to ■' ■ continue whoever wins the next election, Foreign Affairs will be lucky to get a new post anywhere ' without agreeing to shut one somewhere else. The department will, however, get its new building in Canberra. The Department of Administra'■ . tivc Services apparently now has the papers ready to go to Cabinet authorising the construction in the - parliamentary triangle of a modern headquarters for Foreign Affairs and Trade. ■ What happens to the design if a future Liberal " and National government splits the organisation into two again is not clear. The amount of wasted effort over the years from politicians putting together and then pulling apart i> the various functions of government has been enormous. Super departments and small departments all have their day.depending on the.whims and exigencies of the time. If we do end up with Andrew Peacock as Prime ' ' Minister then it looks as if we are in for another round of public servants spending the first six months after an election trying to preserve their own positions of influence as departments are pulled down around them. The grand big departments are scheduled to be replaced with little ones, each with their own minister, to replace them. Part of the problem of this perpetual organisation change, I'm sure, is the fact that politicians in opposition have very little to really do. They pretend to be out and about trying to influence votes but most of them are really just filling in time until the Government they oppose makes enough mistakes to get voted out. To occupy its mind, a shadow cabinet listens to the disgruntled bleatings of public servants who lost out in the last round of public-service restructuring and together they play with organisation charts like kids with Lego. Unfortunately, the amazing shapes made from all this play end up being turned into reality in the event of a changc of Prime Minister in the Lodge, with the loser being good government. —A—I AM reassured. A special poll conducted by M The Canberra Times has found that 100 per cent of the people of Canberra have difficulty in opening Bega cream cartons. The four people surveyed all reported that they, like me, could not fqrm a pouring spout by fallowing the instructions on the carton. Armed with this information I have contacted the Bega Co-operative to seek an explanation. Further vindication! The production manager has admitted that mine is not an isolated complaint. There have been many. And he admits that something is wrong with the packaging machinery. In addition, the cardboard used is prone to absorb moisture, which results in tearing. The Co-op itself has regularly tried to get the manufacturer of their Tetra Pak cartons to try to solve the packaging problem but so far to no avail. Why, I asked the production manager, could I open a Canberra Milk carton with ease? Why didn't they have the same problem? A different manufacturer. Not Tetra Pak but Pure-Pak. And then I discovered the best news of all. Dairy Farmers puts its cream into Pure-Paks, the system which works. So the solution to my problem is at hand. Never again will I buy cream packed in a Tetra Pak. Dairy Farmers is in and Bega is out. I am working hard at persuading my local Shop Rites at Deakin and Yarralumla to stock the easy-opening brand and to banish Bega forever. No-one has had to persuade Shop Rite to give an alternative to the plastic bag in which to pack the fruit and vegies. Within days of the reports of plastic being the major component of the waste found in the Australia-wide clean-up day, good, old-fashioned brown paper bags made their appearance at Deakin. The next step should be to give us a choice between large paper bags, boxes and those plastic carry bags at the checkout. ★THETang Dynasty ai Kingston isa restaurant I have rated highly on several occasions. Twice 1 have included it in my selection of Canberra's five best restaurants for The Bulletin magazine. And last year 1 was one of four judges who unanimously made it the Canberra winner of a contest run by the Hyatt Hotel group throughout Australia to find the restaurant offering the best meal that could be served at a banquet. The news that the chef had returned home to Singapore before next month's national final of that Hyatt competition caused the organisers to ask me to return there last week, to check that the restaurant would still be a worthy representative of the national capital. I did so with some trepidation because the proprietor of the T ang Dynasty, Mary Liu, is a woman whom I admire for , setting up a restaurant of quality which rivals those of her former husband, who runs the Imperial Peking chain in Sydney. I hope she will still like me after my report to Leo Schofield, who has organised the national contest for the Hyatt, because the food 1 ate on Monday night was not of the same quality as I had tried at the competition. Partly, that can be explained by the different circumstances. The highlight of the competition meal was a quite delicious beggar's chicken which takes considerable time to prepare. I had given very little notice of my impending visit so the dishes chosen on Monday were all taken off the normal restaurant specials list. But there did seem to be a difference in emphasis in the style of food now served to that which I remember from previous visits. The current chef has worked m Australia for some time and he appears to me to.be making more concessions to the predilection of the locals for a dash of sweetness. Hence several of the chosen dishes featured a plum sauce and a chopped fillet steak came with mango. I would have preferred more plain dishes, such as the superb prawns wrapped in broccoli and served with a crab-meat sauce. That was quite delicious. The truth probably is that most visitors to the Tang Dynasty would like the new style more than the offerings of the previous chef, which made fewer concessions to Australian taste-buds. But the price of becoming more popular is to risk reducing the restaurant to becoming just another Chinese eatery. That certainly wasn't the reason that the judges, one of whom was from I'ogue magazine and . another from the Melbourne /)££>, chose the Tang Dynasty to represent Canberra. The national final is being held in Melbourne and I remember some discussion about whether the Canberra offering would measure up iji a city with so many fine Chinese restaurants. The visiting judges were confident it would but I fear they would change their mind if they had eaten with me on Monday. Nevertheless. Mary Liu is such an experienced and professional restaurateur that I'm sure she will ensure that what is served at the final of the Hyatt bake-off is true to what we tasted on competition night and not last Monday night. I've recommended to Leo Schofield that the Tang Dynasty continue to. take part. ^A_THE campaign against us smokers has reached new heights. I noticed in a house-to-let advertisement in The Canberra Timep this week that along with a ban on pets there was a ban on smokers. ★THE wine buy of the week for those who like a glass out of glass without feeling guilty about the price is at Coles Liquorland. J ust $2 a bottle for the Kaiser Stuhl Bin Chablis when bought in dozen lots. It's a clean and well-made wine, every bit as pleasant as most of what's in those two-litre casks andinfinitely better than the contents of any four-litre casks I've tried recently. The price of $2 a bottle works out the same as paying $5.33 for a two-litre cask. And don't give me that nonsense about preferring the cask because you only drink a couple of glasses and it keeps better in the cardboard. Put the cork back in the bottle, keep the chablis in the fridge and it'll last perfectly for several days. _A^.A STAFF appointment that brings back memories of the glorious days of the Whitlam Government! A Labor senator now has his de-facto wife on the payroll. In the old days some of his predecessors used to employ their family members so I suppose there's nothing new in it. The very chummy employer and employee have set up house in Canberra, where their liaison passes virtually without comment in a city where divorce is a way or life. But back in the good senator's home state, where his former wife. and five children remain, his infrequent appearances have guaranteed that his new domestic arrangements are quite a talking-point. ★LABOR will not doubt take heart from events of the past week. The first tentative reduction in interest rates, yet another Morgan Gallup poll showing it could win and the Opposition's exposure on health costings were all good news. But the truth is that the real bcncficiarics of last week have been, yet again, the Democrats and Independents. The cynical swinging voter won't. have seen much to rejoicc in about bank bill Talcs . falling three quarters of a percentage point. For them interest rates are what you pay on your mortgage so what was all the argument about whether it was too soon or too late? Any reduction in mortgage rates if and when it comcs will, by the definition of the outer suburbs, be far too late. These people really are searching for another way for their country to be run. The Mprgan poll, which 1 no longer believe to be relevant to the consideration of the political future, shows a large number of voters choosing the Independent course. The assumption of the' established parties is that these people will swing' back to them as election day gets closer. My guess is that incidents such as the laughable costings of the Liberal Party with its health policy will result in more people joining the ranks of the third parties. Labor has disappointed the masses by being so wrong with its predictions about the balance of payments and inflation. Now its principal opponent has admitted telling a massive lie for months about reforming the health system without costing anyone a dollar. That is the environment to entrench cynicism about the old order. Stand by for Janine Haines to become the first representative of the Democrats in the House of Representatives and put out the welcoming mat for Independent Ted Mack."}
{"id":120881576,"text":"01 Mar 1990 - Democrat surge Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 1 March 1990, page 5 Democrat surge ADELAIDE: A surge in support for the Australian Democrats confirmed the party was on track to win Lower House scats at next month's federal election, Democrat Leader Janine Haines said yesterday. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll pub-lished in the Bulletin magazine scored Democrat support at 14 per cent, its high-est level. Support for the party was even higher in South Australia, where Senator Haines is trying to win the Adelaide seat of Kingston from Labor's Gordon Bilney. Senator Haines said there was often a wide difference in support for the Demo- crats between different states and elector- ates, and she would not be suiprised if the party was actually in front in about six seats. She said people had responded well to the totally positive campaign staged by the Democrats in stark contrast to the nega- tive approach of the two major parties."}
{"id":120882147,"text":"03 Mar 1990 - Labor holds narrow lead, Hawke drops Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 3 March 1990, page 9 ; Labor holds narrow lead, Hawke drops By HUGH LAMBERTON HILE the Hawkc Government maintained - \\a/ its narrow lead over the Coalition after the I V™ first week of the campaign, the popularity *of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, waned and the -Leader of the Coalition; Andrew Peacock, drew increasing approval. * In the first Morgan Gallup poll conducted sincc the ^beginning of the "campaign, Labor ^•held a slender twoIpoint lead over the "conservative -parties. ; The previous week's poll had Labor three percent age points ahead based on interviews on February 3-4 and 10-11. Polling over February 17-18 had found Labor four percentage'points ahead. I The poll was published in the latest Bulletin magazine and conducted over the weekend of February 23-24. ; 1 It brought good news for the Australian Democrats and independents: support for the Democrats climbed to 14 per cent and the overall non-major-party vote to 18 per cent. The Democrat figure would represent an all-time high for the party. : Figures for Adelaide show Democrat support running at 23 per cent Which should boost the chances of the Democrats' leader, Janine Haines, in the South Australian Lower House seat of Kingston. In a week when Mr Hawke was seen to be dogged by protesters at every turn, and to have over-reacted to minor incidents on''two occasions, it is perhaps not surprising that his popularity took a beating. After reaching 51 percent on February 17, it dived to 44 per cent last, weekend. His disapproval rating climbed eight percentage points to 46. Meanwhile, Mr Peacock made minor improvements in a week when he was judged by the media to have performed well. His approval rating climbed three percentage points from February 17 to 28 per cent, and his disapproval rating dropped to 59 per cent. On the presidential-style question of who would make a better Prime Minister, 59 per cent said Mr Hawke, down two percentage points; while 26 per cent nominated Mr Peacock, which was an improvement of three points. Despite the good news for Mr Peacock, a poll published in The Sydney Morning Herald indicates the Liberals are not performing well in NSW. The poll of the marginal seats of Barton, Phillip and Calare places Labor well ahead in each. In fact the Coalition was running behind its 1987 figures. However, the Liberals are counting more on gains an Western Australia and Victoria than a good showing in NSW. The poll of 1274 electors also showed high levels of Support for Democrat -and independent candidates. Nearly 20 per cent of respondents nominated a nonjnajor party as their first preference. f And as for the, Great Debate, a Sauhvick-Age poll ifound 41 per cent of the 1000 telephone interviewees ^considered Mr Hawke had emerged the winner. Polled on the night after the debate, 19 per cent of respon dents said Mr-Peacock had won, with 34 per cent" "stating tKe combatants were about equal: Surprisingly,; ;only 4JD per ^centfdfiGofllition.supporters..questioned"' "considered Mr Peacock had won.' "" ' » ^ The voting intentions of the sample gave Labor 43 per cent of the vbte,.the Liberals 40 per cent and the Democrats 12 per cent."}
{"id":120882934,"text":"06 Mar 1990 - Haines tips six Democrat seats Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 6 March 1990, page 7 Haines tips six Democrat seats MELBOURNE: Australian Democrats Leader Janine Haines has added the Brisbane seat of Ryan, held by Liberal John Moore, to her list of possible Lower House scalps in the election. Boosted by the latest Saulwick Age poll, published in yesterday's Melbourne Age, she also tipped yesterday on ABC radio possible wins in Kingston, SA, where she is making her House of Representatives bid, in Newcastle, in Gold stein and Indi in Melbourne, and Stirling, inWA. * Even the ALP would need a swing of 8.9 per cent on 1987 results to take the seat from Mr Moore, the Opposition's spokesman on business, privatisation and consumer affairs."}
{"id":120883076,"text":"07 Mar 1990 - Peacock at sea on tax figures Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 7 March 1990, page 1 Arms stretch out for the Leader of the Qpposition, Andrew Peacock, at a shopping centre in Hurstville yesterday. The Morgan Gallup poll in today's Bulletin shows support for the Opposition falling and Mr Peacock's personal approval rating unchanged. Peacock at sea on tax figures From TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent, in Sydney The Coalition's election campaign suffered what appeared to be a serious blow last night when the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock, clung obsti■ nately to figures which have been proved conclusively wrong. Mr Peacock said his calculations showed that about 75 per cent of people paying the capital-gains tax earned less than $35,000. The extraordinary nature of this claim is that it has been known publicly for more than a week that the correct figure, issued by the Australian Taxation Office, is 69 percent Before the1 official figure was released, Mr Peacock claimed that it was 80 percent. Mr Peacock said last night that the figure of 75 per cent had come from his staff, but failed to explain how this could vary from the official figure. Questioned by Paul Lyneham on the ABC's 7.30 Report, Mr Peacock said, "Our records, our calculations are that it comes out at three-quarters." Lyneham: You have better records than the Tax Office? Mr Peacock: No Paul, I do not have better records than the Tax Office, but ELECTION 90 MARC H 24 the figures that I was working on I believe to be correct and I have had corroborated. Lyneham: By whom, Mr Peacock? Mr Peacock: My staff. The Hawke Government is certain to use last night's performance to portray Mr Peacock as a leader who does not know what he is talking about. The Government has been saying that the Opposition's plan to abolish the capital* gains tax will put millions of dollars in the pockets of the rich, while Mr Peacock has been saying that the vast majority of those paying the tax are relatively low-income earners. Mr Peacock stumbled from one apparent disaster to the next during last night's interview. He said it "did not particularly con cern him" whether the waiting list of patients trying to get hospital treatment was 100,000 (his figure) or 70,000 (the figure issued by his health spokesman, Peter Shack, last week). A spokesman for Mr Peacock tried last night to explain the Leader's poor performance on the 7.30 Report by saying that the ear-piece provided by the ABC kept falling out of Mr Peacock's ear, and he virtually had to "lip read" questions. Mr Peaqock's stumbles come on top of complaints by journalists travelling with him during the election campaign that he would not give a press conference to explain costings of his promises made at Monday's Liberal Party policy launch. There has been speculation among the travelling media party that Mr Peacock was deliberately avoiding a full press conference because he was uncertain about his figures. The shadow treasurer, John Hewson, was left to face the media yesterday while Mr Peacock opted for one-on-one interviews with Lyneham and Radio 2UE's John Laws. However, Mr Peacock has promised a full media conference in Melbourne this morning, and he is certain to be grilled on his comments on the ABC last night."}
{"id":120883079,"text":"07 Mar 1990 - POLL WATCH Liberal drop after debate Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 7 March 1990, page 1 Liberal drop after debate SYDNEY: Support for the Federal Coalition dropped in the wake of the Great Debate, according to the Morgan Gallup, poll in today's Bulletin. The poll shows support for the Coalition down from 40 per cent to 39 per cent of a sample of 2490 voters. But with Labor steady at 42 per cent, the election could still be decided on preferences from the Democrats (steady at 14 per cent) and other smaller parties (up a point to S per cent). The poll was taken after the debate and the bad January balance-of payment figures. In personal approval ratings, the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, rose from 44 per cent to 47 per cent. His disapproval rating dropped four points to 42 per cent. The personal rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock, was unchanged at 28 per cent. His disapproval rating rose two points to 61 per cent. Asked who would make the better Prime Minister, 60 per cent said Mr Hawke and 26 per cent Mr Peacock."}
{"id":120883592,"text":"09 Mar 1990 - Women voters are returning to Labor after Coalition fling Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 9 March 1990, page 5 ELECTION 90 MARCH 24 Women voters are returning to Labor after Coalition fling New Morgan Gallup Poll analysis indicates that women voters are edging toward Labor whereas in the 1987 election the Coalition picked up more of the women's vote. Morgan Gallup polls conducted on election days showed that in the 1975,1977 and 1980 elections, all won by the Coalition, the women's vote strongly favoured the Liberal and National parties. In the 1983 and 1984 elections, which the Coalition lost, the ALP picked up the most women's votes. In 1987 the Hawke Government sneaked home despite being 2 per cent behind the Coalition in female support. Analysis of the most recent poll, conducted on March 3 and 4, showed that 42 per cent of women surveyed supported Labor. Thirty-two per cent backed the Liberals and 7 per cent the National Party, giving a total for the Coalition of 39 per cent. The Democrats attracted 14 per cent female support and other parties 5 per cent. . According to other recent Morgan Gallup polling, the Coalition was attracting 2 per cent more of the women's vote in a February 17-18 survey. I 1"}
{"id":120884542,"text":"13 Mar 1990 - Keating on Lib hit list Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 13 March 1990, page 1 From TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent, in Melbourne Opposition strategists are work-ing on new ways to capitalise on what their research shows is a pub- lic perception that the Treasurer. Paul Keating, is simply waiting in the wings to become Prime Minis-ter after the election. The Liberals have not ruled out a last- minute advertising campaign based on the theme of "a vote for Bob Hawke is a vote for Paul Keating" even though both Mr Hawke and Mr Keating have stated that Mr Hawke will not step aside for Mr Keating during a fourth term of Labor Government. "Our research shows that there is still a deep-seated worry that Keating will take over," the Liberal campaign chief, Tony Eggleton, told The Canberra Times yesterday. "Keating still frightens the horses. We'll certainly be mentioning Keating during the next days. "I don't entirely rule out the possibili-ty of using paid advertising to use him as an issue, though I'm more inclined at this stage to put the emphasis in our paid advertising on the central issues." But it has recently become obvious that Mr Keating is being kept out of Labor's campaign spotlight, and the Op-position believes Labor is worried about the public perception of the Treasurer. The Liberals will use both the shadow treasurer, Dr John Hewson, and the in-dustry spokesman, John Howard, in new campaign advertising designed to claim the political agenda during the last two weeks of the campaign. ELECTION 90 MARCH 24 INSIDE: Page 8: Editorial. Page 2: Meta, strike averted. Page 3: Hawke plans US base takeover. Page 5:. Election reports, candidate profiles. "There's no doubt that Dr Hewson has been a great success during the cam-paign," Mr Eggleton said. ' "Our polling is showing that he is pre-ferred as treasurer over Paul Keating." Mr Eggleton's remarks came after a. day of curiously mixed poll results. The Opposition received a boost yes-terday when the latest Age-Saulwick poll showed that support for Labor had slipped 5 percentage points in the past two weeks, and that 39 per cent of voters now supported Labor while 39 per cent supported the Coalition. This would leave Labor in a narrow winning position after preferences were distributed, but it means that Labor's dependence on Democrat preferences is increasing, while the Coalition's position remains almost static. But the latest Roy Morgan Poll, re-leased last night, showed Labor as the overwhelming favourite to win. The poll, taken last weekend, found 71 per cent of voters believed the Govern-ment will 'be returned — up 3 per cent over a Week before, compared with 16 per cent who thought the Coalition would win, down 5 per cent. The poll, commissioned by the Nine Network, found 87 per cent of ALP sup-porters thought the Government would win, but only 33 per cent of Coalition supporters thought the Coalition would win. The Liberals' latest television adver-tisement, screened for the first time last night, features an animated John Howard declaring "get rid of the capital-gains tax — it's not a tax on the rich... in the end it will reduce the superannuation pay-outs of four million Australians". Mr Howard's statements are in direct conflict with the position of the Govern-ment, which maintains that the capital-gains tax has no effect in real terms on superannuation funds (see report below). The next advertisements to appear will have Dr Hewson addressing the question of "where the money's coming from" to pay for the Coalition's election promises, and Mr Peacock declaring that Australians have a simple, stark choice on March 24 — more of the same under the Hawke Government or "a change for the better" under the Coalition. The Liberal campaign for the last two weeks of the election is fuelled by re-search showing almost half Australia's voters still have made no final decision. Continued on Page 2 Keating on Lib hit list Continued from Page 1 The Liberals will try to focus the debate on just three or four key issues during the next two weeks. Using the new series of television advertisements, the party will high-light what it says is the unfairness of the capital-gains tax, argue that the Coalition offers economic credibility and try to convince voters that the choice between a Hawke Government and a Coalition government is stark. Central to the campaign is the spec-tre of continuing high interest rates under Labor, or "significant, sus-tained" falls in rates under a Coalition Government. "Our research shows that interest rates are still top of the pops — it has been exactly the same from the start of the campaign to now," Mr Eggleton said. The Opposition will hammer the message that the Hawke Government has pushed interest rates so high that ordinary families cannot afford to buy ordinary homes. Mr Peacock used this message sev- eral times yesterday during a visit to two provincial NSW marginal seats of Calare and Hunter, held by the Gov-ernment by margins of less than 3.5 per cent. Mr Peacock pointed to a survey on home affordability in marginal seats carried out by the Real Estate Institute of Australia. The survey showed that the average monthly mortgage repayment in Ca-lare and Hunter had risen by 90 per cent from June, 1986, to September, 1989. Median annual family incomes rose by 23.5 per cent at the same time, leaving the average family unable to afford an average family home. The main purpose of the renewed campaign will be to persuade un-decided voters to make up their minds. According to Mr Eggleton, private polling shows that about 20 per cent of voters have still made no decision about which party they will vote for, and another 25 per cent say they might switch their vote before polling day. "That's a big black hole that we want to fill," Mr Eggleton said. "It is the first time in the 13 federal campaign's that 1 have been associated with that we have got so far without the political pundits being prepared to call the outcome." Mr Eggleton said he expected that as the campaign entered its last week there would still be about 15 per cent of voters undecided. "Every day and every last hour will be important," he said. "We will be telling our people that they can't afford to slack oft in any way until 6 o'clock on Saturday evening, March 24, when the polling booths close." He predicted that Democrats, Greens and independents would ac-count for about 12 per cent of the total vote — up from 8 per cent at the last election. "We have a very anxious communi-ty, looking for solutions to this coun-try's problems, and what we have now is a real opportunity to give confi-dence that we offer the answers," he said."}
{"id":120884893,"text":"14 Mar 1990 - Poll says Labor a point up Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 14 March 1990, page 5 Poll says Labor a point up Labor has slrctchcd its lead over the Coalition to five points, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, to be published in today's Bulletin magazine and reported by the Nine network last night, has Labor up one ! point to 43 per cent, with the Coalition down one to 38 percent. The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has risen two points to 49 per cent and Opposition Leader Andrew. Peacock's is up one to-29 per cent.' The poll was taken last weekend, after the two policy launches."}
{"id":120885202,"text":"15 Mar 1990 - Scrap gains tax, 'majority' say Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 15 March 1990, page 11 Scrap gains tax, 'majority' say MELBOURNE: More than half of people surveyed in a poll last week approved of the federal Coalition's plan to abolish the capital-gains tax, shadow treasurer John Hewson, said yesterday. The poll, by the Roy Morgan Research Centre, showed 84 per cent of people surveyed believed there should be no CGT on superannuation funds. Dr Hewson, who released details of the survey yesterday, said the results vindicated the Opposition's policy to abolish the CGT, which was introduced by the Hawke Government. The Opposition has argued that four million Australians would be affected by the impact of the CGT on their superannuation pay-outs. But the Government argues the tax has no impact at all on super benefits bccause of dividend imputation credits. The telephone poll questioned 1 i 78 electors in marginal electorates on March 6 and 7. It found that 52 per cent of those surveyed were not aware that superannuation schemes were subject to CGT. Additionally, 53 per cent of those surveyed approved of the Coalition's plan to abolish the tax, while 30 per cent believed it should stay. "Australians now realise that capitalgains tax hits up to four million Australians in super schemes, despite attempts by [the Prime Minister] Mr Hawkc and [the Treasurer] Mr Keating to say it doesn't," Dr Hewson said in a statement. Dr Hewson said the Coalition would abolish the CGT and tax short-term speculative gains at a declining rate over five years so that there would be no tax on capital gains. Meanwhile, The Australian Lifcwriters Association has criticised politicians on both sides for having "heaped confusion on confusing" in their war of words about superannuation policies for the coming election, economics writer Tom Connors says. The association called for a commitment from Labor and the Coalition to convene a superannuation summit after the election to achieve an agreed strategy on the future of superannuation. The association's executive director, John Davies, said that by throwing into the debate such elements as the capitalgains tax, industrial relations and social security, it was little wonder people were confused."}
{"id":120885810,"text":"17 Mar 1990 - POLL WATCH Labor lead stretches to five points Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 17 March 1990, page 9 Labor lead : stretches to; five points By HUGH LAMBERTON IN the wake of contrasting policy . launches, - Labor stretched, its lead over the Coalition to five percentage points according to this week's Morgan Gallup Poll. i . Published in The Bulletin magazine, • the poll of 2286 electors found support for Labor up one point to 43 per cent and Coalition support down one point to 38 per cent. Interviews for the survey were conducted face-to-face and over the telephone on March 10-11. The results seem to reinforce an impression that while the Coalition began the campaign well, the Hawkc Govemmenl might being gaining momentum in the crucial last two weeks. After the spotlight of the policy speeches, both leaders experienced rises in their approval ratings. Mr Hawke rated 49 per cent, up two points, and there was a one point drop in his disapproval rating to 41 per cent with 10 per cent "undecided". Mr Peacock's approval rating rose one point to 29 per cent while his disapproval rating dropped to 59 per cent with 12 per cent "undecided". A Morgan poll of Senate intentions confirmed that the Australian Democrats and minor parties would hold the balance1 of ' power after the'election. The survey, of 7990 voters in February showed Labor support at 39 per cent, Liberals 33, per cent, Nationals 5 per cent and the Demo- ' crats running at 14 percent. The Australian's Newspoll published'on Thursday showed Labor retaining a slight lead over the Coalition in marginal seats. Conducted in 10 marginal seats last week end, the poll also shows a declinc in sup-' port for the Democrats, minor parties and ■ independents. > , Overall, Labor held a 43-41 per cent lead over the Coalition with the Democrats at 12.5 per cent and other candidates receiving 3.5 per cent. Eighteen per cent of those interviewed'said they were likely to change their vote, showing things could turn swiftly for either mjy'or party. The survey of 1421 voters found that $2 per cent preferred Mr Hawke as Prime Minister, 23 per cent Mr Peacock with;2.3 per cent were undecided. The Age's Monday Saulwick poll indicated a much closer contest with support for Labor at 38 per cent, the Coalition' 39 per cent and the Democrats 16 per centAfter the distribution of preferences would retain a 51.8-48.2 per cent lead. The poll based this calculation on _tHc. assumption that two-thirds of Democrat voters would direct their preferenc&rUrf Labor. However' TheiAge.-said a recent : Saulwick .poll,had .founddhat anly„S7.pcr,. cent of Democrat voters in two marginal Victorian scats directed their preferences' to Labor."}
{"id":120886615,"text":"21 Mar 1990 - Steady as she goes Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 21 March 1990, page 1 Steady as she goes The latest Morgan Gallup poll in to-day's Bulletin indicates little change in the fortunes of either Labor or Coali-tion. Asked who would make the better Prime Minister, 60 per cent of respon-dents chose Bob Hawke, the same fig-ure as in the last Morgan poll. Andrew Peacock's approval was down 2 points to 26 per cent. Thirty-nine per cent of those polled said they would vote for the Coalition, up 1 per cent from last week. Labor remains steady on 43 per cent and the Democrats are steady on 14 per cent, good news for the Government which is confident of getting the lion's share of green preferences. Mr Hawke said he was comfortable with a Newspoll which indicated 21 per cent of people intended to give their first preferences to the Democrats or green candidates. He said the "logical" position for green voters would be to give their second preferences to Labor. — JEREMY THOMPSON"}
{"id":120886873,"text":"22 Mar 1990 - Hogg slams Morgan poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 22 March 1990, page 1 Hogg slams Morgan poll Labor Party federal campaign director Bob Hogg described as a disgrace and palpable nonsense a Morgan Gallup poll broadcast last night showing a big swing against the ALP. "You don't get swings of 3.5 per cent in three days in the last days of a campaign," he said. He said the change was the "now well known Morgan swing" toward the Liberal Party in the last days of a campaign. The poll, commissioned by the Nine Network and carried out over the past three days, showed a 3.5 per cent swing away from Labor to give them 39.5 per cent support. The Coalition gained 1.5 per cent to 40.5 per cent to lead for the first time in the campaign. But Mr Hogg said his political experience and private Labor polling showed the Morgan poll was wrong. "This election is very tight, very close," he said. "For [MorI gan] to come out with a poil say Bob Hogg ing there is a 3.5 per cent swing in three days is disgraceful. "The poll... is palpable non sense." Mr Hogg said he was annoyed the election result could be affected, saying both he and Liberal campaign director Tony Eggleton agreed the election was close. Election reports. — Pages 3, S, 7,20 and 21."}
{"id":120887629,"text":"24 Mar 1990 - Gap between the major parties is narrowing Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 24 March 1990, page 9 Gap between the major parties is narrowing By HUGH LAMBERTON THE last polls before today's election found the gap between the major parties narrowing and some evidence that voters were drifting back from the Australian Democrats to Labor. The final Morgan Gallup poll found national support for Labor unchanged at 43 per cent with Coalition support up one point to 39 per cent. i The survey of 2492 voters conducted on March 17-18 indicated Democrat support was unchanged at 14 per cent. Of particular interest was the finding that Labor was slightly ahead in Victoria where th'e Liberals are expecting major gains. The national margin of 4 per cent puts the parties in the ;samc position as the final week in 1987. ) ! But the Democrat and Independent vote is likely fo be much larger and its direction ^vill be decisive. The Morgan poll was published in The Bulletin which said Democrat preferences appeared to be running at 65 per cent to Labor. The results of a separate Morgan poll indicated the Democrats would finish with nine senators after this election — two more than at present. Leadership approval ratings hardly varied. The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, dropped one point to 48 per cent, with a disapproval rating of 42 per cent and 10 percent undecided. Coalition leader Andrew Peacock's approval rating remained at 29 per cent, while his disapproval rating climbed one point to 60 per cent with 11 percent undecided. A Lower House breakdown of the Morgan results showed Labor ahead in Queensland, NSW and Tasmania, slightly ahead in Victoria and the Coalition leading in Western Australia. In the Senate, both major parties will return 12 senators with the ma jor parties fighting out the sixth senate position in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. In Western Australia, the Liberals will fight it out with Independents as will Labor in Tasmania. A Newspoll published in The Australian yesterday gave the ALP a three percentage point lead over the Coalition. The poll of almost 2000 voters was taken on Tuesday and Wednesday nights and found ALP support had increased by three points to 42 per cent, with the Coalition unchanged on 39 per cent and the Australian Democrats at 14 per cent. Combined support for the Democrats and other parties had fallen from 21 per cent to 19 per cent, with the drop in Democrat support (from 17 to 14 per cent) apparently going to the ALP. Democrat and other voters were found more likely to change their votes in the last days of the campaign. The good news for Labor was that 60 per cent of Democrat and other voters planned to give their second preference to Labor, and 40 per cent to the Coalition. Sixty-eight per cent of all voters polled and 46 per cent of Coalition voters thought the ALP Government would be returned. An AGB:Spectrum poll taken on Wednesday night and published yesterday-found ALP support at 33 per cent, with Coalition support running' at 31 per cent, the Democrats rating 14 per cent and 15 per cent still undecided. And a sobering thought for politicians who believe the populace hangs on their words. With all the rage about the Multi-function Polis, an AGB:Spectrum poll of 1700 voters on Wednesday night found only 50 per cent were aware that there was a plan to establish an MFP in Australia. Of those in the know, 40 per cent agreed with the Coalition plan not to go ahead with the MFP, while 33 per cent were in favour of the MIT."}
{"id":120889894,"text":"02 Jun 1990 - Little chance of Labor win now, says survey Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 2 June 1990, page 9 Little chance of Labor win now, says survey THE LABOR Party would seem to have little chance of repeating its March 24 election victory if another poll were held today, according to a poll published yesterday. A Saulwick poll published in The Sydney Morning Herald found that the Labor Party was trailing the Opposition in public support by 10 percentage points. The poll found that 45 per cent of those surveyed would vote for the Coalition and 35 per cent for Labor. The national poll of 1000 peo-ple was conducted over May 28-30. A Morgan Gallup poll pub-lished in The Bulletin showed that the popularity of the Leader of the Opposition was higher than that of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, for the first time since mid-1985. Mr Hawke's approval rating had dropped by four points on the last Morgan poll to 47 per cent while his disapproval rating in-creased by the same amount to 43 per cent. Dr Hewson's approval rating rose to 50 per cent while his dis-approval rating was 17 percent. However 33 per cent of respon-dents were undecided. On voting intention, the poll indicated another close contest. In contrast to the Sydney Morning Herald poll, the Mor-gan results showed Labor support up two points to 42 per cent with Coalition support down one point to 44 per cent. Australian Democrat support was 10 per cent with other candi-dates 6 per cent. The Morgan poll of 2102 people was conducted over the weekends of May 12-13 and 19-20. Despite Dr Hewson's populari-ty, Mr Hawke still was the pre-ferred Prime Minister to 50 per cent of respondents. However Dr Hewson also im-proved in this area with 35 per cent of people preferring him and 15 per cent being undecided. In another area, the medical profession has topped a poll of whom Australians believe are the most ethical and honest members of the community. ' Pharmacists and doctors were the top two careers with about 70 per cent of respondents rating them highly for their ethics and their honesty. Dentists ranked third (62 per cent) and school teachers (61 per cent). Engineers, police officers and university lecturers completed the callings that rated 50 per cent or more. Bank managers and accoun-tants came next with 49 and 47 per cent respectively. Lawyers were rated highly by 37 per cent of those interviewed with a big gap back to business executives on 19 per cent. Bottom-ranked jobs included journalists (10 per cent), union leaders (8 per cent), advertising people (7 per cent) and car sales-people (4 percent)."}
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{"id":120891309,"text":"09 Jun 1990 - The power and passion of a PM in a pickle Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 June 1990, page 9 The power and passion of a PM in a pickle By Tony Wright PASSION and ego are the twin devil-angels that might comc to mind if you were searching lor the urges that drive Bob Hawke. Here on one hand is a man who can c|7 in public for a child, a father, and even, in the case of the Jews and the Chinese, for a whole people. Here on the other is a smallish man who wears built-up heels, who wears his virility like a pistol on a cop's belt, who hates to lose at anything. Passion and ego. They are a potent mix in a powerful man. It is a mix that got him into something of a pickle this week. First, the passion. A year ago, when the world was still feeling with disgust at the events that took place on June 4 in Tiananmen Square, Iteijing, Bob Hawke spoke at a scrvice in Canberra dedicated to the memory of those who died at the hands of the People's Army. y- As the Prime Minister spoke of bullets mowing down the Tiananmen Square demonstrators, of tanks running them over, he became overwhelmed by emotion, and it is hard to forget the television pictures of him, tjie light picking out the tears streaming from his face and dribbling from the end of his nose. No one could doubt the sincerity of Hawkc's anguish or the depth of his emotion. f A year on, he arrived back in Canberra this week after an absence from the Prime Ministerial throne enforced by an operation that, to a man like Hawke, must have been galling in the extreme. .7 And so, to the ego. There is an unmentioned symbolism to a prostate operation, a sort of psychic stripping of a man's virility, that pays no regard to the medical fact that such an operation has no negative efTect at all on a man's potency. There arc men who would rather say they were going to hospital for a bowel removal than admit they were going for a prostate operation. Thus, when Hawkc arrived back in Canberra this week, he was pretty keen to prove to the world that he was still, metaphorically speaking, virile as all get-out. He had another reason for wanting to prove he was still on top. While he was away, Paul Keating had been acting as ifhe was actually Prime Minister, not simply the Acting Prime Minister. Gearly, Hawke had to be seen to be reasserting his authority. Just as old stallions have to fight oft young pretenders until the day comes that they can no longer kick and bite with the viciousness required, so do Prime Ministers. Sincc Parliament was not sitting (and therefore there could be no grand gestures from the floor of the House), there was only one thing for it: a nationally-broadcast television interview. Publicity has always been central to the power game. Oncc upon a time, if a chap like Bob Menzies had wanted to make a big point, lie would phone up the editor of the biggest-selling newspaper in the land and grant an interview. Sadly for us newspaper hacks, those days are long gone. Television is now the power-junkies' medium. When Bob Hawkc decided to make his re-entry to public life, his ofTicc phoned Jana Wendt, presenter of the Nine Network's A Current Affair. Not only is Ms Wendt considered one of the premier interviewers in the country, with a show that reaches an extraordinary number of viewers, but one gets the distinct impression that Bob Hawke enjoys mightily the sensation of gazing into her splendid eyes. Thus, on Wednesday night, a fair slicc of Australia got to see Bob Hawke in his sitting room in Parliament House trying to present himself to Jana as a Prime Minister in total control and a man in the prime of his life. "No, I'm not tired," he declared. "I've never felt better really. I feel on top of things mentally in a way I haven't before really. I mean I've always felt good mentally but I feel better than I ever have before. And physically I'm great." Get the message? Are you listening, Paul? Are you listening, everybody? Well, the conversation went on for a bit — Hewson's remark about Hawke being too old for the job was stupid; nope, he wasn't handing over the reins to Paul, unless, of course, he got ran over by a bus; nope, Walsh's remark about "Old Jellyback" hadn't caused him to miss a wink of sleep and yep, when Hawkie says something's going to happen, well Jana, it's going to happen, you bet. Jana Wendt has this little habit of nudging the conversation on to a new subject and just plonking a comment that seems quite innoccnt right into the centre of things, and it is so... spot on... that you can just about hear it slap on the table. And so, right about the time Mr Hawke was getting wound up about how his word is law, Ms Wendt switched to the subject of the first anniversary of the events in Tiananmen Square. .. There is a point of view that there never was a massacre in Tiananmen Square," she said. And right there, Jana Wendt pulled together the two strands of Bob Hawkc's personality, fusing them into something quite electric. Hawke's passionate commitment to the martyrs of Tiananmen Square, portrayed so vividly at the memorial service a year ago, was being called into question. And neither his emotions nor his ego would allow that to happen. He flared. "That's a nonsense view." THOUGH it was cut from the interview that went to air, Mr Hawke went on to compare the doubters with those revisionists who claim that the Holocaust never happened to the Jews. He was clearly cut raw by the question. Deftly, Ms Wendt steered the conversation to the question of the status of Chinese students in Australia. And Hawke, with his passion and his ego firing in synch, stepped right in. First; "There'll be an announcement about that very soon." Soon was hardly the word for it Within scconds, Hawke was making the announce meht There would be a spccial catcgoiy crcatcd for Ihc more than 20,000 Chinese students who were in Australia before Tiananmen Square. If you wanted proof that Hawke was back in control, you could hardly go past this. The Cabinet hadn't even got around to discussing the matter. There were, and are, quite a mob of tricky, unanswered questions about what Mr Hawke proposed. But regardless, he had gone and announced what the policy would be, right there on Jana Wcndt's national TV program. Passion and ego. it's the only reasonable explanation. The Cabinet was left flat-footed and a little amazed. Hawke pre-empts Cabinet, said the headlines. One wit in the PM's office offered another line — Hawke didn't exactly pre-empt Cabinet, he just helped its members make up their minds. Hawke will get away witii this for two ve>7 good reasons. One: He's the Prime Minister. Two: His decision is right To order home China students who could face harsh punishment or death for being seen to support the pro-democracy demonstrators of Tiananmen Square would be monstrous. But Hawke didn't stop there. Ms Wendt prompted him to speak about his Government's decision to ask the Cambodian Government to take back boat people who had arrived in Australia. Hawke was still revved up. He could simply have said that the issue was the subject of extremely dclicatc negotiations and the status of the boat people was still under review. JL Indeed, he probably should have said,.-} this, for it is true. ■■ The Determination of Refugee Status -1 Committee (DORS) was still trying to'decidc whether the boat people could be judged political refugees or not. What's n more, the Australian Government was about to take the unprecedented step ofsending a delegation to Cambodia to ask whether the Hun Sen Government would accept back the boat people. This was pretty tricky territory, bccausc Australia has no official diplomatic relationship with Cambodia, nor any mechanism through which Cambodian boat people can be repatriated. But Hawke's ego wouldn't let him take a back step. The boat people weren't political refugees, he declared. Cambodia didn't have a regime which was exercising political terror upon its population. They had no right to get in boats and lob on Australia's shores. Hawke thundered that not only did lie not have any qualms about sending these people back home, "but I will be forceful in ensuring that that is what's followed". Hawke's comments seemed more than a mite intemperate. Perhaps, in his haste to give the impression that he is still the Hawkie of old, still in control, he became a bit ofaRambo-parodv • for Ms Wendt. Perhaps he was simply in lhlpassionate grip of his ego, charmed half out of his wits. One thing seems fairly certain. If, in his apparent newl to assert his authority, Mr Hawke continues to make policy on the run. leaving the Cabinet looking stupid and im potent, he will find himself a lot further out m the cold than hfialrraHv it Cain hits all-time low in the popularity stakes IN POLITICAL polls this week, the fortunes of the Greiner Government in NSW strengthened while the Premier of Victoria, John Cain, hit an all-time low in the popularity stakes. The May Morgan Gallup poll of 1503 NSW electors indicated support for the Liberal-National Coalition was running at 41.5 per cent just behind the Labor Party on 42.5 percent. Australian Democrat support was estimated at 9 per cent, other candidates totalling 7 per cent. Mr Greiner's Coalition has been shaky over the last few months with the teachers' industrial dispute, general cuts in community-welfare spending, and instability within the National Party. ~ • . . Published in this week's Bulletin magazine, the poll showed that his personal approval rating increased one point to 41 percent while his disapproval rating fell three points to 49 per cent, with 10 per cent undecided. The approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Bob Carr, dropped four points to 37 per cent dnd his disapproval rating climbed four to 36 per cent, \\>ith 27 per cent undecided. Mr Greiner remained ahead in the preferred Premier contest with 47 per cent to Mr Can's 33 percent. . In Victoria, Morgan research showed the approval rating for Mr Cain had fallen to 26 per cent. The poll of 1377 voters showed his disapproval rating was up two points to 65 per cent. The fate of his Government also looked grim with only 37.5 per cent of respondents indicating they would vote Labor. Forty-six per cent nominated the Liberal and National parties. Democrat support was 11 per cent, other candidates attracting 5.5 percent. However, the approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Alan Brown, fell two points to 33 per cent and Mr Cain maintained a lead as the preferred Premier by 41 per cent to 38 per cent. In a poll on a different theme, Australian football, tennis and rugby league were nominated as the sports that most interested Australians. A Saulwick-/*£e national poll of 1000 people aged 18 years and over found that 15 per cent said Australian football was the sport that most interested them. This was followed by tennis (14 per cent), rugby league (11 percent) and cricket (7 percent). These sports were followed in order by sorcer, golf, swimming and motor racing. No sports had an exclusive male following, but netball had an exclusive female following. The football codes were much more popular among men, and tennis was much the preferred sport for women, 22 per cent nominating it as their most preferred sport."}
{"id":120891420,"text":"10 Jun 1990 - Carr applauds ALP recovery Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 10 June 1990, page 2 Carr ALP recovery SYDNEY: The NSW Opposition Leader, Bob Carr, confessed yesterday to the ALP state conference that he was surprised by the rapid resurgence of the NSW ALP after it was devastated by its loss to the Greiner Government two years ago. "I have to confess, delegates, that I did not then foresee how quick would be our recovery," he said. "1 just did not realise how inept and bad the Grcincr/Murray Gov ernment would be." in the keynote address to the three-day conference, Mr Carr said it could be the last annual conference before the next NSW election. He said the expected Cabinet reshuffles by the Greiner Government would be unable to save it from defeat. The most recent Morgan Gallup poll has put support for the Opposition one percentage point ahead of the Government at 42.5 per cent. Mr Carr committed the ALP to restoring North Coast, Armidale and Canberra rail services as part of a new deal for rural communities. He said the country communities had been ruthlessly betrayed by the NSW National Party. The five-point plan would restore 1000 teaching positions for country schools, restore the XPT to Canberra, sleepers and the Motor Rail to the North Coast and a passenger link to Armidale. The plan would also reallocate resources into country hospitals and phase out dangerous pesticides. Mr Carr also outlined details of a new-cities program for a dozen inland cities to be promoted for population and high-tcch industrial growth. He also attacked the Greiner Government for the increase in violent crime since 1988. "The Greiner Government has failed to contain crime primarily because of the doubling of police resignations," Mr Carr said. Street muggings and sex offenccs were up by 23 per cent and 32 per cent respectively, he said. Burglaries, car theft, armed hold-ups and drug offences were all on the rise, he said. He also attacked the Government for the 80,000 drop in TAFE enrolments and the declinc of confidence in the state school system. But the Greiner Government's economic record came in for the most scathing criticism. Mr Carr condemned Mr Greiner's financial management, citing a $3 billion blow-out in the state debt, which bought the total debt to $27 billion. "Delegates, on those figures he's the worst corporate cowboy in the country," he said. "The state's total liabilities had increased by more than $8 million a day with Mr Greiner as Treasurer," he said. While Labor had left office with a S315 million surplus, the Greiner Government had predicted a budget deficit of $375 million this financial year, he said. Shooting spurs call for inquiry SYDNEY: The NSW ALP annual conference has renewed calls for the State Government to launch a separate judicial inquiry into the activities of the Special Weapons and Operations Squad, after the fatal shooting of David Gundy last year. It unanimously passed a motion for an inquiry into the NSW Police squad, with special reference to the death of Mr Gundy, an Aboriginal, and the changes needed to ensure such an incident did not happen again. Mr Gundy died in April last year after being shot during a raid by SWOS officers on his Redfcrn home. The ALP motion also called for substantial compensation to be paid immediately to Mr Gundy's family. "We note the inherent limitations of any coronial inquiry in investigating the broader question of the activities of the SWOS of the NSW Police Force," the motion said. "We are appalled at the contrast between the [Premier Nick] Greiner Government's actions to hold a public and timely inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the laying of criminal charges against a white former policeman — the Blackburn inquiry — and its deafening silence about the killing of an innocent black citizen by members of the NSW Police Force." The conference also expressed its concern about continued efforts to hamper the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Labor to reject 'stars' SYDNEY: Calls for high-profile candidates to be installed unchallenged to Labor seats has been rcjcctcd by tilt ALP NSW president, Terry Sheahan, during the opening of the conference yesterday. The outgoing ALP state general secretary, Stephen Loosley, had made the call earlier, further fuelling existing rank-and-file anger at the prc-selcction of imported "stars" at the expense of local candidates. Two reccnt controversial cases involved the pre-selection of former dual rugby international Mi chacl Geary to the traditionally safe Labor seat of Coogce, and the installation of a former Minister for Police, Peter Anderson, as the candidate for Liverpool. But Mr Shcahan told members the issue would be discussed on the final day tomorrow, but there would be no changes to the preselection system in which election candidates were chosen solely by the local branches. The ALP hierarchy two weeks ago ignored calls by Coogce branch members for a pre-selection ballot and reinstalled Mr Cleary."}
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{"id":120892006,"text":"13 Jun 1990 - Approval rating: gap closes Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 13 June 1990, page 3 Approval rating: gap closes The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, has again scored a higher approval rating than the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, but the gap is narrowing and more people still prefer Mr Hawke as Prime Minister. In the latest Morgan Gallup poll, published in today's Bulletin, Dr Hewson received a 50 per cent approval rating, compared with Mr Hawke's 49 per cent. But while Dr Hcwson's approval rating was unchanged over the previous poll, Mr Hawke's increased 2 per cent from 47 percent. Dr Hewson's disapproval rating was 17 per cent and Mr Hawke's 43 per cent. Dr Hewson, who took over from Andrew Peacock after the Coalition's federal election loss, is still an unknown quantity for much of the electorate. While 9 per cent of those polled could not decide whether they approved or disapproved of Mr Hawke, 33 per cent were undecided about Dr Hewson. And 48 per cent still preferred Mr Hawke as Prime Minister (50 per cent previously), while 35 per cent preferred Dr Hewson (35 per cent). The Coalition increased its lead over the ALP to four percentage points from two in the previous poll. The latest poll found support for the Coalition increased to 45 per cent, from 44 per cent, while support for Labor dropped to41 percent from 42 percent. At the March 24 federal election, Labor received 39.4 percent of the vote and the Coalition 43.2 per cent. The latest Morgan Gallup poll, of 3130 voters, was conducted on the weekends of May 26-27 and June 2-3."}
{"id":120892754,"text":"16 Jun 1990 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 16 June 1990, page 9 Hewson still ahead in popularity THE LEADER of the Opposition, John Hcwson, again performed well in the popularity stakes this week when he scored a higher approval rating than the Prime Minister, Bob Hawkc, for the second time. In the latest Morgan Gallup poll, published in this week's Bulletin magazine, Dr Hcwson received a 50 per cent approval rating, compared with Mr Hawke's 49 per cent. However the gap is less than the three percentage points difference found in the last poll taken on the weekends of May 12 and May 19. Also in Mr Hawke's favour was the fact that more people still preferred him as Prime Minister. The poll of 3130 voters was conducted on the weekends of May 26-27 and June 2-3. Dr Hewson's approval rating remained static since the last poll while Mr Hawke's increased from 47 per cent last time. The Opposition leader also had a substantially smaller disapproval rating at 17 per cent to Mr Hawke's 43 per cent. But the percentage of undecided respondents indicated that many Australians arc still unfamiliar with DrHewson. Thirty-three per cent of interviewees could not decide whether they approved or disapproved of his leadership. Only nine per cent were undecided about the Prime Minister. On the question of who %vould make the better Prime Minister, 48 per cent nominated Mr Hawke (down from 50 per cent) and 35 per cent preferred Dr Hewson (unchanged). The voting intention of the sample showed the Coalition extending its lead from two to four points. Support for the Liberal-National parties was running at 45 per cent and support for Labor at 41 per cent. The Democrats received 11 per cent of the sample with other candidates gaining 3 per cent. At the March 24 federal election, Labor received 39.4 per cent of the primary vote and the Coalition 43.2 per cent. A second Morgan "poll indicated that the new Premier of Western Australia, Car.men Lawrence, had, gained 10 points in her popularity rating since March. Her approval rating was now running at 62 per cent compared to former Premier Peter Dowding's 33 per cent i'n January of this year. However the poll of 706 WA voters in April and May showed' support for the Labor Party had fallen four points to 38 per cent while the Liberal-National parties had moved up 3.-5 points ro 46.5 per cent."}
{"id":120894147,"text":"23 Jun 1990 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 23 June 1990, page 9 Controversy damages PM's rating WITH the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, involved in controversy over the fate of Chinese nationals in Australia, the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, has managed to move further ahead in the popularity contcst between the two men. A Newspoll published in The Australian this week gives Dr Hewson an eight percentage point lead over Mr Hawke. The survey of 2268 people was carried out on the first and third weekends of June — about the time of Mr Hawke's statements on the Chinese students. This was the first time a Newspoll had recorded a higher rating for an Opposition leader over Mr Hawke. However, Dr Hewson has been ahead in recent Morgan Gallup polls. The poll found 46 per cent of voters were satisfied with Dr Hewson's performance as Coalition leader while only 33 per ccnt approved of Mr Hawke's performance as Prime Minister. In recent Newspolls, Dr Hewson's approval rating has improved from 33 per cent in April while Mr Hawke's has dropped from 42 per cent just before the March 24 federal election. However, 33 per cent of voters arc undecided in their view of Dr Hewson and only 9 per cent were undecided about Mr Hawke. On voting preference, support for the ALP had dropped to 37 per cent- while ■ support for the Coalition remained at 46 percent. The Australian Democrats received 12 per cent of the sample and other parties and candidates 5 percent. A Morgan Gallup poll has,indicated that the Premier of South Australia, John Bannon, would be easily re-clected despite the surprisingly close result of the last state election. The poll of 992 voters, conducted over April and May, showed support for the -Labor administration was up one point on the election to 46 per cent while support for the Coalition was running at 40 per ' cent (up three points). Meanwhile, Democrat support had fallen to 12 percent. Mr Bannon's personal support fell slightly to 66 per cent while Opposition leader Dale Baker's approval rating fell one point to 30 percent. Sixty per cent of the respondents pre- Sl ferred Mr Bannon as Premier compared to 18 percent who preferred Mr Baker. !"}
{"id":120894862,"text":"27 Jun 1990 - PM loses some appeal Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 27 June 1990, page 2 PM loses some appeal SYDNEY: The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has fallen four points behind the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in today's Bulletin magazine, shows that Mr Hcwson's approval rating remained steady on 50 per cent and his disapproval rating climbed two points to 19 per cent. Mr Hawke's approval rating fell three points to 46 per cent and his disapproval rose by the same figure to 45 per cent. In the "preferred Prime Minister" category Mr Hawke improved a.point to 49 per cent while Dr Hewson dropped by the same margin to 34 per cent. The Opposition continued to lead the most preferred government category, although support for it dropped 1.5 points to 43.5 percent. The ALP was up one point to 42 per cent and the Australian Democrats were up 0.5 to 11.5 percent."}
{"id":120895580,"text":"30 Jun 1990 - Coalition stays ahead of Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 June 1990, page 9 Coalition stays ahead of Labor THE FEDERAL Coalition con tinued to lead the Labor Party in the primary vote, according to latest Morgan Gallup results, while the "third force" of voters shunning the two major parties remained at a high level. The poll was the sixth fortnightly survey since the March 24 federal election and found support for Labor running at 42 per cent against 43.5 per cent for the Liberal-National parties. Published in The Bulletin, the results showed that the alternative vote totalled 14.8 perccnt, which is down slightly from the 17.4 per cent election total. The large flow of preferences to Labor from this group has been credited for Labor's survival into a fourth term. This "third electoral force" had remained steady in the last decade of federal elections at around 7-8 per cent of the total primary vote. However, since the election high it has remained in the vicinity of 14-15 per cent. A large count for the Australian Democrats and minor parties, particularly Green parties, should continue to worry Coalition strategists. It has often been said that the people voting for these parties are more likely to be disaffected Labor voters than converts from the Liberal and National parties. As such, it is difficult to see a significant change in the flow of preferences occurring before the next election. The Prime Minister, Bob Hawkc, saw his personal approval rating drop a further three percentage points to 46 per cent while his disapproval rating rose by the same margin to 45 per cent. Nine per cent remained undecided. The Leader of the Opposition, John Hcwson, continued his good run in polls with his approval rating steady at 50 per cent and a disapproval rating up slightly to 19 per cent. Thirty-one per cent of the respondents were still undecided. In the head-to-head contest for preferred Prime Minister, Mr Hawke still led by 49 per cent to Dr Hewson's 34 percent. Seventeen per cent opted for other candidates."}
{"id":120902265,"text":"04 Jan 1989 - Poll finds ACT rule opposed by 51 per cent Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 4 January 1989, page 3 Poll finds ACT rule opposed by 51 per cent By ANDREW FRASER Fifty-one per cent of Canberra citizens are not in favour of local government for the ACT, according to a poll conducted by ANOP for Capital Television.' The poll, conducted by telephone among 1200 ACT residents between December 15 and December 18, found that the major reason people did not want a change in the form of administration was that it might lead to a rise in rates, and the current system worked well enough as it was. Other minor reasons for rejecting self-government were a feeling that Canberra was over-governed and that there were quite enough politicians already; that a new government would quickly become too bureaucratic; that the standard of services would decline; and that a previous referendum (1978) had come out against self-government. Thirty-three per cent of those polled were in favour of self-government, largely because it gave locals a say, and because there would be more control over issues affecting Canberra. Other minor reasons in favour of self-government were that Canberra was big enough to warrant local government, Canberra should have the same status as the states, and that self-government would be a more accountable system. Sixteen percent were undecided about. whether they wanted self-government or not. Forty per cent of those polled said that they would not vote for a candidate who ran solely on a platform of abolishing self-government, while 15 per cent said they definitely would, and 27 per cent said they would consider such a move. While it is impossible to predict results under the modified d'Hondt system being used in the ACT, under proportional representation, if the above figures were accurate, it would be possible that three of the 17 members of the first ACT Assembly would be committed solely to wiping out the Assembly. Public servants were the ones who were most against the notion of self-government, with 56 per cent of public servants polled against self-government, while only 33 per cent were in favour. There was little difference between ALP and Liberal voters among those who were against self-government, but 40 per cent of Labor voters supported self-government, while only 31 per cent of Liberal voters favoured it."}
{"id":120902303,"text":"04 Jan 1989 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 4 January 1989, page 33 POSITIONS VACANT ADMINISTRATOR Wanted for Canberra Rape Crisis Centre, 26 hrs per week. For duty statement and enquiries Ph 478071 ? BABYSITTER, Kalecn area, for 2 boys, 4 and 7, during school hoi and to take 4 yr old to and from Pre-school. Ph 959336. BABYSITTER, over 20, for I child 2 yo, 4 days pw N'bundah. Ph Janita 952944. BABYSITTER. Wc are seeking a warm, caring, experienced person to look after our 10 month old baby from 9.30 to 2pm, Monday to Friday. Some housework involved. Wages negotiable. References required. Ph 475976. BACKHOE OPERATORS Experienced. Required for landscape works on New Parliament House. Ph 707898. BARSTAFF Bclconncn Soccer Club has positions vacant for experienced Bar Staff. Permanent ' and Casual. In the first in: stancc applicants arc asked to ; complete an employment ap, plication form available from i the Clubs reception. BOILERMAKERS and Wcld' ers wanted for shop and site work. Ph 974722. BOILERMAKERS/Wclders and Trades Assistants required by small engineering firm. Regular overtime, good conditions, some site work available. Please phone Mr Curl 511730. BOOKKEEPER Receptionist. * A reliable and experienced ; Bookkeeper is required for a »' small busy office. Duties in* elude, banking, wages and re ception. Must be a self starter * and have ability to work un supervised. Current drivers licence essential. Apply " 601362 after 7.30am. BRICKLAYERS wanted, long run. Apply Quadrant site (near Lakeside Hotel). CARPENTERS required, ex perience tradespeople only. Ph 391399 bh. CASHIER/driveway atten dant, permanent position, required for Service station. 16-18yrs old, non-smoker only. Ph 813530. CASUAL positions avail for Male and Female" persons over 21 in book production. General hands/packer and book sewers required. On job training given. PH 414224. CHEF - Qualified. Day shift, Sunday to Thursday, 42 hrs per week. Exp in large scale cooking an advantage, references necessary. For further details ph Mrs Rose, Wednesday 8am-l 2pm, on 497515. CHEF (second) for Hill Stn. Restaurant. Wage neg. 601393,950714. CHEFS full-time/part-time, al so 1 cook for busy bistro restaurant in City. Ph 488709. CHILD minding. I mth only. 3 boys, 5 evenings pw. My home, Richardson. 919430. DENTAL assistant, exp, re quired for n'side practice, full time prcf, but part time considered. Ph 476933 bh, Tues. DENTAL NURSE A chairside assistant i_ required for large dental practicc in Woden Valley. This busy full time position requires energy, initiative and cheerfulness. Applications are welcomed from experienced assistants or those with nursing qualifications. References required. For details Ph 810227. DENTAL RECEPTION IST/SECRETARY. Senior required for busy City practice to commence February 13. Typing essential. Please apply in handwriting to: The Advertiser, 18 Garema Place, Canberra City. 2601 ? ENTHUSIASTIC person req for part time work. Exc phone manner and should be avail to work some evenings. Ph Denise 852763 after 9am. EXPERIENCED Checkout Operator for Supermarket, full-time, 18-30 yrs. 881793. EXPERIENCED person want ed for sandwich bar. Ph 572085. EXPERIENCED person for snack bar in Fyshwick, pttimc, Mon-Fri. Ph 805002. FIXING carpenters wanted, Calwcll site. 924620 alt 6pm. JOHN STEPHENS Your Soul Pattinson CHEMIST PHARMACY ASSISTANT Experienced pharmacy assistant required at JOHN STEPHENS pharmacy Wo den Plaza. The successful applicant will be interested in holplng people. Minimum of two year:: previous experience in a pharmacy is essential. For an interview, contact Keryn Northrope ,at the Woden CES on 815323. *21913 / »n GLAZIERS/APPRENTICES Pacific Glass Industries (ACT) P/L, require the full-time services of qualilicd Glaziers, experienced in commercial and industrializing practises in CanberraNew Year start. Ph (062) 601253. PACIFIC glass INDUSTRIES (ACT) P/L, arc also looking to employ Apprentices in the glass trade, in 1989. Interested persons please contact: Mr L. Harris, or Mr I. Bell, on (062) 601253. CYPROCK finisher wanted. Phone 512767. HAIRDRESSER, senior per manent position. Enndale Cut Co. Ph 313072 bh, 316023 ah. HAIRDRESSER, senior full time and 1st year apprentice. Ph 591570. HAIRDRESSER Senior full or part-time, wages ncg. Ph 512842 ah. HAIRDRESSERS for new, re laxed and friendly Bclc salon. Exc conds and wages, day ofT pw. Ph Margret for confidential interview on 883164 ah. HAIRLINE OF MANUKA 1 st Year Apprentice wanted. Ph 958695. HAVE you just left school, re entering the workforce or looking for a new career? Ring us for a professional resume at competitive rates, fast scrvice. 922710,917467? HOSTEL SUPERVISOR (Casual) Req at Goodwin Hsc, Ainslie. Weds and Sats, 3.30 - 9 pm, incl sleep-over. Relevant exp in nursing or similar area cssential. Ph 487176 after 9 am. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-60, like talking with people, live in or near Scullin, Hawker, Higgins, Charnwood, have a "phone and car" you can cam $ 100 to $ 130 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people door-to-door on a Saturday (or Sunday) takes 8 to 10 hours and practice,' reporting etc at home about 3'A hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 4pm weekdays on (03) 602-5222; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, GPO Box 2282U, Mel bourne, 3001. JUNIOR, 16 years, for holiday and after-school work. Apply in person after 2.30pm, CATERS COFFEE SHOP, 106 Alinga St, Civic. KIND and loving person to care for my 5 mth old son, 2 days pw, from Feb to May 1989. Prcf my home, Lyneham Nth, (neg).Ph 573309. LETTERBOX deliverers req forHackett. Ph 415855. LETTERBOX deliverers req, regular weekly work, Kambah/Wanniassa area. 313520. LETTERBOX. Deliverers re quired forChifley. 865749. LETTERBOX deliverers, are required in the following areas: Isabella. Plains, Gowne, Monash, Richardson, Gilmorc, Chisholm, Calwell: Ph 917676. Chapman, Weston: Ph 881798. LETTERBOX deliverers want ed for Deakin, Garran, Red Hill. Ph 824169. MECHANIC required, Belc ar ea. Gd wages, conds. 546707. MILLHAND required, prefer experienced with Gang and Twin Edger. Ph 601491. MODELS. Photographic mod els required for studio and location assignments. Experience not a necessity. Ph 416112 bh, or write PO Box 446 Dickson. NANNY/babysitter part time req for child and 4 mth old baby, Wectangera. Start Feb 89. Rcfs req. Ph 544909. NANNY to care for 2 children (8 and 3). Permanent position, live-in/out. Driving licence essential. Ph 961374. NIGHT AUDITOR. The Lakeside Hotel requires the services of a young, well groomed, career orientated Night Auditor with a very ! high guest service standard, j i On the job training will be I provided, but experience in i front office systems and computers is preferred. To apply ring Michael Salter after, 10am on 476244. j PAINTER interior, exterior, experienced. Free quotes. Ph 479372,888982. j PARTY plan consultants, for) French perfume, exc earning potential. Carol 315765. j PIZZA cook, casual for even- i ing work, exp only, for appointment ring 548278. RECEPTIONIST wanted for licensed club, knowledge of book-keeping, typing, pleasant personality. Hours 10.30am till 7pm, 5 days per week. DOWNER OLYMPIC SOCCER CLUB, Ph 485959 (Tammy TozerK ROOM SERVICE SUPERVISOR The Lakeside Hotel requires a young, ambitious Supervisor to run the room service department. The applicant should have a strong F & B background and have some supervisory experience. So if you have an eye for perfection and a high standard of guest service then ring Matthew Hurley after 10am on 476244. SALES CLERK required for telephone enquiries in scrvice organisation. Must be '-veil presented and aged between 27-33 years. Initial training given to successful applicant. Phone Robyn Corbett on 572011. __ SALESPERSON, mature, paint and wallpaper expencncc preferred, weekend involved. Phillip and Tuggcranong. Contact Fay 9-12 noon Mon to Fri 991444. SALES person rcq'd for carpct warehouse, neat appearancc a must - experience desirable but not essential. Ph 807140. SHOP Manager/Stock Con troller, over 35 yrs, full-time, SI9,500 pa. Exp preferred. Must be fluent in speaking and writing Korean, for takeaway, Belconnen. Ph 514874. SPARE PARTS PERSON I We require the services of a ! mature, experienced person to run our genuine Spare Parts and Speed Shop accessories. Exc wages and condi tions for the right person. Ph GeofTOsborn on 806755. TAXI driver, full-time, nights. Neat appearance. Will train. Ph 542137. TELEPHONIST The Lakeside Hotel requires the services of a young, exceptionally well groomed Telephonist to join the front officc team. A bright, outgoing personality and a love of guest service are pre-rcquisites. To apply please ring Matthew Hurley on 476244 after 10am. . ? ? ? TYPIST Senior required for medical practice, 45-50 wpm, medical typing an advantage. MonFri full-time position. Ph 811643. WORD PROCESSING LES SONS. SOFT-ENG, 919458. MOTOR VEHICLES ALKA Romeo 1985/6 GTV6, 60,000 kms, vgc, many extras. Show car. $30,000. Ph 487330. , ALFA Romeo Quattro stn wgn, 1985, air cond, 6 mths reg, new tyres, gd cond. $16,500. Ph (064) 576387 bh only. AUSTIN Kimberley, goes well, plus many spares, $1,000. Ph 315767. AUTOFAIR Car Market. Buy or Sell each weekend. 29 Mildura St, Fwick. 950432. BMW 320A, auto, coupe, no reg, gd cond, $7,200 ono. Phone 313256. BMW 318i, 1987, luxury man sdn, only 21,000 kms, bronze beige with contrasting trim, air cond, today $37,900. YSJ-721. CANBERRA STAR MOTORS 164 Melrose Drive, Phillip PH 852233 Licensed Motor Dealer. CAPRI '70, 1600 GT, vgc, res prayed, new engine, new tvres. $2.000 ono. 317886.. CARS WANTED We want your car to stock our new yard in Belconnen. Preference for late model, low km local cars. For a top price see Norm Wilson at Canberra Toyota, Josephson St, Belconnen. Ph 531900. [SBESffl TOYOTA] COMMODORE 81, auto, air cond, 1 owner, 81,000 kms, 12 mths reg, reliable fam car in sound cond. Tight and drives well. Ph ah 548686, bh 513292. COMMODORE VB SL, gd cond, 4.2 auto, air cond, pwr str, rad/cass, 12 mths reg plus more, $7,600 ono. 315799. COROLLA CS, 80, man, 12 mths reg, $6,200 ono. 319598. COROLLA CS 78, $1,600 ono, reg 4.89, slight body damage, must sell. 511986. COROLLA CS sedan, auto, 1984, 1 owner, 61,000 km, excellent condition. $9,500. Ph 545663. COROLLA, '84, CS, 5 s, cond, 62,000 km, $10,' ono. 972062 ah. COROLLA 68, going, $500. Ph 512310. COROLLA, 70, man, new car pet, new front seats, mech gd, body reas, reg 9/89. Needs battery, $1,500.978299. CORONA Mk II 1972 manual, 9 mths reg, $ 1,350.14 Endurance Avenue, Qbn. CORONA, 74, reg, recond mtr, gd cond, $2,200. Ph 313256. DATSUN 180B GL sdn 78,000 km, 12 mths reg, 2nd owner, exc cond, $3,500. Ph 925001. DATSUN 200B, 78. Long reg, air cond. $3,200. Ph 924357 MOTOR VEHICLES DATSUN 200B 1977 manual, very gd car, $2,750. 1 Thurralilly Street, Qbn. DATSUN 180B '76, 12 mths reg, $2300 ono. Ph 813906. DATSUN 200B wgn "80, new motor, difT, clutch, exhaust, mech Al, aircond, 12 mths rcg. $4,300 ono. Ph 923979. DATSUN 1200 Coupe. Exc cond. $2,800 ono. 919134. DATSUN, 74 Fairiady, $8,000 ono. New rego. Ph97l698 or 992213 after 6pm. EH ute, red motor, 4 spd, long reg, drives well, many extras, $5,200 ono. Ph 310173. FAIRMONT GHIA EFI. Exec fully maintained Company car, I driver. Mfg Aug 85. Reg Aug 89. New tyres and exh system, air-cond, stereo.$ 18,500. Ph 497731 bh. FAIRMONT XB stn wgn, 302, auto, 12 mths reg. vgc, $3,800 ono. 725833 bh, 587537 ah. FIAT 128 Sports L, red, gd cond. $3,000. Ph 319641. FJ UTE, partly restored. Of fers. Ph 885696, ah 919777. FORD Cortina '77, auto. Rcg 7/89, rad/cass. Owner going O/s. $4,000 ono. 956804. FORD CORTINA XL, '74, vgc, rcg 10/89. $2,650. Phone 584231. FORD Econovan, late '85. Reg 12/89. Low kms. $11,500 ono. Ph 472440. FORD Escort 1974, 4 cyl man, gd cond, 4 new tyres, new paint, mag wheels, 4 mths reg, 70,000 orig miles, good first car, $2,200 ono. Ph Paul ah 901299. FORD FAIRLANE, 1986, auto luxury sdn, metallic green with beige velour trim, immac cond, today $23,900. NW-805. CANBERRA STAR MOTORS 164 Melrose Drive, Phillip PH 852233 Licensed Motor Dealer. FORD Falcon sedan 77, auto, good cond, $3,250 ono. Phone 571222 or 807568. FORD Meteor GL, late '86, 9 I mths reg. Vgc. $10,900 ono. Ph 613608 bh or 864606 ah. FORD Meteor GL 86, white, 49,000km, exc cond, 9 mlhs reg. $ 12,400 ono. 916980. FORD SB panel van, T-bar auto, V8,11 mth rego, $3000. 924968,823898. FORD XB, 10 mths reg, $1,500. Ph 543665 after 6pm. FORD XC 351 4sp. You can't beat the look and feci of this immaculate vehicle. New and extra parts, to many to list, 1st to see will buy. Reluctant and genuine reason for sale. $11,000 ono. 918140. FORD XE wgn '82, auto, air cond. Ph 923359 . $10,200 ono. FORD XY GT, mtr just re .worked, 4 spd, reg till Sept, Vermillion Fire. Top unit, eye catching, real head turner. Ph 976557. GEMINI SLX Sandpiper, with extras, $6,500 ono. 977353. HOLDEN HG, reg 9/89, $1,200 ono. Ph 805758 bh, 383286 ah. HOLDEN HJ ute, exc cond, mags, 4 spd, 9 mths reg, sports steering wheel, $8,000 ono. Ph (044) 725315. HOLDEN HQ V8 sdn, mags, | 11 mths reg, new g'box, $3,000 ono. Ph 511707. HOLDEN stn wgn, '66, mech sound, $300.917249. HOLDEN utility wanted, HK to HG, in good order, Ph (02) 9718481. HONDA ACCORD EX 1983, 5 spd, 4 drsdn, metallic green in col, all the luxury Honda appointments, today $16,000. YSL-703. CANBERRASTAR MOTORS 164 Melrose Drive, Phillip PH 852233 Licensed Motor Dealer. HONDA City 84 air/cond exc cond $8500.381389. HONDA Civic, 77, goes well, $2,500 ono. 918066, HQ 202, sdn, $1,000 ono. Ph 91032S. JAGUAR XJ6 S2, exc cond, 12 mlhs reg, $ 16,000.588294. KOMBI early mod, vgc, $ 1,100 ono. Pb 950616. LASER Ghia 87, 5 spd man, silver, exc cond, 28,000km, teg 6/89, $15,000 ono. 583277. LX Torana 77, 12 mths reg, mags, custom dash, must sell. $5,200 ono. Ph 515033 bh or 585523 ah. MARINA 4 cyl, 4 speed, 12 mths reg, vgc, $ 1,800 ono. Ph 572369. I MAZDA 808, 73, gd run around, $1,675 ono. Ph 973407. MAZDA 121, Ltd Edition, Coupe, 76 auto, vgc, $3,200 ono. Phone 922018. MAZDA 929 stn wgn, 76, reli able lady's car, reg May 89, $2,300 ono. Private sale. 417718. MAZDA 323 turbo 4 wheel drive, hatchback, 1988 model, high performance motoring. genuine enquiries only. P.O.A. YRN-362. SLA VEN MAZDA 152 Melrose Dr. Ph 823222. Licensed Motor Dealer. MAZDA 929L, stn wgn, 80, gd cond, $7,250 ono. 547726. MITSUBISHI Colt, '84 RC H'back, 11,250km. SI0,000 ono. Public Trustee 571222. MITSUBISHI Colt, GL 5dr hatch, '84, red, man. $7,250. Ph 526416 bh, 543110 ah. MORRIS 1300, goes well, reg Nov '89, $ 1,400. Ph 925142. NISSAN EXA Turbo, 11/83, exc cond. Please take mc, I wont let you down. $9,500 ono. 917713 ah, 733655 bh. NISSAN G60 Patrol, 4x4, reas cond, with spare parts, no reg, $4,000. Ph 865529. PANEL Van, 76 Holden, 12 mths reg, $3,250. Ph 317608. PORSCHE 924, exc cond, low km, $27,000. Ph 591129. RENAULT 12, 1976 manual Si 100 ono; 862322 ah. SAAB 99 5dr turbo, 4 spd, 118,000 km, clec windows, alloy wheels. This car must be seen to be appreciated. Genuine buyers only (definitely no time wasters). SI 1,500. Ph 476344 bh (ask for George), 814145ah. SAAB 99 GL, 77/78 model, 5 dr, vgc, $7,500 ono. 865339. SIGMA GH stn wgn. reg 9.89, must sell. $3,900 ono. Ph 991344. SIGMA GL '79, silver stn wgn, 5 spd, 2L, gd cond. Perm pack rack, rad/cass, sunroof. $4,000 ono. Ph 925491. SIGMA 84, SE stn wgn, 5 spd, NRMA inspect, exc cond, extras. $11,100. Ph 588433. Offers wclcome. SUBARU, silver, '86 Leone sdn, 5 spd, air cond, 39,000 kms, $12,700. Avail 25.1.89. 733103 ah, 705808 bh. TARAGO, silver, '86 GLI, 37,000 kms, $20,200. Avail 25.1.89. Ph 733103 ah, 705808 bh. TELSTAR 85. Reg 10/89, good cond, $9,500 ono. 951177 or 496317 AH. j TORANA LC 6 cyl Triple SU's, auto, reg, $1,250 ono. Ph I 921552 before noon. TORANA LH 75 V8 auto, 8 mths reg, offers. Ph 588574. TORANA LX 77 SLR-5000 Look-Alike. Ph bh 778639, ah 478192. TORANA SLR 5000 LX 77, gd j cond, recond eng, new tyres,! mufflers, extractors and air shocks. Finance avail. $7,500 ono. Ph Grant bh 261766, ah 261309. TOYOTA Corona CS, auto, 79. Air cond, tow bar, $4,600 ono. Ph 642682. TOYOTA '77 Crown, low kms, long reg, runs well, $4,250 ono. Ph 589700. UTE, HZ 1 tonncr, V8, 4spd, $6,000.865701. UTE. Valiant, vgc, 1st to sec will buy, $2,200 ono. 572050. VALIANT ute, recond 318 plus 5 spd box, new, gas shocks, stabiliser bars f/r, tonneau cover, disk brake f-end, stereo, 9 mths reg.'Quick sale $4,800 ono. Ph 417728. VALIANT VG, coupe, 12 mths reg, $ 1,500 ono. Ph 416842. VF, 2 door, for sale or wrecking, no rust, runs, $800. All offers considered. Ph 824612. VOLVO 244DL, 1978, fuel inj, man, white. Reg 7/89,1 owner. A/c, radio, tow bar. $4,350 ono. Ph 951635. VOLVO 240 GLE, 1983 auto sdn, metallic blue with matching velour trim, sun roof, alloy wheels, today $29,000. YQL-114. CANBERRASTAR MOTORS 164 Melrose Drive, Phillip PH 852233 Licensed Motor Dealer. VOLVO 244 GL, T-bar auto, 2.1L fuel inject, 1977. 12 mths reg, air cond, pwr sir, leather trim. Immac cond. $6,900. Must sell. Ph 887666. VOLVO sdn wanted, $8,000 maximum. Ph 864727. VOLVO stn wgn, '81, Auto, air, 2.3FI, reg Jan 90. $13,000. Ph 548137. VW Beetle, runs well but no reg, $1,000 ono. Ph 586243. VW half ute 69, mech exc, 10 mths NSW reg. 910790. VW Kombi camper 1982, fridge, stove, pop-top, new tyres, very gd cond. Urgent sale. Offers. Ph 541254. VW Kombi-camper, vgc, ur gent sale. $3,200 ono. Ph 546757 ah. VW 74, 10 mths reg, $1,200 must sell. Ph 474708. VW Passat, 1974, 10 mths reg. Must sell, $ 1,200. Ph 474708 WANTED Cars, utes, 4X4's and commercial vehicles, any price, top money paid. BRIAN HALL AND ROB CAMERON AUTOS, Divine Court Phillip. Ph 824466, 851159. Licensed Dealers WANTED Due to volume sales in our used car division, we urgently | seek late model low km quality used vehicles. Preference will be given for vehicles 1982 onwards. Contact Alan Shiels on 815722. Comr of HMmanh and »MvMjPMb WANTED Wc want to buy your car. Back trade, flnancc paid out, cash for cars. Most makes and models considered but preference will be given to late model low km, I owner vehicles. For the best prices, contact Trevor Smith at Shepherd Ford, Lie Motor Dealer. 515949,514111. ID EN WANTED. XV GT look-a-likc or V8 sdn/wgn, to $4,000. Phone 923455 or 922018. XD Falcon, 12 mths full reg, Ghia scats, cxc cond, $8,000 ono. Ph 319594. XE utc, 4.1, 4 spd, S pack, air cond, T-bar, red, extras, cxc cond, 512,750. Ph 950212. MOTOR ACCESSORIES, PARTS & REPAIRS ABOUT HOLDENS. WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE ALSO 24 HOUR TOWING AND CAR REMOVAL SERVICE BH:851511. AH:3I9708. AIRCONDITIONING to suit 6 cyl Falcon. $250 ono. Ph 975307. ALL cars removed, any cond, all areas. Ph 586799. ALTERNATORS STARTERS 12 months warranty 1000 exchange units in stock, fitting while you wait. Phone Everlast Automotive on 805400. BATTERIES H/Duty 12 months guarantee, free fitting and electrical check while you wait Falcon and Holden batteries from $45.00. Phone Everlast Automotive on 805400. CANOPIES PLUS 865192 new/used, bought/sold. CAR ALARMS BULLBARS CANOPIES ROOFRACKS TOW BARS Mobile fitting available. HAIG PARK. Ph 417410. CAR carpets, Tru-fit, moulded, sound proofing, dash covers, etc. ACT Auto Interiors. Phone 531888,7 days. CB plus stereo installations and repairs. Ph 910995. CHEV 350, Turbo 400, Drag way Indys with 80% rubber. Ph 910995. CLEVELAND 302 motor, ready for rebuild. $150 ono. Ph 822452 ah. CLUTCHES - ALLMAKE AUTOMOTIVE, 806664. DUAL 2in or single 2'/jin sports systems for all popular Falcon and Holden V8 sdns only $320 from MITCHELL EXHUAST CENTRE Ph 414900. FALCON parts - XW-XC. Phone 546550.7 DAYS. I GT SALES. | Summer special. Complete service $45, plus parts. Ph 806505. ' HOLDEN 4.2, V8 motor, hear running today only. Gd cond, $450. Ph 543516. HX ute, chassis and shell, $800. | Needs work. XW ute, V8, less eng. $1,100. Radiator and thermo fans, suit V8 Ford, as new, $350. Phone 548345. LAND Rover and Leyland, new and used spares. Ph 806485. MAGS, original Ford 12 slot, 2 8 x 14 inch, 2 10 x 14 inch deep dish, with gd rubbers. $850. Ph 589739. MAGS (4) 12 slot, 8in, suit Ford, good rubber. $750 ono. Ph 584926. MAZDA Capella eng, com plete. Vgc, 3 mths wty. $415. Ph 923979. MOTOR, 350 Chev, complete dismantled mtr, access inct, 4 barrel! carb, new cam and lift ers etc, $650 ono. Ph (063) I 822075 after 6pm. MOTOR red 138, vgc, Gemini I 5^s^d^'jx>x, HQ, HZ parts. : MUFFLERS Sport and standard systems, custom bending and fabrication a specialty. MITCHELL EXHAUST CENTRE Ph 414900 PRESTIGE resprays. Tradi tional hand finishing. Fully g'teed work. Ph 314691. vw EXCHANGE ENGINES SUPPLIED AND FITTED BY THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO DO IT RIGHT. Courtesy Cars Available. QUE0UB MOTORS PHONE 974468 MOTOR ACCESSORIES, PARTS & REPAIRS QUICKSPRAY Respray your car. Prices start at $400. Ph 807195. RADIATORS 12 months warranty 750 exchange units in stock, fitting while you wait on most models. Phone Everlast Automotive on 805400. RADIATORS 2 year Aust wide guarantee on record exchange units. Enquires Phone Natrad Fysnwick on 806369. RECONDITIONED gear boxes. FYSHWICK AUTOMATICS. Ph 805559. SPdILER kits, 4WD Hares. Quality at the right price. SPON FIBREGLASS, 806020. TOWBARS. Supplied and fitted to most cars, SI45. GT SALES, Ph 806505. TOWBAR, '84 Telstar. $70. Ph 543142. TYRES 4 8'^inxl4in on rims, suit Commodore, $200. Ph 315767. VW Exchange engines and most parts avail. Ph 804183. VW Wrecking. Suitable for spares. Ph 919134. WRECKING at Parkwood, 7am-7pm, 365 days, 2nd turn left past Belconncn Tip. Reco g-boxes avail. WRECKING Japanese cars. For all parts phone JAP PARTS. 14 Endurance Ave, Qbn. 973710. WRECKING Mazda Capella ?74 Auto. Ph 923979. WRECKING Suzukis, LH To ranas, Escort Mk I, E20 van, Econovans, Sigma 1986 stn wgn. Mag wheels suit Datsun, Toyota and '85 Landcruiser. We fit all parts sold by us. JAP PARTS, 973710. YELLA Terra head for 6 GM blower for 308, complete. Ph 976580 after 4pm. MOTORCYCLES BMW K100RS 1984, blue, exc cond, panniers, low miles. -Must sell. Ph 541254. DUCATI 500 Pantah 1983, immac cond, new paintwork, 2-into-l, $4,800. Ph 417728. IT250, gd cond, new rubber, $750. Ph 821723. KAWASAKI, '84 GPZ750, exc cond, gear sac, 13 mths reg, $3,500 no offers. Ph 433296 bh, 312074 ah. KAWASAKI HI-500, disc model, clip-ons, etc., exc cond, post classic. Ph 498895. KAWASAKI 87 KR250 3500 km as new $3500. Phone 064 523367 A/H. MOTORCROSS boots and helmet and other protective clothing. Ph 821723. SUZUKI 400, recond mtr. Ph after 5 on 581384. YAMAHA XS250, 18,000kms, gd tyres, reg, $850.592010. YAMAHA XT550, good cond, $800. Ph 262451 CARAVANS AND TRAILERS BOX TRAILERS. Tow-bars, repairs and parts. CLASSIC TRAILERS (Resort Products), Cnr Yass and Bungcn dore Rds, Qbn. 977709 - 7 DAYS. CARAVAN, 6 berth, Coronet 16ft, sleeps 8, standfast canvas annexe on concrete slab, brand new elcc stove, gas/elcc fridge plus Ige frost free fridge, able bunks in annexe, b/w TV, on site Batchaven. 54,950. No offers. 916613 ah. FRANKLIN, 20ft, 6 berth, sep br, Wairo Beach (nr UUadulla). Concrete slad, bargain $2,000. Ph 810205. TRAILER wanted any cond, 437730 bh, 959586 ah. VALIANT alum 20ft, needs some repairs, $1,800 ono. 5 Suitor St, Ainslie. VISCOUNT mobile homes, (2), 27x10, 3 yrs old, good cond. $9,000 each. Ph (064) 576387 bh only. MARINE ALUM, De Havjlland 4.3m, 20 hp Chrysler, reg'd trailer. Oars and 2 life jkts, etc. $2,100. Ph 950887. CANADIAN canoe, 3 person, with motor mount and 2 stroke Envinrude motor, $750 ono. PIi 571312 ah. CATAMARAN, 14ft, Paper Ti fer on reg trailer. $800. Ph 06627 bh or 815536 ah. FISHING boat fglass, 3.9m on tilt trailer, $2,500. Ph 31S767 INBOARD Marine specialists. Spares and repairs. TEEJAY'S. Ph 804037. MAR1CAT 4.3 with trailer and sail box, gd cond. Ph 917235. MERCURY 7.5, Blucband, $550 ono. Ph 542499 OUTBOARD motor, 6hp Ev inrude, forward and rev, and fueltank. $600 ono. 974124. QUINTREX, 12 ft, alum, 9.5 Johnson o/b, trailer, access. $1,500 ono. Ph 584096. SAILBOARDS F2 Lightning $875 ono, Byrne Salom $525 ono. Ph 852215. SAILS, 6m and 7m fully batt. $350 pr.Ph 549629. WANTED Sailboard suit be ginner/intermediate; surf ski solid core. Ph 882696 ah. MACHINERY FLAT bed metal lathe, gd , working order, plus access. ! $990. Ph 486787. COMPUTERS COMPUTER 386 system, 20 Mhz, 2 Mb, RAM, 42 Mb HD, 1.2 and 360 Kb FD, EGA (640 x 480) plus CGA, i Mono, VGA. Mouse printer, [ Multisync Mon still guaran teed. Moden plus software, rel dbases, compilers, operat ing systems etc. $10,000. Ph I 496898. IBM PC, XT compatible, twin floppies, 640K, software, printer, ideal for computer students, $1,300. Ph 952543 ah, 843651 bh. ONE IBM AT computer 12 mths old, one IBM XT computer 2 yrs old, one NEC printer, one chair, one large top quality comer computer table, some soft ware. All for $8000. Contact Ross McCallum tel 733100 during busi ness hours. AUCTIONS RECEIVER'S AUCTION CITY BRAKE AND CLUTCH (Receiver Appointed) FRIDAY 10AM, 6.1.89 AT 22 MORT STREET BRADDON. 2/4 Pole Laycock hoists, 3/2 pole hoists, floor jack, S work benches, elec exhaust and pipe bender, Ammco brake lathe, Urge Mark Well compressor, answer phone, calculators, desks, racks, tyre rack, workshop heaters, 3 door file cabinet, timing light, FMC wheel aligner as is. Falcon utility. OUTSIDE VENDORS: Vane, VP770 gas analyser, as new tyre changer. Further information AUCTION ACTION 805514, REG ABBEY, LICENSED AUCTIONEER. Most Advertisements for Computer Sales and Supplies can now be found under their own classification, making it easier for you to compare prices and products at a quick glance. SALE SALE SALE IT'S CURTAINS FOR CANBERRA! when Westfield put our rent up by $40,000 a year but here we are bigger than ever! We have just bought mammoth stocks offabrics by COLOROLL-CARRINGTON - WILSONS and NETTEX and untiltheendofJ anuary we will still Make Curtains in 7 to 10 Working Days SPECIALS GALORE include: COLOROLL PRINTS FOR GIRLS ($9.95) - PRINTS BY WILSONS AND CARRINGTON FROM S5.95m - CONTINUOUS SUPERDRAPE (no lining needed) 124.95m plus hundreds and hundreds WE ARE OPEN 7 DAYS AT OUR NEW BELCONNEN STORE FOR SALE COMPUTERS We thought it was Curtains for REGENCY CURTAINS of metres of fabric all heavily discounted. Shop66,OatleyCrt, BELCONNEN TOWN CENTRE (Just up from BBC Hardware). Phone514171. 64WollongongSt, FYSHWICK. Phone 804762. AIR TICKET, Perth. Ex Syd, $2301 way. 11.1.89.822248. ASSORTED GOODS. Dish washer, GEC Potscnibber, $250; entertainment centre $600; trundle bed $50; student's desk $70; Sunbeam food processor $50.592696. ALL good used furniture for home, flat or office. DISCOUNT SALES & AUCTIONS, 34 Isa St, Fyshwick.Ph 806220. FOR SALE ARALUEN peaches. PH 511029. BED, dble, plus matt. Must sell, | $100 ono. Ph 888963. BED, OS mauress and base. Good cond. $ 110. Ph 487330. BED, sgl, wire base, i.s matt, $80. Ph 414693 ah. BICYCLE, Graecross Constel-, lation, mens 10 spd, metallic silver, alloy rims and components. $300. Ph 363125. BIKE, Haro FST, only 4 mths i old, vgc, $400. Ph 924580. I BIKE, 12 spd Racer, gd cond, 1 $90ono.Ph 581221. IBRITANNICA, new, boxes un-1 1 opened, $998. Ph 923255. BUNKS, pine, versatile, $160. Wardrobe $40. Ph 824018 ah. CANOES and Kayaks for hire | and sale. Daily and Weekly , rates. 319016 or page 453333 No 1280. I CASH Registers. Futt range of new machines from $398. Ph ( 805854 Mon-Fri. Sanyo Office Machines Pty. Ltd. ICB* (2), Sanyo, $70. Pearce - j 1 Simpson Super Jaguar 40 ch, $100. Ph 852418. I CLOTHES line rotary, $70. Ph i 1 318159. I COMMANDER PHONE I SYSTEMS. Buying or Selling. | Best Prices, 'NSW COMMUNICATIONS' (02)7246888 COMPUTERS Most Advertisements for Computer Sales and Supplies can now be found under their own classification, making it easier for you to compare prices and products at a quick glance. CORK TILES SUPER SPECIAL - $16mJ; from the Cork Tile Specialists CANBERRA CARPET SALES, Lathlain and Cohen Sts, Belconnen Town Centre. 512444. I CRICKET, Aus v West Indies, Thurs, Jan 12, SCG. 2 tickets Brcwongle Concourse. Ph Denis 774469 bh, 977318 ah. I DAVY 35, pressure pump, vgc, 1 $160. Garden shed, 10fU5ft, never constructed, $180. Genuine Aust. stock saddle, $250. Ph 382420. I DESK, Ige with drawers. $60. 1 889954. I DINING SUITE, chrome and smoked glass, 3ft diameter table, 4 matching stools, $180 ono. Ph 584425. DINING table, extension, $100. Ph 541038. ENCYCLOPAEDIA Brittani ca, latest ed, $998. Ph 923255. I EXERCISE Bikes, for hire or sale. $35 per month. $60 two months. C & J Sports Hire. Hawker Shops. (062) 544541 I FIREPLACE, firewood, bricks, aircooler. 412516. FREEZER, upright, gd cond, $150..Ph 312344. FRIDGE and freezer, pigeon pair. Westinghouse. $400. Ph 916677. FRIDGE, $40. Dble bed and matt, $25. Box trailer, $60. Philips auto washer, $100 ono. 5 SuttorSt, Ainslie. I FRIDGE, 2 dr, 370L, W,hse, 1 vgc, $350.842222 ext 2699. I FRIDGE $400, freezer $150, Hoover fr load w.mach $400, Q size bed $250; ph 489283. FRIDGES and WASHERS 96 Josephson St, Belconnen (behind Police Station), Ph 516507 CHEAP BUT GOOD Guaranteed. Same day del. FRIDGES MR WHITEGOODS 32 Botany St, Phillip Ph 815343. Fridges and washers all guaranteed same day delivery. Bankcard, Visa and MasterCards. FRIDGES - WASHERS ALLGTEED 4-74-76 Townsville St, FYSHWICK. 806060. FRIDGES/ WASHERS | Bought and sold. ) All guaranteed. TWIN CITIES, 180 Crawford St, Queanbeyan. Ph 971209. GARAGE SALES Advertisements for Garage Sales can now be found under | their own classification. We suggest you start your ad with the Suburb and thej address, then the articles to be sold instead of the phrase 'Garage Sale', as was [ previously used. GENERATORS Large range, best discount prices. FISHER DISCOUNTS, 804105. GENERATORS. Sales and ser vice, discount prices. Combined Electrical and Plumbing Sevices, 88 Newcastle St, Fyshwick, 806844. GIRLS bike, ideal first bike. $80. Ph 549629. FOR SALE GO-CART Clubman, near new, never raced, $1,600. Ph 318159. GOLF clubs 'Cobra', 3 woods, 10 irons, gd cond, $420. Ph 957569. HARO Sports Freestyle, 3 pee Boss cranks, Peregrine tuffs, Tioga lyres, ACS rotor, pegs ctc. Exc cond. Worth over $ 1,000 Sell $800 ono. 862063. INSULATION Bradford batts, free del, discount prices, 4 zero fire rating, health hazard free, will not shrink. 511818. INSULATION REFLECTA BATTS R3.5 - 10 deg. C. -reduction, won't itch or scratch. $10.95 a pack. (064) 523408. KENWOOD Chef, many at tach, mint cond. $100. Ph 541038. LAWNMOWERS from $130. Trade-ins, repairs .and 2ndhand spares. Open 7 days. Ph 312484. LOUNGE, 6 pee beige modu lar. $450. Ph 496955 aft lpm. LOUNGE pine 5 sealer, $150 or exchange for 4 scaler pine lounge. Ph 821701. LOUNGES 3 scatcr, $70 ea. Ph 315767. LOUNGE Suite Moran, cham pagne velvet, 1x2, 2x1, Vgc. $1,500. Queen Anne style dbl bed suite $750. Radio Gram $100. Ph 959926. MUST sell, Eldon solid Cali? fornian Oak lounge, dining and buffet. Electronic water timer. Philips frost-free 460L fridge. Simpson heavy duty wasn machine. Cheap couch and other items. 919212. PADDINGTON Fair 4 drawer pine chest with hutch, 90cm wide, $125. 5 drawer chest, $75. Ph 951493. PANTRY cupboard, as new. Ph 312344. PEBBLE topping, for patios, steps, etc. 822164. POOL. A/g, no liner, approx 15ftdiam.$100.Ph 959926. POOL filter and pump, suit in-gr or ab-gr pool, $250. Ph 715267 bh, 910875 ah. PRAM. 3-in-l, Nurse by Jane, vgc, incl shopping bag and stroller hood. $120.411562. PUMPS pool, water transfer, pressure systems, bore hole, fire fighter, sales and service. Check our prices. Combined Ejectrical and Plumbing Services, 88 Newcastle St, Fyshwick, 806844. . PUMPS Save time and money. For all your water pump requirements call Electro Mechinical Services, Ph 973611. E.M.S. LEAD THE REST. QUEEN Anne dble bed/matt, $80, plus dressing table with mirror $50. Ph 541041. RADAR detector Whistler 6 mths. 971313aft6pm. SANYO tape deck $60. Ph Matthew 436630 bh or 412680 ah. STEREO, 3-in-l Kriesler, in teak cabinet, exc cond, $ 160 ono. Ph 584425. STOVE 'Chef Executive', exc cond, $ 180. Ph 312346. SURFSKI, Graham King, large ski, ideal for big man. Phone (048)422581. TENT, 3 man A-frame. $40. Ph 541038. TV BARGAINS colour with g'tcc, all sizes. 488564. TV, colour, 24 inch. Bargain, $275. Phone 925142. TV's colour, reconditioned, g'tecd. TV MAN, 512778. TYPEWRITER, Typcstar 7, e'tronic, 6KB mem, as new, adap, 5 rib, 3 rolls thermal paper, $425. Ph 416663 VACUUM cleaner, 725 Elec trolux with powerhead and all attachments, gd cond, full working order, 18 mths old, new price $585, I want $350 today. Ph 813187. VACUUM cleaners, many to choose from, uprights and canisters, all with w'ty. Phone 813187. VIDEO recorder, National Su per-slimline. Cost $ 1,000, sell $699 ono.. Used once. 916701. WARDROBES (2), 1 Country Manor, 1 pine. Ph 312344. WASHERS. Fully recondi tioned, 12-mths guarantee. Ph 861607. Also hire. WATERBEDS Direct from factory. Capital Waterbeds. Phone 805538. WATERBED, soft-sided V«, near new, $250. Ph 383423 after 6pm. WATERBEDS sale, open to day 9-5 Medifloat, 196 Gilmore Rd, Qbn. 978685. WINCHESTER 30-30, gd cond, $300 ono. Ph 979528. WVP200N camera, macro, low jux titling, character generating, date and stopwatch, Shaps 3 way portable video recorder and tuner, $1500 ono. Phone 958735. WANTED TO BUY ALL clcan mod furn wanted. MITCHELL USED FURNITURE, 413149. ALWAYS wanted. Malleysand Hoover washers. 861607. COLOUR TVee's and Videos wanted wkg or not. 488564. COLOUR TVs and Videos wanted, working or not. TV MAN JAMISON, 512778. FRIDGE/FREEZER, upside down. Ph 957266. WANTED TO BUY FRIDGES and washers dead or alive. 81S343., I FRIDGES and washers dead or alive. 516507. FRIDGES/WASHERS Dead or alive. Free quotes. . Ph 971209 GOLF buggy, clubs, womtns or mens, gdcond. Ph 812365. . MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANO, Werthcim DW7, as new, $2,300. Ph 992239. PHOTOGRAPHIC FUJICA SLR with 135 tele lens and flash, S310. Ph 549629. GARDEN SUPPLIES ALL garden and landscape maintenance services; mowing, whipper snipping, irlaintenance, rubbish removal, etc. Ph 585683. ALL paving, landscaping, qual ity work. Ph Bob 396022. ' BARRELS. Canadian Oak Vi tubs, $34. Free del. POSH POTS 302669. 10-5 daily. BARRELS, half oak wine bar rels from $25 to $34. Ph (069) 242283, (069) 241550. Free del. CREATIVE and ORIGINAL LANDSCAPES Paving and General work Quality work at rcas rates - DIGGA DESIGN -Phone Peter on 491289. FOR all garden maintenance and landscaping phone JOE'S GARDEN FACELIFTS,548476. LANDSCAPING, innovative and original, ponds, courtyards, retaining walls, paving and general landscaping. 586611 aft 6pm. MACHINE laid garden edges paving landscaping. 923031. MOSSY rolcks, $40 per ton, free deli very. Ph 961579. PAVING by the Professionals. Free quote. Immediate start. Phone: 582031. ROTARY ~ hoeing, chiscl ploughing, lgc and small areas, all suburbs. 821142;' SLEEPERS used, top qual $8.95, fair qual $6.75. Also wine barrels. Free del. (069) 242300 bh, (069) 241550 bh/ah, (069)242151 bh/ah. PETS & LIVESTOCK BIRMAN kittens, blue pt pets only, lmmun. $160.975967. BLUE HEELER x, F, 6 wks old, free to gd home. Ph 895107 bh or 885775 ah. BURMESE,'-M kittens''-(2), imm, $100 ea, or cheaper pair. 863735 ah, 832413 bh. CATS, 2 Persian cross for good home only. Ph 732071.' CHIHUAHUA needs new home, gentle shy dog for pcr. son with plenty of love to give. Ph 414489 or 572313. FARRIER, general and correc tive: Ph 815661. FREE to good home I M Blue Heeler, 12 wks old. Ph 303591 ah,411308bh. GELDINGS (3), $250 each, ur gent sale. Ph 369189. ;I GERMAN Shepherd pups. 6 Females.Ph314602. GERMAN Shepherd X pups, F, vacc, wormed, $15, good natured. (048)494552. , GERM shepherd, I year, male, very friendly, owner going o'seas. Urgent. $70; 812316. HORSE FLOAT hire. Phone 977709. IRISH Setter pups. Pets, $150. Show, $200.366404,653410. KITTEN. Black, fluffy 8 wks. Free to gd home. 319085. KITTENS, free to good home. Ph 581958. KITTENS: Persian ped. Per sian X, $25.547469. KITTENS, qual Persian Chin chilla-X, ped Queen. 316445. PEDIGREE English Bull Tem er pups, 8 wks, only solid brindle M and brindle F left, vac, reg, $350, must go to gd homes. Ph Alison 485255 or ah 588973. PURE:'.bred, black labrador puppy, papers, 6 weeks, vacc, $200. Ph 383470. PURE breed male corgi, 9 mths old, great child's pet. 582809; PURE breed siikte terriers, -Si and F. Ph 582809. RIDGEBACK x, 5 mths old; male, imm. Ph 958012. ROTTWEILER pups, ped, show quality, 4 F, 14 wks, imm and wormed. 382555. ROTTWEILER pups, 6 wks old, worm, vacc, $250. 159 Ross Rd Qbyn. Ph 976586. ROTTWEILER X Male. $120. Phone 548476. SHIH-TZU needs new home, great little dog for kids. 414489or 572313. SIAMESE kitten, male, $70. Ph 979647 or 971547. CHURCH SERVICES BAPTIST BELCONNEN Church. 10.30am and 7pm. Primary School, Southwell St, Wectangera. Rev. L. Smith. Ph 546564. UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA MELBA Primary School 9.30am. Tieman 581317. SELECTED QUALITY USED VEHICLES 1987 FORD METEOR STN WON 1.6 manual with air conditioning. Only 13,000km. Why buy new? YSN-268. $17,490 1985 FORD METEOR SEDAN Auto with air conditioning Charcoal in colour and travelled 44,000km. YQF-775. $14,990 1987 FORD TELSTAR SEDAN Blue with blue trim. Manual 2 litre with only 33,000km. As new condition. YSN-265. $14,990 1984 FORD TELSTAR QHIA SEDAN White with maroon interior, five tfx* with air conditioning. 70,000km. YOQ-438. $13 990 1985 VOLVO 740 GL SEDAN Silver with blue trim. 67,000km. NQS-301. $31,490 1987 NISSAN PULSAR Q White with blue trim. Manual 5 sped, 33,000km. YRG-053. $15,990 1984 HOLDEN COMMODORE SLSEDAN Turquoise with beige trim, 4 spd manual, 72,000km. A tidy car. YSN-267. $12,990 1987 FALCON GL SEDAN T-bar auto with air and powar steering. Jonquil yellow with slate trim. Last of the XF series. YNS266. $18,490 1988 FORD TX-3 TURBO 4WD Ready to rally. Blue with grey trim. 16,000km. Price new at $30,000. YSN-951. Buy today at only $24,990 1983 FALCON XESPAC SEDAN T-bar auto with air conditioning and power ataerina. A fine example of this popular model. YSN-761. $14,490 1986 TELSTAR AS SEDAN Yellow in colour. Manual S spd. Sold new and serviced by Brian Pollock For. Low k mk. A nice car. YQP489. $14,990 1988 FORD METEOR GHIA Five spd manual. In as new condition. 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{"id":120902611,"text":"06 Jan 1989 - Casino poll support up, pro-porn numbers down Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 6 January 1989, page 3 Casino poll support up, pro-porn numbers down By ANDREW FRASER A poll conducted by ANOP for Capital 7 has found that public opinion in the ACT is moving in favour of a casino, but against the sale of X-rated videos in the ACT. The survey, conducted among 1200 voters before Christmas, found that 52 per cent of those polled were in favour of a casino, while 38 per cent were against, and 10 per cent were unde cided. Men were more in favour of a casino than women, with 56 per cent in favour compared to : 48 per cent of women. Forty per cent of women polled were against the casino, as opposed to 36 per cent of men. . More ALP than Liberal voters were in favour of the casino - 57 per cent of ALP voters were , for a casino while 35 per cent were against, while 48 per cent of Liberal voters were in favour, and ; only 41 per cent against. ? Fifty-one per cent of those polled were against ,the sale or hire of X-rated videos in the ACT, 37 per cent were in favour, and 12 per cent were ; undecided. ; More women than men were against X-rated ; videos. Sixty-three per cent of women were ?against the sale or hire of X-rated videos, while only 39 per cent of men were against them. I Liberal rather than ALP voters were against 'X-rated videos. Sixty-two per cent of Liberal voters polled were against X-rated videos, as opposed to 41 per cent of ALP voters, while 47 per cent of ALP voters were in favour, compared ito only 28 per cent of Liberal voters. ' ! The findings of this survey are at odds with one conducted before Christmas by Morgan Gallup for the Adult Video Industry Association, which showed that 35.4 per cent of people wanted the sale or hire of X-rated videos banned, and nearly 60 per cent wanted the current arrangements to stay. One possible reason for the difference is that many ACT residents do not understand the current situation, which the Morgan Gallup survey referred to, while the ANOP survey asked people if they were in favour or against X-rated videos. Another is the size of the sample - 1200 people were polled in the ANOP survey; 495 for the Morgan Gallup poll. The Morgan Gallup poll asked, "Do you want X-rated videos banned, or are you in favour of the current situation?" The ANOP poll asked, "Are you in favour of X-rated videos being for sale or hire in Canberra? Or are you not in favour?" A spokesman for the Adult Video Industry Association, Robert Swan, said the ANOP survey was "totally flawed" because it did not explain what an X rating was. Mr Swann said the Morgan Gallup poll found that half of those surveyed thought there was explicit violence in an X video, but X-rated erotic videos contained no coercion or violence. The Liberal Party spokesman on police and justice, Gary Humphries, said last night the poll results showed the ACT Liberal Party was "totally in touch" with its policies of supporting the casino and banning the sale and distribution of X-rated videos."}
{"id":120902916,"text":"07 Jan 1989 - Haines faces another year on cliff top Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 7 January 1989, page 9 Haines faces another year on cliff top [PO^CS^ By Andrew Fraser THESE days, when people say that the Australian Democrats arc at the crossroads, Janinc Haines just laughs. "We're always at the bloody crossroads," she says. The Democrats arc not always at the crossroads so much as always beside a steep cliff", and they live ever in peril of toppling over. There is a different twist to the situation in which the Democrats find themselves this year, in that it is very much in their interests to reject Government legislation and hence create the necessary pre-conditions for a double dissolution. This is simply because a double dissolution places them in a far better position than the half-Senate election which is due before the middle of next year. Four of the.'Dcmocrat senators - one each in Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia - are up for reelection, and changes made to the size of Parliament in 1984 will affect them tremendously in the event of a half-Senate election. In the event of a double dissolution, the-Democrats have a better than even chance of maintaining their current position, or at least getting close to that position. But the Senate has not actually rejected any piece of legislation twice, despite the Government's noises about an uncooperative Senate, and the excuse is just not there for a double dissolution. The Government can actually run until the middle of next year if need be, as there is a half-Senate election due then. Should the Senate maintain this attitude and a half-Senate election eventuates, the Democrats are as George Bush would say, in deep doo-doo, largely because at the same time that numbers in the. House of Representatives were increased, the number of senators each state elected was raised from 10 to 12. In the next half-Senate election, there , will be six senators elected from each state instead of five. Previously, to get three out of five senators, a party had to getabout 49 per cent of the primary vote, which was pretty well impossible, but now, to get three out of six senators,-they only need 42.6 per cent of the vote, a feat well within the reach of both the ALP and the coalition. It is quite possible that they could each get 43 per cent of the vote and three senators each, while the Democrats get the remaining 14 per cent of the vote and no senators. ? Likewise, it is quite possible for this to happen in every state in Australia except South Australia and Tasmania. In South Australia, Senator Haines has enough of a personal following and the Democrats have enough of a presence to get the required 14.2 per cent of the vote which constitutes a quota, while in Tasmania, long-time independent Brian Harradine would probably have enough also to get a quota. In the Northern Territory and the ACT, it is virtually impossible to get any result other than one senator from each party, and the net result would be a senate in which the numbers were equal and Senators Haines and Harradine held the balance of power. This is not a rccipc for stable government. The next problem for the Democrats, and Senator Haines in particular, is whether or not to stand for the House of Representatives. This is to be decided at a meeting of the South Australian state council in February, and Senator Haines said throughout the week that she would leave this decision entirely up to the meeting of the 40-odd members. But in an ideal world, she would like to make the change, largely because she sees the lower house as being where the action is. "Getting our message across is far better done in the lower house rather than in the Senate because that's generally where policy positions are put. There's a lot more press people in the house, whereas over in the Senate we get one scribbler from AAP. Nothing against them, but it's not quite enough. "But it's not just a matter of me deciding what to do, the party has most to do with it. We all have to answer to our parties. I mean, look at Gareth Evans and Fred Chancy, they've both had a go at trying to. change houses, but they couldn't because of what was happening in their parties." - "It would be a tremendous risk for me, not least financially. .My term doesn't finish until 1993, and I stand to lose a great deal if I give up my seat in the Senate. If 1 don't win any seat in the Reps... well, it's goodbye." THE time for change, however, is not ri{>e. If ever the Democrats, or Sena tor Haines in particular, had a chance at a scat in the lower house, it was early last year when the seat of Adelaide was vacated by Chris Hurford when he left to become Australia's Agent-General in New York. Senator Haines lives just out-, side the seat and is well-known within it, neither the ALP or the Liberal Party ran prominent candidates, and a Morgan Gallup Poll at the time found that she was the most popular political leader in Australia, marginally tipping out Bob Hawkc. But it was too soon after the 1987 Senator Janine Haines ... a different twist. election. "I was only six months into a six-year term and didn't feel it was right to let the people who'd voted for me down," she said. "You've got to give the voters credit for having some intelligence. I know we're not supposed to do that!" Senator Haines acknowledges that this Pessimism on poll for half Senate is not the best time, but says she will be guided by whatever the party thinks. But if she stands for a federal seat and loses, she can take some comfort from the fact that she will not be the only Democrat leaving at the next election. Her deputy, the popular (in Democrats' terms) and capable Michael Macklin, from Queensland, has said that he will not be standing, and Norm Sanders, from Tasmania, is also highly unlikely to stand. But unhappy scenarios (for the Democrats) of this nature have been written before, and the actual election has yet to be held. The main problem for major political parties is getting people out to vote for them, as th\\e most noticeable political trend in Australia at the moment is a disillusionment with the major parties. There are large numbers of people trying to capitalise on this - look at Katharine West's "community movement" which will, she assures, us, sweep to power at the next election, while in the local ACT elections an as yet unknown number of independents are standing, all with the message that they are not tied to major political machines. WHILE Senator Haines would of course prefer that people voted for the Democrats because of their policies, she acknowledges the Democrats are well placed to tap into this vote. The Democrats have been picking up this sort of protest vote for years and my guess is that while there is more competition for this vote, it is bigger now than it was a few years ago. Where is Don Chipp when you need him? What a field day he would have assuring the electorate this this time around, the Democrats would surely "keep the bastards honest". In the current climate, it's the Democrats's best hope for survival."}
{"id":120903329,"text":"10 Jan 1989 - CORRECTION Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 10 January 1989, page 3 CORRECTION Results of the Capital Television-AN OP Poll on ACT community attitudes to " X-rated videos, referred to by Senator Shirley Walters in a report yesterday, were published in The Canberra Tiines on January 6, not December 24 as reported yesterday. The December 24 report was on a Morgan Gallop poll on a similar subject. This was a reporter's error."}
{"id":120903812,"text":"12 Jan 1989 - Received January 11 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 12 January 1989, page 6 Received January 11 I THOUGHT I was becoming ac customed to the sexist and disparag-ing similes The Canberra Times uses to entertain its readers (such as Craig McDermott bowls like a girl, or that Mr Border bats like a wom- ah), but an article appearing on Fri-day, January 6, 1989, took the pavlova. To suggest that Liberals vote like women, and to back this up with statistics from a recently conducted ANOP poll on ACT citi-zens' attitudes to X-rated videos and to a casino in Canberra, is hit-ting below the cummerbund. Please allow me to quote selec-tively: "Men were more in favour of a casino than women, with 56 per cent in favour compared with 48 per cent of women ... 48 per cent of Liberal voters were in favour, and only 41 per cent against. Sixty-three per cent of women were against the sale or hire of X-rated videos, while only 39 per cent of men were against them ... Sixty-two per cent of Lib-eral voters polled were against X-rated videos, as opposed to only 41 percent of ALP voters..." To suggest that Liberals think like women is sexist, but to imply that women think like Liberals is very disconcerting. What do Liberal women think like? Anyway, we all know how real men think! Baiting, baiting, baiting . . . M. BOROWIK Florey"}
{"id":120903817,"text":"12 Jan 1989 - Letters to the Editor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 12 January 1989, page 6 Opinions divided on opinion poll results Received January 11 CONTRARY to your report (CT, January 6), the recent ANOP poll does not show "that public opinion in the ACT is moving in favour of a casiho". Any claimed movement in public opinion requires an earlier point of reference. As your report provides no such reference, your assertion of increasing support for a casino has no basis. Barely half of ANOP's respondents favoured a casino. This is considerably less than the "overwhelming" level of support previously claimed by the Government and others. After 17 months of controversy, the result may merely reflect some effect of the constant bludgeoning by casino proponents, and their use of considerable resources to press spurious and irrelevant claims. The poll does not show any real desire or eager clamouring for such a facility. PETER HICKS Committee for a Casino-Free Canberra"}
{"id":120904791,"text":"17 Jan 1989 - IN BRIEF Libs 'could lead Govt' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 17 January 1989, page 4 IN BRIEF Libs 'could lead Govt' BRISBANE: It was possible to have a coalition in Queensland with the Liberal Party as the senior partner, state Liberal Party leader Angus Innes said yesterday. Mr Innes said Morgan Gallup polls showed the Liberal Party's popularity was improving and people were becoming dis-illusioncd with the Nationals. If the polls continued to go in the Liber-als' favour, it was possible the party could win enough seats to become the senior partner in a coalition after the next state election, he said. The Queensland National Party now governs in its own right, and has done so since it split with the Liberals before the 1983 state elections. Anti-drink campaign "Alcohol: It can turn you into a jerk." The message is on the move about Can-berra, courtesy of the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse and ACTION buses. NCADA has begun a national transport advertising campaign and some of Can-berra's buses are carrying the above mes-sage and two others: "Alcohol: Someone's always watching you" and "Alcohol: It can turn you into a joke". Swimming pool death MELBOURNE: A two-year-old boy drowned in a private swimming pool in bay-side Mt Eliza, in the outer southern suburbs, on Sunday, after he wandered out of his mother's sight into a next-door yard. Police have not released his name. Aboriginal jail guards SYDNEY: Aboriginal custodial officers are to be recruited by the NSW Corrective Services Department after recommenda-tions by the Muirhead Royal commission. The jobs were being advertised through Aboriginal publications and through con-tact with Aboriginal communities, the Corrective Services Minister, Michael Yabsley, said yesterday. Crushed to death DARWIN: A 25-year-old man died in an ore crusher on Sunday night at the Goodall gold mine, about 140km south of Darwin. Police said the man had been feeding a shute that led to a conveyor belt emptying the ore into the crusher. Privacy hotline SYDNEY: The Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission has set up a hotline to deal with a flood of calls about privacy safeguards when the Federal Government's new tax-file-number sys-tem comes into effect on February 1. The privacy hotline number is toll free 008- 02 3985."}
{"id":120904994,"text":"18 Jan 1989 - IN BRIEF Police check diary found at dump Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 18 January 1989, page 2 IN BRIEF Police check diary found at dump Police have found at a Canberra garbage dump a diary that may be linked to the slaying of police chief Colin Winchester outside his suburban home last week. A police spokesman said last night that forensic tests were being carried out. The diary was found yesterday by police searching the tip for clues in the hunt for the killer of Mr Winchester, an Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner. The diary contains photographs of po-lice and was wrapped in a copy of last Thursday's Canberra Times, which car-ried a front-page picture of an emotional AFP Commissioner Peter McAulay at a press conference the day after the killing. Earlier WA poll might have differed SYDNEY: If the Western Australian election had been held a month earlier, it would have been decided on the prefer-ences of minor parties and Independents, according to a Morgan Gallup poll pub-lished in today's Bulletin magazine. The poll, which surveyed 392 electors throughout Western Australia in Decem-ber and early January, found that the La-bor Government had trailed the Opposi-tion by 1 per cent when the February 4 ballot had been announced. Support for the ALP had been down seven points compared with the 1986 elec-tion to 46 per cent. Combined Liberal-Na-tional party support had been up two points to 47 per cent. The Australian Dem- ocrats had had 5 per cent support."}
{"id":120905101,"text":"18 Jan 1989 - MIDWEEK MAGAZINE Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 18 January 1989, page 29 MIDWEEK MAGAZINE,. Admiring snakes ) from afar f^l^CApmu. by 'INDIGOFERA' OPPORTUNISTIC ants were already at work on a dead but almost completely intact brown snake that we found beside Belconnen Way some days ago, galloping around its eyes and in and out of its nostrils and its mouth like commuting Londoners patronising that city's tube system. Snakes have no eyelids and cannot blink and the edible eye is only covered by an edible capsule or spectacle. With my two senior urchins I went back to look at the rather snake-like object we had passed about 50m before. My son strode to it with alacrity while his smaller sister sidled up with trepidation. Their mother's gait was a blend of these two because, while I do admire snakes and while I. can ogle them from a safe distance, I harbour a few irrational fears about them. The snake, well over a metre long, was in mint condition if one discounts the fact of its recent death, and rigor mortis (if dead snakes go through such a phase) had not set in and I toyed with the idea of shaking off the ants and putting the serpent in the letterbox of one of my more irritating neighbours or better still, just under the lid of my rubbish bin to startle the dustbin-lid frisbeeing garbos who throw my lids as far as they can. But I decided, reluctantly, that such a thing would outrage the dignity of the deceased serpent. The ants were at work on the snake's face and were using the aforementioned entrances because snakes are otherwise rather armour clad things and difficult and perhaps impossible for small ants to pene trate. Snakes are scaly, the larger scales constituting plates, because evolution has given them a covering designed to permit the maximum possible water retention. Snakes have to retain a water balance within their bodies but do very little drinking. The many species that live in phenomenally diy deserts cannot rely on the availability of drinking water and depend entirely upon the moisture they take from the things they eat. Most mammals (including ourselves) are about 85 per cent water so that a snake's prey is literally food and drink at the same time. The local species with which we have the most interfaces and the species which provided the one being fed on and cleaned up by nature's garbos beside Belconnen. Way, is Pseudonaja textilis whose range extends into some of the hot, dry, Gobi-like bailiwicks of far west crn NSW and Queensland and central Australia. Thanks to the tough scales, which are completely waterproof, snakes do not lose any of their precious intake of water by sweating and also, as a further part of this adaptation (and I hope that you have finished your Nutri-Grain) they shed very little water with their faeces. Once in a while a Canberra Pseudonaja textilis will appear in a suburban swimming pool having come down to drink on a hot day while suffering from heat stress but Richard Longmore tells me that snakes seem to do very little drinking in the wild and only a little more in captivity where, perhaps, thirst is sometimes artificially enhanced by the Dead brown in mint condition temperature of the house in which the creature is kept. A Saulwick opinion poll has shown that women are nearly twice as likely as men to believe in astrology and I wonder if there can be any connection between this disposition and the fact that women are nearly twice as likely as men to be afraid of snakes. In my experience the fears that women have of snakes are based upon a more imaginative contemplation of what snakes might do and where they might go just as a readiness to believe in astrology gives the stars more credit for being mysterious and capable of infinite permutations than is given them by boring old scientists. "But what if..." women will say as you attempt to put them at ease' about snakes, going on to wonder what if one was to slither into the fridge in search of frozen fish fingers or what if one was to climb into the back of the television and come out during The Addams Family? Assurances that snakes are not particularly fond of frozen fish fingers and that a television set is not a snake's chosen habitat are of little avail. And then, a lot of rational discussion of snake behaviour is undone by true stories like unto the one about the brown snake which some days ago was last seen slithering under a car at Lake Ginninderra and was accidentally driven to a driveway and a garden in Holt (where snake charmer and rescuer Richard Longmore captured it) after having wriggled up into some part of the car's undercarriage. I mention this because, having turned away from the aforementioned deceased serpent to return to the car my usually rather valiant daughter noticed that her brother had left his door wide open, surely enabling another serpent to slither out of the bush and into the haven of our modest family saloon. She called the dear boy several names (of which "Idiot!" was by far the most amiable) and I had to examine the car before we could press on to our destination. In her defence it must be said that she once, when she was six, found herself in an outdoor but enclosed swimming pool with a brown snake slithering about between her and the exit. THIS column shudders at the thought of turning the reporting of the lives of "my" goshawks on Bruce Ridge into a kind of ornithological version of Neighbours but, having reported last week that I had watched two goshawks, an adult and an adolescent, in the same place where goshawks nested last season I should now report that on Monday evening I watched two adolescents in the same bailiwick. No adult put in an appearance, this time, during the half hour I was there. I am a flawed amateur ornithologist but even I can, especially with my binoculars and my field guide, tell the difference between a grown up goshawk and a young one, so it is not that I mistook the other youngster for a grown up in last week's report. The grown ups have been more fecund than I thought. Both youngsters were greatly agitated, shrieking to one another from about 50m apart, but I could not tell whether they were agitated by me or by the occasional hopelessly disorientated orienteer who stumbled past in the gloaming. What I did get wrong, last week, was the characterisation of that shriek as a kind of "eck eck eck eck". Listening to the same hullabaloo on Monday and divining that it had more "ee"-like shriekings in it and wondering how on earth I could compare it to human phrasing I was reminded that Graham Pizzey in his A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia speaks of "the stupidity of trying to cramp bird calls into human phrases". Then he goes ahead and docs it anyway, albeit with more skill than I can muster, even insisting that the call of the Willie Wagtail is "Sweet pretty creature" when to my untutored ear it is "I am Clint Eastwood". Yesterday morning I saw yet another goshawk pursuing a flock of pigeons beside Baldwin Drive and above the paddocks just opposite ornithologically rich Kaleen. The pigeons maintained, in spite of their terror, a rather orderly formation as they reeled and weaved to try and shake off the monster who, while I was watching, was having a singular lack of success."}
{"id":120905363,"text":"20 Jan 1989 - Video X-rating misunderstood Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 20 January 1989, page 6 Video X-rating misunderstood Received January 16 SENATOR Shirley Walters's claims (CT, January 9) that the ANOP/Capital Television poll on Xrated non-violent erotic videos "has clearly shown that the Federal Government is completely out of touch with the community are, as usual, based on false and misleading infor mation. Senator Walters and Senator Bri an Harradine, both elderly Tasmanian Christian politicians, nave continually tried to deceive middle-class Canberrans as to the existence of violence in X-rated NVE movies. For the record, the legislation says "no coercion of any kind". Senator Walters knows full well that when an opinion poll asks a question about "X-rated movies" without any clarification of that unfortunate generic term "X-rated", most respondents will immediately think of the worst movie they can imagine in formulating their re sponse. Things like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, I Spit on Your Grave, and even Rambo, which are actually R and M rated. The ANOP/Capital Television poll which asked whether its respondents were for or against X-rated movies, really askea the question "Do you like excessively violent movies?" This mistake was highlighted in a Saul wick/Age/Sydney Morning Herald poll conducted last August. It went as far as to ask the question "Do you approve of X-rated violent movies?" The next day, both The Age and the SMH wrote extensive retractions. So in the Morgan Gallup Poll which the Adult Video Industry Association commissioned in December, the industry was very careful to ask Canberrans, first, what was their perception of an X-rated video and, after setting them straight with the legal definition, to ask them were they in favour or not. It was not surprising to find that half the population (49 per cent) were ignorant as to what an X-rating was given for. It was also not surprising to see that when they found out, the majority (60 per cent) said "no" to a ban on innocent adult video erotica. The Morgan Gallup Poll substantially'backed up The Canberra Times data poll on December 23,1988, which showed that X-rated NVE videos were not a voting issue with most Canberrans. The problem arises from the long-term labelling of explosive boxes, hard liquor and other "nasties" with the "x" mark. We have also traditionally regarded "x" as a negative statement opposite the true or good one, which is qualified with a tick (/). It is not surprising then that many people who have not followed the X-rated-video issue closely would regard an "X-rated movie" as obviously something that involved violence and other anti-social activities. Consenting sex has never been regarded as anti-social, and it should never be so in a civilised democracy. The Chief Commonwealth Censor should be relabelling all those excessively violent movies as X-rated, and adopt a new classification of NVE for adult erotica. Only then will the conservative political parties lose their platform of misinformation and deceit. ROBBIE SWAN Lobbyist for the Adult Video Industry Association"}
{"id":120905434,"text":"20 Jan 1989 - Sisters' belief begs explanation Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 20 January 1989, page 6 Sisters' belief begs explanation ASP ALUM ^?P^PLACE__ By lin W»iH»n FROM The Skeptic, the journal of the Australian Skeptics (who claim that almost all their members are highly educated but whose spelling, in their journal, makes this very hard to believe) I learn that two authoritative polls have shown that women are twice as likely as men to believe in astrology. This finding was made, independently, by the National Social Science Survey conducted by the Australian National University and by a Saulwick poll. Given that the ANU survey asks questions about beliefs in the paranormal one must assume that the survey is the work of the ANU's fabled School of Inconsequential Studies. I must say that the finding that women are more likely than men to be credulists does coincide with my own experience. In the days when I used to go to parties, before a phobic fear of these folkloric interactions turned me into a hermit, it was always women who strode up to me to interrogate me about my star sign. Men, by contrast, wanted to talk about car parts and superannuation. When I found out that none of them (the women) would believe that 1 really was a Sagittarius (we are all supposed to be tall, dark saxophonists, with barely controllable sexual impulses, ruthless ambitions and an allergic reaction to apricots and hedgehogs) I began lying that I was a Scorpio (shy, sentimental, gullible, red-haired, scholarly mesomorphs with no sexual impulses to speak of) just to avoid arguments. Given that astrology is nonsense and that professional astrologers are either charlatans or loonies (the Skeptics are always demonstrating this to the satisfaction of anyone who is the entire rouble) I find myself wondering why my sisters are so prone to a belief in astrology. As a good feminist I find myself looking for an explanation which will flatter women, perhaps one jwhich attributes this gullibility to the extra flexibility of the female imagination. Although I cannot think of an explanation myself I am sure that there is a feminist analysis of this phenomenon which shows it to be the fault of men. Perhaps a Ph.D has been written about it and is already published as a scholarly but bitter paperback published by Jezebel Press, arguing that men, by making women's real daily lives so unutterably hellish, have encouraged them to live rich fantasy lives in which the tedious and of course man-made and chauvinistic laws of natural science and of logic are shackles to be broken if women are to feel free. Perhaps women, horrified by the thought that their lives are controlled by men, prefer to believe that their lives are controlled, instead, by permutations of the firmament. Meanwhile, given that astrology is nonsense and that a belief in it tells us something of the quality of the minds of the believers I intend to haunt every meet-the-candidates meeting during the ACT election campaign to ask the female candidates about their beliefs in the paranormal. If Ms FoUett confesses to any of the New Age enthusiasms, to a belief in crystal healing, acupuncture, the mystical properties of muesli and alfalfa and in the superi or intelligence of dolphins she and her talented and charismatic team need not expect my vote, but then it is most unlikely that the grim, greedy pragmatists of the modern ALP are people who have any truck with anything mystical. Hard on the heels of the alarming discovery that women are vulnerable to astrology I have received a hamper of literature and some "subliminal persuasion self-hypnosis" cassette tapes from a company called Potentials Unlimited Inc. The literature contains photographs, above the caption "Meet Your Hypnotist", of Barrie Konicov, the founder and chairman of the American company. He has a lovely smile. Potentials Unlimited sells more than 160 of these tapes but Barrie has only sent me two of them of which one, designed to help me take exams without fear, is quite superfluous since the only course 1 am doing (I am studying, by correspondence, to be a professional dwarf throwing referee in anticipation of this being the growth sport of the 1990s) relies on continuous assess ment. The other tape seeks to help me with stress and anxiety, of which I have a superfluity, and I have already listened to it. It relies upon some soothing music commixed with the sound of waves beating upon a shore, but, listening to it while sitting and with my eyes closed as instructed I find myself stressed and made anxious by the thought that the tide is coming in and that any moment now a wave will break over me or that, since I am on a tropical beach, huge carnivorous crabs are bearing down on me to pluck lumps from my flesh. Looking at the list I think that some of the other tapes may have been of more use to me although "Natural Bust Enlargement", "Removal of Warts", "Freedom from Sexual Guilt", "Freedom From Acne", "Thumb Sucking", "Get More Out of Sex" and "How To Be Popular" all deal with problems and maladies that do not afflict me although I suppose that I would like to know how to be popular in-Queanbeyan where, unaccountably, I am not well liked. But it is not obvious how subliminal persuasion would help that problem, any more than it is obvious how a bust can be subliminally persuaded to enlarge itself. Women, as discussed, will be particularly interested in the tapes of "Hypno-Astrology". Mr Konicov explains that "Each sign of the Zodiac has its positive and negative aspects ... Each tape in this series makes you aware of your sign's strengths and weaknesses. Then you are guided into a technique that frees you from tHe negatives through the alchemy of your mind...." There are also tapes about past lives. There is "Past Life Regression" and, better still, "Past Life Regression With Mate Or Lover." "Have you lived a former life with your present mate or lover?" Mr Konicov asks, impertinently. "Sometimes you may get that feeling, and rightly so." Reading further one finds that he is not making the point that some relationships seem so tedious and drawn out that they seem to have lasted for more than one lifetime but that "We tend to return to life surrounded by those persons who will afford us the greatest opportunity for spiritual growth." Mr Konicov says, as do all apologists for the probing of past lives, that such investigations "will add meaning and understanding to your present life experience" but I am afraid that I find the concept rather worrying. What if one regressed and made the discovery that those lives were not ideologically sound? What if one found that one was a part of the mob that called for the release of Barabbas and for crucifixion of Our Redeemer? What if I had been a magistrate fond of sentencing witches to death by burning? What if I was Jack the Ripper? What if I was, in one or more of those lives, a socialist or a cannibal or a fan of country music or, worse still, a woman? ,"}
{"id":120906046,"text":"23 Jan 1989 - 'Softly, softly' a 'liability' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 23 January 1989, page 4 'Softly, softly' is a 'liability' From ANDREA DOWNES in Brisbane Sections of the National Party fear the "softly, softly" approach of the Queensland Premier, Mike Ahern, may be becoming an electoral liability, highlighted by the messy sack-ing of the Minister for Health, Leisha Harvey, last week. National Party fears of potential- ly damaging by-elections have seen both the Premier and the party ac- cused of taking the soft option against Mrs Harvey and disgraced former minister and self-confessed tax cheat Don Lane. The lack of decisive action may backfire against the Nationals in this year's state election, forcing it back into coalition with the Liber- als. Opinion polls show Queensland voters are abandoning the National Party in favour of the Liberal and Labor parties, with support for the Nationals at 24 per cent, the Liber-als at 27 per cent and Labor at 42 per cent. The Morgan Gallup poll showed conservative Coalition would have won government with a com- bined vote of 51 per cent had an election been held at the time of polling in November and December last year. The Liberal Party has launched petitions to tap public outrage that Mr Lane is still receiving his full parliamentary salary despite telling the Fitzgerald inquiry that he was one of 14 past and present ministers who rorted their ministerial ex-penses. Mr Lane has ignored tradition by refusing to resign from his inner Brisbane seat of Merthyr. The Na- Mike Ahern tional Party simply agreed to his suggestion that his party member-ship be suspended, allowing him to return to Parliament in March as an Independent, pending the outcome of the Fitzgerald inquiry. "I have repeatedly said and will say again that we are cleaning out the stable," Mr Ahem said at the time of Mr Lane's suspension last November. But one stable he did not clean out until too late was Mrs Harvey's. Her sacking gave her political ammunition to accuse Mr Ahern of lacking humanity over her appoint-ment of an ex-prisoner to her staff, when her demotion to the back bench in last week's reshuffle would have been seen as strong leadership. Mr Ahern's apparent acquies-cence following her thinly veiled threats that she would resign from Parliament to cause a by-election if dropped from Cabinet merely pro-longed the political damage. He relieved Mrs Harvey of the health portfolio in the reshuffle, leaving her with family services, and ordered her to take only six of her ten personal staff members with her to her new ministry. Mrs Harvey was plagued by con-troversy during her 13 months as Health Minister. Hospital doctors threatened to resign over their working conditions and her lack of consultation, and she appointed relatives, including her daughter, and sister-in-law, as personal staff. The final straw, according to Mr Ahern, was her failure to tell him she had appointed a 22-year-old typist, the daughter of family friends, who had been imprisoned for fraud totalling $29,000. Mrs Harvey retaliated by accus-ing the Premier of having "no heart for the average human being". Mrs Harvey's sacking less than two hours before she was due to be sworn in to the reshuffled Cabinet led to Opposition claims that Mr "Ahern was "wimpishly" using the ex-prisoner's appointment as an ex-cuse for a political sacking. "This young woman is the unfor-tunate scapegoat in the latest con-fused episode of National Party intrigues," Deputy Opposition Leader Tom Burns said. "The truth is Leisha Harvey was never Cabinet material and her poor performance should have guaranteed her dis- missal. — AAP"}
{"id":120907429,"text":"30 Jan 1989 - Poll shows WA Labor slipping Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 30 January 1989, page 1 Poll shows WA Labor slipping PERTH: Support for the Western Australian Labor Government has slumped only a week before the state election, according to a poll published yesterday. The Morgan Gallup poll, which appeared in the Sunday Times newspaper, indicates (he election next Saturday will be a cliffhanger. It showed support for Labor fell by 3.5 percentage points in the past week to 44.5 per cent. It also showed Premier Peter Dowding's popularity crashed by 6 percentage points. Liberal support was steady on 40 per cent, with support for the Nationals up one point to 4 per cent -giving the Liberal-National Coalition 44 per cent. The minor parties, which are expected to decide the election outcome, were on 10 per cent."}
{"id":120908402,"text":"04 Feb 1989 - Few marginal seats to decide WA poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 4 February 1989, page 1 Few marginal seats to decide WA poll From ANDREW FRASER, in Perth PERTH: The home of an Independent candidate in the Western Australian election was firebombed and blasted with a shotgun early yesterday, police said. A police spokesman said Jack van Tongeren, who is standing for the seat of Helena on an anti-Asian platform, woke about lam when several bombs were thrown at his home in suburban Gosnells. A shotgun was also fired at the house, smashing windows, the spokesman said. Mr van Tongeren is leader of the Australian Nationalists Movement He is opposed to the "Asianisation of Australia and to Zionist control of Australia". Police were investigating the incident, but had no firm leads yesterday afternoon. The preferences of Independent candidates in a handful of marginal seats scattered around Perth suburbs are expected to be the decisive factor in the state election in Western Australia today. The latest Westpoll shows that support for the ALP state-wide is running at 48 per cent and support for the Liberal-National Coalition is 46 per cent. The Morgan Gallup poll showed support for the ALP at 45 per cent and for the Coalition at 44 per cent. A win by the Coalition would lift the morale of the Liberal Party in particular in much the same way that the win in NSW by Nick Greiner did last year, and put the party on an optimistic note heading into a year in which a federal election will probably beheld. For the ALP, it dearly needs to recovt'x its electoral momentum, after losing NSW last year and just holding on to Victoria towards the end of the year. The Coalition needs a swing of about 6 per cent, or eight seats. All polls indicate that the Coalition has not achieved a swing of this magnitude, but the ALP's performance is also well down from the 53.2 per cent of the vote it gained in the 1986 state election. The major Independent groups running in today's election are the Australian Democrats, whose support is estimated by the Morgan Gallup Poll at l.S per cent, and Greypower, a team of senior citizens whose support is estimated at about 3 per cent of the electorate. There are no high-profile Independent candidates, such as Dawn Fraser who won Balmain in the NSW election last year, and an independent analyst, Professor David Black of the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, said that it was unlikely that Independents would actually capture a seat today. "I would think minor parties will become more important in the future as people get used to voting for them," he said. "We'll probably follow South Australia and NSW and start having minor parties in the Upper House. We may do this time, but it's not as likely." The preferences of these minor parties are expected to gO' mainly to the Liberal Party, and certainly the ALP regards Greypower as a front for the Liberal Party and a means of siphoning off its support among elderly voters. The only small-party preferences which are expected to go the ALP are those of the Australian Democrats, who have traditionally never polled well in Western Australia, and the various environmental parties, who are expected to make an impact only in areas which are ALP strongholds already. For the Liberal Party, its hopes mainly rest on some of the odium of WA Inc sticking, and it has released a barrage of detailed policies. There has been some pressure on the Liberal Party this week to substantiate allegations that the massive Bond Corporation, which was named by the leader of the Liberal Party, Barry MacKinnon, as being in partnership with the Government in WA Inc, donated $3.5 million to the ALP campaign, and some of this pressure has come from its coalition partner, the National Party, led by Hendy Cowan. But mostly there has been a fairly amiable show of coalition unity, and should it lose, there will be a great deal of soul-searching. In the event of a Liberal loss the position of the current leader, Barry MacKinnon, would become untenable. Polls have been fairly static in the past two weeks, with no decisive trend showing up one way or the other. Continued on Page 2 Both tides aiming at (amity in WA poll. — Page 9 Smell of WA Inc (till in the air. — Page B3. Few seats to decide t>oll i Continued from Page 1 The ALP has been hit this week with two federal blows in the higher-than-e^pected infla tion figures issued on Tuesday, ana the general threat of higher loan-interest rates. • The ALP campaign has centred on disowning the past, especially the financial deals between the public and private sector which have caused the Government so much trouble. Premier Peter Dowding has been at the centre of the campaign, and the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, campaigned in Western Australia last weekend on his way to South-East Asia. Professor Black said the result could be like.the Victorian election, in which the general swing was rarely reflected in individual seats. In this case, it could be some time before the result of the election is known outright. "There arc dissatisfied voters everywhere, vot-jj ers who don't like the situation that they see in:. front of them," Professor Black said. .. It's a'; classic dilemma of democracy — do you judge, governments by what they have done, or do you.;; decide to elect the government that you think will-i do the job coming up the better? » "It's that latter factor that the Labor Party have' tried to play. They're trying to convey that feeling" that you should leave them in charge, even! though all sorts of things have happened which i should never have happened." J Mr Dowding said yesterday that the election; would be close, but he believed the "enormous"* split between the Liberals and the National; parties this week would make up the minds of.' hesitant voters."}
{"id":120909073,"text":"07 Feb 1989 - Liberals plan joint ACT-NSW prison Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 7 February 1989, page 1 Liberals plan joint ACT-NSW prison By FIA CUMMING A Liberal Government in the ACT would set up a taskforce with NSW on options for a new, shared prison. The NSW Minister for Corrective Services, Michael Yabsley, and ACT Liberal spokesman on law and order, Gary Humphries, announced the proposal yesterday. Although ACT sites will be considered, it is likely the new prison will be built in NSW, not far from the Territory border. Mr Humphries singled out Yarrowlumla Shire Council as one border area which has sought a new prison project. Mr Yabsley said that the taskforce would comprise himself, as NSW Minister, the relevant ACT Minister, and senior officials from both NSW and the ACT. The plan would benefit NSW, which has a shortage of around 750 jail places, as well as the ACT. "It is inevitable that a prison facility in respect of the ACT be established, The Electoral Commission has warned of a serious delay in printing ballot papers for early voting, if parties and candidates for the election do not nominate quickly. The ACT Electoral Officer, Geoff Maries, urged all parties and Independents who wanted to stand to formally nominate early this week, although nominations do not close until noon on Friday. With up to 33 registered parties nominating candidates, and an un known number of Independents, the draws for ballot-paper positions could be badly delayed if all nominations were left to the last minute. Two draws will take place after close of nominations — one for parties, one for Independents. uWe need to complete these draws by early afternoon so that we can start printing ballot papers to allow eligible people to pre-poll vote from the following Monday," Mr Maries said. and that should be done in a spirit of cooperation between NSW and the ACT," he said. The taskforce would go ahead only if the Liberals won government in the ACT, but said this was only because of Labor Party policy. "I think the Labor Party has been stupid enough to dismiss the idea of a jail for the ACT," he said "I think that is the ultimate head-in-the-sand approach. "I think it really does boil down to this, that each society needs prisons to accommodate offenders within that society. "As the ACT approaches self-government, it really is an appropriate time for that need to be addressed." Until yesterday, the Liberal Party had promised to examine setting up a jail within the ACT, using existing buildings if necessary. But Mr Humphries said a shared facility made much better economic sense. A new prison would cost $25 million to $30 million, catering for fewer thanlOOprisonersatany time. "We probably couldn't fill a prison exclusively for ACT prisoners and make it economical," he said. "We wouldn't say no if it turned out it was better to have the prison over the border in Yarrowlumla Shire, as long as the ACT has significant control over prisoners in that system." Shared control would probably mean that the ACT would have to pay part of the capital and running costs. At present, the Federal Government pays NSW about $2.4 million to keep prisoners from the ACT. Mr Humphries said that the need for a prison for ACT offenders had become more marked in recent yean for legal and humanitarian reasons. Lack of effective control over what happened to prisoners was a disincen tive to ACT judges and magistrates to impose jail sentences. Also, it was unfair for families, who were often poor, to have to travel long distances to see relatives in NSW pris ons. "It is not our object to fill jails to overflowing with criminals to satisfy the retributive instinct, or to blitz crime by putting as many people behind bars as possible," Mr Humphries said. "But it is a fact that courts are discouraged from sentencing people who deserve custodial terms because of the present situation. "That is bad for the community, and it blunts efforts to deal with crime effectively." The joint taskforce proposal does . not commit a Liberal Government to spend any money on a prison in its first budget, and Mr Humphries stressed that the new prison was a long-term goal. Continued on Page 2 Mora station reports. — Pag* 2. Liberal prison plan Continued from Page 1 However, according to a Morgan Gallup poll conducted for the Liberal Party, most Canbcrrans support the plan for a new prison., , The poll of 252 people taken on January 14 and 15 found that 59 per cent of voters believed an ACT prison was a good idea, almost 22 per cent of them strongly. Only 33 per cent disagreed, 17 per cent strongly. Even among Labor voters there was a majority of 52.4 per cent in favour of a prison. If it does go ahead, Mr Yabsley said the new prison would cater mainly for maximum-sccurity prisoners, because this was the area of greatest shortage in NSW. But minimum arid medium-security facilities would also be available for ACT prisoners. The -special needs of juveniles and women w6u!d be looked after. The Liberal Party is committed to maintaining the Belconnen Remand Cen trc for the foreseeable future, and to administering it separately from the prison. While disturbed by the low rate of jail sentences in ACT courts at present, Mr Humphries said a Liberal Government would not put pressure on the courts to "get tough". In another move to improve law and order in Canberra, the Liberal Party has promised to reintroduce the offence of consorting with known criminals. This is an offence in all the states, but was removed from the ACT statutes in 1984 by the Hawke Government. Mr Humphries said the Federal Police were highly concerned that the absence of such a law had greatly hampered their efforts, especially in heading off crimes before they occurred. A Liberal Government would make it a crime to consume alcohol in a bus station or shopping centre, except on licensed premises."}
{"id":120909342,"text":"08 Feb 1989 - Support for ALP up: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 8 February 1989, page 3 Support for ALP up: poll SYDNEY: The ALP would have won a federal election held in late January, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll reported in today's Bulletin mag azine. % The poll, held on the weekends of January 21 and 28, surveyed 2147 vot ers. Support for the ALP was 46 per cent, a nse of 1 per cent on the previous poll, held on January 7 and 14. Support for the Liberals was 36 per cent, down 1 per cent; for the Nationals 8 • per cent, steady; for the Democrats 7 per cent, steady; and for others 3 per cent, steady."}
{"id":120911465,"text":"18 Feb 1989 - Poll puts me ahead: Haines Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 18 February 1989, page 7 Poll puts me ahead: Haines BRISBANE: Australian Democrats Leader Senator Janine Haines believes she has a better than 50 per cent chance of winning the federal seat of Kingston in South Australia. She said yesterday that a Morgan Gallup Poll survey done for the Democrats over the past four weeks had put her support at around 32 per cent. "The indication is at the moment that I am running ahead of the Liberal Party candidate," she said. "All I need to win is 33 per cent of the vote and Liberal Party preferences." The Morgan figure was way ahead of the 11 per cent of the vote gained by the Democrat candidate for Kingston at the last election. "There's no doubt at the moment that it's better than 50 per cent that I'll win the seat from Labor's Gordon Bilney," she said. Senator Haines has announced she will relinquish her Upper House position to contest the House of Representatives seat. Kingston used to be fairly safe Liberal but was now marginal Labor following boundary changes. The Democrats' Leader was in Brisbane to launch the party's candidature for the by-election for the state seat of Merthyr, recently vacated by disgraced former minister Don Lane. She said that apart from the general feeling that people were tired of the established parties, she had a high profile in South Australia ana people knew what they were getting. This was why other women, like the Liberals' Kathy Sullivan, had turned Moncrieff on Queensland's Gold Coast into a fairly safe Liberal seat, and Elaine Darling had made her Brisbane seat of Lilley much safer for Labor. Paul Malone's column. — Page 9."}
{"id":120912650,"text":"24 Feb 1989 - Libs want contracts for senior bureaucrats Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 24 February 1989, page 2 Libs want contracts for senior bureaucrats By FIA CUMMING All senior public servants in the ACT Administration would be placed on contracts and all Public Service positions would be open to outside applicants under a Liberal government. And a senior executive selection panel, including people from outside the ACT Administration, would be set up to advise the Chief Minister on selecting candidates for senior managerial positions. But, in a backdown from its earlier proposal, the Liberal Party has dropped a plan to use outside consultants to rate the performance of government departments each year. In a major concession to Public Service unions, it has also now promised full mobility between the new ACT Administration and the Commonwealth •Public Service. Releasing the final policy, Liberal leader, Trevor Kaine, dissociated himself from the draft policy and a draft policy speech, leaked to The Canberra Times. Mr Kaine said the alleged policy containing derogatory references to lazy and selfish public servants, had never been endorsed by the party executive. He said the Liberal Party recognised the importance of the Public Service, which would be entrusted with implementing all the policies of the incoming government, and wanted the highest quality bureaucracy possible. Key points in the Liberal policy include: The head of Administration will be appointed by the Chief Minister; deputy heads and agency "Trevor Kaine heads will be appointed by the Ghief Minister, in consultation with the relevant minister. A review of ACT statutory'au thorities to consider whether their functions would be better performed by thd Public Ser vice. Government businesses and de partments will have to operate on a commercial basis as far as possible. An agreed percentage of the funds for each department and agency to be allocated to staff training and development. Salary and leave provisions will be the same as the Common wealth Public Service initially, but may be reviewed and if possible improved in time. Complaints from the public "about bad management or de cisions will be heard by an [un specified] independent arbiter' and Freedom of Information legislation introduced. Liberal spokesman on public administration, Bill Stefaniak, said his party would create an open and accountable administration that would aim to be a m6del for other states and territories. "We will create an innovative and dynamic Public Service that will be one of the most effective in Australia and which will at tract the top performers in public administration Australia-wide," Mr Stefaniak said." "No-one will be dismissed as a result of the setting up of an ACT Public Service and conditions of service will not be adversely af fected." On the senior executive service, Mr Stefaniak denied that the new selection panel would open the way for political appointments and said only people well qualified to sit on the panel would be chosen. He said its members might include outsiders, such as former federal public servants, but no members of the ACT govern ment. But he did admit that contract appointments, as proposed by the Liberals, could be politicised, referring to the Federal Government's refusal to reappoint Mr Ian Temby as Director of Public Prosecutions. "I would hope that our senior executive selection panel, those experts, do ensure that the best person for the job is hired," he said. "The whole reason is to have a panel of people who are non-political, who are the. best people to make the best appoint ments." On outside appointments, Mr Stefaniak said even a departmental head could come from outside the service under the Liberals' open selection policy, if their qualifications were good enough. But he said this was most un likely "unless some whizz-kid" applied, because of the number of talented people within the Administration. Mr Stefaniak said a Liberal government would aim for as little disruption as possible of the Public Service because so much change had already been endured. He said no changes would be made to conditions, salaries or appeals without consultations, especially with Public Service unions. In a further change from the draft, the final Liberal policy does not threaten penalties for government departments or authorities which submit their annual reports late. But it does require them to hand in the reports within two months of the end of the financial year — a deadline which Mr Stefaniak said was quite achievable. To encourage efficiency, Mr Stefaniak said departments which did not spend annual budgets would not have their next year's allocation cut. The surplus would be used for other department functions. Alliance calls for a review of ACT taxes The Rainbow Alliance has called for a thorough review of the ACT system, in consultation with the public. It also wants the Federal Government to delay phasing in new Grants Commission funding arrangements till the new ACT government has had a full term in office. Alliance candidate Alan Runciman said the review would identify "regressive, inefficient and nuisance taxes". He would listen to the community's views.on what level of taxation it was willing to bear. , "We believe it is vital that the Grants Commission properly recognise the costs and lost revenue which decades of Commonwealth policies and the on-going Commonwealth presence place on ACT finances," Mr Runciman said. Mr Runciman said the RA would aim for better efficiency in the ACT administration, including the use of forward estimates and program budgeting. It also supported a betterment tax of 100 per cent to prevent windfall gains to landholders at the expense of the community. To create jobs, the RA wants more support for co-operatives and small business. It would create a Local Employment Agency to oversee all support for small business, and co-ordinate "home work", or people working from home. "Home work is the preferred mode of operation for many sections of the community," said RA candidate Sarah Kirschbaum. "But it also frequently leads to exploitation of workers through sub-standard pay and inadequate safety and other work conditions. It will be a duty of the agency to facilitate the extension of home work, as well as protect the rights and conditions for homeworkers." The RA would aim to generate environmentally sensitive employment initiatives, such as recycling and planting gum plantations. Opposition still uncommitted The Federal Opposition has not yet committed itself to maintaining the current financial arrangements for transition of the ACT to self-government, but it is unlikely to change them. The Opposition spokesman on the ACT, Senator Robert Hill, said yesterday that the coalition had not decided on transitional arrangements for the ACT,and it would have to be decided in a total budgetary context. Under current arrangements, the Federal Government would continue to fund the ACT Budget at the current rate for another two years, and for two years after that, phase it down to where the ACT was being funded by the Federal Government at a similar rate on a per capita basis to the other states. — ANDREW FRASER Unskilled turn Liberal By ANDREW FRASER An interesting thing happened in January to' that statistical group classed as "unskilled workers" — in the ACT they stopped supporting the ALP and gave allegiance to the Liberal Party. A Morgan Gallup poll commissioned by the ACT Liberal Party found that in January, 58 percent of unskilled workers supported the ALP and 26 per cent supported the Liberal Party, which is not a surprising figure. But in February, the Morgan Gallup poll showed that support for the Liberal Party among unskilled workers was 42 per cent, which was ahead of the ALP which commanded the support of only 38 per cent of this group. Another area where the Liberal Party polled comparatively well was among young people. In January, 55 per cent of people aged 18 to 24 supported the ALP, and only 18 per cent supported the Liberals. Again, this is about the usual situation. But in the February poll, 37 per cent in this age group supported the ALP, while support for the Liberal Party was 32 per cent. While the ALP is still ahead, the gap has been considerably narrowed. However it is clerical workers — or public servants — who will decide the outcome of the election. Support for the Liberal Party among this group is not high — about 15 per cent — but the ' Morgan Gallup poll shows that support for the ALP among this group has dropped from 44 per cent to 30 per cent. This still leaves a huge vote among the clerks that goes to neither Labor nor Liberal, and the survey shows that the remainder of support among this group is spread among the Residents Rally, Family Team, No Self Government Party, Canberra First Party. The survey also says that support for the ALP has dropped from 40 per cent to 30 per cent. But the Liberal Party worker who gave these figures to The Canberra Times was not all that helpful when it came to listing the current levels of support for his own party. The Canberra 77wiej/Datacol survey showed support for the ALP at around 20 per cent, and for the Liberal Party at about 10 per cent. Candidates warned ACT accounting bodies warned all ACT election candidates yesterday against increasing business taxes. The ACT division of the Australian Society of Accountants and the ACT branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants said they did not wish to enter election politics but wanted business in the ACT to prosper. They said tax increases would encourage businesses to move out of the ACT. Berry's 'no' to debate on health Continued from Page 1 Mr Berry said he had considered the debate too narrow in its concept, and had advised the organisers of this when he had been invited to be involved. He had taken part, with Mr Cornwell, in a public debate on health issues, organised by the Public Health Association, only two nights ago, which had shown Labor was not scared to debate but wanted a broader debate, involving other candidates. Mr Berry had told Dr Newcombe he had serious reservations about the narrowness of a debate simply on the role of private enterprise, and had asked that other candidates be included, to broaden it to cover all aspects of health. Limiting the debate to some assets of Liberal health privatisation policies might suit some doctors but was not acceptable to the Labor Party. A Labor spokesman said late yesterday that Mr Berry had set some conditions on his participation, but the organisers had been unable to meet them, and so he had not accepted the invitation. "The whole thing had been organised before Wayne was contacted," the spokesman said."}
{"id":120915200,"text":"08 Mar 1989 - Parliament and politics ALP 'popularity fall' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 8 March 1989, page 10 ALP 'popularity fall' SYDNEY: Australia's record January trade deficit appears to have reduced electoral support for the ALP, according to the most recent Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in this week's Bulletin magazine, found . an election would have been de cided by minor party preferences. It found 'ALP support had fallen a point to 44 per cent and support for the Liberal-National Party Opposition had risen a point to 45 per cent. A further 8 per cent of voters gave their support for the Austr^ lian Democrats and 3 per cent for other parties. ' The poll was conducted on February 18-19 and 25-26 with 2103 electors interviewed Tace to face. Prime Minister Bob H^wke's approval rating fell by a point to 51 per cent with support for Opposition Leader John Howard up three points to 34 per cent. 64 per cent of all electors said Mr Hawke made a better Prime Minister with only 23 per cent preferring Mr Howard and 13 per cent undecided."}
{"id":120918900,"text":"27 Mar 1989 - Survey: ban all tobacco advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 27 March 1989, page 1 Survey: ban all tobacco advertising By FIA CUMMING A large majority of NSW voters support tougher anti-smoking measures, including higher cigarette taxes and a ban on all cigarette advertising, according to a new sur vey. The Morgan Gallup poll of more than 800 people of voting age found that nine out of 10 favoured an increase in tobacco taxes, if the money raised went toward anti-smoking and health-promotion campaigns. Two-thirds of those surveyed wanted a ban on all forms of cigarette advertising, and almost three out of five wanted a tougher government anti-smoking campaign — including one in three smokers. The survey even showed strong support for a ban on sports sponsorship by tobacco companies. Forty-seven per cent of voters surveyed unconditionally approved of a sponsorship ban A farther 21 per cent said they would approve if the government used the money from higher tobacco taxes to fund sport, in place of the tobacco companies. Significantly, the survey found political preferences did not affect support for the anti-smoking measures, with almost equal support among Liberal-National, Labor, and Demo crat voters. Labor voters tended to be slightly less in favour of the measures applied unconditionally, but made up for this with stronger support for the measures if they were accompanied by redirection of tobacco taxes to positive causes. The NSW Cancer Council, which commissioned the poll, says the, results show widespread public con-, cera about the health effects of smoking. Although the survey was confined to city and country areas in NSW, a council spokesman, Stephen Woodward, said yesterday that he believed a survey in the ACT would find simi lar support for anti-smoking mea sures. "With a preponderance of better educated people, they tend to be a bit more aware, and I think the results in Canberra would be as strong if not stronger," he said. Mr Woodward said the council was not surprised by the results, although they contradict fears on both sides of politics that a further crackdown on the tobacco industry could create a public backlash. The Cancer Council has asked the NSW Government to ban tobacco advertising, but Cabinet decided in favour of a voluntary code instead. "We actually expected these results, we wanted to demonstrate to the NSW Government that action in this area does have a substantial amount of public support, and that that support is widespread across electors of all parties," Mr Woodward said. But he said the results also contained a message for the Federal Government and the incoming ACT Assembly. He said the Hawke Government had done only one significant thing to tobacco policy since it was elected in 1983 and that was banning smoking on domestic aircraft. That ban had proved "an outrageous success", with less congestion For passengers checking in, reduced cleaning bills for airlines, and virtually no complaints from passengers wanting to smoke. Mr Woodward said the aircraft ban was a good example of how the tobacco companies made an issue controversial before the decision was made, but the public supported it after the event. In the ACT, Mr Woodward said the new ACT Government should take heed of the survey and find the courage to take tougher anti-smoking measures. "First, they would find that there is likely to be very strong public opinion in favour of it, and secondly, it will be of considerable benefit to the health of thepeople of the ACT," he said. NSW now spends less per capita on . smoking-reduction programs ' than any other state. Its yearly bud get of $1.3 million represents only 22.5c a person, compared to $ 1.21 in Western Australia, 72c in Victoria and 71c in Queensland. The NSW Cancer Council is particularly concerned at children taking up smoking. The council's'executive director, Elaine Henry, said one-third of NSW school children were smokers. "A child who starts to smoke aged 14 years or younger is. five times more likely to die of lung cancer than a person who starts aged 24 or more years, and 15 times more likely to die of lung cancer than a person who never smokes," Mrs Henry said. "Similar effects have been noted with other diseases due to smoking.""}
{"id":122089672,"text":"04 Oct 1989 - Decision in the wind for December 2 election Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 4 October 1989, page 1 Decision in the wind for December 2 election By TONY WRIGHT The Government is likely to decide next week on whether to go to an early election on December 2 this year. The decision will be made after the Opposition releases its long-awaited tax policy. Government tacticians have already spent several weeks "testing the waters" among members in marginal seats around Australia to gauge support for a December election. According to Canberra sources, some campaign workers have been told to begin clearing their diaries in November and early December in the expectation of an election. The Opposition has been preparing for an early election for some time, and the Liberal Party is understood to have virtually completed its campaign plans. Its Sydney advertising firm, George Paterson, is in the final stages of preparing campaign advertising. In the Liberal Party room at Par Iiament House yesterday, Opposition leader Andrew Peacock called for his shadow ministers to begin "singing the same song" on whatever issue was current. Mr Pcacock is keen to play down any perception of disunity in the Opposition as the poll date nears. The Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has not yet given his approval for an election this year, but senior party officials say that if the Opposition's tax policy proves easy to attack, the Prime Minister could be convinced to run. Such a prospect will be given a boost today by a Morgan Gallup poll to be published in The Bulletin show ing the Government leading the Opposition in popularity, 43.5 per cent to 42.5 per cent. The Opposition plans to release its tax policy to the media in a "lock-up" in Parliament House at 2pm on Wednesday or Thursday next week, and Mr Peacock will give a news conference two hours later. The biggest question hanging over the policy is how the Opposition plans to slice more than $1.2 billion from public spending and still retain the faith with the voting public. A likely sector to suffer the knife is the long-term unemployed, with special attention being paid to reducing fraud in social security, education and Aboriginal affairs. However, the ex tent of fraud in these sectors has not yet been determined. The Opposition also plans phasing in a two-tiered taxation system, with reduced personal income tax. Labor analysts Hill go through the policy with a fine tooth-comb, looking for the sort of basic miscalculations that blew the 1984 Opposition tax policy out of the water. This time, the Opposition has hired consulting firm Access Economics to check all the calculations. Labor will also be looking at the policy as a possible "smoke-screen" — a plan that promises much but, in fact, does very little. In that case, it is highly likely that the December 2 election date will become a matter of fact. The plan among Labor tacticians is for Mr Hawke to call the election within a week of his return from the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kuala Lumpur starting on October 18. Continued on Page 2. Election in wind for December 2 Continued from Page 1 He will return to Australia on October 25, so the announcement could be expected to be made on November 1 or 2. This would leave a four-week election campaign. Labor will want want a short, sharp campaign to prevent Andrew Peacock from making too much running on the precarious nature of the economy. A Labor win would be a fine birthday present for Mr Hawke, who turns 60 on December 9. The tacticians were considering a December 2 election more than a fortnight ago, but appeared to drop the idea because the pilots' dispute was going so badly. But the plan has been revived following the release of the record balance of payments deficit for August, the realisation that interest rates will not drop in the foreseeable future, and the reliance on "damage control" measures to keep up appearances that the Government is coping with the economy. The. one hope on Labor's horizon is that the pilots' dispute is close to resolution — the Industrial Relations Commission has agreed that the individual contracts being offered to pilots could become the basis of an award. Mr Hawke, who has staked his career on the issue, said yesterday he believed a resolution was in sight. Clearly, if the dispute was solved, Mr Hawke would go into an early election with an enhanced reputation. However, one of the Hawke Government's most serious problems in the near future could be greater pressure on the balance of payments. The value of two of Australia's most valuable export commodities, wool and wheat, has taken a sharp dive this year. The wool clip and wheat contributed $8.22 billion last year. But wool prices have plunged recently to the point that the Australian Wool Corporation has been forced to buy up to 50 per cent of wool offered at some recent sales, and there is a shortage of wheat for export. On present indications, wheat and wool might contribute only around $4.5 billion to export income this year. Combined with lost revenue through the long-running pilots' dispute, this could have a serious effect on the balance-of-payment figures for some time, reducing further the Government's chances of controlling the damage to its image in the electorate. This alone would be a powerful incentive for an early election. Two wild-cards remain in the timing of a federal election. Dates for the Queensland and South Australian elections have not been announced. Those in the Labor Party who want a federal poll on December 2 are counting on a South Australian election in November — with a Labor Government victory — and a Queensland election further down the track. Neither of these can be counted on at this stage."}
{"id":122090639,"text":"07 Oct 1989 - Even struggle between parties Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 7 October 1989, page 9 Even struggle between parties S THERE is an error factor of 3 per cent in most polls JL JL the ALP's lead of 1 per cent over the Liberal-National Coalition in this week's Morgan Gallup Poll tends to indicate that the parties are still fairly evenly matched in the electoral struggle. The poll showed that support for the ALP is at 43.5 per cent while the Coalition is at 42.5 per cent. There has been very little between the two parties since March last year when the Coalition was well ahead, but more worrying for the Coalition is the gradual decline in the popularity of its leader, Andrew Peacock. Mr Peacock's approval rating has dropped steadily and is now at 27 per cent, and while the approval rating of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has also dropped, it is still considerably higher than Mr Peacock's at 48 per cent The level pegging of the two parties was emphasised by the Newspoll which shows that support,, for the parties is equal at 42.5 per cent. Another poll on attitudes towards homosexuality shows that nearly 58 per cent of Australians think that homosexuality should be legalised, while 34 per cent think not. But at the same time, less Australians are prepared to grant them the same level of social rights and benefits as heterosexual couples — only 37 per cent think they should while 54 per cent think not, and 10 per cent are undecided. The poll was also broken down into states and, in some cases, between capital cities and rural areas, and shows that intolerance of ho mosexuality is highest in rural Victoria, where 51.4 per cent believe male homosexuality should be illegal and 49.3 per cent thought female homosexuality should also be illegal. While homosexuality is legal in Victoria, a majority of people polled in states where it is. illegal — Queensland, Western Australia, and Tasmania — all thought homosexuality should be decriminalised, with 56 per cent in Queensland, 47 per cent in Tasmania (41.5 per cent thought it should remain illegal) and 74 per cent in Western Australia. But while support for homosexuality has risen 4 per cent overall since a previous poll was taken 15 years ago, those who believed such behaviour should be made illegal also had risen to 34 per cent — a rise of eight per cent since 1974. Poll: Morgan Gallup. Date Sept 16-17, Sept 23-24. No polled: 2266. ALP 43.5 per cent, Liberal-National Coalition 42.5 per cent, AD 10 per cent, Others 4 per cent. Poll: Newspoll. Date: Sept 9-10. No polled: 2276. ALP 42.5 per cent, Coalition 42.5 per cent, AD 9 per cent, Others 6 per cent. Poll: Morgan Gallup. Date: Sept 9-10. No polled: 989. In favour of legalising male homosexuality 57.7 per cent, against 34 per cent, undecided 8.3 per cent. In favour of legalising female homosexuality 57.1 per cent, against 33.8 per cent, undecided 9.1 per cent."}
{"id":122092367,"text":"14 Oct 1989 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 14 October 1989, page 9 The alp is hoping thata a big win in the South Australian election,due due before the end of the year, will set up a winning sequence with the (Queensland election following and then the federal election in the first half of,next year. The Morgan Gallup Poll shows that the ALP would win easily in South Australia, with support for the ALP at 46 per cent, the Coalition at 38 per cent, the Australian Democrats at 12 per cent, and others at 4 per cent. Compared with the last election in 1985, the ALP's vote is down by 4 per cent, and the Coalition vote down by 6 per cent. The Democrats appear to be the main beneficiary of the disillusionment with the major parties, their vote being up by 8 per cent. The ALP's main asset in South Australia appears to be Premier John Bannon, whose personal approval rating is 71 per cent, while Opposition Leader John Olsen only commands 44 per cent. Sixty-four per cent of South Australians polled think that Mr Bannon would make the best Premier, while 23 per cent chose Mr Olsen. In Queensland, the ALP needs a swing of about 5.5 per cent, but while they achieved'this, the swing must be closely targeted in specific seats because of the curious nature of the state's electoral system. Federally, the two parties remain neck and neck, with the Saulwick poll showing a slight lead for the Coalition and the election outcome being decided by the preferences of the minor parties. The poll found that 38 per cent of Australians would vote for the ALP and 41 per cent for the Opposition, with the Democrats at 10 per cent and minor parties and Independents at 11 per cent. It comes back to preferences, and recent elections show that 57 per cent of the preferences of the Australian Democrats go to the ALP. The Morgan Gallup Poll issued last week showed that the ALP was slightly ahead, but in all polls there is a variation factor of about 4 per cent, meaning that as an indication the federal election is still too close to call. Pell: Saulwick. Number polled: 1000. Date: October 2, 4, 9. Coverage: national. Method: phone. Poll: Morgan Gallup. Number polled: 1075. Date: Late August. Coverage: South Aust. Method: phone. — ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":122099356,"text":"11 Apr 1990 - Cain 'would have won' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 11 April 1990, page 2 Cain 'would have won' SYDNEY: The Victorian Labor Government would have been returned to power had an election been staged in March, according to the latest Morgan gallup poll. The survey results published in this week's Bulletin magazine suggest the assumption that John Cain's Government was largely to blame for the Federal Government's loss of nine Victorian seats in the March federal election was wrong. It showed Mr Cain would have been returned to office, with ALP support up 1.5 per cent on the previous survey to 43 per cent. The Liberal and National Parties' vote was up 1 per cent to 41 per cent in the poll of 1616 electors. The Democrats lost ground (1 per cent to 12 per cent) as did "others" with 5 per cent (down 1.5 percent)."}
{"id":122101032,"text":"18 Apr 1990 - Hewson as leader boosts Libs' stocks Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 18 April 1990, page 2 Hewson as leader boosts Libs' stocks The Libera] Party's selection of John Hewson as leader appears to have paid off with a boost in the opinion polls. Dr Hewson's popularity in his first week was 34 per cent, compared with Andrew Peacock's 24 per cent in his last week in the job just after losing the March 24 federal election, according to a Morgan Gallup poll to be published in today's Bulletin magazine. Prime Minister Bob Hawke's popularity was 53 per cent, a 7 per cent increase since the election."}
{"id":122104687,"text":"02 Oct 1987 - More seek to be seen as Aborigines Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 2 October 1987, page 6 More seek : to be seen as Aborigines More Australians than ever before want to be identified as Aborigines, the country's most underprivileged and. disadvantaged group, thf federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Mr Hand," said yesterday. Mr Hand said new census figures showed that the number of people identifying themselves as Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders had increased nationally by 42 per cent since 1981. In a statement on the 1986 Population and Housing Census carried out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics; Mr Hand said the rise showed racism and discriminatory attitudes were gradually declining. "In the past, people may have felt that such identification could have been detrimental to their employment opportunities or community acceptance," he said. Mr Hand said the most recent Morgan Gallup Poll showed that more than 70 per cent of Australians believed that recent initiatives for Ab original advancement should be maintained or that more should be done for Aborigines. But, he said, the census also depicted the reality that Aborigines remained Australia's most underprivileged and disadvantaged group, with many continuing to live in substandard housing. Life expectancy for Aborigines at birth was 20 years less than for other Australians, and Aboriginal child mortality three times higher than the national average. Mr Hand said that, on average, Aborigines earned only half the income of other Australians and their unemploy ment rate was six times the national average. A special effort had been made in the census to consult with Aboriginal communities and to use Aboriginal collectors and field officers. Bureau figures show the Aboriginal and Islander population nationwide in 1971 at 115,953, in 1976 at 160,915, in 1981 at 159,897 and in 1986 at 227,645."}
{"id":122105574,"text":"06 Oct 1987 - Poll finds most oppose sell-off Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 6 October 1987, page 3 Poll finds most oppose sell-off MELBOURNE: Most voters oppose total or partial privatisation of Australia Post, the Commonwealth Bank and Qantas, according to a Saulwick Herald poll published in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age newspapers. But a majority supported the total or partial privatisation of Australian Airlines and Telecom. The poll found 59 per cent of respondents opposed the sale of Australia Post, 64 per cent opposed privatisation of the Commonwealth Bank, and 52 per cent opposed the sale of Qantas Airlines. Thirty-one per cent of respondents said Telecom should be sold to private enterprise, 22 per cent said the Government should sell part of Telecom but keep control, and 44 per cent opposed any sale. The poll found 30 per cent wanted Australian Airlines sold, 28 per cent wanted the Government to sell part of the airline but maintain control and 40 per cent opposed any sale. The poll questioned 876 voters I last Tuesday and Wednesday nights."}
{"id":122113541,"text":"07 Nov 1987 - Qld Liberal leadership 'talk' on tape Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 7 November 1987, page 8 Old Liberal leadership 'talk' on tape BRISBANE: A taped car-telephone conversation between two senior state Liberals revealed an intention to replace the Liberal Parliamentary leader, Sir William Knox, the Brisbane Courier-Mail reported yesterday. The report said the tape was of a conversation between former Liberal leader Mr Terry White and former Young Liberals president Mr Santo Santoro on Wednesday afternoon. The tape was given to Channel 9 in Brisbane which broadcast a report and passed the tape to the Courier-Mail. A Channel 9 spokesman said the tape came from an eavesdropper using an electronic scanner. On the tape, Mr Santoro and Mr White refer to poll results, in particular the Morgan Gallup poll on Wednesday morning, which showed the Liberals had gained 6 per cent since last year's state elections, the report said. The two men discussed a "changeover" which should be "bloodless and dignified', it said."}
{"id":122113712,"text":"08 Nov 1987 - Howard on decline, poll shows Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 8 November 1987, page 1 Howard on decline, poll shows MELBOURNE: A public opinion poll last week showed that the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, trailed the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, by a big margin, the Age newspaper reported yesterday. The Saulwick Age Poll measured support for Labor in Sydney at 38 per cent, with the Liberals on 39 per cent, and well behind the combined conservative vote of 43 per cent. Outside Sydney the Liberal vote dropped sharply. Overall, the Labor and conservative parties in NSW were level on 40 per cent while the Democrats had 12 per cent support. The Age said the standing of the parties would be of considerable concern to the Unsworth Government which is drawing close to an election. (Report. — Page 3). A nation-wide telephone poll on Wednesday and Thursday evenings found that the number of people who thought that Mr Howard was doing a good or very good job had dropped by a third, while those who thought his performance poor or very poor had risen by a similar amount. The Age said that, for the first time since the July election, Mr Howard had returned to a position of net unpopularity. Mr Hawke remained on the posiitive side: more than twice as many people approved as disapproved."}
{"id":122121195,"text":"10 Sep 1987 - 3m Australians 'have tried marijuana' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 10 September 1987, page 9 I ' 3m Australians 'have ' tried marijuana' SYDNEY: More than three million Australians ' have smoked marijuana at some time in their lives, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin yesterday. The figure was projected from a survey of 1203 i men and women across the country. Forty-eight per cent of the 25-34 age group admitted to having smoked the illegal drug, and 33 per cent of the 14-24 age group had tried it The figures had doubled since a similar survey in 1977, according to The Bulletin. i However, not all who had tried it supported its legalisation: only 28 per cent of men and 22 per cent of women favoured relaxed legislation. --- r--r rr--- r :"}
{"id":122244895,"text":"04 May 1990 - Libs sensitive to aged in post-poll strategy Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 4 May 1990, page 4 Libs sensitive to aged in post-poll strategy The Federal Opposition will consider ways to reduce the impact of controversial economic and health policies on elderly Australians to maintain its hold on the aged vote. Liberal Party strategist Graham Morris confirmed yesterday that party analysis of Morgan Gallup polls since 1985 had shown the Coalition's share of the primary aged vote slipped from 64 per cent to 60 per cent The Opposition spokesman on social security, Richard Alston, said any Coalition debate on a possible consumption tax must consider its impact on fixed-income social-security pensioners and beneficiaries, particularly the aged and the unemployed. "I certainly would want there to be a proper consideration of the impact on social-welfare recipients," Senator Alston said. Mr Morris issued the party an alysis results to Liberal parliamentarians at their two-day seminar this week on the March 24 election loss. The main pressure in the Coalition to reject the tax probably will come from the National Party reacting to concern among asset-rich, but income-poor, farmers. Welfare groups consistently have rejected any tax reform involving a consumption tax. The Australian Catholic Bishops' Welfare Committee said this week higher prices triggered by a consumption tax severely could affect people on low incomes and families with small children. Australian Taxpayers' Association national director Eric Risstrom said on Tuesday social security pensioners were not the only elderly Australians needing protection from a consumption tax."}
{"id":122245251,"text":"05 May 1990 - Hewson gains but Labor still leads Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 5 May 1990, page 9 Hewson gains but Labor still leads THE HAWKE Government has maintained its slight lead over the Coalition since the election despite greater public approval for John Hewson as parliamentary leader, according to the latest Morgan Gallup polls. Voting intention polls conducted over the April 14-15 and 21-22 weekends showed support for Labor up half a percentage point to 43.5 per cent. The Coalition received 41.5 per cent of the sample of 1910 electors, up 1.5 points on the election result. The "third force" of Australian Democrats and Independents droppedslightly slightly from 17.4 to 15 per cent. In the personality stakes, the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, saw his approval rating remain high at 56 per cent (up three percentage points), his disapproval rating steady at 37 per cent and 7 per cent of respondents undecided. Dr Hewson has made a good start in leadership with an approval rating of 54 per cent, up 11 points since the last poll. However Mr Hawke was still preferred as Prime Minister by 51 per cent of interviewees, 31 per cent nominating Dr Hewson as the best man for the job. Dr Hewson also did well in a poll of preferred party leadership. Thirty-five per cent of the 946 electors interviewed on April 14-15 said he would be the best leader of the Liberal Party. Preference for election leader Andrew Peacock has dropped from 35 per cent in December 1988 to just 5 per cent. Fred Chaney, former Senator and now a Member, remained at around 8 per cent. The only "old" face to gain more approval was former leader John Howard, who came in second with 21 per cent, down from 28 per cent in January 1990 but up from 17 per cent in December 1988. He was favoured by 28 per cent of voters to succeed Dr Hewson as leader well ahead of Mr Chaney and the former chief of the National Farmers' Federation, Ian McLachlan. On the Labor side, Mr Hawke remained the clearly preferred leader with 49 per cent. The Treasurer, Paul Keating, rated only 9 per cent and the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, Senator John Button, 7 per cent As to who should succeed Mr Hawke, 42 per cent nominated Mr Keating, 13 per cent new Member and the Minister for Science and Technology, Simon Crean, and 8 per cent Senator Button."}
{"id":122245731,"text":"08 May 1990 - Harmonising helps with the old folks at home Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 8 May 1990, page 15 Harmonising helps with the old folks at home It used to be that people didn't age. They died. But, not any more. We now live longer. And with this phenomenon comes a cornucopia of changing social is-sues. Increased life expectancy means more frail, elderly people and more multi-generational families. Among older people with adult children, about 40 per cent are heads of four-generation families, 94 per cent have grandchildren and 46 per cent have great-grandchildren. And among adult children, more than 80 per cent of middle-aged cou-plcs have at least one living parent, compared to fewer than half at the turn of the century. So for many middle-aged couples, now freed of the responsibility of their own children, there is the new need to care for elderly parents. One of the great surprises of grow-ing up is to find that whether you are 18, 30 or 50, your relationship with your parents doesn't at any stage automatically become adult. Perfectly, sensible middle-aged women are often driven to a frenzy of dusting and cleaning at the thought of a visit from their mother. Rational men will put on a singlet and carry a clean handkerchief to go to their mother's for dinner. It is necessary to see that learning to cope with ageing parents, to be patient and loving, is going to be quite different from dealing with the problems of an elderly neighbour or casual acquaintance. For. a start, they didn't change your nappies when you were a baby, they didn't insist you ate those beans for dinner and they probably wouldn't have cared had you gone off and married the delinquent you thought you were in love with when you were 18. And knowing all this doesn't make it any easier when it gets to the stage when parents need looking af- ter. A Morgan Gallup poll commis-sioned by the Bulletin magazine in March, 1988, showed that by far the greatest fear of elderly people was the inability to care for themselves. This was followed by fears of losing their health or becoming senile, both factors which would lead to depen-dency. Almost one-quarter of those polled feared having to depend on their family. Interestingly, it seems that while many adult children worry about not coping with Mum or Dad, the truth is Mum and Dad probably don't want to be there either. As one woman said, how can I expect my father to accept our household. My teenagers have parties, their friends drop in all the time, one dresses like she's dropped in from outer space and the other thinks about football all the time. And while it might be true that some elderly parents develop debilitating ailments there are some who main-tain good health. Certainly not all the elderly re-quire care. Today, there arc a great many people in their 60s, 70s and beyond living healthy and happy lives, totally independent of nursing and extended care. These retirees are A Senior Citizens' Week look at longevity, by Despene Clarke. active, joining committees, travel-ling and even taking on part-time work as they continue to enjoy their later years. No longer tied to their children or the responsibility of jobs, many are now more active than ever. In fact, this new-found independence can be something that many adult children have trouble coming to terms with. One woman was hurt to find her mother, who was always free to ba-bysit for her older sister, was now too busy. And many of these parents arc also financially secure — by this stage of life, mortgages are often paid up, children have left home and there arc few large purchases such as appliances to worry about. Sadly, this is not the case for all pensioners. The hidden poor are of-ten widows caught in a vicious circle of poverty, unable to get out, yet unable to seek help. In 1976, the Federal Henderson inquiry into Poverty found elderly people are the second latest group of poor people in Australia, single parents being the first. For many, the only solution is giving up what is left of their inde-pendence and moving in with their children. And it isn't always a lack of financial security that might mean an elderly person needs family care. For someone who has led a healthy life, the demise of their phys-ical_ condition to the point of help-lessness can be devastating — mentally and physically. Disease, not age, is the villain. But many of the diseases that now afflict the ageing can be effectively treated. Senility is probably the most dreaded of all debilities, yet only about 15 per cent of those over 65 suffer serious mental impairment. Alzheimer's disease, now considered the scourge of old age, accounts for more than half that total. And one of the most frequently ignored disorders among the elderly is depression, often mistaken for se-nility or dementia. While some medications can be blamed for this, the old arc more vulnerable to depression bccausc they have suffered more life stresses, including the death of friends, spouses, retirement or simply just living alone. The classic symptoms of depres-sion - guilt, hopelessness, sleepless-ness, lack of appetite and suicidal thoughts - arc more likely to be noticed in younger people than older people because they arc so out of character. The trouble is most of these symptoms are often dismissed as being old folks'crankiness. Women caring for their husbands seem to suffer the most. They have to learn to cope with emotional, fi-nancial and physical burdens in ad-dition to the assault of ageing on their own body. And there is the growing number of families provid-ing long-term care to older relatives - a number that is expected to con-tinue to grow over the next decade. What this will mean is an increase in the number of women caught in the middle of two generations. This woman is -usually aged between 35 and 55 and is sandwiched between the demands of the older and youn-ger generations. For many of these women, the feeling of freedom from her children becoming independent is over-shadowed by the fact she is now caring for her parents. The emotional pull for many women is just too strong and many will drop a project at work for family needs while men seem to get away with insisting they are too busy. And.it seems that at work and at home women continue to remain the symbolic mothers, always avail-able and nurturing even when they arc supposed to be at work. These women find themselves caring for their parents, giving at-tention to their spouses, running the house, looking after their children — and ignoring their own needs. According to Sue Townsend, au-thor of Adult Children & Their El-derly Parents, (Bantam, $16.95) there arc ways to seek help. She sug-gests sharing responsibilities with other family members, hiring out-side help and learning to accept and relate better to parents. Townsend says it is important to realise that major issues like a par-ent's political beliefs will not create friction as much as less obvious issues, such as snoring in front of the television, dunking biscuits and in-sisting on telling you how to run things. Townsend also believes that gran-ny flats, if one is possible, can pro-vide the right mixture of privacy and intimacy. This arrangement can col-lapse if there is some discrepancy over the amount of involvement ex-pected of everyone, she says. And so it seems that living with your parents again requires a great deal of adjustment, understanding and patience, something that just does not come naturally to all."}
{"id":122246701,"text":"12 May 1990 - Poll confirms Victoria's marks for Cain Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 12 May 1990, page 9 Poll confirms Victoria's marks for Cain THE LATEST Morgan Gallup poll has confirmed the message of the March 24 federal election that the Victorian Government of John Cain is in serious electoral trouble. The Hawke Government lost nine Victorian seats in the federal poll as a mixture of national and state issues combined to inflict heavy losses on the ALP. Published in this week's Bulletin magazine, the Morgan poll puts support for the Cain Government in April at 37 per cent, down six percentage points on the March figure. Support for Alan Brown's Opposition climbed seven points to 48 per cent in the same period. The poll of 1150 electors gave the Australian Democrats 11 per cent of the vote {down one point), while Others remained at 4 per cent. Much of the fall in popularity could be attributed to the internal shuffling that has occurred in the Cain Ministry since the election, including the resignation of the Trea. surer, Rob Jolly, and rumours of leadership challenges. In the personality stakes, John Cain has fallen to his lowest level so far with a 28 per cent approval rating (down 11 percentage points) and a disapproval rating of 63 percent (up nine points). However, the Leader of the Opposition, Alan Brown, saw his approval rating rise only one point to 35 per cent and his disapproval rating fall three points to 35 per cent. Almost one-third of respondents remained undecided. On the question of who would make the best Premier, 41 per cent nominated Mr Cain (down nine percentage points) and 39 per cent Mr Brown (up six points). . The number of interviewees deciding to nominate another candidate increased from 3 per cent to 20 per cent. CONTRARY to the prevailing wisdom it seems that the television generation of Australians reads more books than those over the age of 55. A Saulwick Age national telephone poll of 1000 people on April 30 and May 2 found that 11 per cent of people ; over 55 were found to be non-readers of books - more ' than any other age group. People aged 25 to 39 were the heaviest book-buyers, followed by the 40 to 54 years group. More than six out of 10 in the group surveyed had . more than 100 books. Only one person in 12 said he or she had fewer than 10 books. Respondents over 55 had the lowest percentage of | those with more than 100 books at home (49), and the » highest percentage of people who did not buy books (20). j Book borrowing was found to be most common among ' people aged 18 to 24. Thirty-four per cent of the younger ( group borrowed more than 30 books a year. I Females were found to have slightly more interest in j books than males, and tended to read more fiction. I Non-fiction books are generally more popular in the j population and Democrat supporters were found to be j the heaviest readers among political groups."}
{"id":122247241,"text":"15 May 1990 - Button forecasts swift action on polis after feasibility study Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 15 May 1990, page 3 Button forecasts swift action on polis after feasibility study By HUGH LAMBERTON The Hawke Government will act quickly oncc the recommendations of a feasibility study into the Multi-Function Polis arc handed down in mid-July, according to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Senator John Button. Senator Button told the ABC's Four Corners program last night that if all went well, the Government would move "very quickly" on the proposal. \\ When asked whether this meant within the year, Senator Button replied, "Absolutely." Speaking earlier in Parliament, Senator Button tried to play down media reports that he had already made up his mind in favour of the Multi-Function Polis. "I have not reached any conclusion about the feasibility of the project," he said. "A range of studies arc presently under way to help determine the economic and social feasibility of the project and until these arc concluded, no-one is in an informed position to properly assess the feasibility of an MFP project in Australia." However, Senator Button said he had decided the concept was "worth pursuing" and that he had "some optimism" about the feasibility of the project. This was the general preliminary view among participants in the feasibility study. Answering a Question Without Notice from his own party, he said the project would not go ahead unless "full" economic and feasibility was proven. The Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday that Senator Button was preparing a Cabinet submission to create a secretariat which would sec the concept through to implementation. A final decision on the viability of the projcct is scheduled to be handed down by the joint Australia-Japan steering committee on July 13. Senator Buiton's secretariat would replace the present two organisations which expire on June 30. While Cabinet, approval of such a secretariat does not make the committee's decision a foregone conclusion, the article suggested that Senator Button was moving to establish an irresistible momentum. The secretariat would canvass opinion on how the development should proceed; look for foreign investors beyond the current Australia-Japan base; and examine the cf fccts on nearby communities of the development. The Federal Opposition believes the Government is overdoing its support for the Multi-Function Polis. The Opposition spokesman for industry, Ian McLachlan, warned the Government against proceeding with the projcct before detailing the role of the polis or securing finance for it. The discussion of the Multi-Function Polis comcs on top of new cvidcnce that the majority of Australians arc against the current high levels of immigration. A Saulwick poll published yesterday showed that more than 60 per cent of Australians oppose the annual migrant intake of 140,000. Forty-six per cent of those interviewed said Australia should accept fewer immigrants while almost 20 per cent said there should be no immigration. When asked what kind of immigrants would be best, 62 per cent of respondents said more emphasis should be paid to skills and only 15 per cent preferred immigrants under the family reunion plan. PS officer 'may also have been firm's director'. - Page 6; Editorial. - Page 8"}
{"id":122247398,"text":"16 May 1990 - Poll: Hewson win in May Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 16 May 1990, page 1 Poll: Hewson win in May SYDNEY: The new Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, would have easily defeated the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, if the federal election had been held in May, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, in this week's Bulletin magazine, showed that in the wake of "further dire economic predictions and worsening debt figures" support for the Labor Party had dropped 3.5 percentage points to 40 per cent. Support for the Coalition had increased by the same margin to 45 per cent. The poll was conducted over the weekends of April 28-29 and May 5-6 when 2238 voters were interviewed face-to-face."}
{"id":122248091,"text":"19 May 1990 - Consumption tax pressure grows Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 19 May 1990, page 3 Consumption tax pressure grows MELBOURNE: Australia would be under increasing pressure to introduce a value-added tax in the next few years, an International Monetary Fund official said in Melbourne yesterday. Alan Tait, of the IMFs fiscal affairs section, said a world trend towards VAT had seen 52 countries adopt it and if Australia did not do so it would eventually be the only Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development country relying on a wholesale tax. He was speaking at a conference of business leaders and taxation experts organised by the Business Council of Australia and the Victorian Employers' Federation. The tax on goods and services had provided about 20 per cent or tax revenue in countries where it had been introduced, he said. Speakers also said that although Federal Treasurer Paul Keating had ruled out a consumption tax, it had clear support from the business community and descrved'morc informed debate. Victorian' Employers' Federation executive director David Edwards said a Morgan Gallup poll conducted recently showed that 54 per cent of electors supported the option of a 12.5 per cent consumption tax. Mr Edwards said many Australians saw a switch to indirect tax as being fairer and recognised it would allow a corresponding cut in other taxes. ."}
{"id":122248157,"text":"19 May 1990 - Coalition would have scored in May election Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 19 May 1990, page 9 Coalition would have scored in May election THE LATEST public-opinion figures suggest Aus tralians would have elected a Coalition government if a federal election had been held earlier this month. Published in The Bulletin magazine, the Morgan Gallup poll showed Labor Party support had dropped 3.5 percentage points to 40 per cent. The Coalition had boosted its support by the same margin to 45 per cent support from the sample. At 11.5 per cent, the Australian Democrats had lost half a point on the last poll while "other candidates" had picked up by the same margin to 3.3 percent. The poll of 2238 electors was conducted over the April 28-29 and May 5-6 weekends. Responses showed the popularity of the leaders following a similar path to that of the parties. The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, dropped five points to 51 per cent - the lowest rating since the eve of the election. His disapproval rating increased two points to 39 per cent, with 10 per cent undecided. In contrast, the Leader of the Opposition; John Hewson, saw his approval rating rise 3 percentage points to 48 percent. His disapproval rating dropped by 1 point to 12 per cent, with 40 per cent still undecided. However Mr Hawke was still seen as the preferred Prime Minister by 49 per cent of respondents. Dr Hewson was nominated by 32 per cent, with 19 per cent choosing an "other candidate". A Saulwick poll published on Monday found that more than 60 per cent of Australians opposed the current annual migrant intake of 140,000. Of those interviewed 46 per cent said Australia should accept fewer immigrants, while almost 20 per cent said there should be no immigration. When asked what kind of immigrants would be best, 62 per cent of respondents said more emphasis should be paid to skills and only 15 per cent preferred immigrants under the family-reunion plan. Immigrants with money to invest were nominated by 11 per cent and refugees by 8 per cent."}
{"id":122249269,"text":"24 May 1990 - Leadership threat to Murray fizzles Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 24 May 1990, page 12 Leadership threat to Murray fizzles SYDNEY: The Deputy Premier of NSW, Wal Murray, retained the leadership of the National Party yesterday when an expected challenge did not eventuate. Despite hectic numbers counting going on late on Tuesday night, the Minister for Administrative Services, Robert Webster, failed to mount a challenge, party sources said, and the leadership issue was not raised. "Amazingly, no-one said anything about it," the source said. On Tuesday night, there had been talk of a plan to get the seven National Party MLCs to move that they be allowed to vote in leadership ballots. This also was not raised in yesterday's meeting, the source said. The seven are excluded from joining their 20 Lower House colleagues in leadership votes. Mr Murray's leadership has been the subject of public speculation for months bccause of Opposition allegations of impropriety in his handling of his State Development portfolio and the investigation by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Now his position looks secure at least until the next party meeting, not due until the next Parliament session in Sep tember. A special party meeting would have to be called before then to have a leadership spill. A spokesman for Mr Webster said he would not comment on the party meeting or any reports of a leadership challenge. Mr Webster, the member for Goulbum, is the most junior minister in the coalition. A spokeswoman for Mr Murray said there had been no challenge and he enjoyed the full support of his party colleagues. It would be a relief to him when the findings of the independent commission were released next month, he said. The poor performance of the Nationals in NSW in the March Federal election has been attributed to the public perception that Mr Murray was pro-North Coast development and was the subject of an corruption commission investiga tion. It was widely believed at a federal level that Mr Murray's public profile was responsible for the loss of the North Coast seat of Richmond, relinquished by former federal leader, Charles Blunt, in the Federal election. And the poor performance of the Nationals across NSW did effectively keep former Opposition leader Andrew Peacock from the Lodge. Things got even tougher for Mr Murray last month when The Land newspaper said he was a lame duck leader and called for his resignation. The traditionally conservative paper argued in an editorial headed, "Greiner Inc in trouble", that Mr Murray's political image had been seriously tarnished by the constant stream of allegations put before the independent commission, that he intervened improperly in North Coast land develop ment. While The Land said it was a "safe bet" the allegations had no real substance, the damage had been done and "Mr Murray has become the favoured target of sections of the city media". "The constant harping by the media about his alleged involvement in impropriety is taking its toll on the image of the National Party at a time when the party's popularity is sliding," the editori al said. The final indignity came last week when a Morgan Gallup poll showed National Party support in NSW slumped from almost 14 per cent in the March 1988 state election to 4 per cent."}
{"id":122249657,"text":"26 May 1990 - Labor may lose next election, says the sample Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 26 May 1990, page 9 Labor may lose next election, says the sample WATCH MORE Australians believe that Labor will be in Opposition after the next federal election, according to the latest Morgan Gallup research. - Published in The Bulletin this week, the analysis of the poll of voting-intention patterns showed that 45 per cent of voters interviewed over April 28-May 5 felt the Coalition would win. ; This was up from 43 percent over April 14-22. - i nirty-six per ccnt of respondents said Labor \\Vould be returned comparedwith with 38 per ccnt in the earlier survey. The unde cidcd group remained at 19 per ccnt during both survey periods. These figures contrast with Morgan research conducted on the eve of the election, where 49 per ccnt had nominated Labor and 45 per ccnt the Coalition. The ministerial squabbles and the continuing downturn of the economy arc factors which obviously have taken their toll on the public perception ofthe Hawke Government. However, Government representatives would seem to be venting the tension that its tight election campaign discipline had imposed on them. But it must be said that they are doing so at the least damaging time, as far as possible from the next election. Breaking the results down, Coalition voters seemed to be the more confident of succcss; 68 per ccnt believing the Liberal and National parties would achicve government at the next election. Fifteen per cent thought Labor would win and 17 per ccnt were undccidcd. Of Labor supporters, only 50 per ccnt predicted succcss for their party. 1 Just over one-quarter nominated the Coalition as the likely victors and almost the same number were undccidcd. Among Australian Democrat voters, considered by many to have played a crucial role in Labor's successful second-prcfcrcncc strategy, 37 per cent backed the Coalition to win and 32 per ccnt Labor. This left a large section (31 percent) undecided. Joining the ALP in a loss of confidence this week was the consumption tax. . Another Morgan Gallup poll found that the proposal which was favoured by a majority of Australians before the election now was supported by only 44 per cent of the population (down 10 per ccnt on the January result). - The tax was opposed by 42 per cent (up six percentage points) with 14 per cent undecided. ; Coalition voters were the most supportive of the concept with 49 per ccnt slating they were in favour compared to 40 percent of Labor voters. The consumption-tax poll was based on personal interviews of 1031 electors over the weekend of May 5 and 6."}
{"id":122249813,"text":"27 May 1990 - Paul's performance might soothe nervous Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 27 May 1990, page 2 Paul's performance might soothe nervous FARMER'S FIELD PAUL KEATING'S performance as acting Prime Minister last week will have set al rest the minds of any waverers in the Labor Party who doubted that he was the right person to succeed Bob Hawkc when the master vote-winner decides to step down. The mantle of leadcr. ship sal easily on the Treasurer's shoulders and, what's more, he showed us that he has a wonderful grin to go with his previously proven ability to snarl. Prime Minister Keating displayed his smooth and smiling side, the side that will be most important when it comes to a . leader's primary task of winning elections, in television interviews with Jana Wcndt and Paul Lyneham. The questions might ,havc been hard, zeroing in as they did on . the country's economic troubles, but the , ?- answers were soft and friendly. Keating . , exuded confidence and, combined with the ? difficult decisions that he and his Cabinet colleagues had made in the previous few days, left me with the impression that Labor would have nothing to fear from his . , possession of the topjob. In the past 1 had pondered whether the hard man that a Treasurer must of necess ity be could adjust to the needs of a Prime Minister to present himself as the warm and compassionate leader who acts firmty more in sorrow than in anger. Keating crcatcd the prime ministerial impression for mc with the skill with which he handled questions about his former colleague. Senator Peter Walsh. There was just the right amount of a smile as he categoriscd people as pessimists, realists and optimists and put Walsh into the box of the naturally pessimistic and himself in the camp of the realists. It was a kind dismissal of the views of a friend and colleague who must actually be annoying the Treasurer quite a lot with his weekly episodes of doom and gloom. Even the attempts to bait Keating about his clash with his other colleague, John Button, were parried with the aplomb of a very experienced politician. Having shown that he has mastered the art of answering the questions without saying a thing, it seems to mc that Paul Keating is as ready as he will ever be to take over the Labor Leadership. Cynics might suggest that creating that impression while the boss was away was the vciy reason that the acting PM went on television. He denied just such a suggestion with a new-found humility and we should treat the rejection of his immediate leadership ambitions in just the same way as we treat the promise of Bob Hawkc to lead Labor to the next election. In brief, you can take your choice. What we can be surer of after the Keating performance as acting Prime Minister is that the real Prime Minister, when he chooses to step down, will be able to do so with confidence that he will be succeeded by a man capable of casting ofTin a very short space of time the grim-reaper image he has acquired as Treasurer. SHOPPING at Yarralumla has taken on a new peril for me after some remarks in this column last week about the correctness of the decision to close some of Canberra's schools. I really got an earful yesterday morning, having failed to scurry into the supermarket unnoticed by the Save Our School campaigners. As I understood the argument, I should accept that there should be no cuts in education spending and that all schools should remain open as they are now. The neighbourhood school concept, I gathered, is so sacred that it should be maintained at any pricc. I don't believe any such thing and the only effect on me of this quite amiable confrontation was to admire even more the courage of Education Minister Gary Humphries. He must have to put up with this kind of discussion every time he goes anywhere and to listen to the selfish views of people conccrncd about the closure of Royal Canberra Hospital as well as those determined to maintain the status quo at Canberra's badly under-used schools. What a difficult double Humphries has been given! I can understand the desire of our local government to make savings in education spending. It is a substantial part of the ACT Budget and, as I don't detect any community support for increased taxes, then cuts there will have to be. But even if the SOS campaigners persuade the Government that education spending should remain at its present levels, I would hope that they failed to persuade it to keep all the existing schools. Neighbourhood schools, with their captive enrolments combined with no risk of closure, do not have to be responsive to the educational wishes of parents. I'm sure that they have bred in teachers a complacency about the correctness of their views on such things as spelling and grammar and other aspects of the curriculum. There is no cost to them of parents voting with their feet and sending their kids off to Grammar or St Eddie's or wherever in the private-school system. The move from the government school system to the private system is continuing apace in Canberra and would be even faster if there were not restraints imposed by waiting lists at the better schools. The solution surely should be to make government schools compete for students in the same way as their private peers. Let government allocate payments to government schools on the basis of so much a head. When they cannot attract enough students to pay for the costs of running them, schools would be faced either with closing or changing the style of the school. My guess is that the schools that survived best would be those with an emphasis on discipline and spelling and grammar and reading and writing and arithmetic -all the things which make modern educational theorists tear their hair out and the lack of which makes parents send little Johnny and Sally off to private school. A system of choice like this might mean that those active parents and teachers at Yarralumla who are so obviously passionate about their school would have the op Paul Keating: Displayed his smooth and smiling side. portunity to keep it open. Without the introduction of competition between schools then the only way they can succeed is by spreading the effects of budget cuts through all schools. Instead of Hackett and Griffith being closed, every school would lose a teacher. Preservation of schools would result in the very decline in educational standards the SOS campaigners kid themselves they are fighting for. I CONFESS to some puzzlement about mutual insurance societies and the question of their reserves and can't help thinking that some of the plans for them are based more on the desires of management to be part of an expanding business than the interests of the policy-holders who, in theory, control them. Why should an existing National Mutual policy-holder, for example, be concerned about the fact that more capital is needed to allow the salesmen to sell more policies? Might not he or she be better off if the society stopped writing new business altogether and paid out all Gary Humphries: What a difficult double he has been given. the existing reserves eventually to existing policy-holders? I will investigate further the question of who reaily controls the mutual institutions which, in turn, control so much of Australian business. 1 THOUGHT Robyn Nolan was a little churlish when she callcd on her Alli ance Government colleague Craig Duby to follow her example and step down from ministerial office. Mrs Nolan resigned from her post as Executive Deputy assisting the Minister for Finance and Urban Services on Tourism, Business, Employment, Transport and Rural Matters after being found guilty of three tax-evasion charges, and wanted Mr Duby to stop being Minister for Finance and Urban Services because he had been convicted six weeks before on a charge of refusing a breath-analysis test. For my part the only reason for a politician to stop being a minister is when he or she has done something that the government thinks will impede its chances of being returned to office. Maybe Mrs Nolan reached the conclusion that her conviction was in that category and that the Liberal Party, to which she is loyal, would be hurt by her staying on. Mr Duby doesn't have a party to hurt and surely there is no chance of his being returned to office. In these circumstances, surely Mrs Nolan could have been gracious enough to just go quietly. 1DO concede, however, that there is some irony about Mr Duby's being our transport minister at a time when the Commonwealth Government is linking extra road funds to the introduction of a 0.05 breathalyser limit. He was hardly in the best position to argue against this imposition of the federal will in a way that further changes the balance of power between Canberra and the states even more in Canberra's favour. IT WAS with some delight that I noticed this week that Woodstock wines are now being distributed in Canberra. The McLaren Vale winery of the Collctt family is producing some great wines with the combination of the experience of Doug Collett and the flair of his son Scott. Doug is a veteran of the Australian industry and . transformed the Berri Cooperative into one of the world's best producers of inexpensive table wine before becoming a consultant to such companies as Tulloch, Coolawin, Krondorf and Hungerford Hill during the 1960s. He established Woodstock in 1974 and, a year or two back, handed over the wincmaking duties to Scott, who had served his apprenticeship at San Bernadino in Griffith and in California after graduating from Roseworthy. Father and son have made some great wines over the years and I still have very fond memories of an outstanding 1985 chardonnay and a noble dessert wine of the same vintage. Both, alas, are long gone but there is at least a worthy successor to the sweet wine in the 1987 Woodstock Botrytis Sweet White. Very full, soft flavours on the palate and enough crispncss to prevent it being cloying on the palate. For under $ 10 a 375ml bottle it is a wonderful medium sweet wine to drink with fresh fruit. My favourite of the Woodstocks I've seen on Canberra shelves is the 1987 cabernet sauvignon, which is now starting to develop some bottle complexity to bring together the full fruit tastes and excellent wood. There's enough acid to maintain freshness in this full-flavoured wine that will be even better in a year or two. Priced around $13 a bottle, it is a first-rate cabcrnct sauvignon. Woodstock is a name to remember and if you see it on a restaurant wine list, try it with confidence. Scott Collett is a one of this country's young wincmakcrs whose reputation is on the up and up. MY speculation about an early NSW election has proved fruitless quickly. In what was quite a surprise, the Premier, Nick Grcincr, obtained Democrat support in the state's Legislative Council to redraw electoral boundaries to accommodate a reduction in the number of MPs. As the existing state boundaries severely disadvantage the Liberal Party, Grcincr would need to be very confident indeed to go early now that next year he will be able to fight an election that new boundaries will make much easier to win. THE interest of the Governor-General, Bill Hayden, in pollsters continues. Irving Saulwick was a visitor to our vice-regal representative when he was in Melbourne last week and that followed an earlier lunch with Gar)' Morgan in Sydney. Perhaps of equal note was the visit of a gentleman publisher, which followed the earlier visit of that well-known literary agent, Harry M. Miller. What can it all mean? THE pressure to ban liquor advertising continues apacc, the Western Aust ralian Premier, Carmen Lawrencc, floating the idea and the Democrats planning legislation in the Senate to stop the use of television by beer, wine and spirit companies. The Democrats' move is easy to understand but Lawrence's conversion to the cause is harder to understand. The anti-alcohol movement docs not yet have many adherents among the blue-collar workers that arc still at the heart of Labor's support. Banning the beer ads would alienate a lot of Labor supporters who don't much fancy what they see as wimpishncss."}
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{"id":122251877,"text":"05 Apr 1989 - Libs up in March Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 5 April 1989, page 2 Libs up in March SYDNEY: The Federal Opposition would have won a general election in. mid-March with minor party preferences, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. And the popularity of Prime Minister Bob Hawke is continue ing to go down."}
{"id":122252909,"text":"09 Apr 1989 - Approval for Hawke increases Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 9 April 1989, page 2 Approval for Hawke increases MELBOURNE: Approval of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has increased marginally, according to the latest Saulwick Age Poll. The poll, issued by the Age newspaper, said 35 per cent of voters surveyed believed Mr Hawke was doing a good or very good job as Prime Minis ter. Approval of the Opposition leader John Howard's performance fell slightly during the month. Another Saulwick Age opinion poll this week showed the Opposition would defeat the Government in an election. Mr Hawke's approval among women, which fell sharply two months ago, stayed at 30 per cent, one percentage point up on last month."}
{"id":122253594,"text":"12 Apr 1989 - Labor slipping, say latest polls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 12 April 1989, page 3 Labor slipping, say latest polls SYDNEY: Labor Party state governments in Victoria and Western Australia would have been put out of office had elections been held last month, according to the latest Morgan Gallup polls. The results of the surveys, published in this week's Bulletin, showed also that the South Australian Labor Government would have relied on Democrat preferences to be returned to power. And in NSW the ALP lost ground to the Greiner Government. Since being returned to power in the WA election in February, support for Premier Peter Dowding's Government slipped by almost 2 per cent. In Victoria, 42 per cent backed Labor (down six points) but the Liberal-National Party support jumped four points to 47 percent. The Democrats made big advances in SA, grabbing a 3 per cent increase for a 12 per cent total of the survey vote. The NSW government was holding its ground, but the Labor opposition was going backwards."}
{"id":122255457,"text":"19 Apr 1989 - Hawke's rating rises Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 19 April 1989, page 4 Hawke's rating rises SYDNEY: The personal approval rating of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawkc, has risen by 2 percentage points to 49 per cent, the first rise in six months, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in today's edition of the Bulletin magazine, shows the Federal Government, at 42.5 per cent, still trailing the Coalition by 2 points despite a O.S point rise since the last survey in mid March. Conducted earlier this month, the poll showed the Coalition's approval rating dropped by 1.5 points to 44.5 percent. The personal approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, John Howard, remained static at 35 percent."}
{"id":122261379,"text":"11 May 1989 - On Page Three Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 11 May 1989, page 3 Mfltefou perm Three IT was a dramatic old bus ride for a group of innocent commuters yesterday morning as their ACTION bus driver broke their morning reverie by threatening to smack a cyclist fair in the mouth. The driver, apparently annoyed that a mere cyclist should make use of public roads, threatened to wipe him out after asking him if he wanted the aforementioned wallop. The stunned busload of passengers sal qui etly, as good Canberrans always do in' such an ugly fracas. The driver went, on to mumhle that thousands of dollars were spent on bicycle paths but inconsiderate cyclists continued to use the roads. It's probably not even worth mentioning that there was no cycle' path present. "DOOR old Ken didn't last long. In * yesterday's classics: "On 9.5.89 Ken M. had a schooncr at the Belconnen Soccer Club. So much for giving up the grog!" This followed a notice at the weekend which said Ken was giv- ] ing up drinking from Monday (On Page Three, Tuesday). C'mon Ken, do I the right thing. A H, A chauvinist in serviceman's ! clothing. A Narrabundah woman was not impressed with the man who came to fix her male friend's oil heater yesterday. She asked him to tell her what was wrong so she could report back to her friend. "Just tell him I serviced it," he said, with the "You wouldn't understand" left unsaid. "Try me," she countered. So he told her that there was a loose electrical connection which had interrupted the circuit and had thus prevented the heater from igniting. Wow, that's high-tech. She wonders how the serviceman's wife gets on. Or how he got one. SO HOW come you don't trust us? The latest Morgan Gallup Poll on ethics and honesty in the professions shows print journalists way down near • the bottom of the popularity stakes, gaining only a 9 per cent rating; Only' advertising people, union leaders and car salesmen scored worse in the sur vey, published in The Bulletin. How- -ever, TV reporters (those folks who smile and nod convincingly when they talk) scored 16, which was higher than state and federal MPs. Pharmacists were tops with a rating of 76. We'd like to know their prescription for such success, and can we put it on National - Health? A CANBERRA businessman got a f*1 sharp jolt to the hip pocket when he copped a bill from Ansett Air Freight for flying his briefcase from Canberra to Sydney after he'd accidentally left it behind. It was $96.95. For $ 100 Ansett Airlines would have taken him on an aeroplane to Sydney, given him a cup of coffee, let him take 30 kilograms of luggage and put his brief case in the overhead locker. NOW we hear of a Lyneham wom an who took her infirm mother-in-law, well into her 80s, to have her hair done for her granddaughter's wedding Jater that day. The driver pulled up at a red kerb in Wattle Street, as there was no parking near the hairdresser's, and helped Grandma into hairdresser's before racing back to the car. Two minutes it took, as acknowledged on the resultant ticket. She wrote to the parking people and explained. Sorry, they "do not believe it would be appropriate for the notice to be withdrawn"."}
{"id":122261472,"text":"11 May 1989 - Professional popularity figures out Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 11 May 1989, page 7 Professional popularity figures out SYDNEY: Public confidence in the honesty and ethics of bank managers has fallen dramatically in the past 10 years, according to the i latest credibility poll of professional jobs. Of 21 professions surveyed in the latest Morgan Gallup poll published in yesterday's Bulletin magazine, pharmacists held on to the top spot, gaining a 76 per cent approval rating, unchanged since last year. The credibility of bank managers took the biggest tumble over the decade, rating only 50 per cent (down 4 per cent from last year and 16 per cent since 1979) in the professional popularity stakes. Although holding eighth position on the latest survey, it was a fall of two places since last year and a massive seven places since holding top position in 1979. Although dentists and doctors came in sccond and third respectively, both professions had lost credibility in the past year, with doctors taking the biggest fail of the year, down from 67 per cent to 62 per cent. Other professions on the slide in the public's view were university lecturers, down one to 52 per cent, accountants down one to 46 per cent, business executives down one to 20 per cent, and print journalists, down two to nine per cent. Police popularity varied widely from state to state, but remained unchanged nationally since last year - 53 per cent - but up five percentage points since 1979. While print journalists languished near the bottom of the honesty pile with 9 per cent, television reporters debuted on the poll with 16 per cent, ahead of both state and federal MPs (15 per cent), insurance brokers (13 per cent) and real estate agents (11 per cent). Advertising people ran with the same popularity as print journalists, but marginally improved their rating by 1 per cent, as did union leaders up 2 to 9 per cent. The most maligned profession, car salesman, remained at the bottom of the list with 4 per cent, but did gain 1 percentage point for the decade."}
{"id":122262305,"text":"14 May 1989 - POLITICS Howard addogged man, not a mongreled man, not a mongrel Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 14 May 1989, page 6 ^POLITICS Howard a dogged man, not a mongrel p By Peter Costigan JOHN Winston Howard, is fin ished as a political force for one reason. He lacks a bit of the mongrel in him. The big question now is whether Andrew Sharp Peacock, who oncc also lacked the quality so well summarised by the old bush phrase, has developed it during his four years in the Wilderness. It is a very Australian term which distinguishes from lesser mortals those men and women who emerge from the pack, is more sensed than dcscribabic and is well understood in sport. Champion footballers have it. Reserve players don't. Cricketers such as Border, Lillec, Thompson and all West Indian fast bowlers certainly possess it. In entertainment, most Oscar winners, Graham Kennedy, all prima donnas and Frank Sinatra have it. It's not hard to see in politics who unquestionably has it: Bob Hawkc docs and Paul Keating, in spades. Fraser and Whitlam, indeed all Australian Prime Ministers cxcept'Billy McMahon, had quite big bits of the mongrel in them. Bill Hayden did not have enough of it, Ian Sinclair always had too much. In John Howard's case, the lack was often overlooked by enemy and ally alike because both were inclined to concentrate too much on other aspects of his character, especially his Honest John straightforwardness and his lack of public charisma. Neither are or ever were ultimate aids or barriers to success and John Howard himself managed to get veiv close indeed to, becoming Prime Minister less than two years ago. But what finally got him was the conviction of powers in the Liberal Party that he lacked enough of the stuff of leadership to lead his party to power. John Howard is no simpering weakling, far from it, and is onc of the most tenacious people seen in Australian politics for many years. Yet he was never able to demonstrate that particular brand of toughness which lifts a handful of politicians on to a special level of leadership and power. " Though widely regarded inside and out of Cabinet as an excellent Treasurer for nearly six years, he was never able to push his own agenda through a Cabinet dominated by tough men such as Fraser, Doug Anthony, Peter Nixon and, yes, Ian Sinclair (all boys from the bush who ccrtainly understood and possessed that certain ingredient.) Voters ccrtainly understood the shortcoming in John Howard's political makeup. The recent Morgan Gallup Poll showing only 6 per cent of voters thought he was a strong leader (34 per cent saw strength in Bob Hawkc) was a catalyst,for the coup which handed Andrew Peacock and Fred Chancy the Liberal reins. AS THE powers in the Labor Par ty in early 1983 had ;dccided they could not be sure Bill Hayden could lead them to power when the party had everything else going for it, Liberals decided John Howard might save them from the jaws of victory. Thanks to the glamour surrounding Andrew Peacock, the decisiveness of his victory, the excitement engendered by the clean sweep of the Opposition front benches and the feeling that the conservatives have finally got their act together, a snap election now would tumble the Hawke Government out of power. For that reason, the Opposition has denied Bob Hawke one of his election options: an early poll to capitalise on the July tax cuts and John Howard's perceived weakness. On the other hand. Labor pollster Rod Cameron says the Liberals erred in timing and that they should have waited till closer to the election to reinstate Peacock. In fact, last week's events could force Labor to go to the polls much later when high interest rates and tough monetary policy have pushed Australia into a recession. What Labor is now counting on, and Cameron's views presumably reflect, is its assessment that the tough boys in Parliament will bash Peacock's feathers of popularity out of him. , f In his two years as Opposition Leader up to September, 1985, Andrew Peacock's performance was not brilliant. But, perhaps significantly, the Labor bovver boy who got under his skin moist effectively was Mick Young ("Show us your serious face, Andrew!"), who is no longer there. j It was the lack of fire tn Peacock's Parliamentary performance then, combined with the reputation he got as a minister in the Fraker government of contributing little outside his portfolio in Cabinet meetings which held the uncommitted Liberal caucus votes behind Howard for so long. Andrew Peacock says privately that he is a much tougher politician than his media reputation. It may prove to be significant that in his 3'/: years as John Howard's deputy there has been a greater perception of Peacock as a hardworking, loyal deputy. And during the ups and downs of his private life, there has been nothing but public approval of his grace and dignity. ' He is 50 now, and light years politically from the days of Sheridan sheets and flippant society. With Parliament in recess,, he tours the country next week to prove he has the look of prime minister about him. It will take longer to leam whether after all his years ip politics Andrew Peacock has developed a bit of the mongrel in him, that this week's brilliant coup, was more than a flash in the pan. To John Howard supporters at least, that certainly was a real mongrel of an act."}
{"id":122262871,"text":"16 May 1989 - Journalists' low rating Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 16 May 1989, page 8 Journalists' low rating Received May 11 MARION Frith in her column on May 11 says, "So how come you don't trust us?" — a comment she makes after a Morgan Gallup Poll puts print journalists' score with the public at a low 9 per cent. I'll tell you why the low score: Miss Frith ran a story about service-station proprietors adjusting the price of petrol to suit themselves and didn't have the decency to retract when advised she was mistaken. KEITH MITCHELL Campbell"}
{"id":122263064,"text":"17 May 1989 - Liberal front-benchers were 'stupid and tasteless' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 17 May 1989, page 3 Liberal front-benchers were 'stupid and tasteless' . by PAUL MALONE Political Correspondent and AAP Liberal Party front-bcnchers Wilson Tuckcy and John Moore had been "stupid and tasteless" for giving detailed accounts of the leadership coup planning to the ABC program Four Corners, the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock, said yesterday. The program, screened on Monday night included admissions of lying to journalists and manipulation of MPs to stop them being lobbied by Howard supporters. And it produced an on-the-record firsthand account of events that differed in an important way from that given by Mr Pea cock himself. Mr Moore said on Four Corners that he had shown Mr Peacock a draft plan of the coilp two weeks before the challenge. But while agreeing that Mr Moore had spoken to him at that time, Mr Peacock says he was never shown a document. Mr Peacock has sought to minimise his direct involvement in the coup and tried to create the impression that he was "drafted" to take over the leadership. The Four Corners program's on-the-record first-hand accounts tend to discredit his story. Yesterday one of Mr Howard's supporters, Senator Michacl Baume, bluntly put the question: "Who is lying — Moore and Tuckey or Andrew Peacock?" Mr Howard agreed yesterday that the program had shown "treachery" and said it had hot assisted Liberal Party unity. Another Howard supporter, Senator Tony Messner, said the public boasting, gross disloyalty, and admitted dishonesty of the former members of Mr Howard's shad ow cabinet was a sad event for the Liberal Party. "It is clear that the anti-Howard conspiracy has been running for several months during which time, without declaring their real intentions, those persons involved have been party to the most sensitive shadow cabinct and other political discussions with the former leader," he said. "In these circumstances it would have been the proper course for these persons to have removed themselves from the inner councils of the Liberal Party". ' "These revelations are insulting to all those Liberal Members of Parliament and the thousands of our supporters who, in good faith and commendable honour, have carried out their faithful duties in support of the Liberal Party". Mr Peacock says that, at his meeting with Mr Moore two weeks before the challenge, he told him he was not satisfied there was proof of sufficient discontent with Mr Howard to justify a challenge. It was not until the Friday before the challenge that he had seen any document. Mr Peacock said people had been coming to him for months to express dissatisfaction with Mr Howard. While he had tried to hose them down, he had not told Mr Howard about them. Mr Peacock said he did not believe the Four Corners revelations tainted his leadership. Mr Tuckey said he had not intended to gloat publicly over his role in helping to organise the challenge. He accepted the reprimand from Mr Peacock for giving the interview. Mr Peacock said he had told the two coup organisers that they had hardly done the party a service by doing the interviews. "I am angry that at a time when there should be a healing proccss, people are seemingly gloating in their roles," he said. The Tuckey-Moore account made it clear they were part of a small group who had been plotting for months to overthrow Mr Howard. "I'll take my punishment if Mr Peacock is concerned," MrTuckey told AAP. "If he believes we were doing it for the purpose of gloating, I will apologise to him." Asked if he had revealed deviousncss, Mr Tuckey said, "Because the thing was planned in great secrecy docs not mean that it was devious, I don't accept that." "We believed that it had to be kept within a small group to avoid the type of knockdown brawl carried out through the media in relation to past challenges. "We certainly were not intending to gloat. "We did it to explain the way things were done because there arc many people who did not think the Liberal Party was capable of carrying out such a change efficiently." He was also asked if the disclosures by himself and Mr Moore had damaged the Liberal Party's public image. "I'll be terribly disappointed if that is the case because the organisation was done by a group of people within the Liberal Party and not by the party itself," MrTuckcy said. As if Liberal Party's post-coup problems were not enough, a Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin today found that the Coalition was supported by 45 per cent of those polled compared with Labor's 42 percent. Surprisingly, this result is exactly the same as that obtained by a poll conducted on April 26 and May 6 when John Howard was Still Leader. Pryor's view. — Page 8."}
{"id":122264854,"text":"24 May 1989 - Hawke's more popular than Peacock: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 24 May 1989, page 15 Hawke's more popular than Peacock: ooll SYDNEY: A Morgan Gallup poll conducted three days after Andrew Peacock overthrew John Howard as Federal Opposition leader found that only 35 per cent of voters would prefer him as Prime Minister. Bob Hawke was preferred by 51 per cent in the poll of 1016 electors surveyed on May 12, but Peacock's popularity was significantly higher than in most previous such polls. In March 1984, only 13 per cent of voters preferred Mr Peacock to 75 per cent for Mr Hawke, but in July 1985 the two leaders attracted support of 54 and 33 per cent respectively. In the May. 12 poll, published in today's edition of The Bulletin, 89 per cent of ALP voters supported Mr Hawke for Prime Minister, compared with 5 per cent for the Opposition leader. Six per cent could not say. Of Liberal voters, 69 per cent said Mr Peacock, 18 per cent said Mr Hawke and 13 per cent could not say or named someone else. Mr Peacock's support was higher among National Party voters with 84 per cent, compared with 10 per cent for Mr Hawke. Six per cent could not say. Among male voters, 52 per cent supported Mr Hawke, 36 per cent Mr Peacock, with 12 per cent unable to say. Fifty-one per cent of women preferred Mr Hawke and 35 per cent Mr Peacock."}
{"id":122266725,"text":"31 May 1989 - IN BRIFE Libs slump in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 31 May 1989, page 3 Liberal Party turmoil has put the Federal Labor Government ahead in public support for the first time since February, according to a Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in today's Bulletin magazine, showed the Labor vote at 43 per cent, the Liberal-National Coalition at 42 per cent, the Australian Democrats at 9 per cent and others 6 per cent."}
{"id":122269775,"text":"14 Jun 1989 - Govt falls behind in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 14 June 1989, page 5 Govt falls behind in poll SYDNEY: The popularity of the Hawke Government has.dropped to its lowest level in 12 months, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll published in today's Bulletin magazine. The poll found that the Opposition had opened up a three-point lead over the Government and would have won an election held earlier this month. Conducted over the weekend of May 27-28, support for the ALP dropped three points from the previous week to 40 per cent, while suppport for the Liberal/National Party coalition rose one point to 43 per cent. Support for the Australian Democrats rose two points to 11 percent. A second poll found that John Howard (22 points) was closing the gap on Andrew Peacock (27)."}
{"id":122270477,"text":"17 Jun 1989 - Labor may have lost the Hawke charisma factor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 17 June 1989, page 9 Labor may have lost the Hawke charisma factor By Paul Malone IN THE 1987 election Labor had two clear advantages over the conservative parties. Firstly, the conservative leaders were divided and spent more time attacking each other than attacking Labor. And secondly, Labor was led by Bob Hawke. Mr Hawke went into the last election with an approval rating of 58 per cent, a remarkably high figure for an Australian prime minister of more than four years. In over twenty years, no prime minister with an approval rating in the 50s has been defeated at an election. But Bob Hawke's rating has now slipped below 50 per cent. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll published in the Bulletin magazine has Mr Hawke at 47 per cent. This does not mean that all is lost for Labor. Malcolm Fraser won elections with approval ratings around the 40 mark. But it may well be that Labor has at long last lost the advantage of the "Hawke charisma factor". Mr Hawke has pulled himself up from approval ratings in the forties before. In June 1985 when the Government was toying with the introduction of a consumption tax, Mr Hawke's approval rating fell to 47 per cent. But the tax was dropped and Mr Hawke was able to pick up enough support to be rating at 58 per cent by the time of the July 1987 election. . Mr Hawke's popularity also plunged as low as 44 per cent in March 1988 at the time of the NSW election, the Harris Diashowa affair and the Paul Keating bid for party leadership. But after these matters faded into the background he again managed to pick up support. Anyone who has seen the extraordinary reception Mr Hawke receives when he meets pensioners or school children, shoppers or workers, would not write-off his chances of boosting his ratings yet again. . But the figures for 1988 do suggest that Labor can no longer count on Mr Hawke to draw the extra couple of percentage points that wins the marginal seats. Labor's advantage has also been eroded by the fact that Mr Hawke will not be standing against the hard-working but elcctorally colourless John Howard. He will be up against the marketable image of Andrew Peacock. Mr Peacock got off to a bad start on re-election to the leadership of the Liberal MAR 83 MAR 84 DEC 84 JUN B5 JUL 87 AUG 87 MAR 88 APR 88 JUL 88 AUG B8 SEP 88 OCT 8B NOV 88 DEC 89 JAN 09 FEB 88 MAR 89 APR 89 MAY 89* § Party. But the bad publicity the conspirators gave the party is now behind him. The Liberal and National parties learned a few lessons from the last election and there should be no more Joh for Canberra campaigns or serious public divisions in the conservative ranks in the run-up to the next election. In the present economic climate there is no chance of an election for the House of Representatives. The Government lives in hope that Australia's trading account will improve, enabling interest rates to fall. Government members also pray that this turn around will occur without an accompanying recession. The election for the House of Representatives does not have to be held until November next year. But a half-Senate election must be held before June next year. The half-Senate election can be called any time from now, although the newly elected senators would not take their places until July next year. Six senators from each state would have to face the people. In five of the six states Labor would have only two retiring senators. Only in Queensland would it have three. This mean that Labor's Senate num bers are not greatly threatened by the half Senate election. If the party can achieve a vote of 29 per cent in a state it will get two senators elected and if it gets 43 per cent of the vote it gets three senators. There is little chance that the Labor vote would drop below 29 per cent and so at worst Labor will be only be down one senator overall. There is, however, a risk that instead of seeing Australian Democrats and Nuclear Disarmament Independents elected, Labor would see the last Senate seats filled by Liberal and National Party members. The Liberals and Nationals could then conceivably have the numbers in their own right to block legislation in the Senate. If it won the next election, Labor would then face a frustrating three years in government. Labor strategists do not see this as a likely outcome, pointing out that at the moment the swing in the electorate is going to the Independents and Democrats and not to the two conservative parties. The Democrats have similar research and they believe they would benefit from a lone half-Senate election. They believe that a half-Senate election will give them a higher profile. The Government cannot fall on the result and therefore, they say, there will be more attention paid to the Democrats and the Independents. For the Government the advantage of a half-senate election would be that the election for the House could be put off until as late as November, next year, Government members pray for an improvement in the economy allowing more time for the economy to improve. Mr Peacock would dearly like an election - any election - a by-election, a half-Senate election or a full-blown election for the House. He needs something to get up some momentum. So far the fall in the Government's standing in the electorate has not flowed to the Opposition. It has gone to the Australian Democrats, the Greens and other Independents. A by-election would be the ideal way for Mr Peacock to lift his profile and achieve a positive result. If Labor backbencher, Mr Barry Cohen, resigns from his seat of Robertson he would provide Mr Peacock with the gift he is looking for. Mr Cohen has been a Labor member for nearly 20 years. He is threatening to resign because he doesn't like the man who is likely to be pre-selected to succeed him, the former left-wing NSW minister, Frank Walker. Having enjoyed the patronage of the right-wing faction for many years, Mr Cohen suddenly discovered earlier this year that he did not like the factions system. It was purely coincidental that Mr Cohen made this discovery shortly after being dumped by his own faction. Rather than show loyalty to the party that has given him a pretty good ride for twenty years, Mr Cohen is threatening to repay the party by giving the Opposition the gift of a by-election. Robertson requires a swing of only 4.6 percent to fall to the Opposition. In the current climate, Mr Peacock could be expected to achieve a swing of at least 10 per cent in a by-election. If Mr Hawke does lose his charisma, the Labor Party cannot turn to the Treasurer, Paul Keating. Mr Keating's image goes from bad to worse in the electorate. Cartoonists no longer depict him as the undertaker. He is now death itself. As long as the economy appeared to be well run, Mr Keating had a chance of being respected, if not liked. And with such respect he stood a chance of winning an election, just as others who were not well liked in the electorate, such as Malcolm Fraser, have done. But with the economy in trouble, Mr Keating cannot even command respect. Mr Keating says that in a new role he would only have to turn on the charisma tap to win over the electorate. But the reality is that when the electorate has formed a low opinion of a politician it is extremely difficult for him to shake the image. One has only to think of Biliy McMahon or John Howard to realise the truth of this. While respecting his talents, many in the Labor Party realise the electoral problem Mr Keating poses. This concern perhaps helped fuel wild rumours which swept the House earlier this week that there was to be a cabinet reshuffle and Mr Keating was to be moved from Treasury. But moving Mr Keating will not solve Labor's problems. Only an improvement in the economy will save the Govern ment."}
{"id":122272858,"text":"28 Jun 1989 - Coalition 'would have won' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 28 June 1989, page 4 Coalition 'would have won' SYDNEY: Federal Opposition leader Andrew Peacock would have narrowly led a LiberalNational Coalition to victory if an election had been held in early or mid June, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. However, the poll, published in the Bulletin magazine, found Labor's standing rose a point to 41 per cent while the Coalition remained steady at 43 per cent. The survey showed support for the Democrats at a record 11 per cent for the second successive poll. Bob Hawke's standing as preferred Prime Minister rose a point to 53 per cent. Mr Peacock's dropped one to 29 per cent. The poll of 1842 electors was conducted over the weekends of June 10-11 and 17-18. ."}
{"id":122274329,"text":"05 Aug 1989 - Liberal tactics 'successful' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 5 August 1989, page 3 Liberal tactics 'successful' By TOM CONNORS The Liberal party has pronounced this week's trial election campaign by the Opposition Leader, Andrew Peacock, a success. The party's federal director, Tony Eggleton, said yesterday that a telephone poll conducted by the Roy Morgan Research Centre on Thursday night found that 77 per cent of the 513 people surveyed were aware of the campaign while 67 per cent were specifically aware of Liberal advertising on television. Only 30 per cent of those who watched the advertisements disagreed with their message. Mr Eggleton said 62 per cent of respondents had heard of Mr Peacock's proposal to remove the effect of inflation when taxing interest earnings and only 38 per cent disagreed with it. He said that even 50 per cent of Labor voters agreed with it. In answer to a question about the economy only 26 per cent believed it was heading in the right direction with 62 per cent talcing the opposite view. Mr Eggleton claimed that the survey results represented a serious erosion of confidence in the Hawke Government. He said that confidence in the Coalition's ability to run the economy had risen by 12 per since June. In terms of voting intention, Mr Eggleton saw the poll as recording a strengthening trend for the Coalition, reinforcing its average 6 per cent lead (outside of Sydney)."}
{"id":122275160,"text":"09 Aug 1989 - Labor improving its stand Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 9 August 1989, page 3 Labor improving its stand SYDNEY: The Labor Party has improved its electoral standing while support for new Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock continues to slide, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. Published in today's Bulletin magazine, the ■ poll showed that support for the ALP jumped 3 per cent to 44 per cent in late June, putting the Government back in front of the Coalition. „ The survey of 2643 electors was conducted over the weekends of July 22-23 and July 29-30 after the launch of the Government's environment strategy on July 20. . Had an election been held in late July, the ALP would have won with the aid of minor party preferences, the Bulletin said. "■ Support for the Liberal-National coalition slipped 0.5 per cent to 43.5 per cent, with the Democrats shedding 1 per cent to 9 per cent and t other groups losing 1.5 per cent to 4 per cent, t Mr Hawkc's personal-approval rating climbed J; 1 per cent to 46 per cent, with a 2 per cent rise among women voters to 44 per cent. However, Mr Peacock, whose mid-term election campaign tour was not covered in the poll, faced setbacks on all fronts. Asked who would make a better prime minister, 57 per cent nominated Mr Hawke (up 2 per cent), while 29 per cent named Mr Peacock (down 2 per cent). Mr Peacock's personal-approval rating slipped 1 per cent to 31 per cent and his disapproval rating rose 3 per cent to 49 per cent, its highest level since he took over from John Howard. The results support the latest Newspoll figures published in the Australian newspaper, which showed support for the Coalition had fallen from 44 per cent to 41 per cent in July, while ALP support had risen 2 per cent to 42 per cent. Satisfaction with Mr Peacock's leadership was down 2 per cent to 26 per cent in the Newspoll survey, compared to Mr Hawkc's rating of 40 per cent (up 6 per cent)."}
{"id":122276198,"text":"14 Aug 1989 - British youth hero-worships Kvlie Minogue Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 14 August 1989, page 28 British youth hero-worships Kvlie Minoerue J Remote —yv—control NEWS FROM OVERSFAq AUSTRALIAN actress-singer Ky lie Minogue is the seventh most popular "heroine" in Britain, according to a Gallup Poll commissioned by television's Channel 4 to discover the idols of today's 16-24year-olds. . And Mel Gibson polled No. 5 among the men. Madonna pipped Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher by just one per cent. i Then came Mother Theresa, Joan Collins, Meryl Strecp, Doris Day, Ky lie Minogue, Elizabeth Taylor, "My Mum", Samantha Fox, Linda Lusardi and Kim Basinger. Number one "hero" was 59-year-old American actor Clint Eastwood. He won overwhelmingly from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Mcl Gibson, Sylvester Stallone, Sean Connery, Richard Gere and. decathlon gold-medallist Daley Thompson. In the posthumous section, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe starred. • ROSEANNE, the television comedy series recently dropped in Australia by 10 TV Australia, hit the top of the American Nielsen ratings for last week. Roseanne, snubbed last week in the Emmy nominations, edged Cheers — also axed by the Australian network — to regain top spot. In second place was The Wonder ■ * Years — recently introduced in Australia by 10. Cheers, last week's Nielsen winner, fell to a tie for fourth place. • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Fatal Attraction have taken top honours in the favourite-video awards at America's annual video convention. E.T. was voted video of the year and Fatal Attraction was selected most popular drama video. Three Men and a Babv was chosen as favourite comedy video, and The Manchurian Candidate was singled out in the classic video category. C7 • MOSCOVITES will soon be able to subscribe to the American all-news CNN cable television channel according to a Soviet television report. From this week, residents of the Savoy Hotel in downtown Moscow will be able to watch the CNN pro gram and the. cable network will be extended next year to all other hotels in the capital, along with diplomatic and foreign premises. Other Moscow residents will then also be able to subscribe to the satellite-beamed programs."}
{"id":122276462,"text":"15 Aug 1989 - OPINION Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 15 August 1989, page 8 By Tom Connors Peacock potshots too personal Andrew peacock copped a hammering lasl week, and many people must have felt sorry for him. It was not just the fact that the latest Morgan Gallup poll showed that Labor had moved to a one per cent lead over the Opposition whereas, when Mr Peacock took over as leader. Labor was; three points behind. It was the personal abuse tlVe man had to endure, such as The Bulletin proclaiming him a "hollow jman" and its three full-page advertisements in the daily press that described Mr Pcacocic as "all feathers and no meat". In this country, probably more than most in the Western world, politicians are fair game. Tli^y are the butt of jokes; it is assumed that they are drongos and bludge'rs unless proved otherwise and how can they have the cheek ever to seek a pay rise when they are already overpaid? I have watched politicii'.ns!in action for many years and have come to the conclusion that it is a'tough job and hardly worth the wages paid despite the generous super and perks of office. The hours are very long in Parliament and when back in the electorate, the MP or senator is expected to open every cat show, attend every school speech night, and lead the fight to increase or maintain local facilities. Those in marginal seats have to work the electorate very hard indeed and keep the local me dia on side. The strain on health and personal relationships can be intense. Many marriages have failed because the member is rarely home. However, the hardest job in Parliament is Leader of the Opposition. Yes, it is even harder than that of Prime Minister. The Opposition Leader has^lo develop a full set of policies to match the Government without the resources of the Public Scrvicfc1. The handful of economists that .a'dvise Mr Peacock are lined up against the Treasury, the Taxation Oflicb. the Department of Finance and the economists of every other depart ment. Most members of the sHadow ministry have to scrounge advice and assistance from wherever they can as they have no more staff than the ordinary backbencher. Shadow ministers- in the minor portfolios have great1 difficulty getting a run in the media and impressing M_f Peacock that they are worthy of promotion and this can tempt th'6m to release a plethora of half-backed, poorly researched press statements that end up in the waste paper basket. ■; This does their or the Opposition's reputation no good at all. It is unfortunate for Mr Peacock that he has a number of shadow ministers who, on current indications, would make mediocre ministers. Maybe some would bloom under departmental guidance. The Opposition has put some heat on itself with the double, coup carried out earlier this year against John Howard and Ian Sinclair, the former respective leaders of the Liberal and National parties. The new boys, Mr Peacock and Charles Blunt, have been hard at work to prove to their own parties and the nation that they are betteruvalue than the men they dispatched to the backbench. .=> Mr Blunt has criss-crossed the nation addressing conferences of his party's faithful and pressing 'he flesh of rural folk to prove his leadership credentials but Mr Peacock set out recently to win over the nation with his so-called mock election campaign. The task was not only to demonstrate to those Liberals still \\ipset about the way Mr Howard was dumped from office that Andrew Peacock was (like Bob Hawke for Labor in 1983 when Bill Hayden was dumped) the man to lead,them to victory but to remind the electorate that he was a first-rate performer on the hustings. The Liberals claimed that, their research and a poll show that the week-long campaign was a great success and if an election were held immediately the Coalition would win government by 16 seats. However, this began to look like bravado in the light of the Morgan Gallop poll that indicated that not only did Mr Pcacock have an image problem but most voters were in the dark about his policies. It appears that like some in his shadow ministry Mr Peacock is having trouble getting policies together, especially ones that will stand close scrutiny. His tax break for the inflation component of interest earnings was the "crown jewel" of the mock campaign, yet it disintegrated imo an unworkable, half-backed concept when economists gave it the'once over. There was even a dispute within the shadow cabinet over how far the tax break should extend. But the final nail in the coffin was driven home by the Treasurer, Paul Keating, last week, when armed with detailed research from his department, he put the Pcacock concept to rest, possibly once and for all. It would, the Treasurer said, increase tax on business, cause the dollar to slump, reduce investment in the Australian economy and lift the inflation rate. Mr Peacock's response was almost as pathetic as the tax break itself. At least he was trying.lo do something to stimulate savings, he said, while the Government had given up. Because he went cm the mock campaign without firm policies Mr Peacock deserves criticism, but not the personal type in the Bulletin advertisements. 7"}
{"id":122276562,"text":"16 Aug 1989 - Peacock popularity up Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 16 August 1989, page 3 Peacock popularity up SYDNEY: A stint on the campaign trail appeared to have paid dividends for the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in The Bulletin magazine, showed a six percentagepoint improvement in Mr Peacock's approval rating to 37 per cent, his highest rating since taking the leadership from John Howard. Mr Peacock's disapproval rating also fell twp percentage points to 47 per cent after the dry-run campaign through NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. The poll of 1144 electors interviewed on August 5 and 6, found support for the Liberal-National Party rose two points to 45 per cent, while ALP support slipped 1 per cent to 43 per cent. The Liberal Party Vote climbed 3 points to 38 per cent, while the National Party dropped one to 7 per cent. The poll found support for the Coalition was significantly higher than in the 1987 election in Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, while it was six points in NSW and Tasmania. The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, climbed one point to 47 per cent, while his disapproval fell a point to 43 per cent. Mr Peacock registered an improvement in a head-to-head contest as preferred Prime Minister, gaining two points to 31 per cent, while Mr Hawke fell one point to 56 per cent. Senior Coalition men reprimanded Federal Coalition backbenchers reprimanded senior party members yesterday for endangering the parties' electoral standing by intimating a Coalition government would slash welfare funding. Nine backbenchers told yesterday's meeting of the Liberal and National parties that comments on welfare spending by Liberal federal president John Elliott, Coalition finance spokesman John Stone and Coalition Treasury spokesman John Hewson had damaged the Opposition. At a media briefing after the meeting, the joint-parties' spokesman, Peter Shack, denied the nine backbenchers had "carpeted" the three senior Coalition men over their remarks on welfare cuts. The call to temper the remarks came as Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock told Coalition members they would have to lift their game if the Opposition was to win government He warned the Coalition was in for a tough parliamentary session and that the Government would not "roll over and play dead" and allow the Coalition to easily win the next election. Coalition members were also warned of a growing despondency within their ranks over their prospects of winning the next election. Liberal Party deputy director'Andrew Robb reportedly told the meeting that the despondency was not warranted, but that Coalition fears of another election loss could become a self-fulfilling prophecy if they continued. Mr Shack said there was no move by backbenchers to put a clamp on the public remarks of Mr Elliott, Senator Stone or Dr Hewson. Comments by them in the past few weeks resulted in widespread media reports that a Coalition government would slash welfare funding as part of an overall drive to cut government expenditure. The backbenchers told yesterday's meeting that such comments had caused concern within the community and allowed Government supporters in marginal and Opposition seats to bucket the Coalition's policies. The backbenchers had expressed concern about the publicity resulting from the remarks and had warned party members that if they did not exercise total care in their public comments "it could lead to headlines that we think as less than desirable", Mr Shack said. They had argued "very cogently" that the Coalition needed to be wary of saying things that would lead to the sort of uncoordinated publicity that created concern in the community. He said Mr Peacock had revealed his office was reviewing key Opposition policies with a view to updating them."}
{"id":122278166,"text":"23 Aug 1989 - Peacock 'lacks support' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 23 August 1989, page 5 Peacock lacks support' By ANDREW FRASER The main electoral problem of the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock, appears to be keeping the support of members of the Liberal Party, according to the Morgan Gallup poll in today's Bulletin magazine. The poll was taken the weekend before last, which was before the Budget but after the Liberals' minicampaign, and while it shows little change in the levels of support for the ALP and the Liberal-National Coalition, it shows a marked lack of support for Mr Peacock. Over the course of the week that the mini-campaign was under way, Mr Peacock's approval rating dropped six points to bnly 31 per cent, while the percentage of people who disapproved of him rose by 7 points to 54 per cent. Among Liberal voters, support for Mr Peacock dropped three points, and at the same time his disapproval rating rose by three points. Mr Hawke's approval rating con tinued to remain high at 50 percent, an increase of three points, while his disapproval rating dropped by three points to 40 percent. While only 10 per cent of the 1155 people polled had no opinion on Mr Hawkc, in Mr Peacock's case, 15 percent had no opinion, possibly reflecting the fact that although Mr Peacock is a familiar face, he is still a new leader to many people. On the broader front, the ALP commanded the support of 43 per cent of those polled and the Liberal-National coalition 44 per cent, while support for the Australian Democrats has remained relatively steady at around 9 per cent. While the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and the Treasurer, Paul Keating, are travelling around Australia selling last week's Budget, Mr Peacock is also out on the hustings, and in Perth yesterday he said he could take anything the Government could throw at him. They arc behind and they'll do anything to try to cling to power. They're shovelling as much abuse on me as they can in the hope that it may destroy me. Well, you know they can turn the blowtorch on to me but I've got a fairly tough asbestos suit for a skin these days." Mr Peacock was also highly critical of the increase in stamp allowance the Government is granting to MPs, saying the rise had been granted "for political purposes", and that his party would reverse it. "It's quite clearly being used so those in safe seats can hand over their stamp allowance for MPs to keep in touch with their constituents, but to jump it without a tribunal finding on the eve of an election is clearly part of the Labor Parly's marginal scat strategy," he said. Mr Peacock said his members would be taking advantage of the rise in stamp allowance, and "it might sound a trifle hypocritical to you but the reality is I can't say to my blokes, 'Don't avail yourself of this while your opponents are'". Pryor's view. — Pago 8. Ian Sinclair Sinclair continues his Coalition criticism The former Leader of the National Party, Ian Sinclair, has continued his criticism of the Coalition, claiming on Monday that it was. not accepted as a viable alternative government. On Sunday, Mr Sinclair was strongly critical of the current Leader, Charles Blunt, but he denied on Monday that he was destabilising the party by continuing with his public comments. "I have a real concern that people out there, for reasons that I don't know, are not accepting us as they should, as a viable alternative government," Mr Sinclair said. "I think we have a major chal lenge to make sure that people understand that the policies we'd be implementing would solve Australia's problems and I think that's really going to be the challenge for the leadership of the Coalition and indeed for each of us in this next little while." Referring to the change in Coalition leadership which saw him and John Howard dumped as leaders of their respective parties, Mr Sinclair said, "What is, is", and "I don't think it is a matter of comparing leadership". He also denied that he had indicated that a challenge to the leadership of Mr Blunt was on."}
{"id":122278292,"text":"24 Aug 1989 - IN BRIEF Denigration to blame Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 24 August 1989, page 11 IN BRIEF Denigration to blame Denigration of Opposition Leader An-drew Peacock's mock election campaign was partly responsible for the latest drop in his approval rating, according to Lib-eral Party federal director Tony Eggle- ton. The latest Morgan Gallup poll, pub-lished in yesterday's Bulletin, showed Mr Peacock's approval rating had slumped six percentage points to 31 per cent, the same rating he recorded in late July. The poll, taken over the weekend of August 12-13, found Mr Peacock's disap-proval rating had jumped seven points to 54 per cent, his worst since returning to the leadership in early May. Mr Peacock's mini-campaign took place in the first week of August. "In the week that followed there was quite a campaign of denigration affecting the leader," Mr Eggleton said on the ABC's World Today program. No immunity ADELAIDE: There were no immedi-ate plans to offer immunity from prose-cution to witnesses who could help con-vict the serial killers of five youths, South Australian Attorney-General Chris Sumner said yesterday. Mr Sumner said he needed to obtain advice from the Crown Prosecutor if im-munity were to be offered, but he had not yet had any specific discussions with him on the matter. Complaints dept. SYDNEY: The NSW Health Depart-ment's complaints unit would be made an independent statutory body under a state Labor government, Opposition health spokesman Dr Andrew Refshauge said yesterday. The move would be in response to what he described as a "concerted at-tack" by the more right wing elements of the medical profession trying to get rid of the unit. Thai visitors Thai Prime Minister General Chati-chai Choonhavan would begin a six-day trip to Australia next week, Prime Minis-ter Bob Hawke said yesterday. Prime Minister Chatichai, accompa-nied by his wife Khunying Boonruen Choonhavan, other senior Thai Ministers and business people, would be in Australia as a guest of the Govern-ment from August 29 to September 3."}
{"id":122279549,"text":"30 Aug 1989 - IN BRIEF First test of Tas Govt accord Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 30 August 1989, page 2 IN BRIEF First test of Tas Govt accord HOBART: The Tasmanian Opposition sought to test the states' LaborGreen accord in Parliament last night by moving a no-confidencc motion in the minority Labor Government. Opposition Leader Robin Gray, who lost the premiership after the accord was signed in Hobart three months ago, told the House of Assembly that the Government had destroyed public confidence in the economy and destabilised public and private sectors over the past two months. Mr Gray said in a wide-ranging motion that the Premier, Michael Field, had failed to honour the terms of the accord, made false allegations about Tasmania's public finances, frozen capital-works projects, failed to implement election promises, refused to disclose details of a new World Heritage nomination and shown an incapacity for strong leadership. The motion will be the first parliamentary test of the accord. The debate was continuing last night. Sheep talks sought Australia is set to upgrade its diplomatic efforts to rescue the nation's troubled live-sheep trade with Saudi Arabia. A high-level delegation of Australian officials is expected to be ordered back to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, later this week in an attempt to reopen talks on the status of the trade, a government source said last night. The move is expected _ to be announced jointly by the federal Minister for Primary Industries, John Kerin, and the Minister for Trade Negotiations, Michael Duffy, yesterday. Image problems SYDNEY: The image of federal Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock appears to have taken a battering since he took over from John Howard, according to the results of a survey published in today's Bulletin magazine. The Morgan Gallup poll is of the "descriptions" electors apply to the nation's politicians. It found fewer voters were willing to choose positive descriptions for Mr Peacock compared with the last such poll, taken in April before he deposed Mr Howard from the Opposition's topjob. Slome 66 per cent of those surveyed gave one or more negative descriptions of Mr Peacock (up 21 per cent). RSL credit card MELBOURNE: The RSL and the National Australia Bank launched a credit card yesterday for the exclusive use of the RSL's 260,000 members. The deal means the bank will make a payment to the RSL for each approved card application, and will contribute to the league's welfare funds on every purchase transaction made with the RSL cards. ANR appointment In an historic move yesterday, the Federal Government appointed the first woman to become a commissioner of Australian National Railways. The Minister for Land Transport, Bob Brown, announced that Tasmanian barrister Audrey Mills would be taking up a two-year term as commissioner on the ANR. Writers' competition Friday is the deadline for entries in the Canberra 7'/m«'/Cornmonwealth Bank Young Writers' Competition, which carries cash prizes for both prose and poetry. The competition is open to primary, secondary and college students in the ACT and areas within 150km of Canberra. Lotteries Jackpot Lottery 3639: First, $100,000, no 123333, nfp, Mount Pritchard; second, $12,000, no 104202, nfp, Narraweena; third, $5000, no 069962, nfp, Carramar. Consolation $1000: 123332, 123334. Jackpot of $460,000 was not won by 147773. Jackpot now stands at $4b0,000 in Jackpot 3640 drawn today."}
{"id":122281322,"text":"08 Jul 1989 - SBS audience growing: survey Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 8 July 1989, page 14 SBS audience growing: survey SYDNEY: SBS Television is watched by 2.4 million people each week, according to a Newspoll sur vey. Releasing the survey, SBS chief executive Brian Johns said the comprehensive audience survey conducted last month showed about 336,000 viewers aged over 18 began watching the network only in the last six months. "It's very encouraging for the network. The results show there is a significant and growing audience for quality television," Mr Johns said. He said the Newspoll figures put SBS's weekly audience reach at almost twice that of the normally recognised figure obtained under the official ratings method, the weekly diary system. "The Newspoll survey once again demonstrates the now acknowledged under-measurementof of SBS-TV audiences by the diary system of TV ratings, which currently gives SBS-TV a weekly reach of only 1.4 million viewers," Mr Johns said. Mr Johns said he was pleased by the results of the survey, which comprised two consecutive ninecity audience polls. "All this is heartening for the network. A most important factor of the Newspoll surveys is that although SBS-TV has a much larger audience base, than is generally accepted, it is not static. "SBS Television's audience is constantly growing.""}
{"id":122282234,"text":"12 Jul 1989 - Hawke approval level slipping Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 12 July 1989, page 4 Picture: RICHARD BRIQQS Students in Canberra for the 40th Inteivarsity Choral Festival sing at Parliament House's Great Hall yesterday. On Friday night 120 student choristers perform at Llewellyn Hall for the festival concert. Hawke approval level slipping SYDNEY: Prime Minister Bob Hawke's recent overseas trip did not appear to help his approval rating, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. However, Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock has picked up some points to reach his highest level since he deposed former leader John Howard. The poll, published in today's Bulletin magazine, showed that Mr Hawke's approval rating dropped 3 per cent to 44 per cent between June 10 and the week ending July His disapproval rating climbed one percentage point to 46 per cent, only one point below his highest ever. Mr Peacock's approval rating rose three percentage points over the same period to 34 per cent; his disapproval rating also rose, by two points to 45 per cent."}
{"id":122285675,"text":"29 Jul 1989 - Peacock needs to provide more than photo opportunities Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 29 July 1989, page 9 Peacock needs to provide more than photo opportunities By ANDREW FRASER LIVE in a marginal seat and you arc likely to find yourself at some stage in the next nine months on television as a Prime Ministerial hopeful trudges through the scat with a full media contingent in tow. Real estate agents really ought to pay attention to this sort of thing, as the politicians generally come bearing gifts. They could even make use of it in advertisements (3 bed, ver, marg elect.). The suburbs have been Andrew Peacock's background for the past few weeks as he tries to impart the sort of folksiness and warmth the Liberal Parjy thought John Howard incapable of. As a leader, Pcacock has benefited from the fact that his rival is Bob Hawke. For both of them, successful leadership has been defined simply as whether they are winners or not. This style of leadership has very little to do with leading or inspiring a political movement, but rather, how their individual leadership affects the popularity of the political party. Trooping this style of leader through the marginal seats — which Peacock has been doing for a few weeks now, and will doubtless do more of as the election gets nearer—is a fully understandable tactic from a party intent on winning. But the main problem is that while Peacock is out there with the aim of wooing the voters, the Opposition is losing direction politically. The leader's role as a setter of policy direction has taken a back seat to the other role of a popular figurehead. The implications of this are felt in many policy areas. Take defence, for example. Peacock says he put Jim Carlton, a former shadow Treasurer and a management expert, into the defence area because he would be able to identify savings through a leaner Andrew Peacock ... out wooing the voters. administration. Carlton didn't see his role at all that way — he saw it as managing the overall defence policy, and any savings made by trimming the fat would go back into the defence area. As he sees his task, "it is to ensure that resources are properly managed and any savings applied to more effective defence effort". Carlton has indignantly denied there is a "split", and he's quite right, but without a list of specific cuts, you can only guess what the coalition's priorities are . in this area. Is the money they hope to save through trimming the fat part of the $1 billion worth of cuts, or will it go back into the dcfencc area somewhere el$e? The trading bloc is another case in point. On the day of his ascension to the Opposition leadership, Peacock criticised the Government for not doir^ enough to promote regional trade, and said in Government he would form a regional trade bloc. But his shadow Minister in the area, Robert Hill said that he could see little value in such a bloc. Peacock's office told The Australian the reason for the confusion was that their boss didn't really understand what a trading bloc was. When pressed a bit further, it seems Peacock is not quite as strongly in favour of the idea as he was originally. It is a point of confusion that should have been cleared up before talking publicly about it. Then there is welfare. John Stone, as shadow Finance Minister and the man who in Government other ministers would have to justify their programs to, has strong views about the welfare state, and is not afraid to express them. Now John Elliott has weighed into the area as well. So what does the coali tion plan to cut in this area? Aged pensions? Certainly not, as Peacock was quick to assure this group, who he courted so enthusiastically in 1984. Are unemployed people in the firing line? What about single mums? No answer is the deafening reply. And this week, Peacock had to deny that he had two lists of proposed expenditure cuts, one to be made public after the Government brings down the budget in August and the other a backup list of further cuts if they find things far tougher than they first thought. Peacock passed this intelligence on to a group of executives from John Fairfax and Sons, not exactly the act of a professional politician, which is what Peacock prides himself on being. He was, after all, talking to a group of newspaper executives about the "two lists", and this is hardly a group of people who anyone would choose to confide in, let alone confide political secrets. Peacock's explanation is that he will make public his list of expenditure cuts after the budget, but if the election is not held until the end of next year they may have to produce another list, because the economic climate will have changed. Despite Peacock's high-profile ascenden cy and his television extravaganza, he does not seem to have captured the national imagination, according to polls. In the Newspoll conducted by The Australian this week, the ALP is actually one point ahead of the coalition. In March, the Morgan Gallup Poll put the coalition 7 points clear of the ALP, but in early July, the same poll showed support for the ALP at 41 per cent and support for the coalition at 43.5 per cent. To have gone from 7 points clear to only 2.5 points ahead is hardly good news for the coalition, especially after both parties in the coalition have changed leaders with the idea of getting a more saleable product in. On contests of leadership popularity, Hawke still enjoys an approval rating of 45 per cent, well ahead of Peacock's at 32 per cent. Hawke's rating is holding fairly steadily, Peacock's is actually going down. One reason is perceptions of Peacock. Party research reproduced in the Bulletin magazine shows typical phrases used to describe Peacock are "a puff of smoke", "glamour boy" and "a flower arrangement". "He's good at PR and that's about it". Peacock has been the subject of a torrent of abuse from the Government since he was elected — early on he was "our recycled friend", then he became "our empty-headed friend". This week, he became John Elliott's puppet, and Bob Hawke emerged from a day of cutting Government programs in the Expenditure Review Committee to run this line. "He's acting as Mr Elliott's puppet, and perhaps the puppeteer told the puppet. . Mr Peacock can continue to spend much of his time visiting marginal electorates, but if he docs the real policy drift that is occuring in the Liberal Party at the moment will also continue. The Liberal Party arc playing a dangerous game, as their tactics are based on the assumption that they will win the next election by default as voters, cheesed off with the economic management by the ALP, will turn to them in droves. The first part of the equation is definitely on, the second part not necessarily so. In all state elections except for NSW in the past 18 months the message has been clear — voters are turning away from the ALP, but they are generally turning to independents or small parties like the Australian Democrats. The next two weeks will see another advertising blitz as the coalition runs national television advertisements, the basis for a mini advertising campaign. It will cost about a million dollars and the aim is simply to get the election machinery running smoothly. It is still a long row to hoe for the Liberal Party in the policy area, and Andrew Peacock needs to spend the few weeks after the mini-campaign ensuring the policy line remains consistent rather than trotting around the marginal electorates exchanging pleasantries and providing photo opportunities. At a time when the country is walking up the f>ath of despair, seeking some sort of alternative to the ALP, where is Andrew Peacock? Right behind them, admiring the cut of their trousers."}
{"id":122296681,"text":"12 Jul 1990 - Morgan does the sums on Hawke Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 12 July 1990, page 2 Gary Morgan at the National Press Club yesterday. Morgan does the sums on Hawke By TOM CONNORS There was more than a touch of irony evident at the National Press Club yesterday when the Liberal Party's pollster, Gary Morgan, declared the Labor Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, a "great leader" who could lift his approval rating. That day's issue of The Bulletin ran the results of a Morgan Gallup poll, conducted by Mr Morgan's company, the Roy Morgan Research Centre, showing that Mr Hawke's approval rating had fallen in the last week of June to 43 percent, down three points on two weeks earlier and nearly half his peak 75 per cent rating in March, 1984. The same poll has the Opposition Leader, John Hewson, holding on to a high 50 per cent approval rating but Mr Morgan had a word of warning for Dr Hewson — he had been dancing around the issues" and needed to be more forceful and positive. Either Mr Hawke or his Treasurer, Paul Keating, could turn the Australian economy around, Mr Morgan said, and he blamed the Labor Left for causing problems within the economy. Mr Morgan had a message for the major parties as they muse about strategies for the next federal election — the party most committed to micro-economic reform would win. Mr Morgan said the ALP had propagandised people to have them believe that it was the low popularity of the Victorian State Labor Party that nearly cost Mr Hawkc the last federal election, but his polling clearly showed that it was the way the Government had handled the Multi Function Polis which had almost brought Labor undone. The MFP had been seen as likely to result in a Japanese enclave. Attempts by the ALP to exploit the opposition of the then Liberal Party leader, Andrew Peacock, to the MFP had backfired, especially in Victoria. It had bccome obvious in his poll in the last days of the campaign that immigration, the issue stirred up by the MFP debate, had boosted the Coalition's chances. Mr Morgan was highly critical of politicians, journalists and others who "abused" public opinion polls. He said that the leaking of an Australian National Opinion Poll in December, 1982, had been the catalyst that caused Bill Hayden to be replaced by Mr Hawke as Labor leader. He said democracy required not only freedom of information, but the supply of accurate information and a political process that did not abuse the freedom of accurate information."}
{"id":122296734,"text":"12 Jul 1990 - Libs want war-time cabinet to save Vic Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 12 July 1990, page 4 Libs want war-time cabinet to save Vic MELBOURNE: The Liberal Leader, Alan Brown, urged the Victorian Government yesterday to include him in a wartime-style Cabinet to save the State from economic ruin. Mr Brown said the Opposition should have a say in all major economic and financial policy decisions taken by the Government. He said the Government should begin preparing for an early election by appointing a caretaker Labor Premier to replace John Cain. Mr Brown's extraordinary suggestions were prompted by a new opinion poll putting Mr Cain's personal popularity at an all-time low of 18 per cent. The Morgan Gallup poll in The Bulletin magazine this week gives the Government only a 32 per cent chance of winning an election in the wake of the Pyramid building societies collapse. Mr Cain refused to discuss his future as leader in the wake of the poll, but said that "whoever" led the Government at the next election would beat Mr Brown. Key factional figures within the Government dismissed the poll results as alarmist and said there would present no challenge to Mr Cain who could remain leader "for as long as he wanted to". They also said the poll result was based on interviews with oniy 324 people and was therefore too small to be taken seriously. Mr Brown said it showed voters were deserting the Labor party in "droves" after a series of financial scandals which had placed Victoria in a disastrous economic position. But Mr Brown said he would not exercise his only means of forcing the Government to go to the polls early and block supply bkause the Government was elected for at least a three-year term. "John Cain must go now in the interests of Victoria," Mr Brown said. "We need an election sooner rather than later ... in the interim, no doubt, there should be a new leader for the Labor Party and that person, he or she, should act in a caretaker capacity involving the next government." A Government spokesman said Mr Brown's suggestion was "nothing more than a cheap media shot". Earlier, Mr Cain ruled out any change in his style of government in the wake of the latest poll. "I'm not going to respond to polls. I'll go on governing in what I believe to be the best interests of the people," Mr Cain said. "I said before that I was not going to make decisions about Pyramid that were calculated to shore up political support or do the popular thing - the whole issue is too important for that. "To be suggesting that the Government ought to be tailoring its responses and tailoring the things it does to shore up short-term political support is wrong and we wouldn't do it." Significantly, the poll showed that Mr Brown had for the first time outpolled Mr Cain as the voters' preferred Premier, scoring 48 per cent of support to the Premier's 28 percent. But Mr Cain appeared untroubled by this result, which came despite Mr Brown's absence overseas. "I don't care who is the leader of this party, they'll beat the Opposition, and I'll beat the Opposition when I am and the leader at the end of this time," Mr Cain said. "This Government I believe has done the right thing in its 8V2 years of office and I intend to go on ensuring it does the right thing and I am not going to discuss polls.""}
{"id":122298292,"text":"18 Jul 1990 - Question of interpretation Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 18 July 1990, page 8 Question of interpretation Received 17 Julv IN REPLY to Teresa Mannix's letter (CT, July 15). Ms Mannix has her facts wrong, as we so often see with people employed by Forest Industries. In fact, she even managed to get the Department's name wrong. DASETT is the Department of Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, not the Department of Art, Sport, Environment, Territories and Tourism. The DASETT report, released by the Total Environment Centre in Sydney, under Freedom of Information does not criticise the actual terms of reference of the Biological Resources Study, being conducted by the Commonwealth-state Joint Scientific Committee. It states quite clearly that a problem exists with the committee's interpretation of the terms of reference. Five of the six so called "honest brokers" who are deciding on the future of the South-East Forests come from a background in forestry, not ecology, and will try to justify the destruction of our children's forest heritage regardless of the evidence. The only truly independent report on the South-East Forests was recently completed by the Australian Museum. The findings from the draft report must cast many doubts on the integrity of the BRS. I do find myself in agreement with Ms Mannix on one point, it is the public who own the forests, not the timber industry. The true owners of our state forests have shown by nearly 1000 arrests in a civil disobedience campaign in the South-East, as well as a number of well publicised polls in the past 12 months, that they have little faith in the ability of the industry to manage our forests and think saving the forests is more important than timber workers' jobs (Heraid/Saulwick poll, February 1990). A view far more radical than most conservation groups, who see a need for bal ance. This, yet another example of poor research and bad interpretation of evidence by pro forestry "experts" that led to the DASETT report in the first place, brings me to the inevitable conclusion that our forests are being managed by incompetents. The only warm, inner glow we will be left with, if current forest management practices continue, will be that created by the greenhouse ef fect. JIMEKINS O'Connor"}
{"id":122299123,"text":"21 Jul 1990 - POLL WATCH Popularity slump for Greiner Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 21 July 1990, page 9 Popularity slump for Greiner THE GREINER Government in NSW would have fallen if an election had been held last month, according to this week's Morgan Gallup poll. Published in The Bulletin magazine, the survey found support for the Coalition dropped three percentage points to 39 per cent while support for the ALP jumped 2.5 points to 45 percent. The Australian Democrats were steady on 9 per cent and support for other candidates rose marginally to 7 per cent. In the popularity stakes, the Leader of the Opposition, Bob Carr, received a higher approval rating than the Premier, Nick Greiner, but remained behind in the head-to-head contest for preferred Premier. Conducted in June, the poll of 1764 voters indicated Mr Carr's personal approval rating was running at 44 per cent (up from 38 per cent in May) compared with Mr Greiner's approval rating, which remained at 41 per cent. Mr Greiner's disapproval rating rose from 49 per cent in May to 52 per cent in June, with 7 per cent of those polled undecided compared to Mr Carr, whose disapproval rating dropped three percentage points to 33 per cent with 23 per cent undecided. However, Mr Greiner had a 43 per cent to 38 per cent edge in the preferred Premier contest. According to the latest Saulwick poll, Australians take a rather dim view of the service provided by public transport. The national poll, which rated public satisfaction with six services, found that only 22 per cent of the 1000 people surveyed thought public transport did a good or very good job. Twenty-one per cent used the words poor or very poor instead. Services which received a high rating were those provided by chemists, restaurants, cafes and supermarkets. A majority rated these services as good to very good and 49 per cent nominated banking services as providing the same standard. Public transport also rated as the service least used with 38 per cent of the sample stating they did not use it. This compared with 16 per cent for restaurants and cafes, 4 per cent for banks and chemists and 3 per cent for supermarkets."}
{"id":122302410,"text":"04 Aug 1990 - Hewson seen as good alternative Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 4 August 1990, page 9 Hewson seen as good alternative WHILE the Hawke Government finds itself tangled up in debates over privatisation and the environment, polls show the Leader of the Opposition, John Hcwson, is increasingly regarded as a better alternative. An image poll conducted by Morgan Gallup found voters felt Dr Hewson was more capable, articulate and honest than the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. Published in this week's Bulletin magazine, the survey conducted on July 7-8 found the images of both Mr Hawke and the Treasurer, Paul Keating, had suffered since last August. Of the sample of 1116 voters, 35 per cent rated Dr Hewson as capable compared with Mr Hawke (33 per cent) and Mr Keating (30 per cent). He was also seen as more articulatc by 21 per cent compared to 13 per cent for Mr Hawke and 10 per cent for Mr Keating. Slightly less than one-fifth of the sample viewed Dr Hewson as honest while only 10 per cent described Mr Hawke as such and 6 per cent Mr Keating. However Mr Hawke fared better on the questions of friendliness (21 per cent), strong leadership (28 per cent) and fairness (13 per cent). In these areas, Dr Hewson rated 16 per cent, U per cent and 9 per cent respectively. Mr Keating scored 18 per cent for strong leadership but only 3 per cent for friendliness and 6 per cent for fairness. But in another blow to Mr Hawke's credibility, 30 per cent of voters saw Mr Hawke as a Prime Minister who changes his mind and 30 per cent also said he broke his promises. The unproved Dr Hewson scored only 3 per cent and 1 per cent on these questions. Mr Hawke was seen as insincere by 17 per cent compared with 4 per cent for Dr Hewson and 19 per cent saw him as indecisive compared with 10 per cent for the Opposition leader. Dr Hewson also maintained his lead over Mr Hawke in voter satisfaction, according to the latest Newspoll published in The Australian. The poll of 3399 people found Dr Hewson's approval rating running at 43 per cent with a third of the sample undecided. By comparison, only 37 per cent of voters were satisfied with the way Mr Hawke was performing in his job. \\ The Coalition continued to lead Labor in overall support with a 45 per cent to 38 per cent rating. Support for the Australian Democrats remained steady at 12 per cent."}
{"id":122303071,"text":"08 Aug 1990 - Poll shows Hawke well behind Libs Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 8 August 1990, page 1 Poll shows Hawke well behind Libs The federal Opposition has opened up its biggest lead over the Government since the March election. In the latest Morgan Gallup Poll of 2211 voters, conducted between July 7 and July 14,47.5 percent of electors said they would vote for the Coalition federally, up from 44.5 percent in the previous poll. This equated to a 9 per cent lead over the Hawke Government, which dropped 2.5 points to 38.5 percent. The Australian Democrats were steady at 11 percent. .. However the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, retained the lead for the title of preferred leader, albeit a dwindling one, over the Opposition leader, John Hew son. " Mr Hawke dropped three points to 44 per cent, while Mr Hewson remained steady at 37 percent.' The number of people unable to give an answer when asked to pick their preferred Prime Minister increased from 15 per cent to 19 percent."}
{"id":122305319,"text":"18 Aug 1990 - Australians tip a Coalition election victory Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 18 August 1990, page 9 Australians tip a Coalition election victory MORE Australians not only want a Coalition government but believe the Liberal and National parties under Dr John Hewson will be successful at the next election, according to a special Morgan Gallup poll. The survey found 49 per cent of voters wanted a Coalition government and 50.5 per cent felt the Coali tion would win. Only 35 per cent wanted a Labor victory with 30.5 per cent believing in a fifth term for the Hawkc Government. Published in The Bulletin magazine this week, the poll of 1795 electors was conducted over the weekends of July 28-29 and August 4-5 and provides a stark contrast to a similar poll conducted on the eve of the March 24 federal election. At that stage, 45 per cent of voters wanted a Coalition win compared to 49 per cent for Labor. There was a huge difference in the predicted outcome with 63 per cent forecasting a Labor victory. In a breakdown of the sample by voting intention, 72 percent of Coalition voters believed their parties would be successful, 15 per cent thought Labor would win again and 13 per cent were undecided. , In the Labor camp, belief in a fifth term was running at 52 per cent while 29 per cent thought the Coalition would win and 19 per cent were undecided. Separate polls found the Western Australian Labor Government likely to fall despite the popularity of the new Premier, Carmen Lawrence. Dr Lawrence's approval rating had increased two points to 64 per cent. Her party also increased its support by two points to 40 per cent but remained behind the Coalition's 47 per cent. In NSW, the Greiner Government improved its rating three points to 42 per cent -just behind Labor which was down one point to 44 per cent. And in South Australia, John Bannon's approval rating dropped six points to 60 per cent but Labor kept a 44-40 point lead over the Coalition."}
{"id":122306744,"text":"25 Aug 1990 - 'Worst Budget' for several years Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 25 August 1990, page 9 'Worst Budget' for several years VOTERS expect the federal Budget will impact adversely on Australia and their personal situation, saying it is the worst Budget for several years. According to the latest Saulwick poll, published yesterday, voters (39 per cent) anticipate that detriment to Australia will be greater than the personal hardships they expect to endure. This is in marked contrast to public opinion on the Budgets and economic statements of the past two years, when Saulwick polls showed that people tended to believe a harsh Budget in personal terms would be good for the coun try. Four per cent of the 1000 people polled said they would be better off after \\he announcement of the Budget on Tuesday night, compared with 15 per cent last year. There were no marked differences between age groups in attitude to the Budget's effect on the country but people aged more than 40 believed they would be worse off than did younger people. The poll was conducted nationally by telephone, the day after the Budget. The poll consolidated the Federal Government's woes, with a Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin earlier this week indicating that the popularity of the leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, had reached a high of 54 per cent (up from 50 per cent). Approval , for the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, increased three percentage points to 45 percent. Mr Hawke, however, was still rated as the preferred Prime Minister, with 47 per cent opting for him (up three points), compared with 39 per cent for Dr Hewson (up two points). But voters would have preferred to see the Opposition in power, with approval at 47.5 per cent. The figure was unchanged from when the last poll was taken in late July. ' Support for the Government (38.5 per cent) and Australian Democrats (11 per cent) was steady. The poll of 2387 electors was taken over the weekends of August 4 to 5 and 11 to 12, which, significantly, was after the beginning of the Gulf crisis but before the Opposition announced its plan to go to the next election with a consumption-tax proposal."}
{"id":122309601,"text":"08 Sep 1990 - Kirner effect not publicised Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 8 September 1990, page 9 Kirner effect not publicised SOMETIMES the most important polls are the ones the public do not get to read about - or at least that is now what the managing director of the Roy Morgan Research Centre, Gary Morgan, says. Mr Morgan's organisation produces the Morgan Gallup poll published in the Bulletin magazine. This week the Bulletin did not publish what Mr Morgan believes was "one of the most important findings we've had since we started publishing in the Bulletin 18 years ago". * *"* ' -:yw ' ? V The unpublished poll showed that the new Premier of Victoria, Joan Kirner, has turned around the mood of the electorate despite the collapse of the Farrow group, the privatisation of the State Bank of Victoria, and fears that Labor would be rolled if it faced a state election. It showed that after a month in office Mrs Kirner's popularity stood at 42 per cent, with her Opposition counterpart, Alan Brown, at 34 per cent. Of those interviewed, 24 percent remained undecided. Mr Morgan told ABC Radio he appreciated the opportunity to publicise the result. "Not publishing the figure of course doesn't let the electorate realise that Mrs Kirner has in fact already changed the mood of the electorate in Victoria," he said. But the major political parties had access to the results because they subscribe to media releases produced by Morgan Gallup polls. Mr Morgan said it was incredible that the Bulletin had not published the figure. Instead, the magazine published polls on the NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, and the Leader of the federal Opposition, John Hewson. It also published a poll on Mrs Kirner - "Kirner boosts Labor"-but the figure was excluded. The poll on Dr Hewson showed that despite the improved popularity of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, his Opposition counterpart had maintained a substantiallead. A national poll of 2245 electors on August 18-19 and 25-26 showed Labor's support up 1.5 points to 39 per cent, approval for the Opposition down 1.5 points to 46 per cent, and support for the Australian Democrats steady at 11 per cent. Conducted on the weekends before and after the federal Budget, the poll suggested the Opposition under Dr Hewson's leadership would have won an election easily."}
{"id":122311142,"text":"15 Sep 1990 - Strong support for Gulf action Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 15 September 1990, page 9 Strong support for Gulf action AUSTRALIANS strongly support the trade embar go and naval blockade against Iraq, according to the latest Saulwick poll. A large majority also agreed with the presence of United States and other military forces in Saudi Arabia. But opinion was divided on whether Australia should send forces to Saudi Arabia to remove the Iraqis from Kuwait. The national telephone poll of 1000 people showed that 89 per cent support ed the United Nations trade embargo and 85 per cent approved Australia's move to suspend trade with Iraq. However, opinion on Australia's nava! contribution to the blockade opinion was split, with support standing at 67 per cent and opposition at 27 per cent. The poll paralleled public opinion in the US on the matter of US and other military forces being stationed in Saudi Arabia. In the US, polls have consistently shown that more than 70 per cent approved the action of President Bush. Though 46 per cent of Australians said the Government should send military forces to Saudi Arabia, an equal number opposed such a plan. Sixty-one per cent favoured the use of military force to oust the Iraqis from Kuwait, but only 48 per cent believed that Australian forces should be used. About 65 per cent agreed with the Government's position that its stance on the crisis would not be affected by threats to Australian hostages. The poll showed men were more gung-ho on Australia's participation than women. Though 77 per cent of men backed Australia's role in the naval blockade, it was approved by only 56 percent of women. The Bulletin magazine published a poll on Victorian politics this week after the managing director of the Roy Morgan Research Centre, Gary Morgan, said the result was "one of the most important findings we've had since we started publishing in the Bulletin 18 years ago". It showed that after a month in office the new Premier of Victoria, Joan Kirner, was preferred as Premier (42 per cent) over her Opposition counterpart, Alan Brown, on 34 per cent. Mr Morgan criticised the magazine for not publishing the result last week."}
{"id":122312547,"text":"22 Sep 1990 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 22 September 1990, page 9 TV stations get vote of confidence TELEVISION advertising should be controlled by the channels - not the Government, according to just over half the respondents in a Saulwick poll. Thirty-five per cent of the 1000 respondents said the number and length of advertisements should be controlled by the Government, with 12 per cent undecided. The poll was conducted shortly after the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal announced that it would let television networks continue self-regulation of the amount of advertising screened. The announcement followed a two-year trial of self-regulation. Fifty-nine per cent of women were will- > ing to leave control over the amount of . advertising in the hands of the networks, compared with 49 per cent of male respondents. A majority of all states except Victoria supported self-regulation. This stance was most widely held in South Australia and Western Australia (61 percent), NSW (55 percent), Queensland (52 per cent) and Victoria (47 per cent). However, almost as many Victorians (44 per cent) said advertising should be controlled by the Government. Younger adults were more likely to be satisfied with control by the networks than were people over 25. And support for government control ? over advertising was higher among white-collar workers (40 per cent) than blue-collar workers (30 per cent). Guidelines adopted by the networks -suggest a maximum of 13 minutes an hour for advertisements during deregulation. But the tribunal found that in some cases the average exceeded 16 minutes an hour. The national telephone poll was conducted on September 3 and 5. THE LEADER of the Federal Opposi tion, John Hewson, is close to replac ing the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, as the ' voters' preferred prime minister, accord-, ing to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in the Bulletin magazine, shows 44 per cent of voters would prefer Mr Hawke to be Prime Minister, , compared with 40 percent favouring Dr Hewson. However, it puts Dr Hewson's "person al approval" rating at 54 per cent, com- . pared with 43 per cent for Mr Hawke. The Opposition also moved to a ninepoint lead over the Hawke Government at 48 per cent, leaving the ALP unchanged at 39 percent."}
{"id":122313905,"text":"29 Sep 1990 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 29 September 1990, page 9 Coalition to win, say voters THE AUSTRALIAN electorate be lievcs the federal Coalition not on ly can - but will - win the next . election, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll showed that more voters thought the Coalition could win (55 per ' cent against 26 per cent for Labor) than ? wanted it to win (49 per cent against 35 i, percent). Confidence in the Coalition's winning abilities jumped 4.5 points (from 50.5 per cent), and certainty in Labor's chances of '' retaining power slipped to the same dc- . gree (from 30.5 per cent). ''. Although the Coalition was ahead on voting intention all the way to the polls at; the last federal election, Labor (63 per , . cent) was the expected clear winner over the Coalition (23 per cent). The poll, published in the Bulletin magazine, also showed, predictably, that most staunch party supporters wanted their teams to win (Coalition 89 per cent and " Labor 76 per cent). Democrat supporters favoured Labor " over the Coalition (38 per cent to 32 per cent, with 30 per ccnt undecided). Independent voters approved of the .Coalition (33 per cent) ahead of Labor , (significantly less at 20 per cent), but the , majority remained undecided about how " they would vote (47 percent). However, a similar analysis of which ' party voters believed that their team would win the next election showed a" significant slice of Coalition supporters , (74 per cent) predicting a victory for their , side, while a minority of Labor voters (47 per cent) thought the Government would be returned. Democrats and Independents also an ticipated a Coalition victory (57 per cent ' and 55 per cent respectively). Only a small proportion of their voters ' expected that Labor would retain power (23 per cent and 17 percent respectively). ; . Relatively few Democrats and Inde- . pendents were undecided on the matter (20 per cent and 28 per ccnt respectively). . The Australia-wide poll of 2181 rcspon- ,, dents was conducted on the weekends of September 8 and 9, and 15 and 16. ' ' The respondents were asked two ques tion: Which party would you like to, win ' ' the federal election in three years' time? ' 1 Which party do you think will win the 1 < next federal election."}
{"id":122314618,"text":"03 Oct 1990 - Coalition ahead in new opinion poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 3 October 1990, page 2 Coalition ahead in new opinion poll The Federal Coalition was 10 percentage points ahead of the Labor Government in the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. However, the poll showed that Bob Hawke was still the preferred Prime Minister over Opposition leader John Hewson by 45 per cent to 39 per cent. On the broader front, the Morgan Gallup Poll, published in The Bulktin magazine today, indicated that the Federal Government's popularity, down 2 per cent to 37 per cent, was at an all time low compared with the Coalition's 47 per cent, which was down 1 per cent on the previous poll. Labor lost 2 per cent on its first-pref erence votes at the last election. Support for the Australian Democrats was up two points to 12 per cent Mr Hawke's approval rating was up one percentage point to 44 per cent, his disapproval rate down one point to 46 per cent and 10 per cent were undecided. Dr Hewson's support remained at 54 per cent and his disapproval rating dropped two percentage points to 20 per cent, with his undecided vote up two points to 26 per cent. The poll of 3221 voters was conducted on September 15-16 and . 22-23."}
{"id":122315289,"text":"06 Oct 1990 - Black armbands for beloved papers Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 6 October 1990, page 9 Black armbands for beloved papers By Tony Wright REPORTERS in the cavernous News Ltd office in the Parliamentary Press gallery were wearing black armbands yesterday. Whatever else you might think about journalists, wc are a sentimental lot, particularly about the monsters for which we work. The death of a masthead is a matter for grief. The mastheads of the Daily Mirror, The Telegraph, The Sun-News Pictorial and The Herald represent far more to journalists than mere titles. They represent decades — and in the case of The Herald, almost 150 years — of tradition, of ripping yarns, of legendary writers, photographers and drunks, of long-gone Linotype operators, of esoteric forms of printing that threw up a unique language: hot metal and cold metal, the stone, chases and ilongs, ems and picas, slugs and fonts... To journalists, who tend to be a pretty insecure bunch, a masthead is a bit like a home town: a place you can belong to that comes with its own history and its own ambience. And so, when Rupert Murdoch announced this week that he was ditching the old mastheads and blending the four papers into two, they broke out the black armbands in News Ltd. On the other side of the press gallery corridor, where the commercial TV stations occupy their offices and studios, there was not much grief to be found. Indeed, there was a certain amount of satisfaction among the TV folk who have suffered for months the jibes of newspaper smarty-pants as the networks have progressively spiralled into deeper and deeper trouble. Suddenly, no-one in the media can afford to be smug. A walk down the long press-gaJlery corridor is a salutary lesson in the dipping fortunes of the media. You can visit all the major media from all the major cities of Australia during that walk. Start at the northern end and you will find The West Australian. It is owned by the Bell Publishing Group. Bell — an Alan Bond outfit — is in lerrible shape. It has debts of around $825 million. Wc will come back to The West Australian later. Wander south past The Canberra Times (which, we blushingly declare, appears to be in good financial shape under the ownership of the canny Kerry Stokes) and you will come to Austra lian Associated Press (AAP), the country's biggest news agency. AAP has been losing contracts lately, is not replacing staff who leave and has put a freeze on staff movements between offices around the country and overseas. Not surprisingly, there is deep angst among staff. Around the corner you will find the networks 10 and 7. They arc both in receivership, and no-one can read their futures. The 7 Network, formerly owned by Christopher Skasc, has been in receivership for so long that staff have become accustomed to it, but the problems at Steve Cosser's 10 are still fresh and you can just about sec the folk there quiver every time a new rumour about staff retrenchments comes scudding in on the breeze. THE ABC is across the corridor and, apart from the perennial whinge about lack of funding, it is the one media giant that appears safe from real problems. Indeed, ABC radio is planning a newsagency service to provide news copy to commercial stations — causing further jitters at AAP, which stands to lose heavily from such competition. Down the track is a branch off the main corridor that is known affectionately as Radio Alley. Not so long ago, lots of commercial radio stations had studios there — and most of them were in some form of financial trouble. A few months ago, a solution of sorts was found — merge most of the little offices into one mega news supplier. And so, 2UW, 2CH, 2SM, 2WS and Austereo became Network Radio. Now there are just three operations in Radio Alley — Network Radio, SBS Radio (which feeds to ethnic and community radio stations) and Hoyts Media. Hoyts turned in a loss of more than $100 million last week. Trundle back along the main path and you will find Macquarie News, which appears in reasonable shape, and 2UE, another Bond outfit, which is also in receivership, future unknown. Next up is the Nine Network, recently purchased by Kerry Packer from Bond. Last week Nine posted an annual loss of $619 million. Cruising right along, you will find in three adjoining offices The Sydney Morning Herald, The Financial Review and The Age. No joy here, either. These three papers are owned by John Fairfax Group Pty Ltd. The group lost $60 million in the past year, bringing total accumulated losses to $532.97 million. Worse, Fairfax directors warned that a continuing depressed advertising market could cause the company to breach banking covenants by December this year, possibly leading to insolvency. The company has total borrowings of a staggering $1.9 billion, $1.67 billion of which is non-current. Down yet another branch from the main corridor you will find News Ltd, home of the black armbands. Here you will find the new Herald-Sun and The Telegraph Mirror, The Australian, the Brisbane Courier Mail and the Adelaide Advertiser. Out of these offices comes the political news for almost 70 per cent of Australia's newspapers, for that is the extraordinary hold that Rupert Murdoch holds on this country's print media. Yet the market does not have a great deal of faith in the Murdoch empire, either. Shares in News Ltd were selling for more than $12 last year. Now they are down to $6.80. And yesterday Moody's Investment Services announced that it was reviewing News Corporation Ltd for a possible credit-rating downgrade! The wander along the press-gallery corridor, then, is a severely depressing experience for anyone in the media industry. We do not need to go into detail about what caused all this mess — it has already been wellchronicled, and it boils down to a tale that involves bad decisions by inexperienced media players, changing viewing and reading habits, a general economic malaise in Australia and masses of debt that just cannot be serviced. What is — or should be — of greater interest is just where these problems will taKe the media. The greatest danger would appear to be a shrinking of the number of media outlets. Murdoch has started the ball rolling by cutting the number of his titles in Melbourne and Sydney by half. Perhaps we can get a sharper focus on the future by looking west. Perth's The Daily News faced crisis a few weeks ago. Either it would close, or the powers-that-be would allow it to be purchased by The West Australian. The problem was that if The West Australian bought the afternoon paper, a monopoly would be created. The Trade Practices Commission — which, of course, has allowed Murdoch to gain control of 70 per cent of the nation's newspapers — decided that there was no way The Daily News could be purchased by The West Australian. And so the paper closed, 200 pepple lost their jobs and another masthead bit the dust. Meanwhile, The West Australian, up to its eyeballs in debt, is still seeking a buyer for itself. Robert Maxwell, the British media tycoon, is very keen to buy the paper. The Treasurer, Paul Keating, has said that is simply not on. It is the principle of the thing. You cannot have a foreigner buying up an Australian paper (Rupert Murdoch is an American citizen, but that is beside the point, apparently). THE problem is that there is no Australian who appears to have the cash or the will to buy the paper. There seems no way out of this stalemate (a point recognised by Maxwell, who is retaining a very active lobbying effort in Canberra, obviously in the belief that he can change the Government's mind). The Opposition Leader, John Hcwson, has also recognised an opportunity in all this. Asked on the ABC's AM program this week about how he might handle the matter of foreign ownership — specifically if a foreign buyer might appear for the Fairfax papers — he said he would not rule out foreign ownership. "I think the foreign ownership rules have to be maintained on a case-by-case basis, but in saying that I wouldn't rule out foreign ownership," he said. "I think that as long as you have a fair coverage of print media sources, some domestic, some foreign, particularly in a world where people get their information from a number of media sources, you shouldn't be too concerned about foreign ownership." The choice for the print media that is in trouble, then, seems to be to hang out for a Liberal victory at the next election and then to seek foreign owners, or to simply muddle on through the existing mess, when more titles might possibly go down the same one-way street as the Perth Daily News. It is a bit like the choice between the devil and the deep blue sea. Support for Labor dips further SUPPORT for the Hawke La bor Government has hit its lowest ebb since it came to power in 1983, falling to 30 per cent, according to the latest Saulwick poll. The poll showed that if an election had been held at the beginning of the month, the Liberal and National coalition would have polled 47 per cent of the primary vote. And though the Liberal and National Parties are in a strong position, support for them has dropped five percentage points from a Saulwick poll last month when it won approval from 52 per cent of the electorate. Blue-collar support for the ALP remained stable at 33 per cent, though it declined four points to 45 per cent for the Coalition. But white-collar approval for the Government and the Opposition remained unchanged at 25 and 52 per cent respectively. Support for the Democrats moved up to 13 per cent, a two-point increase on last month. Approval for other parties rose to 10 per cent, compared with 7 percent in September. On a state basis, 40 per cent of voters polled in NSW said they backed the Coalition, 33 per cent supporting Labor. In Victoria — scarred by the collapse of banking institutions, instability in the state Government, and the loss of the 1996 Olympics bid — support for the ALP fell four points to 24 per cent. The national telephone poll of 1000 respondents was conducted on October 1 and 3. However, the Morgan Gallup poll showed support for the Government had slumped to a low of 37 per cent. Approval for the Coalition had dipped only one percentage point to 47 per cent, and support for the Democrats was up two points to 12 per cent. Significantly, combined Democrat and "other" party support was at 16 per cent — up three points on the last poll — indicating that voters disillusioned with the two major political parties are continuing to transfer their support to the minor players. Approval for the Prime Minister, Bob Hawkc, moved up one point to 44 per cent; his disapproval rate dipped one point to 46 percent, with 10 per cent undecided."}
{"id":122316639,"text":"13 Oct 1990 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 13 October 1990, page 9 Carr crash in the latest NSW polls THE LEADER of the NSW Opposi tion, Bob Carr, is having a hard time gaining voters' support, with the Premier of NSW, Nick Greiner, remaining a strong favourite in the elector ate. The approval rating of Mr Carr has hit its lowest level since November 1988, but Mr Greiner's rating has jumped to its high est level since Octobcr 1988. A Morgan Gallup poll also showed that Mr Carr's disapproval rating slumped to a new low, while Mr Greiner again moved up to a new high in the preferred Premier stakes. Published in the latest Bulletin magazine, the poll showed that support for the Greiner Government stood unchanged at 46 per cent But the approval rating for the ALP slipped two percentage points to 38 per cent. Support for the Democrats remaining unchanged at 9 per cent, with 7 per cent (up two points) backing other parties. As a result, had an election been held in September the Greiner Government would have easily scored a victory. Half of the respondents believed Mr Greiner was handling his job well (up two points), with 41 per cent disapproving of his performance (down four points),and 9 per cent undecided (up two points). But only 35 per cent thought Mr Canwas doing a good job (down six points), with 41 per cent disapproving of his performance (up two points to a new high), and 24 per cent were undecided (up four points). On the preferred Premier count, 54 per cent backed Mr Greiner (up four points) and 28 per cent supported Mr Carr (down three points), with 18 percent nominating other candidates. Of Coalition voters, 84 per cent said Mr Greiner would be the better Premier, but only eight per cent backed Mr Carr. Mr Carr was supported by 52 per cent of Labor voters in the preferred Premier stakes, while a significant 27 per cent gave Mr Greiner their approval. The state-wide poll of 1971 respondents was conducted in September. In Victoria, a poll of 2166 electors in September showed support for the ALP steady at 31 per cent and approval for the Opposition stable at 52 per cent."}
{"id":122317025,"text":"15 Oct 1990 - Richardson backs Kelly Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 15 October 1990, page 3 Richardson backs Kelly By HELEN SEIDEL and AAP The former federal Minister for the Environment, Graham Richardson, has dismissed criticism of his successor, Ros Kelly, saying greens could not have won the debate on logging in National Estate areas of the NSW south-east forests. Senator Richardson said yesterday that for Mrs Kelly "times had to be tough" after the last election because the first environmental battle she had faced was the controversial south-east forests issue. "The green movement were never going to have a big win on that and so, when [it] lost, blame might have gone to her," he said. "Any suggestion that I would have got a different result is ridiculous." Conservationists were angered by the Cabinet decision last week which allowed logging in about 40 per cent of the three most contentious areas in the National Estate of the south-east forests — Coolangubra, Tantawangalo and Yowaka. Senator Richardson, now the Minister for Social Security, said most criticism of Mrs Kelly was unfair and denied that attacks had come from inside party ranks and Cabinet colleagues. He told the Nine Network's Sunday program that if a poll had been conducted after the Cabinet debate late last week on introducing plans to cut grccnhousc-gas emissions by 20 per cent from 1988 levels by 2005, "1 think she would have come through with flying colours". Cabinet endorsed Mrs Kelly's plan to cut greenhouse-pas emissions within 15 years as an interim measure, while the cost to industry and the economy was assessed. Senator Richardson denied also that the Government had turned a paler shade of green and swung in favour of development. Senator Richardson said Professor Henry Nix, "one of the great green scientists of our time", and an author of the the Joint Scientific Committee report, had come out in favour of the document, which the federal Government had adopted as a foundation for deciding the future of the south-east forests. "If it was all that horrible, I'm sure Henry Nix would have had something to say about it, and he didn't," he said. "So I think that you are bound to accept the science just as those who criticised the Wesley Vale decision should just go back and try and re member there was evidence from CSIRO and scientists that caused us to take that decision too." Conservationists and Mrs Kelly attacked the JSC report for advocating scattered and small reserve areas and recommending the protection of regions already cleared. 'Senator Richardson admitted that Mrs Kelly, the only female Cabinet member, was a victim of sexism in the press gallery and Cabinet. "It's hard when you're the only woman in Cabinet," he said. " But she'll handle it and I thought on Wednesday [when the greenhousegas targets were debated] she did remarkably well." However, the executive director of the Australian Conservation Foundation, Phillip Toyne, attacked Mrs Kelly's performance, saying it was based on political rather than ecological considerations. "There's absolutely no doubt that she continues to reflect the conventional thinking that we will give something to the greens, we will give something to the industry. If they're both unhappy then we've probably got the balance right," he said. The Leader of the Australian Democrats, Janet Powell, added yesterday that Mrs Kelly and the Government "are seeing it all in terms of trade-offs and we're really at the point on this planet, and here in Australia as well ... of not being able to afford to do that," she told the radio program Sunday National. Recession 'not worst since WWII' The NSW Opposition Leader, Bob Carr, came under fire yesterday for saying Australia was facing its worst recession since World War II. "It is nothing like the worst recession since World War II," the federal Minister for Social Security, Senator Graham Richardson, told the Nine Network's Sunday program. He suggested Mr Carr might be distancing himself from the. Federal Government in an attempt to improve Labor's prospects in NSW. A recent Morgan Gallup poll showed Mr Carr's approval rating at its lowest since November, 1988. Mr Carr found an unusual ally yesterday in the federal Opposition Leader, John Hewson. "Senator Richardson should, for once, put politics aside and confront the fact that the economy is in severe recession," Dr Hewson said. He said Senator Richardson's comments (lew in the face of the facts and were an attempt to "put down" Mr Carr. Also yesterday, Senator Richardson replied to criticism of his proposal to extend pension benefits. Senator Richardson wants health, transport and other pension conces sions extended to all over-65s, with states bearing the brunt of costs. He described as an "extraordinary exaggeration" NSW Premier Nick Greiner's claim the proposal would cost NSW $200 million a year. But it was too early to put an exact value on the plan, Senator Richardson said. "For Nick Greiner, he would not want a lead-up to an election with any concentration on the fact that NSW provides Jess for those people who are getting on in years [than] in some other states," he said."}
{"id":122317224,"text":"16 Oct 1990 - Labor to power eventually: Carr Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 16 October 1990, page 4 Labor to power eventually: Carr SYDNEY: The NSW Labor Party faced a massive battle to win back office at the next state election, the Opposition Leader, Bob Carr, admitted yesterday. "Certainly the task before us looks formidable," he said on ABC Radio. Mr Carr said he had been chosen to lead the party in the wake of one of the party's biggest defeats in its history, at the 1988 election when the Liberal Party swept into power, led by Nick Greiner. "That meant leading the Labor Party if necessary over a long stretch of time," he said. "That's the job before me and I've got to do it — through the tou^h times as well as the easy times." Mr Carr made his comments against the background of the ALP's continuing slide in the most recent Morgan Gallup opinion poll, which showed that support for the party had fallen to 38 per cent. In the same survey, the Government's support had increased to 46 per cent. Mr Carr's personal approval rating had declined to 35 per cent while that of Mr Greiner was solid at 56 per cent. Mr Greiner was a "formidable opponent" but Mr Carr blamed the Federal Government "partly" for his depressed personal popularity rating. He said last week that Australia was experiencing its most serious recession since World War II. The federal Minister for Social Security, Graham Richardson, accused Mr Canon Sunday of trying to shift blame for his popularity decline on to the Federal Government to save his own political career. Mr Carr denied that there had been increasing unrest within the party about his performance. There had been rumours of plans for a leadership chal lenge before the next election, which is expected before the end of next year. "The journalists who cover state parliament ... who know what's happening in the caucus, don't write those sorts of stories," he said. "The simple fact is I've got the overwhelming support of my parliamentary colleagues." While the substance of the Greiner Government's policies remained "very bad", it had put a lot of effort in recent months into public relations, he said. "Certainly they've been working hairier at public relations and that means we have to work more vigorously at selling our perspective," he said. "We are campaigning as a political party in the middle of what is a very serious recession at a time when there is a Labor Government in federally and Labor throughout Australia is copping responsibility for that recession." The collapse of the Victorian Labor Government had contributed also, although it had followed very different policies from those adopted by NSW Labor governments between 1976 and 1988."}
{"id":122317573,"text":"18 Oct 1990 - Govt sinks to all-time low in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 18 October 1990, page 1 Govt sinks to all-time low in poll The Federal Government's popularity has dropped to an all-time low of 34 per cent and support for the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has sagged substantially, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in The Bulletin covering the end of September and the beginning of October, showed a 3 per cent Labor fall on the previous poll. Mr Hawke's approval rating fell from 44 per cent of those surveyed to 38 per cent. His previous lowest rating was 41 per cent in November, 1989. His six-point lead as the preferred Prime Minister has been cut to 2 per cent. He is on 43 per cent and the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, on 41 per cent. A small saving grace for the Government was that Dr Hewson's personal approval rating fell from 54 to SO per cent."}
{"id":122317588,"text":"18 Oct 1990 - Keating in slanging match amid rowdy scene in House Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 18 October 1990, page 1 Keating in slanging match amid rowdy scene in House By TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent The Treasurer, Paul Keating, launched a vicious attack yesterday on the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, portraying him as a country-property-owning yuppie lacking compassion for ordinary Australians. Dr Hewson later issued a statement saying that the attack was an overreaction which displayed an acute sensitivity to what was "the worst poll of all time for the Hawke Government". He was referring to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin (see report this page). , Mr Keating's attack on Dr Hewson in Parliament swung attention away from an earlier attempt by the Opposition to embarrass the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, over criticism by Anglican Archbishop Peter Hollingworth of the Government's economic policy. The attacks and counter-attacks in Question Time led to the rowdiest scenes in. the House of Representatives this year. The attack on Dr Hewson began when the Minister for Community Services and Health, Brian Howe, read from a newspaper article which quoted Dr Hewson as saying he believed there was no need for a federal Social Security Depart ment. The article said Dr Hewson favoured greater funding for community-based groups such as the Salvation Army and the brotherhood of St Laurence to support the needy "at the coal face". Mr Howe said such an attitude revealed that Dr Hewson "suffers not so much from prejudice as from sheer ignorance". The social security system was far more complex than could be understood by "throw-away lines about being at the coal face". . 'Vicious' politics Mr Keating picked up on the article quoted by Mr Howe, and used it to launch his extraordinary, personal attack on Dr Hewson. Mr Keating said that Dr Hewson's view showed a major change in Liberal Party thinking. It "was not the Liberal Party of Menzies, it was not the conservatives of Australia picking up the old British Liberal Party tradition of compassion". Mr Keating: This is just vicious, sectional, ideological politics — that is all this is — by somebody who would not know any better; someone from Bellevue Hill [Sydney) who spends the weekend on the farm at Moss Vale. How would we expect somebody like that to know about mainstream Australia ... Alexander Downer (Liberal frontbencher): Where do you go at weekends? Acting Speaker (Ron Edwards): Order, the Honourable Member for Mayo! Mr Downer: You are a social climber. Acting Speaker Order! Mr Keating: How would we expect anybody like that to have a morsel of compassion for ordinary Australians... Mr Downer: You are at the art galleries and the football. Acting Speaker Order! I warn the Honourable Member for Mayo. Mr Keating:.. .the aged, the children, the sick and the infirm, when he comes out with trash like this, with disgraceful rubbish like this, that one can take $40 billion and dump it on its head in some voluntary agency. Neil Brown (Liberal frontbencher): He has gone mad! Mr Keating: You have gone made with your vicious politics. Continued on Page 3 Keating in a slanging match Continued from Page 1 The House was in such uproar by then it was almost impossible to hear who was saying what. Earlier, the Opposition had seized on comments by Archbishop Hollingworth in an attempt to embarrass the Government. In Melbourne, Archbishop Hollingworth had said that families were being "savagely affected by the adverse economic conditions in which we find ourselves". Half a million children in poverty in Australia and low-income families were being dragged deeper into poverty because" of the percentage of their disposable earnings that went on housing, he said. Restraints had to be applied to the economy but keeping interest rates high was a "very blunt-edged instrument, very hurtful to a lot of families", the Bishop said. When asked in Parliament about the Archbishop's comments, Mr Hawke chose to attack Bishop Hollingworth's knowledge of economics. The churchman could enter a dissertation about the Holy Trinity — the Father, Son and Holy Ghost — but he knew nothing about the "unholy trinity" — wages policy, monetary policy and fiscal policy, Mr Hawke said. Mr Hawke said Bishop Hollingworth didn't know what he was talking about when he said the Government was using only interest rates to solve Australia's economic problems. It was also using "the tightest fiscal policy in history" and a tight wages policy, Mr Hawke said. Dr Hewson later issued a statement noting that despite the Bishop Hollingworth's assertion that high interest rates had increased the number of children living in poverty to more than 500,000, Mr Hawke had not once mentioned child poverty during his speech to Parliament."}
{"id":122318183,"text":"20 Oct 1990 - Telecom-OTC merger plan disagreement Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 20 October 1990, page 9 Telecom-OTC merger plan disagreement DEEP divisions have emerged in the electorate over the sale of government assets, with scep-ticism about the potential benefits of the Tele-com-OTC merger. The latest Saulwick poll is the first measure to gauge reaction to the Federal Government's decision last month at the special national conference to sell all of Australian Airlines, 49 per cent of Qantas, and 30 per cent of the Com-monwealth Bank. Half of the re-spondents opposed the plan to sell the airlines and bank, but 40 per cent gave their support and 10 per cent were undecided. On the proposed Telecom-OTC merger, 59 percent of respondents believed they would be worse off or no better off than they were now. A total of 28 per cent thought the merger would be beneficial, but 26 per cent did not, and 33 per cent believed it would make no difference. About 13 per cent had no opinion on the issue. There was a clear split on the airline sales among men and women — 49 per cent of men supported the sales as opposed to only 32 per cent of women. The poll showed no major differences between Lib-eral and ALP supporters on aviation asset sales, but Coalition voters took a dimmer view than the Labour faithful on the Telecom-OTC merger. Only 27 per cent of Coalition supporters thought they would be better off as a result of the merger, compared to 32 per cent of ALP voters. And 29 per cent of Coalition voters and 19 per cent of Labour supporters believed they would be worse off under the merger. There were also clear differences between the states and the cities and rural areas on the aviation asset sales. The poll showed that 41 per cent of NSW voters backed the sales, with 51 per cent opposed. In Victoria, only 30 per cent of respondents gave their approval, but 61 per cent were against the plan. Australia-wide, 43 per cent of city voters approved the sales, with 48 per cent not giving their support. In rural regions, the sales were endorsed by 36 per cent and opposed by 54 per cent. The national telephone poll of 1000 voters was conducted on October 1 and 3."}
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{"id":122319372,"text":"26 Oct 1990 - PM says he's better than Paul and Kim Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 26 October 1990, page 2 PM says he's better than Paul and Kim By HUGH LAMBERTON The Prime Minister, Bob Hawkc, believes he must lead Labor to the next election because he has more chance of winning than either of his heirs apparent, Paul Keating or Kim Beazley. Last night, Mr Hawke said yet again he would stay on at least until the next election because he had been a "good Prime Minister". He also believed he could win that election more easily than any alternative leader within the party. Tm there. Fve had the opportunities, so people tend to identify with you a bit. But even when they don't agree with you on everything, they say, 'Well, we know Hawkie'." In an interview to mark the 10th anniversary of SBS, Mr Hawke dismissed the Government's poor per formance in recent polls. He said the Government had been written off many times before. Last week's Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin magazine showed the Government trailing the Coalition 48 per cent to 34 per cent "If I'd listened to all the panic merchants back there in 1987 and before the 1990 election, I would have gone and shot myself or something like that," Mr Hawke said. He admitted the Government had never been so far behind in the polls but attributed this to the troubled Victorian Government. Mr Hawke said he had a faith in the Australian people that they would respond to an honest message of "Look, we're not perfect". Although the Federal Government decided earlier this year to cut immigration from 140,000 to 126,000 each year, Mr Hawke backed a high level of immigration but said it was impossible to set a population target at pres ent "I think that it's in the interests of this generation and future generations of Australia that we build that population up as much as we can." Mr Hawke said the level of immigration needed to be integrated with our economic and employment growth but also had to be acccpted by the community."}
{"id":122322200,"text":"08 Nov 1990 - Restructuring due for the Lib-Nat coalition Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 8 November 1990, page 16 Nick Grelner: result 'defensible'. Restructuring due for the Lib-Nat coalition SYDNEY: The NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, has confirmed that the LiberalNationaJ coalition arrangement is being restructured, four days after the Cons Harbour by-election, to allow three-cor nered contests. The National Party suffered a 30 per cent decline in primary votes in the North Coast scat but was expected to hold the seat comfortably for the Government once preferences were distributed, reducing the swing to about 12 per cent. Speaking for the first time since Saturday's poll, Mr Greiner said the result was "defensible" despite the latest Morgan Gallup poll, which showed the Greiner Government 14 per cent ahead of the Opposition. "I think it's perfectly obvious that the National Party would have liked to have got more votes than they did," he said. The result was "defensible". "It was not as good as those who want to say it was good and not as bad as those who want to say it was bad," he said. "It was a pretty predictable result." There had been "a lot of huffing and puffing" bccause the Coalition agreement not to compete with each other in seats was being renegotiated. "What will happen inevitably is that both parties will agree that where a seat is vacant, either party can run or in a seat held by a sitting member it will not be contested except by invitation," Mr Greiner said. In reality the agreement had been "a dead letter for ages", he said. "If we had wanted to run in Armidale or Coffs Harbour we would have run [and] the National Party wouldn't have tried to stop us by invoking the rule," he said."}
{"id":122322812,"text":"10 Nov 1990 - Kirner Government loses ground in state-wide survey Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 10 November 1990, page 9 Kirner Government loses ground in state-wide survey HAD A state election been held in Victoria in October, the Liberal and National Opposition would have toppled the Premier, Joan Kirner, according to a Morgan Gallup poll in the Bulletin maga zine. The state-wide poll of 1532 electors shows support for Labor down five points to 26 per cent, support for the combined Liberal and National parties up four points to 56 per cent, support for the Democrats down two points to 10 percent and support for others up three points to 8 per cent. More voters opted for the Opposition Leader, Alan Brown, as preferred Premier. Mr Rrnum npv/»r to better John Cain as preferred leader during Mr Cain's premiership. Mrs Kirner's approval rating dropped five points to 38 per cent and her disapproval had risen seven points to 44 per cent, with 18 per cent undecided. Mr Brown's approval rating dropped four points to 36 per cent and his disapproval rating increased one point to 38 per cent, with 26 per cent undecided. SUPPORT for the NSW Labor Party is at its lowest since just after the March 1988 election loss, accord ing to a Morgan Gallup poll. The poll of 1342 electors state-wide in October found support for the Government at its highest since May 1988. The approval ratings of the Premier, Nick Greiner, and the Opposition Leader, Bob Can, improved, but Mr Greiner widened his lead as the preferred Premier. Support for the Liberal-National Coalition Government was up three points to 49 per cent, support for the Labor Opposition was down three points to 35 per cent and the Democrats were steady at 9 per cent. Mr Greiner's approval rating rose eight points to 58 per cent and his disapproval fell six points to 35 per cent, with 7 per cent undecided. Mr Carr's approval rose four points to 39 per cent, his disapproval fell two points to 39 per cent and 22 per cent of respondents were undecided.' As Premier, 58 per cent of electors (up four points) preferred Mr Greiner, 27 per cent (down one point) named Mr Carr and 15 per cent could not say. IN'LONDON, three opinion polls show that British Prime' Minister Margaret Thatcher's ruling Conserva tive Party, has lost significant ground in the past week. A Mori survey in The Sunday Times and a Harris poll in The Observer both showed the Conservatives 16 points behind the Opposition Labour Party. A poll in The Independent showed them trailing by 10 points."}
{"id":122325170,"text":"22 Nov 1990 - PM's job still in reach: Keating Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 22 November 1990, page 3 PM's job still in reach: Keating Low opinion-poll ratings would "not necessarily" cost him the prime ministership, the Treasurer, Paul Keating, said yesterday. However, he conceded that his unpopular image would be "an issue" if he took over as Prime Minister. "Everyone would prefer to be more liked than less liked," Mr Keating said when asked by a radio commentator, John Laws, about a recent spate of poor opinion polls. The latest, a Morgan Gallup poll out on Sunday, showed that the Minister for Transport and Communications, Kim Beazley, was preferred to him as Mr Hawke's successor. Fifty-one per cent of 991 voters polled in mid-October said they preferred Mr Beazley, compared with 29 per cent for Mr Keating. Among Sydney ALP supporters, however, Mr Keating was the preferred prime minister — 48 per cent to Mr Beazley's 35. The erosion of Mr Keating's long-standing status as the man most likely to lead Labor next coincides with a major shake-up of the Treasurer's inner network of advisers. The changes, seen as significant by observers, include the addition to his staff in February of the Western Australian ALP branch secretary, Stephen Smith, and a Sydney Morning Herald journalist, John Edwards. They replace a senior adviser, Tom Mockridge, who is leaving after almost seven years, and Ian Ross, who has been on secondment from the ACTU. Mr Smith is a rising star in the ALP, credited with masterminding the dumping of Peter Dowding for Carmen Lawrence as the WA Premier. Dr Edwards is a long-standing personal friend of Mr Keating and has just completed an economics doctorate in the United States. Asked about Opposition Leader John Hewson's taunt that Mr Keating was "Mr Seven Per Cent" — his rating as preferred Prime Minister in an earlier poll — Mr Keating linked his popularity with the state of the economy. "If we had the economy booming again and we had employment strong and what have you, you'd find my popularity level comes up," he said. "When the economy is slowed up and we've had interest rates up, even though they're coming down, people take the bat on you and that's part of the job." Mr Keating said his succession to the prime ministership was a "different issue altogether" from his public popularity, and when Mr Laws interjected that one would ultimately lead to the other, the Treasurer said, "Not necessarily." Mr Keating said he had always sought the support of "earnest people" who understood what was happening and could see the value of changes. "That turns around the others," he said. "When you're in trouble in public life is when the earnest ones or the informed ones dump you. Now, I've never had that position, fortunately." He said preferred-prime-minister polls were "dud polls" because supporters of the major parties tended to support the existing leader. Popularity ratings were more important for Mr Hawke because he was leader. "If I was leading at some point, leading the Labor Party, then one's popularity becomes an issue in the public debate, much more an issue," he said. "But the job I'm in basically is about getting the mail through, getting the de cisions made." As Treasurer he often had to talk about interest rates, Australia's structural weakness, the current account, inflation and the foreign debt. "It is very hard to be giving the Ipana smile when you're answering a cold turkey question on something like that," Mr Keating said."}
{"id":122326434,"text":"28 Nov 1990 - Govt popularity at record low: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 28 November 1990, page 3 Govt popularity at record low: poll SYDNEY: —Support for the Hawke govern-ment has slumped to a record low and most Australians would like to see the Coalition win power, according to the latest Morgan Gallup polls published in The Bulletin magazine. The first poll saw the gap between the ALP and Coalition widen by 3 per cent since the last poll to 18 per cent, Government support having reached a record-low 32 per cent and the Coali- tion's an equal high with August 1986 of 5O. Held 011 November 10-11 and 17-18, the polls showed that the Prime Minister's approval rat-ing at the first weekend increased by 2 per cent to 37 (since the October 27-November 3 poll) but fell to a record-low 33 at the second. Opposition leader John Hewson's approval peaked at 55 per cent on the first weekend (up 1 per cent) and was 48 per cent at the second."}
{"id":122327260,"text":"01 Dec 1990 - Support for Labor at a record low Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 1 December 1990, page 9 Support for Labor at a record low THE FEDERAL Opposition has moved another three percentage points ahead of the Government in the latest Morgan Gallup poll, widening the margin between Labor and the Coalition to 18 percentage points. Published in The Bulletin magazine this week, the poll of 2188 voters found support for the Hawke Government at a record low of 32 per cent, 1 point less than thp incf noil Sunnnrt for the Coalition was up two points to an equal high of 50 per cent. Conducted over the weekends of November 10 and 17, the survey found support for the Australian fCIIIUbiaia naj running at 9 per cent. The poll would seem to indicate that the personal attacks on the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, by both the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and the Treasurer, Paul Keating, have made little impact on the standing of the parties. However, when personalities were examined, it seemed that the bad publicity did contribute to a fall in Dr Hewson's popularity rating. While the ratings of both leaders rose slightly over the first weekend, Dr Hewson's fell by seven points to 48 per cent on the second weekend and his disapproval rating rose by nine points to 22 per cent. Mr Hawke also saw his approval rating fall on the second weekend to a low of 33 per cent and his disapproval rating up four points to 57 per cent. When asked who would make the better Prime Minister, respondents gave Mr Hewson a 43-40 per cent lead on the second weekend, which was a narrower contest than on the first weekend. IN BRITAIN, it seemed the departure of Margaret Thatcher from Number 10 has rejuvenated the elec toral prospects of the Conservative Party. Under the new Prime Minister, John Major, the Tories now hold an 11-point lead over the Labour Opposition, according to an opinion poll carried out for Independent Television News this week. On the premise of a general election "tomorrow", 49 percent of respondents said they would vote Conservative, 38 per cent Labour and 9 per cent Liberal Demo crat. Two-thirds of respondents said replacing Mrs Thatcher with Mr Major was a correct move and the same proportion said the new Prime Minister should not continue with Mrs Thatcher's policies. The poll was based on interviews with 1092 people."}
{"id":122328474,"text":"06 Dec 1990 - 65pc approve VFT idea, more know its benefits Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 6 December 1990, page 4 65pc approve VFT idea, more know its benefits By PHILIP HOBBS The Very Fast Train is approved by 65 per cent of the residents in Victoria and NSW, according to a survey conducted by the Roy Morgan Research Centre. The survey found a high level of public awareness of the VFT. More than 80 percent of those interviewed were able to name at least one advantage arising from the project. The poll suggested that the VFTs ability to provide quick, time-saving travel between capitals was its greatest advantage, mentioned by 42 per cent of respondents. Twenty-one per cent said taking the train would be cheaper than flying. The survey, in which 1009 people were interviewed in Sydney, Melbourne and country areas of NSW and Victoria, found that 13 per cent of respondents were opposed to it and 22 per cent did not have a view. The ability of the VFT to take cars, trucks and coaches off the road was rated as an advantage by 9 per cent. On these figures the ratio of support to opposition for the VFT is 5:1 in favour. The chief executive of the VFT Joint Venture, Alan Castleman, said yesterday that the approval rating was an extraordinarily favourable result. The figures confirmed the results of a number of independent surveys and showed little variation from a similar Roy Morgan poll commissioned by the Joint Venture five months ago. "The results indicate that there is a continuing high level of support for the VFT," Mr Castleman said. "This follows the recent issuing of a cost-benefit analysis that has demonstrated the project is good for the nation and [supports] the decision by the Joint Venture to opt for the inland VFT route." Respondents were interviewed on the nights of November 15, 16, 17 and 18. They were asked two questions. "Do you favour the VFT project and what are the advantages, if any, of the VFT project?""}
{"id":122328537,"text":"06 Dec 1990 - Vic ALP loses most of its support: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 6 December 1990, page 6 Vic ALP loses most of its support: poll MELBOURNE: Support for the Kirner Labor Government in Victoria has declined sharply again to 22 per cent, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The 4 per cent decline in support for Labor between October and November puts the Kirner Government 37 per cent behind the Liberal-National Party Opposition. Labor's support is also 7 per cent below the 29 per cent recorded just before John Cain handed over the leadership to Joan Kirner in July. In another blow to Mrs Kirner, the poll published in yesterday's Bulletin showed only 34 per cent nominating Mrs Kirner as preferred premier— down from 42 per cent in Sep tember — and her support among women voters falling, the approval rating down 2 per cent to 39 per cent in November, and her disapproval rating among women up seven points to 47 per cent. In the same period, the proportion preferring the Opposition Leader, Alan Brown, as premier increased from 38 per cent to 47 per cent. Approval of Mr Brown increased two points to 38 percent in November. His disapproval rating declined one point between October and November to 37 per cent. The poll was based on interviews last month with 1287 electors throughout the state."}
{"id":122328538,"text":"06 Dec 1990 - But Greiner continues to get the thumbs-up Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 6 December 1990, page 6 But Greiner continues to get the thumbs-up SYDNEY: The NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, continues to get (he personal thumbs-up from the electorate, maintaining his 58 per cent approval rating, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The November poll, published in yesterday's Bulletin magazine, also showed 58 per cent of the 1511 people surveyed thought Mr Greiner made a better premier than would his Opposition rival, Bob Carr. Only 26 per cent thought Mr Carr would make a better premier, down one percentage point from the October poll. If an election had been held in November, the Government would have been easily returned to office, with 48 per cent saying they would vote for the LiberalNational coalition, down one point from October's survey. Thirty-seven per cent would have voted for the ALP, up two points from the last survey. Support for the Democrats fell one point to 8 per cent. Mr Carr gained slightly in approval as its leader, up one percentage point to 40 per cent, with his disapproval rate standing at 39 per cent. Thirty-four per cent of people disapproved of Mr Greiner, down from 35 per cent in October."}
{"id":122329056,"text":"08 Dec 1990 - Coalition ahead in two major states Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 8 December 1990, page 9 Coalition ahead in two major states THE FORTUNES of the governments of Austra lia's two most populous states were in stark contrast this week, according to the latest Morgan Gallup polls. A poll of 1511 found that 58 per cent approved of the way the NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, handled his job and the same number believed that he was a belter Premier than Opposition Leader Bob Carr would be. Published in The Bulletin, the survey found that WATCH only 26 per cent thought Mr Canwould make a belter Premier, down one percentage point since Octo ber. If an election had been held in No vember, the Government would have been easily returned to office, 48 per cent saying they would vote for the Liberal-National Coalition, down one point. Thirty-seven per cent, up two points, would have voted for the ALP. Support for the Australian Democrats fell one point to 8 per cent. Mr Carr gained slightly in approval as Opposition Leader — up one point to 40 per cent with 39 per cent disapproving. Thirty-four per cent disapproved of Mr Grciner. In Victoria, support for the Labor Government of Premier Joan Kirner dived four points to 22 per cent. The drop puts the Kirner Government 37 points behind the Liberal-National Party Opposition. In a further disappointment for Labor strategists, the poll of 1287 voters shows only 34 per cent nominating Ms Kirner as preferred Premier, down eight points since September. Over the same period, the number preferring Opposition Leader Alan Brown as Premier rose from 38 to 47 per cent. Ms Kirner's approval rating fell three points to 35 per cent in November, and her disapproval rating rose eight points to 52 per cent. Approval of Mr Brown rose two points to 38 per cent, and disapproval fell one point to 37 per cent. In the United States, a Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 90 per cent of respondents approved President Bush's offer to send the Secretary of State, James Baker, to Baghdad for talks with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. However, 53 per cent did not think the talks would do any good. The poll, published this week, found that 69 per cent approved of the United Nations resolution authorising use of military force if Iraq did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15. The poll also showed that support for Bush's handling of the Persian Gulf crisis was at 61 per cent, roughly the same as in October and November but well below September's 78 per cent."}
{"id":122330003,"text":"12 Dec 1990 - Hawke is up while Govt stays low Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 12 December 1990, page 2 Hawke is up while Govt stays low SYDNEY: Support for the Hawke Labor Government remains at a record low although the personal popularity of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has increased, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published in this week's Bulletin magazine. The poll of 3669 voters, taken over the weekends of November 24-25 and December 1-2, found support for Labor steady on 32 per cent. The Opposition dropped one percentage point since the last poll taken mid-November, but still held a commanding lead over the Government with 49 per cent. Support for the Democrats and other parties was steady at 9 per cent and 10 per cent respectively. Mr Hawke's personal popularity increased three points to 36 per cent, with 55 per cent disapproving and 9 per cent undecided. Approval of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, rose five points to 53 per cent, 22 per cent disapproved and 25 per cent I were undecided."}
{"id":122330812,"text":"15 Dec 1990 - Voters like Hawke, ALP less and less Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 15 December 1990, page 9 Voters like Hawke, ALP less and less THE FORTUNES of the Federal Government and the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, hit record lows this week, according to a poll published in The Australian newspaper. The Newspoll of 2279 voters, taken over the weekends of December 1-2 and 8-9, found support for the ALP had fallen six percentage points since the March Federal election to 33 per cent. In contrast, the Opposition had gained 6.5 points to 50 per cent. Unly ji per rent of those surveyed said they were satisfied with Mr Hawke's performance; 62 per cent were dissatisfied. The Leader of the upposiuon, Lir John Hewson, scored 48 per cent satisfied, 25 per cent dissatisfied and 27 per cent uncommitted. A Saulwick Age Poll published in The Age found the Labor vote still below 30 per cent and particularly weak in Victoria. The national vote had improved from its disastrous 24 per cent a month ago, but only to 29 per cent. The Coalition maintained 51 per cent support. In Western Australia, a Morgan Gallup poll of 830 voters published in The Bulletin this week found support for the Labor Government of Premier Carmen Lawrence had fallen seven points to 28 per cent in October and November. The Opposition would have stormed to victory in an election, with 55 per cent support. However, Dr Lawrence was still more popular than the Leader of the Opposition, Bany MacKinnon, with 51 per cent support compared with Mr MacKinnon's 18 per cent. American support for military action in the Gulf waned, according to an ABC-Television poll of 518 people published this week. Only 58 per cent of those polled favoured war with Iraq if it did not withdraw from Kuwait by the UN deadline of January 15, compared with 63 per cent a week ago. Most people still believed UN economic sanctions would fail to push Iraq out of Kuwait, but the percentage had fallen from 66 per cent to 59 per cent."}
{"id":122331231,"text":"17 Dec 1990 - Australians support SPC wage deal: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 17 December 1990, page 3 Australians support SPC wage deal: poll MELBOURNE: Australians overwhelmingly supported moves by Victorian SPC cannery to press ahead with a controversial wagecutting deal, a company leader said yesterday. Chairman of the Shcpparton-based fruit cannery, John Corboy, said a Morgan Gallup Poll showed 88 per cent of Australians approved of the deal, which will be heard in the Industrial Relations Commission today. Mr Corboy said the poll confirmed the actions of management and workers at the cash-strapped north Victorian plant. About 300 workers at SPC recently voted to sacrifice a range of award payments to save the cannery $2.5 million during 1991 and keep the plant viable. However, the Victorian Trades Hall Council and unions fear the agreement, if ratified, will set a dangerous precedent and effectively open the floodgates for employers to pursue similar award-cutting deals. VTHC secretary John Halfpenny warned last week that other unionists in the Shepparton area could block the distribution of products from the company if SPC moved ahead with the claim. But Mr Corboy said yesterday that his company understood what could happen and nad gone into the deal with its eyes open. He said the results of the poll showed Mr Halfpenny was out of touch with what the workforce wanted, whereas "we've used a good bit of common sense and country logic". The Australia-wide poll of 1023 men and women held last Thursday found 88 per cent approved of what the workers were doing, 7 per cent disapproved and 5 per cent could not say. When asked whether workers should be allowed to take voluntary wage cuts or whether the issue should be decided by the Government or unions, 77 per cent favoured a workers' decision, 12 per cent favoured the unions, 5 per cent the Government and the rest were undecided. Mr Corboy said today's hearing before Commissioner Malcolm Donaldson would determine through which avenue the claim was to be pursued. He said he was confident the deal agreed by workers and management would be ratified. "We believe it should be a speedy process and will be listed for a full hearing this week," he said. Mr Corboy said 93 per cent of his workforce had supported the 12 month deal, which included 11 trade-off conditions. He said the agreement was tied to a profit-sharing deal which was expected to come into force when the company was in the black again. The company chief anticipated the new deal would turn a $9 million loss in 1990 to a profit by the end of the 1991 calendar year. On Friday, the federal Minister for Industrial Relations, Peter Cook, indicated the deal had a good chance of gaining the backing of the commission. SPC said it was receiving increasing support including the donation of 360 Christmas food hampers for SPC workers from a Melbourne company and offers from several firms to send employees to SPC for a free day's labour."}
{"id":122331233,"text":"17 Dec 1990 - SA Liberals beat Labor in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 17 December 1990, page 2 SA Liberals beat Labor in poll ADELAIDE: South Australia's Liberal Opposition is more popular than the reigning Labor Government led by John Bannon, a newspaper poll revealed yesterday. The Newspoll survey published in Adelaide's Sunday Mail found the Liberal-National coalition leading the ALP by 47 per cent to 41 percent. The October-December survey recorded that the Premier's approval rating was down slightly from 60 per cent at the November 1989 state election to 56 per cent, but it was still 20 points ahead of that of the Opposition Leader, Dale Baker, which stood at 34 per cent, an eight-point increase since that of the March quarter. The telephone survey of 1160 electors throughout the state found Mr Baker's dissatisfaction rating meanwhile had increased from 11 per cent to 32 per cent. Forty per cent of interviewees were dissatisfied with the way Mr Bannon was doing his job, 6 per cent more than in March. Support for the Australian Democrats had increased from 10.3 per cent at last year's election to 11 per cent."}
{"id":122332497,"text":"22 Dec 1990 - Support for Labor in the Senate dwindles Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 22 December 1990, page 9 Support for Labor in the Senate dwindles THE COALITION would have won easily a full Senate election if one had been held in November, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in The Bulletin magazine, found the ALP would have lost up to three seats in a half-Senate and up to seven if it were a full Senate poll. ALP support in the Senate in November was 30 per cent, up one percentage point on October but down four on September. Liberal support increased by 3 per cent to 44 per cent, National Party support was unchanged at 5 per cent and Democrat support was down 2 per cent to 11 per cent. Support for other candidates was 10 per cent, while 4 per cent of those surveyed were either undecided or did not give a response. The poll showed the Liberal Party easily outpolling Labor throughout the na tion. It indicated the Coalition would have gained two senators in NSW and possibly one in each of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia while losing one in Queensland if a full Senate election had been held in November. A half-Senate election in November would have resulted in a Coalition gain of one senator in NSW and possibly one in each of Victoria and WA". The poll surveyed 9271 electors who were asked which party would receive their first preference votes "if a senate election was held today". Most Australians would prefer the Minister for Transport and Communications, Kim Beazley, to succeed the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, rather than the Treasurer, Paul Keating, according to a poll published in the Sunday Sun. The telephone poll was conducted by Newspoll after last week's leadership showdown between Mr Keating and Mr Hawke. When asked to select their preferred candidate, 25 per cent of respondents 1 POLL "'1 F chose Mr Beazley, 20 per cent Mr Keating, and 10 per cent the Minister for Education, John Dawkins. A breakdown of voters showed most who selected Mr Beazley were Liberal and National party supporters. Twenty-eight per cent of Liberal-National supporters thought Mr Beazley should succeed Mr Hawke, compared with 20 per cent of ALP supporters. Forty per cent of ALP supporters believed Mr Keating should follow Mr Hawke, while 20 per cent wanted Mr Beazley as successor. Only seven per cent of ALP voters chose Mr Dawkins. Mr Dawkins was preferred as successor to Mr Hawke by 13 per cent of Liberal-National supporters, while 9 per cent said they preferred Mr Keating. The poll showed that 47 per cent of voters surveyed wanted Mr Keating to remain as Treasurer at least until the next election, while 20 per cent wanted him to formally challenge Mr Hawke. Nearly three out of four people in Britain support military action against Iraq if sanctions fail, according to poll conducted for the British Broadcasting Corporation. Fifty seven per cent of those questioned expected sanctions would not work. The poll showed 71 per cent of the 1091 people interviewed nationwide on December 12 and 13 favoured military action if United Nations sanctions did not force Iraq to leave Kuwait. Britain has contributed ground troops, planes and ships to the US-dominated multinational force in the Gulf."}
{"id":122333350,"text":"27 Dec 1990 - Green support still strong in spite of slump Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 27 December 1990, page 7 Gteen support still strong in spite of slump MELBOURNE: National support for conservation groups was still widespread despite the economic slump, according to the latest Saulwick poll conducted by the Melbourne Age news paper. Published in yesterday's Age, the poll found that 63 per cent of the 1000 people questioned nation-wide believed environmental groups made reasonable demands and 79 per cent believed the threat to the environment was real. According to the poll, support for the environment among Labor Party voters had declined by 12 per cent While 92 per cent of Labor Party voters polled 18 months ago thought the threat to the environment was real, only 80 per cent thought so in the latest poll. Asked to choose between economic growth or environment protection, 26 per cent favoured economic growth, 62 per cent opted for the environment and 12 per cent said "don't know"."}
{"id":122334729,"text":"03 Jan 1991 - Hawke support up slightly Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 3 January 1991, page 2 Hawke support up slightly Support for the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has risen slightly, but the Opposition still would have won an election easily last month, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll published yesterday. The poll, in The Bulletin magazine, showed support for the Government up one point to 33 per cent while the Liberal and National parties dropped half a point to 48.5 per cent. Support for the Democrats was unchanged at 9 per cent. The poll, conducted oyer the December 8-9 and December 15-16 weekends, was compiled from interviews with 3781 electors. Approval for the Prime Minister rose for the third consecutive poll by two points to 38 per cent, while the approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, increased by a point to 54 per cent. Asked who would make a better Prime Minister, 45 per cent opted for Dr Hewson and 42 per cent for Mr Hawke. In another Morgan Gallup poll, a clear majority of Liberal and National voters indicated they thought the conservative parties should merge. The poll, conducted on the November 17-18 weekend, found 72 per cent of Liberal voters and 66 per cent of National voters favoured the idea."}
{"id":122335303,"text":"05 Jan 1991 - Australians gloomy about the new year Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 5 January 1991, page 9 Australians gloomy about the new year Australians arc more pessimistic about the coming year than ever before, according to the latest special Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, published in The Bulletin magazine, found 49 per cent of people, up 14 percentage points on 1989 — believe things will be worse in the next 12 months. Only 33 per cent believe they will be better — down 10 points on 1989 and one point higher than during the recession of 1982. The poll also found that most Australians — 56 per cent, up 12 points since 1989 — believe 1991 will be a year of economic difficulty. Some 54 per cent — up 31 .points — of Australians believe there is at least a 50 per cent chance of a world war in the next 10 years and 61 per cent (up 33 points) believe this year will see much international dispute. Some 44 per cent believe domestic industrial disputes will increase (eight points higher than 1989 but lower than results in 1981 and 1982). The special poll was conducted throughout Australia on the weekend of November 17-18, when 1218 people were interviewed. In another Morgan GalJup Poll, also published in The Bulletin, a majority of Liberal and National voters think the conservative parties should merge. A poll of 1063 electors conducted on November 17-18, 1990, found 72 percent of Liberal and 66 per cent of National voters in favour of the idea. The poll also found that a combined party under John Hewson's leadership would attract an extra one percentage point in support. A Morgan Gallup poll conducted on December 8-9 and 15-16 found the Hawke Govern ment slightly improved its popularity. The poll, published in The Bulletin, shows support for the Government up one point to 33 per cent while support for the Liberal and National Parties was down half a point to 48.5 per cent Support for the Democrats was unchanged on 9 per cent. Approval of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, rose for the third consecutive poll — up two points to 38 percent—while Dr Hewson's approval rating was up one point to 54 per cent. THE LATEST survey into the readership of newspapers has shown that one in three readers surveyed could recall reading over half of a number of selected editorial items and more than half could remember seeing them. The survey was conducted by Quadrant Research Services for the Newspaper Advertising Bureau of Australia. The study examined reader interest in editorial subject matter, and the highest score of 80 per cent went to material about the environment and pollution. It was followed by legal/court cases 78 per cent, accidents and disasters 71 per cent and crime/drugs 69 per cent Politics and government policy rated 67 per cent and major events 65 per cent. The study measured readership of250 editorial items selected at random which appeared in recent months in metropolitan and regional dailies and Sunday and national newspapers. It was shown that page one had the highest level of regular readership (93 per cent) while general news scored 82 per cent, world news 79 per cent, TV guides 77 per cent entertainment 62 percent, lifestyle 61 per cent, spon 60 per cent, comics 56 per cent, business and finance 44 per cent, travel 42 per cent and motoring 31 percent. The study measured readership of 250 items selected at random which appeared in recent months in metropolitan and regional dailies and Sunday and national newspapers."}
{"id":122336096,"text":"09 Jan 1991 - Tobacco 'acceptable' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 9 January 1991, page 5 Tobacco 'acceptable' IN BRIEF SYDNEY: The vast majority of Australians find tobacco sponsorship of sporting events, art and concerts acceptable, despite increasing bans on cigarette advertising, according to a poll. About 72 per cent supported allowing tobacco sponsorship, barely less than the 75 per cent in 1988, the Roy Morgan , Research Centre poll for the Tobacco In stitute of Australia found. • The poll results, carried in The Bulletin magazine, show 83 per cent of smokers and 68 per cent of non-smokers accept the sponsorship and only 11 per cent feel it might encourage members of their fami lies to smoke. Only 2 per cent of non-smokers feel it might lead people to smoke. More than 1000 people, aged 18 and more, across Australia were surveyed."}
{"id":122336824,"text":"12 Jan 1991 - A wanted war, but hardly the good fight Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 12 January 1991, page 9 A wanted war, but hardly the good fight Bob Hawke's nation-wide consensus will disintegrate when the body bags start to come home, predicts 'lottery' survivor Jeremy Thompson. TWENTY-FIVE years ago Aus- tralians were overwhelmingly in support of sending troops to Vietnam. We supported conscrip- tion, where one in seven Australian boys won the lottery and got to serve and, in many cases, to die in Viet- nam. I remember clearly the night in 1970 when my marble was in the barrel. The process was televised. A grey-suited man reached into a box and pulled out little balls on which was printed a date — a day and month. If that date was your birthday, you were in. Although I went on a couple of desultory anti-war marches through the university town of Armidale in those days, I was still young enough and dumb enough to accept my fate if my number came up. Fortunately, it did not, leaving my limbs and psyche intact. Others were not so for-tunate. Some 500 Australians died in Viet-nam, and thousands more were wounded. Many others believe they were affected by Agent Orange. Time has proved the error of John F. Kennedy's logic of the domino effect, and the paranoia which attributed to commu-nism levels of power, evil and influence it could never achieve. History, too, had its say when it became clear the Vietnamese were not fighting for communism but freedom — freedom taken from them when their land was handed back to the French as a colony after World War II. It was not a time in our history that Australians can be proud of. The name of the Prime Minister who first committed troops, Robert Menzies, will always be con-nected with the terrible error that was the Vietnam War. But at that time, public support for the war was unquestionable. The propaganda of the "red menace" and the "domino effect" went unchallenged by all but a few. It was only after the Tet offensive of February 1968 that most people started to realise that the Viet Cong and the North Vietnam Army 'were not the easybeats first thought. And it was only when the deaths started to mount that the ground swell of opposi- tion became a torrent that could no longer be ignored. Like the early stages of the Vietnam war, the Australian public is in favour of using military force in the Gulf, and supports Australian involvement in that force. A || GULF COUNTDOWN || Morgan Gallup Poll published this week found about 57 per cent agreed with force and about 54 per cent supported Australia joining the anti-Saddam forces. Those figures must give Bob Hawke heart. At this stage he has consensus, from the biggest caucus in the nation, for war. Back in the '60s, when people supported the Vietnam War, I rarely — if ever — heard a debate about the historic and moral rights and wrongs of the conflict. This time it is different. Historians such as the eminent Manning Clark point out that perhaps — just perhaps — Iraq has a genuine historic claim on Kuwait. He says the whole region wound up as a dog's break-fast after arbritrary divisions drawn by Brit-ain after the World War I. Iraq was left with limited access to the Gulf and a long-standing claim on Kuwait and its rich oil fields. THAT is not to say Saddam Hussein is a wonderful, warm, misunderstood hu- man being. He began his political life as an assassin, in fact, and spent years in exile as a result of his activities. He is a dictator's dictator. His frequent purges of the ruling Ba'ath party have stamped out any possibility of a challenge — which is why those who believe a loss of face would unseat Mr Saddam are wrong. Mr Saddam lost a million souls to win a few square kilometres from Iran, but when this latest crisis began, he handed the hard won territory back, along with prisoners of war. Loss of face? A coup? Never. His murder of tens of thousands of Kurds in northern Iraq is the most frequent ly used example of his good nature. The use of poison and nerve gases to ensure a good kill — too bad about the associated agony — underlines the message. But the fact he is a ruthless dictator is irrelevant in the context of war. After all, the United States has often unashamedly sup-ported dictators. Lyndon B. Johnson de-scribed the Nigaraguan dictator Somoza as, "a son-of-a-bitch, but our son-of-a-bitch". The US supported Mr Saddam against Iran during the eight years of war as, I suppose, the lesser of two evils. The US loathed Ayatollah Khomeini more than it loathed Mr Saddam. It was, after all, the followers of the Ayatollah who humiliated the US when they took US Embassy staff as hostages which, in turn, led to the debacle when US forces tried to free the captives. In a twist of logic, the US then used honey to trap the bee. The patriotic Colonel Oliver North secretly supplied arms to Iran to use against Iraq — which was also using American arms. One condition that the US put on its support of Mr Saddam during the war was that Iraq withdraw its support for interna tional terrorism. Iraq said it would — but did not. According to former US State De-partment officials, the US knew Iraq was still harbouring and funding terrorists but turned a blind eye. So if Iraq had good reason to believe it could get away with murder — literally — in the Middle East, it was about to be pres-ented with more evidence. As Iraqi forces massed around the Kuwaiti border early last year, the diplomatic feelers were out. What, Iraq asked, was the US position on the long-standing border dispute between Iraq and Kuwait? The answer came directly from the US State Department: we have no position on the border question, senior officials said. A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. On August 2 last year, the tanks rolled and the helicopters took off. It was all over in a few hours. The response by the US — and from almost everyone else — must have sur-prised Mr Saddam. Instead of the usual vocal but ineffectual condemnation in the United Nations, military action was threat-ened! America, Britain and France were quick to deploy forces. Tiny Australia, in another hemisphere on the other side of the world, convinced President Bush to ring the Prime Minister so it too could become in-volved. The United Nations condemned the in-vasion and set in place a blockade of Iraq. But this was not like the pitiful sanctions faced by South Africa, where most nations traded on regardless. This was a total block-ade, enforced by military might, and deny-ing Iraq not only imports to keep industry working but, more importantly, blocking the export of oil and the income Iraq so desperately needed. Estimates vary about how long such a blockade would take to bring Iraq to its knees, but does it really matter? Surely a long and vastly expensive blockade of Iraq must be far preferable to war and the tens of thousands of killed and maimed that would be the inevitable legacy of war. But the US was not prepared to wait — and Bob Hawke applauded its next move in the UN. It forced through the Security Council a deadline, January 15, after which military action could be used to liberate Kuwait. The theory, presumably, is to place Mr Saddam under the most intense pressure, to force a last-minute withdrawal from Ku-wait. But it is no carrot-and-stick approach. The US has refused to offer even a small concession — like negotiations on how to improve access to the Gulf — let alone a big one, like talks on the Palestinian question. The huge error of defining January 15 as a deadline is that it forces the US into military action if the deadline is ignored President Bush has painted himself into a corner and now has no option but the mili-tary one. The generals talk of "surgical strikes" and a blitzkrieg that would defeat Iraq in a few short weeks, perhaps even days. I guess if they say it often enough people start believing that sort of rubbish. The theory that Allied air power would crush Mr Saddam's air force before it could leave the ground is pure fantasy. Far more likely is that a massed Allied attack on air bases would find a reception from hundreds of accurate ground-to-air missiles. Above, Iraqi fighters would defend their territory, while Iraqi fighter-bombers massed at the Gulf, spraying Exocet missiles at everything within range — including Australian war-ships. Mr Saddam's long-range missiles would be deployed — but probably inflict little damage. They are not accurate. But the ones sent towards Tel Aviv would attract mas-sive retaliation from Israel. Israel has long been itching to wipe out Iraq as a threat to its security. Suddenly the equation changes: where the US enjoyed Arab support, the entry of Israel in the war would, to the Arab world, be intolerable. All at once it would no longer be Iraq versus the rest of the world, it would be Arab versus infidel. Israel has nuclear weap-ons; Iraq has chemical and nerve agents. And sitting in the middle, three Australian warships. MR HAWKE and his Government have the option, if they so wish, to tell the US that Australia will stand fast on the blockade for as long as it takes, but war? No thanks. We'll move our ships out of harm's way, if you don't mind. Sadly, that won't happen. As we always have, we'll toady along and do what we're told. During the Falklands War, Argentina showed what an Exocet could do to a mod-ern warship. Remember HMS Sheffield — or what was left of it after it virtually melted as the result of an Exocet attack? That is why our sailors have spent untold hours on fire drill. If an Australian ship is hit, it is then that Mr Hawke will find support for his war drying up. Two postscripts: A television reporter was interviewing a defence analyst from the ANU just before Mr Hawke announced Australia would be sending ships to the Gulf. "If they send Australians to the Gulf, then they must ensure an adequate supply of body bags," the analyst said And: the one piece of news I found par-ticularly chilling during the week was the approval of Australia's own awards for gal- lantry. Now Australian personnel can win 15 home-grown awards from a Meritorious Unit Citation to the Victoria Cross for Aus- tralia. The timing — a week before the war deadline — is disturbing. trust the medals can be awarded post-humously. In the Sunday Magazine tomorrow: A talent for terror . . . how Saddam Hussein graduated from boyhood violence to a showdown with the world."}
{"id":122339750,"text":"24 Jan 1991 - Govt less liked Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 24 January 1991, page 11 Govt less liked Support for the Hawke Government had declined to its lowest point before hostilities broke out in the Gulf, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll published yesterday. The poll, in the Bulletin magazine, shows that support for the Government has sunk to equal its lowest point, 32 per cent, recorded in November last year. The poll of 2137 electors was conducted during the first two weekends of January, and showed that support for the Liberals had increased to 44.5 per cent, and to 4.5 per cent for the National Party, giving the Coalition 49 per cent support over all. Support for both leaders declined in the month, Mr Hawke's rating falling by three points to 35 per cent, and the Opposition Leader, John Hewson, losing five points to 49 per cent."}
{"id":122341435,"text":"31 Jan 1991 - Super Bowl poor scorer in TV poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 31 January 1991, page 22 Super Bowl poor scorer in TV poll NEW YORK: Sunday's Super Bowl XXV was the second-lowest rated on television in 17 years and the eighthlowest overall, according to Nielsen poll figures. The New York Giants' 20-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills on ABC-TV rated 41.8, which represented the percentage of sets in the country which were tuneid to the match. A rating point represents 931,000 homes. The only lower-rated Super Bowl since 1974 was last year's on CBS (39.0) when the San Francisco 49ers beat the Denver Broncos 55-10. ABC officials said they were happy with their rating. "We figured it would do in the 42 to 43 range, Alan Grossinger, of the network's sports research department, said. "It pretty much came in where we expected." Grossinger and other TV analysts said ratings for the Super Bowl had declined with network ratings in general. Also, this year's match was lower because the two teams were from the same region. "Considering the game was very competitive, maybe it could have done a little better," Grossinger said. "It was very regional, and that had an effect." The Super Bowl started at 6.19pm local time and ended about 9.3S. Cable News Network's rating during that time was 3.1, six times higher than its rating during the 1990 Super Bowl. About 1.75 million homes were watching the all-news channel during this year's match. In addition, the Bills generally have a much lower national following than other American Football Conference teams, such as the Los Angeles Raiders or Miami Dolphins, if merchandise sales can be used as a guide. "The Buffalo market is the secondsmallest of the National Football League markets," Grossinger said. "That could have an effect. "This is a fairly new team to a lot of America, even though it showed its stuff in the play-offs." — AP"}
{"id":122346782,"text":"02 Mar 1991 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 2 March 1991, page 9 Approval of PM keeps rising THE POPULARITY of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has continued to rise as a result of his hand ling of Australia's participation in the Gulf1 war, according to the results of an opinion • poll published this week. A Newspoll published in The Austra- ' lian indicated that Mr Hawke's approval . rating had increased nine percentage -points to 40 per cent since December. His ' disapproval rating had dropped by the same margin to 52 per cent. However, the fortunes of the Labor Par ty had not benefited as much, with only a -two-point increase in support on December to 35 per cent. This is still far behind the Liberal-National Coalition, with 49 per cent of voter support. The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, continued to enjoy a high person al approval rating with 46 per cent of- 1 respondents satisfied with his performance. His disapproval rating was 27 per. cent. The national telephone poll of3429 vol-' ers was conducted over the weekends of ' February 2, 16 and 23. The latest- Morgan Gallup poll, pub lished in The Bulletin, found that the Co- • alition would have won four additional scats if a full federal Senate election had ■ been held in January and was outpollinf,, Labor in all states in people's Senate vot ing intentions. ; However a half-Senate election would • have produced a similar result to the feder- . al election of 1990. The cross-section poll on 0,644 voters . across Australia found Labor support run ning at 32 per cent — up two points from ' December. Support, for the Liberal . Party was unchanged at 42 per cent and the • Nationals remained at their May 1990 level of 5 per cent. Eleven per cent of respondents nomi- . nated support for the Australian Demo crats and 10 per cent for other candidates , and parties. The poll indicated that the Coalition would have taken an extra seat from Labor' in NSW, Victoria and South Australia. An additional seat in Tasmania was anotherchance for the Opposition. It was also possible that Labor would , lose a seat to the Democrats in Western Australia. " A half-Senate election would have seen ' Labor take a seat from the Democrats in Tasmania, but the Democrats would have' gained one. from the Greens in Western . Australia. • ."}
{"id":122347668,"text":"07 Mar 1991 - IN BRIEF Support swells for Opposition Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 7 March 1991, page 12 IN BRIEF Support swells for Opposition MELBOURNE: Support for the Victorian Opposition increased by 2 per cent to give it a lead of 35 per cent over the Kirner Labor Government, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, published in yesterday's Bulletin magazine, revealed an increase also in support in February for the job being done by the Opposition Leader, Alan Brown. While the Liberal and National parties would have won an election easily in February, support for the Labor Government remained unchanged at 24 per cent. Personal approval The federal leaders have lost ground in the personal-approval stakes. According to the Morgan Gallup poll in the Bulletin, approval of Prime Minister Bob Hawke has declined by 2 per cent to 48 per cent, and disapproval increased by 4 per cent, 8 per cent undecided. Action for quality The ACTION for Quality 5km fun run will be held on Sunday March 10 to raise funds for Camp Quality Canberra, an annual camp for children with cancer. The run commences at 10.30am, and entry forms are available from ACTION Interchange or shop-front. Registration is also available on the day. NSW Agent-General SYDNEY: Premier Nick Greiner and the Minister for Energy, Neil Pickard, both declined yesterday to rule out the prospect of Mr Pickard's being appointed the next NSW Agent-General in Lon don."}
{"id":122348310,"text":"09 Mar 1991 - Fall provides little comfort for Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 March 1991, page 9 Fall provides little comfort for Labor WITH the Federal Gov ernment's decision on resource security having drawn threats by environmentalist groups to withdraw support, there was little solace for the Federal Government and Labor state governments in this week's public-opinion polling. The latest Morgan Gallup poll, published in The Bulletin, found that a further round of bad economic news had further eroded the Hawkc Government's popularity in late February. The poll — conducted after the announcement of the South Australian State Bank's problems and the release of high inflation, high unemployment and poor retail sales figures — showed that had an election been held at that time, the Hawkc Government would have been easily defeated. Support for the ALP dropped 2.5 percentage points to 35 per cent. Support for the Liberal-Natonal Opposition was unchanged at 47 per cent; support for the Australian Democrats was up one point to 8 per cent; and support for other parties was up 1.5 points to 10 percent. Both the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, lost ground in terms of their personal popularity. Mr Hawke's approval rating was down two points to 48 per cent while his disapproval rating was up four points to 44 per cent. Eight per cent was un decided. Approval of Dr Hewson was down five points to 52 per cent while his disapproval rating was up six points to 27 per cent, with 21 per cent of those polled undecided. Asked who would make the better prime minister, a steady 48 per cent supported Mr Hawke, while Dr Hewson's rating was down one point to 38 per cent. In Victoria, the Kirner Labor Government remained in trouble according to the Bulletin's Gallup poll. It showed that the Opposition would have easily won a state election, commanding 59 per cent of the vote, had it been held in February. In NSW, the Greiner Government continued to hold ground, the poll indicating 47 per cent support for the Liberal-National Coalition Government, while support for the ALP Opposition rose one point to 40 per cent."}
{"id":122349706,"text":"16 Mar 1991 - Poll shows lack of support for Kirner Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 16 March 1991, page 9 Poll shows lack of support for Kirner VICTORIA continued to be the centre of atten tion for public-opinion pollsters last week, with yet another Gallup Poll in the Bulletin maga zine indicating that not only was the Labor State Government in trouble with the electorate, but so was the premier, joan turner. However there was also little good news for the Leader of the Victorian Opposition, Alan Brown, the poll results indicating that he is less popular than his predecessor as parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party in Victoria, JefT Kennett The poll showed that more Victorians preferred Mr Kennett to Mr Brown and that while Mr Brown was preferred as Premier over Mrs Kirner, Mr Kennett was preferred over both incumbent leaders. Support for Mr Kennett as Leader of the Opposition was 31 per cent, compared with Mr Brown's 23 per cent rating, while in the premiership stakes, SS per cent of those polled said they preferred Mr Kennett and 34 per cent opted for Mrs Kirner. In answer to a similar question, 51 per cent said they preferred Mr Brown with 31 stating a preference for Mrs Kirner. In Queensland, the Labor Government of Premier Wayne Goss appears to be retaining electoral support, the Bulletin's Gallup Poll indicating 47 per cent support for the ALP, compared with 27 per cent for the Liberal Party and 15 per cent for the National Party. Mr Goss's personal approval rating remained high at 74 per cent, while the approval rating of Opposition Leader Russell Cooper was running at 29 per cent. Recent polling in Britain indicates that the incumbent Conservative Government and the Opposition Labour Party are running virtually neck and neck. An NOP poll published in The Independent newspaper showed the Labour Party had a one-point lead over Prime Minister John Major's Conservatives. The poll put Labour on 39 per cent and the Conservatives on 38. Other, smaller parties accounted for the balance. The NOP rating for the Government was its lowest since Mr Major succeeded Margaret Thatcher last No vember 28.."}
{"id":122351189,"text":"23 Mar 1991 - POLL WATCH Businesses express pessimism Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 23 March 1991, page 9 Businesses express pessimism THE BUSINESS community re vealed a pessimistic outlook for the Australian cconomy this week, with almost half of the executives from leading companies expecting job losses in their firm. The Business Review Weekly/American Express poll of 161 chief executives from top Australian companies was con- -• ducted this month. It found that 45 per , cent of businesses in Sydney, Melbourne,, Brisbane and Perth expected job losses in 1991-92. The chicf executive officers were critical of the Federal Government's economic ' credentials, 80 per cent of executives rat-. ing its performance as negative. This was almost double the figure of a year ago. However, only 12 per cent believed the Opposition had done a good job of chal- ' lenging the Government on economic policy. Sixty-five per cent of the companies ex-,, peeled the Australian dollar to fall against •• the US dollar over the next six months. While 28 per cent expected higher profits over the same period, 34 per cent expected them to fall. One quarter of the executives predicted ' no increase in their own prices in the., coming financial year, and another 37 per „ cent believed there would be price rises of between 3 and 6 per cent — well below ' inflation. ' IN FEDERAL politics, the Coalition re- ' maincd ahead of Labor in electoral ' support, according to the Morgan Gallup " poll published in this week's Bulletin. The poll of 2295 voters was conducted , on the first two weekends of March and -found that support for Labor had re mained steady at 35 per cent while the " Liberal-National Coalition had moved up -one percentage point to 48 per cent. With the Gulf war over and Parliament . back in session, the popularity ratings of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewsoni have fallen. Mr Hawke's rating fell three points to 45' per cent, while Dr Hewson's approval rat- ' ing fell four points to 48 per cent. In the "better prime minister" stakes, 47 -per cent of those interviewed opted for Mr , Hawke — down one point from the previ ous survey in February — and 40 per cent • for Dr Hewson, an improvement of two points. Support for the Australian Democrats'" dropped one point to 7 per cent while 10 . per cent of respondents backed other parties or candidates."}
{"id":122351312,"text":"24 Mar 1991 - IN BRIEF Ad ban rejected Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 24 March 1991, page 3 IN BRIEF Ad ban rejected MELBOURNE: The Federal Government's proposed ban on political advertising has been rejected overwhelmingly, according to a Sunday Age poll. The results of the poll, published today, show that the controversial ban has less than 25 per cent support from those taking part in the survey. The Sunday Age figures show that the Government's justification for introducing the ban on the grounds of corruption is regarded with scepticism by those surveyed. According to the report, more than 70 per cent of those surveyed believed the Government's primary concern in the matter is a shortage of funds. Truck in flames SYDNEY: Police said a hot exhaust had started a fire aboard a truck carrying a load of recycled paper and cardboard in Beacon Hill yesterday morning. A police spokesman said the driver had been travelling along Warringah Road at about 11am when he had noticed smoke coming from the rear of his truck. The spokesman said the driver had pulled over, then jumped to safety as the fire took hold. Warringah Road was closed for more than an hour while fire brigade units put out the flames."}
{"id":122352376,"text":"30 Mar 1991 - Writers World Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 March 1991, page 17 By MAURICE DUNLEVY Reports of the book's demise are exaggerated IT'S official: the best-selling nov el of 1990 was Jean N. Auel's The Plains of Passage. Publishers Weekly has just released its sales figures for 1990 and they show that The Plains of Passage sold almost 1.7 million copies in the United States last year, or about 200,000 more than her The Mammoth Hunters sold in 1985. And while the book was No 1 on the US best-seller lists it was also topping the lists in Australia, Canada, Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. In the US its nearest rival was Stephen King's collection of novellas, Four Past Midnight, which sold 1.2 million copies. King was, of course, the best-selling novelist of the 1980s, racking up million-copy sales throughout the decade, and last year he even scored another place in the top 10, coming in at No 7 with a reworking of an old book — The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition — which sold about 650,000 copies. The best-seller lists are not. the places to find first novelists. Not one of the books that sold more than 100,000 copies in the US last year was by a first novelist. Indeed, the top 20 novels were all by veterans of the best-seller lists. The five that sold more than a million cop-' ies, for example, were by Jean N. Auel, Stephen King, Scott Turow, Sidney Sheldon and Danielle Steel. The remainder included names such as Jackie Collins, Robert Ludlum, Judith Krantz, Barbara Taylor Bradford and Colleen McCullough — all best-sellers here in Australia as they were there. These megastars of the best-seller lists are all writers of "light fiction". You have to go down to No 28 before you find your first "serious" novel, The General in His Labyrinth by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (179,000 copies), then to No 36 to find the next, Rabbit at Rest by John Updike (150,000+). They were the only serious novels in the top 50. In another survey I was intrigued to see the tastes of the masses reflected in the tastes of their leaders. The Library of Congress, which holds the world's largest collection of books, surveyed the tastes of Congressmen last year. Their favourite author was Danielle Steel. Among their other favourites was Judith Krantz. True, they also read some serious, though popular, nonfiction. In Britain, at least one serious novel fared better than the two in the US by The Bookseller's rather different measure of success. A. S. Byatt's Booker Prize-winner, Possession, achieved fourth place for 1990 with 14 weeks on the magazine's weekly best-seller list. But it was outranked by such light fiction as Mary Wesley's A Sensible Life (20 weeks), Wilbur Smith's Golden Fox (19) and Rosamund Pilcher's September (18). Clearly being serious and being popular are not often the same thing, although in nonfiction you can be both. The top hardcover nonfiction title in Britain was Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, which was on the list for 45 weeks, and the No 2 nonfiction. best-seller in the US was The Civil War by Geoffrey C. Ward with Ric Burns and Ken Burns — a phenomenal performance for a book that cost $US50. But that was about it in both countries. The top US hardcover nonfiction book was A Life on the Road by the television personality Charles Kuralt, and the others included self-help and cookbooks, animal books and collections of columns by widely syndicated newspaper funnymen, such as my own favourite, Dave Barry (Dave Barry Turns 40). You have to go to No 40 to get a substantial work of serious nonfiction: Robert A. Caro's second volume of his biography of Lyndon Johnson, Means of As cent. Meanwhile, crappy concoctions of folk wisdom such as Robert Fulghum's It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It were enjoying their second year on the list. In fact, Fulghum's mindless musings were so popular that a special gift edition of the first chapter of his million-copy best-seller, All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten sold 233,000 copies in 1990. If "the book" dies in the age of the 30-second grab, it will no doubt be replaced by the chapter. But the best-seller lists from both sides of the Atlantic surely put paid to any notions that the book is dead. I had just read a number of such silly assertions and forecasts in the proceedings of the 23rd International Publishers Association Congress (Books in the 1990s) when I was confronted with the 1990 statistics. According to a number of speakers at the Congress, books were being killed by television and videotape. What rot! In fact, books were being made by television. The top hardcover publisher in Britain in 1990 was the BBC with 111 "book weeks" or appearances for 11 titles in The Bookseller's hardcover bestseller lists. They included such titles as Michael Pain's Around The World in 80 Days and The Trials of Life by David Attenborough. In the United States the three leading nonfiction sellers were all TV tie-ins and many of the authors of books on both the fiction and nonfiction lists are almost as well-known on radio and television talk shows as they are in the book world. The print medium feeds off the electronic media and vice versa. And certainly it is difficult to argue that the book is dying or is dead when you look at the sales of mass market paperbacks. In what golden age of the "living" book could you say that 123 mass market titles had in-print figures of at least a million copies, as we could of paperbacks published in the US in 1989 and 1990? Danielle Steel's Zoya had an in-print figure of 3.9 million copies, her Star had 3.75 million and she reprinted Daddy was on the best-seller list with 3.5 million. This doesn't look like the death of the book, although it may say something about the decay of the mass mind, as would the figures for Tom Clancy's Cardinal of the Kremlin (3.8 million), Rosamund Pilcher's The Shell Seekers (3.66 million) and Fulghum's All I Need to Know... (3.62 million). But even serious books put up good performances in paperback: Hawkmg's Brief History... sold 365,000 in its US paperback edition, Thomas Friedman's From Beirut to Jerusalem sold 210,000 and Shelby Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative sold 210,000 — an amazing feat for a three-volume work of history. If more evidence were needed that the book is still a centra! part of Western culture, we might look at the giving and receiving of it. An American Booksellers Association survey conducted on January 21 -23 showed that 47 per. cent of all adult Americans gave and/or received a book over the holiday season — an increase of 21.5 per cent over the figure from a similar poll in 1989. One or more books was received by 67 million Americans or 36 per cent of the population and 63 million gave one. And let me remind you that the book isn't dead in Australia either. A Philip Shrapnel survey showed that in mid-1989, 54 per cent of respondents to a household survey were currently reading a book, 11 per cent said they had bought a book during the preceding week and 17 per cent said they had borrowed one. Nor has television killed the book here. A Saulwick telephone poll of 1000 people done on April 30 and May 2 last year showed that Australians who grew up in the television era read more books than people over the age of 55 (the children of the supposed golden age of reading). Young adults are generally more literate than their parents, but Australians in general are, comparatively speaking, a nation of bookworms: 31 per cent of adults said they borrowed, and 16 per cent said they bought, more than 30 books'a year, and 54 per cent of houses held more than 100 books. Figures like that explain why two out of three readers of this newspaper look at the book pages and why we have such a large number of bookshops per capita compared to other nations. Our reading may not be serious but we do a lot of it."}
{"id":122353297,"text":"27 Apr 1991 - Caucus mutterings first? Or media speculation? Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 27 April 1991, page 9 Caucus mutterings first? Or media speculation? POLITICS By Tony Wright THE Press Gallery scores much flak for its fascination with political leadership, or more specifically, its fascination with the subject of unstable leadership. Indeed, it is often said that journalists in the Press Gallery actually cause instability in the leadership of political parties and governments. There is right now a great deal of mutter-ing in the office of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, about this very subject. The only people getting in a lather about leadership, Mr Hawke's people will tell you, are the clowns in the Press Gallery. It's an old theme—as old, indeed, as the impossible question about the chicken and the egg. What comes first: loose talk among caucus members, or speculation in the me- dia? John Gorton, Billy Sncdden, Bill Hay-den, Andrew Peacock and John Howard all felt they had reason over the years to blame the media for their problems. All, at one time or another, would have cursed the Press for feeding the fires of discontent over their leadership. And yet, was it really the media avJio brought them down, or their own disloyal team members? Derek Parker, a former aide to both John Howard and Andrew Peacock, de-votes a fair slice of his new book, The Courtesans — The Press Gallery in the Hawke Era, to the proposition that jour-nalists at Parliament House are interested primarily in conflict and dissension. Mr Parker charges that the media were largely to blame for the image problems that finally brought Mr Howard down — a charge, it must .be said, that few in the Press Gallery would care to debate. He goes on to charge that the Press Gallery has been consistently biased in favour of Mr Hawke and his Government. If that were indeed so (and Mr Parker would get a debate over that assertion), the sands seem to have shifted. Now it's Mr Hawke's turn. The Prime Minister is growing increas-ingly exasperated by the continuing series of reports suggesting that the caucus is restive about his leadership. The speculation got a mighty kick along this week when the highly-influential jour- nalist Laurie Oakes, writing in Wednes-day's Bulletin, suggested that a move to replace Mr Hawke with his deputy, Paul Keating, might be only weeks away. In Darwin, on Thursday, Mr Hawke was asked by Helen Dally of the Nine Net-work's Sunday program, "As you travel around northern Australia do you think people up here care about issues like par-liamentary performance on, like, the lead-ership issue?" Mr Hawke: Well, not as much as you do, Helen, and the media. I mean, if I were to be influenced in my decision by the way in which you — I mean I'm saying generically not just you Helen, but the media generally — if I were to be believe that what you go on with reflected what the Australian peo-ple think about, you know I would say — you know, I'd give up. Not just in regard to present circumstances but generally be-cause I love you all, you know that. I love you all. But you really arc not representa-tive of the Australian people and let me say specifically as I've moved as I have now around northern Australia, I've been out for a couple of days; Bundaberg, in Maree-ba, Atherton, Darwin. You know, I hate to, you know, upset you but they ain't talking about it, kid. If Mr Hawke had hoped that would crush the journalists and would divert their attention from the leadership issue, he was to be mistaken. The very next question was this: Mr Hawke, reports through from Canberra [say] that there are noises at least in the party that the leadership issue hasn't been resolved. Do you hear these noises? Mr Hawke: No, I don't. I go back to what I said. Don't think that the Gallery or a few people in Canberra reflect the reali-ties out here. I'm very, very happy, exuber-ant one might say, about the feeling I get from Australian people as I move around amongst them. I love them and I still think they've got a bit of affection for me. The questioning continued along those lines for a while, with Mr Hawke growing constantly more annoyed. It was, he said "as boring as buggery". And then came the final question — why is the leadership speculation continu-ing? Here, Mr Hawke departed from the line that it was all a figment of the media's collective imagination. Instead, he de-clared it was the fault of two former ministers hoping to get their bums back on to ministerial seats by supporting a change of leadership. The comment was pretty clearly direct-ed at Stewart West and Peter Duncan, two members of the Left dumped from the Ministry last year. They are no friends of Mr Hawke, and it was widely known that they were involved in a discussion at a supposedly secret meeting of the Left at which the subject of leadership was freely canvassed. Mr Hawke, by pointing the finger at these two men, actually succeeded in re-ig-niting speculation about the leadership. Reporters naturally phoned Mr West and Mr Duncan for their responses to Mr Hawke's comments. Mr Duncan, in particular, didn't mince words. Sure he'd been talking about the leadership — why, everyone in the Caucus was talking about it, he said, making the most of the free kick provided by Mr Hawke. The result of all this was predictable. Front-page headlines across the land yes-terday. So what came first — the chicken or the egg? Mr Hawke says it is the media dreaming up the stories, and then admits that two of his former Ministers are at the bottom of the plot. It is all a very vicious cycle. It is also perfectly predictable that this is al-ways the way it will be. Politics is about power. In the end, that is why men and women are prepared to sacrifice a stable, normal life to enter the madhouse that is the parliamentary system. Power is a pyramid — and there is room at the top for only one. There is always someone who will covet the top spot, because there lies the power. Those of us who have chosen to watch and report the political system inevitably will find our eyes drawn to the goings on at the very peak simply because power is magnetic. When we hear and feel the beginnings — even the mere vibrations — of strife at the top, we report it and we watch even harder. The fact is, power plays are compulsive viewing. A few years ago, sitting by a log fire in a stockman's hut on the cold Bogong High Plains in Victoria's alps, an old fellow from over Omeo way told me a wonderful tale of the struggle for power. He was, he said, one of the few men alive who had seen a wild young stallion chal-lenge and fight for the right to lead a herd of mountain brumbies. The old stockman said he had tracked the mob, on and off, for weeks. He had seen the marks on the earth that showed several fights, and knew that the old stal-lion in charge of the herd had been under pressure from young horses, though he hadn't seen the fights first-hand. It was pretty clear that the old horse had put several young bucks to flight. Finally, the stockman had caught up with the horses, and the picture became too obvious. Here was the old stallion, his neck and chest torn from fighting, standing with the herd. And here was a tough looking young stallion, standing off a hun-dred yards. The stockman had sat in a clump of snowgums and watched as the younger horse whinnied and squealed and circled the old horse, who simply stood and pawed the ground. The fight, when it came, was brutish but short. It ended with the old horse clumping off into the trees alone, and the young stallion galloping off with the herd of mares. It was, the stockman said, as if the old stallion had finally lost the will to fight any more. None of the reporters in the Press Gal- lery can possibly predict with any certainty • the outcome of a challenge to Bob Hawke from Paul Keating, nor even how such a challenge might come about. But we are not so different from that old stockman, tracking the brumbies because he knew there would be a young stallion ready to fight for power. The chance of such a sight was irresistible. It seems beyond doubt now that either Paul Keating or Bob Hawke must move on, however it happens, simply because there is room for only one at the top Until that time, members of the Caucus will remain restive — and the Press Gal-lery will watch ever closer, drawing charges that the whole sorry business is the fault of ■ the reporters jumping at shadows. So who's at fault? Hell, let's just blame the magnetism of power, because we'll never find a scoundrel between the chicken and the egg. Most voters do not support an ad ban MOST Australian voters do not support the Federal Government's proposal to ban all paid political adver-tising, according to a Morgan Gallup poll. Published in The Bulletin this week, the poll said that 49 per cent of the 942 voters interviewed opposed the ban while 43 per cent approved and eight per cent were undecided. The proposal would put an end to radio and television advertising by poli-tical parties and spe-cial-interest groups. It received majority support from Labor and Australian Dem- ocrat supporters with 54 and 51 per cent respectively but 61 per ccnt of Coalition voters disapproved. The survey conducted at the end of March said the main reasons cited for opposing the ban were the infringement on freedom of speech and that advertise-ments informed the people. Respondents in favour said there was too much advertising or it was a waste of money. A Newspoll published in The Australian found elec toral support for Labor had remained steady at 35 per cent since early March while support for the Liberal National Coalition had fallen two percentage points to 48 per cent. The national poll of 2277 voters found Democrat support has risen two points to 11 per cent while "Other" candidates still had the backing of 6 per cent of respondents. It also found that the approval ratings of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and the Leader of the Opposi-tion, John Hewson, had continued to fall after reaching high points during the Gulf war. Morgan research on Senate voting intentions has concluded that the Coalition would have picked up three extra Senate seats had an full election been held this week. The analysis of February-March polling showed the Coalition would have gained one from the ALP or Democrats in Victoria and possibly one from the ALP in NSW and South Australia. A half-Senate election might still have seen the transfer of one Victorian seat. Committee style instead of Westminster tradition By LEANNE MASON "ABRAHAM Lincoln spoke of 'government of the people by the people for the people' — this does not describe the government of the ACT — this is government by the Public Service and four ministers." So begins an article in the Febru-ary edition of the Residents Rally Review. Its author, John Ballard, a former senior member of the Ad-ministrative Appeals Tribunal, is encouraging the RaHy to support a committee form of government — something like the Brisbane City Council style of government rather than the traditional Westminster system we have now. Mr Ballard points out that the Rally, before it went into govern-ment, did tend to support a commit-tee system where all members of the Assembly were able to participate in decision making. However, the idea is not yet Rally policy. It has the support of the party's policy com-mittee and is about to go to the executive and party for approval. But why a committee system? Mr Ballard believes the Westmin-ster system works well in a national arena where decisions are made con-cerning defence, foreign affairs, na-tional security and the national budget. In the article he describe the West-minster system as, "based on confi-dentiality — policy is formulated in the public service, approved by ministers and implemented through a parliamentary majority." However, he argues that every-where else m Australia, this system runs in conjunction with local gov- ernment "In the ACT there is no reason why all the functions devolved to the territory government should not be exercised through the procedures ap-propriate to local government," he said. "It is clear that people do want to be involved in policy formulation and are not prepared to accept min-isterial rubber stamping of public service decisions." Brisbane had the largest local au-thority in Australia controlling a budget of similar size to the ACT's. The city council was divided into seven committees, all members were involved, members of the majority party chaired each committee and a principal coordinating committee functioned as a cabinet. Mr Ballard argues that an ACT government would not need Federal Government approval to adopt such a system. "This will be implemented by the rewriting of Standing Orders and will not require concurrence of the Federal Government by amending the JACT Self- Government Act]," he said. "Under such a system ministers would become chairmen of commit-tees, Public Service submissions would go to the minister in commit-tee, a committee could sit in public if it wished." Different committees would be formed to cover the whole area of government, with the exception of certain basic matters reserved for the coordinating committee (Cabinet). "Cabinet would have direct re-sponsibility for the budget, dealing || All members take part in decision making || with the Commonwealth and inter-state matters," Mr Ballard said. "A separate standing committee would be retained to scrutinise public ac-counts and public works." Mr Ballard concedes that, ulti-mately, the majority party or a ma-jority coalition in the Assembly would have the final say on any is-sue. Committees covering educa-tion, health and other areas of government would also have to gain the coordinating committees ap-proval when making financial deci- sions. "The ultimate sanction remains refusal of appropriate funds," he said. Mr Ballard hopes the idea will go before the next annual meeting of the party for endorsement He real-ises that it will not be popular with the major parties or the public ser- vants and doubts also whether it will be accepted by the Press. Neverthe-less, he is confident the Rally will back the idea, particularly because he argues that under such a system the burden of government will be more evenly distributed amongst all members of the Assembly rather than the four members of Cabinet. He argues that this would then allow proposals and actions of the public service to be better scrutinised. UI would hope you are going to have positive scrutiny through the committee system rather than an op-position type of scrutiny [as current-ly operates]," he said. Public servants would have to get used to appearing before their re-spective committees to explain just what was happening in their agen-cies. Specific committees on issues such as the casino, HIV and fluoride would not have to exist. The health committee, for instance, would look at issues such as HIV and fluoride as part of its daily work. Mr Ballard's idea is not particular-ly new but it is going to be hard to sell. The Rally is not going to win government in its own right at the next election so, if this idea is to ever get off the ground, the Rally will have to sell it to at least one other major political grouping. As Mr Ballard realises, the ALP and the Liberal Party have evolved with the Westminster system and are unlikely to want to stray from something they believe is tried-and- true. A version of his committee idea was also canvassed in the lead-up to self-government It was not particu-larly supported at this time. It is also interesting to go back to ideas floated by the leader of the Rally, Bernard Collaery, and the leader of the Liberal Party, Trevor Kaine, soon after the 1989 election. When it became obvious that no party had won an outright majority, Mr Collaery suggested rotating the chief ministry, and the other three ministry positions amongst all the elected groups. He said a consensus-style govern-ment, with all groups taking part, was likely to ensure a stable form of government At the time, Mr Kaine disagreed. He instead suggested a cooperative power-sharing arrangement through a series of "executive committees" at ministerial level which would in-volve all parties."}
{"id":122353797,"text":"29 Apr 1991 - By-elections major test for Goss Govt Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 29 April 1991, page 12 By-elections major test for Goss Govt By IAN DICK BRISBANE: New figures on bankruptcies and people's attitudes to high unemployment have given the opposition parties in Queensland a boost in by-election battles for Toowoomba South and Nundah. But the Fitzgerald report on Fraser Island could well provide the Goss Government with some by-election problems if it is issued before the May 18 polls. It is a "sleeper" issue that could influence government actions if released beforehand. Tony Fitzgerald, QC, was expected to hand his long-awaited report to the Government this week, but comments on Friday by the Premier, Wayne Goss, cast doubts on this. He said the report was due in early May, and he would be returning from a China trip on May 12. "Subject to what I hear next week, I would be expecting to get it the day I get back, and be looking to get it out fairly quickly, once ministers have had a look at it." What the Government does not want is another potentially long-running environmental sore breaking out before the two by elections. What Mr Fitzgerald recommends, and how the Government handles this, should be fascinating to watch if the report is made public before May 18. If, as some people suspect, Mr Fitzgerald recommends that logging on the island be phased out, does the Government bite the bullet, ban logging in quick time and announce compensation for the Maryborough area? Could encouragement be given for another industry, or industries, to be created in the area? The normal process would see the Government accept the report, study it, get submissions from all involved departments over time, listen to public reaction, and then make a decision. But the report could pose some tricky questions for a government facing two mid-term by elections. Regardless of the timing, however, it seems the Fitzgerald factor is again set to have a big influence on politics in this state. While logging, or lack of it, on the island does not directly affect voters in Toowoomba South and Nundah, the wider issue is that of Mr Goss's leadership and the Government's overall perform ance. And these seem certain to be by-election issues, given that Mr Goss stands unchallenged as Labor leader, while his counterparts in the National and Liberal parties, Russell Cooper and Denver Beanland, are less secure. The Fitzgerald report will set a scenario that could make life difficult for Labor's local Member Bob Dollin (Maryborough), who has spent a lifetime's work in the timber industry. In the longer term, Maiybor ough and coastal seats like it will be vital to Labor's re-election at the next state election. So there will be avid interest in how the Government handles the whole situation, including the reaction of more radical figures in the conservation movement. Bankruptcy figures and the Morgan Gallup poll survey of people's attitudes on unemployment show up deficiencies in the national economy, something the National and Liberal parties hope will nib off on Labor in the two by-elections. Mr Beanland has already commented that the bankruptcies, which rose 71.5 per cent in Queensland over the past year — more than in any other state — showed the state Government had lost control of the economy. The Morgan poll found unemployment to be the top voting issue, with 74 |)er cent of voters rating it as very important as how they would vote in a federal election. Unemployment in Queensland in March rocketed to 10.2 per cent, the second worst in the nation. Mr Beanland has set the reces sion, the economy, unemploy ment and general economic issues as his agenda, and in the last sitting of Parliament Mr Cooper also turned his attention this way. But the Premier's office sees unemployment and bankruptcies as federal issues. Mr Goss will not seek to ignore the fact that the state and national economies are causing people a lot of grief, and could make them feel bad about Labor. But people have also shown they can differentiate between state and federal issues — these were very strong at the last state election which Labor won in a landslide, and such issues had little impact in the recent local-gov ernment elections. Mr Goss will be pushing other issues, such as his leadership as compared to his opponents', whether Queensland is on the right trac£ cleaning up corruption and the overall question of honesty in government. However, the basic fact remains that mid-term by-elections are notoriously difficult for governments, and Labor admits that taking Toowoomba South from the Nationals will be difficult, as will retaining Nundah. Despite this, Mr Goss will be "pushing a good strong message" over the next few weeks that the state Government moved early to help tackle unemployment with its accelerated capital works program, and more training places announced by the Minister for Employment and Training, Nev Warburton. As well, the Treasurer, Keith DeLacy, maintains Queensland will lead the nation out of the recession. Recent housing figures show that Queensland is outstripping the rest of Australia in private housing. The housing sector is seen by Treasury as a major indicator of economic strength, given its multiplier effect. If the Liberals' stocks are as low as suggested by the dumping of Sallyanne Atkinson as Brisbane Lord Mayor, the Liberals will need the Nationals' preferences in Nundah if they are to take the seat from Labor. It will be a testing time for Mr Beanland's leadership. — AAP"}
{"id":122354713,"text":"04 Apr 1991 - Hawke Govt approval drops: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 4 April 1991, page 12 Hewson Hawke Govt approval drops: poll SYDNEY: Support for the Hawke Government dropped two percentage points to only 33 per cent after the Prime Minister's Industry Statement, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll in this week's Bulletin. Support for the LiberalNational Party Opposition rose a point to 49 per cent, giving John Hewson's team a 16-point lead over the ALP. The Democrats gained a point to 8 per cent The poll suggests the Government would have been swept from office had an election been held in mid-March. It was conducted in the wake of Mr Hawke's Industry Statement to Federal Parliament, and after remarks by the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, about sending troops on to the wharves in the event of strikes. Approval ratings for both Mr Hawke and Dr Hewson dropped for the third successive poll. Mr Hawke's standing was down marked ly, by seven points to 38 per cent, with 52 per cent disapproving of him and 10 per cent undecided. This rating is similar to the rating registered before the onset of the Gulf war. Dr Hewson's approval rating was down a point to 47 per cent, while disapproval was up two to 29 per cent and 24 per cent were undecided. When electors were asked to nominate their preferred prime minister, 44 per cent said Mr Hawke, 42 per cent wanted Dr Hewson and 14 per cent couldn't say or named someone else. Of ALP voters, 86 per cent said Mr Hawke made the better prime minister, 6 per cent said Dr Hewson would, and 8 per cent could not say. Of Coalition voters, 74 per cent said Dr Hewson would be a better PM, 14 per cent preferred Mr Hawke and 12 per cent could not say. The poll was taken during the weekends of March 16-17 and 23-24. Hawke"}
{"id":122355205,"text":"06 Apr 1991 - Hewson takes the cake then rolls in the muck Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 6 April 1991, page 9 Hewson takes the cake then rolls in the muck WEDNESDAY was a big day for John Hewson. Staff in his Sydney office, 11 floors above Phillip Street, presented him with a chocolate cake adorned with a single candle. A bottle of Yellowglen sparkling wine was uncorked and a toast was drunk to the first anniversary of Dr Hewson's leadership of the Opposition. Lying on a desk nearby was a copy of The Bulletin magazine. It contained the latest Morgan Gallup Poll findings on who was fashionable and who was not in the only game that anyone at the jolly little gathering cared about — federal politics. You can check the details elsewhere on this page, but suffice to say that the poll showed Bob Hawke to be decidedly unfashionable among those who were asked, and John Hewson to be very chic indeed. It was as if the Gulf War had never happened — the poll trend lines were right back to where they were before the war blew them all to hell. So John Hewson had every reason to feel contented with life as he sipped wine and munched chocolate cake on Wednesday morning. In just a year he had established himself as the unquestioned leader of an Opposition that had previously been riven with intrigue and self-doubt, and he had swept to popular acclaim among those who counted, the voters. However, Dr Hewson doesn't seem the sort of man who can bear contentment for more than a small slice at a time. Perhaps it is the hard Baptist upbringing, but he seems always a little too tightly wound to keep from twitching at the edges and occasionally springing out at the most unexpected angles. John Hewson: not exactly the gentle soul he might like to project. And so it was on Wednesday. Before the day was out he would do something that might in time come to be regarded as a profound turning point in his career. Here is what he did. He got down and rolled in the smelly stuff that most long-term politicians recognise with a mixture of loathing and loving as the muck of their trade. It is a heady mulch of deal-doing and point-scoring, and it is all the more potent when some of the points are scored below the belt. To express surprise that a senior politician would be prepared to grubby himself in the muck would be naive in the extreme, but Dr Hewson has led us to believe that he is no ordinary politician. He has always sought to give the impres sion that he would go to considerable effort to skirt around the muck rather than dirty his boot by so much as stepping in it. On Wednesday, however, he let us all know that, in fact, he is not much different from the rest of them. It may be remembered as the day he became a politician. He had received a letter a few days previously from the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, inviting him to discuss how they could reach bipartisan agreement on extending the term of the House of Representatives from three to four years. The benefits of such a move have been obvious for many years: a guaranteed fouryear term might allow a Government to govern, rather than simply administer, plans could be made and carried through, rather than the present system, where governments sec an election only three years away and fly towards it by the seat of their pants. Indeed, Dr Hewson agrees heartily with the idea. What's more, he said so—almost a year ago, when he had made it crystal clear that he would be happy to talk turkey with the Government over such a proposi tion. The thing was, the Government hadn't got back to him, and patience isn't Dr Hewson's strong point. Finally, just a week before this week's Constitutional Centenary Conference—at which it was obvious things like four-year terms would be discussed — Mr Hawke's letter arrived. It came, too, a few days after the Queensland Government had failed to convince electors to support a referendum on four-year terms in that state. Dr Hewson smelled a rat. Moreover, he was still steaming at the ears over the Government's decision to ban political advertising on television and radio."}
{"id":122357426,"text":"17 Apr 1991 - ALP 'in deep trouble in WA, SA, federally' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 17 April 1991, page 2 ALP 'in deep trouble in WA, SA, federally' The ruling Australian Labor Party is in deep electoral trouble federally and in Western Aus-tralia and South Australia, ac-cording to an opinion poll published yesterday. The Morgan Gallup poll in the Bulletin magazine shows support for Labor premiers in Western and South Australia to be at all-time lows. It shows that the Prime Min-ister, Bob Hawke, would be de-feated, although the Federal Government has shaved the lead held by the Liberal-National co- alition. The polls in March and early April show that SA Premier John Bannon's government "is in real . . . trouble" and the Hawke government too would have been defeated easily. A poll in WA just before last week's Geraldton by-election, in which Labor lost a previously safe seat, showed "approval of Premier Carmen Lawrence dropped to her lowest-ever rat-ing". While the government had "enjoyed a slight fillip during the Gulf crisis, the improvement evaporated after the war". "Lawrence's approval dropped eight points in March to 47 per cent — 15 points lower than in December-January — while 38 per cent of voters approved the performance of opposition leader Barry MacKinnon," the Bulletin reported."}
{"id":122358244,"text":"21 Apr 1991 - Sheer panic reigns among those who kneecapped Hayden Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 21 April 1991, page 2 Sheer panic reigns among those who kneecapped Hayden MANABOOTTOWN BY KEN BEGG WHO IS mixing the drinks on The Hill these days? I mean, are we supposed to take this latest round of leadership rumours seriously? True, the Prime Minister hasn't had the best two weeks of his career, but does he deserve the sack? (Please don't all answer that; not at once anyway). If he does have to go, arc the party's hard men going to replace him with Paul Keating? You may remember Labor's hard men; that was the group that persuaded the party to dump Bill Hayden back in February, 1983. They kneecapped Hayden and the party's long tradition of loyalty to the leadership. Why? Because they didn't believe Hayden could beat Malcolm Fraser in a general election. So Hayden had to go. Thirty-one days later Bob Hawke was • Prime Minister, Fraser was history and Hayden was headed for Yarralumla. Would these same hard-heads now have " -us believe seriously that Paul Keating could win the next general election? I doubt it. And I doubt that veiy many people on The Hill believe it, either. In fact, the last time any of us was consulted about our views on Labor's leadership was back in November last year, when a Morgan Gallup poll showed 34 per cent in support of Hawke as Prime Minister while Keating rated a miserable 7 per cent. What is it about the Labor Party that compels ccrtain factions to go on canvassing political suicide? Panic, probably. Sheer panic. The Labor Party is on the nose with the electorate and the party's nervous nellies know it. Sure, Paul Keating performs well in Parliament. He always does. So did Gough Whitlam during the constitutional crisis. He cut Fraser to pieces in Parliament. Did that matter to the electorate? No, it didn't. They tossed Whitlam out of office. Labor's leadership rumours won't go away. Not now. They have a life of their own. Rumours of leadership rivalry (real and imaginary) plagued John Howard and Andrew Peacock, and eventually destroyed them both. Bob Hawke and Paul Keating are seemingly set on the same fatal course. The Prime Minister still trails John Hewson in the opinion polls and probably will continue to do so until the economy shows some signs of recovery. Nevertheless, unless someone apart from Keating wants a crack at leadership, or the Prime Minister quits, Bob Hawke remains the Government's only chance — a poor chance at the moment — of surviving the next election. IN THE meantime, as our poor country reels under the growing weight of its jobless, maybe our elected representatives will spare a thought for our survival as well as their own. You don't need an economics degree to know things are crook. You may not know that they're not as bad here as they are elsewhere in the country. The reason for that is largely the Commonwealth's steadying influence on the local economy. This influence over the private sector means we have few booms or busts, but with the advent of self-government the Commonwealth is no longer guaranteeing the loan borrowings of the ACT, which means we now need a credit reference. Have you ever tried to borrow money without one? The ACT needs to borrow about $44 million next financial year. That's well below Loan Council limits but a lot of money nevertheless. The ACT Under-Treasurer, Richard Madden, agrees that it's a big task, but he's optimistic about a successful outcome. "If we can have a budget of the strength of last year... when we managed a major turnaround ... we'll go very, very well... but it will be a very big test." Part of that test will be persuading the credit-rating agencies that the ACT has the capacity to repay its debts in a timely manner. Dr Madden says the agencies "devastated" Victoria and Tasmania with their ratings. "We have to now stand up in that quite competitive field and see how we go." Keep your fingers crossed. LIBERAL party warhorse Sir Robert Cotton was in fine form at an informal farewell for Tony Eggleton at Parliament House last week. A one-time senator, minister and Ambassador to the United States, Sir Robert recalled the advice he had received when he arrived in Canberra as a young senator from NSW. Don't be rude, he was warned, because the opposite side is better at it; don't pretend, because someone will always catch you out; and don't eat fish in the dining room! Sir Robert is a driving force behind a bipartisan committee of the Parliament (a rare oasis in Parliament these days) called the Political Exchange Committee. The committee dispatches the country's brightest and best young political leaders overseas to further their experience and contacts. Tony Eggleton — "The Maltese Falcon" as he was known to the press gallery during his days as Liberal Party federal director — is now quitting the committee to begin a new job for an old boss. The new role is Secretary-General of CARE, an international aid agency (a sort of world Meals on Wheels); and his old boss? Malcolm Fraser. Life wasn't meant to be easy, Tony, even in Brussels. MY FRIENDS on the Goulburn high way patrol tell me (they'd be your friends too if you knew how efTectively they police the bitumen) that they're not too happy about the results of their latest camouflage operation using an unmarked truck. It seems the truck was hired through a Canberra agency that had the vehicle brought down from Sydney for the purpose. Someone (and the highway patrol has its suspicions) leaked the registration details of the truck to the semi drivers who ply the Hume. Consequently, "the stitchup" truck — as the truckies have dubbed it — had a fairly quiet night. But it's coming back soon, and police tell me there'll be no foul-up with the "stitch-up" next time around. OLD SOLDIERS never die, they just become more interesting. At the War Memorial last week, a digger was leaning on his walking stick, transfixed by the gallery diorama of Tobruk Harbour and its graveyard of sunken ships. He was looking for a misplaced tug, a leaking old crate that he and his fellow diggers had boarded 50 years before, in pursuit of a German officer named Rommel. "We had wet feet for two days, and we never did find out who that bloke Rommel was." War Memorial or living museum? For those who believe that Anzac Day has lost its relevance, next Thursday's Dawn Service at the memorial has attracted so many people that it now has to be held on the parade ground and not in the courtyard. A J. SYMONDS is a man of few • words. "Call me an Aussie battler," he says. A. J. Symonds is the man apparently responsible for registrations for the "Dennis Stevenson special" at the Chinchilla RSL in Queensland next weekend. The what? According to a flyer bearing A. J. Symonds's name, Dennis Stevenson — "Australia's most dynamic Member of Parliament" — is the main event at a Positive Result Seminar. OK. So who's paid the $26 registration fee? I can't tell you that, says A. J. Symonds, but the response has been good. How many? 1 can't tell you that. Who's organising the seminar? I won't commit myself to answering that; Why Dennis Stevenson then?... because he's the only politician in Australia trying to carry out the will of the people. How so? By remaining true to his promise to abolish self-government and by his opposition to X-rated videos. Do you know that the flyer bearing your name has one or two ... ah, fibs? Like the one claiming Stevenson "knocked back a proposed ministerial package of $84,000 a year salary plus car?" I'll let Dennis answer that one. Finally, could the media attend? We'd be willing to pay the registration fee? No, says A. J. Symonds. You'd put a slant on it. A. J. Symonds got that right!"}
{"id":122358664,"text":"23 Apr 1991 - Masterful males have no need for horoscopes Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 23 April 1991, page 19 Masterful males have no need for horoscopes EN By IAN WARDEN □ Why is it, do you think, that women have a greater appetite than men for astrology ana for New Age balderdash in all its forms? Magazines for women almost always publish horoscopes while the better-known magazines for men — journals like GQ (Gentleman's Quarterly) and Esquire — decline to do so. The Canberra Times, like most major metropolitan newspapers, has a policy of not publishing horoscopes in spite of my long-standing application to my editor for the chance to furnish one (under the pseudonym Jonquil the Gypsy) for the tens of thousands of credulous Canberrans who hanker for a glimpse of their immediate futures. While I hesitate to venture any theory of my own in explanation of the female appetite for horoscopes I have just come across an authoritative explanation prof.fered by Arthur Cooper, the actual editor ofGQ. "Guys" insists Arthur, "feel that they are the masters of their universe, and that they don't need to know what the planets have to say about it." I must catch up with my own editor during one of his fleeting visits to Australia to ask him if his reasons for keeping The Canberra Times horoscope-free coincide with Arthur Cooper's, but in the meantime 1 find myself wondering if my own resistance to astrology has anything at all to do with any feeling that I am the master of my own universe. Upon mature reflection I must say that I think I am one of the universe's playthings and that I am entirely at its mercy although Mr Cooper may be right about some men and he may very well be right about a high proportion of American men who do seem to be among the more self-confident and smug of men. If women turn to horoscopes and to other forms of New Age witchcraft because they feel that these things help them to cope with a menacing and unpredictable universe then I sympathise with their predicament without being able to place any faith in the stars. Indeed, one's sense of being a plaything of the universe is only deepened when one lies on one's back under the stars and notices how many billions of them there are, and notices their majestic indifference to whatever might come to pass here. Dolphins may, perhaps, feel some affection for us but the stars could not care less. Of course not all men are immune to the appeals of astrology. As I have noticed elsewhere a new biography of John McEnroe, the cad and bounder of tennis, has his biographer and apologist Richard Evans insisting that this basically warm, wonderful human being sometimes behaves tempestuously because he is an Aquarian. All Aquarians are like that, Evans insists. Why, he is one himself and knows what it is like to feel the ungovernable need to rail against real or imagined injustices. □ Some columns ago I dwelt upon the grim subject of the abrupt increase in the rate of suicide among men in Canada, imagining that the Australian experience was likely to be very similar. Richard Eckerslcy, author of Casualties of Change: the Predicament of Youth in Australia a report produced in 1988 for the Commission for the Future, assures me that yes, more and more Australian men and especially young Australian men are attempting suicide. In Australia suicide among males a^ed 15-24 has trebled over the past thirty years and has also risen, albeit less dramatically, for men up to the age of 35. He points out that the rate of attempted suicide, indicating a great reservoir of misery and despair among young Australians, is many times that of successful suicide. A 1988 Saulwick Poll found that 21 per cent of Australians and 40 per cent of those aged 18-24 personally knew of teenagers who had attempted or commit ted suicide. As is the case in Canada, Australian males who attempt suicide are much more likely than women to succeed. This is because many women tend to try to do it by poisoning themselves, a notoriously unreliable method, while men, in their decisiveness, tend to shoot or hang them selves. Richard applied-himself to the question of why so many more young men than young women attempt suicide and noted that a number of studies show that boys are rather more prone to despair. The studies show, for example, that boys are more adversely affected than $irls by divorce and parental conflict with the separation from the father that often follows divorce appearing to be one of the factors at work. He thinks that unemployment hits men harder than women because it is central to a man's self-image and his status while women have the option of finding some fulfilment as home-makers and as child-rearers. Men, he thinks, are less likely to bring themselves to admit to anyone that something is wrong, to cry on a shoulder and to ask for help. Conversations between male friends are, he says, "notoriously impersonal" compared to conversations between female friends."}
{"id":122359109,"text":"01 May 1991 - PM loses ground Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 1 May 1991, page 2 PM loses ground SYDNEY: Publicity about the WA Inc Royal Commission has caused a decline in Prime Minister Bob Hawke's popularity rating — his worst since January. The Morgan Gallup poll in the Bulletin magazine has his rating at 37 per cent, down 4 percentage points, and his Government's by 2 points to 32 per cent"}
{"id":122360039,"text":"05 May 1991 - Carr: we'd make over-inflation increases illegal Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 5 May 1991, page 1 Carr: we'd make over-inflation increases illegal The NSW ALP would encourage prudent government spending by making increases in taxes and charges above the inflation rate illegal, Opposition leader Bob Carr said yesterday. Mr Carr said the election would centre on the increased financial burden families had suffered under the Greiner Government. Families had paid for $900 million wasted on consultants, advertising and special public servants, through an extra $1300 a year each family in government charges that rose faster than the CPI, he said. A Labor Government would pass legislation making it illegal, except in special circumstances, for a government to raise taxes and charges above the consumer price index. Mr Carr showed reluctance to draw the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, into the state election campaign. To repeated questioning he said, "Mr Hawke would be no more and no less involved in my election campaign than he was in the previous state election campaigns of 188 or '84, and no more and no less than Dr Hewson on the other side." Mr Hawke would not be at the policy launch, he said. Mr Carr said his proposed CPI restriction would deter governments from raising taxes and charges to cover excessive spending and instead would encourage them to make savings. A politician who wanted to increase government charges by more than the CPI would have to amend the law, he said. A Saulwick Poll last week showed Mr Greiner had a 15-point lead over Mr Carr, but a Quadrant Research Services poll of five marginal seats, published in today's Sun-Herald suggests that the gap might be narrower. It found 30 per cent support for the Coalition, 27 per cent support for Labor and 35 per cent undecided."}
{"id":122361882,"text":"11 May 1991 - Leaders' approval stays on even keel Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 11 May 1991, page 9 Leaders' approval stays on even keel PUBLIC approval of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and Federal Opposition Leader, John Hewson stayed the same during April, according to the latest Saulwick Poll. The poll, published in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, showed 28 per cent of voters thought the Prime Minister was doing a good or very good job, compared with 30 per cent for Dr Hewson. It may suggest that Mr Hawke's public embarrass ment last month over the WA Inc Royal Commis sion did not have a lasting impact on his image. However, the trend of recent months among those interviewed saying he was performing poorly or very poorly continued, with Mr Hawke rating 33 per cent to his rival's 20 per cent. Dr Hewson's net approval rating therefore rose one point to 10, Mr Hawke improving one point to minus five. Mr Hawke's net approval has been negative in all Saulwick polls since last November, except in February and March, during the Gulf war. Meanwhile the Federal Government scored 28 pints to the Coalition's 52 — 24 percentage points behind. The Australian Democrats picked up in popularity from 7 per cent to 12 per cent, which coincided with debate on the issues of uranium mining and resource-security legislation. The NSW Greiner-Murray Government has increased its lead over Bob Carr's Labor Opposition, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin. Conducted during April, it found public support for the Coalition up one point to 47 per cent, while Labor's approval rating fell by one point to 38 per cent. The Australian Democrats lost a point, falling to 6 per cent, while "other" candidates gained one point to reach 9 per cent."}
{"id":122362692,"text":"15 May 1991 - Liberals' support increases further Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 15 May 1991, page 2 Liberals' support increases further SYDNEY: As the WA Inc Royal commission continued, the federal Coalition's lead over the Hawke Government increased by one point to 17 per cent, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll in this week's Bulletin. The poll showed support for the Government remained on 32 per cent while support for the Opposition increased one point to 49 per cent. Democrat support dropped one point to 8 per cent and support for minor parties was steady on 11 per cent Approval of the way Mr Hawke was handling his job dropped one point to 36 per cent, while 54 per cent disapproved and 10 per cent were undecided. Opposition Leader . John Hewson's approval also dropped one point, to 48 per cent, while 29 per cent disapproved and 23 per cent were undecided. When electors were asked who would make the better prime minister, 44 per cent opted for Mr Hawke and 41 per cent said Dr Hewson; 15 per cent could not say or nominated someone else. Asked to comment on their approval of Mr Hawke, people made comments such as "straightforward, honest, genuine" and "he is doing a good job in hard times". Those who disapproved said that "things are going downhill for him" and "he seems to be losing control". In approving Dr Hewson, people said "he's im proved" and "seems to know what he is talking about". But just as many felt he "is not strong enough" or said they "don t know much about him"."}
{"id":122363227,"text":"17 May 1991 - Compass insists on apologies Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 17 May 1991, page 4 Compass insists on apologies By ROD CAMPBELL Australia's newest airline, Compass, has threatened to institute legal proceedings against Ansett Airlines, Australian Airlines and Australian National Opinion Polls unless they apologise immediately for the way Compass passengers were interviewed by ANOP staff last month. Compass took ANOP Research Services to court two weeks ago and obtained an order obliging ANOP to reveal who had hired it to cany out a survey of Compass passengers. The survey, at Tullamarine Airport, was said to have amounted to harassment of passengers. According to Compass, when it obtained the order from the Victorian Supreme Court on May 1 ANOP's lawyers threatened the company with contempt proceedings if it used the information for "a collateral or ulterior purpose". In a statement yesterday, Compass said it had received the information from ANOP on Wednesday (the court-imposed deadline) but, in the light of the lawyers' warning, had declined to make available copies of the information. However, it had decided, based on that information, to institute proceedings under the Trade Practices Act against ANOP, Ansett and Australian Airlines. The allegations against ANOP and Ansett would be that they had engaged in false and misleading conduct. Against Australian Airlines it would be that it had aided and abetted that conduct. Compass said it would ask the three companies to publish an apology and, if that happened, it would not launch legal proceedings. If no apology were forthcoming, proceedings could begin as early as today. The possibility of legal action was foreshadowed at proceedings on May 1. Compass claimed then that the ANOP questionnaire, used in early April, had contained misleading information asserting that Ansett and Australian Airlines could match Compass fares. The court heard that a person involved in the survey had produced a letter stating that the survey had been authorised by Australian Airlines' airport manager. When it learnt of the survey, Compass management wrote to Australian Airlines accusing it of harassing Compass passengers and of giving them "blatantly untrue" information about comparative air fares. It asked Australian to publish a correction. Australian responded that it had not hired ANOP and Compass owed it an apology. After more fruitless correspondence, Compass wrote to ANOP to find out who had hired it and then launched proceedings. Compass also raised publicly the conduct of its competitors earlier in the year. It has been reported that Compass has written to the Trade Practices Commission asking whether certain aspects of the Commonwealth Public Service travel system are a barrier to fair competition, based on the fact that the major airlines have bought some travel agencies that handle public-service travel arrangements."}
{"id":122363636,"text":"18 May 1991 - POLL WATCH Labor still dogged by WA Inc Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 18 May 1991, page 9 THE Royal commission into WA Inc is continuing to take its toll on the Federal Government's electoral stocks, according to public-opinion polls published this week. As well, the WA Inc saga appears to be having a minor flow-on effect to other Labor administrations, including that of the Queensland Premier, Wayne Goss. However, support for the Tasmanian Labor Government of Michael Field is up slightly. • ' According to the latest Morgan Gallup poll, published in The Bulletin, the Coalition's lead over the Federal Government increased a further point to 17 per cent, meaning that support for the Government remained at a record low 32 per cent. Support for the federal Opposition stood at 49 per cent, while support for the Australian Democrats fell one point to 8 per cent. These results suggest that had a poll been held in late April or early May the Hawke Labor Government would have been easily defeated. Approval of the way the Prime Minister was handling his job dropped one point to 36 per cent in the poll, while 54 per cent of those polled (up two points) disapproved and 10 per cent were undecided. However, the approval rating for the Leader of the Opposition, John Hcwson, also dropped one point, to 48 per cent, while 29 per cent disapproved and 23 per cent were undecided. On who would make the belter Prime Minister, 44 per cent (up one) of those polled suggested Bob Hawke, while 41 per cent (down one) suggested John Hewson. In Queensland,-polling showed support for the Goss Government down one po'int since November-December to 46 per cent, while support for the Liberals dropped half a point to 26.5 per ccnt and support for l,he National Party rose 2'/: points to 17.5 per cent. Mr Goss continued to command a high approval rating which, despite dropping one point, still stood at 73 per cent.1 Approval of the Opposition Leader, Russell Cooper, dropped to a new low of 27 per cent. In Tasmania, support for the Field Labor Government was up one point to 34 per cent while Liberal Parly support fell one point to 51 per cent. Mr Field's approval rating dropped two points to 36 per cent, while that of the Leader of the Opposition, Robin Gray, was down three paints to 44 per cent."}
{"id":122364885,"text":"23 May 1991 - Poll finds 'mining approved' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 23 May 1991, page 5 Poll finds 'mining approved' The Coronation Hill joint venturers say a new poll shows Australians do not accept Aboriginal heritage protection as reason enough to reject mining in the Kakadu National Park. A Morgan Gallup poll carried out forNewcrest Mining Ltd and published in The Bulletin, found 56 per cent of people approved of mining on condition the joint venturers reached an agreement with the nearby Jawoyn Aborigines, who consider the land sacred. However, the managing director of Newcrest, John Quinn, said the survey showed Australians did not think Aboriginal concerns were enough to slop mining. He said the poll found the environment was the main issue worrying the 39 per cent opposed to mining. Only 8 per cent of those opposed cited concerns about Aboriginal interests, and 31 per cent approved of mining, regardless of Aboriginal or environmental issues. Mr Quinn said, "The implications are pointed — Australians do not accept that Aboriginal heritage protection is sufficient reason to reject a project that will generate at least $500 million in export earnings and up to 630 new jobs throughout Australia.""}
{"id":122365240,"text":"25 May 1991 - POLL WATCH Opposition still well in the lead Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 25 May 1991, page 9 Opposition, still well in the lead THE Federal Opposition still holds a comfortable lead over the Government, according to a popularity poll conducted this month. The Newspoll survey, published in Th6 Australian, showed also that the Opposi-, tion Leader, John Hewson, continued to lead the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, by a wide margin in the popularity stakes: 43 per cent of voters were satisfied with Dr Hewson's performance, while only 34 per< cent were satisfied with Mr Hawke's. The survey also concluded that support, for the major parties had been "stable" -throughout the year, with the May poll showing the Labor Party rating 35 per cent support and the Liberal-National Coalition rating 49 per cent However, support for the Australian Democrats dropped slightly to 9 per cent. Newspoll noted that voting intention for the major parties was "almost identical" to that obtained in another Newspoll survey on today's NSW state election,, published two weeks previously. A MORGAN Gallup poll published in The Bulletin this week has found that while 31 per cent of Australians support mining at Coronation Hill regardless of the view of the Jawoyn Aborigines, public support increases to 56 per cent if the local inhabitants agree. The survey, conducted during May for. the joint-venture manager, Newcrest Mining, found also that while 79 per cent identified Kakadu with environmental issues such as national parks and conservation, only 13 per cent identified Kakadu with Aboriginal issues: 28 per cent identified the park with mining. Thirty nine per cent of those surveyed were opposed to mining at all and supported the creation of a conservation zone, while 5 per cent were undecided. Green supporters (65 per cent) were significantly more opposed to mining than Labor voters (46 per cent), Coalition voters (29 per cent) or Democrats (45 per cent). THE latest British opinion poll shows Britain's Opposition Labour Party leading the Conservatives by 8 points — a wider margin than at any time since John Major became Prime Minister. NOP's nation-wide survey for The Independent and BBC 2's Newsnight program suggests that had Mr Major opted for a June election, he could well have lost it. Current voting intentions are: Labour 44 per cent (up 3 points since last month), Conservative 36 (down 5), Liberal Democrat 15 (up 2), others 5 (no change). The figures would give Labour an overall majority of 41."}
{"id":122367621,"text":"03 Jul 1991 - Hawke still preferred as PM, says poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 3 July 1991, page 1 Hawke still preferred as PM, says poll SYDNEY: Voters still prefer Bob Hawke as Prime Minister over former Treasurer Paul Keating, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll taken two weeks after Mr Keating's failed leadership challenge. The poll in today's Bulletin magazine shows that in mid June 37 per cent of voters named Mr Hawke as their preferred prime minister. This was down six points since January, but still well above support for Mr Keating as Prime Minister which was 14 per cent, up eight points since January. The poll also found some 9 per cent of electors preferring new Treasurer John Kerin as Prime Minister with 8 per cent nominating Kim Beazley. The remaining votes were split between seven other candidates. Among Labor Voters Bob Hawke held a clear lead in popularity, with 61 per cent support, compared with 68 per cent last year. According to the poll conducted on the weekend of June 15-16, Paul Keating rated 16 per cent among Labor Voters, Beazley 5 per cent and new Deputy Prime Minister Brian Howe 1 per cent When asked to choose between Beazley and Keating for Prime Minister, 45 per cent of all electors voted for Beazley and 39 per cent preferred Keating."}
{"id":122368401,"text":"06 Jul 1991 - Hawke still the favourite Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 6 July 1991, page 9 Hawke still the favourite DESPITE constant leadership spec ulation and trenchant media criticism. of the role of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, in decisions on Coronation Hill and uranium policy Mr Hawke remains the public's preferred Labor Party leader. The latest Morgan Gallup poll, published in The Bulletin, found that in midJune 37 per cent of voters named Mr Hawke as their preferred Prime Minister. Conducted two weeks after Paul Keating's failed leadership challenge, Mr Hawke s support was down six points since January, but this was still well above support for Mr Keating, which was 14 per cent — up eight points over the same period. The poll also found about 9 per cent of electors preferred the new Treasurer, John Kerin, as Prime Minister and 8 per cent nominated the Minister for Transport and Communications, Kim Beazley. Among Labor voters, Mr Hawke held a clear lead in popularity, with 61 per cent support, compared with 68 per cent last year. Mr Keating rated 16 per cent among Labor voters, Mr Beazley 5 per cent ana the new Deputy Prime Minister, Brian Howe, 1 per cent. When asked to choose between Mr Beazley and Mr Keating for Prime Minister, 45 per cent of all electors voted for the former and 39 per cent for the latter. When asked to choose the Leader of the Opposition from leading Liberal and National Party people, 34 per cent chose the present Leader John Hewson. His closest rival was the former Leader, John Howard, on 18 per cent Another poll found that 41 per cent of Australians believe politicians rarely or never tell the truth. The Saulwick poll, published in The Age, said that about 60 per cent of voters feel that Mr Hawke and Dr Hewson are as honest as most politicians. However, a greater percentage of the 1000 voters interviewed found Mr Hawke to be less honest than most politicians. Twenty-two per cent said Mr Hawke was less honest while only 10 per cent said the same of Dr Hewson. Men were found to be more distrustful of politicians in general than women. This held true for Mr Hawke, but more men than women felt Dr Hewson could be trusted more than his peers. Voters under the age of 24 were more likely to have faith in Mr Hawke while Dr Hewson was trusted more by those over the age of 55. A Newspoll published in The Australian found that an increasing number of Australians favoured changing the constitution to declare the nation a republic. Taken after last week's ALP national conference in Hobart adopted a resolution supporting a republic by 2001, the nationwide poll of 1200 adults found that 34 per cent favoured Australia becoming a republic — up from 21 per cent in October 1987. However, a majority (52 per cent) remained opposed to such a change and 38 per cent were "strongly opposed"."}
{"id":122368403,"text":"06 Jul 1991 - Little to challenge free-riding Libs Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 6 July 1991, page 9 Little to challenge free-riding Libs POLITICS By Tony Wright ABOUT now, Opposi tion Leader John Hewson and his colleagues should be copping a touch of the blowtorch to the belly. We arc, after all, a week into the 1993 election campaign, if we are to believe the Prime Minister. So where was the blowtorch this week? It was pointed at the belly of the Prime Minister, and it was wielded by the Minister for Employment, Education and Training, John Dawkins. That's the way things have been for so long that Dr Hewson must be wondering whether he was goosed by a rainbow in an earlier life. The Hewson Opposition has enjoyed the most extraordinary honeymoon. It has lasted a year and three months. But after all that time, what do we know about what Dr Hewson and his colleagues really stand for? What do we really know about John Hewson? The answer is pretty obvious. Not much. About the only thing we know for sure about Dr Hewson is that he is a pretty boring fellow, and that's hardly damning, because Dr Hewson admitted it himself on one of the nation's most-watched television i shows. We know that Dr Hewson and his deputy, Peter Reith, are committed to introducing a broad-based goods and services tax, but we don't know any details. We know that a Hewson Government would be committed to cutting tariffs, but so is the Hawkc Govern ment. We know too that a Hewson Government would reduce government • intervention clear across the board, and would rip hard into the socialwelfare budget. We should hardly be surprised by this, because Dr Hewson has made it clear that his heroes arc people like Ronald Reagan and Maggie Thatcher. However, perhaps we should be surprised and a little worried that they remain his heroes, because both of them caused dreadful pain to the poor, and both of them blew their respective nations' economies in a huge way. Indeed, Dr Hewson was in the US this week, where he met good ol' Ron, the man who gave America a $400 billion debt. Not surprisingly, Dr John was asked about his continuing admiration for Mr Reagan. "He (Mr Reagan] said he was going to do three things [when he became President]," Hewson said. "He was going to re-establish US defence supremacy; he was going to re-establish US standing in the world and he was going to balance the Budget Two out of three ain't bad." Sure thing, Doc. The only slight problem is that the third thing, the one that Mr Reagan cocked up, is the important one so far as the everyday lives of the citizens actually matter. But perhaps we shouldn't dwell on Dr Hewson's palpably absurd comment. Another thing he has admitted is that he hasn't yet grasped the skill of the 30-second TV grab. So back to the things that we know about the Hewson Opposition. We know that the Opposition's industrial relations spokesman, John Howard, plans to introduce enterprise bargaining to the work place. We don't know how much industrial strife this will cause, but we can guess. But that's okay, if things get out of hand, say on the wharves, Dr Hewson has said he would be prepared to send in the troops. This week we learned that the Opposition spokesman on higher education, David Kemp, wants universities to become more autonomous, more competitive and more efficient. We know also that he wants the universities to open their doors to any student who qualifies for a place, which this year would mean an extra 30,000 university places for the dumbest students. Furthermore, we know he wants to introduce voluntary work agreements to universities so that academics can earn the money they think they should be paid. But we don't know how all this can be achieved, because something we do know is that the Opposition plans lopping $3 billion from public spending. Dr Kemp seems to think universities can get more money from generous industries. Considering the majority of companies appear loathe to pay the existing stingy 1 per cent payroll levy for stafTtraining, that sounds fanciful. We suspect students will be required to pay more — lots more — for their tertiary education, and some universities will simply go broke. So these are a few of the things we know about the Opposition. You might have imagined that within all this the Government would have been able to cobble together an assault that would have had the Opposition reeling. More to the point, you might have imagined that in a year and three months, the Government would have been able to force Dr Hewson and his colleagues to actually reveal a bit more about their intended agenda. But that simply hasn't happened. The Government has been too busy (a) making a hash of slowing down the economy by shooting it with an elephant gun; (b) denying that its policies would force the country into a recession when everyone knew they were already suffering one; (c) trying to justify the recession when it could no longer be denied; and (c) tearing itself apart over leadership. Dr Hewson, in an interview on Four Corners this week, tacitly admitted that he had been given a free ride. "The Prime Minister has provided us with a bit of time, if you like, in the last year by running plenty of diversions in Canberra for us," he said. "It's left me with the opportunity really to get on and do what I had to do." Might it be too unfair to interpret this to mean that he has been left, without normal scrutiny, to jigsaw together a bunch of policies and then to try to work out how to dress them up so they do not look and smell quite like the mishmash of Reaganomics/Rogemomics that they appear to be? Perhaps it is entirely unfair. But it is pretty clear that the electorate is getting restive. The Hawke Government may not have the wherewithal to bring Dr Hewson to book, but the voters are already beginning to have their say. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll, published in The Bulletin this week, shows a significant slump in the proportion of respondents who voted for Dr Hewson as their preferred Leader of the Opposition. In January, he was preferred by 42 per cent of voters. This had fallen dramatically last month to 34 per cent. The slump was clear, too, among Liberal-National Party voters — in January, 54 per cciit of them had registered a preference for Dr Hewson. Last month, only 49 per cent of conservative voters registered a preference for him. One suspects that there is less of a wind-change here than simply that the wind has died. The voters are growing bored with a leader who does not project enough personality and who will not give them enough information about what he and his party actually plan to offer the elec torate. The boredom factor certainly worked on the Four Corners' team this week. Four Corners is a program that normally glues you to your seat, but this week it was so flat that you would have been forgiven for thinking that your TV set had reverted to black and white. Still, the Hewson Opposition retains a handy lead over the Labor Government in the polls, and has plenty of time to build on that On the other hand, the Hawke Government is gripped by such paralysis that it is little but pitiable. John Dawkins: quite openly taunting Bob Hawke. It is possible now to see just how deeply Hawkc was wounded by the Keating challenge, and it is growing increasingly difficult to see how he can survive the willy-willies set in motion by that event. One of Mr Keating's most valued troops, John Dawkins, has been quite openly taunting Mr Hawke for the past week or two, implicitly challenging his authority and, in the end, the best Mr Hawke could do was to pull him into his office and try to get him to shut up. It didn't work. Indeed, what could Mr Hawke hope to do with someone like Mr Dawkins? If he had been sacked, Mr Dawkins would very likely become more out of hand. Yet by not sacking him, Mr Hawke looks impotent. And what was Mr Dawkins's sin in the first place? He accused the leadership of the party of reneging on its responsibilities at the national conference in Hobart by failing to make decisions on the hard issues. He says he was talking about faction leaders, but he could just as well have been talking about Hawke. The fact is, there is a failure of leadership in the ALP. Decisions about anything that might be mildly controversial aren't being taken, because such decisions will be interpreted through the frame of the Keating challenge. How long this sort of paralysis can continue before it becomes fatal isn't clear. But it is obvious that it cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely. It's not good for the Labor Party, the Government or the nation. The only winner from such an appalling state of affairs is John Hewson. But then, he probably won't be as grateful because he has become accustomed to drifting along without real challenge."}
{"id":122370160,"text":"13 Jul 1991 - Media trusted by only 39 per cent Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 13 July 1991, page 9 Media trusted by only 39 per cent Australians trust their political and media institutions far less than their education, legal and banking systems, according to a Saulwick poll issued this week. The national survey of 1000 people, published in The Sydney Morning Herald, ranked the education system as the most trusted with 62 per cent of the sample stating they had a "great deal" or a "fair amount" of trust in it. Legal and banking institutions managed to scrape through with the trust of 52 per cent of those interviewed. Notably over 40 per cent said they had "not much" or no trust in these institutions. The media was trusted by only 39 per cent and the political system by only 36 per cent. Sixty per cent had little or no faith in the media and 62 per cent did not trust politicians. The poll found that attitudes to the education system varied greatly with age. Eighty per cent of those aged 18-24 had at least a fair amount of trust in the system but only 49 per cent of those over 55. POLL WATCH F In support of the tenet that cynicism grows with age, all institutions were trusted more by young people. Blue-collar workers had a greater amonnt of faith in the education system and the media while white-collar workers were more likely to trust the legal, banking and political systems. In political polls, the latest Morgan Gallup poll found support for the Hawke Government dropped slightly over a two-week period dominated by the ALP's national conference in Hobart. Support for the Liberal-National Coalition rose one point to 46 per cent. Conducted over the weekends of June 22-23 and June 29-30, the poll found Australian Democrat support unchanged at 7 per cent and 10 per cent support for other candidates and parties. Approval of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, dropped one percentage point to 38 per cent while his disapproval went op one point to 52 per cent. The rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Dr John Hewson, went op one point to 45 per cent and his disapproval remained steady on 33 per cent When electors were asked who would make the better Prime Minister, 46 per cent (down three) said Mr Hawke and 39 per cent (up one) opted for Dr Hewson. A Newspoll published in The Australian found that a larger percentage of voters approve of the way the new Treasurer, John Kerin, is handling the job than his predecessor Paul Keating. In March, only 22 per cent were satisfied with Mr Keatine's performance but the latest Newspoll found that 30 per cent were happy with Mr Kerin so far. Two-thirds were dissatisfied with Mr Keating and only 11 per cent with Mr Kerin."}
{"id":122371334,"text":"18 Jul 1991 - Keating: I still want Prime Minister's job Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 18 July 1991, page 2 Keating: I still want Prime Minister's job Continued from Page 1 "The answer is I would prefer to have Paul Keating in terms of Government, I make no pretence about that," he said. "As to whether he should be leader or not, that's a matter for the parliamentary party. "But from where I see it, I think that he should be part of the Government process." Mr Kelty also put the new Treasurer, John Kerin, on notice that his commitment to broadening superannuation entitlements to all workers would be under close scrutiny when next month's Budget was announced. He said that Mr Keating, when he was Treasurer, gave nim an undertaking that the Government would legislate for a "full and mature superannuation scheme for all workers". Mr Kelty said he believed Mr Kerin would honour the undertaking, though the new Treasurer had not been "absolutely specific on this point". History would record that Mr Keating — together with some members of. the ACTU — was primarily responsible for pushing superannuation to the forefront of political and social issues. Mr Kelty said he was surprised at the Morgan Gallup Poll's finding that Mr Keating was considered more intelligent and capable than Mr Hawke, but he hoped it was an indication of the electorate's growing appreciation and understanding of him. The poll, published in The Bulletin, found that 37 per cent of voters considered Mr Keating capable and intelligent, compared with 35 per cent for Dr Hewson and only 28 per cent for Mr Hawke. Mr Keating was rated as a strong leader by 26 per cent of respondents, 1 percentage point ahead of Mr Hawke. Dr Hewson was rated a strong leader by only 10 per cent Mr Keating was the winner among those asked about who was positive, with clear policies. He scored a rating of 22 per cent, while Dr Hewson got 13 per cent and Mr Hawke could rally only 7 per cent. But the poll showed Mr Keating was still personally unpopular with voters. Mr Hawke was shown to be the most likeable and friendly of the major politicians (23 percent) while Mr Keating was judged likeable and friendly by only 3 per cent of respondents. Dr Hewson scored 17 per cent."}
{"id":122371689,"text":"20 Jul 1991 - NSW Opposition Leader calls for Keating's return to Cabinet Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 20 July 1991, page 1 NSW Opposition Leader calls for Keating's return to Cabinet Bob Carr: Cabinet without Keating is incomplete. By TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent The Leader of the NSW Opposition, Bob Carr, kept the federal leadership controversy bubbling yesterday when he called for Paul Keating to be returned to the Cabinet. Mr Carr said there was "something incomplete about a federal Labor Government of which Paul Keating isn't a member". He would not comment on whether he believed Mr Keating should replace Bob Hawke as Prime Minister, but said he had not been surprised by a Morgan Gallup poll this week which had found that more people believed Mr Keating was intelligent and capable compared with Mr Hawke. "Anyone respects him [Mr Keating] for his razor-sharp intellect," Mr Carr said. Mr Carr is the second senior figure of the labour movement this week to call for Mr Keating's return to the frontbcnch. The secretary of the ACTU, Bill Kelty, said on Wednesday that he believed Mr Keating should be part of the government process. He and Mr Carr aired their views on the John Laws show on radio 2UE. A spokesman for Mr Hawke said yesterday that the Prime Minister would not comment on Mr Carr's statements, but his position remained the same as it had been in his response to Mr Kelty on Wednesday, when he had said that Mr Keating had made his decision and there was no vacancy in the ministry. Mr Carr took a thinly veiled swipe at Mr Hawke about the Government's handling of unemployment, saying, "I think he has got to demon strate to all conccrncd that he is in touch by giving a higher focus in his Government to questions of jobs". He said it was a disgrace that unemployment was at present levels under a Labor government, and warned that the Federal Government was bound for defeat unless it delivered "the promptest possible improvement in unemployment". He did not believe that "people locked in the Canberra syndrome, locked up there in the public servants' capital that Canberra is, understand how people are hurting". Mr Carr is a long-time friend of Mr Keating and both are leading members of the NSW Right faction of the ALP. Mr Carr succeeded Mr Keating as president of NSW Young Labor more than 20 years ago. Asked if the Government would be better led by Mr Keating, he said, "I am not going to comment on that. "I mean, that has been argued out when the leadership contest occurred. 1 am not a member of the federal caucus and 1 won't buy into that, but I would simply say that there is something incomplete about a federal La bor Government of which Paul Keating isn't a member." Mr Carr was deeply critical of what he said was the federal bureaucracy's failure to take seriously the case for anti-dumping legislation. He said overseas companies were dumping chemicals on the Australian market, putting at risk the future of the Botany ICI chemicals plant. He had put the case to the Minister for Customs, David Beddall, and had learnt that the Government's report to the anti-dumping authority had been made by "someone on work ex perience... an exchange student • from Sweden and a third figure.a low-level bureaucrat". r Asked if Mr Hawke realised the severity of the unemployment problem, he said, "1 think he is; I mean, I think if any politician knows what is going on in our community, it is Bob Hawke. "I would like to think he could' demonstrate, by moving on this issue, that he is in touch with industrial and workplace realities." Tony Wright's column, Page 9. Editorial — Pago 8"}
{"id":122371911,"text":"20 Jul 1991 - Preening backbencher's fan club Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 20 July 1991, page 9 Preening backbencher's fan club WHEN Paul Keating wanders in to his relatively small office in Parliament House these days, isolated from the halls of power, he is comforted by the sight of a great stack of fan mail. There arc hundreds of supportive letters from all around Australia, and he is spending a fair slice of his time answering them all. Separated from the fan mail is another great stack of invitations to speak to business organisations, social clubs, service groups, universities, schools and just about any other forum you might mention. Some of the invitations have come across the Tasman from New Zealand. Every day his office is plagued with phone calls from the top talk shows and current affairs programs on the major TV and radio stations, begging for the chance to interview him. In all his time as Treasurer, Paul Keating was never so hot an item as he is as a backbencher. The point, of course, is that he is not seen as merely a backbencher. He is seen as a backbencher in waiting. One imagines that Bob Hawke can remember a similar experience as he waited to wear down Bill Hayden. The memory must be very sour indeed to him by now. Of course, whatever solace Mr Keating might draw from counting his fan mail and the number of requests for interviews, he could hardly place any store in it if these constituted the only evidence of a newfound popularity. There will always be people who write glowing letters to public figures when an event (such as the leadership challenge) spurs them to action. Television and radio programs, which rely on ratings for their very existence and which have a voracious appetite for talking heads, will always leap to attention when events suddenly transform a person into a creature of public fascination. But it is the stack of invitations to speak and to appear on top-ranking media shows that is most valuable to Keating. He can sift POLITICS By Tony Wright the pile and choose just those forums that will best serve his twin purposes of keeping his public profile high and of shaping a new, seductive image. Profile and image are just about everything in Keating's obvious and relentless campaign to become Prime Minister. Every bit of evidence that the Keating camp can dredge up that shows Keating can win votes in the wider electorate can be used to considerable effect in the subterranean guerrilla warfare that is going on within the party. Hawke supporters — who remain in the majority — have one very good reason left to them to stay behind the Prime Minister. He is a proven winner when election time rolls around. They know the next election is the toughest they will have faced. If any of them are to be prepared to switch allegiances, they will want positive proof that Keating is a better bet. They haven't got that proof... yet. And so, Keating took great care in accepting his first two public appearances since his unsuccessful leadership challenge. Last week's speech to academics at the ANU and this week's performance with Ray Martin on the Nine Network's Midday Show were clearly chosen as a gourmet might pluck the plumpest grapes from a bowl. On one hand, Keating the intellectual; on the other, exposing his softest smiles to middle Australia at midday. His office says he has not yet decided when and where he will next pop up. But let's take a bet that it won't be long before we hear his voice on the John Laws Show. Those who count themselves as "serious" commentators often underestimate the role that the Laws radio show can play in matters political. Laws seems too arrogant, too self-satisfied and altogether too popular for their taste. However, few politicians would make such a mistake. They remember the 1983 election campaign, when Malcolm Fraser told Laws on his show that people ought to put their money under their beds rather than trust a Hawke Government. It was a huge faux pas which is generally considered to have blown any remaining chance he might have had to win the election. I recall, after that, chasing Hawke back and forth to Laws' studio as he appeared again and again, knowing that he was gaining direct access to a massive body of listeners from middle Australia. Hawke's minders credited those hours in the Laws studio as having played a major role in the 1983 Labor victory. SINCE then, John Laws has always been a major stop for politicians on the make and those who would be their king-makers. You will recall that the ACTU secretary, Bill Kelty, chose to be interviewed by John Laws on Wednesday, just as Paul Keating was preparing to appear on Ray Martin's TV show. Kelty left no doubt that he thought Keating was still the greatest. Yesterday, the NSW Premier, Bob Carr — one of Kcating's mates from the NSW Right — was on the show, calling for Keating to be back in a decision-making role in the Government (see report in today's news pages). I mention all this as background to a conversation I had yesterday with Laws' producer, John Bailey. Mr Bailey made it clear that Keating was considered very hot stuff indeed by the Laws show. The reason? Ratings. The moment Keating made his challenge to Hawke, the whole pattern of callers to the Laws show changed, he said. Suddenly, there was a great influx of calls from young people, and they had kept calling. This was previously unheard-of — the show normally attracted middle-aged and older people. In the one-month survey period since the Keating challenge, when the whole issue dominated the Laws show, John Laws' ratings for 2UE jumped a stunning 2.2 points to 15.3, beating all other Sydney stations in the timeslot. And the bulk of the the rise came from young listeners. "The demographics changed absolutely dramatically," Bailey said. "Half our callers were suddenly young people. And we've maintained these younger callers." More to the point, the new, younger callers (aged from 18 to the late mid-30s) were overwhelmingly pro-Keating. Indeed, the Laws show had done its own poll on Keating "when other polls showed him in a dastardly light" and had come up with a startling 70 per cent in favour of him. Mr Bailey said Keating had an invitation to appear on the Laws show whenever he wanted. Keating had said he would, but hadn't given a commitment about when that might be. And then the crunch. There was no such invitation to Mr Hawke. Laws wasn't interested in talking to him. Well, none of this might mean much. Radio callers are notoriously fickle. But considering the track record of the Laws show, it is at least food for serious thought. Moreover, there is evidence beyond the merely anecdotal to suggest that even before Keating's campaign to win the hearts and minds of Joe and Vera Average was properly underway, he was establishing something of a fan club. The most substantial bit of evidence is the Morgan Gallup Poll published this week. You can argue that you can read whatever you like into a poll like this one, but it is at the least indicative that the widespread view that Keating is Australia's most hated politician might be somewhat askew. It revealed that more voters believed that Keating was capable, intelligent and a strong leader compared with Hawke. The poll showed also that vastly more voters believed Hawke was friendly and likeable compared with Keating. So what can we extrapolate from that? It seems to indicate that the voters still love their Hawkie as a bloke, but they have more respect for Keating's abilities (even if, as the poll showed, they think he is insincere). More telling, perhaps, was that 22 per cent of voters felt that Keating was positive, with clear policies, while only 7 per cent thought the same thing of Hawke. Whether these fans have always been there and most commentators simply haven't recognised them, or whether they have suddenly been struck by some mysterious and blinding insight is not clear. Whatever it is, it must be giving Bob Hawke the willies. ."}
{"id":122372732,"text":"24 Jul 1991 - Hewson to push tax, forget popularity Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 24 July 1991, page 1 Hewson to push tax, forget popularity By TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, promised yesterday to increase his push for a consumption tax, declaring he did not care if it made him unpopular. He said the debate on the consumption tax would test the maturity of the Australian electorate, and "to use one of Mr Keating's expressions, this is the debate you had to have". He reveajed that he had been advised in both public and private discussions to hide the policy until after the federal election "and then pull it on", but he completely rejected such an approach. He said that after his recent trip overseas, when he had been asked constantly why Australia squandered its opportunities, he was "embarrassed as an Australian". Dr Hewson said his task was to rebuild Australia and improve its standing in the world. "If I have to be unpopular to do that, if I have to lead the debate from Opposition with difficult policies like a broad-based goods-and-services tax — well, so to it," he said. But a poll to be published today suggests Dr Hewson's fortunes are actually rising. The Morgan Gallup Poll in The Bulletin shows he is the preferred Prime Minister of 43 per cent of respondents — up 4 percentage points and only 1 point behind the Prime Minister, Bob Hawkc, whose rating has dropped 2 points. >■ The Labor Party has the approval of only 34 per cent of respondents (down 3 points), lagging far behind the Coalition, which enjoys 48 per cent approval (up 2). However, the latest Saulwick poll, published in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald, showed Dr Hewson had registered his first negative rating since becoming Leader of the Opposition. His standing fell from a positive rating of 18 in the previous poll, in June, to a rating of minus 4 in the poll published yesterday. The pollster, Irving Saulwick, was quoted as saying the only explanation appeared to be that Dr Hewson had been "caught by the consumption tax". Dr Hewson demonstrated clearly yesterday that he was determined to push the issue. He made two speeches in Sydney, gave a press conference and was interviewed by Paul Lyneham on ABC television's 7.30 Report. But he declined to say when details of the Opposition's tax-reform policy would be made known, saying it would be "when we're ready to release it". "It doesn't pay to go off half-cocked," he said. "It pays to get the numbers right up-front" Asked how he was going to quell anxiety about the policy among backbenchers in the meantime, he said, "Well, by imposing a degree of leadership and discipline." The Opposition's spokesman on industrial relations, John Howard, also did his bit yesterday to support Dr Hewson's stand on the consumption tax. He told the Real Estate Institute of Australia last night that, "I greet with incredulity the growing number of commentators who are in effect saying 'Australia needs a consumption tax and the reforms that go with it but it can't be sold'." Mr Howard said that to abandon the policy for this reason would be "unacceptable political duplicity". "There is no turning back for the Liberal and National parties on the taxation issue," he said. "The challenge is to persuade and advocate an essential reform to a taxation system which remains inequitable, needlessly complicated and profoundly biased against families.""}
{"id":122373421,"text":"27 Jul 1991 - OPLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 27 July 1991, page 11 Hewson hit after talk of new tax THE POLLS held different messages for the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, as he stumped through the country this week selling the consumption tax. For the first time since taking up the Opposition baton Dr Hewson registered a negative approval rating in The Sydney Morning Herald's Saulwick poll, while the Bulletin's Morgan Gallup poll showed support for the Coalition up two points to 48 per cent. Dr Hewson's rating had been consistently positive in the 11 Saulwick polls held since he became Liberal leader in April last year but in the latest he fell from a strongly positive rating of 18 in the previous poll in June to a rating of .minus 4 percentage points. The pollster Irving Saulwick said that the "inexorable inference" was that Dr Hewson had been caught by his commitment to the consumption tax. The Morgan Poll held much more joy for Dr Hewson. When electors were asked who would make the better Prime Minister, 44 per cent (down two) opted for Bob Hawke and 43 per cent (up four) named Dr Hewson. The poll showed showed support for the Hawke Government had dropped three percentage points to 34 in early July while support for the Opposition had risen two points to 48 per cent Support for the Democrats rose one point to 8 per cent while support for minor parties was unchanged on 10 per cent According to another Bulletin poll the number of Australians who want a republic has climbed by seven percentage points over the past three years, but the republicans still lag a long way behind the monarchists. The poll found 56 per cent of Australians opting for no change compared with 36 per cent who wanted a republic. The jump in the number of republicans could be explained by a British poll that showed that more than half of Queen Elizabeth's subjects believe her family fails to set a good example of family life. According to poll results published on July 24 in The Daily Telegraph 65 per cent of those questioned thought the Royal Family faced significant difficulties over its place in society. Fifty-one per cent disagreed with the statement that "the Royal Family provides a good example of family life". But the public still supports the monarchy, with 75 per cent saying Britain still needs its Royals. The Telegraph said the failed marriages of the Queen's sister, Princess Margaret, and daughter, Princess Anne, had probably tarnished the family's traditional image as a model of virtue. And in the United States an Associated Press poll released on July 25 showed 70 per cent of Americans surveyed believed the United States should have continued fighting the Gulf war to force Saddam Hussein from power."}
{"id":122376030,"text":"07 Aug 1991 - Support down Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 7 August 1991, page 2 Support down SYDNEY: Federal opposition leader John Hewson's proposed consumption tax has hit his popularity in the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, carried out over the last two weekends of July and published in the latest edition of the Bulletin magazine, found that 41 per cent of people questioned would prefer Dr Hewson as the country's prime minister compared with 43 per cent at the beginning of the month. Support for the Liberal and National coalition declined by two points to 46 per cent while support for the Australian Labor Party increased by two to 36 per cent"}
{"id":122376759,"text":"10 Aug 1991 - Coalition slips with talk of tax Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 10 August 1991, page 9 Coalition slips with talk of tax SUPPORT for the Liberal-National Coalition dropped slightly in late July at a time when its controversial consumption-tax proposal was firmly in the media spotlight. The latest Morgan Gallup poll, published in The Bulletin, found that 46 per cent of the 3229 voters interviewed supported the Coalition -down two percentage points on early July. Support for the Labor Government rose by the same margin to 36 per cent. Conducted on the weekends of July 20 and 27, the survey showed that the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, is still the preferred leader over the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson. While 44 per cent nominated Mr Hawke, 41 per cent preferred Dr Hewson (down two points). Mr Hawke's approval rating dropped one point to 37 per cent, with 52 per cent disapproving of the way he is performing and 11 per cent undecided. Approval of Dr Hewson dropped from 50 per cent of the sample in early July to 46 per cent with 32 per cent disapproving (up four) and 22 per cent undecided. In regard to other parties, support for the Australian Democrats fell one point to 7 per cent and "other parties and candidates" were up one point to 11 per cent. In Victoria, approval of the Premier, Joan Kirner, hit record levels in July at the conclusion of her first year in office. Support for the Victorian ALP also rose slightly but it was still 21.5 percentage points behind the Liberal-National Opposition. Public approval of Mrs Kirner has been rising steadily over the past few months and reached 44 per cent in the July Morgan Gallup poll. Her disapproval rating dropped from 52 per cent in June to 49 per cent. It may not sound too good but Opposition Leader Jeff Kennett's approval rating is a paltry 27 percent and his disapproval rating 63 per cent. Mrs Kirner also holds a 46-42 per cent lead over Mr Kennett as the preferred Premier."}
{"id":122378240,"text":"17 Aug 1991 - Perceived living cost has droped Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 17 August 1991, page 9 Perceived living cost has droped WHILE Australians are still fairly pessimistic about the state of the economy, most perceive that the cost of living has dropped markedly in the last six months. A Morgan Gallup poll, published in The Bulletin, recorded a drop of $18 a week in the perceived cost of living for a family of four among 2508 respondents Australiawide. This was attributed largely to reduced fuel prices, lower inflation and falling interest rates. The survey indi cated that, on an annual basis, the perceived cost of living has risen by 1 per cent. In capital cities, the perceived cost a family would need to meet to "keep in health and live decently" was $441 compared to $409 in other areas. The $18 drop was the biggest fall recorded since the survey was initiated in 1973. A second Morgan poll shows the Liberal-National parties would make major gains on the Government in a Senate or half-Senate election and is outpolling the ALP in every state. The July poll showed Labor would have lost five Senate seats at a full or half Senate election held in July. The present standings are Labor 13 seats, Coalition 17 scats and Australian Democrats and others six. Labor would have lost seats to the Coalition in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia and possibly another to other parties in Western Australia. In state politics, voters in Western Australia and South Australia continue to back Premiers Carmen Lawrence and John Bannon but are less supportive of the Labor Party in general. While the ALP in WA is 20 percentage points behind the Liberal-National Opposition, Ms Lawrence has an approval rating 28 points higher than her Opposition counterpart, Barry MacKinnon. The majority of voters in South Australia approve of Mr Bannon and prefer him as Premier despite that fact that support for the ALP Government is well behind that for the Coalition."}
{"id":122379321,"text":"22 Aug 1991 - Hawke not fazed by poor showing in latest polls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 22 August 1991, page 10 Hawke not fazed by poor showing in latest polls A poor showing in the latest Morgan Gallup poll was to be expected given unemployment figures, the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, said yesterday. "I expected the poll today to be down," he told ABC radio's AM pro gram. "You couldn't have a situation where you had that massive fall in employment in July and not have some reflection in the polls.'1 According to the figures disclosed in this week's Bulletin magazine, 44 per cent of voters surveyed said the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, was the preferred prime minister - three per cent ahead of Mr Hawke. It is the first time he has been more popular this year. Support for the ALP declined from 36 per cent to 33.5, while the Opposition increased its popularity from 46 to 50 per cent. Also, the ALP has fallen 16.5 per cent behind the Liberal and National Party Opposition. A confident Mr Hawke said the figure was about 6 per cent behind the figure with which Labor won the last election. "Between now and the next election Dr Hewson ... is going to have to sell to the Australian people a policy which says 'I, Dr Hewson and the Liberal National Party coalition, believe that there should be a much more massive cut in Commonwealth Government expenditures'," Mr Hawke said. "I'm looking forward between now and the next election to taking Dr Hewson on.""}
{"id":122379693,"text":"24 Aug 1991 - Hewson preferred as leader again Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 24 August 1991, page 9 Hewson preferred as leader again n POLL WATCH F LEADING polls published this week showed the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, had recovered enough ground to once again head the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, as the country's preferred leader. In a Saulwick poll of 1000 voters, published in The Age, 26 per cent gave Dr Hewson a positive rating and 2/ per cent a negative rating. In comparison, Mr Hawke was given a positive rating by 26 per cent and a negative rating by 29 per cent. The results are a welcome sign for the Liberals after the party and Dr Hewson lost a significant amount of popular support when the Labor Party heavily targeted the proposed consumption tax in public debate during July. The latest Morgan Gallup poll showed Dr Hewson had overtaken Mr Hawke in its estimate of the preferred prime minister and that the ALP has fallen 16.5 percentage points behind its Liberal-National Opposi tion. Of the 2494 voters interviewed over the weekends of August 3 and 11,44 per cent said they would prefer Dr Hewson as prime minister and 41 per cent Mr Hawke - the first time Dr Hewson has been ahead in this measure during 1991. ALP support fell 2.5 points from late July to 33.5 per cent while the Opposition went from 46 to 50 points. The Australia Democrats dropped slightly to 6.5 per cent and "other" parties or candidates fell one point to 10 per cent. By contrast, Mr Hawke's personal approval rating rose one point to 38 per cent. Dr Hewson's rose by the same margin to 47 per cent. In a second Morgan poll to determine who people think their friends really are, 85 per cent of Australians said the United States would help Australia if it was threatened by a foreign power. Nearly half (47 per cent) of the 1212 Australians interviewed said Britain would come to our aid and a quarter nominated New Zealand. The vast majority of 1074 New Zealanders interviewed (75 per cent) said Australia would assist if their country was under threat. Fifty-six per cent of Kiwis nominated the US and 45 per cent Britain."}
{"id":122381106,"text":"31 Aug 1991 - Victorians still prefer Kirner Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 31 August 1991, page 9 Victorians still prefer Kirner THE VICTORIAN Premier, Joan Kirner, is the preferred Labor leader in that state according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin. Mrs Kirner (with 40 per cent) came in well ahead of other Victorian Labor figures, Steve Crabb (12 per cent) and Jim Kennan (10 per cent). The statewide survey. held in August, also found that Victorians still prefered Jeff Kennett as leader of the Opposition. There was still strong support for former Liberal leader Alan Brown (with 20 per cent) but among Liberal-National Party voters support for Mr Kennett was a fairly solid 40 per cent while Mr Brown only polled 18 per cent. The interviewees were also asked who they would like to see succeed Mrs Kirner. Twenty per cent of all voters opted for Mr Kennan followed by Mr Crabb on 19 per cent. Mr Brown won 30 per cent support for Coalition leader, should Mr Kennett stand down. In London, a poll in The Daily Mail (August 29) showed that the popularity of the British Prime Minister, John Major, had been boosted by his handling of the crisis in the Soviet Union. Mr Major must call a general election by mid-1992. The newspaper published an opinion poll showing the opposition Labour Party's lead over Major's Conservatives down to three per cent from seven per cent in a similar survey a month ago. The poll put support for the Conservatives up three per cent to 40 with Labour down one per cent to 43. Support for the Liberal Democrats, the minor third force in British politics, fell to 12 per cent from 16. Mr Major has played a highly public role in the West's response to last week's failed attempt to topple the Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the poli tical turmoil that has followed. He is now in the United States for talks with the President, George Bush, and is to meet Mr Gorbachev in Moscow tomorrow. The results of the poll, conducted on August 23 and 24 after the Soviet coup failed, could generate party pressure on Mr Major to call an election later this year rather than waiting until 1992, The Daily Mail said. A series of opinion polls before the Soviet crisis showed the Conservatives trailing Labour badly largely because of voter disaffection over Britain's economic recession."}
{"id":122381118,"text":"31 Aug 1991 - 'If the Labor Party ever calls on me, I'd be delighted' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 31 August 1991, page 1 'If the Labor Party ever calls on me, I'd be delighted' have employment, and they regard their economic well-being as not assured, I think a lot of what is now dressed up as concern for the environment would dimin-ish very sharply. But if you talk about economic growth, you need a certain number of engine rooms. The Murray-Darling, for example, is a major engine room which is suffering pretty badly. Then there's land degradation across the country. Well, that's one of the first things I did as Treasurer — to remove the tax deduc-tion for land clearing. Not because I want-ed to save some money for Treasury, but because I thought it was time we stopped that rot. Keating is unquestionably serious about foreign affairs. Shortly before our interview, a Hawke minister had astonished me by stating that "the Americans, through the CIA, can veto any prospective Australian Prime Minister". The American alliance therefore seemed worth pursuing with this prospective Prime Minister. A perception has arisen in the Hawke years that we have been to obsequious to-ward the US. We will end up being more important to the United States when we become more important in South-East Asia. In the meantime, though, do you think our attitude could change a little at govern- ment level? It's about the friction co-efficient. It's about how easily you deal with them. It's not about the nature of [the relation-ship] . . . Now in some things I think that we may be too — what shall I say? — too willing to see the United States' view, as distinct from seeing it anyway. [We could] feel obliged to respond to it less expedi-tiously; perhaps a little more concerned to make sure our own interests are set right. The Gulf war: 150,000 people dead, 336 oil wells still burning, Saddam Hussein still in power. Yet there hasn't been any questioning from this Government as to whether it was all worth it. Saddam Hussein's regime had to be dealt with — so that it wasn't a juggernaut in the Middle East, permanently unsettling to the Middle East. Now you've got [US Secretary of State] Jim Baker trying to find some kind of settlement, with the Is-raelis, so some good may well come of it all . . . The Middle East paid a massive price for it. The people of Iraq particularly. They would have paid a bigger price had Saddam Hussein's criminal tendencies been allowed free rein. I tried to engage the Prime Minister in 1989 on the CIA's involvement in the Whitlam dismissal. CIA officers to the rank of regional director, station chief, and one former deputy director, have said that the CIA made a series of moves to get rid of Whitlam. It's regarded by many as a hoary old bit of paranoia from the Left: by others as having a fair amount of evidence. I think I share the view that it's a bit of hoary old stuff from the Left. I don't doubt that the CIA was less than enamoured of the Whitlam Government, but I don't think anything happened as a result of their initiatives, or them conspiring in some sort of arrangement with the conser-vative parties of this country. But I didn't come down in the last shower: I don't think there are any angels in the CIA. A final question on that matter. The CIA kept a close eye on Hawke during his rise, through the '60s. and '70s. They be-friended him. That is all on the record, and I'm not suggesting anything improper. Continued on Page C2 MAGAZINE H These challenging times Continued from Page C1 The CIA befriended him, or American officers here? American CIA officers in Melbourne, in the guise of labour attaches. Apparently all labour attaches are CIA. I'm not saying he was cultivated or anything of that nature. But obviously it's in the interests of their country to keep an eye on our rising poli-tical stars. You yourself have been a rising political star in recent times. Have you had any such interest shown? Oh, occasionally they invite me to the embassy to talk about things, but very rarely — once every two or three years, I go over there and have a lunch with them, or a brunch or something. The last time, when [then ambassador] Bill Lane was there, we took a picture out the front. And as I bade them farewell I said, "Give my regards to Langley, West "Virginia [CIA headquarters are in Lang-ley]." Keating's backers say he has a more bal-anced altitude to the US alliance than Hawke. One minister points out that in Cabinet Keating expressed reservations about the size and positioning of the pro- posed Gulf task force. (John Button, whose doubts were deeper, received a withering volley of obscenities from Gareth Evans.) But Keating is unlikely to cause any sleepless nights at the White House: "I like the United Slates. It is the greatest nation on the face of the earth, and that is undeniable. By nearly all the measures of greatness: economic strength, pluralism, democracy." It's looking a bit down at heel in New York and San Francisco, where one is step-ping over pavement-dwellers, including mothers with children . . . Oh yes. That is unconscionable. But it has a certain vitality about it. It does. It's a very interesting place. You told Laurie Oakes that we need to pay more attention to New Zealand, Indo-nesia and particularly Japan. Can you ex-pand on that? I think New Zealand has often been forgotten in Australian foreign policy. As you know, there is actually a place for them in our Constitution, should they ever wish to take it up. That's how important they were regarded at the turn of this century. The relationship has not been regarded as of the same importance of late. If we're going to have a free trade in goods, what I've been arguing is that we should have a free trade in services — and that we actu- ally try and integrate these two economies. It's not in Australia's interests for New Zealand to grow weak. It's got a limited resource base, it's a country very much like ours in its make-up, and Wellington and Auckland are nearer to Sydney than Syd-ney is to Perth. So we should be doing all that's sensible and reasonable to integrate our societies. As for Indonesia, it's growing to be a very strong country. There's already a very strong pocket of wealth there. It's growing enormously, it needs help, it doesn't want to be dominated by Japan, and it would like more involvement from Australia: I think that should be one of the central interests of our foreign policy. I think our relationship with Indonesia || Picture: KATE CALLAS Mr Keating at home with his wife Anita and three of his four children, Caroline, 12, left, Katherine, 9, and Alexandra, 6. || has improved. The relationship Gareth Ev-ans has with the Government of Indonesia, for example, is a very good one. All I would argue is that we have to build on that relationship in a commercial way. I think in the end it is the commercial rela-tionship which underpins a relationship, and not simply good relations at the gov- ernment level. And Japan — Japan is the savings hub of the Pacific. It's our largest trading part-ner. It's an egalitarian society, as ours is. And though our cultures are different we have much in common. We could lift our interest in Japan, I think. Australian business is yet to make a substantial indentation on Japanese com-merce, in Japan. I know that's difficult, and I know that the Japanese are often less than welcoming. But I think that's what we have to do . . . And doing more with them in the Asian Pacific. We're already principals in the Asian Development Bank — and we can do more together in expanding that bank, and having it play a development role in places like the Philippines, the ASEAN area, and even China. For instance the Asian Development Bank funded the new sewerage system for Shanghai, which was designed by an Aus-tralian civil-engineering group. These are the things which will give Australia a place in Asia. When Whitlam came in there was The Program. When Hawke came in there seemed to be less clarity about reforms: the ideas seemed to come more from other ministers, perhaps primarily yourself. As Graham Freudenberg said very elo-quently, with all the appropriate intona-tions in the word [a la Whitlam): "The Program was a program for buying votes". It was about buying votes in western Sydney. It was about buying votes here, and buying votes there. I mean, The Pro-gram never had some sort of well-connect-ed, well-embroidered pattern of change. It was a program for an improvement in so cial equity in certain areas of life, which coincided with the need to win votes. And while much of it was good — par-ticularly the greater sense of national spirit — it never had the comprehension that these years have had. This Government's policies have had a very sophisticated set of linkages — a very large matrix — essentially underpinned by the belief that the closed way had failed us. That keeping Australia shut — locked up by tariffs, lock up by a managed exchange rate, locked up by an uncompetitive finan-cial system — that that had failed us after 40 years. And that the way forward was to go out. That central idea has underpinned the policies of the Government. No such large central idea ever underpinned the Whitlam Government's policies. The Whitlam Government was a bit more pragmatic than people now think it was? It was. It was. Freudenberg — in part the author of the policies — has said so. I need to rely upon no greater authority. Keating claims the economy, not the leadership, was the frustration in his final period as Treasurer. The boom was unforeseen — in that the terms of trade basically induced it. that, compounded by a very high level of bank lending and a growing level of profitability in the economy, produced a pretty explo- sive cocktail. That derailed — temporarily at least — the forecast I'd committed myself to on inflation and the current account. In other words we would have had infla-tion as low as it is now in 1988-89 — and the current account very near the debt sta-bilisation point. Now that got away from me. But at the same time the country was more wealthy. Asked what ideas should be exercising the Government's collective mind for the rest of this term, and a fifth one, he again showed his economist's colours: I took the view back in the early '80s that . . . the post-war trade in goods and services had passed Australia by. That the trade which had made Germany and Japan wealthy had not made us wealthy. That the value of the things we sold, as distinct from the things we bought, had gone down. In other words the terms of trade had shifted against us. No longer would a bag of wheat buy a truck-full of manufactured products: it was only buying quarter of a truck-full. The world didn't want to pay the same prices for the things we were producing, by the 1980s. And those same things wouldn't buy the more expensive and sophisticated manufacturers of the Northern Hemi-sphere. So we were seeking to maintain a first world living standard, though our income had become Third World. As for the prime-ministership of what he hopefully regards as the second-greatest na- tion on earth: Well, it's something that might come my way. But the scales have fallen from my eyes about it a long time ago. I've probably been nearer to it than anyone who hasn't had it - over quite a long time. The notion that [it's) where the direction and control of the place is at one's finger-tips — I mean, I don't believe that. If the job doesn't come his way, Keating will spend post-parliamentary life "using my brains: doing something commercial". I pointed out that when I'd first met him in 1986 he had (according to my notes) "not smiled once" in our hour together. He laughed. "That was banana republic year, I had a lot on. you know?" He seemed then to be in a kind of perma-nent battle mode. Was I right in saying that he'd calmed down quite a lot in the last five years? Oh I think the weight goes off you. You get a better understanding of where you are and what is required of you . . . But the pressure people work under in high public-sector jobs is enormous. It's so unappre-ciated outside. It does take the smile off your face. To make matters worse for the Placido Domingo of Australian politics, the con-stant speech-making has destroyed his sing-ing voice. When I was young I used to always be singing at parties. Whenever I was in half the mood I used to get up and knock a few songs out. I couldn't give you a song now if you put a million dollars on the table. I just can't reach the notes. After the interview, a couple of Keating men were winding up the week in a ministe-rial office when a new Saulwick "preferred leader" poll slid off the fax machine. Keating's percentage score was 30; Hawke's 51. The previous Saulwick poll — though it used different methodology — had them 27 points farther apart than that. For a half-hour, phone calls ricocheted around the building ("Mate, listen to these numbers.") A little later there was the quiet clinking of glasses. Whether numbers will continue to pro-vide such comfort to the Keating fraternity will be known before very long. In the meantime, as Bob Hawke will undoubtedly remind them, there is still a big difference between 51 and 30. Being less alive to metaphors than his erstwhile deputy, he may even point out that Methuselah was 969, not 61. © Copyright John Macgregor, 1991"}
{"id":122381791,"text":"04 Sep 1991 - PM's poll boost Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 4 September 1991, page 1 PM's poll boost The Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has defied speculation over his popularity, bouncing 4 percentage points in the latest Morgan Gallup Poll to regain his position as preferred Prime Minister. Mr Hawke scores 45 per cent compared with 41 per cent for the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, in the poll published in today's Bulletin. The Government improved also, to 37 per cent — up 3.5 — but still 10 points behind the Coalition. The poll was taken during the week of August 17-24. In the previous poll, from August 3-10, Mr Hawke lost the lead as preferred Prime Minister to Dr Hewson for the first time since late 1990. — TONY WRIGHT"}
{"id":122382642,"text":"07 Sep 1991 - Boost for Hawke and the party Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 7 September 1991, page 9 Boost for Hawke and the party WITH talk of a leadership challenge gaining momentum this week, the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, might have drawn a little comfort from poll results showing a boost in his popularity. While Mr Hawkc's personal approval rating increased, so too did broad support for the Labor Party, with the gap between it and the Liberal-National Coali tion closing trom 16.5 points in early August to 10 points in the second half of the month. The Morgan Gallup poll of 2835 voters, published in The Bulletin, found La bor support running at 37 per cent, 2.4 percentage points below its 1990 election performance. Coalition support fell three points on early August to 47 per cent and the Democrats stayed at 6 per cent. Mr Hawke's personal approval rating rose four points to 45 per cent, while the Leader of the Opposition, Dr John Hewson, saw his fall three points to 41 per cent. The poll was taken on the weekends of August 17 and 24, just before and after the Federal Budget, which included plans for an upfront fee for Medicare patients and recognition that unemployment was likely to remain high for at least 12 months. The slight increase in Government support contrasts with a second Morgan Gallup poll which showed 28 per cent of Australians felt there was a chance of becoming unemployed and 73 per cent said the Federal Government was not doing enough to address the issue. In the poll of 1270 people over the age of 14 conducted before the Federal Budget, slightly more than half (53 per cent) believed they would find it very difficult to get a new position if they lost their job. The number of people who thought unemployment would increase in the next year fell 16 points since November 1990 to 65 per cent. An unchanged 47 per cent felt the Government was the main cause of the high unemployment while 49 per cent (up two points) blamed the world economy."}
{"id":122384205,"text":"14 Sep 1991 - POLL WATCH Budget gets low marks Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 14 September 1991, page 9 Budget gets low marks MOST Australians have given the Hawke Government's 1991-92 Budget a lukewarm reception and more than half expect it to boost unemployment, according to a Morgan Gallup poll. The late-August poll of 1248 people, published in The Bulletin, found that only 4 per cent of those interviewed described new Treasurer John Kcrin's first Budget as a good one and 26 per cent per cent said it was a "bad" job. Both the number of people who were positive and negative about the Budget were down slightly on the 1990-91 Budget. The Bulletin noted it was the lowest number of "good" responses since Budget reaction surveys began in 1975. On the inflation front, 20 per cent felt the Budget would contribute to higher inflation, 10 per cent to reduced inflation while the majority (52 per cent) felt it would have little effect. In state politics, Morgan polls found that the Victorian Premier, Joan Kirner, continued to rise in popularity despite the difficulties of her Labor Government and the stalled Victorian economy. An August survey of 2328 Victorian voters found Mrs Kirner's approval rating up three points to a high of 47 per cent. Meanwhile, support for the Labor Government as a whole was steady on 31 per cent. Backing for the Liberal-National Coalition increased marginally to 52 per cent while Democrat backing fell to 7 per cent. Mrs Kirner's disapproval rating had dropped two points since July to 47 per ccnt leaving her well ahead of the Opposition Leader, Jeff Kennett, who remained just over the 60 per cent mark. He was also well behind as the preferred Premier, 49 per cent nominating Mrs Kirner compared with 39 per ccnt for Mr Kennett — a gap that had widened from four points in July. The Morgan Gallup poll found little change in electoral fortunes in NSW concluding that an election would again be decided on minor party preferences. Among 2096 voters, support for the Liberal-National Government was up slightly to 44 per cent while Labor support also rose a point to 41 per cent. The Premier, Nick Greiner, was preferred by 46 per cent of those polled compared with 42 per cent for the Opposition Leader, Bob Carr — the same result as in. the July survey. Mr Greiner's general approval rating fell one point to 42 per cent while his disapproval rating rose by the samr. margin to 51 percent. Approval of Mr Carr remained at 53 per cent and his disapproval rating was also unchanged at 33 per cent."}
{"id":122384890,"text":"18 Sep 1991 - Poll shows rise in Govt support Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 18 September 1991, page 3 Poll shows rise in Govt support SYDNEY: A one-percentage-point cut in interest rates and continued Opposition discussion about a general consumption tax appear to have given the Federal Government its highest level of popular support in a year, the Bulletin magazine reported. The Morgan Gallup poll in today's edition said that while the survey showed the Liberal-National Party Coalition would win a general election, it would also reinforce the view of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, that his Government could still triumph in 1993. Labor's popular support was up l.S percentage points to 38.5 per cent of those questioned; the Coalition slipped back one percentage point to 46 per cent The personal ratings of Mr Hawke and the Opposition Leader, John Hewson, each lost one percentage point — down to 38 per cent for Mr Hawke and to 47 per cent for Dr Hewson, the survey found. The poll was conducted in the first two weekends of the month. However, it said there was no change on the question of who was seen as making the better prime minister, with 45 percent of voters attracted to Mr Hawke and 41 per cent opting for Dr Hewson."}
{"id":122385652,"text":"21 Sep 1991 - Voters lack faith in banks' safety Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 21 September 1991, page 9 Voters lack faith in banks' safetv m POLL J AUSTRALIANS have lost faith in their financial institutions and are evidently not reassured by the level of bank regulation, according to a Saulwick Poll published this week. The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the poll showed one in every five people of voting age had little or no confidence in banks, while one in three had little or no confidence in building societies. In past years the security of building societies had been regarded as close to that of banks. ■Of those questioned, a third said they had little or no confidence in credit unions, while 41 per cent expressed the same low opinion of cash management and property trusts. Great confidence — 25 per cent — was most often expressed in banks, followed by 16 per cent for credit unions, 14 per cent for building societies, 4 per cent for property trusts and 3 per cent for cash management trusts. The level of public confidence varied from state to state, a reflection of events such as last year's run on depositors' funds in Victorian banks after the collapse of the Pyramid Building Society. In NSW, 75 per cent of those polled had great or some confidence in banks compared with 51 per cent in Victoria. Twentythree per cent of NSW respondents had little or no confidence in credit unions compared with 44 per cent of Victorians. In another Saulwick Poll this week, voters continued to express a clear preference for Bob Hawke over Paul Keating as ALP leader. Fiftysix per cent supported Mr Hawke over 31 per cent for Mr Keating — a four-point improvement for the Prime Minister compared with last month, when the result was 52 per cent for Mr Hawke and 30 per cent for the former Treasurer. Labor voters and women increased their support for the PM, with Labor voters' preference jumping 10 points to 69 per cent and women's support up from 52 to 59 per cent."}
{"id":122386739,"text":"26 Sep 1991 - Wide support for mercy killing Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 26 September 1991, page 4 Wide support for mercy killing SYDNEY: Australians and New Zealanders support mercy killing, according to a new poll, but young people between 14 and 24 years arc the least sure about the idea. Doctors should be allowed to let patients die, according to 69 per cent of Australians and 66 per cent of New Zealanders, the Morgan Gallup Poll released in The Bulletin magazine says. Doctors should be allowed to ad minister "lethal doses" if requested, according to 73 per cent of Australians and 72 per cent of New Zealan ders. The support ranged across all age groups, but only 55 per cent of young people backed euthanasia, an eightpoint decrease from last year. Support also ranged across the voters of all the major political parties."}
{"id":122387340,"text":"28 Sep 1991 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 28 September 1991, page 9 Support for euthanasia by majority A MORGAN Gallup Poll has found that a large majority of Australians support euthanasia where the patient has no chance of recovery and is in great pain. The poll, published in The Bulletin, found an even greater support for mercy killing where the patient asked their doctor to help them die. 69 per cent of Australians and 66 per cent of New Zealanders thought doctors should be allowed to let patients die, while 73 per cent of Australians and 72 per cent of New Zealanders believed a "lethal dose" of drugs should be administered if requested. The "clear majority" in favour of euthanasia was found among both men and women and in all age groups and political affiliations. The poll was conducted in July in both countries and involved over 1200 respondents in cach instance. Those surveyed were asked, "If there is absolutely no chance of a patient recovering, should the doctor let the patient die — or should the doctor try to keep the patient alive as long as possible?" The percentage of Australians who said the patient should be allowed to die, 69 per cent, was down two points since July 1990. In both countries, 21 per cent said the patient should be kept alive, a two-point increase in Australia. Ten per cent of Australians and 13 per cent of New Zealanders were undecided. Most likely to support euthanasia were Democrat supporters, of whom 75 percent supported letting the patient die, although this was down two points on last year. 71 per cent (down two) of Coalition supporters backcd euthanasia compared with 66 per ccnt (down one point) of Labor supporters. More Australian women (71 per cent, no change) were in support of euthanasia than men, down four pioints to 67 percent. Among young people aged 16-24 in both countries there was an eight-point drop in support for letting patients die, making. them the least supportive of euthanasia on 55 per cent. Another Morgan Gallup Poll carried out for The Bulletin in July-August shows Queensland's Goss Labor Government lost two points in support, dropping to 44 per cent. The Liberals' backing rose one point to 27 percent, while minor and independent parties also picked up a point (12 per cent). The National Party remained on 17 per cent. The poll found that if an election had been held in July-August, the ALP's majority would have been significantly re duced."}
{"id":122389007,"text":"07 Nov 1991 - Lib calls for state think-tank Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 7 November 1991, page 13 Lib calls for state think-tank BRISBANE: A Sunshine Coastbased Liberal MP, Joan Sheldon, rocked party officials and fellow parliamentarians yesterday by saying the party was not performing well and action was needed. She said it was clear the Liberals were slipping behind, ?nd called on the "political brains" in the party to get it going in the lead-up to next year's state election. "Let's stop mucking around and get a think-tank going before it's too late," she said in a statement. She believed most Liberals would be disappointed the conservative parties were not performing better. Mrs Sheldon, the Member for Landsborough, was commenting after the latest Morgan Gallup Poll figures showed the state Liberals had slipped by 3 per cent, down to 24 per cent, since July-August. Labor improved by two points to 46 per cent and the National Party by one point to 18 per cent. On the approval ratings, Mr Goss came as out as preferred Premier with 73 per cent, against (National Party) Opposition Leader Russell Cooper's 15 percent Mrs Sheldon's statement caused a flurry of phone calls around the party and her concerns are to be dis cussed at the regular party meeting next week. Senior party sources and some MPs stressed there was no threat to the leadership of Denver Branland, although some expressed concern at the figures. Mr Beanland declined to comment, but a spokesman said he would be talking to Mrs Sheldon about her concerns. In her statement, Mrs Sheldon said the state party, and the conser vatives in general, should be concerned the ALP was polling well despite high unemployment, a public service in uproar and the rural community being treated like lepers."}
{"id":122389206,"text":"08 Nov 1991 - Beanland rejects criticism of party Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 8 November 1991, page 13 Beanland rejects criticism of party BRISBANE: Queensland's Liberal leader, Denver Beanland, rejected yesterday criticism by one of his parliamentary members that the prty is slipping and more needs to be done. The claim, made on Wednesday by the Member for Landsborough, Joan Sheldon, rocked the party. Mr Beanland broke his silence yester dayafternoon to say he was "surprised and disappointed" at Mrs Sheldon's comments. He said the party was doing exceptionally well on the Sunshine Coast where Mrs Sheldon won her seat with a 13 per cent swing, and since then new branches had been established and hundreds of new members attracted. He said the party had outstanding candidates coming forward. The endorsement of candidates and release of more policies would lift the party's profile in the countdown to next year's election. He warned the party must work together. "Everybody from the parliamentary leader, the parliamentary wing and the organisation at the grassroots level have to work hard for success." Lack of unity and not conccntrating on the real issues would sec the Labor Government re-elected. Mrs Sheldon has not commented further on her statement, made after the latest Morgan Gallup Poll showed the state Liberals had slipped by 3 percent to 24 per cent since July-August. She had said the party was not performing well and action was needed. Mrs Sheldon said it was clear the Liberals were slipping behind, and called on the "political brains" in the party to get it going forward in the lead-up to the next election. The ALFs state secretary, Wayne Swan, said yesterday the Liberals were losing ground because they were seen to be climbing into bed with the National Party. People wanted to see the Liberals stand up to the Nationals, he said."}
{"id":122389532,"text":"09 Nov 1991 - Qld Liberal leadership spill brews Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 November 1991, page 4 Qld Liberal leadership spill brews BRISBANE: A furore in the Queensland parliamentary Liberal Party could result in Sunshine Coast MP Joan Sheldon challenging her leader, Denver Beanland, on Monday. Mrs Sheldon said last night that a special meeting of Liberal parliamentarians has been called for Monday. Senior Liberal sources confirmed that Mrs Sheldon, the Member for Landsborough, has been lobbying fellow members and might challenge Mr Beanland. Mrs Sheldon would not comment, but said Mr Beanland had called a party meeting for Monday where "these things would be discussed. "We will see what happens then," she said. "I don't believe we should be brawling in public like the federal Labor Party is doing, but obviously there is something we need to discuss. The possible challenge follows the Liberals'1 poor showing in the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. Mrs Sheldon was said to be motivated also by figures showing Liberal support declining on the Sunshine Coast. This week, Mrs Sheldon issued a statement saying the party was slipping, action was needed and the party's "political brains" should form a think-tank. With only nine Liberals in Parliament, the vote was expected to be very close, sources said. However, others pointed to Mrs Sheldon's inexperience; she won her seat in a by-election in July last year. Mr Beanland has been in state parliament since the 1986 election, taking over as leader after Angus Innes retired from politics early last year. Last night there were doubts the National Party could work in a closer conservative relationship with Mrs Sheldon. The Opposition Leader, National Party leader Russell Cooper, believes his party has been working well with Mr Beanland, a National Party source said."}
{"id":122390173,"text":"12 Nov 1991 - Woman new Leader of Old Liberals Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 12 November 1991, page 3 Woman new Leader of Old Liberals BRISBANE: Political novicc Joan Sheldon caused a major upset yesterday by defeating Denver Beanland for the leadership of the minority Queensland Liberal Party, amid claims of meddling from the party machine. After only 16 months in state Parliament, the Sunshine Coast MLA who first came to notice last month with a com plaint about blonde jokes, became the first woman to lead a padiamentary political party in the state. Mrs Sheldon, 48, told a news conference she had made up her mind to contest the leadership of the nine-person parliamentary party only at the end of last week, and rejected any suggestion that Liberal headquarters was behind the revolt "There was no interference in this decision by headquarters at all," she said. She said her decision was made after she had issued a statement last Wednesday critical of the party's leadership and direction, in the wake of a Morgan Gallup Poll showing a 3 per cent drop, to 24 per cent, in Liberal support in two months. The resulting lobbying split the party and brought the charge from Mr Beanland, 46, leader since May last year, that Liberal headquarters — taken by many to mean party president Paul Evermghanj — had interfered. Mr Beanland main tained his allegations of interference yesterday, despite statements to the contrary from Mrs Shel don. Before the vote, Mr Beanland also changed his mind about boycotting a party meeting Mr Everingham called at Liberal headquarters. Mr Beanland said he wanted to combat some "inaccurate and mischievous material" being circulated yesterday morning. The bitterness from the episode spilled over into Mr Beanland's news conference. He said the events of the past few days had saddened him. He issued a three-paragraph statement later, calling on all Liberals to focus on defeating Labor at the next state election and saying he looked forward to working with Mrs Sheldon. Mrs Sheldon is the second most inexperienced politician in Queensland Parliament She entered the House in a by-election for the Sunshine Coast seat of Landsborough in July last year after the former Premier, Mike Ahern, retired. Only Mike Horan (Nat, Toowoomba South), who was elected in a by-election earlier this year, has less experience. Mrs Sheldon, a physiotherapist, married, with three children, said she would bring a fresh new approach and direction to the party. The ALP state secretary, Wayne Swan, said, "Joan Sheldon didn't challenge Denver Beanland — Paul Everingham did.""}
{"id":122390371,"text":"13 Nov 1991 - Hewson and Hawke suffer rating drops Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 13 November 1991, page 2 Hewson and Hawke suffer rating drops SYDNEY: The personal approval rating of both the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, has fallen to the lowest levels this year, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, published in today's Bulletin magazine, was conducted in late October-early November, a period of mounting intensity in the HawkeKeating leadership battle. It shows that if a federal election was held in late October-early November, the Opposition would nave won easily. The survey found a one percentage point increase in support for the Liberal and National parties, while the ALP trailed by nine points. The Bulletin says approval for Mr Hawke dropped three points to 35 per cent, his lowest rating since early January and only two points, above his lowest rating ever of 33 per cent. Mr Hawke's disapproval rose two points to 55 per cent. Meanwhile, Mr Hewson's approval fell three points to 41 per cent. Despite maintaining his popularity rating six points ahead of Mr Hawke, it is Mr Hewson's second lowest rating, just above the 34 per cent in his first poll just after the 1990 election."}
{"id":122391982,"text":"21 Nov 1991 - Unemployment major issue Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 21 November 1991, page 3 Unemployment major issue SYDNEY: Australians believe unemployment is the major issue to be tackled by the Federal Government, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll of2356 voters showed that 63 per cent rated unemployment as the issue the Hawke Government "should be doing something about". This is up nine percentage points since June, up 26 points since February and compares with a rating of 24 per cent for September, 1990, and only 15 percent in February, 1990. The poll, published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday, said unemployment overshadows all other issues. Other issues of main concern were promoting business and industry growth (mentioned by 22 per cent, down two), stabilising the economy <20 per cent, down one), conservation and the environment (14 per cent, down one)."}
{"id":122393513,"text":"28 Nov 1991 - Hawke dips to lowest rating: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 28 November 1991, page 2 Hawke dips to lowest rating: poll MELBOURNE: The Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has recorded his lowest ever, rating as preferred Labor Prime Minister, according to a new Morgan Gallup Poll. Although still favoured as Labor leader, support for Mr Hawke has dropped six points since June to:31 per cent — way below the 72 per cent preference he recorded in April, 1984. Meanwhile, support for former Treasurer Paul Keating as Labor leader has climbed six points to 20 per cent. The poll of 1126 voters, published in the latest Bulletin magazine, showed no other current Labor MPs as viable alternatives to Mr Hawke. Preference for the Treasurer, John Kcrin, fell one point since June to 8 per cent, support for Kim Beazley fell one point to 7 per cent, and preference for John Button was up one point to 7 per cent. The Deputy Prime Minister, Brian Howe, was preferred as Labor leader by only 2 per cent of the electorate. A poll asking electors to choose between Mr Beazley and Mr Keating as preferred Prime Minister after Mr Hawke's departure has revealed a shift to the former Treasurer. In June 45 per cent preferred Mr Beazley to 39 per cent for Mr Keating, but now 43 per cent favour Mr Keating and only 38 per cent Mr Beazley. Similarly, support has shifted towards Mr Keating when compared to Mr Kcrin."}
{"id":122394842,"text":"04 Dec 1991 - No reshuffle yet as PM dives in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 4 December 1991, page 1 No reshuffle yet as PM dives in poll By TONY WRIGHT, Political CorraBDondant The Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, facing rising concern among backbenchers and some Ministers about the Government's stumbling attempts to respond to the Coalition's new tax ana spending policy, declared yesterday that he was not considering a Cabinet reshuffle "at this stage". Earlier, he attended a top-level meeting designed to bring together the Government and the wider Labor machine to develop a strategy to stop the Government's slide into disarray. A Morgan Gallup poll in today's Bulletin shows that on the weekend after the Coalition's policy launch, Mr Hawke's approval rating dropped 1 percentage point to 35 per cent while the approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, leapt an astonishing 13 points to S3 per cent. Dr Hewson gained 7 points as preferred Prime Minister to outstrip Mr Hawke, 45-43. The Coalition gained 2.5 points to increase its already impressive lead as the preferred party, 47-37, despite Labor gaining a point Jitters among Labor backbenchers about the Government's recent poor performance have raised anxiety among the Prime Minister's supporters and strategists because of the clear and serious risk of renewed leadership instability. Some backbenchers and Ministers are displaying an increasing readiness to talk about how much the Government is missing the former Treasurer, Paul Keating: there is a growing feeling that the leadership issue must be resolved. One senior strategist says the deadline is early next year — "One of them has to go — we can't face another year like this one." There was some speculation around Parliament House yesterday that the Caucus could be asked to settle the leadership on December 16. Asked whether there was going to be a Cabinet reshuffle after Christmas, and whether the Treasurer, John Kerin, and the Deputy Prime Minister, Brian Howe, would be casualties, Mr Hawke said it was simply speculation. "The person who makes the decision about the composition of Cabinet is me," he said. Journalist: And at this stage you have no plans for a Cabinet reshuffle? Mr Hawke: At this stage I have no plans. Earlier yesterday, Mr Hawke attended a strategy meeting at Parliament House called by the Minister for Transport and Communications, Kim Beazley. The unusual meeting was attended by Mr Hawke's senior political adviser, Col Parkes, the ALP's national secretary, Bob Hogg, and Queensland state secretary, Wayne Swan — a key Hawke supporter."}
{"id":122395849,"text":"07 Dec 1991 - Fightback helps Hewson in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 7 December 1991, page 9 Fightback helps Hewson in poll PUBLICATION of the Opposition's Fightback package was just the tonic needed to get the Liberal Leader, John Hewson, back on top as the electors' preferred Prime Minister. A Bulletin Morgan Gallup poll conducted on the weekend of November 23-24, immediately after the package was published, put the Opposition in a 10-percentagc-point lead over the Labor Government — up 2.5 points on the last poll. Dr Hcwson's personal-approval rating was up 13 points to 53 per ccnt — back where he was a year ago. His recovery al so extended to the preference for Prime Minister. Last week he was nine points behind Bob Hawke as the electors' choicc; this week he has streaked ahead, leaving Mr Hawke two points behind. Forty-five per cent prefer Dr Hewson, 43 per cent prefer Mr Hawke, compared with 38 per cent and 47 per cent, respectively, last week. The poll, which surveyed 1315 electors face-to-face throughout Australia, shows the Liberals and Nationals' vote up 2.5 points to 47 per cent, though the Labor vote also went up by one point to 37 per cent. Had an election been held on November 23, the Coalition would have won. Support for the Australian Democrats was down a point to 6 per cent and minor-party support was down 2.5 points to 10 percent. /A CROSS the Tasman, support for the governing £%. National Party increased by 2.5 points, 28 per cent of electors surveyed saying they would have voted for the Government again, but it was still eight points behind the Labour Party — 36 per cent of voters would have voted Labour. In a poll of 1054 electors interviewed face-to-face throughout New Zealand in October, approval for the Prime Minister, Jim Bolger, dropped for the third successive month to a record low of 19 per cent, while 70 per cent (up one point) disapproved and 11 per cent were undecided. Approval of Labour leader Mike Moore dropped five points to 40 per cent; 35 per cent (down one) disapproved and 25 per cent were undecided. There was no change on the question of who would make a better Prime Minister — 24 percent preferred Mr Bolger and 54 per cent Mr Moore."}
{"id":122396594,"text":"11 Dec 1991 - Leadership: MPs switch, but with conditions Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 11 December 1991, page 1 Leadership: MPs switch, but with conditions By JEREMY THOMPSON Despite last week's reshuffle, Caucus support for the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, continues to dwindle. Supporters of Mr Hawke are putting the numbers in the 110-pcrson Caucus at 59 for Mr Hawke and 51 for his rival, Paul Keating. Other observers claiming each has 55. Some of those who have switched to Mr Keating in reccnt weeks insist that their votes depend on Mr Hawke being given the chance to exit gracefully — possibly after the visit of the US President, George Bush, at the end of this month. One former Hawke supporter, Harry Woods (NSW) said yesterday that unity was the key. If Mr Keating could unify the party, he and other backbenchers should switch loyal ties. "We can't keep goinf> along the lines we have in the last six months," he said. "In those six months I have been a strong supporter of Hawke. What I am saying is my commitment is no longer with Hawke." Another Hawke supporter, NSW left-winger Colin Hollis would not deny reports that he had switched. Mr Keating's numbers man, Graham Richardson, sounded anything but confident yesterday that those who had promised their votes would remain solid in the Caucus room. "What people will say to you in the corridors or on telephones is one thing," he said. "What they do in Caucus rooms is another. "Having witnessed Labor Party ballots over the last 20 years, all 1 can say is that corridorheroism is often Caucus cowardice. I wouldn't necessarily rely on every promise." In Perth, Mr Hawke was not as enthusiastic as he has recently been to see Mr Keating back in Cabinet. He would say only that if there was a ministerial vacancy Mr Keating would be elected by Caucus with his blessing. Mr Keating and his supporters have already made it clear that Mr Keating is only interested in one front-bench position — the one next to the despatch box. Senator Richardson reinforced views of Mr Keating's inflexibility yesterday. "I spoke to Paul this morning, you'll be pleased to know," he said. "I didn't get any indication from him and haven't had any indication from - him that he is considering a return to the Ministry. "I think our most prominent backbencher is still our most prominent backbencher and will be for a while." But even as Senator Richardson was speaking, more backbenchers were wavering. John Gayler (Qld) said he would "consider" switching should another challenge occur. "My position is not set in concrete," he said. Other Queensland MPs, who were vital in shoring up Mr Hawke's position in the June challenge, are understood to be ready to support Mr Keating should .the ministerial changes not deliver a stronger performance against the Fightback package. The latest Morgan Gallup poll, in today's Bulletin, gives Caucus more reason for change. The ALP has slumped to 33 per cent, down 4 points this week and well behind the Coalition's 51 per cent. The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, now leads Mr Hawke as preferred Prime Minister, 46 per cent to 39."}
{"id":122396690,"text":"11 Dec 1991 - Morgan poll moves to Time Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 11 December 1991, page 2 Morgan poll moves to Time SYDNEY: The Morgan Gallup Poll, published in The Bulletin magazine for 19 years, will move to Time magazine from January, the Roy Morgan Research Centre announced yesterday. The weekly public opinion poll, operating for more than SO years, will be published in Time's Australian and New Zealand editions. Spokesman Gary Morgan would not identify the reason publicly yesterday, but cited "pertinent circumstances that make it difficult for usn. He stressed the decision involved neither editorial problems nor money."}
{"id":122396840,"text":"12 Dec 1991 - Early-morning crisis meeting reconvenes. PM vows to fight Hawke 'is finished' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 12 December 1991, page 1 Early-morning crisis meeting reconvenes. PM vows to fight Hawke 'is finished' By TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent Bob Hawke appears fin-ished as Prime Minister and he looks certain to be replaced by former Trea-surer Paul Keating. Senior Ministers, who met until 1 o'clock this morning, are expected to meet again at 7am to decide Mr Hawke's fate, sources said. Key Cabinet Ministers concluded last night that Mr Hawke no longer had the support to remain in the top job, but at press time, none was pre-pared to confront him and tell him that his time was up. The senior ministers were trying to work out how best to organise an orderly transition but Mr Hawke — who attended a dinner at Govern-ment House before returning to The Lodge — made clear yesterday that he would fight to the end to retain the prime ministership. Those involved in this morning's crisis talks included Mr Hawke's most senior supporters — the Minister for Finance, Kim Beazley, the Minister for Defence, Robert Ray, the Attor-ney-General, Michael Duffy, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Gareth Evans. The meeting broke up shortly be-fore lam, but Mr Duffy refused to comment on what was discussed. "I'm not discussing any matters to night," he said. Other ministers who attended the meeting could not be contacted. The Minister for Industry, John Button, spoke earlier yesterday to the other Ministers by phone from Ma-laysia. The Minister for Immigration, Gerry Hand, and the Minister for So-cial Security, Senator Graham Rich-ardson, are understood also to have been involved in the talks about the leadership. The Deputy Prime Minister, Brian Howe, was recovering in hospital af-ter undergoing an operation for a her-nia. Those involved in last night's talks are understood to have agreed that the Government could no longer stand the continued leadership destabilisa tion, and that the issue had to be resolved as quickly as possible. It was unclear whether any or all of the ministers would approach Mr Hawke and tell him of their conclu sions. If Mr Hawke does not face the inev itable, he could face a leadership chal lenge at a special caucus meeting next week, when he would almost certainly be replaced by Mr Keating. One third of the caucus would have to agree to such a meeting and it appears that the numbers would not be hard to organise. Mr Keating was considered last night to have more than half of the 110-member caucus prepared to vote for him in the event of a challenge. Senior figures in the Keating camp said the former Treasurer's numbers ranged from 56-61. They said it was difficult to put forward a firm figure because a number of MPs predicated their support on reaching a transition BOB HAWKE: under great, pressure. al arrangement that would not humil iate Mr Hawke. While they were adamant Mr Hawke had to go, their preferred op tion was to allow the Prime Minister to go "with dignity" as he had been Labor's most successful leader, with almost nine years as Prime Minister. The most cautious estimate of numbers for Mr Keating was 50 votes — a figure provided by one of Mr Hawke's strongest supporters, but even he said it was not enough to save the Prime Minister. Some MPs believe Mr Hawke should be allowed to continue as Prime Minister until after the Presid ent of the United States, George Bush, visits Australia in late December and early January. However, a source at the US Em bassy said last night that Mr Bush would visit Australia as planned, whoever was Prime Minister at the time. Mr Hawke remained defiant yester day. In a radio interview in Melbourne, he said it was up to Mr Keating's supporters to overthrow him if they could. "The question is for those, if they seek to force a ballot, the onus is with them. It's not with me," he said on radio 3AW. He admitted he was going through his toughest period in politics, and said it would be futile to try to claim there was not a lot of tension in the party. But he said that once the Govern ment reached the New Year and the new economic leadership team ol Treasurer Ralph Willis and Finance Minister Kim Beazlcy was allowed tc settle down and do its job, and the economy began recovering, "I am to tally convinced that the fortunes ol the party and of myself would im prove and improve significantly." He dismissed the idea that he would receive a "tap on the shoulder" from his senior supporters keen to see the issue resolved. "I don't believe there'll be any tap on the shoulder," he said. Mr Hawke, facing a continued drop in support from Caucus, was hit yes terday with a new poll showing his public support dropping to the lowest levels in his prime ministership. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll, published in The Bulletin, found Co alition support up 4 percentage point; to 51 per cent, while Labor support had dropped by the same margin tc 33 per cent. Furthermore, preference for the Leader of the Opposition, John Hew son, as Prime Minister was up 1 poini to 46 per cent, while preference for Mi Hawke was down 4 points at 39. Another seriously worrying sign foi Mr Hawke was continuing evidence that the near-solid support he enjoyec from the Left during the June chal lenge was eroding. Senator John Devereux (Tas), from the Left, said it was now unlikely the faction would provide bloc suppori for Mr Hawke. "The more poll results we see lik< the Bulletin poll it's going to become even less secure," he said in a radic interview. Jack Waterford. - Page 9. . Leadership hopeful Paul Keating ... now has the numbers."}
{"id":122397513,"text":"14 Dec 1991 - Australians give thumbs down to Hawke Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 14 December 1991, page 11 Australians give thumbs down to Hawke ALTHOUGH the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, continues to hang on by his fingernails to the country's top job, Australian voters have given a strong message of discontent to both Mr Hawke and the Government. The latest Bulletin Morgan Gallup poll has shown that if a federal election had been held at the end of November, the Coalition would have romped home. Of 1349 electors interviewed face-to-face Australia-wide on the weekend of November 30-December 1, 51 per cent would have voted for the Coalition, 33 per cent for Labor. This compares with the previous week's poll that had the Coalition on 47 per cent and Labor on 37. In the space of a week the Coalition increased its lead by four percentage points and Labor lost four points. Australian Democrat support was on 4 per cent, down two points. Support for minor parties was 12 per cent, up two. Mr Hawke polled his lowest approval rating since becoming Prime Minister in 1983. At 31 per cent he lost four points on the previous week. His disapproval rating was up four points to 59 per cent, 10 per cent were undecided. Coalition leader John Hewson's personal approval rating was up three percentage points to 56 per cent and his disapproval rating down one to 30 per cent. Dr Hewson continues to increase his lead over Mr Hawke as the preferred prime minister — at 46 per cent to Mr Hawke's 39 per cent — Dr Hewson's rating crept up one percentage point, but Mr Hawke's dropped four points on last week's polling. Analysis by sex shows that of men, 53 per cent (up four points) supported the Coalition, while Labor support dropped four points to 32 per ccnt. Among women, Coalition support rose four to 49 per cent while 33 per cent (down five) supported Labor. In Victoria the polling of its top politicians took on a decidedly different complexion from the federal scene. Although Premier Joan Kirner's personal approval rating has risen for the sixth time in six months, polling shows the Victorian Labor Party would have lost an election held last month. The poll, in which 1642 electors were polled face-to-face in Victoria in November, showed Mrs Kirner's approval rating was 50 per cent compared to the Leader of the Opposition, Jeff Kennett, whose rating is close to its October 1982 lowest at 28 per cent. Support for the Labor Party rose one percentage point to 32 per cent, while the Opposition's support fell half a point to 50 per cent. Fifty-two per cent said Mrs Kirner is the preferred premier to Mr Kennett's 36 per cent. An election held in NSW last month would have been decided on preferences of minor parties. Support for Premier Nick Greiner's Government was up 2.5 points to 42 per cent with Labor's down slightly to 40. Opposition Leader Bob Carr is the preferred premier on 45 per cent down one point, over Mr Greiner on 41 per cent (up one). Approval of Mr Greiner's performance remained at 35 per cent, with 57 per cent of electors disapproving. Mr Carr's rating rose one point to 50 per cent with 35 per cent dissatisfied;"}
{"id":122397571,"text":"15 Dec 1991 - Hawke is still first choice Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 15 December 1991, page 1 Hawke is still first choice Bob Hawke: gap closing. MELBOURNE: Bob Hawke was still preferred over Paul Keating as both Prime Minister and ALP leader, but the gap between the two had narrowed, according to a public opinion poll issued yesterday. A special Saulwick Age Poll taken on Friday night in Melbourne and Sydney showed that 53 per cent of voters thought Mr Hawke would make a better Prime Minister, compared with 34 per cent for Mr Keating. But the gap between the two was less than at the time of the formal leadership challenge by Mr Keating six months ago. On the eve of Mr Keating's failed challenge in early June, Mr Hawke's lead was 66 per cent to 18 per cent. On the basis of the latest poll Mr Keating's support has almost doubled and Mr Hawke's has declined by 13 per cent."}
{"id":122397821,"text":"16 Dec 1991 - Keating plays Medicare gambit Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 16 December 1991, page 1 Keating plays Medicare gambit A pledge by Paul Keating to abolish the new $2.50 Medicare bulk billing charge appears unlikely to woo over significant new Left faction support for his leadership push, according to sources on the Left. According to his supporters, Mr Keating has been telling anyone who asks him that he is opposed to the chargc and would scrap it. But a senior Caucus source said the growing jobs crisis meant support for the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, in the key Left faction could dissolve if Mr Keating came out strongly in favour of a more interventionist economic strategy. Mr Keating still has no plans to bring the debilitating leadership issue to a head this week, the last real opportunity before Parliament enters its long summer recess. The Left sources dismissed a weekend statement by Keating supporter Senator Rosemary Crowley that he would abolish the new co-payment. It was strongly opposed by the Left when a Caucus revolt forced the Federal Government to reduce the $3.50 co-payment announced in the Budget which finally took effect this month. The sources said the Keating pledge would surprise few people as the former Treasurer had indicated his opposition to it during his National Press Club appearance in late October. The faction has instead been putting the pressure on Mr Hawke for more interventionist measures to stimulate the economy for the future. However, the Left sources did not expect any results this week, with economic policy being discussed on a longer-term basis. Mr Keating has foreshadowed measures to stimulate the economy if he wins the leadership, including a cut in interest rates and targeted measures to encourage more growth, such as a stock-rebuilding allowance and increased spending on key public works. However, Mr Hawke has also said an economic statement in the New Year is possible. The Leader of the Opposition, Dr John Hcwson, said the Government should hand down an economic statement this week before leadership tensions led to a collapse of the Australian dollar. "Unless the Government can act quickly and decisively to restore confidence, there is a great risk that foreign investors will reduce their exposure to an already vulnerable Australian economy," Dr Hewson said in a statement. Markets have been left confused by a week of leadership battles in Canberra, and reports that Mr Keating was prepared to abolish the Medicare co-paymcnt would exacerbate the uncertainty. "□early, Keating is prepared to sacrifice anything including fiscal and monetary policy discipline to fulfil his ambitions," Dr Hewson said. He said a sudden fall in the Australian dollar would rekindle inflationary expectations and damage the prospects of real interest rate relief. "It is imperative, therefore, that the Government bring forward next week an honest and comprehensive assessment of the economy We simply can't wait to mid-January for such a statement," he said. Mr Hawke has received a boost from two Saulwick Age polls. One taken on Friday night in Melbourne and Sydney showed 53 per cent of voters thought Mr Hawke would make a better prime minister, compared with 34 per cent for Mr Keating. But the gap between the two had narrowed since early June when Mr Hawke's lead was 66 per cent to 18 per cent. In a Sunday Age poll of 600 Victorians, 75 per cent said the election of Mr Keating as leader of the Labor Party would cither reduce the party's electoral chances or make no difference. Only 19 per ccnt thought he would improve Labor's chances. It found Mr Hawke had 60 per ccnt of Labor voters' support, compared with 20 per cent for Mr Keating and 7 per ccnt for both the Minister for Finance, Kim Beazley, and the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, Simon Crean. On Thursday Mr Hawke rejected a plea from six of his closest Cabinet supporters to bow out gracefully, saying he would lead Labor at the next election. Mr Keating, meanwhile, has got support from an unlikely quarter in the form of the former Liberal Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser. Mr Fraser writing in his regular column published in The Canberra Times said that Mr Keating could "make a race of it" if he could recapture, but at the same time control, the sharp edge of his tongue. He said Mr Keating's political skills were great because he persuaded the opposition that most of what he did was right and was therefore able to avoid any real probing debate. Caucus would put Mr Keating in because they believed he would make a fight of it, he said. "When governments run out of policies and ideas, that can be enough," Mr Fraser said. Malcolm Fraser*s column — Page 6."}
{"id":122398293,"text":"18 Dec 1991 - Walls close in on Hawke Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 18 December 1991, page 1 By TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent Bob Hawke's chances of retaining the Prime Ministership beyond the end of this week appear to be fading. A growing number of Ministers and backbenchers from all factions now believe a Caucus ballot must be held to settle the leadership. A new poll showing Mr Hawke's personal popularity and the ALP's electoral fortunes at record lows will fuel pressure for a quick settlement Supporters of Paul Keating were convinced yesterday they had the numbers to oust Mr Hawke, although Mr Keating remained opposed to a personal challenge, preferring that Mr Hawke stand down. Some Hawke supporters conceded privately that Mr Keating could have the numbers, but there is deep anger in the Hawke camp, members of whom pointed out yesterday that no Labor Prime Minister had ever been torn from office by his own party. Mr Hawke, who spent much of yesterday attending the Prime Minister's XI cricket match, is determined to fight on. The most likely circuit-breaker appears to be a push by one of Mr Keating's senior supporters - probably on Friday - to move that the leadership be declared vacant, precipitating a Caucus vote. The latest Morgan Gallup poll, in today's Bulletin shows Mr Hawke's personal popularity has plummeted 5 percentage points to a new low of 26 per cent. The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, has picked up 3 points to 59 per cent. More worrying for Mr Hawke's colleagues is the finding that only 31.5 per cent would vote Labor (down 5 points to the lowest ebb in the Government's four-term history) while a landslide 52.5 per cent (up 1.5) would vote for Dr Hewson's Coalition. Ironically, Mr Hawke defended his position yesterday morning by pointing to a Newspoll in The Australian that showed he was three times more popular among Labor voters than Mr Keating. This did not silence the growing chorus in the Government, both publicly and privately, for a leadership showdown. The Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support, Bob Collins — a strong Hawke supporter in the June challenge by Mr Keating — said the leadership had to be resolved this week. "Suggestions that this could be left to next year to be fixed are just absolutely unthinkable," he told journalists. "As far as I'm concerned, I mean, that's a luxury you can afford in Opposition, but you can't afford to do that when you're in government." Mr Hawke's loyal former press secretary, Barrie Cassidy, conceded that Mr Hawke's time was up. Speaking from Washington, where he has been a freelance journalist since quitting Mr Hawke's office early this year, Mr Cassidy said Mr Keating and his supporters would not give up, and Mr Hawke's "best chance is really no chance". "He can't hope to take a divided party to victory — no leader ever has," he said. Mr Hawke's third most senior minister, John Button, is expected to meet the Prime Minister today and call for him to stand down, although last night Senator Button had not yet contacted Mr Hawke to arrange a meeting. Senator Button, a Keating supporter with an independent streak, will tell Mr Hawke that he represents five other Ministers — the Minister for Employment, Education and Training, John Dawkins; the Minister for Trade and Overseas Development, Neal Blewett; the Minister for Industrial Relations, Peter Cook; the Minister for the Environment, Ros Kelly, and the Minister for Social Security, Graham Richardson. Mr Hawke's response will almost certainly be the same as he gave to his six most senior Cabinet supporters who approached him last week; he is not going. ACT Senator Bob McMuIlan declared himself yesterday a Keating supporter, although he would not be drawn on whether he believed a showdown should occur this week. Senator McMuIlan said his decision was not based on personalities, but on who could best deliver policies to boost employment, social justice and industry. "In my discussions with Paul and with Bob over the months, and through my observations, I have reached the view that Paul is now the best man for the job," he said. Caucus members contacted by The Canberra Times yesterday said the most likely outcome would be a move, initiated tomorrow when Parliament reconvenes, to force a ballot. It would require 37 Caucus members to sign a petition calling for a special meeting, probably on Friday, to consider a motion to declare the leadership vacant. With neither Mr Keating nor Mr Hawke likely to move, a respected senior Keating supporter such as Senator Button or Senator McMuIlan could be prevailed upon to move for a ballot. If the motion was supported by more than half the Caucus, Mr Keating's name could then be proposed for the vacant leadership. Although sources close to Mr Keating insisted yesterday that the former Treasurer wanted Mr Hawke to stand down first, the above strategy would — at least theoretically — allow Mr Keating to stand for the leadership without having personally precipitated a direct challenge. Pry or1 a view. - Page 8."}
{"id":122398819,"text":"20 Dec 1991 - Keating 'on the round to defeat' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 20 December 1991, page 4 Keating 'on the road to defeat' Hewson slams new PM's 'cold arrogance and naked ambition' Paul Keating would lead the Labor Party to "inevitable de-feat" at the next election, the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, said last night. "Paul Keating's ambition has claimed one more victim. It has also sealed his own fate," he said. He said in a statement that Aus-tralians would never forgive Mr Keating for his high-interest policies which had hurt homeowners and ad-ded to unemployment. "Of the two, Bob Hawke is far the better man," Dr Hewson said. "He made mistakes as Prime Min-ister — he also was not above deceiv-ing the people to suit his political ends. "But not with the cold arrogance and naked ambition of Paul Keating." Dr Hewson said Mr Keating should call an election as soon as possible. Australia should not have to struggle on another 15 months under Labor policies. He "doesn't have a mandate from the Australian people to govern — he barely has a mandate from his own party." The National Party Leader, Tim Fischer, said rural and provincial Australia would regard with "consid-erable concern" Mr Keating's eleva-tion to Prime Minister. "Farmers across Australia will re-member the monetary policies of this man that led to record high interest rates and the savage impact on farms, small business and individuals," he said. Mr Keating's qualifications for the leadership were "failure, disloyalty, ineptness and callousness". The Australian Democrats Lead-er, John Coulter, said the Labor Par-ty had "confirmed its rejection of history". "This man [Keating] has smashed legions of Labor icons with his poli-cies of privatisation, deregulation and floating the dollar," he said. "He has brought Australia to its current social and economic mal-aise." Senator Coulter said the choice between Mr Keating and Mr Hawke was one between "deliberate destruc- tion on one hand and procrastination and waffle on the other". The South Australian Premier, John Bannon, said there was "enor-mous pressure" on Mr Keating to perform in the next few months. Mr Bannon, chairman of the Spe-cial Premiers' Conference in Ade-laide last month, also said he would || John Bannon: enormous pres- sure on Keating to perform. || be talking soon with Mr Keating about the Commonwealth-state tax-sharing arrangements discussed at that meeting. "I think he does recognise the states as front-line service provid-ers," Mr Bannon said. "In other words if there were more drastic cuts to the states it's the economy as a whole that will suffer. "And at the premiers' conference earlier this year we saw that real terms guarantee maintained by Mr Keating as treasurer. I hope that's certainly his starting point for 1992." Mr Bannon, a former ALP nation-al president, said after the "destabi-lising" leadership crisis it was now time to tackle the issues of unem-ployment and the economy or Labor would be toppled from government federally in 1993. "The onus is on Mr Keating to demonstrate that it's not just a case of ambition, but it's a case of solu-tions," he said. Mr Bannon said that despite the close margin, the party would get be-hind Mr Keating. He said of Mr Hawke, "He has served this country superbly in a number of capacities and over the last eight years as prime minister — he's going to leave a mighty big gap." || John Hewson: Keating's ambi-tion has sealed his own fate. || Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser said that Bob Hawke's dump-ing by his own party was "the worst way for a political leader to go". He said he believed Mr Hawke had made the right decision to bring on a vote. "Anyone in these circumstances is facing a very difficult time and diffi-cult decisions," he said. Mr Fraser said that whoever won the ballot should re-examine the poli-cies that had "brought Australia to the worst state in this century". The Victorian Premier, Joan Kir-ner, said Mr Keating faced a huge task in addressing Australia's eco-nomic problems. In a call for unity, the Labor Pre-mier said Australians were looking for confidence, jobs and policies which would strengthen the country. She paid tribute to Mr Hawke's achievements as prime minister and in the union movement, saying he had brought Australians together as no other leader had. Pollster Gary Morgan said Mr Keating had a much better chance of winning the next election than Mr Hawke. Mr Morgan, whose company pro-duces the influential Morgan Gallup polls, said surveys showed Mr Keating was seen as a strong leader, and that is what the electorate want-ed. "Although he's not popular, he's looked on as being capable, intelli-gent and a strong leader, and I think the electorate will respond to those dimensions of Mr Keating," Mr Mor-gan told ABC television. The Queensland Premier, Wayne Goss, believes Mr Keating has a "good chance" at the next election if he can come up with a positive alter-native to the Opposition's goods and services tax. Mr Goss, a supporter of Bob Hawke before the challenge, said "He's got to get some dynamic and positive new policies and get the country moving again." The secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council, John Halfpen-ny, said the union movement was "ready to give Paul Keating a go". "The government must now get down to tackling the problems that have been hurting so many Austral-ians," he said. "The vote has changed the musicians and now it's up to the new prime minister to change the tune the government has been play-ing." The New Zealand Prime Minister, Jim Bolger, congratulated Mr Keating and said he looked forward to working with him. "I have sent him a message of congratulations and I am looking for ward to speaking to him on the phone tomorrow," Mr Bolger said in a statement in Wellington. "He is well known to us and we will welcome the opportunity to work with him." Papua New Guinea's Prime Min-ister, Rabbie Namaliu, congratulated Mr Keating and praised the contribu-tion of outgoing leader Bob Hawke. Mr Namaliu said in Port Moresby that Mr Hawke had made an invalu-able contribution to PNG's friendly relationship with Australia in his role in developing PNG's trade unions before independence in 1975, and during his term as Prime Minister. "He had a broad and sensitive understanding of our country, and our people, a fact which was evident whenever I had the privilege of meet-ing him over his long term as Prime Minister," Mr Namaliu said. "Both in regional and internation al events, Bob Hawke has demon-strated not only strong leadership, but a great understanding of the problems of the South Pacific and a commitment to working with other countries to overcome them.""}
{"id":122399448,"text":"23 Dec 1991 - New Keating ministry 'before the New Year' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 23 December 1991, page 1 New Keating ministry 'before the New "fear' The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, has begun the task of reshaping the Federal Government with a new-look ministry to be announced between Christ mas and New Year's Day. But he received a grim reminder of the burden he will carry in 1992 with a respected labour-market forecaster tipping jobless levels above 10 per cent until mid-1993. And his own political handicap in turning around the Government's fortunes in time for an election within 18 months was underlined by a Sunday newspaper poll which found 60 per ,cent of voters did not believe his promises to create jobs and be honest with the public. During a photo session with his family on Saturday, Mr Keating reaffirmed the pledges he gave after Thursday night's historic ALP caucus leadership ballot in which he unseated Bob Hawke. In what was described as a Prime Ministerial Christmas message, Mr Keating expressed concern for the victims of the recession but hope of "good years" ahead in the 1990s. "In 1992 I think we will restore growth in the economy and start to get confidence back," he said. The remarks sparked a bitter attack from the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, who said truth was the first casualty of Mr Keating's pledges. "His Christmas message states first that Australia now has the long-term structures in place for job creation and second that he is working flat out on a comprehensive jobs package," Dr Hewson said yesterday. "Mr Keating cannot have it both ways." Continued on Page 2 Unemployment forecast to remain high; Hawke will quit report — Page 3 New Keating ministry 'before New Year' Continued from Page 1 "The new humble and honest Mr Keating lasted exactly 48 hours to be replaced by the old arrogant and disingenuous Mr Keating who hopes verbal dazzle and bombast will obscure the wreckage caused by his policies," Dr Hewson said. The Quadrant Research Ser vices poll published in the Brisbane Sunday Mail showed Dr Hewson enjoyed a record 71 per cent approval rating and led Mr Keating as preferred Prime Minister 53 to 41 per cent. It also showed 60 per cent did not believe Mr Keating would fulfil his promises, although he had a 39 per cent approval rating in his first poll outing. And Labor's support actually rose slightly from 38 to 41 per cent between November and December despite the leadership brawl, and Coalition support fell from 53 to 49 per cent. The Adelaide-based National Institute of Labour Studies report said the jobless rate, which reached 10.5 per cent in November and is expected to exceed the Budget forecast of a 10.75 per cent in 1991-92, was likely to remain above 10 per cent at least until mid-1993. Foreshadowing an imminent ministerial shake-up ahead of the first Cabinet meeting on January 6 on his jobs strategy, Mr Keating said he wanted to talk to colleagues over the next few days about his planned changes. Speaking on arrival at Parliament House yesterday, Mr Keating would not comment on how extensive the changes would be. But he said he was looking at top Public Service structures as well as ministries. "There's no point in speculating about it," he said. "Let's just wait and see. But [there will be an announcement] between Christmas and New Year I'd say at the latest." Immediately after winning the caucus leadership ballot from Bob Hqwke on Thursday night, the new Prime Minister ruled out a caucus spill of ministerial positions to try to bring some harmony back to the party. It effectively ruled out any new ministerial blood for the time being but Mr Keating is expccted to reshuffle the team. Most interest centres on the tussle for the Treasury where incumbent Ralph Willis believes he deserves a chance after making a promising start. But the Minister for Employment, Education and Training, John Dawkins, believes Mr Keating owes him the job as a reward for long-term support."}
{"id":122401041,"text":"31 Dec 1991 - Kirner up, but hard year ahead Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 31 December 1991, page 10 Kirner up, but hard year ahead By MARK TRIFFITT YEARENDER MELBOURNE: Her own star has risen dramatically, but Victoria's Premier, Joan Kirner, prefers to see the past 12 months as a survival exercise. After polling a meagre 27 per cent in personal approval ratings at the beginning of the year, Mrs Kirner's popularity, according to survey results, is now almost twice that of her Opposition counterpart, JefFKennett. But the Premier cites the highlight of the year as her Government's return to "legitimacy" in the eyes of Victorians, 50,000 of whom took to the streets in January calling for its sacking after a string of fiscal debacles, mounting unemployment and a crisis in business confidence. Mrs Kirner won office in August, 1990, after three-term Premier John Cain resigned, dragged down by financial disasters, budgetary crises and a party in disorder. She has yet to face her first election as Premier, and over the past year the state's business investment and profits have deteriorated, as has the unemployment rate — now at 11 per cent and higher than at any time since the 1930s depression. But Mrs Kirner believes Labor's policies in areas such as manufacturing and industry will help voters recognise at election time next year that her party does have a viable plan for economic recovery. In reality, Victorians are struggling to find the same enthusiasm for Mrs Kirner's team as they havei for her. According to the latest Morgan Gallup poll, her party would still have been swept from office if an election had been held last month. "Nearly every extended family in Victoria knows someone who is affected by unemployment, and I think that's unacceptable," she said. Not surprisingly, she believes plans to create jobs need to be drawn up, and very quickly. "1 grew up in a family which grew up on stories of the impact of the Depression, and I never thought a Labor Government in Australia would be presiding over that; I find it personally hurtful," she said. Her Government's four-year term, secured by a three-seat margin in 1988, ends in October, 1992, and the option of quickly pump-priming the economy through government spending is ruled out by the huge state debt. There has been speculation that Mrs Kirner may call an early poll in autumn, before the jobless rate rises even further, and capitalise on Mr Kennett's lack of popularity. But she has ruled out that possibility, saying she wants to bring down another Budget before going to the polls. While Mrs Kirner has promised a "good news" Budget for 1992 to sweeten what is shaping up as a sour financial year, she has few short-term options for boosting her party's chances of winning the election. As a result, she is hoping Victorians will see that the only viable eco nomic solutions for the state are long-term. She's also hoping voters will discriminate between her solutions and those of Mr Kennett who, she says, mistakenly believes Victoria's problems can be remedied as easily as "pulling a rabbit out of a hat". "You never know whether people will see that or not, but I certainly hope so," she said. "It will take more than our state building blocks. We need the federal adhesive to put these building blocks together." These "building blocks" include a multi-billion-dollar job-creation plan, involving public and private projects planned to begin next year. The government-sponsored projects, including a $500 million rapidcommuter link between inner-city Melbourne and Tullamarine Airport, would create thousands of direct jobs as well as other spin-offs for the state's economy. The catch is that the Government wants the public projects to be funded largely by private investors, but feder Joan Kirner al lax rules make private investment in such developments unattractive. Mrs Kirner has been leading her Government's calls for the Federal Government to allow tax relief for private enterprises investing in public projects, as well as a further easing of interest rates and a sector-by-sector approach to industry development. Although she rejects any suggestion that she played a role in the downfall of Bob Hawke as Prime Minister, Paul Keating's succession and his recognition that lower unemployment is the top priority provides Labor in Victoria with a new ray of hope. Mrs Kirner is pleased that the Federal Government is acknowledging the need for speed on the economic recovery. Whether the action comes in time to kick-start the economy depends ultimately on Mr Keating, who is rumoured to be planning a New Year rescue package for Victoria. But however federal affairs affect Victoria in the New Year, Mrs Kimer says only a fool would believe next year's election will be anything but close. - AAP"}
{"id":122401071,"text":"01 Mar 1992 - Republicans out in front Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 1 March 1992, page 1 Republicans out in front SYDNEY: Pro-republicans outweigh royalists in Australia, according to a new "poll. Still, the poll shows that there is overwhelming support - 81 per cent - for Australia's remaining a member of the Commonwealth, whether or not it becomes a republic. The Saulwick poll in The Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne Age yesterday shows that for the first time most people questioned - 57 per cent -want Australia to become a republic. That compares with 45 per cent of respondents to a similar poil in 1988. Respondents were given three options in the poll: would they prefer Australia to remain a member of the Commonwealth, the Queen still head of state; become a republic but remain in the Commonwealth; or become a republic outside the Commonwealth. In 1988, 53 per cent chose the first option, but this has declined to 39 per cent; 42 per cent now prefer Australia to stay in the Commonwealth as a republic compared with 32 per cent in 1988. The number who want a complete break barely moved, from 13 to 15 percent."}
{"id":122401140,"text":"01 Mar 1992 - 'Fightback' beats Keating's deal: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 1 March 1992, page 2 'Fightback' beats Keating's deal: poll MELBOURNE: The Opposition's Fightback package was more popular than Prime Minister Paul Keating's economic statement, a Saulwick poll found yesterday. The poll, published in the Melbourne Age newspaper, revealed that almost 40 per cent of voters thought they would be better off under the Coalition package, and only 22 per cent approved of Mr Keating's statement. The poll found good support for Mr Keating's One Nation economic statement, 47 per cent of respondents saying it would be good for the country, and 45 per cent believed the package would be good for business. A similar Saulwick poll conducted after the launching of the Fightback package last November found 56 per cent support for the reforms proposed, The Age said. The poll found that 68 per cent of voters described OppositionLeader Leader Dr John Hewson's policies as "well thought out", compared with 47 per cent for Labor policies. One in three voters said Mr Keating's economic statement would improve Labor's re-election chances. Twenty per cent said it would harm Labor's hopes of staying in government after thenext election. Of Labor voters, 57 per cent said the statement would improve the party's election chances. Men were more positive about the statement than women. The poll surveyed 1000 voters. John Hewson"}
{"id":122401852,"text":"05 Mar 1992 - Govt rail plan angers pensioners Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 5 March 1992, page 12 Govt rail plan angers pensioners IN BRIEF SYDNEY: The NSW Gov-ernment should scrap plans to restrict free rail travel for pen-sioners from next month, a pen-sioners' group said yesterday. Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association of NSW spokesman Bruce Hutton said the Government seemed determined to make life harder for pensioners by penalising them for wanting to travel dur-ing the 19 busiest days of the year on the rail network. State Rail chief Ross Sayers revealed on Tuesday that peak periods were being so booked up by pensioners using free rail travel tickets that full-fare pay-ing passengers could not get a seat and the transport network was therefore losing money. ALP polls less MELBOURNE: The Victori-an Labor Government's sup-port had slipped slightly in the past month after some setbacks to the state's economy, accord-ing to a Saulwick Poll commis-sioned by The Age newspaper. Those polled who said they would vote Labor if an election were held last week stood at 28 per cent compared with 30 per cent at the end of January. Whale injured BRISBANE: Marine han- dlers at Sea World on Queens-land's Gold Coast are trying to save a melon-headed whale found badly injured on a Surf-ers Paradise beach early yester-day. Sea World curator of mammals Rob Clapp said the whale was in a poor condition after twice beaching itself. Trial over theft BRISBANE: Melville Schnitzerling, also known as Russell Cox, is to stand trial on charges of the theft of more than $635,000. A Brisbane magistrate com-mitted Schnitzerling yesterday to the District Court's April sit-tings on eight armed robbery charges."}
{"id":122402121,"text":"06 Mar 1992 - Poll analysis is wrong Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 6 March 1992, page 8 Poll analysis is wrong Received 4 March THE CANBERRA TIMES's analysis of the Morgan Gallup Poll February 29, P. 9) stating that nearly two-thirds of Australians support mining at Coronation Hill is wrong. In fact, the poll shows that just over one-third (37 per cent) support ..mining at Coronation Hill. The 26 per cent who say mining should only go ahead with the approval of the Jawoyn people cannot in any way be said to support mining, as was claimed in your column. The Jawoyn people have stated, and recently reaffirmed, their total opposition to mining at Coronation Hill. It follows that the 26 per cent who support the Jawoyn support them in their decision not to mine. This 26 per cent could be said to support Aboriginal land rights, and rights to self-determination. If any projection is to be made, then it would seem more consistent that they should be added to those who oppose mining outright. The conclusion could follow that nearly two-thirds (58 per cent) of Australians oppose the joint-venture proposal to mine Coronation Hill. (Senator) NICK BOLKUS Minister for Administrative Services Parliament House"}
{"id":122402366,"text":"07 Mar 1992 - Labor supported in seat of Wills Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 7 March 1992, page 9 Labor supported in seat of Wills THE LABOR Party would have just held on to the seat of Wills if a by-election had been conducted at the end of last month, a poll has found. According to a Morgan Gallup telephone-survey poll of 508 voters in Wills, conducted on February 25-26 and published in Time Australia, support for the ALP stood at 44 per cent; the Liberal Party 43 per cent; Australian Democrats 6 pcrcent and others 7 per cent. On a two-party-preferred basis this would have given Labor a narrow victory over the Liberals, 51 per ccnt to 49 per cent. But when asked which party they believed would win the April il by-election, 50 per ccnt said the Liberals and only 34 per cent said Labor. The scat became vacant when the former Prime Minister, Bob Hawkc, resigned as MP last month. Although Wills has traditionally been a Labor seat, it is an area hard hit by the recession. Prime Minister Paul Keating's approval rating in Wills, 33 per cent, was about the same as in the rest of the country, at 32 per ccnt. Opposition Leader John Hewson was seen more critically, with 44 per cent compared with 56 per cent nationally. In the choice of Prime Minister, 39 per cent of respondents preferred Mr Keating, compared with 37 per ccnt nationally, and 40 per cent preferred Dr Hewson, compared with 47 per cent nationally. According to another poll, conducted in December and January face-to-facc with 9793 voters throughout Australia, if a full-Senate election had been held in January, the Opposition could have won an outright majority. The ALP support was 34 per cent, compared with the Liberal Party's 41.5 per cent. The National Party was favoured by 5.5 per cent and the Democrats by 9 per ccnt and 10 per cent other parties and independents. On these figures, the Coalition could win 39 of the 76 Senate seats."}
{"id":122403706,"text":"14 Mar 1992 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 14 March 1992, page 9 Popularity of Keating increases THE PRIME Minister's One Nation economic statement has been a modest success with voters, a Morgan Gallup Poll has found. According to the poll, conducted with 1135 voters throughout Australia on February 22-23 and 1181 on February 29 to March 1, on the weekend before the statement was delivered (February 22-23), support for the Government was 36 per cent; a week later, it had risen 1.5 points to 37.5 per cent. The poll, published in the latest Time Australia magazine, was also taken before Mr Keating's parliamentary onslaught against the federal Coalition's Fightback packagc. Support for the Coalition dropped 1.5 points to 48 per cent; Australian Democrats' support also dropped, half a point to 5 per cent, and 9.5 per cent favoured other parties and independent candidates. If the immediate impact of the One Nation packagc was less than Mr Keating might have hoped, there is a steady upward trend in his own popularity. After the statement his approval rating was up four points to 37 per cent. It has risen 12 points from 25 per cent since his first poll in January. The proportion of people undecided about Mr Keating dropped eight points to 17 per cent. Voters' comments included, "Keating is taking us in a bold new direction". There was a corresponding increase in the proportion of people critical of how the Prime Minister was handling his job. His disapproval rating was up four points to 4b per cent. Comments included, "His remarks about the Queen and the British were uncalled for" and "He is arrogant". In the same period, Opposition Leader John Hewson's approval rating remained steady at 55 per cent but his disapproval rating rose one point to 30 per cent. There was a one point decrease, to 15 percent in those undecided. On the question of preferred PM, Mr Keating was up three points to.39 per cent while Dr Hewson slipped two points to 46 '-per cent. The proportion that chose others or was undecided dropped one point to 15 per cent. Comments about Mr Keating included, "He is the best performer in Parliament" and of Dr Hewson, "He thinks before he speaks". ALTHOUGH incumbent Joan Kirner remains the preferred Premier over Opposition Leader Jeff Kennett, her Government would be devastated if an election were held now in Victoria, The Bulletin poll has found. The poll published in the latest Bulletin and conducted with 1030 electors on various dates in February and March, found the Victorian Labor vote had fallen to 35 per cent, down four points since a January poll, following a coalition party publicity campaign. The Coalition recorded a three-point rise to 56 per cent support. The Opposition had a 21-point lead in voter support, leading the Government for all age groups, for both men and women. The Premier's approval rating had slipped to 36 per cent, down five points, as had Mr Kennett's approval rating, 21 per cent, down two points. Mrs Kirner's approval was slightly higher among men, 37 percent, than women, 34 per cent, and was higher among Melbourne voters, 38 per cent, than those outside the city or suburbs. She was least popular with young voters, 23 per cent of people aged 18 to 14 years, and most popular with those aged 40 to 54 years, 41 percent."}
{"id":122404083,"text":"16 Mar 1992 - Independents: pander to, or ignore them? Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 16 March 1992, page 2 Independents: pander to, or ignore them? By Richard Farmer THE LOCAL Labor Government will have to make up its mind soon about how it is going to handle Michael Moore and his fellow independent Helen Szuty, and the mood is developing that it should pretty much ignore them. While being a minority of eight in the 17-person Assembly, Labor has much to lose if it begins compromising to accommodate the antidevelopmcnt views of the independents. Hence the belief of some Labor members that the best course is to act as if they have a majority and dare the independents to roll them. When Mr Moore and Ms Szuty get down to it they are unlikely to want to be too obstructionist; neither has much chance of being re-clectcd under a Hare-Clark system. The worry in the Labor team is not about Budget Bills and no-confidence motions' being beaten. Rather it is legislation about planning. The Independents have rather quaint views about such matters which would result, for example, in every self-interested group's getting its way to stop urban infill. Labor should have the courage to gamble on the Liberal Party's being sensible enough not to play petty politics and to support essential planning and development decisions. Then the two independents will have only the little influence they deserve to have. Goodness knows whether that will be the Liberal approach. Oppositions find it hard to do other than oppose but surely they will not be stupid enough to even contemplate forming a government of their own by giving in to Mr Moore and Ms Szuty and relying on Dennis Stevenson for the final number. That would make our local government more farcical than ever. The circumstances are right for Labor to ignore the independents and dare them to do their worst. THE PRIME Minister, Paul Keating, is doing remarkably well in building up the spirits of Labor supporters. The finding of a Newspoll published yesterday, showing Labor clearly leading in the race for the Wills by-election, will build (he spirits even higher. The issuing of Mr Keating's One Nation economic package has at least given his party faithful some reason to believe that their side of politics has not run out of ideas. The Keating attack on the Fightback package of his Liberal and National opponents has cleverly given the faithful an element of class warfare to cling to. Perhaps even more importantly, Mr Keating has set about rebuilding Labor's appeal to the country's tertiary-educated middle class in a way that has not been attempted since Gough Whitlam. Changes in the flag, support for republicanism, talk of a new national identity concentrated on an Asian future, appeals to the conscience about the plight of Aborigines and an unashamed endorsement of artistic activity are standing Mr Keating in good stead. The people for w hom these sideshow issues are important are the very ones who have been deserting Labor for the past five or six years bccause they believe the governments of Bob Hawke were no longer proper (that is, W'hitlamesquc) Labor governments. The Liberal Leader, John Hewson, must be wondering where the economic debate has got to. In a week in which over-all unemployment increased again and the fignres for youth unemployment reach a truly frightening figure, the survey in Wills saw Labor s vote not even 2 per cent less than at the last election! If a vote like that is repeated on April 11, the Liberals will fall welt short of victory. They require a swing of about 8 per cent to win and have less than a month to get it. Based on the Newspoll figures, and assuming a 50-50 split of the 14 per cent of people who indicate they will vote for a third party, the Liberals so far have gained just less than half of that 8 per cent. It will be a difficult task, albeit one made easier by the very fact that the polls suggest they will not achieve it, to get the next half. Difficult, but not impossible. It defies reason that, the impact Mr Keating has made on Labor's traditional supporters notwithstanding, there is not a desire to punish a government that has produced an unemployment rate of 10.5 per cent. The Prime Minister is, after all, the man who as Treasurer for eight years set the economic course that produced that figure. Even the staunchest Labor person in Wills must have doubts about the sense of giving Mr Keating a victory that might encourage him to think that all the pain had been forgiven. Now that the Newspoll and the Morgan Gallup poll have indicated a Labor win there is reason to think that John Hewson the underdog will pick up some support. So too will the minor parties and independent candidates. Both the Newspoll and the Morgan poll give them about 14 per cent of the intended vote. That was less than the 16.8 per cent they gained at the last election in 1990, when Bob ilawkc was the candidate. The message of the pollsters seems to be that there is considerable suspicion about the Liberals - presumably because of their advocacy of a goods-and-services tax. If that is so then it is the minor candidates who will benefit most from any protest vote, now that it looks as if Labor will win. Whether the underdog effect occurs, and whoever benefits from it, Mr Hewson has reason to be a little worried. If at the end of a recession his party can gain only 4 per cent at a Wills by-clection, what will be the position in a year's time when an economic recovery is under way? If the Liberals are not to be far worse off than they are in Wills today when the general election comes, they will have to really sell the message that Paul Keating is not a man to be trusted. The initial reaction to Labor's promise to match the tax reductions of its opponents without the pain of the goods-and-services tax seems to be favourable. John Hewson must persuade the Australian people that there is no such easy way to a better economic future and that the Prime Minister is a snake-oil salesman. Reduced taxes, and thus greater spending power for individuals, are just not possible without some combination of new taxes and reduced spending. That combination is what the Liberals arc offering in their Fightback package, while Mr Keating's reduced taxes are to be the product of more growth than the Liberals think is possible. If the Hewson gamble of bringing out his detailed economic plan in opposition is not to fail, he must convince people that his is the only way. He must become Honest John to the Prime Minister's Tricky Paul. It is a line that the Liberal Leader has begun taking in his appearances in Wills, where he has looked like a relaxed and confident politician. He has to keep being so, and not only on the hustings. John Hewson has to present a contrast between himself and Paul Keating in the Parliament as well. In the first two weeks of this year's parliamentary sitting, Mr Hewson allowed himself to be sucked in by the Prime Minister's bullying tactics. He should not do so again. IT TAKES a person of courage to launch a new winery when consumption is declining and prices . are still taking a hammering because of that and the recession, so Kym Tolley has my admiration. Wines under his Penley Estate label are becoming available in the wake of his decision to leave Penfolds in 1988 and go out on his own. Just put on the market is a 1989 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon that I found most agreeable drinking indeed. So too have the wine-show judges - it has won trophies at the Adelaide and Hobart shows and six gold medals in all. Yet the enormity of the problem Mr Tolley faccs was shown in the almost simultaneous marketing of the 1989 Wynns Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, which sells for about half the $30 a bottle demanded for his Penley Estate. The Wynns, with its familiar black label, has deep rich flavours and picked up a gold at the National Wine Show. Quite frankly, 1 could not see much between the two wines in terms of quality, so it is hard to recommend the Penley Vale as value for money. Sales of wine above the $ 15 mark having slowed to a walk in Australia, Mr Tolley will need plenty of good fortune or a lot of wealthy friends if he is to sell out of his Cabernet in a hurry. Wynns will not have that problem with its 1990 Coonawarra Estate Hermitage, which the winemakcr, Peter Douglas, is calling "the best shiraz wine made at Wynns since the ... 1955 Michael Hermitage"."}
{"id":122404878,"text":"20 Mar 1992 - Police angered by survey Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 20 March 1992, page 12 Police angered by survey SYDNEY: The NSW Policc Association described yesterday as meaningless a survey which found only a bare majority 5f people supported the way police deal with Aborigines'. The association's president, Tony Day, said the responses by 1000 people in a country of 17 million was not a fair indication of public opinion. He said the timing could not have been worse as it followed closely the national debate about racist behaviour by NSW police, with those questioned likely to have formed their views based solely on their perceptions of media coverage rather than first-hand experience with police. The Saulwick Poll in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald found 52 per cent of respondents believed police generally did a good job, while 38 per cent said many police acted with prejudice. The NSW Police Commissioner, Tony Lauer, also criticised the survey, saying it reduced a complex and emotional issue to a scries of over-simplistic questions. He said the results did not tally \\yith an independent NSW poll last year which found 85 per cent of those surveyed believed the police were doing either a good or very good job. The police association treasurer, Garry Dunne, said the survey indicated public support for police was still strong despite the recent criticism of NSW officers. The ABC recently screened a video filmed more than two years ago which featured two police officers parading as Aborigines with .nooses around their necks."}
{"id":122405147,"text":"21 Mar 1992 - Poll finds us still sceptical Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 21 March 1992, page 11 Poll finds us still sceptical AUSTRALIANS remain sccptical about the economy's prospects after the announcement of Prime Minister Paul Keating's One Nation program, a Morgan Gallup Poll has found. The poll, conducted between March 7 and 8 with 1189 people and published in the Time Australia magazine, showed 22 per cent, up five points, expected an improvement over the next year and 44 per cent, down three, did not. The survey preceded the announcement of the February jobless figures, which showed 10.5 per cent of the work force unemployed. The overall Morgan consumer confidence rating barely changed, 96.2 points compared with 95.9 in February. This rating, from a base of 100 points is arrived at by weighing positive and negative responses to five questions. Thirty-one per ccnt, up two points, believed their personal financial situation would improve in the coming year and 20 per cent, also up two points, did not. Most, 52 per cent, up five points, said they were worse off than a year ago and 20 per cent, no point change, thought they were better off. Only 30 per ccnt, up two points, were optimistic about the next five years, and 27 per cent, also up two points, were gloomy. In a separate Morgan Gallup Poll, conducted with 2658 people on the weekends of February 1-2 and 8-9, respondents were asked what they thought was the smallest amount a family of four needed each week to live reasonably well and still pay essential bills. At $447, including $120 to be spent on food, it was the first time since the survey began in 1945 that the perceived cost of living had not increased over a year. A Bulletin Poll, published in the latest magazine, has found that nearly four times as many Queenslanders approve of Labor Premier, Wayne Goss, as disapprove. The poll, conducted with 730 electors on January 31, each weekend in February and March 1, puts Mr Goss' approval rating at 66 per ccnt climbing to 71 per cent in Brisbane. This makes him by far the most popular premier in the country. Carmen Lawrence of Western Australia rates second on 58 per cent."}
{"id":122405801,"text":"25 Mar 1992 - Fishing boats' arrest Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 25 March 1992, page 5 Fishing boats' arrest IN BRIEF DARWIN: Three Indonesian fishing boats were being escorted to Darwin by a naval patrol boat after allegedly being caught inside Australia's fishing zone, a fisheries spokesman said yesterday. The boats were intercepted by the naval patrol boat, HMAS Cessnock, about 22 nautical miles inside Australia's fishing zone, he said. Oil-spills fine SYDNEY: The operators of a steel plant at Port Kembla were fined a total of $45,000 yesterday in Sydney's Land and Environment Court for two oil spills. Justice Stein fined Australian Iron and Steel, an associated company of BHP, $25,000 plus court costs for polluting Port Kembla Inner Harbour on May 4,1990. Justicc Cripps fined AI and S $20,000 plus court costs for a 250-litre oil spill into nearby Aliens Creek on June 6 last year. Goss rating up BRISBANE: Queensland's Premier, Wayne Goss, is just short of his all-time high public approval rating, according to a Morgan Gallup poll to be published in the latest Time magazine. The Goss Government would easily have won an election held in January or February, the poll found. Mr Goss's approval rating rose three points to 75 per cent. The Opposition Leader, Rob Borbidge, scored an approval rating of 24 per cent. Police accused DARWIN: An internal police report into allegations that a drunken Northern Territory police officer placed himself on duty and then confronted a group of Aboriginal people is expected to be completed by today. The NT Police Commissioner, Mick Palmer, said that if the allegations were true, the incident might be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Clients 'bugged' SYDNEY: Allegations that employees of the collapsed Packard Motor Company bugged conversations between clients and salesmen are to be investigated by the NSW Police."}
{"id":122406468,"text":"28 Mar 1992 - Cheering news for Keating and Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 28 March 1992, page 9 Cheering news for Keating and Labor THE PRIME Minister, Paul Keating, should be smiling about the increase in his popularity, according to the latest polls. Both the latest Morgan Gallup poll, published in Time Australia, and the AGB Australia poll, in The Bulletin, show that the popularity of Mr Keating and his Government is on the rise. According to the AGB Australia poll, the Government is now in front of the Coalition, 44 to 43 per cent. Mr Keating is also ihe preferred PrimeMinister Minister to Opposition LeaderJohn John Hewson by 36 to 34 per cent. Reasons for the turnaround in Mr Keating s and Labor s fortunes are considered to be the result of Mr Heating's recent anti-British and pro-republican remarks, and a sense of renewal in the Government from the One Nation economic renewal package. The poll showed that Mr Keating's approval rating had risen 3 percentage points to 27 per cent, a 10 percentage-point improvement since early January. Dr Hcwson's approval fell 4 percentage points to 34 per cent, with his disapproval rating increasing 2 percentage points to 33 per cent. The Morgan Gallup poll also showed an increase in the popularity stakes for the Prime Minister and his Government, but not at the same level. The poll, conducted on March 7 and 14, showed that the Liberal-National Coalition would have won an election held in early March by 6 percentage points over Labor, with 45.5 per cent intending to vote for the Coalition compared with 39.5 per cent for the Govern ment. Significantly, Dr Hewson's personal approval had also slipped, falling 5 percentage points to 50 per cent, an overall drop of 12 percentage points since January, with disapproval increasing 5 percentage points to 35 per ccnt."}
{"id":122406822,"text":"30 Mar 1992 - Health groups back tobacco sponsorship ban Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 30 March 1992, page 2 Health groups back tobacco sponsorship ban SYDNEY: Three leading health groups have written to federal Cabinet ministers asking them to support a submission, which if recommended, would have tobacco sponsorship of sport and the arts banned by the middle of 1993. Bans coming into effect as early as July I, 1993, are part of a submission to the Federal Government's Expenditure Review Committee, details of which were leaked to the media last Friday. Government sources said the submission contained recommendations for bans on tobacco signs being used at sporting venues, the display of company logos and the naming of events and trophies after brands of cigarettes or tobacco companies. An example of this is the Winfield Cup for the NSW rugby league club premiership. Yesterday the Australian Medical Association, the National Heart Foundation and the Anti Cancer Council of Victoria, issued a statement saying they had written to ministers asking them to support the submission. The submission, to be made jointly by the Minister for Health Services, Peter Staples, and the Minister for Sport, Ros Kelly, also suggests compensation be paid to sporting organisations and is due to go before Cabinet next Friday. "The enormous social and economic impact smoking has on our community through loss of life, disability associated with smoking-related diseases and the financial cost of such illnesses is well recognised," the statement said. It said various earlier restric tions on advertising had made cigarette companies turn, in particular, to sport. "By endorsing rugby league and cricket and other major sports, they [companies] can circumvent the ban on advertising, they can get endorsement of their product by sporting heroes and they get valuable publicity," the statement said. But the Tobacco Institute of Australia counter-attacked yesterday by issuing survey results from a Morgan Research Centre Gallup poll completed last November. The institute's deputy chief executive officer, Reinier Jessurun, said the survey's results were available earlier this year but the institute wanted to wait "for an appropriate moment" to release them. The survey of 1098 people across Australia - both smokers and non-smokers - found 81 per ccnt believed tobacco sponsorship did not encourage smoking while 15 per ccnt thought it did and 4 per ccnt were undecided. The Gallup poll also found that 72 per cent of Australians said cigarette companies should be allowed to sponsor events while 24 per ccnt disagreed and 4 per cent were undecided. Mr Jessurun said the survey's results over the past two years, when there had been significant pressure from anti-smoking lobby groups, showed tobacco sponsorship of sporting and cultural events was not a factor in encouraging people to smoke."}
{"id":122406960,"text":"31 Mar 1992 - Labor to win Wills: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 31 March 1992, page 1 Labor to win Wills: poll SYDNEY: Labor should retain the seat of Wills with almost the same support it enjoyed in the 1990 election, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll to be published today in Time magazine. Labor would manage 54 per cent of the vote on a two-party-preferred basis, the poll shows. It achieved 57.9 per cent in 1990. Independent Phil Cleary had 15.5 per cent, within a week of announcing his candidacy. Support for the Government has slipped 15 points from the previous survey, five weeks ago: The Liberals have dropped eight points. The telephone poll, conducted last Thursday, shows 36.5 per cent would vote Labor and 35 per cent would vote Liberal. The Liberals would re ceive 46 per cent on the two-partypreferred basis. The approval of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, has climbed 7.5 points to 40.5 per cent in Wills, 1.5 points above his national standing. Mr Keating's disapproval rating, while up 2.5 points to 43.5 per cent, now is just one point above that of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, who went up 6.5 points."}
{"id":122407879,"text":"04 Apr 1992 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 4 April 1992, page 9 i POLL Republicans nearing a majority REPUBLICANISM is approaching majority support in Australia, a Morgan Gallup Poll, published in the latest Time Australia magazine, has found. The poll, for which 1327 people were interviewed throughout Australia on the weekend of March 14-15, has found that 44 per cent favour a republic headed by an elcctcd president and, for the first time since such a poll was taken, support for the monarchy at 49 per ccnt was below 50 per cent. The survey was conducted two weeks after the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, vigorously argued the,cause of republican ism in the wake of his One Nation state ment. For many years, monarchists have formed the overwhelming majority in Australia. When the Queen was crowned in 1953, they comprised 77 per cent of the population. At the time of the dismissal of the prorepublican Whitlam Government by the then Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, in November 1975, they were down to 61 per cent, with 28 percent favouring a republic. For the next 13 years the figures remained stable, so that in 1988, the bicentennial year, 64 per cent remained monarchist and 29 per ccnt republican. Since then, public sentiment has shifted. Last July, after the formation of the Australian Republican Movement - a loose coalition of prominent people aiming for a republican Australia by the year 2000 -republican support was up to 36 per ccnt, and monarchists were down to 56 percent. The latest poll shows how the changc has accelerated. In a telephone poll conducted on March 26 with 504 electors in the inner-Melbourne electorate of Wills, Morgan Gallup has found the Federal Labor Government should comfortably retain the scat: 36:5 per cent of respondents said they would vote Labor and 35 per ccnt Liberal. The by-clcction, caused by the resigna- , tion from Parliament of the former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, will be next Saturday. Support for the Government was down 7.5 points on the previous survey, on February 25-26, but for the Liberals it was down eight points. Support for the Democrats had barely changed, up one point to 7 per cent, but Independent Phil Cleary had garnered an impressive 15.5 per ccnt support within a week of announcing his candidacy. On a two-party-preferred basis, the ALP would receive 54 per cent of the vote, easily outstripping the Liberals' 46 per ccnt. On these figures, Labor would have almost the support it had at the 1990 election - 57.9 per ccnt."}
{"id":122407905,"text":"04 Apr 1992 - TOBACCO DOLLARS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 4 April 1992, page 1 Quitting cold turkey after 83 years of industry sponsorship won't be easy. Mike Taylor reports on a tidal change in sports advertising. ? N JUST a few hours in the Cabinet I room last week, the Minister for Sport, I Ros Kelly, and the Minister for Health Services, Peter Staples, succeeded in ending an 80-year relationship - the relationship between the tobacco industry and Australian sport. - Tobaccoand sport began their long association in Australia in 1909, when a British cigarette company sponsored the visit of a golfer. It never looked back. Now it cannot look forward. ! The tobacco industry, which has recently provided $40 million a year towards sports and cultural sponsorship in Australia. has been told it must stop. From 1995-96, the money will have to be found elsewhere. The searcli will not be easy. From 1995-96, Australians will no longer be witness to the Winfield Cup and Benson and Hedges cricket. Instead they ; are likely to sec the Cpca-Cola Cup and . Tooheys Cricket. Sporting administrators will have to come to terms with new, possibly less-generous benefactors. According to Mrs Kelly, the Cabinet moved for a range of reasons, but one of the most compelling was the statistic that while governments reaped $2.6 billion a year in taxes and excises from tobacco, the cost of tobacco-related health problems ex ceeded $6 billion. The Minister's data is, to say the least, contentious. The $6 billion figure quoted by her comes from a report to the Government on the costs of drug abuse in Australia. However, it attempts, among other things, to quantify the value of the loss of life to those who die and the suffering of others as a result. The data quoted by Mrs Kelly is already in the hands of the tobacco companies, and its legitimacy is certain to be challenged. The Cabinet decision runs counter also to the findings of a Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty Ltd poll this week which indicated that 72 per cent of Australians believed cigarette companies should be allowed to sponsor sporting events, the ^ arts and concerts. In an era when society well recognises the dangers of cigarette smoking, many have had trouble coming to terms with the close ties which have continued to exist between tobacco companies and top-level sports administrators. It has seemed a con tradiction. The answer to the continuing relationship has been tradition, long understanding and the belief that the issues of health, advertising and sponsorship can be sepa rated. The view of the sports administrators can probably best be exemplified by the general manager of the NSW Rugby League, John Quayle. MrQuayle makes it quite clear the League's dealings with Rothmans in the Winfield Cup is about a lot more than money. . Indeed it would be fair to say that Mr Quayle and his fellow rugby league administrators believe they owe a large part of their code's current popularity and viability to the generosity of Rothmans over the past 20 years. It is easy to forget amid these halcyon days for the Rugby League that a mere 20 years ago the code was in deep trouble and in serious decline in the popularity stakes. "People don't realise that cigarettes were responsible for writing the coaching books, delivering the code into the schools and keeping us viable when no other sponsor was interested," Mr Quayle said. He stresses that the relationship preceded the League's recent strong popularity and describes the sponsorship as "a great relationship which did not require any commitment from us as to the promotion of cigarette smoking". t Indeed. Mr Quayle and the NSW Rugby League are not supporters of smoking. Their emphasis on high-level fitness for players runs counter to what is known about smoking, and he stresses this ract. Despite his disappointment at the Cabinet decision to end sporting sponsorships by tobacco companies, Mr Quayle was well aware that such a decision was likely. He and the tobacco companies had been fighting a losing battle for at leas'., a decade. Indeed some cynics might go so far as to suggest that the tougher the anti-smoking lobby made it for tobacco companies, the easier life became for sporting administrators. In the absence of television and printmedia advertising, big-venue sports promotions became virtually the only game in town for cigarette manufacturers. It is no coincidence that cigarette companies are probably the largest sponsors of sporting events in Australia. Sporting and cultural sponsorships have represented their last promotional bastion. Under relentless attack from the antimoking lobby over the past two decades, : he cigarette companies had been forced to vacate virtually all forms of promotion and advertising except billboards. Sporting arenas represented mightv big billboards. : An industry the size of Australia's cigarette industry would normally spend up to $40 million a year on advertising and promotion. In the case of Rothmans, Benson and Hedges and W. D. and H. O. Wills that budget has been almost exclusively directed towards sporting and cultural pro motions. They may not have been permitted to advertise their cigarettes on television, but millions of viewers every year were left in absolutely no doubt about their existence as the television cameras followed the football or cricket action and panned past Winfield or Benson and Hedges billboards. r But to suggest that this represented defacto advertising was to offend the cigarette companies and their lobby group, the -Tobacco Institute of Australia. They main tained such promotion did not represent advertising via the back door. It was, they said, "corporate imaging". There was always more to the cigarette companies' sporting sponsorships than mere big bucks. Just ask the rugby league and cricketing administrators and they would tell you that the sort of support their sponsors gave could not be replicated by government departments and instrumentalities. It could only be replaced by another, highly-committed big sponsor. What you find as you investigate the question of sporting sponsorships in Australia is that the relationship between' the cigarette companies and sporting officialdom ran far deeper than big money. It involved trust - the knowledge that the sponsors would deliver on extras ranging from organisational and administrative support to tracksuits for junior players. Even at what appears to be the 11 th hour for the tobacco companies, they are unlikely to give up without a fight. A High Court challenge is a virtual certainty oncc the exact tenor of the Commonwealth Government's legislation is known, and there are overseas precedents for such challenges. The tobacco industry is already armed with a decision by the Quebec Superior Court which deemed a similar ban in Canada to be unconstitutional and a violation of freedom of expression. The tobacco lobby will not lie down without a fight, and at the forefront of the campaign to maintain a foothold is the chief executive officer of the Tobacco Institute of Australia, John St Vincent Welch. John Welch, boasting a long background in industry advocacy and lobbying, struggled throughout last week to put his industry's position, but was quick to establish the ground rules by which he would have liked to have seen the battle fought - the separation of sport sponsorship from the notion of advertising. Speaking before Wednesday's fateful Cabinet decision Mr Welch said, "I think there is a big difference in the companies' minds between advertising and sponsorship and most of our avenues for advertising have been eliminated. "We see advertising as a means by which already committed smokers of that brand are , reassured, and a means by which the various brands attract already committed smokers away from a particular brand. "Sponsorship is seen by the companies as a way of corporate imaging, and there are a number of studies and statements which recognise that sponsorship isn't about brand-swapping or about convincing people they should take up smoking as a pastime. "The cigarette companies, despite the attacks on them, are corporate citizens, employers and taxpayers and are involved in the manufacture, distribution and sale of a legal product and smoking is still a legal pastime." Further, Mr Welch makes the point that because cigarette manufacture and smoking remain legal pastimes, the state and federal governments are extracting $2.6 billion a year in the form of taxes and excise. In the wake of the Cabinet decision, Mr Welch was quick to point to the hypocrisy of the Government's position - its preparedness to extract taxes from the tobacco industry while denying sporting organisations the right to extract sponsorships. The tobacco industry has known for at least the past half decade that its dominance of sport sponsorships would not be allowed to go unchallenged for long. For this reason it developed a report titled Tobacco Sponsorship and Incidental Advertising. The report was a bid to put paid to claims that a link existed between the glimpses wc sec of cigarettc billboards at sporting venues and the propensity for young people to take up smoking. The executive summary of that report kicks off with the bald statement, "The Australian Tobacco Industry believes there are no valid grounds for a ban on the telecasting of incidental advertising associated with tobacco company sponsorship of sport. "The claim has been made that children are influenced to take up smoking by exposure to brand name signs and logos during telecast sporting events. "One brand singled out for criticism in this regard has been Marlboro, particularly over its sponsorship of activities in the Australian Grand Prix series. "Indeed the Marlboro brand has been the vehicle for a number of other widely promoted sponsorships during the 1980s, including the Marlboro Australian Open Tennis Championships, motorcycle racing and horse racing. "However, Marlboro's Australian market share has fallen from 7.6 per cent in 1980 to 1.9 percent in 1990, and its strongest smoker age segment is 30-39 years." This would represent compelling evidence in favour of the smoking lobby except for the fact that for every such survey that Mr Welch can quote, his opponents on the other side of the debate can quote equally compelling contrary evidence. Indeed, as soon as the institute released a public-opinion poll this week suggesting most Australians did not object to cigarette companies sponsoring sport, both the Aus tralian Medical Association and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation attacked their findings. It was indicative of the tenor of whole debate. The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) produced its own survey and claimed it showed that the Australian Community had overwhelmingly rejected tobacco sponsorship of sports and the arts. The chief executive officer of VicHealth, Rhonda Galbally, said that of 1000 people surveyed only 7 per cent had said they would prefer to see cigarette brands sponsoring sport and 86 per cent favoured the foundation sponsoring sport over tobacco. "The overwhelming majority would like to see tobacco sponsorship out of sport," she said. Victoria represents the pace-setter for those who want to see tobacco sponsorship out of mainstream domestic sport. It was Victoria where the Government legislated to remove tobacco sponsorships, and where the Government picked up the tab through the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation. Instead of cigarette company logos' on their football guernseys, today's AFL players wear the "Quit" logo - the trademark of the anti-smoking lobby in sport sponsorship. Not surprisingly, Ms Galbally claims the ousting of cigarette sponsorship in Victorian sport to have been a success. "The Victorian experience clearly demonstrates that sport can develop and prosper without money from the tobacco companies," she said last week. "The major sporting codes in Victoria which have given up tobacco sponsorship or indeed made the decision to refuse to take it up includes the Australian Football League, horse racing, basketball, tennis and soccer. "In addition, over 100 other sports that were never considered to be high profile enough by the cigarette companies to attract their sponsorship, are also leading the charge in Australia to show that sport is an inherently healthy activity, and as such does not need tobacco dollars to develop." Should we be surprised that the Tobacco Institute disputes Ms Galbally's claims, and backs up its counter-claims with a report compiled by the Economic Studies and Strategies Unit of Price Waterhousc, in Canberra? That study suggests that the ways in which the health foundations arc funded and operate raise "scopc for community attention to issues of good budget management, accountability and equity". The major question of equity raised by the report is that the activities of the foundations are largely funded by tobacco sales levy revenue. However, it more particularly concentrated on the cost and effectiveness of VicHealth, claiming it was costing Victorian taxpayers around $25 million to $30 million a year on top of $12.7 million already spent on sport, art and health. It goes on 'to suggest that while VicHealth has been beneficial to the interests of sports and arts administrators, it has sought to force sports into dropping tobacco sponsorships; reduced the role and effectiveness of the State Department of Sport; and inflated the price of sports spon sorship. One of the most devastating critics of tobacco sponsorships of sport and culture was the Australian Medical Association which bccamc increasingly strident in its demands that the Government act to impose a total ban. When, finally, the Cabinet did move the AMA was glowing in its praise of the Go vernment and scathing in its assessment of the tobacco industry. The secretary-general of the AMA, Allan Passmore, said the Cabinet decision had "saved the lives of children who would otherwise have died of tobacco-related ill nesses. . "The merchants of death who run the tobacco companies have had a double-0 licence for far too long - a licence to kill," Dr Passmore said. "This is a great restriction on that licence. They will still be able to sell their product but the slaughter of the innoccnts in which they have been engaged for such a long time will be greatly dimin ished." When the tobacco companies inevitably mount their challenge to the Government's ban on their sports sponsorships, they will be doing so with an eye to recent events in Canada, where similar legislation was deemed unconstitutional. The Tobacco institute of Australia has been examining a decision by the Quebec Superior Court which overturned the Canadian ban on tobacco advertising and sponsorship deeming it to be unconstitutional and a violation of freedom of ex pression. The Canadian court found that the ban was unlikely to achieve its stated purpose of reducing tobacco consumption and said there was no evidence that advertising, as such, entailed a danger to public health. ; The court described the ban, in part, as "a piece of moral legislation constituting a form of censorship and social cngineenng incompatible with the tnie essence of a free and democratic society". ?; Despite the precision with which the Australian legislation is likely to be drafted and the close scrutiny likely to be given by the Attorney-General's Department, the Canadian precedent is unlikely to be ignored by the High Court of Australia. \\ It is unlikely to escape the attention>of our High Court judges that tobacco Remains a legal substance and that smoking has not been outlawed. I In terms of what our sporting administrators will do next, it is of considerable significance that neither the NSW Rugby League nor the Australian Cricket Board have yet written oflf their associations wuh tobacco companies. I It is highly unlikely they will seek out new sponsors until they are certain that the Federal Government has achieved its aim. It seems tobacco dollars are almost as addictive as the weed itself. The general manager of the NSW Rugby League, John Quayle, left, opposed the ban. The Minister for Sport, Ros Kelly, right, favoured the ban."}
{"id":122408582,"text":"08 Apr 1992 - Independent in good spot to take Wills Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 8 April 1992, page 20 Independent in good spot to take Wills MELBOURNE: The Federal Opposition renewed yesterday its attack on the prominent independent in the Wills by-election, Phil Cleary, as an opinion poll put the football identity in a good position to wrest the seat from Labor. The Morgan Gallup Poll for Channel Seven showed support for Mr Cleary at 29 per cent, indicating he could win Saturday's ballot for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke's old scat on Democrat preferences. Taken on Monday night, the survey of202 Wills voters showed support for Mr Cleary was up 14.5 per cent on a poll taken 11 days ago, while Labor support had dropped 8.5 per ccnj. Liberal support was 33 per cent, down 2 per cent on the earlier poll. Details of the poll were released as the row over Mr Cleary's "independence" heated up, with Coalition frontbencher Andrew Peacock repeating claims Mr Cleary was an ALP "stooge". But Mr Cleary, rejected the charge, and his solicitor demanded a retraction from both Mr Peacock and The Australian newspaper, which published the allegation last week. Mr Cleary told reporters he had never been a member of the ALP and had no intention of joining. "The voters of Wills should ask themselves why the Liberals are so intent on discrediting me - it shows they obviously think I have a good j chance of winning." The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, bought into the dispute yesterday, dubbing Mr Cleary an "independent Labor" candidate. "I've said from the beginning it's for Mr Cleary to demonstrate where he stands," Dr Hewson said."}
{"id":122408663,"text":"08 Apr 1992 - Hewson not popular, offers no hope: PM Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 8 April 1992, page 4 Hewson not popular, offers no hope: PM By CHRIS UHLMANN The Leader of the Opposition, John Hcwson, is falling in the opinion polls because he oficrs Australians no hope, according to the Prime Minister, Paul Keating. The latest Time Morgan Gallup Poll shows the ALP up half a point on the previous poll to 40 per cent and the Coalition down one point to 44.5 per cent. The Saulwick opinion poll, published by the Age and Sydney Morning Herald yesterday, showed Labor had halved the Coalition's lead in the past month. Support for the Coalition parties now stood at 45 per cent, ahead of the ALP by nine points. A month ago their lead was 18 points. Mr Keating and the Minister for Employment, Education and Training, Kim Bcazlcy, campaigned for Labor's candidate in the Wills by-electjon, Bill Kardamitsis, yesterday. "[Dr Hewson) wants to talk about unemployment but he doesn't want to talk about TAFE and training," Mr Keating said. "He wants to talk about unemployment, but he doesn't want to talk about the National Rail Network and rebuilding it." Dr Hewson's policies were now working against him. He had tied himself to the mast of a goods-and-services tax. "And as people come to understand that it means a 15 per ccnt tax on tKcir necessities of life, and a heavy tax on their lifestyle, and a heavier tax on the lifestyle of Australians, then the Liberal Party and he arc suffering accordingly," Mr Keating said. The Wills by-clection would be a battle but Labor's fortunes had improved. "Dr Hcwson started this campaign with a 20-point lead," Mr Keating said. "He should have been able to put this seat in his pocket with consummate ease." Dr Hcwson said the Coalition had not slipped dramatically in the polls and the results depended upon which poll was being discussal. "I mean, there arc more polls these days than we have politicians almost, so it is a bit confusing to pick any one," Dr Hewson said. Polls went up and down but the unemployment rate was still going up and that was what the Wills by-election was all about, he said. Cleory says he could win Wills. - Page 20"}
{"id":122408961,"text":"10 Apr 1992 - Coach Cleary leads the parties Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 10 April 1992, page 3 Coach Cleary leads the parties From TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent, in Melbourne The Liberal Party looks certain to be the big loser in tomorrow's by-elcction in Wills, but there is likely to be no good news for Labor, cither. The main Independent candidate, Coburg Football Club coach Phil Cieary, is firming as the favourite to sweep the seat. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll carried out for the Seven Network shows that Mr Cieary has the support of 32 per cent of voters, up 3 per cent from a poll earlier this week. Labor's Bill Kardamitsis also Dr Hewson: putting on a brave face had 32 per cent, up 4 per cent on the previous poll. But support for the Liberals' John Delacretaz had plunged 7 percentage points to just 26 per cent. The poll showed that on a two-party preferred basis, Mr Cleary would walk away with the seat 56-44. He is set to benefit from preferences from both Labor and the Australian Democrats. Such a result would be a major blow to the Liberal Party, and though Liberal campaigners are admitting privately that their candidate has virtually no hope, the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, was putting on a brave face yesterday. Dr Hewson, who has been campaigning in Wills every day this week and will be back tomorrow, denied a Liberal loss in the electorate would be of concern in his national campaign to win government He said the major campaign would be "on a head-to-head basis between Paul Keating and myself", but the focus on Wills had been diffused by "just about any extraneous issue that's come along". The Prime Minister, who also visited Wills yesterday, said he had consistently said it would be a tough battle. He said a loss by the Liberals would be much more serious for Dr Hewson than a loss by Labor would be for him (Mr Keating). "John Hewson started this 20 points in front," Mr Keating said. "He should have put this in his pocket weeks ago. "The fact that it is a contest means that we have campaigned strongly." But Dr Hewson, in a clear attempt to limit the damage of a loss tomorrow, went out of his way to claim that the Liberals had been behind in the polls since the campaign began. Wills not likely to influence next poll. - Page 8"}
{"id":122409115,"text":"11 Apr 1992 - Hawke backs Cleary, and ALP Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 11 April 1992, page 1 Hawke backs Cleary, and ALP Independent 'a decent bloke' By TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent, in Melbourne Independent candidate Phil Cleary and the Labor Party's Bill Kardamitsis remain the two strongest contenders in today's by-election for Wills - and the man who vacated the seat, the former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, believes either man would be a suitable successor. Mr Hawke gave Mr Cleary a vote of confidence yesterday, describing him as "a good bloke" who would be a good representative if Labor didn't win. But speaking on a radio program, Mr Hawke said he hoped voters would support Labor. Though he could not agree with Mr Cleary's economic policies, Mr Hawke said he believed the Independent was a decent person. The Liberal Party's candidate, John Delacretaz, appears to have lost significant ground on the front-runners, despite last-minute electioneering in Wills yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson. Two of the latest polls have Mr Delacretaz at only 26 per cent. Mr Cleary had 30 per ccnt against Mr Kardamitsis's 32 per cent in yesterday's Herald-Sun Newspoll, and both had 32 per cent in Thursday's Channel 7 Morgan Gallup Poll. On these figures, Mr Cleary would be likely to win on preferences. Today's by-election is complicated by several factors: a record number of candidates, requiring voters to number their preferences from one to 22. The Electoral Commission has tried to explain the voting system by distributing booklets to every' household in the electorate, written in several languages because of the high ethnic population. But officials believe there will still be a high informal vote. To further complicate matters, the Labor Party mistakenly distributed a pamphlet this week, written in Greek, which advised voters to give their second preferences to the Liberal Party. Labor or ganiscrs, who had settled on Mr Cleary to receive the party's preference, were frantically trying to correct the mistake yesterday. The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, was absent from Wills yesterday, but Dr Hewson spent the morning walking among shoppers in Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds, and later had a beer in a local pub. Both Dr Hewson and Mr Kardamitsis tried to portray a vote for Mr Cleary as a vole for a voice that would cry from the wilderness in Parliament. They both exhorted voters to support a major party. Dr Hewson claimed that Mr Cleary would vote with the Government on many issues. But Mr Cleary said that a vote for him would "send a message to the major parties" that they had lost their way. How the Liberals blew it in Wills, Tony Wright tells. - Page 9. TOMORROW: Tony Wright's analysis and figures on the crucial count."}
{"id":122409275,"text":"11 Apr 1992 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 11 April 1992, page 9 I*** WATCH Labor taking it up to the Liberals SUPPORT for the Keating Govern ment rose slightly late last month, a' Morgan Gallup Poll, published in the latest Time Australia, has found. The poll, conducted with 3270 voters interviewed throughout Australia on the weekends of March 21-22 and 28-29, found Labor was favoured by 40 per ceni of those polled, up half a point, while backing for the Liberal-National Coalition was at 44.5 per cent, down one point. The poll was conducted as the major parties debated their differences over tariff policy in the lead-up lo today's Wills by-election. On these figures, Labor would run a very close contest. The result would be closer than at any time since July 1990. Prime Minister Paul Keating's approval rating was 40 per cent, while his disapproval rating dropped for the first time sincc February, from 48 per cent to 47 per cent. The Opposition Leader John Hcwson's approval rating was unchanged, at 50 per ccnt, as was his disapproval rating at 35 per ccnt. On the question of who would make the better Prime Minister, 42 per cent preferred Mr Keating, down a point, while support for Dr Hcwson remained unchanged at 44 per cent. .Another poll, conducted by AGB Australia and published in the latest Bulletin magazine, also found the Prime Minister's approval rating had increased, two points, as had his standing with women. The Bulletin poll, in which 2032 electors were interviewed face-to-face in late March, found on voting intent that NSW continued to be the stronghold for the ALP, 46 per ccnt, running ahead of the Coalition's 40 per ccnt. Queensland voters have increased their support for the Government, 47 per cent against Coalition's 43 per ccnt, while in Western Australia, the. Government had closed to within five percentage points of the Coalition, 41 per cent to 46 per cent. The Bulletin Poll also found Mr Keating slipping as prefered PM. ' Whereas Mr Keating held a two-point lead over Dr Hewson in the last Bulletin poll, he now trailed by a point, 37 per cent to 38 per ccnt. Dr Hewson leads Mr Keating in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia and the Prime Minister leads in NSW and Queensland. They are equally approved of among male voters, 38 per ccnt, while 38 per ccnt of women polled prefered Dr Hewson to Mr Keating, 35 per ccnt. Overall, Mr Keating's approval rating was up 12 points since his very low early ratings as Prime Minister back in January."}
{"id":122410621,"text":"18 Apr 1992 - Support for ALP up three points Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 18 April 1992, page 9 Support for ALP up three points IF A SENATE clcction had been held last month, support for Labor would have been 37 per cent, up three points since February, compared with 45 per cent, down three points, for the Liberal-National Coalition, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published in the latest Time A uslralia. The poll of 12,325 voters interviewed throughout Australia in February and March showed the Australian Democrats had 7 per cent support, down half a point, and 11 per cent, up half a point, supported other parties and independent candidates. This means that if a full or half-Senate election had been held in February or March, the balance of power in the Senate would have been held by minor parties and independents. In Western Australia, a Morgan poll of 1088 voters showed that support for the Labor Government had risen four points to 35 per cent in February-March, and the Liberal and National parties' support had fallen five points to 49.5 per cent. This contrasts with the Bulletin's AGB Australia poll of 659 voters, also conducted in February and March, which showed a much more even spread, with 43 per cent saying they would vote for the incumbent Labor Party and 45 per cent for the Coalition. In the Morgan poll, the Australian Democrats had 6 per cent support, up one point, while the Bulletin showed 3 per cent support. On the question of preferred premier, the Morgan poll found that 64 per cent, up seven points to a new high, had opted for the Premier, Carmen Lawrence, and 24 per cent, down five, chose the the Opposition Leader, Barry MacKinnon. In South Australia, a Morgan poll of 1184 showed that support for the state Government had slipped a point to its lowest level in a year with 34 per cent. Support for the Coalition remained unchanged at 48 per cent. On the question of preferred premier, an unchanged 54 per cent opted for the incumbent John Bannon and 24 per cent, down four points to a year-low rating, opted for Liberal leader Dale Baker."}
{"id":122410912,"text":"20 Apr 1992 - Reith: we won't shift Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 20 April 1992, page 1 No need to change GST, or tariffs The Coalition will not budge in its commitment to introducing a goods-and-services tax despite evidence that it would win wider community support without the tax, according to the shadow treasurer, Peter Reith. He rejected any movement in the Opposition's zero-tariff target, another policy that has come under fire from within the Coalition and among some of its supporters in the past week. "I think we would risk our credibility if we were not prepared to take on all of the issues that this country needs to confront... this is the time for, 1 think, the political process to put to the Australian people a set of alternatives that really are directed to the problem," he said on the Nine network's Sunday program yesterday. "We are not budging an inch on this proposal nor the other, proposals contained within Fightback. "We know they're right, the Government knows they're right. "Keating himself was in favour of some of the broader elements of the Fightback a few years ago. "It is clearly right and I think the emphasis now has to be on getting that message to the Australian community, being prepared to be aggressive in selling it and of course to expose what we have from the Government, which is nothing more than a scare campaign." A Saulwick poll of 500 Victorians £ We are not budging an inch on this proposal nor the other proposals contained within Fightback 9 - Peter Reith published in The Sunday Age yesterday showed that the Liberals' 22-pcrcentage-point lead over Labor would widen to almost 30 if the Coalition dumped the GST. The poll showed also that almost half of all respondents, 45.7 per cent, believed the Fightback package had been sold poorly. Mr Reith said, "I'm in fact encouraged by that poll, which shows that support for Fightback's actually gone up over the period since it's been released, but I still think we've got a long way to go in explaining the benefits of Fightback, in getting across to people a very simple message about its benefits." His comments respond to growing concern among some Coalition members about the electoral appeal of the GST in the wake of the Wills by-elec tion. Mr Reith said it was important for the Opposition to stick by the GST proposal. "I think its worth doing and portraying what's right for this country," he said. "Sure, people would prefer not to have the GST if they can also have the benefits. "The fact is that Fightback is a package of reforms and the GST pays for the abolition of seven taxes, the slashing of income tax by one third and a lot of other benefits which are contained within it." The GST would benefit business by shifting the tax burden from inputs to consumers, and stronger businesses would employ more people and lead to a sustained economic recovery. Mr Reith rejected internal criticism of the Coalition's zero-tariff policy, saying protection had been a "great failure" which had cost jobs. "We are not budging on the protection issue and that's the end of the matter," he said. Stay firm on tariffs plan, says Dawkins. - Page 3."}
{"id":122411097,"text":"21 Apr 1992 - Popularities declining in all directions — new poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 21 April 1992, page 2 Popularities declining in all directions - new poll Support for the federal Labor Government has declined for the first time since Paul Keating became Prime Minister in December, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll, to be published in today's Time maga zine Opposition leader John Hewson's approval rating declined again too, far from its January peak, 62 per cent Dr Hewson's approval rating declined by 4 per cent to 46 per cent, and his disapproval rating increased by 6 per cent to 41 per cent; 13 per cent were undecided. However, the Coalition would have beaten Labor comfortably bad an election been held in the first half of April. Labor's support was down by 1.5 per cent to 38.5 per cent The LiberalNational Coalition gained, its support up by 1 per cent to 45.5 per cent Mr Keating's approval rating remained steady at 40 per cent but his disapproval rating was up by 1 per cent to 48 per cent; 12 per cent were undecided. On the question of preferred prime minister, Mr Keating and Dr Hewson dead-heated: 44 per cent each. The Australian Democrats' support increased by 0.5 per ccnt to 6 per cent. Support for other parties and independent candidates stayed steady at 10 per cent."}
{"id":122411117,"text":"21 Apr 1992 - IN BRIEF Confidence on the way up Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 21 April 1992, page 2 IN BRIEF Confidence the way up Consumer confidence has risen to hs highest point in nearly Vh years, according a Morgan Gallup poll to be published in today's Time Australia magazine. The poll says consumer confidence rose 9.2 points in early April on the previous month's figure of 105.4 points. But this was still down on comparable figures taken during the 1982-83 economic recession when consumer confidence reached a low of 75.2 points in November, 1982. Confidence rose 34.1 points since the present recession's low of 71.3 points, recorded in December, 1990. Pilot not fazed ADELAIDE: A pilot made an emergency landing in Adelaide yesterday after an advertising banner tangled in his plane's undercarriage, according to police. The pilot had landed his Cessna safely at Parafield Airport, north Adelaide, then, after a check to make sure his plane was not damaged, he had flown off again to pick up another banner, police said. Nutrition conference Australia will be host at an international nutrition conference next year which will include discussion on Aboriginal health. The 15th International Congress on Nutrition, to be held in Adelaide next September, will also examine national food and nutrition policies and disease prevention and treatment. Winds cut power MELBOURNE: Thousands of Melbourne householders were left without power on Sunday night as strong winds lashed the city at almost lOOkm/h. The State Electricity Commission said about 12 substations malfunctioned right across the city during the night as windswept trees shorted electrical connections and cut supplies to more than 2000 homes. Airport supported SYDNEY: The NSW Government needed to support the fast-track development of a second Sydney airport as part of its bid for the 2000 Olympics, Liverpool mayor Mark Latham said yesterday. "The development of an international airport at Badgerys Creek, which will double Sydney's airport capacity for overseas visitors, should be an essential part of the Olympics bid," he said in a statement. The Greiner Gavemment, while the strongest advocate of the third runway at Mascot, had been silent on the need to fast-track Badgerys Creek."}
{"id":122411263,"text":"22 Apr 1992 - Tough first day for Keating Suharto call for respect Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 22 April 1992, page 1 Tough first day for Keating Suharto call for respect From ROSS PEAKE, Political Correspondent, in Jakarta President Suharto has delivered a strong reminder to Australia that Indonesia will not tolerate criticism of its affairs. He made his comments in front of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, at a welcoming banquet at the Presidential Palace on the first day of Mr Keating's first trip overseas as Prime Minster. President Suharto said Mr Keating's visit was a concrete expression of the Australian Government's attitude to Indonesia. However, the new sense of friendship had to be realised by adhering to the principle of mutual respect and not interfering in the affairs of the other country. Indonesia had problems which other countries could not understand. He did not refer to the Dili massa cre. However, he said Indonesia would occasionally stumble and his country was prepared to accept criticism given in a friendly manner but not criticism aimed at exaggerating differences or interfering in Indonesia's internal affairs. Every nation had its own dignity which could not be bargained with. He suggested that developing countries were hampered by the media, which exaggerated events and spread news widely. Mr Keating heaped glowing praise on President Suharto, describing him tin an important sense, each of us is the other's best test of how effectively we will be able to deal with the social and political diversity, and the rapid change, which will mark our region and the world in the 1990s1 - Paul Keating as the region's undisputed elder statesman. Mr Keating said Australia's identity in the 1990s would be emphatically different: it would positively engage in the region. Highlighting the theme he has been pushing for Australia to become more oriented towards Asia, he said Australia and Indonesia had more in com mon than suggested by the twp' countries' different histories and pdltures. / However, a poll published as Mr Keating departed suggested He faces a battle to convince the community of his message. The Saulwick poll found that 69 per cent of Australians saw their country as separate from Asia. Only 29 per cent believed Australia was part of the region. Mr Keating said the substantive links between the two countries had allowed a frank dialogue, especially "following the tragic events in East Timor last November". This was the only reference in his speech to the Dili massacre. However, Mr Keating earlier took up the issue with the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Ali Alatas. Mr Keating pointed to Timorese people facing criminal charges after the massacre but Mr Alatas maintained that under Indonesian law, it was a criminal offence to incite separatism or rebellion. The highlight of Mr Keating's fourday visit to Indonesia is today's formal talks with President Suharto. Mr Keating set the tone for the discussions in last night's speech, saying he hoped both countries continued to make the bilateral relationship broader, deeper and more stable. "In an important sense, each of us is the other's best test of how effectively we will be able to deal with the social and political diversity, and the rapid change, which will mark our ' region and the world in the 1990s," he said. "My visit may be seen as a signal of Australia's determination to pass that test." Mr Keating is expected to give a wide-ranging speech today at a foreign affairs forum and have lunch with economic ministers."}
{"id":122411995,"text":"25 Apr 1992 - Federal ALP suffers popularity slump Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 25 April 1992, page 9 Federal ALP suffers popularity slump A MORGAN poll, published in ihc latest Time Australia magazine, has found support for the Federal Labor Government has fallen for the first time since Paul Keating took over as Prime Minister in December. In the poll, conducted with 2503 electors throughc -t Australia, face-to-facc on the weekends of April 4-5 and 11-12, Labor's support was 38.5 percent, down one-and-a-half points, while support for the Liberal-National Opposition rose one point to 45.5 per cent. The Australian Democrats recorded 6 per cent support, up half a point, and 10 per cent continued to favour other parties and independent candidates. If an election had been held in early April, the Coalition would have won, according to the poll. Mr Keating's approval rating remained steady at 40 per cent but more disapproved of the way he was handling his job - up a point at 48 per cent -and 12 per cent of respondents were undecided. For the Leader of the Opposition, John Hcwson, the approval figures are worrying. In the wake of his accusation that Mr Keating's faction, the NSW Right, was "the nearest thing this country has had to the Mafia in decades", his approval rating was down four points to 46 per cent and his disapproval figure up six points to 41 per cent. Thirteen per cent were undecided. In January, Dr Hewson had a 62 per cent approval rating. For the first time in his prime-ministership, Mr Keating has equalled Dr Hcwson as preferred PM on 44 per ccnt. Twelve per cent named someone else or could not say. IN EARLY April, consumer confi dcncc in Australia was up 9.2 points on the previous month to 105.4 points, the highest rating in almost thrce-and-ahalf years. The Morgan poll, conducted with 1295 people facc-to-facc on the weekend of April 4-5, showed the highest average rating for a year over the past two decades was 118.6 points in 1985 at the height of the economic boom. The second-highest was 112.1 in 1973. The average annual figure for each of the past three years has been in the '80s but for the four months of 1992, the figure is 97.8. A comparison of recent consumer confidence figures with the 1982-83 recession suggests that consumers perceive the present recession to be deeper and longer. During the 1882-83 recession, consumer confidence fell to 75.2 points in November 1982 but then, over the next 12 months, climbed 31.2 points. In the present recession, consumer confidence bottomed at 71.3 in December 1990 and it has risen 34.1 points in the 16 months since."}
{"id":122412243,"text":"26 Apr 1992 - Electorate sees through Keating's pyrotechnics Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 26 April 1992, page 8 Electorate sees through Keating's pyrotechnics RIGHT BY DAVID KEMP PAUL Keating's transpar ent con trick to try to seize control of the political agenda, his fast-fading One Nation statement, has clearly been seen by the electorate for what it is. Last week's Saulwick poll showed that only 17.7 per cent of respondents thought that Australia would be better off under the Keating statement as compared with almost 40 per cent under John Hewson's Fightback package. The blatant excesses of the 1980s for which we are paying and will continue to pay a heavy price are all too fresh in people's minds for them to seriously entertain another fastspending round of buy now, pay later. In the milder recession of the early 1980s, Labor embarked on a job-creation scheme without any attempt at structural reform. It claimed credit for creating thousands of jobs, but cach job cost around $70,000 in foreign debt - the debt that is now oppressing the country and making it that more difficult to climb out of recession. It is a tired and discredited formula to which Mr Keating has returned, but this time his projected jobs creation will cost $109,000 m foreign debt each. Clearly, no amount of slick public relations and political rhetoric has been able to divert attention away from the fundamental flaw of One Nation: that it is unfunded. "Where's the money coming from?" is a question that will (rightly) be asked many limes this year over the Keating promises. Certainly, these promises were regarded with deep scepticism by the voters in the Wills by-election who confirmed the perception that not only is the Prime Minister unelectable but that his policies are unsaleable. Mr Keating is now in the position of having to defend his Government's inaction in the face of John Hewson's Fightback. Why is he intent on retaining the job-stifling payroll tax, a powerful disincentive to employ people? And then there are the vexed questions of fuel tax, sales tax, compulsory superannuation contributionsand and other taxes which impose burdensome charges on busi ness. The overriding issue at present, and the issue that will continue to dominate what is effectively an election year, is how to get people off the dole queues and back to work. To put it simply, there is no mystery about job creation. It is a logical by-product of economic growth. \\ The managing director of one of Australia's most successful companies, MIM, Norman Fussell, recently put it this way: "The debate in Australia today should not really be about jobs, because employment is a derived demand. You don't set out to create jobs; you set out to achieve economic growth, and that produces jobs. And achievi ing economic growth in Australia is all to do with making our industries more competitive, ! because our salvation lies in competing successfully in world, not domestic markets." WE IN the Coalition parties believe we have addressed this problem and thrown down the challenge. What the Fightback package does most comprehensively (and what One Nation does not even address) is to eliminate most of the inhibiting imposts on business that are standing in the way of recovery and growth. With business freed, economic growth will follow, and with economic growth comes jobs. Despite the Government's flourishing of statistics in parliament, Labor has done little to further the much-needed process of micro reform that is holding the country back and blocking its international competitiveness. No amount of smooth talking can hide the fact that Labor's mates, especially in the trade unions, arc applying the brake. No matter how many more promises Mr Keating makes, and no matter how many more versions of One Nation he releases, life under another Labor Government will be substan tially the same, only worse as Australia's international position sinks even further. Labor is organisationally incapable of seeing through the structural reforms that will make Australia competitive. Mr Keating's advisers know this, hence the strategy they have-devised for their manufactured leader who is programmed to light a series of grass fires, ranging from republicanism to Britain's role in World War II. Certainly, these tactics have won media attention, but the people still remember with awful clarity who engineered the recession, who promised better times that were never delivered, and then told us all the recession (which he was the last in the land to acknowledge) was the bitter medicine we had to have. Mr Keating once mentioned that he would one day "throw the switch to vaudeville", a light-hearted remark that nevertheless betrays a deep and I caustic cynicism about the elec , toratc. The irony is that the .electorate displays a similar attitude toward Mr Keating. . Mr Keating undermined his predecessor with the promise that he would be the one to dent the Coalition's Fightback' package. Instead, One Nation is sinking without trace. An increasingly suspicious electorate will now rightly press the Prime Minister for answers that he has failed to give on a range of issues that are crucial to our future, including tax reform, micro reform, incentives for business, and the muchneeded deregulation of higher education. Of course, they will not get them, but in their place wilt be another bout of bluster and breast-beating all of which has been seen and heard before. Mr Keating has shortchanged the nation with his lamentable One Nation packagc, and is now trying to divert attention by his three-ring circus. The electorate, as Wills demonstrated, is in no mood for prime-ministerial pyrotechnics in place of policies of real sub stance."}
{"id":122414108,"text":"05 Dec 1987 - Judicial inquiry findings a blow to Canada's PM Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 5 December 1987, page 6 Judicial inquiry findings a blow to Canada's PM | From PETER BENESH, in Toronto The Canadian Prime Minister, Mr Mulroney, whose Conservative Government's popularity level is a mere 25 per cent in a Gallup Poll, suffered another blow to his credibility on Thursday when a judicial inquiry found one of his most trusted ministers guilty of 14 overt acts of conflict of interest. Mr Justice William Parker reported to the Government that the former Minister for Industry, Mr Sinclair Stevens, in whom Mr Mulroney had expressed complete trust, had deliberately used his position as a minister for personal gain. The Opposition said the responsibility was as much Mr Mulroney's for his failure to monitor the ministers he appoints. The allegations about Mr Stevens's extracurricular activities were investigated for a year by Judge Parker's inquiry. The case came to light in May 1986 after a newspaper reported that Mr Stevens's wife had borrowed $2.6 million (interest-free) from a company also doing business with Mr Stevens's Department of Industry. Mr Mulroney ducked questions about the judicial finding of his former minister's culpability but, when the inquiry was launched in 1986, Mr Mulroney had insisted that Mr Stevens would be fully vindicated and would return to Cabinet." Judge Parker said Mr Stevens had shown "complete disregard for the standards of conduct expccted of pub lic office-holders." Judge Parker did not recommend criminal charges against Mr Stevens, but he urged the Government to redraft its code of ethics to make conflicts of interest not just immoral but also illegal, and subject to criminal charges. With that admonition echoing on the Opposition benches in the House of Commons, Mr Mulroney's office issued a statement promising that it would act by early 1988 to bring in a new code of ethics. That code would require full public disclosure by ministers and their wives of their assets and holdings. The ethics package is expected to be put into place in time for Mr Mulroncy to use it as a campaign springboard for the election expected in mid or late 1988. But in the meantime two other prominent members of Mr Mulroney's Government will have to face justice. Another former minister faces charges of fraud in a deal involving the sale of land to a defencc company with a major government contract, and a highprofile MP faces charges of influencepeddling."}
{"id":122421007,"text":"16 Jan 1986 - Polls favour Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 16 January 1986, page 1 Polls favour Labor The Labor party has made inroads in Tasmania and strengthened its position in Western Australia leading up to elections in both States, the latest Morgan Gallup polls, published in The Bulletin yesterday showed. And in NSW, the Premier, Mr Wran, has recovered to be four points ahead of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Greiner."}
{"id":122473581,"text":"18 Apr 1985 - Poll favours Opposition Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 18 April 1985, page 7 1 Poll favours Opposition SYDNEY: The NSW Opposition parties would have won an election if it had been held last month, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin yesterday. Support for the Liberal Party-Country Party coalition was up two percentage points on February to 46 per cent. Support for the Government was down one percentage point to 43 per cent. The approval rating of the Premier, Mr Wran, was 34 per cent, equalling his lowest rating of last January. The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Greiner, had a rating of 53 per cent -, up two percentage points on the February figure. Mr Greiner has been ahead of the Premier in approval ratings since March last year when the last State election was held, and won by Mr Wran. Mr Grciner pointed to the fact that the lastest poll was the third in a row in which the Government's support had fallen."}
{"id":122474895,"text":"25 Apr 1985 - Approval ratings Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 25 April 1985, page 10 Approval ratings The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has slipped to 55 per cent from its peak of 75 per cent in March last year, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll, taken on the first two weekends of this month and published yesterday in The Bulletin. The approval rating for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, fell two points to 47 per cent compared with a recent high of 56 per cent just after the last Federal election and a low of only 19 per cent in October last year. Sixty per cent of electors thought Mr Hawke made the better Prime Minister."}
{"id":122476356,"text":"03 Jan 1985 - Poll shows better support for Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 3 January 1985, page 7 Poll shows better support for Labor MELBOURNE: Support for the Federal Labor Government has improved after the December I election, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll published in yesterday's Bulletin magazine. In the election the Hawke Government obtained 47.6 per cent of the vote but a poll taken the following two weekends gave the ALP 49 per cent. Support for the Opposition fell 2 per cent to 43 per cent in the same period. The poll found support for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, had risen 5 per cent to 56 per ecnt and for the Prime Minister, Mr Hawkc, 2 per cent to 63 per cent. Of the 2,096 electors polled, 46 per cent preferred Mr Peacock as Leader of the Opposition, 14 per cent preferred the former Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, 11 per cent favoured the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, and 5 per cent favoured the former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. Mr Everingham."}
{"id":122485198,"text":"21 Feb 1985 - Labor popularity fell Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 21 February 1985, page 8 Labor popularity fell SYDNEY: The Federal Opposition would have won an election held in mid-February, at the height of the MX missile dispute, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin yesterday. The poll found that support for the Labor Party fell seven points to 43 per cent with 6 per cent more supporting the Liberal-National parties on 47 per cent of the vote. Government support was the lowest recorded by the Morgan Gallup Poll since Labor won office. Another Morgan Gallup poll had found that support for the Government in the Senate had fallen 2.7 per cent since the December election."}
{"id":122502089,"text":"09 Mar 1985 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 March 1985, page 32 SALES REPRESENTATIVE /saght Brownbuilt Industries, a division of John „fsaght (Australia) Limited, is the market leader among manufacturers and suppliers of sheet steel building and industrial products. Wo arc looking for an intornal sales representative who will accept orders and give advice on inquirios for a wido range of our products. The position is a varied and demanding one, and will aslo include order input and report generation on our computer system, as well as stock control and production scheduling. SUITABLY QUALIFIED MEN AND WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. Excellent conditions apply, including an attractive salary, immediate superannuation, credit union and medical club facilities. If you have an HSC. hopefully some previous sales and/or computer experience, and aro looking for a challenging position, please phone Andrew Towio on (02) 7088888 (rovorse charges) on Monday or Tuesday. LYSAGHT BROWNBUILT INDUSTRIES 88 Townsville St, Fysfmlck • THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT The Joint House Department's prime responsibility is to arrange for the provisions of a diverse range of services and facilities for the Members of both legislative chambers and other Parliamentary departments. Applications are invited from people interested in employment for a 3 month period in the following temporary position. CLERICAL ASSISTANT GRADE 4 ($15,461-516,113) Duties: Maintain leave records for all staff. Assist in processing and checking of salaries, penahy payments, overtime approvals. Check receipt of attendance records and process daily absentee returns. Maintain a register of casual hours worked for long service leave. Handle staff inquiries. Qualifications: A knowledge of the ADP Salarios System is desirable. Further information on the above two positions is available from Mr Ian Kayo on 727469. For duty statements and selection criteria ring 726596. Applications for the above position should be forwarded to: The Secretary, Joint House Department. Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600, by 15 March 1985. aa«WMi DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE NAVAL TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION Fleet Maintenance Branch TECHNICAL OFFICER (Engineering) Grade 2 (No. 3736) $23165-24374 The successful applicant will, under general direction as to the method of approach and requirements undertake technical worn associated with maintenance engineering in relation to main auxiliary machinery fitted in dfesel driven ships in commission and under construction. Applicants should possess an approved certificate from a technical college or institute ol technology or its equivalent, or such other qualifications as the Public Service Board considers appropriate, together with requisite experience. Applications will be considered from persons wno do not possess the above qualifications, provided they have relevant experience over a minimum period ol six years. Such an applicant, if selected, will be required to pass a test to establish eligibility for the position. Further information may be obtained by contacting Mr. D. Connor on (062) 66 2426. Conditions of service include four weeks annual leave, long service after ten years service and a contributory superannuation scheme. Duty Statements are available from Canberra (062) 66 4716. Applications quoting position number where applicable and including details of qualifications and experience should be addressed to: The Recruitment Officer Civil Personnel Branch Department of Defence OPO Box E33 Oueen Victoria Terrace Canberra ACT 2600 by 23 March 1985 The Department of Defence is an Equal Opportunity Employer. —— ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT LEGAL AID BRANCH SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER $29098-30239 Canberra | The Legal Aid Branch ot the Commonwealth AttorneyGeneral's Department is seeking applications Irom suitably qualified men and women interested in legal aid lor appointment to the position ot Senior Research Officer. The Branch provides a policy advice and research facility for the Attorney-General and for the Commonwealth Legal Aid Council (an independent advisory body) regarding Legal Aid in Australia. The Senior Research Officer will be engaged on research into the need for legal aid and the means of satisfying that noed and into new methods of financing and providing legal aid. He or he will also develop arrangements for the maintenance and retrieval of statistical and other information and analysis of that information. K is desirable that applicants should possess a degree or equivalent and should have wide experience in research work and in devising, implementing and maintaining statistical and information systems and analysis of information. The successful applicant will have initiative, drive and perseverance of a high order and an ability to produce material of a high quality, meet deadlines, work under pressure and attend to detail. Conditions of service include four weeks annual leave plus lewe bonus, cumulative sick Iewe, three months long service leave after ten years service and a comprehensive superannuation schemc. (Fares and removal expenses to take up duty and a short term accommodation allowance are also payable in some circumstances.) To be eligible for appointment, applicants must be Australian citizens. However, applicants who have permanent resident status may be offered fixed-term employment pending the granting of citizenship. Further information may be obtained by phoning Madeline Campbell on (062) 719735. Applications showing full particulars of qualifications and experience, together with a contact phone number, should be forwarded to: The Secretary Attorney-General** Department Robert Garran Office* BARTON. A.C.T. 2600 by 22 March 1985 The Attorney-General1* L Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. conf Tht Coniidiretian of A C T Industry ASSOCIATION SECRETARY/MEMBERSHIP CO-ORDINATOR The Confederation is an employers' organization registered under the provisions of the Conciliation I and Arbitration Act with members engaged in all facets of commerce and industry within the A.C.T. The successful applicant should possess good communication skills with some background in accounting procedures and minute taking. I The appointee will be responsible for the supervision of office staff, provide secretarial support to the various Industry Associations and to co-ordinate the services membership recruitment. Salary is negotiable. Written applications giving full details of qualifications and experience in confidence to: Executive Director The Confederation of A.C.T. Industry G.P.O. Box 364 CANBERRA, A.C.T. 2601 • 304 BBBBBBBBBBBflflSBBBBBBBBBBBP Part Time ACCOUNTS CLERK Due to increased business ICL — a major computer systems supplier — requires the services of a part time Accounts Clerk. Applicants should be experienced with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and summary ac counting. Hours envisaged — 4 hours por day — 5 days per week. For further information please call: Mrs Jan Wills on 487944 Or write to ICL Australia Pty. Limited Box 1876, Canberra City ACT 2601 taBBBBBBBBflHBflnflBBflflflflflBBBBI PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE SALES PERSON Carnngton Clark & Waricko requiro a person to soil established and modorn now homos by Willornson Constructions and Edil Constructions. Applicants nood not nocossarily havo soiling oxporionco, however it would bo proforrod. The remuneration and job satisfaction will bo excellent. Tel 958630 in the first instance for dotails. P/L LIC AGENT 24 BOUGAINVILLE ST. MANUKA. A/H 542723 /IS mn ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT CANBERRA Applications aro invited from suitably qualified persons interested in being considered for permanent appointment to the undermentioned position in the Laboratory Section. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT GRADE 1 DUTIES: No. 270 — Under direction, examine all factory gauges and moasuring instruments. Provide genoral assistance on routine metrology tasks including tooling measurement and woight calibration. SALARY: In the range of $7406-$ 17,248 per annum. QUALIFICATIONS: It is desirable that applicants for the above position possess a Higher School Certificate or equivalent with abovo average performance in maths and physics. NOTE: Inquii to Mr K. Sutherland, tolephono (062) 833211. SIOTE: Inquiries regarding this position should bo directed GENERAL INFORMATION: Tho successful applicant will be appointed as a permanent officer of tho Australian Public Service. To be eligiblo for appointment, applicants who have permanent resident status may be offered fixed-term employment pending the granting of citizenship. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE: Include four woeks annual leave, annual leave bonus, cumulative paid sick leavo, long service leave and a comprehensive superannuation scheme. APPLICATIONS: Details of qualifications, exporionce, age and other relevant supporting material should be submitted by Thursday 21 March 1985 to:— The Controller Royal Australian Mint CANBERRA, ACT 2600 CAREER IN REAL ESTATE Wo ato looking for tho right person to join our successful team who wants to have a profitable) and rewarding career in Real Estate. They will bo ambitious, like meeting pooplo wanting to cam a high income (should bo in oxcess of $35,000 pa), self-motivated and wanting to get to tho top. Exporionco is not necessary as a comprobonsivo and ongoing in-house training will be given, on att aspects of soiling and listing Roal Estate. If you feol you havo theso qualities, and over the age of 25 yrs, havo a homo tolophone and a late model car, then phone Monday aftor 9.30am for an appointment and a confidential ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Royal National Capital Agricultural Society A new position. Duties include liaison end development of sponsorship packages with sponsors and potential sponsors. implementing and managing the sponsorship during the Royal Canberra Shows and other associated Shows. Press and media liaison, production of Press releases and PR material, preparation of papers for Executive meetings, assist the Director as required. The successful applicant must be capable of working with minimum supervision and bo competent in all aspects of Office work. Salary nego tiable. Applications In writing to R.N.C.A.S. P.O. Box 404 Dickson. A.C.T. 2602 by 30 March 1985. « IM GALLENS As our firm is expanding we require a COMMERCIAL SOLICITOR The successful applicant will need to have 3 years experience in commercial leasing, mortgage, trust and corporate practice. CONVEYANCING/PROBATE SOLICITOR and also a FAMILY LAW SOLICITOR Each of the successful applicants will need to be experienced in these areas of practice. Attractive working conditions. Salary negotiable according to experience. Confidential applications in writing to: Staff Partner GALLENS G.P.O. Box 240 Canberra A.C.T. 2601 Phone: (062) 489500 D.X. — 5633 POSITIONS VACANT ACT HEALTH AUTHORITY The following vacancies exist within the Authority. Tbo full advertisements are on tho notice board at the entrance of the ACT Hoalth Authority Building. Applications should include details of work experience, qualifications and a telephone contact number. SOCIAL WORKER CLASS 2 (No. 5958) $23963-25808 p.a. Phillip Health Centre Qualifications: An appropriate degree/diploma in Social Work or Social Studies, or equivalent qualification. Experience in exercising clinical skills for the treatmont of individual, marital, family and child problems highly de sirable. Enquirios: Ms J. Upton on 45 4247. Apply: A (see below) by 22 March 1985. NOTE: Participation in tho After Hours Roster is required. COUNSELLOR (CLERICAL ADMINISTATIVE CLASS 7) (No. 4231/4232) $26330 -27806 p.a. Alcohol and Drug Service Qualifications: Extensive experience in the field of alcohol and drug dependence highly desirable. Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field desirable. Enquiries: Mr A. Butlin on 45 4529. Apply: A (see below) by 22 March 1985. NOTE: Previous applicants will be considered and need not re-apply. REGISTERED NURSE GRADE 2 (No. 6593) $367.80-397.00 p.w. Watson Hostel Duties: As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, on a shift basis participate in individual/group recreational and social therapy programmes. Supervise tho duties of Registered Nurses Grade 1 and Social Therapy Aides. Qualifications: Genoral Nursing Certificate registrable in the ACT. Registration in the ACT as a Psychiatric Nurse desirable. Enquiries: Mr B. Little on 41 3111. Apply: A (see below) by 22 March 1985. REGISTERED NURSE GRADE 1 (No. 7692) $291.20-350.10 p.w. Watson Hostel Duties: As a member of a multi-disciplinary team on a shift basis, provide a high standard of physical, emotional and social care in a therapeutic environment by teaching residents to acquiro physical and social skills. Supervise recreation and stimulation activitios. Perform light domottic duties. Qualifications: Gonoral Nursing Certificate registrable in the ACT. Registration in tho ACT as a Psychiatric Nurse desirable. Enquiries: Mr B. Little on 41 3111. Apply: A (see below) by 29 March 1985. SOCIAL THERAPY AIDE TRAINEE (No. 1758) $13564 p.a. full-time rate, Bruce Hostel, Part-time position 30 hours per week Qualifications: Experience in the caro of intellectually handt- . capped people desirablo. An appropriate diploma or award course desirable. Enquiries: Ms A. Mellick on 51 3511. Apply: A (see below) by 22 March 1985. NOTE: Permanent night duty. On successful completion of the training period the Social Therapy Aide Trainee may progress to Social Therapy Aide. SOCIAL THERAPY AIDE TRAINEE $13564 p.a. full-time rate, Melba Hostel, Two Casual Positions Qualifications: Experience in tho care of intellectually handicapped people desirablo. An appropriate diploma or award course desirablo. Enquirios: Ms A. Mellick on 51 3511. Apply: A (see below) by 22 March 1985. NOTE: Applicant will be requirod to cover for absent staff on short notice. Shift work involved. On successful completion of the training poriod the Social Therapy Aido Trainee may progress to Social Therapy Aide. CLERICAL ASSISTANTS GRADES 5 and 6 Health Promotion Administration and Projects, Several Part-time Positions Duties: No. 4245, 4244 and 4236 — 26 hours per week. Duties: No. 4240 — 20 hours per week. Qualifications: Tertiary qualifications in a relevant fiekl an advantage, (ntorest and experience in health issues an advantago. Enquiries: Ms Hazel Cleaver on 454537. Apply: A (see below) by 22 March 1985. CLERICAL ASSISTANT GRADE 3 (No. 1040) $14169-15114 p.a., Phillip Health Centre Qualifications: Ability to type at a minimum of 35 wpm and reception/switchboard experience highly desirable. Enquiries: Ms L. Hamilton on 83 5211. Apply: A (see bolow) by 22 March 1985. NOTE: No flextime. CLERICAL ASSISTANT GRADE 3 (No. 3857) $14169—15114 p.a.. Data Processing Section Qualifications: Proficiency in tho operation of an alphanumeric keyboard highly desirable. Experience In the operation of screen-based data systems or mini-computer and telex equipmont desirable. Enquiries: Mrs B. Lawler on 45 4388. Apply: A (see below) by 22 March 1985. CLERICAL ASSISTANT GRADE 3 (No. 3860) $14169-15114 p.a.. Community Nursing Section Qualifications: Typing 50 wpm highly desirable, knowledge of medical terminology an advantage. Enquiries'. Mrs S. Batho on 48 8627. Apply: A (see below) by 22 March 1985. CLERICAL ASSISTANT GRADE 3 (No. 4301) $14169-15114 p.a. full-time rat*, Radiation Safety Section, part-time 18 hrs min per week Qualifications: Ability to type 50 wpm desirable. Clerical experienco in a receptionist/socretarial environment desirable. Enquiries: Mr D. Smoker on 47 2899. Apply: A (see below) by 22 March 1985. SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICER (ENGINEERING) GRADE 2 (No. 5565) $27166-28647 p.a. Royal Canberra Hospital Qualifications: An approved technical collage certificate or other approved qualifications. Experience in the management of a multi-trade maintenance group and development of cyclic maintenance programmes desirable. Enquiries: Mr L. Ritchie on 43 2166. Apply: B (see below) by 22 March 1985. REGISTERED NURSE GRADE 2 (No. 6567) $367.80-397.00 p.w. Royal Canberra Hospital, Renal Unit Duties: Plan, provide and supervise nursing care of patients in the renal unit and co-ordinate the homo dialysis service. Prepare rosters, allocate siaff and provide on-going teaching and counselling to staff, patioms and their rela tives. Qualifications: General Nursing Certificate registrable in the ACT. Ronal Nursing Certificate and/or oxtensfvo recent renal nursing experience, management qualifications and/or proven management ability desirable. Enquiries: Ms M. Roilly on 43 2111, oxt 2136. Apply: C (see bofow) by IS March 1985. REGISTERED NURSE GRADE 1 (No. 3663) $291.20-350.10 p.w. full-time rate, Royal Canberra Hospital, part-time 20 hrs per week. Duties: Collect blood specimens from patients by venous and capillary puncture techniques. Assist in the collection of other specimens, eg. bone marrows, catheter urine swabs etc. Prepare instruments and facilities for use in specimens collection. Qualifications: General Nursing Certificate registrable in the ACT. Ability to take blood by both venipuncture and capilary methods highly desirable. Enquiries: Mrs N. March on 84 2893. Apply: O (see below) by 22 March 1985. Hours of Duty: 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Monday to Friday. CLERICAL ASSISTANT GRADE 3 (No. 5065) $14169-15114 p.a., Royal Canberra Hospital Qualifications: Typing, dictaphone experience and knowledge of medical terminology desirable. Word processing experience .an advantage. Enquiries: Mrs C. Wilkin on 43 2111 ext 2135. Apply: B (see below) by 22 March 1985. Period of Vacancy: 13 May 1985 to 18 October 1985. HOUSEMAID (No. 7453) $13654-14069 p.a., Royal Canberra Hospital Duties: Perform daily and weekly cleaning duties in the School of Nursing and the Residences Section of the Hospi tal. Enquiries: Mr G. Conway on 43 2111, oxt 2157. Apply: B (see below) by 22 March 1985. SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICER (ENGINEERING) GRADE 1 (No. 1793) $25058-26426 p.a., Woden Valley Hospital Qualifications: An approved Tochnical College certificate or other approved qualification and requisito experience highly desirable. Experience in the preparation of shielding blocks and vacuum formed plastic casts highly dosirable. Enquiries: Mr K. Wyatt on 81 0433, ext 2250. Apply: D (see below) by 22 March 1985. REGISTERED NURSE GRADE 3 (No. 0905) $408.80-423.60 p.w., Woden Valley Hospital Duties: Undertake the duties of the Hospital Nursing Supervisor, whose main responsibility is the supervision and deployment of nursing staff according to patient neods on a shift by shift basis. Qualifications: General Nursing Certificate registrable in the ACT. Midwifery/Paediatric certificate registrable in the ACT desirablo. Recent clinical oxperionce in an acute hospital sotting desirable. Enquiries: Miss J. Shelley on 84 2725. Apply: E (see below) by 22 March 1985. REGISTERED NURSE GRADE 3 (No. 0904) $408.80-423.60 p.w. full-time rate, Woden Valley Hospital, Two Positions Duties: Undertake the duties of the Hospital Nursing Supervisor, whose main responsibility is the supervision and deployment of nursing staff according to patient needs, on a shift by shift basis. Qualifications: General Nursing Certificate registrable in the ACT. Midwifery/Paediatric Certificate registrable in tho ACT desirablo. Recent clinical experience in an acuto hospital setting desirable. Enquines: Miss J. Shelley on 84 2725. Apply: E (see below) by 22 March 1985. NOTE: Part-time positions on a (4 x 4) rostor. REGISTERED NURSE GRADE 2 (No. 6596) $367.60-397.00 p.w., Woden Valley Hospital Duties: Co-ordinato nursing services within the Out-patient Department. Qualifications: General Nursing Certificate registrable in the ACT. At least two years post basic nursing experience desirable. Enquiries: Miss K. Hogan on 81 0433 (by page). Apply: E (see below) by 5 April 1985. REGISTERED NURSE GRADE 1 (Several Positions) $291.20-350.10 p.w., Woden Valley Hospital Duties: Provide nursing care in the Hospital's acute Psy chiatric Unit. Qualifications: Eligibility for registration in the ACT as a Psychiatric Nurse or Registered Nurse with a Psychiatric Cenificate. Enquiries: Mrs C. Chariton on 81 0433 ext 2494. Apply: E (see below) by 26 March 1985. AU. EMPLOYMENT/APPOINTMENT IS SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY MEDICAL EXAMINATION. A. The Recruitment Officer. ACT Health Authority. GPO Box 825. Canberra ACT 2601. B. The Recruitment Officer, Royal Canberra Hospital, Acton ACT 2601. C. The Director of Nursing, Royal Canberra Hospital, Acton ACT 2601. D. The Personnel Manager, Woden Valley Hospital, PO Box 11. Woden ACT 2606. E. The director of Nursing. Woden Valley Hospital, PO Box 11. Woden ACT 2606. CAPITAL 7 ijj SENIOR CAMERAMAN 1 If you consider yourself proficient in the use 1 of studio and EFP cameras and also having | extensive knowledge of lighting and floor man, aging then you may be the person we seek to i fill the above vacancy. > Salary is negotiable according to experience. ( Applications in writing, including copies of | relevant certificates and references, and con tact phone number to MANAGER, STATION ADMINISTRATION, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL . TELEVISION PTY LIMITED, PO BOX 777 DICK • SON ACT 2602. • HI (Uanbma limrs ACCOUNTANT We are a subsidiary of a major Australia public company and wish to appoint an accountant to a vacancy in our administration department. The successful applicant will report to the Company Accountant and will be required to work in all areas of finance and administration. The major responsibilities of the position are in the areas of management information reporting, budgeting, the on-going evaluation and development of our E.D.P. management information system and staff supervision. Applicants should be aged 25-35 years, having accounting qualifications (AASA CPA or ACA) and have qained considerable experience in a commercial accounting environment. An attractive salary will be offered to the successful applicant together with superannuation and other benefits. Applications, which will be treated in confidence should be in writing and addressed to the Company Secretary, Q.P.O, Box 218, CANBERRA, A.C.T. 2601 no later than March 6, 1985. RECEPTIONIST UNEMPLOYED GIRLS! Do you lack the skills or confidence to get a job? Let the Receptionist Centre help you! Our Courses include Typing (b'y our famous television method). Switchboard, Clerical Duties, Grooming etc. Free job placement service to students and employers. THE RECEPTIONIST CENTRE PHONE 476333 SERVICE TECHNICIAN COPIER DIVISION Toshiba (Australia) Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan, a world leader in the manufacture and marketing of a wide range of consumer and commercial electronic products is oxpandmg its operations m the exciting field of Plain Paper Copier. An excellent opportunity exists for a self-motivated person with a sound knowledge of latest technology Plain Paper Copier or electro mechanical/electronic background, to perform technical support duties throughout the Australian Capital Territory. It is envisaged that the successful applicant will possess the ability to organise and liaise at all levels. An attractive salary package including a Company vehicle will be commensurate with the right qualifications. In the first instance, please telephone: TUP tlAUARPR TOSHIBA (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LIMITED COPIER DIVISION 121 Wollongong Street, FYSHWICK A.C.T. 2609 Telephone No. 805100 "" FEDERATION OF COLLEGE ACADEMICS The Federation, which is the national union representing academic staff in colleges of advanced education throughout Australia, requires the services of an experienced industrial research officer for a period of approximately nine months. DUTIES: To liaise with State affiliates and other relevant organisations on industrial matters with particular reference to conditions of employment and logs-of-claims; to prepare reports and research papers as requested, and to assist in the ongoing development of the Federation's industrial work. Some interstate travel will be involved. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: The successful applicant will have some prior experience with unions or representative organisations, preferably in the education area. Tertiary qualifications and/or prior experience in industrial relations would be an advantage. LOCATION: ANU Staff Centre, Acton, ACT. REMUNERATION: Within the range of $21,411 -$28,405 according to qualifications and experience. INQUIRIES: Grahame McCulloch (062) 491511. WRITTEN APPLICATIONS including the names of professional referees to: Acting General Secretary Federation of College Academics GPO Box 372 Canberra, ACT 2601 (by March 20, 1985) FCA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I TRAINEE 1 CUSTOMER ENGINEER 1 Time offer Computers is Australia's leading designer and manufacturer of micro comj puters and office network systems. We offer a challenging position for a Trainee Computer Engineer who is looking for a caroer in the service area of the computer industry, and wants to become part of an engineering service team whose objective is to provide I customers with excellence in service. The successful applicant will have completed or part completed the E & C Certificate, have some experience working with electronics and/or electro-mechanical equipment, be highly motivated and display a positive attitude to your work. A current motor vehicle licence is a necessity. We offer an attractive salary. For further information please contact Graham K. Jenkins on (062) 477500. Please direct written applications to: 1 TIME OFFICE COMPUTERS 9 1st Floor, London Court, I 13 London Circuit, I CANBERRA, A.C.T. 2601 COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY Clerical Assistant Grade 4 The Australian Fisheries Service Division of the Department of Primary Industry, Canberra, is inviting applications from men and women for permanent or temporary (including part time) employment as a Clerical Assistant Grade 4. The successful applicant will be required to provide assistance in the processing of log books and other data from Foreign Fishing vessels. A knowledge Of, or experience in, information system recording and retrieval methods and experience with a Visual Display Unit would be an advantage. This is a permanent full time position, however if the Department cannot acquire the services of a suitable person, negotiable part time hours will be con sidered. Conditions: a) Permanent appointment. Normal Commonwealth Public Service conditions will apply including four weeks annual leave with bonus payment, cumulative sick leave, three months long service leave after 10 years continuous service ana a contributory superannuation scheme, b) Temporary employment, Normal Commonwealth Public Service conditions for temporary employment will apply including pro-rata payment in lieu of recreation leave. Applicants should note that a person being appointed to the Australian Public Service must possess Australian Citizenship. Further details can be obtained from Mr David Therale Ph. 725285. Additional written information is available from the Department's Recruitment Officer ph. 725325. Written applications giving full details of experience and qualifications and including a contact telephone number should be forwarded to: The Recruitment Officer Department of Primary Industry BARTON ACT 2600 Closing date for applications 15 March 1985 RUMOURS or Dickson re. quire a top Senior to join our team on a business level. Unlimited potential for the right person. Confidential enquiries Ph 478878. HAIRDRESSER wanted for popular happy s side salon, qual or year 10, perm or cas. Ph 888263 ah. HAIRDRESSER wanted. Male or female, gd conds and wages. For more information Ph 958696 bh, 864805 ah. HOME help rcq, cleaning and ironing, 4 hours pw. Ph 823159. HOUSEMAID. Exp perm 6.30am-3.30pm Mon through Fri. Apply Housekeeper, Embassy Motel, 811J22 bet 10am and 3pm today. HOUSE cleaning and ironing by reliable lady, 7/8 hrs pw, in professional couple's home. SS per hr. Ph 917144 after 7.30pm weekdays. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65, like talk* ing with people, live in or near Red Hill, Griffith, have a 'phone and car' you can eam$S6 to $70 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 7 or 8 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) 6025221; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll. Boa 2282U. Melbourne. 3001. ATTENTION EXPERIENCED DRESSMAKERS Our client a creative and innovated designer based in Canberra but selling nationally requires experienced dressmakers to work full-time and parttime on the production of her range. Work may bo done in the factory or at homo. We would like to hoar only from thoso peopta who are prepared to adopt a professional attitude towards their work. All applicants must be able to make garments to a high standard. These positions offer opportunities to become part of one of the country's most exciting fashion team. Thoso interested should telephone Sue Hardy on 865396 at anytimo either during the weekend or within normal business hours. SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT CONSULTRANTS PTY LTD TEMPORARY JOBS ARE AVAILABLE NOW FOR • Stenographers • Typists • Word Process Operators Call Templlne, and get us working for you Telephone 47 2828 47 8899 <€f TEMPLINE A permanent supply of temporary jobs. DEPARTMENT OF Aviation TYPISTS STENO-SECRETARIES WORD PROCESSING TYPISTS Part-time and full-time opportunities exist in the Canberra office of the Department of Aviation for the following — • TYPISTS, GRADE 1 Applicants will need to successfully complete an examination in the functions and duties of the office, or possess an approved certificate in English and typing speed at a standard acceptable to the Board. • STENO-SECRETARIES, GRADE 1 Applicants are required to write shorthand at a corrected speed of 100 words per minute. • WORD PROCESSING TYPISTS, GRADE 1 Successful applicants will operate WORDPIEX word processing equipment, entering text and altering, deleting, reviewing, assembling and prmting stored text. Engagement for varying periods of employment can be negotiated. Interested men and women should telephone Mrs Judy McGrath on 684747 and Mrs Robyn Sawer on 684336 during office hours from Monday March 11 1985. To be eligible for permanent appointment, applicants must be Australian citizens. However, applicants who have permanent resident status may be offered fixed-term engagement pending the granting of citizenship."}
{"id":122503149,"text":"14 Mar 1985 - PM down in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 14 March 1985, page 7 PM down in poll Support for the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, and the Labor Party fell after the Australian dollar's slide and in the light of the continuing ANZUS controversy, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll published yesterday. Support for the Liberal and National parties rose but the popularity of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, fell slightly in the poll taken over the weekends of February 23-24 and March 2-3. The poll, published in The Bulletin, shows Labor Party support down 3 percentage points to 46 per cent on the previous poll of February 16-17. Support for the Liberal and Pational parties was up 4 percentage points to 46 per cent, with support for the Australian Democrats at 7 per cent. The poll shows Mr Hawke's popularity has fallen 5 percentage points to 58 per cent — 1 percentage point better than his low point in February. Mr Peacock's approval rating decreased 1 percentage point to 51 per cent."}
{"id":122512754,"text":"01 Jun 1985 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 1 June 1985, page 32 RECEPTIONIST Two weeks ago we advanised (or a Body Corporate Manager. We are pleased to announce the promotion ol our Head Office Receptionist. Vickl Ide to the position. We now need a replacement for Vlcki. If you like B nice quiet routine job don't read any further, as the position whilst it has a lot of variety and Job satisfaction can at times be quiet demanding. We do not envisage a young lady under 23 years of age would have hao sufficient commercial experience to handle the position. if tnis ad ties spar*00 some Interest, give Mr Fay a call' on 488811 In normal office hours, or today between 11am and noon, for more details. Salary negotiable. •Ml egnaiH^ CornmonwraMh Book 8Wg Ncxthtxxwne Avc. Oty. 488811 DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR TRANSPORT Equality of employment Is Departmental policy TEMPORARY POSITION — TYPIST/CLERK « QUEANBEYAN MOTOR REGISTRY k A vacancy exists for a temporary typist at Queanbeyon 7 Motor Registry for a period of approximately twelve months ▼ from June 24,1985. While tho work Involves mainly typing V duties, tho successful applicant will be required to assist A generally with clerical activities of the Registry and, as tho ♦ need arises, to relieve short-term In clerical positions. Minimum typing speed of 40 words a minute. Selected ♦ applicants will be required to undergo an entrance examinaa tlon and to pass a typing test where speed and accuracy T will be assessed. ♦ QUALIFICATIONS: A School Certificate with a Grade 1. 2 f or 3 pass in English, Mathematics and satisfactory stan▲ dards in two other acceptable subjects, or a Higher School I Certificate, with an overall satisfactory standard in four ▼ subjects and a minimum aggregate percentile ranking of ♦ 31-40. An equivalent interstate or overseas qualification is a acceptable. T SALARY: The adult rate is S554.46 per fortnight. Juniors ▼ with the School Certificate commence et $346.31 per t fortnight or with the Higher School Certificate at $471.72 a per fortnight. Additional allowances up to S653 per annum I are paid for proficiency in typing. ▼ CONDITIONS: Sick leave after three months qualifying perf tod. Pro-rata recreation leave. a Applications must be mado on the official application form. ♦ These are available at the Department of Motor Transport, Farrer Place, Queanbeyan, or by telephoning Quoanbeyan f 971356. a Please note receipt of applications is not acknowledged but ♦ applicants selected for interview will be advised as soon as possible. If tho advice is not received within four weeks ♦ of the closing date applicants should regard the applications A as unsuccessful. T Completed application forms should reach the Regional ▼ Superintendentent, Department of Motor Transport, Post 9 Offico Box 1241, Wollongong, not lator than Juno 13, A 1985. , COMMERCIAL CLUB (Albury) LTD MAITRE D HOTEL A vacant position exists in the above club for an experienced j restaurant manager. As the successful applicant will form part of an experienced management team and be In charge of Albury^ leading restaurant, it will be necessary for this person to possess qualifications of tho highest standards. Applications are to be in writing stating — age, marital atatua, qualifications and Include copies of references from former employer*. Salary will bo by negotiation in line with Qualifications, Applications will close with the undersigned on Friday June I All applications will bo treated in the strictest confidence. B.J. DUCK PO Box 916 Secretary-Manager « m Albury, NSW 2640 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BACKGROUND An accountant with tertiary qualifications is required for the Canberra division of a contractor operating in the construction industry. The division employs In excess of 100 personnel, and the successful applicant would require a sound knowledge of contract accounting and project administration, and be able to prepare monthly financial reports for the nead office. Salary Is attractive and will be by negotiation. Initial application bv phoning Mrs Leanne Groves on 804265, RendeTl Industries. 31 Whyalla Street, FYSHWICK. VIETNAM VETERANS' COUNSELLING SERVICE DIRECTOR OF COUNSELLING $30,579-33,319 COUNSELLOR $26,290-28,964 SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, TOWNSVILLE, ADELAIDE, DARWIN, PERTH, HOBART, CANBERRA. We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced people for permanent appointment to Counselling positions within the Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service {VVCS). VVCS Centres areoperatingineachofthe above cities and service the state or region in which they are located. All Counselling staff may bo required to travel to outlying centres In their region. The Centres provide supportive services through individual, group and family counselling programs over a range of personal and psychological problems. Advice is also provided to Veterans and their families on where to obtain specific assistance and how best to use relevant and available community resources. Successful applicants will be highly motivated people with strong interest in the problems and welfare of Vietnam Veterans and their families. They will be required to possess tertiary qualifications in the field of behavioural or social sciences (e.g. psychology or social work) and have extensive experience In ' counselling and welfare practice. • Directors of Counselling will, In addition, be expected to possess wide experience In Counselling Service administration and Counsellor supervision and a high level of skill in professional collaboration, community . liaison end project promotion. • Rewards Include the benefit of Commonwealth Public . Service conditions. Permanent officers »e entitled to: • four weeks annual leave with kwflng, cumulative paid sick leave. • three months long service leave after ten years continuous service; and . • contributory superannuation. To be eligible for appointment, applicants must be Australian citizens. However, applicants who have permanent residence status may be offered fixed-term employment pending the granting of citizenship. Names of three referees should be supplied. . Further information can be obtained by contacting Mr R.P. Marshall on (062) 896337 or the Director of Counselling in any of the above WCS Centres. Applications (marked Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service) should be forwarded by 14 June 1985 to: Secretary Department of Veterans' Affair* P.O. Box 21 WODEN A£.T. 2600 Playoust r Q-1 BUILDING FOREMAN A competent Building Foreman is required to join our efficient building team. The person we require will be experionced in either domestic or group housing, or townhouse development. He will be responsible for the coordination of materials and the supervision of sub-contractors and employees. Apply in writing to PO Box 172, Civic Square, ACT 2608, or for further inquiries phone 475844 BH. DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Personal Secretary (Grade 2) $21656-22838 This Department is seeking a suitably qualified person for the position of Personal secretary. The successful applicant would be the first point of contact in the Secretary's Office, and would be required to filter phone calls, arrange meetings, appointments and travel as required. It will be necessary to undertake typing and stenographic duties for the Secretary and assist the Personal Assistant by handling simple inquiries, undertaking minor Investigations and drafting correspondence. Qualifications: Good typing speed and a speed of 120 WPM shorthand. Experience in Secretarial duties and ability to operate as a team member. For further information regarding this position contact Ms L. Reed on (062; 46 2001. Conditions of service include four weeks annual recreation leave plus bonus payment, cumulative sick leave of two weeks on full pay and two weeks on half pay per year, a contributory superannuation scheme, and three months long service leave after ton years on continuous service. To be eligible for appointment, applicants must be Australian Citizens. However, applicants who have permanent resident status may be offered fixed term engagement pending the granting of citizenship. Duty Statements ana selection criteria for the above position may be obtained by telephoning 46 2375. Applications should be forwarded to: The Recruitment Officer Department of Territorial GPO Box 158 CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601 by Friday 20 June 1985. • 2» DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE Applications are Invited from suitably qualified men and women for the following vacancies located in the Canberra office. DEFENCE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS DIVISION Director-Engineering Section ENGINEER $39692-42075 No. 3639 The Department of Defence Is embarking on the development of a nationwide secure digital communications network (DISCON) which will provide voice, telegraph data and facsimile communications. If your career development is directed towards digital communications, and you wish to work in a dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of a secure national communications network, you are invited to apply for the above position. The successful position. The successful applicant will have responsibility for management of the Engineering Section. Duties will include the determination and recommendation of policies, objectives and standards for the cost effective construction, installation, test and acceptance and commissioning of Defence Strategic Communications Systems and equipments. Manage the preparation of specifications relevant to the installation and testing activities of the Section. Manage the co-ordination and implementation of the engineering aspects of a range of strategic communications projects being progressed by tne Division. The position will also involve contribution to prepara tion of tender documentation and evaluation of responses, together with close liaison with contractors in the progression of contracts. Knowledge and experience in the installation, test and acceptance and commissioning of communications systems de-1 sirabie. Qualifications: Educational Qualifications admitting to Graduate Membership of the Institution of Engineers, Australia; or other qualifications recognised by the Public Service Board as appropriate for the efficient discharge of the duties, wide experience in Installation and project management, test and commissioning of fixed communications systems de sirable. Conditions of service include four weeks annual leave, long service after ten years service and a contributory superannuation scheme. Duty Statements are available from Canberra (062) 66 4716. Applications quoting 'DCS/3839' and including details of qualifications and experience should be addressed to: The Recruitment Officer Civil Personnel Branch Department of Defence GPO Box E33 Queen Victoria Terrace Canberra ACT 2600 by 14 June 1985. The Department of Defence Is an Equal Opportunity Employer . HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION ♦ Canberra ♦ ♦ MARKETING SERVICES I The Health Insurance Commission operates Medibank f Private and also administers the Medicar program. It is an f 9 independent statutory authority with a structure and man- 4 a agement philosophy which have a strong commercial orien- I I tation. ▼ ▼ A career opportunity has arisen within the Central Marketina Y f Division' of the Commission for a 4 MARKETING SERVICES \\ OFFICER t pmmp.i 528,529 "a> t • Co-ordinate the preparation of National Marketing i Budgets (for Medibank Private and Medicare) I • Maintain effective control of expenditure, commitments. 7 and "the supply of goods and services ♦ • Maintain computerised marketing information systems, i A sound experience in budget development and control it ▲ considered essential in this position. Knowledge of, and 7 interest in, marketing operations and techniques Is de- ♦ sirabie. The successful candidate will ideally have hands- 4 on experience of computerised data management and good I report writing and general written communication skills. I Terms and conditions of employment will be discussed at ▼ interview. a Further information can be obtained by phoning Mr Bruce ! Hendy on (062) 835484, and written applications detailing I qualifications and experience should reach the: f Manager (ACT Personnel Administration) f Health Insurance Commission ▼ PO Box 40 A Woden, ACT 2806 A by June 2, 1985. I The Health Insurance Commission is tn Equal Employment I Opportunity Employer , )0j J i POSITIONS VACANT COMPUTER VACANCIES CANBERRA ESCAPE THE WINTER? WARM yourself in the Canberra office of this International Systems House for about 12-18 months and they will expatriate you to ANY state office or maybe overseas. PROGRAMMER and/or PROGRAMMER/ AN ALYST (CS03) with skills in COBOL, 4GL, ADABAS, DB Design, PRIME INFO, MAPPER or any other. PRODUCTIVITY BONUS of about S3.000 plus a salary package of no less than your current earnings. Telephone or write to PETER KLARE on (02)2901766. DAVID WALKER INTERNATIONAL PTY. LTD. 375 George Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 2000. Bmp. Agent Lie. No. \\48 f "iSn~ ] ♦ ♦ J DEPARTMENT OF THE PADUAMEHTAnY LIBRARY ♦ ♦ Principal Legislative ♦ | Research Specialist I X Statistics Group } ? Legislative Research Service f ▼ Applications are invited for the position of Principal ▼ ♦ Legislative Research Specialist Grade 5. $34,846- ♦ f $39,135, Statistics Group, Legislative Research Ser- i A vice. A a Duties No. 12: Responsible to the Head, Legislative * T Research Service, for the provision of statistical ? T information, and the analysis and interpretation of ▼ ♦ that information for Senators, Members and Com- ♦ t mittees of the Parliament. Statistics covered by the ^ ^ Statistics Group include economic, social and politl- a a cal data, data from official and non-official sources, 7 Y and data relating to Australian and overseas coun- f ▼ tries. ♦ ♦ Qualifications: Tertiary qualifications in statistics es- $ t sential; qualifications in computing highly desirable; A A substantial experience in statistical research and a a policy analysis; proven capacity for the management T J of research staff; demonstrated ability in written and ▼ ▼ oral communication. t 4 A job description, duty statement and selection ^ 6 criteria may be obtained from Joy Clarke on (062) a I 726961. ? T Applications giving full details of qualifications and T J work experience should reach the Parliamentary ♦ ♦ »»vin wnf«wiiwiiww miiwuiu i uuui I iiio I Ut IIQI MOM IUI J » Librarian, Parliament House, Canberra, ACT 2600, ♦ 4 by Thursday 6 June 1985. • 77a k Ji., AUSTRALIA, TYPIST GRADE 1 The Department of Foreign Affairs is seeking ap-1 plications from suitably qualified persons for temporary and permanent appointment to positions as Typist Grade 1. Applicants should be Australian citizens or eligible to become Australian Citizens. Qualifications: Successful completion of an examination in Typing conducted on behalf of the Public Service Board. Typing speed of not less than 35 w.p.m. with a low error margin highly desirable. Salary: Australian Public Service Typist Grade 1 $6,584-$ 14004 Further information may be obtained by telephoning (062) 613140. Applications are required no later than 14 June 1985 and should bo addressed to: The Recruitment Officer Department ot Foreign Affaire CANBERRA, A.C.T. 2600 An equal opportunity employer. *»" DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE Applications are invited from suitably qualified men and women for the following vacancy located in the'Canberra office. PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY DIVISION Civil Personnel Management Branch Clerical Administrative $32351*33520 No. 7969 The selected applicant will Investigate present and future civil manpower information requirements; co-ordinate, advise and critically review requirements for the effective planning, development and utilisation of ADP and nonADP civil manpower systems; and manage and control the Personnel Management Systems Sub-section, Including the Branch computer Installation. Applicants should desirably possess a proven managerial capability. Knowledge of the personnel and establishments functions and experience in systems development would be an advantage. Further Information about this position may be obtained by contacting Mr A. Kelly on Canberra (062) 664735.. Conditions of service Include four weeks annual leave, long service after ten years service and a contributory superannuation scheme. Duty statements are available from Canberra (062) 664716. Applications quoting 'PAP/7969' and Including details of qualifications and experience should be addressed to: The Recruitment Officer Civil Personnel Branch Department of Defence GPO Box E33 Queen Victoria Terrace CANBERRA ACT 2600 by 7 June 1985 The Department ot Defence is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ml OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION Applications are invited for the position of: STENO SECRETARY GRADE 1 Applicants must have first class stenographic skills, and be capable of working in a team. The position will be based in Canberra, and interstate travel may be required. Extended working hours can be expected, particularly during Parliamentary sessions. Overtime is payable. The salary is within the range $ 15674-16476. Applications should be forwarded to: Chief of Staff, Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Parliament House, CANBERRA A.C.T. 2600 Applications close on 19 June 1985.. 11 Lonsdale Street Braddon ACT 2601 An exciting opportunity exists with our document creation unit for a highly presentable FORMS DESIGNER We can offer full training on the latest generation of Xerox computer work stations, however word processing or typesetting experience is necessary. Position will be casual at first, with a view to becoming full time. To arrange an Interview phone Nigel Hyott, Production Manager on 488133. , 31, r i WE HAVE THE JOB '1 i - YOU DECIDE THE INCOME - JJ We have an excellent opening for a person who is seeking | R a position in selling, which will allow them the opportunity B B to prove themselves in a new career. ■ BThs successful applicant must possess initiative, drive, fi enthusiasm and the desire to establish themselves with a ■ B progressive company that offers a promising future. You Q could be the person we are seeking, if you are aged 25-55 ■ B years and have a reliable car. In return we offer you the B opportunity to earn an outstanding income plus substantial q B fringe benefits, with no top limit to your earnings. If you n are the type of person we are looking for you could drastical- g Bly alter your standard of living by contacting us. For an _ interview please phone: H The Manager on 950440, after hours 540224. " | «3J0 | 1 1 j i a CATTLE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA SECRETARY SALARY $17.000'$18,000 The Cattle Council of Australia is the national organisation representing beef cattle producers and is a Commodity Council of he National Farmers' Federation. A position has become vacant in our Secretariat for a Secretary possessing competent shorthand and typing skills. Knowledge of word processing would be beneficial, but not essential as training will be provided. The person appointed would be expected to work with minimum supervision and take an interest in the ecomonic and political issues in which the Council is involved. Written applications to be forwarded to: The Executive Director Cattle Council ol Australia P.O. Box E10 Quoen Victoria Terrace Barton, ACT. 2600. or may be delivered to the Council's office at: 3rd Floor N.F.F. House 14-16 Brisbane Ave Barton. and should be received no later th ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT COMMONWEALTH REPORTING SERVICE COURT REPORTING TYPIST GRADE 1 $16610 Canberra (position No. 860) A vacancy exists in the Canberra Office of the Commonwealth Reporting Service for a Court Reporting Typist capable, after training, of transcribing oral material, either reported audio dictation or live audio recording, and monitoring audio recording of court proceedings. Applicants must pass an initial copy typing test of >0 words per minute with a maximum permissible error rate of 2 per cent. Those successful will then be interviewed for suitability for a period of two weeks training and, on satisfactory completion of training period, must be capable, by test, of transcribing a live audio recording at a rate of 500 words in 15 minutes. Engagement during the training period will be as a Temporary Typist Grade 1 ana payment will be at a rate calculated on an annual salary range of $6584$14004. The salary on appointment is $16601. CONDITIONS include four weeks annual leave plus leave bonus, cumulative sick leave, three months long service leave after ten years service and a comprehensive superannuation scheme. To be eligible for appointment, applicants must be Australian citizens. However, applicants who have permanent resident status may be offered fixedterm employment pending the granting of citizenship. ENQUIRIES: Further information may be obtained by phoning Mr N. McEwan on (062) 497322. APPLICATIONS showing full particulars of qualifications and experience together with a contact phone number should be forwarded to: The Secretary, Attorney-General's Department, BARTON, ACT 2600 by 13 June 1985 The Attorney-General's Department Is an Equal Opportunity Employer. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE The Department of Defence invites applications from suitably qualified men and women for the following vacancy located in Canberra. INDUSTRIAL DIVISION Administrative Services Branch DIRECTOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT POSITION Ne. 6 $37,564-39,135 The successful applicant will be required to direct and control the activities of the system development section (including functional responsibility for systems development activities undertaken by Regional elements). Formulate policy relating to the introduction of management systems, including those which involve the use of EDP, Word Processing, micrographics, desk-top computers and other related technological develop ments. Qualifications: Proven administrative ability of a high order, appropriate tertiary qualifications and relevant experience in systems development activities highly desirable. For further information contact Mr A. M. Beveridge (062) 653516. Conditions of service include four weeks annual leave, long service after ten years service and a contributory superannuation scheme. Duty Statements are available from Canberra (062) 664716. Applications quoting position number 6 and including details of qualifications and experience should be addressed to: The Recruitment Officer Civil Personnel Branch Department of Defence GPO Box E33 Queen Victoria Terrace Canberra ACT 2600 by June 14, 1985. The Department of Defence Is an Equal Opportunity Employer National Capital Development Commission ASSISTANT RECRUITMENT OFFICER (Clerical Admin Class 2/3) $17181-$19363 Applications are invited from suitably qualified or experienced persons for the position of Assistant Recruitment Officer. The successful applicant will be required to assist in day to day recruitment activities associated with the advertising of vacant positions, administration of applications, organising travel and accommodation for applicants selected for interview, indoctrination and preparation of documentation of new staff. Conditions of service are generally similar to those applying in the Australian Public Service including requirement to contribute to the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme. In certain cases, superannuation and service for long service leave and sick leave are transferable. A permanent officer of the Australian Public Service would be covered by the mobility provisions of Part IV of the Public Service Act. The Commission Is an equal opportunity employer. Applications, in writing, giving full details of qualifications (and including contact telephone number), should be submitted to the Secretary and Manager (Attention: Recruitment Officer), National Capital Development Commission, GPO Box 373 Canberra, ACT 2601, by 14 June 1985. THE PHARMACY GUILD OF AUSTRALIA RESEARCH OFFICER (2 POSITIONS) Salary from $28,000 depending on qualifications and experience. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia takes a high profile in providing a range of representative and advisory services to its 4,900 pharmacist members. The Guild is a national body with four divisions and branches in each State. Two research officer positions are available with the Guild's National Secretariat In Canberra. The first involves conducting research in relation to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and its operation and the provision of statistical support for the development of management information and services. The successful applicant would be responsible to the Directors of the Health Economics and Management Divisions of the Guild, and should have appropriate tertiary Qualifications with experience in economics/commerce and/or statistics. Computing skills would also be an advantage. The second position involves conducting research in relation to pharmacy practice and generally to assist the Guild's Executive Director to whom the successful applicant would be responsible. Tertiary qualifications and/or experience in pharmacy would be a distinct advantage for this position. Contact: Dr Michael Tatchell — 062 810911 for further information. Applications in writing to: Executive Director The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, PO Box 36, Deakfn ACT 2600 *380, jJLj AUSTRALIAN jfWf PUBLIC "SIgr SERVICE DATA PROCESSING OPERATOR-IN-TRAINING $6456-12,911 Applications are invited from persons interested in training as a Data Processing Operator. Positions will be located in Canberra in one of the following De partments. Department of Defence Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Taxation Office Department of Health Department of Finance Department of Territories Applicants will need to demonstrate that they can achieve a typing speed of twenty words per minute and some applicants may also be required to under take a selection test. Application forms and information brochures are available from: The Regional Director Office of the Public Service Board McLachlan Offices National Circuit Barton, ACT 2600 Telephone 717103 To be eligible for appointment,' applicants must be Australian citizens. However, applicants who have Permanent Residence Status may be offered full time employment pending the granting of citizenship. Applications should be forwarded to reach the above address by June 28, 1985. HAIRDRESSING appren ticeship. 2 weeks' work exi" perience from early to midJuly with employment prospects for beginning of next year. 1st year apprentice. ,v wages paid. Please write to'j.j Vanity Fayre Hair and Bcau-;.i ty Salon, 22 Bougainville St,'-;i. Manuka, 2603. HAIRDRESSING, Brighlf s young person required for.• 1st year junior within busy • salon. For interview Ph 885689 bh. ;, HAIRDRESSING Anprenticc, V. 1st or 2nd yr. prefer Yr 12 ' certificate, Nthside salon, ■; 544636 Monday. HOUSE help 2hrs 2 days week. Ph 811036. HOUSECLEANER wanted. Ph 416894. HOUSE Cleaner, mature, re liable, 2-3 hrs pw. Ph .. 824237. ; INTERVIEWERS: Week- -'V ends. For Morgan Gallup - Poll. If you arc aged ■' 20-65,like talking with " people, livein or near Red Hill, have a 'phone and car* you can cam $56 to $70 ■ oncc or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 7 or 8 hours. Phone Jill Ed wards in Melbourne until • 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) • 602-5222; Or wriieio v 6C_ „1Ilt ,u Morgan Gallup Pool, Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001. INTERESTING part-time position for nicely mannered lady over 25, who enioys meeting people and selling. Payment on commission basis. 571312. JOINER Fast growing Mel bourne building firm requires an experienced joiner able to make a variety of 1 off building components, for high quality projects. Secure and challenging position. Please ring alter 8am Monday (03) 4861022. JUNIOR AjII time or casual shop assistant. Apply Lc Croissant, Shop 32, Bclcon- ■ nen Moll, JUNIOR Secretary. A varied • and interesting position at -the Australian Hospital As- ' soc. Accurate typing - csseti- ' tifll. Ph Mrs A. Robins On : 472522 to arrange an in terview. KIND woman to mind 2 tod dlers at short notice for relief ! teacher in my Kambah home, $30 per day. Ph <. 312449. ; KIND reliable woman to mind j' children/child on an occa- : sional basis, Deakin, Ph - 810076. KITCHEN HAND. Must be : experienced and reliable. . Full or part-time. Ph 475741. KNITTERS wanted for com- . plicated and plain hand knit- ' ting. Ph 479239 Mon-Fri. LABOURER required for pipe ' laying crew, over award wages, permanent position. • Ph 910440. LABOURERS req, apply Ropaks Site Office, A.D.F.A. Duntroon this morning, ' 7.30-8.30. LADY to work part-time on Mitchell's Coffee Spot, First Floor, Monaro Mall. Apply in person. LADIES req to do simple demonstration of home se- . curity system at a display at the Woden Shopping Square from Tucs 11.6.85 to Sat -15,6.85. Must be well • groomed, aged 25-45. Exc remuneration package by way of hourly rates and incentives. Ph 806731 after 9am Mon. LAD 18 yrs, with year 10, for book production. Ph 806038 after 11 Mon. LETTERBOX deliverers re- . quired for Red Hill and , Griffith. Ph 956836. MAINTENANCE Handyman required for foll-tlme permanent position starting as soon as possible. Essential requirements: basic knawl-V edge of general building maintenance. Please send v' brief written application to: . The Bursar, Canberra Gram-, mar School, Monaro Crcs ' Red Hill, A.C.T., 2603 by I: June 10, 1985. ■ ■EMm Pfoiessionaily prepared for ih,n ! application and INTERVIEW SKILLS are essential in winning th.ii >u>w pulton Contact Jim Ritchie 4874// fHUFBSSIQNAL CAREERS AUSTRALIA AMP BUILDING HOBART PLACE WOODGER CORPORATION LIMITED CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH FINANCIAL SECURITY Canberra/Queanbeyan's largest Real Estate Agency offers a new and better deal for successful salespeople interested in a career in Real Estate. • Top producers with other agencies will find our package most attractive; • Our company Is a household name in the Canberra Region and is expanding its NEW HOME SALES market. • Many large local builders have seen the benefit of employing Woodgers to represent them and the successful applicants will be appointed under the following conditions 1. A substantial retainer. 2. Car allowance. 3. Telephone allowance. 4. Superannuation Scheme. 5. Generous commission 6cheme including escalating commission to reward top producers. 6. Staff discount for petrol. 7. Annual leave with loadings. 8. Sick leave benefits. 9. Ongoing in-house and externel training programs involving all aspects of Real Estate and Finance. • Our company's continuing policy of strong corporate exposure, advertising programs and community involvement wilf ensure an atmosphere exists to provide motivated people with opportunities second to none. QUALIFICATIONS Candidates should have the ability to express themselves well, have ambition, good personality and cot be afraid to work hard to attain their goals. Experience In Real Estate Practice an advantage though not essential. Candidates without Real Estate experience are encouraged to apply. TO APPLY For an Initial, confidential interview phone Mrs Jan Howard on 977555 or write to: w VX7 WOODGER CORPORATION LIMITED P.O. BOX 780,142 Monaro Street. QUEANBEYAN. N.S.W. 2620. Ph: (062) 977555 The General Manager, Agency Division, Woodger Corporation limited, PO Box 634,"}
{"id":122515133,"text":"11 Jun 1985 - Low turnout on wage poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 11 June 1985, page 4 ROME, Monday (Rcutcr). — Polling stations reported a low turnout last night after the first day of voting on a Communist-sponsored referendum to reverse wage cuts imposed by the Government a year ago. Voting continued this morning. Italy's Socialist Prime Minister, Mr Craxi, has threatened to resign immediately if the proposal succeeds. Officials said that widespread warm, sunny weather yesterday had sent many of the nation's 45 million registered vqtcrs to the beach instead of to the polling booths. By late afternoon, 29.8 per cent of those eligible had cast their votes. The Italian Communist Party, which gathered more than three times the 500,000 signatures needed to call a referendum, wants to restore the four sliding scale wage-indexation points cut by the Government as part of its anti-inflation program."}
{"id":122515670,"text":"13 Jun 1985 - Wran well back in opinion poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 13 June 1985, page 3 Wran well back in opinion poll SYDNEY: The NSW Labor Government has recorded its lowest rating since winning office in 1976, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in this week's Bulletin magazine, puts Labor support in May at 40 per cent — down two percentage points on the previous month — while support for the Liberal-National Party Opposition rose two points to 49 per cent. Approval for the way the Premier, Mr Wran, was handling his job increased one point but was still only 34 per cent, well behind the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Greiner, whose rating slipped one point to 50 per cent. The poll said the Opposition would have won handsomely if an election had been held last month. The findings came from in terviewing 1,465 electors throughout the State. In Victoria, 1,082 electors were polled and results published by the magazine suggested that the State Labor Government would have been returned with a slightly increased majority if an election had been held in May. Support for the ALP was 48 per cent — one point down on April. Support for the Liberals fell two points to 36 per cent, with the Nationals recording a three-point rise to 9 per cent. The Democrats had a 5 per cent approval rating. Fifty-five per cent of those polled approved of the way the Premier of Victoria, Mr Cain, was handling his job — up one point on April. Support for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Kennett, remained steady at 33 per cent."}
{"id":122521248,"text":"08 Aug 1985 - ALP trails in NSW poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 8 August 1985, page 10 ALP trails in NSW poll SYDNEY: The NSW Labor Party is trailing the Opposition in the public opinion polls and would lose a State election if it was held now, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, published in yesterday's Bulletin magazine, showed that the ALP had a popularity rating of 41 per cent, 8 percentage points behind the LiberalNational Party Opposition on 49 per cent. The NSW Premier, Mr Wran, gained in public approval, having increased his support by 2 percentage points since June, to have 41 per cent approval in July. The State Opposition Leader, Mr Greiner, retained his lead over Mr Wran in the popularity stakes, with 51 per cent public support."}
{"id":122522311,"text":"14 Aug 1985 - Privacy Bill requested by group Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 14 August 1985, page 19 Privacy Bill requested by group I Association formed to lobby Government on ID-card plan An association callcd People Against IDs has been formed to lobby against a Government proposal for a national identity-card system. PAID was formed in the past two weeks and operates from the Sydney office of Movement Against Uranium Mining. It asks that the Government cease plans to implement an identity-card system, that there be more public debate about identity-cards and that the Government enact a Privacy Bill, which was proposed by the Law Reform Commission to safeguard existing rights to privacy. The formation of PAID is a significant indicator of public opinion for some members of the Caucus legal and administrative committee, which is considering the identity-card proposal. Committee-member Senator Bolkus (Lab, SA) has been outspoken against the Government's proposal. "The response to the suggestion of r the introduction of identity-cards has been one of bored tolerance," Senator Bolkus said in a paper issued in July. "Little debate has developed on the matter and there has been, as yet, little scrutiny of the Government's proposal and its implications." Senator Bolkus, a member of the Labor Party's left faction, and other members of the faction have helped keep media attention on identitycards while the committee has been meeting privately. The committee met in July and again on Thursday. It is to report after a final meeting on August 21. \\ Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin on July 30 showed that 68 per cent of those surveyed thought the identity-card proposal was a good idea. Seventy-three per cent of these were Labor Party voters. Main criticisms of the proposal are that identity-cards would facilitate invasion of privacy and access to personal information and would not fulfil their objectives, which include re duclions in tax-avoidance, taxevasion and social-security fraud, and assistance in finding criminals and illegal immigrants. The Department of Social Security and the Australian Federal Police are among those who have criticised the proposal. The AFP said at Thursday's committee meeting that identity-cards would not help policc find criminals and illegal immigrants. The Minister for Health, Dr Blcwcit, said at the tax summit conference in June that identity-cards would help police find illegal immigrants and make available jobs for 60,000 Australians. The member for Aston, Mr Saunderson (Lab, Vic), said in a paper he issued last week that "anyone who seriously entertains the notion that the Australian Government would be loading onto planes and ships some 60,000 illegal residents, and sending them back to whence they come, has no comprehension of the realities of life". Identity-cards would be expected to raise $ 150 million, mainly in taxes, in their first year of operation, $450 million the second, $750 million the third and $800 million subsequently. A reader in information sciences at the Australian National University's Department of Commerce, Dr Roger Clarke, said in a submission to the committee that these figures were "pure guesswork and fail to withstand even the most cursory analysis". He said the Government's proposal had grave social implications. Data banks of Government departments were, to a limited extent, computer accessible — personal information stored in one department's data bank could be obtained by another department. information technology was insufficient to support a single, vast database. But a national identity-card system, which created a standard number for ail Australians, could facilitate this."}
{"id":122522652,"text":"15 Aug 1985 - Hawke gains in popularity poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 15 August 1985, page 10 Hawke gains in popularity poll SYDNEY: The Prime Min ister, Mr Hawke, has gained in popularity, according to a Morgan Gallup poll. The approval rating for Mr Hawke climbed by 4 percentage points reaching 50 per cent, the highest it has been in the past four polls. Published in yesterday's Bulletin, the survey showed that voters preferred Mr Hawke as Prime Minister over the Liberal Party leader, Mr Peacock. The preference gap has widened by three points, so Mr Hawke now holds 57 per cent compared to Mr Peacock's score of 30 per cent, the poll showed. Despite Mr Hawke's popularity, the Liberal and National Party coalition would have won comfortably if an election had been held earlier this month. Almost 2,000 electors were polled on the last weekend of July and the first weekend of August."}
{"id":122524368,"text":"24 Aug 1985 - Americans unworried by AIDS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 24 August 1985, page 4 Americans unworried by AIDS ATLANTA, Georgia, Friday (AFP). — Eightyone per ccnt of Americans arc relatively unworried about the uncurable acquired immunity-dcficicncy syndrome, a Gallup poll has indicated. That percentage said reports that AIDS could be contracted by shaking a carrier's hand or being in the same room were false, the Federal Centre for Disease Control announced yesterday. Officials said the poll showed that Americans were well-informed about AIDS."}
{"id":122525514,"text":"30 Aug 1985 - Howard stays prominent as review of party front bench approaches Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 30 August 1985, page 2 Howard stays prominent as review of party front bench approaches By PAUL MALONE AT THE end of this year the Leader of the Opposi-tion, Mr Peacock, is sched-uled to review the per-formance of the "shadow ministry" and reorganise it as he sees fit. The promise of such a review should keep the frontbenchers on their toes. But it also creates potential for unrest. If any sig-nificant demotions are made or even if some ambitious backbenchers do not get the reward they expect, Mr Peacock could put his own position at risk. Certainly when he makes his decision he will be examining not only performance but the support individual members can muster. After the last election he created a potentially dangerous cell of op-position on the back bench when he demoted four NSW members — Mr Jim Carlton, a former NSW general secretary of the party, Mr John Spender, Dr Harry Edwards and Mr Wal Fife. Others to lose frontbench scats were Mr Steele Hall (SA). Ms Kathy Martin (Qld) and Mr Peter Fisher (Vic). By far the most dangerous move was the demotion of Mr Carlton, a leading member of the economic rationalists in the party. These have been in the ascendancy in the party since late in the Fraser years of Government. Mr Carlton is known for his ability as a numbers man who could potentially or-ganise a coup. As a consolation prize after his removal Mr Carlton was offered, and accepted, a position on the key parliamentary party committee, the policy and implementation committee. This may have coun-tered some of his disaffection. But politicians are an ambitious lot. As a former minister, Mr Carlton would be well aware that what really matters is getting on the front bench, and he will expect to be reappointed in December. He would be well aware that with Mr Howard as Leader he would be a certainty for the front bench. Others also may believe that they would get a better deal under Mr Howard. Mr Howard demonstrated at the National Press Club on Wednes-day that he is the leading voice in determining the new policy direc-tion for the party. Acting more like a leader of the party than a deputy, he not only spelt out the policy positions which the party has de-termined, but he expressed his own views on some issues. He is hardly likely to be pulled back into line by Mr Peacock. According to the latest Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bul-letin, Mr Howard's performance as Deputy Leader has a higher ap-proval rating than Mr Peacock's as Leader. Mr Howard's problem is that he is seen by many as colour-less, and he is tarnished by being closely identified with the Fraser years. Of course treasurers or "shadow treasurers" rarely get the oppor-tunity to come across in a favourable light. Mr Howard gets one such rare opportunity today when he is host on the Ray Martin 'Midday' program. Most politi-cians would jump at the oppor-tunity to show their human face to one million or so viewers around the country, but Mr Peacock re-fused it, clearing the way for Mr Howard. So this week Mr Howard has had nation-wide news coverage doing the serious side of his job of replying to the Budget speech by the Treasurer, Mr Keating, and he will finish the week with a 1½-hour public-relations gift. Political lead-ers rarely give such gifts to their principal opponent. Again this week Mr Howard re-fused to rule out a challenge for the leadership. Before the election last year Mr Howard's stock reply to questions about such a challenge was that he was working flat out to secure Liberal victory, and if that was achieved Mr Peacock would be Leader. But given the expectation that Labor would sweep the polls it was generally believed that what would happen was that Mr Howard would launch a challenge then. After Mr Peacock's surprisingly good result, Howard stays prominent as review of party front bench approaches Mr Howard: still fending off questions about a challenge for leadership. Mr Howard's opportunity evaporated. He now awaits another oppor-tunity. In order to keep his options open he fends off all questions by referring back to his post-election response to leadership-challenge questions. On December 7, when Mr Peacock was returned unop-posed as Leader, Mr Howard said that given the track record of loyal-ty that he had for the cause of the Liberal Party he was not really required to answer the question of whether he would challenge. He has refused to add to this reply and so experienced political observers have concluded that he is waiting for the opportune moment to move. If Mr Peacock makes any serious mistakes or if his popu-larity falls a challenge will be on. At the other end of the Liberal Party political spectrum from Mr Howard is the South Australian Mr Steele Hall, with the unique record of having been a Premier, a senator and a Member of the House of Representatives. By speaking out last week against the privatisation of the Commonwealth Bank and Qantas, Mr Hall established himself clearly as the leading voice of those Liberal Party members who are not convinced that a "free" market will solve all economic ills. Mr Hall is not alone in his thinking, though he clearly is in a minority. Senator Missen (Vic) is publicly in agreement while Mr Max Burr believes the two men have performed a useful function by challenging the dominant ra-tionalists' view. Privately other members have their reservations about the rationalist approach. Those most frequently mentioned arc Mr Macphcc, Senator Baume, Senator Puplick, Senator Hill and Senator Watson. Mr Howard took the extreme line on Wednesday that not only should the Commonwealth Bank be privatised but he was not fright-ened by the possibility that this might result in foreign ownership of at least part of it. He offered a sweetener to the privatisation policy by suggesting that shares might be sold at a discount to employees of the institutions. He showed no concern that any dis-count would amount to an ap-propriation from the people of Australia. The political pragmatists in the party may be concerned at the ammunition Mr Howard's hard-line privatisation policy is giving the Government. In particular they would be concerned by his acceptance of the foreign purchase of the institutions. Labor politi-cians storming the country warn-ing that a Liberal Government would sell such national assets as Qantas and the Commonwealth Bank to overseas interests could be a real threat to the coalition. Certainly Mr Hall and Senator Misscn would not support such sales. And sincc the Liberal Party would be divided on the subject it would have little chance of selling the policy. By speaking out now, Mr Hall has raised the possibility that he could throw his hat into the ring for leadership of the party. There is no possibility of his winning it in the near future. The rationalists are in far too strong a position for that. But should Mr Howard or Mr Peacock, as Leader, lose the next election, the question would have to be asked, can the party succeed with more of the same? The pragmatists are by far the biggest single group in the Parlia-mentary Liberal Party. They could quickly swing from their tolerant support of the rationalists to a more middle-of-the-road, Steele Hall, approach."}
{"id":122525999,"text":"01 Nov 1984 - Enrolment reminder from PM Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 1 November 1984, page 8 Enrolment reminder from PM The Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has reminded Australians of voting age who have not yet registered to vote to do so by tomorrow. He issued his reminder at the National Press Club while launching a new book by a Canberra political journalist, Mr Laurie Oakes, called 'How Will I Vote'. The book is designed for Australians who are not familiar with the political parties and processes. Mr Hawke expressed his confidence that Australians would put their country first on December 1 by returning his Government and approving the two referendums. The Electoral Commissioner, Dr Colin A. Hughes, said yesterday that processing of enrolment details by divisional returning officers had increased since the election was announced. "In some areas, enrolment processing, whether for newly eligible voters, changes to addresses, or other reasons, has doubled over that for nonelection periods," he said. "Electoral Commission staff are currently processing upwards of 20,000 enrolment transactions a day." ? The Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, with Mr Laurie Oakes during the launching of Mr Oakes's book at the National Press Club yesterday. Sinclair sees victory The Leader of the National Party, Mr Sinclair, denied yesterday having admitted that the Opposition could lose the December 1 election. He was widely reported as having said that the coalition parties would come "very close" to beating Labor at the ballot box. His comments, made on a brief campaign stop in Darwin, were interpreted as the first admission by an Opposition leader that victory was not assured. Speaking on the ABC 'AM' program yesterday, Mr Sinclair said his comments had not been taken in the way they were meant, and the Opposition definitely would win. Coalition views split over women's issues The Liberal Party electoral sales pitch to women will swing on a neatly packaged appendix to the general policy. It is an approach apparently modelled on Labor Party Budget tactics. The document will restate tax policy and detail special allowances, employment and training programs specifically designed for women or that accidentally affected them. It will explain the mechanics of income splitting between couples and "nominal splitting" for single women, the Opposition's plan for migrant women, women's refuges, affirmative action and employment. It is a carbon-copy of a strategy I used by the Labor Government, when a special booklet called An Assessment of the Impact on Women of the 1984-85 Budget was published with the Budget papers. But for all the Liberal Party's buttering-up of women voters, there appears to be serious conflict in coalition attitudes. During his address to the Business and Professional Women's Club of Canberra, the Opposition spokesman on industrial relations, Mr' Macphee, was clearly concerned about the comments By DEBBIE CAMERON of the Leader of the National Party, Mr Sinclair, about women and feminists during a weekend rally. Mr Macphee circled the issue in his speech, and worked up to ■his criticism with a quote from former Prime Minister, Sir Rob ert Menzies. In his 1946 policy speech, Sir Robert Menzies said, "Tonight I speak to the women of Australia with profound respect and gratitude. They have established an unanswerable'claim to economic, legal, industrial and political equality. "I hope that the time will soon come when we can say truthfully there is no sex discrimination in public or private office, in political or industrial opportunity we are all men and women, citizens of the common interest and with a common task." "Well," Mr Macphee said, "I leave you with those words. You can measure the progress of our society in relation to them." Mr Macphee went on to take a swipe at Mr Sinclair. "I noticed a statement at the weekend by a prominent politician that somehow there was no need to have that sort of vigilance and those sorts of objectives, because once women got the vote they seemed to have accomplished equality," he said. "Well that's a point of view I suppose, but not ohe which I share." At a Tamworth meeting on Saturday night Mr Sinclair said, "Unlike the suffragettes of old, whose pleas for voting equality were clearly, understood, the cause of radical feminist groups seems intent on belittling the traditional role of women in the family environment and not enhancing respect fpr the ability of women in socicty. "They are putting tremendous pressure on vyomcn who wish to be themselves, to accept less status," Mr Sinclair said. But in a weekend statement about Mr Sinclair's comment, Mr Macphee said, "There willalways be a need for women to express a desire for equality, as long as the ways in which they want that equality are resisted by men. "The words used by Mr Sinclair are reminiscent of the views expressed by some men and some women when the suffragettes sought the right to vote." Peacock says campaign going particularly well BRISBANE: The coalition did not need opinion polls to tell it the election campaign was moving its way, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, said yesterday. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll, published in yesterday's Bulletin magazine, showed that the coalition had picked up one point to 41 per cent of the vote, while Labor was holding its rating steady at 50 per cent. Mr Peacock's personal popularity rating rose from 19 to 24 per cent, while that of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, fell one point to 67 per cent. Mr Peacock said the campaign was going "particularly well for the coalition and would continue to do so". "I expect to get significantly increased support from people on polling day," he said. "I know the way this campaign is moving — it's moving toward us. I don't need any poll that was taken 10 days ago to tell me that." MOUNT ISA: The Leader of the National Party, Mr Sinclair, committed a coalition government yesterday to an overall cut in taxes. He said a Liberal-National Party government would ensure a real cut in personal income tax and that taxes overall were cut. Speaking on a Mount Isa radio station, he ruled out a valueadded tax as an option in the coalition's examination of indirect taxes. Coalition rethinks its promises MELBOURNE: The coalition parties had had to rethink their election promises because of recent warnings about the economic outlook, the Opposition spokesman on Treasury matters, Mr Howard, said yesterday. A coalition government could now promise to implement only the principal elements of its program in its first Budget, Mr Howard told a news conference in Melbourne. He put the cost of promises to be fulfilled in the first Peacock Budget at $441 million — not $2,542 million, which he said the Government had put on the Opposition's commitments. "Over the past few weeks both the Prime Minister and the Treasurer have engaged in wild, erratic and frequently contradictory claims about the cost of our election program," Mr Howard said. The warnings prompting the coalition rethink came from, among others, the former Secretary of the Treasury, Mr John Stone, and the Minister for Industry and Commerce, Senator Button. Last month Mr Stone had predicted tax increases next year and Senator Button had warned of "very significant budgetary problems" in 1985 and 1986. Senator Button also had said the economic recovery would continue in a "patchy way"."}
{"id":122526283,"text":"03 Nov 1984 - Flawed migration tract Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 3 November 1984, page 20 Flawed migration tract Some six months before the arrival in Darwin of the first refugee boat from Vietnam in April 1976, the Gallup poll asked: "If hundreds of thousands of unarmed people from the north land in Northern Australia from small boats, should we let them stay, or force them to leave?" Those responding that wc "let them stay" were easily outnumbered by those who demanded that we "force them to leave": 19 per cent to 58 per cent, with 23 per cent undecided. As Murray Goot, a Sydney-based political scientist, said in a recent paper: "No poll had ever reproduced the threat of the 'yellow peril' more accurately." In the ensuing two years the movement direct to Northern Australia increased dramatically, reaching its peak in May-June 1978. The enactment in international waters around Australia of the great tragedy of the boat people of Indo-China, denied landing rights by the countries of SouthEast Asia, was brought home to millions of Australians watching on their television screens the arrival of crowded vessels in Darwin. The point of the "yellow peril" public opinion poll and the subsequent experience which resulted in the arrival of some 90,000 refugees from Indo-China after the fall in Saigon (of whom fewer than 2,500 came direct by boat) is the underlying theme of Professor Blainey's book. The book is an expanded version of the talk which the author gave at a Rotary conference at Warrnambool last March and of the ensuing controversy in the printed and electronic media. According to Blainey: "... the pace of Asian immigration is now far ahead of public opinion, especially the public opinions in those suburbs and workplaces to which many of these Vietnamese and Kampuchean refugees will go. In the last resort it is not the politicians, it is not Canberra, which determines whether an immigration program will succeed. It is public opinion which decides." This argument about the role of public opinion is extended in the book to the criticism of the nondiscriminatory principle in immigration policy which has been in operation since 1973 and the larger issue of multi-culturalism. As far as opposition to a specific group of newcomers is concerned, this is not a new development in the history of Australia's post-war migration and it is something that Blainey largely ignores. In the late 1940s opinion ran strongly against the immigration of Displaced Persons — the East European refugees of World War II. Feelings ran high, again with equal vigour, against Italians and Greeks in the following decade. So hostility to particular groups and aspects of the immigration program is neither new or as threatening as Blainey suggests. When it comes to innovative programs in any area of social policy — of which immigration is a prime example — public opinion inevitably could be lagging behind. This was certainly true in 1947, when the Chifley Government introduced the large-scale program of immigration and it was equally true in the 1960s when the very edifice of White Australia policy was first undermined by the Holt Government. And so it goes on with every policy initiative in response to new situations as perceived by those of our leaders whom we expect to be true to their calling — men and women of vi sion. Blainey argues that somewhere in the Department oflmmigration and Ethnic Affairs there is a "secret room" from which Government documents emerge demanding more Asian immigrants. This far-fetched if not actually bizarre assumption can be refuted from this reviewer's direct and longlasting experience of the practices and procedures followed by those ALL FOR AUSTRALIA. By Geoffrey Blainey. Methuen Haynes. 176pp. $5.95. Reviewer: GEORGE ZUBRZYCKI. members of the Canberra bureaucracy who are responsible for the administration of Australia's immigration policies. Moreover, figures issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics demonstrate that migration from Asia has contributed less than 30' per cent of the total new settlers, over the past six years. Total Asian numbers have not substantially increased; indeed there has been a reduction since 1981-82. Over the same period of time British and European numbers surged, and then fell to 1978-79 levels as a result of a marked decline in interest and of cuts of independent skilled migration commenced by the coalition Government and continued by the ALP. The trend in declining numbers of UK and Irish residents applying for Australian visas can be compared with the readiness of those in the "secret room" to issue visas. Statistics issued for the financial year which ended last June show that British-Irish applicants had a two-in-three chance that their application would be accepted, while Asian applicants' chances were one in three. So much for the antiBritish bias of those "secret" government statistics and other documents which, as Jack Waterford of Geoffrey Blainev The Canberra Times has shown. Blainey never tried to obtain. Another unfounded generalisation in Blainey's book is when he talks of "unemployed immigrants", implying that these arc mainiy Asians. Yet the official statistics that relate incidence of unemployment to the country of birth recall that in the middle of 1984, out of 580,700 Australian residents who were drawing unemployment benefits, only 12,345 were Indo-Chinese. In the three months from May 1984 there was a consistent fall in the unemployment rate among Vietnamese. My final and strongest criticism of Blainey's book must be reserved for his distorted view of multiculturalism as "that policy [which] savours more of a Canberra Seminar than a Perth Supermarket on Saturday morning". As a member of a "Canberra Seminar" which, way back in 1967-68, canvassed cultural and political pluralism in approaching problems of migrant settlement, I should like to assure Professor Blainey that the present multi-cultural policies are not out of touch with what is going on in Springvale, Vic., Cabramatta, NSW, or, for that matter, in a Perth supermarket as described by one of his correspondents. Multi-culturalism is about the social organisation of cultural differences, it is about whether and how education, law and the media can correct prejudice, racism and institutional obstacles to moblity. It is about the worth of cultural pluralism and diversity as an enrichment of Australia society. It is about the encouragement of respect for persons whose background and value are different and the reinforcement in those persons of a sense of self and personal worth. It is about the sensitisation of Australia's mainstream institutions to the presence and legitimate needs of cultural minorities. Multi-culturalism is about the fundamental issue of national unity — it is all for Australia. Marsh: macho and memories Here and there among these juvenile jottings penned by Rod Marsh there are glimpses of matters more profound then drinking bouts with "Dougie". Marsh saw himself as a "father figure" in the Australian cricket team before his retirement. The reality was that he remained a perpetual adolescent, delighting in binges and in memories of the glory days with Chappelli when he, Ian, Greg and Dennis were young. Marsh's chief grouch in this book is his being passed over for the Australian captaincy. He says in tabloid language that he was "bitterly disappointed" when Kim Hughes was given the job in 1983-84. He outlines what he considers to CLOVES, SWEAT AND TEARS: The Final Shout. By Rod Marsh. Penguin. 180pp $4.95. Reviewer: GRAEME BARROW. be the worst points of the respective candidates. Hughes is given three "minuses", Marsh on his own reckoning six. He writes with unconscious humour that the 45 cans he guzzled on the way to England in 1983 "probably didn't enhance my chances". In swaggering macho style he wants Australia to "fight fire with fire, brute pace with brute pace" in this summer's Test series with the West Indies, those dusky visitors who almost warrant permanent resident status, so often do they seem to be in Australia. He wants a pool of fast bowlers in the Australian squad, the least successful in one Test making way for someone else in the next, The Institute of Sport should have cricket on the curriculum. He warns about Australian cricket being scalped through South African inducements to top players. There should be a players' association with its own paid administrators. Professionals should run the Australian Cricket Board. The sub-title of this book, "The Final Shout", indicates that Marshy is giving away "authorship". That's news worth shouting about. Rodney Marsh Patterns of crime go undetected C<OLIN Wilson's latest book is a valiant attempt to place crime in perspective against human discovery, exploration and invention; an attempt, as he puts it, "to tell the story of the human race in terms of [the] counterpoint between crime and creativity, and to use the insights it brings to try to disccrn the next stage in human evolution." Wilson has dozens of works to his credit, with titles ranging from 'A Book of Booze' and 'The Gclter Phenomenon' to 'Bernard Shaw — A Reassessment' and 'New Pathways in Psychology'. While collating information for his 'Encyclopedia of Murder'in the 1950s he bccame convinced from the A CRIMINAL HISTORY OF MAN KIND. By Colin Wilson. Granada. 702pp. $35. Reviewer: BRIAN JEFFREY. many case studies he had examined that there must be undiscovered patterns and basic laws that would provide clues to a seemingly steady rise in the crime rate. The end result of his subsequent flirtation with the psychology of violence, in a nutshell, is that "the worst crimes are not committed by evil degenerates, but by decent and intelligent people taking •pragmatic' decisions". Even the worst excesses can be explained in this way, he says: Hitler's mass murders, for example, were the outcome of a twisted kind of idealism. Furthermore, each age, he asserts, has its own characteristic pattern of crime, and this can be related to a theory expounded by psychologist Abraham Maslow in the mid-1960s that human motivation can be described in terms of a hierarchy of needs or values. Wilson says his research has indicated that this hierarchy of needs approximates historical periods of time: hence his hypothesis that crime has changed and evolved through the centuries. In an effort to prove his point, lie presents the reader with an unrelieved record of murder and" bloodshed which ranges across the calculated sadism of the Assyrians, the opportunism of the Greek pirates, the brutality of the Romans, the mindless destruction by the Vandals and the mass slaughters directed by such individuals as Genghis Khan and Vlad the Impaler, to the Nazis, the Mafia and such murders as Charles Manson. Frankly, I found 700 pages of it all a bit much, although I give Wilson full marks for his ability to trot out an apt theory or neat example to support his case. Referring to the tendency of sex crimes in the early part of this century to display an increasingly strange element of perversion, for instance, he calls up the case of one Sy Ivestre Matushka, a Hungarian company director who, in 1932, was tried for causing two train crashes, one of which resulted in the loss of 22 lives, and for attempting to cause a third. Matushka admitted that the thought of trains crashing caused him intense sexual excitement, and he experienced orgasm when it actually happened. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, but, in a neat twist to the case, Wilson adds that Matushka escaped and reappeared during the Korean War — as the head of a unit for blowing up trains! Just what a criminologist, psychologist, historian or similarly qualified academic might make of Wilson's research and his treatment of the evidence I am unable to say, although I suspect he would attract much sniping. I can report that I found his avoidance of a definite pronouncement on mankind's future somewhat unsatisfactory, given that I had persevered with his tome through several weeks of reading. Perhaps by the time he snapped me out of my glassy-eyed stare on page 610 with those long-awaited words, "All this explains why .. my mind was so numbed I couldn't have cared less. Having concentrated my attention on his last few pages, however, I did think his conclusion that criminal man is "the result of man's misunderstanding of his own potentialities" something of an an ticlimax."}
{"id":122526447,"text":"03 Nov 1984 - ELECTION 84 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 3 November 1984, page 11 ELECTION 84 Labor still well ahead but coalition gaining, poll shows MELBOURNE: The Labor Government was still well ahead of the coalition parties at the end ofOclobcr, but the Opposition was gaining support, according to the latest Age poll published in Melbourne yesterday. The poll, conducted during the past two weekends, found Labor still led the Coalition panics by a margin of 20 per cent. It found that, had an election been held then, Labor would have won 57 per cent of the vote, the Coalition 37 percent, the Democrats 5 per cent and other candidates ! per cent. The poll showed that on the first weekend surveyed, October 20-21, Labor's lead over the Opposition was 23 per cent, with the Government having 58 per cent of the vote and the Coalition 35 per cent. However, on the last weekend of the poll, Labor's lead had dropped to 17 per cent with 56 per cent of the vote and the Opposition 39 per cent. The poll surveyed 2,000 people throughout Australia and asked how they would vote if an election was held the next day. Fifty-five per cent said they would vote Labor, 35 per cent for the Opposition, 4 per cent for the Democrats, I per cent for other candidates and 5 per cent were undecided. The poll found support for the Government was stronger among men than women by 59 to 35 per cent. It showed Labor led in all age groups and occupations except for farmers."}
{"id":122526857,"text":"06 Nov 1984 - Black money allegations Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 6 November 1984, page 3 Black money allegations Fund 'missed out on huge sums' By PHILIP CASTLE The Community Development Fund had lost access to 10 per cent of between $12 million and $15 million since drawpoker machines came in to the ACT because they were not covered by legislation, the secretary-manager of the Canberra Tradesmen's Union Club at Dickson, Mr Rod Driver, said yesterday. A representative of the Canberra Labor Club, Mr David Combe, said that there were suspicions in the industry that a major attraction of draw-poker machines was that they allowed their owners and operators to "enjoy black money or untaxed income". Both were giving evidence at the ACT Poker- and Amusement-Machine Inquiry before Commissioner Keith Edmunds which resumed hearing yesterday at Construction House. The inquiry is looking at the types of machines, their controls and in what licensed premises they should be allowed in the ACT. This week's hearings include submissions from five licensed clubs, the Licensed Clubs' Association (supplementary submission), submissionsin-reply and a summing-up. Today's hearing is from 9am to noon. Mr Edmunds said during a break in the hearings that it was quite possible that "black money" had passed through the draw-poker machines because there had been virtually no controls on ihem. No-one really knew what had been paid in or what had been paid out. He agreed that it was certain that the Community Development Fund had missed out on some millions of dollars. The fund currently received 10 per cent of the revenue from poker machines. Operators and hirers would have found it relatively easy to have avoided paying tax if they had wanted to. Mr Driver said since drawpoker machines had been introduced to the club about three years ago the total net profit had been $895,000. The net profit on its 16 draw-poker machines in the year to June, 1984, had amounted to $336,279. On this basis Mr Driver said that conservatively in the past year between $ 12 to $ 15 million "had gone missing from all the draw-poker machines operating in the ACT". Before draw-poker machines became illegal in the ACT on July 1 this year it was estimated by the Australian Federal Police that more than 300 of them had been operating in the ACT. Mr Edmunds said at the end of yesterday's hearings that if Mr Driver's figures were correct it was not difficult to work out how much clear profit had been made by operators and hirers of drawpoker machines. The clubs' representatives all argued yesterday that licensed clubs should be allowed to continue to have exclusive access to poker machines because clubs actively supported community activities to a greater degree that did hotels and taverns. Mr Combe presented a copy of a Morgan Gallup poll which showed that in 1980 and 1981 the majority of Australians, except Tasmanians, favoured poker machines in clubs, but the majority did not favour them in hotels. Mr Combe recommended that Mr Edmunds consider consulting the ACT community by having a poll taken to see what its views were. He also suggested that Mr Gary Morgan be called as an expert witness to discuss the poll results. Mr Edmunds said afterwards that the final report was due at the end of December and there would be insufficient time. He agreed that some sort of survey was warranted. He was very happy with yesterday's hearings now that both groups, the clubs and the hotelstaverns, had made submissions which would allow him to make a balanced report. Mr Edmunds had been critical previously that few clubs had put their point of view."}
{"id":122527485,"text":"10 Nov 1984 - Walking the most popular physical activity: survey Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 10 November 1984, page 56 Walking the most popular physical activity: survey Australians prefer walking to any other form of physical activity,the Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism, Mr Brown, said this week. According to a Morgan Gallup Poll taken this year, 68 per cent of Australians over the age of 14 had been involved in some form of exercise at least once over a two-week surveyed period, with twothirds of these listing walking as their main exercise. A greater percentage of women enjoyed walking, 69 per cent against 51 per cent of men, while men showed a preference for jogging, cricket, football, soccer or golf. A higher percentage of men were associated with sporting clubs than women, 37 per cent against 24 per cent. Other preferred activities were aerobics and calisthenics, with 15 per cent of Australians involved during the past winter and 13 per cent engaged in jogging and running. Almost 90 percent of active people did so alone or with friends as opposed to 31 per cent who belonged to sporting bodies and 6 per cent who attended health and fitness centres. The survey showed that 32 per cent of Australians did not take part in any physical activity during the two-week period. The most listed reason was lack of free time followed by physical inability and a lack of interest. Previous surveys had shown that up to 65 per cent of Australians did not take part in any form of physical activity."}
{"id":122528122,"text":"13 Nov 1984 - PM promises business more of the same Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 13 November 1984, page 10 PM promises business more of the same MELBOURNE: Labor's election policy speech would noi be a rash handing out of a whole range of promises, the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, said yesterday. "She will be an adherent to steady-as-you-go which has achieved the rapid growth in our Australian economy," he said. Mr Hawke will launch the ALP policy at the Sydney Opera House today. His comments yesterday were prompted by endorsement of Labor's policies by the new president of the Business Council of Australia, Mr Robert While, of Weslpac. Mr White told The Australian Financial Review that a re-elected Hawke Government should deliver "more of the same" in its second term of office. He said he had been very comforted by the Prime Minister's commitment not to increase the overall tax burden or the Budget deficit as a percentage of GDP and to keep spending growth below the rate of economic growth over the Labor Government's next term. Mr Hawke, opening the 10th international conference of the Confederation of Asian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, departed from his prepared text to welcome Mr White's remarks. "I can assure the Australian business community that they will be getting more of the same," he said. Mr White said he was "very satisfied" with the general thrust of the 1984—85 Budget, including the deficit cut, and indicated that business would see $1,000 million as the minimum starting point for a reduction in next year's deficit. He was gratified at Mr Hawke's "very positive attitude" to attacking business regulation. : A capital gains tax could not, "if you have got any integrity", be ruled out of a total review of Australia's taxation system. j His remarks were a significant boost to Labour in the election campaign and a further setback for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock. Evans launches Yes referendum case MELBOURNE: The coalition parties were opposing the two referendum proposals' only because they wejre not tfib sponsors, the Attorney General,-Senator Evans, said in Melbourne yesterday, launching the 'Yes' campaign at a Labor lawyers' lunch meeting. "Their attitude seems to be that they ^viil support constitutional change only when they arc in power federally." he said. the referendum proposals call for simultaneous elections for the two Houses of Parliament and for interchange of powers between the Cojnmonwealth and States. t'As recently as October, 1983, both [Leader of the Opposition) Andrew Peacock and the then-Leader of the National Party, Doug Anthony, spoke anjl voted in the Parliament in favour oHboth these measures as desirable anfl sensible machinery changes," Senator Evans said. "As recently as September this year Mr Peacock was conceding in the House of Representatives that 'there may be some merit' in the interchange proposal. rOne is left with the impression — ar|d Queensland Premier Joh BjclkePetersen quite unashamedly admitted it last Friday — that the only reason tlip coajition is opposing these referendum!; is that they themselves are no'i the sponsors." Senator Evans said both proposals were being supported by substantial majorities: according to a recent Morgan Gallup Poll, about 80 per cent in the case of simultaneous elections and just under 60 per cent for thifc interchange of powers. ;On the simuHaneous-clcciions pro (■ posal, he said the Houses had been "chronically out of kilter for the past 20 years". If the Government had not had an early election on this occasion to bring the House of Representatives and the Senate back into line, we would have been facing another four half-Senate elections in the next 10 years," he said; " Given the volatility of the Australian political scene, there is no guarantee that, sooner or later, they won't be out of kilter again. "Every time that happens — and every time a half-Senate election becomes necessary — the cost to the taxpayer, on current figures, is $19.2 million.... a huge cost on any view, and it's wholly avoidable if you ensure, as this proposal will, that elections for both Houses in the future are always held on the same day." The interchange-of-powers proposal demanded the support of "any thinking Australian". "The proposal is simply designed to ensure that, where the Commonwealth agrees, it can refer some its own-cxclusivc law-making capacity to the States; and that, where particular States agree, those States can refer some of their law-making capac ity. in areas where they alone can j presently act, to the Commonwealth," he said. The Premier of Victoria, Mr Cain, told the meciing the proposals had enjoyed broad cross-party support in the past. To become effective, a referendum proposal has to receive a majority of 'Yes' votes nationally and it has to be approved by a majority of the States. Senator Evans Hunt query on Murphy Australians had a right to know before the election how the Prime Minister. Mr Hawkc, intended to deal with the findings of the second Senate committee inquiry into the conduct of'Mr Justice Murphy, the Deputy Leader of the National Party, Mr Hunt, said yesterday. "Should the Labor Government be elected on December 1 the people necd_ to know whether Labor would look dispassionately at this matter*; and allow a conscicncc vote to be taken in both Houses of Parliament and both Houses be called upon to resolve the issue." Mr Hunt said. "It would not be good enough for the standing of the highest court in the land for this issue to be resolved purely and simply on hard and fast party lines." Mr Hawke must not go to the people without revealing how he and his party would deal with the matter when Parliament resumed."}
{"id":122528420,"text":"15 Nov 1984 - Popularity rises Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 15 November 1984, page 1 Popularity rises PM moves to head off NDP The Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, moved yesterday to head off growing support for the Nuclear Disarmament Party, saying that votes for it would be wasted. And the Leader of the National Party, Mr Sinclair, said that the growing popularity of the NDP would bring about the demise of the Australian Democrats. The NDP came to the forefront of the election campaign yesterday after the publication of the latest Morgan Gallup poll, which showed that Labor's Senate vote has slipped from 47 per cent to 43 per cent, while • that of the NDP has risen from 3 per cent to 8 per cent, giving it a good chance for a scat. Mr Hawke admitted that the Government's hopes of winning control of the Upper House had been "complicated" by the emergence of the NDP but he believed that support would return to the ALP as the campaign continued and Labor's disarmament policy was better understood. At the same time, Mr Hawke welcomed figures for the House of Representatives which gave Labor 52 per cent support and only 38 per cent to the coalition, indicating a landslide to Labor. The poll was taken on the weekend of November 3-4, when the campaign by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, was at its peak to date and getting favourable media coverage. Mr Peacock's personal-approval rating went up four points to 28 per cent, while Mr Hawke's rose one point to return to 68 per cent. However, in radio and television interviews in Sydney yesterday morning, and at a subsequent news conference in Brisbane, Mr Hawke was more interested in attempting to counter the impact being made by the NDP. He said he could understand people's concern over peace and nuclear disarmament, but a vote for the NDP would be a wasted vote. Although the NDP vote reflected the concern in the community about disarmament, it was up to governments to take action. "Only a government, and not some minority group in the Senate, can do anything about disarmament... no small group can determine what a country will do," he said. People could write slogans and sing songs, but this would not change decisions of gov ernment. The NSW branch of the NDP demonstrated its commitment to peace yesterday when it released about 30 white doves during its campaign launch, held at Mrs Macquaric's Chair at 6am. Its NSW candidate, Mr Peter Garrett, lead singer of the rock band Midnight Oil, said the party should not be described as "single issue". Pryor's view, Editorial. — Page 2. Other election report3. — Pages 14, 15. "We're not a one policy party — we're a fundamental-principle party," he said. "Supporters from the Labor, Liberal and National parties will indicate their party vote in the House of Reps, but will vote for us in the Senate." He would not be a part-time rock singer and a part-time politician if elected — "I'm , a full-time person working for nuclear disarmament in Australia," he said. "1 expect to be taken seriously. Mr Hawke and Mr Hayden have made an enormous amount of comment about our party's stand, which reflects its importance." If elected, he would consult with the leader of the Victorian NDP ticket, former Victorian Labor senator Mrs Jean Melzer, about the direction to vote on other than nuclear concerns. Mrs Melzer said in Melbourne that NDP senators would make use of debate on foreign affairs, defence, the economy, education, and science and technology to push the Government on the nuclear issue. The NDP was concerned that a Labor Government might increase uranium production and allow another mine to open. The party's growing support in the polls was a reflection of widespread community dismay at the Government's failure to take effective action on disarmament. According to the party's pledge read in Sydney yesterday morning, the NDP "will offer real alternatives to this insanity... we will provide a focus for resistance and a voice that will not be silenccd or diverted". Mr Sinclair said that each of the five Democrat senators seemed to have a different view on issues before the Senate, making it hard for people to identify any particular philosophy. "As far as the NDP is concerned, they do have a philosophy that is identifiable," he said. "I think people arc far more likely in the future therefore, if peace is their cause, to support a party where at least you have a cause." The Leader of the Democrats, Senator Chipp, said that a vote for the NDP which gave second preference to Labor would be a meaningless exercise and only strengthen Mr Hawke's pro-nuclear stand. "He will be able to go to bed at night knowing no matter how many nuclear weapons are in our ports or pointed at our children, his electoral position is secure," he said. "The Prime Minister's attempted denigration of the intentions behind the NDP is an indication of his vulnerability on the vital issue of disarmament.""}
{"id":122528490,"text":"15 Nov 1984 - The Canberra Times Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 15 November 1984, page 2 Cmlwra $imrs I Thursday. November 15, 1984 MINOR PARTY HAS VALUE The VAST majority of Australians support the aim of the Nuclear Disarmament Party to rid the world of the immediate threat of a nuclear holocaust. But only a small percentage of voters accept the view that there is a place in Parliament for a single-issue party or that such a party could have any impact on the world scene. The opening yesterday of the Nuclear Disarmament Party's campaign for NSW Senate seats was a fairly tame affair compared with the Australian Labor Party's extravaganza the day before. There were about 50 supporters at the Botanic Gardens as dawn arrived, compared with the thousands inside the Opera House to hear the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, at lunchtime on Tuesday. Yet the open-air launch was reported to be impressive, more like a religious service than a raucous political rally where the party faithful cheer every campaign promise. The meeting began with a period of silence and the release of white doves, the symbol of peace. There were 1 other differences between the events, apart from the venues I and numbers attending. J Mr Hawke spent only a brief time on Tuesday discussing nuclcar arms, declaring that Australia had a high reputation in world forums and it would continue to press for armscontrol agreements, a strengthening of the non-nuclearproliferation regime and an end to nuclear testing. But his words sounded hollow, as he has been the frontrunner in the successful campaign to revive the Australian uranium mining and export industry. At least he spared his audience a repeat of his odd line of reasoning that by selling uranium Australia was helping to ease world tensions, ensuring adherence to nuclear safeguards and checking the spread of nuclear weapons. The Nuclear Disarmament Party declared that Mr Hawke had mouthed platitudes and had failed to address the issue seriously. Mrs Jean Melzer, a former Labor senator now heading the Nuclcar Disarmament Party's Victorian Senate ticket, said the Hawke speech had been "shatteringly banal" on the issue of disarmament. Widespread concern The fact that Mrs Melzer has deserted the ALP for the new single-issue party is some evidence of the widespread concern in Labor circles and the community at large over nuclcar arms. While there is little doubt that Labor will win a sizable majority of seats in the House of Representatives, the emergence of the Nuclear Disarmament Party may well thwart its attempt to achieve a majority in the Senate. After many traditional Labor voters follow the party ticket for the House of Representativess there could be an appreciable defection to the Nuclear Disarmament Party when it comes to marking the Senate ballot paper. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll indicates that the ALP has lost its slight hope of winning a Senate majority because of a strong drift of its supporters to the anti-nuclear party, whose following has increased from 3 per cent of the vote to 8 per cent in only a couple of weeks. Such a sudden jump in popularity should be treated with caution: there might be a statistical discrepancy, and some voters might revert to the major party when confronted with the ballot paper. However, if the polls are on course, the Nuclcar Disarmament Party could in some States be heading for the 12.5 per cent of votes necessary to win a Senate seat. If it fails to gain a quota many of its preferences could favour the Australian Democrats rather than the ALP. The Democrats arc an anti-nuclear party too, but have a broad approach to politics and internal divisions on many issues. Like the ALP, they arc disturbed by the entry of the new party into the campaign, fearing some loss of support. One or more senators of the new party wouid be welcomed by many, to prick the consciences of the major parties on nuclcar issues, but they would have little impact in the world in the quest for disarmament. The Government of the day has all the running in the international forums and the voice of the odd Nuclear Disarmament senator would not be heard outside Australia. At the same time single-issue parties can quickly lose influence inside their own country away from the election atmosphere. A better strategy for the concerned is to remain and fight within the major party of their choice, because that is where the real power is. There is a role for such people as the conscience of a party. This is not to decry the role of the Nuclcar Disarmament Party in this election campaign. With the major parties seeking the middle-class vote with promises of tax reform, and concentrating on economic issues, there was a need for some group to remind the voters that without pcace all the promises mean little. If the major parties are found at the ballot count to have lost some of their traditional support to the Nuclear Disarmament Party, they might be stirred to greater efforts in the cause of disarmament and world pcace."}
{"id":122528594,"text":"15 Nov 1984 - ELECTION 84 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 15 November 1984, page 14 ELECTION 84 Labor will rule House, not Senate: poll SYDNEY: The latest Morgan Gallup poll has again pointed to a landslide victory for Labor in the House of Representatives on December 1 but lack of control of the Senate. Results of the survey published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday said Labor would win 52 per cent of the vote in the House, down one percentage point from the last poll taken late last month. Support for the Opposition in the House of Representatives increased by one point to 38 per cent. The poll was taken on the weekend of November 3 to 4 from a sample of 1,109 voters. The ALP's support in the Senate dropped from 47 per cent to 43 per cent and the Liberal Party had a three-point fall to 25 per cent. The National Party jumped three points to 11 per cent while the newly-formed Nuclear Disarmament Party increased its share from 3 to 8 per cent. The Australian Democrats, who hold the balance of power in the Senate, remained steady at 10 per cent. The approval ratings of both the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, increased as the undecided section of voters shrank. Mr Hawke's approval increased by one point to 68 per ccnt while Mr Peacock's went up four points to 28 per cent. However 70 per cent of those polled felt Mr Hawke would make a better Prime Minister than Mr Peacock, who received only 18 percent support. Referendum 'No' case launched by Durack The introduction of new indirect taxes at State level, under the referendum proposal, would allow the Federal Government to introduce capital-gains taxes or death duties without breaking its election promise, the Opposition spokesman on legal matters, Senator Durack said yesterday. The Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has said the Commonwealth would not increase the tax burden as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product. Senator Durack launched in Melbourne yesterday the 'No' campaign on the referendum questions on the interchange of powers and the terms of senators. "There is no doubt that a 'Yes' vote on this referendum question [interchange of powers] is a vote to permit higher State taxation, followed by new Federal taxes on savings and assets," he said in a statement."}
{"id":122529807,"text":"22 Nov 1984 - ELECTION 84 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 22 November 1984, page 19 ELECTION 84' Peacock 'sceptical' of polls Small swing back to coalition MELBOURNE: Despite a small swing back to the coalition in the latest Morgan Gallup poll, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Pcacock, said yesterday that he remained "sceptical" of opinion polls. "They don't change my attitude to what is transpiring in the electorate," he said. "I feel that there is a resurgence of support for us and I have felt it for some weeks. "If the polls now mirror that; fine and good. As far as I am concerned, 1 believe the election is not only going to be close, but that we will win it " The poll, published in The Bulletin, showed that support for the Liberal and National parties jumped three percentage points to 41 percent in the weekend following the party leaders' policy speeches. Mr Peacock's personal-approval rating also recovered two points to 31 per ccnt, while that of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, dropped back four points to 67 per ccnt. Earlier yesterday, campaigning in Launccston, Mr Peacock dismissed a State poll showing Labor to be ahead in four of Tasmania's five seats. "This is the most cheering news of the day because last time, at this time, that Tasmanian poll had us losing every Tasmanian seat", he said. "Now on that performance we are going to do very well." He said that, nationally, the coalition was better placed now than it had been in the 1980 election campaign. SYDNEY: An opinion poll published on Tuesday by The Australian indicated a swing to the Opposition parties in the Lower House, with a rise in support of three percentage points last weekend to 43 per cent. The Spectrum poll showed that support for the Labor Party had fallen by two points to 50 per cent — but that the Government was still heading for an easy election win. The Morgan Gallup poll showed the Nuclear Disarmament Party had recorded a very slight rise in its attempt to win a Senate seat, with its national support increasing by one point to 5 per cent. However, the Spectrum poll indicated a much higher rise in support for the NDP, with its national support standing at 11 per cent and its support in NSW standing at 17 per cent — enough for a Senate seat for the main NDP candidate in NSW, Mr Garrett. In the Senate, national support for the ALP fell by two points to 44 per ccnt, while the Opposition recorded a two-point rise to 30 per cent, the Morgan Gallup poll said. Mr Peacock 'We do what's right for the people' Chipp stresses credentials on disarmament and youth Senator Chipp ... "we must work to have a world worth savine " By ROGER GREEN The trouble with being unconventional is the risk that someone even more unconventional may come along. Senator Chipp has always prided himself on the fact that his party, the Australian Democrats, is different from the "conventional" parties. He has striven to project different policies from the major parties — particularly on conservation and nuclear issues — and appeal to younger, disillusioned voters. Now there is another party that seems to have greater appeal to that group: it doesn't have policies, except one, and it isn't led by politicians. The Nuclear Disarmament Party makes even the Democrats look conventional and it threatens to steal Demo crat voters. Yesterday at the National Press Club, Senator Chipp was at pains to stress his party's credentials on disarmament, youth unemployment, conservation and other issues that concern young voters. He stated his party's commitment to principle: "We don't give a damn the number of votes we lose as long as we do what's right for the Australian people." He said that because the Democrats were not in danger of forming the Government they had the luxury of being able to do and say whatever they liked. "We've gone to incredible lengths to make ourselves different," Senator Chipp said. But when he was questioned on the party's appeal he could not explain why young people may not vote Dem ocrat. Of course the NDP is taking votes from the Labor Party as well as from the Democrats. Senator Chipp said that polls in NSW suggested that both the Democrats and the NDP could win Senate scats in that State with a combined vote of about 25 per cent. "I hope they help maximise the anti-nuclcar vote," he said of the NDP. He did not conceal the conflict between the two parties that has arisen over the distribution of preferences in some States and the ACT. While the parties have exchanged preferences in NSW and Victoria, where NDP candidates are most likely to win seats, the exchange has not worked so smoothly in other places. Senator Chipp said he hoped the disagreement between the parties did not distract from the central issue (disarmament). "But it is not the only issue," Senator Chipp said, "While we fight to save the world, we must also work to have a world worth saving." In this way he sought to undercut the NDP for its lack of policies on jobs, the environment and justice. Senator Chipp suggested that jobs could be created by reducing the age for the reccipt of pensions to 60, shortening the working week, jobsharing, permanent part-time work and by holding "a meaningful ongoing summit" which included all those afTected, not just governments, unions and corporations. He said the redistribution of wealth was necessary. A capital gains tax was one way to do this. Small businesses and farmers should be encouraged. The economic value of conserving the environment should be recognised, as should the value of scientific research. Senator Chipp also said there should be no discrimination allowed against women, migrants or Aborigines. "We are facing the problems which Labor and Liberal either refuse to recognise, or gloss over," he said. Compassion, idealism, hope and tolerance could spread. But then the Democrats have the electoral advantage of not being in the race for power, with or without the NDP. "We are the only party that can enjoy the luxury of looking towards the future," he said. Cane farmers to meet PM BRISBANE: About 1,000 cane growers are cxpectcd to greet the Prime Minister, Mr Hawkc, in Brisbane today. This follows a call from the Queensland Cane Growers' Council for an urgent meeting with Mr Hawke to discuss the sugar industry crisis. In response to the call, a train carrying growers from as far as Cairns is expected to arrive in Brisbane today. Busloads of cane farmers are also making their way to Brisbane, or joining the train at Mackay, Bundaberg and Maryborough. Northern NSW cane growers arc also expected to be represented. About ! ,000 farmers were cxpcctcd to be in Brisbane to draw national attention to the crisis in their industry, the acting chairman of the Queensland Cane Growers' Cuncil, Mr Keith Day, said yesterday. It was not a protest meeting against the Federal Government or Mr Hawke, he stressed. A delegation of the farmers would meet Mr Hawke, to present a package of proposals. It included a call for a meeting of sugar-producing nations and a Federal Government commitment for support of cane growers in the short term. Mr Hawke had also been invited to address a rally of the cane growers."}
{"id":122531650,"text":"01 Dec 1984 - Midnight Oil singer pledges to be 100pc NDP Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 1 December 1984, page 19 Midnight Oil singer pledges to be 100pc NDP Garrett stands real chance of rocking the Senate Australians may do some thing unprecedented today — elect a rock star to their Federal governing assembly. The rock star is Peter Garrett, of Midnight Oil, and his party — the Nuclear Disarmament Party — is devoted solely to the issue of nuclear disarmament. If the party's strong support in NSW converts to votes, there is a very real chance Mr Garrett, the NDP's No 1 NSW Senate candidate, will as sume a seat in Canberra. Mr Garrett, a law graduate, was asked to run for the party because of his convictions on the nuclear-arms issue. Dr Michael Denborough, founder of the nascent NDP, said yesterday he believed no other country had a polit-ical party so single-mindedly oriented to the eradication of nuclear arms. The closest parallel would be the Green Party in West Germany, but the "Greenies" also concentrated on social issues unrelated to the arms race — something the NDP did not intend to do. The rapid rise of support for the NDP in the 5½ months since it was founded could well bring off a re-markable coup at the polls today, if party approval ratings in opinion polls translate into votes. A Morgan Gallup Poll published on Wednesday in The Bulletin showed national support for the new party had fallen by 1 percentage point to 10 per cent, but the NDP still has a strong chance of winning a Senate seat in NSW. The poll said support for the NDP in Victoria had risen by 1 percentage point to 9 per cent and had doubled in a week to 12 per cent in NSW. Of the 17 Senate and six House of Representatives candidates being fielded nationally by the NDP, Dr Denborough thinks the party's strongest chances are in the Senate races in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia. Midnight Oil's current album 'Red Sails in the Sunset', which has topped the rock charts nationally for four weeks, carries a cover showing Syd-ney Harbour turned into a crater by a nuclear blast. The lyrics to one of the songs in the album — 'Best of Both Worlds' — includes the lines: "The small world || Mr Garrett || is not as strong and the testing ground is near; the old world is not as safe as the one we could have seen; the Great South Land can be as great as the one it could have been." The group has a reputation for being uncompromising. It considers its home base the less-than-glittery venues favoured by the band's loyal "surfies" on the northern beaches of Sydney (the unmarried Mr Garrett lives in nearby Manly). And the band tends to eschew blan-dishments from record company ex-ecutives and rock show producers to tone down the political comment in its music. If the 31-year-old, 192-centimetre-tall, bald Mr Garrett may con-temptously view blind obeisance to authority figures, he is adamant that he takes quite seriously the possibility of his election to the Senate and the responsibility he would shoulder as a senator. He said yesterday that if elected to the Senate he would not do any large-scale touring with Midnight Oil although he might participate if the band was doing something specifical-ly related to the arms race. "I was asked [to run] and I think that disarmament and peace is the major issue whose time has come," he said. Of his commitment to parlia-mentary work, he said, "I think it'll take all the time of a working year, and I'm planning on spending 100 per cent of my time as a Nuclear Dis-armament Party senator." The popularity of Midnight Oil has helped the NDP get volunteers and more publicity for their cause. The secretary of NDP in Canberra, Mr John Conway, said, "We're get-ting a whole lot of fans [of Peter Garrett] coming in." Mr Conway said the party could not handle the number of member- ships it was receiving, many from Labor Party members. The NDP had so many people vol-unteering to hand out leaflets and how-to-vote cards on election day that it now had a waiting list, he said. "We've had political parties calling and asking us for some of our surplus volunteers," Mr Conway said. Mr Garrett is, however, not the only NDP candidate with a chance of gaining election to the Senate. Other favored Senate candidates, all listed No 1 on the party's separate State ballots, are: Mrs Jean Melzer, a former senator for Victoria; Ms Patsy Goodwin, a peace activist in Queensland; and Ms Jo Vallentine, a Quaker and peace activist in Western Australia. The NDP is not holding out much hope for its House of Representatives candidates, according to Dr Den-borough. The six NDP House can-didates are: Robyn Hancock (Can-berra, ACT), Mr Bob Shumack (Eden-Monaro, NSW), Mr Rod Lander (Gil-more, NSW), Mr Peter Gardiner (Gippsland, Victoria), Mr Paul Breakwell (Kingston, South Aus-tralia), and Mr David Nourish (Kalgoorlie, Western Australia). Dr Denborough said the Demo-crats were giving their preferences to the NDP in NSW, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia. The Labor Party was giving its preferences to the NDP in the ACT, Queensland, and South Australia. He noted the NDP was assigning its own preferences to candidates on the basis of their record and positions on nuclear issues. The NDP, which has as its slogan two mottoes, "There are millions of us" and "The future is ours", has three policy platforms — to close all foreign military bases in Australia; to prohibit the stationing in Australia, or the passage through Australian waters or air space, of any nuclear weapons; and to terminate immediately all mining and export of uranium and to repudiate all commitments by pre-vious governments to the mining, processing and exporting of uranium. Dr Denborough, a doctor and med-ical researcher at ANU, said the party intends to keep its platform solely concerned with nuclear issues. He said the party might consider pushing for changes in other areas apart from defence and foreign policy, like seeking compulsory peace educa-tion and publicising the health dan-gers of nuclear fallout. "If we have candidates elected to the Parliament, our aim would be to make nuclear disarmament the domi-nant issue in Parliament," Dr Den-borough said. "If a debate in Parliament concerns something totally unrelated to nuclear disarmament, such as kerbs and gutters in the Northern Territory, our candidates won't be voting on these issues but will be devoting all their time to promoting nuclear dis-armament." He said he wanted to stress that the NDP had no antagonism "towards our allies in America". "We have no antagonism towards other nations either," he said. "Our enemies arc nuclear weapons and we want to get rid of them before they destroy us all." Regardless of how many seats the NDP might win in the election, he said, "We have succeeded in one of our main aims and that is to make nuclear disarmament a main issue in the election, and we have achieved that." Dr Denborough said the party would not die with this election. "There are plans for a national conference to be held after the elec-tion to assess the results and plan for the future," he said."}
{"id":122531653,"text":"01 Dec 1984 - Voters to get three ballot papers Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 1 December 1984, page 20 Voters to get three ballot papers House, Senate and then comes two referendums By JODY ISAACS, of AAP JL ODAY, voters will rcccivc three separate ballot papers: one for the House of Representatives, one for the Senate and a third to vote on two proposed changes to the Australian Constitution. As usual, the House of Representatives ballot-paper requires you to elect a candidate by rating all candidates, starting with the figure "I", in order of preference. This year's ballot papers for both House and Senate have been changed to show each candidate's party label alongside his or her name. The Senate ballot paper has also been split into two sections to simplify matters for the elector who wants to follow a party's how-to-vote ticket. The paper is divided horizontally by a broad black stripe, with instructions to vote in either of two ways. If you vote below the line, you must number ail the squares with consecutive numbers to be sure of a valid vote. If you want to register a group voting ticket, leave the bottom section blank and place the figure "I" in the party's group voting box on the top section of the ballot-paper. In effect, this duplicates a party's how-to-vote ticket. The third ballot paper contains two referendum questions asking voters whether or not they approve each of two proposed laws to alter the Con stitution. The Constitution cannot be changed without having a referendum. The two referendums being put to the electors today have been passed by absolute majorities in both Houses of Parliament. Under the Constitution, each proposal must now be put to the electorate and approved by a majority of voters and by a majority of States. Assuming you've sorted out your Houses, the two proposed laws to alter the Constitution are: First, an Act to change the terms of Senators and to provide for simultaneous elections, so instead of having fixed six-year terms, Senators would be elected for two terms of the House of Representatives and an election for half the Senate (and the four Territorial senators) would always be held on the same day as an election for the House of Representatives. Second, an Act for the interchange of powers between the States and Federal Governments, so instead of only the States being able to transfer their powers to the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth could also refer its powers to the States. At present the Commonwealth's powers are listed in the Constitution and any powers not on the list belong to the States. The referendum ballot-paper asks voters to answer "Yes" or "No" to each of these questions. A blank, figure 1, lick or "maybe" is an invalid vote. However, it is not necessary to answer both questions if you only wish to vote on one. Australian Electoral Commissioner Dr Colin A. Hughe? pointed out, "The referendum questions arc two quite separate issues, so it is possible to answer only one of the referendum questions and this will be regarded as a valid vote." The "Yes" case says ending the possibility of separate House and Senate elections will save the taxpayer, on currcnt costs, $19.2 million for each half-Senate election. Simultaneous elections also boost confidence and stability in long-term planning by business and governments by reducing the possible number of disruptive elections. The proposal docs not affect the power of the Senate to review, amend or reject legislation, and all States will continue to have an equal number of senators, and the ACT and NT two each. But the proposal means half the senators (and all four Territory senators) would also face an clcction if there was a repeat of the events of 1975 when the Senate blockcd Supply to force an early election in the House of Representatives. The "No" case says doing away with fixed terms threatens the independence of the Senate, the States' House, which checks and balances Federal Government by enabling the Government to have an early halfSenate as well as House of Representatives clcction whenever it chooses. The proposal means Governments are likely to hold more frequent early elections and is the first stage in a long-term plan to abolish the Senate. The "Yes" case admits popular Governments could try to time their elections to coincide with half-Senate terms, actually an argument for this early election, but recognises the reality of too many elections. The first "No" argument, that automatic simultaneous elections threaten the independence of the Senate, implies that electors are less likely to vote differently for the Senate so the Government could gain control in both Houses of Parliament. However, if this year's simultaneous election supports the argument that the referendum proposal is unnecessary, its projected outcomc also indicates that voters arc capable of recognising the separate existence and role of the Senate. The Whitlam and Frascr Governments both put this first referendum proposal to the electorate and had it rejected — in 1974 and 1977. It is supported in 1984 by the ALP, but opposed by the Liberal-National coalition and by the Australian Dem ocrats. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll published in this week's Bulletin suggests 62 per ccnt of all electors (down from 73 per cent in early November) support the proposal, 27 per ccnt oppose it and 11 per cent remain undecided. On the question of interchange of powers, the "Yes" case says two-way exchanges of Commonwealth and State powers arc ncccssary to eliminate duplication and patch up gaps in present areas of divided responsibility, such as child custody and family law, commercial law, taxation law and industrial relations. The interchange proposal lets State and Federal governments work together for law reform in those matters where the present lack or overlap of powers causes added expense, hardship and inconvenience to persons afTcctcd. The product would be a more integrated, efficient and flexible system of laws. The "No" case says approval of the second referendum would allow the Government to bring about changes in powers without the approval of the electorate at referendum, and that change is not necessary as cooperative arrangements can be worked out instead where Commonwealth and State powers overlap. Some opponents argue the proposed law does not ensure that all Slates agree to or reccive the same powers from the Commonwealth and that, while the proposed law clarifies the reference power of States and Commonwealth as well as making it reciprocal, these provisions open the way for unfair and inconsistent power "trade-ofis" — one or only some States may transfer or receive a speci fic power which can then be applied inconsistently between States. The second referendum is supported by the ALP and the Australian Democrats and opposed by the Liberal National parties. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll in the Bulletin indicates 49 per cent (down from 56 per cent in a fortnight) will vote "Yes", 36 per cent will say "No" and 15 per ccnl arc undecided. If you haven't already done so, read through the full "Yes" and "No" eases for the two referendums in the pamphlet posted to voters by the Australian Electoral Office. ABT guidelines criticised The Australian Democrats candidate for Fraser, Mr Andrew Freeman, has criticised Australian Broadcasting Tribunal guidelines that allowed advertisements for R-ratcd films to be shown during G-rated television programs. Under current guidelines such material could be shown during Grated programs if the program was shown during an "adult time slot" or after 8.30pm. Mr Freeman said that no-one should be exposed to sexually explicit or violent material on television unless they decide to be so exposed. He was speaking at Canberra's Griffin Centre on Thursday during a function organised by the Family Team The leader of the Family Team and Member of the House of Assembly, Mrs Bcv Cains, said all candidates or their representatives, with the exception of the ALP candidate, Mr John Langmorc, and an independent candidate, Mr Emile Brunoro, accepted the invitation. She said the Family Team was not actively supporting any of the candidates but provided a forum for the public to question the candidates"}
{"id":122534129,"text":"13 Dec 1984 - 'Virtually impossible' to halt porn-tape imports Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 13 December 1984, page 3 'Virtually impossible' to halt porn-tape imports By HOWARD CON KEY Hard-core pornography had to be controlled at tho point of sale or hire, as it was virtually impossible to prevent it being imported into Australia, the chief censor of the Film Censorship Board, Ms Janet Strickland, said yesterday. Giving evidence at the first day of public hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Video Material, she said that, because of strong consumer demand, hard-core pornography accounted for about 33 per cent of all video tapes available in Aus tralia. In NSW, illegal X-rated material, which included explicit sexual acts, was readily available. She said Customs officials and NSW police believed that criminals were involved in importing the tapes, mostly from the United States. At a conference in Canada in September, she had learnt that most hard-corc pornography distribution houses in America were controlled by the Mafia. Given the nature of video tapes, she said, it was almost impossible to prevent their importation and, if there was to be strict control, it would be more effective at the point of sale or hire. The proceedings were marked by several sharp exchanges between Ms Strickland and a committee member, Senator Walters (Lib, Tas) over whether a classification above "R-rcstricted" should be made lawful. Ms Strickland was asked by Senator Walters whether the censorship board still held the view that there needed to be a classification above the R rating, in the light of Morgan Gallup opinion polls to the contrary. Ms Strickland said publicopinion polls were not always reliable, and went on to say it would be a mistalc for Senator Walters, on the first day of the inquiry, to prejudge what society wanted or what she thought it might want. Senator Walters and Senator Harradine (Ind, Tas), who seem to have split themselves in opinion from the Labor members on the committee, Senator Zakharov (Vic), Jones (Qld) and Elstob (SA), were quick to respond with questions about how Ms Strickland knew what the majority or minority views were. A submission tendered by the censorship board said a classification above R should be lawful because people in a pluralistic democratic socicty should have the right to read, hear and see what they wanted to in the privacy of their own homes, provided that people were not exposed to unsolicited material offensive to them and that children were not exposed to harmful material. "On the basis of material submitted to the Film Censorship Board since February, 1984, as well as from information obtained from Canada and the USA, it is evident that approximately 30 per cent of the overall video tape market consists of hard-core pornography, 95 per cent of this market deals exclusively in non-violent 'explicit erotica', and 'aggressive pornography' only constitutes 5 per ccnt of the hard-core pornography market and therefore 1.5 per cent of the total market," the submission said. "If a classification above the present 'R' classification were lawful for non-violent 'explicit erotica', only a small proportion of the present hard-core material would be refused classification or banned, whereas if there were to be a complete ban on any material above the current 'R' category, fully 30 per cent of the video tape material would be pushed underground." This would not only perpetuate, but substantially increase "the large and lucrative blackmarket" of hard-core pornography which would be controlled by criminal elements. Any legislation aimed at controlling the proliferation of "unacceptable" tapes was essentially difficult to enforce, given that tapes were easily transportable and capable of reproduction in large numbers. Importation, production, reproduction, sale and hire of violent, pornographic or otherwise obscene material is controlled under 4A(1 A) of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations, the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations and the ACT Classification of Publications Ordinance 1983. The censorship board said the effectiveness of the legislative package to adequately control this material was dependent, to substantial degree, on resources available to implement and en force it."}
{"id":122604608,"text":"17 Nov 1922 - THE BRITISH ELECTIONS. Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser (NSW : 1904 - 1929), Friday 17 November 1922, page 7 I THE BRITISH' ELECTIONS. OONSRHVATIVEH LKADING. liAUOll l-oi.MN'd Wi;i,l,. LONDON, \\V,.,|n,...,,biy. rolling in ?hii London ? n» mis i|iii,t. An nvcrIIUC pilll III' 7.1 p,T ,.,.„!. iM cxpi lll'll. In .-??- I. uii, I. hi ,.(?;, |. , ;, .,|iil;ii,|; IVature -* me n ? en s Miir. .Mnn\\ umiii'ii illli'ii.li'.l the |,,,lliii,; I ? ||,. i 'mi hour licI'nii' Hie iipi'iiiiii;, J-ifiuc aliNiii'diiii'M an- reported frum Vdrhshirc ???uihI it ucucieM. where tin; Miillii'M uf I.I..VH i.f Ii; imil 1 1n .-,. ye.'iiB (il iij;!' appcarc.l mi Ilir rolls, ?riii'v'were' .?illouc.l to volr. All I he WcmI Kml lioti'ls uric permitti'il to ii'iii.-iin ,,|H'ii In pruvi.lr I. n tin; u:uils ..)' Mir ci-i.H.ls llirii!i(.in;; 1 - ? . ? cily aniiiiinu the i. :.u: in- ill,, ^'un'i) imrpi.M' Ilic t ! j. in . Ira,.) and lube xcrvires wele im I elnl,'.| inti, Ml' Nlliall Imurii. The cM-iteiMenl i,, l.oinl,,,, increased .'im the evenin- v.oic on. 'I'licrr iiiisa i.'ieiit ii'ViTs.'il nl Oxford, where 1 li.- Cnnvi .:i!ivr i : ? :i jnrily ol '?'I'' ill liisl elr'.limiH u.'i-i ,'iiiivi'iteil inio ,-i i.ili.'tiil mil joiii v i,|- ;imiii. A s.'iiMilio.i «.-,:'; caHM-d :i| l!.,{ Irrsea Xoilh, wlieie Siihlalvala, :. 1 1 Imli.ui ex. licnii-l, ,|, 'I'mled :i National J.ilicial liv ?J'MIII yotl'M. Mr. Devlin, Mioncli Tnil'mi.; to s-i'i'iim ? he l.ivrri ? 1 K\\rli:ui|;e M'at, ran within :iinui vo|e:- oT Mr. I.esli.. S,o||, tin' sitting Consnvalivr. Sir Kolirrl llmnr \\v:is rcl limed for Ililllieiiil ^itli ii :!iKh|lv dei'reiiM'il ihiijorily. Sir A. Stanley. ruder-Secretary for llmnr AI'lVns, was di-lVatod at I'ri'slon, a I.iiliol'ilr loppill); III;' poll. Mr. .1. I!. Clyn.H, who was unopposed in IHlJi, was only returned for l'lnttiuj; tlirminh (lie hplittiiiK of tln- nnliLnlior vole, the coniliineii Liberal and Conservative vote not cxi-cding the Labor vote.Mr. Mr. Leslie Wilson win the second Minister whose defeat was announced, Mr. Krskine (Independent Conservative) winning St. George's by 3500. Lady Astor was returned for Sulton, ,Mr, T. .1. MacNainara, Lib., 'for Camberwoll, Mr. Inslcip for Bristol, Mr. Hauti-ay M'acdonald for Aberaven, the latter wresting the seat from a Lloyd Georgite. Among tho Australasians, Mr. Harris won the Bethnal South seat, Mr. Lynch was at the bottom of the poll at Hackncy Central, Mr. I'ownall was returned for Lewishain, and General Freyberg was defeated at Cardiff South. Mr. Asquith's majority l'ur Paisley wns -100, compared with 3000 in 1(118. The women candidates fared badly, the defeated1 including Dame Gwynne Vaughan (Camberwoll North), Mrs. Oliver Strachcy (Brentford), Mm. 'Elea-nor liuthbonc (Knst Toxteth). Tho state of parties is as follows: — Conservatives, 1C5. Liberals, 20. ' National Liberals, ''2. Labor; 07. Various, 7. The Conservatives gained two scats and lost six; tho National Liberals have lost five and made no gains; .Labor has lost one .seat and gained eight. There were eight Labor gains in Glasgow, whore several well known Conservatives were beaten. Mr. Bonar Law's majority at Glasgow Central of 13,000^iu 1018 was reduced to 2300 over ?Labor, while tho Labor and Liberals combined polled four votes more than the Premier."}
{"id":122981699,"text":"01 Apr 1949 - Labour Troubles Blamed For Sheep Decline Farmer and Settler (Sydney, NSW : 1906 - 1955), Friday 1 April 1949, page 3 [?] [?] 'Gallup, Poll' In U.S.A. A 'GALLUP Poll,' conducted among sliecp farmers of the western lands'' of,1 tjie United States gave labor troubles as the chief cause, of the all-time low in American sheep ? numbers. High costs ivere^ placed second, with reduced areas and low returns equal in third place. Stock sheep In the U.S.A. on January J last totalled 30.5 million, whloh was 38 per cent, below the peak of 40.3 million on January J, 19«. It was the smallest sheep population In We United States In the 83 years foV which records are avallab e. , , In the genera) alarm felt In tn« Stales over this feature ol tlje country's rural economy, the National Wool Growers' Association sent out a questionnaire to western slwepowncrs to aocount lor this state 01 nfRopSl'les pln-polnted tlio reasons,' in older ol Ircquonfly, as tollow. . Scarcity of hired tiolp' and high ''Available help not qualified or dependable, 266. , , , ,. High cost of operation In relation to returns, 240. ? ??'?_, Reduction in grailng allotments, inn ? . .. Low returns from sheep operations' compared with thoBe of cattle, 160., 'It looked like a good time to sell, Pear of a drop in wool prices, 130. Possibility of a drop In lamb prices, principal other reason, drought, 60. Poor Prospects. Other questions submitted and answers given were: If you have cut down on numbers of sheep do you expect to lnorcase? —61 per cent. No; 39 per cent.; Yes ('when it rains, when labor conditions are better, If 'nUotment:,polloy Is changed, If prpper tariff ; protection Is secured, otc), ? '??/?' If you have gone out of tho sheep business do you Intend to return to It? — 08 per cent. No; 33 por cent. Yes ('when costs como down'). .,' , ? 1 What are the prospects for. a. sizeable Increase In sheep num-: b«s In your locality in tho next^ few yearsf — Oood 4 per cent.r. Fair 11 per cent.) Uncertaln.lt-per cent.! Poor 58 per cent.; None . 8 per cent. ? Do you consider sheep raising In your locality to bo needed for' the bc.it uso of feed resources?— Yps 03 Opinion 2 per cent. The mcBsago from U.S.A. states mat to promote a recovery In sheep numbers, the Government Ms being urged to curry out a slx-polnt programme covering improved sorting ond baling of domestic wools, roscedlnir of ccrtnln grazing areas in tnc Western rnngos, surveys of existing and potential grazing areas, research Into the breeding of dualpurpose sheep, reduced freight rates for wool, and rononrch into the properties ol the wool fibre.' An Important section of XI, B. opinion considers n large nnd prosperous woolgrowing Industry to bo essential to America's defence policy and advocates larger flocks, even at the cost ol Increased protection, Messrs. n'. G. Lund (N.Z.), I,. *'. hartley (Houth Africa), Eiran Waterman (Australia) and Sir Charlr.1 McCann Incline chairman), on the occasion of a Press reception to Mr. Uwen Waterman, Australia's new representative on the International Wool Secretarial, London."}
{"id":124402269,"text":"10 Sep 1954 - MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT PRICE CONTROL Longreach Leader (Qld. : 1923 - 1954), Friday 10 September 1954, page 13 MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT PRICE CONTROL Most people believe that prices wouid not rise if all price controls are ended, so found a Gallup Poll recently. The average Australian cit is, of course, not an economic e lt-rt, but a widespread idea that pnces will (or fall) can cause that to happen. To see how the public- feelk about price control, the Gallup Poll interviewers asked a crosssection of 1700 electors: "If all price control ended, do you think prices of things in general would be higher or about the same, as now?" Against 36 per cent. who think that uncontrolled prices would rise, there are 51 per cent. who think they will not. The figures revealed by the poll were: Prices would rise, 36 per tent.; No change, 34 per cent.; Would fall, 17 per cent.; No idea, 13 per cent. IAberal-CDP..voters are 2 to 1 of the opinion that uncontrolled prices would stabilise 'or perhaps golower. Labour voters are more evenl&. dvded;, . butin dlne ?t _ag?ree. with that belier;.• .? SO$EthCONMEtNTSUsual Usual reasons for ' expectisstable or lower prices withoutcontrols are: "Competition would eventually reduce prices." (Teaasslian accountant.)'"All "All kinds of goods seem to be plentiful.," (Brisbane Naval 035' cer.) On the other hand, it was tended: "As wages are buol?t, p?rces would rise." (e t Brighton, j.A.) "efl:?es alwayse.r)se when t'_rots :.are lifted." (Melbotab fr ,her ?ef.)'"}
{"id":124426119,"text":"17 Dec 1954 - MENZIES GOVERNMENT GAINS POPULARITY Longreach Leader (Qld. : 1923 - 1954), Friday 17 December 1954, page 15 MENZIES GOVERNMENT T GAINS POPULARITY --0'--Popularity of the Federal Liberal and Country Parties is at the highest level for at least 20 years. This Gallup Poll finding is based on an Australalwide survey in October. Electors were asked their choice for leader of their party in Federal Parliament.Almost Almost nine out of 10 L.C.P. voters chose Mr. Menzies. Two out of three Labour voters chose Dr. Evatt. In choosing their party leader people stated their party preference. Fifty per cent. said L.C.P. and 43 per cent. said Labour. The other 7 per cent. would not chooes a party leader. If they are allocated to Labour or L.C.P. according to how they voted at the Federal Election five months ago, present party support becomes:Liberal-C.P. 53 per cent.; Labour 47 per cent. Experience over many years has shown that this method of estimating present party support is reliable. It gives almost the same results as the usual Gallup Polls, in which people are asked how they would vote if a Federal elertion were held to-day. The following comparison of recent Gallup Polls with Federal election results shows that support for L.C.P. now exceeds the high points of 1934 and 1949-51:FIRST PREFEIRENCESLib-CP Lib-CP Lab. Others Elections: p.c. p.c. p.,. 1934 ..... 51 43 6 1937 .... . 48 46 6 1940 ..... . 45 49 6 1943 ..... .32 54 14 196 ..... 44 53 3 19z0 .50 48 2 1951 .... . 50 49 I 1953..... 44 54 2 Senate . 1954 ..... 48 51 1 Gallup Polls: Sep ...... 52 48 -Oct....... 53 47 -"}
{"id":124428119,"text":"29 Oct 1954 - Gallup Poll Reports For \"Leader\" Longreach Leader (Qld. : 1923 - 1954), Friday 29 October 1954, page 1 G Gallp Poll Reports ; For "Leader" Ieaders will notice in this Issue of the "Longreach Leeder" replrts of. Australan SGallup Poll findings. These j report public opinion on Svarious questions prominent in the news to-day. In future the "Leader" will have the privilege of publishing these findings by Australian Gallup Polls every few weeks covering the 5a sesments made of the enswres to the questions put to the pb* l bic the Gallop Fofl aeaeers."}
{"id":124801929,"text":"24 Jun 1937 - SEWERAGE POLL Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark, SA : 1913 - 1942), Thursday 24 June 1937, page 10 SEWERAGE POLL Though the ratepayers' poll jn a sewer age scheme for Renmark Town was unfavourable, the Council Is presented witn a difficult problem Owing- to ine smail number who recorded their vote, the position is etUl left decidedly indefinite, er.d in view of this it will be no easy oritur for councillors to determine wheth»«- ihey should drop the scheme and set about rec tifying the glaring shortcomings of the present system as' best they can, whc.'.e* they should keep the matter before the public and arrange another poll shortly or whether they should go ahead with the scheme. The first alternative, if carried o-ii> a&* ordinary standards of public hygiene ~emand that it Bhould, would put numerou.* "business places, where the sanitary arrangements at present are so bad, to i great deal of perpetual bother and expense, and might prove the most diBiciut to adopt. Moreover, it would be tantamount to dropping the sewerage schjno indefinitely, with every posib'lity ot the present very attractive terms submitted by the. Government being lost If raised later. The second alternative appear* the eas iest way out, for the poll can hardly be . taken as conclusive. But here again valuable time may be lost if things ara not gone ahead with promptly'. !The third would mean a bold step on the part, of (the Council, Heverth.-less it would be fully justified under the District Council's Act, which provides that on a question of submitting a petition to .the '"Government, unless at least one U.'.rd of. the ratepayers vote against It the Council may go ahead with the proposal."}
{"id":124803326,"text":"26 Aug 1937 - PROBLEM FOR COUNCIL Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark, SA : 1913 - 1942), Thursday 26 August 1937, page 12 PROBLEM FOR COUNCIL The Renmark sewerag'e poll on Saturday, though, recording an overWhelming vote against the proposed scheme, still failed to properly clear the air as far as the Town Council is concerned. The proposition as set out was that "unless a. majority of at least one third of the total number; j of ratepayers on the voters' roll vote againsti the proposition, the prop.osi1 tion will be (declared carried." Though the "No's" outnumbered the "Ayes" by over three to one, the result still fell far short of requirements, and the councillors, if fully convinced that the scheme is warranted, may coneider themselves justified in going ahead" with it. If not, there is a very big problem to be overcome in the flatter of the efficient "drainage of the central business portion of the town. Here conditions are at present extremely unsanitary, leading to. the searious pollution of the very water we use in the household by the disposal of septic tank effluenty butchers? and cafe waste and other matter through the floodwater drains1—a practice that in the interests of' public health should surely not be allowed to continue."}
{"id":12485529,"text":"13 Sep 1938 - SEWERAGE POLL Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tuesday 13 September 1938, page 12 SEWERAGE POLL NHILL, Monday. - The poll on the question of sewerage for Nhill resulted:Yes, 294; No, 296; majority in favour, 8. It now remains for the Minister to consent or otherwise to the constitution of a sewerage authority."}
{"id":124994750,"text":"08 Mar 1984 - Poll shows 70pc approval for Prime Minister Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 8 March 1984, page 10 Poll shows 70pc approval for Prime Minister SYDNEY: Seventy per cent of people surveyed approved of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, while only 36 per cent approved of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, the latest Morgan Gallup poll has revealed. Poll results for the week of February 18 to 25, published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday, put support for the Labor Party at 54 per cent and the Liberal-National Party coalition at close to 40 per cent. The Australian Democrats remained steady on 4 per cent. The figures showed that popular support for the Labor Party and Mr Hawke dropped three points during the second half of February, while approval for the coalition rose by the same margin. Despite the fact that the coalition made up some ground, Mr Peacock's approval rating represented a drop of three points. The number described as "undecided" rose by three points to 26 per cent. Mr Hawke's personal-support rating fell from a record 73 per cent. Of all electors surveyed, 71 per cent said they felt Mr Hawke made a better Prime Minister than would Mr Peacock. Only 17 per cent said Mr Peacock would do a better job. The Prime Minister continued to have an edge over the Opposi tion Leader among Liberal volers, with 43 per cent approvals to Mr Peacock's 40 per cent. The poll showed that Mr Hawke and the Premier of NSW, Mr Wran, would easily have won elections in their respective politi- . cal arenas if they had been held late. last month. Mr Wran would have clinched an easy win if an election had been held shortly before the March 24 polling date was an nounced. Support for the NSW Labor Party stood at 54 per cent, an increase of 2 per cent, and coalition support was down 2 per cent to 38 per cent. The personal-popularity ratings of both leaders fell slightly. Mr Wran's rating dropped three points to 48 per cent, and 42 per cent of electors polled approved of the Opposition Leader, Mr Greiner, a drop of 1 per cent. The results showed an improvement of 4 per cent for Mr Wran's Government on the sur; vey published a fortnight ago' following the latest round of corruption assertions."}
{"id":124995173,"text":"10 Mar 1984 - Hart leads Reagan in presidency national opinion poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 10 March 1984, page 1 Hart leads Reagan in presidency national opinion poll ATLANTA. Georgia, Friday (N YT). — Senator Gary Hart leads President Reagan in a new Gallup poll, bolstering reports of a surge of support for him across the United States since his victories in New England Democratic presidential primaries. The poll, taken by telephone between March 2 and 6xamong 719 registered voters throughout the nation, confirmed what political specialists generally believe to be a highly volatile situation in the electorate five days before Tuesday's primaries and caucuscs in nine States. It found that 52 per cent of respondents favoured the Colorado senator to 43 per cent for Republican President Reagan. When matched against Senator Hart's two leading Democratic rivals in the poll, Mr Reagan led former Vice-President Walter Mondale 50 per ccnt to 45 per cent and Senator John Glenn, of Ohio, 52 per ccnt to 41 per ccnt. Gallup said the poll contained a possible margin of error of five percentage points in either direction and that a similar poll taken a few days earlier showed fasl-changing opinions among volcrs. but with Senator Hart rising "on a straight line". Aides to Mr Mondale acknowledged a "tremendous momentum" building for Senator Hart in the three Southern States which will hold primaries on Tuesday — Alabama, Georgia and Florida. "There is still tremendous momentum that flows from the New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont voting," the chief Mondale strategist, Mr James Johnson, said. "1 think the task for us in the next five days is to take this situation and raise the stakes in the election, to make it clear this is a very important choice, to define the different records and different traditions from which the two candidates come and to define the issue differences as clearly and aggressively as we can. "If we can't get that job done (the momentum for Senator Hart) has a lot of potential." To meet that challenge, Mr Mondale in the past few days has cancelled a scheduled return to Washington and stepped up his drive across the South, speaking to farmers, trade unionists, the 52 PER CENT Senator Hart 43 PER CENT President Reagan elderly, legislators and predominantly black audiences. At an outdoor meeting with environmentalists at Lake Jackson in Tallahassee yesterday, and in other campaign stops across Florida, he attacked Senator Hart as a candidate of tinsel and public relations and urged his audiences to "ignore the horse race, ignore the momentum". He criticised Mr Hart's views on arms control, saying his rival had failed to endorse the freeze on nuclear arms for nearly a year until announcing his candidacy for the presidency. And he cited Mr Hart's position on proposals under which the United States and the Soviet Union would destroy two nuclear weapons for every new one put in place. Senator Hart originally supported the "build-down" proposal but then voted against it in the Senate in October. "Following my opponent on arms control is like following a black bird on a dark night," Mr Mondale said. "Nobody knows." He has accused Senator Hart also of paying little attention to civil-rights issues. Senator Hart, for the most part, answered Mr Mondale's charges only obliquely, and addressed the campaign on a different level as he followed his opponent's footsteps through Alabama, visiting Governor George Wallace, who has endorsed no-onc, and speaking in the State House of Representatives, just as Mr Mondale did on Wednesday. Two other Democratic contenders. Senator John Glenn and the Reverend Jesse Jackson, also have made calls on Mr Wallace and addressed the House. The fifth candidate for paYty nomination, former Senator George McGovern, remained in Massachusetts, where he is gambling on that Stale's primary. Senator Hart told the legislature that the political parties "must free themselves from the grasp of special interests and once again address the country's national interest". "When promises arc traded for campaign support, what is really being given away?" he said. "I think it is our children's future and our nation's future." Without mentioning him by name, Senator Hart alluded to the fact that Mr Mondale had entered the presidential race with the endorsements of a large number of interest groups, including the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organisations. "In this hall the resolution of secession which withdrew Alabama from the union of sovereign States was passed January 11, 1861," he told the House. In 1984 another great issue faced the nation: "Arc we going to move to this nation's future, or are we going to slip back into its past?" In a primary, voters cast secrct ballots indicating their preferences for the party's nomination. Delegates to the Democratic national convention in San Francisco in July will select the party's candidate. Mr Reagan is expected to win the Republican Parly's nomination."}
{"id":124997861,"text":"21 Mar 1984 - 'Seats will go' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 21 March 1984, page 1 'Seats will go' SYDNEY: The Wran Government will lose about 10 seats in Saturday's election, according to a Gallup poll to be published in The Bulletin today. The poll, taken two weeks ago, is understood to show a 3 per cent swing away from the Government since a similar poll in February, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Greiner, overtaking the Premier, Mr Wran, in the personal-approval ratings. According to the poll, the Government has a 51 per cent rating and the coalition 41 per cent. The figures translate into a 4.7 per cent two-party-preferred swing against the Gov ernment since the last election."}
{"id":125001431,"text":"05 Apr 1984 - Opposition slips further Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 5 April 1984, page 1 Opposition slips further Support for the Opposition has declined further and is now 20 per cent behind the Government, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll published in yesterday's Bulletin. The poll puts Labor's support at 57 per cent and the coalition's at 37 per cent, a shift of two percentage points from the Opposition to the Government in the two weeks since the previous poll. Support for the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, was steady at the record 74 per cent shown last time, but the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, slipped two percentage points to 34 per cent. Only 14 per cent of all those polled thought Mr Peacock would make a better Prime Minister than Mr Hawke. Among coalition voters, Mr Hawke outstripped Mr Peacock by 10 per cent. For Mr Peacock, his latest popularity rating score continued a downward trend since the start of the year with successive figures of 41 per cent, 37, 39, 36, 36, 34. [A poll by Australian Public Opinion Polls for The Sun News-Pictorial, Melbourne, last month gave Mr Hawke an approval rating of 78 per cent.]"}
{"id":125609881,"text":"12 Jul 1980 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 12 July 1980, page 23 POSITIONS VACANT i DIETITIAN '"'J Applications are- invited from suitably qualified persons, preferably with experience in hospitals or in the Community Health Services. The appointee .'will be responsible ;to',the Chief'Executive Officer through the Area-Medical SuperintendentTor the.proyision of a service to The Queanbeyan and The Yau District Hospitals and a'consultative service to the community health programmes, and. regional resource ; .team's. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the Scientific Officers (Public Hospital Dietitians).Award. . • Applications, stating'name,' age, qualifications and where obtained, experience and copies of references, should reach the undersigned by : ;July 22, 1980. Inquiries should be directed in the first instance to Dr D. W. Beckett. Phone (062) 97 2266. J R. WILLIAMS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE QUEANBEYAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL, P.O. BOX 729, . , QUEANBEYAN..N.S.W. 2620. , ,—^ " ■ A CANBERRA COLLEGE •fV OF ADVANCfD EDUCATION APPLICATIONS are invited for the following positions: REF No. 80/2096 ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, GRADE-2 — ACCOUNTS SI0920-S12286 per annum. The appointee will be required to assist in maintaining special accounts and special grant ledgeh and associated records and procedures. Applicants should hold the Higher School Certificate or equivalent qualification And have relevant accounts experience. Closing date July 18, 1980. REF No. 80/2097 CLERICAL ASSISTANT, GRADE 2 18850$9269. per annum. The appointee will be required to maintain records of payments made to suppliers, staff etc, and to provide typing assistance. Similar experience isesscntial. .Closing date July 18, 1980. GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicants should give personal particulars. details of appointments, telephone number during business hours and the names and addresses of two referees of a business nature, and should be addressed to the Registrar, Canberra College of Advanced Education, PO Box I, Belconnen ACT 2616. Appointees from the Australian Public Service, who are permanent officers, may preserve their existing rights under the Officers' Rights Declaration. Act and some prior service with an Australian University, College of Advanced Education or Australian Government Department or 'Authority may be recognised fon^iurposes of furlough and sick leave. A LADY TO JOIN OUR TEAM For approximately twenty-six weeks of each year, we need a lady to work in our office while others are taking their holidays. She must be able to type and it it preferable if she ha£ experience in reception and property management. It is an interesting part-time job among a professional and helpful team j of property managers. First employment August II 1980 for 2 weeks. Please phone Monday, Lesley Edwards on 811333 AH 863481 ff. BERTRAM REAL ESTATE PTY LIMITED Ltcensed Agent I 1111 7 DEAKIN COURT I DEAKIN, ACT 2600 NORTHERN TERRITORY GOVERNMENT NORTHERN TERRITORY INFORMATION SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CHIEF MINISTER JOURNALIST GRADE A1 S20883-2I664 DARWIN DUTIES: Under the supervision of the director, research and write quality feature articles for publications produced by the NT Information Service. Act as liaison ofTiccr for. and escort visiting publicists: including planning their interviews and itineraries to gain the best'possible promotion advantage for the Northern Territory. Other duties would include attendance at official media conferences, assistance with mounting display and exhibitions, some publications work,, assistance with audio-visual programs and general public relations duties. ■ ' • QUALIFICATIONS: Experience on metropolitan or.large provincial newspapers' is preferred supported by a solid training in general reporting, sub-editing and feature-writing. Radio, audio-visual or television experience would be an advantage, as would public relations, promotional or display experience. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE: Six weeks recreation leave each year, plus air fares to major southern centres every two years. District allowance is payable. Generous sick leave and long service leave entitlements. APPLICATIONS TO: Director General . Department of the Chief Minister PO Box 4396 Darwin NT 5794 CLOSING DATE: August 14. 1980. QUOTE VACANCY No. CM 48. ACCOUNTANT We are seeking an'ambitious qualified or near qualified accountant who has above average ability and potential for top level professional achievement, Experience in taxation, including client interviews and supervision of preparation of taxation returns is essential. The position offers interesting and challenging work, with ideal working conditions in new modern offices. There is opportunity for rapid promotion'. An attractive salary will be paid commensurate with experience. Applications setting out achievements and experience should be forwarded to: Mr. I. Burns, PRICE WATERHOUSE AND CO, P.O. BOX 386 CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601. Telephone 489411. ARCHDIOCESE OF CANBERRA AND GOULBURN Applications are invited for part-time TEACHER-LIBRARIAN St.. Joseph's Primary School, North Goulburn Teaching qualifications a minimum prerequisite. Teaching experience and library qualifications would be a definite advantage. Apply to: The Director, Catholic Education Office, < P.O. Box 317. Manuka, ACT, 2603. Phone enquiries — 951077. ARCHITECTURAL DRAUGHTSMAN A. V. Jennings Hornet require a talented draughtsman to join their planning and development department in Canberra. The successful applicant will be involved with the planning and documentation ol Jennings n-oducts. Air aspects of planning and developing Jennings Display Centres and planning and development of special housing projects. An attractive salary will be negotiated, free company , life assurance, superannuation and medical benefits will be available after a qualifying period. Applications will be treated in strictest confidence. Pnone Tim Bowland on 804444 for an appointment. A. V. JENNINGS HOMES. " IS Oeelong Street,• Fyshwick. CAA KITCHENS AND JOINERY JOINER We require an eiacrienced tradesman for manufacturing and filing of kitchen cupboaras.'Must be a capable person who requires the minimum of supervision. We offer above award wages. Immediate start. . Phone 973408 for interview. ft*.--. : rpsmoNsvAowr , :; • THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - ' ; Applications,arc invited from suitably qualified males ot females for '~IM following poaitioM: ,:i' . i < i ~ Ref 80322 — Llbraritn Class I > . (TWO POSITIONS) ' ' ' ; : Tht-University Library. Applications are invited for Readers* Advisers inlhe J..B. Chifley. Building of.the University Library to work' I7tt , hours per wetk, either mornings (9.30am-lpm) or afternbom (I pm-4.30pfn) until November .28,1980. Duties willincludercfereMX and: bibliographic assistance ' to wen, planning- and i conducting orienution am) subject, tutorials for Undergraduates and processing course reading lists in consultation with academic staff, Aifegree ana professional qualifications, are easeniial. Telephone enquiries: 492984 or 492982. Closing date:. 22.7.80 ' Salary,' according to qualifications and experience, 'will be within, the range:;Librarian Claisl::$l3,IS9-SI4,9?l'pa (paid on an hourly basis wiih appropriate loading imlieu of all leave entitleAiehts)i r Ref 80319 — Senior Programmer ■ ■ < \\ GRADE I 1 ■ ManagemenfServices Group, Computer Services Centre. Applications are- invited for the position of (Senibr .Systems ProgrammeMn the Management Services Group which'is responsible for the development and maintenance of administrative computing applications; The University is acquiring #■ FACOM 160Fcomputer and the ADABAS data base1 management system, a combination'which; together withJa campus-wide terminal network^ will provide a high level, of support for sophisticated new applications.. It'is expected that the successful applicant will have had considerable experience, in the maintenance of large.scale IBM or FACOM operating systems preferably in-an on-line environment. Data base experience and the ability to,supervise a small team is desirable. .Telephone enouiries: 494067 Mr I. Macnicol. Closing date: 31.7.80, Salary, according to. qualifications and. experience, .will, be within the range: Senior Programmer Grade I: S20,665-121,<4JI pa. Riff 80351 — Senior Programmer GRADE I ■ Computer Services, Business Manager's Groujp, Research Schools of Social Sciences and Pacific Studies. Applications are invited for the position of Senior Programmer Grade I in the Coombs Building Computing Services Section of the, above joint schools. The Section provides assistance to academic research workers and research students in the wide range of disciplines within the two Research Schools. The Section also.supports a DEC-10 computer providing both demand and batch facilities. Currently it has 48. terminal lines providing access for about 80 terminals distributed around the building. Coombs Building users can also access.the University's central computer, a Univac 1100/82 via a PDP 11/34 node. The successful applicant will be responsible for the support of the DEC-10. This includes supervising programmers involved in software support, reporting on - system performance, advising on-hardware requirements and managing-the day-to-day activities in the computer room. Appropriate tertiary qualifications or. the equivalent will be required. Familiarity with the system mentioned above, experience in advising usere who are unfamiliar with computer systems and appropriate, managerial experience are highly desirable. Telephone enquiries: 492214 Miss M. Rose. Closing date: 22.7.80 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Senior Programmer Grade I: S20,665-J2I,43I pa. Ref 80317 — Senior Technical Officer LEVEL I (ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN) Workshop, Research School-of Biological Sciences. The successful applicant will be required to maintain a wide range of electronic instrumentation and design and construct electronic systems pertinent to a biological environment. Applicants must have the Electronic and Communications Certificate or equivalent, in addition to a minimum of 6 years experience. Particular emphasis is on digital techniques as applied in research establishments. Telephone enquiries: 492649. Closing date: 16.7.80 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Senior Technical Officer Level I: SI4,305-$15,230 pa. Ref 80321 — Executive Officer Director's Section, Computer Services, Computer Services Centre. The Centre houses and supports a UNIVAC 1100/82 for academic users and will soon house and support a FACOM MI60F for university administration. Further staff arc employed in providing a campus network facility and an undergraduate computing service. The appointee will be responsible. to the Director for the provision of administrative services in respect of these functions. Duties will include responsibility forthe preparation of annual estimates and monitoring of expenditure, liaison with general university administration,, centre accommodation and equipment, computer maintenance details, inventory, control, security, staff/movements and general administrative arrangements. Applicants should have extensive financial arid administrative experience preferably gained within a. university environment. ; Telephone enquiries: 493437 Mr R. Landford. Closing date: 28.7.80. Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Executive Officer: SI9,124319,896 pa. Ref 80315 — Technical Officer/Senior Technical Officer LEVEL I. Research School of Chemistry. Applications are invited for the position of Technical Officer/Senior Technical Officer in the Electronics Section of the Research School of Chemistry Workshop. Several positions are available and the' duties involve maintenance of the extensive range of electronic equipment in the School, design and construction of a variety of equipment to assist in - the conduct of research work and the provision' of general electronics support and advice. Applicants should possess formal qualifications or significant relevant experience. As a guide approximately six years related experience is .suggested. Telephone enquiries: 493492. Closing Date: 23.7.80 Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will-be within the range:'Technical Officer: St 1,433-113,923 pa. Senior Technical Officer Level I: S14,305-$ 15,230 pa. Ref 80323 — Technical Officer (ELECTRONICS) Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Research School of Physical Sciences. The Observatories offer a pleasant working environment at Mount Stromlo near Canberra. The successful applicant will join a team of engineers and technical officers engaged in the development and maintenance of state-of-the-art low light level detection systems. The appointee will also have the . opportunity to participate in the development and construction of the control system (or a new advanced technology 92-inch optical telescope. This system consists of a network of microprocessors and mini computers. The latter are also used extensively for data acquisition. This position offers a brigh applicant the challenge and opportunity to work with state-ofthe-art technology. Experience and skills in these areas would be an advantage. Applicants should have an Electronics and Communications Certificate or equivalent as well as a sound knowledge of analogue arid digital circuitry. Applications should include names, addresses and telephone numbers of three referees. Telephone enquiries: 881111 Mr Stapinksi. Closing date: 31.7.80. Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Technical Officer: $11,433-513,923 pa. - Ref 80314 — Laboratory Technician Grade 2 Dept of Microbiology, John Curtin School of Medical Research. A vacancy exists in the Department of Microbiology, John Curtin School ot< Medical Research, to work with Dr Cooper in the area of the biology of cell differentiation and dedifferentiation as related to neoplastic transformation. Work will involve cell and tumour virus culture, gel electrophoresis and experimental animals. Appropriate tertiary qualifications are desirable. An appointment, will be made in August to commence work early in Octobcr. Telephone enquiries: 492577 Mr Schaffer. Closing date: 26.7.80. Salary, according to qualifications and experience, will be within the range: Laboratory Technician Grade 2: SI0.962-SI I.9S6 pa. GENERAL INFORMATION A separate written application for each position applied for, qutoing reference number, should be forwarded to the Secretary, The Australian National University, PO Box 4; Canberra, ACT 2600. Receipt of applications will not be acknowledged unless requested. Commonwealth Superannuation is transferable. Sick leave credits and limited service for long service is transferable from Australian Universities, Australian Public Service and approved authorities. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a medical examination. AROTTECT CLASS 4/5 The Parliament House Construction Authority has been, established by Act of Parliament to undertake the design and construction of the new Parliament House on Capital Hill, Canberra for completion and opening in 1988. Applications are invited for the position of Staff Architect with the Authority. The successful applicant will be a senior Architect with considerable contractual and management experience. He will be responsible for with the Parliament House Design Architect, the specialist consultants and others. He will also, assist with the interpretation of.the project brief. The Staff Architect will be required toprcvide technical and policy advice to the Authority on architectural matters relating to the design, construction and commissioning of Parliament House. The successful appointee will also direct and manage Authority staff engaged on work related to the architecture of Parliament House. Qualifications Applicants must demonstrate proven experience in a similar capacity. Academic qualifications should be stated. Terms of Appointment The appointee will be required to contribute to the Australian Government Superannuation' Fund. In certain cases,', superannuation and long service -leave entitlements are transferable.Applications Applications are to be marked confidential and addressed to: The Executive Officcr ■, . Parliament House Construction Authority PO Box 1213 CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601 , Closing date: 2S July 1980 BRICKLAYERS Gangs,wanted for.a large town house project, immediate, suit, good '' ' rates. > -Apply on site enr Mawson and Wilkins Sts, Mawson or phone 864307. fosmoiisvAaiiT iltlSTRAUllN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE SECRETARY .The academy requires an experienced secretary (6 assist members of tkeadminiitrttive staff with their dut|es. The person selected will be required to type correspondence, reports,,etc,, maintain filet, arrange and prepare papers for meetings'. A capable and .intelligent person, with, fait, accurate typing ability, is' required. Shorthand woukl be an odvanUge.but most typing will .be from drafts or tspes. Ability to learn to operate word, processing, -'equipment is essentia). Good working conditions,, salaiy, will < be. in: $10,184-110,939 range, . : aceordingloqualificalionsand experience. Applfcationsctoseon Friday, Jiily 18, 1980. ■ ; TELEPHONE 4860HIN FIRST INSTANCE 'v/i'.' , ^ A unique, opportunity exists for a mature person with a proven sales' record :and administrative abilitytoapply for the'position,of Branch Manager, with a dynamic organisation, engaged in' the manufacture and* distribution of products allied' to the furniture and building industry. ■ ' LOQATION — Queanbeyan. The successful applicant will'have the ability to create an environment of team spirit ana will be directly, responsible to the N.S.W. General Manager for all.functions related io a profitable Branch operation. AGE — it is unlikely that the successful candidate will be less than 27 years of. age. • SALARY — by'negotiation. A fully serviced company vehicle will be provided and an attractive, superannuation scheme is available after a short qualifying period. Applications will be treated in the strictest confidcnce and should be forwarded with appropriate records and references to:— N.5.W. General Manager, . P.O. Box 140, • Miranda. N.S.W., 2228. CALVARY HOSPITAL A.C.T. INCORPORATED CASHIER ■ (110,920 • $12,286 pa) Responsible to the Patients. Office Supervisor for duties associated withthe. admission' and discharge of patients, preparation of statistical returns and the handlingof cash. Rostered weekend work involved. Experience desirable. RELIEF CLERK - Two position , $9,474 • JlOilOO pa) 1. To provide clerical relief duties mainly in the Patients Office and Accident and Emergency Department, and other areas as required. Shift work involved. 2. Provide general relief, duties in' any department as required. Applicants should be prepared to work shift work when required. Typing an advantage. Written applications including contact telephone number and the names and addresses of two referees should be forwarded in an envelope marked "Confidential" to: The Personnel and Industrial Manager . Calvary Hospital ACT Incorporated PO Box M4. Jamison Centre ACT 2614 by July 18, 1980 Applications will not be acknowledged unless required. CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL PART-TIME TEACHER OF ART Applications'are invited from suitably qualified and experienced teachers of Art for a part-time position al Canberra Grammar School. The post will be for Term 3 only and involves the teaching of botli Practical Art and Art History to both junior students and those sitting for the N.S.W. Higher School Certificate. applications, with names and addresses of two referees, should reach the. Headmaster, Canberra Grammar. School, Monaro Crescent, Red : , Hill, A.C.T.V 2603, by 31st July. ■ CHEF WANTED We are looking for. a young, energetic chef to create and run his own kitchen in a well established restaurant. Preferred age 21 — 30, of neat V appearance.,' Top money paid to successful applicant after qualifying period. Ph 951905 Sat between 10 am and 2 pm only, for appointment. CHEF OR COOK required, for Bistro Belconnen; Way Hotel Phone S42222 for an appointment. Chief Internal Auditor ' ' _ $20,665-121,431 . The ACT Electricity Authority invites applications for the position of Chief Internal Auditor. Applicants should hold a professionally recognised accountancy qualification and should be capable of demonstrating an extensive knowledge of modern accounting and auditing practices. Training in computing .techniques is desirable. Experience iri the Internal Auditing field, demonstrable leadership qualities and capacity for innovation are considered to be essential qualities. the position of Chief Internal Auditor leads an audit team following a system-based- auditing program. The succcssful applicant will be required to: Formulate and continually review internal audit programs; Direct the audit team in performance of a programmed series of audits: Advise senior management on changes in audit policy as. new procedures, systems, policies and techniques evolve. The Authority • offers 4 weeks annual leave with bonus payment, cumulative sick leave, long service leave, comprehensive superannuation and flexible working hours. Applications in writing should bcTorwardcd to: Tne Personnel Officer, ACT;Electricity Authority, PO Box 366. Canberra City, ACT- 2601 By July 25. 1980. ■ , Further information may be obtained by telephoning.the Personnel Officer on 062 483423. ' CITRA CONSTRUCTIONS LIMITED require the following staff for major multi-million dollar building projects in the Sydney Metropolitan Area, Newcastle District and Australian Capital Territory. 1 Project Managers BuMing General Foremen Building Sob-Foremen/Leading Hands , QS/Contracts Administrators Suitable applicants shouM apply to: The Maniter < • • NSW Building Division CITRA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED , GPO Bos 3647 Sydney. NSW 2001 phone The Manager on Sydney 20565 for further information ■ 'All applications will be treated in strict confidence POSITIONS VACANT DIVISIONAL, ACCOUNTANT \\ BATHURST, NSW Jennings Industrie* Limited, Central. Tablelands Division .of the i Construction Group,; wishes to make an appointment of: a Divisional .Accountant, preferably in the 28<3S year age-group with'A AS A qualifications or equivalent. , ' . - Un successful applicant will be responsible to the Divisional Manager . for the development and maintenance of all accounting, and financial controls associated with the Division's operations. The incumbent will ; be expected to contribute to the toul success of the'Division and should : have attained an appropriate level of experience involving both detailed • accounting decisions and management responsibility. ... : Salary level will be commensurate with the position offered,' together : with generous staff benefits, which will be fully discussed at interview. |: Written applications including personal details and previous experience , should be marked "Confidential" and addressed to: THE MANAGER JENNINGS INDUSTRIES LIMITED - ■ Central Tablelands Division PO Box 61, Bathurst NSW 2795 All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence ELECTRICIAN - A GRADE. Required for on site installation, of mechanical/electrical and automatic control systems. Apply 805617, Monday after 9am. ESSO YARRALUMLA Junior male service station attendant, must be conscientious, hard working and responsible. Must have drivers liccnce, previous experience ' desirable but not essential. Ph 731919 Sat after'10 am. ' FAIRYLAND DAY CARE CENTRE .15 Robson Street, Garran ■ Lady required for 3 — 5 year age group. Applicants need to be able to organise and create activities for this group. Previous experience and qualifications would be an advantage. Hours 7.45 am to 4.45'pm, Mon '— Fri. Writfcn applications for interview to the above address. GUILD SECRETARY/WELFARE OFFICER Salary: To be negotiated, in vicinity $14,000 per annum. Conditions: To be negotiated, but similar to PSB conditions. Duties: Develop policies and facilities related to the welfare and interests of students and staff of Bruce College of T.A.F.E., in conjunction with the Guild Boanl Manage the affairs of the Guild. Provide counselling to students. Other duties as determined by the Guild Board. Sample duty statement available on application Jo 062 520S5S. Qualifications: A qualification in welfare work is desirable. A positive attitude to people, experience in welfare counselling, preparation of submissions and office administration is essential. Written applications by July 18, 1980, to, The Secretary, Bruce TARE. College Guild, P.O. BOX 283, Jamison, ACT, 2614. HANSEL AND GRETEL - BELCONNEN MALL. Requires two Senior Casual Sales Ladies. First shift from Mon, Tues, Wed, llam to 4pm. Second shift from Thurs, Fri, llam to 5pm. Must be prepared to work longer hours. . For interview, today llam at shop. ILLAWARRA NEWSPAPERS PTY LIMITED has a vacancy on the night-shift for an experienced LINO-TYPE OPERATOR good wages and conditions with shift and week-end penalty rates. The applicant must be a member of the Printing and Kindred Industries Union. Applications may be made by phone or in writing to the: Production Manager, Illawarra Mercury, 282 Kicra St, Wollongong, ■ N.S.W., 2500 Phone (042) 293611 after 2 pm. LEGAL STENOGRAPHER City law firm-requires a competent person to work in its conveyancing section. Experience desirable. Applicants must be prepared to accept responsibility and must be fast, accurate and efficient typists. Shorthand an advantage. Top salary paid. Excellent working conditions. Phone Mrs Logan on 485222 for interview. DAVIES, BAILEY AND CATER. MANAGER/MANAGERESS For European style delicatessen opening soon • Canberra. Proven experience and references required. Apply in writing to: The Managing Director, 91 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan. N.S.W. 2620. NORTHERN SUBURBS RUGBY CLUB Chandler Street, Belconnen Town Centre Applications invited for position of SECRETARY MANAGER for clubs new premises opening 15 August, 1980. Apply in confidence to Secretary, Norths Rugby Club, PO Box 185, •Belconnen,, ACT, 2616, by 15 July, 1980. OPPORTUNITY IN HARDWARE THE JOB: Responsible for the successful operation of our Hardware Dept. covering such aspect as Purchasing — Stock control — Housekeeping — Pricing of goods — Customer service — Staff direction. THE PERSON: Experience in the hardware field or allied industries preferred. The position requires practical application. We seek a person with a flair for imaginative merchandising of.hardware products. Active involvement necessitates good physical fitness. THE BENEFITS: Salary is related to ability. An incentive bonus and staff benefits apply. Future prospects are related to performance. This is an opportunity for a person seeking to be responsible for a department where effort and enterprise will directly influence growth and profitability. Please apply in writing to "The Manager" PO Box 381 — Fyshwick 1 2609 Preliminary details can be obtained in confidence by phone. AH 062-863826, 8235S0. m TIMBER AND HARDWARE MERCHANTS 18 Maryborough St, Fyshwick — 804033 positions Vacant : PHOTO HOUSE t- l'_ " 822706. :"A • WpdenPlaza . ( ■ . .-Manuka :A '.vacanc£ exists for ah, esper&icetf,' full-lime SALESPERSON/ ^PHOTOGRAPHER to work between our Woden Plaza and Manuka Village retail outlets. Own: tranjpirt essential! Phone Miss Webber . y.' ■ - after 9-am Monday jo arrange and an interview. _ PUBLICATIONS, DISTRIBUTION AND DESPATCH CLERK (MALE) 'Hit/ duties includebeing responsible for the packaging and mailing of the Australian Academy of Sciences' Publications, together with the ..raising of invoices, maintenance of delivery records and control of {stock. Applicants should be capable of working with people of ■» variety -of tevels and have experience.in omrating'despatch and distributions systems and additionally be'capable of working on. his own initiative. , It is expected that tfie Job will involve operating a computor terminal; for which training will be available, therefore knowledge of a ; typewriter keytoanl would be advantageous. Starting salary, will be in excess of SI 1,000 and wilt be commensurate with experience. Theappointment is permanent and superannuation is ■ . available following a probation period. Apply in writing: Executive Secretary, Australian Academy of Science, P.O. Box 783, CANBERRA CITY, ACT 2601. Closing date for applications'if Friday, 18 July 1980. R.S.P.C.A. EXECUTIVE OFFICER ; Duties include administration, public relations and a small amount of inspectorial work. The Society requires a mature'. person with' administrative and organisational ability and experience. Applications in writing with references to:— The Secretary, P.O. Box 82, Weston. REPRESENTATIVE An old established and well regarded Sydney based fancy goods and haberdashery warehouse wholesaling a wide range of merchandise, requires the services of a representative to represent the Company in the Southern Tablelands and South Coast area of NSW. It is envisaged that the chosen applicant will be a resident in the Territory, e.g. Canberra, and will have had sales experience in merchandise carried by the Company or in simitar products. A generous salary, company car, and over-riding commission is offered to the applicants. In the first instance please write indicating experience and personal details to: The Secretary, c/o Green, Hodes and Penklis, 6th Floor, 33 Bligh St, . Sydney, 2000. SALES MANAGER We require a livewire man with a strong personality to take responsibility of our Sales Department. The suitable person must be able to demonstrate a proven sates record, together with the ability to develop and expand on existing markets. He i will also be responsible for the supervision of staff, and reporting tothc I Board of Directors at Managerial level. Experience in the building industry is desirable but not essential. Remuneration will be by way of retainer plus over-riding commission. Applications in writing will be treated in sstrictest confidence and should be addressed to The Managing Director, Box C 4685, Canberra Times. SALES REPRESENTATIVE LEADING TYRE COMPANY Appointee will need to. live or be prepared to move to Wagga NSW. Excellent salary for experienced person, career advancement ' opportunities. Applications in writing to "Sales Representative", Box C4689, c/o Canberra Times. SALES REPRESENTATIVE Required by ANDERSON PROCESSED FOODS PTY. LTD 122 Crawford St, Queanbeyao Thorough knowledge of Canberra and suburbs is a requirement and I previous selling experience in the local food industry would be an advantage. Good salary and conditions. Ph 973011 after 10am, Monday, to arrange interview. Personal interviews will not be granted without appointment. SECRETARY - BOOKKEEPER Competent person, 18 to 35 years, required by busy Woden dental practice. Must have proven ability to . work independently, with complete range of office procedures. Mini computer or VDU experience dcsireable. Reply The Manager, PO Box 94, Woden, 2606, giving full particulars, including copies of recent relevant rcfcrenccs. Applications close 16 July. SOLICITOR — CONVEYANCING We require a Solictor of at least 3 years experience to fill a position in oar Canberra office. The successful applicant will be . required to be eligible to be admitted in the A.C.T. He will be taking the place of a Solicitor who has been in the position for about 5 years and will be expected to assume responsibility for the senior N.S.W. and A.C.T. conveyancing within the practice. Good prospects exist for a .person interested in a career with the firm. ABBOTT, TOUT. CREER AND WILKINSON P.O. Box 828, Canberra City, 2601. Phone (062) 497788 (Mrs. Worthy) from 10 am Tuesday for interview. STENO-SECRETARY GRADE II The Project Manager of the Parliament House Construction Authority requires a competent secretary with extensive typing and shorthand experience together with' a. sound .knowledge Of general secretarial work. DUTIES: Provide administrative and secretarial assistance to the Projcct Manager and other senior officers of the Authority as required. Act as secretary to meetings chaircd by the Project Manager and assemble documentation, record and issue minutes and initiate action, as required. Provide liaison between the Project Manager and other senior officers. Assist with the Personal Secretary in arranging functions. CONDITIONS: The successful applicant will be reouired to contribute to the Australian Superannuation Fund. In certain cases superannuation and long service leave entitlements are transferable. Applications should be submitted in writing to: The Executive Officer, Parliament House Construction Authority, PO Box 1233, Canberra City, ACT 2601. Closing dale for applications is: July 25, 1980. STORE MANAGER/MANAGERESS required for retail Furnishing clothing store, Wanniassa Shopping Centre! Ability to work without supervision, experience in soft furnishings an advantage but not essential, top salary paid to successful applicant. Phone 315992 for appointment. HENDERSON'S. WANNIASSA. SURVEY ASSISTANT OR INSTRUMENT HAND An excellent opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and career minded Survey • Assistant to join the John Holland Construction team. Applicants must be experienced and enjoy using their own initiative. For interview phone 515422 fah. Ask for Bob Shelley or Pat Keeffe.' JOHN HOLLAND CONSTRUCTIONS. PHILIPS SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR CLERK We require an experienced switchboard operator to handle customers enquiries and orders. The successful applicant will also be able to type and undertake normal office duties. For an interview please contact Mrs GaUdry Telephone 950321 on Monday 14th July. positions .vacant DRAFTSMEN, men required for casual work afte.r hrs, weekends and normal'hrs on hourly rate for the following ; fields -. structural, mechani•cal, materials handling, building (i.e. factories etc). Ph S8I387 after 7 pm evenings or apply in writing P.O. Bon 30. Bungendore. DRAFTSPERSON required. Experienced in survey and engineering drafting. Phone : 971103 for appointment. DRIVEWAY Attendant, ex perienced, honest, reliable man, 18' — 25, own trans* port essential. For/position * at a country petrol station in the ACT. Ph 350126 Monday. DRIVER, taxi, over 21, live » northside, .weekends only, training provided, Ph 480996. % DRUMMER-exp. for country bluegrass band, vocal. pref, Ph 416885. bRUMMER req for new rock j band. Exp not necessary. Ph \\ "303286. ... ' ' ELECT R I C A L - /MECHANICAL ' TRADESMEN —' TRAINEE ■ - ' ( Today's Air Force can provide you with a trade for life. We'll train you to be I come a qualified tradesman - helping to keep our Aircraft, : Transport and Equipment fully operational. So if you're 17 and under 35, educated to year 10 level . preferably with sound results in English, Maths and_ Sci■ ence with a Physics content, ' meet. our nationality and other entry requirements, call us now. You join for a minimum of 6 years. You'll start on good . pay, - receive free medical and dental care, uniforms, and have the opportunity to travel and work at our various bases. What's more, the sports and social facilities arc first classi Interested? Contact your Air Force Careers Adviser at: Defcnce Force Recruiting Information Centre, Woden House, PHILLIP. A.C.T. 2606 Tel: 822333 You're somebody in Today's Air Forcc EXPERIENCED dental nurse . required for Queanbeyan practice. Applications in writing to Box 208, Queanbeyan. EXPERIENCED brictiaycr required. Apply Blk 21, Section >82, Holt all w'end. ■. CSIRO EXPERIMENTAL OF uivisiun 01 ouns, St Lucia, Qld Field: Soil microbiology (evaluation of endomycorrhizac). General: The Division of Soils Group in Brisbane is mainly concerned with research into the : processes controlling the stability' of soils and landscapes with the purpose of developing techniques to reduce soil degra iion. Duties: To collaborate in a research investigation into the role of endomycorrhizal fungi in the revegetation of disturbed areas, particularly where indigenous plants are usedi The appointee will be required to make a limited survey of the mycorrhizae in a range of contrasting environments, test the efficien cy of outstanding strains un- . der glasshouse and controlled environment condi tions, and develop and test techniques for field inocula tion. Qualifications: Degree in science, agriculture or forestry, or equivalent qualifications, together with extensive relevant experience in microbiology of root systems of indigenous plants. Preference will be given to applicants with research experience in cndomycor rhizae. Salary: Experiment Officer Class 2 or 3: $16,659$21,208 pa. Tenure: A fixed term of three years commencing September I, 1980. Superannuation benefits available. Applications: In writing and stating full personal and professional details, the names of at least two referees and quoting reference No M8904 should reach: The Chief, Division of Soils, CSIRO, Private Bag No 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064 by August 1, 1980. (ilRLS of all ages are now being (rained and chosen for top positions as receptionists. These intensive courses get you to a good business standard quickly. PHONE 476409. HAIRDRESSER ladies Tor leading city salon. Top wages and conditions. Ph 496078. HOUSEKEEPER required, 3 hrs twicc a week. Ph 314013. HOUSEKEEPER to live-in. Mature lady to look after 3 children for widower, St 16.00 pw with own room and keep. Ph 974046 bh, 974103 ah. HOUSEKEEPER 4-5 hrs per week. Chapman. Rcfs req. 885819. IF you are not afraid to knock on doors and talk to people, with no selling involved, contact Rob, 314967. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20 - 65, like talking with people, live m or near Fraser, Cook, Fadden, have a 'phone and car, you can earn $40 to SS0 one or two weekends a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) 625871; on Saturday (03) 2886015; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll. Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. IRONING, cleaning, every Friday, Hughes. 824931 . after I Oam. JOINERS wanted for im mediate start. Experienced only. Good wages, Ph 974279. The Little Joinery, Qucanbeyan (Continued pert ?•!«)"}
{"id":125621098,"text":"10 Sep 1980 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 10 September 1980, page 4 Within a matter of days Mr. Fraser will announce the date of the Federal Election. In an exclusive report lor this week's Bulletin, Malcolm Mackerras, Australia's leading political forecaster, predicts Mr. Fraser will be returned to power with a seventeen seat majority. His reasons for this decline in power, and his indications of the key seats to watch on polling night, are essential reading for politicians and voters alike. mmum OUR EXPECT ffl£OiCttON - fraser by 17 seats {St v» W froke c couple} ♦Max Harris on sotred sJtos « Survey r«vo«)5 fop sborebrokers In another exclusive, Morgan Gallup Poll gives the parties' latest ratings in the election race. And veteran political reporter, Alan Reid, analyses the campaign funds of the parties and the issues most likely to dominate the election. All investors, large and small, should make a bee-line for David Haselhurst's survey of the country's leading brokers. He categorises them according to their specialities and gives each a rating. As the Noonkanbah dispute prolongs, Max Harris provides an invaluable background article to the whole issue of Aboriginal sacred sites. He is critical of the part played by white activists, who he claims do not understand their true nature and significance. Finally, a subject all men have to face-shaving. The Bulletin reports on the cut-throat competition between the two giants, Bic and Gillette. So pull up a chair and sef*!e down to some terrific reading in the Bulletin. Out now. THE B9UJE1II Australia's weekly news magazine."}
{"id":125621668,"text":"13 Sep 1980 - The Canberra Times Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 13 September 1980, page 2 Saturday, September'-13; 1980. RUNNING Bad luck for the Caulfield Gup and the Bong Bong picnics, but not unwelcome to most Australians. That must be the first reaction to Caulfield and'Bong Bong's counter-attraction on October 18. The second reaction is that Labor starts down the final straight with a weight handicap which may be too tough, although, according to the latest Morgan Gallup opinion poll, it is now galloping almost neck and neck with the Government. To draw ahead and win would be a famous victory. The handicap, of course, is a 48-seat margin in a House of Representatives of 124, which will become 125 after this election. Mr Hayden's party must win 25 seats if he is to be Prime Minister. The odds must be against him. Labor went into training, in a sense, as early as November last year, when the first of its policies was announced, and earlier there were discussion papers to get the electors used to Labor's point of view. Now there are only two of its policies which are not known, and they are the one on industrial relations, which will be announced in Melbourne on Monday by Mr HaySen, with Messrs Hawke and Young in attendance, and the one on foreign investment. The strategy is the same as that used in 1972, when the crowd was convinced and barracked Labor to the winning post. The only other Labor unknown is where the tax cut will be made — on petrol, personal incomes, or sales. Some will also doubt the jockey, Mr Hayden. Will he ride, as Mr Whitlam did in 1972, with that massive confidence which so appeals to punters? We believe he cannot do this. It is not his nature. We also believe that he ought not to denigrate the Prime Minister in personal terms, as he does. It, too, is not his nature. The people make their own judgments about their leaders, and they are usually shrewd ones. Policies are much harder to understand, and the people need to be helped about judgment on these. That duty is a full-time responsibility for political leaders. Mr Hayden has a fair record on which to stand. It entitles him to be heard with respect when he eschews personal criticism and sticks to the economic policy which is going to be crucial for Australia. His Budget in 1975 was widely regarded as a responsible document after much Labor irresponsibility earlier. It is worth pondering what this country would have been like today had Mr Hayden been in charge over the past five years. In fact, it was Mr Fraser, with more apparent stamina, who had to cope with the immense problems of world recession and inflation in the West, and with a consequent level of unemployment which is cruel. He will be judged by the people for what he has done to shelter Australia,, to inspire Australians, and to spread fairly within Australia the burden of the world's ills. His task has been the harder one because he, not Mr Hayden, has had the responsibility. There can be no doubts in his case about performance. There must always be doubts about the performance in office of Opposition Leaders. Toil and hard times This is a harsh country to govern, even in the best of times, as the drought reminds us, cracking the land about our capital. Thunder and lightning fought in the skies as Mr Fraser announced the polling day.1 Whoever wins will not be getting much of a prize, only toil and more hard times. But the prospect does not have to be a gloomy one, if it is seen as an opportunity for healing. Australia is not too well, and this campaign should not wound it any more. There is much in common between the major parties, as next week's final parliamentary session could proclaim. But the race is on, the whips are out, and we must not expect too much. However The Canberra Times, which is not racing, reminds the runners that they do agree about the need to fight inflation and about the level of defence spending. They all want to bring down unemployment and interest rates. They all want to keep in some sort of order and amity their unruly followers in the States, and especially in Queensland and Western Australia. None of them have the courage to do what ought to be done about protection. All of them, except the Australian Democrats, are frightened about what will happen in the Senate. None of them did anything to reform the Senate, when they all shared an interest in reform and the opportunity, for almost three years, to effect it. This last neglect gives the people a particular responsibility, to vote with a maximum, direct purpose for the Senate, in order to give the Government or the Opposition an overall majority. As it is, the Senate is best when it reflects the situation in the House of Representatives. Protest votes are not in order for the Senate. With that gratuitous advice we end, for the moment, our observations on Caulfield and Bong Bong's counter-attraction."}
{"id":125622448,"text":"17 Sep 1980 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 17 September 1980, page 32 POSITIONS VACANT THE QUEANBEYAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL TRAINED NURSES Applications ate invited from Double Certificate (Midwifery) "trained Nurses to fill vacancies in oar. staff. Salary and conditions of service in accordance; with the Public Hospital Nurses' (State) Award. Single accommodation is available in the Nurses' Home if required. Applications and enquiries to Miss L. E. R. Brown, Director of Nursing, P.O. Bo* 729, Queanbeyan, N.S.W., 2620.' Phone (062) 972266 . >••• J. R. WILLIAMS Chief Executive Officer ' WAITRESSES AND WEEKEND BREAKFAST • . CHEF Must be experienced and available for weekend and functions, £pply after lOani Wednesday. Phone 862055. > • WILLIAMS THE SHOEMAN . Female shop assistant for full time position. 15 — 16 years of age. No experience required as training will be provided. Please Ph the Manager on 821548 before 10am. com — OVERNIGHT ~ SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL SALESMAN This position is a great opportunity for an ambitious sales person who has a record of past success and who wishes to become involved with a corporation that recognises ability quickly and promotes by performance. THE JOB: We require a self starting professional sales person based in Canberra to develop our business within the Central West, area, operating within the framework of a very pro fessional sales team. THE APPLICANT: Must have a strong personal selling background and the ability to sell and negotiate at all levels. A sales background which involves industry, commerce or direct selling will be welcomed. Prior knowledge of the transport industry is not essential. The applicants should be professional in their approach and oriented to the achievement of their goals by achieving company objectives. THE COMPANY: Comet Overnight Transport (a Division of TNT) offers the ultimate in express road transport for the distribtuion of products to the Australian market. Comet is unique in offering the largest coverage throughout Australia. WE OFFER: Permanent position with the opportunity of unequalled promotional propspeds. Attractive' salary and excellent car allowance. Creative selling opportunities with the support of TV, radio and preSs advertising. Promotion to management based on performance If you want to use selling as a means to satisfy your career goals, please phone me and let's talk about it . . . Tim Goodman Sydney (02) 5191000 Paul Thompson Canberra (062) 805422 PROPERTY MANAGER Large, expanding Real Estate Company requires services of an experienced Manager for Property Rentals/Leasing. This is a career position which will suit a person who thrives on challenge and is a capable supervisor. Apply in strict confidence in writing To: Box C4782 Canberra Times wj-m RECEPTIONIST CAREER!! : GIRLS, ALL AGES If you want an exciting highly paid career you should contact us now! 6-WEEK COURSE Includes FULL BUSINESS TYPING COURSE TO 45 W.P.M. (Don't be misled, it's impossible to get a job unless you can type at this speed — ask any employer). SWITCHBOARDS, OFFICE PROCEDURES, GROOMING Our famous TV teaching system makes learning fast yet thorough, gets you the best jobs in Canberra or overseas. FREE JOB PLACEMENT Day or evening classes RECEPTIONIST CENTRE 476333 8d2 333 SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FIRE OFFICER Position No. S 329 SALARY: $13,355 range $13,702 (plus $2298 additional duties allowance). QUALIFICATIONS: Essential — Wide practical knowledge of fire fighting and fire prevention methods. Sound knowledge of Theatre and Public Halls Act NSW. Extensive knowl edge of fixed fire protection extinguishing systems and experience in training and supervision of staff. Ability to use and maintain CABA breathing apparatus and to qualify as a proficient operator of this equip ment. DUTIES: Responsible to the House Services Manager for fire prevention and protection and the effective operation, of all fire protection installations and equipment. Supervision and control of a fire team, troining of fire crew and all staff. Evaluation of equipment. Submission of written reports. CONDITIONS: Forty hours per week which includes some supervisory shifts, which will be worked either weeknights and or weekends as required. Four weeks recreation leave, long service leave, superannuation benefits (subject to certain conditions). INQUIRIES: (02) 20588 ext 215 (Mr D. Conyngham). Application forms may be obtained by phoning the Employment Officer, Sydney Opera House on (02) 20588 and are to be returned to this office by September 26, 1980. 9d2-863 AMBITIOUS people needing money, unusual opportunity, part time or full time, no experience needed, assistance given. Phone 544548. AUTO Electrician required, qual tradesman only. Wages by negotiation. Ph 822718 bh. BARMAID/WAITRESS re quired, casual work. Ph 973440 Thursday. BOOK-KEEPER-AC COUNTS CLERK part-time required by City pharmacy. Duties include checking invoices and preparing accounts for payment, weekly wage preparation and some book-keeping. Approx IS hrs per week. Ph 487980. BRICKLAYER required for small extension. Ph 882361 between 7 — 7.30am or after 5pm. BRICKLAYER wanted for partnership call 4 Callaghan St, Evatt between 5-6pm. BRICKLAYERS wanted, per manent position for good tradesmen, Canberra and interstate work. Ph 585585. BRICKLAYER wanted, im med start. Ph 976806 before 7am, or after 6pm. BUTCHER wanted, topi tradesman need only apply. Gd wages. Ph 804648, 804515. CANBERRA motor dealer re quires the services of an experienced warranty clerk, applicants to state age, qualifications, and previous experience in writing to Box C4787, Canb. Times. CARPENTERS fascia and eaves, 3 houses. Ph 587446. CARPET Salesman. Ex perienced person required. Please Ph ACT Wall to Wall, 805339. CARAVAN Park. South Coast, requires active married couple to assist Man ager, permanent position. Must have own van, no children or pets, woman to have some knowledge of office procedure and clean some on-site vans. Man for general caravan park duties. Ph, Manager for appointment, (044) 724048. CARPENTER for partition work. Experience a must. Benjamin offices block O level 5. CASUAL NIGHT PORTER One of Canberra's leading Motels is looking for a mature person for a casual night porter. 3 hrs per night. Knowledge of switchboard and Anker cash register would be an advantage but not necessary as training will be given. Please apply after 8.30am to Mr. Moss, 488011. CASUAL labourer wanted..Ph 542202. CASHIER girl wanted, full time. Apply in person, 48 Manheim St, Kambah. CASUAL female shop assis tant, between 30 — 40 yrs. Apply Gwen's Opportunity Shop, Kembla St, Fyshwick. CLEANER wanted, cxp male, married, prefer with polivac experience, 2 hrs a day, Mon-Fri, times to suit. Ph 973550 8-9.30am today. COACH wanted for Year 10 maths student, Woden area. Ph 865676 after 6 pm. DIET Cook for hospital kit chen, experience necessary. Monday to Friday, 20 hours per week. Phone Manager Nationwide Food Services, 529125. EARN more for the extras in life. Assistance given. For appointment Ph 725216 bh. POSITIONS VACANT EARN money in your spare time, join a well known, and expanding company. Ph 381095'for further details. EARN -extra income, part time, full-time, assistance given. Ph 887987 for appointment. ELECTROLUX requires a . female junior, 19 to 20 years old, is a clerk/typist. Pleas: ant personality, competence with figures, good salary and conditions. Phone Bill Grey 957242. ELECTROLUX PTY LTD, Green Square, Kingston. Avon EVERYONE wants to give Avon for. Christinas, there's demand for Avon products in your neighbourhood right now. Everyone appreciates the ease and convenience of shopping the Avon way. Find out how easy it is to be an Avon representative and earn money in your spare time. For further details. Phone Jenny 477182. EXPERIENCED bricklayer join in partnership. Call in Block 14 Section 118 Monash. Ph 413175. FEMALE indoor plant demon strators required for popular party plan. No outlay required. Ph Juanita 587020. FESlALE bar attendant re quired, City restaurant, 10.30 till 5, 4 days a week, experience preferred. Ph 480062, after 10am. FEMINIST wanted: childcarc worker needed at the refuge, 20 hours per week, $7,500 per annum. Job needs strong commitment. Apply in writing to G. Ind, P.O. Box 203, Kingston, by Friday, 26th September. Include telephone No. if possible. FRAMING carpenters re quired. Contact 2/128 Wan niassa. GARDENING work, Weston I Creek, $4 per hour. 882837 evenings. GUITARIST exp for working five pee club band. Ph 546999 or 585312. GUITARIST exp for working five pee club band. Ph 546999 or 585312. HAIRDRESSER for men re quired, male or female. Please phone 473974 bh, ah -479884 to arrange interview. HAIRDRESSER, ladies, quali fied, part-time. Top wages and cond. Ph 952031 or 814286 bh. HAIRDRESSING apprentice, 1st year required. Ph 952031. HAIRDRESSER for position in City Salon, part time or full time. Ph 480352. HONEST person for sub con tracting landscape maint. Phone 884648 after 6pm. HSC. Wanted for demanding work. Must be intelligent and able to work. Good wages, conditions etc. Ph 974863. INSURANCE. Established firm of insurance brokers, situated at Goulburn, require an experienced person to handle enquiries on all general matters of insurance. The successful applicant will be required to be able to work without supervision in an office situated in the Argyle Mall (K-Mart) shopping complex, Goulburn, which is expected to be opened early Nov, 1980. Initial applications will be accepted in the applicant's own hand writing, outlining their experience in general insurance, together with details of their age and marital status, to the Manager, PO Box 87, Goulburn, NSW 2580. All replies will be treated with strict con fidence. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20 — 65, like -talking with people, live in or near Fadden, Gilmore, Fisher, Stirling, have a phone and car, you can earn S44 to S55 one weekend a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5pm Mon — Fri on (03) 625871; on Saturday (03) 4394065; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. JOBS arc always available for trained people, young or old, and the students from our Typing / telephonist / receptionist courses are sought by employers. Our graduates are now being placed in full and part-time positions. PHONE 476333 to arrange an appointment with one of our Counsellors and find out how easy it is to become a qualified receptionist. JUNIOR MALE TELLER/CLERK. We require the services of a male junior teller/clerk, 17-18 years, who has teller experience. The person we are seeking should have a neat appearance and be ac' curate with figures. Condi tions include Super after qualifying period. Applications to be in writing, addressed to: The Administration Manager, P.A. Credit Union Co-op Ltd, P.O. Box 937, Canberra City, lAnt ■" KEY T O - D I S C - OPERATORS. Full-time and casual positions available on our day shift. Minimum 10,000 K/S per hour. Excellent bonus scheme. Ph 473944. KEYDATA PTY LTD, Braddon. LEGAL SECRETARY Conveyancing or litigation exp is desirable, but more important is personality and competent sec skills. Nee, sal. 473244. IXKJ contractor requires ex perienced fallers for thinnings in local forest. Only people willing to work a full week need apply. Pb Mrs. Rosin, 972571. MANUFACTURERS' Mutual Insurance Limited has a vacancy for a Clerk/ Typist age 21-24. The applicant should have general insurance experience and possess a pleasant, courteous manner in dealing with the public. A corrected typing speed of 35wpm is desired. For interview please telephdne Roger Tribe on 485711 after 8.30am. ORTHODONTIC Assistant in Civic practice, dental experience preferred but not essential. Apply in writing to 1 Suite 1002, AMP Building, Canberra City, 2601. POSITIONS VACANT ■ 4 ' //fey W MEDICAL ASSESSOR For the person who likes variety and dealing with the public, a vacancy exists at our Canberra Offices. This is a position for a person preferably between the ■ ages of 24 — 3S and for the hours 9am to 5pm, five days ?:r week. he successful applicant's duties will include assessing, cashiering and dealing with the public. The position will suit some | one with a sound clerical background, cashiering experience, and enjoy assisting I and dealing with the public. Interviews to be held Saturday, 20th September, 1980. 1 Written applications to; Mr Kevin Gibb, HCF of Australia, P.O. Box 694, CANBERRA CITY. 2601. PAINTING, tiling skills etc exchanged for using beach cottage. Before 8am- 956564. PHARMACY assistant, junior female 16-17 years, well groomed, permanent position. Apply Philip's Pharmacy, 812581. PREVIOUS applicants for junior male at Acacia Snackbar, please apply after 2pm today, 25 Lonsdale St, Braddon. RAFFLE ticket seller on 20% commission. For appointment Ph 488917. RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST, 25 — 30 yrs. Typing, shorthand mill of 80, experience in office management, a fair amount of public relations with some social affair organising. Own car for transport. Central city south area. Ph Miss Curley, Manuka, 951324. SECRETARY A challenging job with new Co. in town. Ability to organise, liaise with clients, plus good s/h and typing essential. Young team. Exc sal and conds, 473244. SECRETARY Working for busy consultant _ in Barton in an interesting environ. Needs initiative plus good typing and s/h. Exc sal, 473244. SERVICEMEN and/or ser vicemen's wives, do you want a part time/full time income, a business you can | take with you when posted to another State or ) overseas? Phone 544548 for | appointment.. it it it SHOP FITTER required for immed start. Must be experienced. Good money for the right man. Ph 973949. SHOP assistant, woman 20 or over, 2 days per week.. Ph 823636 Thursday for further details. TAXI driver, Northside resi dent, mature person, will train. Part-time or full-time, Ph 473551. TECHNICIAN for repairs and maintenance on elcctro-mechanical amusementmachines machines in Canberra. Part time only. Please phone 02 6608204. TEENAGER wanted to assist I in retail nursery in Pialligo one or two days each weekend, Must be alert, selfstarting and have some work experience. Write giving personal details and experience to PO Box 170E, GPO, Canberra 2600. No personal or phone enquiries please. THE best things in life are expensive, opportunity to earn a 2nd income. For appointment Ph 319579. . TYPIST/TELEPHONIST/ RECEPTIONIST course commences Monday. Vacancies arc limited. Phone 476333. TYPING to 45 wpm or more, also keyboard, beginners and refreshers. These intensive courses get you to a good business standard quickly. . 476409. CSIRO l TYPIST DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY CANBERRA A.C.T. DUTIES: The typing of scientific papers and manuscripts together with general correspondence. QUALIFICATIONS: Ability lo type accurately, with a speed of at least 50wpm. Previous experience in the operation of an IBM Magnetic Card 82 typewriter de sirable. SALARY: Typist Grade 2: S973 7-510,194 pa. TENURE: Indefinite with superannuation. APPLICATIONS: In writing and quoting reference No A4553 should reach: The Staff Officer, Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO, PO Box 1600, Canberra ACT 2601 by October 1, 1980. WANTED. A qualified A La Carte cook for licensed restaurant, references required. P.O. Box 62 Yass. WHY not be self employed? Pressure and Chemical Cleaning business, regular work, unlimited potential, total price for Ute and all equip, S8,5Q0 or $5,000 and take over lease. Ph 316553. YOUTH 15 to 18 yrs to learn automotive radiator repairs. Ring before 8.15am 823926. PROFESSIONAl GUITAR tuition given by ex USA teachcr. I teach all types of guitars, songs and music. $5 per lesson — 1st lesson free. Ph 814755, 863569. GUITAR Tuition by qual prof teacher. Ph 314691. MASSAGES. Medical and re medial. Phone for appointment 511061, except Saturday. PRIVATE tuition avail in Biology and Science. Exp teacher. 888373. POSITIONS WANTED j A good handyman or re movals. For quote 411236, 485261. BABYSITTING after 6pm„ Weston Ck area, $2.50 per hr. Ph 882782. BRICKLAYERS want work, big or small jobs. 319161. BRICKLAYING gang. re-| quires work, immediate start. Ph 547736. . POSITIONS WANTED CARPENTERS — Built-ins, kitchens, pergolas, extensions, etc. Pb 310484 ah, 583140 ah. I children cared for, reason able rates. Ph 887599. Holder. ' CLEANER, Reliable, <.„ pcrienccd domestic cleancr. ( 310107. COMPETENT senior male re quires position as office manager or clerk able to control creditors, debtors ledgers, debt collection etc. Business, personal references available. P.O. Box 33, Gar ran, 2605. dressmaking and alter ations by a prof. Ph 885687. iEVATT lady seeks house cleaning work. 587149. GARDENING Weeding, pruning, etc, com• plete lawn mowing service, native, bark or pebble gdns.j est, rubbish removed, yards prof cleaned. 315300. I GARDENING, pruning, lawns mowed. Pb 485194. IRONING, Hughes area, re liable same day service. Ph 824708. IRONING done in my home. Ph 315341. IRONING done expertly at my home. Ph 584329. KAMBAH mum wishes to baby-sit in her home. Ph 314718. KIND mums available, all sub urbs. Homes have been inspected and mums personally interviewed. Private Home Child Care, 886847. KIND lady willing to babysit in own home, Ph 316616. LAWN coring done. Prompt service. Ph 491848. LAWN mowing, rubbish re moved. Ph 975049 after 4pm today, all day Sat. MlIM with nursing exp will ing to mind children. Prefer 974819me" ^bn afea' Ph RUBBISH removed, lawns mowed and gardening done. 816607 or 317187; | RUBBISH removed, cheap! rates, free quotes. Ph 474897. I RUBBISH removed, lawns mowed, trees felled ori lopped. Ph 546629, or 956327. SOLID Plasterer requires^ work. Ph 972576. j SPOTLESS house cleaning I service. Thorough,, prompt attention. Ph 810662. Enquiries welcome. TYPING golf ball, elect. I Large/small jobs. Efficient friendly service. Ph 546778. URGENT. Wanted by married man, driving, operating or general labour. Ph 545808. WE have rel women with refsl to be Nanny and h'keeper in your home, short or lone term. Ah 886147. WOMAN willing to mind baby or children, any age, I my home in Village Creek School area, 314221. BUILDERS & REPAIRERS A.B.C. Maintenance Service offer house and furniture maintenance and renovations, For free quote. Ph -$56214. alterations timber decks, pergolas, carports, extensions, renovations,carpentry carpentry maintenance etc. Work g'teed. Lie builder. Ph AT last, kitchens to suit your needs. 5 styles, obligation free quotes made up or as semble yourself. LUCAS KITCHENS, 972030 LUCAS KITCHENS, Endurance Ave, Qbn. BATHROOM renovations, free quotes. Ph 58609!. BLOCKED drains, cleaned by machine, $28. Ph 956576. BRICK cleaner, cleaner or labourer available. Phone Contractor on 476295. Quotes Free. BROKEN glass replaced. Phone 479693, 972292. CARPETS laid and repaired. Ph 546109. C8fl95'2NTRY 3nd repairs' CARPENTRY any small or big job, Ph 474120, 479162. CERAMIC wall and floor til ing. Ph 862562. CERAMIC tiler, no job too big or too small. KEN GREEN 473638. CERAMIC wall and floot til ing carried out by fully qualified tradesman. Supply and fix quarry tiles. Ph 864386. CONCRETE garage floors, drives, paths, etc, free quotes, ph 413446. CONCRETE, garage floors, driveways. Phone 951655. AH 545477. CONCRETING cheapest price assured on all types of work. Free quote. Ph 587184 or 314379. CONCRETE paths, drives, garage floors, etc. For free quotes. Ph 542489. CONCRETE jobs targe or small, clean efficient service. Free quotes, Ph 473663. CONCRETE drives, brick pav ing, rock walls etc. Free quotes. Ph 613221 bh, 546510 ah. concreting, no job too small. Ph 958820. cork floortiles supply only or supply and lay. Free quote. Holdan Floorcovering Co Phone 544292 or 885269. corrugated iron, oregon timber, bricks, etc. Telopea St, Kingston. ELECTRICIAN. Installation I of electric heaters, stoves, I exhaust fans, power points, lights. Wiring houses, garages. Ph 582137. electrician requires I 732888Sma" J°bS mainly" ELECTRICAL lights, power points, exhaust fans. Ph | 547777. |electrical Installations, domestic and commercial, ACT. NSW. Lie. 862509. ELECTRIC Heaters, Trios, Trimsets and powerful 6KV Trimlines, supplied and expertly installed. Over ordered stock must go. Special end or season prices. Bankcard and no deposit finance available. f,r?v9uotcs- ph belconS8U84. ELECTRICS, electrician P.C. BOREHAM 470081, 976S38 extensions, renovations Ph 862873, 316860. FENCING guard rail, rural, ehainwire, pine logs etc. Post boles to .6 x 3.6 m. BRAY FENCING. 413044. BUILDERS A REPAIRERS PAINTING work-wanted. Free quotes. 862383., GENERAL car|>entry and al terations, no job 160 small. Ph 862117. GYPROCH plastering. Ex. tensions, home repairs. No job too small. Ph 887314. HANDYMAN. Ph 411590, | 415170 bh, 318297 ah. INITIAL cleaning done. 584840. LAMINEX work of all types. Ph S43216. M.P.A. Master PAINTERS ' Association. Find us in yel low pages. PAINTING and paper hang ing, from hilltop mansions to hideaway villas, free immed quotes. Ph' 956488 or 956142 anytime. PAINTER. Professional paint ing and wall paper hanging. The best prices in town. Member MPA. Free quotes. Ph 545950. PAINTER. For all your paint ing requirements and wall paper hanging, competitive prices, free quotes. Ph 314291. PAINTING Painting work done by professional. The best prices and workmanship. Free quotes. Ph 583992. PAINTER, tradesman, re quires work. 888817 ah. PAINTING Ph T. Blundell 957578 or 581595. PEBBLING Pebble topping for your patio, paths etc. Ph 822164. PETER ROSS PLUMBING MAINTENANCE. Phone 412959. BUIIDER5 & REPAIRERS PLANS drawn for hscs, extns, gars and c'ports. 542778. PLUMBING Draining and roof work done at reasonable prices. Ph William Edmund Pty. Ltd 887 169ah,882938ah, 805206bh. PLUMBING taps, cisterns, blocked drains,t $28. Ph 956576. PLUMBER, lie, houses, main tenance. 310717. , ROOF plumber. Metal roofs, repairs, maintenance and extensions. B.W. Andrews, 821611. ROOF tiling and repairs. Ph 485986 bh, Mon-Fri. ROOF repairs. TULLOCH ROOF SERVICES. Free quote. Ph 804537, 415968, 488381. SOLAR Pool heating and hot water systems J.F.M. Plumbing 543466 WASHING machine and dryer repairs, specialising in Wilkins Scrvis. Service 7 days a week. Ph 318625 or 950609. WASHERS dryers specialising Wilkins Scrvis, 6 days week. Ph 581519. H SHOWER ENCLOSURES Prompt installation Phone for free consultation and quotation 804354 BORAL K-M WINDOWS 7dl-771 BUILDERS & REPAIRERS HOME IMPROVEMENTS BILL APOSTOLOFF, LICENSED BUILDER For all renovations, extensions, kitchen cupboards, built-in wardrobes, maintenance, retiling bathrooms, plans drawn etc. PHONE 882711 BUILDING MATERIALS STAIRCASES PTY LTD 6/20-22 KEMBLA ST, FYSHWICK Stairs available on short notice. See the KESTREL STAIRWAYS SYSTEM for Townhouses especially. Ph 805758. SUNDECKS PERGOLAS Build now for summer. TALLOWWOOD DECKING, 100 X 25, ONLY SI PER METRE. OREGON 200 X 50, ONLY $4.04 PER METRE. HARDWOOD, ALL SIZES STOCKED. Buy at low builders' prices. . Open Saturday mornings. VANRE1D INDUSTRIES PTY LIMITED. Timber merchants. 17 Yallourn Street, Fyshwick. Phone 806321. BUILDING MATERIALS GLENROY WALL FRAM ING PTY LTD, 9 Sheppard St, Hume, Pre-assembled wall frames. Competitive prices, Ph 601377. GODFREYS OREGON GANG NAIL ROOF TRUSSES MANS REQUIRED FOR QUOTATIONS 21 LYEU ST n FYSMWKK ^ . 806121 M2-903 BUSINESSES FOR SALE BUSINESS for sale. Fully lie Restaurant, only 1 in Yass. Good potential, good clien tal. Ph 261112. BUTCHERY. Prime area, low rent, good clientele. No reasonable offer refused. Ph 815847 ah. HAIRDRESSING and Beauty Salon,, new modern design. Business estab 7- yrs. 3 yr lease. Price $10,000 includes stock plus take over lease of I fixtures and fittings. Ph Batemans Bay (044) 725195 ah. BUSINESSES FOR SALE LAUNDROMAT fully equipped with optional 2br accom and own carpark. In. come exceeds . $20,000 pa. Long lease. For further information ph 972309. MILK Run, 735 galls pw. Gross weekly profit $490. $24,950 with truck. Ph 888584. MOBILE P ressure and Chemical Cleaning business, regular work, unlimited potential, total price for Utc and all equip, $8,500 or $5,000 and take over lease. Ph 316553. NEWLY estab swim pool and outdoor centre on South Coast. Good lease, good location, highly potential. Ph 044 742094, Stephen Clarke and Co, Solicitors, Moruya. SANDWICH and take away food bar. Ph 476380. SCREEN printing and trophy business. Good turnover and profit, 3 plus 3 lease at reasonable rent in modern, air conditioned building. For further information Ph 547281 after 6pm. S£1WL1S£&5£ LACHES Smol profitable boutique, •uell«nt clientele, suit owner/ope ratot, stock in eluded in price, than* 475130 bh, SI7M2oh ■■■■■■■■■■■a BUSINESSES FOR SALE ESTABLISHED AUTOMOBILE WORKSHOP IN THE BELCONNEN TOWN CENTRE. We have been asked to offer, on behalf of the proprietors, a well established business, consisting of: spacious workshop area, lock-up office and store, up to date tuning and mcchanical equipment. This business is offered for $18,500, good will plus stock and plant at valuation, or on a 2 year lease, with option to purchase, (terms of lease to be negotiated). Phone G. Maitath and Associates, Management Consultants and Accountants, 95 Wollongong St, Fyshwick on 806588 for further details. EXCELLENT SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY A progressive Sydney based company invites enquiries from responsible persons who wish to enter into their own business. The opportunity has become available due to the release of a major overseas product into Australia, and to coincide with an extensive television campaign being undertaken by tbe company commencing the first week in October. This business, which would suit either a man or woman who owns a reliable vehicle, consists of light pick up and delivery work calling upon various retail outlets in the Canberra area. These shops have been established by the company, and no selling is involved. Earning up to S300 per week, excellent growth rate potential. Full purchase price is $4,500, which includes stock. People who feet tbey have the ability and a genuine desire to run tbiir own business, should write for.further particulars to — Tbe Administrator, P.O. Box 4, Rushcutters Bay, N.S.W. 2011, giving brief personal details and telephone number. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS wanted, Canberra taxi. Ph Mrs. Southwell 475444. OPPORTUNITY for am-l bitious people to earn a 2nd income. For appointment Ph 319579. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PARTNERSHIP in an estab lished profitable enterprise involving accountancy and retailing. Suit retired serviceman who may wish to work part-time and who has a background in accounting. Cash required, $15,000. Written enquiries to Partnership, P.O. Box 549, Fyshwick. A.C.T. 2609. REAL ESTATE NEW LISTING MACQUARIE $49,950 Privately built three bedroom home. Excellent location. Large family room, good size bedrooms, double car accom. very private block with plenty of trees. Ideally situated to Belconnen Mall and all amenities. Mike Kumm AH 512690. DEAKIN $112,000 Magnificent home in excellent location, four bedrooms, master with ensuite, large lounge, separate family, separate dining and a den. Solid brick construction set in a well maintained and easy to care for garden. For inspections please phone ER1KA SCilMELZ AH 585685. YARRALUMLA $52,000 This three bedroom home is in excellent condition and represents an ideal opportunity to buy in this sought after subrb at a realistic price. ERIKA SCHMELZ AH 585695. RED) $111,500 Four bedroom ensuite and family room. Excellent position with views. NEW. PETER SPRINGER AH 889492. KEVINLfONARpl^snnuEKr nil l-il-miAH ^'^hA;a&;AfaSLiE avenue, next^ CURTIN - $59,950 EXCEPTIONAL VALUE Four bedrooms, separate dining room, spacious sewing room, modern | kitchen Phone Barry Lake on 475555 after hours 815340 ALLEN CURTIS AND PARTNERS PTY LTD (Licensed Agents) 128 Bunda Street, Canberra City DEAKIN $89,000 Prestige area, peaceful surroundings, this home offers 3 large bedrooms, separate dining room, lounge with open fire place, solid brass hearth, Venetian blinds, louvre doors in bathroom, single garage and port, established gardens, close to all amenities. Inspections recommended with me, please phone on 47555S AH 824547. FLYNN $130,000 Excellent views from all rooms on top door. Contemporary 5 bedroom ensuite, built-ins in all bedrooms, large rumpus rooms double garage, extra kitchen and study downstairs, internal access, hand carved wooden staircase, central heating, will burn any fuel, carpets, corktiles in kitchen and family room, all quality soft furnishings, established gardens, barbecue area, very private retaining walls plus a third garage with separate entry. Garden has installed sprinkler system. Please phone Ursula Schwcigcr on 475555 or AH 824547. GIRALANG $51,000 ono Interesting 3 bedroom home with ensuite and wir to master, large birs to other bedrooms. Good kitchen with walk-in pantry, large family room, spacious lounge-dining. Double lock-up garage, handy to transport and amenities. Phone Jill Shaw 475555 AH 861075. MACGREGOR $62,000 Spacious conventional 3 double bedroom home with birs and ensuite, big separate dining, large living room with beautiful wood panelling. Quality built-in wall units in family room. Double garage under. Billiard room with shower and toilet suitable for in-law accommodation. Phone Jill Shaw AH 861075. Allen Curti/ & Partners Pty Ltd u.agents ( 128 BUNDA ST. CANCERRA CITY 475555 ) DEAKIN $75,000 An immaculate 3 brm family home of 20 sqs on an excellent block in Kent Street. Spacious lounge, dining & extra-large family room off the master brm, a very cosy "study . Floorcoverings, drapes & light fittings are tastefuf & of high quality. The very well established grounds have a private courtyard & a matching separate garage. Inspection by appointment: phone 497588, or a/h Nick Koeneman 496332, Mai Nugent 584055. PAGE $38,500 Well-designed ex-Govt home, handy to shops, bus, schools & Belconnen Mall. Three brms, good-sized lounge room, dining room (could be separate); kitchen, bathroom, laundry & separate toilet. Extra-large 9' high double garage, & lots of trees in front. For inspection phone 497588, or a/h Jan Bawdcn 485258. Nick Koeneman 496332. INNER NORTH $47,5001 QUIET STREET Attractive family home consisting of 3 brms, large living areas & modern kitchen. The huge attached carport has room to House your boat & is enclosed on 3 sides. Main feature is the large deck. Private easy-care rear yard & lots of storage. For early inspection phone 497588, or a/h Jan Bawdcn 485258. PAGE $53,0001 A REAL FAMILY HOME Situated in an excellent street minutes from Belconnen Town Centre, this well established home consists of entrance hail, good-sized lounge, dining area, large kitchen & meals area. Extra large main brm with full wall BIR; 2nd brm with BIR; & 3rd brm being spacious area ideal for children's dormitory & rumpus room combined, with its own bathroom. For inspection phone 497588, or a/h Jan Bawden 485258. MACGREGOR $48,500] QUIET STREET Consisting of 3 brms, large lounge, dining, modern kitchen & family area, this delightful family home is situated on an extra large, beautifully landscaped block. The rear is terraced & very private with above-ground pool fenced in its own area. Barbecue & fish pond are set in easy care grounds; large garage. For inspection phone 497588, or a/h Jan Bawden 485258. UH MB 4J75S3 NC ASSOCIATES PTY LTD. LICENSED AGENTS QANTAS HOUSE, LONDON CIRCUIT CANBERRA 2601 NORTHGATE GARDENS "Trendy inner city living!" TWO BEDROOM COURTYARD TOWNHOUSES from $54,000 THREE BEDROOM DOUBLE LEVEL APARTMENTS from $67,500' ' PHONE 475555 Barry Lake after hours 815340 ALLEN CURTIS AND PARTNERS PTY LTD (Licensed Agents) 128 Bunda Street, Canberra City RIVETT FIRST TIME ADVERTISED Very attractive colonial brick home. Three bedrooms (all with BIR's), | sep lounge and dining, cat-in kitchen. This home has a Ige family room (I3ft x 15ft) which together with the extra bathroom and storeroom lends itself to conversion, eg billiard room, granny flat, master bedroom and ensuite. Lovely easy care grounds, single garage, workshop, storage and carport. NAGAN For inspection Phone 952535. REAL ESTATE PRIVATE SALE SfoJM PRESTIGE RESIDENCE Home of 33 sqs, commands sweeping views of Belconnen Town Centre. , Consists of 4 br, 3 with BIR, main with ensuite, large lounge, separate i dining room, plus family room. Modern kitchen with dishwasher, large * bathroom, separate toilets, light fittings, fully carpeted with exclusive '''' drapes, ducted heating throughout internal access to large double / garage with rumpus room with ensuite. Workshop area plus large storage area, large laundry, 2 horse stable with approval, beautiful landscapcd gardens backing on to bushland. Close to schools and all main shopping centres. For inspection phone 541757 or AH 512996. PRIVATE SALE WEETANGERA1 $53,500 I COLONIAL, 3BR PLUS FAMILY AREA, LOUNGE AND DINING, .GOOD SIZED KITCHEN, ELECTRIC HEATING < THROUGHOUT, DOUBLE GARAGE v PHONE 548137 1 RED HILL $175,000 MUGGA WAY A very large home with magnificent views over the city. Upstairs has ' three bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, sep lounge with open fireplace, dining kitchcn and a large sunny family room with sliding doors to a large ' rear terrace. Carpets and drapes throughout plus furnace type hot water and heating. Downstairs we have a large rumpus room as well as a three bedroom flat. Also we have a double garage under and a three vehicle area which can be used for many purposes. The house is complimented by a large well established private block. Pbone Keith Crabbe AH 496395. KAMBAH $88,000 SOLID BRICK Attractive four bedrooms, enstiite plus a study or sewing room. No expense has been spared on the interior in this beautiful home. Large ; lounge with cedar panelling, sep dining, huge kitchen, walk in pantry, family room with an open fireplace and cork tiled flooring. The carpets and drapes are top quality. Three of the bedrooms have built in robes plus a desk, the master bedroom has a walk in robe plus a very big ensuite. Internal access to a double garage plus storage area and a bar room with a built in bar. The gardens are fully established with retaining walls, paved outdoor area and a sizeable barbecue. Phone Keith Crabbe. TORRENS $48,950 SOLE AGENCY This contemporary 3 bedroom home has modem decor throughout and a great kitchen with island bar. The huge (7m x 5m) screened rear patio is ideal for summer entertaining and the cars and the luds are eared for with a double carport and large work or playroom behind. Phone Valerie Wyld AH 881049. MACGREGOR $63,000 SOLE AGENCY — SPLIT LEVEL CONTEMPORARY Impeccably presented 4 bedroom ensuite split level contemporary with carport under the roofline. The borne features open plan lounge, dining, modern kitchen, family room, archway to rumpus room and guest bedroom. On the top level, 3 good sized bedrooms, all with BI's and ' ensuite to master. Plus sparkling blue and white tiled family bathroom. Superb decor throughout carpets, drapes, light fittings, electrical heating. Externally enclosed pergola off living area, BBQ, garden shed, established gardens, quiet cul de sac location. Phone Shirley Smith AH ' 541658. \\ REAL ESTATE PTY. LTD. LICENSED AGENTS 33 AINSLIE AVENUE. CITY 497900 WANTED WANTED WANTED URGENT URGENT URGENT Home and tennis court, or room for full-size tennis : court (37 m x 18 m) in the Woden, Weston Creek, Hawker or Weetangera area. Up to $100,000. For immediate and confidential appraisal, please phone Ewen Genders on 815144 or ah 821856. Allen Cuiti/ & Partners PtyLtcKic .agents ( MEZZANINE FLOOR, WODEN PLAZA.815144 WANNIASSA NEW $48,200 If you are looking for a home which is a little different, then you must inspcct this one today. It offers three bedrooms with ensuite and walkin robe to master. Large lounge-dining, kitchcn with WO HP, pantry and stacks of cupboards, large family room. Electric heating, light fittings, ceiling and wall insulation. Double carport attached. Great Block, great views and close to all amenities. EVATT $48,600 NEW LISTING Most attractive 4 bedroom home, featuring builtin robes in all bedrooms, family room, separate dining room, carpeted throughout. Contact the Sole Agents for immediate inspection. MELBA EXCITING VALUE A two level home with wonderful views. Four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, huge lounge room, separate dining room, central heating, double garage and workshop, rumpus area, cul-de-sac position. Mmfoowmu A Aaadota Ply limited Ifewntd I SUITE 5, GA11ERY LEVB, THE BOULEVARD, CANBERRA AH 889646 — 862506 REAL ESTATE AVOID TROUBLE $59 buys same day professional report by an Architcct on your proposed property purchase. Ph 511386. Seven days. BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CLOSE TO CIVIC AND BELCONNEN GIRALANG $36,750 Very well presented ex-govt in good location. Three bedrooms, polished floors in lounge and a kitchen-family room. Lovely landscaped gardens and outdoor living areas. GIRALANG $40,500 Im'maculatc 3 bedroom home in quiet street. Spacious lounge, kitchendining area, berber carpets. EVATT $42,500 Most attractively presented home. Soft brown Wilton carpet throughout. L-shapcd , lounge-dining. Well estab lished gardens. Lovely views to Black Mountain. For inspections of the above properties phone Monica Telesny on 480822 or 816227, or Ian Carmichael on 480822 or 957841. ( j m' i .'86t.Norihbourne Ave ' fBB Canberra City F „IBSON * R£Al ESTaU , \\ PTY. LTD ... 480822 bcemed A pent ' Member Rti Mi/Mist BLOCK of land with old house in good flat area, 66 ft x 330 ft, $22,500 ono. Ph 971952. CHIFLEY. 2 br unit, glassed in balcony or 3rd. br, carpets and drapes. Ph 814372. CHIFLEY. Semi cont 3 br plus study, sep ent, large lounge, elect heating, beaut kitchcn with sep' good size eating area. Elev at' rear with views. G/U. Large walk-in store room, plus fully screened ver under rline, large block, walk to Plaza, $58,000 ono. 824958. EVATT, 4 br, ens, dbl gar, exc cond, $57,000. Ph .587939. REAL ESTATE BRADDON 550,000 SAVE — with petrol costs. This 2 BR semi is in immaculate condition LARGE KITCHEN-MEALS area. As new Westinghouse Stove. Good bathroom. DOUBLE CAR ACCOMMODATION. Large rear yard. Good street appeal. Inspections recommended phone Jillian Grant (AH 541601) LATHAM S62.500 CUL-DE-SAC Located in a quite cul-de-sac this immaculately presented home' includes 4 bedrooms, ensuite, CATHEDRAL CEILING, EXPOSED BEAMS, good sized dining, ducted heating, excellently landscaped grounds, for further particulars and inspections phone Greg Grocott 512511 AH 412398. KALEEN 540,500 NEW LISTING Want something a little different BUT your financc is limited? Be first to see our beaut little 3 bedroom home featuring open plan living, galley type kitchen and a pot belly stove. Set on a large block opposite parkland this home has terrific potential. Phone Stephanie Stillwell AH 585853. EVATT $40,990 FEATURES: Tastefully furnished Lounge 'L' shaped Dining (Sliding door to rear) 3 Bedrooms (2 with B1 concealed) One tone carpet thru out Modern Bathroom Double garage with power on and garden shed Immaculate home on an immaculate block. Near Schools, shops and tpt. Phone Stephanie Stillwell AH 585853. Jon Cassell Real Estate CSC nlrrpri\\es Pt\\ I Id I iienscd \\grnt Bckonncn Mall 512511"}
{"id":125623702,"text":"24 Sep 1980 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 24 September 1980, page 4 I|;||ll;|||I|;i::||l|l|^ V$i Wwmmi Ki "* \\ ^ < si EBrfSHH ws <0 |HBH| f rt #♦» ' % Bn:ynHi ^ Si i ' \\ \\ ^ ,/ s V* V:>^ j< r smi^m W^tm Wk \\^W. ilk,: ^ jjjjjllll^i?; * "iijf ^^^^^%5J1I|| M|i ;r< .// ;\\ * /,v^ * > t Xw? w JKiWi r . ^ ^ *W*'i % - -v if: \\ * /* * *', * ' X , ^, •*' ' ' ' » /* "* ,5 "": * \\ *•"■ **y*"s -J ^'v.-- ? v«Vfl»s«fc*>v »>,s,* , *< ,s ' , ' : / „„ „„... ' "i-": - W ** V^<1 ^ /s ,* % 1 ^ 0> ^^Jj *\\ \\-~; s-y* ■;•$$*$- *? ^ * /... * ,...\\sJ>\\. , y c ^ "\\> $•*- ""^"^'Vf** «£$£*™A</j 1V>4^j >A1 "-'4^''-'5>^s»'f' -W^<V^ ^1?> 1,^ This week's Bulletin includes the second great Bulletin Literary Supplement. In it, the poet, Kevin Gilbert, urges his cousin Evonne Cawley, to use her status to bring world attention to the plight of the Aborigines. Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, sends a special poem. Peter Smalley, Mary Durack, Dorothy Green, David Foster and a host of lesser known but no less talented people also appear. The Bulletin also exclusively reveals the latest Morgan Gallup Poll which surprisingly has good news for both parties. Mr. Fraser's bid for recognition as an international statesman has taken a significant step forward as a result of his recent American visit. John Edwards, The Bulletin's Washington correspondent, explains the reasons. If you're after a loan, do it quickly. Interest rates it seems are being held down due to the election. Trevor Sykes gives you the facts and figures behind his prediction. To counteract the effect try consulting the Speculator. This week he's onto a gold prospect. Finally, in Britain, the Empire strikes back. The old country has all the symptoms of a fully fledged race relations problem. And it doesn't !;ke it. To be well versed in world and home affairs read The Bulletin. Out now Australia's weekly news magazine."}
{"id":125624425,"text":"28 Sep 1980 - Predictions based on atmospherics and a prayer Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 28 September 1980, page 6 Predictions based on atmospherics and a prayer By GAY DAVIDSON, Political Correspondent Jn Canberra we know that an election campaign has been seething for months —we looked at the Budget in that context and have been judging the performance of the local candidates in that light. But it has still not officially begun, and won't until the staged performances in Melbourne and Brisbane in another two or three days. At that time we will know whether we are in for 17 days of the same rhetoric or whether because of a few promises and shifts in emphasis, there will be issues of real interest to discuss and judge. It will be some days later before we will have any indication of what Australia generally is thinking about October 18 and the next Government. The latest published polls, Morgan Gallup, were taken on the weekends of September 6 and 13, before the election was announced, and showed the Government ahead and Labor not far behind but with 5 per cent more than in the 1977 election, and the Australian Democrats °°wn a little on recent months and only about half their actual support in It will be another week yet before there are polls showing voting intentions after the election announcement, and it will be close to election day before' there are polls of voting intentions after the policy speeches. So at this stage predictions are based on atmospherics and a prayer. Prudent Because 1 think the prudent course is to assume a small swing against the Government, certainly a smaller swing than the polls before the election was announced, based on the assumption that the electorate does not look to an untried Leader when they feel insecure and their prospects uncertain, my bet is in the low field for Labor gains. I would look to a maximum of 15, possibly only 10, when the numbers begin going up in the tally room on Saturday October 18. Mercifully, for Sunday , papers, we will know more on the night about the votes in South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland than if the election was being held in December, after daylightsaving begins. On that expectation the coalition would remain in Government with a major ity of between 14 and 19. That assumes that Labor loses nong of their present 38 seats, the Government loses 10 to 15 from its present 86 but picks up the one new seat in Western Australia. To win Government Labor would need an overall swing of 6.1 per cent. Some of the 25 seats involved 1 would give very little chance of changing bands, such as Lowe (Sir William McMahon) and Calare (Mr McKenzie, MCP) in NSW, Franklin (Mr Goodluck), Tasmania, Lilley (Mr Kevin Cairns), and Bowman (Mr Jull) and Brisbane (Mr Peter Johnson) in Queensland. Hurts In those States the more likely seats, certainly the ones to watch from early in the night are: NSW — Macquarie and Macarthur on the metropolitan fringe, where the price of petrol really hurts, St George, phillip and Barton, all marginal and metropolitan, and Eden -Monaro. In Queensland Labor has to be in major trouble if it cannot get Leichhardt, which requires a swing of less than 1 per cent. In South Australia it should take Kingston (less than 2 per cent) and in Western Australia, Swan, the most marginal seat in the election at .6 per cent. In Tasmania Wilmott is the only really likely Labor gain, assuming that the sitting members have been as assiduous as local members as they are generally believed to be. Retiring In the Northern Territory Mr Calder is retiring from his NCP seat, and it needs a swing of only 2.4 per cent to go to Labor, but with Labor increasingly and suspiciously viewed as the "Aborigines' Party" the NCP is likely to hold it. All the marginal seats in Victoria appear possible. They are La Trobe, the "sandbclt seats" of Hotham, Holt and Henty, and the industrial and semi-rural seat of McMillan. But in La Trobe the Right to Life movement is supporting Mr Baillieu, as has the Government, with very recent assistance to a major manufacturing industry. On the other hand, in McMillan the Right to Lifers are gunning for the Liberals' Mr Simon. The DLP is likely to support Labor, and Labor could even benefit from resentment against Government efforts to save Mr Simon. The sandbelt seats are being heavily supported by the Government. They are outer metropolitan, feel the effects of petrol prices, and all swung to Labor by more than 2 per cent in 1977 when the national average was 1.1 per cent. That brings us to Canberra in the ACT. Our resident psephologist Mr Malcolm Mackerras would see that as a Labor victory, with a swing of only 1.1 per cent required and resentment against the Government automatically assumed. He may be right, but a recent survey gave Labor a very small winning margin — that could improve or erode during the course of the campaign. Canberra ranks fourth in the Government marginal seats and would have to be the most interesting of the lot to watch on October 18."}
{"id":125626461,"text":"09 Oct 1980 - Outrage, explanations on threat Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 9 October 1980, page 15 (j2Eggj|j\\ Reaction from all points.along the campaign" trail yesterday v to ' the Prime Minister's blunt threat to block Supply to a Labor.Government ranged from predictable outrage front the Opposition to cautious soft-pedalling' from the National Country Party, and explanations from Mr Fraser. A threat by the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser to block Supply in the Senate against a Labor Government were "Borstal boy tactics", the leader of the Opposition, Mr Hayden, said in Sydney yesterday. Mr Hayden said that'in making the threat Mr Fraser was reaffirming the "Borstal boy tactics" he had brought to Australian politics. "Mr Fraser is now thrashing about like a wounded duck in open season", he said. Mr Fraser was shifting ground rapidly on issues and behaving like a desperate man. "The situation is that if there is a Labor Government there will not be a coalition majority in the Senate", he said. "The worst that could happen is that the Labor Party would have half the representation in the Senate and the Democrats would have the balance of power". Mr Hayden said Mr Fraser's behaviour in blocking Supply against the Whitlam Government in 1975 had done enormous damage to the Australian, social and political system. The Australian Democrats Leader, Senator Chipp, described Mr Fraser's statement as "shocking" and the biggest election issue so far. "The reasons for his attacks on the Democrats over the past week have now become crystal clear",he said., "He's divulged the shocking purpose that he wants to retain control of the Senate so he can repeat the 1975.sacking of a' Labor Prime Minister if he loses the election. "The ALP cannot win control of the Senate because of the numbers. Therefore,' what the Democrats are saying is the only way of ensuring a stable gov ernment for the next three years is for. the Democrats to hold that balance of:.^ power in the Senate". The ALP federal .president, Mr Wran, said Mr Fraser had proved himself unworthy of the .support of Australian voters. By blocking Supply in 197S Mr Fraser had shown he had: no principles. , Mr Fraser's statement was made in response to a question at a Journalists' ' Club lunch in Sydney on Tuesday when he was asked if he would'again block Supply. He said, "If the circumstances exist that existed in 1975 — and I ask you to remember what was, happening in 1975 — I would do everything I could, to get rid of the government of the day". To an interjection from the floor asking if this meant blocking Supply, Mr Fraser said his answer was "quite precise, quite clear". Mr Fraser's denying Supply to the Labor Government in the Senate jn 1975 led eventually to the dismissal of the Prime Minister, Mr Whillami by the then Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, on November 11, 1975. ' In Townsville, the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Anthony, said the National Country Party would "consider" blocking Supply to a Labor Government in certain circumstances. He made the statement in Queensland while Mr Fraser was trying to play down his remarks of yesterday. Mr Anthony was questioned during a news conference, and described as "extreme" the circumstances of 1975. "If a situation of a drastic nature were to occur then you would have to take whatever measure you can", he said. "I would not want to give any idea that I do not consider it other than a very important issue, which is to be thoughtout very carefully". In Adelaide yesterday, Mr Fraser said his-remarks. about the blocking of: Supply had been "amplified out of all proportion" in press reports yesterday.!' Speaking on a radio program Mr Fraser said the Supply issue was a "red herring", and was "all hypothetical"because his Government would be returned ai the election on Saturday week. "What I was saying was purely in the. context of 1975, and you know'there were many things that were happening then —' it wasn't only the economic responsibility, there was a madness in that administration", he said. Asked about Labor's strong showing in the opinion polls, Mr Fraser admitted : that Liberal Party officials were ' puzzled by. it; ; ; ; "There does not seem to be one major issue running against the Government"/ he said. "It is, in a sense, a mystery . He said Mr Hayden was not flamboyant in the Whitlam. style, but in many ways he was recycling (he same programs. • A Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin yesterday showed that the Labor Party had enough support to win government. ■ The poll showed Labor was supported , by 50 per cent of the survey group, compared with 43 per cent for the coalition parties and 5 per cent for the Australian Democrats. Observers said if that level of support was maintained until polling on October 18, Labor would win a majority in the House of Representatives."}
{"id":125626515,"text":"09 Oct 1980 - POLITICS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 9 October 1980, page 2 POLITICS Opinion polls spur the party leaders into revealing more of themselves From GAY DAVIDSON, in Adelaide It IS still too early to be sure whether the voting intentions' expressed in the Morgan Gallup , and Saulwick polls will hold up on October 18. Some of the 53 per cent (Morgan Gallup, two-party pre ferred) and 57 per cent • (Saulwick) of people who said thait they would vote Labor may be scared into retreat now that they are aware of the possibility of a Labor Government. On the other hand, some may be encouraged not to waver now that, they know they appear to be supporting the winning side. The polls may even attract some of the "don't -knows" (Saulwick 6 per cent, Morgan Gallup 8 per cent) to Labor. However, it is clear that the swing away from the Government is real. The Liberals' own poll, available to the party on Wednesday, has moved in the same direction, although no details are being divulged. Drama The next polls, McNair Anderson, to be published tomorrow, were taken last weekend and there will be further Saulwick and Morgan Gallup polls (to be taken this weekend), in the middle of next week. Apart from the drama of awakening everyone to the fact that the result of October 18 is not a foregone conclusion, the polls have thrown up some very important information. They show that the split in the anti-conservative ranks is all but healed. It has taken 25 years — a whole generation — from the events of the mid-1950s which produced the DLP, but now that breakaway is only a vestige of its former self. The ALP is back to the sort of strength that the alternative government should have in a healthy democracy. This suggests that in future Australia is likely to have more frequent changes of government, as is the case in other Westminster systems.^ Protest ' The polls indicate that the Australian Democrats, as well as the 25 years' elapse of time, have helped bring this about. . In the last election the AD preferences split about equally. Now, with the AD vote down (from 9.4 per cent in 1977 to 6 per cent, Saulwick) ar 5 per cent (Morgan), and with the pollsters regarding the second preferences as going 60 per cent1 to the Ljberals, it appears that the ADs are not only a protest party but also a means for people to transfer their votes. Of more immediate interest for the election in 10 days* time, the polls have startled both Mr Fraser and Mr Hayden into showing more of themselves to the voting public. Mr Hayden has been more relaxed, and appeared more likeable, to the relief of his party organisation. Affluence But he has also been led into doing a couple of things he and they could live to regret. On Wednesday he played up to Mr Fraser's affluence and challenged him on his taxation ('TU show mine if you'll show yours"). That immediately allowed Mr Fraser to criticise Mr Hayden for playing the man and not the ball. It was an unnecessary, as well as a foolish tactic, because Mr Fraser had got himself trapped in the Mr Fraser minefield of the 1975 blockage of Supply. Yesterday Mr Hayden touched another hip-pocket nerve when he announced that a Labor Government would not introduce a wealth or capital-gains tax in its first three years. Deferral That may attract some middleclass voters — certainly the Italianlanguage newspaper II Globo on Tuesday was keen to know Labor's intention on that score. In reply, then, Mr Hayden pointed out that most European countries had such a tax. However, now that he has announced a deferral of that policy, he has left himself open to criticism of opportunism both from the coalition parties and Labor supporters. Mr Fraser's reaction to the polls has been equally interesting. He set out to improve his image by showing himself more concerned about people. Yesterday he made several new short television commercials telling voters not about the Government's achievements but, snuggling up close to all of us, about what "we" have done — and now risk losing. "We've come so far together over the last five years", Mr Fraser says in one. "To change course now would put qt risk everything we've achieved". It was an amazing sight, watching Mir Hayden him in Sydney on Wednesday pat a rather grubby Teddy bear while trying to converse with its two-yearold owner, and then hoist her threeyear-old brother on to his shoulders during a walk through Martin Plaza. Wounds But whatever the point he gained from the television audiences for that, they cannot make up for his mistake in opening up the btockageof-Supply wounds. He need not have answered the question of whether he would consider using the Senate to stop short the term of a Labor Government: nobody expected him to. But when he did say that he would, the issue spread in all directions. He was tackled on it by a radio interviewer and talk-back questioners in Adelaide yesterday, and tried to stifle the issue by saying it was a hypothetical question as the coalition parties were going to win. He refused to say he regretted his previous answer and lashed out at the newspapers which, "had ^piplified it out of all proportion". , Edgy about further questioning he cancelled a press conference scheduled for Adelaide then held one anyway to get the media interested in a fall on the Stock Exchange, attributing that to investors' reaction to the possibility of a Labor Government. (Experienced observers of the Stock Market consider it was due to happen anyway because the market was overheated). Slammed When the travelling Press twice tried asking him about the Supply question, he slammed, his car door on one occasion and walked out of the room on the other. We did not get an opportunity to ask him about Mr Anthony saying yesterday that he would support a blockage of Supply to a Labor Government in certain circumstances, and that no one could be sure those circumstances would never arise again. He may also have made a mistake in being so publicly sure that-he will be returned to government.: That could be interpreted by voters' as refusing to accept their judgment. . Confidence in his own policy would have been a less abrasive course than any implication that the voters are wrong-headed or will come to heel."}
{"id":125626822,"text":"10 Oct 1980 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 10 October 1980, page 11 TOSHIBA COPIER DIVISION SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Toshiba (Australia) Pty. Limited are pleased to announce the opening ;in/Canberra of their own Copier Division Branch for full sales/technical operations. In charge will be Mr: Philip Rodger who requests all Toshiba copier users and those interested in more information to contact him on 413422 during business hours and on 58 6116 after 5 p.m. 41 3422 to 5 p.m. 586116 after hours. THE MEN WHO MADE THE ELECTION Who are the numbers men Fraser and Hayden fear the most? They are a formidable quartet of pollsters; Gary Morgan, Irving Saulwick, Ian McNair and Rod Cameron have managed to make a lacklustre election look better than it is How do the pollsters operate, what are their finances, what sort of lifestyles do they lead? THE WEEKEND REVIEW ^ every Friday inside THE AUSTRALIAN The best weekends start on Friday 7 DAYS A WEEK EARMHAND bukkrs worker GARAGE HAND couriers runner PIUMBEIS NOTE MIIK05 RUNNER TOYOTA tommce It's nifty, it's thrifty and sure to be a money earner in your business. It's furnished up honf like a comfortable car. . . and has a long flat deck — it is indeed a vehicle to suit all trades. Come out today, look if over — we're sure you will be happy with what you see. 5 LONSDALE ST, BRADDON 491759 1Mb ttsiwtm NOW BlSlilii TOYOTA LICENSED MOTOR DEALER 44 WOLLONGONG ST, FYSHWICK arEEB An exhibition that wont only show YOU australia'S FINEST COLLECTION OF PERSIAN carpets, BUT ALSO A PERSIAN CARPET WEAVER MAKING THEM. Its not often that you have' the opportunity of seeing such a large collection of Persian Carpets at a single showing. Nor is it likely that you have ever seen an authentic Persian Carpet weaver, especially of this calibre. , The carpets are a selection of Nains, Qum Silks, Esfahans, Kashans and Nomadic rugs. The weaver, Davood Kokabi, is one of Iran's best. He began weaving at the age of nine in a small village called Meshkin. At twenty seven he moved to Tehran, and today, at the age of forty nine, he is regarded as a Master Weaver. At the exhibition Davood will be working on a ll x 1 metre Tabriz Silk inlaid rug, and although he has been weaving this rug for over 12 months, it is still only three quarters finished. There will be an interpreter present so you anj may ask Davood any questions you may have and of course, you are welcome to bring any of As an indication of the sorts of prices Persian Rugs will soon be worth, it is suffice to say that until about a year ago Davood worked for S3 a day, whereas today he commands $50. In fact, even in the carpet markets of Tehran prices have been rising at a steady rate of 30% every six months. Every rug on display has b and each is for sale. You may pay It's also gm 9i t the quality guaYanteed. and competitive. are a novice or a collector, and the weaver are an you really can't afford to miss, both in terms of aesthetics and investment. Corner of Hunter & o Corinell Sheets,Sydney. Telephone: (02) 232 3401. Canberra Lakeside International Hotel, Lake Superior Room. Saturday & Sunday. October ii & 12. Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Open All Weekend."}
{"id":125627447,"text":"14 Oct 1980 - Fear: a two-edged weapon in the election campaign Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 14 October 1980, page 2 Fear: a two-edged weapon in the election campaign POLITICS By GAY DAVIDSON So FAR all the major polls have given government to Labor and the next Morgan Gallup, out on Wednesday, is expected to still give Labor a slight edge. But still there is a general questioning, a feeling that it won't be, it can't be, like that on The Day. Yet, if the polls are right, Labor actually needs less than the 1.5 per cent margin on top of 50 per cent of the poll that it is generally assumed it needs to win. Labor will need a bare 51 per cent nationally if the very large swings shown in Victoria and Queensland hold up. However, the interpretations of the polls are not as fascinating as the reactions to them by the various protagonists. Since the first shock, the Saulwick poll giving 57 per cent to Labor, the Labor team has been doing its best to ride the winning numbers without stumbling, and to keep on explaining its policies. Mr Hayden has been baring more of himself to the public gaze and looking both more confident (occasionally, too confident) and considerably more effective as a campaigner than most Canberra journalists or the coalition parties expected. Just as the light dawned a couple of weeks ago that Labor had a better-than-even chance, it has since become apparent that Bill Hayden has leadership qualities that were generally overlooked. i— , How else could he have persuaded the Labor Party to accept middleground policies in order to win — especially when few Labor people placed any credence in the possibility of winning? How else could he have kept the dissidents to the left and right in the; ALP ranks silent — especially when some of them are more comfortable thinking of their party and themselves as a critical Opposition than a governing party? Pragmatist Mr Hayden the pragmatist, ready to compromise, to defer, to play on the electorate's hip-pocket nerve, to use the tactics which have served the coalition parties well in previous elections, has startled Mr Fraser and his advisers. They had locked themselves into a campaign in which further promises were impossible, and in which much change to their early emphasis on Mr Fraser personally was too great'a risk to the credibility of the policies aligned with him. So they found only one way to go. That road is fear. Not, as in 1975 and 1977, emphasising above all the lack of a feeling of security in the electorate and nailing that firmly to "the Whitlam years" (although that menace has emerged in the last few days, too). In 1980 fear is being exploited more in the assertions that the economy would go to hell under a Labor Government, the frightening advertisements stating that Labor will take from the poor as well as the rich, and in the street walks intended to attract supporters and opponents with strong feelings — people who are likely to get carried away and provide pictorial and film evidence that the coalition's adversaries are threatening and uncontrolled louts. To the coalition assertions Labor can only make contrary assertions and try even harder to persuade that its policies are responsible as well as socially more just. If Labor refers to the Government claims in order to rebut them it is automatically in a negative situation, but if it does not use that element of conflict it cannot expect media coverage this late in a campaign in which the policies have already been outlined and explained to the point of boredom. It has cried foul to the advertise ments, pointing out its firm undertakings not to introduce wealth or capital gains taxes without first holding an inquiry and taking any proposals to the next election as specific policy issues. It has also pointed out that Australia is the only industrialised country without such a tax on wealth (specifically on wealth and not on the usual assets of low and middle income workers). But its real hope must be that the electorate is generally better informed and discerning than the Liberal Party has assumed, and so will discount the ads, perhaps even resenting the implication that they can be persuaded by such misleading propaganda. The coalition's last-minute organisation of street meetings and walks with the likelihood of displays of menace and possibly violence is the nastiest tactic. However, without any scheming by Labor, these events have turned into a weapon potentially as dangerous for Mr Fraser as for Mr Hayden. It was the Liberal candidate for La Trobe in outer-suburban Mel bourne, Mr Marshall Baillieu, who destabilised the weapon when he associated himself with a few ugly disrupters among his supporters who harassed Mr Hayden and the Labor supporters at two shopping centres on Saturday. After a woman was knocked.down Mr Hayden decided the prudent and moderate course was to cut short his street walk and remove himself from sight for half an hour before carrying on with the rest of his program, a lunch in a hall. Provocative His doing so clearly put the onus on Mr Fraser to do the same in similar circumstances — or to be judged deliberately provocative. Mr Fraser has tried to distance himself from that obligation. He claimed at the weekend that Labor supporters began the trouble, and when journalists who had been present told him that was simply not true, he said he must have been wrongly advised. But he has not set the record straight publicly. He was questioned several times in radio interviews and talkbacks yesterday, before the big street rally in Melbourne's Civic Square, about the effects of and reasons for this kind of campaigning. He said street walks should not create tensions, it concerned him if they did, but people should be able to put their arguments to the Prime Minister who, in turn, should be able to go out amongst the people. "But Prime Minister, you can only shake hands". Generally yes, Mr Fraser agreed, but that was a demonstration of his concern for people. "Are you a healer or a creator of divisions?" Mr Fraser said he was certainly not a creator of divisions.' He regarded the ALP as the creator, of them, and repeated that it was' Labor people who had started the trouble at Mr Hayden's street walk, qualifying the statement slightly by saying, "there's some dispute about that". ""Why are you the target?" Mr Fraser said Liberal leaders had always been targets at election time and Labor leaders were generally not. In the event yesterday's crowd of between 4,000 and 5,000 was noisy but remained good humoured, in spite of the taunts that they were a rabble and that was the standard of the ALP. If that changes, if the good humour, evaporates in Sydney (the next venue before the electronic me , dia are cut out from the campaign), it will be guesswork as to who gets the blame and loses votes."}
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SOLE LETTING AGENTS for-Lakeside Walk, K yearnba Court, Calindo Close, Panorama, Sparkling Waters. Units available in Margaret. Melaleuca. Merimbula and Monaro Courts, El Capistrano and many others including Pambula Bcach. Enquire for our long term special OFF SEA , SON rates. Contact the Friendly Pro- I fessionals. ■ ! W. E. PODGER REAL ESTATE Market St.. Merimbula, Phone (0649) SI395 (all hours) MERIMBULA. Admiral's I Lodge. New units, near i "beach in warm quiel posi' tion. All facilities including I Colour TV, clcc bl and < heaters, low winter rates. > Phone (0649) 51121 or write j Rod or Lesley Calvert, 2 , Calcndo Court, Merimbula, ■ 2548. MERIMBULA CHAPMAN COURT ■ On Peninsula, niins walking ' ocean bcach and lakeside, i Ultra mod. fsc. 2 bed lux • units, heated pool (all year). ' Book now for winter's sunny J during June and July. „ Bowlers and Senior Citizens « most wclcome. Moderate " tariff up to 4/5 adults. Res , owners Beryl and John » Schweikcrt. Ph 1 (0649)51780. P.O. Box 194 J Merimbula 2548. (MERIMBULA. ■I LAKESIDE. J; New luxury holiday flats in « prime position. Tennis court, • swimming pool set in large J lawn area fronting lake. Off „ peak rates Junc/July/Aug. « Ph 0649 51956. J.MOI.LYMOOK. Luxury new • fully appointed t'house, • superb views, next to beach • and golf course. Ph Mrs' , Brown, C/- E.A. Cowley ► (044) 551066. JNAROOMA "Opollo" Flats. •> giant new block (3 acrcs in « all). Write Opollo Flats, 2 Narooma 2546 or Ph (044) „ 767964 after 5pm. •NAROOMA, Alara Court. , New 2 br. sc. holiday units. 12 Tilba Si. (044) 762883. JUROSS HEAD. Seagull flats. Large family sc flats, ' acc 6, on beaeh. Pets al"J lowed. Vac May hols.. SS0 pw. Sid Everett, P^O. Box 7, ■i Turois' Head, P l> i 044-138244. ■TUROSS Allclcc 3 br moll ~ home ocean view, septic, no : Xnws. Ph 952442.' "ULLADUL1.A Hop-In Motel J (Lake Tabourie) May holi- day vacancies. Motel Suites S/C cabins . »3 br beach house Ph (044) 573037. NORTH COAST PORT STEPHENS SHOAL BAY WATER FRONT Large selection of 2 and 3 br holiday units. Letting Agents: K. D. Winning & Co Ply Ltd, Day Village. Shoal Bay. Phone (049) - 811999. PORT MACQUARIE: llolit day accommodation avail able. Enjoy our mild dingle 3 at off-season rates. Apply L. » J. Hooker. 1-66 Clarence * Street. Ph 833044. STD ^ 065. (02) 9091988. I SNOW RESORTS ICOOBA l!o|iday Ranch. Bcr > ridalc. Mixlern newly built ' sc accom. licensed dining J room, tariff includes 3 meals i a day. horse riding (40 ' horses). Adults $25, children J SIS per day. Vacancics May i hols i.nd snow season. For t brochure Ph 0648-63150. or • write, Cooba, Bcrridalc. ) 2628. MAY holidays. Adaminaby. J Walking, riding, fishing. 4 , br mod house, ff and heated. < Ph 064H 42260. ah 02 J 891471. ' SIIEEP station holiday. ' private facilities, linen, J heaters, log fires, etc. Horse i riding. Landrovcr drives. camp fires etc. May sehoot! ' holiday special: family rooms adults. SI5 a day ■ ca. all children S2 a day ca. i Apply A.J. Ryall. Spring | Plain. Cooma. 2630. I'll j 0648 31232. |SKI VICTORIA and slash ac| commodation costs. Our 3br fsc lodges al Mount Beauty arc top accommodation al ; the foot of the mountain only 30km from Fulls Crcck. KIHWA VALLEY ACCOMMODATION. 21King King St. Fit/roy Nth, 306K. Ph (03) 4891145 or (03) 3862213. ,i ««*> _ HOLIDAY RESORTS SOLAR cabin just completed on Alpine Way, 12 km from Jindabyne, 2 br plus loft, sleeps-6. IT. fireplace. 1500 nw. Write P.O. Box 91. ,.Thrcdbo. 2627. ■ ■ GENERAL (.l.ENKU; S.A.. "LA MAN CIIA". on bcachfrunt near jetty. 18 luxury I and 2br holiday suites, accom 2-7. "Corfu". 12 luxury s.c. 2br holiday suites, accom 5, I min beach. "Marco Polo". 12 Executive 2 and 3br suites, accom 6, I min beach. All air cond, superb furn, colour TV, fully equip kitchen. linen and laundry. Brochures from Corfu Booking Officc, 95 Brighton Rd, Glcnclg. S.A. 5045. Ph (08) 2952345, VICTORIA May school holidays in fabulous NE Victoria. Fishing, golf, horscriding, walking, wineries, tennis, prospecting, history, 3BR, heated FSC. accommodation for 6-8 persons. Vacancy May 16-24. KIUWA VALLEY ACCOM. 21 King St. Fitzroy North 3068. Ph AH (03) 489-1145 or (03) 386-2213. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCED secondary school .teacher, available Tor Maths coaching in Weston Creek area. Ph 887445. . GARDEN layout colour con sultation.. 20 years cX . perience. Tel.. 544622. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you arc aged 20-65. like talking to people, live in or near HOLT, nave a 'phone and car' you can earn S49 to $57 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes A or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) 625871; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll. Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. MILI.Y'S Classical Guitar Academy — Farrcr. Ph 861096. MILLY'S Classical Guitar Academy — Farrcr. Ph 861096. PIANO and organ tuition — professional teacher. Theory incl. Bclconncn and Phillip Studios. Ph 823619. WANTED, tutoring by trained remedial reading teacher for Year II student. Ph 814145. PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR Experienced solicitor required to conduct litigation side of well established practice at Cooma. Petty Sessions. District Court and 1'amily l.aw experience essential. Salary and conditions by negotiation. Contact Walker. Gibbs and King, P.O. Box 8. Cooma (Mr Fox, Ph (0648), 21488). POSITIONS WANTED. ANTIQUE and new furniture upholstered. Reas prices. Evitt F'lzWrding Cres,, ANU students are willing to do anv kind of part-time and casual work you can offer. Please phone Pam Mont-! gomcry, student employment, officer on 493674. Monday lo Friday,. 9am to 5pm. bf2,T,SITTJNC my h°™ 583990 5 ° WCCk' Ph BRICKLAYING Batcmans • Hay area Ph 044-724908. (BRICKLAYING subcontrac tors available for brickwork, "ph""™" """"" CHILDCARE AVAILABLE S OUTHSIDE CHILDRENS COTTAGE 6 Yamba Place, Narrabunc ii , da h f ull day. part-time, occasional, before and after school care for children, 12 SVflftiiV* ryrs', 950897 or 950643 after hours. CLIVE Handyman service for carpentry, metalwork, welding. Ph 816804. (COMPUTER operator posi I "on wantcd in country town ?rc;.'' ,6 y« experience, 369M26o'^criurghS; Ph DpS21o,NC' al'Cra,i0nS DRESSMAKER. Woven,! I fabrics and bridal wear. 544681. J DRESS designer recently ar rived from Italy, would like to work from home. Some I samples avaHabfc for show. Phone 546327: EXPERIENCED hard work ing gardener requires full or part time employment. Rca 1 sonablc rates. Phone 515176.1 CERMAN tuition by ex perienced tcachcr, native speaker. Ph 514672. COING away on holidays etc? : Experienced lady house keeper would take care, loves animals. Short enoiimm.prcfcrrcd- Ph | 77clcanine Fridays. Ph "Ste BcIcq™h HOUSE cleaning by pro fessionals. Any area, regular or once only. S6 p.h. We I supply materials. Ph 822536' any time. '"WM P- hour. Waramaiga. bCr°rC' "am' 'RSaD0UfF;.S4pcr hr-Ph IRONING/ mending expertly done same day. Private 1,°!'}C £ilrc' N'sidc 413882, S side 910347. , 'tate'Vh " "• KEEN 'student requires part time work. 319666. KIND mum to look after child 2 yrs and over, 20 Guthridge Crcs, Wanniassa. POSITIONS WANTED KOMBI loads moved SISp.h. Ph Richard 488601. LABOURER, needs work .urgently (hard worker). Ph 475374 after 8.30am. LANDSCAPE gardening and all garden maintenance. Ph 546386 bh or-310704 ah. LOPPING and felling, with insurance and long experience. Ph 973718. MATURE adult requires work in mountains during winter, full board plus nominal wage acceptable, prcf. Lodge. Ph 310960. PRIVATE HOME CARE has excellent Mums available, pcrm/cas, 24 hrs, your home or theirs. Cleaners, handy men, gardeners and live-in help also available. N'side 413882, S'side 910347. QUALIFIED bookkeeper re quires part-time work. Ph • 884522 9am-5pm. RELIABLE male wanting to join a construction gang, 3 yrs exp. Ph Barry. 544094. RELIABLE, hard-working young man requires work, has "C" Class licencc. Ph 515176. RUBBISH and cuttings re moved. Phone 317187 or 816607. RUBBISH removed, lawns mowed. Ph 582174. SENIOR Finance Officer seeks management or similar position.. Reply Box C6053 Canberra Times.. STRONC male, 3 yrs labour ing exp. in Water Commission, to work with construction firm or gang. Ph Barry 544094. STUDENT, school German ■ tutoring, SI0/hr„ experience in Germany. Ph 473964. .. STUDENTS, 2. willing to do any job, Bclconncn only. Ph '582132. TRACER, .15 yrs exp, requires part-time work. Ph 583820.' TYPING, cicct golfball, friendly, prompt servicc. Lge/small jobs. 882907. TYPING, elect, prompt, friendly service. Ph 319564. WALLACE LAWN AND GARDEN CARE, small landscaping jobs a specialty. Ph 412772. THE TYPING POOL % Typing and copying at competitive rates. We offer a telephone shorthand service and pick-up and deliver work. Msj 4 Dundaj Court, Phillip Phone 815452 ah 885396,883994 BUILDING MATERIALS GLENROY WALL FRAMING PTY LTD. Manufacturers of high quality prc-asscmblcd pine wall frames. Compclilive priccs. 3 day delivery. Ph 601279 or ah 882229. FOR Sale internal doors, win dows. 20 gallon' Coppcrmatic. 10 Dclorainc Si, Lyons. GARAGE Roller Doors at dis count prices -— all sizes — available in colourbond, galvanised or woodgrain. Telephone Dowell <Aust.) 971711. GLENROY WALL FRAMING PTY LTD, 9 Shcppard St, Hume Prc-asscmblcd wall frames. Competitive prices. Ph 601377 MONIER BRICK 6 Tennant Street Fyshwick BRICKS PAVING Hawthorne; Unipave Rocklace Cobblestones Smooth face Trupave Split loce Turf Pave Homestead Flagstones Open Saturdays 8am to 12pm Phone 806079 IM? 933 DISCOUNT OREGON SIZES EX STOCK 150x50 swan 2.73m 200x50 sawn 3.63m 100x100 sawn 3.63m 7Sx 50 sawn 1.36m lOOx 50 sawn 1.82m Sizes to 350x150 available ^GODFREYS 21 Lycll St, Fyshwick. 806121 FIBRE glass corrcgated from $1.20 loot. Phone 731148 or call at 6 Bcltana Road, Pialligo. ROOF tiles, new, brown, 280, $50. Ph 582j74. ROOF tiles, second hand, Ph 824161. RSJ steel beam, 36 ft long. 414747. TERRACOTTA roof tiles. About 175 plus ridges. 75 ccnls ca without delivery. Normal price SI ca delivered. Ph 476376r TERRA cotta roof tiles, old, large quantity. Ph 950922. WANTED l.OOO red terra cot ta roof tiles. Ph 3(P<^7S UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS CANBERRA COLLEGE ^fy OF ADVANCED EDUCATION SCHOOL OP APPLIED SCIENCE LECTURER GRADE 3 IN APPLIED GEOGRAPHY . SI6.489-SI8,890 PER ANNUM \\ REF. NO. 81/2071 Applications arc invited for the position of Lecturer Grade 3 in Applied Geography from persons holding a good honours or higher degree in Geography or a relevant Held and having' a working knowledge of statistical and/or computing techniques. Preference will be given to applicants who have jrior teaching experience in a University or College of Advanced Education or who hiivc had work cxpcricncc in one or more of the areas of transport geography, urban and regional analysis, retail market research, welfare geography, national resources policy formulation or industrial location. The appointee will be cxpcctcd to commcncc duty on or soon after 20 July 1981. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION The School of Education has recently been reorganised to emphasise the role of the School in Health Studies and Counselling Studies and Special Education. The College Council has approved the establishment of two new positions at the level of Principal Lccturcr to provide leadership in these developing areas of work. PRINCIPAL LECTURER IN COUNSELLING STUDIES AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SALARY: S33.83I PER ANNUM REF. NO. 81/2074 The appointee will be expected to assume a professional and administrative leadership role in the newly organised Counselling Studies and Special Education area in the School of Education. This area offers the degree of Master of Education (Sehool Counselling), the Graduate Diploma in Spccial education, and in concerned with the teaching of educational psychology and spccial education in the undergraduate Bachelor of Education and diploma of Teaching courses. Strengths in both the counselling and spccial education areas arc therefore desirable. Expcricncc will be required in the areas of remedial education such as mathematics, language and reading. In addition, the appointee will need to have cxpcricncc in the techniques of psychological diagnosis and should be familiar with various counselling 1 ' , techniques. An important aspect of the position will be liaison with educational and community personnel in the development of effective support programs and services for special groups including the disabled, the gifted, and those with learning difficulties, and community groups involved in the counselling process. Applicants should possess a higher degree and be eligible for full membership of the Australian Psychological Socicty. They should also have the status and ability to relate to persons in the education, para-medical and medical fields. PRINCIPAL LECTURER IN HEALTH STUDIES SALARY: $33,831 PER ANNUM REF. NO. 81/2075 The appointee will assume a professional and administrative leadership role in the newly organised Health Studies area of the School of Education including the co-ordination of the teaching and the' professional experience programs in the health education Held. Initially this work will focus on the Bachelor of Applied Science in Health Education course. Applicants should have appropriate expcricncc in the field of health caucation in Australia. Expertise is required in the areas of health policy and planning as well as a knowledge of health education curriculum as it relates to community and school programs. Applicants should hold qualifications of a higher order, have had cxpcricncc in the development, teaching and administration of tertiary level courses in health education. ! SCHOOL OF LIBERAL STUDIES LECTURER GRADE 2/3 IN SPANISH SALARY: LECTURER GRADE 2: SI9.I3M2I.874 LECTURER GRADE 3: SI6.489-SI8.890 REF. NO. 81/2072 Applications_ are invited from persons with appropriate qualifications for the appointment to the position of Lccturcr 2/3 in Spanish in the School of Advanced Education for the 1982 teaching year. The appointee will be required to make a major contribution to the teaching (in Spanish) of a scries of units on Spain and Latin America, with emphasis on contemporary history and social scicncc and will be required to take a major part in developing an innovative program of lectures, readings etc, for the courses. The applicant will also be required to participate in the teaching of advanced Spanish composition and conversation. The College is seeking a native speaker of Spanish who has completed a substantial part of his/her education in a Spanish-speaking country; who holds a higher degree in history or some branch of social scicncc with wide ranging interest in contemporary Latin America and/or Spain, (caching cxpcricncc, preferably in a University or College of • Advanced Education would be an advantage. INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA CENTRE DIRECTOR S25.669-S29.9I7 PER ANNUM REF. NO. 21/2073 • Applications are invited from suitably;qualified persons for the position of Director of the Instructional Media Centre. . The Instructional Media Centre provides media services to teaching, staff and students of the College. Services offered include film, projection, video replay, Icclurc recording, the production of graphics,, photographs, sound and television programs and films. There is an audio-visual library and carrpl room in the Centre together with a lecture theatre and a number of classrooms, fully equipped for media presentations. Staff of the Centre may also be involved in some teaching of media courses. Applicants should hold appropriate academic and professional qualifications and have demonstrated an ability to administer a complex of media services in an educational environment. Teaching: cxpcricncc, preferably in a University or College of Advanced Education would be an advantage. . GENERAL INFORMATION Assistance with housing will be provided for a person moving to Canberra to take up appointment. Fares for the appointee and family and reasonable removal costs will be paid. Appointees from the Australian Public Scrvicc, who are permanent officers, may preserve their existing rights under the Public Scrvicc Amcntmcnt Act. Some prior scrvicc with an Australian University, College of Advanced Education or Australian Government Department or Authority may be recognised for purposes of furlough and sick leave. Applicants should give personal details, particulars or qualifications, cxpcricncc, previous appointments, present position, telephone number during business hours, and the names and addresses of three referees. Applications quoting rcfcrcncc number arc required by 29 May, 1981 and should be addressed to: The Registrar Canberra College of Advanced Education PO Box I BELCONNEN ACT. 2616 THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES FACULTY OF MILITARY STUDIES ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE DUNTROON, CANBERRA, A.C.T. TEACHING FELLOW Ref. 1062 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The successful applicant will pursue research towards a Ph.D. degree, and will participate in the teaching of undergraduate courses and in the continuing development of the Department's laboratories. An Honours degree in Engineering or Physics or equivalent {qualification required. The position is avoilable from 6 July" 1981 and initio! appointment is for one year with prospects of annual renewal for up to a further two years. Further information from Professor R. K. Duggins, Head of the Depart ment (062) 663696. Salary J 13.397 range 516,009. Commencing salary according to qualifications and experience. Applications close 29 May 1981 Write to or telephone Academic Staff Office (02) 6630351, P.O. Box 1, Kensington, NSW 2033, for information about conditions of employment and method^of application. POSITIONS VACANT SOUTH WODEN RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CI.UB INC. secretary/Manager . Required. Enquiries may be directed in the first instance to Mr Baker Ph 822854 weekdays. (A) BUILDING ESTIMATOR/QUANTITY SURVEYOR (B) SENIOR BUILDING ESTIMATOR MINIMUM 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Required by one of Australia's largest diversified contractors on a wide variety of projects, based in Head Office, North Sydney. Attractive salary packages will be negotiated with the successful applicant, minimum of-S19,000 and S23.000 p.a. for posts (A) and (B) respectively, maybe taken as a guide. Written applications including a detailed resume; should be addressed to: The Chief Estimator. Building and Development Division. White Industries Limited, PO Box 1320, North Sydney. NSW 2060. Initial enquiries may be made to, D. Batchclor (02) 9223777. BETTER BRAKES QUALIFIED MOTOR MECHANICS Australia's leading brake specialists require motor mechanics for their Canberra branches. Experience in all facets of motor vehicle maintenance would bc'an advantage. Good wages, working conditions and some overtime available. Overalls supplied and clcancd. Superannuation and crcdil union facilities available after a qualifying period. All enquiries treated with confidence. *Ph Mr. B. McRoberts BETTER BRAKES 10 Kembla St, Fyshwick • Ph 806095. boilermakers Experienced men are required for work in the steel mould manufacturing shop of our precast concrete factory in Queanbeynn.This work is highly skilled and good tradesmen arc required. Good wages and conditions. APPLY: Mclocco Limited Lorn Road, Qucanbcyan 972133 CABINET MAKER/JOINER Required urgently, please phone 977084, Sat or Mon, or 314898 ah. CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL STENOGRAPHER required for full-time permanent position. Minimum requirements 100 wpm shorthand, 65 typing. Applications should be sent to:- The Bursar, Canberra Grammar School, Monaro Cres, Red Hill, 2603, as soon as possible. canberryfair ENTERTAINMENT VILLAGE Plumbers and carpenters required urgently for project located corner Antill Street and Federal Highway, Watson. Phone 414047. - CANBERRA CLUB LTD West Row BARMAN OR BARMAID REQUIRED Must be experienced. Permanent position. Also 1 DRINK WAITER OR WAITRESS PART-TIME ' Apply in person between 10am and '12 noon today CASUAL AND PERMANENT POSITIONS. are available at THE CANBERRA REX and WELLINGTON HOTELS, for cocktail bar staff and waitresses. Experience is preferred, but not essential. Applicants should be of neat and tidy appearance, with a bright personality. For an interview to discuss these positions, please Phone Mr Gordon. 485311 between 9am and 3pm, Monday. CASUAL WAITERS AND WAITRESSES Experience in Silver Service essential. Apply in person to the Head Waiter, after 2.30pm, Tucs 12 May, 1981. Signed B.W. ANDERSON Secretary Manager ■ ' CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE ARCHDIOCESE OF CANBERRA AND GOULBURN ST. GREGORY'S HIGH SCHOOL, QUEANBEYAN Applications are invited from suitably cjualified people, for the parttime (.5) Secretarial and Business Studies — Typing Teacher, at the above school, to commence Term 2, 1981. Applications including evidence of training and experience, should be forwarded to: The Director -Catholic Education Office PO box 317, Manuka, ACT 2603. Phone enquiries: Mr. 'John Philpot, 951077., CHEF DE PARTIE University House seeks a qualified cook to join its brigade of experienced chefs. Hours arc normally Monday to Friday with Common wealth Superannuation and sick leave. Wages above the industry norm arc given after a qualifying period. Over-time work is available. No split shifts arc worked and an extra period of paid leave is given between Christmas and New Year. Uniforms are provided. Enquiries to Mr Hans Kuschc. Executive Chef, telephone 493864. compositor OR PASTE-UP ARTIST We have a vacancy for a tradesman compositor in our art room. Alternatively, we would consider an experienced paste-up artist. Work involves assembly of the whole range of printed matter from computerised typesetting. Excellent salary and conditions. Apply in writing only to. The Manager, Canberra Publishing and Printing Co.. PO Box 188. Fyshwick. ACT 2609. 22 Piric St. Fyshwick — giving phone no. to arrange interview appointment. POSITIONS VACANT CREATIVE AND TALENTED PEOPLE Artist*. calUgraphcrs. cartoonists, craftspersons, designer*, dubs, entertainers, graphic designers, illustrators, musicians, solo performers. Turn you lalcnt'into dollars, at no cost lo yourself. Finmerc Enterprises will enter your name in their register, so you can lie found by the . ... people who need you. Phone 310279. DAVIES, BAILEY AND CATER SOLICITORS Require the services of a competent secretary experienced in conv.cyan-. • . cing. Shorthand an advantage. Top salary paid. Excellent working conditions. Phone Mrs. Logan 485222 for interview. DISTRICT MANAGER . MAIL BOX DISTRIBUTION /V leading Sydney based mail box distribution organisation wishes to appoint a mature adult to manage their Canberra operation. Applicants should be capable of controlling approx 15-30 people and organising deliveries. Phone, car and l/up garage is essential. While this is presently a casual position, we envisage that the person appointed will have the ability to generate further business in the area, thereby developing this business into a permanent and financially rewarding position. . . All applications should be in writing to: Distribution Manager, , . 37A Spofforth St, , i, Crcmornc, 2090. FERROBETON PTY LTD - • requires BOILER-MAKER WELDER able to work off plans. Apply 29-31 Shepherd St, Hume, ACT (near Tralcc Speedway). GALLENS SOLICITORS AND BARRISTERS SECRETARY An experienced conveyancing secretary, proficient in shorthand and typing, required for a permanent, full-time position, in a modern city office. The successful applicant will be offered a top salary. Phone 491309 for an appointment. GROUNDSMAN Gloucester Public Golf Course has a vacancy for a man with, a mechanical background to work on the golf course. The position includes the responsibility of looking after the golf course machinery, in addition to groundsman's activities. Please call in person to the Gloucester Public Golf Course after 8am, Monday morning, 11 May 1981. Ph 959093. flffl/yyy I BMEW I Head Office Administration require a mature person to .carry out general office duties — some typing, checking invoices and computer preparation. Hours required: 9 to 5, Monday to Friday. Excellent conditions and salary. Location: Fyshwick. Please phone Monday for appointment. 805566 HOUSING SUPERVISOR - WOLLONGONG AREA Due to the continued growth of the company's home building activities,, we require the services of an experienced Housing Supervisor. Applicants should be competent tradesmen, with cxpcricncc in quality; home building. The successful applicant will be responsible for all aspccts of home construction, including supervision of sub-contractors,: quality of finish and workmanship. CONDITIONS: An excellent salary will be offered and a Company car, or car allowance, provided. Provident Fund after qualifying period. Telephone: The Building Manager, A.V. JENNINGS HOMES (042) 7144II, reverse charges. JOINERS Required by' C.F.M. KITCHENS PTY LTD 179 Gladstone St, Fyshwick. For kitchen cupboard assembly. For appointment Ph Mr K. Schiller, 806266. 0MONIER LOADER OPERATOR MONIER SAND require at their Bungcndorc operation an experienced loader operator. Apply on site Tarago Road, Bungcndorc. , MANUFACTURERS'. MUTUAL INSURANCE 78 Northbournc Avenue, Braddon requires the services of an EXPERIENCED GENERAL UNDERWRITING CLERK ' aged between 20 and 25 years. Please apply in the first instance to Mr. B. Rigg, phone 485711. MATHEW HALL PTY LTD ELECTRICAL There are vacancies in our ACT branch for licensed electricians, ACT or NSW liccncc. Large construction cxpcricncc an advantage but not essential. Apply in person to Australian National Gallery site, Parkcs, or phone Mr S. Pync on 733592 bh or 587239 ah for interview. MECHANICS Two men required lo join our scrvicc team, at Lonsdale Street. Braddon. Applicants should be less than 45 years old, and hold a trade certificate in motor mechanics. Ford experience preferred. Above award salary, with bonuses related to effort and quality of workmanship. All enquiries by phone, or in person, to Max Wilson, 475711, cxl 35. or to Scrvicc Department, Monday, after 9am. SALES EXECUTIVE. Gcstctncr Ply. Ltd., World leaders in the reprographic field have a vacancy for a Sales Executive. The person wc arc seeking should be aged between 22 and 35 yrs, and motivated towards a selling carccr. Remuneration is by salary plus commission, with a company car provided. For appointment please phone 806785, after 9am Monday, ! . ■ J POSITIONS VACANT CANBERRA' MITSUBISHI LMD MITSUBISHI MOTORS ; MOTOR MECHANICS : • Wc rcquirc motor mechanics for our scrvicc dcpl. Wc offer in return for good quality work; excellent conditions, salary and job *ccurtty. for» appointment' Ph Mr.A. Young, 479966 Monday after "lam. MYER MYER BELCONNEN %■ are seeking applications from mature and_ experienced salcspcrsons.1:' who can make a significant contribution to our elcctrical, gift hall «nd*§ soft furnishings areas.' > . v- '*• Applicants must have u sound product knowledge of these departments^? and be able to communicate effectively with customers. • * ^ Benefits include a I5'2 staffdiscount and membership of the Company.. superannuation fund after a qualifying period. i Applications in writing stating past experience, present salary^ and«< telephone number to: jsj. Mrs D.E.L. Maloncy, . ' «■ Mycr Bclconnen, ' • • , 3; P.O. Box 36. , Si - . Bclconnen, A.CT-. 2616. . ' ' S O'CONNOR AND CRESHAM PTY LTD . WANTED — KATO OPERATORS. ' BACKHOE OPERATORS . 4 Must be fully experienced. Unlimited overtime. All new equipment. ^ . Ph (049). 732200 between 10am and 12 noon Fri and Sat. ; • • ■ j PANEL BEATER T We require the services of,a tradesman panel beater. Secure position £ and top wages to the right person. Apply in person: - , C G. PANKASZ PTY LTD !> 28 Yass Road, Qucanbcyun. PART TIME ASSISTANT il i - • *. . , \\ Expanding accounting firm with national affiliation requires a capable.'* experienced person for various duties including: ? Maintaining company secretarial records, bookkeeping (to at least trialy balance stage)'; assistance in preparation of income tax returnsr \\ Previous experience in the above in a public accountants office, abilityN 1 to type, plus own transport would be an advantage. . H '• Hours arc variable but should be at least 20 hours per week. It may? suit the successful applicant not to work in certain months (eg,' school^ holidays). •, Salary is negotiable and conditions excellent. I V Applications (in strict confidence) in writing only to: » R. W. BEARD AND CO § t> Chartered Accountant "" 1st Floor, Phoenix Mouse (PO Box 1026) «' ,88 Northbournc Avenue, Canberra City, ACT 2601 -! PAUL'S HOME CENTRE, ' ACCOUNTANT/OFFICE MANAGER :• We arc seeking a sclf;iriolivatcd person for the interesting" Jftd challenging position of Accountant/Office Manager for our progressive , , . company. ■ • / •J; Reporting will be directly to the Managing Director. Duties "will include responsibility for the maintenance of all accounting records and associated EDP systems, preparation of management accounting information, supervision of office staff. The position will be ideally suited to a mature person who is not necessarily qualified, but has at least ten years accounting experience * and experience with EDP systems. A competitive salary of around S17.000, p.a. will be .negotiated.an^ other conditions are attractive; ' *: The person will be based at our Bclconnen Store. Applications to'bcln writing, will be treated in strict confidcnceand should be addressed 1,0: The Managing Director, " 1' Paul's Home Centre, -* P.O. Box 10. WODEN. 2602. PRIVATE SECRETARY ;■ SALARY — SI3,552 to SI4.275 >_ !• The opportunity exists for a person seeking a career as a prtyaie ■ v secretary. Applications arc invited for the position of private secretary to the Executive Director and the Honorary Consultant of the Australian - Foundation on Alchoholism and Drug Dependence, Canberra. The successful applicant will be alert, and clear thinking, with a hi£h' degree of organisational ability. Typing and shorthand skills, of at leajit 80 wpm, and 120 wpm respectively, and the ability to maiiftuirt efficiency, enthusiasm and pleasant manner, under prcssure.^ar? expected. Proven proficiency in minute taking and transcribing, .and public relations' is required. 1 . • i • Abjlity to write, or experience in journalism is essential. " t> Applications, including rcfcrcnccs, are to be received by Friday.' Muj , 15. 1981, and should be addressed to: " The Executive Director, " _ •. ] > (Private Secretary), . ■1 y, AFADD. P.O. Box 477, i1 Canberra City, ACT. 2601. •" •' RETAIL STORE MANAGER CLARK RUBBER LTD. ^ This is a responsible and challenging position which will interest t^ast' seeking a career in the retail industry. Apply in the first instance "to-' G.H. Clark, P.Q. Box 297, Chatswood. 2067, or phone reverse charge* (02) 4124717. ' * SALES REPRESENTATIVE ^ Coats Retail Division has a vacancy for a Representative to cal(uj customers in their retail trade. Coats Threads form the basis of a wWa. range of handcrafts and haberdashery items marketed in the Division/ thereby giving ample scope for job satisfaction. The successful applicant must enjoy selling and as part of a young stile? force, have the will to succeed in a rapidly changing market. The jrc£ i is South Coast and Rivcrina. ■ ' ,' • An. attractive salary is offered, together with company car dnd usdal benefits. Superannuation is available after a qualifying period and>t)ie company has an excellent hospital/medical scheme. • ' The approximate age group is 23—45 years. '« J ' Applications in writing, stating age; experience, and telephone numpcr, - Envelopes should be marked 'Personal' and addressed to: J 1 ' Sales'Manager — Coats Domestic. ! k COATS PATONS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED. . .'i* P.O. Box 70. Mascot. NSW. 2020. . • * SALES EXECUTIVE ^ A leading Australian manufacturer and supplier of building prodjets, based in the ACT, wish to appoint a suitably qualified person for.rhe position of Company Representative. ' • It is envisaged that the applicant would be between 25 and 35 ycars.of age. with considerable cxpericncc within the industry at a similar Iftxl? Plan reading and estimating would be an essential qualification^ together with being able to communicate at architect and bufldec . levels. .* « The salary package of between SI5.000 to SI6.000 per anniim depending on performance is offered, plus an airconditioncd. fully maintained Company vehicle..together with Superannuation aftfr- ;f qualifying period. . r'.„ Applications should be in writing and addressed to 'Sale* Representative' C/- PO Fyshwick. by the closing date of Thursday ■ 14.5.81. -v_ A.R.C. A Member of the , *; ^ A.RC Group of Companies If ! A. R. C Engineering Pty Ltd • -• SECRETARY Preferably with accounting experience, dictaphone, electric typing, niin. 50 wpm. Own transport necessary. • Phone Mrs. Kcsby for appointment, 974811, MONDAY after I lain.' (Continued 'next page) •"}
{"id":125637621,"text":"30 May 1981 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 May 1981, page 21 POSITIONS VACANT EASTERN TOOL CO (aust) pty ltd SALES REPRESENTATIVE We. require the services of on experienced representative to promote to the Hardware and Automotive trade in the A.C.T., surrounding^ areas the following range of products:*' * ETC HAND TOOLS & ACCESSORIES * SPEAR & JACKSON HAND TOOLS * DIXCO TUNE UP EQUIPMENT * CLEANWEID TURNER WELDING EQUIPMENT Applicants should be able to work with minimal supervision and be prepored to spend approximately 75% of the time in the country. Salary would be commensurate with experience and an air conditioned Ford Falcon is provided. Apply in writing to: Mr A.P. FEHIBERG EASTERN TOOL CO (AUST) PTY ITO 27 SKARRAT ST. AUBURN N.S.W. 2144 PART TIME INTERVIEWERS ^ in or near Melba , en a Saturday or Sunday, once or twice a month i ,t wanted by MORGAN GALLUP POLL ' If you ore aged 20-65, like talking with people, have a phone and car, you can earn $49 to $57. 1 1 Interviewing 10 different people takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone ' Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) 625871; 1 orwrite to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. TECHNICAL OFFICER GRADE 2 (Mechanical Plant Maintenance) YOUNG, NSW THE PIPELINE AUTHORITY The Pipeline Authority owns and operates a 1300km natural gas pipeline between Moomba in South Australia and Sydney and has under construction two spur lines from the main line. Applications are invited for a position of Technical Officer in the Operations Branch located at Young, NSW, DUTIES: Under general technical direction establish work schedules for routine preventive maintenance of fixed/mobile plant and equipment and pipeline above ground facilities. Undertake investigations and analysis of equipment per formance and evaluate results. Maintain detailed records of fixed and mobile plant and provide technical advice on quality and performance of equipment and materials. QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Approved certificate from ■ a technical college or equivalent institution together with considerable experience associated with plant and equipment maintenance in remote areas. Some exposure to high pressure pipeline technology would be an advantage. SALARY: Depending upon qualifications and experience within the range S16,328-$17,203. Salary is subject to the recent 3.6% National Wage Case increase. CONDITIONS: Working conditions are comparable to those that apply in the Australian Public Service including eligibility to contribute to the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme. Reasonable removal expenses will be paid and rentol as sistance provided where appropriate. Applications will be treated in confidence and should include full personal details including age, qualifications and ex perience and should be received by Friday, 12 June, 1981, oddressed to: The Secretary THE PIPELINE AUTHORITY PO Box 1950, Canberra Ci»y, ACT, 2601. SALES EXECUTIVE ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE, TOOLS, TAPS, LOCKS A long established national company wishes to ap-point a resident representative to promote their prod-ucts in Canberra and nearby country centres com-mencing July 1, 1981. This is a new appointment offering the opportunity to develop a full branch operation. Products marketed by the company include Irwell taps, Footprint and Silex tools. Dux and HFH door closers, Centor track, Adams Rite locks. Experience with similar products a distinct advantage. We require a motivated self starter to promote our products to hardware outlets, architects, Govt de-partments and aluminium fabricators. Existing con-tracts in these fields essential. Initially the successful applicant will operate from his own home and be able to accommodate a small working stock. Salary is negotiable, superannuation after a short period. Telephone and other expenses will be paid, a fully maintained vehicle provided. Phone inquiries welcome (02) 6982541 or after hours (02) 555968. Applications in writing to: P. G. MORGAN HOWARD F. HUDSON PTY LTD PO Box 149 Beaconsfield 2014 • ADVKOtY COUNCIL FOR INTH-GOVERNMENT IBATtONS $ S PROJECT OFFICER - | J PUBLIC FINANCE | • 2 • The Advisory Council for Inter-govemment Relotions is seeking • 0 a qualified and experienced public finance researcher for its 9 National Secretariat in Hobart. • The Council is established for the purpose of improving inter ? government co-operation, and receives its inquiry references f from the Premiers' Conference. The principal function of the S Secretariat is to conduct research studies, public hearings and other discussions, to assist in preparation of the Council's 9 reports. Z Current areas t>f ACIR interest include local government ■ revenue sources, public sector borrowing and the Australian • Loan Council, and inter-governmental aspects of care of the 0 aged. J Preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants with • proven research ability ond a good knowledge of financing fl arrangements of Federal, State and local Government. Council is prepared to make an appointment at an appropriate level within the Commonwealth Public Service ranges of Clerk • Class 5 ($15,981) to Clerk Class 9 ($23,224) depending on • qualifications and experience. ^ liie Council is autonomous but conditions of employment are ^ similar to those of the Commonwealth Public Service. The • appointment will be three to five years in the first instance, • subject to a probationary period of six months. In appropriate x circumstances, the Council may be able to make arrangements ■ for secondment from public services or other organisations. • Further enquiries may be directed to Mr Andrew Smith (002) -• 306271. Applications with curriculum vitoe ond the names of 2 X two referees to be forwarded to the Administrative Officer, § Z ACIR, 110 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Tosmonia 7000 by • • 12 June 1981. • - •NNNHNMtNNINMMMHN^ POSITIONS VACANT Australian National Gallery Library Officer Grade 1 ($12,100-$13,332p.a.) The successful applicant will be responsible (or bibliographic checking of monograph orders and for the operation of a small inter-library loans system. Qualifications: Applicants should have HSC or equivalent standard; Previous experience with bibliographic tools andir inter-library loans an advantage. Appointment to this position will be on a permanent basis, under the National Gallery Act, but a six month probationary ' period will apply. Applicants will be required to display an interest in the functions of the Australian National Gallery. Applications should be forwarded toi The Secretary and Manager, Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT 2600 by 12 June 198) STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ■ OPERATOR | ■ Canberra's most exciting family entertainment | J complex is seeking a steam train enthusiast to J I restore two steam locomotives and to operate the | ■ railway on completion. A certificate of competency I * is desirable but not essential. A cottage within the J | complex could also be provided if the applicant | ■ was prepared to undertake some additional I ■ caretaking duties. ■ I Phone 414047 on Monday. I Established since 1958. I©l REAL ESTATE CAREER One of Canberra's longest established and respected real estate'agencies has an opportunity for a motivated person to build a career in real estate. We are looking for a young ambitious person to join us as a sales representative and grow with the company. No ex perience is necessary as full training will be provided. If you find yourself a little restricted in your current employment and have the desire to build a solid career in an exciting industry, then consider this opportunity. This maybe an ideal moment for a determined, hard working and sincere person to "make the break". Applicants should have a good employment history, ond be prepared to devote long hours to their work. Phone Mr* Thornton an Monday to arrange an appointment tJLM 11498644 III itjiiiwciisiiiorc WViawttNis 19 GAREMA PLACE CANBEW PIT _ _ i,m CANBERRA CITY HIGHLY QUALIFIED CHEF REQUIRED By a leading Canberra Restaurant Write to Box C6084, Canberra Times AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL INC., CARD DIVISION, CANBERRA CUSTOMER RELATIONS CLERK We require a mature lady to handle all aspects of our Card Member Servicing, working at our Centrepoint Office and responsible to our State Manager. We would envisage the successful applicant to be aged 25-40 years, well presented, with a pleasant personality and ex perienced in dealing with the public. This responsible position is varied, interesting, and challenging. In return we offer a good salary, superannuation after a qualifying period, plus concessional benefits. Pleoie telephone Suspn Gillett on 477750 after 9.00 a.m. Monday. nu RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE Salary Range $17,500-$20,000 ASSOCIATED PULP AND PAPER MILLS LIMITED wishes to appoint a Sales Manager tor the Canberra sub-branch of Its subsidiary company, Wiggins Teape Australia Pty. Ltd. The person appointed will be responsible for the total management of the Canberra sub-branch, i.e. • promotion and sales of the company's range of products • stock control, invoicing and delivery • credit control • warehouse and support staff Territory will extend outside the A.C.T. and will include the Riverina as far west as Griffith, New South Wales. We are seeking a person with a strong sales/marketing background, preferably in the fine writing paper and printing industry, who can exercise strong control over the unit's activities and who can logically expect to progress to higher levels of management within the APPM Group. Salary will be negotiated in the light ot qualifications and experience and a Company car will be provided. Relocation expenses will be met, if required. Superannuation is available immediately on joining the Company and a generously subsidised medical scheme applies. Applications, in writing, should be forwarded to— Mr. 6. Grainger Wi^n, Teyi Australia Pty. Ltd. ALEXANDRIA. N.S.W. 2015 POSITIONS VACANT # FAIREY AUSTRALASIA v PTY LIMITED STOREMAN Applications are invited Tor the position of Storeman at the Australian j Landsat Station, Belconncn, Experience with electronics equipment and stores and/or photographic I supplies an advantage. Current driver's licence essential. Commencing wage between S186 and $199 per week — adult rate. Applications to: Support Services Administrator (ALS) FAIREY AUSTRALASIA PTY LIMITED PO Box 480, FYSHWICK A.C.T. 2609 , ( < PHONE (062) 515411. FINNISH AUSTRALIAN CLUB of Canberra Incorporated Requires the services of a Secretary/Manager. Award salary. Apply in writing to Mannering and Tiirikainen. P.O. Box 187, Civic'Square. REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE There is a vacancy in our office for on experienced sales person who is energetic, responsible 'and willing to work. Excellent conditions, generous commission on all sales and plenty of opffortunity to earn above average income. Con fidential interviews. Apply Monday morning. "« sc SADIL CAMERON AND ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD. LICENSED AGENTS 82 448888 2994 UNIT 5, MEDICAL CHAMBERS. CARRUTHERS ST.. CURJIN. A.C.T. 2605 PRIVATE SECRETARY To one of our audit/taxation partners in our centrally located city office. Duties include typing of correspondence and financial statements. Attractive working conditions and salary exist for a person with appropriate experience, ability and bright personality. Please address initial written applications setting ojt pertinent particulars to Mr D. C. Ramage. All applications will be treated as confidential. Deloitte Haikins and Sells Chartered Accountants P.O. Box 823, Canberra City, ACT 2601 11« TAXATION ACCOUNTING A vacancy exists in our taxation and accounting section for a person who has had previous experience in an accountants office and is conversant with income tax laws and procedures.. The position offers a wide variety of work including the preparation of financial accounts and income tax returns. An attractive salary will be offered to the successful applicant. All applications should be in writing addressed in confidence to: Personnel Partner, Ernst & Whinney, P.O. Box 190, CIVIC SQUARE. A.C.T. 2608. i its NORTHERN TERRITORY PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND STOCK Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for thi> following position: SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER CLASS 3 $27,119-$27,951 ANIMAL HEALTH PERIOD: Three year contract Conditions of service are similar to that applicable to this NTPS. DUTIES: Co-ordinate the Northern Territory Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Campaign. Devise and oversee research projects on Brucellosis and Tuberculosis. Devise area and property campaigns in consultation with other Senior Veterinary Officers within the Northern Territory. Will be responsible for financial aspects of the campaign and the collection and presentation of relevant statistical information. To advise the Northern Territory Government on the short and long-term strategy. Represent the Northern Territory Government on the Brucellosis and Tuberculosis sub-committee of the Animal Health commit tee. Be prepared to travel widely throughout the Territory and interstate. Be responsible to the Chief Veterinary Officer. QUALIFICATIONS: A degree in Veterinary Science or equivalent acceptable for registration in the Northern Territory. Applications stating full details of qualifications, experience and references should be addressed to: The Recruitment Officer Department of Primary Production PO Box 5160 DARWIN, NT, 5794 By close of business, 19 June, 1981. nil i EMI i ! BMG-SPECIFIED CONCRETE j J A Division of BMG (Country) Pty. Ltd j | J Requires a I Batch Plant Operator j for Moruya Concrete Plant. ! I The person sought is expected to be 25-35 years of j age and would have background associated with the ready-mix concrete or related industries. All applications will be treated in strict confidence.. | Please apply in writing to: I Operations Manager BMG-Specified Concrete I I P.O. Box 1246 Wollongong 2500. v j | t Hf | POSITIONS VACANT INFORMATION ELECTRONICS DRAFTSPERSON (Electrical/Electronic) Logic, wiring schematics, documentation. Some experience of digital | circuits and/or computer data input would be advantageous, but not necessary. Mr Ron Davis, bh 513711, extension 54. INSURANCE REGIONAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE CANBERRA For a major Australian insurance group. The position: To develop new business and service existing accounts in the region through an established network. The man: Will be over 25 with several years experience as a broker or insurance company inspector, with a proven track record in new business production and a sound technical background. Salary: Excellent salary package including fringe benefits and car. Confidential applications to Miss M. Miller, Sydney 02-2374521. J.S. MANGION AND CO. BUILDERS BUILDING SUPERVISOR AND CARPENTERS Only good tradesman need apply. Ph for interview 950994 MANAGER WANTED Applications are sought for the position of Manager of a private day care centre, for a period of 6/12 months, from mid-July, 1981. Salary S200 per week. Previous experience in child care is necessary, and managerial experience is desirable. Written applications, setting out personal details and experience to be forwarded to Box C6096, Canberra Times by Friday 12th June 1981. MECHANIC PLANT We have a vacancy for 1 qualified fitter/mechanic, looking for a permanent position, with a secure future, to work at our Queanbeyan branch. Preference will be given to an applicant, who has the experience enabling him to work on an extensive range of equipment, inc dieserand petrol engines. Some over-time and field servicing will be necessary. Overalls are supplied. We are one of Australia's largest equipment hire companies, and the right person will receive good wages, and have many opportunities for future promotion. For appointment phone 975422, on Monday, June I. WRECKA1R HIRE PTY LTD. MECHANIC Mechanic required. Good wages and conditions. Apply 19 Isa Street, Fyshwick, Saturday morning or week days. MOTOR MECHANIC Required by suburban garage. Good wages and conditions. Apply in | person between 8am and 12 today. Chapman Service Centre, Perry Drive, Chapman Ph 888388. a,*:n t o< OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR I HEALTH STENO-SECRETARY GRADE 1 (111,856-12,439) Applications are inivted for a Steno-Secretary position in the Minister for Health's office in Canberra. The successful applicant will be a self-starter with typing and shorthand stills of at least 60 wpm and 100 wpm, and the ability to maintain efficiency and enthusiasm under pressure in a small team. The position will be based in Canberra with some interstate travel. Long and irregular working hours whilst Parliament is in Session are involved. Salary and overtime payments will be in accordance with Public Service rates. Should the successful applicant be an officer of the Commonwealth Public Service, all entitlements continue and the officer will be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services for the period of secondment. Applications will close on Friday 12 June, 1981 and should be addressed: "Steno-Sec Grade 1" Position The Senior Private Secretary Office of the Minister for Health Parliament House CANBERRA. A.C.T. 2600 PART-TIME MINERALOGIST Woodlawn Mines, which is situated at Tarago, requires the services of a part-time, qualified Mineralogist, preferably with experience in base metal mining, to work at mine site for approx 20 hours per week. Since attendance times can be flexible, we anticipate this position would be suitable to applicants with family responsibilities outside school hours. Further particulars may be obtained from Alan Roberts, (048) 230811. WOODLAWN MINES, PO BOX 141, GOULBURN, N.S.W. 2580. PHARMACY ASSISTANT. Self motivated mature senior required for busy Belconnen Pharmacy. Experience essential. Phone 511588 Monday for appointment. PLUMBING - ESTIMATOR A competent senior estimator, with proven experience is required to estimate projects of all sizes within the construction industry. Applicants should also be able to handle some site queries on the telephone. Design experience would be a definite advantage. A top salary and company vehicle are supplied, also superannuation and other staff benefits are available after a qualifying period. All applications will be treated in strict confidence JOHN R. KEITH PTY LTD 02 5192200 or in writing to P O Box 99 ALEXANDRIA 2015 I®! PRIVATE SECRETARY ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER (ADMINISTRATION) An immediate vacancy exists for. an experienced Secretary, aged between 24 and 21, with a typing speed of at least 70 wpm and shorthand of 100 wpm. This is a new position requiring a person with iniative who is willing to take responsibility. The Society can offer attractive working conditions to the selected applicant. Please phone Ann Dalton on 476044 after 9.30am on Monday to | arrange'an interview. POSITIONS VACANT REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE We are looking for a Sales Representative to further promote our new and established sales. Experience in Real Estate or an allied Held would be preferred but is not essential as full'training will be given. The new appointee will be an addition to our existing sales team and will be supported by their experience. We envisage that the successful applicant will be in the 25-35 age group. Our record and reputation will speak for itself as we are one of the longest established and best known Realtors in Canberra, as members of Multilist and the Real Estate Institute of the ACT we can and will be pleased to offer the best facilities to ensure an above average income to the successful applicant. For further particulars contact John Brill or Richard Watkins (A/H 542060) JOHHH.O'mNM k AmmIm Hy'lMtad Ucanttd April mm SUITE 5, .GALLERY LEVEL, ism THE BOULEVARD, CANBERRA Requires a 1ST CLASS MOTOR MECHANIC THIS IS DEFINITELY A PERMANENT POSITION. Leyland experience not necessary, as we offer first class training to a suitable applicant. Overalls supplied and laundered. Wage by negotiation. Phone Jim Hennessy on 811122, or call for an interview, at Commonwealth Motors Leyland, Melrose Drive, Phillip. SALES SUPERVISOR - FOOTWEAR A challenging opportunity exists for a competent and mature footwear specialist. This position involves staff supervision, merchandise preparation and display, customer service and implementation of promotional plans. Applicants should have a strong retail background with experience in the footwear field and possess supervisory skills and organisational ability. Applications should be written indicating experience, current salary and telephone number to: Mrs. D.E.L. Maloney, Personnel Manager, Myer Belconnen, P.O. Box 36, Belconncn, A.C.T. 2616. SALES ASSISTANT required for busy photographic store. Experience in photo or pharmacy preferred. Immediate start. Phone for interview, G. Young, 821545. PHILLIP PHOTOGRAPH ICS, Woden Plaza. SALES REPRESENTATIVE WE ARE PREPARED TO TRAIN RIGHT TYPE A permanent, responsible position is available for a capable person, with car, aged 25-60 years. Must be of sober habit, good appearance and with a good driving record, excellent remuneration package including superannuation. ' Ph 950440 after 9am Monday, for confidential interview. SALESPERSONS (2) York Toyota require the services of two experienced salespersons Company vehicle supplied, remuneration by way of retainer and • commissions For appointment phone Mr S. C. Brill on 805811 after 9am SECRETARY - CASUAL A secretary is required for about 3-4 weeks casual work from 17 June at office in Civic. Shorthand of 100 wpm essential. Some reception and clerical work involved. The position is full-time but some restricted hours could be considered. Phone 497488 office hours for interview. SHEETMETAL WORKER QUALIFIED Welding experience required. Apply in person to: Doug Davidson, 9 Whyalla St, Fyshwick. JU^SuuCfcS SITE ENGINEER OR BUILDING GRADUATE An Engineer or Building Graduate is required to join the site team of a major building project in Canberra. The duties will include construction planning and programming; co ordination of services and building elements; quality control inspection. A minimum of 2 years experience in building and related fields is preferred. An attractive salary and benefit package is available for negotiation. Apply to: The General Manager, Matrix Management Pty Ltd, PO Box 264, CANBERRA CITY, ACT. 2601 or Phone 476907. •POSITIONSVACANT ! \\CTiV^^alure,or"retjfed* lady -required^' bccisioniUyjf r by agtncyV%Tb)rJ e'n^ewflre I live-in' houjekeepiriglfor, ' elderly; j^yfamiiie^'WOTlS J availableOn .catual/ baMi-^f ) ' or 2 weeks at a timerSEil-i cellen'. salary. Ph 489461^4?; AMBITIOUS couples needing more income, unusual oppor tunity for good earnings, i Work together, part time or • full time. Phone for appoint- [ ment 882048. ; ARPEL ) Requires Senior Sales Assis- ; tant with proven sales abili- < ty. Ph 823848, for appoint- ' ment. • ! ASSISTANT Manager wanted for K-MART AUTO DEPT : at Belconnen. Must be 21 • years of age or more with ' retail experience. The posi- J tion offers good wages and . conditions, superannuation ' after qualifying period and ) opportunity for promotion. If ' you are a hard worker, apply to the Personnel Manager on ' Monday. Ph SI4733. BABYSITTER, Wed evenings, 4.4S until 6pm, Turner. Ph > 470530, ; BABYSITTER required to < look after 2 children 8 and S | years of age for occasional ( evenings and some after t school care. Griffith area. » Refs essential. Ph 950644 j during w'end. , RECEPTION Si CAREER ] The majority of our gradu- 1 ates have gone into good I • jobs at no cost to students or employers.- I BECOME A ' RECEPTIONIST , TYPIST I TELEPHONIST Good training eases the I strain of finding a job. | These intensive courses gel | you to a good business , standard quickly. Also be ginners and refreshers. INQUIRE NOW Phone 476333 NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE WANTED SEASONAL RANGERS WHEN: School holidays in December/January, Easter/May, August/September. WHERE: In selected national parks, historic sites and Service districts throughout New South Wales. WHY: During the school ' holiday period, Seasonol Rangers are employed to interpret natural and cul tural aspects of national parks and historic sites to the public. HOW: Seasonal Rangers are expected to 'implement the holiday programs far their area, which may range from bushwalking, cave tours, bicycle fours, children's nature walks, slide and film nights, campfires, visitor centre duties to preparation an interpretive aids. QUALIFICATIONS: Essen tial: 1. Applications are in vited from interested per sons with an enthusiasm for, and a well-developed knowledge of natural and Australian history and o demonstrated ability to effectively communicate. 2. Applicants must be pre pared to work anywhere in the State. 3. A minimum age of 19. 4. Class 1 driver's licence. Desirable: A second lan guage, first aid certificate, fire fighting, seorch ond rescue experience. As there are several parks and sites relating to Aboriginal cul ture, applications are espe cially invited from Aborigines. REWARD: $184.31 per J week. ($86.00 wage base). Penalty rates apply for weekends. WHERE TO APPLY: Con tact (02) 2376500 and ask for Personnel Section or contort ony office of the Notional Parks and Wild life Service for an applica tion form. Return it by 19th June, 1981, to Personnel Officer, Box N189, Grosvenor Street, Sydney, j NSW, 2001. Applicants should attach a personal statement (100 words max imum) in order to demon strate their knowledge, spe ' cialised skills and ability for Seasonal Ranger em ' ployment. ■ «» rail PERSONNEL MANAGER SALARY RANGE $30,487-$31.335 LOCATION: ADELAIDE Australian National is a federally owned railway'system operating train services into most states of Australia. The successful applicant will direct the Personnel functions of Australian National. Personnel responsibilities in Australian National include: • Direction of Personnel procedures and practices in relation to salary classifications, leave provisions, discipline, welfare, and terms and conditions of employment generally. • Development of techniques of staff selection and recruitment. • Oversight of training for all levels of staff including managerial. supervisory and operative levels. • Development and implementation of manpower planning. • Design and execution of management performance appraisal systems. The position requires administrative knowledge and experience at senior level in Government, semi-Government or private sectors, preferably in anorganisation with a large, diverse workforce and in the transport industry or in similar work situations. Tertiary qualifications in the behavioural sciences, economics or commerce would be an advantage. For permanent officers of the Australian Public Service, appointment to this position would be covered by the mobility provisions of Part IV of the Public Service Act. Conditions of employment: • four weeks recreation leave; • concessional rail travel while on recreation leave; • long service leave after ten years; • comprehensive superannuation scheme. Written applications to be submitted by June 19,1981 to: General Manager, Australian National 55 King William Road, North Adelaide SA 5006"}
{"id":125638397,"text":"03 Jun 1981 - Memo Mr Fraser: ignore the fair go ethic at your peril! Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 3 June 1981, page 2 Memo Mr Fraser: ignore the fair go ethic at your peril! BETWEEN THE LINES By GAY DAVIDSON | Unquestioning be lief in the concept of the fair go is arguably the one area of total agreement remaining in the Australian community. The fair go is not. merely an egalitarian instinct. It requires umpires and widespread understanding of both- the game and the rules. So it is part of something a bit grander, even philosophical, the idea that checks and balances and generally .available information are essential to our form of democracy. There is reason to believe that Mr ' Fraser has not fillly realised the x- importance of the-fair go, although he has propounded it on many occa sions — for instance, in upholding -the independence of the Industries Assistance Commission and laying ■ idown rules of procedure for statu tory appointments. But he has hot done as he has said. In 1977, a year after those pronoun , cements, the most influential IAC commissioner, Mr D. Pekin, was not reappointed and there was no explanation. Five weeks ago the decisions from the Review of Commonwealth Functions included hacking into the IAC's research capacity and raising doubts about whether it would be given or be able to handle the anticipated general reference on industry protection. Last week two more statutory appointees,., the senior commissioner, lylr Dick Boyer, and the full-time member of the Temporary Assistance Authority, Mr Frank :Pascoe, were not reappointed, again '''without explanation.' A number of Mr Fraser's backbench colleagues are concerned for the particular individuals, but they are even more concerned for the likely effect on the IAC. They recog nisc the possibility that commissioners in future will tailor their decisions and reports according to their perceptions of the Prime Min ister's wishes. That would not only, do violence to the idea of the IAC as umpire, but major damage to its value as an independent source of information and assessment. The disquiet about the fate of the individuals has a great deal to do with their particular areas of in terest: Mr Pascoe arrived at the IAC as a manufacturing lobbyist and was converted, to the point of being critical of the Government's policies in his last two reports. Mr Boyer a commissioner for- the past 22 years, and the only farmer member, was generally seen as having a very clear perception of what a market economy is, and also of the restiveness of the resource-rich States at the continuing Canberra support for the least efficient, heav ily protected manufacturing industries concentrated in Victoria and NSW. On this latter point the Government has sustained a great deal of criticism for not taking the tough decisions it promised, and Mr Fraser •has encountered the problem face to face with the Premiers at recent conferences, and even at the Liberal Federal Council last weekend. There will be more of that, not only from the Premiers but also the Senate, if he cannot come up with policies suited to the States where the resources and economic growth are, at the expense of those where profits and jobs are heavily sub sidised. , Among politicians, lobbyists and others interested in industry protection issues, Mr Fraser is considered personally responsible for the diminution of the IAC, rather than its Minister, Mr Moore. And they see the downgrading of the IAC as part of the same kind of thinking that produced the more philistine decisions of the Review of Commonwealth Functions: the reduction of functions and institutions which could open up the decisionmaking process to public scrutiny, and the object of smaller govern ment without thought for whether or not that meant good' government, so long as it assisted the cause of less expenditure. A similar insensitivity to the fair go is apparent in government attitudes to the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. In recent years the Government has vilified the commission for some of its wage-indexation decisions and attacked it for .not acting as an instrument of the Government's economic policy. In effect, the Government has ignored the commission's constitutional obligation to act as umpire, and criticised it for not performing as something else again, an arm of Government. But. in. doing so the Government and Mr Fraser are demonstrably at odds with a cohsiderable majority of the community. - On Monday a Saulwick'opinion poll published in The Age, Melbourne, and The Sydney Morning Herald showed 54 per cent believing the commission impartial and 69 per .cent bejieving it should maintain its present function. Only 26 per cent thought wages, hours and conditions should be de; termined by direct, negotiation. Asked what would happen, if. the commission were abolished, 55 per cent thought workers in powerful unions would get more, and those in weak unions would get less. Mr Boyer Interestingly, it was Liberal voters, white-collar and non-union workers who were most in favour of maintaining the commission in its present role — all of which should be food for thought for a Prime Minister of a nan-Labor Government. ■, Saying one thing and doing another may upset just a noisy few in areas such as overseas aid or Aboriginal land rights. " ' But it is'another thing entirely in issues close to the self-interest and the fair-go instincts of major sections of the community (such as the workforce), or people with major influence, whether they be Government Members and Senators, State Premiers, or resource developers. Ignoring or confronting them over a fair-go matter, or not working out a reasonable compromise between : their interests and those of people who have had much more than a fair go for far too long, could get the Government into greater trouble than anything it has seen yet. •"}
{"id":125648160,"text":"21 Jan 1981 - Sewerage poll postponed Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 21 January 1981, page 13 Sewerage poll postponed A special meeting of Eurobodalla Shire Council voted yesterday to postpone a referendum on the introduction of sewerage in the Mossy Point — Broulee area after a public meeting of ratepayers on Saturday. The ratepayers sought more time and the council has agreed that the referendum should be held on February !$, not next weekend. The shire engineer, Mr Peter Abbott-Smith, said yesterday ttlat the Tuross referendum would go ahead as planned at the weekend. Nr Abbott-Smith said also that the council was hopeful garden watering hours might soon be ex tended. Watering was limited to two hours from 6pm daily earlier this summer because of the lack of rain and the influx of visitors."}
{"id":125648631,"text":"24 Jan 1981 - WRITERS' WORLD THE NITTY-GRITTY OF POWER, ELITES AND POLITICS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 24 January 1981, page 14 THE NITTY-GRITTY OF POWER, ELITES AND POLITICS Writer's World. By MAURICE DUNLEVY In ONE of their most dis- astrous business years, British publishers in 1980 brought out a record 48,158 titles. Of these, 37,382 were new books and 10,776 reprints and new edi-tions. The number of titles repre-sented an increase of about 15 per cent on the number for 197? and was almost three times as many as the trade produced in 1950. It will probably surprise liberal arts readers to learn that the top category increase was in Political Science and Economy — up in a year by 905 titles to 4,269, making it second only to Fiction (5,145) titles). Nor is this new. Politics has been the rising star in book prod-uction for some years, both in Eng-land and Australia. I'm afraid I can't offer an ade-quate explanation for this. Books on politics are not very popular in the circles in which I move. Perhaps they are read by public servants who chuckle behind the pot plants when they read memoirs and studies based on the assumption that it is the politicians who really make the big decisions. Because I was raised in an en-vironment in which we ate politics for breakfast, lunch and dinner and discussed it passionately almost every night, I have been a com-pulsive reader of political books since I was a boy, although my dear old Dad would turn over in his grave if he could see the conservative non-sense I read these days. Over the Christmas break I read the new edition of 'Politics in Eng-land' by Richard Rose, which de-spite the revision is getting dated. I also had a little laugh at 'Public Opinion' by Harry Holloway and John George, one of the many Amer-ican attempts to rationalise the polit-ical system to show that democracy operates in much the way that the founding fathers hoped it would. A much more interesting book — indeed, an absolutely riveting one — is Eric F. Goldman's 'The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson', which I missed when it appeared in 1969, but I recently bought John Menadue's copy from a secondhand bookshop. But easily the best book I read during the break was 'Elites in Aus-tralia' by John Higley, Desley Dea con and Don Smart (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979). It is the most impressive account I have read of how the national political system "really" works. Using a survey of national elites in eight important sectors of Australian society and applying sophisticated network analysis to the results, they show that we are ruled by a core of politicians, businessmen, public ser-vants and others, most of whom have risen to power not through in-heritance but through large institu-tions. They exercise their power through a system which involves a high degree of mutual access, a common belief in preserving existing political institutions and by enjoying considerable protection from demo-cratic pressures. Of the new political books, the one which held most promise for me was 'Interest Groups and Public Policy' edited by Roger Scott, a man for whom I have a high regard as an academic and an administrator (Macmillan, 248 pp., $9.95). But I am afraid I finished it disillusioned and disappointed. This is a collection of 10 studies by political scientists.concerned with the operation of interest groups in state politics. Wedged between an introduction to interest group theory by Harmon Zeigler and a concluding synthesis by Roger Scott are eight ease studies of interest groups in action. Andrew Parkin and Adam Gray-car look at the South Australian Council of Social Service, Alistair Heatley studies the campaign for Aboriginal land rights in the Northern Territory, Keith Rich-mond surveys the major rural pro-ducer groups in New South-Wales, Michael Hogan shows how the Catholics defended their school sys-tem in New South Wales, Ann Scott tells how the Joynerites had the Social Educational Materials Project banned in Queensland schools, Bruce Davis writes on the environmentalists' struggle over South-West Tasmania, Owen Hughes covers the conflict between environmentalists and the bauxite miners plus the Court Government, and Jean Holmes analyses the conse-quences of Hanger's attempt to get some real urban planning in Vic- toria. Several things troubled me. First, several of the essays, particularly a couple of those on environmental issues, display considerably less ob-jectivity than the average newspaper story. Newspapers operate on the assumption that objectivity can be achieved by a set of strategic rituals, one of which is to give both sides a fair hearing. Most of the fairness in these accounts goes to the environ- mentalists. Second, few of the essays are more than descriptive case studies. Only Jean Holmes makes a real attempt to relate her study to interest group theory. Most of the others, display little sign that they are aware it exists. No one gives more than pass-ing attention to the dynamics of interest group communication and hardly anyone sees it as part of the political communication process. Third, although many of the con-tributors are said to have been close-ly involved with their interest groups, there is a notable lack .of what Henry James called "felt life" in all of the studies, unlike the Higley, Deacon, Smart book which is peppered with revealing quota- tions. Fourth, the standards of both scholarship and production are poor. The book is studded with unsup-ported generalisations and lapses in detail. One contributor who rather tartly notes a spelling error in a name included in an interest group's press release has a name misspelled in her footnotes. The book is printed on see-through paper, is littered with printer's errors, grammatical errors, strange syntax and unnecessary jargon. It was with some relief that I turned to J. F. H. Wright's 'Mirror of the Nation's Mind' (Hale and Iremonger, 160pp., $6.95), even though it turned out to be not a mirror of the nation's mind. This is a clearly written, well, edited and sensitively designed book about Australia's experiments with electoral systems written by the NSW president of the Proportional Representation Society. It traces the, history of voting techniques used in Australia, analyses their strengths and weaknesses and recommends as an ideal system a quota-preferential method based on electoral districts, each returning an odd number of members. Personally I'm not in love with proportional representation, even if the mathematics are a strong argu-ment for it. Nor for that matter the nation. The true mirror of the nation's mind was the Morgan Gallup poll published (significant-ly?) on November 11, 1980. It showed that only one in three Aus-tralians prefer the present preferen-tial system and that 54 per cent favour first-past-the-post. Indeed, polls conducted since 1963 have con-sistently shown a majority in favour of the latter. But that's enough about politics for the time being. I'm now up to my ears in the million words of Barbara Castle's diary. Did you know that she had to have the legs of her cabinet room chair encased in cretonne because every time she sat on it she laddered her tights?"}
{"id":125724230,"text":"08 Dec 1938 - SEWERAGE POLL Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Thursday 8 December 1938, page 2 SEWERAGE POLL ? V ote in Maitland Inquiries have, been made as to Whether a poll has been taken in Mait.land on the installation of sewerage. Such a poll was taken in East and : West Maitland on December 10, 1932. ;Tlie voting was unusually small arid in both towns was against ths nronosal .as submitted. It was as follows:— East Maitland, for 116, against 198; West Maitland, for 138, against 234. Much of the opposition was due to the proposed cost to householders, it ?being considered prohibitive."}
{"id":125947513,"text":"19 Apr 1940 - Stibbard's Creek Drainage Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser (NSW : 1886 - 1942), Friday 19 April 1940, page 4 Stibbard's Creek Drainage POLL OF RATEPAYERS. An advertisement 'appears in this issue, notifying that the Gundurimba Shire Council will take a poll of the ratepay-ers who are, interested in the Stibbard's Creek drainage works upon the question whether those ratepayers approve of the raising of the loan required to put the scheme into operation. The Shire Clerk has pointed out that the poll must be conducted along similar lines to those pertaining to Shire elec-tions, and it would, therefore, be ne- cessary for the ratepayers to complete the declaration printed on the face of the poll paper envelope. This declaration is substantially the same as that used in recent Shire elections, where the failure of the witness to state a correct title was responsible for large percentages of informal votes. In view of the small number of poll papers to be issued in this instance, it was most desirable that all votes cast should be formal votes, and the result, therefore, be a true expression of the views of the people concerned. The Shire Clerk states that if a wit-ness stated in the place provided for "Class of Witness" on the declaration form, the words 'Farmer,' 'Grazier,' 'Landowner' or other classes not nam-ed in the footnote, it would be necessary to reject as informal the vote accom-panying that declaration. The words 'Shire Election' or 'State Elector' would be accepted as proper classes of witnesses. It was essential that the witness also state his address. Careful perusal of the instructions 'How to Vote' was advisable. __________________________________ Stanley Peate (aged 12) passed away in hospital at Gloucester after a few days' illness, following the eating of an out-of-season water melon. __________________________________"}
{"id":126160762,"text":"27 Nov 1980 - Gallup gives Qld win to Nationals Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 27 November 1980, page 3 BRISBANE:- The National Party, is-./ sued details of the first opinion poll for: Saturday's State election' yesterday and immediately forecast a resounding victory with five additional seats for it. The Morgan Gallup poll, commissioned by. . The Bulletin, shows the-Premier, Mr Bjelke-. Petersen, comfortably leading his opponents in popularity with an approval rating of 47 per cent. ... The Liberal leader, Dr Edwards, has an approval rating of 42 per cent and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Casey, 33 per cent. But both Dr Edwards and Mr Casey said the only poll they were interested in was the one on Saturday. Dr Edwards said another survey conducted by the Morgan Research group showed the Liberal Party was the only party'to improve on its 1977 election figures. He said the "voters' intention poll" showed the Liberals with 27 per cent of the vote - an increase of 2 per cent - and the Nationals with 24 per cent of the vote, a drop of 3 per cent. Dr Edwards said the Labor vote in the second poll had been 42 per ccnt, which represented a drop of about 1 per cent. The managing director of the ' Morgan . group, Mr Gary Morgan, confirmed that a ?voter-intention poll had been conducted over the past four weeks but it; had not been published because he believed it would not be a fair and accurate guide. Mr Casey said the opinion poll could not be.taken seriously. "The Federal election clearly showed that polls we're inaccurate", he said. "I believe there are more and more people who make up their minds on election day". Mr Bjelke-Petersen plans to hold an electoral redistribution at "an appropriate time" within the next term of Parliament. At a Press.' conference yesterday he warned the Liberals1 that crossing the floor of the House to vote with . Labor on an electoral redistribution would result in the Federal Liberals being . "annihilated" at the next Federal election as Queenslanders reacted against the party. A record 1,341,365 Queenslanders are eligible to vote on Saturday to . elect Queensland's 43rd Parliament. They will choose from 271 candidates standing for the 82 Legislative Assembly seats."}
{"id":126162839,"text":"08 Dec 1980 - ELECTORAL CHANGE Hayden pledges reform battle Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 8 December 1980, page 1 ELECTORAL CHANGE Hayden pledges reform battle SYDNEY: The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Hayden, committed the Labor Party yesterday to a concerted battle for reform of the electoral system. In his first speech to a major Labor Party gathering since the October Federal election, Mr Hayden blamed the voting system for not reflecting the true support of the parties. He said the Government would have only a two- or three-seat majority in the House of Repre sentatives if it was not for "the electoral distortion". The Labor Party would now begin a strong campaign to have electorates drawn up more fairly, to introduce public funding of Federal political campaigns, to alter the way names were placed on ballot papers and to enforce the laws on fair campaign advertising. He conceded that Labor could not have won the election even with a system more accurately reflecting voters' intentions. But, he said, it was totally unsatisfactory that the Government should have a majority of 23 seats when it had gained only 50.3 per cent of the two-party preferred vote while Labor had attracted 49.7 per cent - a difference of only 0.6 per cent. The party had to ensure it selected candidates of the highest calibre to run for election. "It's not good enough any more to put someone up because he has been a faithful worker and a good fellow in the local-branch organisation", he said. "We've got to win seats. "There are too many big challenges ahead of us in the 1980s for us to neglect our responsibilities either to our party or to this country". Speaking after the meeting, he said the party was not going to win the votes of the new, young middleclass of Australia without candidates who understood issues and could explain and defend them. He singled out Queensland as being the State with the greatest room for improvement in the selection of candidates. Pre-selection in that State had been "frankly crook", but anyone who had taken part in it could not avoid it if they wanted to survive politically. "Too often 'good fellers' were selected at the expense of people who could make a creative contribution, who qualified ... by experience and proven commonsense and intelligent understanding at public affairs", he said. The pre-selection system gave almost complete authority to a local party organisation and Mr Hayden appealed to local groups who may be harbouring a preference for a party hack to think again. On electoral reform he said the party must now "clear the decks" and establish precise policies as a matter of urgency. In analysing the reasons for Labor's defeat, he pointed to the influence of the public-opinion polls, media coverage of the share-market plunge during the campaign, Liberal Party advertising which he said was dishonest, and the 'donkey vote'. Publication of the Saulwick Poll, which showed Labor holding a commanding lead over the Government in the early stages of the campaign had prompted many, people to abandon their plans of registering a protest vote against the Liberal and National Country Parties. The share plunge had been "quite damagingly" reported in the media as showing that investors had no confidence in the Labor Party. The comments had come just as the stock market had been recovering. Financial journalists should have known the stock exchange was a very fragile, erratic and timid organisation. Speaking on the party's decision to contest the election result in a number of marginal seats on the grounds that the Liberal Party had engaged in misleading advertising, he said, "The advertising related to capital-gains tax was patently dis honest and there will be court action, of course. "Whilst we are prepared to cop a tough battle, we believe there ought to be something like the Marquis of Queensbury rules around. If you are in the boxing ring and someone keeps kicking you.in the groin, you are going to complain to the referee". The Labor Party should not flinch from changing its attitude to electoral issues. Among the new initiatives he foreshadowed were the listing of candidates' party affiliations on ballot papers and the introduction of a draw for positions on the forms. Labor research had shown that the Government had scraped home in about 18 seats because of the donkey vote and, because of their centralised methods of selecting candidates, the Government parties ' had been able to pick many runners whose names began with letters at the beginning of the alphabet. The present system of listing candidates from A to Z gave the top candidate an advantage of about 1.000 votes. Labor blames 'Liberal lies'. - Page 3."}
{"id":12638259,"text":"01 Aug 1954 - GALLUP POLL: Pensions For All Over 70 Favoured Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 1 August 1954, page 19 GALLUP POLL: Pensions For All Over 70 Favoured Everyone over 70 should be free to draw the old-age pension irrespective of income or wealth, according to the latest Gallup Poll. During the recent Federal election campaign, the Gallup Poll found electors almost evenly divided on whether or not to abolish all means tests for old-age pensioners. To investigate the agelimit angle, an Australiawide cross-section of 1,700 electors has now been asked: "For people over 70, do you think all means tests for pensions should be abolished or not?" Sixty-four in the 100 said, "Yes, abolish." Twenty-six said, "No, don't," and Ten were undecided. Those in favour comprise seven out of 10 Labour voters and six out of 10 L.C.P. voters. The biggest vote for pensions for all over 70" came from people aged 30-39. They are 70 per cent, in favour, as compared with 59 per cent. of those over 60 years of age. a"}
{"id":12638815,"text":"16 May 1954 - Gallup Poll Living Costs As Election Issue Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 16 May 1954, page 11 Gallup Volt Living Costs As Election Issue MELBOURNE, Saturday. - Living costs, employment and probably the means test will be foremost in the minds of most voters at the Federal election on May 29, a ' Gallup Poll indicates. In the survey, 2,000 electors were handed cards listing seven possible election issues, and asked to state which would most effect their vote. Three out of 10 said they voted Labour or Liberal-Country Party. through habit. The survey was made a few days before the party leaders' policy speeches. This is how the 2,000 electors marked their cards: Lowering living costs, 21 per cent. Secure employment, 16 per cent. Lowering taxes, 10. Raising pensions, etc., 8. VSiho will be Prime Minister, 5. Socialism, 3. The Petrov affair, 2. No idea, 7. Always vote same way, 28. . . . Living' costs, Employ-ment, and pensions were the chief consideration of most of those who said they would vote Labour. Many who said they would vote Liberal-Country Party considered taxes, the Prime Minister, and socialism the main issues. Party Vote Here is an analysis of "steady" party voters: Lab. Lib.-C.P. p.c. p.c. Living costs. Employment . Taxes . Pensions .... Prime Minister . Socialism ... Petrov . No idea .... Habit . 20 12 6 12 9 5 2 9 7 6 2 3 4 5 32 29"}
{"id":12639195,"text":"03 Jan 1954 - Fewer Watched Sports In 1953 Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 3 January 1954, page 47 I Fewer Watched Sports In 1953 LAST year fewer people went to a race meeting or watched a football, cricket or tennis match, the Gallup Poll announces. For some years in December a cross-section of adult men and women of all ages has been asked how many times they have been to see each of the four major spectator sports. The following comparison shows that the proportions of adults who watched football, races or cricket at least once last year has declined to the level of 1950: PERCENTAGE WHO WATCHED 1950 1952 1953 p.c. p.c. p.c. Football ... 38 42 39 Races . 27 33 26 Cricket _ 17 1917 Tennis .- 16 14 Test attendances were excluded in 1950, when tennis was not covered in the survey. Figures for 1953, as in the second column above, are analysed below into city and country. You will see that relatively many country people watch football, races, etc.: City Country People People p.c. p.c. Football 34 49 Races 21 33 Cricket 15 19 Tennis 11 19 People who don't go at least once a year are excluded from the next table. It shows that Football and racing have retained their popularity among their somewhat reduced following, as shown in the first table. Cricket is losing its hold, (Must the game be brightened The relatively few people who watch tennis (see previous table) are watching it more often in the cities. City people: 1952 1953 Football . 11.1 11.1 Races .. 9.7 9.6 Cricket .. 9.6 15.0 Tennis .. 9.6 15.0 Country people: Football . 10.4 9.9 Races ... 5.7 6.0 Cricket .. 7.9 5.4 Tennis .. 12.4 10.0 The average adult" (including those who never watched any of the four sports surveyed) last year watched 4.1 football matches, 2.0 race meetings. 1.8 tennis matches and 1.1 cricket matches. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St, Melb."}
{"id":12640689,"text":"04 Jul 1954 - GALLUP POLL Check On Drivers Urged Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 4 July 1954, page 9 eAtkUP_POLL Check On Drivers Urged At least nine out of ten people think the sight and health of all drivers should be tested periodically. This is one of the most overwhelming majorities ever recorded by the Australian Gallup Poll, which has now published more than 1,000 findings. The question asked throughout Australia was: "Some people say the eyesight and health of all car and truck drivers should be tested at regular intervals - say 10 years. Would you favour, or oppose, that?" Politics doesn't enter into this question. Labour voters and L.C.P. voters, as groups, hold almost identical opinions. Together they answered: Favour tests .. 92 per cent. Oppose them. 6 per cent. No opinion .. 2 per cent. "Good health and eye-sight are essential for safety" "It would help preI vent accidents" "Make it every five years," was also a fairly frequent comment."}
{"id":12640807,"text":"11 Jul 1954 - Income Tax Still Hurts Most Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 11 July 1954, page 25 Income Tax Stitt Marts Mast Income-tax is still the Federal tax that hurts most, but sales tax is now almost as unpopular, according to the Gallup Poll survey. In the survey, 2,000 men and women were asked which of one of seven taxes (printed on a card) they would like reduced first. Answers are compared below with a similar survey a year ago. TAX CUTS WANTED " Last This Year Year Income-tax 50 45 Sales-tax 33 36 Import Duties 6 9 Petrol-tax 3 3 Entertainment 3 2 Tobacco 2 2 Beer, whisky 1 1 No opinion 2 2 Labour voters and L. C. voters, as groups, gave almost the same answers. It seems, therefore, that people will grin and bear the imposts on beer, tobacco." entertainment, petrol, if the burdens of income and salestax are lightened."}
{"id":12642064,"text":"14 Nov 1954 - Gallup Poll Shows: FEDERAL GOVT. POPULAR Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 14 November 1954, page 12 Gallup Poll Shows : FEDERAL GOVT. POPULAR i Popularity of the Federal Liberal and Country Parties is at the highest level for at least 20 years, according to a Gallup Poll survey last month. Electors were asked to choose a leader of their party in the Federal Parliament. Almost nine out of 10 Liberal-Country Party voters chose the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies. Two out of three Labour voters chose the Leader of the Opposition. Dr. H. V. Evatt. Comparison In choosing a leader, the people stated their party pre-ference 50 per cent, for the Liberal-Country Party and 43 per cent, for Labour. The other 7 per cent. would not choose a party leader. If their preferences are allocated according to how they voted at the last Federal election, the percentages would be: Liberal-Country Party 69, Labour 47. The table below provides a comparison of recent Gallup Polls with Federal election results, and shows that support for the Liberal and Country Parties exceeds their high points of 1934 and 1949-51. FIRST PREFERENCES Lib.-C.P. Lab. Others Elections, p.c. p.c. p.c. 1934 51 43 6 1937 48 46 6 1940 45 49 6 1943 32 54 14 1946 44 53 3 1949 50 48 2 1951 50 49 1 1953 Senate 44 54 2 1954 48 51 1 Gallup Poll Sept. 52 48 -Oct. 53 47 -"}
{"id":12642704,"text":"21 Mar 1954 - Gallup Poll Views On Migration Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 21 March 1954, page 19 Gallup Poll Views On Migration I Two out of three Australians oppose allowing token immigration of 50 people a year from each and every country. in this survey, Gallup Poll . interviewers first mentioned was people from some countries are not allowed to I TTW and live in Australia. They then asked: "Which do you favourkeeping them out, or al here? of say. 50 people coal from each and every country into Australia?" 51 Percent, said, "It's i a right as it is; keep them out." 31, percent, said, "Allow in 50 a year, and 8 per cent said they were undecided. Men and women, as groups, agree on this question. So do L.C.P. voters and Labour voters; young people and old people; and residents of each of the six States."}
{"id":12642988,"text":"28 Nov 1954 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS: European Army Plan In Favour Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 28 November 1954, page 19 CfllIUP POM SHOWS: European Army Plan In Favour Britain's offer to contribute large forces to a European army is overwhelmingly supported by Australian public opinion, the Gallup Poll finds. People interviewed were first reminded of Britain's offer (announced by Sir Anthony Eden on September 30 to keep four Army divisions and an air force on the Continent, as part of a European army, for 44 years. Gallup Poll interviewers then asked: "Are you for, or against England doing that?" 62 per cent said "In favour." 15 per cent. "Against," and 23 per cent. "No opinion." L.C.P. voters were 70 per cent, in favour of Britain's commitment of forces to a European army. So were 58. percent, of Labor voters. Chief reasons for being in favour were: England must protect herself," and I "She must be prepared for I war.""}
{"id":12643575,"text":"05 Sep 1954 - GALLUP POLL FINDS: Evatt's Role Unpopular Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 5 September 1954, page 2 GALJLUP POLLIE FiNDS: Evatts Role Unpopular A special Gallup poll throughout Australia has found that Dr. Evatt's appearance at the Petrov Royal Commission as counsel for two members of his staff is not approved by the public generally. The poll also found that most people think the Security Service was wrong in paying £5,000 to Petrov. People were asked two questions: 1 "Do you think Dr. Evatt should, or should not have appeared as a barrister at the Petrov inquiry?" | Labour View 2: "Do you think it was right, or wrong, to pay the £5,000 to Petrov?" { interviewing began after Dr. Evatt had said document "J was a conspiracy, and ended before he named the alleged conspirators. On the first question: Forty per cent said Dr. Evatt should not have appeared as a barrister at the Royal Commission. Thirty-one per cent, approved his appearance. Twenty-nine per cent, expressed no opinion. As usual in Gallup polls on complex political questions, two out of three without opinions were women. Among men, 45 per cent said Dr. Evatt should not have appeared, 36 per cent approved his appearance, and 19, percent, had no opinion. Of Liberal-Country Party voters, 59, percent, said Dr. Evatt should not have appeared. Labour voters, however, were inclined to agree with his action and answered: Approve, 47 per cent.; disapprove, 23 per cent.; no opinion, 30 per cent. On the second question, 66 per cent of Labour voters said it was wrong to pay the £5,000 to Petrov. L. C. voters, however, were evenly divided on the question, and the Australiawide vote was: 49, percent, said Petrov's £5,000 was wrong, 23. percent, said it was right. 28. percent, had no opinion."}
{"id":12644391,"text":"13 Jun 1954 - POLL SHOWS MEANS TEST UNPOPULAR Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 13 June 1954, page 61 [POLL SHOWS MEANS TEST UNPOPULAR 1 The public is inclined to favour abolishing all means tests for old-age pensioners. . This is the finding of the latest Gallup Poll, in which 2,000 people were interviewed. They were simply asked whether they thought all means tests for old-age pensions should be abolished or not. 48-in-the-100 said "Yes," abolish them." 43 said "No, don't," and 9 couldn't say. This close division of opinion results from Labour' voters being 60-to-32 in FAVOUR of abolition (with 8 pc. undecided), while L. C. voters are 55-to-37 AGAINST abolition (with 8 pc. undecided). Unexpectedly, the vote for abolition is highest at 54. percent, among those aged 4049. It is lowest at 42 per cent, among those over 60. Usual arguments for abolition are: "People who contribute to it all their lives are entitled to it," "It's hard on the saver," and "People should be allowed to earn what they can." Some support for about (ion was qualified by "But encourage thrift and "Should be done gradually." Arguments for keeping the means test are: "Wealthy people don't need it," "would be big strain on the taxpayer," and "It would lead to inflation." Much opposition to aboli-tion, however, was tempered by such comments as Sufficient to ease it and "It should be progressively cut out.""}
{"id":12644751,"text":"15 Aug 1954 - Gallup Poll Says: Give Facts On Migrants Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 15 August 1954, page 19 Gallup Poll Says:-. Give Facts On Migrants Why more migrants are needed should be clearly and continually explained to the public. This is shown by an Australia - wide Gallup Poll last month. Each of the 1,700 people interviewed was reminded that migration was cut from 128,000 to 75,000 last year, because of some unemploy- ment. After mentioning that migration was being restored to 100,000 a year, interview-ers asked: "In your opinion, are 100,000 migrants a year too many, too few or about right?" 44 p.c. said "Too many," 40 p.c. "About right," 9 p.c. "Too few" and 7 p.c. had no idea. In the next table the vote for 100,000 are too many" is analysed by breadwin-ners' occupations. You will see considerable opposition in most occupa-tional groups, so it is clear that the migration programme must be explained to the public: P.C. Small businesses . 54 Farm workers . 53 Unskilled workers .... 53 semi-skilled . 52 Skilled workers 49 Farm owners ........ 42 White collar. 38 Professional, executive 24 ""}
{"id":12645086,"text":"14 Feb 1954 - Gallup Poll Limit Of 3 Hotels Favoured Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 14 February 1954, page 7 Gallup Poll Limit Of i 3 Hotels Favoured The majority of Australians believe no one should own more than three hotels, according to the latest Gallup Poll. The first question was: "Do you think a company or person should be allowed to own any number of hotels, or only a limited number, or only one?" Only one hotel each 39 p.c. Only 2 each . 7 p.c. Only 3 each . 6 pc. 52 pc. 5 or 6 each . 5 p.c. 10 or 12 each .... 2 p.c. No limit . 24 p.c. No opinion . 17 p.c. New Licences The second question was: "Do you favour, or oppose, municipal councils owning hotels?" Favour 31 pc. Oppose . 52 pc. Undecided . 17 p.c. South Australia was the only State where a majority (55 per cent.) favoured them. People were also asked if they favoured a fixed number of licences for hotels and grocers, or the Court having power to issue new licences at its discretion. Twenty per cent, favoured a fixed number; 58 percent, favoured the Court having power to issue new licences; and 12 per cent, were undecided."}
{"id":12646088,"text":"12 Dec 1954 - GALLUP POLL FINDS: DRIVERS FAVOUR 30-M.P.H. LIMIT Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 12 December 1954, page 23 GALLUP POLL FINDS; DRIVERS FAVOUR 30 M.P.H. LIMIT Car drivers as well as non-drivers overwhelmingly favour a speed limit of about 30 miles an hour in built-up areas, according to the latest Gallup Poll. People were first asked, whether they favoured or opposed a speed limit in built-up areas, and what limit they favoured. This is how they answered: 25 mph .... 23 pc. 30 m.p.h.57 pc. 35 m.p.h.12 p.c. Higher speeds 4 pc. No limit .... 4 p.c. When asked about a speed limit on country roads, 3-in10 said "No limit." Others gave a wide range of answers, as follows: 40 m.p.h. ., 45 m.p.h. .. 50 m.p.h. .. High speeds No limit .. 19 pc. 9 per. 32 p.c. 10 p.c. 30 p.c."}
{"id":12646352,"text":"25 Jul 1954 - Gallup Poll Urges: Pensions At £5/10/- A Week Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 25 July 1954, page 7 Gallup Poll Urges; Pensions At £510- A Week If the public had their way, old-age and invalid pensions would be raised from £3/10/ to £5/10/ a week, thereby raising the annual pension bill from about £80 million to £135 million. This was revealed by a Gallup Poll in which people were asked: I. "How much do you think old-age and invalid pensions should be each week, for each person?" 2. "And how much do you think a pensioner should be allowed to earn each week, before the means test begins to reduce the pension?" Parties Varied Answers to the first question averaged £5/10/ a week. Labour voters' average answer was £5/16/4; L.C.P. voters' £5/3/6. People of all ages and occupations, as groups, were in fairly close agreement. For instance, answers of professional men and execu-tives and their wives averag-ed £5/6/10; clerks and shop assistants, £5/11/8; skilled workers, £5/16/8. On the second question, about permissible earnings, the average answer was £4/3/4, compared with £2 now allowed. Most occupational groups gave answers close to this average. is-.- - Shortly before the recent Federal election, the Gallup Poll found the public almost evenly divided on whether or not to abolish all means tests for old-age pensions. Another poll on abolish-ing the means test after 70 is being completed, and will be published soon."}
{"id":12646715,"text":"26 Sep 1954 - GALLUP POLL FINDS; LOTTERIES IN HIGH FAVOUR Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 26 September 1954, page 7 GALLUP POLL FINDS; LOTTERIES IN HIGH FAVOUR More than nine out of ten Australians have bought lottery tickets, and eight out of ten favour State lotteries. People were first asked, "Do you favour, or oppose a Government-con-trolled lottery in this State?" Favourable majorities exceed 31 percent, in N.S.W., Queensland and Western Australia, where State lotteries have operated for years. Victoria, with its recently acquired Tatts., and South Australia, the only non-lot-tery State, both have 79 percent, in favour. Tasmania, where Tatts. has been replaced by a privately owned, Governmentcontrolled lottery, has about 60 percent, in favour. For all Australia, the vote in favour of lotteries is 81 per cent., with 12 percent, opposed, and 7 per cent, neutral or un- decided. When asked: "Have you ever bought a ticket in a lottery? 92 per cent said they had. Even in South Australia, 83 per cent, of the cross-section interviewed have bought a lottery ticket. Every second person has won a prize in a lottery. The following table shows that one person in every 10 has won more than £10:Largest prize won: £100 or more, by 3 p.c. £40 or £50, by .. 4 p.c. £20, £25, £30 3 pc. £10 11 p.c. £5 . 23 p.c. Never won a prize . 43 pc. p Never bought a I ticket. 8 pc. I"}
{"id":12647431,"text":"21 Nov 1954 - GALLUP POLL SURVEY LISTENERS STILL LIKE PARLIAMENT Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 21 November 1954, page 23 GALLUP POLL SURVEY LISTENERS STILL LIKE PARLIAMENT A reduced, but fairly still substantial, majority of the public wants Parliamentary broadcasts to continue, according to a Gallup Poll survey. The people were asked: | "Do you think broadcast-, ing from Federal Parliament should be continued, reduced, or stopped? This is how the 1,860 persons questioned replied: Continue 55 per cent. Reduce . 11 per cent. Stop . 15 per cent. No opinion . 19 per cent. This is the sixth time the Gallup Poll has asked this question since Parliamentary broadcasting began in 1946. In the first four years Parliament was on the air, those in favour rose to a peak of 72 per cent, in 1950. Since then, however, the majority has declined to 55 per cent, for continuance, and 26 for reduce or stop, while 19, percent, had no opinion. The last survey found close agreement between city people and country people; also between Labour voters and L. C. voters, between men and women, and between the various, age groups. On another question, broadcasting State Parliaments, the Australia-wide cross-section of 1,860 adults answered: In favour .... 49 per cent. Opposed .... 27 per cent. No opinion .. 24 per cent."}
{"id":12648049,"text":"10 Oct 1954 - GALLUP POLL FINDS: LIVING COSTS NOW STEADY Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954), Sunday 10 October 1954, page 19 GALLUP POLL FINDS:---, LIVING COSTS NOW STEADY | 1 l . ' People are spending more on food, but they say the basic cost of living has stabilised. - This Gallup Poll finding is based on a survey of the minimum cost of keeping a family of four in health and live decently. Estimates by a crosssection of 1,800 people throughout Australia average £13 /4/, almost the same as six months earlier. The following table shows that the gap r between the basic wage and the Gallup Poll finding is 277, which is largely covered by child endowment. BASIC LIVING COSTS Basic Gallup wage Polls s s d s s d 1949, Aug. 6 4 0 8 4 0 1951 9.8 0 10 16 0 1953-54 15 0 15 15 0 1954, f Feb. 15 19 0 13 5 0 Sept. 11 17 0 13 4 0 2 In January, 1951, Federal basic wage was raised £1. In last month's Gallup , Poll, men's answers averaged 1 £13 /8/, women's £13. ) As usual, the question was: "In your opinion, what's the smallest amount a family of four needs each week, to keep in health and live decently that is, the smallest amount for all expenses, including rent?" All occupation groups except farmers gave estimates close to the average of £13 /4/. Farmers, who can grow some requirements, were £1 lower. People themselves in families of four said £13/5/ - only 17 off everybody's estimate. People were also asked how much food was costing their family each week. Men's answers averaged £7/6/, women's £7 /8/, an overall average of £7 /7/."}
{"id":126529788,"text":"08 Dec 1932 - SEWERAGE POLL Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Thursday 8 December 1932, page 7 SEWERAGE POLL I ; ? ? I Persons Entitled to Vote In I'npnnso lo Inquiries regarding ii'! position ot Inndownorii and rnto'Piyins Iobhooii In areiiH nuoli nn To-Jii'iili, TTomnvllln, and ofliura, not In MlO WohI. Mnlllnnd Miinlnlmtlllv. i«n# nan ug t)io poll on Haturdny next, 'I Uio Sowm-ngn quoHlInn, It III pnllll,|d nut thnt Ihomi arena will not ,1,1' ' Vo''n 011 tlui riuutilloii. im , -!(l,l,l°ll'' roll wan iiinniidiid lo AukuiiI, last, and lliiino who 'vo iiiiion purahitaod land will also h'. 1'iollKlhln to voto, ui, , nl,ln Pointed out Hint pornoim 'n lmvo (lliiposod of Iholr land lu ''wei'iiKc ii run, nml uppoiir on Iho ? ' ? will not, ho nnlllliid to voto, and (Mill™ '' w'' Pl'OIIO-ii ^n'llu,|l nitopnyorii will liavo ' *»io nt lOnnt Mnltlnnd."}
{"id":126827593,"text":"14 Mar 1981 - Broulee area sewerage scheme recommended to shire council Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 14 March 1981, page 12 Broulee area sewerage scheme recommended to shire council People who did not vote in the Tomaga sewerage poll held on February 28 would probably have voted "yes", according to some Eurobodalla Shire councillors. So the council's central district committee is recommending that a sewerage system be installed in the Broulee-Mossy Point-Tomakin area. As previously reported, in the referendum 383 ratepayers voted against the proposal and 364 in favour. Only 32 per cent of the 2292 people eligible to vote did so. And this is seen by councillors as significant. ' Cr Thelma Reid said at a meeting of the central district committee this week that "Although the "no" votes outweigh the "yes", we have to take into account the number of eligible voters who didn't vote and assume they would be "yes" votes. "If they felt strongly against it they would have taken the trouble to vote", she said. . She moved that the committee recommend that council proceed with the proposal. She was supported by Cr Roly Brown. He said: "It is usually the 'no' voter who makes sure he is there to vote". "And from the health point of view I think sewerage is. a good thing". The committee decided to adopt Cr Reid's motion. It will be considered at a meeting of the full council on March 23, but the council's general polity is to adopt riding committee recom mendations."}
{"id":126836341,"text":"30 Apr 1981 - IN BRIEF Avalanche kills Australian Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 30 April 1981, page 3 IN BRIEF Avalanche kills Australian KATMANDU, Wednesday (AAP-Reuter). - An Australian army officer, Lieutenant David Sloane, was killed by an avalanche last Thursday during an attempt to scale the Himalayan' peak of Ganesh Four, the Nepalese Tourism Ministry said yesterday. Lieutenant Sloane, 23, a transport officer stationed at Enoggera, Queensland, was in the second highaltitude camp at 5,791 metres set up by his Australian Army expedition on the . mountain when his group was hit by a big avalanche. Serious, stable SYDNEY: Mrs Joyce Nomchong, 45, who was abducted from her Canberra home on Monday night and held hostage on Tuesday in the outer Sydney suburb of Kemps Creek, was in a serious but stable condition in Westmead Hospital yesterday. She was shot shortly before police rescued her. Survivor JAKARTA, Wednesday (AAP-AP). '- An Australian, P. Gunke, was one of eight survivors of yestc/day's crash in bad weather of a DC3 at Pekanbaru, central Sumatra, policc said today. Five passengers - four Americans and one Briton - and the four Indonesian crew members were killed. Peacock to speak Mr Peacock, MHR (Lib, Vic), would, be the keynote speaker at the Queensland Liberal Party's annual dinner in June, party sources said last night. About 350 people were expected to attend. Liberal leader SYDNEY: Fifty-four per cent of Australians favoured Mr Peacock as Liberal leader the weekend after he resigned, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday. The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, scored 31 per cent. Indian display The India-Australia Association of Canberra will stage an exhibition of arts and crafts at the Woden Plaza's Palm. Court from today until Saturday. . $250,000 art buy ADELAIDE: The Art Gallery of South Australia has paid S250.000 for the Australian painting, 'A holiday at Mentone' (1888), by Charles Conder, from the collection of the federal president of the Liberal Party, Sir John Atwill, of Sydney. Concert The Queanbeyan Country Music Association will present a country-andwestern concert tomorrow night in the Nova The&tre, Queanbeyan, to raise funds for the Barbara Duvall recording fund. Bookings can be made at the Carinya Centre on 973006. Soccerpools Soccerpools dividends: Scoop winners' total prizes $241,585.55,24 points $205,718.10,23 points $ 19,876.30,22Vi points $329, 22 points $302.45, 21 h points $98.30. NSW Lotto No player picked the six correct numbers in this week's Lotto, so $396,544 will jackpot to next week. Other dividends: Division 2 (346 winners) $1,018.80, Division 3 (18,058) $19.60, Division 4 (25,262) $10.50. Total payout $1,368,238. Road accidents Canberra police reported 15 road accidents, one causing injury, in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday."}
{"id":126853644,"text":"24 Oct 1981 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 24 October 1981, page 4 FURNITURE 32 WOLLONGONG ST, FYSHWICK Telephone 806443 , vifX. v^'rnitureftl£? off r * > * k 7 ' W» \\ *A>> a ? #j,^cV>^ m ? ? sugs, Giftjiff re, Prints 20% Off For. pre Christmas delivery of .any of our fine furniture not in stock- orders must be placed NOW I I Do it for you and save $$$ I SYDNPY AimiPY rnnMA wni i nKinnun ^ i HAPPY WITH YOUR PHONE BILLS? IF MANAGEMENT SHUDDERS THEN MONITOR & CONTROL YOUR TELEPHONE ACCOUNT ON A DAILY, WEEKLY OR MONTHLY BASIS LET - VOCA PHONE TOLL MATIC - CHARGE METERING SYSTEM - A.C.T. SYDNEY ALBURY COOMA WOllONGONG 815922 516 3777 2] 7722 2 2668 28 6717 'VC VOCA COMMUNICATIONS DivtMtitiVjf Willi,Ad.inis ft <.«i'*i> 1 SALES TAX ON BOOKS, MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS 83% of Australians say NO! IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO STOP THIS TAX - WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. k UNESCO has asked the Australian government to reconsider its proposed sales tax on books, magazines and newspapers' * This tax will restrict the dissemination of information and knowledge in the Australian community. * The high administration costs for the book industry alone could reach $50 million. * It is estimated that Sales Tax revenue from the book industry will be only $6 million. * Estimates are that the ultimate increase in prices to the book buyer will be approximately 10%. * Morgan Gallup Poll, Bulletin, October 20, 1981. Inserted by: Australian Book Publishers Australian Booksellers Association Association United States Book Association Campus Booksellers Group Library Association of Australia National Book Council Hon. Mr J. M. Fraser, Prime Minister, Parliament House, CANBERRA, 2600. Dear Mr Fraser, I, of .. .. ..... am opposed to your Government's decision to impose sales tax on books, magazines and newspapers. I consider that these items are a vital information source and educational tool within our community and, as such, should be considered as basic necessities of life. I appeal to your Government to allow books, magazines and newspapers to continue to be sales tax exempt Signature"}
{"id":126858826,"text":"17 Nov 1981 - Adelaide too is in the throes of a debate over casinos Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 17 November 1981, page 2 Adelaide too is in the throes of a debate over casinos Consider the de licious paradoxes of the battle in Australia for more casinos — Canberra, as we know, is in the thick of it. In NSW, the Labor Premier, Mr Wran, has stated his desire to have casinos there operated by private enterprise. His party wants them State-Government owned, controlled and administered, with profits earmarked for sport, recreation, tourism, lowcost housing, social welfare, health and public education. That conjures up a beautiful pic ture and one wonders how "private enterprise could add to its beauty. In South Australia, where in 1979 former eye surgeon Mr David Tonkin took the Liberals back into office for the first time in nearly 10 years, their platform was to "get out of the way of private enterprise and let it get on with the job of restoring prosperity". The push for a casino, ostensibly to help encourage prosperity, has become very strong in Adelaide, too, in recent weeks. So imagine the bemusement of the locals when they woke up the other morning to find that their robustly private-enterprising Premier had just declared that: His Government would not agree to a privately operated casino. If one were established, "all pro ceeds would have to go to the people". This would mean "setting up some form of controlling authority to run every aspect of the casino". The immediate impetus for the casino debate in South Australia comes from the rising concrete shell of the State's first "international hotel" in Victoria Square, Adelaide. Handily and simultaneously, the Tonkin Government has been able to bludgeon a tiny, S3.5-million tem porary international airport installation out of the tight-fisted Feds. The promise is that it will be ready for business in 1983, about the same time as the international hotel. 'International' activities of any kind are apparently impossible without casinos. So a casino supporter on the Adelaide City Council, Alderman W. Manos, slipped in a quick motion at the last meeting of the council that it declare its support for a casino in the city. The motion passed with only one dissenter, Councillor John Scllick, a city furniture dealer, who said he opposed it on "christian and moral grounds". He added hastily that he didn't want people to think he was a wowser but he didn't believe the council had the authority to make such an important decision without first consulting the people. True it is that not one Councillor or Alderman has yet mentioned a casino in his campaign literature. It is also true, however, that two former Lord Mayors and a former Councillor are principals in the group sponsoring the international hotel in Victoria Square. They want a casino licence for -it and they naturally know their way around the council traps. On the face of it, the Premier's announcement that "all proceeds from any casino operation would have to go to the people" puts paid to any private-enterprise dreams, at least while the Liberals remain in office, and perhaps also when Labor returns to power. The Tonkin statement was.made after a weekend meeting of the Liberal Party State Council had thrown out a motion from one of its branches seeking a clear-cut declaration of party opposition to a casino. During debate on the motion Mr B. Lewis, a delegate, told the council that a study in Adelaide's western suburbs had shown that 78 per cent of people interviewed favoured a casino. More than 900 people had been interviewed for the survey, conducted by a team from Flinders University. Earlier, a Morgan Gallup Poll had been published which showed that 57 per cent of all South Australians were now in favour of a casino, compared with less than 50 per cent a couple of years ago. Mr Tonkin has since been difficult to pin down on details of the statements he made after the council meeting, which he has not denied making. His own personal preference, he has said, would be to have no casino at all. However, if it appeared that Mr Tonkin A casino in action: " 'International' activities of any kind arc apparently impossible without casinos". most people in the community wanted one, or at least had no objection to it in principle, then the Gov ernment would have to have a careful look at the alternatives. "We might opt to have an agent do it for us for an agreed fee", he said at the weekend. That, of course, is not the same as saying, as he had said earlier, that the Government "would not agree to a privately operated casino" and that "all proceeds would have to go to the people". Meantime, a spokesman for the non-parliamentary wing of the Liberal Party has pointed out that the party has "no policy on casinos at present". He said the subject was not mentioned in the leader's policy speech before the last election. No vote was taken on the motion before the recent State council meeting. It was thrown out on a show of hands. "There was no real understanding at the council meeting of what might be involved", the spokesman ad mitted. Several of the churches, including the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Uniting Churches, have now dc clared their firm opposition to the establishment of a casino. The Festival of Light organisation has also come out fighting against it. The Murdoch-owned afternoon newspaper, The News, has declared its enthusiastic support, the morning newspaper The Advertiser is so far sitting on the fence, and letters to the editor and talk-back radio programs suggest that public opinion is pretty evenly divided. Predictably, most opposition centres on fears about the possible introduction of poker machines, the vulnerability to these machines of people who are, or tend to be, compulsive gamblers, and on the tendency of organised crime to be associated with casinos elsewhere in the world. Another of the arguments being used against casinos is that they merely rob Peter to pay Paul, reducing expenditure on existing gambling facilities such as racing, TAB, lotteries and so on, and in retail stores, restaurants and in other establishments competing for the consumer's disposable dollar. An awkward pctsonal situation has developed for the Minister of Tourism, Mrs Jennifer Adamson, who has been dubbed by some people "the Minister for Public Morals". She has said publicly that she will vote against any Bill to permit the establishment of a casino, which she opposes both on moral grounds and because it would "not contribute to economic development". But if the eventual decision goes against her, her portfolio of tourism would inevitably involve her in helping to administer casino policy. The ALP has no official policy yet but, through its spokesman on sport and recreation, Mr Slater, it has a motion on the parliamentary notice paper calling for establishment of a select committee to look into the subject. Both parties are likely to permit a conscience vote on the matter but there appeal to be enough Members of both parties to ensure establishment of a casino if appropriate legislation is introduced. The extent to which private enterprise might be able to get its hands on the action is at this stage anyone's guess."}
{"id":126883006,"text":"08 Jul 1982 - ALP nuclear shift Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 8 July 1982, page 1 uclear shift Phasing plan accepted By COLIN BRAMMALL The Australian Labor Party abandoned yesterday its com mitment to an immediate moratorium on uranium mining, deciding in favour of a phasing-out of the industry. However, it has not specified when the phasing-out process should be completed. The ALP national conference, meeting at the Lakeside International Hotel, voted 53-46 in favour of a motion which its mover said would tell a future Labor Government how to implement its policy of eliminating uranium mining in Australia. It has agreed to sell uranium subject to conditions enforced with trade embargos but will not sign any new contracts after it gains office and will not allow new mines to be developed. Without a deadline, there is no apparent compulsion on a future Labor Government to do anything about existing contracts, except not renew them. The motion, put forward by Victorian left-winger Mr Bob Hogg, says, in part, "Understanding the difficulties which could be encountered in the implementation of that commitment [to repudiate all existing commitments] our minimum position would be a total unequivocal commitment to phase out Australia's involvement in the uranium in dustry and that certain conditions as outlined will and must be applied to those mines existing in production as of July, 1982." Later it goes on to say "... an Australian Labor Government will adopt the process of phasing out our involvement in uranium mining, and certain conditions will be imposed upon the producers... and we will utilise our right to apply trade embargos to ensure these conditions are met "For example, any contract with the French Government could only be contemplated subject to that Government ceasing all nuclear testing programs in the Pacific. "For example, any contract with the ACT casino support After a brief and caustic debate, the ALP conference rejected a move by the ACT delegation to have the word "casino" removed from the ACT section of the draft tourism policy. Proxy delegates for the ACT, Mr David Wedgwood and Mr Tony Kelloway, made the move because the ACT branch was opposed to casinos. The reference was, "Investigate the feasibility of establishing an interna tional-standard casino and entertainment centre in Canberra". Speakers against the ACT amendment were the mover of the policy, Mr Brown, who is "shadow minister" for tourism, Mr Michael Reynolds (Qld), Mr Terry Sheahan (NSW), a Minister in the NSW Government and the Member for Burrinjuck, and Mr Peter Beattie (Qld). Mr Wedgwood, Mr Kelloway and Mr Linacre (Qld) spoke in favour. Mr Linacre said anybody "who advocates the proliferation of these bloody casinos around the countryside needs to be taken away and given some sort of mental examination and probably, after that, put down". The president, Mr Wran, interjected at one point, saying "this bloody nonsense" could "go on all night". Mr Beattie made sarcastic remarks about Mr Linacre not knowing that Queensland policy was in favour of casinos. Japanese could only be contemplated subject to them withdrawing from their intention to dump waste material in the Pacific. "For example, any contract with the Finns would be subject to us being satisfied beyond all doubt that the supply of uranium was not being deflected into the nuclear-fuel cycle and nuclear arms program of the USSR." It also mentioned Britain and West Germany. The conditions would be additional to existing international conditions. The remainder of the lengthy resolution was a statement of general attitude to uranium and commitments to variouscauses, including reversing.the direction of nuclear developments internationally, fair distribution of available energy forms, a lessening of international demand for oil, monitoring of nuclear activities internationally, and assisting workers and local communities affected by the phasing-out of the nuclear industry. It resolved also that Labor policy as of yesterday was not to be reviewed "with a view of allowing the industry to develop further" until all remaining unresolved concerns of the party were satisfactorily resolved and agreed to by a future national conference. The emotional, three-hour debate ended with the losing side demanding that the names of all delegates and how they voted be incorporated into the official record. There had been allegations made dur ing the debate that delegates had been intimidated and there were calls from anti-uranium demonstrators to many of the "yes" voters that they would lose preselection for their parliamentary seats as a result. When the name of the Member for Canberra, Mrs Kelly, who voted "yes", was called out, she was swamped with abuse from anti-uranium demonstrators in the auditorium and threatened with a campaign against her at preselection. Senator Evans (Vic) said Senator Button, Mr Holding (Vic) and he had been threatened. The motion, which was introduced after the conference voted without debate to reaffirm existing policy, is an addendum to the policy. The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Hayden, his deputy, Mr Bowen, Mr Hawke, and frontbencher Mr Keating all spoke for the motion. [A summary of the arguments of all the 22 speakers appears on Page 11]. Mr Hogg, the Victorian secretary of the party and author of the resolution, said he had tried to prevent the question even being debated, because the party would lose whichever way it voted. Outside the conference, Mr Hayden said the vote meant that the ALP had a credible and adaptable way of winding down the uranium industry. "It is not a pro-uranium mining policy," Mr Hayden said. "It is merely a transmission mecha nism." The vote meant the flight of capital from Australia that he had feared might accompany the election of a Labor Government would not occur. Federal Labor frontbencher Mr Stewart West, a strong anti-uranium proponent, was near to tears as he emerged from the conference hall. He said the debate had caused division within the party which would not easily be healed. 'There will be "tremendous repercussive effects over this," a disappointed Mr West said. Mr Peter O'Dea, left, the president of the ACT Trades and Labour Council, and the caricature of a well-known political figure, outside Parliament House yesterday at a rally over the tripartite discussions being held inside. Report — Page 3. ALP frontbencher Mr Bob Hawke said last night he "had no doubt" he could lead the Labor Party to victory in the next Federal election. Speaking on commercial television, Mr Hawke was asked if Labor could win with him as leader. "I think there's no doubt they could," he said. Mr Hawke said "pressures seem to be building" within the ALP for a decision on who will lead the party — he or Bill Hayden. "Events of this morning — polls and things like that — seem to have added to speculation and concern," he said. He said a leadership vote was up to the ALP Caucus and he felt momentum was building up for for such a meeting. There had been a "fair bit of discussion about it (a meeting)." However he said he had not been lobbying for such a meeting. Mr Hawke was commenting on the latest Morgan Gallup poll in The Bul letin. The poll showed the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, attracting 46 per cent of the vote in April, rising to 50 per cent in June. The Opposition Leader, Mr Hayden, held 38 per cent in April and this dropped by seven percentage points to 31 per cent in June. The June poll published in The Bulletin was based on the question, "In your opinion who would make the better Prime - Minister, Mr Fraser or Mr Hayden?". Fifty per cent said Mr Fraser, 31 per cent chose Mr Hayden, and 19 per cent either were undecided or named someone else. Asked to comment on the poll yesterday, Mr Fraser said, " Well, I don't know what these polls mean; I really don't." A reporter told him that the poll had given him a four-percentage point rise in the month and Mr Fraser thanked him for the news. Told that the poll indicated a drop in popularity for Mr Hayden, Mr Fraser said, "I hope he doesn't fall too far." More conference reports. — Pages 10,11."}
{"id":126883403,"text":"10 Jul 1982 - A very different conference from all the others Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 10 July 1982, page 2 A very different conference from all the others By GAY DAVIDSON Seen the Hartley amend ment?" a Federal Labor official asked of a Hayden staffer and a couple of journalists about 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Grins all round: it was the first utterly expectable, normal occurrence at this ALP national conference — the ritual offering by Bill Hartley ot Victoria's Socialist Leit, on behalf of the PLO against the proIsrael faction. The hardy perennial that suddenly made the Lakeside Hotel as familiar as the Florida at Terrigal, or the other venues of the past decade. In almost every other respect the gathering of various Lefts, Rights and Centres was different. Quite different from Adelaide, Perth, Surfers, and the rest. It was expected to be, with double the previous number of delegates, and for the first time a quarter of them women. There had been dire predictions of shock-horror-split headlines over whether parliamentarians should retain their conscience vote on abortion issues. Not to mention uranium. But the reality was a shock: pragmatism in the face of the conference slogan, "Preparing for Government", activated by nervousness confronted with perceived public opinion. The public-opinion problem began destabilising the conference a fortnight ago when a Morgan Gallup Poll showed Labor four points down in late May and the first week in June. An Australian Public Opinion Poll over the first two weekends in June was even worse for Labor, showing Government support at nearly 46 per cent, and Labor leading in only NSW and Victoria. Then there was the confusion over the entry of nuclear shipping. That fuelled the results in another Morgan poll published on Tuesday, showing Fraser up four points to 50 per cent regarding him as best for Prime Minister, and Hayden down eight points to 31 per cent. Whether they were believed or not, those polls made Leadership the real issue. With a little help from the 'Nationwide' program's denigration of Mr Hayden and lauding of Mr Hawke, the challenger was out of the closet, saying Labor would win with him (implying it could not with Mr Hayden). The timing was right on target. Over two years ago Mr Hawke was saying privately that he would be Leader 18 months after entering Federal politics. Some observers made bets at the time, knowing Mr Hawke and his ambition well, and their money was on him. They fully understood Mr Hawke's disclaimer yesterday when he said, "In what I am doing now I don't intend any personal hurt to the current Leader". The washing of the hands, the reference to the position and not the man, was in character. But their polite suspension of disbelief faded when Mr Hawke snapped a flat "No!" to a question about whether he was being disloyal. His next answer was, "I am not trying to knife Bill Hayden", and he said later of the torrid media coverage that he had simply responded to questions. Other observers two years ago did not make bets on Bob: the Labor Caucus does not wear presumption cheerfully, the president of the ACTU depended heavily on the hard work of backroom people for his success as the front man (and there were those rash, entrepreneurial ventures in Bourke's, Solo and travel), success in Parliament and in leadership requires quite different abilities and sustained hard work, and popularity is a fickle jade with little time for those who take hard decisions and responsibility. Mr Fraser can attest to that, and he has enjoyed some handsome wins in spite of personal and party unpopularity. Those observers had their turn to look knowing, too, yesterday. When Mr Hawke said yes, he did have a lot to offer apart from popularity — there was his successful decade with the ACTU, his successes internationally as a negotiator, nationally of course too, and as an administrator. Their time for flat disbelief came when he said he would seek to use Mr Hayden's talents and "I hope Bill would see it that way-'. And when he said the Labor Party now had policies to take to the people at the next election, implying he was somehow responsible for that. In all the effort and lobbying that has gone on in the past week to defuse issues potentially damaging to the Labor Party, and to get a fair consensus for policies which will help to win Government, most observers see the hand of the present Leader. Personally, I dont think Mr Hawke has had the time to assist in, let alone head, that heroic effort."}
{"id":126884809,"text":"18 Jul 1982 - Arresting the gathering snowball in time, Mr Hayden squeaks home the winner Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 18 July 1982, page 2 Arrest Mr in time winner By GAY DAVIDSON A FULL WEEK before the ALP conference in Canberra Mr Hayden had decided on an early special meeting of the Parliamentary Labor Party to resolve the leadership issue. It had grown as an issue of sufficient dimensions to justify that shock treatment partly because Mr Hawke was pitching his claim on his public image and popularity which, he asserted, meant Labor would win Government with him, but probably not with Mr Hayden. But in part the issue kept on getting bigger and bigger as more and more Labor politicians and their support bases simply acceptcd Mr Hawke's claims and the grounds he chose for the contcst. Some could see advantage for themselves or their faction in changing the Leader from Mr Hayden, generally supported by the Left and Centre, to Mr Hawke, supported by the right and some of the centre. Some also believed in, or else did not think to question, the immutability of Mr Hawke's popularity. They assumed no change in the electorate's perception of him, whatever his role, and so those in marginal seats would have a better chance with him as Leader, and that would frighten Mr Fraser off an early election — and politicians are not usually enthused about going to the polls a day earlier than they have to. Consequently the factions and their supporters in the State organisations and unions on the Left and Right began their soundings. Mr Hayden Because it was not happening at the normal time for reaffirming or changing a Leader (after an election) there was a heightened excite ment. And because it obviously meant a shift in the influence of the factions — even though there was no real difference between Mr Hayden and Mr Hawke on policy — it attracted enormous attention well beyond the actual voters, the Members and selnators in the Parliamentary Labor Party. So Mr Hayden was sensible in thinking he could not let the snowball get any bigger. However, it might have been more sensible for him to have kept that decision entirely to himself until he was ready to announce it. Suddenly there was a rash of material supporting Mr Hawke in the media — Phillip Adams in The Age, Melbourne, two 'Nationwide' programs denigrating the one and lauding the other, reports of an ANOP poll suggesting Labor could Mr Hawke only win with Hawlce, a Morgan Gallup poll showing a dramatic drop in Hayden's popularity and a rise in Fraser's. From the start of the conference the policy platforms were of interest mainly as the Leader and challenger were judged to win points in influencing the votes and scoring off each other. The reportage certainly suggested the contest was the major news, and that was fuelled by Mr Hawke's acceptance of all invitations for interviews. All the talk was about the numbers and which factions could de liver, especially after Mr Uren and others talked of the likelihood of the Left splitting, with some going to Mr Hawke, especially in NSW. So Mr Hayden arrested the snowball. And the lobbying and dealing was on in earnest. Apart from the main protagonists, it was the politicians in the Centre and in the marginal seats, and those shared by Mr Keating and Mr Bowen in the NSW Centre and Right, who took the brunt of it as attempts were made to prise them from Hayden or Hawke, from Keating or Bowen or Uren, to entice them with an election next year rather than this, with a sure winner rather than a crippled Leader. Armed with the split in the Left Mr Hawke was able to suggest to Mr Keating that he could follow, breaking from Hayden in the interests of a convincing victory rather than a narrow margin, and so working to a national alliance or the Right since Victoria's Centre Unity was with Mr Hawke. Immediately after the conference the unions swung into action. On the left the AMWSU took the lead, although the high-profile officials such as Mr Carmichael and Mr Halfpenny stayed out of the lobbying effort — that was left to those with ALP membership who worked in the waverers among the politicians and chased up some 400 officials across a wide political spectrum to sign a statement supportive to Mr Hayden. On the right Mr Simon Crean (Storeman and Packers, ACTU vicepresident) travelled with Mr Hawke, attended meetings with him, lobbied for him. The more active politicians included Senator Evans, Senator McClelland, Mr Holding, and Mr Young. The numbers and the rumours ranged outrageously. During the last few days Senator Grimes (Tas) spent a lot of time assuring people he had not moved from Hayden. He was not alone in being placed on the lists of both camp's. The deals and attempts at deals on issues as well as the delivery of numbers continued, the Left, for instance, trying for commitments for proportional representation for factions in a future inner Cabinet. Finally there was the verbal violence toward the end, the accusations of ratting and double-crossing, of leading factions from behind because "leaders" could not actually deliver. . Both Mr Uren and Mr Keating are suspected of the former, and there is little doubt that Mr Keating was in the unfortunate latter situation. Of the leading NSW politicians only Mr Bowen is known to have stayed firmly on one position and worked for it. In the upshot Mr Hawke did not win, but he has gained a far more solid claim than he had before the party meeting as the leading future contender. Mr Bowen has increased in stature and Mr Keating has been reduced. Mr Hayden is secure at least until the next election, and he has a last opportunity to get the parliamentary party in order — and to enthuse it and the electorate with policies for the next election, and to stake out the issues on which to fight the Government. Whether he is in thrall to any individuals or factions we may be able to judge when we see his realignment of the "shadow' portfolios. Clearly there are some he could now move around and lose nothing in doing so. There is little doubt that the Left and the unions which support it can only be heartened. They can live with the conference policies and they have unified their numbers, which was as important to them as retaining the Leader they supported. The Right clearly has a long way to go yet before achieving a national alliance. Without the ideological commitments to policies and issues that makes alliance possible for the Left, leaders on the Right and in the Centre must always have problems as individuals look to their own in terests. The electorate as a whole will gain from the episode if the Opposition can gear itself noW to concentrate on real politics, not only shaping itself for the big contest, but harassing a Government which is devisive, lethargic and standing still on a poor record."}
{"id":126885297,"text":"21 Jul 1982 - LIFE STYLE PEOPIE Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 21 July 1982, page 22 lifestyle] PEOPIE J The conference area of the Warrambui retreat and conference centre near Murrumbateman. Church-attendance polls 'could be misleading9 Gallup Polls on church attendance, if taken at face value, may well be misleading, according to Doug Hynd of the Zadok Centre, Canberra. In a research paper, 'Church Attendance: What Do the Gallup Polls Really Tell Us?', Hynd claims that Gallup Poll figures may overestimate by more than 50 per cent the actual level of church attendance in Australia, for those claiming Anglican allegiance. His evidence, based on actual attendance of the Anglican church services in Queanbeyan, reveals that a maximum of 4.2 per cent of Anglicans attended church within any given week, compared with a national figure of 10 per cent as stated in the polls. Attendance at Christmas and Easter also fell below the level suggested by the polls. Figures from the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne bore out those of Queanbeyan, with an absolute maximum of 4.6 per cent of Anglicans receiving communion within the week surveyed. The picture of church atten dance suggested by this investiga tion was much gloomier than that suggested by simple extrapolation from Gallup Poll figures. Hynd also cites figures for claimed Baptist attendance which raises the possibility that overreporting of actual church at tendance occurs among Baptists surveyed by pollsters. In the second part of his paper based on a comparison of census with Gallup Poll data on religious allegiance, Hynd raises the possi bility that the "no reply" category in the census data is a very mixed group. It seems to include a propor tion of committed Christians, as well as a significant group of people who are moving away from any Christian allegiance. Copies of Hynd's complete re search paper are available through the Zadok Centre, 13 Edgar Street, Ainslie 2602. Other statistically-based articles on Christian belief in Australia are to be published in the book 'The Shape of Belief, of which Hynd is creditor. Douglas Hynd is publications and resources coordinator of the Zadok Centre. He is a bachelor of commerce, a qualified librarian and is nearing completion of a bachelor of divinity course at Mel bourne College of Divinity. Services for Church Women The Australian Church Women ACT Unit (formerly Canberra Church Women) will conduct Fellowship Day on the next two Fridays. The theme will be 'Co-workers jn Christ for Renewal'. The order of service was prepared by a small committee headed by Mrs Com missioner Linnett of the Salvation Army in Victoria. On Friday, July 23, at the 8pm service at Padua College, Wanni assa, the speaker will be Mrs Edith Ridge, president of the ACT Unit. Mrs Ridge is the wife of the Min ister of the Yarralumla Uniting Church. Hostesses will be St Anthony's Catholic Parish women, who will serve supper. On Friday, July 30, Mrs Edith Ridge also will be the speaker at the 11am service at St Paul's Anglican Church, Canberra Ave nue, Manuka. The service will be followed by soup and sandwich luncheon, of fered by members of St Paul's Churchwomen's Union. Cost of $3 a person will be divided equally between the Winifred Kiek schol arship and the ACT Unit travel fund. Also on Friday, July 30, at the noon service at Belconnen Baptist Centre, 1 Dallachy Street, Page, the speaker will be Lieutenant Elaine Royes, commanding officer, Belconnen Corps of the Salvation Army. The actual service will begin at 12.30. Those attending are invited take lunch and share a cup of tea with friends. Garabandal program ThE Garabandal visions will be the subject of the BBC's Everyman series on ABC-TV tomorrow at 10pm. Between 1961 and 1965, four girls claim to have seen about 2,000 visions of the Virgin Mary in the Spanish village of Garabandal. A world-wide Garabandal move ment was formed to publicise the messages of the visions. In Australia about 30 Gar abandal Centres have been set up, including the national centre in Canberra run by John and Helen Leriou, who said on Monday that if anyone wanted to know more about the Garabandal messages they could telephone 958362. The messages were a call for repentence, and a turning back to God. A world-wide celestial warn ing would be given at an un specified time, followed by a mira cle within a year. Presbyterian resolutions on labour and unions THE GENERAL Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in NSW adopted a series of reso lutions at its general assembly in May relating to organised labour and trade unions in Aus tralia. The resolutions arise from a re port of the Church and Nation Committee to the assembly. They included encouraging all Presbyterians to become actively involved in their trade union, chamber of commerce or pro fessional body in order to exert a Christian influence in their de liberations. The report supported the work performed by the Clyde Cameron College for Trade Unionists in creating a more informed and skilled trade union movement. All participants in commerce and industry were urged to exercise proper regard for the consequences of their actions, especially in dustrial action. Management in commerce and industry should provide facilities and opportunities for all employees to achieve satisfaction from their work and should encourage all groups in commerce and industry to strive for better communication and understanding. Management should provide incentives and re wards and foster a spirit of co operation between all parties within each specific work situation. Commonwealth and State Gov ernments were to be encouraged to introduce into the commercial and industrial laws a principle of ac countability for industrial action and compensation for losses result ing from unjustified industrial ac tion. The entire system of arbitration and conciliation should be re viewed to stop delays in hearings and appeals and to place greater emphasis on conciliation rather than arbitration while affirming the necessity of the rule of law to protect justice for all parties and the public interest. The assembly condemned the system where the worker when on strike either remained on the pay roll or the worker or spouse re ceived unemploymewnt benefits. Copies of the report, 'Organised Labour in Contemporary Aus tralia', were sent to the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Hayden, the Leader of the NCP, Mr Anthony, and the NSW Premier, Mr Wran."}
{"id":126890832,"text":"21 Aug 1982 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 21 August 1982, page 28 POSITIONS VACANT The Australian National University Applications arc invited from suitably qualified males or females for the following positions: REF 82382 ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER, Business Manager's Group, Canberra School Services, Research Schools of Social Sciences and Pacific Studies. The successful applicant will be required to assist with the general administration of the two Schools. Duties will include the maintenance of accounting and budgetary systems associated with expenditure incurred in the two Schools, and will involve close liaison on such matters with representatives of Departmenls/Units/Centres and other areas of the University. Other duties will involve committee work, maintaining cyclical programmes, continuation of staff training and development programmes and represent or act for the Business Mamagcr in his absence. The nature of the duties will suit candidates who have the ability to promote team work. Applicants will be expected lo have had experience in administrative and financial matters within a large organisation and with the implementation of new computing systems designed to provide financial and budgetary control. Applicants should hold accountancy or management qualifications; graduate qualifications in a social scicncc discipline would be an advantage. Applications should include the names and addresses of at least three referees who are in a position to comment on the applicants qualifications and previous experience. Telephone inquiries: 492369. Closing date 27-8-82. Salary according to qualifications and experience will be within the range: ANU Officer Grade 8 S25.679-S26.630 pa. REF 82388 CLERK GRADE 2 Toad Hall. The succcssful applicant will assist the Secretary/Manager, Toad Hall, with typing, reception, clerical duties, general cashier and accounting duties. The position involves being the first point of contact with student residents and visitors to the Hall. Typing speed 50 wpm and experience in the handling of accounts and monies is essential. The ability lo operate an electronic charge-poster machine is desirable. Telephone inquiries: 494722 Mrs Hiscock. Closing date 1-9-82. Salary, according to qualifications and experience will be within the range: Clerk Grade 2 SI2,160-113,800 pa. REF 82389 JUNIOR CLERK/CLERK GRADE I (2 positions) The Library. Applications arc invited for clerical positions in the Acquisitions unit of the Library's Technical Services Division. Duties include the maintenance of files and correspondence relating to the acquisition of library materials as well as the accessioning, and final preparation of books for public access. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential. Applicants should have the Higher School Certificate or equivalent. Telephone inquiries: 493441. Closing date 3-9-82. Salary, according to qualifications and experience will be within the range: Junior Clerk S822S pa at age 18 to $10,693 pa at age 20. Clerk Grade I SII.750-SI2.980 pa. GENERAL INFORMATION A separate written application for each position applied for, quoting reference number, should be addressed to the Secretary, The Australian National University PO Box 4 Canberra City,. ACT. Receipt of applications will not be acknowledged unless requested. Commonwealth Superannuation is transferable. Sick leave credits and limited service for long service leave purposes will be transferable from other Australian University's and approved authorities. Officers of the Australian Public Service will retain leave entitlements in accordance with Part iv of the Public Service Act. The succcssful applicant may be required lo undergo a medical examination. The Department of National Development and Energy is inviting applications for the following positions located in its central Office in Civic. STENO-SECRETARIES GRADE 1 SI 3260-13940 Applicants must be able to write shorthand at a corrected speed of 100 words per minute and preferably type at a corrcctcd speed of 60 words per minute. The successful applicants will work in an environment of limited supervision and will need to be able to cope with the demands of a busy office. TYPISTS GRADE 2 SI2I50-I2730 Applicants should preferably be able to type at a corrected speed of 50 words per minute and write shorthand at a corrected speed of 80 words per minute. The successful applicants will perform typing and stenographic duties for officers within the Department. Applications will be accepted from persons interested in permanent, temporary or casual employment. Conditions of service for permanent appointment lo the Australian Public Service include four weeks annual recreation leave, cumulative sick leave, three months long service leave and a comprehensive superannuation scheme. Normal Public Service Act conditions for temporary employment will apply. Applicants should contact the Typist Controller, Helen Merritt, on 453170 by Friday 27 August 1982. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES FACULTY OF MILITARY STUDIES ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, DUNTROON SECRETARY (RANGE I (REF 179) COMPUTER CENTRE Applications are invited for the above position of Secretary to the Computer Centre Manager. .Applicants should have a typing speed of 50 w.p.m. and should be familiar with general secretarial duties. The work involves secretarial duties, general and technical typing on an IBM selectric typewriter and word processing. Training will be given in word processing using the Centre's computer. Salary within the range SI3.260-I4.270 according to qualifications and experience. Applications close 27 August 1982. Application forms available from Faculty Services Office, RMC, Duntroon, telephone 663411 between llam-3pm Monday-Friday. a TIP TOP BAKERIES (CANBERRA) TELEPHONIST/RECEPTIONIST (TEMPORARY) An experienced senior with an attractive telephone manner is required for our office, near Kingston. The successful applicant will also be capable of assisting with routine typing duties, and be familiar with figure work. Phone 950183, Monday after 9am. TUGGERANONG FAMILY ACTION FIELD WORKER Family Day Care — Kambah Scheme 15 Hour Position, increasing to 20 hours per 4 day week. Duties include regular home visiting of Day Care mothers and children in care. Close liaison with working parents and other Family Day Care staff re suitable placement of children. Qualifications: Ability to work as a member of a team and communicate well with both children and adults. A sympathetic altitude and ability to help resolve problems associated with children and family life. A knowledge of child development plus previous child care experience, together with a genuine liking for children. Applicants must hold a driving licence and have use of a care. Rates of pay S7.00 per hour plus travelling allowance. Applications in writing to: TUGGERANONG FAMILY ACTION, P.O. Box 56, Kambah, 2902. TYPIST A typist, experienced in both typing and office work, 9 hours per week to start, hours negotiable, Fyshwick office. Ph 804294 between 5.15pm and 5.45pm, Monday, August 23 only. © CITICORP AUSTRALIA LIMITED We are looking for a bright and enthusiastic person to fill the following position within our Canberra officc. CASHIER/RECEPTIONIST Duties involve: Taking of payments, mail, cashiering, balancing of cash drawer, banking and general reception duties. Previous experience essential. Applicants between ihe ages of 18-24 should phone Mrs Mclnnes on 485444 after 10am on Monday for appointment. EXPERIENCED cleaners rcqd for day shift, overtime avail. Ph 804148 or 804673 Moil morning only. EXPERIENCED, mature lady wanted for bar work MonFri. Please Ph 951413 today for an appointment, after 9.30am. EXPERIENCED woman to work in snack bar in Fyshwick, 4 hrs per day, 5 days a week. Ph 805907 after 3pin, Saturday between 9-12. EXPERIENCED shop assis tant with refs. Apply Hawker Shoprite. EXPERIENCED lady to work in takeaway. Call in Saturday, from 7am-lpm, Paragon Snack Bar, Barrier St, Fyshwick. FACTORY hand for book production. This could lead ! to apprenticeship in book binding. Write, giving name, age, address, phone no., past employment history and education to: The Manager, Book Production, P.O. Box 186, Canberra City, ACT. 2601. HOUSE cleaner, regular Mon day mornings 3 hrs, Dcakin. 813758. POSITIONS VACANT m ELECTRONICS TRADESMAN — TRAIN EE. Here's your chance to be fully trained as an Electronics Tradesman for the servicing and repair of radio equipment, navigation aids, radars and advanced telecommunication equipmentoperated operated in today's Air Force. You will need to be: Aged 17 and under 35 years; An Australian citizen; Have Year 10 education level with good results in English, Maths and Science (with a Physics content); Meet our other entry requirements. Rewards? good pay, security of employment, free medical and dental care and a . chance to work at our vari ous bases. For full details and an application form contact your Air Force Careers Adviser at: Defcnce Force Rccruiting Information Centre, Woden House, PHILLIP ACT. Phone: 822333. Join Australia's Air Force. FEMALE. Sates position with computer company. Exp pre1 ferred but not essential. Ap plicant should be well groomed with a pleasant personality. 476550, after 9am Mon. GUITAR Teacher required, Folk and Classical for Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Evening Classes. Ph 321211 between 9am and 4pm. HAIRDRESSER, qual. Dart time wanted, Mon and Wed, inner north, UNISEX SALON. Ph 498803 bh, 414935 ah. HAIRDRESSER, experienced in men's and ladies' hair, mainly cutting, good wages and working conditions. 478706. HOUSEHOLD delivery. People required to distribute the Canberra Chronicle on Wed of each week, and other advertising material. Top rates paid. G'teed work for the following areas, Dcakin and Yarralumla. Ph I. Newman, 956836. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65, like talking with people, live in or near O'Connor, Dickson, Hawker, Charnwood, have a 'phone and car' you can earn $52 to $65 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) 625875; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. JUST JEANS require an ex perienced part-time sales person. Must be avail on call. Ph 821872 Mon 9am to I Oam only. _____ KEY-PUNCH OPERATORS. Positions avail on day shift for full-time, part-time or casual operators. Must be experienced with a min of 10,000 k/s per hour in Alpha and Numeric. KEYDATA PTY LTD, Ph 473944 _ KIND mum wanted in Gowne area to mind 2 yo weekdays. Ph 918849. LADIES, Belconnen suburbs only, willing to make school uniforms. Please Ph 513650 bh. LEGAL Secretary (temp). Needed for 1 month, shorthand, typing and general legal exp. Top rates. 473244. LEGAL Secretary. Experience necessary, plus shorthand and typing for small office in the City. Lots of responsibility and client contact. Top neg salary. 473244. i MANAGER. Mature person required to operate a small retail outlet. Experience not essential. 40 hrs pw inc Fri nights and Sat mornings. Uniforms provided. Pay $233 pw. Apply Commonwealth EmploymentService. Service. Woden House, Woden. Ph 815333. MOTOR mechanic Ph Ital Motors 487020 B.H. MUSIC teachers required to teach piano after school hours at Mclba Primary School. Elementary to Intermediate levels, some AMEB pupils. Apply to Music Program Co-ordinator, PO Box 251, Belconnen Mall by 31 August giving qualifications, experience and availability. Enquiries 1 O. Hague 582591 AH. PAINTING gang required for top quality, prepare and repaint Hotel in Braidwood. Ph 584688. PAMBULA BEACH Bowling and Recreation Club requires a Secretary/Managcr. The applicant must be qualified to assume the position. Terms of engagement will be in accordance with the Club Manager and Secretaries Award (State) Classification 3. The clubhouse is newly built and offers every conve nience. Qualified applicants would apply in writing to the Secretary, PO Box 9, Pambula Beach, 2549, up till Fri, 10 Sept. Sgnd J W Phillips. PANELBEATER, qualified. Ph 805101 during bh. PANEL Beater, good wages and conditions, overtime available. Apply BARRIER SMASH REPAIRS, Fyshwick or Ph 805940. PART-TIME sales position. Teacher or ex-teacher prcf. A leading publishing company requires the services of a positive, enthusiastic person. to call on schools in Canberra and surrounding areas. School hours only. No work during school holidays. Reliable vehicle and home phone essential. ror a personal interview, write, giving work experience and personal details to: Mrs. Laura .Silver, School Services Division, Field Educational Enterprises. 168 Walker St, North Sydney, NSW ?Q60. PERSON for door-lo-door pro motion. Ph 822164 today. PLUMBER/draincr for reno vation and new cottage work. Ph 54( 163 Sat night, 545858 .Sua night, lmmcd start. j POSITIONS VACANT | PROJECT OFFICER. Applications are invited for this position with the Work Rcsourccs Centre (the A.N.U. Action Group on Unemployment)- An experienced office coordinator is required to: provide backup and support to unemployment organisations and other community groups; liaise with people working in related fields at the A.N.U. colleges and Government departments; initiate and develop projects directed towards encouraging community and self-employment enterprises. Written applications to The Chairperson, Work Resources Centre, PO Box 4, Canberra, 2600 by 1st September. Phone enquiries 494484. [RECEPTIONIST/Typist, 24-30. Excellent typist with organisational skills to add to tne support staff of a small happy team. Personality and good manners essential. 473244. [SALESMAN. Junior or senior mechanic or man ex perienced with motor spare parts preferred. Some weekend work necessary. Would consider training a bright junior. Please phone 971003 for interview. SALESPERSON 27-35. Selling must be your forte in addition to your communicative skills. Some company training provided. Attractive salary pack and opport. 473244. |SAW doctor for East Gip psland Mill. Band and circular saw. House is available. Primary School. Phone reverse charges BH 03 7636244 AH 03 2214183. SECURITY GUARD — TRAINEE The Air Force currently has vacancies for people to train as Security Guards. Duties include patrolling and guarding of property and equipment and the care, handling and training of police dogs. You will need to be: aged 19 and under 35 years an Australian citizen have at least Year 9 education able to meet our other entry requirements. Rewards? Good pay, security of employment, free medical and dental care and a chance to work at our various bases. (No training vacancies exist for females at the present time. For details of female career vacancies talk to an Air Force Careers Adviser.) For full details and an application form contact your Air Force Careers Adviser at: Defence Force Recruiting Information Centre Woden House Phillip. ACT Phone 822333 Join Australia's Air Force SECURITY DEPT Myer Belconnen has a vacancy for a Security Officer to undertake security duties within the retail environment. Previous ex perience with retail security duties or in a related field would be an advantage to applicants applying for this position. If you would like to know more about this position please phone 512522, ext 220 between 9.30am and 11.30am on Monday, 23rd August. |STUDENT to stay o'night with semi-invalid lady for 2 wks. Ph 476138. |TRADESMAN experienced in all facets of commercial bar and kitchen installation and maintenance. Phone 514302, ah 549621. |TUTOR H.S.C., Eco. 959161. | UPHOLSTERER required by Koomarri Furniture. Applications to Mr. Bryant, 805833 Monday. jWANTED, checkout operator, casual rates. 411734, Kaleen Shoprite. ☆ ☆ ☆ WE are seeking the services of a team of two packers to undertake on a contract basis the packing of household effects prior to removal. Experience in the field of household removals is desirable but not essential as we will train the right team. Please note that this is not necessarily a full-time position but could prove to Be a way of earning a steady supplementary income. Apply in writing to Canherra Times Box No,_d396. POSITIONS WANTED |ALL architectural drafting services. Ph 546944. IBABYSITTER student, Woden area. 822824. |BRICKWORK wanted, bbq's, garages, fireplaces, etc. Ph 415630. {BRICKLAYING gang requires work, experienced and reliable. Ph 918849, 313503. |BRICKLAYING gang requires work. Lgc or sml jobs. Ph 547736. lBRICKLAYER — specialist for bbq's, garages, fire place etc, low rates. Ph. 919285. (BRICKLAYING. Exp in all types of wk. Ph 545537. lBRICKLAYER requires work. Ph 302423. | BRICKLAYERS want work. Ph 478374. lBRICKLAYER requires small or large jobs. Ph 976532. | BRICKLAYERS want work. Ph 319161 or 953537. lBRICKLAYER requires work. Ph 546854. IBRICKIES gang requires work. Ph 586749 or 542675. |BRICKLAYERS req wk. Ige or sml jobs. Ph Norr 414086 or Steve 416716. |BRICKLAYER requires small jobs, alterations or repairs, ready to start immcd. Ph 513070. BRICKLAYERS available, im med start. Ph 885958. CARPET laying and repairs. 415280, 511557. CARPENTER. Qual licensed builder req work. Ph 541640. CARPENTER requires small L | jobs. Ph 976532, POSITIONS WANTED CHILD minding, happy safe home. Full or part-time. Any age.lnc school holidays. Ph 315119. CHILD minder cxp 18 yo for school hols Aug 30-Scpt II. Ref avail, your home. Ph Julie 412840. CLIVE'S HANDYMAN SERVICE for welding, carpentry. 816804 ah. DOMESTIC cleaning, per manent or casual basis. Ph 547952. DRESSMAKING, repairs, al terations, rcas rates,- handy, near City location. Ph 496151. EXP house cleaner rcq work. Woden areas. $6 per hr. 824992. GARDENING, landscaping. Free quote. 883351. GARDENING, pruning, spraying, weeding. Ph 976527. GARDENS maintained by exp hort. 883095. GARDEN landscape main tenace, mowing, pruning, rubbish, soil removal. Free quotes. Ph 545331. IRONING done $7 av basket, MacGregor. 549587. IRONING my home, same day. 887783. IRONING done S5 per basket. 515465. IRONING done, S6 basket. 29 Clifford Cres, Mclba. 581650. IRONING done in my home, $5 basket. Wanniassa. 313445. LABOURER needs work. Phone 413289. LADY willing to do ironing. 315461. LANDSCAPING, small job specialists, free quote. Ph 973947. LAWNS mowed and gar dening service, average lawn $10. Ph 310932. LOPPING light chainsaw work done. 491848. MANABOUTTHEHOUSE. Handyman repairs, woodwork and garden maintenance. Ph 974451. MATHS tutor. Ph 813311. NORTHSIDE home petcarc and grooming service, all pets catered for. Ph 581034. PAINTER wants work Ph 883673. PAINTER wants work. Ph 497317. PALING fences erected. Old fences replaced. Cheapest in town. Ph 975113. PRUNING roses, fruit trees. Ph Steve for quote 918461. PRUNING, all types, 20 yrs ex p. 548104. RECEPTIONIST, some typ ing, some mcdical knowledge, mature female, honest, reliable, good worker, requires permanent position. Ph 824612. RESPONSIBLE mum with car will mind children before/after school, or part day, my home or yours. Nth Belconnen. 586351. RETIRED farmer, 50, respon sible job. 543201. RUBBISH removed, cheap rates. Ph 416960. RUBBISH removed cheaper prices. Ph 956911. RUBBISH removed. $10. Gar dening done. 812089. POSITIONS WANTED RUBBISH removed, rcas rates. Ph 956916. STUDENT with car and trailer avail for worje. 514638. TRUCK and driver, 2 ton t'top, any job. 416716. TWO exp reliable officc cleaners req work. Ph 319718. TWO hardworking hand ywomcn to do your odd jobs. Cleaning, patching, ironing, babysitting, etc. Rcas rates. 310080, 318872. TYPING, clec, Goir ball, friendly, prompt service, Ige/small jobs. 882907. TYPING, no job too small. Ph 824410. TYPING, golf ball; letters, in voices. etc. Please ph 317211. TYPING IBM golfball. Please Ph 315957. TYPING and Shorthand Ser vice avail anytime. 16 yrs of prof exp. Low rates, fast efficient service. Ph 864166. TYPING 15 yrs exp, IBM golfball, refs avail. Ph 863342. TYPING done IBM golfball. Ph 887382. YOUNG qualified painter and decorator needs work urgently. Free quotes Ph 416081.' Pool 4 OundM Crt, Phillip JOB APPLICATIONS Let us help you ... use our professional skills to design and compose your resume. Call us on: 815453 bh. 881173 PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT required for large wholesale distributing co, located Fyshwick, sal neg. Ph Public Accountant after 1pm Mon for app, 806865. P.A. System for sale. 544705. PROFESSIONAL piano, or gan and theory lessons avail, exams and syllabus if read. Enq, ph 881238. PROFESSIONAL secretarial services, highest quality, personal, confidential. Full internal relief services and external typing, shorthand and dictaphone. 7 days a week. 486306. VETERINARY SURGEONS. McDonald, Hayhoc and Chapman intend to restructure the practice at Woden Animal Hospital, 176 Dixon Dr. Holder, into separate small and large animal sections, still both at the same address. W.K. McDONALD, B.V.Sc. J.A. HAYHOE, B.V.Sc. Sue MUSTON, B.V.Sc. Domestic pets and greyhounds. Ph 884777. R.H. CHAPMAN, B.V.Sc. M.R.C.V.S. D.E. EVANS. B.V.Sc. F.nouiries. Ph 888666. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTOR AFCO, AustrofioS rtotionol peok Council of consumer groups, seeks i a full time Director. , AFCO works to improve conditions lor o)l Auitrolion const/men. ft does . this by: ( identifying and researching current and emerging consumer issues; presenting consumer views to Government ond Industry, and lobbying for chonges in policies, practices, laws and standards; { disseminating consumer information ond fostering consumer educo* 1 tion. ' The Director is responsible to the elected Executive for the management 1 of the Federation's activities. The successful applicant will have skills ( m the following oreos* I MANAGEMENT , Small office administration . Project management, including , co-ordinating the work of volunteers. COMMUNICATION ' Writing News Releases and material for publications 1 Preparing ond presenting Submissions 1 Media Presentations ond public speaking 1 POUCY INITIATION AND IMPLEMENTATION i Preparing policy odvice and options both under direction and 1 at own initiative Design and Management of projects for policy < implementation. A bockground in consumer affairs is not essential. Relevant experience/qualifications in Economics, Social Welfare, law, Public Health, or Science ond Technology would be on odvontage. Salary ond conditions are negotiable. Applications must be in writing and received by 13 September, 1982, and should be addressed tot The Chairman, AFCO, P.O. Box 75, MANUKA. ACT 2603 Applications will b« considered in confidence. Additional information may bo obtained by phoning 733390. ~ AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION OF CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS j BUILDERS & REPAIRERS ADELAIDE brush fencing. Phone 415176. ALL landscaping, paving, con creting, rock walls, pergolas. Ph 581731 or 976925. ALL plans for homes, ex tensions, garages, carports and pergolas, drawn at reas rates. Ph 314764. ANY small jobs or repairs, gd shelves, rt builder. 861157. BARBEQUES brick and gas and other brick specialist jobs. Ph 31684S. BRICK Cobblestone slate quar. tile paving ret. screen walls, BBQ's masonery. 9186S7. BRICK work, block work, re taining walls, screen walls, garages, arches, fireplaces. 865153. BRICK fireplaccs, built and repaired, other small brick jobs. Ph 319372. BRICKWORK: Blockwork, chimneys, fireplaces, r/walls, general brickwork. Alt work guaranteed. Ph 824556. BlIILER lie, extensions, alter ations, pergolas, decks, all carpentry work on Sth coast. Ph 062-815276 or 044-717079. BUILDERS & REPAIRERS BUILDER lie. requires work extensions, carport, pergolas, gates, timberdecks. All carpentry work plans drawn. Ph. G. Smith, 412773. BUILDERS (must be licensed), Igc and small interested in continuous work. Ph 548747. CARPENTRY, good work and fair prices. Ph 889539. CARPENTER-Handyman, im provements, maint, S8812S. CARPETS laid and repaired. Ph 319690. CARPENTER and joiner," built-in wardrobes, kitchcn cupboards and furniture renovations. No job too large or too small. Ph 546283. CARPENTER . handyman fix almost anything 588539. CARPENTRY, built-in ward robes, timber decking, pergolas. For a free quote Ph 543813. CARPENTER joiner, furniture repairs, doors and windows, phone 584556 AH. CARPENTRY, renovate your I kitchen doors and lops. ! Bathrooms remodelled, BIR and any maintenance. Ph 583991. CARPENTRY and main tenance specialist. All work g'teed. Any job considered and quoted. Ph 918388. CROUDACE SPECIFIED CONCRETE PTY LTD PRE-MIXED CONCRETE SIX DAYS SERVICE FEE FREE TO PHONE US REGARDING YOUR CONCRETE REQUIREMENTS MINI TO MAXI LOADS 413711 413999 BUILDERS & REPAIRERS CERAMIC wall and floor til ing by qualified tradesman. Supply and fix quarry tiles. 864386. CERAMIC tiling for walls and floors. Ph 863592. CERAMIC tiles expertly laid, for quote phone 956170. CLARK sinks, wholesale, 5 Barrier St, Fyshwick. CLIVE'S HANDYMAN SERVICE for welding, carpentry. 816804 ah. COMPLETE home improve ment and handyman scrvicc. You want it done, we'll do it. No job too small. Landscaping and paving block laying, our specialty. Ph 417225. CONCRETE. No job too big or too small. Free quote. Ph 316317 or 952016. CONCRETE SPECIALISTS. Garages, drives, slabs, footings. 414723. Free quotes. CONCRETING, the pro fessionals, anywhere, free quote. 584925. CONTRETE large or small jobs, free quotes. Ph 315545. CONCRETE, garage, drive way, slab, footing. Free quotes. Ph 314184, 918326. CONCRETING, cheapest prices assured on all types of work. Ph 587184. CONCRETE paths, drives, garage floors etc. For free quotes Ph 542489. CONCRETE, exposed ag gregate and brick paved driveways, gar floors, paths, terraces, gdn walls, etc. 30 yrs experience. Free quote. Ph 485258. CONCRETE expert, Sthside area, free quotes. Ph 821471. CONCRETING, rock work, brick paving, all landscaping needs. Free quotes. Ph 546510. CONCRETE slabs, gar floors, footpaths and footings. Ph 315569. ELECTRICIAN. For all re pairs, maintenance and installation incl heating and air cond. Ph 316215, Lie ACT/NSW. ELECTRICIAN requires I work. No job too small. 918869. ELECTRICIAN, lie ACT, NSW. Domestic and commercial, Tuggeranong Electrical, 862509, 491704. ELECTRICAL work done at the right price. Lie ACT and NSW. Ph 514902. ELECTRICIAN garages wired, heaters repaired, all domestic electrical work. Charlies Electrics. Ph 411990. ELECTRICAL installations and repairs. Heaters, fans, lights, power points, upgrad ing mains and switchboards. Rewiring houses, garages and rural work. Ph BELCONNEN ELECTRICS,581 581 184, Lie ACT and NSW. ELECTRICAL, garage wiring, exhaust fans, extra lights and power points. Lie Elcc Contractor, Bankcard welcome. 319744. FENCING, palings, chainwire and rural. For quotes Ph 319996, 977807. FENCING, guardrail, rural, chainwire, pine logs, etc. Postholes to ,6x3.6m. BRAY FENCING 480303. FENCING, palings, mesh, gates, 951524. FIREPLACES built and re paired. Do you have a smoking problem? Ph 316845. FIREPLACES installed. Pot Belly, Copper Hood and slow combustion units with hearths. Ph 316845. FLOOR sanding, polishing, large, small job. 476102. FOR wallpaper hanging, vinyl wall covering, paper-lined material. Expert. Ph 864057. FRIDGES. stoves, wash/mach, dishwashers, repaired, low rates, spccial price for pensigners. 313951. GUTTERING Hove you looked at your gutters and eaves lately? PRE SPRING SPECIAL Gutters and eaves clcancd and painted. Ph for free quote 316550. B.R, HAWE, Home Maintenance and Handyman Scrvices. GYPROCK plastering to extns, home repairs. No job too small. Ph 887314. GYPROCK Plasterer, supply and Tlx. Free quotes, prompt service. 958792. GYPROCK plastering, ex tensions, renovations and arches. No job too small. Ph Lew Gibson 862154. HANDYMAN, odd jobs in/out doors, cupboards, painting, tiling, etc. Ph 318952 after 3.30pm. HANDYMAN try me. 975501. HOME MAINTENANCE. Carpentry, tiling, painting, etc. Flyscrecns repaired, lawns mowed, rubbish removed. No job too small. Free quotes. Ph 884463. 24 hr service. HOME IMPROVEMENTS. Extensions, renov, timber decks, pergolas, c'ports, garages, elect, plumbing, carpentrv. Gen maint. Free quotes. Lie exp builder, refs available. Phone 887492. HOME repairs, carpentry, brick work, concreting, tiling, plumbing, welding, fenccs repaired, rubbish removed. Ph 910657. HOME Maintenance. Ph 317374. All work and re pairs. No job too sml. 7 day service. HOME MAINTENANCE: Carpentry, brickwork, renovations, tiling, window replacement, insurance repairs, general maintcnarfce, all work guaranteed. Ph 824556. LAUNDRY tubs cheap, 5 Bar rier St, Fyshwick. MICHAEL DOHERTY, M.P.A. For all your interior and exterior painting requirements and furniture lacquering Phone 313013. PAINTER reg in Canberra over 10 yrs avail for new wk or repainting, sml or Ige jobs welcome, free quotes. Ph S82064. PAINTER for free quote phone 543651. PAINTER: House exterior, in terior, small or large job. Ph 585396 Mike. PAINTING and paperhanging. Call Malermcster Manfred. Ph 548038. PAINTING and wallpaper hanging. Free quote. 584492. PAINTER for fast service. Phone John 887053. PAINTER, tradesman, for quotes Ph 888817. PAINTER, tradesman. For a good professional job, Mike Clark, 883728. BUILDERS & REPAIRERS PAINTING Ph 824237 for im mediate start and free quote. painting Ph. t. Biundcii 957578 or 581595. PAINTING inside and outside free quote, Ph 884986. PAINTER and decorator, small jobs wclcomc. E Webb 814904. PAINTING. Exterior from S300, interior from S550 416308. ( PAINTER available for any! job. Please Ph 470460 any-1 time. PAINTER specialising in re-' painting, any size job, for free quotes Ph 548939. PAINTER requires work. For the best materials and workmanship at reas price Ph 583992 for free quotes. PAINTING and paper hanging at the best prices. Fast service. Free quotes. Ph 548572. PAINTING Large or small,! quotes a pleasure. 862738. PAVING brick; cobblestone, free quote. Ph 959479 AH. PEBBLE topping for your patio, paths, steps, pool sur rounds, etc. Ph 822164. PERGOLAS, c'ports, decking, fencing. Lie Bldr. 491072. 971562. PETER BATLEY'S Home Maintenance Service. Need a job done? Ph 919460. PLANS drawn for all home improvements. Ph 512139. PLANS drawn for extns, c'ports, new homes etc. Very reas rates. Anytime, anywhere. Ph 883068. PLASTERERS. Cement render for fish tanks, job ready. (0648) 68206. Eucumbene Trout Farm, Berridale. PLUMBING, draining and roof work. Contact William Edmund Pty Ltd. Ph 805206 bh, 887169 ah. PLUMBING, maintenance, re no vations, roof work, drainage, 24 hr service. 310427. PLUMBING ALL MAINTENANCE I BLOCKED DRAINS NEW WORK PH 412260 PLUMBER lie, new houses, ext. MPA, 310717. PLUMBING. Drain cleaning promptly. 316679. PLUMBING. Lied Master plumbers, maintenance and repairs. Ph 804044 bh, 485716 bh and ah, 316939 ah. PLUMBING, blocked drains S34. 956576 or 957325. PLUMBER. Lie M.P.A. New work, renovations, maintenance, roof work etc. Phone 541605. QUOTES for town houses drainage electrical jobs, Batehavcn Beechwood Court Sat Sun 488661 ACT Sun 6pm. QUOTES wanted for dec, plumbing and Gyprock fixing for new house. Ph 863501. ROOF plumber, all types metal roofing, repairs and maintenance, B.W. Andrews, 821611. ROOF tiling repairs by licensed contractor. All work guaranteed for 3 yrs. Ph 882706. ROOF tiling, repairs and ex tensions. Free quote. Ph 976731. ROOFS Gutters downpipes re pairs and new work. Ph 9569! I. SPRINKLER systems and domestic irrigation. Quotes. Ph 316845. STAIRCASES by Staircases Pty Ltd, steel spine, spiral, full timber, 'Kestrel', internal and external, free design and quotation service. Ph 805758. STONEWORK, all types done by competent tradesman. 588613. THE HANDYMAN. 411590, 318297. TILING, Quarry tiles, slate, ceramic tiles, splashbacks repairs, etc. Ph 824556. TILis, kit and bathroom, re grouting, replacing, repairs. 547445. HAD a quote? Not haDDV'' I TRY US I Extensions and renovations a speciality. Lie. Builder. Ph. 318354 VANITY units, 40 to choose, 5 Barrier St, Fyshwick. BUILDING MATERIALS ALUMINIUM sun rm, 20ft x 10ft approx, SI, 100 ono. Ph 496740. 'APPROXIMATELY 10 sq terra cotta roof tiles to be removed. Inspect 75 Novar St, Yarralumla, S500. Ph 971612. BARGAINS. 135L Dux water htr, S50. Metiers oven and cook top, S215. Both cxc cond. 541607; GALVANISED roofing, bath1 room fittings, other building materials, 9.30am-l 1.30am only. 93 Wakefield Gardens, Ainslie 479192. GATES, wrought iron, dblc for driveway, 6ft6in high, and matching side entrance gate. S3S0. Ph 414049 GLENROY WALL FRAMING PTY LTD. 9 Sheppard St, Hume Pre-assembled wall frames. Competitive prices. Ph 601377, 601279. MAPLE veneered pyneboard, 2400 x 900 x 19mm, 3 sheets and off cuts, S80. About 100 roof tiles, terracotta black, S50. Ph 545627. ROLLER doors — see For Sale section. SANDSTOCK bricks for sale. Ph (069) 839494. SANDSTOCK bricks, approx . 60,000 from one building. Erected 1891. Oregon beams from same, approx forty 10x2, ten metre, lengths 8x2 and ten metre lengths 6x2. Ph (046) 264641. TIMBER 6x1,4x3, treated pine logs, corrugated iron, doors etc. Ph 303354. WINDOW, Trend, western red cedar (awning type). 2.1m x 1.09mm. S100. Ph 918868. M0NIER BRICK 6 Tennanf Street FYSHWICK , OPEN SATURDAY 8am-noon bricks paving Howlhomej Unipave Rockloc* Cobbfatonet Smooth Fact Turf Pava Split Face Roman Stoow Homwtood Tru pave Phone 803669 BUILDING MATERIALS CEDAR LOW PRICES 200mm W-board $1.65 per metre 150 x 19mm Shiplap $2.30 per metre Large range available Machined to your requirements l^REZD 17 Yallourn Street, Fyshwick PH 806321 >>» BUSINESSES FOR SALE DELICATESSEN This is an excellent opportunity to own your own business at a reasonable price. Very good turnover only S# days a week, easy shop to work and a sound return lor your investment. For enquires phone ah 584190. BEAUTY, HEALTH AND HAIR DRESSING SALON With spa bath, Swedish sauna and exercisc facilities, established in a prime position of Manuka. For further information Ph 950276 bh. 861404 ah. YAMBA NSW NORTH COAST Freehold sole of mixed business. Milk bar, take-away food, self serve grocery section and omusement centre; plus large 3 br residence attached. Premises situated on prime site on top ot the hill, ocrost rood from main beach. A beautiful thriving coastal resort with good growth potential. Inquiries 066 462039 BAKERY, CAKE AND PIE SHOP including residence, long established, long lease, situated South Coast, Berry. Ph prop 044 641122. BRICK carrying business, Ford LTN 9,000 brick truck with 950 Hiab brick grab and dog trailer. Contract is all country deliveries for major brick company. Ph 976925. CHARCOAL Chickcns — Take-away. One of Canberra's best, long lease, account figures avail. Ph 473434. CHARTER School Bus Ser vice. Incomc $27,000, Cooma area. One year old, Hino 46 seater. P.O.A. Ph 0648 21380. COFFEE lounge, sandwich bar. Busy, Southsidc Centre, taking $750pw. Reasonable rental, selling for health reasons SI2,000 ono. Phone 864448. DELICATESSEN for sale, Kingston. Ph 582026 ah. DELI, North Canberra. One of the best, exc t'over, exc potential, exc location, $39,750 neg. Ph 412818 ah. DRV CLEANERS. S10.000 WIWO. Machinery worth . more. 486303. FASHION Boutique sit in best shopping centre in Civic. Genuine reason for selling. Further information, Ph 863305. HAIRDRESSING salon, northside, well est, gd clientele, 116,500 plus s.a.v., Ph 415875 after 6nm. HAIRDRESSING Salon in city location, gd clientele. Ph 887150. HISTORIC building on NSW south coast with scope and potential to expand tourist orientated business activities. Presently comprises 3 br residence and gallery with approved drawings to exp premises. Also incl is a sep shop with sundcck roof area overlooking the Clyde River. $76,000 on walk-in, walk-out basis. Ph (044) 724406 after 7pm for details. HOT food van, rego, gen, fully equipped, $4,200, 474924. HOT bread shop for sale. Exc opportunity to purchase est business in prime location. Ph (0649) 51946. LANDSCAPE Supply business situated on 12 acrcs between Newcastle and Maitland. Nice 3 br home, inground pool etc. Modern plant and equip including 320 4 yr old Nectarines. Also leasing 1 acre and shed for $650 per month to an allied business. Town water, phone, septic etc. Lovely rural setting. $235,000 plus stock WIWO: owner retiring. Ph (049)664154 after 6ptn. LICENSED Canteen Seats 120, in large office building, readily convertible to restaurant or bistro, 8 to 4 Mon to Frid. Write Canberra Times Box C-1395. MILK-RUN BUYERS. You are invited to contact the Secretary, A.C.T. Milk Distributors Co-Opcrativc Society Ltd. on 956388 during business hours for any information regarding the interesting and worthwhile business of Milk Vending in Canberra. ☆ £ ☆ MILK run for sale. Exc bus opportunity. 120gals per day. GP $650 pw. Price incl Toyota Dyna truck and all equipment. Priced for quick sale. $35,500. Ph 893166 or 918578. MILKRUN Woden area, 620 gals pw. Sale due to business commitments. Ph 884981. {MILK run, short hours, good returns from this milk run with a difference. $23,000. Ph 383212. MILK RUN, Woden area. 70 gals per night. Plenty of potential, incl truck. Ph 863230. MILK run, Belconnen area, 710 to 730 gal. $29,000. Ph 546594, 363282. MILK run for sale, northside 2,400 litres, 2,500 litres per week. $24,000 including delivery truck. Phone 586850. MILK run, Qbn area, 1,020 gal pw, plus by-products, large developing area incl truck. Ph 976094. MILK run inner Nih-sidc, 125 galls per day. Can be operated from Kingston or Belconnen depots; presently running at 60% capacity. Large area. Plenty of potential for expansion. $33,000 ono, incl truck. Phone 496931. MILK-RUN, Southsidc, grow ing area. Phone 310596. MILK run. Belconnen area. Gd returns with exc potential for further development. Handy to depot. Together with vehicle in exc order, 12 mths res. $29,500. Will consider oner without vehicle. 581589. MILK run in Belc, 115-120gals per day incl del truck. Price S32.000. Ph 585921. MOTOR Cycle Repair, Parts, Wrecking Shop. Long lease, established, Fyshwick. Good returns, good prospccts. $6,000 inc tools, stock, fittings. Ph 480085. MOTOR repairs. Ph 804814 bh, 884130 ah. NEWSAGENCY Malua Bay. Turnover $75,000 pa. Good hours. Ideal investment for married couple considering early retirement. $42,000 plus sav. F and F. Further information Ph (044)i 725080 or 711248. NEWSAGENCY, south coast,] t'over $300,000, exel lotto, pools, etc, modern shop, long lease at low rental. Lgc 3 br res above. Ph (042) 843015. SPORTS Store, priced for quick sale. Ph 9am to 5.30pm week days. 810818. SUCCESSFUL craft business and gallery for sale, plus SAV, in well established shopping centre. Enquiries 515100. businesses for sale TAKE-AWAY and Pizza Shop. Well scl'up business with low rent for S29.900 Ph 544902. TAXI for sale enquiries phone 972823 Qucanbcyan. TAXI Qucanbcyan. 971130. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BE your own boss for min. outlay. Start part time build UP.'? ''mc' Proven sales ability essential. Involves whlsl to retail. 541407. D I ST RIBUTOR S /AGENTS/DEALERS wanted for Audio and Visual communication aids such as Lecterns, portable Easels, white boards, display products and accessories. All of our products were designed to solve specific communication and training programmes. Areas requiring concentrated representation are Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. Interested parties please write to: Oravisual. d ,o5; 19 Kn°* St. po 2028 Double Bay. NSW FOR Satei Rotisserie cashrcgister, microwavc shopcounter, 6mtr ham knivcs-dishcs 863355 anytime. PARTNER wanted Gold Coast property. Initial require S7250. Finance arranged till 3/84 at 12% Ph 587091. PARTNER needed for ACT I Nappy Service. 5 half days j per week work load. Suit mother, price includes stock DluiPii,,nAwcl1 esl cl'cnlele. Ph 544757 or 549921. any I time. PROFESSIONAL suites avail inner city area. Unit title. Suit professional persons and investors. For particulars contact P.O. Box 36 Jamison. ACT. 2614. 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{"id":126896785,"text":"19 May 1982 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 19 May 1982, page 4 Aloe Vera What it does for even the most sensitive skin is simply amazing. t Aloe Vera has been used to treat any number of skin problems. To soothe sunburn. Alleviate wrinkles, blemishes and dryness. Healthy Life Aloe Vera is a complete skin care beauty programme that's completely natural... Aloe Vera, a cactuslike perennial that grows in tropical areas, contains all the elements essential for promoting healthy skin. There's vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E and K, 18 amino acids plus veiy important proteins and minerals! No wonder it's so good! And of course, it's hypo-allergenic. So whatever your skin type, try Healthy Life Aloe Vera. We know you'll find the results simply amazing! Special 50ml introductoiy size available! 125 ml 250 ml MSA 1385 B NUTRITION CENTRE WODEN PLAZA 82 1602 • BELCONNEN SHOPPING CENTRE 51 4884. How have Fraser's boys been behaving this term? In this weeWs Bulletin, leading political analyst Maximilian Walsh makes a mid-term assessment of the Fraser Government. First he reviews the performance of individual members in the form of a humorous school report. Then he explains how the latest Government reshuffle has had some surprising effects on the leadership struggle. A couple of new names have suddenly appeared and some highly favoured contenders, a short while ago, are now completely out of the running. ' 'I I i I I •* An exclusive poll by Morgan Gallup tells how Australians have reacted to the Falklands war. Also, Alexander Haig explains the US position in an interview featured in this week^s Bulletin. The world economic outlook may be less gloomy than feared. An analysis of the US economy undertaken by the leading magazine, "US News and World Report" has some very encouraging news. The Bulletin carries a full report. Someone whose economic prospects are decidedly pessimistic, however, is Robert Howes. His major company, Alpex Commodity Traders, is now in receivership. The Bulletin carries an exclusive insight into the dealings of Howe's corporate empire, including an analysis of his statement of affairs. Pip Rath reports. Finally, Dennis Overbye reports that the latest developments in radio astronomy are stepping up the search for extra terrestrial life. And someone who's seen more than his fair share of stars, boxer Tommy Bums, talks to Robert Macklin and Alan Blunt about his tempestuous years in the ring. ball in The Bulletin. Out now. THIBUUEIIN Australia's weekly news magazine. MKMMl"}
{"id":126899897,"text":"02 Jun 1982 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 2 June 1982, page 28 'THE PERFECT RESORT IN PARADISE \\:BEGOMES THE HORROR.HOTEL T-rfrn WE'RE GONNA SHOWYA... A REAL GOOD_ , TIME! (m> _ 7PM SCREENING UNTIL THURSDAY^ Caf« op«n« 6.30pm. "Evil Under Th» Sun" laMnt lit | Canberra g S PHILHARMONIC § | Society g I AUDITIONS I i i fGuys and Dolls | 1 THURSDAY 3rd, FRIDAY 4fh, SUNDAY 6th | § june ® Director Musical Director | Ken Boucher Don Whitbread « « 2 Choreographer § o Sandy Griffin § Show dates 15th-27th November g Rehearsals begin 2nd September ® For audition appointment phone the office 2 9 on 470860 © © jm 1 Monday-Friday 10.30-2.30 As the battle reports come in from the Falklands, Australia's defence planners are learning important lessons. Already Prime Minister Fraser has asked the defence chiefs for special briefings. In this weeWs Bulletin, John Stackhouse puts together the information which will mean changes in Australia's defence thinking. He takes a close look at the latest technical developments and tells whether we've got the right equipment to deal with an enemy attack. Someone who knows more than most about the Falklands is Robin Amadio, who lived on the islands for 22 years. Her story provides a unique insight into the treacherous countryside and appalling weather conditions that are likely to have a significant effect on the fighting. Meanwhile, Tim Duncan explains why Juan Peron is still the enemy of the junta, in his study of Argentina's volatile political situation. To complete this week's coverage of the Falklands war, The Bulletin's correspondents have been analysing the latest reports from the front-line and reveal how much money the fighting has cost so far. All is not rosy on the home front either. Maximilian Walshes feature discloses why the Foreign Affairs Department is less than happy with Malcolm Fraser's decision to appoint ageing politicians to three top diplomatic posts. Wheeler-dealer, Alan Bond, has been hitting the headlines this week when he announced the possible sale of his prized petroleum interests to inject cash into the Bond Corporation. David Haselhurst has been behind the scenes and his story reveals all. The findings of a recent Morgan Gallup Poll should raise a few eyebrows too. It claims a dramatic increase in the number of Australians who have tried smoking marijuana. With stories like these and many more, no shopping list would be complete without this week's Bulletin. Out now. THE BULLETIN Australia^ weekly news magazine."}
{"id":126903487,"text":"18 Jun 1982 - Poll shows PM's popularity at an all-time high Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 18 June 1982, page 5 Argentine troops, still with their weapons, wait to be moved from the airfield at Port Stanley soon after their commander surrendered to British forces. LONDON, Thursday (AAPAP). — The latest Gallup Poll shows support for the Prime Minister. Mrs Thatcher, at an all-time high. The poll, conducted between June 9 and 14 as British forces were completing their recapture of the Falkland Islands, found 51 per cent of those responding "satisfied" with Mrs Thatcher's performance as Prime Minister. Fortythree per, cent were dissatisfied and 6 per cent did not know. The approval rating represents a jump of 7 per cent from May and 17 per cent from March, before Argentina invaded the Falklands. It. is the highest since Mrs Thatcher took power in May, 1979. The survey results, published today in London's conservative Daily Telegraph, also showed backing for the ruling Conservative Party at the highest level since the 1979 election. Forty-five per cent of the 971 voters surveyed nation-wide said they would vote Conservative if a new election was held today, compared with 25 per cent for the Labour Party, 15 per cent for the centrist Social Democratic Party and 10 per cent for the SDP's alliance partner, the Liberal Party. In March, Gallup had Labour leading the Conservatives 33 per cent to 31.5 per cent. Mrs Thatcher does not have to call a general election until May, 1984, but there has been speculation she might do so sooner to capitalise on her recent popularity. Asked what effect the Falklands conflict had on their view of the Prime Minister, 64 per cent said it was "more favourable" now, with 24 per cent saying "less favourable" and 12 per cent "don't know"."}
{"id":126910524,"text":"19 Mar 1982 - Polls show increase in meat demand Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 19 March 1982, page 14 Polls show increase in meat demand Morgan Gallup poll surveys of household food buying over the past two years had shown a strengthening trend in beef and lamb demand arid consumption, the chairman of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation, Mr Geoff Jones, said yesterday. Mr Jones said that the surveys, which had been conducted twice-yearly for the corporation since September 1979, were a welcome confirmation of trends observed in the AMLC's own statistics. "Last year total red-meat consumption rose by 3.4 kilograms to 83.6 kilograms per head of population — and that trend appears to be continuing in 1982," he said. "Significantly, the Gallup poll surveys cover the period since the corporation commenced its 'Feed the man meat' television advertising campaign. "The results strongly suggest our promotion program is working, although the specific effect of generic advertising is always difficult to assess." The surveys, conducted from September 1979 to October 1981, covered large samples of between 800 and 1,100 ": grocery buyers. Respondents were first asked if they bought beef or lamb in the week before the survey. Positive response rose from 77 per cent in 1979 to 79 per cent in 1981. In the five individual surveys only 7 to 9 per cent said that they had not eaten beef or lamb in the previous week. The reason given by most who had not recently bought meat was that purchases were made in bulk. Only 1 percent of respondents said meat was "too expensive", 2 per cent said "don't eat meat" and 2 per cent answered "health reasons". Respondents were asked to compare present buying habits for each survey with two months earlier. During the two year period the proportion buying less meat declined from 24 per cent of those surveyed to 16 per cent — those who said "about the same" rose from 53 per cent to 65 per cent. The Gallup polls also surveyed attitudes to meat. The proportion of respondents who agreed that eating meat was essential to good diet and "a major part of diet" remained high."}
{"id":126915465,"text":"09 Apr 1982 - Liberals decide Peacock not different enough Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 9 April 1982, page 2 Liberals decide Peacock not different enough -THE LIBERAL— -LEADERSHIP" By GAY DAVIDSON You CANNOT argue with politicians who stick with the old guard when they know things are going bad. You may sympathise, or feel exasperated that nobody found another way out, or mourn at the fortunes of this once-great party. But it was for members of the Parliamentary Liberal Party alone yesterday to make (and wear) their choices. They found no cause for celebration. At midday, the party meeting well over, there were just two of them in the Members' Bar, commiserating: Senator Withers and Mr Steele Hall. The parliamentarians' judgment yesterday clearly indicates they do not believe Mr Peacock is sufficiently different from the present leadership to offer them a significantly better chance of keeping their seats at the next election. Some, a full third of the voters, felt strongly enough about Mr Fraser's leadership to give their votes to the challenger. They did so knowing he could not win. Since politicians, at least as much as any other group of individuals, have a strong preference for being on the right side in any numbers game, it is certain that Mr Fraser gained some adherents in the past few days; those who stayed with Mr Peacock were at least as hostile to Mr Fraser as they were in favour of the challenger. Nevertheless, the two-to-one majority who stayed with Mr Fraser did so knowing that the boat is sinking lower and lower in the electoral water," but they wanted it to at least remain steady. Anything for a quiet life. They were well aware of the party's poor standing in NSW, heavy electoral losses in Victoria last weekend, and recent local-government defeats in Queensland. And hanging over them are the expected loss in South Australia later this year, and the latest Morgan Gallup Poll showing the coalition slipping to an approval rate of 38 per cent, Labor up three points to 52 per cent, and Mr Fraser personally down to 32 per cent approval and 53 per cent disapproval. All that adds up to a lot of animosity, an awful lot to keep bottled up until the next election, when things are going bad. That makes the Deputy Leader ballots as well as the result particularly interesting, and it means the successful contender, Mr Howard, has an extremely difficult job ahead of him. The first vote — Howard 34, MacKellar 18, Viner 5, Hodgman 22, 1 informal and 1 abstention — can only have pleased Mr Hodgman. He had lobbied for compassionate votes and they piled up in heartening numbers, but more than half were simply "parked" with him until people saw that first result and got down to the serious business of the second ballot. That result was Howard 45 (up 11), MacKellar 27 (up 9) and Hodgman 9 (down 13). Taking into account the uncertainty displayed in the first ballot, Mr Fraser's support for Mr Howard, and Mr MacKellar's and Mr Hodgman's leanings to Mr Peacock's view of Mr Fraser (in spite of the unanimous concurrence with the Lynch loyalty oath), it is reasonably to see the end result as 45-36 (the latter being the sum of the votes that did not go to Mr Fraser's choice). That is remarkably similar to the 47 for Sir Phillip Lynch and 35 for Mr Peacock in the last ballot for Deputy Leader after.the 1980 elections. The numbers are slightly different because Sir William McMahon (who voted for Sir Phillip) is no longer in Parliament and his successor is in the Labor caucus. It means that Mr Fraser's choice on this occasion received two fewer votes, and the other side scored one more. So Mr Howard does not begin in his new position with great support. The one way in which he could gain kudos, by negotiating successfully with the Australian Democrats to avoid any more rejections of Bills in the Senate, is probably beyond his power since the problem areas are likely to be Budget measures and he, as Treasurer, is in the worst:possible position to consider compromises. And if Mr Howard is to keep his position, let alone use it to stake a claim for the top job, he will need to use the authority of the Deputy leadership to press for some policy changes. Yet, at the same time, he will have to work even more closely with Mr Fraser. Perhaps some politicians do earn their money."}
{"id":126918025,"text":"21 Apr 1982 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 21 April 1982, page 4 AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ;Dear Principal, "if you have been in the habit of authorising the purchase of supplies for your school from interstate traders, STOP AND THINK whether you might really prefer to place your business with Canberra based suppliers instead. We at Jacaranda Educational, a wholly owned Canberra company, promise you prices at least equal to those of interstate traders, plus personalised, professional and prompt service which cannot be matchedby remote suppliers. It is in our interest to win your custom, and we know you will find it is in the interest of both your school and the Canberra community to support local business. Before you sign your next school order in favour of an interstate supplier, phone us for a comparative quote. Old friendships aside, the criteria is not only service but also the bottom line. We will meet both aspects of your criteria. Yours Sincerely, JACARANDA EDUCATIONAL Manuka Village 950044 MM - - — • ■■ ' ntefe. ~ ^yi.<?t4'\\* yy-^v i ,,< \\„t^rv,,4^ ,t ^ ;f 5 -ri -, \\' %* 1 \\' * ' An %' » a •» V§ ^ , < \\ *> * „ '' S * s : Butchers, bakers, candlestick makers - Australian heroes came from all walks of life and, it appears, in remarkable numbers. In this week's issue of The Bulletin, David McNicoll, who was a war correspondent during World War II, introduces a special tribute to Anzac Day: a 16-page pictorial of Australia^ brave from the Boer War to Vietnam. r H.. / - w - > sist dd \\ tt»PAGf ANZAC v '» QAY TRIBUTE AUSTRALIA'S Elsewhere in The Bulletin, Lord Shackleton, son of the explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton, assesses the long-term strategic importance of the Falkland Islands and reveals that the British claims to the Antarctic are the central issues in the current crisis. On a less serious note, Alan Coren, the British humorist, reports on the secret demonic forces behind the island invasion. Why is Sir Tristan Antico's Pioneer Concrete Services paying $1 million a week interest to finance its expansion programme? In recent months, stock market gossips have said the group may be over-stretched. David Haselhurst looks at where the company is going. Also examined this week are the latest Morgan Gallup Poll figures. They appear to provide some comfort for Malcolm Fraser after the recent Victorian elections, but therels a long way to go before he can feel secure. Stuart Indetfs name appears in The Bulletin for the first time this week. An acknowledged expert on the Pacific Islands, he tells how personalities can be more important than parties at election time in our neighbouring island states. For all the latest on these vital issues and many more read The Bulletin. Out now. 1HE BULLETIN Australia's weekly news magazine."}
{"id":126919537,"text":"28 Apr 1982 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 28 April 1982, page 4 As the Government appears to go from one crisis to another, Malcolm Fraser gives an exclusive interview to Bulletin Editor-in-Chief, Trevor Kennedy. He talks frankly about his problems and the path he believes the Government should now follow. This weekfc Bulletin also includes two other major articles on the Prime Minister. Maximilian Walsh gives his views on how Fraser should reshuffle the Government following the resignations of Moore and MacKellar. And Alan Reid speculates on Andrew Peacocks Cabinet chances and reviews the possibility of Fraser gambling on an early election. Finally, there^ an exclusive Morgan Gallup Poll commissioned by The Bulletin to see how Fraser^ popularity currently compares with that of Peacock. Elsewhere in The Bulletin, author and former criminal, Ward McNally, airs his controversial arguments for prison reform and, surprisingly, they're not particularly sympathetic to law-breakers. Hit by a series of disturbing accidents and a weakened economy, the U.S. nuclear power programme is grinding to a halt. Kevin McKean reports on the problems and explains exactly why nuclear plants break down. Meanwhile, David Haselhurst investigates the reasons why Australians domestic oil price is set to rise, in contrast to the world trend. Former Rugby Union forward, Steve Finnane, proves that years in the scrums haven't dimmed his wit. His hilarious letter to The Bulletin defends his conduct on the controversial Wallaby Tour of 1975. All in all you'll have plenty to talk about after reading The Bulletin. Out now. Australia's weekly news magazine."}
{"id":126926931,"text":"05 Jun 1992 - WEEKEND MOTORING Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 5 June 1992, page 18 WEEKEND MOTORING ——^—1^^—^ 1— Survey shows bad image Industry 'insulted' by result THE IMAGE ofshon ky car sellers doing dodgy deals was something the automotive industry had worked hard to overcome, the president of the Australian Automobile Dealers Association, Brian Phillis, said in Adelaide recently. Mr Phillis said the lingering perception was insulting to the professionals within the industry and had persisted to the point of becoming a cliche. "It's something of a tradition to think of car dealers that way," he said. Mr Phillis was commenting on a Morgan Gallup Poll which named car dealers as the least-trusted professionals in the community. The poll found that only 3 per cent of 1343 people surveyed nationwide thought car dealers had high stan dards. Pharmacists were most respected, with 79 per cent considering them highly ethical. "There were a lot of people within our industry who were terribly insulted by that result, especially as we are putting a huge effort into changing that perception," Mr Phillis said. ' Judging by customer response many new car dealers have been accepted by their customers as business people offering good service. Most of Australia's manufacturers and importers constantly monitor customer satisfaction with surveys and follow-up calls. The best claim satisfaction rates as high as 95 per cent while they all appreciate the importance of keeping buyers happy. Toyota Australia executive vice president John Conomos said customer satisfaction had emerged as the key to success in the motor trade. "We have recognised that customer satisfaction can create the essential difference between our franchise and those of our opposition," he said. But despite all that Mr Phillis said the tarnished image of car dealers, especially used-car dealers, remained. "It's something that's come through almost since the start of time," he said. "I don't know how car dealers can rise above that without spending millions of dollars on a publicity campaign which frankly we can't afford to do. "But the important thing is looking after the clients we've got, and making sure every one of them is happy. "Having said that, there's always going to be 2 or 3 per cent that will never be hap py, MrPhilhssaid. — MP"}
{"id":126927150,"text":"06 Jun 1992 - Poll reveals Coalition's progress Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 6 June 1992, page 2 Poll reveals Coalition's progress The Federal Coalition would have won an election if one held been held late last month, a Morgan Poll has found. The poll published in the latest Time Australia magazine, and conducted by face-to-face interviews of2403 electors throughout Australia on the weekends of May 16-17 and 23-24, found that support for the Federal Labor Government had slipped by 0.5 percent in late May to 36.5 per cent. Support for the Opposition parties had increased from 43 per cent to 44 per cent and support for the Australian Democrats had increased from 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent. The backing for minor parties and independents had declined from 13.5 per cent to 12.5 per cent. About the time the poll was conducted the Minister for Transport and Communication and party power-broker Graham Richardson had resigned over the Marshall Islands affair. Despite the loss of support for the Government, the approval rating of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, increased from 33 per cent to 34.5 per cent, the first increase since March, and his disapproval rating decreased from 57 per cent to 56. The undecided stood at 9.5 per cent, down from 10 per cent. Opposition leader John Hewson's approval was up from 42 to 43 per cent — the first increase since January when he recorded his highest rating, 62 per cent. His disapproval rating declined from 43 to 42 per cent. Dr Hewson maintained a three-point lead over Mr Keating on the question of preferred prime minister — 45 per ccnt and 42 per cent respectively - both up 1 per ccnt. Thirteen per ccnt, 2 per cent fewer, named someone else, or could not say. According to a Saulwick Poll pub- J lished in the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday, neither of the main political parties has a good image among voters ' — the ALP's image the worst. The poll, of 1000 voters nationally on May 27-28, found a majority of voters rated Labor's ability as "poor" J in three out of the four question-areas ;> proposed. ij The four areas were: managing the •* economy, managing internal party affairs, protecting the needy, and repre senting Australia's interests abroad. > On a scale of one to 10, where one * meant "very poor" and 10 meant "excellent", the Opposition recorded the highest score for any of the four categories - 5.2 for its ability to manage Australia's interests abroad. The Government did not better the Opposition's score in any of the categories. The poll report said the over-all low rating for the major parties underlined voter disenchantment. As many as one in four voters had said that he/she would vote for a minor party or independent candidate if an election were held today. Poll Watch now appears on Page 2 each Saturday."}
{"id":126927839,"text":"09 Jun 1992 - Drop for Vic Opposition Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 9 June 1992, page 12 SYDNEY: Support for the Victorian Liberal-National opposition fell 1.5 points to 49 per cent in May, a Morgan Poll has found. The Labor Government's support was unchanged at 29 per cent, indicating the Opposition would have easily won an election held last month. The poll, to be published in today's Time magazine, showed support for minor parties and independent candidates was up 1.5 points to 15 per cent. Despite her party's poor showing, the Premier of Victoria, Joan Kirner, still had a 13-point higher approval rating than Opposition leader Jeff Kennett. The poll was done after 1676 electors throughout Victoria were interviewed face-to-face during May and asked which party they would vote for if a state election were being held today."}
{"id":126928543,"text":"13 Jun 1992 - Labor 'would have won in NSW' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 13 June 1992, page 2 Labor 'would have won in NSW' A Morgan poll, published in the latest Time Australia magazine, has found that if an election had been held in May, Labor would have won office in NSW. It found that support for the minority NSW Liberal-National Government had declined from 40.5 per cent to 37. The poll, of 2202 electors interviewed face-to-face in May, found that as Government support declined, support for the Opposition increased from 41.4 per cent to 43. Australian Democrats support was up from 6 per cent to 7. It was bad news also for the Premier, Nick Greiner, whose approval rating, in the wake of the Terry Metherell affair, slumped from 36 per cent to a "new low" of 30 per cent. Those who disap proved of the way he did his job increased from 56 per cent to 63 per cent, and in the preferred premier stakes, the Labor leader, Bob Carr, improved his standing from 42 per cent to 46 per cent. Across the border, the Victorian Liberal-National opposition undeniably would have won an election despite its support's decline from 50.5 per cent to 49 per cent, another Morgan poll has found. The poll, of 1676 electors in Victoria, also interviewed face-to-face, found support for the Labor Government unchanged at 29 per cent and support for the minor parties and independent candidates up 1.5 to 15 per cent. The electors' approval of the Premier, Joan Kirner, declined from 43 per cent to 40, and her disapproval rating increased from 49 per cent to 54. In the federal arena, the Coalition's lead in the race for the Senate seat has been reduced by 3 per cent, an AGB poll, published in the Bulletin magazine, has found. The poll, of 4163 electors interviewed face-to-face nation-wide in May, found support for the Coalition down to 40 per cent, the Labor party also down two to 37 per cent."}
{"id":126929912,"text":"20 Jun 1992 - Coalition ahead but Hewson slides: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 20 June 1992, page 2 Coalition ahead but Hewson slides: poll The approval rating of the Prime Minister. Paul Keating, steadily increased again in the latest Morgan poll, published in Time Australia: Mr Keating's approval rose half a point to 45 per cent while the approval rating of the Opposition leader, John Hewson, was down four points to 39 per cent and his disapproval rating was up two points to 44 per ccnt. The poll, however, showed the Liberal-National Coalition would have won an election in early June.1 ' • For the federal poll, 2695 electors were interviewed face-to-face throughout Australia on May 30-31 and June 6-7. On the " question of who would make a better prime minister; Dr Hewson's lead over Mr Keating narrowed by two points to 43-42 per cent. Support for the Federal Labor Government and the Coalition was unchanged at 36.5 per cent and 44 per cent respectively. The Australian Democrats slipped half a point to 6.5 per cent, while 13 per cent of people polled favoured minor parties and independent candi dates. In a poll of 11,342 electors on Senate voting intentions, support for the Democrats rose one point to 9 per ccnt since April. Support was down one point for Labor, to 35 per ccnt, and for the Coalition to 43 percent. A Ncwspoll, in The Australian this week, showed that 30 per cent of voters were undecided about who they would like to see as prime minister. In South Australia, the new Liberal-National Opposition leader, Dale Brown, received a 36 percent approval rating, 12 points higher than former leader Dale Baker's final rating. The Premier, John Bannon, hit a new low approval rating of" 35 per cent, down four points since March. In October-November, 1989, Mr Bannon's approval was a huge 74 per cent. Support for the SA Labor Government was up half a point to 34.5 per cent and down one point for the Opposition Coalition, to 47 per ccnt. Meanwhile, the new Western Australian Liberal leader, Richard Court, fared poorly in his first poll with a 23 per ccnt approval, 27 per ccnt disapproval and 50 per ccnt unde cided. The approval rating of the Premier, Carmen Lawrence, reached a new high of 72 per ccnt, up three points."}
{"id":126930315,"text":"22 Jun 1992 - IN BRIEF Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 22 June 1992, page 2 IN BRIEF Pessimism on economy: poll Australians are becoming more pessimistic about the long term health of the economy, according to a Morgan poll to be published in this week's Time maga zine. The Morgan consumer confidence rating fell from 101.6 points in May to 97.7 in June after rising in the first four months of the year. There was a 6 per cent drop to 50 per cent in the number of people who believed it was a good time to buy a major household item and a 5 per cent rise to 83 per cent who thought it was a bad time to buy. Telecom talks MELBOURNE: Victorian Telecom union officials are expected to meet management tomorrow in a bid to defuse industrial action over plans to slash 4400 jobs. The crisis talks have been ordered by the Industrial Relations Commission in response to stopwork meetings called by key unions for tomorrow. Olympic coins SYDNEY: Australia will participate in the history-making production of a multinational Olympic coin set. The Australian, Canadian, French, Austrian and Greek mints each would produce three legal-tender coins with common specifications to celebrate the 1996 centennial of the Olympic move ment Pro-choice vigil A pro-choice women's group, Options, is organising a "silent, peaceful vigil" outside the ACT Assembly building from tomorrow when a Bill to repeal the ACT Termination of Pregnancy Act is debated. Spokeswoman Anne Yuille said yesterday the vigil was to show support for Assembly members who recognised that the majority of the population upheld a woman's right to choose. Gaming charges Eight men will appear in the Canberra Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with gaming offences after a police raid on premises in East Row on Saturday night The men were taken into custody at about 9pm and later received bail. Bound and gagged BRISBANE: The body of an 89-yearold man was found bound and gagged in his ransacked home on Queensland's Gold Coast yesterday. There were signs of forced entry to the house at Paradise Point. Soccer incident Police were questioning a young soccer player last night after an on-field incident in an under-19 match between Belconnen United and Olympic Clubs at Hawker yesterday. It is alleged that the player "karate kicked" another after the referee had ordered him from the field with a red card. The player who was kicked was taken from the ground to Calvary Hospital."}
{"id":126931346,"text":"27 Jun 1992 - Consumer confidence falls again: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 27 June 1992, page 2 Consumer confidence falls again: poll Confidence in the cconomy ebbed this month, according to a Morgan poll in Time Australia. The consumer confidence rating slipped for the second month, from 101.6 to 97.7 points, after rising in the first four months of the year. Of the 1159 people interviewed face-to-face throughout Australia on June 6-7, 47 per ccnt said (hey were financially worse off than they were a year ago. Only 25 per ccnt thought the economy would improve over the next year, with 33 per ccnt undecided or believing it would stay the same, and 42 per cent saying the economy would worsen. In June, fewer people (down one point) thought the economy would deteriorate in the year ahead but there was also a one point drop in those expecting it to improve. Looking ahead,, five years, there was a two-point increase, to 27 per cent, in resnnn dents expecting the economy to de cline while those expecting improvement remained unchanged at 32 per cent. There was a six-point drop, to 50 per cent, in the proportion of people who believed it was a good time to buy a major household item, and a five-point rise, to 33 per cent, among those who thought it was a bad time. In another poll, 15 per cent of the 5576 people inter- • viewed face-to-face throughout Australia felt they got a "raw deal" out of life. Eit>htv ner cent said they did Surprisingly, 14 per cent of the people polled accepted the idea that women should work only as housewives and leave the running of the country to men. Eighty-four per cent rejected the notion. Before his resignation, the approval rating of the NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, fell four points to 26 per cent and his disapproval rating 3 rose six points to 56 per cent. The Bulletin poll, held by AGB Australia early this month, just before the release of the 1CAC report on the Metherell affair, showed support for the Greiner Government down five points to 33 per cent and support for the Labor Party up five points to 47 per cent. Meanwhile, in South Australia, the approval rating of the Premier, John Bannon, fell 10 points to 30 per cent, while the approval rating of the new Liberal Opposition Leader, Dean Brown, was 26 per cent. However, Mr Brown leads Mr Bannon as preferred Premier by 34 to 33 per cent. Thirty-three per cent of those palled were uncommited."}
{"id":126936229,"text":"17 Jul 1992 - Pay drive by unions hardly changed Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 17 July 1992, page 9 GLENDA KORPORAAL Pay drive by unions hardly changed SO WE have 11 per cent plus unemploy- ment — worse in Victoria — and the ACTU is pushing another national wage rise. Sure it's not a huge amount — possibly a rise of some 1.5 per cent — but with unem-ployment at such disastrous levels, you have to wonder at the mentality of continuing to push higher and higher costs on employers or for higher and higher benefits for those lucky enough to have jobs. In recent years the combination of the Labor Government and the ACTU. all pack-aged together in a wondrous deal called The Accord has increased the burden on employ-ers. There's the training levy, the superannu-ation levy and higher wage levels in return for some very marginal improvements in productivity. The Hawke and then the Keating govern-ment has — quite rightly — introduced a whole series of major reforms designed to open up the Australian economy and make it much more efficient and internationally competitive. But when it comes to wages and labour policy, Labour Inc — that combina-tion of government and union officials whose policy ideas have shaped these poli-cies for the past decade — suddenly switches into protectionist mode, arguing that the country can only handle what amounts to incremental change. We can have radical change in banking and finance, the car indus-try, clothing and textiles etc but when it comcs to shaking up life for the Industrial Relations club the trauma would be too great for the country to take! The ACTU president, Martin Ferguson, claimed yesterday that his organisation was "in the game of trying to create employment opportunities". Yet the Labour Inc record (after a decade of running the country you can't blame all our current problems on the Bonds and the Skascs of the world) is hardly impressive. Not only is unemployment up, but the real burden of the jobs crisis has fallen heavily on what used to be the family breadwinner, the full-time male worker. In 1983-84, the first full financial year of the Labor Government, the male labour force in Australia was 4.4 million. In June this year it was up to just over five million — an extra 600,000 men came into the work force. But over the same period, full-time male employment only rose from 3.75 mil-lion to just under 4 million — a rise of only 250,000 jobs. Despite the existence of The Accord and the jobs growth for most of the '80s, less than half the number of men who have entered the workforce over the period have actually found full-time jobs. What is really worrying is that despite massive changes we have seen in some in-dustries, the old-style mentality of unions pushing for higher and higher across-the-board benefits for those in full-time employment hardly seems to have changed. Australia has become a nation of haves and have nots. The Haves — those that have jobs — might have worries about maybe losing their jobs, but economically they are better off from a combination of higher su-perannuation benefits, higher wages, very slow growth in the cost of goods and falling interest rates. The real burden of the reces-sion and structural adjustment is being car-ried entirely by the out-of-work Have Nots. Of coursc no-onc can argue that Australia is alone in our economic problems. The world is suffering from slow economic growth. But the severity of the recession arid the mood of national despair about the out-look is a lot worse in Australia than in many Despite wonders of The Accord, the system delivers high unemployment other developed countries. In America, where voters are worried about the weakness of the recovery, the unemployment rate is "only" 7.8 per cent. In Japan, where the economy is slowing down rapidly, unem-ployment is just over 2 per cent. The OECD average unemployment rate for the larger economies is down below 8 per cent. No-onc is arguing that our high unemploy-ment is bccausc of any explosion in wages demand. Hopefully we have all learned from the wages explosion of 1981. But, despite all the wonders of The Ac-cord, we have a system which delivers a chronically high level of unemployment in Australia. The Accord was supposed to have deliv-ered wage restraint without industrial pain — that is for those with jobs. It's all very well congratulating ourselves on how much things have changed compared with the bad old days of Australian labour relations, but we really need to sec what has been happen-ing in the economics of our major trading partners. The accompanying table shows that wages in Australia have risen by more than 52 per cent from their base in 1982-83, when La-bour Inc took office, to June last year. But despite "wage restraint" this is much higher than the 40.4 per cent rise in the Big Seven OECD economics. The wage rise was higher in Britain, and its unemployment is also higher than the OECD average at 9 per ccnt plus. Wages only grew by 27 per ccnt in the US and 22 per cent in Japan. While unemployment in Australia is higher now than it was in the last recession, it has fallen from 1982-83 in the other Big Seven OECD economies. The real comparative picture for Australia is far worse when one adds on the big in-crease in non-wage costs of employment. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures is-sued this week show that for the first lime superannuation has overtaken the dreaded payroll tax as the major component of labour costs apart from wages. In the year 1990-91 (before the latest round of compulsory super-annuation increases) superannuation costs per private sector employee jumped by al-most 30 per cent! Average labour on costs — super, payroll tax, workers' compensation and the fringe benefits tax — jumped by more than 13 per cent over the year com-pared with a wages growth of 6 per ccnt. This is not to advocate anything so radical as large-scalc wage slashing. But why do we have a system which insists of having a na-tional wage rise during a recession? It might be all right for some industries in some parts of the country which are doing well, but why this mentality of everyone having to have more? Because of the economics in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania maybe we need to look for regional wage structures. After all, the cost of living in Melbourne is considerably lower at the moment than in Sydney. Why should unions argue that a building worker in say depressed Geelong should be paid at the same level as one in Sydney? The Accord has actually given less and less say to the average worker about what he or she wants in terms of benefits and condi-tions. (I write as a union member of more than 20 years, including three years as a part-time elected union official). Did the average worker really want all that superan-nuation? Some might. Others might have wanted cash. Others might want more child carc and flexible working hours. Others might be prepared to concede benefits to-avoid layoffs. Very significantly, the Saulwick poll pub-lished in The Age this week showed that half those surveyed supported the idea of issues such as wages and other conditions being negotiated directly between workers and em-ployers without union involvement. The labour-relations industry and our whole official attitude to wage setting and pushing more and more costs on employers must be the next major area of reform for Australia. The longer it takes, the higher the cost in terms of unemployment and the greater the social and economic divisions in our allegedly egalitarian country."}
{"id":126936385,"text":"18 Jul 1992 - Union awards, IRC rulings losing popularity with voters Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 18 July 1992, page 2 Union awards, IRC rulings losing popularity with voters Awards negotiated by trade unions and employees or determined by the Industrial Relations Commission are losing popularity among the voting public. A Herald Saulwick Poll of 1000 electors interviewed nation-wide found nearly half supported direct enterprise bargaining between employer and employee. The poll asked whether wages, hours of work and conditions should be determined by the IRQ whether negotiations should be between employers and trade unions without the involvement of the IRC; or whether negotiations should be between employers and employees without the in volvement of either unions or the IRC. Direct employer-employee negotiations was preferred by 49 per cent of those polled; 22 per cent preferred a system in which trade unions negotiated with employers, and another 22 per cent preferred a system where the IRC decided. Of intending Coalition voters, 62 per cent support enterprise bargaining, against 38 per cent of intending ALP voters. The poll found 63 per cent believed unions had too much power, while 59 per cent felt big business wielded too much power. A Morgan poll, published in Time Australia, has found the Coalition would have comfortably won an election had one been held early in July. Support for the Labor Government, however, was up one percentage point to 36 per cent while Liberal-National support was down one to 44 per cent. The Australian Democrats fell one percentage point to 6 per cent and support for independents rose one to 14 per cent. The poll, of 3170 electors interviewed face-to-face was taken before the release of the latest unemployment statistics. A Newspoll of 1138 electors interviewed on July 10-12 and published in The Australian showed Mr Keating's disapproval had risen by 10 percentage points to to 68 per cent, while his approval rating fell six to 32 per cent. Dr Hewson's approval rating fell three percentage points to 35 per cent and his disapproval rating rose five to 51 per cent."}
{"id":126938585,"text":"27 Jul 1992 - PM's popularity slumps Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 27 July 1992, page 1 PM's popularity slumps Australia's record 11.1 per cent unemployment rate in June has dealt a blow to the standing of the Prime Minister, Paul Relating, in the opin ion polls. His personal approval rating slumped in the wake of the issue of the June jobless data on July 9, according to Time magazine's Morgan Gallup Poll and the Bulletin magazine's AGB poll, reported on television news bulletins last night." But the Coalition appeared to have gained little from the gloom over unemployment, although it retained a handy lead over Labor in both polls. The Seven Network said Time's poll showed the Coalition with a two-party preferred lead of 10 percentage points over Labor. Its primary vote was unchanged on the previous poll at 44 per cent. Continued on Page 2 Slump noted in Keating's , popularity Continued from Front Page The ALP's primary vote was down. one at 35, the Australian Democrats, up two to eight and others and„ independents down one at 13. Asked about preferences, the. Democrats, others and independents split 52 to 48 per cent in favour of the ' ALP. Mr Keating's personal approval rating slumped four points to 29 per cent, his lowest level since mid-Janu ary, while his disapproval rating was, up four to a record 61 per cent. Opposition Leader John Hewson's standing also fell, with his approval rating down one to 39 per cent: and ; disapproval also at a new record lev-, . el of 46 per cent, up one. c . But Dr Hewson opened up hisllead; over Mr Keating as preferred Prime ,t Minister, at 45 per cent (up one) to the Prime Minister's 39 per cent' (down two). The Nine Network said the Bulle-,'. tin poll showed Mr Keating's ap-,' proval rating plunging five points to,' 23 per cent, while Dr Hewson's rating rose two to 31 per cent. ;"}
{"id":126940761,"text":"05 Sep 1992 - Polls show Goss well ahead; Groom, Kennett support up Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 5 September 1992, page 2 Polls show Goss well ahead; Groom, Kennett support up POLL WATCH Queensland's Labor Premier, Wayne Goss, looks set to win another term in office after a Morgan poll, published in Time Australia, found support for Labor in that state had risen three points to 49 per cent. This was the Government's highest rating in a year while support for the Liberal Party, 22 per cent, and the National Party, 18 per cent, was unchanged. Support for minor parties and independents fell three points to 11 per cent. If an election had been held in July or August, the ALP would have retained office. The approval rating of Mr Goss improved two points to a high of 79 per cent. Eighty per cent of men preferred Mr Goss, 77 per cent of women. His disapproval rating was unchanged on 16 per cent. The approval ratings of National Party leader Robert Borbidge, 28 per cent, and Liberal leader Joan Sheldon, 39 per cent, were unchanged. Premier Goss has announced a September 19 election. In Victoria, Opposition leader Jeff Kennett has surged ahead, according to a Bulletin poll, held by AGB Australia. Mr Kennett's rating as preferred Premier had increased by four points to 38 per cent, giving him an eight-point lead over the Labor Premier, Joan Kirner. His Liberal-National Coalition was 24 points ahead of the Government, 49 per cent to 25 per cent. Mr Kennett's approval rating was up four points to 26 per cent and his disapproval rating down four points to 43 per cent. Thirty-one per cent were uncommit ted. Mrs Kirner's approval rating was steady on 24 per cent and her disapproval rating fell two points to 55 per cent. Twenty-one per cent were uncommitted. The Liberal Government in Tasmania holds a four point lead over the ALP Opposition, although Labor's electoral standing has improved over the past three months. A Bulletin poll, held by AGB Australia, found support for Michael Field's Opposition up eight points to 40 per cent while support for Ray Groom's Government fell six points to 44 per cent. Mr Groom's approval rating fell four points to 41 per cent, with his disapproval rating climbing 13 points to 31 per cent. . Support for Mr Field remained at 41 per cent while his disapproval rating rose one point to 38 per cent. Mr Groom remains the preferred premier by 46 per cent, down three points, to Mr Field's 33 per cent. Outside the political arena, a Morgan poll, published in Time Australia, has found 77 per cent of working Australians would be prepared to work harder for the same pay and conditions to improve the nation's productivity, up one point since June."}
{"id":126941176,"text":"07 Sep 1992 - Budget help to ALP: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 7 September 1992, page 2 Budget help to ALP: poll The latest Morgan poll has found Labor would have won an election held in August. The poll, for Time Australia magazine, showed support for the ALP jumped 5.5 per cent to 39.5 per ccnt after the Budget's release - putting the Government in a better position than at the last election in March 1990. However, an AGB poll of NSW voters concerning the next federal election shows the federal Labor Party has lost its lead and fallen behind the Opposition. This poll, for The Bulletin, found the Coalition had moved ahead by three percentage points. Polling nationally, the survey showed the Coalition maintained a six-point lead over Labor, with both major parties and the Democrats falling one percentage point."}
{"id":126941386,"text":"08 Sep 1992 - Libs admit their transport plans mean job losses Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 8 September 1992, page 4 Libs admit their transport plans mean job losses MELBOURNE: The Victorian Opposition revealed yesterday plans for a radical overhaul of public transport which, it admitted, would lead to "major" job losses. However, the Opposition's transport spokesman, Alan Brown, said radical action was necessary if the public transport system's massive annual $2 billion loss was to be reduced.' The Liberal Leader, Jeff Kennett, also said yesterday he "lived in fear" of Labor being re-elected to government in the October 3 election. His admission followed a new opinion poll showing a sharp reduction in the Coalition's strong two-year lead over Labor during the first two weeks of the election campaign. Mr Kennett said he feared Labor would win an unprecedented fourth term on October 3 on the back of preferences from the record 182 independents contesting the election. He warned that such a result would be "disastrous" for Victoria. Mr Kennett, who has twice before led the Liberals to defeat in Victoria, added that he had learned not to expect electoral victory. The Premier, Joan Kirner, said the Morgan Gallup Poll, showing a 6 per cent jump in support for Labor (to 31 per cent) against a 9 per cent drop in support for the Coalition (to 50 per cent), was similar to, although more "dramatic" than, the findings of private ALP polling during the early stages of the long campaign. She also said the Morgan result reflected a new voter con centration on policy issues, particularly planned industrial relations reforms by a Coalition government The opinion poll showed the Opposition was "reaping the whirlwind of their hidden agenda" to lower award wages and conditions, Mrs Kirner said. Later, Mr Brown ensured that public transport would also become an election issue when he confirmed plans to remove conductors from trams and contract out maintenance and bus services. The plans set the scene for major industrial confrontation under a Coalition government after October 3. In early 1990 the Labor Government was forced into an embarrassing and politically costly backdown when its attempt to remove conductors from trams threw Melbourne's public transport system into chaos for five weeks. Yesterday unions immediately warned that the Coalition's policy would lead to similar in dustrial strife. Mr Brown said only radical reform would revive the state's ailing public transport system. He acknowledged the reforms would come at the cost of a significant number of jobs but an Opposition spokesman later said there were "no plans for eliminating or closing any services" in Victoria. The Opposition said part of its policy would allow Melbourne's historic W-Class trams to be installed in the state's three major regional centres, Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat"}
{"id":126942655,"text":"14 Sep 1992 - Fahey lifts his party's rating Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 14 September 1992, page 2 Fahey lifts his party's rating SYDNEY: The NSW Premier, John Fahey, has helped turn around the fortunes of his Liberal-National Coalition Government and improved his own approval rating by 7 percent, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in Time Australia this week, shows support for the Coalition has increased by 4 per cent since June, and by 1.5 in August, to 43 per cent Labor's support dropped 2.5 per cent to 40 per cent in August."}
{"id":126943959,"text":"20 Sep 1992 - Plea will backfire, Kennett predicts Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 20 September 1992, page 3 Plea will backfire, Kennett predicts MELBOURNE: Victoria's Oppo-sition Leader, Jeff Kennett, predict-ed yesterday that the plea to voters by the Premier, Joan Kirner, last week to forget the past failings of the ALP, would backfire. Mr Kennett said Mrs Kirner had been desperate during her platform address on Thursday in asking voters not to take revenge against her Gov-ernment, and look to the future. In a J. F. Kennedy-style call for action, Mrs Kirner said, "I am not asking the people of Victoria, 'Who's political side are you on?", I am ask-ing people, 'How important is Victo-ria to you'?" She added, "On election day, will you focus on the vision for the fu-ture, a people-based future, or will you seek retribution for the past?" Mr Kennett said voters would be hard pressed to forget the state's high unemployment rate, the increase in Victorians needing support, and the tens of thousands of investors who were "stripped of their finances" by the collapse of the Farrow building society group. "For Mrs Kirner now to invoke the words of JFK in a last desperate gamble to ask people to forgive and forget . . . is somewhat a forlorn hope," Mr Kennett said. "What she's really saying is vote for me, vote for us . . . forget what's happened in the past, forget that there's 154 Victori-ans losing their jobs every day. "1 think most people will be af-fronted by that because it reinforces in their minds that Labor will not accept any responsibility for what has happened to our society through their administration." The Age Saulwick poll taken on Thursday showed that over the past three weeks, support for the Govern-ment had risen by 11 points to 35 per cent. The Coalition's support rose mar-ginally by one point to 52 per cent, but support for Independents fell dramatically from 18 to 10 percent. The Victorian Opposition said yesterday it would close nine insti-tutions for the intellectually and physically disabled if it won the Oc-tober 3 state election. Launching the Coalition's com-munity services policy yesterday, the Opposition's community services spokesman, Michael John, accused the Labor Government of creating conditions similar to those of the great Depression."}
{"id":126944215,"text":"21 Sep 1992 - PM's approval still high: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 21 September 1992, page 2 PM's approval still high: poll Support for the federal ALP dropped 1.5 points to 38 per cent in the first two weeks of September, after a 5.5 point rise in August, the latest Morgan Poll has found. But approval of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, was at its highest level sincc June, while support for the Opposition Leader, John Hcwson, slipped amid his criticism of Japanese and US trade policies and a renewed push for zero tariffs in the car industry. At the same time, Liberal-National Party support rose two points to 44 per cent and support for the Australian Democrats also increased by 0.5 points to 6 per cent. The Morgan Poll, issued on the Seven Network and published in Time Australia, said 12 per cent opted for other parties or independents, a drop of one point. The Coalition led the ALP 52 to 48 per cent and would have won an election held in early September. Approval of the way Mr Keating is handling the prime ministership was up one point since late August at 34 per cent, and 56 per cent of electors, a one point drop, disapproved of him and 10 per cent were undecided. Dr Hewson's approval in the polls slipped three points to 38 per cent. His disapproval rating rose two points to 47 per cent, and 15 per cent were unde cided. The poll was based on face-to-facc interviews of2345 electors on the week ends ofSeptember 5-6 and 12-13. - - AAF 1"}
{"id":126945240,"text":"26 Sep 1992 - Poll points to Coalition victory Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 26 September 1992, page 2 Poll points to Coalition victory POLL WATCH With only a week until the Victorian election is held, a Saulwick poll, published in The Age, has shown voters to be moving away from the Democrats, independents and minor parties and returning to Labor and the Coali tion. The Labor Party has increased 11 paints to 35 per cent since the beginning or September and the LiberalNational Party picked up 1 point to be 52 per cent. Despite the increase in Labor support, it appears the Coalition will win the election. The Premier, Joan Kirner, however, is regarded as a better leader. Voters gave her higher marks than the Leader of the Opposition, Jeff Kennett, in a range of leadership qualities including honesty, reliability and being in touch with people's needs. Those polled were asked to give Ms Kirner and Mr Kennett scores out of 10. Ms Kirner scored 5.5 for honesty, 5.0 for reliability, 6.6 for intelligence and 5.5 for being in touch. On the other hand, Mr Kennett's scores were 5.1, 4.9, 5.9 and 5.0 respectively. Ms Kirner is also the preferred premier by a small margin - 44- to 42 per cent. Fourteen per cent of those surveyed were undecided. In the federal arena, a Bulletin poll, held by AGB Australia, has shown the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, to be gaining on the Opposition Leader, John Hewson. Mr Keating's approval rating has increased three points to 26 per cent, while Dr Hewson's dropped two points to 30 per cent. On the question of who is the preferred Prime Minister, Mr Keating and Dr Hewson are neck and neck with 36 per cent each with 28 per cent uncommitted. Since late August, the Labor Party's popularity has jumped four points to 41 per cent and the Coalition's popularity has fallen marginally, one point, to 42 per cent. If an election had been held early this month, the Government would been returned on preferences. This is the ALP's best result since early June."}
{"id":126946935,"text":"04 Oct 1992 - SUPPORT UP: POLL Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 4 October 1992, page 7 SUPPORT UP: POLL SYDNEY: The NSW Premier, John Fahey, continues to enjoy popular support, a new poll shows. The latest Saulwick Poll, published in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald, shows that Mr Fahey's popularity rose since the last poll, from 36 to 39. It shows Mr Fahey well ahead of the Opposition Leader, Bob Carr, as preferred premier, 58 per cent to 28. Last month, the figures were 53 per cent and 31 per cent. The state-wide phone poll, conducted in the last two days, is the first since the" departure* of Ted Pickering as police minister."}
{"id":126948633,"text":"12 Oct 1992 - Principals give VCE good marks Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 12 October 1992, page 13 Principals give VCE good marks MELBOURNE: Secondary school principals have given a strong endorsement to the controversial and much-maligned Victorian Certificate of Education — VCE — according to a Saulwick poll in yesterday's Sunday Age. The poll showed 79 per cent of principals thought the high school leaving certificate was good or very . good. The VCE, in its first full year of operation, was labelled "fundamentally flawed" by the Leader of the Libera! Party, Jeff Kennctt, before he became Premier and has been called a "failed experiment" by the new Minister for Education, Don Hayward. It has also come in for criticism from universities. The poll, of 150 principals — 37 from private and 113 from state schools — showed 90 per cent of state school heads rated the VCE good or very good, while in private schools almost half said it was good and 16 per cent very good. It said 89 per cent of principals wanted only some aspects of the VCE changed or were happy to leave it substantially intact, and 11 per cent said they would overhaul or completely change the system. The poll also showed 82 per cent thought the VCE better prepared students for the workforce, 83 per cent thought students would be bet ter prepared for adulthood, and 70 per cent said they were better prepared for tertiary education. Most principals believed the first year of the VCE had increased stress on students, teachers and par ents. Only 23 per cent thought university admission exams were necessary and 70 per cent said they were not. The principals sent no clear signal on the new Coalition Government's education policies: 36 per cent said things would be better, 29 percent worse, and 25 percent were unsure. I"}
{"id":126949470,"text":"17 Oct 1992 - POLL WATCH Coalition makes gains on all main issues Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 17 October 1992, page 2 I POLL WATCH ||1 Coalition makes gains on all main issues The Liberal-National Coalition is rated best to handle seven of 11 key issues — including unemployment — according to a News poll in The Australian this week, while unemployment and health rated as the two issues of most concern. The poll shows that the LiberalNational parties have gained ground on all main issues since July, with voters evenly split about which offers the better leadership. The poll gives the Coalition a sevenpoint lead over the Government in handling unemployment — 38 per cent to 31. The most optimistic note for Labor in the poll is the result on industrial relations. While this issue is considered very important by 47 per cent of voters, the ALP is rated best to handle the issue by a margin of seven points — 39 per cent to 32. Labor still leads the Opposition as the party best able to deal with health and Medicare — at 71 per cent the second-highest-rated issue in the poll behind unemployment. Taxation and social welfare — also rating high at 61 per cent — are the next issues of most concern, followed by the environment, 59 per cent, leadership, 58 per cent, and inflation, 56 per cent. As well as industrial relations and health, Labor is preferred to handle welfare and social issues (by a margin of six points) and the environment (also by six points). The electorate remains equally divided over which party has the best leadership, with 41 per cent opting for Mr Keating and 42 per cent for Dr Hewson. This compares with Dr Hewson's lead of 51 per cent to 33 in February. However, even with its 15 per cent goods and services tax proposal, the Coalition is still marginally ahead of the Government on taxation issues. A Bulletin poll has shown the ALP to be narrowing the gap in the Senate. Conducted by AGB Australia, it shows the likely vote for the Keating Government in the Senate has risen two points to 38 per cent, with the Opposition holding steady at 41 per cent."}
{"id":126953979,"text":"07 Nov 1992 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 7 November 1992, page 2 POLL WATCH Keating tops Hewson The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, has displaced the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, as preferred prime minister, according to the Saulwick Poll published this week. The poll, published in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, shows that 45 per cent of respondents prefer Mr Keating — a gain of three points during the past month. Dr Hewson has dropped five points to 41 per cent. The poll also showed that support for the Labor Party has climbed to 40 per cent, three percentage points behind the Liberal-National Coalition and the closest the parties have been all year. The AGB Poll published in The Bulletin found that only 27 per cent of respondents approve of Mr Keating — a drop of one point from the previous poll — a steady 45 per cent disapprove and 28 per cent remain uncommitted. According to this poll, Dr Hewson's approval also dropped one point to 27 per cent while his disapproval rating has increased two points to 40 per cent. Mr Keating was preferred prime minister for 38 per cent of respondents to this poll, a drop of three points, while 35 per cent preferred Dr Hewson, an increase of only one point. The Morgan Poll in this week's Time Australia shows approval for Mr Keating has risen one point to 37 per cent while his disapproval rating remains unchanged at 53 per cent. Dr Hewson's approval rating has also risen one point to 38 per cent and his disapproval rating fell one point to 47 per cent. The Morgan Poll found Mr Kcating's approval rating was 41 per cent with men, 32 per cent with women. Dr Hewson's approval was 41 per cent with men, 35 per cent with women."}
{"id":126955830,"text":"16 Nov 1992 - Bishop questions 'sale' of Fightback tax package Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 16 November 1992, page 2 Bishop questions 'sale' of Fightback tax package By ROSS .PEAKE, Political Correspondent Outspoken Liberal backbencher Bronwyn Bishop has questioned the marketing of the Opposition's Fightback package, saying its message is not being clearly received in the community. She revealed last night that she ' was not referring to the proposed goods-and-services tax when she was talking about the taxation reforms contained in Fightback. Senator Bishop also said she hoped the Opposition would gain greater support in public opinion polls as attention was directed towards the state of the economy. The Opposition had lost its focus on economic issues but would soon regain it, she said. Senator Bishop denied that the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, had made mistakes with selling Fightback and said he was working hard to get his message across. ' He had broken precedents by issuing a detailed blueprint of what a Coalition government would do. "And I think that's got some complexities which people like to be informed about and some of it perhaps isn't coming across as well as it should," Senator Bishop said Bronwyn Bishop on the Ten Network's Meet the Press program. She said she had never been called a wimp and she would like to be a minister in a Coalition government. Asked if she would like to be Australia's first female prime minister, she did not reply directly, saying she would do what her party asked of her. She was questioned about the trend of growing support for the ALP in the polls, with the Newspoll last week putting Labor ahead of the Opposition for the first time in 2'A years. The poll was taken before the news that unemployment in October reached 11.3 per cent — almost 980,000 people out of work. "I think for a little while we did lose focus on just how bad the economy was, and we were tending to debate other things, but I think the mind is really focused again now," Senator Bishop said. "I don't know whether to expect the polls to pick up immediately; sometimes it takes a little longer, but I do know that the debate is well and truly back on the question of the economy." Senator Bishop is a member of the Senate committee which will investigate the Victorian loans affairs. She has been accused by the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, of prejudging the issue. The Opposition hopes the inquiry will lead to further disclosures about the the role of the Treasurer, John Dawkins, when the former Victorian Labor Government exceeded its borrowing limits. Senator Bishop said last night "something doesn't smell quite right", but was more cautious in her assessment of the issue. Group calls for rapid reforms MELBOURNE: Australia is doomed to an eternal unsuccessful quest to catch up with the economic progress of other developed countries unless micro-economic reform is speeded up, says a business group. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia says the country needs to develop a community culture of continuous improvement in marketing goods and services overseas. In its report Micro-economic Re form and Business Efficiency, issued today, the committee nominates transport, construction, power, energy, labour organisation, communication, education and taxation regimes as areas for im provement "It's the only way to get off the dizzy merry-go-round of always being in a catch-up situation," the committee says. "Even being as good as the rest of the world may not be good enough if Australia wishes to develop po tential sources of competitive advantage for our goods and services overseas." The committee's report also expressed concern that some efficiency improvements had not resulted in a better deal for consumers. The paper called for the States to step up their reforms, a more coordinated approach to international competition, government and industry to work together, and more attention to those disadvantaged by reforms."}
{"id":126956855,"text":"21 Nov 1992 - ALP would have won Nov poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 21 November 1992, page 2 ALP would have won Nov poll POLL WATCH Support for the Opposition's goods and services tax has dropped markedly according to a Newspoll conducted for The Australian last weekend. The poll revealed that support for the GST has fallen seven points since November last year, from 35 per cent to 28 per cent. However, the increase in the number of voters who oppose the tax is even greater, up from 42 per cent to 54 per ccnt. Only 15 per cent of respondents thought they would actually be better off under a GST, a drop of seven points, while 46 per cent thought they would be worse off, which is an increase of j nine points. In December last year 62 per ccnt of Liberal-National voters I supported the introduction of a | GST. Last week's poll shows this figure has dropped to 51 per cent. Twenty-eight per cent of Coalition voters are opposed to a GST and a considerable 21 per cent remain uncommitted. Not surprisingly, 83 per cent of Labor voters are opposed to a GST and two out of three feel they would be worse off under a goods and services tax. The Morgan poll published in Time Australia and the AGB Bulletin poll both found that support for the Keating Government is up. The Morgan poll found that Labor would have won an election held in early November. Support for the Government was up 4 points to 44.5 per cent, while backing for the Opposition had dropped 3.5 points to 40.5 per cent. However, this poll was conducted before the release of the October unemployment fig ures last week. The latest AGB Bulletin poll shows that the personal approval rating of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, had risen one point to 28 per cent, placing him two points ahead of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson. Dr Hewson's approval rating fell one point to 26 per cent while his disapproval rating rose one point to 4! per cent. Mr Keating's disapproval rating was up also by one point to 46 per cent. Mr Keating remained preferred Prime Minister with 38 per cent support compared with the 34 per cent for Dr Hewson."}
{"id":126957508,"text":"24 Nov 1992 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 24 November 1992, page 7 (ADVERTISEMENT) ATTENTION All POLITICIANS IICTIH TO THE Results of surveys con ''Yes" or "No" to allowing tobacco sponsorship 1) Telegraph Mirror-2KY Tobacco Sponsorship Hotline 2) Roy Morgan annual omnibus survey Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Survey ' (Conducted at Eastern Creek Raceway) 4) Roy Morgan telephone poll in 9 NSW electorates 5) Roy Morgan telephone poll in 5 NSW electorates YES 93% 72% 89% 67% 71% DISASTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS -MOREJOB LOSSES! Everyone should know small business is the backbone of the depressed Australian economy. If the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Bill 1992 is passed, Section 16 dealing with point-of-sale material for outlets will be another crippling blow for thousands of small businesses. Point-of-sale advertising allows people who already smoke, to consider other brands.That's called choice! It's what you should have in a democracy. Currently smokers can see where their products are available and what choice they have. The majority pop into a small corner store or tobacconist and invariably buy other products at the same time as they purchase their cigarettes. A great deal of this bonus trade will be lost to these small businesses if they cannot use point-of-sale advertising. More bankruptcies, more job losses, more economic suffering. Why is it that small business seems to be hurt all the time? OVER 3 MILLION SMOKERS ARE VOTERS Authorised by: ReinierMJessurun, Tobacco Institute of Australia, 139 Macquarie Street, Sydney. ATI 0098"}
{"id":126957786,"text":"25 Nov 1992 - PERSPECTIVE MIDWEEK NEWS MAGAZINE Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 25 November 1992, page 21 ■ SCIENCE ■ EDUCATION ■ MEDICINE ■ ARTS ■ RELIGION ■ LAW ACT's unresolved legal poser Problems raised by pre-trial publicity are discussed by Rod Campbell in the wake of the recent Bush case. LAW IN THE leadup to the recent- ly concluded Bush murder trial—Ian Leslie Bush was jailed for life on November 18 —some important issues about publicity and fair trials were raised but left hanging. The emergence of these issues had remained secret until late last week because of a suppression order imposed in October. But now that Bush has been convicted and jailed, they can be thrown open for public discussion. A fortnight before the Bush trial began, his barrister and ACT Public Defender, Terry O'Donnell, made an extraordinary and unprecedent ed application to the ACT Supreme Court. He asked that Bush's trial be postponed indefinitely so that the wheels could be set in motion to get it moved out of Canberra. As far as can be determined, nev-er before has there been a "change of venue" application in the ACT. A change of venue must mean a transfer outside the ACT; it is hard ly sensible to consider running a trial in Hall or Tharwa. And this immediately raises the question, is it legally and physically possible to run an ACT trial in NSW or Victo ria or wherever? The application was based on the prejudicial publicity Bush had at-tracted in 1987 when he was con victed of the manslaughter of his first wife. He has, of course, now been convicted of the attempted murder of his estranged second wife and the murder of her boyfriend. It is not hard to see the prejudicial impact information about the 1987 case might have had on the most recent proceedings. And that is where the second extraordinary ele ment of this matter came in. Bush's lawyers sought to prove the exist ence of a prejudicial climate by hir ing the Saulwick poll people to survey potential jurors. That imme-diately raised another problem: the more people surveyed, the more re liable the poll result; but the more people surveyed, the greater the likelihood that potential jurors would be prejudiced. There was a risk the poll would create the sort of prejudice it was seeking to measure. Apparently the only other time a poll has been used to check on juror prejudice was in the Glennon case in Victoria, where enormous pub-licity had surrounded the charging of a priest with child sexual abuse offences. Rejecting a change of ven ue application, the High Court said the prejudicial publicity could be overcome by appropriate directions to the jury. The application for an adjourn ment of the Bush trial and, ulti mately, a change of venue, came before Justice John Gallop on Octo ber 27. It was, as is now obvious, unsuccessful. But the issue is bound to raise its head again—and per haps quite soon—particularly in such a small and relatively well-in formed community as Canberra. Under ACT crirpinal law (mostly inherited from NSW many years ago), the court can order a change of venue if it appears that a fair or unprejudiced trial is not possible. As Mr O'Donnell told the judge, a very practical difficulty arises be cause ACT laws governing juries do not apply outside the ACT. The court itself can sit anywhere in Aus tralia and this happens from time to time in non-jury matters. But with out the power to empanel a jury outside the ACT, no jury trial can be transferred beyond the border. Mr O'Donnell's instructing solic itor, Chris Staniforth (chief execut ive of the ACT Legal Aid Commission), has written to the ACT Attorney-General—he should have written to his federal counterpart, Justice Gallop thought —to have something done about the legislation. It will also be neces sary to work out some sort of gov ernment-to-government arrangement with, say, NSW and/or Victoria. Saulwick poll Assuming Messrs O'Donnell and Staniforth were able to convince At torneys-General in two, three or four jurisdictions to co-operate in this manner, the court still had to be convinced that the prior prejudicial publicity was such that a fair trial was unlikely. To this end, they ten dered a series of articles published in The Canberra Times in 1987, relating to the death of Debra Bush and her husband's appearances in court, and in 1992, concerning Ian Bush's arrest on murder and at tempted murder charges and later committal proceedings. This is where Irving Saulwick (who has been conducting the Saul wick-Age polls for 20 years) came in. The defence team was concerned that it would be difficult to empanel a jury whose members did not re member the 1987 case. Three ran domly-selected groups of 50 people were polled by telephone. A sample of 150 might seem small, but there were fears that any bigger number would taint the potential jury panel. The questions in the poll were: Question 1. Do you remember an incident in which a woman's body was found in bushland in the ACT in 1987 and, although the body was unidentified for a number of months, it was subsequently identi fied as Debra Bush? Question 2. (If a "yes" answer to Q.l) Did you know that her hus-band was later tried and convicted of an offence relating to her death? Question 3. (If a "yes" answer to Q.2) If that husband were to be charged with a similar offence relat ing to his second wife and her lover, would you, given what you remem ber of the previous incident, tend to think he was guilty of the second offence or have an open mind on the question? The responses were quite remark able. Of the 150 people of jury-duty age polled, 43 per cent did remem ber the Bush case from 1987. One quarter of these, or 35 respondents, said they did know of charges against the husband. And finally, more than half of the 35 said this knowledge might influence them. In' other words, 12.6 per cent of the total sample answered in the affir mative to all three questions. Injury terms, one or two members of the jury selected to try Bush in 1992 might have remembered the previ ous case and been influenced by it. Superficially, likely prejudice had been established. The big problem was the leading nature of the first question. The re sponses to questions 2 and 3 were probably been influenced by the fact Justice John Gallop presided at the Bush trial. that Debra Bush had been identified in the first question. The pollsters realised this danger. But they also thought respondents might confuse the Bush case with the Mossessen one (also involving a woman mur dered and dumped in the bush at roughly the same time). They might, therefore, say yes to question 1, thinking of the Mossessen case, but no to question 2, because Bente Mossessen's alleged killer was not her husband. At the end of the day, Justice Gallop had a very simple question to ask. The legislation provided that he could order a change of venue when he thought fit, but "How can I think fit when we've nowhere to go?" Discussion followed on wheth er Federal Parliament would have to pass legislation and whether ACT, evidence, juries and Supreme Court laws would all need changing. The ACT Legislative Assembly probably did not have the power to apply ACT law in another jurisdiction. But the Commonwealth probably would not act without an ACT Gov- | ernment request. Mr O'Donnell failed to get his adjournment for two reasons. The judge was not satisfied that likely prejudice had been established (and he was not all that happy about the survey questions). And he was not convinced that further delay was justified, given all the impondera bles relating to changes to the law and getting .two or three govern ments on side to effect them. Perhaps the Bush case was not the best one to base a change of venue application on. Perhaps the survey had its weaknesses. But the fact re mains that the ACT is a small and relatively close-knit community where news travels fast and many potential jurors keep themselves well-informed. The chances are that sooner or later, a case will come before Supreme Court where the amount of pre-trial publicity is such that a fair trial is in serious doubt. Before that happens, something might need to be done to ensure that the right to a change of venue to secure a fair trial can be achieved in reality. After all, the High Court de clared only this month that the right to a fair trial is absolute. At present, in cases of notoriety and much pub licity, it is only theoretical in Can berra. New health and safety standards New laws covering occupational health and safety requirements will come into effect on July 1, 1993, and apply to all ACT businesses with 10 or more employees. In this article, Alan Grinsell-Jones outlines the steps employers in the ACT will be required to take when the new regulations come into effect. THE NEW regulations require all ACT businesses with 10 or more employees to establish designated work groups which will empower them to maintain occupational health and safety standards directly in the workplace. The object of the designated work groups is to enable employees' occupational health and safety interests to be represented and safe guarded and enable an occupational health and safety representative to be accessible to each employee. Each designated work group is required to select one representative'who has certain powers, including: □ the power to inspect the whole or any part of the workplace if there has, in the immedi ate past, been an accident; or the representa tive believes on reasonable grounds that there is a threat of an accident; or the representative has given the employer reasonable notice of any inspection he or she intends to undertake; □ accompany an inspector during any inspec tion of the workplace; □ where there is no health and safety commit tee, represent the employees in the designated work group in consultation with the employer concerning health and safety; □ where there is a committee, examine any of the records of that committee; □ investigate complaints made by any em ployee in the group concerning the health and safety of any employees at work; □ with the consent of the employee con cerned, be present at any interview concern ing health and safety at work between an employee in the group and an inspector or the employer; □ obtain access to any information under the employer's control relating to risks and safety of any employee; □ obtain access to any information under the employer's control relating to the health and safety of any of the employer's employees. The powers in relation to access to infor mation are restricted in that the representa tive is not entitled to information to which legal professional privilege applies or infor mation of a confidential medical nature un less the employee concerned has given the representative written authority to have ac cess. An employer must permit the representa tive to exercise his or her powers and any failure to do so will leave an employer liable to a penalty of a maximum of $1000 in the case of an individual or $5000 in the case of a corporation. A representative also has the power to issue a provisional improvement notice in writing requiring an employer to rectify any matters or activities which the representative believes amount to a contravention of the provisions of the Act. The failure to comply with a provisional improvement notice renders an offender lia ble to a maximum fine of $10,000 if the employer is a natural person or $50,000 in the case of a body corporate. There are provisions enabling an employer to arrange for an inspector to investigate the circumstances relating to the giving of the notice and when such a request is made the operation of those is suspended until the in spector completes an investigation. An in spector has the power to revoke a provisional improvement notice. A designated work group can be one group or several groups depending upon the struc ture of the business. In designating work groups an employer must take into account: □ the number of employees; □ the nature of each type of work performed; □ the grouping of the employees who perform similar types of work and the workplaces or areas where each type of work is performed; □ the nature of any risk to health and safety at each of those workplaces; and □ any arrangements relating to overtime or shift work. All employees must be assigned to a group. In designating work groups an employer must consult with a union if any of his employees are members, or with the employees them selves. The employer is required to display a no tice in the workplace allowing the employees to be notified of the designation of work groups. The designation of work groups must be carried out within 14 days of the com mencement of the Act, i.e. from July 1 1993 and failure to do this may Jeave an employer liable to a penalty of a maximum of $ 1000 in the case of an individual or $5000 in the case of a corporation. If employees are not satisfied with the des ignation of work groups by the employer, upon a request by 50 per cent or more em ployees in the workplace, the OH&S Registrar will establish work groups in lieu of those established by an employer. It can be seen that the extension of the Act's operation will require small employers to take positive steps in relation to its application. It is important to note that now is the time to take action because the new work groups must be in place no later than 14 days after July 1, 1993. Alan Grinsell-Jones is with the Canberra office of lawyers Sly & Weigall."}
{"id":126958334,"text":"28 Nov 1992 - Keating preferred as PM; Hewson hits new low Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 28 November 1992, page 2 Keating preferred as PM; Hewson hits new low > POLL WATCH The rating of Paul Keating as preferred Prime Minister has risen seven points despite record unemployment levels, according to a Newspoll published in The Australian this week. Mr Keating was preferred by 39 per cent of respondents to the poll and only 32 per cent named the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, as preferred Prime Minister. This is a new low for Dr Hewson. Primary voting support for the Labor Party dropped one point to 44 per ccnt while support for the Liberal-National Coalition rose two points to 43 percent. The poll also found that Mr Keating's personal approval rating had fallen four points to 31 per ccnt and his disapproval rating was up two points to 56 per ccnt. Dr Hewson's approval rating was at a new low of 29 per ccnt, which was a drop of four points. His disapproval rating was 56 per cent, a rise of three points from the previous poll. Meanwhile, 42 per cent of respondents to the Morgan Poll published in Time Australia believed Australia's car manufacturers would be more efficient if tariffs were reduced to near-zero levels. Thirty-four per cent believed the industry would be destroyed, 4 per cent said it would make no difference and 20 per '* cent were undecidcd. '■ This poll also asked whether tariffs in the car industry should be reduced to, . near-zero levels by the year 2000.. Forty-one per cent of people said yes, 40 per cent said no, and 19 per cent were unde- " tided. Of these respondents, 36 per ccnt of Labor voters supported a near-zero tariff policy and 48 per ccnt of Liberal voters supported one. j"}
{"id":126961780,"text":"12 Dec 1992 - Labor seven points ahead Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 12 December 1992, page 2 Labor seven points ahead The Federal Government would have won an election held last week, according to the latest Newspoll published in The Aus tralian. \\ The poll found that primary voting support for the Labor Party had risen three points in two weeks to 47 per cent, and support for the Coalition dropped three points to 40 per cent. Mr Keating leads Dr Hewson as preferred prime minister by 13 points, with 43 per cent. This is the largest lead Mr Keating has had. since becoming prime minister 12 months ago. Mr Keating's personal approval rating increased three points from the previous poll, to 34 per cent. However, his disapproval rating also rose, by two points to 58 per cent. Dr Hewson's approval rating remained steady on 29 per cent. His disapproval rating rose to a POLL WATCH ncw'fugh of 59 per ccnt, an increase of three points. The Saulwick Poll published in The Sydney Morning Herald has also recorded a new low for Dr Hewson's leadership rating. In this poll, 20 per cent of people thought Dr Hewson was doing a good or very good job. Forty per ccnt thought he was doing a poor or very poor job. Twenty-four per cent thought Mr Keating was doing a good job. Thirty-four per cent thought he was doing a poor job. The poll also found that Mr Keating is the preferred prime minister of 66 per cent of voters aged 18 to 24. Dr Hewson has only 24 per cent approval from that age group, the poll found. In the 25-to-39-yearold age group, 57 per cent of voters prefer Mr Keating and 30 per cent prefer Dr Hewson. Only with the over-40 voters is Dr, Hewson the preferred prime minister. He leads Mr Keating by about two points in that age group.. An AGB poll published in The Bulletin found that 75 per cent of people were concerned about the growing unemployment figures. The poll asked respondents to name the issues that concerned them. Sixty-five per cent said violence, 61 per cent health, 58 per cent education and 53 per cent .the environment. ' The poll then asked the respondents to-name the issue that concerned them most.' Twenty-eight per cent said unemployment, 14 per cent violence, 10 per cent health, 9 per cent education and 8 per cent the environment."}
{"id":126963602,"text":"19 Dec 1992 - POLL WATCH Labor holds poll lead in both houses Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 19 December 1992, page 5 POLL WATCH | Labor holds poll lead in both houses The Federal Government is favoured by voters in both houses of Parliament, according to the latest AGB Poll published in The Bulletin. It found that Labor held a five-point lead over the Liberal-National Coalition in the race for control of the House of Representatives. A separate AGB Poll shows Labor's aggregate vote for scats in the Senate has increased from 38 to 43 per cent, and the Opposition's vote has declined from 41 to 38 per cent. The personal approval rating of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, was up from 30 to 32 per cent and his disapproval rating was also up from 42 to 44 per cent. The personal approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hcwson, had increased from 25 to 26 per cent and his disapproval rating is unchanged at 45 per cent. Mr Keating was preferred as prime minister by 43 per cent of respondents and Dr Hewson was favoured by 24 per cent. The Morgan Poll published in Time Australia shows that the Federal Government would have won an election held in early December. The Government's support had declined from 45.5 per cent in the previous poll to 45 per cent. However, it was still ahead of the Opposition, which enjoyed an increase from 40.5 to 42 per cent. Mr Keating was preferred as prime minister by 50 per cent of respondents and Dr Hewson by 37 per cent. Victoria had the most dramatic change of support, coinciding with that state's new industrial-relations reforms. Support for Labor increased from 38.5 to 45 per cent and support for the Coalition declined from 48.5 to 43 per cent."}
{"id":126964103,"text":"21 Dec 1992 - Consumers are not optimistic about the year ahead: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 21 December 1992, page 3 Consumers are not optimistic about the year ahead: poll By MARK LEVER, AAP Economics Correspondent Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level of the year, according to a Morgan poll to be published in this week's Time magazine. A separate survey has shown New Zealanders to be slightly more optimistic, than Australians about the coming year. The Morgan confidence index fell 0.7 per cent this month to 92.9, sharply down on the 1992 high point of 101.2 in October. However, the pollsters r- Roy Morgan Research — said a low figure for December was normal despite the seasonal good cheer. The latest figure was the highest for December since 1988 and above the long-term December average of 91.4. Based on 1168 face-to-face interviews on the first weekend of December, the poll found the deterioration in confidence was based mainly on views about the short-term outlook with 50 per cent (up four — the most since August) expecting bad times next year and only 18 per cent (down one on November) expecting.bctter times. During the next five years, views were little changed at 29 per cent expecting good times and 31 per cent pessimistic. Attitudes about personal finances improved, with 28 percent (up three) expecting to be better off a year ahead and 22 per cent (down two) worse off. An unchanged 20 per cent said they were better off than a year ago and 46 per cent (up one) said worse off. The strongest confidence is on the timing of major purchases with 50 per cent (down two) saying now was a good time to buy major items such as appliances and furniture while 33 per cent (up three) said it was a bad time. In another poll of 1273 Australians and 1,087 New Zealanders, there were significant changes in the relative levels of national optimism. Some 43 per cent of New Zealanders and 42 per cent of Australians believe 1993 will be better than 1992, a marked turnaround on the 33 per cent and 54 per cent when the corresponding question for 1992 was asked a year ago. Very few people in either country expect a prosperous 1993."}
{"id":126964950,"text":"26 Dec 1992 - Coalition gaining ground Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 26 December 1992, page 2 Coalition saining ground The Federal Government would have won an election held last weekend, despite the release of the Coalition's revamped Fightback package. But, at the same time, the Opposition has narrowed the gap between the two parties in the latest poll. A Newspoll published in The Australian last Tuesday found support for the Liberal-National Coalition had risen three points to 42 per cent. Support for the Labor Government was at 47 per cent, a drop of two points from the previous poll. The number of respondents satisfied with the way the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, is handling his job dropped three points to 32 per cent, while the number dissatisfied rose four points to 59 per cent. Thirty-five per cent of respondents to the poll were satisfied with the Leader of the Opposition, John Hcwson, an increase of 3 per cent, POLL WATCH 1., iii„,.I, ,, i,,,,,,, . .„,in , > while the number dissatisfied dropped seven points to 49 per cent. On the question of preferred prime minister, 38 per cent preferred Mr Keating, a drop of five points, and 35 pcrcent preferred Dr Hewson, an increase of only one point. The poll also asked respondents whether they were in favour of a GST, having been presented with the revised version of the Coalition's Fightback package last Friday. Thirty-six per cent of respondents supported the introduction of a GST, an increase of eight percentage points from the previous poll conducted in November. Twelve per cent of Labor voters and 72 per cent of Liberal-National voters were in favour of the GST. The number of people against a GST was 49 per cent, a drop of five points, with 73 per cent of Labor voters and 18 per cent of LiberalNational supporters against. Asked whether a GST would benefit them, 18 percent of respondents thought they would be better off, an increase of three points, 40 per cent thought they would be worse off, a drop of six points, while 31 per cent thought that it would make no difference to them, an increase of seven points. The poll then asked respondents if they thought a GST would be good or bad for the economy. Forty per cent thought it would be good for the economy, an increase of nine points, 30 per cent thought it would be bad, a drop of nine points, and a steady 30 per ccnt remained uncommitted."}
{"id":126965488,"text":"28 Dec 1992 - Unemployment fears hang over workforce Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 28 December 1992, page 3 Unemployment fears hang over workforce Nearly a third of working Australians believe there is a chance they will lose their jobs, according to a Morgan Poll in the latest Time Australia magazine. • And 54 per cent of Australians believe it would take them a long time to find a newjob. . The poll shows that 32 per cent of. working Australians feel that their positions are at risk. Only 39 per cent believe they could find a new job quickly. ■ Just over half of all Australians believe unemployment will worsen, and 75 per cent say the Government is not do ing enough to halt the slide. The mood of pessimism in Australia appears to be at odds with that in New Zealand, where the figures are similar but the trend is more positive after the severe shake-up the country has experienced. In New Zealand, 29 per cent believe they risk losing their jobs. Fifty per cent of New Zealanders believe it would take a long time to find a new job, and 52 per cent expect the number of jobless to rise, but this is down 24 per cent since November last year."}
{"id":126967352,"text":"06 Jan 1993 - Poll shows the NSW Coalition edging ahead of Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 6 January 1993, page 2 Poll shows the NSW Coalition edging ahead of Labor SYDNEY: The Coalition edged ahead of the Opposition in popular support in NSW last month, according to a new Morgan Poll issued yesterday in Time m'agazine. The poll showed that the Liberals and Nationals had recovered from a sway towards, the Opposition in November although an election in December still would have been determined on prefer ences. i;hc poll showed the Coalition's sup port increased from 40 to 44 per cent in December while Labor support fell from 45.5 to 43 per cent. The drift back to the Coalition cost the Australian Democrats one percentage piint in support, leaving them at 5 per cent. Support for Independents fell half a per cent to eight. Coalition support had tumbled from 46 to 40 per cent between October and November, with Labor gaining the six per cent. Despite the Coalition's gains in December, the popularity of the NSW Premier, John Fahey, slipped three points to 57 per cent and his disapproval rating rose four points to 25 per cent. The Leader of the NSW Opposition, Bob Carr's, approval rating dropped one point to 48, and his disapproval rating climbed one point to 37 per cent. 'However, Mr Fahey easily remained the: preferred leader, with 51 per cent continuing to choose him compared with 33 per cent for Mr Carr, a one-point drop. The Kennett Government has won back its support and would have been returned to power if an election had been held in December, according to a Morgan poll in yesterday's Age newspaper. The poll — to be published in Time magazine — showed 46 per cent of Victorians woiuld have voted for the Liberal National Coalition, with 41 per cent voting for Labor. The survey represents a turnaround on a Morgan poll taken in November which gave the ALP a lead of 45 per cent to 43 after the Government announced its plans to raise taxes, cut spending and reform industrial relations. 'Meanwhile, a Bulletin poll to be published today shows little support for the Coalition's revamped Fightback package which exempts food from the goods and services tax. Only 24 per cent of voters said that the GST would be good for them, compared with 44 per cent who said it would be bad. The remaining 32 per cent said that they were unsure."}
{"id":126967958,"text":"09 Jan 1993 - Coalition gains ground Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 January 1993, page 2 Coalition gains ground POLL WATCH Support for the Liberal-National Coalition is growing, according the latest AGB Poll published in The Bulletin. Conducted in mid-December, after the disclosure of the amended Fightback package, it shows an increase in support for the Coalition since the previous poll from 40 to 42 per cent. Sup port for the Federal Govern-, ment was unchanged at 45 per cent. The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, was still preferred prime minister, although his rating was down from 42 to 41 per ccnt. The rating of the Opposition Leader, John Hcwson, had improved from 33 to 36 per ccnt. Dr Hewson's personal approval rating increased from 26 to 28 per cent and his disapproval rating was down from 45 to 42 per ccnt. Mr Keating's approval rating was down from 32 to 29 per ccnt, and his disapproval rating was up from 44 to 46 per ccnt. Thirty-four per ccnt believed the goods-and-serviccs tax would be good for the economy, 36 per ccnt bad, and 30 per ccnt were uncommitted. Asked if it would be good for them personally, 24 per cent of respondents said "yes". 44 per ccnt "no" and 32 per ccnt were uncommitted. Only 9 ptr ccnt of Labor voters thought the GST would be good for them personally and 14 per cent thought it would be good for the economy. Of Libcral-National voters, 44 per ccnt thought the GST would benefit them personally; 61 per cent thought it would benefit the economy."}
{"id":126968121,"text":"09 Jan 1993 - Wages of sin keep flowing into coffers of love Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 January 1993, page 20 Wages of sin keep flowing into coffers of love WHEN the Saulwick Poll asked Aus tralians what they most looked forward to doing on holidays, the most common response was Nothing. Over Christmas 1 did the next best thing. I read some of the latest Mills & Boon romances which 1 bought for $4.10 apiece at the news agents. On the first page of Love in Torment by Natalie Fox I met the beautiful 25-year-old artist, Gemma Soames. On the eighth page I met Felipe Santos, the perfect lover. And on the ninth Gemma was watching him in awe as he peeled ofThis evening suit, revealing a body as perfect as a Rodin sculpture. Felipe stripped the black silk lace from her firm round breasts. She gazed at the hazy blackness of his groin. Then he "carried her to the sensual bed and laid her down. His tongue explored, lightly at first, and then his urgency powered them both to fierce eroticism that swam into a haze of white-hot passion." Romances have come a long way since 1853 when, in The Heir of Redclijfe, Charlotte M. Yonge introduced her readers to a heroine of shrinking modesty and maidenly feeling, not to mention a strong lustrous-eyed hero afflicted with an inner life of grief and doubt. Indeed, when Ms Yonge finally got her couple married she sent them off — the bride exuding radiance, purity and innocence — on a honeymoon tour of all the cathedral towns of England. But Natalie Fox'has Felipe's hand , snaking up Gemma's neck, his mouth crushing hers and his voice threatening, "Torment — you will know the true meaning of the word by the time I have finished with you." You may laugh, but publishers love it. In 1991 romances accounted for 46 per cent of all mass-market paperback sales in the United States. They totalled SUS750 million. Indeed, a single top romance publisher can earn more than $100 million a year and, as in the case of Silhouette last year, publish 50 titles a month. The average romance reader spent SUS1200 during the year on her love stories. Romance is a boom industry. In their last financial year Mills & Boon posted their third successive annual profit increase in a recession-hit Britain, chalking up sales of £21.5 million and a profit of £1.7 million pre-tax. Before Christmas they were proudly proclaiming that a single author, Penny Jordan, had produced 80 novels in 10 years and had more than 50 million books in print, including translations into 20 languages. Every month they publish about 16 new titles as well as reprints and "category" titles. It's not uncommon for The Bookseller to list more than 70 new romance titles coming from a variety of publishers in a single week. Some are hot-crotch "contemporaries" like Love in Torment. Some are bodice-ripper historical offering supersaturated sex in hooped skirts — more wuthering than Wuthering Heights, one publisher proclaimed. Some are "sweet and savage" erotic bondage fantasies. And some, like Carole Mortimer's Private Lives, an M & B I read over Christmas, are traditional "sweet romances". The heroine gets her first kiss on page 71 — "his mouth ground down on her lips with fierce demand" — and her second on page 98 — "She smelt his tangy aftershave and his thighs harden against hers as his hands moved restlessly down her spine." I plugged on doggedly to page 187 but they didn't have it off, although Ms Mortimer tells us in the last line that they would be happy together (her italics). There had to be something more sexy than this, 1" thought, so I rang the number M & B enticingly provided in the back of the book and pressed .the code numbers they thoughtfully provided to hear about Tidewater Seduction by Anne Mather. But obviously the storyline was too hot to handle on the telephone. I also tried Tides of Passion by Sally Hcywood. Five times 1 dialled the codes and five times the recorded voice told me, "Our computer did not detect your tone." A few days before, however, I had no trouble getting recorded summaries of some of their sweet romance titles. I also failed to get summaries of the two medical romances listed. They must have increased the percentage of passion and sensual detail in them too. They used to be my favourites when they appeared about 30 years ago. They're about doctors and nurses and dreadful operations. A kiss was for medicinal purposes only: "It was a long Kiss, and it seemed to be controlled by some sort of rheostat, like the twelve-position graduation of the dimmer switches in the wards..." After a kiss like that, I thought, you'd need a rectal washout. As M & B themselves admit, romances these days arc a global industry. In a swanky office in Paradise Road in south London they employ 22 editors who plough through 5000 unsolicited manuscripts annually and select fewer than a dozen for publication. Most of their time is spent cultivating and editing the works of their reliable established authors who produce an average of four books a year each and, keep the wages of sin flowing into .the coffers of love, but more of them next week."}
{"id":126970231,"text":"19 Jan 1993 - Labor, Libs are equal favourites Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 19 January 1993, page 2 Labor, Libs are equal favourites The Federal Government and the Opposition are running neck and neck in popularity, according to the latest AGB McNair survey. It showed support for Labor was down two points to 43 per cent. The Opposition was unchanged on 42. The survey, to be published in The Bulletin magazine today, also showed little change in the preferred prime minister. The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, was unchanged on 41 per cent while the Opposition leader, John Hewson, was up one point to 37 per cent. The results contrast with a volatile poll published by Quadrant Research yesterday, showing Opposition support had slipped from 49 per cent a month ago, to 43. At the same time Government support rose from 44 per centto 48. AGB McNair has affirmed findings of a Morgan poll of Western Australian voters. AGB McNair said the WA Government was in trouble despite the continuing popularity of the Premier, Carmen Lawrence. Labor's support remained at 38 per cent, the Opposition was 46. The Opposition leader, Richard Court (31 per cent), is closing the gap on Dr Lawrence (52) as preferred Premier."}
{"id":126971123,"text":"23 Jan 1993 - Polls show Labor is doing it tough Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 23 January 1993, page 2 Polls show Labor is doing it tough Labor is under siege in both Canberra and Perth, being pulled back one percentage point by the Coalition in the federal arena and trailing by eight points in Western Australia, according to the latest AGB McNair polls. The polls, published in this week's Bulletin, show 41 per cent of those polled in early January prefer Paul Keating as Prime Minister, and 37 per cent John Hcwson — one point higher than in mid-Dccembcr. The parties were almost neck and neck, with support for Labor falling two percentage points to 43 per cent and support for the Coalition steady on 42 per cent. Support for the Australian Democrats was steady on 3 per cent, Independents were also steady on 6 per cent and unspecified "other" parties and candidates picked up two points to 6 per cent. The leaders of both main parties enjoyed improvements in personal approval ratings with 31 per cent approving of the performance of each. However, Mr Keating's disapproval rate is five points higher than Mr Hewson's. The poll interviewed 2078 electors nation-wide. In Western Australia, a poll of 635 electors found Labor in trouble two weeks before an election. Although the Premier, Carmen Lawrence, still has a high personal approval rating at 50 per cent, with that of the Leader of the Opposition, Richard Court, at 21 per cent, 46 per cent of people said they would vote for the Coalition, and 38 per cent for the Labor Government."}
{"id":126971534,"text":"25 Jan 1993 - Pollsters say ALP would have won Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 25 January 1993, page 1 Pollsters say ALP would have won The Labor Party would have narrowly won a federal election if it had been held this month, the latest Morgan poll has found. The first Morgan poll for the year, to be published in Time Australia this week, shows the ALP polling 51 per cent on a two-party preferred basis, unchanged from its level at December 22 and 23. The Coalition figure at 49 per cent, the ALP would have won if an election were held now, the poll said. The Morgan poll shows support for the ALP at 43.5 per cent, just ahead of the Coalition at 42.5. ALP support is 1 per ccnt less than before Christmas, but the Coalition's has declined by 3 per cent from its 45.5 percent rating, achieved after the revamped Fightback package was announced on December 18. Support for the major parties was down, but the Australian Democrats and other parties have gained some ground. Support for the Democrats was up from 2.5 per cent to 4.5 per cent, and other parties and independent candidates recorded the same increase, to 9.5 percent. Approval of the way Paul Keating is handling the job of prime minister was unchanged in January from the 39 per cent recorded in December, but 51 per cent disapproved and 10 percent were undecided. Oppositiqp leader John Hewson's approval rating was also 39 per cent in January, worse than his 43 per cent post-Fightback II rating but still 7 better than a poll taken earlier in December. Forty-six per cent of electors disapproved of Dr Hewson and 15 per cent were undecided. As to who would make the better prime minister, 47 per cent chose Mr Keating, the same as last time. Dr Hewson's support was down 5 to 40 per cent. The poll was of 3063 voters during the first three weekends of January, and asked who would receive their vote in the House of Representatives. Only 3 per cent of voters were undecided or did not specify their voting intention. • Only two weeks before the Western Australian election, the Morgan poll shows a clear lead for the Coalition. On a two-party-preferred basis the Coalition would have won an election held last week, 54 per cent (up 0.5 in a week) to Labor's 46 per cent (down 0.5). The popularity of Premier Carmen Lawrence continues to improve, up from 61 to 62 percent. Opposition leader Richard Court improved his rating from 47 to 49 per cent. Coulter tips 'disastrous' win for Hewson. — Page 3 Hewson predicts decisive WA win. - Page 5 Pryor's view - Page 12"}
{"id":126972749,"text":"30 Jan 1993 - Surveys show holiday volatility Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 January 1993, page 2 POLL WATCH Surveys show holiday volatility Two major polls published this week painted different pictures of the neckand-ncck tussle for the federal election. A Newspoll, published in The Australian newspaper on Tuesday, found the Federal Coalition had swept to an election-winning five percentage' point lead over the Government in the wake of the re-vamp of the Fightback package. This poll found that the Opposition leader, John Hcwson, had also caught up with the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, in the measure of who would make the better Prime Minister. The poll, of 1132 people taken last weekend, showed that 47 per cent of people would vole for the Coalition, and only 42 per cent for the Labor party. Dr Hewson, with 38 per ccnt of those polled preferring him as Prime Minister, was only one point behind Mr Keating's 39 per ccnt. A Morgan Poll of 3063 people, published in Time magazine, showed that the Labor party had edged back in front with 43.5 per cent support, with support for the Coalition at 42.5 per ccnt. To the question asking who would make the better Prime Minister, the Morgan Poll found 49 per cent saying Dr Hewson, and only 35 per cent for Mr Keating. This poll was taken over three weekends in January. A graph published in The Australian Financial Review on Wednesday plotted the average figures of five recentlypublished polls — Morgan, Newspoll, Saulwick, AGB and Quadrant. This graph showed a slump in support for the Coalition in November, which prompted the alterations to Fightback, and the party's subsequent recovery. This graph put the Coalition slightly ahead with about 45 per ccnt support. However, the only conclusion the Financial Review drew was .that uthc race remains very close". It also warned that the most recent polls were clouded because of Ihe distractions of the holiday season and the volatility in the political climate with the changes to Fightback and the imminence of the election."}
{"id":126973231,"text":"01 Feb 1993 - ALP stretches lead and people choose Keating Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 1 February 1993, page 2 ALP stretches lead and people choose Keating SYDNEY: Labor has increased its lead over the federal 'Opposition by 4 per cent, according to the latest AGB McNairpolI in The Bulletin. The poll, conducted nationally over the last three weekends in January, showed that support for the federal ALP had increased to 45 per cent from 43 per cent in January, but support for the Coalition was down from 42 per cent to 41. At the beginning of the month the Coalition was only one point behind the ALP. Support for the minor parties and Independents declined from 15 per cent to 14 per cent. Voting in a state-by-state breakdown showed that the ALP held the strongest lead in NSW - 47 per cent compared with the Coalition's 39 per cent -but Queensland was not far behind with 46 per cent for the ALP and 39 for the Coalition. Although the survey was on how people would vote federally, it might have ramifications for Saturday's WA election. There, the Coalition attracted 44 per cent support compared with 41 per cent for the ALP. The poll revealed also-that people preferred Paul Keating as Prime Minister before Dr John Hewson, 42 per cent and 35 per cent support respectively, and 23 per cent undecided. However, only 31 per cent approved of Mr Kea ting's performance compared with 43 per cent who disapproved."}
{"id":126974207,"text":"06 Feb 1993 - Polls fail to recognise clear leader Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 6 February 1993, page 2 Polls fail to recognise clear leader POLL WATCH The latest opinion polls are giving mixed signals about who will win the next federal election. The Saulwick Age Poll published in The Age on Tuesday showed the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, leading the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, in personal approval ratings for the first time since October last year. The poll, conducted in late January, showed Dr Hewson's approval rating at 27, compared with Mr Keating's 23. Dr Hewson's disapproval rating was also lower than that of Mr Keating, 28 compared to 39. The AGB McNair poll, published in The Bulletin, shows federal Labor's support up two points to 45 per cent from early January and support for the Liberal and National parties down one point to 41 per cent. The poll, also conducted in January, showed Mr Keating's personal popular ity rating remaining at 31 per cent and Dr Hewson's dropping by 2 points to 29 per cent. Men preferred Mr Keating (47 per cent) over Dr Hewson ( 34 per cent) as prime minister, while women were more evenly split. Mr Keating was the preferred option of 37 per cent of the women while 36 per ccnt preferred Dr Hewson. The polls also indicated the West Australian Labor Party would lose today's state election."}
{"id":126975819,"text":"13 Feb 1993 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 13 February 1993, page 5 POLL WATCH Coalition 'five points ahead' There is still no clear winner in the polls in the lead-up to the federal elec tion on March 13. The latest Newspoll, published in The Australian newspaper, shows the Coalition holding a narrow 5 percentage point lead for the primary vote, 45 to Labor's 40. This would indicate a close election victory for the Coalition, with 51 per cent of the vote compared to 49 per cent of the vote for Labor. The poll showed Mr Keating's personal popularity rating was down by eight points to 43 per cent and Dr Hewson's down 5 points to 33 per cent. Dr Hewson won on the question of who would make the better Prime Minister for the first time since November last year. , He was holding steady at 38 per cent compared to Mr Keating's rating on the same question, which dropped by three points to 3 per cent. The Morgan poll, published in Time magazine, showed Labor ahead of the Coalition by l'A points. The.Morgan poll recorded Labor support steady at 43.5 per cent and the Coalition's support down 0.5 to 42 per cent. Both Mr Keating's and Dr Hewson's approval ratings were 39 per cent, but Mr Keating's 51 per cent disapproval rating was higher than Dr Hewson's, on 46 per cent."}
{"id":126975842,"text":"13 Feb 1993 - No false optimism for leader Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 13 February 1993, page 5 No false optimism for leader By JODIE BROUQH in Brisbane The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, said yesterday that he was "surprised" by the latest Saulwick Poll which shows the Coalition leading the Government by 12 percentage points. The Coalition's private polling in 25 marginal electorates did not back up Saulwick's national survey, Dr Hewson said during campaigning in the marginal seat of Rankin, south-west of Brisbane. The poll, conducted three days after the election was called and published yesterday, showed the Coalition ahead 49 per cent to 37 per cent. It also showed Dr Hewson to be the preferred choice as Prime Minister over Paul Keating by 43 per cent to 41 per cent. Earlier this week, a Newspoll taken just before the election announcement showed the Coalition leading by 5 points. But a Morgan poll conducted in late January showed the Government ahead by 1.5 points. However, Dr Hewson said the private polling was showing a "very close" election and the Saul wick result had been "a surprise to us, I can tell you". "The national polls are just that," he said. "They are national polls, whereas this election is really being fought in at least 25 key electorate around the country," he said. In each of those seats there were common issues, such as jobs, but there were also local issues which held sway with voters. Therefore it was difficult to give the national polls much credence, particularly when in the past week different polls had shown the Coalition in front and others had shown the Government leading."}
{"id":126976907,"text":"18 Feb 1993 - THE POLLS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 18 February 1993, page 5 THE POLLS Saulwick appears la the Sydney Morning HtnU aid The Age; AGBMcNair io The Bulletin; Morgan is rime,'and Nempoll ia The Autniin. The Government received mixed signals from public-opinion poll results issued yesterday, the Newspoll suggesting that it had misjudged some key issues and the Saulwick poll indicating that it was doing better in marginal electorates than national polls indicated. The Newspoll data suggested that the Government's women's package, including the 30 per cent child-care rebate, had fallen flat in the electorate, voters continuing to be concerned with jobs. The Saulwick poll's examination of marginal seats - Lowe and Paramatta in NSW and Corinella and Dunkley in Victoria - gave it better news, suggesting that it might not only retain at least two seats thought to be at risk but gain one, perhaps two, from the Liberal Party. The ALP won the 1990 election with an effective marginal-seats campaign, so the Saulwick poll raises questions about national polls' validity."}
{"id":126977061,"text":"19 Feb 1993 - Keating and Kelty talk cash Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 19 February 1993, page 5 Keating and Kelty talk cash Further data on marginal seats indicates that the Government remains in serious trouble in both West Australia and South Australia. On Wednesday, the Saulwick polling organisation released data which indicated the Government was holding ground and even overtaking the Liberal Party in marginal seats in NSW and Victoria, but was well behind the Coalition in other key marginal seats. The poll, published in the Sydney Morning Herald, showed the Government trailing in the seats of Cowan, Stirling, Adelaide and Hindmarsh by up to 16 points. This is despite the fact voters of Western Australia ousted the Lawrence Labor Government less with much smaller swings. Industrial relations will go to the top of the election campaign agenda today, when the Prime Minister, Paul Keating meets with the secretary of the ACTU, Bill Kelty, to thrash out a deal to form the basis of the prices and incomes accord. Mr Keating needs to walk away from today's meeting with the ACTU with something which is more than just a reiteration of his rather conservative 1992 wages strategy. That strategy involved the delivery of a $ 10 a week increase in minimum award rates of pay in March, to be followed by a further $10 a week in minimum rates towards the end of the year. The ACTU provided the $10 plus $10 formula with its in principle approval in August However, the Government's strategy never received the official endorsement of the trade union movement. Thus, the bottom line for Paul Keating today is that the $10 plus $10 formula will probably not be enough. This will undoubtedly need to be supplemented by improvements in the social wage and any other benefits he can find with minimal inflationary effect. The problem for the Government is that it cannot simply criticise the Coalition's highly deregulatory Jobsback package. It has to come up with something that can be sold to the electorate. According to union officials contacted yesterday Mr Keating will have to do more than simply resell his child care supplement and the $10 increase in minimum rates awards. "Those things are OK as far as they go, but they are not terribly persuasive," a member of the ACTU executive said yesterday. In the meantime, the Opposition spokesman on Industrial Relations, John Howard, has been doing a good deal of leg work selling the Jobsback package and making reassuring noises about its implications for ordinary workers. He has done this despite the best efforts of the minister for Industrial Relations, Senator Peter Cook, to find flaws in the Coalition policy."}
{"id":126977063,"text":"19 Feb 1993 - THE POLLS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 19 February 1993, page 5 THE POLLS Saalwick appears in the Sydney Morning UtnU and The Age; AGBMcNair in The Bulletin; Morgan ia Time; isd Newipoll in The Australia*."}
{"id":126977346,"text":"20 Feb 1993 - THE POLLS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 20 February 1993, page 5 THE POLLS Bv NAOMI MAPSTONE The latest AGB McNair poll, published in the Bulletin, shows Mr Keating's attempts to sway the women's vote have been to no avail, with 27 j)er cent of those interviewed saying Mr Keating's policy initiatives for women made them less likely to vote for Labor, 21 percent saying they would be more likely to vote for Labor and 42 per cent saying it made' no difference at all. The poll, conducted after the first week of campaigning; used data from 302 telephone interviews. - < It also showed Labor's assault on the Opposition's industrial-relations policies was making little headway, with only 41 percent saying they were in favour of retaining the current system and 49 per cent favouring the Opposition's policy. The Morean Poll, published in Time . magazine, showed the Opposition had nudged ahead, with 44 percent support, up two points. Labor.was down one point to 42.5 percent On a two-party preferred basis, -Labor would have won narrowly. Mr Keating was still the preferred prime minister, at 45 per cent, although that was down by three points. Forty-one per cent said they preferred Dr Hewson as prime minister, one point down. . Thursday night's television debate between Mr Keating and Dr Hewson was almost a dead heat, according to a Newspoli . conducted immediately after the informal debate. It showed 37 per cent thought Mr Keating gave a better performance while 38 per cent said Dr Hewson was the winner. A further 16 per cent said neither won and 9 per cent were undecided, the poll was published in yesterday's Australian newspaper."}
{"id":126979406,"text":"02 Apr 1993 - Young Libs, Nationals push for Coalition to take up republican debate Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 2 April 1993, page 1 Ifoung Libs, Nationals push for Coalition to take up republican debate Screws turned on Hewson By JODIE BROUQH and ROSS PEAKE Pressure is mounting on the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, to enter the republican debate, following his refusal to declare his hand on the nation's future. He was further isolated yesterday when the Leader of the National Party, Tim Fischer, declared his support for the monarchy and the Liberal Party's federal director, Andrew Robb, urged the party to enter the debate. The Young Liberals, influential in reshaping rank-and-file views, suggested "a failure of his leadership" if Dr Hewson did not match the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, in the debate. The NSW president of the Young Liberals, John Brogden, said most of his members favoured a republic: the organisation already had a commitment to holding referendum. Dr Hewson was "wrong to see it as a minor side-issue... and I think he is wrong to spend time trying to question the issue". "Politically, I think it will become Keating's issue with Hewson not knowing where he stands," he said. Even Dr Hewson's recent rival for the party leadership, John Howard, has weighed into the debate, saying that republicans faced a dilemma in choosing a president by popular vote because presidential authority would "challenge that of the Prime Minister's, leading to great constitutional instability". In a stand which could widen into a Coalition split, Mr Fischer recommitted the Nationals to the existing constitutional arrangements, although he said he welcomed "a more in-depth debate" on how a republic would work. "The constitutional referendum required will also require a fair dinkum debate," he said. "The last thing Australia should do is make a deci sion to change its Constitution and become a republic on some knee-jerk reaction. "The National Party looks forward to playing the role of ensuring that there is a fair testing of the prorepublican arguments and in doing so we do a service to Australia as a whole." He supported the constitutional monarchy "not for sentimental reasons but because of the coherence, the cohesion and the continuity it provided Australia during some very difficult periods" such as the world wars and the Great Depression. The Crown had "provided a measure of continuity and loyalty for the troops who were in the field at the time, while right here in Canberra, prime ministers were shuffling like musical chairs at a time of great national difficulty at the height of World War II". While he conceded that Australia was now "a different place" it was "also independent" and had no legal binds to Great Britain. "All of that has been ended so I think that republicans still have to justify their case," he said. Mr Brogden said that if the Liberal Party wanted to be seen as a contemporary political party then the republican debate had to be embraced. Already, Mr Keating had managed to "tag" the Liberal Party as "the party of the youth wage", which had damaged its image among young voters. "I think Dr Hewson should not underestimate how Paul Keating can tie a tag to the Liberal Party on this issue," he said. Continued on Page 2 INSIDE: Why Peter Reith didn't go the post mortem; ACT Lib slams election strategy; Robb plans large conventions. - Page 2; Editorial, Sharpe's view. - Page 10. Screws on Hewson Continued from Page 1 Appearing to repudiate Dr Hewson's references to the issue as a constitutional matter, Mr Brogden said, "It's beyond being a constitutional question because it's an image and an identity question. "As far as the Liberal Party is concerned, Dr Hewson would be very wrong to underestimate its importance to young Australians." Since NSWs Liberal Premier, John Fahey, had spoken out, there had been "a lot of people coming out of closets" to support the republican push. If the party did not take up the debate, it was in danger of "being seen as a fringe group". "If we don't get involved in the debate we'll be left behind and the same people will be whingeing that the first president of Australia is somebody they don't want," he said. Mr Robb said the latest Saulwick poll showed the issue was "centre stage". He told the National Press Club the Liberal Party had to be involved in the debate, but it was up to Mr Keating to flesh out the proposal. "I think along with economic issues over the next couple of years, it will be a very important one to debate, and the poll does indicate that we, along with others, have got to be very active participants in that debate," he said "I think [Mr Keating] really does have a responsibility to spell out in some detail what he sees, what he means, by a republic, so that the form and the nature of the debate over the next 12 months to two years can be focused and not just drift along at some broad conceptual level. Mr Howard criticised the proposal by former Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam that a president could be elected jointly by the House of Representatives and the Senate. Presently, the Governor-General is appointed by the Government Mr Howard said Mr Whitlam's option was "the system that gave us Leo McLeay", the former Speaker. "Such an approach could render the presidency of a republican Australia as nothing more than another prize of office to be awarded to the dominant political party from time to time," he said. "... If the Whitlam formula is adopted we could end up with the party hack but without the constraints now applying to the office of Governor-Gen eral." • SYDNEY: The NSW Government revealed yesterday it would try to block an ALP attempt to remove all references to the crown and change the state's oath of allegiance as the first step toward a republic. The move came just two days after the government supported a parliamentary motion acknowledging the inevitability of Australia's move to a republic."}
{"id":126979577,"text":"02 Apr 1993 - The Canberra Times Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 2 April 1993, page 10 The Canberra Times Hewson abysmal on GST and republic THE LIBERALS knew when they re-elected John Hewson that he was carrying a lot of baggage. Its weight was very obvious on Wednesday after the parliamentary party's two-day election post mortem. His handling of the goods-and-services tax — which the parliamentary party, sensibly, insisted should immediately be dropped — was just abysmal. And on the republican issue, a matter on which the federal Coalition will have to strike an attitude, Dr Hewson looked more like a weak and confused (those wanting to be very harsh would suggest even gutless) follower than a decisive leader. The GST retreat started the day after the election, when Dr Hewson foreshadowed that it would go. This was a statement of the obvious. The electorate had spoken — the idea of its being taken again to the people would suggest the Liberals were a collection of masochists. But his comment produced a reaction within his party, especially from Ian McLachlan, who tweaked the Hewson tail for pre-empting the party room. Dr Hewson immediately backtracked, saying the GST's future was up to the party, and policy generally would be reviewed over the next 18 months to two years. That was all very well in theory, but completely unsustainable in practice. There was no way in which the party could face the future without a quick ritual burying of the GST. The fact that his colleagues had to make this clear to Dr Hewson, who on Wednesday morning was still opposing any immediate action, simply weakened his authority. He has gone from being the leader who insists on his way, and that he knows best, to one forced into responding to his followers. When he was asked whether he had been rolled he replied, "No, I just simply listened." The danger for Dr Hewson is that blunders and misjudgments of this magnitude will soon lead to mutterings about his leadership. His protection is that there is no convincing alternative. The party has shown that it is not willing to turn the clock back to John Howard, and Peter Costello does not have significant support. The Liberals face the prospect of being left with an emasculated leader, but no way of doing anything about it. Dr Hewson had, for the most part, maximum loyalty in his first three years as leader, indeed more than was good for either him or the Liberals. He was allowed to get away with too much, and led the party down a far too radical course that eventually cost it the election. Now, however, everything is different. He has failed in the primary requirement of leadership — to deliver victory. He has survived because the party thought no one else would be better. If Dr Hewson fails to perform well in Parliament — and it is hard to think that he can do better than poorly — there will be plenty on his own benches willing to put in the knife. THE LIBERALS like to dismiss the republic as a second-level issue. But it is rapidly moving to the centre of political debate. NSW Premier John Fahey recognised this in his proposal to have a constitutional convention to discuss the way forward towards a republic. But Dr Hewson, after taking a fall on the GST, has been left flat-footed on the republic. This is mainly because he leads conservative forces he knows are divided on the question. Many Liberal and National supporters are passionate monarchists. But others, and the community at large, are increasingly in favour of change. The latest Saulwick Age poll showed the growth of support for a republic over the past year. The poll, done this week in NSW and Victoria, found that fewer than three in every 10 people interviewed wanted to keep the Queen as head of state, while nearly seven out of 10 supported a change. This compared with a year before when almost 60 per cent favoured a republic. Significantly, the poll showed that a majority of coalition voters (56 per cent to 41 per cent) favoured a republic. Dr Hewson is trying to portray the issue as one for the Government alone to define. He lambasts the Prime Minister for not specifying the detail of his proposal. Eventually the Liberals will have to decide where they stand on the central question — republic or not? Only then can they reasonably demand detail. Dr Hewson must know that the tide of opinion will make it difficult for the Coalition to stick to an old pro-monarchist position. Managing the transition to the new position, which the Coalition will need eventually to embrace if it is not going to be left behind community sentiment, is going to be an extremely difficult task. AS IF it were not enough to have to cope with tossing out the heart of Fightback and grappling with the republican issue, Dr Hewson has on his hands the demand by the Liberal organisation for a greater say in the policy debate. The latest manifestation of this push was the proposal by Liberal director Andrew Robb yesterday for a national convention at least once in each parliamentary term, attended by federal members and senators and 200-300 rank-and-file Liberals. Mr Robb stresses that the parliamentary, party would still ultimately determine policy, but says such a convention would give "party members some ownership of the ultimate direction and policy of the parliamentary party". The push for more rank-and-file say is a typical reaction by the party to a dreadful and unexpected defeat It is hard to argue against. However the situation is more complicated when you get down to the nitty gritty. Rank-and-file members of parties are often more extreme than the parliamentary wings. On the Labor side for example, the Left has stronger sway in the branches than in Parliament. In the last decade the parliamentary Labor party has been about lessening the organisation's power. Even though the Liberals are not talking about giving the extra-parliamentary party real teeth, they are creating expectations that it would have them. Otherwise, surely the convention that Mr Robb is suggesting would differ only marginally from the federal council meetings that already occur. If Dr Hewson ever did become Prime Minister he could rue the day if the organisation got more power. It would not be able to direct him but it could embarrass a Liberal Government by passing critical motions. Whether or not they were deserved, they certainly would be less than welcome. Yet because his authority is shot to pieces, Dr Hewson cannot easily raise cautions against the organisation's push for greater clout. He can only hope it does not go too far."}
{"id":126981714,"text":"12 Apr 1993 - SA independents benefit from swing against Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 12 April 1993, page 3 SA independents benefit from swing against Labor POLL WATCH Support for South Australia's Labor Government has fallen but the state Coalition has not benefited from the slide, a Morgan poll indicated yesterday. Independents and minor parties gained from the fall in support for Labor, according to the poll to be published in Time Australia maga zine this week. Even so, the Coalition would have won an election called last month, the poll found. Of the 1141 South Australian voters asked during February and March who they would vote for in a state election, 35.5 per cent supported Labor, down 0.5 of a point from a poll taken two months earlier. Support for the Coalition was steady at 49 per cent, as was support for the Democrats at 9 per cent Independents and other parties attracted 6.5 per cent support, a rise of 0.5 of a point. On a two-party preferred basis, the Coalition leads Labor 56 per cent to 44 per cent, a position unchanged from the earlier poll. Despite falling support for Labor, 42 per cent of voters thought the Premier, Lynn Arnold, would make the better leader, down one point. Support for the Coalition leader, Dean Brown, rose one point to 36 per cent. Approval of Mr Arnold's perform ance as Premier fell two points to 44 per cent, as did approval of Mr Brown's performance, also down two points to 39 per cent. A separate Morgan poll found that a family of two adults and two children needed a weekly income of at least $451 to keep healthy and live decently. However, people living in families of two adults and two children believed they needed $470 a week to meet these requirements. The poll of 2503 people was taken on February 13-14 and February 20-21. The perceived cost of living for the two adults-two children fami ly represented a rise of $4, or 1 per cent, since February last year. There was a marked difference between cost of living in cities ($465) and country areas ($427), and across states. In NSW, the perceived cost of living was $477, South Australia $444, Western Australia $439, Tasmania $438, Victoria $436 and Queensland $426. The poll also found Australians were spending slightly more on food. A single person spent $70 on food (up $3 on February, 1992), two people $103 (unchanged), three people $121 (down $3) and four or more people $155 (up $5). The average weekly food bill was $122, up $2, while a family of two adults and two children spent $143 a week, up $3. According to the poll, food represented 30 percent of living costs, the same proportion as a year earlier, but 4 per cent lower than in 1974. And another Morgan poll to be published in Time Australia this week has found that Western Australia's Opposition leader, Carmen Lawrence, whose party was voted out of office in February, remains that states preferred premier. The poll of 935 electors interviewed after the February 6 state ballot and up to the end of March, also found support for the Premier, Richard Court, and his Coalition Government had fallen. Dr Lawrence was the preferred premier before the state election and, according to the poll, remained so even though support for her slipped three percentage points after the election to 55 percent. Mr Court attracted 34 per cent support as preferred premier, also down three points. Support for Dr Lawrence's performance as Opposition leader was strong, at 64 per cent. Just 35 per cent of voters approved of the way Mr Court was performing as Premier. Support for the WA Government fell four points from the election to 45.5 per cent but the Coalition remains strongly ahead of Labor, support for whom rose to 39.5 per cent. Independents and other parties also attracted stronger support, up 1.5 points to 15 per cent. On a two-party preferred basis, the Coalition attracted 53 per cent, and Labor 47 percent. — AAP I"}
{"id":126982731,"text":"17 Apr 1993 - Labor keeps top spot in the polls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 17 April 1993, page 2 Labor keeps top spot in the polls POLL WATCH The Keating Government remains nine percentage points ahead of the Opposition despite a decline in support for the ALP over the past two weeks, according to the latest AGB McNair poll published in The Bulletin. Support for the ALP decreased by one point to to 49 per cent and support for the Coalition increased by two points to 40 per cent, the poll showed. Paul Keating, now has an 18 percentage-point lead over John Hewson as preferred Prime Minister — the widest gap between the two since they took up the leadership of their parties. Forty-nine per cent of those surveyed, up one point, preferred Mr Keating, compared to 31 per ccnt, down two points, who favoured Dr Hewson. Mr Keating's personal approval rating dropped one point to 37 per cent and his disapproval rating dropped by one point to 38 per cent. Twenty-eight per cent were uncommitted. Dr Hewson's personal approval rating dropped three points to 29 per cent and his disapproval rating was steady at 43 per cent. Twenty-eight per cent of those surveyed were uncommitted. Despite the two-point rise in support for the Coalition and a lead over the ALP in rural areas, Labor was still ahead in all states and city areas. Support for the Democrats was steady at 3 per ccnt and support for independents fell one percentage point to 3 per cent. The poll, which was conducted on March 26 to 28 and April 2 lo 4, used data from face-to-facc interviews with 2078 electors across Australia. Support for a republican Australia is strong in Victoria, according to a Saulwick Age Poll published in The Age newspaper last week. Sixty-six per cent of those surveyed were pro-republic, compared to 30 per cent who were pro-monarchy. Only four per cent didn't know. Victorians have been favouring a republic increasingly since 1976, the poll showed. Previous polls from 1976, 1980, 1986, 1988 and 1992 showed marked support for a republic and decline in support for the monarchy. Fifty-eight per cent of those polled in 1976 were pro-monarchy, compared with 39 per cent in favour of a republic. Support for the monarchy peaked in 1986, at 63 per cent, and has been declining ever since, according to The Age polls. Support for a republic has jumped from 56 percent in May, 1992, to66 per cent last month. The Saulwick poll used data from 600 telephone interviews with Victorians on March 30-31."}
{"id":126983223,"text":"19 Apr 1993 - More Aussies are now in favour of a republic Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 19 April 1993, page 3 More Aussies are now in favour of a renublic JL The republican movement has received another fillip, with the Morgan Poll showing a majority of Australians in favour of a break with the monarchy for the first time in 40 years of polling. According to the two polls, published in Time, republican sentiment has shot up eight percentage points since March last year, with 52 per cent favouring a republic with an elected president, with 38 per cent remaining loyal to the constitutional monarchy — an 11-point drop. Among Labor voters, the republic had the support of 66 per cent of those polled, while Coalition voters favoured it by 41 per cent and otherparty voters by 57 per cent. Overall, Coalition voters preferred the monarchy by 50 per cent. By states, the pro-republican vote was: Tas 59 per cent, Vic 57 per cent, NSW 56 percent, SA 55 percent, Qld 49 Dcr cent. WA 48 per cent. — JOOIEBROUGH"}
{"id":126983501,"text":"21 Apr 1993 - NSW Labor leads by 11pc Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 21 April 1993, page 20 NSW Labor leads by llpc SYDNEY: Support for the NSW Opposition has jumped, giving it an 11 per cent lead over the Government, a new po|l showed yesterday. ALP support in NSW climbed from 41 per cent in March to 50 per cent in April and the LiberalNational parties' support fell by 2 per cent to 39 per cent in April, according to the AGB McNair poll in The Bulletin today. As well, approval of Premier John Fahey fell two points to 35 per cent, and Opposition Leader Bob Carr's approval rating rose three points to 34 per cent. ALP support was strongest in Sydney, where 52 per cent said they would vote for Labor, compared with 38 per cent for the Government. But in the rest of the state support for both sides was even on 48 per cent. On the question of preferred Premier, 41 per cent (down four points) opted for Mr Fahey, and 36 per cent (up two points) said they preferred Mr Carr. Support for the Australian Democrats dropped three points to 2 per cent, support for the Independents was also down 2 per cent to 5 per cent, and support for "others" was down two points to 4 per cent."}
{"id":126984220,"text":"24 Apr 1993 - Gap wider between federal parties Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 24 April 1993, page 2 Gap wider between federal parties The gap in support for federal Labor and the Coalition is the widest sincc the election, according to the latest Newspoll, published in The Australian. Support for the ALP rose by one point to 49 per cent and support for the Liberal-National Coalition dropped by two points to 40 per cent. The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, was still ahead as preferred prime minister, despite a one point drop to 47 per cent. Those voters preferring John Hewson dropped twojoints to 30 per cent. Forty-three per cent of voters interviewed were satisfied with the way Mr Keating was doing his job; 45 per cent were not; 12 per cent were uncommitted. The percentage satisfied with Dr Hewson's performance rose one point to 30 per cent; those dissatisfied dropped three points to 57 per cent; 13 per cent were uncommitted. Newspoll used data from telephone interviews of 1121 voters across Australia. Support for the NSW Opposition rose nine points in a month to 50 per cent, The Bulletin's AGB McNair poll reports."}
{"id":126984726,"text":"26 Apr 1993 - Hopes higher but sackings likely: survey Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 26 April 1993, page 3 Hopes higher but sackings likely: survey By ROSS PEAKE, Political Correspondent A survey of the business community has found some confidence that trading conditions will improve but points to more lay-offs by large companies. It says there are signs of improvement in the economy in the March quarter, although firms will continue to face tough conditions. The quarterly survey by the National Australia Bank says increased confidence is most marked in manu facturing, retail, finance and business services, while the weakest expectations are among companies involved in mining and construction. The poll of about 750 medium to large companies found business confidence for the March quarter and for the next 12 months has strengthened. On another positive note, the revisions downwards in trading and profit expectations contained in the previous two surveys have been reversed in the latest publication. The bank's chief economist, AIai\\ Oster, said that while the outlook for sales and profitability had strengthened, the survey continued to point to a relatively weak employment out look. • While larger firms were more optimistic about the future than smaller ones, the bigger companies appeared to be looking to further lay-offs in the next financial year. Asked about employment, 24 per cent of firms surveyed expected to sack workers in the June quarter Consumers were slightly less confident this month but remained generally optimistic about the future, the latest Morgan poll has found. The Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating fell 2.4 points in early April to 102.3, still above the key 100-mark which means people were more optimistic than pessimistic. Most doubts surfaced over the outlook for personal finances in the survey which was taken on April 3 and April 4 in 1231 face-to-face in terviews around Australia. The poll was taken just after the March 30 release of the February current-account deficit which fell to an unadjusted $660 million from $717 million in January. There was an 8 per cent net drop in personal finance optimism as 28 per cent said they expected better times, down from 31 per cent in March, and 20 per cent of people expected worse times', a rise of 5 per cent for the pessimists. About 23 per cent, or 1 per cent more, believed they were better off than a year ago while 43 per cent said they were worse off — a rise of 2 per cent. On economic prospects, 36 per cent, or 2 per cent more, expected things to be worse in another 12 months. In the next five years, 24 per cent, 3 per cent more, said they expected bad economic times. — aap while 13 per cent expected to increase their workforce. The sackings are expected to significantly offset a moderate growth in jobs among smaller and mediumsized firms, and damp the Government's hopes of reducing employ ment. The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, said last week some companies had gone too far with retrenchments. He conceded unemployment would not fall quickly and that the number of long-term unemployed would grow. Two surveys last week — by Dunn and Bradstreet of manufacturing, retail and wholesale industries, and by the Australian Chamber of Manufactures of its members — showed rising business confidence and a moderate improvement in investment intentions. However, the Dunn and Bradstreet survey indicated a fall in employment expectations for the June quarter, with the outlook for more jobs in manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing still very poor. Major business organisations said on Friday that business was still not ready for a large-scale increase in investment. The shadow treasurer, Alexander Downer, said the Australian community was resigning itself to high unemployment, which he described as a socially irresponsible trend. No recovery in property market yet: report MELBOURNE: Australia was out of recession and had recorded its fifth consecutive quarter of positive economic growth but there was so far no sign of a corresponding recovery in the property market, a report issued yesterday said. The report, by real estate firm Baillieu Kjiight Frank, said Asian investment fell away slightly during the last six months which reflected, amongst other factors, a renewed fo cus on the UK and the USA for investment as an alternative to Australia. It said average institutional property portfolio weighting (the percentage of property investment) had fallen to 9.9 per cent of total assets because of downward revaluations and continued selling by top-heavy institutions. "Business debt has been heavily hit by the excessive debt overhang of the late '80s, and companies are concentrating on fixing balance sheets to improve profits, rather than expanding their operations," said BKFs chairman of South East Asian Operations, Roy Woodhouse. But the report took good tidings from recent Australian Bureau of Statistics figures which predict Australia's gross domestic product growth at 2.6 per cent for 1992-93 and 4 per cent for 1993-94."}
{"id":126985225,"text":"28 Apr 1993 - Government support is on the increase Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 28 April 1993, page 4 Government support is on the increase The Federal Government widened its lead over the Coalition to 11 points in the lastest AGB McNair opinion poll published in this week's Bulletin magazine. Hie poll, taken in mid-April, showed a one-point increase in support for the ALP to 50 per cent from the last poll in early April, compared to the Coalition's 39 per cent — down one point Victoria was the only state in which the ALP did not maintain a lead. There, both sides were level on 46 per cent The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, maintained his 49 to 31 lead over the Opposition leader, John Hewson, as preferred prime minister. Mr Keating's approval rating rose one point to 38 per cent while his disapproval rate also rose one point to 39 per cent. The fluctuations were more marked for Dr Hewson. His approval rating fell three points to 26 per cent while his disapproval rating climbed five points to 48 per cent. Despite signs of an improving economy, one third of people who took part in a consumer confidence survey said they were financially worse off now than a year ago. The April consumer sentiment poll, published in The Bulletin magazine, found 32 per cent of those surveyed felt worse off while only 18 per cent felt better off. Half said their financial situation had not changed at all. The results were similar to those of the previous survey in February when 34 per cent felt worse off, 17 per cent felt better off and 49 per cent said there was no change."}
{"id":126985892,"text":"01 May 1993 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 1 May 1993, page 2 POLL WATCH Coalition trailing Govt by even more The federal Coalition has fallen further behind the Government in public opinion, according to the latest AGB McNairpoll published in The Bulletin. The Coalition is now 11 points behind, its support having declined by one point to 39 per cent. The Labor Party's support increased by one point to 50 per cent and support for the Australian Democrats remained steady at 3 per cent. Support for Independents increased by one point to 4 per cent and support for others was down one to 4. The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, increased by one point to 38 per cent and his disapproval rating by one point to 39 per cent. Twenty-three per cent were uncommitted. The approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, declined by three points to 26 per cent and his disapproval rating increased by five points to 48 per cent. Twenty-six per cent were uncommitted. In the preferred-prime-minister stakes, Mr Keating was ahead on 49 per cent, Dr Hewson steady at 31 per , cent. Twenty per cent were uncommitted. The poll, conducted in mid-April, used data from 2045 face-to-face interviews with voters across Australia., The latest Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating,* published in Time magazine, was down 3.6 points in early April — the fourth consecutive decline and the largest since November, but the latest rating indicated that consumers were more optimistic than pessimistic."}
{"id":126986870,"text":"05 May 1993 - FEDERAL POLITICS Nats play down republic split Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 5 May 1993, page 10 FEDERAL POLITICS By ROSS PEAKE, Political Correspondent The federal Opposition played down splits among its MPs on the republican issue yesterday as the Government formalised its push to end links with Britain by the turn of the century. The Leader of the National Party, Tim Fischer, said his parly did not want to be part of the republic strategy committee established by the Opposition on Monday. He said there were precedent's for the parties to hold different posi tions on issues. However, a National Party backbencher, Michael Cobb, said he believed his party should be represented on the Opposition committee, which includes staunch monarchist John Howard. "On reflection, 1 think probably it would have been good to have a National Party person on that committee," he said. After his comments, Mr Cobb was told at a joint parties meeting that the Nationals wanted to play no part in the committee which has six Liberal frontbenchers. A survey yesterday found support for Australia becoming a republic has risen from 41 per cent to 45 per cent in the past year. However, the AGB McNair poll said more than 60 per cent of people surveyed believed the move towards a republic would causc social divisions. The Nationals' federal management committee reaffirmed last week the party's strong support for the constitutional monarchy. The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, has opened the way to change the Liberal Party's promonarchy policy by calling for wide debate among the grass-roots membership in the lead-up to the party's federal council meeting in August which will debate the republican issue. It also bccame clearer on Monday that Dr Hewson favours the "minimalist" option for a move to a republic and is prepared to make the issue a major test of his leadership. Senior frontbenchers said Mr Howard was rebuked in Monday's Opposition meeting for his strong pro-monarchist comments. While several frontbenchers told Mr Howard he had gone too far, two declared they now supported the republican push. Mr Hewson said he initiated the committee and the Nationals had decided to disagree with the Liberal Party on the republican issue. "If they want to stand where they are and not move they can take thai position in the debate, as a lot of individuals will," Dr Hewson said. "I made it a Liberal Party committee, they have their own processes. The committee was my idea and I selected the people that arc on it bccausc of the mix of their interests in the issue." The Premier of Victoria, JefT Kennett, confirmed yesterday he would nominate controversial historian, Geoffrey Blainey, for the Government's republican commit tee. Mr Keating wrote to state and territory leaders last week asking them to nominate two members to the committee — one from the most populous states and one from the smaller states. The Premier of Western Australian, Richard Court, said he would establish a 10-member committee to examine the republican push."}
{"id":126987379,"text":"08 May 1993 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 8 May 1993, page 2 POLL WATCH 56pc predict republic by year 2001 A clear majority of voters thinks Australia will become a republic by the year 2001, according to the latest AGB McNair poll, published in The Bulletin. Fifty-six per cent of voters polled said Australia would become a republic by the year 2001. In.a separate question, 43 per cent said they believed it should become a republic. Thirty-six per cent were opposed to Australia becoming a republic, but only 25 per cent said they did not think Australia would become a republic by the year 2001. Ah overwhelming majority, 83 per cent, said they would prefer to have the people elect a president. Only 8 per cent supported the idea of having parliament elect a president, 1 per cent chose another body while 8 per cent said they did noi know. A significant percentage, 38 per cent, predicted social division if Australia moved towards becoming a republic, 22 per cent said there would be some division and 35 per cent said there would be very little. Five per cent said they did not know. The poll used data from 1037 face-to-face interviews across Australia conducted from April 16-18. Support for the federal Opposition Leader, John Hewson, has dropped three points to a new low of 29 per cent, according to the latest Morgan poll, published in Time magazine. Disapproval for Dr Hewson was steady at S7 per cent and the percentage of people who chose him as preferred prime minister dropped by one point to 34 per cent. The popularity rating of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, dropped by one point to 46 per cent, his disapproval rating dropped by one to 43 per cent and the percentage of people who chose him as preferred prime minister dropped by one point to 53 per cent."}
{"id":126988868,"text":"15 May 1993 - Federal politicians' popularity declines Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 15 May 1993, page 2 Federal politicians' popularity declines POLL WATCH Support for politicians in general was down this week as both the Federal Labor Government's and the Opposition's popularity declined. However, the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, is still well up as the preferred Prime Minister, with 48 per cent support, compared with the Opposition leader John Hewson's 30 per cent. This week's AGB McNair poll in The Bulletin showed that support for Labor was down three points to 47 per cent in late April, but the Government was still eight points ahead. The Coalition's support was steady on 39 per cent. The Australian Democrats gained one point to 4 per cent, and support for independents and "others" was also up one point to 5 per cent. Labor's support was strongest in NSW and Victoria, but it also led in South Australia. The Coalition led in Queensland and Western Australia. Mr Kcating's approval rating was down one point to 37 per cent, and his disapproval was up one to 40 per ccnt. Dr Hewson's approval rating was down two points to 24 per ccnt and his disapproval rating remained steady on 48 per ccnt. The poll involved interviews with 2066 electors and was taken on April 23 lo 25, 30, and May 1 and 2. The Morgan poll in Time magazine showed Labor state parties in front throughout the eastern states. —- JL * The poll put Labor eight points ahead (54 per cent against the Coalition's 46 per cent) in NSW and Victoria, seven points ahead in Queensland (48 per cent to 41 per cent) and 2.5 points ahead in Tasmania (44.5 per cent to 42 per cent). In NSW, Premier John Fahcy's support was steady on 49 per cent, with the leader of the Opposition, Bob Carr, on 47 per cent. In Victoria support for the Coalition fell a further 3.5 per cent to 41.5 percent, well behind the Opposition's 49 per cent. However, to the question of who would make the better Premier, Jeff Kennett's rating improved by one to 43 per cent, and Opposition leader Jim Kennan's fell five to 36 per cent. The poll was taken from interviews of 1849 electors in NSW, 1352 in Victoria, 1920 in Queensland and 1071 in Tasmania. The Bulletin poll also showed Mr Kennctl as "preferred Premier in Victoria, but showed his party's support still lower than the Opposition's. Support for the Liberals rose two points since March to 44 per cent, while support for Labor stayed at 47 per cent. Mr' Kcnnclt's personal approval rating rose by one point to 32 per cent, and almost half the population, 49 per cent, disapproved of him. Mr Kcnnan recorded only an 18 per cent approval rating, 33 per cent disapproved of him and 49 per cent were uncommitted. In the preferred Premier stakes, 39 per cent opted for Mr Kcnnctt, 35 per cent named MrKennan."}
{"id":126990297,"text":"22 May 1993 - Keating, Labor slip, but still well in front Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 22 May 1993, page 2 Keating, Labor slip, but still well in front I POLL WATCH Support for both the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, and the federal Labor Party declined last month, but they still lead John Hewson and the Opposition comfortably, according to the latest AGB McNair poll, published in The Bulletin. Far more voters — 48 per cent — preferred Mr Keating as Prime Minister, although this had been 49 per cent in mid-April, than chose Dr Hewson (30 per cent). Support for Labor was down from 50 to 47 per cent and support for the Coalition was steady at 39 per cent. The Australian Democrats improved from 4 to 5 per cent. Mr Keating's approval rating declined from 38 to 37 per cent, but Dr Hewson's eased from 26 to 24 per cent. Mr Keating's disapproval rating increased from 39 to 40 per cent and Dr Hewson's was steady at 48. The Bulletin poll relied on 2066 face-to-facc interviews across Australia. According to a Morgan Poll published in Time magazine, Labor's support was strong in NSW and Victoria. In NSW, Premier John Fahey's popularity was steady at 49 per ccnt and the Opposition Leader's was, too, at 47. Mr Fahcy was well ahead as preferred premier — steady at 46 per cent. Mr Carr scored 35 per ccnt, down from 37. Labor led the Liberals on a two-party- • preferred basis, 54 per ccnt to 46. In Victoria, Premier JefTKennctt was the preferred premier (43 per cent — up one) over Jim Kennan, (36 per ccnt — down 5). Support for the Coalition declined from 45 to 41.5 per cent Labor's increased from 45 to 49 per cent. Mr Kennett's approval rating declined from 41 to 35 per cent and Mr Kennan's was up from 24 to 27."}
{"id":126991118,"text":"26 May 1993 - Coalition refuses to overturn tax cuts Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 26 May 1993, page 5 Coalition refuses to overturn tax cuts By SIMON GROSE and ROSS PEAKE The Coalition rejected a bid by the Australian Democrats yesterday to overturn the Government's promised $8 billion tax cuts. The Leader of the Democrats, Cheryl Kernot, foreshadowed a private Member's Bill in the Senate to scrdp the tax cuts legislated' by the Government late last year to take effect in July next year. : But the Opposition knocked back the proposal. The shadow treasurer, Alexander Downer, claimed that abandoning the tax cuts would be a "fundamental breach of trust" by the Govern ment. ' "We're not going to support legislation which will force the Labor Party to break faith with the electorate," Mr Downer said. '' Senator Kernot claimed that the tax cuts were "against the national interest as they are unaffordable and unfair". "They are deliberately designed to help the rich get richer and the poor get poorer so they should be repealed." • But Mr Downer counter ,claimed, "We're going to take ■over the task that was once the Democrats' traditional task and .keep the bastards honest." , The clash has made the Opposition appear to favour the Government's controversial tax cuts. The promised cuts, which helped the Government win an "unwinnable" election, were strongly criticised by the Coalition during the campaign and since. A spokesman for the Treasurer, John Dawkins, described the puts as "sacrosanct". f The tax cuts reduce the 38c marginal rate paid by most full-time employees to 30c in two stages on July 1, 1994, and January 1, 1996. For income between $40,000 and $50,000 the rate falls to 40c from 46c. Senator Kernot said she ex pected her Bill to be debated to morrow, the .last day of sittings before the winter recess. In a separate development, the general thrust of the Government's Budget strategy won endorsement yesterday from US ratings agency Moody's Invest ors Service. Ian Davis reports that the agency, which clashed with the Government after its 1986 downgrading of Australia's sovereign debt risk, yesterday endorsed the strategy outlined by Mr Dawkins and the Government Leader in the Senate, Gareth Evans, of maintaining the current Budget deficit of about $16 billion next financial year and reducing it to 1 per cent of gross domestic product by 1996-97. Moody's positive comments had the incidental effect of strengthening the Australian dollar after it fell half a cent in overnight trade on false rumours that the Reserve Bank Governor, Bernie Fraser, had said he was happy to see the dollar drift lower. The dollar finished at US69.76c yesterday after falling to US68.85c overnight from Monday's US69.35c close. Labor was wrestling with another pressing problem yesterday: the long-term jobless. A Caucus taskforce established to seek solutions to the unemployment crisis met for the first time yesterday but will have until the end of the week to learn its full role. The Minister for Employment, Kim Beazley,' told the committee there would be a con certed Government effort to-. wards reducing long-term unemployment. Committee sources said Mr Beazley and his department officials gave an overview of the state of job growth. Program review The Government will also establish an interdepartmental committee to review its programs for jobless people. Mr Beazley told the backbenchers the details of the committee's roles and how the two groups were expected to interreact would be given by Mr Keating on Friday. Mr Keating has nominated an attack on long-term unemployment as one of his principal aims. An AGB McNair poll to be published in the Bulletin today shows support for the Federal Opposition rose two points in mid-May. The Coalition got the support of 41 per cent of respondents with the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, also improving his personal approval 1 rating. However Labor, with 48 per cent of the vote (up one point), still holds a comfortable sevenpercentage-point lead over the combined Liberal-National parties. Mr Keating's standing dropped one percentage point to 36 per cent while Dr Hewson rose one to 31 percent. Thirty-six per cent of voters (down one) approved of Mr Keating's performance while his disapproval rating rose one to 41 per cent. In comparison, Dr Hewson's approval rating rose one to 25 per cent and his disapproval rating dropped one to 47 per cent."}
{"id":126992537,"text":"02 May 1984 - LETTERS to the Editor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 2 May 1984, page 2 LETTERS to the Editor The case against uranium mining Sir, — I was shockcd lo read in The Canberra Times of April 18 that our Minister for Resources and Energy, Senator Walsh, thinks "it would be silly to directly relate uranium and nuclear-weapon-proliferation issues". It is common knowledge that uranium mining is the first step in the nuclear fuel cycle, the first step in producing the weapons which threaten our daily existence with extinction, surely a government I Minister has more intelligence than to make such an uninformed comment. He also states that the anti- * nuclear rallies of April 15 should not be interpreted as opposition to uranium mining and export. A look at the major rallies around the country will show that advertising for the rallies stated "No uranium mining". Canberra was the excep tion. I question the Morgan Gallup Poll with its figures of 66 per cent of Australians in favour of the export of uranium. It has often been said "I have never been asked". Well, I've never even met anyone who has been asked. It saddens me to see a politician blustering his way through the issue of our survival as a race when he apparently lacks complete understanding of even the basics. It also terrifies me. D. LUCAS, O'Connor."}
{"id":126994462,"text":"10 May 1984 - Opinion polls on uranium Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 10 May 1984, page 2 Opinion polls on uranium Sir, — D. Lucas (Letters, May 2) questions the Morgan Gallup Poll's figures of 66 per cent of Australians in favour of the export of uranium. A closc look at the poll raises more doubts. The first question asked in the poll, conducted from July 9-16, 1983. was: "Do you think Australia should — or should not — develop and export uranium for peaceful purposes?" This resulted in the "national" yes figure of 66 per cent. Interestingly, the second question — "Is there anything about mining and exporting uranium that worries you7". resulted in a "yes" answer by 56 per cent of those polled. Could it be that 56 per cent of those who took part in the poll arc worried that uranium mines leak radioactive particlcs into the environment; that working in a uranium mine is a danger to workers' health; that the nuclear industry is not cost effective; that the problem of radioactive waste has not been solved; that international safeguards arc ineffective; and that we cannot be sure that Australian uranium is used solely "for peaceful purposes'"? If the results of such polls arc going to be used in public debate, then we need to ask many more, and Quite different. Questions HEATHER JEFFCOAT North Fitzroy, Victoria."}
{"id":127000378,"text":"05 Jun 1984 - The Premier's sermon fails to dispel all the gloom Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 5 June 1984, page 2 The Premier's sermon fails to dispel all the gloom SoUTH Australians are probably the most preached-at people in the country, though not neces sanly trom pulpits. When things are a little dull as they are at the moment, people showing weariness at the mention of Roxby Downs, the lingering Maralinga Affair and the recurring crises in the automobile industry, South Australians appear to welcome someone who is prepared to tell them how awful they are. In the past they turned to prophets from abroad, particularly imported Adelaide Festival directors, such as Anthony Steel and Christopher Hunt, to be told what an insular, provincial, unstylish lot they were. It seemed to cheer them up no end, and it was only a matter of time before politicians copied the technique and sought the bracing electoral response of a good scolding. So it should have been a matter for no surprise last month when the Premier, Mr Bannon — no less weary than the electors of the uranium debate and the repeated unsatisfactory assurances from Britain and the United States about the nature and effect of their past and present bases on South Australian soil — decided to put in the boot about the unsatisfactory character of South Australians. He delivered himself of a sermon which a political writer said was not quite the Sermon on the Mount but came a close second. The gist of it was that cynicism had become an art form in this State. The classic South Australian syndrome, he said, "is to put ourselves down". No mean putterdown himself, he accuscd South Australian business operators of a "small-town mentality" which was holding back industrial enterprise and recovery from the recession. This was most noticeable in businesses operating within the State. Those in closer contact with the eastern States and involved in national marketing had a broader attitude. Mr Bannon was reacting to publicity given to industry surveys and submissions which presented a gloomy picture of both the South Australian and the national economies as opposed to rosier views presented with figures from the Metal Trades Industry Association and the Commonwealth Bank report, which he thought had not received enough attention. Mr Bannon further countered local gloom and small-town obsessions with statistics showing a 69 per cent rise in South Australian housing approvals for the March quarter, a 2 per cent rise in manufacturing employment, and reports of "very busy" or "busy production levels" from 69.9 per cent of South Australian firms surveyed in March. The liveliest cat out of his bag of good news was a 4.1 per cent increase in employment in South Australia, between April, 1983, and April, 1984, compared with a 3.6 per cent increase for Australia as a whole. He strongly urged reporters at his press conference to help get South Australians to think positively and play their part in opposing the negative attitudes which were, he said, traditionally part of the State's business and management mentality. It did not require an astute logician to point up some confusions in Mr Bannon's attitude; on the one hand telling us to get rid of our inferiority feelings about being Mr Bannon, right, and Senator Walsh in Canberra last month, when they held a press conference on British nuclear testing in Australia in the 1950s. South Australians because we were doing very nicely thank you; and on the other hand urging us to emulate some of the methods and confidence of the pushy easterners. Predictably, the confusions were echoed in the media within the next few days. Columnists confessed their feelings of inferiority in the presence of NSW and Victorian cousins. Radio gurus and talk-back participants shared ex periences of feeling rotten simply because we live in what other Australians think of as a hick State, cxccpt for a halcyon period in the 1970s when the then Premier, Mr Don Dunstan, briefly raised our consciousness. An orgy of breast-beating was apparently enjoyed by all. But those who tried to respond to the Premier's call to emphasise the good news quickly ran into difficulties. Adelaide's morning daily, The Advertiser, made a brave effort a few days later by leading its front page with 'National surge in car sales is good news for SA\\ The next day, however, the report was knocked cold by the killjoy, hard and brutally unwelcome news that Adelaide's Mitsubishi plant intended to cut its staff by 145. And it was back to gloom and doom again with reports of demonstrations by anti-nuclcar-energy campaigners protesting against Olympic Dam ore being loaded at Outer Harbor in a ship for Finland. One of the 15 containers sprang a leak for all to see, highlighting fears of dangerous uranium contamination which the State Health Commission barely allayed by pronouncing the health risk "negligible". Mr Bannon had to repeat his Government's dissatisfaction with the secret upgrading of a US satellite base on South Australian soil. And he and the Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Senator Walsh, trod for the first time in the red dust of Maralinga, the site of Britain's atomic blasts of the 1950s, which we have been told may stay contaminated for thousands of years. Despite this quick reversion of public interest to unhappy news of the day, Mr Bannon was able to fulfil his gospel mission by emphasising some personal glad tidings. He learnt that his personal approval rating according to the latest Morgan Gallup polls had risen to 58 per ccnt, indicating an almost total recovery from a slide associated with the introduction of financial-institutions duly and the MPs pay rows. This recovery of all but 2 per cent of his 60 per cent rating in the September-October, 1983, poll must have been all the more welcome to Mr Bannon and his Government because it seemed to show they had weathered well the Opposition's concentrated attack, during the polling period, on two ministers, especially the Minister of Health, Dr Cornwall. So the sermon had some effect after all. The electorate seems to have thoroughly enjoyed its kick in the tail in its usual masochistic way and the Premier has had every cxcuse to proclaim his personal popularity and his Government's approval rating under the banner of good news that it would be small-minded to be modest about."}
{"id":127000847,"text":"07 Jun 1984 - Peacock vote lowest Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 7 June 1984, page 9 Peacock vote lowest SYDNEY: The approval rating by Liberal and National Parties voters of Mr Peacock has plunged to an all-time low for a Liberal leader. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll, published in The Bulletin this week, shows only 36 per cent like him as Leader of the Opposition — down from 54 per cent in March last year. The previous lowest rating for a Liberal leader was 39 per cent in 1981 for Mr Malcolm Fraser, then Prime Minister. Mr Peacock's approval rating among all voters was 34 per cent. The rating among all voters for the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, was 72 per cent."}
{"id":127002388,"text":"14 Jun 1984 - Hawke slips in polls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 14 June 1984, page 14 Hawke slips in polls SYDNEY: Public approval of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has slipped below 70 per cent, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll, conducted during the assets-test debate, published in yesterday's Bulletin. The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, has edged up 1 per cent to an approval rating of 37 per cent, compared with Mr Hawkc's rating of 68 per cent."}
{"id":127005828,"text":"28 Jun 1984 - Peacock and Hawke drop in ratings Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 28 June 1984, page 10 Peacock and Hawke drop j in ratings | SYDNEY: More coalition voters still approve of the way the Prime Minister, Mr Hawkc, docs his job than the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, the latest Gallup Poll shows. The Morgan Gallup Poll, published in The Bulletin yesterday, shows 43 per cent of Liberal and National Party voters, down 2 per cent on the previous poll, approved of Mr Hawkc, while 38 per cent approved of the way Mr Peacock did his job. Mr Peacock's score was down 9 per ccnt on the previous poll and disapproval of the way he was doing his job by coalition voters increased by 4 per cent to 37 per cent. Mr Hawke's approval rating was 69 per cent compared with Mr Peacock's 31 per cent. Mr Peacock's score was his lowest yet. The poll also found that the Government would have been easily returned if an election had been held during the weekends of June 9 and 16."}
{"id":127008418,"text":"09 May 1985 - Down, but preferred Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 9 May 1985, page 9 Down, but preferred ^SYDNEY: The popularity of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has continued to decline, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin. It shows he lost 3 percentage points in April, to 52 per cent, but 61 per cent of the people surveyed preferred him as Prime Minister, against 27 per cent for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock."}
{"id":127010402,"text":"16 May 1985 - Support for Wran at record low Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 16 May 1985, page 9 Support for Wran at record low SYDNEY: Support for the Premier of NSW, Mr Wran, has sunk to a rccord low, according to figures published in this week's edition of The Bulletin magazine. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll showed that Mr Wran's approval rating fell one point in April to 33 per ccnt, while approval of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Greiner, dropped two points to 51 per cent. The polls showed the coalition would have won an election in NSW in April with the ALP experiencing a 6.6 per cent swing against it since the election in March last year, losing 15 scats. A survey of 1,303 electors found that support for the NSW ALP was at its lowest level, dropping one point in April to 42 per cent, while support for the Liberal and National Party coalition was at its highest level, up one point to 47 per cent."}
{"id":127010631,"text":"17 May 1985 - Tories run third in Gallup poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 17 May 1985, page 5 Tories run third in Gallup poll LONDON, Thursday (Reuter). — Britain's ruling Conservative Party would finish third behind the Labour Party and the centrist Alliance if a general election were held now, an opinion poll' published today shows. The survey by the Gallup organisation, carried out for The Telegraph last week, showed support for the parties as Labour 34 per cent, Alliance 33.5 and Conservatives 30.5. This compares with a Gallup poll a month ago giving Labour 37.5 per cent, the Conservatives 34 and the Alliance 26.5. No reasons were given for the changes. • The Alliance groups the Liberal and the Social Democratic Parties and has become a new force in British politics in the 1980s. The Conservatives won power from Labour in May, 1979, and, led by the Prime Minister, Mrs Thatcher, were re-elected in June, 1983, for another term of up to five years."}
{"id":127012748,"text":"26 May 1985 - Overspending in Skangaroola causes Labor's popularity to take a dive Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 26 May 1985, page 18 Overspending in Skangaroola | \\ causes Labor's popularity THE problem for the Liberal Opposition in South Australia is not the good news (which, ofcoursc, means bad news about the Labor Government) but how it can keep it in the forefront of the public's attention until late November or December, the likely election dates. The Auditor-General's report, tabled in Parliament this month, gave details of spending over-runs on Government construction projects that even the dimmest Opposition can exploit effectively for electoral gain, especially in a relatively poor State such as South Australia. The Auditor-General, Mr Tom Sheridan, detailed the cost escalation on three sites: the North Adelaide aquatic ccntre (from $4.8 million to an estimated $7.8), the Lyell McEwin community health centre ($9.4 million to $ 13.7 million) and the relocation of a Port Augusta sports ccntre (at a cost of S750.000 for facilities said to be worth only $100,000). The swim centre, already a running sore because of delays, looms largest in the hubbub that has followed the report, for not only are there huge question marks about the final cost, but it is becoming the sort of joke that bedevils major projects. The initial failure to build the diving tower to the correct height for international competition saw to that. Then, after the Auditor-General's report, a special report was tabled showing that the Government would face a huge interest bill for serving the debt for its construction — at least $500,000 a year for the next 30 years. Mr Sheridan strongly criticised the Government in the report, along with the Parliamentary Public Works Standing Committee. The public has had it rammed home to them that the Government is guilty of lack of control, over the Public Buildings Department, in spending, delays, cost over-runs and staffing. Poor procedures and mismanagement were highlighted, and if heads rolled in the sense of staff being moved sideways and new blood being introduced to management, including some from outside the Public Service, concentration centres on the projects so much in the public eye, and on a history of problems within the department which the public was led to believe had been effectively tackled. The Tonkin Liberal Government cut the weekly-paid construction and maintenance workforce in order to put as much work as possible out to competitive tender. The Bannon Labor Government trimmed the weekly-paid workforce, but changed back to using it more. Neither move seems to have resulted in improved management or cost control. Now the Auditor-General has set out some measures for improvements which include, when necessary, calling for advice outside the Public Service. It was, one supposes, a knee-jerk response for Premier Bannon to say, while busy with other matters in Canberra, that his Government had a "mighty good record" on containing public spending. But it was not his best response. By the time he had announced "a war on waste", the Opposition was well advanced in its plans to thump home the message that it intends to be more effective in this area. "Less waste" now joins a trilogy of slogans, including the grammatically jarring "Less taxes", for the Liberals' election campaign. "Less crime" is the other, not markedly original, reference to law-and-order preoccupations of the Liberal Party. By wasting no time in getting their pre election machine running, the Liberals risk running out of steam if the Government paysconspicuous attention to the recommendations of the Auditor-General and the completion of projects begins to dim public recollecton of the mini-scandals along the way. The Liberals' second major assault began on television, with the first 30-second commercial already attracting attention by its strong visual impact — a sprinter on the starting blocks who fails to get away. The advertisement says that when Labor was running for office in South Australia it talked a lot about new direction, but now, coming up to three years down the track (graphically visualised by overgrowth and weeds), the new direction was a false start. Then individual Liberal candidates got a boost in a series of handsome and expensive leaflets, carefully colour-coded for maximum identification with a unified party campaign. All the moves suggest the confidence of a party which believes itself running ahead of Labor at the polls. A recent Morgan Gallup poll showed that, if an election had been held last month, preferences would have been necessary to decide the Government. Mr Bannon, having to wear the effects of the Federal mini-Budget in South Australia and no great joy expected from Premiers' Conferences and the August Budget, may be forgiven for making a slow election start and for wishing he could put as much space as possible between present realities and the date when he must go to the people. Almost every day the media carry stories about the local effect, including the possible closure of pre-schools of the mini-Budget on low-income earners, and anxiety continues high in the community about further effects and threatened moves such as the introduction of tertiary-education fees. When Mr Bannon and his election campaigners get their running shoes on, they will have tp force their way through a crowded field of thoroughly determined Liberal Party runners. The Government's tacticians must be hoping very much that the front runners will tire and the public's evident early interest in them be dissipated. * * * . THERE WAS a sense of relief this month when Mr Edward Splatt, jailed for 6V2 years as part of a life sentence for a murder in 1977 until a Royal Commission recommended his release, was awarded $300,000 and legal costs. It was a signal of the end of a long, drawnout affair that had great moments of drama highlighted by crusading journalist Stewart Cockburn and clashes between Attorneys General past and present over what should be done in a situation with few precedents. MrSplatt has his freedom and, although a question mark still remains over how compensation for 6'/2 years in prison can be assessed, the decision has neither caused outrage from those who believed Mr Splatt had had justice already at considerable expense to the public purse through legal costs, nor protests of meanness. Mr Splatt has warned, however, that he intends to retire to write a book rather than continue to make appearances on behalf of those, including Mrs Lindy Chamberlain and Mrs Emily Perry, who claim they have had less than justice. * * ♦ ONE COULD think it was still the silly season. The director of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Mr Daniel Thomas, got enormous media coverage for his suggestion that the State be renamed. "South Austrlia" was dull, he said, and he did not think highly of the rest of Australia's State nomenclature. He wants us to become Skangaroovia or Skangaroola. There are no takers. The aquatic centre being bgilt at North Adelaide: an interest bill on it of $500,000 a year for 30 years, according to the State Auditor-General."}
{"id":127056713,"text":"30 Jul 1981 - ALP loses support Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 30 July 1981, page 8 ALP loses support SYDNEY: Support for the NSW Labor Government has fallen below 50 per cent, according to a poll published yesterday. . The Morgan Gallup poll, in the latest edition of The Bulletin. registered a 6 per cent drop in support for the Government. The poll puts Labor's standing in the electorate at 48 per cent, compared with 54 per cent in its survey taken in February and March. At the last election the Government attracted 57.8 per cent of the primary vote and is due to face the people again within a few months."}
{"id":127063750,"text":"13 Aug 1981 - Wran Government 'backed by 57pc' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 13 August 1981, page 6 Wran Government 'backed by 57pc' SYDNEY: The NSW Government has recovered the support it lost over the recent power blackouts, a new opinion survey shows. The latest figures, compiled by Morgan Gallup Polls and published in The Bulletin magazine, show the Government's level of support at 57 per cent. This compares with the all-time low of 48 per cent last month and 57.8 per cent at the 1978 election. The previous Morgan poll was taken in the immediate aftermath of the State's power crisis and accorded with other surveys at the time. The Premier, Mr Wran, said then that he considered the sudden dip in his Government's popularity was only temporary. The Liberals dropped by two per centage points to 32 per cent, the Country Party by a similar amount to 5 per cent and the Democrats by three to 7 per cent."}
{"id":127069386,"text":"30 Aug 1981 - BY THE WAY Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 30 August 1981, page 3 BY THE WAY .A. RECENT Gallup Poll has found that 76 per cent of Australians believe Australian parents do not discipline their children enough. Only 2 per cent of the 2,020 people surveyed said parents disciplined their children too much, and 19 per cent said the amount of discipline was about riht. The poll found also that 51 per cent of parents would oppose any law which prohibited parents from beating their children. HEN the committee for ACT selfgovernment holds its "Territorial Tea Party" at 2.30pm today at Regatta Point it would do well to remember the English Parliament's reaction to the Bostonians who. disguised as Red Indians, destroyed three shiploads of tea on December 16, 1773. This display of colonial defiance was aimed specifically at the tea-tax imposed by the Tea Act passed earlier that year, and more generally at British dominance. In retaliation, Parliament passedfour Acts known in Massachusetts as the Intolerable Acts: the colony's harbour was closed; its charter removed; its territories were given to the Roman Catholic French; and British officials could be tried elsewhere for capital offences. But, lest the Minister for the Capital Territory, Mr Hodgman, wish that history would repeat itself, he too would do well to remember that the American Revolution began the next year - and lasted for eight long and bloody years. ' RECENT question in Parliament revealed that seven employees of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (five in the third division and two in the fourth division) had permission to engage in parttime employment outside the Public Service. Three worked at translating or teaching languages, one was a ballet teacher, one was a waiter, one was an attendant at a take-awayfood bar, and one was a barman. The highest public-service salary earned by one of the seven was $18,879, the lowest $10,417. One of Canberra's best-known number plates, the British High Commission's DC-1 plate, has a new home. In recent years it has been fitted to the High Commissioner's dark green Rolls-Royce, but with the arrival of a new, beige flagship last week it has now been transferred to one of the new range of RollsRoyces launched earlier this year. 0/V£ society, which will be glad to remain nameless, says its purpose in telling this newspaper about a certain fund-raising venture "is not'so much to solicit contributions. as to give local people and institutions an opportunity to contribute if tfiey wish. Donations. which will be acknowledged, should be sent to the undersigned." A rose is a rose is a rose. FROM the headmaster's office at Hackett Primary School has come forth a circular suggesting that all ACT primary-school child ren wear the same uniform. Different schools would be distinguished only by the tie. Parents were invited to comment on the idea. No prizes for guessing the response from Canberra's uniform makers and sellers. So YOU thought it happened only on Softly wool-conditioner ads: Australians taking enormous jars of that black goo, Vegemite, to the Motherland. But no. One young woman, exiled from Broken Hill, NSW, to attend ANU in 1976, lugged not one, but 12, large jars of the stuff here to see her through her .undergraduate days. Having lived in "The Hill" all her life, she thought Vegemite was peculiar to the town. Even after having the potion on toast for breakfast each morning, three jars are left, 5'A years later. SPRING bursts out all over the territory, and the natives are wont to sit out on their patios at dusk, general practitioners can expect the annual moth-in-the-ear syndrome, in sooth a most troublesome ailment. But help is near the practice-tips section of this month's Australian Family Physician, the journal of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. The tipping doctor observed that the patient "invariably telephones urgently at night with the problem. Instruct the patient to insert drops of olive oil or a similar preparation into the ear to kill the moth. Simply syringe the moth out of the ear with tepid water". w ILL we never live it down? "MEAT PIES" said the sign on a stand outside Red Hill shops. "Horse?" was the chalked inquiry. .A. REPORT from Brisbane tells us'of Mr Roger Tognolini, chief flying instructor with the Redcliffe Aero Club, feeling a "bump" while taking off in a Piper Arrow aircraft on Friday night. The aircraft then "felt a bit crook" while Mr Tognolini and Mr Brian Sleeman did a circuit. After landing, they found that one of the Piper's wings had been damaged, and, walking down the darkened runway, found a dead cow. The animal, which had been grazing at the runway's edge, caused $5,000 damage to the aircraft."}
{"id":127070343,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - Swing Against Labor In Glenelg Seat News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 5 Swing Against Labor In Glenelg Seat An unofficial "Gallup poll" of about 150 electors in his district had convinced him the main cause of the swing from Labor to Liberal was what many people considered to be "the maladminis tration of the Chifley Govern ment," Mr. Baden Pattinson, suc cessful Liberal candidate for Glenelg, said at the declaration of the poll in Glenelg Town Hall to day. There was a feeling that things were "not quite right" In Australia, and that things were not quite right in our rela tionship with the mother country. In most cases where electors had com plained that they were not on the Legis lative Council rolls it was entirely their own fault, Mr. Patttnson said. "CLEAN FIGHTER" The only complaint he had to make about the conduct of the election was that only one polling centre was pro vided for Brighton, and some sick or elderly people had to travel a long way to vote. Mr. Pattinson said his Labor oppo nent, Mr. Wells, was a man of out standing ability, and a clean fighter. If Mr. Wells could not win the seat "or Labor, no other Labor candidate could have done so. Mr. Pattlnson quoted figures Indicat ing the swing to Liberal in the Plym ton subdivision since the last Federal election. In the State election Mr. Pattinson had a total of 2.178 votes in Plympton, and Mr. Wells 2,134. In the last Federal election Mr. Sheehy (Labor) polled 2,796 votes in the Plymp ton sub-dlvision, and Mr. K. C. Wilson (Liberal) 1,377. The Labor Senate team polled 2,700 votes and the Liberal and Country Party team 1,230, he said. FINAL FIGURES Mr. R. T. Wells (Labor) said in several country districts the number of votes obtained by the successful candi date was less than the number of votes he had received as a defeated candidate. This indicated something was radically wrong with the electoral system. Mr. A. Low (Independent) said that in his opinion the vote was a personal one for Mr. Playford. Final figures for the district, with the exception of about 50 absent votes still to come, are: Low. Pattinson. Wells. Informal. GLENELG Ordinary votes . 401 8,552 4,419 342 Absent and postal votes 139 916 257 37 PLYMPTON Ordinary . 153 1,976 2,029 139 Absent and postal . . 66 202 105 14 Total . . 759 1,1646 6,810 532"}
{"id":127077132,"text":"24 Feb 1947 - S.A. Election Spotlight News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Monday 24 February 1947, page 4 S.A. Election Spotlight M.P. TA ESO @N STBAW WVOTS By Jack Ludbrook FRANK Nieass, Norwood's Labor M.P., conducts his own straw votes or Gallup polls among constituents directly affected by, proposals which come before Parliament from time to time. For instance, when an amendment about shopping hours wasi before the Assembly Mr. Nleasst wrote to all shopKeepers in his division-which extends from Kent Town to Campbelltown - and sought their views He did the same with petrol reisellers when hours of petrol sales were in questior ,and with butchers when abattoirs matters came up for review. Such cd-operation with electors has been Mr. Nieass ? long suit in his Parliamentary work, and he believes it is the only way of truly representing his constituents. For the same reason he sends to the schools of the dis'.rict copies of all proceedings of the House dealing with relevant education topics. Success Requirement "To be successful in Parliament." says Mr. Nieass, "a member must be able to express himself adequately and convey to other members the force of his arguments. He must fearlessly debate all matters affecting the people in his district" Mr. Nieass considers that the election in Norwood is a straightout fight between Labor and antiLabor forces, and to his mind all other considerations are suburdinate to that issue. Albert R. Moir, L.C.L. candidate. Mayor of Norwood, and former M.P.. makes no bones about introducing parish-pump topics. "Kensington and Norwood are keen on having their own swimming baths as soon as materials are available," he said. "If elected, I will endeavor to secire a subsidy from the Government to assist in this important project. "During my previous three years in Parliament there were more water pipes relaid in Norwood and surrounding districts than in the preceding nine years, and I'll try to obtain further action in this direction, as there are still plenty of complaints about water pressure during hot spells. "My efforts regarding the easern suburbs floodwaters scheme have been followed by Governnert and councils' approval for a Mr. Nieass Mr. Molr big plan, in which the Government will bear 50 per cent. of the cost. "I desire to have the tram sections readjusted on the Kensington and Norwood run, because the first section to Deauetteville terrace is too short for people living only one mile from the city. The sections could be altered to assist the people living in Kent Town." Vote .in 1944 Compulsory voting seems to! have made Norwood a fairly safe Labor seat. In 1944, the first State eections in which compulsory voting applied, the result was:Nieass (A.L.P.), 8,212; Moir (L.C.L.), 7,095; majority for Nieass, 1,117. The vote three years earlier had given Mr. Moir a slender victory by 103 votes only after distiibution of an Independent's preferences and after Mr. Nieass had led on the first count. Federal polling five months ago in the area of the Norwood electorate totalled:-Labor, 9,741; Liberal, 5.358; Communist, 566. Tomorrow-Mitcham"}
{"id":127077873,"text":"21 Jan 1947 - More Wars? News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Tuesday 21 January 1947, page 2 More Wars? IS it any wonder that quite a fair proportion of people, as shown by Gallup polls taken in different parts of the world, fear more world wars? The 1914-18 war was fought to preserve democracy, and the Versailles Treaty was signed in good faith to prevent more wars. Yet the 1939-45 world war developed. And wasn't that fought in good faith by peoples answering their countries' call, and be'ieving any sacrifice worthwhile for preserving their liberty, and achieving a lasting peace and a world worth living in? Their blood has been shed; there has been sweat, and labor. And now-liberty is only for a privileged few, and the new order seems worse than the old. Differences of opinion between foreign nations are bad enough. But when problems develop inside each country, including Australia --then I can't help concluding that .he mass of the people are them&eves responsible for what is happenmg. They elect selfish and incapable leaders who don't know what the country really needs-justice, strict morals, and freedom to live and let live. * F. W. C. RIECK, Bridgewater. ~~~1\\~1fl I ~j-~-~. But No Badge ILTON Steiner's complaint ("News," 17/1/47) about Adelaide men's clothes is both insulting and foolish. In every city there are some welldressed men. as well as others not so well turned out. Perhaps Mr. Steiner would have us believe that all Londoners dress in the Savile Row fashion. and that all Americars are clothed according to the ideas of their best-known fashion centres. My observations here, and in Sydney and Melbourne, too, quite recently, are that most of the well-dressed men are those who cannot wear a service badge in their buttonhole. They were able to buy new and fashionable clothes while those who gave them security are still patching up the mothholes in their old clobber, and waiting for the day when their overworked tailor can provide them with a new suit or two. Anyhow, "mannex s make the man," not clothes. GLADYS M. PRITCHARD. Linden Park. + + Beliefs JN spite of the protest by Miss S. O'Callaghan ("News," 9/1/47), I believe that if a Catholic marries in a Protestant church the marriage is not legal, and any children the couple have are illegitimate. I believe this, because the Roman Catholic Church is the only true one. It was the first on earth, and was established by Christ. I believe everyone should go to church in earnest faith to gain a place in heaven. We were all born with the sin of our first parents, and everyone that has sin loses God, love, and heaven. Only by going to church and asking for forgiveness can we be made right. (Miss) M. HELE. Goodwood."}
{"id":127199003,"text":"02 Mar 1993 - Full employment and no spending commitments in Liberal launch Hewson takes up GST fight Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 2 March 1993, page 1 --- 1-^-.......... . .--- -.---_- - ..... ?... \\ Full employment and no spending commitments in Liberal launch Hewson takes up GST fight By ROSS PEAKE, Political Correspondent The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, has gone on the front foot to directly tackle Labor's attack on the goodsand-services tax, praising its benefits as a tax on spending. He committed a Coalition government to full employment but made no new spending promises, in his speech yesterday to officially launch his election campaign. Dr Hewson also announced the six people who would be honorary policy advisers. The positions, foreshadowed in Fightback, follow United States practice and is designed to reinforce the Opposition's portrayal of Paul Keating as out of touch. The pressure on both sides will intensify with the publication today of two more public opinion polls pointing to a very tight election. The Australian's Newspoll, taken last weekend, shows the gap between the parties narrowing to one point on a two-party preferred basis: Labor 49.5 percent, Coalition 50.5 percent. The previous week's survey gave the Opposition a seven-point lead. Dr Hewson leads Mr Keating as preferred prime minister, 38-37. The Bulletin's AGB-McNair poll shows Labor making up five points to 45 per cent, with the Coalition static at 47 per cent. These latest polls confirm the trend revealed of two earlier polls this week that Labor is clawing back support, gaining momentum from its scare campaign against the GST. In a break with tradition, the Opposition began yesterday's launch with emotive appearances by five "ordinary Australians", who blamed the Prime Minister for their troubles. As well, Carolyn Hewson introduced her husband, saying she knew him best and describing him as courageous, honest and dedicated. Dr Hewson presented a hard-line defence of the proposed 15 per cent GST which he said was fundamental to the integrity of his tax reforms. The Opposition would not "shy away" from the tax in the face of the ALP's scare campaign. Dr Hewson had foreshadowed he would not make new spending promises in his speech, to contrast with Mr Keating's launch last week. Dr Hewson's spirited off-the-cuff speech repeated promises to reduce unemployment and reinforced the need for dramatic reform. "I personally refuse to accept that unemployment must stay high, I personally refuse to accept anything less than full employment," he said. "And I personally refuse to accept what must be one of the most intolerable features of Australian society today, and that is that as a generation of Australians we are about to leave a lower standard of living to our children than we enjoyed ourselves, with fewer opportunities." He stepped up his campaign to sell the GST by pointing out how many items were already subject to sales tax, which he would abolish. "Somehow we're going to make this point cut through in this election campaign and that is that people already pay a lot of tax on things they don't know they pay," he said. To directly address the ALP's criticism that the GST would be a tax on spending, he said consumers would gain an average 25 per cent cut in their income tax. "You keep the money and you decide when you pay tax and how much you pay tax by what you buy - not pay as your earn, pay as you spend," he said. "Do you want a good argument for GST - GST equals jobs because it makes our businesses internationally competitive." To emphasise his message that Mr Keating was out of touch, Dr Hewson quoted from the Prime Minister's speech on Sunday launching the ALP's culture policy. Mr Keating said, "Whatever we do, we'll never get pride from a truckload of coal, we might get dollars, but we will never get pride." Dr Hewson brought a roar from his audience when he said the comment was an absolute insult to coal miners. "Isn't that an absolutely amazing thing for a Labor leader to say," he said. "I challenge him to go up to the coal fields, Queensland, NSW or Victoria and tell them, those people have real pride in their work and so should we." He said he would like to direct more money to the arts or the environment, but the country had to produce to pay for it, and claimed this was not understood by the Labor Party. "We believe in people and they believe in government," he said. He also said that he "started to choke" every time he heard the phrase "social justice". "I just can't find anything fair or just in a million unemployed," he said. Continued on Page 2 Picture: RICHARD BRIGGS The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, at yesterday's launch. Hewson takes up GST fight Continued from Page 1 Dr Hewson said that after 10 years in government, Mr Keating had "lost the plot". "He's got no plan. He's got no answers. All he's got left is a negative campaign, a scare campaign," he said. Dr Hewson ended his speech by telling the five people who told the audience of their plights - Jennifer, John, Sam, Beverley and Michelle - they were the "forgotten people". "I look you in the eye and I say, we can solve your problems, we will do it together," he said. Following the example set in the 1990 election, the Opposition did not use its television time last night to replay Dr Hewson's speech. Instead it ran a documentary featuring an explanation of the GST, to combat the ALP's scare campaign. The federal director of the Liberal Party, Andrew Robb, defended the presentation against accusations of inaccu racy. He said the ALP's scare campaign on the GST had helped to focus attention on yesterday's launch. "We are finding that people are now looking-very earnestly for hard information and in the last week or two, we've just been deluged in our campaign offices around the country with requests for information," he said. "People are starting to focus on the flip-side of the GST... Labor may very well have overplayed its hand on the strident nature of the scare campaign." Mr Robb acknowledged the documentary repeated the pledge to abolish seven taxes, although one - the coal export levy - has been removed. "It was more not to confiise people with constant changes to the original document in terms of the message getting through and our commitment to retaining the abolition of that remains solid, so we didn't see, for those sorts of reasons, that it was a problem," he said. He denied the documentary contained "half truths" over the abolition of bulk-billing for most people. As the voice-over said, "Bulk billing will stay for those who need it most". This qualification was not reflected on the screen, where the wording was: "Bulk billing stays". Hewson's credibility fading as he will not tell how and why. PM Continued from Page 1 Most significantly, Mr Keating said, Dr Hewson had not explained why his package of a 15 per cent consumption tax plus a 42 per cent company-tax rate and a "disruptive industrial-relations model" would create more jobs than under Labor. Job crcation under Labor would come by not having a consumption tax, and by having a 32 per cent company-tax rate, an investment allowance of up to 20 per cent, and "cooperative" labour relations. "He also failed to explain how he will fund his promises, given the $7 to $8 billion hole dug by his absurdly inflated Telecom [sale-price] fig ure. "He also failed to say why he wants to remove bulk-billing for 13 million Australians and make people pay $32 up front for each visit to the doctor." The Treasurer, John Dawkins, said the Liberal Party policy launch was like a dose of political DDT which threatened wage cuts, poorer health and higher taxes. The Leader of the National Party, Tim Fischer, said the campaign launch had injected much-needed realism into the economic debate. Mr Fischcr said the five people who appeared to tell their stories of the recession had given "a very big and realistic approach to the closing stages of the election campaign". The ALP's national president, Barry Jones, criticised Dr Hewson for choosing the Wesley Mission to launch the Coalition campaign. Mr Jones said the people the mission aimed to support would be the m very people hardest hit by Liberal economic policies. The Australian Council of Social Service said the Opposition's launch was an unacceptable exercise in exploitation. The council president, Merle Mitchell, said her organisation had refused media requests for access to interview "victims" of unemploy ment."}
{"id":127199997,"text":"06 Mar 1993 - POLLS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 6 March 1993, page 5 POLLS There is now virtual agreement between Australia's major polling organisations that the 1993 election is a neck and neck race. The Saulwick poll, published in the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, has examined the key marginals in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania and concluded that the March 13 result is almost too close to call, although the odds probably favour the Coalition. In the NSW marginal seat of Lowe the Saulwick poll places the two-party preferred vote at 50-50, while in Pfcrramatta it gives the Labor Party a lead of 51 per cent to the Coalition's 49. In Victoria, the poll gives the marginal seat of Corinella to the ALP by 58 per cent to 42 and Dunkley by 52 to 48. In Queensland, however, things are vastly less certain with the seat of Dawson sitting at 50-50 while Kennedy appears to be likely to go to the Coalition, 51-49. South Australia represents a problem area for Labor, with the seats of Adelaide and Hindmarsh likely to fall to the Coalition. In WA, Labor is trailing in Cowan and Stirling. In Tasmania, however, Labor looks set to pick up both Franklin and Ly ons."}
{"id":127200538,"text":"08 Mar 1993 - The Canberra Times Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 8 March 1993, page 10 I (flankrra (Ttmrs^ Silly attempt at news management THE MINISTER for Urban Services, Terry Connolly, is always happy for his face to be on a television screen, his voice on the radio or his photograph in a newspaper. He occupics a portfolio which gives him a lot of opportunities. Now, however, he is seeking to expand them. Angered by the practice of some of his' officials - some in statutory authorities -of answering media questions, he has issued a directive to his department and the agencies he controls banning the giving out of any infprmation without its being cleared through his office. He wants to know what is being asked, and to approve the replies going out. And, it seems, he wants to reserve to himself the right to get any glory going. Part of the annoyance which sparked the directive arose because he thought he should have been interviewed about an ACT Electricity and Water discussion paper, not a senior ACTEW official. The: vanity of ministers is, generally, a harmless enough vice. Since an appetite for adulation is usually transparent enough, the single-minded indulgence of it is not always a public-relations plus: politicians one can become over-exposed. The concern about Mr Connolly's directive, however, should not merely be one about his affection for the limelight but about its extension to a somewhat sinister form of news management. The government of Canberra has long been a reasonably open afiair, with senior officials trusted to discuss publicly the factual basis of issues of public importance. They have almost invariably done so without causing political embarrassment to ministers. Canberra benefits because people are better informed about the facts, about the issues and their rights and responsibilities. The politicians themselves benefit. One of the ways Australia is in some respects a less mature democracy than, say, the United States, is that doctrines of ministerial responsibility and continuing devotion to administrative secrecy tend to make the slightest point of difference between what ministers say, or between what ministers decide and what their officials have advised them, a matter of great media interest. The Australian culture of secrecy has, however, been under attack for some time. Two decades ago, public service guidelines and the Crimes Act heavily discouraged contact between press and the bureaucracy. Since then the Freedom of Information Act has encouraged the proper giving of information. Although FOI imposes public-interest tests on the disclosure of information, the capacity for political embarrassment is not a ground for refusing access. Increasingly officials have been given independent powers, for the exercise of which they can be called personally to account. Governments have also tended to create arms-length agencies - ACTEW is a good example - able to control their own relationships with the public. At the ACT level, the trend to open government has also been reinforced by the major role which Legislative Assembly committee systems are given over the process of government, of expenditure and of the development of new policy. These committees, on the whole, have had relatively free access to officials. The result, generally, is that committee reports are better informed and more useful. Mr Connolly is reasonably entitled to know what sort of questions the media and others are asking of his department. His directive, however, goes further than that. He wants to control the information going out, to have all material cleared by his office before it is issued. This silly attempt at news management will not work - either in producing more headlines assisting Mr Connolly, or in suppressing inconvenient facts. Nor will it help good government. Mr Connolly should moderate his search for publicity and begin to trust the discretion of his officers. Accentuate the negative LAST night's debate between Paul Keating and John Hewson was the best of the three of the election campaign but it was too much a contest of research-tested catch-phrases to be either memorable to viewers or helpful to voters. Thus Dr Hewson had a plan which he had presented openly and honestly. Mr Keating had traditional Australian values of decency, tolerance and a fair go - and he most certainly did not have a goods-and-services tax. The debate confirmed the dominance of each party's weaknesses as campaign issues. The leaders pushed the other's negatives; attractive policies are at a discount. Dr Hewson's weakness is the GST and he was at his worst when pushed to explain details of how it would work. Mr Keating's weakness is his recent economic record, particularly on unemployment and while he successfully engendered some confidence that better times are in prospect he was at his worst when pressed on the detail of unemployment and jobs growth. But the debate was better than the two which preceded it. The two leaders were tired and at times uncertain but they were less wooden than in the first official debate. They both hectored and sneered but they were more restrained than during the confrontation on A Current Affair. And while last night's contest was still overly economic, the moderator, the ABCs Kerry O'Brien, did force the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to discuss such broader issues as education, health care and industrial relations. Mr Keating scored a definite but not dominating victory. In manner, he was more composed than the nervous and often uncomfortable Dr Hewson. Mr Keating also had the better of the argument, largely because it is much easier to condemn and ridicule a planned new tax (or a change to the health cover system) than it is to explain and justify it Mr Keating and Dr Hewson enter the final week of the campaign with their own psychological lift. Dr Hewson gets his from the Morgan Gallup Poll, in Time Australia, showing the Coalition in a winning position. Mr Keating gets his from the debate and from the sense of confidence he conveyed in it. The polls might seem to portend a Labor loss but Mr Keating did not appear last night as a man who thinks he is about to be defeated. The campaign remains a genuine contest."}
{"id":127200877,"text":"10 Mar 1993 - ELECTION COUNTDOWN Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 10 March 1993, page 5 ELECTION COUNTDOWN Mike Taylor POLLS Labor talks about life in Opposition Little by little and without actually conccding defeat, the Australian Labor Party has begun talking about life in Opposition. The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, signalled yesterday that the Australian Labor Party would block the Coalition's industrial relations policy in the Senate - a signal that would not have been warranted if Mr Keating wasn't genuinely contemplating a loss this Saturday. There arc many within the ALP who are hoping that they can snatch a victory on March 13, but who are privately making plans for life in Opposition. They arc not only examining the likely state of the parties after Saturday night but also the state of the ALP factions in the parliamentary Labor Party. What seems obvious at this point is that win, lose or draw on March 13 the real power in the parliamentary Labor Party will reside in Queensland and NSW. Queensland will remain powerful within the party because it remains in Labor hands and NSW will remain powerful because it is the one state where Labor gains are virtually assured. While Labor hopes to pick up scats in Victoria, its importance in the factional balance will have been diminished as will that of South Australia and Western Australia. Talk to any federal Labor Member and they will tell you that they expect to win on Saturday. Trouble is, there is an inevitable air of pessimism in their statements. Most privately expect the Coalition to emerge with a workable majority. But much the same sentiment existed in 1990. When the dust of the The 'Newspoll published yesterday in The Australian newspaper has confirmed that the March 13 election will be a closely fought affair but that the Coalition is likely to gain a working majority in the House of Representatives. The Newspoll gave the Coalition the lead with 47 per cent compared to the ALP's 42 per cent, but translated this to a two-party preferred vote of SO per cent each. The Newspoll largely confirms the trend of the AGB-McNair poll published in this week's Bulletin magazine which has the parties level pegging on the primary vote at 46 per cent each, and the Morgan poll has the Coalition with a three-point lead in the primary vote. 1990 election campaign had settled, Labor Members freely admitted that they had expected to lose that campaign. Many were frankly surprised that the Labor Party had been returned to power on the basis of an astutely judged marginal scats campaign. The difference between 1990 and 1993 is that the Coalition has learned a good deal about marginal scats campaigning and this is being clcarly indicated in the public opinion polls. Unless the electorate develops a sudden general antipathy towards the Coalition on Saturday, the Government is likely to lose office on a national swing of around 1.6 per cent. The swing, will of course, not be uniform and as a result the Coalition is likely to have a majority of some where between seven and 12 seats. IN THEIR WORDS Paul Keating on why farmers and others shouldn't blame governments for what were inherently poor business decisions. 4 The fact is, like a lot of people, you think the Government owes you a living on the place because you have made a decision to own a property. Everybody who starts a business, be it on the land or otherwise, has got to make the numbers work. } A virus-affected John Hewson. i My voice may be failing, but I will never give up. J Tim Fischer.on whether he tried marijuana or even inhaled. 4 As it happens, I have never smoked marijuana, I have never tried marijuana. The Vietnam drug scene was bad enough ... I'd never want to go near it in my life. 9 TODAY'S PROGRAM PAUL KEATING will campaign in Whyalla in the morning and Adelaide in the afternoon. JOHN HEWSON will be in Melbourne and Brisbane. He will address a business breakfast at 8am in Melbourne and a public rally at 1 pm. He will address a public meeting in Moreton, Brisbane, in the afternoon. TIM FISCHER will campaign in Sydney and regional NSW. He will be interviewed on ABC radio at 8am and Radio Triple J at 9am. At 10am he will be interviewed for the BBC News Night program and will appear on television on The Ray Martin Show. He will fly to Port Macquarie for a meeting with a National Party candidate at 2.20pm and address a public meeting at 3pm. He will fly to Grafton for a media conference at 5.30pm, and visits to the Ozanam Villa Nursing Home at 6.30pm and the Grafton Base Hospital at 7pm. JOHN COULTER will campaign in Adelaide and Perth. He will be interviewed on ABCs Daybreak program at 6.40am, before flying to Perth for an 11.40am interview on Radio West and statement launch on WA issues at 12.15pm. He follows a street walk at 12.30pm with a 2.15pm visit to the Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital."}
{"id":127201301,"text":"12 Mar 1993 - POLLS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 12 March 1993, page 5 POLLS Just when Government staff and ALP strategists were beginning to contemplate defeat, national polling now suggests they might, just might, snatch a narrow win on Saturday. The latest Newspoll, published in yesterday's Australian, has placed the Government ahead of the Coalition on the two-party preferred vote in NSW and Victoria, but trailing in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. The poll has placed the ALP in front by 51.5 per cent to 48.5 per cent in NSW and 50.5 per cent to 49.5 per cent in Victoria. However, it is trailing in Queensland, 46 per cent to the Coalition's 54, and by 11.5 per cent in South Australia and 3 per cent in Western Australia. On these figures, it is still possible for the Government to win but Queensland is shaping np as the state that will force it from office. However, a Morgan poll taken after the win by the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, in last weekend's second debate, has pointed to a win on a national two-party preferred vote. It gave the ALP 51 per cent of the vote compared with the Coalition's 49 per cent"}
{"id":127202251,"text":"16 Mar 1993 - Women put their faith in Keating Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 16 March 1993, page 8 Women put their faith in Keating THERE was a 5pm clue down at the local polling booth. Head down, tail up in the blue plastic bin was a Labor party faithful, frantically rummaging for the recyclable discarded how-tovote sheets, his supplies of new ones exhausted by a steady run. "Here you go," he said to the elderly women in mauve frocks waiting patiently for their instructions. "It's terribly creased," one said with alarm, as the other tried to smooth it out against her generously sized handbag. "Aren't we all," the party hack sighed. "Aren't we all." The women disappeared inside to the hall of lopsided cardboard castles, heroically dismissing with a gallant wave of the hand the offers of opposing instruction slips. Their minds were made up, their mission clear. And so it was for women across the country on Saturday, women, anonymous and as individuals apparently insignificant - faceless women who hours later took as personal Mr Keating's thanks for their vote. He'd wooed them, and he had won. In that hazy and euphoric pre-midnight triumph they believed they had won too. It was a mutual and co-dependent victory. They hadn't let him down. And now, they prayed, he wouldn't let them down. Women had had an awiul lot riding on this election. And in turn Keating had had a lot riding on them. In acknowledgement, he'd brought in Anne Summers last year as his principal women's adviser and together they had got to work. The feminising of his policies began with a vengeance and as an election loomed so did a bouquet of longed-for treats, pledges that would implement the changes that women had been attempting to negotiate for decades, pledges on child care, tax and judicial reform. With Ms Summers behind him, women's perception of the Prime Minister as aloof and out of touch with the female masses slowly dissipated. And as child care was hauled up on to Labor's economic agenda with such glistening gusto, women really sat up and took notice. It was too good to be true. The ACTU's Jennie George had already had them listening - reminding them the Coalition's proposed industrial-relations changes were scary. Would women be able to negotiate with powerful employers, on the back foot as they already were with family responsibilities that dictated when, where and how they could work? Marion Sawyer, senior lecturer in politics at the University of Canberra, wrote in The Canberra Times the week or so before the election that even the most exclusive of women's issues - menstruation - became an election issue. She said that when Mr Keating had joined the outrage over a GST on tampons and the fact that it would be more expensive to be a women in Australia, Senator Jocclyn Newman, the Coalition's spokeswoman on the status of women, had retorted that if "Labor truly cared about menstruation it would do something about jobs, as the stress of not having work could make women stop menstruating." So it was a no-holds-barred and bloody tussle, as women sat back, waiting and watching, left to Keating, right to Hewson, left to Keating... ad nauseam. Finally it seemed that Hewson's slaughtering of anything with a vaguely socialist odour was just too much. It is after all women who really need Medicare and the bulk-billing it offers if they are able to take their kids to the doctor without angst, it's women primarily who need affordable and accessible childcare, and it's women juggling the housekeeping money who need as much as possible in their lean purses, money that would have been eaten away by the increases costs of a GST. All things considered -menstruation or not - women needed a Labor Government, or certainly had less to fear from a Labor Government. And so exit polls conducted by AGB McNair on Saturday at 42 seats around the country showed that 50 per cent of women in marginal seats had voted for the ALP. Research manager John Mitchell said it was the first election in which the female vote for Labor had equalled the male vote. Women traditionally vote conservative, and it was from that position that the Keating/Summers duo were serenading. Mitchell confirmed that the GST was what most prompted people to vote Labor, with Medicare and health second on the women's list of concerns. It was a vote of faith, and Keating did right to thank the women who smoothed out Labor's crumpled polling slips and numbered its boxes. His mandate is based on carefully given trust, and a belief that women - still woefully underrepresented in his Ministry - will one day be able to thank him."}
{"id":127203077,"text":"20 Mar 1993 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 20 March 1993, page 2 POLL WATCH Voters decided before the campaign began Most voters decided who they would vote for even before the election campaign had begun, according to an exit poll conducted by AGB McNair and published in The Bulletin magazine. The poll found that 48 per ccnt of Coalition voters and 42 per cent of Labor voters had decided who they would vote for before the campaign began. Twenty-one per cent of Coalition voters had derided early in the campaign, compared with 19 per cent of Labor voters. Twenty-one per cent of Labor voters said they had decided in the last week or so of the campaign compared with 17 per ccnt of Coalition voters. Seventeen percent of Labor voters and 13 per cent of Coalition voters had said they had decided on the day. The poll, which used data from 2231 face-to-face interviews with voters as they left the polling booth on election day, found that younger people tended to support the Labor party and older people the Coalition. Fifty-four per ccnt of women between the ages of 25 and 39, and 46 per cent of men in the same age brackct, had voted for the Labor party, and 38 per ccnt of women and 45 per cent of men in that age group for the Coalition. The poll found that Dr Hewson remained the preferred prime minister despite his party's loss - 43 per cent of those interviewed preferred Dr Hewson, compared with 40 per ccnt who favoured Mr Keating. Eighteen per cent said they disliked Mr Keating but only 9 per cent said they disliked Dr Hewson."}
{"id":127203699,"text":"23 Mar 1993 - Lib machine adds sting on ballot eve Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 23 March 1993, page 1 Lib machine adds sting on ballot eve By ROSS PEAKE, Political Correspondent The two main contendere in the Op position power struggle, John Hewson and John Howard, both claim to have the numbers to win today's leadership ballot. As they continued late lobbying, the party organisation demanded more say in policy development and criticised the parliamentary leadership. The federal president of the Liberal Party, Ashley Goldsworthy, said the organisational wing was no longer prepared to continue asi the bridesmaid on policy develop ment. Dr Hewson and Mr Howard played down suggestions that today's winner would be a stop-gap leader, saying the new Leader of the Opposition would have the'full support of the party. Both camps said some MPs were still undecided. Others were indicating support to both sides while they made up their minds. In the race for the Liberal Party's deputy leadership, one of the favourites, Warwick Smith, withdrew late last night as the result in his electorate became more un certain. In a pointed reference to his oppo nent, Mr Howard said the meeting would decide who was more likely to lead the Opposition to victory. "Who has the best combination of political understanding and political skills, the capacity to communicate and articulate the broad values of the Liberal Party, and those things the Liberal Party holds dear to the Australian community? ... 1 believe I'm best . able to do that," he said. Mr Howard said he was confident of winning and denied his record as leader from 1985 to 1989 was a handicap. "The view that's coming through very strongly to me is that people do recognise that a range of experience in political combat and political skills is what really is required," he said. "People recognise that an inherendy unpopular man as Paul Keating, because of his political skills, was able to win an election that very few people thought he would win." An AGB McNair telephone poll pub lished last night said Dr Hewson had a comfortable lead - 57 to 43 per cent - in the leadership race. Dr Hewson said his support had picked up in recent days and he denied a narrow win would mean continued uncertainty. He said he was not rushing the ballot ahead to prevent Mr Howard building support., Mr Goldsworthy said he wanted to overhaul the Liberal organisation with fewer but bigger branches dedicated to constant campaign ing. "Whoever is elected leader and depu ty leader of the parliamentary party tomorrow must recognise that a fundamental reassessment is going to occur," he said. Continued on Page 2. Machine adds sting on ballot eve . Continued from Page 1 "For too long, and I am not just referring to these past three years, the organisation has been the acolyte at the altar of policy development. We deserve to be, and in the future will be, partners in this pro cess." After issuing his stinging statement in Brisbane, Mr Goldswortby told The Canberra Times he was not suggesting the organisational wing dictate policy. "But we really do have to look at the relationship between the parliamentary and organisational wings in this whole process of [deciding] what are our policies," he said. uWe have to get the organisational wing and its leadership playing a more active role in policy formulation and strategy ... there's got to be some fundamental rethinking and re-assessment" Dr Hewson and Mr Howard split on whether the ballot for the deputy leadership should be delayed if the seats of some MPs remained in doubt. Mr Howard hinted he would support mores to delay a ballot on the deputy leadership, which Dr Hewson wants finalised today, until counting confirms whether one contender, Tasmanian Warwick Smith, has held Bass. Mr Howard's office said later he favoured a delay, putting him at odds with Dr Hewson. However, tension over the issue dissolved late last night when Mr Smith withdrew from the ballot after counting yesterday further weakened his hold on the seat Another frontbencher, Peter Costello, is likely to become favourite with Mr Smith's withdraw al. Others expected to run are Alexander Downer, Michael Wooldridge, David Connolly, Ken Aldred and Wilson Tuckey. A Victorian backbencher, Bruce Reid, who entered Parliament three years ago, last night said he would also contest the leadership."}
{"id":127204689,"text":"27 Mar 1993 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 27 March 1993, page 2 POLL WATCH Keating's approval rate peaks at 42pc .The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, has reached its highest level in the wake of his federaleRxtion victory, according to a Newspoll published in The Weekend Australian. .;Mr Keating's 42 per cent approval rating put him 14 percentage points ahead of the Leader of the Coalition, John Hewson, who sank to 32 per cent. 'Mr Keating's disapproval rating fell from 59 per cent to 50 per cent and the proportion of voters who approved of the way he was doing his job rose from 34 per cent in the week before the poll was taken to 41 percent. Support for the Labor Party also was up, from 45.4 per cent to 47 per cent. Support for the Coalition went from 44 per cent to 41 per cent. Poll results indicated support for both parties appeared to be driven by voters' dissatisfaction with alternative parties. Of Labor supporters polled, 51 percent said they chose Labor mainly because of their dislike for the other parties, compared with 43 per cent who said they chose Labor because they liked what it had to offer. Of Coalition voters, 50 per cent said they chose the Coalition because they disliked the other choices, compared with 43 per cent who voted for them because they liked Coalition policies. Support for the Democrats and other candidates rose slightly, from 10.6 per cent on election night to 12 per cent. The Newspoll data was collected from 1128 telephone interviews with random subjects from all Australian states. Two AGB McNair polls published in The Bulletin examined NSW and South Australian state politics. {n NSW, the approval rating of the Premier, John Fahey, has fallen 8 percentage points since November to 37 per cent. Mr Fahey's disapproval rating rose 7 percentage points to 24 per cent and the number of voters who preferred him as Premier fell by 2 to 45 per cent. Approval for the NSW Leader of the Opposition, Bob Carr, fell by 3 percentage points to 31 per cent and his disapproval rating rose by I to 34 per cent, and 34 per cent said they would prefer Mr Carr as Premier. The AGB McNair NSW poll used data from 1307 facc-to-face interviews statewide on February 12-14,19-21,26-28 and March 5-7. In South Australia, Lynn Arnold remained preferred Premier, on 38percent, compared with 32 per cent who preferred the Leader of the Opposition, Dean Brown. Mr Arnold's approval rating increased by two percentage points to 31 per cent and his disapproval rating rose three to 22 per cent. Mr Brown's approval rating fell 1 percentage point to 26 per cent and his disapproval rating rose one to 20 per cent. The AGB McNair South Australian poll used data from 695 face-to-face interviews state-wide on January 29-31, February 5-7,12-14, 19-21,26-28 and March 5-7."}
{"id":127205190,"text":"29 Mar 1993 - Activists appeal against Sydney wharf project Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 29 March 1993, page 4 Activists appeal against Sydney wharf project SYDNEY: The Friends of the Finger Wharf appealed yesterday to the Premier of NSW, John Fahey, to overturn a decision to turn Sydney's historic wharf into what they call a "crystal palace". The protest group, composed mainly of local residents, used an open day at the inner-city Wooiloomooloo wharf to hand out copies of a letter to Mr Fahey urging him to reject the decision announced last. week by the Minister for Transport, Bruce Baird. The $120 million scheme would redevelop the wharf into a five-star luxury hotel and luxury apartments with a marina, as a compromise between the long-warring group and developers. "Exclusive hotel uses and million-dollar apartments have nothing to do with the heritage of the Finger Wharf or of Woolloomooloo," the letter said. The Government chose a tender by Wedderlight-Delmo Pty Ltd that included 120 apartments, restaurants, a 106-room Sheraton hotel and a retail and sporting complex. However, the president of Friends of the Finger Wharf, Susan Barley, said yesterday it represented no compromise at all because the plan was developed without consultation in the design phase. She said the group, the Institute of Architects and the National Trust worked tirelessly on the project advisory committee with the Government last year, assessing the now-successful tender and also a marketplace tender. "None of us recommended the hotel [tender] and, even between the beginning of the year and the end of the year, there was no change in the hotel," she said. "To say it was developed in consultation is totally misrepresenting. "We've given a year of our time and our expertise, and we didn't even have the courtesy of being informed that a decision was imminent." A Woolloomooloo Foundation plan for a retail, entertainment and arts centre had minimal impact on the wharf building and offered the greatest benefit to local residents, Ms Barley said. "A hotel will not work here because Sydney is full of half-empty hotels and this building is very important as a time capsule of 80 years of working-class history." She said a recent Morgan Gallup poll showed 70 per cent of Sydney residents favoured the marketplace proposal over the hotel-apartment idea."}
{"id":127205554,"text":"31 Mar 1993 - Keating support up since poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 31 March 1993, page 2 Keating support up since poll Support for Labor and the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, surged after their March 13 election win, according to the first post-election opinion poll. The AGB McNair poll published in this week's Bulletin magazine shows Labor opening up a 12 percentage point lead, 50 per cent to 38 per cent, in a survey taken on the Sunday after the election and on the weekend of March 19-21. Its findings arc good news for Mr Keating's nominee as Attorney-General, Michael Lavarch, who is yet to win his south-east Queensland seat of Dickson where voting was delayed to April 17 by the death of a candidate. Science awards Awards will be presented today to journalists and school children for services to science in the past year. The Minister for Science and Small Business, Chris Schacht, will present the SPECTRA Science Award to 60 students from Arawang, Curtin, North Ainslie, Holt and Gordon primary schools. In the Michacl Daley Awards for Science, Technology and Engineering Journalism, The Canberra Times' scicncc writer, David Mussared, will receive a highly commended award for his news story, "The serious physics behind the fragile shreds of nature," published on August 14 last year. Acid splashed at ANU Three people were taken to hospital yesterday after they were splashed with acid at the Research School of Chemistry at the ANU, police said. An ambulance spokesman said a test tube which had kept the acid in a vacuum had broken. Frost approaching Last night could have brought the first frost of the season to areas surrounding Canberra. The Bureau of Meteorology said the four-degree minimum in Canberra itself would not have been low enough yet to cause a frost in the city, but isolated frost patches would be found in the ranges. Looby in Archibald The Canberra Times Artist of the Year Keith Looby is among 26 leading Australian artists whose work was chosen yesterday to be hung in this year's Archibald Prize. The Looby entry is a portrait of Canberra poet A. D. Hope. The winner will be announced on Friday."}
{"id":127206814,"text":"07 Jul 1985 - The Canberra Times Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 7 July 1985, page 2 She Can berra Wms Sunday. July 7, 1985 P.M. MAKES HIS X MARK At WAS a bad week for the Prime Minister, Mr Hawkc. His pet tax-reform plan, Option C, was tossed out of the tax inference and the latest Morgan Gallup Poll showed hisJ popularity plummeting. And if that was not enough to hidkc him feel unusally humble, it was revealed that his autograph was selling cheaply among those who collect the signatures of the famous. In the marketplace for autographs a>lBob Hawkc" is fetching only about $5, compared with $50 for a "Malcolm Frascr". It must be heartening for Mr Frascr, who resigned as the Liberal Prime Minister when Mc Hawkc won the clcclion in March, 1983, to discover that his autograph is 10 times as valuable. i However, no economist worth his salt would accept the aujograph market as an automatically deregulated one. It is rrtpst likely that the gregarious Mr Hawke, who spent the fir$tycar or so of his Prime Ministership.being adulated byjthc masses, has flooded the land with free autographs. TKcV could now be in over-supply. On the other hand, Mr Fraser is not an extrovert and ccrtainly, while Prime Minister, did not encourage the masses to surge forward to shake his hand or request an autograph. One needs to know something about supply before talking about the level of demand. i Neither Mr Hawkc nor Mr Frascr, however, can cxpcct ever to attain a spot in the Australian autograph top 40. At'; auction, a Captain Cook is likely to raise between $20,000 and $30,000 (the pricc includes the letter that goes with the signature, as autograph books had not been invented in his day), a Ned Kelly should raise about $8,000 (none have surfaced so far) and an Errol Flynn between $400 and $600. Of course, these notables have departed this earth, so their memorabilia arc inevitably more highly prized. But the politicians are far behind such other living Australians as; Olivia Newton-John, worth $1,200, Dame Joan Sutherland, $200-$300, and Sir Donald Bradman. $400 $500. ; While the Australian autograph market is expanding, the real business is done overseas; autographs are regularly auctioned in London and New York. As in Australia, the autographs of pop singers and film stars fetch higher prices than those of politicians or members of the Royal family. A Queen Victoria is worth only between $60 and $80, depending on how many flourishes were used, while the Beatles can still bring in up to $1,000. There is believed to be little interest in the autographs of members of the mcdical profession. As only veteran pharmacists can decipher their handwriting, it is almost impossible to authenticate their signatures."}
{"id":127208822,"text":"17 Jul 1985 - SA Ministry shuffle fuels election speculation Bannon makes big changes Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 17 July 1985, page 14 SA Ministry shuffle fuels election speculation Bannon makes big changes ADELAIDE: Nearly half the 13membcr South Australian Government Ministry changcd yesterday in a shuffle caused by the resignation of the former Deputy Premier, Mr Wright, for health reasons. The Premier, Mr Bannon, in a move seen as preparation for an election expcctcd this year, strengthened economic areas by creating an Employment portfolio and by appointing a Minister assisting the Treasurer to take some of his Treasury responsibilities. "The concept of a Minister assisting the Treasurer is in order for me to perhaps get away from the routine day-to-day work and concentrate more on the longer-term planning issues," Mr Bannon said. "Everyone talks about an election context. As far as my Government is concerned we are at the stage of completing our first threeyear program and we are in the proccss of planning our next five year program. "When you lose a key minister like Mr Wright there are a number of changes and consequences. Having made these changes, 1 do agree it has given our Cabinet a new look, a new image." The new Deputy Premier, Mr Hopgood, was given the key portfolio of Emergency Services, which includes responsibility for Police and Chief Secretary. He retains Environment and Planning. Tourism, an area where Mr Bannon has been making political capital with events such as the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in November, went to Ms Wiese, 35, the State Labor Government's first woman minister. Ms Wiese, who was the first woman State president of the ALP, was also given the new portfolio of Youth Affairs and will be responsible for Local Government. Mr Blevins lost the minor portfolio of Forests but pickcd up Minister for Labour and Minister Assisting the Treasurer, while retaining responsibility for Agriculture, Fisheries and CoiTcctional Services. The Education Minister, Mr Arnold, was made the new Minister for Employment and also became Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development. Mr Kencally lost Tourism but gained the more senior post of Minister for Transport, as well as Minister for Services and Supply. The only apparent demotion was the former Minister for Transport, Mr Abbott, who got the comparatively minor portfolios of Lands, Forests, Repatriation and Marine. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Mr Goldsworthy, said the shuffle was an exercise in futility and an attempt to move jaded ministers to take the pressure off and boost the ALP's pour showing in opinion polls. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll in The Bulletin showed the Labor Government would have polled 41 per cent of the vote compared to the Liberal Opposition's 43 per cent. However, Mr Bannon's personal approval rating was 65 per cent, while the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Olsen, had a rating of 50 per cent. The remainder of the Cabinet is: Mr Sumner, Attorney-General, Minister for Corporate Affairs, Minister for Ethnic Affairs; Mr Cornwall, Minister for Health; Mr Payne, Minister for Mines and Energy; Mr Crafter, Minister for Community Welfare, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs; Mr Slater, Minister for Water Resources, Minister for Recreation and Sport; Mr Hemmings, Minister for Housing and Construction, Minister for Works."}
{"id":127209160,"text":"19 Jul 1985 - Support for Wran Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 19 July 1985, page 6 Support for Wran SYDNEY: Support for the NSW Government rose by three points to 43 per cent last month, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin this week. Support for the Liberal-National Parties State Opposition fell two points to 47 per cent. Mr Wran's personal approval rating rose five points to 39 per cent while the rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Greiner, dropped four points to 52 per cent."}
{"id":127209392,"text":"20 Jul 1985 - New Deputy Premier looks good offsider for Bannon Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 20 July 1985, page 16 New Deputy Premier looks good offsider for Bannon from our r South Australian Correspondent THE first thing Dr Donald Jack Hopgood did as the new Deputy Premier of South Australia was to let it be known that he was no seat warmer. He said he ran seriously for the job because the State's economic recovery was under threat from the conservatives and he wanted to ensure the reelection of the Bannon Labor Government which had put South Australia "back on the rails". His statement may help dispel his image as a caretaker among those who believe that his predecessor as Deputy Premier, Mr Jack Wright, should have been replaced by a person of his stamp - a former shearer, a staunch union bloke with his feet firmly planted in the grassroots of the Labor movement in the State. For those people, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Frank Blevins, seemed the natural successor, but Mr Blevins is a Member of the Legislative Council, not the Assembly, though he hopes to switch at the next State election, due late this year or early next year. Mr Wright's resignation because of poor health last month undoubtedly gave the Labor Caucus a headache. The last thing the party needed was leadership problems as the Liberals push ahead in the pre-election popularity polls. The Premier, Mr Bannon, has been coolly sitting out the invitation to dance to the Opposition's tune of trenchant criticism of its performance well ahead of the declaration of the election date. There is no little admiration for his calmness in the face of backlash from the Federal Government's summit meeting on taxation and other unpopular moves from Canberra. The result has been that although the latest Morgan Gallup poll has grim news for the Government, Mr Bannon's personal standing as Premier has continued to grow to give him a 65 per cent rating and a 15-point lead over the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Olsen. All the more reason for him to build on this popularity with a strong, popular deputy at his side which, despite his differences from the bluff and personable Mr Wright, Dr Hopgood is likely to be, certainly for those who admire Mr Bannon's brand of studied coolness under fire. But after the election, and if the unionists' choice of their "natural" voice, Mr Blevins, becomes viable, there could be an interesting tension in Caucus which will see Dr Hopgood's performance as Deputy Premier in the months to come under the closest scrutiny. Dr Hopgood was Minister for Environment and Planning, Minister for Lands and Repatriation and Leader of the House of Assembly. His performance in all these areas, together with great affability (popularity referred to as his "schoolteacher friendliness"), has marked him for some time for "promotion", though most of these qualities were matched by the Minister of Education, Mr Arnold, who was his serious rival for the Deputy-Premiership this month, again in the absence of Mr Blevins, awaiting his "house-change". Dr Hopgood retains Environment and Planning and now has Emergency Services as well. Caucus filled the ministerial vacancy1" by electing its first woman minister, Ms Barbara Wiese, a relative newcomer to Parliament who first took her seat in 1979 after serving a political apprenticeship as an assistant to Labor MP. She is Minister for Tourism for Youth Affairs and for Local Govern ment. Her selection has increased the numbr of upper-House ministers to four, one more than custom and repealed legislation have allowed, but many believe the presence of a woman in the Labor ministerial line-up was long overdue. The acting Leader of the Opposition, Mr Goldsworthy, was not slow to point out that the decision to appoint an extra minister from the Council was "strange" in the light of Labor's policy to abolish the upper House. But the selection of Ms Wiese, who was the ALP's first woman president in South Australia, presented an excellent opportunity for the Government to emphasise its grassroots connections (Ms Wiese is a former secretary who left school at 15) and revive its focus on women's issues. Unlike Dr Hopgood, who was challenged closely by Mr Arnold, Ms Wiese outpolled her only rival for the post (Anne Levy, also MLC) handsomely. Three years ago she was quoted as saying that she wanted a Cabinet post, but had no ambitions to be Premier. In those far-off days newspapers felt no uneasiness about talking about Ms Wiese's beauty as a "barrier" to her political ambitions. Happily for Ms Wiese, that prediction has proved wrong, her Cabinet hopes have been fulfilled and even the sternest feminist might concede that she adds extra "personableness" to pictures of the Premier and his new leadership duo. Plturegram The new Deputy Premier of South Australia, Dr Hopgood, left, the new member of the Ministry, Ms Wiese, and the Premier, Mr Bannon."}
{"id":127210692,"text":"27 Jul 1985 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 27 July 1985, page 7 POSITIONS VACANT ji JUiymis ai/ oi jJaSL&L Canbcrry Fair re-opens in August and requires casual staff to .fill a large number of positions in the rides, games, catering and merchandising departments. The Park will provide an exciting and stimulating environment for people who enjoy working in a visitor/guest service industry. Conditions and stafT benefits arc excellent. Uniforms supplied. Permanent casual positions and casual positions for school and public holidays exist. VACANCIES EXIST FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: Ride Operators, Ride Attendants, Skill Games, Cashier/Ticket Sales, Merchandise Sales and Cleaners. 36 Catering staff required for 5 different restaurants and fast food bars. Short order Cooks - Kitchen Hands - Counter Hands - Cafe Waiter/Waitress - Sandwich Hands - Table Clearer* All staff must have the ability to maintain a high standard of cleanliness, product quality and presentation. Must be 18 and over. PASSPORT TYPE/STYLE PHOTOGRAPH TO BE SUPPLIED FOR INTERVIEW - ALSO PROOF OF AGE Apply in the first instance to: Commonwealth Employment Service, Tourism and Hospitality Service, Canberra Savings Centre, City Walk, Canberra City. ACT. 2601. Ph 472722 after 9 am Monday. CANBERRA HIRE CARS LTD j has a vacancy for A BASE OPERATOR with experience in radio dispatching. Some clerical duties involved. Shift work required. DUTY MANAGER For weekends. Ideal opportunity to earn extra income. For inquiries phone 497844 after 10am Monday or write to The Manager, P.O. Box 2109, GPO, Canberra 2601. CASUAL WAITERS/WAITRESSES Vacancies exist for experienced staff on the City of Canberra, Silver service experience is essential. Applicants must be pleasant, neat and reliable. Phone 953640 after 9am Monday. CHASE AMP BANK LIMITED One of the proposed new banks is seeking support staff as detailed ] below. CUSTOMER SERVICES SUPERVISOR Candidates should have bencral banking experience, preferably in a supervisory capacity. vThc Customer Services Supervisor will be required to field general banking enquiries, liaise with treasury staff and should possess professional judgment in order to represent the bank andits products. Knowledge of proof machine operating, clearing and settlement would be an advantage. Shift work commencing 12 noon (approx) is envisaged. CUSTOMER SERVICES OFFICER Candidates should have general banking experience and an ability ] to handle a range of banking enquiries. Successful applicants will be given suitable training in Sydney. Please apply in writing with resume to: Miss Margaret Boutcher G.P.O. Box 635 CANBERRA 2601 CIVIL ENGINEER WODEN CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD. have a vacancy for a young qualified Civil Engineer, who is keen and ready to team. Written replies to WODEN CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD. 59 Hincksman St Queanbcyan, NSW 2620. giving full details. Ph 977077. CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION CLERK i The Canberra College of Advanced Education Union has a vacancy for a Clerk/Data Processing Operator. Duties of the position include the input of all data into a computerised accounting system and assisting in the debtors, creditors and payroll functions. The successful applicant will have had some clerical exp and will be capable of working quickly, neatly and accurately with figures. Superannuation is avail after a qualifying period and a salary in the range of $I4,I45-$I9,363 pa will be offered. Written applications should be forwarded to the Executive Officer, CCAE Union, PO Box I, Belconnen ACT 2616. PRIVATE BIN SO North! Ave, Canberra City. 47 3030 CLEANER required, Mon-Fri from 8.30am. Approximately 30 hrs pw. Ph 491885 for appointment (Saturday). CLEANING LADY Situation for mature Lady. 4 hours per day, 2 days per week. No I children at home. Ph 883402 for appointment. CLEANER - FULLTIME Must be experienced with polishing machine. Kingston area. To start Monday morning. Phone 582935. AM CLERICAL POSITIONS CANBERRA The ANZ. Bank has a number of vacancies for young people under I 22 years of age with pleasant outgoing personalities, a genuine interest in banking as a career. -If you have a genuine interest in Banking and have obtained a Year 12 certificate please contact:Miss Anne Frew ANZ Bank Canberra Ph 480333 Ext 245 or 214 CLERK - STOREMAN We have a position for a male, 40-55 years, experienced in the following: Counter Sates General Officc Procedure Stock Control & Ordering Mechanically Minded Rural Background The successful applicant will be required to work 40 hours per week, have own transport & be reliable. Salary dependant upon experience. Apply in writing with references to: The Manager Monaro Irrigation & Pumps PO Box 865 Queanbcyan 2620 COCKTAIL BAR ATTENDANT Wc require an attractive young lady with previous cocktail experience aged 20-30 Tor our Red' Door Piano Bar. This position is permanent wit good pay and conditions, uniforms are supplied. Please contact Ian Kennedy on 496911 after 9am Moday. CANBERRA CITY TRAVELOD 74 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra City. 496911. COMPUTERLAND HIGH TECHNOLOGY CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGINEER Immediate and upcoming carccr opportunity in support of High Technology Digital Electronic products. As our customer Service Engineer, you will have appropriate experience with microcomputers and microprocessor related products, some analog trouble-shooting, and a familiarity with programming. In addition to product maintenance, you will assist in system installation and sales. If you seek a technical position and would enjoy working in a retail environment, submit your resume with references for our immediate attention to: Rod Dwyer, COMPUTERLAND, CANBERRA, j P.O. BOX 74, WODEN, ACT, 2606. COMPUTERLAND is an equal opportunity employer. Applications close 12.8.8S. COMPUTER SALES SPERRY is one of the world's leading computer companies with world wide sales of over $S billion. The Company has an established record of excellence built up over 20 years with highly respected clients in both Government and Industry. Sperry's unique selling advantages include: (I) UNIX operating systems from P.C.'s to Mainframes. (2) Unparalleled compatibility and flexibility. (3) A comprehensive product range (Hardware and Software) covering all marketing segments. Many new and exciting products are scheduled for launch in the near future. If you have - (1) A record of achievement in Computer Sales - Office Information, Unix or Micros. (2) You like a Company and a product range you can be proud of. (3) You want an opportunity for personal development. (4) You want a high income. Opportunities are now available. Please write or phone: RALPH BARKER PERSONNEL MANAGER SPERRY LEVEL 40, NORTHPOINT 100 MILLER ST NORTH SYDNEY. N.S.W. 2060 PHONE (02) 9297800 CONCRETE FINISHERS ! C Formwork Services requires experienced Concrete Finishers. Apply on site at Concrete Construction Hotel Civic Project. Contact B Ippoliti. CONVEYANCING SECRETARY Interesting and varied position available to a Secretary able to handle flics under supervision. There is also client contact and add interest and variety to your day. Must have good secretarial skills, be intelligent and well organised. Phone Lilian Toms for appointment Macphillamy Cummins and Gibson Solicitors 11th Floor National Mutual Centre Darwin Place Canberra City 488311. COSMETICIANS Positions available full and part-time for suitable persons 16-45 years who are trained by us. Must be well groomed and have genuine interest in make-up and skincare. Special 6 day diploma training coursc commences Canberra September 2. Phone for further details (02) 26761818 ACADEMY FOR PROFESSIONAL COSMETICIANS 541 George St, Sydney 2000 COSTAIN AUSTRALIA LTD requires the services of a competent and experienced Housing Supervisor. Excellent conditions apply and salary will be negotiated. Please phone 810244 for further information or send written application marked to the attention of: Mr R. Owen, 18 Corinna St, Phillip, A.C.T. 2606. j**, CONCRETE - HOLLAND /V\\ J01NT VENTURE \\ A / NEW PARLIAMENT HOUSE CONSTRUCTION CRANE OPERATOR/ FORKLIFT DRIVER Applicants should hold certificates of competency for tower cranes, 65 tonne mobile cranes and forklifts. Please report to Tom Collins at interview office. East Site GAte ofT Brisbane Avenue between 8.00 and 9.00am on Saturday 27.7.85. CURTAIN MAKERS. We require the services of 4 professional curtain machinists. Successful applicants will be required to work in their own homes, and possess an industrial sewing machine. Phone 886647 for interview. CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGINEER An immediate vacancy exists for an experienced engineer to join an established and rapidly growing business computer sales and service company. The successful applicant would have experience in repairing and maintaining microprocessor based systems, and peripherals, ideally to chip level, some electro-mechanical experience would be an advantage. Competitive salary .and company vehicle available. Phone Mr Nick Fawson on 805954 ELECTRICAL FITTER The position involves installation and maintenance of production and warehouse facilities. The successful applicant would be involved in a wide variety of duties in the electrical field, plus some mechanical fitting work. Above award wages negotiable. App'ications in writing to Mr G. Machan, P.O. Box 728. j Queanbeyan. 2620. or phone 972622. PHILIPS CUSTOMER ENGINEER Philips Communications Systems arc currently seeking to employ an experienced Customer Engineer to provide field service on our range of business equipment in the Canberra area. Ideally, the person we are seeking will have had some formal electronics training with previous experience in the servicing of electronic office equipment. Further, it is expected that the successful applicant will be neat and well groomed and demonstrate the ability to projcct professionalism and a good company image to our customers. An attractive wage is offered and staff benefits include superannuation after a qualifying period. For further information and to arrange an interview please Ph GeofT Webb on 951144. 3529697 35 II EMERSON 822511 537823 537823 0 NORMAN ROSS 255 270785 270785 2 VINYL CORK VINYL CORK LAYER A position is available for a tradesman experienced in the preparation of sub-floors and the laving of sheet vinyl, vinyl tiles, cork tiles and finish. The successful applicant will enioy good remuneration and work with our professional team. Phone 822511 for interview. DATA COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL SALES ENGINEER Australia's leading Data Communications Equipment supplier has a vacancy for an experienced salesperson in the Canberra Branch ofllcc. Reporting to the Branch Manager, will be responsible for selling the Company's range of Data Communications Equipment and services in both the private and public sectors. The successful applicant will be experienced in Data Communications Technology and have a working knowledge of Telecom's products and services. Appplicants are invited to write in confidence to: Branch Manager DATACRAFT (AUST) PTY LTD P.O. BOX 70, DEAKIN. A.C.T. 2600 1st Floor, 22 Thesiger Crt, Deakin, A.C.T. 2600 Ph 811655. DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (CASUAL POSITION - 20 HRS P.W.) An active group working to help children and young people with disabilities in the ACT requires the services of an effective person to co-ordinate fundraising programs. The successful applicant will be involved in the management of established activities, including a successful Quest, and will be cxpectcd to display initiative and innovation in the planning of new programs. He or she will work closely with a small but cffcctivc management team, supported with advice from an experienced consultant. Previous fundraising experience will be helpful but is not essential. Energy, enthusiasm, willingness to learn, attention to detail and ability to work well with people across the socio-economic spectrum are, however, all desirable qualities. Applicants should be able to communicate effectively in writing and in person. Salary package up to $10,000 per year. Written applications including the name of two referees, should be forwarded by 9.8.85 to: Executive Director ACT Society for the Physically Handicapped Inc PO Box 7 HUGHES ACT 2605. DIESEL MECHANIC A qualified diesel mechanic, preferrably with Detroit and Mercedez experience, is required to work on buses and coaches. Interested persons should apply by phoning Harry Holding on 953677 during working hours. MURRAYS COACHES NWWOMD EXPERIENCED BUTCHERS CANBERRA AREA Australias largest retailer a experienced butcher position is permanent and offers job security, good wages and conditions, uniforms supplied and laundered, superannuation and medical benefits after a qualifying period. For information and appointment phone Coles Jamison on 511444 on Monday after 9.00am. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER FITTER With experience in road making equipment Apply Canberra Asphalters Pty Ltd, 59 Hincksman St, Queanbeyan after 8 am Monday. Phone 977077. FORMWORK CARPENTERS required on several Canberra sites. Good conditions. Apply, ALBERT HUNT CONSTRUCTIONS Rear 66 Maryborough Street, Fyshwick. Ph 804959 or 805008. FORK LIFT OPERATOR Due to the companies expansion we require the services of a Fork Lift Driver. Such person will assist in the production line and have a variety of functions to perform. Such person must have a fork lift licence. Good salary and conditions. Please phone the Manager on Monday on 601403 for appointment after 9am. GUILLOTINE OPERATOR We have a vacancy for an exp tradesperson on a new Polar E.M.C. and Muller Martini. Top wages and conditions. Ph Canberra Publishing and Printing 805265. RfifR fabricare SERVICES PTY LTD (inc. ACT Has the following positions available for the right, energetic people. DRIVERS TWO POSITIONS LAUNDRY WASHROOM ATTENDANT CLEANER/STOREMAN Persons interested should call Jenni on 972444 after 8.30am Monday, to arrange a suitable time for an interview. R AND R FABRICARE SERVICES, j Erin Slretrt, Queanbeyan. HOUSEMOTHER Do you want to be involved in helping children in need? Marymcad Children's Centre provides temporary residential care and supportive services for up to 50 children in the A.C.T. A carer is required in residential cottages. Shift would require live-in 4 days per week. No dependents. Minimum age, 23 years. Childcarc certificate or experience with children an advantage. Phone (062) 952755 between 9am-5.30pm, Monday-Friday for further details. Written applications, with full details of previous experience and referees should be directed to: EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MARYMEAD CHILDREN'S CENTRE. P. O. Box 260, KINGSTON. 2604. INSTRUMENT MAKER We have a vacancy in our Scientific Instrument Service Division for a person who has previous experience in the field of optical instruments, preferably microscopes. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop skills in other areas, such as electronics and will visit research centres and hospitals in the ACT and NSW country areas. The ability to communicate with others and work without supervision will be considered favourably. A generous salary package, with superannuation will be negotiated. A company vehicle is provided. Please phone the Manager on (02) 6350455. EAST COAST SCIENTIFIC CO. PTY LTD JOINER Leading kitchen co requires a cabinet maker/joiner. Good conditions and pay. For appointment 80561 f, Jon. JOURNALIST Casual Layout Sub-Editor wanted. Flexible hours. Ph 472695 or 498922 after 9 am Monday. JUNIOR FEMALE Smart appearance for our Dispatch Area, aged 16-20, hours 9am-4.30pm Mon-Fri. Non-smoker pref. Must have neat handwriting and be able to read and understand delivery instructions. Ph Jan on Monday after 8.30am 805265. LEE AND THOMAS AUTO ELECTRICIANS Qualified tradesman required to work with top team in busy workshop. Ph bh 811455, ah 816627 or 972242. Australian National Gallery LENDING OFFICER Registration Department $25088-526680 Position No. 7401 Duties; Responsible for the efficient and timely processing of all requests for loans of works of an and the presentation and maintenance of associated documentation in accordance with approved procesures. Knowledge of museum registration procedures and demonstrated administrative ability arc essential. Interest in Fine Art and computer technology would be an advantage. STAFF CLERK $20033-321839 No. 1109 Duties: Leader of a team providing the full range of personnel services to a diverse group of stafT, including those employed under industrial determinations and on shift work. Advise stafT on all matters related to employment, superannuation, salaries, leave, compensation, etc. Opportunities for job rotation may arise. Qualifications: HSC or equivalent. Applicants will be requi demonstrate a thorough knowledge of APS conditions of service. ications: HSC or equivalent. Applicants will be required to jistrate a thorough knowledge of APS conditions of service. Previous experience in administering industrial determinations and shift arrangements for 38 hr/wk employees is highly desirable. Considerable experience with the Department of Finance ADP Salaries System is essential. A good knowledge of the provisions of the Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1971, Long Service LEave Act, Maternity Leave Act and Superannuation Act is required. Knowledge of or experience in tavel (local and overseas) would be an advantage. SALARIES-CLERK S17I8I-S19363 No. 1110 Duties: As a member of a team, process salary variations including penalties and overtime; process applications for leave; maintain standard personnel records and prepare routine correspondence. Qualifications: HSC or equivalent. Applicants will be required to demonstrate a sound knowledge of Australian Public Service Conditions of Service and experience in the Department of Finance ADP Salaries System. FORMER PAPERS OFFICER Correspondence Registry $14828-$ 15817 Position No. 1405 Duties: Reponsible for the processing of inwards correspondence, attachment of documents to correct files and maintenance of registers in accordance with approved procedures. Applicants will be required to demonstrate a sound knowledge of Registry procedures and a high degree of accuracy. Experience in the maintenance of admittance register and the ability to operate a telex machine would be an advantage. Appointment to the above positions will be under the National Gallery Act 1975, subject to a six month probationary period. Terms and conditions of service are similar to those under the Australian Public Service will be eligible for transfer under the mobility provisions of Part IV of the Public Service Act Job descriptions and selection criteria for the above positions can be obtained from the Recruitment Officer on 712459. Written applications should include the names of at least two professional referees. Applications marked "Confidential" should be forwarded to: The Recruitment Officer, Australian National Gallery, GPO Box 1150 CANBERRA ACT 2600 by 9 August 1985 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GALLERY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER MECHANIC A position has becon SERVICES for a fully qualified mechanic to work on Japanese j vehicles. Applicant must be aged between 23-30 years. All applicants will be treated with strictest of confidencc. For interviews please contact John Waterhouse on 805972. MECHANICS You an earn $400 PER WEEK AND MORE (38 HOURS) If you are a professionally minded technician who can produce quality "work quickly, there is a position available for you. Ph Phil Gray 671642, 9am Monday 29, for details or an appointment. MELBA NEIGHDOURHOOD CENTRE VACATION CARE PROGRAMME COORDINATOR This centre is seeking an imaginative person to co-ordinate a vacation care programme in this centre during the August vacation. The programme will run for 8 hrs daily during weekdays. A knowledge of craft activities suitable for children in the 5-12 age group essential. Applications by telephone only to 581030 between 9-12 Monday July 29. 1985. MELBA NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE KIDS CLUB WORKER A challenging position exists to assist in this Centre's after school care programme. The applicant would need to possess tolerance, patience, and a sound knowledge of childrens needs, between the ages of 5-12 yrs. The position is approx 3 hrs daily. Applications by phone only to 588055 between 9 and 12 noon Tuesday July 30, 1985. MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTRE OF CANBERRA AND QUEANBEYAN IA dynamic person is required for two half-days a week to work as relief receptionist. I Supportive interaction with migrants is an important pan ot the worlc. The M.R.C. is in pieasant work surroundings in the Gnftm Centre. Applicants should be mature, good humoured, and have some 1 typing/receptionist experience. A second language would be an advantage. Please ring the M.R.C. Coordinator on 488577 for further in I formation. I Applications close on Monday 5 August. MOTOR MECHANIC PRE DELIVERY MECHANIC I We require the above personnel for our Servicc Department. Only I first class tradesmen need apply. We offer good working conditions, heated workshops and an excellent salary and bonus scheme. For an inlerview Ph Mr. A. Young on 479966. Kalamazoo BUSINESS SYSTEMS NATIONAL PRESS CLUB BUILDING, 16 NATIONAL CIRCUIT. BARTON. PART-TIME/JOB SHARING (20 hrs per week). A position will becomc vacant in August for an experienced general office assistant in our Canberra sales Office. Duties include typing, filing, telephone orders, telex and reception. 1 Applicants should Be available to work afternoons. Written applications should reach Box E320 Queen Victoria Terrace, Canberra, 2600, no later than August I, 1985. OFFICE GIRL Wanted bright young girl, general office duties, typing and switchboard, Year 12 Certificate prcf. Written applications only to ' Chubb Australia Ltd.. P.O. Box 201, Kingston. OFFICE ASSISTANT PART-TIME I We require a self-motivated woman, 25-35 years, to work in one of our branch offices. The person we are seeking should have an | outgoing personality, pleasant manner and have cxpcnencc in 1 general office procedure and typing. Phone 806800, Monday after 9am. OPERATING THEATRE SUPERVISOR NOWRA COMMUNITY PRIVATE HOSPITAL Applications arc invited for qualified, experienced, trained Nurse for the above position. The Operating Theatre suite comprises 3 operating theatres, a six bed recovery ward and a C.S.S.D. Written applications should be addressed to the undersigned. Applications close: Friday August, 2, 1985. 11. Elliott, Director of Nursing, PO Box 783, Nowra, NSW, 2541. Ph (044) 215855. J,, AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF THE SENATE VACANCY - SENIOR PARLIAMENTARY OFFICER, (SYSTEM MANAGER) , . (CLASS 9) (J32.998-S34.I90) . The Department of the Senate provides the Senate and its Committees with highly specialised procedural, research and I administrative support services. The Department organises these services through its Committees, Management. Procedure and Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons interested in the above position involved in the development of information systems for the Senate. . . . . DUTIES: No. 49 - Participate in the analysis, design, trial, implementation and operation of information systems for Senators and the Department. Manage Departmental Systems. QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in ADP and project management. Familiarity with micro-computer and mini-computer applications and management of information systems development desirable. Tertiary qualifications and knowledge of the operations oi tne Senate desirable. .u rn APPLICATIONS: Applicants should state their full name, telephone number, place and date of birth, present position and| length of service and indicate their experience and qualifications. ! Applications should be forwarded to the Personnel Officer,] Department of the Senate, Parliament House, Canberra. A.t.T. 2600 by 14 August 1985. Inquiries should be directed to M. Goodall telephone (062) 727389. Duty statements may be obtained by telephoning (062) 727275. INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE COMMISSION PERSONNEL VACANCIES J The Industries Assistance Commission is seeking applications from suitably qualified people to work on a temporary or1 on all basis in its Personnel Unit. . ., ,, The successful appliants will have a strong interest and considerable experience in Personnel work in the Australian Public Service. Tney should be familiar with the ADP Salaries System. APS Conditions of Service and Recruitment Procedures. , ... . After interviews of suitable applicants, an order of merit will oe established from which .persons will be employed to cover temporary absences of staff due to sick leave, recreation leave etc. Salary will be based on the range S9902 p.a. to J2885I p.a. 1 depending on qualifications and experience. Applications should be forwarded by 5 August 1985 to - The Recruitment Officer. Industries Assistance Commission P.O. Box 80 BELCONNEN A.C.T. 2616 , . ., ? r Further information regarding these positions is available trom K"i, """giSlSORTUNITY EMPLOYER FEMALE COPYING ASSIS TANT. , Age 15-17. Duties incliidc some typing' and copyirtg. Non smoker prcfcrrcd.avidst be well groomed. Fyshwitk Office. Please Phone 806872 Monday for interview. . FOREMAN Plumber fpr hydraulic services New Parliament House, apply William Edmund Ply. Ltd. 3/72 Barrier St. ryshwick, 805206. FRENCH. AUSTRALIA*) PRE SCHOOL. Red Hill.; 3 positions: coordinator and 2 assistants to run Aug-Scpt holiday programs. -Ring 950621 bh. " GYPROCK Plasterers, miist j be exp tradesmen, for-pcrm position in BatcmanS' Bay. Ph (044) 717612 ah, (044) 711295 ah. ' " HAIRDRESSER We have'a vacancy for a creative hardworking person in busy salon at Weston. Ph 885689, ah 881106. HAIRDRESSER Glemby International re quire a Senior Stylist to work in our hair and beauty salon situated in David Jones Civic. The succcssful applicant will work in excellent conditions and will receive an excellent salary, as well as having the opportunity to earn commission. For a confidential interview please phone Jacqui on 489966. HAIRDRESSER rcq to join expert friendly staff of popular s'side salon. Full or panlime, every 2nd Sat off. j 814871 bh, 888263 ah. HAIRDRESSER, 2nd or 3rd year apprentice required for Evatt Haircraft, exc working conditions. 584763, ah 861953. HAIRDRESSER. A Senior Stylist is urgently rcq by Genesis - Civic. Top wages plus commission to right person. Day off pw. Extremely pleasant atmosphere. Also rcq 3rd or 4th yr Apprentice. Ph 491276 bh. 542593 ah. HAIRDRESSER, Apprentice, 1st or 2nd yr. Apply in person. Kurts Headline, Bclconncn Mall, 12.30 to 1.30 pm today. HANDYMAN lypc person for box trailer and gdn shed sales and associated duties. 30 hrs pw with possible fulltime employment. Ph 977709 bh. HOUSEKEEPER Kalecn, week days 8.45am to 5.30pm. Own vehicle essential. Full housekeeping and child minding duties 498059(W) 417244(L). HOUSE cleaning, Fridays, 2-3 hrs. Ph 824237, 1N-STORE DEMONSTRAT OR. This is a permanent part-time position for an InStorc Demonstrator to work in retail stores. Produot training and on-going support will be provided to the successful applicant. Own vehicle is essential. Excellent wages and allowances arc offered for hours worked to suit you. If you arc interested in this position, please apply in writing to; MISS JULIE BEATON. P.O. BOX 350, NORTH RYDE NSW 2113. or telephone 8873322 for further information. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you arc aged 20-65, like talking with people, live in or near Scullin, Dickson, Aranda, have a "phone and car" you can earn $56 to $70 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 7 or 8 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne unlil 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) 6025222, or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U. Melbourne, 3001. JOB CO-ORDINATOR To.co-ordinate orders, stock control, sub contractors, etc. in the solar insulation and heating field. Phone Mark for appointment. THE ENERGY CEN TRE 513111. . KITCHEN1IAND, part-time or full-time, with a knowledge of the Italian language, if possible. Ph the chef on 972486 for appt. KITCHEN hand. E. J's Res taurant requires a brisk and efficient kitchen hand. I night shift and 4 day shifts. Those that can not stand the pressure in a very busy kitchen should not apply. Ph 888588. Camping Centre Leading camping and outdoor equipment supplier requires a person for the retail section. The succcssful appli cant will be trained to lake on managerial duties. Applicants must have a bright and enthusiastic attitude to work, and the ability to relate to customers. Age and sex not important, experience in the outdoor activities wc cater for is desirable. Salary and conditions neg. Ph 806519 Mon for appt. LEGAL Wc are seeking a special lady with legal exp to assist solicitor in setting up his office and acting as right-hand person. Good negotiable sal. SECRETARY for Canberra's top legal firm. Conveyancing/commercial exp esscnt for good dictatypist. Good sal. Please Ph Valerie Aarons - 571010. i PROFESSIONAL CAREERS AUSTRALIA EXP. LADY Casual work in Take-Away, only exp need apply. Call at 70 Barrier St, Fyshwick 80S827. EXTRA income and friends without leaving home. Our trained weight loss counsel lors are well respected, and caring, training is free, no outlay. Interest in well being of others essential, all country enquiries welcome, Ph HERBAL RESEARCH GROUP, Lucy Miles 472789 for full details. FEMALE experienced for snack bar. Ph 805002. POSITIONS VACANT CONTINUED ON SECTION C15"}
{"id":127212040,"text":"04 Jul 1984 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 4 July 1984, page 41 POSITIONS VACANT REAL ESTATE CAREER Raine and Home, Canberra are seeking 10 appoint new cfTcciive sales personnel. The applicants must be able to communicate effectively, be determined, self motivated and prepared to work weekends and most importantly be completely honest and or high integrity. Ideally the people we seek should be over 25 years of age and previous Real Estate experience would be an advantage. A generous Commission and Bonus payment schcmc applies and all office inquiries and leads are shared on a strict rotational basis. Phone our . Manager, Bill Crimmins for a confidential interview. RELIEF PROGRAM DIRECTOR The YMCA of Canberra has a full-time position for an innovative person with experience in Youth Work and Community Recreation to be responsible for Relieving Centre Directors, facilitating Leadership Training Programs and assisting in running holiday programs. The appointee will have proven ability, tertiary qualifications an advantage but not essential. Salary cased on YMCA Personnel Practices dependent on qualifications and experience. Staff benefits and allowances by negotiation. WRITTEN CONFIDENTIAL APPLICATIONS TO: Mr M. A. Braccfield, YMCA of Canberra, London Circuit, Canberra City ACT 2601. Cosing date: Monday 16 July 1984. RESEARCH OFFICER The National Secretariat of a Health Industry Association has a vacancy for a Research Officer. The position will involve the collection and interpretation of a wide range of industry statistics. The office is likely to be computerised before the end of 1984. Applicants should have a Degree in Economics or Commerce, with a heavy ephasis on Statistics and if possible practical experience in Statistical Analysis. Actuarial experience would be an advantage, as would experience with computers and financial modelling. Applications in writing with details of age, qualifications, experience etc should be sent to ' Executive Divector, GPO Box 502, Canberra. ACT 2601. SALESPEOPLE The most exciting products are for sale, we want people who can sell them. The choice of selling material is wide and ranges from cosmetics to lubricants and onto plantations and on ... The way of selling is equally exciting and the rewards arc really limited only by your own ability. Are you handicapped by your lack of confidence or are you going to join the most advanced sales team yet put together from a single organisation in Australia. Find out by phoning during BH (062) 488631 JANDOWAE ESTATES PTY LTD wT Wafeftieds SALESPERSON If you wish to be instrumental in helping all the uninitiated to become the beneficial owners of a wateroed and share in the joys of sound restful sleep, then please apply for the following Sales position. We are looking for a confident, self-reliant person, with a commonsensc attitude when dealing with customers. The position is full-time including Sat 'till 2pm, with a wage and commission package and would probably suit a Lady in the 2J-48 bracket. Please Phone Joanne on 805338. SECRETARY-RECEPTIONIST The YMCA of Canberra invites applications for a responsible person with experience in clerical and promotional areas. The appointee will have a pleasing telephone and personal manner, carry out a variety of office responsibilities, including Promotion work for Camps and Youth Services. The appointee will work as Secretary to the Executive and will therefore be expected to be a front person and show a high degree of integrity and self motivation. Applications in writing to be made to:Mr M. A. Braccfield, YMCA of Canberra, London Circuit, Canberra City ACT 2601. Closing date II July 1984. SOUS CHEF A leading Canberra Hotel requires the services of a highly motivated Sous Chef to join this expanding kitchen. For interviews phone Ken Kichcnside at CES Tourism and Hospitality Service on 470614. SUB-CONTRACT INSTALLER A Sub-Contractor is required for the installation of heating d cooling systems. Experience with gas fittings would be an advantage. Phone 822513. ALAN JOHNSTON HEATING SERVICES 32 Colbee Court, Phillip. The Australian National University Applications are invited from suitably qualified men and women for the following positions: REF 84303 LABORATORY TECHNICIAN GRADE 2. The successful applicant will be working in the Department of Zoology on a project concerning the fusion of cells from different species together with the derivation of cell lines from the resulting hybrids. Duties will involve the maintenance of tissue culture cell lines and experiments with cell cultures. Experience in all aspects of tissue culture is essential. The position will be available until the en December in the first instance. Telephone inquiries: 493060. Dosing date 13.7.84. Salary, according to qualifications and experience will be within the range: Laboratory Technician Grade 2 $17,859-$ 19,481 pa. REF "84304 WORD PROCESSING TYPIST GRADE I Legal Workshop, The Faculties. Duties will include typing, supervision and administration of the Workshop's Law Library. Experience in a Solicitor's Office would be an advantage. Telephone inquiries: 494454. Closing date 13.7.84. Salary, according to qualifications and experience will be within the range: Word Processing Typist Grade I $15,244-$ 15,667 pa. GENERAL INFORMATION A separate written application for each position applied for, quoting reference number and including the names and addresses of three referees, should be addressed to the Secretary, The Australian National University GPO Box 4 Canberra ACT 2601. Receipt of applications wilt not be acknowledged unless requested. Eligible appointees will be required to join the Superannuation Scheme for Australian Universities. Subject to certain conditions, accrued sick leave credits and service for long service leave purposes will be transferable from other Australian universities and approved authorities. Officers of the Australian Public Service will retain leave and Commonwealth Superannuation entitlements in accordance with Part iv of the Public Service Act. Maternity leave provisions are as for the Australian Public Service. The successful applicant may be required to undergo a medical examination. THE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER TIMBER ORDERMAN Duties include the selection, allotment and measure of orders for pick-up or delivery, racking and positioning of materials, using mobile crane, customer service. The successful applicant will have a pleasant, confident manner and have a thorough knowledge of the timber industry. Phone 806121 for interview T. D. GODFREY HOLDINGS P/L, 21 Lyell Street, Fyshwick POSITIONS VACANT TRAVEL CONSULTANT TRAINING Interested in a career in travel? Join our 6 Saturday I.A.T.A. iccogniscd Fares and Ticketing class in Canberra from July 28th. For further information Ph (02) 2903499. HAYTON TRAVEL TRAINING. TRUCK DRIVER Beazlcy and Brucc are seeking to employ an experienced truck driver to transport new and used vehicles on our 3-car carrier between Fyshwick and Braddon. Trips between Canberra and Goulbum arc rare, but sometimes necessary. The person we will employ will need to be qualified mechanically and have the necessary Class 6 licence. Applications should be made by Phoning Eric Nichols on 487888, for appointment. BEAZLEY AND BRUCE, 44 Mort Street, Braddon. A.C.T. 2601. An expanding Fyshwicc office, requires the services of a mature, PART TIME TYPIST-CLERK Applicant must have a minimum accurate typing ability of 4J words per minute. Hours of work will be negotiated including school holidays. For an appointment contact manager - 804SSS. I Sales Representative/ Area Manager Food/Pharmacy Our client, a market leading multinational company require the services of an experienced food/pharmacy sales representative to service Canberra and surrounding country areas. Ideally, the successful applicant will reside in Canberra and have a sound knowledge of the local industry. Experience with wholesalers would be an advantage. An attractive salary package will be negotiated and a fully maintained company car will be supplied. This is an excellent opportunity for further career advancement. For further information please phone Cliff Stoneman on (02) 358 4744 on Wednesday. Interviews will be held in Canberra on Thursday. Elite Consulting Group e I8th Floor. West field Towers. c 100 Williams St.. Potts Point 2011. MM DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, RECREATION AND TOURISM Sport and Recreation for Disabled People EXECUTIVE OFFICER $29,09S-$30.239 The Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to assist in the implementation of policies which aim to encourge the participation of disabled people in sport and recreation. The appointee will be required to: . provide advice and secretariat services to the Ministerial advisory committee, the National Committee on Sport and Recreation for the Disabled. . prepare papers and reports and undertake research on issues relating to sport and recreation for disabled people . consult with disabled people, organisations involved with sport and recreation for disabled people and State and Local Governments to identify neods and establish parameters for co-operative action . organise seminars, workshops and consultations on spe cific issues. The appointeo will have a knowledge of community recreation and an understanding of the role of different disability groups, effective communication skills, and understanding of the Commonwealth Government's role in sport and recreation for disabled people and experience relevant to the duties of the position. Conditions include four weeks annual leave and cumulative paid sick leave. Conditions for permanent officers also include long service leave after 10 years continuous servico and superannuation. Assistance with fares and removal expenses may be provided if the successful applicant currently lives outside the ACT. The Public Service Act currently requires that a person being appointed as an officer to the Australian Public Service be a British subject (by virtue of the present Citizenship Act, Australian citizens are British subjects). The Government has announced its intention to amend the Public Service Act to require a person being appointed to the Australian Public Service to be an Australian citizen. Following such amendment, persons who ere British subjects but not Australian citizens will gnerally be ineligible to join the Australian Public Service as officers. Applications outlining experience and qualifications should be forwrded to: The Secretary, Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism, PO Bo* 787, CANBERRA CITY, A.C.T., 2601 The closing date for applications is 19 July, 1984. Enquiries may be directod to Jenny Harrison. (062) 689550. The Australian Public Sorvice is an Equal Opportunity employer. Canon SALES REPRESENTATIVE Our company is a leader in the Office Equipment Industry and has been experiencing a rapid growth in Sales of our Photocopier prod ucts. We require the services of a sales person to assist with the marketing of our range of revolutionary Colour Capable Copiers. The person we seek will be a self-motivated achiever with some history of success in sales. The successful applicant should be aged between 22-28 years and have their own car. A commission plan, base salary and car allowance will ensure a top income bracket. Phone Mr Rodney Bates on 805798 for an initial dis cussion. CANON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 73 WOLLONOONO ST, FYSHWICK. 2609. V POSITIONS VACANT "REACH FOR THE SK¥" CAREER OPPORTUNITY REAL ESTATE $40,000 PA is certainly attainable plus overseas travel is in the reach of people attaining this salary. The superman/woman we are seeking is likely to be between 30-45 years, not currently employed in the Real Estate industry -but could be working and dissatified with present employment - or Is a housewife waiting to rejoin the workforce. The successful applicant must have tremendous energy and be prepa.ed to work long hours, including weekend work. He/she must have articulate working habits - be a decision maker and have the ability to help other people make decisions. He/she must be perceptive, tenacious, alert and able to access people's needs. If you feel you possess most of these attributes then we would like to hear from you. All applications treated with strict confidence. Please phone Chris after 9am to arrange a confidential interview. Belconnen Mall Real Estate iS," n'L"J olivetli BRANCH ADMINISTRATOR We have a vacancy in our Canberra office for an energetic self-motivated person to be responsible for tne co-ordination of administrative services for the branch. Essentially, the person will have proven administrative skills and a basic knowledge of stock control, invoicing and orders. For further information please phone Mr Harjit Kapur on 480566. OLIVETTI AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 214 Northboume Ave Braddon, ACT 2601 . Applicants are invited to phone our office to obtain details of the two sales positions we need to fill. Applicants with experience will be given preference. Applicants without experience, but with an aptitude for hard work and loyal service will receive full training if appointed. Excellent remuneration and working condi tions. We are particularly interested in dynamic intelligent women who may have been out of the work force. PHONE NOW 472666 OR 812951 AH 99London «f# &ODO Crt Canberra REAL ESTATE PTY LTD (Uc. Agent) CURTAIN MACHINIST to work on premises at Fyshwick. Experienced only to FURNISHING ASSISTANTS - I full-time, 1 part-time. Experience essential. PHONE 804762. EXPERIENCED Auto Elec trical Tradesman required. Ph 496817 bh, 882185 ah. EXPERIENCED ladies to work in take-away. 864448. EXP lady wanted to work part-time on Sand Bar. Apply in person Mitchell's Coffee Spot, 1st Floor Monaro Mall. EXPERIENCED female casu al, for sandwich and hot food bar. Phone thHobart Coffee Lounge, 496471 not 12-2. EXPERIENCED female with own transport required for Supermarket checkout -hours 5-8.30pm. Ph 584235. EXPERIENCED male or female to work part-time in Molonglo Snack Bar, Fvshwick. Apply in person, under new management EXPERIENCED girl or lady for take-away shop in Dickson. Hours 9am till 3pm, Mon to Fri. Applicants call at 51 Wooley St, Dickson after 3pm today. EXPERIENCED pine faller required by logging contractor. Ph 971424 after 6.30pm. 0 MONIER EXPERIENCED Tailor-out required to work in Pine Sawmill. Apply in person to K. Warner, Monier Sawmill, 21 Geelong St., FYSHWICK. FITrER, qualified with ticket, exp in heavy mach. Ph 601261. FLORIST Junior, training provided. Ph 515811. FORMWORK FOREMAN Experienced Formwork Foreman for long running projects in the ACT. Pn 045-736408. GIRL FRIDAY, (17-18 years). The applicant should be experienced in reception, telephone and general office duties. Current driver's licence an advantage. Excellent opportunity for advancement. ContactMargaret Margaret Robbie, 805798. Canon Australia Ply Lid, 73 Wollongong St, Fyshwick. GLAZIER required, must be experienced. Full A.C.T. award wages for suitable person. Ph Qbn Glass Works. 971851. GUILLOTINE OPERATOR. We have a vacancy for an experienced tradesman. Top wages and conditions. Ph 805265. CANBERRA PUBLISHING AND PRINTING CO, 22 Pirie St, Fyshwick. GYPROCK Fix crs/Stoppers/Cornice Hands needed for immed start. Contract rates. Ph John Dove, 804617, or 86103J ah. HAIRDRESSER. Just Hair Salon, Hackett, senior re quired, top wage plus bonus. Phone 498273. ah 546104. HAIRDRESSER. YOUR HAIR requires enthusiastic part-time senior, qualified in all aspccts of hairdressing. Wages ne«. Ph S04S03 bh. ? ? ? HAIRDRESSERS ATTENTION!! SENIORS Are you in a rut? Do you need a change? Here is the opportunity you've been looking for. A group of young talented hairdressers require a new member to join their team. PHONE 814061 ah, 888691 bh. HAIRDRESSER trendy part timer wanted Belconncn salon. Phone 515128 ah. HAIRDRESS1NG Work experience, 1 month in August, 1st yt apprent wage paid, 15-16 yr school leaver only, chance of full employment Jan '85. Please write to Vanity Fayre Hair and Beauty Salon, 22 Bougainville St, Manuka. ACT 2603. HAIRDRESSER Required for work on a casual basis. Must have recent experience and be avail for relief work. Please Ph 588984 after 2pm. HAIRDRESSER 1st >r ap prent wanted. Ph 814339. HAIRDRESSER Glcmby International require a senior hairdresser for our hair and beauty salon situated in David Jones Woden store. Good working conditions and wages and commission. For a confidential interview please Phone Liz on 815222 ext 295. HAIRDRESSER casual,. Please ph 480352, HAIR RAVE, Thurs onwards. HOUSEKEEPER Chapman, live-in, comfortable 4 br home with 2 occupants. Salary Si SO neg plus keep. Ph 813302. IF you are a young person with an outgoing and lively personality who is not frightened of continuously meeting new people from all walks of life, does not mind a few hours sound work per day in return for a exceptional income, travel and advancement opps then contact us now on 950481 ex 225 between 10am-2pm. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65, like talking with people, live in or near Holder, Charnwood, have a 'phone and car' you can earn $56 to $70 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 7 or 8 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) 602-5222; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. INVESTIGATOR. Ex pcrienced in Worker's Compensation and third party factual investigations. Some evening and weekend work involved. Will consider parttime work for right appli cant. Ph 472529. 'ITS A Pleasure' is looking for motivated ladies who would like to earn SI50 per week for 15 hours selling lingerie by party plan. Car and pnone essential. Ph Joy Buckle. 316576. JUNIOR Kitchenhand in terested in pastry cooking. Apply Le Croissant, Belconnen Mall. JUNIOR ACCOUN TANT/TRAINEE. Small City firm of chartered accountants, variety of work, liquidation, tax and audit, seeking 1st or 2nd year parttime student, experience not essential. Ph Miss Pearce for appointment on 470972 POSITIONS VACANT K1TCHENHAND 5 nights a week. Ph after 1 lam 476757. KITCHEN Hand/Waitress, casual, lunch and some w'ends. cxp pref. Suit married woman. 513228 before noon. KITCHEN and salad hand, experienced, casual, lunch trade, apply Private Bin after 2pm. LAD 18-19 with year 12 for book production. Ph 806714, 11-12 today. LETTERBOX deliverers - Kambah, Wanniassa, Gowrie, Monash. 883952. MANICURIST Attractive, well groomed, over 25, experienced in sculptured nails or willing to be trained, cosmetic sales an advantage, preference given to non-smokers with experience. Award wages plus commission for Boutique opening soon in City. Please Ph 805828 after 12 noon. MATURE lady with car, liv ing old Sth side, for work with 2 elderly clients, between 3.30 and 7pm, Mon to Fri. Ph 489461 9-1 lam, l-4pm today. MATURE person, experienced in preparation and sale of takeaway food, 1.30 to 6.30 , pm Mon to Thure, own! transport a necessity. Ph 676352, 8am to I lam. MATURE person, reliable, energetic required to promote Herbalcare Products. Work your own hours. 480466. MEDICAL SECRETARIES 2 positions, sth central area, both ore Part time. Dicta typing is essential. Applicants who have had some cxp with WP an advantage. For further enquiries Ph Miss Curlcy. Bougainville House, Manuka 951324. MOTHERCRAFT /NNEB/KARITANE NURSE required for relief work/daycare, working with infants. Ph 470091 bh. MOTOR MECHANIC For city service station, wages around $340 pw neg. Must be qualified. Ph the manager on 470668 or 470443. NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK, Data Processing Centre require a part-time proof machinist, working a 20 hr wk on NCR775. Bank and or proof experience essential. Ph 953966. OFFICE Machines Main tenance Technician required, top salary, Fyshwick firm. Ph 806401. PANELBEATER, ex perienced. Ph 470935. PANEL beater required, gd wages and conditions. Ph 805083. PART-TIME. Need extra cash? Work your own hours. AVON representatives, 17 years and over are needed in Kaleen, Flynn, Melba, Scuilin, Hawker, Weetangera, Giralang, Ainslie, O'Connor, Florey, Chamwood, Higgins, Aranda and other suburbs. Ph 581504 or ah 498440. PART-TIME operator, 'day time', AM Varityter Comp Set, 3510 photosetter. Ph 813S01. PART time shop work, senior preferred, Belconnen area, prev. shop exp. References, vj day each day. Casual rates. Stan this week. For interview Phone 512792 or 497491. PART-TIME. Need extra [ cash? Work your own hours in your own area. AVON representatives 17 yrs and over are needed in I KALEEN, FLYNN, MELBA, SCULLIN, HAWKER, WEETANGERA, GIRALANG,AINSLIE, AINSLIE, O'CONNOR, FLOREY, CHARNWOOD, HIGGINS, ARANDA, AND OTHER suburbs. Phone 581504 or AH 583145, 498440. PASTRYCOOK, exp, con tinental. Ph 885910. PHARMACY Assistant, ex perienced, rcq for demanding posn. Knowledge of all aspects of pharmacy essen. Hours neg. Reply in writing P.O. Box 505, Woden. PHOTOGRAPHERS. Part time for restaurant/club work, own equipment/car essential. Friendly outgoing and reliable persons. Pfi 917540 after 5pm. PROPERTY MANAGERESS, 30-40 YEARS. Experience in this field with good public relations record are both required. Own car, permanent position, no weekend work. Southside. Ph Miss Curley, Bougainville House, Manuka, 951324. RADIOGRAPHER required for private practice. Experience in ultrasound or desire to be trained in ultrasound would be an advantage. Apply GPO Box 550, Canberra. 2601. RECEPTIONIST /SECRETARY required for specialist medical practice in Civic, part-time position, commences mid-August, 20 hrs pw. Applicants to apply in writing, stating name, age, previous work cxp, refs and contact phone no to Canberra Times Box no C2528. Applicants for interview will be notified by the 30th July. RECEPTIONIST for Doctor's surgery. Busy general practice requires trained nurse for 2 morning sessions Mon and Fri, 9am-lpm. Applicants should be proficient at typing and Venesection, commences 25.7.84. Replies to Box 121, P.O. Kippax, 2615, with 2 recent references and Phone no. RECEPTIONIST/Shorthand typist required initially 2-3 days pw. Must be fully experienced. Contact Mrs. S. Tomkins, after 9am, on 804933. 0MONIER SALES PERSON We urgently require a Sales orientated person to operate in our efficient Sales office. Previous Retail experience in the Building Industry would be an advantage. Primarily job description requires enthusiastic and diligent customer contact and response. An attractive remuneration is offered together with Company Superannuation Scheme after qualifying period. Promotional prospects are assured with this progressive and successful company. Written applications in the first instance should be addressed immediately to the Sales Manager, Monier Brick. P.O 42. Fyshwick. ACT 2609. Ph (062) 803611. POSITIONS VACANT RECEPTIONIST/typist re quired for major construction company in city. Requires an on site experienced shorthand receptionist typist with clerical duties to handle responsible roll working with management team. Salary to be negotiated. Written applications to the Administrator, Thiess Watkins, PO Box 239, Civic Square. SECRETARY P/TIME. Computer Company in Belconncn require a person with good organising and PR skills for their Engineering Division. Typing 60 wpm, W/P exp preferred. Good sal. Ph SYSTEM STAFFING, 473244. SEE cheap good bike in public notices. SENIOR BOOKKEEPER. Professional accounting office requires a competent bookkeeper with at least 3-4 yrs exp in accounting to financial statement stage. Exp in the preparation of tax returns pref. An attractive salary and excellent conditions are offered. Ph SYSTEM STAFFING, 473244. SEWING machinist, ex perience in garment nssembly essential. Ph 805406. SHORTHAND TYPIST. Top shorthand typist required for busy office in Woden area. With Word Processing and clerical experience. Accuracy and quality of work essential. Ph for appointment 811976 SOUTHSIDE PRIVATE HOME CARE CLEANERS Reliable, efficient cleaners are required for private homes. Ph 319579, 310732 9.30-5 Mon-Sat. SOUTHSIDE PRIVATE I HOME CARE CHILDCARE Loving, responsible ladies are required to care for children in their own homes | and in the child's home, am ! and pm. Ph 319579, 310732 Mon-Sat 9.30-5. SOUTHSIDE PRIVATE HOME CARE NANNY Kind, loving, responsible ladies required urgently to fill part and full-time nanny positions. Night sitters ana day sitters also required. Please phone between 9.30am and 4pm - 319579, 310732. SPARE Parts assistant re quired. Aged 16-17. Must be keen and have mechanical aptitude. Ph 515497. SYSTEMS ANALYST. We require a person with at least 5 yrs exp in Applications Programming and an interest in developing software, for a major supplier of Fourth Generation Systems. Experience in 4GL, Database or the PIC operating system would be ideal. The position is based in Canberra, requiring some interstate travel. An attractive package will be negotiated. Confidential enquiries to SYSTEM STAFF ING on 473244. TAKEAWAY. Experienced person wanted, Bclconnen area, part-time, weekdays only. 15 hrs. Ph 514548. TECHNICIAN required. Ex perienced car stereo. Phone for an appointment, 806827. TECHNICIAN. Photocopier. We require a Technician (o service our range of photocopiers. The applicant need not have previous experience in this field. Some mechanical or electrical experience an advantage. The successful applicant will receive on the job training. Salary, depending on experience. Fully maintained company car. Superannuation after quali-1 [ying period. Ph Robyn 804918 for an interview. TELEPHONISTS part-time. We require the services of confident, welt-spoken ladies! with pleasant telephone manner. Applicants will be required to work shifts between 9-2pm and 5-9pm, Mon-Fri. Please call for in terview between 2-4pm I Wed, 4th July at the Guide Dog Assoc, Ground Floor, Griffin Centre, Civic. Previous applicants need not apply. TUTORS With suitable qualifications required to register with established Home Tutor Ser vice. Particularly maths, scicncc, highschool and prima ry school basics. PHONE 545804 TYPIST Tele phonist/Receptionist Course commencing soon. Limited vacancies. Ph 476409. TYPIST Temporary. An excellent position exists for a typist with top skills, for minimum of 2 weeks with leading reprographics company. Please contact Sue Hardy on 865396 at any time. TYPING lessons wanted. Red Hill area. 2 momingj per week. Ph 805140 bh, 959814 ah. WAITER/WAITRESS, casual, fully experienced for a'la'cane restaurant. Please Ph 866152, 10am to 4pm. WAITRESS with cxp in Al-a carte for minimum of 5 yrs needed 3 or more nights pw in nice club restaurant. 515374. WAITRESS. Exp casual waitress required. Please apply CLOCK COFFEE LOUNGE, Woden Shopping Square. WE are seeking an experienced printing tradesman. This is an excellent position, with well above average earnings, for an ambitious person, with the right attitude towards attendance, reliability and pride in the quality of his work. Apply to: CANBERRA PUBLISHING AND PRINTING CO., 22 Pirie Si, Fyshwick. Ph 805265. IVP COURSES WORD PROCESSING CENTRE 811977 VOUNG Lad 17-19 yrs. Keen hard working as tradesman assistant, for shopfitting company. Ph 80521o. k'OUNG man. 19-20, truck driver's offsidcr/labourer. Ph 8111 S3. HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS QUEANBEYAN HOSPITAL & AREA HEALTH SERVICE REGISTERED NURSES Appliations are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Registered Nurses for full time positions in the General Wards at Queanbeyan Hospital. Qucanbcyan Hospital is an acutc 55 bed general hospital providing a range of medical, surgical, maternity and pacdiatnc services. Registered Nurses may be expectcd to rotate through the different wards. A task model of nursing is practiced but a modified patient allocation model will be introduced progressively in the next twelve months. Telephone enquiries to Ms Geri Taylor, Director of Nursing. 062.972266. Applications close with the undersigned W.A. DARGAVILLE Chief Executive Ofliccr The Queanbeyan Hospital Area Health Servicc, PO Box 729. Queanbeyan, NSW 2620 Phone (062)972266 BUILDERS & REPAIRERS ALL plans drawn, fireplaces, pergolas etc. Ph 546944. ALL landscape jobs, hot mix drives concrete and general work. Rcas rates Ph 310053. ASPHALT driveways and parking areas. Ph 497526 ah for free quote. BATHROOM renov and til ing, free quotes. 883627. CARPENTERS, experienced, reliable workers. Ph 977217. CARPENTER, licensed, regis tered. Pergolas, decks, interior renovation. Ph 546094. CARPENTER builder, main tenance, pergolas and decks. Ph 813743. CARPENTRY Any small or big jobs. Pergolas. Ph 417585. CARPENTERS, avail for all types of work. 479998. CARPENTER, tradesman for decks, pergolas and similar, plans drawn. 416823. CERAMIC tiling, mosaic, quarry, etc. Bathroom renovation and repairs. Ph 548789. CHIMNEY SWEEP. For the best service in town call Tom The Chimney Sweep on 470939 bh. CONCRETE. No job too big or too small. Free quote. Ph 316317 or 952016. CONCRETE SPECIALIST, parages, drives, slabs, footings, 414723. Free quotes. CONCRETING. Fast, fair, flexible, friendly service. Free quotes. Ph 957062. CONCRETE topping, floors, garages, driveways, footpaths, free quotes. 586259. CONCRETING. Cheapest prices assured on all types of work. Ph 587184. CONCRETE garage floors driveways, footpaths, 918594, 545477. CONCRETING G. & G. Concreting. Quality work. Free quotes. 413018 or 416395. CONCRETE paths, drives, garage floors etc. For free quotes, Ph 542489. CONCRETING the pro fessionals, anywhere. Free quotes. Ph 584925. COON BROS, CARPENTRY. 588818 DRAFTING and design, all domestic work. 810601. 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TRADERS, , bringing ! competition to Canberra Timber, Trade 1 TO OPEN ///Tues-Sat y 8.30-4.30 1^974446 Regular deliveries $20 Size Price per metre", 100 x 50 $1.30 100 x 100 2.99 200 x 50 2.99 150 x 50 2.25 75 x 50 1.20 100 x 38 1.20 100 X 75 2.33 150 X 100 4.68 250 x 50 3.98 200 x 75 4.98 150 X 25 1.45 200 x 31 2.40 250 x 75 7.80 300 x 75 8.71 150 x 75 3.60 * Other sizes and lengths cut to order ^Quality US and Canadian oregon 31-35 Kendall Ave North - Queanbeyan (Ufl (t bordar on Ctnbtna Av«) BUSINESSES FOR SALE SWIMMING POOL AND CHEMICAL RETAIL BUSINESS. Our client has a swimming pool and pool accessory business for sale. The business was established in 1976 and is showing a good return with an excellent growth rate. Current gross turnover is in excess of $650,000, asking pricc 549,000 plus stock. Vendor is retiring due to ill health and is available to continue the business up to I month for smooth transition and changeover. Enquiries to: Dawson and Di Bartolo Chartered Accountants Ph 476568 OUTSTANDING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IF YOU ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO OWN AND/OR MANAGE AN EXTREMELY PROFITABLE BUSINESS WITH A TREMENDOUS CASH FLOW, IN AN EVER EXPANDING MARKET. THEN CONSIDER THIS: THE CANBERRA COMPANY OF ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S LEADING AND MOST REPUTABLE ORGANISATIONS IS FOR SALE OR FRANCHISE. WE ARE CANBERRA'S LEADING AND THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN OUR FIELD. THE BUSINESS HAS ADVANTAGES OF LOW RENTAL. PARTITIONED ROOMS AND THE USUAL OFFICE FURNITURE AND FITTINGS. ALSO IT IS MANAGED BY FULLY TRAINED AND QUALIFIED STAFF SO THAT NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUSINESS IS REQUIRED OF THE NEW PROPRIETOR. PRICE $75,000 ONO FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE PHONE (062) 516052 TODAY .. .» WODEN PLAZA RETAIL BUSINESS - $60,000 This well established and profitable business is located in a prime position within the Woden Plaza. The business enjoys exclusive distribution rights within the ACT for many pianos, organs and musical accessories. The business could bo operated as an investment with a manager or as an owner-managed operation. Current net profit exceed $1000 per week, and is increasing. Full price is $60,000 plus SAV. Finance may bo arranged for an approved purchaser for tho stock purchase (approx $75,000). For further information please phone (062) 498088. Street Thompson & -Co. Chartered Accountants AUTO Repairs, elec trical/mcchanical. mod equip, urgent sale. Ph 805815 bh, 310147 ah. BALL1NA. Far north coast NSW, lady's fashion and lingerie boutique. Pay for stock and fittings only. Honest people with honest figures. Bargain priced at $16,000 WIWO. (066) 864873 bh. 864410 ah. BALLINA SPECIALIST FOOD One owner-operator with help in lunch hours netting npprox. J600 p.w. . . , $45,000 W.I.W.O. MAC & MOSS Town <St Country Real Estate, Ballina Phone 066-865855. BEST position Canberra, es tablished WootyTapestry shop, owner retiring, rare opportunity. Ph 816268. DONT buy a safe until you see the range at CAPITAL LOCKS. SI Kembla St, Fwick. Ph 806611. GIFT Shop, Belconnen Mall. 514202 bh, 863442 ah. MII.K Run, 120 gal, Beleon nen area. Ph 643177 bh. MIXED business, freehold or lease, Yamba, North Coast NSW. Large shop with takeaway food, milk bar, groceries, licensed amusement parlour and video movie hire. 3 br residence attached, excellent turnover. For further information Ph (066) 462039. MOTOR Cycle Dealership, Southern N.S.W. Extra large share of market. Excellent lease. Fully stocked and equipped. W.I.W.O. $52,000. Some finance available. Ph (0648) 22933 any time. NOWRA, beautiful 2 sforcvt old world charm, English style bed and breakfast guest house, run on motel lines, 17 guest rms, dining rm seats 34 plus, sep owner flat. Lge enr block in town, afTiliated with Y.H.A., fixtures and fitting Al, same hands 14 yrs, trade around S60,000pa, freehold $298,000. Ph (044) 212084. SNACK bar/cafeteria. Trad hrs. Mon-Fri, 7am-4pm. Sal 7-12. Suit husband/wife. Ph 910445, 824314. ? WOOL SHOP (knitting yarns) in major shopping centre. '.! owner for 8 years. $25,000 plus stock. Enquiries including contact Ph. No. to P.O. Box 135. Jamison 2614. outlet in busy shopping centre. Regular clientele and high cash turnover. Settlement prior to Budget not impossible if you act now. AH Andrew York 315810. LEES Kitchen. Lease wanted. Club/hotel/motel. P O Box 164, Woden. WORK wanted for 3-4 ton Isuzu truck, tray ISx7V>fl with gates. Delivery work, wood carting, anything considered. Reas rates. Ph 271697 after 6pm. BUSINESS WANTED v"}
{"id":127214842,"text":"19 Jul 1984 - IN BRIEF Cave-fall rescue Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 19 July 1984, page 7 IN BRIEF Cave-fall rescue Mr Derek Charles Elmes. 21, of Croydon, Sydney, was rescued by Goulburn police and ambulance about 8.30pm on Tuesday, and later treated for shock and exposure, after a 45-metre drop into the Drum cave, part of the Bungonia caves, about 60 kilometres south-east of Goulburn. Employment grants Applications from government de-partments and statutory authorities for grants under the non-Com-monwealth component of the 1984-85 Community Employment Program close on August 17, the ACT Employment Advisory Committee said yesterday. For further informa-tion ring 472255. Industrial research Three new part-time members have been appointed to the Australian In-dustrial Research and Development Board: the chairman of the Design Arts Board of the Australia Council, Mr John Andrews; the head of sys-tems engineering in the Research School of Physical Sciencc at ANU, Professor Brian Anderson, and the managing-director of Courtaulds Hilton Pty Ltd, Mr William Kricker. Nutrition seminar The ACT division of the Australian Nutrition Foundation has organised a public-information seminar titled 'You, Your Food and Salt', to be held on Saturday, July 28, from 2pm, in J Building at Reid TAFE. The cost, which includes afternoon tea, is $3 for adults and $2 for students; for further information, ring 432111 (ext 2412). Harry's to stay SYDNEY: The future of Sydney's famous wharfside eatery, Harry's Cafe de Wheels - earlier threatened by a council desire to have it moved - was secured at a meeting on Tues-day night between the Lord Mayor, Alderman Doug Sutherland, and the cafe proprietor, Mr Alex Korunya. Victorian support MELBOURNE: Support for the Victorian Government fell by 1 per-cent at the end of June, and was down 5 per cent on January's peak of 54 per-cent, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll published in this week's Bulletin; the approval rating of the Premier, Mr Cain, rose by 4 per cent - from 47 per cent in May. Caltex awards women Applications are being invited for the 1984 Caltex Woman Graduate Awards, which provide one national scholarship (valued at $40,000) and six State prizes (each worth $5,000), all tenable at an approved university or tertiary institution overseas for a maximum of two years. Parks plan criticised The regional director of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Mr Bruce Leaver, said on Tuesday that a proposal by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, to establish a commission to investigate tourist development within Kosciusko National Park, was unjustified, because initiatives foreshadowed in 1982 had already been implemented. Bones identified MELBOURNE: Detectives indentified yesterday bones found last Friday near Echuca as those of Mr Arthur William Swanwick, 63, who disappeared nearly four years ago. Burke's operation PERTH: The Premier of Western Australia, Mr Burke, underwent surgery in Perth yesterday for a back ailment and will be off work for a month."}
{"id":127216671,"text":"29 Jul 1984 - IN BRIEF Gallup Poll founder dies Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 29 July 1984, page 5 IN BRIEF Gallup Poll founder dies NEW YORK, Saturday (Reuter). — Mr George Gallup, whose name became synonymous with opinion polls, died yesterday aged 82 in a hospital in Switzerland, his company announced in New York. The Gallup Poll, based on a randomly selected cross-section of the public, rose to fame in the presidential election of 1936, became a powerful force in US political life, and spawned offshoots in several dozen countries around the world. Hinckley wants out WASHINGTON, Saturday (AP). — Mr John Hinkley, who tried to kill President Reagan in 1981, said yesterday he was ready to leave the mental hospital where he was sent after being found not guilty of the shooting by reason of insanity, and would file for a release order. 634-year jail sentence ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Saturday (AP). — A computer programmer who planned to wipe out a small town and the trans-Alaska oil pipeline was sentenced this week to 634 years (consecutively) in prison for a shooting spree last year which left six people dead and two wounded. He received six 99 year and two 20-year terms. Pedestrian killed LOS ANGELES, Saturday (AP). — One person was killed and more than 50 were injured, five critically, when a car veered onto a crowded foot-path last night near the Olympic Village at the University of California, officials said. The driver, who had been charged with murder, apparently had wanted revenge against the police. The incident was unrelated to the Olympics, they said. Coal industry 'insolvent' LONDON, Saturday (Reuter). — Britain's strike-bound State coal industry, which reported a year-end deficit of the equivalent of$A1,392 mil-lion on Thursday, was insolvent, the Government said. It blamed a quarter of the loss on industrial action by miners. Telegraphist acquitted LONDON, Saturday (Reuter). — Royal Air Force telegraphist Mr Paul Davies was acquitted yesterday on three charges of passing secrets to a Hungarian woman in return for sex. He had been accused of divulging classified signals used by the multi-national peacekeeping force in Beirut. Reagan 'good boy' ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Saturday (AP). — President Reagan declined yesterday an invita-tion to thumb through a copy of Penthouse maga-zine containing sexually explicit photographs of former Miss America Vanessa Williams. Mr Reagan said, "I don't look at those kind of pictures. I'm a good boy.""}
{"id":127221565,"text":"23 Aug 1984 - ALP and Hawke solid, poll says Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 23 August 1984, page 16 ALP and Hawke solid, poll says SYDNEY: If a Federal election had been held early this month, the ALP would have been returned with an increased majority, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday. It found that support for the ALP was 51 per cent while the LiberalNational Party was down two percentage points to 42. Five per cent supported the Aus tralian Democrats and two per cent other parties. If a Senate election had been held this month, the ALP would have won 46 per cent with the Democrats and independent candidates maintaining the balance of power. Sixty-eight per cent approved of the way the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, was handling his job and 35 per cent approved of the performance of the Opposition Leader, Mr Peacock."}
{"id":127223419,"text":"02 Aug 1993 - Packer remains best-known boss Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 2 August 1993, page 2 Packer remains best-known boss Media magnate Kerry Packer remains Australia's best-known corporate leader, according to a Morgan Poll. Awareness of Western Mining managing director Hugh Morgan had increased by nine points to 37 per cent, according to the nation-wide poll of 1175 people to be published in this week's Time magazine. Mr Morgan has been making waves recently with his com-ments about Aborigines and the High Court decision on native ti- tle. The poll, carried out on July 10-11, found Mr Packer had been heard of by 93 per cent of respondents (down one point since November, 1992), 87 per cent were aware of media baron Rupert Murdoch (down two points) and 80 per cent had Kerry Packer heard of former Foster's chief John Elliott (down five points). Perceptions of the three most well-known business people var- ied. All three increased their rat-ings as capable businessmen, but Mr Packer was considered un-trustworthy by 23 per cent of re-spondents, up one point. Mr Elliott's untrustworthiness rating declined by eight points to 19 per cent, while Mr Murdoch's remained steady on 22 per cent. Mr Murdoch was named most frequently as being interested on-ly in profits, followed by Mr Packer and Mr Elliott. Public awareness was also high for Fosters Brewing Group chairman Nobby Clark and Western Mining chairman Sir Arvi Parbo. Less than a third of the re-spondents had heard of BHP managing director John Prescott, Coles Myer chief executive Peter Bartels, Coles Myer chairman Solomon Lew or Optus chief ex-ecutive Bob Mansfield."}
{"id":127223632,"text":"03 Aug 1993 - Bush's murder appeal rejected Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 3 August 1993, page 3 Bush's murder appeal rejected Court endorses trial judgment on all grounds Ian Leslie Bush's appeal against his conviction for the murder of his estranged wife's lover, which had been based on the claim that media publicity affected the fairness of his trial, has been rejected by the Federal Court Bush, 34, a carpenter, was convicted last November of the murder of John Richard Nicholson and the attempted murder of his wife, Leta Carla Bush, at a flat in Oxley on March 13, 1992. He was convicted in 1987 of the manslaughter of his first wife, Debra Michelle Bush, whom he had strangled in an argument about her relationship with another man. He was sentenced to five years' jail but served nine months. The appeal was rejected by Justices Jeffrey Miles, Daryl Davies, and Douglas Drummond. Counsel for Bush, Terry O'Donnell, argued that the trial judge, Justice John Gallop: • had erred in law by not adjourning the proceedings so that an attempt could be made to get the law changed so a trial could be held outside the ACT; • should have allowed Bush to challenge prospective jurors "for cause" — question them to determine any bias; • had given misleading directions on the defence of provocation; and • should not have allowed rebuttal evidence by psychiatrists on involuntary action. The appeal had concentrated on the first two grounds, which related to the media publicity surrounding the first trial in 1987. Mr O'Donnell argued that this publicity would have made it impossible for the jury to reach a verdict based purely on the evidence. Mr O'Donnell presented a survey report which, he said, showed that 8 to 19 per cent of ACT voters would recognise and be influenced by Bush's previous convictions. Press clippings about the previous case were produced. Yesterday's judgment dismissed these arguments, saying that even if Justice Gallop had been wrong, there was no mechanism to have a trial moved from the ACT. There was no suggestion now or at the time of the trial that the ACT Gov ernment had any intention of making such arrangements. Challenging prospective jurors to "show cause" was very rare and to be allowed only in "exceptional cases" where there was evidence that adverse media publicity was likely to influence the jury. It had not been established that Bush's was such a case. Such a challenge was to be used only for individual jury members, and the defence had to establish a foundation for the challenge. "The absence of any reminder in the media in 1992 of the events of 1987, coupled with the passage of time prevents the case from being regarded as one of those exceptional ones," Justice Drummond said. Justice Davies remarked that it was "highly unlikely that it would have crossed the mind of a juror that the person accused in 1992 of killing his wife's lover was the same person who had been convicted of the manslaughter of Debra Bush". In fact, challenging the jury to show cause would only have heightened the risk of prejudice. The Saulwick poll commissioned Justice Gallop: made defence of provocation sufficiently clear to jury. by the defence had failed to establish this prejudice, and it had not been established that the panel of ACT voters surveyed was the same panel from which the jury had been chosen. The Full Court decided that Justice Gallop had made the defence of provocation sufficiently clear to the jury, and had been correct to allow psychiatric evidence to rebut that called by the defence. Bar defends conduct of the Public Defender The ACT Bar Association has defended ACT Public Defender Terry O'Donnell against criticism by the Federal Court that his conduct of Ian Bush's defence was improper. The association's president, Ben Salmon, QC, said yesterday that the court's "trenchant criticism" of defence counsel had been without foundation. One of the three judges who heard the Bush appeal, Justice Douglas Drummond, referred to the fact that Mr O'Donnell had called an eminent psychiatrist, Professor Finlay-Jones, to give evidence about whether Bush may have killed John Nicholson involuntarily. The professor had said that some circumstances of the case were consistent with Bush's having killed Nicholson "in a disassociated state". Justice Drummond suggested that Mr O'Donnell had failed to tell Professor Finlay-Jones that Bush had been convicted previously of strangling his first wife and that this failure involved "the same sort of impropriety that occurs when a party's lawyers 'settle' an expert's report". The implication was that the professor would not have given such evidence had he known of the previous homicide. Mr Salmon said the council had examined a copy of a letter (from Bush's lawyers) which made it clear that, before the professor gave his evidence, he had been made aware of Bush's previous conviction. It followed, he said, that there was no foundation for the criticism made of Mr O'Donnell by the judge. Mr Salmon noted that the ACT Chief Justice, Jeffrey Miles, had concurred with Justice Drummond's judgment. He did not mention that Justice Daryl Da vies had also agreed. Nor did he mention that Justice Da vies had referred incorrectly to Bush's conviction for the murder of his first wife. Bush, in fact, was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter. Mr O'Donnell declined to com ment publicly on the matter. It is believed that the Federal Court might be asked now to "correct" its published decision before it is incorporated in the official law reports. — ROO CAMPBELL r"}
{"id":127223882,"text":"04 Aug 1993 - PM's popularity rating slips Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 4 August 1993, page 5 PM's popularity rating slips The personal-approval rat-ing by voters of the Prime Min-ister, Paul Keating, has declined in the latest AGB McNair opinion poll, pub-lished in this week's Bulletin. The poll, taken in late July, shows that 27 per cent of voters surveyed approved Mr Keating's performance, com-pared with 31 per cent early in the month. But he still led the Opposi-tion Leader, John Hewson, whose approval rating re- mained steady at 21 per cent. Mr Keating's disapproval rat-ing increased from 46 per cent to 50. Dr Hewson's, too, in-creased from 44 to 48 per cent. On who was the preferred prime minister, Mr Keating scored 43 per cent (down from 44) to Dr Hewson's 30 (up from 28). Over all, support for the gov-ernment declined from 46 to 45 per cent. The coalition's was steady at 41 percent. - AAP"}
{"id":127225856,"text":"13 Aug 1993 - It serves the voters right! Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 13 August 1993, page 10 It serves the voters right! YESTERDAY'S column mentioned the discovery by a Gallup Poll that 20 per cent of the people of the United States believe that the floods that have taken 50 lives and done $A14 billion of damage in nine states are God's punishment on the United States for its wicked ways. Noticing this, an American woman living in Canberra called to say that when she telephoned her sister in America's mid-West and asked if there was any flooding in the sister's bailiwick her sister said, "No, it's only flooding in the states that voted for Clinton!", an analysis that, depending on one's politics, may coincide with the analysis made by the aforementioned 20 God-fearing per cent. President Clinton, meanwhile, announced yesterday that he was going to do something about law and order and about the excessive availability of handguns because America's children had the right to lead their lives without fear of flying bullets. Some days earlier a news service reported that bullets fly so frequently in the bailiwick that embraces the Leonard R. Flynn elementary school in San Francisco that, beginning next semester, the children are going to be taught how to duck and to take cover."}
{"id":127227447,"text":"21 Aug 1993 - Budget gets worst vote by public in decade Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 21 August 1993, page 19 Budget gets worst vote by public in decade SYDNEY: The federal Budget has been given the worst response by the public of any Budget survey in a decade, according to a Herald Saulwick poll. Only 2 per cent of people surveyed thought they were better off because of the Budget, according to the poll published in The Sydney Morning Herald yesterday. The poll found 72 per cent of people thought they were worse off. The paper said the poll showed people were more emphatic about their beliefs on the Budget than ev er before. Distaste for the Budget went across the political spectrum, with 84 per cent of Coalition voters saying they would be worse off. Among Labor voters, 48 per cent said they would be worse off. Only 5 per cent said they would be better off. The national telephone poll was conducted in the morning after the Budget, with 1000 voters questioned."}
{"id":127227906,"text":"23 Aug 1993 - Govt waters down 'no cuts' pledge Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 23 August 1993, page 1 waters 'no By KEITH SCOTT The Federal Government watered down yesterday the commitment by the Prime Minister, Pabl Keating, last week to make no further cuts to Government outlays. A spokesman for Mr Keating said his commitment did not mean there would "not be movement at the margin" and the Employment Minister, Kim Beazley, said there would be a "bit of trimming around the edges". The comments followed a statement by Finance Minister Ralph Willis on Channel Nine's Business Sunday that Mr Keating's commit-' ment did not mean "we won't make some further cuts in future years to make way for other expenditures that we will have to meet". In other developments in the row over the Budget: • An AGB McNair poll in this week's Bulletin shows that 73 per cent of voters disapprove of last week's Budget (up from 49 per cent in 1992), 63 per cent believe the Opposition and minor parties should combine in the Senate to oppose it. • The Opposition Leader in the Senate, Robert Hill, flagged the possibility of a High Court challenge to the Government's omnibus tax legislation on the grounds that it was unconstitutional in imposing more than one tax, and should be split into separate Bills (which the Opposition and independents could then make decisions on separately). • Shadow Treasurer Alexander Downer called on the Government to hold off imposing higher rates of fuel excise and sales tax to ensure that if the measures were defeated in the Senate, there would be no administrative problem in refunding.people. Spokesmen for Mr Keating and Mr Willis denied Mr Willis's com ments contradicted the Prime Minister. They said Mr Keating had been talking about aggregate figures and Mr Willis was talking about possible cuts to individual programs within an overall budget. But the further qualifications added by Mr Keating's office and Mr Beaziey effectively pulled back from the Prime Minister's statement last week. Mr Keating told Parliament last week, "Let me make it quite clean we' are not cutting outlays any further." Defending Mr Willis's statement, Mr Keating's spokesman said the Prime Minister had been talking about Government spending as a "percentage of the overall economy". "If you cut expenditure and then replaced it with other government expenditure, you would not be altering the level of outlays," he said. "So what Mr Willis said is entirely compatible with what Mr Keating said and what [the Treasurer] Mr Dawkins said through the week. [The Prime Minister's statement] doesn't mean that every program in this week's Budget is locked in concrete for four years." Mr Keating's commitment should not be seen as maintaining the ratio of outlays to Gross Domestic Product to "the same decimal point". "It's about whether you go into a Budget saying 'right, what we're going to do is cut 10 per cent out of the Budget outlays'... what he is saying is that the Government will not do that," the spokesman said. Continued on Page 2 Labor's days numbered — Page 11 Govt waters down 'no cuts' pledge Continued from Page 1 "He regards the core level of government outlays to have been reached. But that doesn't mean that there would not be movement at the margin. Obviously the percentage would not be locked solid because there is going to be movement of all sorts of variable factors. uHe was talking about the philosophical approach the Government brings to its Budget . Mr Beazley said on the Sunday program that Mr Keating's commitment had been "direct ed towards the sort of general big entitlement provisions in the Budget". He said it was "always going to be possible" to take out "20 or 30 million dollars here or there". Mr Willis said that "what the Prime Minister was saying is not that there would not be any more cuts in government expenditure, but that the general level of outlays as they were was appropriate at around 27.5 per cent of GDP for these economic circumstances, at the moment.. "But that does not mean that we won't make some further cuts in future years to make way for other expenditures that we will have to meet. Just for instance, the Government is likely to face some outlays for compensation in relation to Mabo [native title] claims ... the obvious way is to make some cuts in existing outlays." The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, said in a statement that Mr Willis's comments were a clear contra diction of Mr Keating's stance. "Only four days after the Prime Minister frothed at the mouth over the evils of spending cuts, and categorically committed his Government to no further spending cuts, the Minister for Finance has revealed that Labor has broken its word yet again," he said."}
{"id":127230754,"text":"05 Jun 1993 - Hewson recovers a little popularity Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 5 June 1993, page 2 Hewson recovers a little popularity POLL WATCH Support for federal Opposition leader John Hewson rose to 31 pcrccnt, up two points from an all-time low, according to the latest Morgan poll in Time magazine. Dr Hewson's disapproval rating fell by three points lo 55 per cent during May. In the same period, support for the Prime Minister: Paul Keating, fell by six'points to 41'per cent and his disapproval rating rose five points to 49 per cent in early May, then down one point. Mr Keating was still way ahead in the preferred prime minister stakes. Asked who would be the better prime minister, a steady 53 per ccnl between April and late May opted for Mr Keating and 35 per cent, up one point, chose Dr Hewson. Support for the federal Labor party dropped 2.5 per ccnl in April, but was steady at 45.5 per cent during May. Support for the Coalition was up two points to 43 per ccnt. The ALP led 51-49 per ccnt on a two-party preferred basis. The Morgan poll used data from 3399 face-to-face interviews with voters across Australia, conducted on May 15 to 16 and May 22 to 23. Support for the ALP in the Senate had risen since the election on March 13, according to the latest AGB McNair poll, published in The Bulletin. Aggregate national support for the ALP in the Senate was up from 43.5 per cent on March 13 to 45 percent. Aggregate support for the Liberal-National Coalition in the Senate fell from 42.7 on March 13 to 39 percent. The Australian Democrats and Independents had 6 per cent support each. The AGB McNair poll used data from 2069 face-to-face interviews with voters across Australia oil • May 7 to 9 and 14 to 16. All figures arc rounded percentages."}
{"id":127231079,"text":"07 Jun 1993 - Poll finds women did not give Labor its election victory Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 7 June 1993, page 1 Poll finds women did not give Labor its election victory By MARGO KINGSTON The widespread notion that the women's vote ensured Labor's elec-tion victory is a myth, according to a Morgan poll commissioned for the Liberal Party. A telephone survey of 4780 wom-en, conducted after polls closed on election day, found that the Coali-tion attracted 46.9 per cent of the women's vote, ahead of Labor's 42.6 per cent. (Other parties attracted 10.5 per cent.) Labor rode to victory on a large male vote. It pulled in 46 per cent of men's votes, compared with the Lib-erals' 44.3 per cent. -servative politics by women, the Na-tional Party attracted far more female than male voters. About 6.4 per cent of women voted National compared with only 3.9 per cent of men (women under 24 are the Na-tionals' greatest supporters: 8 per cent of young women voted for them). There were wide disparities in female voting patterns among age groups. Labor was well ahead among women aged 18-24 (44.5 per cent compared with the Coalition's 38.5 per cent). Labor also outpolled the Coalition among women aged 25-49 (45.4 per cent to 43.5 per cent); but the Coalition was way ahead among the over-50s — 55.3 per cent — against 37.4 per cent for Labor. A slide in women's support for Labor last year, resulting from low female approval of Paul Keating, triggered moves to employ Dr Anne Summers as Mr Keating's adviser on the status of women; a transforma-tion of Mr Keating's persona; and a personal focus on women's concerns about violence and child care. The age breakdown of women's voting patterns suggests that Mr Keating's strategy may have helped attract his target group — young and baby-boomer women. The poll sug- gests also that major promises by both parties on child-care rebates ef-fectively neutralised the issue. No woman surveyed mentioned the is-sue as a reason for voting one way or the other. Instead, voting behaviour was de-termined by a negative view of the GST. When the pollster asked wom-en who voted Labor why they had done so, 45.4 per cent said it was because they opposed the GST. That percentage increased to nearly 55 per cent among females aged 25-34 and 52.4 per cent of those aged 35-49. Coalition social policies were un-popular with women who chose La-bor, 26 per cent citing either liking Labor's health, education or welfare policies or disliking the Coalition's alternatives as a reason for voting Labor. This factor increased to 34.1 per cent in the 25-34 age group. The Coalition's industrial-rela-tions policy was also a big loser, be-ing cited by 11.5 per cent of females who voted Labor. The Coalition's $3-an-hour youth wage might have helped that increase to 16.6 per cent among young women. The survey exposes a potentially terminal weakness in the Coalition vole among men and women: that the young and middle-aged voter prefers Labor. The Coalition held its ground only because of massive sup-port by the over-50s, from whom it attracted more than 50 per cent of the vote even before preferences. Young men were even more attract ed to Labor than young women. In the 18-to-24-year-old group, 47.8 per cent voted Labor compared with 42.1 per cent for the Coalition. In the 25-to-49 age group, men too deserted the Coalition (48.8 percent voted Labor, compared with 39.1 for the Coalition). Women in that age group were more evenly divided. Liberals must think harder about youth - Page 11."}
{"id":127232220,"text":"12 Jun 1993 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 12 June 1993, page 2 POLL WATCH Support for ALP down, polls show The federal Coalition has gained ground on the Government, accord' ing-to the latest AGB McNair poll, published in The Bulletin. Support for the federal Labor party was down two points to 46 per cent in mid-May, while support for the Coalition was steady at 41 per cent. The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, dropped three points to 33 per cent. The rating of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, was steady at 25 per cent. Mr Heating's disapproval rating rose four points to 45 per cent and Dr Hewson's fell two points also to 45 per cent. Mr Keating still led by a fair margin in the preferred Prime Minister stakes at 44 per cent, despite dropping three points. Thirty-three per cent of voters, an increase of two points, chose Dr Hewson as their preferred Prime Minister. The Bulletin poll used data from 2053 face-to-face interviews with voters across Australia on May 21-23 and 28-30. A recent Suulwick poll, published in The Sydney Morning Herald, showed both Mr Keating's and Dr Hewson's approval ratings had dropped and that support for the federal ALP had fallen to 39 per cent. Twenty-four per cent of those polled approved of Mr Keating and 17 per cent approved of Dr Hewson. Mr Keating's disapproval rating was 41 per cent, compared to Dr Hewson's 39 per cent. Mr Keating still led as the preferred Prime Minister at 46 per cent, despite the gap between him and Dr Hewson narrowing from 13 points to seven: 39 per cent of those polled said they would prefer Dr Hewson. The poll showed Mr Keating's approval rating among men (26 per cent) was higher than among women (22 per cent). Dr Hewson's rating among women (19 per cent) was higher than among men (16 per cent). The Saulwick poll used data from 1000 telephone interviews with voters across Australia on June 2."}
{"id":127232662,"text":"14 Jun 1993 - ALP two points ahead, says poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 14 June 1993, page 2 ALP two points ahead, says poll The latest Morgan Poll showed the Labor Party had a two percentage point lead over the Coalition in early June, despite dropping one point from late May. Support for Labor was 44.5 per cent, compared with the Coalition's 42.5 percent (down 0.5). Support for the Australian Democrats rose one to 5 percent, with the Greens unchanged on four and other parties including independents up 0.5 to 4 per cent. The poll, to be published in this week's Time magazine, showed Labor had 51.5 per cent support on a two-party preferred basis — up 0.5 since last month. The poll of 2302 electors was conducted in face-to-face interviews nationally on the weekends of May 29-30 and June 5-6 - with controversy over the budget deficit, broken election promises, continuing high unemployment and the fall out from the High Court's Mabo case. It showed the personal approval rating for the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, fell four points to 37 per cent, his disapproval rating rose four points to 52 per cent and 11 per cent were undecided."}
{"id":127234058,"text":"21 Jun 1993 - Strong support for euthanasia: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 21 June 1993, page 2 Strong support for euthanasia: poll Most Australians still supported euthanasia, particularly if a terminally ill person was in great pain and asked to die, a Morgan poll has found. The poll said an unchanged 73 per cent believed a doctor should let a patient die if that person had no chance of recovering and was in great pain. And 78 per cent, a rise of 2 per cent, said if an ill person was in great pain, had no chance of recovery, and asked for a lethal dose, a doctor should be allowed to give that lethal dose. The poll showed support for allowing someone to die was similar regardless of political affiliation, age or sex. Older Australians increasingly supported the euthanasia option. Those against cited reasons as "doctors can't play God" and it was "not ethical to assist people to die by giving a lethal dose". There were 1328 people interviewed in the poll which was taken on May 22 and 23 and will be published in Time Australia this week."}
{"id":127234063,"text":"21 Jun 1993 - Dip in consumer confidence Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 21 June 1993, page 2 Dip in consumer confidence Australian consumer confidence dropped for the third consecutive month in June to its lowest level since December, 1992, a poll of consumers has found. The Roy Morgan Consumer Confi-dence Rating, to be published in Time Australia this week, fell to 96.2 in June from 102.2 in May — the first time it has fallen below the key 100 mark this year. It said only 23 per cent of the 1282 people interviewed said they would be financially better off in a year's time compared with 30 per cent who were optimistic last month. About 21 per cent of those polled, or 3 per cent more than in May, said they expected to be worse off in another 12 months."}
{"id":127234419,"text":"23 Jun 1993 - Support drops for Coalition, Hewson: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 23 June 1993, page 5 Picture: PETER WELLS A member of the Glow Worm Aboriginal dance group, Yulu Yulu Moonandgood, of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, entertains children at Lyons Primary School yesterday as part of activities marking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Week. Support drops for Coalition, Hewson: poll Support for the Coalition and the Leader of the Opposition, John Hew son, has dropped and support for the Labor Party and the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, has risen, according to the latest AGB McNair poll. The poll, conducted earlier this month and published in The Bulletin today, shows a one percentage point drop in support for the Coalition and a one point rise in support for Labor since late May, taking the Govern ment to 47 per cent and the Opposi tion to 40 per cent. The increase for the ALP comes despite controversy about Mabo, the republican debate and the Budget. Support for the Democrats has dropped from 4 per cent to 2 per cent and support for independents was up one point to 6 per cent. The gap between the major parties has increased by two percentage points to seven points since May — the March 13 election result had sup-port for the ALP on 45.5 per cent and the Coalition on 43.7 per cent. The gap between Mr Keating and Dr Hewson as preferred Prime Min ister has also increased, the poll found."}
{"id":127235955,"text":"30 Jun 1993 - Employers polled on enterprise bargains Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 30 June 1993, page 17 Employers polled on enterprise bargains By MIKE TAYLOR, National Affairs Writer The Department of Industrial Relations has retained the services of the polling firm <\\GB McNair to determine what criiploycrs really think about enterprise bargaining. With the Minister for Industrial Relations, Laurie Brcreton, scheduled to make some key decisions about enterprise bargaining over the next two months, AGB McNair will canvass the views of 700 employers around Australia. The work is being carried out on behalf of the Research and Policy Development Branch of the department and is expected to be published before the end of the year. In a letter to employers, the department will seek their cooperation in a telephone survey to "provide a coherent and rigorous body of research to assist in informing debate and policy formulation regarding the nature and future direction of the wage-fixing system in Australia." The businesses approached by the department have been assured their responses will be confidential and that each is just one of 700 organisations who are expected to participate. "Your participation will involve a 20-minute telephone interview with a representative from AGB McNair, the interviewing agency," the letter said. "An interviewer from AGB will contact you by 'phone to arrange a suitable interview time over the next couple of weeks." A spokesman for the department yesterday confirmed that the survey was being undertaken and that the data would later be published as a monograph on enterprise bargaining. Those firms who take part in the survey will be sent a summary of the results. The commissioning of a survey of 700 firms on the question of enterprise bargaining represents a new approach to the subject by the department. Previous assessments of the system have been on the outcome of enterprise agreements. It is not clear whether the survey will cover firms of all sizes or whether it has been confined to medium to large enterprises. But the Metal Trades Industry Association claims that small to medium-sized firms would be reluctant to enter into enterprise agreements with their employees because of the time and resources needed for such a move. In a submission to the Government earlier this month, the association claimed that small manufacturing enterprises would not be attracted to enterprise bargaining, especially in circumstances where such arrangements required union involvement. At the same time the national secretary of the Federation of Industrial, Manufacturing and Engineering Employees, Steve Harrison has acknowledged that many small firms are unlikely to strike enterprise bargains. Discussing the compulsory involvement of unions as bargaining agents, Mr Harrison said that trade unions probably represented the majority of workers capable of being covered by enterprise agree ments. When non-union executive employees were subtracted from the equation along with employees in small businesses, most workers were probably subject to trade union representation, he said."}
{"id":127237180,"text":"05 Jul 1993 - Popularity for Kennett fades Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 5 July 1993, page 2 Popularity for Kennett fades The popularity of the Premier of Victoria, Jeff Kennett, and support for the Liberal-National Coalition have fallen, according to the latest Morgan poll to be published this week in Time Australia. In June, support for the Victorian Coalition fell 6.5 per cent to 42 per cent while Labor's support rose 3.5 per cent to 45 per cent Mr Kennett's popularity slide follows his return from an overseas trip and his confrontation with the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, over the Mabo issue. Approval of the way Mr Kennett was doing his job fell 4 per cent to 38, and disapproval rose 2 per cent to 55. But despite Mr Kennett's fall in the poll, he remained the premier preferred by 48 per cent (down 1 per cent), against the former Victorian Leader of the Opposition, Jim Kcnnan on 36 per cent (up 3 per cent). Approval for Mr Kennan had risen one percentage point to 29 before he resigned last week. Labor retained the lead in the NSW poll which placed support for the Coalition Government at 40 per cent and for the Opposition at 46 per cent. Approval of Premier John Fahcy remained high at 52 percent, while Opposition Leader Bob Carr came in at 48 per cent (up 3 per cent). In Queensland, Labor remains comfortably in front with support at 47 per cent (down t per cent) and support for the Opposition Liberals was 25 percent."}
{"id":127237630,"text":"07 Jul 1993 - Government still ahead in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 7 July 1993, page 3 Government still ahead in poll The Federal Government has maintained its lead over the Coalition according to the latest AGB McNair opinion poll in this week's Bulletin magazine. The poll, taken in late June, shows the ALP steady with 47 per cent voter support against the Coalition's 40 per cent. That means no change from the previous poll taken in the middle of last month. But the Opposition Lead John Hewson: gaining. er, John Hewson, has narrowed Prime Minister Paul Keating's lead as preferred Prime Minister. Dr Hewson's stocks rose by three points to 33 per cent and Mr Keating was steady on 45 per cent — 22 percent of voters remained uncommitted. Mr Keating's approval rating with voters fell one point to 31 per cent and his disapproval rating rose by the same margin to 45 per cent. Dr Hewson's approval rating rose two points to 23 per cent and his disapproval rating remained steady at 46 per cent. 1>"}
{"id":127237688,"text":"07 Jul 1993 - Optus lags in opinion poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 7 July 1993, page 5 Optus lags in opinion poll SYDNEY: A new opinion poll showing Telecom Australia with a clear lead as favoured supplier of long-distance and international telephone services did not worry its rival, an Optus spokesman said yesterday. The AGB McNair poll published in this week's Bulletin magazine, says 54 per cent of respondents will either definitely (30 per cent) or probably (24 per cent) vote to remain with Telecom in the upcoming consumer ballots. Optus attracts only 17 per cent of preferences, with 8 per cent saying they will definitely choose the new carrier, and 9 per cent saying "probably". Canberra telephone subscribers will vote for their preferred long-distance carrier on July 15 followed by Sydney on August 3. Optus spokesman Greg Ellevsen said the poll was "very premature" because the public education campaigns planned in advance of the Sydney and Melbourne ballots had yet to begin. But he said the company was pleased with its 17 per cent slice of the market."}
{"id":127239399,"text":"14 Jul 1993 - Long-term tenure for Hewson rated low Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 14 July 1993, page 3 Long-term tenure for Hewson rated low By ROSS PEAKE, Political Correspondent The public is not convinccd by : assurances from the Leader of the Opposition.John Hcwson, that he will keep his job until the next elec tion. A poll to be published today says two-thirds of voters believe the Opposition will have another leader by the next election, scheduled for 1996. It also found voters evenly split on whether Dr Hewson is now flexible and willing to listen to advice, following his promise to change his leadership style after the March election defeat. The latest morale blow to Dr Hewson follows unsettling speculation within the Liberal Party on his leadership. The former deputy leader, Peter; Reith, has declared he would con test the next leadership ballot and | an Opposition front-bench mem ber, John Howard, has refused to j say Dr Hewson would be leader at the next election and has criticised | the lack of "good politics" in the last election campaign. Amid the background of destabilising comments, the Opposition was told yesterday it must present its social agenda ahead of economic dogma when it frames new policies. The message emerged as a main priority during the first full-day meeting of the Opposition policy review committee. The AGB McNair poll to be published in today's Bulletin magazine found 52 per cent of voters believe Dr Hewson will be forced to resign as leader before the election, and a further 15 per cent believe he will resign of his own accord. The telephone poll last weekend of 1509 people also found that even a slim majority of Opposition sup porters — 51 per cent — believe hej will be either forced out of the posi tion or leave of his own volition. | Dr Hewson is seen as a trustworthy and competent leader, but not strong or popular, by a majority of people interviewed. He remains the preferred leader! of the Liberal Party, with 32 per) cent backing, but is pursued by Bronwyn Bishop with 24 per cent support and John Howard with 19, and Peter Reith is preferred by only 3 per cent."}
{"id":127241032,"text":"21 Jul 1993 - Fischer will batten down, says Hewson Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 21 July 1993, page 1 Fischer will batten down, says Hewson By ROSS PEAKE, Political Correspondent Federal Opposition Leader John Hewson strongly rebuked his coalition partner Tim Fischer yesterday over comments on Israel, appearing to dismiss the National Party leader's defence that he had been misquoted. He said Mr Fischer accepted he had transgressed Coalition policy and claimed Mr Fischer would "bat■ ten down" and say no more on the subject — but Mr Fischer again called for an even-handed approach on UN Middle East resolutions. Mr Fischer caused a furore at the weekend when he said that Israel continued to defy a UN resolution by shelling villages in southern Lebanon. Israel's attitude to its Muslim neighbours was a major obstacle to Nationals Leader 'wouldn't say anything more' Australian trade and to peacc in the Middle East. It was time the West took off its "rose-tinted glasses". After speaking to Mr Fischer yesterday in Bangkok, Dr Hewson said the National Party Leader had agreed not to say anything more. "1 had emphasisedyesterday that what he said was not Coalition policy and he agreed with that this morning and said he would batten it down and wouldn't say anymore and that is it," Dr Hewson told commercial radio in Perth. "He claims to have been misrepresented by the media ... 1 will have a more detailed discussion with him later but he has assured me that he is 100 per cent behind Coalition policy and clearly the point he made we disagree with. ."I mean Israel is not the stumbling block and in that sense it isn't our policy." Earlier yesterday, Mr Fischer said he would not be cowed into submission on issues such as the Middle East and Mabo and blamed the media for the new row. Before leaving Bangkok last night for a meeting today of the National Party management committee in Brisbane, he said he was prepared to meet Mr Avner. Dr Hewson appears to have silenced Mr Fischer after his first attempt did not succeed. He had issued a statement on Monday night saying Mr Fischer's remarks were not Opposition policy and that he would confront Mr Fischer. Shortly after Dr Hewson's statement on Monday, Mr Fischer issued a statement to clarify his statements on Israel. But he continued his breach of Coalition policy, repeating his remarks about rosetinted glasses. Dr.Hewson took a different tack with Liberal dissenters who have refused to be silenced on complaints that the Liberal Party needs to open itself to more debate. He said all publicity for the Opposition was good news, even when it came from NSW Senator Bronwyn Bishop trying to build her public profile. His advice contradicts the message of Liberal Party federal director Andrew Robb, who warned this week that potential leadership aspirants should "pull their heads in" or face losing preselection. Dr Hewson has been trying to combat a perception that he is a temporary leader after defeating John Howard in a party room ballot after the election defeat. But the latest AGB McNair poll in today's Bulletin magazine shows Dr Hewson's approval rating down two points to 21 per cent. Dr Hewson called on the media to be responsible by focusing on issues apart from speculation about his leadership. "John Hewson will survive and I am not distracted by any of that," he said. "Focusing on me day after day is a bit of a blood sport in Canberra but focusing on me isn't going to create one more job.""}
{"id":127241780,"text":"23 Jul 1993 - Facts are all against smokers Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 23 July 1993, page 10 Facts are all against smokers T. G. LLEWELLYN, of Campbell (Letters, July 14) attacked your editorial "No fire on smokes" (CT, July 9) claimihg it to be a "one-eyed, bigoted, Dr Goebbels-style presentation". Llewellyn claimed that you had "not checked out the facts at all" in his/her tirade of support for the tobacco industry and smoking. In rebuttal, Llewellyn quoted "some real facts" which I have checked out. (1) "Smokers contribute $10 billion to governments, territory, state and federal." WRONG. Last year smokers contributed $1.3 billion in taxes to the Federal Government and $1.1 billion to territory and state governments (Source: Australian Tobacco Board Report) — a total of $2.4 billion in tax revenue" against an estimated $6.4 billion in annual costs caused by tobacco to the community. (2) "680,000 people are directly and indirectly employed with this legal product". WRONG. The Australian Bureau of Statistics in its reports on Manufacturing Industry, Details of Operations (Catalog No. 8203.0) records a significant decline in the number of people directly employed in the tobacco industry from 5150 in 1984-85 to around 3100 in 1988-89. In order to reach the figure quoted by Llewellyn, the number of people caused to be employed indirectly (tobacco retailers, shop assistants, advertising copy writers, etc) would have to be multiplied by 219 times — an unlikely scenario, even if all the doctors, nurses, priests and undertakers associated with deaths due to tobacco were included. (3) "One-third (33 per cent) of doctors smoke themselves". WRONG. Of all doctors, about 6 per cent smoke, the low est smoking rate of any occupational group in the community. Among young doctors, under 30 years, only 4 per cent smoke, indicating that doctors' smoking rates in the future will be even lower. (Source: Australian Cancer Society). (4) "One third (33 per cent) of the adult population smoke". WRONG. It is now only about 25 per cent and falling! (Source: Morgan Gallup Polls). Minister Wayne Berry and other MPs who share his determination to reduce death and disease levels due to smoking and to prevent the uptake of smoking by children deserve strong support. STEPHEN D. WOODWARD Executive director, ASH (Australia) Action on Smoking and Health"}
{"id":127241903,"text":"24 Jul 1993 - Labor notable 'floats' tax on tourism trade Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 24 July 1993, page 3 Labor notable 'floats' tax on tourism trade By TOM CONNORS A prominent Labor frontbencher, Wayne Swan, suggested yesterday that the Budget would include new taxes on tourist accommodation and restau-rants to help finance the rescheduled tax reductions. Chairman of the Caucus Economics Committee, he said on ABC TV's The World at Noon that indirect taxes on rooms and restaurants were consis-tent with Labor's progressive taxation philosophy and with the FitzGerald report, which saw such taxes as a way to increase government savings, Yesterday, the Treasurer, John Dawkins, declined to rule out including indirect taxes in next month's federal Budget, saying he was looking at "revenue adjustments". The shadow treasurer, Alexander Downer, said Mr Swan had "let... out of the bag" the Govern-ment's readiness to hit the tourist industry with new indirect taxes. This summed up the morality of Labor, which had used the Opposition's goods-and-scrvices tax to frighten the tourist industry in the election campaign and was now about to hurt it. The Australian Tourism Industi7 Association de-clared its stout opposition last night to extending indirect taxes to hotel accommodation, saying they would have a negative impact on the nation's fastest-growing industry. Its chief executive, Peter O'CIcry, said new taxes would represent an unwarranted impost on an in-dustry that could deliver export revenue and jobs. Mr Downer seized also on Mr Swan's reference to a jobs levy — those in work paying to help the unemployed — saying it implied higher taxes, but Mr Swan said the levy was not for consideration in the Budget. It could be discussed in the inquiry into long-term unemployment. Electoral consequences ; A pollster, Irving Saulwick, said the Govern-ment's rescheduling of income-tax reductions was unlikely to have adverse electoral consequences in the long term. People were not very' surprised that any govern-ment would break a promise.'At the next election the tax-reductions issue would be long forgotten. A recent Saulwick poll had found opinion evenly di-vided on whether the tax reductions should proceed. However, Prime Minister Paul Keating should "level with people" about the economy even if that were hard to do. It would win him support and respect. Australia was looking for honest leadership above all else. Opening a trade-union office in Sydney yesterday, Mr Keating denied Opposition charges that by res-cheduling the taxation reductions he had negated a central election plank. The reductions had rated "hardly rated a men-tion" in the campaign and had been only a back-drop. The campaign had been fought on how Australians lived and related to one another. The reductions would not only be paid but brought forward. They would be significant for peo-ple on two thirds of average income — $20,000 — and more. Reductions in the 1980s had* gone to those earning less than $20,000 and more than $45,000. Now it was the others' turn. The ACTU secretary. Bill Kelty, gave his support yesterday to the rescheduling, saying it was better to give them when the economy needed a boost than later when things might have picked up. "What you need at this stage is fiscal injection," he said."}
{"id":127242427,"text":"26 Jul 1993 - Coalition edges ahead of Government Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 26 July 1993, page 4 Coalition edges ahead of Government The federal Coalition has edged in front of the ALP and would have won a federal election in mid-July, the latest Time Morgan poll has found. The polL, to be published in this week's Time magazine, shows that support for Labor was down from 44.5 per cent in mid-July to 42.S, and Liberal-National Party support up from 42.5 to 44.5 per cent. On a two-party basis, the Coalition was ahead of the ALP for the first time since the March election with 50.5 per cent support to the ALP's 49.5. per cent. The personal popularity rating of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, was down from 39 per cent to 35, but he was still ahead of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, whose popularity increased from 28 per cent to 30. Support for the Australian Democrats and the Greens remained unchanged at 4 per cent each. The poll was taken during debate about the Government's tax reductions and before Mr Keating announced his decision to rejig them to bring the first stage forward to early next year."}
{"id":127244923,"text":"05 Sep 1993 - ALP support dives by 10pc in latest poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 5 September 1993, page 3 ALP suooort dives bv 10oc in latest ooll SYDNEY: Support for the federal Labor Government slumped a massive 10 per cent in the past month, according to a Saulwick poll published yesterday. The poll, reported in The Sydney Morning Herald, was taken on August 31 and September 1. It showed only 26 per cent of the electorate would vote Labor if an election were held. This was slightly above the low point of 24 per cent rated by the HawkeKeating Government in 1990. The Coalition is preferred by 49 per cent of voters polled, with 12 per cent for the Democrats. The Opposition Leader, John Hewson,' is the preferred prime minister of 53 per cent, compared with 40 per cent a month ago, while support for Mr Keating is down from 44 per cent to 33 per cent."}
{"id":127246902,"text":"13 Sep 1993 - Woolworths' sales pitch wins consumer votes Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 13 September 1993, page 2 Woolworths' sales pitch wins consumer votes Woolworths is better-known than Australia's other major retailer, Coles Myer, according to the latest Morgan poll. Sixty-four per cent of the 1175 people surveyed in face-to-face interviews nation-wide said they knew a lot or something about Woolworths, compared with 47 per cent for Coles Myer, according to the poll, to be published in this week's Time Australia magazine. The poll found that Coles Myer had a more positive profile in Melbourne than in Sydney. Woolworths' listing on the Australian Stock Exchange was preceded by months of advertising, 85 per cent of those polled at the weekend of July 10-11 saying they had seen the retailer advertised on television. By comparison, 39 per cent said they had seen Coles Myer group adver-. tising and 17 per cent that the company kept the public well informed of its activities. Woolworths was seen by 52 per cent as successfully managed and 48 per cent said they would be prepared to buy shares in the company. Coles Myer was viewed as successfully managed by 37 per cent, 24 per cent prepared to buy shares. Woolworths was seen by 31 percent of people as being concerned for Australia's wellbeing, compared with 16 per cent for Coles Myer. Thirty-two per cent said Woolworths was becoming more efficient (17 per cent for Coles Myer) and 36 per cent that Woolworths reinvested prof its in Australia (17 per cent). - MP"}
{"id":127247225,"text":"14 Sep 1993 - Euthanasia excites the passionate minorities Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 14 September 1993, page 9 Euthanasia excites the passionate minorities Bv CRISPIN HULL NEWSPAPER journalists, especially those who do the letters pages, can tell a letter-writ ing campaign fairly quickly. The difference between the spontaneously spurred and vicariously stirred becomes apparent in what is written and how it is written. If committees of the ACT Legislative Assembly develop a similar nose, the euthanasia committee should cast 88 of its 130 submissions into the rubbish bin. The 88 submissions are all "concerned". They are all against the Bill. And they all make one or two brief unoriginal points. Euthanasia is against God's law; life is sacred; it legalises killing; a doctor's duty is to support life; and it will end in Nazi exterminations of the disabled. The other 42 submissions are made up as follows. For active euthanasia: two organisations and eight individuals. Against: 10 religious, three medical and three non-religious organisations, and 15 individuals who do not fit the "campaign" mould. The 88 "campaign" letters have no idea what a parliamentary committee is about. They imagine it is a voting procedure. Many of the submissions say: "I would like to vote against..". It shows, however, that even if the letter writers do not know what a committee is about, the people who organised them have a good idea what politics is about. On a head count, we have 12 to 1 against euthanasia. This figure will be bandied about, no doubt, in the ensuing debate. The figure is nonsense. A parliamentary committee is formed to inquire into details of a Bill. It is not a crude vote. If the Assembly wanted that, it would organise a referendum, money permitting. In the absence of that, properly conducted opinion polls are a better way to gauge public opinion. Even then, public opinion is not necessarily the best way to determine legislation. If it were, we would have capital punishment, corporal punishment and would castrate rapists. The most satisfactory aspects of Australian democracy are that the rule of law and responsible and representative government guard us from the crude emotions of the mob. This is why the committee should ignore the head count of the submissions and concentrate on the issues raised in them. Many make salient points about safeguards. Others make convincing arguments about the unsatisfactory and uncertain state of present law. Euthanasia is an issue, like gun control and abortion, that excites a minority of interested people into great passion such that people will change their vote on that issue alone, irrespective of their normal political predilections. Politicians tread warily on these issues. The minority is not only vocal, it is focal. It can truncate a targeted politician's career. So the majority view is ignored because it does not affect political outcomes, and the minority view is attended to. Politicians have watered down gun-control proposals in Victoria and NSW despite majority opinion and continuing multi-death shooting incidents. More recently, the ACT Government hid from the strident anti-abortion minority by disguising funding for a clinic. Independent menace On euthanasia, Labor has had it sleeping in its policy for a long time, but never acted upon until that independent menace Michael Moore came along and started to put Labor Party policy into private Member's Bills and demanded the Labor Party put its mouth where its policy platform was. Euthanasia, both passive and active, appears to be supported by large majorities in Australia, according to Morgan Gallup polling. On passive euthanasia a survey in May asked: "Next a question on people who are hopelessly ill and in great pain. If there is absolutely no chance of a patient recovering, should the doctor let the patient die or should the doctor try to keep the patient alive?" Seventy-three per cent said let the patient die. If in the same circumstance the patient asks for a lethal dose, should the doctor be allowed to administer it? Seventy-eight per cent said yes. That extra five per cent is interesting. It appears people do not like suffering and some plainly prefer active euthanasia rather than just sitting by letting a patient in great pain die. The trouble with such a poll, however, is that it is too hypothetical. It is not in the world of medical reality on several counts. Nowadays, pain management is, or should be, very good. Secondly, pain management and euthanasia are blurred issues. The very relief of pain through drugs can be come active euthanasia. Thirdly, the poll's question infers the pain is constant and that the patient's request for a lethal dose reflects a constant state of mind. Medical reality is different. Sporadic pain can induce a temporary wish by a patient to be put out of misery — a wish which later some patients might be glad was not fulfilled. Fourthly, what is "hopelessly ill with no chance of recovering" ? The 88 campaign letters and the Morgan Gallup poll show that the popular grasp of the euthanasia issue is clouded by religious prejudice or fairly crude. But the 42 other submissions show the complexity of the issue — in particular, the submissions on the doctors' and nurses' dilemma and the moving submission from the AIDS Action Council. So there is some hope of removing present uncertainties and hypocrisies that put the burden of decision on nurses and doctors and pretend that euthanasia does not happen. At least this debate has brought the issue out of the silence of the hospital wards. In doing so, it has uncovered some passionately held worries and widely held misconceptions which must be met. Maybe it is a case for a citizen's veto provision. If a euthanasia law (active and/or passive) passes the Assembly it could have a provision for, say, five per cent of the electorate (80190 people) to petition for a compulsory referendum (after a year or so of the law being in force) on whether the law should stay in force. Such a provision would give the 88 campaigners and their ilk a chance to see what community support they had and, after a year or so of such a law being in force, it would put some reality into the search for community opinion that is lacking in opinion polls."}
{"id":127247294,"text":"15 Sep 1993 - PM continues to lose support Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 15 September 1993, page 20 PM continues to lose support SYDNEY: Haggling over the Budget and Federal Government back-downs resulted in a drop in the popularity of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, and the Labor Party, according to the latest Bulletin poll. The AGB McNair poll published in the Bulletin found Mr Heating's popularity as preferred prime minister fell five points to 31 per cent. The number of people who preferred the Opposition Leader, John Hewson, as leader rose four points to 38 per cent. That compared to 40 per cent preferring Mr Keating as prime minister in a poll taken in August and 33 per cent for Dr Hewson. Support for the ALP fell three points to 36 per cent. The Coalition figure was unchanged on 46 per cent. Support for the Greens and the Democrats rose to 7 per cent and 3 per cent, respectively. Mr Kealing's personal rating fell four points to 20 per cent, while his disapproval rating rose two points to 59 per cent. Dr Hewson's personal approval rating rose one point to 28 per cent, while his disapproval rating fell two points to 40 per cent."}
{"id":127250824,"text":"29 Sep 1993 - Coalition lead cut: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 29 September 1993, page 2 Coalition lead cut: poll The Coalition's lead over the Government was cut slightly in the latest AGB McNair opinion poll published in this week's Bulletin magazine. The poll, taken in mid-September, found that support for the coalition parties dropped two points to 44 per cent and the ALP remained steady on 36 per cent. The Budget wrangle has not hurt the Greens' popularity. The party, whose two senators share the balance of power in the Senate, saw its support rise two points to 5 per cent. Opposition Leader John Hewson remains preferred Prime Minister- over Paul Keating, having 36 per cent support compared to Mr Keating's 31 per cent."}
{"id":127252113,"text":"04 Dec 1993 - FEATURES Consensus on immigration policy in flux Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 4 December 1993, page 44 FEATURES Consensus on immigration policy in flux New detention rules may hinge on what the public will accept, says MARGO KINGSTON in an extract in a new book, "Protection or Punishment?" In 1990 Gerry Hand, Immigration Minister for barely three days, stood in the betting ring at Moo-nee Valley race track. "Between the second and third race some bloke got into me, physically, about the boat people." That bloke wanted Hand to send them back out to sea and bomb their boats. Boats of asylum-seekers had only just begun to trickle into Australia then, and Hand's introduction to the issue was the first of many bruising encounters with Australians on both sides of public opin-ion. Yet despite an escalating and passion- ale political debate about the Cambodian arid Chinese boat people, there was, until September 1993, no research on what Australians really thought. The Depart-ment of Immigration says it has done none, as do the Government itself, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Bureau of Immigration Research. Before a Saulwick Poll published on October 11 in The Sydney Morning Herald, Hand said he believed that if such research were done, 95 per cent of Australians would support detention, or worse, for the boat people. "That would flatten out a bit as their time in detention stretched out, but you'd still get an horrendous result." Opposition immigration spokesman Senator Jim Short agrees. When inter-viewed, he commented: There's a feeling out there that deten-tion is second best: first best would be turn them around and send them back. But gradually more people, especially when they realise there's only 700 of them, say to me that there's something wrong in a country like Australia when we detain old people and children for such a long time. These perceptions, shared by most po-liticians, help explain the dearth of poll- ing on the boat-people issue, and why neither side of the debate wishes to enlist public opinion in aid of their case. The Saulwick Poll confirmed these opinions. A telephone poll of 1000 voters on September 28, 1993, asked whether the boat people should be: (a) sent straight back home, despite what they say may happen to them; (b) assessed with all other migrants. The result: 44 per cent wanted boat people shipped out now (51 per cent of men and 37 per cent of women), while 46 per cent wanted them held in custody until processed (40 per cent of men and 52 per cent of women). Only 7 per cent said they should be allowed to stay (5 per cent of men and 8 per cent of women). However, the poll failed to put the other major options: to let the boat peo- ple held for more than three years free pending finalisation of their claims, or let them stay on humanitarian grounds in view of the length of detention. Gerry Hand: bruising encounters about asylum-seekers. There appears to be a shared fear by pro- and anti-detention forces that there is a dark underbelly of Australian opin-ion, fed by racism, resentment at outsid-ers demanding resources in desperately hard times, and fear of "queue jumpers" subverting our laws which, if prodded, could explode into an ugly, perhaps un-controllable, force in Australian politics. Professor of Politics at the Australian Defence Forces Academy Ian McAllister this year cited this fear as a major reason for bipartisanship in immigration policy. Discussing Australian attitudes to im-migration generally, McAllister noted that in simple yes/no polls immigration produced the lowest proportion of non-committal answers of any contem-porary political issue. In the 1990 Austra-lian election survey, only 2 per cent had no opinion on the issue, the same as capital punishment, followed by abortion (5 per cent). A majority of Australians thought im-migration had "gone too far". By contrast a majority of political candidates thought immigration levels were about right. Immigration has rarely been debated at a political level, and has never been a major post-war election issue. In the last Federal election, for example, both sides proclaimed a belief in high migration levels, with the Liberal Party proposing a short-term slow-down for strictly eco- nomic reasons. McAllister concluded that immigra-tion, along with Aboriginal land rights and capital punishment, was one of the small number of political issues about which voters expressed strong opinions at odds with the policies of their elected representatives, but which did not consti-tute part of the public debate between the political elite. He said: "When elite opinion and voter opinion are compared, some of the reasons for bipartisanship. on immigration are evi-dent. An absolute majority of voters wants to reduce the level of immigration and one-third are strongly of that view. Faced with such a decisive popular view, the only way to maintain a stable immi-gration policy is through bipartisanship and by an informal agreement between the political parties that it should not be placed on the political agenda. In the absence of party-political debate, succes- sive governments have been able to maintain what is effectively an unpopu-lar policy." Bob Hawke endorsed this view when launching James Jupp and Marie Kaba-la's The Politics of Immigration, with the gloss that the support of the ACTU had also been vital. "I don't think there is any other issue of importance on the Australian political agenda of which it can be said there is such an implicit pact between the two major groupings," he said. In Short's words, it is about "not scratching too hard". The 1988 attempt by John Howard to oppose high levels of Asian immigration on the ground it might impair social co-hesion, and the quashing of that line by a concerted media and political push, also illustrate McAllister's point. But this is not to say public opinion has no influence. Short exposes the judg-ments that participants in bipartisan deafness to public opinion have to make when he says: "We can't afford to go too far ahead of public opinion because it's counterproductive, not just to refugees and boat-people policy, but the whole of a positive, orderly, fair immigration pro-gram." If high immigration levels are unpopu-lar, then when we recall that boat people are not only Asian (traditionally a source of fear to many Australians) but also illegals, it is obvious to conclude that many Australians would want them shipped back quick smart to where they came from. Says McAllister: "I've never seen a thing on public opin-ion of detention for boat people: It's sim-ply not debated in a public-opinion context at a party political-level. There's a consensus to make it bipartisan be-cause it's a dangerous matter. Many people want the return of capital punish-ment too. Bipartisanship is a rational policy to avoid the danger." Associate lecturer in politics at the Australian Defence Force Academy Dr William Maley, an expert on refugee poli-cy, said he had "a nasty feeling that the public think detention is a damn good thing. People are too scared to conduct a poll, they're probably frightened that the redneck element will come through. Ig-norance is bliss." Seen in this light, the current policy of detention is itself way ahead of public opinion. Thus, the Government's decision to detain the boat people while processing their claims for refugee status according to law could have been exploited by the Opposition if the pact on immigration had not held. Says former Immigration Minister Clyde Holding, who is on the parliament-ary committee examining the detention policy: "There is a basic rule here — the last group off the boat cops the shit." He cited a 1948 poll which found that less than 50 per cent of Australians wanted to accept any Jews on ships wandering the world with no place to go. He added: "I get anti-Asian remarks from Greeks and Italians, particularly kids, who say "Why do you want all these Asians here - they're dirty, they smell, and they eat funny food." I say to them: "I was around when people said that about you." As far as most Australians are concerned, they wouldn't care less if you sank the boats. Anti-detention groups have made little impact on public opin-ion: in a period of high unemployment there's not much sympathy around for boat people." Hand, too, says he spent much of his time as minister justifying to voters his policy of allowing the boat people legal aid and access to the courts. "I got tackled in supermarkets and on the beach. But a lot of the reaction is knee-jerk, and that's what a poll would record. After talking it through, I even put doubts in the mind of a bloke who wanted to zap them half way to Indonesia." The chairman of the committee, West Australian Senator Jim McKiernan, said: "There's an element of racism in our community and it's turned against indi-viduals in Port Hedland [detention cen-tre] and then Asians in particular. Most racist people think all Asians are boat people. It's nowhere near a majority, but it is growing in hard times when people can't get a job." Howard Sattler, a West Australian commercial radio talk-back host with the strong view that the Government has been too easy on boat people, says callers, "especially those from lower socio-eco-nomic groups", ring "asking why the Government is looking after these illegals when they can't even access legal aid". Sattler commented: "They get legal, medical and housing assistance. We've got 4000 people on waiting lists for state housing here. Peo-ple say that, apart from the wire fence, Port Hedland detention centre is a very nice part of the world to be. When St Vincent de Paul launched an appeal for the Chinese boat people [let out by court order], people said, how come you're housing them in a men's refuge for homeless Australians you closed down a few years ago for lack of funds?" ---- Legal-aid questions ---- Short has also had lots of this feedback: "There's a lot of aggro at the idea that these people have access to the courts and legal aid. People say, 'They're not Austra-lian citizens, why should they walk in here and expect us to foot their legal bills?' " Norman Aisbett, a journalist on The West Australian with a long-standing commitment to humanising the plight of the boat people, says he has had little positive feedback from readers. "They don't seem to connect with the human misery of detention, for individuals or families," he says. "You can see how people distance themselves emotionally, I now understand how people could drive to work past concentration camps." Party-political bipartisanship on de-tention with due process continues, with the proviso that this year Short began speaking out strongly on the inhumane periods to which detention has stretched, and the need to consider setting the boat people free. His shift caused much angst in political circles, and symbolises a freak twist in the immigration debate caused by the ever lengthening detention periods of the boat people. Hawke said at the book-launch that the reason for bipartisanship was the great desire of Australian politicians to at-tempt to modify or neutralise prejudiced elements in the immigration debate "and to return to liberal democratic traditions of human equality and equal worth". The boat-people debate has split the consensus on what those words and ide-als actually mean. Proponents of continued detention say the process is fair, that Australia has a right to protect its borders and must send a message to other potential boat people that they needn't come if they are not genuine refugees. If they do, they will get due process and real refugees will be wel-come. Manipulation of the system by lawyers, they say, has been the main cause of an admittedly undesirable length of imprisonment. Church and welfare groups, lawyers, judges, and human-rights experts argue that the length of detention has become a form of torture, that innocent children and the elderly have been imprisoned without cause, and that Australia is now in breach of various international hu-man-rights treaties. The parliamentary committee consists of well-informed po- liticians, all generally pro-immigration, sympathetic to migrants' rights, and with excellent human-rights credentials. Yet it is deeply divided across party lines on continued detention for the boat people. Labor Members Mary Easson, of the NSW Right, and Laurie Ferguson, of the Left faction, both represent Sydney elec-torates with high ethnic numbers. They agree that many ethnic groups believe boat people should be sent home imme-diately. They are on opposite sides of the debate. Easson believes the deterrence theory is a nonsense, has deep moral concerns about detaining potential refugees, and fears for the psychological health of the boat people after so long behind bars. She said: "At some stage someone will do a doc-umentary and we will all be appalled that this has happened in our lifetime. If you asked people whether the boat peo-ple should stay locked up, they'd say "yes". But if you asked if they'd prefer that or releasing them into church care at no taxpayer expense they'd want the latter. Lots of people don't even know how long the boat people have been locked up!" Ferguson says immigration is "a sleep-ing issue, a big issue", and has to be handled extremely carefully. His ethnic constituents are incensed that they have so much trouble getting relatives into Australia because of its strict require- ments. "I can explain the system to them, and they accept it, but then they see boat people coming "through the back door" and they're angry. The Government must not be perceived as letting people stay without legitimate claims. If we don't stick by the rules there could be a very racist backlash. " The quality media too, has split. Edi-torially, The Canberra Times advocates release. The Australian is benign to re-lease, The Age ambivalent, and The Syd-ney Morning Herald strongly supportive of continued detention. All publish a di-versity of commentary on the issue. The ABC and SBS are sympathetic to the boat people, and give prominent coverage to the issue. McKiernan classifies broadsheet reac-tion as either "bleeding heart", or "inter-ested", and he'd like the debate to stay confined to quality media circles. Reflecting the theory of immigration pol-icy discussed above, he says: "There's very little interest from commercial TV or the tabloids. That's good. When the tabloids get interested that's when you get problems. There'd be even greater fears if they did public-opinion polls; that could build things up into real danger." The split in informed opinion has in-tensified in recent months, with the "set them free" forces gradually gaining the ascendancy. The current Immigration Minister, Nick Bolkus, is keenly and un-comfortably aware that his refusal to re-lease the boat people, an extremely painful decision for him personally, has been hailed by the rednecks. The increas- ing characterisation of the policy of con-tinued detention as "redneck" is a major weapon in the armoury of groups that want the boat people set free. Continued moral pressure is, finally, turning the tide of influential public opinion. The nor-mally stable consensus is in flux. The question could soon become not what is right, but will the general public wear the new consensus? Extracted from "Protection or Punishment? The Detention of Asylum Seekers in Australia", edited by Mary Crock, being published next week by The Federation Press. Other contributors include Senator Christabel Chamarette, Justice Marcus Einfeld and Justice Murray Wilcox. Paperback. 150 pages. $19.95."}
{"id":127252502,"text":"06 Dec 1993 - Keating's lead over Hewson grows: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 6 December 1993, page 2 Keating's lead over Hewson grows: poll Prime Minister Paul Keating's lead over Opposition Leader John Hewson as preferred prime minister increased in the latest Morgan poll, while support for federal Labor also rose. But the poll, to be published in this week's Time magazine, showed the Coalition still held a comfortable lead. Coalition support in late November fell 2.5 percentage points to 46 per cent, with Labor up 1.5 points to 38.5, the Democrats up 0.5 to 5.5 per cent, the Greens down 0.5 to 4.5, and other parties and independents up one to 5.5 per cent. On a two-party preferred basis, the Coalition held a 53.5-46.5 lead, down 2.5 points since the previous poll in early November. Mr Keating's preferred PM rating rose one to 43 while Dr Hewson's fell three to 40, with 17 per cent undecided or naming someone else. The poll of 3147 electors interviewed face-to-face was held over the weekends of November 20-21 and 27-28. • A former Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, told a conference at the weekend that the federal National and Liberal Parties had deserted the bush. Mr Fraser also criticised the policies of the federal Labor Party, but kept some of his most pungent barbs for the federal Opposition parties. "Both have deserted the bush. Both have deserted their basic constituency," he said of the Liberal and National Parties."}
{"id":127256099,"text":"22 Dec 1993 - Almost half oppose new flag by 2000 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 22 December 1993, page 5 Almost half oppose new flag by 2000 SYDNEY: Almost half of Austral-ians would prefer to wave the existing Australian flag at the 2000 Olympics, a poll has found. The AGB McNair poll, to be pub-lished in this week's Bulletin, found that 45 per cent of Australians were against changing the flag before 2000. Forty-one per cent of the 2050 people surveyed supported the change. Although 14 per cent were unde-cided on changing the flag by 2000, 58 per cent were opposed to changing the flag now. The poll was conducted be-fore the winner of a flag-design compe-tition had been announced in Canberra last week. The Bulletin asked people to choose their favourite flag from eight designs provided by Ausflag, a non-profit group promoting a new flag. Less than a quarter (21 per cent) said that they did not fancy any of the designs. Design Number 7 — similar to the flag that won an Ausflag contest last Friday — also attracted the sup-port of 21 per cent. The flag that won $25,000 and first place in the Ausflag contest featured stylised depictions of the Southern Cross and Uluru in red, white and blue. It was designed by Mark Tucker and beat 20,000 other entries. However, another poll run by The Bulletin in December found a clear preference for a native motif to be included in any potential flag. Other designs shown to those sur-veyed included varying combinations of the Southern Cross, Eureka stars, kangaroos and sun patterns on differ-ent coloured backgrounds."}
{"id":127258554,"text":"05 Dec 1994 - Most Aussies investing, says poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 5 December 1994, page 2 Most Aussies investing, says poll SYDNEY: Nearly two thirds of Australians own some kind of financial investment, according to a new Morgan poll. In 1991 only 50 per cent owned some sort of investment. This increased to 52 per cent in 1992, 57 per cent in 1993, and 60 per cent this year. In 1994, 42 per cent of investors had money invested in superannuation or retirement funds, representing an increase of 3 per cent over last year. That was followed by 10 per cent (up 1 per cent) owning shares, 8 per cent owning real estate (up 1 per cent), and 7 per cent owning trusts (also up 1 per cent). The details, to be published in this week's Time magazine, showed that higher-income earners were more likely to own shares than real estate. The survey was based on interviews with 36,556 Australians, aged 14 and over, between October 1993 and September this year."}
{"id":127259988,"text":"12 Dec 1994 - Consumer confidence at a 1994 low, survey reveals Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 12 December 1994, page 3 Consumer confidence at a 1994 low, survey reveals Caution on financial prospects Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level of the year in the lead-up to Christmas, according to a poll released yesterday. The poll, to be published in this week's Time magazine, showed the Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating down marginally at 118 points — one-tenth of a point below the November rating and 10 points lower than the peak in June. It found Australians remained optimistic about the future of the economy but held less hope for their own financial prospects. In the next year, 42 per cent (up 5 per cent) expected the economy to improve, while 25 per cent (up 1 per cent) thought the economy would worsen. In the.long term, 36 per cent (up 4 per cent) expected good economic conditions in the next five years, while 19 per cent (down' 1 per cent) expected bad times. When asked to compare their personal financial situation now with one year ago, an unchanged 35 per cent said they were better off now, while 29 per cent (down 1 per cent) said they were worse off. In the longer term, 32 per cent of respondents (down 4 per cent) expected to be better off in a year's time and a steady 11 per cent thought they would be worse off. Fifty-one per cent (down 3 per cent) thought December was a good time to buy a major household item — the lowest score since September 1993 — while 22 per cent (up 4 per cent) said it was a bad time. For the poll, 1055 people were interviewed on December 3 and 4."}
{"id":127261916,"text":"22 Dec 1994 - MARKET FORCES Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 22 December 1994, page 13 .. [A ,WEEKLY COMMENTARY ON BUSINESS, INVESTMENT AND THE ECONOMY, Tt-v.i'ivi: ftr'/T' $Sfib2f*lu*LCi5kjSliaie#£#a»3^^ «0a Uphill battle of breaking into politics and business By ANN HENDERSON Australian women brace yourselves. Your merit levels arc set for a rapid rise. Korn Ferry International's latest report from the responses of UOO women suggests that the "glass ceiling" has risen just a little. The women surveyed earn more than $80,000 a year and are corporate and public sector managers. They acknowledge there are still hurdles. But they are more confident about opportunities. All this though at the expense of family life. Over half have no children and 21 per cent have never married. The debate over women's representation among the nation's leaders, whether in business or politics, has hotted up. Labor has adopted quotas to give women candidates 35 per cent of winnable scats by 2002. Rejecting quotas, the Liberals say they will match this and do even better. No level of leadership is without fault. According to Paul Keating, female representation in local politics at 20 per cent is not good enough. Raising Our Voices, a survey of trade unions in South Australia by the University of Adelaide, wants more women officials to stem the tide of falling membership, even increase it. And business leaders, such as Paul Simons of Woohvorths, are openly admitting the need for big business to create a female friendly corporate culture. At the Liberal Federal Council meeting in Albury in October, Alexander Downer scoffed at the Labor Party's quota decision saying it "patronised" women. He declared, "'10 per cent of our Victorian Liberal Senators are women. Each of those women knows she is there in the Senate because she is good. That will always be the Liberal way." In Western Australia, Premier Richard Court, also against quotas, says WA Liberals can expect a 50-50 gender balance within five years; Margaret Guilfoyle. John i-Iowa'rd, Kate Carnell and Judith Moylan also reject quotas saying Liberal women will increasingly take seals on merit over the next few years. For all their criticism of quotas, the' Liberal Party, like the Labor Party, is clearly moving to enhance the number of women in its parliamentary ranks. Women activists, such as Margaret Guilfoyle and Joan Kirner, are working hard to promote the election of women candidates. The National Liberal Women's Forum, launched- in August 1993, will encourage more Liberal women to stand for pre-selection. Joan Kirner has a proposal before Labor's National Executive that will create an Australian "EMILY'S List" (Early Money Is Like Yeast) (on the US model) to raise money and assist women to stand for Labor preselection.' It would work along British lines to sponsor women for preselection, collecting funds from women and distributing amounts to select candidates. In the British Labour Party, money raised is used to help candidates with everything from travel and training to childcare. Contests for selection offer women further opportunities to test their electioneering skills. In the electorate the feeling is growing that parliaments with only token women are unacceptable. A Saulwick poll conducted in late October, found that 52 per cent of interviewees (75 per cent of the women) favoured the ALP's quotas. MOST felt that more women in parliament would im prove its behaviour and make for better government. Culture change is coming for business too. In Trials At The Top, a recently released report from the Melbourne Business School by Amanda Sinclair, II top execut ives bare their corporate souls — Frank Blount (Telecom), Philip Brass (Pacific Dunlop). Hie Chari ton (Shell), Warren Haynes (ICI). Stuart Hornery (Lend Lease), Bob Joss (Westpac), Don Mercer (ANZ), John Prescott (I3HP), Fergus Ryan (Arthur Andersen), Paul Simons (Woolworths) and Bob Slagle (Alcoa). Much of what they have to say makes depressing reading, especially for a woman or the parent of a daughter. Overall though, the fact that these very senior men. in their very male bastion, contributed so frankly and reflectively is a start. All agreed business needs massive culture change and it won't be easy. But at least 11 corporate heavies are ready, and have even begun, to try. The forces for change, as Amanda Sinclair defines them, are twofold. Firstly directives can come from the executive that things be done differently. This is called "from the outside in". Trials At The Top recommends a variety of ways to action such change. For one of the executives interviewed it boiled down to whether his organisation could appoint a woman executive and "accommodate her desire to pursue a profession and have a child... I don't want anybody in the organisation to think somehow that that's going to be a problem. To me that's going to be an opportunity." Then there's change "from the inside out". This is one of the most powerful motivators. It conies, according to Sinclair, "as a result of individual executives rethinking their attitudes and values, their identity itself, including their masculinity, as a result of discussions and even crises with women who are close to them [particularly daughters)". As one of the CEO participants in Sinclair's study put it, "Somewhere behind me is a group of middle management men, who are really coming to grips with the fact that ... their daughters are at economic risk in the kind of societies that we're creating, and that is ultimately going to change the way these white male managerial cultures deal with women." LIKE any culture shift the in gredients are mixed, from self-interest to altruism. But all those involved in spearheading the change are convinced the organisations that undergo change will be better places because of it. Rob Ferguson, chief executive of Bankers Trust Australia, told ABC TV Latelim recently that change was important "because I think you get a better balanced organisation, you get more creativity. It's not one-sided. You get the feminine coming out in males when there arc females around". There arc going to be tussles, bruised egos and some who will have to face up to moving aside for the women as change now seems inevitable. Take the contest for Labor preselection in the Melbourne seat of Jagajaga. La Joan Kirner: working to create an EMILY's list. bor activist Pete Steedman lost to Jenny Macklin. In his view, "tlie boys — basically a couple of sitting senators who run the factions" had divvied up the seats to male colleagues ahead of the new quota rule. He was .left to contest the only seat available and face a woman as well. Said. Pete, "If Brian Howe thinks Jenny is so fantastic why doesn't he give her his scat?" But for Susan Ryan, the quota move is the .only way to bring women forward. She told the "Women, Power and Politics" conference in October, "The difference the rule change will make is that women will be able to get into the contest ... and electoral success by women candidates on one side will inevitably result in more female candidates on the other side." This has certainly been the effect of EMILY's List, the Democratic Political Action Committee, in the US. In the 1992 Congressional elections. EMILY's List money. which grew in the wake of the Anita Hill case, helped elect a record number of women. Democrat women in the House of Representatives almost doubled, from 19 to 36. and in the Senate they went up from 9 to 12. The success of EMILY's List has encouraged its rivals. Republican women are organising too. In January 1992. Glenda Greenwald set up the WISH List and raised $180,000 in six months. There is also the National Republican Coalition for Choice, and Ann Stone's Republicans for Choice. . As CEOs and managers, political leaders and activists, and just plain mums and dads realise though, the long haul for women is still all uphill. Raising Outvoices, shows that while childless men and women are equally active in unions, men's activity increases as women's decreases with the birth of each child. In part this comes as the financial demands of a growing family motivate a man to work for the union to protect his livelihood. Women, caught with child rearing, fall back to part-time work. But married men can also use in volvement with the union to avoid domestic drudgery. Many managers realise that workplaces need to become more family friendly. For Bob Slagle of Alcoa it's a case of recognising that issues of family and work intersect. He told Lateline in November, "I believe there are a lot more men who arc starting to understand that in families there are shared responsibilities. That is going to make some men a lot more conscious. of what women are going through in the workplace." Rob Ferguson feels part of the problem is the dominant culture, made by males. "It is something males have made ... to sort of measure himself by the physical effort that he puts in ... be there for 12 hours a day otherwise you. are not really striking a blow." SURVEYS point to the problem of enculturation. Many talent ed women lack confidence while male counterparts stride on with often fewer qualifications. This shows up in Horn Ferry!s Towards 2000; Women Executives in Australia, Trials at The Top and Raising Our Voices. For women, married and mothering, combining corporate and family life is tough. Anne Keating, unmarried and general manager of United Airlines in Australia, says "1 don't think you can do both, not successfully." However, the daughters of the next generation, and some of their fathers, are hoping Ms Keating is wrong. Orange County squeezed for funds The bankruptcy has sent shockwaves around the nation, says JOHN DURIE in New York. AS ORANGE County liq uidates its $US7.5 (SA9.7) billion investment fund Wall Street is waiting nervously to see if any other counties will also suffer similar losses. The bankruptcy filing earlier this month by the fourth biggest and one of the richest municipalities in the country was a seminal event on Wall Street. The county was a victim of the increase in short-term interest rates this year which left it on. the wrong end of a bond market which has lost over 15 per cent in value this year. It also came as Wall Street worries about an expected 10 per cent fall in stock prices over the next few months. With the bond market rout nearly over and stocks yielding just 2.8 per cent, investors can get much bettor returns from bank certificates of deposit offering 4.5 per cent for three months notes and over 7 per cent for Government two-year treasury notes. The fixed-income market simply offers too much competition. The municipal bond market, hard hit this year was looking for a return to better times with the How of new paper slowing to about half this year's level of SUS130 (SA170) billion in new bonds. Some analysts say municipalities will now have to pay a premium to raise'new money. Hut Joe Deane, municipal bond fund manager at Smith Barney, says that if this happens it Vill be restricted to those municipalities already in trouble. "The overall fundamentals will overcome the distraction of Orange County and drive prices higher," he said. The fact that it used derivatives to leverage its investments three to one made matters worse and added to the confusion among individual investors. It also raises the risk of regulation of the derivatives market. Derivatives are simply financial instruments which derive their value from something else but range in potency enormously and in a market of changing interest rates can cause wild swings in returns. .Jim Leach, the incoming chairman of the House Hanking Committee noted recently "what is being ducked by everyone is the issue of accountability, who is responsible for disasters like this." Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Arthur Levitt has however come out strongly against the need for further regulation saying existing controls are adequate. lie will huwever use the Or i ange County bankruptcy to boost ins push for more public disclosure in the municipal bond mar ket. Over the last four years the Orange County investment fund run by Bob Citron was a star in the municipal finance world, earning 9 per cent returns, double the level achieved by most other munic ipalities. . Tl,e f«nd was used primarily to invest tax receipts and other county funds until they were needed for county works. lis l°sseS could total as much as SUS2 ($A2.6) billion will mean liicieased taxes for the county which confidently expected to • earn at least $US150 ($A200) million from its investments to help fund its $US3.7 ($A5) billion an nual budget. Citron was fired, and the county is now waiting to assess the full losses while its financial ad- . viser Salomon Brothers liquidates the rest of its portfolio. At risk are big projects in the .I'ke the planned $US3 ' ""lion expansion by Walt Disney of its landmark theme patk at Anaheim in the county. Disney said it would only invest the money if the county gave it some financial help. THE COUNTY is also fight ing to keep its football franchise, the LA Rams, out its team owners have said it will need to build a new stadium a the team is to stay in town. But the wider impact is per haps more dramatic. Professor. Robert Lamb from New York University said "it's a watershed event in terms of monitoring derivative risk exposure and raises important questions' about municipal oversight." Ironically cities like New York which nearly went bankrupt in the 1970s are protected from derivative risk because under the terms of its financial settlement it is restricted in how it invests its money. But others in California and Texas may be risk. Lamb noted "you will not see losses until they, arc declared. They are hidden, buried as the counties wait for the market to turn." Orange County was not the lirst to suffer from the increase in short-term interest rates. Bankers Trust recently agreed to submit to more Federal Reserve Board oversight after being hit with a wave of litigation from customers over derivative instruments it sold them. Earlier this year hedge fund Askin Capital collapsed when it was also hit by rising interest rates. Michael Metz, equity strategist at Oppenheimer and Co declared Change County is a seminal event marking the final stages of individual disenchantment with financial instruments." Already small investors have grown wary of financial markets, yanking some $40 billion from bond mutual funds and new investments in equity funds have slowed dramatically from the average inflows of $US10 ($A13) billion a month over the past two years. In November, there was actually an outflow of money from equity funds and in December new investments have slowed to a trickle. The average equity fund has lost 5.4 percent in the year to December 8 and bond funds have lost 3.4 percent. With the Federal Reserve Board keeping interest rates, artificially low in 1992 and 1993 to allow corporate America time to repair balance sheets left tattered by the 1980s debt binge, individual Americans poured money into mutual funds seeking better returns. In the US, home mortgages are tax deductable but with mortgage rates low there was little incentive in putting more money into houses when better returns were to be had in stocks and bonds. But this boom came to an end in February when the Federal Reserve Board started increasing interest rates. While short-term interest rates are expected to increase from, 5.5 per cent to at least. 7 per cent by the middle' of next year, there may well be more derivative casualties. Wall Street is hoping the worsl is over and points to the relative ly stable long-term interest rates as a positive sign. Time will tell. Shake-up looms in foreign investment By RICHARD GILBERT THE RECENT tabling in the Senate of the Foreign Investment Review Board's annual report highlights yet again how the foreign investment issue remains in a state of (lux. However, compared to the rather torrid Senate committee inquiry into FIRB's procedures, the tabling of the report was a decidedly low-key affair. The FIRB report makes only a passing remark about the Senate committee's 400-page report, which concluded that the FIRB's processes should be more open and transparent "to meet modern standards of accountability in public administration". It recommended that the board be replaced by a new statutory body, to be known as the Foreign Investment Commission and that there be a clear statutory deliniation between the powers of the F1C and the Treasurer. It further recommended that in judging the merits of foreign investment proposals the FIC take into account the interests of potential domestic investors. Had the board exercised its right to respond to the committee's findings, it would not have been operating outside its charter. The FIRB did not respond to the committee's critical assessment that the FIRB's procedures were conducted 'with an excessive preoccupation with secrecy". The FIRB report informs the reader that, in addition to making recommendations on particular foreign investment proposals, the board has a mandate "to advise the government on foreign investment matters generally". It could be that the FIRB has already, secretly, provided the government with advice on the Senate committee's-proposals for its reform. It is also possible that the next FIRB report will give an indication of the board's position. Perhaps the FIRB's heavier-thanusual case load, up 40 per cent on the previous year, and the commitment, of FIRB resources to the Senate inquiry has meant, that the board's development of advice on longer-term foreign investment policy has suffered. The FJRB report might be light in its general coverage, but its attention to statistical detail on foreign investment trends is laud able. During 1993-94 the FIRB considered 5287 applications worth a staggering S23.5 billion. The low rejection figure of $0.1 billion may have been greater had 384 proposals not been withdrawn before lodgment. FIRB also reported that, whilst much of its additional caseload could be attributed to the relatively-easy-to-process real estate proposals, its additional workload has extended processing time from 15 to 17 days — a significant change in tlie timeliness of FIRB service. It is therefore a feature of FIRB's operations which will need to be monitored closely. Four of our top six foreign investors are Asian The sector-by-sector breakup of approvals overwhelmingly shows that_ foreign investors have an interest in acquiring Australian real estate ($8.1 billion). Next in line is mineral exploration and development ($2.7 billion) followed by tourism $2.3 billion), manufacturing (SI.8 billion) and services ($1.6 billion). The value added by way of expected additional investment after acquisition provides a useful indicator of the multiplier impact of foreign investment. The leading value-added sectors are: • Tourism (82 cents of additional investment expenditure per dollar of original investment) • real estate (34 cents), and • manufacturing (11 cents). The FIRB continues to take a "restrictive" approach to granting approval for the acquisition of developed residential real estate. Its practice is to approve applica tions From foreign nationals who intend living in Australia for periods exceeding 12 months and foreign corporations buying a residence for their executives. It is a condition of such grants that the property be sold when no longer used for that purpose. The report contains little evidence of any FIR13 action being taken following the detection of a breach of any such approvals, although it advises that the government has the power to force divestiture and to- impose "substantial financial and penal sanctions for the unapproved acquisition of property". Country of origin data for foreign capital inflows mirrors the changing relationships between Australia and its spheres of economic and cultural influence. The latest figures show that four of the top six investors are in Asia. However, in just four years Japan's interest in Australian investment has slipped from $5 billion to $1.5 billion. Singaporean investment has gone from $0.2 billion to S2.8 billion in the same period. Britain's slice of Australian investment has almost halved in four years (S2.9 billion to $1.6 billion), whereas the US share has slightly increased from $3.9 billion to $4.4 billion. With a Federal poll looming, and with the Government, Coalition and Democrats all clamouring for reform of some sort for FIRB, it is distinctly possible that the next report will include details of a redesigned FIRB. Will it (as the Senate Print Media report surmised) take on a more publicly accountable line when it comes to scrutinising the more sensitive foreign investment proposals? Will it have a public register of all its proposals? Will the board change its stance on the receipt of information from applicants and be more discriminating in its acceptance of commercial information which winds up clothed in secrecy forever? And, will FIRB advice to the Treasurer be made public before its dispatch to the Treasurer? Richard Gilbert is a parliamentary officer in the Department of the Senate."}
{"id":127279662,"text":"09 Sep 1995 - All in the wording Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 September 1995, page 20 All in the wording WHO IS Travyn Rhall (Letters, September 4) trying to kid when he/she asserts that the Roy Morgan Research Centre poll on euthanasia was no "trick". The question asked was, "If a terminally ill patient, suffering unbearably, with no chance of recovery, asks for a lethal dose, so as not to wake again, should a doctor be allowed to give a lethal dose or not?" Honestly phrased, the question is, "If a terminally ill patient, with no chance of recovery, and not being given full palliative care so that he is suffering unbearably and therefore unable to make a rational decision, asks to die, should a doctor be allowed to kill him?" J. L. SMITH Farrer"}
{"id":127279848,"text":"09 Sep 1995 - Saturday FORUM Learning to live with Jeff Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 September 1995, page 14 Saturday FORUM DENIS MULLER looks at Premier Jeff Kennett's performance and asks has he been good for Victoria. Learning to live with Jeff IN THE 19th century, jeffing was printers' slang for a crude form of gambling. And in the United States, Jeff meant a Southern rustic or hick. Twentieth century southerners in Australia have given a whole new meaning to the word. To be Jeffed in contemporary Victoria means to be fiscally kneecapped. There have been bumper stickers asking, "Have you been JefTed lately?" Sentiments like these were provoked by the severe' Budget cuts, especially in education, health and local government, that have characterised the Kennett Government's first term in office. • $300 million in school education, with nearly one-fifth of the state's government-sector teachers ■ taken out of the system; • a controversial new budgeting system for hospitals based on the mix of cases handled, which has put pressure on hospitals to in- crease the throughput of patients, and shifting much of the post-operative care on to families and the district nursing service; ' ® the number of local councils reduced from 210 to 78 in 15 months with estimated initial annual savings of $320 million. And then there have been the taxes. From one of the most lightly taxed states under Labor, Victoria has become by far the most heavily taxed. The biggest revenue bonanza has been the new casino. By August next year it will have contributed an estimated $257 million in licence fees to the state revenue base. The bottom line is that in the Budget handed down this week, the deficit for 1995-96 is put at only $344.5 million. It was $1.7 billion in Labor's last year in office. All this has been good for the image of Victoria: Kennett and his Treasurer, Alan Stockdale, have been at pains to promote it as fiscally responsible, a good place to •do business; Standard and Poor's has sent congratulatory messages; Moody's has inched the state's credit rating up from A1 to AA2. Business thinks it is terrific. A survey by the University of NSW I for Price Waterhouse this year 1 rated Victoria the best state for economic policy and management. But what has been the lot of the ordinary citizen? Well, his or her job prospects are somewhat brighter. The Budget states that unemployment has fallen from its peak of 12.8 per cent in August," 1993, to 8.7 per cent in June this year, with an increased participation rate. However, economic growth is predicted to slow from the present ■1.75 per cent to 3.50 over the coming year. The state's economy, with its heavy reliance on manufacturing, is seen by outside analysts such as Access Economics as structurally weak because of a lack of capacity in mining, re' source-processing and tourism. The Kennett strategy has been to focus on building up Victoria's natural strengths as a centre of educational and research excellence, and as a producer of highquality foodstuffs. There has also been a sustained campaign to win a larger share of tourists, with naked pressure being exerted (successfully) on Qantas to land more aircraft here. The ordinary citizen appears to be remarkably sanguine about the effects of the Kennett policies. A survey of parents in The Age this week — although pilloried by the Labor Party on methodological grounds — nonetheless contained unmistakable signs that the education cuts have not been seen as damaging the quality of the service. Now there has undoubtedly been some quality lost in the areas of special programs and non-core activities. But the community plainly does not buy the arguments from the teachers' union that increased class sizes — from the low to high 20s — has diluted educational quality. So while the cuts have hurt — and they have hurt those who use the state services of education and health more than those who use private services — there is a sense of resignation that they were necessary and inevitable. Kennett has played on this sentiment with unerring political skill. The public's real concern with the Kennett Government is about style. Jeff Kennett deliberately cultivates the image of a leader who is not driven by the latest opinion poll, a can-do man impatient with the fripperies and niceties of process and consultation. In his Alfred Deakin lecture a couple of weeks ago he described his vision for Victoria as the home of a "commonsense revolution". This revolution is to be driven by higher national savings, infrastructure development and the Ricardian notion of comparative advantage. Above all, it is to 6 At the new casino, the taxpayers inflict the pain on themselves. 9 be driven by a culture of individualism and free enterprise. There is no room in this vision for identifying a collective will. "I remain critical of governments that don't govern and leaders who are influenced more by consensus than leadership." No-one would accuse Kennett or his Government of indulging in a surfeit of community consultation. But even in this, Kennett has struck a chord in the electorate. By the time of its demise, the previous Labor government had become hostage to a plethora of factions, lobbies and interest groups. Nowhere was this better illustrated than in education, where the unions and umbrella organisations claiming to represent parents and school councils had the policymaking process by the throat. The Kennett Government simply refused to deal with them. One problem with this strategy, however, is that eventually the demands of governing mean you have to start rebuilding relationships like this or it becomes increasingly difficult to implement policies on the ground. Another problem is that once the community perceives an arrogance in its government, there is a reaction. It is happening in Victoria and its focus is the Grand Prix. A broad and gentle park with a lake and lots of mature trees just outside the city's central business district is not an obvious place to build a Formula One race track. However, this is what the Kennett Government has done, insisting that despite the loss of some hundreds of trees (the actual figure is in dispute), the park will be a better place when the work is finished. Above all, the Grand Prix will be good for the economy. More substantial protests, however, have been raised by people who own houses nearby. The vast earthworks involved in making the track have destabilised some nearby houses, causing cracks in the walls and damage to roofs. Foreseeing the possibility that it might be sued for damages, the Government built into the Grand Prix legislation a limitation on the Supreme Court's jurisdiction to deal with damages actions arising from the work. This has put the Government in the position of being able to confront aggrieved residents with a take-it-or-leave-it offer of compensation. The Government has also resort ed frequently to making laws which immunise its actions from review by the courts. The Grand Prix, the casino, massive changes to the structure of local Govern ment, education and the hospital system have all been driven by legislation which limits the extent to which the courts can be used to challenge what the Government has done, and to award damages. There has also been some alarm about the Government's propensity for bulldozing aside the conventional and legal restraints on executive power, and so emasculate those whose job is to hold govern ments to account. An attempt was made — and subsequently abandoned — to nobble the Director of Public Prosecutions by making his decisions subject to review by his deputy. This followed a warning from the director to Kennett that he risked prosecution for contempt of court for commenting on a murder case. In the end, .the DPP's powers were more modestly curtailed. The director no longer has control of prosecutions for contempt, and control of the money for his office has been taken out of his hands. Very early in its life, the Kennett Government sacked the judges of the Accident Compensation Tribunal as part of a shake-up of the workers' compensation system. The Government argued that they were not "real" judges, but the legal profession was dismayed by the implications for judicial independence. There has been criti cism of reductions in the powers. of the Ombudsman and AuditorGeneral and of the abolition of the Public Service Board. Whatever you say about Jeff, however, he looks set to stay for a while yet. The spectre of Labor's last years are still fresh in the mind: the Pyramid Building Society collapse, the collapse of the Tricontinental merchant bank which led to the sale of the State Bank, the scandals embroiling the state-run Victorian Economic Development Corporation. The latest opinion poll, by AGB McNair in The Age, shows the Government maintaining a ninepoint lead over the Opposition, with Kennett miles ahead of Opposition Leader John Brumby as preferred Premier. The, next election is likely sometime in the next six months. The ALP might claw back a few of its "natural" seats, but opinion is that Jeff will be back so there will be plenty of scope for more Jeffing over the next four years. * Denis Muller is a Senior Research Associate in the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne."}
{"id":127280159,"text":"11 Sep 1995 - End Easton inquiry today: Keating Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 11 September 1995, page 1 End Easton inquiry today: Keatin; By MICHAEL BACHELARD The Opposition Leader, John Howard, was "weak and sneaky" for not commenting on recent statements by the commissioner investigating the Easton affair, the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, said yesterday. Mr Keating called a press con-ference to tell reporters that Mr Howard had "sustained a major political defeat" at the WA Royal commission when the commis-sioner, Kenneth Marks, QC, had admitted that he had been put in an "irrecoverable" position be-cause the inquiry had "become almost impossible to control in an objective sense". Mr Keating said that in the light of the com-ments, the Western Australian Royal commission should be wound up today. The Health Minister, Carmen Lawrence, is due to give evidence on Wednesday. Mr Marks said on Friday that he was not enjoying the inquiry because it was so political and because he regarded himself as independent. Mr Keating said Mr Howard was "up to his neck" in the mat-ter. "Having lit the fuse with Richard Court, it's blown up on them and now when he's been asked twice in two days he says, 'I've got nothing more to say Coalition increases lead in latest Morgan poll Chanccs of a 1996 federal election seem more likely with the latest opinion poll put-ting the Liberal/National coalition nine points ahead of the ALP Government. The Morgan poll to be published in this week's The Bulletin magazine showed the Opposi- tion had 54.5 per cent of the two-party pre-ferred vote to the ALP's 45.5 per cent. The poll was held in late August/early Septem-ber after two weeks of Parliament had been dominated by Carmen Lawrence's role in the Easton Affair. Primary support for La- bor was down two points to 38 per cent, while the Coalition gained 1.5 points to 47 per cent. On the question of preferred prime minister, support for John Howard was up a point to 46 per cent and Paul Keating dropped two points to 41 per cent. about this.' He asked 31 out of 37 questions on this in the last two weeks ... and now he's seeking to run away from it." Mr Howard refused to comment on the issue to journalists on Sat-urday, saying he would not give running commentaries on the commission, but would wait for the final report. "And so Mr Howard might think he's slick, moving around dodging press conferences, door-stops, accountability about the policies, the directions in which he would lead Australia, but he owes an explanation to the Aus-tralian public," Mr Keating said. The WA Cabinet is to decide to-day whether it. should extend the commission at the request of Mr Marks, but Mr Keating said it should finish today. Mr Keating has called the com- mission a "kangaroo court" and said yesterday that Mr Marks's comments all but showed he agreed with him. But he refused to comment on his earlier statement that Mr Marks was the "cat's paw" of the WA Premier. "I'm not here to discuss the commissioner, but I am here to discuss the process. "All that's happened here is that the value of Royal commis-sions as an institution in this country has been substantially di-minished, where they've provided a very useful basis of garnering information in certain circum-stances, they're here being abused, and as a consequence they are less effective," he said. One of Mr Marks' complaints had been the pressure he had been placed under because of the political "hornet's nest" the com-mission had stirred up. Mr Keating did not accept any re-sponsibility for this. "When a bad act is clone, bad things happen. "The bad act was the political wilfulness and motivation of Court and Howard in getting this commission up and running." Mr Howard asked in a state-ment whether Mr Keating was frightened of the truth coming out. "Is that why he wants the Eas-ton Royal commission closed down before the Health Minister gives evidence?" he asked. Industry Minister Peter Cook said Dr Lawrence should have the chance in court to rebut the allegations against her. She would come out stronger for it."}
{"id":127280386,"text":"11 Sep 1995 - There are tricks in every trade Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 11 September 1995, page 10 There are tricks in every trade IN ANSWER to Travyn Rhall of Roy Morgan Research (Letters, September 4, "No tricks in poll results"), of course I am not amazed that such a result was trumpeted by the pro-euthanasia lobby; it would have been amaz-ing to see similar publicity given by them to results less favourable to their cause. As for the results, I cast no doubt on the integrity of the ran-dom sampling used but there are tricks in every trade and the wording of questions put by poll sters is no exception. Stripped of its euphemisms, tautologies and subjective verb-iage, the question that was asked becomes simply: "Should a doctor kill a terminally ill patient who wants to die?" Such a blunt ques- tion would be revulsive to many and might not give the over-whelming result wanted by the euthanasia lobby. The original wording suits their cause much better. Finally, the question put has terminology "as close as possible to the proposed ACT legislation". This being the case, it would be most reprehensible of our ACT Government to pass such subjec-tive legislation as it would be open to as many interpretations as there are people making sub-jective judgments. A very bad law, indeed. BERYL LEGGE-WILKINSON Narrabundah"}
{"id":127281920,"text":"18 Sep 1995 - ALP further behind in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 18 September 1995, page 1 ALP further behind in poll The federal Coalition extend-ed its lead over the ALP with support increasing by six points in the latest Morgan poll pub-lished in this week's Bulletin magazine. Voter support for the Coali-tion increased to 54 per cent, with those signalling their pref-erence for the ALP slipping eight points to 36 per cent. Asked about their expecta-tions of which party would win the next federal election, due to be held by May next year, 48 per cent tipped the Coalition, a five-point increase."}
{"id":127283056,"text":"22 Sep 1995 - PM tries to shore up marable Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 22 September 1995, page 9 to shore I I Peter Cole-Adams IT HAS been an odd political week, marked by pique, foolishness and peculiar statistical games. On Monday, Carmen Lawrence produced a sort of remembrance ratio table to show that her lapses of memory while giving evidence to the Easton petition Royal commission were less frequent than those of the average witness. Critics were unimpressed, making the reasonable point that the issue was not the quantity but the quality of her failures of recollection. The same critics were impressed, but unfavourably, when Paul Keating broke his self-imposed rule of not appearing in the House on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. He strode into the chamber on Wednesday afternoon, not to announce the outbreak of World War 111, but to deny a suggestion in The Sydney Morning Herald that he was responsible for stricter enforcement of rules governing the taking of photographs in the House. No more happy snaps showing his bald spot and a.derisive Opposition. John Howard made his own contribution to this premature silly season by unveiling the Coalition's so-called "debt truck", a mobile billboard which is to travel around marginal electorates bearing a wickedly over-simplified scare message about the size and implications of Australia's foreign debt. Big Kim Beazley seized joyously on the fact that the truck's components had been manufactured overseas to dub it "a fully imported lorry of lies". Howard made matters worse by declaring that he had a lot of other preelection plans "swimming around in my mind and I think we will sort of dribble them out" — a choice of words that will haunt him for weeks to come. By yesterday, Ralph Willis was calling Howard's nomadic advertising hoarding "this ridiculous garbage truck" and Keating was giving Howard hell over his proposition that foreign debt (most of which is owed by private companies and individuals) represents a liability of $10,000 for every man, woman and child. But the strangest comment of the week was Keating's assurance to Caucus on Tuesday that the "trend lines" of the opinion polls were "still OK". There is no way of knowing whether lie really believes this or whether he was merely putting a brave face on it for the sake of troop morale. Either way, he left a lot of Labor backbenchers bemused, sceptical and worried-. The most recent surveys of federal voting intentions, published last week, certainly contain very little comfort for Labor. The AGB McNair poll in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age had the Coalition 13* points ahead on primary vote (48 per cent to 35). Newspoll in The Australian was better, but still bad, putting the Coalition, on 46 per cent, seven points ahead. The Bulletin's Morgan Poll of federal voting intentions had the Coalition in front by nine points (47 per cent to 38). This week the pollsters have had more bad news for Keating. Newspoll reported that the Coalition was now considered better able to deal with five of the six issues regarded by voters as most important. Three months ago, Labor was judged better on three of the six, with support evenly divided on a fourth. Also this week, Morgan reported that, for the first time in six months, more Australians (48 per cent) think the Coalition will win the coming federal election than expect a Labor win (38 per cent). Worse, a clear majority of 54 per cent would like to see a Coalition win, compared with 36 per cent who want Labor returned. So what comfort is there for Keating in all this? Well, Labor optimists (a diminishing species) make two points. First, the election is almost certainly still six months or so away, and a lot can happen in that time. At about this stage in 1992, six months before the 1993 election, Labor was trailing in the polls quite as badly as it is now. Second, support for the Coalition remains "soft" at the top, reflecting not so much a conviction that Howard has the answers as a general disenchantment with a long-incumbent govern ment and dislike of the Keating image and style. Only when the campaign proper gets under way will the uncommitted — a growing percentage of the electorate — start focusing on the issues about which they truly care. Only when they hear the detail of Coalition policies (or, rather, what detail Howard is prepared to provide) will they have a basis upon which to compare the rival offerings. Howard does not intend to produce that information yet, but he and the Coalition's strategists do not disagree with the argument that opinion polls this far out provide an unreliable guide to how the electorate will actual ly vote when it matters. Indeed, they are stressing the point, earnestly insisting that the Coalition remains the underdog. They know their danger is the mirror image of Labor's: the need to prevent complacency on their side is as great as Heating's need to prevent despair on his. That said, there are good reasons for doubting that history will repeat itself. Paul Keating is no longer a new-broom Labor leader. John Howard Mark II is a much more formidable politician than John Hewson. Even when Howard gets around to spelling out more detailed policy, he is not going to produce a high, wide target like the GST or the other Fightback nasties. He will be vulnerable to a scare campaign on industrial relations, but the unionised sector is declining and dwells, in any case, in the Labor heartland. • As for those poll trends from which Keating purports to draw comfort, the grounds for his optimism are hard to discern. Indeed, if one looks at Newspoll findings over the last couple of months, the striking thing is how consistent, and how consistently bad for Labor, they have been. True, one Newspoll survey, based on interviews between August 11 and 13, showed Labor and the Coalition level pegging at 43 per cent, but that looks like a sampling aberration: each of the other five published since the end of June has shown Labor languishing at between 38 and 40 per cent of the primary vote, while the Coalition has ranged from 46 to 49 per cent. Nor is it clear how Labor can close the gap. It may be that the Carmen Lawrence factor is holding it back at the moment, but that is likely to continue. Having decided that she must remain in his ministry at whatever cost, Keating has to live with the con sequences. One of those consequences is that the Easton affair will go on distracting media and public attention from the . economic messages that the Government is trying to send to the elector ate. At the very least, the electoral effect of the Easton affair will tend to cancel out the damage to the Coalition caused by the amazing adventures of Noel Crichton-Browne, thereby reducing La; bor's chances of retaining a couple of desperately marginal seats in Western Australia. Given the many Labor marginals at risk in Queensland (where Wayne Goss barely survived a huge 7 per cent swing in the recent state election) and NSW (where Bob Carr has already angered voters by reneging on election promises), Labor's prospects look horribly bleak. Not to worry. The trend is still OK. Labor's nervous legions have Keating's word for it."}
{"id":127510277,"text":"09 Oct 1993 - OUT OF THE WETLANDS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 October 1993, page 1 Hardly hi-tech, says SIMON GROSE, but reviving a mangrove forest is planned as a first step towards Adelaide's MFP. TRY THIS quick quiz. The first sod turned on the Multi-Function Polis will be for: A. An optical-fibre cable dug by a new AusMole laser-guided cable-tunneller. B. An energy-efficient office/factory constructed of the latest materials. C. A satellite dish. D: A Japanese restaurant and golfing range. E. A real-estate agent's office. F. A politician's graveyard On current indications: none of these. As plans now stand the first sod turned on the MFP will be to restart an old mangrove forest that most of Adelaide has forgotten. "When work starts you'll see a lot of tree-planting, you'll see them start dig-ging very funny holes with bumps in the middle — the bumps will be the islands, the holes will be the wetlands," says Sher-yn Woon, MFP environmental officer since late last year. This does not sound very high-tech, mysterious or "21st century". It does not conjure images of cerebral androids in unisex jumpsuits sliding in solar-pow-ered capsules between workstations, biospheric markets, pleasure centres, and home domes. Nor does it arouse the paranoid spec-tre of a Japanese enclave on the edge of Australia's most hapless state capital, an introverted community beavering away at work and golf, eating raw fish, and sending all their ideas and profits back home. It does not satisfy any of the myths and fears that the Multi-Function Polis pro-voked when it was conceived and born in the late '80s. These came to dominate its public image because its parents lost con-trol of it soon after the birth — and eventually abandoned it. The father of the MFP was former Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Hajime Tamura, who is said to have had the idea when he was in Bali at a confer-ence. He enthusiastically promoted it to Australia in July 1987 and his local counterpart — former Industry Minister John Button — was unable to diplomati-cally dissuade him or reshape the idea into something sensible without causing affront. Mr Tamura — and any other Japanese who thought about it — realised the natu-ral site was the Gold Coast for reasons they felt were obvious as soon as they saw the place. But they called it Multi-Func-tion Polis and Queensland decided it did not need so badly to attract Japanese visitors. After that the MFP was always going to be an unwanted child (and an expensive idea without a market base). It was eventually fostered out to South Aus-tralia where it is now trying to find its own way on the bedraggled banks of Port Adelaide. Port Adelaide needs something like the MFP. It is the poorest socio-econom-ic area of Adelaide and the designated MFP site at Gillman is a classic example of engineer-driven land use in a metro-politan estuary: a dumb disaster littered with old tyres, dead pelicans, garbage addicted seagulls and lumpy landfills where only weeds find sustenance. But restarting a wetland is not just an urban-greenie exercise. It is a project to establish MFP as a world's-best perform-er in practically applied ecosystem recla-mation and management. Sheryn Woon: "The wetlands will be designed as a tool of stormwater man-agement to uptake the heavy metals and control the sediment. "To show that it's a working ecosys-tem it will have monitors in the upper catchment, in the drains, which will show the levels of contaminants. It will then have monitors all through the wetland system and give continuous feedback showing how the water is improving." This section of Adelaide's hinterland has been the dumping ground for 12 per cent of the city's stormwater runoff for many years and it will remain so. The aim is to cleanse it of nasties before it enters the main channels of Port Ade- laide where people still go fishing and swimming. "We will have what we call the initial sediment trap, a big pond with a hard bottom so we can get the tractors in there. "The heavy metals slick to the soil particles so every so often we go in and clean it out." Beyond this will be a series of wetlands in which the plants, insects, animals and time cleanse the water. Fish will be neces-sary to keep the numbers of mosquito larvae under control in an area where Ross River fever is already established. A final step — aquaculture — is with in the scope of longer-term planning as-management of the upper catchment im- Sheryn Woon alongside boreholes for taking samples of groundwater. || proves. The commercial prospects from such a working example of the latest me-tropolitan waste-water management techniques are expected to come mainly from Asian countries where strong eco-nomic growth is heightening environ-mental stress but also providing governments with resources to devote to the problem. Their willingness to take that step is also driven by the lifestyle expectations of their growing middle classes. If Sheryn Woon's plan is fulfilled, the showcase of the project will be a centre where people can come and see the read-outs of contaminant levels and judge the success of the project. This will also be a place where daily tourists can see native birds and plants and buy a souvenir. Asians "think wetlands are the ants' pants" she says. "This will help to put Adelaide on the map — it will be Wine and Wetlands." WHILE the earthmovers may arrive before Christmas to begin reshaping the landscape on the MFP site, a major change in the political landscape in Ade-laide's King William Street — in the state election due by March — could amount to an earthquake for the MFP. The Liber-al Party — ahead 52-31 on the latest AGB McNair poll — does not see satisfactory or immediate value in the wetlands pro-ject and other proposals centred on the core site. Opposition Leader Dean Brown has publicly committed a Liberal govern- ment to "refocusing attention away from the site". "That doesn't mean we would aban-don the site for all time, but that the resources of the MFP would be focused much more on attracting investment into research and technology," a spokesman for Mr Brown said. "We would concentrate on the centres of excellence that Adelaide already has: the three universities, Technology Park, Science Park, elements of CSIRO, the Defence Science and Technology Organ-isation, and the Waite Agricultural Insti- tute. "We would basically look at the mon-ey that has been earmarked for the site and we would put whatever money we are prepared to put into the MFP into facilitating and coordinating research, development and investment into those centres of excellence." Finding out how much has been set aside for the MFP and how much has been actually spent is not an easy exer- cise. In July 1991, the Commonwealth allowed for expenditure of $12.3 million over three years for running and project costs; $7.3 million has been spent so far. Another $40 million from the Better Cit-ies program has been allocated as part of total funding of $275 million which the State Government has foreshadowed up till 1996. In his 1993-94 Budget, Premier Lyn Arnold allocated $34 million for the MFP, raising actual state commitments so far to around $120 million. Private-sector funding is more diffi-cult to find and initial expectations that Japanese companies would provide start-up funds have been quashed as the Japanese economy suffers from the re- cession. "The double-dip up there has really knocked those guys around," says MFP chief executive Ross Kcnnan, who readi-ly plays down any expectation of Japan-ese dominance of the project, stressing the fact that countries like South Korea || Left: Dead mangroves on part of the MFP site. Above: An area to be rehabilitated outside the MFP site. || offer likely prospects for involvement. Premier Arnold openly concedes that the project has suffered from public percep-tions that sufficient progress has not been made. He blames the Opposition for fuel-ling these perceptions and says that this is a "critical year" for the MFP in which it must regain its momentum. He dismisses the charge that the Government is con-centrating its efforts too tightly on the Gillman site. "I have always had the view that Gill-man is not the sum total of the project, that the MFP must involve joint devel-opment between Gillman and high-tech-nology centres around Adelaide," Mr Arnold said. "But Gillman remains an important part of the MFP. Without it, the project would lose a central focus." The site is a potential source of reve-nue. By 1997 Ross Kennan says he ex-pects to be able to "super-lot the block" and begin selling the land to developers. This promises more substantial early re-turns than could be expected from a nor-mal portfolio of investments in technology-based commercial projects. But that promise comes with a risk: if the site-based approach is a failure, land sales will not eventuate and the invest-ment in the site may become unrecover-able. Cash flow from land sales is also expected to overtake the yearly alloca-tions of public funds which keep the show running — if this does not occur governments will have to decide whether further funding of the MFP is worth while or good money after bad. So the first sod turned on the MFP will probably be more than the beginning of rejuvenated mangrove wetland and a state-of-the-art waste-water management project for Australia's driest capital. It can go one of two ways: A. A success story of urban renewal and high-tech industry development. B. A burial ground for taxpayers' mon- ey. But the correct answer will probably be: a bit of both."}
{"id":127513312,"text":"23 Oct 1993 - Debate about republic 'irrelevant' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 23 October 1993, page 13 Debate about republic 'irrelevant' Gary Morgan SYDNEY: The debate about whether Australia should become a republic was provocative but irrelevant, Gary Morgan said yesterday. Mr Morgan, the managing director of Morgan Gallup Polls, said the debate was a waste of time. The real issue was whether the Governor-General of Australia should be able to force an election by sacking the government, he said. "Unfortunately the republican movement is unresponsive to the issue that the people of Australia do not trust nor want politicians to obtain more power," he said at a Australians for Constitutional Monarchy confer ence. "Only 11 per cent of Australians rate federal Members of Parliament highly for ethics and honesty." A Morgan poll in April showed that if Australia became a republic, 71 per cent of Australians wanted the president to be elected by the people and only 23 per cent by politicians, A senior lecturer in politics at the University of NSW, Malcolm Mackerras, said he was convinced that Australia would never become a republic."}
{"id":127513837,"text":"26 Oct 1993 - Eagles enjoy most support Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 26 October 1993, page 22 Eagles enjoy most support SYDNEY: The West Coast Ea-gles form the most popular side in Australian Rules, according to a Morgan poll to be published in this week's Time magazine. The survey showed 7.4 per cent of Australians over the age of 14 supported the Eagles. This year's premier club, Essen-don, was the next most popular club with 6.6 per cent; followed by Collingwood on 6.3; Adelaide 5.9; Carlton 4.7; and Hawthorn 3.9. The Adelaide Crows, semi-final-ists this year, only entered the AFL in 1991. The other clubs, in order of support, were Geelong, St Kilda, Sydney, Richmond, Foots cray, North Melbourne, Fitzroy, Melbourne and Brisbane. Using a sample of 1280 people interviewed nationally on October 2-3, the Morgan researchers said Western Australia had the stron-gest support for Australian Rules with 77 per cent, followed by Vic-toria with 73, South Australia 69, Tasmania 64, NSW 30 and Queensland 26."}
{"id":127515098,"text":"01 Mar 1995 - Packer favoured in media crunch Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 1 March 1995, page 2 Packer favoured in media crunch Sixty per cent of Australians would prefer Kerry Packer to own the Fairfax media group rather than Canadian Conrad Black if it came to a battle between the two, a poll has found. The Seven News-Australian Newspoll found just 12 per cent would prefer Mr Black to own the Fairfax group, which publishes The Sydney Morning Her aid, The Melbourne Age and The Australian Financial Review. Results of the poll were released by the Newspoll organisation yesterday, but no details were available about the size of the survey or its margin of error. The poll was taken last weekend, after Prime Minister Paul Keating's public attack on Mr Packer. The poll found 82 per cent of respondents thought It important that the media should be owned only by Australians - 57 per cent listing it as very important. . Treasurer Ralph Willis told the Labor Caucus yesterday he had not received an application from Conrad Black to increase his 25 per cent stake in the John Fairfax group."}
{"id":127518379,"text":"17 Mar 1995 - Our society reflects a passion for sport Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 17 March 1995, page 2 Our society reflects a passion for sport THE POLLSTER IRVING SAULWICK I HAVE always been interest ed in the Australian's passion for sport. It is reflected in a number of ways in this society: by the amount of space devoted to it in our major newspapers, by the amount of money paid by television companies for the right to broadcast sporting events, by the status we accord our sporting heroes. Of course it's reflected by our behaviour. Just think of the environment at the height of the football season in most Australian towns and cities: cars covered in the ribbons and other paraphernalia of one' steam, heightened excitement and anxiety about the prospect of victory or defeat, an increased feeling of us and them, even to the extent of seeing the them, if not as enemies, then as outsiders. And think, too, of the conversations: if you can't drop a few players' names in your conversation, or offer some views about outcome, people wonder whether you really do live here. I remember going to do some work in Adelaide years ago just before South Australia and Victoria were due to have their annual Aussie rules joust. My normally genial friends met me with a mixture of aggression and hostility which, despite their good manners and general good will towards me, they were unable to contain. I have not read the sociological and psychological literature on the subject. It is probably quite exten sive. I recall that the late Professor Ian Turner, of Monash University, a passionate Richmond supporter, studied this subject in some depth and used to deliver with some erudition the annual Ron Barassi lecture on the subject suitably dressed in his colours and with a good supply of cans for suste nance. This passion for sport has probably got something to do with tribalism - the need to belong to a group in which one can invest some emotional commitment and energy, particularly if the group is opposed to another tribe. In the early days in Melbourne football, clubs grew up around local communities which had a deep sense of identity. (It amuses me to see how some of our patrician tall poppies have identified with teams and communities which originally had a strong working-class ethic.) It also seems to stimulate or reinforce national pride - the nation, of course, is the tribe at large. Who could forget a certain larrikin Prime Minister, amongst others, jumping with joy as Australia won the America's Cup? It probably also feeds our need for excitement and perhaps even danger, the latter vicariously and, therefore, without real threat. And it may allow us to fantasise, to imagine that we are in that boxing ring or hitting that golf ball or striding over those hurdles. We can become, even if only for a little while, our champion. Of course, these feelings are not peculiar to Australians. I suspect they are felt in most urban societies. Think of the effect of a game of soccer on the Brazilian psyche, or of the passion evoked in Brit ish soccer. As I say, we Australians take our sport seriously. A few years ago, in May 1990, I included a couple of questions on this general subject in a Saulwick Poll. We asked a representative sample of 1000 Australian voters the following questions: "Could you tell me which one sport, if any, you are most inter ested in? Do you go to see it these days frequently, infrequently or never. And ... do you watch it on television frequently, infrequently or never? The results may be shown as follows: For example, basketball, which re importance of sport in the Australian culture. One might even be tempted to go further by suggesting that sport in Australia is one of the great levellers. It might also be one of the few truly indigenous expressions of mass culture in this country - as Sports most interested In Sport most Interested in and Go to see It Watch it on TV Total " " frequently frequently % % % Aust Rules 15 38 78 Tennis 14 , 8 64, Rugby League 11 31 53 Cricket 7 . 25 83 Soccer" . 6 sv > 41 71 Golf 6 18 4 63 Swimming 3 17 53 None 8 Note: these figures are a little old and things may have changed a bit since they were produced. ~ corded 2.3 per cent and which has since been heavily promoted, may now be higher. Any change, however, is unlikely to be substantial. No wonder high prices are paid for TV rights if TV can deliver audiences of this magnitude. It is interesting to note that only 6 per cent of our respondents said that they were not interested in any sport. This result tends to underline the point Implied above about the exemplified in the Melbourne Cup or the grand final. Of course this table shows the overall results. As one might imagine, there were important differences by region and by sex and age as well as by other variables. Also the list of sports people reported as being of most interest to them was nearly as long as your arm. ? Irving Saulwick is a Melbournebased national pollster."}
{"id":127519474,"text":"22 Mar 1995 - Downy refuses to resign over phone scandal Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 22 March 1995, page 5 SYDNEY: Sports Minister Chris Downy faced embarrassment in his marginal Liberal electorate yesterday but refused to resign after he sacked a staff member who was later charged by police over threatening phone calls. Premier John Fahey stood by Mr Downy late yesterday, despite Opposition calls for the minister to be sacked over the incident. "I'm appalled with that incident. I believe Chris Downy acted appropriately, immediately he found out about it," Mr Fahey said. "Chris Downy is a man who would never ever be involved in such tactics or play his politics that way." But the incident opened the Government up yet again to Labor Opposition attacks over the string of scandals and crises that has dogged the Coalition since the 1991 election. With just three days remaining until Saturday's state election, the Liberals hope this latest embarrassing episode will prove to have a short media life and will not harm the Government's re-election hopes. Closer to home for Mr Downy is the fear that the publicity over threatening phone calls to a supporter of his Labor opponent, Genevieve Rankin, may harm his chances of holding the sent of Sutherland in Sydney, held by :u per cent and the Government's sixth-most marginal seat. Opposition upper House leader Michael Egan said it was "unbelievable" to suggest Mr Downy had not known about the phone calls being made from his office. He said Mr Downy should resign or be sacked because as a minister he had to be held responsible for the behaviour of all members of his staff. But Mr Downy said he had acted correctly once he found out about the incident by sacking the staff member. "I see absolutely no need to resign. I took the appropriate action ... and the staff member was sacked," he said. Mr Downy said he would personally apologise to the pizza shop owner at the centre of the incident, Vince Musico, who complained to police about the phone calls he started receiving after he placed a campaign post er for Ms Rankin in the window of his shop a month ago. The shop is next door to her campaign office. "Apparently, [the calls] range from foul abuse about myself to threats that if they don't take down the posters they'll smash his windows in and they'll come and fix him up," Ms Rankin said. Late yesterday, police charged a 22-year-old man from Sylvania in Sydney's south with improper use of a telephone. He was hailed to appear in Sutherland Local Court on April 20. . Three days before the election, opinion poll support for Opposition Leader Bob Carr has jumped from 40 per cent to 49 per cent, while Premier John Fahey's approval rating has dropped 2 percentage points to a new low of 46 per cent. And nearly one quarter of voters have still to make up their minds which way they will vote, according to a Nine Network/Bulletin Morgan Gallup poll released last night."}
{"id":127521435,"text":"01 Nov 1993 - Bishop pressing Hewson Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 1 November 1993, page 3 Bishop pressing Hewson The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, will face continuing specula-tion about his leadership this week, with a poll to be published in the Bulle- tin showing strong support for Coali-tion leadership hopeful Bronwyn Bishop. Channel Nine reported last night that the AGB McNair poll, conducted for the Bulletin and Nine Network, showed support for Dr Hewson at 31 per cent and support for Senator Bish-op at 29 per cent. Senator Bishop, who has made her leadership ambitions clear, has an-nounced her intention to leave the Sen-ate and run for preselection in the seat of Mackellar after the decision of the sitting Liberal Member, Jim Carlton, to retire. In a separate development in Coali- tion politics, AAP reports from Kinga-roy that the National Party has thrown the ball to the Liberals in an attempt to get on with amalgamation talks and approve the dropping of three-cornered contests. As well, a new push for joint Nation-al-Liberal Senate tickets to maximise the conservative vote in the federal up-per House emerged at the weekend Na-tional Party central council meeting. The party earlier decided to drop three-cornered contests against sitting MPs, and select a single conservative candidate to contest marginal Labor- held seats. Members voted overwhelmingly to continue merger talks, despite resis-tance by federal Leader Tim Fischer, Senate Leader Ron Boswell, and for-mer Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen."}
{"id":127521975,"text":"03 Nov 1993 - Fahey scores in Games victory Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 3 November 1993, page 12 Fahey scores in Games victory SYDNEY: Sydney's Olympic Games bid win appears to have paid off for the NSW Government and the Premier, John Fahey, with a new poll showing he is among the nation's most popular leaders. An AGB McNair poll published in The Bulletin this week shows Mr Fahey's personal standing with the electorate has leapt 11 points to 46 per cent since Sydney's victory. His disapproval rating has also dropped four points to 24 per cent. The NSW Leader of the Opposition, Bob Carr, has lost support, with an approval rating of 30 per cent, down one point, and a disapproval rating rising from three points to 34 per cent, despite his backing for the Olympic win. It is the second opinion poll in as many days to boost Mr Fahey's fortunes. A Newspoll in The Australian newspaper on Monday showed Mr Fahey's minority coalition Government had improved its lead in voter support over the Labor opposition by 13 points in three months, to lead 49 per cent to 36 per cent. The AGB McNair and Newspoll were both conducted during September and October, following the announcement of Sydney as the year 2000 Games host city on September 23. AGB McNair said support for the minority coalition Government had improved its lead in voter support over the Labor opposition by two points to 44 per cent, giving the Government a four-point margin. Those surveyed clearly prefer Mr Fahey as Premier over Mr Carr, with 50 per cent giving him their vote, up eight points, against 28 per cent for Mr Carr, down four points. The poll showed that Labor managed greater support than the Coalition among those under 40 years of age, but the Fahey Government remained a firm favourite among older voters and those outside the metropolitan area, where it recorded a six-point margin over Labor. Despite a surge in support for his Government, Mr Fahey has ruled out an early election. He said he was proud of his Government's role in introducing, fixed four-year parliamentary terms in NSW - which meant the next election was not scheduled until March 1995 - and he saw no reason to change that."}
{"id":127524436,"text":"15 Nov 1993 - IN BRIEF Support owes much to loss Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 15 November 1993, page 2 IN BRIEF Support owes much to loss The public popularity of Liberal backbencher Bronwyn Bishop -despite her lack of a policy profile - could be attributed to the Coalition's March 13 election loss, Opposition shadow treasurer Alexander Downer suggested yesterday. > On Channel Ten's Meet ihe Press program, Mr Downer was asked how Senator Bishop had managed to achieve her popularity as a potential Coalition leader with no policy platform. "I think what it does reflect is the concern there still remains in the community about us losing the last election," Mr Downer replied. Mountain crash SYDNEY: Five people were injured in a car accident on the Great Western Highway in the Blue Mountains yesterday. The accident occurred at about 3.30pm at Linden, west of Springwood. Two people were trapped in one of the cars. Five people were later transported to Nepean Hospital. One person was in a stable condition with head injuries. Confidence up CANBERRA: Consumer confidence rose 8.4 points to a five-year high this month, apparently on the back of Sydney's successful Olympic bid, according to an opinion poll issued yesterday. Early in November, the Roy Morgan Consumer confidence rating stood at 111.9 points, the nationwide poll of 1112 people to be published in this week's Time magazine showed. The rating now stood at its highest level since Sep tember 1988. Moomba decision Cabinet is expected to make an other attempt today to sell ofT the. Moomba gas pipeline to fund the Budget. The sale should raise hundreds of millions of dollars. The Government's last attempt to sell the Pipeline Authority which owns the Moomba pipeline was blockcd in the Senate."}
{"id":127526118,"text":"22 Nov 1993 - Citizens' choice needs thought Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 22 November 1993, page 11 Citizens' choice needs thought KR1STINE KLUGMAN reviews the pros and cons of voters being drawn more into politics. INTEREST in citizens' initiated refer enda (C1R) in the ACT is part of a wider push worldwide for greater participation in the political process. This trend counter-balances a growing level of cynicism and apathy revealed by public-opinion polls. Politicians have a very poor image, 66 per cent of electors stating that people in government usually or sometimes look after their own interests and 72 per cent agreeing with the statement that public officials do not care what the individual thinks (Australian Election Study, ANU, 1993). This attitude has been apparent for some years. A Saulwick Age Poll found that 4 out of 10 Australians believed politicians can rarely or never be trusted to tell the truth (June, 1991). To date, the public debate in Australia has been fairly superficial, with little attention given to the pros and cons of CIR in particular and increased participation in general, or to the cost/time implications. In the United States, the term "teledemocracy" describes the use of new communications methods to improve the involvement of electors in the political process -by such processes as electronic town meetings (where people at separate meetings are electronically linked to discuss issues with their elected representatives and each other), plebiscites/referenda et cetera. In Oregon, Hawaii and New Zealand teledemocracy projects have been conducted on taxation, voting, and general questions on where they are headed. There are two basic democratic models... with CIR bridging a gap between them. Direct democracy is where electors take an active role and participate in political decisions on issues frequently, between major elections. This contrasts with our more familiar representative democracy, which assumes that voters do not have the time or energy, or interest, to be directly involved, and their elected representatives decide issues through party structures often without pub lic consultation. Of course, electors have the ultimate sanction of voting that person out of office at the next election... if they happen to live in a marginal seat. Advocates of direct democracy claim that, using new communication methods, the problems of consulting with many people over distance can be overcome, and electronic networks can be used to further participation. The basic question remains: can individuals without "political" experience and specialist knowledge be trusted to make decisions affecting the social and economic life of the community? If direct democracy through participation works, with a little help from communication processes, do we need politicians at all? In the past, such consultation and communication was impossible. But with the advent of the "electronic highway", the tyrannies of distance and, to a Jesser extent, time are overcome - or could be, so proponents of CIR argue. These advocates of direct democracy claim that people become more involved and that awareness of issues and quality of debate is improved. They say the current high levels of cynicism and apathy would decrease, resulting in a stronger democracy. People, having been involved in public discussion of issues, would be less alienated and more committed to the final decision. Wider public debate would mean policy and issue compromises more acceptable than the polarised positions produced by current party political extremes. Politicians would be made more accountable and obliged to listen to electors, CIR proponents claim. Critics, however, point to the danger of extreme groups dominating public debate To date, the public debate has been fairly superficial and decision-making, with popularist sectional policies not in the interest of the greater community likely to be introduced. They say most policy issues are too complex for people to understand and decide on the merits, and there would be a danger of important issues being reduced to back or white interpretation rather than the reality of shades of grey. For example, the complexity of whether to adopt a CIR process is itself a debate of grey tones, opinions, hope and faith in the wisdom of our fellow woman and man rather than an easy yes/no decision. Critics also say direct democracy would encourage elitism, as only people with time, money and deeply vested interest would involve themselves. Consequently, poor and powerless people in society would become even more vulnerable, even further disenfranchised. Finally, those against direct democracy warn that there is a great danger of extreme divisions in society if people participate and care too much about a decision. What happens to the rights of a substantial or geographic minority? If 51 per cent of ACT voters are in favour of a proposition, and 49 per cent are opposed, is that a sufficient margin? Should there be a requirement for a 60 per cent vote in favour before a proposition is adopted? Or 65, 70, 75 per cent? What if the 51 per cent in favour in the earlier illustration all came from the north side of Canberra and the 49 per cent opposed were all from the south side? Another factor not generally addressed is the cost. What is quite apparent is that all advertising, public relations and directmail firms should be wholly in favour of the C1R aspect of direct democracy. It would be a bonanza for them... and the media, both editorially and in advertising revenue. The answer probably lies in moving more towards direct democracy, with several caveats. Firstly, there must be adequate time for public education and public debate on the issue involved. This is where new communication methods could be used to advantage, such as the electronic town meetings, telc-confcrencing and the ACT Government's soon-to-be-introduced Austouch on-screen information system in public places. Secondly, mechanisms must be devised to prevent sectional interests exercising the tyranny of the stridently vocal. Procedures should include extended and extensive public discussion and a formal system for pre-voting compromise to be achievable on contentious issues. Thirdly, a sufficient proportion of the population must participate for valid decisions to be made and, fourthly, the "pass" percentage needed must be greater than a simple majority and may have to take account of geographic or other issues. Direct democracy, in all its potential forms, should not overturn representative democracy as we know it but it can and should be used to increase citizens' involvement in the political decisions affecting their lives. It is for the next step, beyond the type of consultative representation, that ACT Government representatives have become renowned - or notorious. One aspect of what CIR could and should assist with is often overlooked: that of the repute of our politicians. There is an urgent need to arrest and turn around the increasing cynicism to politicians, because such attitudes are dangerous to democracy. In the longer term, in such an environment, the extremist appeals of a dictator, an army general or a bishop can sound attractive. Australians have faith in our democratic system but survey after survey shows that they do not trust politicians. If CIRs do nothing but educate people to how difficult the big "political" decisions are, they may well be worth the increased cost and time involved. Kristine Klugman is completing her PhD at the Australian National University on "The two-way flow of information between parliamentarians and their electors using new communication technologies". She has a BA in history, an MA in community studies and an OAM for services to the community and to education."}
{"id":127528207,"text":"02 Jun 1995 - Let youth feast on policy not on showbiz Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 2 June 1995, page 11 Let youth feast on policy not on showbiz If the Government plans an early election, then it should act rather than sing and dance, NATASHA STOTT DESPOJA writes. THE SIGHT of all-singing, all dancing politicians on the McFeast program, the ABC's latest entertaining look at politics, gives us some idea of what some politicians will do for votes. In particular, the youth vote, which is up for grabs. Some pollies, like Greens Senator Dee Margetts, look comfortable singing along to Elle's theme song, She's so Fine, but others, like Michael Lavarch, seem wary as Elle struts her stuff on his' desk or she twirls Senator Bill O'Ghee around in his chair. A' politically correct Senator Amanda ;'Vanstone, chose to sign instead of sing while Robert Tickner gives the impression this is not the first time he's played with a make-believe microphone. This political answer to Quest, the ABC amateur talent show, is not confined to television, although we are deprived of the opportunity of rating their performance as in Quest. Triple J, the national youth broadcaster, has had truckloads of politicians through its studios this year. They include Senator Cheryl Kernot talking lipsticks and the voting age; Kirn Beazley on near-death experiences T.nd eating habits; even Tim Fischer displaying an uncanny knowledge of the latest rock bands. Simon Crean, Senator lan Campbell, and John Howard have also played at being shock jocks, which probably explains why the Prime Minister thought "it's time". The day after the Budget Paul Keating willingly subjected himself to 45 minutes of talk-back and Budget discussion with Triple J gum Angela Catterns. This post-Budget Triple J segment followed a slump in support for Labor among 18-24-year-olds, a decline that has been attributed to the Federal Government's handling of the wood chip issue. In a rare experience the Opposition has enjoyed stronger support among young people than the ALP, a trend highlighted in the NSW State election, in which it is reported more young people voted for the Coalition than the ALP. Youth support for minor parlies has also increased, with combined support for the Australian Democrats and the Greens around 15 per cent. This has sent a message to the old parties that they must do something about their appeal to young people. Heading the Coalition's push for (lie youth vote is the relatively youthful Senator lan Campbell, from Western Australia. He was' part of a motley crew of Coalition State and territory youth spokespeople who gathered in Canberra a few weeks ago to discuss issues affecting young Australians. The meeting was addressed by John Howard and did not include youth representatives. Not exactly Funky Squad. But it is not only our televisions that have gone retro at the moment. At the meeting, "The Howard Bunch", with its fair share of graduates from the '60s and '70s, decided that today's youth are a "lost generation". According to one report, "The MPs painted a bleak picture of young Australians as a generation with no dignity, no hope and no future." Senator Campbell's concern \\4 that young people "don't have hope" and he has promised that a Coalition government would create an Office of Youth Affairs to address the problems faced by young people. Further details of the Coalition's youth policy are sketchy; presumably it thinks the Government would steal them. But one thing is clear: we are not going to hear more until the elec tion. While the Opposition's policy conjures up an Alice Cooper-type "Ministry of Youth", the Government plans to tap into the pro-republican sentiment among young voters. The Prime Minister has delayed the release of the long-awaited republican blueprint, which we probably won't see until the election lead-up. The election Budget offers little short-term relief for young people, especially long-term unemployed young Australians. Funds for youth suicide research and prevention are long overdue in an area in which the Government was politically vulnerable, considering our shamefully high teen-suicide rates and the lack of Commonwealth action. The anxiety by the major parties to attract young voters is not translating into specific policies. It is not hope young people are lacking, but any real policies for improvement. It is little wonder that one AGBMcNair poll showed 93 per cent of young people did not trust politicians and most believed that their concerns were not taken seriously by decision makers. In one survey, Zoom!, commissioned by Loud Advertising, young Australians are described as "enormously irreverent, cynical and lack[ing] any respect for authority". At least Senator Campbell has acknowledged this cynicism, which is more than the Prime Minister is prepared to do. On Triple J, Keating said he could not understand why young people were cynical. In a touch of "it was harder in my day", he talked about increased school retention rates and ?'additional training and education opportunities as reasons for young people to be happy. Young people are not happy with their elected leaders and this cynicism is reflected in the number of young people, 15 per cent, according to the Australian Democrats' Youth Poll, who "would not vote if an election was held tomorrow". Douglas Coupland, author of Generation-X, calls this "voter's block", which he defines as: "the attempt, however futile, to register dissent with the current political system by simply not voting". The Government's Budget commitment of nearly $20 million over four years to "civics education" is the first step toward better-educated voters. It is perhaps the only acknowledgement we are going to get from the Government that young people need empowerment, even if it comes through increased information and not through a reduced voting age. Until politicians, like the Prime Minister, acknowledge the level of disillusionment among young voters they will not win them over, but risk a youth backlash at the polls. Senator Campbell says young people have not had the "five minutes of economic sunshine that Australia's currently enjoying". But young people will not be swayed by five minutes of election promises either. They do not want paternalistic offerings of help. They want tangible relief: job opportunities; improved unemployment benefits; appropriate wage levels; crisis and affordable housing; funds for youth-suicide prevention; additional resources for education; rational discussion about drugs and sex education. Nor do young people want a political talent parade. This will only confirm our worst fears about politics: that it is about gimmicks and stunts and is a system that young people may be better off registering their dissent with by simply not voting at all. Natasha Stott Despoja is a Democrat Senate candidate in South Australia."}
{"id":127531823,"text":"20 Jun 1995 - IN BRIEF PM on slide in opinion pollx Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 20 June 1995, page 5 IN BRIEF PM on slide in opinion poll The republic might not be the vote win-ner Prime Minister Paul Keating believes, if the latest Australian-Channel Seven News-poll is any guide. The poll, taken after Mr Keating spelled out his republican vision two weeks ago, showed Mr Keating had lost ground as pre-ferred prime minister, dropping six points to 34 per cent while Opposition Leader John Howard remained steady on 41 per cent. Support for the Coalition was up one point to 48 per cent with the Government steady on 40 per cent. Boy, 12, awarded $6m A 12-year-old boy, who became a quadriplegic after a car accident nine years ago, was awarded more than $6 million damages yesterday. In the NSW Supreme Court, the parties submitted minutes setting the award at $6,163,807.07, after they totalled various cal-culations and categories of damages made by a judge earlier this month. David John Mundy was 3½ when the crash, in which his mother and baby sister died, occurred in October 1986. Milat trial delay SYDNEY: A senior judge criticised the NSW Legal Aid Commission yesterday after he agreed to vacate next week's starting date for the trial of Ivan Milat, the man ac-cused of murdering seven young backpack- ers. In the Supreme Court. Justice David Hunt said the "extraordinary" correspondence be-tween the commission and Milat's lawyer raised the suspicion that the organisation's "approach to this case has not been a level-headed one". Earlier this month, another judge ordered the commission to reconsider the legal aid application after it had decided Milat should contribute $50,000 to his legal costs. Boy, on shooting charge BRISBANE: A 13-year-old boy has been charged with unlawful wounding after a 10-year-old boy was shot at Buderim, on the Sunshine Coast yesterday morning, police said. It appeared four boys had been playing with a .22 calibre rifle when the firearm dis-charged. The wounded boy was taken to Nambour Hospital and underwent surgery for minor liver damage."}
{"id":127533194,"text":"27 Jun 1995 - Keating denies rolling Evans over nuclear tests Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 27 June 1995, page 3 Keating denies rolling Evans over nuclear tests By IAN McPHEDRAN, Foreign Affairs Reporter The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, has rejected claims that he and the Minister for Defence, Robert Ray, rolled Foreign Minister Gareth Evans over Australia's response to the French decision to resume nuclear testing. The Government has also revealed its support for small scale nuclear testing by the United States to ensure the safety of the nuclear weapons stockpile. Senator Evans has been widely criticised for Australia's initially "measured" response to the French decision to explode eight nuclear devices at Mururoa Atoll between September this year and May 1996. He also rejected claims by the Opposition that he had put his personal ambitions to head the United Nations ahead of Australia's national interest. Responding to a report in The Australian newspaper which claimed Senator Evans had taken a tougher package to Cabinet but had been overruled by Defence, the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Mr Keating said the report confused departmental coordination comments with ministerial views. "I won't be saying anything about Cabinet discussions or the advice on which decisions are made. But I can say that where ever the report in The Australian this morning came from the story is incorrect and misleading." Mr Keating attacked the Opposition for its failure to support the South Pacific nuclear free zone treaty. Senator Evans would not comment on the reports, but he said he had a clear conscience about his efforts to prevent French nuclear testing in the Pacific. O DARWIN: Banning the sale of Australian uranium to France in protest against the resumption of nuclear testing in the South Pacific would be futile and "do them a huge favour", the operator of the Ranger uranium mine said. Chief executive of Energy Resources Australia Phil Shervington said that due to long-term contracts with Australia, France would be able to buy uranium on world markets at up to 60 per cent less than it pays Australia, if bans were implemented. . A majority of Australians believe the Federal Government's response to French nuclear testing was too weak but less than half are prepared to boycott French made goods, according to 'ho latest Newspoll. The poll, to be published in today's Australian newspaper, found 61 per cent of respondents believed the Government's response had not been strong enough. . . The political party that .succeeded in stopping French nucleat testing in the Pacific would win the next election, Australian Conservation Foundation executive director Trish Caswell said yesterday. She said she had been surprised at the depth of opposition in the Australian community to France's decision to resume testing."}
{"id":127539686,"text":"23 Nov 1985 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 23 November 1985, page 7 HOUSING ".Sub-contract caves-gangs, fixers., floor and wall tilers, bricklayers! -and fcnccrs required. Continuous work. Immediate start. Top rates.) Contact: Ray Dunbar, bh 319568, ah 478120. • INDUSTRIAL . ■ COATINGS AND CHEMICALS • A diversity of application will allow you to expand the market base of. this progressive company. Prior understanding of the industry "ti,and the initiative and creativity to produce will enable you to earn •n .' ah excellent salary package. ! Call BARBARA — 77CT? Canberra 49 6511 :i JOURNALIST ;The Area News, a progressive country newspaper published in! GrifTith N.S.W, has a vacancy for a: I .v. ]; C GRADE JOURNALIST 'The'position entails court reporting and policc rounds and it is envisaged the successful applicant will have experience in these v. fields. The Area News is published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and is classified a l Grade publication under the Country • •' Press. The newspaper has a circulation of 4,500. •'iThc town of Griffith is situated in the heart 'of the fertile! Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and has facilities to match most| r provincial cities. Written applications to: The Manager, « ' Area News, Box 1004 P.O., .; ( Griffith, N.S.W. _ i . Applications close December I, 1985. LAWNMOWING "Energetic person required for mowing lawns, basic gardening and| cleaning up yards on a full-time basis. • Phone 474337 Monday. ' Management — Marketing ' ■ AUTO AFTERMARKET 1 • i Target your prior industry expertise to the marketing of a proven product line. Formulate and implement proposals and forecast staff | and production requirements. Salary package negotiable. Call BARBARA — Canberra 9 6511 MARIST COLLEGE PEARCE ^Conducted by the Marist Brothers, offers a wide range of Courses ,and activiticsto meet a variety of student needs. Our educational program aims to integrate faith withlife and culture. In 1986, for Years 11-12, and/or Years 7-10, Marist will require enthusiastic teachers of: MATHEMATICS ENGLISH CHEMISTRY I BIOLOGY ^ INDUSTRIAL ARTS Participation as a staff member requires a commitment to the ideal of Catholic education and the willingness to assist the College's co curricular program. 'Applications, and enquiries in the first instance Phone the "Headmaster's, Secretary (062) 861155, or write to the Headmaster, ToflC; Marist College, P.O. Box 21, Pcarce, 2607. MARGULES AND PARTNERS PTY LTD ^LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AUD CONSULTING FORESTERS , , Require an experienced LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT to join our consulting practice. '. We also require a full time - LANDSCAPE CLERK OF WORKS to supervise* projects throughout Canberra (this position is re "advertised.- previous applicants will be considered). Please apply in Writing to PO BOX 362, Kingston 2604 or phone 957375. MECHANIC For truck workshop. Wages $400 plus per week. Phone 977155 bh, 973920. MIRINJANI RETIREMENT VILLAGE * I! Namatjira Drive — Weston ACT . i ADMINISTRATOR - Duties: Act as fexccutive Arm of the Board in the day to day '■administration of the Retirement Village, comprising 60 resident funded self-care units and 62 bed nostel. -Qualifications: Sound administrative experience. Knowledge of " government funding policies and procedures. Compassion for problems of agcirtg, some handyman skills desirable. Hours of duty: 8.30 am — 4.30 pm Monday to Friday. ■>" Salary: To be negotiated. -Enquiries: Applications in writing or enquiries to Chairman. Telephone 884416. NEW BUSINESS OFFICER _BARCLAYSAUSTRAL!A (FINANCE) LIMITED requires the services, of a New Business Officcr-Acceptiincc Officer for their w' Canberra office. ' Previous experience in consumer credit acceptanceis essential . '■ together with a .knowledge of corporate credit and real estate ! lending. " ' Age preferably 25-35 years. "Remuneration — subject to qualifications and experience — to be <•' negotiated. •tPh Ofiicc Manager. Steve Mogan on 474833 after 9am to arrange ! I an interview. r OFFICE ASSISTANT A busy and interesting business offers an opportunity for a highly motivated and mature person (30 and over). We arc seeking a self-starter who enjoys responsibility and who has knowledge of office procedure and good customer relations. Hours 9-J2.and expanding to full time as the business expands. Phone Dorccn Smith on 806800 after 9 am Monday. DISCOUNT I TYRE SERVICE V\\ PART OF THE DISCOUNT AUTOMOTIVE GROUP. OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Wc require an enthusiastic person to adminisier our office. The duties arc the day to day management and supervision of our word processing ccntrc. general officc machinery, staff and supplies; the mainicnancc and enhancement of our word processing precedent library; liaison with staff members; the evaluation and implementation of new equipment. Experience in personnel selection, supervision, training and management of word processing systems arc most desirable. Wc are a well regarded large legal firm with a need for a very special person to encourage high morale in our staff and an excellence in our work. Salary negotiable. Excellent working conditions. Please phone Carmcl Dollisson — 485222 for further details and interview. STEPHEN JAQUES STONE JAMES. PART-TIME ACCOUNTS CONTROLLER Crest Petroleum, a distributor of petroleum products for BP Australia Ltd, needs an Accounts Controller at us head officc in Fyshwick. He or she will operate a computer to produce monthly statements and management reports, so would need to understand business finance. A cheerful, intelligent, assertive yet cooperative personality would be an important asset to our small informal team. i This part-time position of about 25 hours per week would suit a person with children of school age as hours could be fitted to suit. Please reply in writing to Leigh Belcher, The Manager, PO Box 712, Fyshwick, 2609. Canon PHOTOCOPIER TECHNICIANS Canon is a fast growing young company in Australia and we now require cnthusiasticrcsponsible people to train as Photocopier Technicians in our Service Department. The applicants wc arc seeking must have a knowledge of electronics and be able to work with the minimum of supervision. Wc oflcr thorough training on our products, good salary and conditions and advancement opportunities. Company vehicle provided. For an appointment please phone Brcnda May on 805798 after 9.30am Monday. CANON AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD. 73 Wollongong Street, Fyshwick. ACT 2609 PLUMBERS URGENTLY REQUIRED Due to accident I require 2 plumbers for a few days work, top J money paid. Please phone Geoff Thistlcthwaitc on 953958. PRIAM VENISON SUPPLIES MARKETING/DISTRIBUTION CO-ORDINATOR A vacancy exists for the marketing, delivery and co-ordination of distributions of ourVcnison and game meat products to Sydney and N.S.W. country clientele. Position suited to enthusiastic, self-motivated young person to manage and co-ordinate stock movements locally and interstate. HSC or equivalent plus C class liccncc essential. Experience in restaurant/catering industry desirable but not essential. Written applications indud a CV and quoting two referees required. Enquiries and Applications to; Suite Al, 7 Lathlain St, Bclconncn, A.C.T. 2617 Ph; (BH) 512399 (AH) 547623 PRINTING Pirie Printers Ply. Ltd. have the following vacancies; TYPESETTER: Machine compositor required, experience on AM Digital 6400 Phototypcsctter an advantage but not essential. HAND COMPOSITOR/COMMERCIAL ARTIST; With a flair for layout and design, experience in paste-up of quality publications and brochure work. TABLEHANDS: Must have experience in all bindery procudures. Phone Richard Gibson (062) 805410. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ACADEMY CAMPBELL, ACT 2600 COMPUTER CENTRE PROGRAMMER GRADE 1 (REF. 176) Appointee involved in the implementing and maintaining of applications software, systems programming and computer communication. Sound knowledge of system design and programming with FORTRAN and PASCAL is essential and knowledge of one or more of the following advantages; DEC-10 MACRO assembler, commercial applications, statistical and operations research, mathematical systems or systems programming. Further information from Mr M. C. Smith: (062) 688141. SALARY: $25088-526680 per annum (under review). Applicants with lesser experience may be considered for appointment at AssistantProgrammer with salary S22533-S24339 per annum (under review). Applications close 6 December, 1985. DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER CLASS 1 (REF. 012) SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Appointee required to provide software design and development support for teaching and research. The Department's activities span the fields of power, microwave, analog ana digital engineering with applications in computers, display and thin film technology, lasers, image processing and communications electronics. The successful applicant will be involved in all phases of projects requiring the generation of software cither integrated with hardware or as part of general scientific and engineering requirements. Duties will also include responsibility for managing and providing operational support and in connection with the Academy's LAN. The successful applicant will be expected to programme in assembler language and in at least one high level language. Applicants should have appropriate engineering, qualifications admitting to graduate membership of the Institution of Engineers with one or two years experience in software development. Further information from Dr G. Cochrane (062) 688224. SALARY: J239I5-S25459 per annum (under review) Applications close 29 November, 198S. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SENIOR LABORATORY CRAFTSMAN GRADE 2/3 (REF. 23) Appointee, under technical direction, will participate in the design, development and manufacture of teaching and research equipment. Essential skills include the use of lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, welding, soldering and woodwork equipment. Appointee must have appropriate trade qualifications. The position is available to 26 June, 1986. Further information from Mr J. Savage (062) 688347. SALARY: SI912I-S21191 per annum (under review). Applications close 29 November, 1985. Send written applications, including the names and addresses of two referees to the Personnel Officer, University College, Australian Defence Force Academy. Northcott Drive, CAMPBELL, ACT 2600. EQUALITY OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IS UNIVERSITY POLICY PROJECT MANAGER An experienced Project- Manager is required to control the construction of a number of building projects in Canberra. The successful applicant will need to have experience in contract administration, site supervision and programming of commercial building projects. The firm specialises in Project and Construction Management Contracts, and offers the suitable applicant an opportunity to grow with the company in this specialized area of construction. Salary and conditions arc subject to negotiation. Interested applicants arc to contact THE MANAGER, MANTEENA PTY LTD. PO BOX 4, MAWSON. ACT. 2607. PHONE 862483. 865244 POSITIONS VACANT Public Relations WRITER'S CRAMP? There is a lo! of diversity here to challenge all your creative talents. You will be instrumental in preparing information for all types of media and. publications. Gel with the growing concern — Call BARBARA DRAKE Canberra 49 6511 QUEANBEYAN HOSPITAL AND AREA HEALTH SERVICE The above Service invites applications and tenders from registered public accountants in terms of the Accountants Registration Act, 1945, for the purpose of auditing twice yearly, the accounting records for the 1985-86 fiscal year. Prospective applicants, should, in the first instance contact, the undersigned on 972266 cxt 54 during office hours, for details and scope of audit required and arrangements for personal interview, if so desired. Applications close on Friday December 13, 1985. R. STEENBERGEN Acting Chief Executive Officer QUEANBEYAN HOSPITAL AND AREA HEALTH SERVICE DENTAL OFFICER Applications are sought from New South Wales Registered Dental Officers. The successful applicant will conduct a clinic based in pueanbeyan Hospital three (3) days per week and a clinic based in Kenmore Hospital, Goulburn two (2) days per week. Both clinics provide services to Social Security Bcncficiarics. Primary care is undertaken at both clinics. Dentures are not made, adjusted or repaired at cither clinics. Further information may be obtained from the undersigned. Applications containing the name of two referees should be directed to the undersigned by Friday December 13, 1985. W. A. DARGAVILLE Chief Executive Officer PO Box 729, Queanbeyan NSW 2620 RADIATOR FITTER Experienced tradesmen only. Apply COOL CORE, 18 Barrier St, Fyshwick. Phone 806771. REAL ESTATE CAREER We arc seeking Sales People with a proven track record in the . selling field and a desire to work in an environment were your expertise is respected. Your self motivation will bring significant financial reward. The working environment is excellent and our remuneration package is highly competitive. Retainers will be considered in the initial period. To those without previous experience, expensive training will be provided in the Real Estate Industry. Member RE! and MLS. Please Ph for appointment. REAL ESTATE - ACCOUNTS This small busy friendly Real Estate Agency is looking for someone who can handle bookkeeping to Trial Balance can work under pressure likes dealing with the public can be firm but friendly. Computer experience an advantage but training will be. given, if necessary. Salary negotiated. To start any time between now and first week of January 1986. Please apply in writing lo PO Box 83, Kingston, 2604. RECEPTIONIST/SECRETARY Well groomed person for small Real Estate office, aged 25-35 years approx. Previous cxp pref but not essential. Must be capable typist and knowledge of bookkeeping an advantage. Sal over $300 pw. Interviews by appt only. w I Condos Real Estate Licensed Roal Estato a Business Agont M Property Consultants & Managers ■ I SUITE 9 1ST FLOOR BAILEYS Kmal ARCADE, EAST ROW ANO ■Hf LONDON CIRC. CANBERRA CITY. 2601 W* (062) S71777 (062) 498B01 RELIEF RECEPTIONISTS Would you like lo work as a Relief Medical Receptionist? A register of experienced receptionists is being compiled for relief placement "in Medical Practitioner's Surgeries. Interested Receptionists should apply in writing to the address below. For enquiries and further details phone 882576. The Recruitment Manager, JR Employment Agency, P.O. BOX 31, DUFFY. A.C.T. 2601. RETAIL MANAGER BELCONNEN Do you have drive, enthusiasm, and a good merchandising ability? Suzanne Grae. Australia's 3rd largest fashion retailer with over 50 stores in NSW and ACT, require a Manager for their busy Belconnen Store. The person would be required to implement company rules and procedures and direct the good merchandising of the store. For this busy position, previous retail experience would be a dccidcd advantage, though if you can demonstrate a successful track record in other similar areas, we would be glad to talk to you. We offer a very attractive salary along with a generous staff discount. Why not take this opportunity to join probably Australia's fastest growing retailer. Write confidentially to: David West Private Mail Bag 50, Post Office, Parramatta, 2150. REWARD! We arc looking for the right person to join the successful team in our progressive real estate agency. He or she is selfmotivatcd, prepared to work hard to achieve realistic goals, does not necessarily have sales experience, but docs have the will to succeed, a reliable car and a home telephone. If discovered, we are offering comprehensive on going training, sales aids among the most modern in Canberra, total management support and the opportunity to earn an income in direct proportion to your efforts. If you are, or know the whereabout of, this person, phone, in the strictest confidence, our Woden office on Monday after 9.30am on 851222 or AH 918911 anytime. i — / L'C- Agent - SIR KEITH CAMPBELL CENTRE, BOWES ST., WODEN. SHOP ASSISTANT SENIOR For bakery. Part-time permanent. Hours approx: 25-30 pw. Mon Fri. Ph 546243. SALES CONSULTANT CHISWELL FURNITURE. Chiswcll Furniture one of the best and most respected names ift domestic furniture requires a keen sales oricnta cd person to work in Grace Bros, Bclconncn store to commence Jan/Fcb 1986. If you arc a creative person with exceptional sales ability, able to display initiative and enthusiasm and would like to work approximately 20 hours per week on a casual basis, please forward in writing particulars to Sales/Marketing Director. Chiswcll Furniture Pty Ltd, PO Box 322, Liverpool. NSW 2170. Only applications in writing will be considered, however telephone information may be obtained bv speaking to Jan Cowdroy on (02) 6059722. Interviews to be held in Canberra. Hindy ELECTRONICS! SALES MANAGEMENT Would you like to join the sales management team of the world's largest electronic retailer? Wc would like to talk to you if you: Arc aged between 23 and 30 yrs. Have a strong sales background. Can demonstrate a stable work histoiy. Want to be paid in proportion to your efforts. Wc ofTer training in all aspects of retail management, salary and commission, plus superannuation and stock purchase plans after a qualifying period. For a confidential interview, please contact Mr C Rcis on (062) 511139 Monday after 10am. ACIl/ ^PinkBatts SALES CLERK Philips Servicc has an opportunity for an experienced Sales Clerk who will be involved in a wide range of duties in the spare parts store. Responsibilities include: Booking in repairs, spare pans, and accessory sales of our consumer products, despatch packing etc. Applicants must have previous experience in sales environment. A good telephone manner and a strong emphasis on pleasing our customers arc attributes highly regarded by our organisation. For further information please contact Mr R. Southan on (062) 950321. PHILIPS SERVICE 86 Wcntworth Avenue, KINGSTON. ACT 2604 ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE Australian Posters is the national market leader in the growing field of outdoor advertising. In Canberra, Australian Posters sell space on shopping centre panels, taxis and now ACTION buses. The Company is seeking an additional representative, aged 20 plus, with sales experience in Canberra, to market our products to local advertisers and advertising agencies. Ideally this person should be personable, confident and detail-conscious with the ability to sell to lai^c and small clients alike. This is a career position with a major national media organisation and the successful applicant will be paid an attractive package, comprising base salary, commission and car allowance. Initial enquiries should be phoned to Jason Ewing, Canberra cc new kitchen, new bathroom, open fireplace, clcc heating, I yr old Berber carpet throughout, leafy landscaped garden and paved pergola, bbq area, dblc gar, quiet street, extension potential, $115,000. Ph 821616. SALES REPRESENTATIVE We require the services of a Representative, experienced in all facets of the grocery industry to service Canberra, South Coast, and near western areas. Our company is experiencing rapid growth throughout a wide range of product categories. A fully maintained, air conditioned company, vehicle is provided and an attractive salary package will be negotiated. In the first instance please telephone all relevant details to MrS.J. Wilson, State Manager, Unigatc Australia Pty. Ltd. PHONE (02) 5171311. SALES REPRESENTATIVE Canberra Region One of Australia's largest independant transport companies is seeking to employ an ambitious sales person to represent the company in the ACT region. The person wc arc seeking must havca good track record not necessary in the transport industry as training will be provided. Attractive salary, car-allowance plus commission is offered to the right person. Apply Michael Pritchard Regional Manager Multigroup — and Wilot Express Telephone 950377 for appointment SALES We arc currently seeking a special person to join our dynamic team of sales representatives here in Canberra. If you arc able to converse well with a wide range of people, have an artistic, sales or printing background, and' arc looking for is challenging and rewarding career, then you're the person we arc looking for. Please apply in writing to: The Sales Manager, . PO, Box 438, Fyshwiek. 2609. SECURITY GUARDS Australia's leading security company has three vacancies for Uniformed Security Guards. Applicants should be First Aid qualified. Under 50 years of age. Physically fit. Holders of a current driving licence. An attractive 8 week rotating shift roster is worked, giving an average wage of(410.90 per 38 hr week. Applications in writing only will be considered and these should be addressed to The Personnel Director (ODcrations), P.O. Box 398, Fyshwiek, ACT. 2609. SECRETARY Applications arc invited for the position of Secretary in an Adolesccnt Residential Program. DUTIES: Typing, bookkeeping, reception work and general office duties. QUALIFICATIONS: Appropriate secretarial training and current driver's licence. Salary: Negotiable. Applications, giving personal particulars, details of qualifications and cxpcricncc, the names and addresses of three (3) referees and a contact phone number must be submitted by November 27, 1985 and addressed to: The Director, RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP, P.O. Box 83. CURTIN. ACT. 2605. Ph Enq (062) 810036. Stenos — Stenos — Stenos RECIPE FOR SUCCESS 60 wpm typing and good shorthand arc all you need to bccomi pan of our Cordon Bleu Team. Let the variety and flexibility of temporary work, work for you. Call KERRIE at DRAKE. Wc may be able to add a pinch of spiccto your life. 49 6511 SHOPRITE — QUEANBEYAN 'Due 10 . Christmas rush the following- positions have tccdmc available with our firm for full-time or part-time work.. r,: GROCER CHECKOUT OPERATOR BUTCHER FRUITERER For an appointment for an interview Phone 971802 and ask for Nick. SITE SUPERVISOR Self motivated person required for large dry wall and ceiling contract on New Parliament House Project. Applicant must have ability to control and motivate a large workforce Salary negotiable depending on experience and. ability. Applications trcatcdin strictest confidence. Resume to: P O Box 660, Manuka. A.C.T. 2603 ' . or phone 704270. Monday. JL Australian V&r Memorial STOREMAN (Temporary) $14898-$15406 The Australian War Memorial has a temporary vacancy for a Storcman at its warehouse in Fyshwick. DUTIES: Receive and place stores into stock, issue stores in accordance with local procedures, maintain the warehouse in proper order, maintain stores records and undertake delivery duties as required. QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in or knowledge of stores operations and stores accounting procedures together with a current "ACT Class 2 driver's licence. CONDITIONS: The successful applicant will be temporarily employed for a period of three months. Normal Australian Public Service conditions governing temporary employment will apply. APPLICATIONS: Sbould give details of relevant qualifications and experience together with the names of two referees and should be forwarded to: The Recruitment Officer Australian War Memorial GPO Box 345 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Further information may be obtained by telephoning Mr N. Dodds on (062) 804097, For duty statements and selection criteria phone (062) 434295. • THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER A.C.T. GAMING & LIQUOR AUTHORITY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT STAFF The Gaming and Liquor Authority is responsible for the operation of. ACT.TAB and the control of Poker Machines and Liquor Licensing in the ACT. The Authority operates a number of Pcrkin-Elmcr 3230 computers with applications developed in PASCAL, COBOL and Assembler using Real Time, Data Dictionary and 4th Generation techniques. Personal computing has begun on the IBM PC/XT using 1-2-3 and dBase II., The Authority has developed a number or micro-. processor applications and has developed facilities for Intel and Motorola micro-processors. Vacancies exist in the Systems Development team for staff to undertake challenging and varied applications development on business and technical systems. Applications arc invited from both experienced staff and recent (or near) graduates. Pcrkin Elmer experience is not essential. Salary is to be negotiated depending on experience and qualifictions. Applications should be forwarded to; ! ■ THE SYSTEMS MANAGER A.C.T. GAMING AND LIQUOR AUTHORITY PO BOX 42 DICKSON, ACT 2602 Applications close 29 November 1985. Enquiries Phone (062) 456311. Applicants must . be Australian; Citizens or have - Permanent Resident Status. TASMANIAN TOURIST BUREAU Have a long term temporary vacancy which may result in permanent employment. The position requires a competent Typist, preferable with some word processor experience, possessing a bright personality and enthusiasm. Salary commensurate with age and experience. . To arrange an interview, please Ph 473330 on Monday. CSIRO TECHNICAL OFFICER $20823-$25008 I CENTRE FOR IRRIGATION RESEARCH GRIFFITH NSW GENERAL: The Centre for Irrigation Research is located at | Griffith about 500km north of Melbourne and 650km west of Sydney. The town has a population of about 14,000 and is situated in a well-developed rural centre with good educational and recreational facilities. Funds have been made available by the Oilseeds Research Committee for a study of early maturing soybean for resistance to Phytophthora root-rot. DUTIES: The appointee will provide technical support in developing a glasshouse screening procedure of new breeding lines for resistance to Phytophthora root-rot, and in isolating the fungus from field crops in the region for race identification. Some phyiological aspects of host resistance may also be investigated. QUALIFICATIONS: An approved technical certificate or equivalent qualification in a relevant field, plus at least 6 years* relevant technical experience. Previous experience in microbiological and plant physiotogicalscienccs desirable. . NOTE- Applicants with relevant qualifications but lacking the necessary experience may be considered for appointment at a Tower classification. TENURE: A term of 9 months with possibility of extension for a further 2 years with Australian Government superannuation benefits available. APPLICATIONS: Stating relevant personal particulars, including details of qualifications and experience, the names of at least two referees and quoting reference No. J7724, should be directed to: THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE CSIRO " ' CENTRE FOR IRRIGATION RESEARCH PRIVATE MALE BAG GRIFFITH. NSW 2680 by 6 December, 1985 CSIRO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER TRACER Phdcnix Enterprises Pty Limited,,an engineering consultancy has a position for a Tracer. Pleasant working conditions. Civic. Applications to: General Manager, P.O. Box 381, G.P.O. Canberra ACT 2601. TYPIST/SECRETARY The Confederation of Australian Industry, located in Barton is seeking an experienced competent person with'initiative to fill an intcrcsjing position with, responsibility'to an Executive Dfrcctot involved with international ; trade and policy, and -the implementation of an international advisory- aid program. Shorthand whilst not essential would be an advantage. Salary by negotiation. For further information please telephone 732311. Written" application should be addressed to Mr. R.D. Chcatley. Confederation of Australian Industry, PO Box EI4, Queen Victoria EXPERIENCED persoifw work in Sandwich Bar. Apply in person, Mitchell's Coffee Spot, 1st floor, .Moparcf Mall. EXPERIENCED "cashier for -Farrcr Supa Scoop full time. 862773.. EXPERIENCED person, to work in sandwich bar at Fyshwick. Hrs 9-3pm.. For appointment Ph 8063651 ; FORMWORK carpenters wanted. Top wages for experienced workers. Apply.on site, next to NVoden Bus Interchange or phone Lcho Sella on 972628 ah. ,r FULLY experienced person to work full time or p^time Manuka Snack Bar, Manuka Centre. Very gd salary. Apply in person. ';■* G ARDENER/Labourer,'full tinjc, Ph 816712, before 9 am or after 8 pm. GYPROCK plasterers, fixers and cornice hand, gd rates, Batemans Bay area. Ph (044) 7i76i2. HAIRDRESSERS and ap prentices needed tojoin our professional team. Top conditions and wages. L.J.'s Hair Boutique. Ph 514320. HAIRDRESSER Qualified full or part-time required for busy Bclc salon. Excellent cond and atmosphere. Ph 415671. HAIRDRESSER At Nouvcau wc need a 1st yr apprentice hairdresser. An ongoing interest in hair and fashion design is required along with a willingness to adapt to changing fashion trends. Ph 472569 for interview. HAIRDRESSER: MIMMO HAIR STYLIST Rcq a qualified gent's hairdresser, perjn or part-time pos. Top wages and conditions. Ph 95,1952 ' bh, 319433 ah. HAIRDRESSER, Senior stylist, Woden arca.Ph 851270, 317808 ah, " ; HAIRDRESSER. 1st, 2nd. 3rd yr apprentice, Kurts Headline Belconncn M3H. '• Apply in person or phone 51-3816. HAIRDRESSER Position vail for 1st yr young stylist in our mens section. Phone Hair by Charles, 473324 foriintervicw. " BRANCH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS HFC is a leading Financial Services Company with branches Australia-wide:;; Two positions exist for: personable self starters to train ' as Branch Administrative Assistants at our Phillip «hd Canberra offices. The varied duties that you will perform include customer liaison;at our front counter, responsibility for the operationof a cash drawer and maintenance of the accounting 're cords. You will need to be able to type accurately at 45 i.wpm and previous experience would be an advantage but is not essential as, if you are the successful applcanti you will receive full training. If you arc well groomed, enjoy providing a high .standard of customer service* a^d are motivated by gaining, iresuits in a team environment, please phone (he Manager, Phillip Office, Mr R. Filing on 823611 and/or the Manager, Canberra Office, iVIriR. Edwards on 470155. n'i HFC FINANCIAL SER VICES LIMITED.,'! (Incorporated in New South Wales) ••i." "HFC is an equal oppor tunity employer"; ^ llODELS required for glam our photography, gd conditions. no cxp ncccssarjv Ph 805414 Tues I0am-2pnt." INTERVIEWERS: Week ends.For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65. like talking with people! live in or near Deakin. Baj-ton. Parkes have a 'phon^.and car' you can earn $56 toJ570 once or twice a month.;lnvervjewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 7 .or,8 hours. Phone Jill, Edwards in Melbourne , until 5pm Mon-Fri on ;(Q3) 602-5222; or writcJto Morgan Gallup Poll. . Box 2282U, Melbourne. 300k; JOBS $800 week possible/for i labourers • etc. Exploration land/sea (guaranteed). 'Send S.A.E. to P.O. Box J092. Burwood North. NSW 2134. JUNIOR and Senior-ex perienced persons wanted to work in a modern Takeaway Food Bar in Civic. For .interview. Ph 487721. KITCHEN hand Mon to.Frid W.30am-S.00pm. Wc are looking for a hard worker and of neat appearance 1,7 to 18 years old. For interview ring 485536 after 9am. KITCHEN hand. Thai or Laos person to work in Thai Orchid Restaurant. Ph 916476. LABOURER required for general labouring duties. Must have current union membership. Apply in" person lo Brucc Smith. White Industries Limited. Tuggeranong Town Centre Project. Stage I Infrastructure. Tel: 310311. LABOURER rcq by plumbing firm, cxp working on ifiulti-: siorey sites would be an advantage. Ph 549089. 1 LABOURER builders!'re quired immcd start. Ph 7am Mon 888127. LAUNDRY ATTENDANT. Wc require a mature person, aged between 35 and 4J^rs for a permanent position;on our evening and weekend shift rosters. For further.de| tails Ph 497309 between I 9-J0am Mon. 0 LEGAL ; SECRETARIES Wc have excellent permanent and temporary positions for experienced Legal Secretaries with 1st class typing. dictaphone and shorthand skills. If you would like to express interest in one of these • positions would , you .please contact Sue Hardy on 865396, or 864909 at--any ;time.!.,-; Southern Management Consultants Ply Ltd 32 Drcvermann Street Farrcr. ACT. 2607"}
{"id":127541020,"text":"28 Nov 1985 - Howard slump in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 28 November 1985, page 3 Howard slump in poll SYDNEY: The approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, has slumped 6 per cent according to a Bulletin magazine Morgan Gallup poll. Mr Howard had an approval rating of 50 per cent in the last poll at the week ending November 2. This dropped to 44 per cent in the week ending November 17 while the rating of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, remained steady on 57 per cent."}
{"id":128256554,"text":"21 Sep 1985 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 21 September 1985, page 7 & DATA PROCESSOR/ FINANCE ASSISTANT $16180-16863 .Applications arc invited from suitably qualified people for the position of Finance Assistant. -DUTIES: Enter details into the computer-based financial system. "Print details and cheques. Ensure adequate stocks of stationery and itorcs. Maintain files. Assist with the distribution of cheques, the ..payment of claims for cash and for the receipt and banking of r revenue. QUALIFICATIONS: Considerable experience with data entry ..essential. Experience in an accounting operations environment ana >with a computer based financial system an advantage. For further information contact John Scarano on 521313. 'Applications with personal particulars and details of qualifications and experience should be forwarded by 4 October, 1985 to: ' ASSISTANT MANAGER. PERSONNEL AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT PO BOX 176. BELCONNEN ACT 2616 SALES REPRESENTATIVE Leading paper and chemical company with rapid expansion ..requires the services of an experienced Representative to service "existing clients and create new customers. Territory well established. Requirements: Initiative, able to work without supervision, previous sales experience an advantage. 8 days per month on country run. Attractive salary paid according to experience. Reply with full details in writing to the Manager, CAFTY Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 100, Queanbeyan, 2620. SALES CONSULTANT PARKER FURNITURE "Parker Furniture requires the casual services of an experienced -retail sales person, preferably with a flair for colour and an interest . "in decorating, to act as casual Consultant in the Belconnen area. ~We are seeking applicants between 30-45 years of age who are able to work with the store's established sales staff Monday, Friday night --and Saturday morning on a regular basis, and full-time dunng " special promotion in January and July. . "Applicants must have a record of performance in a retail sales , . capacity. Full product training provided. .* Applications by Phone to Mr. Hugh King, Marketing Manager, PARKER FURNITURE PTY LTD 45 Powers Road. Seven Hills. 2147. - Ph (02) 6241133. : SALES ASSISTANT ,,This is a job with a difference for a young lady who enjoys a busy - even hectic - atmosphere. Canberra's largest and pinkest instant printers require a Salc^Receptionist who can quickly learn and assimilate technical knowledge with sales ability. A willing worker, able to think on her .feet will be well rewarded for effort. Preferred age group 20-30. ' For interview please call Ed or Eve Gardner Monday on 487855. SALES CONSULTANT DOWNARD PICKFORDS -Downard Pickfords, one of Australia's fastest growing companies in the removal, storage, transport and distribution fields, is seeking a " mature self starter to scrvicc corporate, international and domestic clients of the company. The person we seek will not necessarily have had experience in the removal industry, but will have a proven record in sales at the J. corporate level in a service or like industry. -Responsibilities of the position will include the development of the corporate sales sector of the market. An attractive remuneration package will be made up of base salary', fully maintained company car, contributor)' superannuation on commencement, participation in company bonus scheme and the ^ opportunity of share holding in the parent company. j. Applications in writing should be addressed to: - ? The manangerManagcr, Downard Pickfords Pty Ltd. PO Box 495, FYSHWICK. A.C.T. 2609. SALES REPRESENTATIVE A.C.T. and some country areas . Greeting Cards and Allied Products LYhis is an outstanding opportunity for a self-motivated 25-45 years, sales orientated person who lives in the Canberra area. This _ extremely intcrestiug industry offers the right individual every opportunity to establish a secure future. Company car will be provided, top salary, superannuation after ." qualifying period. ."Please apply in writing listing all particulars for preliminary discussion. THE MANAGER MURFETT PTY LTD 47 COSGROVE ROAD, ENFIELD NSW 2136 (A Division of National Consolidated) SANYO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD AUDIO/CTV TECHNICIAN A vacancy has occurred in the Canberra Service Division of Sanyo Australia, for a qualified audio technician. Experience in cassette pnd hi-fi servicing is essential. CTV and microwave ovens ."experience would be an advantage. Excellent working conditions, superannuation after a qualifying period. Please phone Roland Butt, Canberra Scrvicc Manager for appointment on 806422. CSIRO SCIENCE WRITER $26,056-533,430 SCIENCE COMMUNICATION UNIT CANBERRA ACT r We are seeking an energetic, imaginative person to join the science . ?writing team that produces the quarterly magazines Ecos and Rural "Research. The main task is to gather information from research ""scientists and the scientific literature and to present this as lively articles of appeal to a wide readership. "QUALIFICATIONS: A degree in science, or equivalent "(qualification plus previous relevant experience. Ability to present "complex information in a clear and interesting way is essential and -applicants should submit material which demonstrates this ability. ."TENURE: Indefinite with Australian Government superannuation Jbenefits available. ..APPLICATIONS: Stating relevant personal particulars, including details' of qualifications and experience, the names of at least two referees and quoting reference No A0058, should be directed to: ..Ofiicef-in-Charge " CSIRO Science Communication Unit ?PO Box 225 -DICKSON ACT 2602 by 14 October 1985 .. CSIRO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER SECRETARY "A national industry association located in Campbell requires a full time secretary. "The successful applicant will have experience in word processing, a "pleasant telephone manner, friendly personality and be able to work as part of a busy team. Duties will involve a wide variety of office tasks and iniatitivc will be required. - An above award salary will be negotiated with the right person. .Please contact Nerolie or Nichols on 474888 to arrange an ... ' interview. AHA. P O Box E434, Queen Victoria Terracc. ACT 2600. SECRETARY .A full time position exists within our office for a self motivated and -cncrgetic secretary. .The successful applicant should possess good typing skills and be .experienced in using a dictaphone and word processing equipment. . .The position is both challenging and rewarding and working conditions are excellent. ' An attractive salary is envisaged and applications setting out -cxpcricnce and qualifications should be addressed to: DUESBURYS. Chartered Accountants 7th Floor. CML Building, University Avenue. Canberra A.C.T. Phone 491299 SECRETARY/TYPIST Experienced Secretary required by a small busy office, which is a branch of a National company. Applicants will be working with 7 other people. Must have neat appearance, good personality and ability to accept delegation. Ph Mary 491202 after 9am, Monday. AUSTRALIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION SECRETARY - EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT We need a highly motivated Secretary/Executivc Assistant for the Association's National Office in Canberra. Experience 1 in a small office involving secretarial and administrative duties would be desirable, with knowledge of IBM/PC Word Processor operation. Training will be arranged if necessary. Enquiries in confidence to: Mrs Helen Walker, 571170 or GPO BOX 461. CANBERRA. ACT 2601 SECRETARY FOR SOLICITOR FOR WODEN Long est. firm of solicitors Woden require a secretary (preferably with legal experience) for one of the solicitors in the firm. The position includes some other duties including W.P. Apply Mrs Larkin. MANFRED STINSON & DOUGALL 1st Floor, M.L.C. Tower, Woden 815511 SENIOR CREDITORS CLERK We have a vacancy for an experienced person to control our ? creditors section. We offer competitive salary, 5 day week plus R.D.O., superannuation (after qualifying period), staff purchasing benefits. Ph the Accountant on 80S 111 for an appointment. SENIOR SALES ASSISTANT BOOKS Must be experienced in all aspects of book trade. References essential. Phone for appointment, Kingston Newsagency 959132. SERVICE CO ORDINATOR/SUPERVISOR A position is available within the Engineering Services Group of Concrete Constructions (Canberra) Pty Ltd. The applicant should be experienced in Supcrvision/Co-ordination/Administration ol mechanical, electrical hydraulics and fire protection services within major Government and commercial building projects. Qualifications should consist of Mechanical/Electrical Engineering background or trade supervision experience. Salary would be negotiable in accordance with qualifications and experience. Application in writing should be forwarded: Attention Mr. P. Buettel A.C.T. Services Manager, Concrete Constructions (Canberra) Pty. Ltd., Box E3. Queen Victoria Terrace, 2600. mm JLt LEIGHTON SITE ACCOUNTS CLERK An opportunity exists in our Project Management Division, for a suitably experienced, full-time site accounts clerk. Duties will include general bookkeeping, assisting in the preparation of contract documents, maintaining site records, and general office duties. Typing ability is essential and computor knowledge an advantage. Salary by negotiation and commensurate with age and experience. Please apply in writing to: The Manager, Lcighton Contractors Pty Ltd., Project Management Division, P. O. Box 278, Woden ACT 2606. SOLICITOR Wood Fussell and Co. require an experienced Litigation Solicitor. Applications to GPO Box 1248, Canberra. 2601. CANBERRA REX HOTEL SOUS CHEF CHEF TOURNANT We require the services of professional persons for the above positions. Minimum 5 years experience in hotel industry. The successful applicant will possess flair, enthusiasm and creativity. Salary negotiable. Please apply with reference to: Mr Lee Legowski, Executive Chef CANBERRA REX HOTEL 150 NORTHBOURNE AVENUE, BRADDON. PH: (062) 485311 SPARE PARTS MANAGER An experienced Spare Parts Manager is required for a new dual franchise motor dealership opening shortly in Belconnen. The successful applicant will have access to Canberra's most modem spare parts computer facility. Full product training will be provided. Remuneration commensurate with ability. All applications treated with strictest confidentiality. Apply in writing to: 1 The Accountant, PO Box 1863, BRADDON. ACT. 2601. STOREMAN/POTENTIAL SALESMAN, 19 PLUS An opportunity exists for a hard-working young person to join our CANBERRA SUPERSTORE. If you arc willing to start at the bottom this is a great opportunity to work towards being a fully fledged salesman. Initially you will be fully responsible for all functions in our storeroom area. Previous despatch/receiving experience preferred and basic maths skills a must. Enthusiastic applicants should Ph Miss D. Titene after 10.30am on Monday on 815255. STORE PERSON CLERK A person is required for our goods receiving and despatch area. Previous experience and references are essential and some computer product knowledge and advantage. Please phone Steve Nimmo between 9am and I lam Monday to arrange an interview. STEV'S COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE 68 Wollongong St. fyshwick. 806877 POSITIONS VACANT STOREMAN A leading established removal and storage company, is seeking the services of a qualified Storeman, for the Canberra branch. A complete knowledge of DAS storage specifications is essential. A current heavy rigid licence is preferred, but not essential. Above award wages paid. Please Ph 804188 after 9am, Monday. CSIRO TECHNICAL ASSISTANT $16,046-$ 19,955 (Junior rates according to age) DIVISION OF FOREST RESEARCH YARRALUMLA ACT GENERAL' The Division of Forest Research has its Headquarters in Canberra and employs approximately 220 staff. The Division's research programs are designed to supply a scientific basis for the balanced management of Australia's forests. Divisional regional stations arc located at Atherton, Brisbane, Hobart, Mt Gambier and Perth. DUTIES: Technical assistance in the design, construction and maintenance of electronic equipment and with data processing and computer programming. Include the development and use of various electronic and computing equipment, both in the field and laboratory. QUALIFICATIONS: Some training and/or experience in analog and digital circuitry and some knowledge of a computer language are desirable. TENURE: Indefinite with Australian Government superannuation benefits available. APPLICATIONS: Stating relevant personal particulars, including details or qualifications and experience, the names of at least two referees and quoting reference No A2773, should be directed to The Chief CSIRO Division of Forest Research PO Box 4008 QUEEN VICTORIA TERRACE ACT 2600 CSIRO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY E^PL^YER '98S Canberra international motor inn The Canberra International Motor Inn presently has vacancies in the Food and Beverage Department for Waiter/Waitresses, full-time restaurant cashier, and an experienced full-time Cocktail Barperson. Applicants must be well groomed and of pleasant personality. Contact Marie on 476966. 0 AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL MOTOR INN A vacancy exists for a suitably qualified and experienced Sous Chef to join our kitchen team. Please contact the General Manager on Monday after 10am on 977877 for an appointment. "TIMBER ORDERMAN" Applications are invited for the position of timber ordcrman. Duties include the preparation of building material orders, customer service and some clerical work. Experience advantageous but not essential. Contact the Manager, T. D. Godfreys Holdings 21 Lyell St, Fyshwick. Ph 806121. TIP TOP BAKERIES CANBERRA DIESEL MOTOR MECHANIC Looking for a job with security, good conditions and the benefits of working for a large company? We arc looking for a person who would be capable of helping to maintain a large fleet of modern diesel trucks. Conditions of employment are good and should attract a person looking for long term stable employment. Wages negotiable. For a confidential interview Ph 950481 after 8.30am Monday. TIP TOP BAKERIES CANBERRA DIESEL MOTOR MECHANIC Looking for a job with security, good conditions and the benefits of working for a large company? We are looking for a person who would be capable of helping to maintain a large fleet of modern diesel trucks. Conditions of employment are good and should attract a person looking for long term stable employment. For a confidential interview phone 950481 after 8,30am Monday. TYPIST/CLERK Long standing professional staff association requires the service of a mature person, with a minimum typing speed of 60 wpm, a corrected shorthand speed of 100 wpm and experience in drctaphonc work, duties will include the composition of routine correspondence, the handling of telephone enquiries, some work of a clerical nature and, upon occassions, taking and transcription of minutes of meetings. The hours of duty will initially be 3 hours per day Monday to Friday. Salary is negotiable. Further information contact Frances Young on 571876. TEMPLINE - CES UNIVERSITY PRE-SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE CENTRE has a vacancy for a senior child care worker or a general trained nurse with child care experience to work with two year olds. Hours 8am-5pm. Ph 494113 after 9.30am Monday September 23. VULCAN CHEF DISHLEX WORKSHOP TECHNICIAN A permanent position exists for an experienced Technician to seA'ice the range of Vulcan Chef and Disnlcx, domestic appliances in our Fyshwick Service Department. Experience in electronic equipment would be an advantage. We olTer good wages and conditions, uniform and superannuation after a qualifying period. For appointment for an interview please phone the Service Manager, Vulcan Chef on 806932. WILLING & PARTNERS PTY LTD. CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEERS . OFFICE JUNIORS Applications are sought for two ofTice juniors to work in our Canberra office. The successful applicants will gain extensive experience in general office duties including photocopying, plan printing, delivering of plans etc to clients, filing and some typing. The office operates several Word Processing facilities and the successful applicants would be encouraged to gain experience with these. It is essential that the applicant has a current Driver's Licence. Applications to: r The Manager, Willing & Partners Pty Ltd., PO Box 170, CURTIN. ACT. 2605. WODEN AUTO PARTS PHILLIP Have a vacancy for a SENIOR SPARE PARTS SALES PERSON The successful applicant would require counter sales experience and be capable of some representative work. Please apply Ken Gray on WORD PROCESSING TYPIST Required for Fyshwick office. Expcricncc on IBM mulli male an advantage but not essential. Interested persons to contact Mrs S. Tomkins on 804933. MATTHEW HALL MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS PTY LTD. CSIRO WORD PROCESSING CO-ORDINATOR S17959-S19337 DIVISION OF FOREST RESEARCH YARRALUMLA, ACT GENERAL: The Division of Forest Research has its Headquarters in Canberra and employs approximately 220 staff. The Division's research programs arc designed to supply'a scientific basis for the balanced management of Australia's forests. Divisional regional stations are located at Athcrton, Brisbane, Hobart, Mt Gambier and Perth. DUTIES: The Word Processing Co-ordinator is responsible for supervision of a total of 3 staff and the co-ordination of work in the Division's Word Processing Centre. The successful applicant will be a highly-motivated, experienced word processing operator who is able to supervise the operation of the Rank Xerox 860 IPS and 850 DTS word processing systems and a Sirius microcomputer for the preparation of manuscripts, conferencc papers and correspondence. It is essential for the Co-ordinator to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, to cope in a situation that is extremely busy and varied and display act, discretion and judgment. In addition to supervising the day to day operations of the Centre the Coordinator is responsible for the development of the system and training staff in the use of all aspects of the system. Specific duties of the position include: . the supervision of stalT on all aspects of word processing; . the co-ordination of the work and the sorting of priorities with the Word Processing Centre: . responsible for the administration of the word processing systems including back-up, archiving, deletions etc.; . consultation with authors within the division to ensure that maximum use is being made of the word processing facilities and advise on how particular work processing jobs should be handled; . maintain close liaision with the Systems/Word Processing Officer on computing system enhancements relating to word processing and co-ordination of large jobs that require typesetting; . staff selection and training in the use of all aspects of the word processing system; . keeping abreast of technological developments in the word processing environment and advice to management on their suitability for incorporation in the system; . evaluation of software and hardware enhancements as they become available; . the operation of the equipment within the Centre. QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to supervise and motivate staff and to liaise with officers at all levels is essential. Technical ability to ensure that the word processing equipment is being used to its full potential is necessary. Considerable expcricncc in the use of word processing systems, including the housekeeping procedures is essential. Knowledge of typing scientific papers involving mathematical equations and extensive experience in typing layouts is highly desirable. Previous supervisory experience would be an advantage. TENURE: Indefinite with Australian Government superannuation benefits available. APPLICATIONS: Stating relevant personal particulars, including details of qualifications and experience, the names of at least two referees and quoting reference No. A27I0, should be directed to: THE CHIEF CSIRO DIVISION OF FOREST RESEARCH CSIRO PO BOX 4008 QUEEN VICTORIA TERRACE, PARKES, ACT 2600 by 7 October, 1985 CSIRO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER CSIRO WORD PROCESSING TYPIST S16266-S16717 HEADQUARTERS - CANBERRA ACT CSIRO conducts scientific and technological research, in laboratories located throughout Australia and employs about 7,000 staff. The Headquarters Word Processing Centre is located - in Limestone Avenue Campbell, where the latest technology is used to process work. A Wang Alliance Word Processing/Office automation system, with laser printer and direct interface to the telex and mainframe computer, is used to process a variety of work. The Centre is located in a modem building where cvci7 possible crgonomic factor has been taken into consideration. DUTIES: A position exists for a highly-motivated word processing typist who is keen to operate the Wang Alliance word processing system. Tasks include entering, editing and printing text on a wide range of applications. In addition training will be given on all the advanced features of the equipment. QUALIFICATIONS: A good standard of secondary education together with the ability to type with speed and accuracy and to pay attention lo detail are essential. A minimum typing speed of 60 wpm is desirable. Ability to use own initiative, to work with minimum supervision, reliability and dedication are essential qualities. Training and work experience on a word processor is essential. Experience on Wang Word Processing equipment would ' be an advantage. TENURE: Indefinite with Australian Government superannuation benefits available. APPLICATIONS: Quoting reference No. AOII4, should be directed to: MS MARY MOND SECRETARIAL SERVICES CO-ORDINATOR CSIRO, PO BOX 225, DICKSON ACT 2602 TELEPHONE (062) 484448 by 7 October, 1985 CSIRO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER YOUNG LAD 17-19 Yrs for JOINERY Permanent position. Must have drivers liccncc. PHONE 804561 MONDAY. ELECTRONICS TRA1NEESHIPS - RAAF The RAAF can offer you the chance to bccomc a fully trained electronics technician, involved in the servicing and repair of radio equipment, navigation aids, radars and advanced telecommunication equipmentoperated operated in today's Air Force. To qualify for this training you will need to: . be aged 17 and uner 35 years. .have a minimum education level of Year 10 with good results in English, Maths adn Science with a Physics con tent. . *bc an Australian citizen (or eligible to bccome one) . join the RAAF for 6 years . meet our other en try requirements. Rewards? Good pay, security of employment, free medical and dental care and the chance to work at our various bases. For details contact your RAAF Careers Advisers at: Defence Force Recruiting Information Centre Woden House PHILLIP, ACT 2606 Telephone: (062) 822333 Join the Royal Australian Air Force. GREENWOOD MAIN TENANCE SERVICES require licensed part-time casual for garden and chainsaw work. Ph 312187. GYPROCK fixer required, permanent position, top rates. Ph Nick Boradin, Gowric Wallboards. Ah 918462. HAIRDRESSER, ladies' sen ior required, full-time southside salon. For a confidential interview Ph Kevin 863679 bh. 511753 ah. FRONT DESK RHCEPT. PUT OUT THE WELCOME MAT This well established local company need a with-it Person to take over their front of house operations. It's busy with phones ringing ana clicnts coming and going. Your good typing and on-the-ball approach will do it. Call PIXIE - HAIRDRESSER wanted to join our professional team. Top conditions and wages. For a confidential interview ph 515538. HAIRDRESSER. 1st year ap prentice, with experience, required by, Zenrith Hair Design. Woden - Ph. 822495. HAIRDRESSER, lady, fully qualified. Perm position. Ph 885963. HAIRDRESSER. 4th Year or Qualified, gd conditions and benefits. Ph 956355 ah, 971113 bh. HAIRDRESSER wanted for full-time work. Apprentice or qualified. Ph 910596 ah or 310579 bh. HAIR dresser, senior stylist part-time. 544636. HAIRDRESSER. CAROL HAIR DESIGN invites applicants for the position of Senior stylist. The successful applicant will bo a member of a professional team, maintaining a hi^h standard of hairdressing, and working in a happy environment with a stalT of 8. Excellent conditions including above award wage, commission and full day ofT. Part time hours considered. Phone 314217, ah 885816. HEAD Barman/Supervisor re quired for small eating and drinking establishment, day and evening shifts Mon to Fri, cxp in cellar and crowd control essential. Apply in writing with resume to PO Box 694, Woden. HOME cleaning with exp. South side and Queanbeyan. Ph 972474. HONDA 750. 1980, exc cond, half price $1,000. Urgent sale. No offers. Ph 572882. HORT1CULTURALIST Person with practical experience in commercial or retail nursery required. Above award wages plus incentive schemes. Ph 959774 or 953572. HOUSEKEEPER, Forrest, 3 hrs on Mon, Wed and Fri. Ph 953568. HOUSE cleaners, Kambah area, refs desirable. Ph 310524. INTERESTING out door work, canvassing for local building company, must be able to travel 1-2 days per week, prefer females, Ph 865269 ah. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65, like talking with people, live in or near Curtin, Hughes have a 'phone and car' you can earn $56 to $70 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 7- or 8 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) 602-5222; Or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. JUNIOR and senior girls wanted to work in a modern take-away food shop in Civic. Experience is necessary. For interview Ph 487721. JUNIOR SECRETARY BORN TO WIN! This Company needs your positive approach to a great career opportunity. You will train with a senior person and act as support on a wide variety of tasks. Learn from a professional and start on the right foot. Call BARBARA - KlfflKlsf KITCHENHAND, EJ's res taurant req a Kitchcnhand, Tues through to Fri, day shift, must be clean, quick and efficient. Ph 951949 or 888588. KITCHENHAND fully exp lady for night work. Ph 810647. KITCHEN hand, part-time, evenings. Ph 472670 Mon 11-3. LABOURERS wanted, brick cleaning, immcd start. Apply 32 Empire Circuit, Forrest or Ph 822375. LADIES to Party Plan. Excit ing new line of ladies clothes, and wishing to earn $ 100-S200 pw. Ph (063) 421759. LANDSCAPE Architect re quired for expanding small firm. Salary plus commission. 973136. LEATHERWORK course. For young people out of work. 3 day intensive, no cost, enrol now. 14th-16th Oct. Occasional childcare available. Ph 475815, 472707 Mon-Fri 9-5. LICENSED builder required to supervise and erect patios, carports, etc. Pref over 40. Own ute, tools. Well above award wages. Ph 865269 ah. LITIGATION Secretary re quired for temporary work from 8th October 1985 until 18th October 1985. Tel. 474577 (Mr Wood). MACHINIST qual Automotive or Fitter and Machinist, req for engine reconditioning workshop. Please Ph 475119 for interview. . MANAGER RETAIL STORE HANDBAGS INTERNATIONAL, Australia's leading Handbag and Accessories Retailer require a Manager for one of their Canberra stores. The succcssful applicant will be an energetic, mature person, with a (lair for .fashion and extensive retail management experience and will enjoy above award remuneration and a 38 hour week. Please Ph Miss M. Walker on 479967 to arrange an interview. McNAIR ANDERSON ASSOCIATES PTY LTD. INTERVIEWERS are required by a leading Market Research Company. Applicants must be presentable and prepared to work door to door. The work involves explaining surveys to respondents and recording information they give. There is no selling involved. Only people who are neat, reliable and willing to complete any work they accept by specified deadlines need apply. This is casual work and can be done evenings and weekends. Car and phone essential. Apply in writing giving any relevant details and previous experience to: INTERVIEWERS, 30 Harris Street, Hackctt, ACT. MAN wanted lor large vegeta ble farm in Canberra City. A knowledge of farm tractors, general farm background and class 4 truck driver's licence needed. Small 2 bedroom cottage provided on property. Six day working week. Apply R. Hill & Son 18 Kallaroo Rd, Pialligo. Ph 476911. MECHANIC. Ultra Tune Bel connen rcq a mechanic to do tuning. Con tact Ken Houlahan, 514672. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER Work in Canberra on high tech. project for Australian subsidiary of international company. Apply D. Slocombe, G.P.O. Box 388, Canberra A.C.T. 2601. MEDITATION techniques for young people out of work. Each Tucs. I lam. The Foundry 475815-472707 Mon-Fri 9-5. Low cost childcare available. MEDICAL Secretary. An exp Dictaphone Typist will be offered computer training, variety of tasks and cxc conditions in this fulltime situation. Northside location. Please Ph Beverley Carmichael. 957841. ? ? # MEDIA Monitoring Service requires an information analyst. Sound knowledge of current affairs essential. Full time position. Hours 5am to 12.30pm, weekend roster. Experience in media desirable but not essential. :Phone 541333 after 10am Monday. MONITAIR PTY LTD. MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST (FULL-TIME) Receptionists are required for a busy medical Practice, located in Civic Centre. THE JOB Arrange and confirm medical appts, interview patients, invoice and receipt fees via a computer terminal, file medical records. WE REQUIRE Persons with initiative, accuracy, capacity to work under pressure and ability to establish rapport with patients, doctors and staff. THE BENEFITS Good working environment and conditions, with potential for earning above award rates, plus annual bonuses. Two positions available. Ph Supervisor, 889358 at home this weekend. MOTORCYCLE SALES AND ACCESSORIES SALESPERSON With previous experience in retail trade. Robbo's Motorcycles Ply Ltd, 129 Newcastle St, Fyshwick. Ph 804716. Contact K Macaulcy after 10 am Monday for ap pointmenl. . MURAL in fabric. Applique workshop. Come along and I sew a City. The foundry for young people out of work. No experience required. Bring along a few scraps of cloth. Tucs 1st Oct - Wed 2nd Oct. Phone 475815, 472707. Occasional childcare available. Mon-Fry 9-5. NAILS. An opportunity exists to bccome associated with this growing industry. Please Ph 512695 after 10am. NEAT capable child care worker, 16-18 yrs, proven abilitv and references essen tial. Only enthusiastic applicants need apply. Ph 956044 Mon after 9am. NURSE/Rcccptionist for busy doctor's surgery, part-time, experience desirable. Nonsmoker essential. Apply in writing with references by September 30 to Dr. A. Shroot, Dickson Chambers, Dickson. OPTICAL Mechanic Appren tice. Position avail in interesting field of Optics for neat, well groomed Male or Female. Min qualifications completion of Year 10 with Maths, Science. Ph Trevor Button, on 515828 for interview. ft KOOMARRI OUR Garden Centre in O'Connor sells directly to the public. Currently we need a person for sales and related duties on Sat and Sun. Could be an immediate start. Some knowledge of plants, shrubs, flowers, etc will be an advantage. Please call Merv Lane or TobJ Steer on 478033 to discuss I this interesting position. ? ? ? PART-TIME We have positions for 2 ladies, well dressed and eager to learn to be trained to display qual jewellery. Hours would suit a family. NO DELIVERIES, NO OUTLAY. For appt write to PO Box 31, New Lambton, NSW, 2305 giving phone no., address and any details of exp in sales. PART time typist for Legal of fice. Willingness to learn word processor. Mature persons only. 369317. PHARMACY Shop Assistant - part time senior full time intermediate previous exp essential. For appointment Ph Kippax Pharmacy 548550. ^jHiMnniiwiiiiHiii iipa--j REAL ESTATE SALES CONSULTANT National real eslalo is a successful real estate agency that prides itself on its personal service. We are about to commence a controlled oxpansion programme and to this end we wish to employ an additional sales consultant. Experience in the real estate industry is not essential as initial and on-going training will bo provided. As members of Multilist and the Real Estate Institute of the ACT. wo can offer the best facilities to ensure a high income. Please phono for a confidential interview. NAIIUNHL (Ri^ARO,WATKINS REAL EST P/L IIC AGENT! . .J ^1^14.77 . KAM0AH VILLAGE ^ 1 ? ' ' ' -? CANBERRA ACT f t-esni \\ i'f tk| NSt'nx* ? ? ? PARTY PLAN PEOPLE FREE KIT NO DELIVERIES FREE STATIONERY mLC.^LENT com Party Plan people who think they may be interested in working with our company, established in Australia for la yrs displaying jewellery: write to 33 Albert St, SpSfc Point, 2284 ?J » One of these applicants ttfll be appointed to MANAGER FOR CANBERRA and cite to ASSISTANT MAT AGER. ? ? . i».*" PART-TIME MANAGER " We have a position for a laiy preferably cxp in direct selling. Able to hold motivational mtgs, recruit, train and take reports. Training will be given if necessary to suitable applicants. For appt wnte to PO Box 31, New Lambton, NSW, 2305 giving details of phone no, address and details of management exp if any, I-aki-ume work available earning for Christmas, hours 1° s.u,'!,' please Ph southside 319532, northside 863495. PART-TIME babysitter re ,T, ,homc' 15 mths child, 8.30-1 lam, 3 days per week. Mother with chiltl SIM99^ Huehcs arca- Ph PART-TIME PERSONS. Tit's ?JS PaJty Plan requires capable and reliable persons to sell our Australian made womens and childrcns fashion clothing at down to earth P,r.'ces , (Jeans, skirts, shins, knits,' fleecies, etc) I«CiC^0nM Mary, ~ Ph°nc: joo2.5I. No outlay, no'dcnvenes. Car and phone essential. No free trips, no prizes, just top earnings, PICTURE framcr, prof posi tion for person with picture framing or joinctj skilft. Write to THE FRAME FACTORY. I Kembla st Fyshwick with details of cxp and referees. PIPELAYER We require the services of an experienced pipelayer. Top wages. Perm Pos. Immcd stan. Ph 588414. .*? KN.C,. HIGH COMMISSION wishes to appoint a Secretary on a temporary basis. Applicants should possess a httffimum 2-4 years experience, 55 wpm typing and know), edge of shorthand wouldjie an advantage. Intcrcstcd'app icants please contact Mrs. Shaw on 733322 bh. PRINTING ASSOC. LITHOSCANS Permanent position. We require quality conscious full colour lilhographic planners lor a modern and progressive company. Regu lar overtime. Parking provided. Please apply to fac John Co^ PRINTING ; * We require a machine compositor tradesman to train on our versatile Qadex 5000 computerised typesetting system. Apply to the Manager. Union OITsct Co Pty Ltd. Ph 806733 for interview. QUANTITY SURVEYORS required by Canberra office of Rider Hunt and Partners. Applicants should be qualified for, or studying for, membership of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, have recent professional office experience and be prepared to be trained in computerised estimating and documentation techniques. For further; information Ph 477022. QUEANBEYAN HIGH SCHOOL. Teacher of Italian with one other modern language - long term casual appointment. Contact --the Principal, 972088. RECEPTIONIST - medical - part time. Two positions avail, cxp pref, some typing. Apply PO Box 20, Kambah. RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST^ for community organisational! time, capable of operating PABX switchboard. ,Enquirics 473033 Monday^and Tuesday. RECEPTIONIST. Well pre sented person, motel industry exp pref for front desk position. Shift work involved. Sal ncg. Please I'h Valerie Aarons 571010. .=« Si KOOMARRI RECEPTION 1ST /CLERK/TYPIST. Interesting and challenging position for mature person in busy print workshop. Duties include: Operating commander system, general office duties, customer contact and some typing. Ability to work with handicapped employees, desirable. Ph 513033 during'"bh for interview. RECEPTIONIST YOUR NEW 1.0. t" We arc moving - and we are growing! Join us in our new officcs and conlributc.to our success! The phones, arc your first priority but your expanding responsibilities will include typing agd general clerical support. ^A positive, sparkling approach is the main ingredient <*&ll me - BARBARA - about your future and ours.'"}
{"id":128285499,"text":"05 Jul 1995 - Further strife hits WA Libs Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 5 July 1995, page 2 Further strife hits WA Libs By PETER COLE-ADAMS, Political Editor Mass resignations from a Liberal Party branch in the Western Australian seat held by disendorsed federal Liberal MP Paul Filing have in-creased the likelihood of change at the top in the strife-torn state party. A total of 48 members of the 60-strong Sorrento-Duncraig branch, including the branch president, resigned on Monday night. They are expected to campaign for Mr Filing, who has an-nounced he will be standing as .an independent in his north Perth seat of Moore, which he won from Labor in 1990. increas-ing his majority to 9 per cent at the last election. He said yesterday that the Monday-night resignations meant that almost 150 Liberals in his seat had now resigned in protest. Senior party sources in WA said yesterday that they believed .. former Liberal senator and Perth mayor Reg Withers would suc-ceed in his bid to take over the party presidency from Dr David Honey at the party state confer-ence on July 30. Mr Withers is supported by WA-based federal Liberal heavy-weights who are desperate to see an end to the bitter in-fighting in the state party before the federal election campaign begins. Dr Honey is seen as being too. closely associated with Senator Noel Crichton-Browne, the power: broker whose machinations are widely blamed for creating divi-sions within the WA party and, specifically, for bringing about Mr Filing's failure to win prese-lection for Moore, and for the dis-endorsement of sitting Liberal member Allan Rocher in Curtin. Senator Crichton-Browne has agreed, under heavy party pres-sure after allegations that his wife had once sought to take out a restraining order against him, not to re-contest his Senate seat at the next election. Premier Richard Court denied yesterday that the WA branch was in turmoil, but said there were problems in Moore. He suggested that Senator Crichton-Browne's wife, Esther, would be a "terrific" member of parliament, probably at the state level. Dr Honey told a radio inter-viewer that the resignations in Moore had been "stage-managed" by Mr Filing and his supporters. Dr Honey's position may have been further undermined yester-day with publication of an AGB-McNair poll in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald which re-ported a dramatic 15 per cent drop in federal Coalition support in the West, where it now leads by a narrow 41-37 per cent. (The AGB McNair Poll found that, nationally. Labor had nar-rowed the Coalition's lead from 10 percentage points to four, to 44-40, over the past two weeks, partly because of the swing in the West and, more spectacularly, in Queensland, where Labor had come from 19 points behind to four points ahead. Newspoll, in The Australian, gave a contradic-tory picture, showing the Coali-tion still enjoying a seven-point national lead, 47 to 40 per cent, almost unchanged over the two •weeks since the last sample. The latest Bulletin-Morgan poll has the Coalition eight points ahead.)"}
{"id":128288157,"text":"18 Jul 1995 - Waller 'perfect' for heroin probe Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 18 July 1995, page 5 Waller 'perfect' for heroin probe By MICHAEL BACHELARD The head of the heroin trial task force, Kevin Waller, said yesterday that he had no pre-conceived ideas about casing drug laws. In announcing the appoint-ment, ACT Chief Minister Kate Carnell said Mr Waller was "ab-solutely perfect" for the role. He is a retired NSW coroner who has conducted inquiries into the Newcastle earthquake, the Strathfield massacre and the Pa-cific Highway bus crashes. Mrs Carnell also announced the other members of what will be a 26-member task force com-prising academics, public ser-vants, community, legal and po-lice representatives. Mr Waller told a press confer-ence that he had been attracted to the committee because the is-sue had been debated for many years in academic, legal and health circles. "It's something that I've had some interest in," he said. "As magistrate and coroner I've seen the results of heroin addic-tion, which don't seem to be al-leviating at all." He acknowledged that the de-bate would divide the communi-ty into those who felt it was morally reprehensible to even consider such a scheme and others who thought "the situa-tion's so bad we need another approach". He also agreed he had been charged with a difficult task which would eventually lead to a political decision the Govern-ment had to make. "I'm used — for many years — to waiting until the evidence comes in to make a decision, and that's what I'll do in this situation ... I've got a lot of reading to do myself and a lot of discussion, so what my par-ticular opinion might be at the moment I don't think counts be-cause it might be different at the end of the period." Mrs Carnell said she had cho-sen Mr Waller because "he comes with a proven analytical mind, a capacity to take evi-dence from ... fairly diverse backgrounds on board and come up with a position after looking at all the evidence". A poll published in The Syd-ney Morning Herald recently showed that 41 per cent were in favour of a trial and 54 per cent opposed. The AGB McNair poll asked if people would be in fa-vour of a trial if it was conduct ed in their state. The proposed trial will be lim-ited to those already on the ACT methadone program, and who have lived in the ACT since Picture: GRAHAM TIDY Former NSW state coroner Kevin Waller at yesterday's announcement that he will head the heroin task force. 1993. The Government has also made it clear that it is contin-gent on the results of Mr Wal-ler's committee, on federal fund-ing and the backing of a majority of the states and terri-tories. The other members of the committee are representatives of: the National Cen-tre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Dr Gabriele Bammer; AFP, Com- mander David Blizzard and Chief Inspect-or Ted Foster; Alcohol and Drug Founda-tion, Bob Budd; ACT Health Department, Vic Bugler, Terry Findlay and Maarten van der Kleij; Alcohol and Drug Council ot Australia, David Crosbie; ACTCOSS, Graeme Evans; ACT Education Depart-ment, Fran Hlnton; AFP Association, Pat-rick Law; ACT Attorney-General's Depart ment, Diane Merryful and Keith Simpson; Methadone Action Consumer Empower-ment, Michael Rimmer; Dependency Care Foundation, Anthony Roben; Assisting Drug Dependents Inc, Elizabeth Skinner; Commonwealth Law Enforcement Board, Karen Twlgg; AMA, Dr Keith Wooliard; ACT Division ol General Practice, Dr Clare Wiillngton; ACT Alcohol and Drug Service service manager, Julie Perrin; ACT Trades and Labour Council presid-ent, Jeremy Pyner; lawyer Richard Ref-shauge; president of the Australian In-jecting Drug User League, Judith Byrne; ANU philosophy professor Robert Good-in; and ACT Chief Magistrate Ron Cahlll."}
{"id":128288467,"text":"20 Jul 1995 - Goss might still hold government Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 20 July 1995, page 3 Goss might still hold government BRISBANE: The Queensland Gov-ernment clawed back to within reach of retaining power yesterday, with counting in two crucial unde-cided seats favouring Labor incum-bents. The election outcome still hinges on the Brisbane seat of Greenslopes, and Whitsunday in the state's north, although Labor said the coalition's claims on Mundingburra, a northern seat, were also now in doubt. Both sides are claiming 43 seats in the 89-seat Parliament, with one independent. If Labor wins Greenslopes and Whitsunday it will have a one seat majority. In the event of a hung Parliament, Gladstone independent Liz Cunning-ham will hold the balance of power. Both parties will try to woo her today when she goes to Brisbane to meet Premier Wayne Goss and Op-position Leader Rob Borbidge. Labor state secretary Mike Kaiser was trying not to get excited and was stressing the result was still finely balanced. "We're still hopeful," he said. "But the election outcome is still too close to call." Electoral Commissioner Des O'Shea said if the count continued neck and neck an election result might not be known until after next Tuesday night, the deadline for re-ceiving postal votes. Labor's Gary Fenlon, in Green-slopes, was trailing Liberal candi-date Ted Radke by 16 with over 600 votes left to count yesterday, after being 73 votes behind on Tuesday. "I'm still optimistic and we still have a good chance," Mr Fenlon said. "I should have a very good idea tomorrow but it'll go down to the wire." He said Mr Goss had called to wish him luck and to jokingly offer him either a knighthood or a public holiday in his honour if he managed to save the Government. In Whitsunday Labor said it was still about 40 votes ahead yesterday. Incumbent Lorraine Bird said she was still confident despite slipping from a 47 lead on Tuesday She had expected to fall behind yesterday as the votes counted were from an area in her electorate tradi-tionally anti-Labor. "It was the worst booth counted today and I've still managed to stay in front," she said. Ms Bird said there were still more than 2500 votes left to be counted in Whitsunday and a result Wayne Goss: best wishes would probably not be known until Friday. Queensland Nationals state secret-ary Ken Crooke admitted it would be difficult to win Whitsunday. In Mundingburra, also in north Queensland, Labor's Ken Davies was only 58 votes behind the Liberals' Frank Tanti yesterday with more than 1200 votes left to count. Business and Regional Develop-ment Minister Warren Pitt refused to concede defeat in far northern Mulgrave yesterday as he slowly closed in on the Nationals' Naomi Wilson. He said he was trailing by just over 100 votes with more than 1200 votes to be counted, although he was not confident he could continue to close the gap. "It would be silly of me to con-cede defeat just yet," he said. Meanwhile, many voters would change the way they voted if anoth-er state election was held in Queens land, according to an AGB survey for National Nine News. The poll of 600 voters throughout Queensland showed more than 25 per cent were influenced to vote against the Goss Government be-cause of the ALP's campaign. Six out of 10 voters said there were aspects of the Labor campaign they did not like. One in 10 said they would change their vote if a new poll was held. And 18 per cent of the people who voted for a minor party or independent said that if given another chance they would change their vote, the survey said. Eight ACT sophisticates behind Coalition's wins By MICHAEL BACHELARD An increasingly sophisticated group of Liberal campaigners based in Canberra is largely re-sponsible for big Labor defeats in both the recent Queensland and ACT elections. The group of eight, and others in the state Liberal Party branches, also will develop the strategy for John Howard's Feder-al campaign. The Liberal campaign director for the ACT election in February, Lynton Crosby, also collected the research and formulated the stra-tegy for the Queensland campaign. Labor suffered an 11 per cent swing against it in the ACT elec tion, and about 6.5 per cent in Queensland. Many of the tactics were the same, including an appeal toward the end of the campaign for a pro-test vote against the incumbent government. Research also had re-vealed similar attitudes of dissatis-faction to the leaders, Wayne Goss and Rosemary Follett. Mr Crosby said no conclusions could be drawn about the coming federal campaign from the earlier victories because the political situ-ation was likely to be different. The campaigns reflected the new Liberal orthodoxy, developed after John Hewson's loss in 1993, that sound research and tactics are more important than detailed poli-cy announcements. Libs harness protest vote — Page 11."}
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{"id":128740011,"text":"08 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press (NSW : 1908 - 1913), Friday 8 April 1910, page 6 A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. SOME INCIDENTS. Soon after seven on a dark January morning we alighted at the . station nearest our destination-the typical Lancashire v'llnge of "X." "I think we-h&d better walk It," .suggested the i;n riding officer, nCtpr an impatient wait of five m'nutes; "wo ought to manage the four miles in time for the orenlni? of the poll." Vis# we'cr«,ii»; I'attle oC whce'3. however. quickly fc^uyetl o'i" «uu<U'ty, and go on the |i*ity*.o£ three was hudcU-d together in the ricketty carrier's cart. "Hoo's rare an' fr'«l-y'this mornin'," snip the driver from his seat; " it's wunnerful what yon owd m.'.re can do when she's wun up-hoo'l 'a yo' theer i' hayve an hour-it's th' excitement as does it." The horse certainly did move; butthe strides were chiefly up and down, after the manner of Pecksniff's ponyr and Ms act'on caused the ca) t to jolt moat uncomfortably, "And they say as; animals -knows nowt," continued the driver, calmly ignoring the fact that wo were continually being flung to the bottom of the cart by the erratic movements of his horse. "Yon horse knows as there!s summat I' th' air; hoo's a seet moor sense till mony a woman, aye.an' mony 'a Christian, that hos 'as." BILL YATES CASTS HIS VOTE. Having arrived at the polling station, the carrier adjourned to the public^, house opposite. "I met as weel stop an' put ma cross to t' papper while I'm on t' spot," was his parting greeting. As he did not enter the polling booth until close on noon, it was evident that voting was a serious matter to our friend the carrier. When, with the assistance of two village constables, the boxes had . been duly placed and unsealed, the poll was declared open. "I'd Bill Yates." he said genially, "an' eighty-three last wick." "For fifty year," he continued, "me an' owd Mo potvd fost at every election i' this village. But th* owd lad is deawn wP t' rheumatics badly, so he cannot turn cawt" this time. Poor awd Mo, he'll be gradely frettin' abeaut it a' -I mun goo an* ha' a word wi' th* owd lad-he were always on t' reet side, an' would be now if he but cood." And with a parting flourish of his stout cudgel Bill left the booth. Mine host from across the way was the next to vote, and with an eye to business he informed us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour. Soon after-breakfast time some little commotion was heard at the entrance, the sound of a shrill voice being very persistent. . "You cannot come in with him," said the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with his body. "He'll goo an' vote for t' wrong felly if I dunnot," replied a female voice. "Ast do nowt o't kind," growled a protesting voice; "dost think I'm a born foo'?" "Tha were never owt else sin I wed thee-thee'at three parts drunk awready, and --" By this time the voter had managed to enter the room. "Ncaw what would to do wi' a wife like you ?" he began, turning to the policeman. "Get on wi' thi' votin', lad, and move on," replied the officer, sharply. "It's bad enoo neaw," grumbled the unlucky wight as he,left the room a few minutes later, "but what'Il it be when they're getting t' vote?" NOT BROWN, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part the workmen who came in during the day ..were quiet and businesslike in their manner of voting; very few needed any instructions, and the general improvement In the education of the people is perhaps never so noticeable as on these occasions. There was one exception. A b'g, surly-looking man who came to the table with the demand, "Gie us a card!" "Name, please?" requested the clerk. "What's that to thee? I vote by ballot," he snapped out. Even when it was pointed out to him that his name was necessary to prove his right to vote according to the register he refused to budge, and not until the officer came to escort him to the door did he give the required Informa tion. The local sentry, including tlhe clergy nnd doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In several ca>-es they did not think it necessary to give their names until requested. "Ha-yes. of course, of course," blustered one, "you are strangers to the village, otherwise you would have had no need to ask for my name." It afterwards transpired that this individual was a recent settler in the village, "Lives in a bis1 now place on th' Milof no fambly whatever, tries to mix up with our best famblles, who don't want none of him," remarked the constable scathingly. During tfhe afternoon very little pc';Ing was done; but one old fellow created a mild diversion. "Con yo tell me which o* these chaps is Brown?" he inquired. "Certainly," responded the presiding officer, indicating the name on the voter's paper; then, suspecting an illiterate voter, he asked the old man whether he could read and write. "Aye, lad, I con 'write reet enoo for this job, but mi seet is none so good as it were. Art sure this.is Brown?" he continued. On being reassured that it was, the old man retired tQ tJhe ballot-box to make, his cross. \\ "That's aw reet, isn't it?" he. remarked, showing his paper to the presiding officer. "But you have not voted for Brown," said the official, after examining the paper. "I ne'er intendit to," chuckled the oldfellow, winking his eye silly, "t'other cha.p's my mon, an' I wanted to mak' no mistake about him." THREE CHEERS FOR "OWD MO." The return of the out-workers to their homes brought the 'usual rush in the closing hours of the poll. The rival candidates roused local excitement to fever heat by their final visits to the neighboring comuittee rooms. With the last half hour came a constant succession of cheers and countercheers, as the remaining voters came up, "Three cheers for V Squire-he's coom all t' way fra Scotland!" shouted someone outside as a motor car came panting up. "Three cheers for Owd Mo!" called out the leader of the opposition party. The two came in together, the Squire helping the crippled old man, whose right leg was swathed in red ' flannel. I The Squire waited until the old man had voted, In order that he might as sist him out again. . j "You must come in the. motor-I'm see you safe home." "Nay, nay, Squire, I mun stick to ml! colors. I'd a gone wi' th' 'owd Squlro| reet willingly; he were always for t'l poor people; ho'd seed 'em starve for,' bread an' knew what Protection meant j for such as us. I've had childer cryln'' for bread, and. I've worked ^\\viclc ln,j wick eawt, an* not been 'able to give' 'em one gradely meal i' th' day. Nay, ^ nay, Squire, no Protection for the likes j o* me; we mun go our own ways; th'j lads browt me here 1' th' donkey cart, j an' I reckon th' owd donkey fll take moi back agen-mayhap ast ne-er vote agenJ Squire; but If it is last time I know! awm on't' right side. Good - nect Squire!" . I And with blazing, eyes, the old fellow] drew himself up and hobbled painfully' to the door with thv aid of his stick. vj And a^ the polling closed a mightycheering broke out, "Three cheers for' Owd Mo!" -H.Li., in the "Daily News." . V- . i"}
{"id":129093846,"text":"02 Feb 1991 - Government finds support is ebbing Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 2 February 1991, page 9 Government rinds support is ebbing OPINION polls conducted on the eve of the Gulf war found support for the Hawke Government had equalled the record low of 32 per cent in November last year. Published in The Bulletin, the Morgan Gallup poll shows Labor had lost 7.4 percentage points on the level of support that had brought it back into office at the March 1990 election and one point on the last poll. Forty-nine per cent of the 2137 voters surveyed said Liberal-National Coalition - half a point up on the last poll and 5.8 percentage pointsabove above their election result. Support for the Australian Democrats has remained steady in reccnt polls at 9 per cent. In the leadership stakes, the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, stretched his lead as the preferred Prime Minister over Bob Hawke to four points (44-40). However, both leaders saw their personal approval ratings fall. Mr Hawke's dropped three points to 35 per cent and Dr Hewson's five points to 49 per cent. In a poll on state Premiers, Queensland's Wayne Goss received the top marks when people were asked about their capabilities and performance. He was followed, in order, by Western Australia's Carmen Lawrence, South Australia's John Bannon, NSW's Nick Greiner, Victoria's Joan Kirner and Tasmania's Michael Field. The territories were not included in the survey. ACNN-7/Hie survey this week indicated that Americans expected the Gulf War to last months and would be more than a little concerned if something happened to President George Bush, forcing them to rely on Vice-President Dan Quayle's leadership. The poll of 1000 people showed that 54 per cent of those questioned believed allied forces should continue to rely on aerial bombardment and only 32 per cent favoured starting a ground war. Conducted on January 24, the poll found that 90 per cent agreed that the war's goals should be forcing Iraq to leave Kuwait, removing the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, from power and destroying Iraq's nuclear and chemical weapons capability. Only 41 per cent of those surveyed said killing Saddam should be a major goal. Almost 60 per cent of those polled expected the war to last four to six months or longer and 71 per cent thought nuclear weapons should not be used if the allied forces could not quickly defeat Iraq with conventional weapons. Only 28 per cent said they would feel confident that Vice-Presiaent Quayle could lead the nation in the war if something were to happen to President Bush."}
{"id":129094481,"text":"06 Feb 1991 - PM's popularity up 15 points Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 6 February 1991, page 1 PM's popularity up 15 points By TONY WRIGHT, Political Correspondent It's known among pollsters as the Maggie Thatcher-Falklands Effect, and now Bob Hawke is discovering how it feels. Just as Mrs Thatcher's personal popularity soared among Britons in The Falklands war, the Gulf war has put Mr Hawke firmly back on his throne as a popular Prime Minister The latest Morgan Gallup Poll, in today's Bulletin magazine, shows that Mr Hawke's personal popularity has increased by an extraordinary 15 percentage points to 50 per cent since the war began. In mid-November, his personal approval had slumped to 33 per cent, and it had not grown beyond 35 per cent since! The good news for Mr Hawke did not extend to his Government as a whole - quite the reverse. The poll found that only 36 per cent of respondents wanted Labor to retain government, and 48 per cent wanted the Coalition to take over. " The Treasurer, Paul Keating, was not mentioned in the poll."}
{"id":129094691,"text":"07 Feb 1991 - Stop yapping, orders Hawke from on high Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 7 February 1991, page 1 Stop yapping, orders Hawke from on high By TONY WRIGHT, Political ComtpondMt The Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, riding high on his new SO per cent popularity rating, has handed oat some pointed advice to Caucus members who have been putting around the idea that he should hand over the reins to Paul Keating: "Stop yapping". Mr Hawke, keen to put an end to the recent surge in speculation about the leadership, said Mr Keating had behaved in an "exemplary" fashion since a meetina last week at which he (Mr Hawke) had reiterated his intention to remain Prime Minister well into the future. Mr Hawke said he believed Mr Keating had had no part in fuelling speculation about the leadership during the Christmas break. But there had been "two or three people yapping around". Mr Hawke was asked what message he would send to these people. "Well, I would suggest ... they should probably find better and more productive things to do," he said. "I've used the phrase before - there aren't any legs on that corpse." Mr Hawke, clearly keen to make public peace with Mr Keating, said the Treasurer had a perfectly legitimate long-term ambition to become Prime Minister, and there was nothing wrong with him saying so on the ABC's 7.30 Report on Tuesday. Mr Hawke, speaking at a press conference yesterday, said he would be "very disappointed if the (field marshal's) baton wasn't there in the knapsack" - a term Mr Keating has used often to indicate his ambition to the prime ministership. The Prime Minister had wo ken to welcome news yesterday. Since the Gulf war began, his personal popularity, as rated by the Morgan Gallup Poll published in The BuUetim, had increased from 35 per cent to 50 per cent"}
{"id":129095248,"text":"09 Feb 1991 - PM's popularity lifts in traditional conflict form Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 February 1991, page 9 PM's popularity lifts in traditional conflict form i THE Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and the Labor Party received a boost this week with a rise in popularity in the latest Morgan Gallup poll. As seems to be traditional in times of war, the latest poll, published in the Bulletin, indicated that conflict might be having a positive effect on the standing of the incumbent Prime Minister. The survey was conducted on the first two weekends after the war in the Gulf began and shows that Mr Hawke's personal popularity has jumped by an extraordinary 15 percentage points to 50 per cent. In mid-November, his personal approval had slumped to 33 per cent, and it had not grown beyond 35 per cent since. The rating of the Labor Party did not rise so sharply, though support increased by four points to 36 per cent - still a long way behind the Liberal-National Coalition on 48 per cent. The popularity of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, rose by nine points to 58 per cent. Interestingly, this was the first poll in some time to put Mr Hawke ahead of Dr Hewson in the preferred Prime Minister stakes by a margin of 46 per cent to 39 jwr cent. An indication of support for the way the Government has handled the Gulf crisis was given in a poll indicating majority support for its actions so far. A Newspoll published in The Australian this week indicated Australians continued to favour the presence of Royal Australian Navy ships in the Gulf. The poll, of 1200 people aged 18 years and over and taken during February 1-3, showed 69 per cent of respondents favoured deployment and 44 per cent strongly favoured it. The last poll, conducted on January 18-20, recorded the same proportions. Three-quarters of those surveyed favoured the use of force against Iraq although the number strongly in favour has dropped from 57 per cent in January to 53 per ccnt. Only one-quarter of the sample strongly favoured sending more military equipment to the Gulf while 43 per cent were generally in favour of such a move. Forty-eight per cent were against further deployment and 31 per cent strongly against. In Britain, the election of John Major to replace Margaret Thatcher as British Prime Minister has seemingly transformed the image of the ruling Conservative Party. A poll in The Times newspaper recorded a sharp drop in the numbers who believe the Tories to be too dominated by their leader. Mr Major took over as Prime Minister on November 22, Last September, 57 per cent of those questioned believed the party was too dominated by its leader. In January the figure had fallen to 11 per cent."}
{"id":129097206,"text":"16 Feb 1991 - Figures still show war commitment Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 16 February 1991, page 9 Figures still show war commitment THERE is still solid support for the allied commitment to the Gulf war, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, published in the Bulletin, showed that a clear and increased majority of 74 per cent, up nine points since December, approved of the United States and its allies' military involvement in the Gulf. The proportion of those polled who believed that the Middle East should be left alone to handle the situation was down by eight points to 21 per cent. Support for Australia's involvement rose 16 points since December to 70 per cent. Asked who is to blame for the war, 71 per cent say Saddam Hussein and 18 per cent blame Iraq. Nine per cent blame the US and 7 per cent blame President George Bush. Fewer than 1 per cent mentioned the conflict between Arabs and Jews, or the Palestinian problem. POLLS conducted during De cember and January, before South Australia's State Bank disaster was revealed, showed that support for the Labor governments in both South Australia and Western Australia was low. Although the South Australian Premier, John Bannon, remained the preferred premier to the Leader of the Opposition, Dale Baker, support for the Labor Party had fallen another point to 37 per cent since polling in October and November. In Western Australia support for Premier Carmen Lawrence's ALP Government rallied slightly by two points, from a low of 28 per cent in October and November to 30 per cent when 1147 electors were polled in December , and January. IN BRITAIN Prime Minister John Major's ruling Conser vative Party has notched a twopoint lead over the Opposition Labour Party, according to a new opinion poll. The ICM poll in The Guardian newspaper showed the two parties had been running neck and neck just one month ago. Political analysts said the gain would gratify Mr Major but because some Conservatives privately expected the Gulf war to give them a bigger advantage, the poll offered few clues on the timing of a general election which must be called by next year. The latest findings (with last month's figures in brackets) are: Conservatives 44 per cent (43 per cent), Labour 42 per cent (43 per cent), Liberal Democrats 9 per cent (10 per cent) and Greens 2 per cent (two per cent). The figures do not add up to 100 because of the handful of "others", who are not specified, and the rounding down of frac tions."}
{"id":129097243,"text":"16 Feb 1991 - Figures still show war commitment Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 16 February 1991, page 9 Figures still show war commitment THERE is still solid support for the allied commitment to the Gulf war, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, published in the Bulletin, showed that a clear and increased majority of 74 per cent, up nine points since December, approved of the United States and its allies' military involvement in the Gulf. The proportion of those polled who believed that the Middle East should be left alone to handle the situation was down by eight points to 21 per cent. Support for Australia's involvement rose 16 points since December to 70 per cent. Asked who is to blame for the war, 71 per cent say Saddam Hussein and 18 per cent blame Iraq. Nine per cent blame the US and 7 per cent blame President George Bush. Fewer than 1 per cent mentioned the conflict between Arabs and Jews, or the Palestinian problem. POLLS conducted during De cember and January, before South Australia's State Bank disaster was revealed, showed that support for the Labor governments in both South Australia and Western Australia was low. Although the South Australian Premier, John Bannon, remained the preferred premier to the Leader of the Opposition, Dale Baker, support for the Labor Party had fallen another point to 37 per cent since polling in October and November. In Western Australia support for Premier Carmen Lawrence's ALP Government rallied slightly by two points, from a low of 28 per cent in October and November to 30 per cent when 1147 electors were polled in December and January. IN BRITAIN Prime Minister John Major's ruling Conser vative Party has notched a twopoint lead over the Opposition Labour Party, according to a new opinion poll. The ICM poll in The Guardian newspaper showed the two parties had been running neck and neck just one month ago. Political analysts said the gain would gratify Mr Major but because some Conservatives privately expected the Gulf war to give them a bigger advantage, the poll offered few clues on the timing of a general election which must be called by next year. The latest findings (with last month's figures in brackets) are: Conservatives 44 per cent (43 per cent), Labour 42 per cent (43 per cent), Liberal Democrats 9 per cent (10 per cent) and Greens 2 per cent (two per cent). The figures do not add up to 100 because of the handful of "others", who are not specified, and the rounding down of fractions."}
{"id":129097764,"text":"17 Feb 1991 - IN BRIEF Legislation fought Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 17 February 1991, page 2 IN BRIEF Legislation fought SYDNEY: Retired trade unionists have formed a coalition to fight changes to the Federal Government's social security legis lation. Two busloads of former unionists will head to Canberra next Thursday to push Cabinet ministers to scrap the deeming of 10 per cent interest on pensioner savings, a spokeswoman for the Council of Australian Retired Unionists' Member Association, Robyn Henderson, said yesterday. Court appearance SYDNEY: Two men charged over the murder of 60-year-old taxi driver Ian Lee Tait north of Sydney on Friday will face Westmead Coroners Court tomorrow. Aaron McDonald, 19, and Lindsay Caton, 18, both of Queensland, appeared in Parramatta Local Court yesterday morning. They did not apply for bail and were remanded in custody until tomorrow. Policies blamed SYDNEY: More people blame the economic policies of the Federal Government for the recession than any other factor, a poll published in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald has found. But the Herald Saulwick poll also revealed that 55 per cent of people polled laid the majority of blame at the feet of other factors, particularly the world economy. 'Sinister' comments BRISBANE: Bond University in Queensland has hit back at comments by two Federal Government ministers that it was a disaster and financially unviable. Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Raoul Mortley was reported in the Courier~Mail newspaper as describing the ministers' comments as reprehensible and sinister. Tonkin extradition SYDNEY:v Extradition proceedings against Queensland's most wanted woman, Karen Jeanette Tonkin, 48, have been set down for Sydney's Central Local Court on Tuesday. Tonkin, who was arrested outside a hotel in Kings Cross on Friday, did not apply for bail in Central Local Court and was remanded in custody. Tonkin was sentenced in 1974 to life imprisonment for manslaughter. She escaped from custody while on a visit to her psychiatrist on August 10, 1989. Highlands candidate SYDNEY: The NSW Minister for Industrial Relations, John Fahey, is to be the Liberal Party candidate in the seat of Southern Highlands in the next NSW elec tions. Mr Fahey said yesterday that the National Party must now decide on a new seat for the Minister for Administrative Services, Robert Webster, whose Goulburn constituency was swallowed up by Southern Highlands in boundary changcs announced earli er this year. Marijuana charge MELBOURNE: Two men have been chargcd over an indoor marijuana plantation wiDrth an estimated $250,000 found at a house in Reservoir. Police said they found 250 mature plants growing in a shed, a garage and among other vegetation in a garden during a raid on the house. Man questioned SYDNEY: A 19-year-old Erina man was being questioned by police yesterday after the discovery of a woman's body on the NSW Central Coast. A police spokeswoman said the body of the woman, aged in her mid-20s, had been found on the bank of Erina Creek beside The Entrance Road at Erina about 8am yesterday. She had not been identified."}
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{"id":129104373,"text":"23 Feb 1991 - Leaders easily outstrip rivals Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 23 February 1991, page 9 Leaders easily outstrip rivals THE Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, far outstrip leadership rivals within their own parties, according to a poll published this week. A Morgan Gallup poll of 1096 voters found that Mr Hawke was the preferred Labor Prime Minister for 43 per cent of voters - well ahead of the Minister for Transport and Communications, Kim Beazley, on 11 per cent and the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, Senator John Button, on 9 per cent. Published in The Bulletin, the survey found the man considered most likely to succeed Mr Hawke, the Treasurer. Paul Keating, was preferred by only 6 per cent of respondents and 7 per cent of Labor voters. When the poll gave a choice of Mr Beazlcy or Mr Keating, 54 per cent preferred Mr Beazley and 27 per cent Mr Keating. However, among Labor voters Mr Keating was ahead 46 per cent to 42 per cent. On the Coalition side of politics, Dr Hewson was a clear leader, with 42 per cent, compared with former leaders John Howard (13 per cent) and Andrew Peacock (7 per cent). The present Deputy Leader, Peter Reith, was preferred by only 1 per cent of respondents. In a separate political poll, Mr Hawke made further gains on Dr Hewson in the preferred Prime Minister stakes to lead by 48 per cent to 39 per cent - likely a result of his performance during the Gulf war. Both leaders maintained the personal-approval gains they have acquired since the Gulf war began, with Mr Hawke steady on 50 per cent and Dr Hewson down one point on 57 per cent. As a party, Labor also continued its slow climb to register a support level of 37.5 per cent, compared with Coalition support of 47 per cent. Labor support is now running only two percentage points behind that recorded at the 1990 federal election. A Saulwick poll of 1000 voters published in The Sydney Morning Herald this week found, not surprisingly, that 75 per cent believed management should take salary cuts as a contribution to help the country through the recession. While 69 per cent believed businesses should accept lower profits, a much smaller proportion thought wage and lower-level salary earners should make significant sacrifices. Only 26 per cent of those surveyed agreed that workers should take unpaid leave and 41 per cent that they should accept salary cuts. In contrast, 60 per cent would accept the reduction of penalty rates and other similar award conditions. Liberal-National voters and people aged over 54 were more likely to support sacrifices in general."}
{"id":129105357,"text":"23 Feb 1991 - Leaders easily outstrip rivals Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 23 February 1991, page 9 Leaders easily outstrip rivals THE Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, far outstrip leadership rivals within their own parties, according to a poll published this week. A Morgan Gallup poll of 1096 voters found that Mr Hawke was the preferred Labor Prime Minister for 43 per cent of voters - well ahead of the Minister for Transport and Communications, Kim Beazley, on 11 per cent and the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, Senator John Button, on 9 per cent. Published in The Bulletin, the survey found the man considered most likely to succeed Mr Hawke, the Treasurer, Paul Keating, was preferred by only 6 per cent of respondents and 7 per cent of Labor voters. When the poll gave a choice of Mr Beazley or Mr Keating, 54 per cent preferred Mr Beazley and 27 per cent Mr Keating. However, among Labor voters Mr Keating was ahead 46 per cent to 42 per cent. On the Coalition side of politics, Dr Hewson was a clear leader, with 42 per cent, compared with former leaders John Howard (13 per cent) and Andrew Peacock (7 per cent). The present Deputy Leader, Peter Reith, was preferred by only 1 per cent of respondents. In a separate political poll, Mr Hawke made further gains on Dr Hewson in the preferred Prime Minister stakes to lead by 48 per cent to 39 per cent - likely a result of his performance during the Gulf war. Both leaders maintained the personal-approval gains they have acquired since the Gulf war began, with Mr Hawke steady on 50 per cent and Dr Hewson down one point on 57 per cent. As a party, Labor also continued its slow climb to register a support level of 37.5 per cent, compared with Coalition support of 47 per cent. Labor support is now running only two percentage points behind that recorded at the 1990 federal election. A Saul wick poll of 1000 voters published in The Sydney Morning Herald this week found, not surprisingly, that 75 per cent believed management should take salary cuts as a contribution to help the country through the recession. While 69 per cent believed businesses should accept lower profits, a much smaller proportion thought wage and lower-level salary earners should make significant sacrifices. Only 26 per cent of those surveyed agreed that workers should take unpaid leave and 41 per cent that they should accept salary cuts. In contrast, 60 per cent would accept the reduction of penalty rates and other similar award conditions. Liberal-National voters and people aged over 54 were more likely to support sacrifices in general."}
{"id":129873471,"text":"21 Apr 1952 - Above-average polling News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Monday 21 April 1952, page 3 Above-average polling 94 p.c. VOTE AT GAWBLER The Gawler by-election on Saturday was a 94 per cent. poll. This is exceptionally heavy for a by-election. Fewer than 400 of the 6,226 electors enrolled failed to vote. The State Returnmng Officer (Mr. Kenney) said today usually a by-election resulted in only a 87 to 90 per cent. poll. Mr. J. S. Clark, endorsed Labor, will become the new member for Gawler in the Assembly. Latest figures are:-Mr. Clark, 3,252 votes, against Mr. E. V. H. Riggs (endorsed LCL), 2,227. Mr. Clark has already polled more than half of the number of votes of electors in the district. Including postal, there are only about 330 votes still uncounted. These will be dealt with tonight."}
{"id":129905815,"text":"05 May 1948 - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Wednesday 5 May 1948, page 2 G alupI a K Il'i STATEMENTS by some city councillors about Sunday sport on the parklands show a serious disregard for public opinion. It's said Sunday sport disturbs ratepayersi But many ratepayers enjoy Sunday sport every week. And of 700 people in the South Parklands area who 'were asked their opinion of Sunday sport, only two didn't wholeheartedly approve of it. If the council really wishes to conform to the will of the people, it. should sponsor a Gallup poll to find out what the people want. C. J. NADER Adelaide a s any book could do the youth of today. Many of those in authority do not seem to realise that there are two evolutionary waves sweeping the world today. One is altering our economic system. The other tehids totirds the rationalisation of sex. G. A. HAMLYN Croydon"}
{"id":130235974,"text":"01 Sep 1945 - Jane Russell Makes A Comeback News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Saturday 1 September 1945, page 4 Jane Rus sell Makese A.C JONATHAN DAVIES' MOVIE MERRY -GO-ROUNDi MISS Jane Russell's recent return to the screen coincided with a Gallup poll revealing that sex was America's public interest No. 1. Miss Russell knows, therefore, that her future is going to be good. She began her first movie in 1940, and after nearly three years' hard work, she discovered the censors didn't like the way she behaved, and the loosely fitting clothes she wore. Itshocked her terribly. Such things are discouraging to an artist. Her talents, and so on, banned from the nation's screen by practically all of the nation's censors, Miss Russell retired, under the title of "the queen of motionless pictures." But you can't keep a good girl down for ever. It seemed of late to Jane Russell that the war might have mellowed the censors. Some of the crabby greybeards might have died. A few weeks agotwo years to the day after she had finished work on her first picture. "The Outlaw" - she started work on "The Young Widow." Jane Ruesell was 19, and, a dentist's receptionist, when she'was chosen to plaiy the lead in" "The Outlaw." a super-western about the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid. The producer, Howard Hughes. told her frankly why she got the job. Above all the other competitors. she was full of the old come-hither. For months and months she worked in "The Outlaw," at a total cost, to Mr. lHughes, .of two and a hall million dollars. And through these busy years her face, usually with figure attached, adorned the covers and the best inside pages of some 50 national magazines. Maybe you know the story. By the time "The Outlaw" was given its premiere in San Francisco, Jane Russell. although never seen upon the screei. was as well known as Betty Grable. And the picture ran for one week only i San Francisco, because it was terrible; and for. no weeks at all anywhere else, because of the censors. Naturally, after the publicity given her by the. censors. Miss Ruisell was in great demand in Hollywood. Nothing succeeds like excess. But not until Ida Lupino renounced "The Young Widow'." and Joan Fontaine refused to take her place, did Miss Ruscell emerge from her retirement. IBonfire, . BonnbslnIef The faith in Jane Russell's future expressed. if indirectly. by Dr. Gallup's poll, is shared by- certain Hollywood publicists.-who have their finger on the public pulse, and should know. Under the forthright heading. "Singing cinema turnuctiles credited to sirens of S.A.," one of these experts wrote the other day:-"The queens of the drama may cop the Academy awards. but blonde. brunette, and redhead, it's the sirens of sex appeal who send the public pulse soaring, and make the box ottice barometer sing. "Ever since Clara Bow,. the Brooklyn Bonfire. and Jean Harlow, the Blonde Bombshell, were No. 1 ticket sellers, each succeeding year has brought stardom to. every lass who. proved she had the female equivaleint of T.N.T. "Tl'his is a baniner year for the darlings who deal in amorous devastation. No. 1?ecord breaker is Lauren lBacall, who has sky-reifketed among the celestials of celluloid. Also menacing the mercury at Warner's Is DIolores Moran, blonde flame thrower, whose love cut-ups singe the screen. "Paramount, which originally had Clara Bow, has ainother bonfire in Olga San Juan, a 17-year-old South American tornado, aniid Joan Caulfleld is nmaking for the marqiee lights as a lady concerned with strictly nothing but loving. "At R.K.O. Ann Shirley has suddenly emerged. in 'Murder. MIy Sweet,' aa a girl with soft shoulders, hot lips, and double trouble in her eyes. "Men-sound the fire alarms!" There will now be a brief interval for refreshments . Fl4AN(CES GI'FFORD, of M.G'.M., wearing somiething new in beach wear. It t'eatures heavy "cord" made with padded strips of matching fabric. The strapless top and the shorts beneath the skirt are made of lobster pink rayon. The long, white crepe skirt, slit to the waistline, has, a life size lobster painted on each hip wit/h waterproof paint."}
{"id":130366578,"text":"16 Feb 1951 - British Labor uneasy News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Friday 16 February 1951, page 11 Farom A. J..CUMMBEOS,9 noted Engaisa pbnIc lstB L ONDON, February 6.-The publication yesterday of the latest Gallup Poll figures has created something of a sensation in high political circles; and there are long faces among Labor back-benche rs at Westminster. . . . The pronounced swing to the Right, showing a clear majority for the Tories if a General Election were held tomorrow, has a deep significance for the Government as for.the Opposition, Incidentally. it confirms recent estimates by me? of the state of public opinion at the present time; and it can scarcely have come as a complete surprise to those Labor members of Par iament and Labor organisers who have had realistic contacts in their constituencies. What will be the effect in a precariously poised Parliament? In one sense, perhaps in two senses, there must be a psychological impact; depression for Labor. elation for the OppoSition Fear~s of split The inference is that the Tories, believing themselves to be in a winning position, will redouble their efforts to deliver a kInock-out blow at groggy oppents; and dispirited Labor members may find it increasingly difficult to keep their enthusiasm to the sticking point in the ceaseless battle of the division lobbies. There is another point of view, bringing hopeas well as anxiety to the Government Whips. Labor commentators noir freely admit that a good many Labor backbenchers are at loggerheads with the Government. because they think it has not shown sufficient firmness in clinging to the possibility (faint though the possibility seems) of making peace with China. Their unease has ocen deepened by the Government's reluctant assent to the branding of China as an aggressor; and at many different points they are out of sympathy with official foreign policy. Some of tliem indeed conduct themselves as if they were peace-atany-price menOn On the other hand, friendly com mentators are reminding them that "the chances of peace would not be Improved by substituting Mr. Churchill for Mr. Attlee," "So what?" they ask. The answer is that there must be no split in the ranks of Parliamentary Labor, that these Siern critics must put their conscience in their pockets lest worse should befall, In all probability most of them will respond to such an appeal, which Mr. H[erbert Morrisoh, who would be in despair at the prospect of an early election, will undoubtedly reinforce Even so, I greatly doubt whether the Parliamentary structure of the Labor Party could withstand much longer the intense .pressure now likely to be put .on it, .not only in the House of Commons but outside as well. It remains to be seen whether Mr. Morrison seeks some kind of agreement With the Opposition, based primarily on a postponement of the operation of the Steel Act, in order to delay an election until events take a more favorable turn.Apart Apart altogether from the extreme unpopularity among ideologically minded Socialists of so base a "betrayal" Will the Tories now be Spersuaded in the interest of national unity to call off their head-hunting expedition just when the victims are ripe for slaughter? One again the attitude of the Liberal. groul in mthe Commons becomes a vital factor, The "Evening Standard," one notes, calls on Liberals (patronisingly and with some scepticism) to "carry out the will of the people." What, I am sure the public expects Is that the Parliamentary Liberals Should come to a deliberate decilon on policy and tactics and then stick rigorously to both. A go-as-you-please, any return to the helpless confusion of the past session, would bring deserved ridicule on them all, exasperate most of their own party supporters and reduce them to impotence in the country. Frankfurt, Thursday. - West German police are waging an increasingly bitter war against organised gangs who, in the big industrial centres, are stealing non-ferrous metals to sell them at soaring black-market prices. . These gangs are taking advantage or West Germany's critical shortage of raw materials which, a high American official said, might cut production and hit any West German industrial contribution to Western defence. Police in a dozen cities reported that they were up against pillagers of such vital metals as scrap copper, lead, zinc, brass, tin, and bronze wherever these could be found. Large firms were reported in one Frankfurt newspaper to be contributing to the wave of alleged lawlessness by circularising small scrap dealers with "highest prices" offers-usually at twice the official rate. The West German Economics Ministry has appealed to the Governments of the laender (States) which make up the West German Republic to ae action to stop transactions at prices above the pegged rates. Some of the pillaged metals are reported to be finding their way to East Germany, where there is an even .greater demand for these vital war potential supplies than in-West Germany. East German resources are considerably smaller than those available to West Germans. Rato tals, too Frankfurt police say that thieves no longer search ruined buildings for unclaimed r'etal.They They sneak into garden allotments and strip huts of tin gutters and seize old metal bath tubs used for storing water. In Lower Saxony, 10 per cent. of all the crimes.are metal thefts. Organised gangs buy the metal and smuggle it into the Soviet zone, "where it has a special 'peace-time' value." Frankfurt's Chrlstus Church lost its copper lightning conductor. Furniture vans have been stripped of their copper roofs. At Fulda, north of. Frankfurt, restaurants have complained of guests taking away the lead pipes in ~the lavatories. Rosenstein Castle's famous ancient zinc lions have fallen victims to the metal -thieves. Stuttgart police reported one case of a 24-year-oldc thief who made; regular trips with a motor :gycle and sidecar to strip brass and lead fittings from locomotives awaiting salvage in German railway yards.-AAP-Reuters."}
{"id":130535055,"text":"02 Nov 1994 - NSW ALP holds on to lead: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 2 November 1994, page 6 NSW ALP holds on to lead: poll SYDNEY: For the third con secutive month, the NSW ALP has edged out the Coalition as the preferred party, the latest AGB McNair Bulletin poll re- veals. Conducted during Septem-ber and October, the poll shows steady support for La-bor at 45 per cent with sup-port for the Fahey Govern-ment up one percentage point at 41 per cent. The ALP result was despite the resignation of Peter An-derson from the Opposition frontbench. But only 29 per cent of vot-ers nominated the Opposition Leader, Bob Carr, as preferred premier — down 3 per cent and 26 points behind the Pre-mier, John Fahey. A total of 55 per cent of vot-ers, up 4 per cent, nominated Mr Fahey. But the NSW Government can take no comfort from the figures in the aftermath of the Terry' Griffiths' alleged sexual harassment affair, the Bulle-tin said. The Democrats slipped one percentage point to 3 per cent, and. support was unchanged John Fahey for both Independents on 6 per cent and for "other" parties at 5 per cent. Labor's strongest support was among younger voters, with 47 per cent of the 18- to 24-year-old respondents and 51 per cent of the 25- to 39-year-olds preferring the ALP."}
{"id":130537246,"text":"12 Nov 1994 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 12 November 1994, page 16 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE *-c"#<« Applications are invited from suitably qualified people for the following position located in Canberra. Naval Engineering Services Branch Naval Materiel Division '-l-y:, 5;\\'°'K ^ / 1 • \\ ,'r Director General •: ^7-:' Senior Executive Band 1 (Total Remuneration Package up to $98,000) The Director General, Naval Engineering Services is responsible for providing engineering specialist services such as; engineering studies, including design for ships, submarines, aircraft and ground support equipment, weapons and armament and specialised naval equipment for shore facilities; engineering evaluations of naval projects; engineering advice on proposed new operational concepts and requirements. Further, as the senior civilian engineer in the Navy, the Director General is responsible lor the provision of advice on matters relating to civilian engineering personnel. The succesful applicant will lead the Naval Engineering Services Branch in providing high quality design and engineering services to Navy Capital Equipment Projects, Headquarters Australian Defence Force and other nominated Navy customers. The salary component included in the above mentioned remuneration package for this position will be in the range $62,064 to $69,693. The non-salary components of the package include the use of a fully maintained private plated vehicle for a nominal contribution, membership of a comprehensive superannuation scheme, eligibility for spouse-accompanied travel in certain circumstances, subsidised home telephone services and other benefits. No part of the non-salary component of the package can be converted to salary. Conditions of service include four weeks annual leave, plus leave bonus, cumulative sick leave, and three months long service leave after ten years service. Applicants should refer to the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, available for perusal at Commonwealth Employment Service offices, for conditions applying to SES vacancies. Appointment may be offered on either a career basis or a fixed-term basis of up to five years. To be eligible for appointment, applicants must be Australian citizens. However, applicants with permanent resident status who have applied, or intend to apply, for Australian citizenship may be appointed on probation pending the granting oi Australian citizenship. This is a security designated position. A successful non-department applicant will be required to undergo security assessment in accordance with Commonwealth Government Security guidelines. For further information please contact Rear Admiral Peter Purcell on (06) 266 2034. 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( you can't afford to missl ALL THIS WEEKEND PHILLIP ANTIQUES 53 COLBEE ,i,n COURT PHILLIP lo3 441 1 AOA6152 AUSTRALIANS IN JAPAN JET PROGRAM The Government of Japan is inviting applications from young Australians who .ire university graduates lin principle under 35), and who would like Ihe opportunity to spend .it least one year in Japan under a successfull international exchange program. Aim: The JET Program is designed to promote mutual understanding between Japan and Australia, foster international perspectives at local levels, and intensify English language education in Japan. Duties: There are two types of placement: ALT (Assistant language Teacher) - those engaged in English'' instruction, mainly in public schools or local l>oartls ot education and; C1R (Coordinator tor International Relations) - those engagrd in international activities in offices of local governments. Conditions: Contracts will be for one year, commencing around the end of July 1993, renewable in certain in certain circumstances by mutual consent between the host institution and the JET participant, Remuneration and travel expenses will be paid by the host institution. Applications close: 2 December 1994 Application forms available trom: Japan Exchange and Teaching Program The Embassy of Japan 112 Empire Circuit YARRALUMLA ACT 2600 Enquiries: (06) 273 2679 or Consulates-General oi )apan Sydney: (02) 231 3455 Melbourne: (03) 639 3277 Perth: (09) 321 7816 Hrisbane (07) 221 5188 BUY YOUR] KIDS I A JOB BUY AUSTRALIAN MADE rilOM KHI 7 7(> 7 7 lOl.l I Kl I 00« * Eveflf \\n nore \\p\\V* % EEKEND NTERVIEWER We need people who can communicate easily with local residents, have a friendly personality and who are available to work locally on Saturdays and/or Sundays once or twice a month. Emphasis Is on reliability and the ability to complete a survey of Interviews over a weekend. While the work Is not easy, It Is Interesting, especially for those who enjoy meeting people and who have good clerical skills. • Fees range from S100-J140for9-12 hours for 8 completed Interviews • Car and Telephone essential • Training provided If you'd like to meet this challenge, apply In writing to: I Jill Edwards, Morgan Gallup Poll, GPO Box 2282 U, MELBOURNE, VIC., 3001. UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA Faculty of Applied Science THE SCHOOL OF NURSING WELCOMES APPLICANTS FOR Postgraduate Studies in Nursing THE COURSES ON OFFER ARE: Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing and Degree of Master in Nursing Speciality studies arc available in: ♦ Community Health Nursing ♦ Gerontological Nursing ♦ Maternal-Child Nursing ♦ Medical-Surgical Nursing ♦ Mental Health Nursing Masters by research courses are also available. Registered Nurses who do not hold a first degree will be considered for entry to the post graduate diploma if they can demonstrate appropriate experience. 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{"id":130537588,"text":"14 Nov 1994 - Consumer doldrums, says poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 14 November 1994, page 2 Consumer doldrums, says poll SYDNEY: Consumer confidence has hit its lowest level in almost a year, according the latest Morgan poll. Published in this week's Time magazine, the poll shows' the consumer confidence rating, on a scale of 80 to 150, fell to 118.1 — 6.5 points below the October rating and the lowest level since December last year. Over the next year, 37 per cent of the poll's respondents (down five points) expected the economy to improve, while 24 per cent , (up three) said they expected it to worsen. People were also gloomier about.the nation's long-term economic outlook, with a drop of 7 per cent to 32 per cent of respondents expecting better conditions in the next five years and 20 per cent (up four points) expecting bad times. Comparing their personal financial position now with a year ago, 35 per cent (down one) said they were better off and 30 per cent (up five) said they were worse off. The slump in confidence coincides with an increase in interest rates, which the federal Opposition has claimed could reach 15 per cent by early. 1996."}
{"id":130539071,"text":"21 Nov 1994 - People leaving health-cover schemes: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 21 November 1994, page 3 People leaving health-cover schemes: poll SYDNEY: Australians of all ages are continuing to abandon private health funds, according to a poll. The Morgan Poll, published in this week's Time magazine, showed that fewer than two in five Australians had private health insurance. The proportion of those with health cover had declined steadily from 42 per cent in 1991 to 40 per cent in 1992, 39 per cent in 1993, and 37 per cent in 1994. The Roy Morgan Health Insurance Monitor for 1994 also showed households with higher incomes were most likely to be privately in sured. But for the first time since 1991 the proportion of households earning more than §80,000 with private health cover has fallen — by two percentage points to 60 per cent. The poll showed that the proportion of Australians aged 65 and over with private health cover also declined for the first time since 1991."}
{"id":130539448,"text":"23 Nov 1994 - Downer sliding in latest polls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 23 November 1994, page 3 Downer sliding in latest polls Forty-three per cent of voters surveyed in a new Newspoll thought the federal Opposition Leader, Alexander Downer, should resign from the job and about the same number thought he should stay on. A former leader, John Howard, was nominated by 20 per cent as preferred leader, against Mr Downer's 18 per cent, former NSW Premier Nick Greiner's 14 and Bronwyn Bishop's 13. Another poll said preferred prime minister ratings were: Paul Keating 51 per cent, Mr Downer 21."}
{"id":130541471,"text":"03 Apr 1995 - Majority support statehood for NT Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 3 April 1995, page 5 Majority support statehood for NT DARWIN: The vast majority of Australians support the Northern Territory becoming a state if most of its residents back the idea, a poll has found. The Newspoll, published in today's Australian newspaper, also found that 57 per cent of those polled believed the NT statehood issue should be resolved before constitutional moves to make Australia a republic. Twenty per cent of the 1250 adults polled throughout Australia on March 24 to 26 believe NT statehood should be resolved at the same time as national moves towards a republic. The NT has had a limited form of self-government since 1974, with a further strengthening of its powers in 1978. However, the NT Government has no direct control over industrial relations, uranium mining, Aboriginal land rights and Kakadu and Uluru national parks. There is also a theoretical power held by the Commonwealth to override NT legisla tion. In the Newspoll, 81 per cent of respondents believe the NT Government should have the same rights as other states, while 9 per cent believe the Federal Government should retain the right to override NT legislation. Ten per cent were undecided on the issue, the poll found. A total of 86 per cent of those polled believe the NT should become a state if a majority of territorians support the idea (62 per cent strongly agreed, while 24 per cent partly agreed). On the issue of Senate, representation, 25 per cent believe the NT should get the same number of senators as the other states — 12 senators — at statehood, the poll found. The phased introduction of 12 senators over time was supported by 35 per cent of those polled, while 20 per cent supported the retention of the existing two NT senators. Twenty per cent were uncommitted. The NT Government has set 2001 — the centenary of federation — as the target date for statehood. But the Government has acknowledged (hat one major hurdle will be to gain the support of Aborigines, who make up some 25 per cent of the NT population. Aboriginal leaders have repeatedly spoken of establishing self-governing Aboriginal regions along the lines of Norfolk Island, rather than being part of any new state. As for the name of a future state, a large number of NT residents support the "state of the Northern Territory", while others have suggested Capricornia and Arafura. One wag during a recent debate on a possible name suggested Liquorland."}
{"id":130549648,"text":"10 May 1995 - Majority support euthanasia Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 10 May 1995, page 10 Majority support euthanasia IN RESPONSE to the two bishops (CT, April 29) and Paul Osborne MLA (CT, May 3) it is pointed out that there have been clergy in support of voluntary euthanasia since early days. Recently an Anglican bishop in the UK supported VE. I believe Saint Thomas More included VE in Utopia. The grounds of support given by clergymen have mostly been compassion for those suffering unbearably, and a refusal to believe that it is God's will that the suffering be endured. I would point out to the bishops and Mr Osborne that 73 per cent of Catholics and 84 per cent of Anglicans in Australia supported voluntary euthanasia when a poll was conducted by Morgan Gallup last year. G. W. TAYLOR Convener, Canberra Branch of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society of NSW, Griffith, ACT"}
{"id":130553335,"text":"26 May 1995 - Health 'a bigger worry than rates' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 26 May 1995, page 3 Health 'a bigger worry than rates' By MICHAEL BACHELARD Voters are as worried about the state of Aus tralia's health system as they are about tax and unemployment, and more worried about it than the economy or interest rates, a survey says. The Roy Morgan poll, commissioned by the private insurer MBF, found 60 per cent thought the health system was in crisis. Of those, almost half blamed the Federal Government. Seventy-seven per cent were concerned about public-hospital waiting lists. Seventy-four per cent thought senior politicians like the Prime Minister, the Health Minister and the Opposition Leader should have private insurance. Paul Keating has said he does not have private insurance. MBF has been conducting a campaign promoting tax concessions for people taking private health insurance. A spokeswoman for the Health Minister, Carmen Lawrence, said the Medicare system was supported by 80 per cent of Australians and had helped Labor to five election wins. Those surveyed had not been asked whether they thought the Opposition would do a better job. Private insurance was a "choice, not an obligation," even for politicians, who were entitled to use public insurance. High-income people paid more already for public health through the compulsory Medicare levy and general taxation. The poll found an even split between those who thought the Medicare levy increase in the Budget was a good thing, 46 per cent against it and 45 supporting it. The poll, of 1300 people, was taken the weekend after the federal Budget. • A new report says cervical cancer is the eighth most common cancer in women, and 1 per cent of women will suffer from it before reaching 75. A report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says there have been significant reductions in the incidence of the cancer in women over 50 and slight increases in younger women."}
{"id":130558471,"text":"19 Aug 1995 - Most Canberrans back euthanasia, according to poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 19 August 1995, page 1 Most Canberrans back euthanasia, according to poll By CHRIS UHLMANN Seventy-five per cent of Can berra voters believe people who are terminally ill and "suffering unbearably" should be allowed to ask to die, according to a Roy Morgan opinion poll issued yes terday. The $2500 poll was paid for by the ACT Voluntary Euthanasia Society and conducted during the last weekend in July. Society con vener Gordon Taylor and Inde- ! pendent MLA Michael Moore have hailed it as a clear signal that the time has come to pass a law allowing active voluntary eu thanasia. Mr Moore said the question had been designed to reflect the wording of the euthanasia Bill he intended to introduce to the Leg islative Assembly next week. ; The respondents were asked: | "In your opinion, if a terminally | ill patient, suffering unbearably, with no chance of recovery, asks for a lethal dose so as not to wake again, should a doctor be allowed to give a lethal dose or not?" Of the 505 respondents, 75.5 per cent said yes., 15.5 per cent said no, and 8.9 per cent could not an swer the question. The figures were further bro ken down by age group; voting intention; electorate; religion; and work status. Support for euthanasia was highest among the younger vot ers: 94 per cent of 18 to 24-year olds supported active euthanasia. Support fell to 79 per cent be tween the ages of 25 and 49 years and reached its lowest point (62 per cent) among those over 50. Support for euthanasia was i high across all political groupings with the greatest support (86 per cent) among those who voted for Mr Moore followed by 83 per cent of Labor voters. Seventy-four per cent of Liberal voters said yes to the question while the lowest level of support — 45 per cent — was recorded among those who back Indepen dent MLA Paul Osborne. Mr Osborne is a staunch oppo nent of active euthanasia but it is difficult to draw much from the figures as the sample size of Osborne voters was extremely small — seven. He was out of town yesterday but his office issued a statement saying he was not surprised by the survey results "considering the loaded question that was asked". Of the major religions, Catho lics were the least,likely (61 per cent) to support euthanasia while 86 per cent of Anglicans favoured it. v Ninety-three per cent of those who said they had no religion supported euthanasia. Support among the smaller denominations is harder to call as the samples were all small but it ranged from 100 per cent among Methodists (from a sample of five) down to 53 per cent of Baptists (from a sample of 10). Support among the 11 people who described themselves as non Christian was low — compared with most other groups — 53 per cent of the sample in favour of euthanasia. Mr Moore said the poll showed it was "the overwhelming view of the community" that it was time for active euthanasia laws."}
{"id":130558892,"text":"21 Aug 1995 - 'Inappropriate' laws hamper the infertile Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 21 August 1995, page 4 'Inappropriate' laws hamper the infertile SYDNEY: Infertile couples in Australia are being hampered in their efforts to have healthy babies by inappropriate and unrepresentative laws, two researchers say. Writing in the Medical Journal of Australia, Monash University obstetrics and gynaecology associate professor John Leeton and research fellow Dr Karen Dawson have called for law reform and a national regula tory system. "We consider this matter to be relatively urgent," they wrote in the journal published by the Australian Medical Associa tion. "Without addressing it, we predict a further falling behind in assisted reproductive technology research and confusion arising for judges." Legal barriers in Victoria currently prevented proper testing of embryos to ensure those with genetic diseases were not implanted, contrary to popular support for this precaution. "A Morgan Gallup Poll in April 1994 showed that 66.7 per cent of Australians approved of the use of embryo biopsy for these purposes." Victoria had also failed to amend laws controlling in-vitro fertilisation to stop them making surrogacy using IVF illegal. "Other Australian states also have legislative problems," they said. "Regulation of assisted reproductive technology would be better managed at a na tional level.""}
{"id":130560452,"text":"28 Aug 1995 - Letters to the Editor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 28 August 1995, page 8 Letters to the Editor Legalising euthanasia is dangerous ONCE AGAIN, Monsignor Kelly "Euthanasia: the thin end of the wedge" (Letters, August 21) has hit the nail right on the head. I strongly support his comments on the dangers of legalising "a little bit of euthanasia". (By euthanasia I mean acts or omissions intended to kill people out of compassion for their condition. I do not include in the definition what is commonly, but wrongly, called passive euthanasia, such as the potentially acceptable practice of discontinuing harsh, intrusive and pointless treatment and allowing nature to take its course.) The well-reported abuse of the toleration (it is still not legal) of euthanasia in Holland is a case in point. We have only to look at our own experience with that other form of legalised murder, abortion, to see how far practice degenerates once the first chink is made in the law with the thin end of Monsignor Kelly's wedge. What was once allowed only in very limited circumstances is now available on demand. Even if we are not alarmed by the prospect of legalising an immoral act, we might pause to consider, and perhaps be alarmed by, the possibility of one day belonging ourselves to one of the groups deemed by then to require "euthanasing" from our society. DUNCAN FRANCIS Swinger Hill Vested interest THE ACT Voluntary Euthanasia Society announced that 75 per cent of Canberrans want euthanasia (CT, August 19, p.l). The Roy Morgan opinion poll commissioned by them produced this re sult. When a society with a vested interest publishes such a result, are we supposed to be amazed!! The Morgan poll could hardly have been expected to present a negative result. This trick is almost as good as the one we had with the Euthanasia Select Committee chaired by Michael Moore looking into Michael Moore's Voluntary and Natural Death Bill, 1993. BERYL LEGGE-WILKINSON Narrabundah Death need not be such a trial ALTHOUGH a survey on euthanasia shows it to be favoured by a considerable majority (CT, August 19, p.l) those anti the right to die have been quick to discredit the findings and will again tell us that such legislation will lead to much doing away of oldies by conniving relatives and medicos. Anyone with a bit of faith in their fellow citizens will not be so convinced. Essential to their concept of dying with dignity is palliative care where pain is virtually banished, but there seems little concern for mental suffering in such a terminal phase. Patients of independent and sensitive nature find bedridden helplessness unbearable. Personal experience has shown me that palliative care can still mean weeks of utter misery when pleas for despatch are ignored. As life wasn't meant to be easy, surely death need not be made such a trial. MAX PURNELL Braddon The case against lOOpc betterment 100 PER CENT betterment tax would reduce, not increase, government revenue. As any increase in betterment charge is reflected in lower prices developers can offer existing lessees for their land, it would leave lessees no incentive at all to sell their land to developers — so that there would be little or no redevelopment, and thus little or no betterment to levy. Also, Government and the community would be left with the higher budgetary, economic and social costs of more green-fields development. Second, it would not recognise that it is existing lessees, not the Government, who have (and have paid for) the right of occupancy of the land for 99 years, and the power to release or not release it for redevelopment. And if a change from single to multi-residential use is going to increase the value of the land, it would be unrealistic to expect the lessee to release it unless he shares in that increase. The present 50 per cent betterment charge amounts to a 50/50 split of the increased value between government as owner, and the existing lessee with rights of occupancy for 99 years — a quite common split between two parties with rights to an asset whose value is increased. Third, although technically leasehold, particularly since 1971 Canberra land has been treated by everyone — lessees, government itself, and the housing market — as freehold. And there is no "community ownership" argument for a 100 per cent betterment charge on freehold land. There is a good argument for government taxing any capital gain on freehold land caused by government town-planning policies, but it would be extreme, unique and counterproductive to set any rate of tax as high as 100 per cent. Even the Commonwealth Government's capital-gains tax rate is only 47 per cent . R. S. GILBERT Turner Not all approve of Federal plan RE ANGELA NEVILLE'S front page report on the housing development proposed for the Federal Golf Club (CT, August 23) . Readers should be aware that despite the public statements of support for this proposal by the secretary manager and the president, the board does not yet have the approval of the members. The first this member heard of the proposal was the arrival by mail last week of a package containing glossy publicity material from the "preferred developer" along with a letter of support from the president and notification of a meeting to vote on the issue. Before Michael Moore, MLA, and others get in a lather about Federal, they should be aware that at that meeting on September 13 there will be members like me who are concerned that the unique bushland around the course may be offered up to developers in return for short-term gains. This, and how the board got to this stage without the involvement of the members, are two of many aspects of the proposal which warrant close and careful examination. If the board/developer alliance does carry the day, Mr Moore can lather up to his heart's content. I'll even send him a new stick of soap. P. B. MACK1N Curtin One person's memory tested THE Marks Royal Commission into the involvement of Carmen Lawrence in the tabling of a petition in the West Australian Parliament is not investigating the recollections of people some years after events. It is investigating the recollections of one person. Carmen Lawrence, in a statement to that Parliament a few days after the event. In other words, did Ms Lawrence, very shortly after the event and as the Labor Party Premier of the time, mislead the Parliament she led. If the commission finds this to be so, then Ms Lawrence lied to the Parliament and to the people of Western Australia. And if that is so, she has displayed traits which are unacceptable in any member of parliament, let alone in a minister of any government. DENNIS QUICK Townsville, Qld Assessment system has its problems IT WAS only a matter of time before the Education Minister, Bill Stefaniak, found himself brought face to face with that Achilles' heel of the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies — its system of internal assess ment. While the computerised processes by which a student's Tertiary Education Assessment are calculated can be shown to be fair, they are only as fair as the data fed into the system. Apart from the student's externally set and assessed ASAT score, which forms only a fraction of the final TEA, the bulk of a student's assessment is based on the marks awarded by his/her own teachers. In this system, where there is no external examiner, a student who gets on the wrong side of a teacher for whatever reason (academic disagreement, personal antipathy, no matter what) may well feel discriminated against in his/her assessment. The education authority will say that there are internal procedures to cope with such prob lems. That has been the answer given by administrations — police forces and the like — for ages past, to enable the organisation to present a united front to criticism from without. Ultimately, external scrutiny reveals the truth. Until the Department of Education accepts a larger measure of independent, external assessment of its Year 12 students, the minister will find himself facing the conclusion that teachers' assessments may be fallible. BASIL JOHNSON Stirling Getting a letter published: • Keep it under 250 words • Make it legible • If handwritten, make it double-spaced • References to Canberra Times reports should include the date and page number. • Sign it. • Give phone number and full residential address (suburb only published). • Fax to 2802282 or send to Letters to the Editor The Canberra Times. PO Box 7155 Canberra Mail Centre, ACT. 2610. •Letters may be edited down unless marked for publication in full or not at all We cannot publish all letters"}
{"id":130560577,"text":"29 Aug 1995 - Morgan poll group resists union Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 29 August 1995, page 4 Morgan poll group resists union MELBOURNE: The Morgan opinion-poll group is resisting a union's attempts to achieve federal-award coverage for in-terviewers employed by its companies. The Morgan group embarked on an appeal yesterday against an Australian Industrial Rela-tions Commission ruling that a dispute existed between it and the interviewers. The National Union of Work- ers wants the dispute finding upheld as a first step towards gaining federal award coverage for the interviewers. Among the Morgan group of companies fighting the case are the Roy Morgan Research Cen-tre, Australian Sales Research Bureau, CATI Telephone Sur-veys and Tara Market Re-search. Morgan group advocate Tan-ia Cirkovic said the companies were opposed to the dispute finding of February 27 because the interviewers were not em-ployees but contractors. The commission cannot make awards covering independent contractors. Ms Cirkovic said the second ground for the appeal rested on the question of the genuine-ness of the log of claims served by the union on the group. The hearing is continuing."}
{"id":130566930,"text":"28 Oct 1995 - Saturday FORUM Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 28 October 1995, page 12 Saturday FORUM DENIS MULLER lists death, sabotage and character assassination in Victoria's venomous game of politics ~~ Life with Jeffrey will never be dull A New Series This week: VICTORIA POLITICS is never a soft game, but right now it is being played with unusual venom in Victoria. The currency is death and hu- man suffering (a long-running ambulance dispute), sabotage, def-amation writs and repressive leg-islation (the even longer-running grand prix controversy), charac-ter assassination (the Crown Ca-sino) and, finally, policy issues (the new tollway system called City Link). The players are the Kennett Government, some health unions, the community protest group op-posed to the grand prix, the banks and prominent business people connected with the casino. The pawns are accident and trauma victims, hospital patients, innocent sportspeople and road users. All of these issues are separate, but what they have in common is antagonism between the state Government on one hand and a variety of power blocs and inter-est groups on the other. It is the politics of confrontation. The mood is reminiscent of the latter years of the Fraser federal government. The lesson of those years is that the electorate event-ually becomes exhausted, loses interest in the rights and wrongs of the issues and just wants some peace. If the Opposition is half credible, the incumbent govern- ment is then at risk. In Victoria, however, the Oppo-sition is not half credible. Jeff Kennett does not face a Bob Hawke with a vision called Con-sensus. Instead he faces John Brumby with a Labor Party still faction-ridden and lacking enough front-bench talent to fill more than about four portfolios. In policy terms, Labor has painfully faced up to its past fail-ures of economic policy, but it clearly has not yet re-established in the eyes of the electorate its credentials to govern. The latest polls - by AGB McNair last month and Morgan this month — indicate that sup-port for the parties has hardly changed since the election in Oc-tober, 1992, which swept Jeff Ken-nett to power. On that occasion there was a swing of 5.77 per cent against Labor. To get back in, it needs a uniform swing of 7.6 per cent That is huge by Australian standards, and the reality is that it just will not happen. So for the Liberals at the state level, life is fairly comfortable, ihey are not so unrealistic as to think they can hang on to all the seats won in the landslide of Oc-tober, 1992, but their rough as-sessment is that they will lose on-ly between five and 10. Their confidence is borne out by any reasonable assessment of the present position. There is a small cluster of former Labor seats now held on very slender margins by the Liberals in places like Tullamarine, Essendon, Gee-long and Frankston on the Mor- nington Peninsula. There are a couple of others — at Oakleigh in Melbourne's southern suburbs, and inner-city Prahran — which the Liberals could lose because of big local is-sues: Oakleigh motorists will be affected by the new City Link tollway and Prahran lies next door to the grand prix circuit. There is also a feeling within the Liberal Party that it is some-what vulnerable in the bush, mainly because of cuts to schools and hospitals. Seats in and around Bendigo and Ballarat are seen as potential weaknesses here. But even if the Liberals' worst scenario were realised and it lost 10 seats, it would still have a ma-jority of 14. For the Liberals at the federal level, however, Victoria is not so comfortable. The 1994 national re-distribution has adversely affect-ed more Liberal-held seats than Labor. Malcolm Mackerras, the pse-phologist at the University of NSW and at the Australian De-fence Force Academy in Can-berra, published an analysis of the Victorian federal seats which took the redistribution into ac-count. He reckoned that purely as a result of the redistribution, the Liberals would stand to gain a net two seats and Labor a net one. However, since writing that an-alysis and after having had fur-ther time to assess the Kennett factor, he says that metropolitan Melbourne is the only place in Australia where the Labor Party is likely to do well at the coming federal election. On his analysis, the Liberal seat of Bendigo, and three more which make a broad crescent through Melbourne's eastern and south-eastern suburbs — Bruce, Chisholm and Isaacs — are now notionally Labor. However, he is prepared to predict at this stage that only Isaacs will definitely go to Labor (and even Liberal people in Victoria are prepared to give that away). Mackerras is not prepared to give away to Labor its notional gains of Dunkley and McEwen, (this also accords with local Lib-eral Party assessments). The conventional wisdom is that the election will be won or lost in Queensland, NSW and Western Australia, and that the impact of what looks like a rela-tively small shuffle in Victoria will not matter much. However, after losing the unlosable election Picture: AP Protesters in Albert Park in the early days of grand prix protests: cyclists, golfers, cricketers and others determinedly enjoy the fresh air in one of Melbourne's recreational parks. last time, the Liberal Party is un-likely to be taking anything for granted. The risk is that with a Liberal Government so thoroughly en-trenched, Victorian voters might use the federal election to square things up a bit. Then there are the headline issues of industrial unrest, the grand prix, the casino and City Link. The Kennett Government pre-sided over the introduction of a computerised dispatch system for ambulances which has had teeth ing problems, to put it mildly. There have been scandalous de-lays — some as long as two hours, others a matter of 20 or 30 minutes — in getting ambulances to people. Half a dozen or so of these peo-ple died. Some might have died anyway, but the delay in getting specialised assistance to them gave the ambulance employees ammunition which they have not been slow to use in an industrial campaign against cuts to the ser-vice. The Health Minister, Marie Te-han, weighed in with threats to use against the ambulance work ers the Kennett Government's draconian emergency services legislation. This empowers the Government to invoke criminal sanctions against workers and to fine individuals as well as organi-sations. This threat was too much even for Jeff Kennett, who publicly re-pudiated Mrs Tehan's position, but the effect was to severely worsen the atmosphere, and now both sides have become even more obdurate than before. The union has increased the number of its work bans; Mrs Tehan has accused the union of "industrial thuggery" and in Parliament Ken-nett accused Brumby of being a "vulture" for using the body count to score political points. IT HAS been an unedifying spectacle. Meanwhile the com- munity's vulnerability to an un-certain ambulance service re-mains as nakedly exposed. Simultaneously, doctors and specialists who serve as visiting medical officers in public hospi-tals have just threatened to strike unless Mrs Tehan honours what they say is a commitment to give them a pay rise. Here again, pas-sion is running high. The special-ists — a natural Liberal constitu-ency if ever there was one — have accused the state Govern-ment of being "psychopathic" and lacking a conscience. The imbroglio of the grand prix encapsulates everything Victori-ans say about the Kennett Gov-ernment: good for the economy, good for Melbourne's profile. But . . . Did it have to come at the price of defacing one of the city's grandest parks, Albert Park, with a vast two-storey building that is (really) the pits? And then there was the tree-felling and the heavy relandscaping. To be candid, some parts of the park have doubtless been improved, but it is easy to understand from the over-all effect why the local residents feel so strongly about it. Moreover, their right to sue over damage to their homes has been simply abolished. Victoria's Constitution, alone in Australia except for Tasmania's, can be amended by legislation, and the Government just curtailed the ju-risdiction of the Supreme Court to exclude it from hearing claims for grand prix compensation. People whose homes have been cracked by the heavy pounding required to compact the race-track, have been made take-it-or-leave-it offers by the state Gov- ernment. Then there were the tacks. Last weekend some malevolent hand scattered steel tacks over the park's cycling track on the day that a major Victorian cycling tour was to hold its sprint stage there. By good fortune the tacks were discovered and swept up be-fore they did any damage, and no-one has been game to own up. However, Kennett decided that he knew who did it. Without a shred of evidence he accused the Save Albert Park group, which has hounded the Government and the contractors throughout the life of the grand prix object, de-scribing their alleged conduct as a "criminal act". The group's coordinator, Jenni Chandler, has now lodged a writ for defamation against Kennett in the Supreme Court. Outside the court she described Kennett as a bully, adding, "He has no respect for the truth and it is about time someone stood up to him." Ms Chandler is hardly one of Kennett's natural enemies. She is a former state vice-president of the Young Liberals and was on the staff of the late Sir Billy Snedden, a former federal Opposi-tion Leader. Kennett's response so far has been to brush aside her com-plaints and to pass even more re-strictive trespass laws which will close off whole sections of Albert Park for up to 12 weeks each year leading up to the grand prix, and for five weeks afterwards. The Government has also given itself the power to write regula-tions excluding or expelling peo-ple from the park. The Government has learned some useful lessons from the grand prix. One of these it is now putting to use with the new City Link tollway project. Householders whose homes are damaged by the tunnelling for this project will be put in the same position in respect of com-pensation as the residents of Al-bert Park. However, the biggest upheavals over City Link have nothing to do with earthworks and every-thing to do with economics. It has been revealed that the cost-benefit analysis for the pro-ject did not count the effect of the tolls on the likely volume of traf-fic. Given that there are alterna-tive routes that are free to use, this is surprising. The project almost fell over when the banks behind the con-struction consortium, Transur-ban, initially refused to accept government limitations on the de-gree to which the Government was prepared to share the risks of the venture. Under sustained pressure, Kennett, Transurban and the banks finally did a deal. The idea is to create a vast by pass beginning at the citv end of the Tullamarine Freeway and, cut-ting across North Melbourne to the docks. It then turns south - to connect with the Westgate Bridge freeway, then eastwards, burrow-ing in two parallel tunnels under the Botanic Gardens and the Yar-ra River, emerging in Richmond, where it will join the Southeast ern Freeway, the main road out or Melbourne to the vast sprawl of the eastern suburbs and Gipps- land beyond. The crisis with the banks is past, but the risks remain, and they are not inconsiderable. Not a great deal is known about the official arithmetic upon which this network of tollways, bridges and tunnels rest. Howev-er, enough has filtered out for a lot of unofficial calculations to be done by academics and commen-tators, led by The Age's Kenneth Davidson. None of these more se-rious calculations have been re-futed by the Government, and they go like this: The Government says the Link will cost $1.7 billion to build (big-gest infrastructure project since the Snowy Mountains scheme). The parent company of the Tran-surban consortium says $2 bil- lion. Making certain assumptions about rate of return, maintenance and toll-collecting costs, the re-quired cash flow over the first 10 years is reckoned at $600 million. Official forecasts say the Link will carry about 300,000 trips a day, 300 days of the year. To gen-erate the necessary cash would thus require a toll of $6.70 a trip. The tolls have actually been pitched in the $2-$4 range. Whether the taxpayer is having treasures on earth stored up on "is behalf by the Government' will probably not be known until it is too late. While the Link may exact an invisible toll, the casino is taking people's money in big licks under bright lights. Otherwise, however, it is litigious and dangerous terri-tory, with accusations of relation-ships between the Government and key figures in the Crown consortium that are too cosy for comfort yet impossible to prove or disprove. There is also considerable agi-tation that the casino has been granted permission to substantial-ly increase its number of tables and hours of opening — even in-cluding Christmas Day, Anzac Day and Good Friday. Victoria is anything but a dull place to live under Jeffrey. John Howard is finding out how lively he can be. Only two days ago he was calling for 80 per cent of tax is to be given back to the states, giving Paul Keating a free kick and earning a rebuke from How ard which had no visible effect. From a Liberal point of view, it must be a relief to think that the federal election will not be won or lost in Victoria. Denis Muller is a senior research associate in the Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne."}
{"id":130570984,"text":"17 Nov 1995 - A statesman's hat for Keating? Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 17 November 1995, page 13 A statesman's hat for Keating? Peter Cole-Adams PAUL KEATING looked tired and sounded subdued at his Monday press conference at the end of the Auckland Commonwealth leaders' meeting. Heaven knows what state he will be in when he finally gets back from the APEC meeting in Japan next week. The mental and physical demands on national leaders are often considerable but, election campaigns aside, they seldom have to absqrb such multiple stress as has come Keating's way in the two weeks before the House of Representatives resumes next week for what is likely to be its last session before a federal election. Consider. It was just 12 days ago, on a Sunday night, that Keating found himself flying at short notice across the continent to board a larger plane for Israel and the funeral of assassinated Yitzhak Rabin. On return to Canberra, he barely had time for a snooze and a change of underwear, before he was ofF to Auckland and Queenstown for a four-day CHOGM meeting which, thanks to the brutal stupidity of Nigeria's unlovely military government, turned out to be more demanding than he had expected. Back in Australia, he had only a couple of days in which to defuse two potential domestic political disasters — the Marks Royal commission's expected but damaging findings against Carmen Lawrence and the ACTU's decision to launch its most disruptive industrial campaign in decades — before flying off yesterday for the APEC summit in Osaka. It did not help that at the last moment American President Bill Clinton, whose presence and authority were regarded as crucial to achieving a satisfactory freetrade result in Osaka, was forced by a domestic political crisis of his own to cancel his trip. It says a lot for Keating's resilience and determination that, after negotiating with the principal players on Wednesday night, he was able to announce before his own departure that he believed a basis had been achieved for a settlement of the brawl between the unions and the mining giant CRA over individual work contracts. The scale of the campaign already under way and planned by the ACTU threatened'not only the nation's economy and trading reputation, but also the election credibility of Labor's claim to be the one party that can deliver industrial peace. If indeed Keating has pulled off a resolution, with a bit of help from his mate Bill Kelty — and this was still uncertain last night — he will have done himself a power of electoral good and dashed John Howard's hopes of having yet another cause for keeping the heat on the Government instead of defending the Coalition policies, or lack of them. If, on top of that, Keating can return from APEC. brandishing a credible piece of paper promising regional free trade in our time, to set beside the one he brought back from CHOGM denouncing nuclear testing, he will be in a position to use the last two weeks of Parliament as a bully pulpit for the next stage of the pre-campaign campaign for a March elec tion. The electoral potency of achievements in international acronyms is limited, but it does a prime minister no harm to be able to don a statesman's hat at the hustings. It makes the jet lag, and a]] those hours listening to other leaders' speeches, worthwhile. Certainly, Keating and Labor need to play up every success if they are to achieve the breakthrough in public perceptions that has so far eluded them. This week's only national opinion poll, Newspoll in The Australian, had one bit of good news in that it showed Keating overtaking Howard as "better prime minister" for the first time in seven months. But it also showed the Coalition again widening the gap between it and Labor to nine points, 48 to 39 per cent, compared with six points three weeks ago. Even if the industrial storm threatened by the ACTU passes, even if the international weather proves favourable in Osaka, Keating knows there are still dark clouds hanging over Labor's prospects of survival. One is uncertainty about eco nomic developments over the coming months. Another he could have, and should have, banished by taking a hard decision months ago. Its name is Carmen Law rence. I note a two-way split between the commentators in their reaction to the Easton Royal commission findings, with one group coming down heavily against Lawrence and the other equally heavily against Premier Richard Court and the commissioner, for mer Victorian Supreme Court Justice Ken Marks. The two views are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, both are basically right. This is another tale without he roes. However vindictive and self-serving were Court's motives in setting the inquiry up, however flawed its terms of reference and proceedings, it has confirmed what most observers have believed for a long time: that the former Western Australian Pre mier and present federal Health Minister told a lie when she denied any detailed knowledge of Brian Easton's petition before it was tabled in the WA Parliament, and persevered in that lie repeatedly thereafter. Even in this age of popular disenchantment with and cynicism about politicians and the political process, this matters, or should matter. In relatively recent times, ministers have rightly lost their jobs for lesser offences than being caught out in telling fibs, particularly to Parliament. As a former judge of long experience, Marks was well qualified to make a finding on the facts. Had he restricted himself simply to deciding,, on the sworn evidence of a majority of Lawrence's former state Cabinet ministers and staffers, that she had told a porky, he would not have been as open to accusations of judicial arrogance and naivety. Instead — and, in fairness, he was encouraged to do so by his terms of reference — Marks presided over a process that seemed more prosecutorial than inquisitorial and passed judgment on issues of political morality on which his opinion should carry no more weight than yours or mine. Political propriety is something to be judged by Parliament and, ultimately, by the great jury of the electorate. To find that a politician has acted improperly because she used a petition "for her own personal political purposes" is to find her guilty of being a politician. After all, as Milton Cockburn pointed out in The Sydney Morning Herald yesterday, Marks conducted a Royal commission set up by Court for the sole purpose of pursuing a political oppo nent. Marks was a victim of his own political innocence, rather than a villain, in this sorry affair. By contrast, Court has emerged as a C-grade Machiavelli, whose double standards and hypocrisy led him to setting an ugly precedent in the misuse of the Royal commission option that may one day return to haunt him, just as poor dead Penny Easton has haunted Lawrence. • Lawrence, not so long ago one of the rocks upon which Labor hoped to build its re-election strategy, is today a millstone around Keating's neck. That is as much his doing and hers, because of their determination that she stay in the ministry, as it is Court's."}
{"id":130571710,"text":"20 Nov 1995 - ALP behind Coalition: Morgan poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 20 November 1995, page 2 ALP behind Coalition: Morgan poll The Keating Government has taken a slide in popularity, with the latest opinion poll putting it 10 points behind the federal Opposition. Labor suffered a seven-point turnaround in the Morgan poll, which was taken before the CRA industrial dispute and also before the Marks Royal commission's finding that federal Health Minister Carmen Lawrence had lied in regard to the Easton affair. The poll of 2041 electors, published in The Bulletin magazine, showed support for Labor on a two-party preferred basis was down 3.5 points to 45 per cent while the Opposition gained 3.5 points to 55 per cent. But on the question of preferred prime minister, Paul Keating continued to head Opposition Leader John Howard, although the margin had been reduced by a point. Mr Keating was preferred by 45 per cent of those surveyed — a one-point drop from the previous poll — and Mr Howard gained a point to 42 per cent with 13 per cent undecided. The poll was held on the first two weekends of this month. Mr Keating has resisted taking his last chance to call a federal election this year and the next election seems likely to be held in March or April. Federal Treasurer Ralph Willis announced yesterday that the Budget had been pushed back from May to August, suggesting a latish poll. - AAP"}
{"id":130625167,"text":"01 Nov 1986 - Nationals' support down on election eve Poll bodes ill for Sir Joh Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 1 November 1986, page 1 From ANDREW FRASER in Brisbane, and AAP The latest Morgan Gallup Poll of Queensland voting intentions, issued last night, left the Liberals buoyed and Labor cautious about how the state would vote today. The results of the poll, commissioned by The Bulletin, suggest that the National Party may not win enough scats to govern in its own right. The Liberals seem certain to regain most of the scats in the south-east of the state that they held before 1983, but they are also hoping to do well in electorates away from Brisbane, and that is far less certain. The ALP, which currently hold 31 scats, should pick up a few more, largely because its leader, Mr Warburton, has been able to make it an election fought on local issues. The Premier, Sir Joh BjelkePetersen, was shown last night to be down a further eight percentage points to 39 per cent, the lowest approval rating lie has recorded in a Morgan Gallup Poll. Sir Joh had a 58per-cent approval rating at the time of the last election. First with the Queensland election results — The Canberra Times on Sunday. Support for the National Party in October was down compared with the 1983 election results, the poll said, dropping nine percentage points to 30 per cent. The poll said Liberal Party support was up six percentage points to 21 per cent and the ALP's support was up two percentage points to 46 per cent. If today's vote matches the poll results, the National Party will not receive enough scats to form a Government in its own right. Preferences of Liberal Party voters outside Brisbane and preferences of National Party voters in Brisbane could determine the results in many scats. The poll said Mr Warburton's approval rating was up five percentage points since September to 45 per cent, and the approval of the Liberal Leader, Sir William Knox, was down nine percentage points to 48 per cent over the same period. In October, electors were evenly divided on whether Mr Warburton would do a better or worse job than Sir Joh — 33 per cent said he would do a better job, 21 per cent said he would do the same job, 33 per ccnt said he would do a worse job and 13 per ccnt could not say. The Liberal state director, Mr Gai7 Neat, said the poll figures put his party at its highest in Brisbane for more than eight years. ■ "No doubt the Nationals and Labor will put on a brave face with the latest figures, but the news is all good for the Liberals," he said. "Despite the big drop in support for the Nationals statewide, the Liberal/National vote is 51 per cent with Labor trailing on 46 per ccnt." Labor's campaign director, Mr Peter Bcattic, said, "The Morgan poll was taken over four weeks and may not be relevant now." The polls will close at 7pm Can berra time. Young Nationals still look to the Messiah; Sharpe's view. — Page 2"}
{"id":130627800,"text":"13 Nov 1986 - NSW ALP 'would have lost' in October Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 13 November 1986, page 15 NSW ALP 'would have lost' in October SYDNEY: A significant increase in the approval rating of the NSW Premier, Mr Unsworth, would not have prevented the Labor Party from losing power if a state election had been held in October, according to the latest Morgan Gallup Poll. Published in this week's Bulletin magazine, the poll showed 37 percent of the 1777 electors approved of the job being done by the Labor Premier compared with the September figure of 31 per cent. However, Mr Unsworth's approval rating was still well behind that of the Opposition Leader, Mr Greiner, who dropped three points to 47 per cent. But 32 per cent of those surveyed said he would do a better job than Mr Unsworth. The poll showed 27 per cent believed Mr Greiner would do the same job as Mr Unsworth, while 26 percent — up 5 points — said the Liberal leader would do a worse job as the state's leader. Although it was an improved showing by Mr Unsworth, the survey concluded that a Liberal-National Party coalition would get 47 per cent of the vote against the ALP's 42 per cent, which would be cough for a new government to be formed."}
{"id":130634555,"text":"12 Dec 1986 - IN BRIEF Peacock in the lead Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 12 December 1986, page 7 IN BRIEF Peacock in the lead SYDNEY: More Australian voters preferred Mr Peacock to Mr Howard as Leader of the Opposition, according to the latest poll on the Opposition leadership. The Newspoll, conducted last weekend and published yesterday by The Australian, found that 39 percent preferred Mr Peacock as Liberal leader, compared with 21 per cent supporting Mr Howard."}
{"id":130704929,"text":"05 Nov 1915 - FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN IN U.S.A. Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), Friday 5 November 1915, page 4 FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN IN U.S.A. X<nr York. Wednesday.—The final returns in connection with the woman's suffrage poll in the Suites of >iax<acluiseits. Now York, and Pennsylvania, indicate little relative < hanges from_ riio initial figures. The large _ majorities recorded against the extension of the franchise to women is attributed largely to the foreign vote and to thf> spectacular methods adopted by the suffrage ttef-: to obtain victory."}
{"id":130830150,"text":"18 Nov 1982 - Government on top in popularity poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 18 November 1982, page 7 Government on top in popularity poll The Government's popularity is higher than the Opposition's for the first time since March last year, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, conducted between October 30 and November 6, put coalition support at 47 per cent, compared with 46 for the ALP. This is an improvement of 3 per cent for the Government and a drop of 1 per cent for the Opposi-tion. It contrasts with an 11 per cent lead by Labor at the end of September. The approval rating for the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, increased by 2 per cent to 38 per cent and his disapproval rating dropped by 3 per cent to 47 per cent. Approval of 42 per cent for the Opposition Leader, Mr Hayden, was down 1 per cent from the previous poll (October 16-23) and his disapproval rating went up one point to 36 per cent."}
{"id":130833326,"text":"02 Dec 1982 - Poll 'would have gone to Labor' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 2 December 1982, page 8 Poll 'would have gone to Labor' The Labor Party would have easily won a Federal election held in mid-November, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. Fifty per ceni of those polled would have given their first preference to the ALP — 5 per cent more than at the 1980 Federal election and more than the vote which returned the Whitlam Government in 1974. The ALP figure was 4 per cent higher than in the previous poll, taken in late October and early November. The increased support flowed directly from the government parties, whose popularity fell 4 per cent to 43 per cent. The Australian Democrats were steady at 5 per cent. The results of the poll, published in The Bulletin yesterday, indicate that the poor state of the economy — especially record unemployment — has wiped out the surge in government popularity recorded while the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser. was in hospital. The results came just three days before voters in the Federal electorate of Flinders choose a candidate to succeed the former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, Sir Phillip Lynch. Labor needs a swing of about 5.5 per ccnt to win the scat from the Liberal Party. It would be only the third time since federation. The poll also shows that the approval ratings of Mr Fraser and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr l layden, have fallen I per cent, to 37 per cent and 41 per cent respectively. Mr Hayden's approval rating is at its lowest this year following a peak in July and August of 51 per cent. Mr Fraser's approval rating compares with a low this year of 32 per cent in late March and a high of 41 per cent in May-June and early October. Mr Hayden's disapproval rate remains steady at 36 per ccnt, while disapproval of Mr Fraser rose from 47 to 49 per cent."}
{"id":130834171,"text":"05 Dec 1982 - QUEENSLAND Liberals' popularity slips even further, to the glee of both the other parties Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 5 December 1982, page 2 QUEENSLAND Liberals' popularity slips even further, to the glee of both the other parties The ALP and National Party in Queensland are gleefully predicting the demise of the Liberal Party as a State political force following recent polls. The latest Morgan Gallup Poll shows the Liberals have dropped 6.9 per cent in popularity since the 1980 Stale election. At the same time the Nationals increased their popularity 6.4 per ccnt. If the polls were translated to an election, the Nationals would go close to winning government and the Liberals would lose six seats. This is not a one-off poll result, but a steady trend, which has been accelerating over the past two polls. In the 1980 election the Nationals received 27.6 per cent of the vote and the Liberals were close behind with 26.9 per ccnt. That figure was considered disappointing then for the Liberals, who had hoped to lift their vote above the Nationals' and become, if not in 1980 then in 1983, leaders of the National-Liberal coalition in their "give us the numbers" campaign. The major reorganisation Of the Liberal Party under its new State director, former journalist Mr Gary Neat — aimed at broadening the party's base to challenge the Nationals and ALP in the country while defending the Liberals' Brisbane base from National Party attack — appears to be faltering. The Nationals are saying to the Liberals that they ought to stop their separate-image campaign and work more closely with the Nationals if they want to survive as a major party. For the Nationals it is a case of "We told you so". The Nationals' argument to Liberals determined to distance themselves from their coalition partners was that it would only result in coalition disharmony and that the Liberals would lose out to both National and Labor parties. The Nationals have not been keen to publicly kick their coalition partner while it is reeling from the lowest popularity in more than a decade. Nationals' director Mr Mike Evans would only comment, "The poll indicates very strong electoral backing for the National-Party-led coalition led by Mr Bjelke-Peterson. Mr Evans It shows Queensjanders' faith in the only true private-enterprise party." Mr Evans also said the result, when translated to the Senate vote, gave the Nationals an excellent chance of picking up another Senate seat — probably from the Liberals. The Liberals blamed their popularity drop on the Federal party being in power during an electoral downturn. Mr Neat also cast doubts on the veracity of the poll, saying it miist have been taken at Kingaroy (the Premier's home town). He claimed private Liberal polls showed the party was polling well in target areas. He sent a letter to major party financial contributors saying, despite publicity on polls and expert commentaries, the Liberals were building support for long-term gain. But the Liberals' own polls have not had a good track record in predicting results. Both the National and Labor Parties' own polls back up the Morgan poll. Interestingly, the Nationals have increased their popularity in the Liberal strongholds in south-east Queensland. Both National and Labor have the same explanation for the Liberals' drop in Mr Wright popularity. They do not believe that Federal economic issues have hurt the Liberals as much as the Liberals seem to. The Nationals say Liberals are becoming convinced their party's separate-image campaign cannot work and are transferring their support to the Nationals. They say the increase in National Party membership in south-east Queensland, including a number of former Liberals joining the Nationals, is indicative of this. They believe that, as the Liberal's stocks fall, there will be a certain bandwagon effect as Liberal supporters decide the Liberals will never again be an effective political force so join the winners — the Nationals. The Labor view is that the Liberals have not been able to win on any of the issues where they differ with the Nationals and after eight years of trying and failing, many Libera) supporters are finally deciding to join either the Nationals (the vast majority in terms of party membership changes) or Labor. Labor believes Queenslanders want a strong leader, particularly in hard times and, in the choice between Mr Bjelke-Peterscn and the Liberal Leader, Dr Edwards, the Premier wins easily. His popularity in the latest poll increased four per cent to 56 per cent. \\ Part of the explanation for the Nationals' increase in the metropolitan vote is Senator Flo Bjclkc Petersen. Her never-ending publicity — she is in the Brisbane papers almost daily, generally on soft issues such as baking scones or eating pizzas or opening shopping centres — is, according to some ALP workers, giving the Nationals "a human face". Although the Nationals are happy to see the Liberals humbled, they have left the door open for the Liberals to return to a subordinate coalition role by saying that even if the Nationals won an outright majority they would still form a coalition with however many few Liberals were left. Although it is highly improbable that the Nationals would gain a parliamentary majority, they will get some help from Labor. The ALP has decided not to give preferences to Liberals in marginal seats or where ALP preferences would help the Liberals to beat the National candidate or sitting Mem ber. That means the ALP will be giving first preferences in many cases to Nationals and would help elect a number of Nationals. But the ALP secretary, Mr Peter Beattie, says the party wants to see a two-party system in Queensland and they are obviously the Nationals and Labor. The ALP believes that by helping to wipe out the Liberals or reducing them to a rump, the ALP can pick up a swag of Liberal metropolitan electorates to put it much closer to the 42 seats jts needs to form govern ment. He said the Liberals were gutless and weak bccause they were not prepared to join with Labor to force a fair electoral redistribution, although it was Liberal policy. Only if the Liberals joined the ALP to force such a redistribution over the protests of the Nationals would Labor guarantee the Liberals their preferences. This could mean that the Liberals could lose at least three scats and fail to regain their former scats which the Nationals have already picked up with ALP preferences. The Liberals are talking of a counter-move in which they would not stand candidates in scats to prop up Nationals who need Liberal preferences to fend off the ALP. About six scats could change from the Nationals to the ALP if this happened. The poll figures for Labor were disastrous, but the party sees.longterm hope in them. Labor's popularity in Queensland dropped two per cent to 40 per cent — three per cent worse than at the 1980 election. But the party points out the poll was taken during the leadership challenge and they had expected only 35 per cent to 38 per cent support. They were encouraged by the leadership poll. One thousand of the 1,350 people polled gave their estimation of the ALP leadership on the basis of former leader Mr Ed Casey. Only 350 based their estimation on the new leader, Mr Keith Wright. Mr Wright's popularity was such he was able to lift Mr Casey's 26 per cent popularity to 34 per cent. In a full poll, Mr Wright should attract more than 40 per cent. While Labor has settled its leadership and the National squabble over their deputy leadership and ministerial vacancies, moves are on in the Liberal party to replace their amiable leader, Dr Edwards, but probably not until after the next State election. The Minister for Transport. Mr Don Lane, is starting to marshal his forces to challenge Dr Edwards, promising to be more a Henry BqIic type and less a lapdog."}
{"id":131108525,"text":"14 Jul 1949 - Poll on Israel's Press Hebrew Standard of Australasia (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1953), Thursday 14 July 1949, page 2 Poll on Israel's Press TEL AVIV. — According to a 'Gallup Poll' ot the Public Opinion Research Institute in Israel, 43 per cent- . ot the ? present population of Israel, favour newspapers in foreign languages. Twenty-five ; .per ; cent of .those who . oppose foreign language newspapers are, nevertheless, ?in favour of Yiddish papers. Sixty-five ?por cent of those queried are for a 'greater number of newspapers, whilst: .35' per cent are opposed to increasing s'lthe?;. number of Press organs already 'available, v 1"}
{"id":131176299,"text":"04 Feb 1990 - Out to defeat the 'big guys' at their game Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 4 February 1990, page 19 Out to defeat the 'big guys' at their game Peter Rees talks to Australian Democrats Leader Janine Haines about her future. JANINE Haines, the Leader of the - Australian Democrats, was in full flight as she talked of her obsession to "beat the big guys" and how she was going to do it. The "blatant hypocrisy" of the Liberal and Labor parties needed to be exposed, she said, and that was why she had taken the historic step of challenging for the South Australian seat of Kingston at the next federal election. "I want to expose them for what they , are — clones of each other and' mealy-mouthed hypocrites who stage ritual slag fights on peripheral issues while they agree on the important ones," she said. "They'll both privatise, it's just a matter of how much/They'll both sell off the country; it's just a matter of how much. "They both favour deregulation, it's just a matter of how much and they're both into expenditure cuts, it's just a matterof how much..." "Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee?" I ventured. "And I intend to be Alice in Wonderland," she shot back without hesitation. "Wonderland" is precisely where her political opponents hope she doesn't end up after the election. Rather, as Wonderland's Queen of Hearts demanded, they would prefer to see her lose her head, politically speaking. The 44-year-old former high-school teacher is supremely confident. "My campaign against the big guys in Kingston is simply going to be based on whether the electorate prefers machine politics or Janine politics — whether they want a Member who represents them or who represents their party," she said. If the bold bid succeeds, it could see the Democrats break away from the role they have held in the Senate for the past few years of holding the balance of power with the aim, as former leader Don Chipp put it, of "keeping the bastards honest". Polling well According to Senator Haines, polling has been good over the past year since she announced she was running for Kingston. The party had engaged the Morgan Gallup Poll to conduct several big surveys, while major newspaper polls also pointed to her having a strong chance. "Each one of those polls has thrown up identical results that I have the highest vote of the other three, that Gordon Bilney of the Labor Party, the sitting Member, is second, and that the Liberal candidate is well behind." But she admitted these were only polls and she was "as sceptical of polls as the next person". She disagreed with Mr Bilney's analysis of the electorate based on the SA state election result last November which showed he would win, claiming it was based on a,false premise. "During,, the 12 months before I made this decision about running for Kingston, we got Morgan to poll three separate Adelaide federal electorates which are totally : demographically different — the seats of Adelaide, Hindmarsh and Kingston. "They were asked the same questions .each time, the standard who did you vote ••"forafthe la!sf election;'who will you vote for at the next federal election and then, who will you vote for if Janine Haines is the Democrat candidate. , ... "In each case the Democrat base vote trebled. Gordon Bilney started from the premise that the Democrats' base vote would double." But the key to her success or failure could be where the Liberal preferences go — and the party has made it clear since 1983, when it directed its Senate preferences to the Communist Party, that it has no intention of doing anything to further the political career of someone they re gard as an irritant. She says one of the things that has concerned her most in the past few years is that the electorate is not being told what is really happening in politics. "Legislation is being debated, people are making speeches'in the Lower House and indeed in the Senate about how dreadful it is and then when it comes to the vote in the Senate where it counts because the Government does not have the numbers they vote in favour of it Janine Haines: I want to expose them for what they are — hypocrites. "That sort of information is not getting out. Indeed, when we were debating a tax Bill late last year, the Liberals' shadow ; treasurer,, ;Dr Hewson, had moved, an; amendment in the Lower House which! we were supporting. .: "They,;didn't .proceeduvyith. it .in^the-* Senate, I moved it,.they voted against it.. .. "That sort of blatant hypocrisy has to be exposed." She says the Summer School organisers asked her to talk about people, power and politics and, in particular, the issues of people's involvement in matters of environmental concern, and the relationship ordinary people have with politicians, governments and corporations. Safe environment "Essentially, how you can beat the big guys," she said. "My argument will be that you have to beat them at their own game. "You have to take their own weapons, their own economic arguments and throw them back at them and challenge some of the arbitrary but very entrenched economic definitions such as gross domestic product." She said that while no value was cred--. ited to a healthy society and a safe, clean environment, conservation would continue to come a poor second to commcr,r,cialism. -nnrn HHP 'viritvi Tiwnrt irj«tii:n"iri "If you chop a tree down and sell it to the Japanese as pulp and then import it as "But if you leave it intlie.ground'and it holds down some farmer's' topsoil or is used to decrease the salinity problems in an area or if it is just left there breathing oxygen into the air it counts for nothing." If Janine Haines fails in her Lower House bid, she may well develop a closer, relationship with soil and trees, given her response to a question on what she would do if the voters of Kingston did not support her. "I'll go gardening or something, that's it, no more politics," said the senator whose term was not due to end until 1993. She would remain a Democrat but she was "certainly not going to pull anybody's strings". , • "I'd stay on as a member of the party, but I'm not going to be the guru, you know. I don't think that's appropriate.""}
{"id":131176953,"text":"07 Feb 1990 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 7 February 1990, page 1 INSIDE Kaine not dinkum: former RCH chief The former head of the hospital board says the ACT Chief Minister is "not being fair dinkum" with his plans for mothballing Royal Canberra Hospital for 10 to 15 years to pay for his ACT health plan. The only way to raise $240 million is to sell the Royal Canberra Hospital site, according to Colin Andrews. PAGE 3 Labor support up: poll The Labor Party has taken its biggest lead over the Federal Coalition since last February, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll published in today's Bulletin magazine. Support for the ALP rose one point to 45 per cent in late January and support for the Coalition fell a point to 42 per cent. PAGE 2 'No shame' in decisions Governments should not be afraid to base environmental-decisions on popular opinion, according to the Minister for the Environment, Senator Graham Richardson. PAGE 2 Australian climate warning Australian scientists say the impact of the green house effect is already being felt on the continent. and climate changes will probably have a more drastic effect than previously thought. PAGE 4 Hinze 'may die first' Former Queensland minister Russ Hinze may die from cancer before he can defend eight official corruption charges, his counsel has told the Brisbane Magistrates Court. PAGE 7 Spectre of Nazism Hundreds of skinheads have goose-stepped through Leipzig chanting "Sieg" Heil" as East Germany plunges toward the prospect of unity with West Germany. The Nazi-style display seemed guaranteed to send a shiver of alarm through neighbouring states worried by the'eventual emergence of a new superpower in the centre of Europe. PAGE 14 52pc profit slump for FAI Large equity exposures, to. troubled companies and its first underwriting loss on insurance activities for eight years wreaked havoc at FAI Insurances in the December half, prompting a 52 per cent decline in net earnings. PAGE 27 • Pakistani captain Imran Khan wrung 82 runs out of a frugal Australia pace attack yesterday, one of the few highlights of the rain-shortened third cricket Test. BACKPAGE' • The Auto Cycle Council of Australia confirmed yesterday that the 1990 Australian 500cc motorcycle grand prix will be held at Victoria's Phillip Island circuit and the 1991 eyent at Eastern Creek in west Sydney. BACK PAGE WEATHER CANBERRA: Mostly fine. Chance of rain 20% morning, 5% afternoon. Max 25 degrees. Last year 12 to 26. Yesterday 15 to 27. LAKES:^NW to NE winds 20-30 km/h. OUTLOOK: Mainly fine, mild to warm. FINE Details — Page 28. INDEX Amusements 24,25 Business 26,27 Courts ;....18 Editorial 8 i-page 20 Lotteries 2 Magazine 21-25 Sport 37-40 Television 20 World news 12-14 Classifieds Index. — Page 28. Phone 80 3055 MACARTHUR $147,000 New listing in a quiet loop street representing fantastic value for those looking for a very large family home on a large block. Four double bedrooms, main with ensuite. Family room adjoins a Vogue kitchen. Four car garage under roofline. Auto, sprinkler system. SOLE AGENT. KAMBAH $182,000 Contemporary four bedroom home backing onto reserve and with panoramic views to the north. Private timber decks lead of both the family room and formal living which also has open fireplace. 9m x 6m brick garage. SOLE AGENT. BRADDON $175,000 Privately built three bedroom with the possible option of using the family room as fourth bedroom. New carpets and quality drapes throughout. Located in the quietest cul de sac and only a few minutes walk to Civic. SOLE AGENT. GIRALANG $90,000 Most attractive three bedroom home that would be very appealing to an investor who desires a tenant wishing to stay for another five years. Mature gardens give complete privacy from all sides. SOLE AGENT. CALWELL $114,000 Four bedroom ranch style home with ensuite and walk in robe to main bedroom. Family room opens in the north aspected rear gardens. Quality inclusions throughout plus inground sprinkler system in established gardens. SOLE AGENT. ARE YOU CONSIDERING SELLING YOUR PROPERTY NOW OR IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS? THEN YOU WOULD BE DOING YOURSELVES A DISSERVICE IF YOU DID NOT CONSULT ME FIRST AS I AM CERTAINLY NOT A MEMBER OF MULTILIST. ************************************ *8209 Uc Agent, QAREMA PLACE, CANBERRA CITY 491888 or AH 862097"}
{"id":131177045,"text":"07 Feb 1990 - Labor support growing: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 7 February 1990, page 2 Labor support growing: poll SYDNEY: The Labor Party has taken its biggest lead over the federal Coalition since last February, according to the Morgan Gallup Poll published in today's Bulletin magazine. Support for the ALP rose one point to 45 per cent in late January and support for the Coalition fell a point to 42 per cent. Support for the Australian Democrats rose from 9 to 10 per cent, with that for others dropping from 4 to 3 per cent. The poll was conducted over two weekends — January 20-21 and January 27-28. On these results, Labor would have been returned to office with the aid of minor party preferences, the Bulletin said. The Opposition health policy was launched on January 25. Asked who would make the better prime minister, 62 per cent (up two points) said Bob Hawke while 26 per cent (unchanged) said Andrew Peacock, with 12 per cent nominating others. Approval ratings remained largely unchanged but Mr Peacock's disapproval rating rose three points to 58 per cent, the report said."}
{"id":131177788,"text":"10 Feb 1990 - ALP support confirmed Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 10 February 1990, page 2 ALP support, confirmed ^ SYDNEY: The Hawke Government was more popular than the Opposition fon the first time in nine months, according to! the latcstvige Saulwick poll. i The poll was the third this week to find* the Labor Party's position had strength-?ened in recent months. The Saulwick poll showed 40 per cent of' the 1000 people questioned would vote; Labor, a rise of 3 percent from December. > Support for the Liberal/National parties' fell from 39 to 37 per cent, and 13 per cent said they would vote for the Democrats. ; However, the support for Labor did not' run across the board. In Sydney, 41 per cent said they would vote Labor and 31 per cent Coalition, but in Melbourne, where marginal seats'will play a crucial part in the election, the. Coalition came out tops with 40 per cent compared with Labor's 34. Conducted by telephone, the poll said women's voting intentions had changed more than men's since December — female support for the Government rose from 34 to 38 per cent. Another poll said the ALP had risen a point and Coalition had fallen a point in late January, and the third found voters clearly preferred Labor as the party to deal with important electoral issues."}
{"id":131177845,"text":"10 Feb 1990 - 'Swing to Libs' in key seats Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 10 February 1990, page 5 'Swing to Libs' in key seats MELBOURNE: The Federal Opposition holds a 5 per cent swing in 15 crucial marginal seats in the run-up to the next federal election, according to a Liberal Party survey. The party's federal director, Tony Eggleton, said yesterday that the survey, conducted last week, targeted 30 seats and showed the Opposition would win half of them. A uniform swing of 2.6 per cent would give the Opposition the 10 seats it needs to win the election. The survey also showed voters did not believe Prime Minister Bob Hawke would serve out his term if Labor won, Mr Eggleton said. Earlier this week Mr Hawke rebuked Industry Minister John Button for speculating that Mr Hawke and Treasurer Paul Keating had come to an arrangement on the leadership hand-over. Mr Eggleton said the Federal Government would not wait until May for an election, with the likely date cither March 31 or April 7. He said the research showed the electorate was "cynical, anxious and pessi mistic". A large number of voters were still undecided on which party they would vote for. "We'll run a very down-to-earth campaign focusing on real issues," he said. "We'll enter the campaign with an immense group of people undecided and uncommitted — up to 30 per cent of the electorate may not know until election day which party they'll decide on." Mr Eggleton said the party's research showed the swing against the Government was strongest in Victoria, with swings also in Western Australia and NSW. "We've targeted 30 seats — and based on our research we'll win half." He denied suggestions Liberal Party president John Elliott was an electoral liability, saying Mr Elliott was irrelevant in terms of the campaign, and said the likely leadership hand-over to Mr Keating was a problem for the Government. "Our survey showed the electorate doesn't believe Mr Hawkc will stay on if Labor wins," he said. "Over the last 12 months Mr Keating has been hurting them as individuals, he's unpopular and an unattractive alternative leader." Mr Eggleton said the party's federal executive was likely to approve a campaign featuring Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock in six television commercials. In Sydney, Mr Peacock said Lib- ■ eral Party polls indicated it would win the election, and he believed the Labor Party knew it too. Mr Peacock's claims come de spite the latest Saulwick poll figures showing the Labor Government approval rating had risen to 40 per cent, while support for the Opposition had slipped to 37 percent."}
{"id":131177902,"text":"10 Feb 1990 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 10 February 1990, page 9 r Preferences ; would see Labor back i _ fTTl HE MOST important poll of the : - I week- was the mid-week Mor.3 " JL gan Gallup poll which put the - ; Labor Party three percentage points I ahead of the Coalition. That result ~ 1 suggested the Hawke Government . would be returned with the aid of mi ~ nor party preferences. Published in The Bulletin maga" zinc, the poll was based on face-to-face • interviews with 2068 electors over the C January 20-21 and 27-28 weekends. It ■ put Labor up one point to 45 per cent, the Liberal-National Coalition down one point to 42 per cent and support for the Democrats up to 10 per cent. And to add to Opposition concerns, support for the Coalition dropped to 41 per cent on the second of the survey weekends. When the respondents were asked who would make the better Prime Minister, 62 per cent nominated Bob Hawke, 26 per cent Andrew Peacock while 12 per cent said others. Last weekend's Thomastown ; by-election in Victoria was less good ' news for Labor. The party suffered a 19 per cent swing against it on a ; two-party preferred basis. There was a - 24 per cent drop in Labor's primary - . vote in a seat regarded as traditional Labor territory. However, the Liberal ''. Party has little cause to celebrate as its ; rvotc dropped 4 per cent and it was . I- pushed into third place behind the : "Democrats. • "J- The Australian's Ncwspoll pub; ^lished on Wednesday found the Gov < — eminent was seen as more competent ; ~;to handle the seven most important • -electoral issues. These issues were the ; ^.economy, the environment, taxation, ■^■welfare and social issties, leadership, ."industrial relations and immigration. The poll was based on 1130 inter. Iviews conducted over February 2-4. -'. Eighty-two per cent saw the economy ."fas the most important issue, with the ;; environment second with 66 per cent. S In these two key areas 37 per cent ^believed the ALP would best handle .^economic issues compared with 29 per : cent for the Coalition, and 32 per cent - thought Labor would best handle en vironmental issues compared with 19 per cent for the Coalition. On the question of leadership, 55 per cent felt Labor had the best leadership, while 16 per cent said the Coalition and 17 percent the Democrats. Set against this are Liberal statistics, released this week, which suggest the Coalition has a clear lead over Labor in marginal seats. It put the Coalition at 42 per cent, Labor at 37 per cent and the Democrats on 9 per cent.. The research was based' on a survey of 1000 people in 15 marginal1' seats throuehout the country. •«:!; :.h rtu — HUGH LAMBERTON"}
{"id":131179137,"text":"15 Feb 1990 - Letters to the Editor Mr Stevenson is completely out of step Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 15 February 1990, page 8 to the Editor Mr Stevenson is completely out of step Received February 12 So our very own Minister for Racial Purity, Dennis Stevenson has now become a morals campaigner. He is introducing a bill to ban X-rated videos, and quotes the usual discredited arguments to support such a ban — arguments which have remained unchallenged for too long. He claims that the ACT is "out of step" with the other states which have all banned X-rated videos. This proves nothing—just because everybody else is doing something doesn't make it right. Mr Stevenson should know this — there is a poster in his office with this very message. To set the record straight once and for all, the only reason why X-rated videos were banned in the states was because of an hysterical scare campaign conducted by a Sunday newspaper in Sydney in early 1984. The newspaper took advantage of public ignorance at the time by referring to all X-rated videos as "video .nasties", and claiming they included child pornography and bestiality. Fringe pressure groups interstate got wind of this campaign and flooded politicians with letters resulting in the bans. Rather than being "out of step", the reverse is true. Australia is one of the only countries in the Western.world with bans on X-rated videos. There has never been any suggestion of banning them in New Zealand, and America survived the entire Reagan era without having them banned. The "ban-it brigade" are actually suggesting that Australians lack the maturity to have access to the videos — an extremely condescending and insulting idea. There is also the red herring about people committing sex crimes after viewing X-rated videos — name one! For every crime that may have been committed due to X-rated videos, many more have been committed after watching Rambo movies (Hoddle Street, Queen Street shootings), and even after reading the Bible (numerous homosexual murders). The vast majority of the public are quite capable of telling the difference between reality and the fantasy of the TV screen. Dennis Stevenson claims he has been "flooded with letters of support", especially from Queensland, Toowoomba in particular. Toowoomoa is the headquarters of the neo-nazi Logos Foundation which tried to hijack the last State election by running advertisements claiming the Labor party was about to "open the floodgates". Most of the letters Stevenson has received would contain false names and signatures, and be part of organised campaigns. He also quotes an opinion poll (with a total of 150 people!) as supporting a ban. The most recent Morgan Gallup Poll (the most reliable) completely opposes such a ban. Stevenson's bill also makes the mere possession of five or more X-rated videos a crime. How will this be enforced? Will police have to periodically raid people's homes to make sure there are no X-rated videos on the premises? This provision alone should be enough to ensure the defeat of the Bill. The censorship debates have all been held and won. There is no reason to throw out more than 20 years of progress and return to the dark days of freely available child pornography and other outlawed "material. For that is surely what will hap pened — without government controls on X-rated material a huge underground black market will emerge. It will be open slather for the exploitation of children for real "video nasties" — won't Dennis Stevenson have something to complain about then! There are any number of seedy operators just waiting in the wings for Stevenson's bill to give them the green light. JOHN MOULIS Pearce"}
{"id":131179138,"text":"15 Feb 1990 - POLITICS Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 15 February 1990, page 8 POLITICS By Andrew Fraser Ideals die as voting becomes I a ritual CAST back your mind, dear Jl reader, to see if you can recall an election which wasn't said to be the most important since * 1949. If you were watching elections before 1949, of course, make that the most important since 1916. Donald Home, in his most recent •' book, What Was It?, puts elections ' under the heading of "rituals". Home's thesis is that elections are . sort of national shows, events in -which the nation sits back and ' watches the performance unfolding • before them. It is indeed a perform- ' ance of sound and fury, but does it signify anything? One element of the show is that each side must establish that it is a different side to the other, that really they are not the same. ''i Bob Hawke, when asked in last week's Bulletin just what was so important about this election to make it the most important since 1949, said "because the Govern ment in the next three-year period ■••• will essentially determine the Australia we take into the 21st century. "In the last seven years we have undertaken a fundamental transfer- ■" mation in getting a more efficient economy and equitable country. "The conservatives promise a return to the past on both fronts. They propose massive redistribution of wealth away from lower and middle-income Australians to a very wealthy minority. And also a return to the type of economic management which essentially means a misuse of our resources and a lowering of our economic potential. "We can either continue to trans form our economy and become r more efficient and equitable or return to the past." Andrew Peacock, when asked ~ much the same question, said, "It is • crucially important in terms of the well-being of the overwhelming ma- ' ' jority of families. "The great bulk of Australians have suffered grievously under the Hawke Government. The economy is a mess. Our indebtedness to com- "• mercial banks is of grievous propor tions. To turn this around will be a ■ ■ tough process but it has to be done. -So we will tackling foreign debt and inflation^ . " "We have the policies to do it. Labor doesn't — it will do more of" the same and so the economy will get worse under Labor. They have not indicated any change of ap proach whatsoever. We have. Our "7 Economic Action Plan will lead to ' •' | lower rates of inflation, lower inter est rates, higher real wages, less in- " debtedness." | Well that's .really made it clear, " hasn't it? BOTH sides promise change in -, economic management and | therefore economic performance, - ; which is sound enough politics giv- . en that there's no great satisfaction ' i with the economy at the moment, , 1 but there's no great detail as to how ' .• , this will be achieved. (Before you start jumping up and -down about the Economic Action plan, Liberals, let me point to the fact that health policy is relatively open-ended and there is the pro spect of more being spent on educa- .* tion.) Why these answers are worth recording in their entirety is because each side manages to say so little about its own plans while massively >n misrepresenting what the other side has to say. It is part of the election <>. ritual, and there is little wonder that " the electorate as a whole is begin- <.• ning to regard elections as rituals rather than as events which lay down the country's direction for the - . next few years. The politics of disillusionment ~l", are indeed writ large upon Australia at the moment although, to be fair to ' our politicians, Australia is not the only Western country where this is , happening. Look at the recent Thomastown , by-election in Victoria, where after " the informal votes and those for minor parties are taken out, only 44 per cent of those voting cast their -ballot for one of the major parties. Look at yesterday's Morgan Gallup Poll, which shows that governments in Western Australia, Victoria and NSW would all lose office were there an election tomor- ' row. Remember also that the . Queensland and South Australian , , Governments have been recently elected and the Tasmanian Govern- ' ment isn't too old either. Combined with the Morgan.Gal- ' lup Poll's state-by-state breakdown -of voting intentions which shows the ALP would lose support in ~ Western Australia and Victoria while gaining in NSW, Tasmania -and Queensland, the deduction '' from all this is that state govern- • ments are tending to lose the vote for their federal representatives. There is a more serious side-effect to the politics of disillusionment, and that is that it makes for bad government after the election is all over. Real political power does not come from simply getting more votes than the other party — real political power comes from a party outlining fully what their intentions are if they are elected and then getting elected. It has happened rarely in Australian politics in recent times — the Goss Government in Queensland, for example, has a mandate to clean up the corruption and inefficiency in the state, but little else. So whoever wins the next federal election is going to find that the prophecy of Vince Lombardi, celebrated coach of the Green Bay Packers, that winning is everything, is wrong — whoever wins the next election won't get anywhere near everything they want."}
{"id":131179692,"text":"17 Feb 1990 - Labor would return but lose four seats Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 17 February 1990, page 9 Labor would return but lose four seats WITH five weeks to go to the election, a combination of the most recent four Morgan Gallup polls shows that the ALP would be returned with a loss of four seats. .Combining four polls gives a bigger and hfcnce more representative sample, but the long time the polls were taken over niakes (hem less accurate! Notwithstanding, the figures show that the ■ALP would pick up three seats in Queensland, (ihree seats in Tasmania and one seat in South .Australia, while losing seven in Victoria — or more precisely, Melbourne — and another Tour in Western Australia. : There were no national polls on voting intention this week, but last week's polls put the . -ALP about three percentage points ahead, and I the events of this week, with Andrew, Peacock -sacking his former Senate leader, Austin Lew:is; would further depress the Coalition. ~ This week's polls on leadership present a ( Turther problem for the Coalition^ as when contrasted with.polls just beforelthe: 1987 election, they,show that the Coalition is going into -this election with their leader far less popular " than in that election. ' k -Just before the 1987 election the Saulwick Poll showed the approval rating of the then ? .Leader of the Opposition, John Howard, stood at-36 per cent, while that of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, stood at 48 per cent. , ri' „ In the Saulwick Poll released this week, 61 per cent of those polled said Mr Hawke would make a better Prime Minister than his Opposition counterpart, Andrew Peacock, while only 30 per cent supported Mr Peacock. While the questions asked were not exactly the same they are near enough to give an indication of relative popularity and appeal to the electorate, and in this context the ALP is better ofFnow than in 1987. • 1 ' , A' further problem for the Opposition now js . •*"ttiat''the popularity of John Howard has ,iiir;r . xreased„sjnce.heJ lost tfye,'position of Leader/of,. •rtthe- Oppositiohis'as-vifasGlde.m.onstrajt^d.jitljis ' week by two polls. In the. Saulwick poll, 55 per cent of those polled said Mr Howard was the best person to lead the Opposition, while Mr Peacock polled only 34 per cent, and 11 per cent had no opinion. Ift the Morgan Gallup Poll, 28 per cent of those polled said Mr Howard would make the best leader, 18 per cent said Mr Peacock, 9 per cent said Malcolm Fraser, 8 per cent said Fred Chaney, and 7 percent said John Elliott. On the ALP side in the Morgan Gallup poll, 50 per cent of those polled preferred Mr Hawke as ALP leader, 11 per cent said John Button, 9 per cent said Paul Keating, 6 per cent said Kim Beazley, and 5 per cent said Simon Crcan. When the figures are broken down in relation to voting intentions, it becomes clear that Mr Keating is far more popular among ALP voters than in the population at large, while with Senator Button the reverse applies. Poll: Saulwick. Date taken: Feb 5-7. Sample: 1000. Coverage: National. Method: Telephone. Prefer to lead Government: Hawke 74%; Keating 15%. Prefer to lead Opposition: Peacock 34%, Howard 55%. Better Prime Minister: Hawke 61%, Peacock 30%, don't know 9%. ... . ;• • . ; ■' .VP#)': Morgan Gallup. Date.taken: Jan 20-21. 'Sample! '982. Coverage: Nati6jiaJ.!',Metli6d:'/' Telephone. Prefer to lead Government: Hawke 50%, Button 11%, Keating 9%, Beazley 6%, Crean 5%. Prefer to lead Opposition: Howard 28%, Peacock 18%, Fraser 9%, Chaney 8%, Elliott 7%. — ANDREW FRASER"}
{"id":131180520,"text":"21 Feb 1990 - Interest rates first, Medicare later: Blunt Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 21 February 1990, page 22 Interest rates first, Medicare later: Blunt ' SYDNEY: A Coalition Gov ernment would look to change the health system only after it brought down interest rates, National Party leader Charles Blunt said yesterday. "Our priority is the family tax package," Mr Blunt said. "Once we address the econo my, provide relief for families, get interest rates down, then we'll address Medicare and its problems." Speaking on Sydney radio 2UE, Mr Blunt said Medicare would remain in place. "We dQn't think Medicare is perfect, we'd like to change it," he said. "Medicare will remain, in place, we will review it, our option is to provide choice. "You will be able to stay with Medicare voluntarily and pay the levy, or if you want to go to voluntary health insurance you'll have the choice under us." The Opposition ran into problems with its health policy late last year when spokesman Peter Shack was forced to abandon previous commitments that no-one would be disadvantaged under a CoaKtion policy. Since then the Opposition has announced that in government it would review the operation of Medicare, but would retain it for pensioners, health card holders and those not covered by private insurance. It would remove Medicare's monopoly on the provision of basic health cover, and would encourage families to take up private health insurance, possibly through tax rebates. Mr Shack said in a statement that yesterday's Saulwick poll provided evidence that people wanted to choose between Medicare and private health in surance. The poll showed 41 per cent of those surveyed preferred private health insurance with 54 per cent favouring Medicare. "The Coalition's health policy represents a 'win, win' for both these groups as everyone will be able to have their preferred form of health insurance," he said. Mr Blunt admitted yesterday the Coalition was not sure how much money its preferred ofr tions would cost, because it did not know how many peoplfc would opt out of Medicare, j "We'd like to change it but the money's not there," Mr Blunt said. Mr Blunt will kick ofT his election campaign in Too woomba today in the heart ojf the Groom electorate. I The Nationals lost Groom t6 the Liberal Party's Bill Taylotr in a 1988 by-election when the sitting National MP resigned. J Mr Blunt intends spending more than half of his.campaign in Queensland, where half thfc Coalition scats belong to the National Party. | But four sitting Nationals arc retiring and the Labor Party |s outwardly confident of picking up the two National seats <jf Dawson and Kennedy. The Nationals know, however, they must pick up several of Labor's marginal scats and Mr Blunt intends concentrating his efforts on them during the ne)U five weeks. '"}
{"id":131180529,"text":"21 Feb 1990 - And now for the first test Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 21 February 1990, page 22 And now for the first test The Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has pledged a shake-up in the administration of unemployment benefits and extra money for training as both sides braced themselves for the first big event of the election .campaign. Mr Hawke, speaking yesterday before the release of the Government's economic statement today, .also tipped an inflation rate next year of around 6 per cent. The statement, to be issued by the Treasurer, Paul Keating, at 2.30pm today, will give details of the wage and tax deal with the ACTU and welfare measures to encourage more .people into employment and train ing programs. The Opposition continued its pre-emptive attack on today's statement, with the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, Fred Chancy, saying in Adelaide that the new deal with the ACTU would mean double-digit inflation. "It is a joke. What Labor's proposing will bring double-digit inflation and further reductions in real earnings," Senator Chancy said. Mr Hawke received good news from the polls. A Morgan Gallup poll, to be pub lished in today's Bulletin magazine, gave the Government 44 per cent and the Coalition 41 per cent, a one point drop for each. The Australian Democrats were unchanged on 10 per cent, while "others" were up two to 5 percent. However, Mr Hawke widened the approval gap, being up one point to 61 per cent, while Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock slumped 6 per cent to 23 per cent. The poll was taken over the weekends of February 3-4 and 10-11, before the March 24 poll date was announced and during the period the Coalition suffered a series of setbacks, notably over its health policy. A more contemporary poll, by AGB:McNair and published in yesterday's Melbourne Herald, showed 38 per cent support for the ALP, 32 per cent for the Coalition, 9 per cent for the Democrats and 11 per cent undecided. The poll, conducted by phone last Saturday, had 44 per cent rating Mr Hawke as the better Prime Minister, with 16 per cent opting for Mr Peacock and 25 per cent "don't knows". Mr Hawke began his first campaign visit to Melbourne, the most critical city in the country in terms of marginal seats, with a news conference which he used to give some indications of the main points of the economic statement. Unlike in the 1987 campaign, the Prime Minister plans to hold regular full news conferences in the hope they will pressure Mr Peacock, whom he regards as weak on economic detail, to do likewise. Mr Peacock, also in Melbourne, fine-tuned his language about how quickly interest rates would fall if he was elected. He had been saying the financial markets Would "react" from day one of the Liberal-National parties coming to power and that a "massive" fall would result, a more optimistic outlook than that used by his main economic spokesmen. Yesterday he said, "The markets will see from the statements I make on the first day I am very firm in an intent to put the policies in place — a coordinated range of policies — that will bring about sustainable and significant reductions in interest rates overtime." Both sides bought into the truck dispute, with Mr Hawke saying the NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, had the solution in his hands. However, the National Party Leader, Charles Blunt, told journalists in Sydney it was the Federal Government's fault because it was responsible for uniform road laws."}
{"id":131181515,"text":"24 Feb 1990 - Good news for Labor as Libs struggle Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 24 February 1990, page 9 Good news for Labor as Libs struggle By HUGH LAMBERTON THE PERFORMANCE of some of the leading figures in the Hawke Government looked decidedly edgy this week, but Labor received some good news in the form of poll results. According to the latest Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin, Labor has maintained its lead over the Coalition. The poll of 2293 electors conducted on the weekends of Febru ary 3-4 and 10-11 showed support for both the Government and the Opposition down 1 per cent. This left Labor with 44 per cent, 3 per cent ahead of the Coalition parties, and in a winning posi• tion with the help of minor-party preferences. Support for the Australian Democrats remained at 10 per cent with 5 per cent of respondents indicating "others". As the poll was conducted just before the announce■.•.ment of the election, it indicates-Mr Hawke;\\vasrin, a good position when he made the decision to go to ttie polls. In state-by-state breakdowns, the Morgan Gallup poll predicts a tough battle for the Coalition. For while the conservative parties could expect gains in Victoria „,and Western Australia, the ALP would pick up seats in ... Queensland, .Tasmania and NSW. These ^ains-would-! be.sufficient to return the Hawke Government, albeit! with a reduced majority. The poll showed the Prime Minister's approval rating up 1 per cent to 51, well up on the record low of 41 per cent late last year. Meanwhile, Andrew Peacock's approval rating fell 6 per cent to 23 per cent and his disapproval rating climbed 6 per cent to 64. There was also a fall in support for Mr Peacock among Coalition supporters, only 35 per cent said they approved of his handling of the job. Still, Mr Peacock tends to be galvanised by campaigns and his relatively strong performance in the early days of the campaign is likely to change voter perceptions as it did in 1984. Further good news for Labor came in a West Australian poll which showed increased support for the federal Labor Party. Western Australia is one of the states where the Coalition is hoping to make major inroads into the Labor majority. Published in The West Australian on Wednesday, the poll placed Labor ahead of the Coalition parties for the first time this year with 42 per cent to the Coalition's 41 percent. The Australian Democrats remained steady on 5 per cent, while the Greens lost ground with 4 per cent and 7 per cent were undecided. The poll points to popular approval of Carmen Lawrence's replacement of Peter Dowding as Premier and the diminishing influence of the WA Inc scandal as reasons for the increase. Respondents indicated that W A Inc was less likely to influence their vote, with 56 per cent of Labor voters stating it would influence their decision, down 9 per cent from last week. The good news for Labor continued with 67 per cent of Labor voters feeling the Hawke Government would be returned and 49 percent of Coalition supporters. The poll was conducted last Sunday and Monday."}
{"id":131182260,"text":"28 Feb 1990 - Democrats get record ratine Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 28 February 1990, page 1 Democrats get record ratine SYDNEY: Voters are placing their trust in the Australian Democrats or independents, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The Democrats have achieved the highest opinionpoll support in their history. But the Federal Labor Government maintains a narrow lead over the Coalition in the poll, the first in The Bulletin taken since the election was called. The popularity of the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, has fallen seven percentage points to 44 while that of the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock, has climbed three to 28. The poll found support for Labor fell to 42 per cent in the first week of the campaign after two previous polls showed consistent support at 44 per cent. Support for the Coalition remained consistent at 40 per cent, with the Democrats' approval rating climbing two percentage points to 14 per cent, up four points since the January'20 and 27 polls. Other parties remained steady on 4 per cent. The magazine said the disaffected vote going to the Democrats and other groups would hold the key when preferences were distributed. , Further election reports. — Pages 2,4 and 5."}
{"id":131182400,"text":"28 Feb 1990 - ELECTION 90 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 28 February 1990, page 4 ELECTION 90 MARCH 24 Hawke winner of Great Debate: poll MELBOURNE: The Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, was a clear winner with people watching his televised debate with the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Peacock, according to a Saulwick poll published in yesterday's Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald. The national telephone poll of 1000 voters on Monday night also suggested Labor had increased its lead over the Coalition during the election campaign, with respondents' voting intentions pointing to an ALP two-party preferred vote of52.6 percent. The poll found 41 per cent of respondents thought Mr Hawke had won the Great Debate on Sunday night. Only 19 per cent of those interviewed said Mr Peacock won. Of the respondents, 43 per cent said they would vote Labor, 40 per cent supported the Coalition, 12 per cent backed the Australian Democrats and 5 per cent supported other parties. This voting pattern would give Labor a two-party preferred vote of 52.6 per cent against the Coalition's 47.4 per cent, compared with 50.2 per cent for Labor and 49.8 per cent for the Coalition in a Saulwick poll on February 16, at the start of the election campaign. Only 6 per cent of those polled did not say for whom they would vote or to which party they were leaning — a result which goes against other newspaper polls suggesting a third of electors have still not made up their minds. Questioned on the debate, 46 per cent of men said Mr Hawke had won, compared with 36 per cent of women, and Mr Peacock was seen "to have won by 22 per cent of women and 17 percent of men."}
{"id":131334854,"text":"17 Aug 1951 - GRACE IS SAID IN THIRD OF AUSTRALIAN HOMES Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 17 August 1951, page 2 GRACE IS SAID 3N - ' THIRB'DF AUSTRALIAN-rHOMES Only- one family in three usually thanks God for their daily bread, the Australian Gallup Poll find.-.-- — -A' child usually says grace in 11 per pent of Australian nomes, father says it in tcii per cent., mother ' in ' 8 ' per cent and nother 'pcrsoiV'in 1 per cent. It is said by everyone - together in 4- per ' cent of the liomcs. Of Baptist families 52 per ccnk ? say grace, compared with 46 per cent of the -Methodist fam ilics, 33 per cent,ofrPresbyterian 32 per cent of : Roman Catholic and 20 per cent; of: Church of England. . , .Australian .Gallur)r PoTl finding are ^exclusive to . ''The Liberal , in the. Dubbo . district. : ? ; ? ; i"}
{"id":131336010,"text":"06 Apr 1951 - \"NO JAP ARMY\" SAY WOMAN IN GALLUP POLL Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 6 April 1951, page 2 'NO JAP ARMY' SAY WOMEN IN GALLUP POLL Australians, particularly the women, are opposed to the reestablishment of a Japanese army, according to a Gallup Poll conducted recently. Fifty-eight per cent were m opposition to ' the, move, 34 per cent favored it, and eight per cent had no opinion. . Sentiment against Japanese rearmament is particularly strong among -women, who answered Against, 63 per cent; in favor, 26 per cent; and no opinion, 11 per cent. As' between the political groups, opposition is most marked among Labor voters, who are .65 per cent 'against.' Liberal-CP voters divide more evenly;-— Against, 50 per cent, in favor, 42 per, cent, and no opinioii, 8 per cent. ? 7 Usual . reasons for opposing Japan having- an army again are: I 'They can't be trusted' or 'The.y [ might use : their new army against us.' (Australian Gallup. Polls are exclusive in the Dubbo district to 'The. Liberal.') : v Dorothy Shay, 'Park Avenue Hill Billy' will play the feminine lead in Abbott arid Costello's new comedy 'The Real McCoy.'"}
{"id":131339510,"text":"30 Mar 1951 - COST OF KEEPING FAMILY OF FOUR NOW £10 WEEKLY Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 30 March 1951, page 1 [?] --Galtap F©!I Ihe minimum cost or keeping a family of four has risen in the last year by £1/10/6 a week to £10, according to a survey by the Australian Gallup Poll. In the course of the survey 1700 people were interviewed throughout all six States and asked:— In your opinion, what is the total number of adults and child? smallest amount the average ren in the family, disclosed that family of four needs each week it is now costing more than £2 to keep in health and live de- a week to feed each adult and 'cefitly; that is, - the amount about 12/- a week to feed each needed for all expenses, includ- , child: — ing rent? 7 pc said £7 a week '11-,, „ £8 „ 9 ,, £9 „ „ 39 „ £10 „ 5 ,; „ £11 „ „ 14 ' ,, „ £12 „ „ 5 ,, £15 ,, 10 pc oouldn't say. ?The average answer was exactly £10, being £10/10/10 from men arid. £9/19/2 from women— a remarkably close agreement. This is the sixth time since 1945 that the Australian Gallup Poll has measured public opinion on this important question. Figures in the following table Show how the average answer . has risen by £3/12/1 to £10 a week in the last six year.s In the same period the basic Wage for men has risen by £3/15/to £8/11/-, Families of four, of course, also receive 15/- a week as endowment for two children. Gallup Polls Basic Wage 1945 March £6 7 11 £4 16 0 1946 Fell. 6 10 0 4 16 0 1949 'Feb. 7 8 7 6 2 0 1949, July 8 4 1 6 4 0 1950, Feb. 8 9 6 6 14 0 /l951Feb. 10 0 0 8 11 0 Analysis of the latest Gallup Poll' figure of £10 a week shows that only a few shillings separated the estimates by whitecollar workers (average of £10/6/-), skilled workers (£10/3/-), semi-skilled workers s (£10/2/7), professional and executive (£10/6/4) and owners of small businesses (£9/18/9). Somewhat lower estimates ?frero given by farmers (£9/11/7) and unskilled workers (£9/10/2). ?Another analysis has been made according to the total number of adults and children in the family of each person interviewed. That analysis discloses the interesting fact that people in families of four agree' almost exactly with the overall average answer of, £10. NEEDS OF FAMILY OF FOUR Those who are themselves in family: Of one estimate it at £9 8 ft Of two . i ..... . £9 17 4 Of three ? £10 3 2 Of four ? £10 O 7 People were also asked what they thought food was costing their own family each week. Men and women, as groups, botli gave tlie same average answer— £5/3/7. The highest figure came from owners of small businesses (£5/9/2) and the lowest from . 'unskilled workers (£4/15/10). It was the third time the Australian Gallup Poll had asked about the cost of food, and the next table shows how the. weekly food bill of the average family has risen since 1949. AVERAGE FAMILY'S FOOD BILL ' . 1949 Aug. . . £4 7 7 ' 1950 Feb. . . £4 9 11 1951 Feb. ..£5 3 7 Analysis, according to the WEEKLY FOOD BILL For 'family' of -onc . . £2 13 0 For 'family' of two . . £4 4 10 For 'family' of three £4 15 10 For-'fam'iIy' of four £5 8 5 For 'family.' of five ..Mil j For larger families . . £6 16 5 The above table shows that people who are in families of four estimate their weekly food bill at £5/8/5. Deducting that figure from their estimate of £10/0/7 (see third table) for the minimum weekly requirements of a family of four, we can estimate tliat they need at least £4/12/2 for clothing, pegged rent, fares and other expenses. Those figures are compared in the following table witli similar figures from earlier Gallup Polls. It will be seen that the estimated minimum cost of clothing and sundries for a family of four has risen in the last 18 months by 20/3. At the same time the 'cost of food has risen by 14/11:— WEEKLY EXPENSES, FAMILY OF FOUR Food 1949 July £4 13 6 1950 Feb. £4 15 9 1951 Feb. £5 8 5 Clothes, ctc. 1949 July £3 11 11 1950 Feb. £3 15 4 1951 Feb. ^ £4 12 2 Total 1949 July £8 5 5 1950 Feb. £8 11 1 1951 Feb. £10 0 7 [Australian Gallup polls are exclusive in the Dubbo district to 'The Liberal.']"}
{"id":131339640,"text":"11 Oct 1951 - NO CHANGE IN HOUSING SHORTAGE IN AUS. Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 11 October 1951, page 2 NO CHANGE IN HOUSING SHORTAGE IN AUS. The housing shortage neither improved nor worsened in, the last year, .judging by a recent Gallup Poll. People were . asked ? whether anyone , .( either, relatives 01 not relatives), living in their homes, would move awav -if thev could get places for. themselves. .Almost on'ev person in five answered . 'Yes,, we are doubted-tip.' Some of ' them are even 'trebled-up.' ? , The . same, question was put to similar cross-sections of .people a year ago. Comparison of latest answers with last year's figures' show . differences . of ?? only l per cent., which /should be read as 'no change.' . ' 1950 1951 p.c. p.c. pile family ^ .... 83 82 Two: families . . . ; 13 14 Three families ... 4 4 Only 5 'per cent.: of- farm houses have extra families, but there are 14/ per; 'cerit.7 in the provincial cities and towns, and 21 per cent, in the capital cities. The proportion of ' doubled-up households in the cities is virtually unchanged ? on the ? year. Most of those who want homes of their own are couples —half childless, and most of the others with only one child. . 1 Australian public opinion polls (Gallup) are exclusive to 'The Dubbo Liberal' in the Dubbo district.]"}
{"id":131341113,"text":"04 Apr 1951 - AUSTRALIAN VIEW ON BOMBING CHINESE TARGETS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 4 April 1951, page 2 AUSTRALIAN VIEW ' titi BOMBING CHINESE TARGETS An Australian Gallup Poll shows that-, a majority of. people in. this country are in. favour of the , bombing of Chinese military objectiv.es. . The -finding is compared below .with.- a-, similar Gallup- Poll in i . December, soon alter the Chinese Army : had -attacked from the sanctuary of Manchuria. : . BOMBS ON CHINA ? .' ?' V Dec. Feb. ' ,7-:r; !-???' p.c. In favor .. ... . . 36 49 Opposed;.'.';. .. 47 34 No opinion . j 17 17 The. question ; asked in February was: 'Would you favor, or oppose,, j dropping bombsj— not atom ibombs^bii military objectives ih'Claina'?'1THlft THlft kAu ? ?*» r .Vr1 14 ? 1 ,;4«V!a*'4U11 WUi-. ?MAi-er you.;fpr,- oj- jagainstj bombing Chinese, :. soldiers, over the border; -in.. Manchuria?' Analysis of the -latest finding shows, i that men . are now particularly fayorabie to ; bombing military objectives - in . China. Xhey: answered: --in., favor 57. per 'cent';;, -.opposed, 33 per.; cent.; and no opinion, 10 per cent.. , , ...Women are 41 pgr,, cent in favor, 35 per . cen*- . opposed, and 24 ,-pei; . cent no opinion.. , -Another. Analysis by the political, affiliation of the people interviejwed shows that; both groups are in general agreement: Labor Ubj-CP voters |voters :: : . p.c., p.c. In.jfayor .. . . . 45 57 Opposed' ... .. 37 31 No opinion . . . — 18. .12 ? A mri.mrif.v. nf A iicfvolfaric ««_ terviewed also considered the Federal'. ?- Government was acting correctly in;i refusing to recognise the Communists as the official Government o;; China, in placing of Chiang Kai-shek. ?i;hey were , askctl should Australia Recognise as the official Government of China — the Chiang Kai-shek Government al Formosa, or the new Government in Peking. -'-Forty-six per; cent favoi'cd Chiang Kai-shek,. 22 per cent favored the Peking regime ? and 32' per cent. |had no opinion either way, fyfost of those with^ .out opinion , are , women. . . (Australian Gallup Poll's, 'are exclusive in the Dubbo district to 'The -Liberal.') ? -Through the ? United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration the United States exported food valued at 5D0,000,000 dollars for direct relief The United States also shipped immense quantities of seed. grain and vegetable seeds, fertiliser, tractors, and other agricultural tools and equipment to lielp war-deva^ted countries ? produce mpi'e food of their own,"}
{"id":131341578,"text":"29 Aug 1951 - VARIED RECIPES FOR CURING THE \"WORRIES\" Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 29 August 1951, page 3 VARIED RECIPES FOR CURING THE 'WORRIES' To clicer themselves up when worried, people most commonly go out of doors, or see some friends, the Gallup Poll llnds. In a survey, 1700 people were asked:— WIiuu uunija wwjiv j'', what do you usually do to cheer yourself up?' One in ten sair'/g. ithing worried them and ai.-.ner one m four said they did nothing when worried. That left t\\w out of three people ( 63 per cent, of the men and 73 per cent, of the wo men) who said tney am one following tilings when worried: Went outside, walking, gardening ? ? ? 16 Mixed with friends, indoor recreation, cards 12 Had a drink, 'drowned if ? 7 Worked harder . . ... 5 Read a book ? ? 5 Thought it out ..... ' 5 Talked it over with others . . . . -4 Asked God's help . . ^ 3 Had a smoke . . . . . ' 2 , Other answers ' . . .... 9 I : . 6ft Major differences between the answers of men and women are:— O Nearly all of the -7 per cent, who have a drink when worried are men. e Women account for nearly two out of every three, who go outside, mix with friends, talk it over,' or praj. [Australian Gallup Poll findings are exclusive to 'The Liberal' in the Dubbo District.]"}
{"id":131344572,"text":"21 Sep 1951 - May Be A Fifty Fifty Vote On Referendum Says Gallup Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 21 September 1951, page 1 May Be A Fifty Fifty Vote On Referendum Says Gallup A million electors have switched in the last six weeks from Yes to No on the Referendum issue, the Australian Gallup Poll announces. It adds that if the trend from Yes to No has continued this week,' the vote on Saturday will be close to 50-50. But if people abide by their voting intention of last weekend, the Yes majorit/ will bs between 53 per cent and 57 per cen: These predictions are based on the answers of 1700 people, who were asked. Judging by how you 'feel 'now, are you likely to vote Yes for banning or No against banning? ' ' The Yes group was 53 per cent, early in August and 80 per cent in June. This table shows how the No vote has grown in the last 12 weeks: — Yes No ' Undecided June 22 . . 80 12 8 Aug. 3 . . 73 17 10 ? Sept. 14 .. 53 '40 7 Each person interviewed was asked a second question: . „ What chance is there you'll change your ! mind before the Referendum — a fair chance, a slight- chance, , or none- at all? They were also asked how they had voted ? at the Federal , election in April. [Australian Public ' Opinion polls (Gallup) are exclusive in the Dubbo district to 'The Libera!.'] ? ?"}
{"id":131345622,"text":"04 Sep 1951 - GALLUP POLL ON KOREA Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 4 September 1951, page 2 GALLUP POLL . .People in Great Britain, tiie | United , States ami Aiistralia . agree that neitiicr side will ( have gained if tlie Ivdrean war ends with the country divided. , ' ' ! ' ;Tiiis picture oi: public ppiriion in': tlie three countries emerges iro'm simultaneous daliup Polls. In' Australia the .questiori was: 'If . tlie' war in Kb'rcii eiicis yrifcb Korea divided again, at the; 38th Parallel, . which , side— tl)e Communists or the- Unitfcd Nation.-— do you think will have come off best?' : _ _ : j UK US Aust. z ?' pc pc pc ; Communists . . . 18 33 30 - j United Nations . . 17 30 23 Neither . . . . . 30 22 20 ' f No Opinion . ... 35 15 24 j The American question was.aimost .the same os the Australian. The U.K. c/ufestidii did riot name . the sides, and that— or distance from Asia — may account for thi bigger percentages who said' 'nei-ther' or 'no. opinion.' [Australian , Gallup Pol!.-, are exciusive to 'The Liberal' in tiie Dubbo district..! .. . ? FjORBES : A Forbes family, Mi'. and Mrs. E. G. Jayet and sons, ' BrUce .arid Kevin, liave rfcturned after a 5000 mile's trip by truck across tl)p Nitltfli'hciv Plalii."}
{"id":131347828,"text":"24 Aug 1951 - REFERENDUM YES PREDICTED BY GALLUP POLL Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 24 August 1951, page 1 REFERENDUM YES PREDICTED BY GALLUP POLL Overwhelming majorities in all States will vote -'Yes' on September 22 to ban the Communist Party, the Gallup Poll predicts. This month 1600 people were interviewed by the Poll and nearly three out of four said they were likely to vote 'Yes.' It is clear that the Labor Party will have to fight hard to get a worthwhile 'No' vote, although the following comparison shows some change in the last six weeks. June Aug. pc po Yeg ? . . so IS No ? 12 17 Undecided . . ? 8 10 In every State about 70 per cent of the people interviewed said they were likely to vote 'Ye.'.'1 The Australian-wide 'Yes' figure of 73 per cent, comprises nearly nine out of 10 L.C.P. voters and six out of 10 Labor voters (.Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Dubbo Liberal' in the Dufebo district.)"}
{"id":131347969,"text":"03 Apr 1951 - AUST. CALLUP POLLS MAKE GOOD THEIR PREDICTIONS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 3 April 1951, page 2 aust. mnr 'polls The Australian Gallup Polls, which are exclusive in the Duhbo district to 'The Liberal' readers, have correctly predicted the outcome of eight matters of national importance in recent years. Each of the findings was based on about 1700 pergonal interviews by trained interviewers^ Oponions of people. of all types, in the capital cities,- country centres and farming districts of all States, were in: ..eluded in proportion to-population. . ' The 'correct predictions were as. follows:, p ,(l) That Labor woiild win. the 11946 Federal, election' - with a vote, of 54 per cent. / '(Actual r-3.1 per cent.) ? (2) That Liberal-CP would win the 1949 Federal elecr tlon with a vote ,'of 50 per' cent. (Actual 50.2 per cent.) ..ft (3) That the 'Fourteen ? Powers' Federal referendum in 1944 would be , defeated vyith a 'No' vote of at least 53 per- cent. (Actual 54.7 per cent.) ? , ? (4) That of the three refer? endums in 19,46, , only one (Social Services) - would bfrcarried. , ? ? (5) That G o'clock closing j_- would win the 1947 NSW ? Hotel Hours referendum, jwiih: , '. ? ,'a' vote of 03 percent. ( Actual '' ' 62.4 per cent.) : O (6) That the 1948 Price and „ Rent referendum would bedefeated with a 'No' vote of 63 per cent. ( Actual 50 4 per cent.)' '? (7) That the Victorian Labor . Government would be der -?-?- fcatcd in 1917 (Percentages for key seats were accurate 'within l' per cent suburban and1 3 per; cent 'country), 'and :0 (8). That at jthc 1950.. Vic -/, torian ' State election, there would be a swing of 2 or 3 per cent- to Labor in the marginal scats. (Actual swing 3 per , cent. ) Expenses of the surveys are met by selling the findings for publication ; in newspapers throughout Australia., .,,, ; .. . If anyone asks you why he or she has not been interviewed yet for the Gallup, Poll, the exT planaUon,,is r„ ? There are .^million adults in ^Autsralia. - -m Each year the' Gallup |Poll interviews about 16,000 people at the rate of 2000 in each of .its eight., .surveys annus ally.,-'' , v.''. . : . ? At that -rate it would take , 300 years to.hitervipw 5 million .people. ? e Allowing 50 years of adult life, the chances are, G to 1 against an . Australian .now 21 ever being interviewed for the Gallup ..Poll, Each person -interviewed for the Gallup Foil is asked to express opinions on 10 subjects, ranging, front; simple everyday social questions to rather complex political problems."}
{"id":131349332,"text":"19 Dec 1951 - HELP BRITAIN DEFEND SUEZ SAYS GALLUP Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 19 December 1951, page 3 HELP BRITAIN DEFEND SUEZ SAYS GALLUP The Australian public overwhelmingly favors our helping Britain to defend the Suez Canal, the Gallup Poll finds. A cross-section of 1700 electors was asked their opinions on whether or not Britain should withdraw her armed forces from the Suez Canal. .'?even out of 10 said Britain should remain in Suez.' Everyone interviewed was then asked:- , - ' 'If Egypt and England fight, wou'd vdii favor, or oppose, an Australian firm noing to Suez to aid the British?' 70 nor cent, answered 'Favor.' 16 per cent. 'Oppose,' and U: per cert, we're undecided. Those in favor, of an Australian force going to Suez to aid the British comprise 83 per cent, of Xiiberal-C.P. voters and G3 per cent, of Labor voters. [Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to 'The Liberal' in the Dubbo rlistvint.l"}
{"id":131407237,"text":"29 May 1941 - IN FAVOR OF WAR TO DEFEAT AXIS News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Thursday 29 May 1941, page 6 IN FAVOR OF WAR TO DEFEAT AXIS Pollof Trainees' Families NEW YORK. May 28.-A Gallup poll of families of men who are at present undergoing military training. shows that 68 per cent. favors America entering the war if it appears certain that. there is no other way of defeating the Axis. On the question whether they favored America entering the war today, 22 per cent. said yes and 78 per cent. no. These figures are approximately the same as results obtained recently from the same question asked a cross-section of the country as a whole.-A.A.P."}
{"id":131430282,"text":"17 Feb 1941 - Gallup Poll on Reactions To U-Boat Sinkings News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Monday 17 February 1941, page 4 Galrlup Poll on Reactions To U-Boat Sinkinigs NEW YORK, February 16.-A Gallup poll has. been taken on the question whether Americans would favor war if some American merchant ships, manned by American crews and used to carry war materials to Britain, were sunk by submarines. Twenty-seven per cent. favored war. 61 per cent. did. not favor war, and 12 per cent. were undecided. Prof. Gallup ,points out that it is quite conceivable that American people would react entirely differently if units of the fleet were damaged or mer: chantmen sunk outside the war zones. -A.A.P."}
{"id":131530147,"text":"06 Apr 1940 - Shrewd Gallup Poll Tells What U.S. Is Thinking News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Saturday 6 April 1940, page 2 Shrewd Oallup Poll Tells What U.S. Is ThinkinI TO discover the trend of public opinion on any important subject, the United the opinions of a representative crosous Gallup Poll method, which compiles States of America uses the ingenis-section of the community. Recent cables announce that, according to the "New York Times," the latest poll indicates that 84 per cent. of the Americans questioned wished for an Allied victory in the war, while the small group favoring Germany six months ago had been reduced from 2 to 1 per cent. T|HE poll is under the direction ot Dr. George Gallup, whose object is to discover what a nation of 80,000,000 adults thinks. This is how his system works. On a street corner in Boston a stockbroker stops to answer the question. of a young man with a sheaf of ballots and a lead pencil:"Whom would you like to see electea President in November?" the young man asks. "Well, my first choice would be Wendell Willkie," says the stockbroker, "but I doubt whether the politicians would take to him. Put me down for Willkie. but say I'm still not quite decided." "If Canada is actually invaded b? any European Power, do you think the United States should use its army and navy to aid Canada?" "'Yes, that's one case where I'd be willing to see this country go into action. But I'm against our looking for trouble overseas." In the backwoods roads in Arkansas, the man who asks the questions wears a cap, and the man who answers wears the faded overalls of a back-country farmer. But the questions are the DR. GEORGE GALLUP same. Both stockbroker and farmer agree that the United States should come to the aid of Canada if the Dominion should be invaded. But the Arkansas farmer wants a third term for President Roosevelft. Both men who were questioned were selected on the initiative of the field investigator, but only after careful and detailed instructions from his home office. Multiplied hundreds of times, the interviews give a week-by-week cleture of what Americans are thinking about these matters. The problem of finding out what a nation thinks is not new. Since 1789 congressmen. legislators, and Presidents have tried to solve the problem. They have had to rely chiefly on letters from constituents, press editorials. and generally "keeping the ear to the ground." The Gallup poll has applied ·cientific methods to the subject. In the U.S.A. elections of 1936, while most American readers were following the widely publicised reports of "The Literary Digest" straw vote, which sent out more than 10,000,000 straw ballots, the new polls were undergoing their first big test. Cross-Section Principle USING only a small fraction of the gigantic sendout employed by "The Digest," the American Institute of Pub ic Opinion, the Crossley poll and "The Fortune" Survey all forecast a Roosevelt victory, while "The Digest" predicted a landslide for Landon. Although some of the new surveys 'ere not as accurate as their sponsors hoped, the experiences of the 1936 election did point the way to invaluable improvenents in method and approach. Most important, the election validated he principle of the scientifically selected cross-section over the old nass-balloting methods. The distinguishing mark of the surveys is the use of this cross-section principle. Briefly, it means that interviews must be obtained from each of he important and heterogeneous Opinion groups in the United States in exact proportion to the size of that group in American life, or in propor ion to its numbers on e;ection day. The sample must contain the proper proportion cfVoters from each State. Men and women. Farm voters, voters in towns of 2.500 or less and voters in towns and cities of more than 2,500. Voters of all age groups, including those who will come of age by election day. Voters of above-average and belowaverage incomes, as well as persons on relief, and Democrats. republicans, and persons of other political affiliations. In the State of Iowa. for instance, about 12 per cent. of the population is receiving relief or old-age assistance. Hence, in a typical institute survey, 12 per cent. of the interviews must come from persons in these various "relief" categories, and so on for other income levels. About 39 per cent. live on farms, while 61 per cent. live in cities and small towns, and interviews must reflect this residential division accurately. In the last Presidential election Iowa cast 56 per cent, of its major party vote for Roosevelt, and 44 for Landon. So 56 per cent. of the major party interviews in Iowa must be with Roosevelt voters, and 44 per cent. with supporters of Landon, with appropriate numbers for the lesser parties. About 10 per cent. of the State's population is between the ages of 20 and 24, and so the proper number of interviews must come from this and other age groups. Finally, since Iowa accounts for about 21 per cent. of the nation's voting population, 2½ per cent. of the interviews in a national survey must come from that State. There is nothing essentially new in this principle of cross-section sampllng. The bacteriologist who takes specimens of the water in a neighborhood stream at different points, to determine its purity, makes use of the principle. So does the ore-tester who calculates the richness of a lode of iron ore by thrusting a scoop into the ore at different points.What What is new is the application of cross-section sampling to the much more difficult business of sampling public opinion. In nearly all previous surveys of the public, this major principle has been completely overlooked. In modern polls of public opinion the number of persons interviewed is almost the least important factor. Far more important in assuring accuracy is the representativeness of the crosssection. It is even possible that a satisfactory nation-wide poll could be conducted with only 500 or 1,000 interviews, provided they were properly selected. The institute generally uses from 3,000 to 60.000 interviews, depending on the statistical problems involved. Good Record for Accuracy F'OR accuracy, records of the polls are so far good. In most important questions the institute has had an average error of less than 2 per cent. But it must be remembered that the polls have important limitations. The institute's goal in a national forecast is to keep its error within 4 per centage points, and to be on the right side at least nine times out of 10. One criticism of the polling method is that it tends to destroy the democratic process by discouraging people from going to the polls: that "winning" voters would think their votes un necessary, and "losing" voters wouldi think their votes could not help. But there is no evidence to show that polls decrease the number of voters at elections. Another criticism is that oolls handicaD the losing side because many voters are fickle and will swineg over to a candidate who is likely to win. Yet, when "The Literary Digest," using gigantic publicity methods, forecast the election of Landon in 1936, 27,000,000 voters cast their votes for the predicted "loser," while fewer than 17,000,000 voted for the predicted "winner." It is freely admitted that the polls can be misleading when they are poorly conducted. But a badly worded questionnaire is often self-exposing. To eliminate both bias and unintel!igibility from questions, the institute attenda to the constant testing and re-testing of he questions it selects for study. Another important point is to discover whether the views expressed to the interviewer are deeply or shallowly held. A voter will be asked his opinion on a certain question, and then asked. "How convinced are you of that -completely convinced or only partly convinced?" The replies give a means of singling cut the undecided individual, or the person who has little real inirterest in the issue. A frequent criticism of these surveys is that they constitute a threat to Arrerica's cherished representative democracy. American political theory has long been divided between those who would place more power in the hands of the people, and those who are fearful of the people and would iimit that power sharply. "I am personally convinced," says Dr. Gallup, "that the average American is more competent to judge what his best interests are than ever before. "As individuals, these people may not be brilliant or intellectual or particularly well read, but they possess a collective quality of good sense which is manifested time and again. "The people cannot be expected to express judgments on complicated technical or administrative policies. Nor is it in the province of the people to initiate legislation. What has been provided by the polls is a means of ventilating the gigantic structure of modern government with fresh draughts of what the usually silent and inarticulate people are thinking." So the report that a Gallup poll has revealed overwhelming sympathy for the Allies is food for serious thought. Increasing support for the Allies is attributed to a growing dislike of Germany's war tactics, the German treatment of Poland. and the realisation that England and France are fighting for principles important to America. (Condensed from an article in "Current History.")"}
{"id":131647791,"text":"05 Apr 1967 - VIETNAM 80pc vote in village poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 5 April 1967, page 5 VIETNAM 80pc vote in village poll SAIGON, Tuesday (AAP). — The South Vietnam Government reported yesterday * that 80.5 per cent of the qualified voters participated in yesterday's first round of village council elections. Balloting took place in 219 villages. Other villages will vote on each of the remaining Sundays in April. By the end of the month 1,004 of the nation's 2,526 villages will have chosen councils of six to 12 members, depending on their size. Grenades and threaten ing letters were found today «t the homes of two more members of the Constituent Assembly, Mr Nguyen Van Dinh and Mr Nguyen Dac Dan. Authorities said the notes were signed by "38 progressive journalists" and thought that the intimidation attempt stemmed from internal political disputes. Two other deputies received similar parcels yesterday. NEW YORK, Tuesday (AAP - Reuter). — The Secretary - General, U Thant, leaves here today for Geneva on his way to Asia for talks with five government leaders which are considered certain to centre on the Vietnam war. His visits to Ceylon, India, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan are being made at the invitation of the respective govern ments. The US Defence Secretary. Mr McNaniara, has rejected a demand by Senator Stuart Symington to expand the air war over North Vietnam through attacks on MiG fighter bases near Hanoi. SAIGON, ' Tuesday (AAP). — US aeroplanes bombed North Vietnam yesterday with the heaviest raids of the year as a spokesman disclosed the loss of the 500th American aircraft over the north in 26 months of bombing."}
{"id":131700608,"text":"28 Dec 1973 - PM leads Sneddon in poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 28 December 1973, page 3 PM leads Sneddon in poll A Gallup Poll taken this month shows that 52% approved Mr Whitlam as Prime Minister but only 38% approved Mr.&ncdden as Leader of the Opposition. • Mr Snedden's disapproval level of 52% is greater than his approval level for the fourth consecutive month. These results come from a national poll among' 2,009 Australians aged 16 years and older. Each person interviewed was asked whether he approved or disapproved Mr Whitlam's performance as Prime Minister and Mr Sneddon's as leader of the Opposition. Interviews were conducted before the inconics prices referendum on De<> ember 8. The poll ehows also that Mr Whitlam has lost popularity during the past year. In I-cbruary 62% of ihe people approved him. , His lowest approval level for the year was in October, when he polled .49%. Oa the other hand Mr Sneddon's approval rating of 38% in December was the 6anie as it had been in February. Mis highest level was 47% in July and the poorest 36% in October. Copyright Austrsliin Tubl't Opinion Poll! flU GtUup Method)."}
{"id":131701529,"text":"02 May 1986 - Parliament Changes to Sex Discrimination Act debated Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 2 May 1986, page 11 Changes to Sex Discrimination Act debated MP fears legal adoption by homosexuals The Government's Sex Discrimination Act could be amended soon to allow de facto or homosexual couples to adopt child- ren, Parliament heard yesterday. Mr McGauran (NP, Vic), said he under-stood the Government was reviewing adop-tion law, which is currently exempted from the provisions of the Sex Discrimination Act. "I would certainly like a reassurance from the Minister that the Government will rule out of hand any change to that require-ment for adoption — that is that the couple be married — and that it would preclude de facto or homosexual couples from adopt-ing children," he said. Mr McGauran was speaking in resumed debate on the Sex Discrimination (Conse-quential Amendments) Bill. The legislation would bring 10 acts into line with the Sex Discrimination Act, fol-lowing a review by all government depart-ments of legislation which could be dis-criminatory. It would amend various acts to remove provisions which discriminate on the grounds of sex, marital status or pregnancy. The Opposition signalled yesterday that it would attempt to block four out of 10 of the amendments the Government was trying to make in the Bill. Its spokesman on legal affairs, Mr Spender, said the Opposition would seek to leave standing as they were the Aged or Disabled Persons Home Act, the Delivered Meals Subsidy Act, the Compensation (Government Employees) Act and the Seamen's Compensation Act. The Government is seeking to reduce the qualifying age for applicants for delivered meals from 65 to 60 for men. It is also seeking to abolish the three-year relationship qualifying period for seamen's de facto spouses seeking compensation after a spouse's death. Both these measures could open up payments to a much wider group of people, Mr Spender said; "In a time of tight budg- etary policy, are these the results the Gov- ernment intended?" he asked. The Attorney-General, Mr Bowen, said when the legislation was introducd two weeks ago that certain legislation would be exempted from review. Mr McGauran said yesterday that he understood these exemptions to be the De-fence Services Home Act, the Conscription Act (Combat Duty), the Marriage Act and probably the tax legislation The changes to the Acts would take place from August 1 this year. The Opposition failed to get its amend-ments passed and the Bill passed all stages. It will now go to the Senate. More inflation on way, Howard says Unemployment would grow by the end of the year and inflation was likely to increase past the present rate of 9.2 per cent, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, said yester-day. The last quarter's inflation figure meant the Australian rate, compared with the OECD average, was the worst for more than 25 years. "And don't anybody imagine that the high-water mark of this country's inflation rate has been reached," he said. "Don't anybody imagine that 9.2 per cent is the worst we are going to hear." The Reserve Bank in a recent bul-letin had said Australia's relative in-flation performance was likely to worsen. Mr Howard was opening a debate on 'The need for new economic policy direction, including greater flexibility in Australia's wages and industrial relations system, to overcome the crisis in Australia's international competitiveness and balance of payments'. Unemployment would be much higher at the end of this year, he said. "Unemployment will go up as growth starts to slide in response to the high interest-rates policies being fol- lowed." Economic indicators were begin-ning to slide away, while Mr Keating had claimed that the prices-and-in-comes accord had improved Aus- tralia's international competitiveness. "That is the most ridiculous, stu-pid, economically illiterate comment and claim that any Treasurer to make," Mr Howard said. The improvement in Australia's competitiveness was only due to the devaluation last year. "What the Treasurer is really saying is that the only way his policies can deliver competitiveness for the Australian economy is to reduce liv-ing standards." In reply, the Treasurer, Mr Keating, said the Opposition's economic policy was a shambles and Mr How-ard's performance as Treasurer in the Fraser Government had squandered the potential in the economy. Mr Howard knew that Australia's depreciation had resulted in a tem-porary one-off price surge. "And he knows when that's washed out of the system through the Government's discounting arrangements it [inflation] will go back to 5 per cent." Backlash on Aboriginal policies worries MPs Government and Opposition spokesmen arc concerned that com-munity perception of the Aboriginal situation is making it difficult to help solve Aboriginal problems. The Opposition spokesman on Aboriginal affairs, Mr Connolly, said yesterday that serious problems faced Aboriginal people in both tribal and fringe communities. The results of an ANOP poll con-ducted for the Government last year had shown that MPs had a major problem in trying to win mainstream community support on Aboriginal policies. A backlash had developed against many Federal policies which sought to solve Aboriginal problems. "These problems consist of education, health, employment and general perception of the Australian community," he said. Mr Connolly was speaking in de-bate on a Bill to extend the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Act, which would otherwise expire this year. He said Aborigines for the most part were a specially degraded section of the Australian population. "And no Member of this Parliament sees that situation with any satisfaction," he said. For example, there were 4,000 to 7,000 Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory who were not re-ceiving an education. Aborigines had a life expectancy about 20 years less than white people. Mr Connolly's comments follow a poll issued in Melbourne yesterday which showed that 27 per cent of people thought Aborigines were better off than other ethnic groups and 22 per cent thought they were on equal terms. The Minister for Aboriginal Af-fairs, Mr Holding, said a level of criticism towards Aboriginal people and their aspirations had developed in the white community. Conservative political forces had "turned their hearts and minds" against the aspirations of the Aboriginal people. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage (Interim Protec-tion) Amendment Bill passed all stages, after a division along party lines, and will now go to the Senate."}
{"id":131705311,"text":"22 May 1986 - Medicos are tops Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 22 May 1986, page 8 Medicos are tops .' SYDNEY: Australians believe dentists and doctors are the most honest and ethical professionals in the country and police arc becoming more so, according to the Morgan Gallup Poll. ; It shows 63 per cent of those surveyed saw dentists and doctors as rating highly or very highly in the honesty stakes. , Despite allegations of corruption in their ranks, the police rating of 56 per cent from the 2,325 men and women over 14 years of age who were polled, was an increase of three points on last year's performance. Car salesmen 3 per cent) took the wooden spoon for the third consecutive year. Union leaders (5 per cent), real-estate agents (10 per cent), advertising people (11 per cent) and journalists with a meagre 12 per cent also fared poorly."}
{"id":131714075,"text":"06 Feb 1978 - GALLUP POLL Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 6 February 1978, page 5 GALLUP POLL UK unhappy over race LONDON, Sunday (AAP) — Race relations are one of Britain's most serious social problems and are getting worse; according to a cross-section of Britons questioned in a Gallup Poll published today, Associated Press reports. The poll, conductcd for llic Sunday Telegraph newspaper, reports thai 46 per cent of those asked believe racc relations arc getting worse. Fourteen per cent thought they were getting better, 33 per cent thought they were the same and the rest did not know. Forty-nine per cent think immigrants should be offered financial help to return to their original country and 45 per cent feel Britain has been harmed by immigrants, the poll said. The poll comes after a week of hot political debate on the immigration issue. The debate began on Monday when the Conservative Party Leader, Mrs Thatcher, said the man-in-the-street feared being "rather swamped" by coloured immigrants. However, the poll was taken before Mrs Thatcher's comments were made. Britain has 1.9 million immigrants and their famiies out of a total population of 56 million. . - In the Gallup Poll, immigration by * non-whites was rated fifth as the most serious social problem facing Britain."}
{"id":131830491,"text":"28 Jun 1965 - GALLUP POLL Johnson's foreign policies supported Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 28 June 1965, page 5 GALLUP POLL Johnson Ts foreign policies su .. w A S HINGTON, Su'nday (AAP-Reuter). -Intellectuals in the US still oppose Presi dent Johnson on foreign policy, issues while the majority of ordinary citizens approve of the way he is handling the' country's affairs. This is the ' verdict of the latest Gallup poll, which shows 70 per cent think the President is doing an adequate job. Only 18 per cent cxpres sed disapproval, with don't knows" from the other 12 per cent. Popularity not dented The figure put President Johnson within one point of his popularity in January, when he began his first full term of office in his own right. It compares with a low 64 per cent in early May. By no means all intellectuals are critical of the President. A good ninny have publicly supported him.. "Tijadi-ins" have focussed considerable attention on his policies in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic, but they have not, apparently, dented his overall popularity. If criticism of the President's foreign policy con tinues or if the war in Vietnam takes a sudden, drastic turn for the worse his standing could drop. President aware President Johnson is well aware of intellectual and senatorial' opinion against him and he answers it with the assertion that what critic's suggest should be done in Vietnam has been tried. . What they do not offer, .he asserts, is a policy which would be less dangerous to carry out than the one he is following;"}
{"id":131840432,"text":"25 Sep 1986 - Extra hours favoured Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 25 September 1986, page 7 Extra hours favoured SYDNEY: Most Australians favour an extension of shopping hours, according to a national survey for the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in this week's Bulletin magazine, showed that 73 per cent of Australians aged 14 and over wanted shops to be open all day Saturday, a 2 per increase cent since the previous poll in March this year. Only 19 per cent were opposed while 8 per cent said they were undecided. The proposal was more popular in metropolitan areas with 76 per cent (up 2 per cent) of those people living in capital cities in favour. Sydneysiders were the most vocal supporters of all-day Saturday shopping with 85 per cent giving it their support, an increase of 3 per cent."}
{"id":131972385,"text":"17 Nov 1941 - GALLUP POLL FAVORS EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Monday 17 November 1941, page 2 GALLUP POLL FAVORS EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN LONDON, November 16."Should women be paid the same wages as men for the same work?" A Gallup poll on this question resulted in 68 per cent. saying that fhey should, 26 per cent. saying that they shouldn't, and 6 per cent. not venturing an opinion.. Questioned whether women should be paid the same compensation as men for injuries due to enemy action, 84 per cent, answered that they should. 11 per cent.,said that they shouldn't, and 5 per cent. did not khow. An analysis of the voting showed that 77 per cent. of women voters favored equal pay compared with 58 per cent. of the men. On the compensation question, 88 per cent. of the women were in favor compared with 80 per cent. of the men. -"News" Special. World Copyrlight."}
{"id":132073586,"text":"31 Oct 1950 - PRICE CONTROLS BY FEDERAL GOVT. FAVORED Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 31 October 1950, page 2 PRICE C0P1TR01S BY FEDERAL GOVT. FAVORED Six out of 10. people think the' Federal Government should again control prices, at least, temporarily, a Gallup Poll in September shows. The Federal Government, , of course, hasn't power to control prices iii peacetime, so people were. asked: Do you think full wartime price control,. ? by the Federal oovernmeni, snouid, or should not, Ue brought in again now? In every State, 'a majority said they, wanted full price con!trol, by, the Federal Government again, and the Australiawide yote Is: 57 per cent, in favor. . 35 per cent, opposed, and . 9i;per cent, imdecided. ,. ^}i!is .represents, a big, change of opinion since .the 1948 referendum, v,)ien permanent Federal pvi.-e r.cntrol was rejected by a 'No' vote of 59 per cent! At, that time ,61 per cent, told the Gallup' Poll itliey wanted price control to continue for at least ji, few years. Most people, however, said they would prefer the States to exercise conlrol.j ; Nevertheless, it. should hot be assumed, that i the latest finding (57 per cent-, in favor of Federal pric.e control) means thai a referendum now for permanent price control would be carried. ? , ? . , In it? last survey on ? that subject, ( at ,thq, end of June) tlje Gallup ; Poll, found tlint a probable Australia-wide 'Yes' majority was likely to. bo nullified by 'No' v votes in three States. , ' Everyone interviewed on the question of' resoririg Federal price control (at least tempo'rairly) was also asked whether arily) was also asked whether fixed, if we have full price control again. ' Seven out of 10 answered 'Yes.' ? ? (The Australian Gallup Polls are affiliated with the Galliip Polls of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Franc® Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Holland, Italy and Brazil. In Dubbo and district they are exclusive to 'The Liberal'*')"}
{"id":132138408,"text":"09 Jun 1954 - Morgan Poll In Reid Increased By Over 6,000 Cumberland Argus (Parramatta, NSW : 1950 - 1962), Wednesday 9 June 1954, page 15 Morgan Poll In Reid : Increased By Over 6,000 With a majority of 19,533 over his Liberal opponent as compared with 13,064 in 1951, and an absolute majority of 13,900 as compared with 11,161 in 1951, Mr. C. A. Morgan, M.H.R., was on Friday declared re-elected by the D.R.O. for Reid (Mr. McKenna). The final figures were: Morgan (A.L.P.) 32^958; Mutton (Lib.) 13,425; Hancock (Ind. Lab.) 3348; Aarons (Comm.) 2285; informal 1047. Total votes cast 53,063. In moving a vote of thanks to the D.R.O. and staff, and to those who supported him, Mr. Morgan said that while the overall result for Labor was disappointing, the fact was that a majority of the people throughout Australia had endorsed Labor's policy, and the extraordinary position had been created that the ^government had virtually received a mandate to carry out the policy expounded by the Opposition, and it will be interesting to see whether the Government would implement the same. In any event, the Opposition would be there in good force to keep the Government up to the collar. Labor's policy was always a forward one. and ahead of public opinion, said Mr. Morgan. All great reforms espoused by Labor were generally turned d'own in the first instance as many people were afraid of new and untried things, and the tendency was for them to play safe, but ultimately Labor's policy was endorsed and even adopted by its opponents. The Labor Party usually came into office in a time of crisis, and was in effect a crisis party. Inevitably it would come into office again in another crisis, either an economic one or a war crisis. Let us hope, he. said, that it won't be the last crisis of all for the Australian people and that the Government will profit by past mistakes and take heed of Labor's warnings and open up and develop and populate this country to make it strong enough to resist invasion from whatever quarter it may come."}
{"id":132150117,"text":"20 Jun 1951 - PADDOCK TO PUNTER Cumberland Argus (Parramatta, NSW : 1950 - 1962), Wednesday 20 June 1951, page 10 PADDOCK TO PUNTER (By HARRY QUIGLEY.) If a Gallup poll had been taken early on Saturday morning on the questions of holding a race meeting in the afternoon the 'Noes' would have strolled in. But the S.T.C., which prides itself on its 'No Postponement' policy, decided to go on, hail, rain or shine. It was an afternoon to long remember by those who braved the elements and ploughed through the slush. Few people expressed regret when the stipes stepped in and called it a day while two races still remained on the programme for decision. * * *1* One of the horses suited by the muddy conditions at Canterbury was the Rosehill youngster, Sea Ruffle, a member of Jack Daniels' team, who won the Tw'o-year-old Maiden Handicap, restricted to her sex. ( Unusual to relate it was the second maiden win to be recorded by Sea Ruffle. In October last she . was . first home in a similar event at Rosehill, but after a swab had been taken from her she was disqualified fi'om the race. At 'that time she was not in I Daniels' care. | i With a little luck Daniels : night have performed a 'hat ? 'rick' last week as on the holiday (Monday), Beau Caste scored for him, while another : j of his team in ' Remember Me : was narrowly downed after [meeting more than his share of trouble. | A1 Eave, who rode Sea Ruffle, also piloted the Newcastle winner. The younger Eaves is doing fine work in the saddle. ? if* After a brief ''holiday with his people in the country, ,Beri Stanton's apprentice, Alar VVhiteman, returned ' to th^ ! Rosehill heath full of vigor and good fortune. At Can- : terbury last Saturday, he gave another sound riding display : when he won— the second A.shbury Mixed on Valroy. ] On the previous Friday, j evening Alan was 'on the air,' during one of the sport- : Ing sessions and some listenars declared that he spoke like aft old stager, as though he j had been born with a 'mike' in each hand. Seventeen years old and of the lean, but wiry type, young Whiteman may develop into another Jack Sullivan, who, while apprenticed to Stanton, won the Melbourne Cup on Hall Mark. ?b *1* ?!« I To get back to Valroy. This 1 fellow, :was at one time trainI m at 'The Hill' by Tom j Sherd, but while he showed I speed on the track and for a few furlongs in races, he was unequal to winning. Always the winning post Was too far away. . Now trained by Neville Davis he was recently taken quietly ^ to Warfrnambool, where his connections cleaned ,'up most effectively. Having ishown himself a dabster :in the mud, he should be worth (keeping in mind for further winter, races. ? t ' ?!« 4* Rosehill trainer Bill Kearns, went west lasfj week with lie Frere, first stop being Cobar; The party presented themselves at Cobar on Saturday and were called upon lay three to one . 'on' Le Frere, who was . engaged in the Picnic Race Club Handicap. Despite that the betting market; suggested he - was a good thing, Le Frer-e was beaten by Tamico, a 5 to 2 chance..If Bill runs to timetable he will be iri 'Broken Hill this week .trying to win the local cup. He' 'aftd his neddy travel by 'plariel ? ?I* 4* »I« '.One ? who was , not happy about . last week'S' Canterbury meeting was former Rosehill trainer, Harry Moody, who brought Sir Mond from Newcastle .to RosehilLwith a view to the gelding competing in the Canterbury Handicap. . As the : event proved/a washout, Hafry was out of pocket just a bare ; £18; ' : An old betting maxim says: 'If you. cannot win you cannot lose/ but Harry says that is all hooey, and he can produce his. bank book to prove it. ? »£? ?While his brother is winning races near home, Jack Eaves is holidaying up north. Jack proposes tQ go on to Doomben for the big meeting, and hopes to ride there. ?b »!« -b Brilliant sprinter High Jip has returned to Rosehill, 'and this time hie is in the care of j \\ George Musson. . When pre-' iviously here he was trained by Bert Stanton. He has not raced since winning at Rand|Wick last October when ? ho carried 9.12 and beat Heroic Sovereign and Pantomime I into minor places. In Brisbane last year he was at the topi ; of his form and won four races in a row. ? _'b_ ? ??b -S&V— - we. r — ? Another to go into Musson's stables is Dynamite who i^ the spring of 1949 'caused a sensation at Rpsehill by breaking away from an attendant and galloping through the crowd. Sid Leach of Rosehill, who checked Dynamite's escapade, was publicly rewarded. Dynamite has not raced since last December."}
{"id":132151406,"text":"06 Aug 1987 - IN BRIEF Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 6 August 1987, page 8 IN BRIEF Lifeline doorknock raises less The Canberra Lifeline doorknock appeal last weekend raised $37,000. Last year it raised $39,000. More seek capital punishment SYDNEY: The number of Australians favouring capital punishment for murder had increased by 5 per centage points to 49 per cent in the past year, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin magazine yesterday. Fouled beach is to reopen SYDNEY: Burwood.beach, near Newcastle, which has been closed since 1929 because sewage discharges through outlets near the waterline, is to be reopened by 1991. A new deepwater outfall tunnel, similar to that planned for Sydney's North Head,, is under construction, and authorities expect thhe beach to be fit for human use by 1991. 210 jobs to be lost at Philips MELBOURNE: About 210 jobs will be lost when Dutch-owned electronics company Philips stops manufacturing colour televisions in the suburb of Gayton in October because of declining sales. Philips will continue to market colour televisions made elsewhere, and the company's radio communications equipment factory, also at Clayton, is not affected. Its operations at Moorebank, NSW, and Hendon, SA, are also not affected. The company recorded a $73 million loss on its Australian operations for 1986. Media-awareness for police Senior Australian Federal Police Officers are undergoing a media-awareness program at the AFP's training college at Barton this week. Fourteen senior officers, mostly chief superintendents and superintendents, will experience television and radio interviews and have tours of The Canberra Times and Capital 7."}
{"id":132154689,"text":"23 Aug 1987 - Coroner argues ABC Outsiders fomented riot Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 23 August 1987, page 2 Coroner argues ABC Outsiders fomented riot SUNDAY REFLECTIONS The week in review THERE WAS some rioting in the sour NSW hamlet of Brewarrina after the funeral of Mr Lloyd Boney, an Aboriginal who had died in police custody, and only days after the visit to Brewarrina of the NSW Minister for Police and his most senior gen-darme who had gone there to say soothing, prophylactic things. During the riot spleen was vent-ed at a hotel and at police and three policemen were hurt. Local whites said, as local whites do, that the local blacks had been so blissfully happy and contented for so long that Outsiders must have infiltrat-ed them and whipped them up into an otherwise-inexplicable frenzy. The ABC had one of its probing, investigative and syrup-voiced young reporters in Brewarrina with a team of sound and camera artisans. They produced some ex-clusive coverage of the fracas. In the wake of this scoop, the Brewar-rina coroner issued a press release in which he supported accusations by local whites that employees of the ABC were among the Outsid-ers who had cast these spells. He said that the ABC visitors had in- vested $1000 (of the taxpayer's money) in fermented and spiritu-ous beverages and had given these mind:altering draughts to the Ab-original people in order to trans-form these these normally content ed and grateful people into folk who behaved as though they had some grievances. The coroner is an endorsed Na- tional Party candidate and so it would be impertinent tp expect him to be intellectually agile, but even so it came as a small surprise when he agreed to television inter-views about his baseless beliefs and proved to be an inarticulate and confused and unconvincing young man, easily made to look like a poltroon. • THOUSANDS OF the world's most credulous credulists staged vigils at "points of earthly acu-puncture" to help bring about "harmonic convergence" which with the help of extra-terrestrials would make the world A Better Place. The points of earthly acu-puncture included the Grand Can-yon, Mt Fuji, Mt Olympus, the Pyramids of Egypt and, in Can-berra, Mt Ainslie. • ANOTHER harmonic conver- gence, the annual convention of the NSW Liberal Party, agreed that the death penalty should be re-stored as a punishment for really rotten murders. Warm, caring, good-natured murders should con-tinue to be punished with life im-prisonment The state Liberal leader, Mr Nick Greiner, said that the death penalty would never be-come Liberal policy while he was leader and criminologists and even senior gendarmes queued to say that the death penalty did not seem to deter. • IN ENGLAND, a young murderer pre-empted debate about his punishment by having the decency to shoot himself dead after shooting dead 14 people, one of them his mother, in the village of Hungerford in Berkshire. He was said to have had a deep admi-ration for Rambo and a psychia-trist said that the gunman's spree may have been suggested to him by reports of the previous week's massacre in Melbourne. • ONE MAN sentenced to impris-onment for the term of his natural life, Rudolf Hess, came to the end. of that term when he died, at 93, in a military hospital near Spandau prison. Ninety-three is a suspi-ciously early age at which to die and there was speculation that the Hun may have taken his own life. Hess, once the deputy leader of the Third Reich, had been Spandau's only prisoner since 1966, living in a cell measuring 2.73m by 2.26m. Anyone who has ever been sen-tenced to cross Australia in a first class carriage on the Indian Pacific train will have been given an in-kling of Hess's long, cramped or-deal although it is unlikely that his warders were as rude to him as the Indian Pacific's employees are to their captives. Spandau Prison, a gay edifice which might have been refurbished as a branch of Club Med. was to be bulldozed almost immediately in case any neo-Nazis began to regard it as a shrine. • ANOTHER GERMAN, Ms Steffi Graf of West Germany, be-came the world's number one woman tennis player at the age of 18 after the omnipotent computer which decides these rankings was fed and duly digested the informa-tion that she had just beaten Chris Evert in the final of the Virginia Slims tournament The toxoplas-mosis-prone and notoriously lach-rymose former number one, Ms Martina Navratilova, declined to talk to journalists about her over-throw and turned for solace to the extended family of lesbians, trans-sexuals and freaks which follows her everywhere and provides an enviable smorgasbord of shoulders for her to cry upon. • IN UNPREDICTABLE Queensland, the Assemblies of God Church in Caloundra pro-tested to the Heinz company about its nutritious but potentially devil-ish product Spooky Spaghetti, which contains fragments of spa-ghetti shaped as witch's hats, bats, hobgoblins and other symbols of the occuit. A little further south, on the God-forsaken Gold Coast, a magistrate acquitted "Fifi the French Maid" (alias Ms Margaret Duncan, 19, a professional strip-per) of wilfully showing what were laughingly referred to as her pri-vate parts during a memorable performance at a Surfers Paradise night club in March. The magis-trate said that Fifi's performance had little power to shock at a time when nudity was common in films, on TV and on the Gold Coast's beaches. • PRINCESS ANNE, the most bearable member of the insuffer-able Royal Family, disclosed that she has a morbid fear of flying. She is the only member of the family, other than its nasty Corgis, who does not have a pilot's licence. Her fears sounded quite rational in a week in which 160 people died in a plane crash in Detroit. Miracles happen, and the crash had a sole survivor, a four-year-old girl who was found in the arms of her dead mother. — IAN WARDEN Education for work is a very basic problem By RONDA FAENZA' ONE SUBJECT in the edu- cation debate certain to raise the hackles of em-ployers and teachers is the impor-tance of product versus process learning in our schools. Employers maintain that schools must produce students that have acquired certain basic skills of a high standard so that the students they employ can be trained to fit their specific needs. They emphasise the role of the three Rs — reading, writing and (a)rithmetic — in the learning pro-cess, but add spelling to the list of basic skills which cannot be left out of a teacher's educational tool. kit. Teachers, while agreeing with the need for students to emerge with basic skills, have over the last 20 years emerged with the belief that students should be taught how to learn, rather than a series of facts and figures which may be-come irrelevant with the onslaught of technology. . This educational theory, put in the most simplistic form, is called process learning, while the theory espoused on the whole by the most vocal of employers is called prod-uct learning. Employers give graphic exam-ples of their inability to find suit-able employees, even while the unemployment lines are long. A recent Willesee program, screened by Capital 7 on July 22, gave the public an example of a firm of solicitors in Blacktown, Sydney, which was unable to find one suitable permanent office ju-nior from more than 50 applicants. Many of the applicants were dressed inappropriately or had no aptitude for the job and so were not considered further, but the 20 who were interviewed in-depth had to sit for a basic spelling test with words such as contract, appli-cation and solicitor. Only a couple of the applicants got any of the words correct, but even they lack-ed other basic skills required for the job. This experience could be repeat-ed over and over again, as it was in Canberra this week when an em- ployer asked prospective appli- cants for a counter-sales position at a spare parts dealership to answer basic maths questions. One question asked how much change would a customer receive, after purchasing a spare part to the val-ue of $98, if they tendered a $100 note. All applicants asked "could they have a calculator please". A tax agent who required an of-fice assistant asked all the prospec-tive employees to calculate how much tax a person would pay over 12 months if they paid $20 each week from their wages. This was a reasonable question as a junior employee would have earned a wage requiring the payment of roughly $20 a week. Without fail each and every applicant multi-plied the 12 by the 20 to get the answer and could not understand why they were marked wrong. Employers are practical people, they have to be, their businesses need to be financially viable in order for them to stay afloat in this competitive world. A firm of solicitors is not only judged by cli-ents on the outcome of legal pro-ceedings but by the standard of correspondence they keep. A spell-ing error on a legal document ig could invalidate that document leaving a client unprotected by the law. The spare parts dealer needs to ensure that counter staff give the correct changc and a tax agent needs an assistant that can at least work out their own annual tax liability. A factory owner who sets up a beautiful-looking manufacturing process that never produces the finished goods up to standard would soon be bankrupt, so the expectation that students leave school with more than just the process of knowing how to learn is therefore justified. Schools, on the other hand, are under great pressure from society as a whole, not just from employ ers, to teach an ever-increasing range of options for students in a limited timetable. Educational theorists, especially those from overseas, have not made it harder on our educational institutions, as they expect the child to be devel oped into a whole person, to learn to think for themselves and to be an individual, to be a lateral think er who can look at a problem and work out a way to solve it when conventional thinking would not work. This type of student emerges able to take on the questions of the technological age, to grasp theories and to put them into practice. The computer wizards, the systems an alysts, the foreign exchange deal ers, the graphic designers and entrepreneurs are but some of the successful examples of process learning. But the common mass, or gener al public, seems to be left out of this. They and their children emerge from the new educational programs confused. They have en joyed their time at school more than any generation before them, they have a wider knowledge of the world as a whole and of political and social issues and they are more confident and aware of their rights. They are older, leaving school after spending more years (on average) there than their parents did and yet they are not well prepared for the workforce, or to take any job that comes by, or to start at the bottom and work their way up slowly, or to do things the way the firm requires them to be done. In the effort of educators to pro duce students ready for the 21st century, a whole generation has been lost. As usual in educational thinking, the baby has been tossed out with the proverbial bathwater. What a pity they are our babies! * Ronda Faenza is a Canberra-based freelance writer. Stage now set for debate Making an issue of the Australia Card By KEITH SCOTT WHATEVER the argu ments for or against the proposed Australia Card, it is doubtful that the Gov ernment can reasonably claim to have a mandate to introduce it. Legally, of course, it can and is entitled to hold a joint sitting of Parliament to pass the Bill, but in reality the re-election of the Hawkc Government had nothing to do with the Australia Card. Australians did not vote for or against the Government on the strength of the Australia Card be cause it was never an issue despite being the trigger for the election. But if the Government should be blushing for suggesting other wise, the Opposition should also be feeling a little embarrassed about its belated campaign against the card, kicked off last week by its colourful new spokesman for health, MrTuckey. For the Government, the pro posal was a convenient way to de flect difficult questions about fraud against the Commonwealth, but it backed away from making the ID card the issue that it should have been. If it really believed that the card was the best weapon to fight defrauders said to be costing the Commonwealth about $4 bil lion a year then, in an election so dominated by economics, it had a public duty to make the card a major part of its election platform. By the same token, if the Oppo sition believed that the card was an invasion of privacy and that it would not be effective in fighting fraud, it should have challenged the Government before the elec tion rather than attempting to do it retrospectively a month later. Both major parties were silent about the Australia Card in the lead-up to the July II election because nei ther thought that it was an issue likely to rally voters and becausc neither really knew whether we wanted an ID card. The Labor Par ty was not really sure that it had electoral support for the proposal and the Liberal Party was not sure that it did not have. There has also been criticism of the news media for failing to make the Australia Card an issue during the election campaign, but to some extent that seems defensible since it is difficult for journalists to make something an issue when neither the Opposition nor the Government wants to talk about it. The Government had a duty to set out what the card would be used for, how it would be used and what protection there would be for privacy, and it failed. One of the concerning aspects is that the Government has virtually acknowledged that there are prob lems with the privacy provisions of the Bill by announcing that it will introduce amendments after the Bill has been passed, but it refuses to spell out what the amendments are and what they will mean. The Law Council of Australia is sufficiently concerned to have decided last week to write to every Senator and Member of Parliament setting out what it sees as potential problems with the Da ta Protection Agency which is to be set up to protect individuals' rights. The council says that the princi ples governing the powers and functions of the agency are vague and contradictory, that it has no way of penalising infringements of privacy, that it is protected from being sued, and that it will become a "large and powerful bureaucra cy". Another concern is that the Government has consistently re fused to issue a report, first identi fied by The Canberra Times, said to be highly critical of the way that government departments are han dling fraud against the Common wealth. The Australian Federal Po lice Association has been particularly critical of the ID card as the best weapon against fraud, Mr Wilson Tuckey: he wants Senator Ryan to submit to a tie-detector test. and it is difficult to see how the Government can dismiss this without making the report public. Opinion polls carried out in 1985 and 1986 show relatively strong but decreasing support for the Government's proposal. ANOP polls showed that 75 per cent of people favoured the idea in June 1985 and that this dropped to 72 percent in November 1985 and 69 percent in January 1986. A survey of 1000 voters by The Age in June 1985 showed 74 per cent support while a Morgan Gal lop Poll of 1881 people in July the same year showed 68 per cent sup port. The Sydney Morning Herald carried out a random survey of 2000 people in June last year which showed 65 per cent support and another Morgan Gallop Poll last September showed 58.2 per cent support A Ncwspoll conducted for The Australian last November among 1150 voters showed 61 per cent support. No major public polls on the issue were carried out during the election. According to a Department of Health briefing sent to The Can• bcrra Times, conservative govern- ; merit estimates set the cost of -fraud against the Commonwealth at $3 billion a year through tax evasion and $150 million to $450 million a year through welfare fraud. The brief estimates that the Australia Card will cost $55.6 mil lion a year to operate and will pro vide total savings of $932 million, meaning net annual benefits to the Commonwealth of about $877 million. The Joint Sclect Committee on an Australia Card has said that the estimates of tax evasion could be half the real figure. The Government says that it proposes to use the Australia Card to determine eligibility for social security and Medicare benefits and : for a wide range of normal finan cial transactions, to enable the tax office to draw together financial information about individuals to ensure proper tax assessment, and to prevent people from obtaining benefits under false identities. Strong opposition by the Aus tralian Democrats, the announce ment that unions in South Austra lia will mount an advertising campaign against the Govern ment's claim that it has a mandate to introduce the card, and the for mation of an Opposition task force to oppose it have belatedly set the stage for public debate. The Government now has a re sponsibility to spell out exactly what abuses of the system individ uals need to be protected from and how that will be done, and how and for what the card itself will be used. The Opposition has a responsi bility to help raise the level of de bate. The two major public contri butions from Mr Tuckey since he was made spokesman on health have been that he will expose ministers who have cheated and that the minister responsible for implementing the Australia Card, Senator Ryan, should submit to a lie-detector test. The electorate is waiting."}
{"id":132183882,"text":"16 Dec 1952 - MORE PEOPLE TO GO ON XMAS HOLIDAYS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 16 December 1952, page 3 v MORE PEOPLE TO GO ON W& HOLIDAYS Despite inflation and some unemployment, more . /people are , going away for a holiday this summer, the Gallup Poll flnda ; For the third consecutive year tH©/ Gallup Poll has asked people Whether they are 'going a'wBy.jfof a holiday this summer/;-. -Aniswers show a 7 per cent increase- in holiday-makers : . proportion going away: 'This summer ? 40 pc '. I^ust- summer ? 39 pc ? 2 years ago .. .... 41 pc ?? Those going away comprise 52 per cent of the better-off minorlty,\\and 45 per cent, of the wage earning and| lower incojne group,: a r- Asked how many weeks they planned, to be away, the 46 per cent. °of 'holiday-makers answered: : ' ' . - ? ' ' Onet'/week .. .. . 4 pp TWft , weeks ? 23 pc - ? — - Three, weeks ? 14 pc . longer ? ? ? 5 pc ;©nly 15 per cent of the people . interviewed will go away alone. 4 Hie .average holiday' group will be- three people. ' Average holiday spending, including the cost of taking families^ away, will be about £42, compared with £40 last year. ? Twenty-five per cent expect to spend mpre than last : year, but 14 per cent will spend less. ' . [Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.] ? SYDNEY: Graziers in tha Walcha district had been offering £50 reward for the killing of a dingo which was shot at the weekend. .It is believed that the dingo killed 130 sheep andi ir - lambs In the district."}
{"id":132281568,"text":"02 Jul 1952 - LOTTERIES ARE FAVORED IN ALL STATES Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 2 July 1952, page 2 LOTTERIES ARE FAVORED ' IN ALL STATES III .all States, there i are overwhelming majorities in favor of . State lotteries, the Gallup Poll finds. Over the whole of Austraiia opinion is.v— . 85 pc. .favor State lotteries; 11 pc. , pppose them and . .... 4. pc. no, opinion. 'Assist hospitals, and other charities' is , thq . usual argument. In Victoria and South Australia 'many people said; '.'Keep our money in the Sta i£.'.' ''In favor' majorities . in the States are: WA 90 pc., NS\\y 88 pc., Queensland 87 pc., Victoria 82 pc., iSA. ,74 pc., and Tasmania 92 pc. The question in the , mainland States was 'Do you favor or, oppose, having a Government Iotte'ry in this State ' in Tasmania, however, the question referred simply to 'having a. lottery in this State.' HIGH VOTE A particularly . high 'fayor' vote of 96 pc. comes from Roman Catholics, followed by Anglicans 89 pc., Presbyterian 3G pc., Baptists . 79 pc., and Methodists 72 pc. ' ' .State lotteries are wanted by nine, out of every 10 Labor voters and by eight out of every 10: Liberal-CP. voters. There . is practically no difference between the opinions of men and women. In answer to a further question: 'Do you ever have a ticket ill a' lottery?' 87 nc. said 'Yes.'; Of those who have had a ticket,, more than nine out of every 10 favor State-run lotteries'. .. [Australian' Gallup Polls are exclusive to, 'The Liberal' i;i the Dubbo district.]"}
{"id":132281649,"text":"28 Aug 1952 - HOMES POSITION IMPROVED POLL REVEALS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 28 August 1952, page 2 HOMES POSITION ; IMPROVED ' POLL REVEALS There has been some improvement in tne Housing shortage since the middle of 1951, the latest Gallup Poll shows. Conducting an annual survey of the housing position, Poll interviewers asked an Australianwide sample of men and women: 'Are there any people living in t your home because of the housing, shortage, who would move away if they could get a place for themselves?' Out of. every 100 people interviewed 14 said they had one'and in some cases, two extra families living with them. The same question was put to similar cross-sections of people in June, 1950, and June, 1951.' Comparison of the latest survey with that in 1851 shows a drop of four per cent., in the number of families wanting homes of their own. Houses '50 '51 ,'52 with ? pc pi; . pc 1 family £3 82 86 2 families '13-; 14 11' 3 families '4. ? 4. ... 3 1 Only three per cent, of farmhouses have extra families, but there are eight per cent, in the provincial cities and towns and 18 per cent', in the capital cities. Of families who want homes of their own, slightly more than two out of ever;' three consist of couples — ? in . most ' cases without children. (Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.') 'PEACH emiaren '-o take prtc-9 ? in looking after their clothes. Mark everything. Marking out-' fits obtainable at the 'tiubbo"}
{"id":132282127,"text":"11 Jun 1952 - Labor Would Win Election Now, Says Gallup Poll Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 11 June 1952, page 3 Labor Would Win Election Now? Says Gallup Poll If a Federal election were held r.ow, Labor would w:n the House of Representatives easily, with perhaps 73 of the 121 seats. This is revealed by a Gallup Poll based on interviews with 1800 people throughout Au.tr. lia.' ? People were asked which party they would vote for 'if a Federal election were helj todav. The following comparison of answers with similar Gallup Polls in recent months shows a marked swing to Labor — Nov. Feb. Now p^ pc ' pc Labor ? 48 47 51 ' L-CP '..' ? 38 42- 35 Ind. ? ? 1 1 1 ? Undecided ? 13 10 13 If the undecided people di. vided proportionately, the Labor, vote would now go as high as 59 'per cent. Most of the undecided people, however,' said they voted L-CP last time and they must be expected to lean that way again. It seems, therefore, that , about 56 per cent, would now vote Labor, compared with 4! per ceni. at the* last Federa elect. c,i a year agj. I The following ccmparisor with Feder.il election result ? since 11)34 shows that Labo I Party - support is now above thi I 'steam-roller' level of 134.': — L-CP Lab. Others pc pa pc Elections — 1934 .....;. 51 43 6 1937 ....... 48 46 -i 1940 ? ... 45 49 6 .194.1 ? 32 54 14 1046 ? 44 54 3 1949 ? ? ? 50 48 2 Gallup Poll — May ' ? 43 56 i An election for the House of Representatives is not due for two years but 30 senators musi face the electors within a year. State Figures The Gallup Poll interviews relatively few people in each State, but the following figures I are sufficiently reliable to inlicate bit? Labor majorities in at least four States: — 1951 Gallup election ? now ? pc pc Australia ? 49 56 NSW ? 50 58 Victoria ....'. 51 ? 57 Queensland ... 4?. ' 43 SA ? 52 59 WA . ? ? 46 54 Tasmania .... 48 50 Votes as above would give 16 Senate seats to Labor and 12 to l.-CP leaving two in doubt. Adding them to 30 senators in office until 1956, the Senate would then divide L-C 31 and Labor 29, assuming they win one each of the doubtful seats. Chief reasons for switching from L-CP to-Labor are 'The Government has not kept its election promises' and 'The Government is ineffective.' (Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132282357,"text":"28 May 1952 - PRICE CONTROL FAVORED ON CLOTHING Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 28 May 1952, page 2 [?] Most people want price control oh clothing continued, the Gallup Toll -announces: In an Australian-wide survey ?53 per cent said 'Continue price control on: clothes.' ' ? ? 35 Per. eentj'.:'T-!nrI if,' anfl: , 12 Per cent. . were undecided. South Australia is the ? only State where opinion . is : divided on this question. ? : ! In the, Australia-wide vote, Liberal-CP supporters lean only slightly toward having ..price control, on clothes, but Labor voters' are- two to one in favor Of it. The most common attitude is that prices would rise if decontrolled.. .On .the other hand, . it was argued : that M all controls should go and that uncontrolled prices yyould right themselves. . [Australian Galliip Polls are exclusive to 'The Liberal' ir: the Dubbo district.]"}
{"id":132282442,"text":"06 Jun 1952 - BAN ON TOOTING FAVORED: GALLUP FINDING Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 6 June 1952, page 3 BAR ON TOOTING FAVORED: GALLUP FINDING A ban on tooUn? of motor i horns, except in an emergency ? would be favored b' two r. it of. ' three adults, the Gallup Poll has r found. ? Men and women, as groups. and their combined percentages are: For ban on tooMji' PJ '°r cent. Against ban 30 per cent. ' No opinion, 6 per cent. Most of thn-e without opiniom are non-drivers. . Drivers answered: For ban, 69 ? ; , per cent.; against, 30 per cent.; ???— ? : - (and no opinion, 1 oer cp«i.; * ? In Tasmania, where tootin-; ha^ .. long been illegal eight out of - ' 10 favor the ban. , In no St-ate do fewer than s'x : ? . out of 10 favor 'No tooting ex- | ? cept in emergency.' j . ? . (Australian Gallup PoUs are ' -'exclusive t;o 'The Liberal' in 'the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132282831,"text":"05 Jun 1952 - PUBLIC APPROVES IMPORT CUT, POLL FINDS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 5 June 1952, page 3 PUBLIC APPROVES IMPORT CUT. POLL FINDS The public is inclined to think the Government ? was rifriw, in cutting imports, the Gallup Poll finds. Immediately the cuts were announced, the Callup Poll began ' an Australian-wide survey on 1V»p niipstinii* — 'About the import cuts, which Will reduce Imports to about half last year's level. Do yoy think the Government did fight or wrong in making those cuts?' 49 per cent, said 'They did right,' 32 per cent, said, 'Wrong,' and 19 per cent had no opinion. Two out of three without opinions on this subject are women. Of men, .14 per cent, said 'They, did right.' There was a little variation of opinion State by State, and much of he opposition to the Government's action seems to be political.' Liberal-CP voters answered: Right 63 per cent., Wrong iM per cent., and no opinion 13 per cent. On the other hand, Labor voters divided: Right 38 Per ? cent., Wrong 41 per cent., no opinion 21 per cent. vMost common reasons for opposing the cuts were 'Should have left matters to adjust themselves,' Cus too severe.' 'Should have been introduced gradually ' and 'Cut foreign imports only.' [Australian Gallup Polls arc exclusive to 'The Liberal' ... ? the Dubbo district.]"}
{"id":132283365,"text":"29 Aug 1952 - JOUR SHEEP RATE HIGH IN NORWAY Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 29 August 1952, page 2 [OUR SHEEP RATE I HIGH IN NORWAYg 'd 3 In ii rcccnt public opinion Q 3 survey, the Norwegian A ?. Gallup Poll asked:— . g 3 'When foreigners speak R 3 of Norway, they often ft 3 think of midnight sun, % S fjords, skiing and ship- § 3 ping. What do you think 8 J of when you near oi mis- o k tralia?' ' 8 J Forty-seven per cent, of o 3 Norwegians did not thinlc 8 - about us at all. o 5 Of- those who did, 4S per g 5 cent, answered 'Sheep' 8 5 arid 17 per cent, said 'Pos- g 3 sibilities,' § J , Smaller groups mention- 8 'j ed 'Emigrants,' 'Agricul- «? i ture,' 'italibits,- and 8 5 'Cattle.' ft PRINTED and published by Macquarie Publications Pty. Ltd., 23 Church Street, Dubbo."}
{"id":132284843,"text":"04 Jul 1952 - ONE IN SIX HIT BY CREDIT RESTRICTIONS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 4 July 1952, page 2 ONE I SIX HIT BY CREDIT RESTRICTIONS , -imiost one person in every six is being- ail'ectcd by the. uovernmc, m-s credit restrictions, the latest Gallup Poll shows. . who Auaiiiuuu-wiae survey people in all walks of life and economic circumstances were asked whether they had been affected by the credit restrictions now being enforced. Sixteen in every 100 answered 'Yes.'Each Each one who said 'Yes' was asked: How, in particular, are you affected?' Most answers came under three, headings: — . . ' Business: Volume of business! reduced; can't get credit to replace. materials and machinery. Housing; Can'- buv, or sell, houses. Employment: Out of work, less work about. Analysis' by occupations shows that -the largest group affected are professional people and business managers. Next in order are owners of small businesses, followed by skilled artisans, and tho farmprs Liberal voters in 1951 outnumber Labor voters bv almost 2 to ; 1 among those . who are feeling the credit squeeze. (Gallup Foils are cxclus'.'e to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbc district.)"}
{"id":132285063,"text":"14 Aug 1952 - AUSTRALIAN IS WANTED AS GOV.-GENERAL Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 14 August 1952, page 3 AUSTRALIAN IS WANTED AS GOV.-GENERAL Most people want the next Governor-General to be a prominent Australian, the Gallup Pol] found recently. The 1.S00 people interviewed in this survey were handed cards listing six suggestions for Governor-General. The order of preference was: — A prominent Australian 48 p.c. Viscount Mountbatten . . 18 p.c. Field Marshal Mon'tery 12 p.c. The Duke of Windsor . . 11 p.c. Lord Bruce ? 6 p.c. Someone else ? 5 p.c. People who answered 'a prominent Australian' or 'some-one else' were asked if they had anyone in particular in mind. S;r John' Latham and Sir John Northcott ton the list of prominent Australians.The The Queen' Mother was the most freouently mentioned of the others. Labor voters are particularly keen for another Australian as Governor-General, but LiberalCP voters seem to prefer Viscount Mountbatten.f f Gallup Polls ai-2 exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.) ?"}
{"id":132285396,"text":"13 Aug 1952 - MIGRANT CUT IS FAVORED BY GALLUP POLL Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 13 August 1952, page 2 MIGRANT CUT IS FAVORED BY- GALLUP POLL. The Federal Government's decision to reduce immigration . is in line with public opinion, a Gallup Poll shows; : In- a recent survey, the majority of Australians said there wpvfi too many immigrants com - inc to live in this, country Just - before the Government s ? ? . decision was announced Gallup Poll interviewers . aslced 18UU representative people this question: ? 4 ' ' 'Do you think the number of people coming to live in Australia is too great, about right, or Itoo few?' I'Too great,' said 52 per cent. 'About'right,' said 29 per cent. «,rToo few,' said 14 per cent. No opinion, 5 per cent. 'More than six out of every 10 Labor voters want immigration reduced. A small majority of Liberal-CP. voters, however, woulfi continue immigration at its for? imor lPVPl * GERMAN MIGRANTS : ; ? . i (Answers to a second question. ?'Do you favor, or oppose, Gerjman migrants, coming here?' show that most Australians would ' ' -welcome Germans as -migrants: r- 'Favor,' said . 65 per cent. - . 'Oppose' said 24 per cent. No* opinion, 11 per cent. \\ (Gallup Polls are exclusive to ' ' ? the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.) ? : -"}
{"id":132285908,"text":"30 Jul 1952 - MANY CRITICAL OF FEDERAL GOVT'S RECORD Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 30 July 1952, page 3 MANY CRITICAL OF FEDERAL GOVT'S RECORD In its latest Australiaii-ividc survey ' the Gallup Poll has found almost two out of every five Liberal-CP voters and four out of every five La.bor voters dissatisfied with the Federal Government'^ record in the last year. 'The Government has failed to checK inflation' and 'They have not kept their promises,' are the chief reasons given. Actual percentages are: Lib-CP Lab pc pc , Dissatisfied ? ? ? 78 Satisfied ? 52 11 No opinion ? 14 11 This criticism comes from .a representative sample of LiberalCP and Labor voters spread over all States Dissatisfied: 55 ner cent. - Satisfied: 31 per cent. No opinion: 14 per cent. The 'dissatisfied' figure comprises 59 per cent, of women and 51 per cent, of women. State figures show: ? ? No Dissat. Satis. Op. pc pc pc Vic. ...... 63 , 25 12 NSW ..... 56 13 13 SA ..... t . F4 T.T 17 WA ...... 52 32 1(1 Qld. ...... 45 39 lfi Tas. .? . . . . -. 44 42 14 Other reasons for dissatisfaction are: 'Finance policy wronT,' I 'The nation is in poor condition' and 'Increasing unemployment and depression.' Among the 'satisfied' minority, the most common is: 'The Government is doing its best in difficult times.'(Gallup (Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132376331,"text":"02 May 1992 - Most would still keep Union Jack Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 2 May 1992, page 9 Most would still keep Union Jack ALTHOUGH more respondents favour remov ing the Union Jack from the Australian flag than eight years ago, a majority still want to keep it, a Morgan Poll published in the latest Time Australia magazine has found. The poll, in which 1452 people were interviewed face-to-face on March 21-22, found 37 per cent, up nine points since 1984, wanted the Union Jack out of the flag and 57 per cent, down nine points, wanted to retain it. Six per cent, "unchanged, were undecided. Asked if they favoured a new design, 42 per cent of respondents, up three points since 1984, said yes and 52 per cent, down three points, said no. Comments by those opposed to change included "Our heritage is in the flag" and "There are more important things'to worry about". Those favouring change made such comments as "Australia should have its own flag" and "We need a separate identity". Australians overwhelmingly believe unemployment is the most urgent issue to be addressed, another Morgan poll has found. The poll, conducted with 2328 electors interviewed . facc-to-face throughout Australia during February, found 70 per cent of respondents, up 11 points since September and double the figure a year ago, ranked jobs as one of the three most important issues facing the Federal Government. After unemployment came education, 21 per cent, up four points since September, and immigration, 18 per cent, up six points. A poll on the Senate conducted by AGB Australia in •March and April, with 4129 electors, published in the latest Bulletin magazine, has found support for the Liberal and National Parties at 44 percent nationally, dowh two points since January, and support for the ALP steady at 39 per cent."}
{"id":132377816,"text":"09 May 1992 - Keating edges in front of Hewson Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 9 May 1992, page 13 Keating edges in front of Hewson FOR THE first lime since becoming Prime Min ister in December, Paul Keating is a nose in front of the Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, as prefered Prime Minister, a Morgan poll published in the latest Time Australia has found. The poll, conducted with 2245 electors interviewed face-to-face on April 18-19 and 25-26, found that 43 per cent of those polled preferred Mr Keating, down one percentage point, and Dr Hewson was preferred by 42 per cent, down two percentage points.The The number preferring another person,or or unable to say, increased from 12 to 15 per cent. When he became Prime Minister, Mr Keating was preferred by 35 per cent However, Dr Hcwson continues to enjoy a higher approval rating than Mr Keating. Approval of the way Mr Keating was handling his job slipped one percentage point to 39 per cent, and disapproval rose by the same margin to 49 percent Dr Hewson's approval rating was steady at 46 per cent and his disapproval rating fell two percentage points to 39 per cent. Support for the Labor Party late last month slipped half a percentage point to 38 per cent and support for the Liberal and National parties fell 2.5 percentage points to 43 per cent If a federal election had been held in April, the result would have hinged on minorparty preferences. Following the April 11 victory by independent candidate Phil Cleaiy in the Wills Federal by-election, support for individual candidates rose four points to 14 per cent In the latest Bulletin magazine, the Bulletin Poll, conducted by AGB Australia with 2009 electors on April 17-19 and 24-26, found that support for the major federal political parties had fallen in favour of Independents and other-mainstream candidates."}
{"id":132379816,"text":"16 May 1992 - Opinions on flag are unchanged Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 16 May 1992, page 11 Opinions on flag are unchanged ACCORDING to an AGB Poll published in the latest Bulletin magazine, Paul Keating's highprofile campaign to change Australia's flag has had no impact on the voters. The poll, conducted with 988 electors interviewed face-to-face between April 24 and 26, found that during the Prime Minister's six weeks of making the flag a major issue, no-one in the electorate changed their minds about the idea. An earlier poll conductcd over March 13-15 found 61 per ccnt of voters were in favour ofretaining retaining the present flag; 31 per cent were in favour of changing it and 8 per ccnt were uncommitted. The latest poll found the numbers unchanged. The poll showed that voters in every state favoured retaining the flag, with Tasmania and Queensland showing the strongest support, both with 68 per cent. Women in the electorate supported the current flag, with 67 per cent, ahead of men, with 55 per ccnt. Pharmacists, doctors, dentists and school teachers arc seen as the most ethical professions, according to a Morgan Poll, conducted with 1343 people interviewed across Australia. The poll, published in the latest issue of Time Australia, found that, since 1988, pharmacists' ethicshonesty rating had increased by three to 79 per cent, while doctors had increased two to 69 per cent. In 1976, doctors rated 62 per cent. Dentists rated 66 per cent, up two, and school teachers rated 62 per cent, up seven. The image of bank managers had improved four percentage points in the past year, to 44 percent, while lawyers recorded the biggest drop, four percentage points to 44 per cent from 12 months ago. The poll showed that car salesmen and newspaper journalists, in that order, were seen as the most uneth ical."}
{"id":132380486,"text":"19 May 1992 - Right to die: more approve Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 19 May 1992, page 3 Right to die: more approve SYDNEY: An increased majority of Australians and New Zealanders believe doctors should be allowed to help terminally ill patients to die if they are in great pain, according to a Morgan Gallup poll to be published in Time magazine today. A survey of more than 2500 people found increasing support in both countries for euthanasia regardless of age, sex or political affiliation. In Australia, 73 per cent of those questioned said doctors should let hopelessly ill patients die if they had no chance of recovering and were in great pain. This was a 4 per cent increase on the last similar survey in July, 1991. An even greater percentage, 76 per cent, a rise of 3 per cent, believed doctors should be allowed to administer lethal doses of medicine to patients who were in great pain with no chance of recovering and asked not to wake up again. The survey found common responses from people in favour of euthanasia included "in consultation with patient", "where suffering will be great", and "should be the patient's right to die in dignity if they choose". Opponents to the idea made such comments as "should let nature run its course", "leave God to decide" and "doctors should not play God"."}
{"id":132380600,"text":"20 May 1992 - Govt and Opposition 'run neck and neck' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 20 May 1992, page 1 Govt and Opposition 'run neck and neck' By ROSS PEAKE, Political Correspondent The Federal Government and the Opposition are running neck-and-neck, according to a poll out today. The AGB poll published in the Bulletin magazine says the ALP and the Coalition each have 40 per cent support in the electorate. The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, retains a narrow margin over the Opposition Leader, John Hewson, as preferred Prime Minister. The survey of 1264 electors was taken over four weekends, from April 17 to last Sunday. It reflects the effects of the Metherell affair in NSW, debate on changing the flag, and the early stages of the Marshall Islands affair, which led to the resignation of the Minister for Transport and Communications, Graham Richardson. The results show support for the ALP has declined by 1 per cent, while support for the Liberal and National Parties has fallen by 2. Mr Heating's approval rating remains on 28 per cent but his disapproval rating has risen from 43 per cent to 48. Dr Hewson's approval has declined from 32 per cent to 30 and his disapproval rating has increased from risen 33 per cent to 36 per cent. Two polls published yesterday showed Government support sliding. A Newspoll had the Labor Party's support down from 37 per cent to 36 and the Opposition up 2 to 48. This survey put Mr Keating's approval rating at 30 per cent, and Dr Hewson's at 39 per cent. The Morgan poll in Time magazine said the Government's support had slipped from 38 per cent to 37 while the Coalition's support remained unchanged at 43 per cent."}
{"id":132382247,"text":"26 May 1992 - Aust 'taking too many migrants' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 26 May 1992, page 2 Aust 'taking too many migrants' Almost three-quarters of the population believe there are too many migrants settling in Australia, according to a Moi^an poll to be published today in Time magazine. The poll found almost as many people believed there were too many Asian migrants arriving in Australia. According to the poll, these were highest concerns expressed by Australians on the issue of immigration. The poll of 1244 people held on the weekend of May 9 and 10 found 71 per cent of people believed there were too many immigrants arriving, compared with 47 per cent in 1990. Sixty-eight per cent of respondents believed there were too many Asians, compared with 55 per cent in 1990. The poll found 20 per cent of respondents favoured no immigration and 21 per cent favoured no Asian immigration. According to Roy Morgan there was a strong link to unemployment in the comments-of people who believed the 1991 immigration intake was too high. Other frequent references were to immigration skills levels, with people saying migrants should have a trade or be skilled before being al lowed to settle. Some said there were already too many migrants in Australia, that they took advantage of social-security benefits, and should be able to speak English before being allowed into the country. Those who supported an increase in the migrant intake said Australia should be more compassionate, espe ciany towards reiugees. — AAP"}
{"id":132383240,"text":"30 May 1992 - Stone on fictitious doctors and dunderheads Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 30 May 1992, page 2 Stone on fictitious doctors and dunderheads By JODIE BROUGH The "so-called University" of Canberra is pretentious and afflicted with dunderheads, according to a former Treasury Secretary and National Party Senator John Stone. In fact, it; was "still better known to the local taxi drivers as as 'the CAE' " — a reference to its former existence as the Canberra College of Advanced Education, ' Mr Stone said in a speech at the Australian Medical Association's national conference dinner last night on the subject of "real doctors". Contending that the "good word" doctor was in "soiree danger of misappropriation" by people not entitled to it, he issued a sharp rebuke to the education policies of the Federal Government and its "Dawkins universities". The universities has "sunk into a slough of such intellectual despond as Aboriginal studies, women's studies, peace studies or even, heaven preserve us, sociology". He criticised the University of Canberra's decision to confer its first honorary doctoratc on the former secretary of the Amalgamated Metal Workers' and Shipwrights' Union, Laurie Carmichael. Mr Carmichael was a "steadfast pillar" of the Australian Communist Party, which had done "untold damage" to Austra lia. "For these services to our country, he was apparently deemed so meritorious as to warrant the bestowal upon him of its very first honorary doctorate by an institution now claiming to be described as a university," he said. His remarks were not aimed at John Stone Mr Carmichael "but rather at the pretensions of his newly emerged academic patrons of the so-called University of Canberra". There were other "fictitious doctors'1, politicians who had had honorary doctorates conferred on them, including his old adversary, Bob Hawke, and the former Queensland Premier, J oh Bjelke-Peter sen. "The two gentlemen in question have at least one thing in common," he said. "Neither has had much education, although Mr Hawke, it is true, did spend rather a long time at various universi ties." That doctors had scored worse than pharmacists in a recent Morgan Gallup Poll that rated the public perception of the the ethical standards of different professions, Mr Stone linked with the fact that many worked for state and Commonwealth health departments. "The more your profession gets into bed with the state, the more likely it will be to contract one or other form of STD — Subsidies To Doctors — and the lower will its reputation decline," he said. .. Subsidies to doctors, whether delivered through the Medicare system, grants for medical research or in other ways, inevitably carry a tag, on which there is written the word dependency; and before you know where you are, a full-blown case of AIDS — Acquired Increasing Dependency Syndrome — has developed. "If you don't believe me, have a - look at the creation of our Dawk ins universities, and reflect upon the reasons for that tragedy. It was, I suggest, a clear case of another STD — in this case Subsidies To Dunderheads (sometimes known, and particularly in Canberra, as vice-chancellors).""}
{"id":132582949,"text":"01 Dec 1954 - LOWER VOTING AGE Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 1 December 1954, page 5 LOWER VOTING AGE Two ojit of three people dp- ?' pose lowering the voting age to 18, the Gallup Poll found recently. Around election time, some politr.nl groups suggested a lower v voting tige. The Gallup poll then askerf n' cross-section of 2000 voters: Would you be for, or against, people aged -18 to 20 voting at elections? In every State, both men and women, in all age groups, expressed opposition' to n lower voting age, Australia-wide opinion is:66-in-the-100 66-in-the-100 said 'Against.' 30-in-the-100 are in favor, and 4-in-tlie-100 are undecided. The opposition vote came from 72 per cent of the LiberalCountry Party voters and from 60 per cent of Labor voters. PEOPLE'S BEASOXS Typical comments were: Teenagers are immature and unstable (Farmer, Albany WA) . ' Incapable of understanding -politics at that age (Skinner. ;? ? ? Preston. Vic'1. Younger people don't tab? enough interest in the affairs of the nation (Biscuit manufacturer, Riven-ale. WAi . Most of the minority contended, like a mail officer in Crov- i ' ' don. NSW. that if they can flght for their country, thov shouM"}
{"id":132583107,"text":"23 Dec 1954 - KEEP SENATE SAYS GALLUP POLL Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 23 December 1954, page 5 KEEP ®IWE SAYS GALLOP POLL Public opinion, -which last j car, rather iavorcd abolishing ? the Senate, is now- inclined to favor keeping if; a Gallup Poll shows. ? ? ? ?-A total of 1850 electors interviewed recently were asked whether,- in then-. opinion, the Senale .was doinrr its ioh pnt.isfnn. torjly,. or not. 37,per;ccnt said, 'Yes, it'is'; per . cent said, 'No, it isn't' : and' v 37 per 'cent could not say. This 37 per cent is probably the biggest, 'don't know' group - .... in 'the 13 years' experience of the ' Australian Gallup 'Poll. As usual, two out- of three ' without opinions were women. CONTINUE GV, ABOLISH Everyone interviewed was also asked whether wo should continue to have a Senate, or abolish it. ? Tlie following comparison shews an extraordinary swing of opinion sincc the Senate election a year ago: ? . The Senate ?lyaj 195-1 po pc Continue it ? 32 45 Abolish it ? 45 28 No opinion ? 23 27 Labor voters and LiberdlCountry Party voters, as groups, arc ill fairly close agreement. As a . liual question; people were asked what they thought was the chief reason for having a Senate. Six out of 10 had 11a idea. Most' answers referred to the Senate checking or reviewing the work ot tho .House of Representative;:. Only per cent mentioned . the 'original purple of protecting State rishts: pc Tu elicek the Representatives said ? 13 House of lovie'.v, :,a;d .... 10 Stop e::i:er.in bills ? 5 airici&r control ? 3 Fiepresent. 8ta-.es ? ? 3 , . ' -Tradition ? ? j Otluir favoAibie remarks . . 2 Unfavorable vemnrki .... :i Cculd not ? ? eg (Australian O.t'lii) 1 lolls :in(t'XChlKiVo tO t'.i ,- ' ! ii.-- m Shi) Dubbo district. 1"}
{"id":132583702,"text":"28 May 1954 - LATEST GALLUP POLL FIGURES INDICATE THAT Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 28 May 1954, page 3 LATEST GALLUP POLL FIGURES INDICATE THAT SYDNEY, Friday. There will probably be a swing of at least 1 pc to. Labor at the Federal Elections on Saturday, compared with the last House of Representatives election in 1951, the; Gallup Poll predicts. An - Australian- wide swing of 1 pc or 2 pc would put the Menzies Government out of office only if it occurred in the. LCP marginal seats. : In an Australian- wide poll ?last weekend, nearly 2000 people were, ' intei viewed ' in tne 114 seats being contested. .They said they would vote: '.' Labor, 48 per cent. .. 'Liberal-CP, 46 per cent. ? Oihers, 1 per cent. Undecided, 5 per cent. T'.vo out of three undecided people said they voted Labor at the Senate election a year ago. I If they do tnat again, the Labor vote on Saturday will probably be about 51 per cent. The following . table compares the Gallup Poll's estimate of tomorrow's vote 'wit hhow people voted (in seats now .being contested) at the 1951 House of Representatives election and the 1953 Senate election. Gallup .1951 1953 Poll Labor ... .. . 49:9 54.7 51 pc ' I -CP . . . . . 49.6 43.6 48 pc Ind. '. . . 0.5. 1.7 1 pc An Australia-wide swing of 1 per cent or 2 per cent will put | ?the Government . out of office, only if it ccurs in, the L-CP . marginal seats'. | Gallup Poll 'samples!' are too small for separate seat-by-seat analysis. ? ~. It seems, however, that there will be a swing of 2 per cent or 3 per cent to Labor in the group of 23 seats won by L-CP in 1951, with majorities 'of less than 5'. pf cen:. Labor, therefore, will be expected to 'win at least some o the eight seats needed for the majority. -By Roy Morgan, of Australian Public Opinion Poll.)."}
{"id":132584334,"text":"16 Jul 1954 - GALLUP POLL ON MEANS TEST Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 16 July 1954, page 6 GALLUP POLL ? ON MEANS TEST TIio public is inclined to favor abolishing all means tests for old-age pensions. This is the fielding of a Gallup Poll recently in which 2000 people were simply asked whether they thought all means tests for old-age pensions should be abolished or not. -18 in the 100 said 'Yes, abolish them.' 43 sa.d 'No, don't,' and 9 couldn't say. This close divisions of opinion results from Labor voters being 00 to 32 in FAVOR of abolition (with 8 per cent undecided), while Liberal-Country Party voters are 55 to 37 AGAINST abolition is highest at 54 per decided) . Unexpectedly, the vote for abolition is highest at 54 uer cent among those aged 40-49. It is lowest at 42 per cent among those over fiO. Usual arguments for abolition are; 'People who contribute to it all their lives are entitled to it,' 'It's hard on the saver,' and1 'People shou.d be allowed to earn what they can.' Some support for abolition was qualilied by 'But encourage thrift' and 'Should be done gradually.' Arguments for keeping the means test are — 'Wealthy people don't need it,' 'Would be big strain on the taxpayer,' and 'It would lead to inflation.' Much opposition to abolition, however, was tempered bv such comments as; 'Sufficient to ease; it,' and 'It should be progressively cut out.' (Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to 'The Liberal' In the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132585039,"text":"07 Oct 1954 - CAN'T BAN ATOM BOMBS, SAYS POLL Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 7 October 1954, page 2 CANT BAN ATOM BOMBS, SAYS POLL , Australians sec little hope of banning the use of atom bombs a recent Gallup Poll shows. This survey was made just before, the recent announcement that NATO experts believe future wars will inevitably be atomic. The 1700 people interviewed were asked if they thought it was possible, or impossible, to ban the use of atomic bombs . They answered: Impossible to ban . . . . C3 pc j Possible ? 24 pc No opinion .... . . . . 13 pc ! Big majorities of both Labor voters and Liberal-Country Party voters agree that atom bombs cannot be banned. Common reasons are: 'Nations don't trust each other. ' 'Russia can't be trusted' and 'A. -bombs keep the peact.' That last thought is in line with - a Gallup Poll finding ' in May . that most Australians think the hydrogen bomb has made another world war less likely. (Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132585099,"text":"06 Aug 1954 - GALLUP POLL ON HOUSING PROBLEMS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 6 August 1954, page 2 GALLUP POLL ON HOUSING PROBLEMS At least two out of every 10 people are dissatisfied with their housing-, and would move tomorrow if they could. One in 10 plans to build a house in the next couple of years. That is the healthy replacement demand confronting ' the building industry today, according to a recent Gallup Poll.' Asked whi ther they owned or rented their home: 05 per cent said l-hey owned or were buying it. 29 per cent said they rented, and 6 per cent board. Of these people, 80 per cent live in houses and 8 per ' cent in flats; the other G per cent are boarders. : -Asked if they would prefer to live in a small modern house, or a modern flat (both in the same suburb), they answered: 92 per cent prefer a house, : 7 per cent a flat, aud 1 per cent don't care. ' ' . ? Only 2 per cent would switch to a near-city flat from a house lialf-an-hour away. , Fourteen per cent have moved in the last year. ? ? When asked the present sltiiai lion about their housing: ? 77 per cent said they were satis- . lied, and ? 23 per cent' said they would . move if they could. A final question: 'Have you any intention of getting a house built in the next couple . of years'.'' produced 11 per cent 'Yes.' The Gallup Poll plans to repeat these questions every year to chart trends in the housing outlook."}
{"id":132586482,"text":"12 Nov 1954 - GALLUP POLL TIPS NARROW WIN FOR 6pm CLOSING Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 12 November 1954, page 3 [?] SYDNEY. Friday. Saturday's referendum on hotel hours will be much closer than the similar referendum nearly eight years ago, the Gallup Poll predicts. On Saturday about 52 per cent, of the electors in NSW are likely to vote for 6 p.m. closing, as compared with 62.4 per cent, in 1947. This prediction is based on interviews with 680 men and women throughout NSW three or four weeks ago. 1 People were asked whether they were likely to vote for 0 pm closing of hotels, or for 10 pm. , I will probably vote for 6 pm said 48 pc. . I will vote for 10 pm said 45 per cent. I'm undecided, said 7 per cent. Assuming the undecided people divide like the others, the vote for 6 pm is likeiy to be 52 per cent. WOMEN'S VIEW Victory for 6 pm will come from women electors, who gave their voting intention as : 6 pm 01 per cent; 10 pm 30 per cent; undecided 9 per cent... Men answered: 6 pm, 36 per cent; 10 pm, 59 per cent; undecided 5 per cent. (Predicting a referendum if 2,000,000 voters on the basis of oniy 080 interviews is risky. It is particularly so when the division is close to 50, 50, and 7 per cent undecided. The Gallup Poll, however, predicted the 1947 hotel hours referendum .with only 700 interviews and achieved accur acy within one per cent. Only NSW will be voting on Saturday at the referendum, but the Gallup Poll surveyed all six States. South Australia is the on'y. State with a clear majority in favor of 6 pm closing: ALL STATES 6 10 Unde-pm pm cide:l SA .... 54 41 - 5 NSW . . . 48 45 7 ' Vic. .... 44 - 49 7 Old ? 32 01 7' Tas. . . . . 24 74 1 2 . WA . . . ; 17 . 78 5 All States . 43 51 6 (Gal'up Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132586804,"text":"21 May 1954 - H. Bomb And War Outlook Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 21 May 1954, page 1 Ho Bomb And War Outlook Most Australians believe that invention of the hydrogen bomb has made another world war less likely, the Gallup Poll finds. After the problem of the hydrogen-bomb had been subjecc? ed to thorough world-wide discussion the Gallup Poll asked: 'Do you think the hydrogen bomb has made another world war more likely or less likely?' More than 2000 people throughout the six States were interviewed in this survey. They 'Less likely' 00 per cent; answered: 'More likely' 18 per cent; 'No difference' or 'Undecided' 23 per cent. Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters, as groups, agree that the hydrogen-bomb has made world ?war less likely. Among men (both Labor and LCP) as many as (51 per cent think world war less likely, but women are not so sure. They answerer!: Less likely 47 per cent; more likely 24 per cent; undecided 29 per cent. A doctor in Camberwell, Victoria, summed up the general opinion when he said, 'I don't ? believe any country would face the devasting results of the Hbomb.' On the other hand, the minority feels 'nations will still try to outdo each other'; 'the first to strike has the advantage.' (Gallup Polls' are exe'usive lo the Liberal in the Dubbo district.) ? ."}
{"id":132586859,"text":"22 Jan 1954 - DOES TV CUT READING, ASKS POLL? Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 22 January 1954, page 2 DOES TV CUT READING, ASKS POLL? Television may be causing Americans and Canadians to read fewer books, judging by recent overseas Gallup Poll ; findings. The following table shows the proportions of people in four, countries with a book 'in course of reading' when interviewed by the Gallup Poll. It will be seen that: 9 Fewer Americans and Canadians were found reading books last year, whereas in nontelevision Australia there is little change. ? 'Australians read more books than either Americans or Canadians, but probably far fewer -than Englishmen. ; . ? $ Despite a high level of formal education, America has the lowest proportion of book readers among major Englishspeak-ing countries.[ [ Australia: ? ???«-? I' 1949 .. ' ? '35 pc' I ? -1953 .. .. .. .. -34 pc. r United States: I 1949 ? 21 pc 1 ' ? -1953 ? ',???? 17 Pc, Canada: , \\ 1945 ? .. .. 40 po V ' ' 1953 .. .. -i'. 31 pc England:' ' ? 1949 . . ? ? ? 55 pc I ((Australian Gallup Polls are. exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the .Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132588284,"text":"06 Oct 1954 - Gallup Poll On Price Control Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 6 October 1954, page 2 Gallip Poll Control : Most people believe prices Will :iiot« rise if , all price contrbls are ended according to a rMent GnUup I'ol! John Citizen, of course, .is not j an ec^npinic expert, but a wide| spread belief that prices will rise (or fall) can cause that to happen, '... -' '' To. see how the public feels Bbout price control, the Gallup Poll asked a cross-section of 1700 electors:' 'If all, pripq control ended, do you think prices of things In general would be higher, lower,, or' about the sprm as now?' Against 3G per cent who t'hin(t: uncontrolled prices would rise, there are 51 per cent who think they would not. Would rise, say ? 3G pc JNo change, say .. .. .. 34 pc Would fall,, say . .. .. 17 pc N° idea ? ? 13 pc Liberal-Country Party voters ] are 2-to-l of the opinion that uncontrolled prices would stabllr ise, or perhaps gQ lower.. Labor ,yoters are more evenly divided, 'but inclined to agree with that belief."}
{"id":132589583,"text":"18 Mar 1954 - What We Bought On Credit Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 18 March 1954, page 1 What We 7 Bought i On Credit ; At least three out of 10 Australian families bought something on extended terms Jast year,, the Gallup Poll estimates. wThe survey was made recently to see what part credit plays in our lives. ; * An Australia-wide crosssection of 1900 adults was asked which of 11 thincs (listed on a - card1* they had bought on ex- ; tended, terms in the last year. ? Answers, as below, show that I terms trading was fairly evenly ;? spread over a jvide variety o t ; articles^ ranging in value from ; houses 'and cars, down to cloth- : ing and household linen. The houses, of course, wou?d be bought on mortgage; electrl-; rat troods nn hirp-rmrnhriRia' nnrt : clothes on credit accounts. Refrigerator ...... 7 per cent ' Furniture . . . . . . 6 per cent Clothes . . ? 5 per centHouse . ? ? ? 5 per cent 1 .Radio ? 5 per cent Car ........... 4 per cent Washing machine . 4 per cent Vacuum ? 3 per cent Carpets ? 2 per cefit .Ijinen ? 2 per cent Sewing machine . . 2 per cent The listed figures add up to 45 per cent. They came from 39 per cent of the people interviewed, so Inst year the average 'terms buyer' bought one and a half different kinds off. things from the list. Increased terms-buying is, of course, inflationary, while deflation occurs if repayments exceed new sales on terms. This GaUup Poll, therefore, will be repeated annually, to chart' the trend of this vital (Australian GaUup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.) j"}
{"id":132591086,"text":"23 Sep 1954 - Gallup Poll On Divorce Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 23 September 1954, page 6 Poll On Divorce Persistent cruelty, continual drunkenness and Incurable insanity should all be grounds for divorce, overwhelming majorities told u ri'ient '..aliup Poll. I.ast December, llr; Gallu;i Poll found people 2-io-l in fuvur of the Commonwealth taking over divorce from the States. To see what kind of Federal divorce law is wanted. 2000 people throughout all States were asked whether they thought Incurable insanity should be grounds for divorce. They were then asked about persistent cruelty; then about continual drunkenness. Labor voters and LCP voters in every State gave much the same answers. So did men and women, as groups. Here are the Australia-wide answers: Persistent cruelty: Grounds, say ? 84 pc Not grounds ? 12 pc No opinion ? 4 pc Continual drunkenness: Grounds, say ? 77 pc Not grounds ? 16 pc (No opinion ? 7 pc Incurable insanity: Grounds, say ? 76 pc Not grounds ........ 16 pc No opinion ? 8 pc In all major Protestant groups, at least seven out of 10 people favor all three circumstances being grounds for divorce. Among Roman Catholics, the proportions who favor the three being grounds for divorce are: Persistent cruelty, 59 per cent; continual drunkenness, 5fi per cent; and incurable insanity, 52 per cent. (Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to 'The liberal' in the Dubbo district.) Printed and published by Macquarie Publications Pcy. Ltd, 23 Church Street. Dubbo."}
{"id":132591247,"text":"22 Dec 1954 - FEDERAL TAX IS MOST UNPOPULAR Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 22 December 1954, page 3 FEDERAL TAX IS MOST UNPOPULAR Before the Federal Budget, the Gallup Poll found that income tax was still the Federal tax which hurt most, but sales ? tax was almost as unpopular. In this survey, 2000 men and i women were asked which one of | seven taxes (printed on a card) j they would like reduced first. : Answers are compared below with a similar survey a year ago. j You will see that this year ' sales tax and import duties were named by as many people as named income tax. j Indeed, among men, only 4 per 1 cent separated the votes for re ducing Income tax (42 per cent) and sales lax (38 per cent) . TAX CUTS WANTED Last This j Year Year pc pc Income tax ? 60 45 Sales tax ? 33 3G ' Import duties .... 6 9 Petrol tax .... .... 3 3 Entertainment .... 3 2 Tobacco ? ? .. 2 2 Beer .whisky ? 1 1 No opinion ? 2 2 Labor voters, and Liberal! Country Party voters, as groups ? gave almost the same answers. It seems, therefore, that peo' pie will grin and bear the imposts on beer, tobacco, entertainments and petrol, if the burdens of income and sales tax are lightened . (Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the"}
{"id":132591958,"text":"11 Mar 1954 - No Belief In Flying Saucers Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 11 March 1954, page 2 H IF! ' ' Most Australians think '.'fly- , '! ing saucers' are merely Imagination, the Gallup Poll-finds. Of an Australia-wide crosssection of 1900 people, interview- . ed: .-?. » © only 28 per cent ? believe there are really such -things as flying saucers. © 72 per cent think- 'people's i claims to have seen flying saucers are only imaginary, or. mis-taken identity. The 72 per cent, who say ! the , claims are false, believe they .-probably arise from; ' ? Imagination, say ? 43 jic Seeing meteors ? 8 pc ? ? *!*' ?? Bright stars .. ..? .. ?? ' 3 pc Military experiments .. 2. pc .:'^ Aircraft ? ? 1 pc . s ,;:iCouldn't guess . . . ? ? 1VPCAcceptance of reports of -fly-ing saucers is at its -highest., at Y ' ; 38 per cent among people aged- . , J1,, 21-29; at its lowest at' 23 per cent among people over 60. ; \\ The proportion of believers is ; higher among better off people at 30 per cent, tjhan among wage-earners at 17 per cent. -(Australian Gallup Polls are .. exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the / v. Dubbo district.) PRNTED and published . by . , . Ltd.. 23 Church Street, . Dubbo. Macquarie Publications. Pty."}
{"id":132592841,"text":"20 Jan 1954 - NEED MORE FAITH, SAYS GALLUP POLL Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 20 January 1954, page 4 NEED MORE FAITH, SAYS GALLUP POLL In every major religious group in Australia, there is a widespread feeling that we need religious revival. This is disclosed by a nationwide Gallup Poll, in which peo vvcic aaticu. j.xi yuiu opinion, does Australia need a ] religious revival?' 51 per cent, said 'Yes.' 31 per cent said 'No' and 18 per cent expressed no opinion. Among people aged more than 50, the proportion who think Australia needs a reliigous revival is as high as 56 per cent. Even among those between 21 and 49, opifiion is: Revival needed 47 per cent; No, 34 per cent.; and No opinion 19 per cent. The following analysis shows opinion in the major denominational group:IS IS REVIVAL NEEDED Yes No No Op. Baptists .... 74 17 9 Methodists . . 64 ' 22 14 Presbyterians 57 27 16 C. of E. . . 47 33 20 RjC. ...... 44 35 21 The general attitude is that Australia would have higher moral standards if more people sought religion. : Young people in particular, need religion to lead a better life. (Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132594076,"text":"12 Mar 1954 - No Great Issue Apparent To Affect Fed. Elections Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 12 March 1954, page 1 No Great Issiie.; Apparent To Affect Fed. Elections As yet not one great' issue seems to be swinging' many voters into cither the Labor or L-CP camp for the Federal election on May 29. Indeed, the latest Gallun Poll shows that about three out of four people intend to vote for either Labor or Liberal-Country Party simply because 'I always vote that way,'. 'X like their policy,' 'Labor is the workers' party,' or 'Liberal-Country Party fosters private enterprise' — or for no reason at all! The question asked was, 'Quite apart from the general question of Labor versus Liberal and Country Pa try, which one thing is most likely to decide which party you vote for on May 29?' Voting- intentions were Labor 47 per cent,'' 'Liberal -Country Party 43 per cent, Independents 1 per cent and undecided 9 per cent.,. REASONS people's reasons for their voting intentions arc set out below. Neither parly has a worth while net advantage on » big issue, such as living costs, taxes, social services, employment or housing . As the campaign develops, however, those issues or others will decide the winner, on May 2? . Labor L-CP pc pc I always vote that way ? a.5 1U Workers' party . . . . 24 — Policy liked ? 12 '24 Private enterprise . . — 'J Cost of living .... 8 7 Lower taxes ? ? 3 5 Social services .... 3 2 ! Unemployment .... 3 2 l Rents, housing .... 1 1 Communism ? — 2 CP aids farmers ... — 5 Other answers ? 5 7 No answer . ...... 16 20' (Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the !'Liberal' in the Dublin district.)"}
{"id":132594469,"text":"03 Dec 1954 - GALLUP POLL ON PENSIONS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 3 December 1954, page 4 GALLUP POLL ON PENSIONS Everyone over 70 should be free to draw the old-age pension, irrespective of their income or wealth, according to a recent Gallup Poll. To investigate the age-limit angle, an Australia-wide crosssection of 1700 electors has now been asked: For people over 70, do you think all means tests for pensions should be abolished or i not? 64-in-the-100 said 'Yes, abolish', 26-ta-the-100 said 'No, don't.' and 10-in-the-100 were undecided. Those in favor comprise seven out of 10 Labor voters and sis out of 10 Liberal-Country Party voters. The biggest vote for 'pensions for all over 70' came from peo. pie aged 30-39. They are 70 per cent in favor, as compared with 50 per cent of those over GO years old. Elegant dress of navy blue mat jcrsev with surplicc bodice and draping. The white straight brimmed hat tilts slightly forward"}
{"id":132596394,"text":"14 May 1953 - GALLUP POLL WAS ACCURATE ON ELECTION Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 14 May 1953, page 2 GALLUP POLL WAS ACCURATE ON ELECTION Accuracy within 1 per cent was 'achievfed by the Gallup I'oll with its prediction of the record Labor vote at the Sjena.e e.ection.It It also coi'riT.itly forecast that the Liberal-Cr- strength in the enate would be 31, and Labor ,?-. ' U-3UUjj iHon predictions for the Labor vcte compare with elestisn results throughout Australia, and in ea?h ^tate, as follows: (The Gallup Poll always includes Communists with Lafcobecause nearly all Communist preferences go to Labor.) Elec Gallup tion Poll result A PC PC Australian total % . . 56 55.0 NSW ? ? i. ? 58 58.5 SA. ... 58 55.3 Victoria ?.....*; ? 59 54.9 Tasmania .... ? 55 52.1 WA ? ? ? 55 50.3 Queensland ....... 48 47.3; State by State, the Gallup poll achieved average accuracy within 2.6 per cent. (Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Oubbo district.) ?"}
{"id":132596671,"text":"16 Dec 1953 - RECORD NUMBER WILL GO ON HOLIDAYS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 16 December 1953, page 3 RECORD NUMBER WILL GOON HOLIDAYS A record number of adults will be going away for a holiday this .summer, an Australia-wide Gal-, lup Poll shows. For the fourth consecutive year 2000 people 'were asked tt t.hey were going away for a rummer holiday, and five in every 10 said they were going this year. The pioportions of those going away during the four years were: — Three years ago, 41 per cent. Two years ago, 39 per cent. Last year, 46 per cent. This summer, 48 per' cent. In New South Wales, 52 per cent of those interviewed were going away. Those going away comprised 51 pgr cent, of those with children under 16; compared with ?16 per cent of other adults. Nine out. of 10 holidnymakers said they would be away a fortnight or more. Against, every three boarding at hotels or guest-houses, there would be two camping. (Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the lJutbo district.) ?"}
{"id":132597342,"text":"20 Mar 1953 - GALLUP POLL SWITCH IN POLITICAL VIEWS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 20 March 1953, page 6 GALLUP POLL ON SWITCH IN POLITICAL VIEWS; The big switch to Labor, by one L-CP votor in every five, as announced by the Gallup Poll recently, lias occurred among electors of all ages, but particularly among- those in their fifties. This is disclosed bv the following analysis of the Gallup Poll's figures on voting intention and past voting. It will be seen that all age croups now have more Labor voters than in 194G, when Labor won the Federal election with a 53 per cent vote. LABOR VOTERS Age 1946 1951 1953 Group pc pc pc 21-29 61 55 63 30-39 56' 53 61 40-49 54 51 61 50-59 49 44 .58 60 & up 45 42 S3 Total 53 49 60 When examining the above figures it should be remembered that the 21-29 age group is always predominantly Labor, simply because- most people are born in families which vote Labo/. SENATE FORECAST Victories by L-CP at the 1949 Federal elections were caused by people 'growing up' politically, probably because they had become better-off.Thus, Thus, in 1949 and 1951, the 2129 age group voted like people of abcut 40 did in 1946. Now 11 per cent of the electorate has decided that voting L-CP in 1949 and 1951 did not benefit them financially. Thoy have lost their fear of socialism and are going to vote Labor at the Senate election on May 9. People in their forties are going to vote like these in their twenties did in 1946. .(Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132597870,"text":"22 Dec 1953 - USE OF TROOPS FAVORED TO LOAD SIPS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 22 December 1953, page 2 USE OF TROOPS FAVORED TO LOAD SHIPS Troops should help lead ship-a if exports bank up too much, a, big majority told the Gal* hip Poll recently. Itols survey was made while troops were helping to load banked-up sugar at Bowen, North Queensland. Of 2000 people interviewed, 75 per cent said the. Government wasjustifiedin using troops oil wharves if waterside workers could not clear the season's exports quickly enough. The 75 per cent approval came from: ?63 per cent ol Labor voters tad SO per cent of tCP voters. ? 64 per cent of enbm toem* bera and 82 per cent of noiimembers. iThe The survey did not deal with the use of troops when there is a genuine industrial grievance. (Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'liberal' in the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132598277,"text":"13 Oct 1953 - AUSTRALIANS WANT MIGRANTS, POLL SHOWS Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 13 October 1953, page 3 AUSTRALIANS WANT MIGRANTS, POLL SHOWS I'coplc think that the present flow of immigration should be at least maintained, judging by the latest Gallup I'oll. This survey repeated one 14 months ago, before migration was cut. The question was: 'Do you think the number of people com ing to live in Australia is too great, about right, or too few?' A majority of 53 per cent now favors at least the present flow of migrants. : This a marked change compared with 14 mon'hs ago, when most wanted migration cut.People People in all States hold .nuch the'. same opinions. ? Throughout Australia, 60 per cent of men want immigration at least maintained, but only 46 per cent of women do. Libernl-CP voters are 2-to-l for maitaining immigration, but Labor voters are uncertain, they smswere:!: Increase or keep up 45 per cent; Reduce, 50 per ccnt;: Undecided, 5 per cent. Chief reasons for wanting less immigration were 'Not enough' houses,' 'Too many out of work,': and 'Not enough migrants of the right type.' Many votes for maintaining or increasing migration were qualified by 'Provided they ore hon-: est,' 'More houses needed,' 'Provided fiere is work' and 'More English.' ?"}
{"id":132598321,"text":"12 May 1953 - Abolition Favored: Gallup Poll Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 12 May 1953, page 1 Abolition Favored: Gallup Poll The Gallup Poll announced that if Saturday's poll had been on abolishing the Senate, instead of re-electing it, the Senate would probably cease to exist. An Australia- wide crosssection of 1800 electors interviewed 10 days ago answered: . % Abolish the Senate ? 45 Continue to have two Houses ? ? 32 No opinion ? ? 23 Of 'those without opinions on this subject, three out of four were women. ? ; Men answered: 'Abolish the Senate, 55 per cent; continue to have two houses, 34 per cent; no opinion 11 per cent. Labor voters are two to one for abolition, but r.-CP are evenly divided on this question. Opinion ,in favor of abolishing the Senate predominates in NSW Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. South Australians are evenly divided, and Tasmania is the only State with a clear majority for the two-house system. (Australian Gallup Polls arc exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132600097,"text":"14 Jan 1953 - MOST IN AUST. SATISFIED WITH U.N. WORK Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Wednesday 14 January 1953, page 2 MOST IN AUST. SATISFIED IWITM U.N. WORK More than six out of every 10 Australians think the United Nations has been reasonably successful, a Gallup Poll shows; The recent announcement of Mr. Trygve Lie's resignation from the Secretary-Generalship of UN has focused world interest on UN and its various activities. To gauge Australian opinion of UN's work, the Gallup Poll asked a nation-wide 'sample' of men and women: — 'Do you think, the United Nations has been reasonably successful, or not?' 'Successful,' say GZ per cent. 'Not successful,' say 23 per cent. No opinion — 15 per cent. There is practically no difference between the opinions of men and women as groups. WORUD GOVERNMENT I Despite their favorable opinion., of UN, Australians are not keen on a suggestion that UN should, be made into World Government, with control over the armed forces of all countries, including Australia, i :A question along these lines disclosed almost equal division of opinion: 43 per cent, favor the suggestion. 40 per cent oppose it, and 17- per cent, have no opinion.' Analysis by sex shows that .50 per cent, of men favor the idea with 42 pe rcent. 'opposed' and 8 perl cent, 'no opinion.' Women however, are divided:. 36 per. cent 'favor,' 37 ' per cent. - 'op-pose' and 27 per cent;. 'no oppinion.' '[Australian [Australian Gallup Polls ? are? exclusive to 'The Liberal' in the Dubbo district.]"}
{"id":132601021,"text":"08 Jan 1953 - MONEY IS NO. 1 WORRY IN AUST. TODAY Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Thursday 8 January 1953, page 2 MONEY IS NO. 1 WORRY, fa . AUST, TODAY Making both ends meet is the most frequent cause of i I worry these days, the Gallup | | Voli lias found. , ' ' ' In the last two years, Dir.1 I family budget has replaced fear ! of.- war as the chicr source' j of j worry. ? „? .' - -' x-uuijiu . wum luuiuuu -1 caruj : listing' six things ' which often cause worry. ? '... Their . answers— some;-, people: have more than, one worry — fol-low : r , - per. ? . t., ? . . cent. The family budget , ; 44 Jll health (self or family) 26Possibility of'-^orld- war . 20 Housing : . ?. . ,-. .- . ,- , , , 16 Men and women gave much the same answers, - except that the family budget was/mentioned by 53 per cent, of women, compared with' 36 per cent, of -men.' - ! -' ; Comparison cf the' above figure's, with a' similar; survey two year's ago,' shows how money has replaced war as ' 1 people's chief ?worry. The possibility of unemployment is also worrying -'many more' people than 'two' -years ago. , Increased concern for health, as, shewn below, probably reflects reference tp; '.''s'elf ' and family,' this' year, whereas the 1950 sur' vey simply mentioned 'your own Wealth!' ? ' 1950 1952 ' p.C. p.C. Budget . . . . . i .29 : 44 : Ill-hculth ? . . 17 ZG War ? 57 ? 20 Housing ? 18 1,6 Unemployment . . . . ' 4 i, 13 Old age ? ? 12 ?- 10 Possible unemployment . . ... ? 13 Old-age security ? '10 [Australian Gallup' Polls ; arc; exclusive to 'The - Liberal' „ ir: the Dubbo district.] 'v.''' ??"}
{"id":132602589,"text":"17 Feb 1953 - GALLUP POLL ON HOSPITAL INSURANCE PLAN Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 17 February 1953, page 2 GALLUP POLL ON HOSPITAL INSURANCE PLAN i*eopIe are inclined to favor the Federal Government's policy of forcing people either to insure against hospital expenses, or pay £3/10/- a week (if they can afford It) when in % public hospital. This is the finding of an Aus Itrana-wiae uauup .rou. ( People were ' first asked if they 'had heard of the Federal Government's hospital insurance scheme, by which families paying Gd;. a week can get £3/10/a week each off hospital bills. Eight out of 10 pffiple. said they, had heard of the scheme. Interviewers then pointed out that in some States patients in public hospitals who are not insured under this Federal scheme are asked to pay the £3/10/- a week, fl they can afford it.People People were then asked: 'Do you think public hospitals should do this, or should public 'hospitals be entirely free?' 50 per cent think patients should pay £3/10/- a week; ,43 per cent say public hospitals should; be entirely free; and 7 per cent have no opinion. - '[Australian Gallup Polls arc exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.] ."}
{"id":132602679,"text":"06 Feb 1953 - COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT T.V. IS WANTED Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Friday 6 February 1953, page 6 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT T.V. IS WANTED Australians want both Government-owned and commercial television stations, the latest Gallup Poll shows. ? In this Australian- wide .survey, people were asked; -'Do you think we should have oniy uovemment television stations, or only commercial television stations, or both?' Of every 1000 people Interviewed; 67 said 'Both,' 13 said. 'Commercial only.' : 10_said 'Government only' and 10 had no opinion. City dwellers and country people in all six States agree on this .question. So do Labor voters and LCP voters. Chief reasons for favoring Government and commercial television are: — G Competition gives better servica © More varied programmes. ? © Don't like monopoly. O We are used toi both with radio. [Australian Gallup Polls are jxclusive to 'The Liberal' In ho Dubbo district,] ' ,"}
{"id":132602871,"text":"29 Dec 1953 - POLL FINDS PEOPLE WANT RENT CONTROL Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 29 December 1953, page 2 POLL FINDS PEOPLE WANT RENT CONTROL Most people want rents controlled, a Gallup Poll iinds. They want them to be kept at perhaps 20 per cent above the pre-war level. The survey covered both home owners and tenants. A eross-scction of 200 people was asked: 'In your opinion, should rent control end altogether, or continue?' The vote for ending rent control did not exceed 34 per cent in any State. ? Throughout Australia people answered-. — j Continue rent control GO per cent End it ? 26 per cent No opinion ? 14percent Of Labor voters, 70 per cent want rent control. - Liberal-CP voters divide: Continue, 51 per cent; End, 35 per cent; No opinion, 14 per cent . Of the people interviewed 66 per cent arc home-owners, 27 per cent rent and 7 per cent board . Tenants and boarders are overwhelmingly in favor of rent control. (Home-owners answerea: -~tm-tinue rent control, 56 per cent; End it, 32 per cent; No opinion, 12 per cent. Asked what the controlled rent should be for a prewar house, 72 per cent of homeowners and 61 per cent of tenants said they favored higher rents than prewar. Altogether, the 2000 people interviewed answered:Higher Higher by: Percent 40 p.c. or more ? 11 30-35 per cent ? 10 16-29 per cent ? 20 5-15 per cent ? 19 increase ? 7 Total 'increase' ? 67 Same as prewar ? 17 No opinion ? ? ? ? -16 : (Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in ,the Dubbo district.)"}
{"id":132604973,"text":"20 Jan 1953 - PUBLIC OPINION ON JOB DONE BY MENZIES Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 20 January 1953, page 5 PUBLIC OPINION s ON JOB DONE BY MENZIES Public opinion is inclined to believe Mr. Menzies has done a good job as Prime Minister the Gallup Poll finds. This' is how a cross-section answered : 48 per cent said 'Mr. Menzies has done a god job as Prime Minister.' 38 per cent said 'No, he hasn't' and14 14 per cent were undecided. Opinion is evenly divided in NSW,, Victoria and South Australia. in Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia, however, about GO per cent said, 'He has done a good job.' Throughout Australia, approval was expressed by 76 per cent of people who voted Liberal-CP at the last Federal election, and by 22 per cent of those who say they voted Labor. On the other hand, 62 per cent of Labor voters and .14 per cent of Liberal-CP voters said, 'Mr. Menzies has not done a good job.' That group of dissatisfied L»CP voters would account for switchers' to Labor at recent Federal by-elections and State elections. Chief reasons for holding favorable opinions on Mr. Menzies are; v e He's had a hard job. 9 He's tackled inflation. q His financial policy is sound; less industrial unrest. © He has tried to keep his promises, and has the courage of his convictions. On the other hand, people said: O He has not kept his promises. i6 Inflation is unchecked, e There is unemployment. O He works for sectional interests. e His financial policy is poor; and there is still Industrial unrest. [Australian Gallup Polls are exclusive to the 'Liberal' in the Dubbo district.]"}
{"id":132617379,"text":"20 Dec 1947 - MacARTHUR IS JAPAN'S MOST POPULAR FIGURE Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Saturday 20 December 1947, page 1 MacARTHUR SS JAPAN'S MOST POPULAR FIGURE TOKIO, Friday, (AAP Reuter). Papers this week carried three stories relating to the progress of Democracy. _ The first reported a Gallup poll conducted by middle school students' Autonomours Association, on Japan's most popular figure. The result was MacArtliur 332, Em- -peror 328, prime minister Katayama 40. The second story declared that twothirds of farmer subsidiary companies of Zaibatsu Mitsui, which was dissolved by MacArtliur's headquarters, now become blackmarket firms. The 'diso-lution of Zaibatsu lent impetus to blackmarket activities,' said the newspaper Shinhoclii.Faked Faked Exam. Papers The third story gave the results of final national .examination for the final year dental students. Sixty 0110 students entered the examination and 60 passed. A subsequent re-examination of the candidates' paper revealed that all the answers were identical. The ultimate result was 110 candidate passed and the Dean of the Dental College was ; expelled."}
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{"id":132812983,"text":"18 Aug 1942 - Gallup Poll FIVE IN NINE WANT MILITIA TO FIGHT ANYWHERE Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 18 August 1942, page 2 Gallup Poll FIVE IN NINE WANT MILIITO FIGHT ANYWHERE ,'iK . " IIANGE TIHE LAW, so that the militia can floht anyiwhere overese, the ueamlm tN the A o h., Ia tima ottitulda of jive out of oltia people in Auotralia who hove a definite opinion on thc eabject, occordino to a notionwide Gallop Poll, taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls in July. In Jane two out of threoc peoplu voteil in favour of alterioc the law "tio thut the militia eooid leave Auis. tralia in an offeorive aguintt the Japunosc." That finding, of course, oppiied to a pecific fpurpose (ln ofivnoive ugainut the Japunocia, ca a few iweekl later oaothcr "culapie roleroodacm" wau takbn on the ecuorul question"Shoiltl the lao bhe allred co that tio militia couldtl he ccit noleido Asiatrulia antil ie t~rtltorieal"' Of each 100 iiterveiweii: 50 i aid "olter t1e low," '10 coid "lon't alter it," 10 ivre iandiciedlcl. Ace hctl little iniflucnce on the votiili, otad there isv not much ilifferece bhetwecic the votee of men aid ootnel, Amocng men there wvere li3 votis for alterlico the lair, auilnst each 30 iviio eanid "don't alter it," rl'ile i nnicn voteil 40 to 40. iwithc Id ciiiitcileii. In Neic South Wales and Victoria the voti lvni: Alter the law, 'ID ocr centli: do clot olher ii. 13 per ccciti, tiiill Itiocleiciel. 8 perl cont, Ii achcl 1f the olier foulr Stiltenotther o o a iolher vote for removtine tlie rcsctrictioos from thuo milltia. Luiiiiiir Patti' suppoipters inter. vileivd ini Junlie voticl five to four iii laviollr of alteriiic the liw 0o that the iiilitiii coilti leave Aiitralii II ani offenciv'e icainst the Japaneoe. flit the icethioii of iioniitioniini iimo'al of thie estriction, hloievcr, they ceveried their vote-five to foul iaull bo u t Nc'o'Lahouir people, ictin voted 711 -10-11 In favour of condftlonal alteration of the law, ucng?in, voted 114-20--10 for unrOstrloted 'alteralton. The ueneral attitude'of th 50. n.h-thc. 100 in favour of altering thu law la expressed in tha comment' of an esuate agent in Gippsland: "There shold boe one ormyv. to fliht any wher ." Another typical omet was: I'Keepo the Jano outside Anj. tralin"-from a railwaoy clerk in BI~rlsnno. "Keen tlhu militin In' Anutralin; their job i home defoence," the cmlllen?t of a fraoer ill Jamestownl (South Australia). warc the usanl attitluel of the 40-ion-thel.lO0 agailst alterin, the law."}
{"id":132813742,"text":"07 Aug 1942 - Gallup Poll Shows Opposition to Compulsory Unionism Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 7 August 1942, page 2 Gallup Poll Shows Opposition to Compulsory Unionism' r(11?E public as it whole oppose cpnr pulsory unionism, but mnle lsup. portore of the Labour Party nro two to one in favour of the idea, necordingg to an Australia-wide Gallup poll. In mid-July interviewers for Austra. lIan Puiblli Opinion Polls began calltng on people of all types, collecting opinomns on the question : "Should membership of trade.niunuo be voluntary or compulsory I" About 250 centres mi all Sdtates were polled. All major population grounp (age, sex, economic, locality, occupation, etc.) wora "sampled" in app proximately the enme proportion os they exist in the population n0 a whole. The finding would not differ signflionntly from a complete refer. ondum. Of ench 100 people interviewed : 52 favoured voluntnry unionism, 30 voted for compulsion, 7 were undecided, and ii gave io answer In all StateA except. New South Wales the vote for compulsory union. iRm was smallor than tabulated above, In New South Walos there wero 43 "conpulllory" votes to overy 47 "vol. etllry" votes. Analysis of the manl vote into oe. eupatlionl groups, no in the appended table, shows that suppolrt for com. pulsory unionism centres among semil skilled and unskilled workers. A majority of skilled workers also sop. port tho idean but clerks and shophands oppose it:-For Forvol, vol, compuls.Unde. unions, unions. cided. p.o. p.c. p.o, OwIners, Iannag. ers and profes. lfonal .. ... 03 28 0 Farmers 5.. .. 25 17 Clerksa, shop. hands, eta. .. 57 i) .4 Skilleld workoro 40 58 2 Semnllkilled . . 30 100 4 Unskilled .... 30 01 9 Among male wageo.earner and other men in the lower economio groups, there were 40 votes for comptleor unionism to every 44 "vplomtry" votcn. A soparate count of the anewera of man in all economic groups who vote Lnbour gavoe: Compulsory, 61 per cent,; voluntary, 3;i per cent.; and undecided, 4 per cent. "Manny are willing to tlho the bona. fle without ellhinlg the oxpenen," the commennt of ia carponter in Sydney, its a typical reatson for isuppoting coanpalanry uninism,.Many Many othelr comn ts elllrlll ' \\ "Ilt'Rs the \\worker onI Ilterelsts: unions unr tlvi, (onlly nnlr'tegnard,," from n t farm lIbourer in Ettdith brg, W.A. Nearly all the comments of eopIm. e(nllt of cihOllllmtllllor' uniolllmll faIll ander the hoading, "Compulelon is not democratio," the attitude of in eleotrClal 'dngineor in Glongowaro, S,A,"}
{"id":132818256,"text":"04 Jul 1942 - NATIONALISE MINING FOR DURATION, POLL SAID Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Saturday 4 July 1942, page 4 NATIONALISE MINING FOR DURATION, POLL SAID ONIY one Ausltralilmn in four f303 ou ( rm11 rlll(l03 t llltiOllt hihtn tiin of the real industry, but a Onillu P'oll taken in Juno shows thatt a nhl1n1antial 3majori0ty woullt aporove Comllllmlonwealtllh action to takelu over lthe miners as a warltime 33(rolluro. On Jrne 5I, tile d(y the lfritish novernmlent announced its deciion to assum fu ll conlltrol of the coalmilnes, the interriewei for Austra. tHin Publio Opinion PI'olR heen recordtin oiniolns illn hundreds of reclroeentai, e eentres. from people in all Cilr lllltlnlllaCr. n11 tlhiO 0I3 s" ion--3')o 3'or think tilhe Comlmono wtoulth (-overnment shouhl Inke over tlo crioallnillell-or 00ol(ld thile owllers he left in cllharge?" Thise who tilulilt the Conmmon. w(allh shotld IItike o1e1 r thle m3n13e0 were (lis( t aOtlkl: "Should tie0 he i.IeIllI over prmnllllellltly, or oIIly dllrilul thle war?'" Of rlhil 1(10 1leol0ll i3nter\\hv, wed2.3 slhid the (t0\\'ernm(ll1t sholi13hl ike over thile hoa3l in1'( peRmlllaollelltl'/: 37 thoilhlut the 3ovel'lmlllenlt hioulil tillko themn over (hrl d tlile waii 21 favolrel tllhe ow0e3rs berine left in lilar3o: ill3n II co0lld (lot expres anll oninllon. 'h30in l3ll33 that11111 If tIle Conmonweall3h loverelllllellt t1ol; over tlhe onhnlliner 00 n warthime ilnll?illO the decirrloll wlhlllie a130 l3rove'I 13v 71 ill .etil0h 3100 electors with ol)ilioll l 33on the sruihrt 11,. ill lrIr Iltl0on wanll i h 310 131n lilO enollro tl'ilnlll Tiselanhl ne01 ly 33l eater for (Goverliliellt eltrlO were nuiinlil t 330?l3ln313311. 3Ii t ii31 t i~ i fa!iO llo3, 13333330 Wrot. Auil1iralhilnl naOlhd the 10ro33i' to: "Eilulerll ,3t03s onl0 1 WA. 333h3303 ar'e t oinll n liood inh." Ocrulpntiol a033d reonolllle sOlatil lhaid les influellnce tlhaln nllhlt hlvoe been expected. Notablo features 1I)Even amoiog ownera and man. agel' of tuilltoes a lld among well.to. do people there wero moro votes for GIoverniienit control, it ]astt for the tuiration, thIan for privato con. trol. (2) Aliong okilctd workero, of whomn three oat of four voted for .overln. Inot control, at leoat during the war, only one in three favouredl por. moanent nationalisattion. (3) Neither' Labour Pnrty oupportiors nor non.Labour peoplo favouredo ipermanent nationtlitnatioli but both gr'OiIpu tLhought t1te o''er'nmeolt houlo ltake over tUhe mineCO during theio war. Uoual commeLnt by thouo who fav. oulredt control by the oiineownuers w0n: "ovoerinolent outorpriue ol not uO-O ceisfull." Somte aluhled: "No Interfer. enie with priatlot eiiterprite." Most of tile 37.i-the.t100 who tlhought tlhe Governiuient shotrul tanko over the tmines only during the war caid "It will otop dItputeo," or "The Govern. mont would got gredtor output." Moot common reaison for fIvoluring permanenct natlonaliantion of the coal inidllstry wero-(1) "Coal in n nnationl nasot," () "It would stop otrti:Oe," and (3) "Miners would eet better treationt Very few iiado the coiiiiiienllt., "Na. tounlitsC nll Itdtitry.' Oi)ueratiniii of Australian Puhltlo Optilioi Polln (the Gallhutp Metuhod) are oprn to hluvesthlgntion by any retaaitbli body, y. amloero of tho tille an nobtann ao a xpillnatlon of hiiw the 1 oh llo ire t. n ih wrtllhg to ,\\t'O.P., ttax 7,tC., 31olhuourno."}
{"id":132855644,"text":"06 Feb 1947 - THINK TRUMAN SHOULD STEER MIDDLE COURSE Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 6 February 1947, page 1 THINK TRIIMAN SHOULD STEER MIDDLE COURSE "Harald" Service. NEW YOIlK. Feb. 5. - A GalIlup noll. reveals that 5NI per cent. of tilhe people think that President Trnmnan should keep to the middle road in policy, 210 per cent. think he should keep more to the left. and 14 per cent. more to the richt. Ten per cent. had no-opinion."}
{"id":132856967,"text":"22 Apr 1947 - Britons Expect Standard Of Living To Rise Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 22 April 1947, page 1 Britons Expect Standard Of Living To Rise "Herald" Servico LONDON, April 21.-Asked in a Gallup Poll whether they believed that the "drop in the British standard of living would be permanent, or that things would dsentnually imp'*ove." 2:1 per cenlt. answered "permancnt," 63 per rent. rIeplied '"will improve," and 14 per cent. had no oplulon. Pessimism was much more marked among Conservativte, of whom 34 per cent. believed that the decline would be a permanent drop. compared with 13 per cent. of Labourites."}
{"id":132857367,"text":"10 Mar 1947 - Advertising Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 10 March 1947, page 5 WREWERATORS REERI IARATORS SREFRIGERATORS I D M E M L D V A R T Y 5 Cub. Ft. Electric. Motor Type. Latest Model. 4.2 Cub. Ft. Electric. Element Type. Thermostatic Control. .10 Cub. Ft. Electric. All White, 2 door. For the large Family.• 15 Cub. Ft. Electric. All White, 2 door. For Guest Houses, Hotels, Cafes. 6Ft. Olympic Display Cabinet. Latest indirect lighting. Ideal for Smallgoods. PRICE £73 - CASH OR EASY TERMS FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Cnr. Hunter and Denison Sts., Newcastle West AVOID Opp. Co-op. TH EM166 ·] I That afternoon stubble is embarrassins and unneceasary. Your morning shave with Gem keeps you Sclean all dayt and right through the evenirg. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Z.j2/4 With lively recollections of petrol quality • ,. mbs no> s moto rprit Certificate of Research " Opinion Research," wvhih is The. poll. as conducted along supervised by Roy Morgan, founder strictly scientific. lines.' and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an The number: of owners interviewed, Australia-wide poll among car and and their?. subdiision according to truck owners. One of many quest- income groups, gave an adequate ions asked was, "WIhen the Jpoo ends, 'and accurate 'cross-section of motorwhich petrol areyou likely to try first?" ing opinion. : Nearly all named a brand in answer Strict measures were .taken to to this question. Of those who so -ensure .that nothing but honest, answered, substantially more than unbiased opihions were called forth 5o% said: "Shell." by the questions. Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (inc. in Gt. Britain) 546.6E"}
{"id":132857589,"text":"03 Mar 1947 - BIRTH CONTROL CLINICS FAVOURED Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 3 March 1947, page 3 BIRTH CONTROL CLINICS FAVOURED "Herald" Service. NEW? YORK, March 2.-In a Gallup poll. 64: per cent. favoured the Oovernnment maintaining birth control clinics, 23 per cent. opposed, and the rest expressed no opinion."}
{"id":132860141,"text":"11 Mar 1947 - FOOD POLL IN BRITAIN Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 11 March 1947, page 7 FOOD POLL IN BRITAIN "Herald" Service. SLONDON, Mar. 10.-A Gallup poll on the quantity, qualty, and variety of fooa for Britons compared with the position a year ago revealed that most people think they are no better off for quantity and quality, hut that the variety has improved. This is how the voting wentWorse. Same. Better. Quantity 37 per cent. 49 14 Quality 22 per cent. 63 14 Variety 22 per cent. 36 42"}
{"id":132865727,"text":"10 Apr 1947 - Canadians Expect Dearer Living Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 10 April 1947, page 3 Canadians Expect Dearer Living "Herald" Service NEW YORK, April 9.-In a Canadian Gallup Poll, 78 per cent expressed the opinion that the cost of living would rise in the next six months, 6 per cent that it would fall, and 14 per cent that it would remain about the same. The rest (2 per cent) expressed no opinion. ammmm------------------"}
{"id":132866203,"text":"27 Mar 1947 - Advertising Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 27 March 1947, page 6 With lively recollections of petrol quality Ew4It 5'(: motor sp rit Certificate of Research "Opinion Research," which is The poll was conducted along supervised by Roy Morgan, founder strictly scientific lines. and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an The number of owners interviewed, Australia-wide poll among car and and their subdivision according to truck owners. One of many quest- income groups, gave an adequate and accurate cross-section of motorions asked was, "When the pool ends, and accurate cross-sectioof motorwhich petrol are you liel.y to ry first?" ing opinion. Nearly all named a brahd ip answer Strict measures were taken to to this question. Of those who so ensure that nothing but hosiest, answered, substantially more than snbiased opinions were called forth 0o% said: -"Shell.'"- . by the questions. Shell petrol will very soon be in-the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) 546-6E bought lin 1940 nd abouts . • •o enature If you own War Savings Certificates If you are holding your Certificates which are about to mature, 4on't dash yourself, you should lodge them for a them--hold on to them andlthey will further five years with your bank or continue to pay you better than bank savings bank, which will hold them in interest. safe custody for you completely free of If you lodged your War Savinlgs Certifi- charge. cates with your bank for sife keeping, Savings Certificates are now issued in a with instructions to redeem them at avings new five-year series for face value, in maturity, you should imnmediately cancel n ao mie fo fa£ , I n • ' denominations of £I, £5, £10 and £50, that instruction and request our bank which in five years' time will be worth to retain your Certificattes. In that way £1131 £5/iS!, £111101, and £57/10/. they will continue to increase in value -at better than bank rates of! interest. respectively. If you lodged your Wa" Savings Certifi- These generous interest rates will also cates with your bank and i gave no apply to War Savings Certificates maturinstruction about rederrnption ,at matur- ing this year-if you don't cash thenm. ity, you need take no Qction at all. So Every pound's worth, for which you paid long as they remain Iith your bank, 16/- seven years ago, will rise further in they will continue to increase in value value to £1/3/- in five years' time by each year. yearly steps. There is no better place for your savings than in Savings Certificates. S So hold on to all ybie own, and buy as many more as possible of the new fi?re-year series. they alre cashable at any time, and the annual increases in value are free from taxation. Regardless of holdings of War Savings Certificates, everyone can own £250 worth of Savings Certificates. KEEP ON SAVING lIod Ihess M..Duy maNore 55C2.11327 M RVESS ON EDGE ? A Youneed Bidomlak Bidomak, the Tonic of the Century bufilds new neoorve force strength and confidence, Bidomab ends mineral starvation, charges your system with rich. red blood, revltalises nerves and brain . . strengihoen tissuos. Thousands testify its wonderful results. Sold everywhere, 3/-. Monry-back guarantee. b S C 0e~ D ..U. S THO00uLV ? N CLEANSED IN .- .n?.? wITH KEEM?D1-' Use Kemdex daily for it cannot harm the most delicate dentures. Don't scrub, simply place it Kemdex for 10 minutes. Every particle of film, stickiness and stain will be scientifically removed and your precious denture left clean, fresh and deodorised. Start using this better, ? r troilble free way today .... youi ~ chemist has Kemdex. AKEME It has just that real Worcestershire flavour which makes ANY meat dish--hot or cold-aill, the more appetizing ' . which makes ANY° meat ..;,disl?.-hot or cold--?lL ' 5?.??the 'mr.?ir: appjetizingj', ., . STARBT ASKING for SFANTALES 7 - DELICIOUS ScHO'OLaTlE COATeD / ARAMELS"}
{"id":132867171,"text":"21 Jan 1947 - SATISFIED WITH MR. ATTLEE Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 21 January 1947, page 3 SATISFliED WITH MR. ATTLEE "Herald" Service. LONDON. Jan. 20.-In a Gallup poll taken to ascertain whether the people wrere satisfied with Mr. Attlee as Prime Minister, 52 per cent. answered'that they were satisfied, 30 per cent. answbred that they were dissatisfied, and 18 per cent. gave no opinion. The same nuestions last November produced 53 per cent. satisfied, 35 per cent. dissatisfied. and 12 per cent. with no opinion Asked whethei they were satisfied with the Government's record thus far, 43 per cent. replied that they were satisfied. ' 42 encr cent. were dissatisfied, and 15 per cent. offered no opinion. The percentages are unchanged compared with answers given in November."}
{"id":133029584,"text":"31 Jul 1945 - Gallup Poll At West Dubbo Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Tuesday 31 July 1945, page 1 Gallup Poll At West Dubbo Mr. Cecil Flynn (Lucky Cec), the Dubbo agent for gallup polls, has taken on a poll of the ratepayers of West Dubbo. The question was: ' 'As a ratepayer, would you prefer to be under Shire or Municipal Control?' AMALGAMATION FAVOREO .As a result, 90 per cent of West Dubbo ratepayers were in favour of the amalgamation of West Dubbo with the Municipality of Dubbo. Tho dissentient minority who represented the lower-wage earning group, feared that rates w&itld rise out of proportion to the benefits they would receive from such an amalgamation. The poll was carried out in accordance with the Australian Gallupmethod, which takes a cross-section of public opinion."}
{"id":133102813,"text":"26 Mar 1942 - POULARITY OF ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser (NSW : 1912 - 1955), Thursday 26 March 1942, page 2 POULARITY OF ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL ?' A iGajlup poll , shows only a slight decline, .in' pubic confidence in Mr Churahill 'throughout- England a;nd Mr. Rooseveli throughout America as a result; of recenl military - reverses. Of the people 78 per cent still approve of President Roosevelt compared with 84 per cent in January; 82) per cent are satisfied with Mr. Churchi'l compared with 69. per cent in January."}
{"id":133160041,"text":"09 Jul 1946 - Approve Tax on Dog and Horse Racing Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 9 July 1946, page 3 Approve Tax on Dog and Horse Racing "Herald" Service. LONDON. July 8.-Asked in a Gallup poll whether they would approveo or disapprove a tax on dog racing and horse racing, 61 per cent. of .those questioned said that they would approve it. Twenty-seven per cent. said that they would disapprove, and 12 per cent. aaid that they had no opinion."}
{"id":133161564,"text":"26 Dec 1946 - Belief in Santa Claus Favoured Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 26 December 1946, page 3 Belief in Santa Claus Favoured "Herald" Service. LONDON, Dec. 25.-Most parents Ere in favour of their children believing in Father Christmas, a Gallup poll shows. Asked whether they agreed or disagreed with allowing children to believe in Santa Claus, 83 per cent. of parents replied that they agreed, 11 per cent. disagreed, and 6 per cent. expressed no opinion. A recent Gallup poll in Holland on the same subject resulted similarly."}
{"id":133170264,"text":"23 Jul 1946 - DEMOCRATS LOSE FAVOUR IN U.S. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 23 July 1946, page 5 DEMOCRATS LOSE FAVOUR IN U.S. "Horald" Service. NEW YORK, July 22.--Fifty-one per cent. of Americans questioned in a recent Gallup poll favoured the Republican Party and 49 per cent. the Democrats. This compares with 42 per cent. for the Republicans and 58 per cent. for the Democrats a year ago. President Truman's popularity similarly has declined, the percentage of those supporting himn falling from 87 last year to 43."}
{"id":133170692,"text":"02 Jul 1946 - British Public Firm on Food Cuts Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 2 July 1946, page 3 Britiish Public Firm ora' Food Cuts f'Herald" Service.) J OND6N, July 1.-A Gallup D Polf on "Would you approve o:r dis'approve of further food rerlitions to help former enemy Countries ?" returned an 18 per Fent. vote in favour, 77 per cent. against and 6 per cent. not known Tne ýame question on restrlctln I supplies to wartime Allies howed' 43 per cent. in favour. 51 Der cent. against and 6 per cent. not known. FortyaSeven Der cent. said "Yes." 43 per cent. 'iNo." and 10 per cent. were uncertain on the samne question alxbut India. , 11/·lll r r r r - r rl r r r r r. : r"}
{"id":133171018,"text":"19 Aug 1946 - U.N.O. As Head Of All Armed Forces Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 19 August 1946, page 3 U.N.9. As Head Of All Armed Forces "iHerald" Service NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-According to a Gallup' poll, 54 per cent. of the people thini that the United Natiouns Organisatiol should constitute a world goverpment with power to coln trol the arihed forces of all nations including the United States; 24 pe? cent. answlred "no" and 22 per cent had no opinion on the matter. The midn est shows just as large a majority for strengtlhening the powers of the U.N.O. as any other sectioa of America,"}
{"id":133173745,"text":"02 Dec 1946 - OBJECT TO U.S. PAYING HALF COST OF U.N.O. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 2 December 1946, page 1 OBJECT TO U.S. PAYING HALF COST OF U.N.O. "Herald" Service. NEW YORK, December 1.--A Gallup poll showed that 69 per cent. ohiect to America paying half the cost of the LUnited Nations, 16 per cent. agree and 15 per cent. are undecided. Forty-eight per cent. favour an immediate reduction of taxes. 44 per cunt. favour continuance of the uresent iatces until the national debt is reduced. and 8 per cent. expressed no opinion."}
{"id":133174027,"text":"20 Aug 1946 - Opposition to Settlement of Poles in Britain Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 20 August 1946, page 3 Opp sition to Se ttemnent of Poles in Britaini "Herald" Service. LUNDONI , 4.ug. 19.--Asked in'a 1;allup poll whetlher they approvcd ori th?oliliroercd of the Britishl Governnet s decssion to allow 'Polish troops who do not wish to go to Poland to r0main in Britain. 50 per.cent. rep?lwd that thdy udisapproved, 30 per cent. allproved, and 14 per cent. hadl 010 OpilliOO. Scottilsh peldeentages :were 75 per coat. disapproved, 17 pei centoapproved, and 8SI et cent lhad no opinioll. IIt It was in Scotlalid w?\\liere the eajority of Poles .weo rquirtared. : Sixty-one Pier ceno. of servicemen elwho voted disapprbved.. : Already over 70,000: Poles have ren tIrie1'I to Britain. l'hey are comin in ;ait the rate of 15,000 .to 20000 o molth. By the end of Novembie neriv;uls should -:be complete, with li??).0J in the Government's resettleIleI corpoS. ' The wires and families of the Poles ,ill follow from TItaly when arrangcIernlts 'an be made. The Go\\vernmcnt's policy is to :eniploy the Polesl as fidlly ias possible' in ue'uIl productive work in:the rescettlclllent corps, pelidin :their oventlal retiurn to civil lifeo here or atroad. T'he general t dlesire of thei niei is to be allowed !to 5aettle in some. area ih Iritain w here they could have their own schools. chlurhes. newsllalerl. anild a?oce all, retaini their Polishl riationalit.y so that they may le day\\' rieturlll as eit izeills to ii "free. inldelvendent 'Poland.""}
{"id":133175599,"text":"24 Dec 1946 - Tenants Favoured Rent Increases Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 24 December 1946, page 3 mmpmummmemmmmmmmmmmmme. Tenants Favoured Rent Increases "Herald" Service. N?EW YORK, Dec. 23.-In a Gallup poll, 71 per cent. of tenants opposed rent increases, 24 per cent. were in favour of them, and 5 per cent. expressed no opinion. Forty-nine per cent. favoured keeping wages at their present levels, provided prices were stable; 43 per cent. wanted wages raised, and 8 per cent. expressed no opinion on the subject."}
{"id":133245771,"text":"13 Nov 1948 - Correspondence Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Saturday 13 November 1948, page 2 Corresooodence I THE MIDDLE COURSE ' (To the Editor) I Sir, — President, Truman's victory lias proved (1) tlie fallacy of Gallup polls, and (2) tlie popularity of the middleoftheroad policy which Democrats adopted. Tlieir nearest counterpart in this country is the Country Party— many of its members maintain tliat it should he called the Centre Party and . tan area. | Mr. Truman's middleoftheroad policy has captured tlie bulk of tlie workers' votes, unionists in America know only too well that thoy can ,gct more out of free enterprise, such as the General Motors and Ford concerns, than can be got out of Government controlled enter prises, Tlie poor vote received by Henry Wallace, who bid high for Labour support, gave further proof tliat Yank workers are not interested in Socialism. The poverty of socialist countries, particularly in the home of socialism, Russia, should bo enough to turn workers from Labor's , socialisation policy. Socialist ] countries liavo to beg and borrow from capitalist countries, to live. J Free-enterprise America with -only six per cent of the world's pooplo produces 50 per cent' of the world's manufactures. Systems of incentive payments give American workers by far the highest standard of living among workmen— they arc just as 'in-terested in mass production as is the boss. The overwhelming vote against tlie Chiflcy-Evatt prices referendum was a pointer that Australian workers arc getting fed-up with socialised burcau [ cratic control. They want -a change, the gulf between'' Labor1 and. Liberal is rather fob wide — they look to the .middleof-the-road party. In tlie Orange electorate tho Country Patty selected a candidate from the ra,nks of tlie workers — Charles .Ciitiet, a salfeshiahV' ' Hc wbri the sdat and lio electorate ill the State is bct,ter represented; ' . Yours etc., 'CENTRE POST.'"}
{"id":133333436,"text":"06 Feb 1995 - Small lead for ALP Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 6 February 1995, page 2 Small lead for ALP . Alexander Downer's resignation as Liberal Party leader lifted coalition electoral stocks but the Labor Government maintained a 4 percentage point gap in the two-party preferred vote, the latest Morgan Gallup Poll has found. The poll was taken the week end of January 28-29, after Mr Downer resigned but before John Howard officially replaced him as Opposition Leader and before the Government suffered a series of setbacks over forest and economic policy. ALP support was 44.5 per cent, the Coalition 41 per cent."}
{"id":133334718,"text":"11 Feb 1995 - Men are victims as well Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 11 February 1995, page 11 Men are victims as well By ANDREW MclNTYRE THE NATIONAL Strategy on Violence Against Women (1992) indicated the need for reliable statistics on the nature of domestic vio-lence in Australia so that a full picture could be obtained. As a result, the Office of the Status of Women is negotiating to do a survey with the Aus-tralian Bureau of Statistics for such a study. In a timely report, the Mon-ash University Accident Re-search Centre has just complet-ed an in-depth analysis of domestic violence cases pres-ented at four of Victoria's large public hospitals. The study, by Virginia Routley and Jenny Sherrard, was funded by the Department of Health and Community Services, and will indicate the directions that need to be taken for an Austra-lia-wide survey. The scope of the study is of considerable importance, as it gives a clear idea of the prev-alance of domestic violence, at the level at which medical at-tention is needed, and clears up some harmful and miscon-ceived ideas that have ham-pered effective policy initia-tives by government so far. Essentially the report clari-fies some of the figures that have been used freely in the past in Ausfralia and overseas. It confirms the general percep-tion that men are more vio-lent, and that domestic vio-lence is in fact a relatively small problem. It also confirms the unavoidable fact that the amount of female violence to-ward men is greater than most of us are willing to admit. It shows for instance that of those presenting to hospital, the injury rate and admittance to hospital is three times as great in men. The virtue of the Monash study is that it has attempted to include both men and wom-en in its survey. What is clear from the study is that domestic violence must be seen and dealt with as a problem for both women and men. Of the adult violence cases presented to four major Victo-rian hospitals there were 988, or 2 per cent of all injuries presented to the hospitals, in-volving positive, probable or suggestive cases of domestic vi-olence. This is an extremely small percentage of the total population. Although this re-presents only those seeking at tention at public hospitals (others will go to GPs), it is nevertheless very much in keeping with the Australian Bureau of Statistics victims survey Crime and Safety in Australia, which revealed that in the 12 months to April 1993 only 0.7 per cent of adult wom-en had been victims of assault or even threatened with as-sault in the home. In the category of positively identified cases, the ratio of fe-male victims to male victims was established at five to one. In the cases of probable and suggestive domestic violence, where plausible explanations for injuries were not provided, an extrapolation of this same ratio was applied because of a problem in the methodology used. However, in an analysis of the injuries, the probable category male injuries ap-proached one male to three fe-males. Tellingly, the study shows that of those victims with injuries requiring hospi-tal admission, men made up no less than 40 per cent of all partner-inflicted injuries. The report suggests also that social and cultural factors, such as the reluctance of males to re-port themselves as victims, and stoicism in not admitting to injury, could lead to a higher male rate. The study confirmed that men were more likely to be admitted to hospital through severe injuries. They, far more frequently than women, were lacerated or punctured by knives, especially in the head and arms. In fact, women used knives to inflict serious injury twice as commonly as men. These figures, involving both men and women as perpetra-tors, confirm the basic findings of a Saulwick telephone poll of 603 Victorian voters run by The Age in June 1993. It was reported then that for every 12 female victims of domestic vio-lence there were seven male. The picture is strengthened more when the report focusses on domestic-related suicide and intended self-harm presenta-tions. Males make up more than a quarter of these cases when domestic problems or vi-olence is involved, and a third of the cases that arise from an argument with a partner. Tak- ing all cases of self-inflicted harm and suicide, which in-cludes cases with insufficient detail, men and women are al-most equal. Females make up 57 per cent, and males 43. The 1992 report National Strategies for Violence Against Women recommended the need for a detailed survey of domestic violence. It is true, there is no full picture in Aus-tralia with reliable and valid information. Notwithstanding this lack of information, the Office of the Status of Women intends to implement a survey in conjunction with the Aus-tralian Bureau of Statistics which will only look at wom-en, and then only as victims of violence. While its brief is the safety and welfare of women, there is little likelihood that such a limited survey will pro-duce a useful picture for imple-menting government policy. It certainly will not address the issue of why women are vio-lent, nor will it look at the complex interaction between men and women. The Office of the Status of Women believes, as an article of faith that "the social norm is violence against women", and it rejects that woman can contribute either as instigators or provocateurs in domestic vi-olence. If the Federal Govern-ment, wishes genuinely to help women then one cannot under- take research in such a fraught and unhappy area of social disruption with glib hy-potheses. There is now an opportunity for the office to deflect accusa-tions of bias and seek a truly useful picture of domestic vio-lence in Australia, particularly when there are limited re-search funds. It should seek to help potentially violent women by setting up referral services to match those now available only to men. Doing this would correct the perception that the office wants to prove women are only hapless victims. The Monash report has fo-cussed on the whole picture, and suggests two things with overwhelming clarity. If wom-en have a problem with domes-tic violence, then men also have a problem. If violent men have a problem, then so do vi- olent women. Andrew Mclntyre is a Melbourne freelance writer and social commentator."}
{"id":133336840,"text":"20 Feb 1995 - Green is the colour of the future Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 20 February 1995, page 13 Green is the colour of the future INFORMED observers and poli-i ticians should not be surprised by the findings of the latest AGB McNair Doll published on Wed nesday, February 15, in The Age and 'The Sydney Morning Herald. Tlie Figures suggest, that the Australian electorate still takes essentially a Green stance in the debate about forests and the timber industry. They show that 63% of voters are opposed to logging in "natural forests that have not been logged before" and that 45% support but 43% oppose logging "natural forests that have been logged before". The figures also show that "only one in four... were more concerned about maintaining forest industry jobs than preserving the environment" and that "25% of respondents said that woodchip exports should bb', stopped immediately..." Saulwick Polls conducted over recent years have consistently shown ,that voters are concerned about the .'environment, and that this concern, contrary to the views expressed by ,-some politicians, and industry and trade-union leaders, remained strong even during the recent bad economicJimes with their high unemploy - ment. In March last year, when we asked our "litmus test" question, "Do you think Australians should concentrate on economic growth even if it means some damage to the IRVING SAULWICK analyses the results of several polls and finds that a large number of Australians give protecting the environment top priority. environment; or concentrate on protecting the environment even if it means some reduction in economic growth?", 57% favoured protection, 33% economic growth and 10% did not know. These figures were similar to ones we had recorded with this question over a number of years. And when we asked voters in a different survey, also in March last year, which was the most serious problem facing the world today, 14% mentioned the environment (second only to war at 19%), a higher figure and a higher ranking than given by voters in the United States, Japan, Britain and Germany at the same time. Five years ago, in February 1990, we asked two questions on this subject. First we asked, "Which of these statements comes closest to your view: Trees can always be grown again so we should cut down and use whatever timber we need; or Forests are a valuable part of our environment and should be preserved wherever possible?" The result was an overwhelming 78% for preservation and 18% for use, with Australians still take essentially a Green stance in the debate about forests and the timber industry. only 4% not answering. We then said: "Thinking for a moment about natural forests — that is, forests that are not plantations. Would you say that the protection of timber workers' jobs is more important than the preservation of these forests or the preservation of these forests is more important than the protection of timber workers' jobs?" The results were 70% for forests, 19% for jobs and 11% "don't know". As may be seen from these answers, we were attempting to tap sentiment on this subject. The answers are clear. Recently I conducted some focusgroup' discussions with Year 11 school students in Melbourne. I found them, even at that age, a cynical lot. (I am not sure that does not say more about generation and the way we have handled problems in the post-industrial age than it says about them, but that is another story.) Certainly most were not interested in politics and distrusted politicians. Indeed many were profoundly ignorant about the Australian Constitution and about how Australia was governed. They were interested in personal freedom rather than social or political issues, but they were interested, some passionately, in the environment and in racial tolerance. They may well be a fertile recruiting ground for the Green supporters of tomorrow. Handling the complex issues of sustainable development is no easy task. Attempting to satisfy the legitimate and compelling need for jobs is also, of course, very difficult. Attempting to take the heat out of large demonstrations that block access to Parliament is also understandable. But what the polls are telling politicians and others interested in this debate, including employers and employees, is that this is an issue whose time is still coming. It is an issue that has taken root in the Australian political soil. To disregard this timely warning could prove costly."}
{"id":133338736,"text":"27 Feb 1995 - Having trust in opinion polling Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 27 February 1995, page 9 Having trust in opinion polling By IRVING SAULWICK I SEE the veracity of opinion polls has again been questioned. I understand that Stuart Littlemore said some words on this subject on Media Watch, and that Murray Goot, an NSW academic who frequently comments on the polls, has again been up to his old tricks. Of course, the question is frequently asked: "Can you believe the polls?" At times it is asked by people who have a vested interest in denigrating the polls: politicians who are not doing well at the. polls and who say that the only "poll that is worth anything is the vote on election day, or other partisans in a political debate who don't like what a particular poll says. At other times it is asked by journalists who don't really know what the answer is, or by academics who wish to sound learned, or rhetorically by someone who wishes to promote their latest poll. Sometimes it is asked innocently by someone who simply wants to know the an swer. Yet it is an important question in these days when polls are used increasingly both to report on community attitudes and, on occasions, to influence them. The answer, paradoxically, is both yes and no. (These days there seems to be no certainties, no simple verities: everything seems to be more complex than it should be.) First, a couple of rules: Never trust a poll if it does not state who did it, when it was done-, what the interviewing i method was, how many people were interviewed and what the questions were. It might be "fair dinkum" but the chances are it's not... Lopk carefully at the questions and', trying hard to discount your own. bias, ask yourself whether they are as even-handed or as value-free as they might be. If they are not, treat the results with some scepticism. Also ask yourself: "Could I have answered that question accurately if it had been asked of me?" Good question design is critical to good polls — as the old saying goes "garbage in, garbage out". There are all sorts of poor questions. For example, if you are not an economist and were asked "Do you think, given the current balance of payments and other economic problems, that we should concentrate on fiscal or on monetary measures to alleviate the present economic position?" you could be pardoned for being somewhat perplexed. If you were bullied into an answer, what would it be worth? Or if, as a smoker, you were asked how many cigarettes you had smoked last month or last week, your answer, with the best will in the world, is likely to be way out, because you are most unlikely to know precisely. Never, I repeat, never trust a poll based on a voluntary phonein such as is sometimes run by TV channels. They have no scientific basis or veracity whatso ever. All polls are subject to "sampling error", a term which merely means that if you measure some people in a population you really are forced to make an estimate of what you would find if you measured everyone. The larger your sample (provided you use the right methods) the more accurate you are likely to be. WITH A sample of 1000 you can say that in 95 cases out of 100 your results are likely to be .within plus or minus about 3 per cent of the true figure — irrespective of the size of the population you are sampling. Keep this in mind when you read survey results — particularly those which show, or purport to show, a change from one time to another- , Finally, let us further consider the questions. Polling is not like putting people on the psychiatrists couch — we don't have that luxury. What pollsters attempt to do, sometimes successfully, sometimes not, is devise questions which go to the essence of a subject in a simple but not simplistic way. We know that most people are not just standing round waiting to be asked a question on that subject. We know that some might never have thought about it, or not thought deeply about it. We know that some might just not be interested. But we also know that we can produce, if we are careful and modest, some insights into peoples' beliefs, attitudes and behaviour which will approximate reality and which cannot be obtained any other way. I have always said that good survey work is a combination of science, management and art. One has to be scientific in one's design. One must manage one's resources well. One must also . train, brief and supervise one's interviews well. But finally one has to have imagination — to produce unbiased, value-free and simple questions which do capture real information from people to whom they are put and which allow them not to answer, if they wish, without feeling stupid. If this is done, and in my view it often is, then these polls, with all the qualifications I have implied above, can be believed. Irving Saul wick was the Fairfaxpollster from 1971-94."}
{"id":133519719,"text":"08 Oct 1942 - Public Opinion North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 - 1955), Thursday 8 October 1942, page 2 Public Opinion INDICATED BY GALLUP POLL In every town and district of tho Commonwealth a pool is taken regularly when opinions are obtained from ten citizens representing every section of thought on questions oi the day. The results of the last poll arc interesting. Question 1: 'Do you think your luuuji wuuyuuo wui uuuw yuu -.u ftuupi ?up something like your usual standard of clothes?' Of each 100 people interviewed, 54 1 expect to keep up something ' like their usual standard; 41 do not ex-! pect to, and 5 were undecided. Out- 1 standing feature was that men and women as groups, held almost Identl- ' cal views. ! Question 2: 'Generally, speaking, until what age should boys and girls be given free educations?** Of each 100 people Interviewed 20 said educate free to 14; another 20 said educate free to 15, and 45 said it should be 16.r lO gave yarious a^swe jsrangIngfrom 17 years to university,' and. 5 ?did -not- answer,: -Those wh9 nominated a minimum .of; 16 years1 were usually of . the opinion that children learned most .^between 12 arid 16 year's^ - oppose - prohibition in war- time ?' Of .each 100 interviewed .24 favoured . prohibition', ; 67 opposed . it and .9' were .undecided, i Among men the opposition vote rose to 76 in the 100 while for women it .was 60 in the 100; The 'interviewer -then asked:. 'In1 your opinion in a public inquiry into the liquor trade necessary?.' 57 favoured an 'inquiry, 26 considered one. unneces-sary and 17 were .undecided. ..Labor Party supporters arid \\ non 1 -labor people held, almost Identical views. ? .Question 4:. 'Do you think the war news , ;gLv.es. ' you' a sufficiently - clear idea of ;how trie wair Is; going ?',' v;as ;aris\\yered ;by...4l in each '100 Baying ;it:did, !47;!saylng: 'No, ' and 12 being -undecided. ; 'When asked: Should Claims broadcast by enemy .nfdio ; be .published', - in ' Australian*: newispap; ers?'!'53 ' answered * ' .''.Yes; publish thein,''34 said 'No,'.; and, 13 .were un? decided... .. .Question. 5: 'Do .you think the practice of , .'shouting, .for drinkfi Bhould be stopped?' .Of each 100 interivewed 57. .said yes, 37 .said no, :. arid 6;gave.n'o opinion; ' Each, person was then.',asked: should alcoholic ]drinks l?e rationed by. means of couprons?' -47 said, yes, 46- said no, and 1.7. did. not answer. -Neither , age nor : economic status had ; much bearing on' 'the ; voting ; t-ut. locality, and ; sex 'did. '*Men were Against : the proposal : .'{ind women' for-'lt. v.:/*. . Question' 6:;. A :Stiite.l5y State survey .'of hotel, hours, .'completed [early In' September, 'Shpws , that i a majorlty of people in:.ciaph;;State: is satisfied : with . whatever-' .happens-. to be ' the l^gal opening atfd' closing rtimes: for, bltels in their State.. . . Question ; 7: . figuring the ; war, sriould race-meetings , be held every Saturd or only onco aA month in each ? State or tiot- at all?!*. 'Of each 100 Interviewed, 38 ,said- every Saturday, I imiminimninnt«rmtiimnHrfimHiinhtnmiiiiriri»niimiinmiti'imiin ? Vista-of^deiTioK8l txr^ps-and'steel-glrder^ lnva:busy British' shipyard. v. A- new ship is tpklng shapq! It is one* ? of-many* ships for vital -cwgoeff of 'food,'6f muriitiofis, of?raw-,miterials,to b^ brought} across^ the. oceans td htflp-'-Britaih- and her~'?AlUe9fin'thoIr-flght' aeainat jrAxls .^ggT^asron^ ,de8plte'ihe wofst tlmt7GermaO''0'-boats1 ??fiurfoCo raiders and^lx-mblng- alroraft can^o'^rltaM'aliipyaX^^^ej tntsy.'So-are 'Ihoie' orflthe tT.S . A;-ij56pa rt - -i^en-'of; information ^letilre. .. or''l ? _ _L -25 favoured only ono ? meeting a month .and 32 tbink.. that facing should be stopped ; altogether, jvhilo .6 had no opinion. -' - . ; ' Questiqn;8: .VShoiUd.the. law be altered fio that; the.' mllltia could be sent! outside Austrailaii &nd . its iterrltorles?' 50 in each 100 said alter. the law, 40 fjiiid don't alter it, and 10] were undecided. ;? Question 9: ''Should State elections j be held as usual during: war time or I postponde until after. the War?' Of i each 100 'interviewed '58 -said ipost-i pone them, 31 fiuld hold them, -and 11 ;wero . undecided.. rThe oneicom-i ment, : 'an. unnecessary* expense,' I came from all- parts o£ Australia, i"}
{"id":133520605,"text":"01 Dec 1941 - U.S. SUPPORT FREE FRENCH North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 - 1955), Monday 1 December 1941, page 2 U.S. SUPPORT FREE FRENCH 1 \\ The vote on the latest Gallup poll proved that 74- per cent of American public opinion waj in favour of Bid to the Free .French Forces, 16 per cent opposed to it -and that the replaining 10 per cent had no opinion. The question put to the voters was:, 'Do you consider that the United States should send war materials to General de Gaulle's fighting forces .within the 'tease-lend' bill. arguments . ? put forwari by those in favour were: ; 1. The; Free French Forces arefighting Nazism , and desarve every possible help.: . ; : : - ; .C ' r. t r ' : 2. Free- French ^represents ' the true spirit. of' tho French people ? These.- results .are: Indicative of the interest taken- by? thevAmerlcan.publie in. things: conceming-France' nrid , ^so .orth.e great popularity which £hel free French and General de GuiJ'e«njoy in the United States."}
{"id":133522944,"text":"03 Aug 1942 - Public Opinion North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 - 1955), Monday 3 August 1942, page 4 Public Opinion GALLUP POLL GIVES INDICATION Australia speaks.. And in speaking portrays a fair and unblas opinion In every town and district of tho Commonweal tb a poll is token regularly, 10 from .each.. The opinions of every section of the community is obtain ad. -Tho results of the last Poll are now -obtainable. Question 1. Should Stato Governments be abolished? Of each 100 people Interviewed GO ravourca people Interviewed 60 favoured abolishing of State Governments, 19 were against; 15 were 'un-decided and'0 gave no answer.' In N.S.W. 72 per cent, voted for aboil- ' tlon and 10 per cent against; In Queensland 65 per cent for ahd 17 against; Victoria 57 for,. -18 against; ! South. Australia 50 for, 38 against; Tasmania 34 for and 40 against; West Australia 35 for. and 48 against. Questions Do you think the Commonwealth Government should take over the coal mines — or should the s owners be left in charge? ? : Of each 100 interviewed 25:were ln? ' favour of the nnvnrnmnn* 'tnlrlnw -mmm : the. mines permanently; 37- thought' the Government . should take them ? ' over during the war; 24 favoured the1 *-owners. being left in charge. * ? - v i In this regard among owners and -i managers of business and among i well-to-do people ? _there were -more l votes for Government rontml rinrfn* the war than for private control. - , SAmong skilled workers threo out of ' every fotir favoured permanent nationalisation. . Question . 3. ? . Should the^ law bo ? altered.so that the. Militia could leavo Australia in an offensive against Japan? . Of each 100 people interviewed, 59 said 'alter the law'; 29 thought that the Militia should not leave Australia; while 12 of IferednO' opinion. ? 3 : Question 4.;-, Do you think the . brown-out is too pevero; about right; ? or not dark- enough? v - Of each 100 people 34 said too severe; 41' about Tight; - 12: not dark: enough; 8 favoured 'blackout' or -nothing; 5 (chiefly farmers) gave no :- .« -opinion. : - . ? Question 5. Consider your income, -and the cost of living, -do you- feel you are better off. or worse off to-day -than you were, before the war? ? * Of each. 100 interviewed 59 said worse. off; 15 said better off; 5 said; ^ about the samo. ? Business: owners and professional 1 men saidr 71 worso off; 10 better oft; 19 about the same. — ; ? ? : . Managers said 69' worse off; 15 . -better off; 16 about the same. 1 . Farm owners said; 62 worse off; 11 ~ : better off; 10 about the same. Clerks shophands, skilled and semi- ? : ? skilled workers said; 54 .worse off; 21 better off; 25 about the same. - -Question 6. Would you favour a ? compulsory saving plant to help pay for the war. , and to Drovlda neonlh - with money, to spend after the war? Among Labor Party supporters 34' in each 100 favoured compulsory and 54voluntary. Among U.A.P.,- or Country Party. supporters 54 said compulsory and -27 voluntary. . -? ? Question 7. Speaking generally, are -you satisfied or. dissatisfied with the way.the present Government is organ ising our war effort? ... . Of * each 100 people interviewed, 66 _ were satisfied; 20 dissatisfied and 14 undecided. ' : t Question 8. Should hotels be closed during^ the aftornoon — and then open-; ed again until tho usual closing time in«the evening? . ^ ? Of each 100 people interviewed, 53 were opposed to afternoon closing; 38 favoured closing at 2 pan. an'd open- v ing again at 4.30; 9. offered no opinion. ? ,"}
{"id":133692953,"text":"26 Jul 1952 - FOUR PEOPLE IN TEN ARE LICENSED TO DRIVE Illawarra Daily Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1950 - 1954), Saturday 26 July 1952, page 8 FOUR PEOPLE IN TEN ARE LICENSED TO DRIVE According to a recent Gallup Poll survey, drivers licenses are held by more than six o*ut of ten men over 21 and two out of ten women. Percentages are 64 per cent, for men, and 19 per cent, for women, giving the average of 42 per cent."}
{"id":133725809,"text":"30 Sep 1939 - If Reich Won Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Saturday 30 September 1939, page 11 If Reich Won NEW YORK, September 29. SIXTY.THIlEE per cent. of Americans, according to a Ganllup poll, replied in thie afflrnative to the qtestion: "If Germany defeats ]England and Franco in the present war, do you think that Gertmany would start a war against the United States sooner or later?" Gallop points out that the tigures may explain why the manjorlty of voters at previous polls had shown an overwhelmlng sympathy for Great Britnin nod Franeo."}
{"id":133917031,"text":"02 Dec 1995 - Saturday FORUM Preparing our young for adulthood Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 2 December 1995, page 16 Saturday FORUM Preparing our young for adulthood Victoria is moving to educate its youth about politics and the responsibilities that becoming an adult bring, says DENIS MULLER A COUPLE of years ago, a colleague in the political science department at Melbourne University came in clutching his head in his hands. He had just taken a first-year politics class un the Constitution. Naturally, the Whitlam dismissal had featured heavily. A student had interrupted him with the question: Who was Whitlam? Last year, the Constitutional Centenary Foundation, chaired by former Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen, conducted a survey among Year 11 students in Victoria about what it meant to them to be turning 18 and acquiring the status of citizens. The survey was conducted by pollsters Irving Saulwick and Associates. It did not matter whether the students were from private schools in Toorak or Catholic regional schools in the outer western suburbs or inner-suburban government schools, the answers were almost ritualistically similar: freedom to drink, drive, get married, sign a lease on a flat and so on. As a footnote, the right to vote would get a mention; so would some of the duties of citizenship, such as jury service. Knowledge of how the voting system works, the roles of Parliament, of the executive government and of the courts was woeful. The young people generally could make no connection between themselves as individuals and these great institutions of power. Their sense of democratic ownership of these institutions was virtually non-existent. Partly this was caused by cynicism about politics and politicians, but partly it was a direct function of their sheer lack of knowledge about the way the "system" works, and a corresponding ignorance of the possibilities for democratic involvement. Other research car ried out for the Prime Minister's Expert Group on Civics revealed the same state of affairs nationally. There was a lot of publicity about the need for schools to do something about it. Victoria now appears to be taking the lead. Next week, the Victorian Board of Studies, which sets curriculum policy for government schools and heavily influences the curriculum of Catholic and independent schools in Victoria, will begin considering the detailed content of a Civics course. Once the details have been approved by the board, the course will be accredited for use in Victorian schools. The focus is on the way Australia's political, legal and economic systems work. However, it is not just "nuts and bolts" detail: there is a cultural setting for it. The groundwork is laid in the early years of schooling where young children are taught to think about the idea of "rules" and how they affect our daily lives — road rules, rules at home, at school, in games, among themselves. By the end of primary school they will have been taught about the way we resolve disputes in society, about the role of local councils, perhaps seen a council meeting in progress. IN SECONDARY school the content becomes more speci fic. The state-wide curriculum in Victoria says that by the end of Year 8 (at the age of about 14) a student will be able to: describe the three levels of government in Australia; outline the roles of the prime minister and state premiers; discuss ways individuals can take part in the political and legal systems (voting, consumer and political groups, standing for office and so on). Later in secondary school, students will be expected to explain how the political and legal systems of one country have been based on those of another country. This is where students will be taught about the Constitution and invited to debate issues such as an Australian republic. Now the Victorian Government has gone one step further. It has launched a project called Understanding Australia, the purpose of which is to identify knowledge which is essential to an understanding of Australia — its history, geography, literature, music, art, as well as political, legal and economic structures. The project is to be run by a committee chaired by Mary Atkinson, who is chairwoman of Victoria's peak Aboriginal education body, and consists of the chairman of Western Mining Corporation, Sir Arvi Parbo, a retired Supreme Court judge, Sir James Gobbo, a curriculum specialist from La Trobe University, Professor Brian Crittenden, and Professor Trang Thomas, chair of the Victorian Ethnics Affairs Commission. The materials produced through the project will be distributed to schools on inter-active CD-ROMs, and the work is to be completed by the end of the 1996 academic year. The content is keyed directly into the Victorian curriculum, which describes the skills knd knowledge students are expected to have acquired at various stages of their schooling. This educational effort dovetails with moves by the Constitutional Centenary Foundation — funded by the federal, state and territory governments and managed in Melbourne — to introduce some form of citizenship recognition for people when they turn 18. The exact form this recognition might take is still being debated. The research done last year by Saulwick suggested that young people are not enamoured of a heavily formal ceremony, but are quite open to the idea of some rite of pas sage. They value the idea of being citizens for reasons which may appear self-centred. A better educational preparation and an explicit recognition of their formal status might be a way to broaden their appreciation of what being an Australian citizen really means."}
{"id":133920241,"text":"16 Dec 1995 - Davies gets dumped by Qld Labor Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 16 December 1995, page 2 Davies gets dumped by Qld Labor BRISBANE: The Labor Party in Queensland last night dumped Ken Davies as its candidate in the north Queensland seat , of Mundingburra for the crucial February 3 byelection. The decision was made at a special meeting of the party's administrative committee, which conferred for more than two-anda-half hours last night before saying that the key reason for dumping Mr Davies was the uncertainty of his involvement in a civil action with the Commonwealth Bank. Nominations for the seat have been thrown open and close at 4pm (AEST) today. Senior Labor Party officials have called on current Townsville mayor Tony Mooney to nominate. The by-election follows the recent decision of the Court of Disputed Returns that Mr Davies, who has held Cabinet rank, was not duly elected at the state election in July. The outcome of the by-election will determine the future of the Goss Labor Government, which has a one-seat majority. Speculation was rife before the meeting that the meeting would dump Mr Davies in favour of Mr Mooney or former mayor Mike Reynolds. Last night's special meeting coincided with a poll in the Mundingburra electorate which showed the Liberals hold a slim lead over Labor. The AGB McNair poll has the Liberals with 51 per cent and Labor on 49 per cent support on a two-party-preferred basis. It also found the Green vote has collapsed to three per cent from more than 11 per cent at the July state election."}
{"id":133929111,"text":"05 Feb 1992 - Greiner's star wanes... Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 5 February 1992, page 16 Greiner's star wanes ... SYDNEY: More NSW voters approved of the performance of the NSW Opposition Leader, Bob Carr, than of that of the Premier, Nick Greiner, according to a Morgan Gallup poll published in yesterday's Time magazine. In the January poll of 1489 voters, 52 per cent approved of Mr Carr's performance and 39 per cent said they approved of Mr Greiner's performance. In the personal-popularity stakes, the leaders were virtually neck and neck, 44 per cent preferring Mr Greiner and 45 per cent preferring Mr Carr. The poll found that if an election had been held it would have produced a parliament similar to the present one, in which the Government and Opposition have 47 seats each and five independents hold the balance of power. Support for the Liberal-National coalition was slightly less than it had been at the time of the general election last May, down to 44 per cent from 44.7 per cent. However, ALP support has edged up to 42 per cent from 39.1, mainly at the expense of independents. ... and Kirner's is waxing MELBOURNE: A new opinion poll shows increasing support for the Premier of Victoria, Joan Kirner, even though the state's Liberal-National Opposition would have won an election easily in January. The Morgan Gallup Poll published in Time magazine shows also that approval of the Opposition Leader, Jeff Kennett, is declining, although support for the Opposition has increased to 52.5 percent !— 21 points clear of Labor. The poll shows Mrs Kirner's approval rating increasing by two points since December to 51 per cent in January — her highest rating to date. Mr Kennett's approval rating declined by three points to 26 per cent, while his disapproval rating increased by three points to 61 per cent. On the question of who would make a better Premier, Mrs Kirner rated 53 per cent in January — up three points — while Mr Kennett rated 34 per cent, down four."}
{"id":133929740,"text":"08 Feb 1992 - POLL WATCH Keating's fall in popularity continues Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 8 February 1992, page 9 Keating's fall in popularity continues WHILE the Prime Minister, Paul Kcating's popularity continues to fall, the NSW Opposition Leader, Bob Carr, and his counterpart, the NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, are attracting the same level of support in the NSW electorate. According to the Saulwick Age Poll, 36 per cent of Australians thought Mr Keating's performance was poor or very poor. Only 16 per cent said his performance was good or very good. This gives him a net approval rating of minus 20, in comparison with the Opposition Leader. John Hcwson, who received a rating of plus 25. Time Australia's 'Morgan Gallup Poll, to be published on Monday, shows tjiat in NSW, Mr Carr and Mr Greiner are neck and neck in the better premier stakes. Mr Carr was rated a better premier by 45 per cent, compared with Mr Greiner's 44 per cent. When it came to voting intentions, the result was very similar, with the LiberalNational coalition government just edging ahead with 44 per cent to Labor's 42 per cent. However, Mr Carr is leading in the approval rating by 53 per cent over Mr Greiner's 39 per cent. The NSW Liberal leader likewise suffers a disapproval rating of 54 per cent, while only 33 per ccnt disapproved of Mr Carr. The Bulletin poll, to be published on Tuesday, also found that Mr Greiner and Mr Carr were level pegging in their popularity. Both men received 40 per cent as preferred premier, although Mr Carr was six points clear of Mr Greiner in the performance index, with 39 percent approval to the Liberal leader's 33 per cent approv al. When it came to the disapproval rating, Mr Greiner again scored higher than Mr Carr: 44 per cent to 28 per cent. Voting intentions in the Bulletin poll were again very close, with the Liberal-National coalition receiving 43'per cent support to 46 per cent for Labor. In Victoria, Labor Premier Joan Kimer is preferred as premier by 53 per cent to Liberal leader Jeff Kennett's'34 per cent, according to the Time poll. Yet Mrs K.ir. ner's Government is still unpopular, and * would have only received 31.5 per ccnt of the vote if an election had been held in January. The Liberal-National Coalition would have won government with 52.5 per ccnt of the vote. Queensland's Labor Premier, Wayne Goss, continued his impressive lead over his National opponent, Rob Borbridge, in the Bulletin Poll. Mr Goss received a preferred premier rating of 64 per ccnt to Mr Borbridgc's 12 percent."}
{"id":133930376,"text":"12 Feb 1992 - Keating up, and down, in latest [?]olls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 12 February 1992, page 2 Keating up, and down, in latest noils .«. The popularity of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, has risen, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll — but so has his disapproval rating. Results of the poll, published in this week's Time magazine, show that fewer people are sitting on the fence. "Die Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, is the preferred Prime Minister, with 49 per cent of those questioned favouring him and 35 per cent Mr Keating. The poll of 2,461 voters shows that 31 per cent in late January approved of Mr Keating as Prime Minister, a rise of 3 percentage points over the last poll in mid-January. However, a new high of 43 per cent disapprove of the way he is handling the job, a jump of 6 points. The poll shows that more people arc making up their minds about Mr Keating, with only 26 per cent undecided about their attitude compared with 35 per cent in mid-January and 45 per cent in the first poll after he took on the job. The poll shows support for the Labor Party unchanged at 36 per cent. The j Opposition has slipped a point to 48 per cent. The poll was conducted over January 25 and 26 and February 1 and 2. • In the latest Bulletin survey, Mr 1 Keating has narrowed the gap by four points on Dr Hewson as preferred Prime Minister. The poll showed 28 per cent of those surveyed preferred Mr Keating as Prime Minister, up three points, compared with 36 per cent preferring Dr Hewson, down one point. Fifteen per cent said they preferred another person while 21 per cent did not know which leader they preferred in the January 24-February 2 poll."}
{"id":133931123,"text":"15 Feb 1992 - Good news and bad for the PM Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 15 February 1992, page 9 Good news and bad for the PM THERE was good news and bad news this week for the Prime Minister, Paul Keating. In a Morgan Gallup poll, conducted on January 25-26 and February 1 -2,31 per cent of voters approved of the way he was handling his job, a rise of three points, but a new high of 43 per cent disapproved, up six points. Twenty-six per cent of the 2461 voters polled were undecided, down from 45 per cent in early January. More bad news for the Prime Minister was that more now iavourea me Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, for the job of prime minister 49 per cent to Mr Keating's 45 per cent. Support for the Australian La bor Party was unchanged at 36 per cent and the Opposition slipped one point to 48 per ccnt. According to The Bulletin poll, conducted from January 24-26 and from January 31 to February 2 with 2045 electors, Dr Hewson was preferred for the prime ministerial job in every state except NSW. According to that poll, he was most popular among older voters: 42 per ccnt of those aged 40 to 54 years and 46 per cent of those older than 55 years. The older voters also preferred the Coalition — 54 per cent of those aged 55 years plus, with Labor on 39 per cent. The Coalition led Labor as the preferred party for all age groups except 25-to-39-year-olds, where Labor held a slight lead. Mr Keating's support remained strong in NSW (24 per cent) and he continued to be more popular among men (21 per cent) than women (16 per cent). AUSTRALIANS value the United States' role in the ANZUS alliance more highly than New Zealan ders, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll of 1216 Australian and 1078 New Zealanders conducted in December 1991 and to be published in Time next week. Seventy five per cent of Australians believed an alliance with the US was important as opposed to 57 per cent of Kiwis. Both countries saw the ANZUS Treaty as being essential to their security."}
{"id":133932951,"text":"24 Feb 1992 - Liberals begin campaign for seat of Wills Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 24 February 1992, page 3 Liberals begin campaign for seat of Wills MELBOURNE: The Liberal Party began its campaign yesterday to win Bob Hawke's old Melbourne seat of Wills by calling for an immediate by-election in a letterbox drop of the electorate. The party has been buoyed by an opinion poll yesterday that showed the Labor Party would lose the seat in a big swing against it. "The sooner we have the election, the better," the Opposition's Deputy Leader, Peter Reith, said. "They [the Federal Government] just want to delay it because they're concerned about the aftermath of the prime minister's [Bob Hawke's] go ing. "The election ought to be held now and they shouldn't just be playing around with it and leaving the people of Wills without a member in the Lower House". A Sunday Age Saulwick poll indir cated a 14 per cent swing against Labor in the north-suburban Melbourne seat. In a two-party preferred vote Labor scored 44 per cent and the Liberal-National Party 58 per cent. Nearly a third of the 600 people who responded to the telephone poll on Friday were still undecided how they would vote. Mr Reith said the poll was encouraging to the Liberal Party, but it had "a big job" ahead. Mr Reith and several other Liberal Party officials distributed information about the Opposition's Fightback package to households in the suburb of Moonee Ponds, which lies within the Wills electorate. On Saturday, the Deputy Prime Minister, Brian Howe, officially launched the Labor campaign for the seat when he opened an Arab festival at Coburg in the electorate. Mr Howe said the ALP had a good chance of winning the seat provided the party selected a candidate who was close to the community."}
{"id":133933269,"text":"26 Feb 1992 - Mining support up Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 26 February 1992, page 19 Mining support up SYDNEY: The recession has apparently turned voters from environmental concerns to economic ones with an opinion poll showing 37 per cent of Australians think the Northern Territory's Coronation Hill should be mined regardless of Aboriginal views. In a Morgan Gallup poll done in May last year, 31 per cent approved of mining despite the Aboriginal view although that has now climbed six points. The latest survey published in Time magazine was an Australia-wide poll of 1387 face-to-face interviews conducted on January 18 and 19. '"}
{"id":133933981,"text":"29 Feb 1992 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 29 February 1992, page 9 Voters give PM one more point THE PRIME Minister, Paul Keating, continues to edge upwards in public estimation, but support for his party remains static, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll to be published in Time Australia next week. In the poll, conducted on February 8-9 and 15-16 with 2286 voters, approval of> the way Mr Keating was handling his job, was found to have risen a point to 32 per cent, while his disapproval dropped a point to 42 per cent. His preferred-PM rating also rose, two. points to 37 per cent. Approval of John Hewson as Opposition Leader dropped ;j point to 56 per cent and the number who preferred him as PM dropped two points to 47 per cent. Coalition support rose a point to 49 per cent. Another Morgan Gallup Poll found that, as the recession bites deeper, jobs and economic imperatives assume a greater importance for voters, over issues like the environment. An Australia-wide sample of 1387 people aged 14 and over, interviewed face-to-face on January 18-19, found that almost two-thirds of Australians now favoured mining at Coronation Hill, in the Northern Territory. Thirty-seven per cent, up six points since May, believed mining should go ahead regardless of the views of the Jawoyn Aborigines, and 26 per cent said it should go ahead if the Jawoyn requested it. Only 32 per cent said there should be no mining at Coronation Hill. People questioned for the poll were told that an inquiry last year had found that mining at the hill would be a direct, oneoff benefit of about $82 million to Australia's economy and a single mine, such as that proposed, was unlikely to pose signifi cant environmental risks. Respondents were also told the inquiry had found that the area was culturally and religiously significant to many Jawoyn people but other Jawoyn people thought it was not. • A similar poll conducted in May 1991. for the manager of the Coronation Hill joint venture, Newcrest Mining Ltd, found that 31 per cent of Australians believed -mining should be allowed to go ahead regardless of the views of the Jawoyn and 25 per cent favoured it if requested, by the Aborigines. Thirty-nine per cent opposed mining outright. The ranks of people who unconditionally favour mining have swollen most since May. The Federal Government blocked mining at Coronation Hill last year, saying it would endanger Aboriginal culture and heritage sites."}
{"id":133937119,"text":"23 Sep 1944 - WORLD'S NEWS REVIEW World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955), Saturday 23 September 1944, page 17 imsi WORLD'S NEWS REVIEW | America First a CCORDING to a Gallup poll taken in Britain recently, the majority of the British people want to visit America after the war. They represented 22.64 per cent, of the total vote. Of the Dominions, Canada was voted the most popular. The opportunities to be found there seemed to be behind most of the votes, but many parents also wanted to visit the land of the Rocky Mountains because their RAP sons had spoken so highly of Canadian hospitality while they were in training. It is conceivable that many Australians might express the same desire for simi lar reasons. Australia was the second most popular Dominion, with 5.36 per cent, of the British vote. After that came New Zealand, with 4.82 per cent, preference. Many families already have relatives in New Zealand, and regard it as a home from home. Finally came South Africa, with a 4.23 per cent, preference. Russia was second in the list of preferences after the United States, many people saying that they wished to study its social system. A natural curiosity prompted many Britishers to say they would like to visit Germany after the war. while approximately 7 per cent, said they preferred to stay at home and sightsee in their own country. ? ? * Atom-Smasher A MERICAN science has a new tool with which to probe the mysteries of the atom. It is the new giant cyclotron or atom-smasher just put into operation at the Department of Terrestrial Magentism of the Carnegie Institution in Washington. This cyclotron, one of the two largest in the world, weighs more than 225 short tons. " It has an over-all height of 12 feet, is 30 feet long and 20 feet wide, it took four years to build, at a cost of 500,000 dollars. The Carnegie cyclotron is housed 10 feet beneath the earth's surface to prevent the radiation from reaching people outside. Mice which were exposed to cyclotron radiations of much less intensity than those created by the new atom-smasher died in a few hours. Because of the dangerous radiations and the high voltage equipment, no one ever sees the cyclotron in operation. To prevent accidents, should anyone be in the laboratory while the power is on, master switches on doors leading to the high-voltage parts automatically cut off all power when these doors are opened. The cyclotron operates at a frequency of 10 megacycles, which means that the polarity of Hie electrodes is being changed 10,000,000 times a scscond. A physicist, Dean B. Cowie, is in charge of the machine. He sits at the control board away from the instrument itself, and protected from its radiations by specially constructed insulating walls. Before him are seven main switches, more than 100 smaller ones and a maze of dials and metres Only by pressing the right switches in the right order can he dperate the machine. New Science For Waste \\yiTH the motto "Nothing that grows is useless" the science, chemurgy is resolved to find new uses for established crops; new crops for either new or old uses; and profitable use for agricultural wastes. Chemurgy, which was evolved in America in the mid1930's to provide new sources of revenue for farmers, has assumed firstrate importance with the crippling of many imports by enemy conquests and the dislocation of supply routes. Chemurgy has found, for instance, that sugarcane, cornstalks and peanut husks make an excellent substitute for cork. Genuine cork is produced from an oak grown in North Africa and Portugal. Chemurgy, too, has realised that weeds can fill vital national needs. Fibres of milkweed floss, like kapok, are hollow, air-filled, very buoyant, Mid covered with a wax which renders them practically impervious to water. The floss has become a substitute for kapok in the manufacture of lifepreservers. In addition, its insulating properties are-so great that it is being used in high-altitude suits for air men Another use of wastage has given the American tobacco industry a substitute for glycerin, which is vital to the manufacture of explosives. Sources of the new substitute are discarded apples, apple peelings and cores. Market has therefore been found for more than two and a half million bushels of offgrade apples which normally would have been wasted each year. ? ? * Normandy Sidelight JQURING the early days of the Allied invasion of Normandy, and at the height of one of its fiercest battles, a British stretcher-bearer found a nest of fresh eggs-a rare luxury.. Things were too hot to waste time gathering the eggs, so the enterprising Tommy took advantage of the fact that there were enemy land-mines and booby traps all about this area. He found a piece of board, and scrawled the words "Booby Trap," and placed them on the eggs. Then he went back to his job of bringing in the wounded. Later, when the worst of the fighting was over, he went back to the spot, gathered the booty, and soon sat down to an appetising dish of fried eggs. * ? ? Postwar Housing jjousing will be one of Britain's biggest postwar problems. Up to the time of the robot-bomb blitz, over 1.500,000 homes had been destroyed. Since then, the number has been raised considerably. According tc present estimates, only 100,000 houses can be built in the first year after the war. However, Britain attacked a similar problem after the last war, but the housing shortage was caused by building restrictions rather than by enemy destruction. Building experts sound an optimistic note by recalling that Britain was lifted out of the 1933 depression by Its long-term building plan. Irish V.C. In Films r>EAL-LIFE hero, Sergeant Pat Ken neally, VC, of the Irish Guards, may be Britain's postwar film hero. Michael Balcon, the production head of London's Ealing Studios, is to give him a screen test-and Pat was more excited at the prospect of the test than about his VC. Twenty-three-year-old Sgt. Kenneally routed single-handed two crack Afrika Korps companies, totalling 180 men, in Tunisia. As a result, he brought home to England the 77th VO of this war. He recently paid his first visit to a movie set to watch Tommy Trinder at work in Ealing Studios' new film, "Champagne Charlie." He met and «poke to the comedian, and swopped experiences about the Italian battlefield, where Trinder entertained troops earlier this yew. ? * * Repetition rpHE fact that history does repeat it self is proved by Blight-Lieutenant Francis De-Moleyns, RAF. He is a direct descendant of one of William the Conqueror's standard-bearers who set up William's standard at the Battle of Hastings. As a gesture in reverse, De-Moleyns was anxious for the honor of being the first to set up the RAF standard in France. His CO caught his enthusiasm and arranged for him to have a place in one of the first landing craft appointed for D-Day-which meant that De-Moleyns had to reduce his 141stone to list. 101b. Even then he was nearly baulked, because a mine exploded beside him on the beach, injuring several of his colleagues. But he planted the standard in Normandy."}
{"id":134003361,"text":"27 Oct 1953 - Ike's Popularity Down 10 Points Illawarra Daily Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1950 - 1954), Tuesday 27 October 1953, page 1 Ike's Popularity Down 10 Points NEW YORK, Mon.— The latest- Gallup Poll reported that President Eisenhower's popularity was down 10 points this month, James Reston said in t'he New York 'Times' today. 'This means,', said Res ton, 'that this administration is now at odds with three , of the most influential groups in the nations.'"}
{"id":134156346,"text":"01 Oct 1991 - Hewson 'upset' at seeing his children interviewed on TV Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 1 October 1991, page 2 Hewson 'upset' at seeing his children interviewed on TV The Leader of the Opposition, John Hewson, said yesterday he had been unable to contact his former wife or children since Sun day night's 60 Minutes program on their divorce. Dr Hewson said he was upset to see his children interviewed on the program and had tried to ring them yesterday without success. "But I'm still their father, and I love them very much," he told journalists in Launceston. "And I will do what I've always done, which is to try and give them the best opportunities I can, and I look forward to continuing to develop our relationship." His children — Tim, 17, Micah, 14, and Rachel, 8.— criticised him on Sunday night for putting his political career ahead of his marriage when he decided to leave their mother and his wife of 20 years, Margaret Hewson, just before Christmas, 1985. Mrs Hewson said Dr Hewson ended the marriage because he did not think she could cope with being a political wife. She made similar claims in an article published in September's Women's Weekly which, like the Nine Network, is owned by Sydney businessman Kerry Packer. Asked whether he was sur prised Mr Packer's media organisations were running the story, Dr Hewson said he was drawing no conclusions. "Look, in public life, you take what comes, he said. "There's been an air of desperation around in the political scene in Australia for the last 18 months since I've been leader, to knock over John Hewson, and I'm just going to continue doing what I've been doing." He said he and the media would have to live with each other "for a long period of time" when the Coalition won government Liberal Party officials refused to comment on the saga yesterday. The director, Andrew Robb, said he wanted to let the issue die. However, an Opposition frontbencher, Michael Baume, best man at Dr Hewson's second wedding, sprang to his defence, criticising the interviews as disgraceful and unprecedented. He said it was an unfortunate coincidence that the interviews appeared while Mr Packer was involved in a bid for the Fairfax newspaper empire with Canadian media baron Conrad Black. He said Nine Network staff probably made the decision to screen the program but it "wouldn't do [Mr Packer's joint] bid any harm". Public reaction appeared mixed yesterday, as the subject dominated radio talkback and television current-affairs broadcasts. The Nine Network said calls it received after the 60 Minutes pro? gram were overwhelmingly sympathetic to Dr Hewson. Pollster Irving Saulwick said it was too soon to know whether the Hewson divorce would damage his political support "Now whether making him more human, even if it's human like the rest of us in the population, some of whom have good marriages and some don't whether that s going to help him or not remains to be seen," Mr Saulwick told ABC radio. "Certainly, Bob Hawke's personal problems don't appear to have had a negative effect on the perception of his job by people.""}
{"id":134156726,"text":"02 Oct 1991 - MIDWEEK MAGAZINE TO LIVE OR NOT TO LIVE Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 2 October 1991, page 19 MIDWEEK MAGAZINE1 TO LIVE OR NOT TO LIVE Elizabeth Hampshire considers the meaning of the ACT Labor Party's controversial policy on euthanasia. AUSTRALIAN society is be- coming quite understanding of a person's right to die but how understanding is it of murder? While many Australians support passive voluntary euthanasia the recent policy support of active voluntary euthanasia by the ACT Labor Party is something alto-gether different. While each situation is unique, some of the difficulties in legislating on euthanasia are illustrated in a past case. A woman dying of terminal cancer of the throat is no longer able to take food and fluids by mouth and is suffering consider- able distress. She could live for a few more weeks if medical feeding by way of nasogastric tube were continued. However, the woman does not want the extra two or three weeks of life because life has become a burden which she no longer wishes tobear. She asks the doctor to help her die and the doctor agrees. Medical feeding by way of nasogastric tube is discontinued and the woman dies a few days later. A noble or dignified death by passive euthanasia was in the patient's best inter-est, yet the method of facilitating it was not. The patient could have died less painful-ly if given a lethal injection. But active euthanasia is illegal in Aus- tralia. Under Australian common law, "a doc-tor must never do anything actively to kill his patient, but he is not bound to fight for the patient's life forever". Mercy killing is not condoned but there is no reason why an adult of sound mind cannot refuse medical treatment or request it to be withdrawn. In Victoria, where three out of four peo-ple support euthanasia, the Medical Treat-ment Act 1988 supports the common law in allowing patients to refuse life-saving treatment but it does not legislate for ac-tive euthanasia. The South Australian Natural Death Act 1983 does not directly authorise any activi-ty which causes or hastens death but it rejects active euthanasia. Adults can refuse "extraordinary mea-sures" to prolong life and doctors have a duty to follow pa-tients' wishes. The Northern Ter-ritory's Natural Death Act 1988, sim- ilar to the South Aus- _ tralian model, is the other Australian legislation which has a public policy on euthanasia but it too re-jects active euthanasia. In NSW, euthanasia has been ruled out as an option because it is not supported by a majority of doctors or by religious groups. The West Australian Law Reform Com-mittee has recommended similar legisla-tion as in Victoria where competent patients could sign a "refusal of treatment" certificate and appoint a power of attorney to make treatment decisions on their be-half. In the ACT, where the common law on euthanasia applies, the ACT Labor Party has adopted a policy which is likely to lead to a great deal of public discussion and controversy. It supports active euthanasia. At the ACT Labor Conference in June, the policy was endorsed by the party. It is the first Labor P-arty branch policy to acknowledge someone's right to actively end their own life under certain circum- stances and, if implemented, would have major social implications for ACT resi-dents and Australians generally. The Labor Party believes that a compe-tent patient has the right to refuse treat- ment A doctor could only assist a patient to die if a "living will" or power of attorney provided for tne withholding of treatment. If two doctors agree that the situation was irreversible incompetent patients could also be legally allowed to die. There is also provision in the policy to eliminate the risk of medical trespass by medical practitioners. It recommends objective counselling for anyone considering voluntary euthanasia and that "if a patient who has been coun-selled consistently requests assistance to die and two doctors are of the view that there is little or no prospect of substantial improvement of the patient's condition, then it should not be an offence for a doctor to assist the patient to die". Veronica Laletin, convener of the ALP Legal and Administrative Reform Policy Committee, sees it as a guideline for poli-ticians which will hopefully receive public support and eventually be legislated. "It is a radical type of policy which takes the issue one step further. "The ACT branch of the Voluntary Eu-thanasia Society of NSW came to us and asked that we consider it, which we did, and people agreed to present it to the ACT ALP Conference where it got cross-party support "While we expect opposition from some sections of the community and from some people involved in palliative care I under-stand there is widespread community sup-port for it. "Some people would like the option and to me that's part of the caring process. "It seems extreme that opposition groups are basically saying that it's a choice — to care or let die." Mrs Laletin said that while many people see the Labor Party as taking a courageous step on a major issue it will be up to the parliamentary party to decide to put it to legislation. She envisages a wait of at least a year before it comes up for major public scruti- ny. Gwen Wilcox, director of the ACT Lib-eral Party, said that while some members would be strongly opposed to it "you can-not bind people on that sort of thing, you must allow them to have their own opin-ions — it's up to the individual". The Liberal Party has no public policy on the topic of euthanasia and its members will have a conscience vote on the proposal as it is a moral issue. The ACT Labor Party's policy is based on the Netherlands' system which is the only country where active euthanasia is legal and where doctors are not prosecuted for giving fatal drugs to terminally ill pa- || Safeguards are needed to stop misuse || - tients. About 6000 Dutch people receive lethal injections a year. The ACT Labor Party is the only poli-tical group in Austra-lia to go further than supporting passive euthanasia. The Concise Ox- ford Dictionary defines euthanasia as "the bringing about of a gentle and easy death". Under the common law it is murder. Voluntary euthanasia is seen by its pro-ponents as the inducement of a good, gen-tle and dignified death at the request of the patient. Those opposed to it see it as murder. The debate on euthanasia focuses on whether a person has the right to terminate his or her own life by withdrawing life-pro-longing treatment (passive euthanasia) or a right to expect the assistance of a doctor in administering a lethal injection to termi-nate it (active euthanasia). Despite political, medical and religious opposition, several opinion polls indicate public support for it. Results from a Morgan Gallup poll in July of this year showed that 69 per cent of Australians thought that doctors should be allowed to let patients die and that 73 per cent of Australians believed that a doctor should be able to administer a lethal dose if desired by a hopelessly ill patient in great pain. In 1989,40 per cent of Victorian doctors confidentially surveyed said they would practise voluntary euthanasia if it was le-gal. World-wide survey results indicate pop-ular support for euthanasia. Seventy-five per cent of those surveyed in England, Canada, the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands and even Australia would like the choice to die. "They want the right for medical help to die as they had the right of medical help to be born," according to the new president of the World Federation of the Right-to-Die Society, Jean Davies. From a medical point of view the ACT Labor Party's policy is considered out of line with community views. Dr Peter Wilkins, assistant secretary-general of health services for the ACT Australian Medical Association, said that he could not see the AMA or any ethical medical organisation ever embrac-ing active euthanasia. "We could, however, go along with a codification of the social 'living will' type deal that they have in Victoria," he said. "Passive euthanasia is really a poor term because what its about really, is allowing nature to take its course." IN ADDITION to the general law, all members of the AMA must abide by its Code of Ethics which outlines doc-tors' responsibility to respect human life from the beginning, not using their medi-cal knowledge contrary to the law. Most doctors also subscribe to the 1987 World Medical Association Declaration on Euthanasia which declares that "Eutha-nasia, that is the act of deliberately ending the life of a patient, even at the patient's own request or at the request of close relatives is unethical. This does not pre-vent the physician from respecting the de-sire of a patient to allow the natural process of death to follow its course in a terminal phase of sickness." Dr Wilkins sees no objection to "living wills" which indicate a person's choice not to be resuscitated but does not support active euthanasia. He sees decisions on euthanasia to be primarily the responsibility of society and not of doctors. While the AMA does not campaign on ethical issues its concern is for clear legisla-tion of the medical profession's legal obli-gations under medical trespass laws. Religious opposition to euthanasia is common and is on the moral grounds that life is a "gift", not a "right" and that scrip-tural commands say that "thou shalt not kill". Active euthanasia is seen as forcing a "duty" to kill on doctors helping a patient in their "right to die". As the biggest religious group in Austra-lia, the Roman Catholic Church is a very vocal group and will be an influential op-ponent of the Labor proposal. Nicholas Tonti-Filippini, executive offi-cer of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Research Office, a Monash University graduate in philosophy and ethics, and a leading spokesman on bio- ethic issues, sees no moral difference be-tween passive and active euthanasia be-cause "they are both immoral and unethical". "As a public policy-euthanasia under-mines the care of the seriously ill and the dying," he said. He believes empowering doctors to take life, either by action or by neglect, would undermine the whole of the palliative and hospice care of patients. Accordingly, many palliative carers op-pose euthanasia. According to Mr Tonti-Filippini, "the difficulty for most people is to distinguish between deliberately bringing about death by neglect of reasonable care, and of the reasonable refusal of treatment which is overly burdensome or distressing." He sees the debate as being about wheth-er the law should somehow facilitate sui-cide by neglect of care or whether the law should facilitate or allow another to aid or abet someone committing suicide or alter-natively homicide. A fundamental issue, according to the Catholic Church, is the worth of the indi-vidual regardless of their use and function. "It creates circumstances where those who feel they are a burden on others, with the creation of the possibility that they may take their own lives or direct another to take their lives, in a sense creates some-thing of an obligation not to be a burden on others," Mr Tonti-Filippini said. "In a society such as ours we should value people for who they are rather than for their use and function. "That's the choice we make in this de- bate — whether we're going to continue with care and support, valuing, people re-gardless of their diminished function, or whether we're going to make their value dependent on tneir ability to contribute.""}
{"id":134157514,"text":"05 Oct 1991 - Metherell poll has voters split Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 5 October 1991, page 9 Metherell poll has voters split THE resignation from the NSW Liberal Party of the former Minister for Education, Terry Meth-ercll, has exposed a split in public opinion as to what the Greiner Government's priorities should be, according to a Saulwick Poll this week. The poll, published yesterday in The Sydney Morn-ing Herald, showed Dr Methercll had the support of women, Labor and Independent voters in his call for the Government to attend to environmental and wel- fare issues such as support for victims of the recession. However, Coali-tion supporters be-lieved the Government's top priority should be firm economic POLL WATCH management. Overall voters were evenly divided, with 47 per cent preferring an emphasis on the economy and 48 per cent supporting Dr Metherell's view. The 600-voter telephone survey also showed that only 28 per cent believed the Premier, Nick Greiner, was doing a good or very good job, while 40 per cent considered his performance poor or very poor. Support for the Government and the Opposition was tied at 38 per cent, while 16 per cent supported Inde-pendents and eight per cent supported the Democrats or other parties, an indication that Labor could win an election on preferences. Divisions in support were marked by different age categories. Of 18-24s, 56 per cent believed the Govern-ment should concentrate on economic matters com-pared with 43 per cent who favoured the environment and welfare. Of over-55s, 42 per cent favoured the economy compared with 49 per cent for Dr Metherell's priorities. In federal politics, voter satisfaction with the Trea-surer, John Kerin, has improved substantially since June, according to a Newspoll survey published in The Australian, but his dissatisfaction rating has also in-creased, an apparent reflection of people making up their minds about the new Treasurer. Of those polled, 45 per cent were satisfied with Mr Kerin's performance, compared with 30 per cent in June. Mr Kerin's satisfaction rating is now significantly higher than Paul Keating's last recorded figure of 22 per cent Twenty-six per cent said they were dissatisfied with Mr Kerin, up from 11 per cent. Those uncommitted fell from 59 per cent to 29 per cent."}
{"id":134158335,"text":"09 Oct 1991 - Hewson 'slipping' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 9 October 1991, page 3 Hewson 'slipping' SYDNEY: Confidence in John Hew-son's Opposition is slipping even though his Liberal Party is still preferred for the next election, according to a Morgan Gallup poll. The results of the survey, published in the Bulletin magazine, show that al-though the Liberal Party was still expect-ed to win the next federal election, support was beginning to waver."}
{"id":134158354,"text":"09 Oct 1991 - Popularity drops Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 9 October 1991, page 2 Popularity drops SYDNEY: The NSW Liberal Party would have been defeated had an election been held in September, according to this week's Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll, published in the Bulletin, shows support for the Coalition has dropped to 40, while support for the ALP rose two points to 43 per cent."}
{"id":134159263,"text":"12 Oct 1991 - Hewson approval rating declines Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 12 October 1991, page 9 Hewson approval rating declines THE HONEYMOON appears to be over for the Hewson-led Liberal-National Party Coalition as polling shows opinion waning on whether it is capable of winning the next election. The latest Bulletin Morgan Gallup Poll has shown that, even though the Coalition is still the preferred and expected winner of the next federal election, its approval rating has dropped in the last three months with fewer voters wanting it to win the next election and tewer thinking it will win. A special Morgan Gallup Poll asked voters which party they "would like" to win the federal election in two year's fimp anH whirh nar ty they "think" will win. The poll sample was 1165 electors Australia-wide and was conducted on September 21 and 22. The poll found that in spite of the fact that in June 50 per cent of electors said they would like the Coalition to win compared to 34 per cent for Labor, by September the figure had dropped by four percentage points to 46 per cent. Thirty per cent now said they would like Labor to win. The confidence in the Coalition to pull off a victory in the next election has dropped also. Whereas 55 per cent said they thought the coalition would win in June, compared with 28 per cent for Labor, by September only 44 per cent thought they would win. Labor's electoral chances were favoured at 10 percentage points higher in September than in June with 38 per cent thinking they would win. Therefore, in just over three months, Dr Hewson's chances of winning the next election have dropped in they eyes of the electorate. The 11 percentage point drop in his chances signifies Dr Hewson's lowest rating on this question since just alter he assumed leadership in April 1990. This would appear to be the first significant decline in a year in expectations of electors for the Hewson-led Coalition. Of those who labelled themselves Coalition voters, 90 per cent said they would like the coalition to win. This is an increase of one percentage point on the June poll. Labor voters have increased their backing of the party by six percentage points since June witn 85 per cent saying they would like Labor to win."}
{"id":134160316,"text":"17 Oct 1991 - Coalition still leads, says poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 17 October 1991, page 11 Coalition still leads, says poll The federal Coalition led the Labor Party by 7 per cent points in late September but the lead was the smallest since June, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. Support for the Coalition was 44 per cent, down 1 per cent from the previous poll, against Labor's unchanged 37 per cent, the Democrats recording an increase of 1 to 7 per cent and 12 per cent listed as "others". The Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, remained the preferred prime minister over the Opposition Leader, John Hewson, by 48 per cent to 39, but both leaders recorded a 1 per cent increase in support over the previous poll. Mr Hawke's personal approval rating increased by 2 to 41 per cent, and his disapproval rating declined by 1 per cent to 50 per cent. Dr Hewson's approval rating increased by 2 per cent to 45, and his disapproval rating declined by 1 per cent to 37."}
{"id":134160984,"text":"19 Oct 1991 - Qld Libs plan seat fight with Nationals Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 19 October 1991, page 4 Qld Libs plan seat fight with Nationals BRISBANE: The Queensland Liberal Party is going ahead with the preselection of candidates in south-eastern Queensland seats despite National Party pleas to end three-cornered contests. The Liberals' state director, Lynton Crosby, said in a statement yesterday that his party had been buoyed by a recent increase in support, and was moving to preselect most of its candidates before Christmas. He said the redistributed electoral boundaries and a Morgan Gallup poll showing a 5 per cent increase in support for the Liberals in Brisbane gave good prospects for seats in Brisbane, the Sunshine and Gold Coasts, and in the north. The Liberals' move runs counter to Thursday's call for conservative unity by the National Party state president, Don McDonald. He urged a return to "common sense" in National-Liberal relationships and an end to three-cornered contests in which a National or Liberal opposed a sitting conservative parliamentarian. He wants the Liberals to resume talks also on closer cooperation on the impact of optional preferential voting, key policy agreements and election strategies. Mr McDonald made his comments as key National Party figures gathered in Bundaberg for yesterday's management committee meeting, followed today and on Sunday by the 250-member central council meeting. His concerns result from the breakdown in talks between the conservative parties, and the Liberals' intention to contest all seats in the Gold Coast-Brisbane-Sunshine Coast south-eastern corner, including those held by the Nationals. The National Party has three seats in the south-east that the Liberals might regard as winnable — Nicklin on the Sunshine Coast, and Surfers Paradise and Southport on the Gold Coast. The Liberal state president, Paul Everingham, has said that talks on closer cooperation depended on the Queensland Nationals' supporting fully the federal coalition's proposed goods-and-services tax package. Mr McDonald said, "Our combined resources should be used to target marginal seats to take from the ALP and win government — not squandered fighting each other for safe conservative seats." The ALP state secretary, Wayne Swan, said the Liberals would agree to "wimp out" of three-cornered contests in selected seats if the Nationals accepted the "unpopular" GST. "The Liberals' 30 pieces of silver will be a deal to leave sitting National members alone in selected Gold and Sunshine Coast seats," he said. The conservatives' deal showed how scared they were of a fair fight now that Queensland had fair boundaries."}
{"id":134162184,"text":"24 Oct 1991 - ALP support up: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 24 October 1991, page 5 ALP support up: poll SYDNEY: Voter support for the Labor Party in the Senate has increased to its highest point since July last year, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in this week's Bulletin magazine, showed that in September, Labor's support increased 2.5 per cent to 36 per cent, Liberal's was down four points to 37 per cent and the National's was up slightly to 6 per cent"}
{"id":134163746,"text":"30 Oct 1991 - Hawke's popularity slips Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 30 October 1991, page 5 Hawke's popularity slips SYDNEY: Support for both the Labor Party and the Hawke Government declined this month, according to the latest Morgan Gallup poll. The poll, published in The Bulletin magazine, shows support for Bob Hawke as Labor leader declining by three percentage points to 38 per cent. Support for John Hewson as Leader of the Opposition also declined, by one point to 44 per cent. The poll shows that if a federal election had been held this week the Op position coalition would have won. Support for the Government declined by one percentage point this month to 36 per cent, and support for the Oppo-; sition remained steady at 44 per cent. Despite the decline in support for the Labor Party, Mr Hawke remains the voters' preferred choice for prime minister, with 46 per cent of the vote — 2 per cent less than last month. Dr Hewson scored 39 per cent. The remaining voters were unde cided."}
{"id":134228388,"text":"04 Oct 1947 - TIP WORSE CONDITIONS FOR BRITAIN Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Saturday 4 October 1947, page 1 TIP WORSE CONDITIONS FOR BRITAIN "Herald" Service. NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Thirty-three per cent. of people questioned in a Gallup poll think that conditions will become worse in Britain in 194Twenty-nine per cent. think they will be better, 13 per cent. think they will be about the same, and 25 per cent. had no opinion."}
{"id":134236640,"text":"14 Oct 1947 - Most Britons Against U.S. Interference Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 14 October 1947, page 1 nIost Britons Against U.S. Interference "Herald" Service LONDON, Oct. 13.- Mrost people questioned in a Gallup poll said that if America wanted a say in running British affairs before giving further help, United States aid should be rejected. To the question: "If America wanted a say, should we accept or reject her help?"--27 per cent replied "accept," 51 per cent answered "reject," and 22 per cent had no opinion. Asked whether they thought it unlikely that America would want a say in British affairs before helping further, 57 per cent replied affirmatively, 21 per cent negatively, and 22 per cent had no opinion. Party L.ine Thirty-two per cent of Conservatives questioned favoured acceptance of American aid and 44 per cent voted for rejection. Fifty-seven per cent of Labour supporters voted for rejection and 21 per cent for acceptance. Fifty-three per cent of Liberals voted for rejection and 25 per cent for acceptance. T'ih motive for rejection among 32 per ~,s was to "keeprour ..ind-Lpendence." One small group thought Britain should rely'on the Empire." Fourteen per gent suspected American motives or feared an American depression and 28 pe cent expressed the opinion that "we have no alternative to American aid," or "the. United States has a right to \\know how loan money would be spent.""}
{"id":134236648,"text":"14 Oct 1947 - U.S. War Entry Was Mistake, Some Thought Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 14 October 1947, page 1 U.S. War Entry Was Mistake, Some Thought "Herald" Service NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Twenty-four per cent of people questioned in a Gallup poll thought it was a mistake for the United Slites to enter the second world war. Eighteen months ago, only 15 per cent of people questioned thought so. Sixty-six per cent thought it was not a mistake land 10 per cent had no opinion. Fifty per cent thought President Truman should keep to the middle of the road, 19 per cent that he should go more to the Right, 18 per cent more to the Left, and 13 per cent had no opinion."}
{"id":134239841,"text":"18 Oct 1947 - MORE WOULD RETAIN TIPPING Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Saturday 18 October 1947, page 5 MIORE WOULD RETAIN TIPPING "Herald" Service. NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-A Canadian Gallup poll showed that 41 per cent. of the people think tippjng should be abolished, 48 per cent.' would retain it, and 11 per cent. were undecided."}
{"id":134240126,"text":"24 Sep 1947 - BRITAIN IN \"A JAM\" MOST PEOPLE AGREE Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wednesday 24 September 1947, page 1 BRITAIN IN "A JAM" MOST PEOPLE AGREE "Herald" Servico.. LONDON. Sept. 23.-"We are in a jam," said 75 per cent. of people who were asked in a Gallup poll whether they were aware of Britain's economic crisis. Ninety-eight per cent. of the people Teplied that they knew of England's troubles, Asked whether it was really serious or something the country would get over without much trouble, 75 per cent. replied: "Rleally serious," iS.pe cent. said: "Not serious," and 7 'lper lent. expressedl no opinion. uiesttionmd whether tlhey thought theu Government was Ihallling the situation as well as pIossible, I1l per cent. said: "Yes," and 0 pIecr cent. "No." Political views of the voters came out clearly in the percentages. leost of thie Labour voters said the Government was handling the situation well, whereas most of the Conservatives and Liberals said the Government was not handling it well. Fifty per cent. of those who disaplproved were asked what they would like to see the Government do. The answers included "drop nationalisation," "the Government should resign," "MIr. Attlee should make W;ay for someone else n. lPrime ? rli Ministir," ".quicker ldemobilisation," "take thie people more into thie Governme?tn's c',ll fidenee.""}
{"id":134270723,"text":"20 May 1953 - Support For Eisenhower Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wednesday 20 May 1953, page 7 Support For Eisenhower "Hterald" Service. NEW YORK, May 19.--In a Gallup poll, 74 per cent. of those interviewed said they approved of the way in which President Eisenhower was doing his job. Ten per cent. disapproved andti 16 per: cent. had no opinion. Those approving said he was making a serious effort to cut expenses and secure peace. Ilis critics said he had not dlone a thing and lacked firmness. Cost Of Living Americans consider that the average family cannot even make ends meet if. tihey receive less thian £28 a week. Seventy-four per cent. opposed cuttirrg tile size of the arnmeLd forces in the event of a Korealn irllce. Twenty-two per cent. were in favour and 4 per cent. had no opinion. In a Canadian Gallup poll, 62 Cper cent,. thought the Commhniists should be denied freedom of speech, 26 per cent. would allow it, and the rest had no opinion."}
{"id":134299310,"text":"04 Feb 1994 - Bishop trounces Hewson Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 4 February 1994, page 1 Bishop trounces Hewson A poll published today shows Bronwyn Bishop more than twice as popular as John Howson.— and doing dramatically better on the score of strength. The Saulwick poll, published in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, found that 52 per cent of voters saw Senator Bishop as very strong, while only 6 per cent believed Dr Hewson was very strong. Senator Bishop was regarded as the best leader by 42 per cent, compared with 20 per cent for Dr Hewson. The Saulwick poll follows a Morgan poll issued earlier this week in which Senator Bishop was much more popular than Dr Hewson — 34 per cent thought she should- be Liberal leader compared with 13 per cent for him. The latest poll is likely to further destabilise Dr Hewson, with its particularly damning finding about perceived lack of strength. Senator Bishop also rated highly in voters' minds on intelligence compared with Dr Hewson — 37 per cent thought she was very intelligent compared with 20 per cent for Dr Hewson. But she was seen as very arrogant on 21 per centcompared with 7 per cent for Dr Hewson."}
{"id":134300609,"text":"09 Feb 1994 - 43pc back republic Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 9 February 1994, page 2 43pc back republic Australians are slowly losing in-terest in the republic, with support falling in the latest poll by five per-centage points to 43 per cent. The AGB McNair poll found op-position to the republic unchanged at 42 per cent, with the proportion of uncommitted people rising five points to 15 per cent."}
{"id":134320749,"text":"07 Feb 1948 - Want Defensive Alliance Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Saturday 7 February 1948, page 1 Want Defensive Alliance "Herald" Service NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-A Gallup Woll shows that 51 per cent, think Britain, America, and France should enter a defensive military alliance immediately, 36 per cent. are opposed, and 13 per cent. have no opinion. An alliance with Britain is favoured by 45 per cent., and 45 per cent. are opposed. A Canadian Gallup Poll shows that 30 per cent. think Canada should offer to take part in the Marshall Plan by lending money, 20 per cent. are oponsed, and 13 per cent. gave no opinion. The rest "ad not heard of the Marshall Plan"}
{"id":134326204,"text":"05 Feb 1948 - Most Want To Meet Mr. Churchill Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 5 February 1948, page 1 Most Want To Meet °SMr. Churchill "Herald" Service JONDON, Feb. 4.-Mr. Winston Churchill headed the list in a Gallup Poll which asked: "If you could talk to any person in British history, who would it be?" The list of selected people totalled several hundred, but the first 20 in order of preference are.-Churchill, Queen Victoria, Lord Nelson, Henry VIII., Disraeli, Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, Queen Elizabeth, Gladstone, Lloyd George, the Duke of Windsor, Francis Drake, the King and/or Quteen, Lord Montgomery, George V., Florence Nightingale, Princess Elizabeth, Mr. Attlee, Walter Raleigh, and Mary Queen of Scots. Churchill was mentioned twice as frequently as Queen Victoria, whose place was due to many women wanting to talk to her. Charles Dickens was listed 23rd, anid Bernard Shaw 27th. Scotsmen tended to concentrate on the romantic figures of their history, including Robett Bruce and Prince Charlie. Explorers, with Captain Scott, Livingstone and Lawrence received a considerable number of votes. Other choices included Grace Darling, Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, the cookery book writer, Mrs. Becton. the jockey, Fred Archer, and the executioner, Pierrepoint. Practically all the leading choices, excluding those living, appeared in a comparatively recent film."}
{"id":134329524,"text":"12 Mar 1948 - Majority of Britons Favour Lotteries Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 12 March 1948, page 3 Majority of Britons Favour Lotteries "Herald" Service. LONDON, March 11.- State lotteries have the support of the majority of Britons, according to a Gallup poll. Asked if they would approve Government-organused lotteries as a method of raising revenue, 60 per cent. answered "Yes," 23 per cent. said "No," and 17 per cent. had no opinion. Seventy per cent. of the men supported lotteries."}
{"id":134332726,"text":"02 Feb 1948 - Most British Approve Coal Nationalisation Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 2 February 1948, page 3 M ost British Approve Coal Nationahsation "Herald" Service. LONDON, Feb. 1.-Britain's coalmines have now been nationalised for 12 months. To a Gallup Poll question: "Has nationalisation been successful ?" 49 per cent. said "Yes," 20 per cent. said "No," 14 per cent. said "No effect." and 17 per cent. had no opinion. The great majority of Labour supporters said that nationalisation had been successful. The same voters were asked if they thought the nationalisation of transport would be a success. Thirty-three per cent. replied in the affirmative, 29 per cent. in the negative, seven per cent. said "No effect," and 31 per cent. had no opinion. Fifty-four per cent. of transport workers said it would be successful, and 20 per cent. said it would be a failure. Asked whether they thought iron and steel should be nationalised, 31 per cent. answered in the affirmative, 36 per cent. in the negative, and 33 per cent. had no opinion. Fifty per cent. of Labour supporters said that iron and steel should be nationalised."}
{"id":134333302,"text":"23 Jan 1948 - Found Girls As Easy To Bring Up Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 23 January 1948, page 3 Found Girls As Easy To Bring Up "Herald" London Service. Girls are about as easy-or as hard-to bring up as boys, in the opinion of most British people. Asked in a Gallup poll whether it was easier to bring up a boy or a girl, 24 per cent. of those questioned said a boy, 27 per cent. said a girl, and 26 per cent. said there was no difference, with the remaining 23 per cent. of no opin. ion. Asked if they had another child, which they would prefer, 32 per cent. replied a boy, 28 per cent. a girl,aand 40 per cent. had no preference,"}
{"id":134356676,"text":"21 Dec 1945 - Some Forsee Wave of Strikes Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 21 December 1945, page 7 SomeForsee Wave of Strikes "Herald" Service. .: LONDON, Dec. '20. Fifty-three ler cent. of voters answered "Yea" in :a Gallup :pboll on ?.lihetler .they" t~hoilkht tli'here : wn likely" to: be a: atrike wave in tihe coming. months;. :: Nineteen p'er cent. answered "Nob," 'nd 28 .ier cent. had 'nb opinion., Most frequeent mentioiied .grounds oir 'a strike wave were: The drop in .earninges, due . to the. switch Ito pencetime 'production; the general snirit of discontent. -' It was notable that the group in which the smallest proportion believed strikes were likely was the group that contained potential strikers-factory workers and others engaged in heavy industry and transDort·."}
{"id":134367382,"text":"22 Aug 1945 - DIVIDED VIEWS ON JAPAN Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wednesday 22 August 1945, page 3 DIVIDED VIEWS ON JAPAN "Herald" Service. * NI4WB YO]1K, Aug. 21-.--Fifty-thrce pir; cent. of Americans featured in a Gallhn poll. surv:\\ey. ,rgel :strict c6ntrol of* the .Jallnesde and, plpliahinient of w car crimininlh 33. per ceit: ald "treat them fairly atd 'rIc-educat:e themn," aild 14 pcr c ent:uitrged Itlert th,' :be :treated ?ithi .ctrelie Tin C cainali :CiGallllup il. 4(b per celnt: ,of :.thod- questiolied thoughit Indio .Was not reaidy 'to receiie 1)ominion "sttatus: 18 per eent. beliesvcdi she jvas. ready for.it: 3 per cent.r wirn doibtful. and the reat had no'opinion. ."}
{"id":134369908,"text":"15 Aug 1945 - BRITISH FAVOUR SWEEPING CHANGES Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wednesday 15 August 1945, page 3 BRITISH FAVOUR .SWEEPING CHANGES "Herald" Service LONDON. August 14.-A Gallupf. plioll asked, the Biitish people whether they thougliht the election results: mieant that thc., wvanted the Laboucr: Party to govern along existinu lines.;: but more efficiently, or introduc?<: .weeping changcs such as nationaliesa' tion. Fifty-two per cent. replied. "sweeping changes," 34 per cent. said, "along existiner lines," and 14 ljer cent had no opinion."}
{"id":134390413,"text":"06 Nov 1950 - Gallup Poll Used As Listening Post Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 6 November 1950, page 3 Gallup Poll Used As Listening Post PARIS, Nov. 5. A.A.P.-Reutcr.The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (the Statesponsored French "Gallup" poll) has become the Government's principal listening-post for public opinion. It will shortly publish an inquiry, ordered by the Government, on labour unemployment and wages. The State used the institute as long ago as 1948, when the French people were asked: "Do you want an increased sugar ration at a higher price, or the same ration at the present price?" The country voted for more sugar, and the Stati responded. The institute also undertakes commercial inquiries. A footwear chain store, proud of the quality of its products, asked the institute to find out why it was losing custom. The answer was: "Your prices are too low. The public have no confidence in your shoes." Asked who they would most like to talk to for an hour, the public chose Stalin. General de Gaulle came second, President Truman third, Winston Churchill fourth, the Pope fifth. Women mainly "asked for" the Pope."}
{"id":134399367,"text":"30 Jun 1977 - Advertising Woroni (Canberra, ACT : 1950 - 2007), Thursday 30 June 1977, page 2 APOLOGY We placed an advertisement on page 2of Vol. 29, No. 6, 1/6/77 requesting contributions towards the cost of the ANOP Poll on Abortion in the A.C.T. Due to a misunderstanding we stated the Poll was commissioned by the Abortion Counselling Service. This was an error, the poll was commissioned by the Women's Information & Health Counselling Service. A.N.O.P. Poll on Auortions Any member of the University who wishes to contribute to the cost of the A.N.O.P. Poll organised by the Women's Information & Health Counselling Service, and recently carried out in the A.C.T. on attitudes on abortion on demand, please send donations to: Diana Riddell C /- Students' Association Office, PO Box 4 Canberra, ACT 2600"}
{"id":134432699,"text":"08 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW : 1898 - 1958), Friday 8 April 1910, page 7 A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. ] ? A ? / V SOME INCIDENTS. Soon after seven on a dark January morning we alighted at tho station nearest our destination— the typical Lancashire v'lUige of X. 'I think we had better v,a;k it,' suggested the ).??( t'ding oflloer, after un impatient wait of five in'mites; 'we ougni 10 manage me iuui nines in lijiiu for the ci enln;; of the p'jll.' hf wc'c.t® cattle of whue s how- j ever, quickly L -i-yed o'l ? aimety, audi so,m tho U'tly of three was hudcli:d together In the ricketty carrier's cart. 'Hoo's rare an', frill y this niornin',' sriii1 the driver from his seat; ' it's wunnerful what yon owd m.vre can do when she's wun up— lioo'I 'a yo' theer i' hayve an hour — it's th' excitement as does it.' The horse certainly did move; but the strides were chiefly up and down, after the manner of Pecksniff's pony, nnd his a^t'on caused tlio cai t to Jolt most uncomfortably. 'And they say as animals knows nowt,' continued the driver, calmly ignoring the fact that wo were continually being flung, to the bottom of the cart by the erratic movements of his horse. 'Yon horse knows as there's summat i' th' air; hoo's a sect moor sense till mony a woman, aye, an' mony a Christian, that hos 'as.' BILL YATES CASTS HIS VOTE. Having arrived at the polling station, the carrier adjourned to the publichouse opposite. 'I met as weel stop an' put ma cross to t' papper whilo I'm on t' spot,' was his parting greeting. As he did not enter the polling booth until close on noon, it was evident that voting was a serious matter to our friend the carrier. When, with the assistance of two village constables, the boxes had been duly placcd;and unsealed, the- poll was declared open. 'I'm nil! Yates.' he said genially, 'An' eisht.v-t.hree last wick.' 'For fifty year,' he continued, 'mo an' owd Mo powd fost at every election i' this village. But th' owd lad is dcaivn wi' t' rheumatics badly, so he cannot turn cawt this time. Poor a'wd Mo, he'll be gradely frettin' abeaut it a' — I mun goo an' ha' a word wi' th' owd lad — lie were always on t' rect side, ail' would be now if he but cood.' And with a parting flourish of his stout cudgel Iiill left the booth. Mine host from across the way was the next to vote, and with an eye to business he informed us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour. Soon after breakfast time some little commotion was heard at the entrance, tbe sound of a shrill voice being very persistent. 'You cannot come in with him,' said the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with his body. 'He'll goo an' vote for t' wrong felly if I dunnot,' replied a female voice. 'Ast do nowt o't kind,' growled a protesting voice; 'dost think I'm a born foo'?' 'Tha were never owt else sin I wed thee— thee'at three parts drunk awready, and ? 'i ? By this time tbe voter had managed to enter the room. 'Neaw what would to do wi' a wife like voil ?' lie bppnn. turninir to the policeman. 'Get on wi' thi' votin', lad, and move on,' replied the officer, sharply. 'It's had enoo neaw,' grumbled the unlucky wight as he left the room a few minutes later, 'but what'll it be when they're getting t' vote?' NOT BROWN, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part the workmen who came in during the day were quiet and businesslike in their manner of voting; very few needed any instructions, and the general improvement in the education of the -people is perhaps never so noticeable as on these occasions. There was one exception. A b'g, surly-looking man who came to the table wiWi the demand, 'Gie us a card!' 'Name, please?' requested the clerk. 'What's that to thee? I voto by ballot,' he snapped out. Even when it was pointed out to hi.-n that his name was necessary to prove his right to vote according to the reg ster he refused to budge, and not until' the officer came to escort him to the door did he give the required information. The local gentry, Including Uhe clergy and doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In several ca.-es they did not think it neccssary to give their names until requested. 'Ha — yes, of course, of course,' blustered one, '.vou are strangers to the village, otherwise you would have had no need to ask for my name.' It afterwards transpired that this individual was a rccent settler in the village, 'Lives in a big new placo on th* 'ill — of no fambly whatever, tries to mix up with our best famblies, who don't want none of him,' remarked the constable scathingly. During tlhe afternoon very little pc';lng was done; but one old fellow created a mild diversion. 'Con yo tell mo which o' these chaps is Brown?' he inquired. 'Certainly,' responded the presiding officer, indicating the name on tho voter's paper; then, suspecting an illiterate voter, he asked the old man whether he could read and write. 'Aye, lad, I con write rcet enoo for this job, but mi seet is none so good as it were. Art sure this is Brown?' he continued. On being reassured that it was, the old man retired to Uhe ballot-box to make his cross. 'That's aw rect, Isn't It?' he remarked, showing his paper to the presiding officer.'But 'But you have not voted for Brown,' said the official, after examining the paper. '1 ne'er Intendlt to,' chuckled the old fellow, winking his eye silly, 't'other chap's my mon, an' I wanted to mak' no mistake about him.' THREE CHEERS FOR 'OWD MO.' The return of the out-workers to their homes brought the usual rush in the closing hours of the poll. The rival candidates roused local excitement to fever heat by their final visits to the neighboring com: littee rooms. 'With the last half hour came a constant succession of cheers and countercheers, as the remaining voters came up. 'Three cheers for t' Squire — he's coom all t' way fra Scotland!' shouted someone outside as a motor car came panting up. 'Three cheers for Owd Mo!' called out the leader of the opposition party. The two came in together, the Squire helping the crippled old man, whose right leg was swathed in red flannel. The Squire waited until tbe old sum. had voted, in order that he might assist him out again. 'lrou must come in the motor — I'll see you safe home.' 'Nay, nay, Squire, I mun stick to mi colors. I'd a gone wi' th' owd Squlrol rcet willingly; he were always for t' I poor people; he'd seed 'em starvo fori bread an' knew what Protection meant) for such as us. I've had childer cryln' ! for bread, and I've worked wick In, | wick cawt, an' not been able to glvoi .'cm one gradely meal 1' th' day. Nay, ; nay, Squire, no Protection for the likes | o' me; we mun go our own ways; th' ; lads browt me here i' th' donkey cart, j an I reckon th' owd donkey 'II take mo j back agen — mayhap ast tie-er vote agen, ; Squire; but if it is last time I know I awm on t' right side. Good - neetj Squire!' | And with blazing eyes the old fellow I drew himself up and hobbled painfully' to tho door with Uk aid of Ills stick. ] And a- the polling closed a mighty: cheering broke out, 'Three cheers for! ' Owd Mo!' — H.Ij.. in the 'Daily News.'. - i"}
{"id":134468203,"text":"09 May 1949 - Clothes First Choice Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 9 May 1949, page 4 Clothes First Choice "HeraId" London Service. One in six Britons would buy clothes if the purchase Ix was removed, according to a Gallup Poll. Sixteen per cent. of both men and women said they would buy clothes, 8 per cent. of men woldds buy a wireless set. 8 per cent. of women woudt purdlhase furniture, 6 ner cent. of women would buy carpets, 6 per cent. of men would buy a car or motor-cycle, 8 per cent. of women would buy linens, 3 per cent. curtains, 3 per cent. a vacuum cleaner, 3 per cent. a refrigerator, 3 per cent. a washing machine, 10 ter cent. household equipment."}
{"id":134664167,"text":"30 Aug 1954 - DEMOCRAT BID FOR CONGRESS Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 30 August 1954, page 1 DEMOCRAT BID FOR CONGRESS "Herald" Service NEW YORK, August 29.-The United States election campaign has opened with the Democrats ahead in the race for control of Congress, a Gallup Poll shows,. Only 20 per cent. of the \\oters in the Southern States avour the Republicans. Outside the South, the parties are running neck and neck, with 51 per cent. fa,ourinlg the Republicans and 19 per cent. the Democrats. Dr. Gallup interprets this as giving the Democrats a lead, for they have olly to win about one-third of theC seats outside the South to gain control of the Hlouse. Foreign policy is not likely to be an issue as 61 per cent. of thlose questicaed regarded themselves as internationalists. Seventeen oer cent. claimed to be isolation'sts, 3 per cent. neither, and the rest had had no opinion. A breakdown of thie figures show that the isolationists are more numerous among the not-so-well edicated section of the population. Surprisingly, they are most common in the Pacific States sand more numcrous in the Eastern and Southern States than m the MidWest, mistakenly regarded as the stronghold of isolationism."}
{"id":134903898,"text":"05 Jan 1954 - Some Families In U.S. Worse Off Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 5 January 1954, page 10 Some Families In U.S. Worse Off . "Herald" Service NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-A Gallup poll revealed that 24 per cent. of American families were worse off now than they were a year ago. Eighteen per cent. said they were better off and 56 per cent. found their circumstances unchanged. The rest expressed no opinion.."}
{"id":134904270,"text":"27 Apr 1954 - Army Chief \"Favoured\" Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 27 April 1954, page 4 Army Chief "Favoured" "Herald" Service NEW YORK, April 26. . In a New York Gallup poll 46 per cent. favour the Sc,rctary of the Army (Mr. Stevens) in the Army-McCar. thy dispute, 23 per cent. favour Senator McCarthy, 26 per cent. are undecided, and 5 per cent. neutral. There was a 73 per cent. vote for going ahead with thti hydrogen tests."}
{"id":135013216,"text":"29 May 1945 - 40 PER CENT WERE FOR LABOUR Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 29 May 1945, page 3 40 PER CENT'WERE FOR LABOUR . "Herald" Service. LONDON, May 28.--In a recent. iallup toll ou how they would" vote n the event of an--iimmediate gen?lal election, 40 per dent.:of :civil; ians replied they wouldi. roteLab r. Twenty-four per.'lit.: iinterided e vote for 'the Conservvatives; : 12 cr cent. for the Liberile, 2 peir cenit or the Commininists 'aidr2 per cenit. Or the Common WealthTi, Phrity Sllirteen per cent. .were iilndecided, tn 7 per cent: of the replies 'iere It should be noted that the answers 'ere given before the names of any iadidates had been announned, and difore the issues on which the electiln woull be foniht had been dejined. The views of servicemen and Onen vwere not sought in the poll."}
{"id":135022562,"text":"25 Sep 1947 - MOST WOULD LIKE TO BE DOCTORS North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 - 1955), Thursday 25 September 1947, page 10 MOST WOULD LIKE TO BE DOCTORS ?If you could be anything you wished, what would you choose ? This question was asked in a recent Gallup poll in Britain. A choice o'f eight possible vcareers was given. Replies disclosed that more than, a fifth of the people of Britain wished to be doctors. ? ' . Eighteen per cent, wished to be niusicians; 11 per cent, selected the head of a big company. Only six per cent, wanted to be movie stars; five per cent, wished to be footballers, and two per cent, chose to 'be prime ministers. Eighteen per cent, chose none of the careers offered. . v Nearly twice as many women as men wanted to be musicians and more than five times as many women as men wanted to be movie stars. The poorer the voter the more he tended to say he wished to be a footballer or movie star. Offered a free choice outside, the selected callings, a bookmaker's wife wanted to be a ballerina, while a wprks manager wanted to be a gentleman's gardener. Nobody wantto be king, but two women said they would like to be queen."}
{"id":135028070,"text":"24 Jun 1948 - GALLUP POLL FORECASTS PUBLIC OPINION North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 - 1955), Thursday 24 June 1948, page 2 GALLUP POLL FORECASTS PUBLIC OPINION The Gallup Poll was tested as. a barometer of public opinion in the regent referndum, and forecast the actual result to within two-- per cent. The poll figures showed that' in September 1947,; only 41' people put of every hundred favoured a 'No' vote. In December, the figure had dropped to 39 per cent. Between January 1 and May 1 of this year, however, the figures climbed steadily until, with a month to go, 61 people of every hundred had decided to vote 'No.'"}
{"id":135295204,"text":"20 May 1950 - Gentlemen Switch To Brunettes Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Saturday 20 May 1950, page 5 Gentlemen Switch To Brunettes "New York "Herald" Service A Gallup poll says gentlemen no longer prefer blondes. Forty-three per cent prefer brunettes, 23 per cent blondes, and 12I per. cent redheads. Twenty-two per cent have tno preference. In politics, 23 per cent of the electors consider themselves Liberal, 17 Conservatives and 7 per cent have no opinion. '[he rest do not kttow what Liberals and Conservatives are."}
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{"id":136293133,"text":"05 Mar 1987 - The Canberra Times Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 5 March 1987, page 2 ©he (Hanbrrra &imcs Thursday, March 5, 1987 REHEARSAL IN N.T. The NORTHERN Territory election on Saturday has been elevated beyond the usual parochial issues by the emergence of a new political party, the Northern Territory Nationals. Encouraged and partly financed by the Queensland Nationals led by the Premier, Sir Joh BjelkePetersen, the new party aims to run the ruling CountryLiberal Party out of office. Sir Joh is, in effect, having a "dry run" on Saturday. He has split the territory conservatives, just as he is determined to split the Federal ones, and has put up candidates who accept his policies, just as he plans to do at the next Federal election. He is running candidates against people who were once his allies and will do the same nationally. He has made the Northern Territory election his litmus test: if his candidates win a significant number of scats (they do not have to win government) the Bjelke-Petersen bandwagon will gather pace, adding to the woes of the Leader of the Federal Opposition, Mr Howard, and the Leader of the National Party, Mr Sinclair. If they falter, there will be a sigh of relief south of the Tweed River. The bandwagon may not have been finally stopped, but it will be at least temporarily broken down. Sir Joh told a recent political rally at Alice Springs that the eyes of Australia and the world were on the Northern Territory election. The world may not be particularly interested, but the rest of Australia is. His candidates are standing in all 25 scats, but the only notable one is the former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Mr Ian Tuxworth, who was forced to resign from the CLP last May over allegations about receiving electoral allowances beyond his entitlements. A number of other Joh candidates are disaffected former CLP and Labor Members. The CLP is counting on the electorate to resent the intrusion of the Queensland Nationals. The Joh team is outspending its opponents in media advertising and counting on Sir Joh's charisma to win the day. Relevance questionable Whatever the outcome of Saturday's ballot, its relevance to national politics will be questionable. The Northern Territory is a vastly different electorate from any of the States. It has only 70,000 electors, so the seats are small. In those circumstances the personalities of candidates count for much more than in large federal ones. Further, about a quarter of the voters are of Aboriginal descent and see little merit in Queensland policies on Aborigines. Possibly the best thing going for the Northern Territory Nationals is the poor administrative record of the CLP. The Government has recently run up its first deficit, its financial involvement in casinos has proved costly and there have been allegations of nepotism. Although the Labor Party cannot win the Northern Territory election, it will not be the only loser. The conservative forces of the territory have been split by the intrusion of the Queensland Nationals and their actions in establishing a new party with the sole aim of strengthening the Joh-for-PM campaign. The Chief Minister, Mr Hatton, has vowed not to cooperate with the new party and the rift is now so deep that it will take years to heal. Sir Joh cannot attack established conservative parties and heap personal, abuse on their leaders without causing lasting distrust. At the Federal level, the conservative coalition is being torn apart by the Queensland Nationals' demand that their 12 Members should walk out of the coalition. Mr Peter Slipper, a Queensland National backbencher, said recently that "the coalition is dead. What we have to do is give it a decent burial." It may not be quite dead, but it is very sick. A Queensland walkout would almost halve the number of Nationals in the Federal Parliament, and perhaps there would be more defections to the Joh camp, from NSW, Victoria and the right wing of the Liberal Party. The latest Morgan Gallup poll indicates that the BjelkePetersen campaign is doing more damage to the Liberals than to the Labor Party. Sir Joh has ensured that the spirit of trust that has held the coalition together for decades has been shattered. How can the Liberals ever again trust the Queensland Nationals after their ruthless campaign to get the aging Premier into the Lodge? Sir Joh has done the conservative cause a grave disservice. The Canberra Times is printod by The Federal Capital Press of Australia Ply Ltd at Pirio Stroet, Fyshwick, ACT, lor the publishers, The Federal Capital Press ol Australia Pty Ltd and John Fairfax & Sons Ltd. Postal address: GPO Bo* 218, Canberra, ACT, 2601. Phone 480066. Registered by Australia Post - Publication No. NBF0786 - ISSN 0157-6925."}
{"id":136293164,"text":"05 Mar 1987 - Optional preferential voting a threat to party's plans Nationals' first aim is to control the conservatives Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 5 March 1987, page 2 Optional preferential voting a threat to party's plans Nationals' first aim is to control the conservatives From ANDREW STEWART, in Brisbane THE QUEENSLAND National Party is even prepared to lose the next Federal election to gain con-trol of conservative politics. In a realistic assessment of their chances, the Queensland Nationals at their central council meeting at Hervey Bay last week end did not expect Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen to win government in his own right. That was the aim, but the Queensland president. Sir Robert Sparkes, admitted that a coalition of conservative forces was the most probable result. That would see John Howard as Deputy Prime Minister to Sir Joh. The Queensland Nationals ex-pect Mr Howard, as leader of the coalition minority Liberal Party, to accept such a position on the basis that his only alternative would be to go into opposition. There he might have to implement the flat-tax system he says cannot work and to repeal the retro-spective legislation against tax evasion which he fought so hard to introduce as Treasurer in the Fraser Government. Among the banana and palm trees of the Melanesian Village at Hervey Bay, the Queensland Nationals' management commit-tee and central council bluntly stated their belief that only Sir Joh could win the votes to ensure that the conservatives won the next Federal election, and conservative dissenters, such as the Liberals and Ian Sinclair's Nationals, would soon join the bandwagon once they scented the perks of govern- ment. The decision at Hervey Bay was nowhere near as united as Sir Rob-ert made out. Most of the Federal parliamentarians, including vocal Joh supporter Ian Cameron, op-posed the break with the coalition. But their words of caution were overwhelmed by Sir Joh's en-thusiasm (and bullying) and the support of Sir Robert. Sir Robert said he had remained sceptical that Sir Joh's crusade would succeed until he saw the Morgan Gallup poll on Wednes-day last week. "The polls show great support for our course of action," he said. "The 'Joh for PM' campaign has not really started and the Morgan poll shows we have 26 per cent support — think what that will be like in a few months, when the campaign really gets going." The strategist behind Sir Joh for 17 years admitted that the cam-paign would rest very much on Sir Joh's populism and that his age of 76 years could be a minus. How-ever, his summation of Sir Joh's campaign theme shows how much it will depend on tub-thumping populism rather than realistic poli- cies. "We're not trying to hijack any one or any party," Sir Robert said of the protests of Ian Sinclair and the coalitionists. "The Premier and his party are just trying to save the nation. It's quite clear the anti-socialist clement of the Australian people want new leadership. The sort of people forming Joh-for-PM committees in Sydney, Mel-bourne, Perth and Adelaide are disenchanted with the present Liberal approach and the influence of the 'wets'. "The coalition would still be in government if Malcolm Fraser and the people with him had made the decisions the people wanted. But we cannot risk another weak gov-ernment like that when we face the immense problems left to us by the Hawke socialist Government. The people want strong leadership and Sir Joh is the only one of the federal leaders able to provide that." Sir Joh offered the recipe he has honed over the past few months. "When we offer people lower tax-es, to get stuck into the unions, opportunity for the average person to have more take-home pay — the average person will be able to work as much as they like and keep 75 per cent in their pocket," he said. "That's why we will win the sup-port of the people." The Joh for PM for Australia's Sake (the full title of the party) campaign will be backed by the Queensland Nationals' research and campaigning methods. Former advertising executive Fred Maybury, who oversees these, said the Joh party was working to a $20 million budget — compared with $14 million spent by all parties in the 1984 Federal election. The Nationals are planning the direction of a major polling ex-ercise which will begin in the next few months. It will be a national survey of voter intentions and at-titudes, to provide quick and re-liable information (based geo-graphically and demographically) so that policies and campaign methods can be modified for max-imum effect. Sir Joh says policies are being studied but will be published only as the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, and Mr Howard publish theirs. Sir Joh says he will answer the grow-ing questioning about his policies by going direct to the people and asking, "Whom do you trust for strong leadership and to cut taxes? — certainly not Mr Hawke and Mr Howard, because they want new taxes." True to the Queensland Nationals' campaigning methods, the issues will be kept emotional and populist. The president of the Queensland Liberal Party, Mr John Moore, and officials of the Australian La-bor Party in Queensland have both warned their federal parties to counter Sir Joh quickly before his populism builds up momentum and emotional appeal. They re-called that both parties had be-lieved they could wear it down with reason and logic in the 1983 and 1986 Queensland election campaigns but failed, especially against the Nationals' big-budget, heavily emotional advertising. Indicative of the lengths Sir Joh will go to to win Federal govern-ment was his assertion to the cen-tral council that he would "stir up" the public by forcing a major strike just before the election and by getting tough as Premier of Queensland. Sir Joh is considering legislation to ban strikes in export industries, an action which he pointed out was sure to provoke unpopular strikes in the well-paid coal and waterside industries. Such devices mirror the anti-democratic nature of the Joh for PM campaign. Sir Joh is chairman and Sir Rob-ert deputy chairman of the cam-paign committee, with sub-com-mittees repor ting from states other than Queensland and on areas such as strategy, finance, policies and publicity. The main committee has "un-restricted discretionary authority in determining all aspects of the campaign". Candidates will be chosen and vetted by Sir Joh and Sir Robert. There is no avenue for grassroots input on policies, elec-tion of officials or selection of candidates. Asked whether the electoral laws requiring publication of the names of major donors would be a prob-lem, Sir Robert said, "We'll just change that retrospectively." However, he did dissociate himself from Mike Gore and others of the so-called "white-shoe brigade". "Adequate funding is at hand and it would be insidious of me to comment on Mr Gore," he said. "Our support comes from the average people who are sick of high taxes and worried that no-one will save them from the abyss into which the Hawke socialist Gov-ernment has taken this country." Asked how the Queensland Nationals, from such a small base — only 12 Members in Federal Parliament — could control the next Government and install Sir Joh as Prime Minister, Sir Robert replied, "We've had plenty of prac-tice in the last two state elections here." But some Queensland National federal parliamentarians pointed out some major problems. First, Mr Sinclair would not back down easily, leading to the Queensland Nationals sitting very uncomfortably in isolation on the cross benches. This would only emphasise in the public mind how small the breakaway group was. They said Sir Joh should not un-derestimate the damage which could be done to his cause as well as that of conservative politics by any infighting, since neither Mr Sinclair nor Mr Howard would be giving in. Second, they pointed out that there was no comparison between Queensland 1983 and Canberra 1987. The comparison in the next Federal election should be Queensland 1977 and 1980, when the Nationals decided to attack Brisbane, but had no organisation base and polled only about 10 per cent. It was not till 1983 that the Nationals could man polling booths in Brisbane and had enough people to handle postal votes and leaflet drops as well as all the other electoral matters which often make just the few hundred votes' difference between success and failure. Third, the Federal parlia-mentarians expect the Hawke Government to seriously consider introducing optional preferential voting, which would reduce the crossover of preferences between Liberal, National and Joh party candidates that normally max-imise the conservative vote. Op-tional preferential voting in NSW is the reason that the NSW Nationals so oppose the coalition break-up, because of their depen-dence on the goodwill of the NSW Liberals in not opposing each oth-er in seats. Sir Robert said he doubted if the ALP would be so cynical as to introduce optional preferential voting, but his Federal MPs arc not so sure in the current high-stakes politics. Sir Robert's aim is to poll about 30 per cent nationally for the Joh party. The party would like to win a few seats in Sydney and Mel-bourne, where half the Federal seats are, but Sir Robert and Sir Joh believe they can pick up such a concentration of seats in the bush and other states as to form the majority party in the coalition. In their version of percentage politics, the Queensland Nationals reckon they will wipe out the Liberals in Queensland, Western and South Australia and the Northern Territory, and make in roads in Tasmania and country Victoria and NSW. They expect to win at least 38 seats, 17 more than the National Party has now. They also expect the Liberals to lose nine seats to the Joh party. While Sir Robrt concedes that age will make Sir Joh's tenure as Prime Minister short, he expects the realignment to a coalition dominated by the Queensland Nationals to be a permanent fea-ture of Federal politics."}
{"id":136294509,"text":"12 Mar 1987 - Criminologists argue against death penalty Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 12 March 1987, page 9 " Criminologists * argue against death penalty By ROD CAMPBELL, Legal Reporter Although a majority of,Australians tended to favour capital punishment, there was little evidence that it would achievc anything and good reasons why it should not be reintroduced, . two Canberra criminologists have said. Mr Ivan Potas and Mr John Walker, of the Australian Institute of Criminology, wrote recently that those favouring the death penalty because it removed the killer from society permanently should remember that in practice it had often been administered capriciously and there was always a possibility that an innocent person might be executed. In the latest issue of the institute's publication Trends and Issues, they point out that the abolition of the death penalty in Australia had not resulted in any significant increase in murder rates. In fact, the homicide rate in Australia had actually fallen during the past 20 years, from nearly 6 per 100,000 of the population to less than 4,4. The death penalty was abolished in Queensland in 1922 and in Western Australia in 1984. The other states and territories abolished it between 1955 and 1976. ANOP and Morgan Gallup Polls had shown pro-capital punishment results ranging from 70 per cent (for specific crimes such as child-murder, rape-murder or gang-war murder) to 43 per cent (which had been the result in Morgan polls in 1980 and 1986). A national survey commissioned by the institute last year revealed that only 26 per cent of respondents felt the death penalty appropriate for murder by stabbing and only 17 per cent for drug-trafficking. The criminologists said their research gave some support to the theory that juries were re luctant to convict when the death penalty was involved and often returned verdicts of acquittal or manslaughter. In Victoria and Queensland, for instance, the percentage of manslaughter verdicts had dropped after the death penalty was abolished. Victorian statistics showed that the proportion of insanity verdicts had also dropped after abolition. Their report questioned whether the death penalty was needed for deterrent purposes. They pointed out that in NSW, four out of five homicide victims knew their attackers and were frequently intimately related. In many of these cases, only very short prison sentences were seen as appropriate punishment. Many homicides resulted from domestic arguments which were usually unaffected by the existence or otherwise of capital punishment. Mr Potas and Mr Walker suggested also that the death penalty might have a "brutalising effect". It might actually inspire acts of violence and thereby diminish the deterrent effect of capital punishment. They acknowledged that there was "grave public concern" over convicted persons re-ofTending on release and that the "ultimate incapacitant" removed the risk of an offender escaping, or being paroled, and killling again or killing a prison officer or another inmate. But, they point out, the rate of recidivism for murder was among the lowest of all offences and most murderers behaved well after release. They concluded that life imprisonment was probably a sufficient punishment for murderers. The criminologists pointed also to the dangers inherent in using the death penalty as a form of retribution because the justice system could make, and had made, mistakes. "It is too late to reverse the decision or compensate the prisoner for a miscarriage of justice after the death sentence has been carried out," they said."}
{"id":136296683,"text":"25 Mar 1987 - Two senators baulk at providing election trigger Liberals now in ID card tension Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 25 March 1987, page 1 Two senators baulk at providing election trigger Liberals now in IB card tension By ANDREW FRASER Tensions within the Liberal Party surfaced again yesterday as two Liberal senators "reserved their position" on opposition to the Government's Australia Card legislation. The main objection of the two senators is not to the idea of the Australia Card, but more that rejection of the legislation would give the Government a trigger for a double dissolution. Senator Townley (Tas) would not comment yesterday, and Senator Jessop (SA) could not be contacted. The Opposition spokesman on health, Mr Porter, who has been running the Opposition campaign against the card, confirmed that the official party line was to oppose the legislation. But in practice it would need six Liberal senators to change their votes for the legislation to pass and the Government to be denied the trigger for a double dissolution. It is highly unlikely that the Australian Democrats will not oppose the Bill, as they would be better served by a double dissolution. In addition, they have been consistent opponents of the card. The Australia Card legislation was rejected by the Senate on December 10 last year, and is due again to come before it probably at the end of this week. The Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Chaney, said on ABC radio last night that, while the constitution of the Liberal Party guaranteed the right of dissent, he did not expect there to be any more than two senators having trouble with the legislation. "It's very much a minority view [within the party] that we would have trouble with an early election," he said. "The overwhelming weight of opinion within the party is that on this Bill we should certainly maintain our stance of principle. "If the Government is going to be totally unprincipled - if Mr Hawke is going to break his word again, and if there is going to be an early election - then we'll be up and at 'em." The day after the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Howard, dismissed Mr Peacock from the frontbench, their respective camps spent yesterday circling each other, and although Mr Peacock is still short of the numbers to topple Mr Howard the number of undecided members is increasing. At this stage, it appears that any leadership challenge will take place only after this weekend's National Party conference, where the prospect of the National Party splitting from the coalition will be dis cussed. Some of Mr Peacock's potential supporters were disturbed by his flirtation a few weeks ago with Sir Joh BjelkePetersen, and will be looking at the events of the weekend meeting, and Mr Peacock's reaction to them, before making up their mind. The Queensland Minister for Local Government, Mr Hinze, said in Brisbane yesterday that Mr Peacock's dismissal had dramatically increased pressure on the National Party to withdraw from the coali tion. And the former leader of the Australian Democrats, Mr Don Chipp, said in Sydney that Mr Peacock could be leader of the Liberal Party within five weeks. He described Mr Howard as "a decent little fellow", but without the "charisma, the elan, and the panache to get out there in front of the electorate and say 'follow me'." Yesterday was very much a day of consolidation for the Liberal Party, with a party-room meeting that managed to avoid all questions of the leadership. It now seems likely, however, that the Opposition's taxation policy, which is being billed as the cornerstone of its whole approach to government, will not be issued until just before the election. However, the publication of all other Liberal policies is to be speeded up so that the last policy to be issued will be the taxation policy. The Prime Minister, Mr Hawkc, after raising the spectre of an early election at the weekend, sought to play down such a course yesterday. "I have made it quite clear that my job is getting on with governing the country," he said. "That is what I am doing. I wouldn't be thinking about an early election if I were you." The Morgan Gallup poll to be published today shows that the Government's 3 per cent lead over the Opposition has been cut back, and the two are now levelpegging on 45.5 per cent. MELBOURNE: Australian Federal Police have contacted the office of the Leader of the Victorian Opposition, Mr Kennett, over the taping of the telephone conversation between Mr Kennett and Mr Peacock which led to Mr Peacock's dismissal. Police also contacted the editor of The Sun News-Pictorial, Mr Colin Duck, whose newspaper exposed the taped conversation. Mr Duck explained he would be happy to cooperate with the police as far as his journalistic ethics would permit. The lobby group whose members taped the conversation, People for Equality Not Institutionalisation, denied yesterday that the taping was a conspiracy or the result of a sophisticated phone-tapping operation. Editorial; Pryor's view. - Page 2."}
{"id":136296893,"text":"26 Mar 1987 - Oz Card given push along Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 26 March 1987, page 1 Oz Card given push alon; By PAUL MALONE The Government guillotined the Australia Card Bill through the House of Representatives yesterday, keeping the Opposition guessing on its earlyelection strategy. The decision to make the passage of the Bill an urgent matter came as Liberal Party leadership contender Mr Peacock said it was not beyond the bounds of possibility that the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, would go to the Governor-General as soon as tomorrow week. Government representatives, including Mr Hawke, have been hosing down early-clcction speculation but the option remains open and the Opposition has to remain on its guard. The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Bowen, moved to bring the Australia Card debate to an end in the after noon. Debate on the Bill in the Senate, which will determine whether or not the Government gets the trigger for a double dissolution, is now expected to begin on Monday morning. Opposing Mr Bowen, the leader of the National Party, Mr Sinclair, said there was no satisfactory answer as to why the legislation was being guillotined through the house on March 25 when it was not going to come into elTect for the average Australian till some time in the 1990s. "What's the urgency?" he asked. "Why have you got to hurry, Mr Deputy Prime Minister?" Mr Bowen said the Bill had been debated for seven hours and there had been 25 speakers. On the previous occasion the Bill had been before the House it had been debated for nine hours. The Opposition opposed the Bill in toto and there were no amendments moved. There was therefore no reason for a committee-stage debate. Most Government advice now appears to be against an early election. Right-wing numbers-man Senator Graham Richardson said his impression was that Mr Hawke intended to go the full term, and Mr Hawke's former adviser, Mr Bob Hogg, said his view was that the election would be held at its due lime. If Mr Hawke is considering an early election he got conflicting messages from two polls published yesterday. The Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin estimated Labor support to be 45.5 per cent, level-pegging with 'Put party first' call to Young Nationals. - Page 3. the coalition. On the other hand, the poll published in The Herald, Melbourne, estimated that 49 per cent supported Labor, compared with 43 per cent for the coalition. The result raises once again the question of the polls' accuracy. The polls were conducted on the same two weekends and the difference in the results is bcyohd the margin of error which the pollsters claim. Mr Hawkc will clearly not make a final decision on an early election until he sees the fallout from this weekend's National Party Federal Council meeting. The former National Party Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Anthony, made a plea yesterday to party members to vote lo retain the coalition with the Liberal Party. Mr Anthony also advised Mr Peacock to step back from campaigning for the leadership of the Liberal Party. "... Andrew would be better after his long and distinguished parliamentary career to step out of politics altogether," he said. Asked if he meant Mr Peacock should resign, he said, "'Well he doesn't have to resign but I don't think he ought to be pursuing a leadership role any more. He's had three terms.""}
{"id":136297561,"text":"29 Mar 1987 - Coalition support ignores reality Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sunday 29 March 1987, page 1 Coalition support ignores reality Sir Joh told the National Party Federal Council meeting the party was ignoring reality if it continued to stand by the coalition. "You know if you keep your head in the sand you are looking to get some of your tail feathers pulled," he said. "I am not going to hang with them (the Liberal Party]. "We have sought to encourage you in the federal arena to follow the same path but you have stayed in the shad ow. "You have to come out into the sunshine, you have to take responsibility. "You would be pretty game if you stood up and said you have achieved your ultimate objective. "There's not much chance of winning the federal election the way we are going." In Brisbane last night, the federal Opposition Leader, Mr Howard, was "very happy" with Sir Joh's decision not to force a coalition split. "I think there might be some black spats on the white shoes tonight," Mr Howard said as he arrived at a Liberal Party function in the Brisbane suburb of Kalinga. But Mr Howard refused to make any personal attack on the Queensland Premier, saying they had a common goal, "Despite the vigorous exchanges we may have had over the past couple of months Sir Joh and I have one great thing in common - we both hate the Hawke Government and we both want to get rid of the Hawke Government." He said it was a joke to suggest there was any threat to his leadership of the Liberals and that he was happy for Mr Peacock to continue taking a high media profile. Mr Peacock has made appearances at Liberal Party functions on the Gold Coast and at nearby Gleneagle since his sacking from the frontbench earlier this week. "I like backbenchers to be high profile, it's good for them," Mr Howard said. "I have nothing but admiration for lan Sinclair and Ralph Hunt for the very stoic way in which they have resisted the difficulties. "It's looking a lot better." The coalition has a winning lead over the Government, according to a national poll of 2000 people conducted last weekend. The poll, by Spectrum Research and published in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald, found the coalition had 49 per cent support and Labor -43 per cent."}
{"id":136297786,"text":"30 Mar 1987 - NSW Premier climbs opinion polls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 30 March 1987, page 3 NSW Premier climbs opinion polls SYDNEY: While all political attention in reccnt months has conccntratcd on Sir Joh BjelkcPetersen's campaign and the federal sphere, the NSW Premier, Mr Unsworth, has improved his electoral standing. Only six months after being named the least popular Premier, with support from less than a quarter of the electorate, Mr Unsworth has taken a decisive lead over the Opposition Leader, Mr Greiner, in opinion polls. In two polls published last week, Newspoll and Morgan Gallup, Mr Unsworth received an approval or satisfaction rating of more than 50 per cent. Both polls also showed the ALP ahead of the Liberal-National Party coalition, in voting inten tions. Analysts Mr Malcolm Mackcrras, of the Australian Defence Forces Academy, and Mr Ernie Chaples, of the University of Sydney, believe the new electoral boundaries in NSW will enable the Government to retain ofiicc at next year's election. The results justify Mr Unsworth's "back to basics" approach to government, with an emphasis on law and order, the "three Rs" in education and development with job creation. Cynical observers suggested that Mr Unsworth's surge in popularity was due in part to his lack of television appearances, and his staunchcst admirers would never claim a vote-winning personality in the manner of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, or Mr Unsworth's predecessor, Mr Neville Wran. If Mr Hawke calls an early election, Mr Unsworth may decide to follow suit, despite his statements that he will wait until the bicentennial celebrations are over and go to the ballot box in April or May, 1988."}
{"id":136297886,"text":"31 Mar 1987 - New Right seeks seat of Higgins Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 31 March 1987, page 3 MELBOURNE: The leader of the New Right, Mr Andrew Hay, indicated yesterday he would seek preselection in the safe Victorian Federal seat of Higgins if preselection was reopened. And the Liberal Party's Toorak branch president, Mrs Helen Maxwell-Wright, said her branch would try to make the Higgins seat available for a more "high-powered" candidate than its current member, Mr Roger Shipton. Mrs Maxwell-Wright said the move to open preselection was "in no way a personal attack on Roger Shipton and what he has done". She predicted the front-runners would be the Elders 1XL chief, Mr John Elliott, and Mr Hay. She said party members in safe seats could afford to release a candidate so they could take a higher role within the party. "Any person of the calibre of Hay or Elliott should have a seat like Higgins," she said. "The people in safe seats should be the best we have available so that they can make controversial decisions without the fear that they could lose their seat." Party insiders predicted a better than 50-50 chance that preselection would be reopened. A motion to do so will be considered on Monday by the electorate committee. If passed, it will go before the Liberal Party's administrative committee in the first week of May. Mr Hay, president of the Australian Federation of Employers, said he would "very seriously consider" standing for the south-eastern suburban seat if it became available. The Victorian Liberal Party secretary, Mr John Ridley, did not want to comment on the party moves, except to say the reopening of preselection in Higgins was an "extraordinary situation" and without precedent. Mr Shipton was confident yesterday that he would hold the seat. "I'm asking the people of Higgins to vote for me in the next election and I'm confident that I'll be the next Member for Higgins," he said. Mr Elliott is overseas and has not commented on the latest moves. However, party sources said the move to open preselection had the support of Liberal Party headquarters. Liberals from the grassroots level up were concerned about the quality of Federal MPs and many wanted to find a way to "put up fresh blood". Another party source said that if preselection was opened for the seat, Mr Hay and Mr Elliot would probably sort it out between themselves as to who would make a run. "The important thing is that one of them gets there," the source said. Both Mr Hay and Mr Elliott live in the electorate. A recent Morgan Gallup Poll found the majority of electors in Higgins would back Mr Elliott if he stood as a candidate against Mr Shipton. Thirty-nine per cent said they would choose Mr Elliott, 37 per cent backed Mr Shipton and 24 per cent were undecided."}
{"id":136298717,"text":"02 Jun 1958 - Sweden's 'Old Age' Election Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 2 June 1958, page 4 Sweden's 'Olcl Age' Election S TO CKHOLM, Sunday (A.A.P.-Reuter). — Nearly 5,000,000 Swedes will vote to-day in an "old age poll"— the election of a new Lower House of Parliament in which the sole issue has been economic security for the aged. Interest in pensions and superannuation p r o b lems has, in fact, been almost greater than interest in world affairs or even in the French crisis,"}
{"id":136918540,"text":"27 Sep 1984 - Peacock's popularity drops Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 27 September 1984, page 8 Peacock's popularity drops The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, will maintain his attacks on the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, over organised crime, despite the latest public opinion poll showing his popu-larity had hit a new low after he called Mr Hawke "a little crook". A spokesman for Mr Peacock said yesterday that "as far as that [ the organised crime issue ] in volves Bob Hawke, we will be resilient". A Morgan Gallup poll pub-lished in The Bulletin yesterday showed Mr Peacock's popularity at 25 per cent. The poll was taken a few days after the "little crook" statement. The Morgan Research Centre managing director, . Mr Gary Morgan, said the figure of 25 per cent for Mr Peacock's approval rating was "the equal lowest re-corded for a Prime Minister or Leader of the Opposition". [ Sir William McMahon re-corded 25 per cent in April, 1972, when he was Prime Minister. ] The poll was taken on the weekend of September 15 and 16 - instead of the usual poll base of two weekends - and showed Mr Hawke's approval rating had dropped by 2 per cent to 66 per cent. The weekend poll also showed that 73 per cent (up 2 per cent) of voters felt Mr Hawke was a better Prime Minister and 15 per cent (down 2 per cent) said Mr Peacock would be better. It was taken before Mrs Hazel Hawke revealed on television on Monday night that the Hawkes' daughter, Rosslyn, and son - in law, Mr Matt Dillon, were heroin addicts - a family problem said to have caused the Prime Min-ister's tears at a press conference last week. A second round of Morgan Gallup poll results taken last weekend, with a slight rise pre-dicted for Mr Peacock, are ex-pected to be published in the next issue of The Bulletin. Mr Peacock"}
{"id":136919920,"text":"04 Oct 1984 - Peacock approval still 25pc Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 4 October 1984, page 8 Peacock approval still 25pc SYDNEY: The approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, remains at 25 per cent and that of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has risen slightly to 67 per cent-, according to a Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin this week. The figure was obtained during the weekend of September 22 and 23, after Mr Hawkc had wept at a Canberra press conference and before his wife, Hazel, said on television that her daughter and son-in-law were heroin addicts. Mr Hawke's rating was I per cent up on a poll the previous weekend. The Bulletin said Mr Peacock's rating was the lowest for a Leader of the Opposition recorded by a Morgan Gallup Poll."}
{"id":136920275,"text":"06 Oct 1984 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 6 October 1984, page 31 POSITIONS VACANT PROJECT MANAGER Experienced. energetic Project Managers are invited to submit applications for the position of Project Manager to a large, established Contractor in the Building Industry. Applicants must be able to demonstrate ability to control costs, time and quality and provido leadership to a direct labour force in a highly competitive industry. An excellent remuneration package, togethor with a company vehicle will bo negotiated with the successful appli cant. based on experience. Reply in (he first instance to B. Smith, on S0426S during office hours. . m God's Wtort: open ft* ». jTHE BIBLE SOCIETY IN AUS-| TRALIA requires a SECRETARY , to the National Information Officer | The appointee will be an experienced Secretary with ! j demonstrated abilities in organisation, dictaphone ' ; typing, scheduling and telephone tasks. . his position will reauire initiative and the capacity to handle a range of duties. The National Information Office co-ordinates the | production and implementation of the Society's proj motional, publicity and media programmes. The position is based at the National Headquarters in Canberra. This is an exciting and challenging position which offers variety and scope for the right person. ! Remuneration is negotiable and dependant on qualiI fications and experience. The appointee will be a practising Christian who has an empathy for the aims and objectives of the Society's work. 1 Written applications with the names of two referees [ should be directed to: THE NATIONAL INFORMATION OFFICER THE BIBLE SOCIETY IN AUSTRALIA I GPO Box 507, CANBERRA, 2601 Closing date October 15, 1984. DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, RECREATION AND TOURISM, CANBERRA ARE YOU A TRAINED TYPIST OR STENOGRAPHER? Vacancies exist right now for typists and stenographers for appointment to permanent full-timo positions. Temporary employment, and from time to time part-timo or short-term employment, is also available. Whether you are a copy typist or a typist with 80 or 100 words por minute shorthand, we can provido you with a variety of work that is interesting and, depending on your efficiency and qualifications, full of promise for the futuro. GENERAL CONDITIONS INCLUDE: * Four woeks annual leave plus bonus payment * Cumulative sick loavo of two weoks at full pay and two weeks on half pay per year * Throo months long servico leave after 10 years con tinuous employment * Comprehensive superannuation covor h Salary according to qualifications with oxtra pay for short hand and typing speed ENQUIRIES regarding the positions may bo diroctod to Mr Don Burrows on (062) 689508 APPLICATIONS detailing qualifications and oxperienco should bo forwarded to: The Recruitment Officer, Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism, GPO Box 787, CANBERRA CITY, ACT, 2601. CLOSING DATE: Friday 19 October, 1984. THE DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, RECREA TION AND TOUR ISM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER BUREAU OF j MINERAL RESOURCES Thp Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics (BMR) invites applications from suitably qualified men or women for the following vacancy located in its Resource Assessment Division, Canberra: COMPUTER SYSTEMS OFFICER GRADE 2 S25,494-527,806 DUTIES: Undertako the design, development, implementation and maintenance of ADP systems, mainly comprising data-base design and implimentation. QUALIFICATIONS: Completion of appropriate tertiary level studios, or evidonco of appropriate knowledge and ability to undertake the work. Conditions of service in the Australian Public Service includo four weeks rocreation leave per year plus bonus, cumulative sick leave, long sorvico leave, a comprehensive superannuation schema, and costs of relocation to Canberra. Persons requiring further information should contact Mr Alox Mond (062) 499295. Applications including full personal and professional details and the names of at least three reforees should be dirocted to: The Director, Bureau of Mineral Resources, GPO Box 378, Jfe COMPUTER SYSTEMS OFFICER GRADE 2 The Department ol Trade has rocently installed a FACOM M360R computer, with OSIV/F4 software and various third party products including ADABAS, NATURAL and STATUS. A vacancy exists in the Technical Support Group for a competent systems programmer. This position will bo responsible for providing advice to applications programmers in all aspects of the software, hardwaro and notwork. In addition the solected officer will assist in liaison between providers of computing facilities and services and tho De partment. Qualifications Completion of appropriate tortiary level studios; or evidence of appropriate knowledge and ability to undertake the work, experience in a FACOM environment is desirable. Remuneration Salary will be $25,494-$27,806 and Australian Public Service conditions will apply, including 4 weoks annual loave with bonus payment, cumulative paid sick leave, superannuation and long service leave after ten years continuous service. Applications Mr J. Donovan on (062)722106 should bo contacted for further details. Applications close on 18 October 1984 and should be forwarded to The Secretary, Department of Trade, Kings Avenue, Barton, ACT, 2600. The Department of Trade is en oqua/ opportunity employer. Department of Trade POSITIONS VACANT ; Archdioccsc of Cahbcrra and Goulburn CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE DEPUTY DIRECTOR Applications are invited from suitably qualified people who are practising Catholics for the position of Deputy Director. The appointee to this senior position will be expected to assist with the provision of leadership to the staff of the Catholic Education Office and all involved in the various aspects of Catholic Education in the Archdiocese. Particular knowledge of Secondary education will be an advantage. The successful applicant will need to be able to prove commitment to the ideals and philosophies of Catholic education. The initial appointment will be made for a four year term, renewable by agreement for further periods. Appointment will be effective from the beginning of the 1985 school year. Conditions and salary for this position will be in accordance with qualifications and experience and will be consistent with the nature of the position and responsibilities involved. Applications will include details of qualifications and experience and the names of three referees (one of whom must be a Parish Priest) and should be ad dressed to: The Director, Catholic Education Office, P.O. Box 317, MANUKA, A.C.T. 2603 For further details and information please telephone (062) 955436, Mr Peter J. Moore. Closing date: 2 November, 1984. Archdioccsc of Canberra and Goulburn CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE SECONDARY TEACHERS 1985 Applications are invited from suitably qualified teachers for promotion positions in the following New South Wales schools: Sacred Heart School - Cootamundra: General Coordinator. St Mary's Central School - West Wyalong: General Co-ordinator. An extra allowance of $2,787 p.a. is payable in addition to the teacher rate prescribed by the Teachers (Non-government Schools) (State) Award to the successful applicants for these positions of special responsibility. Applicants for these positions should have a commitment to the aims and philosophy of a Catholic School and be prepared to participate fully in the total life of the school community. Commencement date: Term 1 1985. For further information please contact the Staffing Officer, Mr J. Philpot, telephone (062) 955455. Written applications should be forwarded to: The Director, Catholic Education Office, P.O. Bo* 317, MANUKA A.C.T. 2603. CAREER OPPORTUNITY CANBERRA Real Estate Sales Canberra is a great place to live and K.G. Putt is a leading residential Real Estate company in this city. We are looking to employ 2 additional sales people 22-35 years of age who want to achieve professional results in an exciting industry. $25,000-$40,000 per year FULL TRAINING AVAILABLE Our company is dedicated to in-depth training and management support to ensure success for those people who are prepared to work hard toward a defined career goal and take advantage of the management opportunities available. Phone Marie Graham Tel. 951911 K.G. Putt (Canberra) Pty Ltd Offices at Manuka, Queanbeyan, Dickson "THE KEY TO A BETTER HOME" Ltd J CSIRO SPECIFICATION No. H1171 INTEGRATED LIBRARY COMPUTER SYSTEM Tenders are invited for an integrated library computer sys tem for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). The system is imonded to integrate fully all library operations and services throughout the CSIRO Library Network which comprises some 80 libraries and book holding centres spread around Australia. It is also intended to facilitate interconnection with nonCSIRO services, in particular ABN - the Australian Bibliographic Network, operated by the National Library of Australia. Some Library functions, such as catalogue production and subscription renewal, are already computer assisted batch-mode operation; others such as serials control, loans, and circulation are at present entirely manual operation. There is a requirement for single-site processing for multisite activities since most activities are carried on as both central and local activities. Tho system should be able to support up to 80 users simultaneously and bo expandable up to 120 users. The CSIRO Contral Library with a staff of 42, situatod in East Melbourne is the co-ordinating centre for the Library Network and providos acquisition, bibliographic, reference, information and document support for tho entire system. Most parts of CSIRO are served bv a computer-based national communications network; CSIRONET. which is operated by tho Organization's Division of Computing Re search centred in Canberra. Proposals will be accepted for the purchase, lease or lease with option to purchase all or part of; (i) a turnkey system based as far as possible on an established software package, and preferably from a single supplior of hardware and software. (ii) a "soft-ware-only" solution to operate on existing CSIRONET computers, which include Control Data and FACOM (IBM-compatible) hosts whose operating systems include NOS2, 0SIV/F4 and VM?CMS. In addition NOS/VE may bo available at some future date. Proposals will also be accepted for a bureau sorvice pro vided that communication be via CSIRONET. Tho specification and tender documonts are available from the Secretary (Finance and Administration) CSIRO. PO Box 225, Oickson ACT 2602. Contact Ms E. Jones tolephone (062) 484249 or telex AA62003. Tenders close with the abovementioned at 2.00pm on 4-12-84. A conference for prospective tenderers will be held on 7-11-84 at 314 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Advanced written notification of the names of representatives who are to attend the conference and specific queries Intended for discussion, Is required by 31-10-84 and should be addressed to CL1NES Protect Manager, PO Box 89, East Melbourne, 3002. POSITIONS VACANT Ji. AUSTRALIA,. STENO-SECRETARIES GRADE 1 $15277-16058 AUSTRALIAN AUDIT OFFICE Applications are invited for positions of Steno-Secretary Grade 1 in the Australian Audit Office, Can berra. Duties: Provide a stenographic and typing service to an Assistant Auditor-General. Qualifications: Typing and ability to write shorthand at a corrected speed of 100 words per minute. Conditions: The successful applicant will be per manently appointed to the Australian Public Ser vice. Applications: Full written applications stating quali fications and relevant work experience together with the names and addresses of two work related referees should be sent to the following address no later than 26 October 1984. Director (Management) Australian Audit Office PO Box 707 CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601 Contact Officer: Mary-Ann Tozer, Telephone (062) 484910 The Australian Audit Office is an equal employment opportunity employer. ABORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT \\ COMMISSION | The Commission is seeking a suitably qualified per- w son for employment in the following position: ' Computer Systems | Officer ' Grade 2 ($25,494-527,806 pa) A Computer Services Branch I CANBERRA (PN 600) ! The Commission has installed a Honeywell DPS B 6/54 Computer System (jnd is seeking the services H of an experienced COBOL programmer to assist with Tf program development. i Duties: The successful applicant will be part of a A small team and be required to perform a range n of design and programming tasks, both enhanc- j ing existing systems and developing new ones. . In addition, he or she will need to provide basic a training and other assistance where required, to n users within the Commission, in the use of in-1 stalled software. . Qualifications: The applicants must satisfy Public A Service entry requirements and be fluent in the H COBOL programming language. Experience on J Honeywell systems would be an advantage. Some exposure to Relational Database/4GL A packages is also preferred, but not required, fi Since the appointee will be working under mini- W mum supervision, he or she must display con siderable confidence and initiative in their work. A Conditions of service include four weeks recreational n leave, annual leave loading and accumulative sick w leave provisions. Contribution to the Com monwealth Superannuation Scheme is compulsory. A Permanent officers of the Australian Public Service B may be covered by Part IV of the Mobility Provisions « of the Public Service Act. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people with suit- A able work experience should not to deterred from H applying by lack of formal qualifications. y Applications in writing giving details of experience, , qualifications and employment history, should be £ submitted to: B Recruitment Officer T Aboriginal Development Commission > PO Box 1200 A Woden, ACT 2606 B Contact Officer Mr A. Pederick f Telephone: (062) 897932 * i Applications close on October 19, 1984. A (Eankrra 2tacs has a vacancy for a GUILLOTINE OPERATOR (Bookbinder-Finisher) in our Commercial Printing Section Ability to operate programmable and manual guillotine and folding machine. Excellent working conditions plus superannuation after qualifying period. Six weeks annual leave. Salary $337.50 per week. Applications to CANBERRA TIMES PRINT 9 Pirle Street, Fyshwlck Phone 480066, ext 291 for appointment SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICER (ENGINEERING) $25,058-26,426 Minehunter Project - Ship Production Division The Department of Defence invites applications from suitably qualified men and women interested in the above vacancy situated in Newcastle. The successful applicant will be roquirod to investigate modifications and concessions with respect to applicability, desirability, logistics, cost and effect on production matters for Minehunter ship building program. Ensure the production and working drawings and ship handbooks are correct in all aspects. Applicants are required to possess an approved certificate from a Technical College or Institute of Technology or its equivalent, or such other qualifications as the Public Service Board considers appropriate, together with requisite experience. Applications will be considered from persons who do not possess the above qualifications, provided they have relevant experience over a minimum period of six years. Such an applicant, if selected will be required to pass a test to establish eligibility for the position. Further information is available by contacting Mr M. BEST on Newcastle (049) 648495. A Duty Statement may be obtained by telephoning (062) 664711. Conditions of servico include four weeks annual leave with bonus payment, cumulative sick leave, long servico leave after ten years service and a contributory superannuation scheme. Relocation costs if applicable will be discussod at interview. Applications quoting Position No. 6767 and including details of qualifications and experience should bo addressed to: The Recruitment Officer Civil Personnel Branch Department ol Defence P.O. Box E33 Queen Victoria Terrace CANBERRA ACT 2600 BY 6th October 1984 The Department of Defence is an equal opportunity em ployer. . POSITIONS VACANT ComputerLand SALES REPRESENTATIVE ComputerLand is a worldwide franchise of over 700 stores selling quality computers. Due to expansion we can ofler an exciting opportunity for 2 professional sales persons to join us. The person must be experienced, enthusiastic, goal orientated and able to communicate well with customers. A professional business attitute is essential. Remuneration will be negotiated according to experience and qualifications. Enquiries to G. Cook on 822911. SECRETARY - LEGAL OFFICE We require a senior secretary for an interesting position in our commercial property section. Previous legal cxpcricnce is not essential but would be an advantage. Fast accurate typing is necessary and shorthand art advantage though not essential. This position calls for a self motivated secretary who likes to be involved in all work aspects. Hours 9 to 5 Monday to Friday. For interview telephone Macphillamy Cummins Gibson 488311 SENIOR ESTIMATOR THE POSITION. Applicants are invited for the position of ESTIMATOR/ORDERER within the Housing and Home Improvement Division of our operation. The position is a senior one that carries full responsibilities for the accurate estimating and ordering of both housing and home improvement work. THE PERSON. Applicants must have a Carpentry and Joinery Trade Certificate and possess a sound background within the defined industry. They will probably have worked as a subcontractor, carpenter and/or building supervisor and be aged between 28 and 40 years. They will have a full understanding of building regulatory and requirements. THE CONDITIONS. Salary will be negotiated and will be in keeping with the position. Apply by telephone to Mr Louis Donald, FREEMAN CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD, 804499. SERVICE STATION CASHIER One of Canb busier self serves, in Braddon, requires the services of an experienced console opcrator/cashier. Rostered day, evening and weekend work is reqd. Responsible persons with a neat appearance and mature outlook prcf over 19 years may apply in your handwriting to Manager, GPO Box 832, Canberra, ACT 2601 with personal and previous employment details and two employer references. Inquiries only 470SI6 Monday. NEW ZEALAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PSYCHIATRIC SPECIALIST LAKE ALICE HOSPITAL MARTON Lake Alice is a 300 bed psychiatric hospital serving the lower central North Island and also contains a very modern 50 bed Maximum Security Unit which serves a national role. The hospital lies in a rural setting midway between the cities of Palmerston North and Wanganui, with access to New Zealand's finest scenic attractions. Candidates should possess post graduate qualifications in psychiatry with experience in forensic psychiatry and be eligible for registration in New Zealand as a Psychiatric Special ist. For further information please write to Or B. James, Director ot Mental Health, Department ot Health, PO Box S013 Wellington, New Zealand. & CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION Accounts Section ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT (DISBURSEMENTS) $23,973-$27.806 per annum The appointee, under the direction of the Assistant Bursar, will be responsible for the operations of the College's Payments Unit including the supervision of staff. The College's general ledger and creditor's ledger are computer based using WANG VS 2200 hardware and applications are sought from persons who have experience with computor based systems. Applicants Should hold formal accounting or equivalent qualifications. Ref No 84/2151. SECRETARY TO THE COLLEGE SECRETARY $15,277-$17,872 per annum This is a senior secretanal position in the College and applications are invited from persons with appropriate office experience. Applicants should hold an ACT Year 12 Certificate or equivalent, havo a typing speed of not less than 50 wpm and an ability to write shorthand at a minimum of 100wpm. Ability to operate a Wang 5111 word processor would be an advantage. Ref No 84/2137. GENERAL INFORMATION Applicants should give personal particulars, details of appointments, telephone number during business hours and the names and addresses of two referees of a business nature. Applications quoting reference number aro roquired by October 12. 1984, and should be addressed to The Secretary, Canberra College of Advanced Education, PO Box 1, Belconnen, ACT, 2616. biniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiumiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiiuiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuii CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION | | Union Office 1 PART-TIME CLERK | $6.37-$7.59 per hour = A reliable person with some clerical experience in a comS morcial environment is required to assist the Union Office =accounts staff. Outies of the position include assisting in = the accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll prep= aration areas and the input of accounting information to an = automated accounting system. = Hours of duty aro flexible but it is envisaged that total hours 5 will amount to 20 hours per week spread over 5 days. = Apply in own handwriting to: = The Executive Officer I CCAE Union = PO Box 1 | BELCONNEN ACT 2616. = Applications close at 5.00pm on 12 October 1984. For 5 further information telephone 522258. DimiimmiinniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniB CAPITAL 7 EXPERIENCED PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNICIAN As a result of expansion, a vacancy exists for an experienced person in the fields of C41, EP2, E6 and R14 work in our professional laboratory. Conditions of employment are in accordance with Television Industry Award. Applications in writing, including copies of references, and relevant trade certificates, with a contact phone number to MANAGER, STATION ADMINISTRATION, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TELEVISION PTY LIMITED, PO BOX 777, DICKSON, ACT 2602. POSITIONS VACANT SENIOR RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST (FULLTIME) Our firm which is involved in commercial property development. ] management and leasing has created this position following a restructuring within our office staff. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION ARE: - First line contact with personal visitors, clients and telephone callers. - Audio typing and typing from hand written notes using Wang Word Processing equipment. - Secretarial support and personal assistance to the commercial property manager. - Liaison with tenants and contractors regarding property maintenance. , THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT will possess the following 1 attributes: - Excellent telephone manner and communication skills. - Pleasant personality. - Ability to work under pressure. - Personal presentation compatible with position. - Good typing skills incorporating accuracy in spelling and intuitive corrections. - Ability to work with figures. As this is a senior position and involves all facets of office operation, it is envisaged that the succcssful applicant will be aged between 25 and 45 yean. An excellent salary, good working conditions and long term prospects are offered. Please respond in writing by 12th October 1984 stating all relevant details to: Mr John Cabot T. & G. Snow Pty Limited GPO Box 1925 Canberra ACT 2601 T&G. SNOWS COMMERCIAL REAL ESWE AGENTS 24 Marcus Clarke Street. Phone . CfTY ACT (062) 474333 . CANBERRA SOFT FURNISHING MACHINIST If you have experience in SOFT FURNISHING and CURTAIN MAKING and would like to join Canberra's most professional team, Phone 956043 for appointment. ALEXANDERS FURNISHINGS GREEN SQUARE, KINGSTON. SOLICITOR PETER SMYTH, BREWSTER AND CO, Solicitors, require the services of a Litigation Solicitor. The applicant should possess not less than 2 years experience. Applicants should reply in writing to the above firm at P.O. Box 114, Woden, A.C.T. SOUS CHEF Our Club requires a tradesman with experience in A-La-Carte and function cooking. The person wc seek will work closely with our Executive Chef in all facets of the kitchen. We offer excellent salary, 5 day week, Tues to Sat. Uniform supplied. Interested persons should phone our Executive Chef on 480399 after 2 pm today. SYSTEM ENGINEER/TECHNICAL OFFICER/TRAINING ADMINISTRATOR Requited by Canberra Company providing engineering, training and project management support to Department of Defence. Persons from marine engineering or electrical/electronic disciplines with experience in Defence Systems logistic support planning highly desirable. Salary negotiable. Please apply to: Manager, P O Box 774, Fyshwick 2609. TECHNICAL OFFICER/ASSISTANT Small company requires persons with electrical and/or mechanical training or experience to assist in the preparation of technical manuals and parts lists. Reply Box 2748 CT. TELEMARKETING The Canberra Branch of a National Office Supplies Company is starting a new Marketing Division and now require a Telemarketer. The position entails actively seeking new business by telephone. Good base salary plus commission. A clcar voice and the will to succeed (some typing may help). Convince me. Ph Perry Smith on 806265 between 9-12 Monday. AARQUE SYSTEMS. POSITIONS VACANT HOUSEKEEPER /Companion, 3-5 days per week, live-in. Reply: Housekeeper, PO Box 35, Red Hill. INTERESTED in working towards Management level, selling exclusive Australian pottery. NSW Rep in ACT, 12th October, Lyneham Motor Inn. Appointments or enquiries, Toni (02) 6744106, Kathy 317006 or write Cooperware, P O Box 62, Alderley 4051. INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65, like talking with people, live in or near Charnwood, have a phone and car, you can cam 556 to $70 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 7 or 8 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5pm Mon-Fri on (03) 602-5222; Or write lo Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. JUNIOR driveway attendant, full time position to 17yrs, must be keen, polite and well presented. Ph 470854. KIND person in Woden or Tuggeranong wanted to mind 2 girls p/time on call. Ph 910499. LADY wanted for ironing Pick-uP and deliver or my home with light cleaning every week. Ph 475950. LADY Love, an all Australian Company. We are a caring organisation, dealing with problem, nails and are seeking counsellors for full or part time work. Ph 582277. LETTERBOX deliverers re quired for Watson, Hackett, Ainslie, Rcid, Campbell, Turner, O'Connor, Braddon, Lyneham, Downer, phone and car essential. Ph 477827. LETTERBOX deliverers re quired for, Fisher, Rivctt, Chapman, Chiflev and Mawson. Phone 881795. LOCKSMITH, domestic, commercial, motor vehicle work. Ph 811855. MALAYSIAN HIGH COM MISSION has vacancies for a clerk-typist, a messenger and a gardener with starting salaries of $972, $895, $861 per mth respectively. Reply, in writing, to Malaysian High Commission, 7 Perth Ave, Canberra, enclosing phone no. before Wed, 10.10.84. MECHANIC, qualified, to specialise in tunc up, above award wages. QUEANBEYAN ELECTRICALBATTERY BATTERY SERVICE. 977208. MOTOR MECHANIC. A vacancy has become available within our organisation for a qualified motor mechanic. A chance for job security working on prestige motor vehicles, excellent salary and conditions. For appointment please Ph The Scrvice Manager, 823222 Monday after 8.30am. MOTOR mechanic required, must be qualified. Ph 412883, ah 415338. MOTOR Mechanic required. Exc salary and working conditions. Partnership may be offered to successful applicant after suitable period. Outstanding opportunity for qualified, experienced and self-motivated person to further his career. Ph 805983 after 9am Mon. MUSIC TEACHERS Experienced voice and flute teachers required for City Sound School. Ph 477530. NANNY Live in position available, eastern suburbs Sydney, for experienced, mature person. 20 to 35 years, lo care for 2 boys aged 4 and 2. References essential. Good accommodation provided plus salary. Driver preferred. Phone reverse charge 6624952. OPERATOR required for JD backhoe, must be experienced. permanent position, Ph 910440. PAINTER wanted, tradesman only. Ph 584397. PART-TIME hairdresser. Ph 959010 bh. 861757 ah. Areyou a trained TYPISTor STENOGRAPHER Vocondn exiit right now for Typiiti ond Stenogropherj in A# Conberra Office of Commonwealth Government Department! ot lilted below. Whether you ore a copy typiit or a iJtorthond typfit, we con provide you with o variety of work that h mtereitiog orvd, depending on your efficiency and qualifications, full of promite for the future. Opportunitiet «»iit for secretarial work ond from time to time part-time or ihort-term employment it availoble. Generovt conditions include: * Four weeks annual leave plus bonus payment * Cumulative skfc leave of two wnIii at full pay and two weeli on half pay per V«o». * ThtM months long service leave after 10 yeort continuous employment * Comprehensive superannuation cover * Salary according to qualification! with extra pay for shorthand and typing .peed Telephone the Recruitment Officer lilted below for further details. DEPARTMENT: Australian Bureau of Statistics (Belconnon) TYPISTS: Yes STENOGRAPHERS: Yes CONTACT OFFICER: Ms Lauren Allan TELEPHONE: (062) 525372 CASUAL STENO-SECRETARIES Are required by the ABS, Cameron Offices, Belconnen, to be on call to provide stenographic assistance to senior ABS officers. Relief will normally be arranged on a day to day basis with a maximum employment period possible of up to one week at any one time. SALARY: Steno-Sec. Grade 1 (qualified) $7.96 hr Steno Sec, Grade 1 (unqualified Typ, Gr2) 7.65 hr SPEEDS: Minimum 100 wpm shorthand and 30 wpm typing (qualified) Minimum 80 wpm shorthand and 30 wpm typing (unqualified) OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Relevant experience desirable. HOURS OF DUTY: 7 hrs 21 mins per day APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 12 October 1984 CONTACT OFFICER: Telephone inquiries may be directed to Ms Lauren Allan (phone 525372)."}
{"id":136921141,"text":"11 Oct 1984 - Peacock reaches 'all-time low' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 11 October 1984, page 7 Peacock reaches 'all-time low' MELBOURNE: The approval rating of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, fell to 22 per cent at the end of last month - the lowest level of support for a Federal leader in a Morgan Gallup Poll. The poll found that backing for the Labor Party rose to 55 per cent, indicating that if an election had been held on the weekend of September 29-30, the ALP would have won by an increased majority. The approval rating of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, rose 2 per cent during the week when his daughter's drug problem was revealed - to 69 per cent. :"}
{"id":136921256,"text":"12 Oct 1984 - Electoral advantage the real reason for the Senate's rushed inquiry Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 12 October 1984, page 2 Electoral advantage the real reason for the Senate's rushed inquiry By PAUL MALONE A SIGNIFICANT con stitutional aspect appears to have been overlooked in the rush by the Senate to have a Senate Select Committee deal, before the election, with the allegations concerning Mr Justice Murphy. It was no secrct thai the election was coming but nevertheless the Senate decided to press ahead with its inquiry. But nothing has been gained by this haste. If the Senate were to find a case this year, it would still have to put the matter to the vote again next year. Under the Constitution, a justice of the High Court shall not be removed except by the GovernorGeneral, on an address from both Houses of Parliament in the same session praying for such removal on the grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. With the House of Representatives now risen until the election this could not now be achieved, even if the Senate were to find a case for the judge to answer. For the first half of the new year, the Senators elected at the forthcoming election will not take their places and we will therefore have the same Senate as at present. The senators who have pressed for the current inquiry could therefore have held oft until next year, when they would have had plenty of time to consider the matter and could have dealt with it in the calmer post-election atmosphere. But the politics of the situation cannot be ignored and it is clear that many recognised the possible electoral advantage of having the inquiry at this time. The committee is one of the few loose ends which remain to be tied up before we swing into a normal election campaign. One other odd matter remaining is the final Costigan report. This is due to be completed by the end of this month and the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, has promised that it will be made public even though Federal Parliament will not be sitting. The Senate has one more week to sit to complete its business before its members go on the campaign trail. The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, has already identified Victoria and Queensland as the States where he will concentrate his activities in an effort to win the election. He will kick off in Melbourne on Monday, visiting the electorates of Menzies, Casey and Deakin. On Tuesday he will be in Bendigo and Ballarat. According to election-watcher Mr Malcolm Mackerras, Labor has a notional majority of 30 seats at present on the new electoral boundaries. Of the 16 seats which the coalition would have to win to wipe out this majority and take Government, seven are in Victoria. Mr Hawke will use his first week to visit the distant electorates of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The voters of Perth will have a chance to directly compare the two aspiring leaders on Wednesday and Thursday, when they will both be campaigning there. Mr Mackerras points out that there is a huge number of marginal seats. If there were a swing of only 1 per cent to Labor, he says, the majority held by the Hawke Government would rise to 42 in the 148-seat House. While the House has been sitting the Government has had a useful weapon at its disposal. The Opposition can, of course, use the House to make statements under privilege but the Government always has the numbers and thus virtually always comes out on top. Even a well-framed Opposition question can be used against the Opposition. The Minister answering can simply ignore the question and take the opportunity to spray the Opposition for the deficiencies in its policy or its lack of policy. As a result the Government is considered to have handed the Opposition an advantage which it would not otherwise have had by deciding to dissolve Parliament and give the Opposition seven clear weeks on the trail. The Government is extraordinarily confident - and not without good reason. The last six Morgan Gallup polls, for example, have shown Labor with 50 per cent or more of the vote in its own right. The coalition has been hovering around the 40 percent mark, while the Australian Democrats and others make up the balance. The Age poll published at the beginning of the week also showed Mr Peacock's standing at a record low. Only 14 per cent of voters said they believed Mr Peacock was doing a good or very good job. At the same time those who thought he was doing a poor or very poor job stood at 46 per cent. In contrast, 64 per cent of voters felt Mr Hawke was doing a good or very good job. The polls may have margins of errors greater than their producers would like to admit, but the lead the Labor Government is estimated to have by all the major polls is so great that even allowing for this possibility, Labor is still safely ahead. Earlier this week Mr Peacock reacted sharply when questioned on the Morgan Gallup poll published in The Bulletin and referred to it as a "Packer" poll. What he omitted to mention was that Morgan Gallup also did the polling .for the Liberal Party. Presumably the internal polls are painting the same picture as the public polls. Mr Mackerras: points out huge number of marginal scats Mr Peacock: popularity rating at record low level Mr Hawke: promises to make Costigan report public"}
{"id":136922413,"text":"18 Oct 1984 - Caucus wants action on corrupt police, heroin Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 18 October 1984, page 3 Caucus wants action on corrupt police, heroin SYDNEY: Members of the Slate ALP Caucus told the NSW Premier, Mr Wran, yesterday that the time had come for the Government to take decisive action against corrupt police and heroin syndicates. A series of backbenchers expressed concern at yesterday's closed caucus meeting that the Government was being damaged by crime and corruption allegations. Mr Wran promised caucus the Government would take action against corrupt police and the heroin trade. Last night, the Minister for Police, Mr Anderson, announced the appointment of a Crown advocate as a special counsel to assist the Police Commissioner, Mr Avery, with investigations into allegations of police corruption. In caucus, government members were worried because the Morgan Gallup Poll published in yesterday's Bulletin showed the ALP would have lost a September election - when the election was due if the Government had gone full term. The chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Prosti tution, Mr Rogan, said allegations of police involvement in drug trafficking should be given the highest priority. Mr Wran had opened the caucus meeting with an appeal for unity during tough times, similar to the one he delivered to Cabinet on Monday night. He repeated that he would not leave his position and asked that the Government members support him. He said the current administration was a successful government but conceded corruption allegations were damaging. Outside caucus, Mr Wran said he was relaxed and calm about the poll because the next election was three years, seven months away. The poll showed the LiberalNational Party Coalition would have gained 47 per cent of the vote compared with 44 per cent for the ALP. It is the first time the Wran Government's popularity has dropped below the Opposition. Mr Wran's personal approval rating was unchanged at 38 per ccnt while the leader of the Opposition, Mr Grcincr, was up 2 per ccnt to 51 per ccnt."}
{"id":136923815,"text":"25 Oct 1984 - Peacock approval rating 19pc Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 25 October 1984, page 12 Peacock approval rating 19pc SYDNEY: The latest Morgan Gallup poll on election trends shows the ALP would have won a Federal election held in mid-October with an increased majority, although its support has dropped 5 per cent to 50 per cent. The poll, published in The Bulletin yesterday, shows Liberal-National coalition support at 40 per cent. The poll, taken on October 13, is bad news for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peacock, as it shows his overall approval rating among voters has dropped to an all-time low of 19 per cent. This is the lowest figure in a Gallup poll for any Federal leader. A separate poll, taken on the weekends beginning October 6 and 13, shows only 14 pcrccnt of voters want Mr Peacock to continue as Opposition Leader, with most preferring the Liberal Deputy Leader, Mr Howard. This represents a drop of 20 per cent in support for Peacock as Opposition Leader from April when a similar poll was taken. The October 13 poll, which questioned 958 voters, showed the approval rating of the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, was 68 per cent, a drop of 1 per cent. Ninety-three per cent of Labor voters and 39 per cent of LiberalNational party voters approve of Hawke's work as Prime Minister. But only 33 per cent of LiberalNational party voters and nine per cent of ALP voters approve of Mr Peacock's work as Opposition Leader. Mr Peacock"}
{"id":136964342,"text":"05 Mar 1973 - NEW HONOURS FAVOURED BY MOST Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 5 March 1973, page 7 NEW HONOURS FAVOURED BY MOST Most people interviewed by the Gallup Poll in February favour replacing British honours with an Australian system of awards. Interviewers asked 2.075 people: "In your opinion, should we continue to have knights and other British honours, or should we have an Australian system of awards, or should all honours be abolished?". The same question was . asked in 1968. Answers ? of electors in 1968 and recently were compared in the following table. It shows that Australian ' fiwards are favoured 2-to-l over British honours, with . only 17% in favour of abolition. 1968 43 24 24 9 1973 49 23 17 11 Since 1971, cross-sections interviewed by the Gallup Poll have included minors aged 16-20 and adult nonelectors who can speak English. People were also asked their second preferences. Most of the 22% in favour of British honours pave their second preference for Australian awards, which then has a clear lead over the abolitionist. Analysis of first preference shows that 57% of ALP supporters favour an Australian system of awards, as do 43% of Liberal-Country Party supporters. Another 37% of L-CP supporters favour British honours, 11% are abolitionists and 9% are undecided. Most common argviments for Australian awards were, "more appropriate" and "let's be separate". Those for British honours feel strongly towards Britain and the Queen. (C) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":136965615,"text":"13 Mar 1973 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 13 March 1973, page 11 Beautiful Campaign LOUNGE FURNITURE EXCLUSIVE TO: KEN MCCARTHY INTERIORS PTY LTD 470922 30 Lonsdale Street, Braddon 470758 RENT TV . Lowest rates in town . Prompt service . Reliable sets MALVERN STAR STORES 48 6757 KHRm RenlLO Insurance Attitudes? "I took out all the insurance I need fifteen years ago." But since then Henry's yearly salary has more than trebled. His family has become used to a higher standard of living. Without Henry, would his family be able to live at that same high standard? Even in the same street? An AMP man can put Henry's mind at ease. There's every chance you haven't enough insurance. It costs nothing to discover the truth. Talk to an AMP man today. Head Office: Sydney Cove General Manager: K. W. Steel Manager: for N.S.W.: H. M. Collie One in three Australians depend on AM? 1.B88 A reply by Esso (Esso asked Roy Morgan Research Center to get your opinion) ¥>usaid service stations should provide better mechanics John Fowler,Esso's Service Supervisor, isrit arguing Esso recently engaged Morgan Research to conduct an Australia-wide opinion poll to gauge your feelings toward Oil Companies. Among the findings we discovered you felt very strongly about the kind of service you expect from us. Here's what Esso are doing to deliver the things you asked for. John Fowler and the better mechanics. Top of the listwas better mechanics. You wanted your local garage to be staffed by people who could do more than just fill your tank and wipe the windscreen. You wanted qualified mechanics who could diagnose and treat your car's day to day problems. At Esso, our Service Supervisor, John Fowler is working towards this objective. He's constantly on the move around Australia checking on our Car Care Centers. And Esso Car Care Centers have the latest fault finding electronic equipment. So we can find and fix your small problems. Before they become big ones. Esso's better service means happier motoring. John Fowler and an Australia-wide team of Esso Mechanics. Up to the minute electronic equipment. And a full stock of spare parts and accessories. All of this means safer, more economical, more reliable motoring for you. Thanks for telling us what you want. John Fowler is going to see' you get it. <© ESSO CARES'"}
{"id":136968493,"text":"02 Apr 1973 - MARCH POLL Labor's support rises to 53% Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 2 April 1973, page 6 MARCH POLL ': Labor's support rises to 53% Fifty-three per cent of the electors interviewed by the Gallup Poll in March said they would vote Labor "at a Federal election today". That is 39fc more than the election four months ago, and equal to the vote which gave the Chifley Labor Government a big majority of seats in 1946. Support for the Liberal Party and Country Party was 40%. \\ % less than in the election in December. Support for the Democratic Labor Partv was y/c, 27c less. Four per cent said they would vote for minor parties or Independents. That is the same as at the election. Fifty-five per cent of the men inerviewed said they would vote Labor and 51% of women said they would vote Labor. All age groups from 21 to 70 had about 54% of Labor supporters, but among people aged more than 70 there were 429c. Of 2,225 people aged 16 and over interviewed, 1,896 said they were electors. Two hundred and seventy people aged 16-20 were asked to say how they would vote if enrol led. Did not answer Fifty five per cent said they would vote Labor. 33% said they would vote Liberal or Country Party, (>'/n DLP, and others 6%. This excludes 4% who did not answer. At the election 50% voted Labor, 41% Liberal or Country Party, 5% DLP and 6% for others. All except 4% of people interviewed marked their first preferences on ballot papers which were dropped in boxes like ballot boxes carried by the inter viewers. (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":136969480,"text":"07 Apr 1973 - Poll on Vietnam link Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 7 April 1973, page 7 The public is not convinced that the Government was right in recognising the Government of North Vietnam, the Gallup Poll reports. In March. 2.225 people throughout all States were asked whether they favoured, or opposed. Australia's recognising the Government of North Viet nam. Only 38% said they favoured it; 29% said they opposed it, and 33% were undecided. The 38 To who approved recognising North Vietnam included 44% of the men and 33% of the women interviewed, and 47% of ALP voters and 30% of Libera! - Country Party voters interviewed. Through the age groups, the favourable vote declined from 44% of those aged 16-20, 42% of those 21-29 and 40% of those 30-49, down to 34% of those 50-69 and only 23% of the 70 and older group. (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":136969677,"text":"10 Apr 1973 - Liberals try new image POLL IN VICTORIA Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 10 April 1973, page 12 Liberals try new image POLL IN VICTORIA From ROHAN RIVETT, in Melbourne w HJLE the politicians gird themselves for the final jousts before Victorians elect their new Parliament six weeks hcnce, the ruling Liberals arc showing keener interest in matters of quality - especially quality of living conditions - than at any time in 20 years. Mr Hamer's emergence as Premier is perhaps the catalyst in ibis. The belief that any steps for reform - reform in education, of the environment, of housing of the less affluent, of hospitals, of jails, and a score of other issues - must await the disappearance from politics of his predecessor, had damped all but the zealots in their drive for change. Now the new Premier has been eager to present himself as an advocate of change - a champion of a better environment, a sponsor of a new look at education, a foe of pollution in all forms, a liberal in matters of social conscience. So, many bodies and individuals, long depressed at the inaction and seeming indifference of the State executive to deteriorating conditions of life in Victoria, have been given new heart. In the weeks leading up lo the campaign now about to begin, the Liberal Party has almost turned itself upside down in its new-found enthusiasm to present a reformist, sympathetic -almost radical - image in extraordinary contrast with the Boltc image behind which its members have sheltered since 1954. Even one of the Uolte sacred cows, the White Aus'ralia plank in the Liberal Party platform. was almost dropped last month. The commillcc drafting the platform on which the party will confront the clcctors dccided to omit the clause. Although this drafting committee embraced both the Premier, Mr I lamer, and the Deputy Premier, Mr Thompson, the big backers, who crack the whip in the constituencies, were appalled. Platform So. tinder pressure from electorate committees, branches and members, a somewhat shamefaced spokesman had to inform the Press that "traditional elements" had insisted on the magnificent euphemism "homogeneous society" being retained in the platform draft. So. today, despite the efforts of its two leaders, the parly goes to the electors with the old shibboleths of orthodox Liberalism, mass immigration and White Australia. Naturally, many of the most active Young Liberals feel thwarted. if not cheated. At last they have a Premier in whom they place hope and trust. Yet his draft of the party platform is overborne by the reactionary elements. Despite this, (he HamerThompson forces have made a bold, almost revolutionary attempt to emphasise social welfare and the righting of inequalities as the keynotes of the Ministry's quest for re-election. Setting up of a multi-milliondollar corporation to finance decentralisation in Victoria is so directly contrary to Sir Henry Boltc's philosophy that it has been hard for Victorians to realise that it is sponsored by men who for the past decade have sat in Cabinet as Sir Henry's trusted colleagues. The State Savings Bank, with a ministerial guarantee, will back the project and the public will be invited to invest in the corporation by taking >hort- or long-term bonds. How such important Boliebackers as Sir Reginald Ansctt. Sir Cecil Looker. Sir Charles MacGrath and other members of the Liberal Party establishment reach in this undisguised plunge into Stale socialism will probably be revealed only after the Scylla and Charybdis of the polls is safely negotiated. Campaign The new Liberal Party platform now thrust before Victorians is the firs! complete rewriting of the party platform since 1953. Despite the one-man campaign that the Chief Secretary. Mr Meagher, continues to lead against "porn", with all the enthusiasm of a 1973 Quixote, the platform specifically states that censorship is a personal matter for adults. The Hamer-Thompson policy etches in new concepts on sport and recreation, conservation and environment. decentralisation, rural development and youth problems. The Premier's policy speech in Camberwell Town Hall on May 1 will officially launch the new doctrine. [f Sir Henry graces the occasion with his presence it will merely confirm the views recently expressed by a migrant leader: "Your politics! are wonderful: yesterday's blacks! arc tomorrow's whites, with the same spokesman passionately defending both theses in turn". Features Among other features of the Hamer New Look made apparent in the past two or three weeks are: A drastic paring of the Bolte freeways program. A marked lack of enthusiasm for the subservience to Democratic Labor Party attitudes and policies. This is so emphatic that the DI.P State secretary, Mr Frank Dowling, had to warn that the DLP could deny preferences if the Liberals "think they can win in their own right". He added, "I'd hate to embarrass them with preferences if they think they don't want them". Frantic promises about plentiful supplies of water for metropolitan homes so that bucketing by householders on the hottest days of summer will never, never recur. A totally new approach to the problem of migrant children in the cramped, overcrowded schools of the inner suburbs. Altogether, if. as most observers expect, the current State gerrymander ensures the return of another Liberal-led ministry after May 19. it seems certain to sail on courses somewhat different from those navigated by Sir Henry over Ihe past two decades."}
{"id":136971420,"text":"20 Apr 1973 - ALP increases popularity Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 20 April 1973, page 4 ALP increases popularity More than half the electors interviewed in a Gallup Poll at the end of March said they would vote ALP "at a Federal election today". The actual percentage was 52, 2% more than at the election four months ago, and only 1 % less than the vote which gave the Chifley ALP Government a majority of 23 seats in 1946. Support for Liberal-CP at 39% is 2% less than at the election in December, and support for DLP, at 3%, is also 2% less. Six per cent said they would vote for the Aus tralia Party or Independent. That is 2% more than at the election in December. Of 2,270 people aged 16 and over interviewed, 1,971 said they were electors. All except 5% marked their first preferences on ballot papers, which were dropped in "ballot boxes" carried by the interviewers. Answers on the ballot papers are percentaged in the last line of the following table, in comparison with election results and Gallup Polls in February and early March. ALP L-CP DLP AP Others % % % % % Elections: 1946 53 44 - - 3 1949 48 50 - - 2 1955 46 48 5 - 1 1961 48 42 9 - 1 1966 40 50 7 - 3 1969 47 43 6 1 3 1972 50 41 5 2 2 Gallup Polls: Feb. 51 40 4 4 1 Mar. 3, 7 . 53 40 3 3 1 Mar. 24. 31 . 52 39 3 4 2 The vote of 52% for the ALP came from 56% of the men interviewed and 48% of the women. Through the age groups, the vote for ALP declined from 62% of those aged 18-20 and 56% of those 21-29, down to 52% of those aged 30-49, 50% of those 50-69, and only 43% of people over 70. (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":136971754,"text":"24 Apr 1973 - Advertising Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 24 April 1973, page 4 A reply by Esso ?Esso asked Roy Morgan Research Centre to get your opinion) Is drilling for oil at sea dangerous to marine life? The seals in Bass Strait answer. An Australia-wide poll. Esso recently engaged Morgan Research to conduct an Australia-wide opinion poll to find out how you felt towards oil companies. The findings showed one question held particular concern for many Australians, "What effect does oil exploration have on the environment?'' The Seals at Marlin Oil Platform. When Esso started to drill for oil in Bass Strait in 1967 seals were around in twos and threes. Today at Marlin, and the four other Esso/BHP platforms, seals abound in their hundreds. The reason? Marine Biologists know that immediately an off-shore platform is fixed on the sea bed, a chain reaction begins. Seaweed, shellfish and various sea life collect on the 'legs' of the structure. This in turn attracts many species of fish, seals and in Bass Strait, even penguins. The platforms have actually become ecological havens for ocean life. Other benefits for Australia. Esso and BHP are . vitally concerned with the whole Bass Strait environment. To date, both companies have sponsored oceanographic research to learn more about the winds, tides and currents of Bass Strait. And there's another environmental payoff from this Australian produced oil. It has a very low sulphur content. This means wherever it is burned as fuel in cars, factories and aircraft the pollution level is lower. Esso's exploration in Bass Strait clearly shows that with due care, modern technology and the environment are compatible. The seals in Bass Strait are living proof. ; : Seals resting on mooring huoy, Marlin Platform, ?- Bass Strait. £ss£ ESSO CARES ES0453. CURTAINS 10 per cent quality SYLON tracks on orders for DECORATOR CURTAINS FOR THE DISCERNING CLIENT The specialist's touch - that is what you get I when Ken McCarthy (member of the Society of I interior Designers of Australia) gives you his 25 years experience to guarantee satisfaction in vour new curtains. KEN MCCARTHY INTERIORS PTY LTD 30 LONSDALE STREET. BRADDON 470922"}
{"id":136972247,"text":"27 Apr 1973 - 'Most' favour army camps for youth Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 27 April 1973, page 8 'Most' favour army camps for youth All young men should go to military camp for at least three months when aged 18, and perhaps again when aged 19, most people told the Gallup Poll last month. People were asked whether they favoured, or opposed, all young men going to military camp for several months. An overwhelming majority of 78 % said they favoured it. Only 18CS opposed it, and 5% were undecided. Those in favour included: 87% of L-CP voters, 81% of DLP voters and 72% of ALP voters. 79% of the women, and 76% of the men. 65% of those aged 16-20, 72% of those aged 2129, and more than 80% of older people. The 78% who favour military training were asked at what age young men should go to camp. Sixteen percent of all people interviewed said at 17, 38% at 18, and 21% at about 20. The other 3% (making the 78%) did not answer. On those figures, young men should go to camp when 18. Camp for six months or more each year was favoured by 34%, but 39% would agree to camp for only two or three months, and 5% were undecided. On those figures, camp for more than three months would lack majority support. When asked for how many years young men should go to military camp, 8% said for four or five years, 16% said for three years, and 19% for two years, and 28% for one year, and 7% were undecided. On those figures, the public would approve one (or perhaps two") annual camps for three months when aged 18 (and perhaps 19)1 People who favour compulsory military training for all young men often said "we should be prepared", "good for them", "teaches discipline". Those against it said they did not approve military training or it should he voluntary. Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinions Polls."}
{"id":136972663,"text":"30 Apr 1973 - Casinos opposed by most people Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 30 April 1973, page 7 by most w people M E L B O U R Nr E. Sunday. - Except in Tasmania and perhaps Western Australia, people are inclined to oppose having a casino in their State, according to a Gallup Poll. Asked whether they were for or against having a casino in their Slate, an Australia-wide cross-section of 2.270 people of 16 years and more divided almost equally. They answered: A casino: 39% in favour. Against: 40% Undecided: .. .. 21% In Tasmania. 57% approved having a casino, and so did 43% of Western Australians. However, in no other State were casinos wanted by more than 40%. The figures were: NSW: 38% Victoria: 40% SA: 33% Queensland: .. .. 38% Throughout Australia, only 43% of ALP voters and 35% of L-CP voters favoured having a casino in their State. Of those aged from 1620, 58% favoured a casino, and so did 52% of those aged from 21-29. Those aged from 30-49 were fairly evenly divided on this question, but most older people were against casinos. Most common attitudes were, "Too much gambling already", "I'm against gambling". "Causes too many broken homes". Those who favoured casinos said, "Promote tourism", "Gives the place a bit of life", "I like gambling'. (c) Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":136984955,"text":"12 Sep 1974 - Price-wage poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 12 September 1974, page 1 Price-wage poll MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Anohter referendum to give the Government power over prices and incomes was possible, the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Cairns, said today after a two-hour meeting with the president of the ACTU, Mr Hawke, and the secretary of the ALP, Mr Souter. His personal view was that another referendum was desirable. Mr Hawke said it was a distinct possibility that the trade-union movement would consider supporting a new referendum."}
{"id":136987495,"text":"25 Sep 1974 - Hayden disputes survey Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 25 September 1974, page 13 Hayden disputes survey The Minister for Social Security, Mr Hayden, said yesterday that a report published in The Bulletin on September 21 concerning a Morgan Gallup Poll survey of (he preference of people _ for the present health insurance scheme or "a salaried medical service based on a 1.35 per cent levy on taxable income" was totally wrong. Replying to a question in the House of Representatives from Dr Kingman (Lab. NSW), Mr Hayden said that the report reflected cither incompetence or dishonesty on the part of people responsible for conducting the Morgan Gallup Polls. The report in The Bulletin stated that 2,014 people had been asked whether they preferred "the present medical scheme, with people paying into a hospital and medical'fund" or "a salaried medical service financed bv a 1.35 per cent levy on taxable income" which "would entitle people to free treatment in public wards, but additional insurance would have to be paid in private wards". A free salaried service financed by tax was favoured by only 38 per cent of the sample, the report said. Mr Hayden said that no even the most, malevolent critic of the Government's health scheme would deny that fcc-for-scrvicc medical practice would be covered by the scheme. "In fact, the universal health insurance program which will come into operation on July 1 next year is essentially based on the private pnutce of medicine, on the freedom of choice of one's medical practitioner by fee for service", he said. "There has never been any suggestion that it would be based on salaried medical practice"."}
{"id":136992758,"text":"21 Oct 1974 - GALLUP POLL Most Americans say depression coming Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 21 October 1974, page 5 GALLUP POLL Most Americans say depression coming WASHINGTON, Sunday (AAP-Reuter). — More than half of Americans surveyed believe the United St;j<-i» is heading towards a depression similar to the one experienced in the 1930s, according to a Gallup Poll published today. The poll, in The Washington Post, said that 51 per cent of those surveyed believe the United States was heading into a depression while 41 per cent disagreed and 8 per cent held no opinion. The figures were from a survey conducted last month. An earlier survey in August showed that 46 per cent felt the US was heading into a depression. Another Gallup survey published in the same newspaper today showed that SI per cent of those asked saw the high cost of Iivfig as the country's number one problem. This was an increase of 4 per cent over a previous survey last month."}
{"id":136993946,"text":"26 Oct 1974 - Opinion poll merger Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 26 October 1974, page 3 Opinion poll merger MELBOURNE, Friday. — Two of Australia's largest opinion and market-research companies, the Roy Morgan Research Centre Ply Ltd and the Australian Sales Research Bureau Pty Ltd, have amalgamated to combat rising costs. The two companies will continue to operate separately throughout Australia, under their previous managements and executives. Mr Gary Morgan will remain managing director, Mr David Jones general manager in Sydney and Mr Geoffrey Alford manager in Melbourne of the Roy Morgan company. Mr Jim Reark will remain the general manager, and -Mr Nick Soos manager in Sydney of Australian Sales Research."}
{"id":137016349,"text":"18 Feb 1980 - CANADIAN ELECTIONS Trudeau ahead in Gallup Poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 18 February 1980, page 5 CANADIAN ELECTIONS sTrudeau ahead in Gallup Poll TORONTO, Sunday (AAP-AP). — In an .abrupt reversal of political fortunes, Mr Trudeau appears to be leading his Liberal Party toward victory in tomorrow's parliamentary elections 'over a Conservative Government that took power jn Canada just nine months ago. A Gallup Poll issued yesterday gave the Liberals Vwide edge over the Progressive Conservative Party .of the Prime Minister, Mr Clark, 48 per cent to 28 .."per cent among decided voters. • /. Mr Joe Clark, 40, came to office in elections last May in which Canadian voters clearly showed they li'ad grown weary of 16 years of Liberal rule, 11 of 'Jhem with Mr Trudeau as Prime Minister. ^ But within six months it was evident that the Conservative leader, the youngest Prime Minister in Canadian history, had similarly.disappointed many of Tils countrymen. •mj; r Last December, the Liberals and Socialist New democrats combined to bring down Mr Clark's minor- . City Government in a parliamentary, vote of no-con jjdence. The 60-year-old Mr Trudeau, who had announced 'In November that he would step down as Liberal pleader this year, quickly withdrew his resignation."}
{"id":137167101,"text":"01 Aug 1992 - Boost in popularity for PM: poll Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 1 August 1992, page 2 Boost in popularity for PM: poll The Federal Government's youth summit boosted the popularity of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, according to a Newspoll published in The Australian newspaper. Voter approval for the summit also slightly narrowed the Coalition's lead on the Labor Government. The survey of 1127 electors, held on July 24-26, showed voter satisfaction with Mr Keating had risen four points to 28 per cent and his disapproval rating fell four points from a high of 68. Thirty-five per cent (up from 32 per ccnt a fortnight earlier) of those polled said Mr Keating would make a better Prime Minister than the Opposition Leader, John Hcwson. Thirty-nine per cent (up one point) opted for Dr Hewson., If an election had been held on the weekend of the poll, 39 per cent said they would have voted Labor (up one point) and 45 per cent (unchanged) preferred the Coalition. With a lead of six points, the Coalition is only slightly better off than it was before the 1990 election when it out-polled the Labor Party by four points but did not win government. In contrast, polls held before the summit showed Mr Keating's disapproval rating was high, while his approval rating was slumping. A Bulletin poll of 2029 electors on July 10-12 and 17-19, held by AGB Australia, showed Mr Keating's disapproval rating was 54 per ccnt with an approval rating of just 23 per cent. Dr Hewson's disapproval rating was 36 per cent while his apprdval; rating was 31 per cent. On the question of preferred Prime Minister, 39 per cent of those polled chose Dr Hewson while 32 per cent chose Mr Keating. A Morgan poll, published in Time Australia and held on July 11-12 and 18-19, showed Mr Keating's disapproval rating was 61 per cent, with an approval rating of 29 per cent. Only one of Australia's previous five prime ministers recorded a higher disapproval rating with Bob Hawke peaking at 67 per cent last December — just before he was ousted by Mr Keating. Dr Hewson's approval rating was 39 per cent, his disapproval rating 46 percent."}
{"id":137167355,"text":"01 Aug 1992 - POLL WATCH Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 1 August 1992, page 2 Boost in popularity for PM: ooll The Federal Government's youth summit boosted the popularity of the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, according to a Newspoll published in The Australian newspaper. Voter approval for the summit also slightly narrowed the Coalition's lead on the Labor Government, The survey of 1127 electors, held on July 24-26, showed voter satisfaction with Mr Keating had risen four points to 28 per cent and his disapproval rating fell four points from a high of 68. Thirty-five per cent (up from 32 per cent a fortnight earlier) of those polled said Mr Keating would make a better Prime Minister than the Opposition Leader, John Hewson. Thirty-nine per cent (up one point) opted for Dr Hewson., If an election had been held on the weekend of the poll, 39 per cent said they would have voted Labor (up one point) and 45 per cent (uni changed) preferred the Coalition. I With a lead of six points, the Co I alition is only slightly better off than it was before the 1990 election when it out-polled the Labor Party by four points but did not win government. In contrast, polls held before the summit showed Mr Keating's disapproval rating was high, while his approval rating was slumping. A Bulletin poll.of 2029 electors on July 10-12 and 17-19, held by AGB Australia, showed Mr Keating's disapproval rating was 54 per cent with an approval rating of just 23 per cent. Dr Hewson's disapproval rating was 36 per cent while his approval; rating was 31 percent. On the question of preferred Prime Minister, 39 per cent of those polled chose Dr Hewson while 32 per cent chose Mr Keating. A Morgan poll, published in Time Australia and held on July 11-12 and 18-19, showed Mr Keating's disapproval rating was 61 per cent, with an approval rating of 29 per cent. Only one of Australia's previous five prime ministers recorded a higher disapproval rating with Bob Hawkc peaking at 67 per cent last December — just before he was ousted by Mr Keating. Dr Hewson's approval rating was 39 per cent, his disapproval rating 46 per cent."}
{"id":137168214,"text":"03 Aug 1992 - Poll reveals ALP slipping in four states Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 3 August 1992, page 3 Poll reveals ALP slipping in four states The latest Time Morgan poll reveals the Australian Labor Party to be /in trouble in Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Western Aus tralia. Labor continued to trail badly in the poll in Victoria, SA and WA, while the new NSW Liberal Premier, John Fahey, had lifted support for his Government. With the Victorian Labor Government having announced its intention to go to the polls in October, the poll shows that the popularity of the Leader of the Opposition, Jeff Kennett, rose by 2 percentage points in July to 33 per cent, while his disapproval rating fell a point to 55. The rating of the Premier, Joan Kirner, was unchanged with approval at 32 per cent and disapproval 62. Support for the Labor Party slipped a point to 24 per cent, the Liberal-National Coalition was also down a point to 52 while support for the Australian Democrats was up a point to 8 per cent. Support for the SA Labor Government of John Bannon fell 7.5 points to 27 per cent, its lowest rating since elected in 1982. In WA support for the Labor Government dropped half a point to 37 while in NSW support for Mr Fahey rose 2.5 Doints to 41.5 per cent. — MIKE TAYLOR"}
{"id":137168542,"text":"03 Aug 1992 - Poll reveals ALP slipping in four states Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 3 August 1992, page 3 Poll reveals ALP slipping in four states The latest Time Morgan poll reveals the Australian Labor Party to be in trouble in Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Western Australia. Labor continued to trail badly in the poll in Victoria, SA and WA, while the new NSW Liberal Premier, John Fahey, had lifted support for his Government. With the Victorian Labor Government having announced its intention to go to the polls in October, the poll shows that the popularity of the Leader of the Opposition, Jeff Kennett, rose by 2 percentage points in July to 33 per cent, while his disapproval rating fell a point to 55. The rating of the Premier, Joan Kirner, was unchanged with approval at 32 per cent and disapproval 62. Support for the Labor Party slipped a point to 24 per cent, the Liberal-National Coalition was also down a point to 52 while support for the Australian Democrats was up a point to 8 per cent. Support for the SA Labor Government of John Bannon fell 7.5 points to 27 per cent, its lowest rating since elected in 1982. In WA support for the Labor Government dropped half a point to 37 while in NSW support for Mr Fahey rose ? 5 nnintc to 41.5 ner cent. — MIKE TAYLOR"}
{"id":137169908,"text":"06 Aug 1992 - George might be taking a pounding Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 6 August 1992, page 6 George might be taking a pounding A CNN-Gallup poll issued on Tuesday showed Mr Clinton leading Mr Bush 57 per cent to 32 per cent nation-wide. It was the lowest Mr Bush has ever scored in the poll. In a good-natured gesture, Mr Bush was given a pair of boxing gloves — one labelled "Democrat" and the other "Congress" — and a plaque with an oversize Olympic gold medal marked "heavyweight champion". The upbeat image the senators tried to project masked a growing unease among top Republican of fice holders and strategists on the status of Mr Bush's re-election ef fort. The flap in which the White House felt when it was called upon on Monday to disavow a derisive personal attack on Mr Clinton by a top campaign aide, only served to fuel the unease, distracting attention from a campaign effort to focus on policy differences between Mr Bush and Mr Clinton. "He won't do it, but what he needs to do is a little confession and avoidance. If the issue is bow have you been as President for the past four years, he's going to lose," John Sears, who managed Ronald Reagan's 1976 primary challenge, said. "Bush needs to get that off the table and to say, 'Things didn't go as I planned. But I've learnt a lot and I can do better,.,, Eddie Mahe, a Republican consultant, said that this week's flap over the criticism of Mr Clinton by the campaign's political director, Mary Matalin. was "a side snow." - AP"}
{"id":137170605,"text":"08 Aug 1992 - Youth-jobs policies: both sides miss boat Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 8 August 1992, page 2 Youth-jobs policies: both sides miss boat Neither political Party'syouth youth employment policieshave have the ma jority of public support, according to a Saulwick poll published in The Sydney Morning Herald. Twenty per cent of the 1000 people surveyed Australia-wide on July 29 and 30 preferred the Coalition's policy and 24 per cent favoured Labor's. A majority of 56 per cent, however, either said they did not know enough to make a judgment or could not choose either party's policies. Even among people who supported either party, there was a relatively low level of endorsement of the youth employment policies. Only 52 per cent of people who described themselves as Labor voters said they supported Labor's youth unemployment policy, and only 40 per cent who described themselves as Coalition voters endorsed those parties' policies. Of the Independent voters, only 17 per cent favoured Labor's policies and a mere 7 per cent supported the Coalition's approach. In response to a separate question on government spending on youth unemployment, 75per per cent said the govern ment must spend more, 20 per cent said it could, not afford to spend more and 5 per cent did not know. A poll by AGB Australia and published in The Bulletin showed that the federal Coali tion had gone 5 per cent ahead of Labor in the national tally of voters' preference for Senate scats. Backing for the Coalition was up 1 per cent to 41 and for the ALP down one to 36. Support for the Democrats was up one per cent to 8, for Independents down one to 10 per cent and steady at 5 per cent for others. The only state in which Labor has the lead are NSW (ahead 9 per cent) and Tasmania (5). If a full Senate election had been held in July, the ALP would have lost two seats in Victoria, one in South Australia and two in Western Australia and might have gained one in Queensland. The Coalition would have won an extra seat in Victoria but lost two in Queensland and one each in South Australia and Tasmania."}
{"id":137170809,"text":"08 Aug 1992 - Youth-jobs policies: both sides miss boat Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 8 August 1992, page 2 Youth-jobs policies: both sides miss boat Neither political Party'syouth youth employment policieshave have the ma jority of public support, according to a Saulwick poll published in The Sydney Morning Herald. Twenty per cent of the 1000 people surveyed Australia-wide on July 29 and 30 preferred the Coalition's policy and 24 per cent favoured Labor's. A majority of 56 per cent, however, either said they did not know enough to make a judgment or could not choose either party's policies. Even among people who supported either party, there was a relatively low level of endorsement of the youth employment policies. Only 52 per cent of people who described themselves as Labor voters said they supported Labor's youth unemployment policy, and only 40 per cent who described themselves as Coalition voters endorsed those parties' policies. Of the Independent voters, only 17 per cent favoured Labor's policies and a mere 7 per cent supported the Coalition's approach. In response to a separate question on government spending on youth unemployment, 75per per cent said the govern ment must spend more, 20 per cent said it could not afford to spend more and 5 per cent did not know. A poll by AGB Australia and published in The Bulletin showed that the federal Coalition had gone 5 percent ahead of Labor in the national tally of voters' preference for Senate seats. Backing for the Coalition was up 1 per cent to 41 and for the ALP down one to 36. Support for the Democrats was up one per cent to 8, for Independents down one to 10 per cent and steady at 5 per cent for others. The only state in which Labor has the lead are NSW (ahead 9 per cent) and Tasmania (5). If a full Senate election had been held in July, the ALP would have lost two seats in Vic- • toria, one in South Australia and two in Western Australia and might have gained one in Queensland. The Coalition would have won an extra seat in Victoria but lost two in Queensland and one each in South Australia and Tasmania."}
{"id":137171832,"text":"10 Aug 1992 - Poll shows Coalition would top federal vote Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 10 August 1992, page 2 Poll shows Coalition would top federal vote The federal Coalition would have won easily a national election held in late July, according to a Morgan Poll to be published in Time Australia magazine today. The poll showed a small increase in support — 1 per cent — for both the ALP and the Coalition, to 36 per cent and 45 per cent respectively. Both groups benefited from a 2 per cent decline in support for the Australia Democrats, whose former Leader, Janet Powell, resigned in the survey period. Support for the Democrats declined to 6 per cent; support for independents and others remained at 13 per cent. , On a two-party preferred basis ALP support was 45 per cent compared with 55 per cent for the Coalition. The poll was taken on July 25 and 26 and August 1 and 2, and questioned 2369 voters. It followed the Government's and Opposition's youth-jobs summits and included Senator Powell's unexpected resignation on July 31. The summits, which revealed significant differences between Labor and Liberals on youth wages and training, appear to have had little impact According to the poll, personal approval for the Opposition Leader, John Hewson, was unchanged at 39 per cent compared with a 1 percent increase for the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, to 30 per cent Dr Hewson was preferred as prime minister by 45 per cent of voters (unchanged), compared with 40 per cent support for Mr Keating, up 1 per cent Fifteen per cent of those polled were undecided. There is no such indecision among voters when it comes to the Senate, according to another Morgan Poll to be issued today. The poll found that only 3 per cent of voters were undecided about which party or grouping would receive their support in a Senate election — the Australian - Democrats and independent candidates would have retained the balance of power if either a full- or half-Senate election had been held in June or July, when the poll of 12,160 electors was taken."}
{"id":137172156,"text":"11 Aug 1992 - More men than women approve of PM, Hewson: polls Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 11 August 1992, page 4 More men than women approve of PM, Hewson: polls Australia's key political leaders will have to do much more work if they are to gain the support of the nation's women, according to a Morgan poll published in Time Australia magazine yesterday. The poll shows both the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, and the Opposition leader, John Hewson, are approved of by more men than women. Male support for the leaders was 35 per cent and 42 per cent respectively, compared with female support of 26 per cent and 37 per cent respectively. More women believe Dr Hewson would make the better Prime Minister, 46 per cent compared with 44 per cent of men, and Mr Keating was supported by 36 per cent of women and 44 per cent of men. The poll was taken on July 25-26 and August 1-2, and questioned 2369 voters. Overall, Dr Hewson was preferred as Prime Minister by 45 per cent of voters (unchanged) compared with 40 per cent support for Mr Keating, up 1 per cent. Fifteen per cent of voters were undecided. The poll also found the federal Coalition would easily have won a national election held in late July. Support for both the ALP and the Coalition rose 1 per cent to 36 per cent and 45 per cent respectively. Both groups benefited from a 2 per cent fall in support for the Australian Democrats, whose former leader Janet Powell resigned during the survey period, while support for the Democrats fell to 6 per cent. Support for Independents and others remained at 13 per cent. The poll found preferences would have favoured the Coalition. On a two-party preferred basis ALP support was 45 per cent compared with 55 per cent for the Coalition. The poll followed the Government and Opposition youth jobs summits, which revealed significant differences between Labor and the conservatives on youth wages and training but which appeared to have had little impact on voting intentions. According to the poll, approval for Dr Hewson was unchanged at 39 per cent compared with a one-point rise for Mr Keating to 30 per cent. Another Morgan Poll, which questioned 12,160 voters in June and July, found the Democrats and independent candidates would have maintained their hold on the balance of power in the Senate if cither a full or half-Senate election were held in those months. Green Party support was up 1 per cent to 4 per cent and was strongest in Western Australia and Queensland, where the party would have won a seat in a full-Senate election, the poll found. • Conflict between the Liberal and National parties in NSW and early reaction to the youth wage proposal appear responsible for a 3 per cent fall in support for the Coalition, according to a new poll. The AGB Australia poll, to be published in this week's Bulletin magazine, shows national support for the Coalition falling three points in early August to 40 per cent, while Labor remained steady at 39 per cent. Third party alternatives benefited from the drop in Coalition support, with support for the Australian Democrats, Independents and "others" each climbing 1 per cent. While National Party support remained steady at 4 per cent, support for the Liberal Party dropped three points to 36 per cent. More than 2000 voters were interviewed face-to-face across Australia from July 24 to July 26 and on August 1 and 2."}
{"id":137173573,"text":"17 Aug 1992 - Landslide forecast Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 17 August 1992, page 3 Landslide forecast The Coalition in Victoria is poised for a runaway victory in the October 3 election, the latest Morgan Poll has found. The poll, to be published in the latest edition of Time Australia, found that Liberal-National Party support in Victoria had risen by 7 per cent in early August to 59 per cent. Support for the Kimer Government was up 1 per cent to 25 per cent. Democrat support halved to 4 per cent after the resignations of the former leader, Janet Powell, and other key members."}
{"id":137174767,"text":"22 Aug 1992 - Polls indicate Labor leaders in three states losing ground Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 22 August 1992, page 2 Polls indicate Labor leaders in three states losing ground POLL WATCH Labbr's leaders seem to be taking a battering in three states, accord-ing to a Morgan poll published in Time Australia and two separate Bulletin polls by AGB Australia. The Morgan poll, in which 544. Victorian electors were interviewed face-to-face, showed an increase in support from 52 to 59 per cent for the Ljbcral-National Coalition. Much of it seemed to have come from a halving, to 4 per cent, of support for the Australian Demo-crats. Support for minor parties and independents declined from 16 to 12 per cent and support for the Labor Party increased from 24 to 25 per cent. Approval of the Premier, Joan Kirner, declined from 32 to 31 per cent, only 4 per cent more than her low of 27 per cent in January last year. Sixty-four per cent disap-proved of Mrs Kimcr's perform-ance, 5 per cent were undecided. The approval rating of the Lead-er of the Opposition, Jeff Kennett, was unchanged at 33 per cent; 53 per cent disapproved and 14 per cent were undecided. On the question of who would make a better premier, 49 per cent preferred Mr Kennett, 36 per cent chose Mrs Kirner and a staggering 15 per cent either could not say or named someone else. If an election had been held in the first two weeks of August the Coalition would have romped in. The Victorian election will be held on October 3. In NSW, a Bulletin poll of 1263 electors has shown support for the Coalition up from 35 to 38 per cent and support for the Labor Party down from 47 to 43 per cent. Sup-port for the Democrats and independents was steady at 4 per cent and 10 per cent respectively. In only his second Bulletin poll since becoming premier. John Fah-ey's approval rating increased from 32 to 34 per cent, and 13 per cent. down 2 per cent, disapproved of his performance. Fifty-three per cent were uncommitted. The approval rating of the Oppo-sition Leader, Bob Carr, was up from 34 to 35 per cent, and his disapproval rating increased from 31 to 33 per cent. Thirty-three per cent were uncommitted. The preferred premier, however, was Mr Fahey at 45 per cent, up from 43. leading Mr Carr's 34 per cent — down from 36. In a separate Bulletin poll of 931 South Australian electors, the ap- proval rating of the Labor Premier, John Bannon. crashed from 30 per cent to 23. His disapproval rating increased from 47 to 57 per cent. Support for the Leader of the Opposition, Dean Brown, in-creased from 23 per cent to 26 and his disapproval rating declined from 17 percent to 14. As preferred premier, those polled chose Mr Brown by 44 per cent (previously 36). to 30 per cent (previously 35) for Mr Bannon. % Twenty-six per cent of electors were -uncommitted."}
{"id":137175205,"text":"24 Aug 1992 - ALP support 'lowest since Keating PM' Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 24 August 1992, page 1 ALP support lowest since Keating PM' Support for the Labor Party has declined to its lowest level since Paul Keating became Prime Minister, according to the Morgan Gallup poll to be published in Time Australia magazine this week. The poll, taken in mid-August before the federal Budget, found that support for the ALP had declined from 36 per cent to 34 while the coalition's stocks had improved by 2 per cent to 47. On a two-party-preferred basis, the ALP trails the Coalition 57 per cent to 43, representing an almost 7 per cent swing against Labor since the 1990 election. While the Government's approval rating is sagging, Mr Heating's continues to increase. It was up from 30 per cent to 33 in mid-August. However, the Opposition Leader, John Hewson, has a healthy advantage. His approval rating also increased from 39 per cent to 42. There was no change on who would make the best Prime Minister: Dr Hewson had 45 per cent and Mr Keating had 40 per cent. The Government's major problem is in Victoria, where its support languishes at 29 per cent (down 1), compared with 54 per cent for the Coalition. The Morgan poll was taken of 2301 electors who were interviewed face-to-face over two weekends earlier this month. A second poll of 1328 people taken in July found that 53 per cent of respondents blamed the Government for continuing high unemployment, unchanged since the last time the poll was taken in November."}
{"id":137177044,"text":"31 Aug 1992 - Boost to Goss and Qld ALP Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 31 August 1992, page 3 Boost to Goss and Qld ALP The Queensland ALP and Premier Wayne Goss have both been boosted in the latest Morgan Poll. Mr Goss gained 3 per cent to reach 49 per cent support in the seven weeks since the beginning of July, covered by the poll, which will -be published in this week's Time Australia magazine. It is the highest level of support . ' for the Goss Government this year 'while the National Party, at 18 per cent, and 22 per cent for the Liberal Party, both remained unchanged. Support for other parties and ^independent candidates declined by . 3 per cent to 11 per cent. — AAP"}
{"id":137967198,"text":"05 Nov 1915 - WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 5 November 1915, page 4 WO]MAN'S SUFFRIAGE. POLLING IN 'AMERIOA. ma NE.~l? YORK1, ~Vodnos1n~ TlO finll coulllng of tIe VotI, 0(1)11 e0 ,11r0oman's tUflalkgo polIl ndicaltfe that throo hllvuv b)o0 . little rIltvo ciag11 in the miljorllei U1ainst ite Huffracel It i1s1 bo11 defeated in alanehusetl, by 108,000 majority, in New York by S20,18, no1d 11n Pellnyly0ivtl: by Ittlo00 'ho roesult Is antribult:l Ilrgely to tha Toregll vote, a1nd al o ito h spectacrula ointhnds idOlliod IJ y the sulTragYttls to btnalij victory. iP'iolb1tition 01s dfelatOd in GIhlo by a llajorlity 0of about 0,000."}
{"id":138449704,"text":"22 Jan 1953 - TELEVISION INTEREST IN THE NETHERLANDS North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 - 1955), Thursday 22 January 1953, page 2 ? ? ? TELEVISION INTEREST IN THE NETHERLANDS Television has now been on trial in the Netherlands for 15 months. A gallup poll held in November 1952 by the Netherlands Institute of Public Opinion has found that 36 per cent of the Netherlands nonulation. more than one third of the adult population or approximately 2,000,000 people, have seen television broadcasts. In Holland the popular international soccer match, Belgium v the Netherlands, was followed on the television screen by 6 per cent of the population, more than 360,000 people. ' Television in Holland is at present being run on a two year experimental basis by four big radio organisations, with a total of 1,250,000 subscribers. Programmes are only run two days a week for approximately two hours at a time, and only 4000 to 5000 j sets have been sold. A television license cos';s £3.10.0 per year."}
{"id":139307602,"text":"29 Apr 1947 - Advertising Tumut and Adelong Times (NSW : 1864 - 1867; 1899 - 1950), Tuesday 29 April 1947, page 6 FOU THE COPNTRY M r The Liberal Party will give the man on the land r the active aid and encouragement he has failed to ? ! receive in 6 years of Labor rule. Priority points of the Liberal Programme are : 1 . Guaranteed minimum prices for primary producers. 2. Disband all unnecessary Boards . . . essential Boards ' to be producer controlled. 3_ Extended and improved water supply, electricity ' and transport services. Financial assistance for stud stock purchases and ' fodder conservation. 5 The building up of country centres by widening the ' spread of secondary industries. x This is a policy of progress and development, backed by a Party, a Leader and a team of candidates who are pledged to ACTION. Liberal Party candidate for Yass N. 0. BARBER Liberal Party candidate for Yass Electorate, Mr. N. C. BARBER was born and bred in the Yass ? . district and has for many years taken a keen interest in public affairs. Himself a Grazier, he lias a sound knowledge of the needs of rural industry, and is President of the Yass Electorate Council and- Secretary of the Yass Branch. , ( v fr* . \\ ^ ^ ^ j j The Hon. VERNON TREATT M.M., K.C., M.L.A. Leader of ihe Opposition . Authorised by F. R. Burton, 30 Ash Street, Sydney. LPC.z.rfO lilr With lively recollections of petrol quality M I m^djmkmds j | | ^ I || 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by 1 Ip Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the AustM- talian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an AustraliaS wide poll among car and truck owners. One of H many questions asked was: 'When the pool ends , ? II which petrol are you likely to try first?'. L Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: 'Shell', Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. B the shell company of austraua limited f ' (Incorporated in Great Britain) ^ ~ '? IHE TMUT PHARMACY SERVICE: ,We deliver Local Orders without extra charge. 'Phoned instructions faithfully and promptly executed. 'PHONE 45. .WE DISPENSE YOUR DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTIONS FAITHFULLY, PROMPTLY, USING ONLY THE PUREST, FRESHEST, HIGHEST QUALITY DRUGS. | ECONOMY: In all Sundry Lines we offer a Choice of Guaranteed, Ohemiat-Quality Goods, * at the keenest possible prices. ORDER RECEIVES THE SAME CAREFUL ATWisr?! J vnno L111' PERSONALLY OR OTHERVPmfMT m vnn TELEPHONE IF THIS IS MORE OONy. for you 1 you CAN ALWAYS 'FHOHT TIB ?WITH CONFIDENCE 1 a AUUfl£2 UB 'Phone D W% If* Bos 45 K. It Knox 59 Pf DISPENSING CHEMIST. '"}
{"id":139381586,"text":"25 Mar 1947 - Advertising Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser (NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 25 March 1947, page 1 LOCKHART-WAGGA SERVICE CAR TIME-TABLE MONDAYS.— Leaves Lockhart 7.15 a.m.; leaves Wagga, 6.15 p.m. THURSDAYS. — Leaves Lockhart 9 a.m.; leaves Wagga 6.15 p.m. FRIDAYS.— Leaves Lockhart 9 a.m.; leaves Wagga 5.15 p.m. Ring Lockhart 127 for reservations. Parcels may be left at Mr. A. G. Wood's Store, or at proprietor's residence, Ferrier Street. Car For Private Hire ? .. ? ...JAS...LO.YE.. Proprietor...,. Agent for MILDWATER'S Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service. SELWYNPARROH Baker and Confectioner TELEPHONE NO. 179 LOCKHART Ring us up if you want bread, White or Brown! Orders taken for Wedding, Birthday, or Cakes for any special occa'sions. Wo will appreciate your patronage , 5 With lively recollections of petrol quality ' *&s.V ? i: want - 1 ?1 motor spirit I I 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by M I ^ Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the'Aust- || * ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- M i I ^ wide poll among car and truck owners. One of B , ' many questions asked was: 'When the pool ends, ? I which petrol are you likely to try. first?' || i * Nearly all named a brand in answer to this || | I question. Of those who so answered, substan- g \\ 1 tially more than 50% said: 'Shell'. || ? Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. 8 I THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED S ' 1 (Incorporated in Great Britain) r.,,,. ill M$ on gVtM £* MILK^AR , TRY OUR ICY COLD MILK SHAKES, served with selected flavours, viz., CHOCOLATE, OARAflEEL, BUTTER SCOTCH, VANILLA, BANANA AND STRAWBERRY TRY OUR ICY PINEAPPLE AND ORANGE ALE ICE CREAM SPECIALS ?; Our American Beauty (Extra), Monterey Special, Banana Special, Nutti Fruitti, made with Delicious Peter's lee Cream. -r v SMALLGOODS 1 DEVON, PORK GARLIC, FRESH PRESSED BEEF, HAM LOAF, ?.-..???. . PORK AND TONGUE AND HAM ONLY THE BEST Fruit, Vegetables, Sweets, Almonds t and Peanuts ( A LARGE STOCK OF SOFT DRINKS AVAILABLE ; The Monterey Cafe 'Phone 23. Leo. Vakas, Proprietor ^THEATRE 'BBBBBSESHEBBBBBBBBBBBBaHBaa Friday and Saturday Next Ralph Richardson and Esmond Knight in — THE SILVER FLEET WITH GOOGIE WITHERS AND BEREFORD EGAN What is the mystery of the sunken U-boat with its dead crew in German uniforms and the one civilian who lies there serenely as though fallen asleep? ? Supported by — ?WILL FYFFE AND. LENI LYNN IN — Heaven Is Round The Corner The gii-I with the amazing personality. Once you hear her sing you'lTV never forget the redhead with the golden voice. - jK ? ? ? w ALSO NEWiS ' -PATRONS PLEASE NOTE: After 'The Girls He Left Behind,' tomorrow (Wednesday) night, the Wednesday night show will be discontinued until further notice. LADIES', CHILDREN'S AND INFANT'S WEAR For All Occasions TOE LATEST IN FROCKS ? DAINTY LINGERIE SMART HATS AND ACCESSORIES AND AN ATTRACTIVE RANGE OF INFANTS' WEAR USE OUR LAY-BY. SYSTEM , ; P. M. DAVYS Green Street ? Lockhart ^ $W?St i? YZHT-J? T ' EYE SERVICE , , -;il-!- Jiml l)vem:m\\ modern, scicntifirally-cimipucri Travelling Consulting Room, in charge of a eiiuililicd refraclionist, brings to your district the expert eye service for which lliey have Ions been famous. When (jibb anil Bccman next eall at your town, on the days shown below, take this opportunity of having your eyes tested. Glasses are not recommended unless absolutely necessary, but where they are essential you cm depend on the prescription being correct. SnfugiKiid your eyesight — increase, efficiency — consult: GUIS &/dEENraN OPTOMETRISTS VISITING THIS DISTRICT as follows:— LOCKHART: Commercial Hotel Tues., April. 22. (Appointments may be made at ? ' ?-West's: Pharmacy) A. J. Beeman, A. S. Skellett— Optometrists"}
{"id":139405661,"text":"15 Aug 1941 - GALLUP POLLS Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 15 August 1941, page 8 GALLUP POLLS Sir,--I behleve we are to have a Gallup poll taken in Newcastle district this month, and that the machinery for takinc these polls is completed. Thie Director, Mr. R. Morgan, has had the interviewers approved of to collect tile views of a cross section of various areas. I have had the pleasure of discussing these polls with Mr. Morgan, and I am impressed with his ability on public questions and his desire for the success of his orgilnniation connected with the polls. Mr. Morgan has been in America for some time. lie was sent by his organisation to study the Gallup system and now intends to introduce it here in Australia. I have, with others. also considered all the data in connection with the Gallup method on public opinion polls. and I believe that this system about to be introduced could be used very effectively to undermine all of our trade-union and political parties' objiectives. I do not think Mr. Morgan would be a party to such propaganda, but nevertheless the finance required to run these polls is gathered from sources that are not antl never have been in ssimpathv with the working-claus organisations. The polls could Ie misconstrued to suit an*y view. heccanse in the collection no names of the interviewed are recorded and no known adherent of any political party or strone ilnionist can he an interviewer One of the basic principles on nwhich the Gallup poll is collected is that they do not seek information from any known authorities of any particular subjects Who else could give a more solid and constructive answer than a known authority that has a crip of his subiect? This alone des troys what the public requires-accursti, informaition. The most salient point in this organisation is that it nays the interviewer a certain sum for collected information. The promoters of thii poll cannot find this large slim of money for the fun of gettin, a tfair expression of nlbllii opinion. I 'ntutre to say that the .ystemi will he conlclereialisedl in flltire. JOSHUA ARTIII.fR. Sen. 2?2 Worid-t.. Adamnstown."}
{"id":139407466,"text":"29 May 1941 - ENTER WAR TO BEAT AXIS Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 29 May 1941, page 7 ENTER WAR TO BEAT AXIS Gallup Poll in Favour NEW YORK, May 28. A.A.P.-A Gallup poll of families of men at present ulllldergO g mlilitarllly traininlg shows thlat (PS per ceet. are in favour of entering the war if it appeared certain that there is no other way of defeating tile Axis. On tile question whether they favoured the United States entering the war today, 22 per cent. said yes, and 78 pier cent. no. T'hese figures are approximately the same as results obtained recently from the samne question asked of a cross see. tion of the country ans a whole."}
{"id":139410099,"text":"08 Aug 1941 - \"STAR CHAMBER METHODS\" Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 8 August 1941, page 2 "STAR CHAMBER METHODS" Gallup Poll Attacked Vigorous attackls on the Gallup publile upnllllol poll, which Is to be Illtroduced into AustaLlila, were made at a leetglll ol the Adalistown OLra;Lnich of tile OlfljCal Laboul IParty last lnigllt. Mr. J. 11. \\VillIIamiis said: "It in an ulliSdlous, ftascist, Star lhanlber oystemi, winch is not a true reIlex of publile oplnuloll." Critilising Senator J. J. Arnold for suppoltLicg thIe op'telI, tile r'esuldeiit o1 tile brantlch 3J, C. r. rnfths)i expreslcsed the vinw that publice opinion woulll be twistedl to ipave thle wray lor tile iitrodic. tlou of conscrilltionll. Thile branch celded to ask the Central Executive to protest to the P'remier agatnut the introlduction of the Gallup system into Australia. Mr. J. Artliul, en., who brought the nliatter forward, said the Gallup system was the greatest tascist slove introduced Into Anustralia. It was a system wchich forced public opinlon upon people through a restricted method of sccurliug informa tron. It would undermine, not only the Labour Party, but every other lolitical party. lrt. WVilhanms said tile Gaollp system was niot an expression of public opiniion. It wast an Insidlouri racket that uavrolred of Fascism and Star Chamber nlethloda. The opnuous that would be obtalned in a croua-acctioa of public opinion would be only a reflex of thie wishes of the organsatlon conductilng tile poll. Mr. Griffithis saidl the Gallup poll wab usherntg lauscisul into Austrahla. The cross-section vote would be taken, not aluong the workers, but among the uppel "There is absolutely no need for such a poll,' lie added. 'Where eceessali referendunl canll be taken by the Government on any matter of publie importance. The annual conlelrence of the Labour Party discusses every nmatter of major ilportalnce, and decilaions are dicterlminned by a majority vote. That is the essence of true ldemocracy." M\\l. Artlus said hlie was also olppose, to newspapers edlitorially commenting on wrartime and industrial problems. Editorials, he said, were the opliioUn of only one man, yet frequently they were trgailded as an expression of pubic olpinion."}
{"id":139411496,"text":"05 Jun 1941 - PUBLIC OPINION TESTS Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 5 June 1941, page 5 PUBLIC OPINION TESTS Election Mandates Not Explicit The adoption of a sostem .of mass observation tests similar to the Gallup poll technique used in America as. a means of keeping Goveynnments in tcnuch with the desires of the pieople was saugoested by Mhr. J. J. Arnold (Senatorcleet) in an address to Newcastle Business Men's Club yesterday. The difficulty of adcess to trends of public opinion on contentious questions was one of the weaknesses of democracy, he declared. In A-ustralia, there was no means by which the Government, at a given time, could determine the mood of the public on a particular issue. They depended almost entirely on the general elections every three years for an index. "The result is that Australian Governments have only a vague, rough and ready idea of what the people are thinking. of their desires and of the things that should be done to retain public confiden'ce," said iMr. Arnold. Becaguse a carticular Government was elected and anothler rejected at the polls. it could not be assumed that everything the elected party proposed had the the approval of the people. The mandate to take any particular action was rarely explicit in a general election. 'If a government is to .serve the people, it must know what they want and what they will or will not accept," he continued. "Honest relations are required between Governments and the people, rather than confused opinions, bolstered up by propaganda." In England there was a movement called mass observation for studying the behaviour of the pImople. It now had over 2000 voluntary workers, who mixed with all sections of the- people, asking questions on set questions and recording their replies. At times particular questions were framed with very interesting results. One. result of studying the answers in thie light of subsequent hiistory was to promote a new respect for the sagacity of the comlnmon people. In America the searcn for the will of the people and the. taking of public opinion poills had reached imposing proportions. It had become almost an exact science, In the past few years, the most important advance had been made by the Institution of Public Opinion, better known as the Gallup Poll. It had built up an organisation trained in the art of obtaining public opinion. Its operatomrs recorded the opinions of selected people and sent them to the institute which made known the results. It had been found that results within l'A per cent. of accuracy could be obtained by . taking a. poll of a cross section of 10.000 people. "If these polls can give us somethine better than our present roughl and ready mandate fiom the peolple. and provide reasonably accurate expression of opil ion on every question that crops up. then we canll cheerfolly holpe for reall democratic government," ho concluded. Frank Bermaulst, 12, of Lewis-street. Wallsend, had his left foot lacerated when he trod on a piece of glass. Wallsend Ambulance took him to Wallsend Hospital."}
{"id":139414317,"text":"14 Aug 1941 - The American Mind Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 14 August 1941, page 2 The American Mind If the Gallup polls are an accurate guide to American public opinion, it may be stated as a willingness even a determination, to defeat .Hitlerism, combined with the belief that econo mic aid alone is sufficient to 'enable Britain to emerge victonriously. To the question, 'Should the United States Navy be usea to convoy ?" 41 per cent. answered in the affirmative, 50 per cent. In the negative, and 9 per cent. were undecided, but to the turther question. "Should the United States Navv be used to convoy If British defeat seems certain without it?" 71 per cent. answered in the affirmative. 21 per cent: in the negative, and 8 per cent. were undecided. American complacency was even more strongly illustrated in another series of questions The vote showed 81 per cent to be against immediate entry into the war, and only 19 oer cent. In favour. But in reply to the question, "If it appeared certain there was no other way to defeat Germanv and Italy except for the United States to co to war against them, would you be in favour of the United States going into the war ?" 68 per cent. voted for war. 24 per cent. against it. and 8 per cent. were undecided. The American attitude, therefore, appears to be that the United States must fight to prevent Britain being defeated, but the risk of defeat is rated so low that the nmajority against Im mediate intervention is overwhelming. This attitude explaims in large measure the caution which has charaeterised President Roosevelt's foreign policy. What the United States appears to need is a douche of cold realism which will bring home to the people the imminence of the Nazi menace and the extreme gravity of the situation should Germany defeat the Red army. In the light of the Gallup polls it becomes an open question whether British propaganda' in the United States Is not defeating itself by a simulation 'of over-confidence, and whether the British Government is wise in concealing figures of shipping losses"}
{"id":139414362,"text":"14 Aug 1941 - GALLUP POLL THIS MONTH Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 14 August 1941, page 2 GALLUP POLL THIS MONTH "Workers Will Dominate Opinion" The first Australian Gallup poll on questions of national interest will take place towards the end of this month, said the Director (Mr. Roy Morgan) yesterday. The results of the poll will be published early in September. The Gallup method of collecting statisties on public opinion has been in operation in the U.S.A. for many years. and has been a marked success. The polls would be conducted once a month in Australia, said Mr. Morgan. The results would be calculated and publishcd early in the next month. Re explained that the poll would be calculatedl on the type of population, and the percentage of this type all over Australia. Samples of opinion would be taken from all occupational and regional groups. "All interviewers are asked to contact a cross section of the people in their own area. The opinions of the working man irill dominate the poll because most Australians are working men," said Mr. Morgafni. No Names Asked Mr. Morgan is appointing representatives in Newcastle and district who will visit people here. The people will be sasked to give their opinions on various questions. No names are taken or asked for. This information is senit to the central calculating centre, and the infornmation is placed on punch-cards similar to those used in making the census. The machine calculates the percentage, counting the cards at the rate of 400 a minute. 'rhe result of tile polL is published merely as a percentage in favour of the ques tions, the intensity of feeling in both directions. nmid the most common reason for the attitudes. The company runnine the poll is one of the limited guarantee type, whose members are the newspapers who pay for the service. MIr. Morgan said that the poll was simply a type of news service for which newspapers and others paid. "This is entirely a fact-finding organisa tron, which allows the public to draw their own conclusions from the information obtained," said Mr. Morgan. "Moreover, such a poll as this must be run properly. If it was not, the publie would see through it imnmediately." The interviewing network in the Hunter River district has been completed."}
{"id":139418703,"text":"26 Aug 1941 - GALLUP POLLS Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 26 August 1941, page 6 GALLUP POLLS Sir,-I reply to '"Gallup Student." I assure him that I do not need anly Americean newspaper to guide my opinion on the Gallup poll system. This correspon. dent suggests that I have written something that I have not considered. I assure him that I ]lave based my remarks on facts given by MIr. Morgan. in the presence of prominent public men. I wa\\s also present and discussed the problem with them. I invite "Gallup Student" to publish his name aund~nddress, then I will invite him to attend any union or Labour meeting to discuss how this system will be detrimental and undermine our organisations; also, how it savours of the Fascist system. I will also produce my original letter that I sent to the Press. Some leading newspapers do not need any impressing with the Gallup poll system, because they are to finance one poll every month. That will give only a cock-eyed view on national subjects and problems. J. ARTHUR, Sen., Adamstown."}
{"id":139420004,"text":"20 Aug 1941 - GALLUP POLLS Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wednesday 20 August 1941, page 4 GALLUP POLLS Sir.--?Vith reference to the above. Mr. Joshua Arthur, sen.. writes to you as follows: '"Who else could give a more solid answer and constructive answer than a known authority that has a grin of his subjeet?" He also saus he was impressed with Mr. Iorgan and his alility, etc. I submit your correspondent has rushed into print without a "grin of his subject." Did he not think until explained to him that Gallup Polls were a Fascist organisation? For his enlightenCorrespondents are requested to express themselves in the briefest possible terms. Those using a penname must enclose proper names and addresses as evidence of good faith. ment, I recommend "Scientific America," "Digest," or "The Saturday Evening Post." These publications agree that Dr. Gallup's polls have astounded the world with their degree of accuracy on public opinion. Mr. Morgan. a young Australian, who is a chartered accountant and an exschool teacher, was so impressed with the accuracy of these polls that he decidled to study the system with. Dr. Gallup and his experts. On returning to Auistralia Mr. Morgan so impressed the leading newspapers of the Commonwealth that they decided to pay for and publish in full the findings of an "Australian Public Opinion Polls" whose only pureose is to measure the intensity of public sentiment on national subjects on scientific principles. Of course the newspapers retain the right of comment and criticism. which all newspapers must exercise. How these polls will be used to "undermine trade-unions, etc.." as stated by your correspondent, is beyond me. There is no connection whatsoever with governments or political parties. Mr. Morgan's only crime, in my opinion. is that he is a young, ambitious Australian who impressed the leading newspapers of the Commonwealth with the findings of the Gallup Polls. He is desirous of obtaining under this scientific method throushout Australia a true voice of the people tabulated on scienitific principles, together with statistical accuracy. He is confident these polls will reveal accurately and impartially the thoughts of the majority of the people in regard to "What Australia Thinks" on national subjects and problems. Australians in all walks of life, men and women. rich and poor, old and young, of all shades of opinion, will have the opportunity of expressing their opinions. Newcstle.' GALLUP STUDENT.""}
{"id":139510111,"text":"28 Mar 1951 - Poll Pessimistic On Peace Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wednesday 28 March 1951, page 1 Poll Pessimistic On Peace "Herald" Service NEW YORK, March 27. - The Iast Gallup Poll shows 46 per cent. of Americans think peace with Russia impossible, compared with 29 per cent. of Britons."}
{"id":140092511,"text":"19 Apr 1971 - WORONI Woroni (Canberra, ACT : 1950 - 2007), Monday 19 April 1971, page 2 WORONI Despite the slightly pessimistic findings of the latest Gallup Poll, leaders of the Anti-Apartheid movement must take heart from some recent events. Within Australia, public expression of dissent from racism has increased considerably. Statements' from many leading clergy headlined the Australian, two state governments have declared official opposition to the proposed South African cricket tour, the ACTU is considering a black ban on all future South African sporting tours, and even Billy McMahon offered token financing for the anti-racism movement. Within South Africa, where opposit ion is generally quelled, the challenge by white cricketers to the selectors to chose the team on merit received wide publicity, throughout the world, and, surprisingly within that country Much of the initial strength and impetus for the movement in Australia must be attributed to the action by students in high lighting the inequality, prejudice and cruelty imposed by Apartheid. In a year where it appears that the results of this continual struggle against racism may finally succeed in terminating South African sporting tours to Australia, it is imperative that student pressure be stepped up. If any student can afford a couple of hours to help maintain the 24 hour vigil outside the South African embassy, please contact Chris Swinbank, Bruce Hall."}
{"id":140093431,"text":"11 Oct 1972 - COMMENT Woroni (Canberra, ACT : 1950 - 2007), Wednesday 11 October 1972, page 21 £lLLllJlMjliuLl L Henry Mayer Professor of Politics, Sydney University. Foss: Professor Mayer, do you think issues in general make or break elections in Australia^ Mayer: I would say no. F oss: If this is the case, why do the parties-make such a fuss , about issues? Mayer: Because politicians constantly have to pretend that they can alter, influence and determine events; It is impossible for a political leader of either party to say 'look I couldn't help this, or I'm sorry this went wrong in spite of me, or I could do nothing about it'. Politicians have to pretend, by the very nature of politics and by what is expected of them, to be entirely voluntaryistic, to be able to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Therefore they can't (and this is my second point) say that voting is basically determined by factors outside our control — whether they be class or family or habit or whatever, -which are fixed and can only — be in a minor way. influenced. Hence they have to constantly highlight rationality, discussion, even admitting all distortions -and pretend that people are much more literate, issue . oriented, and involved than in fact they are. Foss: So what you are, imply-ing is that people in Australia still think in terms of fidelity to the party.' Mayer: This apathy is getting ? ' somewhat less now in so far as you can trust the surveys. Undoubtedly there is some evidence that a higher proportion of people are tending ~ to become more volatile, but the party is still the overwhelming thing. Basically the Party can be treated for 70 to 75% of the people as an inherited factor: as if you had green hair or splayed feet or whatever. Research shows if both parents were of the same persuasion (it doesn't work if father was labor and mummy lib. and they constantly talked about it. — then youre likely to be a swinger yourself) that you will vote like your parents or tend to if the relationship you have with them is basically stable. Foss: Has the party system worked in America in the past? . It seems to me America is less polarised into parties than say the British system is. If it has worked in the past, have issues become more important in the US and have, in fact, issues won and lost elections in recent times? Mayer: I won't try to answer your first question because we'll get into a long discussion of criteria. In answer to your second question: Yes, overall that definitely seems to be the case. I would also say that it does seem that the existing party structures are subject to basic rearrangement; that the coalition resting behind the major parties are changing with the issues; and that issue oriented politics are on the up in the US. Foss: Has the kind of issues, ; much recently? Mayer: The basic trouble really is that you have two kinds of 'things called issues. One which I call leader's issues and voter's issues, i.e. what the guys on top are saying what the newspapers are saying, what TV is saying the elections are all about. You will notice that all sides don't agree what that is and that they have different priorities and different lists. One guy says that it is green sheep and another that it is about candlewax. . Then secondly, there is not much evidence that the issues put out by the leaders are the ; same issues that people think about, in so far as they think about issues at all. In fact I would say that there is instinctive evidence that an increasingly wider gap between leaders issues and voters issues is coming into existence. By this I mean that the parties are increasingly failing to take up issues in the minds of voters and I don't mean just issues in the minds of young voters, it seems to me that there is general alienation — to use that boo word which I don't think means very much — a fedupness with the political system where people vaguely feel that these guys out there are not taking care of what really concerns them. It seems to be impossible for politicians to retranslate into normal political jargon what people call 'quality of life' issues. Taking it differently, you must think of your political system as a thing that can handle only certain types of problems. This is a very important point about issues. Foss: Do you think voters are aware of this? Mayer: The word 'aware' is unfortunate, because it is much more of an unconscious perception or a vague feeling in their bones. There is some evidence to suggest that the general populace is becoming awaK of the lack of communication; Foss: What are the important issues in this coming Federal election and with what parties are they associated with? Mayer: I can't answer that one. All I could do is quote the latest public opinion polls. But what I want to stress is that the polls apart from ANOP (Australian National Opinion Polls) have made no attempt to find out how strongly people feel-about various issues. Otherwise you get this long list of ten to fifteen questions and you find that say 66% of the people worry about 'Joe Cheese' but ypu are never told how much they worry and what would they do about it. ANOP have made a fairly crude but I think so far the best attempt to bring out some intensity factor. There is some evidence — to avoid your question and to answer part of it at the same time — that there seems to be a certain vol itil ity in the definition of what .... . an issue is. In plain English, I think that generally none of the issues for the moment cut very deep. They are partly blown -up by the media and partly blown-up by the fact that the parties constantly talk about thepn- The people's feelings are crystallised into saying this is about unemployment or this is about foreign policy. In another way; the number of people who feel very intensely about anything in politics is very small. Foss: It is quite interesting that one reads in editorials and political cartoons that issues are in fact mattering. For example; recently in Time ,. magazine there appeared*a cartoon in which McGovern was seen with various issues stocking out from behind him such as abortion, homosexuality and censorship. I think that very much the same thing could be said about the Labor Party's position here. Mayer: But this is to be expected. Assume that you are a bloody journalist. What do you write about?. You have to write this way. But I don't believe that what is being .said in the newspapers is actually the case. I have some evidence, of Australian society that makes me feel that any degree of political awareness is a very small one indeed. What is happening is that your intellectuals talk with other intellectuals who write these bloody editorials which 1% reads. They constantly overintellectualise what ordinary people feel, and what most of the people are concerned with. Don't forget that it is surely a pretty obvious factor of Australian society, including students, how inarticulate they are and how difficult it is to get most of them to say anything. You and I, not in any elitist sense but in an ordinary statistical sense, are a typical of Australian socfety. Hence I do think that the whole thing is slanted or pushed and that one repeats to me what one has read in the newspeprsand I answer in similar terms. Generally speaking, most people are much more inarticulate and vague and moody and they feel things in a very loose sense. Foss: How do you explain such a situation in which it appears that most DLP supporters don't go along with DLP foreign policy? How can j: this sort of ambivalence work? Mayer: This is a typical attit- ' ude. By going through the 2 to 3 thousand polls since 1940 one sees that consistently eg Liberal voters on various occasions supported price control, eg the majority of ALP voters are to the right of the ALP leadership on all issues including socialisation, strikes and nationalisation and not to the left. This works because people who vote for parties have very litt.le to do with issues. It is a fact that people aren't aware of in any precise sense what their parties stand is on any one issue. People vote or support parties in terms of loose bundles for the vaguest of reasons. Hence it is a puzzle to you really because you assume that there is some correlation between voting and having some knowledge in support of issues. Now I assume the opposite. To me the unusual and strange thing would be the type of person who votes for say the most extreme party — leave out the communists as there are 3 communist parties — take DLP if you like. The guy who is aware of the DLP policy -on a number of issues and votes for them because of it, in my opinion and as some surveys done at Macquarie University have shown, would be about 1 /3 of the total DLP voters. Two thirds would be protest voters, people who intend to vote Liberal. Material from the Macquarie survey shows that these people when asked afterwards — the crucial 2/3rds of them — can't remember whether they voted DLP or Liberal. That is one of the reasons why the polls almost constantly understate the predictions of how many people will vote DLP. The picture of the DLP'er as a mad, catholic fanatic who is like Bob Santamaria, is com- ; plete nonsense. What you have is a couple of guys like Santamaria - totally atypical because whatever you think of him, he is an intellectual, articulate man with a coherent policy — and the ordinary DLP voter who is as confused and muddled as the ordinary Liber or Labor or, I should think communist supporters. The number of articulate ideologues in Australia would be very small indeed. You can see this in operation taking another non-party thing, with the new left in Australia. By the time the bon mots of Marcuse eg filter down to the people what you get is simplified pebble like slogans which are Marcuse 75 times watered down. Let me finally say that issues in themselves matter . very little in elections. They are convenient scapegoats for the parties and the intellectuals who write editorials and make most of the fuss. I don't say this is-a good or even 'desirable thing. Let us hope that.the damnable Australian political apathy will eventually : become a rare animal. Issues in themselves matter very little in elections They are convenient scapegoats for the parties and the intellectuals who write editorials and make vrrwstoftlie fuss."}
{"id":140109255,"text":"18 Apr 1942 - USE OF WAR PRISONERS Molong Express and Western District Advertiser (NSW : 1887 - 1954), Saturday 18 April 1942, page 11 USE OF WAR PRISONERS Public opinion in Australia is, nol* strongly behind- the use of pHsondro ot war for rural! work. A recent Poll on tho subject, -taken by: 'inter-viewers.. of Australian' Public Opinion Polls bf a representative ef oiss^sWtioi of people in alt Stai^ showed- that' an . overwhelming majority of ?Au&ti'atfaa# favoured employment of' wat prisoner^ on such jobs as harvesting, roadiriakiflft ' and woodcutting. The poll resulted in 86 per. cent, favouring the use of war prisoners*; ~ while ? 9 per cent, were. , agapris,t, : ariii1 5, per cent, were undecided. ; Although a few prisoners and sqwp. internees have been bmpioyed 'i?, Jftwt ; pijekera in certain . districts ^ere' ibeeii no general) pbliey J idopt^^jd Government for the empioyment'of ?tr'ar prisoners outside .thei^ campfl^. lit is understood the'm^tary a^ion-.^, ties -have 'dominant:, termination of poiJey | th;e employment, of prisoners} of war.' I :Tho question' of adequate guards for prisoner^ is an important Sssne, and^f or; that - reason' the military' ; wpll -onlyc ? arrange for prisoner 'a labour to lbe.«8efl£ where a large camp fean lbe establiitedj.' ? thus warranting the use of a-anfficiently ?strdng : : military guard; ' ' M*.,E. T. K-jn-leH(~^ Executive of tiijB ? Association, is a Jteen1' supporter thjo use of war prisoner? jto; relieve the man-power sh6ft'age\\oh-^afmfi.v 'He ha* submitted a scheme 'on 'this subject the Ditector^General of Man^pftwef.j Mr.^'Kenflelilte scheme; ,proTi'd-J0?'f.o*, ; .; thje^ est^lishmertt of von^ ..oexMi'fal v, ; camp for prisoners in centres aKajfi&Mtt;,. . . military jobjectiyes, /and ..actiyiti)(«.;jT^»' ^ central' camp would need to: .be .;i^vaa- ' area covering a large, district .embraeiiae^ , all forms of primary .^ at, » point from which ro^d.ijtransppr^' coiuld i operate a9-.well. as rail' transport* TElfPORAStiT:CA|f|ni h . : 1 ? From the central ::campfK-Mr. Kendell : I suggests that temporary:, camps could! : H bel establi^bed {is seasonal, ^ork beeome^l.v j H , avaikblei/'suek/.'as '^'tuit. _ . . ? H harvestiig, vegetable' ' prod^(itlon/ 'Wj';'. ' i I cutting, and all harvest worfc| ' f H The temporary' campe;, cool^j besftlv, v 'I ; up and equipped on the ^sameiba^siM: I the efficient camp system ..operated b/^, . I j the Main Roads Board, with;; the ^ddi'^ . I ; tion of standard barb wire enclosure , : ? Mr. Eendell proposes that personnel .b«.; I drawn from tho Main Roads.' Boards - ' I X. ? ? * ? ? 3 ~ ?_ \\ H -Bvan: io supervise ana. u-bsw 1 a TM erection and - maintenance of- the temporary camps. { Wages and conditions would ^e on. i,' basis accepted in the various Indus- ? tries in which the prisoners would, fof , the time being, be engaged. ? , ?! Before temporary : camps could b®^ allocated to rural areas, local orgaspiaa-' ?-' j tione would have to . supply accurate. ; / ,i estimates of acreage to bo enf fbjr^sii:age: J I jj pitting, acreage to be cut ^or^hj^jry'-ancl'.''' ? imrticulara of other seasonafc'Tvork. Tliq Amount of work availabfc would- have to be sufficient to satisfy . the rCspon* ? : ; ! sible Minister that a temporary camp would be warranted* . ' i ; Mr. Eendell explains that in order! to meet this requirement it would be i found that the amount, of hay ' and enpilage stored would be- tremendo^ly: : ^ aujgm'ented and in this' way; the Govern* . 'v meint fodder conservation Scheme would i ? '? be a success. . It is also .suggested by Mr. Kendell, Ji that after the scheme' has been put'into;' operation those prisoners eonBid^re® ; suitable, ' bec&uae of their adapitabilitjf ' to j rural conditions and generai goo^, ; behaviour, could be selected for bilieti ing witt primary producers if they 1 desired. ' '"}
{"id":140136448,"text":"18 Apr 1968 - VIETNAM Woroni (Canberra, ACT : 1950 - 2007), Thursday 18 April 1968, page 8 VIETNAM IDEOLOGY, PUBLIC OPINION AND THE VIETNAM DEBATE This is the first 1600 words of a long article in the forthcoming issue of Diss-ent, which will be available in the Co-op Bookshop from April 22. This article already has a history. When first presented as a paper to the A.N.U. Pluralist Society a year ago it seemed that, in the aftermath of the debacle of the 1966 Federal Elections and of the impo-tence of opposition to the visit of Air Vice Marshall Ky, the Vietnam debate had closed up. Casting himself as Cassandra the writer only added to the despair of his staff-student audience: his argument might have been different, but his proph-ecy was already intuitively felt. Since then much has changed: perceptions of the state of the war with the crisis of mid-1966 and the Tet offensive, Whitlam for Calwell and a new A.L.P. strategy, the Senate Elections, a new Prime Minister and an apparent variation in Government poli-cy. Yet it still seems that the original hy-pothesis is tenable: that a certain domin-ant ideological view of Australia in relation to the outside world underlies support for the Government's Vietnam policy. PUBLIC OPINION To begin with it is necessary to lay out public opinion; and regrettably this can only be measured by the blunt instru-ments of Australian Gallup Polls (Roy Morgan). It should be especially noted that questions sometimes vary from poll to poll and are often loaded; further, in-tensity of opinion is not measured - par-ticularly uncertainty which is not the same as 'undecided'; finally, polls are too infrequent and too irregular to pro-vide an adequate graph of movements in opinion. THE COMMITMENT OF AUSTRALIAN FORCES TO THE WAR IN VIETNAM May. Jul. Feb. Nov. 65 65 66 67 Approve % 52 59 48 37 Disapprove % 37 27 35 46 Undecided % 11 14 17 17 The question related to Sir Robert Men-zies announcement on April 29, 1965 of the commitment of an infantry bat-allion. The question related to the proposed increase in the Australian commitment from one to two infantry battalions. THE WITHDRAWAL OF AUSTRALIAN FORCES FROM VIETNAM. Sept.1965 Sept. 1966 May 1967 Continue % 56 61 62 Bring Back % 28 27 24 Undecided % 16 12 14 N.B. Sets of figures from these two tables are not comparable, although they have been compared in the press, by politicians and by Australian Gallup Polls. Questions asking approval or disapproval of decisions to send troops are different from quest-ions asking should troops already in Viet-nam continue fighting or be brought back to Australia. OPINION FOR U.S. AND ITS ALLIES Sept. Dec. Feb. 1967 1967 1968 Increase 37 38 37 Hold on 18 25 21 Total For 55 63 08 Get Out 29 24 24 Undecided 16 13 18 The question related to Mr Holt's ann-ouncement of October 17, 1967 of the increase in Australia's forces from 6,300 to 8,000 men It is worthwhile quoting the question: 'Do you think the U.S. and her allies should increase their war effort in Viet-nam for a quick victory, or hold things about as they are, or get out of Vietnam now?' Given the hawk-dove debate in the U.S., e.g. Johnson v. Fulbright (about which respondents were probably not greatly aware), and, more importantly, the policy of the Menzies and Holt Gov-ernments and Mr Whitlam's line during 1967 (see below under 'The Debate'), it is doubtful if 'hold on' respondents can automatically be counted as being 'for' American and Australian Vietnam policy. Further, there is a remarkable coincidence between the combined 'hold on' and 'get out' percentages - Septem-ber 47% and December 49% - and the 46% in the intervening November poll against the last increase in Australian forces. As to be expected, the 'increase' percentage-es of September and December 37% and 38% - line up with the 37% in November favouring that increase. The February poll was taken on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18, during the Tet Offensive, which open-ed on 30 January and entered its second phase on 18 January with rocket and mor-tar attacks on U.S. and allied bases. At this stage a variety of conflicting evalua-tions of the offensive were in circula-tion; General Westmoreland was still clai-ming victory and had not yet been report-ed as asking for massive reinforcements. Even so, note the 5% rise in 'undecided' THE BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM July Sept. Dec. 1966* 1967 19674 Approve % 56 39 40 Disapprove % 24 43 38 Undecided % 20 18 22 *The question asked related to Mr Holt's statement supporting U.S. bombing of oil installations in Hanoi and Haiphong. +Categories here in fact were 'continue bonbing'', 'stop it', and 'undecided'. NEGOTIATIONS. February 1967: the alternative between the U.S. and its allies fighting on for com-plete victory and seeking a compromise peace: 'fight on' - 27%, 'seek compro-mise' - 62%, 'undecided' - 11%. SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH VIETNAM November, 1967, just after the Presiden-tial, Senate and House of Representa-tives elections of September - October: 'Yes' - 48%, 'No' - 25%, 'No opinion'-27%. NATIONAL SERVICEMEN AND THE VIETNAM WAR Dec. Feb. Apr. Jul. Dec.' Aug. 65 66 66 66 66 67 Send 37 32 38 38 37 42 to Vietnam Keep in yaUStra' 52 57 49 52 52 49 Unde-cided 11 11 13 10 11 9 ' VIEW OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD. In an article of this kind it is scarcely possible to establish (this the writer is doing elsewhere), only to assert that there is a dominant ideological view of Austra-lia in relation to the outside world and to briefly describe that view. It is an im-age of the international order and of Aus-tralia's position in it. It is part of the pop-ulist ideology prevalent in Australian society. The map of the world is con-ceived of in what geographers term 'azi-muthal equidistant projection'' Australia is at the centre, with every point at its true distance and in the right direction although there are distortions in area size and shape of other countries: Aus-tralia is the natural focus of attention of all Powers, friends and enemies alike. The view has two main parts: a notion of threat and a notion of alliance. Accord-ing to the former, Australia is peculiarly open to invasion, or subject to pressure to change vital national policy, by some alien Power - naturally, not an Anglo Sax-on Power. All that seems to be necessary for a country to be identified as a threat is for it to exist in a more or less cohesive form, or to maintain some kind of pres-ence, in Asia and the Pacific. Of course, a threat becomes more ominous if it can be accommodated to that great national myth, the Yellow Peril. Since the 1890's China, Russia, Japan, after a gap Japan again, Russia plus China, for a time Indo-nesia, and now China alone have been successively identified as the threat. This identification of threat does not appear to be necessarily connected with any cus-tomary politico-military assessment of threat in terms of intention and capability in the context of the balance of power in world politics. The threat is simply out there: this amounts to a kind of national paranoia. So the line on fighting in South Vietnam is that it is better to meet the the threat of China 'there' (in South Vietnam) than 'here' (in Australia): Communist China controls North Viet-nam; North Vietnam has invaded South Vietnam; if South Vietnam falls then the other states of South-East Asia will top-ple over like a row of dominoes; where-upon the Yellow hordes will be poised to sweep across the continent. The notion of alliance is one native to Australia; this can be reduced to a numb-er of assumptions; some of which are in-consistent. Only those relevant to the Vietnam debate are mentioned here. There is the idea of the utter dependence of Australia on a Great Power ally, once the U.K. and now the U.S. It derives from a sense of isolation from homelands in the British Isles and from the pattern of colonial-mother country relations. It is connected with the feeling of exposure to invasion; but it does not require any immediately identifiable threat. Again, the alliance is seen as a relationship of kin-ship or friendship, rather than shared in-terests but it is also held that Australia must build up with its Great Power ally a credit balance of goodwill, which can be drawn upon when the inevitable cata-clysm occurs. Further, the Great Power ally is deemed to be virtually omnipotent, able to protect Australia if only it exer-cises its power. Thus according to this notion, Australia is in Vietnam because of its pact of friendship with the U.S. or to build up a credit balance of good will with the U.S.; and American power must prevail against aggression from the North. Now this dominant ideological view is in-tractable. It is not susceptible to argu-ment; and assumptions are maintained even if rebutted by empirical evidence. In-deed, the view, as an image of the outside world, largely governs perceptions of ex-ternal politics: it functions to select and order information received, usually via the mass media. Australian foreign policy is, naturally, perceived in this way; and, assuming there is any concern, propa-ganda justifying policy is most effective if presented from this ideological world view. Of course, perceptions do change, as for example of Indonesia which was no longer seen as a threat after the fail-ure of the coup of 1 October and the sub-sequent massacres and establishment of the New Order. Probably if by chance the Cultural Revolution led to civil war or warlordism, China would no longer be regarded as a threat. Once, the whole no-tion of alliance was in jeopardy: with the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Re-pulse on 10 December 1941, the surren-der of Singapore on 15 February and the failure of the U.K. to come to Aus-tralia's aid when facing apparent immi-nent Japanese invasion. The Labor Gov-ernment had to act to restore national mo-rale: Curtin issued his famous 'we turn to America' New Year message for 1942, although he knew that Roosevelt had al-ready decided to send U.S. forces because Australia was strategically vital to the U.S. as a base from which to strike back at Japan. So the myth grew that the U.S. came to Australia's rescue because of friendship - 'hands clasped across the Pacific' - or because both were English speaking peoples; and the notion of alli-ance has been transferred from the U.K. to the U.S. However, should the U.S. be 'defeated' in Vietnam (i.e., accept a peace settlement in which the NLF be-came the dominant party in a coalition government in Saigon, with the probable eventual reunification of Vietnam under Hanoi) and withdraw its forces from the South-East Asian mainland, then the no-tion of alliance might again be in jeopar-dy. Perhaps in such a crisis, with no-where else to turn, through catharsis there might emerge a sense of Australian independence and a conception of alliance as an arrangement of convenience. This is broad speculation indeed. It is however, argued in this article that during the Vietnam War, and never before in Australian history, events in the outside world have with some success challenged the dominant ideological view: the impact of external events of and related to the war has from time to time been so over whelming as to make apparent to many holding this view a disjunction between image and reality. Not that reality has been, or could be apprehended; but it has seemed much more complex than the unsophisticated image. For many, perceptions have at times been blurred, and opinions have changed or at least be-come uncertain. Connected with such disjunctions there have been gaps be-tween Government claims about the war and actualities. Those against the war ha-ve rarely so acted as to reinforce any disjunction; and only since the retirement of Mr Calwell from the Leadership has the Opposition exploited such gaps to attack the Government's credibility over the war. Robert Cooksey (The rest of the article examines the Vietnam debate and these movements in public opinion, and concludes with some thoughts on strategies for changing Australia's Vietnam policy.) The First Division of the U.S. Airborne Cavalry embarks at Chu Lai"}
{"id":140142115,"text":"01 Nov 2002 - jago does it again Woroni (Canberra, ACT : 1950 - 2007), Friday 1 November 2002, page 8 jago does it again Dear Sir Madam, A recent Gallup Poll found that 53 percent of people consider abortion morally wrong.* That's 8 percent more than last year's poll (in May 2001). Let's hope the trend continues and abortion comes to be merely a horror remembered from the past. * (The Australian, 1 . 10.2002 ) Yours sincerely Arnold Jago"}
{"id":140142247,"text":"07 Oct 1997 - Zwar should represent majority Woroni (Canberra, ACT : 1950 - 2007), Tuesday 7 October 1997, page 7 Zwar should represent majority Dear Woroni, I refer to the comments of ACT Youth Delegate to the People's Constitutional Convention, Heidi Zwar, reported in your last issue {Woroni, 49/8), where she stated that she 'will represent the views of younger Australians who are not necessar ily emotionally attached to the monarchy yet who don't see the need for any immediate rush into a republic.' Over 75% of youth in the ACT favour the change to a Republic (Herald AGB McNair poll December 1996). As the one and only ACT youth delegate, surely it is Ms Zwar's role and duty to represent this overwhelming sentiment and not just the minority who supposedly 'don't see the need for change'. If supporters of the constitutional status quo have to rely on anti-democratic representation to sustain their position, I would suggest that their already tenuous position will only be further undermined. —Anne Witheford ANU Republicans on Campus"}
{"id":140292768,"text":"23 Dec 1953 - Bad News For President Eisenhower Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wednesday 23 December 1953, page 7 Bad News For President Eisenhower "Herald" Service NEW YORK. Dec. 22.Th. latest Gallup polls are bad news for the Republicans and President Eisenhower. Nine per cent of those who had voted for General Eisenhower are now hostile towards the Republicans. Only two per cent of those whso Ivoted for M r. Stevenson (Democrat) as President havs turned against him. Anmong the indlependent voters. 17 per cent of Ithose who thad voted for the Republica:ns have changed their minds. This suggests Ithat the Repu. licans cannot win next year's Congressional elections. Another Gallup Poll shows that the President's popularit. is continunig to decline and has touched its lowest point. Only 60 per cent of the public approve the way he is doing his job (75 per cent in September). Dr. Gallup comments that the chief criticism of the Pre. sident is that he is indecisive. People think, he says, that tihe Republican Party has failed to live up to its promnises and that it favours the arivilegeud few."}
{"id":140307879,"text":"24 Jul 1947 - Gallup Poll As Evidence In 40-Hour Case Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 24 July 1947, page 5 Gallup Poll As Evidence In 40-Hour Case MI3LBOURNE, Wedncesday. - A Gallup Poll on working conditions was adnutted as evidence in the 40hour case in the Arbitration Court to-rday. 31Mr. Sholl. K.C., for certain employemr, said he submitted the poll because "the othler side" had urged idlat Dpeople should have what they preferred. People were asked which would be their first choice of six jobs, all with the same wages. but each haviun a different advantage, such as regular entrlm'telv", or short er hours, he said. Fifty-eight noper cent. of the people chose regular emplloyment, and only 5 ner cent.-the lowest figure-shorter hours. The hearin wasF adjournedI until to-morrow."}
{"id":140313036,"text":"01 Jul 1947 - MIXED VIEWS ON REMARRIAGE Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 1 July 1947, page 4 MIXED VIEWS ON REMARRIAGE .LONDON. June 30.-1Fift3-seveii per cent. of persons iueetieioned iin a Gallup poll thought the riiles go'clning the remanrizige in chul ch of divorced persons should be relaxed. Thirty-four per cent. thought. they should lemnain is they are, and 9 per cent. expressed no opinion. Answers differed according to the denomination of the person. Fifty. six per cent. of' Roman Catholics preferred the present position to be maintained."}
{"id":140313433,"text":"12 Jul 1947 - One Woman's Opinion! Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Saturday 12 July 1947, page 7 I/ ~~~ /OP1~ /ie3 'I'HE results of an tInformal Gallup poll in thle 'Herald" ofltce indicate that men who follow the trted and trusted Drole'ston ol iournalism are slligularly lackztng, nl opinions about women's clothting..... Typical remarks on this viexed si bject: "I like a blonde girl to wear tlas' and a brunette to wear white . No hats unless they're bald . I don't know .. Nothing tusay . Slacks are out . When a woman is well-dressed it registers, but I can't really say offhand what .:lothes look best . . Florals are messy Outslde male opinion , . . "Plain clothes are always smartest, espe cially for the larger woman. I)rescse should be worn at least one inch below the knee. even by mouna women with good figures and nice legs. Suits are smalrtesct for busy nes girls No startlini colour com. binations Small hate bshould sever by worn by plump women with roun. faces. Cheap eIcwellery out-esp?cially rings." Old worl oreference: "Neat navy blue suit, black hat and black la-e ilp shoes" AN amusing story about inflation in his native land is told by the Hungarian tenor, Mlikloa Gafni, now Louring Australia. &uoo aitcl ile relaaue trom tlhe uaZl coiiccnIatloon camp, Gall Waad uuuokecd to lug "La Jraviata" In uiiiIgary WVILen he beglan to dlug Lat aout 7 p.mi., his fee was to be U,OOU ieigue- -about the price o01 a uew suit, which he badly needed. V hen the upca tinianed, the pelgue uad drupped so much in value that le was only able to buy a cake. I Ltuigary, goats, donlkeys, dugs and elephant, maUIY be bought at Lwopence each. Uearr are slightlh deaiei at tllreepctce auliapeioy Cows are ielling at kiveyence. It you're Lhinltlnu oh stocking a mlnilaturo zoo, well .... |'HERE is practically the same de mand for engagemnent rilngs to. day sa there was during the war, accordlig to a report from one New castle jeweller. SgHIPMENS'1'S of Czechoslovaklan glass are expected to arrive in Newcastle within the next four mlonths. They will include all varl eties from cocktail to chumpagne glasses, and will be at a "domestle price." A LONG-SUFFERING husband (his words) has a new kind of wife trouble . . "She can't stop talking about the man," he said. "First it was Mountbatten. and now it's 'Monty.' The other day she even refused to let the butcher wrap meal in a paper with the Field-Marshal's portrait on the front pagoe." 7THILE the sesqui-centenary ot Newcastle Is being celebrated ii September, "Enterprise. Scotland 19t7." will be on display in Edir hurgh A meesage from England says that the exhibition will be divided into four sections-"Scotland 'Yesterda' "The Country." "Scotland To-dayv and "Scotland To-mojrow." Thle textile exhibitse n "Scotlantll To-day" will include four Shetland shawls, made from the wool of 2; cheep. and spun before knittina to a finenees no nower loom canl achieve They are so ine that ench can be nulled thirough a woman's weddine rinc. Tweedts and tartnns. of course. will nalsn be dianlaved "BUY this infertior brand of men's socks thete shrink like mad" was the whispered snoaestion of a salesman to a Newcastle woman this week. The woman had enauired at every olothina store from Hltn ter Street West' to fnl~on street for bois' socks There just aren't ant in this cls,-nor in Ss1d.nen and Brifshane accordinn to reports. -ADRIENNE KEITH COHEN."}
{"id":140315051,"text":"17 Jun 1947 - British Women Want More Food Controls Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 17 June 1947, page 7 British Women Want More Food Controls "Herald" Service. LONDON, June 16.--WVomen are more anxious than men that control of food prices should be extended, according to a Gallup poll. Asked whether they would like more or less Government control oi food prices, 48 per cent. replied more, 25 per cent. answered less, and 22 per cent. said no. Seven per cent. expressed no opinion. One-half of the housewives wanted control ext:ended, compared with onequarter who thought that control should be lessened."}
{"id":140324878,"text":"27 Jun 1947 - Canadians Favour Death Penalty Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 27 June 1947, page 1 Canadians Favour Death Penalty "Herald" Service. OTTAWA, June 26.—Sixty-eight per cent. of Canadians favour capital punishment according to a recent Gallup poll. Those opposed to the death penalty were 23 per cent., and 9 per cent. had no opinion."}
{"id":140336040,"text":"07 Sep 1951 - London Round-up, By Rohan Rivett Eden To Lead If Churchill Goes Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 7 September 1951, page 4 London Round-up, By Rohan Rivett Eden To Lead ]If Churchil Goes Homeward-bound in the Queen Elizabeth from a triumphant visit to America, Mr. Anthony Eden will find his prestige and prospects given a lift by the latest Gallup poll finding. This will be the more pleasing to him personally, because noisy critics, headed by the Beaverbrook Press, have pursued a vigorous policy of defamation, carping at his qualifications to succeed Mr. Churchill as the Conservative leader and future Prime Minister. The Gallup Poll found that 49 British electors to-day would like to see Mr. Eden lead a Conservalive Government for every 34 who want Mr. Churchill as its leader. It is not surprising that Liberal voters would prefer Mr. Eden in a proportion of five to two, and Labour voters in a ratio of three to one-the fact is really a compliment to Mr. Churchill in Conservative eyes. What is astounding is that Mr. Eden to-day almost has a tmajority within the Conservative ranks. For every 10 Conservatives who want Churchill to lead their next Government, nine others would prefer Eden. This should not he construed as suggesting a change in Conservative leadership in the near future. It is an open secret at Westminster that many Conservative members of Parliament, especially on the front bench, have been embarrassed and angered by Mr. Churchill's individualistic forays into debate without warning his colleagues, and in disregard of the party's agreed strategy. But, at 77, he remains so much the greatest figure in the House that it would be unthinkable for the Conservatives to go to tse polls either this autumn or next year under any other banner. Despite Mr. Eden's growing populurity in Europe and America, he, like all other British statesmen, remains in the eyes of the outside world a mere pigmy in Mr. Churchill's shadow. The significant thing is that, where three years ago the question of Mr. Churchill's successor was frequently canvassed nside and outside the Conservative Party, to-day no other member of the Conservative front bench can be considered to offer a challenge to Mr. Eden. IN THE opposite camp, there is speculation at the bid of the Bevanists to push certain well-known Ministers off the party executive. At the party conference in October, seven of the 28 members of the national executive are chosen by delegates from constituency Labour parties. In this section, Aneurin Bevan has topped the poll for four years. and is expected, even by opponents, to do so again this year. Mr. Bevan has two lieutenantsltn Mikardo and Tom Dribergamong the other six. But nominations now published show that two more Bevanites-the ex-Minister Harold Wilson anti Mrs. Barbara Castle-are challenging the Ministers holding the other four seats. L ATEST sensation of the West End is "Ardele." which one critic says is the ugliest and most nauseating play he has seen. The playwright is Jean Anouilh ("Ring Around the Moon," "Point of Departure"). Anouilh, whose "Eurydice' will be. presented on the London stage in October, thus continues the most spectacular one-man invasion of the West End theatre achieved by a Continental playwright since the heyday of Ibsen. 'Ardele" tells of the love ot a lunchbacked girl in an aristocratic French family for another hunchback. Her family, fearing ridicule, ocks her in her room and, in the ollowing scenes, all reveal their own moral deformity in seeking to deny honest love to one physically deformed. With typical bitterness, Anouilh seems set on depicting love as the beastliest thing op earth. But his ordid vehicle is lit by flares of dazzling Gallic wit, which have ;iven him extraordinary popularity. Playing the role of the lecherous, lobbering old general who has Iriven his wife over the border of insanity by his infidelities is George telphi, who toured Australia withi he Oliviers. HWHEN the Dukef of Windso, replies to the toast of the guests, at the book publishers' dinner on September 26, he will be making his first appearance at a public gathering in England since his abdication. No woman will hear the speech. This dinner is, traditionally, a stag affair."}
{"id":140345424,"text":"19 Nov 1948 - Gallup Poll Dropped By Chicago Paper Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 19 November 1948, page 3 Gallup Poll Dropped By Chicago Paper CHICAGO, Nov. 18. A.A.P.The Chicago "Daily News" announced yesterday that it would no longer subscribe to the Gallup poll. "Polltakers may point out that their margin of error in the election forecast was not great, but when a man breaks into a dance after being / pronounced dead, the doctor can reasonably expect to lose a few patients," the paper stated."}
{"id":140345564,"text":"08 Oct 1948 - Optimism In Britain Diminishes Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Friday 8 October 1948, page 3 Optimism In Britain Diminishes "Herald" London Service. In a Gallup poll British people were asked "Do you, on the whole, think Britain's general economic situation is improving, getting worse or is unaltered?" Twenty-four per cent. replied "improving," 34 per cent. "getting worse," and 35 per cent. "unchanged." Seven per cent. had no opinion. Last January 31 per cent. said "improving," 34 per cent. "getting worse" and 32 per cent. "unchanged." In the latest poll 43 per cent. of Labour people thought the situation was improving and 55 per cent. of Conservatives thought it was getting worse."}
{"id":140409594,"text":"01 Jun 1942 - GALLUP POLL FAVOURS SUNDAY SHOWS FOR SOLDIERS AND FRIENDS Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 1 June 1942, page 2 GALLUP POLL FAVOURS SUNDAY SHOWS FOR SOLDIERS AND FRIENDS An overwhelming majority of Australians would open places of amusement to soldiers and their friends on Sundays, according to an Australian Gallup Poll, just completed. But only one person in three thinks the public should be admitted. Early in May the interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls (The GalluD Poll) began asking people what they thought about Sunday entertainment. Opinions were recorded in a representative range of localities in each State. Of each 100 people interviewed, 8i answered "Yes" to the question, "lDuring the war should places of amusement be open to soldiers on Sunday?" Those who voted "Yes" were then asked what times should they be oDen? Should soldiers be able to take a friend? Should the public be admitted? Nearly everyone who favoured opening places of amusement to soldiers also thought they should be able to take a friend. Seven out of !0 people favoured both afternoon and evening shows, while three out of 10 @nswered. "evening only." On the question of admitting the public. only 38 out of each 100 inter. viewed cast "Yes" votes. Men and women held almost identical views on the question, and age had little influence on the voting. Economic status, however, had some effect, aird the voting varied State by State. Four out of 10 artisans and other people in the lower income groups favoured Sunday opening. Only three out of 10 better-off people, however, supported the idea. Opinions in States In New South Wales and Western Australia nearly half of those interviewed said "admit the public." In the other States, however, fewer than one person in three agreed with them. 'Typical comments from people opposed to Sunday entertaminment ,vere-"Sunday is the Lord's Day, and should be used for quiet rest and meditation," from a gardener m Hobart and; "Sunday should be a day of rest for everyone," from a transport driver in Itozelle, Sydney. On the other hand, a soldier mn Maitland said, "Good organised entertainment is better than idle hands and idle minds." A similar attitude was--"As an A.I.F. man returned from both wars, I know how miserable Sundays can be for troops," from a Government official, residing at Bondi."}
{"id":140456120,"text":"25 Feb 1943 - Americans Now Consider Japan More Dangerous Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 25 February 1943, page 1 Americans Now Consider Japan More Dangerous PRINCETON (New Jersey), Februarv 24.-A Gallup poll last June showed tlhait tile American people considered Germany the chief enemy. To-day, the majority are more concerned about Japan. MIr. George Gallup said that in the earlier poll only one out of every four persons thought Japan the chief enemy. To-day that number had been doubled, and only onethird now believed that Germany was the more dangerous."}
{"id":140490170,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - Advertising Camden News (NSW : 1895 - 1954), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 2 PIANO TUNER PIANO and PLAYER SERVICE. A. E. CAMPBELL, ex-A.I.F., Late of Beale & Co. and E. F. Wilks. ALL REPAIRS FAITHFULLY CARRIED OUT. ~ Only Highest Grade Materials Used. 'yf A. E. CAMPBELL. 44 Argyle Street, Casnden. TEL. CAMDEN 2,-34. c*RURAl BANK LEND S MONEY FOR PERSONAL NEEDS * . y ' . ' * 2 , V- If you're beset with money worries, faced with ' o ui m. 2 z unexpected bills, the Rural Bank may be able m 2 to tide you over with a personal loan. Come v- in and talk it over. Repayments spread over a 0 * period of years. ? ' - RURAL BANK ' 1 ' ' k. * Camden Branch . . . . . Argyle Street £ * MAXIMUM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT LOWEST POSSIBLE COST t, . ** S033N IVNOSaBd UOd A3N0W S0N31 HNVfl 1 V a tl U -V S B With lively recollections of petrol quality jgj 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by ||| ^ « Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- ||| §11 ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- H ||| wide poll among car and truck owners. ? One^of §S ||| many questions' asked was: 'When the pool ends , mk ^ mk which petrol are you likely to try. firs.t ?' mm ® Nearly all named a brand in answer to this S p| question. Of those who so answered, substan- B ' III ' dally more than jo% said: 'Shell'. Wm Ij' Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. IB ! jjj THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED |jj mm (Incorporated in Great Britain) _ |f| ' ' N"}
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{"id":140599648,"text":"23 Feb 1946 - \"Suppress Fascists in Britain\" Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Saturday 23 February 1946, page 5 "Suppress Fascists in Britain" "Herald" London Service. To a Gallup Poll question, "What do you think the Goverhment should do about the renewed Fascist activity in Britain?" 66 per cent. of those interviewed replied, "Suppress them;" seven per cent. answered, "Take no action, but watch them;" 10 per cent. said, "Let them alone;" while 17 per cent. gave miscellaneous replies or no opinion. Of those who desired suppression. 137 per cent. replied, "Deal drastically with them;" 22 per cent. said. "Make the activities illegal and arrest them;" 5 per cent. said, "Hang or shoot them;" while 2 per cent. sungested deportation to a Fascist country."}
{"id":140602574,"text":"15 Jun 1946 - Cancer Research Approved Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Saturday 15 June 1946, page 5 Cancer Research Approved "Herald"' Service. NEW YORK, June 13--In Gallup poll 87 per cent. of the lcople approved of the Government ex?cnditure of 100,000,000 dollars for cancer research, 0 per cent. opposed it. and 4 per cent. had no opinion. Seventy-two per cent. were willing to pay extra taxes for this purpose. 27 per cent. were opposed, and 1 per cent. had no opinion."}
{"id":140604665,"text":"08 Apr 1946 - COMPULSORY MINIMUM WAGE FAVOURED Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 8 April 1946, page 1 COMPULSORY MINIMUM WAGE FAVOURED "Herald" Service. NEW YORK. April 7.-A Gallup poll revealed that 65 per cent. of the people approached approve a compulsory minimum wage, even the young people who had not worked. of 65 cents an hour. Twenty-nine per cent. favour the present minimum of 40 cents, and the remaining 6 per cent. had no opinion. Twenty-seven per cent. want to learn to fly, 69 per cent. do not and the remaider are undecided."}
{"id":140605512,"text":"02 Jan 1946 - British People Still Keen to Save Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wednesday 2 January 1946, page 1 British People Still Keen to Save "Herald" Service. LONDON, Jan. 1.-In a galluop poll on the question, "Now the war is over do you consider it important sto continue saving?" 80 per cent. answered "Yes," 10 per cent. "No." and 10 per cent. had no opinion. Asked whether they were able to save as ihuch now as during the war, 42 per cent. said "Yes," 34 per cent. "No," and 24 per cent. had no savings."}
{"id":140608488,"text":"24 Apr 1946 - Most Did Not Blame Labour For Food Crisis Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Wednesday 24 April 1946, page 3 Most)Pid Not Blame Labour For Food Crisis "H-lerald" Service S.LOŽNDON, April. 23.,-Of: people qlestiodied iin a Gallup poll1 oi: whethli e?t thej agreedil oa dcisagreedil iitha ithe Government wris:in a nyan way- to -blame' fbia the': food ::it?ationib in Dritain, 2 peg cent anain eCed :'Agree,5:'l" e ecenti tdplied :Di agree,': aind ?l :,peti centi fhad :n, opinion 4hinon voters for CFonservative :candid-ate ~at the laat election, 49 pier -ent :replied '4Agree,!' 41 per cent. Disagire,-e a" 1 :id 0 per ceit. had no opinioni -. ':Of::Labour supporters, 16 per cent. held the Government responsible and •70' per cent. replied that tile British sjitation was dlue to the world crises."}
{"id":140614283,"text":"01 Apr 1946 - Many Tip U.S. Will be In Another War Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 1 April 1946, page 1 Many Tip U.S. Will be In Another War NEW YORK. March 31. A.A.P.A Gallup poll showed that 69 Der cent. of persons tlhink that the United States will become involved in another war within 25 years. Nineteen per cent. do not think so. and 12 lper cent. have no opinion about it. Forty-nine of the 69 ner cent. expect war within 10 years. Seventy-one per cent. disanprove of Russia's policy in world affairs: 7 per cent. approve it. and 21 per cent. have no opinion. Fifty per cent. favour firmness in handlino Russia if she continues her present policies. Eicht per cent. Din their faith in U.N.O.. and 8 p-er cent, in conferences and discussions. Twelve ner cent. say do nothinu. and 22 per cent. have no opinion."}
{"id":140614581,"text":"28 May 1946 - Gallup Poll on Soviet Policy Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 28 May 1946, page 1 G allup Poll on : Soviet Policy "Herald" Service. LiIONDON Ma.' i-7.-In ia Gaill ·ioll on "iwhether they€ thought ::Hus si's a.foreil" ioliev wasv aimed a:::t minkiifg 'security, certain:, or based oi:"Inperialiet: .elpnion." 42 ::.pdet cent ,inu'lied ;,security. 26 pei' dnt Risiaveredi "lNi merialist.. expansion.e and 32 ipder cent, liald no opinion. , . Anioing'Labour, isuiorters, 52 iper cent. thoueht :that securit,; wa" thc rei?eoffi: for Rusian pol)lic; 15:n per cdit. blieved it was Imnperialist ex past~on. 'Of the Codiiseivative, 45 per cent; believed lher. noli.y vnwas idule to hmperialism;, and 30 per cent. said: it was due to security."}
{"id":140624165,"text":"30 Apr 1946 - WOULD CALL OFF STRIKES FOR YEAR Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 30 April 1946, page 3 WOULD CALL OFF STRIKES FOR YEAR "Herald" Service. : NEW YORK. April 29.-Accordinc to a Gallun poll. 70 nor cent. of the Ipeople in the United States think strikes and lock-outs should be called off for a year. Twenty-ocne ner cent. disagreed, and 9 per cent. are undecided."}
{"id":141089847,"text":"15 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 - 1954), Friday 15 April 1910, page 7 A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. SOME INCIDENTS. * Soon after' seven on a dark January morning we alighted at the otation nearest . our destination— the typical Lancashire vUl/-ge of X. 'I think we had better walk It,' suggested the vr* lading officer, after an. impatient wait of five' mtnutea; *'we ought to manago the four miles In time for the opening of the poll.' Vfef wc'c.'1'no rattle, of when's. however. quickly u-iyyed o«i* anxlvty. and s=oo»t tho jfily of. three was hudClud together In the ricketty carrier's cart. nwo iiiie uu xr«-ry hub inoriuu , salo the driver from his seat; ' it's wunnerful what yon owd m.\\re can do when she's wun up— hoo'l 'a yo' theer i' hayve an hour— it's th' excitement as does it.' The horse certainly did move; but the strides wero chiefly up and down, after the manner of Pecksniff's pony, and Ms act'on caused the cait to jolt most uncomfortably. 'And they say as animals knows nowt,' continued the driver, calmly ignoring the fact that we were continually being flung to tho bottom of the cart by the erratic movements of his horse. 'Yon horse knows as there's summat i' -th' air; hoo's a! seet moor sense tilLmohy a woman, aye, an' mony a Christian, that hos 'as.' BILL YATES CASTS HIS VOTE. Having arrived at the polling station, the carrier adjourned to tho publichouse opposite. 'I met as weel stop an' put ma cross to t' papper whilo I'm on t' spot,' was his parting greeting. As he did not enter the polling booth until .close on noon, it was evident that voting was a serious matter to our friend the carrier. When, with the assistance of two village constables, tho boxes had been duly placed and unsealed, the poll was declared open. 'I'm Bill Yates.' he said genially, 'an* eight.v-three last wick.' 'For fifty year,' he continued, 'me an' owd Mo powd fost at every election i' this village. But th* owd. lad Is dcawn wi' t' rheumatics badly, so he cannot turn eawt this time. Poor awd Mo, he'll be gradely frettin' abeaut it a' — I mun goo an' ha' a word wi' th' owd lad— he were always on t' rcet side, an' would be now if he but cood.' And with a parting flourish of his stout cudgel Bill left the booth. -Mine host from aicross the way was the next to vote, and with an eye to business he informed us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour. Soon after breakfast time some little commotion was heard at the entrance, the sound of a shrill voice being very persisten t. 'You cannot come in with him,' said the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with his body. 'He'll goo an' vote for t* wrong felly if I dunnot,' replied a female voice. 'Ast do nowt o't kind,' growled a protesting voice; 'dost think I'm a born too'?' 'Tha were never owt else sin I wed thee — thee'at three parts drunk awready, and ? ' By this time the voter had managed to enter the room. 'Ncaw what would to do wi' a wife like you ?' he began, turning to the policeman. 'Get on wi'. thi' vothY, lad, and move on,' replied the officer, sharply. 'It's bad enoo neaw,' grumbled the unlucky -\\vlght*as he left the room a few minutes later, 'but what'll It be when they're getting t' vote?' . NOT BROWN, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part the workmen who came in during the day were quiet and businesslike in their manner of voting; yery few needed any instruct tions, and the general improvement in the education of the people Is perhaps never so noticeable as on these occasions. There was one exception. A b'g, surly-looking man who came to the table wit«h the demand, 'Gie us a card!' 'Name, please?' requested the clerk. 'What's that to thee? I vote by ballot,' he snapped out. Even when it was pointed out to him that his name was necessary to prove his right to vote according to the register he refused to budge, and not until the officer came to escort him to the door did he give the required information. The local gentry, Including Uhe clergy and doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In several cates they did not think It necessary to give their names until requested. 'Ha — yes, of course, of course,' blu.tered one, 'you are strangers to the village, otherwise you would have had no need to ask for my. name.' It afterwards transpired that this individual was a rccent settler in the village, 'Lives in a big new place on th' 'ill— of no fambly whatever, tries td mix up with our best famblies, who don't want 1 none of him,' remarked the constable j scathingly. | During tlhe afternoon very little pc i ing was done; but one old fellow created a mild diversion. j 'Con yo tell me which o' these chaps Is Brown?' he Inquired. I 'Certainly,' responded the presiding officer, indicating the name on the voter's paper; then, suspecting an : illiterate voter, he asked the old man I whether he could. read and write. I 'Aye, lad, I con write reet enoo fori this job, but ml seet Is none v so good as it were. Art sure this is Brown?' he continued. i On being reassured that It was, the old man retired to the ballot-box to make his cross. 'That's aw reet, isn't It?' he remarked, showing his paper to the presiding officer.'But 'But you have not voted for Brown,' said the official, after examining the paper. 'I ne'er intendit to,' chuckled the old fellow, winking his eye slily, 't'other chap's my mon, an' I wanted to mak' no mistake about him.' THREE CHEERS FOR 'OWD MO.' . The return of the out-workers to their homes brought the usual rush in the closing hours of the. poll, j The rival candidates roused .local excitement to . fever, heat by their final , , visits to the neighboring ,comr.iittee J rooms. I With the last half hour came a constant succession of cheers and countercheers, as the remaining voters camel UP' . J 'Three cheers for t' Squire — he's 1 coom all t' way fra Scotland!' shouted someone outside as a motor car came panting up. ? ? I 'Three cheers for Owd Mo!' called out the teader of the opposition par^y. ! The two came in together, the j Squire helping the crippled old man, I whose right leg was swathed in red I flannel. . ' I I The Squire waited until the old man had voted, in order that ho might assist him out again. j 'You must come in the mptor— I'll! see you safe home.' 'Nay, nay, Squire, I mun stick to ml! colors. I'd a gone wi' th' owd. Squire j reet willingly; ho were, always for t'| poor people; he'd seed 'em starve for; bread an' knew what Protection meant i for such as us. I'vo had chllder cryln* ' for bread, and I'vo worked wick in, \\ wick eawt, an' not been able to gh^ 'em one gradely meal 1' th' day. Nay, ; nay, Squire, no Protection for the likes! o' me; we mun go our own ways; th' j lads browt me here 1' th* donkey cart, j an' I reckon th' owd donkey 'H take mb back agen— mayhap ast ne-er vote agen, Squire; but If it is last time I know awm on t' right side. ? Good - ncet Squire!' And with blazing eyes tho old fellow drew himself up and hobbled painfully* to the door with th*. aid of his stick. - j And a^ the polling closcd a mighty ; cheering broke out, 'Three chcers for' Owd Mo!' — H.L., in the 'Daily News.' ========== i"}
{"id":141180062,"text":"13 Sep 1946 - Britons Want Clothes Barrier Daily Truth (Broken Hill, NSW : 1908; 1941 - 1954), Friday 13 September 1946, page 5 Britons Want Clothes Clothing headed the list for both men and women in a recent Oallup Poll throughout Britain, asking what was tho first item on n list of personal things they wanted to purchase. Fifty-eight per cent, of the women mentioned some item of clothing while the male proportion wa* 39 per cent. The most-named item by women was shoes. ?"}
{"id":141537240,"text":"24 Nov 1949 - Election Forecast Attacked Barrier Daily Truth (Broken Hill, NSW : 1908; 1941 - 1954), Thursday 24 November 1949, page 7 Election Forecast Attacked Discredited Stnnt, Says A.L.P. Secretary Sydney. November 23.— Publication of s gallup poll election forecast in a Sunday piper was described on Monday by the general secretary of the ALP (Mr. John Stewart) as a discredited electioneering stunt. Mr. Stewart said the iorezast, which wos featured on the front poge or the newspaper, gave Labor only 4G per ccnt. of the votes in the coming Federal elections. 'Tuts is tne same type oi pou wnicn in the recent U.S. Presidential election tcrccast that Dewey would overwhelmingly defeat President Truman. The result of the U.S. election, so decisively in favor of Truman, is an historic reply to any claim that reliance should be placed on figures of such a poll.' Mr. Stewart added that what people ?think about the elections should not be influenced in any way by a discredited electioneering stunt oX thLs kind."}
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{"id":142723565,"text":"01 Mar 1954 - BUTTER v. MARGARINE South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus (NSW : 1900 - 1954), Monday 1 March 1954, page 17 BUTTER v. According to an Australiawide Gallup Poll of Melbourne, 48 per cent, of the people are in faVor.V*f ^pjreasiar production «ff mspu^tTl^eftib jeQmpete with butter. :';;:V /'^'y- -v.; ;;' : ': The question put 3jy theDallup Poll wa£ 'In ^ybur opinion should 'prp)(iuction of margarine be ihcreas^ to let it compete -'ith butter, or kept as i it is, so ;pe6plei^W huy butter?'' In Quee^galid, /Tasmania and Vvctc^p ,J mpst: people favoured restrictioii ''of 'margarine production .fe!;thie^j)rfesent level, because! ':X$$y ^ -£§M'r '-Butter has a higher /food . .^alUe,' or 'To protect the; dairying industry.' The poll recorded an Australia-wide opinion: — r. To ? increase:* anargarine production X . '?? ? 48 p.c. Keep it as it is ; ? 42 p.c. Undscided-Y .,,,. ..... 10 p.c. ' ? ?? rr ?:[-.??: 'fat;. ?:?????''' Some housewives said that nothing could take the place of butter, for favour m a cake, and others that; margarine, was equally as good and not nearly the cost of butter r t"}
{"id":143978591,"text":"18 Dec 1941 - GERMANY THE GREATEST MENACE Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Thursday 18 December 1941, page 4 GERMANY THE GREATEST MENACE DR. GAIXUP'S STATEMENT MPORTANCE OF AID TO BRITAIN LONDON, Tuesday (A-AJ-.).— Dr. G. H. Gallup, founder of the Gallup Polls, speaking by radio to a luncheon of the Institute of Public Opinion, said that the American anger at the Japanese deception was- replaced by the turning desire to 'roll up their sleeves and eo to work.' Although attention at present was centred on the Pacific, the Americans always believed that Germpiy represented a greater threat, said Dr. Gallup; therefor* 'here was no likelihood of America under-eetlmatin' the importance of aid to Britain and the allies. ' Sir Keith Murdoch, broadcasting to America la reply to Dr. Gallup, said: 'Britain's strength was greater than the enemy believed. The spirit of the Britons is always wonderful, but todov thev ct.nnrf united. ''-f»rlv rt»t»rmlned and confident. 'The Churchill spirit is the spirit of the people,' he said."}
{"id":143987917,"text":"26 Nov 1941 - AMEK[?]CANS FAVOR AID TO FREE FRANCE Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Wednesday 26 November 1941, page 3 AMERICANS PAVOB AID TO I FBEE FBANCE The vote on the latest Gallup poll proved that 74 per cent, of American public opinion was In favor of aid to the Free French forces; 16 per cent, was jpposed to It. and the remaining 10 per cent had no opinion The question put to the voters was: 'Do you consider that the United States should send war materials to General de Gaulle's fighting forces within the i^ease-Lend Bill?' the argument; put forward by those ui favor were: ( 1 1 The i'ree French forces are fighting Nazism and deserve every possible help; (2) Free France represents the true spirit of the French people. These results are Indicative of the Interest taken by the American public In things concerning France, and of the great popularity which the Free French and General de Gaulle enjoy In the United States."}
{"id":144114042,"text":"26 Jan 1943 - MR. E. J. FLYNN Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Tuesday 26 January 1943, page 1 MR. E. 1. FLYNN SENATE COMMITTEE INQUIRY GAIJ.UP POLL / fKST APPODJT??*',-? ?- ' .?-MJ&. ?,-- ? ? . J t - -???,_.-' ^ H-. .:. . ? .' W.VSHINGTON'. Sunday ~{AAJ-.).— There was nc'Vi ig wrong with the arrangement Vn --hich city employee!; Isld paving I : j in the court yard of Mr. Edward .' Fiynn's Lake Mahopac Estate. Robert Hiuran, former Qrontz Public Works Commissioner, told Senf.te Foreign Reations Committee, when the inquiry concerning Mr. Fiynn's nomination as Minister to Australia was continued. Ori the auction of this nomination the 'New York Times' prints the result of a 'Gallup poll' on the question. 'Do you approve or disapprove of the appointment of Flynn as Minister to Australia?' The- paper says that 52 per cent of the returns voiced disapproval, 21 per cent approved and 27 per cent were undecided."}
{"id":144131638,"text":"01 Dec 1941 - U.S. MAJORITY FAVORS AID TO FREE FRANCE Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954), Monday 1 December 1941, page 2 U.S. MAJORITY' FAVORS AID TO -FREE FRANCE ? i . The vote' on the latest Gallup; poll proved that 74 per cent, of American public opinion was in favor of aid- to the - Free French forces, 16 per cent, opposed to it, and that the remaining 10 per cent, had no opinion. ''Thn nuncflnn .mif -!.»?-? 'Do you consider that the United Suites should send war materials to General de Gaulle's fighting forces within tlie 'Lease-Lend' Bill? ' The arguments put forward by those in favor were: (1) The Free French forces are fighting Nazism and deserve every possible help; (2) FreeFrance represents the true spirit of the French people. These results are indicative of the Interest taken by the American pubhc ih things concerning France and also of tlie great popularity which the Free French and General de Gaulle enjoy in the United States."}
{"id":144222546,"text":"10 Apr 1944 - U.S. NEWS Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Monday 10 April 1944, page 2 U.S. NEWS PRESIDENTIAL POLL . j SOUTH STRONG FOR ROOSEVELT j NEW YORK, Sat.: Intensive Gtlluj. I 'oil surveys in sev?n southern Sata I Indicate that Uie Republics™ have ? lttle chance of winning me south If ? Roosevelt runs. Romevelfs majorities ? range from a m&xlmum of 72 per - fl cent, in Alabama 1o a minimum ol' ' S 60 in South Carolina. ? Detvey's strength averr.jes 8 per ? cent. fl"}
{"id":144769392,"text":"03 Nov 1948 - DEWEY TIPPED TO WIN U.S. PRESIDENCY Result Announced Today Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Wednesday 3 November 1948, page 1 DEWEY TIPPED TO WIN! U.S. PRESIDENCY Result Announced Today NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.): The final Gallup poll on the Presidential election estimates Mr. Dewey having a substantial majority of Electoral College votes. The poll estimates the percentages of popular vote for the four leading candidates ares Mr. Dewey 49.5, Mr. Truman 44.5, Mr. Wallace 4, Mr. Thurmond 2. The combined totals of other candidates is estimated at under one per cent of the popular vote. i rpHE Gpllup Poll says that Mr. Dewey holds a substantial lead in 20 States and Mr. Truman in nine States. In 15 States neither candidate holds a substantial lead, and in the remaining four — all Southern States — the situation is described as 'confused'. President Truman last night departed from the traditional American custom of nonpartisan election eve statements and bluntly made a partisan Independence (Missouri). Election eve statements by Presidential candidates have by custom been confined to general appeals to the people to exercise their right to vote. Vote Known Today The people will vote today and the results should be knowr-In Australia on Wednesday night (Sydney time). President Truman said: 'I believe the Democratic Party Is the party of the people. I believe that through the Democratic Party all classes will receive a fairer treatment and more security. 'I believe in particular that industrial workers, farmers and small businessmen can best protect themselves against reaction and against inflation through the Democratic Party.' The (lection eve statement by Mr. Dewey, Republican candidate, was non-political, and appealed to voters to remain united whatever the election result. Threat to Negroes A report from Nashville (Tennessee) says that hundreds of negroes have received crudely written letters warning them not to vote at today's election, 'he letters were signed: 'K.K.K.' The Imperial Grand Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan (Samuel Green) said the. symbol was a hoax. He offered postal authorities full co-operation in tracking down and apprehending the perpetrators."}
{"id":144836450,"text":"29 Oct 1947 - ANGLES ON RIVERINA SPORT Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Wednesday 29 October 1947, page 8 ANGLES ON RIVErIna] SPORT ! ? ? ' By JACK DENNIS ? f | My recent story on more races for Wagga has created! quite a deal of comment both for and against, but allhonthi I have not conducted a Gallup poll, I am convinced that! there is a definite line of thought that favors more raiZI here. 0ONTRARY to some opinions that have been expressed I did not suggest that there should be more racing in Wagga at the expense of close country .clubs, j My view was that racing should be conducted by all registered clubs but there are still dates that could be utilised by the Marram- . bidgee Turf Club for more racing days In Wagga, without interfering with these clubs. Anyhow, it ls likely that the matter will be considered by the Murrumbldgee Turf Club committee at an early date. My opinion ls that the M.T.C. committee may not accept the suggestions but I also believe Uui the committee of the club Z agree that there ls some merit ?-the line oi thought I atpreaell. * * it i ^TITH the approach of the Mt] bourne Cup comes the nm.i' crop of dreams about the Yesterday I beard about a In Wagga who dreamed about tb hUe? Vr'™' bUtC0U,d ^ help0Ur readers^th The woman said that she a brown looking horse XZ the cup and the ridB CT moustache. I don't know a s„! rider with a moustache la S race. I have had a look 7t X * Melbourne Cup field, howev' SM neaJ lE,t 1 can eet to the dram Pedro' SSI Ft6Sh B0* * Pedro. If there is another some of our readers might ha® * * * THE challenges for the OTton Cup, 13 in number nmh«H. creates a record. The trSrV, ? held by Albury and the first m»M £r 2bes,r on thf h , , *'as first out ol Jjke hat in the draw, but it u thpfr 11 aI1 1631,15 ^ met; their engagements if Alburj cot t°^h°ld the tr°Phy. Trew Jtag to Albury from places jl, Temora, Wyalong and QrUM will mean a long trip. 0'FarreIlW Cup^ conftaue'' * * * AN interesting addition to tt*l W ^1?5 Worses in wort tt Rawalpindi. brought Rawalpindi J' Paddock and he look, pX$ * * * ? Y1 HAI perhaps the -most era. sis tent performer oi tot wll f to ,th6 50Uthern dJstrlca vr ure race 'n Victeii Mr. Alan Bragg has sold a W interest in the gelding to Mr T Greene the manager V Ktai bM h 50n70ng' yi Ai ni Si.00''' cha™*' ' lncIudinE the «cnlc Ct and his game efforts at Wae and Gundagi made him a nUbi fancy w.iea ever produced He 1 a distinct loss to racing la hj, Southern District. ? T'3 Wases Cycie club has headquarters for races Wagga City Council has structed a track for cycJiste the Wagga Cricket Ground, For the oMer residents ol a track at the Cricket Ground is not ne 1 , but it ls a long time since cyclists ot the calibre ol Bob Carswell, Jack Fitegerald and^B Nat Moore raced around there. Perhaps the most pleasing fei-^B' ture of the new track ls the fatt^B that the Wagga City Council constructed it and have indicated in doing so, a desire to tssis^B Wagga sport. THE Gundagai Coursing Club distribute profits from between the Gundagai Hospital aii^B Ambulance. This decision made clear at the meeting oi the^l club last week. The Chief ary has informed the club that license *7ill be granted under cer*^B tain conditions which the anticipates being able to"}
{"id":145046676,"text":"06 Dec 1910 - AGAINST THE PEERAGE. Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW : 1875 - 1910), Tuesday 6 December 1910, page 2 AGAINST TIU- PEERAGE. 'NO'S' LEAJ) BY 42, Will. VANCOUVER, 1W 5. Though below the abnormally liigh percentage polled at last election the voting' i6 remarkably good considering the ^ contest is -being fought on the previous register on which the removals made sinoe its compilation must number thousands in some of the constituencies. In JvOndon the Tory vote has decreased by 15,596 and thn Liberal has decreased 5875. The total voting in the* capital, so .far, agaiust the peerage is 34.8,740 and lor the .peers 30C, 487, not reckoning many uucontest:ied constituencies. The loss of the cathedral cities, of Exeter, Rochester and nearly Gloucester was unexpected and not encouraging to the Conservatives."}
{"id":145142222,"text":"26 Mar 1947 - Advertising Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Wednesday 26 March 1947, page 4 fortcamage wflfciluniaf 1BQ°. «r'' The McGRATH BABY QUIN is a tough versatile prodigy . . . one trailer that can be converted to five hauling uses at will and do a big job on your orchard or farm. BABY QUIN puts on no mean performance for general hauling jobs in the city too. It's the lightest five-purpose trailer ever built and can be pulled by any car, truck or tractor. Note thete sturdy constructional features that make the BABY QUIN a matchlesi buy . . . Low tare weight of only 15 cwt. . . . loading capacity 3 tons, I' Coaming. Loading height 3 feet. All-steel frame, electrically welded from rolled am) pressed sections. Specially designed pockets H are welded to front apd rear coamings to £lfow fl racks to be fitted, and gudgeons are welded lo B side coamings for drop-sides if required. Plat* H form 12' x 6*. Heavy duty springs give safe ? over-load margin. Box-type axles with stubs H welded in solid. Full circle ring-type fore- fl carriage. Cast steel hubs with heavy duty H tapered roller bearings. Best quality hardwood H flooring fitted longitudinally with main mem- fl bers flush with the top of the floor to act as I wearing plat^. Fitted with four 7.50 x 16 tyres. fl jj. Stock^! . McGBATH QeSBY QUIN AUTHORISED DISTRIBUTOR GREAT SOUTHERN MOTORS Pty. Ltd. Compjete Garage Service 237-247 Baylis Street, Wagga McGRATH TRAILERS ARE BUILT TO TAKE IT! ?j With lively recollections of petrol quality |j I most motorists I I want I I motor spirit pf Certificate of Research I 'Opinion Research,' which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of thf Australian Gallup Poll, recendy conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questIons asked was, ' When tbe pool ends, which petrel ore you likely to try first?' Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, ' substantially more than jo% said: 'Shell.' The poll was conducted along E* j stricdy scientific lines. |||H The number of owners interviewed, | ' and their subdivision according to fHf j income groups, gave an adequate H| and accurate cross-section of motor- HI j ing opinion. HB j Strict measures were taken to WM ensure that nothing but honest, j|9 unbiased opinions were called forth H| by the questions. ?? I Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. H THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) K __w« ? ? ? ? - W THE GRAND GARAGE URGENTLY KEQUIRE 300D USED CARS. Highest Price. Cash on the Spot . YOU GET GRAND SERVICE AT THE CRAND GARAGE . 'Phone 3256 Private 2584"}
{"id":145153167,"text":"28 May 1947 - Are Men Better Drivers Than Women? Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Wednesday 28 May 1947, page 5 Are Men Better Drivers Than Women? Men think they are better drivers than women, and surprisingly enough, so do most women, according to a recent U.S.A. Gallup Poll. The nationwide survey asked the question: 'Would you rather ride in a car driven by a man or a woman?' ,u jjcr cent. favored the man driver, 12 per cent, preferred to ride with a woman driver, and 22 per cent, refrained from voting. ! The vote by sex showed 74 per cent, of men favoring men drivers, who were also the choice of 58 per cent, of all women polled. Only 6 per cent, of the men chose the v Jinan driver, as did but 18 per cent, of all women polled. Some 24 per cent, of women reserved their comment when asked to state their preference."}
{"id":145352967,"text":"13 Mar 1950 - Socialism Unpopular Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Monday 13 March 1950, page 2 Socialism Unpopular The swing against Socialism, so apparent in the I Ttfew Zealand, Australian and British elections, is increasing. A Gallup Poll taken last week showed that, if another election were held in Australia now, Labor Party strength In the House o t Representatives would dwindle from 48 to 35, as approximately 55 per cent of electors, according to the poll, would support the LiberalCountry Party Government. nr.. in/food far l.hp Kaw Smith Wales AlitJ UUU1VUA. io iwviwvu »W. »-» ? — ? ? Labor Government when it faces the electors In a couple of months. Even the staunchest Labor supporter must see the writing on the wall. The decline In the appeal of Socialism has been startling over the past couple of years, particularly in Australia, where the Labor Government was firmly entrenched following the 1946 elections. Taking into consideration the fact that unpopular moves— including bank nationalisation, Mr. Calwell's attitude to aliens, end lesser matters affecting the individual— must have had some effect, the result of the poll on December 10 was wholly unexpected. Even at the eleventh hour, the Government was breaking even In the 'betting.' After a trial extending over several years, the system has been tried and found wanting. It has done little or nothing to solve the worst national problems, apart from unemployment, and even here, it is obvious that postwar conditions have had much to do with the workers' Utopia Australians have enjoyed over the past few j'ears. Unless there is a radical change in policy, it is certain that there will not be a Labor Government in Australia for a long, long time. Whatever ground the Menzies Government loses in the .next three years, it is unlikely that Australian voters will again turn to Socialism. That must be obvious even to the framers of Labor's policy. If the party is again to become a national force, its platform must be watered down, with an absolute minimum of Socialism."}
{"id":145539151,"text":"23 Nov 1949 - The Gallup Polls Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Wednesday 23 November 1949, page 2 The Gallup Polls | The claim of the general secretary of the Aus; tralian Labor Party (Mr. John Stewart) that a Gallup Poll election forecast In a Sunday newspaper was a. 'discredited electioneering stunt' may be dismissed as mere wishful thinking. According to the poll, Labor can expect only. 48 ' per cent, of votes at the coming election, as against 54 per cent. In 1946. Such a swing suggests a big . movement away from Labor, and Mr. Stewart, msieaa r of facing the Issue, seeks the way out in an attack ~ upon the honesty, not only of the press, but of hundreds of ethical canvassers who work for the organisers of the poll. It would be comparatively easy to rig a poll; simply by investigating In Liberal or Labor strong- holds and Ignoring other electorates, the result would ;; be obvious. But in the past Gallup Polls have been v uncannily accurate in forecasting the results of referendums and elections, and frequently they have £ been less than one per cent, away from the actual r; result. This makes It undeniable that they are con: ducted fairly and without political bias. ~ Of course, a recent poll in the United States £ proved utterly incorrect. The real reason for this has i never been given, but it could be any number of 1 things. It is quite possible that history will repeat Itself here; but the odds are that the poll will prove - as accurate as in the past. - Naturally anything could happen between now and December 10 to sway the balance in Labor's favor, and 5 it. will be Interesting to compare the forecast and the £ afetual result."}
{"id":145552548,"text":"22 Nov 1949 - GALLUP POLL FORECAST \"DISCREDITED\" Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Tuesday 22 November 1949, page 1 CALLUP POLL FORECAST ? 'DISCREDITED** ! SYDNEY, Monday: Public#* -tion of a Gallup Pol! election forecast in a Sunday newspaper i was described today by the general secretary of the A .LP. (Mr. i John Stewart) as a 'discredited * electioneering stunt.' j Mr. Stewart said the forecast, ? i which was featured on the front J page of the newspaper gave ' % Labor only 46 per cent, of votes | in the coming Federal elections. I 'This Is tbe same type of | poll which in (he recent TJ.S. I Presidential election forecast 1 that Mr. Dewey would over- , 1 wbelmingly defeat President ' | Truman,' said Mr. Stewart. . | 'The result of the U.S. dec- . | tion, so decisively in favor Of 1 President Truman, is an hlstorlo 1 reply to any claim that relianie | should be placed on the figures | of such a poll. I Mr. Stewart added: 'What the | people think about the elections 1 should not be influenced in any | way by a discredited electioneer- | ing stunt of this kind.' I"}
{"id":146167100,"text":"13 Sep 1950 - STILL BELIEVES IN SANTA CLAUS Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 13 September 1950, page 6 STILL BELIE VES IN SANTA CLAUS Sun's Logic on Conscription ANOTHER GALLUP POLL COMEDY ^ /Notwithstanding the shattering blow delivered to Gallup Foils by President1 Truman, The Sun— with a shorter memoiy than its readers— ---has resurrected another Gallup Poll on the conscription issue. . In attempting to anticipat3 The Sun's report, readers may have only one guess— but they will not need a second one. As was the case when The Sun s backed the wrong conscription horse in World War I, The Sun 'says that 80 per cent. of. the people interviewed favored the forced-soldier system! Anom. ProConscriptionists. As no names or addresses of ,pro-conscriptionists are given, no one can even hazard r- guess at the ages of the people interviewed or whether i not they had any teeth left, and if So, how many? One guess may. be made without the help of any Gallupl-Poll t search,, namely, that those who are in favor of shanghaing Australian youth overseas to make room in Australia for Germans and Italians from 'enemy' countries, no doubt ' are those with no chance of getting 'killed in war themselves'— -to use the familiar phrase of the ex-Prime Minister (Mr. if ley) on this subject last year. Nation's Official Voice Gallup Poll or no Gallup Poll, the of ficiials records of the Electoral Department thrptighout Australia show that' the electors twice repudiated conscription at successive appeals to the people— appeals which had been sponsored by the leading Liberal and Labor Executives of the day and all daily , newspapers. ; The leaderless legion represented by the Labor Party 30 years ago conducted its successful street-corner campaign against one of the most - unscrupulous blitzes on record -rand won at, the ballot box on two separate occasions; i That was Australia's official voice confirming the : voluntary system of. recruiting— a system which had been responsible for Gallic poli and other military glories second to no .other nation on earth. Australia was the only country in the world claiming that she was' fighting for liberty and freedom, and being in ai position to add that Australian liberty-like charity began at home. j Labor Helped Menzies Even the present Liberal Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) took advantage of Labor's, great fight in the conscription period, as at the time he had been a membc. of the University Rifles and would have been compelled to. go overseas if Labor had not won the conscription battle for him and others * who insisted on their right to say whether or not they would The Gallup, pollsters were ridiculed off the map when they-1— with Mr. Menzies— ? -made their notorious fantastic forecasts that Mr. Truman would be defeated at the last Presidential elections. Despite that flop, The Sydney Sun has now published a Gallup poll survey on conscription, but it has ignored the official vote of the Australian people against conscription on the two occasions, when Billy Hughes and the press- tried to stampede the nation into voting for it. enlist foir . service at borne or overseas. Sun Editorial Commenting on a proposal ! to consult Trade Unions on I their reaction to compulsory I military training, The Sun say — iri an editorial v 'What Labor, and the people of Australia generally, think about the mat ter is shown clearly and emphatically by the result of a Gallup Poll published in The Sun yesterday. 'The voters, wha represented both Labor and antiLabor suppofters, were asked whether .they approved of the Government's: plan to ; call up 18-year-old youths for military training. 'The , answer was overwhelmingly in favor of the plan— 87 per cent, approved of it. But the significant fact is that of the Labor voters a majority of 80 per cent, favored, compulsory training. , 'Until the present, Labor has been traditionally and almost fanatically ; opposed to any form rof* conscription. 'The ACTU motion and the Gallup Poll suggest that Labor is now realing that compulsory training for all, regardless of class, is essentially democratic, besides being 'itally necessary for Australia's security. 'When bushfires burn at the front door it's only commorisense to have the fire brigade ready.' Challenge to Sun If The Siin really believes its own editorial let it furnish some proof of. its extraordinary statement:'What 'What Labor' and the people of Australia: generally think,' etc. . The Can is invited to name the authorative Labor spokesmen who favor conscription. The SUn is also invited to explain .since when did it assame the. responsibility of speaking , on behalf of the people of West Australia, Tasmania, * Queensland, Sbuth Australia and the other States included in its drag-net expression: ^People of Australia generally.' ' If The Sun believes that 80 ?per cent, of electors are : in favor ; of conscription, let it iriVite Mr.' Menzies to face electors on that issue? , . Like the racegoers' photofinish—the answer will, be in -the negative."}
{"id":146167189,"text":"23 Nov 1949 - Editorial Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 23 November 1949, page 3 [Editorial ? 'I'' w ' *? ?? .?- — m— wt- j ! Open Season for Gallup Poll. . |i i Comedians 1 VX7 ITH the approach of the pantomime season the Tory newspapers are reviving for readers that inimitable farce known as the Gallup Poll Comedy, which rocked America and the rest of the world exactly 12 months ago, when attempting to label New York's Big Business tycoon — Governor Dewey— as the cast-iron unbeatable certainty for the Presidency of the United States. Quite oblivious themselves to the gales of laughter aroused by their -Gallup Poll prognostications, these subconscious stooges of American combines and monopolies, so boomed; boosted and publicised their stuffed-shirt of snobocracy that headquarters of America's vested interests were beginning to feel sorry for the unassuming Harry Truman about to be crushed under the Republican juggernaut. As with the disciples of Big Business in Australia, Destiny allowed these Tory impostors to dream on a little longer. Accordingly, Republican Party campaign organisersintoxicated by the exuberance of Gallup Poll boloney — ordered truck loads of iced champagne for Governor Dewey's headquarters at the Roosevelt Hotel to celebrate the most famous victory on record, whilst humble Harry Truman and a few Democrats in the Biltmore Hotel — only a few blocks away — were reported as being content to nibble a few ham sandwiches while awaiting the tragic fate in store for them. , That was the Gallup Poll set-up before the poll. Leaving nothing to chance, the high-pressure publicity four-flushers had drafted— in advance— ' speeches of thanks' for President Dewey to be circulated pronto among the army of radio and newspaper representatives waiting to' sell' their 'de facto' President to all parts of the globe. i Like the Gallup pollsters and propaganda specialists of Australia's putty glamor boy, however, the American boosters of Governor Dewey had neglected first to catch their hare before deciding what Dewey would or could do with it. It was this little., neglect of detail which made America's Gallup-poll the laughing stock of the civilised world. ' : ^ ^ .. ;?- ^ As the progress election returns began to percolate to the New York political headquarters on that November night the big crowds at the Republican's Roosevelt Hotel grew smaller and smaller, while the modest Democratic gathering at the Biltmore began to grow bigger and bigger. ' ' i ? P ? v ? * - ' Finally, when sufficient election returns had arrived to indicate that President Truman had the White House well within his grasp, the organisers of the Roosevelt Hotel feast found themselves surrounded by an avalanche of roast steamed and baked poultry and oceans of liqueurs, wines and what have you, but nary a Republican supporter to share them. , - ' Even the synthetic President-elect— Governor Dewey— had no stomach for getting square on the unoffending chickens, and the columnists tell us that, more in anger than in sorrow, he was noticed dodging his way through the automatic red and green traffic lights of New York City until a humorless Hamburger Joe asked him to try a plate of scrambled eggs — and he did. That was the climax for the Gallup Poll's putty President twelve months ago, and Gallup Poll history looks like repeating itself in Australia with a similar crash for Big Business on December 10 and a corresponding landslide in favor of the Labor Party. . 'v. With memories of Dewey's fate ringing in his ears, it is little wonder that Menzies should now fear the verdict awaiting his Party on Saturday fortnight. It can be safely asserted that Menzies already has been granted access to the 'confidential' surveys conducted by the staffs of the private banks— surveys which have revealed a potential majority of 21 for Labor in the House of Representaties and a 31 majority in the Senate. Such big Labor majorities are in harmony- with the landslide in favor of Labor, as predicted by Dr. Evatt after his 'tour of five States, and, also, are consistent with the 'heroic' actions of Liberal Leader Casey and ex-Labor leader Billy Hughes in running away from their own constituencies— Corio and North Sydney— despite the fact that both claimed they could feel a swing coming in their direction. - ☆ ? ? : .- ?? Actions speak louder than Gallup Polls. It is obvious that if either Casey or Hughes really believed they could win either Corio or North Sydney it would be their duty to their Party to remain at their former post?, and take advantage of any swing of which they had boasted. . The fact that both could not get away from their . former constituents fast enough is the best proof that electors can get to indicate Which way the swing will go on December 10.. ? - .» ? ?, «?'« ^"}
{"id":146168970,"text":"12 Jul 1950 - THOSE \"GALLUP POLLS\" Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 12 July 1950, page 4 THOSE 'GALLUP POLLS Clout from A. B.C. 'Ludicrous Failure in JJ.S.' For msny years the Australian Broadcast i n g Commissioners have been spending a lot of money subscribing to a local 'Gallup Poll' or listenerresearch .service. By dissecting these reports and distributing extracts to various departments, the A.B.C. feels it has been getting good value for its investment. The 'A.B.C. Weekly,' however, has its own ideas on this subject, and— notwith-standing the A.B.C.'s policy on the. rriatter — does not hesitate to say that: 'Most people nowadays study with caution public opinion polls. 'The memory of their ludicrous failure in the last U.S. Presidential election is still fresh!' This caustic criticism of 'Gallup polls' is not merely a brick-bat for listener-research firms, but also for those who patronise them, -including the A.B.C. : If the 'A.B.C. Weekly's' version is correct it is time the Commissioners a sice dthemselves . whether or not they are spending the people's licensing fees as wisely as they should. If the 'AiB.C. Weekly's' version, however, is not corTect it' is pertinent to ask, 'Why was it' published?'^ , *. ? } ? ? m"}
{"id":146169381,"text":"31 Aug 1949 - Gallup Poll Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 31 August 1949, page 4 Gallup Poll Aift&iheg* Siily JPr&pheey When the. Federal, elections were a year or two away the daily newspapers ?did ; not; mind publishing Gallup Polls, suggesting that in the1 event of an elec tion at that time' Labor would win because the research figures showed more than 50 per 'cent, of votes in Labor's favor. t : Now ' tliat polling , day is drawing near . the ; 'Gallup Poll' is tightening up somewhat and showing a gradual increase for ..the Tory , Party. y By . the . eve of the poll, these 'fGallnp Poll ' Jonahs' no doubt will predict that' Labor' candidates will be ' lucky if they even save their deposits! ; It is a great trick if it' works, but both Mr. GaSey .»? and Mr.? Hughes' have' .shown * why itwori't. work.If If the research experts had: really, ascertained, that Labor; could not epmmand a majority of votes it ;\\vould have vindicated a swing to Tory? ism. A Tory swing— if true— r would .make North Sydney and - Corio safe for Billy Hughes and 'Bengal Tiger f Casey, but far from sharing in any such mythical 'Swing,' both Hughes and Casey have deserted their former, constituencies in favor of the castiron posh electorates—. Bradfield and Latrobe. By ; running away from Nortli Sydney and Cofio, Messrs. Hughes and Casey have shown that they do not believe, any such furphies about Tory 'swings' — regard-less of what the Up-the-gallup poll experts think about them or say they do. Americari electors last No-, vember were compelled to reverse Gallup Poll 'forecasts' to obtain accurte results arid Australian ieleefcors would' do well. to act siriiilarly. It ^wasn't ,ariy isolated instance of a Gallup Poll reversal, as at the last British [general elections all so-called research experts, daily news-' papers, and other tipsters freely plugged for an election triumph for Churchill's Tory Party. ? Mr. Chifley will still be Prime Minister next yearprovided 'that the Gallup Poll ?Jonah doesn't tip a Labor 'vie-; tory! ? ? o — ? ; ' Who is this that darkeneth ?counsel by words- without 'knowledge? (Job)"}
{"id":146170700,"text":"15 Mar 1950 - Up the Gallup Poll Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 15 March 1950, page 3 Up the' Qallup Poli Tory Drift Si hce 1 934 ? ? ? ? ?? Dissolution i Would Favor Labor It is almost a political axiom that any Government begins to lose popularity from die first day it is elected to office. Despite the fact that this 'truism' . is borne , out by the Gallup Poll's own figures! for the past 16 years, the organisers of these Polls are now trying to sell the idea to the public that the Menzies - Fadden Tory Government has 'skyrocketed' in the other dirwtiori/ ? DECEMBER TOTALS Claiming that , t£e election totals of laist' December were: Liberal-Country I*arty 50 per cent.. Labor 48 per 'cent., and other parties two -per cent., the Gallup Poll says that in a recent survey the Merizies-Fadden stocks had soared to 56 per cent.— an all-time record since 1934 and that Labor- had declined correspondingly to 44 Der cent.! How convenient that the 56 per cent, and 44 per cent, should just account for -the exact 100 per cent. Presumably the two per cent, for other parties got lost in the calculation. The amazing aspect of this latest Gallup Poll is not the record jump of 6 per cent., but the fact that the survey had been taken in February, before the Fusion Government had time to meet Parliament and pass any legislation, good, bad or indifferent. Fancy a record percentage for doing nothing! On what, therefore, did the Gallup Pollsters base their record 6 per cent, increase? -On the Gallup Poll's own figures Labor holds the highest record since 1934 with 54 per cent, of the votes at the 1943 elections, and 52- per cent in 1946. x . The Tory Government, led by the ex-Labor Minister, Joe Lyons, secured- 51 per cent, of the votes in 1934, after the Lab split over the Jack Lang issue. That is the best Tory total to date. . The next highest Tory vote 'was j the Liberal-Country: Party vote of j 50 per cent, last December, but in reality the total wa« only 49 and a fraction. -TRUMAN^S TESTIMONY Whilst president Truman has his own opinion . of Gallup Poll forecasts, surveys,, prognostications ; arid so on, it is interesting to note that even the Gallup Pollsters themselves concede Menzies and Fadden only 50 per cent, of the yoi/es cast last December. Obviously 50 per cent, is not a majority, and rio majority means no. mandate/ LABOR'S REAL ENEMY Tory . percentages from the 1934 general , elections onward show that the only time that tlie anti-Labor parties secured a majority of the votes was when Labor defeated jtself by internal dissension. : Tory totals . are as follow: 1934, 51 per cent.; 1937, 48 per cent.; 1940, 45 per cent.; 1943, . 32 per cent.; 1946, 44 per -cent.; j 1949, 50 per cent. ; r In the lights of these figures ] . it is worth recalling that when j the Liberal Prime Minister (Sirj Joseph Cook) ' ! asked for and got a double dissolution in 1914, the electors re-elected the . Andy Pisher Labor Government, which 'ley had rejected; - only a , few. months earlier. ' ! r As Menzies can smell danger from miles off, her is riot likely to risk the double dissolution ex- , perimerit tested to: his cost by the ex-Labor and Liberal Party Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Cook) 36 ? years' ago., ^"}
{"id":146171073,"text":"06 Sep 1950 - \"The Sun\" Discovers Gallup Poll \"Twins\" Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 6 September 1950, page 7 'The Sun' Discovers Gallup Poll 'Twins' How Liberal Party Members Did and Didn't Endorse Labor's Vote on Red Bill REVERSING THE ONUS ON PUBLIC SURVEY POLLS When 'The Sunday Sun/' two months ago, published a Gallup Poll survey showing that a majority of Liberal Party supporters had endorsed the Federal Labor Party's stand against the Fascist clauses of the Red Bill, many readers imagined that 'The Sun'' had chucked a sixer. . : 'Fancy the Liberal Party members and fancy 'The Sun* publishing such a lefthanded clout for Mr. Menzies and Mr. Fadden,' were some of the remarks passed on that occasion. But 'The Sun' has demonstrated its versatility by now publishing another Gallup Poll, giving an opposite result, on which 'The Sun' has hastened to write a leader warning Labor members about the Gallup . Poll's findings. ; \\, ; Labor members are now placed * in ; the awkward dilemma of riot ;_ knowing .which xGalluiK Poll they shduitT'pohder /over— that of July or August— although no doubt President ' Truman could soon help them to make up their minds about either or both of them. - ?..-.? / ?-?: Here is 'The Sunday Sun's'-own verbatim report of the Gallup Poll's finding when it was stated that Liberal Party supporters had endorsed the stand adopted last June by the Federal Labor Party: ' . Under a bold headline: 'Most Want Proof : of Guilt' The 'Sun' said: 'A solid majority— 56 per. cent.r-Qf Australians believe -that; if a; person .is declared' a .Communist, the Government should have to prove, its case in court, according to an Australian Galiup Poll. , 'Only 36 people in every . 100 believe , that a declared person should have the onus of proving he is not. a Communist. ?'When 'When introduced into Parliament in May, the antiRed Bill placed the onus of proof (of innocence) on a declared person. 'A Labor Party amendment placing the onus of proof (of guilt) on the Government was rejected. So was a Government offer to accept onus of proof if. a ' declared person . i swore1 on oath he was not a Communist. '-? -? ''''?' 'After that, the Gallup Poll interviewed a crdss-secti6n of 1600 people, mostly in the week-end of June 24-25, just before fighting began in Korea. 'They' were asked: 'If a person vis declared a Communist, who do you think should do the proving — the Government, that he IS. a Communist — or the person, that he is NOT a Communist? '56 per cent, said: cThe Government should have to prove he is a Communist.' '34 per cent, said: 'The man should have to prove he isn't one,' and '10 per cent. (mostly women) were undecided. 'Labor voters are 65 per cent, in favor of the Government doing the proving*, with 25 per cent, of the other opinion, and 10 per cent, undecided. 'Liberal-C.P. voters lean the same way, with percentages of 48, 43 and nine, respectively.' ___Blissfully Blissfully disregarding these pearls of wisdom, the 'Sun' last Monday— referring to last week's Gallup Poll— delivered itself of the following advice, which must be awarded an eminent place in the ranks of the reversalists: 'The result of two recent Gallup Polls, comments the 'Sun,' indicate that the Federal Government ' torday is even more strongly confirmed in its stand on the anti-Communist bill than ; it was when the people put it into power. ' 'Out of evcrv three Aus tralians interviewed in ono poll, two agreed with the : Government that the onus of proof of innocence should be placed on any .person, 'declared' under the measure who would not give sworn evidence in court. 'A second Gallup Poll showed that, in the event; of a double dissolution caused by the Senate blocking the bill. Labor would lose up to 17 seats in the House of Representatives and also ite Senate majority. 'These results should give the various sections * of the ?Labor Party cause -for deep thought. 'Indications and reports of last week's meetings of the Federal Labor Advisory Committee revealed that a strong section was prepared to .accept the bill in its entirety. .'There is . certainly no unanimity among Labor. sup-porters on the issue. On the contrary, it threatens to spli£ the Party into two, with political considerations on one side, and on the other a realistic view that, drastic as the measure may seem, it is urgently necessary. 'If Labor uses its . present Senate majority to reject the bill again, it will not merely defy the overwhelming tide of public opinion, shown in the Gallup Polls, but will also risk destroying its own unity.' It would be quite correct for 'The Sun' to say -that a considerable section ' of the Labor movement believes that iiaoor M.Ps. are merely wasting time floggging the Tory Red Bill at a critical period, when every minute should be concentrated on the abnormally high cost of Jiving, but that doesn't mean that Labor is in favor- of reversing the onus of proof or of abolishing trial by jury. It simply means that under the ^existing electoral set-up Labor had exhausted all means N within its power of ensuring trial by jury, etc.* but found that Mr. Menzies— with a fanaticism worthy of King John, of Runnyniede memory — had, checkmated their efforts. . ; Realism now indicates that any further fighting on this issue would be similarly short-circuited by the Meri55ies' blunderers, so the question for Labor is, Why waste time heading for another cul-de-sac on the unsavory causes behind the scandalous cost of living? Instead of 'The Sun's' latest Gallup Poll claiming that a majority * of peonle favor the Menzies' plan for abolishing trial by jury, etc. it should ask members of the general public why was it that in Mr. Menzies' recent visit to 12 nations oversea? not one leader would endorse his Communist . plan for 'abolishing' Communism ' in Australia? ' yf ^ ' , - - ? V :???????' ' '*, ;"}
{"id":146172141,"text":"21 Dec 1949 - 50 per cent. Tories 48 per cent. Labor Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 21 December 1949, page 5 50 per cent. Tories 48 per cent. Labor Yet Tories Claim a Majority of 30 Seats The organisers of the Gallup Poll, in making a comparison between thei* forecast and the progress returns for the Federal elections, indicate that Labor polled almost half the votes throughout Australia. Notwithstanding this erlormous vote for the Labor platform—higher than that of any other single y Party — Labor's . opponents are claiming a majority of 30 seats. That is Labor's sh^are of the; new redistribution .put-up. Gallup Poll review Js. aS follows: . Pore ResultLiberal-C.P. Liberal-C.P. . . 50% 49.5% Labof- . ..... . . 48% 48:4% Independents 2 % ' ' ':2;1% Labor's : 48 per cent, of votes is k higher percentage than, that of . Mr. ;Menzies' Party and only 1 per cent, behind the joint totals of both Parties led by Menzies and Fadden. Yet the Tory Newspapers interpret that vote',:a£ a repudiation /of Labor's policy. ? It is obvious that Labor will need , only a 3 per. cent, swing , at the next elections in three yearis, or 18 months, .to restore it to the Government bpnehes so gracefully occupied by It since 1941."}
{"id":146172629,"text":"12 Jan 1949 - 'Americans Won't Have Reactionary Republicans' Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 12 January 1949, page 6 'Americans Won't Have Reactionary Republicans1 'New Statesman' on Truman's Txiumph ELECTORS SPURNED WAR 6f NERYES BY GALLUP POLLSTERS jf The London week-end journal, 'New Statesman and Nation,' publishes a refreshing reaction to President Truman's triumphant return to the White House, and in one phrase describes his success as 'Roosevelt's Fifth Term.' : In a scholarly summing-up of Democratic and pro-Labor trends among American Unionists, farmers, retailers and moderate professional men the 'New Statesman and Nation,' inter alia, says: For- the fifth time in succession, the American people, in defiance of the press, the business Czars and the pollsters, have voted for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. To say this is no disparagement of Mr. Truman, whose obstinate faith in his party and in the New Deal was the largest individual factor in this electoral miracle. Kicked about by every expert and leader of opinion, he kept bis head while all about him were losing theirs. Even more significant, however,; than his personal, success is the fact that the -American people have voted against an attempt to put the clock back to Goolidge time. Attention, Mr. Menzies Democratic majorities have been returned an both the Senate and the House of Representatives because the Republican candidates were so blankly and blindly reactionary .that the man in the street could riot stomach them at any price. The result is all the more ; astonishing .because Americans, more than any other people, like to -be on the winning side; and the pollsters had used all their considerable influence to , make a Republican victory appear an absolute certainty. Millions of1 dollars' worth of advertising depended on the result, and this; may have unconsciously influenced their minds. .,.'.. Elmo Roper, who runs the 'Fortune' poll, probably the most scientific of them all, announced that he was not going to waste any more time testing an election which was a foregone conclusion. Dr. Gallup, who once before predicted a New Deal defeat, has been caught out again; Big Business Repulsed But millions of decent ordinary people refused to be bewitched on to the pollsters' bandwaggon. They resisted the most formidable psychological assault ever mounted against the nerves of a democratic nation, and they repudiated the definition of the American way of life laid down by the big business interests which control the Republican party machine. The Democrats' success, stems from an event which seemed at the time to make their defeat a certainty. Even under Roosevelt's leadership they, could never have a really progressive programme, or rather the elector could never believe in the genuineness of their liberal .aspirations, V as long as the Party had to compromise its principles in order :% to buy the votes of the South-, em protagonists of White ascendancy. At the Democratic Convention Mr. Truman was freed from this inhibition both by the Dixiecrats' secession and by the disintegration of the political machines under bosses like Mayor Hague, in the big cities. Harassed in addition by Mr. . Wallace's threat on the extreme Left, the President's position seemed so hopeless _that. he had .'? nothing to lose by announcing an all-out New Deal policy and making a frontal assault on the record of the Repubii-, can Congress. Pro-Labor Won It It was certainly this sudden lurch to- the Left which in the last -weeks of* the campaign won him the- support of organised Labor, already indignant at the 7aft-HartleyrAct; and, even more important, it caused the abstention of many voters who had been swung over to a passive Republicanism by the apparent inevitability of Mr. Dewey V victory! , The issues in America ? were not so very dissimilar from those which faced British voters in 1945 and will face them again in 1950. Real Name of 'Tree Enterprise^' The American people have voted against the uncontrolled profits and Inflation which go by the name of free enterprise. They have shown a preference for a liberal middle way between the extremes of Coolidgism and Communism, which is at least analogous' to the middle way for which Socialist Britain stands. But this does hot mean that they will get it. Mr. Attlee, after routing Mr. Churchill, came to power with a clear Socialist* mandate. : / War on Jungle Capitalism The Democrats- New Deal, however, is not clear-cut policy, but only an unforinulated repudiation of jungle capitalism. We can say with certainty that Anerica will not swing Right after this election. But there is no way of foretelling whether or how far it will now move Leftwards. Organised Labor will demand the i ulf ilment of Mr. Truman's pledges to break White ? ascendancy Mn the (Continued on page 12). \\ AMERICANS WON'T HAVE REACTIONARY I REPUBLICANS (Continued from page 6). i South, repeal the TaftHartlejfAct, reintroduce, price-controls and institute a; Federal - hous-v ing programme. Each of these reforms may: well be opposed by, a majority j of Congressmen, since Souths j em reactionaries /form a large: I segment of both Houses. j Echo in Great Britain Not the least important aspect of president Truman's triumph is its effect on domestic politics here in Britain. November 3rd was a black, day for # Lord Woolton and Mr. Churchill. For a year now they have been campaigning with the same tactics as the Republicans. They have calculated on a swing of the' pendulum, and they have believed that they can defeat the Left without any constructive policy by the mere exploitation of antiCommunist hysteria and of the natural dislike for planning and control. The American election results show the danger of such calculations in a country where organised . Labor is conscious of its power. We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits of morality.— Lord Macaulay. * ? ? -Bad men spring from bad things; hence let us correct the' things.— Victor Hugo. The earth must supply man with; the necessaries of life before he has leisure or inclination to pursue more refined enjoyments.— Goldsmith Printed and Published by The ' Worker Trustees. 238-240 Castle -reaprh street, Sydney."}
{"id":146172767,"text":"31 May 1950 - Gallup Poll Rot Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 31 May 1950, page 3 *«?. ? M — ? — ? ? ? — i— -n— — I Gallup Poll j I- s: Rot 1 'Ml . ' ? ? If. ' ^ Silenced by Officio I Figures Echo of U.S. Farce v President Truman's election ridiculed ' the Gallup polls beyond redemption, but v the latest 'public opinion survey'' —conducted by Tory nit-wits— has even out-galloped the American Galluo. By some extraordinary trick of logarithms, Calculus or what haVe you, these- electoral . ciairvoyants declared that a- 'poll' - taken - early in May showed 56 per cent, of voters in favor of 'Liberals'! J How remarkably convenient ! If such a figure, possessed even an atom, of dependability, then all the recent official election figures in all States of the Commonwealth —bar New ? South Wales — must be faked, for in not one State has the 'official' figures -shown even 50 per oent. for the Liberal Party. A properly conducted electoral ballot of Queensland gave 11 seats to the Liberal Party-r^-a far cry from 56 per cent. / Victorian 'and South Australian Liberals polled so far below Labor's aggregates that the Tory newspapers of both States were obliged to publish editorials criticising the gerrymandered electorates and calling for a democratic electoral system. If these official Liberal minorities represent 56 per cent. — as claimed by the Gallup clairvoyants — then^what percentage will, they credit to the I Labor majority? . Tasmania's Liberals finished with a minority against Labor, and that, of course, would not be 56 per cent.! WEAK IN W.A. i' West Australian Liberals fared so badly that they had to call' on two Independents to maintain -them in the . Government. That also would not point to 56 per cent. ; of Liberals. Even last December — when Menzies and Fadden were riding on the crest of the wave— their joint aggregates fell below 50 per cent, of the officially recorded, poll. Hence, from what source did the unofficial Gallup ' pollsters secure their 56 per cent, figures as a counter to the offi- ! cial figures of ? the interstate electoral departments? i f jviayoe nistory will repeat itself with Mr. McGirr— like President Truman — demonstrating to the electors exactly how much reliance can be ' placed ®n these amateur clairvoyants who bob Up on the eve of elections to read the minds of electors— but in favor of 'the stooges, rings,' combines and monopolies."}
{"id":146241269,"text":"24 Mar 1948 - GALLUP POLL FAVORS T.A.A. Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 24 March 1948, page 3 GALLUP POLL FAVORS T.A.A. Blow to Tory Squealers The majority of people in Australia favors the continued operation of the Federal Government's airline, T.A.A., despite its initial losses and difficulties of its first nine months' operations. This fact is revaled- in a recent .Gallup Poll, ^.when the following .?question was asked: ? 'Do you think the Federal Gov; ernment's airline, T.A.A., should - or should not continue to operate in competition with the privately-; - owned airlines?' -1 Though 14 per cent; of those questioned were undecided, 48 per cent, favored continuance of the .'.. T A, A., whereas 38 per cent, were ,r.r against. The vote in favor of the Airline's ?operating is 13 per cent, higher than it was in a Gallup Poll taken .18 months ago.' Of those who favored continuance it was stated that 33 per ; cent, were Liberal 'and Country .*mi,jr oupyurutjrs. --A bit of a kick to Menzies and Padden! The average: man's opinions are made for him, like' the house he . lives in. What is called the rule of majority in a bourgeois democracy, is, therefore, in reality, the rule of those who control the . methods of manufacturing opinion, especially in the school and the , Press.-r-Bertrand Russell."}
{"id":146241563,"text":"17 Nov 1948 - GOVT. INQUIRY TO DEBUNK GALLUP POLLS Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 17 November 1948, page 6 GOVT. INQUIRY TO DEBUNK ! GALLUP POLLS Action Sought Five Years Ago by A.W.U. Executive GOVERNMENT SHOULD 'HAVE A LOOK' NOW AT THE WORK OF THESE 'CONF IDENCE TRICKSTERS' ! English-speaking Democracies are still laughing over the clownish attempts by Tory newspapers and Gallup Polls to stampede the people into believing that the Democratic standard-bearer of America (President Truman) would be annihilated by the whiteheaded boy of Big Business (Tom Dewey )j Governor of New York and Party crony of Australia's 'Bob' Menzies. On a previous occasion, when the world-renowned 'Literary Digest' registered a similar thud, that paper went out of existence in a cloud of shame and ridicule. The Gallup Poll stooges of the newspapers, however, are | trying to pass the buck on some mythical phenomena as mystical as their own Public Opinion surveys. They have announced their determination to go ahead with their forecasts and prognostications in their effort to influence the minds of electors near polling day. They still cling fondly to the belief that as 'one is . ; born every, minute' they might still sway the opinions of wavering voters by publicising in advance what are supposed to be the reactions of a reliable cross-section of ' the people. The spurious nature of this , claim has been exposed not only by the Dewey eclipse in America, but also by the complete vindication of the Cosgrove Labor Government in Tasmania and the Attlee Labor Government in Great Britain, notwithstanding the lopsided forecasts to the contrary by these latest stooges of the Tory press and monopoly interests. . . ? But these false- alarm forecasts are not merely stunts of recent growth, as in June, 1942, the Executive of the Australian Workers' Union discussed the evils of such socalled public opinion polls and finally carried the following motion for the consideration of the Commonwealth Government:- 'That this Executive is greatly disturbed by the vicious and extremely antiLabor nature of capitalist propaganda now being spread by the syndicated' press per medium of the misleading title 'Public Opinion Poll.' We don't believe the published results as being in any way related1 to actual fact and we are of the opinion that the results are preconceived by antiworking class propagandists working i& conjunction with the capitalist press in a plot to distort public opinion for vested interests. - For these reasons the A.W.U. Council should press the Commonwealth Government for an inquiry into the bona fides of this latest newspaper racket' . Maybe the time has arrived, for the Federal Government to have a . 'look-see'' behind this Iron Curtain of Toryism ? — an iron curtain that is every bit as ruthless * as any operating behind the dark environs os Moscow. Blackout for Truman No doubt the Gallup Poll surveys on the American elections were designed to draw a yeil over the nation-wide support that was manifested on all sides for. President Truman. As mentioned previously in these columns, the spokesmen for both the big Labor Organisations, C.I.O. and A.F.L., made no secret of their advocacy of the Democratic cause, aiid rieither did they conceal their prediction that- President Truman would go back to the] White House ' and- * send a majority to ;the Qapitol. ; But thesg facts 'wfere hot published in the Tory press of i Australia, which preferred to tell readers that the betting was 15 to 1 on Dewey and 10 to 1 against Truman, thus coaxing inveterate gamblers to invest on their phoney selection. Many public opinion polls published in Australia arc traceable directly or indirectly to the Monopoly Interests of Collins Street, Melbourne. That in itself should be sufficient to condemn them in the estimation of intelligent electors. The technique is a simple one, as canvassers are sent out to suburban doorsteps or to accost people haphazardly in the street, the buses, the trams, trains, or in the ferries. These interviews are frequently supplemented by talks on the telephone. Milk in the Cocoanut When the Gallup Poll headquarters tackle the job of examining, analysing, dissecting and classifying the various answers obtained, it then becomes a simple matter to sort out more or less any types of answers required. The Ones That Got Away For example, if six people interviewed favored the Labor Government's, proposals for Bank Nationalisation and four were opposed, the Gallup Poll specialist could permit himself to be snookered oh the six pro-Labor replies, whilst basing his survey on the answers given by the four people in support of the banking monopoly.Accordingly, Accordingly, the finished article, when published in the Tory press— like a neatly fashioned walking-stick— gives no account of that whiqh has been discarded or thrown away. It is a cardinal principle of ballot box elections that elections for Parliament be conducted on the same day, so that the recorded results from one constituency will not be permitted to sway the voters in another electorate. It is because , the highpowered propaganda angle of these, misleading polls cuts right across the fundamental principle of a free ballot-box that' the people most concerned are, entitled to look forward to prompt Government action that ? will expose the people and the methods behind this latest stunting -by vested interests. //? ? — — o ? ? We produce . wonderfully; we : distribute abominably. —Victor Hugo.! Curst greed of gold, what crimes thy tyrant power has caused! — Virgil. * * * That which a whole nation chooses to do it has a right to do.— Thomas Paine. * # * Those possessions short-UvM &t*6 Into which we come by wat . , —Robert Herricfc If we did not have Jtaflgfo®' tion to foresee something be** ter than we now possess, | would be tragedy indeed.—^, bert HuhbariJi ? ^ ~"}
{"id":146241627,"text":"15 Dec 1948 - Slap at 40-Hour Week Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 15 December 1948, page 7 Slap at 40-Hour Weeki Another Gallup Poll Bubble EVIL OF WEEK-END OVERTIME The Gallup-poll experts are emerging from their hideouts. ?The Tories', latest research agency — an Institution of) Public Affairs — has placed a hunger under the 40-hour week legislation by suggesting that the reform has not brought more leisure — only higher incomes. It claims that 'most workers' are doing overtime or taking jobs at week-ends. It did not define 'most workers.' It is claimed that the labor shortage is worse, production has fallen, output per man is unchanged and costs have increased. An Old Aunt Sally The foregoing 'disclosures' are not even 'novel' as they were all trotted out 40 years ago when the first big step was taken to prevent grpcers, drapers, outfitters, etc.,; etc., remaining open until 10 and 11 o'clock at night— every night, except Sundays, when trade was transacted 'round the back.'' _ vAll the £eoiiomic disasters and earthquakes itpagipable were threatened when Early Closing was going to take effect, but no one went broke and neither employers nor shop assistants would want to go back to the bad old days preceding Early Closing. Bosses in Favor The 40 -hour week is in the same category and no doubt any attempt to repeal it would be stoutly resisted by employers, who cannot get away from their work soon enough to enjoy the extra 'measure of leisure and pleasure they treasure,' as expresses recently by the N.S.W. Minister for Lands. If the workers for whom the 40-hour week was obtained! are anxious to demonstrate] by week-end 'sweating' that ! they do not need so much! leisure-time, they will have only themselves to blame if a hostile Government should allow itself to be convinced by this argument in favcr of [ the 40-hour week's abolition. Companion Legislation This attempt by isolated workers to sabotage the shorter-working week is another reminder to legislators that bills to reduce hours should be accompanied by complementary legislation making provision for useful hobbies, classes, etc., etc., to encourage workers to spend their extra spare time hi qualifying for some higher position at their work, a superior post, trade or profession outside their own employment or classes for the cultivation of art, music, drama, or other cultural contrasts to their particular employment. When small business-houses and shop-keepers were compelled to observe 6 o'clock closing nearly half a century ago it was realised, too late, that up-to-date technical colleges, libraries and so on should have been introduced to absorb the reservoir of boyyouth and man-power realised from night slavery. Much progress has been made in recent years by Labor Governments in this direction. The shorter week of 40 hours offers a further opportunity of exploiting still more this cultural aspect of Labor's policy."}
{"id":146244839,"text":"26 May 1948 - BRITISH BY-ELECTION FIGURES Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 26 May 1948, page 7 BRITISH BY-ELECTION FIGURES Tory Press 'Prefers Gallup Polls The Sydney 'Daily Tele- , graph's' Columnist, David McNicoll, recently visited Italy and France and now is in England. Like Foster Frazer (wheh he wrote a book about 'Australia' arter a fortnight s dash through this Continent in pre - aviation days), McNicoll knows all the answers about what the English electors are thinking. He told ^'Telegraph' readers on Thursday that the British Labor Government had slipped since the general elections of 1945 and was quite emphatic that Labor candidates would slip badly if an election were held to-morrow. Admittedly, McNicoll didn't have time to cpnduct a door-to-door canvass throughout . the United Kingdom, but he says he gathered his impressions from recent public opinion polls, and not published in a Tory newspaper, either! But facts are stubborn things, and McNicoll's prognostications — whether based oil Gallup, polls or not— dis-solve to nothing when tested against the official f igures an nounced by the British Electoral authorities' after ( each by-election. As a Democrat, McNicoll should prefer the official voice of the ballot-box to the suspicious voice of- any Gallup polls conceived and cradled by vested interests! Up to a month or two ago the British Labor Party had retained at by-elections 22 seats won at the general elections, which the Tories failed to retake. LABOR GAItf An. interesting by-electioii which makes McNicoll's publia opinion poll look a bit sick is that held for the Paisley seaton February 18, 1948. 'The Labor candidate, Mr. H. D. Johnston, .was elected over the National candidate witli a majority of 6545, or .56.8 per cent, of the total votes, as against 55.5 per cent, of the votes cast for Labor at the general elections. Despite this upward trend in the Labor vote, as reflected in Mr. Johnston's by-election, . Mr. McNicoll says: 'Any. continuation of that 'drift' will . almost certainly mean a Conservative .victory in 1950.'. Sounds more like ? a passage from one cf the Dav.e and Dad comedies. /"}
{"id":146245691,"text":"22 Sep 1948 - Censored the Gallup Poll Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), Wednesday 22 September 1948, page 7 Censored thfe Gallup Poll Tories Shabby Trick in Tassy 83 PER CENT. SLAM THE PRESS The Toiy Party's Gallup polls were given the spotlight in the Federal Parliament last Wednesday, when the Member for Wilmot (Mr. Duthie) asked if it were a fact that the promoters of . the Gallup polls had sounded the pulse of electors of Tasmania last month before the recent general elections, but had refused to publish the results because the bulk of the people consulted expressed their determination to vote for the Labor Party. Mr. Duthie desired to know if any relationship between the Liberal Party and Australian Public Opinion Polls had been responsible for the nonpublication of the anti-Tory results. . , The Minister for Information (Mr._Calwell) said he did not know if representatives of the Public Opinion Polls had endeavored to ascertain the views of voters prior to the recent general election forced on the democratically appointed Chamber by a bank -dominated Upper House. Tie result of the election it self had shown that the people of Tasmania were not prepared to be stampeded as were the people of 'Victoria when similar action was taken by the electors of that State. He continued: 'I do not know whether or not there is any association between the organisers of the Gallup Poll and the Liberal Party, but quite recently a Gallup Poll was taken on the question of whether newspapers distorted or suppressed news. Eightytlfree per cent, of listeners answered 'Yes,' but the news papers did not publish these figures.' -?"}
{"id":146490331,"text":"28 Sep 1944 - Refugees In Action Catholic Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1942 - 1954), Thursday 28 September 1944, page 4 Refugees In Action j A quiet warning to Federal ana State Governments was contained in the conclusion of a recent Gallup Poll that a. majority of Australians are opposed to the establishment of Jewish colonies in Australia. uuiaers to wormwxine poucy wui-u also contained in the widely stated views that Jewish refugees should be absorbed into tho population, 'concen-trated national groups' should be avoided, and mass migrations of refugees In the cities should be discouraged. It would bo unfair to attribute antiSemitism to observers who are sane enough to protest against local tendencies in relation to refugees. These refugees, who are largely of Jewish origin, are conglomerating in inner city suburbs, such as King's Cross, EllzabeUi Bay and Rose Bay; they aro adopting aggressive methods in business; they are breaking our industrial laws; they are using unfair mothods to defeat Australian competitors. A terrible problem is growing in Australia. Its consequences will be grave. It may take years to eradicate it. That is why urgent and intelligent Government action is noeded. So far, tho problem has boon neglected. Governments havo yet to prove they havo tho courago and capacity to deal with It. Unless thoy get to work quickly, Australia will suffer for generations from a sore that has brought untold suffering to diseased Europe."}
{"id":146696080,"text":"16 Sep 1941 - GALLUP POLLS COME TO AUSTRALIA. Narracoorte Herald (SA : 1875 - 1965), Tuesday 16 September 1941, page 4 GALLUP POLLS COME TO AUSTRALIA. First to Commence This Week. News lias been received that the first Australian-wide Gallup poll will be held from September 15th-30th. During that week three hundred interviewers throughout the Commonwealth will be taking a representative sample of Australian public opinion on a number of questions of outStanding contemporary importance and interest Narracoorte has been selected as one of the centres, and the local interviewer (Mr. R. J. piark) will be approaching a crosssection of the community for their opinions on. the questions submitted. All answers to .questions will be i strictly confidentialDepending entitirely on the science of statistics to give him amazingly accurate estimates of American public opinion, Dr. G. H. Gallup, head of the American Institute of Public Opinion; has achieved considerable fame. Australian public opinion polls will carry out his system in Australia. So accurately did Dr. Gallup calculate the margin by which Roosevelt would defeat Wilkie at the 1940 Presidential election—giving figures, State by State—that Dr. Henry C. Link, a statistical expert, said' the result was miraculous. Judging |by American experience, pnblication of results of polls of Australian public opinion will help to speed tip the machinery of our democracy. Newspapers in each capital city have agreed to publish the findings of Australian public opinion polls, which has been registered as a non-profit company. The newspapers concerned will pay for articles announcing the findings, and that amount will finance the organisation. In England, Gallnp's method— which will he the one used in Australia—has achieved results comparable with those in the United States. Last August, when the Director of the British Institute of Public Opinion went to America for a special course of study, he was asked by Government officials whether the polls conld, and would continue to operate in his absence. The Australian Director (Mr. Roy Morgan) has also been to America, and has studied Dr. Gallup's method by working with his staff. Recently, to test the efficacy of the Gallup method of "sampling" the population, a poll was taken of electors of Boothby, in South Australia. Remarkably reliable results were achieved. Some unthinking persons have- suggested that the polls have been established for the rather useless purpose of forecasting election results. But the real purpose of the organisation is to conduct miniature referendums, using statistically accurate samples of public opinion. The number of people interviewed', after a certain number, does not matter, hecause, if the first sample is an accurate cross-section further votes will, only duplicate opinions already expressed."}
{"id":146848505,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Great Southern Herald (Katanning, WA : 1901 - 1966), Friday 14 March 1947, page 7 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted' aa Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell", Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED {Inc. In Gt. Britain) YOU CAN 8 E SURE OF SHELL Several different types of paint are now again available at Thomson's Comer, including "Kemtone" a flat washable paint, Dulux, Quick Enamel, etc HEENZO COUGH REMEDY SAVES YOU MONEY Make One Pint for 2/> Quick Relief. Nice to Take Buy today from your chemist or store a two shilling' bottle of concentrated HEENZO COUGH REMEDY and add It to sweetened water to make one pint of the quickest acting- and nicest to cake remedy for banishing coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, aore throats and influenza. Good for adults and children. Don't delay - save your money by buying HEENZO today. KATANNING TRANSPORT SERVICE Phone 149 (N. T. WELLS AND SONS) Phone 149 53 Piesse-street, Katanning Stock Transport undertaken with semi-trailer 100 Grown Sheep Capacity. Heavy carting performed speedily and efficiently with 0 G-Well Hydraulic Tipping Truck |jj Wheat, Wool and Fertiliser carted any distance || Prices on Application. i| Firewood and Mallee Roots, immediate delivery g Orders may be left at Berger's Shoe Store, Ciive-St. U i 1 For Sale f 1 NEW FORDSON "MAJOR" TRACTORS | i IMMEDIATE DELIVERY, SUBJECT TO PERMIT 1 I Enquiries; I I THE KATANNING STOCK & TRADING CO., LTD. I | P.O. Box 52. 'Phone 7. |"}
{"id":146849001,"text":"28 Mar 1947 - Advertising Great Southern Herald (Katanning, WA : 1901 - 1966), Friday 28 March 1947, page 9 Read all the local happenings in the "Great Southern Herald" MEAT PIES MEAT PIES | PASTIES I § WHOLESALE AND RETAIL I HOBBS AND SON I Daping Street, Katanning. PEOPIE MOSAVE GET WHAT THEY **//*. I KEEP FIT -Mitisocantjou! There's nothing like Beecham's Pills for making a liverish person fit and cheerful. They arouse that sluggish liver, aid digestion and safely remove impurities from the system. !/. and 2/6 per box. BUY YOUR MEAT from N. RICKET Hie Katanning Butcher who guarantees QUALITY MEATS HONEST SERVICE FAIR PRICES Phone 42* P.O. Box 8 A FULL RANGE OF FARMING MACHINERY is handled by FILMER AND FORBES LTD. THE PLACE FOR EVERYTHING FOR THE FARMER The Western Australian Insurance Co., Ltd will insure against all fire and accident risks, and pay .for the losses. - 'Phone 125 - P.O. Box 2 - Ka tanning. With lively recollections of petrol quality m most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research*', which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 5x2% said: "Shell", Shell petrol will very soon be in " the pumps again."}
{"id":146849485,"text":"11 Apr 1947 - Advertising Great Southern Herald (Katanning, WA : 1901 - 1966), Friday 11 April 1947, page 7 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit ''Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder ana manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide, poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, " When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL Williams and Stonestreet, BUILDERS and CONTRACTORS. ALL CLASSES OF GENERAL BUILDING UNDEBTAXEN. Quotes Given for All Clnmog of Renovations, SXc. OUB WOBK SPEAKS FOB ITSELF, ADDRESS: Workthop, ALBION ST" KATANN1NG "JOCK'S" KATANNING'S ONLY DELICATESSEN For Delicious Pressed Meats : . Hams. Tongue and Brawn Large Selection TinnedGoods^MODERN REFRIGERATION Keeps Good Food Tasty NUMBER 7 Hlsi«rrlc Honieiftadlerici lilACfiWOOD PARK . Bridqetown 1850 The thriving apple industry of the 'South West com' menced in the 1830*5 when Edward Godfrey Hester planted the first apple orchard at "Blackwood Park," Bridgetown. It is said that surrounding settlers used to come from 20 to 25 miles to buy the apples, which sometimes sold at It- a pound. The house Edward Hester built was "a pleasantly simple single storey, structure made of wattle and daub with a shingled roof. Here he and Mrs. Hester-nee Miss Hail of Bunbury-lived with their fourteen children of whom the^ lost four-two dying at "Blackwood Park." Hester was a most progressive and determined man, the ideal type for a pioneer. He had sold large business interests in Bunbury, where he had a store boats for lightering, and bullock teams for cartage, and packed all he needed in waggons to go to Bridgetown. There, in addition to his orchard, h» built up a flock of 5,000 sheep, and also started a mill. He also grew grapes and made wine which was sent to all parts of the State. Published as a tribute to our pioneers by The Swan Brewery Company Limited, makers of Swan Lager."}
{"id":147015776,"text":"27 Mar 1947 - Advertising Narracoorte Herald (SA : 1875 - 1965), Thursday 27 March 1947, page 6 With lively recollections bj petrol quality 1 motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is -supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recehdy conducted ah Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends; wbicb petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon he in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BESURE OF SHELL SID. B. ABOTOMEY Certified Optician CAPITOL. HOUSE. 109 SWANSTON ST., MELBOURNE ^Opposite Town Hall) Will personally visit the District at Wider: MOUNT GAMBIEJR—Friday, Satur day and Monday, April 18, 19 and 21, at the Mount Gambler Hotel. NARRACOORTE—Tuesday, April 22, from 12 to S,,ahd Wednesday, April 23, from 10 to 4, attKlncjraig Hotel. Appointments may be made with Mr. Robert Merrick, Chemist. BOKDERTOWN.— Thursday. April 24, from 10 to 6, at Rordertorm HotoL KINGSTON NORTH PICNIC RACE MEETING Saturday, 5tli April, 1947 In Aid of the Kins**®" Memorial Hospital. COORONG HURDLE—u miles. First Trophy valued at £8 8/; second, Trophy valued at £1 1/. ROSETOWN NOVICE— 5 furlongs. First, trophy valued at £L 1/; second, trophy valued at 15/. KINGSTON CUP—One mile. First, trophy valued at £5 5/; second, trophy valued at £L QUEENSTOWN PONY RACE—4 fur longs. First, trophy valued at £1 10/; second, trophy valued at 16/ LACEPEDE FLYING HANDICAP—6 furlongs. First trophy valued at £2 16/; s&ojgdj&rophy valued at MARIA CREEK CONSOLATION—6 furlongs. First, trophy valued at £2; second, trophy valued at £L All Nominations Free POST HNTRY AH trophies have been generously donated' by residents north of the railway line. A. C. COOPER, President C. St N. SMITH, Joint Hon. 7292L Secretaries. JOHN W. LEWRY, Certified Gpudan Will personally visit— PEN OLA—Thursday, May 1st. Royal Oak Hotel, 2 to 8. NARRACOORTE—Friday, Hay 2nd. Town . Hall, 10 to 7. Appointments may belFoaeco ?ome wo lbp. —C. D. Wllks, Jeweller. LTTCINDAIiE—Saturday, May 3rd, In stitute, 9 to 12. N ota.—City address—Indii8t&a! Buiiir tags, 65 King Williarit SfreeA'«fc trance Gilbert Place, Ad^lem., Pbone C6899. 7269-CSM < (COMMERCIAL SADDLERS AND MOTOR TRIMMERS. PROPRIETORS: Jack Chaplin ami Frank Silccr (Lite %tth T, Adams.) OPPOSITE COMMERCIAL HOTEL. 7197d Box 402."}
{"id":147016896,"text":"03 Jul 1947 - Drainage Poll at Millicent Defeated Narracoorte Herald (SA : 1875 - 1965), Thursday 3 July 1947, page 6 Drainage PoD at Millicent Defeated By a majority of 20, Millicent ratepayers at a poll on Saturday voted against a proposal to borrow £4,000 on the security of the "general rates lor cleaning, deepening and wider:*Dg| district drains. Voting on the proposal was as follows:—For, 580-; Against, 600. The ratepayers having rejected the proposition it will now be necessary for the Millicent District Council to provde the £4,000 by levying a higher drainage rate. Opponents contended that if the poll were carried, thp whole of the area which it is proposed to incorporate in the municipality of Millicent, woald he responsible for 36 per cent, of ihe annual repayments on loan."}
{"id":147094778,"text":"06 Apr 1909 - South-Eastern Drainage Poll. Narracoorte Herald (SA : 1875 - 1965), Tuesday 6 April 1909, page 3 South-Eastern Drainage Poll. THE SCHEME ACCEPTED. A poll of more than ordinary interest to a large number of landholders of the SouthEast, and we may say to the State at large, was taken by the various District Councils who had jurisdiction over the laud in the " poll area" on Saturday, April 3. The poll was taken under an Act passed last session of. Parliament entitled " An Act to authorise the carrying out of a certain scheme of drainage in the SouthEast of the State, and for other purposes," and the area within which the poll was to be taken was defined in a plan constituting the third schedule of the Act. The Millicent District Councils were in the scheme at first,but they were afterwards omitted, with the exception of a small portion of Mount Muirhead, and all other District Councils in the Southeast except Port MacDonnell, Benara, and Tatiara had to take polls, though the Port MacDonnell and Benara Councils are within the "drainage area." No District Council had all its landowners within the " poll area," and in many cases only portions of hundreds came within the area. We have already explained the scheme in detail, and people are now fairly familiar with it. The Acts provide for carrying out a comprehensive 6cbeme of drainage in the South-East, affecting 1,700,000 acre3 of land of varied quality: -£300,000 to he expended on the " certain" scheme defined in the first schedule of "The Soutfa-Eastern Drainage Scheme Act-, 1908"; the Government to advance .£150,000 ol this amount, and the moiety to be paid by landowners in instalments extending over 42 years according to the benefits their lands derive; the first payments not to commence untii five years after the scheme was completed, and it • v a; reckoned the " certain" scheme would not le completed for seven or eight years, which meant 12 or 13 years before landowners would be called upon to pay. The ■ other Act passed last session—" The South Eastern Drainage Act Amendment Act, 1908"—provides for a new system of ad ministration' in connection with drainage in the South-Easr, with the t xc^ption ot the Millisent drainage area, and also make provision for maintaining and keeping all drainB in repairs, and for landowners constructing on easy terms subsidiary drains into the main drains. There was a gooa deal of quiet earnest interest taken in the poll for the last few weeks, but at no time did the interest rise to red heat. The , merits - and demerits of the whole scheme j as embodied in the two Acts were, as they should be, freely discussed, and it i needless to say opinions differed. Thos. in favor of it were surprised at landowners . with wet lands being opposed to such a magnificent offer as was embodied in the Acts; and others contended that from pas' experience of. drainage the scheme would not do what was promised for it, that the general character of the land was toe inferior to hear the burden of any ex pensive scheme of drainage, and that the limited quantity of the good land in the area to he benefited would bare tc bear too heavy a bnrden tinder the betterment system. The Drainage League and the District Drainage Committees worked hard to point out the inestimable benefit? of tbe scheme, and gained a large numbe of converts. So fast did they convert thosi who had been stoutly opposed to it that i was reckoned that if the' poll had been taken a few weeks later there woulc scarcely have been any votes against it Mr. D. Findlater, as President of th. League, did yeoman service in advocating the scheme, as also did Mr. Tavender Both of them spoke in faror of it at a nam ber of meetings convened specially for th purpose, and conducted a large correspondence throughout the district advocating it. They have had their reward in the acceptance of the scheme by a gooc majority. The returns to hand on Saturday night shone 1 that the scheme was sjfe of acceptance, although tbe full results i were not to hand. All polling districts except one accepted the scheme with goou majorities, and only four districts failed t accept it by a two-thirds' majority, viz., j Penela, Mount Muirhead, Kennion, ano Mount Gambier East. We append details of the voting in the various polling districts:— narracoorte. The number of individual voters on tbe roll in tbe Narracoorte Distrist Council area was 137, and they were entitled to 421 votes. Eighty-eight individual voter? pame to the poll and recorded 273 votes. Several ratepayers from the other ward? voted at Narracoorte, and this accounts fo: the number of votes recorded here beinj. above the total of which the ratepayers in the ward are entitled to. The voting in the Central Ward was 146 for the sehem-: and 24 against it; in the South Ward 30 foi and 46 aga-inst;and in the North-West Ward 25 for agd 0 against. The totals for th. the district were 201 for the scheme and 7t against it. This, gave a majority of Itover and above the required two-thirds' majority so far as the Narracoorte area was concerned. The officers who carried ont the poll were :—Re turning-Officer— Mx. E. Houghton; deputies—Mr. G. Farmer at Morambro, and Mr. A. J. Attiwill at Struan; scrutineers—Messrs. A. Humphris and T. Farmer at Narracoorte, Messrs. T. Oborn* and B. S. Sargent at | Struan, and Messrs. J. G. Forster.and J, Campbell at Morambro. The scrutiny ol the boxes for the Narracoorte district was J completed shortly after 9 o'clock, and the Beturning-Officer (Mr. Houghton) an- ; oounced the results in the presence of a | few ratepayers. LUCINDALE DISTRICT. Lucindale, April 5. The following is the result of the drainage poll in the Lucindale district:—Joyce Ward—For the scheme, 124; against, 12. Conmnxra Ward—For, 54; against, 36. Fox Ward—For, 13; against, 22. Townsend Ward—For, 30; against, 12. Spence Ward—For, 41; against, 7. Totals—For, 262; against, 89. The scheme is carried si. . far as the Lucindale district is concerned by a surplus of 28 votes. PENOLA DISTRICT. Penola, April 5. The following is the result of' the drainage poll in (he district of Penola:—Penola Ward, 127 tor, 44 against; ISorth Ward, 149 for, 63 against; Central Ward, 84 for, 31'against; South Ward, 61 for, 85 against; totals, 421 for the scheme; 223 against; informal, 5; total votes recorded, 649. So far as Ponola district is concerned the scheme is lost by about 12 votes. LACEPEDE DISTRICT. Kingston, April 4. ■ The drainage pell took place on Satur day. There were 125 individual voters on the roll for the district and they were entitled to 356 votes. Of these numbers 84 ratepayers recorded 270 votes. The result of the voting was—For the scheme, 199; against, 69; informal, 2. So far as this district is concerned the scheme is carried with a surplus of 26 over the two-thirds' majority. ROBE DISTRICT. Jtobe, April 5. The result of the drainage poll for the Robe district WuS as follows :—Out of 217 votes 134 were recorded; 122 votes were cast for the scheme and 11 against; informal, 1. So far as the Robe district is con- ceraed the scheme is carried by a surplus ol 33 votes over the two-thirds' majority. MOUNT GAMBIER EAST AND WEST. Mount Gambier, April 4. The following wis the result of the p o for the drainage scheme in Mo< nt Gaml i r East and Mount Gainbier W< st yesterday : —Mount Gambier East— Far, 12: again rt 2P. Mount Gamlier West—For, 3S. against, 4. Totals—For, 50; against, 30. So the scheme is lost as far as our districts are concerned. MOUNT MUIRHEAD DISTRICT. Millieent, April 5. For the drainage poll tahen here on Saturday seven persons entitled to twelve votes exercised their franchise. Eleven votes were cast against the scheme and only one in favor of it. BEACHPORT DISTRICT. Beacliport, April 5. In connection with the drainage poli falcon on Saturday there were 41 individuals on the roll entitled to 87 voter. Sixteen ratepayers voted and recorded 46 votes. Thirty-nine votes were cast tor the scheme and seven against it. KENNION DISTRICT. Furner, April 5. The drainage poll on Saturday lesulted as follows:—E'or the scheme, 89; against, 74: total voles recorded, 163. Forty-foui individual ratepayers voted. The poll has been lost so far as this district is concerned by over 29 votes. TOTAL POLL. For. Agst. In'I varracoorte ... ... 2ol 70 2 Lucindale ... ... 262 80 — Lacepede... ... ... 190 69 2 Penola 421 223 5 Mount Gainbier East ... 12 26 — Mount Gambier West... 38 4 — Robe 122 11 1 Mount Muirhead ... 1 11 — Beacliport ... ... 39 7 — Kennion 89 74 — Meningie I 0 — Grand totals ... ],.sc>5 584 10"}
{"id":147127134,"text":"27 Jan 1942 - PUBLIC OPINION POLLS. Narracoorte Herald (SA : 1875 - 1965), Tuesday 27 January 1942, page 3 PUBLIC OPINION POLLS. —:— Churchill Still Popular. ] Mr. Churchill is as popular to-day as at any time during bis 20 months ( of Prime Ministership. This has < been Tevealed by a Gallup poll oh the 5 question, "Do you approve or disap- < prove of Mr. Churchill as Prime Min- j jster?? ... .'. The poll showed that 89 per cent, approved,. 1 per cent, disapproved, and-4- per cent, did; not know, . -.This is.- the niixth time the question has been asked during Mr. Churchill's •Prime Ministership. ^ Approvals. have never been below . 83 per..cent., but only once before ' have they reached 89 per cent.—in ' October, 1940j when the British were undergoing merciless German bomb- J ingand enduring the "blood and toil, ! tears and sweat," which Mr. Churchill ( warned would be their lot. COMPULSORY PHYSICAL TRAIN- \\ INC FAVORED. Compulsory physical training for all boys and girls under 18 is strongly supported throughout the nation, according to a survey recently completed by Australian Public Opinion Polls—the Gallup poll of Australia. Most Australians believe that physical training will benefit the nation, both bodily and;-.mentally. With this ;in mind, at least eight out 10- people i interviewed in each State answered $"Yes" when asked the question. .* Should physical training be compulsory for all boys and girls until J8? AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION. Favor compulsory physical training .. .. 84 per cent. Against it .... .. 10 " Undecided .... .. 6 " 100 " Support for the proposal was equally strong in all age groups, and in all localities. The need for improving the health of the nation was foremost in people's minds. :Artisans and better-off people vpted more than eight .to one in favor t)f compulsory physical training. People in the lowest income group votedi six to one in favor."}
{"id":147445904,"text":"25 Sep 1947 - AMERICANS EXPECT WAR Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Thursday 25 September 1947, page 2 AMERICANS EXPECT WAR Fear of a third world war has increased greatly in America :.i the last two years. A Gallup poll revealed this week that 73 per cent, of the people questioned' believed there would be a war wChin 25 years. In March. 1945. only 3 per cent, held this belie! In this polL 53 per cent, thought there would be a war within ten years."}
{"id":147470209,"text":"13 Feb 1948 - Motorists Don't Want Car Tests. Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Friday 13 February 1948, page 4 Motorists Don't Want Car Tests A 'gallup poll' conducted by a suburb&n garagemun on the question of compulsory regular mechanical examinations ' f all motor vehicle* resulted in a very heavy adverse vote (writes our Brisbane corresoondentl. | Some c*f the replies were most Vigorously worded, and the motor, ing organisations pressing lor such lests roundly condemned. -Moic.r.st.s have had though red tr.;ie and repression without holding out their necks themselves lor mo:e punishment, and they claim — rightly — that no proof exists that compulsory teste have resulted in a decrease in the accident late. They cla m, ?further, that no compulsory test scheme could be 100 per cent, effective, as every mechanic would need lo be fully efficient and iully honest to make it so. Such a body of examiners might be found in the next world, motorists say, and even there they I won't be wanted because of the I wide popularity of air travel. 1 Motor. sts questioned by the gar- 1 age-keeper mentioned gave it as | their opinion that il* all the money grabbed from car fawners had , bwn used by the various govern- | ments for its legitimate purpose ! — road improvement — the accident rate would be already reduced to a i third of its present incidence. '"}
{"id":147589752,"text":"16 Jan 1948 - POLITICIANS ARE PEOPLE Great Southern Herald (Katanning, WA : 1901 - 1966), Friday 16 January 1948, page 4 POLITICIANS ARE PEOPLE WE GET WHAT WE DESERVE So you don't want your son to go into politics? . Almost no parents do, according, to a Gallup Poll, for they believe that "a political career leads to graft and crookedness". This is pretty unhealthy thinking m a democracy. It shows a dangerous ignorance of the politician's vital function in society. It tries to shift the blame for our own shortcomings on to his conveniently obvious should ers. Politicians arc human beings like anyone else. There is much the same proportion of good and bad among them. Many are doing a hard job well and getting as many brickbats as bouquets for it. But even on the lower levels of selfinterest there is something to be said for the politician. He is the buffer, the reconciler, between innumerable antagonistic interests in society. His very effort to please as many people as possible has the virtue of looking for compromises. The tensions be- i tween groups dogmatically sure of their own Tightness might become unbearable without his more yielding and adjustable habit of thought. This is not • to excuse the too-frequent lack of real integrity in the politician. But here society as a whole must share the blame. When the poli tician is corrupt, somone must do the j corrupting. The respected citizen who approaches the politician obliquely with gifts, favours, "campaigning contributions"—and an interesting set of private proposals—is not the best per- I son to pass moral judgement on him- , Society gets the politician it de-1 serves- When it throws fewer temp tations in their way, learns to appreciate their probems and achievements, and encourages young men and women of character to join their ranks, there will be less occasion for self-righteous condemnation and more for active support. t (Christian Science Monitor.)"}
{"id":147602540,"text":"09 Sep 1949 - COST OF LIVING Great Southern Herald (Katanning, WA : 1901 - 1966), Friday 9 September 1949, page 4 COST OF LIVING GALLUP POLL OPINION During the present session cf the Slate Parliament members of the Opposition, in speeches dealing with the increased cost of living, have blamed profiteering and black marketing. Attacks have also been made on the State Government in respect of pricefixing administration. Recently a Gallup Poll on the chief causes of rising prices was taken, j One person in every three inter viewed considered that high wages was the main cause of high prices. The results of the poll were as follows : . High wages. ,'12; 40-hour week, 20; go-slow, 7; profiteering and black marketing. 7; shortages of goods and materials, 7; strikes and communism, 3; Labour Government, 2; too much money about, 2; other reasons, 10; no answer, 10; total 100."}
{"id":147619285,"text":"03 Apr 1947 - Advertising Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser (SA : 1880 - 1960), Thursday 3 April 1947, page 7 MOUNT BARKER R. BARBER'S Quality Footwear Store For Your Boots and Shoes Repairs Neatly and Promptly Executed on the Premises. Tot FOOT COMFORT — R. BARBER Murray and SKoebridge 4 _____________ GRAIN, PROD'ICE MERCHANTS and SEEDSMEN; BUYER8 OP PARM PRODUCE; MOUNT BARKER SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER PHONES 56 and S3 PHONES AGENTS lor: — HORWOOD BAGSHAW LTD.; SUPER BROADCAST HRS; LISTER ENGINES and SEPARATORS; LISTER SHEARING MACHINES; BARTRAM MILKING MACHINES; ELDER SMITH A CO.; CYCLONE CO. of AUST. LTD. ORDER8 TAKEN NOW FOR FALLOWING SUMMER FODDERS: Sunflower, Sudan Grass, Maize, Jap. Millet, Ambercane, Sorghum. With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked wasr "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. ^ Of those who so answered, substantially more* than jo% said: "Shell". , J:Z'3 -Spe Jft THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL"}
{"id":147812906,"text":"11 Aug 1948 - No title Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Wednesday 11 August 1948, page 2 Sydney men don't seem to agree with the British Gallup Poll And- ! tag that 'good cook' ^ fir-» r-. jential in a housewife. Nevilla Williams, ol Ashburv. said: 'She's j got to like children.' Tom N&lrh I | (Homebush): 'A good personality.' Alec Gardiner (Bondi): ' She's got to understand me — and my moods.' They all considered that cooking was a thing a woriiSn ?could always learn."}
{"id":147813242,"text":"28 Dec 1948 - Tea Drinking Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Tuesday 28 December 1948, page 6 Tea Drinking A Gallup Poll in Britain h.is. | found no evidence that women ] are bigger tea-drinkers than l men. Thcv found that 14 peri cent, of people questioned had! from one to three cups a day. i 29 per cer.t. had fcur to five a day. 19 per cent, had six, an-! other 10 had seven fo eight, 10 per cent, had nine to 11. four per cent, had 12. r.nd the other five per cent, couldn't remem- ; ber how nianv thcv had."}
{"id":147818418,"text":"05 Nov 1948 - GALLUP POLL EXPLAINS TH[?] TRUMAN VICTORY Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Friday 5 November 1948, page 2 (mUP PW*EXPLAINS TJ TRUMAN VICTORY MEW YORK, November 4. — In a statement yesterday . when President Truman's popular vote.- liad exceeded Governor Dewey's by 1,300,000, a Gallup poll spokesman' said : 'In the closest Presidential race since 1916 all public opinion polk — national, State and local— Jiave pn^er-estimated £he Democratic strength. President Truman staged a strong upsurge in the closing days of the campaign to i'tcan tore,, votes previously lost to Mr. Wallace. Hie polls wfehoBt exception showed a steady decline throughout die campaign in Mr. Wallace's following but on election day his support skidded sharply. Polls earlier in the year showed that what votes the Progressive candidate would receive would come almost entirely from the Democratic Party. Over 3,000,000 voters remained undecided on their Presidential choice right to the week before the election. Obviously substantial numbers of these undecided voters cast their ballots for Truman.'. Shccplshnoss over Pres. Truman's victory is not contlncd to thc Republicans, who had christened their campaign train the 'Dewey Victory Special' and advertised Governor Dewey's final lavishlv-staged appearance in Madison Squaro Garden, New York, as the 'Dewey victory rally.' Many prominent northern Democrats including Mayor O'Dwvcr, of New York, had before the Philadelphia convention .made public their unwillingness 10 have President Troman as ^ party candidate and accepted hiin'only when llnal . efforts failed to induce Gen. Eisenhower lo stand. Therefore, - Mr.- Truman, despite prestige of Presidency, had to endure the humiliation of reluctant neccptanec by his own parly when no alternative could be found, and many of those who supported him in thc campaign did so out of rcspect for the party 'regularity' rather than from a belief in Mr. Truman of the confidence that . he. could keep thc Democrats 2u power. Pres. Truman has tnus won t not only against the Republicans. who had taken victory | for granted, but against the j Left-wing and right-win rebel- 1 lions in his own party. i Governor Dewey's victory ' was so- widely token for granted that negotiations were afoot' in Washington for renting oCJ houses and flats for people who | expected to join his administration Mr. Trunmifs White House i staff went wild with joy. in | one oflicc a serious clerk shook i his head gravely and remarked: ! 'He doesn't owe it to anybody^ — except the people. He diet j 11 all by himself.' A burly guard at the White j House gate winked at a passing* reporter and drawled: 'The old ( man kinda fooled everybody, ; didn't he?' ! Democrats in Washington arc! preparing for a victory ban- 1 quel while Republican head- 1 quarters, which have abandoned such plans at last, is thc scene of spiritual desolation. Mr. Truman telegraphed Governor Dewey: 'I thank you sincerely lor -our congratulations -and good wishes. Your fine sportsmanship is deeply appreciated. We jointly owe our cougratnlattons to the American people, -who have once again shown the ; world the vitality of our free : tustUutions.' * 1 Mr. Robert Taft (Senate, Republican leader),, said yes-! terday lhat President Truman's j election showed that, 'it is1 almost impossible to put an : administration out of office at ' the very peak of its prosperity i boom. The fact that the vole j m farm areas as wefl as in in- ? dustrial cities was quite similar, ffpnernlly indicate? that bolh -farmers and workers arc '' pretty well satisfied v.'Hh prosperity.' Thc TJcnvirr.its nto) swept ! into majority of governorship*.; They are inw assured of at ? lrasl 31. They \\von at least six! Governorships held by the He- j publicans. Dr. George Gallup himself' said: ;*Th:s is .the kind of close ciection that happens once in a ^chferation. It is a nightmare topolllekers.' President Truman, campaignihglJn-'New York C.ty on October 29, had said that there were 'going to be more reafaccd pollsters on November 3 than there were in 1936. when they had to fold up the Literary Digest.4' He added: 'You can throw the Gallup poll right in thc ash-can.' This was a reference to the Literary Digest magazine's disappearance after predicting that Landon would defeat - Roosevelt, who instead inflicted upon him one of the worst defeats in Pres'dential history^ President of the Congress of Industrial Organisations, Mr. Philip Murray, wiring congratulations to President Truman sa'd: 'Clearly this tremendous election victory for New Deal principles, which you made the cornerstone of your platform, must be quickly translated into action.'' Mr. Murray urged the repeal ol the _ Taft-Hartley Ad. fmmcdiatq net on against inflation: a government sponsored housing programme; . higher minimum wages; expanded social security system; a health insurance programme; and Federal aid lo education. Mr, Murray added: 'We of the Labour Parly are happy to have contributed so mightily to this victory of yours and ours. We offer you our pledge for wholehearted co-operation in the months ahead. Mr. Henry Wallace's Progressive Party failed to live tip io expectations of its founders. The latest count gives the Pro§ress've'y total popular vote as 49.4 20 which js far below the 8.000,000 spoken of in the Garly days of the Wallace campaign. However. Mr. Wallace's splitting of thc Liberal Democratic vote cost President Truman both thc New York and Pennsylvania electoral votes. The New York Star referring -o the preponderance of newspaper and radio support for Governor Dewey and to the prediction of Pres. Truman's defeat by pollsters said: 'Mr, Truman committed thz happy error of going directly to the American people. He wagered oliVf&shioncd hell-rnimug campaign that experts sneered at. This was his personal victory.' The New York Post said: 'The elections weie a crystalclear demonstration that the people won't tolerate a retreat from domestic reforms instituted by the late President Roosevelt. The 'Post'' declared tliat it appeared that foreign policy was u negligible factor in elections as compared to inflation, housing, job security, and civil liberties Among the most significant Democratic victories in the Senate campaign was that ol the Mayor of IVJitme&'ota, Mr. Hubert Humphrey. He was responsible for forcing President Truman's civil rights programme through the Democratic convention. Hjs opponent, Mr. Joseph Ball, ployed an important part iu writing the Taft-Hartley Labour Act. - INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS The American Associated Press correspondent in Paris says Dr. Kvatl praised President Truman a* *'a magnificent tighter' when he heard of ! President Truman's victory. ! Reuter's Paris correspondent I says Dr. Evatt said: 'Although I am not in the slightest degree concerned with American party politics. 1 feel impelled to express lite admiration and gratitude I feel for the tireless self-effecting and constructive work President Truman has performed for U.N.O.' The American Assooiai-.i Press Paris correspondent sa\\.s that British and Common .-'al'ti ; delegates lo U.N.O. expr./ both joy and amazement. Ot.oi oHicial said President Truman s return would be 'good for Britain, good for the Commonwealth and good for the world.' M. Vjsluusky (Russia) declined to comment. Asked how he would have voted if he were American. Mr. Peter Fruser «N.Z.) answered unhesitatingly. 'For Truman.'' Reuter's Paris correspondent says that Mr. Hcctor McNeil. British Labour Minister, said: j 'Happily, in America, as in ; England, thc people are always] rUht. Any lurtiier eoniai'cnt : from me 'would be superflu-1 ous.' ; 'UNDER DOG' WON Router's says that President Truman's plucky surprise vic-i torv has pleased thc British i pj'olic because he was the 'under dog' wluim all polit:-. eal pundits had spurned. The British Government i leaders earelully preserved their neutrality in America's; domestic affairs r.nci would notj ccmmeiu on the rc.-ult. Mr. Attlee closely waited the returns but cid not let them interfere with his routire duties. Il is obvious that Socialists. Id parliamentary lobbies were pleased that the Republicans -(corresponding lo Rritish Con-; servatlvesi defeated manyFocialisls. Members had feared! thai Governor Dewey's victory . would mean new strings to European aid aud more marked] American Inclination lo meddle | in European affairs. ( REACTIONS AT U.N.O. The American Associated] Press correspondent in Pari? so ;?'- that Arab U.X. delegates* ' took the view that made no. dilference in the Ur.L'.cd Stales; Palestine policy whether Pros:-' ticr.t Truman or Mr. Dewey ! won. Nehru's sister. Mis. P.'nciit.. an Ind:r.n U.N. delegate, tsui; I that Pre^aidi: Truman's vic-ory' brought to an end a period oij uncertainly i»i the U.x! deliber-j Reuter's Paris correspondent ; says that many high-ranWngi U.N. delegates thought Presi-; dent Truman'.? comcbaek would i permit the U.X. general as- 1 sem-'jlv to r.o ahead full r-peeii' vith important problems. ' J Yugoslav's U.N. delegate said1 ? 'The only difference between, the candidate.- wa« thai one i had 3 moustache and the other' didn't.' Router Eerlin corrcsnondont says lhat the Germans followed the United. States elections with feverish inteiest. The acting Lord Haver of Eerlin i Dr. Friedeniburgl sciri that Ihe G«r:iiai^ very glad ;o knov: .a-rui»r;c-:: uoric- towards' Germany, dote.-niina'i'm ; cool-headedness would he continued. !The The German Cciiviuuiist ' Party JcjJer paid ihJi pje^i- ,? dent Tnuimn's success v;as- a ; reflection on the American ! people's desire for pcace. Thc ; correspondent added that Ger- j mans had expected that if Gov- j crnor Dewey won, thc Arneri- ; can military governor (General j Clay) would have been re- i placed. ! Thc B.U.P. correspondent in [ Brussels says that the Prime : Minister iM. Spask) said that \\ he was delighted at President ; Truman's victory. The Conunimist Belgian ; newspaper. 'La Drapeau ; Rouge' called the United Suies elections 'ihe American comedy' and claimed that millions of American; were denied the right to vote. Labour leaders yesterday joyfully counted up the defeat .of 80 representatives and eight Senators who voted for thc I Taft-Hartley Act and the success of 60 representatives and ' four Senators who voted lo sus- I tain President Truman's veto j act in 3047. Only two representatives who voted ly sustain the veto lost their seals — Republican's. 1 John Butler «No\\v Yorki and i John Brophv (Wisconsin). ; The Union-backed candidates | are leaditw; in several other ; contests and the tally of de- | featcd 'blacklisted' candidates ! may grow before the llnal ' votes are counted. ! The Unions spent over 3.0P0.- j 300 dollars in defeating sup- ! poriers oJ the Taft-Hartley ! Act. However, n large number ol these supporters held their seals. Of the first *191 House contests decided, 140 of the winners voted for TaftHartley legislation. Most were southern Democrats from dis- ; tricts where Labour strength is virtually nil. Accordingly effort? to .repeal the Jaw may fail because of the combination' of v Republican* and Soulhetn Democrats. KANSAS WET OR DRY? One issue that seems to be settled during the election votmg is prohibition in Kansas bUto, which has been dry for i . -cars. Lruest figures show luat with half the votes counted the majority of 36,000 for a. Hets Act of StaSe legislature win be required to put the peoples mandate into effect. Renter s diplomatic 'writer says lhat the most immediate reaction m British, diplomatic circles was that tlvjrc will r.ot oe, atter all. a break in the pursuit of the main lines existing in the A-irerican foreign policy. It is realised that the Marshall plan administration w-dl net be subjected to staff change upheavals and continuity of intricate planning of European recovery will be maintained. -? The agencies report that a great si°h of relief went up in Europe at the maintenance of existing American administration. Renter's Paris correspondent sayS Jhe most disappointed man at CJf. was Mr. Dalles, whobad banked on replacing Mr. Marshall as United States Secretary of State nnder 'Mr. Dewey. The Polish, delegate, after Uie newt «f President ' .Truman's success -said; .TO think I 6pefit ?rt» mtfeb * time chummiup up w''1 \\ Reuter's .j. The Hi.-:.' ' . ^ Foreign Ol! ? '? ichef v.js : ? \\ able 1' C.S.:.- ? . ? ' policy iv.wic ; Lluto't i;:d . . L'nion'. TJu- T1 ' '(1 Lhcy man. Rcute:'.4 ' ? -ont says J'' *u'. re-eleetio:. surprise saire ptofMarshall C\\er its .. , The B I ?? Rome sa-? cials are h - ?' .... Fiden*. T-.'.^'- ; cause 't ' ? emphatic isolation.-' : Reuter'- ' ? -cut say.- ? , 'Those ' ?, dent Tiwi'1-his supp':r* , Fascis.r. a' , .. ?* mission t' vl'"}
{"id":147818860,"text":"19 Nov 1948 - Faith Lost In Gallup Poll Takers Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Friday 19 November 1948, page 2 Faith Lost In Gallup Poll Takers CHICAGO. November IS. — The Daily News announced todbv it would no longer subscribe to the Gallup Poll. Ihe announcement said poll takers may puint out *h^t their margin of error in the election forecast w-is not great, hut when a man breaks into a dance after being pronounced dead, a c ocior can reasonably expect to lose a fev oat'c-nts."}
{"id":147819028,"text":"06 Jul 1948 - No title Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Tuesday 6 July 1948, page 4 POLL ON PLAN. — According to the GaUup Poll, only 23 per cent, of Englishmen think the Marshall PJan will have a 'big' effect on Britain's standard of living in the next 3 fi months,"}
{"id":147821754,"text":"21 Dec 1948 - Fewer Migrants Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Tuesday 21 December 1948, page 7 Fewer Migrants Fewer Briions want to migrate now than earlier this year, according to the Gallup Poll. Asked. 'If you were free lo go. would you like to settle elsewhere?' only 37 per cent said 'Yes,' compared to 42 per cent last March. Most of the would-be migrants were under 30. Favoured countries, as before. were Australia, New Zealand. South Africa and U.S.A."}
{"id":147821921,"text":"04 Oct 1948 - Dogs Preferred Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Monday 4 October 1948, page 2 Dogs Preferred Latest London Gallup Poll | confirbs that dogs are much Tore popular than cats. Fiftyjight per cent, of pet keepers j orefer dogs and only 15 per cent, plump for cats. Eighteen j per cent, don't care and 9 per cent, don't know. Seven per , cent, more women than men I prefer cats. 1"}
{"id":147823005,"text":"03 Nov 1948 - DEWEY TIPPED FOR U.S. PRESIDENT Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Wednesday 3 November 1948, page 2 DEWEY TIPPED FOR U.S. PRESIDENT NEW YORK, Nov. 2. — The final gallup poll on the presidential election published today est'mates that Governor Dewey will have a substantial nminritv of follAPP votes. Thc^ estimated percentages of popular votes for the l'our leading candidates are: Mr. Dewcv -49.5, Mr. Truman 44.5, Mr. Wallace 4. Mr. Thurmond 2. The combined total of other candidates is estimated at under one per cent of the popular vote.The The gallup poll says Mr. Dewey holds a substantial lead in 20 States, and Mr. Truman, in nine States. In 15 States ne ther candidate holds a substantial lead. In the remaining four — all southern States — the situation is described as 'confused.'"}
{"id":147952146,"text":"09 Nov 1950 - 'Easy Street' For Australia Will Not Come Easily Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Thursday 9 November 1950, page 4 'Easy Street* For Australia Will Not Come Easily A\\S the result of an Australiawide Gallup Poll, published this week, most Australians belifve that they are better off. in an economic sense, than their fathers. Not everybody, of course, , expressed that be lief. Much has happened in a generation, particularly in the gradual improvement in working conditions and amenities, and in the rising level of wages. Wages are now much higher than in 'the good old' or the 'Bad old' days. Nobody desires — and the trade unions would be justified in strenuously fighting against — a return to thj wages and hours and working conditions of those days. None the less, money, pound for pound, had far greater value some decades ago than it has now. It -is surprising, judged by present-day standards of value, what the worker or the family man could do with his 'few quid' a week or fortnight when wages were at a much lower level than they are today. The average worker then, even as now, was a home-builder or a potential Kbme-buildcr. He didn't have much in his pay envelope; but he managed to meet interest and redemption on money borrowed from a building society. provide his family with good, wholesome food, clothe them well, give them a good education, and put by a little 'for a rainy day.' True, it often meant a hard struggle pnd a life of selfsacrifice by many parents for their growing boys and girls. True, also, there were less avenues of spending in sport or entertainment, and 'things were much cheaper'; but, like the pioneers before them, they built on secure foundations, and, above all, they got full value for their money. , To-day the average worker or family man — not to speak of the apprentice or the 'dead-end' labourer — gets much more in the pay envelope than the family man of a tew decades ago. He has, also, less hours of work — to-day it is a statutory 40-hour week for the majority if Australians—and the worker, on the whole, has far better working conditions and more amenities than his father before him. To revert to the conditions or the level 'of wages of yesterday would be a retrograde step and a confession of economic despair. But how much better off is the worker to-day compared with the worker in the decade before the Great War ? Wages have increased considerably since those days. Tlie basic wage is to go up by another £1. If the actual money in the pay envelope were the only thing that counted, the average AusIralian to-day would be well off, owning or buying his home, and meeting all his commitments with comparative ease. But there are other things to be taken into consideration, such as shortages of essential commodities, inflationary and still soaring prices, and greatly depreciated money values. Good homes, which 30 years ago cost about £500 or £600 to build, now cost up lo approximately £2000, not to mention the long period ot wailing for construction. That is merely one instance of rising costs and prices, which slash heavily into wages, and, obviously, strike particularly hard at the worker on the lower scalc of wages and at all people on low fixed incomes from investments or life's savings. The H.C.O.L. is something more than four letters to manypeople. ll is the high cost of living; and nobody can give any guarantee that it will not so still higher. To take the H. from the H.C.O.L. is a titanic task. The C.O.L. will mvaj's be with us; but to bring the cost of living to a reasonable level is a direct challenge to Australian political and industrial leadership. The basis of greater economic stability and greater value in the pound is increased wealth from increased production. The only way to get more from the national income is to increase the national income itself. 'Easy street' for Australians as a whole will ? not come by any other means."}
{"id":148304634,"text":"28 Jan 1949 - DR. GALLUP'S POLLS EXPOSED Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 28 January 1949, page 2 DR. GALLUP'S POLLS EXPOSED I Subtle Device For Mental Regimentation I Gallup polls are unscientific, biased, and slipshod, declares former Dr. Gallup ploye Robert C. Myers, now on Hie staff of Princetown University, USA. Myers, who was retained by the American Federation of Labor to Investigate gallup polls, flatly declares that the "Gallup Poll" is "big business, a closed corporation, controlled, lock, stock and barrel by George Gallup and a silent partner in Chicago named Harold Anderson." Workers should be warned that in Australia the £iberal Party and their mates, the daily press, are backing similar polls in Australia. They are an attempt to mentally regiment the people by a subtle device, calculated to give the impression that a responsible crosssection of the people want certain things done a certain way, the methods are diabolically cunning. However, in America the pollsters have lost prestige over the attempt to influence the Presidential election ... a job which failed utterly. "A LAW UNTO THEMSELVES" "These big: polls claim to report the will of the people, and thus affect onr laws, regulations, and thinking, and yet they are neither licensed, regulated, nor subject to any outside check whatsoever. They are a law onto themselves.*' And as to the direction in which the pollsters want the, thinking of the people to run, Myers has this to say: "Since the polls are business enterprises, ran for profit, you might guess that their selection of qusetions and their reporting fit results would be biased or slanted toward the ownership-management point of view .and against Labor, particularly organised Labor. Your guess would be absoluetly correct." Myers also said that of all the polls conducted In the TJ.S-, the one most heavily weighted against trade unionism was the Gallup Poll, three-fourths of whose Questions had been shown to have an anti-Labor bias. Since his return from America. Bob Menzies has publicly praised the Gallup Poll. Menzies realises what a politiml weapon it can be, properly managed at election time. The people, and especially the workers should treat them as fraudulent £ib propaganda designed to befuddle and delude the people. ! The place tor Gallup Poll re sults is where Harry Truman coi>s* I selled U.S, electors to put them .. . I "right fn the ashcan."}
{"id":148306096,"text":"04 Jun 1948 - Before—and After Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 4 June 1948, page 1 Before-and After rl,HB director of the Australian Gallup Poll claims that its prediction that all States would vote "No" in the referendum proves its reliability and accu racy. That claim is sound enough, and it is to be hoped that another Gallup Poll will be conducted when the Commonwealth vacates the field of price control, and the people are at the mercy of the Legislative Councils. This is done in Canada, where price control was abolished in 1946, and where the conductors of the Canadian Gallup. Poll reported recently: " If a referendum on the Issue were to be held in Canada to-day, the vote would be S to 1 in favor of 'Yes.' " The question asked was . Do you think the Government should put Price Control on again?' 76 per cent, voted 'Yes'." The report added that housewives, workers in lower Income groups, and primary producers were the most emphatic in favor of " Yes.M"}
{"id":148306480,"text":"16 Sep 1949 - PM More Popular Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 16 September 1949, page 9 PM More Popular KALG00RLI£4-The rise in the prestige of P.M. Chiftey is clearly indicated.-in one of the latest Gallup polls, taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Mel bourne. The polJ was taken to determirfe whom the public j accepted as leader of the Federal Labor Party ond as leader I of the Liberal-Country Party. ] The vote shows that the PM, i in the past 2 years had strerigth' ened his position in the public es teem, and it showed that labor supporters are more behind him as leader than the Libs are behind Menzies. Labor first - preference figures were: 1946 1947 toddy pc pc pc Chifley ... 55 62 78 Evatt . . . . 31 23 16 £ib. first - preference figures were: 1946 1947 today pc - pc pc Menzies ... 44 41 53 Casey .... 34 40 27 A fair interpretation to put on these figures is that Labor is a more unified organisation ""than the Opposition, and its policy over the past three years has met with approval of the people. This has been achieved in face of a continual blast of ridicule and discrimination against the PM by every newspaper of account in Australia since the war ended. [The Worker has repeatedly discredited the findings of such polls based upon the Dr. Gallup organisation in America. They are unscientific and in Australia have close ties with political interests inimical to Labor. Such findings as above are part of the guile used to trap the public into believing that they are unbiased studies.-EDITOR.]"}
{"id":148307269,"text":"12 Nov 1948 - EDITORIAL \"Gallup\" Comes a Cropper Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 12 November 1948, page 5 EDITORIAL "Gallup" Comes a Cropper >riIE fatuity of periodical Gallup Polls is glaringly exposed in the result of tlie Presidential ejection in flic United States. For days bofnro. world-wide cables told tlie reading public in other lands that Dewey would win. on the strength of rigged Gallup Polls indicating tliat the Governor of New York State was a 15 to 1 bet for the l-lghcst post in the gift of the American people. jBob Monzics, who was in the States at the time, fell for the tale; so much so that when it became known that Trunian had sprung tlio biggest election surprise in American history, Menzies had to shamefacedly admit tluit the only man in the States who told him Truman would win was Truman himself ! In an attempt to get out from under, the newspapers which had. harked the Gallup opinion, described the result as a magnificent win for American Labor. That admission merely emphasises the partisanship-ami the purpose-of Gallup Polls. Because, if there had been an honest attempt to gauge public opinion the views of tho millions in the two big Labor federations in-the States wonld have been consulted. Obviously they were not asked for an opinion; if they had-and again assuming that the published figures honestly rcflcctcd the views of those interviewed-there would not have been a majority selection of Dewey, let alone such an overwhelming majority. The significance to us in Australia lies in the fact that we are treated from time to time to political forecasts based on similar polls, supiioscdly conducted on average public opinion. We al60 have street "quizzes" published, in which teenagers of both sexes vent opinions. For the most part those "quizzes" have a political slhnt. and always the slant is ajgainst Labor, to create an atmosphere that the Labor Government, or the Labor Movement, as the ease may be. is running counter to public opinion. Then there is the related technique instanced In the advertisement which bobs up from time to time in our daily newspapers that the elector has only so many "months to go" before he can exercise his assumed desire to defeat the Labor Goverhment. There is a warning in all this for the supporters of the Labor Party. While these Gallup Polls and the related tactics of the opponents of Labor are properly matters for ridicule, they do serve one useful purpose so far as the Labor Movement is concerned--of pointing the need for meeting propaganda with counter propaganda. * The exposure of the American election will open the eyes of those unthinking people who. anxious to be on a winner, whether it be politics, horseracing or football, are influenced by published "forecasts. but rarely take the trouble to look into the bona fides of tbe forecaster."}
{"id":148310605,"text":"18 Aug 1950 - Gallup Poll Lines Up With People On \"Onus Of Proof\". Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 18 August 1950, page 1 Gallup Poll Lines Up With People On "Onus Of PAof" Gathering weight of public opinion against undemocratic clauses of the K#n« zies Communist Party Dissolution Bill has become so pronounced that even that reactionary device - the Gallup Poll - has been forced to swing into line with popu* lar feeling. 4 It can be taken for granted that the Pollsters must have found opinion against the Tory measure overwhelming, as their past achievements would indl- ! cate that the Poll "electorate" i would automatically back a Lib- i eral Government Bill. j That the "voters" did not in this instance implies that backing for the Labor stand against the "onus of proof" provision was too strong to be evaded in the interests of Tory propaganda, for which the Poll was designed. The Gallup Poll people say they interviewed a cross-section of 1600 people. They were first asked if they had heard of the discussion In Parliament about the "onus of proof" clause in the bill to dissolve the Communist Party; 85 per cent, said they had. Everyone was then asked: If a person is declared a Communist, who do you think should do the proving-the Government that he IS a Communist-or the. person, that he is NOT a Communist? 56 per cent, said: "The Govern ment should have to prove he is a Communist/' 34 per cent, said: "The man should have to prove he isn't one," and 10 per cent, (mostly women) were undecided. "When the Gallup Poll is pre Sared to find 56 per cent, against lenzies on this issue we may be sure that the Poll's canvassers experienced extraordinary hostility to this part of the Bill."}
{"id":148311877,"text":"14 Oct 1949 - POLL TRICKSTERS ARE AT IT AGAIN Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 14 October 1949, page 1 POLL TRICKSTERS ARE AT IT AGAIN Diabolically Cunning Device To Control Public Thought Gallup polls are a subtle device intended lo regiment the minds of the people, calculated to give the impression that a responsible cross section of the people want certain things done in a certain way. The methods are diabolically cunning but, by all standards, most unscientific. This week the Doily News in Perth inflicted the Australian brand of Dr. Gallup's polling on its readers stating that there was 5 p.c. swing away from Labor which would give the Liberals a majority of 4 or 5 In the new Parliament of 121 seats. The latest effort says Labor is lagging behind with 43 per cent of the total votes to Liberal's 46 per cent., with 9 per cent, undecided and 2 for the Independents. "LABOR'S CHANCES SAME AS IN 1946" Yet in May of this year the Daily News printed this Gallup Poll: The situation was: Labor, 51 per cent. Liberal, 46 per cent. Independents, 3 per ccnt. it is noticeable that there were no "undecided votes." This Is .strange, as h was 7 months prior to the election date of December 10. Robert C. Myers, Lecturer at the Princeton University in America, spent 6 months investigating the Gallop Poll, the Crossley Poll, the Roper Poll, and numerous others conducted by news paper ch&ins. "These big polls claim to report the will of the people, and thus aflV-ct our laws, regulations, -and thinking, and yet they are neither licensed, regulated, nor subject to any outside check whatsoever. They are a law unto themselves." "Polls Are Business Enterprises" And as to the direction in which the pollsters want the thinking of tho people to run, Myers has this to say: '"Since the polls are business enterprises, run for profit, you might guess that their selection of questions and their reporting of results vould be biased or slanted toward the ownershipmanaperm-ni point of view, and against Labor, particularly organised Laboi. Your guess would be absolutely correct." Myers also said that of all the polls conducted in the UJ5., the on.» most heavily weighted against trade unionism was the Gallup Poll, three-fourths of whose questions had been shown to have an anti-Labor bias. Thoroughly discredited over their attempts to herd US. people in thinking that they would vote for Dewey in the Presidential clc-tJom, the American people are treating the pollsters in the same manner as they dealt wHh the politically corrupt magazine "I.itfiary Digest" over its "polling" for Landon against President Roosevelt in 1936. The system subtly plays upon certain well-known tendencies of human nature in its present immature stage of evolution. For example, many people will act in most circumstances as they think the majority is acting, or is likely to act This is the trap that is being Set, and the trap which Labor mu»t discredit before It starts its campaign for mass hypnosis in this crucial election year of 1949. The place for Gallup Poll results is where Harry Truman coumelicd I .S. electors to put them . . .""right in the ashcan""}
{"id":148311907,"text":"14 Oct 1949 - POLL TRICKSTERS ARE AT IT AGAIN Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 14 October 1949, page 1 POLL TRICKSTERS ARE AT IT AGAIN Diabolically Cunning Device To Control Public Thought Gallup polls arc a subtle device intended to regiment the minds of the people, calculated to give the impression that a responsible cross section of the people want certain things done in"a certain way. The methods are diabolically cunning but, by all standards, most un-scientific. This week the Daily News in Perth inflicted the Australian brand of Dr. Gallup's pblling on its readers stating that there was 5 p.c. swing away from Labor which would give the Liberals a majority of 4 or 5 in the new Parliament of 121 seats. The latest effort says Labor is lagging behind with 43 per cent, of the total votes to Liberal's 46 per cent., with 9 per cent, un decided and 2 for the Independents. "LABOR'S CHANCES SAME AS IN 1946" Y"et in May of this year the Daily News printed this Gallup Poll: Hk situation was: Labor, SI per cent. liberal, 46 per cent. _ Independents. 3 per cent. 1 jt is noticeable that there were no "undecided votes." This is sirar.ge, as it was 7 mouths prior to the election date of December 10 Robert C. Myers, Lecturer at the Princeton University in America, spent 6 months investigating the Gallup Poll, '(he Crossley Poll, the Roper Poll, and numerous others conducted by news* paper chains. "These big: polls claim to report the will of the people, and thus affect our laws, regulations, and thinking-, and yet they are neither licensed, regulated, nor subject to any outside check whatsoever. They are a law unto themseh'es." "Polls Are Business Enterprises" Ana as to the direction hi which the pollsters want the thinking of tlv? people to run, Myers has this to say: ":>ince the polls are business enterprises, run for profit, you might guetis that their selection of questions and their reporting of rc-sulU would be biased or slanted toward the ownersliipntanagerncn point of view, and against Labor, particularly organised Laboi. Your guess would be absolutely correct." Myers also said that of all the polls conducted in the U.S., the oiif most heavily weighted against trade unionism was the Gallup Poll, three-fourths cf whose questions had been shown to have an anti-Labor bias. - Thoioughly discredited over their attempts to herd U.S. people in thinking that they would vote for Dewey in the Presidential decticiib, the American people are treating the pollsters in the same manner as they dealt with the politically corrupt magazine 'T Mtiary Digest" over its ..polling" for Landon against President Roosevelt in 1936. The system subtly plays upon certain well-known tendencies of human nature in its present immature stage of evolution. For example, many people will act in most clrcumstanccs as they think the majority is acting, or is likely to act Ihis is the trap that is being set, and the trap which Labor mus' discredit before it starts its campaign for mass hypnosis in this ciiicial election year of 1949. The placc for Gallup Poll results is where llarry Truman counselled t'.S. electors to put tliem . . . "right in the ashcan.""}
{"id":148418667,"text":"20 Mar 1942 - All-Party Government Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 20 March 1942, page 1 All-Party Government If the "West Australian" lias faith in the result of Gallup Polls we should now have heard the last of the all-party Government for which it has been pleading, allegedly on behalf of the public, for a long time past. j A poll taken on the question:; "Which do you prefer—the present Government or an all-party Government?" showed that 45 per cent, of the voters preferred the present Government, 45 per cent, an allparty Government and that 10 pe> cent, were undecided. People inter viewed were also asked whether thve were satisfied with the way the pre sent Government is organising our war effort, and two out of three people with opinions on the subjer-1 answered that they were satisfied."}
{"id":148423158,"text":"12 Nov 1943 - CRIB TIME Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 12 November 1943, page 2 CRIB TIME Tonics Toilers Talk Of (By "The Nipper") GALLUP POLLS/' the eve of the Federal elections Australian Public Opinion Polls announced that Labor was likely to receive 45 per cent.-of the ■ civilian first preference votes,' U.A.P.-C.P., 38 per cent., and other, candidates 17 per cent. j Actually Labor polled 53 per cent., U.A.P.C.P. 33 per cent., and others 14 per cent. Labor's greatest gain on a percentage basis was in Western Australia. In 19 40 Labor polled only 38 per cent, of the total voLe in this State. This rose tc 55 per cent, at the recent iiull. These figures explain the complete lack of enthusiasm with' which the anti-Labor parties are entering the Legislative Assembly election campaign. Perhaps they will be cheered oil polling eve by a forecast similar to tbat which dheered anti-Labor on the Federal polling eve, but they should treat any such forecast with grave doubt. This stunt failed before, and It is not likely to be more-successful now. "Gallup Polls" have become a joke, and their power in influencing the people by the process of suggestion is nil. * * * "SfXirEREIGN "PLACE in power RIGHTS." the party that will not surrender' the sovereign rights of the State." 1 With this dramatic appeal thei Leader of the National Party, "Mr. lioss McDonald, concluded his policy speech, and in doing so won applause from the few present in the hall in which the speech was delivered. "No surender" declarations are usually applause-winriers, even when,! as on this occasion, the maker of the j declaration either did not know what! -he was talking ahout, or was attempt-' ing to raise a false issue. Any suggestion that any political! party could, if it so desired, sup'epder the ■'sovereign rights of the State is I absurd. The position of the States is set out in the Constitution of the Commonwealth, and also matters upon which the Commonwealth may make agreements with States. JThe Constitution of the Commonwealth also provides that the Constitution of each Stele shall, subject to the Commonweals h Constitution, continue as at the establishment of the Common wealth. until altered in accordance! with the Constitution of the State. The sovereign rights of the State j arc not an issue in this election. If Labor regains office it is not going to surrender any rights, and if antiLabor is victorious it will not be called upon to stage its "No Surrender" comedy. That is not to say, however, that the future will not bring changes in the relationship, of j the Commonwealth and the States, I but these changes, if any, will be determined by the vote of the people as a whole. The endeavor to introduce ! .the' "sovereign rights" issue into this campaign is evidence of the political bankruptcy cf those attempting to do so. • * * EM) OF A HHHERE died reCAPITALIST. centlv in Mel bourne an old man who owned about 200 houses worth from £200 to £250 each. He also had £20,000 in the bank, as As considerable wealth in stocks and shares His original capital was savings as a letter-carrier. He specialised in1 buying slum dwellings and made his fortune by miserly practices. He was not regarded as a harsh landlord, and lived mainly on scraps of food given him by his tenants. * This man's process from humble beginnings to his miserable end—hCj was found dead in the yard of the! miserable humpy in which he lived—■ hears out the contention that the! capitalist system offers opportunities to make money to those prepared to seize them. It also shows the possible effect on those who seize the opportunittefe. This is a case in which the victim of the money mania worshipped money for itself aldne. Others Worship money for the power it gives them over others. Others, again, worship money for what It will buy. This unfortunate provides a shocking example of what Can happen In an economy in which tnoney-chasing is regarded as the most worthy of all pursuits! Unlike many others who subscribe to this doctrine, he appears to have had no vices beyond the worship ping of mptyey, but that :wos sufficient to make his life as " miserable as that of any of the tenants of his slum houses. It is unusual to regard rich men as being among , the victims of the capitalist system, but there are probably more than this slum landlord who would lead happier lives were they -fredd of ,, the 'greed for mbney which -Capitalism encourages. ♦ » ♦ EUROPEAN BEACE will not be BOUNDARIES. achieved without ' a realistic facing of facts, and any agreement reached hv the avoidance of controversial matters is no agreement. Although the recent Moscow Conference made a declaration regarding a reconstituted Austria, nothing was sai dabout Poland and the Baltic States. Perhaps the future of these States is to fie leR to the European Advisory Commission, but it is just as well that everyone should know Poland's attitude regarding her boundaries. Each fortnight the ConsulateGeneral for Poland issues a bulletin setting out the" Polish viewpoint on various matters, and the following, appears in the latest bulletin to hand: New York* September 26, 1943 {P.A.T. delayed).—"Poland has a. full right "to the'T939 frontiers," stated Mr. W. C. Bullitt, former American Ambassador to the Soviet Union and to France, in an address delivered in Philadelphia to an American-Polish Relief Committee. ' - » . Mr. Bullitt, who is now Special Assistant of the Navy, declared that maintenance of a stable peace is the foremost preoccupation of every American. In order to achieve that end fhe U.S.A. will never accept any division of Europe in "zones" or "spheres of special interests." "We shall never take pdrt in any ■policy whose aim would be the teervitude of other nations, not even the smallest. We do not hate any European people, but we heartily dislike dictators and dictatorships." "The Polish policy," Mr. Bullitt c.oti tinned, "has since 1918 been based on the prindiple—known to every European statesman—that no Polish Government would ever accept terri torial changes Without1 bloodshed. The Polish-Russian Pact of 1941 declared null and void all changes made by Russia and Germany by virtue of their agreement of 1939. This was confirmed on the following day by Mr. Eden who Baltf in the House of Commons that Great Britain does not recognise, an# A territorial changes effected since September, 1939. - A similar declaration was subsequently made by the U.S. Govemmeht." "Poland, therefore," concluded Mr. Bullitt! "has full right to all her frontiers prior to 1939." The bulletin also reports an agreement reached at a meeting, somewhere in Poland, attended by representatives of the Peasant Party, the Socialist Party, the National Party, and the Christian Democratic Labor Party. At this meeting the following programme for the period covering the cessation of hostilities and the peace negotiations was decided upon: (1) That the basic principle of Polish foreign policy should be cooperation with the Allies on an equal basis, with distinct emphasis on Polish independence and matters concerning Poland and her sovereign rights and the integrity of hfer' territory. (2) To obtain western and northern frontiers which would guarantee Poland wide access to the sea and absolute security, and to keep the eastern frontier Inviolate. (3) To form a federation of States, the nucleus of which would be a Polish-Czech union. (4) To regulate , the matter of national minorities oh a" basis ol traditional freedorri and equality of rights and obligations. "There is evidence here that, whatever may be decided elsewhere, the people of Poland intend to* have say in the future of their country. "RELIGION TT is not true that AND LIFE." Christianity has failed. Neither is it altogether true that it hap been found difficult and not tried. Many have tried Christianity and found it a complete success. Many othehs have adopted a sham Christianity for reasons that WllJ not hear investigation. Put whatever the result in individual caSes, the effect of Christianity on human life in the mass is Very small. The Christian Churches titust be judged, not on their clairnp to divine origin atid "authority, but on their influence on thO" lives of their adherents. 'Does the influence bf the Chufches make their adherents more cotiscious of their neighbor's need apd readier to dedicate themselves to the service of their fellow-men? Are practising churchmen better neighbors than' those who are not? That is the true test of all religions and the Christian religions that can? not pass this test "are "taking the nam£ oT> Christ in vain. ^ i There . may be some doubt as tr whether We reqttirfe" more religion, in our daily life, but there can be no doubt that we do need more Christianity in our corporate life. Chrisf brought to the trorld a message of love, but the world' of to-day rejects this message. Yet innumerable men have shown by their IiVes, which in their measure have been a reflection of the life of Christ, but Christianity when tried sincerely does not fail However, to make it work on an international or even a national scale, •is a problem still to he' solved. If the "Religion and Life" week helps to wards a solution" bf that problem it will have been Well worth while. IHENZIES M1*" ' MENZIES r» i AND THK complains that COABMJN EHK. the Commonwealth Government is pur suing a policy of appeasement towards the coalminers. But if the Government is attempting to appease the miners it is also attempting to appease the mine-owners, and Mr. Menzies mokes no complaint about that. Actually, the Government is pursuing the policy which it believes is best adapted to getting muchneeded coal. The Government is not responsible for the system under which cogl is produced, hut it is responsible for the successful conduct of Australia's war effort, and that effort is based upon coal produc tion. It Is easy to criticise and complain, but the difficulties on the coalfields are not new. Tbey are of long standing, and it is the urgent need for coal that has brought them into public view. The^ will not be resolved by adopting pjunitive methods which, apparently, Mr. Menzies would adopt were he in office."}
{"id":148423420,"text":"17 Dec 1943 - A Steady Job Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 17 December 1943, page 1 A Steady Job A\\- ArsTR\\IilAN GALLl 1' Poll lia1- iliH'im'ied Hit* l';ir from surprising fact iliat many Australian:- arc anxious to achieve security or employment. But while this is noi surprising-, it is surprising and also a reflection upon our civilisation that, in a land which can produce abundance for alL, the primal needs of food, clothing, and shelter should still loom so large in the average outlook. Xpg fact of present employment does not cloud the memory of those who experienced the uncertainties and tin1 miseries of the years between the wars. Neither does it still the fear that the future might he. despite all the talk of a New Order, very much like the past. A steady job is astill the highest prize in the economic lottery. Can we so arrange our affairs that security of employment will be a right rather than a matter of luck? We have not been able to do so in the past without the stimulus of war. and then to a large extent our affairs have been condueted for us by the impact of war. But if we make a reasonably intelligent effort to prolil from past mistakes there is no reason why every Australian should not be able to secure the employment he desires. Of all countries Anstralia has the least excuse for unemployment. There is so much work to lie done and so few. comparatively, to do it that there should never be a time when there are more men than jobs. We cannot, of course, isolate ourselves from or insulate ourselves against the movement of world trends, hut the fact that Wall Street has overreached itself should not liaTe the effect of sending more men to Marquis Street to look for work that is not available. In the matter of employment Australians need to be more assertive than they liave lieeii in the past. The work is hern- and also the money to pay the men who do it. Once upon a time this State of Western Australia considered it absolutely necessary to Iwrrow anything from £4.000.000 to £6.000.000 yearly from Condon to carry on its activities. This was an excellent thing for the money-lenders, and it was also regarded as an excellent thing for the State. Its effect upon those who have to find the money to pay the interest on these loans is not so excellent. The work of the people established the credit upon which the money was borrowed, hut when this source of loan money dried up in the world depression their work was tegarded as being ol' so little value that nobody wanted it. lie will have depressions instead of employment in the post-war years unless we decide now that there shall Ite work and make our plans accordingly. In Anstralia and in Western Australia our plans have gone forward to the extent of returning Governments that can Ik' relied upon to do all withiu their power to see that work is available, hut this is not jenough, We must determine that when we are told by "experts" that "employment is governed by business conditions which pass through well-defined phases in a cycle of activity." and that "these phases may be defined, as those of prosperity, recession, depression, and recovery"' and that there is nothing that we can do abont it, to remain quite niiimprcssed by this display or erudition. It was an acceptance of the rubbish talked by "experts" that made the last depression the hideous thing it was. There cannot be. and there never has been, any sound reason why every Australian in need of work should not l>e able to find employment. If the position again arises in which men seek work in vain it will not be the fault of the business cycle, but of tliosc wlio accept the position, and the twaddle used In attempts to jutsify it."}
{"id":148435736,"text":"08 May 1942 - Confidence. South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 - 1954), Friday 8 May 1942, page 1 Confidence. Gallup polls show only slight declines in public confidence for Mr. Churchill and President Roosevelt, says a New York message. In England, 82 per cent still approve of Churchill (89 per cent in January). In America, 78 per cent. support Roosevelt (January, 84 per cent.)."}
{"id":148436794,"text":"27 Feb 1942 - MANY FOODS NEED BETTER BOOSTING. South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 - 1954), Friday 27 February 1942, page 3 MANY FOODS NEED BETTER BOOSTING. A U.S.A. report states that a Gal-lup poll shows that some of the food producers have quite a job to be done in this world of advertising, merchan-dising and publicizing, if they want public attention. The question was; "If you had more money, what foods would you spend it on ?" 37 per cent, would buy more meat. 31 per cent, more vegetables, parti-cularly potatoes. 27 per cent, more fruit. 21 per cent, more dairy products, particularly milk. 7 per cent, more bread, cereals, flour and cornmeal. 5 per cent, more chocolate, pastries, desserts and sweets."}
{"id":148602592,"text":"11 Jul 1947 - CRIME-TIME Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 11 July 1947, page 4 rfte TOPICS TOILERS TALK OF # (By "THE NIPPER") frjt/^jUXjmTUVVMVWVVVVVWW'''^" " * * " " FITTILE PRACTICE v TN the face of intense provocation in the shape of repressive legis lation, the refusal of American Labor to set up its own political party is remarkable. A recent Gallup poll shows that only 19 per cent, of the members of the A.F. of L. and 28 per cent, of the C.l.O. want a.third party, while 43 per cent, and 31 per cent, respectively want Labor to withdraw from politics altogether. The recent Labor Control Bill should convince American workers of the futility of the practice of attempting 1o. play the Democrat Party off against the Republican and vice versa. Workers in Australia soon found out that there was nothing to be gained in that way from the old Conservative and Liberal Parties. One gl-oup of Capitalists can occasionally be helped to injure another group of Capitalists, but there are certain fundamentals on which both groups stand as one. ☆ ☆ ☆ SOMETHING LEFT UNSAID DROM President Truman's Independence Day talk: "Unfortunately, a number of ■ countries maintain barriers against the iflow of information or ideas into or«out of their territories. Many restrict travel, some behind barriers of their otyn creation, and present to their citizens carefully selected or distorted versions of the facts about other' countries. These Activities of organised mistrust lead the people away from "peace and unity. They are a far cry from contributing to the full, free exchange of ideas and knowledge which we need if we are to have a. peaceful world. "The first step to end ignorance and suspicion would be to stop propaganda attacks on other nations. The second step would be to co-operate with other nations who are so earnestly endeavoring to increase friendly understanding among men.'Tlere, at the home of Thomas Jefferson, who dedicated his life to liberty, education and intellectual freedom, I appeal to all nations and peoples to break down the artificial barriers" which separate them. I appeal for tolerance and restraint in the relations of the nations and the peoples, and I appeal for a free flow of knowledge and ideas that alone can lead to a harmonious world." That is timely, and also excellent, but, unfortunately, it does not go far enough. President Truman should have had something to say about those nations—America is the outstanding example— which maintain trade barriers against other countries. In order to maintain the synthetic rubber industry, America has raised a barrier against the importation of Malayan rubber, and in order to maintain an inefficient woolgrowing industry a barrier has been erected against Australian wool. Yet, if we are to have a peaceful world, a reasonably free flow of trade is certainly one of the first requirements. THE RUSSIAN WIVES fpHIS stupidity which is inseparable from totalitarian regimes is seen at its worst in Mr. Molotov's refusal to see, when in Paris, representatives of the fifteen Englishmen whose Russian wives are I not permitted to leave Russia. This is a small matter, but it has far-reaching effects. The spectacle of a great power using its might in such a manner cannot ! fail to have repercussions. And the spectacle of a Foreign Minister refusing even to discuss the matter is completely contemptible. ☆ ☆ ☆ WRONG ADDRESS AT the conclusion of the Paris talks Mr. Molotov §aid that the Anglo-French proposals would lead Britain and the countries following them into separating themselves from the other Euro-, pean States, thus dividing Europe into two groups of States. " The Soviet Government considers it. necessary to caution Britain and France against the consequences of such action," he added. As it is the Soviet Government's attitude that is dividing Europe, into two groups of States, it is a pity that Mr. Molotov lacks the. courage to direct the caution he considers necessary to the right address. ☆ ☆ ☆ THE ENEMY WITHIN TJ^HEN moving at the annual conference of the New South Wales AX.P. for the removal of Communists from official ^positions In affiliated organisations, the • General Secretary of the A.W.tL, Mr. T. Dougherty, said that in the future war, of« which so much is heard, the enemy of Australia would be the Communist Party. If people were going to be weak with, the Communist Party, the Communist Party would dictate to them. The'motlon foi* removal was carried by an overwhelming majority, and the way is now cleared for definite and decisive action against Communists who have gained official positions in trade unions in New South Wales and have already proved themselves enemies of Australia. Speaking earlier at this conference, the Prime Minister, Mr, ChMley, said: "There are those people who try to cling on to the coat-tails of the Labor Movement, put really to use the Labor Move ment as a platform to espouse philosophies other than those of the Labor Movement, This is a country of freedom of expression. It is for every man to choose his own political philosophy, but let him preach his own philosophy from his own platform," The provision of a platform for Communists to preach from has been made by Labor on far too many occasions. Unions affiliated with the Labor Movement have even made it possible for Communists to travel overseas to spit their venom against Labor, in many 'cases to the delight of Democracy-hating audiences. Action to confine Communists to their own. platforms is imperative, not only In New South wales, but throughout Australia."}
{"id":148627547,"text":"27 Feb 1942 - MANY FOODS NEED BETTER BOOSTING. Toodyay Herald (WA : 1912 - 1954), Friday 27 February 1942, page 3 iiiHiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiuiiiitiiiimuiimmiiiiMmiiiiiiniMiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim MANY FOODS NEED BETTER BOOSTING. A U.SA. report states that a Gallup poll shows that some of the food producers have quite a job to be done in this world of advertising, merchandising pnd publicizing, if they want public attention. The question was: "If you had more money, what foods would you spend it on?" 37 per cent, would buy more meat 31 per cent, more vegetables, particularly potatoes. 27 per cent, more fruit. 21 per cent, more dairy products, particularly milk. 7 per cent, more bread, cereals, flour and cornmeal. 5 per cent, more chocolate, pastries, desserts and sweets."}
{"id":148632185,"text":"04 Feb 1944 - From One Extreme to Another? Toodyay Herald (WA : 1912 - 1954), Friday 4 February 1944, page 3 From One Extreme to Another ? Gallup polk conducted in Amerv ca, Britain, Canada, and Australia reveal, it is stated, a similar concensus of opinion that Germany should be either controlled or de stroyed. Those in favour of control averaged 40 per cent, to 44 per cent.; in favour of destruction, 21 to 35 per cent.; and in favour of rehabilitation, 9 to 17 per | cent. j The aim of (the British Empire in this war, as defined by the' late Mr. Chamberlain at the onset,, was that we should "yield nothing to force, and take nothing by force, but that, after the rule of brute force had been destroyed in the world, we should del-ermine the future basis of collective security by collaboration between the free-peoples of the earth." Disarmament must be general if the world is to live at peace. There is not a shadow of historical doubt about the truth that "preparation for war" (including defence) "makes for war." Japan was our ally in the last war. We know not who will be our enemy in the next war. International control of armaments of all nations, as well as the armaments of Germany and Japan, is essential to security. Australian" political leaders' talk ,at the moment is in the direction of putting the islands of the Pacific in a position" of armed defence as "bastions for Australia and New Zealand." God forijid that such a fate should befall the Pearls of the Pacific. From one -extreme to'another."}
{"id":148636784,"text":"23 Nov 1945 - OCCUPATION OF JAPAN Toodyay Herald (WA : 1912 - 1954), Friday 23 November 1945, page 2 OCCUPATION OF JAPAN A Gallup Poll reveals that 64 per 1 cent, of people in the United States believes that the occupation of Japan will be necessary for "many years," 23 per cent, think "a few years" will suffice, while 1£ per cent are undecided. Replies ranged from one year to 100 | years, with a small section of the people declaring the occupation should last for ever."}
{"id":149280947,"text":"29 Jun 1934 - ROLL FOR SEWERAGE VOTE Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Friday 29 June 1934, page 6 BOLL FOB &EWEBA0E VOTE'* : The electoral roll' for ' the scWerago poll on' July: 28 ?defihitely closed at the C.P.8. Office on Wedncpday and yesterday . the returning officer (Mr. -W. M.' Harris) ano.' his etaff of assiathnts commenced ' its Compilation. Only those residing -within4 thp benefited area are entitled to vote and altnougn the definite figuro will not be knowrf for some days yet, it is estimated? that nbout 4500 electors' will be able to dccidc the issue. Ono interesting point arose in connection with the compilation of the. roll yesterday. A sou in one family owns property in the benefited area, but he js residing with his parents outside its lirrjits and as the regulation provides' that- only' those who are living within the sped*, fled section may vote, he was ruled out., Had it been n ratepayer franchise there would have been o- diff-' ernnt tale. ' It is feared that ? there . will be many more finch instances, but applicants for a vote in such circum-. stances will have no redress."}
{"id":149623959,"text":"12 Sep 1941 - GALLUP POLLS Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 12 September 1941, page 3 GALLUP POLLS JUST A NEWSPAPER STUNT. Next week Australian Public i 3pinion Polls will launch the first of what is announced to he a continu- j aus series of referendums to deter mine the attitude of Australians on I questions of national importance. J America has led the way in this specious method of hocus pocus about obtaining "a cross-section of opinion from men and women in all walks of life and all shades of political opinion." WORKERS SHOULD BEWARE. j The workers should be particularly! wary of this stunt. Throughout the! political history of the Labor Move-1 ment we have seen the same stunt worked by capitalist newspapers in-i dividually. A reporter is sent out into the street to get thumb-nail interviews, and by carefully-worded questions a desired answer to some public question is secured—desired, that is, by the newspaper. If the ruse fails to get the desired answer, it is the simplest thing in the world to suppress the answer altogether. The important thing to he remembered is that these ''polls" are financed by newspapers whose interests are opposed to the Interests of the Labor Movement; and that a Gallup poll is a commercial venture —nothing else. AX AMERICAN VIEW. The "Christian Science Monitor," probably the most widely-circulated and certainly the most independent American publication, recently had the following to say about Gallup polls: "It is reasonable to inquire what authority these reports can claim to justify the great influence that they evidently exert. They are the reports Of a private concern which sells Its findings to newspapers and other subscribers on the strength of its own assurance that by polling carefully picked people in all States it haa the mathematical key to the opinion of the American public at large.""}
{"id":149624082,"text":"26 Sep 1941 - MORE ABOUT GALLUP POLLS Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 26 September 1941, page 3 MORE ABOUT GALLUP POLLS 'DETRIMENTAL AND UNRELI ABLE." A fortnight ago we warned supporters of the Labor Movement against the newspaper stunt to conduct "public opinion polls" in Aus tralia. Since then the Metropolitan District Council of the A.L.P. has declared that the "polls" would be detrimental and unreliable by reason of the fact that they are being financed by newspapers diametrically opposed to the interests of the Labor Movement. LAUGH IT OFF. "Smith's Weekly" has given attention to this subject, and the follow ing is extracted from an article in j that newspaper under the headings "Hack-door Quiz; Laugh it Off"; "Australian Public Opinion Polls, a new 'non-profit' company, has ex-, cited the attention of the Federal' Government and union bodies. It I was to be expected that it would j excite criticism. "Federal Government wishes to make it plain that it has no connec- ( tion with the proposed polls. "Newcastle (N.S.W.) Trades and Labor Council has passed a resolu tion of protest agkinst the polls, un urofit or otherwise. Various other Labor Councils are considering the i matter. "Last week Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) advertised in the Press for sparetime interviewers. "Advertisements claimed that in a few weeks an Australia-wide network of interviewers would make the first survey on 'What Australia Thinks' about important questions of the day. "Applicants for positions were advised that they must be 'men or women of integrity who believe in freedom of opinion, and must not he known as ardent supporters of a particular political party.' "Interest was rather damped when It became knowh that the company was offering 12/6 for 10 fnll-scale Interviews. "Director of A.P.O.P. is Mr. Roy Morgan, a bright 'ideas man' from Melbourne Grammar School who recently spent some time in the United States studying the methods of Dr. Gallup, the originator of the absurd American Gallup Polls. "Mr. Morgan has his office in 'The Sun' Building, Sydney. He is also linked with Sir Keith Murdoch, and the "Melbourne Herald' is one of the backers of A.P.O.P. "To the question of who finances the surveys, A.P.O.P. replies that daily newspapers in each State will pay for the right to publish res of the surveys. In return, apparently, these newspapers will be able to publish articles based on the polls. "Applicants for jobs with the company are presented with lengthy questionnaires, in which must ho filled address and occupation of the interviewee, together with his replies to about 20 questions. "Sample questions; "How did you vote at the last elec tions? "Should Mr. Menzles go to Lou don ? "Reason for Federal Government perturbation is that people may be confused into thinking that these polls are conducted officially by the Government, instead of by a private company. All the more reason for this anxiety is that A.P.O.P.'s advertisements are inserted under the heading of 'Public Notice.' "Unions arc lip in arms because they refuse to believe that an organisation tied so intimately to large newspaper chains will be free of political bias in conducting its sur veys.""}
{"id":149629680,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 - 1954), Friday 14 March 1947, page 10 With lively recollections of petrol quality # most want t ■. "Opinion Resfearch", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, ■ founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners.. One of many* questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" ; Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell"* Shell petrol will very soon be in the .pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. in Gt. Britain) SOUS Of SHELL S46 SFl"}
{"id":149629975,"text":"04 Apr 1947 - Advertising South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 - 1954), Friday 4 April 1947, page 5 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research**, which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup^ Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol art you likely to try firrt?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than )o% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gc. Britain) YOU C AN 8E SURE 0F SHE 11"}
{"id":149630050,"text":"11 Apr 1947 - Advertising South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 - 1954), Friday 11 April 1947, page 10 PHOTOGRAPH iC SUPPLIES Dallmeyer enlarging lenses.D&Umeyer D&Umeyer camera lenses. Johnson E u glish Chemicals.Electric Electric glazers and dryer 12 * • 18. Rotary glasing . machines. PinnaclesSydney. Sydney. Johnsons tanks,Dallon Dallon tanks. KERSHAWS English cameras KERSHAWS BINOCULARS Kardon 35mm American Cameras. LUMIERE roll-film. LEITZ supplies, new coated LEITZ lenses, 50 MM, 90 MM, 127 MM. ENLARGERS PINNOCKS. 35 mm type, double condenser, new patent film carrier, supplied with Lecia or . Contax fiange, with or without lens and basehoards. Immediate delivery with Dall meyer enlarging lens F/3.5. Can also quote for 2 3i and 5x4 en iiir§€rs< AGENTS WANTED COUNTRY TOWNS Particulars and prices from H. E. Sainsbury & Coy,, London Court Hay-st. (Upstairs) Tel, B 8511. for the Anderson's (i. V. AND A. V.ANDERSON) OF "POLWARTH'% KWOBRAP, EAST MUm\\W, W.A. \\ (//w& ikeu om irfdA tk/M, fwie, Jamm-a/w£ nt/veii urfuaC tfci/j.Say . .'Sure-Grips' never clog up." ". . .'Sure-Grips' go through patches of water without slip." ". . . we have never been stuck yet." . . have not tost one. minute with tyre trouble." You, loo, ran gel greater poll— lew slip—longer tyre life—from fi Geodvear "Sure-Grips" — uilh t- I the sel f-e I can«ng O-P-E-N | G-E-N-T-U-E tread. VYhen replariiie tyres-^-and on your iie» 1 tractor — be sure to gel , . IN AUSTR Sure-grip Tract •i .new product rom the Sykes's scientific laboratories. Proved by :esults the best nsurance against 'ore teats and idders.. Odorless tasteless . ion-poisonous . . mtiseptic. Keeps teats adders soft, pliable and bealtby, and helps to prevent chapoinp d infection. Obtainable all stores and chemists. Price: 4/1 Tin With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want I "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and rruck !owners. One of many questions asked was, " When ihe pnal tndss which petrol are you likely to try first?" ^ Nearly all named a brand in answer to this' question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said':,' "Shell"}
{"id":149637464,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Toodyay Herald (WA : 1912 - 1954), Friday 14 March 1947, page 10 With -lively recollections- of petrol quality most motorists "Opinion Research", -which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "Hubert the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" ' t ^ Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol wilt very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA. LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) YOU CAN BE 5Uft£ OF SHELL"}
{"id":149637721,"text":"04 Apr 1947 - Advertising Toodyay Herald (WA : 1912 - 1954), Friday 4 April 1947, page 5 v*. "xwX £#**#*?< «."1 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently' conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol ate you likely to try first}" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) Y 0 tf CAN B E S W RE"' O'F * S H E 1. L s*6 m"}
{"id":149676689,"text":"25 Oct 1945 - Wage Rates in England. South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 25 October 1945, page 2 Wage Rates in England. Eighty-nine per cent, of Londoners favour maintenance of present wage ~ates and prices, a recent Gallup Pol'.' iiscloses. The remaining 11 per cent, luestioned during the poll favoured an increase in wages and prices."}
{"id":149676913,"text":"22 Nov 1945 - OCCUPATION OF JAPAN South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 22 November 1945, page 2 OCCUPATION OF JAPAN A Gallup Poll reveals that 64 per cent, of people in the United States believes that the occupation, of Japan, will be necessary for "many years," 23 per cent, think "a few years" will suffice, while 13 per cent are undecided. Replies ranged from one year to 100 years, ,with a small section of the people declaring the occupation should last for ever; ."}
{"id":149802525,"text":"16 Dec 1943 - Preference for Government Jobs. South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 16 December 1943, page 4 Preference for Government Jobs. The result of an Australian Gallup I poll published in the "West Austraj lian" newspaper, and showing that 53 ' out of '100 people preferred a job in a government factory to a job in a private factory, 34 preferred a private job, and 13 had no opinion, illustrates the foolishness that this paper emphasised before the recent Federal election, in which the Nationalists made the election issue "socialism versus private enterprise." Naturally, unenterprising people who shrink from the responsibilities of enterprise, and- have no strength in themselves, prefer the shelter of a "government job." In the end, of course, private enterprise collapses, and slavery to government enterprise becomes complete, everybody working for wages Vvith no other prospect, and j with no private enterprise to fall back | upon for losses and taxation for social! benefits. That, in turn, would bring a I quick end to non-contributory social' benefits. "Orders is brders" would become the law of the land, every man i going where he was bidden, and be- i coming a literal slave. Freedom of choice is the spiritual and natural or- j der of all evolution. '"}
{"id":149802834,"text":"03 Feb 1944 - From One Extreme to Another? South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 3 February 1944, page 3 ? From One Extreme to Another? " Gallup polls conducted in America, Britain, Canada, and Australia reveal, It- is stated,; a .similar concensus of opinion that Germany should "be either controlled or'destroyed. . ... ~ Those, in favour of oontrpl averaged 40 per cent, to 44 per cent.; In favour of destruction, 21 to 35; per cent. ; and in favour of rehabilitation, 9 to 17 per cent. • • y .'. .. ' The aim of ithe British Empire in this war, as defined ^by ' the late Mr. Chamberlain at the onset, was that we should "yield , nothing to force, and ake rip,thing by force,, but that, after the rule of brute force had been destroyed in- the world,, we should determine the future basis of collective security by collaboration between the free peoples of the1 earth." 1 Disarmament must be general if the world is to live at peace. There is not a shadow Of historical dottbt about the .truth that "preparation for wax7'', (including defence) "makes for-war." . Japan was'our ally in the last war. , We know not who will be our enemy in the next war. International control of armaments of all nations, as well as the aririaments of Germany, and Japan, is essential to security. Australian political leaders' talk at the moment is in the direction of putting the islands of the" Pacific in a position of armed, defence as "bastions for Australia ahd New Zealand." God forbid that such a fate should befall' Jhe Pearls, of, the. Pacific. From one" extreme, to another."}
{"id":150185183,"text":"03 Jan 1952 - AVERAGE BRITON Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954), Thursday 3 January 1952, page 6 AVERAGE BRITON Whan one Gallup Poll interviewer knocked at the door of a house '.n South London the housewife opened it and said: 'I'm so glad you knocked: I was just going to commit suicide.' The interviewer followed her 5mo the kitchen and there, sure enough v*as the cushion in the oven and the farewell note written. The interviewer took out the cushion, slut the door, lore up th^ note and made the woman a cup of tea. By the time a next-door neighbour had been summoned, the question of su'.cidc had been dropped. Although this is admittedly an unusual case, our interviewers are frequently brought in contact wilh curious aspects of lite n every class of society and thev learn much from their work. One would give much to have been present when one old man was bein^ asked among other questions. 'Do you believe in Iif2 after death?'' He looked quizzically at the inter- : viewer and said. 'I don't know. Miss, but ril.damm soon find out/' — Behind tha Gallup Poll."}
{"id":150784087,"text":"22 Nov 1912 - BENDIGO Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), Friday 22 November 1912, page 5 BENDIGO SEWERAGE' POLL. The proposal of the City Council to borrow £100,000 .for the - purpose of sewerage 'in .the central -portion of tlio city was submitted to the 1 ratepayers atfected yesterday/when a poll was ta_ ken. In order to defeat tlio scheme it was necessary that 1357 votes should ho recorded against the scheme, but as only 096 voted, tbo council will now take tlio necessary preliminary stops towards carrying out tlio work'."}
{"id":151235392,"text":"05 Feb 1937 - [?] SEWERAGE POLL Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Friday 5 February 1937, page 3 POLL ?tive v J.' £,'-?clors of arrov-r!, ';?? Bur'daberg etfc V in--? ct, Mr J- c. Oiac j ' d.riJ !elurning a rePOrt to thetfcL. Bus?) that ^ *'pV t,?0ti,icm re' ' t: 1' ihe rc 'jt Cv.r''''ures k-- jur.nl Was unlis ^ t !«i'Jest. Mr. the reand - The- '.r. ? ' '5ate at w«re 7459 746 0( i'-e ;,^'rCi!nientsl Therl'd- Ie3v'ni ^ ^ Was thus on the eL"}
{"id":151378891,"text":"08 Aug 1942 - LEAVE WAR TO WARRIORS SAYS 64 P.C. GALLUP POLL Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Saturday 8 August 1942, page 3 I LEAVE WAR 'TO WARRIORS 'SAYS ' 64 P.C. GAJJJJP P/Oil \\l II ) ORK,'s August ?' natlonKltir f.Jiif/i siiricy;''. ask(n£- . gtould Mr. ( iHin hill and wPrcsldcritiRoosevelt itair 1 St- linal decision on war strategy, o- ?Jitiiiirf military ' and- naval , Je^deih Hi Ihr I lulled .Rations ilecidc, resulted: Tvriuv-oitp jicr'. cent. 'OiiiiK tjiat 'Mr. Uniii'liill aiiA President ^Rusevclt iLt'iiit) ilt t ide, while' G4' per cent, lie' lif vt- tliat Hie fluijj decision should ff-.i w iiii (lie naval, and .military Ipadm, l iiK-en per 'r.cnl. were |indecidfd."}
{"id":151385746,"text":"31 May 1944 - Swedes Prefer King Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Wednesday 31 May 1944, page 5 Swedes Preier King Tiio rc-sujts cf a Gallup poll i shows the popularity of the monarchy ir. Sweden. As theoretical ? successor to King Gustaf. who was ! 85 June. 34 -per cent, of those | questioned said they would prefer s kin? a.- head of the nation: only j six per cent, voted for a president | and ten oer cent, were non-com- ; mitlal. If there should be no | lecitirr.ate heir to the crown. 50 i per cent, would still be in savour of a kinsdem, while 26 per cent would prefer a republic and 24 .per cent, were undecided. Of the 6 per cent, who voted for a president to sucreed King Gustaf. several said thev wanted Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, the King's oldest ?on. as the first head of a republic. Tn the poll. CO per cent, of the organised workers interviewed vcted for a cOntinustion of the monarchy. »In a preliminary draft cf a platform to be submitted to the dominant Social-Democrat party - Labour) next spring, the previous theoretical demand of the party for a republican Sweden was dronped?. — * 'Swedish -Aus-tralian Trade Journal').."}
{"id":151512897,"text":"11 Oct 1920 - THE MARYBOROUGH ELECTION. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Monday 11 October 1920, page 3 I THE JitARyBOBOUGH ' ' ' ELgjET|pw... ? _ - UR^JSm ^C^^RETgRMgD. ; PREVIOUS^AJORIXY ? AVERAGE POliL PERCEN^pE. Tfei' 'ongh tiaa pgain iyokMi W un«Tta:'ni v«5c6 aW h& gtT^n.^ renewal of his ^-as ished h . it -all nnii . duteoted ^ epirit' bt Quiet nunati-«tt .^WtotsV lot p«s, ^e^ iiictpii?' iSiira ^Scjteocy 'of ^ ? iffi fWeirs. R. G. -jrenier ''-p».), 1j. ': Brpphy . (p.c.)f ^ ^iessrs, A. Pearson and C,'fc 'SchirartA* ;(s^tinj9erii-, ' I to; H: Messra. ft.' W. 0 KairroU (p.e.) j .^essi^. ' Lewis . and' C.' Gilbert -ioru^easp j? '«-Jttt A. Sinclair. -p'.o.); j, A. Yedei^ W-j-.c4.j:Messrs, E. L, WJU^s uiia T, 'Brophy ^scrutineerst. -1 6 and JTs .Messrs. E. W. Brock {po), .B. B»rchani (p.c.) ;. Messrs. ,'?. B.. Fdfflii^aip:1 aml- B. Shield -SCTAineers).- U i»/Z : Messrs, F. C. iveti (p.o.), F. L. Ho&erbs -p.c.) ; Messrs. W. Hammant' and:J. LeigHton (»crii'ineers). Abseat ?TAtes: Mr. J, Stwer - Cp.o-)- Miffi B. Clear? -p c.); Mr. W. Bcale ^Nat. ecrutineer.) yeVtotrij.— A to K: Messrs. C. C. Oldham (p.o.)f M. F. O'Connor (p.c.) ; Messrs. T. H. JiVhite -Ket.) and M. Byrne (Lnb). scrutineers. L.to Z.Messrs. Vf. H. Nelson (p.o ), R. DBaynes (p.c.) ; Mesn». ,G. S. .Bfcibinsoa and J. E. McCSeer (scrutineers) jj Absent votes: Mr. J. Kenna. (p.o.);, ? Mr. G. Good® ;(Npt gorutineer). -i"}
{"id":151564025,"text":"26 Mar 1947 - Advertising Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Wednesday 26 March 1947, page 2 PYTHI W AD p| M$Bk Sm^mmWmmU THROUGHOUT THt ^^« ^^H M0ST PEOPLE RIDE BRITISH EMPIRE HI II ON DUNLOP TYRES D3SS B With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Galiup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many ?R questions asked was, 'When the pool ends, ubich petrol are you likely to H try first?' ?B Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who ?R so answered, substantially more than ^o% said: 'Shell'. B Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. H THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) fj^QyypjJjlBF PERMANENTLY . . . k\\ j--*^^pt A hundred And ons incs for T*rian i M£^-^r^^ Grip can be found in every home. Gel a Tube Now. VSPIVll OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE [ jllifcii— f3L~ p DO D II CTS ? 3 lUmigr* THE SIGN OF FOOD QUALITY ? Served iloni or ii ?»'? I K ? pinion to creurved f'u'i!. ? H ? ttum«lcudglnotorl-lll-i. ? W' ?I -KOALA' Cuitird mtkei ? ? ?-?I deueri dlih of uniurpmti ? W ? Uitlneu. Al«i» 'k «'~ ? ? Invaluable iur Wood and f^ljl ach disorders, mammitif- '.,.?! lever, scours in calves. »w - H ons. bloat worms m P-fcs- cl ,? Asic the opinion of ^^r%M owners and dairymen oi Jr, _„;.??» met To a man thev «* n%M 'WAGSTAFF'S is ''' on ? T Lays to uss '*M^P'M Your Storekeepa- sell. - H"}
{"id":151568809,"text":"01 Apr 1947 - Advertising Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Tuesday 1 April 1947, page 2 ~Witb lively recollections of petrol quality 8 most motorists I motor spirit 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and marraper of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and. truck owners. One of many questions asked was, 'When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?' Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: 'Shell'. i THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Jnc. In Gt. Britain) \\ 'f — : ? ; — — — ~'1 To Holders ot I WAR SAVINGS I CERTIFICATES | bought in 1940 and about j to mature II An urgent and V important message 1 If you own War Savings Certificates which are about to mature, don't cash them — hold on to them arid they will continue to pay you better than bank interest. If you lodged your War Savings Certificates with your bank for safe keeping, with instructions to redeem them at maturity, you should immediately cancpl that instruction and request your bank to retain your Certificates. In that way they will continue to increase in value — at better than bank rates of interest. If you lodged your War Savings Certificates with your bank and gave no instruction about redemption at maturity, you need take no action at all. So long as they remain with your bank, they will continue to increase in value each year. If you are holding your Certificates yourself, you should lodge them for a further five years with your bank or savings bank, which will hold them in safe custody for you completely free of charge. Savings Certificates are now issued in a new five-year series for face value, in denominations of £1, £5, £10 and £50, which in five years' time will be worth £1/3/-, £5/15/-, £11/10/-, and £57/10/. respectively. .. These generous interest rates will also apply to War Savings Certificates matur. ing this year — if you don't cash them. Every pound's worth, for which you paid 16/. seven yean ago, will rise further in value to £l/3/- in five years' time by yearly steps. There is no better place for your savings than in Savings Certificates. j So hold on to all you own, and buy as many more as possible of the i new five-year series. They are cashable at any time, and the annual increases j m value are free from taxation. Regardless of holdings of War Savings | Certificates, everyone can own £250 worth of Savings Certificates. J KEEP ON SaVINC Hold them . . , Buy more SSC2.H3.2~ savouries, sandwiches! KRAFT FISH PASTES Full supplies now available everywhere ((ts ? ? ? j ? ? /Sw TATTERSALL'S £10,000 (lrt Priw) r ^ I Cash Consultations are a weekly aflatf* \\ Tasmania / WELl and widely known a yj Ticket, 5/-. Postage for ticket I , 4* - result, H. \\N0MTsV]JF 'TO WW YOU MUST BE- IN' ' V Tht address: GEO. ADAMS (Tatttnd)' Wflff ^ -U- _ HOBART. ,J_ ._ ^ - '\\"}
{"id":151569520,"text":"09 Apr 1947 - BULL'S-EYE BY GALLUP POLL Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Wednesday 9 April 1947, page 8 BULL'S-EYE BY GALLUP POLL I (Contributed) I Absolute accuracy was achieved by the Australian Gallup poll with its prediction that 6 p.m. hotel closing would win the. New South Wales hotel hours referendum. The Gallup Poll estimate, based on interviews with a scientifically selected State-wide cross section of vuu people, snowed 63 per cent to be in favour of 6 p.m. closing. The actual vote of 1.500,000 people scattered over 300,000 square miles, was exactly 63 per cent in favour. Since 1944. the Australian Gallup Poll has also predicted. — 1. Labour's vote of 53.3 per cent last August within 1 per cent. 2. That of the three referendums last August only one - social services) would pass. *3. That the 1944 powers referendum would fail. In less than 12 years, 360 forecasts have been made in seven countries with an average accuracy within 4 per cent. Affiliated Gallup 'Polls are now operating in ten countries. The accuracy of ihe Gallup Poll with regard to public opinion induced the Shell Co. to utilise their services in an endeavour to predict the motoring public's reaction to the return of brand marketing. An Australia-wide investigation was conducted by 'Opinion Research' and amongst the questions asked was this one— 'Which petrol will you first try when branded petrols come back?' Shell received more voles than all other petrols combined."}
{"id":151830120,"text":"28 Apr 1906 - NOTES AND NEWS Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928), Saturday 28 April 1906, page 6 NOTES AND NEWS INVEBMAY SEWEBAGB POLL. The poll on the question of the proposed sewerage scheme for the town of Invermay is to be held to-day. The ratepayers are asked to authorise the Town Board to borrow £7000 for the establishment of a system of underground eewerage. A highly favorable offer lhas been made by the Launoeston City Council, by which the town will be permitted to discharge its sewage into the city mams without payment. All that Invermay ia required to do is to collect its sewage and direct it into the city sewers. On tiie eurfaoe this seems to be so generous an offer as to make it suspicions. But He explanation is quite feasible. Under tiie present conditions the — -f-irf fur j*-* water Cads Ss way ie SfcTbwSS level brings (the surfaee dramage of mogt oE, Invermay into tiie city area of Invereek, so -£ha£ in any caise -a large quantity of tiie ^Tiainflgft - of Ettvennay finds an indirect way ihji Jjity sewers. A complete fichem&, Itinjpng | this sains drainage underground, would I relieve the Council of considerable einbajTassment, A two-thirds majority of tbe voters ds needed to l-Mg.lien the borrowing."}
{"id":151988721,"text":"26 Jul 1934 - SEWERAGE POLL Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Thursday 26 July 1934, page 6 I SEWERAGE POXJ. I Elsewhere in this issue appears an, advertisement over the authorisation, of Mr. M. King, setting forth what1 are claimed seven good reasons fori marking the numeral one in the square , against the loan on the papers sup* 1 plied to those entitled to vote oc Sat'j nrday on tho question of & sewerage scheme for Maryborough, The advertisement also states that the question is non-political. Those interested in debating and educational subjects are invited to at-' tend the Debating Society's meeting in Kinnefs (building nt 8 pin; on Satur« day, July 28. *"}
{"id":151991057,"text":"14 Aug 1934 - SEWERAGE POLL POST-MORTEM Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Tuesday 14 August 1934, page 3 BEWERAOE POU-. ei&L 1 J ? i* ' ' ? Cr° the' -EflitfrJ. ; Sir-^-T- noticed a rather extraordinary effuaion'. in .. last Thursday's i,Chronidan written by : Mr. Mat, Kin^; and, although I have npr intention of entering into -a , -newspaper controversy, I va n t briefly ' to-reply : to the misleading - etatCmenU' contained thetem.' In the first 'place; J thfere - w^s no - ifclOOO spent - in ^preparing- plans, et$, tne sewerage , scheme. -As Mr. E3ng is, or should be, -aware the money spent -was money recovered 'from the Insurance' Commissioner as a-^ refnnd 'of money overpaid by the City Council -of which Mv. King was ai member. Moreover, the amount waa about £000, I not £1000 as stated by Mr. .Kiug^ just one of-his loose statements cal-culated to deceive . the unwary. Mr.. King asks what mis-statement^ he made. . Well the statement that, a page of the engineer's report' w^s &0)-pressed is 6imply untrue. . ' Had tSe Mayor wished to suppress that page, ie Vould have 'done so, and Mr. King, would have been riiort of some excellent propaganda, which he uBed for all it was worth, although it was etcnied;by tBe-Mayor many times. Then Mr. ^rag goes on to say that I made some assertions that could not be taken seriously. Well, I was one whb heard the flavor challcngo Mr. King's statements, and Mr.' Kind's reply wns 'If 1 can get these statements into tho Press often enough, somebody will ? believe them.' ' I interjected /'You work on the principle that if enough mod is thrown somp of it is bound to.fitick.' Mr. King did- not deny it ?*It -to also perfectly true that, after the:rosiilt of the poll wns known, Mr. King snid to the Mayor; 'What'-did I tell:yoti f ' They fell fur it.' Mr. King's -assertion that he w&s not at the .. declaration of tbo poll is in keeping with hi^ other statements, as, if he'wwe'not . actually ih- the room,he'irts'in the vestibule, only' a few feef distant, and be could hear quite well. The fact is ' Mr. King was so excited fet the result of the poll that he let ' his exuberance run away with him/1 as - w.Uacs* bis squabble - wit h. eome individuals, and his entirely unnecessary demand for polico protection.. in conclusion, j just want 4o point out that my statement about (be young; Tvomen defeating the scheme was bo^ne out by the analysis. nf the voting which showed that nearly 400 morr womfen than men voted; Th'atito ing vou in' anticipation. 1 am,. etc!, D. V. ANDEBfiON. Maryborough, August ]3/34.."}
{"id":151997147,"text":"31 Jul 1934 - SWERAGE POLL Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Tuesday 31 July 1934, page 5 S^^AGEPOLL ' FinalCount Made MAJORITY AGAIN5T 569 Wiien the derails of the final count of the poll taken on .Saturday, as to whether Maryborough was qgreeable to the installattou of sewerage or otherwise, # were mado known last night it «vas found that the majority of those agaiut^t the neheme had been dec-reused by two to 569. Tlie fiuai count ehowed 1519 votes iji favour of tho scheme and 20fl) against, with M«e informal votes reduced to .30. The Town Clerk (Mr. \\V. M. Harris), in his eapucity of returning officer, assisted -by - Mr. Weir, spent the greater part -4^ yeeterd*}' lust oight in making tho final check v.htii the postal votes wpre counted and reconsideration given' to thoso votes wJiicli'had been— laid aside ? in the. first place -as informal.. The postal vutos numbered ? 101. Of th^t number wuro for the scheme and 84 against, with 14 informal. Out of 166 votes, declared as cither doubtful -or int'orinul, 136- were allowod- 03 foi anil -!( against, while 30 were rejected as definitely infotmal. Tlie Dual resulta of tho poll werq; Group For Against Inf. A — II ........ 182 248 0 C—l) ........ 147 25B 0 IG— Hay. ...... t:04 248 2 lie — K ? 158 278 5 lr— Me ? ? L'L'ti 247 4 S-K . . ? 207 277 2 fc-T ? ](iB 250 2 Z ? 125 197' 1 Open Votes .... -i 1 0 Postal Votes .... 90 84 14,. Totals .. ,, .. ]r»l!) 2088 30"}
{"id":151999636,"text":"12 Jul 1934 - SEWERAGE POLL Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Thursday 12 July 1934, page 3 SEWERAGE POLL Scrutineers Not Required PROVISIONS OF ACT Petitioners for the poll concerning the City Council's sewerage proposals hnve raised the question of scrutineering at tho poll on July 25. Though the Act provides for the appointment of scrutineers ander certain conditions, it is unlikely that scrutineers will be used. The subject was discussed at the Council meeting on Tuesday nightt Tho Town Clerk (Mr. W. M. Harris) informed the aldermen that ho ban received several inquiries us to trhcther or not -thc petitioners had the right to place scrutineers in the polling booth*. -The Act provided ar follow*: 'Where the voting is by ballot one scrutineer, to be prcsnnt in every polling booth, shall l-e Appointed by the council, and the persons demanding u poll may, by writing under their hands or the hands of the majority of them, appoint flm; scrutineer to be present in every polling booth.'He He added that lie had informed the inquirers that if they submitted to him a requisition from the majority of the petitioners they could appoint scrutineers. There was the. question of whether the council was going t'-appoint scrutineers or not. Personally, he did- not see how the petitioners were going to have the opportunity of putting in' scrutineers, . because the application' would hav* to be from the majority of -those people who signed the petition. ? * The Mayor: They will have to get another petition up T Alderman Demaine 'finally stated that his suggestion . was that they did not want scrutineer*. They had polling clerks and presiding officers, and he thought the electors of Maryborough conld trust them. In fact, in a general election—rState or Federal — end also in municipal elections they had given up appointing «crutineers a long time ago* . It' was too costly. I and it took the services of too many i people who could he doing better thing* outside."}
{"id":152002954,"text":"28 Jul 1934 - SEWERAGE Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Saturday 28 July 1934, page 6 .SEWERAGE . TO-DAY'S P0I1 Final Meting Last Night MR. MANCHESTER'S VIEWS The filial meeting in connection with the sewerage poll which, 'will takjc place to-day was held at the «orner of Kent and Adelaide-streets last evening when * several speakers put tbe case in favour' of the proposal. There was a large attendance, presided over toy the Mayor (Alderman W« H. Demaine). Information regarding costs was given bv the consulting engineer (Mr. E. J1*. Manchester).The The Mayor in tho course of his speech referred to the advantages that would be forthcoming if the scheme were brought into being. He stated that the Government's intention i» granting the £50,000 wrb to find employment for tbose 011 intermittent work, if , the electors desired to show jpprocintion of, what the iSovcrnuiont was doing tho}' would vote in favour of the scheme. - 4 'MISLEADING STATEMENTS' Mr.' Manchester snid that he !ihd ^ been employed on the McLbourne K-hcme nt its inception and also on the Brisbane scheme when it was brought into being. He had learned on kU nrrivnl in Maryborough that afternoon that certain statements were being made that were most misleading, especially as regards the cost of the Brisbane schcmc. It was not true that tho Brisbane scheme had cost £10,000,000 as stated 'over the air' that night. Tho combined water and sewerage scheme, with filtration appliances, had only -cost £8,000,000. The Sydney scheme was run on unfiltered water for a couaiderablo time, but the sewage had somewhat polluted the harbour during the Inst -five, or six years. It had not had to filter Iho water nnd was not ? under heavy expense in that respect. Tho 'cost of the Sydney system to date was, in. the neighbourhood o£ £38,000,000. The Melbourne scheme, where unfiltered water was also being used, had coot £28,000,000. The bulk of the work in both Sydney and Melbourne was inaugurated in the days before awards were brought into being and before the war when prices of materials were comparatively low. Men were paid between C/- and 6/- a day of eight hours. For air lock work in. Melbourne the wage was 8/a day of eight hours prior to tho collapse of the tunnel under the Yarra after which the wage waB increased to 11/-. Brisbane, for its compressed air work for a good portion of the way from Hamilton to Luggage Point, had to pay £5/- a shift of three hours a day it the facc. Consequently, with the wages board awards and conditions arising out of the war, thero was justification for the actual costs slightly exceeding the original estimate prepared before those conditions existed. 'IDEALLY LOCATES' Mr. Manchester emphatically stated that Maryborough was ideally located for economic and satisfactory sewerage. There would be no heavy rock excavations, no compressed air work, and shallow sinking. If the council was given authority iby the ratepayers to do the work it would be. an enduring undertaking; it should stand for ail time,. ? The council proposed to use saltglazed, vitrified clay pipes, which would never disintegrate nor decay. The citizens wotild therefore get one of the most up-to-date sanitary schemca, and at the same time one in which thero would bt» no need for renewals and no depreciation worth trentiowng, except of course for . the pumps. It would be idle talk to say that tho phmpB arid motors would not wear out —they would have to bo renewed about every 20 years. , No nuisance would be created by the scheme and thore would bo no pollution of tho river as the Tcsult of discharge into the stream, said Mr. Manchester. Tho money spent in the construction of sewerage would resascitate every phase of business and industry in the city for the next three years at least. In conclusion, Mr. Manchester appealed to the people to vote in favour of tho proposal, stating that )f they did so they would never live to regret their action. The proposal was also supported by Aldermen p. D. Christensen, C. F. Matthies, C. G. Gilbert nnd D. V. Anderson."}
{"id":152002998,"text":"28 Jul 1934 - SEWERAGE POLL Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Saturday 28 July 1934, page 8 bewbraoe poll Tbo hours for. voting on . the flciverage -poll -to-day yriM be from 8 a.rotrntjl 6 All persons 21 years of oge,who are Resident within the benefited area, mbst -vatc.- - Voters will enter the Town, Hall, where the poll will be held/ by the front dDor and leare by the door nearest tbeir voting 'booth. Ml booths are prominently labelled and th ctc should be no confnsio^ among voters as to the corrtr. t booth tho3r^ve to ent£T."}
{"id":152015914,"text":"25 Mar 1947 - Advertising North-Eastern Advertiser (Scottsdale, Tas. : 1909 - 1954), Tuesday 25 March 1947, page 4 || With lively recollcctions of petrol quality I most motorists I want motor spirit I 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by |B Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- Bp ralian Gallup Poll, rcccmiy conducted an Australia- B| wide poll among car and truck owners. One of B| many questions asked was; -'When tht pool endsl ^9 n-bicb petrol are you likely to try first?' 89 Nearly all named a brand in answer to this B| question. Of those who so answered, substan- fl| tially more than 50% said: — JS I Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. H THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Orcit Britain) y- j -..-f? .Xlj '? .t ? PIG CREEPERS Bxoit bigger and.better JPigi by eMinsr A Mineral Jtlxtare to , 4 HOloii J POR-CO-VITE Specially B^commenfled for ' Breeding Sows and Reaxiag of Tonne Pigs ALLAN STEWART 1 ; , TTX. I.TK. 1-21 SL Join St., ZiOTTCKS TOK Telephone: 79 (4 linen) 'BULBS FOR PRESENT PLANTING EAMJ-TtM6. — Fine Mixed Colours, 1/^6 per doz., 10/- pet m 100. -pOBt 3d. ANEMtJNT. — St. Brigld Mixed, 1/6 per doz., 10/- per 100, pOBt, 3d. FJ5EESIA.— New Hybrids, mixed, 1/6 per doz., 10/- per 100, poBt. 3d, IXIAS, — Mixed ?Colours, 1/6 per dor, post, 3d, DAFFODILS.— Buckland's Trumpets, mixod, 3/- per doz., post, €4. ELXB FIBRE. — 1/9 per J-gallon packet, postage 3d. EVERGHEE- JLAWIS GJKASS I . 2/- per lb., 37/6 per buBhel. AtTTlTttTi IS THE BEST TIME TO SOW Broomby & Dent 171 CHARLES STREET LAC5CEST0N ^OTICE^ CONSIGN Y Ol' R PRODUCE TO FERGUSON & CO. Anci/oneei», J\\rodoce» and Wine and Spirit Morchant* Daily Sales at Railway & Wbarf Richest ValueB Obtained, and Prompt Account Sales ? Market Reports Supplied ? FERGUSON & CO. MTJBBAY STREET, HOBABT IVALTONIA BODY WORKS For Fapel Beating, nil Bodywork and Iie-painthig i OnoteB on AppllcaLioo ?Phone 2033 — LAUNCESTON Forater Street (Invermay) RETREADS AMD NEW TYRES W. E. Brown & Sons Corner York aud George Streeti Launceston. Telephone 900 MR. R. MATTHEWS, a representative of the (inn, Is novT visiting Scottsdale, Kingaroomo nnd DerbySEND IN EARLY — ORDERS FOE NEW TYKES REMEMBER! The Retreading Firms kept you on the roads during: tile war; don't forge* Ihem now; they are Btill your friends. Iieeappinp and Retreading at Lowest Cost WHEN YOU BUY 1 RADIO BATTERIES | CUV 10/- EACH HOMECRAFTS PTY, LTD fiS RIILSBANE STREET ' , XATTNCESTON FOR ALL 3011 PRINTING - ? TRY THE 'NORTH EASTERN ADVERTISER' This is The c BUTCHER^ -| TUhere Full Weight, Full 5 lP«a!ue and Ihe Choicest j Meats are aliuaijs obtainable. S LETHB0RG & BALD -j THE QUALITY BUTCHERS, C KING STREET, SCOTTSDALE. J 'Phone ASUr Hcvra !J0. S THE . I TASMANIAN GOVERMffia# I INSURANCE OFFICE I Flr6, Workers' Compensation, Comprehensive . Mcftor Cars, etc. ' Launcestbii JBrancfi ; ,'x, ^ I £9 Bt lolin fetreet 86 CoIliflB Bt., jHol-art. I H. G. DOOLAN, S. J. PLUMMER, I Branch Manager. General M&hak&t. H Agent« for Scottsdale: Dinham & Co. Pty. J-td. ? PLOUGHSHARES — COULTERS . I MATTOCKS — PICKS I fiHABPESED TlitBER WBDOES — For ose with Bteel fiammer t)r Stawl ^ ^ I (8pccl*\\ MBTigiwiBSe Btctl) H MO to it SPnra'GS ami) fiEpAnss I I JACKSON'S L(K:kv WORKS I 10fi Cameron I-noDrctionv . l': Thorn JffS H CONSIGN YOUR POTATOES AND OTHEB PBODCCE TO ? J. JONES & CO. PTY. LTD. I SUSSEX STREET — SYDNEY B| TER80NAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CONSIGNMENTS ?§ BEST PRICES AND PROMPT RETURNS BF Adrances iC Required H AGENTS IN ALL CENTRES I From Whom the LATEST MARKET INFORMATION may be ' I Ascertained H LORD'S HOTEL, Scottsdale || POPULAR C.T.A. HOUSE (Brick) ? Iff » » ? ? If ELECTRIC LIGHT, MODERN LOUNGE, COURTEOUS SERVICE l| EXCELLENT CUISINE — LOCK-UP GAJIAGES It FIRST-CLASS BILu-AIlD TABLE |t 'Phone, Scottsdale 12 G. V. Ricketts, Prop. I IF TOUU HOME KEEDS TAINTING OB DECORATING, LET ? US GIVE l'Of AN ESTIMATE ? For over 80 yearB we liave Specialised in Hou&o Decorating, H and E'mploy Only the Beat of Tradesmen. H-Agents for Berger's Famous Paints & Varnishes H (THEY KEEP ON KEEPING ON) H FRENCH BROS. 1 PATERSON STREET — LAUNCESTON W Est. 1855 Tel. 151 I Bacon Pig's I If you have Prime Bacon Pigs for I sale, we shall be pleased to quote our price I or arrange for our buyer to call and make I an offer at per head, when visiting your I district. I Tasmanian Produce and Cool I Storage Co-op. Co. Ltd. I I Lindsay St., Launceston. P.O. Box 63 I ImF i I CAB RADIO i| BACK! H 165-171 Brisbane Street II LAUNCESTON. '^on« 18^ , H"}
{"id":152128229,"text":"15 Oct 1941 - Political Unity Would Give Added Vitality to Realism Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Wednesday 15 October 1941, page 4 Political Unity Would Give Added Vitality to Realism Australian Gallup poJ) has indicated that, prior to the fall of the Fadden Government, Australians would have voted three to one in favour of an all-party Government.. That is a fairly true index of public opinion. The elevation of Labour to office has not materially altered that opinion. Als the nation, thinks so it will speak and vote. a W-.: ? i r ? ? {..ii.. ? reseniative of all parties hqs been in the forefront of public opinion since the outbreak of the war. Labour hitherto has persistently refused to join in a coalition Government. The rule which forbids it to do so may eventually react to its political disadvantage. In the meantime, however, it i.i in power in Australia. There is no need to question its sincerity of puipose or its oft stated desire to proaecube the war to the utmost possible extent. It is equally absurd for enemy propagandists to bleat that Australia is divided on iflie war merely because it has changed governments in the greatest crisis in history. Normally Australians live in two political camps; but, in spite of their political differences, which are fundamentally social and economic, they arc at one .in their determination to sec the crisis through. Mr. F. M. Forde, the Labour Minister for the Army, voiced llhis determination in a broadcast address to Australia on Sunday night. ''Labour,' he said, 'has a decisive war programme and will oppose Hitlarii.m to the death. We ihall. shirk no share of our just responsibility, however heavy. We realise that defeat at the hands of Germany would cru^li out of existence for ever every hope under which the. bulk of Australians live.' Mr. Forde spoke as a Labour Minister. but his words expressed essentially the sentiments of the Australian, people as a whole in their relentless opposition to ihe brutal system of Nazi-Fascishi. All-round Co-operation MR Forde said, further, that 'this j is a people's war, the winning of which depends on the whole-hear ed co-operation of the men in t'he fighting services, the workers in the factories, and t'he masses of the people.' Tlioje words were well spoken. Obviously full co-operation is vital to a complete war eifort — every man and every woman in his or her allotted sphere of service. Mr. Forde is confident that 'a Labour Government cam and will succeed in bringing about this co-operation,' niuw., .it ,3 ou en.mre a maximum war effort and ul-. timate victory.' The Minister'^ earnestness is not in doubt. He has spoken of co-operation on the battle front, on Uhe industrial front, and by the people as a whole. That plea suggests this obviou.-i question: Why mot, also, fullco-operation on the political front?; All-party representation on the Advisory War Council does not go far. enough. A majority of Australians, as the Gallup poll indicates, favours Britain's common sense method — namely, a complete subordination of party politics in the nation's in terp.it s : in other words, the formation of a National Government. Complete unity at Canberra would show that political plarties themselves, are under no illusions as to the perils ahead. This a'jnosphere of realism would give additional weight to the nation'.i war effort, because it would strike direct at t'he last remaining ''elements of irresponsibility and smug complacency' whom 'Mr. Fadden, the ex-Prime Minister, rebuked when he spoke, with Mr. 'Forde, at a war loan raily in Brisbane, on Monday night."}
{"id":152137324,"text":"24 Sep 1941 - GALLUP POLLS TO TEST PUBLIC OPINION Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Wednesday 24 September 1941, page 4 GAHUP POLLS TO TEST PUBLIC OPINION Mr. R. Dunn is Local Representative '^^HAT does Australia think-' Aus. tralian Public Opinion Polls aim to find out. ' The Gallup method, which will bes used in Australia, was evolved by Dr. G. H. Gallup, head of the American Institute of Public Opinion. Depefidr ing entirely on the science of statistics to eive him amazlnfflv accurate estim ates of publioopinion Dr. Gallup has achieved considerable fame, and American cable news often makes reference to tjie Gallup polls, which indicate the trend of American thought. Mr. R. 'R. Dunn, Maryborough, has been appointe&!one' of- a staff of interviewers to be appointed in nearly 300 ccntres m all parts of Australia. The polls or 'sample referendum^' will be conducted on ' topical questions from 1 time to time, and Mr. Dunn will hold the interviews , in the Maryborough area. Some Maryborough people have Already been made acquainted with the' Australian Public Opinion Polls whenrecently they were asked to answer a, number of questions. This first nation-; wide poll has just-closed and the results will be made available shortly- ] Discussing the polls Mr. Dunn said ! that judging by American experience the publication of results of the surveys would help to speed up the machinery of our democracy. The A.P.OJP. was being registered as a non-' profit company and daily newspapers in each State would pay for the right to publish the results. CROSS SECTION OF OPINION At the same time as (Mr. Dunn is asking his questions in Maryborough other interviewers will be asking similar questions in all parts of the Commonwealth. Together the samples will .be a cross-section of Australians in all walks of life— men and women rich and pop.rj_old.-and young, ot all shades of opinion, in their correct statistical proportions. _ During 1940 the Director of the .Australian Polls went to America to . study with Dr. Gallup and his experts. Jn England the Gallup method lias achieved results comparable with those in the United States. The ucross-sectionV is large enough to provide a true reflection of Ihe division of public opinion in Australia. Sampling is earned to the stage where additional interviews would merely confirm results already obtained. Re-, ccntly to test the efficacy of the Gallup method of 'sampling' Ibe population a poll wag taken of electors of Boothby, South Australia, and remark, ably reliable results were achieved. Between 1936 and 1040 the American Institute of Public Opinion improved its methods. Its forecast of the 1936 Presidential election had an average error in all States of six per cent., but last November when President Roosevelt was re-elected the error was reduced to two and a half per cent.-— truly an amazing achievement in a country where voting is not compulsory. Occasionally Australian Public Opinion Polls will forecast Commonwealth elections to provide a check on accuracy. Some people have suggested Uut the pollg have been established for the rather useless purpose of forecasting election results, but the real purpose of the organisation fs to conduct miniature referen- I dums on questions of national im- i portance, uslnr * gteUsUcalLy occur- | ate samples of public opinion."}
{"id":152142104,"text":"31 Oct 1941 - GALLUP POLL ON NEW HOTEL HOURS MOOTED Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Friday 31 October 1941, page 5 GALLUP POLL ON NEW HOTEL HOURS MOOTED BRISBANE. October 3D.—A suggestion that a Gallup poll be taken to test public opinion on the change In liquor hours waa made by the Rev. F. A. Malcolm at the Brisbane District Methodist Synod to-day. 'Reform cannot go ahead of public opinion. This method of ascertaining the public mind has much to commend it,'* he said."}
{"id":152200577,"text":"30 Jan 1948 - GARDEN WATER North-Eastern Advertiser (Scottsdale, Tas. : 1909 - 1954), Friday 30 January 1948, page 3 GARDEN WATER SEW SCHEME OF JlATIOXI-G introduced at, scottsdale! ? The Council clerk at Scottsdale (Mr H. E. Spotswood) has actively interested .himself in taking a Gallup Poll on the question of garden watering hours. Tlie idea, of course, Is to endeavour to meet the wishes ot everybody, j nnd the result is that tlie Municipal Commission has dccided to cut out all garden watering during the day. At present so many spinners, etc., are operating during the day that the pressure Is pulled down considerably, and the pipes are not large enough to carry the water to the outer ends of reticulation. The new scheme 1b to permit garden watering during the night, i from 6 pm. to 8 a.m. It is not anticipated, however, that consumers will aliow their spinners to run all through the night, but will have some consideration for j the requirements of others. It is significant tlcat dnr- 1 Inc three dars the pressure ! dropped CO lbs., and it i« thought there is some special reason for this other than the ! extra demunds occasioned by ! the recent hot spclL This j aspect il III be ImeslTgiik'A when tiic opportunity occurs. By absolutely prohibiting the use of water for garden purposes during the day, consumers In outlying and high areas who are at present experiencing difficulty In obtaining sufficient water to I maintain hot water services and septic tanks, should be able to get ample supplies for these essential requirements. Such places as the butter factory and dehydration factory should not have to so short during working hours. 13 y advertisement Jt v.' HI be seen that tlie new scheme is to come into operation today. I"}
{"id":152801706,"text":"13 Apr 1942 - WILL TAKE 3 YEARS TO BEAT AXIS : GALLUP POLL Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Monday 13 April 1942, page 3 I WILL TAKE 3 YEARS TO BEAT AXIS : GALLUP POLL , snw YORK. April 11— The average lean now believes that it wi-U 'wo or three years to whip the ??-.:? Powers, according to a Gallup view followed the fall of Singal''-. nnd the battles in Burma, which ; a' cent, of the people thought - ^ be decided in' favour of the Al?. '?'? 'thin two months. ^ ? ' a Gallup canvass of the nations I .. -'^ver how many people 'took an I in politics, it was found that * l:^n's name. , J ^ chairman of the United States Medical (Procurement ASSgn./:jt Service. Seventh Conps Area -Dr. ./'''-'.tsi, in a speech to a national : ';r:ne of physicians, declared, that . ' J-nny and Navy needed 16,000 ad doctors this year, and that die ? rorces were msking preparations ' 'A'Hr of io years' duration. . pRl$ONXRS FROM IT ALT. — British ?Tiers exchanged for Italians ar. at Alexandria from Smyrna end crr1ed a train for- Cairo."}
{"id":153272319,"text":"14 Dec 1923 - CITY COUNCIL ELECTION Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928), Friday 14 December 1923, page 4 CITY COUNCIL EECTI0N A FAIR AVERAGE POLL. JAP TAIN BARBER ESTABLISHES * RECORD. While there was a good deal of iiterest taken in the aldermanic elecrion yesterday, it was mostly on personal grounds. There was no particular issue before the electors, and is a consequence the polling was not nearly so heavy as in December last year, when the City Manager question dnmiTintpd all others. It w'as. noweverj a iair average poll, notwithstanding the wet weather prevailing m the afternoon. With five candi- 1 Jates all well-known it was not a matter for surprise that those working in the interests of the individual candidate should exert themselves in lis favor- Then there wpre the ends of the; candidates, who ; made every effort oh personal grounds, it was, of -course, essential that t&j® names of three candidate' should be rc-taine;! on the voting paper to make t valid. There was no chance for plumping, as that privilege was taken -away by an amendment of the Corporation Act To show^ the i'ltereiet taken at lnve-may in this election it is only^iiccessary to say that/the poll- - ; ' :ng at , the Tramway Offices, Invermay, was heavier yesterday than that of last year, which 'was an all bund record. The voting was good in the morning until the rain started, and then It eased considerably until late in the afternoon, when it was igain busy. The votes cast numbered 2094, and there were 6425 voters . on the roll eligible for the municipal foil, j and there were 95 addi'Jtonal names eligible for: the local option polls. The polling represented 32 percent., as against 48 per cent last year, and 33 per' cent, in 1921, and 24 per cent, at the extraordinary election in February last.The The polling booths were the Town Hall, where' the Mayor - Alderman George Shields) was returning officer, and the assistant returning officers were 'Alderman A. W. Monds, Percy Hart, A. Evans, the Acting Town/Clyk (Mr G. A- Howe), the City Treasurer (Mr F. C. ?Crawford), , -City Valuer (Mr-L. 3- Green)., , -= Messrs. F. G. Cox, Cr Staubi, and Miss Good. At the Tramway Offices, Invermay, Mr B. J- Edwards was presiding officer, and at Mrs Masters's Residence,' Wellington-street, South Launeeston, Mr J. H. Lewis. . The poll clerks were taken entirely from the Town Hall staff. The progress of the voting yesterday at the different hours was as follows: . '5.,: ,-yXj £ -'{ii ...' i ' - Jrl ? - «a V : g 3 t ~ ' '*-» - - ?- ? 4a -8 ? ? : 1 - a £ ^ - ? ? o o ? . ' .c ® H to , »_ t* 10 a.m.. 99 7. 1(5 . 122 11 a.m.. :. 257 10 34 301 12 noon .. 423 18 ? 57 \\ 498 1 p.m... .. 519 27 99 ' 645 2 p.m. .... 588 37 125 760 i p.m ? 728 60 159 937 4 p.ni... .. 954 €2 205 3221 . 5 p.m... ... 1216 76 335 1527 6 p.m... .. 1543 105 341 1989 Total ? ? ? ? ? .....2904 Captain ^Barber not only topped the poll, but established a, record by, Be- «*? curing 4897 votes, the .previous . re'rd being put up by Alderman Monds last year, when ' he polled^ 4074 votes. Alderman James, who was second on the poll, received doable the number of votes that he obtained three years ago. Alderman noVwirMfl -I - r« nrnr. ^Ivn B — J 1. «. J w.- mjr ucj wuv trura man, naa 3 majority of 162 votes over Mr J. J. Broomby, who scored 866 votes more than Mr D. D. Donovan.. ^ ' i suit of ihe poll as follows: BABBER^H. C. L. ? 4897 ' JAMES/ G. E. W-... v. . . ? 4279 fOSBORNE, R. s M ? 2684 BjtOOMBY, i. «T: ? 252? , DONOVAN, I). D.. .. .. 1656 Invalid, 73. ' The returning officer declared Messrs. Barber, James, and Osborne duly elected, and they addressed a large assemblage of citizens from, the ^\\Vti Hall steps, thanking them for 'heir election. Messrs. Broomby and * Donovan also tendered thanks to those who had assisted their candidates, and those who voted for them. hrce cheers for the King, the Mayor, * and Alderman Barber concluded the proceedings. . ,"}
{"id":153320554,"text":"17 Nov 1922 - AN AVERAGE POLL. Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928), Friday 17 November 1922, page 5 AN AVERAGE POLL. LONDON, Wednesday Night.— Poll-ing in the London areas for the House of Commons general election opened quietly in the murk of a November fog, which prevailed during [the greater part of the day. An av- i erage poll of 75 per cent, of the enrolled electors is expected for the 59 London seiis. A striking feature . is I ths.v women's vote. Many women at-- I tended the polling booths an. hour Ibe-'.j /fore the opening. Some absurdities ! are reported from the Yorkshine coij- 1 stiiuencies, where the names of Iboys J or fcweive ana even t-nree. years or age appeared on the roils. These were allowed to vote. All the West End hotels, were permitted to remain open !to provide for the wants' of the crowds thronging the city awaiting the_ results. For the same purpose the ? triiin, ? tram and tube services were ? extended into the small Ixoutb. ."}
{"id":153886465,"text":"23 Apr 1926 - YESTERDAY'S ELECTIONS Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928), Friday 23 April 1926, page 5 YESTERDAY'S ELECpMfS ? — ?— ? _' Ni LOCAL GOVERNMENT^ AVERAGE POLLS RECORDHJf The annual election of Councillor^ in the various municipalities of the State took place yesterday, and as ft rule passed off undistinguished by any. of the excitement, and rivalry thai some times characterises them. ' In several instances retiring: councillors were returned unopposed, and in th« majority of cases the numbers of votes recorded did not exceed the average tally. ? -. ? ;.. --.- . | In coniunction with tho slor-f4n» ««? Devonport polling also took placi for the Mersey Marine Board. . X' Following are the records', ?ot-: *hi polling in the various centres: .-?.?? LONfeFORD. :--' $ In the Longford Municipality ther-i was a contest in two of the tored wards. In the Longford ward Coua* cillor W. E. Brumby was opposed *y. Messrs. George Carins and H.;-J. Dumaresq, and in the Cregsj. ward the retiring Councillor (Mr. jChattea Titnius) was opposed by Mr. Lewis Burbury, , '.??;?. ror Longflord the -ybtlng was:' Caring 208; Dumaresq, 1S1;! Brumby, 136. , .?? . . ....... ,.;¥; ' , The Cressy ward contest resulted la Burbury obtaining 171 votes1 anfl Titnius 115 votes. . . . : --? ' In the Bishopsbourne -ward Conncillor T. E. Ling was unopposed; -Subsetmeutlv Hip vpfurnino- ^»B/-n^ (Councillor T. C. Archer) declared Messrs. Carins. Burbury, and Line elected. . ... .. .?_-? Messrs. Brumby and Dumaresq ret-irne-l thanks to the electors ' w$o had voted for them, Mr. Carins beine absent at the. time of the declaration, of the poll. ' ? ? DEVONPORT- :'?;? .; ~£ At Devonport there was a recorfl' poll, and the Ratepayers' Association, ?was successful in getting three tJanidl dates elected. Results: ' ? ? North Ward.— F. C. Wood, 309 votes; A. H. Heath, 168 votes; % formal, 8. . Central Ward.— G. W. Murray, lit votes; W. G. Ciirwen, 157 votes; informal, 5. - . v . ;: So'-!th Ward.— W. ? G.', Carey,. 171 votes: E. H. London, 162 votes; . informal, 12. .: -Torquay Ward. — B. G,'Smii&v:402. votes; G. M. Spllsbury, 42 : votes; Iwfornial, 4.. *.??:? .' -.-.'? Don Ward.— G. T. Cutts, yeturnfii unopposed, i ??''.'. , ... WESTBURY. ,;.':: Keen interest was evlnced-in . tiuielection for the Quamby Ward in' the ' Westbury Municipality, the poll being a record one. ? The result was:; Frit Fitzpatrick, 204; G. Scott, -184.' : ,-Mr. A: W. Bendall acted as returning officer. ? .;' :. ?.:.-??' :: LATROBfc; ^ -- ? . There being only one candidate tfjp, each Ward, the returning officer, -* Mir.' J. Chamberlain) declared the retiring; Councillors, viz., Counciilore~jK. '??- J& Douglas . -Harford wafdyi\\ jf^iV&teji; Cutts {Sassafras ward), and'pi^Wi Aldred (Sherwood ward); elected. *?':-There was only one resident pr&; sent when the declaration was' mada] ? /v ... SCOTTSDALE, -.??:?; , — '?? A good poll was recorded at iScbttBdaie, arid resulted, in the .two j»tirinp ? members Detog reflected, J\\ In th$ Town 'ward 119 males and 4% femalet voted. Details: ..„--? Town Ward.— J. B. McArthur, iii3 votes, 19 postal votes, total, 16Jf; J. A. Gofton. 150 votes, 2 postal Totes, -1 informal, total 152. Majority, jpi. Mr. JVIcArthur, 10 voteu. v ;.'??'? '?'? 'sL: . Jetsanville . Ward:-1— R. Goplestbn*. 124 votes; F. .'Hawkes, '88 votes. Majority ' for 'Sir. '? Coplestone, \\ rJS votes. -'??:.'*? ? ' . The returning' offlcer , .(Mr. H.' -O. Salier) declared Messrs. (J. B. McArthur elected for the Town wawL and Mr, ilobert ' Coplestone for , tie Jetsonvilie ward, and Councillor' D. Beattie ' returned unopposed . for ;. tba . Springfield ward. ' : ? V ?' ??.'?' 8EACONSFIELD . ? ?? ? As regard the Beaconsheld ilunicipality, the, only contest was in ':?'?&? Town warn. mere were two canaldates -Mr. W. Anderson and Mr. A. G. Footed ? ? ' ???'??'? Very little interest was taken m the election, and the poll ' was very light. Mr.- Anderson was unablw :t« take part in the election on account of ill-health. The polling '?was- 'tsls follows: '-. ' ??? . -. Beaconsfleld. — Mr. ? W. Anderson, 36 votes; Mr. A. G. Foote, r125 ryotea. Launceston. — Mr.. W. Aidersdni;' '? 4 votes;, Mr, A. G.. Foot, li vptea: -Beauty Point— Mr. W. .Anderson; 23 votes; Mr. Foote, 13 votes. Tptal:/||r. Anderson, 62 votes; Mr.' Foo)t.y'..i« votes. . ? ' ? 'r-i'.r=^^X''~ The members returned -for the qt&er wards unopposed1 were i Y&rk'waitJ: , Mr. C. B. Brady. Central ward: Mr. W. C. Gowans. Tamar ward: Mr.;!\\ Beauchamp. ' ??? ' ?- ? *? ? Mr. Crawford, the retiring1 member for the Town ward, and'Mr.Sydes, retiring member for the Tamar ward, did not seek re-election.' -J, i', ULVERSTONt - V' At Ulverstoue the retiring Councillor. Mr. G. Bingham, was opposed by Mr. H. A. Nichols, who was successful in gaining the seat. The voting was: Nichols, 185; Bingha4n;:sS9.v^ Mr A. Lakin was returningfipffi|er. soss. ' ? 'W~ ''. ,-There was a close contest in the East ward seat in the Ross' Municipality. The polling resulted:' V ' East Ward. — James P. L. Barwick, 48 votes; Henry I. Davis, 43 votes, iniormai, i-. Majority tor mrwieic, * vetes. ?'? ? '?. ?. ? ' West Ward. — Robert H. Bayles realected unopposed. ? South Ward.— Edward R. Dowling, re-elected unopposed. MERSEY MARINE BOARD. The election of candidates foe the Mersey Marine Board also took plac« yesterday. In the country centres the retiring members ? - received U . the majority of the votes,- whereas' in th« town the new cahdidates7wefe,.mostljr voted for. Details: ' ' -. A. G. Black, 126.8 votes; ,S. S. Field, 1271 votes; H\\' Hay8,'.rM29 votes; D. Loane, 1302 votes; W» Whitfield, 935 votes; F. :C.\\Vifo6d, itb»t votes. ?-?'.?? ,?'...,.? There was little interest taken' in this election at Latrobef. Messrs. G. L. Barton and H. Lade', were^tto' poll clerks. At midday only ' about 25 people had voted, and the poll wa» far below that of last 'year, wae» about 250 electors voted. emu bay; -;'. '7\\. In the Emu Bay municipality littlq interest was shown in the election, which resulted as follows: North Ward. — J. J. Morse (retiring), 210; A. Jago, 142. South Ward.— C. H. Randall, wfcunied unopposed. , ; s Hampshire Ward. — R. Moore, (retir» irip-. 120; R. W. ElliSj 92. , Stowport Ward.— H. Haywood (retiring), 1/3; IV, C. AtkinsoDj ^146. — _^"}
{"id":154575642,"text":"05 Nov 1915 - FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN. Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), Friday 5 November 1915, page 2 FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN. POLTJNO IN A^[E'RCTA. Np'.v York, Wednesday. Tho fina' rctnms in conneot:on with the wonipii's «niffrace poll in the State*-* of JlassnchuspHiv Xew _ York, and PemiRylvnnia,' incfcnTp Uttlo iplai'vc changes from Ihc initial figuvps. Tlie lnfirn ?mnifirit:-'? recorded a£rar'nfit the tstoiifiion of thp frnneVso -io women are attrihwtod largely to tlip foreign vot--. juifl t' th*» pupcta^-iilar method? adopted ',y ihp Snlfragp-litcs to obtain victory."}
{"id":155483065,"text":"05 Jun 1948 - \"BETWEEN TWO WORLDS\" Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954), Saturday 5 June 1948, page 4 'BETWEEN TWO WORLDS' Address by the Retiring President- General, Rev. J. W. Burton, M.A., D.D., given at the Opening Session of the General Conference held in Sydney, on Thursday, 20th May. (Continued from last issue.) THE CHURCH The Church is between two worlds. We are facing a serious decline in its influence and in attendance at worship. The Gallup Polls, the Mass Observation Statistics as published in Gollanz' 'Puzzled People,' and the Church returns are disquieting. Ecclesiastical officials sometimes minimize these facts and suggest that figures are misleading. There is, I know, outside the Churches, a great deal of diffused Christian ethic and much reflected light; but that might be termed 'Fly-wheel Christianity,' and it cannot maintain momentum when 'the power impulses are withdrawn. There are many who live on the unearned increment of the religion of others. We may as well face realistically the fact that there are many who do not want what the Church offers. Jesus found that there was a recoil from His high ideals of living; 'Ye will not come to Me,' He said, 'that ye might have life.' ^ There are men engrossed in sordid money-making, in the pursuit of selfish pleasures, and in the attainment of personal ambitions who do not want this Man to reign over them. Robert Browning's question is still a pertinent one: 'What think ye of Christ, friend, when all's said and done? Like you this Christianity or not? It may be . false, but would you have it true? Has it your vote to be so, if it can?' . Lenin is reported to have said, 'Religion is the opiate of the people.' Whatever truth there may have been in that dictum in corrupt priest-ridden old Russia, it is not true in our world today. Sport is the opiate of the masses. Read your daily papers, measure up the space given to religion and that given to sport, and you will get a shock. And the papers know what the people want. The report of the British Churches' Committee on Gambling is a startling document which deserves close study. In England alone 360,000 to 435,000 persons are regularly imployed in the principal' forms of gambling — Book-making, Horse and Dog Racing, Football Pools, etc. In addition about half that number find part-time employment — and this in 1947 when the labour shortage imperilled England's very existence! The turnover in four popular forms of gambling was £950,000,000 at a net cost to the investors of £102,000,000. The bill for all forms of sport, amusements and entertainment is about £1,500,000,000— one-fifth of the national spending. I have no figures for Australia, but one of our greatest moral and economic dangers is the gambling mania— the most pernicious of which is probably our State lotteries. Much of their popularity is due to specious propaganda. The fewwinners have great publicity, but nothing is said of the tens of thousands who lose. To the man who is enamoured of gambling, whether on the Stock Exchange or on the racecourse, the quiet sanity of Jesus is not likely to make much appeal. I am convinced that, contrary to much criticism, the reason why there is a drift from the Churches is not mainly the fault of the Churches them selves. It lies in the undue value we have given to money and to our greed for material possessions. We have an unhealthy respect for the money-maker who contributes comparatively little to the well-being of society. We have overestimated his ability and worth. Thales, one of the great seven Greek philosophers, made sport of men who set more store by money than by wisdom. They replied that it was a case of the fox and the grapes. In* answer to their challenge he put his mind to money-making and in one year amassed more? wealth than the most experienced trader raked together in his whole life. He then went back to the pursuit of wisdom. The great men of the world have not been money makers. 'What porridge had John Keats?' What profit had John Wesley? What value did David Livingstone, Florence Nightingale, Robert ^Scott, and Mahatma Gandhi place on money? ^ By their poverty they made many rich; whereas today men -by their wealth make many poor. There are two tendencies to which I should like to refer and which suggest that the Church is between two worlds — (a) the alienation of the 'working man'; (b) the withdrawal of the intellectuals. I know it is difficult to generalize without carefully-compiled statistics, but on the whole these two tendencies appear to be very difinite. John Smith is not with us, nor are the great scientists, the leaders of thought, and the creative artists. We are left largely with middle-class people living in comfortable suburban homes with comfortable suburban ideas. Let me make haste to say that some of these middle and lower.-middle class people are of the very salt of the earth — honest, upright and industrious — and I am grateful that I have had intimate friendship with so many of them; but that must not blind our eyes to the alienation of others. (a) First, let us take the question of the 'work-ing classes.' I want to be careful not to exaggerate nor to suggest that we have no working men in our Churches, but how few! Let us think of the churches from which we have come, how many of the working class are members or in official positions? How many are there in this General Conference — the most representative body of our Australian Church? Among our laity we have professional men, business managers, property-owners, farmers and merchants; but where is John Smith? And why isn't he here? Jesus loved the Common Man, and drew His disciples from that class. The rich and powerful would have, on the whole, nothing to do with Him, for He challenged their selfish way of living. Read again your New Testament and underline the passages where Jesus warns men against avarice, greed and the amassing of wealth — and there will be much-scored pages. This was not a matter of class distinction: it was a question of the quality of life. John Wesley, whom we revere but do not closely emulate, died a poor man, and drew most of his followers from the miners of Cornwall, the potters of Staffordshire, and the artisans and farm labourers of Yorkshire. The Todpuddle Martyrs were mainly Methodist lay preachers. (Continued on page 5) 'BETWEEN TWO WORLDS' (Continued from page 4.) If we have lost John Smith, how are we to win him back? We must learn, in the first place, to understand him— take time to talk with him. We must try to see his point of view, feel his sense of insecurity in a competitive economic system, ask ourselves how we would like to attempt to bring up a family in decency and to educate them on the basic wage. We must remind ourselves that the factory was made for man, and not man for the factory. We must get rid of our prejudices. Some of John Smith's actions, especially futile and unnecessary strikes, are incomprehensible, and he wastes his leisure and money in ways that some of us deplore; but we must make allowances and sympathize rather than condemn. He feels that he is only a cog in the economic machine and that his personality has little chance .of expression through his work. We must remember that we too have our faults, that we often lack concern for others and that we have our own kind of petty selfishness. -Prejudice is so easy and leads us to— 'Compound with sins we are inclined to By damning those we have no mind to.' We must hold before his eyes the Carpenter of Nazareth — that robust wholesome working Man whose muscles were hardened by toil and whose face was beaded with sweat. He still draws men to Himself. The truth is that, industry is between two worlds. 'Capitalism' as an economic system is .dying: it has failed to meet the demands of the modern age, and has created a Frankenstein monster that it cannot control. The new social and industrial world is still in the throes of birth, and none may yet say what manner of child will be born. It might be a good thing to set apart two or three of our most talented young men, give them an opportunity to study detachedly economic problems and relate them to the thought and policy of the Church. But above all we must preach a gospel that is really good news to the toiling man, and make him feel that the Church is sincerely his -friend. (b) Even more serious is the withdrawal from the Church of the intellectuals and the leaders of thought. We have some in our ranks, but so few that they are conspicuous. It is a sad fact that so many of our young men and women, who in their youth were loyal members of the Church , and who have passed through- the University, sometimes with outstanding distinction, have quietly but firmly turned away from the Church. There are some of these, .of course, lured by. money-making and by selfish interests, who have found the Church and its ethical code in their way;- but many of them — most of them, I believe — are really splendid types who have found another loyalty and, as they think, a larger. Some of them are filled with an earnest desire to help humanity, and put many of us professed Christians to shame by their effort and self-sacrifice. They say regretfully, but quite frankly, that for them and their aims the Church is irrelevant, and that she is imprisoned in her own narrow interests. Many give the reason that they cannot, after a scientific and philosophic training, accept the creeds of the Church. We are inclined, in our bitter moments, to accuse them of rationalization in order to avoid the discipline of ^ the Christian life; but let us be careful that this is not a rationalization of their supposed rationalization. I cannot hope, in this brief address, to attempt to deal with so complex a problem, but I would point out that the old world of authoritarianism, whether of an Infallible Church or an Infallible Book, is dead or dying, and men and women demand rational and scientific grounds for belief. How many of us can repeat, without qualification or self- reservation, - all the creeds of the Church. And why should we? Dean Inge quotes J. A. Froude as saying, 'If medicine had been regulated four hundred years ago by Act of Parliament, if there had been Thirty-nine Articles of Medicine, and every licensed practitioner had been compelled, under pains and penalties, to compound drugs by the prescriptions of Henry the Eighth's physicians, it is easy to conjecture in what state of health the people of this country would at present be found.' I know I shall not please the orthodox when I say that, if we are to retain the thinker in our ranks, it will not be by more emphasis upon doctrine, but by the granting of a wider freedom of thought and by a greater simplicity of faith. Men of spiritual and intellectual adventure do not want safe harbours where their anchored vessels may swing lazily with the tides: they want the wide ocean with its storms and hazards: they do not want cages, but wings to soar aloft into the unknown. The only authority in religion is the authority of the spirit. The spirit bloweth where it listeth, and none may tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth. The truth is, whether we like it or not, that, as Emerson said, 'Every man has a private road to God'; and in these days he intends to take it. We have only to talk quietly and con fidentially with many of our thoughtful laymen to realize how few accept the traditions of orthodoxy. There is a new world of -religious thought being born. That thought will not be contrary to ascertained knowledge and reason, though it may transcend them, as does art and poetry and music. I remember a very thoughtful friend, who had been long in the wilderness of doubt and intellectual difficulty, saying: 'If I were a preacher 1 would not bother about creed and dogma; I would simply bring men face to face with the noble character and sacrificial quality in Jesus, and leave them there.' If we can lead men to see Jesus in all His robust manliness, and spiritual charm and power; we need not worry concerning their theological reaction to Him. He is His own interpreter, and somehow the most sceptical disciples cannot withhold the exclamation, 'My Lord and my God!'. May I commend the 'words of one of the world's profoundest thinkers and greatest Christians — Albert Schweitzer: 'Christ comes to us as the Unknown, without a name, just as of old by the lakeside He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us in the same words, 'Follow thou Me', and sets us to those tasks which He has to fulfil for our time. He commands. And to those who obey Him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal Himself in the toils, the conflicts, the sufferings which they shall pass through in His fellowship. And as an ineffable mystery they shall learn in their own experience who He is.' THE CRUSADE FOR CHRIST And this brings me naturally and inevitably to our projected movement which the Committee on . Evangelism has called 'The Crusade for Christ.' There- can be no doubt of the urgent need for a higher quality of human life if the race is to escape disaster. We have, as a Christian Church, the real solution of the world's problems, whether they be international, economic or moral. Narrowed down, and shorn of its dialectics, it is really Christ or Chaos, either Christ's world or None. There can be no agreement among the nations except on a basis of goodwill, tolerance and largescale unselfishness, and this applies to all other human relationships. Evil can never be overcome by force; the ancient word, more applicable than ever, is that evil can be overcome only by good. This world situation comes as a challenge to the Christian Church — it comes as a challenge to each individual, for there is no Church apart from the individuals who compose it. It means, for us all, what the New Testament calls Repentance — a change of mind, as the Greek has it — and ' there will have to be a radical change of attitude and a revolutionary birth from above if the Church is to influence the course of' human affairs. It means faith in Christ and in His Way of Life, not faith in power politics, in the potency of money, or in the development of science tnd philosophy. And such changes must commence with ourselves. We are always willing, and sometimes enthusiastically so, to urge the need for the other man to change; but our primary and immediate concern is the change in ourselves. Before we can hope to bring men into vital fellowship with God and goodness, there must be a deepening of that fellowship within ourselves. We may well hesitate on the threshold of such a moral and spiritual revolution and ask, who is sufficient for these things? The truth we must emphasize is that our sufficiency is of God. I fear that we are inclined to look upon this Crusade for Better Life as something special and to think of it as a temporary expedient. It is not that: it is a recall to the original and permanent task of the Church and of the individual Christian. It is not extraordinary: it is our plain normal duty. Brethren, nothing that may come before this Conference can be so important as this: let us therefore give ourselves to earnest prayer and to rigorous self-examination, vowing that all which hinders Christ's truth and power manifesting themselves through us may be cleansed away, so that we may be effective witnesses furnishing incontravertible evidence of His power to change and transform human life."}
{"id":155484873,"text":"01 Oct 1949 - A COMMONWEALTH CRUSADE Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954), Saturday 1 October 1949, page 4 A COMMONWEALTH CRUSADE V. — The Campaign in Worship By H.CB. .. A Gallup Poll conducted some time ago in Victoria revealed a somewhat disconcerting fact. A large proportion of the people interviewed professed a belief in the existence of God, but only a very small minority stated that they regularly engaged in public worship. The attendants at the Sunday services in all the Churches were relatively few in number. Few people expressed any desire to join in the regular worship of the House of God. A situation of this kind must have great bearing upon the Crusade for Christ. Any considerable lack of the worshipping spirit in the life of the people is a definite indication that the spiritual life of the nation is at an extremely low level. This, indicates that the campaign is an opportune one. There is a very great need for a spiritual revival. It is also indicative of the fact that, if the Crusade is to be a success there must be a renewal of the act of public worship on a grand scale. But the Church has to recover much if it is to be successful in taking up 'the slack'. There is little doubt as to the position existing in the Church at the present time. Divine worship has become a lost art so far as most people are concerned. This is true not only of the world, but also of the Church herself. Various reasons have been advanced in an attempt to account for this state of affairs. It has ' been said that 'man does not worship God because he does not know Him'. This must be true in a great many cases. Another reason given is that 'man' does not worship God because he does not really understand the , meaning of worship'. What, then, do we mean when we speak of an act of worship? Who can offer a satisfying explanation? The first thing to be realised in attempting an explanation is that 'true worshp involves a recognition of the presence of God'. It is difficult, if not impossible, to worship an absentee God. The famous old world story of Elijah and the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel in the days of Ahab' the King is worthy of note in this respect. The priests of Baal were goaded by Elijah until they became quite desperate in their efforts to attract the attention of their god. Elijah suggested he might be asleep, or on a journey, or engaged in some other way. Spurred on by these suggestions they exhibited a spirit of utter abandon, of sheer fanaticism. They became quite worked up over the whole affair. But such a display could by no means be considered as an act of worship. It was the exact opposite. Worship has been defined as 'an act of reverence toward God who is ever present and always responsive to main's devotion.' There' are many services within the Church wherein man is said to worship God. In many cases there is, however, a lack of reality in such worship, because there is no real consciousness of the Divine presence. There is not even the spirit of expectation or anticipation. Somehow man has ceased to look for the Divine presence. How rare is the spirit of expectancy! Memory carries back to a time, over a quarter of a century ago, when jubilee services were being held in the Church at Hay. The Rev. W. Weston, the first Methodist minister to be resident in that town, was the preacher at the jubilee service. The service began when the preacher called the congregation to worship and announced these significant lines from one of the hymns: — 'Lo, God is here! Let us adore, And /own how dreadful is this place.' At once that little Bethel became the audience 1 chamber of a King. God was there. Everyone seemed conscious of His presence. The place became instinct with worship. Such experiences i are relatively rare in the life of the Church today. Yet there can be no true worship without ; them. s In the second place, worship is possible only | where there is a truly reverent spirit. The aver| age Free Church service does not lend itself to If the cultivation of a spirit of reverence. The very | atmosphere is so frequently against it. The | carrying on of audible conversation as the con| gregation assembles within the Church has be1 come too common a feature. There is a lack of | appreciation of the fitness of things. The younger I geheration is not all to blame in this respect, i Frequently they simply follow the example set | by so many of the older members of the | congregation. | Then it is apparent that , worship has lost much of its real significance owing to a misunderstandh ^ ? i ing of some of the terms used in connection with it. Once more — attention must be drawn to the fact that words lose their original meaning, and this has brought about a conception of ' the function or purpose of worship which is altogether wrong. An apt illustration of this may be found in connection with the use of the word 'dreadful' quoted above. When the word was used in the hymn mentioned it had a different meaning from the one attributed, to it now. Present usage suggests a sense of disaster coupled with the ideas of fear and terror. It is held to indicate something frightening.In In an endeavour to escape from this meaning the original significance of the word has become lost. The synonymous words should be rather 'awe-full', 'full of wonder', 'significant with amazement'. Worship becomes natural to a soul possessed with a sense of reverent wonder and surprise. There are those who place the blame for any lack of reverence or wonder upon the undoubted enlightenment attending the achievements of modern science. Science is blamed for having banished all sense of the miraculous. As a result there is very little left to wonder about now. A judgment of this kind is purely superficial. Reverence, wonder, awe, all these belong to the spiritual side of man's nature. Far from destroying man's spiritual capacity, the. advance in scientific knowledge has served rather to increase it. The world was a very simple affair in days gone by. But each new addition to man's understanding has increased his capacity for spiritual discernment. Science can rob man of reverence only as he has allowed . its teaching to affect his capacity for spiritual understanding. A recovery of spiritual appreciation will, serve to restore to men, almost automatically, the spirit of reverence and enlarge their capacity for worship. Another section of the community places the responsibility for a loss in the spirit of reverence upon certain philosophical ideas which have reduced man's sense of the greatness of God. Early views of God invested Him with a transcending glory. These have been associated with the ideas of holiness, righteousness and omnipotence. God was recognised in terms of the Holy, the Just and the Good. These were elevating thoughts and led to feelings of reverence and wonder and a sense of awe. The New Testament revelation of God in Christ was seen to lay special emphasis upon love. This served but to contradict his previous belief in the sterner qualities of the Divine. The idea of eternal punishment became involved. This was felt to be a contradiction of the attribute of love. In this way man came to think of God as One who was angry about sin, but weakly complaisant in regard to the sinner. God was reduced to, a somewhat inadequate paternal figure, full of the spirit of forgiveness even at the expense of justice and goodness. The other side of this picture holds a representation of man which exalts him and makes ' him but little lower than a god. This has 'served, to reduce the distance between man and God, to the detriment; of man's capacity for worship. Filled with a sense of his own importance, man has lost the capacity for reverence. Man is as good as his god, therefore he will cease . to worship him.The The remedy for all this does not mean a depreciation of man's worth. He should rebel still against all mock modesty and false 'humility. There is something intrinsically wrong about the spirit of self-depreciation. Man was made in the Divine image. He should not lose sight of his innate spiritual worth. His remembrance of his high calling in Christ Jesus should create a spirit of healthy self-respect, and enlarge his appreciation of Him in whom he lives and moves and has his being. The Crusade for Christ will prosper when man realises the infinite spiritual capacity with which God has endowned him. The revived Church must be a worshipping community. Man will then gain a new sense of his indebtedness to God, and to Him will be given all the glory and praise, dominion and power, world without end."}
{"id":155607723,"text":"25 Oct 1952 - CORRESPONDENCE Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954), Saturday 25 October 1952, page 10 CORRESPONDENCE Attendance at Public Worship Sir,— I have only just read your article on the Gallup Poll on church attendance, re-printed in a magazine from England. If we are to learn anything from this we must realize that the fault is in ourselves, not in those who stay away from Church. It is not merely chance that such a high proportion of Catholics attend Church regularly. They learn the importance of worship and meditation early in life, and their priests usually make every possible effort to assist in the provision of facilities for worship. Spiritual care is all too often lacking in our Church. During the war many Methodists were visited by their chaplains only on rare occasions, and we felt ourselves fortunate if could 'hitch hike' twenty or thirty miles to a Methodist service, sacrificing meals and sleep to do so. Even when we did find ourselves near a Methodist Church we were disappointed to find it only opened for a couple or so hours on Sundays, while the Catholic could always slip into Church for private prayer at some other time if he happened to be on duty during the regular services. Priests insisted on services for their men wherever they might be stationed, and no difficulty was too great to be overcome. God's service was put first. Our Church seems to be interested in ,the individual* only when he happens to live near at hand. The few Methodists in this country have decided not to wait for the Church, and are trying to form a society themselves, without any official assistance. I know it seems to be asking too much to have travelling ministers to look after such areas, but Catholic priests walked inland a thousand miles, before there were any means of communication, so that their Church might be established here. They suffered and died, but a Gallup Poll here would show that the results were worth the effort. The Methodist Church has been willing to leave much of Central Africa to others, and I do not suggest that they are not doing, fine work, but we must not be surprised if our members become slack. While there is plenty to criticize in the Catholic Church, we would do well to remember it has much to teach us. — Yours, etc., M; E. G. GOODMAN. Tabora, Tanganyika."}
{"id":155613904,"text":"07 Oct 1950 - NOTES AND COMMENTS Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954), Saturday 7 October 1950, page 3 NOTES AN ID COMMENTS DISCONCERTING FIGURES | A Gallup Poll taken recently and pub| lished on Sunday, 17th September, dealt | with Church attendance in Australia, and | brought to light certain facts which no one | can regard with complacency who has the | interests of the Kingdom of God at heart. | The figures given after the canvass was ! made show that of the Roman Catholic j population 62% go to Church every week. | Baptists come next with 53%. Methodists 1 1 ? 1 il 1 1 « . ? 1 1 -i n rrf mi p -l come tnira on xne list witn ±y 70. men roilow Presbyterians with 11%. Anglicans bring up the rear with only 6%. The proportion of nominal Roman Catholics who ; seldom or never attend church is 24%, of ; Baptists 32%, .of Methodists 54%, of Presbyterians 62%, and of Anglicans 66%. The accuracy of these figures may of course be challenged. No hint is given in the article from which we quote as to the locality or localities in which the Poll was taken, nor is there anything to show j whether the per centages given are an up; to-the-minute calculation. What is clear, \\ however, and what has to be sorrowfully ? admitted, is that amongst Protestants as . a I whole Church attendance is very far from i being satisfactory. Our own Methodist j Church has a high per centage of delinI quents. Fifty-four out of every hundred | nominal Methodists hardly ever enter a j church door, or never attend public worj ship at all, according to the figures supplied | to us. Allowing for aged and infirm people, j and for. others whose circumstances prac| tically cut them off from all church activity, j it is not at all a happy state of affairs. I It may be said, and with some show of I reason, that church attendance is not ail infallible index to Christian character, and | is not even a safe criterion by which anyj one's moral worth may be estimated. The | point may be conceded. No one is saved ? merely by going to Church, and no one is | lost merely because he is not occupying a j! pew whenever he might occupy it. God of j old reproached His people because so much | of their worship was simply so much | temple-treading and a perfunctory perform| ance of rites and ceremonies. 'To what | purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices | unto Me?' He said. 'I am full of the burnt| offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; I and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, ! or of lambs, or of he-goats. When ye come ; to appear before Me, who hath required I this at your hand, to tread My courts? I Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an I abomination unto Me; the new moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.' Public worship, or what sometimes passes for it, may be nothing more than a hollow mockery and a wickedwaste of time. But it may be something very different too, — something very beautiful and noble and stimulating. And whenever and wherever it is what it was meant to be — acceptable to God and a joy and inspiration to those who offer it— it meets a need which nothing else can ever meet. It is, in fact, indispensable to our highest life. Hence those who deliberately or negligently absent themselves from it in variably suffer a spiritual declension. They may not realize how great is their loss, but it is nevertheless very serious and disquieting. It has, as a rule, wide and varieci repercussions, all of them more or less detrimental to the life and work of the Church. Corporate worship may not be everything that is required of a true Christian; it may not even be the main thing. It is nevertheless important, and all whose hearts are in the right place have always valued it and must continue to value it. Those Methodists who habitually absent themselves from it are not assets but liabilities, and the fact that to all intents and purposes they have unchurched themselves is a clear indication that, whatever they may have been, they need converting or reconverting now. Every effort that can be made to reclaim them should be made with a wise and unremitting persistency. 'Let us,' wrote one long ago, — 'let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works; not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is.'"}
{"id":155620559,"text":"06 Apr 1946 - BEER PRODUCTION Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954), Saturday 6 April 1946, page 3 BEER PRODUCTION An Australian Gallup Poll claims that 70 per cent, of people favour unrestricted beer output when barley and hops are plentifully available. The result is not very surprising, restriction of truth and inability or unwillingness to think being what they are, but it is interesting to note that no new arguments against restrictions were brought to light. 'Restrictions lead to black marketing,' was a very common comment. This is only another way of saying that greedy moneyhungry people will take advantage of any situation, including the foolishness of beer-drinkers, to exploit their nefarious trade. 'Restrictions create more drunkards,' was another remark made by many voters. This is another piece of false reasoning — or rather failure to reason at all. It is true that much drunkenness has been seen following on the 'rush' drinking tha£ occurs during 'sessions.' This, however, is not due to restrictions of beer production, but to sheer greed — the practice of lining up a number of pots of beer and swilling them off in the shortest possible time. If a number of housewives lined up at the beginning of each rationing period, bought their entire quota of butter and then proceeded to eat it in the shortest possible time they would mostly get sick, and their husbands would have something to say about shortage of supplies later on. But something of this very sort happens, and has happened for a long time in connection with beer, yet it is regarded as normal, and the only method suggested to remedy it is the production of more and still more beer. With so many simple everyday necessities unobtainable, there are very few people who believe that a steep increase in beer production should take place. Consumption of butter, sugar, tea and meat was cut down considerably by restrictions imposed by the Government. But there must be no restriction on beer production, lest it result in more drunkenness! What a commentary on present day Government administration and public discipline. — The Australian .Temperance Advocate."}
{"id":15563234,"text":"12 Sep 1914 - RECORD POLL. Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 12 September 1914, page 14 RECORD POLL MELBOURNE. Friday. The Victorian vote at the Federal elections I i last Saturday appears to have been a record for this State. The average poll for the 17 districts was about 80 percent, of electors j i enrolled."}
{"id":155668481,"text":"10 Nov 1925 - FEDERAL ELECTIONS Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tuesday 10 November 1925, page 13 [?] THE CONCLUDING STAGE POLLING NEXT SATURDAY Candidates' Final Rallies MR. BRUCE IN SYDNEY THE FIGHT FOR BALLARAT All oihcia.l machinery for the taking ol n. record poll on Saturday next hat) now been carefully arranged. According fn tho IjlI est compiled figures, the number nl' people- enrolled throughout. Australia lor tho present, election is round Jihnut, .'UOO.OOO. Despi to tho law making fhn act of voting obligatory on all qualified citizens, allowance ban been mado for a percentage of defaulters. Although the machinery is in existence? to deal with a maximum poll, the chief electoral officer considers that the number of. peoplr actually lo record their voles will lie tl() per cent, of those enrolled, or about ',!I70,0IJ0. This number is very near the. enrolment at tho tirjj election— 2, -JS2.-t21--nKhough on that. occasion only 1,7'2.S,2IM electors, or .r» per cent, of those enrolled, troubled to record their votes. The law providing for tlio compulsory vole as passed iu the last Parliament. Kvcrybody, from the party leaders to the voluntary canvasser, is working nt: high pressure this week. The campaign has been exceptionally arduous for the Prime Minister (.Mi-. Bruce), who haw worked early aud late to bring home to the people the seriousness ol the issue upon which they are called 'upon to pronounce judgment, in tin: exercise of the highest responsibility of cili/.cnship. Mr. .unice lias auuresscO scores nl meetings ju five States, and for the. last. six or s.'ven weeks lived a. life of almost perpcltiiil motion. Alter coming through Woolongong and Goulburn to-day, he will join the Melbourne express at the. latter place) a low minutes before midnight lol, :yl- t, and on arrival here to-morrow will underta.ke a busy three 'days' campaign ing on his own behalf in Flinders. . On a fundamental issue of the right ofi the community to expel obnoxious indi-' vidunln, using their influence to parulise the country';: trade and to overthrow established institutions, Mr. Bruco »ecopied Jlr. Charlton's challenge lo go to the country. The deportation provisions were never aimed at the industrial leader, working along constitutional lines for tho improvement of unionist!!' conditions. It has been shown that deportation is an 'Id und well-established practice loprescnling a. self-protective function, which has frequently been exercised by other countries and by Australia itself during and tince the War, I'pon other fundamental issues there exists id deep cleavage between the policies of the Government parties and Labor. 11 is marked in defence, Imperial relationships, attitude to foreign atl'airn. The Govemment accepts all implications in* volved iu maintenance of- the Imperial bond; Mr. Churlton, while saving that no pnrty yields to his own in loyalty, hedges iu the event of Britain being drawn into a war, and seems to envisage a state of affairs in which Britain might be engaged wirli an enemy, while Australia remainsneutral. He impliedly expects the enemy to recognise and respect that neutrality — lo leave onr .ships alone, and our overseas ??omincreo unmolested. The Government rejects such doctrines, and proclaims that when Britain is nt war, the Empire, including Australia, is at war. The British limpinj, in its .view, ii an international unit, ami would bo broken up it! one or more parts were at war, while the other constituents attempted to assume a neutrality for which the enemy of the warring part or parts, would have no respect. .Mr. Mr. Charlton has been making promises that if Labor in returned lie would immediately get into touch with Jl, Spahlingcr, of Ciencva, with a view of obtaining supplies of serum for tile treatment of sufferers from tuberculosis. This i-; , no fit subject for party politics. If it, is intended to imply that the Bruce Government did nothing to obtain supplies of the Spnhlinger scrum, and that a humanitarian Labor Government would spend public money in doing so, Mr. Charlton is only trading on the hopes of an unfortunate class of sufferers. Tho Spalllinger method was investigated ' by Sir N. Howso, Minister of Health, who is a fully qualified medical man, and he concluded that the Commonwealth would not bo justified in spending money on this much (liscussed treatment. 1 1 lias been established, from clinical records of individuals treated by Spa.hlingcr, that some, have improved; koiiiu have not improved; some have gone steadily downhill— a characteristic of most remedies. Medical experts say that there is not a tittle of evidence in favor of Spahlinger'.H remedies, from tho clinical point of view. Spahlinger has persistently declined to 'put his cards on the table.' and has been lacking iu frankness with scientific critics. Contrary to tho general practice of medical and scientific workers claiming fo havo discovered important remedies, he has always refused to permit, bin methods to bo tested. . .Mr. Charltim cannot pit his judgment in such matters- against that ol' eminent medical specialists', who havo investigated fjpahlingor'H claims. In the absence of further evidence, the upending ol public money for such a purpose would be o)-on to serious challenge, and tho attcuiftt to buoy up tlio hopes of sufferers on such foundations iu very poor 'poli-tics.' K. N, Arrnlt, 233 Collins-alrcrt."}
{"id":155683750,"text":"17 Nov 1925 - A HEAVY POLL. Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tuesday 17 November 1925, page 9 A HEAVY POLL. Over 90 Per Cent, in Places. Jividence. of polling figures to date supports tho estimate of the chief electoral ofiicer for .the Commonwealth thai an average poll of 'JO per cent, of enrolments will'bp achieved., In certain divisions, including Kooyoug and Hcnty, the poll will exceed DO per cent. The whole number of electors who voted will, it is expected be shown to be a litllo short of 3,000,000.' ' .huuui jvj per cent, of votes in tho [louse of representatives election wore inionnal. Xho percentage will bo increased in tlie donate election, owing to the greater number, of candidates, the necessity to number all, and the still imperfect understanding ol the meaning of the numerals n.v an indefinite number of voters. The e net electoral officer for Victoria expects that the percentage of informal votes for the Senate will turn out to bo about 7 or b per cent, of those cast. Kxcepl for isolated shortage,; of ballot papers, arrangements for taking and announcing the poll worked with smoothness and despatch. The staffs of the electoral and the telecranh services VniL-pfl ni™i. lently together to produce the' results, which were announced as soon as available at the lClizabeth-strect G.L'.O. The results were creditable to the staffs., worknig under direction 01 the chief electoral ofiicer for tho Commonwealth (Mr. Farrar), and the chief electoral oiliccr for Victoria (Mr. Irwin)."}
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{"id":156212434,"text":"02 Sep 1943 - Gallup Poll Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Thursday 2 September 1943, page 10 Gallup Poll :l Christian Social Movement Following is the result of the Gallup poll which was conducted by the Kandos Christian Social Move-, ment, and held a week before the elections'. — 1. Do you favor a change of Government? — Yes 28 per cent, No. 72 per cent. 2. Do you think that Australia can successfully continue to apply the White Australia policy? — Yes 67 per cent.. No. 26 per cent., ? 7 per cent. 3. Do you believe in God? — Yes 85 per cent., No 13 per cent., ? 2 per cent. 4. Do you believe that the medical services should be nationalised? — Yes 83 per cent., No. io per cent., ? 7 per cent. 5. Are you in favor of compulsory unionism? — Yes 70 per cent., No. 26 per cent., ? 4 per cent. Directors of the Kandos Cement j Company, including Mr. Kneeshaw, were visitors on Tuesday. After lunch at the Kandos Hotel the ? party left for Sydney."}
{"id":156284803,"text":"22 Apr 1943 - Gallup Poll Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Thursday 22 April 1943, page 10 Gallup Poll Several Important Questions The Kandos Christian Social Movement is endeavoring to ascertain the opinion of the Kandos community en the following topics, so it held a Gallup Poll by secret ballot, and ths results were analysed at a public meeting of the movement en Sunday, April 13. The questions and poll results are as follow: — : 1 — Do you think that the time has arrived when the District Hospital should be transferred to Kandos? ? Yes No Undecided 57 p.c. 40 p.c. 3 p.c. 2 — Ca) Do you think that a frank educational campaign would help to eradicate V.D.? Yes No Undecided 88 p.c. 10 p.c. 2 p.c. (b) Are you in favor of compulsory medical examination of the community for V.D.? Yes No Undecided 87 p.c. 11 p.c. 2 p.c. 3 — Do you think that State Parliament should be abolished Yes No Undecided 83 p.c. 13 p.c. 4 p.c 4 — Do you think that Socialism should be the basis of the New Order? Yes No Undecided 76 p.c. 17 p.c. 7 p.c."}
{"id":156590575,"text":"21 Oct 1944 - FIVE STATES CAN ELECT ROOSEVELT Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Saturday 21 October 1944, page 2 FIVE STATES CAN ELECT ROOSEVELT Our Special Represenlative NEW YORK, Friday. — A victory ior President Roosevelt in the five east coast industrial States will ensure him re-election, a Gallup poll forecasts. The Gallup analysis suggests that the sentiment in these States is so ?venly divided that the division mav fce reached by a bare majority. Dr. Gallup estimates that 45,000,000 civilians and up to 3,000,000 servicemen will vote at the Presidential election, bringing the poll slightly below the 1940 total of 50.000,000. Such a large roll-up normally fav®rs the Democrats. A break-down of age groups shows that 59 per cent, of the under 30 and 51 per cent, of the 39-40 support the President, but 51 per cent, of the over 50 favor Dewey. As millions of the younger voters are now in the army Gallup contiders the Republicans have the advantage."}
{"id":156598399,"text":"31 Oct 1944 - THEY WANT GERMANY DESTROYED Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Tuesday 31 October 1944, page 1 THEY WANT GERMANY DESTROYED ;; ? ;; !; Australian Associated Press. -; \\ MONTREAL. Monday.— In a Canadian Gallup poll, 42 per cent, i \\- favor destruction of Germany as a nation, 23 per cent, say put her ,i -J in a straitjackct, and seven per cent, believe it is sufficient to ehm- -!; inate Nazism. . -S Nine per cent, favor re-education of Germany, and lo per cent. ,; -| express no opinion. |;"}
{"id":156726875,"text":"18 Sep 1945 - St Britons Think That Hirohito Should Be Removed Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Tuesday 18 September 1945, page 2 st Britons Think That Hirohito Should \\ Be Removed ' Onr Special Service * LONDON, Monday : Sixty-seven per cent, of the British people J believe that Hirohito should be removed from the Japanese throne, I according to a gallup poll, says the News-Chronicle. 9 TWENTY-TWO per cent, believed that Hirohito should remain on! the throne and the rest had no opinion. In an editorial the newspaper says that the view reflected by the poll is probably shared by most Australians, but that most Americans have a wider opinion which can be summed up in the view that there should not be a soft peace for Japan. It adds: 'As complete Japanese impotence approaches there are welcoming signs that the victors' attitude is hardening. Nevertheless', there are indications that the Japanese leaders regret nothing but their defeat. Occupation 'Surprise0 'It is difficult to Deueve that the Japanese Premier will be long sustained in office who advocated a policy of forgive and forget between Japan and America. The Japanese have a lot to learn. 'We are surprised at General Eichelberger's opinion that it probably will be unnecessary to occupy Japan for more than a year. It is early yet to form a final view, but there is a general desire among Allied peoples that every vestige of power should be removed from' all who directly or Indirectly conducted the Japanese pre-war and war policy. 'There is also a desire that there shall be no come-back but that Japan should be set on the road to economic and social change. Can this be done in 12 months?'"}
{"id":157108965,"text":"08 Sep 1941 - \"STOP JAPAN\" Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Monday 8 September 1941, page 1 'STOP JAPAN' ? *'777' ? Opinion ofMajority of i Americans WASHINGTON, Monday. I overwhelming majority of Aihericahs think that Japan should be stopped now. According to a Gallup poll of public opinion to a question, 'Do you think the U.S.A. should now take steps to keep Japan from becoming more powerful, even if it meant the risk of war?' seventy per cent, replied 'Yes.' Eighteen per cent, said 'No,' and 12 per 'cent, were undecided."}
{"id":157707792,"text":"06 Jul 1946 - Poll On Beer Cut Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Saturday 6 July 1946, page 7 Poll On Beer Cut Our ' Special Service I LONDON Friday: Asked in a British Gallup poll whether they thought the Government's popularity had suffered by a recent cut in beer to economise in cereals, 40 per cent, said 'No,' 33 per cent, said 'Yes,' - and 27 per cent, had no opinion."}
{"id":157871057,"text":"20 Oct 1950 - U.S. Opinions On Stalin-Truman Talk Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Friday 20 October 1950, page 4 uvwwvwvwvvwwwwwvuv ; U.S. Opinions On Stalin-Hruman Talk ? NEW YORK, Thursday I (OJ5JR.) : In a U.S. Gallup ; Poll 52 per cent, favored a ? meeting between Mr. Tru', man and M. Stalin, 35 per ' cent. ODDosed it. six Der cent. were lukewarm and seven J per cent, had no opinion. j ; Sixty-one per cent, did not -- think such .a meeting would ! \\ be successful. ]"}
{"id":157881676,"text":"02 Dec 1950 - Many In U.S.A. Favor Bomb Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Saturday 2 December 1950, page 1 Many In U.S.A. ! Favor Bomb ? NEW YORK, Fri. (O.S.R.) 5 —A Gallup poll reveals that j! \\ 45 per cent, of Americans I; -; think America should use ; ! the atom bomb in the event of war with China, seven per cent, only as a last resort. !; I Thirty-eight per cent, are | I' opposed and 10 per cent, j, i ;! have no opinion. ? : ?; Twenty-five per cent, i' think there is a good chance ;- of their cities being atom- ?; \\ bombed, twenty-eight per cent, a fair chance, thirty- S - nine per cent, a poor chance. j"}
{"id":157883982,"text":"11 Jan 1951 - Truman's Popularity Lower, Says Poll Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Thursday 11 January 1951, page 8 Truman's Popularity Lower, Says Poll NEW YORK, Wed. (O.S.R.). —President Truman's popularity is at its lowest for years, according to a Gallup Poll. His popularity has ranged as high as 57 per cent, to as low as 32 per cent, during his five years as President."}
{"id":157889125,"text":"27 Jan 1951 - No title Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1951, page 4 Arms for Chiang.— New York, Fri. (O.S.R.). — A Gallup poll revealed today that 54 per cent, of Americans favor sending War materials to Chinese Nationalist leader, General Chiang KaiBhek. ?"}
{"id":157890324,"text":"18 Jan 1951 - POLL FAVORS EISENHOWER Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Thursday 18 January 1951, page 8 POLL FAVORS EISENHOWER NEW YORK. Wed. (O.S.R.). —A Gallup Poll trying to find out who will be the next President of the United States got this result: Forty-nine per cent favored General 'Ike' Eisenhower. Twenty-eight per cent favored Harry S. Truman. Twenty-three per cent were undecided. But 44 per cent of those questioned said they would rather have Senator Robert Taft, Republican leader, than Mr. Truman."}
{"id":158232404,"text":"28 Dec 1948 - WORLD'S TEN MOST POPULAR WOMEN Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Tuesday 28 December 1948, page 1 WORLD'S TEN MOST POPULAR WOMEN NEW YORK, Tues. (O.S.R:): According to a Gallup poll, the most popular ten women far Americans are (in this order): Eleanor Roosevelt. Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Sister Kenny. Clare Booth Luce, Mrs. Truman; Kate Smith, Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth. U.S. Senator Margaret C. Smith and Queen Wilhelmina."}
{"id":158252773,"text":"22 Feb 1947 - Favor Bevin To Succeed Attlee Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Saturday 22 February 1947, page 2 Favor Bevin To Succeed Attlee Oar Special Bepresentative LONDON. Friday: Asked in a British Gallup Poll whom they would favor as Prime Minister if anything happened to Mr. Attlee, 27 per cent, of those iiiterviewed named Mr. Bevin, 15 oer cent. Mr. Eden. 10 per cent: Mr. Churchill, and 7 per cent. Mr. Herbert Morrison."}
{"id":158260638,"text":"06 Aug 1948 - FILM'S STORY IS MORE IMPORTANT Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Friday 6 August 1948, page 2 FILMS STORY IS MORE IMPORTANT LONDON (O.S.R.). — The story and the actors decide most people to go and see a film, a Gallup Poll discloses. Here are the deciding factors in order of importance: Story, 37 per cent.; actors, 30 per cent.; reviewers' opinions, 19 per cent.; title, 16 per cent.; recommendations of friends, 2 per cent.; because it's British, 1 per cent."}
{"id":158291834,"text":"04 Jun 1949 - Punish All Jay Walkers Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Saturday 4 June 1949, page 2 Jay Walkers LONDON. Sat. (O.S.R.).— A big majority would punish the jay walker, according to a Gallup Poll, which asked, 'Should there be a law for punishing: careless nedestrians?' Sixty-six per cent, answered in the affirmative, 24 per cent, in the negative, and 10 per cent, had no opinion. Asked whether they thought the laws controlling motor drivers were sufficiently strict, 49 per cent, answered affirmatively, 33 per cent, negatively, and 18 per cent, had no opinion. -Seventy-four per cent, of car drivers said the laws were sufficiently strict, 20 per cent, replied that they were not. Thirteen per cent, more of car drivers than the remainder of the public favored punishment of careless pedestrians."}
{"id":158771416,"text":"04 May 1950 - TRUMAN'S ADMINISTRATION LOSING POPULARITY Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Thursday 4 May 1950, page 5 TRUMAN'S ADMINISTRATION LOSING POPULARITY WASHINGTON, Wed. (O.S.R.).— When President Truman leaves Washington next week to tour the country he wiU have plenty to explain to the voters. ???::- Gallup polls show his administration is steadily sinking in popularity and a large majority favors General Eisenhower for President. . Mr. Truman's main job will be to restore confidence in the State Department, which has been badly shaken by continuous attacks by Senator McCarthy and.- others."}
{"id":158802783,"text":"31 Mar 1950 - In Brief Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Friday 31 March 1950, page 8 [?] Americans Believe In Another War Bigger Allowance For Godfather Latest American Gallup Poll reveals 41 per cent, expect the country to be involved in war within five years, 42 per cent, don't. The remaining 17 per cent, had no opinion. The offer of President Heuss to become godfather to every seventh child born in West Germany has add.ed heavily to his commitments. The Treasury has agreed to increase his personal allowance. LUCKY DRAW: Returning from a training row. Malcolm Stirling Hosier, 17, Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane, student, was told that he had won a 72.000 acre sheep station. There were 74 applicants for the property in a land ballot. The station is at Cathedral, 50 miles from Winton, Central Queensland, and the annual rental of the property is £358. After he passes his senior examination at the end of the year, Hosier will work as a jackeroo under a capable manager to learn the ropes before running the station himself. TRAVEL. — American highway patrol cars in the American zone of Germany last year covered 3,500,000 miles, equal to 100 times around the world. SIAMESE. — A hen at Lympstone (Devon) — a cross between fected. a black leghorn and a Rhode Island red — has taken to laying Siamese eggs. One egg contains only yolk, the other only white. Health of the hen doesn't seem to have been af CRICKET.— The Rev. Hugh Blackburn, of New Milton. Hampshire (Eng.), is asking people to get married on Saturday morning during the summer instead of the afternoon Reason is thai Blackburn is a keen cricketer and wants to turn out for the local club of which he is president. SUICIDE: American-issue revolvers, released to the Japanese police force, are being used for purposes other than those intended. Six Japanese policemen committed suicide witb them in a month. MARRIAGE: The age of consent to marriage should be raised from 16 to 18, says Rev. J. L. Garrington, vicar of All Saints, Hampton (Eng.). He claims youngsters should be given time to appreciate the solemn contract they are making. 'It is absurd that anyone can leave the schoolroom and go straight to the altar,' said Garrington. FREEDOM: African Negoes might be happier if there were no Europeans among them and they 'were allowed to eat each other in peace,' colored French novelist Rene Maran told a Press conference in Copenhagen. Rene, who was born in Martinique and educated in Marseilles, is lecturing on French colonial policy. CRAZY.— Craziest village in Europe is Luneburg, in the British zone of Germany. Houses lean arunKealy in all directions, walls are cracked and floors slope at steep angles. The village Is built on vast u n d e rground salt deposits, which are being slowly eaten away by water and the village is sinking two inches a year. The inhabitants won't move and housewives are accustomed to pictures falling from the walls and crockery smashing, while, they say, tilted kitchen stoves make cooking an adventure. SAUCERS: Scores of flying saucers were yesterday reported by coastguards to be fly ing off the north Portugal coast 'in line and in other formations.' Thecoast coast guards said they were flying 'faster than tracer bullets.' A number of p e r so n s in Oporto Douro also claim to have seen the saucers."}
{"id":159012767,"text":"09 Nov 1951 - \"IKE\" FAVORED FOR PRESIDENT Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Friday 9 November 1951, page 6 'IKE' FAVORED FOR PRESIDENT NEW YORK, Thursday (O.S.R.). — The latest American Gallup poll finds that 28 per cent, of the people favor General Eisenhower for President ana id per cent. Mr. Truman. Others in the running are: General Mac Arthur (13 per cent.), Senator Taft (12 per cent.) and Mr. Harold Stassen (4 per cent.)."}
{"id":160407937,"text":"31 Oct 1952 - Poll Shows Trend To Stevenson Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Friday 31 October 1952, page 2 Stevenson NEW YORK, Thursday (O.S.R. and A.A.P.) — A semi-final Gallup poll on the Presidential election on Tuesday indicates that the trend toward the Democratic candidate, Adlai Stevenson, continues. _ ... Allocating undeciaea votes in favor of the Democrats, Eisenhower commands 52 per cent, and Stevenson 48 per cent, oi total votes. But these figures are subject to an error of 3 to 4 per cent. The poll shows Republican hopes rest largely on Eisenhower's personal popularity and that, as a party, they have lost their lead. According to the same formula, 51 per cent, favor Democrats and 49 per pent. Republicans. Previous estimates of opinion in key States like Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and California must be revised downward against Eisenhower and upward in favor of Stevenson. Thirteen per cent, of voters still say they are undecided. This means 7million voters will decide the election. Sound Effects A New York radio company which has hired a huge electronic 'brain' to keep track of voting on election night, reported that the 'brain' works so quietly that they have had to hire two sound effects men to make appropriate clicking noises. Joan De Moore, president ? of Young Republicans Club at Hillsdale, and William Esterling, the young Democrats' leader in neighboring Jonesville, who met in an election' debate last month, have announced their engagement."}
{"id":160454563,"text":"12 Sep 1941 - \"Gallup Poll.\" Gloucester Advocate (NSW : 1905 - 1954), Friday 12 September 1941, page 2 'Gallup For WHAT ARE GLOUCESTER'S VIEWS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS Most people have heard of the 'Gallup Polls' in America in which a cross section of public opinion is obtained on current questions. Dr. Gallup, head of the American Institute of Public Opinion, claims mira culous results in the accuracy in which the people judged the margin by which Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the last Presidential election. Frequent Polls on Americans' attitude have been taken showing the rising tide of public opinion in favour of Britain and her Allies. An Australian Public Opinions Poll has now been inaugurated, and Gloucester Electoral Subdivision will be asked from time to time for its opinion on public affairs. So don't be surprised if you are asked by Mr. P. Le Quesne (who has been appointed official interviewer, with Mr. Hec. Gray as assistant), what you think of current questions of the hour, j Mr. Le Quesne hopes, probably next week, to interview four men or wo- ' men from the country and six from the town. You may be asked 'Are you satisfied with Australia's War Effort?' 'Should the Prime Minis- 1 ter choose his own Cabinet?' or j 'Should Workers Strike in War. Time?' or such like questions. Your opinions are treated as confidential. } No names are asked for. The N.R.M..A. has made an appeal ; to the Commonwealth Liquid Fuel ! Control Board, advocating the exten- j sion of currency of ration tickets is- ? sued on and after October next, to j the 31st March, 1942. If this arrangement is accepted motorists can save ' tickets from .their small monthly I ration to enable them to visit holiday resorts, many of which are now suffering hardship because of dras- ! fically reduced motor travel. Reports | from South Coast tourist resorts indicate that unless it is possible j for motorists to reach this area dur- 1 ing the coming summer season, ' many businesses catering for tourist! traffic, will be faced with ruin. It | is understood from the official reply , that the association's request is to ' be considered by the Controller of ! Liquid Fuel. j"}
{"id":160483692,"text":"21 Nov 1951 - NOTES FROM THE CITY Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954), Wednesday 21 November 1951, page 7 NOTES FROM THE CITY (Written for 'The Scone Advocate' bv 'H.A.McC.') You will have observed that, not only in Gallup polls, but in letters to the daily Press from every section of the coj^j' munity, the lunacy of the 40hour week — as wicked as an election 1-n.mn as ever came from the brain of an inept timeserving politician — is now ge ting its full quota of blame for the ruination it is bringing m s train. In fact, it is easily the spur inflation has had, JecJ' it lessened production in Oie ve y years production was needed m ^ Tf the lazv and inefficient ^eu industrial circles which have converted the 40-hour into a 30-houx *Cek ^fthfluSfcy against the away with the lunacy 5 . highly mechanised, the busy industrial activities of the 48-hour U.S.A. — well, someone has a second think coming. .* * * The writing came on the wall last week, when Menzies stressed the gravity of the situation so far as overseas trade balances were concerned, and the effect that this trend would have on our national economy. This fact stands stark and clear — our prosperity is based on wool and wheat, and without the millions they bring into the country, well, we are sunk, torpedged, and done for, and all the 'phoney prosperity. Of the welfare State and the 40-hour week will then become a thing of the past. * * * You've heard of the Angry Penguins, of course. Well, there are some very angry ones in high and low A.L.P. circles today — and they loudly squawked — in private conversations in the street — at the week-end, over Menzies' nomination of Little Willie for the Knighthood, and Willie's acceptance of the honourrafter he had for years , ridiculed titles of any sort. 'This,' said one character, 'is the pay-off for McKell's granting of Bob's request for the double dissolution.' Possibly, and it looks like it. But these wild boys must not be allowed to forget this — that for six months they had taunted Menzies with, 'Go to the country — you're not game!' And they said this in the House, on the platform, and in the Press. Menzies bided his time, sprang the trap, and left the angry penguins befogged, befuddled and befooled ever since. But there is one chap going round with axwide grin and 'I told you so' — Roberton, M.P. for Riverina, who long before McKell moved into the G.G.-ship wrote the McKell saga and declared that if ever Willie got the chance he would grab a title. That longdistance shot was a winner! ?1* -4? sfc The day may not be far distant when the pesky fruit fly will have lost its terrors for the fruit grower, commercial or backyarder. The work has been going on for quite a while now, and this departent had a peek a few days ago at a friend who was engaged in the final stages of experimentation — very effective stages, too. Details? It's a case of wait and see. * * * In some recent Notes this column carried the story of how Alectown, near Peak Hill, declined after the licensed wives of the pioneer miners there burnt down every pub in the place because all the gold their husbands won was spent in the bars. Alectown never recovered from that blow. Now Ballon, in Central Queensland, is crying aloud for a pub to replace the one destroyed by fire some time ago, because the piace is going back as a resuit, so they claim."}
{"id":160505583,"text":"16 Jun 1941 - GALLUP POLL National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Monday 16 June 1941, page 3 GALLUP POLL MAJORITY K0H CONVOYS Faith In President Hooseveit's Policy NKW YOKK Suniiaj . I.evdlls Itl ;i I'fi'CMl f ? ;t 1 1 II |l |M»II. liken alter PitsmIi-iu l;oi.se\\e|r.s ' e- ? e ! 1 1 lircsidr lalk. Ii.i\\c Imtii, a lllliillneed. i ' ):i' i|ii'. inn 'i. i. ? A: e y-u iii! :-: t_: : . i : ? . : SM'e,. Navy Vuni: : '' v»-::vov '.aknix Mar- ma~ :.i : -v Br;: un-' I-'' '? - 1 i '? * - |» r t-e.-i'. ij: ih-- replie.v ' - 1 :}« -c r cent . . 'No,' and ..e'.ejj ,;er cent . 'Undecidcd . : . Another (|iie.stson.s a^ked. whether. : . ficMdenl liou-.evch had gone too 'far :n ! i ' ? ! ; j i ; : Brilain. :r no; !ar encugh. 'i'yr!?'- replied. Abou?''! cimu ' Cioii*' ?'!-} tar.' 1 v-nt . ' N - ' : t:; MlOllnjf,'"}
{"id":160506508,"text":"10 Jul 1941 - CONVOYS FAVORED National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Thursday 10 July 1941, page 1 CONVOYS FAVORED American Public Opinion Poll WASHINGTON. Wednesday. There has been little cnange in United States' opinion on th« question of convoying British mar supplies since the last Gallup poll. According to latest figures, 56 per cent. cent, are in favor of convoys, 37 against and nine undecided."}
{"id":160516676,"text":"14 Jul 1941 - ON SIDE OF SOVIET National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Monday 14 July 1941, page 2 SIDE iOFfS(WIET iOi i» ? .i — Three-quarters of Amcuqcans Littile^pport F-?x Hunland ttUSniVT.TnV SnnilH The latest Gallup poll shows that -72; jjer cent of Americans , want Rwsia to win. Only fo(ir 7 Want -2mnany. U- win- , '? Twenty-jMfht per een4 are updecided. , Typical reasons given -'or wanting Rtissla to Iwin included 'Russia . is net imperialistic. Germany is.' 'If Rursia vwtag, she would not invade, the .UnlfeO;, States.' Genrrany prdb-' aoly would;' ' '"}
{"id":160521530,"text":"02 Jun 1941 - U.S.A. AND WAR National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Monday 2 June 1941, page 3 U.S.A. AND WAR ANOTHER GALLUP POLL Mexico Supports Roosevelt LONDON. Sunday. The latest Gallup prill in America indicates that 62 per cent, (if the people favor entering the w~.ir I rattier -than see Britain surrender. 1 This was tlie percentage which answered 'Yes' to the question: 'Would you .rather have U.S A. declare war han for Britain to surrender ' ! Of the- remaining pcr:cnlage, 26 per; cent, said they would prefer Britain ; to surrender than see U.S A. in the, war, and 12 per cent, could not make up their minds. An nrticlc in the isolationist 'Satur-day Evening Post' also indicates 'the trend in American thought. The article refers to the decline of isolr.t onisni and the growing support for President Roosevelt. The President of Mexico, in supporting the policy of President Roosevelt. said that the destiny ol one American nation could not be isolat ed from the destiny, of.'- another.-' He went on to sav that: the defences of J Mexico, were being strcngthcnd. and j everything possible being done to safc-| guard tlie nation from tile possibility, of aggression , j Isolation Paper Repents j NEW YORK. .Sunday. I 'Ilv- Dcirmi 'Free Pre-e.' m a from page : laiomcnt. advocates ihe end i t isolaiior. and full .supiwri for j Pre idem Roesevelf ''File-.. dic. is .'-a We are ill thts^war a,: though' r.'-msress made a formal dcclnrat.on ! ' : ('t--iilit cs. There is 'no' turning: back. There is no such thing a'sj half a war.' Hie 'Free Prc-.s' says. |"}
{"id":160525096,"text":"15 Sep 1941 - SEAMEN STRIKE ROOSEVELT'S SUCCESSOR National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Monday 15 September 1941, page 2 ' ' ' 1 . . JUIMJ ' ? pMENSIJp — - — .o: I DEMANDFORINCREA- j SED WAR BONUS I Result of Roosevelt's j War Policy 1 NEW YORK. Sunday. I It is feared that- over 20,000 srdfarers may walk off sliips on the Atlantic coast unless an Increased war bonus is granted This follows the action of 300 ieamen, members of. the American Fed eration of Labor Seafarers' international Union walking eff ships at New York. ! Thc union is asking for an Increaso of the- present war bonus of 60 dollars a month. (It is believed that they want 250 dollars -per man on ships bound for Axis or Allied porst. ROOSEVELTS SUCCESSOR Galfcq- Poll 'Favors AntiIsolationists NBW YORX, Sunday. A Gallup survey placed the namts' Qf 90 prominent Americans «11 with political views, - . before ? votepg ihrougbout the nation, ask star Q»*k to name the choice of t ,? proqwetiTC successor to Presl?dent liooseven. Thfr'poll - resulted ln the first live scttve supporters 'of Mr. ?ttioKMltt foreign policy. They* *#?: » Mr.v-WnuMl Willkle, leader of the Reptltltaitar Party. , , ! :Mk7 Oortett RUll, Stecretary of State in, the Kooserelt Adntnlstratkm., P®**7, New ' Yoric PWtrlrt AMornsy. and, prominent BebiMMaa. #ho **s «t one thfe a pouible candidate ?cainst Mr. Roosewlt at the last skotion, but was eumpaiM in the pahydallot fcfselMr^ Hewy WWlhre, vtoa«resldent ?f 0.%, and for many years a Mier. , Mr,-. 'VMiiDo lm a«ardia, Mayor"}
{"id":160666365,"text":"06 Jul 1944 - ANXIOUS TO OWN CAR National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Thursday 6 July 1944, page 2 ANXIOUS TO OWN CAR ? :o; — Home Given First Priority A Gallup Poll recently taken, covtring a cross-section interview with Australian citizens, indicated how dteply ingrained is the desire for ownership of a motor car and tliu benefits It bestows on family life. They were asked what would bo their firs; oig post-war purchase. Of those who expressed a desire. 30 per tent, wanted a home. 23-1 ;ircl pe;cent, clothing. 11-2 3rd per cent, furniture, 10 per cent, a car. 0-2 3rd per ci'nt. a lofriijci ator. 1-2 3rd ] er cent, motor tyres and other answers 5 petcent. Strange to say. not one of the people interviewed in thr- extensive Commonwealth survey mentioned a new radio. Considering that -.here nip still 516.000 cars on the Nation's registration books, and hi the region of 129,000 cars delicensed mainly oviivs io war conditins. tlie liiph ranking of tile desire :or a car in the loregoing percen'.ntjes is significant. Tlie post-wur 'dream .car.' accord1 ing to sonic of the ivorld's le-idin'4 I automotive authorities, is only a are concerned. Tile talk ar.d illusirations that have appeared in journals o; post-war streamlined bodies, built of aluminium, maiinesiimi and plastics have i:evn met recently by tome verv positive objections on tlie part of key personages in the British and American aiiiomobile industries. One authority states that they are (ill objective and that some day we shall linve them, but ihe first task oft lie industry is to fill the emergency and bariked-up demands for transportation with models like those which were new when the war siarted. So far as making aluminium bodies of cars is concerned, the factor of the relative cost af this alloy and that op steel is of major importance, for despite the huge output, of aluminium in the USA: for war purposes and the reduction breugrht? about ? In the cost of production, the cost comparison between aluminium and steel is unfavorable to the light alloy.. At present prices, aluminium is ten times as expensive as steel, and even comparing parts of equnl strength and allowing for tfie lightness of the alloy. there is still an unfavorable cest ratio of about 5 to 1 for a given part. It has been claimed that this flgtiro will be reduced in the pos'.'-war perind because the price of aluminium then ! will be lower, due to the tremenddus j expansion of manur-acturinft during the war, out this manufacturing exI parsion has al^o orcurred with s;eol * , which is. as a raw material, and always will to far cheaper than aluminium . So even in the most f (Ivor-able clrcmnstances. it would seem that the cost of an aluminium body will be j over twice as much as Hint of a steel \\ one. : The ratio given is taken before any machining or fabricating work has , been included — light allovs cannot, it is slated, be Tormed to the same degree ns steel. Their use would require major changes in he design of bodies, curves and contours would have to be reduced, and ihe depth of the draw in pressings cut devil considerpoly. Sharp comers sine- complex flanges would have to be eliminated, consequently a number of small brackets arid reinforcements which have been eliminated from the steel bodv would have to return, together with their extra problems and labor costs. So, generally speaking, says the Dunlon. Bulletin, if seems that If it ' is decided that reduction in weight in motor cars is a matter of primary importance even at the expense of basic cost, the weight will probably ae as castings or forcings for chassis cut down by the -use of light alloys, parts, rather than in the .form of I sheets in lieu of steel panels, etc., for the body."}
{"id":160866738,"text":"30 Dec 1940 - U.S.A. PUBLIC VOTES IN FAVOR DESPITE RISKS National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Monday 30 December 1940, page 2 U.S.A, PUBLIC VOTES IN FAVOR DESPITE RISKS WASHINGTON, Sunday. iworc than BO per cent of the voters in .i Gallup poll have expressed the opinion that America should continue to assist BrXiin even at tlie risk of being involved in war. The Gallup poll was taken and the vult.s were asked whether, in view of the German threats, the nation .?-.h iiild [risk war by helping Britain or should withdraw. Tho vote was as stated."}
{"id":160894452,"text":"26 Feb 1943 - JAPAN THE GREATER MENACE National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Friday 26 February 1943, page 4 JAPAN THE GREATER MENACE ? :o: ? . US STRAW VOTE OPINION NEW YORK, Thursday: The latest Gallup poll shows that many Americans believe that Japan is a greater menace to the Allied cause than Germany. Mr. Patterson. US Under Secretary for War, yesterday criticised Americans who wanted the United States to supply Britain. Russia and China with the weapons and to let those nations do the fighting."}
{"id":161152921,"text":"05 Jul 1946 - Notes from the City Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954), Friday 5 July 1946, page 4 [?] [?] According to a Gallup Poll taken from a wide crosssection of Australian opinion, most Australians are opposed to extending soldier preference beyond the present limit of seven years. The result of the poll is a surprise; in fact I should imagine, the greatest surprise that any uaiiup poll — usually a very accurate indication of public opinion — has ever given us. Out of every 100 people interviewed, 70 favored the seven years' limit, 22 wanted it made longer, and 8 were undecided. The general view was that returned men should be reestablished in civilian life by 1952, and that it would be unfair to penalise, after that year, youths who were too young to enlist while the war was on. The view was also expressed that men who were refused permission to enlist and who were directed to essential war work at home also deserved some consideration., So Australia may not get its ball-bearing pen factory after all. Mr. Milton Reynolds, head of the Yankee firm, who came to Australia to establish a factory to supply the British Empire with his company's famous never-wear-j out £3 18s pens, has suddenly lost all his enthusiasm . for establishing here an industry that would bring millions of pounds to j this country. 'I'm not here to be squeezed,' Reynolds declared. 'Ii have come here to make money. But to have to fork out 87 per cent, of profit in paying taxes is not my idea of making money. Unless I'm offered a better deal than that I'm scrapping all my Australian plans.,' However, an election is in the offing, so Mr. Reynolds may be well advised to wait till the window firessing starts. Already big income tax reductions are promised, more homes for workers, more amenities for everybody, in fact. However, Mr. Reynolds already had heard of our promising politicians. When Rail Chief Hartigan announced the new rail cuts owing to the dangerously low coal stocks in the yards, the only contribution the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) could make was that 'the decision was beyond his understanding; it must be a political stunt.' He is quite right — it was the Communistic political stunt to restrict production that has led to this and a host of other troubles, economic and industrial. And at a time, too, when, with full employment offering to all, Australia could be scooping the markets of the world., China's buying representative herey with hundreds of thousands of pounds and vast orders in' her pocket (yes, it was a lady) had to leave after being iable to spend only a few paltry thousands. Indian buyers, with millions to splash round, went off with nothing, or next to nothing. Dutch NEI buyers, with hundreds of thousands of guilders to burn, only spent a few thousands, and what they purchased is now for re-sale owing to the Comirios holding up their shipping. Yes, sir, we shall deserve every last bit of the economic blitz that seems destined to be our portion of the years not very far ahead. Dr. Evatt's legacy (he lifted the ban on these vermin) is coming home to us with a vengeance. Meanwhile our housing problems, despite all the talk and optimism seems inseparable and hundreds of newly-weds, and others not so newly-wed, are being driven to distraction in their eternal search for rooms or flats — cottages are out of the question, for once occupied their tenants never move — unless death intervenes. Still, so far no case has yet been unearthed here to equal that reported by Melbourne police when they discovered a couple had been sleeping in a public lavatory in Andrew Reserve, on the banks of the Yarra, because they were unable to secure quarters anywhere else. They would enter at night and leave early in the morning, with their belongings in cardboard boxes! Burns, Philip and Co. must have had a nice tidy amount in ready money laid by, for this year the firm has been buying out successful, old-established trading firms in large country centres, both here and in Queensland. Its latest deal has been to buy from the O'Hara Estate in Cairns the Criterion and Hides Hotels for the sum of £100,000. These hotels, which had been in the hands of the O'Hara family for 50 and 30 years, respectively, are, it is said, to be remodelled into first-class tourist hotels, it being the firm's intention to revive that trade along the Queensland coast. As a sample of the utter rubbish and pointless tripe which the 'Sun' permits its silly flappers to inflict on a long-suffering tribe of readers, have a peek at this — that it, if it's worth wasting space upon: ? 'Lady Gilford's small son Anthony questioned his mother about her home here, when he knew he was going to visit it. Sh$ described the house and told him about the household j staff. His knowledge of domestic helpers was rather limited by his wartime experience, and after he had discovered . what they all did, he said: 'But what did you do before the war, mother?'. 'Well, I did the flowers, and worked at the Bush Book Club,' his mother told him. Lady Gilford related the incident at the annual meeting of the club yesterday.' The sooner newsprint is rationed again in Sydney the better. It would save us not only from this and other stupidities, but also from the flood of alleged comic strips suitable only, in the case of 90 per cent, of them, for subnormals who never progress beyond the mental age of six or seven. Mention of the City Press reminds me that Associated Press (which runs the 'Sun'. and a fair parcel of weekly and monthly publications) now has, so I'm told, a staff of no fewer than 40 artists on its pay-roll., But that's only a circumstance to the 100 (yes, 100!) journalists now in the 'S.M. Herald's' employ — a record high for any publication in the Southern Hemisphere, so it is claimed. The 'SMH's' amour propre, it , appears, has been sorely wounded by the fact that the 'DT's' circulation has soared right ahead of that of the Old Lady's, and the Fairfax clan is flat out to recover the lost ground. Hence the special country edition of two pages (which doesn't make the grade for the city) and the Tuesday magazine section, and also the comic cuts special for the kiddies. The war is right on, with the 'Mirror' frantically yapping at the heels of all three rivals. But the 'SMH's' amazing array of advertisers are not a ' bit interested in which city paper has the biggest circulation. All they are concerned about is seeing that their advertisements reach the proper people, i.e., the people with the money to buy the goods they ad. vertise. And there is no question about which paper does that. Possibly high taxation might have something to do with the senior journal's extraordinary activity, the directorate, may be, arguing that it is better to spend profits solidifying the paper's position and prestige rather than let the tax authorities grab so much of the cash; also, that other developments planned for the not very distant future may get off to a, flying start, so to speak. Queensland visitors speak of a drought that has lasted in the South-west of that State for three years, where a vast dust bowl is developing, where sheep losses run into thousands — one place has j lost every hoof of its 7000 odd, and another has already written off more than 14,000 out of 25,000, and where ruination stares hundreds of formerly well-to-do graziers in the face. The grip of drought's grim spectre has been extended into , some of the good dairy country. At Gayndah, for instance, the problem is not so much production — that has gone by the board long ago — but how to keep the stock alive, seeing so marfy farmers now have reached the end of their financial tether. Around Roma the butter production has fallen well below district needs, while Brisbane is actually sending milk all the way up to Rockhampton. On the Brunswick, some six® months ago, this column met-men from South Queensland looking for agistment country. They told a sorry story of the state of things., So what must the position have developed like since then ? The State Government, I believe, has allocated £10,000 for relief. But such a sum can only mean temporary relief, for' the asset that's gone has gone forever. * Welcoming the' Rev. J. Stanly Paine to a meeting of the Eisteddfod Committee in Goulburn the other night, the President, ]VIr. Cooper, remarked that the rev. gentleman's predecessor had more than once got them out of a nasty hole. 'Well,' said the newcomer, with a neat turn of parsonic wit, 'I don't know what I can do in that direction, but it reminds me of a request once made by a dying man, who asked that his old Ford car befburied with him. When asked by his startled relatives the reason for such a strange request, the dying man remarked that in the past 'Old Liz' had pulled him out of many a hole!' These extracts from a circular letter, apparently authorised by the Ironworkers' Committee for Democratic Unionism (Port Kembla branch) make interesting reading: 'Australia's - export trade in manufactures must not be allowed to expand, because this would cause full employment at Port Kembla and Newcastle, and would thus diminish class consciousness by bringing prosperity to these areas. 'The steel strike has already struck a vital blow at Australian exports. Big export orders involving three years' output have already been lost to Canada. 'Comrades, remember what - we have already achieved on the coal-fields. By a series of well-timed . strikes under Communistic leadership, we eliminated Australian export trade in coal and thus brought unemployment to the coal-fields. 'Our comrades on the water-front will stand by us to ruin the coast's overseas trade and prevent full employment.' The foregoing was quoted in the Legislative Council the , other night by Sir Norman Kater, but the quotation above failed to secure the publicity it deserved. I hope Doc. Evatt gets . his eye on this extract when he has finished meddling with ~ foreign affairs | abroad. Miss Esther Soong, of Hongkong, the Chinese girl who was able to spend only £10,000 in Australia out of £50,000 she brought here, takes a very dim view of our control and bureaucrats, so much so that she feels other overseas buyers are likely to find their mission here a ' waste of time and energy. Britain, she reminds us, has a motto, 'Ex-port or perish.' What between Commo thuggery on the waterfront and in factories, and the painfully obvious complaisance and appeasement of a dithery government, Australia seems as if she is not to be allowed to have a choice at all., Here, Miss Soong found, she could buy neither freight space, nor raw wool, nor rolled oats, nor textile machinery. She sought 200 tons of rolled oats, and got five tons: offered to buy the entire Stock of woollen cloth at the Army disposals depot, but was told it was for Australian merchants. In Melbourne she tried to buy 150 tons of powdered milk, only to be told that Allied Food Control had earmarked j.t for UNRRA. And so on. Hence the lady goes away quite- unimpressed with the Australian method of cultivating friends and to give it all the business she could, for as a visitor here in 1941 she Was stranded when the Brown Monkeys came into the fray, served two years on the AIF's intelligence staff, and finally became Secretary to Chiang Kai-Shek's representative at General MacArthur's headquarters. Ran across Padre Claughton a couple of days ago, just out of the Army after about six years' service. 'You mightn't know it,' he said, 'but~ I used to take strong exception to your references to the Japanese as Brown Monkeys. But after what I have seen, I have to admit the reference was not strong enough. They are the most despicable b'easts, or the great bulk of them, that anyone canever imagine. Still, they are amongst the worfS's best soldiers. They'll fight to the very end no matter how hopeless their mistion. Of course they lack initiative and do some stupid things that seem inexplicable. But, when ordered, they will die to the last man fighting against the Heaviest odds.' A couple of recent pars in this column concerning the louts of Narrandera and the envious yahoos of Yass have promoted a correspondent to say that a few Bees (at least I fancy that is the word, for, er, my eyesight Is not as good as it used to be) down Gloucester way also deserved dishonorable mention. It seems that Mr. Tom Hicks, a worthy Digger from the last war, who collected a very bad 'issue' in Kaiser Bill's dust-up, but was eventually able to pull round, and built up a prosperous business in the old burgh — was the subject of some slimy attention by several pretty low specimens of humanity in his own home town. Tom, . it appears, had been a leader amongst the old Diggers, President of Gloucester Subbranch for years, and also one of the town's outstanding warworkers all through the wearying six years of the latest World Disturbance, ? during which he frequently declared that when the peace came he would stage a party of his own on the first Anzac Day after hostilities ceased. And Tom was as good as his word, for he put on a slashing dinner, to which he invited the whole of the servicemen and servicewomen in town and' district— a super show consisting of everything of the best that money could buy, and all the beer that the boys could comfortably carry,, a competent staff, being engaged to see that no one went short of anything., Such a blow-out Gloucester had never known for many a long year in fact, the guests are still' talking of Tom's generosity. But . here comes the ariticlimSeveral - despicable informers people evidently envious of the quests and their host, wrote to Meat Control and reported that sucking pigs were on the menu! Meat Control promptly went to the trouble and expense of sending a special investigator along to try and get evidence for a prosecution. The net result was exactly nil. Guests were interviewed left and right. 'Yes,' they said, 'we had a great time. It was a great shivoo. We had plenty of everything, and some very good white meat, but no pork!' Naturally the lads were highly incensed at the action of the informers, arid felt like picking up their rifles again. And Tom, who seems a chap after this column's own heart, would probably have been found striding forth in the lead had it come to a show-down. Here let it be said that the average Australian is a fine, decent chap, and makes, as a rule, the best cobber in the world. But there is often, and in the best of places, that small factional residue which is a disgrace to the land of their birth and their forebears. Happily, most of the rural areas are singularly free of this detestable type. Biologically, it seems, something went wrong long before their birth, and for that trick of Nature those amongst whom they live have to pay the penalty. No one likes an informer, least of all the boys who did their best for Gloucester, and for the rest of us in the recent world conflagration. 'All the world loves a lover,' It is said. And, it also seems, all TioooDurra ana tor 400 miles round loves a wedding. Tibooburra, the capital of the Far Far Nor'-Western Never Never, and the last outpost of civilisation so far as villages are concerned, had a wedding recently, the news of which has trickled in. So much interest was taken in the affair that the village's population of 85 suddenly shot up to 400, some of the guests (invited antl Uninvited) travelling 400 miles to attend! Constable Scholes officiated as parson, and the happy couple were a Queensland boundary rider and a girl on a local station. Ample stocks of beer had been laid in by the two local pubs, every room in each was booked out weeks before (as well as verandah space), local folk accommodated as many guests as they could manage, and after the wedding the town and visitors staged a three-days celebration the like of which had never been known in Tibooburra history. At latest advices, heads were getting ! back to normal size, and -the de1 mand for Aspro tablets was slowly diminishing. But it was a great wedding— and a great celebration. By the time the guests ! had departed, the bridegroom [had calmly started work on repairs to the State border fence. There'll be 'fun on the Bristol' very soon — a rival to Mrs. Eleanor Glencross' Housewives' Association has been formed under the name of the Progressive Housewives' Association, with Mrs. Joan Gibson as Secretary. Mrs. Gibson envisages 'a membership of thousands soon,' from people 'tired of the existing Association, which has done nothing.' Objective of the new organisation — easier shopping conditions, lower retail prices and rents, strict Government control of monopolies, free kindergartens and nursing schools, and so' on. Oh, yes, you can add 'and the moon' if you like! Also a few robust blathery arguments with Eleanor, who must be bristling already. ; By the way, no valiant (or even pot-valiant) pressmen has yet plucked up courage to approach that verbose lady for her views on the new rival — though they'd be worth hearing. — H.A.McC."}
{"id":161153260,"text":"03 Dec 1946 - Notes from the City Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954), Tuesday 3 December 1946, page 3 [?] [?] A 'GALLUP POLL,' just complet?'? ed, on the question of private ownership of banking faci.ities, furnishes some interesting data- While voters n the early 20's are almost .equally divided between Government and private ownership, the voters in favor of private ownership gradually rises till the '50 and over' group records a 2 to 1 majority. In the section. 'Executives,' the voting was SI to 7 in favor of private banks; 'farmers' 71 to 18; 'white collar workers' 57 to 28; 'artisans' 40 to 44; and 'unskilled workers' 27 to 44Narromine CWA is feeling pretty sick — has almost suffered a stroke, in fact. Some little time ago it decided to build a combined rest room and baby health clinic at acost of £2000 if the Government would help- The Government said it would — it would allocate £664/12- The job was put in hand and completed a few months ago- All the amounts promised were paid, and several later offers turned down 'because the £664 deficit remaining would be covered by the Government's grant-' The Secretary wrote a nice letter jogging the Department's memory. Last week a letter came back saying that the £664/12 was a 'typographical error,' and that actually what was allocated was a little under £150! If you want to hear what Narromine women think of this extraordinary 'mis-take,' you will have to go out there to hear it for yourself. It's worth hearing ! It should interest dairy farmers to know that down on the Finley irrigation area, near Deniliquin, one dairyman, D- E- Cremasco, has a Friesian cow giving 7 gallons a day, with a test of 4-3- The daughter of a Victorian champion, this cow, last year, gave 10 gallons a day for quite a long run- She is pasture fedMr- Cremasco, by the way, has neighbouring farmers amazed at his capacity for work and for getting things done. Born in Italy, son of a Swiss father and French mother, this unusual chap, until he took over his present 500-acre farm, four years ago, was a toiler with the Allied Works Council. Yet, in these last, four years, this is what he has accomplished: Adapted himself to the complexities of irrigation farming, sown 107 acres of lush improved pastures; laid down a 15-acre lucerne patch from which he took last year 124 cwt- of hay' in five cuts, besides providing grazing for his sheep; established a fine flock of pedigreed Dorset Horn sheep: fattened 1300 lambs in the first ten months of this year; harvests 160 acres wheat annually, besides. share farming 330 acres in Finley and leasing a 300acre wheat area at Berrigan! His annual turnover must be an eyeopener- For instance, lamb sales should be worth wc',1 over £2000 a year, while his home wheat crop should be worth a lot more more than that figure— providing he is llowed to get export parity for his harvest. Add to all this his income from the two other wheat propositions in which he is interested, and a £5000 income should be a conservative estimate, for adult sheep disposals from his acreages of Wimmera and sub-clover pastures should be no small item on its own- His pastures cany five sheep to the acre all the year round- Too many places carry only one sheep to five acresThe King's Cross 'Times' (owned and edited by J- H- Catts, a ?former MLA and Labor Minister), is up' against the proposed King's Cross Circus to eliminate traffic jamsIt declares the Cross will be 'like a petrified zoo' if it comes off- But for the life of me, I can't see where the analogy comes in, unless this meow is a sly reference to^ some of the female cats who make life interesting in that queer spot- Anyhow, quite a lot of caterwauling seems to be taking place out there just now concerning the Circus — and a few other things, of which, I suppose,, more anon. By the way, the Commo tribe, consisting of some hard-faced men and granite dialled females, staged a circus of their own in Macquarie Place on Friday, at mid-day. They were there in the full panoply of damogogy — banners, raucous voices, sandwich men, male and female tubthumpers in cars with public address systems, and so forth- The din 'was deafening at times- A posse of police came along and prevented stump orators, male and female, from haranguing the crowd, in which the Red tribe had cheer leaders placed at strategic points- The police were very forbearing, though they kept the demonstrators moving, and edged the cars with loud speakers out of the congested area. All the familiar old technique of the Marx House boys bashed our ear drums: 'We, the workers of Aus tralia, demand that Chifley unpeg wage rates,' 'We, the workers of this city, demand protection for our pay envelopes,' 'We, the wage plugs demand lowering of meat and vegetable prices,', and so forth- It was all 'demand, demand.' Some of the gasbags were real exhibitionists, and enjoyed themselves immensely; others were grimly serious; others, knowing something of mob psychology, worked on the feelings of half a dozen or so long-eared youths and females, but for the most part the crowd just looked on, or gaped, and kept its thoughts to itself. Chif's 'golden age' gag gave one yawper a chance to remark that it was turning out a 'golden ??syrup age,' and sp pleased was he with his own 'wit' that he kept up a constant reiteration of the phrase. Anyhow, a good time was had by all — except by the police, who took a very poor view of the sly verbal pokes directed at them, and threatened to put more than one of the demonstrators in the near-by Black Maria that yawned in vain for companjr. There was one outstanding figure in the crowd of demonstrating ndndescripts — a lean but personable chap wearing the insignia of the RAF- He had been selected as the principal speaker, but the police hunted him off his rostrum, and he wisely deserted, and left the rest of the demonstration to the noisy dimwits- by its display in the Education Galleries, the Contemporary Art Society is not what it used to be- In other words, the grim and the ghastly have dropped by 50, or, may be, 70 per cent-, while the unintelligible (hitherto 100 per cent-) 1 has suffered a drop of possibly 10 ' per cent-, and the crude and rude ' remain' static- The artists included 1 fellows named Haefliger, Cilento, Pleti, Cant, Steuart, Orban, Danciger, ? Rah Fizelle, and so onWhen people get tired of looking at the alleged art round the walls, they are earbashed by quaint gentlemen on such subjects as 'Why is modern art ugly?' 'What is abstract art?' 'Is surrealism a sign of decadence?' 'Will modern art ever appeal to the uninitiated, or is it merely a- passing phase?' Let's hope it's the latter 1One One of the most intriguing gems in, the collection was a bright green gentleman in the guise of a horned grasshopper, walking upright. We are still guessing1 at what the dauber meant to convey, then there was the charming (?) portrait of a female with fowl's feet, a face fashioned like a segment of a cross-cut saw, no ears, and two eyes one above the other on one side of her face- Then we saw a sacred hare doing about 100 mph- with one of its hind legs gripped in the jaws of a rabbit trap. The most revolting offering was a picture depicting the crucifixion. Of course, there were the usual horrible paintings of the female form divine — but evidently anything but divine in the eyes of the contemporary artists. Why, oh, why, must these folk depict women with great bulging arms, swollen thighs, dull amorphous face and bosoms like soccer footballs? Cricketers — keep your eye on 16 years-old Jim Berry, of Buraslde Home's 1st Eleven. So far this season he has scored 720 runs for once out, Westmead skittling his wicket when his score stood at 116- He has notched five centuries already this season, 143 not out being his best effort. Those who have seen him in action say he is another Don Bradman in the makingBelieve it or not, but at Richmond last week one Chris Peteroff, a foreigner who couldn't speak English, and brought an interpreter along to speak for him, was fined 30/ for using indecent language- It's queer, but a string of cuss words is usually the first- fruits of a foreigner's introduction to Australian 'culture-' A survey of hotels, residential,, boarding houses, flats and so forth reveals that they are all wholly book'PRINTED and published by ArA thur Fleming Smith, proprietor, at the Office of 'The Scone Advocate,' Kelly-street, Scone, New South Wales. ed out to the last corner of the back balcony. And where all the folk who are coming to the city for Christmas and the Test match arc going to park themselves, no man, not even the police who handle SOS calls for pub bookings, knoweth. A weird problem is thus presented to hundreds, possibly thousands, or intending visitors who have not yet made their reservations, and are still blissfully unaware of what awaits themAnd that remands me: The quarterly meeting of the PPU Executive has this time been fixed for the third instead of the first week in December- Why? PS: There is no prize for this quiz — its that easy any schoolboy cricketer could give the answer ! Listed for disposal, at Rabaul, on 20th November, was a collection of stuff on Emirau or Squally Islandwhere no white inhabitants ever live — that would make a bargain hunter's mouth fairly water. It is goods belonging to the Disposals Commission, old Service material, comprising tons of copper cable, cranes, freezers, compressors, all sorts of motor vehicles, and all the varied flotsam and jetsam to be found in a great army and naval stores depotThe catch, of course, is the trouble of getting the stuff to the mainland, and this is the reason the material will go for a song- A few hardy spirits, with a bit! of coal and some suitable shipping facilities, could make a fortune at this sale- Altogether, so I'm told, more than 10,000 lots were to be offered, including a 375 KVA alternating set valued at £25,000; 12;000 new khahi drill jackets; 1000 Yankee hickory axe handles (we haven't seen these in Australia for years), mining equipment, thousands of tons of copper and brass, to say nothing of 1000 tons of captured Jap shells. Diesel engines (new), petrol units, three floating docks, a 14,000 ton Jap. tanker, 6000 pairs of boots, thousands of Yank mosquito bombs, 11 electric radiators, 200 head Zebu cattle, 50 well-bred horses, etc-, etc-, etc — and all free of Customs duty or sales tax- I wouldn't mind being there — just to see the fun, with bidders arriving bj' the score from Australia, Malaya, India, China, and places in between It might seem rather a paradox, but while the NSW Government has sent along an expert to buy stud pigs in Britain, a strong section of British breeders has tentatively approached Chief Piggeiy Instructor Andy Gray, with a view, if circumstances continue favorably, to selecting and buying stud pigs in the Commonwealth for export to the Old Country! The purchases here, however, ifi the idea comes off, will be confined to Tamworths, of which breed NSW and Queensland have some particularly fine specimens It appears that in recent years Britain's leading 'Tammie' studs have made a few purchases in Canada, and it was only because of a rather queer combination of circumstances that the buying was not- done here, for Mr- Grey tells me that when he was in England on a buying mission in 1929, he was approached by leading breeders who sought his aid in securing some of our best stud 'Tammies' for export to the Mother Country- For 17 years the British supporters of the breed have bided their time, and the way now seems clear for action- Nothing but the real top-notch show selection type will be secured if the project goes through, and it will certainly be no use anyone trying to put anything over the wide-awake NSW chief, it may pay breeders to hold on to one outstanding pig or' two, for if the word goes forth to buy, no time will be lost in making the requisite purchases, Mr- Grey assertsWhen jockey Mulley went flashing fivers round like pennies in connection with his wedding — a new home running well into four figures, and the^ four-figure sum for rings, gifts and 'the doings' for the wedding itself — there were not lacking hints that the Taxation hawks would become interested. They did! And got busy even before Mulley took off on the honeymoon, which was, so it is alleged, quite spoilt because of the taxation sleuths' awkward questions. And, further, I don't suppose the pleasures of the occasion were enhanced by the news that the bride s parents were selling their new home at Beverley Hills in order to go and live at Maroubra so as to be near their daughter. Months ago this column referred to the wealth of fascinating exhibits to be seen at the Technological Museum, in Harris-street, Ultimo, just 100 yards down from Georgestreet- Just recently there have been additions of unusual interest. Not only in strange new fabrics and plastics, but also -in electronics, to accommodate which a large wing is now undergoing preparation- X-ray, radar and television will be housed there, the Museum having the only television receiving set in Australia, fashioned in London back in 1936- Nearby is an intriguing model of a television broadcasting station, complete to the smallest detail, which shows how the pictures are picked up for broadcasting. The new show room is expected, to draw big crowds when it is thrown open to the public some time this month (December). There is no doubt about the skill of Sydney's orchid breeders- Saw one yesterday that had four petals, lying perfectly flat and in the shape of a cross, and most delicately colored. The 'Daily Telegraph's' cricket score board, worked by three operators, draws the crowds- But what puzzles 'em is how the ball is worked- Every bowl is shown, and every stroke, too- If- there is a boundary hit to the on, the ball races to the on fence; if to the off, to the off fence; if a glance to leg for a couple, the ball stops half way to the leg boundary, and so on- But the puzzle is— what works the ball? And what keeps it on the perfectly upright screen? Once, the other afternoon it did fall off, and, when replaced at the foot of the 'field,' it promptly rolled to the bowling crease 1 All bowling and batting' performances are kept up to the minute. Altogether an interesting, in-* formative and very intriguing show that enthralls the crowd, so much so that when any large vehicle draws up at the kerb, or is stuck in a traffic jam, the derisive howls and abjuigations of the mob cause no end of embarrassment to the driver— and fun for the other onlookers. Canowindra's School of Arts looks to be on the way out- Very few books are ever taken from the library; no one plays billiards, despite all sorts of encouragement ; and only six people attended the annual meeting last week. The job of keeping these worth-while institutions alive these days is exceedingly difficult — in fact, lias been so since the movies became established. Kangaroos are ravaging the grasslands out in the Central West. One man from Eugowra says he lias seen as many as 300 in one of his paddocks, yet he is not allowed to shoot them without permit, which takes no end of time to secure, thanks to farcical regulations- , — H.A.McC. — — tm"}
{"id":161308809,"text":"15 Feb 1947 - MAJORITY FAVOR 6 O'CLOCK CLOSING National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Saturday 15 February 1947, page 1 MAJORITY FAVOR 6 O'CLOCK CLOSING Gallup Poll Result SYPVEY. Friday: More than 60 per cent, of votes in tomorrow's referendum on hotel hours will be for continuing 6 o'clock closing, according to a State-wide survey by the Gallup poll a fortnight ago. I Seven hundred people In NSW wenasked whether they were likely t' vote for 6 o'clock. 9 o'clock or ID ; o'clock. j Men twve only a small majority of i 52 per cent, for 6 o'clock, but 74 per I cent, of the women said they oppos- ' ed late closing. I On those figures 6 o'clock should j receive G3 per cent, of the first pref- I erence votes. | ? l"}
{"id":161351217,"text":"08 Jan 1948 - SUPPORT FOR GOVT CONTROLS National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Thursday 8 January 1948, page 3 [?] ?V* ' ^STRAW POLL FIGURES . ' SYDNEY: Wednesday. ' Increasing support tor giving the Commonwealth permanent power over prices and rents is cjtsclosed by the latest Gullup Poll. ' -It seems that the proposed referendum Is likely to be carried because of the fear that unpegged rente would rise. , Each person was reminded that a referendum is likely to be held soon on giving the Federal Government permanent power to make laws fixing prices and rents. People were then .asked -whether they, were for it or ! against it. Cross-sections of- ' people were interviewed ' in the cities, twons, and rural areas of all States. ? Comparison of answers with n similar survey hi September shews a marked increase hv.the 'Yes''- vots. REFERENDUM PROSPECTS Sept. Now 1 ' P.c p.c Intend to vole Yes .'.'.... 46 53 Intend- to vote No ;... .... 41 39 Haven't decided yet... ..: 13 8 Leaving out the: undecided people, there are now bS lri thelOO for 'Yes' compared with 42 ''No/' 'Yes' voters are in the majority in all States except Tasmania. UKELY REFERENDUM VOTE Un No decided p.c. p.c. p.c. SA. .. . ..60 33 7 vric .. .. ;. j. .. 53 37 10 NSW. ? 53 38 D WA ? V. . 52 43 5 31d. ... ,, ... .. SO 42 8 Tas .. .. .. .. .'. 38 59 5 RENT RISE FEARED People Interviewed were asked whether they owned .or rented their homes, and analysis shows that tenants are responsible for the majority in favor of the referendum: Of home owners (50 per cent, of the cro^a section): 42 per cent, plan to vote ''Yes.' 50 per cent. 'No.' and 8 per cent, undecided. Of tenants interviewed (42 per cent, of the cross section): 85 jier cent, are 'Yes,' and only '?XZLJP*- 'No;' 9per -xnt-, undecided. ? ? The other 8 per cent, or the people interviewed are boarders and they ire two to one ''Yes.'"}
{"id":161358966,"text":"05 Feb 1948 - POLL TAKEN ON RELIGIOUS BELIEFS National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Thursday 5 February 1948, page 3 POLL TAKEN ON RELIGIOUS BELIEFS World Wide View MKI. BOURNE, Wednesday. — An International Gallup Poll covering 12 count rif-s discloses that in all of those countries, except in France, « out ot HI people believe in God. Do you Believe m God?— In Brazil AC per cent, said 'Yes', Canada 95, Australia 95. United States U4. United Kingdom 84, Norway 84. Finland ' 83, Holland 80, Denmark 80. Sweden 80. Czechoslovakia 77, France R6. Of the 12 nations covered, France alone has a large number of Communists. and it is noteworthy that, of the French Communists Interviewed, only 17 per cent, said they believed In God. On a second question regarding life after death, the 'Yes' vote is lower in all countries and there is a. marked change in the order compared with the first table. The United Kingdom, for instance, goes from fifth with 84 per cent, to last with 49 per cent. Do you Believe In After-Life?— In Brazil 78 per cent, said '-Yes', Canada 78, Norway 71, Finland 69, United States G8, Holland 68. Australia 63, France 58, Denmark 55, Czechoslovakia 52, Sweden 49. United Kingdom 49.In In nine ol the countries, people were asked a 'further question about church-going and majorities ot i churchgoers were l'ound, . In only Canada und Holland. Norwegians are particularly lax with fewer than one in five attending. Did you atend a Religious Service last Sunday or the Sunday before? — In Canada 69 per cent, said ''Yes,' Holland 61, France 37, Finland 35, Australia 35, Czechoslovakia 35, Uhited Kingdom 30, Sweden 20, Norway 17."}
{"id":161371592,"text":"10 Jan 1948 - TRUMAN TOPS GALLUP National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Saturday 10 January 1948, page 6 TRUMAN TOPS GALLUP NEW YORK. Fridav: If a Presidential election wefe held hpw Truman would easily beat Robert Taft, if Taft were* the 'Republican candidate according to a Gallup Poll. * Truman would get 55 ' per cent, of the national vote and 'Taft 33 per cent. Truman is more popular with manual workers and_ unionists, Taft draws his main support from business and professional men* Polls in six large States| on tho 6traight Democrat-Republican issuoi show Democrats have a small majority* in five States. t Republican^ lead only in Michigan Democratic majority, in New York,' Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and Call fornia is less than in' previous yesrs. A .Wallace spoll conducted' by tbe 'Boston Globe,' indicated 1tt»fc'WU-lace would -get 11 per cent,1 at tfe»! -otal vote in the State of HtiTJftfhnfietts, compared with 12.6 per. cent. ncelved by 'Robert Xo Pblette, tin third-party candidate in 1924. '?-"}
{"id":161563369,"text":"30 Jul 1948 - SCHOOL RELIGION WAS FAVORED Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954), Friday 30 July 1948, page 4 SCHOOL RELIGION WAS FAVORED Religious instruction in public schools is favored by nearly nine out of every ten Australians, according to a Gallup poll. But there is a bier difference in opinion regarding the method of J imparting the instruction. The first question asked was: 'Do you think children in public schools should be taught about God, Christ and the Bible?' 86 per cent, said Yes; ii per cent, said No; 3 per cent, were undecided."}
{"id":161565041,"text":"21 May 1948 - Notes from the City Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954), Friday 21 May 1948, page 4 [?] ^Vv.;..;,^'1^^ \\ Gallup poll on 'my favorite -£*? sport! to watch'' had a curious result — football 32 per cent., tennis 14, cricket 12, racing 6, swimming 2, bowls 1, other sports 8, don't watch any sport 25! * ' * How the money— precious dollar money * at ' that- — is wasted: Four years ago the luxurious Australian Chancellory building in Washington was offered to the Government very cheaply. The offer was turned down. A few months ago Canberra decided to buy, but the price had soared to £75,000. However, the deal went through — but the cost and the the price asked back in 1944. The big mob of ornamental figure-heads, clerks, off-siders and what not had no sooner got comfortably settled in, when 20 of the diplomatic staff found themselves 'skidding' as a result of the economy drive. Now all that are left could fit with ease into Ambassador Makin's decorative Embassy, which he uses as a residence. . Seeing that 15,000 dollars were recently spent on refurbishing the new purchase, making a total of £90,000 dollars for the building, farmers who need machinery, spare parts, trucks and tractors will be able to assess just how much urgentlyneeded farm mechanism those wasted dollars would have purchased. ?S X Commo.-trained and 'educated' George Paul Bechtold (21), Eureka Youth member, a railway upholsterer, convicted of the murder of his mother, 'under What the Judge described as 'horrible and brutal circumstances,', es- caped with 12 years' gaol. So far there have been no Domain demonstrations by the Comrades on his behalf. . -x- xQuite an exciting piece of news came the other day, to Bernice Marks, only child of thd late George Marks, journalist and author, and niece of Josephine Marks, glamor girl of the years agone and now singer and hostess at the Wentworth Hotel' When Sir Daniel Cooper's widow died in England recently, well over\\ 90 years of age, heirs. to the £1,000,000 estate were advertised for. Only two were successful — Bernice to the extent of some £187,000, and a man who , may get round about £200,000. Only 21, the handsome young heiress is being trained as a singer. :? * *.''.-?? Minister for Housing dive Evatt announces an £8-million housing project, involving the building of 5000 homes in five years, to meet the industrial expansion which will be created when the world's record, size steel rolling mills, now being blueprinted by B.H.P. and its auxiliary, A.I.T.S., swing into production. .* * .'.*???? '??'?? According to young Doug. Bland, of Greenethorpe, who attended the recent Christian Youth Conference as Oslo, the one frightening factor was the huge majority of fanatical Communists who attended. And he made the startling revelation that most of the Australian delegation were -Communists! It is certainly amazing the way those fellows worm their way into the army, navy, political, security, defence and other pobs, but into a 'Christian' Youth Conference just about, bangs Banagher. They couM never do all this but for friends in high places. * ? # And, in this connection, Frankie Browns, in his 'Things I . Hear' news sheet, , tells a nifty story concerning the i glamorous Giselle Schneider, of the Jewish Welfare Society, who came to Canberra just before tho war, got herself installed at the swish Canberra Hotel (when even some M's.P. couldn't get their noses inside, and who rocked politicians and others 'with her wicked walk, her tantalising rich red lips, and eyes that were just murder.' The Richmond's Larry Anthony, who had been hearingthings, by some shrewd questioning, elicited the fact that this strange dame had been given an TJ.N.O. job at £2500 a year, though, according to Mr. Browne, of insatiable curiosity, the P. Podveilsky she wed at Canberra was stuck in a concentration camp after the war broke out as a dangerous alien. Now Frankie wants! to know' if the 8000 dollars it keeps to employ this dame could not be spent to better purpose elsewhere, who nominated her for that job, what are her duties and what is Podveilsky doing for a living in Paris. Rumor says that when Frankie's blurb hit Canberra there was a terrible scurry for cover. However, someone there . should press for answers to ? these questions. . * * Chairman Scobie. of the Licensing Bench, gave a significant warning the other day— that, in future, the Bench was going to insist on all hotels having hot and cold water provided in bedrooms But they will get a fair time to install the much-needed amenity. Rabbits? Some of the soldier settlers on Wantabadgery. scared at the living grey carpet they saw each dusk on their holdings induced a rabbit poisoner to 'come along. Off three properties he skinned six thousand, five thousand and four thousand carcases respectively. ' '* * There was nearly a tragedy in a suburban R..S.L. clubroom * the other day. A new member strolled in, gazed with interest at the big framed picture of 'The Charge of the Scots Greys at Balaclava ' Old Jock McPhairsbn, a veteran of the Boer War, ambled up. 'A fine picture, yon,' he said, 'xes, replied the Aussie, with sly, disreputable humor, 'but what's got me is— who the 'ell's chasing them?' -X- * , The Trades and Labor Council Commo element at Lithgow still has its black ban on the widow hotel-keeper because-r-she sent a keg of beer to a Sydney relative for a family wedding, she refused to let the ratbags inspect her cellar daily, or to sack her head barman. Now then, brethren, be upstanding and drink a toast— 'The Land of the Free!' * * Mr. Jeremy, well known to many Hunter and Manning Rivers folk when he was with the Department of Agriculture as a plant breeder, agrostol'ogist and agronomist — he retired last year to enter business on his own account — has come to the rescue of the paspalum-ridden streets and footpaths and the grass-plagued folk of Baulkham Hills with a new spray evolved. by himself. At a recent demonstration, so the Shire Engineer says, the spray not only killed the paspalum to its roots, but was so severe on the stalks and seed that insufficient of them was left to be fired! When he was with the Department, Mr. Jeremy did a fair amount of experimenting with hormones (a number of which have the dual qualifications of plant stimulators and weed destroyers), and carried out' many tests in weed destruction. He seems now to have hit on' something. * * U.S.A. ship's engineer and 'metal worker, Jim Drummond,, here on a six-months' holiday visit with his Aussie wife, to the latter's relatives, gets a haircut every time he has a few minutes ' to spare, and not only does he pay the 1/9 charge gleefully, but adds a 2/ tip! 'You see.'' he says, 'they think I'm crazy to slink a tip, but still I'm away ahead of it, as a haircut back home coats me a dollar and a half, or 9/6 in your money.' Jim says that over his way an ordinary pick and shovel worker earns £17 and £18 a week, but when he pays 6/ a lb. for butter, and 7/ a dozen for eggs, and high prices for everything else, he has little or nothing left at the end of the week. Parramatta Hospital is arranging for its 100th anniversary celebrations. It should be a bigshow, for the institution is spreading, and adding another new wing soon. In four years its exes have risen from £24,000 to £70,000 a year, but its subsidy has been increased to onl'V £48,000 a year. -X- xIf you see a wild-eyed man reconnoitring the city's Federal Offices you can safely put him down ajs a chap from some country municipal or shire council looking for a share of the surplus funds in the war insurance pool. And the reply he gets, so they say, is always the same — that the matters have, not yet been finalised. And this, though the war has been over for three years. That, apparently, is not the sort of 'ef-ficiency' that Minister Pollard has in mind when he preaches to dairymen , about improving ' the efficiency and standard of their industry. Of course, what is actually happening, although most people have not yet dropped to the 'joke,' is that the very substantial surplus in this fund is being gradually eaten up in administrative costs, piled on by the choicest lot of bureaucrats ever foisted on the backs of unlucky taxpayers. Why someone hasn't probed this rotten business on the Iloor of the House of Reps, is something this column would be glad to have explained, ?x- * Everyone who has ever been to the Hawkesbury either knows, has seen or heard of its G.O.M., 'Da' O'Sullivan, of Richmond, aged 103, still going strong, and around whom clings a wealth of good stories. Well, when His Excellency, the State Governor, visited Richmond, the other day, 'Da' tottl'ed off down to have a word in his car. More than that, 'Da' walked around unaided, joined lustily in the singing, and had a great time. A marvellous old chap— and he still gets of lot of fun out of life. -X- xThis department doubts if there is a more human (and humane) man on the Bench than Stipendiary Magistrate ' Debenham. And this, from his pen, truly reveals the man, and is worthy of space in this or any other newspaper column: — Rear happiness comes with genuine love in the home, with mutual confidence, and trust, with sincere affection, and unselfishness. ' It also comes with the joy of simple things. The delight of the garden, the glory of flowers, the grateful smile of someone you have been able to serve, the liveliness of little children with innocent eyes opening wide in wonderment on the world as each' day unfolds. These can give enduring pleasure. Love and affection and unselfishness count more than money or wealth, and will conquer adversity. The finest sermon in five sentences this column ever remembers to have come across. * * The N.S.W. wheat yield has been officially declared at 95,000,000 bushel's, viz., 88,000,000 delivered to the pool and 10,000,000 kept on the farms. The coming season's yield, however, may not exceed 75,000,000 bushels, as the acreage is from 25 to 30 per cent, less than last year's. Reported that Les Haylen, M.P. (Lab., Parkes), led a wrathful contingent of rank and filers into Cal well's Ministerial den recently, to demand why Bait girls were being assigned to Maxie Falstein, Dan Mulcahy and Mrs. Alexander (a close friend of the Ward family, whose name cropped ixp in the Garden case) for two years, and to point out that this wasn't the sort of thing to win victories in doubtful, seats. Artful Arthur explained that everything was O.K. — that Menzies and Spender had ai'so got Bait girls assigned to their households, so there could be no kick coming from the Libs. This was quite true, and Calwell, a few days later, gave the news to the Press. The facts are thatCalwell canvassed all sides for their needs in domestic help, the condition being there must be three in the family. Several M's.P. bit on the bait, but Faddcn and other C.P. members were 'too fly' for Artful1 Arthur, and declined. Just as well. The business, smells too much like the old blackbirding days with that assignment to two years always staring the girl in her face. There is a rumor in this village that a city alderman, with political affiliations, may ? soon come under fire over certain property deals. It will be quite a good story— should it break. Strange stories are going about of the doings of a certain coterie of gangsters and trainers Who are alleged to 'stand over' jockeys and ownex-s. No names are being mentioned, but the redoubtable Frankie Brownie declares he can supply the full list to the A.J.C.— if it wants to know all about the racket. * * The fruit and vegetable agents in the wholesale section of the City Markets staged a new sort of strike on Saturday week — they attended in force, the markets were opened to time, the buyers surged in, full stocks were on view— but the disgruntled gentry who live off the producer refused to sell a bean, a pea or a banana. They sulked in their tents— be-cause they wanted a Saturday off like Government employees, butchers, bakers, and others. The growers' reps, went along to the City Council1, and protested loudly. But to no purpose. You see neither the Farm Produce Act nor the Markets regulations and by-laws have one word to say that the agents shall sell — only that the markets shall be opened. The agents do that, hence no one can 'singe their beards.' But I know quite a few who'd like to! — HAMcC."}
{"id":161609837,"text":"19 May 1954 - Poll Favors Queen Living Part Of Time Abroad Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Wednesday 19 May 1954, page 9 Poll Favors Queen living urn, thiNr?S^'J^- -°-S-R--:'Give the Queen homes from home' Tallin P^f,' ] f/L V7u ce^ ofBrit»ns when they were asked in a ^cZmZ^tihZlZi%Ueen Sh°Uld hme Perm'nent residen™ j/wenty-iour per cent, thought it would be a bad thing and 16 per cent, were undecided. Voters were asked whether 'it would be a good tn;n.g if tne Queen and other members of the Roya! family hod permanent homes ia various Commonwealth countries ana went to live there from time to time.' Another parD of the Royal family s lifp was touched upon when voters were asked, 'Phouid the Qaeen and die Royal family be allowed to carry on iheir work more :nfonrslly with less fuss and bfther, or do you regard publicity as part of their job?' One-thirrt thought that publicity w-ris Inevitable, but a majority of 59 per cent, said there should be more Informality."}
{"id":161733930,"text":"26 Apr 1946 - SAVING AND SPENDING IN ENGLAND Le Courrier Australien (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 2011), Friday 26 April 1946, page 7 SAVING AND SPENDING IN ENGLAND A yrar aym the < ■ a I! 11 ;> 1'oi! revealed that 5'J jut rent. of workitm-elass families in Kmrland < u 1 n r had no savings at ail or <thl nut exceed £50. The latest I isiires for the British cooperative movement, which represents nearly half the population of tin country, show that share and Loan capital averages nearly t.'hi per memlier. The latest (lailiip Pol! reveals that four out of every ten live absolutely up to lluir meagre means, anil another three in every ten say they couhl not hold out for six months if work failed to turn up. The results of a similar itei'iiry in tile I'.S.A. were almost nlentiea! with those reaetn'd in this euiintry. In lirituin. where sin-mi insurance mitiKates some of the terrors of unemployment, tln-iv is the sum., proportion of savins and sp.-n< 1111 tr as in the I'.S.A.. where the people have to depend on their own I'soiirees. It su;tjrests that soeial insurance wiii not stimulate sp' riding or diminish individual savina. for a loin; time yet the majority of ro-up.-rnti vr households will ha\\> z 1 n ;|vnn to keep a nest e;; in their cu-operat i\\ e stores. DEMONSTRATION AT SARREBRUCK A liif,' d< ni'iiiM i .iti'in in f.ivnir of the reattaching nt of the Saar to France look place ut Sarrclirurk earlier it) th<- titontli. Tlir r« vondiratlons liichiil'"l an inmii'diatp inclusion of tin- Saar jntu the French nation, with tlic same standard of living, tin .same customs tiiiii nionctai'y systems. Only sncli reattachment could really lielp its effective reconstruction. KnrronmlinK' districts ami tin- 1'alatinatc, tinder tlic French occupation, joined in the demonstration. Colonel Granval was to submit those revrndieations to the authorities concerned. A comprehensive article on the ipicstion of (lie Saar appeared in our issue of the tth January."}
{"id":162716113,"text":"20 Dec 1949 - Notes from the City Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954), Tuesday 20 December 1949, page 3 [?] [?] The elections are over, and not one person in any of the organisations engaged ever dreamed that such a landslide was possible. 'The Sun' says the Gallup poll proved 100 per cent, accurate. It did nothing of the sort — it was not 50 per cent accurate. It certainly predicted a Lib.-C.P! victory, but hiy the narrowest of margins.. The leading Liberals here 'hoped' for a small majority of three or four; others in the , same camp were 'afraid' Labor might just sneak in. Amongst the Labor boys, a few loudly proclaimed another resounding victory, others were sure of a narrow victory, and a very few thought it 'might be possible for the Opposition to ^vin in a photo.-finish.' * * * As far as this column could interpret the mass of figures submitted by the iGallup poll experts on Friday, the Lib..C.P. combination should have a three or four - majority. fnstead, at time of writing, there seems- a possibility of 19. The amazing feature, of course, is the colossal Labor rebuff by Queensland, and the fact that so many of the new seats in NSW — regarded as certainties for the Government — have returned Lib. erals by overwhelming majorities. Taken on the whole, the nation has ?given a smashing answer to na. tionaiisation, to the coddling of the Mongs, to the Calwellian riding of the high horse in the deportation race, to petrol rationing, to Min. isterial extravagance, to savage taxation, and to Ministers, their wives and (in some cases) their families, seeing' the world at the taxpayers' expense. * * * The reaction of Doc. Evatt to the astonishing reduction in his previous huge majorities, was, it is rumored, rather funny. He was lost for words — publicly — for about twelve hours, and then made the -absurd remark that Labor seemed to have held its own, so far as votes were con. cerned, in NSW. Eddie Ward was completely speechless. Chif. merely said he accepted the verdict and thanked his supporters and colleagues. And, of course, it fell to Premier McGirr to make the silliest (and most character, istic) comment of the week: 'I do hope the inherent good sense of ? the Australian people will be shown to have prevailed when the final figures go up, and that Labor will be returned .to office to carry on its programme of humane and enterprising legislation, the like ef which no young nation has ever . before seen.' And this, mind you, when the Government was down by 17 seats. Beat that — if you canl „ * * * iAIready speculation is rife as to what will be the first of the pro. mised legislative measures to be submitted to the new Parliament some time in February or March. General belief is that it will be a Bill to give 5/ a week endowment for the first child, and this with, out endangering the basic wage— a measure of justice that all the Labor candidates safd couldn't be done. Menzies is determined to show he can do it, if the Laborites couldn't. High on the priority list will be the Bill to ban the Mongs. Already one of the chief Mongs -says that banning his fel. low rats from public jobs can't be done, because the Labor uni. ons will not stand for it. We'll see all about that, and especially in the CSIR, defence, GPO, the Commonwealth Bank, and other departments. The electors have given the mandate for this, and what they say goes. A Bill to prohibit nationalisation of any industry without consent of the electors by referendum will also be on the programme, as well as repeal of the nationalisation of bank, ing legislation. Secret ballots for union elections is another certain, ty. It should be a long and live, ly session, with a Senate show, down as a decided probability later on In 1950. * * * An election sidelight: In the very tony Wentworth electorate (where ALP voters are as scarce as white blackbirds), a couple of Coriimo. mongs made a practice of leaving posters in the polling booths instructing voters to put a cross in the square opposite the name of each candidate, and not to use numbers. That dodge might have worked very efficiently at the 'Loo or Surry Hills ,or some such blot on the landscape, but it was a ratbag effort at Wentworth, although one poor, unsuspecting wo. man fell for the rascality. And did she squawk! * * * Met a sturdy block of a man, a young Polish migrant, and his vivacious wife, on Saturday, and two happier humans it would be impossible to find anywhere. The young fellow had been here only a few months, and his wife only eight months. She was the proud., est voter in Sydney, judging by her smiles and happy disposition. In these few months she had learned to speak English and be. come an Australian national. Her husband was a treat to listen to— he was able to mix his English, learned largely by reading (or conversation), with the aid of a Polish-English dictionary, mixed with a few typically Australian idioms. 'This my Australia, my home now,' he said, as his hands swept the horizon. 'No more fear, no more war (Pouff! Bang! Bang'), no more concentration camp, no more nothing to eat, no more bash-kick, no more paperreal money, see (and he dived his hand into his trousers pocket and pulled out and looked admiringly at the florins, shillings and pence, . as they made a jingling noise which gave him undisguised de light). Me eight pound 11 bob every week, only five days work, for uncle .(a tailor). Take mon. ey home, wife buy meat (and his eyes nearly popped out of his head) , fruit—ah, ze fruit. And all the people very good, very good . . .' .Some of the words had to be helped out or translated by the wife, but the earnest, smiling, new Australian seemed glad to have met. someone to whom he could unburden his manifest pleasure and delight. Every second sen., tence was punctuated with eyes uplifted and hands spread out a3 he repeated: 'Peace! Peace!'.' * * * Amongst the most absorbing books by modern authors this col. umn has read in Its time have been some of Lin Yeitang's, Chin, ese journalist and author. Here's a slice of his philosophy, and it'3 worth reading twice: — 'I want a room of my own, where I can work. A room that is neither particularly clean nor orderly ... I want children who are children, who win go with me to play in the rain, who enjoys a shower bath as much as I do ... I want some old friends, some friends who are as familiar as life itself, friends to whom I .need not be polite ... I want a good cook, who. knows how to cook vegetables and make delicious soups. I want an old, old 'servant, who thinks I am a great man,' but does not know where my greatness lies ... I want a good library, some cigars, and a woman who understands and leaves me free to do my work ... I want freedom to be myself.'1 jjj ij{ Sj. A little over three years ago, this column chronicled the depar, ture of young Fred. Milthorpe, who it met when he was a biolo. gist in the Department of Agri. culture. From there this studi. ous young chap graduated on to the University staff as a research officer at the School of Botany, and in no time won a Farrar research scholarship for two years at the Imperial College, London. Just before the scholarship expired, Milthorpe was awarded the Guggenheim Scholarship against in. ternational competition, thus giv. ing him a valuable third year at the Imperial College. Back in NSW the other day to see his folk, who are on the land out Goulbunv way,, if I remember aright, Mil. thorpe was offered and accepted a post as research worker in the drought resistance of plants at the Waite Institute, South Australia. So we can still breed 'em, train 'em — and then lose 'em! And it's been going on that way for' years; When Chief Traffic Manager Howse walked into a crowded room on a recent hot and humid day to address the general council of the NSW Graziers' Association, and to break the sad news that his De. partment proposed to alter the basis of wool freights from a charge per ton (as at present) to a flat rate per bale (whether one or 1000), he wiped his perspiring forehead, said: 'If you'll excuse m«, I think I'll, take my coat off.' 'Oh, don't be afraid — it's not going to be quite as bad as all that,' said one jocular councillor. Howse joined heartily in the laugh, ter that followed. * * * It was a sad story Howse had to tell — a truck shortage running into thousands, a slow turn.round at Darling Harbor (where trucks are queued up till they're almost out of sight), and a slower intake than ever at the wool stores, where the Commo.. inspired storemen and packers not only refuse to work overtime, but sneer at the very suggestion that they should work a few hours on Saturday morn, ing at triple rates, their conduct thus creating a bottleneck which has its repercussion over the whole field of lorries, rail trucks, wool sales and so on. The rail men, brokers and everyone else, have done their best to try and make the s. & p. won't-workers see the error of their ways, but without success. Their attitude seems to be: 'We've got a 40-hour week and intend to keep it.' They do. They keep it, all right — by work, ing about 30 hours. The brok. ers talked of going to see Premier McGirr about the bad effect the s. & p. stand was having on the nation's economy, but when they pondered the fact that Jim. my had fathered the lunacy, they didn't seem in a hurry to ask him. And haven't done so yet, so far as this column is aware. * * * The mentality of the s. & p. uni. on boys takes some fathoming. Not long ago, a chap 'sounded'1 one of these boys on their attitude, and tried to discover what their reason was for refusing triple pay for Saturday work, and for spurning overtime money. The answer was very simple. 'What's the good of working for Chif?' came the query. 'We'd only be damned fools to have that on. Let him ease the taxation on overtime, and we might consider the matter. If they would only agree to work overtime for half an hour or ao on ordinary days, the rail lorries could deliver an extra load into stores. But just let the s. & p. lads know the lorries are ready to deliver another and last load, and do you know what the cads do? Invoke the clause in the award which gives them 45 minutes for crib, and at the end of that 45 minutes,' they pack up and go home! Is 'it any wonder we arc heading fast for the inevitable? Apparently the madmen in our midst won't be satisfied till they . bring about another depression — and then they'll blame it on anybody but themselves. — HAMcC."}
{"id":162728637,"text":"02 Apr 1954 - GALLUP POLL'S GOOD RECORD Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954), Friday 2 April 1954, page 13 GALLUP POLL'S GOOD RECORD In the last ten years, the Australian Gallup Poll has correctly predicted: — (1) ..That Labor would win the 1946 - Federal election with a vote of 54 per cent. (Actual : 53.1 per cent.). (2) That Liberal - C.P. would win the 1949 Federal -election with a vote of 50 per cent. (Actual 50.2 per ? cent.). - ' ... . (3) .-That the Liberal-C.P. would be. re-elected in April, ;- 1951, . with '. a . House of. Representatives .--. vote - of 52. per. cent. _,. (Actual- '-50.5 per cent.). It was also correctly ~ predicted that L.-C.P. had a good chance of a Senate majority. ,(4) That the 'Fourteen Flowers'' Federal referendum in 1944 would be- defeated with a 'No' vote of at least 53 per cent. (Actual 54.7 per cent.). . (5) That ' of the th/ee referendum^ in 1946, only one (Social Services). . would be carried. (6) That 6- o'clock closing would win at the 1947 N.S.W. Hotel Hours referendum, with a vote of 63 per cent. (Actual 62.4 per cent.). (7) That the 1948 Prices and Rent referendum would be .defeated with a 'No' vote of 63 per cent, cent. (Actual 59.4 per cent.). '--' (8) That the Victorian Labor Government -would be defeated in 1947. (Percentages for key seats were accurate within 1 per cent, suburban and 3 per cent, country). (9) That at the 1950 Victorian State election, there, would be a swing of .2 to 3 per cent, to Labor in the marginal seats (Actual swing 3 per cent.). (1U) That at the Senate election in 1953, tne Menzies - Fadden Government would retain a bare working majority in the Senate. The only wrong prediction by the Australian Gallup.: Poll- was . that there would be a small Australia-wide. 'Yes' majority at the referendum on banning the Communist Party in September, 1951. The Gallup Poll, however, then correctly predicted: —(a) (a) That the referendum would ? be - close. (The 'No' ? majority was ' only 50.5 per. cent.). (b).That Queensland and Western A u s tr ra 1 i a would -give substantial 'Yes' majorities, and (c) That the referendum would depend on close voting in the other four States."}
{"id":162803977,"text":"19 Oct 1954 - SKILLED WORKERS MORE ENTITLED TO MARGINS Scone Advocate (NSW : 1887 - 1954), Tuesday 19 October 1954, page 8 SKILLED WORKERS MORE ENTITLED TO MARGINS ETGHT out of ten people think any increase in margins should go chiefly to skilled workers, rather than to semi-skilled workers, the Gallup poll found recently. In the Australia-wide survey, 1800 men and women were asked: If margins for skill are increased, do you think skilled workers and semi-skilled workers should all get the same increoses, orf should skilled workers get bigger increases than the semi-skilled?" -Eighty in the 100 think skilled workers should get bigger increases (if any). - Fifteen in the 100 say semi-skilled workers should get the same increases as the skilled workers, and 5 in the 100 couldn't say. This extraordinarily large majority of 80 per cent, was found in all States. Even in families of semi-skilled and unskilled workers, ' about 7 in lo think skilled workers should get bigger Increases."}
{"id":163214890,"text":"21 Jun 1923 - NEARER REALISATION Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Thursday 21 June 1923, page 6 NEARER REALISATION * ?: Greater Newcastle Scheme ARRANGEMENTS FOR REFERENDUM Recommendation For Adult Suffrage Poll 'We aro nearer to Greater Newcastle than ever,' said tho town clerk of Newcastle (Mr. GKsaop). after tho slttlnc of the conference of the representatives of thoso councils and other bodies, favoring the Greater No wcastlc proposal. In Newcastle Council Chambers last night. A subcommittee was appointed to confer with representatives of opposing councils and to make anauscments for tho takinB of a poll of the people. The Minister for .Local Government will receive a recommendation from the conference that the poll bo taken on the system of universal adult suffrage, 'xho State electoral roll, and noi the municipal rolls, will be used if that recommendation is adopted. The Under-Sucrelary for I^ocal Government (Mr. Ciarlick). sent a copy of a letter addressed to Waratah Council, in which it was suggested th:.t u voluntary poll of ratepayers be taken. 'Wo have arrived at that stage, where 1- has been decided to lake a plebiscite of the people,' said tho Mayor of Newcastle (Alderinai- CorniBhJ, who presided. 'There is nothing in tho 1-tter about the shires. It will be necessary for po;ls to bo taken In those portions of the threo sliires which it is proposed to taiie In. Waratuh Council is prepared to take a poll on tlic County Council achemo on tho sar;:o flay. COMl'ULSOKY l'OIJj 'Wullocnd Council dues nut behove, in either proposal.' remarked Alderman Jenncr. 'What becomes o£ the uiultcr then'.'' 'Tho .Minister states that ho will have a bill put through I'arllament to force the councils to take u. poll,' explained the Mayor. 'Don't you liimk if you can get the councils to agree lo the fornr of questions to be submitted to tho people you might have a quicker ticttioincntV' asked Alderman ICilgour. 'We might also able the people whether they are in favor of co:itlnuinii tho present local government system.' 'I have never heard of an expression of opinion by those who are nxi In favor of Greater Newcastle, thut they are in favor of a County Council,' said Alderman Moruney. 'Cairinglon und Waratah.' interjected the Mayor. 'There- has been a lot of timo wasted, and we should go straight to the people.' continued Alderman Muroncy. 'It will bo a lurtlier wasto of tune to go on without having the people behind you. We must t;o to tho ptcple first. Tho scheme has beea laid down. 'Tht most difllcult part about it 's the financial position. A subcorr.n'.litee should be formed to consider the matter, to consider the amount of revenue that will have to be raised in connection with Greater Newcastle. The people want to know what amount of rates they will have to pay. I move: That the conference is in favor of taking an early poll of electors on tho existing municipal rolls, and that the district councils bo requested to take a voluntary poll In their own areas, as requested by the Minister. WIDE REPRESENTATION In seconding tho motion. Alderman Creer said that on the question of the financial aspect he could not follow Alderman Moroney. ''There are 11 municipal councils, and every three years they aro compelled to go before the people. I wanted to see as diverse a representation on tho council as can be secured. I want to see the worker and tho merchant there, and everything that goes to make up the big district to have representation on that council. What greater safeguard could you have than that, so far as tho financial phase Is concerned? 'If vou dnr't do what the people want, they will s?nd you about your business at tho end of tho three years' term. 'I am satisfied that tho rating In any part of the Newcastle area will not bo equal to the rating at Waratah to-day. The rating at Waratah is 43d. while in Newcastle It !s under 4 id. The burden of taxation Is going to bo lightened In several areas. 'Regarding tho local government system proposal, it would be unwise to burden this question with another phase. For every year you delay It the initial expenses will bo Increased. 'I am glad to see that Maitland people aro doing something In connection with water and sewerage It 13 unexpected. They aro taking up the matter in opposition to Greater Newcastle, but I am pleased. I ask tho Maitlind people to take the Cesa nock people with them In taking over the water and -soworace questions.' Mr. Sutherland: Will the questions be determined on the aggregate vote of the district? 'iho Mayor: Yes''BEST W12 IIAVE HAD' Al.lt-iipun Jonnor: This is the best thing wo havo yet had beforo the conference. Alderman Arthur: I can see that, wiiii tJio utilities Greater Newcastle will take ovor, thora'o would bo ri-» du.'cd. Mr. Sutherland: It would bo advisable that the date of tho poll be fixed tn six weeks or two months' time, in order that some enthusiasm can bo raised. There should be reciprocity between the opposing councils, so that representatives of eacu side could go into the others' areas to exp'ain. the two proposals. We will got a food working committee from the Trades Hall. I am in favor of the eMy ocautiful, but I must express regvet that the poll is to bo taken on tho present municipal roll, which la distinctly unfair to tho great mass Of '.ho fecplo in the district. Ald6rman Wright: I think we should ask that tho poll be taken on the system of universal franchise. It is unfortunate that the people who aro In favor of Greater JSewcastlo are those without vcac». Alderman Myers: I do not Beo that the county council scheme should be included on the ballot paper. It should read: 'Are you in favor of Greater Newcastle, yes or no?' The Chairman: It Is the Minister's wish. ?? Mr. i Paton (representing the Chamber of Commerce): It has occurred to mo that the opposition is Btrone on account of the proposal to take over the water and sewerage and other- utilities here. If you abandon thoso proposals you spike tho Buna of the opposition straight away. For tho llrst few years tho Greater Newcastle Council will havo suftlcient to deal with without them. The Water and Sewerage Hoard is very well run to-day, and — Aldeiman Crccr; Very expensively run. XO .MODIFIED SCIIKMK Mr. l'aton: If you are going to Jeopardise the passago of the I till by that clause, why not cut it out? I suggest you confer with the opposition people and see if you cannot get a compromise. Then you will get the whole of the people behind you . Alderman Jenner: This matter has been thrashed out many times. Let us iland by the proposal. .vlderman Haddow: Mennvcther Is not in favor of any modified scheme. Mr. Sutherland: I will oppose any modification. Tho very first week that Greater Newcastle comes into force it must take over the Abattoir Hoard. 1 do realise that the master butchers aro bleeding the people white, and the Abattoir Board Is agreeing lo it. Aldcrmin I.ync: It does not follow that, because councils aro against the scheme, the people in tho«e areas arc against it. When this scheme Is placed before them they will realise its advantages. Alderman Moroney: Newcastle will stand to lose more than any other council under Greater Newcastle. The motion was agreed to. On the suggestion of Alderman Light, it was agreed to recommend that the poll be taken oc tho basis of adult suffrage. A sub-committee consisting of the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Cornish), Aldermen Creer, Jenncr, Arthur, and Haddow, and Mr. Sutherland »as appointed to confer with district councils, and to report on a tentative proposal to have the district divided into wares."}
{"id":164451931,"text":"25 Aug 1928 - LOW PERCENTAGE POLL. Record (Emerald Hill, Vic. : 1881 - 1957), Saturday 25 August 1928, page 1 LOW PERCENTAGE POLL. The total number of votes polled 'vas 2661, being a percentage of 54 of 'lie total number of votes on the roll, i.ast year 2944 votes were recorded, (Concluded on Page 3, Column 3.) MUNICIPAL ELECTIOWS (C^n^ntleti ; f?6m- 'Frortt : Page.) being 60 p.c. of the votes 011 the roll. TJie ' lilpliest percentage Of- votes recorded' in lliunicijial elections in the city was at the Wolff-Roberts 'election for Queen's Ward on August 27, J925, when 77.4 per cent, of the votes on the roll were recorded.' PORT MELBOURNE. E. W. Cremer ? 1260 A. L. Page . ? 1078 Jas. Ryan ? 841 Wm. Howey ? 788 The first three candidates — the Labor selection— were clected. Cr.' Tucker declared the poll at the Town Hall before a fair attendance of ratepayers. Gr. Cremer, in moving a vote of thanks to the returning officer, spoke on behalf of himself and Cr. Ryan, who was not present, owing to the death of his wife. * Cr. Davies supported the vote on behalf of Cr. Page, and Mr. Howey also spoke. There are 2650 electors on the roll, and, with plural votes, about 3700 votes. Only 1322 ballot papers were issued, and the recorded ballot was barely half of the available votes."}
{"id":164499648,"text":"05 May 1951 - Editorial Record (Emerald Hill, Vic. : 1881 - 1957), Saturday 5 May 1951, page 1 Ifi dUomiat Gallup Poll, Gullibility and White Magic Putting political ibbucb aside, le^us consider that comical thing — the Gallup Poll. It is of American origin, and hardly, acclimatised to Australia, where its records of late have been about as accurate as when in its 'original habitat it predicted the fall of President Truman. Doubtless it is entirely honest in mo tive and within the limits imposed by its nature is efficiently carried out: it ic tVip nnturp that, is at fault, for it partakes of the nature of man, and is I therefore intrinsically subject to error. The claim is made for it that it reflects public opinion expressed by 'a representative cross-section of society.' But is that bo in fact? Who selects the 'representative crosssection?' The conductors of the Poll do. And by what norm do they jnake the selection? And what intelligence test is applied to the people interviewed ? perlexing in view of the findings of the Gallup Poll in connection with the Federal elections last Saturday. In the light of these it will find difficulty in having itself accepted as authoritative in Australia. This may be as Mr. Clive Turnbull, Associate Editor of the. 'Argus,' asserts, 'The Land of Couldn't Care Less,' but satirical comments on the Poll reveal that many of them care too much for their selfrespect to be ready to accord to it in future any more than good-humored attention. Pointing the Bone a la Mode. Even if the inquiries were conducted with scrupulous regard to all phases of any issue canvassed, there would remain the disquieting fact that the results are played up sensationally by newspapers which' have a case to establish. They are converted into propaganda without concern for the psychological factors that contribute to them, but with pedantic concern for the psychology of press and radio pushover. It is the old practice of pointing the bone. An Australian aborigine plans the death of his endfcy by pointing a bone at him or in his direction. He is not so simple as to suppose that the enemy will, die if he does not_ know he is doomed to die: hence a third party is essential: and this third party informs Uie first, Wno men uuu&i'B'j ? ? himself to hate-fulfilment. The press practises white magic. It seeks a certain end against a certain class, a party or person. It lets the public know what it thinks, but it also and mainly contrives to make the P^plic think that the public is doing its think inc for itself; whereas it is not, — it « victimised to a subtle process of induced auto-suggestion. Sometimes, of course, the nublic or a portion insists on thinning . . . and the cat of candor escapes from the bag of tricks. It would be interesting to know how many citizens of South Melbourne have been interviewed by Gallup Poll officials and on what subjects. If press methods were followed, the line of i^iry for a model was probably the distmc tion between the existentialism of Sartre and of Marcel, and for an unskilled worker the problem of the relationship bet%veen management And profits. It is custcwmry to fessor what he knows about bricklaying or a teetotaller what difference he detects between the tastes of Scotch and Australian whiskies. An American Sidelight. From America, in a book written to expose the shallowness of thought in high places, comes this story of a public opinion Poll: 'What,' asked the interviewer, 'is your opinion of private enterprise in this country? Private enterprise,' he was told, is a euphemism for the profit system. The reply was off the beaten track dictated by the terms of reference. It provoked a further question, 'What a euphemism i Isn't it time we woke up and had a good laugh about all these opinion barometers - and then gave a great shout of protest against a business that could flourish best on moronism ."}
{"id":164678984,"text":"17 Apr 1909 - THE DRAINAGE POLL. Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931), Saturday 17 April 1909, page 13 THE DRAINAGE POLL. KINGSTON, April 8.—The success of ihe drainage jjoJ] has produced great satisfaction throughout the district. Landholders consider that values will shortly be trebled for land in the south-east."}
{"id":166397682,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - Advertising Leader (Angaston, SA : 1918 - 1960), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and ntanager of rhe Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?'* Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. 'Of those who so answered, substantially xmore than 50% said: "Shell", Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) ¥00 om EE SURE or SHELL"}
{"id":166397832,"text":"27 Mar 1947 - Advertising Leader (Angaston, SA : 1918 - 1960), Thursday 27 March 1947, page 2 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?'''' Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than jo% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (incorporated in Great Britain) ¥00 OA* BE SURE OF SHELL"}
{"id":166397896,"text":"03 Apr 1947 - Advertising Leader (Angaston, SA : 1918 - 1960), Thursday 3 April 1947, page 4 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia* wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of tho'Se who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain)"}
{"id":166397967,"text":"10 Apr 1947 - Advertising Leader (Angaston, SA : 1918 - 1960), Thursday 10 April 1947, page 5 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want "Opinion Research", which- is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia" wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: " When tht pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain! YOU CAM BE SURE OF SHELL S46 6H !"}
{"id":167083634,"text":"13 Jun 1952 - BREVITY Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 13 June 1952, page 10 BREVITY A. RECENT Gallup Poll found that a big majority of Australians considered that fees paid to church schools and private schools should be deductalble from income before tax is charged. • That is right, as far as it goes, but it doesn't go far enough for full justice. Full justice would demand that the aforesaid fees should be dednctable from income tax before it is paid. Not -that it would be done in that way, exactly. Bishop Lyons of Sydney has suggested a simpler way, that of a per capita grant through the Social Service set-up, for all school children, so that they may choose and pay for their education in whatever school they want."}
{"id":167085331,"text":"03 Oct 1952 - OFF THE BEAM Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 3 October 1952, page 6 OFF THE BEAM A N interesting Gallup poll finding was published recently. Two questions were asked, the first being: "If a husband and wife are separated with no hope of reunion, and both want a divorce, would you favor or opposte permitting the divorce?" 82 per cent, were in favor, 14 per cent, opposed, and 4 per cent, expressed no opinion. The second question was, "If a husband or wife has been wronged but won't ask for a divorce, do you think the other party should, or should not, be allowed to seek a divorce?" 53 per cent, said "should," and 33 per cent, "should not." Now here is the extraordinary thing: Of the Catholics who gave an opinion (and there were probably several hundreds out of the total of 1,800 questioned), 55 per cent, were in favor of permitting the divorce in the first case, while even in the second case 37 per cent, of Catholics voted "should." It would often seem that a lot of Catholics are hazy about the Tightness or wrongness of divorce. All know, of course, that divorce for Catholics is wrong, but many don't seem to realise that divorce for validly married nonCatholics is wrong, too; that no valid marriage can be dissolved simply by the agreement of the parties or a decision of a court. In other words, for the Catholic the only good divorce law would be a law p forbidding all divorce. To both questions in the Gallup there should have been a 100 per cent. Catholic vote against divorce."}
{"id":167090018,"text":"24 Jul 1953 - BREVITIES Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 24 July 1953, page 15 BREVITIES IN Victoria they have had a Gallup ■* Poll on the proposed State lottery: 827o are in favor of a State lottery for hospitals, 16% opposed, and 2% are undecided. Many of the people who think most deeply and have the deepest sense of responsibility are against State lotteries even for charity. One of the reasons is that gambling is a thing which, though not evil in itself, tends to GET PEOPLE IN, and, therefore, ought not to be encouraged by public authorities. One of the best head-lines observed for some time was a five-column effort the day before South Australia was beaten by Victoria on the Adelaide Oval, 19 goals to 4. The heading (on the Sports Page) read "South Australia May Cause Surprise on Adelaide Oval Mud Heap." Did they what!"}
{"id":167091006,"text":"25 Sep 1953 - THINGS TO BE GLAD ABOUT Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 25 September 1953, page 6 N/W>/VWs/» TO BE etAD ABOUT A .RECENT Gallup poll haa shown ^ jSJiat the hourih* shortage for Aus tralia as a whole (South Australia seems to be the worst off) is almost over, and it is expected that within another year it will be overtaken. * * * A recent Gallup poll revealed that there seems to have been a considerable awakening in Australia during the last year about the necessity for keeping up the flow of migrants to Australia.' ' In June, 1952, a poll on the same, subject revealed that 43% thought that migration should be kept up or increased. In August of this year, the poll indicated that 53% of the people are in favor of migration being kept up or increased. It is good to know that the public is becoming increasingly aware of Australia's real needs."}
{"id":167474515,"text":"23 Jan 1942 - GALLUP POLL ON POPULARITY OF CHURCHILL Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Friday 23 January 1942, page 3 GALLUP POLL ON POPULARITY OF CHURCHILL LONDON. Thursday (Our Special Representative) : Mr. Churchill is as popular to-day as at any time during his 20 months of Prime Ministership. ThLs Is revealed in a Gallup poll answering the question: 'Do you approve or disapprove of Churchill as Prime Minister?' It resulted: Approved, 89 per1 cent.: disapproved. 7 per cent.; 'don't know,' 4 per cent. This was the ninth time the question has been asked. Approvals have never been below 83 j per cent., but only once before ! readied 89 per cent.— in October, 1 1940, when the British, under : merciless German bombing, endured the 'blood, toll tears and I sweat,' which Mr. Churchill 1 warned would be their lot.'"}
{"id":167477006,"text":"01 Sep 1941 - AMERICANS AGAINST NAZI PEACE OFFER Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Monday 1 September 1941, page 1 AMERICANS AGAINST NAZI PEACE OFFER NEW YORK. Sunday. (Our Special Representative).— Most Americans oppose any Hitler pence offer, according to the latest Gallup poll. FIftv-eight per cent, voted 'No' to the question: 'Would you accept Hitler's offer that he be allowed to keep the conquered Russian territory It he Thirty-lour per cent, favored such a pence offer, white eight pet cent was undecided. Typical reasons given were: 'Rettl peace Is impossible unless Hitler Is crushed.' 'Hitler's promises cannot be trusted.' or 'Peace now means a German victory.'"}
{"id":167481384,"text":"04 Jul 1941 - AMERICA AND THE WAR Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Friday 4 July 1941, page 1 AMERICA AND THE WAR US opinion of llic chance of American enlry into the war is ill own in thil chart of Gallup polll. Americans' belief that the US.A. will enter the war ha. nearly doubled ,ince |hc war began."}
{"id":167483290,"text":"15 Nov 1941 - SMALL MAJORITY AGAINST SEPARATE ITALIAN PEACE Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Saturday 15 November 1941, page 3 SMALL MAJORITY AGAINST SEPARATE ITALIAN PEACE LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.).— A Gallup poll suggests that 51 per cent, of the people of Britain would' disapprove of negotiating a separate peace with Italy. ThlrM.-civ nor Mnt. umiilrl or,. prove, and the remaining 13 per cent., according to the British Institute of Public Opinion, said 'Don't know.' The result shows that feeling Is not nearly so strong as against a negotiated peace with Germany. When this question was asked last June, 82 per cent, of the people said they would disapprove."}
{"id":167485338,"text":"23 Dec 1941 - PUBLIC OPINION POLL Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Tuesday 23 December 1941, page 4 PUBLIC OPINION POLL THE PEOPLE AND FAR EFFORT That Australians are fully conscious of the urgency of our. war problems is shown by the latest Public Opinion (Gallup poll) finding. Even before Japan's entry into the war an overwhelming majority of people realised that the war effort was the Government's No. 1 Job: During tiic four days before and after the Pacific flare-up a cross-section of Australians in all localities was asked: 'What do you think is the most important problem the Australian Government must solve during tho next few months?' This table shows/hat maintenance of our armed forces was foremost in the public minds. Conscription, 31 per cent. Man-power and recruiting, 5 per cent. Defend Australia. 11 per cent. Win the war. 15 per cent. Other war references, 17 per cent. Social problems. 10 per cent. Indefinite. 11 per cent. Total. 100 per cent. One out of three people who referred to conscription said. 'Manpower and wealth.' Very few indicated whether they meant conscription for overseas service or home defence only. About half of the sample of opinion was taken before the attack on Hawaii and the remainder in the next four days. For the first time in our history we have a record of public opinion during a great crisis. In the second half of the survey there was a marked decline in the alrendy small proportion of people who referred to social problems such as banking, decentralisation, housing, unemployment, living standards and morality. : A corresponding decrease occurred in the proportion of people who said 'win the war' or 'defend Australia.' While this survey was being conducted by Australian Public Opinion Polls (the Gallup method) similar surveys were being conducted by Dr. George Gallup In England, the United States and Canada. The findings will be announced this week and broadcast to the U.S.A."}
{"id":167497168,"text":"15 Sep 1941 - GALLUP POLL ON FAVORITES FOR NEXT PRESIDENT Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Monday 15 September 1941, page 3 GALLUP POLL ON FAVORITES FOR NEXT PRESIDENT NEW YORK, Sunday (Our Special Representative).— According to a Gallup survey, the first five favorites for the next Presidential election support President Roosevelt's foreign policy. They are In order: Wendell Wllkle (Republican), Cordell Hull (Democrat). Robert Dewey (Republican), Henry Wallace and Florello la Ouarda (Democrat). The Isolationists are far down the list. Senator Burton Wheeler is 11th and Colonel Charles Lindbergh 12th."}
{"id":167498487,"text":"02 Dec 1941 - PUBLIC OPINION POLL Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Tuesday 2 December 1941, page 2 PUBLIC OPINION POLL ' Big Majority; , Favors j State Lotteries i More than three out of four I ?: Australians favor Government I \\ lotteries, according: to a Gallup Poll, just completed. * i JN New South Wales, 86 per cent. \\ voted for a Government lottery and only 10 per cent, against it. People representative of all walks of life in various localities in each State were seen by interviewers of Australian public opinion polls and asked this question: 'Are you In favor of Government lotteries?' . f Support for lotteries ranged from about 70 per cent, among better-oif v people to more than 80 per rent, among 1 1 wage earners, and. as the following table shows, only 17 per cent, of the j people interviewed were against Government lotteries:AUSTRALIA-WIDE AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION P.O. Favor Government lotteries .... 77 Against Government lotteries .. 17 Undecided .. ? ? ? ? ® 100 Supporters of the Labor Party voted eight to one for Government lotteries, while U.A.P. and U.C.P. supporters 4 voted three to one in favor. v Comments of people who voted against lotteries show that they believe: — 1 (1) Lotteries are an incentive to other forms of gambling; and, (2) Hospitals should be financed by About a third of those in favor of lotteries referred to hospitals or charities after casting their vote. A small number mentioned that they opposed gambling in principle, but thought lotteries expedient. Common comments of Victorians and South Australians — States without lotteries — were: — ? (1) 'Keep the money in the State; and (2) 'Other States have them; why not us?' This table shows that the vote for Government lotteries was lowest in I South Australia, where betting shops complicate the position. The high 'un- ' decided' vote in Tasmania reflects the existence of a private lottery in Ho- , t bart:— I 1 OPINIONS IN EACH STATE . I Favor Agst. , -'} Lot- Lot- Undetcry. tery. elded. p.c. p.c. p.c. N.S.W ? 86 10 4 Victoria .... 77 18 5 Queensland 73 20 7 West Australia 71 24 5 Tasmania 63 20 17 South Australia 60 28 12 Young people, who often held the 'only hope for the working-man' attitude, were most favorable to lotteries. People aged from 30 to 60 were falrlv consistent in their views. ? VOTING BY AGE GROUPS Favor Agst. * Lot-* Lot- Undetery. tery. elded. Aged 21-29 .. 83 10 1 Aged 30-39 .. 78 16 6 Aged 40-49 .. 78 16 6 Aged 50-59 .. 76 19 5 60 and over 69 27 4"}
{"id":167558964,"text":"21 Jul 1942 - Second Front Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Tuesday 21 July 1942, page 2 Second Front 'RM' Trites: - In a recent Oallup Poll held in England. two of everv threu people expressed themselves In favor of opening I o western front. Seven British sis- 1 nailers wrote for publication. 'We moke : e 6lng»e demand— open a weitern front. Hundreds and thousands of us have trained and trained during the last two years. Sometime* we feel like toy koldlera. Every now and then we play at war. then we are popped back to orown off In idleness. In the present crisis of the war we demand action ' There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in England and Australia who feel the same. Mr. Churchill has signed an agreement favoring it in principle. Can't wc do something soon that will make even a little shorter the carnage on the Don. and rejtore a victorious peace to the suffering world?"}
{"id":167560669,"text":"13 Jun 1942 - NAZI GOVT. IS CHIEF ENEMY Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Saturday 13 June 1942, page 1 NAZI govt, is CHIEF ENEMY NEW YORK, Friday (AAP); A Gallup Poll disclosed that 79 per cent, of Americans consider the German Government their chief enemy. Only 6 per cent, regarded the German people as the chief enemy and 15 per cent, did not express an onlnion. Another poll, on the military drafting of men aged 18 to 19 years, revealed that 52 per cent were oppased, 42 per cent, in favor with C per cent, undecided."}
{"id":167566793,"text":"05 Aug 1942 - GALLUP POLL Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Wednesday 5 August 1942, page 1 GALLUP POLL EDEN FAVORED TO SUCCEED CHURCHILL LONDON. Tuesday (OSR).— The Foreign Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden, retains the lead in the Gallup Poll as Britain's choice as the man to replace Mr. Churchill, if anything should happen to the Prime Minister. Mr. Eden polled 34 per cent., compared with 37 per cent, in April, and Sir Stafford Cripps, Leader of the House of Commons, 28 per cent., compared with 34 per cent. Mr. Attlee. Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Beaverbrook, former Minister for Aircraft Production, and Mr. Bcvin. Minister of Labor, 3 per cent., compared with 2 per cent"}
{"id":167569934,"text":"19 Sep 1942 - PUBLIC OPINION POLL Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Saturday 19 September 1942, page 3 PUBLIC OPINION POLL MAJORITY ENDORSES 6 O'CLOCK CLOSING Demand for S p.m. closing in NSW. disclosed bu the Gallup Poll last near, has died down. The majoritji now supports 6' o'clock closing, according to a surveu completed this month. As stated in 'The Sun' on Tuesday, Australian Public Opinion Polls— the Gallup Poll of Australia — found recently that residents of New South Wales are strongly against wartime prohibition, though they think a public inquiry into the liquor trade necessary. Each person interviewed was also asked: 'During the war, at what hour should hotels upen In the morning and close in the evening?' The followlne figures show that 11 am opening suits most people. (The 15 pc who did not nominate an opening time comprise, largely, prohibltonists and teetotallers): Open at 8 urn .... 20 pc Open at 10 am .. .. « pc Open at 11 am .. .. 40 pc No answer ? : 15 pc 100 pc CLOSING HOCK The next table shows that the vote for remaining open after 6 o'clock had declined from nearly 50 per cent, to 30 per cent, since the last survey was taken in November. 1941, Just before hostilities began in the Pacific: Opinion l.ast Now Nov. pc pp Close before 6 pm 4 U Close at 0 pm ..51 4U Close at 7 pm .... 10 4 Close 8 nnv or later 20 44 No answer ? 15 li 100 100 On a further question 'Should hotels closp on u-pplc-rtnvs In the afternoon between 2 and 4.30 there was a 'No' vote of 44 per cent., compared with 'Yes1' 40 per cent, and 'No answer' 16 per cent. The vote against closing on Saturday afternoons was: No, 58 per cent.; Yes, 27 per cent.; No answer, 15 per cent. A summary of voting In all States on hotel times shows that the present closing time Is generally approved, except in Perth, where 7 pm. rather than 6 pm, is the popular choice."}
{"id":167569940,"text":"19 Sep 1942 - GALLUP POLLS IN AMERICA ON CENSOR & LIQUOR Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Saturday 19 September 1942, page 3 GALLUP POLLS IN AMERICA ON CENSOR & LIQUOR [?] TORONTO. Saturday: The Canadian Institute of Public Opinion found that Canadians, though they do not like wartime censorship realise its necessity and do net intend to complain. a pou snowed tnat 56 per cent were satisfied they were getting as much war news as they should. 36 per cent, war dissatisfied and 8 per cent, were undecided. Australian Aisoclalrd I'rt.t. NEW YORK. Saturday: A Gallup survey on the question of rcvertim; to prohibition showed G2 per cent, against and 38 per cent, in. favor. This represents a slight Increase In the dry sentiment but nothing comparable to the la&t war. The poll, however, uneartthed the significant factthta 46 per cent, of women favor prohibition. If the majority of young men are drawn off into the armed forces, the proportion of old men and women 'drys' would increase considerably. Liberal newspapers i warn that Fifth Columnist arc trying to use the liquor issue to i stir up disunity. ."}
{"id":167571949,"text":"28 Apr 1942 - WET CANTEENS ARE FAVORED FOR ARMY Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Tuesday 28 April 1942, page 5 WET CANTEENS1 ARE FAVORED FOR ARMY I Wet canteens ln Army camps, are approved by eight out of ten Australians, according to a nationwide Gallup Poll Just completed. Even people who would apply more drastic restrictions to the civilian liquor trade are three to two in favor of wet canteens in the camps. l'or 18 months AIF camps have had wet canteens, but not until this month did they become general ln militia camps. To ascertain the attitude of the public, the Interviewers of Australian Public Opinion. Polls — the Gallup Poll— put this question to a representative cross-section ol men and women in each State:— 'Should Armv privates have wet canteens?' Seven out of eight men interviewed answered 'Yes.' About twice as many women as men voted 'No,' but still the female majority on the question was nearly three to one. The combined vote of both sexes Is set out ln this table:— AUSTRALIA- WIDE OPINION Of each 100 people Favor wet canteens for privates ? 78 Against them ? 18 Undecided ? 4 100 Exactly the same question was asked regarding officers' messes, and the vote was almost identical. People thought that officers and privates should be treated alike. An engineer's wife in Heidelbere (Vic.) expressed a common opinion when she said: — 'Thev can wmtrol liquor in camp, not outside.' 'Dry' voters commonly commented: —fl) fl) 'Keep temptation away from vouneer men,' and (2) 'Soldiers need to be sober in wartime. Drink lessens efficiency.'"}
{"id":167572324,"text":"11 Jun 1942 - State Parliaments Are Not So Popular Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Thursday 11 June 1942, page 2 State Parliaments Are Not So Popular w of State Governments Is strongly favored in New south Wales, Queensland and Victoria, and slightly favored In aoutb Australia, according to a Gallup Poll taken In May. In western Australia and Tasmania, however, abolitionists arc In a minority. During May, the interviewers lor Australia Public Opinion Polls —the Gallup Poll of Australia— set out to find the public's answer to the question:— ''®h,0uld State Governments be abolished?' Opinions were obtained in each State, according to population. People of all types, in a full range ol localities, were Included in the sample. Dr. Gallup's long experience in America proves that results obtained bv these 'sample leierendums' are reliable. Of each 100 interviewed— 60 favored abolishing State Governments, 19 were against abolishing them. 15 were undecided; and 6 gave no answer. Attitudes of Labor Party supporters and non-Labor people were almost identical. Most of the 'undecided' and 'no answer' votes occurred among women. For men only, the vote was 68 in favor or abolishing State Governments and 20 against with 12 undecided or unable to answer. Age had no significant Influence on tlie voting. To ascertain whether the 60inthe-100 who had voted in favor ol abolishing State Governments were aware of the probable effects, they were also asked: — SUBSIDY QUESTION 'Should the States hand ovei their powers to the Commonwealth. leaving minor matters to local councils and State boards? * Largely because of the refer, once to boards, a few people answered 'No.' while one person in 10 could not give a definite answer. The 'Yes'' voters, however, represented 54-in-the-100 ot the total cross-section interviewed. so it is evident that most ot the abolitionists knew what was involved. Voting in each State on the main question— 'Should State Governments be abolished?'— Is tabulated below. A small proportion of the 'abolish' vote in each State represents people who were unable to answer 'yes' on tlie subsidiary question: — «= - £ iSuS S-gg I Sao Egg qo -wO Q-H 02 P.C. P.C. P.C. 5«S.W ? 72 10 18 Qd ? 65 17 18 Vic ? 57 IS 25 S.A ? 50 33 17 Tas ? 34 40 2B W.A ? 35 ? 48 17"}
{"id":167589151,"text":"09 Feb 1944 - Wartime Prohibition Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Wednesday 9 February 1944, page 1 Wartime Prohibition Oor Speelal Representative NEW YORK, Tuesday.— A Gallup poll shows two-thirds of U3. citizens against prohibition In war-time, and among UB. soldiers on leave in London, 85 per cent, against, 9 per cent, in favor and 6 per cent, undecided."}
{"id":167593807,"text":"20 Jan 1944 - GALLUP POLL ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS ENEMY Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Thursday 20 January 1944, page 1 GALLUP POLL ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS ENEMY Our Special Ke|irt-rnlallTr MONTREAL. Wednesday.— In Britain 45 ner cent, of cconle Interviewed in a Gallup poll exDressed nnirer at Germany whereas only 27 ncr cent, or Canadians revealed this attitude. Canadian recatlons to Japan were hate and aneer. 41. per cent, cent., and symnathv 10 per cent., contempt and dislike 35 per centIndifference or friendliness 14 per cent. ."}
{"id":167595336,"text":"19 Apr 1944 - BOMBING HISTORIC BUILDINGS: GALLUP POLL VIEWS Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Wednesday 19 April 1944, page 3 abiviPiMf: HISTORIC ' BUILDINGS: GALLUP 'POM. -VIEWS [?] NEW YORK. Tuesriov.—Bombintr of historic and -reltelous buildings in Europe. If military necessity dictates the - action.' Is apnroved by 75 per cent! in a Gallup Poll. ? ? ' . ' .Ninepeen per cent, opposed the policy and 1 per cent. , nad no opinion. ? Sixty-three per cent of Catholics approved and ' 28 per 'cent- disapproved.- Seventy-five per rent.. of Protestants aDDroyed and 10 per cent.- disapproved. ."}
{"id":167596853,"text":"26 Jun 1944 - DEWEY FAVORITE FOR REPUBLICANS Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Monday 26 June 1944, page 1 DEWEY FAVORITE FOR REPUBLICANS Oar Special Representative NEW YORK SlinriAV -A GallUO poll Indicates that Mr. Thomas B. Dewey Governor or New York, Is still a strong favorite for Presidential nomination. On the eve of the Republican Convention It elves him 58 tier cent sunrxirters at the convention as against 12 for Governor Brickcr (Ohio) and six for Governor 8 trass en (Minnesota). :"}
{"id":167608617,"text":"23 Aug 1944 - Roosevelt Leads In Gallup Poll Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Wednesday 23 August 1944, page 1 Roosevelt Leads In Gallup Poll Australian Associated Press j NEW YORK. Tuesday.— A Gallup poll, testing the Presidential election feeling, shows that Roosevelt leads in 28 \\ States with 286 electoral votes. The Republican candidate. ; Thomas Dewev, is ahead in 20 : with 245 votes. President Roosevelt's elec toral position has elements of weakness in 11 out of 28 States in which he leads by the narrowest margin. A shift of only two per cent, of votes in these States would swing them to Dewey."}
{"id":167615889,"text":"06 Sep 1943 - GALLUP POLL OPPOSES COMPROMISE PEACE Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Monday 6 September 1943, page 1 GALLUP POLL OPPOSES COMPROMISE PEACE Our Sntrlal ?Irnrcitntalltr NEW YORK, Sunday.— A GalluD opinion poll, by 89 votes to 8 opposed compromise pence with' Hitler. Bv 84 votes to 10 it opposed acceptance of any compromise offer from German generals based on removal of the Nazi leaders."}
{"id":167618202,"text":"23 Feb 1943 - AMERICANS SEE JAPAN AS NO. 1 ENEMY Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Tuesday 23 February 1943, page 1 AMERICANS SEE JAPAN AS NO. 1 ENEMY Australian Associated Press NEW YORK, Monday*— While the US Government is committed to a policy of destroying Hitler first, the latest Gallup poll shows that the American people regard Japan as their No. 1 enemy. t:.. question posed was: In this war. which country do you think Is our chief enemy— Germany or Japan? Fllty-three per cent, named Japan, 34 per cent. Germany, and 13 per cent, were undecided. This compares with a poll taken In December, 1841 (when Japan entered the war). Then only 15 oer cent. Dut Japan In the role of chief enemy, 64 per cent thoucht German' was most to be feared, and the rest couldn't make up their minds. Five months later the figures were: Japan 28, Germany 47, rest undecided. This swing affects even States far removed from the Pacific coast, and Dr. Gallup comments: 'Probublv the biggest reason Is the Russian success against Germany. 'Just a? Russia and Britain have carried the main burden of the war In Europe, the American people are coming more and more to the conclusion that the U£. will have to carry the main burden of the war against Japan.'"}
{"id":167626874,"text":"09 Jun 1943 - CANADA NOT SO KEEN ON PROHIBITION Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Wednesday 9 June 1943, page 3 CANADA NOT SO KEEN ON PROHIBITION Oar Special ttepreientatlrr. NEW YORK, Tuesday. - Hie Canadian Institute of Public Opinion (Gallup poll) finds a diminution of prohibition sentiment throughout the Dominion Onlv 23 per cent, now sav they would vote nRalnst liquor comoared wUh 27 per cent, in April and 30 per cent. In -March."}
{"id":167628343,"text":"08 Apr 1943 - Baseball's Morale Value Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Thursday 8 April 1943, page 1 Baseball's Morale Value Australian Associated Press NEW YORK. Wednesday.— A Gallup poll reveals that 59 per cent, of the public favors the continuance of baseball for the duration because of its morifls value."}
{"id":167638468,"text":"05 Jul 1943 - SOUTHERN SUPPORT FOR ROOSEVELT Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Monday 5 July 1943, page 1 *SOTTTHFT?NT support I FOR ROOSEVELT Our Fpcria! R#arrtenUllv» NEW YORK. Sundav-A Gallun ooll shows that 80 per ccnt. of the southern Democrats favor President Roosevelt as cnnrilrintn for a fourth term. The survcv discredits the suggestion that the more conservative South was r*adv to break away from Roosevelt as a gesture of uispleasure against the new deal"}
{"id":167645551,"text":"24 Aug 1943 - Americans Do Not Want Change Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Tuesday 24 August 1943, page 1 Americans Do Not Want Change Our Special Representative NEW YORK. Monday. — AccordInz to a Gallup poll. 58 per ccnt. of Americans would be satisfied when peace comes to have tlic United Slates much as It was before the war. Reform Is favored bv 32 per cent, and 10 per cent, are undecided. In Britain. 57 per ccnt. wont reform In British condition-;, 34 per ccnt. are against reform and 0 per cent, are undecided. In America, Gallup finds that most people believe that the Government should not be controlled bv anv one croup. If, however, they had to choose for control by bic business or. Labor unions, 45 per ccnt. would prefer 'ble business.' 2G per ccnt. unions, and 29 per ccnt. are undecidcd."}
{"id":167691247,"text":"09 Jul 1954 - BREVITIES Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 9 July 1954, page 11 BREVITIES A RECENT Gallup poll concerned the question as to what should be done with people found guilty of treason. The majority of those interviewed were of the opinion that these traitors should be deported. That is, in our opinion, only reasonable and right. A surprising number were in favor of the death penalty (26%), as against 37% for deportation and 22% for life imprisonment. What is the best means to adopt may be a matter of opinion, but this is certain, the community has the right so to deal with its traitors that they will no longer be able to harm it. * * * A DIVORCED young Hungarian Act ress (the singer of a song described by The Mail as the "Sexiest Thing Since Sex" of last year), who, if newspaper accounts could be believed, was leading a pretty profligate kind of a life last year, recently got a big surprise. When she went to a film Festival at Berlin the other night she was greeted with "boos, shrieks and catcalls" from the young audience. The paper tells us—"Eva is so upset (note that "Eva"—we're all pals together) about it all that she and her fiance no longer appear in public together." Well, there's a lesson for us all here. If we find it difficult to face the disapproval of our fellow-men, how will we like it if we have to face the disapproval and anger of Almighty God?"}
{"id":167692183,"text":"17 Sep 1954 - THIS WEEK'S ROUND-UP Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 17 September 1954, page 6 THIS WEEK'S ROUND-UP ADMITS HE WAS WRONG A .RECENT Gallup poll in the U.S. on the question of letting Red China into U.N. resulted: 79% of the men and women interviewed in a nation-wide survey were opposed to letting Red China into U.N. Only 8% , were in favor and the rest had no opinions. A petition to the President, asking him to prevent Red China being admitted to the U.N., has already passed the million mark. Amongst those who have signed it are George Meaney, president of the American Federation of Labor—one of the biggest trade union jobs in America—and General George C. Marshall, who, between tours as Army Chief of Staff and Secretary of State, spent a year in China, half persuading the Nationalists—Chiang Kai-shek—to he down like lambs with the conquest-bent Communists. It's good, anyway, to see that Marshall is humble enough to acknowledge his error now. It's a pity some of our journalists don't own up when they have been wrong."}
{"id":167715089,"text":"02 May 1947 - LONDON HIGHLIGHTS Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 2 May 1947, page 16 LONDON HIGHLIGHTS (By Don Riley) JyATEST topic to be investigated in this island by that infallible institution, the Gallup Poll, is— religion. A. few mornings ago the News Chronicle told ub across four columns on page one: "Religion Still Has Job to Do—Says Gallup Poll." The question put "to men and women of all ages and in all walks of life, throughout England, Scotland and Wales" was: "Do you think that religion has 'a mission to fulfil iffBritain to-day?" Fifty-five per cent, of these folk, according to the Chronicle, said religion had a mission to fulfil; 24 per cent, said it hadn't; the other. 21 per cent, didn't know . . . For the inquisitive-minded reader the figures were analysed, to bring out these points: Women were more convinced than men that religion had a mission to fulfil. Of people under 30, however, only a minority held this view. Most marked were the differences in outlook between the economic groups . . . Two-thirds of the well-to-do thought religion had a mission to fulfil, while among the poorer people the proportion dropped to below one-half. For the country as a whole, so far so good ... But then came the analysis of the replies given by the members of each denomination. Only 65 per cent, of the Catholics questioned thought religion had a mission to fulfil here, while 13 per. cent, said no. But three in four of the Nonconformists said yes . . . Which indicates to this reporter either a much-needed revision of the Gallup Poll methods or else a very serious state of affairs among Catho lics in Britain ... The 55 per cent, who thought religion had a mission to fulfil were given another poser: "Is it fulfilling its mission?" Just over a quarter of them said it was and very nearly three-quarters asserted the opposite. More than half the Catholics are quoted as answering no . . * * Future singing star in Town at present is slim, golden-haired, 22year-old Francesca Hayes, who arrived with her mother from Aus tralia in the same ship that brought, the Duchess of Gloucester and her children. Francesca can hit B flat above top C. And this, I am told, puts her in the select.class of about eight singers who have accomplished such a feat... v She learned to sing first of all from Sister Mary Aidan, of the Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta, New South Wales. Later she "studied under the New South Wales Conservatorium's Sydney de Vries . . . It looks just now as if this* young singer is going to have a film career. The question is—Hollywood or Bri tain? So far neither Francesca nor her mother have seen much of London— where they are total strangers. "Al most our only journey has been from the hotel to the church ..." Soon after their arrival, however, they had a long audience with Cardinal Griffin, for whom they brought a letter from Cardinal Gilroy in Sydney ... * * * * Newest title for Cardinal Griffin (quoted by Editor Douglas Woodruff in The Tablet) was contained in a letter received by His Eminence from Germany, via the Catholic Committee for Relief Abroad. The letter began: "Honored Westminster Abbey . . * * * * From boy on the Irish Ne-ios to Editor of Hansard, the daily official report of Parliamentary debates, is the success story of Mr. Thomas O'DonogKue, one of many Irish newsmen at the top-of the tree in Eng land. He became chief reporter on the Irish News before he left the paper in 1921 to join Hansard. His new post is announced this week . . . * * * * Thought far the Week: "The final step in allaying public uneasiness would be to hand over the ruins to the skilled guardianship of the Office of Works . . ." Country Life, apropos recent developments in the plan to restore Fountains Abbey, Yorks, as a Benedictine Abbey."}
{"id":167719672,"text":"30 Apr 1948 - How Does She Stand? Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 30 April 1948, page 10 <-iK-afea; •-:■■■. ^ ^ ■•->■: ,-ov,,-,-....!: JTFgE American magazine "Timfe"- tei ifiDcetiilyi published some figureson the state of public opinion Ini Tarlqus West European countries— about .the Marshall Flan, the prospects of ^Ffliv xth© value of U.N.,. whether tfciogS;.were growing better or worse, and ^Whether Russian power was ad ^arh^hg more than that of the Uhft&dp jSttiiic&dn, Europe. Warning wasgiven, that In .a number of cases the field of: examination had been limited by; Vaiir .; ousnSlptbrs; but^such. as they were, ;^teyt^#etned to, site to be interesting ^vmniflcant. iSjS^^point I particularly noted was the.'cefleption of a generally depressed cfutlook, Which cable from France—in contrast to Italy, where there is a distinct inote.of optimism. . For instance, the majority of the French apparently consider .that they are worse off this . year than last—in Italy it is the reverse. iHheyi have no faith whatever in the United Nations—4 per cent, believe that it has a "good chance". :ot.k^eping the peace, 40 per cent, that,its chahcbs&re.: .poor. The tendency is to .b^eve, tha,|;; ^Russia Sis gaining groiuhd rather than the tjnited States, and; to be cyhic&£ , about American motives. .. ,'j ;;.;^e "picture reflected ih these/figures is .one ofprevailing -fWenV|f6u^hinV^'> . ptease derived "pmaseroughly^ "what's^he use!")It^'a:feel^Mi^?;l Iral enough in a country > still over~; shadowed by the memories of national Collapse, where prices soar constantly .higher than wages, despite all regula;;tion--so that plain people have "not Enough to live on and too much to iajevbn"; where an unstable, uninspir^ing coalition regime clings to power through one crisis after another,* and where vast revolutionary strikes and conflicts are a perpetual menace to public security. ... Behind all this, of course, lies, the background of gathering fear of a newEuropean war, in which France, riddled . with Bed treason at home, will he in 'thqpath of the Bed armies overrunning } the" Continent, and her cities stand to '.be obliterated by atomic warfare. It is a twilight scene , of menace, with the clouds returning rapidly, after every heavy shower of rain, and rumblings of- volcanic activity here and there. No one believes that the present regime can last—there is general apprehension pf the next shock of the revolutionary , Offensive. The time is ripening for the "Savioiii' of the State" to. put in his appearance—and he is waiting , impatiently in the wings. SCHUMAN, THE REDS, AND - DE GAULLE : r fpHE' end of last year saw the victory : £• of the Schuman Government over a general .strike whioJv.yraus intended,, obviously, as a prelude to Bed. reyp-lution. > Since then, there has been a devaluation of the franc—shocking ■ to the British, but quite inevitable—and -a grim campaign to fight inflation by; draconian financial measures, Tt. was fairly clear, however, that all this was not enough to "restore confidence" in the currency—because, fundamentally, i tjie question was not only one of the currency, but of the Government "and ; the regime itself. v<- .* The administration of the long-nosed, : unpicturesque but steady M.. Schuman f has had to meet not only the bedlam opposition of the Beds, ybufr also ; haggling among his own M.B.P. and !- the' Sodialists: while the Gaullists have -\\ pursued a destructive techniquewhich recalls. Jthat used by the Nazis, when ■ they combined with the Communists to , i wreck the Central Bepublican Coalition • regime. The object of de Gaulle," V however,^ hot "q.v march to tyranny i like that of Ifitler, despitethe "Fascist','; J accusations wj^ch -are' fluhg. at : him | I firpm tfye sLeft. Hisadherents have i \\ B^eni; plajdng a subtlev;gaihe^ji the *■' - one handi competing yd&i the BikIs foi. r popularity; Vhy opposing^ biirdelasorfie ."' taxation measures: on the other, press ^0g@$list>- <^^fa^^ui|raer to convihqe ;. them of the inevitability of coming into1 under *the - ■ '■'^■■■k& ■'•■.■ • pft, C^uHe mid.^ 'oipn realise that , an ^electdral 'a^p^t-ft^^e "people" at present;: wqiild jpri^abhr t issue in his rid^tp; p6W&—but pie price might be ^ Mesfe^tive civil unit, in which a f - la^ - -hb^yi. of. Socialists would be ; il^wn' on the opposing-side by hatred stod ftekrhf "Fascism," :ahd the economy 1 6f France,would be pattered on the '.--'ClEBs aim is still Ppihpeiah irother than Caesarian: he is out ^or; a" "painless transition" to power,-if possible;as theaccepted leader of all nationaUy-mindied Frenchmen. POMPEY'SRO ADTO ■ POWER , ■. TTENCE the. "pressure-tactics" in Parliament: ahd^ ^e widespread campaign of RPFiiprppaganda—which has been enorm6usly.: successful—has been followed by discreet approaches ■?by de Ganlle's agent; Bene Pleven, to . the'. ^Third Force" ^coalition now in of :flC^ . The line of.'his proposition is thS (^neraPs group1 should work •■wife Schluhan on the runderstanding ^p^'rliisj'^^v^iin^it-srls an interim elections will be ^h&d'ijs^ If a. new ftttjpfbFr de-. Gaulle is to "be?"given % enrargimfiy ?'£u!L powers" pro visionally, and the constitutional revision question to be postponed. Everything suggests that a bargain is impending on this basis—Schuman is to be strengthened by the support of the Gaullist Pleven group in Parliament for the present, provided that they will smooth the General's .path to constitutional power at the - right moment. It is worth noticing that in his. Compiegne speech, de Gaulle had a good word—for the first time-r for the existing regime; he paid tribute to the "great value and goodwill" of some of its leaders, while denying its potentiality to - meet the crisis of the time. The "Third Force" leaders would rather dispense with the General's presence, and with the support1 of a movement based on a personal loyalty redolent of Bonapartism. But the. alters native to working with him may be their destruction, and the devastation of France, by a ruinous civil struggle; and by bringing him into power, ad their collaborator in a . constitutional administration, they may avert a Dictatorship which he himself no more desires; than they. That Schuman, Jules Moch—the very capable Minister -of the Interior—and Mayer, the Finance Minister, can be brought to terms seems most probable. The greqt obstacle is Leon Blum, the veteran leader of the Socialists. Blum has leamt his lesson 'abdut'the Communists since pre-war ddys." "He is now their bitterest opponent, and. the object, with Bevin, of their fiercest denunciations. But, while he. backed de Gaulle during the war,' he has be come deeply distrustful of the-Geheral's! loyalty to the Republican idea. The: man is, after all, a soldier and a "Right Winger" by tradition—and even the | zeal of active Jewish leaders like Bern- ' Stein on his behalf has not been sue-,' cessful in dispelling the great Social-^ ist's , distrust. ,. Events will probably , drive these two together: again ulti mately—as . they, drove .Pompey and , Oato into the same , camp; for though they difier strongly on political theory, they have^ in common a respect for constitutional methods of reform^ arid. a devotion to the French nation and culture. - But it would., be so much/ better if they could, com^tp an under-*: standing before tife. hourj.of decision! TMHOPE^b® t- COMMUMSTS :rv. 'V"v . jtrND how. do the Commftgists look •^*-' upbn the jising power ofv de Gaulle —njhnifest in' his recent sweeping victory ip the Algerian elections? Curiously enough, at first glance, it seems that they are by no means • displeased at the way things are shaping In France. Since ther"chauge front" dictated by the Coininform to nieet the challenge of the Marshall Plan, the: first object of the Reds' political strategy has been to destroy the Social Democrats, who have refused to play their game against America. They -, calculate that a., reconciliation between de Gaulle and the" Socialist^ leaders: would undo the effect of -the Czech "coup"—which has closed the ranks of the party. Blum, Moch and the rest would lose the support of a large part' of the rank and "file, and theT' nti;le . "Batailie-Bpcialiste" splinter-group., pf v "fellow-travellers" would' be" reinforced. They hely upon the French' workers' ingrained < antagonism' '-to the ".officer type'.'which de Gaulle }represente, ^d its ; Conservative-Catholic^ traditipns; . 'and they; believe .that any' who ' deal with him will be compromised. The Reds are well aware that tfaey" have no hope, of winning' a -majority vote , against a -de Gaulle-§chuman-. Blum combine-' but they belieye.they would get the support of an enormous mass, of industrial workers, and defeat the movement of revolt in Uje unions headed by Jouhaux. Without the support of -dockers, railwaymen;' metaliurgicar workers, electrical workers, miners,' there can be' ho reconstruction and recovery in- Western Europe. $ven the "purge" which de Gaulle demanded recently at Compiegne might, they believe, serye their purpose. They , have already, been quietly edged out of all important administrative posts by M. Jules Moch: but a spectacular "heresy-hunt!* would pro-; vide them with an excuse for organising demonstrations and wrecking the ordinary processes 6f justice. In fine, then, the immediate future depends on the Reds' initiative-rif they strike again, de Gaulle Will , almost certainly come in with the general approval "of .party "leaders, as soon .as things get out. of. hahd at all seriously. Schuman would probably take office under a de Gaulle ministry, since he does not believe that' there, is any "Right. Wing" menace to democracy from the General or his supporters* It is not, easy to forecast the date of renewed Red trouble; but three fac-: tors will determine the Party's policy^ First, the European strategy of the Cominform in the light ..of the reverse in Italy; secondly, the results of the contest of wages, and food prices in the Government's programme .for stabilisation; and. finally,; the. policy of the United States. < . One big danger is that the hiatus between interim aid and- the Marshall Plan may lead to a temporary stoppage of raw material, food, and fuel im ports—with social consequences which will give. the Reds a. fine, opportunity. INDOCHINA—A BLEEDING ULCER A FACTOR of some importance. favor ing the Gaullist cause in France is bitter, impatience at . the progress of French affairs in Indo-China. It is two and a half years, now* since the French. troops came, to Saigon to join with the British in receiving the Japanese surrender: but the problem of the country's future remains still, 'unsolved. The colonial authorities hold' the chief towns, but are harassed by a splendidly-organised and stubborn guer rilla'war; even their air power can do" little against enemies wpo . disappear . into the jungle with^t^ sptihost ease. So the war goes on,. dwtfbying the production and trade of "Indo-China. and draining French resources:' Relations with Ho-Cli Minh'a Nationalist "Government" • have been broken off—the head 6t the Vietuamese delegation was arrested in January last in Paris on the charge of Inciting to sedition and spreading false news. Since then, the Frenfch .have been trying to come to terms with the former puppet-Emperor Bao Dai. This prince, whose wife arid children are Catholics, abdicated in 1945 under the pressure > of the Vietuainese Nationalists. He has since lived in Hong, gong until his invitation, recently,"i^Stalks with the French Government. '^The legitimate 1 heir of Annam 'would;£it is felt, have more hope of rallying:.^uatiye support for a coUaborationist h^^A'than anyone else. .But Bao Daijdtoes not propose to be a. mere puj3£«t henceforth —he wants to enjoy real Autonomy, and, he wants to have more confluence ip the success of the French before com- , mitting himself. V* 7 The French cknnot how bow them-" selves out of Indo-Clriha with gestures. pf, goodwill, . |gs- ,the British .have In Burma: 'TOey miist ei^&«" accept de'• tt&tV < ctft- 1b'ss$ mid dome : lb terms with-sthe ohnbidbus-SfitriCM Minh, or mui^ make a ffinaltmighty effort ,.tq crush. the ffationalists. an^save their prestige' lahfd economic interests. Indi- cations: &re -thtA'they Mfenft' io follow >the ^latter cburse-Uthere 3W111 certainly be.no surrender, if. de „Gaulle comes-in."}
{"id":167725742,"text":"22 Jul 1949 - COURT SUPERVISION Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 22 July 1949, page 6 COURT SUPERVISION /VF more thanpassinginterest is the" : fact that a Gallup poll seems to indicate that -the big majority of Australians .favor the supervision of union ' elections by. the Arbitration Court. Many .Unions oppose this, on the ground^ that it is. "Interfering in : a Union's idome&tic affairs.":: The. objec-. tlon is .not. valid;" •— r (X) Such supervision would rather help than Jainder the right function • tag (2) The public has a -iegittmUte fin-" ' tew&t in the .right fuhcthming oflunld^ ' affairs. It is for the public authority to ensure that there is no "funny business" where the' public interest and common good is so much involved."}
{"id":167728721,"text":"03 Mar 1950 - As the Earth Turns Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 3 March 1950, page 3 the Earth Turns COMMENTARY ON WORLD AFFAIRS BY D. G. M. JACKSON f Sulla) The British Election Fiasco FjpHE forecasts of the Gallup Poll that there would he something like a "photo-finish" in the British general election have been proved accurate by the event. On the basis of the voting, it would appear that the British people are divided almost exactly equally between those who are for a .Churchill Tory Government and those who prefer to see the Attlee regime continued. My own reading of this phenomenon is that a large number of people have lost faith in Labor—whose leaders are themselves suffering from weariness and-embittered by failure and criticism. The trouble is that the Tories have failed to provide-a policy which is at all bold or inspiring. They have nothing new to propose in the foreign field—where, at least, Churchill might have been expected to outbid Bevin by clearer definitions on the subject of European collaboration. At home, they have been concerned merely to outbid their opponents for leadership of the Welfare State, accepting the philosophy of "planning" and the maintenance of full employment. For the rest, their criticisms have been directed at the persons, opinions and records of those in power, and they have been sufficiently vigorous and cogent; but the promise of a change of personnel does not compensate sufficiently for the lack of a positive programme. I think the leadership of Churchill is a definite handicap to the Tories at the present time. As a "valiant pilot in extremity" he was enormously admired and trusted far too much; but to-day, as in the between-war period, his combativeness and impetuosity are feared—and there is a feeling that the reappearance of the challenging old war-horse at the head of the British Government would not help the cause of peace. Moreover, like Pitt; this "great Commoner" has never been a "party man" in the modern -sense; he is a throwback to the age of aristocratic politics, when the domination of the machine was not established. Since the war he has been forced to play the "party game" against his will —his own desire, of course, was for a continuation of'the national coalition arrangement through the period of post-war crisis. He has played it -very badly from the first; and the incalculable adventurousness and devastating largeness of his utterances make him something of a bull in the electoral china-shop. On the contrary, the Labor leader's earnest, industrious unobtrusiveness and air of "middle of the road" moderation serves his party much as Baldwin's "ordinariness" did the Tories in the pre-war years. It was difficult to convince the plain man that the friendly, democratic Baldwin was a. sinister "reactionary"—it is equally difficult to persuade him that the kindly, commonplace Clement Attlee is leading the British in the direction of Socialist totalitarianism. The worst of it is that the ineffable Mr. Eden is next in the line of Conservative succession after Churchill—and his record of statesmanship promises as ill as his mastery of inept and outmoded cliches for the future direction of Tory policy. The British Liberal Tragedy .fPHE tragedy of British Liberalism is the familiar tragedy of the "third party" in British history. Its architect was the late Lloyd George; if he had not split his party in order to rise to leadership in the First World War coalition in Asquith's place, the party system might have remained LiberalTory, in Britain as in Canada, with Labor as the radical wing on the Liberal side. But once the "Independent" Liberals became a remnant "rump," they were bound to suffer continuous decline, owing to the fact that those opposing the existing regime were afraid of "wasting their vote" unless they gave it to the strongest opposition group. In the latest election the chief effect of the widespread presence of their candidates has probably been to prevent a Conservative victory, since convinced Liberals usually vote Tory— except in Wales—where no Liberal candidate is available. It is appalling that this result should have occurred at an hour of crisis, when strong Government and unflinching, realistic leadership dre a primary necessity for Great Britain and Europe. The ^doubtful verdiot-resultihg from an ojferwhelmingly poll reflects, I think, the confusion of mind of the nation, and a lack of conviction about standards of- any kind. There was never a time when it was more necessary to tell the truth to the people about - their situation—but both sides seem to have agreed that the surest way to lose support was to put first things first instead of leaving them out or discussing them as little as possible. The game played for the support of the electorate was the old one of Cleon and the Sausage-seller, whose competitive appeal to American democracy is immortalised in the "Knights" of Aristophanes. • It is to be hoped, at least, that the election fiasco will lead the remainder of the Liberals to consider seriously the question whether they are not wasting their time in trying to return as an independent party; and whether they should not rather try to link up with the Tories, who-have been drifting Leftward for some time, and infuse their programme 'with some of the spirit of their political philosophy. British Labor and Socialism TTNFORTUNATELY, there seems ^ little hope that they can do any thing to rescue the Labor Party from the domination of Socialist theory, which tends to grow as the decline of Christian influences gives more and more authority to those whom Colm Brogan describes as "the scribes- of the dialectic." No doubt, Labor men have been disillusioned by power and its disappointments. They have learned—and unlearned—something from fheir experience. But they have not been disillusioned about Marxism, if we are ,to judge from the utterances of three of the most influential leaders of the Party—the popular Mr. Aneurin Bevan, Mr. John Strachey (the philosopher of the groundnuts), and Mr. Shinwell, of the "Tinker's Cuss." Not only are these men Marxists, but the Labor ColJege tutors and study groups are Marxists—and on the vital matter of "Socialisation" no compromise or private judgment is allowed. Tolerance was extended to the last possible hour to the "Left-Wingers" who stabbed Bevin in the back on foreign policy; but the two men who opposed nationalising steel had to leave the Party —and at the Scarborough conference the idea that even a hearing should be given to one of them, Mr. Edwards, was rejected as unthinkable. Individuals may doubt or dislike the Socialist creed, or wish to move slowly towards its achievement; but they are committed to the "socialising" design of policy, nevertheless; and there seems no prospect that it will be altered. That this should be the only alternative to Churchillian Toryism now available to the English voter is a measure of the harm done by the late Mr. Lloyd George to the British political system."}
{"id":167729006,"text":"24 Mar 1950 - THE LIBRARY TABLE BOTH PRESS LORDS—BUT WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 24 March 1950, page 9 THE LIBRARY TABLE BOTH PRESS LORDS-BUT WHAT A DIFFERENCE! rPHE statistical machinery of a Gallup Poll is scarcely needed to determine who, as far as the Englishspeaking world is concerned; must be regarded as the best-selling pamphleteer of the Catholic Church. Undoubtedly, the "Oscar" for 20th Century Catholic pamphleteering must, unhesitatingly, be awarded to that American son of St. Ignatius', Fr. Daniel Lord, whose prolific output of pamphlet-writing, covering every phase of Catholic life, is one of the achievements of our times, but whose work the future historian, if so Inclined, may perhaps dismiss as merely the reactions of a Jesuit to American high-production methods. Whatever about the future, the present speaks highly of Fr. Lord. His pamphlets are on sale in every Catholic church from Belfast to Balaclava. In Australia, the Catholic Truth Society can claim that there is hardly a sector of the Commonwealth without readers of Daniel Lord, S.J. The New Look The accent, however, is not on output but on revolution, not the bloody, guillotine type of change, but a tranquil re-orientating of attitude. Fr. Lord has developed a New Look in people. He has changed the structure and the public's whole approach to Catholic pamphlets, and has established himself as the Christian Dior for this form of Catholic journalism. Apropos of which, and appropriately though perhaps oddly, he bears comparison with that Boy from Chapelizod, Dublin, Alfred Harmsworth, the late Lord Northcliffe. To some it may seem a particularly odious kind of sacrilege to attempt to compare such opposite people, Lord Northcliffe, the wealthy Irish Pagan, the Press Lord of Fleet Street, with his regiment of newspapers, and the Yankee Jesuit, Daniel Lord, with his three vows of religion and his breviary, but it is worth the risk, if not only to observe the deep contrast. Admittedly, atlantically apart in ideology and motivation, they reach an identity of achievement in the effect each has produced in the field of journalism. Everyone is familiar with the revolution in newspapers brought about by Northcliffe. By attractive layout of news, headlines that told the story, human interest items, by snappily-written, informative and topical features, etc., he very rapidly commanded the mind and market of 90% of the newspaper-reading English public. Tickle the Public Such innovations were regarded with so little favor in some quarters of late Victorian society that Lord Salisbury —then Prime Minister—sneeringly described the "Daily Mail" as "a journal produced by office-boys for office-boys." However, in spite of the snub of such an eminent parliamentarian, Northcliffe continued not only to hold but to increase his public. In vivid contrast to the staid, solemn, portentous, and unattractively laid-out "Times," Northcliffe's sales continued to soar from one dizzy record to another. The philosophy of the Boy from Chapelizod was to Entertain the public, not to Educate them. He adroitly left this onerous task to the "Times." Entertainment begot Circulation, which, in turn, begot Money. Circulation and Money were the parents of his Power, and a. POWER he undoubtedly became. If not the Lord of Creation, he definitely was the Lord of newspaper circulation. In his day, Northcliffe often quoted his policy in the following verse, which he certainly lived up to: "Tickle the public and make them grin, The more you tickle the more you'll win. Teach the public, you'll never grow rich, You'll live like a beggar, and die in a ditch." For entertainment, he used everything that happened, particularly the unusual and sensational. Crime, sport, politics, the love life of plumbers, porters, pilots, and trollops, etc., had a place in his columns. The late Victorians must, indeed, have found his press a weird change from the "Times," for Northcliffe had tremendous, practical faith in Charles Dana's definition of news, viz., "If a dawg bites a man that isn't NOOS. If a man bites a dawg, that is." For Christ—Not for Cash News for Fr. Lord is not conditioned by any normal or abnormal incident between man and dog. His copy is the Teaching of the Catholic Church. His role is to increase Circulation of this Teaching, for Education, not for Entertainment, for Christ, not for Cash. Definitely, too, there is a Power Angle, bigger in ambit and concept than the ambition of the Boy from Chapelizod ever aimed at. To make Christ King of the hearts of men, not only in Fleet street, but Everywhere, is the sublime objective of Fr. Lord. Tactically, he has followed the Northcliffe mould, the same psychological principle of "tickling" the public, and he has "tickled" his way to unprecedented success. He has won an enormous Lord-reading public by making the Catholic pamphlet more attractive in TITLE and more READABLE in its presentation of Catholic doctrine. By breaking away from the stiff and starched product of the academic tradition, Fr. Lord has inaugurated a new era in Catholic pamphleteering, and revolutionised the widescale exposition of Divine Truth. His snappy, breezy, picturesque titles, in modern phrasing, have a sales-appeal the public can't resist, as is amply testified by the huge international volume of his sales. Like Northcliffe's headlines, the titles tell- the story, and appeal to readers to read completely through. Glory of God They are the banners of messages of great substance, written in an easy colloquial style, devoid of the professorial and condescending, successful in soothing susceptible sensitivity. Thus conditioned, readers are ripe to accept and follow Truths set down with such human charm. The initial attraction of his titles is sustained in his clear, unheavy treatment of the matter. With such technique, the pen of Daniel Lord has become a Missionary Movement; his work a Poem of Achievement for the Glory of God. Behind both is the man himself, hidden in the Nazareth of a Jesuit gown, and his humility utterly untouched by, yet conscious that "The limelight's most unkind to human skin.""}
{"id":167731403,"text":"22 Sep 1950 - Catholics in Gallup Poll Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 22 September 1950, page 11 Catholics in Gallup Poll fFHE superficial Catholic was no doubt ' gratified when he read the results of a recent Gallup poll and found the Catholic Church had the best percentage of churchgoers of any Church in Australia—62%, But that gratification would scarcely be justified. Even allowing for the sick and others unable to attend among the 38% who do not go, the figure reveals far too great a number of careless Catholics—foolish people throwing away the heritage for which their forefathers died."}
{"id":167783083,"text":"03 Nov 1944 - GALLUP POLL THE MODERN YARDSTICK OF TRUTH AND MORALITY! Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), Friday 3 November 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL THE MODERN YARDSTICK OF TRUTH AND MORALITY! ^PEAKING at the opening of the new Maternity Wing at Calvary Hospital, Hobart; recently, His Grace the Co-adjutor Archbishop of Melbourne (the Most Rev. Dr. J. D. Simonds) spoke on the popular trend of submitting Questions of morals to the. judgment of. "modern public opinion," and the consequent sense of futility and helplessness which is sounded in the appeals of political" leaders who are confronted with the alarming spectacle of race suicide in Australia. His Grace said in part: "The secret of the success of the Blue Nuns (the Little Company of Mary), is, of course, to be found in their religious dedication, to the work of nursing the sick and the dying. A Blue Nun does not become a Sister in order to graduate as an • efficient nurse. She takes the veil in order to become a saint, since the primary aim of the religious life is the personal sanctification of the members of the Institute. ' "With true supernatural insight, Mother Mary Potter, the saintly foundress- of the Little Company of Mary, saw that one of the chief aims by which her Sisters could become . more Christ-like, would be by their devoted service of Christ through His sick and dying members. , The nursing of the Blue Sisters is thus a personal service of their Divine Master, and it is undertaken as a means of acquiring a greater degree of personal holiness. "Now one of the distinctive ideals of Mother Mary Potter was her devotion to the mystery of the Divine Maternity, through which the Son of God deigned to sanctify human birth by being born Himself into our race of a Virgin Mother. Under this beautiful inspiration the Blue Sisters will always treat the mystery of human birth with the deepest religious reverence, and give to it the best of their devoted and skilful nursing. Quite recently I visited the maternity hospital of the Little Company of Mary in Melbourne, and learned with pleasure that one thousand births had occurred in the hospital without the loss of a single mother- There is not the slightest reason to doubt that this .maternity hospital, which was blessed to-day, will likewise be an outstanding boon to the Hobart community, and will come to be regarded as a veritable sanctuary of devoted care for Tasmanian motherhood. The Chief Battle-ground "Family life has, unfortunately, not escaped the blighting effects of the weakened moral sense of the community; indeed, the family may be said to be the chief battle-ground of conflicting moral theories. Our statesmen are rightly alarmed at the course of race suicide which Australia has pursued for a couple of generations. They are confronted with an almost universal frustration of the primary function of marriage, and an alarming increase in the deliberate destruction of unborn children. I have studied most of the comments and appeals made by political leaders on this problem, and can detect a note of futility and helplessness in all their exhortations, because they have no other ground on which to appeal to the national, sense than a kind of scientific morality divorced from religion, "As a result of our secularist policy in public life, no appeal can be made to the Lawof God and to the dictates of "Natural Law which He has im planted in the heart of man. Indeed, * the agnostic leaders of thought, especially in our universities, scornfully reject the religious sanction for moral, action, and have substituted a kind of scientific morality which appeals solely to the social obligations of the citizen. The morality of- actions, they claim, is determined not by any intrinsic quality in the action itself, nor by any precepts or standards imposed by the authority of God or His Church. The experiences of the race, they say, have determined what actions are socially useful and what are socially harmful, so that "social efficiency" is the rule that governs the morality or otherwise of our actions. Hence the popular trend of submitting questions of morals to the judgment of 'modern public opinion'. "What the majority of the citizens do and approve is good; what they disapprove is bad. Gallop Polls have thus become the modern yard-stick by which both truth and morality are to be measured. It is easy -to see that this modern attitude is the result of the rejection of religious standards of ethics, and is the natural evolution of the effect which politics have had on the national mind. "Under a democratic system questions of practical politics are usually decided by a majority vote, but in our day the moral law has also been made the subject to what Nietzsche sneeringly called "the absurd British passion for counting neses." "As a natural consequence, the modern man, who rarely thinks deeply, has become mass-minded, susceptible to clever slogans and a slave to the idea of majority judgments, so that he readily endorses the latest moral fashion of the day which happens to satisfy the popular demand. Morality has thus become relative and subjective, and what was yesterday's sin may be a virtue to-day. "Without doubt one" of the reasons why the Catholic Church is so unpopular in certain quarters is that she resolutely refuses to submit the Ten Commandments of God and the moral teaching of Christ to the verdict of Gallup Polls. In this hospital the sacred right to life, which every unborn child possesses, will be religiously safeguarded, in spite of any popular theory to the contrary. No high-sounding phrases like "therapeutic induction" pr "termination of pregnancy" will be allowed to obscure the moral, evil of abortion, but the deliberate destruction of the unborn child will jje called by its un- -varnished and unpleasant name of murder, and will never be countenanced. "The teaching of the Church on this subject is clear and emphatic. No surgical operation that is directly destructive cf the "life a child, .either born or unborn, can be sanctioned. It is an intrinsically evil thing to destroy the life of an innocent child, and evil may not be done in order to attain a good end, even to save the life of the mother. Should a casp occur in' which treatment for some complication may indirectly and incidentally injure the life of the unborfi child, the problem will be handled ■in the light of accepted moral principles, that will safeguard the spiritual and physical rights of both mother and child, as well as the consciences of those charged with the treatment.""}
{"id":167978211,"text":"30 Mar 1952 - Career Women Haven't Much Money, But They Dress Well Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sunday 30 March 1952, page 34 Career Women Haven't Much Money, But They Dress Well A PRIVATE Gallup *'* Poll among women with less spending power and more oomph than some of the higher income group suggests that it might be a good idea if those who nominate the ten best dressed women of the year were to cast an eye on some of the career women and young maidens who put up a darned good show with very small change. . These women hold their own comfortably — if less expensively — with the tavored few and should not be passed by as if tney were non est. llfR. and Mrs. JOHN XTX CHAPMAN, of Broken Hill, entertained at a party at the Celebrity last night. Their guests were Mr. Chapman's brother and sister Rodney and Helen, of Killara, with whom they are staying- for about a month, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chapman, and Del Marr. rpHOSE wishing to attend x Mrs. Les England's party at her home 56 Gould Ave., Petersham, next Saturday, should tpke a Can terbury tram and alight at stop 50. After that, ifs a case of putting the best foot forward, as this 'do' is to benefit the exP.O.W.'s Association./')NCE /')NCE again, on Ladies ^ Day of race week, the Union Club will open its hospitable portals to hundreds of guests at the annual cocktail party. This is one of the social events of the year when the hosts provide superb fare and drinks, heavenly flowers and indeed all the ingredients which go to make a really gorgeous party. TT has been decided to use ~*~ the proceeds from the dance, held at the Trocadero last Sunday evening by the Citizens T.B. League, equally between the Citizens T.B. welfare and rehabilitation work and the Anti-TJB. Association to assist with its diagnostic activities f\\N Friday evening mem^ bers of the Illawarra Orchestra Sub s crib ers' Committee are holding a card party at the Margaret Wakehurst Girls' Club. Among the many working for the success of the function are Mrs. H. Maldon, Mrs. Cowburn, wife of the Director of Education for the Southern area, and Miss Cofalie Davies. Mrs. Philip Parbury and Mrs. Hope Gibson are patrons. rpHERE is a rather loud -1- whisper about that Mrs. Strath Playfair is contemplating a flying trip to England to see her sisters, Merle and Doll. ]\\TRS. ALAN JEFFRAY JfX touched down in Sydney yesterday on her way to Brisbane from Melbourne where she was the guest of Mrs. Kei{£ Gunn. Keith has just had a few week; in America and is full of praise for the Yanks and their way of life. MISS HAZEL JOHNSON XTJ- who is off to New Zealand for a three months' holiday, was given a farewell luncheon party at the Pickwick Club. Miss Johnson's song 'No Use' was broadcast this week in one of the most popular sessions. J-)ODY STEELE has ar?L/ rived from Brisbane and will be staying with her sister, Mrs. George Marsland, at Vaucluse until her departure for England in May. Dody will be accompanied by her cousin Phyllis Steele, of Brisbane, and the travellers will stay with Dody's brother, Arthur, and his wife in Kent. 'TiOROTHY RYDER, of ±J Double Bay, who is on her first trip overseas, writes of an exciting and entertaining day in Colombo culminating in a dinner party at The Galle Pace before re-embarking. 'T)R. NIGEL BOULTON ?^ and Mrs. Boulton, of West Ryde. entertained at a luncheon party this week at Prince's in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm English, who have just returned from their honeymoon, and who leave on April 7 for Manus Island where Mr. English wiU take up his appointment as District Commi ssioner. Mrs. English was formerly Mary Darvall, of West Ryde. r-R. AND MRS. JACK *-* POWER, of Ascot, Brisbane, are coming to Sydney in April, for the marriage of thek- eldest son, Dr. John Power, to Patsy Bates. The wedding will take place on April 26 and the reception will be held at the home of the bride's parents at Strathfield. Patsy, by the way, is a niece of the late Dr. G. K. Satchell, whose popularity knew no bounds. TT was sad to learn of the ± death this week in Melbourne, of Mrs. R. A. Little. When Sydneysiders led a more gracious life Mrs. Little and her sister, Ruth (the Morton Girls) were always in the news and so ?popular and noted for their wonderful frocking. CIR CHARLES and Lady ^ Lloyd Jones have changed their plans and will fly to the west to join the Orontes, at Fremantle, at the end of April. They will disembark in Italy and meander about the Continent by car — a very pleasant programme. rpHE famous French x poodles, Gilbert and Antoinette, have been happily parked with Mr. Deke Coleman's secretary while he and his wife are in Europe. Poor Louise is frantically upset at leaving these fantastic pets. The Colemans leave by air today for America and will go to Europe before returning here in August. I p. PAT O'NEIL'S eldest ?'?A daughter, Pauline, gave a marvellous comingofage party at her Chatswood home when 80 guests with the aid of an orchestra and all the trimmings made the welkin ring. There was a warm welcome for John! Melloco who has just re- ' turned from America. DINING AND DANCING: An attractive couple thoroughly enjoying themselves at the Celebrity were HAROLD and BETTY DOCTOR. Betty is well known for her flair for clothes. \\ JUDITH MADDOCKS, ( of Mosman, who is en- gaged to be married to Philip Williams, of Cre5 morne.— Falk. i Carl Thomas' Club is always popular with the youthful, and this 'week ALLIS- ( i TER DANE and CHRISTINE EVANS enjoyed dining and dancing there. 5 A recent study by Hugh Spencer of MRS. MICHAEL KE RSEY, wife of Lieut. Kersey, R.N. Having returned from their honeymoon, the young couple are settled into a 'delightful flat at 'Colchester,' Double Bay."}
{"id":168009017,"text":"19 Oct 1952 - HARRY CURRIE'S U.S. ROUND-UP Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sunday 19 October 1952, page 12 HARRY CURRIE'S VS. ROUND-UP Hectic tight for the Presidency NEW YORK, Saturday. — Visible signs and portents point to a hectic neck-and-neck climax in the Presidential election on November 4. A Gallup*poll shows that the Republicans are now commanding 49 per cent of the voting for front runner Eisenhower and 45 per cent for long striding Stevenson, with six per cent of voters sitting on that well known fence. But remember Gallup polls were woefully astray in 1948 when Truman came from ten lengths back to pip Dewey on the post. When the campaign opened Eisenhower was as well known as any victorious war general could be. Adlai Stevenson was practically unknown outside the State of Illinois, where he is Governor. Any De m o c r a t, of Stevenson's calibre, therefore, simply had to make up some ground as the race wore on. It is a case now of Stevenson, the politician, versus Eisenhower the na tional hero, with emotion* and sentiment leaning to Ike. Today Korea appears as a central issue with the rather dazed voters trying to calculate who would be the better man to lead the nation in a conflict with Russia and Communism during the four years ahead. ' * * * Eisenhower and Stevenson aggued the origins of the Korean war and discussed the possibility of ending it. President Truman barged in, defending his administration to th^ hilt for going to war immediately the Communists crossed the 38th Parallel. With 21,000 dead and 121,000 total casualties, and the peace talks abandoned indefinitely, Korea is a vitally personal issue to Americans. Newspapers are eight to one on Ike's side, so there is no solid gauge to be gleaned there. As No. 1 war nero, Eisenhower is hard to attack, so the Democrats are concentrating on the 'ignoble' figures behind him, led by arch anti-Trumanite, Senator Taft.They They say Eisenhower appeared as an ardent internationalist while winning the war and commanding N.A.T.O., but now is being bossed around by a gang of stubborn isolationists. Eisenhower has promised to end the Korean war as soon as it is humanly possible to do so, to cut taxes but keep the United States strong, and to banish corruption from Washington. - The solid, studious Stevenson .doesn't offer any such panacea. ¥ * * He says there is no easy, quick, painless, bargain-basement protectionagainst against Soviet imperialism. He does not question Ike's integrity, but talks about the 'cut-throat reactionaries' around him. He is a new style Democratic candidate, a man who didn't lift a finger to get the party's nomination, but who is now meeting Eisenhower on every issue. Gen. EisenHower Adlai Stevenson"}
{"id":168306768,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Transcontinental (Port Augusta, SA : 1914 - 1954), Friday 14 March 1947, page 1 Hm»im«mninmtimHniitnmiHltimtimrTimii;ii WELL TAPERED HAIR GIVES A NEAT APPKARANCF A NEAT APPEARANCE IS AN ASSET. Have your next Bte.tr Trim wltb Jack Cutler <1* RAAF, HAIRDRESSER Opp. Commonwealtli Bank, Commercial Road,. Port Augusta. Saloon Honrs: Monday to Friday, 8.30 a~m. to 6 P.m. Saturday. 8.80 a.m. to 12.30 p,m, P ? With lively recollections of petrol quality want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED ^ (Incorporated in Great Britain) s«sh"}
{"id":168307050,"text":"11 Apr 1947 - Advertising Transcontinental (Port Augusta, SA : 1914 - 1954), Friday 11 April 1947, page 4 MORGAN'S Flinders Terrace (Davenport Provision Stores) Box 228 Phone 139 ORDERS CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED Groceries, Small Goods, Drugs, Cool Drinks, Cosmetics, Sweets, Paints, Enamels, Periodicals, Comics and all School Requisites O. Rischmueller Box 26 Port Augusta Phone 165 Agent for: Radiola AUSTRALIA'S FINEST BROADCAST RECEIVER Eveready Batteries, all types, Radio and Torch Vesta Wet Batteries iPhilip Electric Light Globes Musical Instruments. Latest music and Phonograph Records in stock Singer and Wertheim Sewing Mach ines, Accessories in Stock. Victoria General Insurance Co. Ltd. PRESTON STAR CYCLES (Cash or Easy Terms) REPAIRS TO ALL RADIOS AND SEWING MACHINES motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?' Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (incorporated in Great Britain) S« €H"}
{"id":168364970,"text":"12 Mar 1947 - Advertising West Coast Sentinel (Streaky Bay, SA : 1912 - 1954), Wednesday 12 March 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: " When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) you CAN BE SURE OF SHELL"}
{"id":168365171,"text":"02 Apr 1947 - Advertising West Coast Sentinel (Streaky Bay, SA : 1912 - 1954), Wednesday 2 April 1947, page 3 . With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is ^supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When tht pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) BE SURE OF SHEUL"}
{"id":168365242,"text":"09 Apr 1947 - Advertising West Coast Sentinel (Streaky Bay, SA : 1912 - 1954), Wednesday 9 April 1947, page 5 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain)"}
{"id":168403237,"text":"16 Nov 1951 - NOTES FROM THE CITY. Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Friday 16 November 1951, page 2 NOUS FROM THE CIIY. Written for 'The Wingham Chronicle.' (ByJ&AJtlcG). You will have observed that, not only in Gallup polls, but in letters to the daily Press from every scetion of the community, the lunacy of the 40hour week— as wicked Bn election ramp as ever came from the brain of an inept timeserving politician— is now getting its full quota «f blame for the ruination it is bringing in Its train. In fact, it is easily the greatest spur inflation has had, because it lessened production In the very years production was needed most. If the lazy and inefficient Red Industrial circles which have converted the 40hour into a 30-hour week think the nation can get away with the lunacy against the highly mechanised, efficient and busy industrial activities of the 48hour USA— well, someone has a second think coming. The writing came on the wall last week when Menzies stressed the gravity of the situation so far as overseas trade balances were concerned, and the effect that this trend would have on our national economy. This fact stands stark and clear— our prosperity is based on wool and wheat, and without the millions they bring into the country, well, we are sunk, torpedoed, and done for, and all the 'phoney prosperity of the welfare State and the 40hour week will then become a thing of tfie past you've heard of the Angry Penguins, of course. Well there are some very angry ones in high and low aLP circles to-day— and they loudly squawked, in private conversations hi the street, at the week-end, over Menzies' nomination of Little Willie for the Knighthood, and Willie's acceptance of the honor— after he had for years ridiculed titles of any sort. ''This,' said one character, 'is the pay-oH for McKeli's granting of Bob's request for the double dissolution.' Possibly, and it lcoks like it. ' But these wild boys muct not be allowed to forget this— that for six months they had taunted Menzies with, 'Go to the country— you're not game!' And they said this in the House, on the platfcrm, and in the Press. Menzies bided his time, sprang the trap, and left the angry penguins befogged, befuddled and befooled ever since. But there is one chap going round with a wide grin and an 'I told you so'— Roberton, MP for Rlverina, who long before McKell moved into the GG-ship wrote the McKell saga and declared that If ever Willie got the chance he would grab a title. That long distance shot was a winner! The day may not be far distant when the pesky fruit fly will have iost Its terrors for the fruit grower, commercial or backyarder. The work has been going on for quite a while now, and this department had a peek a few days ago at a friend, who was engaged In the Seal stages of experimentation— very effective stages, too. Details? It's a case of wait and -see. In some recent Notes this column carried the story of how Alectown, near Peak H'Jl, declined after the licensed wives of the pioneer miners there burnt down every pub In the ptace because all the gold their husbands won was spent at the bars. Alectown never recovered from that blow. Now Bollon, In Central Queensland, Is crying aloud for a pub. to replace the cne destroyed by fire some time ago, because the place is going back as a result, so they claim."}
{"id":168521388,"text":"02 Jul 1946 - Notes from the City Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Tuesday 2 July 1946, page 1 [?] According to a Gallup Poll taken from a wide cross-section of Australian opinion, most Australians are opposed to extending soldier preference beyond the present limit of seven years. The result of the poll is a surprise; in fact, I should imagine, the greatest surprise that any Gallup Poll— usually a very accurate indication of public opinion — has ever given us. Out of every 100 people interviewed. 70 fav [ orea tne 7 years' limit, 22 wanted it j made longer, and 8 were undecided. I The general view was that returnsd j men should be re-established in civilian life by 1952, and that it would be unfair to penal se, after that year, ? youths who were too young to enlist ?while the war was on. The view was also expressed that men who wore ! refused permission to enlist and who | were directed to essential war work at : home also deserved some tonsider| ation.. . ? ? So Australia may not get its ballbearing pen factory alter all. Mi'. Milton Reynolds, head of the Yankee firm, who came to Australia to establish a factory to supply the British Empire with his company's famous never-wear-out £3 18s pens, has suddenly lost all his enthusiasm for establishing here an industry that would bring millions of pounds to til's coun1 try. 'I'm not here to be squeezed,' Reynolds declared. 'I've come here to make money. But to have to fork out 87 per cent, of profit in paying taxes is not my idea of making money. Unless I'm offered a better deal than that I'm scrapping all my Australian plans.' However, an election is in the offing, so Mr. Reynolds may be well advised to wait till the window dress:ng starts. Already bis income tax reductions are promised, more homes for workers, more ainenitie: for everybody, in fact. However, Mr. Reynolds already has heard of o-ir promising politicians. When Rail Chief Hartigan announced the new rail cuts owini; to the dangerously low coal stocks in th yards, the only contribution the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) could inakt was that 'the decision was beyc^d his understanding; it must be a political stunt.'' He is quite right — it was the Communistic political stunt to restrict production that has led to this and a host of other troubles, economic and industrial. And at a tim.e, too, when, with full employment offering to all, Australia could be scooping the markets of the world. Chinas buying representative here, with hundreds of thousands of pounds and vast orders in her pocket (yes, it was a lady) had to leave after being able to spend only a few paltry thousands. Indian buyers, with millions to splash round, went off with nothing, or next to nothing. Dutch NEI buyers, with hundreds of thousands of guilders to burn, only spent a few thousands, and what they purchased is now for resale owing to the Commos holding un their shipping. Yes, sir, we shall df serve every last f-'t of the sronomi; blitz that seems destined to be our portion in the years not so very far ahead. Dr. Evatt's legacy (he lifted the ban on these vermin) is cominv home to us with a vengeance. Meanwhile our housing- problems, despite all the talk and optimism, seem inseparable, and hundreds of newly-weds, and others not so newlywed, are being driven to distraction in their eternal search for rooms or flats — cottagcs are right out of the question, for once occup'ed their tenants never move— unless death intervenes. Still, so far no case has yet been unearthed here to equal that reported by Melbourne police then they discovered that a couple had been sleeping in the public lavatory in Andrew Reserve, on the banks of the Yarva, because they were unable to secure quarters anywhere else. They would enter at night and leave early in the morning, with their belongings in cardboard boxes! ? ? ? Burns, Philip & Co. must have had . a nice tidy amount in ready money laid by, for this year the firm has been buying out successful, oldestablished .trading firms in large country centres, both here and in Queensland. Its latest deal has been to buy from the O'Hara Estate dn Cairns the Criterion and Hides Hotels for .a sum of £100.000. These hotels, which had been In the hands of the O'Hara family for 50 and 30 years, respectively, are, it is said, to be remodelled Jnto firstclass tourist hotels, dt being the firm's intention' to revive that trade a Ions the Queensland coast. . * ? As a sample of the utter rubbish and pointless, witless tripe which the 'Sun' permits dts silly flappers to inflict on a long-suffering tribe of readers,. have a ppek at this — that is, if it's wortli wasting space upon: 'Lady G'fford's small son Anthony questioned his mother about her home here, when he knew he was going to visit it. She described the house and told him about the. household staff. His knowledge of domestic helpers was rather limited by his wartime experience, and after he had discovered what they all did, he said: 'But what did you do before the war, Mother?' 'Well, I dd the flowers, and worked at the Bush Book Club,' his mother told him. Lady Gifford related the incident at the annual meeting of the club yesterday.' The sooner newsprint is rationed again in Sydney the better. It would save us not only from this and similar stupidities, but also from the flood of alleged comic strips suitable only, in the case of 60 per cent, of them, for sub-normals who never progress beyond the mental age of six or seven. Mention of the City Press reminds me that Associated Press (which runs the 'Sun' and a fair parcel of weekly ' and monthly publications) now has, so I'm told, a staff of no fewer' than 40 art'sts on its pay-roll. But that's only a circumstance to the 100 (yes, 100!) journalists now in the 'SM Herald's' employ— a record high for any publication in the Southern Hem| isphere, so it is claimed. The 'SMH's' amour propre, it appears, has been sorely wounded by the fact that the 'DT's' circulation has soared right ahead of that of the Old Lady's, and the Fairfax clan is flat out to resover the lost ground. Hence the special country edition of two pages (which doesn't make the grade for the city) and the Tuesday magazine section, and also the comic cuto special for the kiddies. The war is right on, with the 'Mirror' frantically yapping at the heels of all three of its rivals. But the 'SMH's' amazing array of advertisers are not a bit interested in which city paper has the largest ciiculation. All they are concerned about is in seeing that their advertisements reach the right people, i.e., the people with the money to buy the goods they advertise. And there is no question about which paper does that. Possibly high taxation might have something to do with the senior journal's present extraordinary activity, the directorate, may be, arguing that it is better to spend profits solidifying the paper's position and prestige rather than let the tax authorities grab so much of the cash; also, tint other developments planned for the not very distant future may get off to a flying start, so to speak. Queensland visitors s,i:ak ol a drought that has lasted in the Southwest of that State for three years, where a vast dust bowl is developing, where sheep losses run into thousands — one place has lost every hoof of its 7000 odd, and another has already written off more than 14,'jOO out 01 25,000, and where ruination stares hundreds of formerly well-to-do graziers in the face. The grip of Drought's grim spectre has been extended into some of the good dairy country. At Gayndah, for instance, the problem is not so much production — that has gone by the board long ago— but how to keep the stock alive, seeing so many farmers now have reached the end of their financial tether. Around Roma the butter production has fallen well below district needs, while Brisbane is actually sending milk all the way up to Rockhampton. On the Brunswick, some six months ago, this column met men from Southern Queensland look'ns for agistment country. They told a sorry story of the state of things up their way. So what must the position have developed like since then? The State Government, I believe, has allocated £10,000 for relief. But such a sum can only mean temporary relief, for the asset that's gone has gone forever. ... Welcoming the Rev. J. Stanley Paine to a meeting of the Eisteddfod Committee in Go-ill-urn the other night, the President, Mr. Cooper, remarked that the rev. gentleman's predecessor had more thin 'once got them out of a nasty hole. 'Well,' said the newcomer, with a neat turn of parsonic wit, 'I don't know what I can do in that direction, but it reminds me of a request once made by a dying; man, who asked that his old Ford car be buried with him. When asked by his startled relatives the reason for such a strange request, ' the dying man remarked that in the past 'Old I4z' had pulled him out of many a hole!' ? . ? ? These extracts from a circular letter, apparently authorised by the Ironworkers' comm'ttce for Demcratic unionism (Port Kembla branch) make interesting reading: 'Australia's export trade in manufactures must not be allowed to expand, because this would cause full employment at Port Kembla and Newcastle, and would thus -? * _? diminish class consciousness by bringing prosperity to these areas. 'The steel strike has already struck a vital blo-F at Australian exports. Big export orders involving three years' output have elready been lost to Canada. 'Comrades, remember what we have already achieved on the coaliields. By a series of well-timed strikes under Communist leadership, we eliminated Australian export trade In coal and thus brought unemployment to the coal-fields. 'Our comrades on the waterfront ?will stand by us to ruin the coast's overseas trade and prevent full -employment.' The foregoing was quoted in the Legislative Council the other night by Sir Norman Kater, but tne quotation above failed to secure the puDlicity io deserved. I hope Doc. Evatt gets his eye on this extract when he has finished meddling with foreign affairs abroad. ? ? * Miss Esther Soong, of Hongkong, the Chinese girl who was able to spena only £10,000 in Australia out of JEoO.OOu she brought here, takes a very dim view of our controls and bureaucrats, so much so that she feels other overseas buyers are likely to find their mission here a waste of time ana energy. Britain, she reminds us, has a motto, 'Export or perish.' What between Commo thuggery on the water front and in factories, and the painfully obvious complaisance and appeasement of a dithery government, Australia seems as -if she is not to be allowed to have a choice at all. Here Miss Soong found, she could buy neitheir freight space, nor raw wool, nor rolled oats, nor textile machinery. She sought 200 tons of rolled oats, anu got five tons; offered to buy the entire stock of woollen cloth at an Army Disposals depot, but was told it was for Australian merchants. In Melbourne she tried to buy 150 tons of powdered milk, only to be told that Allied Food Control had earmarked it for UNRRA. And so on. Hence the lady goes away quite unimpressed with the Australian method of cultivating friends and business from abroad. And she wanted to like Australia, and to give :t all the business she could, for as a visitor here in 1941 she was stranded when the Brown Monkeys came into the fray, served two years on the AIF's intelligence staff, and finally became Secretary to Chiang KaiShek's representative at General MacArthur's headquarters. Ran across Padre Claugliton a couple of days ago, just out of the Army after about six years' service. 'You mightn't know it,' he said, 'but I used to take strong exception to your references to the Japanese as Brown Monkeys. But after what I have seen I have to admit the reference was not strong enough. They are the most despicable beasts, or the great bulk of them, that anyone can ever imagine. Still, thev are amongst the worlds best soldiers. They'll fight to the very end no matter how hopeless their mission. Of course they lack1 initiitive and do some stupid thlncs that seem inexplicable. But, when ordered, they will die to the last man fighting against the heaviest odds.' * * ' 1 A couple of recent pars in this column concerning the louts of Narrandera and the envious yahoos of Yass have promated a correspondent to say that a few ^ees (at least Ifancv that *s the word, for, er, my eyesight is not as good as it used to be) down Gloucester way also deserve dishonorable mention. It seems that Mr. Tom Hicks, a worthy Digger from the last war. who collected a very bad 'Issue' Mi KaiseT Bill's dustup, taut was eventually able to pull rond, and build up a prosperous business in the old burgh— was the subject of some slimy attention .by several pretty low specimens of humanity in his own home town. ? ? » ? Tom, it appears, had been a leader amongst the old Diggers. President of Gloucester Sub-Branch for years, and also one of the town's outstanding war workers all through the wearying six years of the latest World Disturbance, during which he frequently declared that when the peace came he would stage a party of his own on the first Anzac Day after hostilities ceased. And Tom was as good as Ills word, for he put on a slashing dinner, to which he Invited the whole of the servicemen and servlcewomen in town and district— a ' super show, consisting nf »verything of the best that money could buy, and all the beer that the l-.ovf ro'ld comfortably carry, a competent staff being engaged -to .see that nn one went short of anything. f-uch a blow-out Gloucester has never known for many a longr year— in fact, the guests are still talking of Tom's generosity. But here comes the anti-climax! Several despicable. Informers, people evidently envious of the guests and their host, wrote to Meat Control and reported that sucking -pigs were on the menu! Meat Control promptly went to the trouble and expense ol sending a special investigator along to try and get evidence for a prosecution. The net result was exactly 1 nil. Guests were interviewed right | and left. ''Yes,' they said, 'we had a great time. It was a great shivoo. ' We 'had plenty of everything, and some very good white meat, but no. pork!' Naturally the lads were highly incensed at the action of the informers, and felt like picking up their rifles again. And Tom, who seems a chap 'after this Column's own heart, would probably have been found striding forth iq the lead had it come to a show-down. Here let it be said that the average Australian is a fine, decent { chap, and makes, as a rule, the best 1 cobter in the world. But there is often, and In the best of places, that small factional residue which Is a discrace to the land of their birth and their forbears. Happily, most of the rural areas are singularly free of this detestable type. Biologically, it seems, something weit tyony long before their birth, and for that trick of Nature those amongst whom they live have to -pay the penalty. No one likes an informer, least of all the boys who did' their best for Gloucester, and for the rest of us in the recent world conflagration. — H.A.McC."}
{"id":168526775,"text":"18 May 1948 - NOTES FROM THE CITY. Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Tuesday 18 May 1948, page 1 NOTES FROM THE CITY* Written for 'The Wingham Chronlsle' (BY H.A.McC). A Gallup poll on 'my favorite sport to. watch' had a curious result— foot-tall 32 per cent., tennis 14, cricket 12, racing 6, swimming 2, bowls i, I other sports 8, don't watch any sport 251 ? ? ? How the money — precious drrtlar money at that— is wasted: Four years ago the luxurious Australian Chancellory building in Washington wai offered to the Government very cheaply. The offer was turned down. A few months a:;o Canberra decided to buy, but the p.ice had soared to £75,OJO. However, the deal went through— but the cost and the four years' rent just quadrupled the price asked back in u.» a ue uig moo oi ornamental figure-heads, clerks, off-siders and what not had no sooner got comfortably settled in, when 2: of tria diplomatic stafi found themselve: 'skidding' as a result of the economy drive^ Now all that are left could m with ease into Ambassador MakinV decorative Embassy, which he uses as a residence. Seeing that 15,000 dollars were (recently spent on refurbishing the new purchas2, making a total of £80,003 dollars for the i^iiaing, farmers who need machinery, spare parts, trucks, and tractors will be able to assess just how much urgently-needed farm mechanism those wasted dollars would have purchased. Comma-trained and ''educated' George Paul Becatold 21, Eureka youth member, a railway upholsterer, convicted of the. murder of his mother, under what the Jud3e described as 'horrible and brutal circumstances,' escaped with 12 years' gaol. So far there has been no Domain demonstration by the Comrades on liis behalf. * ? + Quite an exciting piece of news c.-me the other day, to Berenice Marks, only child of the late George Marks, journalist and author, and niece of Josephine Marks, glamor girl of the years agone and now singer and hostess at the Wentworth Hotel. When Sir Daniel Cooper's widow died in England recently, well over S3 years of age, heirs to the Cl-million estate were advertised for. Only two were successful — Berenice to the extent oi come £187,00':, and a man who may get round about £200,000. Only 21, -the handsome young heiress is being trained as a singer. ? * * Minister for Housing dive Evatt announces an £8-million housing project, involving the building of 60B'J homes in five years, to meet the Industrial expansion which will be created when the world's record sue gteel rolling mills,' now being fclue-printed by BHP and its auxiliary, AITS, swins into production. According to young Doug. Bland, of Greene'.horpe, who attended the recent Christian youth Conference at Oslo, the one frightening factor was the hu7e majority of fanatical Communists who attended. And he nSade the startling revelation that most of fhe; Australian delegation were Communists!' It is certainly amazing the way these fellows worm their vay into army, navy, political, security, defence and-^her jobs, but into a 'Christian' Youth;''Cpnference just about bangs BanagherV'T'hey could never c'.o all this but for friends in high places. ? pa And, in this connection, Frankie Browne, in his 'Things I Hear' news sheet, tells a nifty story concerning the glamciious Giselle Schneider, of the Jewish Welfare Society, who came to Canberra just before the war, got herself metalled at the swish Canberra Hotel (when even some M'sP couldn't get their noses inside, and who rocked politicians and, others 'with her wicked walk, her tantalising rich red lips, and eyes that were just murder.' The Richmond's Larry Anthony, who had been 'hearing things, by some shrewd questioning, elicited the fact that this strange dame had been given ah ?UNO Job at £2500 a year, though. £ccordlng to Mr. Browne, of Insatiable curlodly, '.he P. , Podveilsky ehs wed at Canberra was stuck in a concentration camp after war broke out as b dangerous alien. Now Frankie wants to know If the 8000 dollars Jt keeps to employ this dame could not be spent to better purpose elsewhere, who nominated her for that job what ace her duties, and what is Podveilsky doing i'u/ a living in Paris. . Rumor says thai when Prankie's Kurb hit Canberra there was a terrible scurry fo cover. However, someone there should press for answers to these questions. ? ? ? Chairman Scobie, of the Licening Bench, gave a sijnificant warning the other day— that, in future, the Bench was gohig to insist on all hotels having hot and cold wato: provided in fcedrooms. But they wiil get a fair time to install the much needed amenity. » * ? Rabbits? Some of the soldier settlers on Wantabadrjery, scared at the living grey carpet 'hey saw each dusk on their holdings, induced a rabbit poisoner to come along, oh Hires properties he skinned six thousand, five thousand and four thousand carcases respectively. There was nearly a tragedy in a suburban RSL club room the other ?'day. A new member scrolled in, gazed with interest at the bij framed picture oi 'Tiie Charge of the Scots Greys at Balaclava.' Old Jock Mc?haircon, a veteran of the Boer War, ambled up. 'A fine picture, yon,' he said. 'Yes,' replied the Aussie, with sly, disreputable humor, 'but what's got me is— who the 'ell's chasing them?' ? ? « The Trades and Labor Councils Comma element at tithgow still has its black ban on the widow hotelkeeper because— she sent a keg ot beer to a Sydney relative for a family wedding, she refused to let the ratbags inspect her cellars daily, or to sack her head barman Now then, brethren, be upstanding and drink a toast— 'The the Land of the Free!' ? ? ? ? Mr. Jeremy, well known to manyHunter and Manning Rivers folk when he was with the ^Department of Agriculture as a plant b'reeder, agrostologist and agronomist— he retired last year in order to enter into business* UU ius unu ouLiuuiHi^HHfl UVUlC IAJ yUC rescue of the paspalum-ridden streets and footpath and the grass-plagued folk of Baukham Hills with a new spray evolved by himself. At a recent demonstration, so the Shire Engineer says, the spray not only killed the papalum to its roots, but was so severe on the stalks and seed that insuSicient of them was left to be fired! When he was with the Depart ment, Mr. Jeremy, did a fair amount of experimenting with hormones (a number of which have the dual qualifications of plant stimulators and weed destroyers), and carried out many terts in weed destruction. He seems now. to have hit on something. ? ? ? USA ship's engineer and metal .worker, Jim Drummond, here on a six-months' holiday visit with hisAussie wife, to the lalto.'s relatives, gets a haircut every time he has a few minutes to spare, and not only does he pay the 1/9 charge gleefully, but adds a 2/- tip- 'you see' he says, 'they. think I'm crazy to tling a tip, but still I'm away ahead of it, as a haircut back home cos's me a dollar and a half, or 9/6 in your money.' Jim says that over his way an ordinary pick and 6hovel worKer earns £17 and £18 a week/ but when he pays 6/- a lb for butter, and 11a dozen for eggs, and Wgh prices for everything else, he has little or nothing left at the end of the week. ? ? ? Parramatta Hospital is arranging for its ICOth anniversary, celebrations. It should be a big show, for the institution is spreading, and adding; another, new wing soon. In four years its exes have risen from £24,000 to I70/CO0 a year, but its subsidy has been increased only to £48.000 a yeac. * ? ?' If you see a wild-eyed man reconnoitring the city'* Federal Offices- you can safely put him down as -a chap from some country Municipal or Shire Council lopkins for a share of t^e surtSus funds in the war Insurance pobiv -And the reply he gets, so they Eaji^Ss- always the same— that the matfers have not yet been finalised. And/ this, though the war has been over for. 3 years. That, apparently, is ot the sort of 'efficiency' that Mln ister Polled has in mind when he preaches to dairymen about improving the efficiency and standard ol their industry. Of course, what is actually happening, although most people have not yei dropped to the 'joke,' is that the very sul)s:antial surplus in this fund is being gradually eaten up in administrative cos'ts, piled on by the choicsst lot of bureaucrats ever foisted on the backs oi unlucky taxpayers. Why Eomeotie hasn't probed this rotten business on the floor of the House of Reps! it something -his column would be glad to have explained. Everyone who has ever been to the Hawkesbury either knows, has seen or heard of its G.O.M., 'Da' OSullivan, of Richmond, aged 103, still goinj strong-, and around whom clings a wealth of cooa sta.ies. Well, Vhen His Excellency, the S-late Governor, visited Richmond the other day, 'Da' tootled off down to have a word in his eac. More than that, 'DaJ1 walked round unaided, joined lustily in the ringing, and had a great time. A marvellous old chap— and he still gets a lot of fun out of life. This department doubts if thsre is a more human (and humane) man on the Bench than Stipendiary Magistrate Debenham. And this, from his pen, truly reveals the man, and is worthy of. space in . this or any other newspaper column: Real happiness comes with genuine love in the home, with mutual confidence and trust, with sincere affection, ana unselfishness. It also comes with the joy of simple things. The delight of a gulden, the glory of flowers, the grateful smile of someone you have been able to serve, the loveliness of little children wi.h innocent eyes opening wide in wonderment on the world as each day unlolds. These can give enduring pleasures. Love and a5estion and unselfishness count more than money cir wealth, and will conquer adversity. The finest sermon in five sentences this column ever remembers tc have come across. The NSW wheat yield has been officially declared at 98-million bushels, viz, 88-millions delivered to the pofji, and 10-millions kept on the farms. The cominj reason's yield, however, may not exceed 75-milliou bushels as the acreage sown is from 25 to 30 per cent, less than last years. ? ? ? Reported that Les Haylen, MF CLau., Parkes), lei a wrathful contingent of rank and Slors into Cal'veiVs Ministerial den recently, to demand why Bait girls were being assigned to Maxie Falstein, Dan Mulsahy and Mrs. Alexander (a close friend of the Ward tanniy, wnose name cropped up iu the Garden case) for two years,, and to point out that this wasn't the sort of thing to win victories in doubtful seats. Artful Arthur explained that everything was OK— that Menzies and Spender had also got Bait girls assigned to their households, so there could be no kirk coming from tlie Libs. This was quite true, and Calwell, a few days later, gave '.te new.-:. to the Press. The facts are that Calwell canvassed all sides for their needs in domestic help, the con.Wio'i being there must be three in' the family. Several M'sP bit on the bait, tut Faddcu and o/uer CP members were '.too fly' for Artful A.thur, awl declined. Just as well. Th2 business smells too much like the old blackbirdinj days with that assignment to' two. years always staring the girl :n tcr face. There is a rura-»- in this village that a city aldermp-n, wi:h political affiliations, may soon come undo: fire over certain property deals. It will be quite a good story— should it bread. Strange stories . are going about ol the doings of a certain coterie of gangsters and trainers who are alleged to 'stand over' jockeys and owners. No names are being mentioned, but the redoubtable Frankie Browne declares he can supply the full list to the AJC— if it wants to know all about the racket. The fruit and vegetable agents in the wholesale section of the City Markets staged a new so -t of strike on Saturday week— they attended in force, the markets were opened to time, the buyers surged in, full stocks wci.e on view— but ths disgruntled gentry who live off the producer refuted to sell a bean, a pea or a tanaria. They sulked in their tents —because they wanted a Saturday off like Government employees, butchers, bakers, and others. The growers' reps, went along to the City Council, and protested loudly. But to no purpose. You see, neither th3 Farm Produce Act nor the Markets regulations and by-laws have one word to say that the agents shall sell —only that the markets shall be opened. The agente do that, hence no one can 'singe ths:i: beards.' But I know quite a few who'd like to! ' ? —H.A.McC."}
{"id":168556948,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Friday 14 March 1947, page 4 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want E motor spirit “Opinion Research”, which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: “ When the pool tads, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Neatly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 30% said; “ Shell", Shall patrol will vary won bo in tho pumps again THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated In Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL TRAVEL TO ADELAIDE DAILY! by BRISCOE'S Victor Harbour via Inman Valley and Yankalilla On and after July 1st. 1946, Briscoe’s Passenger Coach will operate a daily service through this area. Leaving Victor HarSaur, Duly 7J0 a.m. Arriving Adelaida I0J# ajn. Leaving Adelaide,, Mondays to Fridays 4-39 P-*»-Arriving Victor Harbour 7-20 P*«. Leaving Adelaide, Saturdays 1*36 p.m. Arriving Victor Her bow 4 29 pun. FARES Single Ret. Single Ret. Victor Harbour to In- Adelaide to Yankalilla 6/6 10/6 man Valley Tearooms 1/6 2/3 Adelaide to Bald Hills 7/6 11/3 Victor Harbour to In- Adelaide to Inman Valman Valley P.0 2/- 3/- ley P.0 8/- 12/-Victor Harbour to Bald Adelaide to Inman Val-Hills 2/6 3/9 ley Tearooms 8/6 12/9 Victor Harbour to Adelaide to Encounter Yankalilla 3/6 4/6 Bay 9/- 13/6 Victor Harbour to Adelaide to Victor Adelaide 10/- IS/- Harbour - 10/- 15/-BOOK AT ABBOTT’S. PHONE 177. FOR ALL MEN’S AND BOYS’ NEEDS SHOP AT G. F. REDMAN’S MEN’S STORE (Opposite Hotel Crown) FOR VALUE AND SATISFACTION FOR SALE— 6% h.p. Blacksloue Kero Rngine, as new ; price £lO, erected and guaranteed. S. MEALOK, HA Llandower Ave , Payoeham. Phone— F3392. FOR SALE—Man’s bicycle, good older. 28” wheels. E. Seller, c/o. A, Deguer, V 11. FOR SALE—S-valve Dual-wave Mantel Model Elect. Radio, as new ("Little Companion”). Apply "Radio, this office. FOR SALE—Queensland Blues, Trombones, Onions, and Tomatoes. G. H. Chigwidden, phone Victor 290. PYREX WARE Makes Cooking a Pleasure CASSEROLES PIE DISHES TART PLATES UTILITIES ZJke Victor PL ie victor narmacij W. BRIAN LALOR Ocean Street . . . Victor Harbour Box 22 ’Phone 15"}
{"id":168557002,"text":"04 Apr 1947 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Friday 4 April 1947, page 3 With lively recollection* of petrol quality most motorists want % i motor spirit “Opinion Research”, which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool tods, which petrol art you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than jo% said: “ Shell", Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU GAN BE SURE OF SHEU FOR QUALITY GROCERIES H. M. INCUS & CO. Coral Street, Victor Harbour. Order* promptly delivered. Weekly delivery Encountgr Bay, Back Valley and Inman Valley. 'Phone: Victor 86 for aatisfaction. THE SAVOY for your week-end supplies of FRESH FRUIT and VEGETABLES WOODROOFE’S DRINKS Now Available by the Dozen. ORDER CRAYFISH FOR THE WEEK-END. RING YOUR ORDER NOW: Ocean Street. Phone; Victor 162 BRUCE & HALL VICTOR HARBOUR. Our Motto: Quality, Cleanliness, an Civility. Wholesale and Retail Butchers, Phone: .v» horseha!r~ Needed urgently for Hospital Mattresses and I’.rusluvare. Also Rabbit, Pox, Water Rat, Kangaroo, and Sheep Skins, Wool, Hides, Tallow, etc. Prompt Cash. No Commission. Rail to Mile Paul or Carrier to our Stores. 185-18) Waymouth Street, Adelaide. CAIN A JACOB. Phone: C. 6492. Don't Olish for good meat Trade where Quelitf, Fre«hn*(i end Low Pricer ere CERTAINTIES Your ftmily will be delighted— juft u other* heve been—when you Servo our Meet*. The Proof i* in the Eating. Edwin Field The Quality Butcher Ocean Str««l, Victor Harbor Rhone 88 ALLAN J. GLI CERTIFIED O Goohva (Corio Hotel) 11th, 9 to II a.in. Victor Harbour (las April 11 tli, 1J to 0 p.m. Appointments may ,'c sack's Corner Pharmacy. Adela-jde address: Ind 55 King William S LAUBMAN & PA Certified Opti 62 Gcwl«r Place, , WATCH FOR DATE Next Visit) VISIT. r * $ % % # % ♦ ASKS can f/increase mySusb^s LARGER PREMISES? RIGGER STOCKS? NEW MACHINERY? MORE STAFF? EXTENDED CREDITS? In every case our Branch Manager has practical help and advice to offer. Bring your problem to him. tamomltbMofMralia. Every Branch of the Bank traniacta Savings Bank buainaM cei-Mi UPHOLSTERING and Furniture Repairs of all descriptions neatly ami thoroughly executed by Tradesmen. GLEN HOUGHTON ‘Gurr.nicrlca” Garage, Victor Harbour. The NEW V8 Utility is HERE! m . . . A LUXURIOUS 3-PASSENGER COUPE AND STURDY LOADSPACE FOR HALF A TON ■SMS F0RDV8 IUTY Ad ABLE FARTHER IN YOUR BUSINESS AND A SMART COMPANION FOR YOUR LEISURE This efficient dual-purpose has been perfected by new “ Streamline ” styling which makes every Inch of this post-war vehicle part of an overall design of graceful beauty. The Coupe has a surplus of head, leg and elbow room for three big people and is complete in every comfort feature from draughtless ventilating system to steering-column gearshift. Reinforced with inner and outer steel panels and rugged steel framework, the so long, wide load-space has a 48 in. width of tail-gate opening and steel skid strips for easy floor-level loading. Spare wheel and tools are housed in separate, flush-wilh-body locking recesses, kerbside petrol filler In deftly coneealed and tonneau cover is framed and curved. And — in its engineering — this Ford V8 “Streamline” Coupe Utility has all the post-war advances which have emphasised Ford leadership. L. C. KEMPE Strathalbyn FORD AND FORDSON DISTRIBUTOR ’Phone: Strathalbyn 224 Local Representatives: Deacons Garage, Victor Harbour :: M. C. Synionds, Yankalilla J. D. Neaylon, Goohva"}
{"id":168557033,"text":"11 Apr 1947 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Friday 11 April 1947, page 3 With tivaty rocollaction* •/ patrol quality most motorists want motor spirit “Opinion Research”/ which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia* wide-poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool enis t which petrol art you likelf to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than jo% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHEU FOR QUALITY GROCERIES H. M. INCUS & CO. Coral Street, Victor Harbour. Order* promptly delivered. Weekly delivery Encounter Bay, Back Valley and Inman Valley. 'Phone: Victor 86 for satisfaction. THE SAVOY for your week-end supplies of FRESH FRUIT and VEGETABLES WOODROOFE’S DRINKS Now Available by the Doaen. ORDER CRAYFISH FOR THE WEEK-END. RING YOUR ORDER NOWi Ocean Street. Phone: Victor 162. BRUCE & HALL VICTOR HARBOUR. Our Motto: Quality, Cleanliness, and Civility. Wholesale and Retail Batchers, Phone: JA HORSEHAIR Needed urgently for Hospital Mattresses and llrnsbwure. Also Rabbit, box, Water Hat, Kangaroo, and Sheep Skins, Wool, Hides, Tallow, etc. Prompt Cash. No Commission. Kail to Mile lend or Carrier to our Stores. 185-189 Waymouth Street, Adelaide. CAIN A JACOB. Phone: C.6492. Don’t tuisl) for Good meat Trad* where Quslid, Freshness and Low Prices srs CERTAINTIES Tour family will be dstghted— (u»t si others have bssn—when you Ssrvs our Moats. ‘The Proof is in d«o Eating. Edwin Field Tka Quality Butcker Oeaan Street, Victor Herhor Pkone 89 % i?) Twice A YEAR Birks stage a brilliant display at Torrens St. Showrooms. CWIRLIS BIRKS * CO* UMITUIr AOCLAIDt > M—■■ vJ Home Buyers! Home Purchase Loan money is available in a large number of important Country centres, including VICTOR HARBOUR LIBERAL ADVANCES on approved securities of new brick, brick veneer, timber or fibro-cement consJruction, or on houses already erected, as well as for the pure?*.* of repaying any existing debt on bouse property. EASY TERMS OF REPAYMENT over a period of from 10 to 25 years. MONTHLY INSTALMENT required is usually less than the rental that would be normally charged. Before taking any steps to finance your home you would be well advised to consult one of the Society's local representatives. The r i l ® Mntoal Australasian M• ® VT • Ule Society (Incorporated in Victoria. 187(.) INCOME ASSETS £9,083,468. £52,426,955. ALLAN J. GLUYAS. CERTIFIED OPTICIAN. Next Visits: Victor Harbour (Institute) Friday, April 11th, 12 to 6 p.m. Appointments may iSe made at Goldsack’s Corner I'hannacy. Adelaide address: Industrial Bldg., 55 Icing William St. C. 5899. LAUBMAN & RANK LTD. Certified Opticians 62 Gawler Place, Adelaide WATCH FOR DATE OF NEXT VISIT. UPHOLSTERING and Furniture Repairs of all descriptions neatly and thoroughly executed by Tradesmen. GLEN HOUGHTON ‘Summerlea” Garage, Victor Harbour. The NEW V 8 Utility is HERE! . . . A LUXURIOUS 3 -PABSERGER COUPE IHO STURDY LOADSPACE FOR HALF A TON FOBD Tl JTY AN ABLE PARTNER IN YOUR BUSMESS RID A SMART COMPAIIOH FOR YOUR LEISURE This efficient dual-purpose has Seen perfected by new “ Streamline ” styling which snakes every inch of this post-war vehicle part of an overall design of graceful beauty. The Coupe has a surplus of head, leg and elbow room for three big people and is complete in every comfort feature from draughtless ventilating system to steering-column gearshift. Reinforced with inner and outer steel panels and rugged steel framework, the long, wide load-space has a 48 in. width of tail-gate opening and steel skid strips for easy floor-level loading. Spare wheel and tools are housed in separate, flnsh-wilh-body 'orking recesses, kerbside petrol filler in deftly concealed and tonneau cover is framed and curved. And —in its engineering this Ford V 8 “Streamline" Coupe Utility has all the post-war advances which have emphasised Ford leadership. FVOS TNI NOMB OP rots SAKUFACTUKIKS IK AUSTKU.K L. C. Kempe, Strathalbyn FORD AND FORDSON DISTRIBUTOR ’Phone: Strathalbyn 224 Local Representatives: Deacons Garage, Victor Harbour :: M. C. Synionds, \\ ankalilla J. D. Neaylon, Goolwa"}
{"id":168645869,"text":"16 Oct 1933 - SEWERAGE Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953), Monday 16 October 1933, page 10 SEWERAGE Poll to be Taken OPPORTUNE PERIOD. ATTRACTIVE LOAN TERMS. A committee consisting of delegates from the Borough Council and the Water Trust has been inquiring into the question of sew- ©ring Shepparton. The unemployment Belfeif Council has made loan funds available to other towns comparable to Shepparton in size and importance — on very attractive terms and it would be a reflection on the progr0«sivene8s of Shepparton, if towns such as Wangaratta, Swan Hill, Echuca, Horsham and Ararat install sewerage 'schemes while this town retains the unpleasant and unhealthy pan system and surface street channel disposal of domestic and industrial wastes. Inquiries by the committee have shown that the terms of loans granted to other Sewerage Authorities have ' been:—Interest at 4i per cent, sinking fund 1 per cent, and a rebate of interest of 3 per cent, has been made for tlie first four years of the loan. No doubt Shepparton would obtain equally favorable terms. The conditions on which these loans are granted provide that 80 per cent of labour must be drawn from registered unemployed men.Revised Revised estimates of the total cost and rating required have been obtained from the engineers in consequence of reduced labor and material costs, the estimated total cost of the scheme for Shepparton now being £64,000 as against £85,000 estimate several years ago. This amount requires an estimated rating of 1/7 in the £1 as against the previous 2/2 in the £1,- while for the first four years the interest rebate on loan reduces the rate to 1/ in the £1 on municipal valuation.In In view of these favorable conditions, the committee has decided to submit the matter to the ratepayers of Shepparton and a poll will bo held shortly. Ratepayers at the same time will be asked to decide the question of whether the Borough Council or Water Trust shall make application for constitution as the Sewerage Authority. The authority when constituted has power to borrow moneys for the purpose of making the necessary house connections for property owners; and the Act provides that property owners may spread the repayment of these advances over a period of 10 years . and an amendment of the Act is being asked to have this term extended. Recent quotations in otner towns show that the cost of complete connections for an average house will be from £30 to £40 and by taking advantage of the instalment plan of repayments, the charge to property i owners is made very’ easy."}
{"id":168646693,"text":"02 Dec 1933 - MANY CONGRATULATIONS Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953), Saturday 2 December 1933, page 1 MANY CONGRATULATIONS Messages to Town Clerk Many congratulatory telegrams upon the success of the sewerage poll were received by the Town Clerk (Mr R. West) yesterday morning. They included messages from Ballarat, Bendigo, Mildura, Wangaratta and JBenalla."}
{"id":168715413,"text":"12 Oct 1924 - Pricked by His Conscience Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sunday 12 October 1924, page 2 Pricked by His Conscience Brown Rajah Repents and Brings Home * a- *.*.- the Bacon Stamina and Courage Polled Him Through DRIOR to yesterday when he won tho Waverley Handicap at Rand. ' wick, Brown Rajah had been one of the most expensive. pro- j positions imported to Australia in recent years, but his con- 1 nections got back most of their losses yesterday, for the Eng. I lish horse was heavily backed at a. long price. ',--,/ . .'.!;' I There was very little to spare betwees ' the first two In the race, and only the winner's e:ra-eness pulled him through. Never far from the front, Brown Ra. Jah made a forward move approaching the turn, and looked like having an easy victory if he would go on with the buslPuntera had seen him In a similar favorable position in races in the past, however, and they ware i sceptical, but the importation's ' conscience must have pricked him, as no spurs could ever do, and he settled down to fight hard for victory. Getting on terms with;,T}-e, ,X*a»iB half-way. down the etralgVt, ' ^rj-wn Rt^B Jan found that he had bitten eft justuH much an he could chew, but Instead t'.^M giving up the ghost as he had done onH so many prior occasions. , he. ouutaytl^B The Lance, and landed the money briH bare half-length, with Farthing worklnjM overtime with the whip to- keep him liH the lead. - ? ? ? S There waa nothing In -Brown ? Rajah's form over which to ??«? thuss, Ver h« had little more/than a postage stamp te carry, hut there are always races to b» picked up by a decent stayer when placed Judiciously."}
{"id":168978578,"text":"02 May 1943 - No title Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sunday 2 May 1943, page 17 I NO GALLUP POLL needed on ft lovely Rita Ilayworth's latest film with Fred Astaire, at the Regent, 'YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER.' Title fits the enchanting lady like the lacy confection . which moulds the delicious Hayworth curves."}
{"id":169209917,"text":"17 Nov 1922 - British Election Returns Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Friday 17 November 1922, page 5 British Election Returns CONSERVATIVES LEADING. London, November 10.. The polling In nonnccUon with tho: general election in tlie London areas was quiet. An average poll of 75 .per' cent, is expected in the 59 Lon- don electorates. A striking foautre was -tile women's vole. The hotels were allowed ;. to remain open to supply thei wante of tho crowds await -ipg the results, and the train and tram tube 'servlcos wcro extended ilito the small/hours of the morning. Following' ard'tlio progress results: — Conservatives . . . . . 161 Liberals ..- .. .. ... ... 25 National" Liberals .. .. 21 , ,.l Labor .. .. .. C4i . Various othore ...... 7 Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. AsquP.h have been returned. .Tha excitement in London increased ris tha evening wore on, .especially when the -Lnlb'or victories at Bavnsley, Hanley, and Accrington were . an- j nouncad on tho illuminated scrqeus in Trafalgar Square and at the. newspaper olllces in the Strand and Fleet-There were also loud cheers when a popular Independent . (Mr. Likewnrd) at Stoke-on-Trent was elected. It is estimated that at, least 20,000 motor-cars were placed at. the dh-posal of candidates. Many had from 50 to 60 employed, bringing voters. , to tho poll, tlie Laborites' having more, cars than ever before. Mr. Lloyd George recorded hifc vota,. as tlie . occupier of 00 Downing-slreet, in. the Abbey division of Westminster. ' Lincoln-'R voters included Mrs. Jfary. jFqlcy, aged 103, wlio motored j to tlie poU' with her son, who isiover 70.' Mrs. Jane Lister ,aged 106, -felt unequal to ih-j task of voting at the polling-booth. Thero were pathetic scenes in Tyrone and -Fermanagh, where the .excitement .was- so great that, the aged, sick, and infirm were taken' from their beds and carried. . on stretchers to record their votes. , A great reversal took place at "Ox- ford, where the Conservative major-, ity of 5000 was . converted into a Liberal majority of 3800. Mr. Devlin, though failing to secure Liverpool Exchange, ran within 3000 of Mr. Leslie Scott, the sitting Conservative.Sir Sir Robert Home (ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer) was returned for-Hillhaad (Glasgow) by a slightly decreased majority. Mr. Grigg beaded the poll -at Old -ham, Lady Emmot being at the bottom of the listi Mr. G. F. Stanley "(Under-Secretary for Home Affairs) was defeated at Preston, the Laborite topping the poll. Mr. J. .R. Clynes- (Labor) who was unopposed in 1918, was only- returned at Manchester (Platting seat) through., the , splitting cf the anti-Labor vote, the combined Liberal and Conservative .vote exceeding that cf Labor. The sitting Conservative retained Bromley, the old seat of Lord Forster (the Governor-General of the Commonwealth) .There There were eight Labor gains at Glasgow, where several well-known Conservatives were beaten. Mr. Bonar Law's majority at Glasgow (Central.) of 13,000 in 191S was reduced to 2500 over Labor, while Labor and Liberal combined polled four votes more than the Premier. 'Mr. Leslie Wilson (Secretary to the Treasurer) was- the- second Min- ister whose defeat was announced, Mr. Erskine (Independent Conservative) winning St. 'George's by 3500. Lady Astor was returned for Plymouth (Sutton), Mr. J. T. Mae-narnara (ex-Minister for. Labor) for Camberwell, Mr. T.' W. H. Inslcip for Bristol, and Mr. Ramsay 'M'Donald (tho well-known Laiborite) for Abera von, where he wrested the seat from an ex-Lloyd Gsorgeite. Mr. C. Addison (ex-Minister. and who held iihporfcant positions in tho War Calbinct) was defeated- at Shore-II toll by the National Liberal. Among the Australasians, Harris won at (Bellinal. South, Lynch -was-at the bottom'- "of the poll1 for Hackney (Central) , kPownail was returned at. lnwishani, qnd Freyborg was1 defeated for Cardiff South. " V' :Mr. Asquitli's:-. majority; at Paisley was under 400, as compared with 3000 in 1918. I The : women candidates fared badly (The House of Commons consists of 707 members, and roughly speaking, about one-third of the population are electors)."}
{"id":169369789,"text":"23 Mar 1947 - Advertising Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sunday 23 March 1947, page 8 jjj With lively recollections of petrol quality ? I most motorists I I motor spirit I B . 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder mm H and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an H| III Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many Wm ill questions asked was, ''When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to §B III Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who mm mm so answered, substantially more than 50% said: 'Shell'. wjjm jj Shell petroj will very soon be in the pumps again. |j H THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) I Stomach acid ? %0 , DON'T DELAY! A COUPLE OF KENNIES #pw AND YOU'RE O.K.! ^?^C^l^ 'Indigestion? I , iBBWuiiy was hardly ever I-|L ^f)^* free fr°™- ** ? V^HHBK- I simply couldn't ^jjf^1 face food. . . .' 'In desperation C x ^ \\S I tried medicine \\^ ^^r~^ after medicine. ^^0JD^Rm\\ ... But it was n^XPIH^^ Kennies that I ^^Eu^^^ brought relief. l^K^L^J \\ tm y» ^ V \\:JBJi 'Now indiges^?A^^^^U tion never ^^HPPB* catches me out. nLl)SHf- 7 keep a hand'S*3rM P** W Of Kennies f ^ I in my pocket.' THERE'S 'nothing worse than acid indigestion. Work suffers, temper suffers, and life doesn't seem worth living while the attack lasts. Next time indigestion strikes, just take a couple of pleasanttasting Bennies from your pocket or handbag. You can carry them loose because they are separately wrapped. Suck them one after the other like sweets. No water needed. No spoon. No delay. In 80 seconds the excess, stomach acid that's causing the trouble is neutralized by Rennies' 15 acid-taming ingredients. The feeling of nausea . and fullness goes. Heartburn is quenched. And when your next meal comes round, you really enjoy it! Get a packet of Rennies at a store or chemists to-day. 1/lh a packet, or four times the quantity for 3/101. DM.45 ^^ ^*-£-.. '??'* RENNIES 0 riltive t h ? p a I m of fadlffesMoa THE QUEENSLAND TURF CLUB BRISBANE CUP MEETING Added Money ? £22,500 (Including CUP valued £200) To be held at EAGLE FARM RACECOURSE, ASCOT Saturday, May 3; Monday, May 5} and Saturday, May 10, 1947. FIRST DAT: TRIAL HANDICAP. £500. 7 furlongs. WATTLE BEAE HANDICAP. £600. 6 ft* longs. P. J. O'SHEA STAKES. £1000. One mile and a quarter. STRADBROKE HANDICAP. £4000. 6 fUT* longs. ST. LEGER STAKES. £1000. 1 mile I furlongs 132 yards. HAMILTON. HANDICAP. £700. 1 mile and a furlong. SECOND DAY: SHERWOOD ENCOURAGE HANDICAP. I £500. 7 furlongs. 1 MAIDEN HANDICAP. £400. 6 furlongs. J. CADELL GARRICK HANDICAP. £1000. 7 furlongs. BRISBANE CUP. £5000 and a Cup valued at £200. 2 miles. SIRES' PRODUCE STAKES. £ 1000. 7 fur* I longs. - I WINDSOR HANDICAP. £500. 6 furlongs. I CLEVELAND HANDICAP. £600. 1 mile. I THIRD DAT: I HAWTHORNE ENCOURAGE HANDICAP. I £500. 1 mile. I CLARET STAKES. £750. 7 furlongs. I HINKLER HANDICAP. £1000. 6 XurlongS. MORETON HANDICAP. £2000. 1 mile I and a quarter. ' 1 CHERMSIDE HANDICAP. £500. 1 mile and | a furlong. n EPSOM HANDICAP. £750. 7 furlongs. | NOMINATIONS for the STRADBROKE, | BRISBANE CUP and MORETON HANDICAP I close on TUESDAY, 25th MARCH, 1947, at | NOMINATIONS for Minor Events close on ; TUESDAY, 15th APRIL, 1947, at 4 p.mV | The £1 FORFEIT for the ST. LEGKB I STAKES, 1947. and the SIRES' PRODUCE SFSkSFtoSP ?'* 4pm' m TD1!SDAT' . Restrictions on Interstate Transport t/t I Horses have been**emoved. 1 B. U. SLOMAN. Secretary, Q.T.C. | rpHIRD Security Loan Bonds mean I x individual'victory over hard time* 1"}
{"id":169376267,"text":"05 Dec 1948 - REDS TRY TO SABOTAGE POLLS Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sunday 5 December 1948, page 5 REDS TRY TO SABOTAGE POLLS Herliners Vote Ttntatf ALLIES FACING NEW PROBLEM (British United Press) \\ BERLIN, Saturday. — Ten thousand i police, backed up by 80 police radio cars, j will be on patrol tomorrow during the ; municipal elections in the Western- sectors ? of the city. i They have been drafted for duty to ! prevent Communist attempts at violence j to intimidate voters, and sabotage the j elections. : In the U.S. sector alone an extra 1000 police have been ordered on duty, and Allied troops will be standing by to act if the German police send an S.O.S. The election issue is, basically, whether the Germans in the Western sectors are for or against Communism. All Germans over 20 who ; have been living in Berlin ; more than six months are eligible to vote. The voters will elect 98 of 130 members of the City Assembly. The remaining 32 are representative members from the Russian sector, where the election has been banned. Truth's European editor (F. E. Baume) cables from London tnat the Russian military governor in Berlin (Marshal Sokolovsky) has gone to extreme limits in his attempts to sabotage the elections. He says that the Russians have staged the setting up of a separate local government in the Soviet sector, but Berliners would not be fooled by Sokolovsky's fireworks. The Russians at this stage are not going to do more than shriek or yell. 'No matter how loud their protests, the Reds have been unable to prevent elections in the Western sectors. This municipal election will be the second since the end of the war, says Baume. The effrontery of the Russians in declaring that responsibility for any split in Berlin is due to the Western Powers, needs no comment, but observers say that Frankfurt should be looked to as an indication of growing German political unrest. In the face of Western Allied disapproval, German politicians there have already decided to create a strong, centralised Western German State. Even the New York Herald -Tribune says: 'It appears that German politicians are gambling that they can get away with their political manoeuvre in the face of united American, British and . French disapproval.' In other words, the Russianattempted sabotage of the elections in Berlin was to be expected. The growing arrogance of German politicians themselves, may yet present the Allied Military Government wit^h a problem more dangerous than that set up by Russian irreconcilability, adds Baume."}
{"id":169377518,"text":"07 Nov 1948 - Bitter Debate Certain On Steel Nationalisation Bill Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sunday 7 November 1948, page 10 Bitter Debate Certain On .j Steel Nationalisation Bill Mr. Ancurin Bevan Mr. Shinvrell TO say commentators were caught on the wrong foot by President Truman's showing in the United States election is to put the case very mildly. Failure of the Gallup Poll in United States estimates makes one wonder just how far the swing against Britain's Labor Government, recorded by popular polls, will be reflected in the ballot boxes when the general election comes along. The Government will largely have itself to blame if it does lose the election as its public relations service is hardly making the best even of a bad job of translating the ideas of Fuel Minister Shinwell and Health Minister Aneurin Bevan into common parlance. Mr. Attlee has always disclaimed any liking for publicity and if is just possible this may have something to do with his continuing sway over the party. Others get the limelight and Mr. Attlee merely sits in the chair to see fair play. The Government must, however, be given at least a bronze medal for the manner in which it has put over its case for iron and steel nationalisation. It has pointed out that the high price of steel affects so many industries that it is virtually decisive in Britain's battle for survival. If the price of steel can be lowered by sweeping away agreements among manufacturers then (so the argument runs) the export drive will be promoted and even the poor, neglected home consumer will ultimately benefit. The argument .would command .more attention if it could be proved that nationalisation will not affect the efficiency of the industry. It has been said that lower tariffs on foreign steel would supply a sufficient incentive to industry to lower its prices. Since Australian steel can even now compete with British steel on the price basis, there does not seem any reason to suggest there is no room for improvement in the British industry. But conservatives have chosen this bill as their -battleground, and will fight every inch of the way. They have no chance of winning anything but a reputation as the cannons mount, and they will have to be put in their best form to do even that."}
{"id":169648119,"text":"13 Dec 1954 - Name Stevenson Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Monday 13 December 1954, page 13 Nome Stevenson NEW YORK, Dec. 12. — A Gallup Poll shows Mr. Adlai Stevenson is an odds on favourite for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1956. Fifty-eight percent, of the nwtv fnvniir nim TTis nlnse.cf. opponent' is Senator Kefauver who polled 16 per cent. A Canadian Gallup Poll shows that 68 per cent, of Canadians are opposed to a preventive war with Russia while the West enjoys an atomic advantage. The corresponding figure in the United States was even higher — 76 per cent."}
{"id":169658753,"text":"10 Nov 1953 - 'GALLUP POLL' ON CHOIR PROGRAMME Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Tuesday 10 November 1953, page 2 'GAILUP POLL' lyJACKAY Choral | Wi | Society will con-' duct , a 'Gallup poll' to test audience opinion on its programme tomorrow niqht. Society secretary (Mr. J. A. A. Pollock) said yesterday the concert committee had decided on this following the wish expressed by choir conductor (Mr. A Epplere) for a reliable indication of public opinion residing choice of choral Items. Each patron of thie society's concert . tomorrow night will be handed a slip of paper containing' the following four statements of opinion: ® The . Choral Society should include . major works in some of its : future programmes. 9 The- ? Choral Society dxxi;uiu iiiuiuuc a gxcai/ui prbportion of more seri-l ous works in its programme than was the case tonight. O Future programmes should ? strike about the same balance between serious and light music as this one. ® A greater proportion of light music, should be. included in future programmes. May comment Patrons would be asked to make a mark' in a square opposite the statement closest to their opinions. Comment could be written on the back of the slip and would be welcomed by the committee, said- Mr. Pollock. Mr. Pollock said a most varied programme would be presented tomorrow night, i In addition to the choral items it would include a pianoforte duo oil two pianos by. Misses Norma Leach and Lawrie Ross, an n-em which won high praise from Conductor Epplere recently. They would play 'Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring' (Bach) , and a contrasting number, 'La Danza' (Rossini). There would .be a tenor solo by eisteddfod champion of champions, Mr. J. F. Bull, who would sing *'The Torch' (Elgar) and 'My Lovely Celia.' An instrumencal trio — Miss M. Arbuthnot (piano), Miss B. Powell (violin) and Mr. B. Thatcher (cello)— would play the first 'move-ment of Haydn's Trio in G Major. Other attractive items on the -programme in support of the choir would be a recitation, 'Snake,' by Miss Jan Easy, a pianoforte solo by Mary Pastega, and a duet, 'Still as the Night,' by Misses Florence Rovelli and Moya Power. ?"}
{"id":169675778,"text":"31 Oct 1940 - \"CHANCES EQUAL\" Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Thursday 31 October 1940, page 7 "CHANCES EQUAL" President Roosevelt and Mr. Willkie NEW YORK, October 29.— A Gallup poll gave a 53 per cent, popular vote for President Roosevelt, and 47 per cent, for Mr. Wlllkie. Mr. Gallup gives a warning, however, "the lead of 53 per cent, for the President is actually emilvalent to a neck-and-neck race. became, owing to the surplus democratic majorities in the Southern States, a Democratic President normally requires about 52 per cent, from the nation to win. "Mr. Winkle's gains have been so widespread that later reports from the survey will probably show the two candidates are about even in electoral votes, or with Mr. Willkie slightly ahead. It must not be forgotten, however, thqt President Roosevelt's intensive campaign of speaking has just begun, and his forthcoming radio addresses may halt, or reverse the Willkie trend." MR. WILLKIE'S BROADCAST. CHARLESTON (West Virginia), October 29. — Mr. Wendel Willkie, lh a broadcast, said President Roosevelt unfairly accused him of "we too-lng" concerning aid for Britain. Mr. Wlllkie declared: "If there is any difference thereon it is that I want to place behind Britain the Industrial organisation of a revitalised, fully-operating America. I tried to keep Britain out of politics. The President tossed it in. It is conceivable there may be a wish to delay effective, immediate aid to Britain in order to make the right impression at the right time for purely political reasons." ,"}
{"id":170275565,"text":"03 Oct 1941 - GALLUP POLLS COME TO AUSTRALIA. Cloncurry Advocate (Qld. : 1931 - 1953), Friday 3 October 1941, page 3 GALLUP POLLS 'COME TO 1 ' ? AUSTRALIA. ,; „ Depending entirely. ; on^ the. science ' of statistics '.to ? give^- him amazingly accurate -estimates of American public opiirion, Dr G. H. Gallup, head of the .American Institute of Public ,-Opinion,1 has achieved considerable- fame. Ausr tralian Public Opinion , Polls will carry out his system in Australia. So accurately did Dr Gallup calculate the margin by which Roosevelt 'would defeat Wlllkie at the 1941 Presidential election— giving figures, State by -State — that Dr -Henry C. Link, a statistical .expert,said the result was miraculous. Judging by American experience, -? publication of results of polls' of Australian public opinion will help to speed up the machinery of ours, democracy. Newspapers in each capital city have agreed to publish the findings of Australian Public Opinion Polls, which has been registered as a non-profit company. The newspapers concerned will pay for articles announcing . 'the findings and that amount will finance the organisation. In England, Gallup's method— which will be the one used iri Australia—has achieved results \\ com- . parable with those in trie United States. Last August, wheri the Director; of the British Institute of Public Opinion went to America for a special course of study, he was asked by the Government officials whether the polls could; and.: would continue to operate in his absence. The Australian director. (Mr Roy ' Morgan) has also been to America and has studied Df Gallup's methods by working with his .staff. Recently, to test the efficacy of the Gallup Method of 'sampling' the population, a poll was'takeri-of electors of Boothby, in South Australia. Remarkably reliable Results were achieved. . ''' r Some unthinking persons 'have suggested that the polls have been established for the rather useless purpose of forecasting election results. But the real purpose1 of the -organisation is to conduct 'minia-ture referendums, using statistically accurate samples, of public opinion. The number of people interviewed, after a certain number, does not matter, because, if the first sample is an accurate cross-section, further votes will only duplicate opinions sentative for Australian ?.?; Public Opinion. Polls. 4 - Mrs Flynn and children! (Towns-: ? ville) are spending a month's holiday as the guest of heiTmqther (Mis W. Clark). ' . ' ,j££"}
{"id":170328173,"text":"10 Oct 1942 - POST-WAR GERMANY Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Saturday 10 October 1942, page 6 POST-WAR GERMANY How To Treat It A Oallup poll shows that 70 per cent, or Americans feel they are fighting against Hitler, and not against the German people. This Is a false and dangerous belief, which will lead to the same deceptions as the last war. Tha rSarmon nnnnU »« vtvuiui» nnuiui- UCVflV CU Ull entity, guided by its intelligentsia, first followed the Kaiser, and now follows a proletarian in Its desire to conquer the world. Hitler Is Germany. We can effectively protect out selves against the war passion of the German people only by taking out of their hands for a certain time three things left to them In the Versailles Treaty — arms, education, and government. With peace every weapon Inside the German frontiers, every gun In the hands of a soldier or a policeman, should be carried by a non-German. Education must fall Into the hands of non-Germans who can speak German, Religion, history, philosophy all teach principles foreign to the German character, and can only be Infused gradually — tolerance toward other races, and acknowledgment that the spirit Is superior to force. As no one knows when the Germans will bo ripe for self-government, the first years after a peace a protective government like the one the English for 40 years exercised in Egypt should reign in Germany. What I propose is not a punishment, but a temporary declaration of political Immaturity.— (Emll Ludwig, eminent German writer, speaking at Los Angeles) . _______ _____ If a knife blade Is put under a class dish, boiling millc or hot stewed fruit can be poured into the dish and it will not crack."}
{"id":170393095,"text":"11 Mar 1949 - TEA STATISTICS Cloncurry Advocate (Qld. : 1931 - 1953), Friday 11 March 1949, page 2 ? TEA '-STATISTICS — -x — Suipriilng as it may seem, the average Australian man clunks just as much tea as the average Australian woman. A Gallup Poll just completed by the Auslialidn Tea Bureau bears this out The poll also revealed that 12 per cent, of the Australian population drinks blnck tea without any additions, 30 per cent, add milk only and the remaining 58 per cent add ;milk and sugar. 4 per cent, of the population drinks 12 cups or more a day, 10 per cent, drink as much as ten cups, C9 per cent drink between 3 and!) cups daily and 17. per cent, drink less than 3 cups daily. On a nation wide basis the average Australian drinks 3.8 cups a day . or, 1400 cups a year Some tea dnnkeis, particularly miners working on the low levels at great temperatures regularly consume as;- much as 40 cups a day. It is estimated Mliat in ; a lifetime the average Australian consumes 3.500 gallons of hot tea, or 250 times his or her own weight: -? Recognised as the cheapest and most popular beverage in the world, tea is con sumed to the 'extent, of 300,000,000,000 cups each year, ROYAL EASTER SHOW. The Australian Tea Bureau has already commenced woik at the Sydney Showgcound on the construction of iL-exhibition for: the .1940 Easter Show. Sit uatcd in the Exhibitors Hall, the exhibition will.be/something quite unusual and ai-art from being of great interest to Australian tea drinkers, will afford them the opportunity of winning valuu blc prizes FREE RECIPE BOOKS. The Austiahan Tea Bureau' has avail able a very limited quantity of recipe books showing hbw iced lea may be served in a numbei of delightful ways. Iced tea is all the lage at present in Ameiica and offers a number of delicious beverages quite undreamed of by the average tea drinker These lecipe books may be obtained by wnting to the Infoimation Officer, Australian Tea Bureau. Kyle House, Mdcquciie Place, Sydney :"}
{"id":170494237,"text":"05 Apr 1924 - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931), Saturday 5 April 1924, page 60 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN EECTIONS, Twelve Deposits Lost. I The average poll for the elections in Western Australia was 62 per cent., being 59 per cent, in the metropolitan area, 63 per cent, in the country, and 65 per cent, on the goldfields. Twelve of the candidates forfeited the de-j posit of £25 for having failed to poll i i one-fifth of the primary votes of the suc cessful candidates. The couut for the Irwin seat in the Legislative Assembly resulted in the re-election of Mr. C. C.' Maley, of the Ministerial Country Party, whose candidature the Executive! of the Primary Producers' Association had refused to endorse. I After the allotment of the preference votes, he had a majority of 395 over the Opposition Country Party's representation."}
{"id":170679822,"text":"30 Jan 1942 - GROWING SUPPORT Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Friday 30 January 1942, page 4 GROWING SUPPORT For Roosevelt's Policy NEW YORK, January 28. — The latest Gallup poll shows that 84 per cent, of Americans are pro-Roosevelt, compared with 72 per cent, just before December 7. Nine per cent, are anti-Roosevelt. and 7 per cent, undecided, compared with 19 and 9 per cent, respectively prior to the poll. Even the upper income group, which was most violently against the New Dealers in the 1940 election, is now pro-Roosevelt by three to one."}
{"id":170770056,"text":"24 Jul 1943 - US 1944 ELECTION FACTORS. Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Saturday 24 July 1943, page 4 US 1944 ELECTION FACTORS. - Women and old men will virtually pick the 1F44 US President, declares a Gallup Poll article in Liberty Magazine. Judging by the 1942 Congressional elections, it will be a miracle tk iliOiiv KJi XTUlCiJUUfc 11 JIHUIUil servicemen file absentee ballots. The absence of young men will hurt the Democrats, as they are consistently 60 per cent, pvo-Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt stands to lose from the heavy women's vote, because they, like the oldsters, tend to be Republican. Their votes could be decisivo in a close election. The nation now accepts as a fact that Mr. Roosevelt will seek a fourth term. Mr. Dewey, Mr, Willkie, and General Mc' Arthur, in that order, remain popular choices among the Republican rank and file, but there Is still no clear indication of the party's choice."}
{"id":170771739,"text":"12 Jul 1943 - FOR FOREIGN POLICY. Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Monday 12 July 1943, page 2 FOR FOREIGN POLICY. Seventy-three per cent, of the people questioned In a recent Gallup Poll approved of President Roosevelt's foreign policy. Fourteen per cent, were not in favor of It. Forty-nine per cent, approved of his domestic policies and 42 per cent, disapproved."}
{"id":170841262,"text":"03 Nov 1941 - AMERICAN FILM FANCIES. Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Monday 3 November 1941, page 5 AMERICAN FILM FANCIES. Comedians, according to a series of Gallup polls of American film tastes, appeal to twice as many men as women. America's favorite star with both sexes is Spencer Tracey. After Mr. Tracey, and contrary to all the pretty notions espoused by film companies, the male customers tend to go to see male stars, the women generally prefer women. Few people want to see 6lngle-feature programs. Few stare can make less than tnree pictures a year and still retain their box-office rating. Few wage-earners in the audience think that film stars are overpnld. The average number of Americans who go to the pictures each week Is 54,275,000, or rather less than half the total population. Of these 51 per cent, are women. Tlie peak age for plcturegoing Is 19 years, enthusiasm tailing off up to 85-year-olds. The typical American plcturegoer is 27 years old, earning something like £5 weekly. ,"}
{"id":170843244,"text":"31 Oct 1941 - CHANGE IN LIQUOR HOURS Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Friday 31 October 1941, page 5 CHANGE IN LIQUOR HOURS "Gallup Poll" Suggested BRISBANE, Thursday. — A suggestion that a "Gallup poll" be taken to test public opinion on a change in liquor hours was made by Rev. F. Malcolm at Brisbane District Methodist Synod to-day. He said: Reform cannot go ahead of public opinion. This method of ascertaining the public mind has much to commend it. "I do not believe in the broadcasting of church services; it is impossible to transmit tho sacred atmosphere over the air," said Rev. R. Delbrldge. "Listening to some services over the air brought a blush of shame to my face." Rev. H. Whellcr said he thought Rev. R. Delbridge was under-estimating the work that was being done by the churches over the air. He had received many testimonials from listeners."}
{"id":170847985,"text":"30 Jun 1944 - NEW CARS WANTED. Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Friday 30 June 1944, page 6 NEW CARS WANTED. A Gallup Poll recently taken, covering a cross-section interview with Australian citizens, indicated how deeply Ingrained is the desire for ownership of a motor car and the benefits it , bestows on family life. They were asked what would be 'their first big post-war purchase. Of those who expressed a' desire, 30 per cent, wanted a home, 23 1-3 per cent, clothing, 11 2-3 per cent, furniture, 10 per cent, a car, 6 2-3 per cent, a refrigerator 12-3 per cent, motor tyres and other answers 5 per cent. Strange to say, not one of the people interviewed in the extensive Commonwealth survey mentioned a new radio. Considering that there are still 516,000 cars on the nation's registration books, and in the region of 129,000 cars dellcensed mainly owing to war conditions, the high ranking of the desire for a car in the foregoing percentages is significant."}
{"id":170851050,"text":"19 May 1944 - SWEDES PREFER KING. Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Friday 19 May 1944, page 5 SWEDES PREFJ3R KING . The results of a Gallup poll shows the popularity of the monarchy in Sweden. As theoretical successor to King Gustaf, who was 05 last June," 84 per cent, of those questioned said they would prefer a king as head of the nation; onlv six per cent, voted' for a president arid ten per cent, were non-committal. If there si\\puld" be no legitimate heir to the crown, 50 per cent, wppld still be iri favor of a kingdom, wiiile 20 per cent, would prefer, a republic and 24 per cent, were xmdecjdefl." \\Qf the 6 per cent, who vote'd'for a president to succeed King Gustaf, ' several said they wanted Grown Prince Gustaf ' Adolf, the King's oldest son, as the first head .of a republic. In the poll, 80 per cent, of the organised worjeers , interviewed 'voted for li ppptlnuatiop pf the monarchy.' - .(In a preliminary draft of a platform' to be submitted to the- dominant Social-Democrat party (Labpr) next sprjpg, the previous theoretical depjarid of the party for a republican Sweden was dropped.) — ('Swedish-Australian Trada Journal.')"}
{"id":170856519,"text":"24 Apr 1944 - BEER COUPONS Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Monday 24 April 1944, page 3 BEER COUPONS Gallup Poll Survey BRISBANE, Sunday.— Three- out of five Australians want a coupon system for war-time beer supplies, according to a Gallup poll survey. Fifty-two per cent, of those interviewed for the poll favored coupons, 33 per cent, opposed them, and 15 per cent, were undecided. About 2000 men and women in all parts of the 'Commonwealth were Interviewed. One person in 14 was prohibitionist. To the question: "Do you think supplies of beer should be increased, decreased, or left as at present?" many said there was "enough at present, If properly rationed." . Half those interviewed favored no change, a quarter wanted the supply decreased, and a quarter wanted an increase. Brewery executives In Brisbane do not favor reduction of the alcoholic content of beer to increase supplies.They They said so yesterday, , commenting on suggestions that a reduced alcoholic content and an increased supply would help to eliminate some of the present disgusting drinking conditions In Brisbane. ' "Reduction of the alcoholic content would interfere with both the flavor and. the keeping qualities of beer," said the manager and a director of Castlemaine, Perkins, Ltd. (Colonel F. A. Hughes). Introduction of the Continental system, which provides for beer-gardens and cafes where food is regarded as a necessary adjunct to drinking, also has been suggested as an essential reform in Queensland. But brewery interests who own the freehold of many hotels say they have not considered any such plans as a post-war change. The Continental cafe system would be uneconomic here, said one brewery executive. "With waiters' wages pegged here at such comparatively high levels, and street frontage rates levied, we could not do It," he continued. "One hundred men standing at a bar are served easily. The same number spread out among tables at their leisure would need four to six times .the number of waiters to attend to them. Charge for a sixpenny glass of beer would have to be lifted to about 2/-." "Reform In Australians' drinking habits will require a totally new outlook in Australia on the use of beer," said another trade representative, experienced in Continental and Australian conditions. He said that when he came to Australia he was amazed at the mid-Victorian prudery which clothed the whole business of beer--drinking."}
{"id":170861542,"text":"12 Feb 1944 - THE REICH MUST BE BROKEN UP Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Saturday 12 February 1944, page 4 THE REICH MUST BE BROKEN UP What are we going to do with Germany after the war? A Gallup poll, taken by the London 'Daily Mail' on this matter has produced a maioritv in favor of breaking Germany up into the States that existed prior to the foundation of the German Empire. We cannot afford to leave the Reich in existence after this war, because it would certainly mean a new war sooner or later. On the other- hand, if the German Empire is broken up into its former States, it may . be a very long time before they ever come together again. It is wise to remember that Bismarck did not form the German Empire in a day. It took him many years, and the work had been proceeding long before his time. If> Germany is put back into the old States system— Bavaria, Prussia, Saxony, Wurtemburg, Mecklenburg, &c.— one source of security for us will lie in the jealousies which existed and still exist between the States. The Bavdrians, for example, hate the Prussians, and they will never again allow themselves to be brought under Prussian domination. The same applies to other States. The Prussians conquered the other German States before they tried to conquer Europe. It is important that Prussia itself be broken up. The Rhine-land, for example, is Prussian. So also. is Hanover (once British). The Rhineland must be taken away from Prussia and made a separate State. Thus the core of the German war machine- would be outside Prussian control. It should be remembered that Germany is still a collection of tribes, cordially disliking each other. Germany is divided not only tribally, but religiously, economically, socially, and culturally."}
{"id":170884135,"text":"25 Feb 1943 - CHIEF ENEMY OF U.S. IS JAPAN Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Thursday 25 February 1943, page 1 CHIEF ENEMY OF U.S. IS JAPAN DRINCETON (New Jersey), February. 23. — A Gallup poll last June showed the American people considered Germany their chief enemy. To- day the majority are more concerned with Japan. Gallup said in ap earlier poll ohly one of , four thought Japan the chief enemy. To-day that number had doubled. . Only one-third now believed Germany was more dangerous."}
{"id":170959016,"text":"24 Mar 1947 - Advertising Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Monday 24 March 1947, page 5 | "No wedding till you promise ' 1'1>'IRIS!USERINSOS THICfHOWNS \\ 1 W>'' R,CHER SUDS ANP roRCEr S ( 5AVES MV CLOTHES! \\ ifljgW \\f HARP RUBBING WITH J ("NO HARD RUBBING J ". ,'3f.2l4.l4 ., |j THEY'RE ALL WORKING FOR EVANS! || I ; This is the latest effort sent in by a supporter, another ', ! II man who is anxious to see decent government;— ! ; !| . " -VOTE FOR :j ;'!! j| Efficient Everlasting i : v igorous TOGETHER v igilance :: Alert with ; And !! ; Notable National :: Service Security ' It's time for a change — VOTE EVANS FOR MIRANI. ' ;; ; ; . . (Authorised by Lloyd H. S. Roberts, Sydney Street, Mackay) < . I iliTiiii Tennis Players I. . . . For your 1947 TENNIS RACQUET or RESTRINg consult' /-, J.A.KINNINMOip Snorting Goods Specialist 80 WOOD STREET (opposite Masonlo Ball), VISIT - ' "THE GLORY CHEST" (next door Hotel'AmbaBsadort fos Wedding Gifts, Exclusive Lingerie and Baby Frocks, Specialists in coupon tree QIovo SUk Lingerie, also E.P.N.S. Ware, Tea Services, Teapots, Comports, Sandwich Trays, Salt and Pepper Shakers, Toast Racks, Sugar Basins, etc. fH With lively recollections of petrol quality gig , B motor spirit I || "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder |H 11 Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many JH II questions asked was, " When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to |H & so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". I Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. H"}
{"id":170968986,"text":"10 Mar 1947 - Advertising Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Monday 10 March 1947, page 4 QUICKER RELIEF from 'FLU-ackes You don't have to put up with the agonising aches and headaches of 'flu. Give yourself quick, safe and blessed reliei Dy uuug just two Anacin tablets. AMAZING SPEEDI Anacin I tablets work at an amazing speed., Every tablet is a combination of four medically proven agents. F our ingredients— that's one more than any other anti-pain remedy. ' And, it's the action of this extra ingredient that makes Anacin's relief so much swifter. Because they work so fast, two Anacin tablets will frequently do the work of much larger doses of ordinary anti-pain powders and tablets. So — Anacin is cheaper in the long run, as well as being more effective for all 'flu aches and headaches. The Power of Phenaeetin . . . Doctors prescribe the use of phenaeetin for quick relief from the pain and headaches of 'flu. Phenaeetin is one of the four ingredients of Anacin. Your chemist has Anacin in packets of 12, tins of 30, and bottles of 50 and 100. Get some nowl MIAC/y W ICOISTKIID TIAOB HARK A47.& FENCING WIRE We have in stock: No. 10 Plain Galvanised Wire (in cwt. coils). Blue Gillettes have m shmmldter b&himd Every cutting edge sharper than a surgeon's scalpel, shaped in, three distinct facets forming a supporting shoulder - ' which takes the strain and increases durability. Precision tested on- micro-sensitive machines at every stage, for complete uniformity. Gillette's ceaseless research has f proved this the best way to make blades for shaves that are quicker, smoother, better-looking and more f Good Mornings9 begin with Gillette BUY TEN AT A TIME G8/1GT in the construction of your home, or in making improvements to your present property, stipulate DARRA Ace Brand Portland <' Cement for the job. You can always depend on DARRA Cement to give the best results at all times. n iy |1 || fll Si R'S Yhri irTflinEnTO 1 v f frvJR IN l?vj I on Display at | h C. A. CUMMING - " 2 . X You are Invited to Inspect their fine display of Engagement and v Q Dress Kings now showing In their windows. (J, A This Is the most distinctive and modern display since, the war A 0 YOUR ENQUIRIES WOULD BE APPRECIATED BY W C. A. CUMMING : </ c The Leading Jeweller, fl | 100 Victoria St., ? j MACKAYjg | H With lively recollections of petrol quality B I most motorists J I want I motor spirit I W "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder |B I and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an flH II Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many if|l I questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to E9 | Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who |H I so answetcd, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". HB -1 Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. B H THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain)""}
{"id":171133628,"text":"27 Apr 1946 - WAGES AND PRICES Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Saturday 27 April 1946, page 9 WAGES AND PRICES The following Gallup poll has just been taken by the British Institute of Public Opinion on the subject of wage.s and prices: "If the Government had to do one of these two things, which one would you rather have it try to iiur w; many uum tuiu wages to go higher than they are now. 12) Keep both prices and wages right where they are now." Eleven per cent, voted in i'nontt r\\ K Han fivcf nil «i»ti n I iim Ufl per cent, the second. — ('The Times.')"}
{"id":171157181,"text":"20 Sep 1947 - AMERICANS EXPECT WAR Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Saturday 20 September 1947, page 8 AMERICANS EXPECT WAR Fear of a third world war has Increased greatly in America in the last two vears. A Gallup poll revealed this week that 73 per cent of the people questioned believed there would be a war within 25 years In March, 1945, only 38 per cent held this belief. In this poll, 53 per cent thought there would be a war within 10 years."}
{"id":171326367,"text":"04 Aug 1949 - BLONDES STILL HAVE IT Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Thursday 4 August 1949, page 4 BLONDES STILL HAVE IT A Gallup poll in Norway suggests that gentlemen still prefer blondes. Of the men who gave a definite answer 54 per cent. plumped for blondes. 48 per cent, chose brunettes. But 34 per cent, of all those who were asked the question declined to commit themselves. They said that, "for private reasons," they'd rather not. Which appears to confirm the second half of the saying as well as the first. You remember it? — "but they marry brunettes.""}
{"id":171439025,"text":"19 Nov 1948 - TRUMAN TRICKED GALLUP POLL Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Friday 19 November 1948, page 1 TRUMAN TRICKED GALLUP POLL fHlCAGO, November 18 — The 'Daily News' announced to-day it would no longer subscribe to Gallup polls. The announcement said: "The poll-takers may point out that their margin of error in the election forecast was not great, but when a man breaks into a dance after being pronounced dead his doctor can reasonably expect to lose a few patients.""}
{"id":171443511,"text":"03 Nov 1948 - GALLUP POLL GIVES DEWEY A GOOD LEAD Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Wednesday 3 November 1948, page 3 GALLUP POLL GIVES DEWEY A GOOD LEAD NEW YORK, November 2.— The final Gallup poll on the Presidential election published yesterday estimates Governor Dewey having a substantial majority of electoral college . votes. The estimated percentages of the popular vote for the four leading candidates is: .Dewey, 49.5 per cent. Truman 44.5 per cent. Wallace 4 per cent. Thurmond 2 per cent. The combined totals of other candidates are estimated at under one per cent of the popular vote. The Gallup poll says Governor Dewey holds a substantial lead in 20 states, and President Truman in nine states. In 15 states neither candidate holds a substantial lead, and In the remaining four— all southern states— the situation Is described as "confused.""}
{"id":171443643,"text":"13 Oct 1948 - Poll Shows U.S. Wants Firm Stand On Berlin Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Wednesday 13 October 1948, page 3 Poll Shows U.S. Wants Firm Stand On Berlin JN a gallup poll conducted in the U.S.A. in August 85 per cent of average citizens questioned and 90 per cent of returned servicemen stated they would prefer firmness' on the Berlin question even if it meant war between America and Russia. This was revealed yesterday by Mr. F. L. Fitzpatrlck, general manager of Rocla Ltd., who arrived here this week. Mr. Fitzpatrlck has recently returned from a four months tour to America and Canada. He said the general feeling among UH. people was that war is Inevitable. While in America Mr. Fitzpat-rick made an extensive survey of statistics in relation to production, consumption, population, prices and other essentials of American life. CAR SHORTAGE Here are some facts he discovered:— Only shortage in U.S. 'is in cars and half a million are coming off the assembly lines each month. In California one in every three peope have a car and in New York City alone 18,000 taxis are in operation. There has been a 92 'per cent rise in the volume of production since 1939. America's population Is 20 times that of Australia and they are producing 60 times as much coal as we are and 80 times as much steel. The output a man a day is twice that of the Australian but this is accountable to the fact that their equipment is superior.. New York city's police force has twice the number of police in Australia. Fire brigades answer calls every three minutes. New York uses 100,000,000 gallons of water a day and 23,500 tons of food. Trains from other States arrive every 50 seconds. The average factory worker In Chicago is paid 7/6 per hour, a typist makes £16 a week and a secretary £20 a week. FOOD EXPENSIVE Rents and food are expensive. The average worker pays £5 a week rent. Milk is 1/31 a quart, bread 9d a lb, butter 5/6 a lb and meat ranges from 3/6 to 5/- a lb. Cars, petrol, clothing, radios, gramophones and most household equipment and furniture is cheaper than In Australia. Population is increasing at a rate of 225,000 a month. Last year it was estimated seven babies were born a minute. There is one divorce in every three marriages according to the last census taken and these figures are rising. In one holiday week-end 800 people were killed in accidents. Throughout the U.S. the last figures taken revealed there were 31 cases of homicide a day."}
{"id":171480308,"text":"02 Sep 1949 - WOULD YOU? Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Friday 2 September 1949, page 3 WOULD YOU? Recently In a Gallup poll, Americans were asked the question: Would you marry the same, man (or woman) If you had your, time over again? Just under hnlf of them answered "Yes." Roughly a quarter said "Probably." Of the rest hardly anyone said "No." A hesitant "Might not" or "Don't know" were usually as near as they got to a negative. ! Yet, even befoic the. war, one American marriage In every six ended in divorce. /"}
{"id":171568549,"text":"21 Mar 1906 - No title Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Wednesday 21 March 1906, page 2 The presiding officer at a village polling station in the Ludlow division i Shropshire ) telegraphed to the returning officer at Shrewsburv — oter swallowed his ballot paper, and refuses to disgorge same. Please advise me." In a few minutes the reply came — ''Administer an emetic, and, if unsuccessful, call in a butcher.""}
{"id":171812905,"text":"04 May 1915 - QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS. Woman Voter (Melbourne, Vic. : 1911 - 1919), Tuesday 4 May 1915, page 2 QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS. Compulsory Voting. Compulsory voting will be tried for the first time in Australia at the Queensland elections on 22nd May. The average poll throughout Queensland at the. last elections was 75.52 per cent., a comparatively high average for Australia, and said to be due to the great interest aroused in the State by the Brisbane tramway strike a few months previously. The Denham Ministry (Liberal) is responsible for the innovation of compulsory voting."}
{"id":171963661,"text":"14 May 1942 - Roosevelt's War Conduct Approved Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 14 May 1942, page 1 Roosevelt's War Conduct Approved PRINCETON, 13 May (AAP): A Gallup poll dis-closes that, of answers to a question regarding President Roosevelt's conduct of the war, 78 percent approved, 13 per cent disapproved, and 9 per cent were undecided. The figures are identical with those in March."}
{"id":172055900,"text":"23 May 1954 - Gallup Poll switch from 'quota' method Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sunday 23 May 1954, page 60 jjGallup Poll switchjj | from 'quota9 method:! The Gallup Poll, an organisation which usually has a measure of success in predicting public opinion, yesterday came out with its latest forecast on the election result. After interviewing 324 people in 15 Liberal-held seats, the Gallup Poll forecast that the Government is not likely to be beaten. This will hearten Government supporters who found the forecast of May 13 discouraging to say the least. In that prediction, the Poll gave Labor 50 per cent and the Government 49 per cent assuming that the 6 per cent of swinging voters voted the same way as they did in the Senate elections. But if they look closely at the figures Government supporters might not be so pleased. At least seven of the 15 seats in which the poll was taken are almost 'blue ribbon' Liberal seats. Some had majorities in 1951 for Liberal-Country Party candidates of 61 per cent. And why did the Gallup Poll switch from its tried and tested 'quota' method of sampling opinion to the experimental 'probability' method for this forecast? Using the 'q u o t a' method for its May 13 forecast, the Poll inter viewed no rewer than 2000 electors. ' The 324 electors interviewed under the 'prob-ability' p-cthod for this latest forecast seems far too few to decide such a closely contested issue as a Federal election. It almost seems as if this latest poll is a 'whistling in the dark' job to quieten the fears the first poll produced."}
{"id":172195515,"text":"09 Oct 1941 - Why the Gallup Poll? Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thursday 9 October 1941, page 23 Why the Gallup Poll? Letter tQ the Editor Sir,—The Gallup Poll system is being introduced into Australia and citizens might well wonder why. Who is sponsoring and paying for this expensive American "dipstick" and why is the present time selected for its introduction? In America this Poll system is financed by commercial enterprise for nation-wide advertising purposes and as the Americans love statistics the Gallup Poll has prospered. Encouraged by his early success, Dr. Gallup tried his hand at taking Polls on political questions, but with indifferent results. It is true he forecast the re-election of President Roosevelt by a small majority, but failed signally to anticipate the President's ultimate tremendous majority. In Australia the Gallup Poll surely cannot be financed by a commercial institution to foster the sale of commodities to a tax-strained population. Is it, then, merely a newspaper novelty backed by a powerful section of the Australian press? If so, it would be well for us to consider the significance of this move. According to the "Herald/' the first matters on which the opinion of the public will be tested include highly controversial political questions not yet fully debated in the Federal Parliament. Is a straw vote on these questions solemnly recorded by the Gallup organisers and masquerading as the real opinion of the Australian public to be held over the heads of our politicians like a sword? The pseudo-scientific patter that has heralded the scheme, claiming for it extraordinary accuracy in results, might easily impress lots of people, including politicians. Ultimately, it could be used to exert a very powerful pressure on the Government for the time being, and in this lies its menace. It is not suggested that the published results of a Gallup Poll would be faked or doctored in any way, although such a possibility should not be dismissed if the Poll is controlled by some private enterprise having its own political ends to serve. Assuming absolute fairness in operation, there is a tendency for the Poll to usurp the functions of the ordinary electorial franchise. . Another most important objection to the scheme is that the results obtained are necessarily inaccurate. This inaccuracy is inherent in the system itself, but the result of a Poll would be published as the genuine voice of Australia. The publicity afforded to that particular view supported by the Poll would have a tendency to encourage in hitherto undecided minds the acceptance and adoption of the spurious "majority opinion." In effect, therefore, under the guise of a scientific test the system presents a method of directing public opinion by the device of apparently recording that opinion. In the event of the people of Australia being called upon to vote on some important issue, such as conscription, the. dangers of this system would become obvious. In the circumstances, is it not desirable that the control of the Gallup system in Australia should be fully investigated and explained to the people? Yours,- etc., W. L. BRYAN. Auburn, Victoria, October, 1941. One of the most extraordinary Apostolates in the world to-day is surely that of Fr. Hugh Finnegan, O.M.I., chaplain of the State prison at Huntsville, Texas, U.S.A. During his fourteen years at Huntsville, Fr. Finnegan has had 168 men condemned to death by electrocution under his spiritual care. Of these few were Catholics by birth, but the astonishing number of eighty-seven went to the "chair" after instruction and the Sacraments of the Church. Sometimes it is only just before the execution that the Sacraments of Baptism, Penance and the Holy Eucharist are administered. A murderer of an entire family in North Texas, when asked whether he had anything to say to those present before he was bound into the chair, began strikingly: "Fellow-prisoner, make the same preparations that I have made when your turn comes to go into the other world. Thank God Fr. Finnegan helped me to settle my accounts.""}
{"id":172213190,"text":"24 May 1944 - Trends of Australian Public Opinion Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Wednesday 24 May 1944, page 3 Trends ot Australian Public Opinion The Work of National Gallup Polls What the people tfiink about decentrofisation, housing, coloured immigration, the proposed transfer of powers to the Government, unification, and religion in schools and the low birth rate T HE role of public opinion is of first importance in a democracy and not only should every effort be made to form sound Christian ideas among the people, but every encouragement should be given to the study and scientific gauging of public opinion. In Australia, the claims of editorial writers, politicians, publicists and correspondents to the press to speak for the "average man" are mostly- inspired by partisan interest than by systematic enquiry. Indeed, events in recent years have shown them to be surprisingly out of touch with what the people are really thinking. Great strides have been made in the scientific study of public opinion in the United States. The pioneer in the work was an American publicist, Dr. George Gallup, who founded the American Institute of Public Opinion in 1935. The Gallup method, which has achieved remarkable results abroad, is being used in Australia by "Australian Public Opinion Polls," which has its headquarters in Melbourne. It is a non-profit company, and a purely fact-finding organisation, having no connection with governments, political parties or special groups. A.P.O.P. A.P.O.P. is affiliated with the British, American and Canadian Institutes of Public Opinion, known to many as the Gallup Polls. Results of American polls are announced in more than 100 newspapers of all shades of political opinion, and 26 newspapers subscribe for the Canadian surveys. Findings of the British Institute are published in the London "News-Chronicle." In Australia, newspapers which pay for and publish A.P.O.P. findings are the "West Australian," Perth; the "Advertiser," Adelaide; the "Mercury," Hobart; the "Herald," Melbourne; the "Sun," Sydney; and the "Courier-Mail,". Brisbane. Those papers publish the findings of the polls without alteration. They retain, of course, the right of comment and criticism, which all newspapers must exercise. Australian foldings of overseas interest are cabled for publication through the British, American and Canadian Gallup Polls. SAMPLING OPINION The Gallup Method is a development, on statistical lines, of the old unscientific straw votes, which tried to find out which way the political wind was blowing. Straw votes, which were based on quantity, .not sampling, became discredited in 1936, when the "Literary Digest" poll wrongly forecast that Roosevelt would not be re-elected for a second term as President. The forecast was wrong because of an upper class bias in the crosssection of people from whom opinions were obtained. Shortly afterwards the "Literary Digest" ceased publication. "Sample referendums" do not purposely seek the views of people known as authorities on a particular subject. A basic principle of the Gallup Method is that people in all circumstances must be sampled in approximately the same proportions as they exist in the population as a whole. Interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls are located in numerous selected districts in each State. Opinions are not obtained from every district in Australia, but, taken together, the selected localities are representative of ihe cities, towns and rural areas of each State. Each interviewer obtains opinions from a cross-section of people in his or her district. The total of the samples is sure tojdivide into groups in approximately the same proportions as would the entire eom- munity if a referendum were held. Occasionally, the support for candidates at Commonwealth lelections will be estimated to demonstrate the reliability of representative sampling. INTERVIEWING PRACTICE A feature of the Gallup Method is that opinions on public questions are obtained by personal interview. Separate interview forms are provided for each person interviewed. Their opinions and comments are recorded by our interviewers as each of the public questions is asked. Interviewers should be impartial and detached on all questions. Their own opinions and feelings must not enter into the work. Once a month, each interviewer receives an "assignment" of about 10 interview forms—one for each interview. They are accompanied by an assignment form, which sets out the number of each type of adult to be interviewed, from the top to the bottom of the economic scale. In country districts carefully calculated proportions of farmers are included in the samples. It is the interviewer's responsibility to select individuals to correspond with the types called for in the assignment. All people interviewed must be residents of the Commonwealth electoral sub-division assigned. About half of them should be women — otherwise the polls would not be accurate miniature referendums. RECENT POLLS Surveys carried out by Australian Public Opinion Polls this year reveal: (1).A policy of decentralisation is favoured by the majority, and many city dwellers would like to live in the country. (2) People want to own their own homes, not rent them, and favour both private enterprise and governments playing a part in overcoming the housing shortage, with a distinct preference for governments to sell the houses they build, rather than to let them. (3) There has been a decline in support for a five-year transfer of powers to the government. A February poll showed a small majority for it than against it, but not so heavily as a few months previously. (4) More than a half of the . people favour one Parliament for Australia, with appropriate power delegated to regional councils. A quarter of the unificationists, however, said they would, vote "No" at the referendum. (5) Most people decidedly oppose the admission into Australia of even a limited number of coloured immigrants, which confirms a similar survey made a year ago. (6) Nearly one-third of the people consider selfishness, through pleasure-seeking and birth prevention, is the main cause of the low birth-rate, together with insecurity, low wages, flat life and the housing short-RELiGION IN SCHOOLS Of particular interest to Catholics are the surveys made on the question of teaching religion in schools. The first poll was taken in February, a second was taken in April. Both recorded a strong demand for religion in schools, which lends weight to the current move, for eliminating the word "secular" from the Education Act. "Do you think religion should be taught in Government schools?" was a question asked In February, 1944. Seven out of ten people answered "Yes." Men and women in a full range of economic circumstances were interviewed in about 200 centres throughout Australia. The vote for teaching religion in Government schools was 78 per cent, from women and 68 per cent, from men. Opinion was much the same in all States. The age of people interviewed had some effect on their answers. Nevertheless, 65 per cent, of the 21-29 age group voted "yes," compared with 75 per cent, among people over 50. After each interview people were asked their religion and, as the following analysis shows, there is close agreement between adherents to the various denominations: Vote for Teaching Religion in Government Schools P.C. Methodists 81 Presbyterians 74 Church of England 74 Roman Catholic 69 Other Christian 67 No religion 11 WHAT ARE CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES? In April, the same question was repeated: "Do you think religion should be taught in Government schools?" The answers more than confirmed the February finding. The "yes" vote had risen from 72 per cent, to 77 per cent., with 17 per cent, opposed and 6 per cent, undecided. But a supplementary question was added for the first time, as shown in recent A.P.O.P. press release (May 17). "If religion is taught in Government-schools, should it be general Christian principles or should each Church conduct separate classes?" Nine out of ten people expressed an opinion either way and their vote was 3 to 2 in favour of "principles." Men and women, as groups, gave almost identical answers. All people interviewed were asked their religion, and the proportions attached to • each of the major denominations compared closely with census figures. The following table, which Excludes the few who did not express an opinion either way, shows (in the first column) agreement between Protestants and Catholics on the first question and (in the second and third columns) some disagreement on the mode of teaching: Favour Favour Favour religion general classes in Govt. Christ, for each , schools prin. Church P-c. P-c. P-c. Baptist . . .100 80 20 Methodists . . 93 63 37 Presbyterians . 88 68 32 Anglicans . . 81 61 39 Catholic . . . 78 37 63 Other Christians 78 76 24 No religion . . 26 68 32 PEOPLE WANT RELIGION The weakness of the question, of course, lies in the phrase, "general Christian principles." Words and phrases with precise meanings are essential in formulating questionnaires for public opinion sampling. In the circumstances, it was the best the A.P.O.P. could think of, but what are "general Christian principles"? A principle is an objective standard or truth, but, among Australians, "Christian principles" may range from vague religious sensibilities, such as "the golden rule," kindness in another's trouble, etc., to the definite dogmatic and moral doctrine of Catholics covering the whole of life. This helps to explain the low percentage (37 per cent.) of Catholics in favour of teaching "general Christian principles," because the phrase is largely meaningless, for religion outside the Catholic Church has long ceased to be founded on definite doctrines and principles. Hence, Catholics recorded a high percentage (63 per cent.) for separate classes for each Church. In practice, however, the matter touches very few Catholics, for they have built and maintained at great sacrifice Christian schools of their own for the past 70 years. But the important fact revealed by the February poll and confirmed by that of April is that the majority of the people recognise the necessity for religion, however vague their ideas about it, that they are opposed to a purely secular education and that they want their children taught "Christian principles." Mr. Ron Morgan, director of Australian Public Opinion Polls (centre), consults statisticians, journalists and others in drawing up the first draft of twenty questions for a survey. Copies are distributed throughout Australia for examination and eight questions are finally selected for the month's interviewing. The results are collated, analysed and published the following month"}
{"id":172215020,"text":"23 Aug 1944 - Striking Accuracy of Public Opinion Poll Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Wednesday 23 August 1944, page 3 Striking Accuracy of Public Opinion Poll U NLIKE Americans, Australians are vaguely sceptical perhaps a healthy symptom, of Gallup polls. The scientific measurement of public opinion in this country is in its infancy, the pioneer being Mr. Roy Morgan, who received his training in the American Institute of Public Opinion and directs Australian Public Opinion Polls, with its headquarters in Melbourne. The result of the Referendum is a remarkable tribute to the accuracy of the research of Mr. Morgan and his nation-wide staff. Using the statistical sampling methods /of Dr. Gallup, they have shown a steady decline in support for the transfer of powers and the decision of the Australian electorate on Saturday confirmed, in general, if not in precise detail, the analysis of Australian Public Opinion polls. During August, cross-sections of the people were asked two questions—how they thought the Referendum would go and how they themselves intended to vote. The results were as follow: Question: "Quite apart from how you intend to vote, do you think the Government will win or lose the Referendum?" The question was put to a fully representative ^ cross-section of nearly 2000 men and women. Of every 100 men interviewed— 42 thought "Yes" would Yin. 39 expected a "No" victory. 13 believed it would be close, and 6 did not hazard a guess. Women also were inclined to expect "Yes" to win. But .these people were also asked how they were likely to vote at the Referendum, and the analysis indicated a "No" vote. Of 2000 civilians, men and women, interviewed in August in all States (on a population basis), 51% said they were-voting "No," 39% were voting "Yes," and 10% were still undecided. Hie following comparison of men's answers with earlier findings showed a recovery in "Yes"" sentiment to the level of last May. Men's Attitude to Referendum Yes No Und'c'd. % % % February . . . 49 34 17 April . . . . 48 37 15 May 1 . . . . 41 47 12 June 37 49 14 July 35 52 13 August 12 ... 40 53 7 Women's answers in the latest survey were similar to those of the men, except that a relatively large proportion of the women had not yet made up their minds. Hie figures for women were: Yes, 37%; No, 49%; and Undecided, 14%. The increase in "Yes" sentiment in the first two weeks of Augyst occurred among Labour voters. U-AJVCP. voters remained overwhelmingly "No." Men and Women Electors July Aug. Labor Voters— % % Yes 52 59 No 33 29 Undecided . . . . 15 12 Other Voters— Yes 11 io No . . . . : . 80 82 Undecided . . . . 9 8"}
{"id":172216362,"text":"25 Oct 1944 - Ten Commandments Unaffected by Gallup Polls Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Wednesday 25 October 1944, page 4 Ten Commandments Unaffected by Gallup Polls Moral Law and the Family Discussed by Dr Simonds at New Hospital Ward, Hobart • »rr-iHE care of Australian I mothers is one of the fields of social service that has been gravely neglected in the past, and I trust that in the comprehensive scheme of public health which the Commonwealth Government is planning, the care of mothers and babes will find a foremost place," said his Grace the Coadjutor-Archbishop of Melbourne, Most Rev. J. D. Simonds, speaking at the opening of the new maternity wards at Calvary Hospital, Hobart, on October 15. Referring to the work of the Blue- Sisters, Archbishop Simonds said that quite recently he had visited the' maternity hospital of the Little Company of Mary (Blue Sisters) in Melbourne and had learned with pleasure that one thousand births had occurred in the hospital without the loss of one mother. There was no doubt that "the maternity hospital which was blessed that day would likewise be an outstanding boon to the Hobart community, and would come to be regarded as a veritable sanctuary of devoted care for Tasmanian motherhood. FAMILY LIFE AND RACE SUICIDE "Family life," continued Archbishop Simonds, "has, unfortunately, not escaped the blighting effects of the weakened moral sense of the community; indeed, the family may be said to be the chief battle-ground of conflicting moral .theories. Our statesmen are rightly alarmed at the course of race suicide which Australia has pursued for a couple of generations. They are confronted with an almost universal frus- tration of the primary function of marriage, and an alarming increase in the deliberate destruction of unborn children. I have studied most of the comments and appeals made by political leaders on this problem, and can detect a note of futility and helplessness in all their exhortations, because they have no other ground on which to appeal to the national sense than a kind of scientific morality divorced from religion. SECULARIST POLICY "As a result of our secularist policy in public life, no appeal can be made to the Law of God and to the dictates of the Natural Law which He has implanted in the heart of man. Indeed, the agnostic leaders of thought, especially in our universities, scornfully reject the religious sanction for moral action, and have substituted a kind of scientific morality which appeals solely to the social obligations of the citizen. The morality of actions, they claim, is determined not by any intrinsic quality in the action itself, nor by any precepts or standards imposed by the authority of God or His Church. The experiences of the race, they say, have determined what actions are socially useful and what are socially harmful, so that 'social efficiency' is the rule that governs the morality or otherwise of our actions. Herice the popular trend of submitting questions of morals to the judgment of 'modern public opinion.' "What the majority of the citizens do and approve is good; what they disapprove is bad. Gallup Polls have thus become the modern yard-stick by which both truth and morality are to be' measured. It is easy to see that this modern attitude is the result of the rejection of religious standards of ethics, and is the natural evolution - of the effect which politics has had on the national mind. 'Under a democratic system "questions of practical politics are usually decided by the majority vote, but in our day the moral law has also been made subject to what Nietzsche sneeringly called 'the absurd British passion for counting noses.' "As a natural consequence, the modern man, who rarely thinks deeply, has become massminded, susceptible to clever slogans and a slave to the idea of majority judgments, so that he readily endorses the latest moral fashion of the day which happens to satisfy the popular demand. Morality has thus become relative and subjective, and what was yesterday's sin may be* a virtue to-day. CHURCH'S UNPOPULAR STAND "Without doubt one of the reasons why the Catholic Church is so unpopular in certain quarters is that she resolutely refuses to submit the Ten Commandments of God and the moral teaching of Christ to the verdict of Gallup Polls. In this hospital the sacred right to life, which every unborn child possesses, will be religiously safeguarded, in spite of any popular theory to the contrary. No high-sounding phrases like "therapeutic induction" or "termination of pregnancy" will be allowed to obscure the moral evil of abortion, but 4he deliberate destruction of the unborn child will be called by its unvarnished and unpleasant name of murder, and,will never be countenanced." . ."}
{"id":172347186,"text":"17 Dec 1941 - U.S. \"Burning\" to Clean Up Axis Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Wednesday 17 December 1941, page 2 U.S., 'Burning'7 to Clean Up Axis LONDON, Dec. 16 (A.A.P.).— Dr. G. H. Gallup, founder of the Gallup polls, in u .speech by radio to a luncheon of the Institute of Public Opinion in London, said that Anipricnn anger at Hie Japanese deception had been replaced by a burning ,l».sire to roll up its sleeves and go tn work. Although their attention was at present centred in the Pacific, the Amei-icmis always believed that Germany represented a greater threat. Tlieref.m-. there was no likelihood of Ameiiea nuclei estimating the importance of her aid for Britain and the oilier Allies. Sir ICeith Murdoch, broadcasting to America, in reply to Dr. Gallup, said: 'Rriiiiin's strength js Riealer than either fiinul nr enemy believes. The spirit of the Unions lias always boon wonderful, mil In.rfay tlie.v stanrl united, utterly rteie,m.ned. and ennfidpnt. The Churchill spirit, i3 the spirit of the people.1' ? _,_"}
{"id":172347254,"text":"17 Dec 1941 - U.S. \"Burning\" to Clean Up Axis Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Wednesday 17 December 1941, page 2 U.S. 'Burning' to Clean Up Axis LONDON, Dec, 16 (A.A.P.).-Dr. G. H. Gallup, founder of the Gallup polls, in a speech by radio to a luncheon of the Institute of Public Opinion in London, said that American anger at the Japanese deception had been replaced by a burning J'-sire to roll up its sleeves and go to work. Although their attention was at present centred in the Pacific, the Americans always believed that Gerniiiny represented a Ricaler threat. TlH'iHW..., there wax no likelihood of America uiidcreMiiiiiiliug Ihe impnrtm\\w of her aid for Britain and the oilier Allies. Sir :Coilli Murdoch, broadcasting lo Ai.icri.-ii. in reply lo Dr. Gallup, snirl: 'Britain's nIipiiimIi is grralor than pilber rrienrl ,,r enemy believes. The. spirit nf I hi. Krilmi* ha, always bppn wondprful, lint In-Ha.v Ihpy slanH united, uttpilv drirrminnd. and mnfirlpnl. TIip Churchill pint is the spirit of. the people.' ,'"}
{"id":172363097,"text":"21 Dec 1940 - Gallup Poll Favours Johnson Act Repeal Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Saturday 21 December 1940, page 4 Gallup Poll Favours ; Johnson Ad Repeal NEW YORK, December £0; :— A Gallup Poll showed that '55 per cent of those 'questioned .approved of the changing of the Johnson' Act permitting Government loans to Bri tain. In May, 1940, the ^percentage was only 35. ?'"}
{"id":172368135,"text":"01 Oct 1941 - CHURCHILL WILL NOT BE CAUGHT BENDING Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Wednesday 1 October 1941, page 2 CHURCHILL WILL NOT BE CAUGHT BENDING nnrinp his mipirnd mhlren* to llw House of Common*, Mr- Churchill, referring to menmret tURgeited by armchair criticn, faith 'Nothing i« more ilatlgprtm* in wartime than to line in the temperamental almotphere of a Gallup Poll (laughter), alicayi feeling one's pulse and talcing one's temperature. 'One speaker at the week-end *aid leaders should keep their ears to the groundr-AH I say is the British nation will find it very hard to look up to leaders who are delected in that somewhat ungainly posture (laughter)."}
{"id":172496187,"text":"29 Apr 1948 - As the earth turns Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thursday 29 April 1948, page 2 ? France in the Twilight of Fear by Sulla HE American magazine "Time" recently published some Gallup Poll figures on the state of T public opinion in various West European countries—about the Marshall Plan, the prospects of war, the value of U.N., whether things were growing better or worse, and whether Russian power was advancing more than that of the United States in Europe. Warning was given that in a number of cases the field of examination had been limited by various factors: but, such as they were, they seemed to me to be interesting " and significant. One point I particularly noted was the reflection of a generally depressed outlook, which came from France —in contrast to Italy, where there is a distinct note of optimism. For instance, the majority of the French apparently consider that they are worse off this year than last—in Italy it is the reverse. They have no faith whatever in the United Nations—four per cent, believe that it has a "good chance" of keeping the peace, forty per cent, that its chances are poor. The tendency is to believe that Russia is gaining ground rather than the United States, and to be cynical about American motives. The picture reflected in these figures is one of prevailing "m'en foutisme" (a phrase derived from an untranslatable phrase roughly equivalent to "Oh hell, what's the use!"). It is a feeling natural enough in a country still overshadowed by the memories of national collapse, where prices soar constantly higher than wages, despite all regulation—so that plain people have "not enough to live on and too much to die on"; where an unstable, uninspiring coalition regime clings to power through one crisis after another, and where vast revolutionary strikes and conflicts are a perpetual menace to public security. Behind all this, of course, lies the background of gathering fear of a new European war, in which France, riddled with Red treason at home, will be in'the path of the Red armies overrunning the Continent, and her cities stand to be obliterated by atomic warfare. It is a twilight scene of menace, with the clouds returning rapidly after every heavy shower of rain, and rumblings of volcanic activity here and there. No one believes that the present regime can last—there is general apprehension of the next shock of the revolutionary offensive. The time is ripening for the "Saviour of the State" to put in his appearance—and he is waiting impatiently in the wings. Schuman, the Reds and De Gaulle HE end of last year saw the victory of the Schuman Government over a general strike which was T intended, obviously, as a prelude to Red revolution. Since then, there has been a devaluation of the franc—shocking to the British, but quite inevitable— and a grim campaign to fight inflation by draconian financial measures. It was fairly clear, however, that all this was not enough to "restore confidence" in the currency—because, fundamentally, the question was not only one of the currency, but of the Government and the regime itself. The administration of the long-nosed, unpicturesque but steady M. Schuman has had to meet not only the bedlam opposition of the Reds, but also haggling among his own M.R.P. and the Socialists: while the Gaullists have pursued a destructive technique which recalls that used by the Nazis, when they combined with the Communists to wreck the Central Republican Coalition regime. The object of de Gaulle, however, is not a march to tyranny like that of Hitler, despite the "Fascist" accusations which are flung at him from the Left. His adherents have been playing a subtle game—on the one hand, competing with the Reds for popularity by opposing burdensome taxation measures: on the other, pressing hard on the central M.R.P.-Socialist Coalition in order to convince them of the, inevitability of coming into a larger "national front" under the General. De Gaulle and his men realise that an electoral appeal to the "people" at present would probably issue in his ride to power—but the price might be a destructive civil war, in which a large body of Socialists would be thrown on the opposing side by hatred and fear of "Fascism," and the economy of France would be shattered on the eve of Marshall aid. His aim is still Pompeian rather than Caesarian: he is out for a "pain-less transition" to power, if possible, as the accepted leader of all nationally-minded Frenchmen. Pompey's Road to Power ENCE the "pressure-tactics" in Parliament and H the widespread campaign of R.P.F. propaganda— which has been enormously successful—lias been followed by discreet approaches by de Gaulle's agerit, Rene Pleven, to the "Third Force" coalition now in office. The line of his proposition is that the General's group should work with Schuman on the understanding that his Government is an interim arrangement and that elections ., will be held as soon as possible. If a new major crisis arrives, de Gaulle is to be given emergency "full powers" provisionally, and the constitutional revision question to be postponed. Everything suggests that a bargain is impending on this basis—Schuman is to be strengthened by the support of the Gaullist Pleven group in Parliament for the present, provided that they will smooth the General's path to constitutional power at the right moment. It is worth noticing that in his Compiegne speech, de Gaulle had a good word—for the first time—for the existing regime; he paid tribute to the "great value and .goodwill" of some of its leaders, while denying its potentiality to meet the crisis of the time. The "Third Force" leaders would rather dispense with the General's presence, and with the support of a movement based on a personal loyalty redolent of Bonapartism. But the alternative to working with him may be their destruction, and the devastation of France by a ruinous civil struggle: and by bringing him into power as their cbllaborator in a constitutional administration, they may avert a Dictatorship which he himself no more desires than they. 'That Schuman, Jules Moch—the very capable Minister of the Interior—and Mayer, the Finance Minister, can be brought to terms seems most probable. / The,, great obstacle is Leon Blum, the veteran leader of the • Socialists. Blum has learnt his lesson about the Communists since pre-war days. He is now their bitterest opponent, and the object, with Bevin, of their fiercest denunciations. But, while he backed de Gaulle during the war, he has become deeply distrustful of the General's loyalty to the Republican idea. The man is, after all, a soldier and a "Right-Winger" by tradition—and even the zeal of active Jewish leaders like Bernstein on his behalf has not been successful in dispelling the great Socialist's distrust. Events will probably drive these two together again ultimately—as they drove Pompey and Cato into the same camp: for though they differ strongly on political theory, they have in. common a respect for constitutional methods of reform, and a devotion to the French nation and culture. But it would be so much better if they could come to an understanding before the hour of decisibn! The Hopes of the Communisms s*s ND how do the Communists look upon i tne the rising risii power of de Gaulle—manifest in his recent sweeping victory in the Algerian elections? Curiously enough, at first glance, it seems that they are by no means displeased at the way things are shaping in France. Since the "change of front" dictated by the Cominfotm to meet the challenge of the Marshall Plan, the first object of the Reds' political strategy has been to destroy the Social Democrats, who have refused to play their game against America. They calculate that a reconciliation between de Gaulle and the Socialist leaders would undo the effect of the Czech "coup"—which has closed the ranks of the party. Blum, Moch and the rest would lose the support of a large part of the rank and file, and the little "Bataille-Socialiste" splinter-group of "fellow-travellers" would be reinforced. They rely upon the French workers' ingrained antagonism to the "officer type" which de Gaulle represents, and its Conservative-Catholic traditions: and they believe that any who deal with him will be compromised. The Reds are well aware that they have no hope of winning a majority vote against a de Gaulle-Schuman-Blum combine: but they believe they would get the support of an enormous mass of industrial workers, . and defeat the movement of revolt in the unions headed by Jouhoux. Without the support of dockers, railwaymen, metallurgical workers, electrical workers, miners, there can be no reconstruction and recovery in Western Europe. Even the "purge" which de Gaulle demanded recently at Compiegne might, they believe, serve their purpose. They have already been quietly edged out of all important administrative posts by M. Jules Moch: but a spectacular "heresy-hunt" would provide them with an excuse for organising demonstrations and wrecking the ordinary processes of justice. In fine, then, the immediate future depends on the Reds' initiative—if they strike again, de Gaulle will almost certainly come in with the general approval of party leaders, as soon as things get out of hand at all seriously. Schuman would probably take office under a de Gaulle ministry, since he does not believe that there is any "Right Wing" menace to democracy from the General or his supporters. It is not easy to forecast the date of renewed Red trouble: but three factors will determine the Party's policy: First, the European strategy of the Cominfonn in the light of the reverse in Italy; secondly, the results of the contest of wages, and food prices in the Government's programme for stabilisation; and, finally, the policy of the United States. One big danger is that the hiatus between interim aid and the Marshall Plan may lead to a temporary stoppage of. raw material, food and fuel imports—with social consequences which will give the Reds a fine opportunity. Indo-China-a Bleeding Ulcer A « FACTOR of some importance favouring the Gaullist cause in France is bitter impatience at the progress of French affairs in Indo-China. It is two and a half years, now, since the French troops came to Saigon to join with the British in receiving the Japanese surrender: but the problem of the country's future remains still unsolved. The colonial authorities hold the chief towns, but are harassed by a splendidly-organised and stubborn guerrilla war; even their air power can do little against enemies who disappear into the jungle with the utmost ease. So the war goes on, destroying the production and trade of Indo-China and draining French Relations with Ho Chi Minh's Nationalist "Government" have been broken off—the head of the Vietuamese delegation was arrested in January last in Paris on the charge of inciting to sedition and spreading false news. Since then, the French have been trying to come to terms with the fortner puppet-Emperor Bao Dai. This prince, whose wife and children are Catholics, abdicated in 1945 under the pressure of the Vietuamese Nationalists. He has since lived in Hong Kong until his invitation, recently, to talks with the French Government. The legitimate heir of Annam would, it is felt, have more hope of rallying native support for a collaborationist regime than anyone else! But Bao Dai does not propose to be a mere puppet henceforth—he wants to , enjoy real autonomy, and he wants to have more confidence in the success of the French before committing himself. The French cannot now bow themselves out of Indo-China with gestures of goodwill, as the British have in Burma. They must either accept defeat, cut losses and come to terms with the obnoxious Ho Chi Minh, or they must make a final mighty effort to crush the Nationalists and save their prestige and ecbnomic interests. Indications are that they intend to follow, the latter course— there will certainly be no surrender if de Gaulle comes in. ?"}
{"id":172497982,"text":"29 Jul 1948 - Secular Education: The People's Voice Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thursday 29 July 1948, page 6 Secular Education: The le's i ^^HE tievice bf the "Gallup Poll," of American { invention, ha^ proved, wherever a check is possible,;, to be a device, of great accuracy for testing-the.: general = state of public opinion in democmti^^ communities. The results have more than qiicg rSftovm how vei7 far so-called "democratic statesmanship" has been from the views and desires ojE the common man, of whom our politicians profe^f&emselves to Bethe servants. But one of t|^Jiti6st striking recent instance? of this kind has .-thc-Iate&t poll , inquiry on the siSJectGf religious instruction in State schools. It is now over seventy years since our national feysteiti of public instruction was established on the "free, secular and compulsory" basis: and during that period the trend to secularist infidelity hjas-canstantly increased, until it is now the normal attitude of our leaders of thought and culture. Meanwhile, each generation has seen an increasing religious illiteracy, among the people at large, thi*9Ujgh;lack of systematic instruction in faith and mollis: so that the Christian profession of the vast majority has-become largely nominal. No one fbuld Call Australians a religious people—it is clear that ;they are'actually vefy irreligious. Yet—if the vfjdlct 6f this^.poil is accurate—they strongly disapprove* to day* of the. secular system of training which- has d^e so much to bring them to this pass, and desire that their children should no longer be ilepriyed of Christian teaching; 86 pet Cent, to-day belieye that lessons should .be given in the State schools "about God, Christ and' the Bible", and almost a half favour separate denominational'instruction. |UR politicians and pedagogues are much in the habit .of talking, about "education for 3embcracy," v ,The advocates of the Christian cause aie J10W ^tit^dllQ..point,out that i system which established on principles unacceptable -to nine qiii of ten 6f. the: people Has no claim whatever to be. called "democratic," and that the .beginning of Education for democracy" should take the form of framing A reforihed systerti 1 in accordance with the people's desire. How "can, those who continue to'Uphold the existing educational order inculcate an others a respect for. democracy which is clearly l&cking jh their own case?- To be sure, from our own' point of view, the " Gallup Poll result is, in a sense, irrelevant: since we do not believe that the state of public opinion can alter the justice of our •claim in any way. If 85 per cent, of Australian djwhiori were pro-secularist iristead of pro-Christian, the imposition .of what is really a penal tax on the exercise of freedom of conscience in education woukL.remain a gross injustice, and the establishment of privilege in favour of a system which ignores religion " would still be anti-social folly. jE'ven if the people's will is for policies which lead to social decadence and death, the character and effect..of those policies is not altered thereby; for it Us God, not Demos, who commands jthe law of life. ?|But what J the'poill has done is"to deprive the politicians bt^air excuse for acquiescing in the existing Ibystem on the ground that popular opinion is conjjtent with it, and that"a change would create more ijbitterness latis&ctfopy^N&dojiifck {secularjst minority would -do their .utmost to make (trouble: but that is no excuse for denying to our jchildr£n" a ! school instruction which their parents |Wish them to have. 1 "Let sleeping, dogs lie" may jjbe a j^tto for political and social cynics—it is not | a miotto for men who have a genuine respect for jjpublic opinion and public rights. " " "* Ul' * demand, then, |ha^ .the leaders of the Jrmcf^b^^cad^C^^ tJ^tM nl^c^ ttg^oto^fecul^is^steifijf tfffHat hiay be nearer to. the popular desire which ^indicates. • Wenrna## feas aiya^beeriWIar to others—that the growth of the secularist outlook, the effect of religious illiteracy, spells the decay of hutnaif liberty and life inthis Australian pojnmon :; wealth; The social srohffg'.do not appear Immediately m SuntSS which apply tliem, bemuse limits ..of thpught a^d conduct based on.religion,persistfor a generation' or two; to govern the so8al life of the tominunfty. -But the time cobles, at iak,'when^the^igiwrin^fspi'Ujl of man leads to a blurring of the sense of 'the p^ciousness of his rights and liberties, so that he "is ^regarded moreand more as raw material to be moulded for "social ends" by tyrant planners. Meanwhile, the overwhelming predofiiinknee of calculations of pleasure and material well-being in the life of the individual produces a perversion of sexual thinking—with consequent infertility—as well as an increasing bitterness of social envy and indiscipline. A nation without sanctities, in fact, is doomed to sink down to decadence and totalitarian despotism, until it perishes of its internal diseases, and of the stupid nihilism which denies the laws of social living. _ r • * # ' # HOSE who stand for the ChristianI cause in T this country—in particular, sthe Catholicshave been engaged for more than half a century in fighting the battle of Australian freedom against this menace of dechristianisation and a slow relapse to servitude. The Catholic schools, maintained by the heavy sacrifices of our people, have enabled us to keep the loyalty of a substantial body of our own laity: in the case of the other Christian bodies, the loss has been very grave indeed, and only a remnant of practising believers is left. These two groups, with their strong assertion of the traditional loyalties and sanctities, have been able to do something to prevent the total disappearance of the spirit of Christianity, and the human values attaching to Christian belief, in the larger community—and the secular system itself has continued to flourish by parasitism on the life of the thing which it is gradually destroying. To-day, however, the process of secularisation has gone, far beyond the point where our vitality and civilisation are threatened—the forces of life are fast losing ground against those of cultural negation; whose privilege is established by a State education which ignores the chief end of man in its formation of young minds. # * # * T is time for those who are responsible for the I care of this nation to take account of these realities, and to design a new social policy, with a view to counteracting the diseases of our democracy. The beginning of such a policy should be a cultural revolution which will precisely reverse the principle which now dominates in the educational field. Hitherto, the Christian school has been a penalised, tolerated exception, while secularism has been the norm. The will of the people, as well as social sanity, points to-ilay to a change by which the Christian system of education should be accepted as a normal necessity, so that the democratic respect for human liberties may be solidly anchored in a Faith in a Divine Law above the will of rulers. It is secularism which should be tolerated, as a "pis aller" under restrictions, in cases where conditions, or the state of opinion, render the Christian system impossible at present. The full rights of the denominational school, the "Christianising" of the State -school as far as possible—this is what is required by justice, by social realism, and by the will of the people themselves. How long will it be before our rulers take the matter in hand seriously? * # # # Mr. Petter Again E commented in this column recently W (24/6/'48) on the mischievous bigotry of a Mr. P. W. Petter, president of a London group-of sectarians known as the "National Union of Protestants", who alleged that "100 per cent, of the staff in the Australian High Commissioner's office in London were Roman Catholics, and were controlling emigration," so that "people who are not Roman Catholics have little chance of emigrating to Australia." Mr. Petter was answered by the Secretary berra as "faniasticjiia;Werlfftithi^;^ furnislifed : statistics'^ Catholics F is actual^ af^iigifi'^ migrants lasted—infgict,^uai lower jsequel letter from that wcuihyJin the "'^Syd&ey jVt&Wning.' Herald" -a clumsyatteropt to ftftswer Mr.. Heyes, daiimijg.that^on-»«>nev sjhjp, there was a party of "twelve novice nuns in . jchitge of their>§uperiQrA iand pointingi^u "these apparently were not Counted by Mrf l-ley In regard% AfctsttM ffptfU^lslr. Patter again alleged that the=,staff, apart from office boys, was ^E^jppiUg; •^Ib^api'^jppt:^)Uc.^ -Mr. Heyes Ifcgairi (Bit #J®r.V fet^r! it wM 01o«ang%ay's issi& of the "Sydney Morning Herald", and remarked that-the presence of nuns on board the Strathaird had nothing to do with the Department of Immi-I'l^fic^ fas^they were -nOtr fr£e pr assisted immi-~ grants. Mi 1 . HeyeS then goes on to say: "I cannot jmagine lyhat 'good authority' informed Mr.. Petter ' th^t ^^^-'kvAtu&^'Hd^ise, from Mr; Beasley, Hi£E Gbmmissibner, • downwards; exclusive of * office boys. is-lOO per cent. Roman Catholic,^ blit, like the rest of his statements, it is incor^ctvWse are not interested in the religion of employees any more than-we are in that of would-be migrants. I am not-a Roman Catholic myself, and I happen to know that the Chief Migration Officer in London, Mr. Noel Lamidey, is also a non-Catholic. I am sure that anybody impertinent enough to crossexamine, members of the Australia House staff on their religions would find that the proportion of Roman Catholics, some in high places and some in low, was* about the same as that in the Australian community." So much for Mr. Petter! It is worthy of notice that he ist rebuked most strongly by non-Catholics —by Mr. Heyes, and, as we have previously remarked, by the Rev. Archdeacon R. H. B. Williams, secretary of the Inter-Church Migration Committee, who said that he had seen all the lists and that "it was simply untrue to say that there is any undue proportion of Roman Catholics." Archdeacon Williams added that it was time the false allegation- regarding migration was scotched once for all. In addition to Archdeacon Williams's statement, it is interesting to quote another witness from a quarter not conspicuously favourable to Catholics. The "Vigilant", official organ of the Victorian Protesant Federation (14/7/'48), after publishing Mr. Petter's offensive rigmarole in full, and after commending the "Age" for having published it, and Mr. Petter for the publicity he obtained, quotes also Mr. Heyes's reply and then comments: "We endorse this reply of Mr. Heyes. We have had acclss to the lists from Britain, and we affirm that his answer is correct." People^with a sense of logic will wonder why tlie "Vigtfant" is moved to congratulate Mr. Petter for making what it admits are incorrect statements, and the "Age" for publishing them, but that is one of the phenomena of bigotry. Logic or common sense has no part with it. RED TYRANNY Though the "It Can't Happen Here" attitude of mind has often been denounced as dangerous, it is not sufficiently realised that the Communist technique of intimidation and oppression practised on a large scale in puppet States controlled by Moscow is actually working in Australian unions which are under Communist domination. This has been going on for a long time. At the present moment considerable publicity is being given in the press to the "star chamber" methods adopted against a couple of staunch Labour men who have courageously resisted Red tactioe in their unions. The case of 1Mb*. E. W. Peters, of the Clerks' Union, and of Mr. A. Miller, of the Carpenters' Union, are flagrant examples of the length to which Communists will go in wreaking their vengeance upon any unionist who refuses to bow to their will. But though it is now some time since Judge Kelly, of the Arbitration Court, disallowed the union fine against Miller, and pointed out that Miller's accusers had also acted as his judges, it is only now that the case is receiving due publicity. Yet it is the plain duty of Australians to make these facts known, so that the average unionist can see the forces which are working to deprive him of his liberty and even his livelihood. STARVING CHILDREN APPEAL This week a nation-wide appeal has been launched on behalf of the .starving children of Europe. The movement was described on Sunday by his Grace the Archbishop as "very deserving," and he congratulated Catholics cm what they had done for this cause during the past couple of years. £15,000 has been raised from small contributions made at the leaving collection at the church doors and this sum has been forwarded to the Holy.- Father for distribution without distinction of race or creed. As the Archbishop pointed but, the collection will continue, and Catholics < will' no? '^tribute t&^'Hoiy ffatt*er£"Aii^i qner >^b"wTS^s J "fe do something for the. children and Ifei^t^ Fattier in his • great work ; «ajx continue supporting the Sunday;leaving collection in , Ihijs Grace. Tbe special driVe that is noyr under way is an incentive for redo^bled efforts on the unhapjpy and 'ftnobeat' 'vfejpos;';?! .tre'ftfcr. -distl-ejssing ne$Ui of the children - ;canh6t go imfeBcdcdj thfey-^are the future men and women of Europe, cand our ^charity tow»^iS : them is vnore j^im^l^--itrument for peace andt good-will than all the strivings are •fltoi^iW Mbe the naked. - ^ t ^ o S t » & J s m-"}
{"id":172509854,"text":"02 Mar 1950 - As The Earth Turns Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thursday 2 March 1950, page 2 ? ? The British Election Fiasco By Bl X •TOE forecasts of the Gallup Ppll that there would be something like a "photo-finish" in the British General Election have been proved accurate by die event. On the basis of the voting, it would appear that the British people are divided almost exactly equally between those who are for a Churchill Tory Government and those who prefer to see the Attlee regime continued. My own reading of this phenomenon is that a large number of people have lost faith in Labour—whose leaders are themselves suffering from weariness and embittered by failure and criticism. The trouble is that the Tories have failed to provide a policy which is at all bold or inspiring. They have had nothing new to propose in the foreign field—where, at least, Churchill might have been expected to outbid Bevin by clearer definitions on the subject of European collaboration. At home, they have been concerned merely to outbid their opponents for leadership of the Welfare State, accepting tfte philosophy of "planiiing" and the maintenance of full employment. For the rest, their criticisms have been directed at the persons, opinions and records of those in power, and they have been sufficiently vigorous and cogent; but the promise of a change of personnel does not compensate sufficiently for the lack of a positive programme. I think the leadership of Churchill is a definite handicap to the Tories at the present time. As a "valiant pilot in' extremity*' he was enormously admired and trusted far too much; but today, as in the between-war period, his combativeness and impetuosity are feared— and there is a feeling* that the reappearance of the challenging old war-horse at the head of the British Government would not help the cause of peace. Moreover, like Pitt, this "great Commoner" has never been a "party man" in the modern sense; he is a throw-back to the age of aristocratic politics, when the domination of the machine was not established. Since the war he has been forced to play the "party game" against his will— his own desire, of course, was for a continuation of the national coalition arrangement through the period of postwar crisis. He has played it very badly from the first; and the incalculable adventurousness and devastating largeness of his utterances make him something of a bull in the electoral -china-shop. On the contrary, the Labour leader's earnest, industrious unobtrusiveness and air of "middle of the road" moderation serves his party much as Baldwinls "ordinariness" did the Tories in the pre-war years. It was difficult to convince the plain man that the friendly democratic Baldwin was a sinister "reactionary"—it is equally difficult to persuade him that the tdndly, commonplace Clement Attlee is leading the British in the direction of Socialist totalitarianism. The worst of it is that the ineffable Mr. Eden is next in the line of Conservative succession after Churchill—and his record of statesmanship proinisejs a§ ill as his mastery of inept and outmoded cliches for the future direction of Tory policy. The British Liberal Tragedy T^TTE tragedy of British Liberalism is the familiar tragedy * of the "Third Party" in British history. Its architect was the late Lloyd George^ if he had not split his party in order to rise .to' leadership in :the first' World War coalition in Asquith's place, the party system might have remained liberal-Tory, in Britain as in Canada, with Labour as the'radical wing on the Liberal side. But once' the "Independent" Liberals became a remnant "rump". they iwera .bound tosuffer continuous decline, owing to the fact that those opposing the existing regime were afraid rf ^wa^iig 'lhar'vate"" unless they gave it to the strongest opposition group. In H&e latest election the chief effefct of .tJig/yfldte^ off their candidates has prolkbly 'been jto prevent ^a Conservative victory, since convinced Liberals usually vote Tory—except in Wales—w,here no Liberal candidttejls available. •••• i It is : appa^ll^pE'jSybr^ta^-' an hour of crisis, -when stron^ Gbvemment and unflinching, r<^stic;leadei5hil) are va jpriitoa^ necessUy f^r Great Britain-iw^itfeftlefc gunkh^.fmm an ovfrwhtfaffltaffi-vlaffi jjpfll tfiftik, the confusion of oif^of'&ljfcfiftti^ 4 la& cOitviction about jrtandardsof'^y^fa^;^ when It was more necessaryto tellthetruth to the people about feir Mttftfi®^^ that tlre~ J 5urest way~WlOS6 rap^ortwas to put" first things first insteadM^ieav&ig thfetn wet Hordfccussing diem as littlerfiB., possible^''iSh* gsm^fcli^for the support' of the electorate was the* old • oue *t>f" Clain and th? Sausat American ' democracy is immortalized in the "Knights'* <6$ Aristb-It is to be hoped, at least, that the election fiasco will lead the remainder of the Liberals to consider seriously the question whether they are not wasting their time In trying to return as an independent party, and whether they should not rather try to link up with the Tories, who have been drifting Leftward for some time, and infuse their programme with some of the spirit of their political philosophy. British Labour and Socialism TJNFORTUNATELY, there seems little hope that they can do anything to rescue the Labour Party from the domination of Socialist theory, which tends to grow as the decline of Christian influences gives more and more authority to those whom Cohn Brogan describes as "the scribes of the dialectic." No doubt, Labour men have been disillusioned by power and its disappointments. They have learned— and unlearned—something from their experience. But they have not been disillusioned about Marxism, if we are to judge from the utterances of three of the most influential leaders of the Party—the popular Mr.Aneurin Bevan, Mr. John Strachey, (the philosopher ojF the groundnuts), and Mr. Shinweli, of the "Tinker's Cuss;*" Not only are these men Marxists, but the Labour College tutors and study groups are Marxists—and on the vital matter of "Socialisation** no compromise " or private judgement is allowed. Tolerance was extended to tfcfe lait possible hour to the "Left-Wingers" who stabbed Bevin in the back on foreign policy; but the two men who opposed nationalizing steel had to : leave the Party—and^at the Scarborough conference the idea that even a ^eariiig should be given to one of them, Mr. Edwards, was rejected as unthinkable. Individuals may doubt'or dislike the Socialist creed, or wish to move slowly towards 3$achievement; but they are committed to the "sopLaludag" design of policy, nevertheless, and thereseems no prospect that it will be altered. That this should; be the only alternative to Churchillian Toryism now available to die English voter is a measure of the harm done by the late Mr. Lloyd George to the British po&tical system. Turkey, Spain and World War 111 QNE of the results of the election is to xeraore, atleaft for a time, the hope of a change in British policy towards Spain. In a recent article .published in die journal, East Europe, Rosita Forbes, who is famous for her travels in the East and elsewhere, had a word to say about the effect of that country's exclusion from the Atlantic alliance, especially in relation to the military problem of Turkey, at the other end of the Mediterranean. At present, the Turks have the best army in Europe— and probably the only one capable of holding out against the U.S.S.R. for a time, with the aid of America. This —in the opinion of die authorities at Angora—would make a three months' stand possible. The army is highly mobile, and large forces are held permanently on the frontiers; a two years' conscription period is accepted as a matter of course. It may be regarded as fairly certain, however, in case of war, that the Red forces would cut through Greece to the Mediterranean, and (reach die oilfields of Kuzistan and Irak by a .sweep through Persia. The Arabian oilfields would become indefensible: and Turkey in Asia would be left in the prongs oiF the Russian v^xriaterial arfe Spairfs goodwill and assistance would be.all important The Turkish Bord^jp^r ; ;; ^'IJQKElfvelj»e as a fighting, fflly. consists in the-faict I tjfeit? btik $&ple> are fighl*^;by if;temp6ranaent and capable of fiving very hard—that theyhave no Communism ampng "fSfajjtilii^'r in the j Islanup jfaitli^ tiie number " Armenians is very ^small today. ^Stir^hpse^ & U^S^ !e ^'^^'S^nofv if^^'jps^^r^cses are said"to ^. ite only fws-£tam oT tranSpcwt; but, as we learned in 1941 in the case of Jugoslavia, and later in Malaya and Burma, no country is unconquerable for modern war-machinery. In the frontier region die Kurds are a dubious element. They were treated harshly by- the late Mustapha Kemal, to whom they gave a deal of trouble—and those in the Van region are separatists, seeking a Republic of their people embracing lands in Turkey, Persia and Irak. On the Syrian side, there are still bitter memories over the enforced cession of Alexandretta. Arab politicians today are much afraid of the Zionists of Israel, and expect that they wiU : invade die Lebanon when they need more "living room." They are not at all afraid of the Communists, on the other hand, and a number are said to be in Soviet pay. In the opinion of one writer, it is unfortunate that the United States took the side of Israel in opposing the union of Irak and Syria, which would have strengthened the Turkish frontier on southern side. Greece-Volour and Desolation AND what of Turkey's Aegean neighbour, the Greek ^^ Kingdom? The Greeks have now been fighting aggression from various quarters for nine years—first Italy, then Germany, and finally, since 1945, Communist guerrillas backed by neighbouring Red satellites and the Kremlin. In the campaigns of last autumn in Mounts Vitsa and Grammos, 10,000 rebels were driven at last into Albania: three or four thousand more are now being "mopped up" gradually by army police. But 25,000 of Greece's children are lost—kidnapped by the Reds and taken across die border; some of them are certainly being trained to fight against their own people. The number without homes is dne-tenth of the population; the viUages on the borderland have -all been burned and most of their people slaughtered. The noble Queen Frederika of Greece has rescued 18,000 derelict children, and they are being educated under her care; but everything is in ruins within "raiding range" of Albania, Bulgaria and Jugoslavia. The refugees are beginning to rebuild; but they have to be guarded by defence posts, and a curfew is enforced at sunset. It will be a long time before Greece is restored— though her people show a splendid courage, and have displayed unique ability in the handling of their oiwn. "fifth column" problem. In Makronissos and neighbouring Aegean islands, the "re-education" of captured and interned Reds has been undertaken with very great success—so that, in little; more than a year 20,000 of the guerrillas have been transformed into patriots, eager to fight against their former Red misleaders. No wonder Moscow Radio denounces Makronissos as "Hell's Island," and describes its commanding officer—a liberal and humane man—as "The Butcher"! Politics have seldom been stable in a free Greece, whether ancient or modern, and the country still suffers from a great diversity of opinions and faction struggles. Graft, however, is being fought against with energy by the new regime of General Papagos. Such is Greece today—rescued from servitude for a moment, at least, but weak, bleeding, and still in grave peril. "Strengthening the Family" in U.S.S.R. *V*HE recent tightening up of -the divorce laws in Soviet Russia was defended by the Red political theorist Kolbanovsky in the journal, Bolshevik, in an article in which he declared "the main function of a Soviet family is to bring up children as Soviet patriots and as active and conscious builders of Communism." "The strengthening of the Soviet family," he continued, "is one of the most important tasks of the Bolshevik Party and the Soviet State." The present "family drive" in Russia has been undertaken to counteract the fall in the birthrate, and is in complete coiilradictioii widi policy ,of the Soviet regime in earlier, years, , At tiiat time, die dissolution of a 'jma^aii^qw^d• <* jeither party. Later, w it was ^maae^ d^RcuIt except by L -bonsenj^'^i^^ ^ in W m ^ ^ Vfivbhie^such § reason beinjgJield ^to exist "if th§ } continuation of the jliyggifllife Cdf^jbi^^ogi^^. pracithat the wiv€s "of' naen sent to forced labour, ^ -Ibos& who Ifave' flga "^"oSwiC^'"''^''' obtain divorcer Jteeroed w^rjaeie^H^^yesistfeicg tigaintt ; -th6~de^deilt influences of the Capitalist West." The Navy publication^,. Red FfeRfc d^BartaTiitbiit Reading Sovi< inffis of the ^wfiT"a!? lreflgi6tls 'si^) for foreign forms of Hfe." . f I titjonS 'or admiration 4 ' 4 ' *"}
{"id":172519194,"text":"07 Jun 1951 - Members of the Masses Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thursday 7 June 1951, page 13 Members of the Masses And how ore you today, dear fellow member of the masses? in favour of adultery and murder? Not yet. Never mind; the day may come. The Rev. J. Salter, president of the Council of Churches, said so apropos of off-the-course betting plan. In case you missed the item, I give it to you now in all its frank beauty. "Mr. Salter said no thinker would be impressed by the Gallup Poll announcement that about 60 per cent, of the people favoured the off-course plan. He said the welfare of the community could not be trusted in the hands of the masses. Sorr»e day they might be favouring adultery and murder." I OU could join with him on that statement —you could say, for instance, that the people who rule the masses have legalized divorce, which comes ; under one heading and that in a number of countries, also populated by masses, there is a strong movement in favour of euthanasia, which comes under the other. Mr. Salter himself even approve one or other of these divergences from ancient Christian practice, but with that we are not concerned at the moment. What intrigued me was the insolence of the gentleman's calm assumption that ordinary people—their identity conveniently lost in that portmanteau word, "the masses"—are not capable of saying how they will be governed. The masses have been given a vote; Mr. Salter may even approve of their using it, but I can't see why. After all, that vote gives them a say in the government of their country; they choose their own representatives, no less. Mind you, most of their repre- sentative seem tq agree jn principle with the reverend gentleman's ideas; having got themselves elected, they usually go the party way, but once every three years, they go so far_as to pay lip-service to the principle that we live in a country ruled by the masses, of the masses, for the masses. I DON'T intend to preach anarchy today, although statements such as Mr. Salter's must arouse the anarchist that lurks in many of us. I can't even discuss the question of off-thecourse betting, because I have very little idea of how it is to be organized. Nor can I claim a personal interest in the matter. I have had one bet in my life— which I lost—and I doubt if I'll ever be indulging in another. But I must admit that I can see very little difference between legalizing betting and letting it go on as it is. I don't know how things work out in the city, but I do know that in a country town everyone knows the S.P. man, who is a respected and even sought-after member of society. I CAN understand, in a way, the anxiety of churchmen to protect us from ourselves—but we're coddled enough as it is. Well-meaning people struggle to prohibit drinking, gambling, and any other similar vice-the word "vice" I use because it is generally used in these circumstances. They have principles, which they are prepared to support in defiance of all public opinion. What's more, they get away with it. Take this business of a lot- tery, for instance. A lottery, it seems, is completely immoralpeople invest five shillings in the hope of winning money that they have not earned. The Catholic Church, an organization filled with reprobates, stands aloof from the outcry, as well it might—one of its saints, Don Bosco, conducted a lottery to support the destitute boys he had taken into his care. It would, it seems, have been far more moral to let them starve. TODAY there is an outcry about the financial position of our hospitals. I don't need to say anything at all about conditions at the Women's Hospital—any woman who has had a baby will know what it would be like to be sent home after four days. But women with babies are only one facet of the whole trouble—desperately ill people are unable to~ find hospital" beds. Patients have been knov^n to die before they could gain admission to hospitals. There are two angles to the problem—the financial and the labour shortage. IT'S a fine thing to take a lofty view of human nature-which our protectors do, by the way, only when it suits them. When it comes to the question of whether or not we shall have a lottery, its opponents point out with fine fervour that the hospital patient does not want to take advantage of tainted money. If he's ill enough, he probably wouldn't care in the least if the hospital derived its funds from the proceeds of a weliorganized safe-breaking racket, but the people who are preventing him from getting a bed are prepared to endure his sufferings with the greatest fortitude. H. LUMAN beings have their good and their bad attributes—and liking an occasional gamble is a weakness from which every human being suffers one way or another. Maybe you don't whisper the name of a horse to your pet S.P. man—maybe you don't send a postal note to Tasmania every so often. But you may go bargain hunting—a definite gamble th$se days; you may buy a tenanted house in the hope that the tenants wll find somewhere to live. You may even advertise for a flat, the biggest gamble of all. Pi EOPLE will respond to an appeal—if it touches their heart. But people will send off their money to a lottery week after week, perhaps in the hopes of winning, but more often for the sheer pleasure of looking forward to running their fingers down a list of printed numbers in the almost certain knowledge that their number will not appear thereon. If they do enjoy their flutter, it's as much as anything else because so much of the excitement has gone from life. There's not touch pioneering to be done these days—and we're growing too soft to go in for that particular hard road. There's not much excitement in working in a factory or an office—and not much chance of saving money, either. It's fun to think that maybe, somehow, some day, ten thousand pounds may drop from the heavens. ,^AlND you won't stop people from doing what they want to do with their own property. There are, of course, the few who have no sense of moderation, and whose families may even suffer because of that failing. But even the addict was given free will, and is expected to use it. The gentlemen—and women—who are so firm in their insistence that these people must be protected from themselves must occasionally wonder why God did bestow on man that very dangerous gift of free will. I sometimes wonder myself why He did —we'd find life much easier without it, but we have it, and that's that. jAs a member of the masses, I resent being told that I am incapable of running my own life. A 60% majority is enough to return any government to power, and to set patrisan journalists to prattling happily about landslides—but a 60% majority in such a matter as the legalization of off the course betting is nothing but a sure indication that the general public is nothing but a big, naughty child, and had better be treated as such. I'd love to know what Mr. Salter's pet gamble is—perhaps he collects stamps. And I have a faint feeling that when he refers to the incapacity of the masses to look after themselves, he is not including himself in their number—but, please, why not? By Catherine Kaye"}
{"id":172525597,"text":"10 Jul 1952 - Church is Not Guided by Gallup Poll on Doctrine Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thursday 10 July 1952, page 7 Church is Not Guided by Gallup Poll on Doctrine Archbishop's Address at Town Hall Public Mission The Catholic Church does not take a Gallup Poll to test public opinion onv its doctrines; what it teaches it teaches on the authority of Christ; it has the courage of its convictions. This was one of the points made by his Grace the Archbishop, Most Rev. D. Mannix, speaking at the close of the Public Mission-at the Town Hall, sponsored by the Catholic Evidence Guild. In a concise address, his Grace put hefore the crowded audience, consisting of many non-Catholics, a logical summary of what Catholics believe. Other talks were given by Rev. G. Coghlan, P.P., on ''The Death of Christ," and Rev. J. Cahir, P.P., on "The Presence of Christ." WI 'HIS ifc really a wonderful A night. First of all I am deeply indebted to all who have organized this great mission— Dr. Kelly, president of the guild, Father D'Arcy and all the speakers, two of whom we heard tonight. To all of them I am deeply grateful. I heard only the two speakers tonight but I am quite sure the others on previous Sundays did as well; they could not have done better. Not least my thanks are due to the C.L.C. girls on the platform and to the other choirs that sang on the previous two Sundays. "The most satisfactory thing to me, however, is to find that on a night like this the Town Hall should be packed. Every seat is occupied, not by Catholics but, I have no doubt, by a great number of others who do not share the Catholic Faith. That to me is very consoling, not just because I may have the hope that some of them may become Catholics, but because it proves to me that in this community, which is sometimes called anti-Catholic or largely pagan, we have a large number of people who are friendly and well disposed towards the Catholic Church and the Catholic body. There is, of course, a small section of noisy people who say that Catholics are even worse and more dangerous in the community than Communists. I am not going to waste time on them; they need not discussion or argument, but compassion and prayer. Sincere Non-Catholics "What pleases me so much is that we have such a large number of sincere non-Catholics who are prepared to come to this mission, mix with Catholics and hear what we have to say about ourselves. After all, this is just as it ought to be. We are really born, as it w6re to be Jews, Protestants or Catholics: we have no control over the circumstances of our birth. I have no doubt whatever that a large number of Catholics, non-Catholics and Jews go through life without asking themselves why they are what they are. Many non-Catholics seem to take the view that there can be many so-called Churches, one as good as another; that all churches are partly right, partly wrong; and they should remain in the religion of their parents. There are Catholics who are simply thankful that God gave them the Catholic Faith and are hopeful that they will reach their ultimate end. If Catholics examine the Catholic position they see no reason whatever for their doubt or change. Catholics learned their Faith at their mothers' knee: they learned the Our Fathfer, taught by God Himself, and the Hail Mary, taught by the Church, and the Apostles' Creed. Later they went to a Catholic school to enlarge and improve their knowledge of their religion. That is why we have Catholic schools. Later they read the Bible and examined the traditions of the Church, and they found no reason in the Bible, in tradition or history for revising their religious position. "They learn from the Bible that Christ was God and man. He lived for 33 years on .the earth, did wonderful miracles and died on the Cross. They find that as far as we know He wrote nothing beyond inscribing a few words in the dust when the adulterous woman was brought to Him. He did not commission His Apostles to write a book and put it in the hands of all enquirers. But He did select His Apostles and command them to go and teach all nations, baptiz'ng them in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, promising that He would be with them all days even to the end of the world. He that hears you, He said, hears" Me, and he that believeth not will be condemned. After Pentecost "And after Pentecost the Apostles did go and preach to the nations and the Church was fully established before any part of the New Testament was w|itten. This is what the. Catholic finds if he begins to make any investigation of the Catholic position. He reads in the Bible, which was later written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that Our Lord made St. Peter head of the Apostolic body and head of the Catholic Church, and he learns from history that this office has been filled without a break from the days of St. Peter down to the present time of Pope Pius XII. Many of the occupants of the Apostolic See were saints, and the vast majority of them were eminent for virtue. If a few of them fell short of what they should have been that is human nature. The marvellous thing is that though some few of them were not in every respect what they should have been, yet not one of them had ever been convicted of teaching an error in regard to Faith or morals. The reason, of course, is that Christ said, 'I will be with you all days even to the end of the world,' and Christ has kept His promise. So it is that Catholics never question the truth of their Faith, they find their religious position amply justified in Scripture, tradition and in history. Church's Unity "The Catholic Church is just what Christ meant it to be. Christ came on earth to establish one Church; not many churches. In fact, I don't know how we can talk about churches at all. There is only one Church—the Church that Christ founded. When people talk of churches or a union of churches it is simply misleading and bewildering. There is only one Churcl?—the Church that Christ founded. One Church with the same doctrine, —the same Sacrifice of the Mass and the same Sacraments. This unity is to be found in only the Catholic Church and in no other Christian body. The Catholic Church alone has, so to say, the courage of its convictions and is prepared to take a definite line. Others are ready as it were to take a Gallup Poll to test Christian teaching. "The Catholic Church, relying on God's word has, as I have said, the courage of its convictions, and it decides all matters on their Christian merits, whether the question be the inspiration of the Bible, the divinity of Christ, divorce, contraception, mercy killing, or any other of those questions that perplex and divide the people outside the Catholic Church. The Catholic who does not agree with the teaching of the Catholic Church is no longer a Catholic. "The Catholic Church alone is the one Christian body that takes a definite stand in regard to Christian teaching. Christ is living still in the Catholic Church. When He, walked the streets of Jerusalem He was the infallible Teacher, and so He is the infallible Teacher today as He guides the Pope when he makes a declaration binding on the faithful in regard to faith and morals. "This is the Catholic way of life. What of non-Catholics? "I have no desire to draw a contrast between the Catholic way of life and the chaotic condition outside the Catholic Church. It is a painful subject for Catholics and non-Catholics and I prefer not to dwell on it. I simply tell non-Catholics what the Catholic Church is. and it is for them with that picture before them to make the comparison and draw their own conclusion. Motter of Conscience "I hope nobody has taken offence at anything that has been said during this mission. If any non-Catholics present think of becoming Catholics it is a matter for their own conscience. They may decide to remain outside the Catholic Church and be perfectly sincere in so doing. Cardinal Newman remained outside the Catholic Church for many years and even denounced the Pope as anti-Christ. St. Paul was sincere when he persecuted the Church. Even after hearing the eloquent and impressive lectures given that night, non-Catholics might yet not be altogether convinced nf the claims of the Catholic Church. There was no obligation of any kind resting on them to become Catholics un- til they were convinced. Their obligation was to go on enquiring under God's guidance. The Catholic Church looks with sympathy and with love on those who are outside its fold and prays and hopes that those who through no fault of their own have been born outside the Catholic Church may yet become members of what we call, and are convinced is, the One, Holy and Apostolic Church instituted by Christ. The old Church is ready to receive them with open arms. She understands the difficulty they have in leaving the religious community into which they were born. But, with sincerity on their part God's Will in God's time will be accomplished. God's Will be done." Conducted by Miss Margaret Buchan and with Miss Agnes O'Keefe at the grand organ, the choir of the Catholic Ladies' College sang at intervals. Mr. Laidley Mort made the microphone announcements. With his Grace the Archbishop were Most Rev. J. G. Vesters, M.S.C., R'ght Rev. Mgr. J. Hannan, PP., D.D., PhJD., Revs. G. Coghlan, J. Cahir, A. J. Martin, P.P., E. D'Arcy and the Master of the Catholic Evidence- Guild, Dr. Michael Kelly. Boys of De La Salle College, Malvern, formed a bodyguard for the prelates and priests. His Grace the Archbishop, Most Rev. D. Mannix, speaking at the Public Mission, Melbourne Town Hall, on Sunday."}
{"id":172528141,"text":"13 Nov 1952 - They Liked Ike Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thursday 13 November 1952, page 6 They Liked Ike rkNCE again, the Gallup pollsters, and the other ^ "experts" who have been working out the chances in the great United States Presidential stakes, have proved wildly astray in their anticipations. In 1948, they erred through overconfidence, giving the Republican candidate an overwhelming victory months before the election date, and talking as though the actual casting of the votes was simply a formality required for the registration of a result already long pre-determined. The valiant confidence of President Truman that he would be retained a second time proved, however, to be abundantly justified, despite the scepticism of the leading men of his own Party. This time, the expert forecasts have erred through an over-caution as. fantastic as their previous excess in the other direction. Almost to the end, they were talking of a close contest between the popular General Elsenhower and his brilliant, eloquent Democratic opponent, in which the Republican might, or might not scrape a bare victory. Actually, the General has had a "landslide" victory somewhat like that of Roosevelt in his contest with Landon in the 'thirties, and Adlai Stevenson was unable to hold his ground even in areas like the "solid South," where the Republican cause has been virtually dead since the days of the Civil War. o o * # T'HAT Eisenhower's victory has been mainly a personal one is apparent from a comparison between the figures in the Presidential and the Congress poll. In the latter, the Republican Party have only secured a narrow majority over their opponents in both houses, and the looseness of party links in the great and variegated patterns of which both the main political structures are composed makes it clear that the new administration will be in no case to override the Democratic opposition in their legislation and plans of policy. As regards the Presidency, there is probably a good deal in the view expressed by some of the political psychologues around Stevenson, that "Ike's" most powerful appeal was that he had become a "father-symbol" to the United States masses at a time when fear and insecurity are rife, and there is a notable lack of political certitude. True, the criticism he made of the Truman administration's foreign policy was strong and cogent—how strong and cogent is scarcely understood in Australia, where the press has never given a fair statement of the case for the Republican opposition as regards' Korea and China. But what added to its force was the fact that, at the end of his analysis of the errors, hesitations and ineptitudes of die Democratic regime, he was able to present to the nation, in his own person, the promise of a leadership after its own heart. TV/TACARTHUR was magnificently impressive— but too kingly for the "common man" of an egalitarian age. Taft was too much "Mr. Republican" to be accepted as "Mr. America." But Eisenhower had all the qualities which were calculated to gain him acceptance as the man for the hour. He was so much a man of "the centre" that he had been offered Truman's own support as a potential Democratic candidate before he accepted the Republican nomination: so that no moderate Democrat need feel uncomfortable about voting for him. As a soldier, he seemed a fit man to keep an eye on the nation's defences, and possibly to find the right answer to the Korean problem: as a diplomat with a highly successful European experience, he was felt to be trustworthy in the field of external policy. And with all these, he knew how to exercise a charm over audiences of United States plain folk which was compellingly democratic and "down to earth." There was nothing aloof or eagle-like about this general: he could mingle easily among ofdiriary meal; women and children and talk to Jhem unaffectedly _and simply -as one of themselves. The hard-bitten journalists accompanying his campaign journeys from whistle-stop to whistle-stop might sneer at his cliche's "I am one of you," "I love this land": but those to whom they were addressed did not. . . . 6 * O • TI/TUCH has been made of Eisenhower's supposed "surrender to the party machine" in coming to terms with his rival, Taft, and with less reputable political figures such as McCarthy. In all fairnessj however, it must be pointed out that anyone engaging in politics under United States—or for that matter, Australian-conditions, must accept to some extent, the compromising associations imposed upon him by the Party pattern if he is to achieve power or effective influence: and he must also learn to reel off partisan "interpretations" of events and situations which are no more evenly balanced than the "cases" presented by barristers of the opposing parties in the law courts. Eisenhower proved an apt pupil in this kind of "briefing" in a field hitherto unfamiliar to him-just as he had earlier in very different fields, when he was raised suddenly from a temporary staff major-generalship in 1942, to the supreme command of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in '43. Truman—himself no mean exponent of the demagogic art—did not recognize the "Ike" he had known at the end of the process: but it does not appear that it involved any real sacrifice of principles. 'pHE General treated Taft with cordiality, but his unity statement" with the Senator frankly admitted their differences on foreign policy, while emphasizing agreement on other issues—such as the "Fair Deal" and the Taft Hartley union legislation. As for McCarthy, he endorsed him as a Republican candidate after the Wisconsin voters had nominated him: but he stressed the opposition between the man's methods and his own, while agreeing with his objective—the uprooting of crypto-Communism in tike administration. His attitude was that, in his position, he must act as spokesman for the Republican Party—which, as he said, he did not "invent"—and not try to force upon it a uniformity which would be "un-American" and politically injurious. On his own side, Stevenson—another "man of the centre"—found it necessary to steer his course in association with Truman-, a "machine-politician" as ruthless as Taft, and far more hard-hitting: and to retain the allegiance of die Northern negroes while accepting as his joint candidate for the vice-presidency a Southern politician pledged to the principle of white racial supremacy. If high-minded and gifted men were not prepared to accept these compromises, the state of politics in the "democratic" world would be far worse than it is at the present time, since the field would be left entirely to the less worthy servants of the Party machines. « » • * "FISENHOWER is certainly as well aware as Stevenson, that there is "no easy way" out of the United States' difficulties at the present time, and that the confidence which the "common man" has shown in him may well prove to be a crushingly heavy burden. But, if we are to judge by his past record, he has strong shoulders as well as a long, shrewd head, and plenty of courage: and he is not likely to be the instrument of a party machine, or the dupe of lesser men's political cunning, either at home or abroad. The processes by which the political "choice of the people" in the United States is achieved are strange and often fantastic to the foreign observer: but this time, their result has been -first, to produce two rival candidates o the highest calibre, and finally, to give to the United States a leader of great ability and high character, who is eminendy fitted to stand as the symbolic popular representative head of the world's greatest free nation. May God prosper him in his mighty task as commander of the forces of liberty in conflict with the most dangerous enemies humanity has ever known! Communists Must be Atheists A NYONE who knows what Communism is knows that war upon religion is, in the words of Lenin, the very ABC of Communism. The Catholic press has repeatedly quoted Lenin's classjc textbook instructions, which lay down that "All religious ideas are an unspeakable abomination," that the Communist programme "necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism," and that the Marxist theory "is relentlessly opposed to religion." It is equally clear-in fact, clearer for the average man, who doesn't bother to read Communist text-books— that Communist regimes ruthlessly, methodically, and invariably put mis theory into practice. Soviet Russia itself, and all the Communist satellite States in Eastern Europe arid in Asia, to say nothing of the Communist-controlled regime in Spain during the brief period of its power, have demonstrated the fact. Hie spectacle of a Red Dean, or, as his Grace the Archbishop put it, "lesser ecclesiastical luminaries" returning from a Communist- dominated country and saying that reports of religious persecution are "a deliberate and utter lie" is simply ridiculous and is not taken seriously "by anyone who is not a simpleton. Nevertheless, it is well to put on record each fresh example of Communist practice. The latest comes from Jugoslavia, where the Catholic Primate, Archbishop Stepinac, of Zagreb, suffered imprisonment and still is denied the opportunity to exercise his office, though he has been released from the actual precincts of the gaol. Though Marshal Tito, the Communist ruler of Jugoslavia, has used the "release" of the Archbishop as a propaganda gesture in order to convey the false impression that freedom of religion exists under the Communist regime, an official statement issued on the eve of the National Congress of the Jugoslav Communist Party, which opened in Zagreb on November 3, unmasks the lie of Communist pretence. The statement, according to a N.C.W.C. message from Graz, Austria, says: "Party membership is incompatible with the practice of religion and the performance of religious rites." The significance of this declaration, says the message, derives from the fact that the 750,000 members of the Communist Party constitute the ruling class in Jugoslavia. All top officials, from Marshal Tito down, belong to it Party membership is practically essential to obtain any kind of position in the civil service. Those outside the Party are considered "second class citizens" and automatically become suspect. Party and Government are practically one and the same thing in Jugoslavia, and thus the requirement that a Communist must be an atheist means, in effect, that atheism is the official policy of the regime, notwithstanding its solemn declarations to the outside world that the practice of religion is unhampered in the "People's Republic." The regime seeks to camouflage its hostility to religion by leaving Communist Party organizations to carry on the war through propaganda and open violence. When the regime feels it necessary to take "official" action, it seeks to deceive public opinion abroad by declaring that it takes these measures only against "enemies of the people" and "common criminals." Hand in hand with this open and hidden warfare against religion goes an attempt to reduce the Church and its ministers to mere instruments of the authoritarian powers and to put priests in a position where* like civil servants, they are entirely dependent on the benevolence of the State. The organization of Statesponsored priests' associations, such as the Society of SS. Cyril and Methodius, is part of this manoeuvre to make the Church a tool of the State. For the time being, the regime permits churches to remain open and some religious manifestations to take place; but those familiar with the situation in Jugoslavia and Moscow-ruled Communist countries describe as dangerous any notion that considers such tactical 'leniency" as proof of the existence of religious freedom in Jugoslavia. The real intention of the Tito regime is plainly revealed in the statement which makes atheism the touchstone of good Communist citizenship. Migrants Still Needed Par-seeing Australians cannot view with unconcern any limitation of the migration programme. The Catholic Bishops have emphasized the necessity of continued migration to this country, and the recent National Convention of the Catholic Rural Movement, in a statement of policy, registered an emphatic protest against the growing propaganda hostile to the f continuation of migration. "If any alteration is needed," the statement of policy said, "it is an acceleration rather than a reduction in the momentum of the plan. It goes without saying that the mistaken policies of the past years, which completely ignored the vital nefeds of agriculture, should be ended once and for all. There is no foreseeable limit to the number of migrants Australia can absorb, provided they are destined for the land." A lesson can be learnt from the programme for liberalizing the United States immigration policy proposed, on behalf of the U.S. National Catholic Welfare Conference, before the President's Commission on Immigration. The Catholic statement pointed out that from 1924 protest had been made against the restrictive immigration law. The President's Commission was told that the U.S.A. could provide a home for far more people than are now being admitted. "We have all stopped immigration from foreign lands which would have provided badly-needed manpower for our factories and farms, with the result that we have been forced to encourage or to induce entry of about double the proportion of married women into industry and business. Our economic life in recent years has needed more manpower, but in fact it has gotten more womanpower." Australia, too, needs manpower. Production is far below the nation's needs. The country can produce all that is necessary to enable migrants to live and prosper and bring up healthy Australian families. All that is needed is Government assistance, a realization of the country's xeal vneeds an<f & practical determination tb 5 meet the problem. •/•_/ - ."}
{"id":172538932,"text":"03 Jun 1954 - Why Labour Lost? Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thursday 3 June 1954, page 6 Why Labour Lost? AFTER the closest contest in Federal history, the Menzies-Fadden Government has been returned to power though with a reduced majority. In the last weeks of the campaign,, Gallup Polls suggested that the Opposition had gained some ground with the electors. This was to be expected, even as a normal swing of the political pendulum, for in Australia a Government a long time in office seldom holds its original majority, let alone increases it. However, while the Government's position had certainly grown stronger in the past year, thanks to its success in arresting inflation and the general improvement in Australia's economic position, it was not strong enough to survive a firm attack, well driven home by a united Labour Party with a sound policy. The disadvantages of the Liberal-Country coalition were very obvious. Mr. Menzies had taken up a purely defensive position, standing on his administration's record and refusing to court the voter by making any large promises. Despite forecasts from the Petrov affair, the Communist question was not a major issue. The Prime Minister refrained from making capital out of it, and no wide publicity was given to the utterances of those who did, since his figure and statements dominated the whole field of the Liberal side., The same applied to the Labour campaign. Dr. Evatt dominated the whole Labour attack. The initiative was left entirely to him—and he was defeated in a contest on issues selected and emphasized by himself. « « « o TN a two-sided election of the kind normal in the English-speaking countries, victory depends upon the capture of a "swinging vote" which is comparatively small; and it is for this vote that the opposing party groups have to angle in their propaganda. Consequently, a radical party cannot afford to move too violently "to the Left" in its election programme, unless the country is in an unwonted state of unrest and discontent, so that even the "middle-of-the-road" people are ready to respond to revolutionary views or demands. For the same reason, a conservative party is often obliged to accept "Welfare State" programmes which many of its supporters and membets may find repugnant, on pain of losing a decisive measure of influence with the same section. The loosely-attached groups are of varied kinds: what attracts one section may repel and alarm others: so that the design for policy must be carefully balanced out This is the chief strategic problem for the party leader drawing up an election programme: if he is an opposition leader, he will also be especially concerned to win over interests which have suffered injury or neglect at the hands of the Government in office. Finally, he must preserve sufficient of the traditional doctrines and gestures to satisfy "hard-shell" partisans of his loyal adherence to the "good cause." '"THE failure of Dr. Evatt, it seems, must be attributed largely to the fact that, in designing a programme promising benefits to various categories of people, he paid too little heed to the real and strong fear of inflation of those classes which have already suffered its consequences in these last few years. His assurances on this subject apparently did not carry conviction—especially as his attitude on the "means test" was in conflict with that of Mr. Chifley, whose knowledge of finance was generally held in respect. Further, Dr. Evatt's dogged and repeated assurance that he could fulfil his promises without increasing taxation and without inflation is rather bewildering in terms of sound economic principle and experience. Finally, Dr. Evatt's programme, even less than Mr- Menzies', held out little hope of reducing the taxation burden of the people to something like 25 per cent, of the national income, which, according to the best available evidence, based on a number of countries, is Ae safe upper limit for national taxation. Even the Menzies Government has maintained taxation at about 30 per cent.» which is dangerously above the safe upper limit. » « • • ANOTHER factor which probably worked powerfully against Labour is a general feeling, especially among thinking "floating voters," that perhaps the Party is in no fit state to govern at present on account of internal divisions and the quality of its leadership. For some time after the death of Joseph Lyons, the curse of internal strife in the U.A.P. and Country parties weakened them and damaged their prestige, while the Labour Party of those days was strongly led by Mr. Curtin and Mr. Chifley. Today, the situation is reversed. The Prime Minister has overcome the temperamental and other obstacles which weakened him as a leader: he has demonstrated his courage in fightinghis way successfully out of very deep waters in collaboration with Sir Arthur Fadden: and he is secured by the service of a loyal party team. A considerable number of voters who might be inclined, in the ordinary course of events, to swing over to Labour, have probably been stopped from doing so by the prospect of a Weak Government, torn by internal disputes and prevented from carrying out its policies by hostile control of the Senate. The deputy leader, by drawing attention to the latter dilemma at the end of the campaign, and talking of a "double dissolution" within a short period, showed a vivid sense of political realities. '"FHE verdict of the people in this election may perhaps be interpreted as "leave well alone." The economic improvement of the Commonwealth has been due to a combination of good fortune —in the shape of better terms of trade—and the severe fiscal and monetary policies made effective by the Menzies-Fadden administration. But there are still rocks ahead: a surplus of wheat to be sold in a buyers' market; the problem of costs in secondary industry; and the ever-present threat that inflation may reappear. The Menzies Government in its recent Budget, returned the equivalent of £A118,000,000 in tax relief, thereby lessening public burdens, while giving incentives to greater output. To go further would have been unwise. Dr. Evatt's prescription of deficit finance and fiduciary credit to provide for vastly enlarged social services, farm price supports, aid to house ownership and reorganized defence—all, as asserted, without increasing taxation or causing inflation—is one which Australia might well have had reason to regret, if he had been returned to office: and the Labour Party might even have reason to congratulate itself on a return to the Opposition in the difficult years ahead, for it will have time to prepare for a real "come-back" with something better to offer than a set of rash promises of costly "hand-outs." ; « « » » The Breath of the Spirit "^HE Spirit" Our Lord declared, "bloweth where It listeth": and the mystery of Its action—the action of God in human history—is one that can be clearly perceived here and there, until it becomes "the whispering of a gentle air," in which the Divine Voice spoke to Elijah, prophet of an apostate and doomed kingdom, Tlien, at the moment when the last faint echo seems to be fading away, smothered under the roaring, discordant voices of the world's brazen trumpets, borne towards our ears on every breeze—yes, just then, as the listening children of Light grow weary with stretching ears to catch that elusive shadow of sound, they begin to be aware of a new undertone, growing and swelling beneath the arrogant cacophony. It has come—the "rushing, mighty wind," to drown all other sounds as it fills the house. From what direction does it come?—what prayers, what sacrifices have drawn upon men this cleansing tide of grace, these tongues of the fire of life and new youth? Lord God, Thou knowest. All that we know is that, whether the wind of the Spirit sweep on triumphant or move so gently that Its delicate action is unperceived, It has not ceased to blow through the world, and in the lives of men, from the day of Pentecost, two thousand years ago, when It came to the tiny group of Christ's followers in their Upper Room. No promise, however, was ever made by Our Lord that the power of the Spirit, manifest in His Mystical Body, would make the Church's progress among men a long procession of triumph. Great victories there have been, and may be again —a Constantine or a Clovis converted, bringing vast multitudes to the Faith in their train, and laying the foundations of a new Christian order: a missionary such as the great St.' Patrick, setting fire on earth which kindles hearts miraculbusly, transforming a pagan nation by Divine Grace. But, at the very time when Our Lord told His isciples of the Comforter to be sent to them, .He arned them of other matters "that they might not be scandalized." There was to be no restoration of Israel such as they had hoped—on the contrary, the preachers of the kingdom would be driven out and persecuted—slain,' even, by men who would believe that in killing them they did a service to God. And both Jesus Himself and His Apostle, St. John, speak clearly of times of terrible apostasy—of deceivers and "false Christs" who will seduce the multitude, at a time when true doctrine will be despised. Whatever we may think, then, of the vast forces of secularism which seem to be closing in upop Christendom in our time: of the looming peril of a barbarism destructive of all spiritual culture and values, no Christian has a right to excuse his discouragement by saying that the promise of Christ has not been fulfilled to His Church. She has grown great and spread over the. world, even as He said: she has been exposed to unending war and suffering, even as He said: and she has come upon dark days of treason and confusion, even as He said. Mundus senescit, groaned a chronicler who saw the last age of dying Roman civilization in the West. We, too, may experience often a sense of the age of the world, in the awful disillusionment of multitudes who have lost faith in the old values and are now despairing of the new. Familiar exhortations and promises are dinned into' their ears—excited warnings of a H-bomb doom to be averted, eager pledges of a future of happiness and liberty to come: but their faces show no reaction to save one of weariness as they turn away to the small affairs of their daily life—the life which must go on, somehow, amid the husks which are all that is left of so great an inheritance of wisdom and beauty. Yet, while this hollow din of emptiness clangs its note of doom, can we not hear the distant murmur of the wind of God rising—a wind which brings promise of spiritual renewal, both within the visible Church and far beyond its boundaries —touching with fervour the hearts of those who have loved, even though full knowledge of truth be denied to them. There is the ever-growing moral prestige of the Papacy, the witness of the persecuted behind the Iron Curtain, the revival of the contemplative life, the zeal which has attracted youth to the .standard of Catholic Action, and the tremendous expansion in the mission fields, where a new Christian world has come into existence to redress the balance of the old. In the space of a few years—even the lifetime of a man—it may be difficult to discern anything but "sound and fury, signifying nothing," in human affairs; but again and again, as the centuries pass and their struggles become history, it has been found that the strong things are confounded, and the weak accomplish a strange victory: that actuality is more extravagantly "improbable" than the wildest speculations of the prophets. The Pope, like John the Baptist, seems to cry in the wilderness: but his words—the whispered echo of a Divine Voice—are more pregnant of des^ny than the mouthings of the worlds leaders., At least we may be sure of this: that the wind of God, which brings life and youth to the Church from age to age, will root up and destroy every new enemy which rises against His truth. The Catholic Church, reared by the power of the Spirit, has seen their beginning, and it will see their end. Stat, et stabit—spectator orbis. 0 * '» * Blessed Peter Chanel The forthcoming canonization, on Sunday, 13 June, of Blessed Peter Chanel, the young Marist missionary priest who was martyred by Futuna Island natives in 1841, is of special significance to Australasian Catholics. Blessed Peter Chanel (see pp. 12-13) are an outstanding Oceania; his canonization will give us the first canonized saint of the Church in this part of the world. Australian Catholics have a proud record in missionary interest; they contribute generously to mission aid societies and Australian priests, brothers and nuns are labouring in mission fields in Australia itself and in the islands adjacent. It has often been pointed out that Australia has a great responsibility towards the native races in lands so near to us. His Eminence Cardinal Gilroy, who returned last week from a month's tour of New Guinea, Rabaul and the Solomon Islands, expressed his amazement at the change wrought in so little time from almost savagery to civilization. The life and death of Blessed Peter Chanel (see pp. 12-13) is an outstanding example of what the missionaries, fired by the Faith, have accomplished. Australia shares in no small way in the reward of their labours; Catholics in Australia have inherited the mission of carrying on the work that has so far been accomplished. Blessed Peter Chanel's martyred body rested for nine months on our shores, adding to our interest and union with this valiant apostle of Oceania. Harvest, the excellent pictorial magazine, published by the Marist Fathers, features Peter Chanel in its current number."}
{"id":172601984,"text":"14 Nov 1942 - Lack of Interest Big Factor in USA Elections Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Saturday 14 November 1942, page 5 Lack of Interest Big Factor in USA Elections NEW YORK, November 13 (AAPI)Dr George Gallup, direc-tor of the Gallup Polls, in a letter to the "New York Times." ex-plains that the reasons for the substantial Republican gains in the recent elections were: Firstly a million young men predomin- antly Democrats, did not vote be-caiise they were in the armed ser-vices; secondly, 5million to 10mil-lion workers changed their resi-dences been use of war jobs and were ineligible to vote: thirdly, a group of l0million, in which the Democrat's also predominate, did not bother to vote. Dr Gallup concludes. 'The re-sult of the elections does not show a protest, but lack of interest. CHUNGKING. November 13 (AAP): Twenty-four Japanese planes have attacked Kweilin for the second consecutive day. One of them was shot down."}
{"id":172620161,"text":"24 Aug 1940 - GONE WITH THE WIND Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Saturday 24 August 1940, page 12 GONE WITH THE WIND IT would be very fas-cinating, and, possibly instructive, if we could take a sort of Gallup poll of the thousands of people who have had the privilege of seeing that excep-tional film, Gone With the Wind. Doubtless there would be an almost unanimous affirmation that it constitutes rich entertainment as regards story, drama, humour, characterisation acting and set- ting. All those, things were done par excellence and beyond cavil. But this is a film which transcends all such qualities, important though they undoubtedly are. Gone With the Wind deals with, a very important phase of history and even now we have far from finished with the repercussions of those stirring events. If then we were to take a poll, of the spectators what would be the answers to such questions as:— Could the slavery question in the United States have been settled in any other way? Was it right or wrong to restore the seceding States to the Union by force of arms? Would the his-tory of America have been differ-ent if President Lincoln had lived to guide the feet of his Nation into the way of Peace? VERY likely, however, many people, while enjoying the film-drama thought chiefly of the charms and faults of the lovely heroine. To them Scarlett O'Hara was the film and so intent would be their preoccupation with Vivien Leigh's brilliant portrayal of the fascinating successor to the illus-trious Becky Sharp, that they would probably be astonished to be asked about their views on the social, historic and economic problems involved in the theme of the play. Doubtless, they would pause to assure us that Mr. Clark Gable had played the part of Rhett Butler with all that magnificent insouciance which the character demanded. But if you were to ask them what they thought of the remarkable, and albeit unpalatable truths, stated in his opening speech— again, very likely they would be nonplussed. And yet, the very kernel of the tragic matters involved in this tragic period was concisely formulated in that brief speech. Here were these , very gallant people of the South who, although ordinarily quite unboast-full, were fully conscious of their superior fighting and social quali-ties as compared with the people of North America. It was natural for them to think: We can fight — they cannot! Rhett Butler, how-ever, reminded them of the sober importance of munition factories, naval operations, supplies of neces-sary commodities and preponder-ance of man-power. He told them that to have a Cause was not enough. They must have the means and the weapons to uphold the Cause. 'THE Southern people, to do them bare justice, were in the main fine and honourable. It was the exception for slaves to be ill-treated. Indeed, as Gone With the Wind clearly shows, some of the slaves became so attached to their owners that nothing but death could separate them, or take away their affection. There were, however, the exceptional cases of harsh and inhumane treatment. Moreover, in the face of economic pressure slaves quite frequently changed hands by process of sale, thus causing negro families to be severed and the most terrible wrongs inflicted on them. The Southern people could not see this. It will be remembered, that a candid slave owner, discussing Uncle Tom's Cabin, found one de-tail flagrantly unfair; the ruined master would have had to sell his slaves to the brute, Legree, but for the world he would not have shaken hands with him! The people of the South, kind though they were, merely regarded it as inevitable that every slave family was neces-sarily exposed to the risk, on such occasions as the death or great impoverishment of its owner, of being ruthlessly torn asunder. Curiously enough, too, the South-erners accepted as inescapable the degrading conditions of slave traf-fic, run as it was, by men of the worst type. They looked sadly on another by-product — the poor whites; but that too was much bet-ter not thought about and cer-tainly was not to be talked about! THERE is no doubt however that Lincoln's judgment: 'If slavery is not wrong; nothing is wrong' — was incontrovertible. The system of slavery was an appalling handicap to those negroes (and they were not few in num-ber) who had fine minds and strong characters. If the statesmen of the South had recognised the principle that it was their duty to devise a policy whereby the most flagrant evils of the system were stopped and had endeavoured to formulate a plan whereby the raising of the status of the slave would be gradually but steadily proceeded with — it is safe to say there would have been no civil war in America. Instead they strove to perpetuate the slave-system and even to extend it to wider regions. The Southern statesmen deliber-ately chose that path although they knew it meant war. They underestimated Lincoln's force of character, his determination and his high principles. They thought, and not without some justification, that the more or less divided North would not have the requisite spirit, stamina and determination to wage a successful war. Nor would they have gradually gathered those qualities had it not been for a Heaven-sent leadership which neither faltered nor fainted in the face of appalling reverses, dis-couragement and dreadful hard-ships. Almost to the end there were the usual loud cries for peace when no peace was possible. The defeatists were there then just, as they are here now. The cravens who would make any sacrifice of principle in order to save a few nickels. THE Southern way of life however was very beauti-ful in many respects. With their spacious homes and delightful hospitality, the character of the people was enhanced by a subtle charm which made the Southerners very attractive indeed. Then came the war and with its devastating blows all these fine things were swept away— Gone with the Wind! The average Northerner, in con-trast possibly, had a more inten-sive schooling in material learning. It was his aim to be smart in order to become rich. Hence he was often commercially well taught and very alert in mind. It is a mistake, how-ever, to ascribe to the average Northerner a too objectionable quality, of smartness. It is true he was often a pushing fellow who thought it no crime to take swift commercial advantage even at the expense of a friend and colleague! The hard core of business in the United States of to-day is a legacy of that smartness. It is possibly true that had the Southern states men chosen the course of gradual reform of slavery there would have, been in quicker time an in-termingling of the better qualities of North and. South. That is hap-pening now, but its progress has been painfully slow. The gibe of smartness against the people of the North cannot however be ap-plied in wholesale fashion. The North produced many fine charac-ters whose records are a total refutation of the charge. Lincoln's high and noble example was rare only in regard; to the remarkable degree in which he exhibited a com-bination of genius with nobility. GONE With the Wind re-reminds us of Lincoln's moving words at Gettysburg: It is for us, the living, rather to be de-dicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. Un-fortunately, after the Great War, we did not carry on the work which our fighting forces so nobly be-gan. As Mr. Churchill so poig-nantly told us: We threw away the fruits of victory and thereby set ourselves the terrible and costly task of re-vanquishing the tyrant in order to restore freedom once again. The pleasant and delightful ways of the Southern States of America, so beautifully portrayed in this film, are indeed gone for ever. Alas! for us, too, many pleasant and delightful things which existed prior to Hitler's dire and deadly rule, have vanished too. We cannot help regretful sighs of sorrow, but remorse is of little value unless we follow Lincoln's advice and strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan —to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations."}
{"id":172620703,"text":"24 Aug 1940 - GONE WITH THE WIND Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Saturday 24 August 1940, page 12 GONE WITH THE WIND IT would be very fascinating, anci, possibly instructive, if we could take a sort of Gallup poll of the thousands of people who have had the privilege of seeing that exceptional film, Gone With the Wind. Doubtless there would be an almost unanimous affirmation that it constitutes rich entertainment as regards story, drama, humour, characterisation, actintr and set ting. All those things were done par excellence and beyond cavil. But this is a film which transcends all such qualities, important though they undoubtedly are. Gone With the Wind deals with a very important phase of history and even now we have far from finished with the repercussions of those stirring events. If then we were to take a poll of the spectators what would be the answers to such questions as: — Could the slavery question in the United States have been settled in any other way? Was it right or wrong to restore the seceding States to. the Union by force of arms? Would the history of America have been different if President Lincoln had lived to guide the feet of his Nation into the way of Peace? VERY likely, however, v many people, while enjoying the film-drama thought chiefly of the charms and faults of the lovely heroine. To them Scarlett O'Hara was the film and so intent would be their preoccupation with Vivien Leigh's brilliant portrayal of the fascinating ' successor to the illustrious Becky Sharp, that they would probably be astonjshed to be asked about their views on the social, historic and economic problems involved in the theme of the play. Doubtless, they would pause to assure us that Mr. Clark Gable had played the part of Rhett Butler with all that magnificent insouciance which the character demanded. But if you were to ask them what they thought of the remarkable, and albeit unpalatable truths,, stated in his opening speech— again, very likely they would be nonplussed. And yet, the very kernel of the tragic matters involved in this tragic period was concisely formulated in that brief speech. Here were these very gallant people of the South who, although ordinarily quite unboastful, were fully conscious of their superior fighting and social qualities as compared with the people of North America. It was natural for them to think : We can fight — they cannot! Rhett Butler, however, reminded them of the sdber importance of munition factories, naval operations, supplies of necessary commodities and preponderance of man-power. He told them that to have a Cause was. not enough. They must have the means and the weapons to uphold the Cause. THE Southern people, to do them bare justice, were in the main fine and honourable. It was the exception for slaves to be ill-treated. Indeed, as Gone With the Wind clearly shows, some of the slaves became so attached to their owners that nothing but death could separate them, or take away their affection. There were, however, the exceptional cases of harsh and inhumane treatment. Moreover, in the face of economic pressure slaves quite frequently changed hands by process of sale, thus causing negro families to be severed and the most terrible wrongs inflicted ' on them. The Southern people could not see this. It will be remembered, that a candid slave owner, discussing Uncle Tom's Cabin, found one detail flagrantly unfair; the ruined master would have had to sell his slaves to the brute, Legree, bxit [or. the toorld he would not have shaken hands with him! The people of the South, kind though they were, merely regarded it as inevitable that every slave family was neces-^ sarily exposed to the risk, on such occasions as the death ' or : great impoverishment of its owner, of being ruthlessly torn asunder. Curiously enough, too, the Southerners accepted as' inescapable the degrading conditions of slave traffic, run as it was, by men of the worst type. They looked sadly oil another by-product — the poor whites; but that too was much better not thought about and certainly was not to be talked about! THERE is no doubt however that Lincoln's judgment: 'If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong' — was incontrovertible. The system of slavery was an appalling handicap to those negroes (and they were not few in number) who had fine minds and strong characters. If the statesmen of the South had recognised the principle that it was their duty to devise a policy whereby the most flagrant evils of the system were stopped and had endeavoured to formulate a plan whereby the raising of the status of the slave would be gradually but steadily proceeded with— it is safe to say there would have been no civil war in America. Instead they strove to perpetuate the slave-system and even to extend it to wider regions. The Southern statesmen deliberately chose that path although they knew it meant war. They underestimated Lincoln's force of character, his determination and his high principles. They thought, and not without some justification, that the more or less divided North would not have the requisite spirit, stamina and determination to wage a successful war. Nor would they have gradually gathered those qualities had it not been for a Heaven-sent leadership which neither faltered nor fainted in the face of appalling reverses, discouragement and dreadful hardships. Almost to the end there were the usual loud cries for peace when no peace was possible. The defeatists were there then just as they are here now. The cravens who would make any sacrifice of principle in order to save a few nickels. THE Southern way of life however was very beautiful in many respects. With their spacious homes and delightful hospitality, the character of the people was enhanced by a subtle charm which made the Southerners very attractive indeed. Then came the war and with its devastating blows all these fine things were swept away — Gone with the Wind! The average Northerner in contrast possibly had a more intensive schooling in material learning. It was his aim to be smart in order to become rich. Hence he was often commercially well taught and very alert in mind. ; It is a mistake, however, to ascribe to the average Northerner a too objectionable quality of smartness. . It is true he was often a pushing fellow who thought it no crime to take swift commercial advantage even at the expense-of a friend and colleague! The hard core of business in the United States of to-day is a legacy of that smartness. It is possibly true that had the Southern statesmen chosen the course of gradual reform of slavery there would have been in quicker time an intermingling of the better qualities of North and South. That is happening now, but its progress has been painfully slow. The gibe of smartness against the people of the North cannot however be applied in wholesale fashion. The North produced many fine characters whose records are a total refutation of the charge. Lincoln's high and noble example was rare only in regard to the remarkable degree in which he exhibited.a combination of genius with nobility. QONE With the Wind rereminds us of Lincoln's moving words at Gettysburg: It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. Unfortunately, after the Great War, we did not carry on the work which our fighting forces so nobly began. As Mr. Churchill so poignantly told us: We threw, away the fruits of victory and thereby set ourselves the terrible and costly task .of re-vanquishing the tyrant in order to restore freedom once again. The pleasant and delightful ways of the Southern States of America, so beautifully portrayed in this film, are indeed gone for ever. Alas! for us, too,- many pleasant, and delightful, tilings which existed prior to Hitler's dire and deadly rule, have vanished too. We cannot help regretful sighs of sorrow, but remorse is of little value unless we follow Lincoln's advice and strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who siwll liave borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan ~to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves,, and with all nations."}
{"id":172623597,"text":"05 Aug 1940 - Early Gallup Poll Gives Willkie Lead Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 5 August 1940, page 2 Early Gallup Poll Gives Willkie Lead 'Tht* Tfili-frrnnh' finnnlnl Rprvtpp NEW YORH, August 4.— A Gallup poll .shows that Mr. Wendell Willkio, Republican, candidate for the Presidency, is leading President Roosevelt in 24 States in which are a majority of the nation's electoral votes, but it is pointed out that an early poll in 19S6 a|so showed a majority for Mr. I.ar.don, and that many factors, including domestic, defence, and foreign issues to be discussed by the candidates in the next few months, will determine the final result."}
{"id":172623818,"text":"05 Aug 1940 - Early Gallup Poll Gives Willkie Lead Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 5 August 1940, page 2 Early Gallup Poll Gives Willkie Lead 'The Teleeranh' Snecial Service. NEW YORH, August 4.— A Gallup poll shows that Mr. Wendell Willkie, Republican candidate for the Presidency, Is leading President Roosevelt in 24 States in which are a majority of the nation's electoral votes, but it is pointed out that an early poll in 19:)6 also showed a majority for Mr. London, and that .many factors, Including domestic, defence, and foreign issues, to be discussed by the candidates in the next few months, will determine the final result."}
{"id":172630072,"text":"15 Aug 1940 - Gallup Poll Shows Swing from Roosevelt in Big U.S. Cities Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 15 August 1940, page 2 ; Gallup Poll Shows Swing from Roosevelt in Big U.S. Cities 'THE TELEGRAPH' SPECIAL SERVICE. NEW YORK, August 14.-The latest Gallup poll shows a marked swing away from President Roosevelt in the large cities, notably New York and Chicago, which were Democratic strongholds in the last two elections Cities with a population of more than 500,000 show a defection from the Democrats by 14 per cent, since 1U3G. President Roosevelt, however, continues to lead Mr. Wendel Willkie in these centres, being a 62 per cent choice in New York, 51 per cent in Chicago and 56 per cent in Philadelphia."}
{"id":172630078,"text":"15 Aug 1940 - Gallup Poll Shows Swing from Roosevelt in Big U.S. Cities Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 15 August 1940, page 2 Gallup Poll Shows Swing from Roosevelt in Big U.S. Cities 'THE TELEGRAPH' SPECIAL SERVICE. NEW YORK, August M.-The latest Gallup poll shows a marked swing away from President Roosevelt in the large cities, notably New York and Chicago, which were Democratic stronghojds in the List two elections Cities with a population of more than 500,000 show a defection from the Democrats by 14 per cent since 1K)G. President Roosevelt, however, continues to lead Mr. Wendel Willkie in these centres, being a 62 per cent choice in New York, 51 per cent in Chicago and 50 per cent in Philadelphia."}
{"id":172631222,"text":"10 Jul 1941 - No Call oft Towards War in Latest Gallup Poll Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 10 July 1941, page 6 No Gallop Toward a War in Lalcsl Gallup Poll 'Tlie Trlpgrnpli' Special Sorvli-r. NEW YORK, July !-.-A Gallup poll after tin- outbreak, of ttv Riiren-Cprman w.-ir shows :i slight Inrrnasc in favmir of ??rmvn.vs. nr Mi per cent as compared with -in t-arlv m June. Sentiment in favour of tho United States1 entrance m ;ho war diH-rciircd. those now fin'ourini; being 21 per cent «s compared with 21 in June."}
{"id":172692304,"text":"03 Jan 1942 - U.S. Workers Agreeable To Wage Deduction Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Saturday 3 January 1942, page 6 U.S. Workers Agreeable , To Wage Deduction NEW YORK. Jan. 2 (A.A.P.).-A nation-wide Gallup poll finds that 69 per cent of American workers agree to a deduction of 2 per cent from their wages for the purchase of defence bonds to support the-anti-Axif war. '"}
{"id":172692553,"text":"03 Jan 1942 - U.S. Workers Agreeable To Wage Deduction Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Saturday 3 January 1942, page 6 U.S. Workers Agreeable To Wage Deduction NEW YORK. Jan. 2 (A.A.P.i.-A \\ nation-wide Gallup poll finds that 63 per cent of American workers agree In a deduction of 2 per cent from their wages for the purchase of defence bonds to support the anti-Axis war:"}
{"id":172701831,"text":"23 Mar 1942 - CHURCHILL AND ROOSEVELT ARE STILL POPULAR Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 23 March 1942, page 1 ▼ yr w- yr ▼ ▼ -v -w- ?v-CHURCHILL AND ROOSEVELT ARE STILL POPULAR .NEW YORK, 22 Mar. (AAP): A Gallup poll shows only a slight decline in public confidence in . Mr. Churchill throughout ICngaud and in President Rnnsevclt throughout Amerii-a. as a result of the I'nitll Nations. In America TS percent still approve of President Roosevelt, compared with SI percent in January, w ilk- 82 percent are satisfied with .Mr. Churchill, compared with 8.1 pcrrcnt in January."}
{"id":172720719,"text":"13 Jan 1941 - Gallup Poll Supports English Use of Bases on Irish Coast Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 13 January 1941, page 2 Gallup Poll Supports English Use of Bases on Irish Coast NEW YORK, January 12.-A Gallup poll on the question, 'Would you like to see the Irish give up their neutrality and let the English use bases on the Irish coast?' shows a 63 per cent vote in the affirmative, 16 per cent negative, and 21 per cent undecided. A special survey of first and second generation Irish Americans brought a 40 per cent affirmative vote, 52 per cent negative,- and 8 per cent undecided. Where not otherwise specified overWas cables are supplied through the Australian Associated Press. By special arrangement Renter's world sources of information are used in the compilation of overseas intelligence pubLished in this issue, and all rights therein in Australia and New Zealand are re. served."}
{"id":172922287,"text":"11 Jan 1936 - SARINA SEWERAGE POLL. Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Saturday 11 January 1936, page 8 SARINA SEWERAGE POLL. The poll in connection with the Sar-ina sewerage scheme will be taken to-day, 11th instant, at the Shire Hall. Residents are reminded that voting is compulsory."}
{"id":173035140,"text":"15 May 1942 - No title Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate (NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 15 May 1942, page 3 It is expected that the State maize yield will be the lowest for several years. Asked in a Gallup poll if they approved Mir. Churchill as Prime Minister, 82 per cent, of Britons replied in the affirmative, while 13 pei cent, disapproved and five per cent, expressed no opinion."}
{"id":173037052,"text":"09 Jul 1943 - Australia Speaks Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate (NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 9 July 1943, page 4 Australia Speaks Iu a Gallup Poll held recently, the question was as.\\ed: 'If an election is held immediately, what party would you vote for?' Of every 100 voters interviewed 3S per cent, said Labor; 35 per cent. eaid U.A.P. or U.C.P.; 3 per cent: paid Communist and 24 per cent «amed independents or other par ues; 8 per cent, aia not vote. The voters were also asked how they voted at last election. Of every .00 who had voted Labor, 69 would iike Labor to win; 13 would like to see one Parliament; 6 favoured Communist; 4 would change to U.A.P.- or U.C.P.; 4 preferred Servicemen; 3 favoured Independents; 1 was Douglas Credit.Of Of each 100 who voted U.A.P. or U.C.P. at the 1940 election, 69 would vote the same way again; IS would like to see one Parliament; 5 would change to Labor; 4 preferred Servicemen; 4 wanted Independents. Women were more faithful to the three major parties than men. Second preference votes were also recorded and analysis of them discloses a remarkable balance between The Labor and no-Labor forces as is evidenced by the following figures — PI per cent, of both Labor and U.A.P. OP. voters in 1940 have not changed sides; 7 per cent, of both groups have changed sides; 12 per cent, of both groups have now given their first and second preferences to minor parties.The The drift from the major parties is strongest in N.S.W., Queensland West Australia and Tasmania. SECRET BALLOTS BEFORE STRIKES The question was asked: 'Wouid you^ favour, or oppose a law requiring trade unions to take secret ballots tefore strikes?' Of Labor suprorters 76 iu every 200 said yes, 14 opposed and 10 were undecided. Of non-Labor supporters 82 said yes, 7 saod no, and 11 were undecided. Among the men the ''favour' vote was S per cent, higher than among women, who mostly accounted for the 'no answer' figures. N.S.W. mining centres gave the highest vote for secret ballots — 86 per cent, in favour."}
{"id":173046415,"text":"12 Mar 1947 - Advertising Circular Head Chronicle (Stanley, Tas. : 1906 - 1954), Wednesday 12 March 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit “ Opinion Research” , which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager o f the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One o f many questions asked was: “ When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. O f those w ho so answered, substantially more than 50% said: “Shell”. Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL C O M P A N Y O F AUSTRA LIA LIM ITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL"}
{"id":173046584,"text":"26 Mar 1947 - Advertising Circular Head Chronicle (Stanley, Tas. : 1906 - 1954), Wednesday 26 March 1947, page 4 With lively recollections o j petrol quality most motorists want motor Opinion Research” , which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager o f the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One o f many questions asked was: “ 1When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?” Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. O f those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: “Shell”. Shell petrol w ill very soon be in the pum ps a g a in . THE SHELL COM PANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in G reat Britain)"}
{"id":173046640,"text":"02 Apr 1947 - Advertising Circular Head Chronicle (Stanley, Tas. : 1906 - 1954), Wednesday 2 April 1947, page 5 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit “ Opinion Research” , which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: “ When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?” Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. O f those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: “ Shell” , THE SHELL COM PANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated fn Great Britain) you CAN BE SURE OF SH ELL"}
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If It's a Paint ?lob — See Us y^f »^ We have experi- IB y* ^j ence, ability and ta jSt-j»?L fv enthusi- [| \\Z [Ty r4 asm* § ^W^fck&* materials in f^^Af^ and expert || llVvLJl if workman- jj| Ul^/l'A 8*'P guaranteed. jg \\i-^5r We paint every ja Ml ft coat properly, h ^^H*F?Z^t never skimp un- £ f|j|j^{{|li seen parts, and g ^^^Jour charges are g acknowledged by a ?|| all as 'fair and square.' i g|! Estimates with pleasure, g j M. ROBRICK I PAINTER AND DECORATOR I ^_____^_DORRIGO^_ | LAWRENCE BRADY Myrtle Street ? DORRIGO — Licensed — Second Hand Dealer FURNITURE OF ALL DESCRIPTION BOUGHT AND SOLD LENDING LIBRARY GARY BRADY —GENERAL— Plumber AND Tinsmith Next to Memorial Hall, DORRIGO Phone 140. P.O. Box 69 TANKS MADE TO ORDER CAR RADIATOR REPAIRS A SPECIALTY C.XShea ? AUCTIONEER ? Ebor STOCK, STATION and COMMISSION AGENT. VALUATIONS MADE Sales Conducted in any Part of the District Agent for New Zealand Insurance Coy. 'Phone 16, Ebor. PIONEER PASSENGER SERVICE Dorrigo -Coffs & Return I Via Eastern Dorrigo | Monday — Wednesday — Friday ! & Saturday j Leave Dorrigo 6.30 a.m. ! Arrive Coffs Harbour 10.30 a.m. Leave Coffs Harbour 3.15 p.m. Arrive Dorrigo 6.30 p.m. : C. J. BOWDEN, Proprietor Dorrigo Laundry j CUDGCRY STREET, i ALL KINDS OF LAUNDRY WORK UNDERTAKEN , Ladies Frocks and Costumes, and GENT'S SUITS DRY CLEANED i AND PRESSED j MISS G. AVELAR, Prop R. CAISLEY i PLUMBER & Undertaker HICKORY STREET, DORRIGO 'Phones: Shop 40; Residence 53. TANKS, Milk Vats, Cans and all Dairy Utensils supplied at shortest: sotice. AGENCIES : Union Assurance Society — Fire, Accident, Workmen's Compensation. Simplex Milking Machinery. Baltic Separators. Funeral Arrangements carefully Carried out with Service and Economy Artificial Wreaths always on Hand Agent for Beckinsales high-grade j Moniurental Work Farmers YOUR POTATOES AND MAIZE TO Foley Bros., PTY., LTD., Farm and Dairy Produce Salesmen, 353-5-7 SUSSEX STREET SYDNEY. OR -96/98 ROMA STREET, BRISBANE. Personal attention, Top Prices and Prompt Returns assured. LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE: MR. M. HILLERY, North Dorrigo, 'phone 4. Water Divining QUALITY, QUANTITY, DEPTH ESTIMATED MINERAL LODES TRACED PARTICULARS, TERMS, ETC., FROM: A. U. POWER Box 48. BELLINGEN. VETERINARY MEDICINES PROVET LIQUID STOCK DRENCH For cows after calving, etc 25/ per gallon, 32 doses, plus freight I 7/6 per quart (8 doses) plus 1/6 postage PROVET VAG1NIT1S POWDER— for cows returning to service, etc. 80-Cow packets,. 37/6 plus 1/6 postage 40-Cow packets, 21/ plus 1/ postage Powder Blowers, 2/6 etxra PROVETOL ANTISEPTIC SOLUTION — for cows after calving, wounds, etc. 12/6 per gallon, plus freight 3/6 per quart, plus 1/ postage PROVET TEAT SALVE— for sore in stock and cracked teats, etc. 3/6 per 1-lb. tin, plus 1/6 postage PROVET BLOAT DRAUGHT 3/6 per bottle, plus 1/ postage PROVET CALF SCOUR REMEDY 3/6 per bottle, plus 1/6 postage PROVET BLIGHTY— for Blight and Pink Eye and similar eye complaints 10/6 per packet, plus 1/ postage There is a reliable PROVET remedy for practically every purpose, available at moderate cost — including the well-known HAMILTON VACCINE TREATMENT FOR MAMMITIS EVERYDAY PRODUCTS PTY. LTD. 337 Kent Street, Sydney Postal Address: Box 3377 G.P.O., Sydney N.S.W. Distributors for HAMILTON PTY. LTD. Taxi for Hire . DAY OR NIGHT 24 HOURS' SERVICE LONG OR SHORT TRIPS CATERED FOR RELIABLE AND SAFE DRIVING For Information — 'PHONE 153 — DORRIGO LES. BARLEY, Proprietor | Stand: Near Dorrigo Laundry liidilbliii ii£ippiliG?i5& When a man is young — and married — it is usual for him to have his life assured in the interests of his wife and children. That is as it should be, but more is desirable. While he is still young, every man ought to be using .^dfl|P^^!^-^ the A.M. P. to make the niost ?KiP %f He should be planning WBZk ' p (1) *'»at- *n tne «vent °f l's rSffr^Sfei i^f ' death, his wife shall be IPh^^^ p^ilil reasonaWy pr°tecied 5 -2-KINhP% V'tek Jl HH **ial tIiere wil1 be money lo «k|J£|| If .^X, vy'*' ^Kffll help his children get their ^?fe^X ^* Samstm ^'eet firmly on the ladder of ^J^ilS)ajffjfjB middle years and old age will ^^Ki|Bjp|| be happy and carefree. The early years are the best years in which to lay down such plans. The monthly outlay required for such planning is much less than most people imagine. Learn how other men are using the Society to enrich their lives. Write today. Ask the nearest A.M.Poffice or representative to prepare a plan for you, A.M. P. SOCIETY AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY Security through Co-operation SIR SAMUEL HORDERN, K.B.E., Chairman. SYDNEY OSMOND, General Manager. H. B. G. WALKER, Manager, New South Wales Branch. HEAD OFFICE: 87 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W. DISTRICT OFFICE: PRINCE STREET, GRAFTON District Manager: A. W. CLARK New Business Representative: J. R. Appleton. Assisted by J. H. Bennett, Local Agent. Industrial Dept. Superintendent: T. H. King. Industrial Dept. Agent: J. A. Stavert. I With lively recollections of petrol quality S most motorists 1 ^ JF Ml MM MM M H? I motor spirit | 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by i^ Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- %£-ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- Wg-twide poll among car and truck owners. One of ^ ™, many questions asked was: 'When the pool ends, VK \\ which petrol are you likely to try first?'''' %* y Nearly all named a brand in answer to this |t g question. Of those who so answered, substan- &,' I* tially more than 50% said: 'Shell'. §£ |;i THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED $t ^y (Incorporated in Great Britain) ^ j ALWAYS USE j ! AUNT I MARYS ! BAKING POWDER \\ * ^ _ ? ? C^ ''f with any good plain flour and ? 1 t l*i ^//yyo\\i can be sure the Scones ' J (^i -]/ will be light and crusty, your ? ? ^S^^^L pie-crust and pastry flaky, your ? 1 ^^^^^m sponges and cookies even ? I ^r—^g textured, light, and good colour. \\ j ^^^ AUNT MARY'S BAKING \\ j ^^^ POWDER adds to the pleasure | 1 ^1EJ^^ and economy of home baking! \\ L- ? ? — J"}
{"id":173250858,"text":"02 Sep 1954 - 2 TO 1 LISTEN PREFERENCE [?] COMMERCIAL [?] Guyra Argus (NSW : 1902 - 1954), Thursday 2 September 1954, page 3 lOMMEROaL BAM - .^TDNEY;: A Nationai-Gallup Poll/ publishea hi the Suniiterajd, which quizzed listeners on' their' ' preference for p!1:her nai.ional or commercial stations, shojys a more, than two-to-bne ' !~ preference, for eomrnerciai: broadcasting. The comparison -.\\wia a similar'. Gallup . Eoir two, years agb^hows:-i-^ * , . . ? ' ?? . . -.''-?? '??';.?? - '?;?-' 'j).c. - p.c. .?.-'? '?=., '-.- '-?/,' J..'V;'-- -''1952.- 1952 . Mostly Coynmercial . 'Station, listeners .- 44 48JJostJyr^tatibhaLStar :. . tion : listeners: ,.:^f), j£ rpth^ equal :.:^L tr-, 30 ? 27 Rarely listen- ? ;^ ?.-?;'^.-- ? 6 'v- — - ~ &qv*JL ? listen V. ^.?W--;.»t ^i, ? = 2 ? ?'?-tisteaers/'to .cp.mninrcial staMons^Thfelucie- -J '.- %&[ ifer^ cent' La^uvL.rvfeters v.iand; -3p; per ? ..?-rent. il-.rC.P-. WQterSj against 18' iier; cpn^ labour' and 29 per ^ceht.^L.-C.P. ^votefrsHsteuine , to naiional station. ,* The n^jct analysis -ased on oecupatiofis; shoi^ : ho\\v the ?---.--various occxkp^tXonal ..giroups. divide: most of their radio ? US* te^P*.-' ??:]? ; ^Mo^yfiostiy ; ??.,'?!.? '?..?- -*;??? ?'?'--,«? -v.- -'.epnii ? 'Nat.;- ^ -'-',???;/'.:; '?-,--. ,?*-?$&.?:- ?:'p--c-:' -? ? '?'?' Jlrtskuled:\\vor^ers^.: |3r ,3| ; Skilled--^ ,;,v''fe-:||; ***; Smalt 1?usuvess ??=,* -r^M „ ^4; ?m0^mmf%^m^-^-^ W ?.. -i^fej^^lw^rt?^^-'- ~r:-: ' :&&&'%£$''?- M-^ M^^ ?'??*??? ? ?'? ? i%^^W3^^.:rV--^.^'-v^ - ??"}
{"id":173347529,"text":"06 Dec 1935 - SARINA. Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Friday 6 December 1935, page 14 SARINA. No. 5 Division Ratepayers. The executive of the Ratepayers' Association has received the following :idvicD from the Shire Council, with reference, to the sewerage poll: 'The estimate,1 at this stage, of the number of electors in, the township. is betwijen,'. 500 and 700.' Ratepayers ov/ning prop-J er'ty but not residing In 'the' division are ineligible for voting , purposes. All, residents covered by the scheme will !-9 included in the'. voters' roll.' The voting will not be postal.' .,.?...;?? '.'? .' Business Alterations ? and'' .Progress; „ On .Tuesday night considerable ac tivity was noted when Messrs. Kelly & Sons tranferred; their stock from their temporary premises to the spacious new premises on the corner of Broad and Central streets. Mr. W. Heath, fostering- progress and keeping- abreast of the times, 'has in stalled a dough-mixer. Manufactured by Henry Berry & Co., the machine apart, frcm being the essence of sim plicity and hygisne, is not only a labor-sav-er, but completes a far more oyen mixture than the hand method. Operated at a low cost from the main, the machine is capable of handling 320 loaves at a mixing. ;', ''tfresbytcriun .Church Sunday-School ' . , . . Anniversary. The anniversary service of the Pres byterian' 'Church -Sunday-school' was held on Sunday night last. Rev. G. Wilson, gave niv excellent, address to the children, stressing,, in delightful story, form, the necessity for spiritual guid ance and the help of God. In all their lives. Master C. Venton (West. Plans Creek) read the. .Old Testament los aon;' and Master P. Inglls the New Testament lesson, both of whom were marked both in clarity and diction. A chorus, 'Joy, joy, joy,' and the clos ing , hymn were delightfully rendered by. the Sunday-school children, to or gan', and violin accompaniment; while u''..rEjcUalion war, given -by little Miss Yvonne Wlckboid, and a hymn, as an instrumental sole-, by Master G. Wilson. Miss J, Stewart, an outstanding little vocalist/rendered 'Jesus Saviour, Abide with Me.' .':.?'? ' .On -the completion of the .sorvico, tho Sunday-school prizes .were', pre sented by Mrs. H. 'Brandon! as follow:— ?Sarina— Senior: Jessie Stewart (do nated by Mr. P. C. Brooks) 1, Ruth. Th,orp (Mr. A. Innes) 2, J, M'Donald i (Mrs. Langford) 3, Daphne Lea (Mr. T; Kenyon) special. . Intermediate: P.. Inglls (Mrs. Wilson) 1, Edna El'lcr (Mrs. W. Thorp) 2, Bu'nty Thorp (Mr. A. 'Brandon) 3. Junior: Max Eller 1, A'M'Cowan 2; D. Dodds 1, June Poole 2,: Olive M'Cowan 3. ?West Plane Creek.-^Religious in struction—Senior: b. Venton, . 94 per cent., (donated by Mi\\ W. Hamilton) 1, .J.; Gibson- (Mr.- W; Brown) 2. Junior; R. -Graham .1, J. Vent'on (donated by G. Graham) 2, W.;i Angus (G. Gra-: ham) 3.-; ?' ? : -,... .; ..Church Attendance.— R. Thorp (do nated by. the Manse)' i, P. Inglis (H. Brandon) 2, '.J. M'Donald ' (Mrs. A. Stewart) 3, G. Little .(Miss M.' Stew art), Jessie Stewart ? (Mr. G. Inglis) special prize. .,..'? Infant' Diyision.rr-1.. Inglis; A. ; Berry, M. Osborne, J. Roberts, I. M'Kinley, B. Flriklc, J. Whitehead, P.' Jenkins,'- N. Gow, B. James, R. Doyle, M. - je'nkins, Y. Wickbold, A. Poole, V. M'Leod, B. Rankin; B. Wharton, R. Doyle, B. Wil son. Methodist .Garden' Fete. ..The grounds, of -the Methodist Church presented- a changed appear ance on' Saturday af tampon; Novembsr 30, when the' Amity Club held its gar den fete, assisted by the Ladles' Guild. Rev. R.L. Hogg, in introducing Mrs, E. B. Swayne,'. who, opened, the func tion/ remarked upon the' risk which the. club; had 'taken' in deciding to hold' an, al-fresco affair. Only_ that morn ing there had been a :sli6wer which : ?? i :;' ';/'??' '?'??. ''.? .'? '', ? ':- . ,? ', ; ? night easily have been the precursor rf moro rain. It had been quite a 'nislncss cutting and erecting saplings, ? rigging up awnings, etc., in addition, to ;he stalls themselves. If there' was .\\ n:y one parson whom they ? should ihonk moro than another for. this. un-exciting but necessary work It .was Mr. Leu Buckley, who had labored- :for' this purpose-, morning, .noon, and ji-jnighti-wi^L .. Mrs. Swnyne needed- little-., iritroducr,-. (J; ?' 'Jon to a gathering such1- as. that,*' as j ? again and again Mrs. Swayne' had V ? similarly . graced their gatherings! ;-.She showed an 'interest in all their '?major ?? \\ activities. He had pleasure;-: in.'t ball-' I ?hb upon her to formally 6pen',\\their fete. ?'.-..? ?'. . ?...;-'f:i:?-:W;.'';5r''.!,!v| Mrs. swayne spoke of. the pleasure, it ?;ave her to be able;. to -comply;S,iwith! .-:.; ' their request to be present^and': .ppen|;.r, ;ll the function again. . She... regarded., &;,-. ;|1 as an honor and a privilegq...,,-Having-,; ill had a look around ;the', stalls', she^adj; ?;' ill been impressed with the evidences.of ' |l the hard work which had been dorie'Jjy ? J the members of the club to-Jiaye -prp-'jc t\\\\ duced so many articles for .salp; One Ml was constantly reminded of the many ?!' similar functions .being held--, itiji the. ;:;l town from time., to time, all' heeding I money for very worthy objects. -In her reading just recently she had come across a sentence something, like, this:.-, 'Everything comes, if you- wait/-tothe-:v' other fellow 1' Her application was to the effect that it would.be folly to wait ..-for the other fellow to .buy the'. best things, .offered on the. stalls. . .'Make your purchases .without --delay.';'. i.So iiiiying, Mrs . Swayne declared' ; the . .feLo open for business. . ?'?'.;.'??;?.-',? Llttla Dinah Harding theninadeher -way up to Mrs. Swayne , aiid vpre- ' .'icntecl her \\ylth a basket of .sweets., ? : Mr. Hogg then called upon.. Miss CM. ,' Merry and Miv- W-. ? Richards.;- .'^ladles , ,.,-i and men's enptains respectively, !tp-' move and second a vote of thanks to' Mrs. Swayne. . ', ' ? ..;:'-:.'.? Following were the stalls .and;;.th.e, . : stall-holders . and .helpers:— Ea'ncy' work, Mrs. Chas. Euli; ? Mrs.*.',E,' A. Everitt; mystery' stall, Mrs!; H.'.Slch ler. jun., Miss Nora' CprlSet; , sweets ?stall, Mrs. E; J.. Foan, 'Miss M.' Merry; refreshments, Mesdames . Geo. Derbin, . W. A. Thomas, H. Westmbreland.JV! J.,, Richards!, W. Richards;' E.-W. Corbet' '' A. B. Jackes, and T. H. -Buckley;. ices ' ,V and drinks, Mrs. R. Palmer,- Miss -Ihelma Thomas; cakes stall, Mrsi'Ai'H. , -Harding; shooting gallery, Messrs'.' Xeri' ''! nnd D.. Buckley, competitions, Messrs.'' i-N J. Daley,.^R. Murray.'-'W^ Richards, ' and G. Derbin; gatekeeper, Mr; T.iH. Buckley. ' '-':'?? i: ?-..??'.'..;',. ? The afternooiv was 'fine, the stalls looked nicc/dnd ' the1 company'; all i ssorned to . have' en joyed..- themselves.''' ' ? Tho lund for the building of the school hall will benefit .oonslderablyV as a result of the afternoon's gathering' ' Personal. ''? ' '? ; '? Mr.; and Mrs., Stoyle£ who -have^ -fieen1' V ? Mrs. M'Pherson .(Perth) !ls 'aV.-.pre-';ii ' sent -.the guest 'of her 'sister; ??'. Mrs $M-A I '**OSS. ? , .. ? , , f : ;. ?jV, ' ?;'' I ,. ? ^™— '^^-^— — — ^— .-.?'?'-..'.' ? V ' ?. ?..'???*?' I The paper money now in clrcuiation. ^ j «oSw.ha^:rtoav.vaiue°fsetii;:"}
{"id":173894423,"text":"28 Mar 1947 - Advertising Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953), Friday 28 March 1947, page 9 STOCK AND LAND SECTION ORCHARDISTS LION BRAND IPRAYS Manufactured by Orchard Sprays Pty, Ltd, Arsenate of Lead Paste and Powder - Wettable Sulphur. Lime Sulphur Solution. Lime Sulphur Dry Mix. (Brown Rot) Bluestone.Snow. SNA Powder (known as stick on), prevents fruit drop. DDT Emulsion, 20 per cent Concentrate. Variety of DDT Dusts for Vegetables. All these lines are available for 1947 season at FREDMAN’S The Growers’ Home for Sprays and Orchard Requisites. H. FREDMAN, PTY. LTD. 187 High Street, Shepparton. D. F. Watson’s Announcements MART SALE W SALE COMMENCES AT 1.30 P.M, S Friday Next MARCH 28,1947 S OATS WANTED ® We require Truck Lots of OATS for Melbourne Buyers. Bring W Your Samples for a Quote. Top Market Prices Paid. A List your Properties if not already on our fixes Farms, Orch 2 ards, Houses, Shops, Vacant Businesses, etc. Buyer* W for all classes of properties waiting to inspect. List your proper! i now with 5 D. F. WATSON a AUCTIONEER, REAL ESTATE, STOCK & PROPERTY AGENT. X CORNER MAUDE AND HIGH STREETS, ti/iih lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want r*. m m Mf wx// sm v'/e m W w, W. ■mg r< W > & /■>A ■ /%fs m -J % \\ <5-/ >s j. •»> V V W* motor spirit “Opinion Research”, which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and Jfuck owners. One of many questions asked was: “ When the pool euds i which petrol are you likely to try first?” Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: “Shell Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. m. m lip II THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) 546 6H SHEPPARTON CATTLE SALE TUESDAY, Ist APRIL, 1947 NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. LTD., will conduct their next Fortnightly Cattle Sale on the above date, and in addition to the usual yarding will offer: —' * 3 Jersey Cross Heifers, oh Ist calf; due to May. 4 Jersey Cross Heifers on 2nd calf, due in May. These Heifers are on account of Local Owner and are extra good. FURTHER ENTRIES INVITED. NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED ■SHEPPARTON AND . BRANCHES PROPERTY SALE - - HOUSE 117 Knight Street, Shepparton SATURDAY, APRIL 12th, 1947. AT 11 AM (To be offered at W. A. Office) W. A. DAINTON, acting under instructions from EXORS of the late M. J. HAMILTON, will offer at his Office in Wyndham Street, Shepparton, the following property:— 7-Roomed Brick Dwelling, Sleep-outs, Washhouse AND 2-R. WB ROOM ATTACHED and all conveniences. The Land has a frontage to Knight Street of 90 feet 10 inches, with a depth of 402 feet 5 inches (Pt. Crown Allot. 16, Volume 6441, Folio 1288162). This Property is situated in one of the picked positions in the Borough of Shepparton, being handy to Churches, Schools and Shops. The Executors are sellers as they wish to wind up' Estate. Possession: To bexfferecl subject to tenancy. For further particulars or inspection apply— W. A. DAINTON, Auctioneer, Shepparton. SHEPPARTON PIG AND CALF SALE MONDAY, MARCH 31st., 1947 NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. LTD. will V conduct their next Pig and Calf Sale on the above date and require 200 PIGS s 2OO WE ARE FIRST SALE FOR MELBOURNE AND LOCAL CURERS AND EXPORTERS Good Prices Ruling for all Classes of Pigs and Calves. NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. LTD. Shepparton and Branches u&i Ml rm i m C7I ft* H an IS m its “'.'■•TT!*'"-v*' & mm m r ifSspe . . and L!K€ THIS' i mi ASB€STOS C€ M€ NT S-H€€TS m wTs?y w. B ft. vt ~s-sv; vert . . . Will bo the post-war choice of thousands of thrifty Australians who are wanting modern, attractive and durable homes oi their own ... of o cost within their reach. Plan NOW to use this Economical, Durable* and Fir© Retardant building material for the exterior and interior walls and ceilings of your new home. ‘TIBROLITE" Builds Better Homes at Lower Cost. Write for illustrated brochure —FREE) JAMES HARDIE & COY. PTY. LTD. (In.-. In N.S.W.I CNtf CLARENDON STREET AND CITY ROAD SOUTH MELBOURNE. 5.C.5 B E. J. Vibcrt, Pty, Ltd., Wyndham St., Shepparton Station Timber Yards, Pty. Ltd., High St., Shep’tn. THE “ADVERTISER” For HIGH CLASS JOB PRINTING"}
{"id":174447334,"text":"07 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Guyra Argus (NSW : 1902 - 1954), Thursday 7 April 1910, page 3 A VILLAGE POLLING OAY. ? ? — ^ SOME INCIDENTS. x Soon after seven on a dark January morning we alighted at the station nearest our destination— the typical. Lancashire v-llage of X. 'I think we had better walk It,' suggested the l. ??« i-'ding oflcer. titter an impatient wait of five m'nutcs; 'we ought to manage the four miles In time for the orenlng of the poll.' Vfe* we'c.'iw fattle of wlioc'i. hnw*v*r. qulcklr t.''-i-yed o'l- iiuxii-ty. and soju the inly of three v--as hudi:l«d together ^n the rlcketty carrier's cart. 'Hoo's rare an' fr'°Vy this mornln',' Fafi1 the driver fron his seat; ' it's wunnerful what yon owd m.'-re can do when she's wun up— hoo'l 'a yo' theer i' hayve an hour— It's th1 excitement as does It' The horse certainly did move; but the strides were ctiit^flv nn ant] down. after the manner of Pecksniff's pony, and Ms a^t'on caused the cait to jolt most uncomfortably. , 'And they say as animals knows nowt,' continued the driver, calmly lgnorlug the fact that we. were continually being flung to the bottom of the cart by the erratic movements of his horse. 'Yon horse knows as there's summat\\V th' air; hoo's a seet moor sense till mony a woman, aye.an' raohy a Christian, that hos 'as.' ?? -BILL TATES CASTS IfitS VOTJ3. Having arrived at the polling station, the carrier adjourned to the publichouse opposite. 'I met as weel stop an' put ma cross to t' papper while' Tm on t' spot,' was his parting greeting. As he did not enter the polling booth until close on noon, it was evident that voting was a serious' matter to our friend the carrier. When, with the assistance of two village constables, the boxes had been duly placed and unsealed, the poll was declared ocen. 'I'm nil! Yates.' he saJd genially, 'on' eighty-three last wick.' 'For fifty year,' he continued, 'me an' owd Mo powd fost at every election i' this village. But th' owd lad is deawn wi' t' rheumatics badly, so he cannot turn eawt this time. Poor awd Mo, he'll be gradely frettin' abeaut it a' — I mun goo an' ha' a word wl' th' owd lad — he were always on t' reet side, an' would be now If he but cood.' And with a parting- flourish of his stout cudeel Bill left the booth. Mine host from across the way was the next to vote, and with an eye to business he Informed- us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour. Soon after breakfast time some 'little commotion was heard at the entrance, the sound of a shrill voice being -very persistent. . ? 'You cannot come in with him,' said the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with h(s body. 'He'll goo an' vote for t* wrong felly if I dunnot,' replied a female voice. 'Ast do nowt o't kind,' growled a pro-* testing voice; 'dost think I'm a born too'?' 'Tha were never osvt else sin I wed thee — thee'at three parts drunk awready, and ? ' By this time the voter had managed to enter the room. 'Neaw what would to do wi' a wife like you 7' he began, turning .to the policeman. '' .-;???—.. 'Get on wl'.'thi' votln', lad, and move on,' replied the officer, sharply. 'It's bad enoo neaw,' grumbled the unlucky wight as he left the room a few minutes later, 'but what'll it be when they're getting t' vote?' NOT BROWS, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part the workmenwho came in during the day were quiet and businesslike In their manner of voting; very few needed any instructions, and the general improvement inthe education of the people is perhaps never so noticeable as on these occasions. There was one exception. A b'g, surly-looking man who came to the table witlh the demand, 'Gie us a card!' 'Name, please?' requested the clerk. 'What's that to thee? I vote by ballot,' he snapped out. Even when it was pointed out to him that bis name was necessary to prove his right to vote according to the reg stcr he refused to budge, and not until the officer came to escort him to the door did be give the required information. The local gentry. Including Uhe clergy and doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In several cares they did not think If necessary to give their names until requested. 'Ha — yes, of course, of course,' blustered one, 'you are strangers to the village, otherwise you would have had no need to ask for my name.' It afterwards transpired that this individual was a recent settler in tbe village, . j 'Lives in a big new place on th' 'ill— of no fambly whatever, tries to mix up ' with our best fambltes, who don't want none of him,' remarked the constable scathingly. ! During uhe afternoon . very little pcJ:- i Ing was done; but one old fellow created a mild diversion. 'Con yo tell me which o' these chaps is Brown 71' he Inquired. 'Certainly,' responded the presiding officer, indicating 'the name on tbe voter's paper; then, suspecting an illiterate voter, he asked the old .man Whether he could read aid write. '. 'Aye, lid, I con write -reet enoo for this Job; but mi seet Is none so good as it were. Art sure thisJis Brown?' he continued. .-'.-? On being reassured that it was, the old man retired to 'tbe ballot-box* to mane nis cross. 'That's aw reet,. isn't It?' he remarked, showing his paper to the presiding officer. . ' : 'But you have not voted for Brown,' said the official, after examining the paper. 'I ne'er intendlt to,' chuckled the old fellow, winking his eye silly, 't'other chap's my mon, an' I wanted to mak' no mistake about him.' THREE CHEERS FOR VOWt) MO.' The return of the out-workere to their homes brought the usual rush in the closing hours of the poll; * ' The rival candidates roused. local excitement to fever beat by their' final visits to the neighboring committee rooms. , With the last halt hour came a constant succession of cheers and .counter' cheers, as the remaining voters caine up. ? ' - ' .'. ? ? - .--.- ??;..-? . :: ?', . 'Three- cheers for t' Squire— he's coom all t' way fra Scotland!' -shouted; someone: outride as a motor car caine -panting up. . . ' % ? ?'?'? ,.? -? '^ 'Tbree cheers tor Owd -.-Jtolv called: out- tfa'e leader of the opposition party. The two' came In together, .the Squire helping the -crippled old man, whose right leg was. swathed In red; flannel. '. - - : Tbe Snuire walUd. until tte «U am had voted, In order that he might assist htm out again. - ' - . 'You must come in the motor— Tur see you safe home.' - F 'Nay, nay, Squire, I mun stick to tal colors. I'd a gone wi' th' owd Squto* . . reet willingly; he were always ior,tN poor people; he'd- seed 'em starffo/torj bread an' knew what Protection: ineant ?} -for such as us. ' I've had chllder'cryhiT for bread, and I've worked wick In, i wick eawt, an* not been' able to give j ?em one gradely meal i' th' day. Najr,(' ... nay, Squire, -no Protection, for .the HkesJ :-. o' me; we mun go our own wayBV-th'j lads browt me here i' th' donkey ;cart, j : an' I reckon th' owd donkey '[Flake ttte j .: back agen — mayhap ast ne-er vtote agen, ; Squire; but If it is last time I knowJ awm on t' right side. , Good - neetj Squire!' ? ? ??'?-. 1 And with blazing eyes the old -fellow I drew himself' up and hobbled painfully' to the doo'r with th^- aid of his stick, j And a_ the polling closed a mightycheering broke out, 'Three cheers ftri Owd Mo!'— H.L.. in the 'Dally Newe.' ' ' — ' jil,"}
{"id":174977044,"text":"04 Apr 1901 - Absolute and Percentage Polling. Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 4 April 1901, page 4 . " Absolute' and Percentage Polling. On another page will be found the commencement of our usual tabular work to Bhow absolute and percentage polling in connection with the lato federal elections. Tho present instalment relates to the Brisbane division only". Every oare has been taken in the compilation. Somo of the details are left for comparison by interested readers. The first three lines of figures, read upwards aud downwards, will show the number of votes recorded for . the several candidates in the sevoral Stato electorates. ' They show that the successful candidate headed tho poll over the first defeated candidate in' every electorate. Also thoy show that in two of the electorates — namely, Toowong and the "Valley,, the aecond candidate was ahead of tho first man. If the votes of tho two commercial. candidates were put.together it would be seen that the commercial vote and the labour voto respectively como out as 4,003 and -2,201. This is nearly the same thing as saying that the commercial vote stood us two to ono compared with the labour vote. In the table we havo shown tho percentages of votes recorded for tho several candidates on the total valid votes polled ; and fnrther we have shown tho percentage of valid votes to tbo total enrolment. If added together it will ho seen that the total valid voting on the total enrolment is 51 per cent. This result is seen also on inspection of. the total numbers. It follows therefore' that about one eleotor out of every two, on tho rolls, took the trouble to voto at this particular election. Deducting tho plural votes would not seriously affect tho porcentages."}
{"id":174977181,"text":"04 Apr 1901 - Absolute and Percentage Polling. Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 4 April 1901, page 4 , Absolute and. Percentage ;; Polliilg.' ' /" : On another page - will be. fdnnd tho com-menccment of our usual tabular work' to show absolute and percentage/polling in connection with the late federal eleetipna. The present instuhnent relates to the; Brisbane '. division only. Every care lias been taken in thecompila-tion. Some of the details, are left fur comparison by interested readers. The first three lines of figures, read upwards and downwarda,. will Bhow tho number of votes recorded for the soveral candidates in. the sevoral State electorates. They: show that the' successful candidate' headed the - poll' over the first defeated candidate in every . electorate. Also they show . that in two of the electorates -r- namely, Toowong and the Valley, the second candidate was ahead of the first man. If ' the votes of the two commercial candidates were pat togather it would bo seen thnt tho commercial vote and the labour vote respectively come out as 4,003 and 2,201. This is nearly the ' samo thing as saying that the commercial vote stood as two to one compared with the labour vote. In the tabid we.have shown :the percentages of votes recbrded for -the 'several candidates, on the total valid votes polled-; and further, we have shown the percentage of valid votes to tho total enrolment. If added together it will be soon that the total valid voting on the total enrolment is 61 per cent. This result is seen also on inspeotion of the total numbers. It follows therefore that about one eleotor out of every two, on the rolls, took the tronble to vote at this particular election. Deduoting tho plural votes would not seriously atfeot tbo percentages."}
{"id":175194059,"text":"24 Nov 1941 - GALLUP POLLS IN AUSTRALIA Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953), Monday 24 November 1941, page 1 GALLUP POLLS IN AUSTRALIA Local Representative Conducts Surveys Such contentious subjects as government lotteries, marriage loans, child endowment (whether or not it is satisfactory), race meetings (should week-end meetings be stopped during the war) and whether, in the event of the Labor Government being defeated, the voter would prefer an all party Government or an election, were among the eight questions asked by Mr Ralph Thompson in a recently completed survey in this district on behalf of Australian Public Opinion Polls (Gallup method). Results of this Australia-wide survey will be announced shortly. In view of the wide publicity these polls have been given in recent months when they have been used regularly to test the feeling of the American people towards the U.S.A.’s possible entry into the war, It is surprising to find that interviews conclude! i; Shepparton and district reveal that about 75 per cent, of the people have never heard of them. In this district 10 people were interviewed by Mr Thompson why selected them from the various age and income groups in the proportion laid down by the Gallup method. At the same time, interviewers throughout Australia were doing the same thing so as to get views from 1 all parts of the Commonwealth. There are five different ways in which an answer can be recorded, yes, no, an emphatic yes or no, or undecided. Special provision is made on forms for people who are quite unacquainted with the subject and unable to give an opinion. Interviewers are warned against any voice inflection or action that might bias people's replies. They are [instructed to repeat the question, if need be, in the exact words; but under no circumstances to amplify or explain it. POLL. FINDINGS It is not suggested that the leaders of Australia should blindly follow the poll findings. Popular opinion is sometimes now fully informed. But the polls will add to the evidence on which those with the responsibility of leadership base their estimates of public reaction. Moreover, the leaders can take steps to correct misunderstanding, where it appears to exist. Polls conducted in October revealed that 59 per cent, of Australians favored equal 'pay for men and women doing the same work, with 33 per cent, against and 8 per cent, undecided. When asked whether they would prefer to pay for the cost of the war ,by higher taxes or a rise in the cost of living many Australians were undecided. Fifty per cent, preferred heavier taxes, 11 per cent, higher cost of living, the rest had either no preference or no opinion. The majority of Australians (57 per cent.) showed themselves to be dissatisfied with price control with only 22 per cent, satisfied, 14 per cent undecided and 7 per cent, unable to give an opinion. Three to one favored an all party Government. ACCU RATE IN DIG ATOR The methods used by Dr. Gallup in “'determining what represents an accurate cross-section of the community and of obtaining the opinions of this picked sample on matters of public interest have been proved to be a remarkably' accurate indicator of the opinions of the nation as a whole during the years in which Gallup polls have been conducted in America and England. Most spectacular use of these polls was made in forecasting the Presidential elections in America when test polls conducted prior to the elections revealed that Roosevelt would be reelected and gave a fairly close indication of the margin."}
{"id":175363588,"text":"12 Nov 1953 - THERE’S ROOM FOR A RELIGIOUS REVIVAL Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thursday 12 November 1953, page 15 THERE'S ROOM FOR A RELIGIOUS REVIVAL Extraordinary religious demonstrations in Queensland and New South Wales have been a feature of the Family Rosary Crusade, conducted by Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., which reached its culmination in the Sydney Archdiocese with the record crowd of 110,000 people in the Sydney Cricket Ground on 1 November. Father Peyton will open the Victorian State Campaign on IS November. Yet, in a recent Gallup Poll on the need, or otherwise, for a religious revival, it was interesting to see that Catholics were way down at the bottom of the list—the opinion of the majority of Catholics was that we don't need a religious revival at all. Catherine • Kaye 1 HAVE been wondering ever since why they thought that. I should imagine that at any given time, there's room for a religious revival, and I can think of no time when it was more needed that it is now. Possibly the people answering the question saw a religious revival as a series of camp-fire meetings; possibly they were thinking of the word "revival" in connection with the undignified and sentimental manifestations which have often accompanied the word. But need for a revival there is at all times. What is a mission but a renewal of faith, a polishing up of religious life, if that's all that's necessary, but often the occasion of a complete rebirth of faith? There's an urgent need for a renewal of faith today, when so many people have lost it. It would be rash and foolish to say that we are on the threshold of a new age of faith; on the face of things,-we couldnft be further away from one. Yet, possibly because they have lost faith and are looking for what they have lost or for something to take, its place, people in general seem more interested in religion today than they have been for years. 0. 'FTEN their interest centres on an imitation of faith which is sickly and pallid. Take the present passion for pseudo-Biblical novels and stories. I've read only one of these outpourings, which I found thoroughly bad, both in its writings and in the milk-and-water faith which is presented as Christianity. But to many people it and its kind have been something of an introduction to Christ and the men and women who lived and worked with Him. These books may have their uses. There is also a vogue for Biblical films. I have not seen one of these, and I wouldn't want to see one, if it meant that I saw no more films for the rest of my life. I did read the film story of Salome—an incredible piece of tampering with truth, and something which Catholics should avoid. In the story of Salome, as we learnt it from childhood, there's magnificent drama, which could have made a wonderful film. As it stood, however, it would scarcely have made a suitable vehicle for Miss Hayworth, so naturally it had to be amended. The sudden preoccupation with Biblical and Christian themes, however poorly handled, seems to me more an effect than a cause. People are looking for the faith; suddenly it has become thoroughly saleable. What I find more interesting than the spate of books and films is the fact that magazines and digests have, over the past few years, been obviously interested in writing with a religious flavour. What they have wanted is, not fiction, but fact and exposition. In digests in particular, I have read article after article in which the nature of faith, and the growth of faith, have been discussed. Leaving the romantic Biblical novel out of the picture, there's a continually growing body of good fiction which has as its theme the struggle between good and evil as expounded in the works of Mauriac and Greene. By no means all the writers of these books are Catholics. The search for God, which was once ignored by fiction writers other than Catholics, is now a standard theme. ANYONE WHO mixes with non-Catholics must realize their need. There seems little faith in the new generation. Many of their parents belonged to the various chinches, but for some reason their children are not following in their footsteps. This could be a mis-statement, but I don't think so. I know a widely assorted bunch of near-pagans, almost every one of whom came from a church-going family. But most of them are not happy to be near-pagans. Some are, of course. Some of them have no understanding of their need for God. They substitute other needs, and, I must confess, seem happy enough—far happier than those who are groping for faith. There's an astonishing number of converts around us, and an even greater number of potential converts. You can't .work out just what it is that starts a man thinking about the Church. As a rule, it's the very last thing he will think of. There is still violent and bitter prejudice against the Church. The nicest people, intelligent and tolerant, are apt to swell with indignation when the Church is mentioned. They are quite honest in their detestation of it, their contempt for it, or, rather, for what diey think it is. They are not hating the Church; they are hating their own interpretation of the Church. But, if they will read, if they can be argued with, they may change that picture; show them the true picture, and the rest may be left to God. I KNOW a trio of converts, a man and his wife, and another woman, all of whom were violently opposed to the Church. They had one thing in common, and only one, their contempt for the Church and for all who belonged to it. One of them could not believe that any person, intelligent or otherwise, could honestly subscribe to such a demanding and improbable creed. They brought forward all the usual arguments—our idolatry, the nonsense of confession, the laughableness of Transubstantiation. I would have said that not one of them would ever step inside the doors of the Church. The three of them are now Catholics: it cost each of them a great deal to take the final step—in one case, it meant complete exclusion from parents, brothers and sisters. I know a woman who is on the threshold of the Church, and who, for her own sake, must somehow or another be encouraged to cross it. She wants to be a Catholic— she was never prejudiced for or against the Church, but for several years she's been coming nearer and nearer to it. She'd have been a Catholic now, but for the fact that her husband is one of the happy prejudiced, one of the most charming, upright men I've met, possessed of all the Christian virtues, but with a blind spot where the Church is concerned. His wife doesn't want to hurt him; she has seen several disastrous mixed marriages, and she doesn't want to be part of one. At present, therefore, she's resolutely closing her eyes to what she knows she should do. There's a copy of Elected Silence on her bookshelf. It was given to her, but she won't read it. She admits that she is afraid to read it. Ti HERE'S another of our friends who, for years, has been searching for God, not that he'd admit it. He classed himself as an agnostic, willing to look for truth, and spending a lot of his time in the quest. He didn't want to look at Christianity—he'd been reared in a strictly religious home, he'd been a Sunday-school teacher until he went into the Army. He knew Protestantism, he wouldn't look at Catholicism. So he delved into Greek philosophy, into the writings of the Oriental mystics, into anything which might help him without making too many demands on him. Keith lent him, a long time ago now, the school textbook of apologetics. He read it, disagreed with it, but couldn't get his mind off it. A few weeks ago, he happened to mention that he had just bought a copy of the New Testament, which he was heading with profound interest. The inevitable series of arguments followed. A few days ago he told Keith that if he could accept the doctrine of Transubstantiation, he'd be a Catholic. He was one man who would, I'd have thought, been content to stay outside the Church for ever, but I shouldn't be at all surprised to find him within its doors before he dies. THE Catholic has an obligation to his fellowmen to know his religion, and to be able to present it to anyone wanting to ask questions about it. Make no mistake, any Catholic who is prepared to discuss his faith—and by discuss I mean discuss—will have ample opportunity of justifying himself. He must be prepared to swallow insults— not because people want to be insulting, but because quite often their misconceptions, honestly held, are an insult. He must realize that and accept it—he'll get to know very quickly whether people are interested in what he says or whether, as happens rarely, they are baiting him. There's not much point in arguing witli the baiter, but he is the only person whose questions should not be answered. If you're prepared to discuss your religion, you may see no results for your work. That doesn't matter; you've no idea what one remark, one false idea exposed in its falsity, may do. You've not setting out to make converts; in the long run, only God can bring a soul into its home; but you are setting out to help clear away a whole lot of mental brambles. You can't do it, of course, unless you're thoroughly grounded in your faith. You need to know exacdy what you believe and why you believe it. If you're hazy about a few tilings, look them up. Apologetics make fascinating reading; so do the stories of conversion which have been told by hundreds of people. To the born Catholic, these tales of quest and of spiritual adventure are a revelation. Every Catholic should read one of them every so often, if only that he might realize what a treasure he was given, and how much other people have suffered and sacrificed that they, too, might possess it. The world does need a religious revival. It needs to see truth again, and to recognize its faith. The need is enormous; a dreadful price of unhappiness is being paid today by those who have lost the security of faith. We are asked to help our neighbour— surely it's even more important to help him, when he asks our help, in spiritual than in material things."}
{"id":176269135,"text":"03 Aug 1938 - SEWERAGE POLL Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953), Wednesday 3 August 1938, page 9 SEWERAGE POLL Demand by Kyabram Ratepayers. Kyabram Waterworks Trust has been advised by the Minister for Water Supply (Mr. Old) that a petition has been lodged with the Com- mission on which are the signatures of 91 owners or occupiers within the proposed sewerage district objecting to the proposal to sewer Kyabram and requesting that, before a Sewerage Authority is constituted, a poll of ratepayers be taken on the question. As it w’ould appear that there are substantial objections to the proposed sewerage scheme, it was requested that the Trust take a poll of ratei payers to obtain an expression of opinion on the proposal, j It should be a Yes-No poll conducted on the lines of a municipal poll, but only ratepayers within the proposed sewerage district should receive votes and no ratepayer should be disqualified from voting merely by reason of non-payment of rates."}
{"id":17641691,"text":"30 Sep 1939 - AMERICAN OPINION. Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 30 September 1939, page 16 AMERICAN OPINION. U.S.A. Next If Allies Lose. NEW YORK, Sept. 29. (A.A.P.) According to a Gallup poll, 63 per cent. of Americans believe that, if Germany defeats Britain and France in the present war, Germany would start a war against the United States sooner or later. The figures, it is stated, may explain why a majority of voters at previous polls showed overwhelming sympathy with Britain and France. [Gallup polls, which are conducted by Mr. G. H. Gallup, are based on opinions obtained from representative cross-sections of the American community.]"}
{"id":176645633,"text":"04 Mar 1903 - RESULT OF THE DRAINAGE POLLING. Tasmanian News (Hobart, Tas. : 1883 - 1911), Wednesday 4 March 1903, page 2 REbULT OF THE DRAINAGE POLLING. A GEEAT MAJORITY FAVORS THE SCHEME. At 6.45 last evening tho Returning Officer announced the result of tbe poll, there being a considerable number ot electors present. He heartily congratulated the citizens ou the magnificent victory obtained, and Was sure that npof those who had voted and workc^.^? secure such a majoritv would ever regrei, their aotions. Within a vory short timo Hobart would havo a perfect system of drainage, and the reproach tbat was oast on the sanitation of tho city would be for over removed. (Cheers.) The result of tho poll was as follows:— For the scheme 8268 Against Affirmative majority ... 202tj. Informal papers, 23. The following is tbo analysis 0f u,ics recorded :— For. Against. J Vote 882 261 454 112 ' 945 483 "The Mayor moved a hearty voto of thanks to tho iieturning Officer and his assistants for the able manner in which the polling arrangements had beon performed. (Applauso) He also congratulated tho citizons, and said he was excaodmgly proud that tbo drainogs cheme had been so splendidly approved uring his Mayoralty. (Cheers.) • Mr Pattorson briefly returned thanks."}
{"id":176820496,"text":"18 Dec 1944 - U.S. POST-WAR TRAINING. Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Monday 18 December 1944, page 2 U.S. POST-WAR TRAINING. NEW YORK, December 16.— In a- Gallup poll on whether there ; should be a year's compulsory military or naval service after the war. 70. per cent, were In favor of it. 25 opposed to It, and the yeimtinder-were undecided. i . '.<"}
{"id":178124032,"text":"16 Oct 1946 - The Public Viewpoint Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Wednesday 16 October 1946, page 9 The Public Viewpoint If a Gallup Poll were to be conducted among the not so expert turf enthusiasts, the people who don't profess to know much about racing, it Would probably show an overwhelming a:„,.:( „f fu belief that m v majority oi p tne OCUC1 i n « Bernborough will win the Caulfleid Cup. HE public becomes attached b>» a great horse, and it lias implicit faith in BernborougH's aljilitv to accomplish any task that : jllm One admirer Was heard to say on aturday alter witnessing Bernie's in the 5 Caulfietl ™ortl e ss victory the Cup becausi ?taKCS. " ' he's much too Ro^ or thera^-a«d sucii a Strang looking horse That s the angle ol tlie man in me street. Bernborough is much too good for his opponents. This type of person doesn t stop to think, or to worry about, weights. S o fa,. ^ ile js concerned the Cauli x , . iu„, another race for U^cil^pionA^d T ^ i u l / ^ . ft'Do VOUI think: he ^ >« ^ j e J o ers froin Uk st-^t? one perlmn was asked. ., "Well, he caught Valcui'l easily .euough today, didn't he?" was bis I-..,.,^,. A dozen people were asked at Cam-'field what thev thought of Ills prosnects Eight of them thought Bern-K0rouBU would will, To those of the more "chatty" typs -the question was.put: How do you tliink he will run hLS race? Only two cared to go into details, antj both of them believed that tie B,oujd race in much the same manner ," as he ^Uld did be'always in the Caulfleid closethe Stakes; lead! i ers. would run up to them about half a mile from the finish and then, jf jug rider let him go. he would win jjy lengths But he had only 9.4 on lus back today; don't you think he w U find it ] more difficult to carry 10.10 in a race in which some speedy opponents will I,AVE n 0 m o r e than 6.7 to 7.0? i nii^i-ied k n„ dif[erence t» Bernhoi'ougli^hets .^k^ng.'M., re-! plied."}
{"id":178177201,"text":"02 Aug 1952 - MASSAGE IN ATHLETICS Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Saturday 2 August 1952, page 6 MASSAGE IN ATHLETICS By Melbourne Physical Education^ FRANK FIKDLAY. who is in Hel"!^ My personally conducted "Gallup Pqiih Olympic coaches congregated in Helsinki r0»iil Olympic Games, reveals uniform opinion if garding the value of massage in producing extra spark that will win the day. 0,1 When quizzed coach Larry Snyder, of the USA track and field team. saW that only athletes m need of massage, because of stretched muscle, or a nervy, worrying fellow who feels hell gain that "something extra," had treatment from U.S. trainers— and that was always very light. The use of lubricants to heat the body and help give protection from cold and wind was freely availed) of. Snyder frequently recommends a light massage before a workout, or a race, and another afterwards. "Some athletes," he said, ' never need or desire a i massage. Others get | and sore more easily [ f ^ V ^ o . ^ the same thing." The American tr also is expert at tliermy, infra-red even injections, and wastes time trying to muscle tone bv h«i massage. Geoffrey Dvson 1 professional coach ever4 be attached to an Enei team, stressed that efficiently trained qualjfi masseur should always selected. He said the ( rect treatment was o! given too late, if at all in some cases hardly'; use was made of tiie i propriatp heat or Uitr'J peutic appliances "As the mind cannot 1 divorced from the bodv' Dyson said, "intelligent u| of massage is frequent? applied, even though i physical need for it exists! N O RUBBING Enlarging upon the sub! ject, Dyson gave as exl amples five of his chargj whom he had personalia trained. "X find it impossible t remember when they las | had a massage." he added "In fact, an athlete rectly trained is so pro] gressively geared up t< championship torm that j is rarely necessary." A survey ol' otld nations' athletes anl coaches reveal a similaiitl of opinion. They showed! |is a highly personal cision, often more menta than physical, except^ perhaps with an athlete ii liis early preparation an for remedial treatment < injuries. FRANK FINDLAY (in light suit) watches U.S. star, Mai Whitfield, winner of the 800 metres, receiving treatment from an American trainer."}
{"id":17818930,"text":"14 Nov 1942 - REPUBLICAN GAINS EXPLAINED Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 14 November 1942, page 10 REPUBLICAN GAINS EXPLAINED NEW YORK, Nov. 13 IA.A.PJ. -Dr. George Gallup, director of the Gallup polls, in a letter to the "New York Times," explains the reasons for the substantial Republican gains in the recent Congressional elections. They are, he says: (Ti Five million young men, pre-dominantly Democrats, did not vote because tbey are in the armed ser-vices. , (2) One million workers have changed their residences because of war jobs and were ineligible to vote. (3) A group of 10,000,000, in which Democrats also predominate, did not bother to vote. He concludes that the result of the elections does not show a protest against the Administration, but lack of interest."}
{"id":178272109,"text":"25 Jun 1907 - POLITICAL POINTS. Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser (NSW : 1874 - 1908), Tuesday 25 June 1907, page 3 POLITICAL POINTS. In a ballot for a Liberal and Reform candidate to contest Newtown at next State election, Mr. Morgan polled 313 and Mr. Lonadale 301 votee. Tho supportera of the latter gentleman have demanded a re-count. Mb. M'Gowhh, at a meeting of the electors at Redfern, quoted sums amounting to £2,172,539 which, he said, this State had received from the Federal Government in excess of what it was entitled to. « ♦ * Mrs. Griville, lady organisor for the P.L.L., will commence a few dap' canvass of the town to morrow. All lady organisers are requested to assist * Svdniy 'Stock and Station Journal' scathingly criticises the personnel of the N.S. Wales Legislature:— 'There are meu in the Legislative Assembly who are absolutely dishonest, who are scoundrels of the deepest dye, but who is going to bell the oat and prove them to be what they are t There are men in the Legislative Assembly who are positively unclean and indecent, and yet a constituency returned them.' Mb. F. Bbyast will speak at Qlencoe tonight, Guyra to-morrow night, and Ben Lomond (Mr. R. Hollow's) on Thursday night, at 7.30.* ?* » ? Tni New South Wales State Premier can cock-a-doodlo do over small things, says the 'Tam worth Observer.' The Westminster Bank has reduced the management chargea on loans .by £150 per million ponnds, and Cocky Can-others rusheB into print to exult that this meant a jutving to this State of £200 per annum. Bah! Mb. Cabbothebs, at Bockdale, explained the proposals which the Government intend submitting to the next Parliament in relation to friendly societies. The Government bad decided, stated tbe Premier, to establish a system of annuities, by which the humblest member of tbe community would be able to invest in an annuity. Tbe annuity would be secured absolutely for the personal main tenant* of the annuitant, and would be exempt from the operation of any bankruptcy law, and be free from taxes and obarget. On the solemn duty of every elector to exercise tbe franchise and uae it rightly, Bishop Barlow aays:— 'The time has gone by when the shallow, silly party cry of 'sectarianism' ahould deprive the minister of Christ of his legitimate place and duty in this matter. I call upon the clergy to take a dean and active interest in these questions so intimately allied, as they are with the welfare of their people. I do not desire that clergy should be partisans, not that they should figure en party platforms ; but I am bold to say, and I have the highest of all authority for Baying, that they should use every means of impressing npon the people die solemn and sacred use of the ballot-box and the religious responsibility of 'rendering unto Cauar tbe things tbat are CassarV as of 'rendering to God things that are God's.'' ? ♦ * Aa Dooley aays, the suspected does happen occasionally. At a meeting held at Brewarrina recently a motion waa carried unanimously requesting tbe Napoleon of land agent., Mr. W, N. Willia, to contest the Darling east in Ihe forthcoming Btate election. For*omo time we have bad a feeling that the Government was creating a halo for the great Lands Department specialist. In due course, no doubt, we shall have otter pnblio meetings, carrying motions unanimonth/ 'calling one Mr. William Patrick Crick tneomefortb, head the poll, and tave *he country. Probably Mr. Peter Clott would have bad a '.rail' too, only tbat he made a men of things by failing to ait tight at the psychological moment. — 'Gundsgai Independent.' Scsoot teachers in U» Begs district sezgeet tbat an e-ftort should be made to secure a acnem. In whiih salaries shall*, based .upou (a) oiMiifisatfaa and atdll, (b) Jens:* of mernoe, independent of class t-« school held W'HT be troubled with worms' in your sheen, when the Reliable Worm Drench is a certain eun ! It ia easier to handle, safer, and more effect! rithan any other/and the oost is k niers trine.— ll'Uregor Trarer.,* Dale, sol. ajMUL-2 '"}
{"id":178314810,"text":"06 Dec 1910 - HIGH POLLINGS. Daily Post (Hobart, Tas. : 1908 - 1918), Tuesday 6 December 1910, page 5 HIGH PO LLIN G S. LONDON, Monday. T h e voMng, though below th e abnorm ally high percentage p olled a t th e last election, h a s been rem ark ably good, co n sid erin g th a t th is electio n if being fo ught on th e p rev io u s register, and th e re h as been so m e th o u san d s of rem ovals In som e L ondon constltu encies. T h e T ory v ote has d e creased 15,596, w hile th e L iberal vote h a s decreased 6S75. T h e total so fa r a g a in s t the peerage is 348,740, and fo r th e -peerage 306,489, reckoning in m an y u n c o n te sted elections. T h e loss of the C ath ed ral citie s of E x eter a n d R o ch ester a n d n e a rly of G loucester w as unexpected, and* n o t encouraging to th e C onservatives."}
{"id":17858414,"text":"31 Jul 1943 - GALLUP POLL ON U.S. PRESIDENCY Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 31 July 1943, page 10 GALLUP POLL ON U.S. PRESIDENCY NEW YORK, July 30 (A.A.P.) - A nation-wide Gallup poll asked skilled semi-skilled and unskilled workers, "If a Presidential election were held to-day, with Franklin Roosevelt on the Democratic ticket and Wendell Will-kle on the Republican ticket, how would you vote?" The result was 65 per cent. for Mr. Roosevelt and 35 per cent. for Mr. Willkie. The votes of unionists showed 71 per cent. for Mr. Roosevelt and 29 per cent. for Mr. Willkie. The figures tally closely with the 1940 election returns."}
{"id":178601658,"text":"25 Feb 1950 - ALMOST 100 CLUBS PLAYING Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Saturday 25 February 1950, page 3 LMOST 100 CL porting Globe, Sat., Feb. 25, 1950 —Page 3 PLAYING UNDAY FOOTBALL Gallup Poll Shows People Want It By JIM BLAKE Nearly 100 clubs are playing Sunday football weekly under the auspices of the Victorian Football Union, which is affiliated ith the Victorian Football League and the Association. There have been critics of the Union for sponsoring Sunday football ut it is pointed out in the 23rd annual report of this body, which has ust been released, that it is better for young men to play healthy sport i the open air, with their friends of both sexes as spectators, than to aimlessly roam the city streets on a dull and dreary Sunday afternoon. | (; . I i i l This week the Australian d "ublic Opinion Poll published a —Uc Gallup Poll result in the Melourne Herald on Sunday footall The poll found that Sunay' football purely as a reation without admission arges. was favored by all c ctions of the community. wa Seventy-two per cent, favorfree football to spectators, t ith only 42 per cent, in favor ft f admission charges. The votng according to church aenomnations was 'in favor i RC 93 p C of E. 78, Presbyterian Methodist 48. Baptist 31, t thers 64. n Commenting on the poll, the ecretary ot the Sunday Chris-s o Observance Council (Mr ordon W. Sprigg' said: "Tne n goures were surprising and larming. His Council was perurbed as it showed a further wing away from Sunday observance. "It is all very well to say no charge is made at preent for admission to Sunday he question of Sunday footall and has decided that proided the games are not onducted 011 a commercial asis, then Sunday football will ontinue 10 be encouraged. This ttitude has been decided ainly because of the lack of ufficient grounds to accommo-ootball matches. It will be question of time nniv hpfr>rp only beiore harges are imposed. Surely ix days of the week are suffiient for those who want to play games." Bodies affiliated with the ootball Union who have teams that play 011 Sundays comprise Sunday Amateur League, CW Association, and a section f the Victorian Junior League. In recent years the Union as twice thoroughly discussed ate all teams on Saturdays s nd, -secondly, - - -because _ the'U nion feels it a duty to enn ourage the playing of the game; nitted on Sundays for years ithout any adverse comment,: nd in the opinion of the Union he more democratic game of|a ootball is equally entitled U) his privilege.' . ! ort! thef^ec°etary 6 of Se VTU (Mr F. J. Hilli said to me yes-'a erday: "Whether we like it or ot, Sunday football has. come to stay. The Sunday games ponsored by the Union, are: n a strictly amateur basis with; o bought of profit. It is under those conditions that we encourage Sunday football. •The bodies . in the Sunday games, YCW, Sunday Amateur ?»„„„(> anfi nart of the Vict^aii Junior League, are well i of" thei?'; good name. nnrviQ TVm That t" is is another annmpr reason ! lcaaul * why w "J r we encourage "®>- them, The Union wouid not tolerate S aS t ^ d I?™ 1 1 t K to'lt if "' necessary. . nnATECTC NO rKU I t j I J "In the YCW alone there are 60 clubs while the Amateur League include industrial clubs, district clubs and Arundel, the hoiisine settlement This is a! ffnnd cross section of our commimitv and further nroof that Snndav football is not iust a; oassine phase "We are not interested in big name's from senior football as nm- Snndav eames cater for Z v not in that class who want week-end recreation We have several church as-1 ociations affiliated with the nion and none of them has objected hjppt-^H to sundew Sunday fnnth^ii football, "One of the largest of these to church and have their football and I do not think we do any ' arm to Sunday observnce. j fi_Som e^f j>ur games attract! H those^o'Vwerfnot wa^Jf ' ine fMtbSS ^^y^would probbly, be on the streets or out driving playing golf or tennis. ;so^a^harm is there in g.vmg"}
{"id":178607919,"text":"29 Jul 1950 - ANECDOTES FROM THE CRICKET PITCH Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Saturday 29 July 1950, page 2 ANECDOTES FROM THE CRICKET PITCH BY KEITH MILLER AND R. S. WHITINGTON Final Instalment of Cricket Caravan. Some day, during the decades and centuries to come, someone, without a doubt, will conduct a Gallup Poll to ascertain whether cricket, golf or sex has given rise to the most extensive library of anecdotes. URING August.. 1938. when D Hutton was making his' T„, lest record db4 "364 at, K-tn Kennmgton Oval, Australian cattle-, men in the faraway Kimber-I Ipvc rthst nart nf Nnrth-West -leys (that part ol North west w n i c ern Australia from n ! Chips Rafferty and hi.s "Over-1 I'tn tiers" began their trans-' continental journey) were, listening in on their pedal wireless >=et to the Te c t broadcast! in the small dark hours of the I morning. An aborigine whose curiosity was aroused, listened with them. When Hutton at last passed the 300 mark his black eyes widened with amazement. "Blimey!" he exclaimed "How many this pluny fellah make in daylight?'' * * * * Cricket is one game m which the player, not the spectator, sees most of what's going on. More things occur twixt sight board and sightboard than the! watching cricket public dreams! of. The most intriguing, per- j haps, of these happenings, are 1 "bush-telegraph" signals from a n d aptain P I a^ r Medium-paced googly o b C n s, o f a n j i „-ho , m d fanUistic c e n t u r y against bowler Eng-thal B e land at Old TrafTord in 1945 was the Australian Services ^ m o s t sucoessfu] bowler gainst the North of India at 1 Lahore a few months later, After taking cheaply the onlv four wickets which fell before lunch on the fust day. Cristof&ni strained a groin muscle and left the field. Half an hour or so later before stumps, when North India's score was assuming alarming proportions without the loss ol further wickets, he reappeared. unsummoned, through t.he gato in front of the tiny pavilion, and ran towards dic position which the substituting twelfth man had vacated to make way for him. Services captJin Lindsay Hassett. who was fielding on the opposite side of the ground hand-signalled for Cristofani to stop. . | When his first order had been. carried out. Hassett, using a system of signs that would have done credit to a peak hour Syd-,' ney traffic constable, gradually motioned a completely bewlldered Cristofani sidewards and backwards until lie was standing immediately in front of the' gate from which he had recently emerged. Watching this by-play the rest of the Services' fieldsmen and the Lahore crowd were as much in the dark as Cristofani regarding Has-sett's intentions. His next move was to signal Crisofani to retreat even still further. A-s he already had his back firmly against the pavilion gate. there was only one thing to do. Cristofani, looking more worried than Arthur Mailey's googlies ever caused "Johnny Won't Hit Today" Douglas The look, about turned, opened ^ate, and retired to the dress -mg-room to recall the twelfth man. It was foolish of him of course, ever to have come o the field."}
{"id":17959942,"text":"17 Nov 1945 - Christ Asked a Gallup Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 17 November 1945, page 6 Christ Asked a Gallup By CANON GERRY TF a gallup poll were taken ontion are staggering. He said: "1 am .*- the Christ what would' ' the verdict be? Christ Himself alI most suaccsted such a procedure when he asked his apostle: "Whom do men say that 1 am?" The reply was to the effect that some thought He was John the Baptist come to life again or one of the prophets of old returned to the world. "But whom," said Jesus, "do you say that I am?" Many answets have been given to that question. The officer in charge of the party which carried out the crucifixion said: "Never man spake like this man." That was his opinion after seeing the bearing and hearing the remarks of Christ in his suffer-ings. Another said that he thought that Jesus was the expected deliverer, the Messiah. "Thou art the Christ." St. Thomas expressed his opinion when he addressed Jesus in the words: "My Lord and my God." These are some of the answers of Christ's contemporaries to the query of the Jerusalem crowd. "Who is this?" Christ Himself answered the question. His claims and self-asser me way, tne trutn, and tne lite. He recalled what had been said by them of old time and then said: ". . . but 1 say unto you ..." setting His word and authority above the inspired prophets of old. Q> UE claimed to be the judge of man11 kind and said that all the human race would appear before His judg-ment seat. He even asserted: "1 and my Father are one," declared that his blood would be shed for the re-mission of the sins of the world, and that He is the sustenance of the spiritual life of the race. Who is this? Is he a lunatic? A trickster? If the consensus of the verdict of mankind will not allow us to say that, is the statement that He is what he claimed to be the dhly alternative answer? Other replies have been given. On a recent Sunday afternoon in the Sydney Domain a speakei asserted that Christ is a myth, "He never existed," said this speaker. That, of course, is funny to anyone who is conversant with history. There is no more reason lo doubt the existence of Jesus of Palestine than that of Nelson or Queen Elizabeth "A peas ant of Galilee" is another reply "A simple man, almost a pauper, son of a poor woman " And that is trueas far <.s it goes How much money has been used since in the service and name of this poor man > He was human-and His humanity was as real and complete as any man s He was an accused person sentenced to death-unjustly, but still convicted by a colirt," is another answer which has been gi\\en "If He were not a male factor," said his accusers Truly He was put to death, but He said that He gave His life and not that it was taken from Him and that His death was the means of salvation for man- kind Christendom's reply to the querv "What think >e of Christ''" is ex pressed m the Creed "These pictures are no longer on trial," said the custodian to the visi-tor who criticised some paintings "It is the spectators who are on trial " Christ is no longer on trial It is we who are on trial."}
{"id":179722928,"text":"28 May 1928 - MISSING CATTLE Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 28 May 1928, page 12 MISSING CATTLE ALLEGATIONS AT MOUNT morgAn MOUNT At OJ LOAN. Muv >. in tho Mount Moikiiii i'utkv Uouri on .SMLiirdMy. before .Mr. li, ihiwer, J'oltcci MuKisinito, iiniCHt Alfred Albcji waa.chnwd wtili having about >iuy ii, .siuion h tioirer, tho pi-o-jiorty of Walter C. Jtrako. Mr. 13. H. who appcai'id for tlio tlofeiulutiL said thai ho under-Hiotid that thi'po was anulher i-asr nKaJiist his clionl by \\i'tlUam John Thomas, and ho nnlvod that tho saino i'vidonre should i>o sn (»ml I turi la bulh en Hi's Mr. I'ower Intininloi thai . he would lad allow this, W. HrnUo, pIvhiK ovidenre, Mild that ho had heou mlsslm? rattle from hts solot'tlon on the Don Iltver fur hodhj time past. tin mustered his stock every six weeks for dipping purposes. Ho know tlio animal in <pioHlion h.v Its- brand —tho cow which ho had lost anil whmh Hum was In tlio police yard. Ilo recognised it from n distance hy iis turned in honm, and on closer in- > pocton hy its brand. J Afici further I'Viihmce had hnn ton- ' ib-ivd the d<T«ndanl. wlio pleaded nm guilty Mint res his dojYnoo. was eoniuiiitfii for iimmI ital) wa.s allowed."}
{"id":17974842,"text":"06 Apr 1946 - Call For Cancellation Of Greek Elections Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 6 April 1946, page 1 Call For Cancellation Of Greek Elections ATHENS, April 5 (A.AR).-Greek Left Wing parties have asked the British, French, United States, and Russian Governments to cancel the recent Greek elections because the average poll was only 45 per cent, and irregularities have been proved. The Populist (royalist) and Centre bloc leaders have formed a coalition Government. The Left Wing parties boycotted the elections. The Greek Regent, Archbishop Damaskinos, tendered his resignation to King George of Greece in London immediately he had sworn in the new Cabinet. Judge Poulitzas has been I nominated' Prime Minister for the (tinwwbeingiï-'V. n,i The last count gave the strength of the parties as follows: Populists, 588,809; Centre bloc, 207,323; Liberals. 156,636; Zervas Party (ex-treme Rightists), 62,117; Royalists, 25.032. The new Ministers sworn in are:Foreign Affairs: M. Tsaldaris (Popu- list). Interior: John Theotokis (Populist). Defence: Petros Mavroniihailis (Populist). Co-ordination: M. Stcphanopoulos (Populist). _ Communications: uenerai oonaias (National Liberal). The three Centre leaders, George Papandreous, Paneyatis Kanellopoulis, and Sophocles Venizelos, will be Ministers without Portfolio, with the rank of Vice-Premier. Concessions Made The new Government is considered to represent a considerable concession on the part of the Populists,' says Reuter's Athens correspondent. Their electoral success is generally attributed to the popular belief that they intend to bring back the King immediately. The new Parliament will meet on April 29, and will determine the date of the plebiscite on the return of the monarch. Parliament will, it is stated, take British advice into con- sideration. The new Premier, Judge Poulitzas, will hold office until the Populist Party chiefs can meet in the next few weeks to elect a leader, who will take over the post. Poulitzas, who has been a Judge for 35 years, told the Associated Press of America's corres-pondent that he was, reluctant to accept the Premiership arid agreed only because he felt he would be doing a service to Greece. The Liberals who. led by the former Premier, M. Sofoulis, form the Opposition, are stated to be deter-mined to fight for postponement of the plebiscite until March, 1948, the date advocated in British official quarters. The Foreign Minister, M. Tsaldaris, told the Associated Press of America after the conference from which the coalition resulted: "After a very long spell, Greece is returning to normal political life." M. Sophocles Venizelos said the Government would hold the plebiscite on the future of the monarchy under internationally recognised conditions, asking the Allies for any advice should the need arise._"}
{"id":17992174,"text":"16 Jul 1946 - Flower-Giving As An Art: Americans Have Lots To Learn, Say Their Wives Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tuesday 16 July 1946, page 3 Flower-Giving As An Art: Americans Have Lots To Learn, Say Their Wives It lias been said iba! Australian men bave much lo learn from Americans about flower giving. ^ ßnt, , according to a Gallup poll, American wives com- . plain tbat liieir husbands are woefidly ignorant. \\ pAII URE to bung home gills * of floweis was listed on a lecent Gallup poll among wives as being one ol the woisl faults of husbands Moie than SO per tent of bus bands accoiding lo their wives nevci think of giving floweis and most of the lemaindcr do not know whit son of tloweis to buy This in spite of ihe fact that a leading \\mcricin flower tanciei, Joseph llovvlind logged ihe mind of the thoughtless lecently with a long list of "all soils of floweis for all soi is of occisions ' Btijing tloweis lor a woman needs ds much study, dehbeiation and judgment as buying a lacchoise your entiie future can hang upon . a righi or wrong choiec. Howland ^ays. Teen-ageis or linv women with snnll featiiies can usually wear my l>pe of floral accessory and small floweis hut not loo many should be chosen Some flonsts have inexpen sive jewellery mountings tor eai rings of araiel or lilv of the v-illey I lie tailoied type ot woman could wen a shouldei coisage of carna dons clematis bougainville;! lupin 01 hyicinth to maich the smait sim pht.it) of hei suits Hie over foily t>pe is suited by a rloidl necklace of small loses between two small gardeniis Also effectue when your han is gi ey aie camellias tully open loses, chiysantliemums cainaiions ins gladioli or oleandei I he plumpish type mav find that a camellia 01 cainations on their puises can be flattering Zinnias small dahlias ficesias or begonias aie equallv effective but if woin as shoulder coisages aie likely to accent ones plumpness I he sophisticated type can wear successfully a tianspaient bracelet of loses and cai nations Anemones, lark spurs fuchsia 01 oleandeis aie liso smait for this puiposc Floweis foi the shoulder or puise aliould be exotic but flower hats and lings aie likely lo be loo fussy for the sophisticate. Oichid, gardenia, or camellia in her hair is moie flattci. ing But knowing these geneial gioupings of the majot types is not neatly enough if a man wants to "say ii with floweis" loudly enough to ba heaid. The colour of a woman's hair, eyes, hei own favourite colour, and some knowledge of hei accessories aie most impôt tant. If she régulaily weais gold, her floweis could be Talisman roses, gerbeias, bion/e chiysanthemums, or copper ficezias. If she piefeis silver, white loses, gardenias, blue laikspur, or white dahlias would be a wiso choice. By a Ne>v York Staff Correspondent It is unwise to send sweetpeax, violets or gai denian if theie is to be dancing, as they do not lasi on ciowded dance floois Other tips are, first, to send a nuis flower necklace of gardenia or cam-ellia to the woman who is to wear a strapless gown. Secondly, send a waist corsage only when you are not expecting to dance. Thirdly, though she may like heavyscented flowers-and the fragrance of gardenias in the evening can do wonders for romance-this perfume can grow cloying at dinner. If sevcial diners have been given gardenias to be worn at the same dinner the result may be suffocating lo all con- cerned. Fourthly, choose while flowers when you know yotn hostess likes trying dramatic lighting effects. Yel-lows and violets lose much of their colour even under a normal white light, bul white flowers.look leficshing under any light. Fifthly, candlelight is flaitering to all colours. If you arc sure there will be candlelight, choose satiny, pelailed flowers which reflect the light. Sixthly, a young girl will like ¡i gardenia or camellia necklace foi hep first evening when she is grown np enough, for her fit st decollete shoul- ders."}
{"id":17994039,"text":"10 Sep 1946 - Britons Want Clothes More Than Anything Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tuesday 10 September 1946, page 1 Britons Want Clothes More Than Anything STAFF CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, Sept. 9.-Clothing headed the list for both men and women in a recent Gallup poll throughout Britain asking what was the first item on a list ot per-sonal things they wanted to pur- chase. Fifty-eight per cent, of the women mentioned some item of clothing, while the male propor-tion was 39 per cent. The most-named item by women was shoes."}
{"id":179947082,"text":"09 Dec 1935 - £262,500 Loan Proposal Favoured by Townsville Citizens Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 9 December 1935, page 13 £262,500 Loan Proposal Favoured by Townsville Citizens TOWNSVILLE. December 9. By a majority of 2,964 votes;TbwnB» ville citizens, in the sewerage pdll on Saturday, favoured a proposal that the City Council should borrow £262,500 to carry out a ' sewerage scheme. While 13,000 of the 17,250 enrolled exercised their votes, 1,237 votes. wer( informal. ' '"}
{"id":18057900,"text":"19 Jan 1948 - CHURCH ATTENDANCES Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Monday 19 January 1948, page 2 CHURCH ATTENDANCES A recent Gallup poll on church-going in . Australia had shown that one Australian in thr.ee ?had attended a religious service on either of the two Sundays before the survey was taken, the Rev. R. H. Doust said at Bur-wood Methodist Church last night. He said the result was a reflec-tion not upon the Churches, but upon those who failed to attend them. The Christian Church was not on its trial. It had an integral and essential place in Christian civilisa- tion. "The Church is of primary value to the community," he said, "but it can function effectively only when it has the personal support of those who believe in it. "The drift from the Churches should cause grave concern. "There is a definite relation be-tween this drift and lowered ethical standards, child delinquency, and widespread indiscipline and lawless- ness.""}
{"id":18068513,"text":"21 Apr 1948 - Gallup Poll On Migrants \"Frightening\" Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wednesday 21 April 1948, page 3 Gallup Poll On Migrants "Frightening" » STAFF CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, April 20.-In the House of Commons last night, Squadron-Leader M. C. Hollis (Cons.) asked the Government if it could verify a report that 42 per cent, of British people wished to leave the country if they could. He said the figure had been given in a "frightening" Gallup Poll published by a London paper. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. H. Wilson, said members should get the matter in the right proportion. Nearly every time he opened a newspaper-or some news-papers-he found a lot was made of the desire of people to leave Britain, which was under a Socialist Government, he said. The number of people who had left, however, was only about half those who left after World War I, when there had been the same shortage of shipping."}
{"id":18104998,"text":"05 Nov 1948 - IS HIS FACE RED! Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Friday 5 November 1948, page 2 I IS HIS FACE RED! The Gallup Poll, in common with other public opinion polls in the United States, predicted an ' overwhelming victory for Mr. Thomas E. Dewey in the Presidential election. President Truman: "This'll hurt you more than it hurt me!" _"}
{"id":182081298,"text":"14 Mar 1942 - Majority of Australians Favor Daylight Saving Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954), Saturday 14 March 1942, page 2 Majority of Australians Favor Daylight Saving Seven out of 10 people interviewed In a recent Australian-wide Gallup Poll said thai they liked daylgiht ' ; saving. Even farmers gave a majority ..^la favor of it. ? ^.\\In - September an Australia-wide .^ample-referendum taken by Australus 3an Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup ?^Method) showed that a majority fav' 's ,ored the introduction of daylight r-^ving. On January l the clocks i-.arere advanced an hour. ?«V; To ascertain how people liked the '.'Saflea in practice another survey has j^neen taken on this question: 'An you .satisfied or dissatisfied wifii daylight saving?' i^SjiAs the following table shows, less .: a^,5H|ttn a quarter of the representative 4£«bss-sectlon interviewed were actujjPyjSUy dissatisfied:SSf* SSf* AUSTRALIA- WIDE OPINION K^gatlBfled ? 69 per cent. I^Jjissatifified ? 23 per cent -*?-? -Undecided ? 8 per cent. f*^ 100 . In New South Wales, Victoria, and .'^Tasmania the 'satisfied' vote rose *2jf& 70 per cent, in the other three ' Srfe8 lt was about M P* -x3xt- wtth ^?'dissatisfied' vote at 30 per cent, and an 'undecided' vote of 10 per cent. T,."}
{"id":182670782,"text":"21 Jul 1911 - GLEANINGS FROM ANYWHERE Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922), Friday 21 July 1911, page 7 GLEANINGS FROM ANYWHERE finappei trip to-morrem . JSonfcellns '?' to-morrow night at Empire. Sewerage po]] will bo taken next Wednesday.^-. Jondo-Tyaiir-'Mino Council meeting on -Thursday? JDraytoti DoviaMon proposal is causing much' interest. Congratulations to the ? local boys ?who patbed the S-dne- Junior K\\nmi?«:atiou. Twenty-two ininc'rs ware ?' killed, by an e\\plosi6n .it the Cascade Colliery, PennMhania Jack Johnson ard Bombardioi Wells liavo signed art elos for n 20-round boMng bout, foi a puree of £.8,000. The daughtei of a Russian engineer *ae been ,&:ros-tod i« Austrian Poland ?with plans, of fortrfesse« in her possession .. . Shp has confessed that she is a spj -n the employ of the 'Warsaw mifitnr\\ authorities. Jolin'1taio- w a-- committed for Vial f at BreWaninn (N S.W.) on. a charge . r of bitir.g,.a man's thumb off *n an X altercation. At Bardnya, near Hughendcn (Q ), Phil Keegan, a well-known thenrct. aftei shearing his second 6heep, jroppod dead on the shearing floor. The Adelaide liquor trade strike began last Monday, tho mon gnmg a ?week's notice tho prev.ous Mondaj w older to avoid prosecution for striking. A party -ncrc fox hunting at Vest 'Wyolong (N S.W ) when a Miss Greeno s horse fell killrrg her almost instantaneously. Deceased was 18 years of age', and a spclnflid horsewoman ,A A man at Werribeo (Vic.) last- week ordered a._£Ofhn, at d ga\\o instructions fa: the insertion, of notices in all the. papers of his' wife's death, .when, on going home, he found his iufe bittirg up in bed. Tho Canadian sec* ions of the Anglo-Japaaese commercial treaty have boon prolonged for two years. The appointment of Lord Kitchener as British agent is viewed with strik-. jng unanimity of approval in'Cairo.. '. The 'Daily Mail'! says it is clear that tho War Office is determined to Lave Lord Kitchener over it. The 'Daily Chronicle' says': 'A saan of- powerful personality is needed in Egypt at this juncture.''' . -.-.,. Tli© Government has resolved to re! ject all the amendment* made by the House of- Lords in. the Veto Bill. ?A severe squall struck the barque vimeira- in ayemey waroor last wfteK, causing; the- capstan to reverse with' lightning rapidity. The boatswain was struck a-r.d lifted ovor the raile ? . . into the ?water, whence he was rescued, severely Injured. A prisoner at ilillthorpe (N.S.W.) got the ^constable to go to the jocai chemist's ..to get him ? some- medicine . for an alleged coJd. and.wfiilo. h'e.lVas : absent cl.'rnbed : tho, wall,, broke a bar, and mack'';his escape, only to be msaptured -.shorty after. It is ^declared by a New.Zeid&nd farmer tKat his results ,ftqm-. feeding skim milk-to. pigs gave a 1'5,'p'qr. cent. ! better result; than wtay. This eon clu-;. Bion is based on Konae years .of careful' experience. Willianu/Loahy, of Kilmpro (Vic.) Jost.his father, by death on the .Ayedjr.osday- and' his mother en tho fiatur: :- day afternoon.' After attending her funeral,- he .was arreated- on a. ch.airge of larceny, but. released,' the police .. having made a mistake in identity. An -unknown man; when seized at Molboura last -week, after escaping from a baleor.y -where he had been detected by a young ladv. presented o revolver at his captor's head and mado good his escape. A similar incident ?occurred a fortnight ago. According to official figures, insanity appears to be or. tho increase in Victoria. .... The award of tho Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders' Board provides for a 48 hours' week. The trouble at tho Ironworks Tunnel Colliery.' Lithgow, which supplies the ironworks with' coal threatens to be aerioEBiV--'.' A diner in a Melbourne restaurant Ia9t week is said to have discovered a mouse's head in a mutton pie. Geo. Hakin, of Auburn (N.S.W.), (has nowibocn missing for 'over a -vce!.-, ? and; all search has proved fruitless; Tho Sheffield' Choir arrived at Hobart Jast'-Tjhursday, gave an afternoon Anfl P.VPTlillff rnnrini't. nnA lrtff I*.. 1,ao^ at 11 p.m., for Mclbouiw'.. Tho New,, Zealand irovenuo for tho Juno quarter was £2,176,230 an in?croase of '£208,200. Customs, 'railway, and .postal'' rovenuo each showed considcrablo ??'growth.' ' A- quantity of slcnw fioako.l in kerosene was'four.d alight bv a caretaker at tho Kalgborlio Town Hall last week, while a ball wn.t in full swing. Tho flames were quickly smothered, and tho police now. have the matter in hand. . ?, ? Four schools in Port Adelaide have had to-.roniaii: closed another week more than the usual midwinter yi ( a-tion on account of an epidemic of measles. Some 300 cases' have' boon 10ported. ?During During tho finar.cial year to. Juno, tho total .deposits at the South Australian Savings* Bank amounted to £4,478,61 7;, compared with £3,817,155 in the previous year. These arc record figures. epidemic of influenza recently (swept over Sydney, partially demoralising business. Even the medical profession was not spared, moro than half of ttio- inedionl staff at Sydney Hospital being laid low. Tho area of land .selected during the past year in West Australia undor various conditions reachod the recor-l of 1,923,170 acres, against 1.801,307 acres for the provious year. Tho revenue increased from £331.095 to £389.000. A young girl of 14. Jonn Archio'nld Mills, was .riding a polo pnny nt Mu*wellbronk (N.S.AV.1. when 'it bolted, and, dnshimt undrr n troo. tin- »irl wns struck from her saddle by n.,-. nv'rhaniritig brunch. Donth must Imvo hi'on- in«tanoouR. Tho f?ydnov Labour C-ournil r1'1-'1''! pickftH on (1|A fr.tor-Stnto wlm-vrs tn. stop fni|« labimroro jjning In Qupciik-' liind io break t-ic sucar strike. They bh-l fnir Miews witj, the local mon, but only two out. of 40 T/i.'=mnnianfl could bp indnppd to nhn^rton tln« trii-. i f'1' W'l'inm Lymv M.TT.Tl.. on 1»--Jialf of tho Comnionwonlth. ],n!- a-'i'cpt-rrt from Mi-. MortMin«r Momp'1', in London. onpio» nf *,r) tv.ti'priiVcr' li ? -1.1 flrtivS. Wl,i(.-, -T... FWu,,. p|.nnn?1., f1 «'l form Ilio mirlcii. --t 'i naUmml nnllpry a) Y^s or Oniilwni."}
{"id":182672225,"text":"26 Jul 1911 - COMING EVENTS Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922), Wednesday 26 July 1911, page 4 COMING EVENTS TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY.) Empire Pictures, Empire Theatre. Sewerage Poll. ? 'Mony MascotteB,' Empire Thoatre'. . Laidlcy Show. Austral. Skating (3 sessions) Ausjtral Hall. TO-MORROW (THURSDAY.) Empire' Pictures, Empire Theatre. Jo.udu.ryanShiroCouuc.il. Laidloy Show. 'Mei-ry Mascottcs,' Empire Theatre. ' Austral- Skating (3 sessions),. Austral Hall."}
{"id":182673662,"text":"22 Jul 1911 - GLEANINGS FROM ANYWHERE Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922), Saturday 22 July 1911, page 7 GLEANINGS FROM ANYWHERE SiMVei'ii-$« V.oW next WodiK'bdiiy. All proiKirly owners may vote. Toinvcombu Sn!iPl)ur excursion toduy. ?Tlio Tlio jmrty loft town lor Brisbane last. ovomMy. ? ?? ? i .. . ? ;\\ lillllt^l IlillllVVl .iiiiviivn .;^.»- '-»?«? ?? yield of 'MO Iju^iicms -j! iniii/c olt 10 ucrcs'..; ' . ' ! i-' ' Thu Zniifrclins will bo ut the .Umpire Meeting; of tliu Au.i()'iii Associawuii, oil Tuesday night. Geriimny's okk'sk tlnily paper, tliu ?Vossisclio /eitung,' lor I.'iO' .vt'iirs tliu )i(il-L'rty of one fiiniil.v, hns buen sold 'or JMUl'),OOO. ?. '. ? Tho Gorman Gavoriiiiiunt substantially ruwnrds c«vory locoinotivu ?'oiigi-neerwlio runs n train for. 10 years without accident. ? . . ' . The I'uiklniul Islmiuers, m uie oon.ni. Atlantic, will establish n. .wireless station, to got tho news o£ the world from passing ships. '?'. ??. .' Old-age pensions will cost Groat Britain £12,415.001) ? this your, an . in; erenso of- more than two and a halt millions over last year. ;-. . Greater Lomlon has more than doubletl its population in the past 50 years, tho figures ''-iii . 1301 boinj;' 3,222,720, while 'jio'tt-', -hey are 7,252,003. , . -Joseph Curtis, a laborer; -.died., at tho Melbourne: Hospital from the. effects of drinking methylated spirit. He ho had beeji drinking tho spirit, anil had sleyt- tlireo nights iw a lane. ^ . Richard O'Doiinell was- killed at, tho llOOI't. level of the Junction North niiiie. Broken Hill (N.S.W.) last Saturday^ afternoon by a fall of ground. He sustained si broken neck, snniHliod skuU, and broken log, ai)U death was probably instaiitanepus. ' \\ Notice lias been served on tho Balilia'rat' Eiisfc Council by Mr. G. A. Coon,' of his intention1 t-d tako action' for 'the. reco.vory of £1000 damqijes- for injuries to his son. The lntterwas driving a cai't, When a collision occurred. Tlio. driver alleged that it was due to. his liorso ?hiivhiK beeii frightened by the municipal i steam-roller. ? ; .The Coriiuderrik natives' (Vic.), assisted 'by other performers, gave an entertainment at the a'borigiuiil .station, in aid of tho local i-rogrosK nssociatiou. The performance, ?which was held in the open air, : and includecl , a 'gum le.if chorus' '» rid Tiativo' corroborees, was witnessed by numl-ers of visitors: ' .. ''.,'-\\ V; ;''?'?-.'. '.'' ''./?'-?'- ? -.-'? Out ot tho last C-y/.ojx Coronations, no' fewer thau eight have fallen upon a' Thursday. ;'.;..; ;: ;? ' Canada- last 'year - t'eeeived 116,000 British subjects from' ?the United King.do'm aa emigrants. : :.'? . \\ ,,% The iinvasioji' of. a Gcrrnita1 band hns caused-'- the Ra insey '( [sle of Man) Tow n Band to .^o oii strike. ,\\ '; Fez, -the scoiie. of the recent trouble' in- Morocco, haa: 100,000 inhabitants; only 12 of whom -are '.Europeans.';'-'1:'1'-1 ?.? ' ' ???-'. '?? -? ?'-??'??;?.? : ?'.'' ? »a~ r*«* .iBe.lgian civil heroes will /in .-' future ho rewnrdocl from; the Caruegio' Hero Fund ' which has' an. endowment of £48,ooo.-; - , '';- '?:;^''::-,; '.^; , -\\'-: . Egforth or jMorcja, TfM^A'.D.; was the first recorded English-, King to be anointed at his Coronation with holy . Experiments carried out in Victoria, with potatoes showed 'conclusively that, manures certainly tended to iendsr the cron less liable ito blight. ?-.. ; Tho Mildura. (Vic.) Ivignerons, encon raged 'by tho succes'f/ul exportation of grapes to Great. Britain, have, planted varieties suitable, for the oversea markets. : -\\ ? !? ' / . ? Jack Collins', 18- son of the proprietor1 of ??? Ringwood colliery, Exeter (N.$.W.),' was. badly injured by a fall of coal. One of his shoulders was dislocii.ted, iihd two. ribs were broken. He is in a serious condition.- : There ar« no Coronation ceremonies in^ either Spain or Belgium. ?' ' ..(. ? 'Hiawatha,' Longfellow's beautiful poem, has ljeen successfully translated into Yiddish. . r. ' ,' ' j ? tf. liii« . hnpn .;o«;tin-intcfl: \\\\\\t\\\\, niftrA than 1,500,000 barrels of oil are lost everv year by burning wells. The diamond 'polishing and cutting industiy of 'Amsterdam gives employment to more than 10,000 persons. Hares imported .from abroad and p.ut in cold storage in England1 aro said to0 keep good for eighteen months. The Chilian Government' has 14U1 miles of railway under construction and (KM m'oro miles under consideration. ,Harry Harry Ryan, while working at the Elmoro zmo plant, Broken Hill (N.S.W.), was caught in the shafting and smashed to pieces. He was to be married shortly. A striko among the boy skip wheelers at tho Wulsend mine, Newcastle (N.S.W.) for an increase in pay threw SO0 men idle, until their demniuls wero met. Tho opinion is expertly oxprossed in London that in a. few years all the Canadian cheese will be required for the American -market. This will open this -way to increased exports from New Zealand and Autsralia. Boomoroa station, near unarieviiie, comprising 857 square mile,*, and carrying 7000 cattle and 250 horses, has been sold to a Mr. Edwards. During a storm on Tuesday afternoon »r'. Terry ami Mr. \\V. A. Waindeyer were, on the\\ golf-links at Kensington, Sydney, and, were, sheltering watching hail falling when lightning struck tho st«?el had'lo of Mr. Waindeyer's umbrella., and p.assed through his boily into the groiintl. Both men received n severe shock. Tho body of a widow naJiwd Kllon Mnghcs wiis found in a. well at tho hack oC her brother's residence at Dmiilas, Sydney. Tho deceased .had hei-n sufforint? from influenza, and it is InOiovecl s)io wandered to tho well. ami whilo in a ,semi--lelirious nonditioi: foil in. and tho accident not Ix'ing observed, was drowned."}
{"id":182676636,"text":"25 Jul 1911 - GLEANINGS FROM ANYWHERE Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922), Tuesday 25 July 1911, page 7 GLEANINGS FROM ANYWHERE Coronation l'icturcs to-night. St. -JJftt'rick's Church Choir Social Io-uigli3$$ Si'worifgtf' Toll to-morro'v. There-arc: G1U solicitors practising.:'' Syducy, oi' one solicitor io each 97-1 pfcrsoiis. In t-Jicj country districts there are ouly h'M, or one to each 3,03(i j;].nU'0iiiiuis. Some English navvies on the Xaiuingo extension ran nmoek in the town on Wednesday night. Tho polioo were roughly liantilcd, and the , -public refused assistance. ' Two were arrested. Scipio, King Edward's assailant' in 1901, who-.haa' lately been living as a peaceable citizon, will be a Socialist ' candidate for Brussels at the next election. ?...,.'?. . ' Thcs Manufacturers' Encouragement (iron 'Bounties) Act has now been in operation for H years. Up to the present XG2,;5y0 have been paid to Hopkins, of Lithgbw, the only firm claiming tho bounty. Tho bounty payments include pig iron £4-1,275, steel £2,791, puddled bar irou £3,739, wire netting Mr. King - O'Malley,. the Fcdernl Minister-vfoj^Honie' Affairs, ;.who .lias teen, suffering from facial paralysis, has gone to iydncy on a health trip. All mining ..operations have ceased at Eklsvold.'1 '-'A- miniature tin rush, hasset in at Brovinia, about 50 miles from / Gayndah. :So -satisfactory have the assays proved that large .quantities ol machinery are now eu route to the digglngs.and it is anticipated thnt a largo number of men will be employed there almost immediately. The Municipality of Lvons has imposed n tax of ten fraucs- per head on inari-ingeablo1' bachelors and five per cent, on reDts of over £10 per month, tho proceeds to go to help.' the iurid in aid of ?larger- families. \\ . ... , ' ? A bullock ' weighing over 1300 lbs. was killed ? at \\V-iribone station last week. ., For, an. ordinary bush fed beast this'-takcs'.a lot of 'Waring. ' Mr. A. 'F.' 'Campbell, of Goluniboola, sustained serious injuries Train a tree failing on him. Had it not been for a projecting limb, turning the falling treo somewhat; the accident must have rc- suited fatally. ? IMr.' Campbell came 1o the Toowooiiiba Hospjtal for treatmiiiit ' ' ?? * -? ' ? ''- ' '. ' '? * . ;-, ; The -clipper boys at the South Bulli '?!'?'. colliery have given ? a fortnight's notice of' a strike for higher wages. ? , Alfred Piekstonc, of ICarara, was out ? -;?'.. shooting on Thursday ? niornirigj v when ? I ' ; his Tifle exploded, ?'??,tnc . bullet passing . ; , through^his ^right^ foot. He -was eon,. veyed-in.a'.very;wcak,statieito thesta- , lion, and from there to the Warwick' - '?' Hospital. .. '? . . ' ? ? .. ? ?.- . . -. ' The 'Japanese vessel Nikko Maru, - which rerfched Townsville on; 'Tuesday, :;.-.-.' brought 40 Russian immigrants who ':- : ore on thcii;,way- to the, Darling; Downs. ? Sirs. F. Giindry and child left Miles '?,.'.??;.'??? for TooWoomba for attention as the .-. .t: result of a buggy accident through col1 3iding;with.;a.trec. : :-.- .'? ' V; ' . :??„..?? Several .firemen were sentenced to ;' : two inoiiths'. imprisonment, at Oook'' town an 'Friday' for desertion from the - ,, steamer Mourilyan, and were further ;.''?. ???.'? sontenced :?'. for conspiring to delay . the '^, ?'?-.-, vessel in /the progress of her voj'age. ??'..?' An 'examination for four, bursaries ' at the Queensland Agricultural College ;' tenable for .three years, will be. held on ? :''? December'. 19 :.. in Brisbane. Nomhia?^?'!..;[ tions'close'onjXovcmber 17, .and ? lull ' , ??*' ' Tfcnrf t^lVlnVa.'Vijn -w- /iHtaiinftfi - frnm ? flip. -: 'tinder ?Secretary of; tho. Department f-f -?''?.;?? Agriculture and Stock. ? -;.,? -A .- meeting of v the directors- of tho '?:-,?. Goondiwindi.. Co-operative i, Dairy Coy.. was held oh l'ucs-lay.'a-fterBobnsto con??.-'. sider the, appointment of manager to ?-' tlio factory;.!, Mr. Dare, of Chinchilla, was appointed. ' The following aTcas of Crown land were thrown open for selection in the 'Government Gazette' published in Brisba.no . yesterday : — Prickly ipear scJoction, 16 portions, of 15,210 acres, : eight portions, parishes of Drillhani and Picurda, three portions, parish of M'Nulty'; and four portions, parish of ?of Burrows, Dalby district. Tbq Sydney police? raided Chinese premises 'o'n^Friday night and arrested i'fl Chinese for playing fan-tan. Two railway, .wen, John Fraser_ and John QastleF,u'-'beo!irn6 ^ confused' and-stepped' in front of a passing train at Sydney. ? Castles was cut to pieces and Krascr knocked aside. Both men were killod instantly. A timbcrsctte^ at Boat Mountain, in the Murgon district, uamod George Hanson, 'was 'pinching' logs laat Thursday when the. bark slipped and struck him on the -aw, rendering, him ?unconscious for a time and breaking the jaw in two plaoes. A man was fined £2 at Mullumbinifcy ihc other day for pouring turpentine on -a cat; :?.'_? v In connection with the disturbance caused, by... the recently-imported nav vies on tho ? Nanaiigq 'extension ,- one who was previously convicted vtaa fined £5, and the other £1. The Kingaroy jiolice had a rough timo in effecting thoso arrests. Needless to say, tho languago from tho meu arrested, and their friends, who wero hampering the %---piri]H!O, wtw' of t)i-- filthiest ono could listCTi to. Two more worn arrested next -i;iy, whilst others were looking for trouble. Up- to 30th June last 221 Wages Boards had been constituted under the Now .Sout-li W-alos Industrial Disputes A«t of 190c!. At n meeting of Ihe Miles Hospital ?rinimitU'o on Saturday^ 'M.V. Scum:nel yirraiding, a statement of affairs \\i|, to -ifiti- shnwocl that over £4Uu nau 'wen raided. Of this amount the Coroiiiitidn Day fports contributed £123. A b!n-i; stockman at Macumba sta-.iniKintiif Ovt'i-blid 'l\\'k'graph lino was iiurnt to death on Thursday 'through ir.'- clo'.-htvi igniting. A witness, veprosenting the Sydney jiM.'-worker.' bpfoiv the IndustriulCuurt last week, said: 'Wf kill six thousand .-:iv»-p, and they are 'Kidi'd ; tho best iiio ^iT.t- to Luiidon and the rejects are 'j'.'iisi'l''d in Sydney.' A new lircbell \\v;i- revived nt Vi'on'iui!.'}.'! (,Vio.) lurt wi'i;k. The. .carter v.-hd tin)!; delivery of it fit- tho railway .-?'.nt.Km. to tost its tone tolled it three i.r Kuir tunevs. Tln-n- was au uih'x?jvi'tvd iv.-.ult. ISasiiK'Ss jx'onlc ni.-hi'd cut oi tiieir .-hiij/.-, anil iiiviwn !i|-pviii'-'ii in tin' street.?, mid lor sonv.1 minute.-' : rirrc were inqiiirii1- jih tci whoru tin1 nr-' was. It \\v»- ihe Iir*-t tinie the iin--Vvli .liiid rung lit Wonthaygi. ; M i -ij.-i'I Meiniry. .acrd .VJ year-, a .?/.iiV/'/'s'i'ia-'iw-jcrg^iint |Lul tlijki C-un-iiuinweiLlt.li military forces, left home oiirly on Wednesday eviMiinj; ati l^aixlwick, and as ho ilid not- return his M*!f4* lMM'ji.riii1 .'litvinn*; \\i uli/tn1. civ (i'i:lock this morning- she wont to tin1 M-k- niit-- to look up tho street, nud ili-iocivt'i-ed tier hiishiuii! lvin-; tlcii'i in ?-,,:,, .-,, I,..,. A^j-!;,,!.?- v.f.- ;»l.ti;i !?.-?- I. ..:?! ,\\fi-:iiM- v.-if i-mri-.-d Jiif. t In- lsnu -??. ?!': ? :??? ?-.?:i.-' 1.1 .'-.| uy his tiif.lilli. ;i:i.| -? :.'- 'i;:.l -..?..?.MT-. ?! .?: .|.ji.-.-.i:: . ? :::-? ??:??? '???:-. !?-?. Tl'crc :i!-- n.i 1 1 - ? : r- ? i -- -:i' ;..!'?!, it alv:.iit. t'i' ii ?-.!--. «:i;.; i:m ?:,-:.-"}
{"id":184473342,"text":"08 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Inverell Times (NSW : 1899 - 1907, 1909 - 1954), Friday 8 April 1910, page 3 A VILLACE POLUNC DAY. SOME INCIDENTS. * Soon after seven oh a dark January morning we alighted at the station nearest our destination— the typical Lancashire v'llage of X. 'I think we had better tva.'k It,' sug gested ths I'-it'dlng officer, after an Impatient wait of five m'nutes; 'we ought to manage the four miles in time for the oteniniz of the *v~:ll.' '.it we'c:«-:iw' i-attle of wbec's biw «v-rr. quickly i/iyyed -y\\r iuixlrly. nod soon the party of three was huddled together in the ricketty carrier's cart. 'Hoo'b rare an' fr''l y this mornln',' F3ii' the driver from his seat; 'it's wunnerful what yon owd m.-.re can do when she's wun up— hoo'l 'a yo' theer I' hayvc an hour — it's th' excitement as does it.' The horse certainly did move; but the strides were cliiolly up and down, after the manner of Pecksniff's pony, and Hs a^t'on caused the cait to jolt most uncomfortably. 'And they say as animals knows nowt,' continued the driver, calmly ig noring the fact that wo were coutinu ally being flung to tile bottom of the cart by the erratic movements of his horse. 'Yon horse knows as there's suinmat I' th' air; hoo's a seet moor sense till mony a woman, aye, an' moiiy a CJirisllan, Ihat hos 'as.' BILL YATES CASTS HIS VOTE. Having arrived at the polling siation, the carrier adjourned to the public house ^opposite. 'I met a* wcel stop an' put ma cross to f papper. while i'm pn t' spot,' was his parting greet-. ing. As he did not enter the poling, booth until close on noon, it was evi dent that voting was a serious matter to our friend tbe carrier. When, with the assistance of two vil lage constables, tbo boxes had been duly placed and unsealed, the poll was declared open. 'Tn nil! Yiitos.' he said genially, 'an' fig-hty-threc last wicit.' 'For fifty year.' be continued, 'm-! an' owd Mo pond fost at every elccti-m i' this village. But th1 owd lad is deann wi1 t' rheumatics badly, fo lie cannot turn eawl tills time. Poor awJ Mo, he'll be gradely frettin1 abcaut it a' — I mun goo an' ha' a word wi' th' owd lad — be were always on t' reet side, an' would Ijc now if lie but c«d.' And with a parting flourish of his stout cudgel Bill left the booth. Mine host from across the way was tbe next to vote, arid with an eye to business he informed us that refresh ments could be ordered at any hour. Soon after breakfast time some little commotion was heard at Hip entrance-, the sound of a shrill voice being very persistent. 'You cannot come in with him,' said the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with his body. 'H-;'11 goo an' vote for I1 wrong felly if I dunnot,' replied a female voice. 'Ast do nowt o't kind,' prowled a pro tfsting voice; 'dost tbinli I'm a born too' ?' 'Tha were never owt else sin 1 wed tbee— thce'iit three parts drunk a\\v ready, and ? ' By tlii.s time the voter had managed to enter the room. 'Xcaw what would to do wi' a wife lilie you ?' he bepan, turning: to the policeman. 'Get on wi' thi' votin', lad, and move on,' replied the oflicer, sharply. 'It's bad enoo neaw,' grumbled tbe unlucky wishi as he left the room a few minutes later, 'but what'll it be when they're gotting t' vote?' NOT BROWN, BUT ANOTHER. For the greater part tli« workmen who came in during the duy were quiia and businesslike in their manner of voting; very few needed any instruc tions, and the general improvement in the education of the people is perhaps never so noticeable as on these occa sions. There was one pxc.ciiti-m. A b'g. Mirly-looking nisin who rank1 t' the table wit»!i the demand, 'Uie us a card:' 'N.inii\\ please 7' requeued tlie ckrK. 'What's thai to Ihec? 1 vulu by ballot,' be snapped out. I liven when it was pointed out to him tliat his name was necessary to prove his right to vote according to the leg s Ur he refused to budge, and not until the officer came to escort him to the door did he give the required Infonnu tiou. ' , Tin? local gentry, including tfhe clergy nn-J doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In several csm-s ihcy did not think it nrocssary to yive their names until requested. ?Ha— yes, of course, of course,' li!u -tcred one, 'you are stranpers to Hie vil lage, otherwise you would have had no need to ask fur my name.' It afterwards transpired that this-- in dividual was a rcci.-m sottler in the village. ! 'Lives In a big now place on th' 'ill— I of no fnmbly whatever, tries to mix up ' will) our bwl famblirs, who don't .v.int noin- of him,' remarked tbe constable sc-ithinsly. ' During the iiflprno.in very lilt to pi:- . ing was done; lull o:iu old fellow urciite.l a mild diversion. i 'Con yn tell me which o' Uipsp c!iap_; is liniwn'!' he inquired. i 'Certainly.' responded the presiding officer, indicating the name on the voter's paper; then, suspecting »n illiterate voter, he asked the old man whether he could rend and nrito. 'Aye, lad, I con write rcct enon for this job. but mi soet is none so Ri-od as it were. An sure this Is Brown?' he continued. I On bcinjr n-n«tur-Nl that it was, the old man retired to tHic ballot-b.'X to make his crns-s. 'That's aw rept. isn't it?'' he re marked, showing his paper to the pre siding officer. 'But you have not voted for Brown,' said the oflici.il, alter examining the paper. 'I n^Vr intfndit to,' chuckled the old fellow, winking his oye silly, 'VoiIht chap's my mon. an' I wanted to mak' no mistake about him.' THKKIS t'HEKUS FOR 'OWD MO.' The return of the out-workers to their homes brnujrht (lie usual rush in the closing hours of the pull. The rival candidates -roused l-«-nl ex citpment to fever he;it by their final visits to the neighboring com: littec rooms. With the last half hour came a con stant succession of cheeps and munter eheers, as the remaining voters came up. 'Three cheers for t' Squire — he's room all I' way fra Scotland!' shouted ! Fomeonc outside qe a motor car came j panting up. . a | 'Three rherrs for Owd Mo!' called . out the leader ot the opposition party. The two came in together, the K.4\\ilr«? helping the cilppled old man, whose right leg was swathed In red llannel. Tbe Squire wtlUd until tbe GU DM had voted, in order that he might as- ' Eitsl him out again, 1 'You must pome in the motor— I'M see you safe home.' . . 'Nay, nay. Squire, I muii stick to ml colors. I'd a gone wi' th' owd Squire reet willingly; he were always for., t' poor people; he'd seed 'em starve fori bread 'in* knew what Protection meant] for Eiich as us. I've bad childer eryin'j for bread, and I've worked wick In, j wick eawt, an' not been able to give I 'em one uradely meal I' th' day. Nay, j nay. Squire, no Protection for the likes I o' me; we mun go our own ways; th'; lads browt me here i' in' donkey cart, j .an' I reckon th' owd donkey '11 take mej back agen— mayhap ast ne-er vote agen,; Squire; but If It is last lime I know awm on t' right side. Good - neet Squire!' And with blazing ryes the old fellow; -drew h/mseff up and hobbled painfully' to the door with th- aid of his stick, j And a_ the polling closed a mighty -cheering broke out, 'Three cheers for^ Owd Mo!'— H.L,., in the 'Dally News.'. ===== : t~~ ."}
{"id":18456102,"text":"05 Oct 1954 - FEDERAL NOTEBOOK Government Men Restive: Changes In Cabinet Sought Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tuesday 5 October 1954, page 2 FEDERAL NOTEBOOK Government Men Restive: Changes In Cabinet Sought By OUR CANBERRA CORRESPONDENT For a political alliance which, according to the latest Gallup Poll, is at its most popular for 17 years, the Liberal Country Party Government is an unhappy organisation. Among its over-enthusiastic back-benchers there has been some return to the mood of disillusion- ment which was common in the 1951 slump. This time the back-benchers are not worried about losing their seats — but they are worried about losing the'' incentive to stay in politics. MOST of the younger men in the Govern-ment are professional or businessmen to whom Federal Parliament doesn't mean financial promotion. As mere votes in the House, they do not even have the con-solation of taking part in the moulding of national policy. As Parliament went into a brief recess last week, Government back-benchers had to swallow the fact that they had been overrid-den by Cabinet again, this time on an issue — National Service — on which some of them had fought Cabinet's decision publicly in Parliament, and on which others had threatened to put up a last-ditch resistance in the Govern-ment party room. Much of the dissatisfaction sprang from a more basic discon-tent with the fact that the doors of the Cabinet room are still closed to newcomers. THE illness of the Postmaster- General, Mr. Anthony, who will be off duty for two or three months, provoked speculation that he might resign from Cabinet and make room for one of the disgruntled outsiders. Mr. Anthony's absence, how-ever, revealed a paradox — that although the Liberal Party's effec-tiveness could be increased by the replacement of several Ministers, the Country Party has all its strength on top and faces a pre-carious future when they go. With its Leader, Sir Arthur Fadden, the Deputy Leader, Mr. McEwen, and the Acting Leader, Mr. Anthony, all away, control of the party fell back temporarily into the hands of 74-year-old Sir Earle Page, its prewar leader. The political experience and instinct of these four men have in recent years given the other-wise declining Country Party a power far exceeding its numerical strength in Parliament. SIR EARLE, still one of the shrewdest politicians in Can-berra and remarkably fit — he is one of the few politicians who play tennis on the Parliament House courts — must nevertheless be near the end of his political career. In fact, he was reported to be ready to retire at the last elec-tions if he could find a suitable successor. Speculation still surrounds the future of Sir Arthur Fadden, who has not fully recovered from his accident on the eve of the elec-tions, and is under family pres-sure to give up the arduous Trea-sury portfolio. Mr. Anthony has had several serious illnesses since 1952 and was given medical advice two years ago to resign from the Ministry. Mr. McEwen has also had pro-longed periods off duty, with a complaint caused by over-strain. As these four influential and experienced Ministers, sooner or later, go out of politics, they will leave a gap which other members of the Country Party cannot ade-quately fill. What illness threatens to do to the Country Party, only the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, can do to the Liberal Party-replace some of its Ministers. But there is no sign that he proposes to do so, despite the need for new ideas in his Ministry. THE Menzies Government made a reluctant return to controls last week when it re-imposed quota restrictions on goods which make up about half Australia's imports. Importers of these goods can still buy as much as they did in 1950-51; therefore the claims that the new restrictions will not cause shortages to the public are ob-viously justified. But the restrictions go against the grain of the Government, as they afford local industry just enough margin of protection against overseas competition to make it feel comfortable again. The Menzies Government's policy is to leave protection to the Tariff Board, which issued a hard-hitting annual report last week warning high-cost industries that it would not protect them at || MR. H. L. ANTHONY || public expense against inefficiency or normal business risks. But politicians have found, since 1952, that whatever the dangers of import restrictions they do not make a Government || SIR EARLE PAGE || unpopular. And the 1952 re-strictions saved employment in Australia. The new restrictions are the kind which will make everybody happy except the prospective competitor. Their danger is that they suit the established importer as much as they suit the local manufacturer. A prospective new importer cannot get a leg in while quotas based on 1950-51 imports remain. THERE are reports that an attempt is being prepared to get three Victorian Right-wing Parliamentarians expelled from the Labour Party — Mr. Stan Keon and his close associate, Mr. John Mullens, and Mr. William Bourke. All three are now clearly op-posed to the leadership of Dr. Evatt. Those who are planning the move are said to be trying to get it initiated at the next meeting of the Federal executive of the Lab- our Party, after the Federal Par-liament ends its Budget session. It is pretty safe to forecast that even if the idea gets a first run, it will not win. "Secret" motions passed at the last executive meeting, condemn-ing Dr. Evatt's failure to consult the party on major issues, do not indicate that the executive is likely to swallow drastic measures sponsored by Evatt supporters. But the move is significant as an indication of the tactics being followed. The Left-wing group, led by Mr. Ward, is obviously using the dispute surrounding Dr. Evatt to embarrass and isolate the Right-wingers, who are not a united group and are not led by anybody. Amid free talk of a possible split in the Labour Party, the opposing forces are all trying to hold the big end of the stick in-case the split comes."}
{"id":18461744,"text":"13 Nov 1954 - Letters Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 13 November 1954, page 2 Letters TO-DAY'S CHOICE FOR VOTERS Opposing Opinions On Hotel Hours Sir,-I believe that the re-cent result of the Gallup Poll taken throughout Australia is most significant. States which already have 10 p.m. closing showed a decided maj-ority in favour of retaining it; States with 6 p.m. closing averaged merely a bare maj-ority for its retention. Surely if 10 p.m. closing were the chaotic home-breaker the Churches claim, people living amid the chaos would not vote for its continuance. I am cer-tain that were 10 p.m. given a trial in this State for 12 months a referendum held at the end of that time would give a result similar to other 10 p.m. States. JOSEPH dLARGO. Manly Vale. Sir,-1 am not at all happy about the choice on Saturday. While I would like to have a drink with my husband at night, I do not think merely closing the hotels from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. will avoid the 5 to 6 p.m. swill. What would be better, I think, would be to close from 2 to 6 p.m. Husbands would then come home for dinner first. EMILY EM BRYANT. Hamilton. -Sir,-Is it imagined that only those who voted for 10 p.m. in 1947 had an experimental know-ledge of the result of later clos-ing, and that those who voted for 6 p.m. were without such know-ledge? I have spoken to >many and those who remember late closing in N.S.W. speak of it almost with bated breath. From experience, they will not vote for a return of 10 p.m. They ,know that it will mean an increase in broken homes and a general social de- cline. WILLIAM F. HAYWARD. The Rectory, Riverstone. Sir,-The official figures of convictions for drunkenness in the various States last year, as published in the "Sun-Herald" of November 7, are indeed en-lightening. I quote them hereunder in pre-cis form for perusal by all those who claim later closing of hotels necessarily means more drunken- ness: Queensland. 10 p.m. closing, convictions 1.9 p.c. of population. Western Australia, 9 p.m. clos-ing; convictions 1 p.c. Tasmania, 10 p.m.closing; con-victions 0.25 p.c. New South Wales, 6 p.m. clos-ing; convictions 2.1 p.c. Bondi. STATISTICS. Sir,-The issue concerns only that section of the community that prefers a mild stimulant to a less interesting beverage, and as that section docs hot demand that the whole of the community shall follow its example, there is no valid reason why its liberties should be curtailed for the satis-faction of some other section with distorted views. There arc three Australian States that enjoy more sensible hours and if a referendum were taken on whether present hours should continue or be curtailed there would be an overwhelming majority for the former. D. DUNCAN. Glebe Point. Sir,-In spite of having later closing in Queensland we still have the degrading "pig-swill" be-tween 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. There are now two rushes-5 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Rev. T. REES THOMAS, President. Queensland Marriage Guidance Council. Sir,-In your leader of Nov. 11 you advocate 10 p.m. clos-ing, and the reasons you put for-ward arc all very true and logi-cal. Nevertheless I intend to vote against 10 p.m. for one reason and one only: the interested partics in my opinion have conven-iently bypassed the most vital aspect of the whole sorry busi-ness-the alcoholic content of Australian beer. In past years I have drunk beer in many countries and have been able to sit all evening drinking without harmful effects, but 1 could never do that in Australian hotels owing to the strong alco-holic content of our beer. JAMES T. COLEMAN. Engadine. Sir,-Let us be honest about it. Would 10 o'clock closing benefit the women and children of this State in any way .what- ever? They number two-thirds of the population. S. BAILEY. Epping. Sir,-I venture to predict that if 10 o'clock closing is voted for it will not be long before a cry goes up for 11 o'clock closing. People will then be wanting to have a "civilised drink" after the theatre and will be disappointed at not being able to. have it if closing is as early as 10 o'clock. DAVID S. REYNOLDS. Cumnock. Sir,-I am well aware of the disadvantages of what has been called the 6 o'clock "swill." But, as a moderate drinker, I know that 1 would prefer to take a few bottles of beer home with me and have a drink with my wife during our evenings together. But it is not possible to buy bottled beer in any sort of regular fashion. Therefore I am told by the liquor interests that, if they are given the right to keep the hotels open till 10, I can go with my wife, leave the children at home or send them to the pictures, and have our drinks at the local hotel. Well, Australian hotels being what they are, they are the last place to which 1 would want to take my wife. For there is no guarantee whatever that with later trading hours there would be any material change in the conduct and control of drinking places, which arc largely the points of distribution for brewery products. H. J. WELLS, j Bexley. '"}
{"id":184634451,"text":"12 Apr 1947 - Advertising Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954), Saturday 12 April 1947, page 2 I With lively recollections of petrol quality I most motorists I want I motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by H Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust-H ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia wide poll among car and truck owners. One of H many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, H which petrol ore you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substan-H daily more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) H laPiill coh9 'ihciease Myljusiness I LARGER PREMISES? ( BIGGER STOCKS? MEW MACHINERY? MORE STAFF? EXTENDED CREDITS? In every case our Branch Manager has practical help and advice to offer. Bring your problem 1 to him. CbmnioicwealtbBanlj of HustraUa. Every Branch ef the Bank transacts Savings Bank business «»«/ Set your land up — so much for grazing — so much to fallow and so much for fodder <— cultivate with the Howard Rotary Hoe and see how much more you'll cut for green feed or stack for dry fodder. THE HOWARD "5" ROTARY HOE always prepares a seed bed in one operation — chops up trash and cover growth mod turns it into the soil for a rich fertilising humus — fodder crops stand taller, thicker and more succulent ... giving more frequent cuts and reducing cultivation costs by up to 50% and saving manpower hours as well ITS A MAN SAVER AND A MONEY MAKER! We know the facts — the savings, the profits, that the Howard Rotary Hoe can make — proof is available for YOU to see! Fn'lc So-day for tU the profitable farts about the Howard Model "5" Rotary Hoe to — CLIVE ODELL M/86 CHURCH BTB EET, GLEN INNES."}
{"id":184636691,"text":"29 Mar 1947 - Advertising Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954), Saturday 29 March 1947, page 2 NOW AVAILABLE 2 ' JL' FROM r LEN BELL'S ELECTRICAL jf SERVICE OR TELEPHONE 86. INSTANT HOT WATER SERVICE FOR YOUR HOME for immediate installation -r Instantaneous Bath Heaters «. Sink Heaters Hot Water Services (all ynJ inquire for information on running costs and installation IJ III II I II llllllllll W i With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists I want I motor spirit I "Opinion Research", which is supervised by 8 Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- 8 ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia B wide poll among car and truck owners. One of B many questions asked was: "I Vben the pool tads, B which petrol art you likely to try first?" B Nearly all named a brand in answer to this B question. Of those who so answered, substan- B dally more than 50% said: "Shell". B Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. B THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED H (Incorporated in Great Britain) id m )W THE BEST GUINEA'S WORTH OF Motoring Service IH THE W0R1B In the fear ended June 30 (ail the N.R.M.A. (among many other acliviliet in the jnfereata of the motoring community J rendered the ac tervicct to member t: Road calla attended 46,400 Mileage covered by patrol staff 397,462 Personal consultations on technical matters 22,653 Strip maps and district maps supplied 55,400 Itineraries and guide hooka 10,586 Advice by letter and telephone 15,442 Court appearances ior members 2,180 In addition, N.R.M.A. Insurance Ltd. offers to N.R.M.A. members a comprehensive insurance cover with the exceptional benefits mutual action alone can provide. A guinea a year (plus an entry fee of 10/6 for metropolitan members) places N.R.M.A. many' shied facilities at the disposal of motor-owners, "A co-operative service for motorists by motorists" Naflooal loads A MotsrlOs' Association, M.tMA. tnosraaea' Ud. J. F. CHAFFEY & SONS, BOURKE STREET, GLEN INNES SAFETY FUST! One more pedestrian doesn't matter; one lees doea. Drive warily. ."}
{"id":184644220,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - Advertising Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 2 IMPERIAL THEATRE, EMMAVILLE SATURDAY NEXT TOMMY TRINDER & STANLEY HOLLOWAY. in "CHAMPAGNE CHARLEY" (G) SUPPORTED BY: — "GANGS OF THE WATERFRONT" WEDNESDAY MARCH 19. , ' GALE STORM in — "FOREVER YOURS ' (G) SUPPORTING FEATDRE : — FLANAGAN & ALLEN. THE "OP BOYS In: "DREAMING" (G) Grazing Property to Lease Well improved Grazing Property, cf about 1,800 acres, Trap country, well killed out. Permanently watered, Good House, Woolshed. Securely fenced and sub-divided into convenient paddocks. Carry 1,250 Sheep year in year out. Handily situated School, etc. Good road. To lease for a term up to five years at, & reasonable rental. Full details on application to: — SEVERN TRADING COMPANY LICENSED STOC AND STATION AGENTS. Thone 14. EMMAVTLLE ANYTHING ! ' CARRIED ANYWHERE CAREFULLY & PROMPTLY qnri at SENSIBLE PRICES. M. J. PARSONS, Phone 10. Deepwater LICENSED HIRE CARs Thone 6. ROSOLEN'S GARAGE DEEPWATER With lively recollections of petrol quality H I most motorists I I want I . 1| ' ' yjl I I motor spirit I H "Opinion Research", which is supervised by fi Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- B B ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- M9 B wide poll among cat and truck owners. One of B B many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, B which petrol are you likely to try first?" B H Nearly all named a brand in answer to this B question. Of those -who so answered, substan- B B dally more than 50% said: "Shell". B B Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. B B THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED B (Incorporated in Great Britain) IHS" the Advantages of B Bxoui of ib awaUl capacity. LyKWi to 1 3 COR- / / RUGATH) GALVANIZED IRON / / pwiti of Lntor coMtroclion, / _ w f requow I«»m roofing tifnborj ond / fq, f cob cofti ol 0(009 th. lioe. Add / M bo tins 3 .abwoongity.groot M pobooa oa ad year boildicg pnjtcti lYSaCBTS 10 GALVANIZED IRONu,"}
{"id":185419136,"text":"07 Oct 1944 - Do You Have Enough Butter Now? Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954), Saturday 7 October 1944, page 3 Do You Have Enough Butter Now? Six out of every 10 people interviewed in July for the Gallup Poll throughout Victoria, South Australia and West Australia, said they were 'getting along fair'y well' with the rrI'uccd butter ration of 6 ozs. a xitiek. People in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania, however, were fiflyfi.ty - n the question. Analysts dt men's and women's answers, according to the occupation of the head ol the hcus.fcoU thows that diesatSsfac.ion with the reduced ration is strongest among unskilled workers. iS\\'en so, the dissatisfied Etou«- is a bare majority. Q.| -tion.: *no you j»ind you can get along fairly well with the reduced butter ration?' Yes No. p.c. p.c. Total Vote ? 57 43 Business owners, managers, professional ... 70 30 Farm owners ? 70 30 Clerks, shophands ... 56 44 Skilled workers .... 55 45 Semi-skilled -workers . 52 48 Unskilled workers . . 49 51"}
{"id":185487326,"text":"13 May 1954 - Gallup Poll on Sat. Morning Shopping at Cowra West Wyalong Advocate (NSW : 1928 - 1954), Thursday 13 May 1954, page 2 Gallup Poll on Sat. Morning Shopping at Cowra A Gallop pall of shoppers will be taken in Cowra during the first week in June to determine the popularity of Saturday morning shopping in Cowra. This was decided at a meeting of the Chamber of Com merce. At a p-evious meeting it was decided that shopperB be asked to sign a petition, which would be distributed to all the shops in Cowra."}
{"id":185571693,"text":"02 Jul 1951 - Australians Favour Remaining Within the Empire West Wyalong Advocate (NSW : 1928 - 1954), Monday 2 July 1951, page 4 Australians Favour Remaining Within the Empire Australians are overwhelmingly in favor of our continuing to belong to the British Empire. In a recent Gallup Poll 1700 people were handed cards listing three international policies and asked which they would like Australia to follow. S3 p.c. chose "Australia should continue a member of the British Commonwealth." S p.P want us to leave the Commonwealth and become part of U.S.A. 1 p . want uk to l>ecom« a separate nation, and 2 p.1 . have no opinion. Labor voters and Liberal-C.P. J voters, as groups, gave similar answers."}
{"id":185789705,"text":"27 Nov 1941 - FREE FRENCH MOVEMENT West Wyalong Advocate (NSW : 1928 - 1954), Thursday 27 November 1941, page 2 FREE FRENCH , I MOVEMENT v'V.-i Support in America' -. Result of Gallup Foil (BY P.J.M.) \\, Tie vote on the latest ^G&flup poll proved that 74 per cent o£ American public opinion was in favor of a'.d to' the Free French Forces, i6 per cent opposed it and thaf, the remaining 10 per cent bad no opinion The Question put to the voters was: "Do you consider that the United' State? should send war materials to General de Gaulles fighting forces within the 'lease-lend' Bill?" The arguments put forward by those' in favor were: (1)" The Free French Forces are fighting Nazism t and deserve every possible help. (2) Free France represents the true spirit of the French people. These resultB are -indicative of'the interest taken by the Ameridan public in things concerning France and also of the great popularity which the Free Freeh and -General de Gaulle enjoy in the United States."}
{"id":185792544,"text":"18 May 1942 - U.S. Approval of Roosevelt West Wyalong Advocate (NSW : 1928 - 1954), Monday 18 May 1942, page 1 U.S. Approval of Roosevelt NEW YORK.-A Gallup poll discloses that in answer to a question regarding President Roosevelt's conduct of the -war, 78 per cent of those asked approved, J 3 per cent disapproved, and a per cent were undecid <3(1. fl'Tie figures are the sauie as those for March."}
{"id":185950082,"text":"27 Mar 1947 - Advertising West Wyalong Advocate (NSW : 1928 - 1954), Thursday 27 March 1947, page 5 With lively recollections of petrol quality f; most motorics want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of nianv cfjestions asked was: "Wbtn /be pool tads, which petrol are you fipe/y to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than ;o% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHEU COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU. CAN' BE1 SURE OF SHELL C. A. STEPHENSON | • ■ -jj OPERATOR ST., WEST WYALONGlj Fibrous Plaster Manufacturer^ Quotes given for interior lining. ;;S No job too big or too small ; Latest Designs'in Ceilings . j A.M.P. SOCIETY (lislublislicd isitn "The Best in Life Assurance1' "Probule—Oroup—Endowment H. R. AXTENS District Representative 128 BAKER STREET, TEMORA Phone 35 Licensed Plumber; SEWERAGE, ROOFING, ?; TANKS i 1 . Repair Quotes Given .1 Local Dealer for Webb < ■; Windmills 4-, E. A. Gathercole! PHONE 322 : THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE £ Established for the Public Benefit on 1st January, 1914—since whiclt date assets totalling £40.000,000 have been administered as i • Executor, Trustee, Administrator, Attorney or Agent Toll informalIum and THICK JIOOKUCT may be obtained 6li »|ildicnlion to his Agent— the ncartsl. Clerk of Petty Sessions, or at ' • THIC PL'lJUC TltlJSTKK R1. C. NOTT,1 " or to 111 O'L'onnell Street Tubiie Trustee. (Uox 7A, (J.KO.j 'I Sydney When Mother- butter# Arnott's Milk Arrowroot Biscuits for ;. the school lunch—ic only takes a few 'seconds—she knows she gives her kiddies ihc support they need in the way tbey I will enjoy ic best. •. : 's FAMOUS TTUJUt GlrrouH»oot (Rlsouts * There is no substitute fur guulitr."}
{"id":186019193,"text":"03 Aug 1983 - Family Notices Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 3 August 1983, page 33 Soil Association Meeting Wednesday 3rd August 7.30 pm, High School Library. Speaker A. Solomon Water Salinity ? CAF.H.S. (Formerly M.B.H.A.) A film evening will be held on Tuesday 9th August at 8 pm in the CWA Hall. The film is en titled 'Fathers' and lasts for 20 minutes. This will be followed by an open discussion and coffee. All parents, and especially fathers, are in vited to attend. Admission Free Dalia Vaskas Secretary Port Elliot Cricket Club A.G.M. 8 p.m. Friday 12th August, P.E. Clubrooms All Welcome ?93(J BUILDING DESIGNER & CONSULTANT Residential & Commercial Planning Reasonable rates Phone IAN CATT 52 2069 Woodstyle Cabinets and Furniture SEYMOUR LANE For kitchen and bathroom remodelling, altera tions, and tiling, also glass and glazing Phone 52 2652 A/Hrs. 52 1 153 wo Carpet Cleaning Harbor Carpet Cleaners Props. Bob / Mari Vowles Phone 52 3981 Registered Master Plumbers Maintenance and Specialists D.A. & M.E. Schutte Pty. Ltd. Travelling to any area - reasonable rates ? Plumbing supplies available at our shop 39 Crozier Road Victor Harbor 521 1 Ph. 52 2783 Over 30 years experience ,.?--- Royal District Nursing Society South Coast Branch Notice of Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Branch will be held in the South Coast District Hospital Boardroom on Monday, 8th August, 1983 at 8 pm. All Welcome P.W. Horton Honorary Secretary Public Notice Will the person or persons who took the keys from the yellow Mazda van on Friday night please return them to this office, and no further action will be taken. Public Notice All trades interested in Tendering for Caretaker residence and canteen at Pt. Elliot please contact D.E. & E.M. Boothey, Willunga. Phone 56 2279. Public Notice Lose weight safely and maintain your weight loss. All natural ingredients - money back guarantee. Your own part-time income assured with large exciting selling organisation. Work in your own time. For more information phone 36 2569. Situation Vacant BE YOUR OWN BOSS! Run your own successful business as an AVON Representative. Sell dur ing the hours you want. The more you sell, the more money you earn. Sound Good! Areas available include Victor Harbor, Goolwa and Strathalbyn. Phone 52 2904 before 7.00 p.m. for details. Situation Vacant Wanted Hairdresser. Permanent or part-time, 4th year or registered. Phone Ah. 55 2255. Situation Vacant Qualified electrician, permanent position with long established firm in Victor Harbor. Apply in writing to, 'Qualified Electrician', C/- P.O., Box 107, Victor Harbor, S.A. 5211. VICTOR CARPETS Specialising in carpets, vinyls and good workmanship. Curtains made to measure Lounge suites reuphotstered. Floors sanded 26 Adelaide Rd. Victor Harbor ? Phone 52 1647 ? 394c Work Wanted Experienced salesman'shopkeeper at present seeking employment Phone John Baker (085) 52 3170 I ? CONCRETE WORK ? FLOORS ? FOOTPATHS I CLIFF STRINGER I 43 Hill Street, Victor Harbor I PHONE 52 1886 F Lie No G457 ? 3650 | VICTOR CARPETS CARPET CLEANING ? Machine for hire 26 Adelaide Rd., Victor Harbor Phone: 52 1647 ,940 ? BRICKLAYING . PLASTERING ? CONCRETING . TILING ? FOUNDATIONS General Repairs and Dairies Lie No R16987 ARCH HARDING 55 Torrens Street, Victor Harbor Telephone V.H. 52 3664 i m» Situation Vacant INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65, like talking with people, live in or near Victor Harbor, had a 'phone and car' you can earn $52 to $65 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards inMelbourneuntil 5 pm Mon-Fri on (03) 62 5875; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U. Melbourne, 3001 . Position Vacant Cook wanted. Casual or full time. Phone 54 6554 Situations Vacant Person required as courier van driver. Duties will also include some work in store and office. Current drivers lie. essential. Phone 58 2277 to arrange an interview. Herd Improvement Ser vices of S.A. Co-Op Ltd., 49 Main Street, Yankalilla. On the Spot Repairs For all saddlery — leather, canvas — zip — horse rugs. Sharpening shed and kitchen tools. For at home service phone 55 3153. Country Kitchen Open Again. Thurs. ? Fri. 11 to 3; Sat. - Sun.10.30 to 4.30. For your spinach roll, cheese flan, pasties, salad sandwich, home made cake, juices and smoothies. Bronny's North Terrace, Pt Elliot Open daily School Holidays. RegiSteredPIumber For ? General maintenance ? hot and cold water in stallations ? septic tank installations ? all drainage work ? roofing and guttering ? new housing and renovations. For prompt and reliable service contact PAUL REYNOLDS Goolwa phone 55 2953 all hours. No obligation Free Quotes Plasterer Licensed plasterer available for work for all areas. Reasonable rates. R.R. Miller. Phone (08) 386 0064 ^^ ? Verandahs ^r ^k ? Concreting 4 Paving JL . . X ? Masonry Work /L U IX ? Additions f l.n.l.X ? Renovations ? Garages ' Sunrooms, patios . rlrrZr** * Fences, gates ? Carports . Garden walls Fleurieu Home Improvements Phone 52 1244 ^FMycoFabrics & FlooringP^^V W Harbor Traders Expert Lay.nR^ ?+ WFor your carpet, Vinyl & T.les Phone 52 1287 1 f Prompt measure and auote 2600 w Security Express I (Formerly Pace Messenger Service) I Twice daily runs to Willunga. McLaren Vale Vic tor Harbor & Yankalilla from Adelaide and -eturn Once daily to Aldinga. Goolwa Pickups and deliveries to city and all sudjrbs ? LOW PRICES Phonej 46 8995 1(08)3^3109 GOOLWA PUMPING SERVICE We empty SEPTIC TANKS and soakaee welis Barry & Wendy Newell 45 Kingdom Place, Goolwa Phone 55 2232 Plastering Large and small jobs. Telephone 56 3340 TERMITE and PEST CONTROL All work guaranteed. Contact district Agent SPILSBURY'S HARDWARE Phone 55 2221 Murray Pest & Weed Control Foundations, Plastering, Paths, Patios Small Jobs. G.R. Forman, 56 Maud Street. VICTOR HARBOR. 52 3641 Lie. No. R19678 FOR RINGING (087)52 1973 Williams Concrete Tanks - Bordertown dffi8BS$3^^ 162 Hindmarsh Road ^KJ(^5g^Telephone (085) 52 191 1 Vehicle avail, time ad prep LMVDZW7. ?"}
{"id":186267999,"text":"31 Oct 1940 - Gallup Poll Shows Neck and Neck Presidential Race Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 31 October 1940, page 2 Gallup Poll Shows' Neck and Neck Presidential Race NhW YORK. October .10.— A Gallup poll returned a 53 per cent popular vote for President Roosevelt and 47 for Mr. Wendell Willkle. The Gallup poll warns, however. Hint the lead of 53 per cent for the President is actually equivalent to a neck and neck race because, owing to the surplus in Democratic maturities in the southern States, a Democratic President normally requires about 52 per cent from the nation to win. Mr. Willkies gains have been so widespread that later re-iorts from t he survey probably will show that the two candidates are about even in electoral votes, or with Mr. Willkie slightly ahead. It must not he forgotten, however, thai President Roosevelt's intensive campaign -speaking has just begun, and his forthcoming radio addresses ntav hall and reverse the Willkie trend."}
{"id":186288145,"text":"04 Jul 1940 - Public Divergence From Republican Platform Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 4 July 1940, page 1 Public Divergence From Republican Platform "The Telegraph" Special Service, NEW YORK. July 3.-The Gallup Poll reveals that only two notable deviations between public sentiment and the Republican platform were adopted at Philadelnhia. Firstly, 58 per cent of the public oppose the proposed constitutional amendment which would prohibit any President seeking a third term; secondly, a large majority of the public favours the reciprocal trade treaties of the Secretary for State (Mr. Cordell Hull). ITALIAN SURVIVORS.— Alexandria, July 3: British destroyers landed 99 survivors from Italian naval units sunk since June 27. /"}
{"id":186288326,"text":"04 Jul 1940 - Public Divergence From Republican Platform Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 4 July 1940, page 6 \\ Public Divergence From Republican Platform "Tlic Telegraph" Special Service. NEW YORK. July 3,-Thn Gallup Poll reveals that only two notable deviations between public sentiment and the Republican platform were adopted at Philadelphia. Firstly, 58 pet cent of the public oppose the proposed constitutional amendment which would prohibit any President seeking a third term; secondly, a large majority of the public favours the reciprocal trade treaties of the Secretary for Slate (Mr. Cordell Hull)."}
{"id":186592011,"text":"25 Feb 1910 - WATER AND SEWERAGE POLL. Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Friday 25 February 1910, page 2 WATER AND SEWERAGE POLL. Recount of the Votes. The recount of the votes polled in connection with the election of the Water and Sewerage Board, was commenocd at tlie Town Hall, this morning, under the supervision of Aid.- G. II. Blocksidge, re- turmng-ofiiccr. Tho work will probably not bo completed until to-morrow night."}
{"id":186598771,"text":"26 Feb 1910 - WATER AND SEWERAGE POLL. Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Saturday 26 February 1910, page 2 water and sewerage poll Recount of the Votes. The recount of the votes polled in connection with .the election of the Water, and Sewerage Board, was commenced at the Town I-Iall . oil Fridav, under the supervision of Aid. G. If. Blocksidge, re-turning-officer. Tho work . will probably not be completed until Saturday night'."}
{"id":186615066,"text":"29 Apr 1941 - Growing U.S. Desire For AllOut Aid To Britain Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Tuesday 29 April 1941, page 12 Growing U.S. Desire For "All-Out Aid" To Britain "Telegraph" Special Service. NEW YORK, April 28.-America, whose growing sentiment for Britain against the Axis is x reflected in the recent Gallup polls, is coming to realise that Britain again is fighting alone and cannot "hope to win without all-out aid by the United States. Mr. Churchill's speech served as a reminder that the war will be wpn or losf in the West,, that America's tools safely delivered will be vital to victory. Thus Americans are further convinced that they must assure the delivery of the tools at whatever cost. How goon this sentiment will crystalise to the point where the President and Congress feel warranted to go "all out" is anybody's guess, but, certainly Mr. Churchill's words have provided a oew impetus. Mr. Rockefeller's letter is an example of how many leading Americans are thinking. Anger Rising At Lindbergh - v . Likewise one notes the rising , anger of the public against such defeatists as Lindbergh.Moreovcr.there-iis ,.an indication that many organisations;. particularly great : war veterans,; who have Ions advocated a peaceful attitude, are now. being outspoken against the . Axis, and are demanding strong measures to protect cargoes of American goods to Britain. Commenting briefly on Mr. Churchill's speech, the fall of Athens, and the superb fight by the . Greeks, 'Australians and New Zealanders, the New York Times editorially says: "The battle which , will determine England's fate is not: in -the Mediterranean, though- the importance of controlling that sea- remains, but in the Atlantic. In the outcome of the battle the fortunes of America, are involved hardly less than Britain's. Therefore our help for that battle must come and will come on an increasing scale.""}
{"id":186634543,"text":"12 Jun 1941 - 76 Per Cent of U.S. Public Opposed To Strikes Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 12 June 1941, page 8 76 Per Cent, of U.S. Public Opposed To Strikes A Gallup poll a fortnight after President Roosevelt's declaration of a state of unlimited emergency, the public voted 76 per cent in favour of the extreme step of forbidding strikes in all defence factories. The public is not anti-Labour but it believes that some sacrifices should be made in a crisis since the stoppages "hurt everybody but Hitler." osoooseoesoscoseoeoeoesoec"}
{"id":186634732,"text":"12 Jun 1941 - 76 Per Cent of U.S. Public Opposed To Strikes Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 12 June 1941, page 8 76 Per Cent1 of U.S. Public Opposed To Strikes A Gallup poll a fortnight after President Roosevelt's declaration of a state of unlimited emergency, the public voted 76 per cent in favour of the extreme step of forbidding strikes in all defence factories. The public is not anti-Labour but it believes that some sacrifices should be made in a crisis since the stoppages "hurt everybody. but Hitler." «OSO09O9SCO0CCOO8eOMO96O!"}
{"id":186648979,"text":"12 May 1941 - More People in U.S. Favour Defending Canada if Invaded Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 12 May 1941, page 7 More People in U.S. Favour Defending Canada if Invaded NEW YORK, May ll.-A Gallup Poll showed that 90 per cent of the voters were in- favour of the United ' Stales fighting. to defend Canada if it. was invaded, compared' with 68 per cent in October, 1939."}
{"id":186746116,"text":"23 Mar 1962 - THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Friday 23 March 1962, page 2 THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK I wonder how many of us take prayer very seriously? It would be interesting to see the results if a Gallup Poll were taken to discover how many Australians pray regularly. 1 am suse a lot of people do not. .rv numucr 01 v.nnsuan writers have declared that prayer is the 'mightiest force in the world'. If this is so, why is it that the majority of folk show by their indifferent attitude to prayer that they consider it almost a waste of time? One of the major reasons for this lack of faith in prayer is that it is often misunderstood. Too often we approach God only when we want something, and then we endeavour to 'twist His arm' until He gives us what we demand. And yet prayer can be much more than this, and indeed must be if it is to be a force in the world and in our lives. 'Prayer is being with God', said Margaret Cropper, and here is a thought that has been a tremendous help to so many people, and has enabled them, in a wonderful way, to tap the peace, poise, and power that God wants us all to have. The Bible puts this thought another way: 'Be still, and know that 1 am God'. A good friend of mine expressed the same truth in still another way. She said, 'If you love someone there are times when you will go to that person, not because you want to ask them for something, or tell them something, but simply because you want to be with them. If we love God, then we should make time every day just to be with Him. If we can learn to do this — and it is not easy — to sit in the stillness and be aware of God's nearness and 'listen' to Him, we will have learned one of the methods by which prayer can transform our lives; we will begin to understand why men have said prayer is the 'mightiest force in the world'. G. J. LORD, Minister, Church ot Christ, Victor Harbour."}
{"id":186809514,"text":"07 Aug 1941 - Public Opinion Poll Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954), Thursday 7 August 1941, page 5 Public Opinion Poll First in Australia to be Taken This Month v BRISBANE, Wednesdayvrr-Tho "'first Australian public opinion polk will, toe taken at. the end of this month. The director or the polls, Mr. Roy Morgan, has come to Brisbane from Melbourne to see a number of applicants for positions as 'part-time Interviewers. Mr. Morgan said to-night that the polls were not like the straw votes taken in the United States before Or. George Gallup introduced scientific methods. Dr.. Gallup's activities were now being followed in Australia. Modern polls were sample referendums In which each major group of the population was' sampled according to its size. Ten questions would be asked toy 300 Interviewers from. Cairns to Hobart and west to Geraldton and Basselton."}
{"id":186816471,"text":"31 Oct 1941 - Cleric's Suggestion Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954), Friday 31 October 1941, page 5 Cleric's Gallup Poll on Liquor Hours BRISBANE, Thursday.—The suggestion that a "Gallup poll" should fie taken to test public opinion on: the change in liquor hours was im'ade toy Rev iF. Malcolm at the Brisbane District Methodist Synod to-day. He said: "Reforms cannot go. ahead of public opinion. Tills method of ascertaining public mind has much to commend it." "I do not believe in the broadcasting of church\\ services. It is impossible to transmit the sacred atmosphere over the air," said the Rev. R. Oelbrldge. "Listening to some services over the air brought a blush of shame to my face." The Rev. H. M. Wheller said he though Rev. Delbrldge was underesti mating the work being done by churches over the.air. He had received many testimonials from listeners."}
{"id":186910365,"text":"14 Oct 1976 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Thursday 14 October 1976, page 18 raters firff*=-| yg' ^\\* y^r ? Free Quotes \\f Xj // ? Exterior - Interior {2*%, y ? Quality Work tw0 // ? Reasonable Rates ^ Strathalbyn gQ ^4i/O CUSHIONS! CUSHIONS! MADE TO ORDER Also Loose Cushions for lounges. la View-rd., V.H., two doors from Kleinig's. (Look for flag on pole) . REAL ESTATE SALESMAN VICTOR HARBOR A position is available in our well established Victor Harbor office for a licensed Salesman preferably with previous Real Estate experience. Our office occupies a prominent position in the town and is extremely active and includes a Property Management Section. Applications in writing to the Sales Manager, Victor Harbor Office, or GAETJENS PTY. LTD. Lie. Agents, M.R.E.I. 53 Flinders St., Adelaide. Half Price Footwear Oddments SHOES, SLIPPERS, SANDALS, CASUALS SALE Myponga General Store THE COMBINED Southern Leagues' Football Umpires' Panel invites applicants for the following positions: ? CHAIRMAN t SECRETARYTREASURER ? COACH ? UMPIRES' OBSERVERS for the 1977 Football Season. All applications to the Secretary, D.S. Mason, 13 Argyle Ave., Morphett Vale, 5162, by 13th Nov., 1976. Victor Harbor Pest Control . M *^ 126 Padman Crescent, MIDDLETON. Ring P.E. 54 2353 Goolwa55 2205 Free quotes all pests All work guaranteed Lie. No. R 11579. - THEAnnual Meetingof of the Enc. Bay Netball Club will be held in the clubrooms at 8 p.m. on -FRIDAY, 15th OCT. ALL WELCOME. M. ARNOLD, Hon. Sec. VICTOR HARBOR C.W.A. Next Meeting Tues., 19th Oct., Social afternoon, Garden Cut of Month, Trading Table, Hostesses: Mesdames G. Williams, M. Coles, S. Nairn, C. Hancock: Art Show Raffle winner : Mrs. R. Colebatch. South Lakes Golf Club Associates Annual Meeting THURSDAY, 21 st OCT. at 10a.m. Season's closing day, presentation of trophies. Afternoon Tea please. Dogs for Sale IRISH SETTER PUPS Pedigree, registered, immunised. Telephone 08 315 115 or 08 380 5318. I ALLEN ^5^ ? I Stribling Electrical I I ? Electrical Contractor ? ? ? Domestic Installation H ? and maintenance H I Lie A13698 (Q85) 36_2gjJ HOTEL ELLIOT by the railway Counter Meals Tues., Wed, Thur.,Frid & Saturday 12 noon to 1.30, 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Sing-a-long with Dolph SATURDAY NIGHT Phone 54 2218 for bookings. radiatorT C. HAUSSEN & CO. PTY. LTD. Formerly King Radiators Authorised SOl'TH COAST DISTRIBUTOR G.W. & J.A. Sampson '6 Seaview Road, Victor Harbor. 52 1107 Same Day Service Stocks available for all popular models Holden. Valiant, Falcon COMPLETE RADIATOR CLEANOUT SERVICE CATTLE HIDES SELL DIRECT TO TANNERY Top prices for well salted and flayed Hides. Enquire: Bolton Tannery PTY. LIMITED. 75 Jervois Ave., WESTHINDMARSH. Phone 46 4712 Give them a Go Everyone likes saying what they like and what they think - particularly if it's on topical subjects. You can let some people do just that on a Saturday once a month, and earn about $30 for yourself. If you're bright and have a car (and perhaps a phone) simply phone 63 1153 in Melbourne and ask for Bruce OsborneSmith. Or write to him at the Morgan Gallup Poll (Australia's most respected opinion poll and market research company) Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. There are vacancies in several districts including Victor Harbour and nearby. SOUTH LAKES MOTEL OUR NEW MODERN Conference Centre is now available for : ? RECEIPTIONS ? SEMINARS ? CONFERENCES I Fully licensed I ~ Restaurant. I Open seven days a week . I Phone Goolwa 55 2194. IN THE MATTER of the Estates of the undermentioned deceased persons:COOTE,' COOTE,' Ellen, late of Middleton, Widow DEPLEDGE, Amy Mignonette, late of Encounter Bay, Married Woman DALTON, Beatrice Violet, late of North Terrace, Port Elliot, Widow - HANN, Delaripha, lateof Murray Terrace, Port Elliot, Spinster HUTCHINSON, Frederick Henry, late of Main Street, Yankalilla, Farmer MELROSE, Adam, late of Mentone Road, Victor Harbour, Retired Clerk PENVOSE, Thomas Leonard Frank, late of Graham Street, Victor Harbour, Retired PMG Line Inspector PARTRIDGE, Kingsley Foster, late of ?Canterbury Road, Victor Harbour, Retired Clerkin-HoIy OrdersROSEWARNE, ROSEWARNE, Frank Loftus, late of Lindsay Street, Victor Harbour, Retired Packer RANDALL, Mabel Gertrude, late of Acraman Street, Victor Harbour, WidowSWEETMAN, SWEETMAN, Albert, late of Goolwa Road, 'Middleton, Dairy Farmer SCHULTZ, Mary Olive, late of Field Avenue, Victor Harbour, Widow WILLIAMS, Ethel, late of Pine Avenue, Victor Harbour, Widow WRAY, Vida Doreen, late of Cornhill Road, Victor Harbour, Widow MACONOCHIEWEL Nettie Maud Petrel, formerly of Victor Harbour but late of Piccadilly Road, Crafers, Widow. All claims against the* above-named estates must be made forthwith to the undersigned. E.J. TUCKER & SONS Solicitors for the Estates STRATHALBYN & VICTOR HARBOUR Position Vacant Senior Salesman with initiative and a sense of responsibility for busy and varied position. Appiy: SPILSBURY'S MITRE 10 Ocean-st. Victor Harbor Notice to Creditors George Alfred Bennett, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Trustee Act 1936 as amended and the Inheritance (Family Provision Act) 1972-1975 and the Family Relationships Act 1975 that creditors, beneficiaries and other persons having claims against the Partnership of G.A. Bennett & Co. or the estate of George Alfred Bennett, late of James Avenue, Normanville, who died on the 12th July, 1976, and Probate of whose Will was granted to Bagot's Executor and Trustee Company Limited of 198 North Terrace, Adelaide, and Mrs. Beatrice Annie Bennett of James Avenue, Normanville, are directed to send full particulars of their claims to the said Company on or before the 8th day of November, 1976, otherwise they will be excluded from the distribution of the Estate. Dated this 7th day of October, 1976. Bagot's Executor & Trustee Co. Ltd., 198 North Terrace, Adelaide. ? BUSINESS CAKUS, designed and printed for your needs at the Victor Harbour Times, Coral street. Victor Harbour. S130. Hi. I or, iuiw ruiu. iqiq dwi mil, Ltmon Grovt, 4U473S 1135 SQUEEKY Clean So. Bay 1 BR kttstMtt rills (262) HEMTEX aO-7*» » $135 SR Citizm only, 2 BR, to yd Spring Vottoy. Box C44 Union TrU S13S 1 BR, No. Pork, stow & rtfrig Iwciayord. 4*9-4755 ? S135-NR. 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Child, pet ol Beochcomoer,fe«$P455-$150 UNIQUE Mission Hills 1 BR, bo view, also furn'd. -««) RENTEX M0-7I03 ft $150 DYNAMITE Pacific Bch duota right on the beach (IM) RENTEX M0-7M3 ft $150 CLEAN 2 BR duplex, w-w a-woter pd. 2405 Ftnhtn PI. Not'l Cll 23HB07, 4»*-e57T ? $150 IBR.no pets, No. Pork 4511 Howley Blvd. 222-0545 1150. i BR ♦ GAR. KIDS, PETSI SUPERIOR fee 2*501 1150 1 BR DfXx. med Adults. 535-B ' AVE. NotlClty BM112 ? (150 1-fiR, new paint, cpts, no pet open Sun only KM 45*2 Illinois. (ISO 1 BR, couple with Infant ok, n pets, (Enconto) 2*4-1054 StStEL CAJON-FENCED-KIDS -H RENT-A-HOME 28M-2K 11502 BR PETSI KIBSISGLSI 3! iARRISON fee 2»XK 1150 1 BR-cpts-oVps-sofs ok it HARRISON fee M0-30C 155 2 BR Spanish twnhse, Igc yd, me polio, cpt, woter pd. stv, rtfrig. 101 2fth St. 2J4-1072 ? 155 HOMEY El Colon 1 BR, fplact lorge sunny yard, appls (I) 1ENTEX MO-710 ft 15*. I BR + GARAGE I YARDI UPERIOR fee 210-501 155 COUNTRY 1 BR, f'plc, stove . rfrlo Nniit«443.Ktl^». ? 15S-1 B.R., ^^^0f^\\ *o« ENTt\\ _^e«^__fe M Ra\\ _^pt(rtomo hous-w/vlew. WtflnTappls, call (71) . ENTEX^^ MEfo ft. O 4 UN, MILLCKtiST, Vd, kT9l Ok ltwly renovated In-out, FREI RENT TO JULY 1,4*1-043* '5 2 BR, Tlerrosonta condo, an urn, oil convenience! 442-0355 5 NICE 3 BR, m bo. Sontee. Ig. ard,ylewofMHs.224-5t5» 5 3-BR, 2 bo, cpts, drps, panel, me d, gar, 47^1945, 4*3-15*7 ? 5. LA MESA, 3 BR, 2 bo, yd, n lets, new point, cleon, 4*9-3515 1 5. N. Pork. Elegant 2 BR, fireploc :rpt, dr p-, oppTs Adults, M1-SW0 7, 3 B.R., 2 Bo., 2 car, Ig. fence d., Skyline Hills 4*t-2»lO 0 3 BR, 2 bo, POOL, f pic, Hint cone 'orodlse Hills, rent while buylnt to obligation, oval) 30 days, $44,501 )wntr 44*4180 Open House 1 to 5 ? 271«Keen ? 0 2 BR. 1 bo. Sontee, Ige fence 'ord. fruit trees w/garden, co\\ xitlo, cpts, drps, bltins. kids & Ptt »elcome.44M25244»-e4W 0 HILLCREST 2 BR, f'ploce, fw not dining area, remodeled kltct m, laundry room, polio. 4380 Clew ond, S.D. 380-6620 ? 0 PRINCESS Gardens 3 BR, 2 B/ Kir, bltins, We, cpts. drps, view ivoll July 1. Lease, refs. 513-5157 « 3 BR 4 ml from SOS nr schools ? itores Avail 6-15 225-5144, 22345C iff*.. ? 0 3 BR 2 bo, Miro Meso. Cov patk ondscaped yard. Near schools . wrfc. Very nice. 277-W51 ? 0 3 BR, IVj bo. In Cloiremont, lovi y canyon view, children-pets ot 71-7V30 before »pm ? 0 NO. Cloiremont, 2 BR, 1V- 6/ enced yd, enc. potlo, f'ploce . -BQ. 481-WW ? 0 3 BR, tarn rm, view lot, Lo Me* :pts. drps, stove, refrlg. Vocan io pets. Clean, ogt 210-5315 0 3 BR 1 bo, him. rm, Normal Ht; X2-4VI* 284-1120 Kothv 1 3 BR CL'MONT. Fncd conyo -ord. 3344 Ogotolo vacant 273470* 0 5 BR, gar., end. potlo, fenced y-ieochcomber. fee 5824554 «. 5 BR. 2 BATH. GARAGE! PERIOR fee 280-501 0 4 BR 1605 FI4ono Sontee, kids ol ?4M21* ? 04 B.R. El Colon. 1130 S. Mag* lo. 2 Children, no pets. 454-22*4. SSWKLMT, 3+2 FIREPLACE RENT-A-HOME 283-2K « NR. 38th & Adams, spoclous 3 B + bo. newer, clean. 582-74*0 0. 2 BR 1 bo. 1 cor gar., new deco 1 blk to beach, no pets, 1 chil snsMered. 1582 Sunset Cliffs Blvi roll Gory 280-61W ? 0 SAN CARLOS lovely 3 BR, 1' ». New cpts, drps, lorge potlo /a. Near oil schools. Fine nelgrtbo Tood. no singles or pets. 274-5936 $31 5— JUST REDUCED!! BR + many extras! Hdwd. fir 3*s, drps, ige. lot, auie) neighte lood. Cteon-reody to move in! orger Realty ? 4*1-40 15 3 BR 2 ba )ge LR w-dlnlng area, wen gas stove, refrlg, deep freer ltd pool. gar. No pets. 7241 Acarl S m-m*. ? 15 UNIQUE Ige 3 BR. Fireploc mod kit, snog, patio, yard & go Best N. Pork oreo. 224-9313. 15. 2 BR, den, North Pork, leec 3534 Florida, 291-9054 I ? n 3 BR 2 bo home nr stadium, tg y-gar. 9285 Huntlngton 779-8739 24 ALLIED Gardens 3 BR. ^ t-gar, view, option 440-2420 ? 25 IMMAC 3 BR, 2 ba, cpts. dn-stove, no refrig. oversize gor, hut lot, view, want respon. family, I font OK, no dogs, woter, tros sewer pd. Lemon Grove. Encon oreo. 440-2331 ? ? 25 5AN CARLOS very clean 3 BR. BA. We, torn rm, encl. potto, wcpts. EZ core yfl. Middle-oge older preferred 463 2329 PORT ELLIOT Presents your guide to the best in Entertainment. -Programmes commence 7.40 Saturday/ 16th October Direct from its record breaking city release HCSDME* she's k^d- dumped kissed and kicked H ftfiffs&g. around... but mostly loved. WKk^&i\\ She was akme with two kids to talM, and W£m0m& V ;: the Depression to get through. «§P8«aa|f \\ Then he came along, and for a time W§8%M$& \\ ^-\\ Me *»» beautiful again... ?m\\i(/^inniF ^BS^MI^t^m M^0 ' V-^ HELEN MOUSE 'TAKISEMMMWa _J Starring Helen Morse, Jack Thompson and Jacki Weaver - Plus Robert Mitcham in 'FAREWELL MY LOVELY' (M) Wednesday, 20th October DOUBLE 'R' PROGRAMME 'FORBIDDEN SEXUALITY' (R) plus 'SCRUM & MF (R) |iyil:l.'.Hre.-ij I Have your own Beef I I killed, hung and expert- 1 I ly cut, tray packed I I ready for the deep I I RING 52 1381 I ^^^^^a^a^^a^B^^gAa^k^a^BB^g^a^^g^aB^^Me^^gfpk^^^BB^^g^B^^a^p^^g^V Have you a Water or pumping problem contact DENNIS MARTIN He can repair your pump on your property, any make or model. DENNIS MARTIN is also qualified an experienced to advise you and install all types of pressure systems, pumps and water pumping equipment for every rural and domestic application. onga j|~ D.6. & H.M. 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{"id":186911366,"text":"29 Sep 1976 - Let them have their say! Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 29 September 1976, page 18 Let them have their say! Everyone feels better after telling their likes, dislikes and opinions to an interviewer for the Morgan Gallup Poll - particularly if they're asked topical questions. You can give that pleasure to some people on a Saturday once a month, and earn about $30 for yourself. If you're bright and have a car (and perhaps a phone) ; simply phone 63 1153 in Melbourne and ask for Bruce Osborne-Smith. Or write to him at the Morgan Gallup Poll (Australia's most respected public opinion poll and market research company) Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. There are vacancies in several districts including: Victor Harbour and nearby."}
{"id":186911434,"text":"15 Sep 1976 - GIVE THEM A GO! Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 15 September 1976, page 14 GIVE THEM A GO! Every one likes saying what they like and what they think - particularly if it's on topical subjects. You can let some people do just that on a Saturday once a month, and earn about $30 for yourself. If you're bright and have a car (and perhaps a phone) simply phone 63 1153 in Melbourne and ask for Bruce OsborneSmith. Or write to him at the Morgan Gallup Poll (Australia's most respected public opinion poll and market research company) Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. There are vacancies in several districts including Victor Harbour."}
{"id":186918972,"text":"28 Mar 1979 - Part-Time Interviewers Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 28 March 1979, page 35 Part-Time Interviewers We all like saying what we like and what we think, particularly when it's on topical subjects. Once or twice a month on Saturday mornings, you can let 10 different people do exactly that, and earn about $38 for yourself. If you're aged 20 years or over, bright, and have a car and phone, simply phone Melbourne (03) 62 5871 on a weekday and ask for Jill Edwards. On Saturday phone (03) 233 6407. Or you may write to the Morgan Gallup Poll (Austrauas most respected public opinion poll and market research company) Box 228U. Melbourne, 3001. There are vacancies in several suburbs, including Victor Harbour."}
{"id":186923055,"text":"10 Apr 1980 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Thursday 10 April 1980, page 25 INTERVIEWERS Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65, like talking with people, live in or near Victor Harbor, have a phone and car, you can earn $40 to $50 one or two weekends a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5 p.m. Mon-Fri on (03) 62 5871; on Saturday (03) 288 6015 OR write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2882U, Melbourne. 3001. FOR RENT A modern three bedroom unfurnished house with carpets, telephone, established lawns, fenced yard with a shed, close to the beach, school and shops, $46 per week. Phone (08) 382 8723. NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (A Full Gospel Church) R.S.LHALL SUNDAY SERVICES 10.30 a.m. Communion & Worship 7.30 p.m. Gospel Service Enquiries: Pastor A.W. Stevens Phone: 383 3162 All WftfCOuvO CHRISTIAN GOSPEL CENTRE FULL GOSPEL « CHURCH Meetings this Sunday 10.00 a.m. & 7 p.m. at their new location, Main Yankalilla Road, Victor Harbor (opposite High School). Bright singing, prayer for the sick. CHILDREN'S CHURCH 10.00 a.m. ALL WELCOME Pastors Bruce Walters and Keith Wateingham Telephone 52 1511 CHURCH OF CHRIST SeaviewRoad 9.00 a.m. Contemporary 9.30 a.m. Sunday School 11.00 a.m. Communion 7.00 p.m. Gospel Everyone Weteome Pastor R.Mitche* LUTHERN CHURCH Cnr. Torrens St. and Crozier Rd. 9a.m. Preaching UNITING CHURCH 9.30 a.m. Goolwa 10.30 a.m. Port Elliot Centenary Special 10.00 a.m. NewlandH.C. 7.00 p.m. Newland 11.00 a.m. Adare 7.00 p.m. Evening Fellowship 11.15 a.m. Nangkita 11.15a.m. Yilki Rev. R.A. Lovell Rev. J.A. Cameron Drop in for Lunch but it's wise to book for dinner ,, 521192 Old Smuggler Licensed Restaurant 16 Crozier Road, Victor Harbor. CARPET SALE Approximately 22 metres broadloom high low two tone brown and cream carpet, as new. Ring 52 2919"}
{"id":186968311,"text":"09 Dec 1909 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION Tasmanian News (Hobart, Tas. : 1883 - 1911), Thursday 9 December 1909, page 3 MUNICIPAL ELECTION NO EXCITEMENT APPARENT. DEVOID OF INCIDENT. AN AVERACE POLL fcXPECTEO. which was taking place llatl, was not causiiig anv unusual stir amongst the citizens. Ihct is no suf--ject engaging the attention of the people iu a municipal «-oh*p Hint can l>e classed as of more thau ordinary importance or interest, unless it be that ( as to whether a majority qf the voter*, consider it advisable for t.'ie corj>'ration to undertake the ?rivtion « f a hrge separate hall and theatre combined, at an approximate oust of a 1 out i'SO.Ontl, Tins question is bein<: dealt w.tfi by plebiscite, being carried on contemporaneously with the poll for the ejection of aldermen, the burgesses being a&k» ed to vote siini>lv "Yes'' or "No" on the subject. There are five candidates to fill three vacancies caused by tho retirement bv effluxion of time of Aldermen J. W. hoggins, C. J. Atkins, ami H. 'J'. Gould. The latter is not seeking re-election, but Aldermen Hoggins and Atkins aie two of ihe candidates who are nsking to l>c returned for another term. The new applicant* tor municipal honours are Mouth «. .1. Meagher, C. M illing, and it. H. Stabb. A|f the candidates claim to be men of progressive ideas, and every one of them are retJdonts who have the interests of the city very much nt heart. foiling commenced at 0 o'clock Ibis morning, but for tin? first hour or so few persons would realise anything iu the shape of an election was in progross. Ilicre were a few groups of men in the vicinity of tlie Town Hall, and as intending voters approached the mam doors they were hauded tho "correct card," whirl: jt^uiimended -spifial candidate's claim to the and interest of tlie burgesses—mei women. At the Town Hall tho arrangements for public coiivcuichrc were well carried out. A ]xi1iceman directed voter* j«to the coram it ioa-n-um, where an official of the oorjioration gave information as to whether tho applicant to vote had the rates of their houses dulv paid, ; to entitle them to quickly supplied the I menu to entitle them to the ballot papers, ooiuibiing of two separate ones made distinctive by colour. One contained the names ol the candidates and a square in front of each name, so that voters placed a erosb before that of the candidates favoured, and ko recorded their volet, according u> individual clioue. liu. second paj)er set out that a poll was bning tuken to ascertain wheth»'i' citntenb favoured the crrvtion of a hsll or iWlre wmbined, at a cost of Jet, Ao, before which'was placcd the square to fill in the eross which determined the voice of tilo jieople one w ay or the other. Having obtained the paters from the Iletiirnmg Officer (Mr H. T. Oould), or bis dopnlicfc (Aldermen C ]> Hfti-wood and L, H. vowtn re'irod to the improvised b-»ot»., m-inlod their votes, and deposited them in the ballot boxes. It was eridoiit after )3 o'clock that altlioupn the elorrtion was devoid of anv special incident, that the voters who had several to give were lurning up solldlv nt good inimberB. There was tsli, but i}i a steady strenni'iliey to register their yoteb. 'Jlic single voter* rame in more in bunches, one batch between noon and 2 o'clock, and tlm otherh j-hlefly beiwivl, f, HU(J ^ o'clock, 'ilms it was generally believed Uiat o fair average HI would be taken, hut l>ecaii6c of the five candidates for three vacancies, and oil having numerous partisans, it was extremely difDcult to hazard tho rc^uji. ' Tmvardft the Hose ol t|H< afternoon it Be ohcertamed from the poll clerics that tlie voting had beep verv brisk, nnd doubtless iho poll will rW'l JawJ numbers."}
{"id":187070752,"text":"16 Feb 1977 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 16 February 1977, page 18 Parish Mission ALL WELCOME St. John's, Goolwa, from Sunday, 20th to Thursday, 24th February, each night at 7.30. A special ecumenical night, Tuesday, 22nd, at 7.30 p.m. St. Joan of Arc's, Victor Harbor, from Sunday, 27th February, to Sunday, 6th March, each night at 7.30 (except Saturday, 5th March, when Mission begins with Holy Mass at 7 p.m.). A special ecumenical night, Thursday 3rd March at 7.30 p.m. Fr. Desmond Lean, a Franciscan Father, Will give the Mission. NOTICE Association Incorporation Act 1956 NOTICE OF INTENTION . TO INCORPORATE AN ASSOCIATION Notice is hereby given that it is my intention on the expiration of one calendar month after the date of publication of this notice to make applica tion to the Registrar of Companies for the incor poration of Goolwa Bowl ing Club situated at Goolwa in the State of South Australia. Any person may at any time within one month after the publication of this notice by notice in writing to the Registrar object to the incorpora tion of the association. The name and address of the person giving this notice is William Thomas Langmaid of Brooking Street Goolwa in the said State, Retired. Dated this 11th day of February, 1977. W. Langmaid. A person authorized by the Committee of Man agement to incorporate the Association. South Coast Camera Club FRIDAY, 18th FEB. 8 p.m. at C.W.A. Hall Special feature: Ken Herring's audio-visual "From Hedgerow to Sea-shore". A and B Grade Open in Color Slides and B. & W. Prints (limit of two entries). Basket Supper All Welcome TRAVEL BY AIR ► ANSETTORT.A.A. , „ Booking Office. ELDERS GM Ocean Street, Victor Harbor. - Connor Earthmovers Box 183 Aldinga Beach for Dam Sinking, Road making, etc. COMPETITIVE RATES Phone Bruce Connor, Aldinga 085 565372 Interviewers: . Spare Time Men or women for Gallup Poll and Market Research. Calling on people in their homes one or two week-ends a month is interesting and reward ing. Fees average $30. Car needed, phone desir able, training provided. Vacancies in several districts including Victor Harbor and nearby. Ph. 62 5871 or write: Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001. LOCAL TRADESMEN covering South Coast. General Home Renova tions, Cupboards Built-in, Cementing, Tiling, etc. RON ROBINSON ROGER BAKER Ph. V.H. 52 1708 FOR SALE 1968 Ford Utility (RWP 887), long reg. and ins., good tyres, sound throughout, $1,000 or best offer. Ring 52 2603 office hours. FOR SALE ? Semi Auto Simpson Washer $95 ? Office Desk $45 ? Single Door Wardrobe $20 ? 8 Drawer Chest $45 ? Blondwood Bedroom Suite $150 ? Polished Wood Side board $45 ? Dressing Table $15 ? Small Stove $50 ? Kitchen Chairs from $2- $5 ? 6 cu. ft. per min Compressor $350 ? Kitchen Tables from' $10 -$15 Zerner's Secondhand 56 Victoria Street, Victor Harbour. 52 2062, A.H. 52 2185 Top Brand Lawn & Garden FERTILIZERS HODGES LAWN SEEDS Free delivery at City prices. Lawn Planting Rotary Hoeing Lawn Mowing Blocks Mowed Garden Mainten ance. K. & T. Udy HANDYMEN 521 Jumbuk Road, South Lakes. Phone 55 2341 HOTEL ELLIOT Counter Meals LUNCHES ' ? ' '' ' TEAS 12-1.30 - 6.00-8.0& Phone 54 2218 for Bookings. Victor Harbor Amateur Basketball Club Notice to all players interested in playing | basketball in the winter f season. A meeting will be held | at the J.F. O'Brien I Pavilion on * Wednesday, 23rd Feby. % at 7 p.m. p Teams for both men *f and women, A and B grade, will be formed on £ this night. If you can't '( attend but still wish to 'i play contact Pam Urlwin, 52 2412. J Nomination for teams | to play in the Association * will soon be called and we want to have the teams I ready to nominate. «r Please note: this is for Victor Town teams, i.e. Victor Gold, Victor Green ; etc. and not the Associa- | tion. I Suzanne Broomhead Ballet Academy Principal: Suzanne Broomhead, L.R.A.D., A.R.A.D..L.I.S.T. A (Cecchetti). ^ Branches at Victor Har- ;-bor, Strathalbyn, Mypon- ,.!* ga, Mt. Compass, j| Goolwa. Hf Teach your child poise, ' grace, self discipline and confidence through the art of Classical Ballet. Classes commence Tues day, 8th February, at the Youth Club Hall. Children from 4 years of age are welcome. All are trained in the Royal Academy of Dancing Method. For further enquiries 'phone Miss Broomhead on 54 2366. 'Spud's' ERECTION SERVICE Fencing Contractor Asbestos, Brush, Galv. Iron. Color Bond, Ranch and Timber. All work guaranteed. Malcolm HENDERSON Bag 22, Victor Harbor Phone Waitpinga 54 8124 Home Improvements We can supply and have installed Aluminium Windows and Terrace Doors. All Floor and Wall Tiles. Bathroom and Toilet accessories . Glass and Mirrors cut to specifications. Fleurieu Electronics Port Elliot. Ph. 54 2358. CATTLE HIDES SELL DIRECT TO TANNERY Top prices for well salted and flayed Hides. Enquire: Bolton Tannery PTY LIMITED. 75 Jervois Ave., WEST HINDMARSH. Phone 46 4712 PORT ELIOT Sand and Metal G.N.& A.L.HASTINGS Props. For all types of Quarry Products, Building sand, Filling and Garden Loam : Front-end Loader hir*. Blocks levelled and cleared. Phone 54 2157 all hours."}
{"id":187071659,"text":"12 Dec 1979 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 12 December 1979, page 29 ?gmaaiJN.i.M'jj UMI'll h M PAINTER * PAPERHANGER Work Wanted PHONE Henry Horn On52 2117or 54SeaviewRd.V.H. Satisfaction Guaranteed Painting & Decorating m First class workmanship guaranteed Ring McBrideon on 52 2874 and ask for free no obligation quote VICTOR HARBOUR PAINTERS Wallpapering and decorating service. J.BoydftSon Tony Gelling. 54 2377 52 2588 HOME DECORATOR Painting, papering, timber panelling, tiling. Free quotes Phone 52 2788 Ray Cocker VICTOR CARPETS PTY. LTD. Specialising in Carpets and good workmanship 25 Adelaide Road, Victor Harbor Phone 52 1647 * 'window cleaning South Coast Commercial Cleaners Phone 55 2525 Office cleaning, etc. CARPET CLEANING Call the Specialists now HARBOR * CARPET CLEANERS PROPS. BRIAN & JANSHANAHAN Phone 52 1300 Quality of work our utmost priority Insulation In old or new homes CITY PRICES FREE QUOTES Supply only or supply and fix Phone 52 2284 PIANO TUNER Anthony R. Furness Tunes regularly in this area. ft Phone Bus. Mrs. 08 278 5882 for an appointment. SEWER CONNECTIONS DO IT NOW Beat the rise in costs and contact Bruce V. Prime Reg. Matter Plumber 25 years of local service. Compressor for hire*. Specialising in sewer connections, also general plumbing. 4 Churchill Road, V.H. Phone 52 1625 Reg. Master Plumber ' Maintenance Specialists' Travelling to any area REASONABLE CHARGES ? Septic to ^ewer connections ? Hot water installations and repairs ? Cold water installations and repairs ? Gutter installations and repairs with either PVC or galv. iron. ? Roof repairs ? Drain cleaning ? Bathroom, laundry renovations ? Transportable homes -lobs completed in one day! Call us anytime 52 2783 D.A. and M.E. SCHUTTE Croiier Rd., Victor Harbor Phone 52 2783 R.J. & E.A. JOLLY Master Plumbers 15 McDonald St Victor Harbor Free Quotes No job too small Vulcan Oil Heating Service and Installation Phone 52 2482 GOOLWA Pumping Service We Empty Septic Tanks and soakage wells We supply Garden Soil Phone 55 2535 or 55 2232 SEPTIC TANKS and Soakage Wells Cleaned and emptied Prompt service all areas Phone John Bosisto (08)388 3215 ? Bricklaying ? Concreting ? Foundations ? Plastering ? Tiling General Repairs and Dairies Lie. No. R 16987 ARCH HARDING 55 Torrens Street Victor Harbor Telephone V.H.52 3664 MOSAIC CERAMIC TILING CONTRACTOR ? Walls, floors, patios. ? Free Quotes Licensed Tradesman No. G 2401 Phone Goolwa 55 2296 NEIL BROOKS Augusta Street GOOLWA 5214 WOOL and SKIN BUYER S.J.Nicholl&Co. Depot: BRODERICKTCE.. VICTOR HARBOR 8.30 - 12 Friday Ph. Depot: 52 3954 Res: 52 1602 UPHOLSTERER R. & L HOLBOURN Manufacturing new furniture at factory to you prices, -also repair or recover lounge suites, modern or antique, kitchen chairs, boats or caravan cushions, etc. Free Quotes. Phone 52 1502 Cnr. Victoria St. * OvalRd. UPHOLSTERER John Gamble Recovering, reupholstering of all types of Furniture. Over 35 years experience. Free measure and quote. Large range of patterns.' Repairs to Venetian and Holland Blinds and awn-: ings, also supply and fit. Phont52 3713 41 Norfolk Avenue Victor Harbor License to Kill Pests R11579 M^B 379-1145 JMC Bonney PCSC Pty. Ltd. lOlPadmanCt, Middleton Same Resident Serviceman for 5 years on the South Coast Free quote ring P.Elliot: 54 2353 Yank: 58 2246 HARBOR MOTORS 5 Sea view Road, Victor Harbor. Phone 52 1107 Same day service for RADIATORS South Coast Distributor C. HAUSSEN & CO. PTY. LTD. Stocks available for all popular models. Holden, Valiant, Falcon. Complete RADIATOR CLEAN OUTr Service FOR SALE PVC Guttering (2 types) and cladding, supply and/or fix. Free quote and delivery, 101 Padman Crescent, Middleton. Phone 54 2353. Southern Vales Removal & Storage Local, Country and interstate. Fully equipped vans. Experienced man. For free quote phone (08) 383 8663. I SHOP I LOCALLY I CARPORTS VERANDAHS GARAGES FLEURIEU HOME IMPROVEMENTS AGENTS AND INSTALLERS FOR GALE-PRUFE Specialising in custom-built green houses, shade houses, pergola, garden walls. Home renovations and additions. Also: Tiling, concreting, carpentry and brickwork and glazing. Plans drawn. Phone 52 1244 Builders Licence G.6953 SPUD'S ERECTION SERVICE Fencing Contractor 8 Philip Ave., Victor Harbor For free obligation. quote Phone: Depot 52 2388 A/H 52 2019; 54 8124 Fleurieu Home Improvements Phone 52 1244 We can supply and install: ? Shower screens ? Aluminium windows, screens & doors ? Floor and wall tiles ? Garage doors ? Insulation ? Colorbond fencing and roofing ? Garages, carports and verandahs Builders Licence G6953 Cnr Adamson st and Sells St.. V.H. House to let in Victor Permanent residence, two bedroom, fully carpeted, curtained, walking distance to town centre. Ideal for small family. Enquiries Phone Adelaide 356 5675 after 5.30 p.m. HAY CARTING Contact Barry Dalitz Phone 52 1110 LUCERNE HAY Excellent Quality Direct from Grower Phone Milang 123 INTERVIEWERS Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65, like talking with people, live in or near Hindmarsh, Victor Harbour, have a 'phone and car, you can earn $40 to $50 one or two weekends a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5 p.m. Mon-Fri on (03) 62 5871; on Saturday (03) 233 6407; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. ADELAIDE'S NEWEST MOTEL REGENT MOTOR INN 766 Anzac Highway GlenelgSA Opening December 17 Queen size beds Self dialling phones 100 yrds from amusement centre and beach. BOOK NOW FOR XMASAND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Telephone (08)294 6244 ? ?HfllmHHlMlilHplHL^LH LnnMMHHiliilffl TERMITE and PEST CONTROL All work guaranteed. Contact District Agent GOOLWA HARDWARE 55 2221 Murray Pest & Weed Control DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PORT ELLIOT AND GOOLWA Garbage Pickup Christmas, New Year's Day Notice is hereby given that the Goolwa Town Rubbish pickup which falls this year on Christmas Day and New Year's Day will be picked up the following day, Wednesday. Ratepayers, please put your rubbish bins out early for early pickup on Wednesday in each case. R. Wellington, District Clerk Goolwa Amateur Basketball Club 'BINGO NIGHT' Monday 17th Dec. in the Cork) Hotel at 8 p.m. sharp AH Welcome RELIEF MILKER Available any time Yankalilla and surrounding areas. Phone between 9 a.m. & 10 a.m. weekdays 582243 South Coast Lions Club Ladies AwNiary STREET STALL December 21st, 1979 In front of Victor Harbor Theatre, Ocean Street. Any goods for stall may be left at 'Mollies Moderns', 10-12 Ocean St. pCK RUBBISH REMOVAL Mowing, weeding, garden maintenance, trees, hedges removed, trimmed. Phone V.H. 62 1105 LAWN MOWING Weeding, gardening, rubbish removal, trees hedges trimmed, removed. Phone: V.H. 52 1105 Goolwa Interchurch Council Presents Goolwa Children's Christmas Musical 'MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB' Sunday 23rd December at 7.30 p.m. Holy Evangelists Church, Cadell St., Goolwa GOOLWA-VICTOR SIGNS Over 25 years experience at your I service Workshop Torrens Lane, Victor Harbor or Ph. Goolwa 55 2236 all hours For Bushfire Safety Finsbury Fire Fighters Model SPPC/B. ..$199.50 Model SPPD/V. ...$263.50 3Vz gal. Poly. Knapsacks. . . ................. $38.50 Elder Smith GoMsbrough MortLtd. Victor Harbor YACHT CLUB |1 Children's I Christmas Party Saturday 15th Dec. Children invited to arrive 3.30 p.m. for games on the beach (weather permitting). Father Christmas to arrive 5.15 p.m. Chicken tea will be provided approximately 5.30 p.m. 0HHBfc ALL PURPOSES I H.F. GAETJENS I F.R.E.I.V. 1 R.E.I. (Aust) II E.E. Cooper I Licensed Valuer ? Contact 1 GaetjensPtyLtd. ? Licensed Agents ? Cnr. Torrens I ? Ocean St. ? Victor Harbor ? 521944 I Established 1866 I ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^av VICTOR TRAVEL TALK by Rosemary After Goolwa's successful celebrations last weekend, 150 years after Captain Sturt reached the mouth of the Murray, everyone must know the meaning of Sesqui. If not, Western Australia will interpret readily, having spent a year celebrating its first 15G years. A quick trip to the festival State's beautiful Capital has convinced me that Western Australia will have as much to offer to visitors next year, although there may not be another Parmelia Race or a Miss Universe Pageant. Distance seems to deter a number of would-be visitors, but, now that Advance Purchase air fares are available at certain tunes of the year for as low as $194.20 from Adelaide, Perth becomes an economic possibility. For those who prefer rail travel, an economy return is available on Trans or Indian Pacific for $280.00 (first Class Return is $368.00). Sleeping berths are clean and comfortable, first class having the advantage of private facilities. After our dear old Adelaide Railway Station the new Westrail Centre in East Perth will be a welcoming surprise with its modern spaciousness and comfortable reception area. Perth itself impresses with its space, cleanliness, riverviews and emphasis on parks and tree planting. It could keep you pleasantly occupied for at least a week, whatever the time of the year. Up to the top of the new Allendale Square building (second highest) to get a 360' view of the city; then down to earth to shop in quaint London Court. A stroll through Kings Park with its fine views and large collection of native plants and trees; a ferry ride to Preemantle with a visit to the Maritime Museum housed in a beautiful old building saved from demolition. About an hours drive to the Elizabethan Village at Armidale with its facsimile of Shakespeare's birth place and soon Ann Hathaway's cottage. Or out to El Caballo Blanco to see the magnificent Andalusian horses perform against a background of Spanish style hacienda. Include a show at the Entertainment centre, dining at one of the excellent restaurants such as Darby's or Miss Maude's and discotequing at one of the giants in Perth accommodation, the Parmelia Hilton or Sheraton, and a week will Ansett Airlines has excellent value holidays of 8, 11 or 15 days duration to Perth. A choice of accommodation is available, and sightseeing tours or an Avis car can be included. Make W.A. your next holiday destination and you won't be sorry. Let me help you choose your travel and accommodation atVICTOR VICTOR TRAVEL SERVICE Ocean St. (Next to P.O.) Vkter Harfeer. Ph M 1371 -#*) Kampuchea Rtlitf AppttJ Local residents have so far contributed $3407.21 towards the Kecnpuchesn Rstitf Appeal. Victor Travel is still collecting donations on behalf of the Disaster CRW«BjVnCj WMWI MPWil* tea, amounts over $2.00 being tax deductible."}
{"id":187073164,"text":"11 Jul 1979 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 11 July 1979, page 28 Part-Time Interviewers One or two weekends a month. Fees average $38. Car and phone needed. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne,, until 5.30 p.m. on (03) 62 5871, on Satur- , day (03) 233 6407; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. i Vacancies include: Hindmarsh, Victor Harbor. VICTOR HARBOR Sub-Branch Monthly Meeting FRIDAY 13th JULY at 8 p.m. 'Pie and Pastie Night' FRIDAY 20th JULY to entertain Diggers' day helpers In the matter of the Estates of the undermen-tioned deceased persons: BARKER Maxwell Roy, late of Webb St., Tailem Bend, Retired Railways Employee. CAKEBREAD Albert William, late of Cakebread Rd., Yilki, Retired Grazier. COONAN. William Thomas, late of Main Rd., Middleton, Retired Factory Employee. HENDERSON Mary Charlotte, late of Bay Rd, Victor Harbour, Spinster. McNAMARA Margaret, late of Cornhill Rd., Victor Har-bour, Spinster. PRICE Elsie Maud, late of Main St., Woodside, Widow. STEPHENSON, Ivy Nellie, late of Hindmarsh Rd., Vic-tor Harbour, Widow. SCHULTZ, Hessie Myra, late of Parawa, Married Woman. WILKINSON, Maurice Charles, formerly of Goolwa but late of 29 Commercial Rd., Brighton, Retired Land Agent. All claims against the above-named estates must be made forthwith to the undersigned. E.J. Tucker & Sons Solicitors for the Estates Strathalbyn & Victor Har-bor."}
{"id":187077565,"text":"30 Jul 1980 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 30 July 1980, page 29 ?WTfTTTTM N ? 1 1 . V'J J ?1 J M J.M J .' I l-^M W St UddietLyn Vincent ^ Goolwa Pioneer Newsagency in the heart of Goolwa Phone 55 2152 For your newspapers A magazines We deliver daily Call in and see our range of ? Greeting Cards ? Souvenirs .? Toys ? Boxed Stationery ? Photographic Albums I Booking Agente ler M.V. Aroena I ^Bw CadeH Street, Goolwa. ? ^^A VULCAN OIL HEATMK: Installations and service by refistered Vulcan service mechanic (No. 78/1008). Phone Ron Jolly 52 2482. YILKI PICTUtE FMMERS for all oils, watercolors, prints, tapestries. Tabernacle-rd., Enc. Bay. Open Mon. to Fri. 8.30-1.00, 2.15-5.30. Phone AH 56 7223 WANTED: Sick or injured stock, pay cash. G. MelkH, 54 2196. CMMMS RM MM: and sale. R.W. ft N.K. White. Phone 54 5263. j IEFRKEMTED MILK vats for sale j and wanted to buy. John Harlock, 13 : McDonald Street. Phone 52 2641. : WANTED: Sick and suffering stock, will pay cash. Phone 52 1280. WATER PUMPS: For sales, service, repairs and spare parts on all makes I and models, contact Dennis Martin, ; Phone 54 5237. , FLORISTS: Sinclair, for all types of 1 floral work ? wreaths, hospital j sheaves and arrangements; members : of Interflora, Phone V.H. 52 1261 t for prompt service. j EXPERIENCED 60/40 band j available reasonable rates. Phone j Mt. Compass 56 8276. j ? ! CYCUS reconditioned, overhauled j or repaired. Spare parts. Sales, new j and reconditoned bikes. Mon - Fri. ! 3.00 - 4.30 p.m. and Sat. 9-11.30 ! a.m. Cadell Street, Goolwa or ph. ; 55 2190. j PVC GUTTERS Three types. Supply , or supply and fix. Free quote, ring J Ray Rothall 54 2353, Middleton. PVC Cladding for gables, homes, etc. i also available. j GLASS ft Glazing. Insurance ! replacement and repairs. Phone i 52 1415. A.H. 52 2960. SPIDERS? Ring Port Elliot 54 2353, Bonney Pest Control S.C. Pty. Ltd. Free quote. Written guarantee all pests. j SIGNS John Lowell. For all types of signs. Ph. Victor Harbor 521 730. j POP-UP SPRINKLERS and water j ing systems. Contact your local Reed ' Distributor. Keith Simpson, Ph. ' 58 8220 or Dennis Martin, Ph. 54 5237. I ROTARY HOEING mowing, general ! work. Please help. Phone 54 2119. GUM ROOTS available, deliver or can pick up in yard, brickettes, -woodettes, charcoal & coke. Cyril ? Davis, 23 Broderick Terrace, En- | counter Bay Phone 52 1716. i TANKS For house and farm, 500 gallon to 40,000 gallons. Also agents for Mono pumps. Contact Max | Williams, Mt. Compass 56 8202. I PICTURE FRAMING: Ron Robinson. 7 Thomas St., Middleton., Opposite | new hall. Ph. 54 2307. j — — ? i FIRE FIGHTING equipment. For sales, spare parts and repairs, contact your local agricultural mechanic | D.G.James on 54 8126. i ? I LAWN AERATING rotary hoeing, j grass slashing, tractor work. Phone 55 2492. j PORTABLE GENERATORS: Choice of engines. For sales, Spare parts and repairs, contact D.G. James on 54 8126. PRUNING Vines and Fruit Trees Contact 55 21 19. ?EAT THE SPRING RUSH Phone Keith Cannan, 52 1991 for that painting job.ROCKWOOL ROCKWOOL Insulation. $4 a bag. j PhoneAdel 31 4422 of 314632 STIHL CHAIN SANS for sales ft ser j vice, chain sharpening, ft bar grinding. Inman Valley garage 58 8255. WANTED Seasoned fallen red gum ; trees. Will pick up in paddock. Ph. ? Peppers, 52 2677. j WANTED TO SELL; 1970 VW type 3 station sedan, 1700 engine, wide f wheels, Reg. RSM-087, $1900; j Chesney Playmate caravan, 15' pop i top. ex. cond., TE-049, $2,500. 5 j Seaview Rd., Middleton. I MOVING HOUSE or just helping a! friend, then use a 3 tonne van Con- : tact Budget Rent-a-car, Victor Har bor.(085)52 3929. HOLDER HT Panel van. 161 motor, in good order. Further particulars. Cape Jems 59 2265. SELL one wind screen stone , guard; one weather shield, d.s. door; \\ one large canvas car cover, $50 the lot. Suit Twana. Ph. 52 2690. SEAT COVERS. Come and see our wide range of lambswool, velour and terry towelling. Free Fitting. Unipart Centre. Top of the Hill. Victor Harbor. (085)52 1417. WANTED: Caravan for young couple ? to live in, must be under $2,000. Ring (085)56 0231. j ? I FOR SALE, Laundry trough, as new $50; toilet pan and seat, $15; roo i bar (aluminium) suit HQ Holden. \\ $50. Phone 54 2449. j CARPENTER JOINER: Cheap rates Ring 55 2126 after 6 p.m. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE AUX, V.H. A ' street stall will be held 1st Aug. The j Auxiliary would appreciate donations of cakes, produce etc. which may be left at the Ambulance Centre. RIDE ON TRACTOR/Lawn mower, 40' cut electric start, Cox. Further particulars Cape Jervis 59 2265. AGENT for all Pickaxe beer, bottles 30c. per doz for beer and echo bot- : tls delivered to yard. Buying scrap metals, old batteries, copper brass, etc. Cyril Davis, 23 Broderick Terrace, Encounter Bay. Ph. 52 1716. RUBBISH REMOVED: Anything and everything, $4.50 per ute load. 52 1259. , WINCH: Brand new, new price $46, will sell for $35. Phone (085) 56 8271. | FOR SALE: VE Valiant. RKA-531. auto sedan in good condition, 6 months reg., $500 ono. Phone 58 2481. ? SPINNERS MEETING, Church of | Christ Hall. 4th August. ! FOR SALE: Four new masonite ' finish paint grade interior doors, ' 820mm, $16 each. Could deliver. Phone 55 2761. SADDLE STAND: Al condition, holds 4 saddles. $30. Phone (085) 568271. NMMNNnGATIMraOlLElisM Navigation lights todays best buy. 6 j sets only $7.99 pair. Unipart Centre. , Top of the Hill. Victor Harbor, i (085)52 1417. i ? I FOR SALE: Yamaha 175 trail bike, good condition, with spares and registered, $250 ono. Phone I 548134. GIVE AMY: Only to good home, 4 yr. old German Shepherd dog, very obedient, good natured, quite clean, registered. H. Martin. 10 Dene Avenue, V.H. DATSUN 1808 sedan, 1977, one owner, SSG-249, 53,000 kms, radio, $3750. Ph. (085) 56 0217. SELL Austin 1800 man. sedan, RJG-446, 2 owners from new, well kept car, $450. Ring 52 3796. REMOVALS: Oddments only. From j $4.50 local. Experienced handler. ! 52 1259. I FOR SALE: 1972 Marina. 4 cyl., i 1800cc motor. $550 ono. RMF-811. I Phone 55 2427. ! POULTRY: 50 geese, point of lay; ! 100 ducks, muscovey and khaki j Campbell. Fowls and bantams. Ph. : 55 2252. 7 to 8 a.m. and p.m. j TO LET; Large workshop area with ! pit, suit mechanic or tyre store operator. Two bedroom flat available. Contact M. Perry, Unipart Centre. (085)52 1417. FOR SALE: One Friesian bull. 18 months. Phone 52 1513. FOR SALE: 2000 bales of oaten j hay. 500 bales oaten clover hay, 80c * per bale at Hay Flat. Phone Elders ! G.M.. Yankalilla (085)58 2206. \\ WANTED TO SELL Petrol pump and hoses, $40 ono. Phone. 52 2783. FOR SALE: 1000 bales hay. Schultz. Back Valley, 54 5227. BRIGGS ft STRATTON Stationary engines for sale. For new and used engines, spare parts and repairs. Contact your local agent, D. G. James on 54 8126. FOR RENT: 3 bedroom furnished house 9 miles from Yankalilla. Ring 59 3200 after 7 p.m. FOR SALE: beautiful long stem Nerine bulbs, 10c each; 2 bird and 2 parrot cages; ladies bicycle; new Skill bench grinder, 150 m.m. Type, 1. Model 3020, ^h.p. Phone 52 2486. SELL sun lamp, new Philips Ultraphil, $10. f h. 52 2485. OATEN HAY: for sale, $40 tonne; feed oats, $90 tonne. Goolwa 55 2289. MILKING GOATS for sale: Phone 58 2305 FOR SALE: Teak dining room suite, . table extends to 9 feet, 6 chairs, $300, in good condition. Phone ' 55 2225. AUGUST paper drive by Victor Harbor Scouts will be held on Saturday 9th August. SELL Holden Ute. EH 149 motor, runs very well, good tyres, reg. to . Jan. 1981, genuine reason for sell- ' ing. Reg. RUM-293, $600. Phone , (085)56 8271. j SALE: Large wardrobe, kitchen -cabinet, 5x3 table and 6 chairs, , small lounge chair, 3 ft. bed base. 3 i ft. bedhead and base, lazy-boy ; lounge, coffee table, high chair, old \\ iron cot, 2 folding beds, 4'6' teak bedhead, brass base, standard lamp, i cedar chest of drawers, Singer knit- | ting machine 321 plus ribber and radar. Phone 52 1718. \\ BOrS BIKE: Malvern Star dragstar, ! $60. Ph. 52 1158. | i ST. JOHN AMBULANCE AM. » Jk ! A street stall will be held 1st Aug. j The auxiliary would appreciate dona- j tkms of cakes, produce, etc., which ; may be left at the Ambulance Centre. HONDA CIVIC: SBS-293. auto, i 1975, 3 doors. 25.000 kms, as new. Bargain $3,800 Phone 54 2348. IF YOU have an appliance, gadget, toy, etc., etc., that needs repairing, you may be able to get it fixed by I Eric Kuchel, 19 Seaview Road, Victor I Harbor. j FOR SAIL Ute. HJ Holden Bel, late 1975, 80,000 kms, one owner, $2750. Phone 52 1337 or 521212 weekends. j ADVANCE NOTICE: Victor Harbor j Scouts August paper drive, Saturday 9th August. FOR SALE: Ansphone MK10 answer, records and receives j messages, 3 yrs old, $285 ono. Phone 52 1337 or 52 1212 i weekends. j GIVE AWAY: 3 year old Whippett baron female, suitable as child's pet. Phone 52 1440. FOR SALE: VW Kombi. mechanical ly sound, $450. Phone 58 2305. SANYO STEREO unit, 3 in one, as new, will sell for $200. Phone (085) 56 8271. FOR THE BOATIE; Electric Bilge pumps 6 only, a steal at $17.99. Unipart Centre; Top of the Hill, Victor Harbor (085)52 1417. FOR SALE: EH Holden manual sedan, 149 motor, reg. SFT-122, best offer. Phone 55 2430. PAINTING, prompt attention, licensed tradesman. Repairs. Phone 52 2097. BE SEDUCED by the Toves. V.H.H S. Theatre Club will this year present the musical 'Jabberwocky' in the Town Hall on Thurs. 21st, Fri. 22nd and Sat. 23rd August. SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND annual general meeting Thursday August 7th 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. J.V. Davoren, Renown Avenue. All welcome. 1971 HG HOLDEN ute, good cond.. rack. V.H. 52 1879. VICTOR HARBOR MINI BIKE club open invitation August 3rd. All visitors welcome. Fully catered. Bike check 9 a.m. VICTOR HARBOR: V, acrea for sale, good views. Phone 52 2182. FOR SALE: Dewalt 7710 radial arm saw, still under warranty, $150. Phone 52 1375. FOR SALE: 1976 Millard pop-top 4 b caravan, 14' x T, singles at rear with 2 Ige. drawers in each oven and carpeted, $2,950. Phone 52 2440. NEED AN OIL CHANGE!! You may not, but your car probably does. Get your cars Filters now at 30% off normal retail at your Unipart Centre. Top of the Hill, Victor Harbor (o85)52 1417. COUCH, 3 seater, loose cushions. good cond., brown and gold, $15. Phone(085)56 8271. FOR SALE: Roden gas caravan stove with extra hot plate, as new, $45. Phone 52 2440. HONDA: stationary engines. For sales, spare parts and repairs, Contact D.G. James on 54 8126. FOR SALE: A manure spreader P.T.O. Phone 52 1513. FOR SALE: one Fresian house cow, due to calve August, very guiet, $350 ono. Phone Elders 52 1422. FOR SALE: 9 months old Palomino filly. $250 ono. Apply 54 Bay Rd., V.H. or ph. 58 6330. fThe wisest move you will j^MiflK^^^ ever make is to list your ^^^^^^?T property with g^gR^^^B* Licensed Land and Business Agent g^g^gflL^H^a^H 97 Waggon Road, Victor Harbor. g^g^gHflgMg^gB RM SALE: German Shepherd pups. 3 female. 1 male, purebred, no { papers, good disposition. $20. Phone i 52 2745. SPECIAL: 5 hp Bnggs and Stratton stationary engines, features include: Cast iron sleeves, Stellite exhaust vafve seats, dual ball bearings. $170 while stocks last. Contact D.G. James on 54 8126. ? WANTED: One broody hen. Phone 595029. ? SELL 2 cray pots. $10 each. Phone 522878. i FOR SALE: Blue Healer pups. ! Phone 55 4052. : ? I FOR SALE: Dressing table, Mediter- j ranean style, six drawers, large mir- j ror, good condition, $65. Raymond, | 52 2679. I LANDROVER '74 LWB station ' wagon, 6 cylinder, 5 door, $3900. \\ SDO-868 Adel. 294 3545. WANTED: Small dog kennel. Phone I 54 2286A.H. * FOR SALE: Baled hay and oats in ! bulk. Apply Bartlett Bros. Yankalilla. : FEMALE Beagle X pup, give away, j lovely with children, ring Pages Flat ' 56 1264 after 4 p.m. GIVE AWAY: 2 yr old Labrador dog, ! obedience trained, loves attention, and company. Please ring 58 2005 (bus.) or 58 2230 (AH.) SELL National keresone heater, perfect order. Phone 52 1512. LOST: Male red setter, Labrador cross, at Victor Harbor on Tuesday 22nd July. Phone DC. of V.Hbr. or Adelaide 332 8426. SELL Tailor made lambswool seat covers to fit Holden Kingswood. As new. Half price, $65. Phone 52 1250 AH. FORD UTE: 1975 XB. 250 motor. Tonneau cover, good reliable vehicle, $2350. Reg. SRF-795. Phone 54 2030. CARPET: Bulk store open Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Also 7 days a week. Good selection of carpet from $14.95 a metre; kitchen carpet from $22 a metre. Good selection room size remnants. Vinyls from $5.95 a metre. Bathroom carpet, car carpet and runners. Noarlunga Carpet Co., O'Sullivans Beach Road, next to Railway Line. Phone (08) 384 2555 ; for free measure and quote. ARTEX: 1980 pattern book available now. Phone 52 1829. LARGE SHED for rent. 30' x 24'. Access to Roadway, rent neg. Phone 52 2603. FOR SALE: 2 registered part bred grey Arab mares in foal to pure bred Connemana stallions, $350 each. C & K. Thomas, 54 5230. SELL 17' pony saddle, fully mounted, good condition. $75 Phone 52 1250 A/H. EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWERS: Weekends. For Morgan ? Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65, like talking with people, live in or near Victor Harbour, have a 'phone and car, you can earn $40 to $50 one or two weekends a : month. Interviewing 10 dif- ! ferent people on a Saturday takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne ( until 5 pm Mon. -Fri. on (03) ? 62 5871; on Saturday (03) I 288 6015; or write to ' Morgan Gallup Poll. Box j 2282U. Melbourne. 3001 . ' Fraser Osteopathic & Chiropractic Clinic Yankalilla M. Daniels, DC. D.O. Thurs., Fri. A Sat. 58 2165 (home) 58 2460 (clinic) Athol J. Taylor D.C. CHIROPRACTOR Appts. M. A B. North 'Deli' Consulting Wednesdays 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Ocean Court Phone 52 1979 AH. (08) 3812931 SOUTH COAST CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Port Elliot Road Mr. J. Thomson Chiropractor Naturopath Acupuncturist Consulting Mon., Tues., Thurs. Phone 54 2373 A.H. 52 1872 LAUBMAN & PANK OPTOMETRISTS Mondays to Friday 9 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. 62 Victoria Street, Victor Harbor. Phone 52 2162 FIREWOOD Keep warm this winter! Sawn to convenient lengths, $10 tonne, ex. saw mill. Pinus building timber. All sizes. Welch Road, alongside Urimbirra. Victor Harbor Sawmills Phone 52 2628 V Encounter Bay Cricket Club ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ? Wed.6thAuflust at 8.00 p.m. at Encounter Bay Clubrooms. All intending players, supporters and interested persons very welcome. Attendance at this meeting is vital to the future of the club. Secretary. E.B.C.C. H«lllffi|JP|fflPHM NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE MT. COMPASS (A Full Gospel Church) R.S.LHALL SUNDAY SERVICES 10.30 a.m. Communion & Worship 7.30 p.m. Gospel Service Enquiries: Mr. J.D. Vizard. Phone 57 3093 All Welcome CHURCH OF CHRIST Seaview Road 9.00 a.m. Contemporary 9.30a.m. Sunday School 1 1.00 a.m. Communion 7.00 p.m. Gospel Everyone Welcome Pastor R. Mitchell CHRISTIAN GOSPEL I CENTRE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH Meetings this Sunday 10.00 a.m. & 7 p.m. at their new location, Main Yankalilla Road, Victor Harbor (opposite High School). Bright, singing, prayer for the sick. CHILDREN'S CHURCH ! 10.00 a.m. I ALL WELCOME Pastors Bruce Walters and Keith Waisingham Telephone 52 1511 LUTHERAN CHURCH Cnr. Torrens Street and Crozier Road. 10.00 a.m. Lector. Victor Harbor Church of Christ Seaview Road An Invitation is extended to all to share in the fun and fellowship of a film evening to be held at the Church this Saturday 2nd August at 7.30 p.m. Films will include 'We're in the Navy' with Wallace Sury and Raymond Hutton, filmed in 1918, cartoons and newsreel. A basket supper will be served at the end of the evening. BAPTIST CHURCH Sutherland Avenue 9.30 a.m. Sunday School 1 1.00 a.m. Worship Service - Bible Society. Speaker: Mr. John Hutchinson. 7.00 p.m. Evening Service with film. 'New Light and New Hope'. All are welcome. Rev. K.A. Everett UNITING CHURCH Goolwa 9.30 a.m. H.C. Port Elliot 9.30 a.m. Newland 10.00 a.m. Red Cross Service. Luncheon in Hall. 5.00 p.m. Winter Series. 'The Servant of the Lord' Adare 11.00 a.m. Nangkita 11.15 a.m. Family Service Yilki. Combine service with Newland Rev. R.A. Lovdl Rev. J.A. Cameron OPPORTUNITY SHOP Half-price cash sale. Thursday July 31st. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Also regular opening times until Saturday August 9th."}
{"id":187145722,"text":"23 Mar 1920 - NEW SOUTH WALES RESULTS. World (Hobart, Tas. : 1918 - 1924), Tuesday 23 March 1920, page 2 NEW SOUTH WALES RESULTS. The New South Wales results are, as we forecasted^ extremely satisfactory. Much is made of tbe small poll. It is a bigger percentage poll than a the Federal poll in December. It is a bigger percentage poll than the Tasmanian poll of May, 1919. There was a huge informal vote. That is not the fault of electors, but was the calculated plan of Mr. Holman. It is too L early yet to decide what will be .the final political result of the verdict given on Saturday. It is certain, however, that, notwithstanding that the informal vote told necessarily mostly against Labor, the Labor party will be the. only party which will emerge triumphant There , may be a Labor Government, and there may not. . But that the verdict is a tremendous Labor victory, is already sure. Whether it is great enough to give a clear Labor! r irajority/femains to be seen. The defeat of Mr. Holman at Cootamundra c about ends that gentleman, a ballot papers right throngh. He The insisted LaJbor organisation that electors advised should mark electors tteir] at Cootamundra to mark W. A- Holman Tioihrt** last; the Progressive organisation did g tire saqte. And we are exceedingly pleased to note that a sufficient number f f elector^.may have taken that excellent advice to leave Mr. Holman without H a seat. > ( H"}
{"id":187205859,"text":"22 Apr 1953 - Brought Record Price Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954), Wednesday 22 April 1953, page 1 Brought Record Price This magnificent draft of cast-for-age Poll Shorthorn cows was recently sold to the Redbank works, Brisbane, for the record price of £40 per head. Th^se Poll Shorthorn -cows were bred and fattened on the Netherby Estate of 3VJr. J. T. Scryaigeour, and thev dressed out at the phenomenal average weight of 9301b. each."}
{"id":187531730,"text":"27 Jan 1982 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 27 January 1982, page 26 M41 Wffltrfrrf flHpAi PTT M ? Septic to sewer connections ? Hot water installations and repairs ? Cold water installations and repairs ? Gutter installations and repairs with either PVC or galv. iron ? Roof repairs ? Drain cleaning ? Bathroom, laundry renovations ? Transportable homes -jobs completed in one day! Call us anytime 52 2783 DA and ME. SCHUTTE p/l Reg. Master Plumber CrozierRd., Victor Harbor 3295 GOOLWA Pumping Service We empty Septic Tanks and soakage wells. Barry & Wendy Newell 45 Kingdom Place, Goolwa Phone 55 2232 1575 SEWER CONNECTIONS DO IT NOW Beat the rise in costs and contact Bruce V. Prime Reg. Master Plumber 25 years of local service. Compressor for hire. Specialising in sewer connections, also general plumbing. 4 Churchill Road, V.H. Phone 52 1625 2980 ? concrete work ? floors ? footpaths Cliff Stringer 43 Hill Street Victor Harbor PHONE 52 1886 Lie. No. G 457 3650 ? Bricklaying ? Concreting ? Foundations ? Plastering ? Tiling General Repairs and Dairies. Lie. No. R 16987 ARCH HARDING 55 Torrens Street, Victor Harbor. Telephone V.H. 52 3664 1780 TOUNDATiONT Raft Specialists COBRA FOUNDATIONS Pty. Ltd. City Rates Phone Adelaide 263 4193 CARPET CLEANING Harbor Carpet Cleaners PROPS: BRIAN « JAN SHANAHAN Phone 52 1300 1730 Myco Fabrics | & Flooring P/L Harbor Traders For your carpet, Vinyl & Tiles Prompt measure & quote. Expert Laying. Phone 52 1287 2600 Insulation In old or new homes CITY PRICES Free Quotes Supply only or supply and SOUTH COAST CEILINGS Pty. Ltd. Phone 52 1156 34' Licence to Kill Pests HC R 11579 -*^^^^ 379-1145— -^ ^ Bonney PCSC Pty.Ltd. lOlPadmanCt., Middleton Same resident serviceman for 5 years on the South Coast. Free Quote Ring Pt. Elliot: 54 2353 Yank.: 58 2246 370 Woodstyle Cabinets and Furniture Seymour Lane For kitchen and bathroom remodelling, alterations and tiling, also glass and glazing. Phone 52 2652 A/Hrs. 52 1153 4S40 VICTOR CARPETS Save Money Steam clean your own carpet. Carpet cleaning machine for hire. 26 Adelaide Rd., Victor Harbor. Phone 52 1647 394U HARBOR MOTORS 5 Seaview Road, Victor Harbor Phone 52 1107 Same day service for RADIATORS South Coast Distributor C. HAUSSEN & CO. PTY. LTD. Stocks available for all popular models. Holden, Valiant. Falcon. Complete RADIATOR CLEANOUT SERVICE Your home deserves the best PAPER HANGING Graeme Thatcher 52 1137 A/H52 1147 ? 'MASTER PAINTER' ? LANTANA LANDSCAPE & FENCING SPECIALISTS IN Landscape designs and gardens Rockeries Lawn Planting Deep Six Fences Trenching for electrical, plumbing, foundations and irrigation. Free Quotes. 46 Colman Road, Goolwa (085)55 2521,55 2639. 'Oasis Garden Centre asks' HOW DOCS VOUR BAOUARDOROW? With Iwalthy thrubt. luih jrHfl guts and nil slude Irm ill in i long row H ? Landscaping H ? Instant turfing H ? Fencing H ? Lawn aerating H ? Rotary hoeing H ? Block slashing H ? Mini loader & H tipper GOOLWA 5b 2492 Victor Harbor Radiators Torrens Street, VICTOR HARBOR 52 3561 ? REPAIRS- RECORES ? SAME DAY DELIVERY (Where Possible) ? CAR HEATERS ? MODIFICATIONS ? POWER FLUSH OUTS ? MOTOR CARS ? TRUCKS * TRACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH Broadway Radiators Brighton (08) 296 8940 or (08) 296 2076 533 Brighton Road, Brighton. D WOOL and SKIN BUYER S.JNicholl&Co. Depot: BRODERICK TCE.. VICTOR HARBOR 8.30-12 Fridays Ph Depot 52 3954 Res. 52 1602 LANDSCAPE MATERIALS Concrete Mini Mix any quantity - we deliver. For a free no-obligation quotation please phone. VICTOR LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES 52 3545 Open 6 days 425? VICTOR CARPETS Specialising in carpets, vinyls and good workman-, ship. Curtains made to measure. Lounge suites reupholstered. Floors sanded. 26 Adelaide Rd , Victor Harbor. Phone 52 1647 3940 For all refrigeration and air conditioning in the south go West LES R & P WEST 52 2992 Workshop Torrens Lane Victor Harbor MORRIE OR WAYNE CASEY 55 2236 - 522 977 QUALIFIED TRADESMEN Lie. No. R14126 /LLUN ? Garages ? Carports ? Verandahs ? Concreting & Paving ? Masonry Work ? Additions ? Renovations ? Sun rooms, patios ? Fences, gates ? Garden walls. FLEURIEU HOME IMPROVEMENTS Phone 52 1244 Builders licence G.6953 TERMITE and PEST CONTROL all work guaranteed. Contact district agent SPILSBURY'S HARDWARE 55 2221 Murray Pest & Weed Control WANTED IN ALL AREAS Area Managers and demonstrators for home presentations of quality fashions at budget prices. No cash outlay. Top earning potential for energetic ladies. For further particulars phone (070) 54 4371 or (070) 54 3832 A.H. (070) 55 7337 or write to Margaret Tremayne, 323 Mulgrave Rd., Cairns Qld. 4870. INTERVIEWERS Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged I 20-65, like talking with peo- I pie, live in or near Victor Harbor have a 'phone and car you can earn $52 to $65 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on Saturday takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. on (03) 62 5875; or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. SITUATION VACANT A good opportunity for right person. Window tinting franchise for South Coast area. Phone 52 3730. SITUATION VACANT Juniors wanted for work, at beach kiosk this weekend. Phone 54 2242 before 11 a.m. WORK WANTED 17 year old farmhand 12 months experience Local work wanted. 56 8332. WORK WANTED Don Bailey Carpenter No job too small Reasonable rates. Phone 54 2112. WORK WANTED DOMESTIC AID SERVICE Cleaning, ironing, shopping. For efficient service at reasonable rates, phone 55 2920. 1577 *W ? PAINTING I mWi f service I H^KF'^ A Victor Harbor ? I Henry I I Hlirn * Compare Quality H H nUIII ? Compare price ? ? WHY NOT ? Prompt start ? ? Phone 52 2117 Low Cost H-& Qualitv I ? NOW I ^L 'LETMEDOYOURHOMFWORK' M -^^— ^ ? ? ? -?'??—— PUBLIC NOTICE Associations Incorporation Act, 1956-1965. Notice of intention to incorporate an Association. Notice is hereby given that it is my intention, on the expiration of one calendar month after the date of the publication of this notice, to make application to the Regristrar of Companies for the incorporation of Victor Harbor Contract Bridge Club established at Victor Harbor. Any person may at any time within one month after the publication of this notice, by notice in writing to the Registrar, object to the incorporation of the association. The name and addresss of the person giving this notice is Stanley Ernest Huddleston, 13 Norma Crescent, Victor Harbor. Dated this 22nd day of January, 1982. S.E. Huddleston, A person authorized by the Committee of Management to incorporate the Association. PUBLIC NOTICE Mr. Max Ellis of McLaren Vale has retired from the A.M.P. Society after 35 /ears as a Field Representative of Australia's Largest Insurance Office. During this period Mr. Ellis received many Awards for his selling achievements and was responsible for providing more than $21 million of Life Coverage for clients in the Southern Vales area. This high standard of service will be continued by Mr. Michael Meek, who will take over Mr. Ellis's agency and he will cover the territory with fellow colleagues, Mr. Doug Leaney of Willunga and Mr. Ron Batt of Mount Barker. I ^flM^ PAINTER & I ^^^^^^Vfe DECORATOR ?? Y J.W. CARTER ?»r!T ^ 23 Norma Cres. Aim Victor Harbour ^KE - Phone 52 1825 ?B \\ Consultant for Aluminium r«| ' -^^ Roof Tiles Wall Cladding jf and Roof Insulation. Licence No. R5256 Gyprock Insulation and additions PHIL OLD General Licence 5505 Phone 52 2859 2740 FLEURIEU DRIVING SCHOOL Expert tuition Reasonable rates Mod. Air con. car Learn in comfort PHONE VICTOR TRAVEL SERVICE 52 1370 FOR SALE Gemini Arts & Crafts Selling Jewellery, Clothing, Gifts & Book Exchange. Enquiries Tel. 52 2723 a. h. 1360 Mazda Owners! For authorised Mazda service, parts and accessories, See Barry Cramond -7 ' GREIGSON MAZDA 86 Victoria Street Victor Harbor Phone 52 1583, 52 1321 ^n^AfiGIJEj)"}
{"id":187678712,"text":"15 Sep 1982 - Advertising Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 15 September 1982, page 24 dgSShv DIAL... &?jjrTB H\\ ^A 1^ H|^^B v ?* ?? fl| flA JH l^^k ?Hil^^^ ^B Thls feature appears weekly in the Victor IQ^i ^^H ^BB ^^H^^M^^ ^^fll B^^^B ^^B^F^^B ^C Harbor Times and we can include your ^Mk ^^B^^^H^W^ M I^I^^MtM^V^H^^^I^P Telephone Victor Harbor 52 1057 ^t§iF FOR QUICK SALES AND SERVICE INSULATION in old or new homes City Prices Free Quotes Supply only or supply and fix SOUTH COAST CEILINGS PTY. LTD. I ? Phone 52 1156 3425 1 1 if Licence jsjfagf to Kill Pests ^7^^^^ Rl 15798 / \\ 379-1145 Bonney PCSC Pty. Ltd. 101 Padman Ct, Middleton Same resident serviceman for 5 years on the South Coast. Free Quote Ring Pt. Elliot. 54 2353 Yank: 58 2246 370 SEWER CONNECTIONS DO IT NOW Beat the rise in costs and contact BRUCE V. PRIME Reg. Master Plumber 25 years of local service Compressor for hire. Specialising in sewer connections, also general plumbing. i| 4 Churchill Road, Victor Harbor Phone 52 1625 Painting Paper Hanging HENRY HORN 1 1 Cornhill Road Victor Harbor ? Ph. 52 2117 ? i9oo Woodstyle Cabinets and Furniture SEYMOUR LANE For kitchen and bathroom remodelling, alterations, and tiling, also glass and glazing. Phone 52 2652 A/Hrs. 52 1 153 4540 CARPET CLEANING 1 730 Harbor Carpet Cleaners PROPS: BRIAN & JAN SHANAHAN | Phone 52 1300 te^JanVt^j 'Maintenance ^L^L^L^LW^ a^y' ! Tra veiimg *° any area *? Septic to sewer connections ? Hot water installations and repairs ? Cold water installations and repairs ? Gutter installations and repairs with either PVCorgalv. iron. ? Root repairs ? Drain cleaning ? Bathroom, laundry renovations ? Transportable homes — jobs completed in one ay Call us anytime 52 2783 DA and ME SCHUTTE P/L Reg. Master Plumber Crozier Road, Victor Harbor 3295 VICTOR CARPETS Specialising in carpets, vinyls and good workmanship. Curtains made to measure. Lounge suites reupholstered. Floors sanded 26 Adelaide Rd. Victor Harbor ? Phone 52 1647 ? 394c T&NKS FOR RINGING 087 52 1973 * Now olive green, white or natural. Williams Concrete Tanks BORDERTOWN ? CONCRETE WORK ? FLOORS ? FOOTPATHS CLIFF STRINGER 43 Hill Street, Victor Harbor PHONE 52 1886 Lie. No. G457 ? 3650 VICTOR CARPETS Save money Steam clean your own carpet. Carpet cleaning machine for hire. 26 Adelaide Rd., Victor Harbor Phone 52 1647 3940 ? BRICKLAYING ? PLASTERING ? CONCRETING . TILING ? FOUNDATIONS General Repairs and Dairies. Lie. No. R16987 ARCH HARDING 55 Torrens Street, Victor Harbor Telephone V.H. 52 3664 1780 y^ ? Verandahs S\\^ ? Concreting & Paving y ^ ? Masonry Work yf M (V ? Additions X I.!!. I.X, ? Renovations '? — — — ? Sunrooms, patios ? Garages . Fences, gates ? Carports ? Garden walls. Fleurieu Home Improvements Phone 52 1244 Builders licence G.6953 FOUNDATIONS ? Raft Specialists City Rates COBRA FOUNDATIONS wy Ltd. Phone Adelaide 263 4193. HARBOR MOTORS 5 Seaview Road, Victor Harbor Phone 52 1107 Same day service for radiators PACE MESSENGER SERVICE Twice daily runs to Willunga, McLaren Vale, Victor Harbor & Yankalilla from Adelaide and return. Once daily to Aldinga, Goolwa. Pick-ups and deliveries to city and all suburbs. ^^^LXMPRICES Phone wA Y4r4L Hr-l (08)261 0843 GOOLWA PUMPING SERVICE We empty SEPTIC TANKS and soakage wells. Barry & Wendy Newell 45 Kingdom Place, Goolwa Phone 55 2232 ? 1575 Your home deserves the best PAPER HANGING Graeme Thatcher 52 1137 A/H52 1147 ? 'MASTER PAINTER' ? Upholsterers R. & L HOLBOURN Free quotes — no obligation Phone 52 1502 McKinlay St., Victor Harbor Rear of Harbor Bazaar TERMITE and PEST CONTROL all work guaranteed. Contact district agent SPILSBURY'S HARDWARE 55 2221 Murray Pest & . Weed Control m^323B3!EBB WOOL and SKIN BUYER S.J. Nicholl & Co. Depot: BRODERICKTCE., VICTOR HARBOR 9.00 - 12.00 Thurs.A Friday Ph. Depot. 52 3954 Res. 52 1602 For all refrigeration and air conditioning in the South go West LES R. & P. WEST 52 2992 Join Weight Watchers For $2 -Save $10 Offer ends October 16th, 1982 Victor Harbor Class. Phone N. Davies 52 1006. Interviewers Weekends. For Morgan Gallup Poll. If you are aged 20-65, like talking with people, live in or near Victor Harbor have a 'phone and car' you can earn $52 to $65 once or twice a month. Interviewing 10 different people on a Saturday takes 6 or 7 hours. Phone Jill Edwards in Melbourne until 5 p.m. Mon. ? Fri. on (03) 62 5875; Or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. FIELD NATURALISTS Excursions on Saturday, September 18th Meet at Sturt Humphries Office, Victoria Street at 10.30 a.m. Bring lunch. South Coast Branch NATIONAL TRUST Monthly Meeting C.W.A. 16th September, 1982 8p.m. Visit to the International Dolls Gallery Basket Supper. .50c Admission. 3492 SUMMER NIGHT NETBALL for 1982 Season Nominations close Oct. 5th Send to Sue Klose, P.O. Box 92, V. Hbr. Meeting Pt. Elliot Netball Clubrooms Oct. 5th, 7.30 p.m. Rep from each Club please. I Motel Units For Rent Ideal for 2 Adults Fridge, T.V., Radio, Air Cond., Phone, Tea or Coffee Making, Swimming Pool, Close to City. $70 per week Ph. Adelaide (08) 276 4455 Public Notices Tenders closing September 27th are invited for interior structural alterations of a T/F cottage. Property of CWA at Thomas Street, Yankalilla. Plans from President Jean Maynard, Main Road, Yankalilla. LIBERAL 19th CENTURY AFTERNOON & GARDEN PARTY to be held at Historical Southcote, Pt. Elliot. Sunday 26th September. Admission: Adults $2.00; child or student 50c. Devonshire tea. Entertainment: Archer kite making & flying, pony rides, horse shoe throwing, stalls. Commences 1.00 p.m. Work Wanted ' I Experienced Salesman/Shopkeep- j er | I at present seeking employment. Phone John Baker (085) 52 3170. I ^t^t^^- PAINTER & I^B^^I DECORATOR NHL. T J.W. CARTER I J^^Pl, 4SF 23 Norma Cres. I BlnT J&X 1 Victor Harbour I ^^EC ^jf '?/ Phone 52 1825 I BBPfik- '*'' Consultant for Aluminium I W W l£j Roof Tiles Wa' Cladding XJ* ~-1 ,7^J and Roof Insulation. I iil::.y UcmnNo.RS25€ | 52 2663 ^^^gj^^^A.H.55 2236 | Complete signwriting service ?iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH I ^P^y^yiPPm REAL 1 I AUCTION I I VICTOR HARBOR I S 82 Victoria St. B I SUBSTANTIAL fl I FREESTONE RESIDENCE I £ With potential Commercial use (Subject Council ap- B ? proval) ? ? (On the property) B I Friday 22nd October '82 I | at 1 p.m. B E Open Inspection Sunday 1 -3.30 p.m. B I To be followed by furniture, household B I effects and numerous tools. B E Section 90 Statements available at Auctioneers of- B B fice 3 days prior to Auction, and at place of Auction B B 30 minutes before same commences. flj I Further particulars Phone (085) 52 1422 A.H. Ewan B B McConchie(085)52 1305 B B Elder Smith GoWsbroughMort. B B (Licensed Agents) B B 56 Ocean St.. Victor Harbor. ? ?^B^BWi^BBflHBBBl"}
{"id":187679481,"text":"21 Jul 1982 - Toops help young drivers Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), Wednesday 21 July 1982, page 15 [?] A recent Gallup Poll showed that 70 percent of people think that the driving age should be raised from 16 to 18. It is unlikely that this will come about and one of the main reasons is that such a move would effectively wipe out the Student Driver Education Program. Mt. Compass Area School has run a student driver education program for its Year 11 students for the past 4 years thanks to Tooo Motors who supply the car. 'We are pleased to think that we are helping young drivers to learn the correct techniques instead of being taught by people who possibly don't know how to drive correctly themselves', said Peter Toop. Ian Pye, a secondary teacher has recently qualified as a driving instructor, giving Mt. Compass two instructors. The other is Bill Jerram. 'Correct defensive driving is much more involved than most people appreciate', said Ian. 'It can take us anywhere between seven and twenty hours just to teach one student'. In Mt. Compass' case, the effort which has gone into the student driver education program has been very worthwhile. Parents have noted a considerable improvement in the standard of driving in the students who have undergone the scheme and the students themselves are very enthusiastic about it. ? Toop Motors, Des Schirmer at the wheel of the Gemfni- ^ Driver Education car."}
{"id":188064640,"text":"23 Feb 1949 - TEA STATISTICS South Coast Bulletin (Southport, Qld. : 1929 - 1954), Wednesday 23 February 1949, page 7 TiEA STATISTICS Surprising as it may seem, the average Australian man drinks just as much tea as the average Australian woman. A Gallup Poll just completed by the Australian Tea Bureau bears this out. The poll also revealed that 12 per cent of the Australian population drinks black tea without any additions. 30 per cent milk only and the remaining 58 per cent add milk and sugar. , 4 per cent of the population drinks 12 cups or more a day, 10 per cent drink as much as ten cups, 69 per cent drink between 3 and 9 cups daily and 17 per cent drink .less than 3 cups daily. On a. nation wide basis the average Australian drinks 3.8 cups a day, or 1400 cups a year Some tea drinkers, particularly miners working on the low levels at great temperatures regularly consume as much as 40 cups a day. It is estimated that in a life time the average Australian consumes 35,000 gallons of hot tea, or 250 times his or own weight. Recognised as the cheapest and most popular beverage in the world, tea is consumed to the extent of 300,000,000,000 cups each year."}
{"id":188196894,"text":"06 Jun 1940 - Roosevelt's Third Term Prospects Improve Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thursday 6 June 1940, page 1 Roosevelt's Third Term Prospects Improve "The Telegraph" Special Service. NEW YORK, June 5— The latest Gallup poll announces that a sharp rise of sentiment in America in favour of a third term for President Roosevelt occurred when Belgium and Holland were invaded. Fifty-seven 'per cent of the voters favoured Roosevelt against 47 in April."}
{"id":188793261,"text":"19 Mar 1947 - Advertising South Coast Bulletin (Southport, Qld. : 1929 - 1954), Wednesday 19 March 1947, page 13 C. J. PADGETT ~ JOINER, BUILDER & CONTRACTOR ESTIMATES FOR NEW PROPERTIES ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO , Correspondence P.O. Box 14 Surfers Paradise \\ -. or Phone Surfers' 192. FOR ALL BRICK & CONCRETE WORK SEPTIC TANKS — PATHS — CHIMNEY'S AND ALL CLASSES' OF DRAINAGE 1 ? . ? ? SEtE E. SPENDELOVE : QUIEEN STREET — 80UTHP0RT . Estimates Given — For Enquiries Phone 8 ; tfi'l'fr'M'I lt-M-'M»i*-M''M--\\--M-'VW ! ? i! j I Ellis' Sports Depot { 4 i ' ' ' ? ? ]| SPECIALISTS IN TENNIS MATERIAL ':': 'l | NEW RACQUETS — RESTRINGS — REPAIRS ? ' jj .. . ? - | [\\ ALL POPULAR BRANDS OF TENNIS BALLS ' ^ i; SCARBOROUGH STREET (NEAR RAILWAY STATION) J| 'j SOUTHPORT ? PHONE 191 j; ^^??I..M..M-M'M-W-M'I'M-M'M'M'I'J'l'l'r H With lively recollections of petrol quality | I most motorists I I want I \\ motor spirit I Wm 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder H gffl *nd manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an mm ffl Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many H ? questions asked was, 'When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to S jj th first?' ?..-.. . M S| . Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who mm ? Ig so answered, Bubstantially more than 50% said: 'Shell'. WBk I Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. H H 1 T«E SHELL COMPANY Of AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) S"}
{"id":188888327,"text":"17 Nov 1922 - BRITISH ELECTIONS. Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954), Friday 17 November 1922, page 5 BRITISH ELECTIONS. PROGRESS REPORTS. CONSERVATIVES LEADING. AN INTERESTING POSITION. LONDON". Wednesday.—The general election polling in the London .areas was qniet, and an average . poll of 75 per cent, is expected in the 59 Lon don seats. All the West End hotels were permitted to remain open to provide forr the want,s of the crowds thronging the .city and awaiting the .results, and for the same-purpose the train, tram and tuhe services were extended into the small hours of the morning. The seats .held by the parties, including the members returned unopposed, according to the returns in hand;, arc: Conservatives 161, Liberals, 25, National Liberals 21, Labour <>4, and various parties 7. Mr. Bonar Law aad Mr. Asquith have both been returned. There were pathetic scenes in Tyrone and Fermanagh 'where'' tlic excitement was so great that the aged, "sick nod infirm were taken in beds or carried on stretchers to record their votes. .There'was a great reversal at Oxford where the Conservative majority of 5000 was converted to a Liberal majority of 3,800. J. Devlin, through failing to secure the Liverpool' Exchange seat.' ran to .within 3000 of Leslie Scott, whose re turn is certain. Sir Robert Homo was returned for Hillhrnd,' Glasgow, with a slight decrease in. majority. Hon. G. F. Stanley, Under Secretary for Home Affairs, was defeated at •Proton.' a Labourite topping the poll. Mr." .T. R. dynes; who was lmoppos- ' cd in 1918. was only returned at Manchester through the split of the anti Lalinur vote. ' , ' The combined Liberal and Conserva tive vote exceeded the Labour vote. ' Mr. Leslie Wilson is the second Minister whose defeat has been announced. .T. M. Erskine. Independent Conservative, won at St. George's by 3500. Lady Astor has been returned for Plymouth. T. .T. Maenamnra for CnmberWell, T. W. H. Inskip for Bristol, and Ramsav MneUomild for Abernvon. C. Addison was defeated at Shorediteh bv a National Liberal. Mr.'.Asquith's majority at Paisley is under 400 compared; with 3000 in 1918. There were eight Labour gains at Glasgow where several well-known Conservatives were .beaten. Mr. Bonar Law's majority-at Glasgow Central,-which was 13000 in 1918 was reduced to 2500 over Labour, | while the Labour and Liberal votes' ; combined totalled four more' than the Premier's total. 1"}
{"id":189883116,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Cobram Courier (Vic. : 1888 - 1954), Friday 14 March 1947, page 2 OLYMPIC CAFE —Fish — The following Varieties of fish arriving every week— WHOLE FLATHEAD. riLLETT FLATHEAD; Ftt.t.F.TT scHnaPpeR. FILLETT BREAM. NEW ZEALAND FLAKE. large varieties OF small goods gRiLls, Fish dinners, suppers BOOK YOUR WEEK-END ORDER EARLY our aim - your satisfaction Phone 74, Berrigan Printed and published by Frederick Ernest Sperling, for New Sunraysia Daily, Pty. Ltd;, Mildura, at the "Courier" Office, Station Street. Cobram. electrical installations /and repairs Tf you "want any Electrical work lone/ leave word with Mr. L. G Hamilton. Cobram, or Ring P. B. AMOR., NUMURKAII 107 St. Patrick's Sports COBRAM SHOWGROUNDS Saturday, March 15, 1947 £60 PRIZE MONEY £60 Grand Programme of— , JUMLATUR CYCLING (Under Auspices of Shepparton A.C;G.) PEDESTRIAN, TROTTING AND NOVELTV . events. District Scbool Ghampionsbips Publican's Booth,. Aftefnoon Tea, Soft Drinks Stmkttiakers Id Attendance -« See Programme For Details — M. D, O'BWER, A. O'BRlHN, President. . Hen. Secretary. H With lively recollections of petrol quality |J| I most motorists I /I want I W? fjPIp |g| I motor spirit B H "Opinion Research", which is supervised by ||I W Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- |g| Wm ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- 1111 jgfi wide poll among car and truck owners. One of WM. many questions asked was: " When the pool ends , ||| which petrol are you likely to try first?" ||| B Nearly all named a brand in answer to this |||f M question. Of those who so answered, substan- |||| P tially more than 50% said: "Shell". ijjf I Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. |1 H THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED H |S| (Incorporated in Great Britain) .j. 'I-I' !« '1"W !» !» »»< < »! » Ladies' Exclusive Hairdressing | PERMANENT WAVING | | M"»"l M I"I 1 1 !' 1 i||ll"i"I"l'lllll"l'<,4l4"l"l',("(,ll'4,ll 1 Fenn and Bolton OPTICIANS 229 COLUNS STREET, MELBOURNE WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE COBRAM HOTEL ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY, APRIL 17th & 18th. Oar methods of examination are the very latest and most Up-to-date We specialise iri Toric Lenses, which give greater comfort to the eyes, also ihvisable Bifocals. All breakages and repairs are forwarded by return of Post REPAIRS to PRISMATIC FIELD GLASSES are OUR SPECIALTY Come arid let us show you the latest tinted NERVE GLASSES W. ELLIGATE ! GENERAL CARRIER FOR RELIABLE SERVICE light or Heavy Carrying Done Plume 205 I Travellers! For lunches, dinners, light refreshments, you'll be well and truly satisfied with tiie meals and the service. Bsthune's Blue Bird Cafe Is right at the corner where the bus steps Volcar Batteries. Monarch Radios. Hartley Cycles The Best Goods at T he Lowest Prices Stocks limited S ee Us Now! I BETHUNE'S BLUE OlRD OAFR fthd "MELftAY" GROCERY STORE"}
{"id":189992533,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - Advertising Pinnaroo and Border Times (SA : 1911 - 1954), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 4 ADVANCE ORDERS accepted for Jaa-April for Wittenburg , D.O. chicks. W.L. and Aust, O. —We Guarantee.All breeding stock selected tested for stamina and high eggproducing capacity.96 96 p.c. accuracy in all pullet orders. , : ■ All chickens hatched are from eggs produced on our own farm For maximum egg production and rearability insist on • Wittenburg Chicks E. tu. SCHOLZ SCHOLZ STUDPOULTRY MYLOR—MYLOR I or your Local Agent, R. M. WILLIAMS, PARILLA ALWAYS ON HANOI METIERS WINDMILLS, HEADS AND PARTS SUPPLIED AND ERECTED AT SHORT NOTICE. Sizes 10, 12 and 14 feet, alto K type. G. W. WEBB, PINNAROO DAY-OLD CHICKS WHITE LEGHORNS, Paiafield strain, £3/5/-per 100. RHODE ISLAND REDS, ‘Scotts burn” stx*ain, £4 per 100. F. P. DIBBEN, Box 73, PINNAROO PHONE J>2 __ SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR DISTRICT PAPER Half-year 7/6, Full year 14/6 iPOST FREE STRATHNEATH he m POULTRY FARM AND HATCHERY 23,000 capacity 23,000 Box 68. Phone 55 E. J. U.BURMAN Breeder of High-Class Stock and Parafield Competition Winner ,Petersiine Hatched Quality - Chick*:. ; s With lively recollections of petrol quality motor spirit “Opinion Research”, which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: “1 Vhen the pool ends , which petrol are you likely to try first?** Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: “Shell”. Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) The LEADED is BACK! mmm —The Finest Car Chevrolet lias Ever Built! VICTORY . “STYLEMASTER” SEDAN £6lO . plus Sales Tax ■ Hem A Ar A” S A-L E S LEADER Leaders in' beauty, as well as value, the sparkling long low lines of the new Chevrolet .Victory Models will have you saying .“These are the loveliest Chevjcolels of all time”. War-time advances in engineering that bring a powerful yet more economical engine of Chevrolet’s famous O.H.V. design, plus many other advance*. • menls, will prove to you that, for value, these are the finest Chevrolcts ever. See and drive the two thrilling new models, the Victory “Style* master” and the Victory “Fleetmaster de Luxe”, and prove for yourself that Chevrolet is first again! A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT CHEVROLET FOR 10 OUT QF THE LAST II PRODUCTION YEARS FARMERS’ & SETTLERS’ SUPPLY GO, H* P. BAKEWELL, Proprietor.. _ S ■ I PQIMAROa"}
{"id":190019598,"text":"17 Oct 1894 - GENERAL ELECTIONS IN BELGIUM. Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wednesday 17 October 1894, page 5 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN BELGIUM. THE FIRST MANHOOD SUFFRAGE -POLL LONDON, 16th October. The general elections for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, conducted for tho first time under the manhood suffrage system, took place yesterday, and resulted in cain to the Socialists, and losses to both tho Catholic and Liberal parties. Tlio Socialists havo won 19, and tho Liberals havo lost 17 seats. Tho Catholic party, though losing 8 seats formerly held by supporters, lias still a working majority of the Chamber. Tho Belgian Parliament consists of a Senate, the members of whioh ore elected partly direotiy and partly indiroetly for eight years. The provincial counoils elect one section of the Senate at tho proportional basis of two sonators for every 500,000 inhabitants ; tho other section is elected by the Ghamher of Representative electors. Tlio representatives are eleoted for four years, one half retiring ovory two years, except after a dissolution, when general olections follow. Every citizen over 25 years of ago is entitled to a voto if domiciled for not less than a year in th. same commune. In addition every eitizen, married or widower, over 35 years of ago with children, and paying at least 5 f. a year houso tax, has a supplementary vote ; so also has every citizen over 25 years of age who owns real estate worth 2000 f., or draws 100 f. a year interest from Savings Bank or Belgian funds investments. Two extra votos are given to diplomaed and professional men. Per the Marine Underwriters' Association.!"}
{"id":190089830,"text":"13 Jul 1988 - Survey finds local paper ahead by a country mile Times (Victor Harbor, SA : 1987 - 1999), Wednesday 13 July 1988, page 4 Survey finds local paper ahead by a country mile South Australian country newspapers have launched their biggest marketing campaign yet to promote the results of a survey which confirms the superior power of the country Press. The survey by the Roy Morgan Research Centre — the people who conduct the authoritative Morgan Gallup poll — found that country newspapers are by far the best way to reach country people. The 'local paper' was the first choice of the great majority of country people looking for local, new and shopping information compared with country TV and radio, daily newspapers and the rural press. For Instance 91 percent of people said the local paper was the 'most helpful' for information on bargains at local retail stores. Only 50 percent mentioned tv, 2 percent preferred radio and 2 percent said metropolitan papers. And 78 percent prefer the local paper to find out about supermarket goods and prices, compared with only 12 percent for tv, one percent for radio and 9 percent for metropolitan papers. SA country newspapers have a very high readership. A staggering 87 percent of country South Australians regularly read their local paper. The next most popular is the 'Sunday Mail' with 49 percent and, well behind, are 'The Advertiser' 41 percent, 'The News' 26 percent and the 'Stock Journal' 6 percent. The results of the SA survey — involving 400 interviews in 10 country towns and surrounding areas — were further strengthened by similar surveys by the Roy Morgan Research Centre in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia. All four surveys, conducted simultaneously from October 24 to November 8 last year, concluded that country papers are the most useful, the most trustworthy and the most effective In country areas. The Country Press Association of SA Is delighted with the results of the survey, the most extensive of Us type yet conducted. 'The Morgan Research Centre, a totally independent market research company, has come up with conclusive proof of what the newspapers have been telling their readers and advertisers for years - that the local paper is the best and most effective communicator in the country', said the association's marketing committee chairman Mr Richard Peake, of Naracoorte. The Country Press Association is now using the Morgan Report to 'sell' the effectiveness of the local paper to advertising agencies and national advertisers in the cities and to the business people and organisations in local communities. Using a Burke and Wills theme and the catchline 'Explore the country Press', the association last week called on Adelaide advertising people and presented promotional material and an 'explorers kit' — an old-fashioned calico bag filled with fresh damper, tea, sugar, treacle, dried fruit, cheese and apples. The 90 newspapers in the association — 28 in SA as well as Broken Hill's Barrier Daily Truth and the Katnerine Times In the NT -will promote the Morgan Report in their local areas. Attractive, easy to read coloured brochures summarising the survey results are available from local newspaper offices. Newspapers will follow up the campaign launch by posting out a series of full colour postcards, featuring famous explorers and highlighting the positive advantages of advertising in the country press, to local business people. ^?^^???^^^^^^???^?^??^^????^^???????S*'^^^^^ * '^'^'^'^^'?^'^^?^?^?^'^??^'^'^'?^S^B^SB^S^S^S^SJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJSJS^ ?A Butfce and WHs thtme is being used to 'asi' the ?ffecthronoss of local newspapars."}
{"id":191180061,"text":"07 May 1917 - VOTING IN HOBART. Daily Post (Hobart, Tas. : 1908 - 1918), Monday 7 May 1917, page 7 VOTOnVG IX HOBABT. AN" AVERAGE POLL. . ... Saturday. The s^y was fiomewbat I overcast, but, luckily, the rain held, off, and voters were thus enabled to visit the polling places without any discomfort. So far as Denison is ioncemed, 4ho poll was an average one, about 16,000 votes having; been recorded out of a possible 25,000. Experience has proved that Labor doe* best Willi a big poll. The final re suits will not lie known for n day ot two, but the progress flares Indicate that the unscrupulous Khcf tca and duplicity of the Fusioniats In fluenced a majority of the electors In the wrong direction. On die whole the proceedings were of a very orderly character, only one unpleasant incident having come under notice. This consisted of a scuTTle between a wellknown citizen and a soldier, 1 'and. as o sequel, the latter was escorted to Ihe lock-up by a policeman. The' sap porters of both. parties worked hard all day/ and the scrutineers, poll clerks, and deputy returning officers carried out their duties' Teiy. satin factorily. As <oa former occasion^ tlio Fuslonlsts made an extensive use t.£ motor cars «nd other vehicles for Hie purpose of conveying theli sui)-porteru to tlie iiolliiiff pluees. ivheretts the iii-jjoiily of Uio Luliorllos had to travel to the Uoolhs ]H-r hoot. Ill this, nnd In other respeeU, circum. Bl.-iuces conspired to fuvor the l-'uslonists. As usual, there wur a eonslueniljle jiimihcr of mlddlL'-ns:e<l Mil olderly illilerates at the booflis. nnd tlie "How lo Volo" cards u-err availed of to a fair extenL A tiugo srowd vltoessed the posting of the results outside "The Daily Post' office In Collins ctreot In the even iuE, uud many manifested an un abated Inleresl in (he flpures until well ,-iftcr midnight, but by I o'clocU the most of llie people liad dispersed Naturally, there was l,een disajipolnt. : ent among the Luburites villi the result of the elcctlou. 'J'lie Chief Commonwealth F.leo lor.-il Officer for Tasmania (Mr. S, Irwin) look pp his .[Purlers In the Dojnitv I'osLmnstei-Ck'iierai's room a-l ilie C.P.O., and tlie Dpurcs from all parts of Tasmania and the u'ainlaiid were sent to him there. He -was as. listed by several clerks, who dealt w ith the progress reports as the? came in, and tabulated the results Mr. Irwin, with bis usual courtesy, had provided ample accommodation fur tlio represcntnllves of the press. Tills was the Ihird occasion on which (he Commonwealth elections had been held on S>ftUiv4ay, fti^d it ireueinlly agreed by officials and elec-(ol-s alike that the selection of this dav had again proved a success.—II. MacdouaTd. "Tlie Daily Post," Collins street, Hobant."}
{"id":191258088,"text":"11 Apr 1947 - Advertising Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier (SA : 1917 - 1948), Friday 11 April 1947, page 1 . With lively recollections of petrol quality I most motorists I mint I I motor spirit I "Opinion Research, which is supervised by I Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- jagg ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- MR w:Je poll among car and truck owners. One of S» mmy questions asked was: "When the pool ends, H v l ich petrol are you likely to try first?" S Nearly all named a brand in answer to this E| question. Of those who so answered, substan- H tially more than 10% said: " Shell '. B -LTHE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED I (Incorporated in Great Britain) ANNOUNCEMENT. I NOW WISH TO ADVISE that I have taken over the whole of General Motors Holdens FRANCHISE and will be selling the following lines CHEVROLET, OLDSMOBILE, BUCK BEDFORD TRUCKS AND UTILITIES G.M.C. TRUCKS AND UTILITIES PONTIAC AND VAUXHALL CARS WE STILL HAVE THE GOODS SEE US FOR FULL PARTICULARS p. j. McCarthy, janSstown P. R. McCALLUM, SUB-DEALER, CALTOWIE DISTRICT A. C. THOMAS BORING CONTRACTOR LET THE MAN THAT GUARANTEES WATER GIVE YOU YOUR BORING QUOTES YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS SURES SATISFACTION. OUR PRICE IS RIGHT. — Phone 103 JAMESTOWN. SPECIAL NOTICE. JACK BROWN DRY CLEANER and PRESSER MAIN STREET, GLADSTONE (next Simmill's Store) ALL WORK DONE on PREMISES. NO DELAY. SPECIALISING IN LADIES FROCKS, MEN'S SUITS. ETC. PHONE 131."}
{"id":191261913,"text":"04 Apr 1947 - Advertising Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier (SA : 1917 - 1948), Friday 4 April 1947, page 1 With lively recollections of petrol quality H most motorists I I motor spirit I I "Opinion Research", which is supervised by IH Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust-ralian Gallup Poll, recently conductedan Australia- |B wide poll among car and truck owners. One of Hi many questions asked was: "When the pool ends , B which petrol are you likely to try first?" BH Nearly all named a brand in answer to this n| question. Of those who so answered,, substan- |S tially more than so/n said: "Shell". fis fi I THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED B B (Incorporated in Great Britain) IB MM. . s«<H Hf I ANNOUNCEMENT. I NOW WISH TO ADVISE that I have taken over the whole of General Motors Holdens FRANCHISE and will be selling the following lines chevrolet, oldsmgbile, buick bedford trucks and utilities gjilc. trucks and utilities pontiac and vauxhall cars WE STILL HAVE THE GOODS SEE US FOR FULL. PARTICULARS p. j. McCarthy, jamktown P. R. McCALLUM, SUB-DEALER, CALTOWIE DISTRICT A. C. THOMAS BORING CONTRACTOR let the man that guarantees water give you your boring quotes YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ASSURES SATISFACTION. OUR PRICE IS RIGHT. — Phone 103 JAMESTOWN. SPECIAL NOTICE. JACK BROWN dry cleaner and presser MAIN STREET, GLADSTONE (next SimmiHs Store) ALL WORK DONE on PREMISES. NO DELAY. SPECIALISING IN LADIES' FROCKS, MEN'S SUITS, ETC PHONE 131."}
{"id":191271920,"text":"02 Mar 1946 - May Risk Throne Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954), Saturday 2 March 1946, page 1 Bar to DSO was awarded to Major-General J. J. Murray, DSO, MC, VD, by the Duke of Gloucester at Government House. Picture shows the Duke chatting to Major General Murray after the investiture. May Risk Throne Hirohito Conducting Own "Gallup Poll" NEW YORK: The Tokio cor- respondent of the New York Times says that Emperor Hiro-hito completed a 6-hour motor car inspection of the bombed out section of Tokio, visiting schools, emergency dwellings and large stores. Hirohito was dressed in a European suit and grey felt hat, which he raised to acknowledge the applause from "banzai" shouting crowds gathered at the doors of Ginza departmental store. The Communist Party handed the Imperial Household Minis- try's resolution on Thursday at- tacking Hirohito's personal ap-pearance as "designed to help the election campaigns of reactionary parties trying to frustrate the de-mocratisation of Japan." It de-manded that the Government prohibit electioneering by "the Emperor and all other war cri-minals." It was the first time that the Communists had classed Hirohito as a criminal, although they pre-viously demanded his abdication. The Tokio correspondent of the New York Herald Tribune says that high Japanese sources said that Hirohito may risk the throne by holding a plebiscite at the general elections on April 10 to determine the destiny of the Tanno system. The revelation dovetails with Hirohito's unprece-dented public inspection of troops, in which he renounced his hermit like existence behind the deep moats in Tokio Palace to chat to humble workers and air raid vic-tims. Observers termed the trips "popularity tests" whereby the Emperor is conducting his own Gallup poll."}
{"id":191272929,"text":"14 Mar 1946 - QUEEN STREET POLLS Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954), Thursday 14 March 1946, page 3 QUEEN /STREET POLLS . Ametropolltan. 'daily .occasionally ruhs a. kind of modest' taallup poll,' toysendin^a reporter ■ Into' Queen street' and- gettingreplies' from' ■ people .ton"questions,' of public interest; Some'; amazing responses/ are- given, i occasionally. The latest' conundrum; was. about, the 10 o'clock closing: 0f,- hotels; One ibright ' *,jtoung. thing .- said1 as ^ hotels were: open/in: the; daytime; she did not see why it .wasvnec'es-, sary for''them 'to remain-; open -,at night, for. peopje ."to, get gloriously^ drunk." What a reply I/ ' The vast majority ; of men do not • go into an hotel;to get.drunk.' That is the last thingithey wotild think,of;do-, ing. The hotel, properly-used, acts as a meeting place, where one' c^n discuss events with' pne'sj frlends In comfort,": with ; the; added-' attraction of; a few convivial glasses.; Our hotels; should be allowed to revert to .what; they were originally meant to be, public houses.' During the war they were allowed to degenerate' into. drinking dens. The. cure for that is longer; hours and more beer. Ask Bill, Citizen, he knows.1' - ="}
{"id":191310959,"text":"03 Nov 1948 - Mr. Dewey Forecast As New U.S. President Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954), Wednesday 3 November 1948, page 1 Forecast As J^ew U5. President NEW YORK: The final Gallup poll on the Presidential election, Eubllshed yesterday, estimates Mr ewey as having a substantial majority of electoral college votes. The estimated percentages of the popular vote of the four leading candidates is: Mr Dewey 49.5 per cent, President Truman 44.5. Mr Wallace 4, and Mr Thurmond 2 per cent. The combined totals . cf the other candidates Is estimated at under 1 per cent of the popular vote> . •... The Gallup poll says Mr Dewey holds..; a substantial / lead, in 20 States, and Mr Truman' In nine. In ,15 States neither candidate holds a substantial lead, • In the remaining • four—all Southern Statesr^the situation is described as "confused." In Nashville , (Tennessee), hundreds of negrces have received crudely; written, letters • warning them not to vote to-day. The letters are signed "K.K.K.," but the imperial grand wizard of the Klu Klux Klan (Samuel Green) said the symbol was a hoax, He offered postal authorities full cooperation in "tracking down and apprehending theperpetrators." ■ At Wlldwqod (Florida), a Jeep' cnrrylng a huge cross lit with red electric biilbs led a caravan of 50 motor cars driven by Klu Klux Klan members, who described It as a warning against communism. ' One said! "We' want our negroes to vote. We have no quarrel with them unless they are tied up with* communists.":"}
{"id":191437550,"text":"04 Apr 1947 - Advertising Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), Friday 4 April 1947, page 1 KANGAROO ISLAND AIR AND ROAD SERVICE. ADELAIDE, BINGSCOTE, AMERICAN RIVER. PENNESHi-R TIMETABLE Kangaroo island - — D0U0I-A6 SKY-LlNKfeS DAILY. (Ex eplni}- Sundays) COACH -it |-ntt= Kit gtcote ... JO 05 a.m. ' ' Feline baw ... 8 00 a.m. -- Mustou ... S) 5 a.m. American River 9 45 a.m. ? EPKCIAL — -Mondays only, for KingBcote passengers only. Coach ka^sa Kingtcole 12.45 p m, The following is a scale of faree.— ', B1KGLE. Air BoBd Total Bjngecate to Adelaide 1 10 0 3/6 1 12 6 Am. fiiver & MoBlon ' 1 10 0 6/ 1 36 Fenneshaw ' 3 10 0 7/6 1 17 6 EETUBK. Air Bead Total *«cBcofce -o Adelaide 215 0 4/C 3 19 0 Am. Eiver & Mustoo ' * 15 0 7/6 8 2 6 Bemieshw 2 15 0J2/6 8 7 6 Free Baggage Allowance 35 lbs. GUINEA AIRWaVs LIMITED. Danncey St. Kirgsoote ; and A1RWAYB HOUSE, H0B7H 7ERB1CB \\ Phones : Adelaide C6134. Kingscote 39. . ?? tiOCAL AGENTS: American Eiver, P. Liericb, Phone S A. H.'R. BELL Phone, KlNGSCOTB 6. mm for^ S.A. JT AEMBBS1 UNION LTD ^?OPERATIVE INSUEANOB CO,. C.O -E MOTOB BPIBIT AND PO WEE KEROSENE ETC. MOTO'B TISBS k TDBES. Mail M Passenger Semoe. Bound Island CConrs, Mondays AThutsflByB including Vivonne Baj. Blinders' -Amb todays, smiths Bar«nd Emu Bay S/6. 1 Vrcels ana light feeitfitoamed. B ook with A. H. R.BBLLor EiDgseote 5-om ietlnfonnation Office, A9ick Burgess ((Late 2nd a.i.f.) ! ? GBSEBAL CABEIEE^ ? At jT. j^rhias of twitting material delivated -t^riiest notice. Quotes given for ? ^1 ki ieds of carting. B you want a job done, -aoaault ? DIC5 BURGESS — I W. L. S. COOE GBl JERAL BLA0KSMHB and KIKGSCOTE, E.T. Motor i. -prings made or repaired OXt-W Si r--DINa NOW AVAILABLE ^ ? ? ^^^^^^Hi^v ^^^^^^^^^ .^^^^^'^^ ^A^^S ^^^B^^^ ^^^^^^^^ tW has don* ft great war job. And sow fc.btt.fbtd Its muddy battle dress for Chwwotet*8 breath-taking peace-time beauty. We naffest tint you see us soon and get ^^^^^k ^^ aAvaftce iiivoniiauoti* ROBERTS MOTORS, BHCSCOTO, (tat tt H fTftfe /*© cfy recollections of petrol quality H I //?o*st motorists I ^^^B rnKSt cB^^^^^^^Hk: ^^^w^k^^^w £^^^^t^^e^ ^^HH i^L| ^ ^w^^ .^^P jS& ^ 'Opinion Research', which is supervised by % , K Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- / « raljan Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Austral jn-S w idc poll among ear and nutk owners. One ot r^ n| many questions asked was: 'kW''.:vn the pool ends. L which petrol are you like/) to try first?' h-ernjy nil named a brand in answer to this tuetijofi. Of those who mj answered, subsranfjai!;. mcie than -o% yi^: '-i'1'''/'*- -TKF. SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (incerjjy.'Ziec in Gre:: Britain) .^ _ ( ! QUEENSGLIFFE BAKERY. ! CAKES. SMALL GOODS. COOL DRINKS — BEFRESHMBNT HOuM — Luncheon, Afteircon leas and Suppers. r\\,;-, \\i:~6 c-.Ti:ui:D for. iiUli'i'^S .-:l.:pPLIED, PICNIC !v,i;rsi:s CiinucD fok. ? G RTHDAY CAKES & WE01ING CAKES A SPECIALITY. S. fl. & B. WILLIAMS (Late u.a.a.f). UUBiAJTS PANK LTOr 62 Gawler Place. ADELAIDE. i wish to Announce that their Certified Optician, Mr G. W. JACOBS, will visit :-K1NGSC0TE :— Ande-son's Hotel Friday 2ud May 9 a in. to 6 p,m» Sittu-day, 3rd May 9 a.m' to C p.in, AMERICAN RIVE1! : — Linneti'g. Guest Horae : — Slonday, 5th M*y 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, 6th May 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PENNEBHAW HOTEL : - Tuesday . 6th May, 3 p ra. to 6 p.m. Wednesday 7th May, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Sunday afternoon a fire started in the fence dividing the Ozone Hotel yard ao-3 Mr N. Neighbours residence. A portion of the fenoe wbs destroyed, shrubs eoorebed, and the fide of Mr Neighbour's bouse blackened, before the biaza wag extingiu?bed. The Family Laxative DR. MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS The periodical bilious attacks, Indigestion, Constipation, etc., which result from overindulgence or eating the wrong type of tood, all call for the usp of a gentle yet thorough laxative. By using Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills you will not be experimenting with something unknown, but relying on a preparmion that has proved its value and enjoyed public favour for many years. | Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills | assist nature by stirring the liver and acting on the stomach and bowels. I BUY SAVINGS CERTIFICATES"}
{"id":191664402,"text":"02 Oct 1939 - IF GERMANY WON Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Monday 2 October 1939, page 4 IF GERMANY WON "AMERICA WOULD BE NEXT." NEW YORK, Saturday. According to a Gallup poll, 63 per cent, of Americans believe that, if Germany defeats Bxitain and France in the present war Germany would start a war against the United States sooner or later. The figures, it is stated, may explain why the mrijority of voters at previous polls showed overwhelming sympathy with Britain and Firance. Gallup poll1:, which are conducted by Mr. G. H. Gallup, are based on opinions obtained from representative cxoss-sections of the American community."}
{"id":191760278,"text":"14 Jan 1941 - GALLUP POLL IN U.S. ON USE OF EIRE BASES Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Tuesday 14 January 1941, page 5 GALLUP POLL IN U.S. ON USE OF EIRE BASES NISW TfoRK, Sunday: — A Gallup poll on the question, "Would you like to see the Irish give up their neutrality ani let the English use bases on the Irish coast?" shows a 63 per cent, vote in the affirmative, 16 per tenc. negative, ana 21 per cent, undecided. A special survey of first and second generation Irish Americans broughl a 4U per cent, affirmative vote, 52 per cent, negative, and 8 oer cent, undecided. M rmmmm"}
{"id":192148049,"text":"27 Nov 1941 - FREE FRENCH Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Thursday 27 November 1941, page 7 FREE FRENCH SUPPORT IN AMERICA. . The vote on the latest Gallup poll proved that 74 per cent, of American public opinion was in favor of aid to. the Free French; forces, 16 per cent, opposed to it and that the remaining 10 per cent.had no opinion. 1 . The question put to the voters was: "Do you consider that the United States should send war materials to General de Gaulle's fighting forces within the 'LeaiseLend' Bill." 7. The arguments put forward by those .in favor were: (1) The Free. French forces are fighting Nazism and deserve every possible help; (2) Free France represents the true spirit of the French people. These results are indicative of the interest taken by the American public ("n things concerning France and also of the great popularity which the Free French and General de Gaulle enjoy in the United. States.- , - -"}
{"id":192149152,"text":"15 Sep 1941 - ROOSEVELT'S POLICY Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Monday 15 September 1941, page 5 ROOSEVELT'S POLICY Supported By Public WHAT GALLUP POLL SHOWED. NEW YORK, Saturday. . A Gallup survey placed 20 name1; of prominent Americans, all with political views, before voters throughout the nation asking them to name their choice of a prospective' successor to President Roosevelt. It resulted in the first five being all active supporters of President Roosevelt's foreign policy, namely, Messrs. Wendell Willkie, Cordell Hull, Mr. Dewev (New York District Attorney), Mr. Wallace (Vice-President) and Mr. La Guardia (the Mayor of New York). : WILLKIE'S PART IN ELECTIONS. WASHINGTON, Saturday. ;'Mr. Wendell Willkie has decided to take an active part in the elections m 1942, working and speaking for Republicans who have backed President Roosevelt's foreign policy. It is reported that he will work within the Republican party to make it one standing for internationalism rather than isolationism."}
{"id":192149605,"text":"01 Sep 1941 - WOULD REJECT Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Monday 1 September 1941, page 5 WOULD REJECT NEW HITLER PEACE OFFER. NEW YORK. Sat.nrriav. A Gallup poll reveals that 58 per cent, of Americans would reject a new Hitler peace offer, "even if it included ! restoration of every scrap of Nazi con- quest excepting Russia." I Thirty-four per cent, favor such a . peace, while' 8 per cent, are undecided."}
{"id":192632772,"text":"18 Dec 1941 - \"U.S. ANGER REPLACED BY BURNING DESIRE TO CO TO WORK\" Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Thursday 18 December 1941, page 6 "U.S. ANGER REPLACED BY BURNING DESIRE TO CO TO WORK" LONDON, Tuesday:— Dr. G. H. i Gall i|p, founder of the Gallup polls, in a speech by radio to the Luncheon . Institute of Publio Opinion, said that American anger at jthe Japanese deception had been replaced by- a burning desire to roll \\\\p sleeves and go to work. i Although attention at present was centred on the Pacific, Americans always believed that Germany represented the greater threat. Therefore there was no likelihood of America underestimating the importance of aid for Britain and her allies-Sir Keith Murdoch, broadcasting to America and replying to Dr. Gallup, said that Britain's strength was greater than, friend or enemy believed. The spirit of the Britons was always wonderful, but to-day they stand united, utterly determined and confident. The Churchill spirit was the spirit of the Decile."}
{"id":192658743,"text":"27 Oct 1953 - Popularity Down REMANDED ON MURDER CHARGE Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Tuesday 27 October 1953, page 1 Popularity Down NEW YORK, Mon.— The latest Gallup poll reported that .President . Eisenhower's popularity was down 10 points this month, James Reston said in the New York "Times" to-day. "This means," said Reston, "that this administration is now at. odds with three of the most influential groups in the nations." REMANDED ON MURDER CHARGE BRISBANE, Mon.— Cyril Murray (39), was to-day charged in Quilpie Police Court with having mur- dered Michael O'Malley (59), at Quilpie last Friday night. Murray, a quarter-caste, was remanded to November 3. He did not ask for bail."}
{"id":192802077,"text":"27 Dec 1945 - Poll Shows Many Fear British Strike Wave Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Thursday 27 December 1945, page 6 Poll Shows Many Fear British Strike Wave Fifty-three per cent, of those questioned in Britain -by Gallup poll consider there is -likely to be a strike wave in the coming months. Only. 19 per cent, hold that this is unlikely, and 28 per cent. - have no opinion about the matter. Grounds for the strike, wave most : frequently mentioned were the drop in earnings due to the switch to peace-time production, and the general spirit of discontent. . However, the group in which the smallest proportion believes that strikes are likely is that containing potential strikers— the factory workers, and others en--gaged in heavy industry and transport. ,"}
{"id":193122844,"text":"14 Aug 1946 - THE PASSING SHOW Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Wednesday 14 August 1946, page 2 ii^»islMr -^3 -™- (By 3Attw8uS) -^5-^ ??-?.?/ XTALF of the people have listen-tl ed to Parliamentary, broadcasts, according 'to an ?Aus'tlralia-wide Gallup Poll. ,. /, li Sixty-eignt .;per cent i^pf *tiiem want the broadcasts to -. ^continue, 7 per cent think the time should be 'r'eductv1 18 per cent want thern ; stopped and 7 per cent had j no opinion. - t jfeAmbng .better-off,. people 60 ,per than 50; per cent of artisans and white collar workers. . ; -^ Only. 30. per cent, of .-lower .income groups had tuned in to Ganoerra. , ... .. ? ? .,-i.;. ?:?:?'# :% Those who favored the broadcasts said it gave them ari' iaea of ; 'what was happening.-./. -\\/- V Some of the reasons for want-' irig to stop the broadcasts were: Members acted like schoolboys ; meu oeiiaviour was ui&giautjiui, -iu reduced respect for -members. * ' ♦ ? ? ♦ iV/'HEN it ^comes to . a matter of^ !? gramiriar and manner's in-. Parliament it is .the Hansard men who are the real authorities. The Hansard men should know, they report and to their undying credit and disgust, they sub-edit the speeches of them all. They subredit their manners, ^tpq. It -is, , the; rule that- they -re-,, port interjections only when the interjection is -replied to. that's why Hansard reads so polite! When an Hon. Member says, 'What a swine you are!' it dbesn'i get, into the record at all, unless the fellow on his. feet says in a hushed whisper, 'Why, I'm nothing of the sort — what do you iijean swiner ... . ??-. This ohiissibn cleans up the1 debate quite a .lot — for the record — but you will get ii all in the papers or on the 'mike.' * * * tTANSARD -rates Mr Menzies ±J- tops in grammar. They say he thinks of the sentence -he/ is about, .'to deliver before he visesjust like a Supreme Court. Judge. Sir Earle Page is well down on the list for grammar because, surgeon-like,- he, will readjust the bodies lie lays bi.it. 'Billy' .Hughes is out on- all counts. Ke is the most industrious rewriter of Hansard proofs iri the Parliament, the most: misreported man iri history and, be ifc remembered, the longest-lived politician in the place. Well, Hansard should know. They get it all down- in black and white. ... . ?*? . ?«? . * rVNE of the. oddest items of 'per'' sonal baggage to reach ^'Canberra in the last few weeks .was the ...bagful- of 'pearls with which a scientifically-minded -young -man flew. in. recently. The inf ormatiori is iricipriiplete in some details, but it seems that those astute fellows in -the- Fisheries Division of the CS1R' have gleaned some data about Japanese pearl culture, and ?it, further seems that ..the ..Japanese were practising their pearl culture iri some of the shallow \\vaters, around ? the islands they borrowed back in 1942. Pearl culture was regarded as a protected Japanese secret until pur curious fisheries men began probing. Now there is a chance that a certain section of the coast of New Guinea may be given over to the establishment of an --indus-try which is cohservati very estimated to be worth a million pouhds a year. '?' ;-; $? , .. . ? 4- * ' ?:.? , #£ ?; . TT'OR 10 days one of the rarest x .birds in the world was flying around Melbourne with a price on its head. It was found a few days ago in a sleepout in Caulfield half a mile from, where it escaped/ none the worse for its adventuresi arid no one seems to have realised that if they saw it, it was what not more than two or three white men have ever, seen in history — an IndoChinese Edwards pheasant flying wild. It had escaped when the wind blew the door of ics cage open. / : ^The bright blue bird with, the white crest and scarlet wattles and. the . romantic history was the direct ^descendant of one of the .31. pheasants that the French millionaire. M. Jean Delacpur, took ^rpm the. tropical mountains of Annam to Paris in 1923 i. Thfe-parents of the. truant came to Melbourne from Genoa, Italy ii3 1936, arid the price on their heads on arrival was zp live wanabie^v ' '?'?. ''?': '?.'???'?^' '????v:i- -? -: --: V^ After having: escaped; .cats; dogs, ^| arid smaii boys for 10 .days, this ^| rare pheasant, bluer ';:;arid rarer . than Maeterlinck's Blue 'Bird ' of . Happiness ? TieaiLly suffered an ig- . s nominiotfs fate. -?..?''? - *? 'Golly!'' said thi»v owner of\\ the ^ sleepout where it -w^is -found, 'T very nearly ate. it!' .'v ' : ;?;. v. * -.-?? ????: * .- ?^.*v/' ,4 FTER wearing % pair of leather -r\\. igrggings that .had been ,given a to Him, a Victorian farmer ?-.. was , ?_ suddenly struck down by a critical illness; he barely survived. His brother decided to use the leggings. It wasn't :long before he'i4 coo, fell ill. A neighbor borrowed^ fchem, and after a few days' v\\ear rie, also, sustained an inexplicable illrie.ss. Although hard-headed Taririers, the three men, by tins ' time, were beginning to wonder just what kind of an evil 'spell' might be attached to the leggings. * -v By chance the explanation for cheir sudden illnesses- was brought tc light. It was no nnagniury witchcraft. A snake's fang was iound fastened into the-Jnside of the leggings. Barely visible, it protruded sufficiently for anybody wearing the legging to scratch his' „:. leg. on it. There Was still 'enough poison remaining to do the damage. ? . . ' '..-. ~4-. . . ?? . 4» .? 4» -A CLERGYMAN was returning: -A*- frnrh a sink ..rail: arifi idRrided '«? to look in on old Mrs Mulligan, Who, although she arrived iri Australia over CO years ago, was as simple and us Irish as the day she left her native land. As soon « as the old woman .opened the door the. priest could set she was in' great distress. 'Father,' said the old lady, 'I suppose you heard that my son Daniel has-been killed at the war.' The priest had -. \\ not. He did his best to soothe the sorrow of the mother, and when She was fairly composed, asked her who had broken the news to her. Sobbing, she said, 'Why, poor Dan sent me the news himselt.' , 'But, Mrs Mulligan/' said the priest, 'how could you receive word from Dan if he were. dead?' She went to a cirawer, and produced £ letter. She was shocked ' when the clergyman , burct out 4 laughing. It 'was just a caid, ano. * ' it read: 'Dear Ma: ThereVs no news of interest, except that at ' long last. I have arrived in the Holy Land. Heaps of love from your son Dan.' f * * * ^'O DOUBT every cricket fan Jr~ . knows , that ' a batsrrian may score/a, 'four' or -a 'six' from one . ' stroke and without having ,tp ruri_ but how riiariy know that a,'five' can also be scored? Rule 41 of the Laws of Cricket states that the fieldsman may stop the ball with any part of his body, but if ne stops it otherwise, five runs are tc be added to the score. -* * * SCOTTISH societies .in, . London *?* have decided not to resume the annual St Andrew's Day dinner on November 30, which was suspeudjed during the war. The reason is that deterioration in haggis and the shortage of wriisky. 'For Scottish festivities we must have haggis, and haggis isn't now worth eating without enough oatmeal,' said one London Pcot. * * ♦ A N American building contractor , '*?*? went, to see the Grand Canyon .. of Arizona, Which is five miles wide and a mile deep. He was told that it had taken 200,000 years for the canyon to reach tnat stage. He gazed at it for some ^ time, and then said, 'Gee, I didn't ' i know that at ~was a government job.' * 4» 4-CMITH: This dog knows as 'much , a 0 as I do. ; . ? Brown: Well, keep that to yourself. You riiay warit to -sell him some day."}
{"id":193759873,"text":"29 May 1941 - AMERICA Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Thursday 29 May 1941, page 5 AMERICA GALLUP POLL ON WAR. NEW YORK, Tuesday. A Gallup poll of fam'lies of men at present undergoing nvlitarvf training shows that 68 per cent of them favor entering toe war. if it anoeared certain, that to ere. was no other way of defeating the Axis. On the question of whether they favored the United States entering the war to-day. 22 per cent, said yes and 78 ner cent. no. These figures are approximately the"}
{"id":193766484,"text":"10 May 1941 - GALLUP POLL Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Saturday 10 May 1941, page 5 GALLUP POLL ' AMERICANS AGAINST LINDBERGH' (A.A.P. Message:) NEW YORK, Thursday. A Gallup poll reveals that 63 per cent, of the voters disagree with Lindbergh's views on foreign policy, 24 per cent, agree and 13 per cent, are " undecided. The Gallup says that fnany.of those who ..disagree, rightly or wrongly believe that Lindbergh wants a German Victory. .uam y"}
{"id":194038785,"text":"30 Aug 1947 - THE PASSING SHOW Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Saturday 30 August 1947, page 2 [?] [?] ACCORDING to an exhaustive; ?r*- Gallup Poll survey, which has : iasted years, the average U»Sc man is 5 ft. 9 in. tall and 'weighs} 11 st. 4 lb. He 'prefers brunettes'' to blondes, and thinks -good com-: panionship is a more important quality in a wife than good looks, aoility to cook or anything else. HpME average TJ.S. womari is .5 ft. ?*- 4 in. tall and weighs 9 st. 6 lb.; thinks she would be better if she ate less; considers husbands drinfc too much' and can't stand an. unshaven face: prefers - marriage,; !to a career, and wants the word 'obey' taken from— the— wedding ceremony* * - ?? ' ? Most Americans -..- say a man should be 25 when he marries a girl 21, they think long engagements are better than; short ones arid that ..engagements , of three months or less result in three times as many divorces as engagements of two years or more. [ \\7ISCDtrNir ADDISON, aerfc ^ * head of the U.K. delegation 'at the British Commonwealth I discussions on the Pacific peace is Labor No: 1 in t the . .House . p! ? Lords/ -.-: '-???-? - ; ?.- - '! He is a distinguished surgeon, a knowledgeable agriculturist, and now a wiser and maturer;-.-,peei than the young- politician. Dr. Christopher Addison, who leit Lloyd Georae in a huff after thiFirst World War when Lloyd] George, refused to carry. out the costly Addison housing scheme. ;He was then a Liberal. He crossed to Laborr but between .-..the wars was in and out of the Commons- with swings - from Left -to Right. He was one of Lloyd George's first . lieutenants as Minister of Munitions; one of the men whose work permitted Lloyd George to say, when twitted at the beginning of the Second -World War with having forgotten -to take many precautions in the first war: 'But- we did. not forget one thing. We did not ' forget . to -win tht war.'-' ? - .,'} ?'? ?;'?-?- ?'. - ? .. '??*: '? - : ?;* , ?..-':.. *.- '.: A THREE-YEAR-OLD, negro ?^ girl, Margaret Rdzarian Harris, created-'-/ intense ; -interest iin Chicago a few days ago. by maiting her, debut as a classical pianist, before more than 100 per^ sons in a city church. - - -. She played 14 pieces'' by Bach, Schubert, Tschaikowsky, Mozart, Brahms,, and other composers. Her favorite doll was perched in .a chair beside her as she played. The piano had. been ; fitted with raised pedals so that she could reach them. She played entirely from memory. ' . ...---At the end of her recital she received 'an ovation, bowed to her audience, picked up her dell, and ran to her mother. * ; * * POUR- YEAR-OLD Linda Mae J Miller, of Sprinfield, Illinois, was thumbing through a detective story magazine when she saw a picture of a man wanted for homicide. . . :.. . . ? She recognised him as a-casiial worker ; with her father's circus act. ??? . ,? Xinda's- father told the police, who arrested ths man on a charge of having fatally beaten another man in a drinking bout at Beaumont, Texas, last year. ..?.???-: The £31 reward offered for the apprehension of the 'wanted man has beon paid ;tc Linda :.???:♦'? ?-???' »??::?-??:.:- ??+?? -'? ? T17E ;can ,; .turn from , the major T T economic prpbiems of the day to-note wirh' pride and hope the ? prospects of a new export trade ror Australia. As I mentioned in tins column yesterday, a. pioneer-ing party^f, bull-ants has- made a goodwill flight -by civil airliner to i^|raca,-^rfl^rxilng 'with news that - .', 7-j Jhe;' imiftetiiictaui.fr ? K/iiite'u ? ,3MK^j -jrs would b.e-glad,ttftjpay us for fur- ?? - s tS^r'insecc.,^iiprnents. ^ ^ s.? A great deal' has ?:tp be done, of ? -/v cbm--se,rbefore'thet-;'0tnm8rcial ex- , '-4 port of buil-fints is en a sound K'-basis. The industry is so new that ' ^« its nationaiisatioii has not even t^ been contemplated. Canberra may - =s» regard it as a ti-ick one to handle. ir§ The fir^t -step will perhaps be -'-* the setting . up of : a Bull-ant jj; Board,; with a deputy director of \\,-^i buil-arits in each State. .' V-tjS It would be only f wise, at the *i_$ sameotime, to, equip ourselves with . - x~ a Bull-ant Protection League. We -^f--must guard against the rapid cic- * ''*?£$ population of oxir picnic grounds. %=% Apart from the fact that bull- * ,?v?ants may possess some hitherto ' ^t unsuspected value, to the-'Austra- ',-'-^* hah economy,;, the zest would go \\ --)Ut of. .our weekends, Af there ue'-p , ~^' none of these testy insects to re- Vrf* mind trippers in the bush that ' '^ they should look before they sit. '-.'? A COONABARABRAN clergy- ? '?^ man was attracted by a small animal with a peeuliaj'Iy-shaped 1 head, crossing the road ahead of Ms car. , Stopping and loiiowing it into the scrub, he was stu'prised to find an opossum with a tin jammed over its head. He took the opossum home, cut the animal free and liberated it. Only a clergyman' could get away with that story. * * ???? ♦ ' * JUST in case you thlr,k this 40? hour-week business is something new, let me. put you right. A-' speaker the other night astounded his audience when ne commented that the 40hourweek was instituted many years ago. 'Yes,1' he naively continued, 'Robinson Crusae had- all his work done by Friday.' ? ♦-..? ?'-?♦ * A SMALL BOY was leaning up '?^^ against a window in Matn Street, . crying bitterly, whe-n a kuidly policeman stopped and asked .why he was crying 'I've lost me favver,', sobbed the child 'Never mind,' said the policeman, 'well soon find him. What's he like?'- Blondes and beor ' was the. startling reply. », Ji?eflad ^'i admitted he got nis information- from mum ? ???? - +. ?-???? - *?-.-? ? ? 41 'THERE has been some meniion , -i» the Press of late that fashions m women's skirts vrfll soon change. Some publications state definitely that starts ^/ill become snorter, while others are just as. adamant that they will increase in length. -.-.-'Perhaps a tar local females are getting In ahead T^nef y,ester4ay. in Mam street JJOW often .have we heard our declirTHh1'^ *&*' later fcne bossaeciare that- success can be hn?/nVed °?ly h? starting at the k°'°m and working to the top? If true, how .-.the devil 3oes a deeDsea diver^tart. h| ^ppreiticesnip? ^j[R,^.; GORDON BathuTst ratov ...... bit1 Inspector, will eniov hi-* ' ' annual holidavs for the next fe£c 'JL^-'i'So will the rabbits Ivound vwafe nCt' Saf the Bathnrst Ad'Y°f'VE been* here two years said to Li1'^ complained,' she :«ght?51lSSS.^-tuin Out ***"}
{"id":194039494,"text":"22 Aug 1947 - Referendum Prospects on Banking Nationalisation Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Friday 22 August 1947, page 2 Referendum Prospects on Banking Nationalisation That a gallup poll of the voting public would: result in. an- overwhelming majority against being compelled to do their business with the Commonwealth Bank, can be estimated from the- following comparisons of business at present ? voluntarily' divided between the Commonwealth Bank and the trading banks. ; Deposits: Totals: for Australia, £707,000,000; Commonwealth Bank, £58,000,000- (8 per cent.); Trading Banks, £649,000;000; (92 per cent.). 'Advances: Totals for Australia, :£291',0O0;0OO; Commonwealth Bank, £22,000,000.- (7' per cent.); Trading Banks, £269,000;0O0 (93 per cent.). ' Branches: Totals for- Australia, 2962; Commonwealth Bank, 329 (11 per centJ; Trading Banks, 2633: ' C89 per- cent.). ? ^___ Customers: Total' for Australia not recorded; Commonwealth Bank, not recorded: Trading Banks, 1,250,000. -Shareholders' Totals for Australia, 70/Xtd; Commonwealth. Bank, Government; - Tradinc ' Banks, 70,000. Shareholders' Funds: Totals for Australia, 74,000,000; Commonwealth Bank, Government; Trading Banks, 74,000,000. Over some 40 years, and with all the privileges granted to the Commonwealth Bank- and the many restrictions put upon, the trading banks, no more than 8 per cent, of their business has been voluntarily given by the people of Australia to. the Governmentowned bank."}
{"id":194175886,"text":"13 Aug 1952 - MOST PARENTS WANT HOMEWORK FOR THEIR CHILDREN Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser (NSW : 1856 - 1861; 1863 - 1889; 1891 - 1954), Wednesday 13 August 1952, page 3 MOST PARENTS WANT CHILDREN Of 350 parents questioned recently by die Armidale High School in a gallup poll on homework, only 1.4 per cent, believed that homework should be abolished. A majority of the parents said their children should do from one to two hours' homework each night. Results of the gallup poll were revealed at a meeting of the High School Parents and Citizens' Association last night by the headmaster (Mr. E. R. cs. Watson). Mr. Watson said one of the parents who advocated the abolition of homework was an important educationist in Armidale who had strong arguments to support his, case. Questions asked in the sur vey were:— Do you think the child is at present doing too much, suffi cient or too little Homework?; How long each night do1 you believe your children should spend on homework:' none, half hour, hour, two I hours, or more? I I Has the child set hours for (homework? j [ Do you usually find - out; whether set homework has been completed? I Are you able to provide a' quiet, well-lighted spot for j homework? ! In attitude to study, do you' find your child is very keen, j interested, indifferent *or hos tile? When do- you expect the child to complete his or herj schooling—at the school leav-l ing age' 015), at Intermediate' ^Certificate stage, ^at , Ueaving Certificate stage,- sifter' College PT University? ; 5 Mr. Watson analjrsed the results of * the survey a§ follows: Of the 350 parents questioned, 78.8 per cent, believed their children had enough homework, 18.5 per cent. said, not, enough, 2.57 -per cent,; too, much. ' • ,-m More than 66 per cent, saidj an hour or an hour and a half each night should be devoted to homework, 15 per cent, said! half - an hour, 13.6 per cent, j two hours, 3.2 per cent, more than two hours, and 1.4 per cent, none at all. In answer to the question on set hours for homework, 49 per cent said yes, 51 per cent, no. Replies to the question on parental supervision revealed that it decreased as children went further up the school. Of parents with children in first year, 86' per cent, saidj they checked set homework,! second year 76 per cent., third year 69 per cent., fourth year 57 per cent., lifth year 60 per cent., T - - Mr. Watson said this / decrease was probably due to the fact that as the child advanced in the school, he went beyond the scholastic capabilities of his parents. Fourteen per cent, admitted they could not provide a quiet, well-lit spot for study, 86 per cent, claimed they could. Most "Interested" Eighteen per cent, of the parents said their children were* "very keen" in their attitude to study, 65.5 per cent, said "interested," 14.8 per cent, "indifferent" and. .25 per cent, "hostile." > * "Generally the figures on the attitude of the children to study are a good commentary on the tone of the school," Mr. Watson said. Of children covered by the survey, 13.5 per cent, are expected to leave at about 15, 42.6 per cent, at I.C. stage, and; 24.3 per cent, at L.C. standard. Nineteen point five per cent, aim at tertiary studies. Mr. Watson quoted some of the comments made by the parents:— Parent of a second year girl: "In my opinion the child should not have to do homework. With what they learn at school during the day, they should be left to think over. They should be allowed to relax and refresh their brains for the following day. Like adults, if they work all day, and then return to work at night, they get tired and brain weary' - Parent of a second year girl: "Too much homework tends to frustrate the pupil. Homework/ should never be indiscriminately. handed out. Too much work makes Jill a dull girl." Parent of a third year boy: "My son catches fhe school! bus at 7.30 a.m. and arrives home between 5.30. and 6 p.m. Were it not for the travelling, I consider he should be spending two hours per night on i homework and study." | Parent of a third year girl: "My daughtej* has a set Bedftime, set home duties and'other (activities such as church and j music. She is expected to fit any extra homework in wher ever she can without foregoing, other activities and responsibilities. She actually averages more than one and a half, hours per night, but the extra work is done at odd moments that would otherwise be wasted, or at week-ends." Parent of a second year boy: "I would be in favour of an hour's homework if I were able to provide the children with a quiet, well-lit spot, but we are a large family living in a small, four-roomed house, and consequently noise is an everyday thing. ■ "I am finding it hard even to"1 concentrate to. write this .and there is "no quiet, • well-lit comfortable spot in the house as noise from one room penetrates just as loudly to the others. I think it is asking too much of children in such cases to try to do homework. "In my son's case, he has an after-school job till shops shut to help provide him with clothing and pocket money. "I think you will agree that it is essential for boys of hisage to have some money to spend on themselves." Mr. Watson . added a comment from the Education [Gazette of November 1, 1951:— * "Homework should always be regarded as a supplement I. to school work and not a substitute for it. Teachers should not attempt to have . pupils learn at home work which they, have "failed to teach them at school. "Many parents desire 4 reasonable amount of home-* work for their children. "It is to" be remembered, however, that if parents have expressed unwillingness to allow children to dp homework, teachers must recognise that .this is a matter of parental * responsibility." Comments by members of the P. and C.:— Mr. E. C. Connor: "I fed teachers are passing the buck when they ask if parents chick their children's homework. Parents shouldn't have to stand over their children." Mr. H. A. Grantham: "Nothing has been said about the poor parents and what they have to put up with. I estimate that I will have 12 years of enduring homework. I think homework should be limited to v three nigi/ a week to give parents a spell oh the OthOB nights." ""}
{"id":194175935,"text":"13 Aug 1952 - SHOULD PRIZES BE GIVEN AT SCHOOL? Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser (NSW : 1856 - 1861; 1863 - 1889; 1891 - 1954), Wednesday 13 August 1952, page 6 SHOULD PRIZES BE OIVFN AT SCHOOL? A jraHup poll will be con- I - ducted vby the ArniidakrHi^h ] School P. and C. Association ! to discover tile attitude of parents-towards the practice I of giving prizes. j The -subjeGtof prizes .. was introduced at a P. and C. meeting last night by deputy headmaste&r?M the High, School ' (Mt. J> WiUiams)^ . ; , j It was decided to send questionnaires .out to parents to1 ed'eet; fhei£.. .'ppinipits.1..-'"" - ] siThe , gallup poll /willbe con- ' sidered -and "discussed at a later meeting. - i"}
{"id":194427302,"text":"17 Sep 1934 - QUIET DAY Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Monday 17 September 1934, page 4 " QUIET DAY Polling At Grafton CONTEST FOR COWPER SOLID MAJORITY FOR DR. PAGE / Polling day at Grafton and South Grafton passed off quietly on Saturday and there was an absence of any untoward incident at the three principal booths. These were located at the Public School, and at Bran-worth street, Grafton, and at the Public School, South Grafton. Throughout tlie day there was a steady flow of voters at these polling places from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and at no time was there any unseemly congestion, a fact for which the Divisional Returning Officer, .Air. W. H. MeKenua, expressed his deep appreciation. 'The presiding officers at the three Grafton and South . Grafton booths were: — Grafton Public School, Mr. 0. B. Gormly; Craiiworth street, Air. J. Crispin; South Grafton, Air. Cecil Hawthorne. ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS. After the close of the poll all signs of unwonted activity quickly disappeared and a crowd quickly gathered in front of the offices of the "Daily Examiner" in Prince street ivliere elaborate arrangements had been inade for announcing the results of the voting throughout the Commonwealth, through tlie courtesy of tlie Australian Broadcasting Commission. For this purpose three loud speakers were in«, stalled by Alessrs. McKenna and Smith' and the subdivisional returns for the Cow-.per electorate, as well as those from all over the State and the whole of the Commonwealth, were broadcast until the counting closed for the night. . The first local return announced was from the Graf ton booth and this gave Dr. Page an absolute majority. The . figures-were Kesteven 207, AlcCristal 151, Page 380. The totals were small, but sufficient to indicate that there would be no change in Cowper's representation. The crowd waited until a late hour and at times there could be heard outbursts of applause as tlie prospects of the different party candidates were notieed to be improving. .The The ; counting, of votes was . continued yesterday and figures were received by the Divisional Returning Jfficer up to 8 p.m., when the latest totals were announced. AT MACLEAN. . ATACLEAN, Sunday. Voting passed off very quietly at Alaclean, on Saturday. Supporters of Dr. Earle Page and Air. T. AlcCristal had tables for tlie convenience of their supporters, supplying "How to Vote" cards. Several people who left voting to the last moment arrived at the booth after the doors were closed. Air. J. A. "Letts, the subdivisional returning officer, air! a staff of efficient assistants, carried out. their duties without any delay being occasioned to voters. A few voters wlio had been previously on the roll -were unable to account for the fact that thpir names were not on the roll . on this occasion. ."}
{"id":194492347,"text":"09 Apr 1947 - Advertising Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser (NSW : 1856 - 1861; 1863 - 1889; 1891 - 1954), Wednesday 9 April 1947, page 4 HARDIES GENUINE FIBROLITE ASBESTOS CEMENT SHEETS The Economical, Rre Reterdant and Durable building material for exterior and interior walk and ceilings. Builds Better Homes e| Lower Cost. Write for illustrated- Booklet— FREEl JAMES HARDIE & Coy. Pty.\\td. York & Barrack Sts., Sydney (8ox 3935 V, G.P.O.) T. F. MILLS & SONS, ARMIDALE GUYRA: R. Pearson & Sons. URALLA: McRae's Pty. Ltd. F 1 B R O L. 1 T E" B U I LPS B ETTER HOMES/# With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and managerof the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: " When the pool ends, -which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so-answered, substantially more than 50% said: ^ "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britam) Probably the greatest freak shot in cricketing history-was that made by the famQus British cricketer, Jack Hobbs, wh€n lie broke the clock at Bradford, Ergland. A strange fact was that the big hand rell to the halfhour just when his wicket fell, which was come time, after the clock was hit. k. B. BURNELL (Late HARVEY BROS.) Watchmaker and Jeweller Beardy St - - Armidale. j Phone 569. ' Service to ' the Public of . \\ Armidale and District is our inflexible Aim. Optometrical Notice. SYD S. HARVEY, M.I.O. 1EARDY STREET - - ARMIDALE} Fbon* 569"}
{"id":194500293,"text":"26 Mar 1947 - Advertising Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser (NSW : 1856 - 1861; 1863 - 1889; 1891 - 1954), Wednesday 26 March 1947, page 12 RADIO BATTERIES NOW AVAILABLE Ensure reliability and top performance from your Radio with DIAMOND Tripledyne Radio Batteries —both A and B Dry' Batteries, and DIAMOND Batteries for Portable Radios . . . products of more than 30 years' experience of Battery Manufacture in Aus ASK FOR LONG LIFE SETTER J ES RT With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are yon likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon he in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) S46 6H you CAN BE SURE OF SHELL"}
{"id":194543923,"text":"08 May 1945 - POLL SHOWS U.S. SWING FROM ISOLATIONISM Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Tuesday 8 May 1945, page 5 POLL SHOWS U.S. SWING FROM ISOLATIONISM - A Gallup, pari shows that isolationism is declining in;' the Middle-West : of the USA.; Eiehty-three per cent of the Mia-Westeners questioned favor the United " States joining a world crgamsaiiion' comparea wiui per cent who favored American participation in the League of Nations in 1937. Two out of three Americans want to visit Europe after the war, according to an' th'er po.l. Britain is : their: first preference, then ' Fraince and then Germany,. Only one in 10 : wants to visit, the Facific, including Australia. A Canadian Gallup poll shows that 47" per cent favor lowering the votTig age to 18, 47 per cent opposed; it, and six per cent have r.c opinion cn the subject."}
{"id":194552202,"text":"24 Mar 1942 - POPULARITY OF CHURCHILL AND ROOSEVELT Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Tuesday 24 March 1942, page 3 POPULARITY OP CHURCHILL AND ROOSEVELT NEW YORK, Sunday: A Gallup poll shows only a slight decline in public confidence in Mr Churchill Throughout England and in President Roosevelt throughout America, as a result of the recent 'military reverses of the United Nations. In America 78 p'er cent, still ap- . prove of President Roosevelt, com-pared with 84 per cent, in January, ' while 82 ner cent, are satisfied with Mr Churchill, compared with 89 per cent, in January."}
{"id":194560805,"text":"15 May 1942 - APPROVE ROOSEVELT'S WAR LEADERSHIP Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Friday 15 May 1942, page 3 APPROVE ROOSEVELT'S WAR LEADERSHIP PRINCETON, Wednesday: A Gallup poll discloses that, of answers to a question regarding President Roose-velt's conduct of the war, 78 per cent approved, 13 per cent disapproved, and 9 per cent were undecided. The figures are identical with those in March."}
{"id":194570566,"text":"02 Mar 1949 - DUTCH FAVOR ENGLISH AS WORLD TONGUE Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Wednesday 2 March 1949, page 5 DUTCH FAVOR ENGLISH AS WORLD TONGUE . In Holland, English is the most popular choice tor an international language, according to a recent Gallup Poll. Asked what language they favored being taught as a "second language" m all countries Hollanders replied: English, 38 per cent.; Esperanto, 29 per cent.; French; 2 per cent.; German, 2 per cent.;. Russian, 1 per cent.; no choice, 27 per cent.;"}
{"id":194959041,"text":"09 Nov 1950 - On Saturday Night Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Thursday 9 November 1950, page 2 On Saturday Night A RE you a young member of . a family in whiGh Dad plays bowls? If sc. you will probably find something to interest you belcw. %.'>> .. , A miniature GaUup olt was 'conducted of teenage sons and daughters of Bellingen bowlers. The question put was: "Do you enquire every Saturday night at tea of your father about his form that afternoon?" Some of the answers with fictitious names to protect the young ones are as follows:— Jock: "1 wouldn't dare to start him. He'd never stop " Mabel: "Within two minutes there isn't a piece of crockery in place. We get a dish by dish description of the game."' Joan: "No need to start him. The whole family cooperates in stopping him." Bill: "He's like a kid with his wicks, blocks, drawers, drives and backwoods." Kath: "What? Seven nights a week." Bob: "Is it as painful to play as it is to listen to?" Mary: "Dad once brought a bowler home to tea, and we had to be polite. It was awful." ' Bruce: "If Pop starts on bowls at the tea table we stand and sing, 'When these cruel bowls are over how happy we shall be.' " Sam: "Oh no. It is not worth it even to keep Pop in good humour." f ' ."}
{"id":195095862,"text":"02 Aug 1948 - DEWEY HEADS POLL Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), Monday 2 August 1948, page 1 DEWEY HEADS POLL NEH YORK, Sunday: Tne first Gallup Poll since the U.S. presidential candidates were selected show that .48 per cent, of the people favor the Republican candidate, Mr Dewey, 37 per cent., President Truman (Democrat) and five per cent. Mr Henry Wallace (Progressive). Ten per cent, 'were undecided."}
{"id":195468611,"text":"06 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Manilla Express (NSW : 1899 - 1954), Wednesday 6 April 1910, page 4 ' .1 1 — A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. 1 . v SOME INCIDENTS. Soon after seven on a dark January morning we alighted at the- station nearest our destination — the .typical Lancashire village of X. "I think we had better walk it," suggested ths i..n tiding officer, after an impatient wait of five minutes; "we ought to manage the four miles in time for the opening of the poll." Vbf wetonoij cattle of when' 3. how-'-fver. quickly clayed o'l' anxiety, and soon the u-ity of three was huddled together in the ricketty carrier's cart. "Hoo's rare an' fr'"ly this mornin'," said the driver from his seat; "it's wunnerful what yon owd mare can do when she's wun up— hoo'l 'a yo' theer i' hayve an hour— it's th' excitement as does it" The horse certainly did move; . but tlie strides were chiefly up and down, after the manner of Pecksniff's pony, and his act'on caused the cait to jolt most uncomfortably. "And they say as animals knows nowt," continued the driver, calmly ignoring the fact that wo were continually being flung to the bottom of 'the cart by the erratic movements of his horse. "Yon horse knows as there's summat i' th' air; hoo's a seet moor sense till mony a woman, aye, an' mony a Christian, that hos 'as." BILL YATES CASTS HIS VOTE. Having arrived at the polling station, the carrier adjourned to the public-house opposite. "I met as weel stop an' put ma cross to t' papper while; I'm on t' spot," ' was his parting greeting; As he did not enter the polling booth until close' on noon, it was evident that voting was a serious matter to our friend the carrier. When, with the assistance of two village constables, the boxes had been duly .placed and unsealed, the poll was declared open. x "I'm Bill Yates." he said genially, "an" eighty-three last wick." "For fifty year," he continued, "me an' owd Mo powd fost at every election i' this village. But th' owd lad is deawn wi' t' rheumatics badly, so- lie cannot turn eawt this time. Poor awd Mo, he'll be gradely frettin' abeaut it a' — I mun goo an' ha' a word wi' th' owd lad — he were always on t' reet side; an' would be now if he but cood." , -And with a parting flourish of his stout cudgel Bill left the booth. Mine host from across the way. was the next to vote, and with an eye to business he informed us that refreshments could be ordered at any hour? Soon after breakfast time some: little commotion was hdard at the entrance? the sound of a shrill voice being very persistent. "You cannot come in with him," said the constable firmly, as he blocked the door with his body. ' "He'll goo an' vote for t' wrprig felly ii; I dunnot," replied a female voice. "Ast do nowt o't kind," growled _a protesting voice; "dost think I'm a- 'born too'?" ' : ' y "Tha were never owt .else sin I wed thee— thee'at three parts . drunk /aw-ready, and By. .this time the voter had managed to enter the room. „ "Neaw what would to do wi'. a wife like you ?" he began, turning to the-policeman. "Get on wi' thi' votin', lad, and move on," replied- the officer, sharply. ? "It's bad enoo; neaw," grumbled the unlucky wight as he left the room a" few minutes, later, "but what'll it be when they're getting £' vote?" NOT BROWN, BUT ANOTHER. . For the greater? part the workmen who came in during the day. were quiet and businesslike in their manner of voting; very few needed any instructions, and the general improvement Tn ' the education of the people is perhaps never so noticeable as on these ocea,-! sions. ' . There was one exception. A b'g, surly-looking .man. who- came to the table with the demand, "Gie usa card!" - "Name, please?" requested the clerk: "What's that to thee? I' vote by : ballot/' he snapped out. . . Even when it was pointed out to hirri that' his name was ' necessary to prove his right to vote according to the reg's-;ter he refused to budge, and riot until the officer came to escort him to the door did-he give the required informa-: tion. / . --The . local gentry, including tfhe clergy and doctors, nearly all recorded their votes before lunch. In/ several cases they , did not think it necessary to give their names until requested. "Ha — yes, of course, of course," biu--tered one, "you are strangers, to . the .village, otherwise you would have had no need to ask for:niy-name." It afterwards transpired that this individual was a recent settler in the village, _ - - J "Lives in a big new place on th'? Mil— of no fambly whatever,;' tries to. mix up ' with 'our best famblies, who don't want none of him," remarked the constable scathingly. . ? ;?'?- ! ./ During the afternoon very little pc 1 Ing was done;, but one old fellow -created a mild diversion. -? j "Con. yo tell me which o' these chaps is Brown?" he inquired. " j '.'Certainly," Responded the presiding officer, .indicating the name on the voter's paper; then, suspecting an illiterate ;voter, he asked the old man whether he Could read and write, "Aye, lad, I , con write reet enoo for 'this -job, but mi seet is none so good as ' it were. Art sure this is Brown?" he continued. On being reassured that it .was, the old man? retired to the ballot-box to make his cross. ? . ' / . / .. "That's aw reet, isn't it?" he remarked, showing- his paper to' the presiding officer."But "But you have not voted for Brown," said the official, after examining the paper. "I ne'er intendit to," chuckled the old fellow, winking his eye slily, "t'other chap's my mon, an' I wanted to mak' no mistake' about him." THREE CHEERS FOR "OWD-MO." The return of the outworkers to their homes brought the usual rush in the closing hours of the poll. ? The rival candidates roused locial ex- , citement to fever heat by their final visits to the neighboring- committee rooms. "With the last half hour came a constant succession of cheers and counter-cheers, as the remaining voters came UP- -v "Three cheers for t' Squire— he's coom all t' way fra Scotland!" shouted ' someone outside as a motor car came panting up. g "Three cheers for Owd Mo!" called out the leader of the opposition party. The two came in together, the Squire helping the crippled old man, whose right leg was swathed in red flannel. The Squire waited until the old sum had voted, in order that he might assist him out again. " ' "You must come in the motor — I'll see you safe home." "Nay, nay, Squire, I mun stick to ml , : colors. I'd a gone wi' th', owd Squire . . reet willingly; he were, always for t' I ...... poor people; he'd seed 'em starve for; bread an' knew what Protection meant for such as us. .I've had childer cryin' j for bread, jand I've worked wick in, | wick eawt, an' not been able to givei 'em one gradely meal, i' th' day. Nay, ; nay, Squire, no Protection for. the likes! o' me; we mun go our own way?; th',1 lads.browt me here i' th' aonijey cart, j an- I reckon th' owd donkey MI 'takemej back agen — mayhap ast ne-er vote a££j Squire; but if it is last time I know! awm on t' right side. Good - neetf Squire!" _ J And with blazing eyes the old fellow i drew himself up and ; hobbled painfully ,to the door with th>. aid of his stick. : And a_ the polling closed a mighty1" cheering broke out, "Three "cheers fori Owd Mo!" — H.L.. in the "Daily News.". — i"}
{"id":195518897,"text":"12 Mar 1952 - MINISTER GOT SOMEWHERE Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Wednesday 12 March 1952, page 3 MINISTER GOT SOMEWHERE 'Remember a recent note nn the extraordinary emphatic gallup poll in favour of Sir Earle Page's health and free medicine scheme?' asks Columnist 'H. A. McC'. in the 'Wingham Chronicle.' 'And remember also, how Sir Earle was questioned and Dilloried both in the House and the Senate about the progress, of this very difficult and thorny measure : and the vicious attacks from Ward. Calwell. McKenna and Coy? 'Well, a citizen very close to Labour tells me that there has been an astonishing change in Labour's attitude to the scheme. 'The rank and file accepted the plan with equanimity months . ago. but the falling i«to line, and 2KY. si I'm told, has lately advised its listeners to join one of the funds which provides substantial hospital benefits ; under the scheme. By mov-j ins shrewdly and warily, 'The Doc' has certainly got ! somewhere.'"}
{"id":195523687,"text":"05 Feb 1952 - Sir Earle Page \"Should Be Happy\" Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Tuesday 5 February 1952, page 2 Sir Earle Page 'Should Be Happy' If Sir Earle Pare 'was not a happy man o'1^ rp^n* l\\;ljnday he should have been for a Gallup Poll, by 86 per cent, to 9 ner cpnt.. with 5 per cent, undecided, approved hU contributory hognital scheme states H.A. McC, prominent columnist writing from Svdney. Clo^e on ?-i years ago H.A.McC, assisted in the' establish men t. of the No. 1 Zone's hospital contribution scheme en the Far North Coast, ? scheme that pTayed a magnificent part in solving the financial problems of hospital' directorates in that area, thanks largely to the brilliant work of its chairman, Mr. W. jr. Bdrjdfield, then president of Lismore Base Hospital, and one of the ablest administrators this department has ever run across. That scheme was eventually wrecked by socialistic politicians, with the result that hosnital costs have been a nightmare to every administration ever since. However, the Page plan is getting gack to sanitv, and peonle, judging by the Gallup Poll, are not slow to realise and appreciate that fact."}
{"id":195662834,"text":"01 Aug 1952 - FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNPOPULAR Manilla Express (NSW : 1899 - 1954), Friday 1 August 1952, page 4 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -UNPOPULAR A Gallup Poll discloses thai if a FederaT election took place now, the povernment would sufcer A bigger defeat than even Labour experienced at the last election. This state: of affairs for which -fhe Gov- ernment itself is largely to blame because of bad timing in its moves, lack of nublicity in explaining just what its financial measures mean, rand in debunking the oft-reiterated misleading propaganda of its opponents."}
{"id":195692541,"text":"21 Mar 1947 - Advertising Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954), Friday 21 March 1947, page 2 WE INVITE INSPECTION OF THE NEW LIGHTNING WASHING MACHINE WASHES IN LESS TIME REQUIRES NO POWER. IT TUMBLES DIRT OUT LIKE LIGHTNING ! IT WILL PAT YOU TO INSPECT ALSO THE LIGHTNING CONCRETE MIXER SAVES TIME. CUTS OUT HARD WORK. MIXES BETTER CONCRETE. SAMUEL ALLEN & SONS LIMITED BOWEN Post Yr”T Ord«r To MeWHIRTEKS 9 i'hr Valley, Hriwl»«n«? fifir m ss 36* O V* m Buy Now and Save 1 These Blankets were Purchased, before the recent Price Increase. All Hnnl White Blankets Stack «H tied Slxt-ril) i Bl inches /| /% fgj* ’ PHUt oan ® PRIOR oalt 597 All Wool (>rey piankels StoSlt'oi I'hrrf-uiiiirlri HpdStt, SO iHlMnrhes WerehT (lbs each : irKll'l •afl) ™ on Tan. , IMDIr Bro Sit, Ik i mnrhn nVnetit 38/10 “ ”.77 m "" WeUbl «lb» ONhk Beo sim tl i W inrbu Wetcbt >lh» SMITH'S LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING SERVICE. J. B. SMITH, PROPRIETOR NEXT J. E. KELLY,. BUTCHERS. ; , THE BETTER LAUNDRY • CATERING FOR ALL GENERAL LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING. Price Lists on Application. Free Collection and Delivery. TATTERSALLS’ £lO,OOO (IST PRIZE) •CASH CONSULTATIONS ARB A WEEKLY AFFAIR. '—— Well and Widely Known .The Ticket 5/-, Postage for ticket and 7 , result 6d. -“To Win You Must Be In” GEO. ADAMS (Tattersalls) HOBART TASMANIA "Hobart AvJI A DOUGLAS AIR UNER NOW LEAVES BOAyEN DAILY For MELBOURNE, now calling at MACKAY, ROCKHAMPTON, BRISBANE ; ‘ t and SYDNEY. ’ ’ An Airliner calls at BOWEN BACH MORNING and leaves for TOWNS' VILLE AND CAIRNS.. ■ • ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS AND AIRFREIGHT. TIME-TABLE: LEAVE lor BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE .. .. .. 9.10 A.M. LEAVBFOR TOWNSVILLE AND CAIRNS ........ 11.10 A.M. i . FARES: \\ \\ BOWEN TO MACKAY E 2 5 0 BOWEN TO ROCKHAMPTON .. .. .. .. £4 15 0 BRISBANE £8 2 0 „ SYDNEY .......... £l5 5 0 TOWNSVILLE £2 6 0 „ CAIRNS ................ ..£4 10 0 FOR F URTHER PARTICULARS APPLY TO BURNS PHILP & CO. LTD. LOCAL AGENTS. PHONE 258/260, BOOKINGS AFTER OFFICE HOURS PHONE 42 FOR ALL BOOT REPAIRING SEE J, D. HOWARTH Next Door to Unwin's Cordial Factory WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. KEITH W, HUNT FULLY QUALIFIED MOTOR MECHANIC. will undertake all Motor Repair Work and; complete overhaul on Motor Vehicles and Farm Maclmery either at his private' residence or district residence near Don Traffic Bridge or hy postal address. P.O, BOX 7 BOWEN. HELLO ! HELLO ! Yes, THE TIVOLI CAFE is serving deliciously cool Drinks, Ice Creams and other tasty iced delicacies for this hot weather. Follow the crowd OUTSTANDING.. Is the Quality of Bread, Buns, Bun Loaves and other Delicacies provided by V. M. ROSS THE PEOPLE'S BAKEIL New Premises Poole Street, near Fire Brigade, Bread nflso obtainable froai Old Bakery. With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists “Opinion Research”, which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many ■ questions asked was, “ When the pool ends , which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell”. Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) 3 Bedrooms and a Sun room Wunderlich "Durabestos" Is not affected by weather or whlte-ants. It I* fire retardant. It makes for coolness In, the heat of Summer, yet it Is snug, and cosy In Winter. “Durabestos" is durable and money-saving. . Home Plan 2262 B, here pictured, l» available free on request to-WUNDERLICH LIMITED (Incorporated in N.S.W.) Amelia St., Valley, Brisbane A WUNDERLICH Terra-Cotta Tile roof adds distinction to this up-to-the-minute home in Wunderlich "Ourabestoi," Note the convenient grouping of rooms. I DININO a< *_l «'•«’ tt’M rt lv?:v.v; r '■v.Vi: tun Ao M Stocked byt ’ iamuel Allen & Sons. Ltd. I FIR S T AGAIN to Reduce Prices ! -0000 Large .Tellies : • .. Silver Star Starch Clements Corn Flour . Sunshine Milk . . 211). pkts.. S. K. Flour sd. pkt. 1/- packet.’ 10(1. pkt. . .'l/4 tin. , Did, pkt. HAYWARD’S CASH & GARRY QUEEN’S BEACH, UOWKN. ‘ FUONK2O2."}
{"id":195692660,"text":"04 Apr 1947 - Advertising Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954), Friday 4 April 1947, page 3 WE INVITE INSPECTION OF THE NEW LIGHTNING WASHING MACHINE WASHES IN LESS TIME —— REQUIRES NO POWER. IT TUMBLES DIRT OUT LIKE LIGHTNING ! IT WILL PAY YOU TO INSPECT ALSO THE LIGHTNING CONCRETE MIXER . .SAVES TIME. CUTS OUT HARD WORK. MIXES BETTER CONCRETE. SAMUEL ALLEN & SONS LIMITED BOWEN Post..Yonr Order To IkWIIIRTEKS Tkr Valley, Urinbane iMS 0 IK S> fc Buy Now;and Save! These Blankets were Purchased ■ ' before the recent Price Increase. All Wool White Blankets . ot rinee-qnariui Oett She. 6U «80 inches 4>4/£ ffdlUUlbt Doable Bed She IS t 86 Indies. Weight Tibs -PRICE oati PRICE oah 59/-. Aill Wool Grey Blankets ' ' Single oi Three-quartet Bed Sin 60 tBO inches Weight llha. each PRICE 2ft/6 ,aob 0> CTf J per Pair. 57/-eight illbs 38/10 " 77/8 Donnie Bed She )( i a inches Weight ilibsi PBICF 9 0 / q A each oi <99 if) oer Pah. SMITH’S LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING SERVICE. J. 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{"id":195692714,"text":"11 Apr 1947 - Advertising Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954), Friday 11 April 1947, page 4 V! SEE THESE BARG 't ' GINGER BEER MIXTURE, each packet maki ;; JUNKET CRYSTALS, four flavours to cach p FLY TOX SPRAYERS S/9. PLASTH ; - SPIRIT STOVES 3/9. STEEL DISH MOPS PLASTIC EGG CUPS PLASTIC BOWLS I/O. STOCK v i/3. WIIISTI 1/31 TIN DIS N.A.R.M. RUBBER HOSE .. BUY AN EXTRA BROOM NOW -0000-IT PAYS TO SHOP WITH BOWEN. Phone 208. HAIR PREPARE FRESH STOCKS OF , VIT A LIS AND CRYSTO AND OTHER WELL KNOWN HAI ALSO,'-- —■ :; FAMOUS MACAE QUEEN, ufld MANY OTHER BRANDS SOLID BRILIANTINES! RYAN & GRI V,. YOUR CHBMIB OVER 20 CUPS OF DELI REFRESHMENT * OBTAINED FR ONE FOUND COtDENIi THE LATEST CHARLES HOPE “COLD FLA* Don’t lose his love ■“That’s very queer.” “What isV” "I’ve never noticed, until today, how pretty, how young is your skin.”; "My dear, until today, I’ve never' used Powder Charcnosan." Of course, her skin Is nut REALLY young, but Charmosau face powder makes it LOOK young, with SUCH sweet charm that men fall ■ in love with her. It so MARVELLOUSLY conceals and subdues faults and signs of age in your skin, that they seem no longer there. Your skin assumes <a new sweet charm, an enchantment, a youthful ’something’ that men love In a woman’s skin. Gharmosan face powder In the LOVELIEST colour tones— Rachel, Naturelle, Peche, Sun Tan. Big box 2/(1. Small 1/3. Use CREME CHARMOSAX for your powder base, it’s perfect.. B'ig jar 2/6. Tubes 1/-. FARMERS! WE HAVE StOOtS OF ' j 'P-*' _ 3 h.p. Ronaldson Tippet Hopper Cooled Engines Marino Power Spray Plants, Blacksmith Forges Bench Drills Semi Rotary & Centrifugal Pumps Hession 1 PROCURE YOUR SEASONAL REQUIREMENTS NOW Case Timber —F.D.L. Fertiliser Plough Harness Scufflers Spring Tooths and Disc Harrows LET US HELP YOU WITH YOUR IRRIGATION PROBLEMS THE COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION OF FRUIT MARKETING With lively recollections of petrol quality a ‘'Opinion Research”, which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder •nd manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, " When the pool ends , which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. .Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very sqou be in the pumps again THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) S46'6F Secnre your Money and Valuables in a SECUBA SAFE DEPOSIT. Inspect at SAMUEL ALLEN & SONS LIMITED. V HELLO ! HELLO ! Yes. THE TIVOLI CAFE is serving deliciously, cool Drinks, Ice Creams and other tasty iced delicacies for this hot weather. Follow the crowd it GRAND VIEW HOTEL HERBERT STREET BOWEN NOW OPEN UNDER MANAGEMEI M C CLANACHAN .* ROGER LICENSEES. SPEND YOUR HOLIDAY AT HAPPY BAY TOURIST RES( LONG ISLAND, THERE'S FISHING, CRUISING, OYSTERING, HU LOTS OF OTHER INTERESTING AND ENJOYABI TO DO. THE ACCOMMODATION IS SPLENDID AND THI EXCELLENT. BOOK NOW AT ‘THE BOWEN INEPENd'ENT* 0"}
{"id":195758537,"text":"08 Jan 1948 - Puzzled People Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Thursday 8 January 1948, page 2 Puzzled People HIS is the title given to a book recently published in London. By means of Mass Observation, similar to the. familiar Gallup poll, a cross section of the population of a busy London suburb was asked many pertinent questions regarding religion, and the answers are revealing and deserve consideration. Most of the replies show a1 belief in God "more or less." Atheists and sceptics are comparatively few, which is an encouraging, sign, but when incomes to explaining details of belief, accounts are so vague, or so conflicting, that the reviewers of the poll can only describe thoee ccnce ned as "puzzled people." For example the non-believer prays as frequently as the believer, but when asked to whom his prayers are addressed, he :e-- plies, "I don't know, but prayer seems to help me." Again many , professed believers attend church less regularly than the non- ; believer. " Some nominal church adherents attack the church bitterly, and stay away from it deliberately, while many agnostics, attend church "in case there is something in it after all." Further, it is the "average Christian" who decries much of the Christian faith, while the non-Christian is inclined to believe , in the Very things he professes to deny. Even some regular church-goers -admit that they can't see the necessity of prayer, and never pray "unless in a jam." No wonder "Puzzled People" is the verdict of the critics, arid such a phrase certainly reflects the bewilderment of the . times and clearly reveals the necessity of deeper thought before a fairer day can dawn. Whsn asked to explain: the purpose c-f life most people replied that there wasn't one, although a few said they found it in astrology— man's fate being controlled by the Indifference, uncertainty, superstition, these things may well explain why the bureaucrats are finding human life so 'easy to control, for if man no longer has a personal belief or philosophy, Stale control will fill the vacuum. Socialisation may indeed be better than superstition, but it is a far cry from the robust and dynamic Christian faith which actuated our .forefathers in those times we now sc easily despise. Calories and. controls can no more nourish the soul than the bread and circuses of the later Caesars, whose worldly' policy quickly wrecked a mighty Empire. . ' Puzzled people need a spiritual nourishment if their .proh- . lems %re to be solved, and the final verdict cf the mass-reviewers is that/men are blindly striving for a spiritual enlightenment which only sound and wise Christian teaching can -provide. ,"}
{"id":196291650,"text":"28 Jul 1942 - PUBLIC OPINION Manilla Express (NSW : 1899 - 1954), Tuesday 28 July 1942, page 2 PUBLIC OPINION Gallup Poll Gives Indication Australia speaks. And in .speak ing portrays a -fair -and unbias opinion. In every toAvn and district of the CommonAvealth a poll is taken regularly,- 10 from each. The opinions of every section of the '.community. 'is- obtained. The-- results" of the last Poll are iioav obtainable; -. Question 1. Should State Governments be abolished ?. Of each 100 people .interviewed. 60 favoured abolishing of State Government 19 were against ; 15 were undecided and 6 gave no ansAver. In N.S.W. 72 per cent, voted for abolition and 10 per cent, against; In Queensland 65 per cent, for and 17 against; Victoria 57 for, IS against ; South Australia 50 for, 38 against; Tasmania 34 for, and 40 against; West Australia- 35 for bud 4S against. :: Question 2. Do you think the (i-ommoiiAvealth - Government .should take over the coal mines —or should the OAvnc-rs be left in charge? Of each 100 intervieAved 25. Avere in 'favour of the- Government. taking over the mines permanently; 37 thought -the. Government, should take them ovei; during the Avar ; 24 faA'our-ed the - oAvners being left in charge. In this regard: among -.-owners and managers of business and among Avell-to-do people there Avere more votes for- Government ..control, during the Av-ar than for private control. : Among skilled -workers: three out of every four favoiu'ed permanent nationalisation. . Question 3. Should the law. be altered so that : the Militia could leave Australia in an offensive against Japan? Of each 100 people intervieAv-cd.-59 said " alter. the la>t" ; 29 thought- that the Militia .should not leave Australia; Avhile 12-. offered no opinion. Question 4. Do you think the broAArn-out is too severe; - about right ; or not dark enough ? . Of each 100 people 34 said too severe; -41 about right; ,12 not dark enough ; 8 favoured "blackout", or nothing; p (chiefly farmers) gave no -opinion. - Question . 5. Considering _ your income, and . the cost- of living, do von feel you are better off or Avorse off today than you were before the AArar? Of each 100 iuteiwieAved 59 said Avorse off; 15 said better off? 5 said about the: same. Business owners and professional men said; 71 worse , off; 10 better off : 19 about ; the same. Managers said: 69 AA'orSe off ; 15 better off; 16 about the same. Farm- OAvners said: 62 Avorse off; 11 better off; 16 about the same. , . Clerks, sliophands, skilled .and semi-skilled Avorkers said : 54 worse off: 21 better off; 25 about the same. Unskilled Avorkers said: 56 Avorse off: 16 better off; 2S about the same. Question 6. Would you favour a compulsory saving plan to to help pay for the war, . and to provide people AArith money: to snend after to war? ... Anions' Labor Party supporters 34 in each 100 favoured, compulsory and 54 voluntary,..- ... Among U.A.P . or Country Party supporters 54 said coni-> ill sow and 27 A'olrmtarv. Question 7. Speaking gener-alh-. are you satisfied or dissatisfied AATith the way the present GoA'ernment is organising our Avar effort? Of each 100 people- interviewed. 66 Avere satisfied: 20 dissatisfied and 14 undecided. Question 8. Should hotels be closed during the afternoon—. and then opened again until the usual closing time in the e\\ren-ing? . Of each 100 people inter ArieAAr-ed. 53 Avere opposed to afternoon closing; 38 . favoured closing at 2 o.m. and opening again at 4.30- 9 offered no opinion. S : . -."}
{"id":196292134,"text":"17 Nov 1942 - PUBLIC OPINION Manilla Express (NSW : 1899 - 1954), Tuesday 17 November 1942, page 4 PUBLIC OPINION Indicated by Gallup Poll Every section of the community is represented in the Gallup Poll which is taken, regularly on questions of vital interest tbi'oughout the Commonwealth. Manilla also has its say, and the following is the ; result ' of the September— October poll. Question 1: "The .Comirion-wealtli Government . proposes to hold a refeiendum on taking over some powers' from -the States. Do you think the referendum should be held with the next year's Federal election— or after "the war— or no" at all?" Of each 3JOO persons interviewed, 45 favoured holding ihe referendum (if any) with the next election 25 would prefer it' after the war; 12 were against a referendum ; 8 would only answer "abolish' the states", and 10 had no opinion. Question 2: "If women take over men's j obs for the:, duration, should they be paid full male award rates or less?'5 68 of each 100 people interviewed favoured full male- ' rates; -28 thought women should be paid -less and 4 were uixdecided. Of women interviewed, 75 in each 100 fav-pxued male rates and 62 out of each 100 men had the same view. Question 3: Found that during the first II weeks of clothes rationing' the average Australian woman used 2f coupons a week, although ration : hooks only provided 21 coupons- a week. Men were more' careful— on the average they used two coupons a week. ' " . -. Question 4 : " Should war sa ving he voluntary or- compulsory?" This resulted in men- supporting, it by five to four with women opposing it in the same proportion. df Labour party supporters interviewed 37 in each 100 voted ''compulsory", 57 in the 100 "voluntary", and the other 6 were undecided. ' Among people who. generally vote U.A.P. . or Country Party the vote was : Compulsory, 62 per cent., . voluntary, 34 per cent:; and- undecided 4 ner cent. Question 5: "Would you favour an outspoken press, radio and pulpit campaign on venereal disease?",' found that the people, by. an overwhelming majority, favoured such publicity. Of each ; 100. persons . interviewed, 78 favoured" such a campaign; .12 opposed it ; : 8 .were - undecided, and 2 did, not 'answ.er. Men and-women of all ages and circumstances, both -.city and country people in all States, are in - agree?, nient on this question.. Question - 6 : " Which ' do you prefer— the present Government, a non-Labour Government" or an all party Government ?" 47 would prefer au all-party .Government ; 42 answered "the present Gov-; eminent' ' : 5' selected' mon-Labor ; 1 mentioned minority groups, and 5 did not answer. Question 7 : " S.P: Betting-Should off-the-course betting be stamped out, left as . it is, . or made legal ?' " 44 persons in each 100 said ''stamp out S.P. betting" ; 8 said leave it as it is ; 39 said "make it legal", and 9 were undecided. - 1 Among . - men, . the "stamp out" and "make it legal" votes were about equal, women- voted three to : two in favour of stamping tfut SIP. betting."}
{"id":196294266,"text":"06 Oct 1942 - PUBLIC OPINION Manilla Express (NSW : 1899 - 1954), Tuesday 6 October 1942, page 2 public opinion Indicated by Gallup Poll In every town and district of the Commonwealth a poll is -taken regularly when opinions are obtained from ten; citizens representing everj section of thought on questions of the day. Manilla is represented in this 'poll, and the results of the last poll are interesting. -Question 1; "Do yon think your ration coupons will- allow you to keep up-- something like your usual standard of clothes?" ' Of each 100 -people interviewed, 54 expect to, keep tip something like th eir : usu al stan dard ; 41 do not expect to, and 5 were - undecided. - Outstanding feature was that- men and women as groups, held almost identical vie.ws. . -Question 2 : " Generally speaking, until what., age should boys and girls be given free i- educa-tion ?" Of each 100 people interviewed .20 said educate free to 14 ; another 20 sai d educa te free to 15, and 45 said it should be 16. 10 gave various answers ranging from 17 years to nniver-' sity, and 5 did; not r answer. Those tvho nominated a minimum of 16 years were, usually of the opinion that, children learned most between - .12 and 16 years. Question 3 : v "Would you favour or oppose prohibition in wartime?" Of each 100- interviewed 24 favoured- prohibition, 67 ^opposed it and 9 wore undecided. Among men the opposition vote rose to- 76 in the 100 while for women it was 60 -.in the 100. The interviewer - then asked : . " Li your opinion is a public inquiry into the liquor trade necessary?" 57 favoured an inquiry, 26 considered onc\\ unnecessary and 17 were undecided. Labor Party supporters and non labor people held .almost identical views. . Question 4: "Do you think the war news gives, you a sufficiently clear idea of how the war is goin g ? " was answered by 41 in each 100 saying it did, 47/ saying "No", .and 12 being undecided. When asked: "Should claims broadcast by enemy, radio be published in Australian: newspapers?" 53 answered " Yes, pnbr lish them," 34 "isaid ' 'No", and 1.3 were undecided. Question 5:' "Do1 you think tlie practice of 'shouting' for drinks should be stopped?" Of each 100 interviewed 57 said, yes, 37 said ho and 6 gave no opinion. Each - person was then / asked: "Should, alcoholic drinks he rationed by means of: coupons?' '47 said yes, 46 said no and 7 did not 'answer. Neither age nor. economic status had much bear-, ing" on the voting but locahly-. and sex did. Men were against the proposal and women for it. Question 6: A State by State survey- of hotel hours, completed early in September," shows that a majority of people in pach State is satisfied with: whatever happens 'to be the legal opening and closing times for hotels ; in their State. . :-' Question 7 : ''During the way, should race meetings be. held every Saturday ? or only once a month in each State: or not at all?", Of each 100 interviewed, -38 said every Saturday, -25, "favoured only one meeting a month and 32 tliihk that racing should be' stopped altogether while 5 liad no opinion. 'Question 8: "Should the law be 'altered so that the militia could he- sent outside Australia and its territories?"- 50 in each 1 00' said alter the law, 40 said don't alter it and 10 were undecided. - Questi on 9 : ! ' ' Should , v State elections be held as usual . during war time ' or postponed : until after thp -war ?" Of " each 100 interviewed, 58 said postpone them, ?1- -said, hold them, and 11 were: undecided. The one" comment ';' an qnneeessary expense," Came, from all parts of Australia.- ' -"}
{"id":196610618,"text":"31 Jan 1992 - Advertising Times (Victor Harbor, SA : 1987 - 1999), Friday 31 January 1992, page 5 JBBBieekend interviewer s reliable C .. Sat ixj ,)ur. once vx twice a month uorogo 0 ' telephone essef u .raining pjov.dea this c haliongir ,y ,ot > opt .< >< twafds Morgan Gallup Poll <. & ) Box i ML BOURNE VK " 1 " 11 -"}
{"id":196817085,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Whyalla News (SA : 1940 - 1963), Friday 14 March 1947, page 5 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends t which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than jo% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL When you think of Insurance think of the Queensland Insurance Co. Ltd. J. O. MILNE Local Agent "Beauty Nook" For all branches of Ladies' Hairdressing. Expert attention. PERMANENT WAVING A SPECIALTY Try the "Marigny" Cold Wave Open Thursday evening Cnr. Patterson Street — Whyalla PHONE 17 — MRS. J. COOK YOUR HOME Whether it be:— Buying or selling Finance, Valuation, Furniture removal or Fire Insurance. Contact RON McDOUGALL (Licenced Land Agent) COOK BROS. EXPERT Furniture Removalists R. S. McDouga.II, Horwood Street, Whyalla representative Phone Whyalla 239. After hours 146 R"}
{"id":196817441,"text":"11 Apr 1947 - Advertising Whyalla News (SA : 1940 - 1963), Friday 11 April 1947, page 4 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want mm motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL $46 6H j "Something to Crou) About 99 REGAN'S PRIME MEATS obtainable at our shops in QUALITY I PATTERSON STREET, ESSINGTON LEWIS AVENUE AND PLAYFORD AVENUE For this week-end order Spring Lamb • . . and lived happily EVER ^AFTERWARDS BECAUSE they planned their expenses according to their income. Right from the start they kept a home budget and saved for those additions to their Savings Bank Home. As you want to be happy too, save regularly at your nearest Branch or Agency of Vt,. SAVINGS BANK TERRAZZO Whyalla Builders Supplies for your Home Building Requirements QUOTES GLADLY GIVEN Consult Us J BATHS in Pink, White, Primrose and Green CEMENT Wash Troughs (2 and 3 compartment) The above are for Immediate Delivery Inspect our show now Whyalla Builders Supplies A. RULE PHONE 95 Proprietor P.O. BOX 43"}
{"id":196826243,"text":"04 Mar 1949 - AUSTRALIANS ARE DRINKERS OF TEA Whyalla News (SA : 1940 - 1963), Friday 4 March 1949, page 4 AUSTRALIANS ARE DRINKERS OF TEA Surprising as it may seem, the average Australian man drinks just as Efiuch tea as the average Australian woman. A Gallup Poll just completed by the Australian Tea Bureau bears this out. The poll also revealed that 12 per cent, of the Australian population drinks black tea without any additions, 30 per cent, add milk only and the remaining 58 per cent, add milk and sugar. Four per cent, of the population drinks 12 cups or more a day, 10 per cent, drink as much as 10 cups, 69 per cent, drink between three and nine cups daily and 17 per cent, drink less than three cups daily. On a nation wide basis the average Australian drinks 3.8 cups a day, or 1,400 cups a year. Some tea drinkers, particularly miners working on the low levels at great temperatures regularly consume as much as 40 cups a day. It is estimated that in a lifetime the average Australian consumes 3,500 gallons of hot tea, or 250 times his or her own weight. Recognised as the cheapest and most popular beverage in the world, tea is consumed to the extent of 300,000,000,000 cups each year."}
{"id":197558076,"text":"11 Sep 1943 - BREVITIES Pittsworth Sentinel (Qld. : 1919 - 1954), Saturday 11 September 1943, page 2 BREVITIES In a Gallup poll in Britain seven out of ten Roman Catholics approved of the bombing of Rome. Nominations for the Pittsworth Amateur Race Club’s meeting., close to-day (Saturday). i , Mr. Curtin : The Government will take any necessary action to keep coal ships moving. j Stalino, most important city rei maining in German hands in the , Donbas, has been captured by the Red Army. I H.M.A.S. Shropshire , which , Britain gave Australia to replace ! the Canberra, is now one of the 5 j most formidable ships of her size. It is tentatively proposed that the Federal Budget will be introduced in the first week of October. I .Strong representations for coupons for meat will be made to the Federal Government by the Aus| trlian Workers’ Union. New ceiling prices for beans again favour southern States, and, in _ consequence, the supply in Brisbane is not likely to improvaH ITALY has SURE ENDE R E D to the Allies. PERSIA' has declared WAR on Germany. The Dunstan Government in Victoria was defeated yesterday morning in a vote of no-confidence by 36 votes to 24. A patriotic benefit featuring fotball and basketball matches will be held on the Recreation Reserve to-morrow (Sunday). Gunner Keith Begbie, of Condamine Plains, was the only Queenslander who was in the unit that made a parachute landing on a New Guinea airfield. The annual meeting of shareholders of the Pittsworth Co-op. Dairy Association Ltd. will be held in the Masonic Hall.on Tues-” day next, at 11 a.n»v Mr. 0. P* Adenpainnwon the. ny the. small marof, 94? votes. He the only candidate to unseal a Labour member in the Federal Elections. Munich, in Smith Germany, and home of the ..Nazi Party, was the target of a heavy, concentrarf * „ success£ ul attack by the R.A.F. on Tuesday night last. The Scrubby Mt. Entertainment Committee is holding a dance and 500 party in aid of the Real A.C.F. in the Scrubby Mt. Hall to-night (Saturday). Leo Halpin, a‘c.C.o. employee, was fined £2O on each charge in the Cairns Police Court of having been absent from his work with put authority, with costs amounting in all to £l2. „ mi™ m OU ?, £ frican Premier (Field-Marshal Smuts) says that An- b^ e L es that with a great Allied effort, and by exerting their full strength, vi'etory should be achieved in 1944. Berlin after nightfall is a dead city because of the fear of British bombers. A million and a half of the city’s 4i million populalation leave every night for the outer suburbs, returning the following morning.Wavwick Wavwick nnanilj;„deeided Wednesdaynight night last to cease killing from today, unless a satisfactory reply was received to their request for Zr T T 6 the re tail price of beef and mutton, * • Tokio official, in an official radio broadcast, said that the development of the war situation hereafter warranted absolutely no I optimism. The. Japanese had suf| fered costly losses at Lae, and the Allies would continue such persistent movements.” 1 ' Inspector Bock reached the retiring age during the week, after serving nearly forty years as a member of the Queensland Police Force. Amongst the places where he was stationed when a constable was Croycjion, North QvtKWUdand."}
{"id":198636462,"text":"10 Sep 1914 - VOTING IN VICTORIA Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thursday 10 September 1914, page 9 VOTING IN VICTORIA THE AVERAGE POLL. Though Labor leaders gencnilly were oi>-posed to a general ejection at this stuge, and though it wus thought that the overshadowing interest of the war would lead to a light poll, this lias proved not to Do the case. The Victorian electors, as a body, polled well. From the comparative figures given below it will be seen that the vote iu several of the electorates was heavier than it waa last year— and this, de-spito a scrutiny of the rolls that Jed to tho striking out of hundreds of names. Had it not been for the war tho aggregate vote might, and probably would, have been heavier; but it was in no sense light. 'Die totah given below will, in the country electorates, require to lie supplemented by absent votes. It will bo seen that dospito tho international trouble many more dec. tors wont to the poll in Ralucluva, Henty. Maribyrnoug nnd Corio than was the case List year, in Bendigo, Bourkc (where the percentage of votes to thosu on the roll is always heavy), Kooyong, Gippskind, Rchucii and Flinders, there was little difference. The centres where the contest appeared to have roused less interest were those of Ballarat, Melbourne, Fawkner, Corangamitc nnd Wannon. That the electors did not neglect their opportunity is shown again hv tho state of the Sonata poll. In 1013 .Mr. Russell topped the list with a score of 209,000; and already the leading T.aborite (Mr. Barnes) has a total of 313,420, with several thousand votes still to come. The returns from the other States are not yet complete, but speaking | generally the Isihnr vote shows an all round increase, that of the Miniatenal party bciug about where it was last year. ——No. of Voters.—— 1013. 1914. Bal-icUu 20, £13 .. »5»-lUltnrat 3ft,4fifl .. jl'O-! Itendigo 27,626 .. n.rirkc 32.031 .. Corangnmltc 31. 7 to .. 29. JM' Corio 2SA74 .. 30,0.0 Uchuc w,ra Fawkm FHxxIcn 27.058 2g,t4 Gippilsml 28.li; .. Li.M;j fintmplAiu US.Gfci Hcnlv 27.123 .. ifi.41'2 2).rao Koevnng 30,317 .. 80.034 Msril.ynionc 31.111) 31.0.9 Melbourne -A1- .-J';)? Wannnti So, ati 27,. 11 A. J. Iluolnsa. 233 flo'.Unssttw."}
{"id":198791897,"text":"13 Jan 1941 - Poll of Irish-Americans. Evening News (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1922; 1924 - 1941), Monday 13 January 1941, page 2 Poll of Irish-Americans. > NEW YORK, Sunday. .1 In a Gallup , poll on . the quea- . , : tlon, ''Would you llkb i to. sea.the/ Irish give up " neutral Ity l ahti: let , the English use: bases ortV the-Irish coast?", 63 per ,>eent - answered ."Yes," 16 per cent , . "No," and- 21- per cent- were, un-decided. :"}
{"id":199203931,"text":"26 Sep 1941 - “Gallup Polls” Come to Australia Pioneer (Yorketown, SA : 1898 - 1960), Friday 26 September 1941, page 3 "Gallup Polls" Come to Australia The first of the "Australian Public Opinion Polls,based on the Gallup Polls which are regularly conducted in America aud England, has just been completed. A questionnaire, covering a variety of subjects, was submitted to a cross-section of the Australian public. Depending entirely on the science of statistic- to give him amazingly accurate estimates of American public opinion. Dr. G. H. Gallup, head of the American Institute of Public Opinion, has achieved considerable fame. Australian Public Opinion Polls will carry out hi- system in Australia. S.' accurately did Dr. Gallup calculate the margin by which Kouscvelt would defeat Willkie at the 1940 presidential. election—giving figures, State by Stale—that I >r. Henry C. Link, a statistical expert, said the result was miraculous. Judging by American experience, publication ol results of poll?, of Australia!! public opinion will help to speed up tlu machinery of > ur democracy. Newspapers in eacli capital city have / agreed ici publish the findings of Australian Public Opinion Polls, which has been registered as a nun-profit company. The newspapers concerned will pay for articles announcing the findings, and that amount will fmancc the organisation. In England, Gallup's method—which will be the one used in Australia—has achieved results comparable with those in the United States. Last August, when the Director of the British Institute of Public Opinion went to America for a special course of study, he •was asked by Government officials whether the polls could, and would, continue to operate in his absence. The Australian director (Mr. Roy Morgan) has also been to America, and lias studied Dr. Gallup's methods by working with his staff. Recently, to test the efficacy of the Gallup method of "sampling" the population, a poll was taken of electors of Boothby in South Australia. Remarkably reliable results were achieved. Some unthinking persons have suggested that the polls have been established for the rather useless purpose of forecasting election results. But the real purpose of the organisation is to conduct miniature referendums, using statistically accurate samples of public opinion. The number of people interviewed, after a certain number, does not matter, because, if the first sample is an accurate cross-section, further votes will only duplicate opinions * already expressed. Comforts Fund Secretaries will be pleased to receive donations for Christmas Cheer Hampers for the boys overseas; 7/6 sends one hamper."}
{"id":199211840,"text":"28 Mar 1947 - Advertising Pioneer (Yorketown, SA : 1898 - 1960), Friday 28 March 1947, page 3 FRIDAY. MARCH 28th, 1947. II My best crop is invisible SAYS FARMER A. T. GOODALL, OF SALISBURY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA "Look around this farm by all means, but you won't see my best crop," be says, "it's safely stored away in the vaults of my bank," "Yes, you guessed it — my Commonwealth Bonds. Bonds arc a crop tlial requires no ploughing, harrowing or harvesting, and fire, drought and frosts can't affect it. And all the time they're growing benefits for my family and me, increasing in value every time interest falls due." "1*11 be planting some more of this invisible crop soon, by making an advance suhi-rriptiim to the Third Security Loan, and you can, too — Bonds grow good interest wherever you live — cily or country." A Golden Harvest for You, Too! riant yom siiving!? anil surplus money salcly and prolitaMy in Security Bonds — anil reap a golden harvest later on. Bankers, economists and trade union leaders all agree tliMt now is the time to siirr, not to spend. Start now to en.-ure a pro^peron.- future: make an advance subscription to ihc Third Security Loan. // 81 Ihc Third Security Loan ojn-n on Apii! 15: Bonds #•!! be avaiLblr n drnom nifom o! £10. L\\>0 HtK. £503 jnd paying -merest » the uie oi tor 12 yean or 2'\\. •or three yearv fou can mate • ! ully»pa-<i advance ipiion *<• id interest vsill be paid frorr. he date of your application, Invet ic-day through any Bank. Saving Bank or Stockbroker With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by •Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conductcd an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: " When the pool ends, which petrol are yon likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than jo% said: "Shell". Shel! petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL S46 (H"}
{"id":199994038,"text":"02 Mar 1909 - PENOLA DISTRICT COUNCIL. South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 - 1954), Tuesday 2 March 1909, page 3 PENOLA DISTRICT COUNCIL. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25. THE DRAINAGE POLL DISCUSSED. Tbe commissioner nf public works wrote to the Penola district council last week, calling the council's attention to the proclamation fixing Saturday, April 3, 1909. as the day on which the poll was to he taken under the provisions of the Soulh-Eastorn Drainage Sclicmc Act, 1908, and forwarding memorandum for the assistance of district councils and returning officers in connection with the poll. Mr D. Findlater (chairman of tho Sonth-Eastern drainage commission^ alw) forwarded a memorandum in respect to the above. A long discussion took place on the subject. The clerk read ihe provisions in respect to the duties nf returning officer. Cr Situson asked who was to pay for the poll. The chairman said that, since having reciived lhe act and regulations, the clerk and himself had gone thoroughly into the matter, and could not find anything whatever stipulating who was to pay the cost of the poll. The conclusion they arrived at was that if the poll was a failure the council would have to pay for it: if a KUCCCSS the board would pny. Cr Simson thought tlicy should protest in some way. Cr Boyce asked if it was Jogil for the council to tpend the ratepayers' money in mch a way. 'The Chairman—"Certainly ; by act of parliament it is made legal ; it is requested that £10 or more should be spent. £ am not certain whether the council has to pay it; there is no provision in »he act." Cr Morris thought tliey should write to the government and find out who was responsible for the costs. The chairmrn said it was compulsory that the poll should be held; the matter of paying for it could be settled afterwards, l'heir district was divided into wards. It was necessary under the act to appoint a returning officer, and a deputy a .id two scrutinoers at each plftco. He thought it very unfair. For instance. in co-incils like Tantaimola and Benara, which were not divided into wards, a man with £55 worth of property had five votes; a man iu the Penola council in two wards would only have three votes fur the same amount of property. In respect to joint tenancy to the extent of £75 only one vote was grantel. The dutie^ of the rt turning officer required him to take a roan's land section for section, and the acreage of same- An oc'cupicr had no vote. "- Landholder" m3ant any freeholder, a life tenant, or a crown lessee. He read the act in relation to property votes, which said that a man with property worth £25 or under was entitled to one vote; over £25 and up to £35, two votes ; over £35 and up to £45three votes ; over £i5 and up to £55, four votes; over £55 and up to £65. five votes ; -and over £65, six votes. A man having laud in two districts had power to vote in both places, but not in two wards in one council. It was for the council to fix the remuneration for the officers required for the poll that day. Cr Boyce said the townspeople were not in it; their property was not (axed and they would not pay. Cr Davidson said several years ago tho townspeople wanted a drainage scheme to work in the town. The clerk said the townspeople could outvote the scheme easily if the power were put in their hands. The chairuiau said he had been approached re calling a public meeting, at which the matter could be thrashed out. Councillors thought no good could - be derived from such a meeting, as the proclamation was out. Cr Morris moved that the clerk write to the commissioner of crown lands asking who .were to be held responsible for expenses in__conn.ection with the poll. Cr Simson seconded. —Carried. On the motion of ' Crs McCorquindale and Gordon, the clerk was appointed returning officer at a remuneration of £5 5s ; tho salaries for deputies (4) to be £1 Is each; two head scrutineers, £1 Is (two days); six other scrutinoers, 10s 6d each; mileago, Is (one way only). An application for position of scrutineer was received from F. Ockley. TENDERS. Tenders were dealt with as follow:— Contract 496, construction on the Kalangadoo to. Millicent road.—W. W. Drewitt, lump sum £75 (accepted); Brooks and Co., £75 15s.' Contract 499, footpath gravel. Penola ward, 150 yards—Carter Bros.. 3s 3d per yard; D. Smith, Is 9J (accepted); W. Koss, 3s; .las*. Marks, 3s 3d; W. Blight and D. McAdams, 3s 3d; C. Watkins, 3s 6d. Contract 500, 300 yards maintenance metal, Penola township—T. J. Marcus, 5s Id per yard; A. Cameron and Co., 5s 4d; J. Murks, 4s 9d (accepted); D. Smith, 4s lOd. Contract 135, 350 yards maintenance metal, Karracoortc road — Blight and McAdams, 5s 2d per yard ; F. "W. Rackham, 4s 2d (accepted); H. Wright, 5s; O. D. Bobinson (informal 1 ; »J. WatkinB, 4s J Id. Contract 136, 320 yards maintenance metal, Mount Gambier road—Blight and' McAdams, (two samples), 6s 2d and 5s I e - yard; D. Campbell and Co., 4s lOd (accepted); T. J. Marcus, 5s 3d. Contract 137, 300 yards maintenance metal, Casterton road—D. Campbell and Co , (informal, no sample); T. J. Marcus, fs lid (accepted). Contract 138, 300 yards maintenance mjtal on Millicent road—Cait?r Bros., 5s 3d per yard ; F. W. Itackliam, 6s 6d ; C. Watkins, 5? 6d (accepted). Contract 139, 300 yards maintenance metal, Robe road—G. A. Ricketts, 4s lid per yard (accepted); T. J. Marcus, 4s 9d ; Carter Bros., 4s 9d. Contract 140, 250 yards maintenance metal, Comaum road—C. Watkins, Gs 2d per yard; A. Cameron and Co.. 5s 2d; J, Marks, 4s 8d (accepted); W. R. Hill, jnr., 5s. Contract 141, 150 yards maintenance metal, Kalangadoo road—Brooks and Co., lump sum, £52 10s The clerk said he believed that Emanuel Brooks was the tenderer. On this understanding the tender was accepted on condition that Emanuel Brooks signs the tender and the contract before a J.P."}
{"id":199994439,"text":"30 Mar 1909 - THE DRAINAGE POLL. South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 - 1954), Tuesday 30 March 1909, page 3 t THE DRAINAGE POLL. WHO MAY VOTE. * The following -list sets out the names of persons entitled to vote in the drainage scheme poll on Saturday, April 3, in the districts of Mouut Muirliead, Beachport and Keuniou, together with the number of votes to which cach landholder is entitled : — MOUNT MUIRHEAD. List of landholders entitled lo vote at Millicent Norlh :— Altschwager, A. J. l'jMaloue, Martin 2 Agnew, Ralph ... 3;Nilsson. Peter ... 1 Bell. Joseph ... 1 O'Neill, C. ... 3 Bublman, R. ... 1 Oborn, William 2 Jennings, Lydia ljSkeer. Mary A.... 1 Kain, John ... ll BEACHPORT. List of ratepayers entitled to vote at Beachporl:— Boucher, H. Chant, L. A. hatit, J. H. :ant, J. Doinaschenz, G. Domascheuz, M. Ferguson, Wm. Filzgerald, Mrs E. Fitzgerald, J., sr. Fitzgerald, Mary Fitzgerald, M'c'l Fitzgerald, J„ jr. eoghegan, M. ardner, Joshua ardner, James Malheson, J. ... McDonell, A'g's Nuuan, J. Nitschke, A. ... Pretty. W- C ... Pick, H. Sutherland, P. Sutherland, A. C. Sutherland,'A n h Sutherland, A'w Sutherland, H. G. Skeer, G. T. ... Skeer, Mrs M. A. Varcoe, W., sr. Varcoe, XV., jr. s a i 6 Gardner, Edward Holland, R. J. ... Kain, J. M. Varcoe, Robert Varcoe, Albert... Varcoe, Fred ... Witzmilz, W. J. 4 H. Waters McDonald, Neil McCourtj T , jr. KENNION. List of landholders entitled to vote at Furher :— Altschwager, H. Altsch wager, E. J 1 McPherson, Sirs Altschwager, W. Buhlman, C. F. Brooks, Mrs W. Bell, J. Blackmore Beaton, W. J. ... Beaton, D. & W. Bennett, W. ... Bennett, W. R. Brooks, A. G. ... Boucherj Hy ... Bellinger Bowering, J. ... Burke, T. M. ... Bott, T. Bulilmaun, R Boyce, J Black, Wm. ... Cowan, L. G. ... Cowan, W. J. T. Cameron, J. Cimeio.i, Jane... Cameron, A. ... Cameron, Cha;. Clifford, T. ... Campbell, J. ... Considiue Clarke, P. Dean, F. E1 wards, W. T. EJ>-, F. O. Ellison, Mrs E. Ellison Mrs W. Engelhard t, Mrs Foster, W. S. :.. Foster, S. Eoster, Mrs S.... Ferguson, Wm. Ferguson, J. S. Ferguson, j. T. Ferguson, W. S. Ferguson, A. ... Fullarton, D. A. Gilders, M. ... Gilchrist, W. ... Garr", Mrs T. ... Garduer, J. W. Gardner, Jas. ... Gardner, Ed. ... Gardner, A. ... Gardner, , RobL Gratyjy, Wm. ... Graney, P. Gurncy. B. iGurney, H. Hariel.'V. A. ... JHanel, Geo. ... Hanel, Chas. ... Holzgrefe H.*F. Hint, T. Hutchesson J. ... Hutchesson, A. Hutchesson, D. Houston, N. ... Kiumouth, G.... Kealy, W. T. .... Kanuenberg, k. Ktnt, Geo. Kilsby, P. H. ... Kilsby, F. W. ... Knipe, J. W. ... Kent, E. Laird, J. McConrt, T. jun. Mc'Court, J. ... Mitchell, Wm.... McDouald, M.... McDonald, R. ... McDonald, Neil McDonald, A. J. Major, D. Major, Mrs E.... Major, \\y. J. . . McArthur,<6. ... McColl, N. McDonnell, R.... Mayell, Jas Mayell, John ... Malone, Jas. ... Mcln'nes, J. Nilssou, J. A. II. Nilssen, 1*. Nilssou, E. E. C. O'Neil, F. T. ... O'Neil, C. Osborne, J. O'Connor, J. ... Oborn, W. Patterson, A. C. Patterson, Mrs E. Reid, C. A. ... Reid, E. Reid, A. Ryan, P. ... Ryan, E. Rogers, Mrs E. Redford, J.- ... Riddoch, Geo.... Skeer, G. Skeer, T. i Sutherland, Wm Sutherland,Mrs C 6 Sutherland, W.jn 3 Suthetland, P. 6 Sutherland, A. 6 Sutherland, Mrs A 1 Sutherland, A. Sutherland, M. Schulz, A. J. ... Schuiz, H. ' ... Spehr, L. Spehr, M. K. .... Spehr, A. L. E. • -Spehr, S. Stewart, D. • ... Sinclair, P. Stuckey, J. H.... Stratford, Mrs T. Vorwerk, H. F. Vorwerk, W. E. Varcoe, T. Varcoe, B. Varcoe W. While, M. \\Viliiann, T. II. Williams, I. T. Werchon, F. ... Wa^er, J. A. ... Zipple, A. « \\ Nearly atf cough mediciues that arc offered for sale simply control the cougt) —that is all. There is nothing healing about them. This U where they difler so greatly from Chamberlain's Cough Kciuedy. When tbe mucoue liui"g of the tin-oat becouics congested, when tlie lining nieinbrane of tbe broncbwl tube is infinite*!, or wben the moot delicate tissues of theJungs become affectcd, then Chamberlain's Cough ICcmedy shows itself superior to all other medicines, because of its healing and strengthening properties. Its power to control congeslion and inflammation- puts it iu a different list from any other cough uiodicine Chamberlain's cough rc mcdy _ soothes, liealp, and strengthens. The cougli disappears, for the cause has been removed. For sale by all chemists aud storekeepers. -"}
{"id":199994483,"text":"02 Apr 1909 - SOUTH-EASTERN DRAIN- AGE POLL. South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 - 1954), Friday 2 April 1909, page 2 SOUTH-EASTERN DRAIN-AGE POLL. , TO BE TAKEN 0* SITUSDAY. • The pall of lanJj.vjert aaJ Ies3ee3* which is uecessarjf to deuiJiJ lite patting I j?K> operation of the Southeastern Drainage Acts will ba taken on Saturday, April 3, in the following districts: —Lacepedc, Beachport, Eennion, West, Mount (rambler E 1st, and Port MacDonnell. The, proposed scheme of drainage represents a plan to cut the'c'Mst' 16 ^'t^' 303 ^^P 8^ 4^ 6' 1 0 the COast> &ai 1 0 carry off the surplus water by the shortest route lo the sea. Previous schemes have been more or less partial, and in some cases where swamps have been drained on the high terraces the result has been to accentuate the trouble on the lower lands. It is beliercd thiit the present proposals prove entirely effective in reciamaot and * about 1,700,00 acre s > raise the economic value of the land to enable it to support a vastly larger population. The seheme 0 U l l r d U^S ^hich U0W awa,t P°P ular approval will cost nearly £300,000. one half of which the -government has agreed to provide, and the other moiety is to be payable ^h^ders benefited under cxc e P llonal| y I'baral terms. Indtwdti il holdms in the benefited area only (indicate) by p'.ans circulated in the district) arc entitled to vote, and ^ '.O defray the cost of the ra,n a S e w,u be made differential iu relation tQ the improved Value of the land, so that whete little good id derived the rate will be correspondingly j '" 0 lamlholders is spread over 42 ] years. The total yearly contribution for interest and sinking fund is J J na^c lhat ilie contributions shall j begin ouly five years after tte whole -J scheme is completeil. The work is likely to last at least Six years. n A-sjimate has been.^aOe by Mj, U>- 1 jnJ,a 1 tcr . (preEl<lent.of,the South-J Eastern drainage league) shows the" 1 following probable annual contribution from landholders to.secure the JE7 l-'B U--'P^nt: rilighland,50o;000 acrc s » sc ° n y ucath, ml; 100,000 acres at acrr; 200,000 at 1 Id: 200,000 at lid ; 200,000 at 2<i ^ anfl 200,000 at.3J. In view of the benpfita . . » .. . ul . luc "enents „ . . . . . - » campaign in»its favor is being carried on wr.h great vigour, and it is urged ^ that it the prKem ^illortunitV° shoSd' | n» t -....u -ni-^,!; 1 suouitt ?? 8 P| eo ' J 'J government help as l Da l 1 ; D0W Ottered may never again «<?ld out. The polling will be <on the following scale:—£-25 or under, 1 vote; £25 to £35, votes; S85 to It™ 4 ?* 4 Votes ; :4!55 'foiH £60, 5 voles; over £85, C votes. Th^ drainage league IIM engaged the rAilws^ipotpr^rtd runlrsim;|Jara^ day. so that landholders having a Toto / at uiore Ib&a om paUiDg pl&ee m&y pPEPftiiiity to fserciBe their IpU ftaOfiUlge,* i. ^ • • y - : ^ '"}
{"id":199994519,"text":"06 Apr 1909 - THE DRAINAGE POLL. South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 - 1954), Tuesday 6 April 1909, page 2 THE DRAJNAG3 POLL. NARROW MARGIN IN .FiVOR OF THE SCHEME. 1330 FOR, 579 AGAINST. The proponl of tho South Australian government to subsidise a comprehensive scheme of drainage for the Sottih-E ist, to the extent of £1 for £1 up lo the government's selfirnpo^d liability of approximately £ 150,003, lias been endorsed by t!nr laudliolders within I ho aiva defined a? the drainage dis'ries. 'flu referendum w<w conducted; 0:1 SUurtlay in the council districts of' Mount MuirlieaJ, Ooacliport, K'.'Uiiion, Giinbier East, Gambier West, I'ciiola, Narracoarle, Ii'icindale, Itjbc&ail L icepede: The proposal w is accepted by a ' very narrow tuijarily, certainly, but for this the schuue itself is not to blame. Many owners of wet lands in the South-East do not want further drainage works. In .the case of certain classes of soil, the removal of tbe surface- water tloes more barm than good. But the number of tbosa vvlio will derive great beuefKs from tlie six huge main channels which it is pro posed to construct constilutes an over whelming majority. The lands benefited will be lase-1 for 42 ypars in order to meet Inif tlie cost rif llu' work and tlie interest thereon, and duriqg thai period the landholders will tiave to draw heavily upon their financial resources in cutting the network of subsidiary drains nr-cc3 ; ary lo thorough!^ rid the South-East of its surplus water. It Is Dot tit's circumstance which has been cyeJ ask-' ance by so many of lhe people. It is the clauses relating to the system of management to bo adopted, aDd a few vexatious stipulations which, it is feared, will hamper the ready development of Hie country after the main work is completed, that hare influenced so niarp,' who havp looked the gift horse in the mouth. Tbe proposed board of management will surely prove a stumbling block, and is but one result of tho precipitate haste with which the two new drainage bills were rushed through Parliament. The scheme has weathered the poll even more narrowly than the figures indicate. Scores of votes were not exercised which, had thr-y been used at the polling i ooth, woull have turned the balance in favor of the opposition ists. These voles were he'd by people who did not ca r e particularly which way the verdict went-peopie w"io openly dec'ared their intention of going against the measure if tie/ voted at all, but who were content 10 leave the issue to those who were directly for or ag-tinst, and to accent the opinion of the majority as their own drainage religion. It waj provided in the Act-autborlfciiig The scheme ;ihat it must be agreed to by two-thirds of tlie total number of votes recorded- at lhe poll. The subjoined list shows a tolal of 1909 votes, of which 1330 were *for ( and 570 against, the proposal. Two thirds of 1939 equal 1272-666, so that 1330 votes •£a*>' in the affirmative represent a winning onjority of only |7'338; In- Iho official telegram sent from lhe public works department in A<le!a"de to-the returning officer?, setting out'tlit? final results for.the whole of the drainage area, the figures gi ven are 13B5 for, aud 584 against. The individual- re turns, forwarded to " The Titues" by special arrangement, may not all be correct, but as the discrepancy was not noticed until it was too late lo make further " enquiries, we have shown whit they total and not the totals of lhe Adelaide authorities Very probably the latter are correct in which case the majority in favor of the, scheme would be 72-333, and not 57-333, as indicated by " The Times" results. However, the drain age poll has resulted in favor of more drainage, ind it remains for the future to disc'ose tho efficacy and the wisdom, or otherwise, of the means provided by the government for tho maragement of the system. With the passing away of the co'mmonage rev. nue with which the councils- have maintained the existing drains for many years past, the government will be called upon to provide funds, amounting to between £1500 and £2000 every year, to keep the channels in the Millicent, Mount Muirhead, aiid Tantaeoola districts in serviceable order; and lhe clashipg"of this prac tically assurtd compromise with the methods suggested for the control atid maintenance of other South Eastern drains is likely to mike a very' coa siderable nrrise throughout the pro vince. This is only one of several i tie points which were overlooked whilst tho act was being'so hurriedly C framed; and "there are others." a But it is widely hoped thit experience O will very quickly expose the -Veak M . ' spots in the scheme, and that in the natural course of events all expensive and wasteful* methods and aU anomalies %'ilj right themselves to the satis faction of all concerned. , We hope tho optiinis s have correctly foretold the promises of the future, for, with the removal of lhe hindrances already unveiled in this posing coinmoot,' and the management oE llie Southeastern draina-c system running smoothly oti tbe most effective and economical foil hJaiion —as efficiently as when the district councils enjoyed h ^responsibility—a new era will-dawn 11 tho Soulh-East, and the province w.ll no longer h 1 under the c'oud which the ia jk of vide juaie : harbor and railway facilities his . waftfe oyer us An i»creis<d population aiid production cons qrent upon the reclamation and seiileuie t of due " waste" lands will of their own weight conquer the fo.cjs which have militated agaiust our advancem nt beyond the stage of the present day. Following are the results of the polling in the several districts :— District. For Against Mouut Muirhead 1 It Beachport .. ,37 7 Kenfiion .. , S9 74 Robe .. 122 11 Penola ... .. 421 223 Narracoorte ..." .. 201 70 L'iciudale .. 2S0 S4 Gambier West .. 33 4 Gambier East " .. 12 -26 Kingston .. 129 69 Totals ... .-. 1330 579 Majority in favor of the scheme, 57-^ votes. o Mrs J. .Carter Giugell-aiKet, Cattleniaine, Victoria, says: «• Whenever the children have a sign of a cold »r cough I iininediately give thbiu a dose of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy; it never fails l» check the attack: 1 iiud it just ns ef fectual fur myself as for the children.'' For sale by all chemists and storekeepers."}
{"id":200103258,"text":"16 Jul 1943 - No Title South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 - 1954), Friday 16 July 1943, page 1 fJot a Gallup Poll.—A .current (belief that -^uti-Eastern' Ttones" is conducting a "Gallup poll" on the question of the State Iban .on racing is not in accord witli oui' purpose, which is t<> ascertain ' how many people in. the Millicent district are prepared .to .sigh the declaration:— 'Wej the following electors enrolled for thfe electoral subdivision of Millicent, hereby record our approval of the 'bail on racing and; trotting in Soith Australia, and desire that it shall continue in operation for the duration of ".the war." Gallup polls are more or less a political device that enables • the promoter, by a Shrewd canvass' .of cross sections of public opinion, to get whatever result lie aims at; We haye jbiad to assure a number of ehquirfers that this paper is • not out to prove or disprove anything. The racing ban is a question of some public interest', apd w;e jnerely are affording those of our readers who are interested in the subject an opportunity to state whether they approve of the continuance of the ban for the duration of the war. Magistrate's Court;—Before Messrs R. E. DeGaris and A. L. E. Spehr, J's.p., sitting as . a magistrates' court on Wednesday, July 14, William Henry Redler was. fined 10/- and 10/-costs, for having ridden a bicycle without lights. Martin Henry Huppat? was fined 20/-, and 10/- costs, for driving an unregistered motor vehicle, and a similar fine and costs were imposed for driving an uninsured motor vehicle. Mr G. B. Hutchesson appeared for the defendant. As the defendant is a primary' producer, the court made an order that his licence and registration should not be cancelled. Sergt J. T. Mahoney prosecuted. Half Lamb Poisons Five Foxes. — Finding the half-eaten carcase of a lamb in his paddocks at Wattle Range Mr C. Wallis poisoned it with strychnine. Next day he found the bodies of five foxes in the near vicinity, and sjtinned them ior sale. The value off the skins is about £6. Born jn travail, that lamib died for greatness. "I Wanted Wings."—Next Wednesday night, July the Globe Talkies will screen the Paramount picture, "I Wanted Wings," featuring Ray Milland, William Holden, Wayne Morris , Brian Donlevy, Cous;tance Moore, Veronica" lake, and Harry Davenport. Combining a story of adventure and romance with the fascinating chronicle of how America is training her young men for defence in the air, it was produced in , cooperation witfi the army air corps. It presents details of what might happen if such a city as Adelaide •were to be raided frojn the air, and blacked out in defence. Mote than a thousand planes of all types were used in the production. It is a story of youth mastering the skies, of women who can help men soar to glory, or bind them tor ever to the earth. Feminine beauty, bright gag-lines and hit tunes, are the satisfying staples in the mixture of music, comedy and Exciting melodrama called *'A Night at Earl Carroll's," also to be shown next Wednesday night Crackling with. wit, lighted up with the luminous beauty of the 100 gorgeous creatures specially selected by Earl Carroll, Who plays himself in the film, the story revolves about the adventures of Carroll as a night club and beauty impresario; his rostess, Rose Hobart, and pressagent, Ken Murray, as they are menaced by 'a hoodlum gang. The cast includes mafiy vaudeville and musical comedy favorites. The songs arp "Li'l Boy Love," by Frank Loesser and Frederick Hollander; "One Look at You," by Earl Carroll, Victor Young" and Ned Washington; "I Wanna Make with the Happy Times," by Loesser and Gertrude Niessen; and "OalMOonga," by Garron," TJbre2s Cochran and Nilof MenendezT Miss Cellulose Red Cross. — Next week will mark tile end of the. work by individual committees representing candidates in the Miss Red Cross competition. Thereafter aU will com-4>ige in a united effort to pla'ce tjie leading candidate aB far forward in the State-wide contest as is possible. Final efforts for the Cellulose candidate, Miss Thelma Willshlre, include a football match and tpjig-'o-^rar at McLaughlin Part; on Saturday after? noon, a shop on Saturday' morning, a dance at night, card evening on Monday, and. another shop next Friday. Particulars of all of these events are advertised iii this Issue. Miss Gretta McCourt is secretary to "Miss Willshire's committee: Another Cellulose Mj» Inspepjtion — •-committee representing " Miss Thelma Willshire, the Cellulose mill candidate in the Miss Red Cross competition, has arranged another visit of inspection at' the'factory of Cellulose ^Australia Limited. Buses will leave the Millicent post office and the Tantanoola post office at L45 o'clock this (Friday) afternoon.' Afternoon tea will be obtainable at the mill at charge of 1/-. Picnic Sports Meeting To-morrow— The last 'liig open^iir effort for Miss Country Rted Cross (Miss Margaret Kent) will he the picnic sports meeting to lie held at the Millicent show grounds to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, commencing at 1.30 o'clock." A njiob of strong three-year-old 'bullocks in rare condition has been secured by •the committee for tie steer-riding cjiamp ions hip contest. 'Leading Southeastern riders, including J. Kils-by, holder of the drainage area champiohship; are coming along to try themselves out against the big team of rodeo riders who have given Millicent a reputation for skilful "steerinanship." Mr W. Edkins, of Ooola, is to judge again, and the horse events will be handled Iby Mr M. ; S. McDonald. If the wpjitjier is - suitable, • an exciting afternoon's sport is assured. The full' programme lB 'advertised in this issue. Mr Ji G. May is the sports secretary, and Miss Jean Walker is the general organiser for Miss Kent./ The competition for a bridle has been won -by Mr Rayson Bridges, after a tie with Messrs Richard Osborne and A. R. Hawke. Mr Bridges returned the bridle to the Red Cross fund. Next Wednesday another sale of gift livestock <will be conducted by fiojbtabrpugh, piort and Co., at the conclusion of their monthly market Proceeds are for Hiss Country "Red Cross. A shop will be conducted in. her interests "at '-"Hie Times" building this (Friday) afternoon. A dance at Nangula, for which Miss J. Power is convener, is also advertised for to-morrow night. Tantanoola Red Cross Ball.— Next Tuesday night'"a * Red Crass ball" will be held at Tantanoola to augment the funds of Miss Red^Oross KNance Osborne). A feature of the evening's entertainment will be a mystery mannequin parade.' A War Savings certificate will be donated to the person who identifies th most mannequins. Music will be provided by the well known. Mount Gamtiier danice band (Frank,. Cec., and Tommy). Tax Rake-off on Matches. — This week Mr S. G. Woodtord brought tothis office an invoice . from a Melbourne firm for a <xmsignment of twelve gross of safety' matches, •bought at 5/4 per gross. Added to the cost, £3/4/-, " was excise duty at 8/- '(£4/1-6/-), sales tax at 12i per cent' (£1), and freight and cartage charges, 18/-, a total of It is apparent that storekeepers are not waxing fat on profits from matches sold at l^d. per boxl M.LjC. Resigns.— The Hon. F. A. Halleday, M.L.C., yesterday tendered his resignation to the 1 President of the Legislative Council, Sir David Gordon. It is Mr Halleday's intention to contest-the'Federal election for this divison of Barker,' to. be held next month. He has been <j>he of the fouK, representatives of' ^e 1 So\\itiierjL division in tihe 'Itegislafciv.e Cpun<ijl (for the past fiye y&ars, ^uad his -term, would have expired next Mlirch. No steps to flll the ya«ifl.cy have, yet ibeen take^i. Jt .was reported yesterday that iBjfcr Hallway 'fia/1 asked' jtlie government to defer issue 'of writs jfor # jip.til Rafter the Federal elections, so*' ijhat if defeated in packer, j^vco^d'jje'a ,canot(d.ate for rei-elecition ito the Council. Coro monwealth Sayings Bank. —• The jCommonwealth' Savings Bank asks its depositors, who have not presented .their passbooks to the bank for addition of interest since the 8th June last, to do so at the first opportunity. Interest for twelve months was added to depositors' accounts on the 8th June, and the liank .desires to enter the amounts in passbooks as soon as possible. This preentation will also serve as the audit!of passbooks in accordance with the toankls regulations! Receipts will 'be given for passbooks lodged at any point other than the ledger t> ranch."}
{"id":200109036,"text":"01 Feb 1946 - NEWS IN BRIEF South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 - 1954), Friday 1 February 1946, page 4 NEWS IN BRIEF A Gallup poll taken in Britain on the Government's handling of the Palestine question showed that 26 per ^ent. were completely disinterested, 27 per cent, did not cam 26 per centapproved the Government action, and 21 per cent disapproved. Totalisator turnover in England in 1945 was £7,142,555, for only 170 days' racing, compared with the record of £9,093,482 in 1938, for 535 days' racing. On Melbourne courses alone, in the past financial year, £6,334,920 passed through the totalisator at only 56 meetings. Breweries in Kent „ are producing bright green beer for Londoners. There is also the possibility of other coUfflrs following.. Questioned in Melbourne, the average beer drinker threw up his hands in horror.. One comment was "not even on St. Pallet's Day would I drink green beer" It is estimated that 14,000 wives of United States soldiers have been beaten by their- returning husbands This is revealed by Mr John Diamond, assistant U.S. attorney at Washington. This figure only Includes those cases reported to the police. Wearing a woven glass lie using a cigarette lighter With a glass • wick, Sir Hugh Chance, chairman of a firm of glass makers, showed a Birmingham gathering a tablecloth mado of glass. H^ claimed that it -liag all the qualities of organic-fibre, fie' said that glass fibre—a mile of ^ which can be spun from a small marble-^was used in many secret ways during the war. ; An underwater sonnd system for locating shipwreck or plane crash sus-^ vivors adrift at sea- has been an.*-nouniced by the U.S.A. navy department.-The system is effective far 2,000 miles."}
{"id":200122878,"text":"07 Jul 1953 - Large Poll at Tantanoola South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 - 1954), Tuesday 7 July 1953, page 2 Large Poll at Tantanoola The interest token h'y ratepayers in the Tantanoola district council elections is shown by the percentage poll-I ing in both wards: --SM.G per cent, in ! Cent.ru 1 w:'rd :uul 7S.5 per cent, in n^dg^g t ward. Mr L. R. Anness, returning officer, declared the results from the steps of the council office at G.25. before a crowd of about 40 interested persons which luid gathered in the darkness. The first candidate to speak Was Cr A. C. Hookings. He thanked the ratepayers who had elected him for a further term, and promised to do his best in the interests of the district. He also thanked "those who have put themselves out to make sure that I am in this position again." He (,onoVatiilated Mr Peters on his win, ! i nnd" d 1 1 1 0 V e d a v o t e ol' thanks to the ,. e t u I. n i n s, officer (Applause). Con-1inui ngi 'cr Hooking* said his listea ors would agree that a tremendous amount of interest had been taken in the election. That was a significant point in the progress of the district. In the past, both Tantanoola council and nearby local elections had lacked the high polling of today, which reflected credit on the district. Nothing could be achieved but progress, if that were the state of affairs. The speaker concluded by paying a tribute to the manner in which the election had been contested. without personal feeling? on either side. (Applause). The defeated Bridges Flat ward candidate, Mr Hunter seconded the vote of thanks, and congratulated Cr Hookings on his success. He said he knew he was up against a tough proposition, as Cr Hookings had been on the council for so long. He was also pleased to see the interest takon in the election. This would give councillors more incentive to do their jobs. (Applause). Mr Peters said he was very pleased t Q h a v e w o n t h e central ward seat, H g h o p g d t h a t d u r i n g h i s t e r m > h e w o u l d s a t i sf y the ratepayers, adding, B u t t h a t b e h a r d a n d o n l y M a n_ drake could do that, and I am only his cousin." He said it was pleasing to see the large polling, but not enough ratepayers had voted. Everyone in the district should record a vote. At the end of his term, he hoped ssomeone o m e o n e Wwould 0 U 1 Q Bcontest U I l i e s i lthe l l c seat a g aj n s t h i m a s competition was the only thing — to bring — satisfaction — * < • /to» 4 t h g r a t e p a y e rs. (Hear, Hears.) The n e w c o u n c iH o r then thanked the ret u r n i n g o f f i c e r i those who had voted j f m. h i m a u d t h o g e w h o had voted a g a i n s t h i m. (Applause), Ex-Councillor Randall also thanked l h o g e w h o l i a d v o t e d f o r him and t h o s e w h o n ot. He was pleased t o s e e t h a t the ratepayers had put the roads and cleaner drains. This busi-| ness of putting ratepayers' money on the roads year after year and seeing ' no benefit for more than a few months means that the sooner the council goes in for bitumenising, even if it means borrowing money, the sooner will council come out on top. (Hear, Hears.) The returning officer then acknowledged the vote of thanks and complimented the candidates on the fair way they had fought the election. He expressed his thanks for their cooperation towards him and thanks to the scrutineers, who had helped in the counting. The scrutineers were Messrs P. G. Corcoran, A. Reddy, R. Lane and L. G. Wright. r i g h t m a n i n t h e r i g h t pi a c e. He j h o p e d t o s e e him carry out his duties flnd t r y t o s a ti sf y everyone, whion himself h ad apparently been un-a b l e t Q d o Although defeated, he j 1 ) a d a ] w a y s W Orked for the interests o f t l l e p e o p l e t 0 the best of . hfs a b ijj ty. Concluding. Mr Randall g a i d > "..j w a u t t 0 impress on the counc i l t h e n e e d f o r t r y i n g f o r bitumen"}
{"id":200473300,"text":"09 Oct 2000 - Ellis Chaser (Glebe, NSW : 1999 - 2005), Monday 9 October 2000, page 15 Ellis Curious about the seemingly random fluctuations of the polls? lob Ellis explains why Newspoll Is Inaccurate more than 50% of the time. Five hundred thousand people, it seems, who are voting for Beailey this month were voting for Howard last month and for Beailey the month before. Sometimes, according to Newspoll, they change their Yote every fortnight. Things are just that volatile. Do you know any of these people? Statistically speaking you should. If you have twenty adult friends then one of them, statistically, will be acting in this way. Howard, Beazley, Howard, Beailey, can't make up Ms mind. You know the one. Of course you do. You don't? It was this that made me suspect mat some of the polls -Newspoll, for instance - were badly wrong. Because if they were right, and if, as they said, sixty percent of Australians on average were favouring Labor in the states and only fifty-two percent federally, then seven hundred thousand people are currently voting for both Howard and Cirr, or both Howard and Bracks, or both Howard and Beattie, or 'both Howard and Bacon, or both Howard and Rann, or both Howard and Gallop. Do you know any of these people? People who voted, say, against Kennett but really like Howard? Really? Newspoll gets it right on election day, we all know that* but before election day, and before election week, it gives a lot of comfort to Howard's view that 'the polls bounce up and down' and he can therefore do what he likes. It even showed his vote going up in the week when he and Herron said there was no generation of Stolen Children i and then, a fortnight later, oh yes, coming down again. Going up. 1 kid you not. Newspoll gets it right on election day, of course, by hiring more 'people to do the interviews and ringing up round the clock, including week days. Since its usual method - dialing any number in Australia at random - is a good one it gets the numbers right on election day, which is once every three years. But not, I think, between. Because between elections they do it differently. Less pollsters are on the job for one thing, some of them parttime students in a hurry because they get paid per successful phone call. And they're instructed (or so I was told by one of them) that if. a foreign voice answers hang up. This brings down the Labor vote a little, since migrants vote Labor more, as a rule. 'They also ring up, amazingly, on Saturday nights, when Labor voters as a rule are out and the only person home is a septuagenarian female with a picture of Robert Menzies on the wall and a persecuted cat. This brings down the Labor vote a little more. So does ringing up on Saturday afternoons, and Sunday afternoons, when prosperous young families - the ones that more often vote Labor -are out at Australia's Wonderland or Darling Harbour or a movie matinee or on a 'boat or a beach. This is true too at Christmas, when the Labor vote in most ?polls always plummets. At Christmas most Labor voters .are away, in holiday motels or caravans or on the beach or overseas, and their home phones ring unanswered. And, amazingly, the Labor vote always goes down at Christmas, and in school holidays, and holiday weekends. Newspoll also prints only the first party preferred vote, and not the two-party preferred vote, which predicts the election result. And it prints above it headlines that are wrong, or often wrong. A 44-44 vote is 'PARTIES NECK AND NECK™, although the 3 percent Green vote, added to Labor in preferences, plus 60 percent of the five percent that vote Democrat, also added to Labor, and the 50 percent of the Independents added to Labor, gives Labor a landslide victory and a majority of 20 to 30 seats. I rang Newspoll 's head Sol Lebovic and asked him why he printed headlines that were wrong. He said they weren't his headlines and he had no control over how the newspaper chose to interpret his figures. I asked if he ever protested. He implied that he didn't. I asked Mm why he printed only first party preferred. He said, 'We find there's no point calculating preferences this far out from an election.' After a pause I said, 'Why then print anything at all?' He said, 'People need to know how things are going.' 'Why, then,' I said, 'not tell them?' He had no answer for this and pretty soon I hung up on him. (He also didn't say how it was he knew when an election would be held. As I understand it, it could be anytime.) I find this all pretty worrying. If true - and all I've said is no more than a reasonable guess - then the actual vote between elections doesn't move too much, and it certainly doesn't bounce up and down, and the late surge to Labor that apparently always happens in the last week means only that pollsters are ringing up on Wednesday and Thursday nights when the voters are home - though they're not ringing up caravan dwellers, who may be decisive next time, because caravan dwellers don't have phones. It means, must mean, if my guess is true, that polling between elections, or some polling between elections, is incompetent - or worse - and the published results (CHRISTMAS SURGE TO COALITION, LABOR ON THE ROPES) plain wrong. And makes Newspoll's refusal to print the two-party preferred very suspicious indeed."}
{"id":201016854,"text":"01 Mar 1949 - TEA STATISTICS South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 - 1954), Tuesday 1 March 1949, page 3 TEA STATISTICS Surprising as it may seem, the average Australian man drinks just as much tea as .the average Australian woman. A Gallup Poll just completed by the Australian tea bureau bears this out. The poll also revealed that 12 per cent, of the Australian population drinks black tea without any additions, 30 per cent, add milk only, and the remaining 58 per cent, add milk and sugar. Four p.c. of the population drinks 12 cups cr more a day, 10 per cent, drink as much as ten cups, 69 per cent, drink between 3 and 9 cups daily, and 17 per cent: drink less than 3 cups daily. Ou a nation wide basis the average Australian drinks 3.8 cups a day or, 1,400 cups a year. Some tea drinkers, particularly miners working on the low levels at great temperatures, regularly "consume as much as 40 cups a day. It" is estimated that in a lifetime the average Australian consumes --3,1)00 gallons of hot tea, or .250 times his or her own weight. Recognised as the cheapest and most ~ popular beverage in the world, tea is consumed to the extent of 300,000,000,000 cups eae year."}
{"id":201364275,"text":"02 May 1899 - HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAGE POLL. Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 - 1917), Tuesday 2 May 1899, page 3 HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAGE POLL. The latest figures of the referendum taken in connection with the genoral elootions on the subject of Household Suffrage are as follow : — For ... -12,300. Against ... 6,440 Majority in favour ... ... - .5,860'"}
{"id":201492881,"text":"18 Mar 1938 - Elanage Polls Up Lame After Fast Thick Gallop. Evening News (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1922; 1924 - 1941), Friday 18 March 1938, page 11 Elanage Polls Up Lame . . After Fat Thick GaDop. MELBOURNE, Friday. Elanage, . in - company with Le Grand, ran six' furlongs In x.x8) at Caulfield7 ytatefday, but during the . eallou ! he strained hie near front .' tendon and pulled up lame. At the moment it ia '' impossible to say whether he.will be able to continue Ma.. preparation. Jor ..the Sydney . crip. ;; . > " " Elanage ; has been coupled , with Evening Mist for the Doncaster Handicap for large amounts. iiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiutHiiitiiiiitiitfitifiitiiitiiiiiititimiiitiiiitniiir-"}
{"id":201516439,"text":"10 Jun 1951 - BAY BOYS KEPT VALLEY AT BAY WITH SMASHING RUGBY LEAGUE DISPLAY Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sunday 10 June 1951, page 16 BAY BOYS KEPT VALLEY AT BAY WITH SMASHING RUGBY LEAGUE ISSPLAY If a Gallup poll had been taken among the scattered hoi polloi at the 'Gabba yester day it's pounds to a pinch of salt a majority would have plumped for Wynnum-Manly's 31-19 defeat of Valley as the Rugby League match of the day over the featured fixture which Wests won 16-11 from Easts. The Seasiders and the Diehards scored five tries apiece, but it was full back Townsend's eight goals from 11 shots that ?weighed down the win ning- scales. Yet the 12 point margin wasn't a bit flattering:. Townsend suffered three broken ribs. ? » ? liLtl Bay boys had the J- Blues at bay for three quarters of the game. In handling and running at tack they were vastly superior, and even their pigs, with Blaekford, Long, Robinson and/ Lauchlan starring, gave Anderson 'and Co. the Rugby run around. Blackford was a broth of a bhoy, bobbing up at all times for the crashand smnsh stuff, and he got three tries to prove that the blues didn't stop Black ford when he got near the ^coveted Jine. . ? Via -Wynnum, a new Rugby' Richmond enters the League lists. He's a centre,- too, and, centres in ; Queensland are scar cer'n spuds and eggs. ? ?'. Spotlight for Henry Sea ton. About 22 and over 13 stone, he's strong, runs . -straight, hits the gaps like '. a good 'un and hits 'em like a Rule or- : Reardon, head and chest up. ; Valley- had one pumle patch,, scoring 13 points within three minutes mid way of the second half, to lift 'em from 28-3 to 26-16. They didn't last, Wyn-: num did, and that- was ? that. . Nice work Wyn ?i num. ? '-.-', : '?;. _? '?;-', Only four players on the Valley side worth special mention. In order of merit, Anderson, Paulsen, Dowling, Pope. As in the first game, tries scored did not illustrate result or merits in the Easts v. Wests clash. Easts scored three tries to two, but Wests, thanks to tneir superior tackling and Mohr's five goals, won deservedly. There was more method in Wests' defence than Easts' attack. That sums it up. Further, when Wests looked to be wilting ten minutes from time, they scored' the most inspired try of the day with Sims, Long, McAllister, Kissick. CBrlen in it for O'Brien to touch down. That try clinched the issue. Wests had the best for ward and the best back on this paddock— Bill Sims, in a comeback, played a mighty victory role. At fly-half, Merv Long was the key man a five eighth should be, turning the lock with grand de fence on countless Tiger thrusts, and opening the door to opportunity for team-mates with swift, heady attacks. One of Queensland's best off halves this fellow. Bishop, Parry, Flynn next to Sims in Wests' pack, with Kissick and Mohr star backs. . Baker, Godwin, Easts' pig pick, Stanton, Brown, Munro, top Tigers in the backs. } ? At Nundah. Brothers flattered first half, only to receive, a belting in the second. Led 11-5 at ' the spell bell, half Bobby Bax scoring' all their points with a try and four goals. Up-and-coming ?Norths had Brothers outandgo ing second half and rattled up 3 tries, 3 goals without reply. For Norths, Atherden, Nash, Champion were champion backs, with Rolls. McGrath best 'of the pigs. But the outstanding pig was Brothers' second rower, Proberts. Brosnan, Roseneder best of the rest, and Bax only back worthy of acclaim. PRST scorers in the main Rugby League match at the 'Gabba yes terday were, Mohr (Wests) ' Baker (Easts)."}
{"id":201649191,"text":"03 Jun 1904 - THE THREE PARTIES. Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Friday 3 June 1904, page 5 the three parties., THEIR. RELATIVE -VOTING STRENGTH. In the 53 constituencies in which there were contests, the total number of votes polled was, approximately, 138,350. The average poll in the contested electorates, therefore, was 2010. . If we apply this aver- age to the twelve constituencies in Which there were no contests, it will be found that had there been elections in every constituency the total number of votes' recorded would have been 169,070. These figures, of course, are more or less approximate, because at the time . of writing the full returns had not come to hand, but the actual figures would not have, made very much difference in the result. Taking this aggregate of votes and dividing it amongst the various gropns of constituencies returning respectively Ministerial, Labor andi -Opposition candidates; . it . .will he . seen' that the voting strength of the- various -parties, as disclosed in the election, vv'aS as follows: — Ministerial 93,794 Labor 42.518. Opposition 33,330"}
{"id":201781003,"text":"28 Sep 1972 - People aware of danger of smoking Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 28 September 1972, page 6 People aware of danger of smoking Eight out of ten people interviewed in a Gallup Poll before the opening of the Commonwealth Government's anti-smoking campaign this month, said that they already knew that smoking was a health hazard according to a release this week by the Health Education Council of Western Australia. The results of the Poll were released in a report to the Advisory Committee for Smoking Education on August 28, three weeks before the launching of the campaign. Booklets, posters and television advertisments have been given to the States by the Commonwealth, to warn people about the dangers of cigarette smoking. "If the results of the Gallup Poll are to be believed, most people are already aware of these dangers," said an executive officer of the Health Education Council of W.A., Mr J. T. Carr. "However, our Council is act ing as agent for the Commonwealth. We have been supplied with 80,000 booklets and these are being distributed to individuals as well as to schools and community organisations" Mr Carr said that there are two booklets available — it worth the risk f\\ for ,a/ulks 1 // ' fj and "Why don't/ye 1 e ttm a /its smoke?" for scoool /onildfen . , j They provided factual information about the dangers of smoking and the advantages of stopping smoking. They were not aimed at the person who was already aware of these dangers and who wanted advice about ways that might help him stop smoking. The booklet "Is it worth the risk?" emphasises the follow -ing points — *Death rates from heart attack range from two to three times higher among smokers than non-smokers. However, among people who give up smoking the heart attack rate declines £§pidly, until after a few years it is nearly the same as that of people who have never smok ed. * The non-smoker is awst unlikely to develop-cancer of the lungs. Thr smoker who ff gives up Jfee habit improves ' his ongp^es/^f avoiding lung icer."}
{"id":201783230,"text":"18 Oct 1973 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 18 October 1973, page 2 BEVERLEY ART & CRAFTS GROUP | Free PDNR film evening ™ ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19th, 1973 IN BEVERLEY LESSER HALL AT 8.00p.m. Mr FRANK NORTON. Director Perth Art Gallery, will give a lecture entitled "Art around the world"'. ••••iiiHiiiiiaiiiiBBBNuiiiniHimanii COMING TO THE BEVERLEY TOWN ON SATURDAY. OCTOBER 27th, AT 8.00 p.m. . . . "THE MIKADO" by GILBERT and SULLIVAN HALL BROOKTON CHORAL presented & ORCHESTRAL by SOCIETY SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Swimming pool It is hereby notified that the Beverley swimming pooi will open for the 1973/74 season on Saturday, October 20th. The hours on which the pool will be open will be the same as for last season, and season and monthly tickets will be available from the Swimming Pool manager. Admission charges will be as follows — EACH SESSION: Adults (15yrs and over) ,30c Adults (onlookers caring for children) 20c Children (under 15vrs.) ,10c MONTHLY TICKETS. Adults (15yrs/over) . . $3.50 Children (under 15yrs) $2.00 SEASON TICKETS: Adults (15yr/over) . .$ 8.00 Children (under 15) 4.00 Family $21.00 jRamsatr P. J. Bennett, SHIRE CLERK. 15/10/1973. BEVERLEY BRANCH RSL Alteration of meeting date The next meeting of the Beverley branch of R.S.L. has been altered to Friday, 26th October, 1973. Please note the alteration. A good attendance is requested. D. J. Mcintosh, Hon. secretary. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS TENDERS Tenders are invited for the purchase and removal of the Cart Weighbridge located in. Pingelly Station yard. Specifications are available from the District engineer, W.A.G.R.. Federal Street, Narrogin, with whom tenders close at 5.00 p.m. on Friday, 2nd November, 1973 No tender necessarily accep ted. R. Paddon. District Engineer. Springdell Wednesday, 24th October commencing at 1.30 p.m. „ * TO BE HELD ON THE PROPERTY 12 MILES WEST OF BEVERLEY WATCH FOR SIGNS SITUATED 3160 SHEEP 3160 Westralian Farmers Co-operaiive Limited have been instructed by the following vendors to offer by public auction as follows — A/c S. L. THOMAS & SON 450 ewes 4{/5i year old. September shorn 300 ewes H year old. July shorn 350 wethers Is year old, July shorn 700 wethers 4i/5i year old. September shorn. A/c CHOSEN PASTORAL Co. 234 mixed sex 15 months old, June shorn (to be drafted). A/c KIEARA PASTORAL Co. 200 ewes li year old, August shorn. 200 ewes sound mouth, August shorn 130 wethers H 5 f ear old, August shorn. 300 welher lambs. June 1973 drop. Sept. shorn A/c I. H. & .1. F. BUTCHER & SONS 150 ewes H year old, bare shorn. 150 wethers H year old. bare shorn. ALL ABOVE SHEEP ARE COLL1NSVILLE BLOOD, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND INSPECTION CAN BE THOROUGHLY RECOMMENDED. Light refreshments will be served LAND & RURAL PROPERTY tor trimiiir, InOMOmlta-iht-tpoittnrict. LOCATION — 37 FORREST ST., BEVERLEY DETAILS — Asbestos and wood with tiled roof; two bedrooms: lounge; bathroom; kitchen; with house toilet. Hot water system, but not connected to sink. All enquiries to ELDERS -G.M.. BEVERLEY. INBOARD FIBREGLASS SKIBOATS now have (heir own sales and service branch in Perth A range of quality craft is available for immediate delivery, together with marine conversion parts and completed motors. Ring Don Peterkin lor additional information at any time. it Trade-ins accepted. it Finance and insurance arranged it Reliable after sales service provided •^r Demonstrations given in your area by arrangement, RAMSAY MARINE (Sales & Service) Pty. Ltd. Perth - phone 76 6424 200 second-hand super bags Please 'phone Beverley 87. BEVERLEY RED CROSS NOTICE Red Cross members are reminded that there will be a rally at York on October 22 commencing at 10.30a.m. Branch secretary, Mrs L. Wansbrough. has Christmas cards, tea towels and spoons for sale if members require any for Christmas presents. The next meeting of the Beverley Branch will be at 3.00p.m. on November 23rd THE DALE RIVER TENNIS CLUB Opening of season The official opening of the Dale River Tennis Club will be held on Sunday, October 28th, commencing at 1p.m. Play will be followed by a cold tea. All members and friends are welcome. £ The Beverley Compulsory Fruit Fly Bailing Scheme re quires services of a PART-TIME BAITER for the 1973/74 season. Duties to commence on or about 5th November 1973 Wages, payable fortnightly $60. plus a car allowance of SI8. Further details can be obtained by contacting The secretary, G. N. EVANS. Shire Office. Beveiiev. 6304. Puhlic opinion :.nd market research. Men and women needed as spare - time interviewers about twice a month in week-ends or early evenings. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll. Box 2282U. Melbourne. 3001. (Iburcb IRotices ANGLICAN 21st October. St Luke's Tide St. Mary's Beverley: 7.30 & 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion; St. John's, Dale: 11.00 a.m. Holy communion. St Mark's Brookton 7.30p.m. Ev/song. (Luke the Physician - prayers for medicine and healing and for Cancer Foundation) Thursday 25tli 9a.m. Beverley Holy communion. Henry Tassell. METHODIST Sunday, October 21st: 11.00 a.m. service with the Alder syde group. Basket lunch. HAY CONDITIONING WANTED LATEST NEW HOLLAND HAYBINE SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED BALING ALSO IF REQUIRED Contact G. MORRISON, phone Beverley 102 Si"}
{"id":201783340,"text":"08 Nov 1973 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 8 November 1973, page 2 PUBLIC NOTICE All children interested in taking part in a Nippers' "basketball competition during the coming summer are asked to be at the Basketball courts on FRIDAY 9th NOVEMBER, 1973, at 7.00p.m. sharp. Matches will be played between 7p.m. and 9p.m. each Friday. SHIRE OF BEVERLEY CARETAKER - CLEANER Applications are invited by the Council for the position of CARETAKER / CLEANER for Beverley Town Hall and the Aeronautical Museum. Salary will be negotiated and information in respect to the position may be obtained from the office of the Council. 1, Applications must be in writing and lfrill close with the undersigned at 12 noon on Wednesday, November 21 P. J. Bennett, SHIRE CLERK. 6/11/1973. SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Impounded The following dog is impounded at the Council depot, Beverley - and if not claimed by 12 noon, Friday (9th November), will be disposed of — One Brown Male pup (not registered) P. J. Bennett, SHIRE CLERK. for sale Reliable farm ute. EK Hoiden, 32000 miles, unlicensed $150. Apply to G. Barrett-Lennard. Telephone 108. Attention Rifle Club members A special meeting will be held at Freemason's Hotel to-morrow night (FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 9th) at 8.00 p.m. to discuss the rebuilding of target facilities. Jim Saviile, FOR SALE Red laminex / chrome kitchen suite with 6 chairs (upholstered, piped with lemon) In perfect condition. Also Charles Hope kero refridgerator - in good order' . . . Telephone Beverley 186 LIVESTOCK (or trie ndly, individual on-tfiwpo! Mivic«. SHEEP SAl QUAIRADING - BEVERLEY - BROOKTON 8000 SHEEP 8000 Friday, November 23rd QUAIRADING — at 11.00a.m. 2000 SHEEP 2000 comprising — Wethers: 450 H -2J year old; 1100 lambs; 500 to be drafted BEVERLEY immediately following Beverley 3000 SHEEP 3000 comprising - Wethers: 550 1* yr. old; 250 2i yr. old 1100 lambs (500 to be drafted). EWES: 400 H yr. old; 150 2i yr. old; 100 1+ yr. old B/L cross. BROOKTON immediately following Beverley 2800 SHEEP 2800 comprising - Wethers: 750 1 - U yr. old; 400 2i g yr. old; and 400 to be drafted; EWES: 550 1 - H 12 yr. old: ISO 21 vr. old May shorn: 500 s.m. I £ ALL SHEEP SHORN UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED V BROWNING AUTOMATIC SHOTGUNS We have one only left from early purchase at $286 Two only just arrived from recent shipment at $335 AVON TRADING Co., BEVERLEY DONT YOU BELIEVE IT, I'M NOT SELLING OUT FOR A FEW YEARS YET 1 HOPE TO BE ABOUT; THE BIG THING IS WHAT WOULD I DO? IT WOULD BREAK MY HEART, NOT SEEING YOU THAT'S ME, STEVE E, IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT If you're thinking of two wheels, think SUZUKI, the ideal farm, road or fun bike SEE THE RUJ25 WITH THE FAT TYRES THAT WILL TAKE YOU ANYWHERE IN MUD. SAND - OR GENERAL ROAD USE SUZUKI BUILT TO TAKE ON THE COUNTRY FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT: Davis Motors & Co. BEVERLEY BALLET SCHOOL ll!iiiJllllilll!ll!l TOWN XMAS TREE The Beverley Ballet school will conduct a Town Christmas tree on Friday 21st December, 1973. commencing at 7.30p.m. THE BEVERLEY DRIVE-IN SATURDAY, 10th NOVEMBER ONLY . . . THE MH1YIMB with Sean Connery, Richard Harris and Samantha Egar (N.S.C.) supported by THEY (AMITOROB lit!VEGAS SATURDAY, I7tli NOVEMBER ONLY WliTHGHEIGHT! supported by N. B. ROBINSON & RUSSELL WILLIAMS Mr Peter Marks visits Beverley every second Friday at the Hotel Beverley HIS NEXT VISIT IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 SITUATION VACAHI MAN or WOMAN, full or part-time work. Fine opportunity to sell large range of Rawleigh's hous ehold products in Quairading Shire and adjoining areas. Reputable Company now celebrating 84 years in business pro vides every help and assisttance. Good profit margin; no outlay required for produels. Wriie for details to -The W T Rawleigh Co. Ltd 60 Dawson St.. Brunswick, Victoria. 3056. Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare - time interviewers, about twice a month in week-ends or early evenings, needed urgently in Bev erley. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to - Morgan Gallup Poll. Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. COOL HAND LUKE * with Paul Newman 3 • • IW McEvoy & Tyier I top quality 1 & butchers I at realistic prices ^ EVERY ATTENTION GIVEN TO g % MAIL AND BUS ORDERS g r 8 | il g I a i | This week's specials | § PRIME PORK STEAKS for ONLY 69c lb. jv § BAR-B-CUE CHOPS at 49c lb. 0 | 105 VINCENT ST., BEVERLEY, 'phone 101 R | 1 LENNARD ST., BROOKTON, 'phone 43 | G, M. Gillespie's Self Service Specials Kimona or Amgoorie Tea \\ fb 29c M. & W. Coffee, Nice Biscuits 21c Berri Lemon, Orange Cordial 29c IXL Two Fruits, Pears 37c Nestle Sunshine Milk 31b $1.50 Sorbent Toilet Rolls two for 39c Diamond Peas 16oz 31c Tom Piper Gamp Pie l2oz 33c Samboy Chips large 19c Heinz Tomato Sauce 300mi. 25c Master Foods Chic. & Veal Spead 20c Brylcreem 58c Johnsons Baby Powder 375gm 49c Palmolive Soap Green 4!c New Fab 750gm 68c Fabuion Pressure Pak I3ez 5Sc *The Beverley Times" Thursday. November 8, '73. Page 2"}
{"id":201783377,"text":"15 Nov 1973 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 15 November 1973, page 2 - BEVERLEY BRANCH R.S.L. | social evening I a 1 ON FRIDAY, 23rd NOVEMBER, 1973 « £ The Beverley Branch of R.S.L. will hold a social evening 7J g at the R.S.L. Rooms on Friday, 23rd November at 8p.m. £ S to which all R.S.L. members and ex - Serviceman are & jJ most welcome. p Beverley Gymkhana Wind-up ON SATURDAY, 24tb NOVEMBER s # , COMMENCING AT 10.00a.m. SHARP * RING EVENTS - NOVELTIES - JUMPING ( ALL WELCOME ) g LIVESTOCK 1or friendly, indMiual on-ifiK/wt Mrv/c*. BEVERtEY-BROOKTOH SHEEP SAIE j 4900 SHEEP 4900 I Friday, November 23rd jj BEVERLEY — at 1.00 p.m. | 2500 SHEEP 2500 § Wethers - 360 H year old; 1300 lambs B Ewes - 400 H yr. old; 150 2i yr. old (March shn); 300 s.m.; and 100 H yr. old B/Leicesler X B BROOKTON immediately following Beverley g 2400 SHEEP 2400 Wethers - 750 1 - H yr. old; 400 to be drafted Ewes - 550 1 - H yr. old; 180 21 yr. old (May || shorn): and 500 s.m. g ALL SHEEP SHORN UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ^ B PLEASE NOTE: QUAIRAD1NG SALE HAS § i> BEEN CANCELLED R 5 ^ HOUSE AUCTOH B BEVKUYI few,NOVEMBER 30,19B AT 3.00 p.m. AT ELDERS-G.M. OFFICE ELDERS-G.M. have received instructions from Messrs Dwyer Durack & Dumphv to offer by auction as above comprising — Dwelling - Brick with iron roof 50 years old. Three bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, bathroom, septic, chip healer, detached wash-house, a small tool shed. The contents are being offered with the house. Area - Approximately I acre. Situation - 129 Forrest Street, Beverley. Possession - December 28th, 1973. Inspection - by appointment with our Beverley office. Terms - 10% on fall of the hammer, and balance on possession. Further details' from the Auctioneers ELDERS-GM, PERTH, BEVERLEY or BRANCHES RED CROSS SOCIETY BEVERLEY BRANCH Quarterly meeting The next quarterly meeting of the Beverley Branch of -Red Cross will be held on Friday, NOVEMBER 23 at the C.W.A. Room at 3.00pm 20cent nappy drive (for New Guinea) or any spare nappies, will be appreciated. A good attendance is requested Mrs. L. Wansbrough Hon. secretary. P. & C. meeting Parents are asked to attend the P. & C. meeting next MONDAY NIGHT, Novem ber 19th, to vote on the pro posed construction of tennis courts at the school. AETNA LIFE OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND LIMITED after one month intends to issue a special Policy in lieu of Policy No. 670073/W on the life of Rodney Wyborn MONGER declared to have been lost in transit. for sale FOR SALE - one only Jetstream low level bin, 120 -bag capacity. Price and particulars from M A Ferguson & Co., 'phone Jelkobine 555 SITUATION! VACANT] BEVERLEY HOSPITAL REQUIRES A PART-TIME CLEANER 2 DAYS PER WEEK Salary at Hospital Award rales Applicants are asked to contact Matron Ashton personally during the after noons. J. C. HAYS, Secretary. A BETTER WAY. Pleasant outdoor Work, security, in your own business as sole selling agent for established Rawleigh Products in Quairading Shire and a d j o ining areas. Longest established re tailing Company of its kind in Australia, 45 years friend ly service. Sales at record levels. Personal finance not required for stocks, no sales or business experience neces sary. Full Company support assured. Better profit margin ensures more favourable return on sales. Sell part-time if you prefer, to gain experience, but ample district is available for full time opera tion. There is no obligation in asking for details. Write now to — The W. T. Rawleigh Co Ltd. 60 Dawson Street, Brunswick. Victoria. 3056 Appreciation St. Marys Anglican Ladies Guild wish to say "thank you" to all who gave donations or helped to make the recent flower show a success The 'Hamper winner was: V. Szczecinski; Raffle 1st prize (dinner set) Mrs Savage; 2nd prize (a set of glasses): Mrs Mitchelmore. Appreciation The Brookton Tennis Club wish to sinceerly thank all past members of the jelkobine and Mt Kokeby Tennis Clubs for their donations. Fish supplies ll!lllll!l!l!ll'i!!l Mr M J Breman advises he will be visiting Beverley each month with supplies of fresh fish and prawns, which can be supplied from his refrigerated trailer on the corner of Vincent St. and Hunt Rd. His next visit will be 22nd and 23rd November. Quality and price will be right. Cfjurcl) notices? ANGLICAN 18th November. 22nd Sunday after Trinity. St Mary's Beverley: 7.30am Holy com munion; 9a.m. Holy baptism and Holy communion. St. John's, Dale: 11.0a.m. Holy Communion: St Mark's -7.30am Evensong. Thursday 22nd November: 9a.m. Beverley Holy communion. Henry Tassell. METHODIST Sunday 18tb: No service at Beverley — Circuit harvest thanksgiving to be held, at V. Butcher's, Dale, at 3p.m. Basket tea to follow. N. B. ROBINSON & RUSSELL WILLIAMS SOLICITOR Mr Peter Marks visits Beverley every second Friday at the Hotel Beverley HIS NEXT VISIT IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Cleaning of Septic tanks in Beverley and surrounding areas. The latest type pump mounted on motorised unit, allowing prompt service at reasonable rates — ROBERT COPPING 'phone Brookton 131 * * * * SUPPORT THOSE WHO ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSPAPER # * LAMB & RURAL PROPERTY far/r/eno.y, ina. idLU on-,7i»-i«.w al.-vic*. BROWNING AUTOMATIC SHOTGUNS We have one only left from early purchase at $286 Two only just arrived from recent shipment at $335 AVON TRADING Co.. BEVERLEY "The Beverley Times" Thursday, November 15, '73. Page 2 Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare - lime interviewers, about twice a month in week-ends or early evenings, needed urgently in Bev erlcy. Meeting people is interesting and weil paid. Car and phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to - Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. THE BEVERLEY DRIVE - IN • ——-—- a • SATURDAY, 17th NOVEMBER ONLY • Wuthering | heights I WITH UP-TO-DATE SUPPORT BBUIBflBflBflBBBEBBBBBBflBBBBBBBBBBBSSBBBfiBBSSS"}
{"id":201783562,"text":"13 Dec 1973 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 13 December 1973, page 2 BROOKTON FOOTBALL CLUB'S New Year's eve Cabaret IN THE BROOKTON MEMORIAL HALL from 9.00p.m. to 3.00a.m. with a Perth band Beer will be on sale, but bring your own glasses Basket supper — Bookings at J. Matthews & Co. Mr. Coiui Carr advises that his entire business will be closed from 20th December to 8th January, 1974. THE BEVERLEY DRIVE - IN SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15th, ONLY . . . CUNT EASTWOOD M l t l i a i E I T ARTHUR ("STUMPY") WHITTINGTON wishes to advise that he has joined the staff of the GENERAL AGENCY Co., at 211 Albany Highway, Victoria Park ]f interested in selling, or buying, houses etc,, don't hesitate to contact him on 615211 or A/hours 372101. When next in the city a cordial welcome is extended to old friends and new to drop into our office and have a chat about Real Estate. The drive-in kiosk offers an extensive menu for your enjoyment WEDNESDAY'S 7.00p.m. - 9.30p.m. FRIDAY'S 5.30p.m. - Midnight SATURDAY'S . . . . . . . 5.30p.m. - Midnight SUNDAY'S 5.30p.m. - 9.30p.m. THE PREMISES AND SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CARD EVENINGS, AND CHILDREN'S PARTIES, ETC. I 4 SALE 8 M e n d e r s International A81 14 ft comb 45-bushel box and auger, in sound condition International AS1 J8 ft. comb, cross auger with jet stream. Trailer bin and unloader auger. All in good order Massey 508 header, 12 ft. comb fitted with cross auger; new drum; fittings for attach, trailer bin Sunshine 506 10 ft. header - fitted with cross auger and trailer bin attachments. A very sound machine 2 Horward Bags'haw 168 headers. 14 ft. comb 45-bag box, auger (one suitable parts); the two T r a c t o r s . . Massey 175 multi-power 3pt. 3 8.4 x 30 rear tyres; new 7.50 A good unit $S50 $850 $350 $180 $650 linkage. New k 16 front tyre $2650 Chamberlain S/70, Gason cab dual 13.50 x 32 W/A tyres. Last model before S/90. A very good unit $3000 International A.W. 7D cab; hydraulics; power steering: Enterprise cab; 18.4 x 30 tyres $750 International A 554; power steering; hydraulics 18.4 x 30 tyres $1050 V e h i c l e s . . Dodge V8 1962 771 truck; 16x8 pressed steel tray; 900 x 20 ] 2-ply tyres. In good condition and appearance $1750 Ford V8 1952 truck fitted with steel tip drop sides, body hoist. Ideal for bulk unit $750 Available very shortly — a 1962 F 600 truck Valiant VF ute - fitted with bi-tone canopy, radial tyres. Used as city passenger vehicle only — has new conditon and appearance $1550 USED 32-VOLT APPLIANCES AVAILABLE 1 Hoover Vacuum cleaner; 1 two-brush polisher Two inverters; and one Mixmaster B P. MOPPETT ft SONS INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER DEALERS CHRYSLER & VALIANT DEALERS NAREMBEEN — phone 274; A/hours 283 o « •The Beverly Times"" Thursday December 13, 1973. Page 2 Appreciation I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK MY MANY KIND FRIENDS FOR THEIR THOUGHT FULLNESS AND ASSISTANCE TO MY FAMILY WHILST I WAS IN HOSPITAL. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CARDS LETTERS, AND MESSAGES OF GOOD CHEER. THEY WERE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. JOHN MILLER. ••UBBnBBHaBHanHHHBBHBBBHBHBBaaHBMH SITUATION BEVERLEY VACANT HOSPITAL Orderly - Gardener APPLICATIONS are called for the above position. Salary at Award rates, plus penalties for week-end work. Application to include age, previous experience (if any), and testimonials, and to be addressed to the Secretary. BEVERLEY BRANCH RSL Meeting The final meeting of the Bev erley Branch of R.S.L. for 1973 will be held to-morrow night (Friday. 14th December) in the R.S.L. Rooms commencing at 8.00p.m. A good attendance is requested D. Mcintosh, Hon. secretary. SITUATION VACANT PUBLIC opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare - time interviewers. About twice each month — in week-ends or early evenings. Needed urgently in Beverley. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and 'phone needed Training provided. For further information, write to: Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Meibourne. 3001. Cljurrf) noticed ANGLICAN 16th December. 3rd Sunday in Advent. St. Mary's: 7.30 and 9a.m. Holy communion; St John's, Dale: 11am Holy communion: St. Marks: 7.30 pjn. Carol service with Nativity scenes. Thursday 20th: 9a.m. Beverley Holy commu nion; Friday 21st: 7.30a.m. Holy communion (anniversary of Rector's ordination). METHODIST Sunday, 16th December: 11 a.m. Service - with J. Dunn N. B. ROBINSON & RUSSELL WILLIAMS SOLICITOR Mr Peter Marks visits Beverley every second Friday at the Hotel Beverley HIS NEXT VISIT IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 J.C. HAYS, Secretary. Wittl) B o t k t IBI ENGLISH - To Helen and John at Narrogin on 5th December - a son Michael James. ...an invitation to terror... wO-Slftfimg JESSiCA WALTER • DONNA MILLS JOHN LARCH • SCREENPLAY BY JO HEIMS AND DEAN RIESNER STORY BY JO HEIMS • DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD PRODUCED EY ROBERT 0ALEY A JENNINGS LANG PRESENTATION • A MALPAS0 COMPANY PRODUCTION I® For Mature Audiences TECHNICOLOR* Distributed by Tty Cinema International Corporation A Universal Picture 1KB supported by "THE GREAT NORTH MINESOTA RAID" C, M, Gillespie's Self Service Specials Heinz Baby Foods 8oz two for 33c M. & W. Christmas Cake 2 8b $1.25 Velvet Liquid 44c New Omo 750gm. 66c Handy Andy Pink or white 51c Amgoorie, Robur Tea \\ lb 29c Luvil Concentrated Soaker 35c New Vim 550 gm. 40a M. & W. Plum Pudding 16oz 49c Big Sister Sliced Mushrooms 24c Lion Pastry Mix 15c Edgell Asparagus Spears 62c Kellogg's Corn Flakes 45c M. & W. Assorted Cream Biscuits 26c Tandaco Seasoned Stuffing 6oz 18c Rosella Tomato Sauce 600 ml. 41c Windex Window Gleaner 36c Rexona Toilet Soap 2 for 37c Aerogard Personal Spray 6oz 95c"}
{"id":201783611,"text":"28 Dec 1973 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Friday 28 December 1973, page 2 JBROOKXON FOOTBALL CLUB'S New Year's eve Cahaiei IN THE BROOKTON MEMORIAL HALL from 9.00p.m. to 3.00a.m. with a Perth band Beer will be on sale, but bring your own glasses Basket supper — Bookings at I. Matthews & Co. wanted Qualified life saving examiner, in Beverley for vacation swimming lessons. Contact: East Beverley 39. B THE BEVERLEY DRIVE-IN SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29th ONLY GENE WILDER JACKAL8ERTS0N ^ ** ^TtBOSTRUM«ctaiiit ' Distributed Tedacobr Central by Exhibition aMfc|J 'ional Corpor3tion CUlL A inema Paramount ,nterna Picture 4 SALE Headers, International A81 14 ft comb 45-bushel box and auger, in sound condition $850 International A81 18 ft. comb, cross auger with jet stream, Trailer bin and unloader auger. All in good order $850 Massey 508 header, 12 ft. comb fitted with cross auger; new drum; fittings for attach, trailer bin $350 Sunshine 506 10 ft. header - fitted with cross auger and trailer bin attachments. A very sound machine $180 2 Horward Bags'haw 168 headers. 14ft. comb 45-bag box, auger (one suitable parts); the two $650 Tractors.« Massey 175 multi-power 3pt. linkage. New 18.4 x 30 rear tyres; new 7.50 x 16 front lyre A good unit $2650 Chamberlain S/70, Gason cab dual 13.50 x 32 W/A tyres. Last model before S/90. A very good unit $3000 International A.W. 7D cab; hydraulics; power steering; Enterprise cab; 18.4 x 30 tyres $750 International A 554; power steering; hydraulics 18.4 x 30 tyres $1050 Vehictes.. Dodge V'8 1962 771 truck; 1(6 x 8 pressed steel tray; 900 x 20 12-ply tyres. In good condition and appearance $1750 Ford V8 1952 truck filled with steel tip drop sides, body hoist. Ideal for bulk unit $750 Available very shortly — a 1962 F 600 truck ij Valiant VF ute - fitted with bi-tone canopy, 2 radial tyres. Used as city passenger vehicle only g — has new conditon and appearance $1550 g f, USED 32-VOLT APPLIANCES AVAILABLE 8 1 Hoover Vacuum cleaner; 1 two-brush polisher j? Two inverters; and one Mixmaster B P MOPPETT &SO s « g INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER DEALERS g g CHRYSLER & VALIANT DEALERS § 3 NAREMBEEN — phone 274; A/hours 283 fl 2 % 1 8 g g V STEVE E is still here to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR •The Beverley Times" Friday, December 28, 1973 Page 2 CHURCH NOTICES ANGLICAN 30th December. 1st Sunday after Christmas. St Ma y's: 7.30a.m Holy communion r -no other service. St. Mark's 9.30a.m. Holy baptisms and H/communion. New Years day 8.00a.m. Beverley Holy communion; January 2nd: 8 a.m. Brookton Holy commu nion. METHODIST Sunday 30th December 7.30 p.m. service with G. Lawn. Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare - time interviewers, about twice a month in week-ends or early evenings, needed urgently in Bev erley. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and phone needed. Training provided. For further information. write to - Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 22S2U, Melbourne. 3001. Beverley Clearing Sale ACCOUNT - C. G. McLEAN & Co., BEVERLEY WEDNESDAY, 9th JANUARY, 1974, at 2.00p.m. silualed 20 miles souih/east of Beverley — watc'h for the signs WESTRALIAN FARMERS Co-operative Limited have been instructed by Messrs C. G. McLean & Co. to offer by public auction the following — LIVESTOCK CATTLE — 2 cows running with Poll Shorthorn bull 8 cows and calves The above cattle are mainly shorthorn cross. Cows approx. third calf. Calves range from 1 month to 6 months old. SHEEP — 200 sound mouth Wethers, July shorn Bungaree blood. PIGS — Approximately 25 head to be drafted — Slips and Gilt porkers. SUNDRIES Two x 26" girls bicycles; One Turner 4-stroke lawn mower; One Force; Holden crate (suitable for HR model); Quantity sawn white gum posts, juts bags, black and poly piping; Sack truck on rubbers; 15-bag capacity pig feeder; Quantity pig troughing (steel and cement); 8" hydraulic ram and hoses; 200 gallon corrugated tank; 400 gallon corrugated tank; 160 gallon corrugated tank; Two stationary engines (spare parts); 32 volt generator; Quantity second hand steel posts; Terra PTO spray outfit with hoses and gauge; Three x 600 bushel Gilcrest silos, One Weldmesli silo (as new); plus many other sundries too numerous to mention. MACHINERY Massey 585 header (50 bushel box), 12ft. (in good order); Massey trailer bin (used as field bin with auger); Tilter bin (70bag capacity); Floveyer auger with Villiers engine (16 ft.); Grassland forage harvester; Massey 20 run combine on rubbers; Two x 14 disc Shearer ploughs; Electweld Hammermill on trailer; Horwood Bagshaw 19 tyne scarifier on rubbers; Massey mower (trailer type); Morton Baker wool press; AL harvester (used as a feed bin). PRODUCE 42 bags Dampier barley (G. & P.); 31 bags salt; as well as quantity of Cyprus and Geraldton clover FURNITURE Wooden double bed; 2 double door wardrobes: A dressing table and mirror; 4 wooden single beds; 2 kitchenettes; Bedside cupboard; 4 burner Metters gas stove (glass door); Lightburn washing machine; 6 chairs; Singer sewing machine; 240 voJt wireless; Chair, stools, traymobile, safe and numerous other items. OUTSIDE VENDORS INVITED Afternoon tea etc. provided by Beverley Tennis Club Further particulars and entries invited from" auctioneers WESFARMERS - NORTHAM & BEVERLEY Riffle Result Results of the Beverley Volunteer Fire Brigade's Christ mas stocking raffle were as follows - 1st (ticket No 114 Peter Fleay; 2nd {No. 569) Malcolm Murray; 3rd (No. 274) Laurel Robins. Six consoiati o n prizes of Charity tickets were won as follows: No. 854 Scott Paulsen; No 570 Malcolm Murray; No. 815 Carolyn Sims; No. 918 Miss Huljich; No. 936 Mick Ruck; No. 240 Shirley Cutri The Brigade expresses sin cere thanks to all supporters of this year's raffle and to those business houses of Bev erley who made donations towards the prizes. Raffle Result The Beverley Ballet Club's Christmas raffle resulted as follows — 1st prize (ticket No. 481) Mr C. Smith; 2nd {No. 823) M. F. Heal; 3rd {No. 930 (J. Draper). NOTICE Results of the Beverley Apex Club's raffle will be published in next issue. new year to all .. from.. COLIN, BRIAN, JOHN McEVOY & TYRER Dale River Transport Co. GALLUCIA BROS PERTH DEPOT Cnr. Amelia St and Wanneroo Rd., Tuart Kill. ALL CLASSES OF TRANSPORT UNDERTAKEN . . . INCLUDING LIVESTOCK Phone Nos. 46.3886: 49.1550: After houis 49.1808 Ron Ferguson (Beverley 63): Bob Ferguson (69.1327)"}
{"id":201831783,"text":"12 Sep 1941 - Gallup Polls Come to Australia Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Friday 12 September 1941, page 3 Gallup Polls Come to Australia During the week September 15/20 the interviewer appointed by Australian Public Opirion Polls for the Beverley district (Mr. A. L. Oliver) -will be sampling public opinion in the district as part ot Australia's first nation-wide sample referendum. The questions asked will, during the same period, be submitted to residents by interviewers in over 300 other centres all over Australia, Results of the interviews will be immediately despatched to Melbourne. All inlet views will be strictly confidential. Depending entirely on the science of statistics to give him amazingly ac curate estimates of American public opinion. Dr. G. H. Gallup, head of the American Institute of Public Opinion, has achieved considerable fame. Australian Public Opinion Polls will cairy out his system in Australia. So accurately did Dr. Gallup calculate the margin by which Roosevelt would defeat Willkie at the 1940 presidential election—giving figu.es State by State—that Dr. Henry C, Link, a statistical expert, said the re suit was miraculous. Judging by American experience, publication of results of polls of Aust 1 ali.in public opinion will help to speed up the machinery of our democracy. Newspapers in each capital city have agreed to publish the find ings of Australian Public Opinion Polls, which has been registered as a non profit company. The newspap ers concei ned will pay for articles an nouncing the findings and that a-mount wili finance the organisation.. In England, Gallup's method— which will be the one used in Aust. ralia—has achieved results compar able with those in the United States. Last August, when the Director of the British Instiuute ol Public Opi nion went 10 America for a special course .'of study, he was asked Ly Government officials whether the polls could, and would continue to operate in his absence. The Austra lian director (Mr. Roy Morgan) has also been to America, and has studied Dr. Gallup's methods b> .working with his staff, Recently, to test the efficacy of the Gallup Method of "sampling" the population, a poll was taken ot electors of Boothby, in South Australia Remarkably reliable results weie ach ieved. Some unthinking persons havesug gested that the polls have been established for the rather useless purpose of forecasting election results. But the real purpose of the organisation is to conduct miniature lefereudums, using statistically accurate samples of public opinion. The number of people interviewed, after a certain number, does not matter, because, it the first sample is an accurate cross section, further votes will only dupli cate opinions already expressed."}
{"id":201833386,"text":"05 Jun 1942 - Public Opinion Polls. Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Friday 5 June 1942, page 1 Public Opinion Polls. SPECIAL SURVEY PROJEST Australian Public Opinion Polls are in receipt of a cable from Dr Gallup (of the American Gallup Jfolls) asking whether the organisation is willing.to undertake a survey dealing with present and • post war problems. Tbe survey is for American ''Fortune" Magazine and the British and Canadian Institutes of. Public Opinion are gladly lending their services in connection with tbe project If arrangements can be finalised in time tbe survey wjl] take place throughout Australia nest week. In cbnneotion with tbe survey a cross-section of tbe community in the Beverley district will bo approached by the Australian organ taction's local interviewer, Mr AL Oliver, Surveys published in the 'dollar' a copy" magazine "Fortont-"—pro bably tl •e world's most outstanding journal—are conducted in U.S.A by Elmo Roper, one of America's leading opinion research men, Australian Public Opinion Polls will be glad to co-operate in wbat may well prove an important contribution to civilisation- The news papers which pay Tor the conduct of the Polls in Australia have offered to meet the costs of this special survey but "Fortune" desires to pay ail costs."}
{"id":201843239,"text":"23 Sep 1949 - GALLUP POLL FIGURES Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Friday 23 September 1949, page 7 GALLUP POLL FIGURES During the. present session of the State Parliament members of the Opposition, iiv speeches dealing with the increased cost of living, have blamed profiteering and black marketing. Attacks have also been made on the State Government in respect of pricefixing administration. Recently, according to the Sydney "Sunday Sun," 7/8/49, a Gallup Poll on the chief causes of rising prices was taken. One person in every three interviewed considered that high wages was the main cause of high prices. The results of the poll were as follows: High wages, 32; 40-hour week, 20; go-slow, 7; profiteering and black marketing, 7.; shortages of goods and materials, 7; strikes and Communism, 3; I Labour Government, 2; too much money about, 2; other reasons, 119; no'answers, 10."}
{"id":202019715,"text":"22 Mar 2002 - Gary Morgan defends prediction of Mugabe loss in Zimbabwe Chaser (Glebe, NSW : 1999 - 2005), Friday 22 March 2002, page 5 Gary Morgan defends prediction of Mugabe loss in Zimbabwe MELBOURNE, Monday: Pollster Gary Morgan has again been forced to defend the credibility of the Morgan Poll after it predicted a win for opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in The Harare Bulletin's election-eve edition. Morgan's failure to predict Mugabe's comes on the heels of his embarrassing prediction that Kim Beazley would win 2001 Australian federal election. "I'm really shocked. We were really comprehensive on this one and all the pre-poll figures suggested people were going to vote for Tsvangirai," Morgan said. "There must have been a huge last minute swing. You know, like the one that happened in Australia". Several political commentators claimed that Morgan's methodology was flawed. "Morgan uses face-to-face polling which is very unreliable," said one commentator. "In Zimbabwe you really need to use face-to-face-with-a-gun polling to get the proper result." The Zimbabwe result is a new low point for the Roy Morgan Research Centre. Founded by Gary Morgan's father Roy Morgan in the 1940s. Morgan senior founded the company and built a reputation for delivering reliable, accurate polls until he retired reluctantly passing the business into son Gary's hands. Private internal polling conducted by Roy Morgan before he retired predicted that the business would falter badly with his son in control. On taking over, Gary Morgan confidently announced that his own research suggested his new polling methods would improve the Research Centre's credibility. The Harare Bulletin's embarassing cover"}
{"id":202021907,"text":"22 Nov 2001 - Gary Morgan Presents an EXCLUSIVE Botch-It-Yourself Morgan Poll Chaser (Glebe, NSW : 1999 - 2005), Thursday 22 November 2001, page 8 Gary Morgan Presents an EXCLUSIVE Botch-lt-Yourself Morgan Poll 1.) Think of a number between 1 and 100, not including 50. Subtract this number from 100. 2.) The larger of the two numbers is your two- party-preferred Labor vote. The smaller is your Liberal vote. You may not change these two numbers under any circumstances. 3.) Publish these poll figures prominently in the Bulletin. 4.) Reassure the Bulletin that its reputation won't suffer in the slightest. Ensure your fingers are crossed behind your back. 5.) Point out that your technique accurately predicted the surprising Victorian, Queensland and NT wins for Labor. Do not point out that this was an absolute fluke. 6.) When critics cite "every other poll", "the parties' own figures", or "reality" to show you're wrong, say repeatedly on national radio that you're "staking your reputation on this one". 7.) Watch results on election night. File for bankruptcy."}
{"id":202038363,"text":"06 Dec 1910 - LATEST NEWS. North West Post (Formby, Tas. : 1887 - 1916), Tuesday 6 December 1910, page 3 I _ LATEST NEWS. | Though below tho abnormally high percentage polled at last election, tho Iu « remarkably good consider-|t is fought on the previous reerister. Iihe removals aro estimated at 1000; fin some of the constituencies in Lon-tho Tory vote has decreased by J1q,o9G, and tl)o Liberal vote by 5876."}
{"id":202116584,"text":"12 Dec 2003 - Crean now receiving record low support as preferred Treasurer Chaser (Glebe, NSW : 1999 - 2005), Friday 12 December 2003, page 5 Crean now receiving record low support as preferred Treasurer CANBERRA, Monday: A new Morgan Poll reveals that Simon Crean only polls 16% as preferred Federal Treasurer. "It's quite remarkable that one man could be so unpopular in two quite distinct jobs," said Roy Morgan. "Even more remarkable it seems to be the same 16% who keep liking him. I'd like to know who they are." 16% of respondents also supported Crean as Chief Butt of Jokes About Political Losers."}
{"id":202117005,"text":"11 Jul 2003 - Shredder Chaser (Glebe, NSW : 1999 - 2005), Friday 11 July 2003, page 14 Shredder Raging against the machine since March 2003 IT'S TIME TO CHOOSE: The man who cannot win or the man who will lose? NewsJunkie with Dave Stewart There are a lot of uncertainties in life. By the time you read this, the first round of the latest ALP leadership bickering will have been sorted out, and - we feel confident in predicting that Kim Beazley either will, or will not, have become Leader of the Opposition. And what an interesting contest it's been ... Still, it makes for good telly - the icky, guilt-laden TV where you get to watch people humiliating themselves, but you can't look away. The only thing better than watching two people tattle it out for a glittering prize (on live TV!) is watching two people battle it out for a prize that is worth virtually nothing. All the better when we, the audience, understand that the prize is worth nothing, but the contestants are in the dark, giving their all in an utterly futile pursuit of false hopes. In TV game shows, this is the 'Superquiz' effect (think Pick A Box, you superannuated boomers!) It wasn't Bert Newton's crazy antics - or Mike Walsh's slightly wooden delivery - that drew the crowds: it was the money shot moment when a contestant picked incorrectly and blew the lot by getting some lame prize instead of the promised car or holiday. What we all wanted to see was Tracey from Clontarf realise that, after all the questions, the play-offs - she'd been struggling, striving, duking it out, all for ... a box of matches! A Bugs Bunny key-ring! The Leadership of the Opposition! Of course, neither Simon Crean nor Kim Beazley have even the lame excuse that they thought that the leadership spill might end with a Ford Mondeo or a trip for four to Disneyland rather than the leadership of their party. It must be doubly galling that, for either of them to make any kind of headway against the Government, they will need to overcome a public who have clearly and unequivocally rejected them (Beazley at the ballot box in [year], and Crean through a sort of negative version of public acclimation over the last 12 months). Both of them, and their advisers, must know, deep down, that to turn the leadership of the Opposition into a genuine opportunity to pick out wallpaper at the Lodge, they will need to cultivate the reputation and persona of a leader who has doggedly faced defeat and simply kept going, persisting through all obstacles to finally win the grudging respect of a skeptical public. And who is the modern embodiment of the 'we don't think much of you, but goodness me you've asked often enough and long enough so you may as well have a go in the big chair' brand of leadership? Oh yeah ... 'Lazarus with a triple bypass'. John Howard. D'oh! Political races are often compared with the world of horse racing (with the expressions like 'it's a two horse race' or 'first past the post' - or, relevantly in this context, 'no horse race'). Look closer, however, and you can see that the Federal ALP shenanigans have more in common with a trip to the dogs. Crean and Beazley might make for unlikely greyhounds, but like all the doggies, knowing that it's a bit of fur on a stick you're chasing after and not some succulent bunny doesn't cut it when there's a flash of fur and all your mates start running. At that point, chasing the prize is instinct, not intellect. Of course, things can change very quickly in politics - and, as the cliché says, 'you've got be in it to win it'. A cynic might remark that, lately, the Federal wing of the ALP has been clearly demonstrating the yawning gap that can open between being 'in', and getting a win. Kim and Simon are right, on one level: simply being Leader of the Opposition does increase your chances of becoming Prime Minister, in much the same way as putting on your Speedos increases your chance of beating Keiran Perkins for a gong at the next Commonwealth Games. But tying the string, putting your goggles on and assuming a professional-looking crouch on the blocks isn't the same as winning the race. Both Beazley and Crean seem like decent guys, and both have loyal followings in the party with good reason. If decency and having a few people reckon you'd give it a grand old go was enough to win over the electorate, of course, Beazley would be Prime Minister now and John Howard would just be a retired politician with a bit of a thing for cricket. Only in the hallucinatory world of party politics could an ongoing leadership position for Simon Crean seem tenable. The most recent Saulwick poll suggested that just 21% of voters preferred him as PM over Howard. Even more mindboggling was the result that, when you look just at ALP voters, 39% still prefer Howard over their own leader. When four in ten of your own supporters think that you aren't good enough to oust your political nemesis, it's difficult to imagine you can convince the doubters. The community has given no sign that it will ever consider Crean as a viable alternative to Howard as preferred PM. Howard has indicated that he will stay for a goodly space of time, staying as long as the party wants him or until the action of sun, wind and rain over the millenia erode him away completely. The case for Beazley is equally shaky. It is possible that there is a school of thought that says if the task of the next Leader of the Opposition is to lead the party to defeat by John Howard at a Federal election, you might as well bring in a specialist for the job. The view of the voting public seems to be that Beazley is a lovely bloke, the sort of person you'd want as a next door neighbour, or perhaps to follow you around, telling you anecdotes and generally creating an aura of slightly off-focus goodwill. Politics is not about how nice you are -except on the strange planet where the Australian Democrats live -and Beazley exudes all ruthless passion for victory and killer instinct of a younger, slightly paler version of Bishop Desmond Tutu. This public perception is out of kilter with realty, to be sure - few of those who think of him as a kind of Parliamentary marshmallow man show much sense of history, given the long-standing hawkish record of 'Bomber Beazley'. But, for better or worse, it's what they do think, and it won't change in a hurry. Whoever won on Monday, there will be plenty of chances to catch this leadership malarky the next time round. Clearly, the timing of the whole affair has been to no-one's liking. Beazley's people feel like they were rushed into things, and for obvious reasons Crean is pushing this for all its worth. So a repeat seems likely - stay tuned! It isn't clear when will be a good time for the leadership issue to erupt again. Maybe 2005 might be a good year to re-open things: at that point, the ALP may well want to have a full review to decide whether they want to face the next election led by the man who lost the last election, or the one man lost the election before that. Maybe 2037, when Howard is next due to make a statement about when he will retire. Maybe the year 2105, by which time human beings will be beginning our first explorations of interstellar space and, at the current rates of improvement, Crean will overtake Howard as preferred PM. The only thing better than watching two people battle it out for a glittering prize (on live TV!) is watching two people battle it out for a prize that is worth virtually nothing"}
{"id":202117027,"text":"09 May 2003 - Hack Chaser (Glebe, NSW : 1999 - 2005), Friday 9 May 2003, page 22 Hack Political gossip Phone: 02 9280 4554 Fax: 02 9280 4564 Email: hack@chaser.com.au Newspoll staff see red over Greens IT appears that News Ltd has been using its 49 per cent share in Newspoll to give weight to its ideological jihad against the Greens (Barfly ed.71). Prior to the recent NSW election, market research staff at Newspoll were required to ask a Questionnaire about the Greens' drug policy for the 16 March edition of the Sunday Telegraph. One question put to respondents was "Thinking now about the Greens, and particularly about their policy to decriminalise drugs such as ecstasy, speed and marijuana for personal use. Overall, do you support or are you opposed to the Greens policy to decriminalise ecstasy, speed and marijuana?" With the question being a gross simplification of the Greens' policy of harm minimisation and phrased in such a negative fashion, there is little surprise that 72 per cent of the 1000 respondents said that they were opposed it. A number of Newspoll staff submitted written and oral complaints about the biased nature of the survey, feeling they had effectively been asked to push-poll. They claimed that the subjectivity of such research undermined Newspoll's reputation, which could lead to fewer companies using its services and therefore affect staffing levels, jeopardising their jobs. The Greens' also complained to Newspoll after being made aware of the polling by one of its members who was cold called as part of the survey. However, management at the polling company were swift to point the finger at staff, GM David Briggs accusing them of leaking the information to the Greens during a 10 minute dressing down. Newspoll employees were distressed by the false accusations, and a number submitted letters of complaint to the Managing Director Sol Lebovic. On Friday the 2nd Sol personally apologised to staff for the false accusation of industrial espionage of behalf of his GM who has stangely been on leave for six weeks Despite News Ltd honcho Kris Neill's claims that The Chaser misrepresented the Sunday Telegraph's reporting of the Greens' drug policies (Barfly ed.71), News Ltd have evidently been running a concerted, biased crusade against the Greens after all. Shame News Ltd, shame."}
{"id":202373123,"text":"13 Sep 1942 - \"CONCHIES\" ON PARADE Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sunday 13 September 1942, page 19 'CONCHIES' ON PARADE 'Twasn't necessary for a Gallup poll or a straw vote to assess which was the most popular police court in Brisbane, from the galleryites point of view last week. '/''ONCHIES' drew the crowd, who, Vj whether sympathisers or not, got plenty of. entertainment for thenpatience in the 'Railway Appeals uourc, in cnarge 01 wmen was Mr. w. Simpson, veteran, and painstaking S.M. In the three days hearing, Mr. Simpson listened to scores of ostensibly fervent men, many of whom, in the exuberance of .their convictions, seemed to transfigure the witness box into a pulpit! Here are some of the objections to military service applicants made in support of their beliefs:— If the Japs were at your gate, menacing you and your family, wouldn't you ' do something to stop them? — I would attempt to return good for evil. . Mr. Simpson: What good would you do to return it for evil? — Witness hesitated and eventually the S.M. declared that applicant, who said he was a Baptist, was thinking only of his own soul. A tram conductor, who said he was a Christian, declared that he had often paid the fares of customers rather than call a policeman or use force to get them off the tram. Mr. Simpson: That's not the right thing to do, is it? The trammie was ordered to do civilian work under civilian control. Here's another: — A Seventh Day Adventist (cafe ' employee) said that he wanted to keep the Sabbath on a Saturday, and that he worked on a Sunday. Capt. D. Booker (for the Army): Do you get 'double time? — No. What do you do on a Sunday? — Prepare food. Capt. Booker: Perhaps I should not have asked you if you got double tune. ?"}
{"id":202548278,"text":"15 Sep 1926 - THE REFERENDUM. Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wednesday 15 September 1926, page 12 THE REFERENDUM. HEAVY AVERAGE POLL. Victorian Count Final. Not- mora IhOn .'about' 20,000 voles are now outstanding m the referendum, poll. An assessment of figures, made bj the Chief Electoral Officer (All'. Fnrrnr) yesterday showed an average poll of plightlj over CO per cent, for the Coininonwcnllh. It was (11.73 pgr emit. 111 \\1ctoru1, 01 pm cent- in New South Wales and South Australia,, about 00. per cent, in Queensland, 80 per cent, in Tasmania, nnd 37 pel- cent, in West Australia. In view of the absence of motor curs and canvassers who ''whip up" large, numbers of voters at . general elections, the result is considered surpris-.ingly, good, . and an indication that the . public has been fully educated lo the cora-,-pulsory oh..rncter of the vote. The number of defaulters who will be called upon for an explanation of their failure to vote is estimated roundly at 2(50,000. After their experience of the Lw last November, the electoral authorities are convinced that the majority of these people caii supply a sufficient reason for their apparent default. Old age, infirmity, sickness, domestic .accidents are jiioiiric causes of inability 'to comply with tlie low-. ... , The heaviest poll in Victoria was recorded. in Mnribyrnong (Mr. Fenton), with 04 per cent., and tlie lowest was in Melbourne (Mr. W. Malone.v) witii ,87 per. ccut. In all twenty divisions, except three, there was a poll of 00 per cent, yr over. Tlie average nt, the 1025 election, in Victoria was 02.08 per cent. The polling 111 the divisions was:— Bh'laolnv 01.7, per cent.: Ballarat, 03.4: Batman, 91: Bourkc, 03.4; Corangnmite, 01; Corio. 00.8; Eelnica. .01.5; Fawkner, 80 5; Flinders, 01.9; Gippslnml, 92: Henty, 91.0; Indi, 02.4; Kooyong. 93.5; Mnrihyr-liong. 111 ; Melbourne. 87; Melbourne PbrtB 02; Vt'unnon, 03.2; Wiminera, SO; Yarra, 01- „ Iu A'ietoria the percentage of informal votes on the industry and commerce question was 3.6 per cent., and on the .essential services (1.1 per cent. These percentages are officially regarded as unexceptional in a. referendum. ' The count in .Victoria was last night posted . as complete. A date for the return of the writs, not later .than 12th October, will bo appointed ns soon ns the .last figures are received from other States. The. latest totals, us affected by yesterday's receipt of outstanding votes, arc as follow:-— COMMONWEALTH VOTE: . INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. Majority for ' Yci. No. No. I '-1,239,354 ; . . . . 1.610.157 .1 : . 370,t03 ESSENTIAL SERVICES.. : 1,188/68 .. ..' 1,583 527 .. ... 400,059 STATE MAJORITIES. : INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. Yoi. ' ' No. Victoria;;. ... ..- .; .. .. . — . .. 235,757 Now South. Wale:,. .. . 33.746 ... — Quosnslnnd .. .. .'. ., ... ' 16,659. — South Australia .. .. .. .. — ..110,795 West Australia ; — ... 65.009 Tasmania - — . .. 9,677 ESSENTIAL SERVICES. Yes. No. Victoria ... — .. 240,603 Nsw Scuth Wales 8,642 .. — Queensland ., ;.„4,S3$ ... — South Australia... ,. — ",.1 97,229 West Australia — ,. 72,950 Tasmania — .. 2,655 ' STATE VOTING. INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, Yes; No. Victoria (final)..'.. ... 310.203 .. 545,960 New 'South Wale:..' .566,121 ...' 532,375 Quetr.slanil ..... 197,012 .. 150,323 South Australia.".' ,." 78,661 159,456 Wect Australia 45.925 .. 110,935 Tasmania. ' .. 41,431 .. 51,105 .'Total Cornmonwealth .. 1,230,35-1 .. 1,610,157 , ESSENTIAL SERVICES. Yes. - No. Victoria (final).. .. .. 296,633 .. 537,326 -New South' Wales .. .. .. - 544,572 535,920 .Queensland. I.. 183)164 ..' 178,325 :SaUlh-iAustr4lla,-i..;ii ,. ... 31,614 378,873 West,. Australia ,. .. .. 39,059 .'. 112.009 :T«sinenla,;.",i:.",\\, 43,3 .46,061 Total Commonweelth' : 1,158,468 ' . ! ' 1,588,527"}
{"id":202741024,"text":"04 Jan 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Friday 4 January 1974, page 2 Beverley Clearing Sale ACCOUNT - C. G. McLEAN & Co., BEVERLEY WEDNESDAY, 9th JANUARY, 1974, at 2.00pjn. situated 20 miles south/east of Beverley — watch for the signs WESTRALIAN FARMERS Co-operative Limited have been Instructed by Messrs C. <3. McLean & Co. to offer by public auction the following — LIVESTOCK CATTLE — 2 cows running with Poll Shorthorn bull 8 cows and calves The above cattle are mainly shorthorn cross. Cows approx. third calf. Calves range from 1 month to 6 months old. SHEEP — 200 sound mouth Wethers, July shorn Bungaree blood. PIGS — Approximately 25 head to be drafted — Slips and Gilt porkers. SUNDRIES Two x 26" girls bicycles; One Turner 4-stroke lawn mower; One Force; Holden crate (suitable for HR model); Quantity sawn white gum posts, juts bags, black and poly piping; Sack truck on rubbers; 15-bag capacity pig feeder; Quantity pig troughing (steel and cement); hydraulic ram and hoses; 200 gallon corrugated tank; 400 gallon corrugated tank; 160 gallon corrugated tank; Two stationary engines (spare parts); 32 volt generator; Quantity second hand steel posts; Terra PTO spray outfit with hoses and gauge; Three x 600 bushel Gilcrest silos, One Weldmesh sil® (as new); plus many other sundries too numerous to mention. MACHINERY Massey 585 header (50 bushel box), 12 ft. (in good order); Massey trailer bin (used as field bin with auger); Tilter bin (70bag capacity); Floveyer auger with Villiers engine (16 ft.); Grassland forage harvester; Massey 20 run combine on rubbers; Two x 14 disc Shearer ploughs; Electweld Hammermill on ; trailer; Horwood Bagshaw 19 tyne scarifier on rubbers; Massey mower (trailer type); Morton Baker wool press; AL harvester (used as a feed bin). PRODUCE 42 bags Dampier barley (G. & P.); 11 bags salt; as well as quantity of Cyprus and Geraldton clover FURNITURE Wooden double bed; 2 double door wardrobes; A dressing table and mirror; 4 wooden single beds; 2 kitchenettes; Bedside cupboard; 4 burner Metters gas stove (glass door); Lightburn washing machine; 6 chairs; Singer sewing machine; 240 volt wireless; Chair, stools, traymobile, safe and numerous other items. OUTSIDE VENDORS INVITED Afternoon tea etc. provided by Beverley Tennis' Club Further particulars and entries Invited from auctioneers WESFARMERS - NORTHAM & BEVERLEY Dale River Transport Co. GALLUCIA BROS PERTH DEPOT Cnr. Amelia St and Wanneroo Rd., Tuart Hill. ALL CLASSES OF TRANSPORT UNDERTAKEN . . . INCLUDING LIVESTOCK Phone Nos. 46.3886: 49.1550: After hour* 49.1808 Ron Ferguson (Beverley 63): Bob Ferguson (69.1327) opportunity shop Re-opening January 11th tanMttxxxm^^ STEVE E is still here to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR ' SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Bush Fires Act IT IS HEREBY notified that the following are the duly appointed Bush Fire Control Officers for the Shire of Beverley — Chief Fire Control Officer S. A. MURRAY Dep. Chief Fire Officer: P. H. SMITH Fire Control Officers: P. J. BENNETT, and I. NICHOLSON Central Brigade: R. Eyre Bally Bally: W. Wansbrough Kokeby: E. J. Miller North East- E. T. Murray Morbinning: P. H. Smith Dale No. 1: G. B-Lennard Dale No. 2: S. A. Murray Dale No. 3: V. Butcher West Dale: R. A. Hutchinson Talbot: R. W. Fleay I. NICHOLSON, Assistant Shire Clerk. Appreciation The quick and able response to our appeal for help when the fire occurred on our property last Saturday was very much appreciated and we would like to express our sincere appreciation to all who responded to the call. Thanks to your help the outbreak was brought under control with a minimum of loss. Peter Meecham & Family. PUBLIC NOTICE Mr Peter Marks advises that he will not be in attendance at Beverley to-morrow (21st December). His next visit will be on 18th January and fortnightly thereafter. Wanted to buy 32 volt or 240 volt shearing plant - 'phone Beverley 201 Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers, about twice a month in week-ends or early evenings, needed urgently in Bev erley. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to - Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. Cfjurcfj no tltti ANGLICAN 6th January. Feast of Epiph any - St. Mary's: 7.30a.m. Holy communion; 11,00a.m. Holy baptism and Holy com munion. St Mark's: 9a.m. Holy communion; Thursday lOlh January: 9.00a.m. Holy Communion at Beverley. Henry Tassell. METHODIST Sunday, 6tfc January: 1 la.m. •Holy Communion (Beverley) J. Dunn."}
{"id":202741071,"text":"10 Jan 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 10 January 1974, page 2 Beveiiey Volunteer Fire Brigade Busy Bee Members of the above Brigade are advised that there will be an all day busy bee commencing at 10.00am on Saturday, JANUARY 12, at the Fire Station. All members are asked to attend. M. Grover (secretary). Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers, about twice a month in week-ends or early evenings. Needed in the Beverley area. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to - Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. for sale FOR SALE - Two kero refrigerators in good condition $10 each. Please telephone Bally Bally 556 Cf)urc{) notice* METHODIST Sunday, January 13th - No service; January 20th: 11.00 a.m. service; January 27: no service; February 3rd - 11 a.m. Holy communion. ANGLICAN 13th January - 1st Sunday after Epiphany. St Maiy'Si 7.30 and 9a.m. Holy commu nion; St Maries: ll.00a.ni. Holy communion. 20th January. 2nd Sunday after Epiphany.: St Mary's, 7.30 a.m. Holy communion; St. John's Dale: 9,30a.m. Holy communion 27th January. 3rd Sunday after Epiphany. St Mary's: 7.30 and 9.00a.m. Holy com munion; St Mark's 11a.m. Holy communion. No week day services during January. 3rd February. 4th Sunday after Epiphany. St Mary's: 7.30 a.m. Holy communion; 11 a.m. Family service and Holy communion. St Mark's 9.00a.m. Holy communion."}
{"id":202741109,"text":"07 Feb 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 7 February 1974, page 2 SHIRE OF BEVERLEY DENTAL SERVICES NOTICE IS GIVEN* that arrangements. have been made for Dentist Trevor Howlett, B.D.Sc. (Melb). L.D.S. (Vic) to attend at Beverley with a Mobile Dental Clinic for a limited period as from Monday, 18th February, 1974. Mr. Howiett is in private practice and will provide a "Dentures Only" service (at city prices) and will not carry out other dental services. Enquires and appointments may be made at the office of the Council. P. J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk. 6/2/1974. Notice to patents THE Beverley Parents & Citizens Canteen will re-open on Friday, I5ih FEBRUARY, 1974. Until further notice the canteen will open every Monday and Friday (and on Tuesday's after a Monday holiday). PRICE LIST AS FROM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15th: Beef and salad rolls . .20c Cheese roll 12c Beef/salad sandwich . .18c Cheese sandwich . .. 10c Plain beef roll .... .15c Tomato roll 12c Plain beef sandwich. . .13c Tomato sandwich . . . 10c Salad roll .12c Peanut roll 12c Salad sandwich .... .10c Peanut sandwich . . . 10c Polony roll .12c Vegemite roll 10c Polony sandwich . .. .10c Vegemile sandwich .. 8c Polony and salad roll .14c Buttered roll 8c Polony/salad sandwich .12c Buttered sandwich . . 7c Tom mo sauce or pickles - 1 cent extra. No apples SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Part-time Cleaner Written applications are invited from responsible persons for the position of part-tine Office Cleaner. Information in respect lo remuneration, conditions, and job requirements is available from the Office of the Council during ordinary office hours. P. J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk. 31/1/1974. IIIRBiSfiBIISiSSSQS3lllllll||||||||IIIII||| • • AVONDALE RESEARCH STATION | POSITION VACANT • | leading hand or 5 general farm hand • FARMING EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL • MECHANICAL / WELDING EXPERIENCE • IS DESIRABLE * Appropriate award rates for relevant trade qualifications • 40 hr. week plus paid o/time; regular wage adjustments; • 4 weeks annual leave plus 17i% loading; Long service * leave; and a House, meat, and milk at nominal rates. J| For further details telephone Beverley 17. * Applications lo be in writing to — The Manager, • Avondale Research Station, Beverley, • stating previous work experience, etc. SITUATIONS VACANT welder wanted WANTED — welder, familiar with light steel construction, not necessary to hold Certificate. Men also required for construction of farm buildings. Enquiries welcomed for both positions. Apply in writing to — Mr A. A. Pannekoek, Post Office Box 105, Brookton, or telephone Brookton 107. •i • • • • • SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Burning permit A permit has been issued to R. Kempton of Beverley to burn clover on Avon location Pt. 9391, and Pt. 23757 (in Talbot area) on .Friday, 15th February, 1974, or on the first suitable day thereafter. P. J. BENNETT, SHIRE CLERK SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Electoral lists NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the Electoral Lists for the ensuing year are displayed on the Council Notice Board. Electors who wish to apply for inclusion on the lists, or to raise any objections, must do so not later than the 15th February 1974. P. J. BENNETT, SHIRE CLERK SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Queensland flood relief appeal NOTICE is given that donations to the Lord Mayors Queensland Flood Relief Ap peal will be received at the office of the Beverley Shire Council. G. L. K1LPATR1CK, President. HOMY LICENSED SURVEYOR R.M.B. 258 WEST PINGELLY 6308 'phone Kubbine 625 WANTED IN BEVERLEY WE HAVE a buyer for a house in Beverley up to $8,000. If yours is for sale contact — Eastern District Trading Co Land agents, phone York 6 Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare - time interviewers. About twice each month in week-ends or early evenings Needed in Beverley Meeting people is interest ing and well paid. Car and telephone needed. Training provided. For further infor mation, write to - Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001 Man or woman to sell high quality Rawleigh home and farm products in the Quair ading Shire and adjoining areas. Enjoy i n d ependence and security without invest ment or experience. We help with stock and sales training Write to - W. T. Rawleigh Co. Ltd., 60 Dawson Street Brunswick, Victoria 3056. Wanted to buy 150 bass of Gamenya seed wheat — or Jsarl thereof. Telephone Beverley 315. tlbuicb IHoti ccs ANGLICAN 10th February Septuagesima Sunday. St Mary's Beverley 7.30 a.m. Holy communion; 9a.m. Holy communion (no evening service). St Marie's, Brookton: 11a.m. Holy com munion (Blessing of children at all services). Thursday 14th: 9.00am Beverley Holy communion Canon A. H. Tassel 1 METHODIST Sunday, February 10: Evenings service at 7.30pm. Retiring offering for Queensland flood appeal. HOME WANTED - Home wanted for 4 young kittens. Please 'phone 57 Beverley. Public Works Act, 1902; Buck's patty to-morrow At long last friends and others are invited to help put to rest the bachelorhood of Ronald Jeffrey McLean. The service will commence around 8.00p.m. to-morrow night (Friday, 8th February) at the Bally Bally Hall. Barley water, etc. will be available. ALL WELCOME. rOltKNOTICE 'Dr CULLEN advises that he will be away from 11th to 24th February. Dr. Barclay will be holding surgery at.9.00a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. | TO LET BEVERLEY 1 Two shops Central buildings | SMALL SHOP $8 PER WEEK 2 LARGE SHOP $10 PER WEEK S LEASES AVAILABLE E § s V TELEPHONE — Mrs. LYNCH, PERTH ^ h % Business 492300; or Home 491619 % THE BEVERLEY DRIVE - IN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, ONLY . . . plus HOSTAGES- AND ONLY ONE MAN BETWEEN THEM ANDTERRUR! GREGORY PECK .HALWALUS PRODUCTION SHOOT PUT Distributed by Cinema International Corporation-A Universal Picture-Technicolor | For Mature Audiences "A DATE WITH A LONELY GIRL" NEW HOLLAND 351 Grinder/mixer with loader auger £ and hay roll kit. Thoroughly checked and serviced at k our workshop. An excellent machine priced at $2,100. q COOTE MOTORS - BROOKTON NEW HOLLAND & CONNOR SHEA DEALERS 8 Telephone Brookton 46 Local Government Act, I960 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO TAKE OR RESUME LAND ^ g L. & S. 1641/72 (R. 4257) THE Minister for Works hereby gives notice, in accordance with the provisions of section 17(2) of the Public Works Act 1902, that it is intended to compulsorily acquire, on behalf of the Shire of Beverley, under section 17(1) of that Act, the several pieces or parcels of land described in the schedule hereto, for Road Purposes, and that the said pieces or parcels of land are marked off on Lands and Surveys Diagram 80076, copies of which may be inspected at the Office of the Minister for Lands, Perth, and at the Office of the Shire of Beverley. SCHEDULE No. Owner/Reputed Owner Occupier/Reputed Occupier Description Area (approx) 'James Bassenelli .... S. A. Beaton, L. A. Lafferty, J. Hughes (Caveators) Portion of Avon Location 3921 (Certificate of Title Volume 847 Folio 31) Dated this 18th day of January, 1974. F. W. BYFIELD, Under Secretary for Lands. 40 m2 In sincere appreciation.. The management of this newspaper wishes to express its appreciation to Mr Gordon Reynolds and staff for their assistance and co-operation in the building alterations which have been effected at this office. . . ."}
{"id":202741179,"text":"14 Feb 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 14 February 1974, page 7 SimATlOMVftCAU Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare - time interviewers. About twice each month in week-ends or early evenings Needed in Beverley Meeting people is interest ing and well paid. Car and telephone needed. Training provided. For further infor mation, write to - Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001 Man or woman to sell high quality Rawleigh home and farm products in the Quair ading Shire and adjoining areas. Enjoy i n d ependence and security without invest ment or experience. We help with stock and sales training Write to - W. T. Rawleigh Co. Ltd., 60 Dawson Street Brunswick, Victoria 3056. N. B. ROBINSON AND RUSSELL WILLIAMS SOLICITOR Mr Peter Marks visits Beverley every second Friday at the Hotel Beverley Mr. MARKS' NEXT VISIT IS SCHEDULED FOR: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15"}
{"id":202741219,"text":"21 Feb 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 21 February 1974, page 7 itiiMiiRiiaii Public opinion aiid market research. Men and women needed as spure^time Interviewers, About twice each month in week-ends or early evemngs Needed In Beverley Meeting people is interest ing aiid well pa|d. Car and telephone needed. Training provided. ^ For further Infer mation, write to - Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 22821J* ^Melbourne 3001 BEVERLEY PONY CLUB Annual meeting The annual general .meeting of the Beverley Pony Club will be held at the Hotel Beverley on MONDAY, 25 MARCH, at 8.00p.m. sharp AH welcome. Wanted to buy Small combine on rubbers Telephone Beverley 87 N. B. ROBINSON AND RUSSELL WILLIAMS SOIKITOR Mr Peter Marks visits Beverley every second Friday at the Hotel Beverley Mr. MARKS' NEXT VISIT FRIDAY, MARCH 1. &Tyrer call in and discuss your bulk meat buying requirements with us § THREE BLIND MICE GOT INTO THE STORE OF STEVE E. THEY SOON CRIED "ENOUGH", "THESE TOGS ARE SURE TOUGH —- AND GOOD BUYING FOR PEOPLE IN BEVERLEY". G. M. Gillespie's Self Service Specials Sorbent Toilet Rolls Weeties Rosella Baked Beans, Spag. Rosella Minit Meals Rosella Chutney & Pickles Vesta Sinners Nurses Cornflour Love Panty Hose Silvikrin Shampoo Ajax Liquid Cleaner Rexona Bath Soap Paimolive Liquid Detergent Cheezels M. & W. Coconut Rings Holbrooks Sauce Lion Plain Flour Lion Prunes White Wings Kool Pops Nestles CondensedSMilk 2 for 39c l6oz 34c 16oz 21c 46c 25c 48c 20c 62c 38c 50c 2 for 38c 43c large 35c 35c 31c 21b 18c 35c 23c 25c"}
{"id":202741459,"text":"28 Mar 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 28 March 1974, page 2 BEVERLEY GOLF CLUB (INC.) icfagl opening '74 season The BteyeBey* 4?olf • Clubi 1974 season will officially o^^^^lVKpAY, 20th APRIL, With nine holes of /^psripan mixe4 fouispme^^in the afternoon. Intending com^titors shouldendeavour to arraiige their own four but otherwise should be at the Club at approx. 1.15p.m. Any newcomers will be most welcome — both for the competition, and at the social to be held that evening. Ladies a hot dfch, please. T ; Working bees for '74 season Members are advised that busy bees will be held at the golf course on Sunday's 31st (March and 7th April, and Saturday, 6th April. All members very welcome. BOARD WANTED APPLY TO ELDERS GJYL, BEVERLEY TELEPHONE — BEVERLEY 8 WESFARMERS PROPERTY AUCTIOH QUAIRADIMG 3683 acres —1473 hectares FRIDAY, APRIL 5th COMMENCING AT 3.00p.m TO BE HELD IN QUAIRADING HOTEL WESTRALIAN FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE have received instructions from Messrs R. F. Williams & Co., to offer by public auction their property (detailed below) SITUATION - The proptery is lO miles west of Quairading and 5" miles west of Dangin (and also 5 miles east of Mawson) — both these sidings having wheat bins. LAND - consisting of all medium undulating soil except approximately 75 acres of heavy land and approx. 80 acres of light land. Approximately 250 acres is not cleared, comprising shade and shelter belts and including some breakaway country. The land was • originally timbered with jam, some salmon gum, white gum and tamar and is all pastured with Geraldton and Dwalganup clover It is divided into 28 paddocks.. Property not salt affected WATER - The property is particularly well watered (including one excellent soak with unlimited supply servicing eight paddocks), is connected to Comprehensive Water scheme, and has 1 x 3500 yd. dam, 6 x 2000 yd. dams, and three smaller dams. LIVESTOCK. / CROPPING - The property is carrying 5,100 sheep (in exc. order), and the annual cropping acreage is approx. 520 acres of wheat and 390 of barley. HOUSE - Brick with G.C. iron roof comprising three bedrooms, two si/outs, large lounge, bathroom, laundry, toilet,, L.P. gas stove, 'fridge and 'phone. Although SEC not connected, but can be arranged. 32 v. lighting plant. OUTBUILDINGS - A new 120' x 40' steel frame and G.C iron, machinery shed (just completed), new 24' x 20 5 steel frame GG iron car and utility garage (just complet ed), 60' x 20' steel frame GC iron super shed, 4200 bus Lysaght silo, Several older sheds, 40' x 50' timber frame shearing shed with three stansJ^Cooper shearing plant, Cooper shower spray, and* set of steel sheep yards {in first class order). FENCING - The fencing generally is well above aver age comprising mainly ..rihglock," sheep netting and plain wire with steel posts, etc. REMARKS - This property is in excellent order and has had an. average of 132 ^ons of. super used per year over the last eight years, clover being^ particularly well established. The entire farm (except 200acres) has been surveyed for contouring and approx 75% of these banks have been erected. It is a highly productive property and an inspection can be most strongly recommended. TERMS & CONDITIONS - 10% on fall of hammer on a maximum deposit of $100,000 on date of possession, or half the total price received for the property. The balance to be spread over 12 equal yearly payments at 8% interest reducible. Date of possession May L '74 INSPECTION BY ARRANGEMENT WITH Mr. P. R. SIMMONS, WESFARMERS, QUAIRADING 'phone Quairading 35, or after boms Qaafcradfag 29 Mr. P. K. SMITH, WESFARMERS, NOKEHAM, 'phone Northam 221666; After/hOin 221504 Mr. E. A. GRANT, Land Sales Dept, Wesfanners, 569 Wellington St., Perth, 'phone 210191; or After hows Perth 314984. "The Beverley Times" Thursday, March 28, 1974. Page 2 Dale Ladies Guild ...LUNCHEON... ' THURSDAY, 4th APRIL AT 1230p.m. IN T^E DALE HALL GUEST SPEAKER - Dr. PETER STAER ON "DRUGS IN AUSTRALIA AND OVERSEAS" ADMISSION - $1.00 BEVERLEY BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION WIII-UP CABARET fKIDAT, 29thMARCH, 1)14 TICKETS: $10 DOUBLE; $5 SINGLE INCLUDES FREE BEER AND SOFTDRINKS cash prize of $200 AS WELL AS LUCKY SPOTS AND MANY OTHER CASH PRIZES "BELLE" OF THE BALL, AND "MALE" OF THE BALL SUITABLE ATTIRE IS REQUESTED Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare - time interviewcAbout twice- each month in weekends or early evenings. Needed urgently in Beverley. Meeting people is interesting and well paid Car and 'phone needed. Training provided For further infomation, write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. SITUATION VACANT EXPERIENCED MAN FOR GENERAL FARM WORK REQUIRED 'PHONE BEVERLEY 108 Buck's party All friends of Mr. Doug Barrett-Lennard are invited to a buck's party to be held in his honour at the 'Woonderlin' shearing shed this Saturday, 'MARCH 30, commencing at 8.00p.m. Cburcb notice* ANGLICAN March 31 - Passion Sunday St. MM^S, Beverley - 7.30 a.m. Holy communion; 5.30 p.m. Evening prayer/study. St Paul's, Edwards Crossing 9a.m. Holy communion; S*. Mule's, Brookton: 11.0a.m. Holy communion. Week-days - Beverley on Tuesday 2nd (7.30am Holy communion); Thtfbday 4th (9a.m Holy communion) and •Brookton on Wednesday 3rd (8a.pi. Holy communion and 7.00p.m. Bible study). Henry Tassell. METHODIST Sunday, March 31st — No service at Beverley. Circuit Rally at Pumphries bridge -basket tea 5.30pm; Service 7.30pm (guest speaker Rev. Harry Lucas). WE CAN SUPPLY all your rubber stanmp requirements. — Telephone 13, or call in MIIT,AARCB 2Um COMMENCING AT 2.30p.m. 119 flMKI STMIT, UVitUT THE SALE WILL INCLUDE VARIOUS ITEMS OF FURNITURE AND SUNDRIES OUTSIDE VENDORS WELCOME THE AUCTION WILL BE CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF A. DE ROSSI, BEVERLEY supported by "RINGO AND HIS GOLDEN PISTOL" List of Avon Electoral District Polling Places on page 9;. 6. M. Gillespie's Self Service Specials M. & W. Dundee Shortbreads Clinic & Sunsilk Shampoo Lux & Breeze Bath Soap Plumrose Shoulder Ham Monbullr Plum Jam G C Fruit Juices San. Pea Paste BournviJIe Cocoa Lion Jellies Rosella Tom Sauce and 600ml Sauce 45c Zoff Detergent Pal and Whiskas Zoak Laundry Powder Heinz Baby Foods Heinz Baked Beans, Spag. 25c 47c 2 for 39c lib $1.61 3Sc 29oz 26c 32c Soz 41c 3 for 25c 300ml 25c 26oz 40c 25c 49c two for 24c 24oz 27c"}
{"id":202741735,"text":"02 May 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 2 May 1974, page 2 is coming to town! Luis Moreno's newest production - CARMEN is heading for your town. 'Don't miss this exciting performance danced by The West Australian Ballet Company. Three other totally new dances provide a widely varied evenings entertainment. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE BEVERLEY - FRIDAY, 10t& MAY EVENING PERFORMANCE $ BEVERLEY BOWLING CLUB (Incorporated) i s. Annual General Meeting h The annual general meeting of the Beverley Bowling g S Club will be held at the Club on FRIDAY, 24th MAY £ P commencing at 8.00p.m. Business: Election of office | % bearers and committee, and general. 2 $ E. T. MURRAY, Hon. secretary, g ... n Morning Coffee Party Members of the Beverely 'Branch of Red Cross are g invited to a Morning Coffee Party to be held in the f, § Beverley C.W.A. Rooms at 10.30a.m. on Wednesday, g H 8th MAY, 1974. to celebrate World Red Cross day. jj B A small plate, please. | BEVERLEY PRE-SCHOOL CENTRE | 1 Annual Street Stall S | WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 10th MAY, 1974 | | YOUR HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED | ^ NARABULLA RIDING CLUB TRAIL RIDE ON SUNDAY, 5th MAY, 1974 from McCallum's property "Glencoe" to Popanyinning — lunch will be laid on . at Popanyinning. With, or without horse, please contact Miss D. J. McCallum on Popanyinning 20 A Committee meeting will be held afterwards | FOR SALE I Horwood Bagshaw 20 run rigid tyne combine, old but B good cultivator $100. Please contact F. Capper & Co., g Telephone Bally Bally 557 ^ caacwwrcs^raacs^^ H HOUSE FOR SALE IN BEVERLEY % Four bedroom brick home, situated cnr. Lennard and g h John Streets, Beverley. School and swimming pool are g § 'just over the road'. Any reasonable offer considered. ^ vj Telephone Beverley 102, or contact Mr. G. Morrison. £ SITUATION VACANT: Public opinion and market research Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in week-ends or early evenings. Needed urgent ly in Beverley. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. ONE ? TWO YOU WANT A GOOD SHOE THREE — FOUR SEE STEVE E. BEFORE FIVE"}
{"id":202741858,"text":"23 May 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 23 May 1974, page 2 SITUATION VACANT Girl to learn bar work | Apply Freemasons Hotel | Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in weekends or early evenings. Needed in Beverley. Meeting people is intersting and well paid. Car and 'phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, MELBOURNE. 3001. jj BEVERLEY BOWLING CLUB (Incorporated) | Annual General Meeting | The annual general meeting of the Beverley Bowling | Club will be held at the Club on FRIDAY, 24th MAY § commencing at 8.00p.m. Business: Election of office £ bearers and committee, and general. g H E. T. MURRAY, Hon. secretary. § SINCERE THANKS The Committee for the Miss West Australia Quest wish to thank the people for their generous support of the street stall on 17th May. The winner of the chicken dinner: Nancy Woods. Hamper to be drawn this week. W.A. Week afternoon To commemorate Western Australia week an afternoon in aid of the local entrant in the Miss W.A. Quest will be held at the Lesser Hall on FRIDAY, 31st MAY. The afternoon will commence at 1.00p.m., and items will include — A display of arts and crafts; * A display of pottery and antiques; * Spinning demonstration and a display of woollen goods. WINE AND SAVOURIES WILL BE SERVED Admission — Adults $1; Children .10 cents ANGLICAN PARISH OF BEVERLEY - BROCKTON ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS The annual meeting of Parishioners will be held next THURSDAY, 30th MAY, in the Parish Hall at 8p.m. (after Eyensong in St. Mary's at 7.30p.m.). BUSINESS Reports, Financial statement, Appointment and elections of Church wardens, Vestrymen, Parochial, nominators. Auditors, and General Business. Supper to follow. A good attendance would be appreciated. Canon Henry Tassell, Rector. SEEDING OPERATIONS SPECIAL HIKE A SMALL SUPPLY OF SHEARER TRAILING COMBINE HARROWS HAVE JUST ARRIVED Contact AVON TRADING COMPANY, telephone 66"}
{"id":202741950,"text":"06 Jun 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 6 June 1974, page 2 wanted Good man or woman with car, lb sell well-known Raw leigh Products in Pingelly, Brookton, Beverley, Wander ing Shires. Company established 85 years. No money or experience needed. Good profit margin. Splendid opportunity for steady worker Write for no-obligation details to — The W T Rawleigh Co Ltd 60 Dawson St., Brunswick Victoria. 3056. Cbuccb Botices ANGLICAN 9th June. Trinity Sunday. St Mary's Beverley 7.30am H/ communion; 9a.m. Mattins; 5.30p.m. Evening prayer. St Mark's Brookton: i 1.00a.m. Holy communion. Thursday .13th: 9a.m. Beverley Holy communion. Canon Henry Tassell. METHODIST Sunday, 9th June: U.OOa.m morning service with Mrs. Pickersgill. PUBLIC opinon and market research. Men and women needed as spare-tme interviewers. About twice a month in weekends or early evenings. Needed in Beverley. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and phone needed. Training provided 1 . !For further 1 informalfon, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001 F.C.O. YEATES, FIO (Hons) WAOA (Dip) YEATES & ASSOCIATES OPTOMETRIST and OPTICIAN 15 Ogrlvie Road, Canning Bridge, will be visiting BROOKTON oil Wednesday, June 19 - Julie's Fashions BEVERLEY: Thursday, June 20 - Beverley Newsagency I Ship for sole or lease h PREMISES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND g 8 WELL SITUATED IN VINCENT ST, BEVERLEY J. g ALL ENQUIRIES — TO P.O. BOX 78, OR | ^ TELEPHONE 91 | Beverley house for sale Three bedroom home, solid brick and tile. Handy to town facilities — suit retired farmer. Inspection at any time. Telephone Beverley 149. wyMMA^/VVW^WVM/VWVVXVWtM/^^ PUBLIC NOTICE THE MEMBER FOR AVON Mr. KEN MclVER, M.L.A., ADVISES THAT HE WILL BE IN BEVERLEY, AND AVAILABLE FOR INTER-VIEWS, ON THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH — FROM 10.00a.m. UNTIL 3.00p.m. AT THE HOTEL BEVERLEY'S "COMMERCIAL ROC|M" (AS USED BY VISITING SOLICITOR). VISITS WILL COMMENCE FRIDAY, 14th JUNE (Note - In the case of a public holiday falling on the second Friday of a month no visit will be made) contract shearing wanted for July: 3 - 4 stand team TELEPHONE D. KING, YORK 246 DRESSES, GIFTS AND HAIRSTYLES FOR EVERY OCCASION . . . 01 Lelila LYNETTE SAVAGE 114 Vincent Street, Beverley, 'phone Beverley 59"}
{"id":202742109,"text":"27 Jun 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 27 June 1974, page 2 Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in week-ends or early evenings. Needed in Beverley. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and 'phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll. Box 2282U, (Melbourne. 3001. BEVERLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE APPLICATIONS FOR SECRETARY Applications arc invited for the position of Secretary to the Beverley Volunteer Fire Brigade, and close with tbe Acting Captain, Mr. Terry Boyle, at 6.00p.m. on Monday, 8th July, 1974. Fuil partiuulars of remuneration, duties, etc, may be obtained from the undersigned. T. J. BOYLE, Acting captain. ghurcl) notices ANGLICAN 30th June. 3rd Sunday after Trinity (and St. Peter). St. Mary's, Beverley - 7.30a.m. & 11a.m. Holy communion; St. Mark's Brooklon: 9.00 a.m. Holy communion. Week-days - 3rd July 8am Brookton Holy communion; 4th July at 9.0am: Beverley Holy communion. Canon Henry Tasseli. METHODIST Sunday 30th: Combined Cir cuit Rally at Corrigin — 10.30am service with basket lunch to follow (the guest speaker is Mrs Pickergill). Northern Districts Working Sheep Dog Association NOTICE The annual trials of "the N. D.W.S.D.A. will be held at Wongan Hills Sports area from Thursday, 25th July to Saturday, 27th July! 1974. AH dogs competing in the Championships this year must be registered with the W.A. Sheep Dog Assn. FOR SALE - 'roo bar for Valiant VG, VH, VJ - $35 Spare wheel for Valiant unused — $15. Margaret Bennett Vincent Street, Beverley PUBLIC NOTICE 1 REGRET TO INFORM THE LADIES OF THIS DISTRICT THAT 1 WILL BE CLOSING DOWN |MY SALON ON 27th JULY, 1974. 1 SINCERELY REGRET ANY INCONVEN-IENCE THIS MAY CAUSE THE CLIENTS WHO HAVE PATRONISED ME DURING MY STAY IN BEVERLEY. LYNETTE SAVAGE OF MELITA COIFFURES THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ARTS COUNCIL by arrangement with Kerroy Productions (London) presents ... LONDON'S SUPREME HUMOURISTS Roy Cowen & Iain Kerr (as "Goldberg") (as "Solomon") GILBERT &SULLIVAN CO KOSHER! Two hours of comedy and music - too good to miss. A fully professional show by two of the West End's most polished comedians ... BOOK NOW AT STACEY'S NEWSAGENCY Adults $2.70; Children, Pensioners and Students $1.50 Generous party booking concession — but book early IN THE YORK TOWN HALL SATURDAY, 29th JUNE AT 8.15p.m. BOOK NOW! SINCERE APPRECIATION IT IS WITH REGRET THAI WE TERMINATE OUR LONG BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WITH THE PUBLIC OF BEVERLEY. WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE THANKS TO THE MANY PEOPLE WHOSE LOYALTY HAS ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE FOR SO LONG. WE ALSO WISH TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR APPRECIA-TION BY LETTER OR VERBALLY. BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL. ESTHER and SAM EFFORD, 34 JOHN ST., BEVERLEY. TELEPHONE 29. •X/'VrUAA/VX/AA/OA/AA/'V/VVlXN^ PUBLIC NOTICE It is desired to be made known that the Beverley Shire Council and the Hospital Board 1iave made every effort to secure a Chemist for Beverley, but owing to the economic situation of today it is unlikely one would start business now or in the forseeable future. Drugs prescribed by Dr. Cullen or any other Doctor will be available from the Hospital, and if not in stock will (by arrangement) be procured from Mr. B. Gibson, of York. J. C. HAYS, Secretary, Beverley Hospital. Good solidly built house for sale in Beverley Nice three bedroom home, handy to town facilities - suitable for retired farmer or a family. Inspection at any time . . . Telephone Beverley 149. fa r• - -JC"}
{"id":202742130,"text":"04 Jul 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 4 July 1974, page 2 F.C.O. YEATES, FIO (Hons) WAOA (Dip) YEATES & ASSOCIATES \\ OPTOMETRIST and OPTICIAN 15 Ogilvie Road, Canning Bridge, will be visiting YORK on Monday 15th July , . . Gibson's Pharmacy QUAIRADING on Monday 15th July: Hewitt's Drapery A FAMILY NIGHT FOR ALL . . . g Old timeand square dancing DEMONSTRATION. BY THE QUAIRADING SQUARE DANCERS — IF YOU CANT DO IT, COjME ALONG AND LEARN! SPECIAL ITEMS FOR CHILDREN IN THE BEVERLEY TOWN HALL COMMENCING 8p.m. SATURDAY, 20th JULY Adults 50 cents — Children 20 cents . Ladies a plate please. ^ POSTMASTER - GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT QplHiit! fir i (ww EXAMINATION FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT AS ASSISTANT POSTAL OFFICER (Telegraph Delivery Duties) at BEVERELY, to be held on 13th July, 1974. Applications close with the Postmaster, Beverley, at noon on the 10.7.74. Application forms and particulars regarding Salary, Advancement, etc;., may be obtained from the Postmaster. Persons eligible to enter: (1) For appointment - Persons not on the permanent staff of the Commonwealth Service (2) For transfer - Permanent officers of the Service who have not previously passed an examination or test for permanent appoint ment to the Commonwealth Service (e.g. Labourer, Hospital assistant, Cleaner, Carpenter, etc.) and who wish to qualify for transfer to one of the areas listed in' section 1 above. . BEVERLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE APPLICATION FOR SECRETARY Applications are invited for the position of Secretary to the Beverley Volunteer Fire Brigade, -and close with the Acting Captain, Mr. Terry Boyle, at 6.00p.m. on Monday, 8th July, 1974. Fuil partiuulars of remuneration, duties, etc, may be obtained from the undersigned. T. J, BOYLE, Acting captain. Public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in week-ends or early evenings. Needed in Beverley. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and 7 'phone needed. Training provided. . For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, (Melbourne. 3001. SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Tenders — Truck [recalled] Tenders, showing firm delivery dates, are invited for the supply and delivery at Beverley of a new truck with a 7-8 ton load capacity, fitted with petrol or diesel engine, power steering, Cyclopac air cleaner, spare tyre, West coast (Mirrors, 10 ton telescopic hoist, 7 cubic yard tip body with cab protector, drop sides, swinging tailgate, removeable stanchions, and equipped to comply with the Traffic (Vchicle Standards) Regulations. Alternative tenders must be submitted on the basis of: (a) No trade -in;" (b) Trade-in 1967 model International "ACCO •D1820" lip truck complete. y (c) Trade - in 1968 model International "ACCO D1820" tip truck complete. The units offered for trade - in may only be inspected by prior arrangement with the undersigned. Tenders close at the officc of the Council (P.O. Box 20) at 12 noon on FRIDAY, I2th JULY, 1974. No tender necessarily accepted. < P. J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk. | 27th June, 1974."}
{"id":202742196,"text":"11 Jul 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 11 July 1974, page 2 Public opinion and market research. Men and women -J needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in week-ends or early evenings. Needed in Beverley. Meeting people is interesting and well paid. Car and 'phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, (Melbourne. 3001. A FAMILY NIGHT FOR ALL ... § Old time and square dancing h DEMONSTRATION BY THE QUAIRADING SQUARE DANCERS — IF YOU CANT DO IT, CQME ALONG AND LEARN! SPECIAL ITEMS FOR CHILDREN IN THE BEVERLEY TOWN HALL COMMENCING 8p.m. SATURDAY, 20th JULY Adults 50 cents — Children 20 cents % Ladies a plate please. fcj /l/VWMAtryWSSSIWWSiWWWSiWf^^ BEVERLEY HOSPITAL BOARD Annual General Meeting The annual general meeting of the above Board will be held in the Beverley ToWn Hall Lounge on FRIDAY, 12th JULY, 1974, commencing at 3.00p.m. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. J. C. HAYS, Secretary. g C00TE MOTORS - BROOKTON Holden, New Holland, Connor Shea dealers ORDER NOW TO BEAT THE PJHCE RISE — NEW MACHINERY IN STOCK, INCLUDING CONNOR SHEA PLOUGS AND SCARIFIERS, AND NEW HOL-LAND GRINDER MIXERS. Used machinery: N. HOLLAND 351 GRINDER MIXER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION $1995 MASSEY FERGUSON 503 BALER IN SOUND CONDITION $900 . New vehicles: HOLDER ONE-TON HOLDEN BELMONT UTILITY KINGSWOOD SEDANS AND A TORANA 1900 SEDAN ALL READY TO GO! Vehicles 1968 HOLDEN KINGSWOOD SEDAN ONE OWNER AND GOOD VALUE AT $1200 1969 HOLDEN BROUGHAM SEDAN — A BEAUTIFUL CAR FOR $1900 BUY WITH CONFIDENCE FROM COOTE MOTORS "28 YEARS IN THE BUSNESS" TELEPHONE BROOKTON 46; A/hours 48"}
{"id":202742221,"text":"18 Jul 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 18 July 1974, page 2 ... 1 A FAMILY NIGHT FOR ALL . . | Old time and square dancing 1 DEMONSTRATION BY THE QUA1RADING § SQUARE DANCERS — IF YOU CANT DO IT, CQME ALONG AND LEARN! g SPECIAL ITEMS FOR CHILDREN | IN THE BEVERLEY TOWN HALL g COMMENCING 8p.m. SATURDAY, 20th JULY | Adults 50 cents — Children 20 ccnis Ladies a plate please. g Land Auction — Beverley FRIDAY, 26th JULY AT 3.00p.m. (to be held in Elders-G.M. Beverley office) TOWN HOUSE AND THREE BLOCKS Under instructions from THE PUBLIC TRUSTEES, Elders-GiM will offer by Public Auction the above. Comprising: HOUSE situated at 86 Hunt Rd. and being portion of Beverley Sub. Lot 2. Timber frame iron roof, 2 b/rooms, sleepont, lounge, kitchen, bathroom, septic. 3 BLOCKS each 36 perches situated at Monger Si., and being Lots 21, 24 and 29 on Plan 86. TERMS 10% on the fall of the hammer and the balance on 23rd August, 1974. POSSESSION on 23rd August, 1974. -NOTE Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves as to the state of improvements prior to the sale. For further details and tapectioiis, contact: LAND & RURAL PROPERTY BEVERLEY OFFICE or PERTH LAND DEPT. "The Beverley limes* Tlmredny, Jidy 18, 1974. Page 2 BFVERLEY INTE RNATIONAL RULES BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Annual General Meeting The annual general meeting of the Beverley Basketball Association will be held at 8.00p.m. on MONDAY, 12th AUGUST, 1974 at the Hotel Beverley. The meeting is open to anyone interested in playing basketball with the Beverley Association during the 127*1/75 season. TEAM NOMINATIONS must h- in by the meeting date. Commit!ee members of the .above Association are advised that there will be a committee meeting on Monday 5th August, commencing at Sfe.m. at the Hotel Beverley. i^WWbWUWWWf BEVERLEY BRANCH OF COUNTRY PARTY Annual General Meeting The annual meeting of the above Branch will be held at the C.W.A. Hall on MONDAY, 22nd JULY, commencing at 8.00p.m. Anyone interested will be very welcome. W. A. HILL, Hon. secretary. BEVERLEY ARTS AND CRAFTS GROUP FORMAL NOTICE fptriil taKrilMeetiai Members are advised that a special general meeting of the Beverley Arts and Crafts Group will be held at the Art Centre on TUESDAY, 23rd JULY commencing at 8p.m. A Notice of Motion was received at the last annual general meeting that the Constitution be amended to allow six members, instead of three, on the Committee. D. KILPATRICK, Hon. secretary. #The newest in the field! Swan Wool Auctions Pty. Ltd., will save you handling costs and <jet a better price for your clip. Wool Auctions is a division of Westwools Blakiston Pty. Ltd., the successful group of Wool Companies with world-wide representation, wholly Australian owned and head office in Fremantle. •REDUCE HANDLING COSTSI We want your " •ADVANCES FOR SHEARING! wool! We have •EXPERT ADVICE AVAILABLE! trained experts at your disposal and shearing cost advances are available. True international attendance and competition will ensure high prices. W.A. Woolbuyers Association Official Recognition and reserve price scheme applied for from the Australian Wool Commission. Cffftrlil TELEPHONED 4715. REPRESENTATIVES: S. PTAK ' PERTH JT. DAVIS - PERTH. WA. 6160. GENERAL' MANAGER MR. S. D. ROWE. 71 4789 667118 Part-time interviewers for public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in week-ends or early evenings NEEDED IN BEVERLEY Meeting people is interesting. Pays $2.60 an hour plus car allowance. Car and 'phone needed. Training provided! 'For further information, write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. I FOOTBALL — BEVERLEY | H SUNDAY, 21st JULY, 1974 <1 BEVERLEY versus TAMMIN f, A. Reserve match commences 12.45p.m. A. Grade commences 2.30p.m. REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE AT THE GROUND « Good solidly built house for sale in Beverley Nice three bedroom home, handy to town facilities - suitable for retired farmer or a family. Inspection at any time . . . Telephone Beverley 149. ~ FOR SALE - Singer sewing machine (treadle) in good order — $25. Apply to this office telephone Beverley 13 I wanted 2nd hand wood lathe, in good condition. Please phone Beverley 265 after 7.30p.m. RURAL YOUTH Alteration to meeting date Due to tilt.' Couiiwil meeting onvWednesday the next local fcural Youth meeting will be held on THURSDAY, July 25. The meeting will be followed by a Public Health Department film. All members are urged to attend. WANTED NOW - reliable men or women to sell well known quality Rawleigh pro ducts in either local or near by country districts. Fuii or part - time openings. This is an opportunity to establish a profitable business of your own, retailing an extensive line of quality products. No capital outlay, complete sup port of 9 most reputable, established Company. Write now for no obligation particulars — The W T Rawleigh Co Ltd 60 Dawson Street, Brunswick. Victoria. 3056 emirch notices ANGLICAN 21st July. 6th Sunday after Trinity. Visit of Archbishop of Perth. St John's, Dale: '9a.m. Holy communion; St Mary's, Beverley: 7.30 a.m.' Holy communion; 11.00a.m. Confirmation service followed by a basket lunch. METHODIST Sunday, 21st July - 11,0a,m service with Mrs C. Penny."}
{"id":202742270,"text":"25 Jul 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 25 July 1974, page 2 - - I V » , July 31st. STATE TAXATION fa Uad twiH it j m » , 7 4 - t a lu Mi # H FORM L.T. IS REQUIRED TO BE LODGED BY ALL PERSONS OWNING LAND WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RENDERED A LAND TAX RETURN OR HAVE, DURING THE YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE, 1974 — (a) Bought or sold any land during the year (b) Added improvements to vacant land already owned (c) Acquired any land from the Crown under leasehold conditions (d) Sub-divided, with approval of Official Authority, any land held. State land Tuntin tansire milfMe it iH hit Ifas leicept (.P.O. Perth] THI STATE TAXATION HEPAKTMENT CNR ST. GEORGE'S TERRACE & BARRACK STREET, PERTH. 6000. J. R. EWING, COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAXATION, 1 SINCERE THANKS • g v S I WISH TO EXTEND MY SINCERE THANKS * | TO ALL THE LADIES OF THIS DISTRICT FOR S 8 THEIR PATRONAGE DURING MY STAY IN | | BEVERLEY ... | g LYNETTE SAVAGE of MEL1TA COIFFURES. B | Fashion parade To aid our local ,entrant in the "Miss Australia Quest" Y\\ a fashion show will be held in the Beverley Town Hall $ h on FRIDAY, AUGUST 2nd, commencing at 8.00p.m. ^ B Francis' Fashions will present their new spring and fe P summer collection. . . S g Admission - Adults $1; children 20 cents 2 | SUPPER WILL BE SERVED ^ Part - time interviewers for public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in week-ends or early evenings NEEDED IN BEVERLEY Meeting people is interesting. Pays $2.60 an hour plus car allowance. Car ~ and 'phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. WANTED NOW - reliable men or women to sell well known quality Rawleigh pro ducts in either local or near by country districts. Full or part-time openings. This is an opportunity to establish a profitable business of your own, retailing an extensive line of quality products. No capital outlay, complete sup port of a most reputable, established Company. Write now for no obligation particulars — The W T Rawleigh Co Ltd 60 Dawson Street, Brunswick. Victoria. 3056 Church notices ANGLICAN 28th July. 7th Sunday after Trinity. St Mary's Beverley 7.30 a.m. Holy communion; 5.30p.m. Evening prayer. St Paul's, Edwards Crossing: 9 a.m. Holy communion. St. Mark's, Brookton: 11.0 a.m. Holy communion. Weekdays July 31: 8a.m. Brobkton H / Communion; Aug-1st: 9a.m. Beverlev Holy communion. METHODIST Sunday July 28: No service at Beverley. 10.30am Synod Communion service at Aldersyde with the president of Conference, the Rev. J. A. Wilson. A basket lunch to follow. HOME LEAGUE: On Sunday, 28th July, Colonel and Mrs. Preston {State leaders of the Salvation Army) will be visiting Beverley - with members of the York Home League. A service is scheduled for 2.30p.m. in the C.W.A. Hall. All welcome. "The Beverley Times" Thursday, July 25, 1974. Page 2 • The newest in the field! Swan WoolAuctions Pty. Ltd., wiir save you handling costs and get a better price for your clip. Wool Auctions is a division, of Westwools Blakiston Pty. Ltd., the successful 'group of Wool Companies with world-wide representation, wholly Australian owned and head office in Fremantle. •REDUCE HANDLING COSTS! We want your •ADVANCES FOR SHEARING! wool! We have •EXPERT ADVICE AVAILABLE! trained experts at your disposal and shearing cost advances are available: True international attendance and competition will ensure high prices. W.A. Woolbuyers Association Official Recognition and reserve price scheme applied for from the Australian Wool Commission.. J. BEACH i JAMESSTftE^.FREMAMTLE. WA.6160. TELEPHONE 354715. GENERAL- MANAGER MR. S. D. ROWE. REPRESENTATIVES: S. PTAK - PERTH J. DAVIS - PERTH 714789 66 7118 ^"}
{"id":202742370,"text":"08 Aug 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 8 August 1974, page 2 3 BEVERLEY INTERNATIONAL RULES § BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION § Annual General Meeting 1 Hie annual general meeting of the. Beverley Basketball Association will be held at 8.00p.m. on MONDAY, 12th AUGUST, 1974, at the Hotel Beverley. The meeting is open to anyone interested in playing basketball, with the Beverley Association during the 1974/75 season. NOTE: Team nominations must be in by the meeting date. Temporary employment We require the 'services of RETIRED OR SEMI-RETIRED MEN WITH CLERICAL ABILITY to undertake the duties^ of WEIGHBRIDGE OFFICERS during the 1974/75 grain receiving period Duties, will include the operation of the weighbridge and keeping books of records. He shall be required to live on the receival site in the free accommodation provided. Batching is necessary. The period of employment could be up to two months and according to climatic condi tions, could start about the middle of October. A short training period would be carried out at our Head Office, 22 Delhi Street, West Perth. Interested persons should apply in writing, giving details of age and experience to: The General Manager, CO-OPERATIVE BULK HANDLING LIMITED Box L 886 G.P.O., PERTH. W.A. 6001. WANTED: HAY CUTTING or BALING Latest New Holland Haybine for complete cutting, conditioning and windrowlng. Prices on application. Please telephone Beverley 264, AUST. CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S CONVENTIONS INTERDENOMINATIONAL An invitation is extended to' all ladies to attend a ONE DAY CONVENTION to be held at the Beverley Lesser Hall on THURSDAY, 15th AUGUST, commcncing 9.45a.m. with morning tea Guest speaker:' Mrs Q. Lyttle on the theme "Resources unlimited." Cups of tea, provided — bring your own basket lunch. Part-time interviewers for public opinion and market research. Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month in week-ends or early evenings NEEDED IN BEVERLEY Meeting people is interesting. Pays $2.60 an hour plus car allowance. Car and 'phone, needed. Training provided. For further information, write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. Home knitted jumpers g JUMPERS MADE TO ORDER - by knitting machine ft IS cents per 25 gm balls (only 6ply down). Telephone p Dale River 47 1057 for further information. Vjffrctv'jKraKoscs^ I DORCAS SOCIETY FETE U St. Mary's Anglican Dorcas Society will be holding a § fete, commencing at i.30p.m. on FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 U % and invites members of the public to enjoy the occasion g There will be the usual stalls and Devonshire afternoon g teas. YOUR INTEREST WILL BE APPRECIATED. l| 24" standard Boys' bicycle; A 20" convertible bike; and % one Dragstar boys' bike. Also one Singer treadle machine 8 Please telephone Beverley 64 <Pam Ford). S | VEHICLES FOR SALE | BARNSLEY MOTORS, Beverley, have for immediate d delivery, the following vehicles — A new H.Q. Holdcn utility, '202' engine, with h 'four-on-the-floor' and L.S.D. diff. 2 A LH Torana sedan 1900, 4-door, with the new Opal motor. and in used stock they can offer . . $ j-j HK Holdcn sedan in very good order at the Q d reduced price of $1350. ~ 2 ^ 1959 Mercedes Benz 220 sedan, as is, $250. p FOR SALE Sheep dog pups. 'phone Dale Hall 55 LOOK HIRE! Start in business for yourself distributing some 160 Rawleigh products to friends • neighbours, and other local residents. Easy to sell medicines, food products, and cosmetics. You can succeed without experience. No capi tal outlay for stock. Write or 'phone immediately for particulars — The W T Rawleigh Co. Ltd, Box 64 P.O. Brunswick. VICTORIA. 3056; or telephone 38-2131. •iiiiiiiiiiKiiiiiBiiiiiiuiiBiiiiiBiiiHiiiiniiiiinm WE CAN SUPPLY all your rubber stamp requirements — Telephone 13, or call in unniiiinniiBiiiiniiiiaiiiiHiiiiiaiiiiHiiiiiBiiB NOTICE To the growers in the No. 10 district of the Barley and Oat Section of the Grain Pool of Western Australia. I am standing as your representative in the election to be held during August and would very much appreciate your support Ballot papers should be returned as soon as possible. IIDIICW ft(£UW "SEATON ROSS" BEVERLEY. W.A. new Holdens ready to go KINGSWOOD SEDAN 202, AUTOMATIC. TORANA "LH" 1900 SEDAN — A REAL HOT 4 cyl. OPAL ENGINE; "4 ON THE FLOOR" AND 45 miles per gallon ECONOMY. TORANA TA" 4 cyl. SEDAN. HOLDEN 'BELMONT UTILITY. p r i c e r i s e . . . used cars, utes CHEV LUV 1-TON TRUCK, 24,000 genuine miles - a beauty. Save a bundle on new price at $1995. HOLDEN *HT UTILITY — one owneir — $1450. HOLDEN 'HK' SEDAN — one owner — $1495 C00TE MOTORS, BROOK?OH TELEPHONE BROOKTON 46"}
{"id":202742424,"text":"15 Aug 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 15 August 1974, page 2 sniJAWc^^i^Aptf DUTIES - To take full control of all aspects of operating a Drapery Department. QUALIFICATION - No age liml\\ Must have drive and willingness to work hard to achieve sales figures. Must be capable of purchasing and controlling stocks, und be able to work with a minimum of supervision. CONDITION -- Excellent wa?e to $105 a week. APPLICATION - To The Manager or Beverley Farmers Co-op, sta:inn age, experience, etc. NO "9 to 5's" NEKD APPLY. 3 Part-time interviewers for public opinion and market research Men and women needed as sparertime intervewers. About twice a month — in week-ends or early evenings — NEEDED IN BEVERLEY Meeting people is inieresiin?. Pays $2.60 an hour plus car allowance. Car and 'phone needed. Training provided. For further information, write to „— Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282y, Melbourne. 3001. "MKMW QltfT ENTRIES are invited in the ""Miss Show Girl" quest, '74 Entrants must be single, aged between 16 - 23 years, and -be prepared to compete at regional and State level if successful locally. The Beverley winner will receive a prize of $30, and the State winner will be awarded a trip to Sydney and $200 spending money. Anyone interested should contact Mr B. G. Sims (telephone Bev- 5 erley 243) for further information. c THE BEVERLEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S 1974 ANNUAL SHOW IS ON 24th AUGUST"}
{"id":202742494,"text":"29 Aug 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 29 August 1974, page 2 LOST - 2 Lost between Harrismith and Perth, via Wickepiri, jPlngelly and Brookton/Armadale Highway: 2 good sheep dogs one an aged Border Collie bitch ("Lass**); and die other a three-legged. Red Kelpie dog Clobber")- A reward is offered. Please *'ptione Lake Grace South J4, dr Perth 248549 and reverse charges. BEVERLEY SKI CLUB \\ Annual General Meeting > The tentative date for the annua! general meeting of f the Beverley Ski Club is TUESDAY, !Oth September, » at 8.00p.m. The venue to be announced later. ) / Glen Butcher, Hon. secretary. - ) f FORSAI ! THRE HOUSES Si $ THREE HOUSES - BEVERLEY NATIVE RESERVE i\\ TENDERS TO BE SENT TO — § DEPT. FOR COMMUNITY WELFARE, « 8 DUKE STREET, NORTHAM. tj TELEPHONE 22 2086; SHIRE OF BEVERLEY LCCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1960 Notification of Vacancy and Extraordinary Election ( Section 91) IT IS HEREBY notified for public .information that an extraordinary election will be held on the !9lh day of 0;tobir, '74, to fill the following vacancy in the Council CENTRAL WARD (one vacancy) The nomination day appointed is the 27th day of September, 1974, and the nomination place is the office of the Council. Nominations must be in the form of the Ninth Schedule. b; si£ned by the candidate - or his authorised agent - be ac.-omp.mied by a deposit of $10 in legal tender, cheque, bank diaft, post office order or money order, and if by an authorised agent, must be accompanicd by the candidates written authority. Nominations must be delivered to the Returning officer at the nomination place not later than 4.00p.m. on nomination day or 14 days prior to that date. Dated this 27th day of August, 1974. .. P. J. BENNETT, Returning Officer. St 8 ^ The Bcveriey Rural Youth Club will :be staging their 6 H production "The Stunt" in the Avon Valley Rural Youth & H drama competition at Quairading Town Hall to-morrow, g FRIDAY, 30th AUGUST, commencing at 8.00p.m.; All g g members and local supporters are invited to attend. Part-time interviewers for public opinion and market research Men and women needed as spare-time interviewers. About twice a month — in-week-ends or early evenings — NEEDED IN BEVERLEY Meeting people.is interesting. Pays $2.60 an hour plus car allowance. Car and 'phone needed. Training . provided. For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. FOOTBALL— BEVERLEY SUNDAY, 1st SEPTEMBER} 1974 BEVERLEY versus QUAIRADING' g A. Reserve match commences , 12.45p.fn. V' A. Grade commences 2.30p.m. e g REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE AT THE GROUND |"}
{"id":202742534,"text":"05 Sep 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 5 September 1974, page 2 ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,1974 IN THE BEVERLEY TOWN HALL COMil ALONG AND ENJOY WHAT IS HOPED TO BE "THE BALL OF THE YEAR." THE ,MUSIC WILL BE SUPPLIED BY "THE HARRY REGGIT FOUR", AND ALCOHOL WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE PREMISES SPECIAL GUESTS WILL INCLUDE BEVERLEY'S "MISS AUSTRALIA" QUEST ENTRANT, ELAINE HUSKING, AND THE CURRENT "MiSS CHARITY QUEEN" FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA. ... SO MAKE IT A DATE. ADMISSION — $8.00 DOUBLE; $5.00 SINGLE BEVERLEY PARENTS & CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION Grand danre FRIDAY, 18th OCTOBER, 1974 from 8.00p.m. to 1.00a.m. Music by "The Rhythm Aires" of Kellerberrin Admission $2 per person - Supper will be provided > icjtvjavuft^rrono-oc:^^ £ § Combined Guilds 9 Parly il A combirial Guilds party will be held in the Beverley h Lesser Hall on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 (to-morrow) commencing at 2.00p.m. Everyone a plate, please, rurjuoctr^rj^rjrj^rua^^ 14 ft. fibregkiss ski boat and trailer, and 20h.p. Johnson outboard motor.. Licensed. As new. phone Bally Bally 516 INTERVIEWERS (men or women) needed, in Beverley and surrounding towns, for public opinion and market research. Week-ends or evenings. About twice a month. Car needed, phone preferred. Training provided. For further information write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001.' BEVERLEY BRANCH R.S.L. NEXT R.S.L. MEETING The next meeting of the Beverley Branch o fthe Returned i' Servicemen's League will be held at the Club rooms on Friday, 20th SEPTEMBER, 1974, and a good attendance would be appreciated. xtttmKxxMXxmj^ CLUB Wind-up dinner The Club's dinner will be . held at the Hotel Beverley on 20th September and all hockey players - and their partners are invited to attend. The dinner commences at 6.30p.m. and the cost will be $4.25 per head. Would all wishing to attend please pay their money to Chris Jeffrey on or before Tuesday, 17 th September. 1 for sale | FOR SALE — Bedford J I 1964 model truck . . sound tray and stock sides . . $500 Telephone Jacobs Well 3. FOR SALE - Bassinet and pram . . . $15. Contact W. Earp, 'phone Beverley 48. & D. Mcintosh, Hon. secretary. R Jtrtiftaeit litiu MORAN (James Loxley) — Edie and Keith wish to thank relatives and friends and the Beverley Football Club for cards and personal expres s i o n s of sympathy on the Joss of a beloved brother and uncle. Would all please accept this s a personal expression of our sincere gratitude. Ciiurtl) noticed ANGLICAN 15th September. 14th Sunday after Trinity. St Mary's Beverley: 9a.m. Holy communion; St John's, Dale: 11.00a.m. Holy communion. METHODIST September 15th - 11.00a.m. Morning service with Mr. •Fred Morrell. machinery etc. for sale TRACTORS ... Chamberlain 306 tractor, 18.4 x 30 tyres, power steering, excellent mechanical condition and appearance . . . $3,700 A 554 tractor. Lights, p.t.o., power steering, 18.4 x 30 tyres. Hcad/valve/rings just completed. Ready to go $950 A 554. Lights, p.t.o., power steering, cab, 18.4 x 30 tyres. Head/ valve and rings being done. Handy cheap unit. $750 International 650 with lights. P.T.O., power steering, 18.4' x 34 tyres. Cab. Well maint. unit, cheap, Big power $1700 MACHINES . . . Horward Bagshaw scarifier — 25 tyne, with fittings for hydraulics. Repainted $1200 Chamberlain 18 disc plough. Hydraulic ram and hoses; new bearings where necessary. Grain seed 'box available. Complete $1250 TRUCKS ... Bedford J 6. 300c.i. motor with two speed diff. Licenced to December '74 and In immaculate condition. The first to'see will buy $4,750 VEHICLES . Rambler Classic 770, V/8 motor, disc brakes, and with radio, etc. The choice of two >.. . .. ..i- $1200' ? Valiant VE sedan, licensed to March 1975, with radio and heaters. In immaculate condition . . and only $1390 HK Holden sedan - white with green upholstery, mud flaps tow bar. In good condition .;.. $12S0 XR Falcon utility - only- 41,000 genuine miles. Excellent condition. Radio, heater, lie rails fitted. A bargain >$1400 NEW VJ RANGER sedan - limelight with bone vinyl roof Loads of extra's, and ready to go. BOX 170, POST OFFICE, NAREMBEEN. INTERNATIONAL and* CHRYSLER DEALERS TELEPHONE 274. A/houre 283."}
{"id":202742660,"text":"26 Sep 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 26 September 1974, page 5 § CITY CLUB RURAL YOUTH | re-union ball IN THE SUBIACO CITY HALL AT 8.00p.m. ON SATURDAY, 19th OCTOBER j? Tickets $14 double (includes drinks and supper) £ can be obtained from - Miss H. M. Eva, 5 139 Victoria St., Mosman Park. Interviewers (men or women) needed, in Beverley and surrounding towns, for public opinion and - market research. Week-ends or evenings. About twice a month. Car needed, 'phone preferred. Training provided. For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. W'7' if • •"}
{"id":202742797,"text":"24 Oct 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 24 October 1974, page 2 BEVB1 FOOTBALL, ^LUB ^ BY THE "MEDIA" TICKETS$12 double; $5 single Purchase of either single or double tickets entitles the holder to free beer at the Cabaret, and double ticket holo* will have a chance for 3 cash prizes in a raffle. -BEVERLEY SKI CLUB (0IMHTII1 JIT SUNDAY, 27thOCT0BER -... ' . ' V v. J I i • SHOE SKIS, SLALOM RELAY, TRICKS, DOUBLES, SAUCERBOARb RELAY} AND DISPLAYS. • BEVERLEY GOLF -ASSOCIATES Sincere thanks 'IEIIMIIE C«P MI PARI* I wish to tender my sincere thanks to the electors of the Central Ward for the support tendered me in Saturday's Council 'election - which has resulted in my election to the vacancy. It will be my constant endeavour to fully justify the support extended and to do all in my power to further the interests of Ward electors and the district generally. Thank you all . . . FORBES WOODS | CHANGE OF VENUE $ THE continuing "workshop" on the theme "Understand-S ing Change" will be held on Thursday, October 24th 2 in the C.W.A. HALL. This week the Government's g % Green Papsr on agriculture will come under discussion, g H Anyone interested is invited to attend - 8.00p.m. start, q aawwaracawariwrcB^^ | BEVERLEY RURAL YOUTH CLUB § 8 Annual General Meeting g H The annual general meeting of Beverley Rural Youth 2 g will be held on WEDNESDAY, 30th OCTOBER in the g p C.W.A. Hall, commencing at 8.00p.m. All members g ^ are urged to atlind. % b TUESDAY, 5 th NOVEMBER, 1974 The Club sweep will be drawn at 12.15p.m. and lunch will follow the running of the Melbourne Cup. AH Associates, their husbands, and friends, are very welcome. (Associates to bring a platter, please). (Mrs) D. Barnsley, Hon. secretary. ARE YOU INTERESTED? The position of honorary Coach to the Beverley Swimming ning i Club is vacant. If you are interested please contact the > Hon. secretary, Mrs W. E. Beazley as soon as possible bible. ) Interviewers (men or women) needed, in Beverley and surrounding towns, for public opinion and • market research. Week-ends or evenings. About twice a month. Car needed, 'phone preferred. Training provided. For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. PRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT . S Yanda Beauty Councillor ATTENTION CLIENTS! These products are available. Contact Mary Ferguson, 85 Erindale Rd, East Hamersley or telephone Perth 47 4474. S NARABULLA RIDING CLUB | 1 Next Riding Day 1 H SUNDAY, 10th NOVEMBER at 10.30a.m. g B AT "PEVESIGGE", EAST PINGELLY g p The instructor will be Miss Heather Larwood § $ Small charge — packed lunch — visitor's welcome g LIVESTOCK lor friend//. Individual on-thipot cwvfe*. Quairading-Beverley-Brookton ON WEDNESDAY, 13th NOVEMBER 8,000 SHEEP 8,000 FURTHER ENTRIES ARE INVITED »• MoOPi^e'fc't & Sons BOX 170, POST OFFICE, NAREMBEEN. INTERNATIONAL and CHRYSLER DEALERS TELEPHONE 274. A/hours 283. FOR SALE TRACTORS. . . A 554. Lights, p.t.o., power steering, cab, 18.4 x 30 tyres. Head/valve and rings being done. Handy cheap unit. $750 A 554 tractor. Lights, p.t.o., power steering, 18.4 x 30 tyres. Head/valve/rings just completed. Ready to go $950 International 650 with lights.-P.T.O., power steering, 18.4 x 34 tyres. Cab. Well maint. unit, cheap, Big power $1700 International 660 D, lights, power steering, cab, 23.1 x 26 tyres,'" Engine completely reconditioned - barrels, pistons, mains, etc. ... A very sound unit $2,500 Chamberlain 306 tractor, 1«.4 x 30 tyres, poWer steering, excellent mechanical condition and appearance . . . $3,700 Countryman 6, 18.4 x 30 duals, cab, p.t.o., hydraulics, 3.032 hours. Very well kept and cheap power at .. $3,750 MACHINES ... A 81 International Header - 12 ft. comb with 45-bushell box — repainted and ready to go $800 A 81 International Header - 14 ft. comb with 45-busheVl box — Repainted and ready to go .. $850 A 84 International Header - 14 ft. comb, 45-bushell box Several more coming in. Massey 585's becoming available Horward Bagshaw scarifier — 25 tyne, with fittings for hydraulics. Repainted $1200 MACHINES continued ... Chamberlain 18 disc plough. Hydraulic ram and hoses; new bearings where necessary. Grain seed box available. Complete „.. -•• $1*50 One only International GL55T baler, p.t.o. type, and also twine. In good order and ready to go $850 CASS... 1974 new V) Ranger Sedan - limelight with bone vinyl/ roof. Loads of extras. Not licensed. Immediate delivery at the old price ; 1974 VJ Charger 6 pack demo - Red with parchment trim,' radio, mags, rear louvres. A real goer N.B. 1500. . $3,990 1968 HK Holden sedan - white with green trim. Radio mud flaps and tow bar. Good condition: N.B. 331 .. $1250 1965 AP6 Valiant sedan - repainted white with green green trim. Fitted with radio .... ...r ... ... $499 1966 Rambler Classic V8 - Choice of two. Disc brakes, radio, nad mud flaps N.B. 410 and N.*B. 409 ... $1200 1971 VH Valiant utility jut very goal condition, fitted with radio, side tie rails, mud flaps, and tow bar $1750 . - 1967 XR Falcon utility, blue over blue, in excellent cond., fitted with radio, heaters, side tie rails. A bargain at $1400 TRUCKS Bedford J6 300c.i. motor, two speed diff — N.B. 289 — in immaculate condition $4,750"}
{"id":202742870,"text":"07 Nov 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 7 November 1974, page 2 commence programme KNOX & COOTE Southern Districts ESTATE AGENTS Member of the Real Estate Institute of W.A. 24 STIRLING STREET, BUNBURY Telephone Bunbury Office 21 3533 THE LAND FMRM PROPERTIES FOR SALE MECKERING - 1875 acres: All cleared. Brick and tile homestead. Scheme and SEC connected. Excellent light land block. Purchase price $125,000. Available on good vendor terms. CLEARY - 3750 acres: All cleared, mainly heavy red loams, well watered. SEC connected. Highly improved. Purchase price $160,000 -deposit $40,000 with balance over ten years at 9%. DOWERIN - 1800 acres: All cleared, old developed property. Good homestead and sheds. SEC / scheme water. Purchase price $96,000 Deposit $45,000 - balance over eight years at 10%. MERREDIN - 3200 acres: ; 2,000 acres developed and pastured. Subdivided into 12 paddocks, and most paddocks wittered. Good buildings and homestead. Purchase price $80,000. Deposit $50,000 Balance over ten years at 9%. NEWDEGATE • 4500 acres: 2,100 acres cleared and arable, 500 acres clovered, 60' x 30' S.F. shed. Purchase price $45,000. Deposit $20,000 Balance over seven years at 8%. PINGRUP - 2200 acres: Good mallee running to timber country. 700 acres growing excellent mixed "'clover pastures. Shearing shed and sheep yards. A further 800 acres cleared and fallowed ready to seed to wheat 1975. $40,000 dep. $10,000 balance seven years at 6%. CORRIGIN - 1930 acres: A wheat man's farm. Has averaged .6 bushels per acre over the whole farm for many years. Heavy country. Comfortable W/b home, serviceable improvements. At present carrying 1300 wethers. $45p.a. on $50,000 dep. AFTER HOURS, TELEPHONE IAN NITSCHKE — Northam 222214 —(096) JEFF JONES — Narrogin 811808 —(098) PETER GENT — Pingelly 71 IAN FULLETON — Merredin on Knungajin 521 BEVERLEY FOOTBALL CLUB - RAFFLE RESULT First prize: ticket number 21 - M. Priest; 2nd prize (No. 100) - L. Trewren; 3rd prize (No. 52) - E. Murray. ENQUIRY INTO RURAL HEALTH SERVICES The Rural Health Working Party of the Hospitals and Health Services Commission is currently undertaking a review of health and related welfare services provided in rural areas. The investigation includes the isolated and remote areas of Australia together with communities located in close proximity to larger urban areas. The Working Party Is seeking submissions that cover the following areas of concern: 1. Social conditions in rural and remote areas. 2. Health problems in these areas. „. _ 3. The provision of doctors and other health manpower in these areas. 4. The problems of transportation to and communication with health services In these areas. 5. Specific problems of hospitals already located in these areas. 6 Potential community development strategies in such areas, particularly health services provision in the broader framework of social welfare services. 7. General perspectives on future options for providing health services in such areas. 8. Other areas of concern as may arise from time to time. Submissions are invited from Interested organisations, individuals and voluntary groups. The closing date for submissions is 9 December, 1974.' Mr. P. F. Grow, Chairman, Duval Health Working Party, Hospitals and Health Service* Commission, P.O. Box 392, WODEN, A.C.T. 2606 THE NARABULLA RIDING CLUB (MICE « Willi Due to unforseen circumstances, the Narabulla Riding Club's next riding day (SUNDAY, 10th NOVEMBER) will be held at the Hotham Pony Club's ground at Pingelly - and not at "Pevesigge" as previously notified. BEVERLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE TENDERS The Beverley Volunteer Fire Brigade is calling tenders for the removal of a wood stove, and its replacement with an electric stove. For further information please , contact D. Hick, telephone Dale River 471030. ^ SINCERE THANKS ELAINE HUSKING AND COMMITTEE would ilke to extend their sincere appreciation to all people who supported, donated, or helped, during the fund-raising period. We are proud to say that $2353 was raised „ for — the — Spastic * children. a airofcCBSCttrorroi^^ DALE RIVER TENNIS CLUB Annual General Meeting The annual general meeting of the above Tennis Club will be held at the Dale River courts on SUNDAY, 10th NOVEMBER, commencing at 2.00p.m. Good attendance is requested — please. LIVESTOCK lor friendly, Individual on -th+*pot unlet. SHEEP SALE QUAIR ADING - BEVERLEY BROOKTON Wednesday, November 13th . 9,300 SHEEP 9,300 QUAIRADING at 11.30a.m.: 3400 SHEEP 3400 WETHERS: 450 liy.o. September shorn. 1470 lambs - August/September shorn. EWES: 620 liy.o. August/September shorn; 80 2iy.o. August shorn; 600 s.m. August shorn; 120 lambs, September shorn; 100 B/L cross lambs, Ac. K. & J. Grieg BEVERLEY — immediately following Quairadng 3400 SHEEP 3400 WETHERS: 1300 liy.o. September/October shorn', 100 ly.o. March shorn; 1300 lambs, September/October shorn EWES: , 150 2y.o. March shorn, 500 5y.o. and 6y.o. March shorn. Included in the above yarding, Account J. M. & P. Curtin, will be 950 liy.o. wethers September shorn, Collinsville blood. These sheep are mulesed and are of outstanding quality. BROOKTON — immediately following Beverley y 2500 SHEEP 2500 WETHERS:. _ 200 liy.o. September shorn; - 300 2iy.q,arid 3iy.o. September shorn; 350" 2iy.o. September shorn; 150 2iy.o. July shorn; 250 lambs, October shorn "v EWES: " • , 550 liy.o. September shorn; '150 l>y.o-June shorn; 300'2iy.o. and 3iy.o. September shorn; 250 s.m., September ^shorn. 1 DENTAL CLINIC B NOTICE is hereby given that Mr K. I. James, Dip., D.S., p will shortly commence practice at the Brookton Dental g Clinic on Wednesdays and Fridays of each week. The ^ Dental Therapist will be present on Mondays, Tuesdays, h and Thursdays, Q Appointments with Mr lames may be made by phoning h the Dental Clinic on Brookton 143. g J. W. HUGHES, Shire Clerk. Social evening and Dance All R.S.L. members and ex-servicemen, and their wives and members of the Women's Auxiliary and husbands are invited to a social, evening and dance to be held on FRIDAY, 15th NOVEMBER, commencing at 8.00p.m. All ex-servicemen and women welcome. Ladies a plate. SHIRE OF BEVERLEY BROADCAST TIMES FOR HARVEST BANS IT IS HEREBY notified for general information that har. vest bans' will be broadcast on the National network at the following times — Monday to Saturday: 1041 Hours 1247 Hours. Please keep this for future reference. P. J. BENNETT, SHIRE CLERK. SHIRE OF BEVERLEY BUSH FIRES ACT PROHIBITED BURNING TIMES IT IS HEREBY notified for general information that the commencement of the Prohibited Burning times has now been suspended until Thursday, 14th November, 1974. Protective burning only may be carried out daily after 6p.m. until this date. P. J. BENNETT, SHIRE CLERK. WESTRAL CARPET CLEANERS Specialists in all types of carpet shampooing, etc., will be in Beverley next Monday. Bookings at the Beverley Newsagency. SHIRE OF BEVERLEY BUSH FIRES ACT Fire-break Inspections IT IS HEREBY notified for general information that the Council will carry out firebreak inspections for the Shire between Monday, 11th November 1974, and Friday 15th November, 1974. Failure to provide regula tion firebreaks will lead to prosecution. No further not ice will be given. By Order of the Council. P. J. BENNETT, SHIRE CLERK. SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Annual meeting of Electors NOTICE is hereby:, given that the annual meeting of Electors will be held in the Beverley Town Hall at 8.30 p.m. on Friday, 15th November, 1974. BUSINESS: 1. Confirmation of minutes; 2. Financial Statement for the year ended 30.6.74 3. Auditor's Report. 4. President's Report. 5. General business. G. L. KILPATRICK, PRESIDENT. SELL THAT IDLE ENGLISH SHOTGUN to SOMEONE WHO WILL TREASURE IT Father's (or grandfather's) English double-barrel shotgun, (side-by-side or over-and-under) could be worth hundreds )' or even thousands of dollars to me. Whatever its condition I'd appreciate hearing about it especially the English name engraved on it, and will either write and tell you about its maker, or call, anywhere in W.A. I. Penniket, F4/346 Mill Point Rd., South Perth. 6151 Interviewers (men or women) needed, in Beverley and surrounding towns, for public opinion and market research. Week-ends or evenings. About twice a inonth. Car needed, "phone preferred. Training provided! For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001."}
{"id":202742934,"text":"21 Nov 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 21 November 1974, page 5 BEVERLEY BRANCH OF RED CROSS Quarterly Meeting The next quarterly meeting of the Beverley Branch will be held at the C.W.A. Rest Room at 3.00p.m. on Friday 29th November, 1974. Cottons and men's neckties please Tea ladies - R. Mcintosh and M. Blechynden. CXJGXXXXCXXXi ft Interviewers (men or women) needed, in Beverley and surrounding towns, for public opinion and market research. Week-ends or evenings. About twice a month. Car needed, 'phone preferred. Training provided. For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. THE BEVERLEY HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Opportunity Shop NOW HAS A LARGE RANGE OF SUMMER STOCKS AVAILABLE YOU ARE WELCOME TO CALL IN AND BROWSE AROUND West Dale Set viceCentre F. W. & D. L SEARLE PETROL - LUBES - SERVICE - 24 HOURS A DAY BROOKTON HIGHWAY AT BEVERLEY TURN-OFF COLIN CARR'S LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE AT ANY TIME STOCK CARTED AT ANY TIME & ANYWHERE Someone in attendance at Railway Parade' office from 10a.m. to .12 noon and 1p.m. to 5p.m. each week daj and again on Saturday mornings, ^hone Beverley 260 HE IS ALSO AMPOL TELEPHONE: AGENT FOR THE BEVERLEY 260 (shop) BEVERLEY DISTRICT or A/hoars on 162"}
{"id":202742983,"text":"28 Nov 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 28 November 1974, page 2 . KNOX and COOTS SOUTHERN ESTATE AGENCY Member of the-Real Estate-Institute of W.A. 24 STIRLING STREET, BUNBURY Telephone Bunbury Office 213533 THE LAND FIRM PROPERTIES FOR SALE MOLLERIN - 11,000 acres: All cleared - a good wheat "producing property in a 13" rainfall belt; 45,000 BWQ; nice homestead; good sheds; runs 4500 sheep, 100 cattle, and crops 3000 acres wheat PRICE $35 per acre, with terms available. MERREDIN - 4,700 acres: Situated close to town with scheme and SEC. No house, good sheds, pig facilities. Soil types mostly medium. Has 4300 acres cleared. PRICE $31 per acre with easy terms MUK1NBUDIN - 3100 acres : Half cleared, no buildings - this well situated property must be goad buying at $65,000. Terms $20,000 deposit balance over ten years at 8%. Substantial reduction for cash settlement. NORTHAM - 700 acres: This terrific feed block also has an excellent cropping history; fronts Gt. Eastern Highway, scheme water is connected, with SEC available. No buildings. PRICED AT $50,000. The terms available are ridiculous . , . $12,000 deposit with balance over ten years at 8%. TRAYNING - 998 acres: All cleared bar shade. Good fencing, medium soils, and scheme water connected. A very safe cropping area. PRICE $36,000 for cash. WONGAN HILLS - 4200 acres: Ail cleared bar shade. A top property in a very assured area. This is a rare opportunity to purchase in a district where very few properties change hands. Improvements are good with a spacious homestead, good sheds and fencing. SEC is connected and there is an abundance of water. PRICE $60 per acre. TOODYAY - 40 acres: Situated close to town with terrific views; lovely old homestead with rock terracing surrounding. SEC is connected, well fertilised soils. Run 20 cattle or horses. Must be good buying at $40,000, AFTER HOURS, TELEPHONE IAN NITSCHKE — Northam 222214 —(096) JEFF JONES — Narrogin 811808 —(098) PETER GENT — Pingelly 71 IAN FULLETON — Merredin on Knungajin 521 Bally Bally Christmas Tree ON "MONDAY, 16th DECEMBER, 1974 Father Christmas arrives at 8.00p.m. Parcels to be left at Mrs MacLachlan's dress shop before 5.00p.m. on Friday, 13th December. Ladies a plate, please. cjftcBSjcavanwtxa^^ Dale River Christmas Tree on FRIDAY, 13th DECEMBER at 8.30p.m. IN "THE OLD TIN HALL" Presents (to value of $2 per child) are to be left with Mrs J. Bartram, or at the West Dale school g by 11th December. Everyone welcome. Ladies, a | ^ plate please. _ > 0 F.C.O. YEATES, FIO (Hons) WAOA (Dip) % YEATES & ASSOCIATES OPTOMETRIST and OPTICIAN 15 Ogilvie Road, Canning Bridge, mil be visiting BEVERLEY - Thuns. November 28 (Beverley Newsagent) aractryyttciaCEyXiC^ •jUto&z Wanted, to buy | SECOND HAND SHOT GUNS | PLEASE CONTACT AVON TRADING COMPANY TELEPHONE BEVERLEY 66 H H g ' • • l Interviewers (men or women) needed, in Beverley and ^ surrounding towns, for public opinion and market re- j, search. Week-ends or evenings. About twice a month, g Car needed, 'phone preferred. Training provided. For g further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, q Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. k a CHRISTMAS GREETINGS SUPPLEMENT OUR 1974 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS SUPPLEMENT WILL BE INSIDE OUR> DECEMBER 19th ISSUE. BUSINESS PEOPLE AND RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO USE THIS SERVICE SHOULD TELEPHONE 13. Moppett & Sons BOX 170, POST OFFICE, NAREMBEEN. INTERNATIONAL and CHRYSLER DEALERS , TELEPHONE 274. A/hours 283. FOR SALE TRACTORS ... Chamberlain 306 tractor, 18.4 x 30 tyres, power steering, excellent mechanical condition and appearance ... $3,700 International 660 D, lights, power steering, cab, 23.1 x 26 tyres, engine completely reconditioned - barrels, pistons, mains, etc. ... A very sound unit $2,500 Ford 5000 with 3-pt linkage, hyd r a u 1 i c s, and lights. A good, clean unit $2950 Champ 9G with hydraulics, cover tyres. A cheap, handy unit - _ $775 International 756 - iow hours, cab. Well maintained $6250 HEADERS ... International 8-5 SP Header -- 16ft. comb, 281 petrol motor — a recent machine - $6750 International A84 - 135 bush box, 14ft comb $2350 International A84 - 135 bush box, 14ft. comb $2700 International A84 - 135 bush box, 14ft. comb $2250 Internationa! A84 - 45 bush box, 14ft. comb $1950 International A84 - 138 bush box, 12ft comb. In good condition and certainly worth inspection $2100 International A81 - 14ft. comb with 45 bush box. Repainted, and ready to go $850 Shearer CS1040 - 14ft. Good condition and appearance. Low acreage : $2990 Shearer CS104 - 14ft. comb. In good condition .... $2100 Massey 585 - 60 bush box, 12ft comb. Var. speed drum. TRUCKS ... Ford 700 - 7 ton, practically new tyres all round, low mileage. Ex farmer's truck. Reg No. N.B. 1024 .....$5850 Bedford 3-4ton fitted with helper springs, 80 bag bin, p.to. drive, good tyres. Head, valves and bearings 2000 miles ago. New battery. N.B. 668 complete for .... $950 Commer (forward control) short wheel base, fitted with tip body, hoist, wheat sides. A very useful harvest unit with low mileage — unlicensed $750 International ACCO 1820D - prime-mover, long range fuel tanks, radio. 40ft. semi-trailer wih double deck sheep crate. In excellent condition and appearance and ready to go to work. Registration No N.B. 1457 .... $8500 CARS . . . 1974 C.J. Chrysler demo. irredescent blue with white vinyl roof. Air cond., tape deck, power steering, power windows, and many more extras. Reg No. N.B. 500 .. $o.a. 1968 HK Holden sedan - white with green trim, Radio mud flaps and tow bar. Good condition: N.B. 331 .. $1250 1968 VE Valiant Regal sedan - white with aqua trim. New short motor 6000 miles. New brakes. A good looking unit Registration No. N.B. 1500 $1550 1971 VH Valiant utility - an ideal farm or town ute with many extras. In good condition. N.B. 1249 $1750 1967 XR Falcon utility - Blue over blue. In excellent cond. Radio, heaters, and side tie rails. N.B. 1301 ... $1400 1966 Rambler Classic V8 — a choice of two. Disc brakes, radio, mud flaps. Both are well kept units $1200 S FRANK & MARY FLEAY WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK ALL WHO ATTENDED THE FIRE ON THEIR PROPERTY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SPECIAL THANKS TO THE BEVERLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE. BEVERLEY GOLF CLUB INC. FAREWELL EVENING M:mbers and friends are advised that the Club will be having a farewell drink with Ian and Jan Gillett from 5.00p.m. onwards on SUNDAY, 6th DECEMBER All members and friends welcome. Used vehicles for sale 1963 Fairlane sedan automatic (XBH 352) at only $ 350 1964 Holden EH Svat. wagon manual (UCA 556) 350 1966 Toyota Crown sedan manual (Y 216) 975 i>66 Austin 1800 sedan, manual (Y 1170 875 1968 Falcon XT stat. wagon, manual (Y 611) .... 1190 1968 Holden HK Ks/wood sedan, manual (Y 726) 850 1969 Toyota Corona sedan, manual (Y 782) 775 1969 Holden Ks/wood sedan, manual (XES 156 1350 1969 Cortina 440 sedan, manual (Y 147) 1175 1971 Torana 6 cyl. 2-door sedan, manual 1875 1972 Holden HQ Belmont sedan, man. (Y 457).. 1890 EASTERN DISTRICT TRADING COMPANY Telephone York 6 After hours 255 FOR SALE: Kitchen/dining suite - $70, or near offer. WANTED TO BUY A cane sided, or an old fashioned, lounge in good order . . 'phone Beverley 20. WANTED TO BUY: Girls 24" and Boys 20" bicycles, in good condition. Please telephone Beverley 20. MIDLAND OPTICAL CLINIC OPTOMETRISTS The Crescent, Midland Telephone 74 3193 N. B. ROBINSON AND RUSSELL WILLIAMS SOIICITOR Mr Peter Marks visits Beverley every second Friday at the Hotel Beverley Mr. MARKS' NEXT V1SH will be on DECEMBER 6. Waiuedto buy FURNITURE - old especially : A wooden table and chairs. Also a double bed and double wardrobe. Please contact this office. CtmrtI) notices; ANGLICAN 1st December. Advent Sunday - Christian New Year and 82nd anniversary of the consecration of St. Mary's. St. Mary's - 7.30a.m. Holy communion; - 11a.m. Family service / thanksgiving eucharist; 5.30p.m. Evensong. St Mark's: 9a.m Family service Holy communion. Thursday, 5th December: 9.00 a.m. Holy communion at Beverley. Canon Henry Tassel 1. METHODIST Sunday, 1st December: 11.0 a.m. service - Holy communion with Rev Arthur Meyie the director Methodist Dept of Home Missions. Margarette's hairdressing INCLUSIVE LADIES AND GENTS STYLING Qualified in the specialized techniques of Eugene cold and blow waving Call in ... or telephone Beverley 232 for an appointment i A complete range of modern oils and greases for all agricultural requirements YOUR LOCAL AGENT IS BEVERLEY CO-OP TELEPHONE BEVERLEY 45 or 251"}
{"id":202743035,"text":"05 Dec 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 5 December 1974, page 2 - : ; DE NT AL SERVIC E • ' NOTICE IS GIVEN that, " with the co-operation of officers of the Dental Health Service, arrangements Ihwe been made for'" Dj^jft^^liOrflOTr;®^ <Melb), L.D.S. (Vic) to again attend at fceverley with a Mobile Clinic for a limited period as from Tuesday next, 10th DECEMBER, 1974. Mr Howlett will again provide a "dentures only" service and appointments may be made at the Beverley Dental Clinic. . _ P. J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk. 29/11/1974. A cake stall will be held ton Friday, 13ifc December, -*74 U (commencing 1.30p.m.) to help raise money for cricket g equipment Would all parents involved «»ntri|)iite g cakes, plants, clothing or sundries. ^ FAREWELL EVENING Members and friends of the Beverley Golf Club are invited to have a farewell drink with the Ian Gilletts' at the Club on Sunday, 8ft December, from- 5p.m. onwards. Moppett & BOX 170, POST OFFICE, NAREMBEEN. INTERNATIONAL and CHRYSLER DEALERS TELEPHONE 274. A/hours 283. FOR SALE TRACTORS . . . Chamberlain 306 tractor, 18.4 x 30 tyres, power steering, excellent mechanical condition and appearance . . . $3,700 International 660 D, lights, power steering, cab, 23.1 x 26 tyres, engine completely reconditioned - barrels, pistons, mains, etc. . . . A very sound unit .. .. $2,500 Ford 5000 with 3-pt linkage, hyd r a u I i c s, and lights. A good, clean unit $2950 Champ 9G with hydraulics, cover tyres. A cheap, handy unit $ 775 International 756 - iow hours, cab. Well maintained $6250 HEADERS ... International 8-5 SP Header - 16ft. comb, 28petrol motor — a recent machine $6750 International A84 - 135 bush box, 14ft comb $2350 International A84 - 135 bush box, 14ft comb ........ $2700 International A84 - 135 bush box, 14ft. comb $2250 International A84 - 45 bush box, 14ft. comb $1950 International A84 - 138 bush box, 12ft. comb. In good condition and certainly worth inspection $2100 International A81 - 14ft. comb with 45 bush box. Repainted, and ready to go $850 Shearer CS1040 - 14ft. Good condition and appearance. Low acreage $2990 Shearer CS104 - 14ft. comb. In good condition .... $2100 Massey 585 - 60 bush box, 12ft. comb. Var. speed drum. SPECIALISTS IN FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT FINSBURY FIRE FIGHTING UNITS WITH BRIGGS & STRATTON, VILLIERS, AND HONDA ENGINES - FROM $225 POLY KNAPSACK FIRE FIGHTERS AND TRACTOR FIRE FIGHTERS. WATER PUMPING POLYTHENE PIPING - CLASS 50 B HIGH DENSITY, 200 ft. HEAD CALL IN AND CHECK OUR SPECIAL PRICE STRUCTURE. PUMPS — FINSBURY, DAVEY, AJAX . . . ELECTRIC AND PETROL DRIVEN ENGINES — BRIGGS & STRATTON, VILLIERS, HONDA, 2 - 8h.p. from $81 6 to 1 reduction gear 3-8h.p. from $117 WE CAN OFFER EXPERT ADVICE ON SUCTION AND DELIVERY HEADS, AND ALL PUMPING PROBLEMS. Avon Trading Company TELEPHONE BEVERLEY 66 TRUCKS.. Ford 700 - 7 ton, practically new tyres all round, low mileage. Ex farmer's truck. Reg No. N.B. 1024 .... $5850 Bedford 3-4 ton fitted with helper springs, 80 bag bin, p.t.o. drive, good tyres. Head, valves and bearings 2000 nUJ« agn "Npu/ battecy. N.B. 668 complete.for $950 Commer (forward control) short wheel base, fitted with tip body, hoist, wheat sides. A very useful harvest unit with low mileage — unlicensed $ 750 International ACCO 1820D - prime-mover, long range fuel tanks, radio. 40ft. semi-trailer wih double deck sheep crate. In excellent condition and appearance and ready to go to work. Registration No N.B. 1457 $8500 CARS 1974 C I. Chrysler demo. ~ irredescent blue with white vinyl roof. Air cond., tape deck, power steering, power windows, and many more extras. Reg No. N.B. 500 .. $o.a. 1968 HK Holden sedan - white with green trim. Radio mud flaps and tow bar. Good condition: N.B. 331 .. $1250 1968 VE Valiant Regal sedan - white with aqua trim. New short motor 6000 miles. New brakes. A good looking unit. Registration No. N.B. 1500 $1550 1971 VH Valiant utility - an ideal farm or town ute with many extras. In good condition. N.B. 1249 $1750 1967 XR Falcon utility - Blue over blue. In excellent cond. Radio, heaters, and side tie rails. N.B. 1301 $1400 1966 Rambler Classic V8 — a choice of two. Disc brakes, radio, mud flaps. Both are well kept units $1200 Interviewers (men or women) needed, in Beverley and surrounding towns, for public opinion and market research. Week-ends or evenings. About twice a month. Car needed, 'phone preferred. Training provided. For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. BROOKTON TYRE SERVICE December prices MICHELIN TYRES — 175 x 14 2 x T/T $35.50 185x14 2 x T/T $38.00 DUNLOP TYRES • 6.50x13 4ply T/l $17.80 6.95x14 4ply T/l $21.25 7.30x14 6ply T/l $26.00 7.75x14 6ply T/l $26.75 DUNLOP TYRES — 175 x 14 SP41 tubeless Radial $28.00 185 x 14 SP41 tubeless Radial $128.50 192 x14 SP41 tubeless Radial $29.50 DUNLOP TRUCK TYRES 8.25 x 20 12 ply NYLON TRUCK TYRES $105 9.00 x 20 12 ply NYLON TRUCK TYRES $115 IN STOCK — SEVERAL BRANDS 14 ply 9.00 x 20 STEEL TRUCK TYRES FROM $137 UPWARDS. ALL PRICES INCLUDE FHT1NG THE BROOKTON TYRE SERVICE OFFERS A COMPLETETYRE REPAIR SERVICE FOR — TRACTOR, HEADER, TRUCKS AND CARS. WESTERN AUSTRALIA Auction Sales Act, 1973 APPLICATION FOJ| A RESTRICTED UCENCE Tothe Stipendiary Magistrate at Northam i, IAN fctlFTON GILLETT' now ; residing at 117 Forrest St., iBeverley, and carrying on business at 117 Vincent St., Beverley, and haying attained the age of eighteen years,, do hearby apply for the renewal of a restricted licence to act as and carry on the business of an auctioneer in a Stock and Station Agency in relation to the sale of (d) livestock or any kind of livestock; (e) Second - hand articles and during the times stated herein — daylight to dark, (for . the benefit of Elders Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited - a firm of which I am an employee and which consents to this application). Dated the twenf-seventh day of November, 1974. I. C. GILLETT. Signature of applicant. Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited consents to this application. P. J. ROBINSON. Authorised person for firm The application will be heard before the Court of Petty Sessions -at BeVerley on the 7th day of February 1975, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. W. N. EARP. Clerk of Petty Sessions. A person wishing to object to this application should lodge with the clerk of the above Court and serve on the applicant or his authorised representative, at least seven days before the date appointed for the hearing, a notice stating the grounds of the objection. FOR SALE: 20" girls' bike (learner), and large Cyclops 3-wheeler, 'phone 185, or East Beverley 25 after 6pm BEVERLEY SKI CLUB Carnival day 15th DECEMBER, 1974 it POWER BOAT RACES ~ , * SKI RACES * AND DISPLAYS Admission: $1 per car Sincere thanks Dot Blight wishes to thank all kind friends for flowers, cards, letters, and those who visited her while an inmate of St John of God Hospital A big thank you to all. DOT BLIGHT. Appreciation Mr. Cyril Bennett tenders his sincere thanks to all who came to his assistance on the occasion of last Friday's .. fire at his "Deep pool" "property. He is particularly apreciative of Ihe prompt and efficient services-rendered by volunteers who manned the central bush fire unit. ; WESTERN AUSTRALIA Auction Sales Act, 1973 APP RESTRI sTp the trateat Mt . _ ROB* RICH-ARDSON lioiw residing |at 23 Brockman St., Beverlfy, and carrying on businessj at 117 VinMnt^ sC felverfty, and having attained the age of eighteen years, do hereby apply for the renewal of; a restricted licence to act -as • and carry on the business of an auctioneer -in ,a jHock & Station-Agengjfil ii^W^tion to the sale of ||||Ei|estock or anykind bf'llwsWck; (e) Second-hand ^ajticl?s; and during times stiatM|,herein -daylight? to darkj (itjr the benefit of Elder Smith Gold sbrough Mort L i m i ted, a firm of which I am an employee and which consents iO this application). Dated the twenty-seventh day of November, 1974. R. C. RICHARDSON. Signature of applicant. Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited consents to this application. I. C. GILLETT. Authorised person for firm The application will be heard before the Court of Petty Sessions at Beverley on the 7th day of February 1975, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. W. N. EARP. Clerk of Petty Sessions. A person wishing to object to this application should lodge with the clerk' of the above Court and serve on ihe applicant or his authorised representative, at least seven days before the date appointed for the hearing, a notice stating the grounds of the objection. Sincer e thanks Noel Jackson <who is now home again) takes this opportunity to thank friends for the many cards and letters of good wishes he received during his stay at the Shenton Park Annexe, the good wishes were greatly ap predated. MIDLAND OPTICAL CLINIC QPTIMETRinS The Crescent, Midland Telephone 743193 Cfiurtl) notf§* ANGLICAN H ' 8th December. 2nd $jjhday in Advent. St Maiy^Beverley: 7.30am Holy communion; 9am Holy haptens / Holy communion. TTl«re is no evening service Stearics Brookton: I lam Holypcommunion. Hiursday 12:|9am Beverley Holy communion. Canon Henry T^sell. METHODIST: Decemtoli 11 ai.tn. service with Mr^'Mor-Dale River Transport Co^f GALLUCIA BROTHERS . . PERTH DEPOl|| Cnr. Amelia St. and Wanneroo RiL, Tuart B®|| ALL CLASSES TRANSPORT =Ul4BERTAKEt|§ Telephone 49 1808 (office); or Amours 49 74040 Bob Ferguson 69 4327, or Ron Ferguson Bev."}
{"id":202743094,"text":"19 Dec 1974 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 19 December 1974, page 2 COOTE MOTORS, BROOKTON, TAKEPRIDEIN announcing THAT GERRY PEARCE HAS BEEN AWARDED THE G.M.H. SERVICE MANAGER'S AWARD FOR 1974. THIS MEANS THAT GERRY IS A TOP LINE MAN IN HIS PROFESSION AND AS SERVICE MANAGER FOR COOTE MOTORS HE HEADS A TEAM OF WELL TRAINED, CONSCIENTIOUS MECHANICS KEEN TO PROVIDE THE BEST IN SERVICE FOR THE BEST IN PRODUCTS. | LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1960 SHIRE OF BEVERLEY ELECTORAL LISTS CLAIMS for enrolment pursuant to the provision of section 46 (2) of the Local Government Act, I960 — I hereby give notice that persons: (a) who are eligible for registration as electors for the dsitrict of the Shire of Beverley, or for a Ward of the district, as the case may be; and (b) Who desire to be so registered; May, on or before the 15th day of January, 1975, applyin the form of the sixth schedule to be so registered. NOTE: Persons who have attained the age of 18 years, and who have the necessary qualification may now apply for enrolment as above. Application forms, which may be obtained at the Office of the Council, must be addressed to the Shire Clerk, and must reach the Office of the Council not later than 15th January, 1975. P. J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk. CATHOLIC CHURCH BEVERLEY - BROOKTON - PINGELLY There will be open air Mass at the Brookton Church on Saturday, 2lst December, commencing at 7.30p.m. Confessions from 7p.m. onwards. NOTE: There will be no Mass in the Parish on Sunday, 22nd December. By decision of the Parish Pastoral Council. SINCERE THANKS Mr and Mrs Geof Barrett-Lennard, and John, wish to sincerely thank everyone who answered last Thursday's call for help after lightning started a fire on their property. The quick response, especially by those who 3 manned the Central Bush Fire Unit is much appreciated % APPRECIATION BILL & ELIZABETH HILL express their sincere appreciation to all who answered so promptly the calls for assistance at the recent fires on our North Beverley property. bereavement Notice The family of the late Mr 'Bubs' Grover wish to express their sincere appreciation to the many friends and relatives for the kind expressions of sympathy, floral tributes, and cards and letters forwarded on the occasion of their recent bereavement. Thanks is also expressed to all who attended the funeral. aBcmoaorywrorvarrotvsftc^^ FOR SALE Christmas ducks Hens $1.50; Drakes $2.-00. Apply to - Mr N Sheahan, Edward Street Beverley. FOR SALE: A Dining room table and set of six chairs. Also four single bed mattresses in fair , condition . . . Please phone Beverley 245. FOR SALE: Unicrop lupins Gravity graded seed at $5 WANTED TO BUY: Second per bushel. Permit No. 39. hand portable typewriter in Contact: Mr G. McMullen, good condition. Contact — Telephone Beverley "73. Bob Stein (phone Beverley • 101) before 12 n. Saturday. FOR SALE: Two turkeys (a gobbler and a hen) $12.00 WANTED — Buffalo grass Please phone Beverley 201. cuttings - we will pick up. 'phone Mrs. English on 201 The 19, 1974. Page 2 ^ BEVERLEY BOWLING CLUB INC. CHRISTMAS PARTY The Club invites all members, their families and friends to a Christmas party at the Bowling Club this Saturday evening. Bring along a basket tea and enjoy a night out. Social bowls will commence at approximately 8.00p.m. •scxxrjtxx&xrrorya&CtoCBTOftC^ B F.C.O. YEATES, FIO (Hons) WAOA (Dip) 5 YEATES & ASSOCIATES OPTOMETRIST and OPTICIAN 15 Ogilvie Road, Canning Bridge, will be visiting YORK on Monday, 13th January at Gibson's Pharmacy QUAIRADING: Saturday, January 18 - Hewitt's drapery BROOKTON TYRE SERVICE December prices MICHELIN TYRES — 175 14 T/T $35.50 185 x 14 2 x T/T $38.00 DUNLOP TYRES — 6.50x13 4ply T/l $17.80 6.95 x 14 4ply T/l $21.25 7.30x14 6ply T/l $26.00 7.75 x 14 6ply T/l $26.75 DUNLOP TYRES — 175 x 14 SP41 tubeless Radial $28.00 185 x 14 SP41 tubeless Radial $28.50 . 192 x 14 SP41 tubeless Radial $29.50 DUNLOP TRUCK TYRES 8.25 x 20 12 ply NYLON TRUCK TYRES $105 9.00 x 20 12 ply NYLON TRUCK TYRES $115 IN STOCK — SEVERAL BRANDS 14 ply 9.00 x 20 STEEL TRUCK TYRES FROM $137 UPWARDS. ALL PRICES INCLUDE FITTING THE BROOKTON TYRE SERVICE OFFERS A COMPLETE TYRE REPAIR SERVICE FOR — TRACTOR, HEADER, TRUCKS AND CARS. Interviewers (men or women) needed, in Beverley and surrounding towns, for public opinion and market research. Week-ends or evenings. About twice a month. Car needed, 'phone preferred. Trailing provided. For further information, write to — Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. SHIRE OF BEVERLEY RATES RATEPAYERS who availed themselves of the concession of paying their rate assessment in two payments are advised that the balance owing must be paid on or before January. 15th, 1975. No further notice will be issued. - By Order of the Council. P. J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk. FOR SALE: Three blocks of land in Dawson" St, Beverley (including power house) $2,900 - the lot Contact this office for particulars. METHODIST Sunday, 22nd December: 11 a.m. Christmas service. with Mrs PickersgjpLl. NOTE: No service on . Christmas day. Sunday, 29th December s 11.00am service with Rev. J Dunn. Note: There will be a service every Sunday in January at 11.00a.m. CATHOLIC, CHURCH Christmas lime table - Mid night mass Christmas eve at . 12a.m; Confessions 10.30 p.m -11.30p.m.; Carol sing ing 11.45p.m. to 12.00a.m. NOTE - There will be no Mass in Beverly on Xmias day. Fr. H. Byrne,"}
{"id":202743452,"text":"23 Apr 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Wednesday 23 April 1975, page 1 .. Lest we forget .. ANZAC DAY 1975 Local arrangements THE PUBLIC of the district is invited to attend the Services of Remembrance of the fallen of both World Wars on ANZAC DAY, Friday, April 25. The BEVERLEY BRANCH of the R.S.L. has arranged services as follows — Dawn Service: fall in at junction of Vincent and Forrest Streets at 5.40ajn. Service at Memorial: at 10.40a.m. March from Town Hall to Monument by returned men and women of the Services, school children, etc. Those of the Services are asked to wear campaign ribbons and medals, etc. Main Service: in Town Hall at 11.00a.m. DAVE McINTOSH, Honorary secretary of Beverley R.S.L. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION PUBLIC NOTICE THE MEMBER FOR AVON, Ken McIver, MLA, advises that Senator Ken Wriedt, the Australian Minister for Agriculture and Leader of the Government in the Senate, will be visiting Northam on FRIDAY, 9th MAY, 1975. There will be a meeting at the Lesser Hall, Northam Town Hall at 3.00p.m. on that day. This is a golden opportunity (for all farmers to express their vietws on rural matters, and it is hoped that all farmers in the district will attend. BEVERLEY BOWLING CLUB Closing day SATURDAY, 26th APRIL, 1975 Mixed bowls — Post entry — with 1.30p.m. start Presentation of trophies, "Bowler of Year award" All members and friends are welcome to attend Basket tea and social evening to follow THURSDAY, 24th APRIL, 1975 at 2p.m. AT HOUSE 71 GREY STREET, YORK HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS incl. Lubitz piano and metro-nome; Refrigerator; .Electrolux vacuum cleaner; Hoover polisher; Washing machine; Vitamiser; Elray elee. stove; Sunbeam mixmaster; Electric toaster ancl kettle; Food chopper; Bathroom scales; Namco pressure -cooker; Bread slicer; Antique sideboard and walnut extension table; HMV cranio, with cabinet and records; Old Oak hall stand; Late 1920s Oak dressing table, wardrobe & washstand; Lounge suites; Wireless chairs; Laminex talble and chairs; Kitchen-etle; Beds and mattresses; Student's desk; Vacola preserv-ing outfit; Shopping trolley; Table and standard lamps; Card talble; Ice chest; Pictures; (Books; Croquet mallets and balls; Piano accordion; Kitchen utensils; Crockery; Cut-lery; Glassiware; Vases: Potplants, stands. Other sundries. EASTERN DISTRICTS TRADING COMPANY P1Y. LTD. AVON TERRACE, YORK TELEPHONE 6 LIVESTOCK LIMITED Clearing sale Beverley THURSDAY, 24th APRIL, 1975, at I.3«p.in. WESTERN LIVESTOCK LIMITED have received insinuations from "Messrs K. & J. ELLIS & Co., Beverley, whose property they have sold , to offer for public auction on their property 6 miles south-west of Beverley on the 'Dale' Road (watch for signs), the following: SUNDRIES PLANT, MACHINERY STOCK 460 SHEEP 460 J00 mixed sex weaners, unshorn 180 mixed age ewes, lambs at foot 180 mixed age wethers. Collinsville blood ewes mated C'ville August shorn. PLANT & MACHINERY: International 554 tractor; Nuffield tractor with blade; Massey 585 12.ft. header; Massey Ferguson 500 series combine, oulti trash, 20 run; 1 old 20 run combine; 1954 Bedford 3-ton truck; A Massey Ferguson baler ,with Wisconsin engine; 3-point linkage hay rake; Bale loader; 6' mower binder; Old Massey 18tyne scarificr; Old Wiles 16 disc plough; Clover seed box; Caterpillar D2 44 series; Blade for D2: pto Martin welder; 11' mobile auger; Air compressor; pto Post hole digger; Run thru' sheep shower; 50 ibag truck bin; Finsbury fire fighter; Power saw; Mobile chain saw; 1 scoop; Trailer type road grader (home made); Hannaford wheat <pickler; Federal wheat grader: 6" x 4' car trailer; 2 single heads portable shear ing gear; Woolpacks;; Wool table (old) etc.; Fencing mat; 1800' x 5" poly pipe; Water fittings; Grister; Block and tackle: Hydraulic fittings; Grease guns; Old iron and timiber; Tools, vices: Old Austin truck; Old Chcv. ule; Assorted old engines. SUNDRIES: Too numerous to mention FURNITURE: Some 32volt appliances, assorted furniture; kero fridges ... TERMS: Strictly cash unless prior arrangements arc made with the auctioneers. Refreshments available and light luncheon and afternoon teas — through courtesy of Beverley C.W.A. OUTSIDE VENDORS ARE INVITED Further details from the auctioneers. Western Livestock, Quairading, or the local agents, Avon Trading Company BARNSLEY MOTORS MASSEY FERGUSON EQUIPMENT 168 - 8 speed & MULTI-POWER TRACTORS 185 - 188 8-SPEED TRACTORS LIMITED STOCKS AVAILABLE MASSEY FERGUSON 120 21-TYNE SCARIFIER AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Contact Graeme Prideaux FOOTBALL AT BEVERLEY SUNDAY, 4th MAY, 1975 BEVERLEY versus BROOKTON *A Reserve' commences 12.45; 'A Grade' at 2.30 Refreshments available at the ground Parish of Beverley-Brookton RESTORATION OF CHURCH OF St. JOHN, DALE To those who so ably assisted Peter with their, sweat, blood, tears and advice, the Vestry says a most sincerc "thank you". RECTOR & VESTRY. BEVERLEY BRANCH RURAL YOUTH NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY; 30th APRIL, 1975 commenting at 8.00p.ni. RURAL YOUTH CLUB ROOMS IN DEMPSTER ST. NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME Farmers.. BILL KEMP HAS PUCRHASED A MOBILE SUPER CONDITIONER TO SOLVE YOUR HARD OR LUMPY SUPER PROBLEMS ... GIVE HIM A RING ON 46 1369 IF YOU HAVE A SUPER PROBLEM LOST between Beverley and Kweda on 18th April: Coil 6 x 70 x 30 ringlock. Would finder please contact Jack Watts, on Kweda 427029. BEVERLEY JUNIOR SPORTING COUNCIL MEETING A meeting of delegates from district sporting bodies will be held on (MONDAY, 5th MAY at 8p.m. in the Apex Room. Daryl Fowler, Hon. secretary, B.J.S.C. BADMINTON CLUB NOTICE The Club advises all members and intending members that Badminton will commence in Beverley on Tuesday, 29th April at 8.00p.m. at the Town 'Hall. Any new players will be welcome. . ANGLICAN LADIES street stall FRIDAY, 9th MAY, commencing at 1p.m. . Proceeds to Archbishop's appeal for the rebuilding of the Darwin Church. All donations gratefully accepted. MORNING COFFEE PARTY To commemorate World Red Cross day on 8th May a Morning Coffee Party will be held at the CWA Rooms commencing at 10a.m. A guest speaker from the Police Dept. will give a talk on juvenile delinquency, etc. Red Cross members and in-terested public are welcome. Members a plate, please. CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTICE From May 1 to August 31, 1975, there will be a 7.30 p.m. iMass in Beverley on Saturdays before the first, third, and fifth, Sunday's of the month. This,will take the place of the usual 7.30 a.m. Sunday Mass. On the second and fourth Sundays Mass will still be held at 10.30a.m. Beverley Management Committee. FOR SALE:. Round wooden table and four chairs. Contact Mrs Ball at Alex Miles Lodge. _ spray seed Available to fulfill your spraying needs this season TELEPHONE — W. J. CALLANDER BALLY BALLY 46 4043 SHIRE OF BEVERLEY SITUATION VACANT GENERAL HAND Written applications are invited for the position of General Hand - Relief Machine Operator/driver with the Council. Information in respect of wages, conditons, jdb requirement, etc., are available from the undersigned^ P. J .' BENNETT (Shire Clerk). 21/4/1975. Public Opinion, Market Research Interviewers: Men, Women One or more weekends a month. (Begin 9am Saturday. Interviewing people is easy and interesting. Fee averages about $20 plus travel, for about five hours interviewing. Vacancies in many districts including Beverley and surrounding districts. Car and 'phone needecL Training provided. Phone 654-4650 or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. First-aid PERSONS interested in a refresher first aid course to be conducted 'from iMay 26 -30 are urged to contact Lyn Wansbrough on 46 4011. CHURCH SERVICES Friday 25th - Anzac day: 8 a.m. Memorial eucharist at Beverley. April 27 - fourth Sunday after Easter —' St. Mary's: 7.30am Holy communion; 5.30p.m. Evensong. St. Paul's: 9a.m. Holy communion; St. (Mark's: 11 a.m. Holy communion. Sunday, 4th May. Rogation Sunday. St Mary's 7.30 am Holy communion. St. 'Mark's, Brookton: 9.00a.m. Holy communion. St Paul's 1 lam Blessing of the plough METHODIST Sunday, April 27: Blessing of the plough service at Mr Harry Benzie's''at Aldersyde at 11a.m. (Basket lunch to Sunday, May 4: 11.00a.m. Holy communion service — witb Rev. J. Dunn. FOR SALE — One Border. Collie Kelpie cross bitch, 6 months old; One Border Collie Kelpie cross pup; and One Border Collie ' pup — • . Prices, enquiries to — G. Murray - 464066 WANTED: Good man or woman to sell well - known Rawleigh Products in nearby Country area. You can sufcceed without experience. Good profit margin. Write today for no-obligation par ticulars to — The W T Rawleigh Co Ltd, 60 Dawson St., Brunswick Victoria. 3056. WANTED: Two shearers •between mid-August - mid September. 3000 sheep (only 500 wethers, balance ewes/ lambs). Phone Bev. 461164 Bereavement Notice HOLLINS (Joanne Margaret) John, Marlene David, Ash-ley and Carl wish to sin-cerely thank all relatives, neighbours and friends for floral tributes, cards, letters, telegrams and personal expressions of sympathy, and to those who attended the funeral of our dearly beloved daughter and sister Joanne. We can never thank you enough for we too loved her so very much. As the tributes were far too num-erous to answer personally would all please accept this as our personal expression of gratitude."}
{"id":202743496,"text":"08 May 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 8 May 1975, page 1 \\SfB0r CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION Beverley Basketball Association Annual Cabaret with LAND & RURAL PROPERTY Isr AMndfr. inalr&iMl en-Um unkm Beverley Clearing Sale MONDAY, MAY 12, 1975, at 1.00p.m. ELDERS have received instructions from Messrs L. S. & C. A. (Bennett, whose property has been sold through the Company's Agency, to offer for public auction on the property situated 16 kilometres west of Beverley on the Dale Road. Watch for signs. ORDER OF SALE: SUNDRIES, MACHINERY. 'PRODUCE, FURNITURE & SHEEP (3.00p.m.) SHEBP: 2100, comprising — 185 2yo wethers, September shorn. 330 2yo wethers 185 3 and 4yo wethers. 200 lyo wethers, 198 2yo ewes joined to Mo rams due to lamb June 112 3yo ewes joined Mo rams, due to lamb June 390 SM ewes joined Mo rams due to lamb June 200 CFA ewes joined Mo rams, due to lamb June 200 lyo ewes 100 lyo M/sex. AH sheep being February shorn unless otherwise stated. MACHINERY: Chamberlain 18 disc plough (new discs) on large journals: Massey Ferguson 585 Header; Massey 124 baler: Massey Ferguson 24 run 500 series combine (yellow box); Massey Ferguson 16ft swather/windrower; Massey Ferguson 65 tractor w/- trip actiofy front-end loader and carryall: Oliver BDH crawler complete with blade, pusher bar, ripper and rake — all on hydraulics; iBedford J5 1961 model 300c. inch motor, 2-speed diff., 16; 10" tray: Case 732 tractor (Case-omatic drive) 7000 hours, tyres 90%: 21 tyne Wiles scarifier; International GL25VO 6ft. mower; Mitchell 6ft. mower; Mitchell side delivery hay rake: 4-wheel drive trailer 17ft.; 12ft. Martin Nixon auger w/- B & S 4hp engine 6/1 reduction; Agric. service mister w/- 6hp B & S engine; 3-ton Marshall super spreader PTO, trailer mounted; 60 bag. trailer bin, auger discharge. PTO driven; Morton Baker 4 ram wool press w/- 2hp electric motor; New Holland 471 bale loader roller chain; International bale loader: 16' 10" double deck sheep crate (steel and timber): 120 bag Trojan tip body wheat bin: 100 bag low level bin; 7*6" x 13' truck bin suitable for tip truck; 32v. welder 7.5kw. p.t.o.: 2 wheel trailer complete w/- PTO water pump; 18* x 26' polythene tarp; Steel wooltable roll top; Portospray sheep dip; Cranmore cradle; Disc attachment for 20 run 500 series combine; HD Holden ute: 5hp M/V engine (diesel) water cooled; 10 x 6' ridge capping; Coil 1" polythene pipe: 2 x 18.430 6ply tyres and rims; 200 gallon 'square water tank: 400 gal. square water tank; 500 gal. water carting tank: 500 gal. water carting tank (damaged) 2 weldmesh silos: Treloar bag loader; Wool scales (old). PRODUCF: Approximately 1500 bushels feed oats (bulk) 5 bales polypropylene baler twine; 13 bales baling twine •(Universal); Approx. 100 jute super bags (in good cond.); and approximately 100 poly super bags. SUNDRIES: Tuff I" pedestal drill w/- Jh.n. 24©v motor; Stocks and dies 3" to 1"; Battery charger (Replex) 2-12 volt; 100ft. extension cord; i" Wolf drill 240v.; i" post drill; bench double ended grinder, belt driven: Vice Kismet: vice Dawn: Mower knife grinder w/- Ih.p. 240 volt motor: M/V roller spray pump with boomsptav; 32v. generator; 1 x lOOcwt anvil; 1 x 200cwt anvil; Oxv cart; axle, for semi trailer 3J"; Circular saw; Qty pipe fittings: 2 lensths RSI iron: Qty cor. iron; Qty- used galv. pipe: A quantity of steel posts: Quantity of 6-line ringlock. 'FURNITURE: 32/240voIt transistorised invertor; 32 volt hedce clippers; 32 volt Bonaire air conditioner; Hand onerater separator: Bath: 4 iron beds; Wardrobe with .Mirror: Antique hallstand: Chest drawers; and Sundries. A/c OUTSIDE VENDORS: Mobile 25ft. T auger; HR Holden ute, 161; Thames Trader w/- 18ft. tray; 1967 Dodge 775 truck, 361c.i. V8 motor w/- 34 ft. semi with 2 vee type truck bins. cap. 220 bags; 2 wheel trailer suit road use; Massey Harris 745D; N.H. Mixall (near new). OUTSIDE VENDORS BY ARRANGEMENT ONLY LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE Terms: (Stricly cash unless prior arrangements are made with the Auctioneers FURTHER DETAILS FROM ELDERS, BEVERLEY AT THE BEVERLEY TOWN HALL ON FRIDAY, 9th MAY, 1975. BEER WILL BE ON SALE AT THE HALL Musk by Perth bind "Tripp" NUTS AND CHIPS .WILL BE SUPPLIED ADMISSION $3.00 Our sincere thanks.. On behalf of the Beverley Red Cross Blood Bank ( would like to sincerely thank the sirls of the (Beverley exchange for all their he!p and co-operation. Thank you very much girls, we miss you. J. Edwards, Hon. secretary BEVERLEY BOWLING CLUB Incorporated ANNUAL MEETING Members are advised that the annual general meeting of the Beverley Bowling Cluib will be held at the Club held at the Club on FRIDAY, 16th MAY 1975. cornreport; Auditor's report and (Balance sheet; Election of office bearers; and General. E. T. MURRAY, Secretary. BEVERLEY LADJES' BOWLING CLUB ANNUAL MEETING The annual general meeting of the above Club will be held at he Club on FRIOAY, 16th jMAY, 1975, commencing at 2.00p.m. A good attendance, please. J. W. DRAPER, Hon. secretary. BEVERLEY BRANCH RURAL YOUTH NEXT MEETING : WEDNESDAY, 14th MAY, 1975 commencing at 8.00p.m. . RURAL YOUTH CLUB ROOMS IN DEMPSTER ST. NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME 3 tf Races at Beverley Wednesday, May 14 3 a k "FREEMASONS HOTEL" STAKES DAY g $ COME AND GIVE YOURSELF A DAY OUT % FOR SALE - 14 disc Cham berlain plough - hydraulics -in exc. condition. Contact J. A. & S. D. Moulton phone West Beverley 481018 FOR SALE: Grinder mixer, New Holland model 352, as new, under warranty, at a special price. Ben Weston, York phone 376. A/hrs 176 FOR SALE: A Dodge 69Q (lie. No. Y 1034) 18' drum tray $2900 Second hand p.t.o. driven saw bench best offer Tandem caravan .. $2000 SMITHS SHELL SERVICE York. Telephone 193; After hours 269 FOR SALE: 3p.l. mower, T New Holland model 453 as new, under warranty at a special price. Ben Weston, York 'phone 376, A/hrs 176 FOR SALE: Inter B47 Hay •Baler, in good order special pre-season price $1450. Ben Weston York 376, A/hs 176 FOR SAIiE: Falcon station wagon, 1961 model, licensed to June 30. $200. Contact 79 Dempster St., Beverley. WANTED: Tractor driving in Beverley or surrounding districts. Two young men available. Phone J. English on 'Beverley 46I34I. Used Vehicles For Sale 1970 FORD CORTINA 440 sedan (BE 1077) — $1375 1969 FALCON 500 SEDAN (Y 35) $1350 1966 TOYOTA CROWN SEDAN (Y 216) $975 1969 TOYOTA OORONA SEDAN (Y 782) $775 1971 TORANA 6<yl. 2-door sedan (UOQ 144) .. $1875 1970 BROUGHAM sedan (XAR 422) $1875 1968 VALIANT VE Station wagon $999 VOLKSWAGON iBEACH (BUGGY (Y 695) $999 EASTERN DISTRICTS TRADING .. COMPANY PTY. LTD. SITUATION VACANT • STATE PUBLIC SERVICE CROWN LAW DEPARTMENT BEVERLEY COURT Clerk-one position PERMANENT SALARY — 17 - 20 years $3,500 - $5,306 (gross) ' per annum, according to age. QUALIFICATIONS — Leaving Certificate preferred in at least four <4) subjects, including English and either (Maths A or IB, or General Maths or Economics, or Accountancy plus typing, OR 4 SALARY — under 17-20 years $2861 - $4899 (gross) per annum according to age. QUALIFICATIONS - Achievement Certificate wii.i Intermediate passes in English, Social studies and Science — an Elementary pass in Maths or Junior Certificate with English, (Maths and four other subjects plus typing. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE: Superanuation benejfits, 3 months long service leave after seven years continuous service, Cumulative sick lei ve entitlements and other General conditions applicable to Permanent Public Servants. APPLICATIONS - Stating date of birth, qualifica-. cations and experience should be addressed by applicants to: CLERK OF COURTS, (BEVERLEY, on or before the 15th May, 1975. SITUATION VACANT THE RESIDENCY MUSEUM — YORK CARETAKER (Suitable for pensioner. Six afternoons weekly. Enquiries to the Curator: Miss R. .Rogers, 'phone York 381 (evenings). Public Opinion, Market Research Interviewers: Men, Women One or more weekends a month. Begin 9am Saturday. Interviewing people is easy and interesting. Fee averages about $20 plus travel, lor about five hours interviewing. Vacancies in many districts including Beverley and surrounding districts. Car and 'phone needed. Training provided. Phone 654-4650 or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. . BARNSLEY MOTORS MASSEY FERGUSON EQUIPMENT 168 - 8 speed & MULTI - POWER TRACTORS 185 - 188 8-9PEED TRACTORS LIMITED STOCKS AVAILABLE MASSEY FERGUSON 120 21 -TVNE SCARIFIER AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Contact Graeme Prideaux Tracks For Sale Inter. AiB-<164 with 16' tipping tray body and 120 bag bulk. bin. Good tyres and in exc. order thr'out....$4500 Inter AOCO-1-820. cab and chassis. V345 petrol. motor-Buy as chassis or your choice body. Coming in soon. LeyJand 580N — done only 12000 miles. 18' tray. Suit new truck buyer .... $4500 K. M. BULLOCH & COMPANY,, YORK TELEPHONE 133 -^A/hours 336 IF I WAS GRANTED A SECOND LIFE I'D HELP THE HELPLESS & THOSE IN STRIFE TD OPEN A ST&RE IN THE N AME OF STEVE E. & GIVE THE BLIGHTERS THEIR GOODS FREE."}
{"id":202743632,"text":"05 Jun 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 5 June 1975, page 1 Meetings are held every Thursday at 7.30p.m. at the CWA Rooms, York. New members always welcome — Beverley inquiries, telephone Beverley 461145. FOR SALE: 3p.l. mower, T New Holland model 453 as new, under warranty at a special price. Ben Weston, York 'phone 376, A/hrs 176 FOR SALE: Inter B47 Hay 'Baler, in good order special pre-season price $1450. Ben Weston York 376, A/hs 176 BEVERLEY CHURCH SERVICES ANGLICAN 8th June - Third Sunday after Pentecost. St Mary's Beverley 7.30a.m. Holy communion; 9 a.m. Holy baptism and Holy communion; 5.30p.m. E/song. S*. Mark's, Brookton 11.00a.m Holy communion. ,15th June: 4th Sunday after Pentecost. St. Mary's Beverley 7.30a.m. Holy communion; 9 a.m. H/communion. St John's Dale 11a.m. Holy baptism and •Holy communion. St. Mark's, drookton 7.30 p.m. Evensong. Thursday's 12th/ 19th: 9.00a.m Beverley Holy communion. METHODIST Sunday, 8th June An informal Family worship at 5.30p.m. — basket tea to follow. Sunday, June 15: U.OOa.in. Holy communion service. CONTACT 'THE TIMES" FOR ALL YOUR PRINTING REQUIREMENTS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION 0 In all humility I extend my thanks for the respect I have H been paid in gaining a seat on the York Shire Council. -g During my term of office I will do (everythfrig in my power 5 to further the betterment of York as it Is my sincere belief | Jttiat this town is the Jewel of Western Australia. B ERIC TURTON LOST — Two steers from a property on York/Quairading Road. Please telephone Penh 65 2609 (and reverse charges. A reward is offered WANTED — S/hand roofing iron, 6 ft. or 8 ft. lengths in good condition. Merv Davis, 'phone .Beverley 46 1095. RAFFLE RESULT: The Beverley RJS.L. Women's Auxil iary raffle for a baby's set (on May 30J was w<on by 'May Boyle (yellow No. C3). THANKS: The (Beverley Parents' & Citizens' Assn. wish to thank the public for their support for the Crippled Children's Society of W.A. street appeal last Saturday. A total of $36.46 was raised FOR SALE: Grinder mixer, New Holland model . 352, as new, under warranty, at a special price. Ben Weston, York phone 376, A/hrs 176 RUBBER STAMPS can be ob tained through the office of this paper, 'phone 46 1075. SITUATION VACANT WANTED — A good man or woman with car, to sell -wellknown Rawleigh Products in nearby country areas. Company established 86 years. No money or experience lieeded. Good profit margin. Splendid opportunity for a steady worker. Write or no-obligation details to The r W. T. Rawleigh Co., Ltd. 60 Dawson Street, Brunswick, VICTORIA. 3056 BEFORE THEY KILL YOUR CROP Every day you delay is a day that weeds will grow. Fast! Kill weeds faster than they grow with the great range of weedkillers available at Elders. Kill Radish,. Turnip, Mustard, WimmeraRye, Wild Oats, Doublegee and Capeweed NOW! Contact your nearest Elders branch with all your weed worries. MERCHANDISE DIVISION 68 7333 1 g York Shire Elections s 1 ZJ I would like to express my appreciation Jto the electors D for their confidence in me, and I hope that this will H be justified. ' n 8 CYRIL NOTTLE. B PUBLIC NOTICE The Beverley Rifle Club will commence its 1975 season at 9.00a.m. this Sunday with a shoot for Sport Richards' trophy. Any new shooters will be very welcome. J. jMANUEL, Captain. SALVATION ARMY - BEVERLEY A welcome will be extended to Brigadier and Mrs Macintyre, the new State leaders, in the Beverley C.W.A. Hall on Sunday, 8th June at 2.30p.m. Mrs Macintyre is the Home League President in W.A. All are warmly invited. FOOTBALL AT BEVERLEY SUNDAY, 8th JUNE, 1975 BEVERLEY versus TAMMIN THERE IS NO 'A. RESERVE' MATCH BUT THERE WILL BE A MATCH BETWEEN TWO BEVERLEY NIPPERS SIDES COMMENCING AT 1.00p.m. BRICKLAYER AVAILABLE Bricklayer available FREE QUOTES — ALL DISTRICTS TELEPHONE YORK 72 SITUATION VACANT FULL-TINE GREENKEEPER . The iBeverley Bowling and Croquet Club Incorporated requires the services of a full-time greenkeeper. Salary on application to the Committee through the secretary, 'Mr E. T, Murray. Public Opinion, Market Research Interviewers: Men, Women One or more weekends a month. (Begin 9am Saturday. Interviewing people is easy and interesting. Fee averages about $20 plus travel, for about five hours interviewing. Vacancies in many districts including Beverley and surrounding districts. Car and 'phonj needed. Training provided. Phone 654-4650 or write to Morgan Gallup Poll. Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. It is hereby notified for general information that the following Notice of Intention to take frr resume land was published in the Government Gazette of May 23, >1975 M.R.D. 183/75 Main Roads Act,' J 930-1974; ^Public Works Act, 1902-1972 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO TAKE OR RESUME LAND THE Minister for Works hereby gives notice, in accordance 'with the provisions of section 17 (2) of the Public Works Act, 1902-1972, that it is intended to take or resume, under section 17(1) oif that Act, the pieces or parcels of land described in the Schedule hereto, and being all in the Beverley District, for the purpose of the following work, namely, re-aligning the Northam-Cranbrook Road, and that the said pieces or parcels of land are marked off on Plan M.R.D., W.A. 7509-27, which may be inspected at the Office of the Commissioner of |Main Roads, Waterloo Crescent, East Perth SCHEDULE No. Owner or Reputed Owner Occupier/Reputed Occupier Description Area (approx) 1 Geoffrey (Barrett-Lennard G. Barrett-Lennard 2. Robert Edward Nottle .. R. E. Nottle Dated this -J5th day of May, 1975. .. .Portion of (Avon Location N on Diagram 3694 (Certificate of Title Volume 923, Folio 192) 760 m2 Portion of Avon Location N on Diagram 3303 (Certificate of Title Volume 1380, Folio 284) 2 100 m2 W. J. ALLAN, Secretary, Main Roads. 2 g D | SHIRE OF BEVERLEY | 5 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1960 g 1 ROAD CLOSURE I § 5 n Notice is hereiby given, that at the request of Douglas ^ George LUFTON, the -Beverley Shire Council intends to seek the approval of His Excellency the Governor to the h closure of the roads described hereunder — B "The surveyed road along the southern boundary of g Avon Location 5908, from the north-western corner g Q of Location 7184 to the south-western corner of V « Location 5908, and the surveyed road from the H B north-eastern corner of Location 23482, south to the % g south-eastern corner of Location 10090." U p PLAN: 342 C/40., D-E. 3-4. g 3 Inspection of the forementioned plan may be made at £ B the Office of the Council. B" Objections to . the proposed closure may be lodged p i? with the undersigned within thirty five (35) days of the <| £ date of publication of this notice. ^ | P. J. BENNETT (Shire Clerk). {5 $ 30/5/1975. 5 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1960-75 | | SHIRE OF YORK | RESULT OF ELECTION At an election conduoted on 24th jMay, 1975, to fill g two vacancies for the Town Ward, the following result 2 was established — S Warren Charles Maxwell MARWICK. 867 § Phyllis Jean NOOMAN 893 8 Cyril George NOTTLE 754 § Eric Jamieson TURTON 836 j| I therefore declare Cyril George NOTTLE and Eric V Jamieson TURTON elected to the office of Councillor % to the Shire of York, such term of office to expire in g 1978. g Dated the 24th day of May, 1975. JOHN W. ANGUS, Returning Officer. PUBLIC MEETING A meeting of presidents and itaterested citizens will be held at the Balkuling School on WEDNESDAY, 11th JUNE, 1975, commencing at 8.00p.m. to discuss a "Back to Balkuling re-union" to celebrate the school's Golden Jubilee. BEVERLjEY BRANCH OP R-S.L. next monthly meeting The next meeting of the Beverley Branch of the Returned Servicemen's League will be held in the 'R.S.L. 'Rooms on •Friday, 20th June, commcncing at 8.00p.m. A good attendance would be appreciated. DAVE .VfclNTOSH, 'Hon. secretary. BEVERLEY BRANCH RURAL YOUTH NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, 11th JUNE commencing at 8.00p.m. RURAL YOUTH CLUB ROOMS IN DEMPSTER ST. NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME DALE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1975 The annual general meeting of the above Committee will be held on Monday, 9th June commencing at 8p.m. in the. Dale Hall. Business: F.lection of office bearers and general. BEVERLEY LADHS CROQUET CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1975 IMemibers are advised that the annual general meeting of the Croquet Club will fee held in the Bowling Club on Tuesday, 10th June, 1975 commencing at 3.00p.m. S. McDONALD, Hon. secretary. Used Vehicles For Sale 1970 FORD sGORilNA, 440iseda|n (BE 10?7) — $1375 1969 FALCON 500 SEDAN (Y 35) $1350 1966 TOYOTA CROWN SEDAN (Y 216) ...: .... $975 1969 TOYOTA CORONA SEDAN (Y 782) $775 1971 TORANA 6-cyl.-2-door sedan (UDQ 144) .. $1875 1970 BROUGHAM sedan (XAR 422) $1875 1968 VALIANT VE Station wagon .... .....$999 VOLKSWAGON (BEACH BUGGY (Y 695) . .. ... $999 EASTERN DISmfCTS TRADING COMPANY PTY: LTD. f H g ^"}
{"id":202743683,"text":"19 Jun 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 19 June 1975, page 1 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION cordially invited to the BEVERLEY MERINO DAY 1975 Monday, 7th July (p.m.) 'Annandale' Merino Stud THE FOLLOWING STUDS WILL BE OPEN FOR INSPECTION FROM 1,00p.m. - 5.00p.m. 'Timaru 5 Meritao Stud G. BARRETT-LENNARD & Co. KEN H. DONCON 6 Woonderlin'Merino Stud ESTATE OF E. T. K. BARRETT-LENNARD THE DISPLAY OF MERINO STUD SHEEP BY THE ABOVE STUDS WILL COMPRISE AUCTION TEAMS FOR KATANNING, NARROGIN, BRUCE ROCK & BEVERLEY, AS WELL AS RESERVE RAMS, SPECIALLY-SELECTED 2-TOOTH RAMS & STUD EWES SITUATIONS VACANT QUAIRADING KINDERGARTEN Applications are called to fill the part-time positions of: 1. URiAIINED TEACHER 2. UNTRAINED AIDE Applicants please telephone Corrigin 236 before June 20, 1975, to arrange an interview. J. OLSEN, Regional Advisory Teacher. SITUATION VACANT Assistant Secretary Applications are invited for the position of Assistant secretary to the Beverley Golf Club Inc. Remuneration to be $500 per annum. Previous secretarial experience not essential. Applications should reach fhe secretary <PX). Box 133, Beverley. W.A.) by 5p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 1975. Further information can be obtained from the undersigned. P. R. OLIVER, secretary ('phone 46 1013) BEVERLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE Applications for Secretary Applications are invited for the position of Secretary to the (Beverley Volunteer Fire (Brigade, and close with the Captain, Mr J. F. Woods at 6.00p.m, on Monday, 7th July, 1975. Full particulars of remuneration, duties, etc. may be obtained from the undersigned. J. Forties Woods, CAPTAIN. THE RESIDENCY MUSEUM — YORK CARETAKER Suitable for Pensioner, six afternoons weekly Remuneration to be negotiated Enquiries to the Curator, Miss R. Rogers 'phqne York 381 (evenings), or Miss E. Marwick, 'phone York 67 SITUATION VACANT WANTED — A good man or woman with car, to sell wellknown Rawleigh Products in nearby country areas. Company established 86 years. No money or experience deeded. Good profit margin. Splendid opportunity for a steady worker. Write 'or no-obligation details to The W. T. Rawleigh Co., Ltd. 60 Dawson Street, Brunswick, VICTORIA. 3056 SITUATION WANTED SHEARING team available, three - six stand, from early 'July Telephone York .308. Part-time interwiewers. Men or women. For public opinion / market research One or more week-ends a month. Fee averages about $20 plus travel for about five hours interviewing/ Meeting people is interesting. JBegin 9a,m. 'Saturday. Vacancies in many districts, including Beverley, and surrou n d i n g districts. Car / 'phone needed. Training provided. Telephone 654-4650 — or write to (Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282 U, [Melbourne. 3001. THE SALVATION ARMY, YORK June street stall FRIDAY, 20th JUNE — 8.30a.m. - 5.00pan. 2 Numerous articles for sale, reasonably priced, U - including Ind-hand* goods. Donations appreciated. Q PUBLIC NOTICE A meeting will be held in the Beverley Lesser Hall on Friday, 4th July at 7.45p.m. at which the General president df the Farmers' Union of W.A., Mr "Don Eckersley, and the president of t'he Meat Section, Mr John Gardiner will be present to address those present. iMemlbers of the Farmers' Union, and their wives, are urged to attend this special occasion. In addition, all interested residents will 'be very welcome. Supper will be provided. PUBLIC NOTICE It is proposed to hold a Public meeting in the Commercial 'Room of the Hotel (Beverley on Monday, 23rd July, .(commencing at 7.30p.m.) to try and form a Scramble Club in Beverley. If such a Cliiib is formed it is intended to form a Junior Section. ALL ARE WELCOME. Merv Davis, Convenor. BEVERLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE Annual General Meeting The annual general meeting of t'he above Brigade will be held at the Fire Station on Monday, July 7, 1975, commencing at 8.00p.<m. All (Brigade members are expected to attend. BEVERLEY BRANCH OF RS.L. next monthly meeting The next meeting of the Beverley Branch of the Returned Servicemen's League wjll be held in the 'R.S.L. Rooms on Friday, 20th June, commencing at 8.00p.m. A good attendance would be appreciated. • DAVE McINTOSH, Hon. secretary. FOR SALE: Dodge truck -Model 6ty> (YU034) .'. $2950 MASSEY 175 tractor vith f/end load,, new tyres $3500 18' tandem caravan .. $2100 S^MITHTS SHELL SERVICE Telephone York 193 FOR SALE 23" iPhillips TV on trolley. Ex. cond, near new. Dale Hall 47 2056 FOR SALE - Honda 350/4 '74 model, 4/1 ext. immac. cond. Contact G- Prideux or P. Jas at fiarnsley Motors Telephone 461304. WANTED: Set of men's r/ hand golf clubs and a bag. Contact* P. Humphries, c/-Elders-G.M., Beverley. BEVERLEY RURAL YOUTH Saturday street stall IN^ttD OF THE "SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND" TfflS SATURDAY, 21st JUNE commencIng lit Said. - tfjUL ^ONAITOINS GRATEFULLY*A(X3EPTED Public notice NEVILLE G. GILES, <of Macartney St. (Perth <Rd), York, wishes to inform the public of York and district that he has commenced business and will undertake every type of mechanical repair. TELEPHONE YORK 372 Alan L. Cutt, Dip. Opt (W.A.) YEATES & ASSOCIATES Optometrist and Optician 15 Ogilvie Road, Canning Bridge will be visiting YORK on Monday, 14th July — at Gibson's Pharmacy QUAIRADING on Saturday July 19: Hewitt's Drapery SINCERE THANKS: Merv. Davis expresses his sincere thanks to the Shire Council the Fire Brigade, and all who gave their assistance at the recent scramble. THANK YOU Joan & Mike Healy sincerely thank all friends who enquired, sent 'get well' messages, and .vis ited Grant while in PMiH. A very special thank you to Shirley and Cyril Carr, and Helen and Rod Penny. SINCERE THANKS: jMr and Mrs W. Kramer & Leanne wish to thank all friends for their concern and kind thoughts during Leanne's recent stay in Hospital. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 INDEPENDENCE DAY HANDICAP AND HUNTERS' HANDICAP Full betting facilities, modem grandstand are bar Give yourself an afternoon off and join in the fun THE TRUSTEES ACT 1962 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Creditors and other persons having claims (to which section 63 of the Trustees Act, 1962, relates) in respect of the estate of the undermentioned deceased person are required by The Perpetual Executors Trustees and Agency Company (WA) Limited of 89 Saint George's Terrace, Pert'h, to send particulars of their claims to the Company by the 25th July, 1975, after which date the said Company may convey or distribute the assets having regard only to the claims of which the Company then has notice. COLLINS, Gwen, late of v Springdell' Beverley, Widow Died 20th February 1975. DATED at Perth this Uth day of June 1975. The Perpetual Executors Trustees & Agency Company (WiA) Limited B. A. Butcher, MANAGER. BEVERLEY RURAL YOUTH OPENING NIGHT All past members (especially past Office bearers) are cordially invited to attend the "Opening Night" of the new Club rooms (the old Convent school building) on Saturday, 28th June at 8.00pm HOUSE FOR SALE i •'.. j; • 41 • HUNT ROAD, BEVERLEY AH enqubies to Beyerfey Food] Store .fphone 461146) or after hburs 'phone Beverley 461329 •"}
{"id":202743738,"text":"03 Jul 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 3 July 1975, page 1 ^ Football atJBeverley SUNDAY, 6th JULY, 1975 BEVERLEY versus FEDERALS A. R1ESBRVE COMMENCES AT 12.45p.m. 'A. GRADE AT 2.30p.m. A barbecue will follow immediately after main game PUBLIC MEETING A meeting will be held in the 'Beverley Lesser 'Hall on Friday, 4th July, 1975 at 7.45p.m. at which the General president of the Farmers' Union of W.iA.' Mr. Don Eckersley, and the president of the (Meat Section, !Mr. John Gardiner, will give an address. . 'Members of die Farmers* Union, and their wives, are urged to attend this special meeting. All interested residents will also be very welcome. Supper will be provided BEVERLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE Annual General Meeting The annual general meeting of the above Brigade will be held at the Fire Station on Monday, July 7, 1975, commencing at 8.00p.m. All Brigade members are expected to attend. BEVERLEY HOSPITAL BOARD ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of foe Beverley Hospital Board will be held in the Town Hall lounge on Wednesday, July 23 1975, commencing at 8.00p.m. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. J. C. HAYS, secretary. DALE LADIES GUILD ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY, 22nd JULY, 1975 All members are urgently requested to attend. Election of office-bearers; general business and Hall business. Remember: subscriptions are due. Mrs P. M. Schilling, Hon. secretary. Wesfarmers demonstration WESFARMERS WILL BE DEMONSTRATING THE "HUSKY CRUTCHING CRADLE", AND THE "AUTOMATIC JETTING RACE" AT Mr. KEN EVA'S PROPERTY, AT BROOKTON, ON FRIDAY, lltli JULY, COMMENCING 1p.m. THE PROPERTY IS 9 MILES EAST OF BROOKTON ON BROOKTON - CORRIGIN ROAD: & . % 1 Used Header For Sale | g Horwood Bagshaw HEADER (model 170), 12 ft. H C comb. In very good cond., only done 4000 acres. H H Telephone Graeme Prideaux on-46 1304 or call 5 g at Barnsley .Motors, for further details. g FOR SALE Good Used Cars 1973 Holden Kingswood sedan (est. Infant Health Clinic car), perfectly kept, in faultless cond. $2300 1968 Holden Kingswood tsedan, moderate mileage and in very good condition $1275 1968 Monaro, new engine $1450 1966 HR sedan in sound condition ...% 875 1969 Valiant Six sedan — good value $ 845 Used Truck International AS162, 6-?on<— a good solid unit licenced to December .$1295 Cootelhil^ TELEPHONE421108 i ! i <.«' *•- .. • -•• vy. . . - • jXASSiy^ Apv^^ QUAIRADING DISTRICT HOSPITAL , Annual Meeting The Annual General meeting of the Board of Management will be held in the Shire 'Hall Lounge on Monday, 14th July, 1975, Commencing at 8.00p.m. Business: Balance sheets and reports for the financial year '74/75; and election of three members of the <Board The following three vacancies will occur — Mrs J. M. Dall (Mrs D. E. S. Hadlow Mr E. W. Shenton (jnr.) Mrs iDall and Mr Shenton are eligible for re-election. 'Mrs Hadlow retires from the Board. R. G. WALTON, secretary. PUBLIC NOTICE Mr and Mrs F. Searie advise that they have disposed of their West Dale Service Centre business, and take' this opportunity of (extending their sincere thanks to local and passing public who have supported them during the past Hi years. They hope you will show the same kindness and consideration to die new owners, Don and Doreen Burton. public notice BOB and DEVINA EDWARDS advise, that they have commenced business as STOCK & GENERAL CAR-RIERS for Beverley and surrounding districts. No Job too big, or small no distance too great Reasonable rates. Telephone 464052 or 46 4049. Farewell to the Healy's The Beverley Bowling Club invites all Members, their wives and friends to join in a farewell drink with Mike and Joan Healy on Sunday, 6th July at 5.00p.m. f York Bowling Club Raffle Draw iij (Members and ticket holders are invited to attend the draiwilj ing of the Cliib 'Raffle (New Zealand trip) at the Forrest III oval pavilion on Saturday night, 5th July. Refreshments will be provided. C. GRAYiBROOK, secretary. | YORK FAIR I OCTOBER 11-13 I g The York Society plans to pay tribute to the York g § District's outstanding women and will feature an exhibi-g D tion of historic families featuring prominent women of % the period 1830 - 1975. Every family is invited to parti-3 £ cipate. Will you help? Telephone York 294 for details. 3 Alan L. Cutt, Dip. Opt. (W.A.) YEATES & ASSOCIATES Optometrist and Optician 15 Ogilvie Road, Canning Bridge will be visiting YORK on Monday, 14th July — at Gibson's Pharmacy QUAIRADING on Saturday July 19: Hewitt's Drapery HOUSE FOR SALE § 41 HUNT ROAD, BEVERLEY All enquiries to Beverley Foodi Store Cphone 461146) * .or after hours 'phone Beverley 461329 • FOR SALE: 1950 five ton (Ford truck; junl. but in running order. Ideal for trailer. $200. 'phone 'Bev. 46 1278. FOR SALE: Hoover tumble dryer* (new); Marco fridge (8c.f.); A Modern dresser; •Porcelain bath; 17 cement slabs 2' x 2'). Please contact 43 Hunt Road, Beverley. FOR. SALE: Dodge truck -model 690: <Y. 1034) $2950; iMASSEY. 175 tractor, with r f/end lpad.v new tyres $3500 18' tand. CARAVAN ..$2110 SMITH'S SHELL SERVICE Telephone. Voile lfc v FOR SALE: A Mini Morris {new battery), in running order. $60 cash. Apply to: E. Sheahan, Edward Street, Beverley. FOR SALE — Quantity .of used furniture, incl, lounge . suite, 3 'Bridge' chairs, dining setting, double bedroom suite, 3 single beds, A sideboard, iiaialf table, telephone table. A white painted linen press, and beside locker — Further particulars from R. Veitch, Balkuling. <416062) FOR SALE Sheep dogpups Telephone Dale Hall 472055 . -•.••.•.-SITUATIONS VACANT AssistantSecretary Applications* are invited foj- the position of' Assistant secretary to tlie« Beverley GoJfCjub Inc. ftemoneration to be $500 per annum. Previous' secretarial experience not essential" Applications should reach the . secretary (P.O. Box 133, Beverley. W.A.) by 5p.m.on Tuesday, July 8, 1975. Further information can be obtained from the undersigned. P. R. OLIVER, secretary ('phone 46 1013) SITUATION VACANT GREENSWEEPER(S) Applications to the undersigned are invited for-the..position of Greensweeper(s) with the Beverley Golf Cluib Inc Hie greens are• to be broomed each Saturday evening during the season and remuneration will be at the rate of $5 per eighteen holes. P. R. Oliver, Secretary/IManager. Public Opinion, Market Research Interviewers: Men, Women One or more weekends a month. (Begin 9am Saturday. Interviewing people is easy and interesting. Fee averages about $20 plus travel, for about five hours interviewing. Vacancies in many districts including Beverley and surrounding districts. Car and 'phone needed. Training provided.. Phone 654-4650 or .Jvrite to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. SHIRE OF YORK CLOSURE OF ROAD It is advised for public information that under the pro visions of Regulation 307 of th6 Road Traffic Code, Pioneer Drive will be closed to the public during racing between the hours of 9a.m. and 6p.m. on Sunday, July 6 1975, for the purpose of conducting racing on (Mount Biown by the Harley Davidson Motor Cycle Club. 1. W. (ANGUS, Acting Shire Clerk. YORK SHIRE COUNCIL VEHICLES-SALE Tenders, closing with the undersigned on 9/7/75, are invited for the purchase of either of the following units: 1974 (Ford Falcon V8 sedan (Y. 400). Currently 35721 km.; 1973 Ford Falcon 6 sedan (Y. 1397) - currently 21455 miles. No tender necessarily accepted. Inspection may be arranged by contacting the undersigned. J. W. ANGUS, Acting Shire Clerk. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Hie annual general meeting Group will be held Tuesday of the Beverley Art & Craft 8th July at the Art Centre at 8p.m. Business: Revision of Constitution. D. Kilpatrick, Hon. secretary. AN OPEN MEETING An open general meeting to discuss the formation of a Junior Division of the Bev erley Districts' Motor "Cycle Club will be held in the Commercial room of the' Hotel Beverley on Monday, \\ 7th July, 1975 commencing at 8.00p.m. AH parents of interested junior riders are invited to attend. YORK HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION Open Gymkhana SUNDAY, 13th JULY commencing at 10.30a.m. A SINCERE THANK YOU To the Doctors, Matrons, Sisters and staff of the York and 'Northam Hospitals: We wish to extend a sincere 'thank you' for your untiring and deyoted attention to our loving wife and mother Airing her illness. Also special thanks to iMary .Burrow who helped during her stay at home. Laurie Davies & Family. BEREAVEMENT NOTICE DA VIES, C. E. The family of the late Cecilia Davies wish to thank kind friends for letters, cards, telegrams floral tributes and all who attended at the funeral. Would all please accept this with our sincere gratitude. Laurie Davies. BEREAVEMENT NOTICE WOOD§ (George) Mrs Lorna Woods and families wish to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends, and neighbours for many acts of kindness, beautiful floral tributes, telegrams, cards, letters, and messages of sympathy in the sad loss of their beloved husband, father gnd father-in-law and .grandfather. Special thanks to all Who attended the funeral. Would all please accept this as our personal expression of sincere gratitude. BEREAVEMENT NOTICE WOODS (George) — Stella, Kevin and family, wish to thank all kind friends and relatives for all die. lovely cards and personal expressions of sympathy in the sad loss of our dearly beloved father and grandpop. Would tall please accept this as our personal expression of gratitude. NEWS FLASH! CITRUS AZALEAS CONIFERS C AMELIAS SHRUBS AND TOEES NOW- AVAILABLE AT THE MOUNT NURSERY 'FRASEKSflRECT, YORK v WEN FRI., SAT., SUN and PUB. HOLIDAYS ."}
{"id":202743815,"text":"17 Jul 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 17 July 1975, page 1 9 DALE LADIES GUILD - ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY, 22nd JULY, 1975 All members are urgency requested to attend. Election of office-bearers; general business and Hall business. Remember: subscriptions 1 are due. * Mrs P. M. Schilling, Hon. secretary. ARTEX ROLL-ON DECORATOR PAINT INVITE YOU TO BE A PARTY HOSTESS BIG REWARDS \\ • CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: CYNTHIA MORRISON BEVERLEY — 'PHONE 46 1164 public notice BOB and DEVINA EDWARDS advise that they have commenced business as STOCK & GENERAL CAR-RIERS for Beverley and surrounding districts. No job too big, or small t— no distance too great. Reasonable rates. Telephone 464052 or 46 4049. NEWS FLASH ! CITRUS CONIFERS AZALEAS C AMELIAS SHRUBS AND TREES NOW AVAILABLE AT THE MOUNT NURSERY FRASER STREET, YORK OPEN FRI., SAT., SUN and PUB. HOLIDAYS CALTEX ROADHOUSE QUAIRADING 7.00a.m. — 10.00p,m. | QUAIRADING FOOTBALL CLUE | g SUNDAY, 20th JULY g g Fun for all the family at P. W. Stacey's farm 3 a Hole-in-one; Kicking competition; Novelty events jg IN YORK TOWN HALL — SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 9.00p.m. - 2.00a.m. MUSIC by "CINNAMON ROAD" SUPPER PROVIDED. LIQUOR ON SALE IN HALL Bookings: Gibson's Pharmacy. $7 double; $3.50 single (In aid of the Save the Children Fund and Tennis Club) WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVT. RAILWAYS Mt. KOKEBY OLD GRAIN SHED — TIMBER FLOORING Tenders are called for the purchase and removal of the timlber flooring of the old grain shed at Mount Kokeby. This flooring is no longer required for railway purposes. 'Specifications are available from District Engineer, W.iA.G.iR. Federal Street, Narrogin, with whom tenders close at 12 noon on Monday, 4th 'August, 1975. No tender necessarily accepted. R. IPADDON, District Engineer. SITUATION VACANT WANTED COOK — PART TIME APPLICATIONS TO THIS OFFICE Part-time interwiewers. Men or women. For public opinion and market research. One or more week-ends a month. Fee averages about $20 plus travel for about 5 hours interviewing. Meeting people is interesting. Begin 9a.m. Saturday. Vacancies in many districts including (Beverley and surrounding districts. Car and telephone needed. Training is provided. Phone 654-4650 or write to Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, FOR SALE: Sunbeam Hair dryer, near new and in excellent condition (with cap), 'phone Beverley 46 '1075. FOR SALE: 1950. five ton, 'Ford truck; unl. but in running order. Ideal for trailer. $200. 'phone Bev. 46 1278. FOR SALE — Massey 175 tractor with, front-end loader and new tyres $3500 18' tand. Caravan .... $2110. SMITH'S SHELL SERVICE Contact "Hie Times" office for all printing requirements I HOUSE FOR SALE \\ 5 ; 41 HUNT BOAPvBEV^KkEy 5 • All enquiries to Bevgriey iFocij Store fptione 461146) • • or after hows 'phone Beveijey 461329 • 4 SALE 1962 CORTINA -SEDAN (BE. 394) 1966 VC VALIANT St/WAGON (Y. 1079) 1969 VE VALIANT St/WAGON (UBQ. 646) 1966 AUSTIN 1800 SEDAN (Y. 1170) •BEDFORD J5 TABLE TOP TRUCK . AUSTIN 3-ton TABLE TOP TRUCK WANTED — 1969/71 FALCON SEDAN NUFFIELD DM4 TRACTOR | 3pt. linkage SINGLE TYNE RIPPER g EASTERN DISTRICTS TRADING I B COMPANY PTY. LTD. § | TELEPHONE YORK 6 § Quairading Coop TELEPHONE QUAIRADING 79 AFTER HOURS D. HANCOCK 112; H. JOHNSTON 100 iB. ROBINSON 134 CUSACK SILOS ALL SIZES — 250 BUSHELS to 1800 BUSHELS ELEVATED AND LOW LEVEL PRICES ON APPLICATION FOR SALE"}
{"id":202744058,"text":"11 Sep 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 11 September 1975, page 1 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Special Bonds Series 2F are now on sale through any bank, stockbroker or Inscribed Stock Registry. The following interest rates are. offered 9.2% p.a. to June 1978; then 10% p.a. until maturity (1 July 1983). A bonus is payable on redemption after 30 June 1978—1% from July 1978; 3% from July 1981; or 5% on maturity (1 July 1983). Repayment of your principal, and payment of interest and bonus are guaranteed by the Australian Government. Special Bonds Series 2F can be cashed, at any time after 1 July 1976, by giving one month's notice at your bank or an Inscribed Stock Registry. You'll then be paid the Interest that has accrued since the last payment, plus any bonus that is due. You can invest in Special Bonds at any time in amounts ranging from $10. The maximum holding, all seriesncombined, is $50,000. Full details of the Series 2F terms are contained in the prospectus which, together with an application form, is available from any bank, stockbroker or Inscribed Stock Registry at a branch of the Reserve Bank. For more information please contact the Australian Government Loans and National Savings Organisation. SYDNEY 92 0621; MELBOURNE 631941; BRISBANE 29 3755; ADELAIDE 51 7700; PERTH 21 3113; HOBART 34 3957. SERIES 2F Special Bonds • GOOD FOR YOU. GOOD FOR AUSTRALIA. Authorised by the Treasury Canberra BEVERLEY BRANCH NATIONAL COUNTRY PARTY ANNUAL MEETING The annual general meeting of the above branch will be held in the C.W.A. Hall on Friday, September 19, commencing at 8.00p.m. Beverley Basketball Assn. ANNUAL MEETING It is hereby notified that the annual General Meeting of the above Association will be held on Monday, Septem ber IS, 1975 at 8.00p.m. at the Hotel Beverley. Members and intending members are invited. (Business: Minutes, Financial report; Presidents report Election of office bearers; and General business. I. M. 'Nicholson, Hon. secretary. FOR SALE A84 Header, ex Dennis Kemp (maint. by B. Ferguson), 'phoiie 47 2052. FOR SALE: A 1963 K.E.L. model Bedford, 6 tonnes, 2-speed axle, 17" tray, 37,000 miles new motor. Telephone Beverley 46 1095 (code 096) FOR SALE: Wheat bags of sheep manure at $1.50 a bag from Beverley Rural Youth. 'Phone 47 2044 or 41 6065. FOR SALE - Massey frontend loader — $800 Contact SMITH'S SHELL SERVICE Telephone York 193 2FSB8.262.85 TOWN PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1928 (as amended) NOTICE THAT A TOWN WANNING (SCHEME AMENDMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED & IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION Town Planning Scheme No. 1 - Amendment No. 4 T.PJB. File No. 853/4/5/1 NOTICE is hereby given Chat the Shire of Beverley in pursuance of its powers under the Town Planning and ^Development Act, 1928 (as amended) has prepared a Tcwn Planning Scheme amendment for the purpose of re-?.oning Beverley Sub Lots 17 and 18 from Special Purposes - Drive-in Theatre to Residential. All plans, documents setting out and explainng the amendment have been deposited at the Office of the Shire of Beverley and will be open for inspection without charge during the hours of 9.00a.m. and 4.00p.m. on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays, and Public 'Holidays, until and including the third day of October, 1975. The plans and documents have also been deposited at the office of the Town Planning Department, Perth, and will similarly be open for inspection for the same period between the hours of 10.00a.m. and 4.00p.m. Any person desirous of objecting to the amendment should set forth in writing his/her objections and lodge them with the Shire Clerk, Shire of Beverley, Vincent Street; Beverley, on or before the third day of October 1975. P. J. BENNETT (Shire Clerk). SHIRE OF BEVERLEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, I960 STREET CLOSURE NOTICE is hereby given that, at the request of Albert Edwin Caudle, the Beverley Shire Council intends to seek the approval of His Excellency the Governor to the closure of the portion of street described hereunder — "That portion of Harper Street, Beverley, between (Richardson and Langsford Streets." PLAN: Beverley Townsite, Sheet 4. Inspection of the forementioned plan may be made at the Office of the Council. Objections to the proposed closure may be lodged with the undersigned within thirty five (35) days of the date of publication of this notice. BEVERLEY TENNIS CLUB The annual general meeting of the Beverley Tennis Club will be held at the Hotel Beverley on Friday, September 19 commencing at 8p.m. All members and intending members are urged to attend BUSY BEE There will be a busy bee to repair No. 2 on Saturday, September 20. THE YORK SOCIETY RESTORED HOUSE OF THE YEAR AWARD Conditions of entry: The building must be of 19th century origin, located in Shire of York, and in use as a private residence. 'Entries close on September 20 with the Secretary, Mrs D. Biakiston — telephone York 289. Judging will be on September 27. The judges will be concerned with the quality of restoration, interior design, and relationship of the house to landscape. •First prize and awards will be. announced during the York Fair on October :11, 1975. BROOKTON SENIOR CITIZENS HOMES INC. AHNUAL MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the above will be held in the '.Brookton Lesser Hall at 8p.m. on Wednesday, 1st October, 1975.. The retiring Committee, in Messrs. J. ^Matthews, R. Crameri, C. (Austin, W. Eva, J. Hughes and Mesdames N. Williams and <E. Marchesi, offer themselves for reelection. Business: il. Confirmation of minutes; 2. (Financial Statement 3. 'Election of officers 4. General business. Any person who has contributed one dollar or more £ shall be entitled to vote. | R. E. /CRAMERI, Secretary/treasurer. nrjnvzxvzyur^^ TENDERS - STABLES: Tenders are invited for the demolition or 48 wood/iron stalls and clearing of site at Forrest Oval, York. Tenders close with the York Trotting Club, Post Office Box 159, YORK, on Wednesday, October 1, 1975. P. J. BENNETT (Shire Clerk). 29/8/1975. SHIRE OF BEVERLEY PROHIBITED BURNING TIMES Notice is given that the Prohibited Burning times applying within the Shire of Beverley for the '75/76 season will be: Zone 4: 1st 'November, 1975 to 14th February, 1976 (inclusive). Zone 5: 1st November, 1975, to 21st February, 1976 (inc.) Zone 8: 1st November, 1975, to 14th (March, .1976 (inc.). P. J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk. 26/8/1975. Beverley - Brookton - York Cricket Association ' ANNUAL MEETING The annual general meeting of the above Assn. will be held next Wednesday, 17th September at 8.00pm in the Freemasons Hotel, Beverley. Representatives from York, Seabrook, and other Clubs wishing to join the Association musg attend this meeting. BEVERLEY RURAL YOUTH f The next meeting of the Beverley Rural Youth Club •will be held on Wednesday, September 24 at '8p.m. New members always welcome. WANTED TO BUY: - Two 700 x 20 Truck tyres, suit, recap. Contact A. Huskings, iBeverley. WANTED — Good man or woman to sell popular Raw* leigh products in nearby country areas. Experience or capital not required. Contact Rawleigh's, 60 Dawson St, Brunswick, 3056.' PIANO TUNING : Contact Charlie Lee at York Motors for Lupps Piano-timing Service. Free quotes. W.A. Flying School will accept students on any Thursday, Friday or Saturday between 8a.m. and 5p.m. at the BEVERDEY AIRFIELD. Rates are $26 per hour in our Cessna 150 aircraft, or $12 per hour instructor time only for a brush up on your own aircraft or upgrading your licence. Girls, don ? t be shy, you too can learn to fly. Alan L. Cutt, Dip. Opt (W.A.) YEATES & ASSOCIATES Optometrist and Optician 15 Ogilvie Road, Canning Bridge will be visiting QUAIRADING: Saturday, October 18 at Hewitt's Drapery YORK: on Monday, 20th October at Gibson's Pharmacy INTERVIEWERS: SPARE - TIME Men or women. For public opinion and market research. One or more week-ends a month. Begin 9.00ai.m. Saturday. Fee averages about $22 plus travel, for about six hours interviewing. Meeting people is interesting. Vacancies in many districts, including Beverley qnd surrounding areas. Car and 'phone needed. Training provided. Telephone 654-4650 or write to (Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. c HOUSE FOR SALE 41 HUNT ROAD, BEVERLEY All enquiries to Beverley Food Store ('phone 46 1146) • or after hours 'phone Beverley 461329 FOR SALE N.H. Baler, model 275 In excellent condition .... $2850 Inter. Baler, model B47, in good condition 1490 Inter Baler, model B46 .. . very good value 950 Massey Baler, model 12, in good condition 2450 Inter S.P. Mower/conditioner, 10' cut, Model. J75, in good order i ••••• »••• 1900i Husky Super loader 475 Massey mower '> I20 1 Inter !jifower 100 BEN WESTON AGENCIES 78 Avon Terrace York. Telephone 376 After hours 'phone 176 NEW HOLLAND DEALERS Quairading Coop TELEPHONE QUAIRADING 79 AFTER HOURS D. HANCOCK 112; H. JOHNSTON 100 iB. ROBINSON 134 CUSACK SILOS ALL SIZES — 250 BUSHELS to 1800 BUSHELS ELEVATED AND LOW LEVEL PRICES ON APPLICATION 4 SALE V.W. B'EAOH BUGGY (York 695) - 1963 CORTINA 2-door SEDAN (BE. 394) 1966 AUSTIN 1800 SEDAN (Y. H70) 1966 TOYOTA GROWN SEDAN (Y. 216) 1967 VE VALIANT Safari wagon (UBQ 646) 1970 FALCON XW SEDAN (York 1382) 1974 DODGE UTE, 2600km (York 1624) 1975 DODGE UTE, 2600 km (York 1624) •BEDFORD J5 TABLE TOP TRUCK REMEMBER! WHETHER YOU ARE BUYING OR SELLING REAL ESTATE, CONTACT THE EXPERTS EASTERN DISTRICTS TRADING COMPANY PTY. LTD. TELEPHONE YORK 6"}
{"id":202744100,"text":"25 Sep 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 25 September 1975, page 1 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION SPRINGDELL Annual Sheep Sale and First Annual Ram Sale Monday, October 20 at 1.30p.m. |to be held on the properly of J. L. Thomas & Son MESSRS. THOMAS WILL BE OFFERING 1 STUD POLL MERINO RAM, 1973 DROP AND 40 SPECIALLY SELECTED POLL MERINO RAMS 1974 DROP. AT THEIR ANNUAL SHEEP SALE (full details next issue) Would clients please note that the usual team will be offered at the Beverley Ram Sale hut in future we will not be selling at Quairading Sale FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT WESFARMERS, BEVERLEY TELEPHONE 46 1188; A/hours 46 1035 TENDERS FOR AIR. CONDITIONER Tenders are invited for the purchase of a lih.p. National air conditioner — hardly > used and 'as new' condition. Reason for selling: replaced by larger units/Tenders will close on Monday October 13 highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders should be addressed to: The Hon. secretary, Brookton Bowling Club Inc. P.O. Box 49, Brookton 6306 Telephone 42 1057. BEVERLEY LADIES BOWLING CLUB 75-76 season The '75/76 season will open on Thursday, 9th October, at 2.00p.m. New and intending members are welcome. Ladies a plate, please. A BUSY BEE will be held on Tuesday, October 7 commencing at 10a.m. M. Retallack, H/secretary on September 27 in the York Town Hall DRINKS ON SALE. LIGHT SUPPER PROVIDED. MUSIC PROVIDED BY 'VALIANTS' ORCHESTRA Hay contracts wanted CONDITIONED, BALED & CARTED AT REASONABLE RATES CONTACT DOUG GARTRELL TELEPHONE DALE RIVER 47 1079 acarotroacurorrot^^ % ULTIMATE IN FILTRATION — FRANZ FILTERS B FRANTZ 1 Demonstration 1 4 AT THE FREEMASONS HOTEL, BEVERLEY B h ON FRIDAY EVENING, 3rd OCTOBER, g | COMMENCING AT 8.00p.m. | % Why drive with dirty oil? Keep it clean 100% of the | § % time with Frantz oil filter for only 15c per 1000 miles g i a p Those attending demo will be under no obligation to buy g I BEVERLEY FOOTBALL CABARET SATURDAY, 25tli OCTOBER, 1975 Full details Inter issue. Keep the date free A REMINDER is pi veil that financial members of the Football Club receive an invitation to the Club's annual dinner and trophy presentation. THE BEVERLEY BRANCH OF W.A. ARTHRITIS 8f RHEUMATISM n FOUNDATION Street stall 10th OCTOBER, 1975 10a.m. - 4p.m. Contributions of all lands will be most welcome RAFFLE RESULT — The R.'S.L. Women's Auxiliary hamper raffle on September 19 was won by J. Butterworth (No. E 39 - white). FOR SALE A84 Header, 14 ft. ex D. Kemp (maint by IB Ferguson), 'phone 47 2052. BEREAVEMENT NOTICE CARR (Joseph). George and (Mary Carr & Family wish to thank kind friends for floral tributes, cards, and for personal expressions of sympathy in the loss of a dear, brother and uncle. • Would, all please accept (this as a, personal expression of siw^re gratitude. H S CHURCH SERVICES ANGLICAN 28th September 18th Sunday after Trinity (Michaelmas) -Sit. Mary's, Beverley 7.30am Holy communion; 5.30p.m. Evening prayer. St. Paul's, Edwards* Crossing: 9.00a.m. Holy communion; St Marks Brookton 11a.m. Holy communion. 5th October 19th Sunday after Trinity — St. Mary's, Beverley 7.30am Holy communion; 11.0a.m. Holy .baptism and Holy communion, p.m.: 'Diocesan synod, Perth St. Mark's, Brookton: 9a.m. Hol^ communion. Thursday's 2 and 9: Beverley Holy communion: METHODIST Sunday, September 28 - No service. October 5: 11.0a.m. Holy communion. SA'LVATrCHN ARMY York: Sunday's 11a.m. and 7.30p.m. Sun/school 10a.m. Thursday's: Home Leagtie at 3p.m. (Visit; from Floreat Pail: Home leaguers on 2nd October — meeting 2p.m.) BOOKINGS AT GIBSON'S PHARMACY & TICKETS AVAILABLE AT BURROWS' SHOE STORE ADMISSION — DOUBLE $7, SINGLE $4 Learn to fly W.A. Flying School will accept students on any Thursday, Friday or Saturday between 8a.m. and 5p.m. at the BEVERLEY AIRFIELD. Rates are $26 per hour in our Cessna 150 aircraft, or $12 per hour instructor time only for a brush up on your own aircraft or upgrading your licence. Girls, don't be shy, you too can learn lo fly. Alan L. Cuft, Dip. Opt. (W.A.) YEATES & ASSOCIATES Optometrist and Optician 15 Ogilvie Road, Canning Bridge will be visiting QUAIRADING: Saturday, October 18 at Hewitt's Drapery YORK: on Monday, 20th October at Gibson's Pharmacy ^ INTERVIEWERS : SPARE - TIME Men or women. For public opinion and market research. One or more week-ends a month. Begin 9.00a.m. Saturday. Fee averages about $22 plus travel, for about six hours interviewing. 'Meeting people is interesting. Vacancies in many districts, including Beverley and surrounding areas. Car and "phone needed. Training provided. Telephone 654-4650 or write to ,Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. iBHaBaKSEE«cssceet.HHHSisrjEaBn«Bn I HOUSE FOR SALE | • / 41 HUNT ROAD, BEVERLEY g • All enquiries to Beverley Food Store ('phone 46 1146) • • or after hours 'phone Beverley 461329 J BBBBBBMMBfiBBBBBBSfifiBXBKBBBBBBanBBBMBBaBI RACES AT ^tH^ky, October 2 JOHN HOLLAND SPWNT Full betting facilities," modern grandstand, and bar Give yourself an afternoon ,-off and join in the fun"}
{"id":202744179,"text":"09 Oct 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 9 October 1975, page 1 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION Lupin seminar at Beverley The Bally Bally and Beverley Fanners' Union groups are sponsoring a LUPIN SEMINAR to <be held in the Beveijey Town Hall TO-NIGHT, Thursday, October 9 commencing at 8p.m. ' Many advances have been made in the breeding; feed* ing and marketing of lupins in recent years. Officers of the Dept. of Agriculture from Perth and North am will discuss new information and t»ow |t will benefit farmers. ANYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND Research Station Field Day Avondale Research Station will hold a FIELD DAY on Friday, October 10, 1975. The programme will start at 10 o'clock and lunch Mill be provided by the Beverley Football Club. Topics that will be covered by advisers from Perth and North am are — * DOUGLEGEE and WILD OAT CONTROL * CEREAL VARIETY TRIALS * NITROGEN FOR CEREAL GROWING * VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CEREAL HAY PRODUCTION During tbe -day several of the trials at Avondale will be inspected and discussed THE BEVERLEY PARENTS* & CITIZENS' ASSN INVITE YOU TO ATTEND A CABARET SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 - TOWN HALL commencing at 9.00p.m. Refreshment and soft drinks will be available *IBook at Gillespie's * Bring your own supper $5 double $3 single $2 student accompanied by parent INTERVIEWERS : SPARE - TIME Men or women. For public opinion and market research. One or more week-ends a month, Begin 9a.m. Saturday. Fee averages about $22 plus travel, for about six hours interviewing. 'Meeting people is interesting. Vacancies in many districts, including Beverley and surrounding areas. Car and 'phone needed. Training provided. Telephone 654-4650 or write to (Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. 3Ian L. Cutt, Dip. Opt. (W.A.) YEATkS & ASSOCIATES Optometrist and Optician 15 Ogilvie Road, Canning Bridge will be visiting QUAIRADING: Saturday, October 18 at Hewitt's Drapery YORK: on Monday, 20th October at Gibson's Pharmacy BEVERLEY FOOTBALL CLUB SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 9.00p.m. - 2.00a.m. KEEP THE DATE FREE FOR A GREAT NIGHT OUT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE ON SALE ADMISSION: SINGJjE $4, DOUBLE $7 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1960 • 1974 SHIRE OF QUAIRADING SECTION 287 It is hereby notified for Public information that application has been made for closure of the following roads: Q. 103 a) All those portions of surveyed road, and road number 4892 now comprised in Yotihg Lot 39 surveyed and shown bordered pink on original plan 13382. b) All those portions of surveyed road and Road No.. 4892 as surveyed and bordered blue on _ original plan 13382. . (Public plan : Yoting Townsite). Objections to the proposal, addressed to the Shire Clerk, will be received at the office of the Council during a period of thirty-five days following this notice. P. D. MACLEAN, Shire Clerk. BEVERLEY ANNUAL 2-TOOTH RAM SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1975, AT 1.30p.m. 141 specially selected rams 141 WESTERN LIVESTOCK LIMITED, WESTRAL1AN FARMERS LTD., AND ELDERS G.M. LIMITED WILL OFFER ON ACCOUNT OF THE FOLLOWING BREEDERS A.-D. Barrett-Lennard & Co., 'Bellius' Beverley 12 Bungaree Rams A. L. Barrett-Lennard & Co, 'Horsford', Beverley 14 Bungaree Rams ETK Barrett-Lennard i& Co. 'Woonderlin' Beverley 20 Bungaree Rams G. Barrett-Lennard & Co., 'Annandale', Beverley 9 Bungaree Rams T E Barertt-Lennard & Co, 'Drumclyer,' Beverley 18 Collinsville Rams J. N. Broun, 'Southbourne,' Beverley 16 Bungaree Rams I. H. & 3. R. Butcher & Sims, 'Rocklea', Brookton 14 Collinsville Rams B. E. D. Blechynden & Sons 'Burnside', Brookton 12 Bungaree Rams Chosen Pastoral Co., 'Chosen', Beverley 8 Collinsville Rams C. R. & A. J. McGiew, 'Seaton Ross', Beverley 9 Bungaree Rams J. L. Thomas & Son, 'Spring Dell', Beverley 9 Collinsville Rams RAMS TO BE PENNED BY 11a.m. ON DAY OF SALE. LIGHT LUNCHEON AVAILABLE % Wednesday October 15 Dcto'tmissit! JHSB3 SPRINGDELL • .y' v Annual Sheep Sale and First Annual Ram Sale Monday, October 20 at 1.30p.m. Jo be held on the property of J. L. Thomas j& Son MESSRS. THOMAS WILL BE OFFERING 1 STUD POLL MERINO RAM, 1973 DROP AND 40 SPECIALLY SELECTED POLL MERINO RAMS 1974 DROP. Would clients please note that the usual team will be offered at the Beverley Ram Sale but in future we will not be selling at Quairading Sale 2700 SHEEP 2700 A/c. J. L. THOMAS & SON: 400 li year old EWES — JULY SHORN 400 1 ] year old WETHERS — JULY SHORN 600 4} - 5 year old EWES — SEPTEMBER SHORN. 600 41 - 51 year old WETHERS — SEPT. SHORN. A/c. KIEARA PASTORAL CO.: 220 II year old EWES — AUGUST SHORN 220 WETHER LAMBS — AUGUST SHORN A/c. CHOSEN PASTORAL Co.: 200 It year old EWES — JUNE SHORN 100 11 year old WETHERS ~ AJNE SHORN FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT WESFARMERS, BEVERLEY .. '• ' v - ^ SHIRE OF YORK CLOSURE OF ROAD It is advised for public information that under provisions of Regulation 307 of the Road Traffic Code, 'Pioneer drive will be closed to the public (during actual running of races only) between the hours of 9a.m. and 6p.m. on Sunday, 19th October, 1975, for the purpose of conducting racing by the IMt. Brown Soap Box Club. v J. W. ANGUS, Acting Shire Clerk. SfilRE OF YORK TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ROAD It is advised for public information that under provisions of Regulation J07 of the Road Traffic Code, Avon Terrace between South and Macartney Streets will be closed to traffic between the hours of noon on Saturday, October 11 1975 and 5.00p.m. on Monday, October 13, 1975 for the York .Fair. J. W. ANGUS, Acting Shire Clerk. YORK SHIRE COUNCIL — OFFICE HOURS As from jMonday, 6th October, 1975., office hours for the York Shire Council will be 8.30a.m.'to 4.45p.m. Monday -Friday (holidays excepted). J. W. ANGUS, Acting Shire Clerk. SHIRE OF YORK PROHIBITED BURNING PERIODS 1975-76 Zone 4 Area East of Gt. Southern Railway line 1/11/75 to <14/2/76. Zone 5 Area between Goldfield Water Catchment bounary and Gt. Southern Railway line: 1/11/75 to 21/2/76. Zone 8 Area West of Goldfields Water Catchment bounary: 1/11/75 to 14/3/76. Note: Council may vary the opening and closing of the season and due notice will be given by advertisement in the event of this occurring. - • ; J; W. ANGUS, Acting Shire Cleric. niiiiuiiiHiiuiiiitiiuiliiiHiiiiuiiiiitiiiiiimiuiiiiiuiniiiiiuiiiiu niiimuniiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiMifiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmiuiiiiiiiiMiiiiii FURTHtK CLASSIFIED ADVERnSING ON PAGE «.' ijq»inmMHMMiuiunimipHm"}
{"id":202744240,"text":"23 Oct 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 23 October 1975, page 9 Miscellaneous Afternooh All friends of (Miss Wendy Southey are invited to a Miscellaneous afternoon* on Friday, October 31 (ar$30 1 'p.m. in the C.W.A. Hall)in honour of : her approach"!; marriage. r<^>lqi|rs :- brown and autumn. , . INTERVIEWERS : SPARE - TIME Men or women. For public opinion and market research. One or more week-ends a month. Begin 9a.m. Saturday. Fee averages about $22 plus travel, for about six hours interviewing. Meeting people is interesting. Vacancies in .matty districts^ including Beverley and surrounding areas. ;|car ' and 'phone needed. Training provided. Telephone 654-4650 or write to ^Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001."}
{"id":202744318,"text":"06 Nov 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 6 November 1975, page 7 ICE (6 In his rejport to the annual general meeting of the York *" St. John Atobulance Assn.i re^ cently, the secretary,' (Mr. H. Braftsby, p&vised that Ac two Ambulance vamjattatch'ed to ' the .York Sub-centre had been manned on ninety-nine occasions during the , past. twelve months. These incuded 16 acci dent calls, over forty medical trips and sundry attendances at local sparling fixtures. The two vans had covered a total distance of .6962 kilometres, at a cost of $376.06. Membership of the Association in York,, according To Mr Bransby, numbers eighty-nine and the financial position of the organisation, as revealed in the balance sheet presented to the annual meeting, shows a credit balance of $386.86. WOMEN'S CONFERENCE HELD AT YORK Members from a number of country centres attended the annual Country meeting of the State Women's Council of the Libera! Party at York on 28th October. Following the morning business meeting, the one hundred members in attendance were entertained at a delightful luncheon, catered for by the committee of the York Branch of the Women's Liberal "Party Movement. The guest speaker at , the afternoon meeting was the Fed eral president of the 'Liberal Women's Council, Mrs. Beau Re >Paire. Tt was unanimously decided by the meeting to dispatch a telegram to the Lefcder of the Opposition Mr (Malcolm Fraser, pledging the support of the Movement in the present Constitutional crisis. PUBLIC NOTICE The No. 19 Zone Child care Committee advise that Sister Gray is at present on sickle'ave but will be recommenc infi duties on November. 17. SHIRE OF YORK BURNING PERIOD The commencement of the prohibited burning period fu; the Shire of York will now be on. November 15, 1975. All burning must then be carried out in accordance with the Bush Fires Act. Residents are reminded that only very limited burning can be carried- out during the Prohibited period. For further details please* contact the undersigned. JOHN W. ANGUS, Acting Shire Clerk. CHAMBERLAIN LOADER F/E Tenders are invited, closing with the undersigned on 12-November, 1975, for the pur fchase of a 1S68 Chamberlain Chieftain F/E Loader-D/L m operating condition, as is. Inspection arranged only by contacting the York Shire Council office. JOHN W. ANGUS, Acting Shire Clerk. BEREAVEMENT NOTICE MURRAY (Alexander Scott) November 10, 1972 — Time passes but memories stay. - Your loving wife, Alice, Malcolm,, Eunice and ... Families. ANNUAL MEETING The annual general meeting of .the Beverley Agricultural Sodety will be held on FRIDAY, 14th NOVEMBER at &00p.m. in-the Beverley Town Hall lounge. •All members of the community are welcome tQ attend and any suggestions for next year's .Centenary Shojv would be appreciated. v \\ 'y D. I. Barrett-Lennard, President. BEVERLEY FOOTBALL CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING — 1975 The annual general meeting of the iBeverley Football Club will be held at the Freemason's Hotel on THURSDAY, 20th NOVEMBER commencing 8p.m. Business: .Minutes, Financial report. President's report, Election of officers, and General business. IB. M. Minchin, Secretary. LIVESTOCK tor Iritad/r. Individual on-Uf-tpot Mnrfc*. Beverley- Brookton Sheep Sale WEDNESDAY, 12th NOVEMBER, 1975 8,000 SHEEP 8,000 BEVERLEY, commenceing at 1p.m. 3500 SHEEP comprising — 1300 liy.o. Wethers 300 liy.o. Ewes (March shorn - mulesed) 500 liy.o. Ewes 400 2iy.o. Ewes ^ 1000 Wethei- lamlbs BROOKTON immediately following — 4500 SHEEP comprising — 1800 liy.o. Wethers 500 2iy.o. Wethers 1800 liy.o. Ewes 400 Mixed sex jMerino lambs Included in the above yardings are the annual drafts of the following vendors: 1000 liy.o. Wethers (mulesed) A/c. J M & P Curtin and A/c. Speedway Farm: 800 iliy.o. Ewes — Collinsville blood (mulesed) 1500 liy.o. Wethers, CoHinsville blood (unmuhed) 400 2iy.o. Wethers, Collinsville blood (unmulsed) •All sheep Spring shorn unless otherwise stated. NOTE alteration of date to Wednesday November 12 and that the Qualrading sale has been -cancelled Alan L. Cult, Dip. Opt. (W.A.) VEATES & ASSOCIATES Optometrist and Optician 15 Ogilvie Road, Canning Bridge will be visiting BROOKTON: Wednesday November 26 (Julie's Fashions) BEVERLEY: Thursday, November 27 (Bev. Newsagency) ) CHURCH SERVICES ANGLICAN 9fli November - Remembrance Sunday - St. Mary's: . 7.30a.m. Holy communion; 9a.m. Holy communion and Remembrance. 5.30pm Even ing service. St. Mark's 11am Communion, Remembrance 16th November - 6th Sunday before Christmas - St. Mary's: 7.30 & 9a.m. Holy communion. St. John's Dale 11am Holy baptism & Holy communion. St. Mark's 7.30 p.m. Evensong. Thursday's 13, 20: 9.00am Beverley 'Holy Communion. Friday Nth: 8p.m. in Beverley Parish hall - workshop On relaxing and praying with Fr. Jonathon Ewer, S.S.M. " Canon Henry Tassell. v METHODIST Sunday, November 9: Workshop in the Round 5.30p.m. with a basket tea to follow. Sonday 16: 11a.m. service FOR YOUR printing needs contact this office - 46 1013 TRUSTEE ACT, 1962 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS In the matter of the Will of IOHN GRYLLS — late of Mears Street York in the State of Western Australia (Retired farmer) (deceased). Creditors and other persons having flaim (to which Section 63 of the Trustees Act J 962 of W.A. relates) in respect of the e~state of the said deceased who died on the 6th day of fitly 1975 are rcq u i r e d by" the Executor Rus^ll Thomas GryUs Cf-85 Fitegerald Street Northam W.A. to send particulars' of their claims to him by the 26th .day of November 1975 after which date the Executor may convey or distribute, the assets-' having" regard only to the claims of which he then has notice. Dated this 20th day of October, 1975. Maybeny, Hammond & Co., Solicitors for the Executor 85 Fitzgerald St., Northam. V : BEVERLEY-GOLF ASSOCIATES ANNUAL MEETING The annual general meeting of' Associate members of the Beverley Golf Club Lie. will be held at the Club ai 2p.m. on Friday, November 14th. Business: -Reports, 'Election, of office bearers and general (jMrs) -P. Overington; Honorary secretary. DO YOU WANT YOUR LOUNGE " SUITE; CARPET or MATS CLEANED Westral Cleaners will be'in Beverley on Monday, November 17. All enquiries to to Gillespie's Drapery Dept. A SINCERE THANK YOU The President and Members of St. jMary's Anglican Guild would like to express their appreciation for the wonder ful support received for the recent Flower show. The raffle winners were: 1st prize (hamper): Mrs C. J. Peacock; 2nd (duck): Mrs G. Murray. Coffee set: Mrs D. Barrett-Lennard. RAFFLE RESULT: -Winner of theWParents and Friends Hamper raffle on October 31 \\Mas R M Wansbrough (8D) Many thanks for all support HOUSE AVAILABLE FOR RiBNT: Mt Kokeby general store and house (3 b/rooms) All conveniences and garden etc. On 2 acres land. All inquiires ,Mr Ward-Dickson, phone Perth 49 6499 during office hours, or on property at week-ends. SHIRE CF BEViBR'UEY PUBLIC NOTICE •Notice is hereby given that a Letter box has been provided in front of the Council Office building (on the east side of the main doors) for the convenience of residents ivishing to deliver "cut - of -hours" articles. P. J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk. 4/11/1975. WANTED TO BUY — Old type lathe, 9' v chuck or larger. Screw cutting. In working order. Price and particulars telephone York 298. WANTED TO BUY - Used children's' toys, swings/slides bikes/trikes, pedal cars, largetrucks >or tractors, and doll's prams, etc. Don't mind' a few minor repairs, or a coat of paint. Will inspect. Please teleohone .Brookton 42 1124 after 6p.m. Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday. FOR HIRE — Back hoe. Telephone York 144. FOR SALE - German, iron frame piano. In excellent condition-. Telephone West Beverley 48 1012. FOR SALE: A T X 5' water bed. * Telephone 46 1285. FOR SALE — BH Holden Station wagon. In. good condition. Telephone 46 1381. FOR SALE: I0-12Ib primus gas cylinder in as new condition. /Telephone 46 1086. BEMERUEY AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB - . \\ Your support is needed The above Club will commence its season on Sunday, 9th November at 9.30a.m. aU the Pool and the support of all iriterested tJii!dreh^ andiparerits; would be % welc<Jme The Club has a first-class coach in Mr ~ Phil Humphries and training will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings between 6p.m. and 7p.m. Applications for a Secretary APPLICATTpNS are called for the position of secretary to the Beverley Agricultural Society. For full details .contact the President — ~ Mr D. J. Barrefl-Lennard, 'phone '461230 INTERVIEWERS: SPARE - TlME Men or women.fFor public r opiiiii>n and market research. One or ,mor| w^lc^ends^a n?bnth^ rJBegin -9a.m. Saturday. Fee averages about "$22 plus travel! for about six hours interviewing. (Meeting people is interesting. Vacancies in many districts^ including Beverley and surrounding aceas. Car and 'phone 'needed. Training provided. Telephone 654-4650 or write to ,Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne, 3001. t SHIRE OF BEVERLEY - Town Planning & Development Act, 1928 (as amended) NOTICE THAT A TOWN PLANNING ^SCHEME AMENDMENT HAS BEEN PREPAREDAND IS AVAILABLE TOR' INSPECTION Town Planning Scheme No. 1 - Amendment No. 4 T.IPJB. File No. 853/4/5/1 NOTICE is hereby given that the Beverley Shire Council in pursuance of its powers under the Town Planning and Development Act, 1928 (as amended) has prepared a Town 'Planning Schema amendment for the purpose of rezoning-IBeverley Sub Lots 17 and 18 corner of Hunt Road and Taylor Street from Special Purposes - drive-in theatre -to Residential. All plans 'and documents setting, out and explaining the amendment have been deposited at the. Council Office, (Beverley, and will, be open for inspection without charge during the hours of 9.00a.m. to 4.00p.m on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays until and including ttie 14th November, 1975. The plans' and documents have also been deposited at the office of the Town Planning Department, Perth, and will similarly "be open for inspection for the same period between the hours of 10a.m. apd 4p.m. Any person desirous of objecting to the amendment should set forth in writing his/her objections and lodge them with the Shire Clerk, Shire of Beverley, P.O. 'Box 20, Beverley, on or before 14th November, 1975. P. J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk. FOR SALE BULK GRAIN BINS — IN GOOD ORDER One 100-bushel truck whsat bin with loading, auger and bin scraper. One 110-bushei tru.k wheat bin with loading auger and bin scraper. AVON TRADING COMPANY 'phone Beverley 46 1006 QUAIRADJNG CO-OP TELEPHONE QUAIRADING 79 " AFTER HOURS: 112, 100, or 134 New fequipment for sale MARSHALL SUPER SPREADERS NOW IN STOCK SETS OF HOBbS' HOISTS $149 COLES TRUCK TIP BINS - 100-bag approx. $1000 COLES SEED & SUPER BINS, complete .... . $2800 CUSACK SILOS — ALL SIZES. — DELIVERED Used equipment for sale Choice cf three wheat carting bins, drop side, 120 - bag capacity :.<;:* cacb $ 500 2nd-hand Cusack silo — 570 bushel capacity , 3-ton super spreader J...^ .... $1150 Western plough — in new condition .... .... $3850 Electweld mix-mill $1890 Masseyr : 19styne scarifier ..... :..••. ...:.. 4 ...... $ .325 Massey, 20-ran combine $ 400 Massey 24-nm combine .... $1750*• Inter. 24-run combine $1750 Ford-6000 Tracjtor — in very good order $2150 -Cbam. 40K Lcyland conversion (cab/duals). $1650 Cham. Countryman .... $ 950 rttere ate tow gilt-edged investments Inthesl is the best policy for your savings. At ANZ B^nk we can offer you total security^^plus aiiighrateof intepst — on ANZ Term Deposits and ANZ Savings Investment Accounts. What's more, your deposits earn interest right from the day they are lodged, Any vyay you look at it, ANZ'can you turn your savings^nto a safe investment. Come irt and we'll tielp Ask at any branch of ANI Bank."}
{"id":202744427,"text":"04 Dec 1975 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 4 December 1975, page 9 Local Government Act 1960- 1975 YORK .SHIRE COUNCIL CLAIMS FOR ELECTORAL ENROLMENT Notice is hereby given that— persons: (a) who are eligible for registration as electors^ for any Ward of the district, and (b) who require to be registered may, on or before 15th" January 1976, make application in the prescribed form (aVail able at the Council office) for registration. JOHN W. ANGUS, Acting Shife Clerk. SHIRE OF YORK ROAD CLOSURE The Council intends to seek the -Governor's approval to have closed that portion of the road along the south -eastern boundaries of Avon locations 12997 and 18516, through 18516 and 13088, and along the south eastern boundary of 15221. .Persons. wishing to object to the proposal dhall do so in writing to this office with in 35 days of the date of this publication. Dated this 4th day of December, 1975. JOHN W. ANGUS, Acting Shire Clerk. SHIRE OF YORK BUSH FIRES ACT FIRE CONTROL OFFICERS The following persons have been appointed to the respective position? — . Fire Control officers - w7 F. Durack, S. T. Binning, J. Chipper, A. Robinson, W. A Craig, I. Barrett-Lennard, J. J. Weeks. Deputy Chief Fire control officer and Deputy Chief fire weather officer: J. W. Angus R. W. LAW RANCH, President. W.A. Government Railways REDUNDANT HOUSE PINGELLY Tenders are invitee! for the purchase, demolition and removial of the undermentioned house, no longer required for Railway purposes. PingelLy - Departmental Property No. 157*8. Specifications are available from the District Engineer, WA.GJR., Federal St., iNarrogin - with whom tenders close at 12 noon on Monday 15th December, 1975. No tender necessarily accepted. R. PADDON, : District Engineer. BEVERLEY SWIMMING CLUB street stall Saturday, 13fh December commencing 9.30a.m. Any .donations ofsaleable items will appreciated. . Raffle; ficfcefer-tflfl' be on sale all day; -SHIRE OF ©EVBRUEY HARVEST BANS BROADCAST TIMES It is hereby notified for general information that har vest bans will- be broadcast on the National network at the following times — Monday to Saturday: 1041 HOURS 1246 HOURS Piease keep this for future reference. P. J. (BENNETT, Shire Clerk. PUBLIC NOTICE Mrs D. Butcher, of York Rd Beverley wishes to announce that she has commenced a dealership, for Tupperware. A party will be held at her residence on Saturday, 6th (December, commencing at 2 p.m. All are welcome. TELEPHONE 46 1316 BEVERLEY TENNIS CLUB Christmas party The Beverley Tennis Club will be holding a barbecue tea at the conclusion of the Championship doubles tournament on Sunday, December 7th. All members, the Wednesday, ladies, and their partners "are welcomed Please bring your own food require ments. THE BALLY BALLY Christmas tree Saturday, December 22nd Father Christmas to arrive - at 8.00p.m. Parcels can be left at Francis' Fashions up to 5.00p.m. December 19. Ladies, a plate please. Dale River Christmas tree FRIDAY, 5th DECEMBER IN THE DALE RIVER (TIN) HALL AT 7.30p.m. sharp Ladies, a plate please NOTICE Beveriey Rural Youth Club members should note that meeting times have been altered* to 8.30p.m. Tuesday's. ANNUAL -DINNER:-This, will be held at the Beverley ILesser ^Hall xxn Friday, 5lh . December - commencing at. <7.00p.m. All members, and prospe c t i v e -members, are welcome to attend. ~ A SINCERE THANK YOU The iBeverely Colts Cricket Club would like to thank all who supported their recent 'yeey successful Cake stall. " Raffle- winners: 1st prize ;; (hamper) 'Mrs. L.C. Shaw; Mmi. <cake) Miss C, Jeffrey; - "3rd (a chicken) (Mrs G.S. "Murray. ~ ~-ii' ir. v r"iTB>lit.jil.r II "ir 7 -A, NOTICE TO ALL FRUIT GjROWERS Further to an advertisement in the last issue of "The 'Beverley Times' the 'Beverley Compulsory Fruit Fly Baiting scheme has still not been able to secure the services of a "part-time Baiter. The Dept. of Agriculture is'also unable to supply a •Baiter for this area and, as' it is compulsory (under the Plant Diseases Act) that all fruit trees be sprayed for fruit fly, those persons who have fruit, trees will be responsible for the spraying of their own trees ---'until such time as the Committee is able to secure the services of a part - time Fruit Fly Baiter. There are several brands of spray suitable' for spraying for Fruit Fly and most of these are available from Hardware Stores. The Committee apologise to the public for any inconvenience this may cause. G. N. Evans (secretary), Beverley Compulsory Fruit (Fly Baiting Scheme. WANTED - Caretaking of properties (in or near IBeverley) while owners on holiday. Apply to 78 Hunt Rd., Beverley, or 'phone 46 1321 INTERVIEWERS: FOR SALE - FOR SALE 1963 Molden Belmont $2200 1966 Austin 1800 .... $875 1966 Toyota Crown.. $975 '74 Blue band Mercury 500 outboard motor & controls and fuel tank — done vet}' few hours .$1150 WANTED: House, with or without land. Buyer waiting EASTERN DISTRICTS TRADING COMPANY Telephone York 6 FOR SALE: Sheep dog pups six months old. Telephone Dale Hall 47 2055. FOR SALE — Valiant VC Station sedan - one owner, steel radial tyres. Good condition throughout .... $700. 'phone iR. D. Sleep: 46 1219 FOR every type of printing contact this- office - 46 1013 FOR SALE Electronic organ Telephone "Beverley 46 1339 FOR SALE — Holden HT utility (white) in good cond. $850. Contact Richard Jas, Elizabeth Street, 'Beverley. FOR-SALE : A -125 (fpnda motor bike - 1969 model. Also a boy's 26" bicycle, and a 'Dragstar' bicycle.. Telephone Beverley 46.1052 SPARE - TIME Men or women for Gallup IPoll and market research, Interesting interviews in peoples' homes, one or two weekends a month. fFees average, $26. Car needed. Training provided. Vacancies in several districts including Beverley and surrounding districts. IPhone 654-4650 or write to: Morgan Gallup Poll, iBox 2282U, (MELBOURNE. 3001. Applications for a Secretary APPLICATIONS are called for the position of secretary to the Beverley Agricultural Society. Honorarium $500.. Applications to president: Mr C. L. Doncon, 'plione 461037 FARM WANTED FARMING LAND TO LEASE, WITH OR WITHOUT OPTION OF PURCHASE. ALL REPLIES TO — P.O. BOX 62, BEVERLEY, or 'phone 46 1113 I IMHItlH I ADV'BRTiSBMiENT 1 SO MUCH FOR SIR CHARLES COURTS | LAST WEDNESDAY, November 26, Sir Charles Com* | claimedJoh Bejelkf Petersen may not now wish his J name to W associated with-the Petersen Plan. However, | on page 7 of the 'Farmers' Weekly' of November 27, a | half , page letter, written by Mr Petersen, explained and | gave foil siq>port for this anti - inflation plan. J WHEN WILL POLITICIANS LOOK AT THIS | SIMPLE 3-POINT PLAN FOR THEMSELYES AND J NOT BE GUfDED BY PARTY LINES? §—-•• s Authorised by JC. -H. Lee, 59 Avon Terrace, York"}
{"id":202744677,"text":"26 Feb 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 26 February 1976, page 7 BEVER/LEY A|MATBUR SWIMMING OLUB GENERAL MEETING All members, supporters and those interested in the iBeverley Swimming Club are invited to attend a General Meeting in the lounge at the Freemasons Hotel at 8p.m. TO-NIGHT (February 26) to discuss arrangements for the Carnival at "Beverley on 7th March. M. J. Outram, Hon. secretary. BEVERLEY RACE CLUB COMMITTEE MEETING The next committee meeting of the above Club will be held in the (Dining room of the Freemasons Hotel next Thursday, March 4 at 8p.m.. BEVERLEY RATEPAYERS & PROGRESS ASSN. The above body will meet in the Apex (Rooms at 8pm on Monday, 8th March. All members and interested citizens invited to attend. INTERVIEWERS — SPARE TIME Men or women for Gallup Poll and Market research. Inter e s t i n g interviews in peoples' homes, one or two week-ends a month. Fees average $26.00. Car needed. Training provided. Vacancies in several districts, including Beverley and surrounding districts. Phone 654-4650 or write - Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 22«2U, (Melbourne 3001 NNtoraM •ud in u THE WOOL EVENT OF AUSTRALIA"}
{"id":202744749,"text":"11 Mar 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 11 March 1976, page 7 BEVERLEY-BROOKTON-YORK CRICKET ASSN. 1976 ANNUAL DINNER & TROPHY PRESENTATION ON FRIDAY, 2«h MARCH,- 1976 FREEMASON'S HOTEL, BEVERLEY AT 7,30p.m. All players and: supporters interested in attending should, inform Jheir Club secretaries by 18th MARCH, 1976. BEVERLEY BRANCH OF RS.L , ANNUAL MEETING The <annual general meeting of the above branch will be held in the Club Rooms on FRIDAY, 19th 'MARCH, 1*976, commencing at 8.00p.m. St would be appreciated if all members attended. iD. J. Mcintosh, Hon. secretary. GUEST SPEAKER Members of the general public and the Dale Ladies Guild are cordially invited to hear a Guest Speaker from the Citizens lAoce (Bureau on TUESDAY, MARCH 23 at 3.00p,m. in the Dale Hall. Questions are invited. Afternoon tea: 30 cents REMINDER NOTICE: St. Pat's Cabaret 13th March 9.00p.m. - 2.00a.m. Clearing Sale BEVERLEY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1976, at 1.00p.m. 'ELDERS h:ive received instructions from Messrs A. J. & R. J. Stokes, Who have sold their property, to offer by public auction on the property situated 2 miles ndrtta of 'Beverley on the Beverley - York Rd. Watch for signs. Order of sale - Sundries, Machinery, (Produce, Furniture Sheep (at approximately 3.00p.m.), Outside vendors 2300 SHEEP 2300 225 Welher weaners, July drop. . 330 Wethers, 1974 drop. 280 Wethers, 1973 drop, November shorn 350 Wethers, 6 tooth and S.|M. 230 Ewe weaners, July drop 240 Ewes, 1974 drop 205 Ewes, 1973 drop, November shorn 215 Ewes, 6 tooth and S.M. 145 iEwes 6 tooth and SM joined in late February to IBungaree blood rams. 80 Ewes, CiFA joined late 'February to Bungaree blood rams. The 1973, 1974 and 1975 drop sheep are mulesed. The above sheep are February shorn, IBungaree blood, and joined to Collinsville blood rams on 10th January unless otherwise stated. PLANT & MACHINERY: International 554 tractor 3p.l. and -cab - tyres 90%; Inter B46 baler; Inter AL 100, 1953 model ute; Bedford 6-ton tip tray J Series 1963 model truck; MF 5«5 12ft header; MF 130- 21-tyne 3p.l. scarifier; Massey Harris 744D tractor; 14 disc Sundercut plough; 6 bag Horwood IBagshaw broadcaster, trailer type; Sunhine Sunlea 16 run combine on. rubbers; j'8 ft. Grainmaster auger w/- B. & S. engine; 120bushell grain bin suitable for tip-tray; OIG Transarc 240v x 3-phase welder; Air compressor w/- Jh.p. 240v electric motor; Finsbury firefi^hting unit; 2 x 150 gal. square tanks; 10ft. portable sheep race; (Mulesing cradle; Crutch ing cradle; Endless chain - li ton; Husky pipe bender; •Ajax wool press; Cyclone mesh wool table; 40 wool packs; Quantity of poly pipe; Quantity sawn jarrah posts Quantity of veterinary equipment; Quantity of scrap iron and a quantity of Sundries. PRODUCE: 5 bags West oats (graded only); 44 bags Swan oats (graded only); 44 bags Gamenya seed wheat <1G & (P); 24 bags Dampier seed barley <G & SP); 1000 bushells of bulk feed oats». FURNITURE: Wilkins Servis washing machine 240v; .Lister separator; Crosley i-fridge/ i-freezer; ttlamtnex table and four chairs; Dining room table and four chairs. Three piece lounge suite; Two rocking chairs; Chest o£ drawers; Glass china cabinet; iDouble bedroom suite; Four single beds; Wardrobe; Dressing table; 4 kitchen chairs; 21" black and white TV, 1 A/c. R. J. JACKSON: International AS! 12ft header with large box. . BEVJBRUEY GOLF GLOB Incorporated ANNUM limit The annual general meeting of the above Club will be held at the <3ub on FWday, March 26, 1976, commencing at 8.00p.m. sharp Business: President's report Auditor's report / bailee sheet; and (Election of office bearers and general business. Nominations for the follow ing positions (to be in writing and on a correct form) are to be in the hands of the undersigned by 8.00p.m. on March 12, 1976 — 'Patron; (President; Captain; Vice president; Vice captain; Committee (four vacancies). , P. OUVER, Secretary. BEVERLEY BRANCH R.S.L. AUXILIARY MEETING The Beverley R.S.«L Womens Auxiliary will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, March 16 <at 2.30p.m. in IRSL (Hall. Any new or past members will be very welcome. PIANO TUNING: Contact Charlie Lee at York Motors for LUIPIP'S Piano Tuning Service iFREE QUOTES. — INTERVIEWERS — SPARE TIME Men or women over 20 for Gallup (Poll and market research. Interesting interviews in peoples homes, one or two week-ends 1 a month. Fees average $26. A car is needed. Training provided. Vacancies in several districts Phone 654-4650 or write to: Morgan Gallup Poll, (Box 2282U, (Melbourne. 3001. QUAIRAOING SHIRE OOUNCaL TENDERS FOR BUILDING Tenders are invited for the construction of an ablution block tor the Q u a i r ading Caravan Park. Tenders close at 5.00p.m. on Friday, 19th March, 1976. P. S3. JMACLEAN, Shire Clerk. RAFFLE RESULT Beverley Child (Health Clinic raffle -drawn Christmas eve 1- 1st prize: No. 62 <SD. iLee, 244 Avon Tee., York); 2ndf prize No. 118: (J. W. Jones, (Lukin Street, Beverley); 3rd prize: No. 212 (A. Mally of York Road, Beverley). • * * ~ " ~ WANTED TO BUY: Dining suijte (old) in any condition, 'phone Barbara Hoffman on Beverley 46 1127. FOR SALE - Border Coliiie sheep dog pups, 3-4 months old. Telephone G. Murray, on Beverley 464066. FOR SALE: A 1975 model P.GjF. Tournament' 3-iron, top grade golf club,. — $22 'phone 46 1075 or 46 1013 FOR SALE: 6 reel "Pedterick ' stump rake, .... $1800; Also 1958 6-ton Bedford truck with 300c.i. motor and with tele hoist tipper.. Good order. Telephone D. Moir, on Beverley 46 1363. FOR SALE — Holden 161 motor, complete. Only 6000 mile since recond. and in first class order. Also small trailer. Telephone 47 1044. FOR SALE - Set of men's 'Kel Nagle' Chesterfield golf clubs (r/hand). No's 2 and 3 woods, 3, 5 7 irons, wedge putter and a Slazenger IBen Hogan 1 wood. All in _good condition. $100. Telephone P Oliver.46 1075 or 46 1013 r — — — — — — — m m n I CASUAL I I EMPLOYMENT I I VACANCIES J | CENSUS FIELD STAFF | exist for GROUP LEADERS and COLLECTORS For the Census of Population and Housing 30 June 1976 Application forms are available at Post Offices Work will eover a short period each side of the Census, plus a training session. Group leaders will be paid an average of about $400 and collectors about $200, depending on the areas covered. B.S.1.102.36 1 l 1 l 1 FOR ALL SPRAYING REQUIREMENTS - BEFORE AND AFTER SEEDING IN THE BEVERLEY, YORK, BROOKTON & QUAIRAOING AREA - CONTACT JOHN CALLANDER - TELEPHONE 46 4043 havelieen made with the Auctioneers. FURTHERDCTA^€»NTACTEIJ>ER^BEVERI^"}
{"id":202744797,"text":"25 Mar 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 25 March 1976, page 7 THE YORK AGRICULTURAL SOOffiTY TENDERS FOR C ATERING RIGHTS - YORK SHOW Tenders, closing with the secretary of the above Society on May 31, 1976, are invited for the supply of - 1. Morning tea, luncheon, and afternoon tea; 2. a cool drink stall; and 3. a hot dog stall; at the York Show on Sept. 4, 1976. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1960-75 SHIRE OIF YORK NOTIFICATION OF VACANCY & ELECTION It is hereby notified for public information that an election will be held on Saturday, May 22, 1976, to fill three (3) vacancies for Councillors of the York Shire Councii, namely: TOWN WARD .... One Councillor EiAST WARD One Councillor WEST WARD ..... One Councillor Nomination day will be on Friday, 30th April, 1976. Nomination place will be the office of the Council, York. Nominations must be in the prescribed form (available from the Council office) signed by the candidate or agent authorised by the candidate, and be accompanied by a $10 deposit. Nominations must be delivered to the 'Returning officer •at the Nomination Place by 4.00p.m. on Nomination day or within fourteen days prior to that date. Dated this 25th day of March, 1976. J. W. ANGUS, Acting Returning Officer. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1960-75 9HIIRE OF YORK BRICK AREA BY-LAWS Pursuant to S 190 of the above Act, Council has resolved to make and submit for confirmation by the Governor an amendment to its Brick Area (By - Law. The full text of the amendment may be inspected by members of the public free of charge at the Council office during normal office hours. Objections may be lodged in writing to the Council office within 21 days from the publication of this notice. Dated this 25th day of 'March, 1976. J. W. ANGUS, Acting Shire Clerk, P.O. iBox 22, YORK. 6302. SHIRE OF (BEVERLEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1960 NOTIFICATION OF VACANCY & ELECTION (Section 91) IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED for public information that an election will be held on the 22nd day of May, 1976, to fill lhe following vacancies in the Council: DALE WARD (One vacancy) S. D. iMOU'LTON (Retiring, but eligible for re-election. CENTRAL WARD (One vacancy) J. F. W. WOODS Retiring, but eligible for re-election. The nomination day appointed is 30th day of April, 1976, and nomination place is the office of the Council. Nominations must be in the form of the Ninth schedule be signed by the candidate - or his authorised agent - be accompanicd by a deposit of $10 legal tender, cheque, bank draft, post office order, or money order, and if by an" authorised agent, must bfe accompanied by the candidates' wriflen authority. Nominations must be delivered to 'Returning Officer at the nomination place not later than 4.00p.m. on the nomination day or 14 days prior to that date. Dated this 19lh day of March, 1976. P. 5. BENNETT, Returning Officer. SHIRE OF BEVERLEY NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ADOPT UNIFORM BY-LAWS RELATING TO PRIVATE SWIMMING POOLS NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the Shire of IBeverley, having at its meeting held on February 19, 1976, resolved to adopt the whole of the Uniform Bylaws relating to Private Swimming Pools, now intends to submit the adoption for confirmation by the Governor. The full text of the draft of the Uniform (By-laws may be inspected at the Council Office for>a period of 21 days from the date of this notice. 'Dated this twentynfifth day of (March, 1976. L M. NICHOLSON, "Assistant Shire Clerk. Dozer driver wanted TELEPHONE KEITH BUTCHER ON BEVERLEY 46 1316 FOR DETAILS Wanted: share cropping 500 ACRES OF SHARE CROPPING IN BROOKTON OR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS HAVE OWN PLANT TELEPHONE DALE RIVER 47 1079 THE APEX CLUB OF BEVFRLEY presents an old-time Picnic at the Beverley Race Course on Sunday, April 4,1976 COMMENCING 12.00 NOON BARBECUE AT 6.30p.m. BAR OPENS 12.30p.m. . 2.30p.m. and 3.30p.m. to 9.30p.m. BARBECUE PAKS, COOL DRINKS, PIES, TEA ON SALE EVENTS INCLUDE -SHEAF TOSSING, PILLOW FIGHTS ROLLING PIN THROWING, GOLF PUTTING, A GREASY PIG CHASE, ' KICK THE FOOTBALL', SACK RACES, OLD CAR RIDES, TUG O' WAR, APPLE IN THE BUCKET, ROOSTER CHASE, A 'FAIR GO' COMPETITION, A 1-MILE LAGER RACE ... and many more. ADMISSION: ADULTS $1.00; CHILDREN .50c. 'PROCEEDS TO MICRO - SURGERY & ft A. BEVERLEY BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION'S t SHIRE OIF QUA'FRAOING TENDERS FOR TRUCK Tenders are invited for the supply of one only Truck, hoist and tipping body of approximately eight <$} tonne capacity. Trade-in value required for one only 1968 D series Ford of similar capacity, which is also 'hereby offered for outright cash sale by tender. Inspection of vehicle may be arranged by contacting the undersigned, with whom tenders close at 5.00p.m. on Monday, 5th April, 1976. P. 'D.MAiOLEAiN, Shire Clerk. SHIRE OF BEVERiLElY SITUATION VACANT GENERAL HAND Written applications are in>vited for the position of General hand - relief machine operator - driver, with the Council. Information in respect of wages, conditions, job r e q u i rement, etc., are available from the undersigned. I. M. NICHOLSON, Assistant Shire Clerk. 15.3.1976. — INTERVIEWERS — SPARETIME MIEN or WOMEN over 20 living in or near Beverley and surrounding districts are needed for Gallup Poll and Market research. Interesting interviews in peoples' homes, one or two weekends month Fees average $26 for about six hours interviewing. Car and phone needed. Training provided, Phone 654-4650 or write: Morgan Gallup Poll Box 22S2U, Melbourne 3001 BEVERLEY FOOTBALL CLUB CABARET SATURDAY 3rd APRIL In BEVERLEY TOWN HALL 9.00p.m. . 2.00a.m. MUSIC BY 'GREMLIN' $7.00 DOUBLE; $4.00 SINGLE BEER ON SALE BROOKTON (BRANCH OF C.W.A. | "HER NAME IS WOMAN QUEST" § OLDE-STYLE DANCE | on SATURDAY, 3rd APRIL, 1976 at 8p.m. g in the Brookton Memorial Hall J? Novelties, etc. Mary Jenkins' orchestra Ladies a plate, please. $ atratx^trc^tratre^^ BEVERLE Yversos CUBALUNG ? Public Announcement YORK FOOD SUPPLY & YORK DISTRICT CO - OPERATIVE LIMITED Mr and Mrs Tom Parton announce the sale of their business and advise that trading will cease on Saturday, . 3rd April, 1976. They wish to thank their many friends and customers in York and districts for their support during the past ten years. Mr Tom Parton will join the staff of the York Co-op and he hopes he will continue to have the pleasure of serving his customers there. It is with pleaure that the York Co»op looks forward to welcoming Mr Parton as one of its staff and with his co-opera,tion will strive to meirt your continued custom by providing quality and competitive prices. PUBLIC AT BEVERLEY <m SUNDAY, MARCH 28 at 2p.m. ANNOUNCEMENT I would like to inform all-clients that J have now taken over Mr M. J. Boyle's carrying business and will do my utmost to satisfy all clients. No Job is too large or small. I would also like to take (this opportunity to thank Maurice for assisting me .during these first few weeks. ROBERTJELLIS. Telephone 461295. _______________________________ PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT WE WISH to inform Beverley district residents that we have disposed of our Beverley Food Store & Delicatessen to Mr and Mrs Frank King, formerly of Wickepin. We wish to sincerely thank each and every one of our customers for your faithful patronage and express the wish that you will give the King's the same consideration. ALF & RUTH JAMBOR & FAMILY. _________________________________ DRESSMAKING WANTED CHILDREN^ AND LADIES WEAR ; TELEPHONE YORK 76 t _______________________________ ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr and Mrs Frank King, the new owners of the Beverley Food Store and Deli wish to advise that fish and chips will be available on Friday's and Sunday's from this week-end, March 26, 28 ________________________________ MISPLACED - Jean shorts, T-shirt and a red and black cap (with name inside). Put in wrong bag at March 12 Beverley school's swimming carnival. Please contact G. IPrideaux 46 1304 (working -hours). BOARD WANTED: A new Sister (with 2-year-old daugh ler) is commencing duties at the Beverley Hospital and requires board and residence in (Beverley area. Please contact Sister Rowntree - telephone Beverley 46 1100. BEVBRIjEY GOLF CLUB Incorporated AHHOAI MKT IC The annual general meeting of the above Club will be held at the Club on Friday, March 26, 1976, commencing at 8.00p.m. sharp Business: President's report Auditor's report / balance sheet; and 'Election of office bearers and general business. \\ P. OLIVER, Secretary. BEVERLEY SWIMMING CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY, MARCH 28 2p.m. - 4p.m. Trophies will be presented at a Presentation dinner at the Beverley C.W.A. Hall after the swim. AH parents and families welcome (ladies a cold platter, please). REMINDER: The Club is conducting a street stall on Friday,. April 2 commencing 1.30p.m. All donations very welcome. BEVERLEY BRANCH OF RED CROSS MARCH APPEAL STREET STALL FRIDAY, MARCH 26th 10a.m. to 5.00p.m. Donations of any saleable items will be appreciated. Handicraft gathering TUESDAY, 6th APRIL in Beverley CWA Rooms All interested invited to attend. 'Bring your on lunch. For further details contact |Vlrs K. IButchcr on 46 1316. WANTED Would appreciate old, discarded plastic hose. - Please drop in to Davis Motors, or " will pick up. Please phone 46 1095. WANTED TO BUY: 6' x 4' steel trailer, 'phone L Fishlock on IBeverley 46 1017. FOR SALE: complete set of golf sticks with buggy. Almost brand new, hardly used Apply 48 Smith St, Beverley FOR SALE: Ducks (dressed or undressed). 'iPhone IBeverley 46 1074. PIANO TUNING: Contact Charlie Lee at York Motors for LUiPP'S Piano Tuning Service — FREE QUOTES. CORRESPONDENTS, CLUB REPORTERS, AND " PUBLICITY OFFICERS - PLEASE NOTE 'We would appreciate your co-operation in leaving news items, sporting^results and Club reportt ready for collection in box rovided r at the York Newsagency or the Quairading Co-op. At tiie latter centre Mrs Jan Dawson will also receive copy for forwiarding to this office and will be pleased die preparation pf game. ; . . • THANK YOU."}
{"id":202744868,"text":"08 Apr 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 8 April 1976, page 7 Pat and Mark Fisher extend their many thanks to customers over the past and wish to advise that Mr& Mrs Lydka have taken over the Quairading Road House from 5th April, 1976. FOR SALE BY TENDER One only Edwards Kerosene Hot Water System - mains pressure with 40-gallon tank, condition as is. The unit is situated at the (Hospital and inspection may be arranged through the Secretary. Written tenders addressed to The Secretary, Beverley •District Hospital close THURSDAY, APiRIlL 15, 1976. •No tender necessarily accepted. B. O. RICHARDSON, Secretaiy, BEVERLEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL BOARD. FOR SALE DONNYBROOK VERY ATTRACTIVE RIVERFRONT PROPERTY (adjoining town) WITHIN TOWN RESIDENCE Suitable active semi-retirement situation, horses, etc. Modern town offers excellent amenities - including full schooling, shopping, bowls, golf. Country Club. 20 miles from major coastal town of Bunbury and race course. 245 ACRES, fully develoed, heavy loamy soil 11 miles of river frontage, and four bedroom brick veneer home i • mile away in main street of town well established, excellent order, with good lawns and gardens. Vendor will sell together or separately. For full details contact Sole Agents in conjunction . . DAVID REGAN & Co. Pty. Ltd., DONNYBROOK 'phone FRANK HAYGARTH all hours 097-311241 or WESTERN LIVESTOCK LIMITED. MIDLAND TELEPHONE 741222 SOUTHHUIMSTMCTS KIMMflKT WEST BROOKTON . . A small farm in the renowned Dale area, 307 ha (760 acres) cleared except for shade and along creek. B/t 3 bdrm House with oil fired cooker and H.W.S. Hay shed, machinery shed, shearing shed, grain shed cattle, sheep and pig yards. Ample excellent water. Grows oats, barley and lupins, plus 500 ewes and 150 breeders - in fact a very productive unit. $114,000 terms at 8p.c. on half deposit, or considerable reduction for cash . . For further particulars phone Peter Gent, Pingelly 71a.h. Apples available now NEW SEASON GRANNYSMITH - $3.20 CARTON FREIGHT PAID — RAILED ANYWHERE Payment to: G. & L. PARKE, Box 57, DONNYBROOK SITUATION VACANT A JUNIOR GIRL FOR GENERAL OFFICE DUTIES (Typing an advantage, but not essential) APPLY TO K. M. BULLOCH & Co., YORK TELEPHONE YORK 133 SITUATION VACANT HANDYMAN REQUIRED WITH SOME MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE FOR MACHINERY ASSEMBLY APPLY TO K». M. BULLOCH & Co., YORK TELEPHONE YORK 133 .. .IN THE YORK TOWN HALL Beverley Rural Youth Club * Easter Cabaret SATURDAY, 17th MARCH — 9p.m. - 2a.m. * • • BEER ON SALE AT HOTEL PRICES MUSIC BY "SPINDLE" on SUNDAY, lltii APRIL commendng 7.30p.m. . . The [Shadow of the Cross. . A COLOURFUL EASTER DRAMA Large Company of'adults and children and ladies Chofcr # ft EVERYONE WELCOME # ..FOOTBALL.. BEVERLEY versus CUNDERDIN SUNDAY, lltb APRIL, 1976 A. Reserve commences 12.45p.m. A. Grade 2.30p.m. REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE AT THE KIOSK STATE HOUSING COMMISSION Regional Building Programme Tenders are invited for dwelling unit construction in each Commission Regional Area. The contract will be awarded in two stages Separate tenders are required for each region. Closing date - 10th 'May, 1976 (12 noon) FIRST STAGE . . TENDER No. 105/76 SOUTHERN REGION — 32 units. Albany 7 Narrogin 4 Katanning 6 Tambellup 1 Lake Grace 1 Corrigin 2 Pingelly 2 Kulin 2 Boddinglon 1 Ongerup 3 Kojonup 1 Williams 2 TENDER No. 106/76 SOUTH WESTERN REGION 'Boyanup 'Harvey Pinjarra <Bussel(on 53 units. (Mandurah 5 Margaret River 2 Bunbury 30 Pemberton 2 TENDER No. 107/76 NORTH CENTRAL REGION — 40 units. Dongara 5 Northampton Morawa 1 Meekatharra Geraldton 23 'Perenjori TENDER No. 108/76 CENTRAL REGION — 44 unite. Adeline (Boulder) 12 Kalannie 1 Kellerberrin 2 .Southern Cross 2 Narembeen 2 Wongan Hills 5 Toodyay 2 Moora 6 Dalwallinu 4 Northam 8 SECOND STAGE . . Additional units to be negotiated with the successful contractor for each region, under the terms stated in first stage tendering documents. SOUTHERN REGION — 23 units. Albany 10 Williams 2 •Katanning 6 Esperance 4 Darkan 1 SOUTH WESTERN REGION — 68 units. (Bunbury 12 iMandurah 18 Manjimup 22 (Harvey 2 Busselton 12 (Pinjarra 2 NORTH CENTRAL REGION — 37 units. Carnarvon 13 Three Springs 2 iMeekatharra 2 Geraldton 18 Coorow 2 CENTRAL REGION — 63 units. Adeline (Boulder) 30 Wundowie 4 Northam 21 Merredin 3 Trayning I York 4 $4 SINGLE TICKET BEVERLEY P. & C. ASSOCIATION mamtm Parents are reminded that the Association is having a School CLOTHING STALL in Vincent Street on Friday* April 23. Anyone wishing to donate, or sell 41 second-hand clothing, bags, or shoes, etc, could oblige by sending the articles to the School by Thursday, April 15. *Clothing for sale: It would be appreciated if you would make sure clothing which is for sale is dean, in good repair and has your name and address and the amount you require clearly marked and attached. For any further queries please phone Mrs <M Norriss on Beverley 464044. Ladies Social Committee Beverley Football Club ANNUAL MEETQN.G Tuesday, 20th April, commencing 3.30p.m. at the Club rooms All interested, are invited to attend. Postponed Those interested In the Handicraft day which was to have been held in the Beverley C.W.A. Hall last Tuesday (April 6) are ad* vised that it has had to be, postponed until TUES-DAY, APRIL 13th In the Beverley C.W.A. Rooms. ALL ARE WELCOME. — INTERVIEWERS — SPARE TIME 1M1EN or WOMEN over 20 living in or near iBeverley and surrounding districts are needed for Gallup Poll and Market research. Interesting interviews in peoples 1 homes, one or two weekends month Fees average $26 for about six hours interviewing. Car and phone needed. Training provided. Phone 654-4650 or write: Morgan Gallup iPoll Box 22®2U, Melbourne 3001 FOR SALE: A 1975 model P.G.F. Tournament' 3 - iron, top grade golf club — $22 'phone 461075 or 461013 RAFFLE RESULT: Winner of the -Beverley Red Cross hamper: Mrs. Muriel Grey. Winner of meat donated by (MoEvoy & Tyrer: Mrs Beth Bailey. The Beverley branch of •Red Cross extends a warm 'thank you' to all donors, helpers, and to those who patronised their very succes ful street stall. BEVERLEY GOLF CLUB Incorporated NOTICE TO MEMBERS, ASSOCIATES MEMBERS WORKING BEES . . Members are reminded that working bees will be held this Saturday, April 10 (at 1.00p.m.) and Sunday 11th (commencing 9a.m.) to prepare the course for the 1976 season. It would be appreciated if all playing members attended on at least one of those days - with a rake or spade. ASSOCIATES WORKING BEE . . will be held on Friday April 23rd from 9.00a.m onwards. All Associates please attend. OFFICIAL OPENING OF 1976 SEASON . . All players and intending players are advised that the official opening of the 1976 season will be held on Saturday, May 1 when 9 hole and 12 hole American mixed foursomes competitions will be held. Players should try to arrange their own fours. Please bring a hot dish for the evening meal. ANZAC WEEK-END . . There will be organised golf for both men and women on the Saturday and Monday April 24 and 26. On Anzac ©ay, APRIL 25, the annual Diggers' Cup over 9 holes will be played in the afternoon and ALL ex-service men or women are welcome it does not matter if you do not have golf clubs). AM other members or associates are welcome to join in the fun. WANTED — Businesses all types - with accommodation and lock-up. W. MOSER, 24 6122, A/hours 24 8148, 336 Waicott St., Mt Lawley. PIANO TUNING: Contact Charlie Lee at York Motors for LUIPIP'S Piano Tuning Service — FREE QUOTES. FARMERS, REMEMBER THERE IS AN INVESTMENT ALLOWANCE THAT CAN SAVE YOU 40% OF THE COST OF NEW MACHINES CONTACT JACK COOTE OF COOTE MOTORS, BROOKTON, FOR A GREAT DEAL ON FIAT TRACTORS OR NEW HOLLAND & CONNOR-SHEA EQUIPMENT Wanted: share cropping 500 ACRES OF SHARE CROPPING IN BROOKTON OR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS HAVE OWN PLANT TELEPHONE DALE RIVER 471079 Plans and qmcHications for first stage available at Perth and Regional Offices only. Regional Offices: Southern Region — Albany South Western Region — Banbvy North Central Region* — Geraldton Central Region — Merredin K. M. McKENNIA, GENERAL MANAGER. FOR . ALL SPRAYING REQUIREMENTS - BEFORE AND AFTER SEEDING IN THEBEVERLEY, YORK. BROOKTON & QUAIRADING AREA - CONTACT JOHN CALLANDER - TELEPHONE 464043"}
{"id":202744909,"text":"23 Apr 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Friday 23 April 1976, page 8 ALAN COTT OPTOMETRIST OF 64 CRANFORD AVENUE, BRENTWOOD WILL VISIT BEVERLEY ON SATURDAY, 1st MAY from 11.30am onwards Place of consultation —Itaat Imnp of Shfre Hall Bookings at Bereiley Newsagent? ..FOOTBALL.. BEVERLEY versus BROOKTON SUNDAY, 2nd MAY, 1976 A. Reserve commences 12.45p.m. A. Grade 2.30pan. REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE AT THE KIOSK BEVERLEY BOWUNG ft CROQUET CLUB (INC) AnnodGeiiml Meeting The annual general meeting of die Beverley Bowling and Croquet Club <3nc) will be held at the Bowling Club on FRIDAY, 21st MAY 1976, commencing at 8p.m. sharp. Business: Efection of office-bearers for 1976/77, General. E. T. Murray, Secretary. % Kleenheafs warm-hearted deals on Rinnai gas space heaters. RINNAI 82SF A beautiful fluedspace heater with woodgrain finish • two speed fan • automatic Piezo ignition* independent burner control two speed • 23,000 Btu/hr (24.3 Mj) RINNAI 82M A handsome console room heatef with • Infra-red radiant panelOautomatic Piezo ignition*turn down control -• warm air convection* independent burner control*two heat settings • 12,000 Btu/hr (12.7 Mj) See your Kleenheat Dealer now: BEVERLEY BROOKTON Warm up your winter with the clean, friendly warmth of gas. Right now, your Kleenheat dealer is offering' warm-hearted deals on famous Rinnai space heaters -for natural gas or Kleenheat Gas. You'll be surprised just how little it can cost to warm you home with gas. Modern Rinnai heaters .. . easy, economical gas ... and warm-hearted deals. Right now, at your Kleenheat dealers. RINNAI 60M Distinctive console space heater with Two independently operated infra red panels Piezo automatic ignition • warm air cpnvection • 1£,000 Btu/hr (19Mj) RINNAI RINNAI 62M Beverley Farmers Co-op Ltd. Brookton Farmers Co-op Ltd. Goodlooking console room heater with radiant panel • turn-down control two heat settings • independent burner control warm air convection • automatic Piezo ignition • 9,000 Btu/hr (9.5Mj) ^ K l n Q WESFARMERS KLEENHEAT GASPTY. LTD. 276 LEACH HIGHWAY, MYAREE. 6164. TELEPHONE 302311 P/C30B8 BEVERLEY GOLF CLUB Incorporated NOTICE TO MEMBERS, ASSOCIATES ANZAC WEEK-END . . There will be organised golf for both men and women on the Saturday and Monday April 24 and 26. On Anzac ©ay, APRIL 25, the annual (Diggers' Cup over 9 holes will be played in the afternoon and ALL ex-service men or women are welcome it does not matter if you do not have golf clubs). All other members or associates are welcome to join in the fun. ASSOCIATES, NOTE . . There will be play over 18 holes on April 28 for a golf ball and talso a 9 hole event. (Draws <at 12.15p.m., 12.45p.m. or 1.15p.m. - and for 9 holers . . 1.30p.m. Captain's day will be on Wednesday May 5 - play to commence at 10am, 1.30pm. All- welcome. Please bring a plate for afternoon tea. OFFICIAL OPENING OF 1976 SEASON . . All players and intending players are advised that the official opening of the 1976 season will be held on Saturday, May 1 when 9 hole and 12 hole American mixed foursomes competitions will be held. Players should try to arrange their own fours. 'Everyone should bring a plate of afternoon tea, and a hot'dish if you're staying for the evening meal and the social evening. — INTERVIEWERS — SPARE TIME MEN or WOMEN over 20 living in or near Beverley Needed for Gallup Poll and Market research. Interesting interviews in peoples' homes, one or two weekends month Fees average $26 for about six hours interviewing. Car and phone needed. Training provided. Phone 654-4650 or write: Morgan Gallup Poll Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001 WANTED — Businesses all types - with accommodation and Jock-up. W. /MOSER, 24 6122, A/hours 24 8148, 336 Walcott St., Mt Lawley. WANTED TO BUY - Old 30cwt Bedford truck. Please contact E. Hamersley phone Beverley 461087 evenings. JBQNING WANTED phone 'Karyn 'Ellis on 46 1295. FOR SALE: Braemar auto all-fire hot water system and 40 gallon tank. . Telephone FOR SALE Edwards heater in good conditio^. 46 1341."}
{"id":202745076,"text":"03 Jun 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 3 June 1976, page 7 HOUSEHOLDERS PRIMARY NOXIOUS WEEDS As you may or may not be aware, the eradication of-'Primary Noxious Weeds are th~ responsibility of owners or occupiers of private properties at all times. Hie Noxious Weeds involved are — CALTROP PATBRSON'S CURSE CAIPE TULIP Section 21 of the Noxious Weeds Act states — Where a declaration declares plants to be 'Primary Noxious Weeds', and affects private land, the occupier, shall at all times, subject to the provisions of the Act, destroy the plants in, or upon, the land. The above weeds can be sprayed with two ounces of Vorox per 4 gallons of water add a few drops of detergent or wetting agent. Alternativ e 1 y, all plants can be dug out. The Penalty for non-compliance of this Act is $40 fine for a first offence. - R. LYON, (Inspector), Agriculture Protection Board BEVERIjEY. Telephone 46 1353. Beverley Croquet Club ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Beverley Croquet Club will be held on Tuesday, June IS at Club House at 2.30p.m. Business: Election of officebearers and general business D. (Murray, Hon. secretary. BUCK'S PARTY Friends of Mr. Bruce Mann are invited to join in a wake to mourn his final days of bachelor-hood, on FRIDAY JUNE 4 in Mr Robert IBartram's shearing shed from 8 p.m. onwards. — INTERVIEWERS — SPARE TIME MEN or WOMEN over 20 living in or near Beverley Needed for Gallup Poll and Market research. Interesting interviews in peoples' homes, one or two weekends month Fees average $26 for about six hours interviewing. Car and phone needed. Training provided. Phone 654-4650 or write: Morgan Gallup Poll Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001 LECTURES & DEMONSTRATIONS BY Mr. ERIC TURTON, N.S.I.D. TO BE CONDUCTED FROM Mid-JUNE on TUESDAY MORNINGS from 9.30a.m. - 11.30a.m. 1. SLIP COVER CUTTING. 2. DRAPERIES - THEORY & PRACTICAL. 4. COLOUR CO-ORDINATION. 4. ROOM PLANNING. ENQUIRIES FOR ENROLMENT AT: STRATFORD GALLERY, AVON TERRACE, YORK. W.A. ..DISCOUNT TYRES.. THE BEVERLEY FARMERS CO-OP has opened an account with the Goodyear Tyre Company and is offering all types of Jtyres at discount prices. Farm and workshop fitting can be arranged. REMEMBER get our quote BEFORE you buy. TELEPHONE BEVERLEY 461005 Ftoor covering & Mat display A REPRESENTATIVE from a large floor covering firm will be at the Beverley Co-operative store next Friday, 11th JUNE, to offer free advise on all floor covering problems. An extensive range of carpet nigs and mats will also be on display. A SINCERE THANK YOU The staff and residents of the Beverley Frail Aged Lodge extend a sincere 'thank you' to the Bev. Friendly Club for their $20 donation for the purchase of material to cover kitchen and laundry shelves at the Lodge. CHURCH SERVICES ANGLICAN . . 6th June - Pentecost (Whit-Sunday). St. Mary's, Beverley - 7.30am Holy communion; 11a.m. Holy baptisms / Holy communion; 5.30pm Intercessions. St Mark's, at Brookton: 9a.m. Holy communion. 13th June — Pentecost I -(Trinity): St. Mary's 7.30am & 9a.m. Holy communion; 5.30pm Evening prayer. St. Mark's, iBrookton: ll.OOa.m Holy communion. Thursday's June 10, 17 . . 9.00a.m. Beverley Holy com munion. SALVATION ARMY June street stall in AVON Tee, YORK on FRIDAY, 11th JUNE 8.30a.m. - 5.00p.m. Hundreds of attractive and useful ^articles, reas. priced. Any donations appreciated. FOR SALE; '72 model (Ford Falcon '500' sedan with 302 V8 motor, auto transmission 30,500 miles. Reg. BE 14. Enquiries to P. J. (Bennett, 50 Dawson Street, Beverley Telephone 46 1390. FOR SALE - 1974 Cortina TC XL, 17000 miles, and in immac. cond. Reg. BE 122. DAVIS MOTORS & Co. Dealer lie. No. 906 FOR SALE - Golf clubs -(basic set: 3, 5, 7 irons putter 2 wood, bag). In very good condition. $65o.n.o. Phone 'Beverley 46 1013 or contact D. Howell, Dempster Street."}
{"id":202745187,"text":"01 Jul 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 1 July 1976, page 9 BEVERLE^VOLUNTEER. FBREr'BRfGADE, APPUfcATlONS FOR SECRETARY Applications are called for the position of secretary to the Beverley „ Volunteer Fire Brigade. For. information on r e m u neration, duties, etc., contact Mr. Forties Woods ('phone 461382) or' David Hick (47 1030). Applications close at 7.30p.m. on July 12 1976. SITUATION VACANT Applications are called by the (Beverley Golf Club Inc. for the position of Secretary Treasurer. Full details of duties, remuneration, etc. can be obtained by contacting the undersigned. Applications must be in writing and be in the hands of the -secretary by 9a.m. on Thursday, July 15 1976. P. R. Oliver (sec.), •P.O. Box 133, Beverley. — INTERVIEWERS — SPARE TIME Men or Women for Gallup Poll and jMarket research. Interesting interviews in peo pie's homes one or two week ends a month. Fees average $26. Car needed. Vacancies in several districts, including j 'Beverley. Training provided. Phone 654-4650 or write to MORGAN GALLUP POLL 'Box 2282U 'Melbourne 3001 SHIRE OF YORK TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE It is advised for public information that under the pro yisions of Regulation 307 of the ! Road Traffic Code, Pio neer Drive will be closed to the public between the hours of 9.00a.m. and 6.00p.m. on SUNDAY, Ilth JULY 1976 for the purpose of conducting racing on Mount Brown by Harley Davidson 'Motor Cycle Club. L. O. DELAHAUNTY, Shire Clerk. R.Y. STREET STALL The 'Beverley (Rural Youth Group will be holding a street stall on SATURDAY, 3rd JULY in support of the Beverley Child Health Centre and their «.*n»ran'. in the "Miss Rural Youth" quest. Your support, and any donations will be most welcome A SINCERE THANK YOU The president and members of the (Beverley (Methodist Guild would like to thank all who gave donations, or helped in any way to run last Friday's successful fete. C. Peters, Secretary. BEVERLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE ANNUAL MEETING, 1976 Members are advised that the annual general meeting of the 'Brigade will be 'held at the Fire Station at 8p.m. on Monday, 12th July, 1976. David Hick, secretary. FOR SALE — ZG Fairlane 26,000 miles. Cont. C. Lee, phone York 37 or A/h 323. COUNTRY BUSINESSES WANTED (Freehold or lease, buying or selling contact — W. Moser - 24 6i22 336 Walcott St., Mt Lawley. •fr PONY CLUB RALLY ir Hie Beverley Pony Club's next rally will be held on Saturday, JULY 10. Membber$ please attend."}
{"id":202745273,"text":"29 Jul 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 29 July 1976, page 9 RACES AT BEVERLEY Wednesday, August 4 — Freemason^ Hotel Handicap : Town Planning and Development Act, 1928 (as amended) Notice that a Town Planning Scheme amendment has been prepared and is available for inspection SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Town Planning Scheme No 1 - Amendment No. 5 T.P.B. 853/4/5/1 Pt 5 Notice is hereby given that the Beverley Shire Council in pursuance of its powers under the Town Planning & Development Act, 1928 (as amended) has prepared a Town Planning .Scheme amendment for the purpose of rezoning Lot 6 of Sub lots 143 and 144, Beverley from Private Clubs and Institutions to Residential. All plans and documents setting out and explaining the amendment have been deposited at the Council office, Beverley, and will be open for inspection without charge during the hours of 9.00a.m. <and 4.00p.m. on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays until and including the 4th October, 1976. The plans and documents have also been deposited at the office of the Town Planning 'Department, Perth, and will similarly be open for inspection for the same period between the hours of 10a m. and 4p.m. Any person who desires to make a submission on the amendment should make the submission in writing in the form prescribed by the regulations and lodge it with the Shire Clerk, Shire of Beverley, 'P.O. 'Box 20, iBeverley, 6304, on or before flie 4th October, 1976. P. J. BENNETT, Shire Cerk. GRAIN & SEED CLEANING BUSINESS FOR SALE Situated at Pingelly, which is a consistent and reliable seed growing area. Hie freehold property comprises 4.4 hectares in three lots, all fenced and has one dam. The shed measures 110' x 60', steel frame and galvanised iron, and was -built ten years ago. A complete and comprehensive range of equipment for grading and pickling all grain and seeds only 12 months old. Cleaning plant, de-coater and gravity table for clcver seed. Holding silos, elevators and augers driven by S.E.C.. Weather-board and iron three bedroom home, old but comfortable. Tlh? complete unit avaiable w.i.w.o. for $50,800 on $30,000 deposit.' For more details and figures contact: PETER GENT 15 EGERTON STREET, NARROGIN TELEPHONE NARROGIN 812024 A/Hours PINGELLY 71 SUPERPHOSPHATE SPREADING BUSINESS FOR SALE iDodge diesel truck and Marshall 7-ton spreader; & Marshall superphosphate loader with IB. &S. engine. 1400 tonnes of super spread last season. Available now at $13,000. STRONG LAND ENQUIRY YORK! ELDERS URGENTY REQUIRE NEW LISTINGS OF HOUSES, TOWN BLOCKS, FARMLETS, AND FARMS TO SATISFY THE EN-QUIRIES OF BUYERS. CONTACT: WSJa^T UVESTOCK ^ ^ YORK - TELEPHONE 64 or 105 - OR ERIC ENDERSBY, YORK, 'PHONE 70 BEVERLEY TOWNSHIpS»RDPERTY AUCTION A/c Estate Mrs. S. Sheehan > — at 10.30a.m. SATURDAY, 7th AUGUST,U376 at the property 2 Edwards Street, Beveriey* 7 HANDYMAN OPPORTUNITY The land: IBeverley (Lot 96 (C/T 798/187) ; (Ftge 48 metres (238 links) r Area .4 ha (1 acre) Improvement: Cottage in need of repair. Comprises two bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, etc., on Septic and S.<E.C. Unoccupied. NOTE: The Shire of (Beverley by Notice dated 1.6.76 have listed work to be done before the house can be used for habitation. Performance of the work required will be for the attention of the purchaser. Rural environment, overlooking sports ground and Avon iRiver. TERMS: 10% deposit on fall of hammer and the balance within 28 days. Auctioneers: BEVERLEY, PERTH & BRANCHES in conjunction with PERPETUAL PROPERTY AGENCY PTY LTD 49 Hampden Rd., Nedlands. 86.7411 m*m sponsored by the York Art & Craft Group in the York Masonic Hall on Saturday, 7th August, at 7.30p.m. Mulled wine beforehand and supper provided Tickets $3.50 single from Secretary {phone York 336) VETERINARY SURGEON RAFFLE RESULT — The Beverley Rural Youth Club raffle was drawn on July 24: 1st prize (an 8' Tamco boat) was won by S. M. Miles (No 94); 2nd prize (Philips radio) went to |Mrs B. J. Smith (ticket No. 447). ANGLICAN SERVICES BEVERLEY . . AUGUST 1 - 7th Sunday after Trinity. St. Mary's: 7.30 a.m. Holy communion. At "Woonderlin" shearing shed, at 11.0a.m.: Blessing of the .. INTERVIEWERS.. SPARE TIME Men or women for Gallup Poll and Market Research, ime resting interviews in peoples' homes, one or two week - ends a month. Fees average $26. Car needed. Training provided. Vacancies in several districts including 'Beverley. Telephone 654-4650 or write: Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U, Melbourne. 3001. BEREAVEMENT NOTICE SHACKLES William Edward). The family would sincerely like to thank all relatives and friends for the kind thoughts, cards, flowers. and personal expressions of sympathy in the loss of their loved father and father - in - law. iPlease accejJt this as our personal thanks. LOCAL RIFLE SHOOTING Beverley rifle shooters shot for the Neil Gillan trophy on July 18 and R (Buckingham, a new shooter this season, registered his first success. 'He scored 99 off handicap to beat Jack Manual (98.7) Top off-the-rifle at 500 yds. was Robert Blight with 49, and over 600 yds Jack Manual scored a 49. Last Sunday's competition was for the G. M. Gillespie trophy and this was won by R (Blifsht <100) frof* Kevin Priest (97.7) and T. jMarron (97.3). Top off-the-rifle at 500 yards was Blight with 49 and F. ®lechynden and Manual recorded 48's and over 600 yards both Blight -and Priest had 48's. BACK HOE & TIP TRUCK FOR HIRE-L0WRATES BACK HOE can dig to depth of 11 ft and suitable for Septic tank wells, Leach drains, and Asbestos fence trenches. Available- at reasonable rates Contact ROBERT COPPING, 27 William St., Brookton TELEPHONE BROOKTON 421126 WOOLCOMBERS (WA) Pty Ltd Makers of W.A. Wool Tops SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF G.H. MICHELL & SONS AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST EXPORTERS OF PROCESSED WOOL Sell direct Promote local industry FOR SPOT OR FORWARD SALES CONTACT WOOLCOMBERS (WA) TELEPHONE 373543 146 CARRINGTON ST., FREMANTLE AFTER HOURS 317187 Dr Margaret Leggoe, B.V.Sc has commenced 1 practice at . 33 Richardson St., iBrookton Telephone 42 1053 "V A SINCERE TOANK YOU Mrs Elsie Rule would sincerely like to thank the kind friends and relations who were so & good to her . late brother, fell Shackles. SINCERE APPRECIATION I wish to convey my grateful -thanks to the Beverley Hospital staff, past and present, nursing and domestic, for the countless kindnesses shown to my father and my •self during his long stay in Hospital. PEG WEAVER. fleece service with Holy com munion. St. Mark's, Brookton: 9a.m. Holy communion 8th AUGUST - 8th Sunday after Trinity. St. Mary's 7.30 aim. and 9a.m. Holy communion. St. Mark's, Brookton: 11am Holy communion • -WEEK-DAYS - Thursday's 5th / 12th August - 9.00a.m. holy communion at 'Beverley HOLY TRINITY; YORK: 1st August: 7th Sunday after Trinity - 8.00a.m Holy communion; 7.30p.m. Evensong. St. Peter's, Gilgering: 10a.m. Holy communion. 8th August - 8th Sunday after Trinity. - 8.00a.m. 'Holy communion; 10a.m. (Mattins 7.30p.m. Evensong. There are good reasons why it will'pay you to buy your colour TV from JOHN MATTHEWS & Co BROOKTON * ONLY TOP BRANDS SOLD * INSTALLATION & CONVERGENCE ; ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE * 12 MONTHS WARRANTY * 2 YEARS PICTURE - TUBE WARRANTY * cftwwtifcvE rctra vision prices * AipRSALES SEIlVltE * AERIAL UPGRADED IT NECESSARY JUST PHONE 421006"}
{"id":202745388,"text":"12 Aug 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 12 August 1976, page 7 SITUATION VACANT . . CLEANER . . A tinner is required by the Beverley Pre-school Centre, (weekends). For fiui.'ier inquiries 'phone P. Kilpatrick, on Beverley 46 4030. BEREAVEMENT NOTICE COWAN, O. >E. — The family of the late Mrs Ciive Ethel Cowan wish to thank very sincerely all relatives, friends and neighbours for their personal expressions of sympathy and letters, cards, 'phone, and floral tributes and for atten dance at the funeral of our dear Mother and Grandmother. Special thanks to Canon H. Tassell for his understanding and comforting words; to .Dr. Cullen, Matron, Sisters, and Staff, of the 'Beverley Hospital -both past and present - for their kindness and care. Will all please accept this as our personal appreciation. sin cere thanks, and gratitude. BEREAVEMENT NOTICE The 'Brothers and Sisters of the late Eva Jackson wish to sincerely thank all relatives and friends for cards, flowers, and kind expressions of sympathy. A special thank you to Graham and Cynthia Morrison, Lorna House and Canon H. Tassell. Would all please accept this as our personal expression of gratitude. CHURCH SERVICES ANGLICAN . . . BEVERLEY - BROOKTON 15th August - 8 th Sunday after Trinity. St. Mary's Bev erley 7.30a.m. and 9.00a.m. Holy communion. Brookton: 11a.m. Blessing of the fleece and Holy communion at the woolshed at 'Blue Hills' (A. J. Messenger & Co.). 22nd August, 10th Sunday after Trinity, St. Mary's 7.30 a.m. Holy communion; St. Paul's, (Edwards Crossing: 9 a.m. Holy communion; St. Mark's, Brookton: 11.00a.m. Holy communion. SALVATION ARMY . . YORK: 10a.m. Sun/school; 11a.m. Morning service; and 7.30p.m. Evening IM.T.B. BEVERLEY on August 18 at 2.00p.m and on alternate Wednesdays. METHODIST . . Sunday, August IS: 11.0a.m. special Church in the Round assisted by Pingelly people. Fellowship luncheon to follow. Sunday 22nd: No service The Beverley Rural Youth Club invite you to their 8p.m. -2a.m. Saturday, August 28 in the Beverley Town Hall Music by 'Media' Tickets $6 single :: Drinks on sale VETERINARY SURGEON Dr Margaret Lefigoe, B.V.Sc has commenced practice ai Ri 'hardson St., Brookton Telephone 42 1053 LET THEM HAVE THEIR SAY! Everyone feels better after telling their likes, dislikes, and opinions to an interview ' er for the (Morgan Gallup Poll - particularly if they're asked topical questions. You can give that pleasure to some people on a Saturday once a month, and earn a-bout $30 for yourself. If you're bright and have a car (and perhaps a phone) simply p!hone 63-1153 in "Melbourne and ask for Bruce Osborne-Smith. Or write <t* him at the 'Morgan Gallup Poll (Australia's most'respec ted public opinion poll and market r e s e arch company) Box 2282U, ^Melbourne, 3001. There are vacancies in several districts including Corrigin. Agriculture Protection Board of W.A. WARNING TO BUYERS OF DROUGHT FODDER It may be tempting under the pressures of a drought situation to overlook the risk of bringing c o n t a m inated hay or grain on to local properties. The introduction of weed seeds with fodder could be buying expensive trouble in the future! The Agriculture Pr tection Board advises farmers who intend to buy drought feed to first contact the Board's District Officer so that, if necessary, an inspection of the feed can be arranged on the property of origin. As a further precaution the APB advises farmers to feed bought hUy on a confined area where possible and to keep track of the movement of stock which had eaten imported feed, so that these paddocks could be checked later for any weed germinations. Under the Agriculture land Related Resources Protection Act introduced in ]une, it is an offence to transport declared plants (noxious weeds) from farm, to farm. Anyone taking delivery of hay or grain must examine it land report any seeds of declared, plants-to the Agriculture Pro tection Board. R. LYON, (Inspector), Agriculture Protection Board BEVERLEY. Telephone 46 1353. BEVERLEY RED CROSS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The annual general meeting of the Beverley 'Branch of Red Cross will be held in the Beverley C.W.A. Rooms on FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 at 2p.m. (Please bring cotton for the sewing ladies). Hie tea ladies - S. Smith, and <L. Barrett-Lennard. BEVERLEY DORCAS SOCIETY ANNUAL FETE Members of the DorcasSociety will hold their annual fete on FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, commencing (at 2.00p.m. •Devon afternoon tea, as well as die usual stalls and raffles EVERYONE WELCOME PIANO TUNING.. For WPP'S Piano Tuning contact Charlie Lee - telephone York 37; A/h 323. " Town Planning and Development Act, 1928 (as amended) Cans Bros. Sprint EXCELLENT FACILITIES and A GODD TRACK SITUATIONS VACANT (MARRIED OR SINGLE MAN WANTED FOR GENERAL FARM WORK. PLEASE APPLY TO: G. BARRETT - LENNA/RD & Co. TELEPHONE BEVERLEY 46 1278. FEMALE SHOP ASSISTANT REQUIRED The Beverley Farmers' Co-op requires the services of a female Shop Assistant - to start work immediately. All enquiries to The Manager. INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY - BEVERLEY BUHLiDING WITH SHOP FRONTAGES TO VHNGENT STREET. SALE SUBJECT TO TENANCY. Enquiries to: J. A. CHRISTIE & ASSOCIATES, 14 Hope Street, Beverley. BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SALE - BEVERLEY FORREST STREET AND ©A1RTRAM STREET Enquiries to: J. A. CHRISTIE & ASSOCIATES, 14 Hope Street, Beverley. REAL ESTATE pt, GRAIN & SEED CLEANING BUSINESS FOR SALE Situated at Pingelly, which is a consistent and reliable- seed growing area. The freehold property comprises 4.4 hectares in three lots, all fenced and has one dam. The shed measures 110' x 60', steel frame and galvanised iron, tand was built ten years ago. A complete and comprehensive range of equipment for grading and pickling all grain and seeds only 12 months old. Cleaning plant, de-coater and gravity table for clover seed. Holding silos, elevators and augers driven by S.E.C.. Weather-board and iron three' bedroom home, old but comfortable. The complete -unit avaiable w.i.w.o, for $50,000 on $30,000 deposit. For more details and figures contact: PETER GENT 15 EGERTON STREET, NARROGIN TELEPHONE NARROGIN 812024 A/Hours PINGELLY 71 SUPERPHOSPHATE SPREADING BUSINESS • '' " FOR SALE • ' • Dodge diesei truck and Marshall 7-ton spreader; & Marshall superphosphate loader with 8.&S. engine. 1400 tonnes of-Sujper spread last season. Available now at $i3,tfM>. A SINCERE THANK YOU I wish to sincerely thank my many friends and relatives for their kind thoughts* and .messages of sympathy at the time of my sister Ottie's passing. Will all please accept this as my personal expression of gratitude . . Enid Shackles. A SINCERE THANK YOU TO QUIZ CONTESTANTS Sue Smith and Elizabeth Priest would like to 'thank the public of 'Beverley and surrounding- districts for the support of their Family quiz No. 2 - proceeds of which aided the 'Beverley presdhool Centre. Thank you all sincerely. The winners of the. quiz were: I. Jane Young; 2. Lyn Gillan; 3. Jan Scott (of 11 Hampton St., iNortham). A list of the questions and correct answers' appears &n page 2 of this issue. FOR SALE ^ ing, 14. lhjh;.- Halter broken only. $225. Please cont&g Wooldridge, Mt/ Kokeby, v BEVERLEY JUNIOR SPORTING COUNCIL NIPPERS' WIND-UP & SEMI FINALS SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 Matches commence at 9a.m. Rovers v. Tigers; Warriors v Demons. ' Wind -.up will follow afterwards. Ladies, a hot di$h/cold platter please. A FIELD DAY FOR SPINNERS & WEAVERS will be held at Glen Edwards' woolshed atPingelly SUNDAY, 29th AUGUST Shearing of Angoras, talks on many subjects concerning 'Mohair', and a basket lunch EVERYONE WELCOME BEVERLEY PONY CLUB V RALLY ; sTi^iw«f®Uilly of the Bev-Seitey tftmyf'Club will be this ^^unfa^. AUGUST 14, at the^Club ^Grounds, commenting,'at 12.30p.m. Any new /jriderti wiU be very welcome RACES NEXT THURSDAY House to rent wanted in Beverley area Please phone 461151 STRONG LAND ENQUIRY YORK! WELDERS URGENTY REQUIRE NEW LISTINGS OF HOUSES, TOWN BLOCKS, FARMLETS, AND FARMS TO SATISFY THE EN-QUIRIES OF BUYERS. CONTACT: Wgaqr uvestock r u YORK - TELEPHONE 64 or 105 - OR ERIC ENDERSBY, YORK, 'PHONE 70 WOOLCOMBERS (WA) Pty Ltd Makers of W.A, Wool Tops SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF G.H. MICHELL & SONS AUSTRALIANS LARGEST EXPORTERS , OF PROCESSED WOOL Sell direct Promote local industry! -FOR SPOT OR FORWARD SALES CONTACT WOOLCOMBERS (WA) TELEPHONE 37 3543 : 146 CARRINGION ST., FREMANTLE . AFTERHOURS 317187 "'Sk"}
{"id":202745409,"text":"26 Aug 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 26 August 1976, page 7 BEVERLEY , „ RACES ON The Brookton Cup c |? PTTT MRF I? ft EXCELLENT FACILITIES and A GODD TRACK JL Juil • J\\ O BUSH FIRES ACT, 1954 Notice to all Owners and/or Occupiers of land in the Shire of Quairading •PURSUANT to the powers contained in Section 33 of the Bush Fires Act, you are hereby required on or before the 25th day of October, '76 to remove from land) owned or occupied by you all inflammable materials or to clear fireb r e a k s in accordance with the following and thereafter to maintain the land or firebreaks clear of all inflammable materials up to and including the 1st day of April, 1977. 1. Rural Land — (i.e. land other than in a Townsite): Vou shall clear of all inflam mable materials, firebreaks not less than eight (8) feet <2.44 metres) wide in the fol lowing positions — (a) Immediately inside all external boundaries of the land; and (b) in such other positions as is necessary to divide the land in excess of five hundred (500) acres (202 hectares) into areas not ex ceeding five hundred (SOO) acres (202 hectares) each completely surrounded by a firebreak; and (c) immediately surrounding any part of the land used for crop; and (d) within 66 feet (20.12 metres) of and parallel to fhe common b o u n dary between the land, the road, railway, river, or uncleared land where part of any cleared or partly cleared land used for pasture or crop abuts on, or is intersected by public roads, or railways, rivers, or areas of uncleared land. 2. Buildings and Haystacks: A firebreak eight feet wide shall be cleared one chain from the perimeter of all buildings, 'haystacks or home steads by the 25th October, 1976 and the area between the firebreaks and the building or haystack shall be clear ed of all inflammable materials by 31st October, 1976. If It is intended to clear the area around the buildings by burning, a permit must be obtained from a local Bush Fire Control Officer. If it is impracticable for any reason to complete the clearing of firebreaks in the positions, or by the date required by this notice, application must be made not later than the 25th October 1976 to the Quairading Shire Council for permission to place the breaks in an alternative situation or to complete the clearing of breaks by a later date to be determined by the Council. 3. Townsites: On or befo-e the 25th October, 1976, all Town lots within the Shire of Quairading are required to be cleared of all debris of inflammable nature. Maximum penalty for non compliance: $200. (Dated this 17th day of August, 1976. By Order of the Council. T. <L. WHITE, Shire Clerk. NOTE: SUPPER PROVIDED The Beverley Rural Youth Club invite you to their NOTE: SUPPER PROVIDED 8p.m. - 2a.m. Saturday, August 28 in the Beverley Town Hail Music by 'Media' Tickets $6 single :: Drinks on sale BEVERLEY PARENTS' & CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION Steak night & Cabaret Table bookings are available at Gillespie's Store at $5 single Steak will be served from or $10 a double ticket (or $3 a head for the cabaret only). 7.30pro - 9pm and dancing High School students may attend at $4 (includ. meal) and $2. will be from 9p.m. - 1a.m. MUSIC WILL BE SUPPLIED BY THE COUNTRY CLUB' FOOTBALL AT BEVERLEY SUNDAY, 5th SEPTEMBER, 1976 BEVERLEY versus YORK A. RESERVE 12.45p.m., A. GRADE 2.30p.m. Eats and drinks available at ground from Club's kiosk ALAN CUTT OPTOMETRIST OF 64 CRANFORD AVENUE, BRENTWOOD WILL VISIT BEVERLEY ON SATURDAY, 11th SEPTEMBER from 12 noon mi wards Place of consultation — Front lounge of Shire Hall Bookings at Beverley Newsagency (LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1960- 1974 HEALTH ACT, 1911 -1973 SHIRE OF BEVERLEY Memorandum of Imposing Rates and Charges TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: At a meeting o.f the Beverley Shire Council held on die 12th day of lAugust, 1976, it was resolved that the Rates specified in Schedule 1 hereunder should be imposed on all rateable property within the district of die Shire of Beverley an accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1960 - 1974. It was further resolved that the charges specified in Schedule H hereunder should be imposed on relevant properties within the Town of 'Beverley in accordance with the provisions of die Health Act, 1911 -1973. Dated this 17th day of August, 1976. G. L. KELPlATRICK, ((President). P. J. BENNETT, (Shire Clerk). SCHEDULE No. 1 — RATES GENERAL RATE : RURAL WARDS: 3.4cents in the $ of Unimproved Value CENTRAL WARD: 25cents in the $ of Annual Value. (MINIUM RATE: $5.00 per Lot/location in all Wards. SCHEDULE No. H — CHARGES RUBBISH CHARGE: $18 per service per Annum (one standard bin removal weekly). SUOLAGE WATER: $12.00 per.load. House wanted to least orrent HOUSE WANTED, TO LEASE OR RENT, BEVERLEY AREA — CONTACT: ELDERS, BEVERLEY. 461008. LET THEM HAVE THEIR SAY! Everyone feels better after telling their likes, dislikes, and opinions to an interview er for the (Morgan Gallup Poll - particularly if they're asked topical questions. You can give that pleasure to some people on a Saturday once a month, and earn a-bout $30 for yourself. If youVe bright and have a car (and perhaps la phone) simply phone 63-1153 in "Melbourne and ask for Bruce Osborne-Smith. Or write to him at the 'Morgan Gallup Poll (Australia's most'respec •ted public opinion poll and market reseiarch company) Box 2282U, [Melbourne, 3001 There are vacancies in several districts including iBeverley. SITUATIONS VACANT GREENSWEEPERS REQUIRED The Beverley Golf Club Inc require the services of green sweepers, as follows — 1.Two or three G/sweepers between the hours of 8.30 a.m. and 4p.m. on Sunday September 5. "Remuneration of $30 for the day will he split between those appointed and a 3-course lunch will be provided by the Club. 2. One or two greensweepers to sweep all 18 greens, in season, from 4.45p.m. on Saturday afternoons. 'Remuneration to be $9 per eighteen holes. Applicants should contact Mr. R, I. Adams <461378) or Mr Barry Winfield. BEVERLEY LB. RULES BASKETBALL ASSN. IMPORTANT MEETING Ma-day, 13th September These interested in playing basketball in Beverley in the coming season are urged to attend a meeting of the Association on Monday, Sept. 13, to decide what form die 1976/77. competition should take, receive team nominations, and discuss expenditure of a $650 Government grant available to die Club. VOUR attendance is very important. SHIRE OF ffiEViERUEY BY-LAWS •Notice is hereby given that the Beverley Shire Council intends to seek the approval of the Governor for the a -mendment of By-laws relating to IPublic Cemeteries' in respect of charges. The full text of the proposed by-law amendment may be inspected at die office of die Council for a period of 21 days from die date of publication of this notice. P. J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk. 13.8.1976. NOTICE TO ALL C.W.A. MEMBERS •All Country Women's Association members are advised that Lady Kyle, our patroness, has graciously con sented to meet members at the Rest Room on Saturday, August 28 at 3.30p.m. BEVERLEY RIFLE CLUB •ft STREET STALL ft FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 (outside Beverley Co-op) commencing at 1.30p.m. All donations gratefully received PUBLIC NOTICE RIDING LESSONS by exp. and responsible instructor -'phone VAL IHOUMAN on Beverley 46 1081. ANYONE INTERESTED IN YOGA CLASSES? Anyone interested in attend ing Yoga classes is urged to contact Mrs Mary Shaw (on 46 1045) before Sept. 1st. RAFFLE RESULT - Apex Club of Quairading 'colour TV raffle' won by No. 173 Chips OUafferty, Westonia, 'phone 27. BEREAVEMENT NOTICF BELL, Kath — Malcolm and Gwen, David, Ingrid and the girls wish to thank all kiind friends and neighbours for their kindnesses and help in our recent tragedy. Your kindness will never be forgotten. A special thanks to Canon Tassell. FOR SALE: Young Turkeys for sale. Apply to 48 Smith Street, Beverley. ANGLICAN 29th August • 11th Sunday after Trinity — St. Mary's Beverley: 7.30am and 11am Holy communion; St. Marks Brookton: 9a.m. Holy communion. 5th September - 12th Sunday after Trinity. St. Mary's Beverley: 7.30am Holy communion, 1 hum. Holy communion and Family service. St. 'Mark's, Brookton: 9.00 sum. -Holy communion. niElipbpjBT;. Sunday, August 29 - 11a.m. fflatish rally at (Pingelly — lunch to follow. Sunday, 5th September: 11.0 fem. Holy communion."}
{"id":202745581,"text":"07 Oct 1976 - PERSONAL Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 7 October 1976, page 11 ? MrandltfoMaicotanBeliofEast Demtey 'who have returned from a month ipent in the latter's home town of Saddleworfy SouthAustra-Ua, report Unt conditions'in that areacotnpare more than favourably with anything prevailing hereabouts. Another <jibaervation of note was the effect die sealing of the remaining section of die overland route was having on die increase in interstate traffic and die consequent fully booked-out motel en route. Miss Alison Bremner who is undergoing nursing training at die Princess Margaret Hospital, recently spent a weekend with her parents Peter and Helen Bremner of The Meadows'. Alison has been attached to the eye-care ward but will be transferring this wed: to another section of her training, which she finds most satisfying. Mrs Enid Shackles of Smith Street, Beverley has been enjoying a visit from her eldest daughter Loraine (Mrs B. Clifford) of Sale, Victoria. During her several weeks in the West, Loraine has been able to attend two family weddings and has renewed many friendships. She is due to fly home at the weekend. A special cherrio goes to Mr E.B. (Eric) Barnsley who is suffering a protracted spell of illness in the Beverley Hospital. His familiar figUre and lively wit is missed the length of Vincent Street. Mre H.M. Clulow of the Rail Aged Lodge is home again after a-short holiday spent with ^Mr son Alan, and daughter Linda and family who live in die city. Ian Edwards wishes to dank the football did) members and friends for helping Mum and Dad out with essential jobs, also thanks forcards, gifts and all those who kindly visited me during my stay in hospital. AN INVITATION — goes out to all well-wishers of Miss Susan Can to attend a Tupperwaie Shower to be held at 2pm on Sunday, October 17 at the CWA Hall, Beverley. Any queries please ring Gait Mouhon, 481017. Let them have their say! . Everyone feels better after telling their likes, dislikes and opinions to an interviewer for the Morgan Gallup Poll—particularly if they're asked topical questions. You can give that pleasure to some people on a Saturday once a,month, and earn about $30 for yourself. If you're bright and have a car (and perhaps a phone), simply phone 63 11 S3 in Melbourne and ask for Bruce Osborne-Smith, or write to him at the Morgan Gallup Poll (Australia's most respected public opinion poll and market research company), Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001. There are vacancies in several districts including Beverley and nearby."}
{"id":202745662,"text":"04 Nov 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 4 November 1976, page 7 MY FAIR LADY 8EVERLEY TOWN HALt NOVEMBER13 AT 8 PM fteaentedby... .. TlckMi At floor THE BROOKTON CHORAL AND ORCHESTRALSOOEIY MOULTS $2.SQ V CHIU>REN $1X» SHIRE OF BEVERLEY HUSH FIRES ACT PROHIBITED BURNING TIMES It is hereby notified for general information that the commencement of the Prohibited Burning Times has been suspended until midnight on Sunday the 14th November,1976. Protective burning only may be carried out after 6pm until the above-mentioned date. PJ. BENNETT' Shire Clerk 1/11/76 SHIRE OF BEVERLEY TENDERS TRUCKS Tenders, showing FIRM delivery dates, are invited for the supply and deliveiy at Beverley of (a) One (1) only truck with 7-8 tonne load capacity, fitted with either petrol or diesel engine, power - steering <if forward control), Cyclopac air cleaner,West Coast •hirrors and Olympic tyres (four only Road Lug and three only Highway pattern, on the basis of cab/chassis only and changing over, fitting and painting an existing body and hoist from the. unit offered for trade-in, or alternatively, equipped with Edbro lO-tonne telescopic hoist, S cubic metre Porter tip body with cab protector,drop sides, swinging/sideopening tail gate, removable stanchions, and equipped to comply with the Traffic (vehicle Standards) Regulations. Alternative tenders must be submitted on the basis of:-1) Trade-in 1974 model DSN 668 Dodge at approximately 50,000 kilometres as cab/ chassis only, or 2) Trade-in 1974 model D5N-668 Dodge at approximately 50,000 kilometres as tip truck complete. <b) One (1) only truck with 5 tonne load capacity, preferably with small diameter wheels and equipped with a telescopic hoist and tipping tray with drop sides and removable tailgate, seven (7) only Olympic Highway pattern tyres, and equipped to comply with Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations. Alternative tenders must be submitted on the basis of:-1) No trade-in. 2) Trade-in 1965 model Austin (338N) at approximately 65,000 miles as tip truck complete. The units offered for tradein may only be inspected by prior arrangement with the undersigned. Tenders close at the office of the Council (PO Box 20) at 12 noon on Friday the 12th November, 1976. No tender necessarily accepted. P.J. BENNETT, Shire Clerk 281.10/76 SHIRE OF QUAIRADING LOCAL GOVT. ACT 1960 Notice of appointed day for Hearing Appeals from entries in rate book Notice is hereby given that the Valuation Appeal Court has appointed the 14th day of December, 1976, at 10 am in the Court House in Quairading for hearing appeals. QUAIRADING T. L. WHITE Shire Clerk RAFFLE RESULTS Rotary Club of Quairading DISHWASHER " Winner - Betty Hudson, Quairading. Ticket No 243 Drawn 23.10. 76 Quairading Dist. High School TRIP TO MELBOURNE Miss Jenny Swithenbank c/o Commercial Bank, Quairading Ticket No 395. Drawn 23.10.76 Quairading Dist. High School TWO 1-DAY TOURS OF METRO AREA Winners — Roger Watt, Quairading, Ticket No E7 Mrs R. J. Dawson, Box 46 Quairading, Ticket No A66 Drawn 23.10 76 for. today's gear Robyn's 124 Vincent St., Beverley BEVERLEY REPERTORY CLUB nappy bucket, Toy duck Despite the fact that many rocker. members of the community $50 the lot had expressed sincere interest Phone Beverley 46 1005 in the re-establishment of the Before 8.30 or after 5 pm Repertory Club there was a poor response to the meeting heid last week. FOR SALE Another meeting to discuss re-forming the dub will with Bassula Bin - Engine INTER AA160 TRUCK be held in the Rural Youth Licensed to March 1977 Roans Dempster St., et 8pm Enquiries: Phone 484034 on Monday November 8. or 461034 If you are interested in any aspect of repertory we urge BEVERLEY BRANCH you to attend. INTERVIEWERS Spore Time Men or women for Gallup Poll and market research. Interesting interviews in people's homes, one or two weekends a month. Fees average $30. Car needed. Training -provided. Vacancies in several districts, including Beverley. Phone 62 5871 or write: MORGAN GALLUP POLL Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001. THANK YOU The President, (Mrs W. H. Broun) and Committee of the Beverley Branch of the WAARF would like to express their more than grateful thanks to the public of Beverley for the wonderful support given to the Street Stall held on Friday October 29. THANK YOU The Anglican Guild wishes to thank most sincerely all those who worked so hard and unselfishly to make the Annual Flower Show such ai wonderful success. M. BLECHYNDEN Hon Secretary CHILD HEALTH CENTRE The Annual General Meeting of the Child Health Centre will be held at 2.30 pm on Friday Nov 5 on the lawns beside the Lesser Hall. All mothers who use the services of the clinic are urged to attend. S. SHAW, Hon. Secretary. LOST TWO-TOOTH COLLINSVILLE RAM From Ram saleyards, '22nd October. Horn brand D25. REWARD T.E. BARRETT-LENNARD Phone 46 1081 WANTED WANTED Haycarting for Beverley Districts Motor-cycle Club. Contact: M. BODE 47 2051 INTRUDER ALARM SYSTEMS 254CUMMINQ STREET BROQKTON. 6306 TELEPHONE: 421142 INTRUDER PROTECTION SPECIALISTS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Protection of the most up-to-date intruder detection devices. Let us protect yW-premises with an alarm systenrthat will both detect and deter would-be intruders Before entry is made, so reducing risk of vandalism, damn-, property, loss of goods and equipment, and the consequent loss of. pro' FOR SALE Dropside cot, Inner-spring mattress, Steelcraft Potty chair, Bouncinette, Bath and RSL SPECIAL MEETING The next meeting of the Beverley Branch of the RSL will be held on FRT NOV' 5 at 8pm at the RSL Hall to discuss very important business A full attendance is re-D. McINTOSH Hon. Secretary DOE'S PARTY For Lorraine Edwards at Hotel Beverley Thursday Nov 4 at 8pm ALL FRIENDS WELCOME Ladies - a plate would be y welcome Printed and Roger Stantoj at the , THE BEVEfii 52 Queen S AUSTCAftE Friday November 19 sermtEY please nsiff NOTtCEOF __ _ ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Beverley Branch of the • ST JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOC I A TION Will be holding their annual general meeting on Tuesday the 9th November at 8pm The meeting win be held in pie Town Hall Lounge and aU interested persons era welcome to attend G.N. EVANS Secretary BEVERLEY P & C ASSN AND MORBINNING HALL COMMITTEE will hold an OLD —TIME DANCE atMorbinningHall SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3 at 8.30 pm Drinks available Ladies a plate please MUSIC BY KEITH and KIN Admission $2 Single $4 Double NARROGIN FIBREGLASS EASTON STREET NARROGIN COMPARE OUR UNBEATABLE PRICES ON THESE NEW TANKS Gallons Dimensions Price Lid 13o 3' x3' $90 $10 250 4'3 X3 1 $115 $15 260 3* x 6' $120 $10 500 4'3x6* $137 $1B 1,000 er xG $238 $25 2,000 8"6 x 6' $313 $35 3,000 Iff x6' $390 $100 5,000 13* x 6' $250 $110 12,000 20* x 6' $960 $300 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PHONE US ON NARROGIN812371 OR WRITE NARROGIN FIBREGLASS P.O. BOX 117 NARROQIN 6312 first step to • a m The Sperry New Holland 317 baler is a -workhorse with stamina and high capacity. There's plenty of power in the plunger. And strength in the bale chamber and the geaibox to give you reliability every season. HAY MAKING IS NOT FAR AWAY — YOU SHOULD SEE US NOW! INTEREST-FREE TERMS ARE AVAILABLE AND DONT FORGET THE 49% INVESTMENT ALLOWANCE CALL JACK OR BARRY COOTE NOW AND GET A LONG RUN FOR YOUR MONEY BROOKTON—PHONE 421108 7he*emtey79mes -Mnmuber4; IWT"}
{"id":202745746,"text":"02 Dec 1976 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 2 December 1976, page 11 Umiiiiiwiiiwiimniniiiimniiintiiuiii Local Government Act 1960-1976 SHIRE OF BEVERLEY NOTICE OF INTENTION TO BORROW PROPOSED LOAN (No67) OF $7,000.00 Pursuant to Section -610 of the Local Government I960 - 1976, the Beverley Shire Council hereby giyes notice of its intention to borrow money by the sale of a debenture or debentures, on the following terms and for the following purpose $7,000.00 for « period of five (5) years payable at the Bank of New South Wales, Beverley, in ten (10)equal half-yearly instalments of principal and interest. PURPOSE: The purchase of road-making plant (replacement tiptruck). Specifications and estimates of the cost thereof together with the statement required by Section 609 of the Act are open for inspection at the Office of the Council during ordinary business hours for 35 days-after the publication of this notice. Dated this 19th day of November, 1976. G. L. KILPATRICK President P. J; BENNETT Shire Clerk Local Government Act 1960 SHIRE OF BEVERLEY ELECTORAL LISTS Claims for enrolment pursuant to the provisions of Section 46(2) of the Local Government Act, 1960 — I hereby give notice that persons: a) Who are eligible for regis- -tration as electors for the district of the Shire of Beverley, or f for a ward of that district, as the case may be; and b) Who desire to be so registered: i May, on or before the 15th day of January, 1977, apply in the form of the sixth schedule to be so registered. NOTE: Persons who have attained the age of 18 years And who have the necessary qualification may now apply for enrolment as above. Application forms, which any be obtained at the Office of the Council, must be addressed to the Shire Clerk, and must reach the Office of the Council not later than 15th January, 1977. P. J. Bennett Shite Clerk SHIRE OF BEVERLEY HARVEST BANS BROADCAST TIMES It is hereby notified for general information that Harvest Bans will be broadcast onthe NatioaalNetwork at thefoUovftngtttaes:-Monday to Safenhy 1041 horns Pkc-se keep this for future reference. P.J.BENNETT Shire Clerk .SHIRE OF BEVERLEY TENDERS - Tenders iclosing with the undersigned at ^OOpnj ,Wednesday 15thDecemb5ir,1976 are invited. Iot rfcfct to lease Reserve/ 21598 — lot. 289 - Edward Streety for a period not exceeding five (5) years. The conditions of lease are available from the Office of the Council No tender necessarily accepted. P. J. BENNETT Shire Clerk SHIRE OF BEVERLEY RETIREMENT VILLAGE PROJECT Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held in the Town Hall Lounge or Lesser Hall at 8pm on Wednesday the 8th December 1976 to discuss the proposal for the provision of a Retirement Village in Beverley. Comment and discussion will be welcomed, as will the attendance of the general public. P. J. BENNETT Shire Clerk PUBLIC NOTICES WHY? WHY? WHY? Your town is one of 12 different parts of Australia where we want an interviewer but don't have one. In 470 other districts in the six states there are plenty of intelligent and conscientious people who like Interviewing for us. Surely your town is not a dumb place where nobody wants to speak to anybody else? If you would like to supplement your income by about $32 on a weekend, (as well as adding interest to your life) simply phone Bruce Osborne-Smith in Melbourne on 62 5871 or write to Roy Morgan Gallup Poll, Box 2282U Melbourne, 3001. There are vacancies in several) districts, including Beverley. BALLYBALLY CHRISTMAS TREE DECEMBER 20 Father Christmas arrives 8pm Presents to be left at Francis Fashions, no later than December 18 Ladies— a plate, please! DALE RIVER CHRISTMAS TREE Saturday Decemebr 11 at.7.30-OLD TIM HALL Ladies — a plate, please! PHONE 0AL£*tt£R LICENSING N0T1CES 3 ^StonSdteA^fl^ APPLIGATJONFOR*A To theSti^ndiary"Magisl^e at Northam. I, ROBERT CAMPBELL RICHARDSON vow residing at 23 Brockman Street; Beverley, arid carrying on business at Beverley and having attained the age of eighteen years, do hereby Apply for the grant of a general licence to act as and carry on the business of, an auctioneer throughout the State in relation to all classes of business to which the Auctioneers Act, 1973,applies(for the benefit of Western Livestock Limited, of 14 Stafford Street,: Midland, a corporation of which I am an employee, which consents to this application). Dated the 17th day of November, 1976. R. C. Richardson Signature of Applicant WESTERN LIVESTOCK LIMITED consents to this application. K. S. Goy Authorised person for firm or corporation The application will be heard before the Court of Petty Sessions at Northam on the 23rd day of December, 1976 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. M. D. McLeod Clerk of Petty Sessions A person wishing to object to this application should lodge with the clerk of the above Court and serve on the applicant or his authorised representative, at least seven days before the date appointed for the hearing, a notice stating the grounds of the objection. FOR SALE Fully automatic with heater KELVINATOR WASHER in working order also ASTRAL DRAG STAR BICYCLE Ring a/h P. FORD 46 1264 SHEEP CRATE FOR UTE also 8'x 4' HOOF RACK . Enquire: 49 John Street THANK YOU A most sincere thank you to my friends and relation^ for the many forms of kiiray ness shown me recently. Especially to Lois* Margaret George and Mary Cooper. Would all please accept this as a personal thank you. Jessie Draper AUSTCARE APPEAL Sincere thanks go to all who contributed in any way to this appeal; for donations, stall produce and the stallholders. The total amount received was $350.00. The hamper was won by Mrs Bva Murray and the rocking horse (donated by Mr . Hancock) went to#bs Judy, Moulton. :'*• '• > COUPLEWANTEO ; TORUNROAD HOUSE AVYAY FOOD Nveidnoii«nlk i rmli-niir^ CHliRCIfiSIOT«C€S ICAN SERVICES ST MARY'S BEVERLEY Dec 5 — 2nd Sunday In Adwant 7.30am Holy Communion. 11.00am Holy Communion Famil|^ervice. Dec 12 - 3nd Sunday iii Advent. 7.30am Holy Communion. 9.00am Holy Communion.. 7.30pm Service of lessons and Car*&.. ; .'• „ STIMBK^ROOJSTON Dec 5 •-•9.Sbam »oly Communion, Faniily Service. •<'.•• Dec 12 — ll.OQamHoly communion. WEEKDAYS Thura . December f & 16-9.00am Beverley Holy. Communion. CANON HENR Y TASSELL Rector. HOLY TRINITY YORK Dec 5 — Advent 11 8.00am Holy Communion 7.30pm Evensong. Dec 12 - Advent 111 8.00am Holy Communion 10am Matins 7.30pm Evensong. ST PETERS, 43ILGERING Dec 5—118 anniversary of opening. 10am Holy Communion. MALCOMWARD jf • fftp* METHODIST SERVICES Dec 5 — Beverley 11.00am Holy Communion Rev Wes Hartley. Dec 12 — Beverley 5.30pm Church in the Round with fellowship tea to follow. BEVERLEY FRAIL AGED LODGE (INC). CAKE STALL & RAFFLE toi»ekeld Friday December 17, 10amto4pm All donations ofxake, produce and any sfleoble goods most gratefiUlyreceked, TiW»ltHI'Wmwi lBMIHHi lMi'lMM'i:ii NEW INSTALLATIONS/R&WIRES AND SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE OWEN J.PRITCHARD 264 CUMMING STREET, BROOKTON TELEPHONED 1142 SECOND- HAND BALERS, MOWEM, RAKES> KALE -LOADERS, ELEVATOBS 4 CaMMt 1MHM Top prices paid, or yon out expect a better than usual trade-in price on any cif our new uiaidunes Contact Jack or Barry Coote"}
{"id":202746155,"text":"07 Apr 1977 - Advertising Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 7 April 1977, page 7 LET;TNEM!t!AVEV THEIR SAY EVERYONE feels better after telling their likes, dislikes and opinions to an interviewer for .the Morgan Gallup Poll, particularly if they're asked topical questions. You can give that pleasure to some people on Staurday morning once a month, and earn about $32 for yourself. If you're bright and have a car (and perhaps a phone) simply phone 62 5871 in Melbourne and ask for Sue Krygger. Or write to her at the Morgan Gallup Poll (Australia's most respected public opinion poll and market research company) Box 2282U, Melbourne 3001. Jled Cross RESULT OF RAFFLE Drawn Match 25,1977 1st—Ticket No B9, Hamper: Mrs M. Cooper. 2nd—Ticket No 87 Meat $5: Rose Jones. JAN BENNETT Hon. Secretary SYNTHETIC MESH For Filtering, sieving screening NOW AVAILABLE IN WA from-.. Melwire (WA) Pty Ltd 334 Treasure Rd, WELSHPOOL 68 3201"}
{"id":202753229,"text":"15 Nov 1951 - Many Canadians hanker for wings Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 15 November 1951, page 1 Many Canadians hanker for wings A Canadian Gallup Poll asked people: "If you had to be some living creature other than a human being which would you prefer?" The biggest group (25 pc) wanted to be a bird V'for the freedom," wa: the commonest reason), 21 pc wanted to be a dog, 8 pc a horse, 7 pc a cat, 2 pc a lion, 1 pc a deer, 1 pc an elephant. Ncbody wanted to be a cougar, a 2-t.oed sloth or a hook-billed swamp thrush. A check on the political parties of those interviewed showed that Conservatives generally wanted to be ' 'ds. Laborites dogs. The Gallup Institute's blurb about the usefulness of the poll said. "Psychologists, diggi. ° into the inner subconscious, some times use the technique of asking people what living creature they would prefer to be. "Evidence that higher education aids the imagination is indicated by the fact that of those interviewed 31 pc of people with only a State school education were unable to imagine what creature they"}
{"id":202764474,"text":"06 May 1954 - Top Average Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), Thursday 6 May 1954, page 3 * ta-!T AM I OD Au»mm« AVerOQe PoU shorthorn bulls topp^] the averages at the Sydney Stud Bull Sales w-cenUy when 26 lots in Dalg«ty> s catalogue averaged gas. Hereford bulb foljo^ed with 88 lots averaging 541 gns. Sixty-seven Shorthorn bulls averaged S36i gns; 43 Poll Hereford bulls 430 gns; 12 Aberdeen Angus bulls 382 gns, and 8 Devon bulls 2711 gns. PoU Herefords topped the female averages at 429 gns. for 7 heifers; 5 shorthorn females averaged 420 gns and 7 Poll Shorthorn heifers averaged 400 gns. Pour Aberdeen Angus heifers averaged 3871 gns and 20 Hereford females 2481 gns. 287 bulls and heifers of all breeds in Dalgety's catalogue -averaged £518/14/ compared with £500/8/6 last year. (Dalgety's Hews Service). tor • Fears that the fitting of t.V. suppressors to car engines might have an adverse effect on perforinances have been Shown to be groundless, says a statement issued by Hie British Institution ot Electrical Engineers. No difference has been found in starting, acceleration speed or fuel consumption."}
{"id":20308804,"text":"28 Jul 1866 - WARWICK. Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Saturday 28 July 1866, page 5 WARWICK. July 34. The Municipal election was held to-day. Mr. Morgan polled 40 votes, and Mr. Crombie 25. The former was therefore elected."}
{"id":203214104,"text":"14 Apr 1940 - Widows Re-Wed Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sunday 14 April 1940, page 19 I WidbW8_Re-Wed | ! , WIDOWS top the marriage j f ? ' poll, aecordlng to tho i I British Registrar-General's I i latest 'statistical review. I : Widowers also poll well. ' =-The likelihood of a widow I ,iciuisrryuig is greater in 3 every age group (except the i 25-35's) than that of a spin- f - ster. nays the report; ana the i likelihood of a widower re- I I marrying Is greater than I r that of, a bachelor.— B.U.P. §"}
{"id":203234781,"text":"09 Nov 1947 - THE EUROPEAN SCENE Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sunday 9 November 1947, page 13 [?] [?] ~^EYL, we certainly needed the extra hour in bed last Sunday to digest the news of the Municipal Election landslide. Now, wishful thinking by Government spokesmen can disguise the fact underlined by a current gahup poll that the Conservatives have gained ground in the country. But the Conservatives, who clamor for an election now, would not like to De taken at their word. I *fi11 think flint tH«» nnuntrv rlrw»*n't want j» purely Tory Government. What it wants is a Government with a determined policy to get Britain out of its economic ''-_™pss and give some prospect of an end to austerity — :the major incentive that every worker requires, and certainly hasn't got at present. .iney ? say it is tne women who have been largely responsible for Labor's Municipal Election set-back, and that may well be so, for the women of Britain have had eight solid years of anxiety, 'mend-and-make-do,' queues, and fireless grates. When they were jnstifiablj t looking forward to, at least, f: some slight improvement in ?their lot, when out factories were producing for peace instead of for war, all they have had is another slogan, 'We work, or we want' — and they are sick of slogans. Women are inclined to be illogical in politics. They would like to see the best elements of the progressive Tories and Liberal party= coalesce into a new party which could adopt much of the -present Government's ideas, but- draw the line at further -nationalisation schemes until the country's path ahead is more clearly seen. . . * ' * *? Resume Trade Talks ONLY- ray of light on the European scene comes from a brief news paragraph that attempts ate being made to bring } about a resumption of ' the trade talks between Britain and Russia which ;. were interrupted on July 25 last. . . ? The ? Government's youthful, hope, president of the Board of Trade, Harold -Wilson, is ready to take the long, long trail to Moscow once more if he is given any encouragement from the Kremlin at all. Unless Stalin wishes to disavow his own words, co-operation . with west is possible. Unless there can be agreement on the' comparatively * simple matters of mutual trade, what hope is there of accommodation in the realm of ideas? ? The European scene to-day is so different from that of a generation ago that we might well be dealing with different -worlds. Then the balance of rower in Europe was delicately adjusted. We had triple alliances and triple ententes which balanced, not merely the political future of Europe but of the whole world. ... k, Now, Europe is but one ?weight in the world power balance and the only struggle that matters is the struggle now going on for domination of the Continent. Russia starts with great - geographical advantages over the United States which i operating far trom home and has nothing, like the castiron organisation of the Soviet's, Deing nanencappeu by old-fashioned ideas of liberty and burdened by su -picions about dollar diplomac5V * * * That Cominform SOME' words in 'The World To-day,' organ of Chatam Househeadquarters of the Royal Institute of Inter- . national Affairs— under-line the importance of recent Soviet moves: 'The establishment of the * Cominform is as opportunist a move as was the dissolution of the Third International. Neither the one nor the other had any justification in Marxist theory. It is, therefore, in its formal and empirical aspects that the new body must be regarded as having significance. This does not mean that it lacks importance. In the Soviet ' Union honor has been paid to the Cominform in a manner which appears to the outsider to be reserved for major events, a Nationwide 'series of factory meetings acclaiming its creation and repeating the slogans embodied in' its inaugural statement.' Whether the Cominform will be extended both in its nature and its scope clearly depends en the course of the Big Three relations. The position of the U.S.S.R. in the United Nations' Organisation appears to be precarious and, if it becomes wholly untenable, the new body will be ready at hand to provide an alternative platform.' * * ? * Egyptian Ingratitude A LITTLE beyond Europe, but near enough to affect the battle for the Continent's futurfrrr-and, incidentally, Australia's .— a new battle for Egypt is proceeding. It is rushing to its climax in a wave of hysteria, fostered by irresponsible newspapers, which accuse the British (dubbed, believe it or not 'The Cowardly Rats of Dunkirk') of every, crime under the sun. One publication even suggests the removal of the Anzac memorial at Port Said and the monument to British soldiers who died defending Egypt in 1914-18. ' When one reflects on the sacrifices made in two wars to preserve Egypt and the Suez Canal from German aggression, it is difficult to write calmly- of the base ingratitude now being displayed. Doubtless, the Egyptians think that if Britain had not been in occupation of the Canal area, Esypt wouldn't Stalin . . . 'co-operation usith West it possible have been involved in wars, judging from the present exhibition, it does seem sale to assert that a good many Egyptians would have been climbing on the Nazi bandwaggon. .They They have certainly proved apt pupils of Goebbels in technique of abusive propaganda. Prime Minister Atllee . . . municipal elections food for thought. Austrian Reflection A YEAR- ago, Kurt von j\\ Schussnig, .Chancel- , lor of- Austria in the fatal ;hours of Hitler's first move to the Hegemony of the world, was Lwriting his memoirs in ? Rapallo. . The volume has . now .'? appeared, and a reviewer, in the Central European 'Observer' writes? 'The 'Requiem in ,redwhite-red' is, above all, a testimony that he remained the old Chancellor and that he was not to become the ordinary bourgeois carrying the. basket full of cabbage and other things. (The ?? Austrian ex-Chancellor seemed to regret that his State had not become a fully-fledged Fascist State and had remained only in the middle of the road. He considered this to have been a fatal error.') 'Students of history will have to solve the problem whether the ex-Chancellor was a conscious or unconscious accomplice in Hitler's Anschluss of Austria.' * * * Swiss Really Neutral vv/jltH the United Na' tions looking to, Europe for a possible Kurt oon Schussnie . . . hu meeting place for one year while the New York skyscraper is being prepared, it is worth noting that Switerland,' which has the obvious building ready in the -League' of Nations. Falace, has not yet become a member of the United Nations. This negative policy illustrates the positive genius of the Swiss for neutrality. They subconsciously realised before^ most other people that to join the United Nations would almost inevitably drive them into one group, whereas they prefer to be. completely outside groups. The Swiss even side-stepped the dangers of the Marshall Plan by undertaking to discuss it and participate in it, otly in so far as was compatible with Swiss neutrality. While keeping aloof from International Politics, Switzerland turns readily to help in all movements to .relieve distress in countries badly hit by war. She even had 'A campaign for the Russian child,' and her name ranks as high with the Russians as that of any country outside the Iron Curtain. * '? . * ? .* Won't Relax TTENNETH De Courcy, whose- ;-'Review of World. Affairs' has observersain many' coun-tries, doesn't take a very optimistic view about the prospects of avoid- ing another war. The Russians, he says, are fatalistic about the 'subject and inclined to think war is inevitable. 'The picture of President Truman drawing a net round Stalin has its attractions, ? but it doesn't say much for the realism of the Russians that they should even pretend to believe in it,' he ? says.'According to De Courcy 's observers, the greatest ' opposition to the Soviet regime is to be found in the Ukraine, where a roving, armed band, with a radio station and secret press, seem to have certain support from the population. 'Our informants think the present power of the Red Army is underrated and that the efficiency of the air force has increased since 1945, partly as a result of help received from German scientists and experts,' he writes. 'A V Six is being produced in the area of Tcheliabinsk. No one quite knows what it is, but the Russian High Command ;eems to attach enormous importance to it. ?'...-De Courcy thinks the Riis-; sians are strong enough, to ?? start a war. but too weak to win it. ; ?-. '? *'?;?' Good Old Guy WHETHER the British j are getting, fed. up with Westminster is, perhaps, still a ' moot .point, in spite of the municipal electionsi But there seems at least to be a more sympathetic feeling towards Guy Fawkes abrdad in the land. „ London's outer circle of suburbs and towns certainly celebrated November Fifth more enthusiastically than ever before, despite a shortage of fireworks. A couple of London kids who turned in nearly £10 as one day's takine with their 'Guy have substantial reason for rejoicing that our first Anarchist had such a bright idea. Sweden's Problems -ALTHOUGH Sweden has always been regarde'd as a fortunate country with few worries, experts seem to think that she cannot maintain her present ..standards for very much longer. Her Government seems to have pursued' much the same policy as that of Britain by expanding social services, building houses in. large numbers,, despite a growing adverse fcrpHp haianne. King Farouk-of Egypt . . . hu ttalion ts ungrateful*"}
{"id":203237777,"text":"06 Jul 1947 - TRUMAN STILL POPULAR Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sunday 6 July 1947, page 17 TRUMAN STILL POPULAR NEW YORK, Saturday.— The latest Gallup poll shows that 57. per cent, of the country approves of President Truman's reinstatement to office^ rpHERE was a drop of three per A cent, from the peak of popularity when John Lewis, tlie Labor leader, was slapped down. ' ' : Confident Republicans,, interpret the trend this way:— 'The majority of voters approve of the way President Truman is doing the job and are only waiting until next year to find somebody to do it better.'"}
{"id":203240580,"text":"18 Jan 1948 - THE EUROPEAN SCENE Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sunday 18 January 1948, page 5 [?] [?] F. £. BALME. HPHE week ends as it began — with the Marshall Plan, pro and con, plastering the front-pages. There has been no Gallup Poll on the subject, but the little conversations in the little places would lead us to believe that the average man, starved of luxury and glamor, wants the plan to go through, while, perhaps, the more thoughtful see in it a further turn of the economic thumb-screw for England. This view is strengthened, perhaps, by the week's disclosure from America that Marshall dollars aren't going to be free in terms of ' freedom. In other words, the official American proposition is that Britain's taxa tion shall be reviewed before the. dollars are paid; that methods of price-fixing be altered; and last, but not least that Britain's -wages bill be looked at 'through United States treasury spectacles. There will be some talk in ?; the Commons next week when -the 'House, resumes, but how. plain or .sincere will be that talk has yet to be gauged.1 ?As the unions are discussing. nationalisation of . the tobacco -industry in England, economists are busy trying to ? add up, in terms of 1948, ?'.? Britain's trade as it was in . 1938. So far, they have found the 10 years intervening a gulf impossible to bridge. Is it impossible? Will England have to alter practically all Its productions and trading . methods to get out at all? If the country is to be saved, ?will It not be necessary for ^.Britain to' shed more population; for every business to miild up a counterpart somewhere outside Britain, in a sterling area — like Australia . or Africa — so that the whole economic structure can be rebalanced? Does criticism of the Marshall Plan not indicate that Britain must become a capital nation with a smaller population, making high-class goods, rendertag vhigh-class services, and owning' large overseas investments? Will not currency restrictions have to be altered? Figures over the 10 years are interesting.- In 1938, Britain exported goods worth 246 millions to . the Commonwealth, and- the Empire imported from -them 3.75 millions. In 1945 she -exported only 218. -million to 'the British Commonwealth, receiving from them 530 million. : But the foreign figures are even more telling: In 1938 she and the Empire imported from foreign countries 949 . million and exported 600 million. In, 1945 Britain and the Empire exported 894 mil? lion, but is importing to-day . 1243 million exports, includ- ' ing re-exports. Psychologically, it will be a bad thing \\ for Britain to go through 1948-9 with the same grim austerity which is mak--. ing people sour, and literally lessening the efficiency of a working lif e which is growing daily more drab. .The ? only alternative seems to be for this Island another bathe in dollars. But when they are gone, what then? What do the economists ? say the Dominions can supply in the next 10 years? ? 'IlSRlaZ Government' QN- {January 20 Parlia. : ment here reassembles. ; It may be only 'a Local GovV . ernmenfc 'iso far as the Commonwealth-is concerned, butif. 'can' be a very dangerous Local Government, because many times has Brit-, ain's conduct of foreign affairs pooled the Dominions In something more than mere dollar pools. The year 1948 In the House of Commons should be watched from the standpoint of the Statute of Westminster. If voiceless,' tiie Dominions may have it put over them right and left,,'unless the old catch-phrase ? . 'eternal vigilance' is remembered. Already the keys are turnins in caucus room doors. The heavy vote of .105 back benchers against-- the Government on the allowance to Elizabeth and Philip hasn't been forgotten., :_'-Left Wing cryptos are almost, according to a plan,' stumping the country ; to attack Bevin'3 foreign policy. ?? -Yet, both cryptos and Communists in the new session will find themselves in an uncomfortable position ' vis-a-vis Europe. -' . . . ? ??, ?, Clement Attlee's attack on Communism was far harsher -than anything Churchill ever said at Fulton. The Labor Party secretary, Morgan Phillip's, attack on the Communists - also brings the aroma of 'right' violets, within a Labor Party, from underneath the caucus room doors themselves. * * .. * What Of Rebels? T BELIEVE many, probably 50. selfrdescribed 'rebels' in the Labor Party will- be quiet, at least for this session. : But a .Conservative friendof of mine remarked that it will be rather fun watching the civil war of the1 Pinks -v .e-r.s us the Reds. If is int e re sting to find Transport House Bevin's PM. Alike . . . hit Communists, stronghold is moving against Communism 'so violently that some of the rather ridiculous extremes of the American antiCommunist drive may be seen in England. , This generally is to be deplored, because it will take a stern, restrained, but inexorable attack on Communism itself to wipe it from the sound British unions. Sensationalism won't help. Some importance by the Rigrht Wing was attached last week to the booing of Herbert Morrison at a film show. At this stage such booing means nothing. I have heard Attlee' booed in cinemas; Churchill ' booed; Stalin cheered; De Gaulle hissed; but it all adds up to nothing. The general situation is that the Labor Party in England is stronger than it ? was six months ago. What is . Britain's foreign policy likely to be during this session? What will the Dominions either have to support or guard against?' * . Perhaps John Beasley's spokesmanship for his Governmetn will force British Ministers to disclose to, Australia and other dominions'thelr plans before, not after.- an event; *-?'? *? ??.-;_?? * Bevin May Clash ''THE Egyptian dollar conversion still smells. It is likely that Bevin, in his first foreign affairs speech, will Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin ? ? . woy haOc stormy clashes. deny that either he or his Government wishes the complete severance of Russia from the comity of nations. With the consent of the Dominions it is likely that he will announce Britain's policy as having departed from the old Four Great Power idea. He will advocate greater unity among the 16 nations concerned with the Marshall Plan. He will wish to maintain contact with Moscow. This already has been evidenced bv the sintnilar ni'- ?% ? ? ? Left: Australia's Minister to London, J. A. Bcaslcy . . . should be hid of policy mailers affecting Australia before— not after — they happen. ture of Russia being behind the Iron Curtain in all except trade with Britain. Where Bevin may clash with his own people as well as with the Dominions is 'his determination to secure Russian participation, by one means or another, hi a unified Germany. In this he will run .up against much trouble ' from America, and will have to listen to ' Australia and other nations. The man in the street believes that America and Britain will have to run Western Germany, and that a realistic forecast of Russian amis would be the establishment of Russian-occupied Germany as another satellite with the Soviet Union. The Conservatives are now coming out, virtually overriding Churchill, -and promising provision for large emigration to the Dominions and Colonies. Portugal's Position ?'? Y^/hY has Portugal agreed to Britain supplying her during 1948 with almost all her import needs? ; Is she caught in the revolving blades of the dollar sawmill? . ? ? -. Actually, as long ago as the spring of 1947, Portugal began to enter a phase of considerable economic difficulty. The escudo fell on a free market to below its official parity with the dollar. Generally, the escudo, consisting of 100 centavos, is worth two pence farthing, or 110 to the pound sterling. . Since 1941, however, the exchange rate has been 100 escudos to the pound bases, on the pound's relationship with the American dollar. During the year, an almost unknown man, 34 years of age, an engineer named Daniel Barboso, became Economics Minister. He ' opposed 'wage increases and -brought down prices. He discovered the leading racketeers, had them arrested and heavily sentenced. Salazar, the Dictator of Portugal, says to-day the purchasing power of the poorer classes, thanks to the young Minister, has improved by 10 per cent, and is still rising. Portugal's decision to trade with Britain and respect the sterling, as well as probably give preference to some Brit ish goods, is not' directed against either the dollar or Portuguese-American friendship. '* * * ? * Fats, Oil Short T7VERYBODY talks about ''fats' and oils. InEurope the lost ills of short commons are attributed to lack generally : of 4hese '-lubricants. But what is the real reason of the shortage here? The answer is simple: There is now a known . decline of 1400 tons in European production, which means, according to agricultural experts, that the Continent's indigenous supplies now amount to only 40 per cent, of pre-war consumption requirements. World production of animal and vege Morrison . . . booed in theatre. taoie lats ana oils in 1946 was about 82 per cent, of pre-war, but exports were less than 50 per cent, of those of 19381939. World production ofwhale whale oil. though drastically reducedduring during the war (28.700 tons in 1 942-3 fleainst 66.600 in 1937-8) has considerably ' recovered. The Antarctic alone, in which Australia is now so interested, supplied in the 1945-6 season 139.000 tons out -of 148,000 tons. For this present season it is expected that 272,000 tons will come from the Antarctic."}
{"id":203431700,"text":"29 Mar 1909 - SOUTH - EASTERN DRAINAGE POLL Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), Monday 29 March 1909, page 2 S O U T H - E A ' S T E E ^ D R A I N A G E P O L L . . TO BE TAKEN" ON SATURDAY.- . The poll of landowners and lessees which. . net-eshiuy 10 ueade on tiie putting into 0])eiaLio»i ot the honth-Lastern Oiainage Aets will be taken on baturday.ApnUS, Beachport, SL, Jvenmon, Narracoorle, ^ i ^ - J ^ Penola, d e , , 1- Mount Jsl nnrl Gambler , ,, West, _ - Mount Gambler , —1 Lf>t. and Pore MacDonnell. The proposed scheme of drainage represents a plan to cut through the terraces that run parallel to the coast, and to carry off -the surplus water by the .shortest route to the sea. Previous schemes have been more or .less partial, and in. some .cases -where sw'amus ba«.been drained on the fajft tei^gX result has been to aecenttiatethe ttouUe on the lower lands. It is beUered.ihid; the sent proposals will prove entirely ,n rech.naUon of and benefit to aboot 1.700.000 acres, and so raise " the economic value of the land to enable it to support a.! J' 3^3 !al «f r P 0 P uUtl011 J" 1 ? outne ' d 111 lhe , measures which now await. ^ excepbonaaiv bberal terms Indi-/• Jr rSu V the ben^ted.area, only (indicated by plans circulated in. the dis- -; tnct) J , r are entitled . to -- vote, ' and —:— the levies • -— : to detiay_the cost of the drainage, will be made differential m relation to . the im-' Pf° ved of the land, so that where "tne good is derived the rate.will be cgrrespondmgly low. The £150,000 to be paid *>y the landholders- rs spread over 42' * ,eare - A be total yearly contribution for m- -^rea and sinking fund is £7;125;> bmt ihe liberal provision is made that the contribn- f taons shall begin only five years after, the. , ™»e scheme is completed. - The work is likely to last at least six years. —Probable Annual Contribution.— An estimate made by Mjr. D- FindkCec (President of the South Qstem Drainage i League) shows the following -annual. contribution from- landhoL secure the £7,125 annual pavienti-ffigL i land, 500,000 acres, stony ani healffil^fl 400,000 jiivi AIM acres — at . i id -ii acre; • • 200,000 _ __ at •' y_*>-inrr- ld." 200,000 at ljd., 200,000 at 23.; and 200,00flp at 3d. In view of tbe benefits to acprae i from tbe work proposed, tbe eampaigniin -its favour is being carried on Brt*fc r vigour, and it is.urged that lf fhe pieseBUopportunity should be fateodi spk3idi&7: Government help as that ,naw oBmd'iia&i ' never agam be held out The polhng Tpiftj, be on the following sale:—£25 or under. 3y» TOte; £25 to £35, 2 votes, £35 to £45, votes, £45 to £55, 4 votes; £55 to" £65, vtotcs; over £65, 6 voles. • ' —Railway Motor Engaged.—' The Drainage league has_ engaged itb^i raUwav motor car to ran from Narracooite.. ^ to Kingston and back on Saturday^ so thaiW" landholders, having a vote ai: mote than '.to&E T i=Hpollimr place may have opportunity < cise their full frandnse. •-••' • ..s^illisfflt?""}
{"id":203679370,"text":"16 Jul 1924 - APATHY AT ELECTIONS. Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wednesday 16 July 1924, page 9 APAIHY AT ILLECTION5. Average Poll 59 Per Cent. Ihc official returns of the recent State general elections were yesterday made ||\\ailahlc by tho chief electoral officer. - Ihc licures sliuw deplorable apathy on the 1'avt of the electois in most of the- electorates. Tho smallest poll was at Boo-foondiirra, where only 44.. 30 per cent, of t l!f» nl/v-.l.x.- M-i , 1-4 » j ne largest poll was U Dnyleii, wlicvp nil S'J.73 poll was rc-liT' "IC ''"'"i'01' voting is as foi-I iV' -Y 01 ; 1,1 w !.4|T' "r " " it in, |>„nii" L'AV. .. T.SIIT .. 5».(a P-n'-ni , j ' ::-M0 " -""l Ho,.::.:'"4 :n,h.-. .. 11.59 i1,," n 1 1 ''"Lain, - '«« !-; -!.! ' -I igp 1$£:: Is?" :. €::. Jgj £! I j H.WI -V.OI .. 45.C7 : LL xn,„,: I. . ''OTfianrl We,t .. ass;,' " fi« I ; ilnL'Sr Lt»i :t,si2 k« I' wlSi !UTS ' fi'1117 OS-I" I -fijte "-«» .. iijtt .. 65.42 I Ji' i m S2.U8.. 10,208 59.7(1 I VA 4MIS'.. 22051 .. 55.24 I ' WVan i:,5ls 1.145 .. 43.59 I- ' 2 s h" " LMS " L720 .. 74.31 I' -InSUL 7.7SS .. 4.<:iS .. 57.35 I' »It«I« " ' 'T'WJ - 0-S38 .. 55.01 . I - i'nlrrawV, -hAlO .. 3.592 .. 72.911 sa? iiia ,T -V i'S I: I iT-ct -M.'! " <7 Oil I » IWh ' r I-I ' Kh" 1 _MKI J It T l : l'-0.2.tl .. 37(1.90:1.. sS, ."}
{"id":203903198,"text":"23 Sep 1923 - THE PROHIBITION ISSUE. Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sunday 23 September 1923, page 4 THE PROHIBITION ISSUE, j The people of Queensland will, on Saturdtg' -week, be asktd to express an opinion on Prohibition. That a big majority :uf Qn'rmlRndera are against the imposition of cuch a. measure is b--yond doubt With an average poll. Prohibition's chances of surcesB are ml. It is to the apathy at ftc peonie that the Prohibilionij e look foT success. Every Prohibitionist wiU'record his' or her vot' There is a danger that the fair-minded moderate nUirfn in r—n,,. i Australian style, will -not consider it worth while to go to the polling booth. The m=.ny reasens 'against Prohibition have been repentedjy rilustrated in these columns, as have the hollowness of iit alleged vrrlucs. It Js {he duly of every sans Australian op- j po==£ :o Proh&iiior. to strike for his belief at the bnUot-box. Ke . tce r^t ensured that the Prohibitionist won't be too tired t o have bis scy."}
{"id":203946324,"text":"24 Oct 1952 - Sewerage Poll Tomorrow Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954), Friday 24 October 1952, page 1 Sewerage Poll Tomorrow Voting is Important TOMORROW (SATURDAY) is an important day for the people of Bowen A Poll will be conducted at the Court House between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to decide whether to proceed with the proposed Sewerage .Scheme. As every person, whether owning properly or renting it, will he affected by the decision, it is important that every elector should record a vote. AT a public meeting'held on October 13th, the Mayor of n Bowen (Aid. I*. It. Dolalnothe) and other Speakers outlined Ihe details of I lie proposed Bowen Sewerage Scheme, and answered (piestions from ratepayers who attended. ELECTORS TO DECIDE His Worship explained that a Poll would ,be held on 25th October to allow the Electors of Bowen to decide whether the scheme should be installed in Iloweu. This mooting had been called to give the electors all possible information regarding the scheme prior to the Poll. / In undertaking such loan works, he added, the Council first advertised its intention to borrow, although In some cases the Minister allowed them to dispense with the necessity of advertising. In this case, although the Council with the exception of one Alderman favoured the scheme, it had been decided to give the people the opportunity to vote on the scheme. Tile Council could ■ not initiate a poll, as this could only lie done on a petition of at least 10 tier cent of the electors. This had been done, and now a X*oU .could be held. However, its decision would not lie binding unless at least 35 per cent of the electors recorded their votes. HISTORY OF THE SCHEME The Mayor continued that ••the first .serious attempt on-the part of the Town Council to investigate the problem of sewerage was made in 1028. To Mr. J. B. Kelly, then Mayor, and ids Council went the credit of initiating the first investigation. That Council secured the services of Engineer Fnrphy of the Commonwealth Departi'nent of Health, and after Investigation his conclusions were . (1) that there was no reason to believe that the scheme would present any serious engineering difficulties or that the cost would be unduly great, (2) that until a contour survey was made the scheme could only bo investigated in a general way, (3) that owing to the low level of parts of the town, pumping would be necessary, and (-1) that sewage could be discharged into the ocean. Until 1945, no further action was taken, but in that year the Council engaged consulting engineers Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey to prepare a contour survey, mainly for use in planning drainage and road works. Towards the end of 1915 the Council asked the same engineers io prepare a preliminary report and'estimate of a sewerage scheme. That report was completed in October 19-iti, and estimated the total cost at £140,000. In February 1917 the scheme was submitted to the Local 'Government Department and approved by ils engineers. In July 1917 the estimate was revised to £175,000. In August 1917 the State Treasurer made available a loan of £2500 and similar subsidy to prepare working plans and estimates.. From 1947 to 1950 that work went on. Borings had to be taken throughout the town, the location of the treatment works and disposal of sewage decided upon aiid many other angles of the scheme attended to. It was eventually decided that the treatment whiles should be m the vicinity of Magazine Creek, that the sewage should be treated by sedimentation, and that the outfall should be to the sea at Dalrymple Point. In November 1950 the [ilans were completed, and the estimate revised to £270,000. In January 1951 the plans were again submitted to the Department, and after six months were returned for correction. In March 1952 the final complete plans were approved. The Council had then proceeded to advertise Its intention to borrow. THE FINANCIAL SIDE Thu Mayor continued that on die financial side the estimate of cost of the scheme had-been £270,000 n November 1950, and was now estimated at between £200.000 and £320,000. If proceeded with, the scheme would bo financed by a loan of half that, amount and a subsidy of half.' The loan would be on -U) years repayment, 'and the interest and redemption would amount to £BBOO a year. Other expenses would be administration, petrol and oil, maintenance and operation, bring the total annual commitment to £10,009. That amount could be raised in two ways—by a rate on the unimproved value of land , or by a specific charge per house or vacant allotment, with extra charge for more than one pedestal. His Worship said (here were several points he would like to make. One was that since the scheme was first mooted 'in 102,8, the ratepayers had paid sufficient in sanitary rates to have more than paid off a sewerage scheme, Thu State Government provided half the cost, or at least £150,000. Of the total amount,' more than £150,000 would be spenb ; in ther-town-directly on labour and local materials. In other words, the Government’s half would -nay for all outside material. WHAT YOU GET All house connections were provided for by the loan. Each house would be provided free with a complete pedestal, and connection of its bath, basin, sink and laundry tubs. Another factor was that the sanitary rate must go up in future. It was now £3/10/- a year; which was far below the rate in some other centres, such as (.’aims £8 and Gordonvale £B/5/-. In a few years local householders would be paying in sanitary rates close to the amount charged for sewerage. GEOGRAPHY OF THE SCHEME Aid. U. W. Uarweu then outlined the actual geography if the scheme, as follows.— ' The scheme takes in all of the town with the exception of two small areas where the scattered nature of the settlement makes reticulaiton too expensive. Tlie Sewerage area is roughly a sipmre, with its Southern boundary along the Town .Dench. On the West it is hounded by Norris Street, which runs parallel (o the Railway line. The boundary then takes in the Railway Station area and the town side of the loop, .(hen across'to Leichhardt Street at the foot of Reservoir Hill. It Includes (he Housing Commission area in Canberra Street. The Northern boundary .then skirls the Pensioners Reserve and follows Reynolds Street to the Hospital Hill area, , and thence to the Inverdou Road In the vicinity of the Soldiers Road turn-off. From this point the boundary goes hack to Reynolds Street, skirting Mullers Lagoon, to Hay Street. It follows along Hay Street to Livingstone Street, then branches around the hill on the Northern side of the town, meeting Hay Street again near the Gordon Street entrance to Denison park. Then the 'boundary follows Hay Street, to Dalrymple Street near the Garbage Dump. The sparsely settled areas not Included are on the Northern side of the Hospital Hill towards ' the Cemetery, and the area around the old Rifle Range. Reticulation in tills Sewerage Area is based on mains in Brisbane Street, Dalrymple Street, Sinclair Street and Norris Street which lead to the No. 1 Pumping Station on the edge of the Salt Pan at the Southern end of Denison Park. Other pumping stations are located near the Soldiers Road turn-off, in Dalrymple Street near the Vacuum Old Depot, and near the Railway Station. The actual Reticulation is in most cases laid down the centre of each block, West to East, along the dividing fences. ■ . No. 1 Pumping Station a pipeline leads across" the tidal :area, (if Magazine Creek to the Treatment Works on the Pilot Station side of the Creek, From these works a pipeline follows, the slime line to Dalrymple Point where' the treated sewage is discharged into deep water. A, I'ootwalk will be built along Hie pipeline from the Town Beach, to. the Pilot Station side of. Magazine Creek to allow inspection and provide access to.the treatment works. (THE WATER ANGLE Aid. U. It, McLean said that: until recently tin, prospects of the sewerage scheme had been Jeopardised .because of the apparent shortage of- water for dopiest ic purposes. People had wondered how a sewerage 'scheme would get: on if there wijs insufficient water. The'Council's: engineers had /; 'ubt been worried, knowing that the plahs in band would solve the problem. However, the replacement of the Gin, main feeder from the reservoir with a new Din. pipe had changed the position overnight, and what, was now a very good supuly would improve even further'when'.this work was completed when a few more pipes arrived to completely /eliminate the bottleneck. In addition, tenders had been called, for the supply of a new 32.000 gallons an hour pinup. Ati. present the pumping' plant comprised one pump of 22,000 gallons an hour capacity, and one of 18,000. It was intended to,| replace the smaller pump with the new .32,000 gallon pump, and use the small one .13 a ■ vPindliy in tbe .„uld, pumping station. What had..appeared a major problem had become a minor one. The amount of water needed for a sewerage schema in Bowen was estimated at Itr gallons per person per day, or a total of 37,000 gallons daily. At , the present time , they were pumping 700,000 gallons a day, so that sewerage would need only about 5 per cent of the present output. The estimated 37.000 gallons would be reduced by the fact that there were already 200 septic systems in use, and by the saving in water now used in .flushing gutters, as well as a large amount used in the. sanitary depot. There was no longer any reason for opposing the ;schemo on the grounds of water shortage, ENG INEER’S COMMENTS Mr. J. Keays, representing consulting engineers Gutteridge Haskins & Davey, explained that the scheme was designed to take household and industrial sewage, bn’t. excluded storm water and root drainage. The reason for that, was an economic one, because in areas which, wpre subject to heavy rainfall it would be obviously too expensive to make the same scheme cope with such largo volumes of-water. The majority of sewers in the scheme were (> inch and were laid in normal grades. The sewers gravitated to pumping stations, and thence to treatment works. The pumping stations consisted of concrete cylinders divided into two compartments—one a storage well for sewage, and the other to house duplicate pumps. Either of the two (lumps in each pumping station could , handle tiie anticipated maximum flow. They were automatically controlled, starting and slopping according to the level of the sewage in the well. This type of pump was commonly used, and operated with a minimum of maintenance cost. The operator visited, the pumping stations daily for checking, the electrical gear was given amonthly check, or weekly in very humid weather. , NO BEACH POLLUTION Mr. Kenya added that it would have been possible to pump the effluent dlreetly Into the sea, but to avoid any possible pollution of beaches, it bad been decided to provide treatment works, which would treat the sewage by sedimentation and digestion before it was pumped into the sea at'lJalrymplc Point. After the treatment process, the effluent discharged Into the sea would be so much purified that it would be impossible (o tell where it was discharged. There need bo no fear of benches being polluted. Regarding the connection of household drainage to the scheme, Mr. Keays said Unit it was only in country towns that this was dune. In Brisbane, each householder had to provide pedestal, traps, wastes, vents, etc. and carry the drainage pipes to connect with the sewer at the .boundary of his property. ‘ It was estimated that in the Bowen scheme, on IOuO estimates, that the scheme would spend £37 on each house fur these works and installations, so that in view of the subsidy, each householder in Bowen would receive from the the Government at least £43/10/-towards improvements on his property. These installations become the property of the householder. He would certainly pay for it over forty years, but it was a big concession. WILL THE COST RISE ? . On the question of rising costs, Mr. Keays said the estimates had risen from £270,000 in l!)u0 to £320,000 at present. In that period the basic wage had increased "from -£O/10/-- -..t0,., £lO/13/-. His firm had found tlmt over the past six- months tender prices for this type of work showed a tendency to go down. That was partly due to improved material position. His firm bad a firm guarantee of pipes being supplied for this scheme by June next. Steel was available on three or four months delivery, and the cement supply would be no great problem by the (line the scheme was commmeuced. The labour {position was also easier. All these factors tended to reduce costs. .One Important feature of the scheme was that at least flotl.OOO would be spent directly in the town. Mr. Keays said that the water supply angle had so far been a burning question, which was understandable. The new pipes now being installed had been on order for four or five years, and were proving that tile main problem had been to get the water from the reservoir to the town. The figure of 10 gallons I)er day used by each person witli sewerage had been substantiated as it safe average for similar schemes. There was no need for,fear that the town supply would not cope with the extra demands of sewerage. The Town Overseer (Mr. A. 11. Mortensen) said be hud extensive knowledge of the subsurface of Bowen, and had supervised borings on which Hie scheme was based. He could vouch for the accuracy of the borings. The scheme presented no great hardships or difficulties from the constructional point of view. THE QUESTIONS In reply to Mr. 11. Sehuh, Mr. Keays said that the minimum depth at which sewers would be laid was 3 feet. Only 0000 out. of a total 100,000 feet of sewers, would be laid at a greater depth than tt feet. Thu maximum depth’ was 14 feet. There was not a great deal of tunnelling to be done. In reply to Mr. W.; Anderson, Mr. Keays said the scheme-was designed to allow for development of the town. It was designed on \\ the basis that every allotment in Bowen would later contain a house, or one house to every 20 perches. That would amply provide for development. That applied to the. sewers. The pumps and treatment works were not designed for such a largo expansion, but could handle a population of 12,000. To change the pumps at that stage would only cost £5OO each. In reply to Mr. D. J. Johnson, Sir. Keays said the cisterns would be of 2 gallons capacity. Tlie estimate of 10 gallons daily was based on experience of similar schemes, and on the normal water consumption of (ho town, which was a good guide. In reply to Mr. W. H. Jurss, the Mayor said that the point of discharge into the harbour had been chosen on the findings of Engineer Furphy, the present I consulting engineers, the Heparlmcnt, of Harbours and Mar ini', ami the Local Government Department engineers. There would he no nuisance caused. WATER PROBLEM Mr. G. JO. Kent claimed Unit the water pressure was still inadequate, despite the recent -improvement. It was not good now, and demand would increase hy December. The Ume would come to have a reservoir on Mount. Gordon. The booster pump .on the coke works had obviously affected the pressure to the town. Aid. McLean replied that work on the improvement of the supply- was still far from complete. Another dUO feet of old ,15 inch main feeder had to he replaced with !) inch. This remaining pipe was on flat ground and presumably had the most, sediment, in it. He had checked up with residents ou . the- hill tops ulul found them satisfied with water pressures. Mr., Kent’s trouble might be in his service pipes. Mr. Kent said he had a new service pipe, but the pressure was still not as good as a few [ months ago. Mr. 11. Hchuh suggested that in Mr. Kent’s neighbourin'jd there might be more connections to the main than its cap,achy. The present reservoir was high enough to give pressure. In his opinion the existing pumping ~{plant- was supplying adequate water for two towns the size of T.owen, even with extensive gardens, provided the water was properly used. SOURCE OK WATER Mr. A. 11. Land said that hone of the speakers had outlined where the water supply was to come from. With tire present set-up the town had been subjected to dry periods every year. He fell that with the gradual increase of the demand for irrigation, tile Don River supply would become tiie main problem. Not enough ailenlion was being paid to this aspect. He did not. think any one person in itowen objected to the Sewerage Scheme, but they, wanted to know first .where tile water would come from. The .Mayor replied that the first, action of the Council in I'.H.j was to find out what water wits available. A complete survey of water bearing areas from Itootooloo to the sea ad beeni carried out. ■■ Mr. Kenya agreed that the Don River investigation had been a necessary preliminary to tiie sewerage scheme. His firm ■had investigated the needs of Hie farmers and the town. They ’had also investigated the possibility of dams on the Upper Hon. Unfortunately, there were no dam sites on the Don itself. They had prepared .a complete report on the Don sand beds, which indicated that provided tiie water was properly controlled. the supply was sufficient to supply all the irrigable land in tiie area, and the town as well. •Thu Mayor offered to make a copy of this report available to Mr. Land. ' Mr. Land thought investigation was also needed of the diorile under-sand weirs, and the possibility of salt water intrusion into the sand beds if too great*a’ demand was made on them. Mr. Keays replied that his firm's report had stressed that angle. It would have to be watched, and was the reason why control was necessary. HOW LONG ? Mr. Johnson said he agreed that sewerage was to he" commended, but such a scheme required careful consideration so that it did not become a burden on the ratepayers and drive them out. He asked for an estimate of the time it would take to carry, out the scheme, and whether consideration had been given to the fact that when half The town was connected the other half would have to meet much heavier sanitary rates. Mr. Keays replied that it was intended to have one large contract to cover all house connections. block by block. Those awaiting connection would net be penalised, as the nightsoil removal costs would be part of the loan scheme. It would take three years to complete the scheme. It would take six to nine months to stockpile material. and then laying of sewers would commence. At eighteen months they should start connecting the houses. Mr. W. 11. Jurss contended that the present '.) inch rising main should be replaced with a 12 inch. Mr. Keays replied that when the population increased by another 20(10 it would be time to do so. \\ TYPE OU LABOUR Mr. Johnson asked whether day labour or contract would be used. He thought three years to complete the scheme jwas optimistic. ~Mr. Mr. \\V. Anderson:. Is (he public's money to be murdered on day labour ? The Mayor replied that most of the work would he done mechanically. The terms of Government subsidy loans were that day labour must bo used, which meant that any contractor had'to pick up his men through the local bureau. ' ’ -Mr. Gosuey claimed that tin outside .contractor could bring in his own labour. In reply to Mr. L. Croftou, the Mayor -suit! ' that if the charge for the scheme was on a pedestal basis, It would cost cadi house-holder an annual charge of £10 for one pedestal, and £5 a year for each additional jiedestal, or £3 a year for each vacant allotment. If the char.ee were made on a rating basis, on the unimproved value of land, there would probably he a minimum rate of about £S per annum. One pedestal and all connections were provided for each household free of charge. ('HARGIS TO. HOUSEHOLDER In reply to Mr. Crofton, the Mayor said the Coke Works used 100,000 gallons of water per week, out of the total of 1,000,000 gallons a week supplied to the town. On reply to Mr." Kent, Mr. Kenya said this scheme provided for disposal of the treated sludge as fertiliser. His experience was that it was extremely difficult to sell and gain any appreciable return. PRESENT SEPTIC'S In reply to Mr. C. dices, Mr. Keays said the intention of whether the man who already had a septic system -Ihonid receive any credit had always been a burning one. the Government had i;u!ed that (here could he no., rebates to anyone for any installation they might already have, if was not as easy as it looked.] It was often found that septics were nor in accordance with "the Act. or 'that tile iiedestar Ipul to laremoved to make the floor conform to the Act. If any of the system was damaged if was replaced. Farther, if thef made a rebate because one unlit might have a pedestal, there iSvottld be othes who might have waste pipes installed, and so ion until nearly every householder had to receive some rebate. The Government gave the engineers a free hand to replace aii'v defective installations.In In reply to Mr. Land, the Mayor said the ipiesMoit of the method of charging had i: t yet been discussed by the' Council but was usually a fixed charge per pedestal, or a rate, with a minimum. He thought the rate method was the fairest, it would I probably mean a minimum rate of £8. If the Valuer-General increased valuations, tlie, -rate would drop in proiHirtioft._ < COUNCIL CONTROLS In reply to Mr. Itees, the Mayor said the scheme would be controlled by the Council through tiie engineers, and not by the Government. In reply to Mr. Kent, the Mayor said the present position in regard to the loan money was that the Government had approved the borrowing of the £270,(100, and allowed the raising of £2.700 and similar subsidy in the current financial year. That money would be available immediately if the poll Was carried. The Loan Connell would decide how much of the balance could be raised each year. The scheme would not be started until they had all the money in hand, lie thought that once’the. material was available the necessary approval would be.forthcoming. In conclusion, the Mayor pointed out that this meeting laid been held purely to give Information and answer (piestlons. The two most important angles to the scheme were water and finance. He recapitulated the main points of the scheViie, and added that if the poll were carried he would give an assurance that it would not be proceeded with until water could fhe got from every tap in Howell. He ‘pave that as his personal assurance. A vote of thanks was moved by Mr. Johnson and carried by acclamation."}
{"id":204402623,"text":"05 Aug 1940 - MR. WILLKIE LEADS GALLUP POLL Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Monday 5 August 1940, page 7 MR. WILLKIE LEADS GALLUP POLL ;"The Age" Special Representative. NEW YORK. August 4. ' A 'Gallup poll shows that the Republican; nominee for President (Mr. Willkie) is leading President Roosevelt V.'in-, ?4 . States, in which is a majority' of.; the nation's electoral votes. .; However, it is pointed out that :an early, poll in 1936 also showed a majority for Mr. Landon, and that the many factors, including domestic, defence and foreign issues, to be discussed by the candidates in the next few months, will determine the final result."}
{"id":205055461,"text":"17 Nov 1922 - British General Elections Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Friday 17 November 1922, page 9 British General Elections THE. EARLY RETURNS Substantial Conservative Lead TWO MINISTERS DEFEATED LONDON. 15th November. Rolling in the London areas was quiet, and opened in the murk of a November fog, which prevailed for tbc greater pnrt of tlie clay. An average poll of 75 per cent, is expected in the 59 London seat-s. A striking feature was the women's vote. Many women attended the polling booths an hour before the opening time. Some absurdities are reported from Yorkshire constituencies, where the names of boys of 12 or 13 years of age appeared on the rolls. These children were allowed to vote. All the West End hotels were permitted to remain open to provide for tlie wants ot the crowds thronging tbo city awaiting the results. For tbo same purpose the train, tram and tube services were extended into tlie small hours. The excitement in London increased as tlie evening wore on, especially when the Labor victories at Uarnsley, Hanloy and Accrington were announced on tbo illuminated screens in Trafalgar Square and at the newspaper offices fo the Strand aud Fleet-street. There were also loud cheers when a popular Independent like Mr. John Ward (Stoke-on-Trent) was elected. It is estimated that at least 20,000 motors wore placed at the disposal of the candidates. .Many candidates had 50 or 00 motors employed bringing voters to the poll. 'Tlie Labor candidates bad more cars thun ever before.1 Mr. I4oyd George recorded his vote as the occupier of No. 10 Downing-strcet in tbc Abbey division of Westminster. The voters at Lincoln included Mrs. Mary Foley, aged 103, who motored to the poll with her son, aged over 70. Mrs. Jane Lister, aged 106, felt unequal to the task of going to tlie polling booth. Indian Extremist Returned for Batter-sea. There were pathetic 'scenes in the Ulster counties of Tyrone aud Fermanagh, where the excitement was so great that tbo aged, sick and infirm were taken from their beds and carried on stretchers to record their : votes. A great reversal '. look place at Oxford, ' where the Conservative majority of 5000 waa converted into a Liberal majority of 3S00. ' There was a sensa'tion at Battersea North 1 where Saklatvala, an Indian extremist, de-fcated- a National Liberal by 2000 votes. Mr. Joseph Devlin . (Irish Nationalist/, 1 though failing to secure election for Liverpool (Exchange division) ran within 3000 votes of Mr. Leslie Scott, the sitting Con-1 scrvalive. j Sir Robert Home was returned for Hill-head with a slightly decreased majority. Mr. Grigg (National Liberal) beaded the poll at Oklliam, Lady Emmott befog at the bottom of the list. Mr. G. F. Stanley, Under Secretary for Home Affairs, was defeated for Preston, tho Labor candidate topping the poll. Mr. J. It. Ciyncs (Labor leader), who was returned unopposed in 1018, was only returned for Platting through the splitting of the anti-Labor vote, tho combined Liberal and Conservative vote exceeding that cust for labor. Lady Astor and Mr. Ramsay Mac donald Elected. Mr. Leslie Wilson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Unionist Whip, is the second .Minister whore defeat lias been announced, Air. Erskine (Independent Conservative) winning St. Gcorge'3 by 3500 votes. Lady Astor was returned for Sutton, Mr J. Macnamara for Cam-berwell, Mr T. W. H. Inskip for Bristol.- Dir. Ramsay Maedonald (Labor) wrested Abcravon from a Lloyd George re- presentative. Mr. C. Addison, a former Liberal Minister, was defeated for Sliorc-ditcb by a National liberal. Of the ex-Australasian candidates Mr. Percy Harris (N-Z.)' won Bethnall South; Mr, Arthur Lynch was at the bottom of tho poll for Hackney Central, Mr. A. Pownall was returned for Lewisham, and Colonel Frey-lierg, V.C., was defeated for Cardiff Sout h. Air. Asquith's majority at Paisley was under 400, compared with 3000 in 1918. Woman candidates fared badly. Those who were defeated included Dame Gwynne Vaughan for Cambcrwell North, Airs. Oliver Strachoy for Brentford, and Airs. Eleanor Rathbonc for East Toxoth. Labor Gains in Glasgow. The sitting Conservative retained Bromley; Lord I'orster'a old seat. 'There were 'eight Labor gains at Glasgow, whore several well-known Conservatives were beaten. Air. Bouar Law's majority for Glasgow Central,, whieh wft.; 13,000 in 1918, was reduced to 2500 oyer the Labor candidate, while the Labor and Liberal candidates combined polled four votes more than the Prime Minister. Defeat of Mr. E. S. Montagu. Air. J. H. Thomas, general secretary of the National Union of Railway Men, lias been re-clectcd for Derby. Mr. E. S. Montagu, who created a Cabinet crisis when, as Secretary of State for India, he made public au important document without consulting bis colleagues, and was forced to : resign, lias been defeated for Cambridgeshire. . Defeat of a Communist. Air. Guy Aldred, a Communist, polled only 470 votes at Shcttleston (Glasgow) in a poll of 2-1,000. He hud declared that if elected he would not take his seat in I art lament, as ho was opposed to the Parliamentary system of government. FIRST PROGRESS RETURN. Of the 692 scats in the House 'of Commons, -the results iti 237 constituencies arc known. Tlie position of parties is as follows:— CONSERVATIVES 165 LIBERALS (Asqulth Party) 26 NATIONAL LIBERALS (Lloyd George Party) 22 LABOR .. 67 INDEPENDENTS 7 PARTY LOSSES AND GAINS Lost. Gained. Net Loss. CONSERVATIVES .... — 6 _ - 2 _. 4 NATIONAL LIBERALS - 5 5 Net Gain. LABOR 1 8 .. 7"}
{"id":205135686,"text":"29 Aug 1938 - Legality of Sewerage Polls Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Monday 29 August 1938, page 10 Legality of Sewerage Polls I, have noticed through the columns of a recent issue of your pnper thnt the Lowan shire council has „becn asked by the Minister of Water Supply to conduct a poll on the question of the sewerage nf Tjhtti t hnvo h<v>n informed that no provisions exist in tho Local Government Act for expenditure , of municipal funds on a poll ot this nature. On the contrary, there is a clause In the Country Districts Sewerage Act which gives any person owning property that is liable to be injuriously nffoctcd the right to. petition against the scheme. If the latter is correct then it would appear that the' Minister's request is quite out of order, and imposing an Illegal obligation on the local council. Would it be possible for you to furnish an authoritative statement on the iegai aspects of the subject through your columns, as f.hft mnffni 1r nf Inf.nrMfc to mnilV tOWHS at present ? — INQUIRER (Nhill)."}
{"id":205143173,"text":"09 Aug 1938 - CHELSEA SEWERAGE POLL. Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tuesday 9 August 1938, page 7 CHELSEA SEWERAGE POLL. Local Project Defeated. Strong opposition to a proposal that a local tcworage authority should bo. established at Chelsea, with the object of eewcrtng the municipality at an cattmatod cost of £130,000, was expressed by ratepayers on Saturday, when a plebiscite on tho question was submitted lo them. If carried tho proposal would have meant an .Impost of 2/u In the pound, and opponents of the scheme con-stdered that the ratepayers should wait until Mordlaltoc was sewered, and then ask the Metropolitan Board of works to- extend the system to Chelsea, which would mean the imposition of a rate of 1/2. The poll showed ihut a majority of more than four to one was against the local project, tho figures being:— For, 250; against, Hit."}
{"id":205145375,"text":"12 May 1941 - Canada's Defence Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Monday 12 May 1941, page 7 Canada's Defence WASHINGTON, May 11 (A.A.P.). The latest Gallup poll shows that 90 per cent, of voters favor the United States fighting to defend Canada If invaded; compared with 68 per cent, in October, 1939."}
{"id":205147654,"text":"29 Apr 1941 - SENTIMENT IN THE U.S.A. Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tuesday 29 April 1941, page 7 SENTIMENT IN THE U.S.A. All-in Aid is Essential "The Age" Special Representative. NEW YORK, April 28. America, whose growing sentiment for Britain against the Axis' is reflected in recent Gallup polls, . is coming to realise that the British are again fighting alone and cannot hope to win without all-out aid from the United States. Mr. Churchill's speech . has served as a reminder that the war will .be won or lost in the west and that America's armaments, safely delivered, are vital for victory. Therefore Americans are further convinced that they must assure the delivery of munitions whatever the cost. How soon this sentiment will crystallise to the point where President Roosevelt and Congress will feel warranted to go all-out is anybody's guess, but certainly Mr. Churchill's words have provided a new impetus. . Mr. Rockefeller's letter is an example of how many leading Americans are thinking. Moreover, there are indications that many organisations, particularly the Great War veterans, who long advocated a peaceful attitude and are now. outspoken against the Axis, are demanding strong measures to protect cargoes of American goods to Britain. Commenting briefly on Mr. Churchill's speech, .the fall of Athens and the superb fight by the Greeks, Australians and New Zealanders, the "New York Times" in an editorial says: — "The battle which will determine England's fate is not that in the Mediterranean, though the importance of controlling that sea remains, but in the Atlantic. In the outcome of that battle' the fortunes of America are involved hardly" less than Britain's. Therefore our help in that battle must come, and will come on an increasing scale." The New York "Herald-Tribune" clearly sees Mr. Churchill's words as addressed to Americans in the hope that they, like the British, will have the courage, vigor , and independence to make up their own minds as to what America should do in the matter of convoys and other aid. It says: — "We believe Americans need clearer guidance from President Roosevelt and a firmer line of policy in this difficult and distressful world, but believe that Americans are' able to face facts and move promptly to meet them without waiting to be told.""}
{"id":205151227,"text":"14 Jun 1941 - GALLUP POLLS Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Saturday 14 June 1941, page 20 GALLUP POLLS How Public Opinion is Gauged Frequent references to what are known in the United States of America as Gallup polls, as barometers of the trend of mass opinion in that country regarding questions of major national import, have aroused interest as to how they are conducted, and the extent to which they can be accepted as reflecting the mind -of such a vast electorate. Gallup polls are conducted under the auspices of the American Institute o.f Public Opinion, but it is not claimed for them that they present a true percentage reflex of the mind of Americans as a whole on any particular question. In the preface to "The Pulse of Democracy," published last year, of which Dr. G. Gallup and Mr. S. F. Rae are joint authors, that Is conceded. "But," the preface continues, "it is not too hopeful to suggest that the continuous collection of facts about public opinion will provide "theorists of the future with a solid' groundwork on which to base a realistic theory of public opinion as it actually works in every-day life." A Gallup poll is based on the assumption that, by sounding the : opinions of a relatively small number of persons, proportionate to each major population group in every section of the community, the opinion of the whole population can be determined with a considerable degree of accuracy. This claim has been supported in a number of instances by the subsequent reaction of the electorate at the -ballot box, which has confirmed, in the main, if not in precise figures, the trend disclosed by the Gallup poll. The method of finding out what the public thinks about the New Deal, the extent to which America should aid the democracies in their struggle against Totalitarianism, the prospects of the re-election of a President, and so forth, Is by actual contact' with individuals by trained "interviewers," who seek out stock brokers, bankers, farmers, lumberjacks, clerks, artisans, domestics, &c., and record their replies to a prepared, questionnaire. These interviewers will "drive through a snowstorm to contact a farmer: trudge across a Kansas wheat 1 field in blazing heat to talk to a thrasher on his job; climb to a third floor tenement in New York's east ci/tA fl In tVtAitt MIM«. — . 1 oluv » »BUC Mien. wo>jr pnou a icojJicll-dently uniformed doorkeeper of a Park-avenue apartment, or- talk to a charwoman who is mopping the floor of the office of an industrialist employing thousands of men ' and women." Considerable care is taken in framing the questions to be put by interviewers. It is regarded as essential that a question should be as brief and to the point as possible; should avoid all suggestion of possible bias; should be simply phrased in words' in everyday use, and if alternatives are used they should be presented as early in the question as possible."}
{"id":205183814,"text":"09 Sep 1938 - NHILL SEWERAGE Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Friday 9 September 1938, page 14 NHILL SEWERAGE Poll To-morrow NHILL. Thursday. — Messrs. A. G. Gutteridge, consulting engineer of the Lowan shire council; Mr H. W McCay, divisional engineer in charge of this district for the Water Supply Commission, and Mr. A. E. Hepburn, sanitary engineer of the Health department, addressed a public meeting of Nhlli riding ratepayers on the question of the installation of a sewerage scheme in Nhill. and strongly advocated the undertaking. Questions by members of the audience indicated that their opposition to the proposal was on the ground that it would prove too expensive lor working people. A poll of ratepayers will be taken to decide the matter on Saturday. It was stated that the cost of the installation to a householder would be about £41."}
{"id":205216412,"text":"14 Nov 1938 - Yarrawonga Sewerage Poll Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Monday 14 November 1938, page 14 Yorrawonga Sewerage Poll YARRAWONGA, Sunday. — By an overwhelming majority tho town riding ratepayers yesterday decided in favor of the proposed sewerage scheme lor the vown 10 service 580 tenements. The vot-i"4 W8s;-f0r sewerage. 684: against. 132; majority for. 502. The work is estimated to cost £37,000. £ 14 00rnm 8mnt towards thls being"}
{"id":205294714,"text":"13 Jan 1941 - American View on Irish Neutrality Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Monday 13 January 1941, page 7 American View on Irish Neutrality NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (A.A.P.) . A Gallup poll on the question "Would you like to see the Irish give up their neutrality and let the English use bases on the Irish coast ?" shows 63 per cent, in favor, 16 against, and 21 per cent, undecided. A special survey of first and second generation Irish-Americans showed 40 per cent, in favor, 52 against, and eight per cent, undecided."}
{"id":205295267,"text":"30 Jan 1941 - CJTIZENS' VIEW ON AID BILL Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thursday 30 January 1941, page 7 C ITIZENS' VIEW ON AIRBILL The "GuUuf)" Poll NEW YORK, January 29. A "Gallup poll" taken in large urban centres in the United States shows that 54 per cent, of the voters favor the passage of the Aid BUI. Mr. Gallup, organiser oi the poll, points out that the vote from the smaller centres may greatly alter the percentages. He aaaea: "About one person In six who approves the bill wants some sort of amendment, chiefly for a time limita- tion, and to prohibit the President from sending troops or the navy abroad.""}
{"id":205305195,"text":"25 Jan 1941 - AID BILL IN FAVOR Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Saturday 25 January 1941, page 21 AID BILL IN FAVOR Public Support Increases "The Age" Special Service and A.A.P. WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. A Gallup poll to-night shows that 68 per cent, of the nation favors aid to Britain even at the risk of involvement in war, com- pared witn 60 .per cent. in December and 36 per cent, in May. ; ;/ '/-' One member of Congress who canvassed each of his 12,000 constituents, declared that' he had received overwhelming support for the bill, with, however, strong modifications protecting the power of congress. Colonel Lindbergh's testimony had a single quality — canaor. n represents an infinitesimal fraction of American public opinion, particularly because of its extreme form. There are, of course, many isolationists, but Lindbergh represents the rarest species. His testimony had one single concrete fact of technical value — all the rest were observations — in 1938 German plane pro- duction was zo.uuu a year, ana oy now it had increased several times over. Somewhat more modified in viewpoint, although of the same tenor as Lindbergh's evidence, was a statement by President Hutchins of the University of Chicago, whose declaration that, the American people were about, to commit suicide by drifting into a war for which they were intellectually and morally unprepared. He caused consid- erable surprise, since hitherto ne nan been one of the President's stanchest. supporters, by declaring, "The conclusion is inescapable that the President Is reconciled to active military intervention, if such intervention is needed to defeat the Axis." But, despite this opposition, 125 faculty members of the same university simultaneously issued a statement urging the immediate enactment of the "Lease-Lend" Bill to empower 1.1 n u i. i-_ ia.1.o Jill Mie flUolU'Clit tU tunc ail licv-cooai j measures to prevent the national disaster which threatens us so long as Hitler remains undefeated." . This infinitely more represents ; tlue viewpoint of the American -people than that either of Lindbergh or Hut-chins. \\ Substitute Bills Isolationists have introduced measures designed as substitutes for Mr. Roosevelt's aid bill. A bill introduced by Senator. E. D. Johnson provides for an outright gift of 2,000,000,000 dollars' worth of war materials t.o Britain. Senator Taft Is sponsoring a measure authorising the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to lend 1,000,000,000 dols. to Britain. 500,000,000 dols. to Canada, and 50,000,000 dols. to Greece. xixc Jcicuuc ij»uiuiuioaiuii xiao waiixcu lumbernv/.i that the President's price-fixing powers and the Draft Industry clause of the Selective Service Act will be invoked unless timber prices are reduced ahd deliveries speeded up."}
{"id":205325872,"text":"12 Sep 1951 - Is Mr. Churchill in Eclipse? Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wednesday 12 September 1951, page 2 : Is /-'Mr. Churchill in Eclipse? Leaders in Britain -T-— — — , By. — , -A. J. CUMMINGS, Diplomatic Correspondent, the "News-Chronicle," London. A POLITICAL surprise has startled many in- Britain. Gallup poll figures recently published -show a marked' preference " v for Mr. Anthony Eden over Mr. Churchill to head a Conservative Government. What seems to have taken people most by surprise is the fact that, in the Conservative vote, Mr. Eden received only five per cent, less than Mr. Churchill. IT WAS TO BE EXPECTED that Liberal and Labor supporters would poll heavily ' for Mr. Eden in the belief that he has a more progressive, outlook in home politics, and that he would be a "safer" guide in foreign affairs. Probably the explanation for this switch In popular favor can be traced to a sharp division, : growing more 'acute in recent : months, in the Tory ranks: on policy, tac- . tics and personalities. : Mr. Churchill. has been the victim of something akin tu a party whispering campaign. He is accused of stultifying through deliberate Inertia the: policy proposals of the Butler Group.He He has certainly annoyed many Tory members of Parliament, especially those on the Front Bench, by his habit' of butting in wilh-out :, consultation and disrupting agreed Parliamen-taTy tactics, and of ploughing too many lone furrows . inside and outside Westminster. The Gossip Then, so goes the talk, he is now too old, besides being too deeply preoccupied; with his war histories (two : more books still to come), to take charge of our national affairs at a time when the mounting problems demand unremitting attention and great physical and m.ental endurance. Further, the argument runs In the clubroom gossip, Mr-Eden as Prime Minister will be less of a provocation to the trade union leaders, to the mass of working-class supporters of the Labor movement. The answer made to those who point out that Mr. Churchill is pre-eminently ; the most popular- and trusted figure in America Is that Mr. Eden, though far less widely kriown among ordinary American citizens, is also much esteemed In Washington political circles, and that his recent speaking tour In the United States has notably raised his prestige. In reporting these fretful dissensions. so common among ail parties tlirough-out our political history, I must nevertheless record my own conviction, thai Mr. Churchill, and not Mr. Eden, will head the next Conservative Administration. 'Who Who Will Dare? Mr, Churchill Is easily the most outstanding,, as- well as the most controversial, British figure in our contemporary life. In the public eye he dominates the Opposition; and Labor fears his. aggressive personality more than any other. When the lime comes, is there any Tory politician, however Inttiicntial, behind the scene, however brave, who will dare to challenge openly his prescriptive right to the succession? I should be sorry for the challenger. .The The man who has vanquished death in various forms at least 17 times, and come back smiling, is still physically and mentally alert. If not quite so alert, or so full of pep, as 111 the war years; and he has every Intention of making his home once more in 10 Downing Street. One of his oldest friends told me the other day that it is Mr. Churchill's ambition, a very natural one, to be a peacetime Prime Minister; to prove .that he can conduct ,the nation's business as successfully in peacetime (such as it is 1) as in the stress of war. My informant added: "I believe that, at the end of six months or a year, having made his official mark again on Parliament and the people, he will then retire In- favor of ft younger man." From this last suggestion-one must take leave to , differ profoundly. In forceful men high office does not encourage such super-modesty. Power is a' magnet that never loses its attraction. Respect Abroad If Mr. Churchill hasn't "made his mark again" after ' a year in office he will want to go on until he does make it. If he has made It. he will, though with proper, diffidence, regard himself as indispensable to the nation. I can't see' him retiring voluntarily to Chartwell to paint pictures: of rural peace. It is reasonably 'safe' to assume that his return will" be ' welcomed In the U.S.A. as in most of the free world, and that in Moscow the news will' be received with respect mingled with considerable annoyance. Mr. Churchill is one of the ; few politicians, if not the only one, outside the Iron Curtain for whom Stalin-has always entertained . . a lively respect. That Is obvious from eount-, less war books, particularly those - written by Russian citizens who had personal contact with Stalin, and have since escaped to the West. A . few years ago an acquaintance of mine who Is no-Churchill fan toured some of the capitals of Europe. He. tells, me that wherever he ' went he found photographs of Mr. Churchill In. houses large and' small, and Churchill memories very vivid. . "He still regarded abroad," lie said, "as the representative -Englishman,:: as the savior of Europe.'" ' ' Should the' Tory party, realise Its hopes in the general election— now, In spite of the public desire as disclosed In the Gallup poll, a less likely autumn happening — it 'looks as if, to begin with, at any rate, Mr. Churchill as Prime M'nister will -make a favorable ' Impact on friendly nations in Europe and elsewhere. I will say nothing at present about the impact on home affairs."}
{"id":205681164,"text":"19 Nov 1948 - \"Doctor\" Loses a \"Patient\" Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Friday 19 November 1948, page 1 "Doctor" Loses a 6 'Patient" CHICAGO. Nov. 18 (A.A.P.). . The newspaper "Daily News" has announced that it will no longer subscribe to the Gallup poll. The announcement said "the poll-takers may point out that their margin of error in. the U.S. Presidential election forecast was not great, but when a man breaks into a dance after being pronounced dead . the doctor can reasonably expect to lose a few patients""}
{"id":205796800,"text":"18 May 1927 - COMPULSORY VOTING. Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wednesday 18 May 1927, page 11 COMPULSORY VOTING. Average Poll of 91,77 %. .At the State elections 011 IHIi ' April last; ut which tho electors of Victoria so iinmiptnUiibly recorded their dismissal of the late composite Government, u lolul of 780,614. persons recorded a vote at the poll. Of that number 15,240 votes were informal. ' : . With compulsory voting in force for tho. first time in n Slate election, anil the Allan-Peacock Ministry's iniquitous Electoral. Act to avenge, 01 .77 per cent, of the total, electors -enrolled In the contested : electorates . exercised their, right to vote, as compared with only 50.24 in the elections of 1021. While Hie total enrolments in : the recent poll numbered 003,211 voters, 142.717 of these were located amongst the eight electorates in which no contest took place, so Hint the total enrolments from which the 780,514 voters cnirie 'amounted to .850,401. The total number of non-voters amongst tho contested electorates was (10,980. Ill addition to these particulars, an official analysis oi the percentage of voters in ' the various contested electorates— on which tile average percentage for Hie whole poll ia biised— was issued yesterday by the State Chief Electoral Ofheer (Mr. Gihler). Following is a table showing the percentages at the recent elections compared with tho 1024 elections held oil tlm old distributions of seats, and without the application of compulsory voting: — 1027— COM 1'UI.SOUY VOTING. Albert Park.. . , . .80.33 Kara Kara and -Allantoic .. 95. 41 Honing..'.. .. 00.81 Ballnpat.. ,, .. 04.00 Kfirontf and niirunu .. 01.05 KoKleliawk.. .. 03.07 tlcnalla .. .. 1)2.72 Lov.im. , ... dq.SS ncntiipo .. .. .. 1/3.07 Mar.vborouffn and floroonclnra .. .. 03.53 I/avloafurd.. .. 03.S2 Briinswlck : .. ... Oj.33 Melbourne .. 81.01 Bulla nnd- Dal' . Mtldura' 00.S0 -boufitQ..'' .. "88.00. MorninRtou .. .. 80.22 Carlton.. .. .. ' 00. 33 Nunawadtn. . .. 03.05 Onatlcmainc and ; . OakletKh., .. .. 1)3.77 Kynclnu .. . 03.07 I'ort Kuirv and Oaulfleld..' 02.08 Glenelc .. .. iSt.10 Clifton Ilill., 8(170- Prabran .. .. 01.31 Cojiurt? . . . 94.72 Rodney . . 92.13 OolUn'/ood.. ; ftO.nd .St. Hilda,. .. .. 01.91 Daiidcnonfr ... 01.14 Stawell and fiundns .. '00.12 Ararat 02.7S Rssendoh,. 94.7(1 Swan Hill .. 87.09 Myelyn . . ... ; 90.45 Toornk .. 89.90 l-lemlngtion ,91.00 Upper Goulbum 90.15 Ce'eloni' .. 93.17 Upper Yarra .. 1/0.03 (Slppsland KhrL.' 89.03 Walhalla. , .. 02,48 C.ippdand Norlb 92.03 WnnjraralUi and Olppslund South' 92.24'' Uvenu 91.09' Gippsland - West "01.53" Waratjpa 01.22 91.7(5 Warreiihcip and -Gimbower 90.52 Ovenvllle .. ., 05.59 ttomnden.. , 92.22. Wnrnambool. , ,. 04.08 Hnwlborn ... . .. -.94.42 Willlninstown .. IH.20 tleidtflbcrpf .. .. 92.15 WontbaRfci .. .. 02.97 Kcw .. .. 03.u Ouyfii. 80.72 , ,A large 'mjmber -of electors enrolled under n property qualification did not vote in respect, of .that' qualification. . . V .1024 - ELECTIONS (Contested Electorates. .Albert' Park, ..... 51U0 Gipprtand - West 03.83 Jtallarat "East; .. 78.00' ClJenclir .. ,. 70.02 llallarat Weat 71.01 UvcnvUlo 70.47 lliirwot! : ' . . 1. 53.03 (Junbower 05.53 Hcnnlla .. .. 55.01 irainpdou 95.42 llenambra ... .. 54.51' Hawthorn 59.70 ItendlKO Eaat ... 07.74 Jlka Jika .. .. 55.24 Uendtgo West .. »4.(H Koronu' .. .. .. 03.59 r.oroondara .. 44.59 Lpwan 00.55 Honink ' .. .V, .. 47.bU Manboroufjh,. .. 71.31 nrljrhlon. . -. . . . W.62 Melbourne .. .. 57.48 CaRllcmulne- JIal- ' MorninRton .. . . 50.01 don ... .. .. 73.59 Ovens 72.33 Dalhouplo .... S'2,07 I'olwarth 03.99 Dandelion .. 81.75 Vrahrnn 0-1.50 Daylesford .. .. 82.73 lloilney, .. 37.03 Pundaa .. 73.71) Slawoll-Ararat .. 74. 4U .Ea«ieliau'k .. .. 5M0 Swan Hill .. .. 4s.O.'j East Melbourne.. 52.03 , Toorak 47.09 Esaendon.'., . 00.95 lTpper Coulburn 72,37 Evelyn ... .48.27- Wulhalla.. .. .. .53.57 Gaeloiij? .. .. .. 72.55 Wiurn.iiiibool .. G3.13 Gippcland Norlb' 07.07"}
{"id":205848127,"text":"09 Jun 1931 - THE LOW-PERGENTAGE POLLS Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tuesday 9 June 1931, page 8 - ;THE LOW-PERGENTAGE POLLS-' I I'Cl -1-Hin ir.ivn-ivi- nir -i-lln ,\\cp. I - bi—'-Yoiir Bacchus Alai'sh toncsiioiuliiit I ebiiimeiifs' on | ho 1 low percentage (32 fs-r I cent.) of, voles east for the poll 111 Ihc I Soutliei'il jpinvliiec.. Although lK'siHfl the pm-cutnge ; is . lower,- ugiiiaat -o |ur I cent, nt JU2B, llio total uuinucr of vote!® sffow '. ah ,inercusp. ., ..In. 1023, ilffil volti I ivero.e«fj(,:: Tu 1D28, (Dili; in 10, ' II, USJ3. Ill .might also lie pointed out thnt in neither 1025: nor J02S were eontcsls hell: it I Melhouliiu, .Alolbournc A oil I: or Altl'l butiviifr.yAAst'v.proviiii-es, : ami nihtcly.-.,;idOO'- Soiithdni" jiroviacc: low.-1 iirh' . also entitled to vull I hV'.-'thM'o-'.:.pii)vfiiee5. 1 As elcclols ictkl ik-iii, iir every istalo (>|.thc.Lommouucsld<il New,.. Zeiilnnil, fjeuthunl ' and' Knglaudi I bhyiilos" oUiei's who ure nlentallj' ImnpawB tiitcil from voting, appear 011 tho lolls iwB tho province, uml nppioxuiiiitelj i -B electors, owners of suhdivisioual , . I reside outside the province, .it aouhl « ililhcnlt t-i eslimiitc the lino pauvid'-'B of eliijililu voters who cscrciseil tlw friiiieliise. Fpssihly (10. per emit, woilld re nearer the - mark. Though ike -ipslW ' the electors, is blamed for, the lo" I'f'B enntngo, it' is duo' rather to tho "MWB of- tlioiiu more directly liiteicstnl-preseiit'obsolelu mclliud of eoiiilldmg Qegi.slai.ivc . ; Council rolls shomu'(B sqiiipiicti, and u .inori! up. tu dale ovblv'bil'. ' -'JTid illliicully eou|d he a syst'eiii-'of e'nrohiient' on .Ike Pn|a'LB liiloptcilvfoi' adult suffrage. At "IL I 1 11111! -tl|i! --.Jiresilill ilriistic H-siikdloi' Counoetion ...vvitJi lostul. voting mWd« . lilllllllU'll, . ' „ :i|> I llli! Legislative Council luiaka., Its edueiitionul ns well as pi'ipmb 'J ileatioiiHi is much wider than umn) |i 1 realise.! mid w.tli some people in Ik niunlty advocating tbe "b"1''1"11 M Legisla'tive Council, the little cilia J luvolvoil ." of printing updo'dute . noulil lie well P'"1;1," '\\v |V-N I ' Auhilim; sill -Line."}
{"id":206063641,"text":"20 Dec 1947 - Popularity Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Saturday 20 December 1947, page 1 Popularity A Tnkin message states that a Gallup poll conducted among: Japanese middle school students to determine the most popular figure in Japan to-day, resulted as follows: — General Mac Arthur (top), 1; Emperor Hiro-hito (centre), 2; Prime Minister Katayama (bottom), 3."}
{"id":206112762,"text":"30 Jan 1953 - Advertising Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Friday 30 January 1953, page 15 GIGANTIC ffih&SMsr-n ENGINEERING EXHIBITION LECTURE SCHEDULE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1953 " 2 p.m. MATERIALS HANDLING: - Mr P; BY Everett, Manager. ' ; ' Engineering Division; Parbury Henty oi Co. 3 p.m. COST AND BUDGETARY CONTROL: Mr. T. J. Hubner. W. D Scott. & Co. 7 p.m. ENGINEERING -INSURANCE:, Breakdown of Machinery ; ' insurances: Mr R. . J, Reeder, Resident Engineer for Victoria, Royal Insurance Co Ltd. (through the courtesy ol Simon Warrender Pty. Ltd., Insurance Brokers) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1953 ' 2 n.m METHODS ENGINEERING: Mr. J. Nunns, Senior En-, gineer W. D Scott & Co. " . 3 D.m. GKRATEIl "PRODUCTION THROUGH IMPROVED HU-, ' S . ;MAN RELATIONS:.'. Mr. Erlo G.:. Brlghtford, Personnel Management Consultant. ; " . 4 D.m. STAFF SUPERANNUATION: Mr. Huntley G. Walker, . Assistant Manager, National Mutual_Iilie Association of Aust; (through the courtesy ol Simon.. Warrender pty Ltd. Insurance Brokers).:. 7pm PRACTICAL INCENTIVES IN INDUSTRY: Mr. G. Cham-' ' bers. Industrial Consultant. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1953 V 2 n m MARKETING UNDER TODAY'S CONDITIONS: Mr. Frank J Mitchell, Principal Frank Mitchell & Associates. Sales Promotion Consultants.' I nm PROMOTING SALES WITH TRANSFERS: Outdoor and . . 3 pXt-of-sale: Mr Robert Broad. Merchandising Dlrec-,PACKAGINTHi3>TRLND TO SELF SERVICE: Mr. John ' ; Hick: Merchandising Consultant. . = 4 p.ni. ADVERTISING: Mr. Noel Nixon. Principal, H. V. Nixon, Advertlslnz Co. " '7 n'ni THE ARCHITECT' IN INDUSTRY: Mr. J.' H. Melville, Mr. ' G. R.. Philip and Mr A. P. Stephenson,, ol Stephenson 6c' Turner. Architects. : THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1953 /; »a p.m. PUBLIC RELATIONS IN INDUSTRY: Mr. Burtbn Gra-w ham Principal Burton Graham &' Associates,. Australian atniiau of tne Publlo Relations Management Corpora-. tlon ol America, assisted by Mr. Stanley Cookson,' Sales Promotion Manager. Murray Valley Coaches Pty. Ltd. 3 nm. DISTRIBUTION— Wrapping: Mr. O. H. Gepp, of Austra-Han Paper Manufacturers Pty Ltd. ' DISTRIBUTION— Packing: Mr E. L. Altken, Managing " Director, Northern Timber Mills, President of the ' Wooden Packing Case Manufacturers' Association. -4 p.m. TRANSPORTATION— Road and Sea: Mr. O. W. Kerry ' Secretary, Colliers Interstate Transport Service Ltd ' TRANSPORTATION— Ball: Mr. H. Fleming, V'otortan TNSPRTAlON— Air: Mr. J. North, Freight Super-. " Intendent A.N A 7p.m. PRODUCT DESIGN: Mr. CharleB Furey, Industrial De-' _ ' ' signer. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1953 a h m MKRCHAND1S1NG AND A1ANUFACTURING OVERSEAS: p Mr T M Ramsay Jolnt Managing Director. The Kiwi ' Polish Co Ptv Ltd. 3 Dm; SURVEYS FOR INDUSTRY; Mr. Roy Morgan. Dlreotor. Australian public Opinion Polls. . -4 om YOUR CONTRIBUTI6N TO BETTER MANAGEMENT; Mr W D Scott. Chairman ol Directors W. D. Scott is CO". ' ' - _ ; OPENS TO PUBLIC TODAY Dramatising a Thousand Wonders of the Machine and Scientific Age Showing 8 Days and Nights — 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Whether you be a HOUSEWIFE, ENGINEER or TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SAILOR, YOU WILL BE FASCINATED BY THIS GIANT WORKING DISPLAY OF MODERN MACHINERY AND INVENTIONS. HUNDREDS OF ENGINEERS HAVE PLOTTED THIS HUGE EXHIBITION FOR MONTHS TO PROMOTE TO THE TRADE AND PUBLIC A THOUSAND IDEAS WHICH WILL CUT COSTS— SPEED PRODUCTION AND GIVE AUSTRALIA A BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING. /u \\ I \\ If V/Vv. \\ f \\ \\ ' The Industrial Public Relations Service of Australia presents:— THE ENGINEERING EXHIBITION— 1953. Nearly £lm worth of machines and equipment will actually demonstrate to all the vast possibilities of our age. Over 28,000 square feet of working displays depict every conceivable type of machine and . invention that will aid in speeding production and lowering' consumer prices. Precision machines that work at such close tolerances that the human eye could never -measure . . Tasks that only a year ago took tedious hours to perform are fully completed ' at the Exhibition in a matter of seconds. You will see behind the scenes all that goes to make your every day world tick. ... You will be amazed at the dynamic force of Industry which gives us all more comfort, ease and all round better living. "Tile Age When the Machine is the Servant of Man " NOTE THE PRICES ! I There's a hum of industry at the Exhibition . . . . Demonstrations are the order of the day; Engineers believe that just to see is NOT enough, and at the Engineering Exhibition they are out to show. . . You will find the impact of their working Displays unbelievingly astonishing. They'll be actually Machining, Cutting, Grinding, Drilling, Riveting, Welding, Automatically Conveying Goods, Packing, Lifting, Toolinc, Gear Cutting, with Dynamos whirring galore, together with hundreds and hundreds of other working displays and inventions. PACKED WITH Make up a party and visit this exciting exhibition. Bring the children, I NITPP TQT too. It will be educating and enlightening .. .they'll talk about it for I IN J t lx CO I weeks to come. EXHIBITION -1953 1 | . TO BE HELD AT | THE EXHIBITION BUILDINGS, MELBOURNE FRIDAY, January 30 to SATURDAY, February 7 j I OPEN 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. DAILY J , BOURKE-STREET BUSES STOP RIGHT AT THE DOOR. ;j . Our prjees will suit your purse ... Everybody can attend ADULTS (plus tax) l i Bring the Kiddies, too, for only 6d. Services. — Adequate Car I'ark with Attendance. Restaurant and Snack Bar. Ice Cream and soft Drinks. Free Cloaking and Parcels Service. Free Exhibition Directory. DAILY FILM MORNING SESSION Time Title of Film Showing ' "MULSIFYRE" 11 a.m. . "COL. CROMPTON" 11.5 a.m. "BEYOND THE PYLONS" 11.25 a.m. "ROLLER BEARING ON RAILWAYS" 11.45 a.m. "SHARPENING A . PLANE HELICAL-MILLING CUT &c." . . 12.13 p.m. "HARD METALS" ..12.24 p.m.' AFTERNOON SESSION "DUMPER IN INDUSTRY" 2 p.m. "ACCIDENTS DON'T HAPPEN" 2.30 p.m. t "PRINCIPALS OF C O M M E R C IAL DUST COLLECTION" 3 p.m. "WHYALLA PIPE LINE" .. 3.22 p.m. PROGRAMME "EVERYDAY MIRACLES" ., ., 3.47 p.m. "SKYLON" .. .. 4.5 l.m. "PRE-PRESS" .. .. 4.27 p.m. "HOLD THE LAND" N . . 4.42 p.m. "PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISTORTION" 4.55 p.m. "WIMET AGE NO. 2" 5.15 p.m. EVENING SESSION "WHERE GIANTS MEET" 7 p.m. "HEAT TREATMENT HINTS" 7.15 p.m. "PRODUCTION WITH PRECISION" 7.55 p.m. "THE CASE FOR SISALCRAFT" ,. 8.15p.ra. "KROKSTROMMEN AND HARSPRAN-GET" (by Royal Swedish Water Board) 8.35 p.m."}
{"id":206675617,"text":"05 Dec 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: OUT MENZIES Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 5 December 1951, page 3 GALLUP POLL SAYS: OUT MENZIES TF a Federal election were held to-- l dav, Menzies would get only 45 per cent of the votes and would be soundly defeated. This was admitted by the Australian Public Opinion Gallup Poll in the Sun of November 22 As this Gallup Poll has in recent tests shown itself to be loaded in favor of Menzies, the artuai vote for Menzies woald probably be only I 40 -- to • 44 -- per cent. lt The Gallup Poll results actually showed that of every 100 people interviewed, only 38 sPld they would vote for Liberal-Country Party. 48 said Labor, one said Independent, while 13 were undecided. The result is significant as showing the big swing against Menzies and Fadden as people wake up to he full meaning uf the budget and the war policy. It gives added reascn for raising the demand: MEiT^IES MUST GO. Interesting sidelight is the admission made by the Gallup Poll organisers that <o win a majority of seats. Labor must receive nearly 53 per cent of the vote."}
{"id":206677134,"text":"02 Apr 1952 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS NO SOVIET THREAT Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 2 April 1952, page 9 GALLUP POLL SHOWS NO SOVIET THREAT "pORONTO.—A Gallup Poll taken here in January shows that the majority of Canadians recognise, despite an intensive anti-Soviet campaign, that the Soviet Union does not threaten Canadian security. * * * The question asked in the Poll was: "Do you thing the Russian Government wants war with us at this .time?" Fifty-seven per cent replied 'NO'; 21 per cent had no opinion and only 22 per .cent answered 'YES'."}
{"id":206679470,"text":"17 Sep 1952 - Unity was main basis of victory Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 17 September 1952, page 6 Unity was main basis of victory CARLY in July, 1951, Menzies was conceitedly confident that his referendum would win. Gallup polls reported big majorities for him, and extreme rightwing Labor politicians were supporting Menzies. But Communist Party General Secretary L- L. Sharkey, writing in Tribune, sounded a different note. "Unity is vital in fight to defeat the referendum," said the heading to his article. And in the article, Mr. Sharkey wrote: "On broad, united front work, abjuring once and for all economist narrowness and sectar. ianism, depends, in large measure, the fate of the NO campaign." The article made it clcar that if the people were united, they could win, The campaign for unity grew rapidly. Communists io. city, suburb and country went and talked in a friendly way to ALP members, tramped the streets with them Living out leaflets or putting up Ti- ters. Wharfies from the big cities organised tours of the countryside and had .friendly yarns with farmers. "Strewth," said one Sydney wharfie after his first talk with a farmer, "that fellow hates Menzies just as much as I do." Many supporters of the Liberal Party, seeing how the referendum threatened trade unions and small businessmen, gave a friendly welcome to Communists distributing manifestoes, and joined actively m the NO campaign. In offices as well as factories, men reminded each othsr that when Ward has suggested to Menzies m Parliament that Menzk might aeclare a couple of Labor senators, Menzies had replied: .. "I am obliged for the suggestion. I can think of one or two, or at least one, Labor Senator whom it would be perfectly easy to declare. I can also think of one member or this House who might escape only by the skin of his teeth." Menzies went on to say 1 never do make threats I don't carry out-The lesson was clear. Menzies would "declare" not only Communists, but ALP men as welland anyone else who opposed mm too strongly. * rpHE unity became so strong that 1 the extreme rightwir." Labor politicians who were supporting tne referendum were forced to ao secretly. , They were isolated and weakened. (Today the same men are attempting a comeback, joining with Wentworth and Gullett in redbaitog attacks on world-famous Australian writers.) . The unity that was buL.m tne referendum campaign broug'it w tory. In the words of the com munist Party Secretariat statement following the NO victory:— "This powerful uni^v and activW of the working class was the main basis of victory It yjoased the small farmers and middle class- * convinced the wavering sections " "The lesson is: unity, and stffl more unity, and the ending of sectarianism, narrowness and w ism.""}
{"id":206689580,"text":"11 Mar 1947 - PRESS CENSORS POLL ON PRESS Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Tuesday 11 March 1947, page 7 PRESS CENSORS POLL ON PRESS HPHE Standard, official ALP paper, says that the anti-Labor papers have censored answers given by the public to a Gallup Poll on the press. The questions, according to the Standard, were: "Do yon think that the daily newspapers you read are fair or unfair in their reports of political happenings? "What about their reports of international events: Do yon think that they are fair or unfair?" "The press silence on the answers," says the Standard, "is terrific.""}
{"id":206822432,"text":"09 Jul 1942 - Gallup Polls Opposed Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thursday 9 July 1942, page 3 Gallup Polls Opposed' HOB ART , Wednesday.— The State Government will ask the Commonwealth Government to take steps to control the publication of Gallup pub-lin onininn nnllc tn nvauonf nt t ninn j T .r y w pibium iiiiaienu" mg information being given to the public. The Premier (Mr. Cosgrove) said he had received a request from the Hobart Trades Hall Council to take the matter up. The public was given to understand that the polls were the result of genuine investigations and interviews, but the Trades Hall council had been unable to find anyone in Hobart who had been interviewed by the Gallup poll organisation."}
{"id":206873793,"text":"21 Feb 1948 - Survey of London's Street-Sellers Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Saturday 21 February 1948, page 5 Survey of London's Street-Sellers Books of t la t\\ Bay ' Social surveys, mass. observation, Gallup polls —we are apt to think such things peculiar to present-day ways of thinking. But a hundred years ago a section of London's population was surveyed' by personal interview, and . : allowed to speak for itself. . .w «HE . STREET TRADER'S »# I LOT: LONDON, 1851" 1 (Sylvan Press, London, 18/3), Is a book of selections, chosen by Stanley Rubinstein, from that survey made by Henry Mayhew, and first published under the title "London Labor and the London Poor." Mr. Rubinstein has enlivened the pages with contemporary drawings of the characters described, and assembled a most informative and fascinating selection from Mayhew's portrait gallery. Mayhew claimed that his book was "the first attempt to publish the history of a people from the lips of the people themselves— giving a literal description of their labor, their earnings, their trial and their suffering, in their own unvarnished language; and to portray the condition of their homes and their families by personal observation of the places and direct communion with the individual." There is an authentic ring about the conversation which he reports, -and whether the pictures that emerge are humorous or heartbreaking (both are - present in full measure) they have the quality of un-doctored truth. Mayhew disclaimed attachment tp any doctrinaire social or political panacea; he aimed to write as "a collector of facts," whose chief desire was to show "the importance of the poor and working class as members of society." The condition which he described had been known in a general way for a long time. The "Blue Books" of social statistics had pro- vided material for such works as Disraeli's novel depicting "the Two Nations," the rich and the poor. But for most of London's well-to-do, "Punch's" comment on Mayhew's book was valid — "These wonders and terrors have been lying by your door and mine, ever since we had a door of our own. We.' had but to go a hundred yards off and see for ourselves, but we never did.". The difference was that Mayhew did. Who was Henry Mayhew T Th a on of a London solicitor, he had a varied, adventurous life, and was one of the co-founders of "Punch" men, who were described as "humanitarians first and humorists second." He was a practical philanthropist, as; well u, journalist, and founded the Friendly' Association of London Costerman-gers, which had among its aims the establishment of a provident fund and savings bank, and the provision of "harmless, if not rational, amusements at the same cheap rate as the pernicious entertainments now - resorted to by the street sellers." Above all, the warmth of his genuine concern for the poor of London won the confidence of a class naturally disposed to regard such as himself with the utmost suspicion. He never lost his faith in their capacity for improvement, given the chance. After a-striking description of the debauched entertainment provided for the coolers at the "Wlc" (afterwards the Old Vic) Theatre, he quotes a coste'rmonger oX the better class. "Well, Sir, it's frightful, but the boys will have their amusements. .' . . It's - all stuff about them preferring this'- sort of thing. Give 'em good things at the same price, and I know they will like the good better than the bad." From their replies to his questions, the street sellers reveal themselves as they were, with all their human defects, as well as their human qualities — their loose-fitting morals (ne estimates that not one-tenth of the couples was married, the belief of many in their right to cheat ("It's not cheating, Sir, it's- outwitting' ), their endurance and resignation, theii pride in their clothes, their battle with the police (the "crushers"), and all the details of their daily life and work. Poets and Pafterers Mayhew estimated tlhat there were over 40)000 street sellers In London in 1851; and the colorful variety of their "lines" was remarkable — Baked Potato Man, Long-Song Seller, Book Auctioneer, Luciter Match Girl, Seller of Birds' Nests, Sellers of Grease-Removing Composition, and a host of others. The "patterers" among them felt intellectually superior to the mere vendors of goods. "We are the fiaris-tocracy of the streets," one, who told penny fortunes with a bottle, told Mayhew. "People don't pay us for what we gives 'em, but only to hear us talk. We live like yourself, Sir, by the hexercise of our hintellects— we by talking, and you by writing." Hunger, disease, poverty and hardships — hardly credible to-day — these- . were the common lot of the people Mayhew depicts. Yet their humor and humanity, their wholly untragic view of- themselves, are reflected by the man who felt their cause as his own. "What do you think of the Great Exhibition, Sir?" a street poet asked Mayhew. "I shall be there. Me and my mates. We are going to send in a set of werses in letters of gold for a prize. We'll let the foreigners know what the real native melodies of England is, and no mistake." Mr. Rubinstein has done a real service in enabling Mayhew's Londoner to tell their stories to a wider public."}
{"id":206905708,"text":"21 Nov 1953 - THE WEEK IN WIRELESS-- Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Saturday 21 November 1953, page 18 THE WEEK IN WIRELESS— Parliamentarians in Love With Their Own Broadcasts . Coincident with the release of a Gallup poll claiming that nearly 60 percent, of listeners ignore parliamentary broadcasts and that only 24 per .cent, listen, to them more than twice -a month, the Speaker,pf. fhej-louse of Representatives (Mr. Cameron) . declared that parliament would never : agree to:a system or selective: broadcasts. . By Ariel >HE TOLL DISCLOSED . that.- the Parliamentary I audience is dwindling and :I am not surprised. ; The issue has never been whether or -not Parliament shall be broadcast! All' that a large number of cultured listeners desire is that the broadcasting of Parliament shall .be transferred from., the only .station devoted, to cultural Items that we possess; and relayed over another channel. Alternatively, that ' on days that. Parliament is-sitting, what would have been 3LO's programme should be broadcast ln full from 3AR. Grossly Unfair . It is necessary to point out once more that to discontinue 3LO's programmes and to replace them with broadcasts of Parliament, merely eliminates listening. for. a large, audience for whom the.,other six stations provide little or nothing., . This is grossly unfair and contrary, to. the principle of freedom of choice. It 'is a form of tyranhy that even . the ABC, which professes to be tired of full parliamentary broadcasts, condones, \\ I don't see why the commercial stations should not take part ln what Mr. Cameron asserts is a service "of whose termination the public would be, resentful." If Parliament is as popular as its members think it is then there should be no difficulty in finding sponsors for its broadcasting. As Parliament is again in session the usual 3LO : programme drought is with us. This does not only come on session days but seems to. infect the whole week's broadcasting. The second half of this .year, has been notable .for the poor quality of !ABS drama.. If there had not been; a reasonable' level of music, we would have been poorly' off Indeed. Those who were Interested did think that, the . current Bayreuth production of Tristan and Isolde; which was broadcast over 3LO on Saturday, would have made up for much that we have been ; deprived of, but It lacked the brilliahce of previous broadcasts of its' kind. Not much of. what went on at the Fest-spielhaus reached us here in Melbourne. : The contrast, with previous .Bayreuth broadcasts was so strong as to be puzzling. Relays from Sydney have, been very good lately, but this one sounded as if it came from much further away and over a very poor line. - The record, of course, may-; have been below standard. -Reception was so low-pitched that my high frequency speaker had little or nothing to do, and the fact that Isolde "wobbled" did not add to the enjoyment. Good Quartet The most satisfying music of the week came from a piano quartet composed of Hephzibah Menuhin (piano) , Ernest Llewellyn (violin) , Robert Pikler (viola) and Hans George (cello). It was a performance over 3LO on Sunday of Faure's Quartet No.- 1 in O minor. Faure was. a Frenchman, but his is not necessarily French music. Personally I regard it as being in the universal category and in the best chamber music tradition. This supremely lovely quartet was played with the fastidiousness necessary to Its adequate presentation. It was a rare type of performance that we hear too seldom. Two pleasing sessions were Rossini's opera William Tell -from 3LO Tuesday — Parliament having adjourned 7- and the ABO Chamber Ensemble (conductor Robert Hughes) at .the week eqd. William Tell is rather despised these days by the. 'fastidious, but, the L-P. record was'-a good one and' I enjoyed it. The Hughes programme was,- as usual, excellently chosen ' and pldyed. -The 3 AW play oil Sunday was' The Ghost Train, which was a popular stage play here some years ago. It made good average broadcast material , for those who like mystery thrillers. . Two ABC plays — the perfect examples of what not to choose for broadcasting— were' On the Way to Niagara (Sunday, 3AR), and Corruption in the Law Courts (3LO, Monday) , ! a translation ! from the Italian, This last play was Incomprehensible. apart from the fact that some obscure inquiry was going on and a girl fell down a lift well."}
{"id":207055142,"text":"27 Mar 1947 - Advertising Producer (Balaklava, SA : 1940 - 1950), Thursday 27 March 1947, page 2 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: " When the pool ends, which petrol are yen likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) Oil CAN BE SURE OF SHEM."}
{"id":207055201,"text":"03 Apr 1947 - Advertising Producer (Balaklava, SA : 1940 - 1950), Thursday 3 April 1947, page 1 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) OU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL Methodist ^ Church OF AUSTRALASIA Balaklava Circuit. EASTER DAY SERVICES + SUNDAY APRIL 6, 1947 BALAKLAVA — 11 A.M. Preacher: Student Phillips. 7 P.M. Preacher: Rev. E. H. Harrison. OWEN — 11 A.M. Preacher: Rev. E. H. Harrison. HALBURY — 3 P.M. Preacher: Student Phillips. PINERY — 3:30 P.M. Preacher: Rev. E. H. Harrison. WOODLANDS — 7 P.M. Preacher: Student Phillips. ERITH — 2 P.M. Preacher: Rev. E. H. Harrison. WATCHMAN — 1:45 P.M. Preacher: Studteffl Phillips."}
{"id":207309426,"text":"26 Jun 1948 - No Title Maritime Worker (Melbourne, Vic. : 1938 - 1954), Saturday 26 June 1948, page 3 lickspittle, this Gallup poll Question-'the cause of . STRIFE IM INDUSTRY. • SEND SOME BOW DOWN TO THE CWAW&ER OF MANUFACTURES AND CET SOME UNBIASSED OPINIONS'"}
{"id":208075137,"text":"16 Nov 1922 - BRITISH ELECTION RESULTS Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1923), Thursday 16 November 1922, page 1 BRITISH ELECTION RESULTS o CONSERVATIVES ESTABLISHING LEAD AVERAGE POLL EXPECTED WOMEN TO THE FORE Voting in connection with the British Parliamentary elections took place on Wednesday. An average poll Is expected in the London constituencies. A significant feature was the prominence of women at the booths. The position so far is as follows:— STATE OF PARTIES, (including Unopposed Members). Conservatives .. .. .. Liberals National Liberals .. , Labour Various Other Parties THE Conservatives .. „.'». Liberals .. Labour .. National (Lloyd George) Liberals " „ Independents Socialist ' " . Sinn Feiner .. ..... " / " . Nationalist „ Others.:"'.. " ' NOMINATIONS. Nominated. 439 ,352 ' 105 105 21 t i \\Z2 1,266 161 25 21 64 7 Elected Unopposed. 42 5 .. .. .. .. 7 7 59"}
{"id":208618697,"text":"07 Jan 1908 - SEMAPHORE DEEP DRAINAGE Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), Tuesday 7 January 1908, page 1 SEMAPHORE DEEP AGE DRAIN- I A certain secUon of the resident, of the Semaphore, at any l-ate. are by no means voted, to take place in the local town hall drainage poll, and a meeting has been convend, to take plate in the local town hall to-nisht. to further consider the matter-Tt is thought that in view ^the pub.-citv that has been given to the question lately, more interest would have been, aroused, and with a deeper knowledge of the benefits likelv to accrue from the adoption of an efficient svstem the public arc not likelv to be so lethargic in moving in the matter u,e mal j = -|"}
{"id":208686369,"text":"30 Sep 1943 - Call Gallup Poll Phoney Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Thursday 30 September 1943, page 2 Call Gallup Poll Phoney NEW YORK.—Harry Bridges' International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union passed this resolution: — "The so-called Public Opinion Poll known as the Gallup Poll and given wide publicity in the newspapers as an unbiassed research of public opinion, is in reality an instrument of anti-Labor, anti-Roosevelt and pro-appeaser forces to create a phoney impression of public opinion. "Members of the I.L.W.U. are warned not to be misled by the opinions published as a result of the Gallup Poll's phoney research. "We call upon Congress to investigate the backing of the Gallup Poll to determine its. possible Fifth Column sources.""}
{"id":208689524,"text":"12 Oct 1944 - Poll Shows Britain For Hard Peace Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Thursday 12 October 1944, page 2 Poll Shows Britain For Hard Peace (By cable from Arthur Clegg) LONDON.—Gallup Poll results published by the News Chronicle this week indicate the British people's stern, inflexible attitude towards the Nazis in the war's closing phase. ASKED whether Hitler, Himmler, Goering, Goebbels and other Nazi chiefs should be punished, 97 per cent of the voters said YES, two per cent Mo, and one per cent no opinion. * To a question as to whether Gestapo members, SS men and members of other terrorist organisations against whom no specific charges can be brought should be punished, 87 per cent said YES, and 3 per cent No, with 10 per cent undecided. Disarm Germans Other answers (in percentage of voters) were: Should Germany be deprived of arms and armed forces of all kinds in the post-war period?—Yes, 94; No, 4; undecided, 2. Would you approve of a plan for splitting Germany up permanently into smaller German states?—Yes, 56; No, 23; undecided, 21. Take Over Ruhr Would you approve if the whole industrial area of the Ruhr and Rhineland, containing about 40 per cent of Germany's industries, were taken away permanently from Germany and put under international administration?— Yes, 66; No, 17; undecided, 17. Do you think a hard peace with Germany would be more likely to ensure the future peace of Europe than a soft one?—Yes, 80; No, 8; undecided, 12. The voters were a representative section of the British people."}
{"id":208691531,"text":"22 Mar 1945 - TRUTH IS STRANGER INSIDE GERMANY Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Thursday 22 March 1945, page 4 TRUTH IS STRANGER INSIDE GERMANY The experience of a USA Public Opinion investigator following American troops into Aachen reads 1 like a cautionary tale for would-be Gallup Poll experts. JT was decided to hand over a cross-section of 50 Germans to the investigator and his team. No. 1 was a man in late middle age. The POI, ticking off questions on the carefully prepared double-tested questionnaire, ascertained that this particular Reich citizen had be?n a staunch anti-fascist all his life. As for him he welcomed the chance of the United Nations, Atlantic Charter, democracy, etc. No. 2 was another middle-aged man. He, too, had for years not ceased from mental strife against the Nazi tyrants. He welcomed the American troops as liberators of the German people. No. 3 went further. As an elderly man with three sons fighting—"cannon fodder for that accursed Hitler"— on the various fronts, he made so bold as to consider the Nazi Party the scourge and ruin -of Germany. Shocked! No. 4, asked whether he had ever been a member of the Nazi Party, cried out in such an access of horror that the POI hurried on to ask him the gentler question whether he had ever even considered joining that organisation. Amazement on the part of No. 4. How could an honest man,' though knowing nothing of politics, have anything to do with such people? No. 5 also knew nothing of politics— just a simnle shopkeeper, sir. Around No. 22 the POI began to get anxious. With all possible tact and delicacy he explained to the next in line among —who had been bitterly opposed to the Nazis for years and years—that in the outer world an idea had got around that a very considerable "portion of the German people had rather enthusiastically supported Hitler, the Nazi Party and the German war, and was imbued with Nazi propaganda and the Nazi Weltanschauung. "Don't you believe it sir, don't believe a word of it," cried the honest German. "That is nothing but a pack of Jewish-pluto-democratic-Bolshevik lies." One Guardian a minute is sold at the Flinders Street Railway Station by ace seller Charlie Shaunessy. '1 sell the new edition for an hour every Wednesday and Thursday," he repents. "It's not difficult, to get through 10 dozen in two hours there.""}
{"id":209395608,"text":"17 May 1950 - GALLUP ADMITS WAGES ARE TOO LOW Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 17 May 1950, page 7 GALLUP ADMITS WAGES ARE TOO LOW WfHILE employers have applied to the irfteari *F a t l o n C o u r t for a reduction a deS^f 6 G a l , l u p P o U c a » arrive at teres*. f a v o r a b l e to capitalism's in In a poll result announced recently, it was admitted that the cost of keeping a family of four had risen in the past year by more than £1 a week to £8/9/6. Every family man should realise that if Menzies gets away with banning the Communist Party and forcibly removing democratically elected union officials from office, an all-out attack will open on already inadequate living standards. The Communist union officials Menzies and his Collins House colleagues are gunning for are the very same officials who have gained the best conditions for their members. If these capable working class fighters can be removed, your pay envelope is the next casualty."}
{"id":209398363,"text":"29 Sep 1950 - Our Alfie Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Friday 29 September 1950, page 4 Our Alfie •This is the Hydrogen Bor.,b Corporation bringing to vou the latest Gallup Poll from the Middle West, electing Senator Churchill for British Prime Minister.'"}
{"id":209608533,"text":"18 May 1925 - LICENSING POLL Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), Monday 18 May 1925, page 5 LICENSING POLL PROHIBITION NOT FAVORED. BUISRAM;. Mav J 7. Local option polling took place on Saturday. There was an average poll of 70 per cent. Jn no electorate was prohibition carried. In Ipswich, lire- ; mcr and Oxlev there were majorities! "against," but they wore not effective. Several "western districts favored granting additional licences."}
{"id":209821719,"text":"28 May 1951 - Welcome to Dutch Migrants Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Monday 28 May 1951, page 2 Welcome to Dutch Migrants A recent Gallup poll on the value of the newcomers placed Dutch migrants first. This' should be consoling to l.hf T-|i'lv»h If PVPr f-.hpv U.-PT-P in- clined to grieve upon leaving their homeland. Archbishop : Mannlx stated this yesterday when formally opening a hostel for Dutch migrants at Cotham-road, Kew. Sixty single Dutch migrants are at present In the , hostel, through which 450 migrants have passed since it was es- taousnea last year, in audition, 150 Dutch families have been settled on farms. Costing £16,000, Including £2000 for furnishings and Improvements, the building formerly was the home of Mr. A. Hoadley, chocolate manufacturer. The ceremony yesterday was performed before a large gathering, including new Australians. Dutch girls in national dress and hostel occupants formed a guard of honor. Dr. Mannix expressed the hope that all new Australians would reflect credit upon their own countries and help in building up Australia. He was glad the number coming from Holland was likely to increase, and he hoped all newcomers would be welcomed with open arm's."}
{"id":209891512,"text":"05 Apr 1909 - SOUTH-EASTERN DRAINAGE Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), Monday 5 April 1909, page 1 SOUTH-EASTERN DRAINAGE Poll of Ratepayers. The Scheme Carried. ^ A poll of the ratepayers affected by (he South-Eastern Drainage "Sclieine Bill, passed last session, was held by the various district councils in the South-East 011 Saturday, and the returns, which were received by the Acting Commissioner of Public Works (Hon. <T. G. Bice) on Monday. show that the scheme was approved by a fair majority. Clause 10 of the Act states that two-thirds of the landholders voting must vote in favor of the proposal in order to give effect to it. There was considerable opposition, particularly among the landholders of the district councils which were already. served by drains, but the necessary two-thirds majority was secured. . , The total cost of the work is estimated by the Engineer-in-Clii'.'f (Mr. A. B. Monerieff) at £280,000. half of which will be borne by the Government as a national undertaking, and the other half by the people whose land will be. benefited by the works. Another important effect of the poll will be to bring into operation the Soath-Eastern Drainage Amendment Act. also passed last session, which makes some vital alterations to the administration of the entire South-Eastern drainage system. The poll was held by the various district councils affected by the scheme, and the result of the voting on Saturday was as fol lows:— j For the scheme 1,385 | Against the scheme 584 I The two-thirds majority of the above landholders would be 1,312. so it will be seen that the scheme was carried by a statutory majority of 73. The details of the voting were:— District Council. For. Against. 1 Lacepedc IflU 69 Naraeoorte 201 70 Luoindulc 262 S) Robe 322 31 Beachport S9 7 Kennion s> 71 P<nola 431 223 Mount Muirhead 1 11 Mount Gambier \\Vc«t .... 3i> 4 Mount Carabier East .. .. .. 13 '26 Meniagio 1 —"}
{"id":211477297,"text":"16 Sep 1949 - Cost Of Living Northam Advertiser (WA : 1895 - 1956), Friday 16 September 1949, page 1 Cost Of Living GALLUP POLL FIGURES During the present session of the State Parliament members of the Opposition, in speeches dealing with the increased cost of, i living, have blamed -profiteering and black marketing. Attacks have also been made on the State Government in respect of price-- fixing administration. I Recently, according , to the Sydney "Sunday Sun," 7/8/49, a Gallup Poll on the chief causes of rising prices was taken. One person in every three interviewed considered that high wages was main cause of high prices. The results _ of the poll were as follows: High wages, 32; 40-hour week, 20; go-slow, 7; profiteering and black -marketing, 7; shortages of goods and materials, 7; strikes and Communism, 3; Labour Government, 2; too much money about, 2; other reasons, 10; no answers, 10."}
{"id":211569803,"text":"28 Mar 1947 - Advertising Blackwood Times (Greenbushes, WA : 1905 - 1955), Friday 28 March 1947, page 9 ' With lively recollections of petrol quality jl| I I 111 "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder |||| 111 and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an |||| Wm Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many j||| fill questions asked was, "When tbe pool ends, which petrol are you likely to Wm ||$| Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who j||| l|j| so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". . |||| 111 Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. H 8 THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) H .SttSFlll 0 O Road Transport Restrictions Lifted » CARTING TO BE SUBSIDISED BY STATE GOVERNMENT Railway Transport of Superphosphate is to be assisted by j unrestricted road, transport. Farmers may use their own trucks j or engage Contract carriers and receive the subsidy on .the following I scale: — j Over 40 to 50 miles from Works . . .,. . . 10/- a ton. I »» . 50 ,, 60 „ „ ,, . . . . . . 12/6 ,, j > 1 .60 i> 70 „ ,, ....... 15/— ,, I '» 70 „ 80 ,, 11 . . 17/6 ,, I j > 80 „ 100. . „ I, ...... 20/— ,, | n 100 ,, . H - 22/6 ,, j Superphosphate will be delivered into motor trucks at .all Works j at the , following times j Week Days ... .... . . 8 a.m. to 4.30 .p.m. I Saturdays .......... 8 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. 9 Farmers intending to cart MUST advise Agent with whom order is booked. To ensure obtaining full supplies of Superphosphate, farmers are advised not to delay in making the necessary arrangements for supplies by road. Cuming Smiths Mount Lyell Farmers Fertilisers Limited 133 ST. GEORGE'S TERRACE, PERTH. HmHnBammnBnBanBiBmnMmnBaKiBnBBnnnmBBBa Attention ... REFRIGERATOR OWNERS ... of the South West A REFRIGERATION SERVICE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO RENDER PROMPT, EFFICIENT SERVICE AND REPAIRS TO' YOUR B REFRIGERATOR. I FOR EXPERT ATTENTION IN BUNBURY AND THE SOUTH-WEST I CONTACT | 20TH Centuary Refrigeration Service j Cnr. WELLINGTON AND WITTENOOM STREETS, BUNBURY. B :: Telephone 31 :: | South West Co -Operative Dairy Farmers Ltd. BUNBURY . . . BUSSELTON . . . HARVEY . . . MANJIMUP MARGARET RIVER . . . BOYANUP . . . NORTHCLIFFE BRIDGETOWN . . . PERTH. W.A. Distributors of : The "Perfect" Milking Machine 2 Units, installed for ... £93 10 0 3 Units „ £106 0 0 4 Units „ „ ., ... £114 10 0 Plus, if required, Intermediate Shafting, Belting, Pulleys and Brackets, etc. . . . . £15 10 0 . j One Extra Unit . . .. .. ... .. £15 10 0 Two Extra Units . . . ..... £29 10 0 Plus CostFaceboards and Erection Fee. .. APPLY ALL BRANCHES. Be Co-operative. , Get a Profit on Your Purchase."}
{"id":212049452,"text":"17 Nov 1947 - POLL SHOWS MAJORITY OPPOSE BANKING BILL Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Monday 17 November 1947, page 4 poll shows majority j oppose banking bill MELBOURNE. — An Aus- ; tfalian gallup poll taken in 3?ffIbaurne since the" ad-' ' dresses in . Federal > Parlia-menton bank nationalisa-: tion -disclosed - that the pub-; lid -are still strongly opposed - to nationalisation. The percentages were: Opposed; 61 per cent; in, fkycir, 28 -per cent; trade- | i - elded, - 11 per/ cent.: -J ... !'-. Thesefigures-have' hardly changed-. in the; past: two months;- ;? 1.; +. r JT M J"}
{"id":212129740,"text":"18 Aug 1942 - EDEN HEADS PM POLL Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Tuesday 18 August 1942, page 1 eden heads pm poll r LONDON; — The Foreign Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden retains the lead in the Gallup Poll as Britain's choice as . the man to. replace . Mr. Churchill if anything should happe'r. to. .the Prime Minister. H.Mr. Eden; polled 34 per cent, compared with 37 . per cent in April, and , Sip Stafford. Crjipps, Leader of the House of Commons 28 per cent., compared with 34 per cent."}
{"id":212130919,"text":"03 Jul 1942 - AMERICANS VOTE GERMANY No. 1 ENEMY, JAPAN No. 2 Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Friday 3 July 1942, page 1 AMERICANS VOTE GERMANY No. 1 ENEMY, JAPAN No. 2 Fifty per cent, of Americans regard Germany as America's No. 1 enemv. a Gallnn noil reveals. Only 25 per cent, voted Japan as the chief enejmy, and 23 per cent, thought that the threats were equal. A surprise feature was that people living' on the Pacific Coast voted Germany, rather than Japan, as the chief enemy. The chief of the War Production Bioard (Mr. Donald Nelson) has asked , every factory engaged in United States war industry to make Independence Day (July 4) a day of full production, Mr. Nelson said that soldiers on the battlefields could not observe holidays. "We in industry dare not have a holiday on July 4," he added. . "We can pay proper Honor to our freedom by working in defence of that freedom.""}
{"id":212131811,"text":"31 Jul 1942 - BRITISH \"TOO NOBLE TO WIN\" Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Friday 31 July 1942, page 3 BRITISH 'TOO NOBLE TO WIN" « luEW YORK. — Gallup poll interviewers seeking a summary of American opinion on the I British reverses in Libya report that these views 1 were expressed: — 1 ' _ E (1) There is too much wine, chess games, and noble blood in the British leadership. (2) There is too much tea-drink-; ing and not enough fighting. (3) The British should take more generals from the ranks.' Twenty-six per cent, of Americans blamed shortage of men and equipment for the British , defeat; 25 per -.cent, blamed British leadership. In Canada 25 per cent, blamed lack of materials, and 24 per cent, .poor leadership. '"}
{"id":212190309,"text":"07 Jun 1949 - To my way of thinking Brisbane Telegraph (Qld. : 1948 - 1955), Tuesday 7 June 1949, page 5 [?] EXPRESSION of opinion by the majority of British people consulted in a Gallup Poll that careless pedestrians should be punished, is interesting. For too long motorists have liad to bear the full blame of the heavy accident toll. Speeding drivers are told that the minute they save may be their last; that death is SO permanent. You are prosecuted (and very rightly), if you drive a car under the influence of liquor, arid you. must stop at intersections where there is no clear view. Yet no one ' ever conducts a campaign to tell pedestrians chat stepping off the city footpath with the' head sunk on the chest is .not conducive to road safety, and I saw a policeman grinning tolerantly the other day at a drunk weaving his way across Stanley Street in the track of "oncoming traffic. Any careful motorist will tell you that he saves the lives of at least three careless pedestrians during a day's drive in the city andoits precincts, but if an accident had occurred in connection with any of these incidents it would be the motorist and not the pedestrian who might be called on to face a charge of manslaughter. Behave like a fool at the wheel of a car and cause an accident, and if you get your deserts you may go to jail. Be- have like a fool in the role of a pedestrian and cause an accident and nobody (officially, at any rate) criticises your conduct. ? T>INA MALATRASI, one of the stars of the Italian Grand Opera Company who plays Mimi in La Boheme is small and ethereal looking. The fact comes as a relief to those of us who prefer a little realism with our Grand Opera. Prima donnas are prone to be built on ample lines and the frail consumptive Mimi is too often played by buxom sopranos who look like advertisements for vitamin products. ' Mr. Nevin Tait, who is in charge of this tour, admitted to me during the week that even "our beloved Melba" looked a bit healthy to be dying of consumption and that only the magnificent golden voice with which Mimi poured out her love and despair saved the situation from becoming ridiculous. I once saw a prima donna make an entrance as "Carmen" snapping her castanets and twirling her skirts in the approved, manner of the Spanish oomph girl. She weighed at least 15 stone and for one awful moment it seemed as if the audience were about to giggle. Then she lifted up her lovol> voice in song and the moment was saved. It makes, you think of the man who fell' in love with his wife because of her voice and in moments of disillusionment was apt to bellow at her, "For heaven's sake woman, SING." ? TTHE strange goings on in the; elephant enclosure at -Taf-Qnga Park Zoo during which a respectable middle-aged elephant called Nellie was pushed into the ditch by. one of her friends and subsequently died, brings to mind odd stories of these creatures who "never forget." There was an elephant belonging to Wirth's Circus which at one stage in its career gave a performance at Gatton. I think her name was Gertie. Later Gertie, on her way to Toowoomba by road from Brisbane, remembered the turn-off to the paddock where the performance hsftl been given at Gatton 10 years before, and insisted on taking it. The manager pleaded with her. The circus was not playing Gatton this season, he explained, and would Gertie kindly continue on to Toowoomba. Gertie looked at him coldly and pursued her inexorable passage to Gatton. The manager shrugged and looked sulky. The circus played Gatton. [?]"}
{"id":212237783,"text":"09 Mar 1943 - GALLUP POLL Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Tuesday 9 March 1943, page 3 GALLUP POLL . " AUSTRALIA FAVORS TRAINING ; , FOR YOUTHS YXJpIEN asked, "Shouldcompulsory cadet train-yy iSiof oUths of 16 and 17 begin immedi-. ately? - three but.of four men and women in all. States ari&wered Yes," in a Gallup ''sample referendum," taken throughout Australia this month. Men and /women in a- full range of economic;; effcumstances were inter-viewed--:diudng-. the survey. Detailed resultswere:— ' . 79 "per:. cent> said, "Begin cadet training now,." . 16 per" cent." opposed compulsory cadet training, and _ 5 per cent, were undecided. The voting ' was similar to an earlier survey taken in November to .see if public opinion' favored or op-. posed the general principle, of military cadet training. : Only .. 13 per cent, opposed it then. The finding announced shows that "the public thinks NOW is the time' to begin. The answer is an emphatic "Yes" from Labor Party supporters and non-Labor people alike. By far the mo?t common reason ior supporting cadet training is a belief that youths benefit physically, mentally, and morally. Many, like a munition worker's wife in Pitzroy « Melbourne', added: "lt-snouia never have been cut out." Others, with their thoughts on the war, said: "Prepare youths for transfer to the Militia." Those who opposed cadet training either thought there was "plenty of time for drill' later," or expressed a belief (apparently based on hopes or a short war) that the youth of today should be trained to live at peace with the rest of the world. . (APOP sample referendums are based. on personal interviews. Carefully trained interviewers address set questions to men and women or all types and ages in nearly 230 representative centres throughout Australia.)"}
{"id":212276399,"text":"12 May 1951 - GARDEN MOTES BT S. B. WATKINS Brisbane Telegraph (Qld. : 1948 - 1955), Saturday 12 May 1951, page 5 GARDEN MOTES BT S. It. WATKINS Prize roses AMERICANS love statistics, gallup polls, and assessments and it is no wonder that roses find a place in these activities. I have often referred in these notes to the -All America Rose Awards. These are given to new rosbs which.' after testing under the VEU-ying climatic conditions existing in the United States, score a particular number of points. These awards have been given for 10 years and 36 new roses have received the hon-/»iir A MotiAnol Ponol Pgcp VUA . JTX liaUlViAM J» uaiva. w xvwvj Authorities now acclaims the best 10 of these. 36. ! -They are Peace. Charlotte Armstrong, LowelL. Thomas, 1 - Taffeta Noctune, Rubaiyat.j Forty Niner . Kathrine T. j Marshall, Mirandy and San Fernando, all hybrid ' Tea roses; Let me review soriie of tlie 10 winners from my own experience. w rea.ee no a uauuui jo <» unique" combination of yellow! with a pink suffusion along: the margin of the petals. Itj has been tried by Queens- landers. but not with the success anticipated. The wood is " soft and indicates pernetiana blood, which accounts for its tendency to die back along the coastal areas. Charlotte Armstrong is a| good garden and show rose: which I think will prove itself, as it has done in my garden It is an upright grower withj good foliage, producing ex-; cellent long- pointed buds which open to show blooms of rare quality. The large petals produce a massive but refined bloom of rich cerise. Nocturne is a deep red with crimson shadings produced on a moderate bush, but it seems to lack the qualities of growth required of a top-notch variety. Kathrine T. Marshall is a good companion to Char- lotte Armstrong. It is an outstanding pink' named after the wife of General Marshall. j rne grow on is gooa, miiage mildew resistant, and the iblooms, on long stems, have (exhibition value. I Mirandy has become a | favourite here. The colour on new plants is murky, but lit overcomes this defect with i establishment-. I San Fernando, good grower with a free-branching chracteristic and a prolific producer of large well-built blooms of 50 petals, is ai rather more recent introduction. It is a striking red with vigorous 'growth and dark leathery foliage. Altogether the All America awards do not give a measure of how a rose will behave under our warm moist coastal conditions and, discretion is necessary - " before accepting them here as a sure bet."}
{"id":212290273,"text":"13 Jan 1942 - Gallup Poll Shows Huge Majority Favors National Government Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Tuesday 13 January 1942, page 2 j . - GallUp1 Poll- Shows Huge Majority Favors National Government ! TJHREH to one for as all-party Government is wartime — thatwasJ ! - the political view of Australians in the last days of the Fadden Ministry, according to a nation-wide survey by Australian Public Opinion 'Polls, using the world-renowned Gallup : method -of sampling-public opinion, , Frote Tasmania to Queensland, and-from Perth to Sydney, a strong majority held this view. In its first survey, Australian Public Opinion Polls asked this question among; others-Should ' all parties in - the. Commonwealth Parliament' jobf" together in a wartime Government. . Three out' of four- people interviewed said "Yes." Only 14 per cent, of the cross-section" was against all-party GoVerhment, as shown in the following table: Australia-wide Opinion Favor- All-party1 Govt. .. 78 per cent. Against All-party' Govt. 14 5 per cent. Undecided .. .. .. .. d-'ffer cent. 1001 pet cent; Late in" Septtiffber,: Wheh"!.the' quesi. tiott1 vtfffs? aSkgi' few; pedple thought that a change of Government was; in the offing. Nearly two out. of' three Labor party1 sugolrtefs'said''that' they' favored 'an' -all-party Government, but it' is probable that more would have been - against- it had ' Labor been in power. Attitudes of Party Supporters : Toward All-party Wartime Govt. Unde-Favor Against cided p.c. p.c. p.c. Labor- voters .. .. 63 25 12 Non-Labor voters 92 -4.4 Typical remarks of those in favor of an all-party Government were 'Tool the best brains; stop party quarrels;;" Another view put was . that an all-party Government "would look' better to the rest of the world," Tim system; it was- claimed:; was'; very satisfactory, in England. . Other supporters of the plan felt that every section of the community should be represented in the Government. "This war does not belong to a peculiar party," was the downright comment of one of tne people interviewed, i The attitude of those against an all-party Government is typified by the remark,. "Opposition keeps tne Government on its tries." Other comments on the same lines were: "Party Government represents different opinions1 better." : "Coalition is the weakest form of Government." s! i "Viewpoints of the par ties- are too wide apart." ; "To sink the individuality of the parties- wouldn't1 be desirable." "Too" many cooks ..." Opposition, State by State, .did not exceed one person in five. This table shows that support for " the idea ranged from 73 per cent., in New South Wales to about 90; per cent, in Western Australia and Tasmania; Opinions of States. 4 Uride-, Favor Against cided p.c; p.C. p.C. N.S. Wales 72 17, 11 Queensland .. ..79 17> 4; Victoria A . , . . 82 10: . 8' ... South ' Australia .. 86 7 7 W-A. and Tas. ... 90 .«!.». 4 The Labor party, of course, is forbidden by, its rules to join in coalition or all-party governments. It will be interesting to see if experience of Labor administration results in ail increase or decrease in the demand for an all-party wartime Government. The same question will be asked in a later poll, after the electors have had experience of Labor administration."}
{"id":212292744,"text":"06 Jan 1942 - Americans Learn To Walk Again Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Tuesday 6 January 1942, page 2 Americans Learn To Walk Again NEW YORK.— With drastic rationing. of motor car tyres, Americans may recover the lost art of walking. . A recent Gallup poll disclosed tnat 43 per cent, of the 30,000,000 adult Americans don t walk outdoors. Walter Lippman, New York Herald-Tribute columnist, writes: "Restrictions on tyre sales v;ill have p. profound effect on our daily nabits. We must look upon these restrictions as the beginning of a new way of living, harder, Bumpier, and' more laborious. -"It is futile to complain, ' for our customary use of the automobhe oan be restored only by the defeat of our enemies." New York's Chief Magistrate Mr. Henry Curran. aged 64, says he now walks one and a half to two miles daily to prove that he can get along without a motor car.""}
{"id":212334084,"text":"05 May 1948 - Few favor divorce by agreement Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Wednesday 5 May 1948, page 1 Few favor divorce by agreement ' LONDON.— Only.' 27_ par "cent, of people questioned ... in a Gallup Poll approved of making 'vorce possible by agreement between thai parties. . Sixty-one per cent, replied is the negative and 12 per cent, had no opinion." Affirmative replies included 29, per cent, of Anglicans, 21 per cent, of Non-Co'nformist. 16. per cent, of Roman, Catholics. 26 per cent, of Church of Scotland. Replies in the negative included 59 per cent, of Angli- / cans. 67 ner cent, of Non-Con-formists. 72 ner cent, of Romas Catholics. 66 ner cent, of Scot-land. Of 'those professing no religion 45 per cent, replied in th affirmative and 36 ner cent, is the negative."}
{"id":212335270,"text":"09 Jun 1948 - MOST BRITONS CLAIM TO BE WORKING CLASS Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Wednesday 9 June 1948, page 3 MOsTBRTrofllS GUftM TO BE WORKING GLASS | ONDQN. — Most Britons claim to belong to working classes, according to a Gallup Poll. Asked, "What social class do you Belong tor z per cent, replied "upper,' 6 per cent, "upper middle," 28 per cent. "Middle", 13 : per cent, "lower, middle," and ; 46 per cent, "working class." j Five' per cent, had no opinion. ! Among. Conservatives, one in four claimed to belong to the working class, 13 per cent., to the upper or upper middle class, 46 per cent, to the middle class, and 12 per cent, to the lower middle class. Of every 100 Labor supporters, 65 per cent, said they were workT ing class, 4 per cent, upper , or. upper middle, 15 per cent, middle class, and 12 per cent, lower middle. Liberal percentages were 41 per cent- working class,,. 10 per cent, upper, or upper middle, 24 per cent, middle, and 15 per cent. lower middle. . A comparison of vqting, In the general' election with voting in the. .Gallup ..poll, shows an increase in the. percentage of Conservatives among all classes. Of the upper and upper middle groups, 60 per cent, said they, were Church of .England, . 13 per cent. Rpiriah Catholic, and 9 per. cent:. npn-Coriformist: Percentage's in other groups were: — Middle Class: 53 . per cent. Chiirch of . England, 12 .per cent. Roman Catholic's, 12 per 'cent.. Nonconformist. Lower Middle: 51 per cent. . Church' of England, ' 9 per cent. ; Roman Catholic, 19 per cent, j Nonconformist. I, Working Class: 44 per ' cent. Church of. England, .16 per cent. I Roman Catholic, . 18 . per cent". Nonconformist."}
{"id":212424066,"text":"16 Mar 1944 - DAYLIGHT SAVING LOSES POPULARITY Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Thursday 16 March 1944, page 1 DAYLIGHT SAVING LOSES POPULARITY MELBOURNE — Daylight saving- is losingv favour according to an . Australian Gallup poll, and there vis opposition . to ' a continuance of the-, system after' the "war. This summer daylight saving operated in all States, except Western Australia. Daylight saving ends on 26th March. '"}
{"id":212469201,"text":"25 Mar 1953 - Families of 4 need £12/16/6 at very least Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 25 March 1953, page 4 Families of 4 need £12/16/6 at very least Gallup poll admits Even private enterprise's own Gottup poll shows minimum weekly cost of livinc for two-child families as £12/16/6 — 18 6 a week more than Sydney's basic wage of £11/18/-. * DUT private enterprise is at this very moment pressing as hard as it knows how for reduction in the basic wage to £8/16/- a week — £4/-/6 less than the minimum admittedly needed for existence. Gallup Poll asked the people: "In your opinion, what's the smallest amount a family of four, including two children, needs each week to live decently and keep in health — that is, the smallest amount for all expenses, including rent?" The men's average estimate was £13/2/-, women's £12/11/-. The weekly food bill alone for such a family was shown as £7/9/- a week; £7/13/- for a family of five. The employers' wage cut application now being heard in the Arbitration Court, therefore, wants to leave two-child families with just 27/- a week with which to pay rent, school, medicine, clothing and all other bills. Understatement It should be remembered that this review, coming as it does from an employer-sponsored organisation, is almost certainly an understatement. No further proof should be needed of the justice of the ACTU Special Congress ultimatum not to accept any wage cut. or of the metal unions' claims for higher margins. Nor should anything further be required to inspire unity in action to defend the basic wage and win higher margins. Only recently, Tribune quoted Sydney Morning Herald's Financial Review figures showing a serious drop in consumption forced on Australian workers by a dangerous cut in the purchasing power of wages. By pressing their wage cut, longerhour claims in the face of facts and figures produced by their own organs and organisations, metal employers and others show their complete disregard or concern for the health and welfare of Australian workers and their families. Theirs is exclusive obession with the drive for mavimnm profits — in which nothing can be allowed to stand in the way. To the bosses this is a fight without quarter. The workers, too, must make it so — and rout out the stooges, splitters and disruptors of unity in their fight for wage justice and a decent life."}
{"id":212474386,"text":"19 May 1954 - Americans oppose Indo-Chiha war Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 19 May 1954, page 1 Americans oppose Indo-Chiha war A GALLUP Poll reported in the Melbourne Herald shows that 68 per cent of the American people oppose the sending of troops to Indo-China. Only 22 per cent supported it, the other 10 per cent having no opinion. A majority — 52 per cent_— opposed even air or naval intervention, with only 36 per cent favoring, and 12 having no > opinion. j j txf/ rtrt-rrrr"}
{"id":212474469,"text":"26 May 1954 - Two polls “gallup” in different directions Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 26 May 1954, page 9 Two polls '"gallup" in different directions rpHE Sun-Herald on Sunday reported the latest Gallup Poll as predicting the return of the Menzies Government. The Sunday Telegraph, however, admitted that two Gallup Polls had been taken, and that one showed a substantial swing to Labor which would mean a heavy defeat for Menzies."}
{"id":212474894,"text":"30 Jun 1954 - Americans fight for peace Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 30 June 1954, page 4 Americans fight for peace Estimation of a recent Gallup poll that more than 70 per cent of American people are opposed to intervention in Indo-China is confirmed by developments in the American labor and political movement. rphe movement against intervention J- embraces workers, trade union leaders and congressmen. In Chicago 12,000 workers in Armour, Swift and Wilson Co's meat packing works shouted approval of a resolution, branding US moves to get into the Indo-China war as am attempt "to cover up for the criminal fact that the administration has no program to solve the unemployment problem that threatens to plunge America into depression." Local 6 of the CIO United Auto "Workers has accused Secretary of State Dulles of "beating the war tom-toms." "Would wiping Indo-China off the face of the earth with hydrogen bombs solve the problem of the political attraction of world Communism for the colonial peoples?" the local asks in an open letter to Dulles. Congressmen's support The International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter workers has warned that "the Indo-China war may spread and trigger an atomic bomb explosion which would spell the doom of the whole world." Local 758 of this union, operating In Chicago, has won the support of three out of five congressmen in their area for a resolution opposing the sending of troops to Indo-China. Senator Everett Dirksen, Repubic&o, wired the local: "I quite subscribe to your thinking with reference to sending troops to Indo-China and I am confluent that the overwhelming majority of the members of the Senate would oppose such a move." In La Fayette, California, Representative Robert L. Condon said that "Intervention in Indo-Chinai could easily lead to World War 111.*' Cruel travesty Puller Warren, a former governor of Florida, wrote to the Miami- Herald on April 17: "What a cruel travesty it would be if those who won power by promising to end the Korean war got us into this far more futile and frus trating war in Indo-China." He was commending similar views expressed in an editorial by Publisher John S. Knight, who also publishes dailies in Detroit, Akron and Chicago. Public opinion surveys conducted by daily papers reveal that the man in the street is bitterly opposed to intervention. The Coos Bay Times for example found 100 per cent opposition in a survey it conducted. There is no doubt that it was this mass feeling which forced a retreat by Washington, after Vice-President Nixon had definitely promised inter vention. The American working people are fighting side by side with their fellow men and women throughout the world for peace."}
{"id":212572289,"text":"10 Apr 1947 - Advertising Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Thursday 10 April 1947, page 6 With lively recollections of petrol quality » I most motorists i [?] I motor spirit ¥ HH "Opinion Research", which is supervised .by Roy Morgan, founder Wm hb and manager of- the Australian Gallup -Poll, recently conductedan ! 111 Australia-wide poll among . car . and truck owners. One of -riikriy -8S| . questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to SIB - - BR. - Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those \\.s- y.'S : mm so answered, substantially more than 50 sai d:. "Shell".. ., g C SHELL PETROL IS IN THE PUMPS AGAIN ; ?) H |"}
{"id":212697678,"text":"09 Jul 1948 - MONEY CAUSES FAMILY SQUABBLES Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Friday 9 July 1948, page 6 MONEY CAUSES FAMILY SQUABBLES > -I ONDON.— Money or its absence is the greatest cause of arguments among married couples, according to Gallup Poll. Sixteen Der cent, of married couples questioned mentioned money troubles.-Typical housewives' remarks are:— \\ . First Wife: "My husband spends too much on gambling. When my friends get a new coat and I want one, he cannot afford it." Second Wife: "My husband doesn't earn enough. I think he ought to get another job." Six per cent, mentioned politics as a cause of arguments. The wife of a .'professional footballer said: "Radio comics disparage the Government. My husband laughs. I dpn't think its funny.'.' Seven per cent, mentioned bringing up children as a reason for quarrels. A milkman complained that his son's piano lessons were frequent causes -of dispute. 'Four Four per cent, attributed quarrels to their '.partners' personal habits. Locking the bathroom door and sleeping in chairs were also blamed for quarrels. Domestic chores, such as taking out the dog and who should do the washing up were a Sore point for some couples, ' Smoking and drinking were among other reasons for strife. Analysis of income groups show ed that the. poorer classes quarrel led most over ihoriey."}
{"id":212915675,"text":"27 Mar 1947 - Advertising Border Chronicle (Bordertown, SA : 1908 - 1950), Thursday 27 March 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by ,Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?"* \\ Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHEU I"}
{"id":212915740,"text":"10 Apr 1947 - Advertising Border Chronicle (Bordertown, SA : 1908 - 1950), Thursday 10 April 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and t?uck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" * Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell", THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) you CAN BE SURE OF SHEU."}
{"id":213698700,"text":"03 Apr 1947 - Advertising Quorn Mercury (SA : 1895 - 1954), Thursday 3 April 1947, page 4 With lively vecaUsctions cj petrel quality fl 0 fi if? L i J J iJKJ "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "Whs,-! the pool ends, which parol an jo-i lih,iy to trj Jirj/?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY 0~- AUSTRALIA LIMITED (!.-.«cc: in Gr: : 2r :J-)"}
{"id":213698771,"text":"10 Apr 1947 - Advertising Quorn Mercury (SA : 1895 - 1954), Thursday 10 April 1947, page 4 ^ With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want r •w .V motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain)"}
{"id":213767782,"text":"29 Jan 1948 - MAJORITY WOULD HANG KILLERS Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 29 January 1948, page 2 MAJORITY WOULD HANG KILLERS Seven out of every ten Australian would retain the death penalty for brutal murder,- according t« a Gallup Poll. People in till States were asked whether they favoured the death pen nty or life imprisonment for brutal murder. Replies showed that 67 per cent, fnv oredjthc death penalty, 2 per cent. Ill imprisonment, 9 per cent, iuid no optn Ion. Men voted 72 .per cent, in favor of the death penalty, women 62 per cent. Those who favoured the death pen nity gave as their reasons either the Biblical, quotation of "An eye for ,n. eye," or that death was morj likely to be a- dcterrant, . Some of those favouring life tm-prisonmqnt thought It would give erlm InoJs a chance to, reform, others believed It wits' tt greater punishment' than death. The British Gallup Poll recently asked a similar question with almost Identical results: 69 .per cent, favored the death -penalty', 24 per cent. lUfc life imprisonment, 7 per cent no aow-lon."}
{"id":213769805,"text":"04 Dec 1947 - MOST PREFERRED AN AUSTRALIAN. G.G. Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 4 December 1947, page 2 MOST PREFERRED AN AUSTRALIAN. G.G. When the (next Governor General is appointed, most people want him to be an Australian. This whs reveal ed by a recent Gallup Poll taken from a representative cross-section in all States. Voters wero erlveii a choice of three questions— an Australian, an- Englishman or abolition of the position. The answers were compared with a similar Gallup 'Toll token last Feb runry. The table" of voting with last February's poll in brackets were:— Favor Australian 60 per cent. (40 per cent); favor Englishman. 32 (21); abolition of position 11.(20); . no opin ton 7 (10). . , : v ; Increased support for an Englishman came mainly from those who lmrt previously wanted the position abolished. A c'ommbn reason given by those favouring an Australian was: "An Australian knows Australian con ditions better." ' ' People who prefer an Englishman think lie would "lend -more dignity to the position and would strengthen tho tics with the Motherland.""}
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Drums of Petrol ami Koru- il I Flying Standards 8. 14 H.P. son at Depot Rates. j ! !'l,!,,I,<"XMI,,XMXMX"XMI»X,'!,,t,,X,,X''!,'>,>,!,'X,,XMX,X,,I"l">,l,,,!,,!,'!,<,,XM!"XMi,,5'1 GRAZIERS- I I WE STOCK THE FOLLOWING: j| )J Woolpacks and Balo Fasteners—Sheep Branding Oil (Vacmark)— ' 1 4 Shearing Machines— Diesel Engine and Separator Otis— Little's Pow- ' > y der and Fluid Dips — Trikos Drench (short supply) and the most effec- ! ! tive Fly Dressing yot produced— B.K.B.— Famous Lister Acs Hand-X piece and all duplicate parts. J J t KEROSENE and ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS— Cash or Terms. \\\\ g « ' f Winchcombe, Corson, Ltd. ij X (Incorporated In Sydney) j | GREY STREET ST. GEORGE. < "Personalities" j LADIES and CHILDKEKS WEAR j SPECIALIST NEW WINTER STOCKS TO HAND TOP COATS BLOUSES COSTUMES . , KNITTED WEAR SKIRTS ' SILK FROCKS SLACKS MILLINERY INFANTS AND CHILDREN'S WEAR EDGE-TO-EDGE COATS EVENING FROCKS WATCSH THIS SPACE MAIL 'ORDERS OATEBED FOE LAY-BY BEPOSXTS TAKEN SALON SITUATED IN HENRY STREET I ST. GEORGE 1 PROPRIETRESS MISS JUNE SWEENEY PHONE 171 1(1/11/7) ' . S B ".!Ui'gii'Bii'ia'i.gsiEi.ii|N'uaiiiiaBiaiiH5iiBi!MiiiniiMflniMiM— am—— viiaiKBiiiiiaiiiiniiiiBiiiiiauaiiBiiiniigaiiiiiiBHiiiHiaiigiiaaiBBiiBiiiiiiiiaamaiiiiui | ST. GEORGE MOTORS 1 (F. BANG, Proprietor) I ANNOUNCE) t 1 That they are full franchiee Dealer For 1 ' ST. GEORGE and- DISTRICT B < For | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTOR CO., BRISBANE I B THE NEW 1046 INTERNATIONAL De LUXE UTILITY IS HERB B 1 THE BEST BUY ON THE MARKET' H B The Price le Right The Job I Right 1 I Victoria Street" (Qppnsite st. oeorgk club)' St.George I RM!!B1!iah!Bi!BIiailBI!B:illlBilillBDBl!ailiaillMaailfiBllllBill>B;i|IBllliiailIIIBEIIIB!ini9B9ai!9XI"}
{"id":213770064,"text":"03 Apr 1947 - THE GALLUP POLL Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 3 April 1947, page 6 THE GALLUP POLL Absolute accuracy was achieved by the Australian Gallup Poll with its pro diction that 6 p.m. Hotol closing would win I nthe New South Wales Hotel Honrs Kererumlutm The Gallup Poll os'Jma'.e based on Interviews With n scientifically selected State tfkle cross sretiuu of 700 people, showed 63 per cent, lo be in favour of 6 p.m. closing The actual vote of 1,500,000 people scattered over 300,000 square miles was exactly 63 per cent in favour. Since, 1944, the Australian GailutV Poll has also predicted:— 1— 'Labour's vote of 63.3 per cent, last August within 1 per cent. 2—' That of the three referendum® hist August only, one (Social Sendees) wcu'd pass 2— That the l&44 Powers Referendum would fall. -In less than 12 years, 360 forecasts have been made In seven countries with an average accuracy within 5 per cent, Affiliated Gallup Polls are now operating in ten countries. Thn accuracy of the Gallup Poll with regard to public opinion induced the Shell Co, to utilise their Services lu an endeavour to predict the motoring public's reaction to the return of Brand Marketing. An Australian wide Investigation was conducted by "Opinion Research" and amongst, the ques Dons asked was this one 'Which petrol will you first try when brand-1 od petrols come bade?" Shell received more votes than all others combined, and in the light of this research, Shell In its current advertising prledlct that "Moat Motorists Want Shell". \\ -"}
{"id":213770466,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - FRIDAY 21st and SATURDAY 22nd Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 3 FRIDAY 21 at and STTURDAY 22nd "THE VAiLLEY OF DECISION" In M-G-M's "The Valley of Decision,'. 'her first picture since she was voted American's leading film actress In the Gallup Poll survey, Greer Gar- son adds another distinguished portrayal, to the gallery already containing those of "Mrs. Miniver," "Madame Curie," , "itandoirt Harvest" and "Mrs. ! PaiidngCw.' Tho film version of Marcla Davenport's best selling novel finds Miss Gar son at her best as the feminine half of a grand new starring team This time her leading man is. Gregory Peck who has scored so sensationally in "Keys of the Kingdom" and "Spellbound." Mies Gntfson is AJnry Rafferty. a girl from "across the tracks" who comes to work in the Pittsburgh—of the 1870'h in the fine House of Wlll-nm Scott, steel mill o-wner, a3 a servant maid against the nYlshes of her t-wn embittered father, Pat Rafferty. Pat lost the use of his legs. yeans ago hi William' Scott's steel -mill and al-way. though wrongly, has hiamed the scotts, father and' sons, for his necl-fent. -'Tom tho moment she meets Paul who -e turns from Europe just as Mary is hired by the Scotts, she falls in love with him . . . and lie with her. Move than he does, she fights ngainst this, in the belief that -her station -in life does not permit her to think of marrying Paul.Twice, Twice, Mary finds herself faced with the greatest challenge a woman ever faced. Everything a woman longs for is at her command . . . but she gives up happiness and marriage riches and .security — becauso she loves him too much! The picture mounts to a stirring dim ax that you oVllI long remember, with the two stars and such sterling supporting players as Lionel Bnrrymore, Donald Crisp; Marsha Hunt,. Dan Dur yea. Preston Foster and Gladys Cooper among many others turning In outstanding performances.Everyone Everyone will deeply 'enjoy "The Valley of Decision.' ' "MEXICAN SPITFIRE" Ltipe Velez and Leon Errol, who will make you laugh until your sides burst are In the support "Mexican Spitfire" which patrons will Thoroughly enjoy from the opening reel."}
{"id":213771542,"text":"10 Apr 1947 - Advertising Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 10 April 1947, page 5 I! '" i -Gdfe DeLuxe | Dirranbandi V Wtfgp .Vint' In toun call at the .OAPB DE LUXE far Meala iVi ' "drinks, etc i also "for S Petrol and Oil "I ' Vi -are 'nliVi Agenta for various brands of 8 j Radio Sets ,<r AM ali . sorts of jtiattcrles and Valves. Glvo us a Trial— I WOBKMANSHIP GUABANTEED NEW AUpCOND HAND RADIOS IN STOCK I Spkos Pippos PHONE' H , ' P.O. BOX 25 v . i . ' ' MpanaMpnapaHHMM'aMHHwaMMaMBHHa S":T All Your I I Puional Requisites Toiletries I : Sad Medicel Supplies 1 i ' CONSULT I G.W.GARDNER j ' PH.O. M.P.S. I PH<P5«0 DIRRANBANDI 1 WEWWSNBqrisilBBRiiHBSNRpiRMSUMpEeBMlMMRUWHBnMU B . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . AUHJORISED DEALERS | ford tars and Trucks 1 I W. DEVEREAUX BOLLON ' ANNOUNCE THE EARLY ARRIVAL OF: ; - -NEWEORDS and MERCURYS RANGE. INCLUDESt-jrf;-,.',.,-i?'" ' v; -V-« NEW. CARS ' . ' utilities ........ TRUCKS . .PLACE.. YOUR ORDER NOW 1 ! ,0NCY DAUFIEp: AND.FIRS-CLASS MECHANICS EMPLOYED tor a QUICKER. BETTER and CHEAPER JOB— TRY US j ; INTO YOFlt AFFECTIONS ... ' You <ia6'«taad with gleam In your eye .... or rub V> yottrfunii . i or. Jut whistle . . . for Chevrolet's WMiiiiMr:li.e«yrfn... adit the beantifal "Chevrolet 2£ijaf jjereajresB.1 SnppUe will be limited, so 1-sn)pit rou ;<tecne end see hs without delay. fflEVHOtET . WALLAM MOTORS | 'M'"' OENEBAL MOTORS AGENTS FOB I ? f 'BOi&ON ANT) VISTBICT . L1ND0RES BROS?" j Shearing Contractors | sit (3E0RQE I ;:j Ptame37 P.O.Box 4 | :.>! m ill AHB You a Regular Subscriber to your Local Paper?. If not be one To-day. COMMERCIAL HOTEL Phono 22 DIERANBAN1H First Class Accomodation CUISINE 02? TJ1E BEST W. Bar-wick . ' Proprietor JACK McNICOL and CO. Approved Valuer Stock and Station Agents DIRRANBANDI ' Agents fort Pool, Cultex, New Zealand Loan; Toowoomba Foundry ; Marino Jeit6r S|mpiofl ;plant» H. R. HOOD (Registered Q.T.C. and. Tatts. Club) Book now open for the STRADBROKE HANDICAP — and — BRISBANE, CUP Run ut Eagle Fa . in? on 3rd and 5th May, 1947. Address: Box 1 04n\\V"#' G.P.O., Brisbane Phone: Office B4793. 9 With lively recollections of petrol quality ® most motorists mint I motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by. Roy Morgan, founder H w and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an H| Ell Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many BS B questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are yon likely to Kg 111 Nearly all named a brand In answer to this question. Of those who B |H so answered, substantially more than jo% said: "Shell", HI Bj - .&sma vs.;- 568» ft© & -2sii uni'Uin i'jjis®.- B 1 © THE SHELL COMPANY OP AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Ge. Britain) H jj re-conditioned ARMY HOSPITAL BEDS Equal to new— Enamolled Black Full 5ft. 3ln» x 3(1 Compl.to >\\s wi'h Diamond Wire Mattre.j and i J. Springa — £5 each IT I 1'ilc,icd nni1 Delivered Free on Ball I Brisbane 1 FIIIRE .MATTRESSES To Salt 8pCcial Quality 42/6 tacH DOUBLE DECKER BEDSTEADS— Brand .Ww—Wlll Diamond Wire Hattressos and Springs. Size 6ft Clr.s x 2ft 6I„» x.4ft Cins high 57/6 each. GALVANISED WIRE OAUZE-3fl rMdc 16 mesl. In 100ft rolls so/-, per roll. KEROSENE ROOM HEATEUIS-,»Rccord" Tally Typo 30/- Ball Ffce. ARMY ROAD PICKS-Donblo Ended Diamond and Chisel Point 2/6 carh. 6000 gal. Prefabricated WOODEN TANKS anyone can erect now only £50. SHERWIN WOLLLVMS DARK I I BLUE LACC'UEn TAINT Cor wood or Iron In 5 gal drums 50/ drum. SPRING ROLLER BLIND .MATERIAL Dark Olive, Green-Shadow Proof 36in wide 3/11 per yard. Coupon Free COTIK MATS '71n x 16In T-LD Qunllty 7/B, MB Quality 15/4 30in x lSIn LLD Quality 9/- MB Quality 17/6 each. OOIR MATTING M.lltl Coloured S607 Quality 37 In wide 8/C yd. Ends Round freo also in stock for immediate delivery— Taaman Marine Engines, 3 h.p, £50, complete with Shaft and Propellor. AUsn Craig Diesel Engines, 30/40 h,p„ £695. 4 Ii.J). BRITISH OUTBOARD MOTORS, £7fl BACH. Aruenato Lend, 28 and 561b. Bags. 1/- lb. S.A.P. Rabbit Poison, 2|lb. Tins, 3/6 en„ Case of 18 Tins, £2/16/6. REX3A KNAPSACK DUSTERS, £6/7/6 ca. Rotary Dusters, £8/5/- ea. Rega Model B. Buckots, Pumps" fitted with 25 ft. Hose and Tap Type Nozzle, £1/13/6 ea. Hibiscus Mod. Cold Safe, size 18 In. by 18 In. by 28 In., £4/1/1 ea. "Hibiscus" Rain Gauges, 5 In., complete with measure," 15/- ea. Postage and Packing 2/9 extra. Flour Sifters. 2/3 ea. Copper Ball Pot Cleaners, 7/6 doz. "Hibiscus" -Toxol D.D.T. FLY SPRAY, 1 gal. tins, 17/6 ea, I gal. tins, 9/6 ea. Special Tin Atomizers to suit, 2/9 en. Derris Dnat, 38lb. bags, 32/4 ea. 56!b. bags, £2 ea. TOBACCO DUST, 12/6 cwt. Tysacks. Scythe Blades, 30 In. and 33 In, 13/4 ea. Bent Wood Scythe Handles, 12/6 ea. Bent Tubular Scythe Handles, unbreakable, 16/6 ea. Waterloo Scythe Stones, 1/3 ca. English Grass Shears, 71 In. Blade, 10/8 ca. English Grass Shears, 5 In. Blade, 8/6 ea. 9 In. Blade Hedge Shears, 15/6 ca. Grass Reaping Hooks, 5/6 en. StOel Lawn Rakes, 2/11 oa. Cano Lawn Rakes, 2/11 ea. "Hibiscus" Mantle Electric Radio, 5 valve, will bring In Overseas Stations, spec, price, £20 ea, sewing machine repair8 —any make expertly executed—guaranteed equal new moderate prices— send mac hines in we do the rest— wertheim, redwing and sing Ier machines purchaseo write for our latest issue of "mail call" assoc. company queensland qrocerie8 ltd. (SWITH THE \\WBADIOLETTE RadloldH mokaa listening easy for the houiewife. Extremely compact and HpA portable It can bo carried easily, from YxSfegpSfd|A room to room so that you can listen to \\ aU 'trroUTl . programme whilst' " price Yot RadloleHe loeoo nothlng> because ol ' - i > a iA cAfflpoct site . . full site compos-£IA/|v/0 ents are used construction Is sturdy. / / tone Is brllltantly clear. end sensltfelty Brisbane and selectivity ait excellent. (Slightly higher in -. e.'?>?rlro'1 SMALL in Sixe available big in Parionnance See the RADIOLETTE at yourpbCAL DEALER BUTKVEN ST., TOOWOOMBA also at BM8B/UTC, ROCKHAMPTOH, TOWKSVRIE. CAIRNS, BUNDABBRO AND WARWICK Pat. and Iris Wilson's CAFE Henry Street, St. George FRUIT. DRINKS, ICE CREAM MEALS AT ALL HOURS"}
{"id":213772533,"text":"20 Mar 1947 - Advertising Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 20 March 1947, page 5 I SUN PICTURES — 8T. GEORGE "5he Overlanderi" ITIoriddij. Tuesday. IDednesday, 2.1st, 22nd and 23rd April . With lively recollections of petrol quality f most motorists 1:: want I motor spirit lH "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an gll Australia- wide poll, among car and truck owners. One . of many > 111! questions" asked was, "Whtnibspool r/.v/jyui/Wi pitrol arejou likelj to " BH Nearly ail named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who Boxl so answered, substantially more than .50% said: "Shell". " H Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again, II THE SHELL; COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gc. Britain) mS FOR Att TH - There has never been an OkUmobile like this before. Thongh retiining time-proved Oldsmobile features that no Olds owner would liko to sea dropped, it is above all NEW in appearance,' performance, enduranoe . . . . , demonstrating the post-uar leadership of Oldsmehih, _ America's oldeit motor ear aianu/activsr, THE NEW A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT 4 I.OCAl. DNAI.BIIS: — WESTERN OUEENSLANO" MOTORS. .. ST. . GEORGE'/ SSSSSHEEPSHOWER - THE NEW " METHOD NEW ZEALAND LOAN & C( Incorporated in England) WOOL EXCHANGE EA&LE STREET BRISBANE"}
{"id":215074206,"text":"11 Apr 1910 - A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser (NSW : 1900 - 1954), Monday 11 April 1910, page 5 A VILLAGE POLLING DAY. :«' v' - i SOME : INCIDENTS. Soon after seyen on ,;C 'dark Januarjf' morning wo alighted at tho station nearest our destination— ,tho typical Lancashire y'llage of X. " ; "I think- wc had better v.a:k It," .suggested the |..-i!;..>dlng'-' officer,' after, an Impatient: vyait of flye. m'nutes; "we ought to manage the four miles in time for.'.the opening of the poll." - -. '.'!v ' wc'c.-i-n.; i-attle of v/hei-'s.hnw-bveft qu.lokiy ..t, "payed 'j'i ' anxiety, and soon the i i-tty of ..three was . hu'dclctl togtThgr in the ricUetty. "carrier's cart. "Hop's rare dn' fHMfV" this mornln','.' said the, driver front his' seat: "it's wunn'erful..what j'on owd m.vre can "do when- she's wun.-up— hoo'l 'a yo' tlieor i' liayve an hour— it's, tit' ox.citemcnt as does it." ' ' ' \\ ' The .horse certainly did move;' Tint the strides Were , chiefly up and down, after the' manner of Pecksniff's' pony, nnd Ms action caused tlie' cai t to jolt most "umibnifhrt'nbly. . VAiul they say as animals knows no.wt.'V continued The drlyer„;calmly Ignoring tlie fact that \\yn.\\yore cqntinu-ally .being" flung to tlic bottom of :tRe cart 'by the' erratic lnoyeiiienls of. his horse.-' ,bYoii horsy- Knows 'aft there's suiYimaCT . iii' - air; h'bb'S a scot inuor sense till inony a. womau..ayc,iiii' mony (i Christian, That, hosl'jiis." : „ mLL. JATES CASTSpHISJ VOTE. .Having" arrived at,'t lie' polling station, the.; '..carrier adjbui-nbd ; tb ' tlio ' public-' lipuso opposite,' . "I mot as.'. weel -stop an' ' put ina crbss to' t' ' fia.pper w'hlla I'm oh t' spot',"'wnR Ills piirtlng grcet-ing.-. Asflio'dld; not' enter Tlic .polling booth ..until close on ;noon, It ' was evident that voting was a serious, matter' to, our friend the carrier. 1 'When,- with '-the assistance of two village constables, ,r.fte' boxes had been duly- placed nnd unsealed, tlio- poll was declared .open, . .. ... . . 'T'ui .Bill Yules." 'ho., Said ' genially, "iin' eighty-three Inst wick." "For fifty year,'.' he continued, ""me nn' owd Mo '.poiyd fost n't every . election, i". this .village. But th' owd lad Is deawn yvl' t' .'rliewmatlcs badly, so lie cannot 'turn enwt- this time. Poor nwd Mo, lic'll-be gradely. trettiiT'abcaut It a' — I' man goo an' ha' a word wl' tli' owd lipd— he, were always on t' i'cet side, an! would iic now. if lie but cood." And with u parting , fiourlsli of Ills stout cudgel 'Bill left the booth. ' Mine host -'from- ncross the ' way was The next to vote, -rand with, an eye lo business he Informed us., that -refreshments could -'he . ordered at any hour. " Soon utter breakfasL time some little commotion wng heard >7 i he i entrance, -. the sound ot u shrill Voice being very persistent." '! ' , "You cannot comb in with him,", said tho constable firniiy, as he blocked, the door with his body. ' "He'll goo. an' vote for t' wrong felly. If 1 dunnot," replied a female voipe. "Ast do nowt.o't kind," growled a pro-tcsllng voice; "dost think I'm a born foo'?" . "Tha wore! never owt else sin I wed thee--thee'at three parts . drunk aw-ready, and - — --..v By this time the voter. -hnd managed to enter tlic room. Lv, . "Ncnw what would to-do wl' a wife like you ?" he began, turning to the policeman. - : "Get on wl' Thl', votln', Ind, and move . - on'," replied , the officer, ' sharply. "It's, bad enoo neaw," gruinihled' the unl.ucky wight as he left the rpo.rp a few 'iiiliiutes" later, j'bu t, .\\vlin L'll It "bb ' when . they're ygbttlng, t' vote?'.'. , , 1 - . ... N OT ; BROWN, BUT AN OTHER. For the greater part the workmen who came in during tho day were quiet : and businesslike- in their miiniici-; of vbtlng; vciry few needed nny Instruc-. Hons, find tho general Improvement 'In the' educa tion of the people Is ' perhaps never ,so noticeable us on these, oeen-I slons. : " There was one 'exception. ' A' b'g, surly-looking man who came to I, he-table wltih tlio dumaiid, "Gle us a card!", "Name, please?" requested Clio clock. "What's that to Tliee? I vote' by' ballot," he snapped out. Even when it was pointed out to Tilth that his name was necessary to prove his right to vote according to the reg's-ter he refused' to .budge, and not until The officer came to escort him fS the door didho give the required Information. The local gentry,. including llhe clergy' and doctors, nearly all recorded" their votes before lunch. In several euros tliey did not think it .necessary to give' tlioir names until requested. ' "Ha— ye.v of course, of course;" blustered one, "yoii are sti-aiigers to the' village, otherwise you would. .have had no-need- to ask for iny name." , It uttcrwards' transpired that this Individual was a: recent settler In the: village, ' T "Lives In a big iiew.plnce on th! 'ill— of lio famlily whatever, tries to' ''mix -up-' with oiir best famhlles,. who don't want none of- him," remarked the constable : senthiiigly. . ' ! During tlho. afternoon very: little pc!:- j ! Ing vvas done; but. one old fellow created a mild diversion. ' ! "Con yo tell me which: o' these chnps is Brown 7" lie Inquired. , , | : ."Certainly," responded the presiding officer, indicating tho name Ion the ' Voter's paper; then, suspecting on Illiterate voter/ he asked the old niaii .whether, he "9Oul.fi read!" and write/ "Aye, Jad,. I icon- ..write i reet- enoo for this job, but ml seot is none so good as it were. Art sure this Is Brown?" lie . continued. , ' ' . " 1 " ; v . Ofi "'being reassured "that It Vv.ns, the, old 'man retired; to tilie ballot'box to make his cross. . "That's aw rcet, Isn't it?", ho. remarked, showing his "paper to the pro'-..slding officer. . ' "But yoa have not voted for'Brown," said the official, after examining thc paper. ' ' " "I no'er intendit to," chuckled the old fellow, , winking his eye silly, /"t'other chap's my moh, an' I wanted to niak' 110 mistake about him." ; ' THREE CHEERS FOR "OWD MO." The return of the out-workers to their homes brought the usual rush' <lni.. the closing hours, ot the poll. " '. . The rival candidates roused local ex-' cltemerit to fever heat by tli'elr final visits to the neighboring oomriittee rooms. With the last half hour came a constant, succession of cheers and cfiunter-cheers, as the remaining voters came up. "Three cheers for t" Squire— he's coom all t' way fra Scotland!" shouted 'someone outside as a motor cat came panting up. ' . « "Three cheers for Owd Mo!" called out the leader ot tho opposition party. Thc two came in together, the Squire helping tlic crippled old man, whoso right leg was swathed . In red Ilamicl, I The Squire waited uatU Um eld am hud voted, in order that he might assist him out again. "You must come in the.Jnotor — I'll see you safe home."' ' "Nay, nay. Squire, I mun stick to ml colors. '.I'd a-gonc'A-iV'tb! owd Squire rcet willingly; he were always for t poor people; he'd seed 'em starve fori bread an' k;ncw what. Protection meant, for such as. us. I've had childer cryln' i for bread,; and live jyorjeed wick In, j wick 'eawii: an' -rrbf'bcen " kble to glvei 'cm ono gradely meal 1' th' day. Nay, ! nay, Squire, no Protection/for the likes o' me; wp mun; go o u r. , o iv.n';. way s ; th j lads b'rbw.t me hero, i' th' dopltey cart, an" I reckon th' owd 'donkey 'il take me j back agen-«mayli'ap%a.st no-er'votc agen, ; Squire;- ;b.ut lirlt is. fast time I know j awm on t'. right side. Good - neetj " Squire!"- .' j .' And with, blazing eyes the old fellow j ' ;di'e\\v, himself, up and hobbied painfully" to tlie door with tlu uid of his stick, j And';'a'4' Tlie polllng 'closed a mighty' cheei-tng broke out, , "Threo cheers for! OwdrMdl.'f— H.L.I I11 the "Dally News,".. ,V SCHOOL - GIRL'S FROCK. A pretty frock for a school-girl Is -ipn.(1e lifter this, m.-i nner In duck — blue or wlilCe— with' yoke and sleeve bindings of pole blue or blue royal. Tho vest and sleeves may be of embroidery or figured muslin."}
{"id":215353146,"text":"14 Apr 1955 - Poll Shorthorns Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 14 April 1955, page 3 Poll Shorthorns . TO 3300 GNS. AT SYDNEY SHOW I . Though demand Tor - average Pol! Shorthorn bulls was -much below that of 'last year, and 50 per cent, of the offerings were passed : in- at below ' ', vendors' ...resegxos, prices for ihoso sold were on the. average, dearer than . those paid for Shorthorns. ' Qucenslsndora .were, the-most persistent . buyers for top . bulls . and . anything-suitable for service in. the northern State- found- ready buyers. " . Dalgetys cotalogued . the tops of many of tho drafts and these made to 1 3300 gns. for .the- top bull, Peel, Parisian, in the draft of the Peel River Land & Mineral Co., of Goonoo- Goonoo, Tamworth. This bull was by the Imported Alpine Sensation (U&A.) and was bought for an undisclosed client by New Zealand Loan.Mr. Mr. J. T. Scrymgequr, of Netherby, Warwick, Q., secured 2000 gns. for Bogan Monarch, sired by the horned. Coonong Ulysses, the purchaser , being Sir Waiter Merrlman, of Merry-Vllle Ltd., Yess; Netherby Fairy Prince, by the imported U.S.A. Cooper Farms' Collynlc 3rd, made -400 gns., and Netherby Field Marshall ; went to. . M. Grace, of Moree, at 328 gns. Dalgetys bought Netherby Radiant Monarch, at" 310 gns. Macklnnori Bros., of Donda-loo, sold Dandaloo ' Duke 4th to Moreheads, Brisbane, at 300 gns., and; Merryville Pty., Ltd:, of Yass, sold Merryville Ringmaster at the same figure to Mr." Bruce Pottle. Russley Caruso, by Gunna-warra Norseman 2nd, a. roan bull of .remarkable scale, was bought by.Merrvville Ptv. Ltd.. for 500 gns. — Dalgety's News Service, 4/4/55."}
{"id":215367172,"text":"03 Mar 1949 - TEA STATISTICS Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 3 March 1949, page 12 TEA STATISTICS i A Gallup Poll jast completed liy the Australian Tea Bureaa be'iirs this out. . i The 'poll also revealed that 12 per cent of the Australian popu lation drinks black tea without any additions, 30 per cent, add milk only and the remaining 68 per cent, add milk and sugar. Four per cent, of the population drinks 'lfi cupp or more a day, 10 per cent, drink as much as ten cups. 69 per ceht. drink between 3 arid' 9 cups daily and 17 t\\Qt« oonf rl ninlr loCC +V o n O cups daily.. (On a nation' wide basis the average .Australian drinks 3.8 cu ps" a: day,'- br -1400 -ciipe a. year Some toil .drinkers, / particular ly miners, working on the lo\\v levels at great temperatures regularly consume as much as 40 cups a day, " ', Tt Is estimated that in a lifetime the average 'AUstniAian con sumes 3500 gallons of hot tea, or 250 times his or her own weight. Recognised as the cheapest and imost popular beverage in the world, tea is consumed to the. extent of 300,000,000009 cups each year."}
{"id":215472857,"text":"15 Jul 1941 - No Gallop Towards War In Latest Gallup Poll Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), Tuesday 15 July 1941, page 4 No Gallop Towards War In Latest Gallup Poll' NEW YORK.— A Gallup poll after the outbreak of the Russo-German war shows a slight increase in favor of convoys, or 56 per cent, as compared with 55 early in June. ' Sentiment in favor of the United States' entrance to the war de- creased, those now favoring being 21 per cent, as compared with 24 iri June. ; '"}
{"id":215950173,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - Advertising Blyth Agriculturist (SA : 1908 - 1954), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 1 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australiart Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners: Gne of many questions asked was: " When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand 'in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell Shell petrol wiii very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain)"}
{"id":215950212,"text":"27 Mar 1947 - Advertising Blyth Agriculturist (SA : 1908 - 1954), Thursday 27 March 1947, page 1 ? With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck "owners. One of many questions asked was: " When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED . (Incorporated in Great Britain) YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL"}
{"id":215950276,"text":"10 Apr 1947 - Advertising Blyth Agriculturist (SA : 1908 - 1954), Thursday 10 April 1947, page 1 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recendy conducted an Australiawide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incorporated in Great Britain) •ySXs)®®®®®^^"}
{"id":215950901,"text":"28 Aug 1947 - CLARE TALKIES Blyth Agriculturist (SA : 1908 - 1954), Thursday 28 August 1947, page 3 CLARE TALKIES "THE VALLEY OF DECISION' MARCIA DAVEN'PORT'S- BEST-SELLER NOVEL REACHES SCREEN AS NEW M.G.M SUCCESS In -M.G.M.'s "The Valley of Decision," her first picture since she was voted America's leading film act-* resa in the Phoitoplay-Gallup Poll suvey, Greer -Garson adds another distinguished portrayal to the gallery already containing those of ''Mrs. Miniver," "Madame Curie," "Random Harvest," and "Mrs. Parkington." The film version of Marcia Davenport's 'bestf-seller novel finds Miss. •Garson at her best as the feminine half of a grand new starring team. This time her leading man is Gregory Peek, who scored so sensationally an "Keys of the Kingdom." •Miss Garson is Mary Rafferty, a •girl from "across the tracks," who comes to work in the Pittsburgh of the 1870's in the fine house of William Scott, steel mill owner, as a servant <maid against the wishes of her own embittered father, Pat RafFerty. Pat lost the use of his legs years ago - 4n- WiU"'am-ik:6t : fc's steel mill and airways^ though wrongly, has blamed ^jii^jScptt's,^-fja^er and sons, for his .accident. . ' the monient she meets Paul ^^ifPi^lE)'," "Who returns from Europe jlist'as Mary is hired by the Scotts, she falls in love with him . . . and he -with her. More than he does, she fighits against .this,»in the belief that her stSation in life does not permit her to think of marrying Paul. Twice, Mary finds herself faced -with the greatest challenge a woman ever faced. Everything a woman longs for is at her command . . . but fihe gives ujJ happiness and marriage, riches and security—because she loves "fohn tfoo much!"}
{"id":216075605,"text":"28 Mar 1947 - Advertising Beaudesert Times (Qld. : 1908 - 1954), Friday 28 March 1947, page 4 IP,ly recollections of petrol quality fi st motorists I want j ; motor spirit I "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder H and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted ao mm Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many sjjM questions asked was, "When the pool ends , which petrol are you likely to |j|| Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who mm so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". mm THE SHELl COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (lac. In Gt. Britain) I TUB FINEST, SMARTEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL V. F O RDV8 E VER B UI AND POST-WAR ENGINEERING ADVANCES / From every point of view the new Ford V8 is the greatest in motoring history. It's bigger, it's C77 / /7 roomier, with even more head room. It brings to post-war motoring a new conception of 111x0x7, _ , . ' standards in body work, interior fittings and finish, L" Ij D Tl in velvet-smooth riding. It brings now scientific and ® technical advancements in fuel economy, in silent L JL JL-performance, in "stop" and "go" braking and \\y/lj| acceleration, in road-holding and cornering. It is U U with pride and pleasure you'll own the new Ford VS. BLUNCK'S GARAGE FORD DEALERS"}
{"id":216077918,"text":"03 Apr 1947 - Advertising Beaudesert Times (Qld. : 1908 - 1954), Thursday 3 April 1947, page 6 i JURD «S C COOTE S Z 'PHONE 100 'PHONE 171 5 5 General Carriers and Pool and Shell Agents z J BEADDESERT i j 5AVWAW.VAWWWWWWJWWVWftWVWWWVW ji WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE ji JAN SALON i| LADIES' HAIRDRESSERS !; STYLISTS AND PERMANENT WAVE SPECIALISTS !| |! LOCATION: OPPOSITE LOGAN & ALBERT HOTEL. Ji . !; FOR APPOINTMENTS 'PHONE 219 — BEAUDESERT. j| '.vj-juviwwwuwwjvyvvvijvuvwuwvwuuwvvvuuwwwvivi With lively recollections of petrol quality H | most motorists I Ij want I I | motor spirit 1 "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder || Itljl and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an tllll : Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many j|f| questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to ||| Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who fill |p|| so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Ball H THE SHELl COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) 25 Years of Progress i IfPI . I « ORIGINAL PREMISES OPENED IN 1922 We are proud to announce our ... SILVER JUBILEE FOUNDED IN MARCH 1922 AND BUILT UP ON SERVICE 1TO THE MOTORING PUBLIC 111 - : r; c ,,,£g:' . v J; ; . feM-- - mil ' - - "O - ' : S" 8LUNCKS GARAGE' jj|i j iRCKS GARAGE Wt FORDpTaLERS | 1947 BLUNCK'S GARAGE Ford Dealers Bt-ACO- GARAG-E PHONE && ffii-N ' v ............ '"»"}
{"id":216416580,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Dalby Herald (Qld. : 1910 - 1954), Friday 14 March 1947, page 5 With lively recollections of petrol quality H I most motorists I I want I I motor spirit m "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder Ppl ana manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an 11S8 Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many fall questions asked was, "XPbtn the pool ends , which petrol art you lihlj to H Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who till so answered, substantially more than jo% said: " Shell |1 , Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. II THE SHELL COMPANY OP AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) H COACH -BUILT SPORTS TOURER The debonair "8" — with Sports Car flair I FOLDING WINDSCREEN I I DETACHABLE TAKE US . I AND TRUE I | ttAMED SIDE WINDOWS ANYWHERE AT I JfevS I CAstvle C0MfRT UTnE COACH - BUILDING IS EVIDENT AND A 4-0Q0R SEOAN In Anglln'a overall design, tailoring of upholstery, «xlra roominess and appointments. Passenger comfort f® real and relaxing even to framed, tonghened alius slde-curtains that can be L , H T p r i c B S ' giving car snngness SPORTS COfiA . when desired. Performance 'TOURER £w W Luxury Interior, Inbuilt law,,. m.lchM superiority of Myllng 4-DOOIJ OAJA boot, controlled ventilation --big — ®nd Artglla's lasting eco- , .SEDAN ttlU car Sedan features with 0 ho. nomy is the most, money Sajdyf'Cf, when equipped running eo.u. wing of any 8 fa.p. ear. w SSuiTitartg: LOCAL AUTHORISED FORD AGENTS: NAPIER BROS. EILEEN STREET, DALBY, PHONE 167. i P-0. Box 2. — Phones 7 and 33. rlA ROBINSON & CO. Vr JANDOWAE. IN IAOH OA8KHT AUCTIONEERS,' LAND, STOCK, rmsT ram , AND MACHINERY SALESMEN. S®9®0® PIG AND CALF SALES EVERY TUESDAY. FULL OOMPOWTB TtOKST 5 /A AOHNT8 FOR DABIdNG DOWNS CO-OPERATIVE BACON / V — ASSOCIATION LTD. QUARTER SHAMS -7 . „ 1/6 -« REGULAR CATTLE SALES AT JANDOWAE. 1 AOBNOIHl— IMPORTANT NOTIOE INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. .OF AUST. PTY. LTD. Uok«t STATE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE OFFICE. PriuM0n.yupmf011.ly, OALTEX QUEENSLAND PTY. LTD. » r'lTii nTtr rim ohrysleb, dodge, Plymouth, de soto cars. TMnU Mid by ttwm. INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS. Bui (or our lilt at good recoRdltlonod Trie ion and Utility Tracks, . vhloh have all baoa through our workshop and are reasonably jJ -priaed. Basy terms aan be arranged. J . We execute repairs to all classes of Motors, Engines, Br X Tractors, and Farm Machinery. OXY-ACETLYENE AND ELECTRIC WELDING. H wridog. —A >d udr. t— P— tM "A" QRADE MECHANtS IN ATTENDANCE. .KstmiObMaasiaiMm -"}
{"id":216418850,"text":"03 Apr 1947 - Advertising Dalby Herald (Qld. : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 3 April 1947, page 5 TO BE MADE IN AUSTRALIA hrtte Nation's lofoittum M«)<i w.« iii Standard Four-wheel Trnclor III f Goneral-purtiatt, Farmall-lj-pf Mr/ nd Industry . . tin popubr y McCORMICK'DEERING \\ INTERNATIONAL TRACTORS I v INTERNATIONAL J i # TRUCKS J Mm /W 4 and 6-cylinder engine, y/& L for industrial use Model K-l 1 Track Utility 10/15-cwt. capacity ' Model K-S Light Truck, 20/30-cwt. capacity Model K-5 Madlam-heavy Truck, 21/dj-ton capactl 4 and a-nUflder We are pleased to be associated with International Harvester Company's announcement that the popular McCormick-Deerlng International tractors and Inter-5 national motor trucks are to be manufactured in !> Australia. This project will involve the investment by International Harvester of £1,630,000 for new buildings and plant at North Shire, Geelong, where the Company's large farm equipment factory is already established. The Company plans to manufacture two of the most popular-size tractors, three a, models of motor trucks, and two types of engines for mt industrial power application. Production will start H-1 in January, 1948. This new manufacturing development in Australia " is International Harvester Company's answer to the world shortage of tractors and motor trucks, and will become a big factor in helping to maintain supplies of essential tractor power and motor transport for our local needs. BP Look tor our "111" Sign BIS J if ... It stands (or quality and service. Let It be your guide when you have H ID H need of such products as International . . .. nAnTElTEK Harvester The Farmers Centre, Dalby II With lively recollections of petrol quality I most motorists I want motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is superviied by Roy Morgan, founder end manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions i asked was, "IPheu the pool tods, which petrol ore you likely to try first f" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who III so answered, substantially more than )0% said: "Shell". B THE SHELL COMPANY OP AUSTRALIA LIMITED flae. In fit. Britain) A PRODUCT OF CLIFFORD LOVE k CO. LTD., BRISIAN 6eteki/51h Casket <s isa faooo FuU Composite Tickets r 10 <-eeck Filth Shares . . . » 2 f each GOLDEN mm tywti&tny. mdtL mAA fa /wAygW kirf4 FJUfiKE.«r MSM"}
{"id":216459813,"text":"17 Nov 1922 - THE BRITISH ELECTIONS. Bundaberg Mail (Qld. : 1917 - 1925), Friday 17 November 1922, page 3 the british elections. i CONSERVATIVE ' . party; \\? raPEAT. OP 1IBERA1B AND v-r' -LABOUR. " WO CABINET MINISTERS . 'j REJECTED;' ' " I.ONDON; Thnrjdiiv. or tho. go'n'eral oloctlon in the Loii-it. wag, juict. Asnycrnge poll of 75 por. cent ,(. expected ."in tho 69 tbnaon.aoittB.VThi .striking. feature is the ' womona'- vote. TlieHotcis (Were allowed to romnln open and supply tlio wants- of the orowds awaiting ..tli0 results. The train aujl. tram tiilio: sorvicos wore extended .into. tlio small- 'liours. of th0 morning. ... - J.'/Bonar Law ' an'(1 Mr. Asqaitli ttte', amongst '.tkose dueled -Excitcinoiit in London incrcasod' us f, he-evening, wore, ..especially wlion Labour viotorios. at ..Barnsloy; Hanlcy and Acarinton wer0 -announced on il-inWnated- sorocns-ln Trafalgar Square, and - at., the . newspaper ' offices in tho ..Strand, and: Flop .strcpfe. Tlio.ro was . .loud; -cheers when iy .popular 'in-. .. dependent like TV.krd of.'Stoke-onVTroiit was re-elected. It, is; cstinralcd'-liijit . - fit leant - 20,000 mutorh-Twerc placed at the disposal, of .candidates; Many-lind fifty and sixty -empioyed-...brcnging vdt-... trs.'to .tli'o poll, Lat/o mites having more - cars-'1 than 'oyqr before. ... -S- . Je'qy4,;Gopygo>,i;ecorded his .veto, . as oaiiuporlO.':powniiig'rStroQt).'-in the ARl'ioniVcatminstwi The Lincoinsr-Vo.teVs-ldeliidod Mrs --'MriryrFolety aged- < ids; Wo yino tared W ' the. poll "with ->hor'sbn';- over '7(1. Mra - ' v'?afia "Lister, "Taged' '106; folt'r-'unequai ' to . the . task of voting.'- '-,'-, - - -There -.wcrp pathetic . scones', at. Ty'-. Fcrmnuagh,--'whcr'e''fli6 oxcitouioht , ., .was.00 - groat /..that : tho'-.-aeod, - sick . and. |nfl.tm.-woro-tnkon from, their beds' aid ,on atrotchora l-to- record tlieli-. vote. . t „ . .'Thcro waa-agroat-Tevetsal at Oxford.: . _ Where jtbo;' Conservative'-' majority ': of : five, thousand: was converted Into - a -.- Liberal majority of'-SSOOi ' ' : -Mr. Honm- was ' returned for Hill; .- head by >d - slightly 'decreased majority .'.-..nMryGrig'g' h'6adb'iPlthot'poli'' at Old- ' ;- -,n, 'Irani; 'La'dy Bift'mof 'bfeih'jr "ai, tho hot-./iitbtn-.v ,V«y8h- t. i '' ,'i -i -Mr. 'Stanley; tTrideir 1 Secretary, ... for t nmms'Attamq -was defeated at jjPrqston. . .MiiA/i EriboVitb1 tojiped ' 'thfe '' poli.'W a\\ .>> .Mr.''- Cljriie; wlife was ' not1 oupOMd'/ in. o;«j IMfc'wiit SAly'Areftirnoa forMahiehcsUr; -dflioyspliftinioj tit ', ffip.-jintii 1 1 'bjffrfeWrr'itivb: t%\\i; A»Vou«<s W "v;;1-' -"y-TliOro' wore olght .. 1 ab our , gh inV at -jv ,.r'-'Gfhsgo"W, "weYbH so'ycrnl' wpif |.gi'pwp; ' . pdnbdryaflvcs wore 1 beaten: vMd, Eopar ' 'I y&nwWmijoiffy _ 'ia'lqipsgqw') Cbntrati of ' , 1 .13,000' ill'. ' 1D18! Two's j'.fotiu'cGd )'tp "ibjOQ1 Liberal combined 'poiled-i'Jouii.b'i'vo'toa .- morb' tlinn' 'thQ-.Protnibr.' ' ' - ' . ; ; Mir. Loslie . "Wilson is Urn ' second -.Mlniator,, -whoso' defeat is anuouueed,-- : Mr. ;oErskiue,',,an- -'Iud6pblidoPt ' Cb'nanr. . , vativo winning. St.- Georges by,' 3300, Lady, Astqr- has- been" returned for , Plymbuth, Mri 'MaqNainarn for Oain-" berwcli and Mr. Insklp -for Bristoi.: Mr. Itamsuv. MucDnnnl.i.-wna nlmrtmi i "B Llbyd Gcbrgitd." " - ' The Hon.; O. Addison, (Liberal) was dofoatcd 'for' Shorcditch by a Nation-' ' alfsKLlb'oral. - , , , - . - . ,A1 r-' Asqultb 'b"-iun.l n r I ty' h !, - Paisiej'i. ' . . w'fls uW-rl-dOOi-poinpaVch willf lH)bii,,iri'-! " -.' . Tll.ibyn<;eaiidldatc:r'fnrctl badly-.,,' ' ' - Mrr T 1 1 om n r'T - hhTs' 'b o e r t! :0 1 1- c: :I -foti De'fby.ThoJtj!)..; Mnniaguaf , i"b o'C o n c r v h tTvc t : nmil ' t wb r, n d ; .y lost six; Nation Rl-'I.iLorals lojt fik'c-f y and had h6:galnsi'Ij.al'dur lojjt.onb' and-. gained oiglit. ' |.;.-- . ; .. Lnley-j « The- 'olo'ctlon resaliu of elccldrates for, wjncji,;rotlirns-, nru cumpleto. givo thb' Tfasifl j; ofiiparfics - as: — ' B.. CDiiaorvntlvca. . . ..v'-'r. 103; -, Liborala- (-Squith-'s) . i .. .801 | ;NntlonM' Llliilrals : ;(Llbyd /'>»!„ , .Georgp),,.. .. .. ir, ;': . Labour .. . . 07! . ui :. Indepondbnts btci . ""}
{"id":217043167,"text":"19 Mar 1947 - Advertising King Island News (Currie, King Island : 1912 - 1986, Wednesday 19 March 1947, page 2 jippsland I Northern CO-OP. CO. LTD. '-V v Live Stock and Laud Dept., 623 Collins St., Melbourne -Weekly Sales of— -» p.. FAT J ATT LB, ? SLEEP and PIGS U ' %; - ' '' All bindings attended to by . f B/M. BOWLING LOCAL AGENT. With lively recollections o/ petrol quality H If "Opinion Research", which is supervised by JH |! Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- ||| !|| ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- ||| jm wide poll among car and truck owners. One of H - -III t many questions asked was: " When the pool ends , Wm Wt which petrol are you likely to try first?" |||| IP Nearly all named a ; brand in answer to this W « question. Of those who so answered, substan- H /K !|| tially more than 50% said: "Shell". jl|| (llh Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. B \\ THE SHELL COMPANY ;OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED jjl (Incorporated in riat"}
{"id":217046208,"text":"09 Apr 1947 - Advertising King Island News (Currie, King Island : 1912 - 1986, Wednesday 9 April 1947, page 4 (Burrle Recreation Ground Committee Op Management. MEMBERS are advised that the monthly meeting will be heid in the Town Hall Supper Room at 8 p.m. on wednesday, 23rd April. R.I, Heinrich, Actg. Sec, TT ING ISLAND and CURRJE XV BRANCHES, T.F.F. riHE Regular Meetings of the JL bodies will be held respec tively at the 8,M. Hall, Yamba-coona, and Mr R. Reed's Currie Office, at 8 p.m., on— Tuesday, 15th March. 0. S. Brand. W. E. Attrill, A DONATION of £1 I/- from Mrs E- Percy, for the O.W A. Hospital appeal is acknowledged. ||| With lively recollections of petrol I most motorists I . I spirit I "Opinion Research", which is supervised by || Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Ausfc- , ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Aus tralia- ffi wide poll among car and truck owners. One of || many questions asked was: "When the pool ends , H whith petrol are you likely to try first?" H Nearly all named a brand in answer to this ||| question. Of those who so answered, substan- m tially more- than 50%' said: "Shell". mm THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED . |Jj"}
{"id":217054934,"text":"26 Nov 1942 - GALLUP POLLLS Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 26 November 1942, page 6 GALLUP POLLLS The Gallup Foil, a product of the U.S.A. has come 10 Australia, and is beinc served. up at. regular Item on the Press menu. . As a crosscut; of pub- lic though#, these polls 110 doubt can serve a useful, puivcce, but when u vote was taken oh llie question of rationing tobacco, . mid resulted in u lurge majority In favour, .0110. is ln-ollncd to wonder, whether they are :o uscful. as jiopulirity thought. Tobacco rationing . Is if. practiV. lnipOBS-tblllly simply' for etlio reason, that everyone docs : not : smoke.. if everybody played the game It. could be n liticccss, but alas, one fears we should all be stinkers when It came 10 rationing. Mother and .sister .would take tc the weed, and nil the cousins and uncles would bo roped' In to become de volt, nil so that n fow people coulo get more than they yrere entitled to. Then There would be' a vast underground market' tor tobacco and the ran who could a fiord to pay the urlec would get nil ho wonted. -The sponsors of Ihc Gallup Polls will linve lo n-k their victims an easier question next, t'nie. For Instance, "Should Gal lup Polls be rationed?""}
{"id":217268244,"text":"28 Apr 1950 - JOYCE STIRLING SAYS Brisbane Telegraph (Qld. : 1948 - 1955), Friday 28 April 1950, page 4 JOYCE STIRLING SAYS FM GAlULUP-JNG T, I see where a recent Gallup poll taken among the people o£ I Queensland claims that people rend the paper iai the morning for a I longer period than they read it in the afternoon. I Now this- is what I call a valuable piece or research. People are asked all sor.ts of trivial questions about politics, economics and world affairs, whereas the really significant questions such as "Do you read your paper longer in the morning than the evening?" are left out; ' Bearing this in mind I recently conducted a poll' among people who live in my district. After careful thought I put the following question to each one— "Do you clean your'.teeth longer in thes morning before you go to work or at night before you go to bed?" This was the result of the I poll : '51 At Night-.. ,. 60 percent ||| In, the Morning 30 percent ffl No Opinion . . 15 percent J| No Teeth . . 20 .percent |R On looking " over these |5 figures I see there must be m something wrong as >the tot&i reaches 125. percent. It just shows you what liars some :$ people are. , |j Another question I put to || a cross section of the public 3 was this: "What would you j| rather do or -go fishing?" ® Fifty-nine out of CI people I H approached, looked at" me g strangely and walked away. . B The .last one was interested. |r He was dressed in an admiral's Si uniform, wit'- a telescope -si under his arm. and a patchHf' oyer one eye. ' , "f "Who are you?" he asked $ confidentially in reply to my |?| question; "Mary .Queen of 3 S'cots or the Last of . the 3$ Mohicans?" ' $ ,"}
{"id":21769897,"text":"07 Jan 1932 - 95.74 PER CENT POLL. Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thursday 7 January 1932, page 14 95.74 PER CENT. POLL. VICTORIAN VOTING. MELBOURNE, January 6 At the Federal elections in Victoria there was an average poll of 95.74 per cent-, compared with 94.75 in 192B, and 95.76 in 1929."}
{"id":218015183,"text":"26 Feb 1942 - MANY FOODS NEED BETTER BOOSTING. Coolgardie Miner (WA : 1935 - 1954), Thursday 26 February 1942, page 3 MANY FOODS NEED BETTER BOOSTING. A. U.SA. report states that a Gallup poll show* that some of the food producers have quite & job to be done in this -world of advertising, merchandising and publicizing, if they want public attention. The question was: "If you had more money, what foods would you spend it on?" 37 per cent, would buy more meat 31 per cent, more vegetables, particularly potatoes. 27 per cent, more frait. 21 per cent, more dairy products, articularly milk. 7 per cent, more bread, cereals, flour nd cornmeal. 5 per cent, more chocolate, pastries, desserts and sweets."}
{"id":218021851,"text":"03 Feb 1944 - From One Extreme to Another? Coolgardie Miner (WA : 1935 - 1954), Thursday 3 February 1944, page 3 ~. i tt; : lis ui i si 1 if ii M i r 1 [ it i • > 1 ((i itii i ii i itu i11: i L it From One Extreme to Another? Gallup polls conducted in America, Britain, Canada, and Australia reveal, it is stated, a similar concensus of opinion that Germany should be either controlled or destroyed. Tl^pse in favour of control averaged 40 per cent, to 44 per cent.; in favour of destruction, 21 to 35 per cent; and m favour of rehabilitation, 9 to 17 per cent. The aim of ithe British Empire in this war, as defined by the late Mr. Chamberlain at the onset, was that we should "yield nothing to force, and 'ake nothing by force, but that, after the rule of brute force had been desiroyed in the world, we should determine the future basis of collective security by collaboration between the free peoples of the earth." Disarmament must be general if the yrorld is to live at peace. There is not a shadow of historical doubt about the truth that "preparation for war" (including defence) makes for war." Japan was our ally in the last war. We know not who will be our enemy m the next war. International control of armaments of all nations, as well as the armaments of Germany and Japan, is essential to security. Australian political leaders' talk at the moment is in the direction of putting the islands of the Pacific in a po-m sition of armed defence as "bastions • for Australia and New "Zealand." s o God forbid that such a fate should c befall the Pearls of the Pacific. b From one extreme to another. c"}
{"id":218026792,"text":"25 Oct 1945 - Wage Rates in England. Coolgardie Miner (WA : 1935 - 1954), Thursday 25 October 1945, page 2 Wage Rates in England. Eighty-nine per cent", of Londoners favour maintenance of present wage rates and prices, a recent Gallup Poll' discloses. The remaining 11 per cent. questioned during the poll favoured an increase in wages and prices."}
{"id":218027038,"text":"22 Nov 1945 - OCCUPATION OF JAPAN Coolgardie Miner (WA : 1935 - 1954), Thursday 22 November 1945, page 2 OCCUPATION OF JAPAN i t A Gallup Poll reveals that 64 per cent, of people in the United States be iieves that the occupation of Japan will be necessary for "many years," 23 per cent, think "a few years" will suffice, while 13 per cent'are undecided, Replies ranged from one year to 100 years, with a small section of the People declaring the occupation should last for ever."}
{"id":218032474,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Coolgardie Miner (WA : 1935 - 1954), Friday 14 March 1947, page 10 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want m & jp if m motor spirit "Opinion Research", whicb is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first ?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than jo% said: "Shell", Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Incr In Gc. Britain) .546 6FI"}
{"id":218032854,"text":"11 Apr 1947 - Advertising Coolgardie Miner (WA : 1935 - 1954), Friday 11 April 1947, page 4 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want mo # A "Opinion Research", which is. supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the. pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who SO answered, substantially morje than 5°% 'd: "Shell". sa THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain)"}
{"id":218042835,"text":"10 Mar 1949 - MOST WOULD WED SAME GIRL AGAIN Coolgardie Miner (WA : 1935 - 1954), Thursday 10 March 1949, page 1 MOST WOULD WED SAME GIRL AGAIN NEW YORK:—A recent Gallup poll revealed that 52 men out of every 100 would marry the same girl if given the chance to revive their lives. Twenty-seven would probably mary the same girl again and 13 were undecided. Forty-seven women would marry their husbands again 29 probably would and 15 were not sure."}
{"id":218698303,"text":"23 Aug 1949 - BUSH TELEGRAPH [?] Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 - 1954), Tuesday 23 August 1949, page 1 &££££ Jl Met a sweet young thing who thought a "Gallup Poll" wus an election held in a hurry. The sh'P loaded with coal that was strike bound in Melbourne for four months was the Hnligonian Duke. Several correspondents have asked "what, who or where" Hnligonian is? A Hnligonian is n resident of Hall-fax .. . tlie ship's home port. The socialist government in Britain nmv gives away false teeth to workers . . . but nothing to chew with them. The coal strike has not hit Victoria and South Australia anywhere as hard as N.S.W. Most Industry Is still running on brown coal .won from the open cuts by non-Communist unions. I wonder if the anti-socialist governments of those States might not have a better formula for a golden ngo than Mr. McGirr and Mr. Chiflcy. Main headline In the Communist paper, "Tribune," last week, was:— "Workers Smash Plot for Police State." In Russia there arc 13,000,000 people hi slave labor camps as a result of regular purges fn this police state, nowover. In Australia communism Is only a "political philosophy," Mr. Chiflcy assures us. The boys at Nnrrnbrl made local history over the week-end. By the light of hurricane lamps they packed the Town Hall when local Labor Party president, N. Ferguson, moved thnt the meeting urge the coal miners go bock to work, and that it congratulate the Government on its handling of the strike. The meeting "urged" the miners back to work all right, but withheld congratulations from the Government. [?]"}
{"id":218702774,"text":"13 Dec 1949 - Labor Landslide Dislodges Chifley Government Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 - 1954), Tuesday 13 December 1949, page 1 Labor Landslide Dislodges Chifley Government Liberal- C. P. Faction Expects Majority of Over 20 Seats Mr. John Howse Again Returned for Calare As, predicted in the Australian Gallup poll, the Chifley Labor Government was defeated at the Federal elections last Saturday. The landslide against Labor in the recent New Zealand elections was continued in Australia, and Mr. R. G. Menzies will be the new Prime Minister of Australia. At the time of writing the majority of the Liberal-Country Party Government is uncertain, owing to close contests in a number of doubtful seats, but on Sunday it was estimated that the Coalition Government would have a work'-ng majority of at least 1 1 seats in the House of Representatives, although its position in the Senate is not so favorable. It now looks as though -the Government will he defeated by over 20 seats. In our own electorate, Calare, regarded in the past as one of the border-line seats, it was evident early that Mr, John Howse, Liberal, would again be returned, At the 1946 elections Mr, Howse won the seat, which hud previously bccnl held by ills father, the late Sir Ncblllc Howse, from the sitting Labor mem- 1 ber, Mr. J. P. Brcen. ' There were two other candidates in the field, Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, who was at one time Country Party member > for the district, and Mrs. M. R.-Rob-' crts, Ind., who forfeited her deposit and was the first candidate to drop out of the preference counting, I Tlte final count, independent of Service votes, was: Howse 29,106- Brecn 23,246. I On this occasion the fight was a straight-out contest between Mr. Howse and Mr. George Gibbons, Labor, a former holder of the scat for one 1 term in the Scullln Government. I j The result of voting throughout the i subdivisions of the electorate shows 1 that Mr. Howse has consolidated his position in the three years he has held the scat./ ' - - c FORBES MAJORITY FOR LABOR Forbes itself continued its practice of giving n majority for the Labor candidate. but on a reduced- scale .on this oocaslon. while for -.the first time for manv elections an. anti-Labor vote was cast for the subdivision, which Include: Forbes. South Forbes nnd 12 other sur-. rounding centres. The extent to which Mr. Howse gained ground since 1946 is reflected in the final figures for the Forbes subdivision for the last two elections, ns follow:— 1946: Breen 2014, Howse 986, Thorby 579, Roberts 14, informal 50. Total polled, 3643. 1949: Gibbons 1864; Howse 2004; informal 38. Total, 3906. RECORD AND ORDERLY POLL In addition, 520 absent votes were cast at Forbes nnd environs,, which brought the total votes polled for the subdivision to 4426, a record all-time vote. Of the voters, 2343 were males and 2083 females. The first progress count Issued at 9 p.m., gave this result: Gibbons 1283, Howse 1000. Another bulletin was issued at 10 p.m., as follows: Gibbons, 1784; Hawse 1627; Informal 36, with the final as stated above. The counting for the House of Representatives was finished at u p.m., and then Mr. Ford and his assistants continued the Senate counting till midnight. Commencing again at 9 a.m. on Sunday the counting of Scnntc votes was completed at l p.m. Mr. Ford, who had charge of the Forbes polling, stated that the crowd at the Town Hall was a most orderly one, and there was a steady stream of , voters all day. with the 7 to 8 p.m. I hour the heaviest of the lot. He soldi throughout the day there was very lit- 1 tie congestion, owing to six instead of four alphabetical tables as In the past being In operation on this occasion. Only objection made in regard to polling arrangements was at South Forbes, where at Dunn's store voting was conducted on an open verandah and there was no secrecy as to how electors were voting. THE SENATE VOTING The Senate voting for Forbes subdivision resulted as follows:— Group. "A" (Liberal-Country Party): Spooner -1881, Reld 30, McCallum 10, Tate 3. Group "B" (Freedom) : Huie 15, Owen 2, Willis 0. Group "C" (AU?.); Armstrong 1504, Grant 7, Amour 5,-Grpce 7. Group "D" (Communist); Ross 11, Ogston 1, Bailes 0, Brown 6. Group "E" (Ind.); McDonald 4, Turnbull 0. Group "F" (P.P.P.) : Sarlna 19, Hodgson 1. Group "G" (Social Justice); Pollack 2, Jamieson 2. Ungrouped (Ind.) : Roberts 14, Harding 7.' ' Informal 376. COMPARATIVE FIGURES This year Calare electorate boundaries differ from -those of -1916;; but it Js interesting to compare some of the voting at the principal centres on-. that occasion with that disclosed In the 1949 election published.! elsewhere/' as follows (the figures In order being for Breen, Howse, Roberts and Thorby) Parkcs; 2094, 1175, 25, 974. Orange; 2335, 2144, 24, 937. Orange East; 2221, 988. 20, 348. Cowra: 2077, 1399, 21, 733. Bimbi: 161, 181, 5, 169./ Bogan Gate: 217, 171; 3, 273. Canowindra: 889, 557, 16, 563. Eugowra: 178, 221, 4, 201;." Grenfell: 920, 721, 4, 377.'-Molong: 876, 509, 5, 661.V ' Wellington, Trundle,-. Condobolin, Peak Hill, Koornu-atha and other centres arc now outside the electorate. SATURDAY'S VOTING Subdivision Gibbons, Howse, Inf. Blmbl .... . 164 434 2 ' Bogan Gate ... 178 462 3 1 Canowindra .... 871 1235 21 Carcoar 563 566 11 Cowra .... 1648 2005 — Eugowra . .. . 305 629 9 Forbes 1864 2004 38 Grenfell .... .... 804 1370 19 ' Millthorpe 425) 665 9 'Molong 631 1155 25 ! Orange .... .... . 1290 2346 ' 32 Orange North 892 1364 ( Orange East 2350 1549 71 Parkes 1978 2811 64 Postal Votes 224 390 2 TOTALS .... .. 14167 18774 314 Latest Figures 14589 19399 REASONS FOR DEFEAT OF LABOR "A; whole host of reasons are being -advanced for the defeat of the Labor Government. Some merely beleive it is the natural corollary of a Government that has been in power for eight years during the difficult war and post-war period; Liberal observers see in it the fear, even among Labor supporters, of an overdose of socialisation, and argue that the people favor a freer develop-1 ment of their policy of private enterprise, while others are of the opinion that women voters, who have suffered most from the tardy lifting of many war-time controls and the spiralling of the cost of living out of all proportion to the limit of their purse-strings, have been responsible for the voting out of the Chifley regime. But whatever the cause. Labor has been relegated to the cold shades of Opposition, and It will take the party a lone time to recover from the body blow it hsa been dealt. It Is now stated petrol rationing will not be further proceeded with . MR. MENZIES SENT FOR When Mr. Menzies has been sent for to form a new Ministry it is expected that he will, after consultation with Mr. Fadden, be able to announce the members of the Cabinet by the end of the week. . , . . It is anticipated that for the moment portfolios will be allotted on the same basis as in the late Government, but Mr. Menzies has promised to call for reports from the heads of departments with a view to their reconstruction. The Coalition cabinet will be the 16th non-Labor Government since Federation. , , .. It will probably be as the Menzies-Fadden Government, (Responsibility for election comment in this Issue is taken by L. J. Fell, 10 Parkes Street, Forbes). AIR. JOHN IIOWSE I who in the 1946 election won tlic | Calare scat for tit? Liberal Party, was returned with an Increased majority on this occasion."}
{"id":219122005,"text":"02 Dec 1941 - Gallop Poll Favors Aid to Free French Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 - 1954), Tuesday 2 December 1941, page 4 Gallop Poll Favors Aid to Free French The vote on the latest Gallup poll proved that 74 per cent, of American public opinion was in favor of aid to the Free French Forces, 16 per cent, opposed to it. and the remaining 10 per cent, had 110 opinion. The question put to the voters was: "Do you consider that the United Stales should send War materials to General de Gaulle's fighting forces within the 'lease-lend' bill?" The arguments put forward by those in favor were: (1) The Free French are fighting Nazism and deserve every possible help: (2) Free France represents the true spirit of the French people. These results are indicative of the interest taken by the American public in things concerning France and also of the great popularity which the Free French and General de Gaulle enjoy in the United States."}
{"id":219212692,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Areas' Express (Booyoolee, SA : 1877 - 1948), Friday 14 March 1947, page 1 With lively recollections of petrol quality H I most motorists 1 1 want I I I M "Opinion Research", which is supervised by w M Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- |ffl ||| ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- H ||| wide poll among car and truck owners. One of Iffl mm many questions asked was: " When the pool ends , j||| m which petrol are yon likely to try first?" Wm " 8 Nearly- all named a brand- in answer to this H m question. Of those who so answered, substan- |||| j|| tially more than 50% said: "Shell". „ H jll Shell petrql will very soon be in the pumps again. | II THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED H j||| (Incorporated in Great Britain) WM ANNOUNCEMENT. I NOW WISH TO ADVISE that I' have taken over the whole of General Motors Holdens FRANCHISE and will be selling the following lines chevrolet, (mobile, buick bedford trucks and utilities g.m.c. trucks and utilities pontiac and vauxhall cars we still have the goods see us for full particulars p. j. McCarthy, jaIstown I BOXALL & RONEBERG cross st., gladstone phone 90 AGRICULTURAL, AUTOMOTIVE & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. CAR, TRUCK AND TRACTOR OVERHAULS. Work Carried Out by Qualified Men. — DIESEL A SPECIALITY — TRY US FOR YOUR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SPECIAL NOTICE. JACK BROWN dry cleaner and presser MAIN STREET, GLADSTONE (next Simmill's Store) ALL WORK DONE on PREMISES. NO DELAY. SPECIALISING IN LADIES' FROCKS, MEN'S SUITS, ETC. PHONE 131. O AG"}
{"id":219393405,"text":"18 Apr 1942 - Gallup Polls Voice (Hobart, Tas. : 1931 - 1953), Saturday 18 April 1942, page 4 Gallup Polls VIEWS OF MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL "pHE Gallup Polls in Australia are well conducted. But experience in America shows that they can be overdone, and are not always a dependable means of eliciting public opinion, upon which public men can safely rely. View, generally, of the British Prime Minister, as expressed recently in the House of Commons: — "Nothing is more dangerous in wartime than to live in the temperamental, atmosphere of a Gallup poll — always feeling one's pulse and taking one's temperature. I see that a speaker at the week-end said that this was the time when leaders should keep their ears to the ground. All I can say is that the British nation will find it very hard to look up to leaders who are detected in that somewhat ungainly posture. If to-day I am very kindly treated bv the mass of people in this country it is certainly not because I have followed public opinion in the last few years. "There is only one duty and one safe course, and that is to, try to be right and not to fear to do or say what you believe to be right. And that is the only way to deserve and win the confidence of our great people in the days of trouble.""}
{"id":220738619,"text":"06 Feb 1951 - Winston Would Sweep Country Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Tuesday 6 February 1951, page 1 Winston Would Sweep Country ACCORDING TO GALLUP POLL LONDON, Tuesday. — Winston Churchill's Conservative Party would sweep back to power with a big majority, if a eeneral election were held now, according to the latest public opinion poll figures. The cost of living leaping up week by week has caused the prestige of the Labor Government to sink to its lowest level since 194b statistics indicated. Conservative Party statisticians used., the poll percentage as a basis estimate that Churchill's party would be returned with at least 420 Parliamentary seats with only 190 going to the Socialists."}
{"id":220815735,"text":"03 Feb 1954 - THE DEATH PENALTY Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Wednesday 3 February 1954, page 5 THE DEATH PENALTY It is interesting to note that recent Gallup polls in U.S.A. and Australia disclosed that the people of both countries practically think alike on the question of the death penalty. U.S.A. is in favor 68 per cent.; Australia 69 -per cent.; opposed, 25 and 24 per cent, respectively; no opinion, each 7 per cent. U.S.A. favors the electric . chair with 55 per cent, while 22 per cent, favor gassing. Australia favors the electric chair 37 per cent.', with gas, 30 per cent-, as the runner-up, the gallows "also ran.""}
{"id":220894832,"text":"05 Nov 1915 - FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN. Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 - 1918), Friday 5 November 1915, page 6 franchise for women. POLLING IN AMERICA. NEW YORK. Wednesday. The final returns in connection with the Woman's Suffrage Poll in the State of Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania, indicate lit- tle relative changes Irorn the figures first given. The large majorities recorded against the extension of the franchise to women is attributed largely to the foreign vote and to fhe spectacular methods adopted by the suffragettes to obtain victory."}
{"id":221315350,"text":"02 Apr 1947 - Advertising Crookwell Gazette (NSW : 1885 - 1954), Wednesday 2 April 1947, page 5 ;Y '« V „ W?' r ff-km te-ft VL - ' :' J'v/i f"'' /:>J :: /fi &/1 f ; X kv" ,, "Be wise, 61 a. f » 1 - teen-agers, rys J J |K«kit!Sl£Mi te good care of your skin now . you'll be thankful in later ars. Three times a week wash fh Blackhead & Open Pore ste Soap, to remove smishes, blackheads . . . 3/-. en soothe with Pasteurised ice Cream . . . from 3/7. iur correct foundation Js low Lotion . . . 5/3. Local Agent: CLIFTON'S PHARMACY THE LIGHTNING WASHING MACHINE NO WORKING PARTS GOOD LIFETIME SERVICE CASH OR TERMS GARDEN HOSE WHEEL BARROWS HORSE SHOES, 2 and 3 CEMENT TUBS GROVE'S Tool Shop, Hardware and Oil Store CROOKWELL PEOHB 70 ! 'jig j'j most motorists 1 I want ' I #tl ||s [?] I motor spirit H "Opinion Research", which is supervised by ij i M Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- I ! ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- | wk wide poll among car and truck owners. One of I w many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, | B tvbich petrol are you . likely to try first?" H pl Nearly all named a brand in answer to this m U question. Of those who so answered, substan- IB Hi tially more than 50% said: "Shell". jj j gj THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED i ||| (Incorporated in Great Britain) S46 6H"}
{"id":221316097,"text":"09 Apr 1947 - Advertising Crookwell Gazette (NSW : 1885 - 1954), Wednesday 9 April 1947, page 5 [?] smoothes while it cleanses . . . Keep the schoolgirl, teenage freshness of your skin, always . . . use Pasteurised Face Cream for deep-pore cleansing. While it cleans, it soothes and smoothes away little roughnesses, leaving your skin exquisitely r soft, clean and fresh. An ideal all-purpose cream, too . . . (budgeteers please note!) . . . from 3/7. pasteurised face cream Local Agent: CLIFTON'S PHARMACY THE LIGHTNING WASHING MACHINE [?] NO WORKING PARTS GOOD LIFETIME SERVICE CASH OR TERMS GARDEN HOSE WHEEL BARROWS HORSE SHOES, 2 and 3 CEMENT TUBS GROVE'S Tool Shop, Hardware and Oil Store CROOKWELL FHONB 78 1 . With lively recollections of petrol quality I most motorists [?] I motor spirit I . I "Opinion Research", which is supervised by w S Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- ||| J ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-M wide poll among car and truck owners. One of S 8 many questions asked was: " When the pool ends , ||| 111 which petrol are you likely to try first?" Wm \\ Nearly all named a, brand in answer to this S S question. Of . those who so answered, substan- B 8 tially more than 50% said: "Shell". fe jj THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (j B (Incorporated in Great Britain) 111"}
{"id":22222343,"text":"15 Jan 1946 - DAILY DIGEST Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tuesday 15 January 1946, page 4 DAILY DIGEST Compiled by A.L.B. WAGES AND PRICES The following Gallup poll has just been taken by the British Institute if Public Opinion on the subject of wages and prices: "If the Govern-ment had to do one of these two things, which one would you rather have it try to do? (1) Allow both prices and wages to go higher than they are now. (2) Keep both prices and wages right where they are now." Eleven per cent, voted in favour of the first alternative; 89% the second. - ("The Times," 24/11/45.) THEY SHOULD SEE OURS! Because of paper shortage, worn £1 and 10/ notes are to stay in circulation. The Bank of England has told joint stock banks not to return old notes unless they are in "really bad condition."-(London "Daily Telegraph.") "REMOÇILISATION" "We have seen many notices, 'Sorry, no beer.' Well, from now on we have got to put up the notice, 'Sorry, no war.' That has got to be the line, and for a few years to come one way of preventing war will be to be prepared for war. "Remobilisation must be the word of the future. I hope for a little while we. have got rid of the word 'demobilisation.' " - (Mr George Isaacs, British Minister of Labour.)"}
{"id":223917458,"text":"05 Mar 1947 - Advertising Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 5 March 1947, page 43 SAWS- — SAWS Crosscut Sam Repaired. GuDHlns w Re toothing Crosscut saws. M. or P«-s-, Tooth, 2 J It., pet and Raker, 2/fi it. Hand Saws Beiootbed, 3/6. Repairs to Circ. Saws. W. H. Blakeley & Co. Pty. Ltd. U-17 LITTLE LONSDALE ST., MELB. V ' TYRES i FULL CIRCLE SLEEVES. NOW AVAILABLE. 2ST- ( JIN EXTRA MILES . GUARANTEED. RETREADING. RECAPPING, i 6 Daps Serrlee. I £ We Pay Fretsht. I BATTEnRS, Brand New, rally P Guaranteed, IJ-pL, «#/-; 15-yl., 7#/-; 12- t TSlt, 22/4; M/Cyele, 22/6. No Priority R necessary. MOTOR OILS, First Grade E American Freeeol, 4-gal. drums, 22/6; 41 -gal. drama, £ 19/15/6. British GOOD- K YEAR, 4-gaL sealed drams, 27/6: 45-ral. drams, £12/1/. Freight Free Goody cor Oils Only. I MELBOURNE TYRE I DMlBETTMEnjSjL I - I With lively recollections of petrol quality H B I most motorists I I want I mm BB mm iBP :Mgf |y& hi bbb BBHBlfMl , :-mM >JV:«I BEE MUM B ' M H ; W bSkBF m hBBE1«;; «fK|pr gj Hj SB- EESSBIhbSB I motor spirit I BS Certificate of Research "Opinion Research," which is S3| supervised by Roy Morgan, founder jjjjg|K and manager of the Australian HB Gallup Poll, recently conducted an K9jS " Australia-wide poll among car and v. H truck owners. One of many quest-n ions asked was, "When the pool ends , HI which petrol are you likely to try first?" HB Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so |H answered, substantially more than jB jo% said: "Shell." The poll was conducted along strictly scientific lines. The number of owners interviewed, and their subdivision according to income groups, gave an adequate and accurate cross-section of motor-ing opinion. Strict measures were taken to ensure that nothing but honest, unbiased opinions were called forth by tbe questions. Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. B THE SHELL COMPANY pF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) __SjjL_ ... . B"}
{"id":223919346,"text":"23 Apr 1947 - HOW TO GROW FIRST CLASS CABBAGES AND CAULIFLOWERS Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 23 April 1947, page 18 HOW TO GROW FIRST CLASS CABBAGES AND CAULIFLOWERS If a Gallup Poll were taken to ascertain the most popular vegetable the potato would score hands down. I don't think there is any doubt about that. Scarcely a day passes in the average home without potatoes figuring on the menu. MEXT in order of popularity, I think, come the cabbage and the cauliflower. Why these two valuable subjects are not more widely cultivated in the home garden is something of a puzzle. Probably the reason is that the proper methods of growing are not appreciated. Added to this may be the feet that they are liable to suffer severely from attacks by the grubs of the White Butterfly and the Cabbage Moth. Preparing the Ground A CTUALLY there is no difficulty at all in raising excellent cabbages and cauliflowers provided the varieties are suitable to the season, the strains are good, and precautions are taken to keep the grubs in check. First and foremost it should be realised that rich soils, well fortified with humus, are essential to success. Both types of plants are heavy feeders, and their requirements in this respect must be met. When preparing the ground for them dig in deeply plenty of old stable or fowl manure, or material from the compost heap, and if you possibly can do so also incorporate some finely ground bonedust. Give the plants adequate elbow room. In other words, place them about 2ft. 6in. apart each way, so that the surface of the soil can be regularly cultivated to aerate it, and eliminate the weeds. Deep planting is desirable. This can be facilitated by removing the lower leaves of the seedlings, and leaving only three or four at the top. Water in well. From the start dust the plants (or spray them) regularly with one or other of the recommended proprietary preparations so as to destroy any grubs in their infancy. This preventive treatment is vitally necessary. Word of Warning QNCE the plants have established a good root hold— say in about six weeks from the time of transplanting—they should be helped along with occasional doses of weak liquid manure brewed from fowl or animal droppings, or a little sulphate of ammonia, or nitrate of soda may be sprinkled on the soil around them and washed in. Should conditions warrant it do not hesitate to use the sprinkler or the watering can, but remember that the water applied to the leaves will wash off the material designed to keep the grubs in check. I have found that when sulphate of ammonia is employed as a stimulant there is less likelihood of aphids attacking the plants. Where these pests put in an appearance, however, they can be controlled by dusting, or by spraying with nicotine sulphate. Finally, a word of warning. Although the cabbages and cauliflowers are gross feeders, it is necessary to use commonsense in applying liquid manure, otherwise there may be an excessive development of leaves at the expense of hearts in the cabbages and of curds (flower heads) in the cauliflowers."}
{"id":224016274,"text":"06 Feb 1952 - TRUMAN IS UNPOPULAR Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 6 February 1952, page 2 TRUMAN IS UNPOPULAR Almost anyone could bes Mr Truman for the Presi dency. according to a Ga hip poll in America. Thie ic hnm Hp for® against three Republican: Robert S. Taft/ 45 pt cent.; Truman, 42 p< cent.; undecided. 13 pe cent Earl Warren, 55 pe cent.; Truman. 33 per cent undecided. 12 per cent. Harold Stassen, 49 pe emit.; Truman. 31 per cent undecided, 20 per cent."}
{"id":22418604,"text":"03 Apr 1947 - Advertising Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thursday 3 April 1947, page 8 MARIBYRNONG SPEEDWAY Tr»ms 54 and t>7 in Elizabeth Street to Gates in 15 Minutes. ONLY 2/7 TO,ALL PARTS, Plus Tax. THRILLS'. If You Have a Weak Heart, Stay Awmj. Saturday Night, 7.45 THRILLS OF SPEEDWAY The CHAIRS!! . 3-LAP SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP OF VICTORIA KEITH RATTEN. NSW JIM DAVIES. NSW. BILL BARKER. VIC. BRUCE REHN. VIC. JACK CARRUTHERS. N&W. JACK CLARKE. NSW And Others. THE MOST THIUXMNG NIGHT OF THE ÏEAR. Alsa Our Second Last! Don't Miss. EASTER MONDAY, tlie greatest Speed Se Sport Show ever in. Melbourne. 2.30 P.M. and 8 P.M. Midgets. Solos, Sidecars. Woodchoppers, Cycles and NIGHT TROTTING Afternoon 1/11. Pins Tax. Niitht 1/"i, Plus Tax. Children Bait Price. REHABILITATION and what it means to you! Rehabilitation means the return to a peaceful condition. But it's impossible to know real peace if your nerves are still strained, lumpy and affected bv the "war hysteria" of the past years. Phosphorated Iron has a proven formula of iron, phosphorus and malt, the very elements you need to end that restlessness and worry. Phosphorated Iron is concen-trated and easy to take in sugarcoated tablets, packed in handy pocket size bottle ... unlike other liquid forms of phosphorus or iron tonics in bulky bottles. Start taking Phosphorated Iron now and in no time you'll feel Btronger, eat better and enjoy restful, relaxed sleep. If you are not satisfied your money will be cheerfully refunded. Get Phosphorated Iron from your chemist to-day. h With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want motor spirit "Opinion Research", -which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". SHELL PETROL IS IN THE PUMPS AGAIN THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc In Gt. Britain)"}
{"id":224445691,"text":"25 Aug 1954 - Trade through the Iron Curtain Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 25 August 1954, page 7 Trade through the Iron Curtain Australians are Inclined to believe that two-way trade through the Iron Curtain will ultimately benefit the non-communist world, the Gallup Poll finds. This is a subject on which many people have only ha£y ideas. Therefore, each of the 1700 people interviewed was first reminded that England, France and other -West European countries Were trying to exchange more goods, both ways, with Russia mid China. People were then asked: "Considering everything do you ' think countries mat wade with Russia and, China will gain, or lose, in the long run?" 41 per eent. think non-Communist countries would gain. 25 per cent, think they would lose, and 34 per cent, have no idea."}
{"id":224448773,"text":"30 Jun 1954 - AIR POWER DEFENCE IS PREFERRED Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 30 June 1954, page 4 AIR POWER DEFENCE IS PREFERRED Our Government's new policy of making the RAAF our major defence arm is endorsed by the public, a Gallup Poll shows. When the Defence Min-1 iter, Sir Philip McBride, innounced the new policy fai April, he also said less would be spent on the Permanent Army and the Naval Air Arm, To measure public reaction to the proposal, the Gallup Poll has asked 2000 people — "A plan now being discussed provides for spending more on the Air Force and less on the Permanent Army and aircraft carriers. Do you think that's a good plan, or not?" 66 in the 100 approve the new plan; 15 in the 100 oppose the change; and 19 in the 100 are unde-Labior voters and LCP voters, as groups, are in full agreement on this policy of "strength through air power.""}
{"id":224449598,"text":"19 May 1954 - FOREMOST IN MINDS OF ELECTORS Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 19 May 1954, page 68 FOREMOST IN MINDS OF ELECTORS Living costs, employment and probably the means test will be foremost in the minds of the biggest groups of thoughtful voters at the Federal election on May 29, the Gallup Poll Gnds. In this survey 2000 electors were handed cards listing seven possible election issues, and asked which one would have the most effect on their vote. Three out of 10 admitted that they voted Labor or L.CP. through habit. The others answered as follows: Per cent. Lowering living costs 21 Secure employment 16 Lowering taxes 10 Raising pensions, etc. 8 Who will be Prime Minister 5 Socialism 3 The Petrov affair . . 2 No idea 7 Always vote same way 28 This survey was made a few days before the party leaders' policy speeches. Dr. Evatt's introducing the means test as an issue may well have put "Raising pensions, etc." at the top of the list. Answers of Labor voters and L.C.P. voters are shown separately below. It will be seen that living costs, employment and pensions are the chief considerations with most Labor voters. On the other hand, many L.CP. voters think of taxes, the Prime Minister and socialism. As yet Petrov has had little effect. Labor L.CP. voters voters p.c. px. Living costs . . 23 18 Employment 20 12 Taxes 7 12 Pensions .... 9 5 Prime Minister 2 9 Socialism ... 1 6 Petrov 2 3 No idea 4 6 Habit . . 32 29 i By Roy Morgan, of Anst. Public Opinion Polls. ;"}
{"id":224451065,"text":"21 Jul 1954 - LEAVE VOTING AGE AT 21 YEARS Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 21 July 1954, page 6 LEAVE VOTING AGE AT 21 YEARS Two out of three people oppose lowering the voting age to 18, the Gallup Poll finds. Around election time, some political groups sug- gested a lower voting age. The Gallup Poll then asked a cross-section of 2000 electors: — Would you be for, or against, people aged 18 to 20 voting at elections? In every State, both men and women, in all age groups expressed opposition to a lower voting age. Australia-wide opinion is: 66 - in - the - 100 said "Against," 30-in-the-100 are in favor, and 4-in-the-100 are undecided. The opposition vote came from 72 per cent, of the LCP voters and from 60 per cent, of Labor voters. Typical comments were: "Teenagers are immature and unstable" (Farmer, Albany, WA)."Incapable "Incapable of understanding politics at that age" (Skinner, Preston, Vic.), and "Younger people don't take enough interest in thg affairs of the nation" (Biscuit manufacturer, River-vale. SA). Most of the minority contended, like a mail officer in Croydon, NSW, that if they can fight for their country, they should be allowed to vote."}
{"id":224452391,"text":"11 Aug 1954 - PRICE CONTROL NOT WANTED Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 11 August 1954, page 10 price control not wanted Most people say prices won't rise if all priee controls are &ided, tihe Gallup Poll finds. , vVi- ; ' John Citizen, of course, is not an- economic expert, but a widespread belief that i»rices will rise for fall) ; can . cause that to happen. To see how the public feels about price control the Gallup Foil has asked a cross-section of 1700 electors: 'If all price control end-eoL do" you think prices of things in general would be higher, .lows', of about the sameasnow?"' Against 36 per cent -who: think unoKiUYed prices would rise, there are 51 per cent, who think they would not '' Would rise, say 36 p.c. No change, say 34 p& Would fallrsay 1? p.c. , No idea 13 px. Liberal-CP voters arle 2-to-1 of the opinion that im-controlled prU»s would stabilise, or perhaps go wwa. Labor voteas are more evenly divided, but inclined to" agree with that belief. Usual reasons for expecting stable or lower prioes without controls ate: C omp fit i t J o n would eventually reduce prices" (Accountant Northern Tasmania) and "All kinds of goods seem to be plentiful" (Naval officer, Brisbane). ; On the other hand it was contended: . "As wages are buoyant, prices would rise" (Secretary, Brighton, SA), and Prices always rise when controls are lifted" (Teacher's wife, Melbourne)."}
{"id":224555450,"text":"08 Dec 1954 - More public faith in Senate Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 8 December 1954, page 10 More public faith in Senate Public opinion, which last year rather favored abolishing the Senate, is now inclined to favor keeping it, the latest Gallup Poll shows. 1850 electors, inter- viewed last month were asked whether, in their opinion, the Senate was doing its job satisfactorily, or not, although most did not know what its job was. 37 per cent said, "Yes, it is," 26 per cent, said, "No, it isn't," and 37 per cent, couldn't say. This 37 per cent, is one of the biggest "don't know" groups in the 13 years' experience of the Australian Gallup Poll. As usual, two out of three without opinions were women. Everyone interviewed was also asked whether we should continue to have a Senate, or abolish it. The following comparison shows an extraordinary swing of opinion since the Senate election a year ago: 1953 1954 p.c. p.c. Continue it ... . 32 45 Abolish it .... 45 28 No opinion .... 23 27 Labor voters and LCP voters, as groups, are in fairly close agreement. As a final question, people were asked what they thought was the chief reason for having a Senate. Six out of 10 had no idea. Most answers referred to the Senate checking or reviewing the work of the House of Representatives. Only 3 per cent, mentioned the original purpose of protecting State rights: p.c. As a check on the House of Representatives, said 13 House of review, said . . 10 Stop extreme Bills ... 5 Stricter control .... 3 Represent States .... 3 Tradition 1 Other favorable remarks 2Unfavorable Unfavorable remarks . 3 Couldn't say 60 By ROY MORGAN, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":224555699,"text":"29 Dec 1954 - SHIPOWNERS SHOULD PICK WHARF WORKERS Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 29 December 1954, page 4 SHIPOWNERS SHOULD PICK WHARF WORKERS The public is inclined to think wharf laborers should be selected by the shipowners, not by the Waterside Workers' Federation. This latest Gallup Poll finding is based on 1800 interviews uns muiiui — two weeks after the amended. Waterfront Act gave the shipowners the right to hire wharf labor. Interviewers asked: — "In your opinion, who should select wharf labor- | ers — the shipowners, the 1 waterside workers' union, or somebody else?" 47 p.c. said "The shipowners," 25 p.c. said "The union." 7 p.c. favor an indepen- j dent body, 3 p.c. saia mom me owners and the union." and 18 p.c. had no opinion. Most without opinions or. this subject are women. j Men are 2-to-l in favor of the shipowners selecting wharf labor. LCP voters are _ overwhelmingly in favor of the shipowners. Men and women who vote Labor, however, are 3-to-2 in favor I of the union selecting new E men for wharf work. I By Roy Morgan, of Ausl. I Public Opinion Polls. I"}
{"id":224556129,"text":"20 Oct 1954 - Most people favor picture shows on Anzac Day Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 20 October 1954, page 4 Most people favor picture shows on Anzac Day In all States public opinion favors picture shows on Anzac Dav, in the afternoon New South Wales and South Australia are the only States where majorities want hotels open and race meetings on Anzac afternoon. These are the findings of an Australia-wide Gallup Poll, in which 1800 people were first asked: — "On Anzac Day, in the afternoon, do you think hotels should be open or closed?" A small majority of men said "open hotels," but an equal majority of- women said "close them." Combined answers of men and women throughout Australia give 47 per cent, for closing hotels on Anzac Day, as compared with 44 per cent, for opening them, and 9 per cent, no opinion. Opening hotels on Anzac afternoon is favored by 60 pei- cent, in SA, and 52 per cent, in NSW. In the otner four States most people said "Keep hotels closed." When asked about picture shows, two out of three people said "Open them on Anzac Day in the" afternoon." Every State is in favor: PICTURE SHOWS Unde-Open Close cided p.c. p.c. p.c. S.A. ... 85 13 2 NSW ... 70 24 6 WA 60 31 9 Vic 58 37 5 Qld. .... 54 41 5 Tas 52 47 1 All Aust. . 64 30 6 A third question, about racing and other sporting fixtures with paid admission, found 56 per cent, of men in favor of having them on Anzac afternoon. Women, however, are about evenly divided on this question, and Australia-wide <minion of both sexes is: — 50 per cent, fayor races, and sports meetings 42 per cent.""opfiOSe," and 8 ber cent, are undecided. Favorable majorities are 76 per cent, for SA, 54 per cent, for NSW, and the bare 50 per cent, in Victoria. In the other three States majorities oppose race meetings or other spOTting fixtures. with paid admissions, on the afternoon of Anzac Day. By Roy Morgan, of Autt Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":224830613,"text":"26 Jul 1941 - Gallup Poll on Iceland Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 26 July 1941, page 5 Callun Poll on Iceland .4 GALLUP survey shows that 61 per x cent, of U.S. citizens approve the occupation of Iceland, 20 per cent, disapprove, and 19 per cent, have no opinion."}
{"id":224835333,"text":"08 Nov 1944 - Gallup Predicts Close Result Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 8 November 1944, page 3 Gallup Predicts Close Result - KSS YORK, — The final Gallup Poll TeaVfcfitli8"1>F&f£eiI -tia! election result in the air. It says the margin of difference between the candidates is so slender that a shift of one per cent, in popular votes In New iurK ana (innois coma result In a landslide for the Democrats, and a small shift in Dewey's favor in the pivotal States could give him enough electoral votes to win. Dr. Gallup points out that the percentages listed below are sub-pect to an error of 3 to 4 per cent. Consequently, "the result Is unpredictable." The final poll shows Roosevelt certain of support in 18 States, with 165 electoral votes, and Dewey certain in 10, with 85 votes. Uncertain are 20 States, with 281 votes, namely: California (Rooseveit, 53; Dewey 47); Maryland <53/47); Connecticut (52/48); Pennsylvania. Masschusetts, New Hampshire, Oklahoma. Oregon, Idaho, West Virginia, Delaware (all 51/49); New York (50/50): Missouri, New Mexico Illinois <aU 49/41); Maine. Ohio. New Jersey (48/52) ; Wyoming, Minnesota (47/53). Total votes leaning toward Roosevelt are 127, and toward Dewey 107. There Ls an even chance with New York's 47. Four of five nation - wide opinion polls show Roosevelt only slightly ahead of Dewey, and combined opinion is that the result will be extremely close."}
{"id":224840538,"text":"09 Aug 1944 - PUBLIC OPINION POLL SHOWS \"NO\" VOTE Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 9 August 1944, page 2 PUBLIC OPINION POLL SHOWS "NO" VOTE i REFERENDUM prospects as revealed by a Gallup Poll taken at the end of last month are for a "No" majority. Of 2000 civilians interviewed in all States (on a population basis) | half said they were voting "No," a third were voting "Yes," and the remainder were still undecided. Analysis, according to the political leanings of people interviewed shows that U.A.P.-C.P. supporters are .overwhelmingly in favor of "No," and that only a bare majority of Labor Party supporters at present in the "Yes" camp."}
{"id":224843319,"text":"28 Jun 1944 - DEWEY LIKELY TO BE NAMED FOR PRESIDENCY Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 28 June 1944, page 5 DEWEY LIKELY TO BE NAMED FOR PRESIDENCY NEW YORK. — The Governor of New York (Mr Thomas E. Dewey) seems assured of nomination as Republican candidate for the Presidency, according to the Gallup Poll's last-minute survey before the Republican Convention opened in Chicago this week. Mr Dewey Mr Willkie | He remains a strong favorite, 58 I per cent, of the Republicans sup-| porting him, compared with 12 per cent, for the Governor of Ohio I (Mr John W. Bricker), and six per cent. for Lieut. - Commander Harold Stassen, formerly Governor | of Minnesota. | Mr Dewey's principal support comes from the Atlantic seaboard land the Pacific Coast: Mr Bricker I derives his strongest support from l.the eastern half of the Mid- West, rand Lieut. Commander Stassen the I western half, but Mr Dewey leads easily eveh in these areas."}
{"id":224891239,"text":"15 Jun 1949 - The 'Ayes' Hadn't 'Had' It Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 15 June 1949, page 25 The 'Ayes' Hadn't 'Had' It \\ In a recent Gallup Poll in England people were asked the question: "If you had your time over again, would you marry the same person?" The question produced ' 76 per cent, of affirmative answers. Thirteen per cent, said "No." Eleven per cent, had no opinion. It s very nice indeed to learn There are so many folk Who, if 'twere possible to turn The long years back again, would yearn To don the marriage yoke With him or her with whom by chance They found their ultimate ro-i mance. I We hear so oft of couples uho Are not at all in tune. And have too frequently a. "blue," ' And even go to court and sue ' That those who are immune ! From married strife appear a, breed \\That's very very rare indeed. So it must be a great swrprispl To you as well as me | That such a lot of the replies'. To this here Gallup Poll werel "ayes." I wonder could it be i That husbands knew they j courted woe j If they had dared to answerl "no." j Did the Trip ! IHE Soviet whaling expedi-, tion is said to have recently j brought back to Russia a family i of red-headed penguins from the Antarctic. Red or not, theyj ended up by being fellow travel- ! lers. '"}
{"id":224899476,"text":"01 Oct 1947 - GALLUP POLL ON BANKS LEGISLATION Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 1 October 1947, page 5 I vi f M iiiiiitiiiiiiiinimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHi ! GALLUP POLL ON BANKS LEGISLATION I I , | N the past fortnight, the Australian ' | Gallup Poll has asked a represen-. tative cross-section of the people : throughout all six States how they. would vote at a referendum on; nationalising the banks. The result1 | is : — j 1 #63 per cent, oppose nationalising i the trading banks. ! i 23 per cent, favor it; and I I 14 per cent, have not made up ! their minds. I I People of all circumstances, occupations and creeds were interviewed, in: I about the same proportions as they ' exist in the population. : It is highly significant that 42 per cent, of the people who voted Labor i a year ago say they oppose impie- 1 menting their party's plank of nationalising the trading banks. Only 38 per cent, favor it; the other 20 per cent, are undecided. | Of Liberal-Country Party voters, j only 3 per cent, favor Government j ownership of the banks. i"}
{"id":224900053,"text":"12 Nov 1947 - ACCURATE FORECAST BY GALLUP POLL Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 12 November 1947, page 5 ACCURATE FORECASTl BY GALLUP POLL ( The Australian Gallup Poll's accurate forecast of the extent of Labor's defeat on Saturday has made political and statistical history. Never before, anywhere in the world, has a public opinion poll been so accurate with so few interviews. After only 350 interviews with a carefully selected cross-section of voters, it was estimated by the Gallup Poll that the vote in seven doubtful electorates in the eastern and southern suburbs of Melbourne would be: Liberal 51 per cent., Labor 46 per cent, and Independents 3 per cent. | .ELECTORATES covered were Albert Park, Box Hill, Hawthorn. Men-tone, Oakleigh, Prahran, and St. Kilda, and the Gallup Poll's estimate of 51 per cent, for Liberals indicated a gain of 10 per cent, compared with the last State election two years ago. Voting figures exactly confirm that forecast, and the actual count for the seven electorates is: — Liberal, 51 per cent.; Labor, 45 per cent.; and Independents, 3 per cent. " It was also predicted .on the basis of only 300 interviews, that the Labor vote in three key country electorates (Allendale, Goulburn, and Midlands) would decline from 51 per cent, to 42 per cent. Progress figures show the Labor vote in those electorates at 45 per cent., and the complete count is likely to be even closer to the Gallup Poll estimate of 42 per cent. These comparisons show that the Gallup Poll predicted the full extent of Labor's defeat. Three suburban seats (Brighton, Glen Iris, and Ivanhoe) contested by Liberals and Independents, without Labor opposition, presented the Gallup Poll with a special problem. After only 150 interviews it was predicted that the Liberals would win! all three seats with an aggregate votej of 59 per cent. They have won with; an aggregate vote of 63 per cent. An outstanding feature of the Gallup forecast was the accuracy of predictions for individual seats. j An average of only 61 people were interviewed in each electorate, yet I forecasts of the votes for individual j candidates were accurate, on the I average, within 4 per cent. It was correctly predicted that the Liberals would strengthen their hold on their three "dopjatful" suburban seats (Brighton, Hawthorn, and St. Kilda), and gain Albert Park. Glen Iris, and Ivanhoe. Probable changes from Labor to Liberal were also indicated in Box Hill, Oakleigh, and Prahran. with Mentone also on the borderline. The Gallup Poll's country figures correctly forecast that the Country Party would strengthen its hold on Allendale, and that the Liberal candidate would displace Labor in Goulburn. Rather surprisingly, it also indicated that Midlands, won by Labor in 1945 with 60 per cent., would also go to the Liberal Party, and progress figures show that such may be the case."}
{"id":224909219,"text":"31 Mar 1954 - AUSTRALIANS AVERAGE 5 12 CUPS OF TEA DAILY Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 31 March 1954, page 6 AUSTRALIANS AVERAGE 51 CUPS OF TEA DAILY People are drinking very little more tea than when it was rationed four years ago, the Gallup Poll finds. People were asked how many cups of tea and how many of coffee they usually drank each day. Half the people said they drank six or more cups of tea a day. Most of the others drank three or four cups. The daily average for all adult Australians is 5% cups — the same for men as for women. This average and the figures below show virtually no change compared with a similar Gallup Poll before tea rationing ended in 1950. The Gallup Poll's prediction that the end of rationing would have little effect is thus confirmed. Cups of tea daily: 10 or more cups . . fl2 p.c. 7 or 8 cups .... 16 p.c. 6 cups 21 p.c. 5 cups 9 p.c. 4 cups 12 p.c. 3 cups 13 p.c. I or 2 cups .... 11 p.c. Seldom or none . . 6 p.c. When asked about coffee, three out of four people said they never drank it. Nearly all the others drink only one, or perhaps two, cups of coffee a day. The average for all coffee drinkers is only two cups a day. Even that low average is a considerable reduction compared with 2% cups In 1950, when coffee was much cheaper and tea was rationed."}
{"id":224945501,"text":"23 Nov 1949 - GALLUP POLL ON ELECTION Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 23 November 1949, page 6 GALLUP POLL ON ELECTION Two sharp drops in Labor Party popularity were caused by the announcement of bank nationalisation and the coal strike, according to the latest Gallup Poll's Australia-wide survey. In the latest poll conducted this month, 46 per cent, of people interviewed said they would vote Labor. This is the same percentage obtained by the poll in surveys between October 1947, and February, 1948, and is the ' lowest figure favoring Labor since 1937."}
{"id":224945715,"text":"28 Dec 1949 - Record Poll In Bass Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 28 December 1949, page 51 Record Poll In Bass The Bass poll in Tasmania for the Federal elections was the highest percentage poll ever recorded for the electorate. There are 32,876 electors enrolled and 31,828 voted. This represents a 96.8 p.c. Soli — a record for Bass and be-eved to be the highest ever recorded in Tasmania. The number of informal votes in Bass was the second highest to the State."}
{"id":224954548,"text":"14 Dec 1949 - Gallup Poll Proved To Be Accurate Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 14 December 1949, page 3 Gallup Poll Proved To Be Accurate The general picture of the election was almost exactly as predicted by the Gallun Poll, the Director of the 'Australian Gallup Poll (Mr Roy Morgan) said. "Our prediction of the Australia-wide vote at the 1946 Federal election was correct within one per cent., and similar accuracy seems to have been achieved with this election," Mr Morgan said. Progress figures compare as follows with the Gallup Poll made a week before the election and published on Friday.;— Gallup Election Poll Result px. p.c. Liberal-CP . 50 495 Labor . . .48 48.4 Independents 2 2.1"}
{"id":225017806,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - Advertising Eyre's Peninsula Tribune (Cowell, SA : 1910 - 1950), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 4 1 With lively recollections of petrol quality 8. I most motorists g I want I mm ill " .gggggl , % s s?SMg||Bai . & s s , MF iwigk , 11H % PPP1 1 motor spirit I .- "Opinion Research", which is supervised by H M Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Aust- l||f H ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- . H H wide poll among car and truck owners. One of ® jlfl many questions asked was: "When the pool ends, ... |j|| which petrol are you likely to- try first?" I Nearly all named a brand in answer to this I question. Of those who so answered, substan- H ' jji tially more than 50% said: " Shell ' "H I Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. B I THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED jj|"}
{"id":22546848,"text":"26 May 1948 - GOOD MORNING, MA'AM Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 26 May 1948, page 7 GOOD MORNING, MA'AM By HELEN SEAGER This is in the nature of a homily, Ma'am, because for the last few days I have been conducting a sort of one-woman Gallup poll, and the result has shocked me into something akin to seriousness. My leading question, put, I'll admit, as one really seeking enlightenment, j has been, "What is this Referendum all about?" The answers, Ma'am, have brought) on my current state of apoplexy. Fifty per cent of those questioned admittedly answered, "Something to do with price control," in that vague way you answer "The theory of relativity" when somebody asks you about Einstein, and you hope that they won't really want you to go into the subject any further. Wanting something further. I col-lected some trimmers in the way of answers. One girl, with a BA degree and a fair intelligence on most sub-jects of the day, said that she thought the Government had too much power already and so she would vote Yes because she thought it was high time all these war re-! strictions went by the board. Evidently her reasoning went along the lines of "Yes, we've got no bananas," because I had to talk to her for about five minutes before she realised she meant No. we don't | want price controls. Shades of battling suffragettes came i before my eyes when a matron of not such tender years looked at me rather wearily and said: "Oh, I leave all that sort of thing to Daddy; he'll tell me what to vote on the day." Another at the same luncheon table answered my question this way: "Personally," she said, "I don't beliôve in encouraging the workers in all this nonsense about shortage of hours. Not that it affects me, because I have always done all my weekend shopping on Fridays. Things have such a pawed-over look by Sat-urday mornings, but I am going to vote 'No' all the same because it gives you a bit of leeway if you have forgotten something." She looked slightly affronted when I told her gently that the Referen-dum had nothing to do with Satur-day closing, and said, "Well, they have been making enough fuss about it in the papers to warrant one. any-way." _ Even more illuminating on female political intelligence was the ansiver from a woman well into the thirties who said: "They have one every three years, dojït they? Isn't it something to do leith altering the Constitution?" Another youngish woman who has held down a very responsible post for some jears said: "Oh, yes, we had a fierce argument about it the other night, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was all about, except that it was great fun. I'll remember jf you give me time . . . it isn't about the Toorak election; no, don't be mean, let me think. I really have read it up very thoroughly . . .," but it wasn't until she was prompted that she remembered, because she said she took a very keen interest in politics*and always voted "No" at referendums on principle. It was a pretty little bag all told. Not one woman in my cross-section of feminine opinion tried to convert me one way or the other. They just didn't seem to care. When I think of all the data that has cluttered up the letter boxes on the subject, all that has been written and said on both sides of the ques-tion. I begin to wonder if loomen want the right to vote and am sure that most of them don't deserve it. Tliey look on politics as some dry and dull subject that hasn't"any re-lation to everyday life. In defence, one said: "Well, you must admit that politics are out of this world. The Government doesn't seem able to control prices nowlook at eggs and butter going up every week-so why give them any more powetv I'm voting 'Yes' like every" c her intelligent woman, so that things will stay as they are. You've got to live. It is all very well for the men to talk, but it is a woman who has to budget." Asked if 'they hadn't read theil* Referendum papers, most women said that they did see some white papers lying around the house, but it was generally so tied up with legal phraseology that they wouldn't know any more about it if they liad read them. It seems to me that children have . more questing minds on the subject than their mothers. A little girl of eight said to me this week: "Oh, please say you will vote 'Yes,' because terrible things are going to happen if you don't. Rents are going up and things are going to be a terrible price." I found out that she had been lis-tening-in between her hair-raising radio serials to some "Yes" propa-ganda. Evidently the alarm caused 7>V the serials had continued on into the scatter ads, for she added: "Even a man in America, just a man the radio man found in a street in America, said that they didn't have price control there and butter was about seven shillings a pound, And he told us to vote Yes. I found her a little later struggling over a speech of Mr R. G. Menzies' on the subject. "Would they tell lies on the radio?" she asked. Now she has asked me to "hold my horses" on how to vote until she gets some more information on both teams. I don't want to 'draw any rude inferences, Ma'am, but if a child of eight can grapple with the subject. -would it hurt us. who should be vitally interested, to pry to -sorb ib all out? After all, this Referendum is momentous enough to warrant a feio minutes of intelligent " thought. Homily over. Look before you leaji on Saturday. Helen Seager. 3C5 Elizabeth st., Melb."}
{"id":225654244,"text":"04 Nov 1953 - YANKS SHOULD TURN OVER A NEW LEAF Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 4 November 1953, page 39 YANKS SHOULD TURN OVER A NEW LEAF Dr. Gallup, founder of the famous Gallup Polls, dsdared recently that Americans were losing the ability to read. "Fewer people buy and read books in the United States than in any other democracy," he told the ' ,nnual Herald-Tribune forum in New York. His surveys showed that Americans were devoting their increasing , hfiurs of leisure to non-intellectual pursuits. ! It's very sad indeed to contemplate, What may in future decades be the fate Of people who inhabit US. A., If they continue to lounge round or play In periods of leisure time, instead. 01 reading all the things that should be read. They now, it seems, watch boll games or disport Themselves at some posh playground or resort, Or s't at evening at the TV set. With bulging eyeballs and get all up-het. Or iit in picture shows Kith eyes aglow. As they observe Miss Marilyn Monroe.They They might skim lightly over comic strips. Or ican the paper for the ; racing tips, lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll But evidently never read a J tome, | Like Gibbon's "The Decline and F aU. of Rome," Or even lighter works that might improve, Their minds and jolt them from their present groove. Buck up, you Yanks, and show the Gallup Poll, That you still have a literary soul. And that the downright statement is absurd. That you're allergic to the written word. Take up your books before you come to grief — In short, my friends, turn over a new leaf. ? Sfltc red? CJOVIET scientists claim to have found evidence of the existence of plant life on the planet Mars. It is rumored that they also claim that the plants are red in color . Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll"}
{"id":225966433,"text":"11 Aug 1948 - DINNER IS THE WINNER Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 11 August 1948, page 15 DINNER IS THE WINNER in a Gallup Poll in Fngland recently on the most desirable qualities in a wife, ability to cook won by a large majority. When v yoniig ra"m.' a' 'he ill-art mai/ stay And one is apt to thin!. DoD hew and kisses '' id! one needs to Ire in bliss '.nth Iter. But when she ;u due tune heroni"\\ one's m --us. 7',-. not the hea't thai I ton get.-, then oh. no' It m the gastrin on/an ;>i-f below. f ' 1 h;n ; then T > bo ;)<>. nui-r in m a n ell ( oo'r. e.i ft ; : nei , 'a./ -s. beiu;,' than 1 e men Have known on. Mrf- that til rp 11 ere ,u n nei 1 1 t he ij but held '. ' p>'in< :p!e whose run' I in the an- en' , no. " Feed the brute.""}
{"id":225972305,"text":"25 Feb 1948 - NOT SLICK IN SLACKS Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 25 February 1948, page 15 NOT SLICK IN SLACKS According to a recent message from New York a Gallup Poll revealed unexpected disapproval among Americans of women wearing slacks. The womenfolk of long ago Were quite content to let mei show That they had been created To wear with perfect ease anc grace At home or in a public place A garment bifurcated . But take the women of today. l\\They seem to hanker to dis-i play I Themselves in pants like fellows; Some wear plain browns or greys or blues. Rut others lean to gayer hues Like red s and greens and yellows. But though they try they cannot hide? ? Those bulges and those hips too wide. And hence should be contented i To stick to garments which conceal 1 Those prominences — that, I ' feel, Is why skirts \\dere invented. 1"}
{"id":225979517,"text":"02 Jun 1948 - Accuracy Of Gallup Poll Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 2 June 1948, page 4 I Accuracy Of GaHup Poll : DY predicting two weeks be-! fore the referendum (and j again last Friday) that the i electors would give a vigorous ! "Nft" on Satnrriav. the Aus- ! tralian Gallup Poll has again i demonstrated its accuracy. I In both forecasts, it was pre-j dieted that the Australia-wide I "No" vote would be 62 per cent., and on Friday it was also pre-i dieted that every State would vote "No." | All States have given substantial "No" majorities, and when all votes are counted the , Australia-wide figure will probably be within 2 per cent, of 'the Gallup estimate. I To the layman, the most im-ipressive feature of these forecasts is probably the smallness of the "samples" of people interviewed, ranging from 110 in (Tasmania to 687 in NSW. i The total cross-section inter -i viewed in all States was 2074. ( Analysis shows that the ; "No" vote among Labor Parly j supporters was 33 per cent, in ; the capital cities and 40 per cent, elsewhere. I>ESPONSIBILITV for referendum comment in this issue is accepted try Frank | W. Murphy, editor of The Weekly Times, 44-74 Flinders Street, Melbourne. i"}
{"id":22693975,"text":"29 Jan 1949 - Truman has no confidence in Gallup polls Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 29 January 1949, page 4 Truman hos no confidence in Gallup polls Washington (AAP) When asked at his weekly Press conference to express an opinion on the recent Gallup poll, which showed that 69% of Americans favoured his policies, President Truman replied, with obvious irri-tation, that he had no confidence in public opinion polls and would not be influenced by them."}
{"id":22701768,"text":"19 Nov 1948 - U S PAPER LOSES FAITH IN GALLUP POLLS Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Friday 19 November 1948, page 4 U S PAPER LOSES FAITH IN GALLUP POLLS Chicago (AAP) Chicago Daily News announces that it will no longer subscribe to Gallup Poll. It says: "The poll takers may point out that their margin of error in the recent Presidential election fore-cast was not great; but when a man breaks into a dance after having been pronounced dead the doctor can reasonably expect to lose a few patients.""}
{"id":228658003,"text":"17 Mar 1992 - REPUBLIC...TO Tharunka (Kensington, NSW : 1953 - 2010), Tuesday 17 March 1992, page 32 ? Lorand Bartels, President of the UNSW Republican Movement, goes into bat for the pro-republic team. Republicanism has been in the news a lot recently. The catalyst for this was, of course, the Queen's visit. But as usually happens, the media was less interested in Australia's identity than in solving the tricky dilemma: does one, or does one not, curtsey? A trivial question, perhaps. But with a serious implication. The implication was that we were hosting a foreign Queen and didn't know how to behave properly. Horror of horrors! Australia, it appeared, had forgotten to read the latest edition of Debreti's Guide to Etiquette. But, as every monarchist will gladly point out, while the Queen was here she was not the Queen of the United Kingdom but the Queen of Australia. In other words, a foreign country was telling us how to behave when in the company of our own Head of State. To me this is a humiliating situation which can only change when we have an Australian Head of State. Some argue that if the thing works, don't fix it. According to this line, the Head of State is an irrelevant ceremonial position not worth bothering about. But the reaction to the Keatings' behaviour shows that it is worth bothering about. It shows that Britain still patronises us and, what's more, on the veiy point where we are supposed to have something in common! Sir Garfield Barwick, Chief Justice of Australia (1961-1981) and an unashamed monarchist, said: "The Constitution was not devised for the independence of a nation. It was conceived as the Constitution of an autonomous Dominion within the then British Empire." So it's not really surprising when we are treated as a Dominion. Republicanism is about declaring ourselves independent. It is about having our own symbolism. It is about political maturity. This should not be taken to mean disrespect for the monarchy or for our traditions. But the time is long gone when "Home" meant Britain. And to a very large extent, we have not so much left Britain as Britain has left us. And rightly so. Britain is making decisions about the European Community as an independent nation. In exactly the same way Australia should be making decisions about the Asian-Pacific region. It should also be obvious that Australia is also no longer the White bastion in the Pacific. We are now a multicultural society in which over 25% of the population is of a non-English speaking background. According to Mrs Franca Arena MLC, a Committee Member of the Australian Republican Movement, the ethnic communities as well as Aborigines deserve the right to bear allegiance to Australia rather than to a foreign monarch. What is involved in becoming a republic? Legally, not a great deal. According to Prof.George Winterton, a referendum under s 128 of the Constitution would be quite sufficient to convert Australia into a Republic. There are no provisions permanently entrenching the monarchy in our Constitution. Financially, it would not be an expensive procedure. Not much more need change that the flag and some logos. And if the Commonwealth Bank can do it, then surely Australia can. Politically - the latest Herald Saulwick poll showed 57% support for a Republic. Even allowing for a small and unrepresentative sample, however, this result is indicative of a will to change, especially considering that most people are unsure what exactly a republic means. As Prof. Donald Home points out. The biggest problem facing republicans is the lack of education about what is involved. If the facts were known there would be a majority." Hie Australian Republican Movement supports: • an Australian Head of State appointed by Australians • the new Head of State called "President of Australia" with no more powers or functions than the Governor-General • the President elected by both Houses of Parliament for a five year term. • Australia remaining in the Commonwealth. One last thing needs to be emphasised. A republic is not inevitable. Prime Minister Paul Keating says it is. Former Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowan says it is. Even Prince Charles says it is. But unless someone does something about it nothing will change. Lorand Bartels Malcolm Turnbull, well-known Republican and Library Lawn Orator. Republican Shock Troops on Campus. V1U ica ? And now, speaking for the right side of the page (amongst other things), Senator Bronwyn Bishop (mother of Channel 10 fashion and features reporter, Angela Bishop, and Good Weekend Cover Girl) explains why queens are a good idea. j : j T In recent days three things which I, and millions of other Australians love and cherish have been the subject of demeaning and vitriolic attack. I refer to our Constitution, our Queen and our Flag and all have been attacked by the man who parades as Prime Minister for all Australians. He has the temerity to talk of One Nation when his actions have been to set Australian against Australian, to create division, to demean our system of governance and the symbols which attend it. Long have I known of our need to be a good neighbour and trading partner in this, our Pacific region - a region far more diverse and complicated than the one embracing the term 'Asia' and a region which is multicultural by any définition. The Pacific Basin is a multicultural region. There are as many tensions and differences within the region, with some nations remembering Japan's occupation, others maintaining ties with old colonial powers. They are nations who are as independent as we are, but who value access to international trading markets through their European contacts, such as Indonesia with Holland and the Philippines with Spain. ] The fact that Australia, Singapore and Malaysia share a similar legal system and old alumni ties of the Colombo plan is another example. You do not need nor should you try to ettison your heritage and tradition in order to be a good neighbour and trading partner. do so in some pathetic attempt to impress a neighbour would cause that neighbour to despise us. Our neighbours are proud of their heritage and cannot countenance or comprehend those who do not value theirs. Paul Keating's rabid attack on Britain Is one against an old ally with whom we fought proudly in Flanders and Ypres in World War I commemorated by the reed poppy which we wear each year, in the Middle East, in Greece and Crete, In World War II and yes. World War II saw us suffer in the POW camps of Malaya and Singapore and the Burma railway. Part of our tradition is the selfless sacrifice given by so many theatres of war to give us today the freedom we enjoy. My father fought for me and my land in places such as Ballkpapan and Borneo. He joined up, together with ; thousands of other Australians, after war was declared because Germany invaded Poland. Perhaps he remembered that General Monash was of part Polish - Jewish heritage, I don't know - but I do know that he believed the General was a great Australian and I know he bej lieved himself to be fighting against evil - the evil of Nazi Germany; of Hitler; of Mussolini. And he knew all that before Japan entered the war. He joined before he knew his theatre of war was to be his own backyard. He and thousands like him believed in the dignity of freedom of man. And that it was worth fighting for, in any part of the world. ! I It was if you like, an internationalist ; attitude. It was the sort of attitude we ! have when we negotiate In the GATT round - where we call for free and fair trade - when we appreciate the sup-: port of Britain with her attitude to the • Common Agricultural Policy, and the need to bring down the subsidising of European trade and agriculture. We similarly get angiy at our major trading partner, Japan, for contemporary issues, that of her forbidding any rice being imported into Japan. Again we express our anger at the United States of America for her Export Enhancement Program, that is subsidy by any other name, of wheat into our markets. But at the end of the day we trade with I them all, and in large measure .And never in these negotiations is our Constitution, our Queen or our Flag a 1 term of this trade. In my view, our Constitution is worth : fighting for. ! We have the oldest democratic Constitutional Monarchy in the world. It : was the first of its kind to have full j adult suffrage with women entitled to stand for elected office. It has given us a stable, peaceful, tolerant multicultural society where people have come as migrants and have found a haven from conflict, a new start in ' life, and a society which welcomes the | contribution they make. Australia is what she is because of her institutions, the rule of law, and the Constitution that enshrines and protects them. To tear the Monarch from our Constitution would mean we get an elected head of state, an elected President. And elected, he or she, would be. Because no matter the method used, the party which wins the election, would control the President. ; No longer would there be a head of state above politics, with the Monarch remaining constant, and the Governor-General in charge on a dayto-day basis. A President would be an elected party political position with approximately only half the population supporting him or her at any given time. Perhaps it would be the ultimate job-for-theboys, with the Government owning the President. This is a time where patriotism is served by giving leadership which pulls together not divides us, which gives us common purpose not diversionary tactics. We need leadership which travels the road to prosperity, not the Argentinian road, which leads to banana republicanism. ! I love this country. I am proud to be Australian, to know that in only two hundred years we have forged an independent nation which is the envy of so many. Wise forefathers gave us a Constitution which has allowed our Federation to flourish, while other Federations have failed. I cannot think of any other country's Constitution I want to copy nor do I wish to traverse the route of violence which is the history of so many other republics whether inside or outside our region - be it the United States of America or Yugoslavia. Our system is unique and serves us well. Our Queen is gracious and our Flag is a symbol of a free and independent nation, for whom so many proud Australians have died. Let us fight our partisan battles, test our economic theories, but not tamper with our institutions, not tear our Constitution apart and destroy our symbols of nationhood. Senator Bronwyn Bishop "my father fought for me...in Borneo" ! "The party which wins the election, would control the President" viva lUUfehy"}
{"id":228687003,"text":"05 Nov 1948 - Aust. poll forecasts accurate Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 5 November 1948, page 6 Aust. po!S forecasts accurate MELBOURNE, Friday.— Since their introduction to Australia in September, 1941, Gallup polls taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls have unerringly foretold the outcome of Commonwealth elections and referendums and State Polls. Australian experts believe the avalanche which so unexpectedly swept President Truman back to power "in America, might also have been foreseen had voting been compulsory .as in Australia. In Australia, at the Federal election of 1946, the Labor vote was estimated within 1 per cent. In February, 1947, it was forecast that 63 per' cent of NSW electors would support 6 o'clock closing at the State liquor poll. I hat was the precise percentage. At Victoria's last election — in November, 1947, Liberal . majorities were correctly estimated at 51 per cent. Anticipating the result of the recent price and rent referendum Australian Polls estimated that in all State 62 per cent of Australians would vote No — the actual percentage who did so was 59.4 per cent."}
{"id":228790822,"text":"10 Jan 1946 - Gallup Poll Accuracy Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 10 January 1946, page 8 iGallup Poll Accuracy j Forecast of the national election given by a Danish Gallup Poll had an average error of only 1,4 per cent. Comparison of the forecast with the actual result Is: Gallup Election Forecast Result Social Democrats . 35.7 32.8 Agrarians . , .... 21.8 23.4 Conservatives . . . . 19.7 18.2 Communists , . . . . . 11.7 12.5 Liberals 7.5 8.1 ' Others 3.6 5.0 Another recent Gallup success was In forecasting the two referendum questions asked in Prance. On one question, the Gallup estimate was 67 per cent. Yes, compared with the referendum result of 66 per cent. Yes. On the other the estimate was 93 per cent., and the result 96 per cent. Since August, 1944, Gallup Polls in seven countries (Australia, England, Canada, USA, Sweden, FTftnCp nnri TTenmorkl Have fnrA- cast seven national elections or referendums with accuracy wlth-ing 2 per cent."}
{"id":228792349,"text":"03 Mar 1946 - Many wanted trade with Japan Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 3 March 1946, page 4 Many wanted trade with Japan Australians, according to- a recent Gallup Poll,; arc equally divided on the question-of selling our wool and wheat to Japan in exchange for silk, toys and oilier goods. Of every 100 people Interviewed on resuming trade with Japan: 47 said "No." 45 said "Yes." 8 would not give an opinion. A slight "Yes" majority .'among men was counter-balanced by an equally slight majority for "No" from women. Among farmers, the vote was: Resume Japanese trade now, 55 pc; don't resume, 36 pc; and no opinion, 9 pc. Labor Party voters, as a group, tend to oppose resumption, but non-Labor people tend to favor it."}
{"id":228798421,"text":"17 Feb 1946 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 17 February 1946, page 5 0 ALLU P POLL 40 hours a week, how people think Results of recent Gallup Polls in Australia and England: — AUST. BRIT. Favor— PC PC 48-hour week 7 28 44-liour week 39 22 40-hour week 47 39 Fewer lipurs 3 4 No opinion 4 7 100 100 The british figures are the opinions of both men and women, but only men's opinions were counted in the Australian figures, although women's answers were much the same."}
{"id":228800471,"text":"06 Mar 1946 - Death For Jap War Criminals Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 6 March 1946, page 3 Death For Jap War Criminals Majority of Australians favor execution of Japanese war criminals condemned to death, ac-f a flolllin Poll. -Of every 100 interviewed, 91 said "Yes," six said "No," and three would give no answer. Most of the feeling against the Japanese was due to their harsh treatment of Australian soldiers when Jap prisoners."}
{"id":228804564,"text":"27 May 1948 - Canadian poll on controls Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 27 May 1948, page 6 Canadian poll on controls NEW YORK, Wednesday.— Interesting in the light of the Australian referendum is a Canadian Gallup Poll wherein 47 per cent said they would disapprove of the transfer to the Federal authorities of powers now exercised by the States. Twenty-seven per cent expressed no opinion and only 26 per cent would approve.— Sun Special."}
{"id":228804829,"text":"31 May 1948 - GALLUP POLL PREDICTED \"NO\" VOTE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 31 May 1948, page 2 I GALLUP POLL PREDICTED "NO" VOTE | MELBOURNE, Monday. — The Australian Gallup Poll predicted that all States would vote "No" in the Prices Referendum. When all the 4,500,000 votes are counted, its estimate of 62 per cent, for the nationwide "No" vote will prob- ably prove correct within two per cent. Its prediction that the record "No" vote of 60.5 per cent in 1911 would be broken may prove correct when the remaining 800,000 votes have been counted. Director of the Gallup Poll (Mr. Roy Morgan) said to- day that the predictions were based on 2074 interviews with people in cities, towns, and farming districts of six States. Since its inception in 1941, the Australian Gallup Poll has published accurate predictions for six referendums and three general elections."}
{"id":228805194,"text":"20 Jun 1948 - Free medicine was favored Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 20 June 1948, page 21 Free medicine was favored A majority of Australians are in favor of free medicine, according to a Gallup Poll taken just before the scheme came into effect. The poll showed that 51 per cent favored free medicine; 33 per cent opposed it; 16 per cent were undecided. Men (54 per cent) favored the scheme more than women ("47 per cent)."}
{"id":228806650,"text":"24 Jun 1948 - Age limit favored for Federal Members Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 24 June 1948, page 7 Age limit favored for Federal Members Six out of 10 Australians interviewed recently by the Gallup Poll think Members of Federal Parliament should not he older than 65 — the retiring age in the business world. in this nation-wide Gallup survey, supporters of all political parties were asked: Would you favor or oppose, an age limit for candidates for Federal Parliament? Only three out of every ten people interviewed opposed fixing an age limit. Others were asked what age they favored, and answers range from 60 to 65, which, allowing for a further three-year term, means that Federal members would be "out" at 65. Maximum age for Federal Candidates: 13 per cent say 50 years. 24 per cent say 60 years. 22 per cent say 65 years. 4 per cent say 70 years. 30 per cent oppose any age limit, and 7 per cent could not give an opinion. Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters, as groups, gave similar answers. Parliament pensions Everyone interviewed was also asked: "If a member had to retire "at 65, after being in Parliament for 10 years, would pay him a pension?" Answers show Australians are most ungenerous toward their Parliamentary representatives; 54 per cent oppose any pension, and most of the others suggest amounts under £5 a week. 54 per cent oppose any pension. 19 per cent would pay under £5 weekly. 10 per cent say £5 weekly. 4 per cent say £6 weekly. 4 per cent say over £6, and 9 per cent have no opinion. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne. I I"}
{"id":228809610,"text":"28 May 1948 - Record 'No' vote shown by Gallup poll on Referendum Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 28 May 1948, page 2 Record 'No' vote shown bv Gallup poll on Referendum MELBOURNE, Friday. — Tomorrow's Referendum will be rejected by a record "No" vofe of 62 per cent., judging by a nation-wide Gallup Foil last weekend. Only four of the 22 Constitutional JReferendums submitted since Federation have-passed. Of 2074 men and women asked the Gallup Poll how they would vote:— 62 of the 100 said "No." 6 38 in the 100 said "Yes." The "No" majority will comprise nine out of 10 Liberal-Country voters, and nearly four out of 10 Labor voters. Previously, the highest "No" vote on record was 61 per cent, at the 1910 referendum. It also seems probable that every State will note "No" for the second time since Federation. Swing in votes For eight months the Gallup Poll has been charting prospects for tomorrow's vote, and the following figures (all published at the time) show there was a big No majority weeks before the political parties began their campaigns: Yes No Undecided pc pc pc Sept. 46 41 13 Dec. 53 39 8 Feb. 48 44 8 March 44 45 11 May 1 37 61 2 May 22 38 62 — The number of people interviewed in each of the less populous States is too small for accurate separate analysis. Forecast for States Nevertheless, tomorrow's vote in the States should compare closely with these figures: Number Probable Inter- "No" viewed vote Queensland 290 74 pc Tasmania 110 73 pc MSYV fiSI A3 no West. Aust. 173 61 pc South Aust. 218 60 pc Victoria 596 57 pc By Roy Morgan, ©f Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-street, Melbourne."}
{"id":228967051,"text":"12 Oct 1947 - The Elders Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 12 October 1947, page 8 « JTue — — WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT... iBrinaina un children I J J „ -J A BIG majority of parents in America consider . J- -boys easier to raise than girls, a Gallup Poll shows Forty-two per cent of parents think boys ace easier > to raise, while only 23 per cent think girls easier. i "The Sunday Sun" asked the Mrs. Elders, of I Sydney, what they thought. This is what they said. Mrs. J. J. Elder, J Stiellbank-avenue, i Cremorne (hus-' band ft manufac-t u r e r, has a ! daughter aged j five): "What-i ever you have is trouble than girls. Of course, I'm keen ' . on girls, having two of my own." Mrs. G. M. Elder, ' Mount -strejet. Arncliffe (has one son and three daughters "all grown-up") : "My husband brought up the boy and I looked the hardest. My daughter is enough for me. Girls may , be easier to assert authority over- I don't think fathers ' are much help-" J Mrs. H. J. Elder, Mono-J meeth-street, Bexley (has son and two daughters— all over i 50 years, and is a great grand-mother) : "I had no trouble J with either the boy or the J girls. It's a long time ago, but I don't remember one being harder to bring up than the other." Mrs. E. J. Elder, Macquarie-i street. Chatswood (husband a builder, has two daughters, aged nine and six): "I have ! no sons or brothers, but I i think boys get into more ______________________ after the girls. I had no trouble with the girls, and I think they're easier. I'm happy because all my children are nice." Mrs. J. D. Eider, Harris-street,. Sans Souci (has son, 23 years, and two daughters, 21 and 19) : "It depends a lot on' the parents. I found no difference between the boy and the girls. They . have been good children, and have caused me no concern." Mrs. A. R. Elder, Victoria-parade, Manly (husband a draftsman — one daughter aged 32, three sons): "I think it's a 50-50 business. I enjoyed bringing up' all my children.""}
{"id":228970439,"text":"10 Sep 1947 - Nation Undecided On \"D.P.\" Question Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 10 September 1947, page 9 Nation Undecided On " D.P. " Question Australian opinion is divided on whether displaced persons" should be admitted to this country, according to a Gallup Poll taken in August. To ascertain what the public thinks about admitting "DPs" into Australia, the , Gallup Poll questioned a nation-wide cross-section of 1600 men and women on the subject. Those interviewed were first asked what they thought was meant in Europe by a "displaced person." Less than half could give a correct answer: 46 per cent. knew, what was meant by the term "displaced person."9 9 per cnt. thought they knew, but were wrong, and 45 Per cent, admitted they did not know the meaning of the term. Men are better informed on the subject than are women— 53 per cent, of men know the correct meaning, compared with 38 per cent, of the women. "Disnlaced Persons" Reference to "refugees" in the explanation gave a clue as to what was meant by the term "displaced person," and of the whole cross-section interviewed: . 39 per cent, favor admitting "DPs" into Australia. 48 per cent, are against the idea, and 13 per cent, have no opinibn. Analysis by occupation shows that most opposition comes from farm workers (67 pc "against"), and semi-skilled and unskilled workers (53 pc). Least opposition comes from farm-owners — 38 per cent, "against," 49 per cent, "favor," and 13 per cent, "no opinion." It is interesting to note that of men who knew what was meant by a "displaced person" 51 per cent, favored admitting them, compared with 41 per cent, opposed, and 8 per cent, undecided. Reasons For Opinions Many of those who favor admitting displaced persons into Australia say we need more population to fill our great open spaces. Others, however, qualified their answer by saying: "But they must be carefully selected types only." Much of the opposition to "DPs" entering Australia arises from the acute housing shortage here. "There are not enough homes for the present population." the comment of a textile worker's wife, Geelong, Vic., is tvpical. "Bring British first," and "There are enough foreigners here already" are other common attitudes. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion polls, 352 Collins-street, Meib."}
{"id":228973851,"text":"28 Sep 1947 - Gallup Poll shows: Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 28 September 1947, page 3 Gallup Poll shows: i 63 p.c oppose control of banks plan CIXTY-THREE per cent, of people who voted in a trial Gallup Poll referendum opposed nationalisation of banking. In a similar poll, last year only 50 per cent, voted against nationalisation. Significant feature of fhe poll is that 42 per cent, of people who voted Labor a year ago now say they oppose implementing the Labor; Party's plank of nationalising trading banks. Only 38 per cent, of those who voted Labor last election, favor nationalisation; the other 20 per cent, are undecided. People of all circumstances, occupations and creeds were Included In the survey In about the same proportions as they exist in the Dopulation as a whole. Votes In favor of nationalisation were 25 per cent, and 12 per cent, could not make up their minds. New South Wales, with 57 per cent, opposed to nationalisation, had the smallest percentage of the States. Tasmania, with 70 per cent, in opposition was the highest. Occupations of people who voted emphasise the widespread nature of opposition to Government monopoly of banking. Occupation range Occupations and voting percentages were:Professional Professional and executive— for, 87 per cent; against 7 per cent.; undecided, 6 per cent, Farmowners — 86, 7, 7. Clerks, shop assistants— 71, 20, 0 Skilled workers— 56, 27. 17. Unskilled— 45. 35, 20. Previous successful Gallup polls include; A 63 per cent, poll on the NSW liquor referendum; predicted the result exactly. Labor's 54 per cent poll In the 1946 Federal election was predicted. within one per cent; carrying of one one of the referendum proposals also was forecast. Intimidation alleged Allegations that seme employers were using intimidatory and coercive methods to secure employees' signatures to protests against nationalisation of banks were made at a meeting of the Metropolitan Council of the Australian Labor Party in Perth Secretary ot the Council (Mr. R. A. Hartly) said it was alleged employers were using the following methods:Employees Employees were being asked to sign telegrams protesting against nationalisation, which were to be sent to members of Federal Parliament. Staff managers were asking employees to sign petitions of protest and lemalnlng while they signed."}
{"id":228973908,"text":"28 Sep 1947 - The Cooks Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 28 September 1947, page 5 [?] ! What they think about ; Advantage i of being a imale | A RECENT Gallup Poll A in Great Britain re-S vealed that 37 women J out of 100 would prefer ' to be men, although 88 ' J men out of 100 were | satisfied with their state. j (See FACT news review) So The Sunday Sun asked , the Mrs. Cooks of Sydney: i "Would you rather be a | man or a woman?" j I Mrs. E. M. Cook, Wilson- : i street, Maroubra (husband Is | j a farmer, has son aged 14, < 1 daughter aged 2) : | "I'm satisfied as a woman. Men have a gcod time now i 2 and then but so do we women, j J "It's not all one-sided, i J oh, definitely not." I i Mrs. J. W. Cook, Eve-street, ! Strathfield. (Husband a J plumber. Three daughters, one i j son — youngest 12 years): I i "I'd change places with a ! i man tomorrow if I had half a i chance. A man can put his i ! hat on and walk out, but a ' I woman has got children to look alter, and meals to cook, j J and tidying up and washing y up and ironing ail the time." I ' Mrs. B. E. Cook, Fenshurst- 2 J street, Wilioughby. (Husband i i an importer, has a baby son: J J "I'm quite satisfied as I am. A man has a lot of respon-, sibility in keeping a home go-i ing, and he often has business i worries." , i Mrs. G. Cook, Liverpool- ! i street, Darllnghurst: J J "A woman's life is easier J than a man's. She is her own I j boss. She doesn't have to pro-i duce a doctor's certificate to i stop work. J j "A man has to be care- I I fill with his money, and J l generally hands it over to j j the woman of the house, j ' but she can do what she i likes with it." j J Mrs. A. Cook, Kemp-street, j Epping. (Husband is a rail- j I way electrician) : i "Sometimes I feel I might < | as well be a man. I work hard 1 j enough. I'd rather be a man J because men get the best of \\ i it all around. Man's work-i i finishes when he finishes at ( i his office, but a woman's never J finishes." J Mrs. E. Cook, Beach-street, j 1 Coogee, (Husband an engln-j eer, has daughter, aged 21) : 2 "I think women who want ! J to be men are a little off bat-i ance. I would rather be a i woman because, although I | have had lots of worries, I was J fortunate in choosing the right ! i husband." j"}
{"id":228975236,"text":"15 Sep 1947 - Quiz is Often Ahead Of Events Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 15 September 1947, page 8 Quiz Is Often Ahead Of Events When a contentious measure breaks into the news, it is often found that the Australian Gallup Poll has already sounded public opinion on the question. Three recent examples of this "anticipation" are: — The "Housewife's Savings Bill." Marriage loans to couples about to marry. Incentive payments to workers. Most recent example is the proposed NSW State Bill to give a wife the right to save from ner household allowance and to own goods purchased with those savings. In November, 1943, the Gallup Poll asked: "If a wife doesn't spend all the housekeeping money, who should own what's left " Marriage Loans Combined answers of men and women interviewed were: — P.O. The wife should own it ... . 60 It belongs to the husband . . 5 Both — share it 25 " Spend it on the home .... 7 Undecided .. 3 In March, 1945, the Gallup Poll asked Australians whether they favored loans of about £150 being granted to couples about to be married; the loan to be cancelled after the birth of . five children. Answers were:— 62 pc favored such loans; 27 pc opposed them; 6 pc gave qualified answers, and 5 pc had no opinion. A similar scheme, suggested this week by Mr. Haylen, MHR, to the Prime Minister (Mr. Chit-ley) will be discussed by Federal Caucus uext session. At the recent Peace in Industry Conference in Canberra, employers' representatives urged that incentive payments should be Instituted to reward good work and to stimulate production generally. Later, the Minister for Labor and National Service (Mr. Holloway) appealed to Australian workers for more production, and urged them to adopt incentive pay, including piecework. According to a Gallup Poll taken last May, seven out of every 10 Australians believe piecework would increase production of goods, and a majority favors piecework in industry. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-street, Melb."}
{"id":228977550,"text":"19 Oct 1947 - GALLUP POLL. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 19 October 1947, page 4 GALLUP .POLL.. Most wanted a ban on Communists An overwhelming number ' of Australians think the Communist Party should be' banned and made illegal, according to a nationwide Gallup Poll. Out of every 100 people interviewed, 66 thought the party should be banned, 24 thought it should remain legal," 10 were undecided. "Communists cause a lot of industrial unrest," was the reason given by most of the people who thought the party should be banned. The people who thought the Communist Party should . remain legal based their opinions on the view that political freedom- was essential, or that it was better to leave the party in the open, rather than have it working secretly. Opinion had hardened The Gallup survey was made in September, just before the All-European Communist Information Bureau was established in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.Liberal-Country Liberal-Country party supporters voted 78 per cent, in favor of a ban, Labor supporters 56 per cent, hi favor. A ban is favored by about seven out of 10 members of each of the major religious denominational groups. A decided swing against the Communist Party during the past five years is shown by a comparison with a Gallup Poll in 1942. Asked whether the then-existing ban on the Communists should be lifted, 35 per cent, said "Yes," 44 per cent, said "No," 21 ,per cent, were undecided."}
{"id":228977951,"text":"05 Oct 1947 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 5 October 1947, page 32 GALL UP POLL Most would relish free medicine More tluin six of 10 Australians favor the Federal Government's free medical and dental plan, a Gallup Poll reveals. In another Gallup poll, result of which was published in "The Sunday' Sun" last Sunday, 63 per cent, of the people interviewed opposed nationalisation of banks, 25 per cent, favored it, and 12 per cent, were undecided. Result of the free medicine poll was: For,. 06 per cent.; against, 26 per cent.; undecided, 8 per cent. Supporters of the plan felt that the ordinary family would not be so hard hit by sickness and. as they must pay taxes, they might as well have the benefits. A typical answer was: "We won't have to worry about ready cash when the doctor is needed." Opinion of many of the minority was that a free scheme would mean more taxes. Others feared doctors would not have the same interest in their patients. Unskilled workers voted up to 84 per cent. In favor and strong support also came from manual and white-collar workers. Professional people, business executives and farm-owners were about evenly divided. Labor voters were strongly for the plan and Liberal and Country Party voters returned a 51 per cent, vote in favor. Sex and age had no special sig-' nificance on voting."}
{"id":228981722,"text":"18 Apr 1947 - U.S. Majority For Ban On Communist's Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 18 April 1947, page 1 U.S. Majority For Ban On Communist's NEW YORK. Thursday.— A Gallup poll shows Lliat 61 per cent, of Americans favor legislation banning the Communist paru-. Twenty-six per cent, were opposed, the rest had no opinion. —"Sun" Special."}
{"id":228998645,"text":"08 Apr 1948 - Uniform taxation is less popular Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 8 April 1948, page 7 Uniform taxation is less popular Uniform income tax has decline<ti in popularity, and taxpayers are now divided on the question of continuing it, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll. Introduced as a wartime measure, uniform tax is now the policy of the Federal Labor Government. Most State Premiers, however, want the States to have the right to raise their own income tax, instead of having to rely on Commonwealth, grants. Surveying public opinion on the question for the third time, the Gallup Poll asked people: — Which do you favor — each State collecting, its own income tax, or the Common- " wealth collecting all income tax and paying fixed amounts to each State? People were also asked whether they were paying income tax this year, and taxpayers (chiefly men) are divided on uniform tax:— 43 per cent, of taxpayers favor the Commonwealth collecting all income tax. 43 per cent. fav.or State income taxes, and 14 per cent, have no opinion. This is the Gallup Poll's third survey on uniform tax, but it is the first time taxpayers have been separated. Therefore, to chart the trend of opinion, it is necessary to compare the answers of all men, and this table shows that uniform income tax is legft popular: — 1945 1949 194 Dec. Feb. Mac, Favor — pc p© pa One tax 65 55 4& State tax 26 36 41 Undecided 10 9 14 Women's opinions were also recorded, and there is a re-r markable difference in theiif answers, compared with thg men. Of women, 41 per cent favor separate State 'income taxes, but only 29 per cent; favor uniform tax, the othet 30 per cent, having no opinion. New .South Wales is the-only State where most people want uniform tax to continue Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-si., Melb"}
{"id":229001168,"text":"07 Mar 1948 - Few Canadians hate Germans Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 7 March 1948, page 8 Few Canadians hate Germans FACT'S New York -Bureau Forty-one per cent, of - Canadians sympathise with the Germans, according to a Canadian Gallup Poll. Nineteen per cent, think- Germans are better than Russians, 12 per cent, hate them, 11 . per cent, dislike them, seven per cent, think they need watching, three per cent, think they need education, seven per cent have no opinion."}
{"id":229001494,"text":"07 Apr 1948 - PEOPLE AGAINST BIGGER PARLIAMENT Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 7 April 1948, page 5 PEOPLE AGAINST BIGGER PARLIAMENT By means of a Gallup Poll, Australians have again demonstated their definite opposition to the move to increase the size of Federal Parliament. In February, the Federal Labor Caucus decided to enlarge Federal Parliament by increasing the number of members in the House of Representatives by 47 to 121, and the number of Senators by 24 to 60. In the Gallup survey, taken in March, people in a full range of occupations and political beliefs were reminded that, in a few months, Federal Parliament is expected to consider a proposal to increase the number of members from 110 to 181. They were then asked: — "Do you favor, or oppose, that increase?" Comparison of answers to this question with those given to similar questions asked by the Gallup Poll in July and February show sustained opposition to enlarging Federal Parliament. July, Feb., 1947 1948 T®<Say pc pc pe Oppose more . members 75 68 81 Favor increase 12 17 11 Undecided 13 15 8 Increasing the number of members is opposed by almost equal majorities of both Labor and Liberal - Country supporters, and opposition is fairly uniform throughout all occupational groups. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Contrast., /"}
{"id":229006879,"text":"15 Aug 1948 - The film fans had a quiz Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 15 August 1948, page 9 The film fans had a quiz FACT'S London Bureau British film fans were asked in a Gallup Poll this week why they went to the films. Answers: 37 per cent went to s'ee the s'torv: 30 Der cent to see who was in it; 19 per cent followed film critics; 16 per cent were attracted by the title; 2 per cent went on . friends' r e c ommendations; one per cent because the film was British. Two per cent said they went twice a week or more; 26 per cent once a week; eight per cent once in six months; 16 per cent once a year. Highest proportion of film fans were in the under-30 middle income group. A priest studied black magic FACT'S London Bureau. . Dead this week; Britain's dullest expert on black magic. He was 68 - years - old Roman Catholic priest, Al-phonsus Joseph Mary Augustus Montague Summers. The priest collapsed at his desk while on the last chapter of his 130, 000- words autobiography. Summers wrote 34 books on devil worship and weird superstitions, for all, - of which he showed profound ' » i distaste. He left out all the more interesting bits of description about evil ritess Every time he got set to describe something macabre, he would jam in a sentence such as "and then followed ritual so disgusting that.no . interest would be served by setting down a description of it." Bristol - born Summers studied at Trinity College, Oxford, worked as a priest i in London slums until he broke down in health and lived in the Italian Riviera He was aways interested in Restoration drama and edited Buckingham's The Rehearsal for the Shakespeare Press in 1914. Later he visited almost every monastery in Europe, noting down legends about how the devil stalked; through dining halls 400 years ago. There were no black magic rites when Summers was buried at Richmond, Surrey; this week. The atom-bomb was nothing FACT'S London Bureau. N Moscow radio had pointed remarks to make this week about the end of the war -against Japan. An announcer said; "Defeat of Japan required a decisive blow. Some historians in the United States are trying to prove that the blow was dealt, not oy the offensive of the Soviet Army, but by two atom;bombs." ."}
{"id":229008246,"text":"01 Aug 1948 - Gallup Polls show swing Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 1 August 1948, page 10 Gallup Polls show swing The Federal Labor Government was returned to power at the 1946 elections with the support of approximately 53 per cent, - of the electors against the combined Opposition's 44 per cent, and Independents' 3 per cent. It held- its popularity well until August 16 last' year, when the Government announced its intention to nationalise banking. Since then its stocks have dropped sharply. Here are the polls taken from July, 1947 (before the bankinjg announcement) to May of this year. Lib-Lab. CP Others July, '47 51 46 3 Nov., '47 46 50 ,4 Feb., '48 .46 50 4 May, '48 47 51 2"}
{"id":229012718,"text":"28 Oct 1945 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 28 October 1945, page 8 [?] Think youth badly served by movies Australians generally think that films have a bad effect on those under 21, mainly because of horror, gangster and mnrrlfir films. Out of every 100 people asked the question, "On the whole, do you think movies have a >good or a bad influence on those under 21?": 40 said "bad." 28 said "good." 16 said "no effect." 16 had "no opinion." More than two to one of the people 60 and over interviewed, thought movies were bad for youth, those 50 to 59 were 41 to 26 for "bad," 40 to 49 were 38 to 28 for "bad." Lower ages broke about even. Typical objections were: ' Too many war, murder and horror pictures." "Too much modern youth.""}
{"id":229013176,"text":"09 Sep 1945 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 9 September 1945, page 2 ELaEJIBLjl GALLUP POLL -fcJELJig-j Most (ff Too ) favored legalising SP SLIGHTLY more than half the people interviewed in an Australia-wide Gallup Poll favor legalising starting-price betting. They think it is impossible to stamp out SP and that the Government should control it. Opnion has strengthened since a similar poll was taken In September. 1942, when only 39 people In every 100 favored legalising SP. and 8 voted to leave things as they were. The survey just completed was on the question: Should off-the-course bolting be stamped out or made legal? Of 1800 people interviewed: 56 pc said "legalise it." 32 pc said "stamps It out," and 12 pc were undecided. Both Labor and non-Labor voters preter to legalise starting-price bet. ting. Opinion is strongest among artisans and people on low incomes. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion . Polls. 352 Collins-street, Melb. Gallup Poll accuracy: iflelliaStCyl«Vli:— oHs m'ord Australia: Powers Referendum predicled within 0.3 pc . ; . US Presidential election: Within 1.8 pc . . Canadian election: Within 1.7 pc . . . British election: Within 1.7 pc. ."}
{"id":229014111,"text":"16 Sep 1945 - GALLOP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 16 September 1945, page 6 GALLOP POLL 6 out of 10 against Sunday movies PRACTICALLY 60 per cent, of people whose opinions were sought in an Australia-wide Gallup Poll are against opening picture shows on Sunday. The minority thought that the movies would keep the young people off the streets. New South Wales stood out as the State In which opinion on the question was evenly divided. In all other States the view was as strong as or stronger than the overall figure of 57 per cent, against the proposal. The question was: Do you think picture shows . should be open on Sunday evenings at week-day prices ? Of people Interviewed: 57 per' cent. said. "Keep them . closed." 37 per cent, said, "Open them." 6 per cent, had no opinion. Age played a big part. Those In their twenties were about 50-50, but opinion against opening increased steadily with the years, until in the fifties it was almost 7 in 10 against. Farming communities were three out of four against. Reasons. — "No:" Tends to desecrate the Sabbath (Engineer's fitter, Yarraville. Victoria). There are six days a week for pictures (Pensioner's wife, Richmond. SA).Picture Picture theatre employees need a free day (Farmer, Lake Grace, WA). ' "Yes:" o Keeps young people off the streets (Municipal driver, Hobart). Would brighten up drab Sundays (Waterside worker, East Brisbane). - Saturday and Snnday are the only free days workers have (Musi-ciaii, Warringah, Sydney). Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-street, Melbourne."}
{"id":229020141,"text":"02 Sep 1945 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 2 September 1945, page 6 Gallup Poll Pensions for statesmen AUSTRALIANS do not believe in pensions for retired Prime. Ministers, according lo a recent Gallup poll. The question asked was: If a man, who tias been Prime Minister for, some years, ceases to be a member of Parliament, would you favor, or oppose, paying him a pension ? Voting was: 52 pc against pensions, 43 pc for, 5 pc no opinion. About the 'same proportion of Labor and non-Labor voters opposed the pensions. Nearly a third of the supporters of pensions wanted health or income qualifications."}
{"id":229023907,"text":"23 Sep 1945 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 23 September 1945, page 4 GALLUP POLL Japs deserved atomic bomb EIGHTY-EIGHT out of every 100 people interviewed in an Australia-wide Gallup Poll believe that the use of the atom bomb against Japan was fully justified. The Japanese, it was argued, would have had no scruples in using such a bomb on the Allies. Incensed by the report of atro-cities committed against pri-soners of war, many people de-clared that the Japanese deserved all that was coming to them and that more of such bombs should have been dropped. Use of the bomb had finished the war quickly and had saved thousands of Allied lives, it was contended. Objectors condemned the use of the bomb as inhuman and barbaric. Eighty out of every 100 thought that Britain and America should keep the secret of the bomb and not share it with the United Nations. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-st., Melbourne."}
{"id":229035334,"text":"22 Jan 1948 - Support for UNO as World Govt. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 22 January 1948, page 11 Support for UNO as World Govt. When the International Gallup Poll recently sounded public opinion in tire leading na£ions, it found widespread sentiment in favor of strengthening the United 1 Nations, to make it a World Government , | with control over the world's armed forces . 1 In this recent survey, people in Australia, America, France, Holland and Sweden were asked identical questions about the United Nations. As a preliminary, they were told:— ? "It has been said that the United Nations Organisation should be strengthened and made into a World Government, with power to control the armed forces of all countries." Those interviewed were then asked whether they favored, or opposed, such- a proposal. Answers show a preponderance of opinion in all five countries in favor of a World Government. No Favor Oppose Opinion pc pc . pc France 60 9 31 America 56 30 ; 14 Australia 48 27 25 Sweden 47 15 38 Holland 44 20 36 , In 1946 the same general issue was put to people in Britain and Canada: "Would you be willing to have our country turn oyer control of all armed forces and muriitions, including atom-bomb material, to a world parliament, providing leading countries did the same?" No Yes No Opinion p.c. p.c. p.c. Canada 59 29 12 I England 50 27 23 | (Issued by Australian Public i Opinion Polls, Melbourne) /"}
{"id":229037525,"text":"18 Feb 1948 - Editorial Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 18 February 1948, page 3 — — : — Editorial — — — — — A VOTE AGAINST THE MEANS TEST I he result of an Australian v?allup foil on the question of social services, published in The Sun today, offers one more proof, if any more were needed, of public feeling against the injustice of the Means Test. The poll shows that a large majority of people — seven out of every ten — would sooner have a reduction in taxation than an increase in social services. . While some voters argue that "the present high' taxes are destroying the incentive to produce," there is another and equally clear reason for this emphatic reluctance to pay for any more "social services." That is to be found simply in the public resentment which the unfairness of the Means Test has provoked. Why should any man want an increase in social services when one elementary social service, for which he may have paid throughout his life, is. already denied him? This, in fact, is what is happening under the present system, which disqualifies a thrifty citizen, if he has saved more than a pittance, from any right to a pension in old age, even though he may have paid for it with a lifetime of taxes. The Government would be wise if it heeded this evidence of public dissatisfaction and showed some sign of a decision to abolish the Means Test entirely. . ' t: ."}
{"id":229038283,"text":"14 Jan 1948 - POLL INDICATES LABOR SLIPPING Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 14 January 1948, page 7 POLL INDICATES LABOR SLIPPING It a Federal election were held now, the Liberal and Country parties would be returned with a . substantial majority according to results of an Australian Gallup Poll. The poll, which has just been completed,, indicated that support for Labor was at its lowest ebb for 10 years. For the third time in six months nationwide . cross-sections of men and women were asked to name the party which would probably receive their votes at a Federal election. At present, 47 per cent, would support Liberal-Country, 41 per cent. Labor, and 2 per cent. Independents, while' 10 per cent, are undecided. ' Allotting the undecided people among the parties according to how they remembered voting at the last Federal- elections, it becomes evident that at least one Labor voter in 10 has swung to Liberal since the last Federal election 16 months ago: — Lib.-Lab. jDP Others Vote in— pc pc pc 1946 ... 53 44 3 Gallup, July 51 46 3 Nov. 49 48 3 Now 46 50 4 Federal political history shows that the various parties do not win seats strictly in proportion to votes received, and an assessment of election prospects in 1949 is further complicated by the pending re-distribution. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that support for the Liberal, and Country Parties is now higher than in 1937, when the Lyons Government won 45 of the 74 seats in the House of Representatives: — FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib.-Lab. CP Others Election— p.c. p.c. p.c. 1934 ... 43 51 6 " 1937 .. » 46 48 6 1940 .. . 49 45 6 1943 .. . 54 32 14 1946 . . . 53 44 3 Gallup Poll-Now . . 46 50 4 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls., Melbourne."}
{"id":229039784,"text":"25 Feb 1948 - Editorial Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 25 February 1948, page 3 Editorial — — — T DEMOCRACY'S RIGHT TO A SECRET BALLOT '' . 1 Developments in the Queensland railway strike add a particular significance to the result of the Australian Gallup Poll, published in The Sun today, on the subject of a compulsory secret ballot for unionists before striking.. . The cross-section of working Australians whose J opinions, are reflected in the poll was overwhelmingly in favor of such a ballot. Yet, in Brisbane yesterday, tramway workshop members of the AEU were refused permission by their executive to decide by ballot whether they should strike. One official, & CommUnist, went so far as to declare: "Men must be marshalled platoon by platoon if necessary." . > " Surely the only way to marshal free men in a Democracy is to marshal them at the ballot-box ! And, in a Democracy, a man's right to work or not to work should be for his own decision, not that of paid officials. The secret ballot, to avoid any accusations or , suspicions; could be conducted by. the same electoral machinery which we already use for State and Federal 'elections. ; Sydney; citmens might be excused for asking ; v .. v whether the road transport strike which threatens them , : I on Friday would have been possible if this kind of w - m ballot had been" taken. ? ' ' v..! ;; 'e 3 tjt -It 4 Or-"}
{"id":229042915,"text":"29 Jan 1948 - Nationalisation not favored here Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 29 January 1948, page 9 . 1 t " J i . 1 - . Nationalisation not favored here \\ Wide opposition to the Nationalisation of industry is revealed by a recent Australian Gallup Poll. . . Each person interviewed was handed a card listing six different industries, and was asked: — Do you. think any of these industries should be entirely owned and operated by the Government? Answers show consistent opposition to Government control of industry: — Not Noop-" ,sGavt. . Govt, inion. v_/ pc pc pc Long distance road transport of goods . . 69 21 10 Long distance road transport .of passengers .66 23 11 Life assurance .65 24 11 Fire insurance .65 24 11 Steel works (Newcastle & Port Kembla) 64 25 11 NSW coal mines . . . 59 3i 10 Voting on the NSW coal mines shows a reversal of opinion since September, 1945, when a Gallup poll found 47 per cent, favoring Government control, with 37 per cent; opposed and 16 per cent, no opinion. In all States there are majorities against nationalising the mines. . Analysis of answers to the six questions shows that in all cases big majorities, of Liberal-Country Party supporters oppose nationalising industry."}
{"id":229187675,"text":"27 Jan 1951 - ARMS TO CHIANG POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1951, page 3 ARMS TO CHIANG POLL NEW YORK, Friday. — A Gallup poll revealed today that 54' per cent of Americans favor sending war materials to Chinese Nationalist leader, General Chiang Kai-shek. — Sim Special."}
{"id":229190653,"text":"18 Jan 1951 - War fear is No. 1 worry Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 18 January 1951, page 28 War fear is No. 1 worry Threat of war — a full scale world war— is the chief source of worry to most Austra -Hans today. A Gallup Poll shows that the high cost of living is " Worry No 2," and that housing and ill-health are much lower down the list. In this survey 1550 people throughout the Commonwealth were handed a card listing six "worries." They were asked which happened had no worries, and the others gave the following answers, which add to more than 87 per cent because some people have more than one worry: P.c. Possibility of another world war . . 57 The family budget .... 29 Their housing 18 Their own health .... 17 Old age security . . .... 12 Unemployment 4 Attention of most Australians of all ages and all political leanings is focused on the tense international situation. Houfsino nrirAC — 1 Housing is the special problem of the young, and worries 32 per cent of the 21-.29 age group, as against 19 per cent of the 39-49 group and fewer than 10 per cent of those over 50. Family finance is also chiefly a worry of the young — especially the young marrieds. It affects 35 per cent ol' those in their thirties, compared with 21 per cent of those in their fifties. On the other hand, old age security worries 25 per cent of people over CO, as against only 4 per cent of the thirties — too occupied with the cost of bringing up children to think about their old age. Ill-health, of course, is another worry of advancing years, affecting only 6 per cent in their twenties, 16 per cent in middle age, and 28 per cent in old age. Fear of unemployment, at 4 per cent, may look too small to be worth mentioning. It is noteworthy, however, that unemployment is worrying 7 per cent of the 21-29 group, compared with 5 per cent of the 40-49 group and only 1 per cent of the 50-59 group. So perhaps experience is getting its just reward; and we can forget about being "too old at 40." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb,"}
{"id":229191625,"text":"11 Jan 1951 - Truman losing popular backing Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 11 January 1951, page 11 Truman losing popular backing NEW YORK, Wednesday. — President Truman's popularity is at its lowest for years, according to a Gallup poll. The poll showed that 49 per cent of people questioned dis- approve of his way of doing his job', 36 per cent approve, and the rest have no opinion. Truman's popularity has ranged as high as 87 per cent to as 16w as 32 per cent during his five years as President. — Sun Special.""}
{"id":229194671,"text":"25 Jan 1951 - Public now wants TAA to carry on Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 25 January 1951, page 4 Public now wants TAA to carry on TAA's first profit has converted many Liberal-CP voters. For the first time, the Gallup Poll has found a majority in favor of TAA continuing to operate. After losing nearly a £1 million in three years, TAA announced a profit of £200,000 for the year ended June 30. of public opinion, in which people were asked to select one of three alternatives printed on a card. 52-ln-the-100 selected "TAA should continue to compete with the privately-owned airlines." 18-in-the-100 "TAA should be sold to the privately-owned airlines." 17-in-the-100 selected "TAA should run joint services wits? the privately-ownedi airlines," and l.i - in - the - iuu (cnieuy women) made no selec-tion. The vote ot 52 per cent for TAA continuing as at present compares with 48 per cent a year earlier (after announcement of a loss of £100,000), and 41 per cent two years ago (after a loss of £300,000). The proportion of Labor voters who believe TAA should continue in active competition is almost unchanged at 64 per .-.it. Among Liberal-CP voters, however, the proportion has risen from 32 per cent to 43 per cent in the past year. Issued by Aust. Fublic Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street. Melbourne."}
{"id":229195504,"text":"07 May 1950 - Most voted for price control Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 7 May 1950, page 21 Most voted for price control Six out of 10 Australians want price control to continue, according to a Gallup Poll. muse wno iavor price control, 34 per cent think it should continue , for at least two years, or perhaps five years; 29 per cent think it should continue indefinitely. Twenty-nine per cent would not end price control now; while 12 per cent have no opinion. He wanted to stop, gossip, which had gone on for nearly two years, about the baths he and his wife took .each night. ' But the dropping of the curtain made the gossip even worse. "Now," wagged the tongues of Alfreton, "they take a bath together." "Malicious gossip;" Congregational minister Rev. Roland Motson Thompson told Fact this week. "The town's full of it. "" "I see dirty-minded whispering groups on street corners ' and even outside the church. They 'kill' people freely. "We even had a 'murder' here. A person was taken to hospital and gossips turned him into a murder victim, although the 'victim' has already left the hospital alive and: well. "It's all done by whispering groups. Someone hears that so-and-so is ill and the groups do the rest." Flying rumors Alfreton's 20,000 population includes many displaced persons — Poles, Latvians and Middle Europeans. Rumors fly around the' town about girls and married women, some of whom are said to be expecting babies. t "Like a snowball, such talk grows," said . Rev. Thompson. "The victims don't come to me for aid; it would be easier for me if they did. I investigate any rumors I hear and, of course, they're not true. "Tattling and idle talk isn't serious, but when it's damaging to character — even if it's true — a Christian should stamp it out. "This is a mining community and I've never seen seamy life like this before. It's not exactly slummy, but there's no culture. For many people, the end of their world is the end of the street and it's a hot-spot for gossip." Fair-haired, clean-shaven Thompson, 41, lives with his wife, Hertha, 26, in a modern, two-storey, three-bedroom house. Pink silhougtte The bathroom is at the rear overlooking the back garden and a stretch of wasteland. "Oh, dear' me, all this silly talk about our bathroom," said Mrs. Thompson. "No one could see the bathroom unless they came around the back on to the waste ground, especially to peep, or used field glasses from the row of cottages on the other side of the ., waste , ground. "We used to bathe at bedtime, about ten o'clock, which is a funny time for people to be wandering about the back of the house, unless they're wanting to. peep. The windows are frosted, anyway, and nothing could be seen except maybe a pink silhouette. "I heard about it when two or three people gave me friendly tips. I didn't take much notice, but put up curtains." Sermons on gossip Mrs. Thompson came to England a fortnight before the war broke out. She was adopted by Thompson's parents," married him six years ago. They have two children, Colin, 4, and Michael, 2. Thompson hits back at gossips in seimons . and' thunders against small-town ..meanness in ' his weekly article in a Derby newspaper. In this week's sermon (called Over the Garden Wall) Rev. Thompson denounced "backward mentalities to whom dustbins and drains become of interest." . 1 On Whitsunday last year, Rev. Thompson announced a special service for parents who said they couldn't attend church because of their young children. He turned one of the church rooms into a nursery, re-arranged the furniture, polished the floor, borrowed toys and co-opted five mothers to look after the children while the parents prayed. The service flopped. Only one baby turned up."}
{"id":229196730,"text":"30 May 1950 - Flying saucers mystery Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 30 May 1950, page 26 I Flying saucers mystery ,. [?] What are those flying saucers? Hoax? Optical illusion? New secret weapon? Something from another planet hovering over the earth? A recent GalluD survey of tne American public's ideas about the mysterious discs shows that the largest num- ber with opin- i ions think they are newl e x p e rimen- tal weapons, or flying contraptions being tested by the US Army or Navy. This ' represents quite a change in attitude . since a similar survey in 1947, when the largest number labelled the flying celestial crockery as nothing more than an illusion or a hoax. Whatever the truth may be, flying saucers are cer- tainly one of the best-publicised phenomena of the postwar era — practically everyone interviewed by the American Gallup Poll had heard or read about them. People interviewed were asked: "What do you think these flying saucers are?" Pc Army or Navy experiments, new weapon said 29 Optical illusion, hoax, said 22 Comets, something from another planet said 5 Russian weapons said 3 Other answers 3 Don't know said 32 Not heard of them said 6 Guesses included many odd things, such as "Vapor pockets," "fragments of wreckage from the war," "boomerangs" and "flying metal parts from some big explosion." One middle-aged man said "They could be hats." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":229200374,"text":"19 May 1950 - Gallup poll right in election Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 19 May 1950, page 6 Gallup poll right in election Gallup Poll predictions on party results at the Victorian State elections have all proved correct, although only 1000 people were interviewed in 14 marginal electorates. individual seats were also correct, despite the smallness of the cross-sections interviewed — as few as 38 in some electorates, and never more than 100. General predictions and results were: — (1) There would be a swing of 2 or 3 per cent to Labor in the marginal seats. Correct; actual swing, 2 per cent. (2) Labor would gain at least five seats, but not a majority. Correct; Labor seats increased by probably seven Oil OR vl wlll IU Zjx UI 4iu< (3) Country Party would lose several of its 16 seats. Correct; actual loss, four or five seats. (4) Country Party would not regain any of the four seats where CP members had become LCP. Correct; three retained by LCP, one to Labor; and (5) Strong support for LCP in the country, to offset losses to Labor. Correct; LCP will have 28 or 29 seats, compared with 30 previously. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":229201733,"text":"18 May 1950 - 8 IN 10 FAVOR RED BILL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 18 May 1950, page 20 [?] In an Australian - wide survey this month the Gallup Poll found more than i eight out of every 10 people favoring the Federal Government's proposed law to ban the Comriiunist Party. Those interviewed were told that the proposed law will also stop Communists holding office in trade unions and the Public Service. Practically everyone interviewed had heard of the proposed law. and answers to the question: "Do you favor, or cppose ' having that law?" show: — 82 per cent favor the proposed law to ban the Communist Party and stop Communists holding, office in trade" unions and the Public service. 14 per cent oppose the proposed law, and 4 per cent are undecided. The proposed law is favored by two out of every three Labor voters and more than ri'ne out of every 10 Liberal voters. In each State the "Favor" vote is about 80 per cent. Most of the people whom the Gallup Poll interviewed were questioned before the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced that the Government would consider amendments to the Communist Parry Dissolution Bill. Six weeks ago, the Gallup Poll found that 74 per cent favored a law to make it illegal for Communists to hold office in trade unions, 20 per cent opposed it, and six per cent were undecided. The question asked then was: "Would you favor, or oppose a law to make it illegal for Communists to hold office in trade unions?""}
{"id":229219883,"text":"14 Oct 1954 - 9 to 5.30 favored Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 14 October 1954, page 49 9 to 5.30 favored [?] In irtost Slates the public wants shops open from 9 am to 5.30 pm oh week-days, and 9 am to noon on Saturdays. Some important interstate differences of opin- , ion, however , were disclosed by a recent Gallup Poll. Cross-sections of people, in all States were asked the opening and closing times they favored for shops, both for week-days and Saturdays. In all States, except Queensland, big majorities favor opening shops at 9 am on week-days. In Queensland, where shops open at 8.15 am , in Brisbane, and 8.45 am elsewhere, the most popular opening time on-week-days would be about 8.30 am. OPEN— WEEK-DAYS 8 8.30 9 No am am am oP. Qld 26 38 32 4 WA 15 12 67 6 Tas 10 8 80 2 NSW 4 8 80 8 SA 5 12 81 2 Vic 4 4 89 3 In SA, Victoria and NSW, the present clos-ING time of 5.30 pm on week-days is popular. It is also fairly popular in WA, where hours now vary between 5.25 and 6 pm. Queensland opinion on week-day closing time centres around 5 pm, midway between the present time of 4.40 for Brisbane and 5.10 elsewhere. Tasmanian opinion divides equally between the present times of 6 pm in Hobart and 5.30 elsewhere. 1 CLOSE— WEEK-DAYS 5 5.30 6 No pm pm pm op. Qld 77 9 10 4 WA 30 43 21 6 Tas 8 41 49 2 NSW 34 43 15 8 SA 15 74 9 2 Vic 12 65 20 3 Qld: 77 pc for 5 pm includes 22 pc for 4.30 pm. Saturdays Saturday morning shopping is favored in all States except Tasmania. In all mainland States except Queensland, public opinion favors opening shops oh Saturdays at 9 am. Queenslanders, however, are inclined to approve their earlier opening times.OPEN OPEN SATURDAYS 8 8.30 9 Don't No am am am open op. Qld 17 35 23 21 4 WA 11 9 54 18 8 Tas 2 — 31 63 4 NSW 5 9 61 16 .9 SA 6 9 67 13 5 Vic 5 3 74 13 5 In WA. NSW and Victoria, majorities . approve closing shops at noon on Saturdays. In SA and Queensland, how ever, earlier closing on Saturdays finds favor. CLOSE SATURDAYS 11 12 Ltr Don't No am open op. Qld 21 45 9 21 4 WA 5 56 13 18 8 Tas 15 11 7 63 4 NSW 2 51 22 16 9 SA 49 28 5 13 5 Vic 8 54 20 13 5 i Of the 1800 adults interviewed in this survey, I 6 pc were shopkeepers I and 11 pc worked in I shops."}
{"id":229225461,"text":"16 Oct 1949 - POLITICAL INS AND OUTS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 16 October 1949, page 36 POLITICAL INS AND OUTS A Liberal win would still leave Labor holding the Senate The Gallup Poll suggestion last weekend that the Common-1 wealth Government could be defeated, depressed Labor members in doubtful seats and' brought from those in safe seats the comment "God bless Arthur Cal well and Governor-General McKell." The reagn: Calwell, against strenuous opposition by Speaker Rosevear, but with valuable aid from Air Minister Drake-ford, won enough . support in Caucus for the Act which provides proportional representation voting for the Senate. Proportional representation means Labor will con-trol the Senate for the next three years, no matter who wins the elections. With a hostile Senate,' Opposition. Leader Menzies would not be able to: Repeal the 1945 Banking . Act or restore the Commonwealth Bank Board. Sell TAA or the new Commonwealth shipping line. ' ..Repeal the Act making ..television a Government monopoly. The only way in which Menzies could try to break such a deadlock would be to ask Governor- General McKell for a double dissolution of the House and the Senate. But the granting, or the withholding, of a double dissolution is one matter on which the Governor-General is not bound by the Constitution to accept the advice of his Ministers. Exercising strict political impartiality, in the highest tradition of the Vice-Regal office, Governor-General McKell could still reject such a request. In the 50 years of Federation, only one double dissolution has been granted — by Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson in 1914. Only one unimportant qualification need be made to the foregoing. Labor could lose its Sen- ate majority If it polled less than 40 per cent of Jthe total votes cast and the Opposition polled mfore than 60 per cent. , 'As a practical political possibility, this is hardly worth considering, because even when its fortunes were at its lowest ebb in 1931, Labor still polled 43. per cent of all votes cast. Senate voting Just why Labor must retain a majority in the Senate, no matter who wins the elections, . can best be explained as follows: The Senate at present is composed of 33 Labor members and three non-Labor members. Half the Senate (18) must retire this election, and all the retiring 18 are Labor senators. That lea VPs 15 Lahr»r anrl three non-Labor senators as a basis tor the new Senate. If proportional representation had not been in-troduced, the whole 18 Labor senators could have been beaten and that would have made 21 non-Labor to 15 Labor senators in the new Senate. But the Senate is being increased from 36 to 60, and, therefore, instead of 18 1 senators, 42 must be elected. " Under proportional repre-; sentation, the party that gets slightly more than 50 per cent of all votes, will certainly win 24 seats. The party that polls slightly under 49 per cent of all votes will get three seats ih each State, making ai total of 18. This result caryaot be affected, unless one party polls 60 per cent of all votes. As pointed out earlier, - . this is most unlikely. . Therefore, Labor must win either 24 or 18 Senate seats. It happened before If it got slightly more than 50 per cent of all votes, it would have 24 senators, plus the 15 who didn't have to face the electors, making a total of 39 out of 60. ; The Opposition, knowing - this result is almost inevit- ' able, asked the Government to make a clean sweep of the Senate this election, that is, to make the whole 36 senators, instead of only 18, face the' polls. The Government," knowing it must control the Sen-ate, even if it loses the election, just laughed. Ministers said: "In 1919 Labor and one senator and ; you people had 35, and in 1931, we had three and you had 33. You had the chance then- to do what we have done now, and you wouldn't do it." There is justification for Labor's stand on this. The Government will not benefit in subsequent elections and it is likely that, in 1952 and afterwards, ! there will be only slencter majorities in the Senate. This will make the Senate more important than it has been at any time since Federation. —OLIVER HOGUE"}
{"id":229226534,"text":"27 Oct 1949 - Nationalisation opposed Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 27 October 1949, page 21 | Nationalisation opposed I The Australian public is strongly opposed to the Coihmon-| wealth Government nationalising any more industries. This attitude is disclosed by a Gallup Poll last month covering all six States I People were interviewed | shortly before the Federal ! Executive of the Australian | Labor Party endorsed the | "Blackburn interpretation" of ' Labor's socialisation policy. I The question asked was: — | As a general policy, do you | think the Common weal tli I Government should — or I should not — take over and run i more industries? 1 i 66 per cent say the Government SHOULD NOT take i over and run more indus-| tries. 21 per cent think the Government should, and 13 per cent have no opinion. Men and women, as groups, vesimfiar answers, and Liberal and Country Party voters are overwhelmingly opposed, and among Labor voters the preponderance of opinion is also opposed , to more nationalisation. Lib»-CP Lab. . pc pc Oppose nationalisation . . . . . . 89 46 Favor nationalisation ......... 5 39 No opinion 6 15 A recent Canadian Gallup Poll has found that Govern-cent control of major industries' (banks, railways, steel, meat packing and farm implements) does not appeal to the people of Canada. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":229228893,"text":"20 Oct 1949 - Many born Labor, turn Liberal-C.P., Gallup poll shows Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 20 October 1949, page 16 [?] Of every three young Labor voters now 1 aged 21-29, one will be voting Liberal-CP by the time he (or she) is 60, if present figures | may be taken as a guide to the future. I That is one of the interesting deductions to be drawn from the following analysis of the latest Gallup Poll. Election returns don't tell us anything about the" kind of people who vote for particular parties, except that Labor and Liberal voters predominate in particular suburbs. The Australian Gallup Poll however, recorded thesex, sex, age, education, OCCUt-pation and major pos- sessions of everyone interviewed in September. Now, for the first time it is possible to say that.if 100 typical Labor voters from all parts of Australia were to meet together: — Nearly 50 would be women; Exactly 50 would be under 40; 35 would have some High or private school education; Nearly 50 would own (or be buying) their homes or farms; 75- would have servicemen . of either world war in /. their immediate families; 21 would have cars; 16 would have phones; and 68 families would have ; ; wage-earners (factory and outdoor) as breadwinners, while. 20 would have . "white collar" breadwinners; the others would be owners and managers. In comparison, 100 typical Liberal and CP voters gathered together would include: ' Slightly more than - 50 women. Fewer than 40- men' and women under 40. v - 48; with ..at least some high or . private education. 72 owners (or buyers) of homes or farms. 77 with servicemen in the families. 53 car owners. I 50 with phones, and 1 29 with wage-earners as 1 bread-winners, the others be- 1 ing 26 "white-collar" and 45 || managers, professional, or if owners. - j| Combining those figures, it i is seen that people with cars, 'If phones, and/or their own E homes divide like this: — Eg Liberal I Labor & CP | PC peg Home owners .... 39 61 1 Car owners .... 27 73 1 Phone subscribers 23 77' 1 The next table shows how 1 people switch from Labor ti | Liberal or CP as they become I older, and probably better f endowed with this world's 1 goods. (Except for this trend, I Labor would have a continu- 1 ally increasing majority, be- 1 cause most children are born i "little Laborites," to mis- 1 quote Gilbert). i Liberal i Labor & CP i Voters aged: pc pc 1 20-29 59 41 1 30-39 51 49 1 40-49 46 54 I 50-59 43 57 | 60 & over 41 59 1 (Issued by Anst. Public i Opinion Polls, 352 Collins 1 St., Mclb.) I [?]"}
{"id":229231447,"text":"17 Nov 1949 - Rents of houses should be pegged, is majority view Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 17 November 1949, page 22 Rents of houses o ® t> « / Home rents should remain fixed, or pegged, in the opinion of nearly 7 out of every 10 people interviewed in a recent Au$ frcBia-wide Gallup Poll. To find out what the general public thinks about rent-pegging (pre-war houses at 1942 levels and postwar at a fixed percentage of cost), interviewers for the Gallup Poll asked: — Do you think rents of houses should be pegged or not? 68 per cent said house -rents should be peged; 26 per cent said they should not, and 6 per cent did not express an opinion either way. "Pegging" is favored by majorities in all occupational jj roups' "Gxce equally divided on the question. In each State, majorities of more than 65 per cent favor rent-pegging. Owners and tenants People were also asked whether they owned or rented the homes they |live in, and analysis shows that (as might be expected) 4 out of 5 tenants want pegging to con-continue. Home -owners and farm-owners, who account for more than half of the people interviewed, are also 6 to 4 in favor of rents being pegged. A further question: "Do you or your husband (wife) own any houses or flats for which rent is received?" shows a big difference of opinion between "landlords" and "non-landlords." More than 7 out of every 10 "non-landlords" favor pegging, but "landlords" (10 per cent of the people interviewed) are 6 to 4 against pegging. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":229231831,"text":"20 Nov 1949 - What the people think about the election Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 20 November 1949, page 1 What the people think about the election SWING AGAINST LABOR Poll gives Govt, only 46% votes te Australian Gallup poll issued yesterday forecasts a Labor defeat at the Federal elections on December 10. Th is is how people said they would vote: — 50 per cent for Liberal-Country Party, 43 pc Labor, 2 pc Independent and 5 pc undecided. Poll experts say this will mean a 52 per cent vote for the Libera-CP group and 46 per cent for Labor on election day. Two per cent will vote Independent. The survey was made on November 11-13, four weeks before polling day. Australian Public Opinion Polls, who made the survey, points out that "most of .the undecided people voted Labor in 1946." On this basis, it is estimated that Labor's ratio of , votes would be 46 per cent by election day. and Liberal-CP would increase to 54 per cent. Unless a swing to Labor , occurs before election day the Government will be swept from offiee. Liberal-CP support has increased 2 per cent since the last Gallup poll in September. Compared with the last Federal election, in 1946, the prospective swing to Liberal-CP is 8 per cent — from 44 to 52 per cent. The forecast 46 per cent support for Labor is the lowest figure recorded by Australia's Gallup poll since bank nationalisation plans were announced in 1947. Labor support was then estimated' at 46 per cent in a Gallup survey. "Unless a swing td Labor occurs between now and the elections, the Liberal-CP group should win with a small margin of seats." The Gallup poll was based on 2000 interviews with people in cities, towns and farming areas all over Australia. Favor Lib.-C.P. policies I | The survey was made after Opposition Leader Mr. Men-zie's, policy speech, but be-: fore Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley's, speech. Another Australia - wide Gallup poll will be made a week before the election and the results published on election eve.On On many big election issues i Gallup polls over . the past year found that a majority of Australians favored Opposition policy.Polls Polls were not taken on subjects like full employment The boxing scandal— Fact, page 24 and the Government's general record, which Mr. Chifley emphasised in his policy, speech. On compulsory military training, banning, of the Communist Party, secret strike ballots and nationalisation of industry polls fayored action proposed by Mr. Menzies. Mr. Menzies said the Opposition, if elected, would introduce universal military training. Five times since 1943 Gallup polls found that seven out of 10 Australians favor compulsory training for young men. The most recent was in April this year. Australian Public Opinion Poll survey, world copyright., Ske. graph, Page 2."}
{"id":229233278,"text":"27 Nov 1949 - The latest Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 27 November 1949, page 2 The latest Calluo Poll Vital seats now seen in N.S.W. Queensland, Tas. By ROY MORGAN of Australian Public Opinion Polls, Collins Street, Melbourne. jJTATES with Labor Governments — NSW, Queensland and Tasmania— are the three most likely to swing to Liberal-CP at the Federal election on December 10, analysis of the latest Gallup Poll shows. Little of the switching from Labor to Liberal-CP, however, is likely to occur in. Labor's marginal seats. So Labor may be in a better position than indicated by the Gallup Poll's finding of Liberal-CP, 52 per cent; Labor 46 per cent, and Independents 2 per cent. -That finding, when broken down by States and adjusted slightly for trends shown by earlier Gallup Polls, appears as follows: Labor Likely Vote Vote 1946 Dec. 10 pc pc South Aust. . . 58 56 West Aust. 56 52 NSW ...... 57 48 Victoria .... 51 48 Tasmania .... 51 45 Queensland ., -45 40 "Samples" from each State in a Gallup Poll range from 710 in New South W ales -to 120 in Tasmania, , so some deviations must be expected between the above figures and the election result on December 10.But But the figures are reasonably reliable, judging by the Gallup Poll's average error of only . 3.7 per cent, with simi- lar figures before the 1948 Prices referendum. Your interpretation of the above table, however, depends on knowing how the 1946 Federal election would have resulted if there had been 121 seats (the result o'f redistribution) instead of 74. Official figures to show the effect of the redistribution are not available. But "best guesses" indicate that in 1946 Labor would have won about 38 safe seats with, majorities of at least 60 per cent.; another 17 fairly safe seats with majorities between 54 per cent., and 60 per cent.; and 16 marginal seats. ' Liberal-CP in 1946 would probably have won 18 safe seats with majorities of at least 60 per cent.; 19 fairly s afe s eats with majorities between 53 per cent, and 60 per cent, 'and 13 marginal seats.The The House would then have been divided Labor 71, Liberal-CP 50. The election result next month should be measured in terms of gains or losses on those figures. - 16 crucial seats Obviously, if there is a .swing to Liberal-Crf? (as the Gallup Poll indicates), it will be of no effect unless it occurs in many of Labor's 16 marginal, seats.Liber:al-CP Liber:al-CP would probably be for a bare majority of 61 in the House of 121. It is important, therefore, to know that the 16 crucial seats include Bowman, Lilley and Ryan" in Brisbane, Lowe and North , Sydney in Sydney, and Curtiri in Perth. ' The other 10 are scattered throughout the country districts of all States, except South Australia. Country vote. The Gallup Poll has found little, evidence of switching, from Labor to Liberal-CP in those particular seats .in Sydney or in the country districts of Queensland or Victoria. Chief battlegrounds, therefore, will probably be in Brisbane and the country electorates of New South Wales and Tasmania, with a couple of close fights in Western Australia. After the numbers go up on December 10, you may say that the Gallup Poll was foolhardy to publish these figures in such detail. We believe, however, that we should have no secret information, and that the public appreciates frankness. Another Australia - wide Gallup Poll on the election will be made in a week's time."}
{"id":229234913,"text":"22 Nov 1949 - A. L. P. man's criticism of election survey; poll director replies Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 22 November 1949, page 10 A.L.P. man's criticism of election survey; poll director replies General secretary of the ALP (Mr. J. Stewart, MLC) today criticised an election survey carried out by the AustralianGallup Poll. He said: "On the front page of The Sunday Sun last Sunday was a specially-featured article of a so-called Australian Gallup Poll elec-I tion forecast, giving Labor 46 per cent only of the electors' votes in the forthcoming Federal elections. "This is the same type of. poll which, in the recent United States Presidential elections forecast that Mr. Dewey would overwhelmingly defeat President Truman. 1 "The result of this elec- I tion. so decisively in favor j of President Truman, is an ! historic reply to any claim | for reliance to be placed . ! on the figures of stieh a l poll. "In effect, the poll may be ! taken as electioneering pro-; paganda, calculated to influence public opinion in the I interests of a particular party | or candidate. i "What ' the people think about the election should not be influenced in any way by a discredited electioneering stunt, of this kind." Replying to Mr; Stewart, the director of the Australian Gallup Poll (Mr. Roy Morgan) said: — "Mr. Stewart's statement that Gallup Polls on the election have' been taken as electioneering propaganda would be slanderous were it. not so obviously stupid. "Which is the -particular party' our , findings could Ltl V Ox . . ! "What did he say six months i ago after our finding published on May 14, that Labor's election prospects had fully recovered from the shock of the announcement of bank nationalisation in 1947? "Labor's election prospects were then (in May) as good as three months before the 1946 Federal election, which was won by Labor so easily. "Ana has Mr. Stewart forgotten our accurate prediction, published throughout Australia on the eve of the 1946 Federal election, that 'Labor should receive almost the same proportion of votes as at the last Federal election, in 1943'? "Perhaps he has also forgotten our prediction, published the day before the NSW hotel hours referendum, that 63 per cent of the electors would vote for 6 o'clock closing — -62.4 per cent did. "What will Mr. Stewart say if our final prediction, to be published on election eve, shows increased support for Labor? "There is nothing underhand. Our methods and; records are ' open to investigation by anyone and everyone.""}
{"id":229265425,"text":"12 Nov 1944 - WAR MONUMENTS NOT FAVORED Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 12 November 1944, page 1 WAR MONUMENTS NOT FAVORED Prom Our Soeclnl Correspondent IVtnNTRFAT. Rnbirrinv Only 10 per cent, of Canadians want monuments as war memorials, according to a Gallup poll."}
{"id":229265749,"text":"11 Nov 1944 - Sydney's Standards Not Lower In War Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 11 November 1944, page 3 Sydney's Standards Not Lower In War Sydney has not "deteriorated in cleanliness and behavior" during the war — as some people from other States contend — in the opinion of Mr. Roy Morgan, Australian Gallup Poll director. "When Interstate transport conditions permit, Melbourne people will find that Sydney still lias everything' as a holiday resort," he said today. "I'm probably one of Llie few civilians who has been in every Australian capital city this year, and 1 have visited Sydney at quarterly intervals throughout the war. "Like, other capitals, Sydney experiences great rushes on its beer supplies and cafes are crowded. "The general tenor of die city's standards, however, doesn't appear to have changed significantly. "As a visitor, i find hotel accommodation entirely satisfactory. Cafe meals are quite up lo standard. Trams and bus services compare well with those in nil other capitals." Mr. Morgan has a suggestion to make:— Sydney, he thinks, should have I more licensed grocers, as Melbourne has .so that the public could be assured of some supplies of bottled beer."}
{"id":229267527,"text":"29 Oct 1944 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 29 October 1944, page 7 GALLUP POLL Few celebrations till Japs beaten The overwhelming majority of Australians are opposed to wide spread celebrations when Ger-many surrenders. "Walt till Japan Is defeated," was the general attitude expressed in a recent Gallup Poll. Men and women of all ages throughout all six States were interviewed on the question:— "When. Germany surren-ders, do you think we should celebrate in a big way— or wait until Jnpan is de-feated." Altogether about 2000 people were interviewed. Of each 100 85 said "Await Japan's de-feat": 12 favored celebrat-ing, and three were un-decided. Men and women, as groups, gave almost the same answers Younger people were even more in favor of deferring cele-brations than their elders."}
{"id":229270310,"text":"05 Nov 1944 - Joint control of Jap islands urged by majority in Gallup poll vote Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 5 November 1944, page 1 Joint control of Jap islands urged by majority in Gallup poll vote - IWIOST Australians would prefer joint British and American control over Japanese Pacific islands after the war. Lying between New Guinea and Japan, these islands were mostly held under mandates granted after the last war. They formed the stepping stones down which the Japanese invaders infiltrated In the first months of the war in the Pacific, penetrating as far as Milne Bay and the Solomons. Because of this their future control is of particular importance to Australia. They do not include the Philippines or any section of the Netherlands East Indies. Principal groups are Marianas, Palaos and the Carolines, and they include the great Japanese bases of Yap and Truk, as well as Guam, originally held by the United States and recently won back from the Japanese. \\ Recently an Australian Gallup Poll asked people in all parts of the Commonwealth this question: "After the war, whom would you like to see govern the thousands of small Pacific islands between New Guinea and Japan?" Answers showed that — 39 per cent, wanted some form of joint control in which the British Empire, the United States or tile Allied Nations as a whole would be associated. 30 per cent, favored British control — 19 per cent, by Australia alone and 11 per cent, by the British Empire as a whole. 22 per cent, of those interviewed thought control should bo given entirely to the United States. The remaining 9 per cent, had no opinion, or favored self-government, or had some other solution. Tabulation of answers shows that outright control by America was the most popular single solution offered by people interviewed: Favor joint control by — P.O. America and British Empire 13America America and Australia .... 12 United Nations ..'12 International ' 2 Total "joint control" ..39 Favor control by — America . . . 22 Australia . . . . 19 British Empire .. .. .. ..11 Other answers . . ..... . . 3 No answer .. .. .. . 8 — Issued by Australian Public ' Opinion - ' Polls, Melbourne,"}
{"id":229272031,"text":"09 Nov 1944 - WHY MELBOURNE GETS THE CAKE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 9 November 1944, page 3 WHY MELBOURNE GETS THE CAKE Mr. W. J. Bradley, KC, who was "Quota Sold" Inquiry Commissioner, agrees that it is much more difficult to get certain foodstuffs and clothing in Sydney than it is in Melbourne. Main reasons, he suggests, are:— 'Melbourne has more food and. clothing factories close to the city, and, therefore, closer to the consumer centres, than Sydney. Melbourne manufacturers have found interstate goods traffic permits difficult to obtain, and release more goods in their own State. For some time, Sydney has had a greater floating population of troops than Melbourne, Mr. Bradley and the NSW Rationing Commissioner (Mr. Hudson) scout the suggestion that rationing is responsible for the different situation in the two cities. More To War Loans Australian Director of the Gallup Poll (Mr. Roy Morgan), who travels between Melbourne and Sydney every three months, advances these reasons for Melbourne's advantages and absence of queues: Absence of floating troop population and comparative jack of war tension. Melburnians have less spare money to spend because they contribute more to war loans than people in Sydney. Melbourne nas better suburban shopping centres than Sydney. (A point with which Mr. Bradley disagrees, quoting Bondi Junction and Crow's Nest.) Mild "Black Market" According to Interstate observers, these are some of the things easily obtainable in Melbourne. but for which you have to wait In queues in Sydney: Ham, bacon, beer, chocolates, scrubbing brushes, and all kinds of household goods. > Melbourne restaurants are 1 not so crowded, and the food is | better, they say. Compared with Sydney, Melbourne's liquor black market is mild. Cr. McElhone told the last meeting of the County Council: "You can purchase almost anything In Melbourne, but dear old Sydney seems to be the Cinderella." '"}
{"id":229274252,"text":"31 Oct 1944 - What To Do With Germany Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 31 October 1944, page 1 What To Do With Germany MONTREAL, Monday.— In a Canadian Gallup poll. 42 per cent, favor destruction of Germany as a nation. 23 per cent. say put ner in a siranjacKet, and seven per cent, believe that it is sufficient to eliminate Nazi-ism Nine favor re-education of Germany, and 15 per cent, ex- press no opinion. — "Sun" special."}
{"id":229278073,"text":"03 Dec 1944 - Gallup poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 3 December 1944, page 7 Gallup poll FAVORS POSTWAR CONTROL THE majority of Australians believe . that the Commonwealth s h o li I d have power to ' control prices for five vears after the war. ' . . This is shown hi a/ nation-wide survey by the Australian Gallup Pol on the question: "Would you agree to the Commonwealth having power to control prices for five years after the war?" Answers were: Yes 56 per cent. No .. 34 per cent. Undecided ..... 10 per cent. Employment' control The people Interviewed were also asked whether they would be willing to give the Commonwealth power over employment and unemployment. Answers were: Yes (favor), 41 per cent.; No (oppose), 47 per cent.; Undecided. 12 per cent. (Issued bv Australian Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins-street. Melbourne.)"}
{"id":229279089,"text":"19 Nov 1944 - Americans want stiff treatment of Germany Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 19 November 1944, page 8 Americans want stiff treatment of Germany NEW YORK. Saturday. According to a Gallup poll. 34 per cent, of US citizens now favor political destruction of Germany hv dividing her Into small states, compared with 21 per cent. In January.— A AP."}
{"id":229280486,"text":"08 Nov 1944 - Gallup Poll Says Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 8 November 1944, page 6 Gallup Poll Says H(Govt. Should Explain Tax Needs IF the Federal Government introduces schemes for social security, to be paid for by taxation at a considerably higher rate than existed before the war, it must either convince public opinion of the need for this higher taxation, or expect to lose support among all classes of the community. This Is shown by a recent survey conducted by the Australian Gallup Poll. Interviewers throughout all States put this question to a representative cross-section of people : — "The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) says that social security must be paid for by taxation, and that taxes never should return to the prewar level, Do you agree, or disagree, with this general statement?" The answers show that only 33 per cent, agreed, 53 per cent, disagreed, and 14 per cent, had no opinion. Justification for linking these two questions of social security and a permanently higher rate of taxation in this survey is pro- vided by the fact that the Federal Government Is now allotting £30,000,000 a year out of taxation to pay for social benefits. If this Is to be maintained after the war, It will be necessary to raise taxes equal to the prewar level, plus additional taxation to meet repatriation and interest on war debts, and to provide the £30,000,000 annually for social security. Comment by some of those Interviewed showed they realised that adtitlonal social benefits meant additional taxation, The majority of those who disagreed with Mr. Chifley did so because they wanted some relief from existing high rates. Among Labor voters the- sup- port for Mr. Ohifley's statement was greater than among others, but even so the proportion of Labor voters who disagreed with him considerably outnumbered those who agreed. Analysis of the survey on a basis of party groups showed:— No Agreed Disagreed Opinion Labor 30 pe 50 pc 14 pc Non-Labor 30 pc 56 pc 14 pc (Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne.)"}
{"id":229417664,"text":"18 Mar 1954 - COSTS NOT A MAIN ELECTION ISSUE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 18 March 1954, page 35 COSTS NOT A MAIN ELECTION ISSUE Inability of the Menzies Government to pet value back in our £, as promised, is not likely to be a decisive consider- ation when people vote on May 29. That is the conclusion to be drawn from a Gallup Poll on the ques-mtion: "Do you think the Federal ment has, or has not, carried out the promises on which it was elected?" Of 1900 electors interviewed: 50 pc said "Yes, they have kept their pro-miscs" 38 pc said "No, they haven't", and 12 pc wouldn't commit themselves. Of the 50 pc of satisfied people, 7-in-10 plan to vote Liberal or CP on May 29, and 2-in-10 Labor. The rest are still undecided on their vote. All the dissatisfied people were asked which promise in particular had not bfeen kept. Almost 4-in-10 complained about the increased cost of living, or the reduced value of our £. Nearly all of them, however, voted Labor in 1951 and will do so again, so Labor won't gain much. The same applies to other relatively small groups, who complained. about "unkept promises" oh taxes, social services, housing and communism. Just as many are switching to LCP as to Labor. It seems, therefore, that the decisive factor on May 29 is not to be found among past election promises, kept or unkept. By Roy Morgan, of Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":229453618,"text":"05 Jun 1946 - \"Middle\" Policy Is Popular Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 5 June 1946, page 5 "Middle" Policy Is Popular A Gallup poll taken recently, shows that most Australians would be satisfied if the Federal Gov- ernment pursued a "middle-course" policy in the next few years. A representative cross-section of the people was asked: UUlUlg bilC HCAb 1CW jew" would you like the policy of the Federal Government to swing to the Right or to the Left— that is be more conservative or more socialistic? Of every 100 people Interviewed: 27 replied Left (Socialistic). 28 replied Right (Conservative). 30 spontaneously said Middle Course, and 15 had no opinion, ' Proportions of men and women Rightists and Leftists are almost identical. Age Of Discretion The' percentage of Leftists declined with' age from 30 per cent, among those under 40 to 23 per cent, among those over 60. Rightists moved in reverse — from 25 per cent, among those under 40 to 35 per cent, among those over 60. People interviewed in each of the six States gave much the same reply, with the Right and the Left fairly evenly balanced. - People interviewed were asked how they intended to vote at the Federal election in September and it. is evident that the election will be fought on "Socialism in our time." Only 14 per cent, of Labor voters want a Right policy, anc only 12 per cent, of Liberal-Country people favor a swing to the Left. Percentages are: Labor Liberal-Voters Country po pc Favor Left . 43 12 Favor Right 14 49 Favor Middle .28 29 No opinion . 15 10 Ex-members of the 2/3rd and 2/8th Australian Hospitals Units wishing to participate in the Victory Parade are requested to meet at 231 Macquarie-street at 8.45 am on Monday, June 10."}
{"id":229455977,"text":"02 Jun 1946 - Most men disliked living in flats Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 2 June 1946, page 4 Most men disliked living in flats FACT'S Melbourne Correspondent Men differed slightly from their spouses on one aspect of the housing problem. A Gallup Poll, taken in four States by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne, revealed that 53 of 100 men interviewed opposed flats as a temporary expedient to relieve, the 4 were non-committal, 4 were non-commttall. ' Women voted 56 in favor of flats, 39 against, 5 no opinion."}
{"id":229460598,"text":"16 Jun 1946 - Poll backs Truman Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 16 June 1946, page 2 Poll backs Truman adstb.auan - associated pbess. NEW YORK, Saturday. GALLUP poll figures indicate that a majority, of. the American public is behind President Truman in his proposal to induct essential industry strikers into the armed forces. . The President made the ; threat to slop the recent rail- ways hold-up. _ Forty-seven per cent approved the proposal,; 43 "per cent, opposed it and 10 per cent, had no opinion. Sixty-one per cent, considered thai, employers and employees should be compelled to run /essential industries held up by strikes; 28 per cent, 'opposed; 11 per cent, luul no opinion."}
{"id":229461190,"text":"05 May 1946 - U.S. FAVORS TAX RISE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 5 May 1946, page 2 U.S. FXyORS TAX " RISE Prom Our Special Correspondent.. NEW YORK. Saturday- A Gallup poll showed, that 52 per cent, were willing to pay higher taxes to enable-; State Governments to pay - bonuses to war veterans."}
{"id":229545381,"text":"08 Dec 1946 - Americans believed in superstition Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 8 December 1946, page 1 Americans believed in superstition FACT'S New York News Bureau George Gallup, who- established the US Gallup Poll of Public Opinion, was staggered by his latest poll on superstition. It revealed that millions of Americans believe there will be a death in the family if they cut a door in the house; that if they planted a cedar tree they would die when it grew to their height; that they should spit in their hats when they saw. a cross-eyea person. One in ten believes in throwing spilt salt over the shoulder. One in three favors knocking on wood; one in five warily eyes black cats that stray across their paths. Other superstitions: A dream of muddy water is a bad sign; a spider hanging from the ceiling means company is coming; a dog that rolls over three times means a death in the family; it is bad luck to carry an axe through the house, or to count the cars in a funeral procession. If you drop a comb, step on it before you pick it up. Gallup found that women were much more superstitious than men. GALLUP " Women, worse"}
{"id":229547242,"text":"06 Oct 1946 - They favored first child endowment Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 6 October 1946, page 5 | They favored first I child endowment I A Gallup poll, taken a few I dnvs before the Federal elections, 3 showed that a .slight majority of | Australians favored increasing I child endowment. J voting Wtto. Ud pet hvllbi Ml lO'U'i S 40 per cent, against; 7 per cent, un-j certain. ; But if child endowment were to S be increased, a big majority wanted I the first child to be given 7/6 a week, rather than raise the rate to 10/- 1 excluding the first child."}
{"id":229548849,"text":"17 Oct 1946 - Daylight Saving In Disfavor Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 17 October 1946, page 17 -I Daylight | Saving In I Disfavor | Daylight saving is not H wanted in Australia, ac-j| cording to a recent Gallup || Poll on the subject. K Three out ol four farmers ln-m terviewed oppose its re-introduc-Sg '.ion, and more than half of the H semi-skilled and unskilled work-H ers are against it. EiS In country centres, three of m every five people oppose it, and :here Is onfy a small majority of | five to four in its favor in capital |g cities. II Adults of all ages were in terra viewed, and only among those m their twenties did the vote for H daylight saving exceed 50 per H cent. H Gallup Poll interviewers . ask-|| . Would you like daylight if saving next summer? H More than 2000 people were III Interviewed, and the following jl vote has risen consistently from 11 2.1 per cent, to 51 per cent, since m 1942: — I Indif-ga Like Dislike ferent H 1940, Sept. ..41 51 8 j£ 1944, Aug .. 45 47 8 % 1944, Feb. .. 47 44 9 m 1948, Feb. ..65 29 6 |1 1942, Feb. ..69 23 8 jg City Comment Si Comments of city dwellers who If are opposed to daylight saving II disclose a widespread feeling that |! it makes the day too long — "an | hour's rest lost in the morning || cannot be made up." m Views of the farming com-m munlty arc summed up by a H farmer of Brookton (WA>— ft "Farmers work by the sun, not H the clock." m Typical city people who like I daylight saving are a chemist's II wife in Edward Park (SA), who H said : m "It gives a man a chance to p work in the garden," and a tele-fa phone mechanic in Edgecliff, S Sydney, who reasoned that "It ® gives workers more recreational ?.-3 time in the evening." s| — Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-street, EN Melbourne."}
{"id":229552380,"text":"24 Oct 1946 - Many Voters Changed Minds Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 24 October 1946, page 19 Many Voters Changed Minds By ROY MORGAN, of Austral inn Public Opinion I'olls Research conducted by the Australian Gallup Poll in the last three weeks has proved that a considerable number of people changed their minds at the last minute regarding the Many Labor Party supporters I decided-, at tile llth'hour, to vote their party's "All Yes" ticket while an equal number of Liberal and Country Party supporters swung over to an "All No" vote. The Gallup Poll asked 2000 people throughout Australia how they intended to vote. The survey was made a week before polling day. Forecasts, published on polling day, correctly predicted:— (1) The Labor vote with an accuracy of 0.7 per cent. (2) That the Social Services referendum would pass in all States; and (3) That the Employment and Marketing referenaums would fail to receive the necessary "majorities in the majority of States." Gallup estimates of the nationwide vote and actual percentages compare as follows:— - Gallup Actual Differ7 Estimate Vote ence pc. pc. pc. Election — Labor 54 53.3 q-0.7 Refcrendums . . . . "Yes" — Social Services G3« 54.4 +8.0 ing 46 50.6 —4.6 ment 49 50.3 —1.3 Referendum estimates excluded about 8 per cent, undecided on voting intentions. It is obvious that the Gallup Poll's over-estimation of the "Yes" vote for Social Services, and under -estimation of the "No" vote for Marketing could not BOTH be traced to an "upper-class or lower-class bias in the cross-section interviewed. It became apparent that most of the Labor voters who had planned to vote "No" on one of the referendum questions MUST have decided to adhere to the i Labor Party's "All Yes" ticket. On the other hand, most Libera voters who intended to vote "Yes" on Social Services MUST have Joined the "All No" group. How They Voted Names and addresses of people interviewed are recorded by Gallup Poll Interviewers and, to prove the soundness or otherwise of those theories, it was decided to write to the people in the following groups, asking them to advise how they actually voted. Those .written" to were: — (1) A substantial group of Labor voters who planned to vote 'Yes" on Social Services and Employment, but "No" on Marketing. (They account for 5 per cent, of the people interviewed. Hie Gallup error on Marketing was 4.6 per cent.) (2) Another - group of Labor voters who said they were voting "Yes" on Social Services and Marketing, but "No" on Employment. (.They- represent 3 per cent, of the cross-section, aqd an "All Yes" vote from half of them would explain the small Gallup error on Employment; and ." -(3) A considerable number of Lberal-Country voters who intended to vote "No" on Employment and Marketing, but "Yes" on Social Services. tThey account for 8 per cent, of the cross-section, and compare with the error of 8.6 per cent, on Social Services.) Replies show that nearly all of the Labor voters in Groups 1 and 2 voted "All Yes," while most of the Liberal-Country voters in Group 3 voted "All No.""}
{"id":229553981,"text":"11 Nov 1946 - Public Prefers Private Banking Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 11 November 1946, page 9 Public Prefers Private Banking Nationalisation of banking is not wanted by most Australians, according to a recent nation-wide Gallup Poll. Almost two out of three Labor supporters with opinions on the subject favor Government ownership of the trading banks, but Literal Party voters are overwhelmingly against it. People In a full range of circumstances and political leanings have been asked three questions on ownership of industry. Findings relating to coal mines and gas works have already been published, and the third questiop asked was: — Do you favor Government or private ownership of tile trading banks? It was explained that the question did not refer to savings banks. In May, 1943, when a similar question was asked by the Gallup Poll, the vote was al- iiiusl equally cuviueu Deoween Government and private ownership, but the latest survey shows a swing towards Private ownership of banks. Of every 100 people interviewed: 50 favor private ownership, 32 Government, and 18 aare undecided. Every State in the Commonwealth has a majority for private ownership.Women Women account for three-quarters of the people who did not express opinions. Men voted: 52 per cent, for private ownership, 38 for Government, and 10 per cent, undecided. Analysis shows that age has a marked inuuoncc on people's opinions on banks. Those In their twenties are almost equally divided between Government and private ownership, but the vote for "private" rises gradually through the age groups until in the "50 and over" group the figure Is two to one in favor of private ownership. Professional and business people are most emphatic in their opposition to nationalisation of banking. Unskilled workers are the strongest group supporting Government ownership: Unde-Privatc Govt, cided pc pc pc Executives 81 7 12 Farmers 71 18 11 White Collar 57 28 15 Artisans 40 44 10 Unskilled 27 47 26 Issued by A list. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":229554934,"text":"20 Oct 1946 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 20 October 1946, page 5 GALLUP POLL" They were divided about Palestine Equal numbers of Australians favored limited and unlimited entry of Jews into Palestine, according to . a Gallup Poll this week. . Half the people questioned said they had not followed discussion on the subject. Only those who had were asked for an opinion. In America last January a Gallup Poll revealed that slightly more than half the people interviewed had followed discussions on Palestine. Three out of four favored allowing the Jews to settle there."}
{"id":229558422,"text":"11 Dec 1946 - \"Winnie\" Easily In Popularity Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 11 December 1946, page 10 " Winnie " Easily In Popularity Poll Winston Churchill remains Britain's most popular citizen. This was proved beyond all doubt by the:most recent Gallup poll, which asked the broadest pos- sioie cross-section oi . Britons who, of all living men, they admired most.Twenty Twenty - four per cent plumped for Churchill, which was a long1 way ahead of the five per cent who voted for Field-Marshal Lord Montgomery; four per cent voted for Mr. Attlee and Bernard Shaw: and f.hrpe nor r.p.nt. for General Smuts and Stalin. Not that the result would be much consolation for Churchill, whose general election experience in leading the unpopular Tories demonstrated that most political bouquets have bricks in them. Ernest Bevin,"}
{"id":229611186,"text":"01 Jun 1950 - Federal control of prices is not wanted, poll shows Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 1 June 1950, page 17 Federal control of prices is not . wanted, poll shows If a referendum is held to restore Federal price control — as proposed bjr some Labor members— it is not likely to be carried, judging by a Gallup Poll in May. In March the Australian Gallup Poll found that six of 10 people wanted price control to continue, at least for a .few more years. Carrying the inquiry a step further, a similar cross-section was interviewed in May, and asked: — Do you think the State-Governments should continue to control prices — or should the Federal Government take over again — or should price control end now? 32 out of every 100 people want Federal price control again: 26-in-the-100 favor State control; 32-in-the-100 would end price control now; and 10-in-the-100 are undecided. People who would end price control now were asked: — "But while it lasts, which do you prefer, State 01 Federal price control?" They divide fairly evenly, resulting in these figures for State versus Federal control: — . 46-in-the-100 want Federal control; 38-in-tlie-100 want State control; and16-in-the-100 16-in-the-100 are undecided. On those figures, a referendum on restoring Federal price control for a limited period of perhaps five years, might find a small Australia-wide favorable majority. But a check of answers in the" various States reveals little chance of finding the requisite favorable majorities in at least four of the six States. Small "samples" The Gallup Poll interviewed only 100 people in Tasmania, and fewer than 200 in SA and WA. The following figures, however, are a reliable guide, judging by reasonable accuracy of the Australian Gallup Poll when predicting Federal elections and referendums with similar small "samples." It will be seen that all States, except NSW and Victoria, lean to State control. PRICE AUTHORITY Unde-Fed. State cided pc pc pc NSW 53 32 15 Victoria . . 51 35 14 Queensland . . 38 44 18 SA 37 49 14 WA 39 49 12 Tasmania . . . . 36 53 11 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":229613349,"text":"29 Jun 1950 - Housing and money tasks for families Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 29 June 1950, page 21 I Housing and 'money tasks 0 If © n @ for families Jf if were not for inflation and the liotusing shortage, Australians would pro-juulbiy he an extraordinary carefree people, fjiudging by a Gallup Poll en: — r "What is the main problem- facing your family today?" Interviewers went from house to house asking this [?] q u e s tion in nearly 200 suburbs and country centres throughout Australia. 32 per cent said their main family problem was financial; 19 per cent have a housing problem; 3 per cent are worried about their occu p a lions or security; 2 per cent of families have health worries; 2 per cent have personal problems; 1 per cent worry about their taxes; and 1 per cent have other big problems. Forty per cent — lucky people — have no big family problems. Analysis shows that finance is the chief problem in every occupational group. Farmers, however, come out best at 19 per cent (thanks to high export prices), while clerks .and shop assistants, at 38 per cent, iax-e worst (because their salaries lag behind inflationary prices).Of Of wage earners, 31 per cent said finance was the chief problem in their family. Wage earners, as a group, are also the worst sufferers from the housing shortage, which is the chief problem of 23 per cent of them. It seems that womenfolk are wrongly accused of "always talking about their operations." Of that small group who mentioned ill-health two out of three are men! . , Family problems, of course, are very different from national problems. The Gallup Poll has also asked people what, they thought was the most important problem the Federal Government would have to deal with in the next few months. The biggest group (45 per cent) said Communism, 14 per cent housing, 10 per cent the cost of living, and 20 per cent other answers, leaving 11 per cent without opinions. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":229613917,"text":"18 Jun 1950 - Many listened to Canberra Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 18 June 1950, page 33 Many listened to Canberra The latest Gallup Poll shows that six out of 10 Australians listen at least once a month to broadcasts from Federal Parliament. Seven out of 10 want the broadcasts to continue. There is not much difference between city and country listening, but. differences exist between the age groups. Listeners account for 66 per cent of the "60's and over," compared with 57 per cent of those in their forties and only 49 per cent 'of the 21-2,9 group. Men (of whom 63 per cent listen at least once a month) are more interested than women (50 per cent). OLIVER HOGUE"}
{"id":229614895,"text":"13 Jun 1950 - Poll opinion on future of Dutch N.G. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 13 June 1950, page 19 Poll : opinion on future of Dutch N.C. [?] If it seems the Dutch may hand over Dutch New Guinea to Indonesia, Australia should try to take over it instead; only one Australian in 25 would approve incorporation of the area in Indonesia. That is the finding of the latest Gallup Poll, conducted in May. Indonesian politicians, of course, are continually claiming that the western (Dutch) part of New Guinea was and should now be part of Indonesia. To see how Australians are reacting to that propaganda the Gallup _ Poll collected a cross-section of public opinion on the subject. Each person interviewed was handed a map showing Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. They were asked if they had heard about the Government of ' Indonesia wanting to include Dutch New Guinea in the area it governs. Despite the wide publicity given to the subject a third of the women and a fifth of the men said they knew nothing of t h is major "foreign affairs" problem. Four suggestions for the future control of Dutch New Guinea were printed below the map handed to the people interviewed. Every one (both the informed and the uninformed) was asked — If the Dutch seem likely to hand over Dutch New Guinea to Indonesia which of the suggestions printed ' below the map would you favor Australia adopting? 45 out of every 100 selected, "We should trv In 'irr'inirii for Australia to take over from the Dutch." 21 in the 100 favored trying io induce the Dutch to remain there.17 17 thought we should ask the United Nations to take over Dutch New Guinea. 4 would agree to Indonesia taking over Dutch New Guinea, and 13 had no opinion. People shown mop A separate count of those who said they had heard about the Indonesian claim to DNG shows ' them particularly strong for Australia taking ever. Their percentages, in the same order as above, are 48,23,18,4,7. People in all States hold similar opinions. Labor and non-Labor voters, as groups, are in full agreement. The consistency of Australian opinion on this, subject is further stressed by comparison with a similar Gallup Poll in February on the question: "Who do you think should govern Dutch New Guinea— the Dutch, the Indonesians, Australia or the United Nations?" Answers then were: Australia, 42 per cent; Dutch, 23; UN, 16; Indonesia, 6, and no opinion, 13. A glance back shows close agreement with today's figures. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne. A former wing commander in the RAAF, Mr. Selby Watson, was elected president of the Master Fish Merchants' Association at a meeting today."}
{"id":229616938,"text":"11 Jun 1950 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 11 June 1950, page 36 GALLUP POLL Our £ should be revalued | Two out of three Australians favor increasing ' !; the value of the Australian £ so that it will be on a parity with sterling. At present the Austra- ! lian £ is worth only 16/-, compared with the British £. ' Of. those questioned, 67 per cent favored increas- ! ing the value of our | pound to parity with ster-ling; 14 per cent wanted the Australian £ to re- | I main equal to only 16/- ! i sterling, and 19 per cent, mostly women, had no I I opinion. Labor, Liberal and CP | | supporters hold similar | views and even i'arm-; owners showed a 63 per cent vote in favor of ! parity. '"}
{"id":229619397,"text":"30 Jul 1950 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 30 July 1950, page 34 [?] Big majority want shops to open on Saturdays More than two years' experience of the 40-hodr week (with shops closing on week days at 5.30) has convinced the majority of Australians — ! ! except Tasmanians — that Saturday morning shopping is necessary. That conclusion arises outr of - comparison of Aus-tralia-wide Gallup . Polls in- 1947' and again in recent 4 weeks. In both surveys, true cross-sections' of people were handed jcards, on which four "choices" of weekend shopping hours were printed. They were ; asked to select the one i preferred. Differences between answers in August, 1947, and July, 1950, show an 11 per cent increase in those who want shops open Sat.4 .urday morning until l2.30; ' but closed Friday evening: ; 1947 'To- " », day Open Sat. morning 43 54 "Open Fri. evening 30 - - 25 Open both 15- -'10 Close both 12, J11 People -who selected-"Open Friday evening: and open Saturday morning" and those who; want "Closed both" were asked for preferences out of "Open Saturday morn-, ing to 12.30" or "Open Friday evening to 9 pm." , . Adding, their - answers to the 54 per cent and 25 per | ; cent in the ; above table, it 1 » j i 'gives?. percentages of 67 for i Saturday morning shop- | ping, compared with 33 for Friday evening— a 2 to 1 vote for Saturday morning, as against- Friday evening.-Even in Tasmania, where < there is/ -no Friday night ! or Saturday morning shop-ping, a slight majority ! wants either one of these .shopping periods restored."}
{"id":229622495,"text":"27 Jul 1950 - Housing in capital cities has improved Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 27 July 1950, page 28 Housing in capital cities has improved In the last year there has been some improvement in the housing position in the capital cities , according to an Australia-wide survey made by the Gallup Poll in recent weeks. To establish a housing index the Gallup Poll is conducting annual surveys on the question: Are there any people, either relatives or not rela-tives, living _ in your home who would move away if they could get a place for themselves? Similar cross-sections ot people were interviewed in both March of last year and in recent weeks. Comparison of answers shows a reduction of three per cent in "multiple families," who now occupy 17 per cent of homes surveyed. 1949 Now Houses with — pc pc Two extra families 3 4 One extra family 17 13 No extra families 80 83 In the provincial cities, country towns and farms only nine households in the 100 are ''doubled up." In the capital cities, however, the ratio is still 22-in-the-i00, compared with 25 last year. In most cases the "extra" people in the home comprise family units of two adults and no more than one child. Adults in Extra Families — 2 have one adult. 11 have two adults, and 4 have more than two adults. Children in Extra Families — 7 have no children. 5 have one child, and 5 have two or more children, Comparison of these figures with similar figures last year show that the small decline in doubled - up families has occurred because some couples with no children, or one child, have found homes of their own. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":229624033,"text":"16 Jul 1950 - Most want proof of guilt Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 16 July 1950, page 35 Most want proof of guilt r A solid m a j ority — 56 per cent — of Australians believe that, if a person is "declared" a Communist, the Government should have to prove its case in court, according to an .Australian Gallup Poll. v Only 36 people in every 100 believe that a declared person should have the onus, of proving he is not a Communist. When introduced into Parliament in . May, the anti -t Red bill placed the onus. of proof (of innocence) on a declared person. A Labor Party amendment, placing the onus of proof (of guilt)' on the Government was rejected. So was a Govei'nment offer to . accept onus of proof, if a declared person swore on oath he was not a Corh-munist. After that, the Gallup Poll interviewed a cross-section of 1600 people, mostly in . the weekend of June 24-25, /just before . fighting began in Korea. " , They were asked: — If d: person is declared a Communist,;- who . do you think should do the proving — the Government, that he IS a- Communist— or the person, that he is NOT a Communist? 56 per cent said "The Government should have to/ prove he is a Communist," 34 per cent said "The man should have to prove . he isn't one," and 10 per cent (m o s 1 1 y women) were undecided. Labor votei's are 65 per cent in favor of the " Government doing the proving, with 25 per cent of the other opinion and 10 per cent' undecided. ; F Liberal-CP voters lean the same" way, with percentages of 48, .43 and nine respectively. The public is not. opposed to the banning of the Communist Pax-ty; a poll published in May showed that eight out of 10 people favored the proposed ban."}
{"id":229627882,"text":"05 Oct 1950 - Most want Federal Govt. price control Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 5 October 1950, page 15 [?] Six out of 10 people think the Federal Government should again control prices, at least temporarily, a Gallup Poll just completed shows. Seven out of 10 thought that if prices are controlled, wages, too, should be fixed. The Federal Government, of course, hasn't power in peacetime to control prices, so people were asked: Do you think full wartime price control by the Federal Government should or should not be brought in Ufgdi ii nun In every State a majority said they wanted full price control [?] by the Federal Government again, and the Australia-wide vote is: 57 per cent in favor. 35 per cent opposed, and 8 per cent undecided. This represents a big change of opinion since the 1948 referendum, when PERMANENT Federal price control was rejected by a "No" vote of 59 per cent. At that time 61 per cent told the Gallup' Poll they wanted price control to continue for at least a few years, but most people said they would prefer the State's to exercise control. It should not be assumed, howeyer, that the latest finding (57 per, cent in. favor of Federal price control) means that a referendum now for PERMANENT price control would be carried. In its last survey on that subject (at the end: of June) the Gallup Poll found that a probable Australia- wide "Yes" majority was likely to be nullified by "No" votes in three States. If the bill for such a referendum becomes law tne Gallup Poll will . conduct another survey on its prospects. Everyone interviewed on th question of restoring Federal price control (at least-temporarily.) was. also asked whether they thought wages should be fixed if we have full price control aga in. Seven out of TO answered "Yes." Issued by A u'si. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":229640894,"text":"23 Dec 1952 - MARRYING AGE, MEN 25 GIRLS 23 Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 23 December 1952, page 5 MARRYING AGE. MEN 25, GIRLS 23 [?] Men should marry at 25 and girls at 23, according to aver age Australia - wide opin- ion, as measured by the Gallup Poll. Both of these figures (25 for men and 23 for airls) are reductions of a year, compared withsimilar similar Gallup Poll in 1949 The people interviewed were also asked for opin-sions on the legal minimum marrying age. They think it should be 20 for boys and 19 for girls. Men and women, as groups, gave similar answers on all four questions. All age groups, from the twenties to the sixties, were also in agreement. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., / Melbourne. Radio experimenters need Radio and Hobbies —monthly 1/6. V > - j"}
{"id":229695360,"text":"24 Jul 1947 - Making Ends Meet Is Harder Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 24 July 1947, page 12 Making Ends Meet Is Harder "Wages are not keeping Pace with prices, is the complaint of most people who told Gallup Poll interviewers they are finding it harder to maKc enas meet zouay man they did 12 months ago. This state of affairs was revealed when Poll interviewers asked representative sample of nearly 200(1 men and women a question about incomes and the cost of living: — Compared with a year ago, do you find making both ends meet is harder, easier or about the The survey, taken this month, shows that: — 75 per cent, say "Making ends meet is harder." 4 per cent, say "It is easier." and 21 per cent, say "About the same." Seven out of every 10 men, and eight out of every 10 women, find it harder to make ends meet. In all States there are substantial majorities who think the cost of living is higher now than a year ago and neither age, nor occupation, makes any difference to people's feelings about this subject. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-st., Melbourne."}
{"id":229698430,"text":"03 Aug 1947 - Labor was holding its ground Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 3 August 1947, page 3 Labor was holding its ground There has been little change in voters' feelings since the last Federal elections, according tar a Gallup poll. Voters were asked which party would they probably vote for if a Federal election Were held today. Answers were: Labor, 49 per cent.; Liberal-Country, 40 per cent.; Independents, 3 per cent.; uncertain 8 per cent. Allotting the 8 per cent, of "undecided" according to how they remembered voting in 1946, the prospective vote now is: Labor, 53 per cent.; Liberal-Country, 44. per cent.; Independents, 3 per cent. That is exactly the same 03 the Inst Federal election, a vear ago."}
{"id":229699804,"text":"21 Aug 1947 - Opinions In Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 21 August 1947, page 2 Opinions In Gallup Poll A Gallup Poll, published in "The Sun" on November 11. 1946. showed that almost two out of three Labor supporters with opinions on the subject favored rirtwoi<nmottf nurtiofchln nf ftaa trading banks, but Liberal voters were overwhelmingly against it. Of every 109 neopile interviewed, 50 favored private ownership. 32 Government, ownership, and 18 were undecided. Women accounted for three-quarters of the people who did not express opinions. Male votes were: For private ownership, 52 per -cent, for Government 38, and undecided 10 per cent. An analysis showed that those In the 20 years age group were almost equally divided between private and Government ownership .but the vote for private ownership rose gradually through the age groups until in the "50-and-ovcr" group there was a two-to-one majority for private .ownership."}
{"id":229703028,"text":"23 Jul 1947 - Gallup Poll Evidence In 40-Hrs. Case Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 23 July 1947, page 2 Gallup Poll I Evidence In 40-Hrs. Case MELBOURNE. Wednesday.— A Gallup Poll on working conditions was admitted as evidence ; in the 40-hour case in the Ar- ; bitration Court today. when Mr. R, C. Sholi, KC (for certain employers) submitted the poll to the Court, over which Chief Judge Drake-Brockman presided, Judge Foster said: "Do you suggest we should give the people what they prefer?" Mr. Sholi said he was submitting the poll because th'e other side had urged that people : should have what they preferred. : He said people were asked which would be their first choice of six Jobs, all with the same ; wages, but each having a dif- i ferent one of six advantages, : such as regular employment, : shorter hours, and so on. Fifty-eight per cent, of the people I chose regular employment, and only 5 per cent.— the lowest figure— chose shorter hours."}
{"id":229704279,"text":"14 Jul 1947 - Gallup Poll Test For Australia Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 14 July 1947, page 5 Gallup Poll Test For Australia Australia is to be the test-in ground for world Gallup Poll systems. Mr. Roy Morgan, director of Australian Public Opinion polls, saia tnis on nis return irom America after a world tour. | He attended a Gallup Poll conference in London and studied latest American methods, and said Australia had been chosen because it had a record for accuracy. The new method to be tried here will be "area sampling." In I the present "quota sampling," the interviewer has a quota of economic types to see. In the new system all selection is done mathematically. In his 10 weeks away Mr. Morgan had only two wet days. He saw five weeks of continuous sunshine in England and 21 sunny days in America."}
{"id":229704365,"text":"13 Aug 1947 - Gallup Poll On Lib. Hopes Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 13 August 1947, page 7 Gallup Poll On Lib . Hopes It a Federal election had been held in July, with someone other than Mr. Menzies as leader of the Liberal Party, it is possible that a Liberal /Country Party Government would have been returned to power. This possibility was revealed when Gallup Poll interviewers asked a nation-wide sample of voters for their opinions about the leadership of the two major parties. People interviewed were first asked which party they would probably vote for if an election were held now. The result, already published In "The Sun," shows no change in party support since the last Federal election a year ago. Those who said they would vote Labor or Independent were then asked: O "Would you vole Liberal or Country Party if Mr. Menzies were not leader of the Opposition?" On the other hand, Liberal and Country Party voters were asked : "Would you vote Labor if Mr. Chiflcy were not leader?" Answers of Labor voters divide as follow:' — 10 per cent, said they WOULD vote Liberal or . Country Partv if Mr. Menzies were not leader, . „ 8 per cent, said PERHAPS they would vote Liberal or Country Party, and 82 per cent, said they would NOT vote Liberal or Country ' Party whether Mr. Menzies were leader or not. These Labor voters account for 53 per cent, of the electorate. Supporters of Independent candidates comprise another 3 per cent, of the electorate, and almost half of them said they would change to Liberal or Country P3rtv if Mr. Menzies were not leader. Lib.-CP Answers Liberal and Country Party supporters. who represent 44 per cent, of the electorate, answered: 3 per cent, said they WOULD vote Labor if Mr. Chifley were not leader, 5 per cent, said PERHAPS they would vote Labor, and 92 per cent, said they would not vote Labor. Combined answers of Labor-Independent and Liberal-Country voters give the following result. with percentages stated in resccct to the total electorate. (Figures in the earlier tables have been converte'' to the basis of 50 Labor and Independent voters to every 44 Liberal and Country voters, as at the last Federal election) : — t Of Labor and Independent Vot-6 per cent, would. vote Lib- eral/CP If. Menzies , not leader, 4 per cent, might vole Liberal/CP, 46 per cent, would not change. Of Liberal-Country Voters 1 per cent, would vote Labor if Chiflev not leader, 2 per cent, might vote Labor, 41 per cent, would not change. From the above figures, it seems that if an election had been held last month, and Mr. Menzies had been replaced by another good leader, the Liberal and Country parties might have polled nearly 50 per cent, of the first preference votes. Judging by the 1937 and 1940 elections, that would have resulted in a small majority of the seats going to Liberal and Country Party candidates. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 COIlins-strcct, , Melbourne."}
{"id":229706266,"text":"10 Aug 1947 - They planned for an illusory £312 Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 10 August 1947, page 2 They planned for an illusory £312 FACT'S New York News Bureau Americans were asked in a Gallup Poll this week what the; would do with a windfall ol 1000 dollars (£312). Only 3 per cent, said they would spend It on a good time. Thirty-one per cent, said the; would put it in the bank; 24 pa cent, would use it to help buy i home: 14 per. cent, to buy a cai furniture or clothes; 6 per cent, t travel; 8 per cent, to pay bills 5 per cent, would give It to charlt; and the remainder would spend I on education or their business."}
{"id":229707070,"text":"15 Jun 1954 - Migrant's votes Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 15 June 1954, page 24 Migrant's votes The Sun frequently publishes the result of Gallup Polls, organised for the purpose of ascertaining as far as possible people's political opinions. For instance, the Gallup Poll just before the recent Federal election proved very reliable in its estimate of. the ultimate result. But there is one Gallup Poll that has not yet been taken — a very important one — one among the British and foreign immigrants with the object of ascertaining their political opinions. Nearly a million migrants have entered Australia from Great Britain and Europe since 1939 and it is obvious that if thev favored one nartv much more than another, which is possible, they could easily decide ap election one way or the other. As a matter of fact, I think the migrant vote put the Liberal party into power again at the recent Federal election, and as very large numbers of migrants will be entering Australia every year from now on, their influence on the Australian political situation is going to be very formidable. The poll could be taken at the various hostels or clubs inhabited by British and foreign migrants. — Ronald L. J. McDonald, Narembura."}
{"id":229709797,"text":"01 Jul 1954 - Shortage of homes acute, poll shows Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 1 July 1954, page 11 Shortage of homes acute, poll shows There has been no improvement in the Australian hous i n g shortage in the last year. One dwelling in 10 — the same as a year ago — houses an "extra fam-. ily". In its annual survey of Mthe housing situation, theGallup Gallup Pol: asked people throughout Australia: "Are there any people living in your home, because of the housing shortage, who would move away if they could get a place for themselves?" After improving steadily for four years, the percentage of "doubled up" households has steadied at l-in-10. 1949 20 pc 1951 18 pc 1952 14 pc 1953 10 pc 1954 10 pc Latest figure for the cities is unchanged at 12 pc. Elsewhere it is 9 pc. Childless In NSW, Victoria and Tasmania there are 12 pc of dwellings with extra families, compared with 8 pc in the other three States. Almost half of the extra "fam lies are childless couples.Most Most of the others have one or two children. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":229713620,"text":"08 Jul 1954 - Meeting for Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 8 July 1954, page 13 Meeting for Gallup Poll 25 of the Gallup Poll's Sydney interviewers will meet at History House, 8 Young St., at 8 o'clock tonight. Director Roy Morgan will describe new.methods of conducting surveys."}
{"id":229721698,"text":"12 Sep 1951 - PARITY, 44 HOURS TO BEAT INFLATION Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 12 September 1951, page 17 PARITY, 44 HOURS TO BEAT INFLATION If we return to the 44-hour week and adopt sterlig parity, we will have taken the best steps to combat inflation, the public told the Gallup Poll last month. In this survey 1600 people were handed cards listing 10 suggestions for stopping inflation. They were asked to say which they favored and which they opposed. The cards were worded exactly as follows. Percentages in favor are shown against each suggestion: — Per cent in favor Return to 44-hour week ......... 58 Alter the exchange rate to make our £ equal to the English £ . . . . 56 Increase taxes on companies . . . . 52 D i s m i s s 10,000 Government employees 51Reduce Reduce immigration 49Take Take compulsory savings out of each week's pay 38 Restrict time-payment sales .... 37 Limit amount of bank loans to businesses ... 34 Increase sales tax 16 Increase taxes on wages and salaries 11 Proportions with out HMHMfl opinions BWygCTBffS ranged from iJlWBmTffrM as high as HlUIIIJUfVUiU 26 pc on the exchange question, down to only 8 pc on the 44-hour week. Tfie favor vote exceeds the opposition on the first five suggestions listed, but opposition predominates on the second five. Voting details Return to 44 hours is favored by 85 pc of Country Party voters, and by 77 pc of. Liberal voters. It is opposed, however, by 54 pc of Labor voters. The vote for sterling parity came from 58 pc nf T.Q KA \\n VUtviP) WW Jlv of Liberal voters, and 51 pe of Country Party voters. Increased company taxes are favored by a 5 to 3 majority of those . with opinions. Labor voters and LCP voters both incline to that view. Reduced Government employment is favored by 63 pc of LCP voters, but Labor voters are almost equally divided. Reduced immigration (as a means of combating inflation) is wanted by a majority of only 4 to 3. Labor voters and LCP voters, as groups, hold similar views. — Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne. NEW YORK, Tuesday. — Early US Congressional action cn bills to authorise immigration of Japanese, banned by Congress in 1924, was urged today by the US Chamber of Commerce in Japan, says United Press from Tokio. — AAP."}
{"id":229722018,"text":"24 Sep 1951 - GALLUP SURVEY IS EXPLAINED Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 24 September 1951, page 9 GALLUP SURVEY IS EXPLAINED MELBOURNE, Monday. — The Gallup Poll's forecast that the Referendum "Yes"-"No" vote would be extremely close has been justified by results. The doII's prediction, issued on Thursday for publication on Friday, read: "Queensland tand Western Australia will give substantial 'Yes' majorities, but the Referendum will depend on the close voting in other States." "If the present trend of voting continues, only a few thousand votes will ultimately separate the 'Yes' and 'No' votes throughout Australia. Director of the poll, Roy Morgan, said today, "The voting will be similarly close in Victoria, the crucial State." Between 1943 and 1948 the Gallup Poll correctly predicted whether "Yes" or "No" would /win in six referendums. Million switch No firm prediction could be made this time, however, because, as announced on Thursday, the poll had found in the previous weekend that 1,000.000 people had switched from "Yes" to "No" in six weeks. It was impossible to be certain just how many would switch in the last week. Replying on special questioning and a postcard survey, the Gallup Poll estimated that another 150,000 people would switch to "No" and that the "Yes" majority would fall from 57 pc to 54 pc during the week. It now seems that 350,000 people, switched in the last week, resulting in a "Yes"- vote of just under 50 pc. Correct order The Poll was successful in placing the States in almost their correct order of "Yesness." Referendum fig ures tabulated below allow for a 1 pc increase in the Yes vote, which is almost certain before counting is finished:— Gallup Actual Estimate Vote pc pc Queensland 60 5G West. Aust. 56 55 Victoria 53 49.5 South Aust. 51 48 NSW 50 47 Tasmania 48 51 Australia 54 49.5 Gallup Poll experience since 1943 has shown that it is much more difficult to predict referendums than elections, because of a last-minute tendency to switch to No. Of the people interviewed by the Gallup Poll a week ago, 780 were given postcards to be mailed . after voting bri Saturday. When those cards arrive in Melbourne, it should be possible to calculate whether the last-minute swing comprised: (1) Labor voters who switched from Yes to their party's No ticket, or (2) Liberal-CP voters who decided to go against their party's Yes ticket."}
{"id":229722662,"text":"20 Sep 1951 - Gallup sees chance of 50-50 vote Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 20 September 1951, page 3 Gallup sees zhanze of 50-50 vote Sirs the last six weeks a million electors have switched from Yes to No on the Referendum issue, Gallup Poll announces. It adds that if the trend from Yes to No has continued this week, the vote on Saturday will be close to 50-50. But if DeoDle abide bv their voting intention of ni last week-end, t h e BanMiffLWHi Yes major-" flT 111 Til ity will be between 53 pc and 57 pc. These predictions are based on . the answers of 1700 people, who were asked. Judging by how you feel now, a.re you likely to vote Yes for banning, or No against banning? The Yes group was 53 pc. compared with 73 pc i early in August and SO pc in June. This table shows how the No vote has grown in the last 12 weeks: — Yes N5 Undecided pc pc pc June 22 80 12 8 Aug. 3 73 17 10 Sept. 14 53 40 7 Second question Each person interviewed was asked a second question: What chance is tnere you'll change your mind before the Referendum — a fair chance, a slight chance, or none at all? They were also asked how they had voted at the Federal election in II. As a final check, the people interviewed in south-eastern Australia were asked to enter their last-minute voting intentions on postcards provided, and to mail them to the .Gallup Poll early this week. All this information is now being analysed by GalluD Poll, and tomorrow this paper will publish the poll's estimate. of the vote on Saturday. Separate predictions for each State will be published, and the chances of a "four State" majority will be assessed. (Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb.)."}
{"id":229723196,"text":"24 Oct 1951 - Starvation for aged Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 24 October 1951, page 15 Starvation for aged A Gallup Poll found that it costs(£2/6/- a week to feed each . adult. Does not this indicate - that half a million aged vyill be starved out of existence: . Strange that industrial and religious representatives, eager to help generally, do nothing to help these old people, though there are some exceptions. If parliamentarians are sincere, they will link social service navments with the basic .wage. — S. Bailey, Epping. Letters to the editor must 1 bear the writer's full name .and complete, address, not necessarily ; fo.r . publication, but . as evidence,; of good faith. .:"}
{"id":229723670,"text":"09 Sep 1951 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 9 September 1951, page 31 [?] Voters give reasons If a Federal election were held now, one in three of all voters would vote either from habit or "for no particular reason," according to an Australian Gallup Poll. The last Gallup Poll on election prospects, published in The Sunday Sun on August 19, showed that 46 pc would now vote Labor, 38 pc Libei-al, 6 pc CP and 1 pc Independent. The other 9 pc were undecided when -inter-viewed. People's reasons fox-saying they would vote for particular pax-ties have now been analysed. This is the result, in percentages:— 'LABOR BECAUSE Best for workers . . . . 43 LCP not doing much . . 8 Labor more capable .... 5 Like Labor's policy .. . . 5 Inflation, HCL 3 Other reasons 4 Habit 17 No reason ..15 LIBERAL BECAUSE More stable . . 15 Oppose communism . . . . 9 Oppose socialism 8 Like Liberal policy .... 8 Keep their promises . . i . 8 Least sectional- 6 Oilier reasons .. . .. 11 Habit ..14 No reason 21 CP BECAUSE Best for farmers .. .... 28 Least sectional 6 Like CP policy 6 More stable .. 4 Keep their promises . . .'. 4 Oppose communism . . . . 2 Oppose socialism . . . . . . 2 Other reasons 8 Habit .. ..19 No reason 21"}
{"id":229724236,"text":"13 Sep 1951 - Gallup Poll anniversary Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 13 September 1951, page 13 Gallup Poll anniversary Ten years ago today the first Australian Gallup Poll was published. Anrl tnrl on fho flnllliri Poll begins its 83rd Australia-wide survey on public opinion. In this anniversary survey, people will be asked whether they BISMSfl&KjRSI plan to vote Yes- or No on Iflreli Saturday. IsBBaBBSeBasai week. The Poll's prediction of the referendum result will be published exclusively in this paper on the day before the referendum. Every survey the Gallup Poll interviews between 1600 and 2000 people, according to the availability of interviewers. Each person is usually askecl to express opinions on a range of about 10 public questions. Eight polls are conducted each year. Nearly 800 findings have now been published in the The Sun and in other leading newspapers in every other State. Payments _ for those newspaper items meet the expenses of. the Poll, which is conducted by a non-profit company. Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method). Since inception, APOP has been managed by Mr. Roy Morgan. He received his initial training in 1940 at Dr. Gallup's American Institute of Public Opinion, which he revisited in 1947 and 1948, to improve his knowledge. The record of accurate predictions of elections and referendums in Australia is outstanding."}
{"id":229726885,"text":"02 Sep 1951 - GALLUP POLL: Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 2 September 1951, page 13 GALLUP POLL: A big majority of Australians oppose the Jap peace treaty Nearly two-thirds of Australians are against the proposed peace treaty with Japan, according to a Gallup Poll which has just been completed. A majority believes the new ucxculc pmGt Willi lilt; uo Will benefit Australia. The most surprising answers were- to the first of four questions put to a cross-section of Australians this week. The question: "Have you read or heard of . the new defence pact between the United States, Australia and New Zealand?" # One woman in three, and one man in five, or 26 pc of all people, admitted they had no knowledge of the pact. The people were then asked: "Do you think the pact is likely to benefit Australia?" 0 50 pc said "benefit," 18 pc said "no benefit," and 6 pc were undecided. The other 26 pc, of course, had not heard of it. The third question was: "Are you for or agaiiist the proposed Japanese peace treaty, which does not require repara tions and allows Japan to have armed forces again?" 0 63 pc were against the treaty; 21 pc were for it; 8 pc were undecided and — another shock — 8 pc hadn't even heard of it. Women's fears The final question was: "Do you think America's agreeing to help us if attacked makes up for allowing Japan to have armed forces again?" 0 44 pc said YES; 39 pc said NO and 17 pc were undecided. Men as a group were inclined' to think the advantages of the pact made up for the dangers in the treaty but women tended to take the opposite view. World copyright. Their water comes by fire brigade FACT'S London News Bureau Water has been cut off from 10 housewives in Luston, Herefordshire, because farmer A. Sey-jnour was ruled out of order when he tried to speak at the local council' meeting. Seymour's demand for an apology was refused, so he said, "Then I'll cut off water piped from my land until one is given." The fire brigade is taking the housewives water. Said council chairman Charles Barker, "I had to rule him out under an Act of Parliament. I can't apologise for an act of parliament,""}
{"id":229728558,"text":"27 Sep 1951 - Gallup Poll director replies to attack on forecasts Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 27 September 1951, page 9 Gallup Poll director replies to attack on forecasts Following a question by Mr. Connor (Lab., Wollongong-Kembla) in State Parliament yesterday, Attorney-General Martin attacked the Gallup Poll system, particularly on its recent prediction aboutfhe communist referendum. Below are the substance of Mr. Martin's attack and a reply today by Director of Australian Public Opinion Polls, Mr. Roy Morgan. THE ATTACK Mr. Martin said the Gallup poll was an endeavor by some interests to use a subtle form of propaganda deliberately to mislead the people of Australia. It had been consistently incorrect from the time ! of the frightful inaccuracy in the case of President Truman right up to the recent referendum and he would like to know who paid the i people running it. Mr. Martin said that on the day preceding the re-cent referendum the Gallup poll had staled that 54 pc of the people would vote Yes, but that the word "probably" had been used. "That was a completely inaccurate forecast and grossly inaccurate in relation to NSW and Tasmnaia," Mr. Martin said. Replying to a sugges- tion by Mr. Connor that he examine the data from which the Gallup forecast was compiled and that he take steps to ensure that in future all such data be verified by statutoi-y declaration, Mr. Martin said he did not know what could be" done in regard to affidavits, but he thought the matter could come within the crime of false pretence or fdaudu-lence. . ' Replying to Mr. Pelley (Lib., Wollongong) . who asked if the poll had not forecast that the vole would be extremely close. Mr. Martin said, "These gentlemen always, have a saving clause. It is perfectly clear they suggested that, but the fact is that they published these inaccurate figures as a clear cut forecast." THE REPLY : Mr. Morgan said Mr. Martin's claim that the Gallup forecast on last Saturday's Referendum could come lwithin the crime of false pretence was a strange statement corning .from a Labor politician at this time. Since the Referendum, Mr. Morgan said, he had been continually assailed by Liberal politicians who claimed the poll's statement that "one million people had swung from Yes to No" had caused a lot more people to switch, thus causing a No vote. "There is plenty of evidence that the Gallup Poll has absolutely no effect on how peAple vote," Mr. Morgan said. "It's whole purpose is to publish clear questions and public opinion on them so as to give the public something to think over and to guide thinking politicians. "It is stupid to say that Gallup Poll predictions are 'a misleading attempt to mislead the people and a specious form of propaganda.' One newspaper in each State purchased releases of the Gallup Poll. In 1946 the Gallup Poll correctly predicted the return of the Labor Government, the referendum on social services ! would be carried and the I two others lost. In May last year it correctly forecast a swing of 2 or 3 pc to Labor at the Victorian State election and it also forecast the result of the NSW hotel hours . referendum in 1947 to within 0.6 pc. Referring to last Saturday's vote, Mr. Morgan said the Gallup Poll predicted that the proportion of Yes voters had fallen from 73 pc early in August to 53 pc a week before the Referendum, at which date 7 pc were undecided. The poll published that one million people had switched from Yes to No in six weeks and that another 150,000 would switch before voting day. It also predicted that the referendum would depend on close voting in several States, which . also proved to be correct. Mr. Morgan said the final No vote in NSW would probably be about 52& pc, a difference of about 2£ pc compared with the Gallup forecast, which would be accounted for by one person in 40 switching from Yes to No' at the 11th hour. Mr. Morgan said he would be pleased to accept Mr. Connor's suggestion that all Gallup. Poll findings be verified by statutory declaration ; and would like the Attorney-General to prepare a form of declaration. The Gallup Poll recorded the names and addresses of all people interviewed and interview forms were open to inspection by trustworthy officials, who would be % bound to secrecy as to the voting intentions of the people interviewed. RECITAL. Karoly Szenassy, Hungarian violinist, who will give a farewell recital at the Assembly Hall, Margaret St., on Saturday night."}
{"id":229730145,"text":"21 Sep 1951 - Yes majority in tomorrow's vote forecast Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 21 September 1951, page 3 (Yes majority in tomorrow's vote forecast About 54 pc of the electors of Australia will probably vote Yes in the Referendum tomorrow, ! the Gallup Poll estimates. ! Queensland and West- i 'ern Australia, Gallup Foil forecasts, will give substantial Yes majorities. Result of the Referendum, in which the Government is asking for power to control communists, it declares, will ; depend on close voting in I other States. ; Mr. Roy Morgan, director of the Australian Gallup Poll, has ;< made these estimates after considering last-minutc voting trends. ; As published in The Sun yesterday, 53 pc ot a cross-section of 1680 electors told the Gallup Poll last weekend they planned to vote Yes. Answers in six States were as follows: yes No Un-de- pc pc pc Q'land . . 62 31 7 WA . . .56 38 6 Victoria . . 52 40 8 SA .... 51 43 6 NSW ... 50 -42 8 Tasmania 47 45 8 All Australia 53 40 7 Vital 7 per cent. | Forecasting the actual ij vote is complicated by ; the 7 pc who were still undecided when interviewed. After allocating them, the Yes percentages last weekend may be esti-; mated as in the first , column of. the .next table. The secon :olumn also allows for 11 pc who said they might . change their minds this week: — Last Gallup week- esti-end mate pc pc Q'land (320) 64 60 WA (130) 69 56 Vic. (480) 56 53 SA (150) 54 51 NSW (470) 53- 50 Tas. (130) 51 48 All Australia (1680) , 57 54 In making the estimates in the second column above the Gallup Poll analysed . the "undecid-eds" and "possible switchers" in each political group.It It was also guided by postcards received this week from 366 of the people interviewed in the south - eastern States. Some margin fpr erroi% however, must be allowed v/ith such small samples, as are indicated by the figures in parentheses after each State name in the second table above. (Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne.) GERMAN TWINS. Barbara and G u n d u 1 a Drechsier . 6, arrived here today by the Napoli, from Saxony, in the Russian Zone of Germany. They are on their way to live in Brisbane."}
{"id":229772486,"text":"26 Jun 1949 - Australia first with parcels for Britain Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 26 June 1949, page 5 Australia first with parcels for Britain LONDON, Saturday. SINCE the war Australia has sent to Britain nearly twice as many food parcels as any other country. A. Gallup Poll reveals that one in three British families has. received food parcels. The poll was conducted among 37 representative working-class families. Twelve said their parcels came from Australia, seven from Canada, seven from the US, five from South Africa, three from New Zealand, three from other countries."}
{"id":229772647,"text":"22 May 1949 - A poll against more Socialism Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 22 May 1949, page 36 A poll against more Socialism Voters are approaching this year's FederaL elections in a less socialistic frame of mind than in. 1946, according to an Australian Gallup Poll. Nearly 2000 people were asked whether they wanted the Government to go to the Left or to the Right, and answers of every -100 of them divided: Rightists, who want less Socialism, 54; Leftists, who want more Socialism, 14; no change, 16; no opinion, 16. A poll before "the last Federal election showed: Rightists, 28 per cent; Leftists, 27 per cent; no change, 30 per cent; no opinion, 15 per cent. Figures published last week showed that 43 per cent of voters favored Labor, 39 per cent Liberal-CP, 2 per cent Independents, while 16 per cent were undecided."}
{"id":229773913,"text":"31 May 1949 - 40- HOUR WEEK TOO EARLY ACCORDING TO POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 31 May 1949, page 10 40- HOUR WEEK TOO EARLY, ACCORDING TO POLL 1 Australian Associated Press Two out of every three people interviewed by the Gailup Poll this month think the 40-hour week should not be operating yet. "Production is not yet great enough for demand," the com- ment of a zinc worker in Hobart is typical. People in all occupations were interviewed in approximately their proportions in Australia's population. The question asked was: Regarding the 40 -hour week, which was brought in 16 months ago, do you think it should have been brought in when it was, or not for a few years yet? The same question was asked in a Gallup Poll in July last, after seven months' experience of the 40-hour week. Comparison of answers in the two surveys shows that opposition to the 40-hour week has declined in the last Iff months by 7 per cent— from 68 per cent to 61 per cent. Figures for this month's survey, however, show that opinion in favor of "40-hours now" is still very much in the minority: — 61 per cent say "It should not have been brought in for a few years yet." 31 per cent say "It was brought in at the right time," and 8 per cent have no opinion. This state of opinion, based on experience, is a complete reversal compared with September, 1947, when the Arbitration Court announced its decision to limit the working week to 40 hours as from January, 1948. At that time the Gallup Poll found 60 per cent approving the Court's decision, although earlier Gallup Polls had shown that 42 hours would have been more in line with public opinion. Answers in this month's survey have been analysed according to the occupations of the breadwinners of the families interviewed. Semi-skilled and unskilled workers are divided on whether it is wise or not to have the 40-hour week now; and in all other occupational groups, big majorities think it should not be operating yet. Liberal - Country voters overwhelmingly disapprove having the 40-hour week now, but Labor voters, as a group, are inclined to favor it. When should 40 -hour week have begun? pc pc Not yet .... 82 42 All right now . . 13 51 No opinion .... 5 7 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":229779070,"text":"12 Jun 1949 - They still argue about Sunday sport Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 12 June 1949, page 6 They still argue about Sunday sport Australian Gallup Poll last week showed that opposition to Sunday football matches with admission charges is decreasing. A poll taken in 1945 produced a two to one opposition but this year the ratio is only five to four and a .najority of people under 30 years of age are in favor. Today through NSW it is estimated that more than 250,000 people will watch organised football, most of them paying for the. privilege. Of this total 150,000 will watch country Rugby League matches, most of which have been played on Sundays for many years. Country teams overcame strongly organised opposition to establish the right to play their matches on Sunday. It was necessary for them, both from the point of view of finance and also because of the long distances teams had to travel. In many country towns Saturday was t full working day with a half-holiday on Wednesdays. In Sydney the initiative for Sunday competition matches has been taken mainly by. junior League organisations and they have been followed by Australian Rules and, to a lesser degree, by Soccer. Baseball has also found Sunday matphes profitable. Australian Rules plays one of its regular first-grade games each Sunday at the Sports Ground and is drawing excellent crowds. The attitude of the Chief Secretary's Department is that Sunday football may be played pro- vided permission is obtained. This is given if religious bodies are not inconvenienced by the gatherings. The department allows the football bodies to charge a "donation" but stipulates that a "free" gate be provided. This free gate stipulation is not taken very seriously by most of the promoting bodies and the position now is that you pay your money at the turnstile to see any of these matches on enclosed grounds, even though it may be termed a "donation." And the authorities also get their entertainment tax chop out of it, too. Most of the subterfuges of the early days of Sunday football charges have gone by the board. These even included, at one stage _ of the country football disputes, the buying of a threepenny packet of peanuts for 1/- to gain admittance. One of the anomalies frequently attacked when country football clubs were seeking the local ovals for their Sunday games was that while councils refused to allow admittance charges to these ovals they were quite happy about tak- ing the usual entrance tees to their swimming pool on a Sunday in the summer months. ' . Sunday Soccer matches are being played now, particularly in the coalfields area, but so far the NSW. Rugby League and the NSW Rugby Union have avoided this : issue. ; Some years ago the Rugby Union considered the question of playing a third-grade final on a Sunday. The debate revealed that at least some of the legislators didn't have any real objections to such games being played on the Sabbath. Judge Rainbow, a member of the Union's executive, pointed out in the discussion that most of the delegates opposing the suggestion were quite happy about organising a Sunday golf foursome or tennis four . for themselves and that their objections were inconsistent because of this Some suburban councils have laid themselves open to similar charges of inconsistency by being willing to throw open their revenue-producing municipal golf courses to Sunday play while keeping the football grounds locked. This year the Leichhardt Council, against some strong local" opposition, mainly from church bodies, decided to allow organised sport on the ovals under its control. The City Council also decided to allow Rushcutters Bay Oval to be used for non-commercial football. One of the strong supporters of this, Aid. A. W. Thompson, said, "Certain churches and a few Puritan-minded people disapprove of Sunday sport. "Only people out of touch with youth would oppose the playing of football on Sundays." Attacking the decision, Arch- Irishop H. Mowll described Sunday sport as "a grave menace to the spiritual and moral health: of.-the community." This has been the attitude of many church bodies. Some have. even pressed for the banning of all Sunday sport, including golf j ' tennis and bowls played on the property of private clubs. One of the arguments of those in favor of organised football games on Sunda3's has been that golfers and tennis players can have their competition sport irrespective of the day. So they can. The most interesting Sunday sport war of recent years has been waged in Newcastle where a 1945 referendum, in which only 22 per cent of the voters participated, banned Sunday sport on the municipal grounds.That That didn't stop the local sportsmen from continuing to use the grounds and courts on Sundays. The council endeavored to en-force its law and one tennis player, at least, achieved some little fame by being fined :5/- and 8/- costs for having played tennis on ' a Sunday on a public Court. The Greater ' Newcastle Council is again .under pressure to hold a referendum on the subject of Sunday sport in connection with the next elections. It has several times refused such requests. In the meantime a great many Newcastle sportsmen and sportswomen continue to flout the law by playing theiir sport each Sunday. There's an interesting angle to this Newcastle iposition. At, least two local clergymen have spoken strongly in favor of sport on the municipal areas outside church hours and a couple of aldermen have admitted to breaches of the regulations. This Australian struggle for the right to use Sunday without restrictions has been going on for a long time. The first local law on Sunday observance was published in Sydney on July 3, 1803. It forbade Sunday sports i and amusements entirely. . After it had been gazetted there were a number of complaints from the more law-abiding citizens that others, such as "rough fellows with muskets over their arms" were continuing to desecrate the Sabbath.;. The argument is still going on. It's also going on in England, where the Lord's Day Observance Society is waging a strong campaign. It is stated that the society, headed by surgeon Sir Cecil Wakely, gets some of its annual income of £30,000 from Australia. Not so long ago the society toured Winterbourne (Gloucester) the home town of the late W. G. Grace, protesting against cricket matches being played on Sunday. It was on this occasion that a demobilised wounded soldier said to them: "You didn t complain when I killed your enemies on a Sunday." He was wrong in that, however. The society during the war stuck to its motto of "No work, no play on Sunday," and tried to stop munitions work on Sundays. It also protested when the Arn-hem para troop operation started on a Sunday. Recently the Rev. F. Mellows, vicar of St. Paul's, Margate, dropped the Fourth Commandment, which forbids work on Sunday, from his services. - He said: "The old Jewish notion of. the. Commandments has gone west. It is impossible to keep the Fourth Commandment in modern civilisation." " Obviously England has come a long way since the Puritan Government in 1656 put- a ban on . walking "vainly or profanely" on Sundays, but it is making headway towards a freer Sunday very gradually. South Africans last week were told that the Government intended to enforce an 1896 law forbidding competitive sport on Sundays. Fishing competitions have already been banned. But in Australia the whole trend is towards relaxing all Sunday sport bans. It may well be that Sydney people, one of these days, will be able to spend Sunday afternoon watching an England-Australia Test at the Cricket Ground. It's certainly likely to happen here before it does in England. — Alan Hulls"}
{"id":229780735,"text":"24 Jul 1952 - Many critics of Govt's. record Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 24 July 1952, page 7 Many critics of Govt's, record In its latest Australian-wide survey the Gallup Poll has found almost two out of every five Liberal-CP voters and four out of every five Labor voters dissatisfied with the Federal Government's record in the last year. "The Government has failed to check inflation" chief reasons givem Actual percentages are: Lib. -CP Lab. pe pc Dissatisfied . 34 78 Satisfied ... 52 11 No opinion . . 14 '11 This criticism comes from a representative sample of Liberal-CP and Labor voters spread over all States. Australia-wide figures are: Dissatisfied: 55 pc. satisned: rfi pc. No opinion: 14 pc. The "dissatisfied" figure comprises 59 pc of men and 51 pc of women. State figures show: No Dis at. Satis. Op. pc pc pc Vic. .63 25 12 NSW .56 13 13 SA . . 54 29 17 WA . . 52 32 16 Qld. .45 39 16 Tas. . .' 44 42 14 Other reasons for dissatisfaction are: "Finance policy wrong," "The nation is in poor condition" anrl "Increasing un- employment, depression." Among the "satisfied" minority, the most common reason is: "The Government is doing its best in difficult times." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":229781063,"text":"17 Jul 1952 - DEFENCE, SOCIAL SERVICE BEFORE TAX REDUCTIONS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 17 July 1952, page 5 DEFENCE, SOCIAL SERVICE BEFORE TAX REDUCTIONS Substantial majorities of Australians would prefer to keep up the present rate of Defence and Social Services spending rather than reduce taxes, the Gallup Poll finds. In this latest survey, 1800 men and women were asked: "What do you think we should do — keep up d e f ence spending — or cut it. so taxes can be reduced? "Keep up defence spending," said 72 pc. "Cut it," said 20 pc. c No opinion, said 8 pc. "Defence spending" is preferred by almost nine out of every 10 Liberal-CP voters and by six out of every 10 Labor voters. "Do you think expenditure on Social Services should be kept up — or cut, so. taxes can be reduced?" "Keep up Social Services' spending," said 67 pc. "Cut It," said 25 pc. i No opinion, said 8 pc. "Social Services" expenditure is preferred by 6 out of 10 Liberal-CP voters and by seven out of 10 Labor voters. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":229785505,"text":"10 Jul 1952 - Poll says reduce living costs Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 10 July 1952, page 15 Poll says reduce living costs The high cost of living is the chief problem confronting the Federal Government, most electors told the Gallup Poll recently. In this survey people were handed a card list-B9SBERSR9 'ing five of A u s tralia's probl ems. EBEhSHhSSM They were asked which problem the Federal Gov ernment should attend to first. Of each 100 people interviewed: 47 say "Keep down the cost of living." 29 say, "Increase production." 15 say, "Reduce industrial unrest."5 5 say, "Improve wages and conditions." 4 say, "Improve social services." With a vote of 59 pc for "living costs," Labor supporters showed particular concern about HCL. On the other hand, the biggest group of Liberal-CP supporters (42 pc) think it more important to increase production.People People were also asked their second preferences. Combined first and second preferences show that three people think the cost of living is No. 1 problem, against each two people who say "increase production." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":229894869,"text":"08 Sep 1954 - CHINA VISIT IS QUERIED Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 8 September 1954, page 35 CHINA VISIT IS QUERIED Attiee backed MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Australian public opinion approves the visit to Moscow and China 01 British Labor Party leaders, the Gallup Poll finds. In this survey, a cross-section of 1000 men was asked whether, in their opinion, Mr. Attlee's group should, or should not, have gone to Moscow and China. Regarding the visit to Moscow, the cross-section answered: 58 pc, Thev were right to go to Moscow. 27 pc, they were wi'ong, and 15 pc had no idea. -On the question of the visit to China, answers were: 58 pc, They were right to go to China. 26 pc, they were wrong, and 16 pc had no idea. On b o t h questions majorities of both non-Labor and Labor voters expressed approval of the Attiee mission. This finding, however, should not be read as meaning that Australians are favorably disposed toward Red China. By Roy Morgan, of Australia Public Opinion I Polls."}
{"id":229995977,"text":"17 Feb 1947 - Accurate Poll Forecast. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 17 February 1947, page 3 Accurate Poll Forecast A Gallup poll, taken a fortnight ago on the hotel hours referendum, was remarkably accurate. The poll result, published in ine aun on r riuay, lurccusi, a, 63 per cent, vote for 6 pm, 3 per cent, for 9 pm, and 34 per cent, for 10 pm closing. Actual result, on today's latest figures, is: For 6 pm, 62.8 per cent.- 9 pm, 1.5 per cent.; 10 pm, 35.3 per cent. Latest figures are: 6 ,pm, 925.809 ; 9 pm. 22,537; 10 pm, In the poll, 700 people throughout NSW were questioned."}
{"id":229998395,"text":"14 Feb 1947 - Poll Shows 63 p.c. Vote For 6 p.m. Closing Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 14 February 1947, page 1 Poll Shows 63 p.c. Vote For 6p»ni. Closing More than 60 per cent, of votes in tomorrow's referendum on hotel hours will be for continuing 6 o'clock closing , according to a State-wide survey by the Gallup Poll a fortnight ago. Seven hundred people .in NSW. were asked whether tney were likely to vote for 6 o'clock, 9 o'clock or 10 o'clock. Men gave only a small, majority of 52; per cent., for 6 o'clock, but 74 per cent, of women said they opposed later closing. On those figures, 6 o'clock should receive 63 per cent: of the first preference votes, unless husbands persuade their wives to join them in voting for later closing. An analysis of the answers shows -this is how- the vote may-go: — . Men '& Men Women Women pc pc pc 6 o'clock 52 74 63 0 o'clock 2 4 3 10 o'clock 46 22 , 34 : People were asked why they-favored a- particular- closing" time, and typical answers in NSW were':— For 6 o'clock: "More chance of my husband, bringing home a full pfy envelope" (woman in north . coast town), and "Ten o'clock closing would ruin home life" (salesman, Bexley, Sydney)., For 10 o'clock: "It would stop ths mad rush between 5 and- 6" (cleaner's wife), and "More -.leisured drinking would mean less drunkenness" (painter). Only NSWwill be voting at. the referendum, but the Gallup Poll conducted the survey throughout all six States. Significant results are:— NSW and SA are the only o'clock closing. In Victoria, 6 o'clock would probably win oil second prefer-611CGS. In Queensland, where the closing time, is' now 10' o'clock, compared ivith 8 o'clock pre-war, most- people would favor reverting to 9 pm or earlier. in WA, the present closing timd of 9 o'clock is the most popular. and Tasmanians approve 10 o'clock closing. If all Australia were voting instead of just New South Wales, 6 o'clock would probablyvwin by a small margin. 6 pm 9 pm 10 pm p.c. p.c. p.c. South Ausl. 69 12 19 NSW 63 3 34 Victoria 44. 21 . 35 Queensland 36. 23 41 West Ausl. 24 45 31 Tasmania 16 6 78 All States 51 14 35 : (iftsuCfl by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, :r>2 ColHns-st,, Melbourne)"}
{"id":229998564,"text":"24 Jan 1947 - Majority Agrees Things Booming Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 24 January 1947, page 7 Majority Agrees Things Booming At present business and employment are booming, according to a majority of Australians interviewed recently by the Gallup Poll. Prospects for Industry largely depend on whether conditions nre now normal or abnormal To gauge the feelings of the public on that problem, men and women In all walks of life and economic circumstances were asked: Do you- think business rind i employment are fairly nor-'-mat now— or do you believe, we are having a boom? Three out- of five people with opinions either way believe things are,, booming. Of the full cross-"vition of men and women:— 62 . per ceht. ' say. "ITaving a boom," -. 34 ngr cent; ' say, "Fairly normal" and 14 per cent, are undecided. Further : analysis ' shows some other,' interesting, differences of opinion, for instance:— Professional people.- owners and. managers, .of. businesses and farm numnre ar© mnei ln#»1iri©#t- fn think we are having a. boom. That view, however, is not. entirely shared by white collar workers, skilled workers and other wage earners:— Nor- Unde-Boom. mal. cided. Farmers.. 66 35 9. Business owners, managers . . .. 51 39 14 White collar Ss . . other wage earner '51 36 13 Gallup Polls in Australia. England ar.d America -have also ascertained people's opinions on the likelihood of a serious business depression within the next 10 years. The findipg will be published in "The Sunday Sun." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion. Polls. 352 Collins-street. Melb."}
{"id":230003525,"text":"16 Feb 1947 - CANADA FAVORS ARMY TRAINING Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 16 February 1947, page 2 CANADA FAVORS ARMY TRAINING MONTREAL, Saturday. , A Gallup poll this week re-; vealed that 72 per cent, of Canadians favor "one year's military or naval training for every able-bodied youth. Twenty-three per cent, were opposed to compulsory training."}
{"id":230064253,"text":"29 Mar 1951 - Poll shows family of four needs £10 week Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 29 March 1951, page 9 Poll shows family of four needs £10 week i The minimum cost of keeping a family of four has " risen in the last year by £1 / 10/6 a week to £10, according to a survey by the Gallup Poll. In the course of the sur- vey 1700 people were in-t e rviewed t hroughout BlffiBWSffll all s i x States 'and K9|Se8SlS asked: In your opinion, what is the' smallest amount the average family of four needs each week, to ' keep in health and live decently; that is, the amount needed for all expenses, including rent ? 7 pc said £7 a week 11 " " £8 " 9 " » £9 » . » 39 " " £10 " " 5 " " £11 " " 14 " „ " £12 » » 5 " " £15 " 10 pc couldn't say. -The average answer was exactly £10; being £10/10/10 from men and £9/19/2 from ' women — a remarkably close agree- , rnent. This is the sixth time since 1945 that the Aus- tralian" Gallup Poll has measured public opinion on this important question.' ; -Figures in the following table show how the average answer has risen by £3/12/1 to £10 a week in the last six years. In the same period the basic wage for; men has risen 'by' £3/15/- to £8/11/-. Families of four, of \\course, also receive 15/- a week as endowment for two children. GaHup Polls Basic Wage 1945 March £6 7 11 £4 16 0 1946 Feb. 6 10 0 4 16 0 1949 Feb. 7 8 7 6 2 0 1949 July 8 4 1 6 4 0 1950 Feb. '8 9 6 6 14 0 '951 Feb. 10 0 0 8 11 0 Analysis of the .latest Gallup' Poll, figure of £10 a week shows that only a few shillings separated the" estimates by white-collar workers (average of £10/6/-), skilled workers (£10/3/-), semiskilled workers (£10/2/7), professional and executive (£10/6/4) and owners of small businesses (£9/18/9), ' Somewhat lower esti-' mates were given by farmers (£9/11/7) and unskilled workers (£9/10/2). Another analysis has been made according to the total number of adults 'and. children in the family of each person interyiewed. That analysis discloses the interesting fact that people in families of. foCir agree almost exactly- with the overall average answer of £10. . NEEDS OF FAMILY OF FOiyt Those who am themselves in family: OS one estimate it at £9 8 9 Of two . . . . £9 17 ' 4 Of three . . . . £10 3 2 Of four .. .'. £10 0 7 Of five or more £10 0 4 Steady rise in cost of food People were also askeo what they 'thought food was costing their own family each week. Men and women, as groups, both gave the same average answer — £5/3/7. ' The highest figure came from owners of small businesses . (£5/9/2) and the lowest from unskilled workers (£4/15/10). . It was the third time the Australian Gallup. Poll had asked about the cost of food,- and the next table shovs how, the weekly food bill of ' the average family has . risen since 1949:- . . AVERAGE FAMILY'S FOOD BILL 1949 Aug. £4,7 7 1950 Feb. £4 9 11 1051 Feb. £5 3 7 Analysis, according to the .total- / number i of adults and children in the family, disclosed that it is now' costing- more than £2 a week to feed each -adult and about 12/- a week to feed each child: — WEEKLY FOOD BILL / For "family" of one £2 13 0 For "family" of two £4 4 10-For "family" of .. three , £4 15 10 For "family" of four . £5 8 5 For "family" of five v £6 1 1 For larger families £6 16 5 The above table shows that people who are in families of four estimate their weekly food bill at £5/8/5. Deducting Ahat figure from their estimate of £10/0/7 ' (see, third table) for the ' minimum weekiy:requirements of a family-, of four, we oan estimatdlhat they need at least £4/12/2 for clothing, pegged rent, fares > and other expenses) - ' Those figures are compared in ' the following table with similar figures from earlier 'Gallqp Polls. It will be seen that the estimated minimum cost of clothing and sundries for a family -of four has risen in the last 18 months by 20/3. At the same time the' cost of food has risen by 14/11:— WEEKLY EXPENSES, FAMILY OF FOUR -.Food 1949 July £4 13 6 1950 Feb. £4 15 9 1951 Feb. £5 8 5 Clothes, &c. 1949 July £31111 1950 Feb. £3 15 4 1951 Feb. £4 12 2 Total 1949 July £8 5 5 1950 Feb. £8,11 1 1951 Feb. £10 0 7"}
{"id":230064832,"text":"15 Apr 1951 - Poll indicates win for Govt. Senate win expected QUEENSLAND VOTE The battle for Barton Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 15 April 1951, page 1 Poll indicates win for Govt. NO SWING YET APPARENT polling day April 28 approaches Labor's prospects of unseating the Government appear remote. A second Gallup Poll, exclusive to The Sunday Sun, shows that any last-minute switch by voters is not likely to have an appreciable effect on a poll taken 15 days ago — March 30. This poll showed that, the Government was supported by an even bigger proportion of electors than at the 1949 election. After the March 30 survey, covering the six States, the Gallup Poll predicted that the vote for the House of Representatives would be Liberal- CP 52 per cent, Labor 47 per cent, Independents 1 per cent. This would return the Government parties with possibly four seats more than their present majority of 27. A . . niinl : n .. O O 11 , , „ nilb ii ct net ii yauujj j. have a record for accuracy. They predicted: iiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiill That Labor would win the 1946 election with a vote of 54 per cent (actual 53.1 per cent.) That the Liberal-CP would win the 1949 election with a vote of 50 per cent (actual 50.2 per cent). To ascertain whether any last-minute switching by voters was likely to affect the March 30 prediction the Gallup Poll: 9 Asked everyone interviewed a month' before whether it was possible they could change their voting intentions ..before April 28. Of the cross-section of 1680 people interviewed 9 per cent answered "yes". Switch vote Analysis then showed that the potential last- minute switching between the Government and Labor is likely to balance out, unless something important happens in the next two weeks. Opposition Leader Chifley returned to Sydney from Western Australia and South Australia at the weekend. He found that the feeling in WA was not good for Labor, but he was more hopeful about chances in SA. Prime Minister Men-. zies, who with Mr. Chifley is always reluctant to forecast election results, became unpre-cedentedly confident in private statements this week about the Government's success.Country Country Party leader Fadden, after a 2500-miles tour in Queensland in five days, said he was confident the Government would hold 15 of the 18' Queensland srjats and possibly win another. Mi. Fadden predicted the Government would have a 6-4 Senate majority in Queensland, which would break the deadlock. See Queensland vote — Page 2. Senate win expected QUEENSLAND VOTE /OVERNMENT confidence that it will break the Senate deadlock increased this week. Reports from Queens- land Liberal officials stated that a 6-4. Senate result was now almost certain in Queensland. If this happens and other States return five Labor and five Government senators as expected the Senate position will be 31 Government, 29 Labor. The dominant issue and almost the only one in Queensland is communism according to Liberal Party officials. They say the powerful Australian Workers' Union and the big Roman Catholic population in Queensland will vote solidly against communism. Gallup Poll A Gallup Poll survey taken 15 days ago showed that 52 pc of voters would vote for the Government compared with 50 pc at the 1949 election. The Government must get 54.54. pc of votes in any State before it can win 6 seats to Labor's 4. Liberal officials say mat on the face value of the Gallup Poll the Government could not break the Senate deadlock. However they were confident that the 52 pc figure in the poll „was assessed by averaging figures for all States. New elecfion In any case feeling in Queensland against communism was running so high they felt sure the percentage for a Senate win would be reached on election day. If the Government does not get a majority in the Senate another election within 12 months will be likely. . .Some Labor members, depressed by the Gallup Poll, say the double dissolution came three to six months too early for Labor. They add that if Labor manages to retain only its Senate majority it will wait for a year to engineer another double dissolution. By then they believe prices would have become so uncontrollable that Labor would probably sweep, the country in an election. Liberals say the Government will effectively deal with inflation when it gets power to deal with communists. ® The baffle for Barfon, Page 16. The battle for Barton 1 The bold, brilliant doctor and the brave lady are fighting the election's keenest duel j "How brave is the. lady? ; So brave she tells her age. ! ' "I'm 38. an age almost as sus-1 picious-as 39 for' a woman, but I ! never have been 40," , she says; 1 How bold i s the' doctor.? So /bold ! he scorns the lady. -! "I'll double mv maioritv."- he ; asserts. \\ ; The lady is brave. " and the j doctor bold in 'Other- ways /too. : ; But let's identify them. And Barton also, for here is one of the ! most piquant political struggles Of ! the half century. -j The lady is Mrs. Nancy Wake, > Australian heroine of the- French ! Resistance Movement, who won ! the British George Medal, the USA | Medal of Freedom with bronze | palm, the French Croix de Guerre > with two bars and . the French ! Resistance Medal. ! The doctor of course is Labor's ! spectacular and unpredictable J colossus Herbert Vere Evatt, 56, ; ex-High Court judge, ex-president ; of UNO, ex-Deputy Prime Min-i ister. Minister for External Affairs I . and Attorney-General. . I He also has foreign decorations. I" Among them is the French Legion | of Honor. | The Fi-ench ambassador kissed ; the doctor on both cheeks at. the ! presentation ceremony at Can-I berra. Many guests thought -the ! .doctor, so bursting with pride, was | going to kiss the ambassador back. ! Barton covers the Sydney metro-! politan areas of Kogarah (repre-! sented by a Liberal in the State | House), Ramsgate, Oatley, part" of > Hurstville and a small part of i Rockdale. ! For 10 years before the doctor won it in 1940, when he resigned from the High Court, Barton had » returned the late Albert Lane, an » indefatigable UAP member. It's been faithful to the doctor since 1940 but almost deserted j him for Nancy Wake in 1949. ! This time the Liberals think ! Barton will find Nancy irresistible. J The doctor's '.supporters scoff at t this. How to breok necks quickly and quietly ; For 2£ years Nancy Wake was ; a member of the underground ' movement that helped more than ! 1000 Allied airmen to escape from ; German-occupied France to Eng-land. ; Later for 11' months she com- ; manded vuou men of the Maquis. She had to know how to protect ! herself and she learnt how to I break a man's neck quickly and ! silently. ; "I have never actually broken ; a man's neck but I would certainly ; like to be able to break Dr. Evatt's 1 political neck," she said this week. ! The formidable doctor, veteran I of battles against some of the ; toughest men in the world at UN ; meetings, including Russia's Molo-| tov, shakes his massive, shaggy i head and says his neck is a very I precious possession. ! He's taking no chances. Aceord-| ing to the Liberals he has swarms ; of canvassers working for him. In 1940 the doctor had a 9170 > majority. In 1943 it was 33,463, in I 1946 24,676 and in 1949 Nancy ; nearly got him. ! He beat her by only 2664 votes I and she has to gain only 1322 to I break his political neck this time. ! But it should be remembered ; when considering the doctor's j reduced majorities that the 1949 ! redistribution cut the number of ! voters in Barton from about 70,000 ! to about 40,000. ; In 1949 Nancy Wake plunged ; into Australian politics only six | weeks or so after her return from > abroad. . She/s much moie .widly-! known now." ' '' ' It would be wrong if this reference to neck-breaking suggested Nancy Wake were not an intensely; feminine person. She is. ; She's charming and vivacious too. In fact she's a very remarkable woman. No one would dispute that Dr. Evatt - is also 'a very remarkable "man. His gigantic labors, his paralysing. energy, his great talents and wisdom in some things and naivete in others, his ability . to charm some people and infuriate others, his penetrating eyes and bulky figure, his readiness to suspect others' motives which causes them to suspect his own, his sympathy and soft-heartedness — he's never been able to sack anyone in his life — his brilliant legal and hisr torical writings, his., power to analyse , issues . with startling clarity and his failure to inspire' as a speaker, his great- work for Australia ' in the war — all these things show him as a remarkable man. Add to these things the honors he's received from British arid : foreign Governments, cities, institutions, seats of learning and the praise from great newspapers such as the London Times and New York Times and you realise he's a man who must have a considerable place in Australia's history. I asked this towering "figure this week what he thought about his opponent in Barton. Unhesitatingly he replied, "Mrs. Wake is a woman of great "courage and ability. Her chief political handicap is that like all Liberals at the last election she promised housewives to reduce the cost of living." Mrs. Wake in reply to the same question said, "Dr. Evatt is a man of courage and ability but his chief handicap is his association with communist causes and the misdirection of his ability." These two statements show beyond doubt that cost of living will be the doctor's chief weapon in Barton and communism the 1 one Mrs. Wake will wield most vigorously. Mrs. Wake said she believed the doctor cherished the title once bestowed on him by the New York Tivies — "the Sir Galahad of the small nations." "The doctor, learned in devious political tricks, is no Sir Galahad in Barton except for the communists," Mrs Wake said. "No, sir. For the decent people he's the big Barton bogyman." Struggling hard to keep calm and maintain the gallant attitude proper to a gentleman in difficult circumstances, Dr. Evatt said: "OF course everyone knows prices have gone up to a disastrous extent and that this will be reflected in the votes of the housewives. "I have lived nearly all my life in the public eye of this country. No honest man can call me a communist or communist supporter. "On the contrary I have .been bitterly attacked by " them '/for xhy position on the Russian veto, my defence of Cardinal Mindzenty and ita the action Mr. Chifley and I took . against them in the great 1948 coal strike." Dr. Evatt said a leader of the Bar who refused to take briefs on the grounds of political dislike would betray his profession and himself. He recalled that as a young barrister he had fought; in. the courts for the Irish envoys representing Earaon de Valera when everyone in Australia except the Roman Catholic Church was against them. He said he .had appeared for unions irrespective of their politics, for newspapers regardless of their politics when Mr. Lang imposed a sales tax on them, and the High Court found' it unconstitutional and for citizens of all shades of political and religious convictions. Dr. Evatt was awarded the Legion of Honor by France for his services to the UN and his efforts for international peace and naturally he's proud of it. Mrs. Wake, with, the military Croix de Guerre, is not impressed. Laconically she said, "Frenchmen get the civil Legion of Honor for having the fattest pig at the show or growing the best orchid. It's given to actors and actresses and distinguished visitors. "Anyhow, Labor men are supposed to be against honors. I don't know how the doctor talked Mr. Chifley into letting him- accept this." The doctor received this in contemptuous silence. He said coldly, "Anyone who supposes I have communist sym- j pathies because I have appeared t for unions which happened to have j communist officials as well as non- j communist officials is grossly I wrong. | "It would be just as illogical to | suggest that the lady to whose \\ courage and ability I have refer- j red has communist sympathies j because . she fought with the Resistance Movement, the core of AVhich was largely communist in ! character." The doctor hos met 1 | the lady only once 1 This really made the lady mad. $ Eyes flashing and lips pouting she | retorted, | "Out of 7000 men that I alone a commanded there was not one I single communist. Nor was there I a communist in any group of the | Maquis that received orders from British Intelligence. | "I challenge Dr. Evatt to dis- 3 prove that." | The doctor and the lady have 1 met only .once in their lives. . 1 That was at the declaration of 1 the 1949 poll. f The lady's last word in this t article, "I am the defender of free- I dom. Dr. Evatt is the defender of /communism." f The doctor's last word, "Barton 4 will reflect the general swing against the Menzies Government. What Labor promises Labor does. I will double my majority." . p The betting on the result is even f money. !? — Oliver Hoque I"}
{"id":230066536,"text":"22 Apr 1951 - FEDERAL PRICES CONTROL WANTED 64 per cent in favor Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 22 April 1951, page 11 FEDERAL PRICES CONTROL WANTED 64 per cent in favor AUSTRALIANS want Federal price control irrespective of the party returned to power. A Gallup Poll this month shows that majorities in all States would, vote to reverse the 1947 Prices Referendum. In this survey three questions were asked and replied to as follows: FuM price control Question. "Would you favor, or oppose, again haying full price control, as during the war?" Voting was. In favor., 72 pc; opposed 22 pc; no opinion,- 6 pc.' Those in favor comprise nine out of 10 of those who will vote Labor next Saturday and six out o£ 10 of those who will vote Liberal-CP. Pegging of wages Question.' "If full price control is brought in again, do you think wages- should, or. should not, also be controlled?" Nine out of 10 men and eight out of 10 women said, "Yes, control wages if prices are pegged." Voting was. For wage control, 82 pc; against, 11 pc; no opinion, 7 pc, . .On this qu est i-'o n, answers of Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters, as groups, are almost .identical. Prices referendum Question. "Price, control . is now run >by the States. If a referendum were held on giving the Federal Government power to control prices in peace-time, would you vote 'Yes,' in favor, or 'No,' against?" . U n e x pectedly, the "Yes" vote was higher among men (70 pc) than among women (59 pc). The Australia - wide vote was. Yes, 64 pc; no, 24 pc; undecided; 12 pc. This compares with only 51 pc. "Yes" in a similar Gallup Poll six months ago. t Of those who will vote Labor next Saturday, eight "of 10 would vote "Yes" at a prices referendum. So would six out of 10 Liberal voters.."}
{"id":230067580,"text":"12 Apr 1951 - Even bigger following for Libs., poll shows Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 12 April 1951, page 1 Even bigger following for Libs., poll shows A Gallup Poll shows that the Liberal and - Country parties are supported by an even bigger pro- portion of electors than at the last Federal election 76 months ago. The poll, taken 12 days ago, covered six States. The 1680 people interviewed were asked theit opinion after Mr. Chif-ley's policy speech had . been made, BSMHRRffland before IjMRjSlMr. M e n -myQyzies' had been announced. 49 In the 100 saU they would vote Liberal-CP. 44 in the 100 supported Labor. One in the 100 Independents. Six in the 100 were undecided. The undecided people can be divided either proportionately, or as they voted in 1949. ' -Both methods give the same figures, which, as shown below, represent' a slight swing to Liberal-CP, as compared with the last Federal election. ' 1949 Gallup election Poll pc pc Liberal-CP 50 52 Labor 48 . 47 , Independent 2 1 The poll figures, of course, show the position four weeks before Election Day. . The campaign may yet affect the , vote materially, especially as the poll found a considerable difference, between the voting intentions of men and women, as shown by the next table. 0 Men Women pc pc Liberal-CP 51 47 Labor 42 45 Independent 1 1 . Undecided 6 7 An analysis of the possible extent of such last-minute switching, and its likely effect on the election result, ! will . be pubf lish'ed next' Sunday in the Sunday Sun. The poll will conduct two more surveys before the election. The next, confined to 15 marginal seats, will begin tomorrow. It will be a small experimental survey of .only 300 interviews, with people chosen at random by the new "probability" method. The result will be published in The Sun three or ' four days before, the election. . ... ' The final poll will be Australia-wide, and will be in the .weekend before the election. The result will "be published in The Sun on the day before the election.'-Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230067821,"text":"04 Mar 1951 - A majority against Jap rearmament Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 4 March 1951, page 15 A majority against Jap rearmament Australians are almost two to one against allowing Japan to rearm, a Gallup Poll shows. Sentiment against Japan is particularly strong among women, 63 per cent of whom voted against allowing her to have an army. Among political groups, Labor voters were 65 per cent against, and Liberal-Country Party voters 50 per cent against."}
{"id":230068189,"text":"23 Apr 1951 - Liberals will hold seats survey shows Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 23 April 1951, page 3 Liberals will hold seats h-survey shows Liberal Party members with marginal seats in the ; capital cities are likely to receive unchanged support next Saturday, a special Gallup Poll discloses. | in this survey, made |j,'o weeks before election jiy, the Gallup Poll in-| -.viewed 334 electors in ie 15 weakest Liberal ty seats. The survey; as simply an , experi-ient to test the accuracy ; the new "probability" lethod of sampling. In the following table-ie resultant figures are inipared with the 1949 lection result in the .15 lectorates covered, as a roup: — ' Lab. Lib; Ind. pc pc pc lection 1949 45 54 1 Probability" Poll 44 55 1 As so few people were interviewed, some differ-' ence between the Gallup Poll's figui'es and the election result must be expected. It is noteworthy, however, that a similar sti'vey befoi'e the 1949 election proved accurate. Two groups; , Thj 15 electoi'at'es covered by . this "probability" poll comprise two groups: (1) Won by Liberals with-less than 55 pc in 1949: —Bowman and Griffiths in Brisbane, St.. .George in Sydney., Higipbotham and Isaacs ixx Melbourne, Kingston and Sturt in Adelaide, and Swan in Perth. (2) Won by Libex-als with between 55-60 pc in 1949:— Lilley in Brisbane, Bennelong,Evans, Evans, Lowe and North Sydney in Sydnqy, Henty in Melbourne and Denison in Hobart. Some of the mem- bers for those electorates, of course, will do better next Saturday than in 19.49, and some will do worse. Indeed, some of the eight seats iii the "under 55 pc" group may pass to -Labor. The Gallup Poll's figures, however, indicate that there will be little over-all change, with gains' probably offsetting losses. No weak seats The survey was not extended to cover Labor's weak seats ' because an increase in the present Liberal-CP majority ' in the- House of Representa"-tive- would be of no consequence. In this survey interviewers were required to interview pax-ticular people. The central office of the Gallup Poll used a mathematically random method to decide in advance where those people lived. In comparison, the "quota" method normally used by Gallup Polls throughout the world requires each interviewer to obtain opinions from certain; quotas, or numbers, of people of particular economic-types,ages ages axid sex. That method has always 'proved accurate in Australia, but the Australian Gallup Poll is coiilinually experimenting with -new methods, such as "probability." A final Australia-wide Gallup Poll on- election pxospects " .(using the "quota" method) has just been completed and the result will be published in The Sun Friday."}
{"id":230068194,"text":"23 Apr 1951 - Editorial Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 23 April 1951, page 3 Editorial — — — r WHY UNIONISTS WANT SECHET SAULOTS That most Australian unionists are heartily sick of the petty interruptions which dislocate their work and their lives is proved convincingly by the result of a Gallup Poll published in The Sun-last Friday. Members of trade unions were asked two questions — whether they favored secret ballots before striking, and whether they preferred ballots for strikes or office-bearers to be controlled by the union itself or the Commonwealth Electoral Office. The result showed that 85 per cent were in favor of secret ballots and 57 per cent in favor of control by the Electoral Office. The great majority of unionists, it is obvious, want to go on working without strikes .or diminished pay-envelopes. More than eight out of every 10,. iri other words, want what Mr. Menzies has promised them and what he has already tried to give them. V ' The clear-sighted unionist, which means the majority, knows that the, ' ; problem "of interruption to industry is interlocked with the problem of high prices. Inflation and high prices are caused by low production. Coal production; for instance,, is far below the needs of industry. The clear-sighted unionist can see also that those unions which are , controlled by communists are the unions which cause strikes and therefore inflation.The The answer is the secret ballot before stopping work — the same i essentially democratic principle by which this country will elect its 1 Government next Saturday. I"}
{"id":230068658,"text":"20 Apr 1951 - PRE-STRIKE BALLOTS ARE IN PUBLIC FAVOR Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 20 April 1951, page 3 PRE-STRIKE BALLOTS ARE IN PUBLIC FAVOR A law to make all trade unions hold secret ballots before striking would be favored by eight out of 10 electors, a Gallup poll reveals. Ihose in favor comprise 9 out of 10 Liberal-CP voters and more than 7 out of 10 Labor voters. The poll alsoshows that the public wants the Electoral, Office to. control important trade union ballots. . The Labor Farty's' rejection of the Menzies' Government's Bill for secret trade union ballots was one of the causes of the 'present election. ' : To see how the public felt about it, the Gallup Poll has asked two questions.- '(1) (1) "Would you favor or oppose; a law -to make all trade unions hold secret- ballots before striking;?"':. ' ' People answered: In favor 81 per cent Against 10 per cent No opinion 9 per ceiit (2) "When a. trade union is electing its officebearers, orvoting on, a strike, who do you think should control the ballot — the union itself or . the 'Commonwealth electoraloffice?" office?" People answered: Electoral office 58 pc The union 28 pc No opinion 14 pc Of those without opinions on these two questions,. 4 out of 5 are women. Members of trade unions are 85 pc in favor Of secret ballots, and 57 , pc in favor of control by the Electoral Office. Australian Public Opinion Polls, 362 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230070792,"text":"30 Apr 1951 - ACCURACY OF GALLUP POLL SURVEY Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 30 April 1951, page 2 ACCURACY OF GALLUP POLL SURVEY It MELBOURNE, Mon-day. — The Gallup Poll, as in every election since 1943. correctly predicted which party would win the Federal election. W also correctly predicted that Liberal-CP had a good chance of a Senate majority in Queensland. . Mr. Roy Morgan, director of the Australian Gallup Poll, said today it was much too early to tabulate accurately in terms of percentages. A detailed comparison between Gallup Poll figures and House of Representative votes Viould be published in a few days."}
{"id":230073781,"text":"24 Apr 1951 - POUND REVALUATION FAVORED, POLL SHOWS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 24 April 1951, page 6 POUND REVALUATION FAVORED, POLL SHOWS People Who have given any thought to the exchange between the Australian and English £ are overwhelmingly in favor of parity, the Gallup Poll finds. A lot of , people, of couYse, never think about the exchange rate. Gallup Poll interviewers, therefore, broached the subject by asking people if they had considered whether . the exchange rate between our £ and the English £ should be altered. More than a third of the men and half of the women admitted they had never thought of it. Those who had given it some consideration were asked whether they thought the exchange rate should be altered or not. And those who said they wanted it altered were asked what exchange rate they favored. Parties agree It will be noted that this method of questioning avoided mentioning either parity or the present 25 pc exchange on sterling. Combined answers to the three questions show a seven-to-one vote for "parity," as against "no change": — 40 pc favor parity. 7 pc favor a change short of parity. 6 pc oppose any change. 47 pc either have not considered it or are uncertain. Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters, as groups, gave almost identical answers. Even among farmers opinion leans toward parity. Many farmers, of course, don't produce for export. Others may feel that cheaper imports and steady costs would be preferable to the present 25 pc exchange and rising costs. City Town Farm pc pc pc Favor: Parity 44 40 31 Some change 8 5.6 No change 5 8 -11 No opinion 43 47 52 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230073795,"text":"24 Apr 1951 - Poll shows Fraser may lose Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 24 April 1951, page 10 Poll shows Fraser may lose The Liberal Party claims that it will win the Labor-held seat of Eden-Moriaro, following a recent Gallup Poll survey. The survey disclosed a 1 pc swing to Liberal, and the Liberal Party is confident that this is all that is needed for Alexander' Keys to defeat the sitting member, A. D. Fraser. In the 1949 election, Fraser had a majority of only 487 votes. There are almost 38,000 voters in the electorate. Liberal Party general secretary Carrick declared today, "April 28 will see a new Liberal seat." Although Labor supporters agree the result will be close, the party is confident that Fraser will hold the seat. Eden-Monaro is one of six NSW Labor-held seats the Liberal Party hopes to win. Labor Party officials refuse to forecast what borderline seats they hope to wrest from the Government, but it is known that they expect to win, at least, North Sydney and Lowe, and possibly Evans."}
{"id":230075679,"text":"15 Mar 1951 - POLL SHOWS ELECTORS SUPPORT MENZIES Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 15 March 1951, page 7 POLL SHOWS ELECTORS SUPPORT MENZIES The Menzies Government would ( have won if an election had been held last month, Gallup Poll figures indicate. The survey was not maae by the usual method of asking people how they would vote if an election were held. Instead, people were asked in February to name their c hoiceJfflWWJ| for lead-pMBHBrafl e r o t h e i r QSSSZt# Party in Federal Parliament. In doing so. 51 per cent identified themselves with Liberal-CP and 48 per cent with Labor. The other 1 per cent said they were Independents. These figures compare closely with the election result 15 months ago, as shown in the first line below. They also compare closely with Gallup Poll figures obtained in November and December by asking people, "Which party would you vote for at a Federal election today?" Lib.-CP Lab. Others pc pc pc Election, 1949 50 48 2 Gallup Polls: Nov., 1950 50 49 1 Dec., 1950 52 47 1 Feb., 1951 51 48 1 The next Gallup Poll on election prospects will be conducted soon after Easter. The finding will be published in The Sun immediately answers have been counted. - The voting on the question of Party leaders, referred to above, will be published in The Sunday Sun next Sunday. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230077749,"text":"20 Feb 1950 - SUNDAY FILMS 'OUT' Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 20 February 1950, page 6 iSUNDAY FILMS 'O UT'J [?] Most Australians remain steadfast in opposing picture shows on Sunday evening, surveys by the Gallup Poll show- "Do you think picture theatres in this district should be open, or closed on. Sunday evening?" That is the wording of the question put to people throu ghout thp> 1p>nfth and breadth of the Commonwealth. "Keep them closed" was the answer of 57 per cent, which compares closely v/ith a similar Gallup Poll in 1945: — MOVIES SUNDAY EVENING 1945 Now pe pc Oppose them 57 56 Favor them 37 39 Undecided 6 5 Opposition to Sunday pictures is particularly strong among women, of whom 60 per cent answered, "Keep them closed." In all States except 'WA more than 50 per cent of the cross-sections of people interviewed are opposed to Sunday pictures. In WA, however, opinion is fairly evenly divided. . . Young people in favor On this question, young people have quite a different opinion from their elders. Slightly more than half of those in their twenties want picture shows on Sunday evenings, but opposition comes from 55 per cent in their thirties and forties, and from 63 per cent of people "fifty and over." Only 2 per cent of the people interviewed live in districts where picture theatres open on Sunday . evenings. They are 5 to 4 in favor of opening. (Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne)"}
{"id":230078813,"text":"24 Feb 1950 - Gallup Polls have proved accurate Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 24 February 1950, page 8 Gallup Polls have proved accurate You can be proud of Australia's Gallup Poll, which has correctly predicted: — ( 1 ) That -Labor would win the 1946 Federal election with a vote of 54 per cent (actual 53.1 per cent). (2) That Liberal-CP would win the 1949 Federal election With a— vote of 50 per cent tactual 50.2 per cent). (3) That the "Fourteen Powers" Federal referendum in 1944 would be defeated with a "No" vote of at least 53 per cent (actual 54.7 per -tent). (4) That of the three refer-endums in 3 946, only one (Social Services) would be carried. (5) That 6 o'clock closing would win the 1947 NSW Hotel Hours referendum, with a vote of 63 per cent (actual 62.4 per cent). (6) That the 1948 Price and Rent referendum would be defeated with a "No" vote of 62 per cent (actual 59.4 per cent), and (7) That the Victorian Labor Government would be defeated in 1947 (percentages for key seats were accurate within 1 per cent suburban and 3 per cent country)."}
{"id":230080567,"text":"14 Feb 1950 - Equal pay for sexes supported, poll shows Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 14 February 1950, page 16 Equal pay for sexes supported, poll shows [?] Men and women on similar jobs should be paid the same, three out of four people told interviewers for the Australian Gallup Poll recently. The question which prompt- ed those replies was: If a woman is doing the same kind of work as a mail, and doing it well, do you think she should be paid the same wages as a man, or less? Of women 77 per cent answered "same wage," and 70 per cent of men agree with them, resulting in combined answers as follows: — 74 per cent favor equal pay. 23 per cent oppose it, and 3 per cent, are undecided. Those figures are almost the same as a Gallup Poll finding on a similar question in 1944, when 72 per cent said they favored equal pay for the sexes. In the latest survey, 80 per cent, of Labor voters and 67 per cent of Liberal-CP voters answered "pay them the same." The minority who think a woman should be paid less than a man, were asked: "What part, or percentage of a man's pay should she get?" Answers averaged slightly over 70 per cent of the man's wage, the same as in 1944. Issued by Aus.t. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":230081697,"text":"12 Feb 1950 - A Gallup Poll on housing Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 12 February 1950, page 17 A Gallup Poll on housing One Australian family in five is dissatisfied witfy its house and would mov£ tomorrow if possible, according to a Gallup Poll. "We ard -satisfied with out? present housing," said 7® per cent of those interviewed. "We are not housed satisfactorily. and "would move tomorrow if we could," said. 21 per cent. "We arfe not satisfied, but will remain here for a year or so," said three per cent. The position is much the same in all States, except that in South Australia more than 80 per cent of the families surveyed are sab isfied with their houses"}
{"id":230167685,"text":"25 Mar 1950 - Music Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 25 March 1950, page 5 Music By J. E. ASHTON IF musicians were asked in a Gallup Poll to decide what man had contributed most through his writings to the ad-vancement of musical scholarship. in the last decade there's no doubt the poll would show Sir Donald Tovey's name among the first three. In fact, having regard to Tovey's wide range and depth of know-ledge and thought on so many musical subjects it is question-able whether most musicians wouldn't recognise his claims to complete leadership. His repu-tation and influence, though well established during his lifetime, have grown almost beyond measure since his death 10 years ago. Today we find composers, lec-turers, programme annotators and musical philosophers quoting his judgments as those of the final arbiter on technical problems. Should there be, for instance, any dispute over the key of the second subject in a Brahms sym-phony movement or the formal arrangement of a Mozart piano concerto the doubt may be settled once and for all by recourse to Tovey. In this way there has de-veloped, within the last few years, something amounting to what may be called the "Tovey Cult." Those who devote themselves to its practice owe a great deal to its leading promoters, Dr. Ernest Walker, Mr. R. C. Trevel-yan and Mr. Hubert Foss. Mainly as a result of the indus-try and enthusiasm of this trio practically everything that Tovey wrote (from his Encyclopaedia Britannica articles to his sporadic magazine sketches) has been gath-ered together and published in book form. Shrewd thought Of the most recent garnering of wisdom from the Tovey pen, Essays and Lectures On Music (Oxford University Press), it may quite justly be said that it affords even richer evidence of varied scholarship and shrewd thought than some earlier volumes. Pas-sages in several of Tovey's lec- ! tures, reprinted here, make it abundantly clear that what Tovey learnt technically from his old teacher Sir Hubert Parry, was by no means wasted on him. In fluency of literary expression and power of closely-reasoned thought he is fully equal to Parry, but he lacks. Parry's broad per-sonal interest in human life gen-erally and in the lives of the composers in particular. Such a book as Parry's great life of Bach, with its warm, strong understand-ing of the subtle links between a man and his works, was quite be-yond Tovey. Haydn and Schubert The line of literary activity which Tovey followed most suc-cessfully, was descriptive analy-sis and detailed research into questions affecting the histori-cal and philosophical background of musical creation. On the historical side the articles on Haydn's chamber-music and Schubert in the book | under review undoubtedly offer some of Tovey's best examples of illuminating discus-sion and sound appreciation of musical values. His remarks on the "glorious contents" of Haydn's unduly neglected piano trios could well be taken to heart by local ensemble groups who might feel encouraged to resurrect these works. (Our copy from Grahame Book Company, Sydney.)"}
{"id":230170748,"text":"16 Mar 1950 - PUBLIC WOULD VOTE \"YES\" POLL REVEALS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 16 March 1950, page 28 PUBLIC WOULD VOTE YES POLL REVEALS .. The Metrnziies' -Government's proposed referendum (to preclude nationalising aimy industry without the specific consent of the public) wiM' receive an oyerw helming "Yes"' yote# an Australia-wide Gailflup iPollll shows. . As always in Gallup Polls, fully representative cross-, sections of men and women were interviewed in this survey. They were reminded that the 'Federal Government planned to make it impossible to nationalise any industry, unless a referendum is held first, "they were then asked: Would you faVor, or oppose, altering the Constitution, .so as to prohibit any nationalisation without a special referendum? Nine out of 10 Liberal-CP voters and two out of three Labor voters answered "Favor," their combined answers being: 75 per -ceqs answered "Favor," implying they would vote " Y es" at this year's referendum to alter the Constitution. / 17 per cent answered "Oppose," and 8 per cent were undecided. In every State, at ieast seven out of 10 people answered "Favor."It's It's possible, of course, that . many Labor voters will decide later to switch— to support a Labor Party "No" - ticket. Nevertheless, . on these figures, the referendum is likely to be carried in all six States, for only the fourth time since Federation. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion, Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":230172095,"text":"30 Mar 1950 - Family of four costs £896 a week Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 30 March 1950, page 15 Family of four costs £8'9'6 a week Cost of keeping a family of four has risen in the last year by £1 weekly to £8/9/6, according to the latest Gallup Poll. A hopeful sign, however, is that only a quarter of the increase has occurred in the past six months, from July to February, despite devaluation and the high price of exports. In its six-monthly survey t%) find out what it is costing the; average family of four to keep in health and live decently, the Australian Gallup Poll again asked a cross-section of people in all six States: — In your opinion- what is the smallest amount .a family of four needs each week, to meet -all expenses, including rent? Comparison of answers with similar Gallup Polls, made at intervals since the war, shows that, whereas it took four years from 1945 to 1949 for living costs to climb by £1/0/8 to £7/8/7, inflation occurred four times as quickly last year: — 1945, March £6 7 11 1946, February .... £6 10 0 1949, February .... £7 8 7 1949, July £8 4 1 1950, February £8 9 6 In the latest survey, only 2/- separated the average estimate by men (£8/10/6) and women (£8/8/6). The people interviewed were also asked how many adults and children were in their families. Analysis shows that the estimated cost-of-living of( those who themselves are in families of four is £8/11/1— within 1/7 of the cross-section's estimate of £8/9/6. Identical answers As usual, estimates below the average of £8/9/6 were given by unskilled workers and their wives (£8/7/-), pensioners (£8/2/1) and farm dwellers (£7/17/1). White-collar workers again gave the highest estimate (£8/13/4). The same people were asked how much food was costing their families each week. Rather surprisingly, their average answer of £4/9/11 represents an increase of .only 2/4 compared with August last, when the average answer was £4/7/7. Men and women, as groups, gave almost identical answers, and the following table shows what is being spent on food each week by families of different sizes: — One in family .... £2 0 10 Two in family .... £3 9 10 Three in family .... £4 6 5 Four in family .... £4 15 9 Five or more . . . . £5 11 5 Average now . . . . £4 9 11 Average in August £47 7 Analysis by the occupations of breadwinners shows little difference between the weekly food bills of the families of employers (£4/16/3) and of skilled workers (£4/13/7). However, less is being spent on food by families of white-collar workers (£4/6/2), farmers (£4/6/2) and unskilled workers (£4/3/7). Taking answers Of only those who are themselves in families of four, this table emerges: — Total Rent living Food clothes cost alone - &c. 1949', Aug.— £8/5/5 £4/13/6: £3/11/11 1950, Feb.— £8/11/1 £4/15/9 £3/15/4 Increase — 5/8 2/3 3/5 . — Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":230205893,"text":"12 Jun 1952 - ALL STATES IN FAVOR OF LOTTERIES Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 12 June 1952, page 25 ALL STATES IN FAVOR OF LOTTERIES [?] In. all States there are overwhelming majorities in favor of State lotteries, the Gallup Poll finds. : Over the whole of . Australia opinion is:— ' 85 pc favor State lotteries, 11 pc oppose them and -4 pc no opinion. ; ' ; . "Assist ; hospitals' iahd other . charfe--ties" is the-: usual argument. In Vic- toria and South Austra--lia many people said: "Keep our money in the State." "In favor" majorities in the States are: WA 90 pc, NSW 88 pc, Queensland 87 pc, Victoria 82 pc, SA 74 pc and Tasmania 92 pc/ The question in the mainland States' was "Do you favor, or. oppose,: having a Government lot-.. tery in this/ State?" ; . Ih' Tasmania/.however, the question : referred' simply ro "having a . lottery in this State." ' . A particularly ' , high "favor" vote of 96 pc comes from Roman Catholics, followed -by. Anglicans 89 pc, Presbyterians 86 pc, Baptists 79 pc, and Methodists 72 pc. State lottejies are wanted by nine out of every 10 Labor voters and 'by eight out of every 10 Liberal-CP . voters. There is practically no difference between the opinions of men and women. r' In answer to a. further! question: "Do. you eyer. have a ticket in a lottery?" 87 pc said "Yes;" ' Of those who have had a ticket, more than nine out of every 10 favor State-run lotteries. — Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":230207795,"text":"25 Jun 1952 - RESTRICTIONS ON CREDIT AFFECT ONE IN EVERY SIX Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 25 June 1952, page 22 RESTRICTIONS ON CREDIT AFFECT ONE IN EVERY SIX Almost one person in every six is being affected by tbe Government's credit restrictions, the latest Gallup Poll shows. In" this Australia- wide survey, people in all walks of life and ecofecmic circumstances! were asked whe th er they h a d been " affected bythe the ..credit restrictions now being enforced. 16 in every 100 answered "Yes," ' Each one who said 'Yes' was asked: "How, in particular, are you affected?" . ; "Most answers came under three headings:— Business: Volume of business reduced: can't get credit to replace materials ' and machinery. Housing: Can't buy, or sell, he uses: Employment:;.:' Out of work, less- work about. Analysis, by occupations shows that the largest group affected are professional people and. business managers. Next in order are owners of small businesses, followed by, skilled artisans, and then farmers. Liberal voters in 1951 outnumber Labor voters by almost 2... to 1 among those who are feeling the credit squeeze. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":230213677,"text":"25 May 1952 - AUSTRALIAN FAVORED AS NEXT G-G Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 25 May 1952, page 12 AUSTRALIAN FAVOREB AS NEXT G-G SIR JOHN LATHAM I T . - % MOST people want the next Governor-General to be a prominent Australian, the Gallup poll finds. . The 1750 people interviewed in this survey were handed cards listing six suggestions. Preferences were: A prominent Australian .... 48 pc. Viscount M o u nt-batten 18 pc. Field-Marshal Montgomery . . 12 pc. The Duke of Windsor 11 pc. Lord Bruce ... 6 pc. Someone else . . 5 pc. People who answered "A prominent Australian" or "Someone else" were asked if they had anyone in particular' in mind. Sir William McKell, Sir John Latham and Sir John Northcott top the list of prominent Australians. The Queen Mother was most often mentioned of the others. Labor voters are particularly keen for another Australian as Governor-General, but Liberal-CP voters might prefer Viscount Mountbatten.Lib-CP Lib-CP Labor voters voters pc pc Australian 30 62 Mountbatten 28' 11 Montgomery 14 10 Bruce 13 3 Windsor 8 11 Others 7 3 (Aust Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melbourne.)"}
{"id":230213948,"text":"08 May 1952 - Price control favored on clothing Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 8 May 1952, page 19 Price control favored on clothing Most people want price control on clothing continued, the Gallup Poll announces. In an Australia-wide survey in recent weeKs, 53 pc said, "Continue price control on clothes," 35 pc said, "End it," and 12 pc were undecided. South Australia is the only State where opinion is divided on this question. In the Australia-wide vote. Liberal-CP supporters lean only slightly toward having price control on clothes, but Labor voters are two to one in favor of it. The most common attitude is that prices would rise if decontrolled. On the other nand, it was argued that all controls should go and that uncontrolled prices would right themselves. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230222114,"text":"30 Aug 1953 - GALLUP POLL: more Jap goods wanted Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 30 August 1953, page 56 iGJUXOlr POLL: more | I Jot goods wanted I ALMOST six out of ten Australians think | we should buy more cottons, crockery, 1 | fish and other goods from Japan, to help j 1 them pay tor our wool. . I, A Ganup Poll vote was: 1 I 57 pc iavor importing more trom japan. 36 pc oppose it, and - ' I | 7 pc have no opinion. | I The "favor" vote came from 61 pc of men | 1 and 53 pc of women. i 1 It came from 65 pc of Liberal-CP voters, 1 and from 53 pc of Labor voters. = I This favorable attitude differed from that = i of Australians toward installing Japanese plant i 1 in the Snowy River scheme. That was . opposed | = by 62 pc in a Gallup Poll in June. | I In the latest survey usual comments were: — | "Promote trade everywhere." "It might _ make | I things cheaper." "It would be only fair," or 1 | "Help sell our wool." I 1 On the 'other hand, the minority usually 1 | said, "All goods from Japan are inferior," or "I | | dislike Japs." 4 I | Aust Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., | | Melbourne. f SUHMMIIIItllllUlllllllllllltllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIIIMIIIIIIHHIIIIItltlllllMHIIMIIHIMIMIIIIIIIMIHMIHIIIIIHIIHIIIItlllllllHIHIn"}
{"id":230222712,"text":"28 Jul 2004 - ELECTION DATE Tharunka (Kensington, NSW : 1953 - 2010), Wednesday 28 July 2004, page 1 ELECTION DATE Journalists vow to cover election on 7 August anyway P RIME MINISTER John Howard confounded the pundits by not calling a Federal election for 7 August. In response, Australia's journalists, most of were tipping a 7 August poll date, have pledged to undertake election coverage that day whether or not voting takes place. The ABC, Seven and Nine will run live coverage from AEC headquarters in Canberra from 6:30pm, while pollsters from Newspoll and Roy Morgan will conduct exit polls in dozens of deserted schoolyards. The Sun-Herald and Sunday Telegraph will announce the winner in their 8 August editions. Regardless of the result, commercial television stations will use 9 August to announce a package of reforms involving fixed 13-week terms of office and more concealed cameras in Parliament House, m"}
{"id":230224058,"text":"23 Aug 1951 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS OVERWHELMING \"YES\" VOTE IN ALL STATES Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 23 August 1951, page 2 GALLUP POLL SHOWS OVERWHELMING "YES" VOTE IN ALL STATES Overwhelming majorities in all States will vote "Yes" on September 22 to ban the Communist Party, the Gallup Poll predicts. This month 1600 people have been interviewed by the Poll and nearly three out of four said they were likely, to vote "Yes." It is clear that the Labor Party will have to fight hard to get a worthwhile "No" vote, although the following comparison shows some change in the last six weeks: June Aug. pc pc Yes 80 73 No ..... . 12 17 Undecided . . 8 10 In every State about 70 pc of the people interviewed said they were likely to vote "Yes." The Australia - wide "Yes" figure of 73 pc comprises nearly nine out of 10 LCP voters and six out of 10 Labor voters. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230226600,"text":"29 Jul 1951 - Poll for volunteers Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 29 July 1951, page 11 Poll for volunteers A GALLUP POLL shows that 68 pc of Aus-ri tralian voters would favor volunteers for overseas service if war came The cross ""section of IjUU persons quesuoueu vere aslced: "If Australia were orce<l into another war, lo you think troops sent iverseas should be volun-eers or drawn by ballot rom all young men over certain age?" The draft system was pproved 'by 27 pc; 5 pc lad no opinion. Of the 27 pc minority, 34 pc were normal Liberal-CP voters, 19 . pc Labor voters. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 v Collins St.. Melbourne."}
{"id":230229587,"text":"02 Aug 1951 - ONE FEDERAL DIVORCE LAW FAVORED BY RELIGIOUS GROUPS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 2 August 1951, page 17 ONE FEDERAL DIVORCE LAW FAVORED BY RELIGIOUS GROUPS Big majorities, in all religious groups want one Federal divorce law for Australia, the latest Gallup Poll shows. All religious groups were correctly re-presented in oHeHuUBb a cross-section of 1600 men and women who were asked: — "Do you think each State should continue to have its own divorce law, or should we have one Federal divorce law for all Australia?" 80 pc of the men and 70 pc of the women favor having a Federal divorce law, and their combined answers follow: — Favor: pc One Federal law , . 75 State laws 14 No opinion 11 Those for a Federal divorce law comprise 72 pc of Labor voters and 80 pc of Liberal-CP voters. Among the religious groups, the vote for a Federal law varies from 81 pc of Presbyterians, down to 69 pc of Roman Catholics. No easy divorce To see what kind of Federal divorce law is wanted, Gallup Poll interviewers also asked: — (1) "Speaking generally, do you think getting a divorce should be easier or more difficult?" (2) "In your opinion, how many years should a deserted wife have to wait before getting a divorce?" (3) "And how many years for a deserted husband?" Majorities for easier divorce were found only among atheists and non-Christians, together about 3 pc of the community. Men and women, as groups, both tend to favor making divorce more difficult, resulting in the following Australia - wide vote: — Make divorce: pc More difficult . . . . 38 Easier 26 No change 24 No opinion 12 On the questions about the "period of waiting," there was no difference ao uctwccii ucaci icu men and deserted women. It seems that public opinion would support a reduction to two years, despite the opposition to easier divorce: —32 32 pc favor a year's wait, 19 pc favor two years. 27 pc favor three years, 6 pc favor five years, 3 pe favor longer, and 13 pc have no opinion. (Aust. Public Opinions Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb.)"}
{"id":230235679,"text":"12 Aug 1951 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 12 August 1951, page 31 [?] Tied houses ; i opposed MOST people think individuals: / '(not breweries) s h:o u 1 d own hotels. They believe public companies should continue to own and operate the breweries. -This opinion has been expressed to Gallup Poll interviewers. In a survey 1600 people were asked whether they thought breweries should continue to be owned and operated by . the present companies, or by" - .the Government. 56 per cent approve company-owned breweries; 24 per cent favor Government ownership,and and 20 per _ cent have no opinion either way. Hotel owners The same people were asked whom they favored as owners of hotel bars Most said they wanted "mine host" pubs, not nationalised hotels, or tied houses: — Individual owners are favored by . . 54 pc. State Governments 12 pc. Municipal Councils 8 pc. Companies . . . 7 pc. Breweries (tied ho, uses, ,15 pfs,, No opinion . . . . "" . 14 tic. " TAu's't." Public Opinion 'Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb.)"}
{"id":230236829,"text":"23 Feb 1949 - Close Federal poll likely—Labor swing Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 23 February 1949, page 6 Close Federal poll likely — Labor swing We're in tor a close Federal election this year, like the one in 1940, judging by an Australia - wide Gallup Poll just completed . Immediately it became known that more tax cuts were coming, interviewers for the Gallup Poll began asking people: If there are three candidates in your district at the next Federal election — one Labor, one Liberal and one Country Party — which is likely to receive your vote? 49 per cent said Labor; 36 per cent said Liberal; 10 per cent said Country Party; and 5 per cent made no selec-tion. Leaving out the indecisive 5 per cent, and assuming that-Independents again receive 3 per cent (as in 1946), the above figure may be re-stated as: — 50 per cent for Labor, 47 per cent for Liberal-CP, and 3 per cent for Independents. .Comparison Comparison with similar Gallup Polls over the last year or so shows a recovery in pro-Labor sentiment, which may be attributed to fading memories of bank nationalisation (announced August, .1947), or to the tax cuts. TREND SINCE 1946 ELECTION Lib. Labor CP Others pc pc pc Vote in 1946 53 44 3 Gallup Polls: 1£47 July 51 46 3 Dec. 46 50 4 1948 Feb. 46 50 4 May 47 51 2 1949 Feb. 50 47 3 The next table, however, suggests that the political pendulum is where it was in I 1940, when two Independents held the balance: — FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib. & Labor CP Others Election pc pc pc 1934 43 51 6 1937 46 48 6 1940 49 45 6 1943 ,54 32 14 1946 53 44 3 Gallup Poll 1949, Feb. 50 47 3 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":230244386,"text":"09 Jan 1949 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 9 January 1949, page 27 GALLUP POLL Most men help to wash up Almost six out of every 10 Australian men (56 per cent) claim to help frequently with the housework, according to a Gallup iron. The Gallup Poll asked men whether they helped with the , washing-up or other housework, and asked women .to confirm their claims. Of the women interviewed, 10 per cent said they did not have any menfolk in the home. Excluding these, the percentages of men's and women's answers averaged: 55 per cent said men frequently help with the housework. ® 30 per cent said they occasionally help.1 1 5 per cent said" they never help. J""}
{"id":230244701,"text":"13 Jan 1949 - Public divided on Government shipping Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 13 January 1949, page 7 Public divided on Government shipping Should Australia have a Government-owned shipping line? A recent Qallup Poll on that question shows public opinion divided. In the survey, taken in De- cember, interviewers found that four of every 10 people had not heard of the Federal Government's plan to run its own .line of ships, around the coast and oversea. Do you think Australia should, or should not, have a Government-owned shin-ping line? 39 per cent tbink Australia should have a Government-owned shipping line; 43 per cent oppose the plan; and 18 per cent are without opinions. Analysis by age groups ch/\\tirc fhof Annnoi+inn +n a Government shipping line is strongest among people aged over 50, who were electors when the Commonwealth Government Line was losing money: — Under 50 50 and Years Over Favor Govt. ships 41 pc 36 pc Oppose plan 41 pc. 50 pc No opinion 18 pc 14 pc Politics has a mgrked effect on people's opinions. Labor voters, as a group, strongly favor a Government shipping line, but Liberal-Country voters are strongly opposed: Labor Lib.- CP voters voters pc pc Favor Govt. ships . 57 22 r Oppose plan 25 66 No opinion 18. 12 v. The most 'common reason for opposing the plan is: "Too much loss on Government ventures." Issued ' by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":230343566,"text":"26 Nov 1950 - Majority favors price control Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 26 November 1950, page 19 Majority favors price control A Gallup Poll shows that three out of four people in Australia want price control. In New South Wales, Vic- toria and Queensland, most people want Federal price control. In South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania most want State control. But a' referendum for Federal price con' rol would probably be carried in all States. The poll indicates that 51 per cent- would probably vote "yes" at a referendum to give the Federal Government permanent power to control prices, 39 per cent would vote "no," and 10 per cent would be undecided. Of Labor voters, 61 per cent would vote "yes" and 30. per cent "no," with nine per cent undecided, while 48 per cent of " Liberal-Country Party voters would vote "no," 44 per cent "yes" and eight per cent would be undecided. A Labor bill for a prices referendum passed the Senate on November 1, and is now before the House of Representatives."}
{"id":230347555,"text":"19 Nov 1950 - Not many knew the Budget Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 19 November 1950, page 19 Not many knew the Budaet A Gallup Poll taken just . after Treasurer Fadden introduced the Federal Budget showed that 45 per cent of Australians had never heard of it. The Fadden Budget waS unknown to 34 per cent of men interviewed and 56 per ' cent of women."}
{"id":230352659,"text":"05 Jul 1953 - CANADA'S POLL ON NEW FLAG Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 5 July 1953, page 11 CANADA'S POLL ON NEW FLAG OTTAWA. Sat. In a Canadian Gallup Poll 35 pc favored the Union Jack as Canada's national flag. An entirely new flag was favored by 39 pc and the Canadian Red Ensign by 15 pc. — AAP."}
{"id":230352683,"text":"05 Jul 1953 - SHOULD CHINA SIT WITH UN? Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 5 July 1953, page 9 SHOULD CHINA SIT WITH UN? NEW YORK, Saturday. xn a uallup poll, 60 pc disapproved of giving Communist China a seat on the United Nations Organisation even if it concluded a truce. Disapproval of Amer- ica leaving the UN if China were given a seat was expressed by 62 pc. of voters.- -AAP."}
{"id":230397112,"text":"20 Mar 1973 - BITS of NEWS Tharunka (Kensington, NSW : 1953 - 2010), Tuesday 20 March 1973, page 6 ? THE FIRST-YEAR ALIENATION SYNDROME You can see them everywhere on campus, hastening slowly to lectures or anxiously awaiting some benevolent force to illuminate the mystery of MB 103 or CLB7. Timidly grasping clipboards, they hover fifteen minutes early outside closed doors and hope desperately that they're in the right place; once inside they rush discreetly so as not to be the only one without a seat. Many still fear the voice of authority directing them to "Take your feet off the chair, sonny," and consequently smoke, lounge or hold hands with a vaguely cautious nonchalance. Most are carefully dressed; many girls seem to have a new wardrobe for the occasion, and proceed carefully around the campus on self-willed platform sandals. On the other hand some are scrupulously unkempt, proudly exposing each daily millimetre of unregulated stublle. Two attitudes are dominant; the brash bravado of high-school heavies on the loose, or a slightly pazzled where-am-I look which tires to reassure itself with gay chatter when a fellow castaway is sighted. Many are almost pathetically grateful when spoken to, especially if they find they're not the only ones who haven't a clue why "e" equals delta Q over Q nought all over god-knows-what. Everywhere, a search for security prevails: where are the carefully nurtured high school cliques, the giggling or lecherous best friends, the highly developed social strata based on a senior uniform or captain's badge? Here is university at last, and the repressed H.S.C. victims from the Department of Education machine are adrift in a sea of freedom which puts them hopelessly out of their depth. Where is the bureaucracy the S.U. is always on about? Where is that comforting paternalism, that academic restriction said to be so stifling at N.S.W.? Oh for a breath of rules and regulations, of "Seniors Only," of "Kepp off the Grass," of "Do not knock on the staff room door." Far from dodging the staff, the main problem now is finding them in the bewildering micro-city of the campus. But despite all this, only a true-blue Head Prefect type with chronic gravel rash would really want to go back to those "good old" fooldays, embellished with eternal Assemblies, pledges and the National Anthem. Most are eager to adjust to this new and freer way of living and learning. Before long they'll be walking into lectures late as though it could happen to anyone, swearing graphically without an instinctive glance over the shoulder and finally overcoming that crazy urge to light up in the toilets. So next time you come across that aura of hesitant freedom, of apologetic curiosity, of timid yet gleeful release, say a few comforting words and pass on benevolently. In no time at all, with a little help from our friends, a dose or two of XL5 and a few more breaths of this clear Kensington air, you won't be able to tell us from the real thing. Melanie Newton, Arts I ? Thomas Forcade and Cindy Ornsteen, two members of the Zippie split-off from the Youth International Party, were arrested in New York City, February 13, on charges of possessing firebombs during the Republican Convention in Miami, Fla. last August. Supporters called the charge "pure political harrassment", saying they had been concocted to justify the Watergate break-in. According to one of the men who led the break-in at the Watergate Democratic Headquarters in Washington, DC, the raiders' purpose was to investigate "possible violence from radicals" at the Republican Convention. x- * * March 21, 1960 was when white SA police killed 69 Africans and injured 180 in a peaceful demonstation. The U.N. has declared it the International Day for Action Against Racism. newspapers . . . what a load of shit. We need a ministry of communication ... we have to feel each other out, sleep with each other, write, love, talk, fuck and get to know what each other are about. Claude and Peneloppe, l;ow about helping us write a weekly Tharunka. If you feel a bit lost wandering around the place, try talking to other students. If you are rebuffed, keep trying and you'll eventually find another human being. The Aquarius Arts Festival is being held in Nimbin on May 12—22. The festival is participatory and not consumerized. Unless you're prepared to give — no point in going. The Festival is a coming together of people from all over the land to share each other. It starts wherever you are. It has started at Nimbin and in various communities around the place, people are preparing. Even thinking about the basic concepts of the Festival is a pleasurable experience. The Festival is life. Sometimes, we must learn how to live. Paul ABORTION POLL Australian Nationwide Opinion Polls (ANOP) which very accurately predicted last year's Federal election results, has released the results of a national poll on abortion. The poll reveals that eighty-six percent of Australians favour abortion on demand or in certain circumstances. Twenty-five percent of people favoured abortion on demand, sixty-one percent favoured it in certain circumstances. These circumstances included: (in order of preference) danger to the life and health of the mother, danger to her mental health, risk of physical or mental deformity to the child, financial hardship, and the woman being the victim of rape, unmarried or immature, thirteen percent were against abortion in any circumstances, and one percent was undecided. Upon examination of the religion of the people interviewed in relation to their views, it was clear that the minority who opposed abortion in any circumstances was largely Catholic. Liberal voters also tended to be conservative, and Labor voters progressive in their opinions. There was little difference between the opinions of women and of men. Fifty-eight percent of people supported the setting up of abortion clinics such as that which Dr. Bertram Wainer set up in Melbourne recently. These results only confirm what was apparent at the time of the elections — that there is overwhelming support for the right of women to abortion. The Labor Party can only follow in the footsteps of the Supreme Court in the United States, in repealing laws which deny women the right to abortion, as the feelings of people on this issue can only become stronger. Intelligence, is spending some time at university, then realizing that a better life lies outside or even better not going there in the first place. * A- + Concessions of 10% are available from Mother Earth Record Shop, Belmore Rd, Randwick. Let's not blindly accept our future as dictated to us by BHP, GMH, ACI or the ALP. . . Let us choose a life-style of our own . . . one which encompasses freedom and to be at peace with ourselves and others. Let's head for the hills, while we can still breathe! Each week, on Tuesday, all over the campus - the white wooden boxes bear their precious fruit. Sometimes, it is worth wondering who reads papers and why they do so - because they are free, or because they are there! These are poor reasons for subjecting minds and eyes to the abuse which follows. Of course, if one is involved in the paper or has material in it, there is more motive for reading it. It would be nice of the 'people's paper' was overwhelmed by material and enthusiasm. How about it! ^ -A NOTE TO ALL TECHNOCRATS IN BODY OR SOUL. . . DO NOT EXPECT JOURNALESE DO NOT EXPECT PROFESSIONALISM DO NOT EXPECT unless you are prepared to give. * * • + the sun rising thru your hair helped me see another day A-Talk of the Generation Gap Have you ever been in a mixed group of people and been able to talk to those over 50 without any trouble, but those your own age have scorned you?? X- * The folk concert in Stage III on Thursday ended in a strange yet beautiful way. The concert was going well until the witching hour of 10 o'clock. Then the Union moved in and everybody left, only to remeet on the patio area downstairs. About 120 people then enjoyed a further 40 minutes of folk outside the building. The difference was noticeable — once away from the sterile barriers of the coffee lounge the people warmed to each other and enjoyed themselves more. The Labour Government has created many new Ministries and Departments requiring numerous staff. There were 1,000 applicants from graduates in NSW this year for positions with the Commonwealth Government. Vacancies only numbered 100 in Canberra and 23 in Sydney. So if you plan to graduate and work for the Government better have another think. If you have an opinion, let us know. ^ INFAKT That glorious piece of post Spearian hitecture that resides gracefully at the "bottom of Basser Stairs is the home of a novel student service. The purple and yellow bus in an oasis of human contact and information in a concrete wasteland. Infakt caters for all enquires, whether they apply to on or off campus problems - however mundane you think that may be (e.g. location of buildings, amenities etc.) - if it's important to you, it's important to us. Our information is aimed largely at ensuring that students are aware of what facilities are available to them. In addition to general information on cheap restaurants, contraceptives (and situation of Family Planning Clinics) and food lurks and perks we also have specialised information on ecology groups, drug referral centres, art supplies, poetry workshops etc. If your feelings are wounded and you need a friend, then come and see us, because really all strangers are just friends that you haven't met yet. But don't feel you have to invent a problem to come and look inside the bus and pick up information such as Concessions Books, Opunka cards etc. Open daily 10.00 - 2.00 hopefully longer (seé roster) - Pull the cord and bus 2044 is at your service. Vicki Whitehead Stephen Collocott * A glad sight is that T is still in love with 'Smuzy'. Although I found your film reviewer, Cynthia Rigg, to have written a splendid piece on the fun frolic "What's Up Doc?", I was aghast when I read her last paragraph. No student concessions indeed! Of course there are student concessions. I agree it would still be worth seeing if there weren't any, but since they are available you've got -no excuse not to see it. I repeat: $1 for any seat at any session except Saturday nights and public holidays. Show your Union Card. John Green, S.U. Concessions Officer. * * Bjelke-Petersen has been very vociferous in opposing the plans to relocate the Queensland, Niugini border concerning the Torres St. Islands. It turns out that 'Jo' is a major shareholder in Exoil Australia which has made application for prime leases in the area. DEBATING Debating can help you express yourself more clearly. You learn the use of logical arguments and how to marshall ideas quickly. It can also develop tolerance and seeing both sides of arguments. In arguing topics with which you disagree you have to reconsider your basic premises. It is a good exercise in confidence, so for more information leave your name at Programme Services, Blockhouse or contact Vic Solo on 663-1366 (B.H.). 'Semper Floreat at Queensland Uni has handed over an edition to "Harop" to publish a working manual for the Aquarius Survival Festival at Nimbun. They are after articles on yoga^ pegging tents. climbing mountains. video, acupuncture, recipes etc. They are also interested in Dr. Chen's methane farming and a list of companion plants. Any help you can give them would be appreciated . . . information from Tharunka-XU5 or contact "Harpo" c/o Graham Cathcart, Uni of Queensland Union, St. Lucia, 4067. DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING, EXCEPT A MIXED/VAG OF ÎOLDIES."}
{"id":230403997,"text":"17 Oct 1977 - THE POLITICS OF URANIUM Tharunka (Kensington, NSW : 1953 - 2010), Monday 17 October 1977, page 13 THE POLITICS OF URANIUM It is important to see the Government's decision to mine and export Australian Uranium in its proper political context. Uranium Mining is not just a social/ economic issue nor is it just a scientific issue. Rather, it has become, through the actions of the Frazer Government, one of the most important political issues to emerge in the Post-Vietnam war period. This has become quite clear ever since the Government made its unpopular decision to exploit yellow cake. The decision, a-devisive one, was just a further step in the Government's apparently deliberate plan to divide the community in preperation for an early - Unions : nd Uranium ir- election. For instance, the Industrial Relations Bureau can be used to great effect to undermine the fundamental right of workers to stike i.e. withdraw their labour in protest against decisions which are detrimental to their interests. The Union Movement is under constant attack by the Government and its supporters in the media. Legitimate demands behind union actions are obscured by claims that they are baseless or 'inconveniencing the public'. Every strike is now attributed to communist, or minorities in Unions -it's all a communist plot! A visitor to this country would be excused for thinking that Australia is still living in the Menzies/McCarthy days! The Government's intervention in the Air Traffic Controllers dispute is just one example of how far the Government is prepared to go in its desperate attempts to get political mileage at the expense of the legitimate and perfectly reasonable demands and rights of the Air Traffic Controllers. It is interesting to note that these people belong to one of the more conservative, white-collar unions - hardly the strike-happy militants they were made out to be! One of the reasons for the Government's attacks on the Union Movement is that given a particularly obnoxious image, the Unions would be the perfect scapegoats for Ihe Government's inability to deal with the current recession. It also enables the Government to make such outrageous claims to the Arbitration Commission as: Union's refusal to accept wage cuts is the reason why inflation goes on unabated and why unemployment is on the increase. However, to the Government's embarrassment, the Arbitration Commission repudiated its claims on the 22nd August when it handed down its decision after the last wage indexation hearing. In its decision the Commission stated that; "The causes of the present unemployment are complex ', and that in fact 'there had been some decline in real wages since May and June of last year . Moreover the Commission strongly questioned the Government's submission that lack of profitability caused by high wages was preventing economic recovery. Who can forget Ian Sinclair's racist remarks about British shop-stewards supposedly causing Australian workers to become restless, which all but implied that Australians cannot think for themselves. The Government's dole-bludgers propaganda has helped to deepen divisions in the community. Now we see worker against (unemployed) worker rather than unity to fight the Government's policies. It is against this backdrop of Government induced divisions, of media misrepresentation and of curtailed freedom and rights that the Government's decision to exploit Uranium has to be seen. The possibility of an early election and the failure of the Lynch budget to elicit favourable public response to the Government's handling of the economy made its decision to mine and export Uranium a timely one. Why was the decision made on Thursday August 25th with complete disregard for the recommendations of the Fox Report especially the one advocating a full public debate before any decision is made. The filial decision should rest with the ordinary man and not be regarded as the preserve of any group of scientists or experts, however distinguished. In making the decision to mine and export Uranium, the Government was trying to pre-empt possibility of a judgement by the Australian people as to whether Australian Uranium resources should be exploited. Broad sections of the community were incensed by the obvious infringement of their democratic rights. That no decision be taken ... until a reasonable time has elapsed and there has been an opportunity for the usual democratic processes to function. Further, it is reasonable to suggest . that prior to making its decision, the Government was fully aware of the likely reaction to such a decision. There is wide-spread and increasing opposition being expressed by informed sections of the community. It is important to note that the Morgan Gallup Poll figures for June of 1975, 1976 and 1977 showed that the percentage of the Australian community in favour of Uranium mining was 66%. 59% and 50% respectively. This is a 16% decline in those people who favour the Government's policy. This is significant in view of the fact that the only effective 'public debate' has been on the one hand, an advertising campaign instigated by the Uranium Producers' Forum with a declared funding of $800,000, and on the other, localised interest groups operating on virtually no budget at all, and relying on their strength of committment. The Gallop Poll figures become even more striking when it is considered that the U.P.F. advertising campaign reaches a huge percentage of Australian people through the commercial media, while those who oppose the Government's position have only individual or small group contact to rely upon. To get back to the Government's decision, it is our contention that the decision was premeditated, and designed to polarise the Australian community on the issue of Uranium. The Government, in their attempts to cover-up their economic mismanagement in relation f ; unemployment and inflation have advanced the mining and export . Uranium as the panacea for all the country's economic ills! The usual alliance between cons>.vative governments and the commer d media has served to facilitate this attempt at mass deception. The primary justification for the exploitation of Uranium, is the degree to which the economy will be helped, as 'The Australian' Friday August 26th put it: "20 billion dollar GO - 500,000 jobs expected with Uranium" Nowhere in the article was this substantiated. Indeed any realistic assessment of the benefits which could accrue to Australians from the decision to mine Uranium, must take account of the following factors :-The open cut method of mining is the method which will be employed in the mining of Uranium. This method of mining is machinery-oriented, it is not labour intensive. The first Fox Report stated (p. 77) that the Ranger Project would provide 600 to 1,000 jobs during the construction period dropping to a level of between 250 and 400 thereafter. The second Fox Report (p. 175), went further when it stated that The Uranium industry would be highly capital-intensive. It could provide, directly and indirectly, employment opportunities for several thousand people, but this would not make a very important contribution to total employment opportunities in the economy as a whole. One wonders whether the movement of capital funds from manufacturing, (labour intensive) to mining, (capital intensive) will, in fact, create even more rather than reduce unemployment in the manufacturing sector, thus cancelling out any small benefits which may result from mining. In the light of this, it is no wonder that the claims made by 'The Australian' seem difficult to substantiate! So who will benefit from the "20 billion dollar GO" ? The Australian public has been led to believe that enormous immediate economic bern. "its will flow from the decision to mine. Such a claim can be dismissed on several grounds. The Fox Commission itself calculated that the increase in Australia's national income generated by •exports would be 0.2% in 1980 rising possibly to 1.3% in 1990 if the industry •were to expand at the fastest possible rate (p. 174 second report). Now, it may be •argued that this percentage is substantial in relation to export earnings,^ the 'benefits from the export of Uranium, it has been suggested by the mining 'companies, will not accrue until a period of • three to seven years has elapsed. 'Notwithstanding this point, the question .still remains as to who will in fact benefit from the increased profit? The answer, as .in most other cases in the Australian economy, is a small tightly-knit group of companies existing in a complex network of control and investment. Any possible •flow-on to the 'average' Australian will be at best indirect. This possible benefit 'if it at all eventuates will be miniscule. The above assertion necessitates a 'lengthy discussion of corporate interests in the area of Uranium Mining. There is no scope for the development of this .argument in the present paper. The argument will, however be pursued in a .paper to be sub mitted to T harunka in the near future, devoted exclusively to •this issue. In the decision it is also claimed that 'substantial economic benefits will be reaped by the aboriginal population presently inhabiting the Alligator River area where mining will take place. In fact, the headlines of the 'Daily Telegraph' on .August 26th 1977, read "Stone Age Millionaires". The implications are a gross •misrepresentation of the situation. The aboriginal people have been given a 2.5% royalty on all Uranium mined. It has been predicted that aboriginals stand to benefit 'to the tune of $175 million over the next twenty years. Early calculations indicate as was reported in 'The Australian' •August 26th 1977, that ; "Every man, woman and child in the Arnhem Land tribe will get about , $6,500 a year." The actual benefits will however depend largely on the manner in which money is allocated. While the Government has stated that the 2.5% royalty will go to the aboriginals, in fact only 30% of the royalties will go directly to communities affected, a further 30%. will be chanelled into aboriginal welfare projects, and the remaining 40% will go into the administration of tribal lands. Thus, the assertion that aboriginals will become millionaires overnight is completely unfounded. The actual money accruing directly to the aboriginals, on the basis of media reports, will be little more than 52,000 a year (which is incidentially less than social service benefits). Further, the aboriginal people iiave been placed in the position of paying for the administration of their own land to the extent of approximately S2.500 per annum - per person and for the administration of their own welfare to the extent of S2.000 per annum - per person. The money which is supposedly going directly to the aboriginal people .will be administered through trust funds, giving them little access to and no •supervision over their own money. The framework advanced by the Government as being more than equitable compensation for the 'purchase' of aboriginal culture in a 'currency' that has no relevance to the aboriginal people becomes more tansparent in the light of submissions by Silas Roberts, the aboriginal cchairmann of the Northern Lands Council and a delegate to the Fox Commission, he stated: We aboriginals are not so interested in money as white people are. Our main interest is our life style and our culture, which of course includes our land. , n fact, mining will have far-reaching effects on aboriginal culture. This was recognized in the conclusions of the Fox Commission which stated: (p. 232 second report) The arrival of large numbers of white people in the region will potentially be very damaging to the welfare and interests of the aboriginal people. All the expert evidence on this matter was to the effect that ... the rapid development of a European community within, or adjacent to an aboriginal traditional society has in the past always caused the breakdown of the traditional culture and the generation of intense social and psychological stresses within the aboriginals. There is no evidence which convincingly S UM S demonstrates that the result in the region will be different. It is clear that the aboriginal people are again being treated by the Government as second-class citizens and are again being exploited in the interest of capital. They are again being deprived of the choice of the particular lifestyle they wish to lead . They are being denied any real say in the management of their own lands. The Government's economic justification» for Uranium mining is pitiful compensation for this. This should explain why the aboriginal people have consistently expressed opposition to mining. Indeed, four High Court actions have already been commenced by aboriginals seeking injunctions against mining operations. Finally it should be pointed out that in its conclusion Fox II stated • ''That the construction of mines in the region be commenced sequentially , at appropriate intervals', (p. 323). The Government has ignored this recommendation by giving a complete 'green light' to the exploitation of Uranium reserves. The "effects from this may be considerable. It will be impossible to assess the impact of mining on the aboriginal people and the damage which will result to the environment of the region as a whole until it is too late. Then the damage will be irreversible. Fraser's call on August 30th for dossiers to be collected on anti-uranium demonstrators is reminiscent of the Mc Carthy era. Dossiers would be a means of collecting unchallengeable information which could be used to damage the careers of individuals. No access is given to such files, so that any information which they contain could not be refuted. The threat of dossiers is therefore a means of curtailing the rights of individuals to protest peacefully. Moreover, the threatened resurrection of the Atomic Energy Acts, 1953, with its staggering powers illustrates the extremes to which the Government will be prepared to go to see its uranium policy implemented. The legislation (the details of which have been discussed in Thaunka 12.9.77 under the heading 'Repressive Legislation'), taken as a part of the government's broader "get-tough" programme is of special interest. The reintroduction of such legislation, designed to silence free speech in this country is an example of the way in which the force of law (in legitimation of the governments actions) is lent to an action which is wholly unjustified and repressive. Because something has the force of law the implication is that 'smashing of heads' and the silencing of dissent is legitimate and is good for the preservation of society. The government (i.e. vested interests) is not interested in the preservation of society except in so far as society means capitalist society in vested interests and private properly (and the mining companies are a major part of "society"). 1 he extent to which various legislations are repressive is a reflection of the necessity of the ruling class to control society, whilst under the guise of a free market situation. In times of protest, legislation like the Atomic Energy Act, is introduced (or reintroduced). When there is relative harmony (there is of course never real harmony) the use to which legislation is put appears as benevolent concessions from the real rulers of the country. When a power elite, such as the one which is in firm control of Australia at the moment is unable to see past their addiction (i.e. more and more profits at any cost) no programme of repression is too severe. One is left wondering what the next step will be."}
{"id":230408379,"text":"30 Jul 1959 - Yes, No, Maybe? Tharunka (Kensington, NSW : 1953 - 2010), Thursday 30 July 1959, page 7 Yes, No, Maybe? Galluping in the Eastern Suburbs CCORDING to a recent Gallup Poll, at A least two out of three Australians favour adding fluorine to their water supplies. These figures are significant and prove that Australians are keeping themselves informed and thinking about problems of the day. They confirm my own impressions from a survey I recently conducted on behalf of the breweries—part of their contribution to "Social Conscience Week" (organised by "Weekend"). The breweries are terribly keen about this sort of thing—ever since Asher Joel discovered that hotelkeepers spend most of their time praying and only pop downstairs occasionally to check the till. My survey was conducted among one hundred average Australian families living at King's Cross. They were asked the following questions: 1. Do you agree with the Theory of Relativity? 2. Other things being equal, would you be in favour of Gresham's Law? 3. Should we teach children the controversial Delta Hypothesis? The results of the survey are interesting: For Against Undecided Not at home 1. 24 68 7 1 2. 58 36 5 1 3. 21 75 3 1 Typical of the replies received were those from vivacious, lime-haired Betty Chunks (17) and her husband, rugged Digby "Laughing Boy" Chunks (57). They have four children and like swimming. They both agreed that relativity was a bad thing and could break up a happy marriage. To the second question they thought that Australia did not need any foreign laws. But they disagreed about the last question: Betty thought children should be taught all things to broaden their minds, but Digby felt this sort of education should be left to the parents. MARK M. BRAHAM."}
{"id":230427238,"text":"23 May 1988 - A TAX ON KNOWLEDGE Tharunka (Kensington, NSW : 1953 - 2010), Monday 23 May 1988, page 5 A TAX ON KNOWLEDGE E d u c a t i o n by H i r e - P u r c h a s e '„, /v.',, Many students are deeply concerned by proposals contained in the the recent Fédérai Government Report On Higher Education Funding, The Report of the Committee, chaired by Neville Wran, recommends that, from next year on, students In universities, colleges and some TAFE courses will pay 20% of the cost of their education (which the Government says will be between $1500 and $3000 in 1989, depending on the course), either up liront' as a fee or as an annual instalment paid on top of their normal income tax. If students elect the instalment plan, they will be taxed an extra 2% on their income once they start earning average weekly wages of $21,500 a year. The rationale for the Wran Committee report is the claim that both efficiency and social equity demand significant growth in higher education places, and that this growth cannot be funded from the public purse, because of the need for reduction in public sector expenditure. This argument is without validity. While higher education has sustained substantial funding cuts, declining from 1.73% of GDP in 1974-75 to around 1% in 1988, Commonwealth expenditure on private schools has increased considerably. Why can private schooling be expanded, while higher education is being restructured due to a lack of funds? Clearly, this is the the result of political choice, rather than economic necessity. The reason for allocating public resources to higher education is obvious - higher education Is a community benefit as well as a responsibility. Both private and public sectors benefit directly from higher education graduates, as well as from research, at no direct cost. Teachers, nurses, soclalworkers, laboratory technicians, geologists, solicitors, for example, are a valuable community resource, and all must undergo tertiary training. Siml-. larly to health, welfare, defence, law enforcement, the community as a whole benefits from higher education. Thus, the community, through the progressive tax system, should pay. Wran also argues against full public funding because it supposedly enables a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich, as students are (allegedly) overwhelmingly drawn from higher Income groups. It is difficult to reconcile this concern, with the Government's proposals to cut the highest marginal tax rate, and corporate rate fron\\ 49% to 40%. Coupled with longstanding loopholes in the tax system, "user-pays" education funding will further entrench Income redistribution in favour of the the already advantaged, with the resultant decline in contributions toward public programs. Thus, lower and middle income earners will continue to provide the greater share of Australia's tax burden. and be excluded from higher education as well. This is not equity. If it is the intention to make higher Income earners pay, then maintenance of the progressive tax system, at least at its present level, will ensure that the wealthy pay for education and that iower and middle Income earners are not disadvantaged by further taxes. Hawke's ALP= Another Liberal Party The Government has no mandate for a tuition tax. At the last election, the ALP went to the polls on a platform of free tertiary education. Opinion polls conducted since the the announcement of the Wran scheme indicate substantial community opposition-* A McNair-Anderson survey found that 71% of people questioned opposed a "special and additional tax after the completion of studies ", 82% of those interviewed between the ages of 14-17 opposed the scheme, as did 79% between 18-24 years. Nearly a quarter of those questioned said the issue was important enough to alter their voting habits. * A Saulwick Poll, conducted by the Sydney Morning Herald,showed that 49% of the respondents opposed "the proposal to to charge students an income tax surcharge of 2% when their income reach average weeklyj earnings, with only 46% approving. The executive of the ACTU says itj has "closed the door" on the proposal. The Victorian Premier. John Cain, with! the full support of the State Cabinet,! opposes the plan. The NSW Opposi-J tion Leader, Bob Carr. is opposed. The! Commissioner for Taxation is opposed. The Federal Parliamentary Caucus Committee on Social justice Policyl does not believe it will result in greater! equity. As a result of the opposition.! Dawkins has taken the extraordinaryj step of personally informing' 400,000 students by mail of the Wranj Committee recommendations. The I cost of of this exercise is equal to the! cost of providing up forty studentsj places next year. It's quite obvious from the recent! media coverage of the debate that thel Federal Labor' Ministry looks at three! things and three things alone whilel formulating its policy in the 1980's:[ the ballot box in marginal electorates, the current account deficit, andl appeasement of the power brokers in! Australian society. To rationalise the! imposition of user pays' schemes! such as the graduate tax andj privatisation. Hawke, Dawkins and co. have had to re-find the working dassi that they've been busily fucking over! for the last five years. Antony Sachsl (See page 8, for Returning the letter to the Sender.,.otherwise known as where to put Dawkins' letter)."}
{"id":230427450,"text":"20 Jun 1988 - A QUESTION OF CHOICE? Tharunka (Kensington, NSW : 1953 - 2010), Monday 20 June 1988, page 5 ? Access to safe Abortions threatened Laws against abortion deny women control over their own bodies. No one gets pregnant to have an abortion. At present in NSW women can get safe abortions. There are abortion clinics in NSW that provide excellent pre and post termination, nonjudgemental counselling. Abortion clinics don't convince people to have abortions- some women walk away from abortion clinics pregnant. Doctors can choose not to perform abortions. The Rev. Fred Nile, MLC, is attempting to change the existing abortion laws so that they are open to less interpretation. His draft Bill attempts to take away the right of women to use their own conscience to choose to have a safe abortion when faced with an unwanted pregnancy. The draft Bill is an attempt of the State to usurp the control of women over their own conscience and bodies. The Royal Commission into Human Relationships discussed the issue of abortion. " The Commission agreed with the Justice Lane report that: " To have to balance the life of the foetus against the health and well being of the mother and her existing children presents both patients and doctors with a dilemma, which challenges in a most acute and often agonising form, the individual conscience of both." However difficult this decision is , it still has to be made. It is irresponsible for our laws to be based on rigid assumptions which pre-empt the decisions individuals must make. The question of abortion is similar to many other human dilemmas in which the choices are made between conflicting moral values. In these instances the churches and other groups give guidance to their followers as to what they believe the correct moral decision is, but do not rely on the state to enforce these. " The Commission concluded that this should also be the situation with abortion. The Abortion Laws Now The legal situation regarding abortion is complicated. In Australia abortion law is a state matter. The legislative law, NSW Crimes Act Sections 82,83,84,is based on the English 'Offences Against the Person" Act of 1861. The Crimes Act specifies that an abortion is illegal only if it is performed unlawfully. The law is open to interpretation because it does not define what is lawful and what is unlawful. The last time that this law was interpreted, in a NSW District Court in 1971, Justice Levine defined the situation in which an abortion was lawful. His ruling established a legal precedent. He allowed that an abortion should be considered to be lawful if the doctor honestly believes on reasonable grounds that " the operation was necessary to preserve the woman involved from serious danger to her life or physical or mental health which the continuance of the pregnancy would entail", and that in regard to the mental health the doctor may take into account " the effects of economic or social stress that may be pertaining at the time". Levine also specified that two doctors' opinions are NOT necessary and that the abortion does NOT have to be performed in a public hospitai. In NSW then the common law situation is a liberal one. The Levine ruling has not changed the law (is the Criminal Law), it only applies to a particular case and can be overtoned by subsequent judgements. It does not alter the validity of the Crimes Act nor does it remove the risk of prosecution under the Act. The legality of abortion is fragile until either the Crimes Act sections relating to abortion are repealed or, in the other direction, if an amendment is made to the Crimes Act which makes the definition of an unlawful abortion clear. Any law which defines the situation under which abortion is lawful or unlawful is open to interpretation which can be more or less strict. Only the fact that the current law happens to be open to any interpretation leaves us with a fairly acceptable situation at the oresent. Repeal of the existing Saw, which would leave abortion with no more regulation than an appendectomy or any other medical procedure, is the only legislative change consistent with the concept of the woman's right to choose. Repeal, however, is unlikely in the current political situation. It is important to realise that access to abortion is better under the Levine ruling than anything more strictly defined no matter how broad and reasonable the definitions may sound. New Proposais and Party Positions The proposed anti-abortion legislation by the Rev.Fred Nile is the most recent in the long series of threats to abortion which surface from to time. The threat this time^, however, is a bit more serious. This week Fred Nile intends to table his aptly described 'historic' private member's " The Unborn Child Protection Bill " in the NSW Legislative Council. If his Bills get through parliament Abortion would be unlawful except when the mother is in serious danger dying if she continues with the pregnancy. Even in this situation the father and doctors would have to approve. There would be no abortions for victims of rape or incest. Doctors who perform abortions could face fines of $100,000 or imprisonment for up to 15 years. Women who have abortions could face fines of up to $20,000 and face 3 years imprisonment. Counsellors would be obliged to present the fundamentalist Christian view of the situation to any one they met who had an unwanted pregnancy. The draft Bill is very messy in its wording. A counselbr is defined as 'every form, professional or otherwise, of persuasive, disputative, advisory, or informative communication'. An Unborn Child is the defined as the embryo after implantation. This 'Unborn Child' would have all the "rights,duties, privileges, powers, liabilities, immunities and pther fundamental concepts of legal relation" of a born person. The tone of the Bill is misogynist. Medical practitioners are all referred to as 'he' and the powers of the father and the medical practitioner are given a lot more attention than those of the woman. The woman's body is treated as a mere receptacle for the duration of the pregnancy. Pregnancy is a treated as a time when the welfare of the 'Unborn Child' is supreme to that of the woman's who makes its existence possible. Following the successful outcome of Marie Bignold's motion, in Parliament earlier this year, on the sanctity of life of the un-born, Fred Nile said that he was very confident that his Bill would be passed by parliament. Marie Bignold's motion divided the House down the middle. Going against tradition, the casting vote was cast in support of the motion, ie the president of the House John Johnson, a Labor man, voted with the anti-abortionists. The motion itself does not have any power. But it does indicate how the parliament might vote on a Bill concerning the same issues. The Legislative Council has a lot of new members - they have no track records on abortion issues. The fact that Marie Bignold's motion was passed in the new government's first session of parliament and that the previous Labor government, despite it's anti-abortion leader, Unsworth, managed to stall her motion indefinitely with procedural manoeuvres, shows that the Liberals to date have not opposedjthe right- to - life moves. Fred Njle is the Parliamentary Leader of the Call to Australia Citizen's movement. His party has an anti-abortion platform. The position of the other parties is less clear. For both the Labor and the Liberal parties all Bills relating to abortion are left up to a conscience vote. At the ALP National Conference in 1984 an in principle motion was carried supporting a woman's right to choose abortion. However a conscience vote is still allowed by all parliamentary ALP members despite call since 1973 by the NSW Labor Women's Conference for the abolition of the conscience vote. The Labour party is obviously divided. There are many conservative Catholics in the ALP, like Barry Unsworth, who are against abortion. In 1981 at the ACTU Congress, Barry Unsworth, the the NSW Labor Council Secretary, made an amendment to delete abortion from the ACTU's social welfare demands . This was defeated. The ACTU now has a policy that calls for the " right to free, safe, legal abortions for those who choose it." The ACTU saw abortion as an industrial issue because it was necessary for women to have reproductive freedom if they are to plan their lives and work. Sandra Nori , Labor MLC, has lobbied with in the Labor party for years against the conscience vote. At a public meeting organised by WAAC last week she said, " that the conscience of a parliamentarian is not any more important than those of the women who may chose to have any abortion. The personal moral codes of individual parliamentarians are not usually Legislated by the state. If legislation is make abortion illegal, then only those parliamentarians who are against abortion have a chance to use their moral conscience. The women who want abortions would not be given the same right to exercise their own moral consciences. This, in effect, means that the parliamentarians are saying that they think that their own moral conscience in superior to that of the women that their legislation would effect." The new Liberal State Government has, as yet, not shown any opposition to the new right-to-life moves. Nick Greiner sent a very non-committal statement to the public meeting on abortion last Monday saying that the Liberal party had not made any attempt to change the abortion status quo in NSW. The NSW Liberal Party were reported (The Mirror.Ap.il 1982) as being "in support of the Levine ruling for any contested abortion case. The Au.fralian Democrats have a pro-choice policy in relation to abortion. Richard Johnson, Australian Democrat and MLC has called for letters from women who have had abortions outlining why it was so important to them to be able to choose termination. He also wants information about anv harassment that women, health or welfare workers may have had in relation to abortion. He intends to present all the information he receives to the Legislative Council if Fred Nile's Bill is tabled. But Fred Nile's proposed legislation is not the only legislation relating to abortion on the parliamentary horizon. The Liberal MLA Guy Yeoman,, has produced a draft Bill that would restrict abortions to public hospitals. This Bill has been described as more insidious than the Nile Bill because it has the guise of being reasonable. Public Hospitals, however, do not have the expert counselling facilities or supportive environment of the smaller dlth ics. The smaller clinics also provide a non-judgemental approach and they have a vers; good medical record. If access was restricted to public hospitals then the incidence of late abortions would increase and presumably the risk of complications. Women who had more money, ie private health insurance, would be able to get abortions sooner than purely public patients. This means that people with more money would be getting better treatment. This is the situation already in general medicine. It would be a step in the wrong direction for the government to get rid of the smaller feminist abortion clinics, that treat women quickly irrespective of their financial status. But perhaps the argument that would appeal most to the government is that if abortions were only available in public hospitals then the waiting lists would be longer and each abortion would cost the government more money. _ the danger with Guy Yeoman's Bill is that because it is moderate compared to Nile's the parliament might agree to it as some concession to the pro-life-lobby, or rather, the Liberals need to keep Nile and his friends on side if they are to get many of their own Bills through parliament this year. But then again the Liberal party could divorce itself quite easily from any party responsibility for the Nile Bill going down because the party leaves the vote up to the conscience of its members. At worst the Nile Bill could get tabled in parliament and be passed and then have to go to the Legislative Assembly. This is not so improbable as one might think based on the extremeness of the legislation. If the Liberal party and the leader of the house choose they can delay this proposed private member's Bill indefinitely with 'more important government business". Because of the high profile and money behind the pro-life-movement this proposed legislation has to be taken seriously by the pro-choice lobby. There are many more women in the community who are pro-choice than anti abortion in all circumstances. A Morgan Gallup Poll conducted after the debate on the Lusher motion showed that 73% of Australians over the age of 14 years favour legal abortion. This view was held by 77% Protestants surveyed and 60% Catholics (The Bulletin, May 15, 1979) and a survey conducted by the Australian Women's Weekly in May 1980 showed that 94% of women were in favour of abortion being available in some form and 6% were in favour not being available at all. This is an issue very much of the silent majority and the very vocal minority. Now is the time for all those who believe in the right to choose, to exercise one's personal conscience, to make sure that the government knows. Voting against anti-abortion laws does not mean that one is pro-abortion. It means that the government recognises that not matter how they legislate there will still be abortions. It means that the government realises that the decision to have an abortion is ultimately the decision of the mother and not of the government and that those women who choose to have an abortion should be treated with all the medical welfare. and psychological care necessary to protect their health and JackteOriranrifas"}
{"id":230439544,"text":"02 Oct 2001 - SAME SHIT Tharunka (Kensington, NSW : 1953 - 2010), Tuesday 2 October 2001, page 22 ? Different ? PARTY With a Federal Election looming in the next few months, the prospects for significant change within the Australian politics isn't looking very likely. Australia's political system is marked by two political parties committed to basically the same policies. At the start of the year, it seemed that all Kim Beazley would have had to have done is keep his mouth shut, in order to tiptoe over the finish-lineat election time. Following the stunning victory of the ALP in the Queensland state election, which left them with 60+ seats in the lower house (QLD has no Senate) to the Nationals' 9. With 3 seats, even Pauline Hanson's One Nation got more seats than the Liberal Party. Labor won the election in Western Australia in another landslide, with huge swings against the sitting members, partly to do with One Nation's policy of preferencing against the sitting candidate in any electorate. Finally, Labor came to power in the Northern Territory as well, bringing Clare Martin to power, and ending 26 years of Country Liberal Party rule. In a Herald/ACNielsen poll on September 25, The Coalition has leapt 9 points to 49 per cent to lead Labor, down 7 points to 33 per cent, on primary votes - giving the Howard government a two-party preferred margin of 57 per cent (up 9 points) to Labor's 43 per cent (down 9). Approval of Howard rose 8 points to 65 per cent, his highest ever as leader, and even higher than his previous record of 64 per cent in June 1996, when the gun debate was running. His approval has increased 30 points since early April, when it hit a record low of 35 per cent. Beazley's approval has tumbled 5 points to 42 per cent, his lowest as Opposition Leader. His previous lowest rating was 45 per cent in August 1997. Howard, on 55 per cent (up 6 points) leads Mr Beazley on 31 per cent (down 8 points) as preferred prime minister. So what's happened? The asylum-seekers became a flashpoint issue, and the Government chose to capitalise on the electorate's xenophobia, rather than opt for a humanitarian solution and allow the refugees into Australia. Meanwhile, opinion polls also show 77 percent back the Government's decision to support the US militarily. THE HOWARD ERA: UCKING OVER THE POOR Since the election of John Howard as Prime Minister and the Liberal Party to government in 1996, there have been a slew of regressive measures designed to roll back the welfare state and provide for the disenfranchised sectors of the community. Alongside this policy change, the Howard era can be best characterised by the implementation of measures designed to rationalise the Australian economy along neo-liberal lines; from the privatisation of nationally-owned enterprises such as Telstra, which have seen record profits in the last few years, while at the same time slashing upwards of 20,000 jobs. Public Health and Education have suffered greatly under 6 years of Liberal Party rule. Upon their election, and with the discovery of the $8 billion "budget blackhole" that Labor had supposedly created, Education minister Amanda Vanstone immediately slashed $1.1 billion in government funding to universities and public schools. The results can be seen in mass overcrowding of courses, and in the case of many universities, the cancel- lation of many schools and departments which are not seen as profitable. This is hardly surprising. In a political climate where universities must become not only centres of learning, but raisers of revenue, resources must be allocated to courses which will generate the most income, in the absence of sufficient government funds to operating grants. The granting of government rebates and incentives to take out Private health Insurance, as opposed to putting funding into Public Hospitals, has underscored the government's fierce commitment to make people's health a commodity to be bought and sold. The Australian parliament passed the Howard government's Goods and Services Tax on June 29 1999, with Democrats' support. The GST is part of a fundamental shift in taxation. It is an inherently regressive tax in its own right—one that makes those on low incomes bear the heaviest burden. We now face higher prices for nearly all everyday purchases, including fast food and clothing, items on which we spend a far higher proportion of our budgets than the wealthy Yet the prices of luxury goods that are currently highly axed—everything from yachts to fast cars—will fall. The Labor party's decision? Vague commitment about a "rollback" strategy, the specifics of which have not been released. The Howard Era has also seen a massive ideological campaign to revive militarism -the glorification of the Gallipoli myth and the ANZAC heritage, and Australia's role as war-maker. This has been matched economically through dramatic increases in spending- A$11.30 billion in 2001, and predicted to increase by 10-15 percent next year. Beazley's "Defense Dream"? Coast Guard (Approx. $2 billion dollars), Two new Submarines (Approx $1.5 billion dollars), New Salt Ash bombing range (Approx. $1 billion dollars), ANZAC Battalion (Approx. $0.5 billion dollars per annum), Jervis Bay catamaran (Approx. $80 million dollars). UCKING OVER WORKERS D STUDENTS m In April 1996, shortly after the election of the Howard Government with an overwhelming majority, the new Government introduced a new Workplace Relations Bill to smash worker's rights. According to the Democrats, who voted in favour of the bill, "the Government's bill was strongly anti-union and had the potential to create significant unfairness in the workplace." Because it imposed individual work contracts, known as Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) into workplaces, limited the role of the Industrial Relations Commission, and stripped down award conditions to just 20 points. No shit. Similarly, an attempt to introduce Voluntary Student Unionism [VSU] legislation in 1999, would have meant the end of another significant critic of the government- students. The legislation, cloaked under the most draconian terms in terms of proving "freedom" to individuals, would have shut down student organisations which rely on universal membership for the operating budgets. As since we students tend to be some the loudest critics of fucked Right-wing governments, no-one loses, hey? Since the ALP has come back to power at a state level in Victoria and WA, there have, again, been promises about legislation to repeal VSU in those states, which has still gone unfulfilled. And why would they? it was Simon Crean who set the ball rolling to introduce VSU in Victoria in 1994, when he scapegoated the "It's increasingly clear that the only 'choice' under Australian democracy is a choice between Caretaker A and Caretaker B of a capitalist system" ? ? editors of Latrobe University's newspaper Rabelais for publishing "The Art of Shoplifting" article, in his campaign to defend the interests of the Retail industry. It's increasingly clear that the only "choice" under Australian democracy is a choice between Caretaker A and Caretaker B of a capitalist system that creates poverty, exploitation and war across the entire surface of the planet. The ALP is totally committed to upholding the very same economic policies that the Howard Government has been pursuing, to the point of being indistinguishable. Deregulation of industry, and 'tree trade" granting capital unlicensed ability to flow freely and cross borders in search of the largest profits, impoverishing millions and destroying the environment in the process. Ironically, this does not translate to the free-flow of people across borders. As the Sydney Morning Herald noted on September 21st. "the boat people issue was threatening to kill Kim Beazley's election chances, almost all by itself. This was one reason why the Left went along with his will. In Caucus only a couple of left-wingers protested They know it is now election endgame." So wtiat are the alternative forces out there promoting a tangible break in direction with the current economic order? On the Left, and aside from The Greens, opposition exists in the newly-formed Socialist Alliance, a recent grouping created by the two largest Socialist groups in Australia, the Democratic Socialist Party, and the International Socialist Organisation. The initiative behind the electoral alliance is to capitalise on the radicalism following the Seattle protests against the World Trade Organisation in November 1999, which kicked off an anti-capitalist movement throughout the world. With the leadership of most Australian trade-unions being controlled by either Left or Right factions of the ALP, resistance to the left of the ALP will need to build significantly before we can begin talking about any positive changes in favour of workers, the poor and the unemployed. In August 1996, 5.000 workers broke away from an official ACTU rally called to protest the government's budget cuts and the original Workplace Relations Bill, and stormed parliament house in Canberra. And in 1998, the attempt to impose Individual contracts on the wharves, in breach of its own laws, and the illegal and secret training of army scabs to work in them, and the strike action which followed, boosted workingclass confidence to a level which hadn't been seen for years, despite the Maritime Union of Australia's eventual sell-out in the courts. Yet despite more militant wings of the Union movement such as the Workers First grouping within the Australian Manufacturing Worker's Union, opposition to the corporate order, and the profit-driven agendas of the major parties remains, though considerable, as witnessed during the s11 protests in Melbourne last year, wildly disparate. While the Socialist Alliance is not exactly electorally viable, it managed to post some good results in the recent NT election, receiving up to 4% of the vote in some seats. Groups like Pauline Hanson's One Nation, and the redneck fringe in far north Queensland are putting their hopes on disaffected Nationals like Bob Katter. Fiercely nationalistic, they argue to curtail immigration, reintroduce tariffs on Australian commodities, and to re-regulate Australian industries decimated by the Liberals' economic rationalist policies which fuck over small farmers, at the expense of agribusiness, more apt to compete in a global freetrade environment. Angered by the privatisation of Telstra and the subsequent downgrading of services to rural areas, and the deregulation of industries such as Dairy, and falling commodity prices, One Nation and Independents like Katter will be runnin on a platform of opposing free trade, deregulation, and privatisation". However, will be for very different reasons to the Left. Unsurprisingly, Katter and the fanner's lobby like the Nationals Farmer's Federation fervently oppose workplace rights and immigration, as well as Native Title legislation introduced in 1993 and in the High Court's Wik ruling in 1996. They also support conscription, obligatory militar seivice, and capital punishment. The tenuous alliance with the Nationals, and the need to appease a nationalist electorate has forced the Liberals to do weird things this year as they gear up for the election. Treasurer Costello rejected Shell's takeover bid for Woodside Petroleum, saying it was not in the national interest. He sold this policy move as an "Australia first" decision - keeping the management, operation and marketing of a key resource in local hands rather than trusting to a foreign company with what he called "competing interests" The share market subsequently punished Woodside, wiping $900 million from its value. And the Australian dollar tumbled as the news hit international currency markets. Labor criticised the government's "dithering" as being against the national interest. but shadow treasurer Simon Crean refused to comment on whether he would have acted otherwise -g it . y A Labor victory would probably be something to crack a brief smile of relief about, if only because of the fact that the neoliberal reforms that they would introduce will occur at a slower rate than if the Liberal party is re-elected I suppose that's something to be happy about, even if a little cynically Buoyed in the opinion polls by war-mongenng and thinly-veiled racist rhetoric on refugees, we're now more likely to have Howard and Costello back for another 3 years come November But regardless of who you vote for, you're kidding yourself if you think the Liberal or Labor Party have clashing agendas on most issues, or that they represent differing economic interests - their common interest lies in ensuring that the social and class tensions are contained in the interests of maintaining the free-market system and capitalist exploitation Have a nice day, customer. "As the Sydney Morning Herald noted on September 21st, "the boat people issue was threatening to kill Kim Beazley's election chances, almost all by itself. This was one reason why the Left went along with his will. In Caucus only a couple of left-wingers protested. They know it is now election endgame.""}
{"id":230443979,"text":"16 May 1945 - Most Australians In Favor Of Preference Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 16 May 1945, page 2 Most Australians In Favor Of Preference Most Australians approve the Federal Government's decision to give servicemen preference in employment for seven years after the war, a Gallup Poll reveals. "They gave up everything to fight," was the predominant answer given as the reason for voting in favor of preference. Some people would place no limit on the period of preference. Others thought that qualification for the job should have some bearing on preference. The question asked by Gallup Poll interviewers was:— What do you think of the plan to give servicemen first preference for jobs for seven years after the war? Tile vote shows that at least two out of three people approve the plan: — In Favor 65 pc Opposed ...... 27 pc Undecided . . . . 8 pc Party voting In Australia was interesting, non-Labor people being 70 pc in favor and Labor voters 60 pc. All States favored preference, and even In the most industrialised States (Victoria and NSW) opposition to the plan was expressed by only 30 in every 100 interviewed."}
{"id":230446364,"text":"01 Jul 1945 - Full pension for all Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 1 July 1945, page 4 Full pension for nil m ALL men over 65 and all women over 60 should receive the full old-age pension, according to an Australia-wide Gallup Poll just taken. The question asked- was: At present people witn an income of £.2 a week cannot, get the old-age pension. Would you favor — or oppose — giving the full pension to all men over 65 and to all women over 60? -.People interviewed replied: In favor '.. 69 p.e. Opposed .. 29 p.c. " No opinion .. .. ' 3 p.c. Three-quarters of Labor voters questioned and more than half of non-Labor voters favor the idea. "All have earned it — ali should get it," said a farmer of Atherton (Queensland). "They have contributed toward it in taxation," was the comment of a dressmaker in Northcote (Victoria). .Old-age Old-age pensions have just been increased from 27/6 to 32/6 a week, but three months ago the Gallup Poll ascertained that the average Australian thinks old-age pensioners should . receive 39/6 a week. — Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, ttS'i Collins-street, Melbourne"}
{"id":230446828,"text":"03 Jun 1945 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 3 June 1945, page 28 GALLUP POLL Doubts on jobs after the war : Despite prospects of a , building boom and plans \\> for national works, only: a -small majority of . Austra- : lians, ' according to a Gallup Poll, thought it would be easy to get jobs after the. war. : In recent weeks- a - true . cross- .: section of people in all. States was . asked: — ' - , -In the first few years- after the war, do you think -it' will, be easy or difficult to get jobs? .... Of each 100 people" interviewed: 54 think it will be easy to obtain a job; 41 expect it to be difficult; ..and . 5 cannot -make up their minds. -In Victoria and South Australia substantial majorities believe it will be easy, but in the other States opinion is fifty-fifty. Analysfe of answers shows: — Men are more optimistic than women on the prospects /of employment; - ' . I Women are divided equally; Fear of difficulty in obtaining employment exists more acutely among the low income group, unskilled workers aind farm laborers; Artisans, the skilled and semiskilled, and clerks are quietly confident; but' Farmers are not so sure. The optimists divide into three almost equal groups. First, there are" those who think home building. and national works will result- in more work than workers. : --Another and equally large group, however, sees prosperity .in the pent-up demand for everyday articles and products of new in-. dustries. ; But a third group among the optimists is not so .sure of full employment, think it may be easy .for the first few years, then difficult. Some pessimists admitted they were "judging by the last war" or asserted that "Australia is heading for a depression.'.' issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins-street, Melbourne."}
{"id":230449739,"text":"08 Jul 1945 - A Gallup Poll shows Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 8 July 1945, page 1 [?] EVATT WAS No. 2 CHOICE OF LABOR VOTERS yi'IILE Mr. Curtin was ill, and his . possible retirement from the leadership of the Government . was being talked of, a nation-wide Gallup Poll of public opinion was taken. The question asked the public was: "Who, in your opinion, is best fitted to lead government in Australia?" Non-Labor voters, naturally, named a leader from the non-Labor party; 59 out of every 100 named Mr. Menzies as their first, choice with Mr. Fadden next (15 out of 100). Labor voters named John Curtin overwhelmingly (58 out of every 100), but their second choice went to Dr. Evatt, with Mr. Chifley. third and Mr. Forde fourth. Here are the - poll results: Curtin — 58% Evatt 20%. Chifley 5% Forde 3% f Ward __ __ __ 1% Others __ — — . 1 %' No Choice .9%' # . Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, . ' 35Z CoUins-st Melbourne."}
{"id":230451589,"text":"27 May 1945 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 27 May 1945, page 8 GALLUP POLL — Foremost thought was food MOST Australians agreed, according to a; Gallup Poll, that no wartime control was unnecessary, but felt those on food .and building should be the; first lifted. People in all circumstances in : all States were asked: Do you consider any of the wartime controls or restrictions really unnecessary? The majority (57 per cent.) replied, "No." To them all the wartime restrictions seem necessary. Eight per cent, could not ex- . press an opinion, and a total of 35 per cent, answered "Yes," meaning that at least one wartime restriction seemed unnecessary to them. More than half of that 35 per cent., however, could not say which control in particular they had in niind. Only 15 per cent, mentioned a particular control. The other question asked was: Which control or restriction would you like ended first? Features of . answers compared with a similar survey in 1943 are: Demand for lifting building restrictions has risen from negligible proportions to second place. Rationing of food and clothing still ranks foremost in the minds of most people, particularly wage-earners.Manpower Manpower control, rarely mentioned in 1943, now ranks fourth. Beer and tobacco rationing again was mentioned by only a negligible number.Rationing Rationing of petrol and tyres is being borne more readily than two years ago. People favored the lifting of controls in the following order: — 1943 194S p.c. p.c. Food 22 22 Building 5 js Clothing .. .. .. .. 22 15 Manpower 3—' 9 Petrol and tyres . . 12' 5 Travel 6 5 Beer and tobacco . . 1 2 Others 10 7 No answer .... . . 19 19 100 100 ' (Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-street, Melbourne. I"}
{"id":230453452,"text":"12 Aug 1945 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 12 August 1945, page 6 Gu Hasp Poll Jj. out of 3 not interested in WORLD CHARTER TWO out of every three Australians have not read the newspaper reports of the World Charter, soon to be presented to Parliament for ratification. Two weeks ago while the US Senate was discussing the Charter before adopting it, the Australian Gallup Poll began asking people Iwo questions. The first was: Have you followed reports of the World Charter drawn up at the San Francisco Conference, and now awaiting i approval by world Governments? Only a little more than a third of the men, and a quarter of tha women claimed to have followed the reports. The second question was: Do you think Australia should or should not agree to be bound by tlie / provisions of the Charter? Not having read the 'subject, most people, had no opinion. Those wlio claimed to have read the reports gave this answer: Not No Ratify ratify opinion Men . . . 84p.c. lOp.c. 6p.c. Women . 72p.c. lOp.c. 18p.c. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion _ Polls, 352 Collins-st., Melbourne."}
{"id":230454548,"text":"17 Jun 1945 - MORE FOOD TO EUROPE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 17 June 1945, page 3 more food to europe NEW VORIl, Saturday. Eighty-five per cent, of Americans are ready to eat 20 per cent, less food In order to feed Europe, according to a Gallup poll. Opposed to rcceivlne less wer 13 per cent. The rest expressed no opinion."}
{"id":230455136,"text":"30 Jun 1945 - Death For Hirohito Vote Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 30 June 1945, page 1 | Death For 1 Hirohito Vote -k NEW YORK, Friday.— Gallup poll reveals that 33 per cent, favor execution of Hiro-hito. 17 dc sav "let (he Court decide;" 11 pc urge life imprisonment, nine pc exile, and four pc would "do nolh-ing.'" 1 Only three pc consider Hiro-hito should rule Japan after the war."}
{"id":230455497,"text":"19 Aug 1945 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 19 August 1945, page 5 I GALLUP POLL I Nearly half had no 1 opinion on Hirohito c GALLUP POLL taken- at the end of July ft of a representative cross-section of the ft Australian people showed that only six out of 5 10 — not much more than half — had formed 8 any opinion about what should he done with Q lllU 'Jtip«lllcoU LllipclUlt ft Sixty-seven per cent, of men interviewed had ft some opinion. Only 60 per cent, of women had S a definite view. , 5 Many said that Hirohito was a war criminal, < 2 that he should be "executed," "shot," "hanged," 1 5 or "dethroned" or "exiled." 1 5 Less violent opinion on the future of the Emperor 1 8 was that he was only a figurehead; that the , 5 military caste should be stamped out and Hirohito . ft allowed to remain Emperor under the control of < ft the United Nations. 1 ft (Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins- | 2 street, Melbourne.) J"}
{"id":230455871,"text":"20 May 1945 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 20 May 1945, page 8 I GALLUP POLL Let's be tough with the Nazis THE people in postwar Germany should be treated severely or harshly, Australians say in a nation-wide Gallup Poll. They were asked: — In your opinion, how should the German people be treated after the war? ' - The answer, -after a European war of unprecedented violence and devastation of five years, eight months and five days, and recent Nazi prison camp revelations, was: Severely .. .... 37 Harshly 20 Total.. ...... 57 p.o. Moderately .... .. 31 Leniently ' 8 Total 39 p.c. No opinion '4 p.c. In a. previous survey, taken about three" months ago, 67 per cent, of the people favored "severe terms" and 24 per cent, "moderate terms" for Germany as a likely guarantee of future peace in Europe. That question, however, referred to Germany as a country. Opinions of men and women in the latest poll were identical. In the age groups, however,' those in their forties and fifties were more than 60 per cent, in favor of treating the Germans severely or harshly, while those in their twenties and thirties were slightly less In favor of drastic treatment. Among the "well-to-do" there' was an overwhelming majority in favor of severe treatment, and among the better-off 63 per cent, gave their vote for severe or harsh treatment. Among artisans, however, the percentage was 54, compared with 42 for moderate or lenient. The harm Germany had done other nations was the consensus of opinion for meting out severe treatment to the German people j —Issued by Australian Public Opinion ;l Polls, 3W Collins-street, Melbourne. .3"}
{"id":230456217,"text":"24 Jun 1945 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 24 June 1945, page 6 [?] UNCIO: very few care Australians have been been apathetic to the discussions and decisions at the San Francisco Conference. .Only a small minority has definite opinions on what has been done. An Australia- wide Gallup Poll; made in the past two weeks, shows that of a true cross-section of nearly 1600 people. Two out of three women and every second man ' have not followed reports of the conference. Ten per cent, claim to have followed the reports, but have no opinion on results so far. Of the other third ol the population, 20 per cent, are satisfied with what has been done, and 12 per cent, are dissatisfied. Five out of every eight who have opinions are satisfied with results. Lack of interest in the conference is not ' aue to distrust of international peace organisations. Indeed, a year ago, the . Australian Gallup Poll found 67 per cent, in favor of an armed League of-Nations, and only 15 per cent, opposed. The other 18 per cent, had no opinion. Reasons, pro and con Analysis of people's comments shows that satisfaction usually re- ' fleets a feeling that "It is a step in -the right direction." Dissatisfaction usually arises from a feeling that "There has been too much quarrelling" or "Too little attention to fundamentals." People's economic circumstances have some bearing on their ability to express a definite opinion on the work of the conference, but the proportion either satisfied or dissatisfied varies only from 45 per cent, among better-off people to 35 per cent, in the lowest income group. Among city dwellers and townspeople the proportion with opinions . one way or the other is 44 per cent., compared with 36 per cent, among farmers. (Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-street, Melbourne.)"}
{"id":230459138,"text":"05 Aug 1945 - U. S. SWINGS RIGHT AS BRITAIN SETS COURSE TO LEFT Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 5 August 1945, page 2 U S. SWINGS RIGHT AS BRITAIN SETS COURSE TO LEFT U.v Beam from "Sunday Sun" Special Correspondents In- New York and London. % IN contrast to Britain's swing to Labor at the last elections, a distipct conservative trend in the United States is revealed by a Gallup Poll announced yesterday. © Public sentiment in US is shown as beinq more overwhelmingly opposed to Government ownership of 'railroads, banks, electric power companies,' land and minbs than it was a few yearsiago. Seventy-seven per cent, disapprove of Government ownership of railroads and 21 approve; 69 disapprove of Government ownership of blinks and 31' approve; >63 disapprove of Government ownership of power and 37 approve. l\\Jr AhHnP'e hninp nf a nnhlnpf. has been confined to a round hundred survivors of the .late House of Commons, ' The emphasis Is on reward to the faithful rather than encouragement to the aspiring, and Left Wing extremists who, hoping it would include 'some of the most radical of the new members of the Commons, have been disappointed. Meh for Britain's job Points about some of the new Ministers are: r Fuel Minister Emanuel Shin-well will have the gigantic task of nationalising the coal mines and electrical industry. He has a wide knowledge of industr'ivl problems and great personal courage. Health M!"Lstcr Aneurln Bevan, who never spared any-bo " when in the Opposition, will be carefully watched' to see how his considerable self-confidence reacts to thp antWathv of doctors to the nationalisation of medicine. Key position c Labor and National Services Minister George Isaacs, who holds the key position. Is «veil known in the newspaper Indus' - y a chief 'of the Typographical Unir-- and as an able and energetic orga riser. 'Education Minister Ellen Wilkinson, only woman Minister of high rank, has terrific liveliness and energy, and much is expected of her shrewd, vigorous character in one of the most important postwar posts. . !. Food Minister Sir Ben Smith will have the great advantage, in discussions on food requirements from overseas, of being well known and well liked In the United States. Diplomacy needed Dominions Secretary Lord Addison will employ ripe experience in an office where the duties shift continually from the administrative spnere towards the diplomatic. First Lord A. V Alexander will be welcomed especially because of his great interest in the Navy in the Pacific. Home Secretary Chuter Ede is favorably remembered for his handling of the Education Bill. It is not yet known which of the new appointments will include membership of the Cabinet. In the last Government there were 16 members of the Cabinet and 24 other Ministers. Ag es and schools Average age ot Ministers is 60 years and four months— older than Mr Churchill's team. 57 years one and a half months Health Minister. Aneunn Bevan at 48 is the youngest, and Dominions Secretary Lord Addison, at 76. is the oldest. Eton gets two representatives, even in a Labor Ministry— Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Dalton and Minister tor India and Burma F W Pethick-Law-rence, who is to get a barony Famous public schools are represented by Mr Attlee (Hailey-bury), Sir' Stafford Cripps (Winchester). and Lord Jowitt (Marlborough). Ten Ministers went to universities—Oxford, Cambridge and London Sixteen were educated in elementary schools. Education Minister Ellen Wilkinson is the only unmarried Minister. v"}
{"id":230463445,"text":"10 Jun 1945 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 10 June 1945, page 8 GA&LUP Pott—— Food zoning not wanted after the war MOST people do not want milk and bread zoning after the war. This is shown ire a Gallup Poll taken recently, among a cross-sec- tion 01 Australian itcujjic ui an States. A little more than a quarter of those interviewed live in places where neither bread nor milk is zoned. They are chiefly residents of small towns and farmers. The others were asked if they favored zoned deliveries of (a) bread and of (b) milk after the wax-. « Two out of three people of both sexes who expressed an opinion about bread were opposed to continuing zoning after the war. City dwellers, townspeople and farmers with experience of zoning all expressed the same opinion — about 55 per . cent, opposed, under 30 per cent, in favor, and the balance indifferent.All All States gave substantial opposition majorities against zoned deliveries. Labor Party voters show a, majority of nearly 2 to 1 against zoning of bread. Opposition among non-Labor people was even stronger. Opposition to milk zoning is not quite so strong, but tiie majority are opposed to having it after the war. ' Among women, opposition is slightly less than among men, but, as the following answers of women show, most of them oppose It: — In favor of milk zoning 32 p.c. Opposed to it 48 p.c. Indifferent 20 p.c. A Gallup Poll taken in October, 1943, showed that most people were satisfled with zoning of both commodities as a war measure, but opposed to it in peacetime. (Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-street. Melbourne.) TN an article. "A Six Divvy Digger," last week it was stated that the 16th Brigade, AIF, pushed back the Jap at Ioribaiwa (New Guinea). J. Hotchkiss. 11 Crawford-avenue. Gwynneville, writes that it was the 25th Brigade which engaged the Japs at Ioribaiwa. The 16th Brigade relieved them at Templeton's Crossing."}
{"id":230466070,"text":"25 Nov 1954 - MILITIA SERVICE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 25 November 1954, page 25 JiMjjyiA SERVICE Train till our boys In every State of the Commonwealth big majorities of electors think another £10-million a year should be spent to give all youths military training. Two months ago the Government announced plans to limit military training, because of increasing cost.When When Gallup Poll interviewers asked 1850 > people for their opin-IfigregffiSHS ions on. this prob -lem they first pointed out that: 1. Compulsory military training now puts 34,000 youths into camp, each year. 2. Soon 80,000 will become 18 each year and 3. To train them all would cost another £10-millions a year. Inter viewers then asked: "Do you favor training them all, or exempting some?"Men Men and women, counted separately, gave almost the same answers and together they said: Train them all . . 66 pc Exempt some . . . . 29 pc Undecided 5 pc xnose ior spending another £10-millions m train all youths comprises 7 out of 10 Liberal-CP voters and 6 out of 10 Labor voters. They argue that: Training makes men out of them; Good for one, good for all; We must be ready for an emergency. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":230467814,"text":"11 Nov 1954 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 11 November 1954, page 5 [?] South -Australia is the only State with a. , clear majority in favor of 6 pm closing: All States SA NSW Vic Qld Tas. WA All States 6 pm 54 48 44 32 24 17 43 10 pm 41 45 49 61 74 78 51 cided 5 7 7 7 2 5 6 (By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls.)"}
{"id":230467829,"text":"11 Nov 1954 - The referendum Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 11 November 1954, page 5 The referendiMiEi; POLL TIPS A WIN FOR 6pm Saturday's referendum on hotel I hours wilt be much closer than the j similar referendum nearly eight j years ago, the Gallup Poll p/edicts. j . On Saturday about 52 pc. of the elettors in NSW are likely to vote . for. G pm closing, as compared with 62.4 pc in 1947. This prediction is based on interviews with 680 men and women throughout NSW three or four weeks ago. ' People . were asked v.-hether they were likely to vote for 6 pm closing of hotels, or for 10 pm. I will probably vote for 6 pm said 48 pc. I- will vote for 10 pm said 45 pc. I'm undecided, said 7 pc Assuming the undecided people divide like the others, the vote for 6 pm is likely to be 52 pc. : Women's view Victory- for 6 pm will come from women electors, who gave their voting intention as: 6 pm, 61 pc; 10 pm, 30 pc; undecided, 9 pc. Men answered: 6 pm, 36 pc; 10 pm, 59 pc; undecided. 5 pc. Predicting a referendum of two million voters on the basis of ojjly 680 interviews is risky. It is particularly so when the division is close to 50, 50, and 7 pc undecided. The Gallup Poll, however. predicted the 1947 hotel hours referendum with only 700 interviews, and achieved accuracy within one pc. Only NSW will be voting on Saturday at the referendum, but the Gallup Poll surveyed all six States."}
{"id":230469444,"text":"07 Sep 1950 - 9 out of 10 favor three month camp for trainees Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 7 September 1950, page 30 9 out of 10 1 favor three month camp for trainees [?] Decision of the Government to call up 18-year-old youths for three months' con t i n u o it s training is approved by an overwhelming majority of electors — both Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters.In In this Jatest Gallup Poll, people were reminded of the . plan for 3 months' continu-oiig twining. t0 be followed bv fortn i g h 1 1 y camps for three years. They were then asked if they were for, or against, that plan. 87 per cent approve the plan. 11 per cent are against it, 2 per cent are undecided. That is one of the biggest favorable majorities ever found by the Australian Gallup Poll in its 10 years' experience. And it is one of the smallest undecided votes. Another rarity is that men and women are in complete agreement — both 87 per cent "appi'ove"! Approval; was expressed by 94 per cent of Liberal-CP Voters and by 80 per cent of Labor voters. This is probably the first time such overwhelming majorities of both political groups have .approved such a contentious question. The people interviewed were also asked if they thought compulsory trainees should be liable for oversea .service. "No" was the reply of 2 out of 3.. people — 77 per cent of Labor voters arid 59 per cent of Liberal-CP voters. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":230470035,"text":"04 Sep 1950 - Editorial Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 4 September 1950, page 3 Editorial- — : — POLLS WBW TME LABOR PARTY . ! The results of two recent Gallup polls | indicate that the Federal Government today is | even more strongly confirmed in its stand on I the anti-Communist bill than it was when the I people put it into power. I Out of every three Australians interviewed in one 1 poll, two agreed with the Government that the onus-of I proof of innocence should be placed on any person I "declared" under the measure who would not give sworn I evidence in court. A second" Gallup poll showed that, in the event of a double dissolution caused by the Senate blocking I the bill, Labor would lose up to 17 seats in the House of Representatives and also its Senate majority. These results should give the' various sections of the Labor Party cause for deep thought. Indications and reports of last week's meetings of the Federal Labor Advisory Committee revealed that a strong section was prepared to accept the bill in its entirety. There is certainly no unanimity among Labor I supporters on the issue. On the contrary, it threatens H to split the party into two, with political considerations H on one side, and ori the other a realistic view that, i drastic as the measure may seem, it is urgently 1 necessary. I If Labor uses its present Senate majority to reject M the bill again, it will not merely -defy the overwhelming m tide of public opinion, shown in the Gallup polls, but will also risk destroying its own unity."}
{"id":230472057,"text":"19 Sep 1950 - AMERICANS FAVOR U.N. COMMITTEE TO BRING END TO WAR IN KOREA Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 19 September 1950, page 8 AMERICANS FAVOR U.N. COMMITTEE TO BRING END TO WAR IN KOREA The American public approves India's suggestion that a six-nation committee should try to bring peace to Korea. An American Gallup Poll has found that: — consider it fair. 25 per cent, answered "poor idea," and 14 per cent, had no opinion about it. The question put to people was: "The representative of Ind a in the United Nations (Organisation) has suggested that six member nations not directly involved in. the war in Korea try to bring about a peace settlement there. Do you think this is a good idea or poor idea?" Issued by Aust. Public Opinion! Polls, 382 Collins St., Melb. j"}
{"id":230472334,"text":"21 Sep 1950 - Most favor nine to six shop hours Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 21 September 1950, page 21 Most favor nine to six shop hours Gallup Poll asked: — "If shops were to close on Saturday mornings, as well as on Friday night, which weekday shopping hours do you think would be best — ironi o.jv to d.ou . or y 10 o; A cross-section of :( people answered: — 55 per cent favor . 9 to 6. 36 per cent - favor 8.30 to 5.30, and . ''-V 9 per cent ddn'trcare. : In June the . Gallup Poll found that two out of " three people (ex-mornings. And if shops should cLose on Saturday, people want them open Friday evenings. Nevertheless, the Gallup Poll conducted its . further survey on the question set out above, in ' case the five-day week spreads fr.om Tasmania, to the mainland. One household in /five has someone working in a shop, either .as employer or employee. People interviewed in those houses are five to four against 6 o'clock, but - the general public is almost two to one in favor of it. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls,- 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":230473081,"text":"17 Sep 1950 - One in four goes to church each Sunday Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 17 September 1950, page 21 One in four goes to church each Sunday Only 23 per cent, about one in four, of professing Christians in Australia go to church regularly every week, according to the. latest Australian Gallup Poll. Of the remainder, 24 per cent go fortnightly, monthly, or less frequently, 29 per cent go only rarely and 24 per cent never. At the top of the list are Roman Catholics, 62 per cent of whom go to church every week. At the bottom are members of the Church of England, only six per cent of whom go weekly. -Detailed denominational figures are: Go Now. Rarely Each and or Week Again Never p.c. p.c. p.c. Roman Catholic 62 14 24 Baptist. 53 15 32 Methodist .... 19 27 54 Presbyterian 11 27 62 Ch. of England 6 28 66 Expressed in other words, of those Australians who go to church every week, 57 per cent are Roman Catholic; 11 per cent Church of England; 11 per cent Methodist; six per cent Presbyterians; four per cent Baptists; and 11 per cent other denominations. Roman Catholics comprise 21 .per cent of the population; Baptists, one per cent; Methodists, 11 per cent ; Presbyterians, 10 per cent; Anglicans, 39 per cent.. Of women, 28 per cent go to church every week, but only 18 per cent of men. Six . out of 10 men and almost five out of 10 women go rarely or never. CANTERBURY Back to cigarettes"}
{"id":230475201,"text":"14 Sep 1950 - Noted citizen wanted as next G.G. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 14 September 1950, page 30 Holed citizen wanted as next G.G. m- If our next Governor-'General is an Australian, he should be a prominent citizen — not a military leader, a Member of Parliament, or a Government official.That That is the finding of the latest Galktp Poll, which arose OLit of a previous Gallup Poll in May — that two out or rnree people think j the next Gov- ! ernor-General | nlr\\iil/ V"\\ & Q D Australian. In the latest survey, 1600 people throLtg'hout all six States were asked:— If the Federal Government recommends to the King that the . next Governor-General should be an Australian, which do you think he should be— a well-known member of Parliament, a military leader, a high Gov- . ernment official, or a prominent citizen?45 45 per cent want the next Governor-General to be a prominent citizen, if he is an Australian; 27 per cent favor a military leader; 10 per cent want a well-known member of Parliament; 7 per cent prefer a high Government official; and 11 per cent have no opinion. Liberal-CP voters and Labor voters, as groups, gave much the same answers. Typical reasons given by people were: — For a Prominent Citizen — "Politics shoLtld not enter into the matter." For a Military Leader — "Experience organising men helpful." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":23050092,"text":"01 Feb 1951 - Property control Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thursday 1 February 1951, page 2 Property control IF a Gallup poll were taken of property-owners asking them to choose between better rents or control of their own property, an overwhelming number would vote for control of property. Taking control from owners has kept much ac-commodation off the market. It is a protection to bad tenants. Sweep away all control and let owners and tenants make their own terms. They will do it better without Government in terference- - -G A. BARRETT (Middle Biighton)."}
{"id":230552424,"text":"10 Dec 1947 - STRONG BELIEF IN GOD Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 10 December 1947, page 6 STRONG BELIEF IN GOD A recent Gallup p0n on religious beliefs and church-going in Aus-tralia discloses that:— w Benei in toe existence o| God is almost all-embracing. Two out of every three Australians believe there is a life after death. But only one person in three attend a religious service on either of the two Sun. I days preceding . the survey. The first question was: Do you believe in God? Answers show what 95 per cent, ot the population believe in the existence ol a Supreme Being. Those interviewed were also asked:— Do you believe In life after death? Answers to this question show that although nearly everyone believes in the existence of God, there is less certainty about the "hereafter":-63 per cent, believe in an after lire: 20 per cent, do E not, and 17 per cent, are un- B certain. I —Issued by Australian Public B Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":230558528,"text":"24 Nov 1947 - Two out of three oppose Bank Bill Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 24 November 1947, page 5 Two out of three oppose Bank Bill Speeches in Parliament on the Bill to nationalise the trading banks have hardly affected public opinion. The latest Gallup Poll shows that two out or tnree people remain opposed to nationalisation. For the' second time in recent months, interviewers for the Poll have asked people: — If a referendum were held, would you vote for, or against the Federal Government taking over the privately - owned trading banks? 61 per cent, now oppose nationalising the trading banks, 28 per cent, favor It and 11 per cent, are undecided. State by State, the "oppose" vote "ranges from 65 per cent, in Queensland and Tasmania, to 60 per cent, in Victoria and NSW and 55 per cent, in SA and WA. Interviewing - began on October 25, a few days after Mr. Chifley and Mr. Menzies spoke in Parliament on the Banking Bill. A small change of opinion since September as shown in the next table, apparently reflects the net effect of those speeches and other Parliamentary debates on the bill:— NATIONALISED BANKS Sept. Now P.O. PC. Opposed 63 61 II. favor 23 28 Undecided .... 14 11 Among . Labor voters, the proportion in favor of nationalising the banks has increased from" 38 per cent, to 49 per cent, since September, leaving 36 per cent, opposed and 15 per cent, ztill undecided. Liberal - Country P a r ty voters are 93 per cent, opposed. l&sued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":230560264,"text":"10 Nov 1947 - Accurate Poll On Vic. Election Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 10 November 1947, page 5 Accurate Poll On Vic. Election MELBOURNE, Monday. — The Australian Gallup Poll's accurate forecast of the extent of Labor's defeat on Saturday has made political and statistical history. Never before in the world has a public opinion poll been so accurate, with so .few interviews. After .350 interviews, with ..a carefully selected cross-section of - voters, it was estimated by the GalVup Poll that the vote in seven doubtful electorates in Melbourne's eastern and southern suburbs would bs: Liberal 51 per cent.. Labor 46 per cent., and Independents 3 per cent. This Indicated a gain of 10 per cent, for the Liberals, and figures exactly confirm the forecast. Actual count for seven electorates is: Liberal 51 per cent-., Labor 45 per cent., and Independents 3 per cent. It was also predicted, on the , basts of only 3U0 Interviews, that the. Labor vote in three key country electorates (Allendale, Goulbum and Midlands) would decline from 51 per cent, to 42 per cent. Progress figures show the Labor vote in those electorates at 45 per cent., and' the complete count Is likely to be even closer to the Gallup Poll estimate:"}
{"id":230560271,"text":"10 Nov 1947 - Gallup Poll Tips Chifley Defeat Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 10 November 1947, page 5 G a II up Poll 7 ips Chifley Defeat Federal political pendulum has swung for the first time since the landslide to Labor four years ago, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll taken in the last fortnight. This shows that the Chifley Government would be fortunate to escape defeat If an election were held this month. There has been a remarkable change in the political outlook since the last Gallup Poll on Federal election prospects four months ago. In the interim, of course, the proposal to nationalise the banks has arisen. In July and again this month cross-sections of electors in all States were asked: — If a Federal election were held today, which party would you probably vote for? 5 Per Cent. Swing Comparison of answers; as in the following table, discloses a 5 per cent, (one In 20) swing from Labor to Liberal-Country Party. It is significant that- nearly all of those people said they opposed nationalising the banks. July Today pc pc Labor 49 44 Liberal-Country 40 45 Independents 3 3 Uncertain 8 8 ' Allotting the 8 per cent, of "undecided" according to how they remembered voting at the last Federal election a year ago, the prospective vote is now — Labor 49 per cent., Liberal 48 Per cent., Independents 3 per cent. . Back To 1940 Before the next election, two years hence, there will be a redistribution, and possibly an increase In the number of seats. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that political sentiment, as measured by the Gallup Poll, is now the same 'as at the 1940 election, when Labor's share of the 74 seats in the House of Representatives was only 36, compared with 45 at present. First preference votes were: — Liberal-Labor C'try Others lie pc pc Election— 1937 ...... 46 48 6 1940 .. .. .. 49 45 6 1913 54 32 14 1346 44 3 Gallup Poll Now 49 48 3 (Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne.) A launch excursion and inspection of Fort Denlson ("Plnchgut") will be held next Saturday, in aid of Furlough House. Tickets include afternoon tea. For bookings, phone Miss Doris Lascelles, at FA4241 or FA5496 early."}
{"id":230563617,"text":"17 Nov 1947 - Most would obey Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 17 November 1947, page 1 | Most 1 -d- would obey -w- "Sun" Sneclal OTTAWA Sunday.— A Canadian Gallup Poll on use ..of the word "obey" in the marriage service, brought this response. 44 per" cent, wanted it retained. 31 thought it should go, six said both parties should obey and the rest had no opinion."}
{"id":230564072,"text":"07 Nov 1947 - Banks Main Issue In Vic. Elections Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 7 November 1947, page 5 Banks Main Issue In Vic. Elections Swing May Beat Labor A GaHup Poll taken last weekend in 10 doubtful electorates in Victoria indicates that Labor will lose a lot of ground in these electorates at the State election tomorrow. If this swing is State-wide, the Cain Governmeni will be defeated. This was announced today by the Director of the Australian Gallup Poll (Mr. Roy Morgan). The Government cannot remain in office even if it loses only two . seats, as the state of the parties in the last Parliament shows:Lab. Lab. Lib. CP. Ind. Seats 32 13 18 2 The poll showed that of the Victorians interviewed who had an opinion about what was the main election issue, three out of four said "nationalisation of It aiso showri that 68 per cent, of those interviewed . opposed nationalising the banks. Labor Defeat Tipped In Victoria general opinion seems to be that Labor will be defeated, says a message from Melbourne. If the swing on the banking issue Is. as big as indicated, the Government could lose all its rural seats to the Countiy or Liberal Party. The swing is less pronounced in the city, but, if it is 4 per cent, or higher, Labor will be lucky to hold several key suburban seats. It cannot be said that the fight will be won on anything but the bank Issue. There has been very little' color in the campaign, which has had a serious competitor for entertainment value in the broadcast of Federal Parliament discussion.Contests Contests will be held for 62 seats. Three electorates — Benam-bra, Scoresby and Caulfield having returned members unopposed."}
{"id":230584039,"text":"08 Nov 1942 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 8 November 1942, page 4 — -- — -! GALLUP | i POLL J Dora'! Car j About Waistcoats j I ONLY one of every three men objects strongly to the ban on waistcoats, an Australia-wide Gallup Poll discloses. City and country town farm and mine residents and workers were included in the represen-- tative "sample" interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls in hundreds of localities, in all States. The question to each man was: "Have yon any strong objection to the absence of a waistcoat from the Victory Suit?" Of each 100 men interviewed 5R had no strong objection; S2 did object; 5 were undecided; and 5 did not answer. To a further question, one ol each three "objectors" said he would cease to object if the suit were double-breasted. In Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Hobart only a small percentage separated the "object" and "do not object" votes. Elsewhere in NSW, Victoria, SA, and Tasmania substantial majorities did not object. Among men under 40, three out of four in the Australia-wide cross-section voted "do not object," but for men over 50 the majority fell to three out of five. The "object" vote declined from 40 in the 100 among professional men and owners and managers of businesses, to 37 among clerks and shop hands, to 29 for artisans and unskilled workers, and to 20 in the 100 among farmers. Comments by those who want waistcoats wore: "Men need vest pockets for pens, watches, and so on. "Little material is saved," "Essential for old men, especially if portly," and "Waistcoats are needed in winter." Tlieso surveys are made hy a system of highly selective and proportionate ftompUngs of public opinion throughout Australia. The results shoofd be taken aa representative of the trend of thought in a cross-section of eleotors, not necessarily the views of any newspaper."}
{"id":230584443,"text":"22 Nov 1942 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 22 November 1942, page 4 j GALLUP I i POLL j Knew How to Keep Theia1 Coupons WHEN Ihe second set of 5(5 i H clothing coupons . be-. | came effective this week, i men still had an average of i 16 G coupons left, and women J had an average ot iu. a i quarter -of the men and a third of the women, intcr-j viewed for the Gallup Poll, i said they had used all their G coupons. ' These facts were ascertained by Australian Public Opinion Polls in a nation-wide survey. Each person interviewed in the carefully balanced cross-section was asked: — ."How many of your first 56 clothing coupons have you left?" Men. Womon. % % Had ell coupons left .. A 2 Had between 50 end 55 left ..4 2 Had between 40 and 4? left ? 4 Had between 30 and 3? left 9 1 Hed between 20 end 29 left IS 14 Hed between 10 end 19 . left IS 19 Hed between I end 9 left IS 22 Had used ell 56 coupons 24 30 1 100 100 Women used their coupons at the average rate of 2.1 a week, which approximates the average of 2.2 coupons a week provided in coiipon books. Men were slightly more careful— on the average they used almost two coupons a week. In NSW, Queensland, and WA, half or those Interviewed had few, If any, G coupons in their books, but in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia only four out of 10 people had their' book so depleted. Thcae surveys are made by a system of highly selective and proportionate samplings of public opinion throughout Australia. The results should be taken as representative of ihe trend of thought. In a cross-section of electors, not necessarily the views of any newspaper."}
{"id":230585175,"text":"01 Nov 1942 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 1 November 1942, page 4 I GALLUP | POLL I - ! Ration Tobacco, i f Say 2 Out Of 3 ( RATIONING of tobacco and cigarettes by means of coupons would be approved by two out of three people, smokers and non-smokers, in all States except Tasmania, according to the latest Gallup Poll. An interesting sidelight of the survey was that two-thirds of the men and a quarter of the women Interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls said they were smokers. Both smokers and non-smokers were asked: — . "Which would you prefer — the present methud of buying tobacco and cigarettes — or rationing by means of coupons?" Of each 100 smokers interviewed —65 65 would- prefer rationing by. coupons; 30 were satisfied with present conditions; and 5 were undecided. Women smokers were slightly more favorable to rationing than men, but among male smokers the vote was within 1 per cent, of the above figures. One out of three smokers Interviewed said he smoked heavily. Among non-smokers, the proportion in favor of rationing by coupons was almost as high as among smokers. Chief reason for voting against coupons was that It would create trafficking in coupons, particularly those of non-smokers. (These surveys are made by a system of highly selective and proportionate samplings of public opinion throughout Australia. The results should be taken as -epresentatlve of the trend of thought In a cross-section of electors, not necessarily the views of any newspaper."}
{"id":230587106,"text":"25 Oct 1942 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 25 October 1942, page 4 I----------! Gallup j Poll r To legalise SP? ! Public Is 50-50 i i AUSTRALIANS are fairly evenly divided on the question whether starting-price betting should be stamped out or made legal. A Gallup Poll just completed, shows that few Australians are satis-I fied with the present position, with illegal SP- book- makers defying police efforts to stamp them out. Just before Japan entered the war, Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Galluo Poll of Australian-found a small majority for making starting-price betting legal. In September, how-' ever, a substantial majority voted in favor of severe restriction of racing, so a nationwide survey, involving thousands of Interviews, was taken on the question: — "SP Betting— 'Should off-the-course betting be stamped out, left as It is, or made legal?" Of each 100 people interviewed— 44 said, "Stamp out SP betting"; 8 said, "Leave it as it is"; 39 said, "Make it legal"; and 9 were undecided. Among men, the "stamp out" aim inaae legal votes were about equal, but women voted three to two in favor of stamping out SP betting. People under 40 were slightly in favor of making it legal, but those over 50 gave a small majority for stamping It out. A considerable change of opinion has occurred in Queensland and WA, the States nearest to the Japanese aggressor. In the Gallup survey a year ago, both of those States voted for making SP legal. This month, however, Queensland, WA, and SA all voted about two to one In favor of stamp- ing it out, which course was also favored by most people interviewed in Tasmania. In NSW, 46-in-the-100 voted 'make legal," against 38-in-the-100 for "stamp it out"; the other 16-in-the-100 were chiefly for leaving it as it is. Victorian opinion was evenly divided on the question. Most comments by people in favor of putting an end to starting-price betting fell into three groups, typified by: — (1) "Gambling is a social evil," the comment of a secretary in Heidelberg, Vic,; (2) "Racecourses are the place for betting," from a miner's wife in Cessnock, NSW. (3) "Cut it out during the war," from a pensioner in Scarborough, WA.Attitudes Attitudes of those In favor of legalising SP betting also fnll 1C1 A JlllfVI WUCC U1 WUU/Il the following are examples: — (1) "It can't be stopped, so control it," from an insurance collector in Adelaide. (2) "Everyone can't attend race meetings," the comment of a miner in Wallsend, NSW; and (3) "It would be a source of revenue," from a grocer in Hobart. Theao surveys are made by a system of highly selective and proportionate tests of public opinion throughout Australia. The results should be taken as representative of the thought In a cross-section of electors, not necessarily the views of nny newspaper."}
{"id":230588998,"text":"18 Oct 1942 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 18 October 1942, page 4 ?! GALLUP POLL - j Australia Wauts VJD.j i 'Mush' Outlook To Go i PUBLICITY — especially newspaper publicity — on the dangers of prevention of venereal disease is favored by an overwhelming majority of Australians. The opinion is revealed by the first nation-wide survey on social diseases, just completed by the Gallup Poll. "The Sunday Sun1' last Sunday drew attention to the dangers, of the "hush and hide" policy concerning these diseases. 'It It was stated then that VD showed a 21 uer cent, increase on last year m NSW, and the Minister for Health (Mr, Kelly) was considering proposals for compulsory pre-marital blood tests. Confident of churches' support for his bill to compel health tests before marriage, Mr. Kelly yesterday replied to criticism by Archdeacon Hammond. Vlt seems to reduce us to the level of stock animals," was the Archdeacon's comment. "That is just what the bill will not do," said the Minister. "It is a sane step towards racial hygiene." Public Opinion Recently Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia — found that three out of four people thought that medical certificates should be exchanged before marriage. To take the inquiry a step further, interviewers for the poll called on a cross-section of people in hundreds of local! ties in all States, and asktd them: "Would you favor an outspoken Press, radio, and pulpit campaign on venereal disease? Of each 100 interviewed 78 favor a campaign; 12 would oppose it; 8 were undecided; and 2 did not answer. Men and women of all ages and circumstances, both city dwellers and country people, in all States, are in agreement on this question. The only qualification was that some people thought newspaper articles, rather than the radio or pulpit, should be the medium for the campaign. U.S. Opinion The fact-finding polls founded By Dr. George Gallup in USA, England, and Canada have played an important part in the campaign for elimination of venereal diseases. In 1937, when it was generally believed the public would emphatically refuse to discuss the problem, the American Gallup Poll defied convention and measured public opinion on whether the Government should distribute information about venereal disease and establish clinics for its treatment. All doubts were soon dispelled, The vote was 90 per cent. ','Yes." A number of American States now require a test for VD from all persons seeking marriage licences, and a few States require similar tests from expectant mothers."}
{"id":230590167,"text":"18 Sep 1942 - N.S.W. Endorses 6 o'clock Closing Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 18 September 1942, page 4 N.SAV. Endorses 6 o'clock Closing DEMAND for 8 pm closing 'in NSW, disclosed by the Gallup Poll last yean, has died down. The majority now supports 6 o'clock closing, according to a survey completed early this month. As stated in "The Sun" on Tuesday, Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia — found Xecently that residents of New South Wales are strongly against wartime prohibition, though they think a public inquiry into the liquor trade necessary. Each person Interviewed was also asked: — "During the war, at what hour should hotels open' In the morning and close in the evening?" The following figures show that 11 am opening suits most people. (The 15 pc who did not nominate an opening time . comprise, largely, prohibitionists and teetotallers) : — Open at 9 am 20 po. Open at 10 am .... 25 po Open at 11 am ....._ 40 pc No answer — 15 po 100 po Closing Hour The next table shows that the vote for remaining open after 6 o'clock had declined from nearly 50 per cent, to 30 per cent, since the last survey was taken In November, 1841, Just before hostilities began In the Pacific :— Opinion Last Now Nov. pc pc .Close before 6 pm 4 6 Close at 6 pm .... 51 40 Close at 7 pm .... 10 4 Close 8 pm or later 20 44 No answer 15 6 100 100 On a further question, "Should hotels close on week-days in the afternoon between 2 and 4.30?" there was a "No" vote of 44 per cent., compared with "Yes" 40 per cent, and "No answer" 16 per cent. The vote against closing on Saturday afternoons was: No, 58 per cent.; Yes, 27 per cent.; No answer, 15 per cent. A summary of' voting in all States on hotel times shows that the present closing time is generally approved, except in Perth, where 7 pm, rather than 6 pm, is the popular choice."}
{"id":230590357,"text":"15 Nov 1942 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 15 November 1942, page 4 GALLUP 1 POLL j Nation Favors Military Cadets PEOPLE believe firmly that youths of 16. and 17 should be given military cadet training, according to an Australian- wide Gallup Poll taken in the past two weeks. Interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls put this question to thousands of people, throughout all States:— "Should youths of 16 and 17 be given military cadet training?" Of each 100 people interviewed —83 83 said "give them training"; 13 said "don't give it," and <4 were undecided. The "Yes" vote was 80-in-the-100 among Labor Party supporters, and 86-in-the-lOO among people who usually vote UAP or Country Party. Analysis of voters' comments shows that most of them were thinking of the physical benefit of cadet training, rather than its ihilitary value. "Keep young men fit and healthy" (tlie comment of a tin- smit/ir in nueiaiuei wiu m good for them and good for the country" (a contractor, InvereU, NSW) were typical attitudes. Usual attitude of the minority of 13 pc was, "They are in the Army soon enough." These surveys »re xntde by & system of lilgbly selective snd pro-portlonate samplings of publte opinion throughout Australia. The results should be taken as representative of the trend or thought in a cross-section of electors, not necesaariiy tbo views of any newspaper."}
{"id":230593536,"text":"04 Nov 1942 - War Saving And Compulsion Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 4 November 1942, page 4 War Saving And Compulsion PUBLIC opinion remains almost evenly divided on the question: "Should war saving be voluntary or compulsory," according to . a Gallup ' Poll taken early this month. It is significant, however, that men are now five to four in favor of compulsion, while women , oppose it in the same proportion. "Australian Public Opinion Polls, tile Australian affiliate of the British, American, Canadian and Swedish Gallup Polls, has conducted four nation-wide "sample referendums" on compulsory saving.When When reading the results In the following table it should be noted: (1) Taxes on higher incomes ' were raised sharply between the first and second surveys; (2) an all-round increase in income tax by amounts varying from 6d to Is in the £1 was introduced just after the second survey, and (3) Income tax has not been raised this year:-Compel Don't Unde-saving compel cided pc pc pc 1941, Sept. 55 27 18 Dec. 51 38 13 1942, June 44 46 10 Oct. 48 47 5 The small change in opinion towards compulsory saving occurred in New South Wales, Queensland, NSW, and SA, all gave small majorities in favor of compulsion. Victoria was evenlv divided, and Tasmania and WA were slightly opposed. Skilled Avorkers, tradespeople, and others in the "artisan" income group, were five to four against compulsory war saving. Under the Fadden plan for post-war credits, they would have been required to save about 5s ®to 10s a week, according to whether or not they had families. Better-off people, who would have been the largest contributors under the Fadden plan, are five to three in favor of compulsory saving.Analysis, Analysis, however, shows that political affiliation, rather than economic status or occupation, was the determining factor in the voting. Of Labor Party supporters interviewed, 37-in-the-100 . voted "compulsory," 57 - in - the-100 "voluntary," and the other six were undecided. Among people who usually vote UAP or Country Party, the vote was: Compulsory, 62 pc; voluntary, 34 pc; and undecided 4 pc. "Many are not pulling their weight," the comment of a mining engineer in Mt. Isa, Qld., is the typical attitude of people who support compulsory saving. Others said it would reduce spending on luxuries, while many significantly said: "We had a depression after the last war." Usual comments by opponents of compulsory saving were: "We give all we can," or "Ths cost of living is too high.""}
{"id":230594802,"text":"18 Nov 1942 - TWO THIRDS FOR MERGER Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 18 November 1942, page 3 TWO THIRDS FOR MERGER Two out of three people answered "Yes" in an Australia-wide Gallup Poll on whether the AIF and militia should be combined into one armv. The survey, just completed, indicates a marked swing in public opinion since a similar "sample referendum" in July. Interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls called on cross-sections of people in hundreds of representative centres, in all States, and asked this question: — "Should the militia and the AIF be combined into one army, able to go anywhere our Government decides." OI each 100 people interviewed: 67 said "Combine them into one army," 22 said "Keep the militia and AIF separate," and 11 were undecided. Even among younger people, who were least favorable to amalgamation, opposition came from only 27 in the 100. Men and women, as groups, held almost identical views. Two out of three people who usual$r vote Labor at elections favored one army. Among supporters of the UAP or Country Party, the favorable vote was as high as five to one."}
{"id":230599218,"text":"20 Dec 1942 - Gallup Poll Shows One-Army Approval Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 20 December 1942, page 3 Gallup Poll Shows One-Army Approval "yYVO 0f every three Australians tl>ink the AIF and Militia should be combined into one Army, able to go anywhere. Four out of five favor Mr. Curtin's proposal to permit the Militia to serve anywhere in the South-West Pacific zone. In November. Australian Public Opinion Polls — Australian affiliate of the Gallup Polls-found a marked swing in favor cf one Army. About the time the finding was announced, Mr. Curtin proposed that the Militia should be allowed to go anywhere in the South-West Pacific zone. To ascertain public reaction to this proposal (which is not a one-Army proposal), a survey was again taken In the last two weeks on this question: "Should the Mllltla and the AIF be combined into one Army, able to go anywhere the Government decides?"Of Of each 100 people interviewed: GO- said. "Combine them into one Army," 27 said "Keep the Militia and AIF separate," and 7 were undecided. All States voted in much the same way. Men and women held similar views. There is little change com- ; pared with the November finding of — Combine, 67 per cent.: Keep separate. 22 per cent., and Un- ' decided, 11 per cent. 1 Supporters of the UAP or ! Country Party are nearly five to one In favor of amalgamation. Among Labor Party voters there , were 56-ln-the-100 who said, \\ "Combine the AIF and Militia," to each 35-in-the-100 against amalgamation. The other 9-ln- ' the-100 were undecided. Each person wno opposed amalgamation was also asked if he (or she) would agree with Mr. Curtin's proposal. The question was — "Should the Militia be able to go anywhere in the South-Wcst Pacific?" Combined answers to the two questions showed that of each 100 people Interviewed: 80 support Mr." Curtin's proposal. 12 oppose H, and 8 arc undecided."}
{"id":230706760,"text":"03 Apr 1952 - Half public are drivers Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 3 April 1952, page 41 Half public are drivers [?] Nearly . three out of four adult men and one woman In four throughout Australia are licensed to drive motor vehicles, a Gallup Poll discloses. Altogether nearly every second person over 21 is licensed to drive a car, truck or motor-cycle. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":230712429,"text":"21 Aug 1952 - HOMES POSITION HAS IMPROVED POLL REVEALS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 21 August 1952, page 28 HOMES POSITION I HAS IMPROVED POLL REVEALS There has been some improvement in 'i the housing shortage since the middle of 1951, the latest Gallup Poll shows. Conducting an annual survey of the housing position. Poll inter-i view ers ES&QruSS asked a n A u s tra-HWBhbI lian - wide sample of men and women: "Are there any people living in your home because of the housing shortage, who would move away if they could get a place for themselves?" Out of every 100 people interviewed 14 said they had one and, in some cases, two extra families living with them. The same question was put to similar ci'oss-sec-tions of people in June, 1950, and June, 1951. Comparison of the latest survey with that in 1951 shows a drop of 4 pc in the number of families wanting homes of their own. Houses '50 '51 '52 . with pc pc pc 1 family 83 82 86 2 families 13 14 11 3 families 4 4 3 Only 3 pc of farmhouses have extra families, but there are 8 pc in the provincial cities and towns and 18 pc in the capital cities. Of families who want homes of their own, slightly more than 2 out of every 3 consist of couples — in most cases without children. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 325 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230720167,"text":"18 Mar 1953 - Switch to Labor in all ages Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 18 March 1953, page 9 Switch to Labor a m H _ in all ages The big switch to Labor, by one LCP voter in every five, as announced by the Gallup Poll 10 days ago, has occurred among electors of all ages, but particularly among those in their fifties. - This is disclosed by the following analysis of the Gallup Poll's figures on voting intention and past voting. . It will be seen that all Mage groups now have more Labor votersthan than in 1946, when Labor won the Federal election with a 53 pc vote. LABOR VOTERS Age 1946 1951 1953 Group pc pc pc 21-29 61 55 63 30-39 56 53 61 40-49 54 51 61 50-59 49 - 44 58 60 & up 45 42 53 Total 53 49 60 "When examining the above figures it should be remembered that the 21-29 age group is always predominantlyLabor, Labor, simply because most people are born in families which vote Labor. Senat/ forecast Victories by LCP at the 1949 Federal elections were caused by people "growing up" politically, . probably because they had become better-off. « Thus, in 1949 and 1951, the 21-29 age group voted like people of about 40 did iii 1946. Now. 11 pc of the electorate has decided that voting LCP in 1949 and 1951 did not benefit them financially. They have lost their fear of socialism and are going to vote Labor at the Senate election on May 9. People in their forties are going to vote like those in their twenties did in 1946. Aust. Public Opinion « Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":230721079,"text":"22 Mar 1953 - Gallup poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 22 March 1953, page 45 [?] Soldiers' Japan-" ?e wives : - - - i tolerated Australians are overwhelmingly I in favor of allowing I Australian soldiers to bring their Japanese I brides to Australia, I the Gallup Poll an- 1 nounces. I The cross-section inter- I viewed was told that 300 I Australian soldiers were I reported to have legally I married Japanese girls. I Interviewers then asked: | "Do you think those | . wives and their chil- I dren should he allow- I ed into Australia or I not?" 1 Comparison of answers I with a similar Gallup B Poll of a year ago shows H an increased favorable H majority: H 1952 1953 I PC pc I 'Favor ... 60 68 H Opposed . . S3 25 I Undecided ..77 B The recent "favor" | vote came from 74 pc of H the men interviewed, and I from 62 pc of the women. | . Forgive enemies I Labor voters and LCP "I voters, as groups, hold I similar . opinions on this I question. I Typical comments I were: "We let in Ger- j mans," "Our enemies I should be forgiven," "Husbands. . and w i v e s should not be separated," and "Our soldiers should be allowed to live their own lives." Opposition comments were: "War experience shows Japs are not a humane race" and "You can't trust Japs." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, I 352 Collins St, Melb. . I"}
{"id":230721518,"text":"08 Mar 1953 - GALLUP POLL ON SENATE CONTROL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 8 March 1953, page 17 © GALLUP POLL ON SENATE CONTROL ' \\ ... . . Chance slightly favors Labor JT is a toss-up whether Labor or the Liberal-Country Party will control the Senate after June 30. A Gallup Poll suggests this, but also indicates that the odds are slightly in favor of Labor. The swing to Labor indicated by the Gallup Poll last year was fully maintained in another survey just completed. Voting intention is revealed in the three polls as follows: May Oct. Feb. pc pc pc Labor . . 51 54 54 LCP . . 35 32 33 Ind . . . . 1 1 1 Undecided 13 13 12 The 12 pc of undecided people are fairly evenly divided in their political sentiments. Adding half of them to Labor, the probable Labor vote today is 60 pc, the highest for at least 20 years. How swing went First preferences at elections since 1934 and in the recent Gallup Poll were: Elec- Lib-Cp Lab. Others tions pc pc pc 1934 .... 51 43 6 1937 .... 48 46 6 1940 .. .. 45 49 6 1943 .... 32 54 14 1946 .... 44 .53 3 1949 .... 50 48 2 1951 . . . . 50 49 1 Gallup Poll Feb .... 39 60 1 State figures The Gallup Poll's Australia-wide sample of 1600 interviews is, of course, spread thinly over the less-populated States. Nevertheless, State-by-State errors of the Gallup Poll at 1949 and 1951 Federal elections averaged only 2J pc and 1£ pc respectively. The following figures, therefore, probably show the present political position in each State fairly accurately. In every State there has been a swing to Labor of at least 9 pc since the last Federal election in 1951:— Labor vote. 1951 Gallup election Feb. pc pc Australia . . 49 60 NSW .... 50 59 Victoria 51 63 Queensland 42 52 S. Aust. 52 64 W. Aust. . 46 58 Tasmania 48 58 Senate prospects The election of May 9 won't affect 16 LCP senators and 12 Labor senators elected in 1951 until 1956. If Labor receives more than 57 pc in Western Australia and Tasmania on May 9, four out of six Senate seats to be contested in each of those States will be won by Labor. On the above figures Labor would also win three out of the five seats to be contested in each of the other States. The Senate after June 30 would then divide Labor 32, Liberal-CP 28. However, a recovery of about 2 pc in support for LCP would give them extra seats in Queensland, WA and Tasmania. Effect on House LCP would then have 31 seats to Labor's 29. If Labor wins the Senate, the House_of Representatives may not run its full three years to 1954. A 60 pe vote for Labor at a House election would raise Labor members from 53 to 95, and reduce LCP to 26. People interviewed were also asked: "Apart from the general question of Labor versus Liberal-Country Party, what one thing is most likely to decide your vote for the Senate?" Labor voters say: pc Its workers' party 18 I always vote Labor 11 Unemployment . . 7 "" . Cost of living up „6 LCP broke promises 4 Labor's policy best 4 Past record good . . 3 Social services . . ... 3 a LCP taxes high . .' 2 Labor finance good 2 Other reasons . . . . 7 No reason given . . 33 LCP voters say; PC LCP has done well 11 Keep HCL down . . 9 LCP policy best . . 9 Oppose socialism . 8 LCP finance good . . 7 I always vote LCP 6 I admire Menzies 2 CP helps farmers . . 2 Other reasons .... 8. No reason given . . 38 Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":230723486,"text":"31 Mar 1953 - IKE'S POLICY IN KOREA APPROVED Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 31 March 1953, page 21 IKE'S POLICY IN KOREA APPROVED Americans 'approve "the way . President Eisenhower is handling the Korean deadlock/ the Gallup Poll announces/ Of Americans interviewed 'by the Gallup Poll, 59 pc expressed satisfaction. Typical comments were. ."We've moved . faster since Ike went to Korea," and "He's .making some headway rioiw." Only 13 pc said they were dissat- HRnHHI isfied with E i s e n -how e r's .HHiilnHl. handing of. the Korean -situation. They gave diverse reasons, such as. "We should use the atom-bomb," and "He's forcing us into a hotter' war." President's job On the more general question of. 'approval or disapprovarbf Ike's handling of his job as President, 67 pc said "approve.", 8 pc "disapprove", and 25 pc no opinion. Those figures are almost the same as a month ago. Dr. George Gallup commented as follows: "It remains to be seen whether Mr. Eisenhower's nnnnlarifv will, ctnv An q more or less even keel, like Roosevelt's, or have violent ups and downs, like Truman's popularity, which resembled a ride on a roller-coaster.""}
{"id":230727030,"text":"11 Jun 1953 - SENATE RESULT HINGED ON COSTS, WORK, TAXES Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 11 June 1953, page 19 SENATE RESULT HINGED zies himself) were the most important factors (in that order) in deciding the Senate elections, the Gallup Poll finds. - ; A few days before the : election, 1800 people were asked which of seven thlngS (printed on a card) would b e uppermost in their minds when they voted on May 9. Analysis, completed this week, shows that most people voted Labor chiefly because they thought Labor would reduce the cost of living and assure full employment. These two factors — HCL and employment — were also uppermost in minds of big groups of LCP voters, who thought their party would do a better job than Labor with those two. problems. Taxes an issue Desire for lower taxes was No. 3 motive among voters at the Senate elections. It seems to have given more votes to LCP than to Labor. The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, was undoubtedly an important factor in the election. He was the second-biggest vote-catcher for LCP. Social services and the credit restrictions imposed a year ago probably had little effect on the election, but socialism seems to have benefited LCP materially. REASONS FOR VOTING Labor LCP voters voters 'PC pc Cost of living 41 33 Employment 41 19 Lower taxes 15 31 Social services 7 6 Prime Minister 5 23 Credit restrictions 4 3 Socialism 3 10 No idea 6 11 The above columns both add to more than 100 pc because some people gave more than one answer. Aust Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":230727519,"text":"28 Jun 1953 - PETROL HOURS OF SALE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 28 June 1953, page 12 PETROL HOURS OF SALE itimmmiiiiimiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiir Gallup poll 'iiiimiiiiiiiiiiHfiiiiitinmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiv TXETROL should be sold on week-days until 6 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays until noon. This is the opinion of Australians, according to a nation-wide round-up conducted by the Gallup poll. Three out of 10 people want petrol sold on weekdays in the evening. In every State, however, most people would be satisfied if petrol could be bought until 6 pm. PETROL, WEEK-DAYS Sell until: \\ pc 5 pm 18 6 pm 39 7 pm 5 8 pm 6 9 pm .. .. 11 Open always 9 No opinion ..- 12 States differ Three out of 10 people would like petrol sold on Saturday afternoon, and perhaps Saturday evening. In SA and Tasmania, petrol until noon would satisfy most people, but in other States it is wanted ' until one o'clock; PETROL, SATURDAY Sell until: pc 11 am . . 5 Noon 30 1 pm .. . . .. . . . 22 2 pm 4 6 pm .. .. .. .. 11 8 pm 2 9 pm 6 Open always .. 9 No opinion 11 Sunday trade Three in 10 oppose selling petrol at any time on Sunday. On the other hand, 2-in-10 want petrol sold on Sunday afternoon or evening. Except in South Australia, most people would agree to .selling petrol on Sunday until about noon. Those who oppose selling petrol on Sunday comprise 37 pc of Nonconformists, 26 pc of Anglicans and . 22 pc of Roman Catholics. PETROL, SUNDAY Sell until: pc 11 am .. 14 Noon 21 1 pm J 5 pm '3 6 pm 4 9 pm ........ . . 5 Open always . . 9 Don't open Sunday .. .. 28 No opinion 12 Figures in the three tables above are answers of a full cross-section of electors. Separate counts oi answers of people with private cars in their families give almost the same percentages. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230728865,"text":"04 Jun 1953 - Power of flogging supported Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 4 June 1953, page 19 Power of flogging supported [?] At least two out of three Australians think judges should have power to order floggings for crimes of violence, the Gallup Poll finds. This finding is based on asking 1800 people the question: "If a man is sent to prison for a crime of viol ence, d n v Ail v» w J V think the judge shrould or should not, have power to order a flogging?" "Yes, they should," was the answer of 70 pc of men and 63 pc of women. Their combined answers were: Favor flogging, 66 pc. Oppose flogging, 28 pc. Undecided, 6 pc. Among Labor voters, the vote for flogging was 65 pc. Among Liberal-CP voters it was 70 pc. (Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mel b.)"}
{"id":230730810,"text":"21 Jun 1953 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 21 June 1953, page 58 GALLUP POLL Income tax hated most I> EDUCED rates of income tax should be the - first consideration when the Federal Budget is drafted next month. Cuts in sales tax would aiso be most acceptable, the Gallup Poll finds. In this survey, 1800 people were handed cards listing seven kinds of taxes. They were asked which they would most like reduced. Almost identical answers came from Labor voters and LCP voters, as groups. Their combined answers follow: TAX WANTED CUT Income tax, say . . 50 pc Sales tax, say . . 33 pc Import duties .... 6 pc Petrol tax 3 pc Entertainment tax 3 pc Tobacco tax . . . . 2 pc Taxes on beer, whisky 1 pc No opinion ...... 2 pc It seems that the public is prepared to carry present taxes on beer, tobacco, enter tainments and petrol, if they get f reasonable cuts in income tax .and sales tax. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230731916,"text":"20 Nov 1952 - Gallup poll favors U.N. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 20 November 1952, page 36 favors U.N. More than six out of every 10 Australians think the United Nations has been reasonably successful, the latest Gallup Poll shows. ..The recent announcement of Mr. Try gve Lie's resignation from .the Secretary-Generalship of., UN has focused world interest-on UN, and its-' Various activities.'' To ' gauge Australian Ppinion of wide sample" of men and 'oment "Do . you think the United Nations has been reasonably successful, or not?" "Successful," say 62 pc. "Not successful," say 23 pc. No opinion, 15 PC. There is practically no difference between the opinions of men and women as groups. World govt. Despite their favorable opinion of UN, Australians are not keen on a suggestion that UN should be made into a World Government, with ' control over the armed forces of all countries, including Australia. A question along these lines ; disclosed almost equal, division of opinion: - 43 pc favorhe 9UST- , gestion. 40 pu oppose it, and 17 pc have no opinion. . An analysis by sex shows that 50 pc of men favor the idea, with 42 pc "opposed" and 8 pc "no opinion." Women, however, are divided: 36 pc "favor," 37 pc "oppose" and 27e,pc "no opinion." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230738738,"text":"28 Dec 1949 - GALLUP POLL WAS RIGHT Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 28 December 1949, page 14 GALLUP POLL WAS RIGHT Accuracy 'within a quarter of one per cent was achieved by the final Australia-wide Gallup Poll on the election. Electn. Gallup Electn. —1946 Dec. 2-4 Dec. 10 p.c. p.c. p.c. Liberal-CP .. . 43.6 50 50.2 Labor . . 53.1 48 48.3 dents . 3.3 2 1.5 The Gallup Poll predicted the Labor vote in 1946 at 54 per cent — within 1 per cent of the actual vote. Comparison between the Gallup Poll published Decem-ber 9 and almost complete Poll was correct in predicting that the swing to Liberal-CP would occur fairly evenly throughout all types of seats Tohnr — ranging Alum v strongholds, through marginal seats, to Liberal-CP strongholds. Gallup Actual Forecast vote p.c. p.c. Labor's 20 "top line" seats . . 67 68.2 Labor's 18 "2nd line" seats . . 60 59.2 Labor's 17 "3rd line" seats . . 51 51.1 Labor's 16 "4th line" seats . . 44 45.4 Lib. -CP 13 "3rd line" seats . . 44 40.7 Lib.-CP 19 "2nd line" seats . . 41 39.1 Lib.-CP 18 "top line" seats . . 28 31.0 The 121 Federal seats were classified about into seven groups, according to the size of Labor's vote in those areas at the 1946 election, when there were 74 seats. The Gallup Poll interviewed an average of only 269 people in each of the seven groups, but the seven predictions had an average accuracy within 1.7 per cent. Marginal seats Liberal-CP retained all except one (Fawkner) of the 13 seats classified as "Iiiberal-CP 3rd line" or marginal seats. They also won all except two (Bendigo and Wilmot) of the 16 seats classified as "Labor's 4th line" or marginal electorates. :The The Gallup Poll, however, based its prediction of a Liberal-CP victory largely on its estimate that the Labor vote would average only. 51 per cent (compared with 57.1 per cent in 1946), in the 17 seats classified as Labor's "3rd line." That crucial estimate proved correct within a 10th of one per cent, and Liberal-CP won nine of the 17 seats. With two additional successes in Labor's stronger seats, Liberal-Cp now has 74 members in the House of 121. The Gallup Poll's forecast of Liberal-CP gains of at least 5 per cent in all States except Victoria and South Australia, also proved correct, except that South Australia also showed a Liberal gain greater than 5 per" cent. The number of people interviewed by the Gallup Poll in each State ranged from 724 in NSW down to 180 or less in SA, WA and Tasmania. With such small "samples" from the less populous States, consistent close accuracy cannot be expected with State-b.v-State forecasts. Nevertheless, publ ished predictions of the Labor vote in each of the 6 States proved accurate/ on the average, within 2.7 per cent. Accuracy within 1 per cent was also achieved by the Gallup Poll's experimental "probability" poll in 14 marginal electorates in the capital cities, as published on the Tuesday before the election. Instead of obtaining opinions from "quotas" of people of particular types, interviewers were required to call M Particular Answers, based on 300 in- terviews 2 weeks before the election, showed voting intention in the 14 electorates as Liberal-CP 55 per cent, Labor 43 per cent, and Independents 2 per cent. Liberal- CP had received only 46 per cent of the first preference votes in those areas in 1946, and it was correctly predicted that there would be a swing to Liberal-CP. The actual vote on December 10 in the .14 seats (named in the published prediction) was Liberal-CP 54.5 per cent, Labor 44.2 per cent, and Independents 1.3 per cent. In an attempt to lessen the time-interval between the last Australia - wide Gallup Poll (Dec. 2/4) and the election (Dec. 10), people interviewed throughout Victoria and Tasmania, and in Sydney and Adelaide, were given "post free'reply cards. They were asked to mail the cards on Tuesday, December .6, advising their final voting intention. It was, of course, simply an experiment, and it is now evident that the resultant figure of 52 per cent for Liberal-CP was less accurate than the Gallup Poll itself. The postcard survey, however, had some value, because it indicated that there was little chance of a last-minute swing to Labor, which would have made_. the Gallup Poll wrong. "Why does the Gallup Poll predict elections?" is a question often asked. The answer is: — (1) To increase interest in the elections; (2) To cause more people to become aware of the Gallup Poll; and (3) To demonstrate the accuracy of the Gallup Poll. Business men and the public should not assume that market surveys and public opinion polls made by other organisations (which do not predict elections) are equally reliable. There is no mathematical method of calculating the degree of accuracy of surveys like the Gallup Poll, and the only way to demonstrate ability to accurately measure "intentions" is to predict elections. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":230739450,"text":"06 Dec 1949 - ANTI-LABOR VOTE TIPPED IN SWING SEATS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 6 December 1949, page 9 ANTI-LABOR VOTE TIPPED I, IN SWING SEATS By Roy Morgan, Director of Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne. There has been an eight per cent swing to Liberal-CP in the all-important marginal seats in capital cities, a special Gallup PolL using "probability" sampling, discloses. In the weekend November 26-27 — two weeks before the Federal, election next Saturday — 28 Gallup Poll interviewers made a special survey in 14 marginal electorates, using "probability" sampling. The survey was simply an experiment, but the result is of great interest. Lib.-Labor C.P. Ind. pc pc pc Election, 1946 51 46 6 Gallup Polls: Sept 16/18 49 49 2 Nov 11/13 43 55 % "Probability" Poll: Nov 26/38 43 55 2 In the above table the a'l "seats surveyed) is compared with the result of the experimental "probability" survey (last line). The second and third lines show answers or people (250 per survey) living in the same areas,, interviewed as parts oi the September and November Australia-wide Gallup Polls. It will be seen that , the 250 people interviewed by the Gallup Poll's usual "quota" method November 11-13 agree exactly with the "probability" sample of 300 people, November 26-28.300 300 interviewed Only 300 people were interviewed, so some difference between the finding and the election result in those 14 divisions on December 10 must be expected. Nevertheless, the Gallup Poll's accurate prediction of the Victorian State election in 1947 with similar small samples suggests that any error will be small. The 14 electorates covered in the "probability" poll were: — Nine marginal Labor seats according to 1946 figures: — Bowman, Lilley and Ryan, in Brisbane; Kingsford Smith, Lowe and North Sydney, in Sydney; Kingston and Sturt, in Adelaide; and Curtin, Perth. Five marginal Liberal seats according to 1946 figures: — Evans," in Sydney; Fawkner, Henty and Higginbotham, in Melbourne; and Boothby, in Adelaide. The Gallup Poll's figures should not be construed as meaning Liberal-CP will win all those 14 seats. But they do suggest that Liberal-CP has a very good chance of holding most of its marginal seats, while the Labor Party will probably lose most of its marginal seats in the cities, likely exceptions being Kingston and Sturt, in Adelaide. Gallup Polls throughout the world normally use "quota" sampling, which requires each interviewer to obtain opinions from certain quotas, or numbers, of people of particular economic types, ages and sex. In recent years, however, Gallup Polls have been experimenting with a new method called "probability" sampling. It requires each interviewer to obtain opinions at particular houses or from particular people. The central office, using a mathematically random method, decides in advance who will be interviewed. The Gallup Poll is now completing its final Australia-wide survey on election prospects (using "quota" comnlin ct \\ nn/1 fko raonH urill | uaaia nit AUWA. TT AAJ be published in The Sun on Friday."}
{"id":230739737,"text":"09 Dec 1949 - Evatt sees swing to Labor Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 9 December 1949, page 2 Evatt sees swing to Labor "The Gallup Poll published in today's Sun" shows the trend of opinion is -moving in support of the Labor Government," Federal Attotrney- General (Dr. Evatt) told a meeting at the Clyde railway yards today. Dr. Evatt added: "If carefully examined the Gallup Poll shows the swing is towards Labor."The "The method of taking the poll is open to question because of the laws of the Australian secret ballot, but under the Gallup system individuals are asked their intentions. "In many cases it is impossible for them to disclose their intentions. "Allowing for the percentage of untruthful answers, there is a grave danger in the abuse of the system for the purpose of using an estimated result for propaganda. "The Poll published was taken last week before the full development of the Labor case to the people."}
{"id":230739749,"text":"09 Dec 1949 - LIBERAL-C.P. VICTORY PREDICTED IN FINAL GALLUP POLL SURVEY Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 9 December 1949, page 1 LIRERAL-O.P. VICTORY PREDICTED IN FINAL GALLUP POLL SURVEY A Gallup Poll forecasts a Liberal-Country Party win in the general election which takes place tomorrow. This is the result of interviews last weekend with 1900 people throughout the six States, and does not take into account political developments this week, such as the Chifley- Lang controversy. The poll gives the basic percentages as: Liberal, 48; Labor, 44; Independent, 2; undecided, 6. After allocating the undecided voters on the basis of voting in the 1948 election, which experience has shown to be reliable, the following result is forecast: Liberal 50 per cent. Labor 48 per cent. Independents 2 per cent. One unusual feature of the poll was that 6 pc of those interviewed said they were "undecided," compared with less than 1 pc .a week before the 1946 election. Another was the difference in voting intentions as expressed by men and women. For example, 46 pc of men questioned said they would vote Labor, while women Labor voters comprised only 42 pc of the total. All previous final Gallup Foils on Australian elections and referendums showed that men and women intended to vote similarly. Full details of the Gallup survey appear on Page 9. Result of the House of Representatives voting should be clear by midnight tomor-row. [?] Labor's fluctuating vote in recent years, according to surveys made by Gallup poll, is shown above. Support for Labor rose steadily from 1934 to 1943, but in 1946 fell slightly. It dropped sharply after Bank Nationalisation plans were announced in 1947. Throughout 1948 and the first half of this year Labor's prestige grew until the coal strike in June which cut into Labor's following. By Mid-November (four weeks before election) the Labor vote | was down to 46 per cent. By last weekend support for Labor had recovered to 48 percent. World distribution of ballot papers Senate result, however, will not - be known until early next month, because of the proportional representation system, in use for the first time. Voting enrolment is 4,910,789, of whom 1,915,997 are in NSW. This is an increase for the State of 57,248 on the 1946 figure. Candidates their party supporters, and electoral officials are rushing last-minute preparations for a big day's work at the polls. Everything will be ready when the booths open at 8 am. Tonight party branches will arrange final dispositions of their workers at the polling Places, while divisional returning officers will keep their ballot papers under lock and key until 7.30 am. All parties have arraoged fleets of cars for liaison work between the polling places, and it is estimated that about 10,000 people will be working for candidates throughout the State. All sides say they hope to have enough petrol for I the day, despite rationing, j because voluntary helpers have donated their rations, as well as their cars. Both Labor and Liberal W N| parties are holding more than 300 final rallies in7 NSW today and tonight. Big crowds are expected all tomorrow at the polling place for absentee voters in the Town Hall. Another special polling booth has been set up at 217 George Street, for Interstate, and other postal voters Every means of' transport, including packhorses and camels, has been used to distribute ballot papers throughout Australia.More More than 4000 papers have been sent to Australian troops and civilians in Japan, Britain and Amer.ica. A special launch is running up the north-west coast of Australia with ballot papers. POSTCARD POLL AGAINST LABOR In addition to its general survey, the Australian Gallup Poll conducted a subsidiary "postcard" check on this election. Of the 1900 people interviewed last weekend (see above), 1150 throughout Victoria and Tasmania, and in Sydney and Adelaide, were given post free reply cards, and asked to mail them last Tuesday advising their final voting intentions. Poll officials say it was simply an experiment, and there is no certainty that people who returned their cards are representative of all electors in all States. If they are, however, the vote for Liberal-CP tomorrow will be 2 pc higher than expected. Nearly half the cards have been returned. After "weighting" (to minimise lack of representation), the cards- indicate that the vote tomorrow will be:' Liberal-CP 52 ps; Labor 45 pc, and Independent 3 pc. Principal difference between these figures and those for the full survey arises from those listed as "undecided" leaning to Liberal-CP, instead of Labor, as anticipated. Jt is emphasised that this postcard check, like the wider survey, could not have been influenced by late election developments, such as the Lang-Chifley clash."}
{"id":230739836,"text":"09 Dec 1949 - Gallup Poll gives Liberal-CP. 50p.c. of Federal vote: Labor 48 p.c. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 9 December 1949, page 9 Gallup Poll gives Liberal-CP. 50p.c. of Federal vote: Labor 48p.c. Last-minute Gallup Poll conducted throughout Australia forecasts a narrow Liberal -CP victory in the Federal poll tomorrow. \\ (By Roy Morgan, Director, Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne) t Last weekend the Austra- lian Gallup Poll interviewed 1900 people throughout all six States and found that: o Forty-eight per cent plan-red to vote Liberal/CP, 44 per cent Labor, and 2 per cent Independent, leaving 6 per i cent still undecided. o After dividing the unde-| cided people by their vote in 3946, the vote for Liberal-CP tomorrow looks like being about 50 per cent, compared with 44 per cent in 1946. The Labor vote is likely ' to be 48 pc compared with 53 pc in 1946. Tlie-number of people interviewed in each State is too small for close accuracy, with a State-by-Staie forecast, but it seems that all States except Victoria and South Australia are likely to show swings of at least 5 per cent to Liberal-Cp. The swing has occurred fairly evenly in all types of i seats, ranging from Labor strongholds, through marginal i seats, to Liberal strongholds. : 0 Comparison with the pre-| vious Australia-wide Gallup | Poll, a month before the elec-\\ tion, shows a 2 per cent re-j covery in the . prospective T f AiZ nm zianf JjaUUL VUIC (liUUI TV t.11 V to 48 per cent), but little of I the recovery seems to have | occurred in Labor's weak j seats, where it would matter most..-- Nevertheless, it should be noted that the prospective increase of 6 per cent in the Liberal/CP vote, compared with 1946, is chiefly the result of one in twelve of all electors in" twelve intending to "switch" from Labor to Liberal-CP. If events in the last week have caused, say, a quarter of these "switchers" to change their minds (and vote Labor again) then the vote will divide almost equally between Labor and Liberal/CP. Unless," there has been a pronounced swing either way in the last week, neither side will win a substantial majority -of the 121 seats. In comparison, if there had been no swing to Liberal-Cp, and Labor were again to receive 53 per cent of the votes as in 1946, 71 of the 121 seats in the enlarged Federal Parliament would go to Labor. Interviewing began soon after the New Zealand election, and people were asked: Judging by how you feel now, which party — Labor, Liberal, Country, Communist or Independent — are you likely to vote for? 48 in the 100 said Liberal or Country Party 44 in the 100 said Labor 2 in the 100 said Independent. and 6 in the 100 were still undecided. These figures compare closely with the result of the Gallup Poll in September: Sept Nov Dec pc P'C pc Liberal-CP 46 50 48 Labor Party 43 43 44 Independents 2 2 2 Undecided 9 5 6-If women change their minds at the last minute, and vote like the men said they would, then the election will be closer than the above total figures indicate: — Men Women pc pc Liberal/CP 49 48 Labor 46 42 Independent 2 2 Undecided 3 8 People were also, asked how they had voted at the last Federal election in 1946. Comparison with voting intention shows that eight per cent plan to switch from Labor to Liberal-Cp, while only one per cent will go in the other direction: — INTEND VOTING LIBERAL-CP Per cent Voted Lib./CP 1946 37 Voted Labor 1946 8 Others 3 48 INTEND VOTING LABOR: Voted Labor 1946 39 Voted Lib./CP 1946 1 Others 4 44 INTEND TO VOTE INDEPENDENT 2UNDECIDED UNDECIDED ON HOW TO VOTE 6 Allocating the undecided 6 p.c. The actual vrte tomorrow ; will depend on whether i events in the last /week such j as the Lang-Chifley sensation I have caused more people to join the 8 per cent of "switch--j ers" from Labor, or whether I some of the 8 per cent have ; ' decided, to vote Labor again, after all. Allocation of the 6 per : cent of undecided between Labor and Liberal-CP involves both judgment and guessing. Experience when forecasting other Australian elections suggests that most of them will vote like they did in 1946, resulting however in a » vote tomorrow of something like Liberal 50 pc, Labor 48 pc, Independents 2 pc. That would compare as follows v/ith the following elections: FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib. -CP Labor Others pc pc PC Election: 1934 .51 43 6 1937 ..'48 .46 -6 1940 . . 45 49 6 1943 . . 43 54 14 1946 .44 53 3 Gallup Polls: Nov. 11-13 . . 52 46 2 Dec. 2-4 50 48 2 How a 6 per cent swing' to Liberal-CP would be reflected in total seats won by the parties is largely a guess, because of redistribution. Gallup Poll figures, however, suggest that the swing is likely to take place where it will have the most effect — in Labor's sitexen "4th line" or marginal seats, and perhaps in one or two ot Labors 1< "3rd line" seats: — & - <U o o "8 M VOTE FOR LABOR o „ 1 1 — . S eft O m O P.O. p,.c,. Labor's 1st line 20 seats 76 67 Labor's 2nd line 18 seats 85 60 Labor's 3rd line 17 seats 57 51 Labor's 4th line 16 seats 51 44 Liberal/CP 3rd line 13 seats 47 44 Lib/CP 2nd line 19 seats 44 41 Lib/CP 1st line 18 seats .32 28 The above figures should hot be read as indicating that the Labor Party will lose all of its 16 marginal seats;- nor is it certain that Liberal/CP will hold all of its 13 marginal seats.Indeed, Indeed, it seems that Liberal-CP will have to win some of Labor's 17 "third line" seats to gain a majority in the House of 121 voting members. Labor's vote in 1946 in the areas . now in those "third line" seats ranged from 54 pc to 60 pc, so the chances of either party winning by a substantial majority of the seats seems remote. Percentages in the preceding table and in the following table are based on answers December 2 to 4. Both sets of figures, however, include slight adjustments to allow for trends shown by Gallup Polls in recent months: Labor Likely vote vote 1946 Dec 10 pc pc South Australia 58 56 West Australia 56 50 Victoria 51 40 N.S. Waies 57 48 Tasmania 51 44 Queensland 45 40"}
{"id":230740278,"text":"08 Dec 1949 - Views on Parties' Objectives Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 8 December 1949, page 22 Views on Parties' Objectives By ROY MORGAN, Director of Australian Public Opinion Poll? 352 Collins Street, Melbourne Most people who vote Liberal-CP on Saturday will do so because they think the Liberal and Country Parties stand for democratic freedom, while Labor stands for socialism. On the other hand, most think- the Labor Party stands for the worker, while Liberal-CP stands for big business. That simple division of opinion emerges from an Australia-wide Gallup Poll, in which 2000 people were asked to describe, in their own words, what they thought were the main things each of the big political parties stood for. The Labor Parfy: According to Labor voters , stands for: ' i The worker. A fair go for all. ® Socialism. According to Liberal-CP voters, stands for: % Socialism. The worker. Themselves. The Liberal Party: According to Labor voters, stands for: ® Big business. © The moneyed class. ® Themselves. According to Liberal-CP "oters, stands for: © Democratic freedom. © Private enterprise. ® A fair deal for all. The Country Party: According to Labor voters, stands for: ® Big business. ' @ The country man. j ® Moneyed people. According to Liberal-CP voters, stands for: ® The country man. © Private enterprise. ® Democratic freedom. The CommuRLt Pa. try: According to Labor voters i stands for: © Disruption, unrest. ® World domination. © Themselves. „ According to Liberal-CP 7 voters stands for: j © Disruption, unrest. f © Complete Socialism. 1 © World domination. j Tomorrow The Sun will j publish the Gallup Poll's final election forecast, based en in- j terviews last weekend. j"}
{"id":230741693,"text":"27 Dec 1949 - MOST GET PAID HOLIDAYS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 27 December 1949, page 11 MOST GET PAID HOLIDAYS A Gallup Poll has found that 8 out of every 10 employees now have annual paid holidays. In this survey, interviewers for the Australian Gallup Roll asked nearly 2000 men and women throughout Australia, whether they or their husbands had holidays on full pay each year. Answers show that of families whose breadwinners are. employees, 64 out of 80 (that is, 8 out of 10) enjoy paid annual holidays: — Employees with paid annual holidays 64 pc Employees, no paid annual holiday 16 pc Self - employed, own business 14 pc Retired people 6 pc Owners of businesses and farms, and many professional people, of course, have no employers to pay for their holidays. After excluding them, analysis of the answers of the employee groups shows that nearly all "white collar" workers (clerks, shop assistants, &c.), now have paid an-nual holidays, and that skilled and semi-skilled workers are not far behind them: — "White Collar" 94 pc Skilled Workers 89 pc Semi-skilled . 89 pc Unskilled and Farm Labor 60 pc Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230742144,"text":"01 Dec 1949 - Libs. may gain from any voting switch Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 1 December 1949, page 9 Libs, may gain from any votinq Switch By Roy Morgan, Director, Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne. Last-minute switching by voters at the Federal elections on December 10 is likely to benefit Liberal-CP more than Labor, the Gallup Poll finds. Question put to everybody who told their voting intentions as at November 11-13 (a month before the election) was: Do you think it's possible you may change your mind before the election? Of the cross-section of nearly 2000 people interviewed six per cent answered "Yes."On On its own, that percentage doesn't mean much, but it becomes meaningful when compared with (a) the same people's declared voting intention and '(b) how they voted at the last Federal election in 1946. Their declared voting intention, as already published in The Sunday Sun, was: Liberal-CP 50 per cent, Labor . 43 per cent, Independent 2 per cent, and Undecided 5. per cent. The next step is to combine those figures (for voting intention) with how they voted in 1946. It then becomes evident that 8 per cent of the adult population plans to switch from Labor to Liberal-CP, while only 1 per cent is going in the other direction: Per cent Intend voting Liberal-CP: „ Voted Lib. -CP, 1946 38 Voted Labor, 1946 8 -Others 4 — 50 Intend voting Labor: Voted Labor, 1946 39 Voted Lib. -CP, 1946 1 Others 3 — 43 Intend to vote Independent 2 Undecided on how to vote 5 Because all the declared switching goes in the one direction (to Liberal-CP) the situation is "dynamite" for forecasters such as the Gallup Poll. For instance, if half of the 9 per cent of declared "switchers" decide at the eleventh hour . to "switchback" — to vote again for the parties they supported in 1946/f-then voters on December 10 will be almost evenly divided between Labor and Liberal-CP. That is why the Gallup Poll asked people if they might change their minds before the election. But, according to the answers, few of the 8 per cent who plan to switch from Labor to Liberal- CP are likely to switch -back — to vote Labor again after all. Indeed, the boot seems to be on the other foot. Among people who said they were going to vote the same as in 1946 (77 per cent of the cross-section) there were two people who said they might yet switch to Liberal-CP against each one who may yet change to Labor. A lot can happen, of course, in the last month of an election campaign, so the Gallup Poll is watching developments by: — (1) Writing to everyone interviewed November 1 1-13, asking whether their voting intention is still the same. (2) Conducting a special survey in 14 marginal seats in the capital cities. (3) Conducting another full Australia-wide survey next weekend, and (4) Asking half of the 2000 people then interviewed to mail a postcard (provided) advising on Tuesday, December 6 how they intend to vote on December 10."}
{"id":230742487,"text":"12 Dec 1949 - Gallup near bull's-eye Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 12 December 1949, page 1 j Gallup near bull's-eye | MELBOURNE, Monday. — "The general picture of the election is almost exactly as predicted by the Gallup Poll," director of the Australian Gallup Poll (Mr. Roy Morgan) said today. "Our prediction of . the Australia-wide vote at the 1946 Federal election was correct within 1 per cent, and similar accuracy, seems to have been achieved in this election." Mr. Morgan added. Progress figures compare as follows with the Gallup Poll made a week before the election and published on Friday: Gallup Electn Poll Resit pc pc Liberal-CP 50 49.5 Labor 48 48.4 Independents 2 2.1 The Gallup prediction was accompanied by the result of a last-minute check (based on post cards from people interviewed), which indicated that Liberal-CP might receive 52 per cent, compared with 45 per cent for Labor, and 3 per cent for Independents. Between the Monday and Thursday after the 1946 election, the Liberal-CP vote increased 2 per cent, as the counting progressed, so the final figure for Saturday's election will probably be somewhere between the result of the full Gallup survey (50 per cent-for Liberal-CP) and the post card check (52 per cent)."}
{"id":230745929,"text":"01 Oct 1953 - Long service leave favored by big majority Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 1 October 1953, page 27 Long service leave favored by big majority Overwhelming majorities of both Liberal-CP voters and Labor voters in all States favbr long service leave, the Gallup Poll finds. Asked if they were for, or against long service leave, after 20 years with the one employer, 1800 people answered. 89 pc said "In favor." 8 pc "Against" and 3 pc "No opinion." lar answers. g In tne occupational groups, the favorable votes ranged from 81 pc among business owners and executives, up to 95 pc among semi-skilled workers. The same 1800 people were asked if they t h o u g h t accumulated 1 o ng service should be lost, or not, if an employee went on strike. 56 pc said, "No, it shouldn't . be lost by striking"; 27 pc said "Yes, it should," and 17 pc "No opinion." Liberal-CP voters are evenly_ divided on this question, but 71 pc of Labor voters would oppose cancelling leave because of a strike. As a third question, the people were asked: "If an employee begins work at 15, do you think long service leave should be given 20 years later, at 35, or not until say, 50?" Both , Labor voters and LCP voters gave substantia majprities for giving long service leave as soon as 20 years' service is completed: 66 pc said "At 35." 27 pc said "At 50," and 7 pc "No opinion.""}
{"id":230749416,"text":"04 Oct 1953 - LABOR HOLDS LEAD Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 4 October 1953, page 8 LABOR HOLDS LEAD Gallup | Poll J iiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiifiiiiiiiiiitmmiiiii . Federal Budget benefits did not have any immediate effect on people's voting intentions, the Gallup Poll announces. A House of Representatives election a few days after Sir Arthur . Fadden presented his Budget, would probably have given Labor 70 seats, as against 51 L-CP. Two days after Sir Arthur Fadden presented his Budget, the Gallup Poll began an Australia-wide survey on the question: "If a Federal election were being held today, which party would you probably vote for?" 50-in-the-100 said Labor. 41-in-the-100 said Liberal or CP, and l-in-the-100 Independent, leaving8-in-the-lOO.. 8-in-the-lOO.. undecided. At the Senate election in May, the 8 pc now undecided divided about equally between Labor and L-CP. Dividing them equally again, the propective vote is now: Labor 54 pc, Liberal-CP 45 pc, Independent 1 pc. Same strengths Pres ent relative strengths of Labor and L-CP are the same as disclosed by a similar Gallup Poll three months ago. Prospects compare closely with Federal election results in 1946 and at the recent Senate election, both won by Labor: FIRST PREFERENCES Elec- Lib-CP Lab. Others tions pc pc pc 1946 .. 44 53 3. 1949 ..50 48 ' 2 1951 ..50 49 " 1 1953 . . 44 54 2 Gallup Polls: June 45 54' 1 Now . . 45 54 1 Election prospects will be surveyed again by the Gallup Poll at the end of this month, Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne. j"}
{"id":230751121,"text":"17 Sep 1953 - Poll shows the migrant flow should continue Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 17 September 1953, page 34 Poll shows the migrant flow should continue People think the present flow of immigration should be at least maintained, judging by the latest Gallup Poll. This survey repeated one 14 months ago, before migration was cut. The question was: — "Do you think the number of people coming to live MiLiiji WlfiTip in A u s-t r a 1 i a is too great, BBMHBa&Mjyial about right, or too few? A majority of 53 pc now favors at least the present flow of migrants. This is a marked change compared with 14 months ago, when most wanted migration cut: — IMMIGRATION 1952 1953 June Aug. pc pc Increase ... 14 21 Keep up ... 29 32 Reduce ... 52 42 Undecided . . 5 5 People in all States hold much the same opinions. Houses lack Throughout Australia, 60 pc of men want immigration at least main- tained, but only 46 pc of women do. Liberal-CP voters are 2-to-l for maintaining immigration, but Labor voters are uncertain, they answered:- — Increase or keep up, 45 pc; Reduce, 50 pc; Undecided, 5 pc. Chief reasons for wanting less immigration were "Not enough houses", "Too many out Of work", and "Not enough migrants of right type". Many votes for maintaining or increasing migration were qualified by "Provided they are honest", "More houses needed", "Provided there is work" and "More English". Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230752851,"text":"10 Sep 1953 - HOMES SHORTAGE ENDING Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 10 September 1953, page 34 HOMES SHORTAGE ENDING I In another year the housing shortage will be overtaken, judging by a survey just completed by the Gallup Poll. Conducting its annual survey of housing, the Gallup Poll asked people throughout Australia: — "Are there any people living in your home because of the housing shortage, who w;ould move away if they could get a place f.or themselves?" Only 10 gjjjffijffijjfa pc said KVWCT3TOHS t h e y had |Kyny| an extra wmimiixiiiBiliiMiiHi family (or families) living with them. This 10 pc is an improvement com pared with 14 pc a year ago, 18 pc in 1951, and 20 pc in i949> when Australia was as badly off for housing as bomb-scarred Britain. In the capital cities, the proportion of houses with extra families has fallen from 18 pc to 12 pc in 12 months. In provincial cities and country towns the improvement has been from 8 pc- to 6 pc. Queensland seems to have the least housing shortage; South Australia the most. Most families Jiving with others are couples' with one child or none. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., ' Melbourne."}
{"id":230755986,"text":"13 Sep 1953 - Opinions differ on unionism issue Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 13 September 1953, page 56 £1111111 tlllllUIIIIIIIIIIHll til Htliir Mil til(l(lll|l|IIUIIIIi(IIH(ll(IIIIIIIIII!ltllllllI1lltillllllill((l!lH!IIIIIIIitlllltl1IIIINltl!ill I Opinions differ on I 1 unionism Issue AUSTRALIANS are inclined to oppose j compulsory unionis.m, but the Gallup j | Poll finds considerable difference of opinion 1 among the various States. I People were asked if they thought all wage ! and salary earners, except executives, should, or i I should not. be compelled to join trade unions. I 50 pc oppose compulsory unionism; 1 38 pc favor it; and i 12 pc (chiefly women) have no opinion. 1 In NSW, Victoria and Tasmania majorities of 1 about 55 pc oppose compulsory unionism, but I it is favored by 58 pc in Queensland. People I in SA and WA are also inclined to favor it. | Throughout Australia Labor voters are 55 I pc in favor; LCP voters 71 pc opposed. I People interviewed in this survey comprised I — Male union members, 23 pc; female union raem-i bers 5 pc; wives of members 17 pc; male non-II members 27 pc; female non-members, 28 pc. 1 Compulsory unionism is favored by 57 pc i of union members and their wives. It is opposed I by 62 pc of non-members. | Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb. nillllHIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIHIIIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIiriMIIIIII."}
{"id":230756524,"text":"24 Sep 1953 - Majority favor incentive pay Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 24 September 1953, page 15 Majority favor incentive pay Wage-earners are overwhelmingly in favor of incentive payments, according to an Australia-wide Gallup Poll in the past fortnight. Nearly 1800 men and women, in all circumstances were asked: "Are you for or against incentive payments, that is, payments above award wages for producing more than standard quantities?" A n s w e r s show that— — 71 pc favor incen- . tives. 20 pc oppose them. 9 pc are undecided. Men ar,d women, as groups, gave almost the same answers. Of. the Liberal-CP voters, 80 pc favor incentive payments, and so do 63 pc of Labor voters. Analysis by breadwinners' occupations shows that incentives are favored by 65 pc of skilled workers and their wives. "More production" Approval reaches 69 pc among semi - skilled workers, who do much of the repetition work particularly suitable for in- centives. For incentives: Executives and otyners, 81 pc; white collar, 75 pc; farm owners, 74 pc; skilled workers, 65 pc; semiskilled, 69 pc; unskilled, 54 pc. Chief reasons for favoring incentive payments are: "If people work harder, they should be paid more," and "Give incentive for better work and more production." Those against incentives usually said, "physically d i s a bled can't compete," or "Good wages should be ample incentive." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230759227,"text":"20 May 1951 - Gallup Poll says ... SIX OUT OF TEN WANT LEGAL S.P. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 20 May 1951, page 3 fallup Poll says . . . j IX OUT OF TEN V ANT LEGAL S.P. jjX out of 10 Australians favor legalised off-course totalisators in bir individual States. The Gallup Poll inter- jewed 1700 people in laking this finding. Interviewers told these teople of the Victorian noposal to have branch otalisators throughout he State, connected by ilione with course totes. They. were then asked: Are you for or against laving that in this State?" 60 pc favored the proposal. 24 pc opposed it. 16 pc didn't care-Legal in Tas. In Tasmania off-course jetting shops legally jperate on . Tasmanian md Australian mainland ace meetings. Last year there were !9 uookmaking premises licensed in Hobart and 17 in Launcesto'n. There were also licensed shops in 48 country towns.| | The Betting Board I strictly controls the > system, which began in jj 1933. S Betting shops are open every business day from 1 9 am to 6 pm. On local race days the i shops open at 9 am, but iclose at 1 pm, when oper-, ; ations are transferred to j the track. NSW worry i Big SP operators in I NSW are worried abbut ! moves to legalise off-the-( course betting. ' Some of the biggest SP j; operators are also licen-S seel Paddock bookmakers. A strong section of Labor Caucus is known to favor legalised SP. Country Party delegates will discuss the proposal at their annual conference, which opens Tuesday. Committeemen of some NSW race clubs also favor the plan, believing clubs would benefit enormously from a small turnover tax percentage. One c o m m itteeman said, "A 2 pc tax on present off - course betting, including doubles, would return the Government- roughly £4,000,000 a year." A high NSW police official said that under present telephone regulations, police could not possibly "smoke out" the bigger SP operators."}
{"id":230760274,"text":"27 Jun 1951 - Don't leave Empire, Australians say Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 27 June 1951, page 9 Don't leave Empire , Australians say Australians are overwhelmingly in favor of our continuing to belong to the British Empire. In a recent Gallup Poll 1700 people were handed cards listing three international policies and asked which they would like Australia to follow. 83 pc cnose "Australia should continue to be a member of the British € o in in o n-wealth." 3 pc want us to leave t-lic Commonwealth and become part of USA. 7 pc want us to become a separate nation, and Z pc have no opinion. Labor voters and Liberal-CP vot.ers,<as groups, gave similar answers. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 3iW Collins St., Melbourne;"}
{"id":230760972,"text":"24 Jun 1951 - They voted to put the clock ahead Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 24 June 1951, page 13 Thoy voted to put the clock ahead A Gallup Poll in all States shows that six out of 10 people favor introduction of daylight saving next summer to save coal and elec-ti'ifit.v Of those questioned 57 pc favor putting the clock ahead by an hour, 35 pc oppose it and 8 pc do not care. Opposition came chiefly from farmers and farmhands."}
{"id":230767215,"text":"14 May 1951 - GALLUP POLL WITHIN 1½ PC OF ELECTION VOTES Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 14 May 1951, page 5 GALLUP POLL WITHIN If PC OF ELECTION VOTES The Gallup Poll achieved accuracy within 1.5 pc of its prediction that the Liberal-Country Party should win the Federal election with 52 pc of the votes. .LCP gained 50.5 pc of .the votes. The. poll director, Mr, Roy Morgan, said today that complete accuracy was impossible because 7 pc of the people interviewed were still undecided a week before voting day — when the poll was taken. In addition to predicting. a LCP victory, the poll was right also in forecasting that the LCP would get a bigger proportion of the votes than it won at the 1949 election. The LCP increase has proved to be .3 pc — 50.5 -pc this time compared with 50.2 pc in 1949. The poll also correctly predicted that the /Government would win a Senatemajority by having six . senators returned "in. Queensland ' ' ' ' . j It also said' that, the Government would have a good chance o£ an extra senator in Western Australia, and there the LCP vote was only a fraction short of the necessary percentage."}
{"id":230779504,"text":"27 May 1954 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 27 May 1954, page 2 [?] 1 per cent swing to Labor in late canvass MARGINAL SEATS There will probably be a swing of at least 1 pc to Labor at the Federal election on Saturday, compared with the last House of Representatives election in 1951, the Gal- lup roll predicts. An Australia-wide swing of 1 pc or 2 pc will put the Menzies Government out of office only if it occurs in the LCP marginal seats. In an Australian-wide poll last weekend, nearly 2000 people were interviewed in the 114 seats being contested. They said they would vote: Labor, 48 pc. Liberal-CP, 46 pc. Others, 1 pc. Undecided, 5 pc. Two out of three undecided people said they voted Labor at the Senate election a year ago. If they do that again, the Labor vote on Saturday will probably be about 51 pc. The following table compares the Gallup Poll's estimate of nex+ Saturday's vote with how people voted (in seats now being contested) at the 1951 House of Representatives election and the 1953 Senate election: Gallup 1951 1953 Poll T.ah AO O KA n si no U1.I «J x pv LCP 49.6 43.6 48 pc Ind. 0.5 1.7 1 pc 8 needed An Australia - wide swing of 1 pc or 2 pc will put the Government out of office, only if it occurs in the LCP marginal seats. Gallup Poll "samples" are too small for separate seat-by-seat analysis. It seems, however, that there wjll be a swing of 2 pc or 3 pc to Labor in the group of 23 seats won by LCP in 1951, with majorities of less than 57 pc. Labor, therefore, will be expected to win at least some of the eight seats needed for the majority. i (By Roy Morgan', of Australian Public Opinion Poll.)"}
{"id":230781580,"text":"20 May 1954 - H-BOMB AS WAR RISK INSURANCE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 20 May 1954, page 13 H-BOMB AS WAR RISK INSURANCE - A /riiVf of ho»e Most- Australians believe invention of the hydrogen bomb has made another world war lees likely, the Gallup Poll finds. After the problem of the hydrogen-bomb ' had been subjected to thorough world-wide discussion the Gallup Poll' asked: "Do you think the hydrogen - bomh has made another world war more likely or less likely?" BSWiMfi'iWB More than 2000 people thro ugh-ffilfflMmWHl out all six States were interviewed in this survey. They answered: "Less likely" 56 pc "More likely" 18 pc "No difference" or "Undecided" 26 pc Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters, as groups, agree that the hydrogen-bomb has made world war less likely. Among men (both Labor and LCP) as many as 61 pc think world, war less likely, but women are not so -sure. They answered: Less likely 47 pc; more likely 24 pc; undecided 29 pc. A doctor in Camber-well, Victoria, summed up the general opinion when he said, "I don't believe any country would face the devastating results of the H-bomb." Oh the other hand, the minority feels "nations will still try to outdo each other"; "the first to strike has the advantage". This question is also being asked by Gallup Polls in England, America and several other countries. A comparison will be published as soon as available. By .Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":230782105,"text":"03 Jun 1954 - PARTY POLL IS FAVORED Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 3 June 1954, page 39 PARTY POLL IS FAVORED Selection of Cabinet Most Liberal-CP voters want the next Federal Cabinet chosen by a ballot of all L-CP members, the Gallup Poll finds. The survey was made alter it was reported that Mr. Menzies might adopt : the Labor Party's system I of Caucus selection of I ministers. | A cross-section of voters was asked: "In your opinion, how should Federal Cabinet Ministers be chosen ' — by the Prime Minister of the day, or by a ballot among Government members of Parlia-ment?" . Throu g h mimi out Austra- glglTOSaivSB lia, people are almost 3 to 1 for a ballot. By ballot of members 63 pc By the Prime Minister 22 pc No opinion 15 pc Most of those without opinions on this question are women. Labor keen Labor, voters are particularly keen on their party's system of selection by ballot, which leaves i allotment of portfolios to the Prime Minister. Liberal-Country Party voters are also clearly in favor of a ballot: Labor L-CP voters voters By ballot 71 56 By P.M. 13 33 No opinion 16 11 "Eliminate possible I ' bias", "no favoritism", and f "more democratic", were | the usual comments. !' The minority, however, \\ contended that the Prime . : Minister should make the selection because "he has to work with them" and "he knows the best man for the job", i By Roy Morgan, of Aust. s Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":23078416,"text":"07 Sep 1951 - \"I am in the place where I am demanded of conscience to speak the truth, and therefore the truth I speak, impugn it whoso list.\" The Argus MELBOURNE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1951 Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Friday 7 September 1951, page 2 "I am in the place where I am demanded of conscience te speak the truth.jond therefore 'the truth I speak, impugn it whoso list." Che ? III gkmi* MELBOURNE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1951 THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE A. Gallup Poll has dis . closed that the Australian public is over-whelmingly opposed to the sale by the Common,wealth of its ships, its airline, and its shares in C.O.R. and A.W.A. It is evident that "desocialisation" in this country would not be a popular measure. We need not argue from this that Australians are pre'dominantly Socialist, but simply that they like to stick to a. good thing when they see it. There may be an impor-tant lesson for politicians here. We as a people - don't seem to be so easily swayed by ideological propaganda as the propa-gandists would like to believe. The assumption from the poll figures is that the public are not judging by . "isms" but by service. . T.A.A., in. the face of . considerable odds, has fought its way up to a fine reputation for efficiency, safety, and service. It pays profits. It belongs to the people, and they want it to keep on belonging to them. The reputation of Com-monwealth ships is not" so clearly known, nor is the role the Commonwealth has played in the develop-ment of C.O.R. and A.W.A. In the case of these utilities, the assumption as that the people like to feel that they own them in whole or in ,part, and resent the idea that they should pass from public to private hands. MR. MENZIES might note that public owners can be . just as property conscious as private ones. It may well be that the public would equally resent the sale of a private air-line such as A.N.A. to the Government. If so,. this would again not be entirely on ideological grounds, but according to the maxim "Leave well alone.""}
{"id":230833938,"text":"15 Nov 1951 - ARMED FORCE IN PERSIA IS OPPOSED Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 15 November 1951, page 21 ARMED FORCE M PERSIA I IS OPPOSED Ausfrcilaons woiuld oppose titloin usiisg armed! force in osla, the Gallup Poll announces. The quest- gg5®ppH3 ion asked in this sur-ve.v . was: WsmffimmiA . "Do you -think. Britain should,: Or- should not, use armed forces to> aijgain take over, the oilfields and refinery .in Persia?" 40 pc said, "They should not use force." ' .-.26 pc said "They should" . and " ' 34 j?c had no opinion. As .,' . a - preliminary, people were asked whether they had read or heard of' the events which led up to Britain's withdrawal from the Persian oilfields;Half Half the people said they had y and another quarter said "Yes, but not closely." Opposition to fighting "Persia was strongest among thpffiS?swho had followed 'Uaews. They were ngfe to three against wfifc. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352, Collins St. Melbourne."}
{"id":230838937,"text":"02 Dec 1951 - MAJORITY FAVOR 44-HOUR WEEK Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 2 December 1951, page 5 MAJORITY FAVOR 44-HOUR WEEK MOST people want a return to a 44-hour working week, according to a Gallup Poll. But big majorities of semi-skiued and unskilled workers would oppose longer hours. As people's own interests largely determine their opinions, the Gallup Poll asked: " Would you fauor, or oppose, a return to, hours vjorked fours , years ago — in some cases 44 hours?" 54 pc favored a return in " 1947 hours. 39 pc favored retaining the 40-hour week. 7 pc had no opinion. Eight out of 10 Liberal-CP voters want 1947 hours again, but Labor voters are two to one against longer working hours for those who gained, by the 40-hour week. 4ust Public Opinion Polls, 352 Oaljius St. ' MelboUrne,'''"}
{"id":230839974,"text":"04 Dec 1951 - People think prices may have hit peak Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 4 December 1951, page 19 People think prices may have hit peak [?] Australian and British people do not agree that prices have r e a ched their peak, Gallup Polls in the two countries show. The British Gallup Poll has -just asked people whether they thought prices would go up or down in the next few months. In Australia, the question was whether the price of food and clothing would be higher or lower a year hence. FUTURE PRICES Aust. UK Higher 41 32 tower 41 33 No change 10 19 No opinion 8 16"}
{"id":230844071,"text":"13 Nov 1951 - PUBLIC BEHIND U.K. ON SUEZ CANAL, POLL SHOWS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 13 November 1951, page 5 PUBLIC BEHIND U.K. ON SUEZ CANAL, PULL SHOWS MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— The Australian public overwhelmingly favors helping Britain to defend the Suez Canal, the Gallup Poll finds. In the past fortnight 1700 electors have been asked whether Britain should withdraw her armed forces from the Suez Canal. Seven out of 10 said Britain should remain, in Suez. Everyone interviewed was then asked, "If Egypt and England fight, would you favor, or oppose, an Australian force going to Suez to aid the British?" 70 pc answered, "Favor. 16 pc said, "Oppose." 14 pc were undecided. Those in favor of an Australian force going to Suez "to aid the British comprise 83 pc of Liberal-CP voters and 63 pc of Labor voters."}
{"id":230848603,"text":"22 Jan 1953 - Commercial and Govt. T.V. wanted Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 22 January 1953, page 17 Commercial and Govt. T.V. wanted Australians want both Government-owned and commercial television stations, the latest Gallup Poll $hows. In this Australia-wide survey, people were . asked: "Do you think we should nave oniy Government television sta-Btions, o r only com-m e r c i a 1 t e 1 evision stations, or both?" Of every 100 people interviewed: 67 said "Both," 13 said "Commercial only," 10 said "Government oniy" and 10 had no opinion. City dwellers and country people in all six States agree on tnis question.- So do Labor voters and LCP voters. Chief reasons for favoring both Government and commercial television are: — © Competition gives better service.© © More varied programs, O Don't like monopoly, and © We are used to both with radio. (Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb.)"}
{"id":230851044,"text":"25 Jan 1953 - Australians agree on betting, Gallup poll shows Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 25 January 1953, page 9 ' f oh . . 70p.c. in favor of legal S.P. |N every State of the Commonwealth, most people think rting-price betting should be made legal,' the Gallup Poll finds. r This is the opinion of a majority in all major churches, all political parties and among bettors and non-bettors. The poll showed that nearly half the people interviewed never bet. r e o p le interviewed were asked: — "Do you think off-the-course betting should be stamped out, or made legal?" Big majorities. for making .. off-the-course betting legal were found among both Labor voters and LCP voters, country people and city people, in all age groups, and among all major denominational groups.Since Since the question was last asked by the Gallup Poll in 1945, the Australia-wide vote for legalising SP betting has increased by 14 pc, to 70 pc. SP BETTING 1945 Now pc pc Legalise .... 56 70 Stamp out .... 32 19 Undecided .... 12 11 People were also asked whether they bet on horses a lot or only oc-casionaly, or never. Only 6 pc said they bet a lot, 47 pc said occasionally, and 47 pc never. 53 pc hit The vote for legalising SP was 95 pc from those who bet a lot, 84 pc from the occasional bettors, and 53 pc from those who never bet. A third question disclosed that 8 pc go to the races 10 or more times a year. About 6 pc go 6 times, 22 pc go occasionally, and 64 pc never go. Among those who never go to the races, six out of 10 favor legalising SP. So do more than eight out of 10 racegoers. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":230854241,"text":"24 Nov 1953 - TROOPS ON DOCKS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 24 November 1953, page 11 TROOPS ON DOCKS I roops should help load ships if exports bank up too much, a big majority told the Gallup Poll recenty. This survey was made wnne troops were neiping to load banked-up sugar at Bowen, North Queensland. Of 2000 people interviewed, 75 pc said the Government was justified HI i n using BSBmAmM troops on BSffWroWtia the wharves BBnHBH if waterside workers couldn't clear the s e a s o n's exports quickly enough. The 75 pc approval came from; 63 pc of Labor voters and 90 pc of LCP voters. 9 64 pc of union members and 82 pc of non-members. The survey did not deal with the use of troops when there is a genuine industrial grievance. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230865461,"text":"10 Mar 1954 - Prices now stable, say Americans Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 10 March 1954, page 30 ! Prices now | ! stable, say! ! Americans! The US Gallup Poll finds that most Americans think the price level has steadied. People were asked if they expected prices of most things they bought would be higher, lower mor about the same in six months. The following comparison shows how expectations have switched in the past two years from "prices will go higher" to "prices will be the same as now". 1952 1954 pc pc Higher 64 23 Lower ...... 5 20 Same 25 49 No opinion 6 8 This change of opinion eeems to be associated cvith years of unemployment. Recently the American Gallup Poll found that 55 pc expected more people to be out of work in the next few months."}
{"id":230867195,"text":"11 Mar 1954 - ELECTION NEARS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 11 March 1954, page 35 EtECnOM NEARS No great issue yet As yet not one great issue seems to be swinging many voters into either the Labor or L-CP camp for the Federal election on May 29. Indeed, the latest Gallup Poll shows that about three out of four people intend to vote for either Labor or L-CP simply because "I always vote that mjMMjgWIi way", "I HSSUgUMdM like their "Labor is MlHllMMIll p o 1 i c y", the workers' party" or "L-CP fosters private enterprise" — or for no rouson at all! The question asked was, "Quite apart from the general question of Labor versus Liberal and Country Party, which one thing is most likely to decide which party you j vote for on May 29?" Voting intentions were Labor 47 pc, L-CP 43 pc, Independents 1 pc and undecided 9 pc. I Reasons People's reasons for their voting intentions are set out below. Neither party has a worthwhile net advantage on a big issue, such as living costs, taxes, social services, employment or housing. As the campaign develops, however, those issues or others will decide the winner on May 29. Labor L-CP pc ' pc I always vote that wav 25 18 Workers' party 24 — Policy liked 12 24 Private emerprtse — 9 Cost of living 8 7 I Lower taxes 3 5 Social services 3 2 ment 3 2 Rents, housing 1 1 Communism — 2 CP aids farmers — 5 Other answers 5 7 No answer 16 20 By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":230868736,"text":"09 Mar 1954 - No belief in saucers Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 9 March 1954, page 21 No belief in saucers IMAGINATION AT WORK Most A u stral'ans think "flying saucers" are merely imagination, the Gallup Poll finds. Of an Australia-wide cross-section of 1900 people interviewed: Only 28 pc believe there are really such things as flying saucers. 72 pc think people's claims to have seen fly-OjWWBfflWWg ing saucers BffBraWffCTpSl a r e only imagin-BBBaBHHHBHs a r y, or mistaken identity. The 72 pc, who say the claims are false, believe thev nrnhahlv nrisp from: Imagination, say 43 pc Seeing meteors 8 pc Mirages 4 pc Bright stars 3 pc Military experiments 2 pc Aircraft 1 pc Couldn't guess 11 pc Acceptance of reports of flying saucers is at its highest at 38 pc, among people aged 21-29; at its lowest at 23 pc among people over 60. The proportion of believers is higher among better off people at 30 pc, than among wage-earners at 17 pc. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":230873829,"text":"17 Dec 1950 - No immediate Russian war--U.S. opinion Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 17 December 1950, page 13 Ho immediate Russian war— U.S. opinion Australian Associated Press. NEW YORK, Saturday. Gallup Poll figures here say that 50 per cent of people do not think Russia wants an immediate war with the United States. i While 33 per cent think Russia does want immediate war, 17 per cent have no opinion and 56 per cent think she wants war within five years. Taft's popularity as Presidential candidate has risen sharply with 24 per cent of Republicans favoring him, compared with 15 per cent a year ago."}
{"id":230875384,"text":"02 Dec 1950 - Many would use A-bomb Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 2 December 1950, page 1 Many would use A-bomb NEW YORK, Friday. — A Gallup poll reveals that 45 per cent of Americans think America should use the atom-bonrib in the , event of war with China, seven only as a last resort. Thirty-eight per cent are opposed, and 10 per cent have no opinion. Twenty-five per cent think there is a good chance of their cities being atomised, twenty -eight per cent a fair chance, thirty -nine per cent a poor chance. — Sun special."}
{"id":230926995,"text":"17 Aug 1950 - Public don't want State ownership Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 17 August 1950, page 29 Public don't want State ownership [?] All six States will give overwhelming "Yes" majorities when they vote on the proposed Federal! referendum, to preclude any industry being nationalised, without the can-sent of the electors. According to a recently completed Gallup Poll, this is a subject on which Labor and Liberal-CP voters agree. Men and women interviewed were reminded that this . year we may . have to vote i on altering the TToHpml Con- stitution. If the alteration is agreed to, a special referendum will be necessary before any industry can be nationalised. People were asked if they were likely to vote for, or against, that. A similar Gallup Poll was - . conducted last February, and comparison of answers then ,j . and now shows an increase in the large favorable "Yes" majority: LIKELY ANTI-NATIONALISATION VOTEUnde- Unde-Yes No cided p.c. p.c. p.c. Feb. .. . . 75 17 8 Today .. ..77 11 12 Looking back over the Australian Gallup Poll's experience predicting referendums it is evident that- some electors do not always carry out their earlier voting intentions. It seems that when Labor and- Liberal-CP. take up opposing attitudes, many electors place party loyalty before li'ghtly-held convictions. Therefore, When the Labor Party calls on its supporters to vote "No" (as it is almost certain to do), about a-quarter of -those Labor voters who now plan to vote "Yes," will change to "No." Even so, the Australia- wide "Yes" vote is likely to be close to 75 per cent, which has been exceeded only once — at the first Federal referendum in 1906. ISsued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":230929514,"text":"10 Aug 1950 - Majority satisfied with taxes Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 10 August 1950, page 29 1 Majority satisfied with taxes Current income tax rates, effective since July of East year, are satisfactory, most taxpayers said in a recent Gallup Poll. lhev question put to people mrougnout an six states was: "Considering everything, are you satisfied, or dissatisfied, ing?» Wives were asked regarding their husband's tax, and everyone , was also asked whether they tor their husbands ..were paying income tax this' year. It was found that nine out of 10 householders pay income tax. Opinions in tax-paying families are: — 61 per cent consider present income tax satisfactory, 35 per cent are dissatisfied, and 4 per cent have no opinion. Comparison with similar findings in 1948 and 1949 show:— - . (1) . Hjw opinion . swung from . "di|satisfied'? to . "satis-'March, : 1949, after announcement - (in February, 1949) of reductions, applicable from July, 1949, and still in force, and ; (2) How experience of pre sent rates has caused opinion to crystallise on the > "satisfied" . side. Dis-Satis- satis- No fied fied opinion pc pc pc 1948,' March 38 60 2 1949, March 53 27 20 1950, July 61 35 4. Satisfaction with present rates is particularly marked among Labor voters, few of "whom have big taxable incomes. The satisfied margin, however, is small among Liberal-CP voters, who include most big taxpayers. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230930787,"text":"16 Aug 1950 - Polls light on prices referendum Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 16 August 1950, page 23 Polls light on prices referendum [?] If a referendum is held on Federal price ronirol fas wanted by Labor's I Senate majority) it will not be carried, unless opposition declines in at least one of the less populous States — Queensland, WA or Tasmania. That is the finding of a 1 recent Australia-wide Gallup Poll. People interviewed were reminded that this year we may have to vote at a referendum toalter alter the. Fed- ' eral Constitution, on transferring price control permanently from the States to the Federal Government. They were then asked whether they were likely to vote for or against that proposal. 47 per cent said they would vote for Federal price control. 35 per cent said they would vote "No," and 18 per cent (chiefly women) were undecided. Men's answers were 51, 39, 10; so there should be an . Australia-wide "Yes" majority of perhaps 55 per cent. Liberal and CP voters are equally divided on the proposal, but Labor voters are 5 to 3 in favor. In Queensland, WA and Tasmania, however, there are small "No": majorities, and at least one of those States would have to be converted to "Yes" to obtain the requisite favorable majorities in four States. If the cost of the Korean war causes prices to rise, a swing to -Yes" could easily occur so the Gallup Poll plans to repeat this survey at the end of September. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":230932193,"text":"31 Aug 1950 - Anti-Red bill should pass, is opinion of 2 out of 3 Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 31 August 1950, page 30 Anti-Red bill should pan, is opinion of 2 out of 3 [?] Two out of three Aus- | tralians agree with the | Government that onus I of proof (of innocence) | should be placed on a | "declared" person if he I won't give sworn evidence in Courts That is the latest finding of the Gallup Poll on the contentious "onus of proof" clause in the anti-Red bill. When introduced into Par- liament i n May, the bill placed onus of proof (of innocence) always on a declared person. A Labor Party amendment, placing onus of proof . (of guilt), always oh the Government, was not accepted. The Government, however, offered in June to accept such onus, if a declared persop went into, court and gave sworn evidence. ' Soon after that (just before fighting began in Korea) the Gallup Poll found a majority of 56 per cent for making the Government do the proving. But people were not then asked if ' the Government's offer went far enough, so in August the Gallup Poll set out to' find whether the Government;" had satisfied poblic opinion. People were first asked if they had heard of the discussion on whether the Government should have to prove its case, if a person "declared" a Communist would not give sworn evidence in court. Three out of four people said . they were familiar, with the matter. Everyone was then asked: — If a person who is declared a Communist won't give sworn evidence in cotirt on' his own behalf, do you think that shoold be taken , as automatic proof that he IS a Commo-nist? 63 per cent said "Yes," it should be taken as automatic proof, . 30 per cent said it shouldn't, and 7 per cent had no opinion on the subject. The "Yes" group comprises 64 per cent of those who had followed the discussion about onus of proof, and 59 per cent of those who hadn't. ; Majorities of both political groups approve the "onus of proof" clause, as amended by. the Government but rejected by the Senate:— Lib-CP Labor voters voters Yes 74 52 No 22 38 Undecided 4 10 How would you vote at a double dissolution on the onus of proof clause in the anti- ' Red bill? A Gallup Poll on that subject has just been. completed, and . the finding . will be published later. J Issued by Aust. Public Opinion , | Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb. Give a pint of blood— -you I may win a trip to Fiji by | Qantas flying-boat. Enrol now , | with the Red Cross Blood | Transfusion Service, 374 | George Street; FX1181. ; |"}
{"id":230932827,"text":"25 Aug 1950 - Gallup Poll shows what we think of the Korean war Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 25 August 1950, page 14 Gallup Poll shows what we think of the Korean war , This is Hc wmr- H By ROY MORGAN j director of the j Gallup Poll I This article gives us — for the first time in Australia s history — a clear and comprehensive picture of public opinion on our entering what may be a World War. $ - Do Australians approve sending our armed forces to Korea? What do they think is , behind the Korean war? Should America use the atom-bomb in Korea? Australian public opinion on those questions, as measured by the Australian Gallup Poll, is described in this article. AN August 5, 162 of the trained interviewers of the Australian Gallup Poll began questioning people about the Korean war. Altogether 1620 people were interviewed throughout the cities and rural areas of all States, according to pupuiabiv/ii« To gain people's confidence, interviewers first asked a couple of unrelated questions about shopping hours and the Governor-General. They then broached the subject of Korea, and referred to some of Australia's Air Force and Navy already being in action. "Do you approve, or disapprove, the Government sending those forces?" was the first question about the war. caifl fhAv an. proved sending the Mustangs and a few warships to Korea. 15-in-the-100 disapproved. 8-in-the-100 did not express an opinion either way. Approval came from 81 per cent of men and 73 per cent of women; from 89 per cent of Liberal-CP voters and 65 per cent of Labor voters. Opinion on infantry burning to the subject of ground forces, interviewers mentioned that our Government planned to send some infantry and artillery to Korea. Asked whether they agreed or disagreed with that decision, people gave answers similar tn those nn the Air Force and Navy already in Korea: — 71 per cent think that some Australian infantry and artillery should go to Korea. 20 per cent oppose their going. 9 per cent have no opinion on the subject. Again approval came from 76 per cent of men and 66 per cent of women from 83 per cent of Liberal CP voters and 60 per cent of Labor voters. Bigger forces To test opinion toward sending bigger forces to Korea, the 77 per cent who said they approved our Government's prompt action in sending a token Air Force and naval units to Korea were asked: Would you favor, or. oppose , sending a greatly I increased Australian Air I Force to Korea ? j Answers, combined with j those to the first question, show: — I 57 per cent think a big Air Force should go from Aus- I tralia to Korea. . j 15 per cent oppose sending 1 more, although they ap- . I proved sending the token I force from Japan. - f 5 per cent are undecided I about sending more. I 15 per cent said on the first I question they disapproved I sending even the token I force. j 8 per cent had no opinion on the first question. To conclude this part of the investigation, people were asked: "Do you think infantry sent to Korea should be volunteers, or conscripts selected by ballot?". Nine out of 10 answered "Volunteers." What's behind it? The next part of the inquiry began with the broad question: "In your opinion, what is the Korean war about?" 42 per cent blame Communist aggression.16 16 per cent blame Russian aggression. 9 per cent say it's a civil war. 4 per cent blame politics, greed or a trade war. 3 per - cent blame vested interests or American dollars. 2 per cent think it's Russia versus USA. 24 per cent can't say. It will be noted that the 58 per cent who blame Communist aggression or Russian aggression agree closely with the 57 per cent shown earlier as in favor of sending a grqatly increased Air Force to Korea. Similarly, the 12 j>er cent who think it is a civil war or caused by vested interests (not Russian) account for most of the 15 per cent who disapproved sending the naval and air forces already in Korea. War supplies to Korea Again probing the background of thinking on Korea, interviewers asked:— "Do you thinlc our Government should do anything about people who try to stop war supplies going to Korea?" 31 per cent would gaol them. 12 per cent would "deal sev-erely ." 10 per cent would prosecute. 6 per cent would deport. 4 per cent would remove them from their jobs. 2 per cent would use the military or volunteers. 1 per cent would "explain the position to them." 14 per cent say "The Government should do something." 4 per cent have no opinion. 16 per cent would do nothing. The 16 per cent who would do nothing about people who try to stop war supplies go- \\ ing to Korea, tie up with the 15 per cent who " disapprove sending the token force. (See first question.) Atom-bombs in Korea Two more questions were put to the Same men and women: — .(1) Would you favor, or oppose, arming Japanese troops to fight against North Koreans? and (2J Do you think America should, or . should not use atom-bombs in Korea? On both questions, the answer was "No." Regarding using Japanese troops in Korea, people answered: — Opposed, 53 per cent; in favor, 31 per cent; and no opinion, 16 per cent. Three out of four are agairlst using atom-bombs in Korea, percentages, being: — Should use them, 18 per cent; should not, 73 per cent; and no opinion, 9 per cent. i Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne. . This sad but striking ' picture brings home the disruption to the lives of civil populations caused by a war of aggression. un tne aay inis picture was taken, 5500 Korean refugees crossed the Nak-tong River; 20,000 had crossed the previous day. They waded across the river, which was so shal- low children of six w&lk-)4-ed across without wetting their chins. Like other river lines, the Naktong is not much of a defence barrier. Many of the refugees were ordered across the river by the American troops awaiting a Red attack, because Reds used simple villagers as shields."}
{"id":230937298,"text":"08 Sep 1949 - Gallup poll An exclusive Sun feature Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 8 September 1949, page 17 [?] Benefits don't aid birthrate Child endowment and maternity allowances are not resulting in larger families, in the opinion of most peopie interviewed in . a recent Gallup Poll. In all States men and women in a full range of occupations and economic circumstances were asked: "Do you think child endowment and maternity allowances are resulting in larger families or not?" No. they're not resulting in larger families, say 51 per cent. Yes, they are, say 34 per cent. Don't know, say 15 per cent. Opinions of men and women, as groups, are similar, and people's ages don't have much effect on their opinions. Opinion in Australia and England seems in close agreement on this subject, judging by a comparison between the latest Australian finding and answers in UK in July, when the British Gallup Poll asked: "Is it worth while spending Government money to encourage parents to have more children?" Aust. U.K. p.c. p.c. No 51 52 Yes 34 35 Don't know ,..15 13 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":230955207,"text":"05 Oct 1941 - Gallup Poll Favors Equal Pay To Sexes Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 5 October 1941, page 2 Gqllup Poll Favors Equal < Pay- To Sexes Equal pay for women is favored by 59 per cent, as a result of Australia's first Gallup Poll. "Do you favor equal pay for men and women , doing the same work?" was the question put to a representative cross-section of the community. AN, analysis of the answers throws an interesting light upon the views of people of all occupations. Equality of pay was supported by, six out of 10 men and seven out of every 10 women interviewed. The voting was; — Favor equal pay .. 59 per cent. Against equal pay . , 33 per cent. Undecided .. .. 8 per cent. 100 per cent. Opposition was , strongest by the better-off people. A common reason given for "No" answer was that women's place was in the home. Those in ravor of equality usually based their decisions on arguments of equnl rights and need for protecting wage standards, The .second argument Is reflected in the fact that working people were the strongest supporters of equnlltv of pay. . Income Comparisons The following table shows how people in different circumstances view; the question :— Unde-For. Agst. cidcd. p.c. p.e. p.c. Well-to-do 36 58 6 Comfortably off 53 41 0 Artisans, &c. 63 28 9 Poor 68 26 6 People on lower income groups, Who said "No," often based their decision on the assumption that most women have not the same responsibilities as men. On the other hand "Yes" votes were frequently cast on the grounds that many working women have dependents. Farmers were slightly less favorable to equal pay, but a substantial majority supported the idea, as the followihg table shows:— Unde-For. Agst, cidcd p.c. p.c. p.c Capita cities 58 32 10 Other cities and towns 61 34 5 Rural 56 38 6 Two out of three supporters of the Labor Party, voted "Yes." Non-Labor people who had formed opinions on the subject were five to four in favor of equality, the figures being:— Unde-For, Agst. elded p.c. p.c. p.o. I,a bor voters 06 26 8 Other voters 62 42 6 Other Questions Other questions Included In the some survey dealt with compulsory saving, official representation jn Russia, how people felt about the last Government's handling of our war effort. Australian representation at meetings of the British War Cabinet, an all-party wartime government, professional sport during wartime, experience with price control, and preference for taxation or inflation. The findings of the poll on these subjects will be published as the figures become available. The Gallup method consists of obtaining opinions throughout Australia and in different economic circumstances, in as nearly as possible the same proportions as they exist in . the population as a whole. All knowledge and experience jn the subject of Gallup polls has been carefully applied to the Australian 'organisation, in the creation of which "The Sunday Sun" has co-operated. Australian Public Opinion Polls (the Gallup method) is affiliated with the British and American Gallup Polls. Its operations are open to full investigation by any reputable body. It Is not suggested that the leaders iff Australia should blindly follow the poll findings. Popular opinion is sometimes .iot full v informed: but the polls will add to the evidence on Which those with the responsibility of leadership base their estimates of public reaction. Moreover, leaders can take steps to correct misunderstanding where it appears to exist.— COPYRIGHT."}
{"id":230956266,"text":"13 Nov 1941 - Australia Wants Daylight Saving Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 13 November 1941, page 5 Australia Wants Daylight Saving Australian Public Opinion Poll Shows — Most Australians, except those living in the tropics and on farms are in favor of daylight saving This is a recent finding of Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia. As Australia was entering the long days of summer, a nationwide network of interviewers set out to find the answer to this question. Would you favor advancing the clock an hour in summer? The table shows that there were three in favor of every two against. AUSTRALIAN- WIDE OPINION Per cent. Favor daylight saving 50 Against daylight saving 34 Undecided 12 Unable to give opinion 4 100 In many parts of Europe and the United States it has long been the practice to advance the ciocks in summer, 10 save electricity and to provide more time for daylight recreation after work. In no part of Australia, of course, are the summer days as long as in England, but, as the next table shows, there are substantial majorities for daylight saving in all States, except Queensland, and, perhaps. South Australia: — xNo yen No Opinion p.c. p.c. p.c. Victoria 54 30 16 New South Wales 52 30 !8 Tasmania 53 30 8 Western Australia 48 37 15 South Australia 43 38 10 Queensland 41 46 13 xUndeclded or unable to give opinion. Many of those who voted against advancing the clocks thought the proposal unnecessary in Australia, while others considered that daylight saving had not been a success here during the last war. Common comments of people in favor of advancing the clock in summer were: — "More time to enjoy the sun," and "Save electric light." Support was strongest among people in the middle-income groups and among wage-earners. People under 50 were more favorable to the Idea than older people. In the capital cities the vote was two to one In favor of daylight saving. People in country centres also favored it, but farmers, being early risers, voted: In favor, 36 per cent.; against, , 40 per cent.; and no opinion, 15 per cent."}
{"id":230957982,"text":"19 Oct 1941 - SAVING BY COMPULSION Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 19 October 1941, page 2 SAVING BY COMPULSION Majority Favors In Gallup Poll People who favored compulsory saving in wartime outnumbered those opposed to the idea by two-to-one, in a recent nation-wide "sample referendum" taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls. USING the Gallup method, this question was put to a. representative cross-section of Australians : — "Would you favor a compulsory savings plan — to help pay for the war and to provide people with money to spend after the war?" Results are given In the following table: — In favor S5 per cent. Against X per cent. Undecided IX per cent. tillable to give opinion II per rent. Hill The poll was taken shortly before the Faddcn Budget was presented, and before it was actually known that compulsory saving was to become such a live issue. . Had the question been asked after the Budget, it is possible that some of those who were undecided, or unable to give opinions, would have held conclusive views one way or the other. Analysed State by State, the "Yes" vote was lowest in New South Wales, at 48 per cent.; but even here there was a substantial margin over the "No" vote of 29 per cent., the other 23 per cent, being undecided or unable to give opinions. The most unexpected feature of the finding was the large- number of people who seemed to favor compulsory saving, War or no war. For instance, a retired public accountant, living in a Queensland coastal city, expressed a common view when he said, "Compulsory saving' for a rainy day should be the least irksome form of compulsion." Numerous artisans subscribed to the view that those earning good money now might need it after the war. They feared a depression like that which followed the last war. Some of those against compulsory saving said they had no surplus for saving. Many of those who said "No" to the question, however, based their decision on the argument that people should please themselves, and spend or save their money as they wished. Wealthy Say "Yes" It is noteworthy that support was strongest among better-off people, who would have contributed the largest sums under Mr. Fadden's plan of compulsory saving.Under Under that plan, skilled workers and others receiving substantial margins above the basic wage would have been required to contribute In most cases about 5s to 10s a week, according ' to whether or not they had families. 'Attitudes according to circumstances were: — Loweflt lietlcr Income!. Artisans OIT. p.c. p.c. p.c. In favor -in Til <|g Against »8 !:t Undecided in I'l II Unable to glv opinion rt 8 I Compulsory saving may or may not have been the reason for the downfall of the U.A.P.-C.P. Government; so it Is Interesting to see that, before the Budget was presented, only one in three Labor supporters interviewed were actually against compulsion in saving, as shown by the following table: — Labor Oilier voters. voters, p.c. p.c. In favor l"» (15 Against 3ft l» Undecided 13 II Unable to give opinion ? ft 100 100"}
{"id":230960297,"text":"03 Dec 1941 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 3 December 1941, page 7 Gallup Poll 3 Out Of 4 Favor Lotteries More than three out oi four Australians tavor Government lotteries, according to a Gallup Phil, Just completed. In New South Wales, 86 per cent, voted for a Govern- ment lottery, and only 10 per cent, against it. People representing all walks of life, in the. various localities in each State, were contacted by the interviewers of Australian Public Opinion Polls. Support for lotteries ranged from about 70 p.c. among better-oil people, to more than 80 p.c. among wage earners. and only 17 p.c. of the people interviewed were against Government lotteries. Supporters of the Labor Party voted eight to one for Government lotteries, while U.A.P. and U.C.P. supporters voted three to one In favor. About a third of those in favor of lotteries referred to hospitals or charities after casting their vote. A small number mentioned that they opposed gambling In principle, but thought lotteries expedient.Young Young people, who often held the "only hope for the working-man" attitude, were most favorable to lotteries."}
{"id":230961817,"text":"27 Oct 1941 - U.S. OPINION ON TRADE UNIONISM Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 27 October 1941, page 1 U.S. OPINION ON TRADE UNIONISM I NEW YORK, Sunday. 1 A Gallup poll shows a swing I against trade unionism in the 9 U.S.A. in the last- five years., | The voting was 67 per cent. 1 for and 33 against, In 1936, a i poll showed 76 for and 24 | agalnst.- — A.AJP."}
{"id":230962522,"text":"15 Dec 1941 - FAVOR EDEN AS NEXT BEST Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 15 December 1941, page 2 FAVOR EDEN AS NEXT BEST From Our Special HcpresenUtlve LONDON. Monday. "If anything happened to Mr. Churchill, whom would you like to succeed him?" A Galluo poll on this Question resulted in a 50 per cent, vote for the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Eden). Other voting was — 14 per cent, each -for Lord Beaverbrook (Supply Minister) and Mr. Bevin (Supply Minister), and nine per cent for Mr. Attlee (Lord Privy Seal), Most of the remaining votes went in ones and twos to other politicians, including Mr. Lloyd George; Prime Minister in the last war. Pour per cent, declared that, there was no one to replace Mr. Churchill. (World copyright.) » Dr. Hans Kerrl, the first Nazi Minister for Church Affairs, died yesterday from heart trouble. Kerrl, one of the earliest Nazis to enter the Reichstag, had the task of putting the swastika into the church.- —A.A.P."}
{"id":230963481,"text":"27 Nov 1941 - CONSCRIPTION OF WOMEN Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 27 November 1941, page 6 CONSCRIPTION OF WOMEN LONDON, Thursday. A Gallup poll showed that 55 per cent, of the persons canvassed favored compulsory recruiting for the women's auxiliary territorial force ( 35 per cent. opposed and 10 per cent, were undecided. In the 55 per cent, were slightly more men than women. — i World Copyright.)"}
{"id":230965363,"text":"24 Oct 1941 - How People Feel About Russia Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 24 October 1941, page 1 How People Feel About Russia FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT LONDON. Friday. "Do you feel that Britain has taken full advantage of the opportunities offered by the German attack on Russia?" Answers in a Gallup poll on this question were; "No, 49 per cent; "Yes, 29 per cent; "Don't know," 22 per cent. Answers to a second question: "Are you anticfiprl nr diaonfisfiorl with t.hfi finwrnment's conduct of the war?" were: "Satisfied," 44 per cent; "Dissatisfied," 38 per cent; "Don't know," 18 per cent. When this question was asked after the Crete evacuation and before the German assault on Russia, 58 pen cent, were satisfied. I"}
{"id":230997275,"text":"02 Oct 1952 - MAJORITY FAVOR TITLE FOR DUKE OF EDINBURGH Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 2 October 1952, page 30 MAJORITY FAVOR TITLE FOR DUKE OF EDINBURGH Majority of Australians think the Duke of Edinburgh should receive some title in keeping with his position, according to a recent Gallup poll. Of those who favor a title, most say he should be made "Prince Consort." In this survey, a repre-sentat i v e pnnpMan cross - sec- SUlLLSdUl tion of men and women BflaBBnMiH were asked — "Do you think the Duke of Edinburgh should be made Prince Consort, or given a . form of kingship, or remain as he is?" "He . should be made Prince Consort," say 10 pc. I "Given a form of kingship," say 12 pc. "Remain as he is," say 31 pc. No opinion, 17 pc. , Women are 59 pc in favor of giving the Duke a title. Men, however, are lukewarm on the idea; 46 pc "Give title," 37 pc "Leave as he is," and 17 pc No Opinion. Among Liberal - CP voters the majority (58 pc) say "Give him a title." Among Labor voters, however, 46 pc answered "Title," 35 pc Leave as he is" and 19 , pc No Opinion. The London Gazette ! announced on Tuesday , that the Queen had grant-ed the Duke precedence next to her, except where . otherwise provided by Act of Parliament, making him the first gentleman in the land.l Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":231003193,"text":"21 Sep 1952 - REPUBLICAN LEAD Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 21 September 1952, page 56 REPUBLICAN LEAD NEW YORK, Saturday. in a Lraiiup Poll, 51 pc favor the Republicans, 42 pc the Democrats, and 7 pc are undecided."}
{"id":231003975,"text":"25 Sep 1952 - Many fear war with Japan Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 25 September 1952, page 27 Many fear n# war with Japan S'x out of/very 10 Australians think we will again be at war with Japan within 20 years, the latest Gallup Poll finds. A total of 1800 men and women in all. walks of life were interviewed. They were asked: "Do you think Japan is,, or is not, likely to threaten Australia's safety again within say, 20 years?" . "Japan is again likely to threaten our safety" say 60 pc. "Not likely" say 26 pc. No opinion .. . . 14 pc. Men and women, as a group, tend to think much alike on this question. There is practically no difference between the opinion of Liberal-CP and Labor voters. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, .352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":231010011,"text":"12 Feb 1953 - NOT A GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 12 February 1953, page 2 NOT A GALLUP POLL Mr. Roy Morgan, director of Australian Public Opinion Polls, knows nothing of the survey on eiecuon prospects in Coogee referred to in the Randwick-Coogee Weekly today.. Mr. Morgan says it was not a Gallup Poll."}
{"id":231017406,"text":"10 Feb 1952 - The reluctant democrat Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 10 February 1952, page 16 The reluctant democrat FACT'S New York News Bureau ' A Gallup Poll revealed this Week that Americans were the world's most apathetic voters. In 1950, only 41 pc of the US Idult population voted, in 1948 onlv 52 no. But in Italy, Holland, Sweden. Norway, Denmark and Britain, more . than 80 pc of the potential voting" . population voted in elec- -> tiohs in the past four years. Gallup said the non-voters in ,the US were mainly those whose education did not go beyond junior high school. They were mostly women. Two out of three Americans who didn't bother to vote were Democrats. If a law were passed, the poll pointed out, making voting, compulsory next November in the Presidential election,, Truman's Democratic Party would gain an enormous advantage. By November there would be about 98-million adults, of whom 55-million would probably vote ' under the present system. Of these, 22-million would vote Democrat, 17J-million Republican, 15 \\ Independent. But if voting were compulsory, 40-million would be expected to vote Democrat, 26-million Republican, 20-million Independent, with 4-million undecided."}
{"id":231017602,"text":"28 Feb 1952 - ELECTION TODAY WOULD BE CLOSE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 28 February 1952, page 11 ELECTION TODAY WOULD BE CLOSE If a Federal election were held today, either Liberal-CP or Labor could win, depending' on close contests in half a dozen seats, the Gallup Poll announces. For the first time this year the Gallup Poll has conducted an Australia-wide survey on how people would now vote at a Federal, election. month, 47 said " they would now vote Labor, and 42 Liberal-CP. One said Independent and the other 10 were undecided. The following comparison with earlier Gallup Poll figures shows that the Government has recovered two-thirds of its post-budget losses:— VOTING INTENTION Aug. Nov. Now pc pc pc Labor 46 48 47 L-CP 44 38 42 Ind 11 1 Undecided 9 13 10 Election prospects Most of the undecided people said they voted Lib-CP at the last Federal election, 10 months ago. Allowing for a tendency for undecided people to return to the fold, it seems that about .52 pc would, now vote Labor. The next table compares the present political position with results of the last four Federal elections: — L-CP Lab. Others Elections pc pc pc 1943 32 54 14 1946 44 53 3 1949 50 48 2 1950 50_ 49 1 Gallup Poll: Now 47 52 1 To win a bare majority of 61 out of the 121 voting seats in Federal Parliament, Labor would probably need nearly 53 pc of the first preference votes. It seems, therefore, a Federal election today would be very close. Aust Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":231040642,"text":"07 May 1953 - Gallup Poll on Senate Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 7 May 1953, page 3 | Gallup Poll j I on Senate j j Tomorrow The Sun j | will publish exclusively j the Gallup' Poll fore- j j cast of the Senate elec- ! tions. i"}
{"id":231041015,"text":"03 May 1953 - CANADIANS OPPOSE TITLES Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 3 May 1953, page 48 CANADIANS OPPOSE TITLES MONTREAL. Sat. Titles for Canadians were opposed by 53 pc of the Canadian population, a Gallup poll survey showed this week. Thirty-two pc approved titles and the rest did not give an opinion. — AAP."}
{"id":231041875,"text":"10 May 1953 - Victory tipped by poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 10 May 1953, page 3 Victory tipped by poll A GALLUP POLL CL published in the Daily Sun last week correctly forecast the result of yesterday's Senate election. The poll said the chances were slightly in favor of the Government winning the three decisive seats in Queensland. When counting ended last night, Queensland figures were, Liberal-CP, 136,794; Labor, 134,598. The Gallup Poll also forecast that close voting in Western Australia and Tasmania, each of which had to elect six senators, would result in the Government and Labor each winning three seats. The poll was based on 1700 interviews throughout Australia.Swing Swing revealed It forecast an overall Labor vote throughout Australia ot auoui jo v><j. The overall Labor vote when counting ended last night was about 54 pc, with more than 2-million votes still to come in. The findings of the poll showed that over the past few weeks a slight trend to the Government had continued. If-the percentage shown in the latest counting is reflected in the final figures, the swing to the Government, though still slight, is stronger than was thought."}
{"id":231042500,"text":"08 May 1953 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 8 May 1953, page 1 | Gallup Poll 1 j A Gallup poll esti- j mates that at tomor- j I row's Senate election j | Labor will probably j | be supported by 56 j : pc of electors. j | The odds, it esti- : j mates, however, are j j still slightly in favor j j of the Government j | winning the three j doubtful seats in j I Queensland, Western j j Australia and Tas- j | mania needed to re- j I tain a one-seat Sen- j | ate margin after June : | 30. I j Full details. Page 3."}
{"id":231042505,"text":"08 May 1953 - Gallup Poll predicts Lib.-GP. Senate margin Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 8 May 1953, page 3 Gallup Poll predicts Lib.-GP. Senate margin By Roy Morgan. Director of Australian Public Opinion Polls At tomorrow's Senate election, Labor will probably be supported by 56 per cent of the electors, an increase of 7 per cent compared with 49 per cent at the last Federal election in 1951. The odds, however, are slightly in favor of Liberal-CP winning the three doubtful seats (in Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania) needed to retain a one-seat Senate margin after June 30. This is the finding of an Australia-wide Gallup Poll last weekend, when 1700 electors were interviewed. Asked which party they were likely to vote for tomorrow, 52 pc said Labor, 39 pc Liberal-CP, and 1 pc minor parties. The other 8 pc were still undecided. The following table shows that, at last weekend, L-CP still trailed Labor, although at least 6 pc (300,000 electors) had returned to the L-CP fold since February: ViriJLINUr 1IN1E«I1U«8 Feb. Apl. May pc pc pc Labor 54 55 52 L-CP 33 36 39 Others 111 Undecided 12 2 8 Judging by how the 8 pc of undecided people had voted previously, about half of them will vote Labor tomorrow. If that is so, the Australia-wide Labor vote will be about 56 pc, the highest for at least 20 years. FIRST PREFERENCES Elections r.;h rp i.»h nth>o pc pc pc 1934 51 43 6 1937 48 46 6 1940 45 49 6 1943 32 54 14 1946 44 53 3 1949 50 48 2 1951 50 49 1 GALLUP POLL April 40 59 1 May 43 56 1 STATE FIGURES Separate estimates qf the support for Labor in each State last weekend are shown in the last column below. Comparison with percentages for the 1951 Federal election in the middle column shows that all States except, perhaps, Queensland, are likely to vote Labor. LABOR VOTE 1951 Gallup Elect'n May pc pc Australia 49 56 Vic. (460) 51 59 NSW (570) 50 58 S Aust (150) 52 58 W Aust (130) 46 55 Tas (100) 48 55 Q'land (290) 42 48 The figures in parentheses in the above table are the numbers interviewed in each State by the Gallup Poll. It will be seen that samples from some States are very small. Nevertheless, Gal lup Polls on pa„t Federal elections, using similar small samples, gave average State-by-State accuracy within 2J pc in 1949, and li pc in 1951. \\/ naA/IAB In WA and Tasmania, in each of which States six Senate seats are being contested, 57.2 pc is needed to win lour seats. In each of the other States, 50 pc will win three of the five seats being contested. It would take 67 pc to win four of the five seats. Labor seems certain to win 17 seats, and, with 12 uncontested, has a firm grip on 29. Similarly, , LCP has 12 certain victories and 16 -uncontested, giving 28. The other three seats are in Tasmania, Queens-and and WA, which seem to be within the 2 pc of critical points, with the advantage in favor of L-CP. Official check As a check, a special Gallup Poll was conducted two weeks ago in 30 DUUUl U!> 111 LlAC (Jctpil-ai cities. The Labor vote in those suburbs at the Federal election two years ago was 46 pc, and the special poll shows that the swing there is likely to be 4 pc, to 50 pc. That swing of 4 pc is, of course, smaller than the 7 pc swing indicated by the Australia-wide Gallup Poll. (See second table.)Nevertheless, Nevertheless, it agrees with that part of the latest Gallup Poll which was conducted in the same suburbs. 30 SUBURBS Labor Vote PC 1951 election . . . . 46 Special Poll, April 24-27 .... 50 Gallup Poll, May 1-3 51 The special survey was done by the "probability" method, which required interviewers to get opinions from particular houses and people, previously selected at random. In comparison, interviewers in Australia-wide Gallup Polls obtain opinions from prescribed numbers of people of particular economic types, ages and sex. As a further check, the Gallup Poll wrote to everyone interviewed in the Australia-wide poll in April, and asked for any change in voting intention. Letters returned show a trend toward Liberal-CP in recent weeks, in line with the figures in the first table of this article. GRAPH shows that tomorrow Labor will probably receive 56 pc of the first preference vote in the Senate election. That will be a 20-year record. Support for Liberal-CP however, has recovered in the last three months. The accompanying Gallup Poll release shows that the Menzies Govern-- ment had a good chance of retaining control of the Senate after June 30."}
{"id":231042615,"text":"08 May 1953 - Ashley's criticism of Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 8 May 1953, page 7 Ashley's criticism of Gallup Poll 'Senator W. P. Ashley this afternoon sent the following telegram to The Sun "The Sydney Sun's mis- leading propaganda in the Gal'lup Poll is shown by the heading which it put up, 'Gallup Poll predicts Liberal - Country Party margin'. "This is completely misleading, for the poll claims that Labor's Australian vote will be in the vicinity of 56 pc, while that of the Liberal-Country Party will be approximately 43 pc, with other groups 1 pc. "Yet out of these figures The Sun has been able to pick up its propaganda headlines, in an apparent effort to delude the public into thinking that 1112 VUie Will UC rtUVCl SC to Labor. "It can also be seen that the Liberal-Country Party vote in the various States has" been concealed. "While giving the poll estimate of the Labor vote taken over a minute parcel of votes in the individual States, no figure is given as to the Liberal - Country Party strength. "The Sun should be more careful in the way it presents the angles of these straw ballots, and not use them for purposes that are partisan and unobjective." Senator Ashley's own partisanship over-rides his judgment. The Gallup Poll is a completely objective non-partisan survey. The Sun's headings are based on the most important secuon oi ine survey — the forecast that, despite a probable 56 pc Labor vote, "the odds are slightly in favor of Liberal-CP winning three doubtful seats needed to retain a one-seat Senate margin." — Ed., The Sun."}
{"id":231043338,"text":"11 May 1953 - GALLUP POLL WAS WITHIN 1 P.C. OF LABOR VOTING Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 11 May 1953, page 2 GALLUP POLL WAS WITHIN 1 P.C. OF LABOR YOTING >' ' . "'iw .C.V vw. i;Jv — '.''At yK 'Ji' t MEOBOTpRIE, ' acy within i pc was achieved by the (xallup Poll with its prediction of the record Labor vote at the Seiiate election. j : L; ; ! ... Tt alert pnrvAnflv frifonact that the Liberal" - GP strength in . the Senate would be "3l, arid ' Labor 29. Gallup Poll predictions for the Labor vote compare with election results Throughout Australia, "and in: each State, "as follows: "(The Gallup Poll always includes communists with Labor because nearly . all communist preferences go to Labor.) Elee-Gallup tion Foil result pc pc Australian total 56. 55.0 NSW /; - ' i- '5Su'-'58.5 at A '- -4-y r- ;<-s i s 5.3 Victoria 59 549 Tasmania 55 52.1 WAM 'V m5S&, >$0.3 Queensland : 4g "' 47.3 State by State, the Gallup Poll achieved average accuracy within 2.6 pc. The Gallup Poll announced today that if Saturday's poll had been on abolishing the Senate, instead of re-electing it, the Senate would probably cease to exist. An Australia r wide cross-section: of - 1800 electors interviewed- 1,0 .days ago answered:-1-Pc. Abolish the Senate 45 Continue to have . two Houses. 32 No opinion 23 Of those without Opinions on this subject, three out of four were women. Men answered: Abolish the Senate, 55 pc; con-tiue to have two 'houses, 34 pc: no opinion/ 11 pc. Labor voters are two to one for ! hlbplitiori"/ but XXS ' Voters " are .' "evenly . divided Oh this question. Opinion' in favor of abolishing the Senate predominates in NSW, Victoria, Queensland' and WA. South Australians are evenly divided, and Tasmania is the only State with. a clear majority for the two-house:. system. r (Aust. Public- 'Qpiriion -352 Cfiliit&'r: St Melbourne-)"}
{"id":231045961,"text":"21 May 1953 - VIEWS ARE DIVIDED ON FUTURE OF WINDSORS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 21 May 1953, page 27 VIEWS ARE DIVIDED ON j FUTURE OF WINDSORS j f Australians are fairly evenly divided on the suggestion | that tire Duchess of Windsor should be made "Her Royal t Highness", and then. liye in England with the Duke, the \\v Gallup Poll finds. Sections of the British Press advocated inviting the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to the Corona- tion, as a gjffgjRBrotmB prelude to their set-IwsHiiaaBBa tling per- manently in Britain. That suggestion followed publication of Captain Charles Lewis' book, The Duchess of Windsor, in which he wrote, "I know that if the prefix HRH was granted to the Duchess, and they were invited to . . . Court, as a junior Royal Duke and Duchess, they might easily accept." Gallup Poll interviewers asked:About About the Duchess of Windsor, who ranks as a JUNIOR Duchess, not of Royal Blood. It's said the Duke of Windsor wants her made a Royal Duchess, with the title Her Royal Highness, and then to live in England. Are you in favor of this, or against it?" In favor, said 43 pc. Against it, said 38 pc. No opinion, said 19 pc. Men and women, as groups, gave much the same answers. Labor voters tend to favor the suggestion, while Liberal - Country Party voters tend to oppose it.Among Among Roman Catholics and Non-conformists, there are slightly more in favor than opposed. Among Anglicans, however, opposition slightly outweighs approval. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St. Melb."}
{"id":231051055,"text":"07 Jul 1949 - Gallup poll accurate Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 7 July 1949, page 9 Gallup poll accurate Virtually completed returns of the Canadian election on June 27 show that the Canadian Gallup Poll was accurate within 11 per cent in its prediction of the vote for the Liberal Party. Pre- Election diction Result p.c. p.c. Liberal Party 48 49.6 I Progressive Conservative 31 30.2 CCF (Socialist) 15 13.4 Others 6 6.8 In 1946 the Australian Gallup Poll predicted the vote for the Labor Party within one per cent."}
{"id":231052482,"text":"21 Aug 1949 - STRIKE LOST LABOR VOTES Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 21 August 1949, page 32 STRIKE LOST LABOR VOTES A Gallup Poll election survey, taken in the fifth week of the coal strike, showed that Liberal-Country Party supporters had a margin of 6 per cent over Labor, whereas a poll in May gave Labor a 4 per cent margin. At the time the poll was taken, the Labor Government had already frozen union funds, eight union leaders had been gaoled for contempt, and troops had started working open-cuts. That might have been expected to influence the moderate swing vote to Labor. On the other hand, the Miners' Federation Executive and the Combined Mining Unions had decided not to call aggregate meetings and the strike looked like being prolonged. That probably counted against the Government. The poll showed: May June Aug. pc pc pc Liberal-CP . 39 43 46 Labor . . . 43 42 40 Independents 2 2 2 Undecided 16 13 12 If the undecided people vote on election day in the same ratio as those who had made up their minds, non-Labor parties would get a 53 per cent vote. But Australian Public Opinion Polls point out that the 1946 pre-elections polls showed that, at the subsequent general elections, two out of three who had been undecided, voted for Labor. On that basis, Liberals-CP would poll 50 per cent, Labor 48, and Independents 2 per cent. A Gallup poll made in August, 1946 (the previous election year), give's this comparison: 1946 1949 pc pc Liberal-CP ... 36 46 Labor 46 40 Independent. . . 4 2 Undecided .... 14 12"}
{"id":231053221,"text":"23 Aug 1949 - Public sides with doctors Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 23 August 1949, page 5 Public sides with doctors ( Shortly before the High Court case on "free medicine" the Gallup Poll found most people sympathetic to the doctors in their dispute with the Government. The question put to a representative cross-section of all classes throughout Australia was: — In the dispute between the Government and the doctors on free medicine, I which side do you sympathise with?The The British Medical Association had said it was not opposed to free medicine, but objected to free prescriptions being limited to the Government Formulary. The BMA also objected to using Government prescription forms, The Gallup Poll's finding is: — 47 per cent sympathise with the doctors; 39 per cent, sympathise with the Government; and 14 per cent, have no opinion either way. .MostLiberal-CP 1 voters (69 per cent) favor the doctors, but most Labor voters (62 per cent) think the Government is right.. Analysis according to the occupations of breadwinners of families interviewed shows business executives, farm owners and "white collar" people favoring the doctors, while unskilled workers are strongest supporters of the Government's policy. Favor Favor Doctors Govt, pc pc Professional, bust- J n e s s owners executives 71 19 Farm owners . . 62 25 Owners small businesses .... 51 37 Clerks, shop assistants 50 32 Skilled workers .39 46 Semi-skilled 36 48 Unskilled 29 58 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":231053975,"text":"03 Jul 1949 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 3 July 1949, page 30 GALLUP POLL Half Australia wears glasses More than half of Australia's five million adults1 wear glasses according to: a Gallup Poll. A hruit 1 JL millmno xitaqv . them regularly, 1A- millions only for reading. Sunglasses are also worn occa-" A Sionally by 1£ million adults. The combined answers of men and women to the Poll questions showed- that 26 per cent wear glasses regularly; 31 per cent for read-' ing only; 43 per cent neyer wear glasses. ; ? . Far moi:e women than men wear ' glasses and the:, proportion of men and women who don't use glasses declines through the five age groups— 20's, 30's, " 40's, 50's and "60 arid over.""}
{"id":231054482,"text":"19 Jul 1949 - Editorial Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 19 July 1949, page 3 Editorial HOW TO STOP STRIKES | OF THE FUTURE The result of the Australian Gallup Poll on ! union elections, published in The Sun today, offers a final and convincing lesson on how to avoid the kind of strike aimed at this country's | destruction. It should be read in conjunction with the Gallup Poll taken last year on the question of holding secret ballots before strike decisions. I Today's figures show that, out of every five Aus-tralians interviewed, three are of the opinion that the Arbitration Court should supervise the election of union officers. In February, a similar poll showed that more than three out of every four Australians favored a law to make unions take secret ballots before striking. | Significantly, of the Labor supporters questioned I in both cases, more than half were in favor of Arbitration Court control of union elections, and almost three | out of four wanted secret ballots. If Australia is to survive as a democracy, the coal strike must be the last attempt by a minority to wreck the nation's economy. The lesson of the Gallup Poll should convince the Government, hitherto chary about secret ballots, that here is hot only an essential for industrial peace, but here is also the will of the people. Moreover, if the ruses of the Communist minority are to be killed once and for all, the Arbitration Court should not only control union elections — it should also ! provide a register of bona fide union members, and it should decide the form in which questions are put to the vote."}
{"id":231058814,"text":"27 Apr 1950 - Hostility to Labor stronger than in 1947 Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 27 April 1950, page 15 Hostility to Labor stronger than in 1947 | Anti-Labor feeling in the NSW State political arena is appreciably stronger than at the last State election in 1947, according to a recent Gallup Poll. Of people interviewed in NSW, 52 per cent said they intended to vote for the Liberal-CP team in the forthcoming State election, while 48 per cent (compared with 52 per cent at the. last State . election) said they would vote Labor. . Mr. Roy Morgan, of Australian Public Opinion Polls, ! in reporting these figures, pointed out tha t in most States it , is very difficult to compare party votes at Federal and State elections. ' The difficulty arises because of unopposed State members, different State and Federal electoral boundaries and Therefore, to provide a basis for comparison, the Australian Gallup Poll has put these two questions to the same cross-section of electors: —If If a State election were held today, which party would you probably vote for? And if a Federal election were held, which party would get your vote? Australia-wide answers to the two questions are closely comparable: — Federal State pros-, prospects pectsWould Would vote — pc pc Liberal-CP 49 49 Labor 42 43 Undecided 9 8 As announced in a recent Poll, the prospective vote at a FEDERAL election (on the basis of the above figqjes, after excluding the 9 per cent1 of undecided people) is Liberal-CP 54 per cent and Labor 46 per cent. That represents a swing 'of 2 per cent from Labor since the December Federal election. State figures In the next table, the Gallup Poll's figures for voting intention (at both Federal and State elections) are. analysed to show separate figures for each State. . Those figures (2nd and 3rd line of each State group) are compared with how people in each State voted at the Federal ele.ction in December (1st line of each group). For simplicity, people who told the Gallup Poll they were undecided on voting intention have been allocated according to. ..how they voted at the Fedei-ai election. Also to facilitate comparison, small votes for Independents have, been omitted. i . It will be seen that the Gallup Poll's figure for the likely Labor vote at the forthcoming NSW State election is 48 per cent, which is four per cent under the combined vote for Labor and Communists in , contested seats at the last NSW State election in 1947. ; Lib. -CP Labor Queensland p.c. p.c, Fed. election 1949 58 42 Gallup Poll. Fed; 62 38 , Gallup Poll, . State 56 44 New South Wales ; \\ Fed. election : 1949 49 51 ; Gallup Poll, Fed. 52 48 . Gallup Poll, State 52 . -.48 Victoria. Fed. election 1949 50 :50 Gallup Poll, Fed 52 48 Gallup Poll, State 52 48 Tasmania Fed. election 1949 54 46 Gallup Poll, Fed. 56 44 Gallup Poll, State 55 45. South Aust. & Fed. election 1949 49 51 Gallup . Poll, Fed. 53 47 Gallup Poll, State 56 44 West - Aust. Fed. election 1949 54 46 Gallup Poll, Fed 57 43 Gallup Poll, State 57 43 In four States, Federal and State politics seem to be close-, ly allied. Only in SA does Liberal-CP stand higher in the . State sphere than in the Federal."}
{"id":231060747,"text":"19 Apr 1950 - Most rely on their papers Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 19 April 1950, page 9 Most rely on their papers Newspapers are easily the most important source of information in Australia, according to a Gallup Poll. The Gallup Poll asked: "Where do you get most of the facts on which you base your opinions on current affairs — from magazines, newspapers, digests, books, radio, conversation, or something else?" Answers showed that 52 per cent of Australians depend on newspapers for most of their information. Other answers: 19 per cent rely on the radio, 14 per cent on conversation, 4 per cent on digests, 3 per cent on books, 3 per cent on magazines, 2 per cent on other sources, 3 per cent have no idea."}
{"id":231063510,"text":"20 Apr 1950 - Most dailies are read for more than half-hour Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 20 April 1950, page 28 Most dailies are read for more than half-hour liiMi/MTO On week-days, nine out of 10 Australians usually read a morning newspaper, and devote a n average of 35 minutes to it. And on week-day evenings, seven out of 10 usually read an evening paper for almost as long. Those figures emerge from a Gallup Poll, covering all States, both, city and country, on the two Questions: How long does it usually take you to read your MORNING paper on week-days? And how long your EVENING paper on week-days? In answer to the first question, on morning newspapers: 90 out of every 100 men said they usually read a Age -factor MORNING PAPER, and their estimates of reading time average 36 minutes. 84 out of every 100 women do likewise, for an average of 34 minutes. Analysis of answers by age shows that time spent reading morning papers increases slightly as you get older. Among the various occupational groups, however, reading time is fairly constant, except that farmers read morning papers longer than others do. In answer to the second question, on evening papers: — 70 out of every 100 men said they usually read an EVENING paper, their average reading time being 39 minutes. 72 out of every 100 women do likewise, for an average of 30 minutes. In capital cities, 87 per cent of men and 84 per cent of women said they read evening papers. Those figures are almost identical with the capital city figures for morning papers. Combined answers of men and women to both questions are applied in the following table, and stress the magnitude of the population groups which read morning and evening papers for long periods. These figures were calculated by applying the Gallup Poll's percentages to Australia's adult population of nearly 5,000,000. Newspapers, of course, also have a great body of readers under 21. Morning Evening Read paper — Hour or more 1,120,000 810,000 45 minutes 350,000 245,000 Half hour 1,350,000 1,285.000 10 to 20 min. 1,285,000 1,095,000 Less than 10 235,000 110,000 Don't read paper 660,000 1,455,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 (Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne.)"}
{"id":231064237,"text":"13 Apr 1950 - Trade prospect bright -- Gallup Poll reveals Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 13 April 1950, page 26 Trade prospect bright— Gallup Poll reveals First finding of the Gallup Poll's new Index of Business Prospects shows widespread potential demand for a representative range of "durable consumer goods/' with the accent on new carpets. Continued prosperity, of course, depends on maintenance of strong demand for an adequate supply of goods. And, as wartime shortages fade into the past, it is becoming increasingly important to establish some facts about future demand. The Gallup Poll, therefore, is creating a yard-stick, based on percentages of people who say th<gy plan to buy one or more items in a representative range of "durable consumer goods." The items included in this index are motor cars, washing machines, radios, vacuum cleaners, sitting room suites, cooking stoves' (gas or electric) and carpets. People throughout Australia were presented ' with a card listing those seven . articles, and were asked: — Are there any things on this card you are fairly certain to buy brand new this year? Answers of men and women, as groups, were similar, and altogether one person in three expects to buy at least one of the articles listed. Some people expect to buy two or more of them this year, « £ -M - J " I«i V ."' Sfo, a P--' / - - ft in .? .5 2 2 pfiiA £? >3 <2 > Si « « 3 S oi oi J3 3 --a "Si! ; u u O w c«5 cfi I>C pc pc pc PC pc pc Farm owners ....... 7 15 . 6 5 7 5 i Executive, professional 12 14 5 5 7 6 7 Small business owners ... .. .. 12 8 3 8 5 4 5 White Collar .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 8 9 ,7- 6 6 g| Skilled artisans 15 5 9 7 5 .6 G ' Semi-skilled 15 4 8 6 7 5 4 Unskilled .. .. .. 6 - 5 1 2 5 1 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne. f- and percentages of potential buyers for each article are: — Carpets . . . . 12 per cent Motor cars . . 7 per cent Gas or electric Stoves .... 6 per cent Sitting room suites .... 6 per cent Radios . . . . 6 per cent Vacuum cleaners . . 5 per cent Washing . . machines . . 5 per cent When considering these percentages it should not be forgotten that prices of the seven articles vary considerably, from perhaps £1000 for a car, down to possibly less than £20 for a carpet, radio or vacuum cleaner. Moreover, anyone applying these figures to total households (to calculate quantities) should make some allowance for optimism and prestige, which would probably affect different articles to a varying degree. Nevertheless, repetition of the sur.vey at regular intervals should soon build up an invaluable index of business prospects, not otherwise available. Changes ,? which may occur in the "buying potential" of the following occupational groups should be emx lightening:—"}
{"id":231071045,"text":"07 Apr 1949 - FEDERAL ELECTION IS AN OPEN RACE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 7 April 1949, page 36 FEDERAL ELECTION IS AN OPEN RACE As the political parties get ready for the struggle for Federal power in the next three years, the Australian Gallup Poll finds it is anybody's race. The two political groups, Labor and Liberal-CP, are getting away to an even start, with the result entirely dependent on events between now and election day. Early October or late November seem likely dates for the Federal election, so there are probably at least six months to go. Important events in that period will include:— O The Privy Council's de- , cision on nationalising the banks. O The Government's reactions to that finding. Announcement of the Budget for 1949-50. Continuing its series of miniature ref erendums, to chart the trend of pre-election opinion, the Gallup Poll asked people at the end of March: Judging by how you feel now, which party or candidate are you likely to vote for at the Federal election this year? In all six States a total of 1700 people were interviewed. 42 out of every 100 answered Labor.42 42 said Liberal or CP. 2 said Independent, and 14 were undecided. Of the 14 per cent of undecided people, 7 per cent said they voted Labor at the last Federal election in 1946. Another 4 per cent voted Liberal or CP, and the remaining 3 | per cent were either too young to vote or don't remember. Applying those figures to the above table, it may be restated as: 50 per cent for Labor. 47 per cent for Liberal- CP. 3 per cent for Independents. Exactly the same figures resulted from a similar Gallup Poll six weeks earlier, so it seems that political sentiment has not changed since announcement of the tax cuts, which operate in July. In the next table, today's figures are compared with past election results and with Gallup Poll findings in December, 197 (after announcement, of bank nationalisation) and May, 1948 (when the referendum was lost). It will be seen that the present situation is like 1940, when the House of Representatives was evenly divided: FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib-. Labor CP Others Elections — pc pc pc 1937 46 48 6 1940 49 45 6 1943 54 32 14 1946 53 44 3 Gallup Polls — 1947 Dec. 46 50 4 1948 May 47 51 2 1949 March 50 47 3 Changes in voting intention between now and election day, of course, will determine whether Labor or Liberal-CP wins. Therefore, each person interviewed by the Gallup Poll was asked a further question:. Do you think anything in particular could make you change your mind between now and the election — for instance, a change in party policy? Answers, . which provide an invaluable peep into the political future, are now being analysed, and will be published later.--Issued --Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":231074748,"text":"28 Apr 1949 - Universal training favored Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 28 April 1949, page 30 Universal training favored Five times since 1943 the Australian Gallup Poll has found the Gov-ernment "agin the ITAATIIA" ATT /» AWI mil CAlV uii vuiiipv»jwwj military training. In March a fully representative cross-section was asked: Do you favor, or oppose, compulsory military training- for young men of about 18? As in earlier surveys on that question, three out of four people declared for compulsory training. Opposition (such as it is) is at its lowest ebb since the war: COMPULSORY TRAINING No Favor Oppose opinion p.c; p.c. P.c. 1943 .... 79 14 7 1945 .... 74 24 2 1946 . . . .73 20 7 1948 ... 75 20 5 1949 .... 76 16 7 Men and women, as groups, gave almost the same answers. Among Labor voters opinion is: In favor of compulsory military training, ,7i. per cent.; opposed, 23 per cent; and No opinion, 6 per cent. . The "favor" vote from Liberal-CP voters goes as high as 84 per cent. ' Readiness Reasons for wanting compulsory training fall under three" heads: "Young men should be ready if a war comes" (comment ; of timber worker, Cannirig-ton, Perth). "Training improves the physical standard of young men" (butcher, Drouin, Vic.), and "Military training has steadying influence on young men" (schoolteacher, Newcastle). Opposition is usually b.ased on the belief that'volunteers make the best soldiers" or the opinio that "men can't be spared from farming or industry." r.-'Tn .-'Tn earlier Gallup Polls on this subject people were also asked whether they favored a full year's- continuous camp or spare-time training with short annual camps. ; Opinion was consistently in favor of the pre-depres-sion spare- time system, so that part of the inquiry was -not repeated. In USA the Gallup. Poll has measured opinion . toward a year's military or naval train-lug for able-bodied young men hot already drafted into the armed forces. Answers in, February were: In favor 73 per cent; oppose 22 per cent, and no opinion 5 per "cent. -Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":231144175,"text":"19 Oct 1948 - Australians fear another world war Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 19 October 1948, page 8 Australians fear another world war According to an International Gallup Poll taken in September, two out of every tliree Australians expect that another world war will break out in the next 10 years. This fear is shared to a lesser extent in the United States, Canada, Italy, Norway and Holland. In this international Gallup Poll, people of 10 countries were asked a question about prospects of world peace: Do you expect another world war in the next 10 years? Answers reveal: — , Australians are most fearful of another world war; 67 per cent expect an outbreak within 10 years'. War fears also prevail among majorities of people in Italy, US, Canada, Norway and Holland. In Britain, Denmark and Finland, people are uncertain regarding the future. Sweden is the only country where the majority does not expect a world war within 10 years. ANOTHER WORLD WAR? No Yes No Opinion p.c. p.c. p.c. Australia 67 29 4 Italy 58 26 16 US 57 26 17 Canada 56 25 19 Norway 53 27 20 ifolland 52 34 14 Denmark 46 22 32 Sweden 36 53 11 Britain 35 36 29 Finland 28 42 30 The same question was asked by the International Gallup Poll in August, 1947, and comparison of answers with the present survey shows, in most countries, a marked increase in the "expectation of war" vote. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":231146858,"text":"14 Sep 1948 - GOVT. OR PRIVATE JOB WAS POSER Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 14 September 1948, page 5 GOVT. OR PRIVATE JOB WAS POSER According to a recent Gallup Poll, Australians find it difficult to choose between a job with the Government and one with a private business. Usually those who prefer I a private job say there are more opportunities for promotion and that with a private employer ability counts more than seniority. Security of employment is the chief attraction of a Government job.People People interviewed in -this nation-wide Gallup Poll were asked:-— "If two jobs had the same wages and conditions, but one was with the Government and the other in a private business, which would you choose?" Answers show national indecision. 47 per cent would choose the job with a private, busi- ness. 44 per cent would prefer the Government job, 5 per .cent say "there's no difference," and 4 per cent have no opinion. Labor voters, as a group, favor a job with the Government. On the other hand, Liberal-CP voters prefer to work for a private businesst Labor Lib.-CR voters, voter, pc pe Govt. 57 30 Private 33 63 No difference 5 4 No answer 5 3 An overwhelming majority of professional people ana business executives prefeg employment in a private bust" . ness. Small majorities of farmers, farm laborers and small shopkeepers would also prefer to work on their own account or for a private employer. — Issued by Aust. Publfd Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St, Melbourne."}
{"id":231148945,"text":"01 Sep 1948 - Editorial Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 1 September 1948, page 3 — Editorial " PAYING FOE THE 40-HOUR WEEK It would be foolish to mistake or ignore the significance of the Gallup Poll on the subject of the 40-hour week, published in The Sun yesterday. This cross-section of Australian opinion shows that nearly seven people out of every fen now think that the introduction of the 40-hour_week was premature. The accuracy of the Gallup Poll as a forecasting / machine, and as a true reflection of the nation's icteas, | has been proved repeatedly in the past.- ; The fact that 68 per cent of the voters consider ,1' that the 40-hour week "should not have been brought in for a few years yet" offers a remarkable example of the lessons of experience. One year ago, when the 40-hour week started, a Gallup Poll showed that 60 per cent of the Australian people were in favor of it. | The swing in public opinion has obviously been \\ caused by the scarcity of consumer goods, such as clothing and food and (worst of all) housing. No sensible person will object to the maximum of leisure for workers, when our economy can afford it. But Australia is still only beginning to emerge from the deprivations of wartime shortages and, if . we are to dodge inflation and return to a happy social system, the only remedy is increased production. The Gallup Poll indicates that most people are now clearly aware of the need for harder and more productive work. ""}
{"id":231157259,"text":"15 Dec 1940 - U.S. And War--Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 15 December 1940, page 4 U.S. And War-GalluD Poll Prom Our Special Correspondent. NEW YORK, Saturday. Americans are revising one of their most deeply-rooted beliefs of the nineteen-thirties, mainly that U.S.A.'s entry into the last war was a uusiaKe. This Is the conclusion to be drawn from the latest Gallup poll. The post-war . disillusionment was responsible for a flood of books and movies debunking war, and also, for political measures like the Neutrality Act. But the mood is rapidly passing. In 1937 64 per cent, in a Gallup poll voted that entry into the last war 'Was a mistake. To-day the number of Gallup voters holding that view has fallen to 39 per cent. Forty-two per cent, now believe that America's participation was not a mistake. Nineteen per cent, intimate that they cannot make up their minds. The Gallup authorities, however, point out that the swing regarding the last war does not imply that anything like a majority of Americans favors U.S.A. entering the present war."}
{"id":231193143,"text":"12 Oct 1940 - U.S. Voters And The War Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 12 October 1940, page 3 U.S. Voters And The War Prom Our Special R epresentative NEW YORK, Friday. A Gallup poll shows that the numbers of those prepared to go to war againnt the Axis Powers increased 2 per cent, since July, but 143 per cent, are still opposed to it. Dr. Gallup estimates that 35,000,000 voters .ore at present opposed to wintering the war, and 7,000,00 Q are in favor of it."}
{"id":231202894,"text":"06 Apr 1941 - Gallup Poll On U.S. War Attitude Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 6 April 1941, page 5 t — — — ! Gallup Poll On U.S. War Attitude Australlim Associated Press. N K\\V YORK. Snliirilnv- The latest Gallup poll reveals that a big majority of Americans arc still opposed to entering a "shooting war" in Europe. Nevertheless, 67 per cent, believe it more important to aid Britain even at the risk of war. A slight majority now _ also considers that America's entry into the last war wasn't a mistake."}
{"id":231210476,"text":"20 Apr 1941 - Most Americans Vote \"No\" To Actual War Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 20 April 1941, page 4 Most Americans Vote "No" To Actual War FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. NEW YORK, Saturday. ... A series of Gallup polls have been conducted to ; ascertain whether Britain's recent reverses have affected America's desire to help her. THE inquiry is most timely 1 as defeatist talk is again prevalent. Isolationists are whipping up a new non-intervention campaign, "No More Planes" - Colonel Charles Lindbergh is addressing a sequence of meetings, the first of which was held last night at Chicago.. He demanded not merely nonintervention, but an immediate cessation of the export of planes and arms to Britain. The Gallup survey reveals that a majority of the public still favors "short-of-war" measures, but is opposed to the sending of any pnrt of the United States Army, Navy or Air orce abroad. Seventy-nine per cent, were against "sending part of the U.S. Army to help the British." Seventeen per cent, were in favoi and 4 per cent, undecided. Southern States Ready Sixty-nine per cent, were opposed to sending" part of the Air Force, 24 per cent, favored it, and 7 per cent, were undecided. Sixty-seven per cent voted "No" to sending American ships manned by American sailors, 27 per cent, voted "Yes," and 6 per cent, could not make up their minds. The southern States were the readiest to help Britain with force." The rest of the nation, especially the middle west, still appears opposed to armed intervention. '"}
{"id":231445727,"text":"11 May 1941 - WOULD FIGHT FOR CANADA Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 11 May 1941, page 4 WOULD FIGHT FOR CANADA Australian Associated Press. NEW YORK". 'Saturday. A Gallup poll showed that 90 per cent, of the voters favored the United States fighting to defend Canada if It should be Invaded. In a similar poll in October, 1939, only 68 per cent, were in favor. \\"}
{"id":231452378,"text":"18 Jun 1941 - GALLUP POLL ON COMMUNISTS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 18 June 1941, page 3 galltjp poll on communists NEW YORK, Tuesday. A Gallup survey shows that 71 per cent, of voters favor a law to forbid membership of the Communist Party. An analysis by Income .levels, .reveals that 28 Der cent, in -tha higher income groups opposed such a ban, against only 16 per cent, iri the lower groups.— A.A.P ;"}
{"id":231456184,"text":"29 Jun 1941 - Pro-War Sentiment In U.S.A. At New High Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 29 June 1941, page 4 Pro-War Sentiment In U.S.A. At New High FROM OUR SPECIAF, CORRESPONDENT. NEW YORK, Saturday. Though American views on the Russo-German conflict are divided, a Gallup poll reveals that opinion in favor of the United States entering the war is now an all-time high. rENTY-FOUR per cent, believe the United States should fight, compared with 21 per cent, last month. Some pundits are saying that Hitler's attack on Russia means the danger to America Is passing; others declare it will enable him to turn his full strength, later, against Britain and the United States. The fact remains that the great majority of the American people are still against entry Into the war. ' After an extensive tour of America, Mrs. Charles Weiss, pre- sident of the Federation of Women's Republican Clubs, reports that men as well as women are resolutely opposed to active belligerency. All, however, want defence measures speeded up. Women, as never before, are anxious to serve in any form of defence activity. Mrs. Weiss says. The latest Gallup poll finds that sentiment in favor of convoys has risen from 52 per cent, to 55 per cent. Sixty-two per cent, oppose a negotiated peace between Britain and Germany, on the grounds that Hitler can't be trusted."}
{"id":231545606,"text":"04 May 1947 - Americans' fear of war was growing Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 4 May 1947, page 1 Americans' fear of war was growing FACT'S New York News Bureau War hysteria is rising in the United States. Seven in every 10 people questioned in a Gallup Poll think that another war is likely within 25 years. Five out of every 10 think it may come within 10 years. In a poll in March only 38 per cent, thought that another war could be expected within the next decade or two."}
{"id":231546501,"text":"29 Jun 1947 - SOLID U. S. SWING AGAINST WALLACE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 29 June 1947, page 3 SOLID U.S. SWING AGAINST WALLACE "Sunday 8un" special Service NEW YORK, Saturday. eixty-eignt per cent. 01 people questioned In the latest Gallup Poll said they would not vote for former Us Vice-President Henry Wallace if he started a t.Vilrrf nnlltlcnl nnrfv Thirteen per cent, wouli'. support Wallace, rnd 19 per cent. rn onlnlon."}
{"id":231547600,"text":"25 May 1947 - US POLL FAVORS LINK WITH REDS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 25 May 1947, page 1 US POLL FAVORS LINK WITH REDS NEW YORK. Saturday. — In a " Gallup poli. 62 per cent, of the people interviewed thought the United States should continue to co-operate with Russia in world organisation. Thirty-one per cent, opposed co-operation and the rest had no opinion."}
{"id":231549000,"text":"02 May 1947 - Education Corner Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 2 May 1947, page 7 Education Corner NEW YORK, Thursday. —A Gallup Poll in USA asking if there would be a business recession, brought 48 per cent, of replies say- ing (hoy didn't know what a recession meant!"}
{"id":231549221,"text":"19 May 1947 - Gallup Poll Men Confer Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 19 May 1947, page 2 Gallup Poll Men Confer LONDON, Monday. — Australia's Gallup Foil director Mr. Roy Morgan) has been elected to the central com-- mittce of the International Association of Public Opinion Institutes. The association has just completed its first conference in Sussex. Other members of the central committee are Dr. George Gallup (US) Dr. Henry Durant (Britain), Dr. Jean Stoetzel (France). Wahl Asmussen (Denmark). The association unites the Gallup Polls of II countries, and one of its aims is to measure public opinion in all countries simultaneously on the same issue."}
{"id":231571515,"text":"05 Jul 1946 - Election Chances Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 5 July 1946, page 4 Election Chances Labor will need more man a Gallup poll to keep it in office after the next elections. The Goulburn by-election recently showed what can happen to a Labor majority when the people get fed up. Tully jun. scraped home with a majority of 500, as against a Labor majority of over 3000 at the last poll. This swing, repeated in the same per-centage in Federal electorates, will give the Opposition seats like Parkes, Martin, Watson, Eden-Monaro, Calare, Hume, &c. After all, even slaves have been known to resent being kicked around. — J. T. Fox, Croy-don."}
{"id":231572341,"text":"04 Sep 1946 - Equal Pay For Sexes Favored Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 4 September 1946, page 5 Equal Pay For Sexes Favored Equal pay for the sex£s when they do equal work, is still the opinion of most Australians — a view that has been given in successive Gallup Polls since 1941, despite the question being put in different ways. Recently the Australian Gallup Poll asked a cross-section of 2000 men and women throughout Australia: — "If a young single woman Is doing exactly the same kind of work as a married man with children, and doing the work equally as well, do you think she should, or should not, receive the same rate of pay?" The question referred to extreme cases — a young single woman and a married man with children — but of every 100 people interviewed: — 56 said "same rate".; 39 said "pay less"; and 5' were undecided. Opinions Vary People's ages had little Influence on their answers, but their occupations did. Two out of three wage-earners interviewed think young single wuiiicxi axiuuiu icucive ciuui yay , white-collar workers are evenly divided on the question; and a small majority of business executives favor paying less than the male rate. Two out of three Labor voters answered "same rate," but Liberal and Country Party voters are flfty-flfty. Women are slightly less favorable than men toward applying the principal of equal pay in the circumstances stated in the question. Comments show that housewives are influenced by the attitude "Man is the breadwinner." Polls in 1941 and 1944 asked: "If a woman is doing much the same work as a man, should -she be paid the -same wage or less?" Replies to that question were: 1941 1944 pc pc Favor equal pay 59 72 Oppose It 33 23 Undecided '85 Work done by women in war factories undoubtedly caused the jump In the "favor" figure in 1944. (Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins-st.. Melbourne.)"}
{"id":231573822,"text":"03 Jul 1946 - Labor's Election Prospects Good Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 3 July 1946, page 7 Labor's Election Prospects Good If the Federal election had been held in June, the Labor Party would probably have received as many votes as at the last election in 1943, a Gallup poll reveals. The fourth Australln-wlde Gallup Poll on election proB-pects this year shows that only one person in 10 Is now uncertain of voting Intentions at the election this year. A cross-section of nearly 2000 men and women gave their present voting Intentions as: Labor 48 per cent Liberal -Country 38 „ „ Independent 3 ,, „ Undecided .11 ,, The question asked was: "Judging by how you feel now. which party are you likely to vote for at the Federal election in September?" People were also asked how they had voted at the last Federal election In 1943: and assum- ing that the 11 per cent., now "undecided" vote the same way as In 1943 the prospective vote in Sentember Is: Labor 54 per cent. Liberal-Country 42 « Independent 4 ., (By Roy Morgan, 01 Australian Public Opinion Polls 352 Collins-street. Melbourne.)"}
{"id":231575412,"text":"30 Sep 1946 - Gallup Poll Tipped Labor Within 1 p.c. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 30 September 1946, page 9 Gallup Poll Tipped Labor Within 1 d.c. 1 MELBOURNE, Monday, — Accuracy within one , per cent was achieved by the Australian Gallup Poll in !r deducing the Labor vote at the Federal election, ac-i cording to YOtes so far counted. Basing its prediction on the nnswers of 2000 people. Interviewed a week before the election, the Gallup poll estimated the Labor vote at 54 per cent., including a small vote for Communists, Figures published today' show the Labor vote to be 54.9 .per cent., including 1.4 per cent, for Communists. It was necessary to combine Labor and Communist, because most Communists claim to, vote Labor. ' Following table shows the accuracy of the Gallup survey: — Party Gallup Actual . Vote Lab. and Com. 54 54.9 Lib. and CP 44 42.1 Ind. and Others 2 3.0 Referendum Comparable vote for Labor and Communists in 1943 was 55.2 per cent., allowing for differences in contested seats. I On the Referendum, the Gallup Poll found that 8 per cent, of people were rtill undecided a week before polling day. It was predicted that Social Services would be car-| ricd, and that Employment and Marketing would fail by small margins. Referendum votes already counted are not yet sufficiently representative for a comparison with Gallup percentages."}
{"id":231576221,"text":"15 Sep 1946 - Labor was favored in a Gallup poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 15 September 1946, page 4 Labor was favored in a Gallup poll If the Federal election had been held last week-end Labor would have polled the same percentage of first preference votes as in 1943, according to a nationwide Gallon noil. The question put to nearly 2000 men and women: Judging by how you feel now, which candidate or party are you likely to vote for at the Federal election? The voting resulted : Labor 54 per cent.; Liberal-Country, 43; Independents, 3.In In the 1943 elections Labor had 54 per cent, of the first preference votes; Liberal-Country, 32; others, 14. The Gallup Poll, therefore, indicates that gains by the Liberal-Country Parties will be at the expense of independents. The fact that Labor is likely to receive as many first preference votes as in 1943 does not necessarily mean that no seats will change hands. Nearly half of the 74 seats in the House of Representatives were won or lost by small margins in 1943, many could change without appreciable effect on the total vote. Bishops had yet to choose a Primate The Primacy of Australia, left vacant by the deatli on Monday of Archbishop Henry Lc Fanu, may remain open for a year. The position cannot be filled until Anglican bishops meet and appoint a successor. This cannot be done until a new Archbishop of Perth has been chosen by the synod of that diocese. Until Archbishop Le Fanu was appointed Primate in 1935, the Archbishop of Sydney had always been Primate, because the first bishop of Australia had lived in Sydney. When Archbishop Le Fanu's predecessor, Archbishop Wright, died, the Sydney Archbishop was Archbishop Mowll, who had recently arrived from China. As he was not familiar with Australia the bishops broke precedent, appointed Le Fanu. The Primate is the official head ol the Church of England in Australia and presides over the General Synod, which is the Australian Parliament of the Church. The administrative power of the Primate is limited to his own archbishopric, but the archbishops ac-cept his ruling in official matters and seek his advice, because he acts as a liaison between the Australian and English Church of England. The memories of a Sydney fireman Silhouetted by leaping flames, moulded out of billowing smoke, memories crowded back this week on Bertie Land Barber as he recalled the experiences of 434 years in the NSW Fire Brigade. Deputy Chief Officer Barber is retiring this month at 64, - Born and reared at Queanbeyan, Barber intended to go on the land until he joined the local volunteer fire brigade. Service in the Boer War quickened his love of adventure, resolved him to become a fireman. After two years' apprenticeship he was placed on the permanent staff. From then his .life never lacked thrills. «, His first big fire: Hinch's Bond, Miller's Point. The streets ran with blazing whisky. Spectacular: At Parbury's Bond, trapped comrade slid to safety on their own hoses. m, Near death: Barber was fighting a fire, on , BARBER "Horses almost human" the steamer Mount Stewart, fell into the harbor. He wrenched off his helmet, but his tight-fitting jack boots dragged him under. He was drowning when rescued. Years later' a Harbor Board dredge fished out his lost helmet. His biggest fires: The Pastoral Finance Agency, at Kirribilli, in 1921, and Goldsborough ' Mort, Pyrmont, 1935. m Tragedy: In 1922, at the Adams' Hotel fire, a ladder collapsed. Three firemen were hurled 60 feet to the ground. Barber helped to rescue them. One of his mates, Bill Brown died later from the injuries he had received. » Strenuous days: The busiest part of Barber's service was in 1919 when the IWW was active, and fires broke out in Sydney a dozen at a time. Said Barber with a grin: "I think the IWW got the blame for a lot of fires they didn't light. Business was unsettled then." Although Barber was the first to drive the big ladders on a motor engine, his happiest recollection is the horse teams. Said Barber: "Those horses were almost human. They were trained every night, knew their harness drill as well as we knew ours. We loved those horses, and they loved us. The parting was sad on both sides." New clubs' day was April Fool's Day April Fool's Day, 1947, has been fixed by the State Government for the introduction of new club licences under the amended Liquor Act. Today there are 85 licensed clubs. There will be 329 under the new law. Clubs will have to observe the same hours for sale of liquor as hotels. No sales will be permitted on Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday. The initial licence fee for a club is up to £500 or £1 each member, whichever is the lesser. In subsequent years the fee will be five per cent, of gross liquor purchases."}
{"id":231576558,"text":"17 Jul 1946 - BETTER DEAL FOR DIGGERS WANTED Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 17 July 1946, page 7 BETTEB DEAL FOB DIGGEBS WANTED More than half the- Australian public thinks the Federal Government should do more for ex-servicemen. Asked in a Gallup Poll: "In your opinion is tne Federal Government doing enough for ex-servicemen — " Fifty-nine people in every 100 said "No." 26 said "Yes," and 15 had no opinion. People who said the Government was not doing enough gave several reasons. Lack of housing predominated, and then followed complaints that men were not being settled on the land, or given suitable employment. Examples of these opinions follow: Housing situation is deplorable. Soldier settlement not yet under way. Still many out of work. Suitable jobs not offering. People who think the Government is doing enough say: Those who want work can get it. Former servicemen are pampered to the exclusion of former reserved occupation workers, e Government is doing all In its power. Opinion among the "undecided" group is that "the Government has not l|Ad time to do anything." People in all occupations and circumstances arc unanimous that the Government should do more, but this opinion is most pronounced among farmers and farm laborers — 77 per cent, of the former, 70 per cent, of the latter. Of people wlio usually vote non-Labor 65 per cent, are of opinion that the Government Is not doing enough for returned servicemen, of Labor voters 55 per cent, also think the Government should do more. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins-street, Mel-bourne."}
{"id":231580823,"text":"11 Aug 1946 - PARLIAMENT ON THE AIR WAS POPULAR Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 11 August 1946, page 6 PARLIAMENT ON THE AIR WAS POPULAR Half the people have listened to Parliamentary broadcasts, according lo an Australia-wide Gallup Poll. Sixty eight per cent of them want the brodcasts to continue, seven per cent think the time should be reduced, 18 per cent want them stopped and seven per cent had no opinion. Among better-off people 60 per cent, listened, compared with less than 50 per cent of artisans "and white collar workers. Only 30 per cent of lower income groups had tuned in to Canberra. Those who favored the broadcasts said it gave them an idea of what .was happening. Some of the reasons for wanting to stop the broadcasts were: Members acted like schoolboys; their behavior was disgraceful: it reduced respect for members. . S.A. COAL "ALREADY . NATIONALISED" What happens next under Uic Coal Industry Bill passed by the House of Heprescntatives this week depends on the fale of parallel Slide legistlation at the hands of the NSW Legislative Council. In the debate which dragged on through Tuesday afternoon and night only two fresh points were made. 0 Victorian Liberal Thomas White suggested that the unions buy some of the mines and show what could be done. South Australian Labor member Albert Edward Smith said that South Australia, the only State with an anti- Labor Government, had nationalised its coal industry after private enterprise had tried and failed to open the Leigh Creek field. The Commonwealth proposal to control the coal industry had not gone as far as the. conservative Government in SA."}
{"id":231582318,"text":"24 Jul 1946 - People Prefer Useful Memorials Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 24 July 1946, page 7 People Prefer Useful Memorials Mosf people favor hospitals or hostels for servicemen as. the best form of war memorial for the Second World War, according to an Australian Gallup Poll. People were first asked "whether memorials for, the 1914-lfi war should " also be memorials for the war . Just ended." . Majority opinion approves the idea and of every 100 people interviewed :58 58 are in favor, 38 are opposed, and 4 arc undecided. Interviewers then asked: "If new memorials are built which kind would .you prefer? An overwhelming majority favors useful memorials, particularly hospitals.Those Those who said they wanted non-utility memorials, such as cenotaphs and shrines, amounted to only 4 pc — exactly the same as when the Gallup Poll asked tne auestion two vears ago Various Choices Proportions of people who mentioned various kinds of useful memorials compare as. follow for the two surveys: 1J144 1946 DC PC flospilals, hostels for / servicemen 50'" 50 Hails, clubs for -ex-KPrvlfpniPn 8 17 Parks, playgrounds 4 8 Celtooh scholarships'-' lor sprvleempn's children 9 0 Help for disabled men 3 2 Hninpn for ex-servicemen 3 2 . Anything useful 17 15"}
{"id":231583282,"text":"18 Aug 1946 - FILMS: Guy K. Austin's budget by Beam from Hollywood Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 18 August 1946, page 18 i «» iiimiiiiiviiiiii iiimiiiiii iiivoii nimiiiiMMiint i »-i. . — i . i'ili bg . Guy K. , Aus t injs ,t budget _ .by . . Beam . .from J HolYywoodl MO taps in I stars pall COOPER AND GABLE STAGE COMEBACK IN VOTING | ' HOLLYWOOD, Salurdny. A GALLUP Poll of Fame has jusl issued a mid-. >4/ year choice of favorite Hollywood stars for | 1946. In alphabetical order the 10 xavorites are: — WOMEN: Ingrid Bergman, Bcltc Davis, Judy Garland, Grccr Garson and Betty Grablc. .MEN: Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, " Van Johnson, and Spencer . Tracy. .. In last year's poll the feminine stars were exactly the same, but this time Gary Cooper, Clark Gable and Van Johnson vrcplace Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant and Bob Hope. Favorite films ' The Gallup poll, whose findings are taken very seriously by .Hollywood producers, have also tabulated the nation's favorite films for 1946: . Topped by "The Bells of St. Mary's" (with Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman co-starring) .they are: "Kiss and Tell," "Leave Her to Heaven," "The Host Weekend" (Academy Award winning picture), "Mildred Pierce," "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes," "Rhapsody in Blue," "Spellbound" and "State Fair." The ages of favorite stars chosen range from the early twenties to the nearing fifty mark. Judy Garland, the youngest, is 23, Spencer Tracy, the eldest, 46. Judy, who is married to director Vincent Minelli,- gave birth to a baby daughter, Liza, last June. Ingrid Bergman, 29, who is Swedish-born, is married to doctor Peter Lindstrom. Betty Grable, 30, is the mother of two children and is married to band-leader Harry James. Greer, you will remember, married Richard Ney, who played her son in "Mrs. Miniver" three years ago. She was then 34 and he ten years her junior. Many Australians have a warm spot in their hearts for Gary Cooper, 45, who made himself popular here when he came to entertain American troops in 1943. - He is married to Sandra Shaw and has a nlne-years-"old daughter. Two unmarried ,. There are two unmarried men among this year's favorites, Van Johnson, whose name is constantly linked with that of ice-skater film star Sonja Gary Coopor Sponcor Tracy 8ing Crosby Betfo Davis Grocr Garson Clark Gable Van Johnson Ingrid Bergman Judy Garland Boity Grable Susan speaks out "Sunday Sun" cameraman Jay Scott snaps Susan Peters in animated conversation as she dines out with husband Richard Quine. Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnez stop, for a chat. Susan was partially paralysed last year in a gunshot accident. Hcnie, and Clark Gable, whose iormcr wife, Carole Lombard, . was killed in an air smash' in 1942. Clark, Incidentally, retired from the US Army with the rank of major. His last film, "Adventure," in which he co-s tarred with Greer Garson, received adverse criticism. k k k Dietrich a gipsy YJAKLENE DIETRICH was " given a great reception in Hollywood after her three years' absence in Europe. In her first film "Golden Earrings," directed by her favorite Mitchell Leisen, she will portray a lusty, fascinating gipsy fortune teller, playing opposite Ray Milland. German-born Marlene, who is now 42, made a French film "Martin Roumagnace," before she left Paris recently. k k Quichie hotties rPHE King brothers, who were 1 almost unknown before they made their fortune with the cheaply produced "Dillinger" film, are dallying with the idea of making another "hot potato" drama. They may make a picture telling the story of the Ku-Klux-Klnn, which is very much in the spotlight these days. At the moment they are completing ' another daring picture entitled "Focus," which deals with racial persecution. French leave A NOTIIElt former Hollywood film star who intends to return to America, I am told, is Danielle Darrieux, whose activities during World War II made front-page news. Twenty-eight-years-old and French-born, Danielle was accused of collaborating with the Nazis when she returned to her country in 1938. At one time sentenced to death by the French Underground, she was eventually cleared of all charges. When Danielle left for France she said she did not like America — and Hollywood In particular. She was then under contract to Universal and has still two films to make for them but it Is doubtful whether that studio will enforce fulfilment. Danielle began her screen career at the age of 14, scoring her greatest triumph at 21 in "Mayerling," playing opposite Charles Boyer. She arrived In Hollywood In 1937 with her playwright-director husband, Henri Decoin, to co-star with Douglas Fairbanks, Junior, in "Rage of Paris," at a salary three times more than that earned by America's President. Divorced in Paris in 1941 she married in September, 1942, Porfirio Rubirosa, charge d'affaires in the San Salvador Legation to the Vichy Government."}
{"id":231584023,"text":"22 Aug 1946 - LIFTING OF PRICE, WAGE CONTROLS NOT POPULAR Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 22 August 1946, page 8 LIFTING OF PRICE, WAGE CONTROLS NOT POPULAR American experience of soaring prices after controls ended on July 1 taught Australians a clear lesson, and only one person in five wants wage and price controls to end here, according to a Gallup Poll in recent weeks. People interviewed were reminded that all prices and wages had been pegged since 1942, TO (U|J IIIV ICU«Gm« They were then asked whether they would "favor or oppose removing- those controls from WAGES now." People answered: Keep wages controlled, said 55 per cent. End wage control, said 35 per cent. The other 10 pc were undecided. Exactly the same proportions of men and women said they opposed ending wage control, and there was little difference between the answers of those who intend voting Labor and Liberal-Country. Opinions of skilled and semiskilled workers, as groups, are almost the same as the figures set out above. Only among unskilled workers is the vote for ending wage control nearly as. large as opinion in favor of keeping controls. People were then asked: "Do you favor or oppose removing controls from PRICES now?" Keep prices controlled, said 71 per cent. End price control, said 21 per cent. , The other 8 pc were un-" decided. Of the major population groups — States, political and occupational—only one group (unskilled workers) gave r vote as high as 30 per cent, for ending price control. Cross-analysis of answers to the two questions on price con- trol and wage control shows-that only 18 per cent. — less than one person in five — voted lor removing both. . : -Those who favor removing only one of the controls (either wage or price) and keeping the other in operation, account for another one person in five; It was pointed out to them - that "Some peopie believe wage controls cannot be removed without also removing price " controls,, and they- were asked. If you HAD to vote for or against, keeping controls in BOTH wages and prices, would you vote to keep both or do away with both ? Three out of four answered "Keep both." Those who answered "Do away with both" amount to only 3 pc of the cross-section interviewed, making a total vole of 21 per cent.. (18 per cent, plus 3 per cent.) for terminating wage-price control. (Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Col- , iins-strect, Melbourne.) , ' ..V. 1"}
{"id":231601746,"text":"24 Oct 1943 - CLOTHING RATIONING (voted by public) NOT HARSH Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 24 October 1943, page 8 CLOTHING RATIONING (voted by public) NOT HARSH rFITREE out of five Aus-I tralians in a Gallup Poll answered "Yes" to the question "Do you think coupon ratings for clothes are reasonably fair."' The question was put to cross-sections of men and women throughout Australia. Details of the voting were: — Yes (reasonably fair) 57 pc. No (not fair) 43 pc. 100 pc The "Yes" vote was 60 pc from men and 55 pc from women. Exclude linen Each person who thought the ratings were not reasonably fair was also asked: — "What is the most Important change you would suggest?" "Household linen should not be included," and "Not fair to heavy workers;" were the most common answers."}
{"id":231601842,"text":"24 Oct 1943 - U.S. Presidential field survey Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 24 October 1943, page 3 U.S. Presidential Sield survey Prom Our Special Correspondent. NEW YORK, Saturday. A Gallup Poll shows that 32 per cent, of Republicans favor Dewey, -compared -with 35 -per cent, last month; 28 per cent favor Wilikie, compared with 29 per cent, last month; 19 per cent favor MacArthur, compared with 15 per cent."}
{"id":231602086,"text":"11 Nov 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 11 November 1943, page 4 Gallup Poll il ZONING 1 APPROVED H MOST people with H experience of zoned E deliveries of bread and E milk are satisfied with it El as a wartime measure, El but a Gallup survey shows E that most people do not El want zoning after the E war. || Cross-sections of people in ail Ei States interviewed for Austra. Ws Han Public Opinion Polls In Oc> llf tober were asked; — El "Do you find that lonlnr B| of bread and milk is working H out fairly well?" B| A. quarter of the people inter- B viewed were not zoned. Answers H of those with experience fol- n| low:— M m HB Satisfied with zoning of both Hg bread and milk 51 m Satisfied with bread zoning . . J9 m Satisfied with milk. zoning ... t Dissatisfied l | Undecided 5 1 100 1 There was little difference be- | tween the answers of men and | women, as groups. S Each person with experience p of zoning was also asked:— « "Would you like it to con- i tinue after the war?" | Only half of the people who think zoning is now working fairly well want it continued, and others are totally opposed to It in peacetime."}
{"id":231606890,"text":"18 Oct 1943 - Gallup Poll: Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 18 October 1943, page 4 Gallup Poll : Public Doesn't Wont Coupons For Meat ONLY one Australian in three compared wiLh 28 pc for farmers. , , i Residents of WA and SA are jacors meat rationing by trie strongest opponents of coupons, while meat supplies for rationing. ciiiilians remain at or near the present volume, according lo a Callup suroey just completed. The question asked by interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls was: — "Do you think we should uaiC V <vao ,II« " — oi not until there Is less meat available?" Of each 100 people interviewed :35 35 favored coupons now; 55 answered "not now"; .10 were undecided. Men and women, as groups, gave almost Identical answers, Women's vote for "coupons now" was 36 pc. All age groups and economic classes gave much the same answers. Among city dwellers the vote for "coupons now"' was 36 pc. The usual attitude of opponents of coupons was, "There is plenty of meat available," while the most frequent comment by proponents for coupons was, "It's the fairest method." Few people said they believed butchers were favoring particular customers."}
{"id":231607588,"text":"09 Sep 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 9 September 1943, page 4 miMMiuiiiiHmiitimiMiiHiiimiiiiaiimiHmtiHHiiiutiiiHiimiititi Gallup Poll Scaling JIAOST Australians still sup-port the principle of compulsory saving, according to a new Australian Public Opinior Poll. The question asked was: — "Would you favor, or oppose, a compulsory war savings plan?"Interviewers Interviewers called on a fully representative nationwide cross-section of more than 2000 people. Answers per 100 were: — 60 favored compulsory saving; 33 opposed it; and "7 were undecided. The question, of course, re- ferred. to savings pians in general, not to any particular plan. All States gave approximately the same answers. The following comparison shows how public opinion swung in favor of compulsory saving a few months ago: — Compel Don't Unde-Saving Compel cided 1942— .Tune 44 46 10 October 48 47 5 1943— May 64 29 7 August 60' 33 7 Chief reason for opposing compulsory saving was: "It would cause haraship to those on low incomes." iMitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiimimiiiiiiiimiiiiiKmiiiiiiiiiimimiimiiniimmiiii"}
{"id":231607870,"text":"28 Oct 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 28 October 1943, page 4 Gallup Poll VOTING AND COMPULSION / COMPULSORY voting, which has applied in the Commonwealth since 1925, is approved by a 6 to 4 majority of electors, according -to the latest Australian Public Opinion Poll. Question put to a cross-section of the people throughout Australia was: — "Do you think voting at Federal elections should be voluntary— or compulsory?" The result is: — Compulsory 60 per cent. Voluntary 35 per cent. Undecided 5 per cent. 100 per cent. The majority for compulsion rose, strangely enough, from" 55 per cent, among those In the lowest incomo group, to . 60 per cent, among artisans, 62 per cent, for better-oil people, and to 75 per cent, among the well-to-do. All States also now have compulsory voting, at least for the Lower House."}
{"id":231609165,"text":"21 Sep 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 21 September 1943, page 4 Gallup Poll POPULAR LEADERS CCORDINC to a nationwide Gallup suruey taken before the elections by Australian Public- Opinion Polls, if Federal parly leaders were chosen by referendum Mr. Menzies Would again lead-the UAP-UCP. People who said they were going to vote Labor made the following selections for the leader of their party:— Per cent. Ciirtin 74 Evatt 20 Ward.. .. .... 3 -Beasley 1 Others 1 No answer . . . . 1 Electors iiha intended to vote UAP or CP selected: — Percent.. ' Menzies 44 Fadden 24 Hughes 18 Earle Page .... 6 Others 3 No answer . . . . .5 In NSW and Queensland, Mr. Menzies lea Mr. r'aaacn ny oniy small margins; otherwise the same relative positions applied throughout the States."}
{"id":231623795,"text":"11 Sep 1941 - Reveal Public Opinion Trends In Australia Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 11 September 1941, page 5 Reveal Public Opinion Trends In Australia A FASCINATING NEW SCIENCE WHICH ENABLES PUBLIC OPINION ON QUESTIONS OF IMPORTANCE TO BE GAUGED WITH REMARKABLE ACCURACY IS KNOWN TO THE WORLD PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE GALLUP POLLS IN THE U.S.A. AND NOW WILL BE USED TO | 4- WHAT people think puts Governments in and out of power. Public opinion stops and starts wars, draws the line between morality and immorality, between lawfulness and lawlessness. It gives immortality and fame to one>iVian, casts another aside as unworthy of honor and trust. In wartime particularly it makes and breaks heroes. The . obvious weakness of government by public opinion has been the difficulty of ascertaining it. Not until recent years has opinion measurement been placed on a scientific basis and it remained for an American, Dr. George Gallup, to do it. Here in Australia, the Gallup system will be inaugurated by Australian Public Opinion Polls, and results will be published in Sydney exclusively by "The Sun." They will make a significant contribution in the field of government and other social sciences, and to journalism, enabling the public to follow the trend of modern thought. In the field of government it has replaced guesswork with a systematic knowledge of public opinion. In journalism it has permitted newspapers to cover impartially a great field of news hitherto barred to them. In its way, the scientific measurement of public opinion is a contribution to journalism as Important as was the introduction of the electric telegraph and the overseas cable. The latter permitted them to report with speed and efficiency what people did — their sports, their businesses, their political activities, their marriages, their births and their deaths, their crimes, their benefactions and their wars. What people do is news. What people think, if It can he accurately measured, Is news as equally important. Attempts to measure public opinion were made>hundreds of years ago. But the science of public opinion measurement Is new and has only recently emerged from the experimental stage. It has made possible the accurate and rapid measurement of the will of the people at all times. So fundamental a part of American democracy has it now become that great universities like Harvard, Princeton, Chicago and Columbia have included the subject in their curriculums and in their research programmes. Thirty American universities now give, courses on the subject, and one, Princeton, has established a magazine which circulates throughout the country. "Straw" Votes qHIE scientific method of measuring public opinion, pioneered by Dr. Gallup, does not rely upon the straw vote method of old, which has obvious pitfalls. Its basic principle is the sampling referendum, which sounds the opinions of an economic number of persons, proportionate to each group throughout the country, The method is employed by the American Institute of Public Opinion, founded by Dr. Gallup, and by a sister organisation in England, the British Institute of Public Opinion. It will be employed by Australian Public Opinion Polls, a new organisation, with headquarters in Melbourne, whose referendum results will be published exclusively in Sydney by "The Sun." With their weekly referen-dums in America and monthly referendums In Britain, the Gallup .surveys have sounded the views of the publics of both great democracies on hundreds of political and social Issues, and made the findings known to the public through subscribing newspapers. Many Tests an indication of the field open for investigation in Australia, it may be mentioned that In Britain and the United States the Gallup method has tested public sentiment on more than 500 different subjects, ranging from Government spending, civil service, Government agricultural policy, soldiers' pay, taxation, party policies, Federal and State elections, wage-hour legislation, disarmament, international treaties, the League of Nations and sanctions, and Cln America) the Neutrality Act, Aid to Britain, War Debts, and America and the War. On social Issues, sample referendums have disclosed public opinion on capital punishment, birth control, divorce laws, women jurors, liquor reform and health problems. In both countries the Gallup surveys have also kept continuous Indices of the popularity of President Roosevelt and Mr. Ohurchill, together with their political followers and parties, with the electorate. In England, the surveys' by the British Institute of Public Opinion showed in remarkable fashion, long before Mr. Churchill's assumption of power, the waning popularity of Mr. Neville Chamberlain and the growing popularity of Mr. Churchill. It was by predicting President Roosevelt's victory over Alfred Landon in the 1936 Presidential elections in America that Dr. Gallup proved to the world the scientific accuracy of his newly-founded Institute of Public Opinion. Since then, the periodic Gallup polls have been the yardstick which have accurately measured public support or opposition for every major act of the three Roosevelt Administrations. That is why President Roosevelt has made less mistakes in gauging American public opinion than any other President. Roosevelt Uses JT i& a well-known fact that President Roosevelt pays close attention to the results of the Gallup polls when framing high policy. This has been particularly so since the beginning of the war, because Gallup has, in many cases, the answers ready before the President asks the questions. Repeal of the arms embargo, aid to Britain, the neutrality patrols, convoying, and keeping out of the war have been the major issues of the war in America. Before President Roosevelt has moved on any of them he has had as his guide of public opinion the scientific surveys by the Gallup poll.Gallup Gallup employs for his surveys a fact-finding organisation with the sole purpose of. measuring public opinion on political and social issues of the day. The role of the Institute of Public Opinion in both Britain and the United States is one of strict impartiality. They have no political predilections and espouse no public or private cause, no matter how worthy. It is not concerned whether the views of the people, as shown by the referendums, are right or wrong. Dr. Gallup believes that his surveys make the mass of voters articulate — which is the essence of democracy. Hie distinguishing mark of his system Is the use of the cross-section principle. Just as the bacteriological content of a re- servoir can be determined by a test-tube, or the ore content of a lode by a representative sample, so the opinion of a community can be determined by interviewing a representative number of people — the determining factor being that the cross-section should be truly representative of the whole. Factors Of Accuracy QF the four factors necessary for an accurate vote— number of voters, types of voters, character of questions asked, and timing of vote-r-the least important is the number of persons voting in the sample. There is no scientific support for the belief that the most accurate survey must necessarily be the one which reaches the largest number of people. The Gallup surveys on election results have all been within 5 percent. of the actual results — an amazingly accurate achievement, which can and has been achieved with as few as GOO to 900 ballots. It has been scientifically proved that the mathematical chances are 997 to 1UOO that a balanced sample of 900 cases will be accurate within 5 per cent., where opinion divides evenly. When opinion divides in the ratio of 30 to 20, 576 cases are enough to secure this degree of accuracy. The laws of probable error have long been known. The prime determining factor of accuracy in any survey of public opinion is the cross-section — the balancing of' population groups In the proper proportions. If the cross-section is faulty, no piling up of cases In a national survey can eliminate the error. Surveys conducted by newspapers cannot be reliable if they depend upon their readers for votes, since the reader of any particular newspaper usually has views not those of the reader of other newspapers. The "Literary Digest" straw vote on the 1936 Presidential elections in the United States, failed because it relied upon its own reuders. In the Gallup survey, the smallest unit used in making up a cross-section is the State. If one-third of the voters in a State live on farms, one-third of the ballots received from that State must come in from farmers. If one-eighth of the voting population of another State is on the basic wage, one-eighth of the ballots must come from the basic wage group. Six Keys fHE Gallup method uses six statistical keys, or "controls," to assure a representative cross-section. The samples must contain the correct proportion of voters from each State, men and women, farm voters and city voters ( population of cities is also taken into account), voters of all age groups, voters in income groups, and voters of known political beliefs. Since its inception, the American Institute of Public Opinion, employing this method of cross-section, has never been on the wrong side in a national prediction. The same method of sampling representative cross-sections will be employed by the Australian Public opinion Polls, which, for over a year, has been preparing figures from the . last nation-wide census for that purpose. In each of the monthly polls, It will conduct on Australian subjects of the hour, the strictest attention will be given to accurate sampling, and test referendums have already been held on some questions. As an instance, it mav be mentioned that Australian surveyors, trained in America bv the Gallup organisation, neia a test referendum in the Boothby by-election in South Australia, in which Dr. Grenfell Price defeated a Labor candidate. The actual election resulted In the election of Dr. Grenfell Price with a substantial reduction iu the .previous U.A.P. majority. In the sample referendum, which was held In each of the subdivisions of Boothby, the Australian Public Opinion Polls experts predicted results which were almost Identical with those that actually occurred. The survey's function is not simply to conduct pre-election surveys, although a foreciust of how people will vote on election day provides a legitimate and interesting news story. But from the standpoint of technique, the experience in the Boothby electorate was valuable in determining the accuracy of the sampling procedure which has been adopted for Australia, after 12 monthf of intensive research. Dr. George Gallup"}
{"id":231624804,"text":"14 Sep 1941 - A Gallup Poll Here Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 14 September 1941, page 4 A Gallup Poll Here i Gallup Poll method of | surveying public opinion j will be introduced to | Australia to-morrow by j Australian Public Opinion \\ Polls, an independent j organisation with headquarters in Melbourne. j Its findings will be published exclusively in "The sun." A nation-wide survey will begin in Australia to-morrow on \\ several Important issues. As t soon as the sample referendum | has been returned and collated, | the findings will be made public, i The Gallup system, which will be employed by A.P.O.P., relies i chiefly on the balancing of i population . groups throughout | the country in their proper pro- :i portions. a The method used requires . six statistical controls to as- i sure that the sample re- | ferendum will cover a correct | cross-section of the popula- | - tion. " . '" j: These are to ensure that there will be correct proportions of \\ voters in each State, of men and women, of farm voters and $ city voters, of voters In age and 5 Income groups, and of voters | of known political beliefs. For more than a year A.P.O.P. | has been preparing figures from « the official Commonwealth l statistical records. In prepara- / tlon for the sample referendums, 9 which commence to-morrow. j"}
{"id":231636093,"text":"12 Sep 1941 - What British People Think Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 12 September 1941, page 4 What British People Think From Our Own Correspondent World Copyright Reserved LONDON, Friday. A Gallup poll in Britain on the question of help for Russia reveals that 37 per cent, of the people are satisfied with the amount of help being given by. Britain, 30 per cent, are dissatisfied, and 33 per cent, expressed no opinion. Seventy per cent, of the dissatisfied group tor 21 per cent, of the. total questioned) favored direct military assistance by an attack in the west or the sending of an expeditionary force. This group complained that Britain was marking time and should do more and talk less. U.S. Mission Going From Our Own Correspondent WASHINGTON, Thursday. Before his world broadcast tonight, President Roosevelt sat In conference for an hour and a half with his Secretary of State (Mr. Hull) and the Soviet Ambassador (M. Oumansky). Afterwards, Mr. Hull said that an American military, naval and air mission would leave for Moscow to-morrow or Saturday, and the President would see them off."}
{"id":231683250,"text":"09 Jul 1944 - Gallup view on referendum Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 9 July 1944, page 2 --j, — . ------ I 2 WEEKS AGO CIVILIANS I I WOULD HAVE S A ID 'NO' I j IF the Powers Referendum had been held in the ! i A last fortnight, the civilian verdict would have | | been "No," judging from a Gallup poll. in all States, | J according to population. i i More than 400 of the 2000 people interviewed, how-ever, said they still had an ' open mind on the question, ' so discussion In the six weeks to Referendum day J- ' (August 19) will be the de-i terminlng factor. | For the fourth time this J year, Gallup. Poll interview-ers have asked a cross-sec-s tlon of people In all States: | "At the referendum lh-August, when the Com-monwealtli will ask the J people' to give it extra pow-ers for five years after the i war, arc you likely to vole I 'Yes' or 'No'?" The following, table shows how men have swung to "No" since April:— ; . Feb. A pi. Ma.v June ! pc : pc pc pc ! Ves .. (!) (H. '41 37 ! N'n .. .. <. 34 37 47- 411 Undecided - .. 17 1.1 12 14 i Of women Interviewed In J the latest survey, 29 pc had no opinion, 39 pc were "No," J and 32 pc "Yes." ' i Analysis of men's answers . i in. .the latest survey on a J State basis shows that the j ' "Noes" exceeded the ""Yeses" ( by at least 10 pc in all States i except South Australia. J where opinion was about ' evenly divided: j Men who voted UAP or i CP: at the Federal election i a year, ago are now over- J whelmlngly "No"!' on 'the re- J ferendum: — : i Non-Labor Votet— Men . J Feb. Apl.' May June ' pc pc " pe pc ' Ves - .. . . 37 . 3(1 - 27 -17 I No .. 45 SO 65 71 I Undecided . 17 14 8 12 ; I . Even among ;men who' . | voted Labor i last . 'August. ( there is a substantial "No' i sentiment:— . ' J Labor Volis— Men. i . : Feb. Apl. May Jmir . . pc pc pc pc a Yes .. ... .. «R ..«»' sr- 51 J No .. .. .. .. 2f» 2f> 3ft 31 J Undecided i ... :l« 13/ 12 13 J — Poll I analysis'. by -Roy.- Morgan,- | director. Australian Public | Opinion Polls. Melbourne. |"}
{"id":231684670,"text":"21 May 1944 - Selfishness is blamed for birthrate fall Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 21 May 1944, page 5 Selfishness is blamed lea: birthrate fail " 0 ELFISHNESS," or something to that effect,, was V the answer given by nearly a third of the people interviewed 011 the question of the falling birthrate by the Australian Gallup Poll this month. About as many, however, blamed economic difficulties — insufficient income or lack of social security. pc Selfishness, pleasure-seeking, birth control 28 Insecurity, fear of depression 15 Low wages, cost of living 14 Housing shortage, flat life 11 No encouragement, unhelpful Government 5 No domestic help, no freedom 2Women Women working 2 High medical costs 1 Educate small family well 1 Common sense, workers waking up 1 Other Answers 6 No idea 14 Men and women, as groups, gave almost identical answers, except that slightly more women than men thought housing diffi- culties were chiefly responsible for small families. People under 30 tended to stress the housing problem, and those in the thirties were more worried than most about social security. Elderly people commonly spoke of the "selfishness of young parents," but among people in their thirties references to "selfishness" were only 5 per cent, smaller than the Australian-wide opinion of 28 per cent."}
{"id":231686030,"text":"23 Jul 1944 - Extra 5- won't solve problem Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 23 July 1944, page 8 Extra 5/- won't solve problem JN a recent triiUup roll the question was aslted, "Do you think an increase in child endowment from 5/- to 10/- a week toould result in larger families?" Men were equally divided be- 1 tween "Yes'- and "No," but -the majority of women answered "No." "Money is not considered if a family is wanted," and "People won't be bothered with babies," the commen.s of a taxi-driver's wile in Buranda (Brisbane) and of a clerk's wife in Thebarton (Adelaide), are typical reasons why most women answered "No." Altogether, nearly 2000 men , and women were interviewed in i i-he capital cities, country towns arid fanning districts of all six States, on a population basis. Detailed voting figures are: — Men Women i pc pc Yes (would expect larger families 47 37 . No' (extra a,- no efl'ccl) 47 55 Undecided 6 8 Labor Party supporters, as a group, gave a small "Y.es" majority," but UAP/GP voters were two to one "No.'' People's age and occupation -greatly influenced their attitudes. There were "Yes" majorities of. 51 pc among people - aged less than 30, and of nearly (50 pc among unskilled workers and their wives. On the oilier hand, there was a two to one "No" vote among .men and women aged over 50, and also, among farmers, professional men, business men and their wives. Un-Ycx No decided pe pc pc Owners and managers, professional. 32 61 4 Farmers 32 66 8 Clerks, sliophands . 44 52 4 Skilletl and semiskilled workers 4? 4? 6 Unskilled workers . 56 34 ? Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins-street. Melbourne. The general feeling among prominent Sydney people asked for an opinion this week was that the increase in child endowment would not .make any appreciable difference. Only one women thought the increase would lead direct lv to larger families Mrs. E. Glencross (president, Housewives' Association): "The extra five shillings will be very j acceptable, but it won't solve the problem. The only way to have larger families is to pro- ! vide bettor facilities for mothers — belter homes and better conditions generally." _J I Mrs. Michael Byron, of Mosman, j with her daughter Susan, winner of ' the one-to-six months' old section of the baby competition organised by the Mosman and Cremorne Direct Comforts and Gift Fund, which attractod almost 300 entries at the Town Hall, Mosman, yesterday. i Miss Alison Hatfersley, loading interstale tennis representative, I checks her tickets for the. stand | with Mrs. O. Ruelberg, grade player of Kiliara, at the tennis matches at the NSWLTA grounds, Rushcutters Bay yesterday afternoon. Proceeds for the Red Cross and the American Centre."}
{"id":231689087,"text":"11 Jun 1944 - GALLUP POLL ON REFERENDUM Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 11 June 1944, page 7 GALLUP POLL ON REFERENDUM If the powers Referendum nao been held in May, the civilian verdict would have been "No," Judging by a Gallup poll cover-ling all Stales. | In April men voted "Yes" 48 per cent., "No" 37 per cent.; and women "Yes" 38 per cent., and "No" 34 per cent. In May men voted "Yes" 41 per cent., "No" 47 per cent.; and women "Yes" 33 per cent., and "No" 38 per cent."}
{"id":231690053,"text":"13 Aug 1944 - Most people think their jobs are safe Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 13 August 1944, page 5 Most people think their jobs are safe THREE out of four civilian employees are confident they will have a suitable job after the war, according to a nation-wide survey by the Australian Gallup Poll. Analysis of answers shows that fear of postwar unemployment will be a consideration— but not a major one — on Referendum .day.More More than 1000 men and nearly 1000 women were interviewed in more than 200 districts, In all States. Two out of three people interviewed were employees, or wives of employees. Men's answers are set out in the following table. Wage and salary earners, who were .not confident of postwar employment represented 16 per cent, of all men, or 26 per cent, of male employees. Wage and salary earner— Confident of Jobs 47 Not confident 16 — 03 po Farm owners 15 po Shopkeepers O po Owners of large businesses and professional men 5 po Retired and about to retire . 11 po 160 po All people Interviewed were asked now they were going to vote at the Referendum. Of male employees who are confident of postwar jobs — 50 pc intended to vote "No." 39 pc to vote "Yes," and 11 pc were undecided. ? Of male employees who are not confident — 40 pc intended to vote "No," 40 pc to vote "Yes," and 14 pc were undecided. Of the farm-owners and business men—"69 "69 pc Intended to vote "No," 20 pc to vote "Yes," and " 11 pc were undecided. Of the retired men and .pensioners—- po intended to vote "No," 35 pc to vote "Yes," and 15. pc were undecided. (By Roy Morgan, of Aunt. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-st., Melb.)"}
{"id":231690349,"text":"24 Aug 1944 - Divided Views In States Over Daylight Saving Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 24 August 1944, page 7 Divided Views In States Over Daylight Saving An Australia-wide Gallup poll on "Would you like daylight saving again next summer? shows strong support only in Tasmania. There was fair support for the pian in «aw ana Victoria, considerable opposition in South Australia, and strong opposition in Queensland and Western Australia. The vote In all six Stales was: Yes, 45 pc; No. 47 pc; Not interested, 8 pc. The following comparison with earlier Gailup Poll findings on daylight saving shows how it has gone out of favor since first tried nearly three years ago:—. DAYLIGHT SAVING Indif-Llke Dislike ferent PC PC PC 1942, Feb. 69 2 3 8 1943, Feb 65 29 6 194 4, Feb. 47 44 9 1944, Aug. 45 47 8 Features of the latest survey' were: — Three out of four farmers interviewed opposed daylight saving. Only among adults under 30 did the vote for daylight saving exceed 50 pc, and Wage earners were flfty-flfty on the question, while better-off people were 5 to 4 opposed to It. Those in favor of advancing the clock in summer frequently mentioned using the extra daylight In the evenings for gardening or sport. Most of the opposition referred to babies, cows, or to making the day "too long." (Issued by A'lat. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Colbns-ftt., Melbourne.)"}
{"id":231691175,"text":"28 May 1944 - POLL SHOWS FEAR OF ANOTHER BIG WAR Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 28 May 1944, page 7 POLL SHOWS FEAR OF ANOTHER BIG WAR A NOT H It, R war in the next 25 years is considered T likely by 42 out of 100 people interviewed in a recent Australian Gallup Poll. Or the rest 34 thought It was uniiKciy, and the other 24 per cent, were undecided. Comparison of this poll taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls with a similar survey by the Canadian Gallup Poll shows a remarkable similarity: — Aust. Canada pc pc Will be -war . " . : ' 42 45 Will NOT lie war 34 34 No opinion 24- 21 A third of the 42 pc Who DO expect another war before 1970 can see ho hope of- avoiding it, because "human nature . cannot change" or because "too much money is made by financiers." The other two-thirds of the 42 pc. however, think var could be avoided: '. If the capitalistic system is abolished, v If we get back to Christian principles. If the Axis Powers are absolutely disarmed.,If If we revert to world free trade.. Disarmament- Hopes The 34 pc who DONT expect another war before 1970 were asked: "What do you think will do most to prevent It?" Most frequent answers were: Disarmament of the Axis. Co-operation among United Nations. Common -sense of war-weary people; and Destruction and suffering in countries now involved. (Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb.)"}
{"id":231693576,"text":"18 Aug 1944 - GALLUP POLL FAVORS NO VOTE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 18 August 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL FAVORS MO VOTE A nation-wide Gallup Poll, conducted last weekend, discloses increased support for "Yes," but indicates little prospect of a "Yes" majority among civilians tomorrow unless there has been a considerable change in sentiment in the last week. Of 2000 civilians, men and women, interviewed in all States (on a population basis), 51 per cent, said they were voting "No," 39 per cent, were voting "Yes," and 10 per cent were still undecided. The following comparison oi MEN'S answers with earlier findings show a recovery in "Yes" sentiment to the level of last May. Men's Altitude to Referendum Yes No Undecided po po pc Feb 49 34 17 April .. ... .. 48 37 15 May .. ..' .. 41 -47 12 June .. .. .. 37 49 14 .luiy 35 sg 13 Aug. 12 . . . . 40 53 7 _ Women's answers in the latest survey were similar to those of the men, except that a relatively large proportion of the women had not yet made up their minds. The figures for women were: — Yes, 37 pc; No. 49 pc; and Undecided, 14 pc. The increase in "Yes" sentiment in the first two weeks of August occurred among Labor voters. UAP/CP voters remain overwhelmingly "No." Men and Women Electors July. Aug. Labor Voters — pc pc Yes ' 52 < 59 No 33 29 Undecided 15 12 Other Voters — Yes 11 HI No 80 82 Undecided 9 8 At the Federal election a year ago ballot-papers were issued to nearlv 4,000,000 civilians— 1,730, -000 men and 2,150.000 women. In addition, approximately 400,000 members of the Forces voted under the Wartime Electoral Act. Of the civilians, 45 per cent, voted informally, and their valid first - preference votes were spread over the various parties as follow:— Labor and Communist, 54 per cent.; UAF-CP, 32 per cent.; independents and Minor Parties. 14 per cent. The Services voted for the various parties in approximately the same proportions. Compiled bv Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-street, Melbourne,)"}
{"id":231698912,"text":"23 Aug 1944 - Roosevelt's Narrow Lead Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 23 August 1944, page 5 Roosevelt's Narrow Lead NEW YORK. Tuesday. — A Gallup poll testing the Presidential election feeling shows that Roosevelt leads in 28 States, with 286 electoral votes. 4 lie ikujjuvijtaii uatiuiud tu, Thomas Dewey Is ahead in 20, with 245 votes, President Roosevelt's electoral position has marked elements of weakness in 11 out of 28 States, in which he leads by the narrowest margin. A shift of only two per cent, of votes In these States would swing them to Dewey.— "Sun" Special."}
{"id":231698913,"text":"23 Aug 1944 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS BELIEFS Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 23 August 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL SHOWS BELIEFS The chief reason for voting "No" at the referendum was a belief that the additional powers would be used to socialise industry, according to a Gallup Poll taken a week before the referendum. The survey also shows that rear of industrial conscription added to the "No" vote, while most "Yes" voters expected the extra powers to ensure employ- ment. People Interviewed were asked: "What do you consider the main reason the Commonwealth is asking for the Powers?" Reasons For Powers "No" voters' selections from ;tne card show that opposition to' Socialisation and Industrial conscription were major considerations at the Referendum — What NO Voters Thought Was Main Purpose of Referendum pc Socialise industry 30 Industrial conscription 20 Avoid depressions (9 pc), ensure full employment (6 Pc) 15 Abolish States 10 Control monopolies 8 Help returned soldiers 4 No idea (chiefly women) 13 100 The third line of the abdve table suggests that some "No" voters, while preoccupied with the problem of postwar employment, believed Increased Federal powers would not help. On the other hand, selections by "Yes" voters show that fear of unemployment was the main reason for supporting the Refer- endum. socialisation of Industry was a minor consideration: — What YES Voters Thought was Main Purpose of Referendum. ftvoia depressions (a f pci, ensure full employment (28 pc) . 65 Abolish States- ' 10 Control monopolies 10 Help returned soldiers 10 Socialise industry 5 loo Comparison of the two tables also shows: — (1) The first power In the bill (Rehabilitation of Returned Servicemen) was least mentioned (apparently the public is satisfied that existing powers are adequate). (2) Only small and equally balanced minorities thought the future of State Governments was the main reason for the Referendum, and (3) The proposed power to control monopolies caused as much opposition as support for the Referendum. A card listing seven probable reasons was handed to each person, and they were also asked whether they were voting "Yes" or "No" at "the Referendum. Nine out of 10 people told Interviewers how they were voting at the Referendum, As published in "The Sun" last Friday, the proportion who Intended to vote "No" was 51 pc of the full cross-section, including those still undecided. Excluding the "undecided," "No" was 56 pc. In comparison, Referendum votes counted to date show "No" 54 pc. (Issued by Aunt. Publle Opinion poll. 352 Colllns-strcet, Melbourne.) ."}
{"id":231703506,"text":"07 Jan 1945 - Australians willing to share in cost of extra social services Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 7 January 1945, page 9 Australians willing to share in cost oi extra social services MAJORITY of Australians think that the proposed extensions of the social services should be based on a contributory scheme under which every wage-earner would pay something. The Australian Gallup Poll re- cently tested public opinion In all States with the question: — "At present we have pensions for old age, invalids and widows, and in 1945 a national hospital and medical service will probably be started. "Do you think the WHOLE cost of these benefits should be raised by taxes, or should every wage-earner contribute, say, 2/- a week?" Replies showed that— 58 pc favored a contributory scheme; 34 wanted payment by taxes only; and 8 were undecided. This bears out the findings ol another survey six months earlier on whether a national hospital and medical service should be paid for entirely by taxes, or be partly contributory. Of the people then Interviewed, 60 pc favored a contributory scheme, 27 pc opposed contributions, 7 pc could see no difference, and 6 pc opposed any kind of Government service. Labor and non-Labor voters, as groups, both gave majorities In favor of a contributory scheme; Labor Non-Labor Voters. Voters. Contributions 54 pc 84 pc ; Taxes only . 37 27 Undecided .9 9"}
{"id":231703779,"text":"16 Apr 1945 - Free A.B.C. Is Wanted Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 16 April 1945, page 3 Free A.B.C. Is Wanted Of a nation-wide cross-section of nearly 2000 men and women interviewed in recent weeks for the Australian Gallup Poll, six out of 10 said that the Broadcasting Commission should be independent of Government control. The question asked was: "Do you think the Australian "Broadcasting Commission should be controlled by the Government, or should it be independent?" 60 pc answered "Independent." 25 pc favor Government control. ,8 pc were undecided. 7 pc said they did not know enough to answer. Men and women, as groups, gave almost exactly the same votes for "independent." Of Labor Party supporters interviewed, 50 pc answered "independent," and 34 pc "Government control." Among non-Labor people the vote for "independent" was as high as 74 pc. Msaued by Anal. Public Opinion Polio. 358 Colllng-M. Mrlb.)"}
{"id":231705705,"text":"21 Jan 1945 - More income but costs higher; majority say they don't gain Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 21 January 1945, page 7 More income but costs higher; majority say they don't gain DISING costs and high taxes have so affected the real income of Australians that more than half the people interviewed in a recent Gallup poll said they were worse off now than before the war. Interviewers throughout all States- asked men and women of all sections of the community the question: — "Considering your family income, and the cost of living, do you feel you are better off, or worse off today than before the war?" 5G p.c. said "worse off," 17 p.o.; "better -off," and 27 p.c. "no difference.." Men and women, as groups, gave practically the same answers, and there was little difference among the various income groups. Highlights of an analysis according to the occupation of the breadwinner of the family are: — e The "better off" percentage was highest at 37 p.c. among shopkeepers and second highest at 22 p.c. among fanners, and Only 36 p.c. of mupition workers said they were worse off than before the war, compared with 56 p.c. for the community in general. What people said Those who said the war had left them' worse off blamed the Tact that wage Increases had not kept up with rising costs, or said their incomes lind been pegged, but costs, had .not. "Wages have gone up, but the cost of living has gone up more, ' said a turner's wife at Hilton, South Australia. A garage employee at Victoria Park, Perth, WA, thought "costs have risen out of all proportion to wages." Many mentioned high taxation as one of the factors, and a few even said that high taxation was solely responsible for their being worse off now than in prewar days. The attitude of a Brisbane widow was supported by others. She said: "We can't spend under the coupon system." This table shows how people have answered the question in three surveys since 1942. (The survey in May-, 1943, happened to coincide with the period of maximum employment):—1942 1942 1943 Today pc po po "Worse off" . . 59 54 56 "Better off" . 15 20 17 "No difference" 26 26 27 Tissued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins-street. Melbourne."}
{"id":231708211,"text":"14 Jan 1945 - Earlier shop dosing favored -- after war Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 14 January 1945, page 7 Earlier shop dosing favored— after war (pLOSING of retail shops after the war at a slightly earlier hour than at present would meet with the approval of the majority of people, according to a survey made recently by the Australian Gallup Poll. Most people interviewed think shops should close about 5.30 pm on week-days and at noon on Saturdays. Public opinion Is still undecided about restoration of a late shopping night on Fridays. About 2000 people throughout all States were questioned on three points: — Should shops remain open after the war on Friday nights till about 9 pm; what should be the closing time on other weekdays; and what they thought about Saturday morning shopping. Friday Night On the question of opening shops on Friday nights, the Australia-wide vote of men and women was equally divided; but 4 out of 10 favored keeping open after 8 pm. Oppose late shopping 51 po. Open; Till 8 pm 8 po. Till 9 pm 41 po. On the question of week-day closing time, apart from Friday, a majority of 57 pc were In favor of closing at 5.30 or earlier:— Close at 5 pm 15 po Close at 5.30 pm 42 Close at 6 pm 43 Shop-owners and shop-hands, as .groups, were both about two to one In favor of closing at 5.30 pm. Saturday Shopping Division of opinion was greatest on Saturday morning shopping, but there was only a minority (41 pc) In favor of keeping open after noon : — Close all Saturday 22 po Close at noon 37 Close at 12.30 pm 20 Close at 1 pm 19 Close at 6 pm 2 (Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Colllns-st., Melbourne.)"}
{"id":231709337,"text":"11 Mar 1945 - MOST PEOPLE FAVOR FREE EDUCATION TO 16 Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 11 March 1945, page 11 MOST PEOPLE FAVOR FREE EDUCATION TO 16 Six out of every 10 Australians believe that education should be free and compulsory until at least the age of 16, according to answers given to Gallup Poll interviewers. Few people are prepared to make education compulsory beyond the age of 16, but almost one out of three would like free education available to a higher age. . Two questions were put to a representative range of nearly 2000 men and women through- out all six States. The first question was: — "Until what age should education be compulsory?" Out of each 100 people interviewed. 98 had an opinion on the subject. Only a third of them think children should be allowed to leave school before they are 16 : — 13 pc said compulsory until 14.24 24 pc said until 15. 53 pc said until 16, and 8 pc said above 16. In every State except South Australia, at least 60 per cent, of the cross-sections Interviewed favor a school-leaving age of 16 years or higher. In South Australia. however, half of the people Interviewed think education should not be compulsory after 14 or 15. Free education Interviewers also asked: — '.'Until what age should the Government provide free education?" The -following summary of answers shows that two out of three people think no fees should be charged until 16 years, or older: . ' 2 pc said free until 13. 13 pc said until .14, 16 pc said until 15. 39 pc said until 16, and 28 pc said above 16. Of the 28 pc who favor free education after 16 years, 11 pc said "until 18." 4 pc "until 20," 7 pc "as long as required," and 6 pc "to the University." . (Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352. Collins-st., Melbourne.)"}
{"id":231714812,"text":"22 Feb 1945 - Editorial Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 22 February 1945, page 1 Editorial — PEOPLE'S BANKS FACE DICTATORSHIP A GALLUP POLL published today shows that .53 per cent, of the' people is opposed to the Government's banking proposals and 30 pen cent, favors them, while 17 per cent, knows nothing about them. A Government supporter, summing up for the plan, said : "Finance, which controls industry, should be in the hands of the people." The idea thai the Governmonl's olan will have t hat effect is a. very clear-cut example of muddled thinking perpetuating a common fallacy. Under the normal banking syslem the individual lias the widest choice and freedom lo transact his business. Under the Government's plan Ihe whole business of hanking would, in effect, come under the one-mun control of the hcderal Treasurer. The Government plans lo control postwar the vilal functions of all trading banks, It centralises Hint control, through the Commonwealth Rank, in the hands of ihe Federal 'treasurer, whoever he may he. The danger of this should he obvious lo all — normal banking safeguards go overboard. Under one man's conlroi the hanks no longer belong to the people. Jt is not a political issue. If a reactionary Government was it power the danger would still exist. Dictatorial power is not government by the people, and dictatorial control of Australia's hanking system does not return the hanks to the people, it lakes the banks from them. .. IM.LI.A. MJI.-1.'. F . 1 11"}
{"id":231718844,"text":"18 Feb 1945 - Tipped for honors Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 18 February 1945, page 3 [?] Poll picks 'Bing'.Greer HOLLYWOOD, Saturday. LA 1. 1. UP poll has disclosed "Going My Way" was lite nation's best film in 1944 and its slar Bins Crosby, the mosl popular aelar. Bed-headed Greer Garson has been adjudged llie most popular actress. The poll was conducted on behalf of Pholoplay Magazine. lling Crosby Greer Garson"}
{"id":231720457,"text":"25 Mar 1945 - Women read more (fiction) than men Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 25 March 1945, page 11 ! Women read j i more (fiction) i than men > J From Our Special Correspondent, J ! NEW YORK. Saturday, i I yyOMEN read more than j J men, a Canadian Gal- l lup Poll analysis shows. J ! Mostly they read fiction, i whereas most of Canadian ' i men's reading is non-fiction. ! Sixty Per cent, of Cana- a ! dians said they had not read i S a book in the previous week. « i In the US a Gallup survey indicates that 55 per cent, of , J American people think that a J the Government is giving as i i much information as it should i about the war; 36 per cent.! 1 criticise soft-pedalling and a J suppression of news, and un-| necessary delays. The rest are undecided. J"}
{"id":231722664,"text":"06 May 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 6 May 1943, page 4 Gallup Poll Opinions Changed Aboafi Government MOST Australians are still satisfied with the way their Government is directing: the war effort, but the latest Australian Gallup Poll suggests that the Government's prestige is lower than a year ago. During April the interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls "took the temperature' of the Labor Government for the-third time since it assumed power in October, 1941. The question was:"Speaking "Speaking generally, arc you satisfied, or dissatisfied, with the way the present Government is directing our war effort?" The following table compares the latest finding with similar surveys lest year. It shows th&t the "satisfied" majority, which exceeded 3 to 1 last June, is now under 2 to 1 for the first time:— — 1942 — Feb. June Now pc pc pc Satisfied 55 55 55 1 Dissatisfied 28 20 33 Undecided 16 14 9 100 100 100 In NSW, the "satisfied" majority is now 63 to 30, a«d in Victoria, Tasmania, and WA, only a few points lower. In SA, however, it Is down to 47 to 35, and In Queensland opinion is about evenlv divided. In the past 10 months the nation-wide "dissatisfied" vote has risen from 15 pc to 22 pc among Labor Fartv supporters, and from 26 pc to 44 pc among people who vote UAP or Country Party. Three out of four Labor voters are still "satisfied," but non-Labor people are evenly divided. This swing in sentiment confirms another finding by APOP a month earlier, that the majority preferring an all-party Government to the present Labor Government has become 56 to 35, compared with 52 to 42 In October and 45 to 45 a year ago. The public's satisfaction, or dissatisfaction, with the Government's direction of our war effort, of course, Is the cumulative effect of everything the Government has done, or has left undone, in Its 19 months of office. As Is usual with broad questions like this, the "dissatisfied" group was far more emphatic in its attitude than the "satisfied group, many of whom, like an electrical contractor In Adelaide, commented: "They are doing fairly well, considering the difficulties." SATISFIED 58% DISSATISFIED 33% UNDECIDED 9%"}
{"id":231725238,"text":"09 Jun 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 9 June 1943, page 4 Gallup Poll Secret Strike, Ballots PEOPLE in all circumstances, both Labor Party supporters and non-Labor people, -are overwhelmingly of the opinion UiclL ll» SsllUUlU UtJ UUIdvviui to declare a strike, unless the workers concerned first, take a secret ballot, an . Australia-wide Gallup Poll shows. In its May survey, Australian Public Opinion Polls, which is affiliated with the British. American and Canadian Gallup Polls, collected opinions throughout all States on this question: — "Would you favor, or oppose, a law requiring trade unions to take secret ballots before declaring strikes?" Eighteen months ago, before Japan entered the war, a similar survey showed that 0 out of 10 people thought workers in war industries should take ballots before deciding to strike. The following table shows that 8 out of 10 people think the "secret ballot" rule should be made universal by law: Labor Nonparty LaborSupporters, Supporters, People, pc pe Favor law for se-.. crct ballots .. 76 82 Oppose such a taw 14 7 Undecided .... 5 5 No answer .... 5 6 100 100 Among men, the "favor" vote was 8 pc higher than among women, who mostly account for the "no answer" figures. Most opposition to outlawing all strikes, unless preceded by secret ballots, came from younger people, but even among those under 30 the "oppose" vote was only 16 pc"}
{"id":231726047,"text":"15 Aug 1943 - ROOSEVELT AND FOURTH TERM Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 15 August 1943, page 3 ROOSEVELT AND FOURTH TERM From Our Special Correspondent. NEW YORK, Saturday. Most Democrats strongly favor President Roosevelt for a fourth term of office, a Gallup poll discloses. In five of the most populous States, sending 330 delegates to the Democratic Convention, a Roosevelt nomination was the choice of 86 to 91 tper cent, of Democratic voters."}
{"id":231727455,"text":"23 May 1943 - AUSTRALIANS FAVOR USE OF OUR BASES BY U.S.A. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 23 May 1943, page 5 AUSTBAUANS FAVOB USE OF OUB BASES BY U.S.A. AT least three out of four Australians think our air and naval bases should be made available for US use after the war, an Australia-wide Gallup Poll shows. Majority opinion favors a long-term lease. As its first inquiry on postwar American-Australian relations, Australian Public Opinion Polls asked this question: — "Would you favor — or oppose — letting the United States Air Force and Navy use bases in Australia after the war?" ' All those in favor were also asked: "Sljould it be a permanent right, or a lease for, say, 25 years?" Those who favored a permanent arrangement were forthright in their comments. Two general attitudes are exemplified by: — "But for the US we wouldn't have any bases" (contractor's wife. Leedervllle, Perth) ; and "The only solution to Austra- lia's future safety" (grazier. Orange. NSW). Most opposition to letting US forces use our bases after the war arose from a belief that it would mean sacrificing our independence. Some people, like a munitions worker in Adelaide, said: "We must learn to look after ourselves." A summary of answers shows: Favor US using bases pc On lease . . .... . . 47 — Permanent .. .. .. '.. , 23- — Undecided on terms . . 7 77 Oppose US using our bases 15 Undecided on question 8 100"}
{"id":231732585,"text":"24 Jun 1943 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 24 June 1943, page 4 GALLUP POLL Job Preference For The Fighting Man PUBLIC opinion, al least ulith civilians, is about eoenly divided on the subject of permanent job preference for soldiers after the War. Three out of four people, however, favor preference for at least a few years after discharge, an Australian Gallup poll shows. There has been little public debate on the meaning and extent of "preference for servicemen" in the post-war industrial world, so, to start the ball rolling. Australian Public Opinion Polls (the Gallup Poll of Australia) included this question in its May interview form: — "If servicemen receive preference for jobs after the war, should it be permanent — or for only a few years after discharge —or do you oppose any preference? Pull cross-sections of people were Interviewed In more than 200 representative centres in all States. The finding. In terms of each 100 people Interviewed. Is: 47 favor permanent preference. 23 think it should be for only a limited period. 17 oppose any preference; and 3 are undecided. Servicemen,' of course, were not included in the "sample of opinion," unless they happened to be home on leave when the interviewer called, and. this should be remembered when considering the following state- ment of the opinions of men and women interviewed: — Men Women Favor preference— p.c. p.c. Permanently , . 43 52 Few years only 31 23 Oppose any prefcr-fercnce ..... 20 15 Undecided 6 10 100 100 Three-quarters of both men and women favor some sort of preference. The women's vote gives a small majority for permanent preference.The The percentage of people totally opposed to any preference Is no higher among artisans than among well-to-do people, and the lowest income group gives the highest percentage for permanent preference. Yet, although three-quarters of Labor voters favor preference for a limited period, there is a higher percentage of opposition among them UAP-CP Labor Voters Voters Favor preference p.c. p.c. Permanently .. 5(1 44 Few years only 30 26 Oppose any preference 13 22 Undecided .... 7 8 100 100 Opposition to preference was strongest in NSW and WA. Even in those States, however, the "oppose" vote was only 22 per cent., with at least as many favoring a few years' preference, and more than 40 per cent, favoring permanent preference."}
{"id":231734051,"text":"16 May 1943 - Contributory Insurance favoured in Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 16 May 1943, page 7 CoBitffiibisf© Insurance favoured in CSailup Poll THE Government's non-contributory unemployment and sickness insurance scheme is approved by onlv 15% of electors, a Gallup "sample referendum" shows. Two out of three people think that everyone should mane direct contributions to the scheme each week, i Australian Public Opinion Polls set out to find what the public wanted by asking:— "Do you favor, or oppose, compulsory insurance of all ' classes against unemployment nnd sickness?" More than 80 per cent, of the nation-wide cross-sec- . tion said they favored compulsory insurance.Each Each of them was then asked: "Should it be financed entirely by taxes, or partly by everyone making weekly contributions?" Two of three interviewed thought, everyone should make a weekly contribution. Even among . Labor Party supporters there were 58 per cent, in favor of weekly contributions, compared with only 17 per cent, favoring a non-contributory scheme. Favor insurance, with contributions 62Favor Favor insurance, financed entirely by taxes 15 Favor insurance, undecided on method of finance 7 Opposed to compulsory insurance : .11 Undecided, or no answer 5 loo A builder's laborer in Brisbane expressed the general opinion when he said, "Insurance would give security, and contributions would not be missed." The usua comment by those in favor of non-contributory insurant was:— "Taxation is more equitable." Some said, "Let the big man pay." Usual attitude of the 11 per cent, who were totally opposed to unemployment and' sickness insurance, whether contributor' or non-contributory, was that insurance Is a personal matter."}
{"id":231734873,"text":"03 Jun 1943 - Behind The Scenes of a \"Sun\" Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 3 June 1943, page 4 Behind The Scenes of a "Sun" Gallup Poll Here's That Man Again Asking Opinions By -fC BETTY WADSWORTH, a "Sun" Special Writer JL- s__ I'VE just returned from a bunt in lite suburbs — a hunt for public opinion, and mighty interesting, loo. The idea was to see behind the scenes of one of "The Sun's" Australian, Public Opinion Polls and flhd out how the. "samples" were collected. With a manner calculated not to influence anyone (for the Public Opinion (Gallup) Poll interviewer must record only, not guide), he approached men and women In the comfortable, ugly, standardised houses of the artisan, in cramped slums and pleasant, garden-set homes of the wealthier neighborhoods. He asked questions on subjects ranging from sex education to trading banks, took up quite a bit of their time, thanked them and went away to index and sort their replies. And, right away, let's compliment the average Australian on his friendly co-operativencss. There were very few refusals, and, without exception, everyone interviewed tried to give an honest opinion. 0 F course, we did meet the woman with a "hawker complex" who, behind a rapidly-closing door, said she wasn't Interested in public questions, had no opinions, and her husband was out (although we clearly saw him hiding In the woodshed). Then there was the wife whose husband was a journalist, and she was sick of hearing about those things; She said "no," too, and who could blame her? But. the great majority tried to help. And if anyone Is unacquainted with a subject, or really hasn't an opinion, it is never the object of the interviewer to talk him (or her) Into producing one. Whether they Invited us on to the sun-porch at Hornsby, peered from behind a slit In the door in some crowded Industrial district, or opened the front door and gave their opinions with one ear to the wants of baby inside — thev were all helpful. But here's a remarkable thing. Although she may have been henpecking him just two minutes before to cement the garden path, ask Mrs. Suburbia for an opinion on whether a" problematical free medical service should be doctor or Government controlled, and she yelps for assistance to her mate. Mr. Suburbia is king of the castle, too, as far as politics are concerned. Most women follow In the footsteps of their husbands, wiping off 10 hopeful political parties with a single remark, such as,. "Oh, I just vote the way George tells me." However, guiding the weaker sex in the ways of politics hasn't made the men swell-headed. The great majority labelled themselves "just a meal ticket" as they revealed by answering "Yes" to the question on "Would equal pay for men and women greatly reduce women's desire for marriage and a family — or would it make no difference?" Women, on the. other hand, answered pretty solidly that it would make no difference. Maybe that's a compliment to the other sex, perhaps just good commonscnse. Everyone faced up unblink-ingly to the question on sex education—a reaction which it seems doubtful would have been so six months ago. And as the completed poll has since shown, seven out of eight people think" children should' be instructed In sex matters by qualified teachers. To some people, the willing ear of the Public Opinion Poll interviewer is a godsend. ? w " ITNESS the gentleman with a theory of his own for putting the world on its feet. Standing in a puddle of water on a windy corner he told us that if everyone received the same rate of pay, no matter what they worked at. the world would be a better plaoe. This idea colored all his views. Then there was the mild old gentleman who flared up on the equal pay for women question. "Pay them more than men," he shrieked, waving his umbrella in the air. "One woman is as good as ten men any day. Let them run the country, and we won't have any strikes." Many men and women swallow their politics whole. After giving a pat answer on what party they would vote for if an election were held today, they revealed that the views of their avowed parties and their own opinions on private ' or Government ownership , 'Of trading banks were quite at variance. When the interviewer has obtained answers to the public questions on his sheet, he asks a few personal questions to assure that he Is getting opinions from a representative cross-section of the community. One of these Is, "Would you mind telling me your approximate age?" And even in these goldfish days, when we expect any time to register the number of our back teeth fillings at the GPO, this one brought a gulp. ? Strangely enough, most women gulped and told, But many an old gentleman In the seventies countered coyly, "Well, how old would you think?" BUt it's not wise to guess out loud. Women's views are colored more by their Idea of how things are going to affect their nearest interests — their homes, children, fighting men. Men are willing to take a plunge into the dreamier realms of theory. The views of all seem similar to the views of other people in the localities In which they live. "Do I believe In woman's equality? Pshaw! One woman is equal to 10 men In any obi""}
{"id":231735707,"text":"04 Jun 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 4 June 1943, page 4 Gallup Poll Casting Their Votes ClX out of 10 people recently interviewed for the Australian Callup Poll said that they always voted either Labor or non-Labor — the two-party sys- tem — at Federal elections. The other four out of 10 apparently belong to the ranks of the swinging voters, so nearly half of the electors may be swayed by party policies and speeches between now and election time.In In May, Australian Public Opinion . Polls conducted a nation-wide survey to disclose the extent to which Labor and non-Labor (UAP-CP) candidates can, or cannot, rely on the support of electors. A card with five statements was handed to each person interviewed. They were asked to select the statement closest to their usual attitude at election time. The card read: 1. I always vote Labor if the man is right. 2. I may change from Labor, if another man is exceptional. 3. Independent candidates are my choice. 4. I may change from UAP (or CP) if another man is exceptional. 5. I always vote UAP (or CP) if the man is right. Answers, stated in terms of each 100 people interviewed, follow : — Labor Supporters: Always 33 Usually 14 — i UAP-CP Supporters: Always'.. ...... 2G Usually ........ 15 — 41 People preferring Independents .... 6 Those "Not interested in politics" .... 6 100 It seems:— (1) That Labor can rely on one elector in three, and that UAP-CP candidates can be sure of one elector in four; and (2) That success at elections depends on (a) the "loyalty" of the 14 or 15 per cent, who "usually" vote for either side; and (b) the appeal made to the '12 per cent, who are non-party, or disinterested. It seems that victory — or defeat — in the 16 seats held by only small majorities (Labor has nine, UAP five, and CP two) depends chiefly on the 14 per cent, who "usually vote Labor," and the almost similar proportion 'who "usually vote UAP or CP." In 1940, 10 per cent, of the "usually UAP/CP" people — equivalent to one elector in 100 —actually voted Labor, while an almost similar proportion of "usually Labor" people voted UAP or CP."}
{"id":231738384,"text":"29 Jun 1943 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 29 June 1943, page 4 GALLUP POLL Wsn&es . ®sr Ffasesll? A.UST RALIANS are) about equally divided on the question whether equal pay for the sexes would greatly reduce women's desire for marriage and a family. Last September, Australian Public Opinion Polls found that two out of three people favored paying men's wages to women who took over men's jobs, and did the work as well as a man. To see whether people thought this would affect family life, APOP included the following question in Its May survey:— "Do you think that, In normal times, equal pay for men and women would greatly reduce women's desire for marriage and a family — or would it- make no Uliit'iCIIUUi Opinions of each. 100 people interviewed, including men and women in equal proportions, were 45 answered "g r e at I y reduce"; 18 said "slightly reduce." 34 thought it would make no difference, and 3 did not answer. The "slightly reduce" and "no difference" votes, of course, represent those who think equal pay is not likely to reduce women's desire for marriage and a family, A total of 52 pc held that opinion, compared with 45 pc who answered "greatly reduce." Analysis of these figures according to the scx of' people interviewed shows that men are equally divided on the question, while 58 pc of the women interviewed do not think women's desire for marriage and a family would be greatly reduced. Neither age nor income had any influence on people's opinions. Opinion did not vary much. State by State."}
{"id":231738751,"text":"28 Aug 1943 - Gallup Poll Found Swing To Labor Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 28 August 1943, page 2 Gallup Poll Found Swing To Labor MELBOURNE, Saturday, — The Gallup.. Pall has had its first real test in Australia. This is how is fared — Its final estimate of the first preference vote of civilians for the House of Representatives was: Labor, 45 pc; UAP-CF, 38 pc; "others," 17 pc. The civilian vote at the election actually was: Labor, 51 pc; UAP-CP, 32 pc; "others," 17 pc. The Gallup survey was taken a week before the election. It disclosed some swing to Labor and correctly estimated the size of the "others" vote. There was a difference, however, of 6 pc between the estimated and actual votes for the .major parties. The lesson Is, that as an election campaign is short, the Australian Gallup Poll must conduct its final pre-election survey within two or three days of an election. It Is not generally recognised that a Very small increase in first preference votes can cause a landslide to any one party — particularly if support for other parties is split by Independents. Labor received only 3 pc more of first preference votes of civilians than at the 1940 election, but party will now hold two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives, compared with less than half before the election. Australian Public Opinion Polls are always open to investigation. By Roy Morgan, director Australian Public Opinion Polls, 353 Colllns-strcet, Melbourne."}
{"id":231741074,"text":"05 Apr 1943 - Poll Favors Sport Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 5 April 1943, page 6 Poll Favors Sport NEW YORK, Monday.— A Gallup poll on the question of continuing professional sport in wartime resulted In percentages of 64 in favor and 25 against. The remainder were undecided A separate poll on baseball resulted: 59 per cent, in favor, 28 per cent, against, and 13 per cent, undecided. Earlier polls revealed that baseball led as the most popular sport, with football second and basketball third . — "Sun" Special."}
{"id":231741417,"text":"03 Mar 1943 - Australian Gallup Poll: Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 3 March 1943, page 4 Australian Gallup Poll: Immigration After The War ONLY one Australian in 20 is totally opposed to resumption of immigration by white people after the war, but half of a cross-section interviewed for the Gallup Poll thinks there should be some sort of limitation. Migration may easily rank high among postwar problems, so it is well that Australia should start now to work out its policy. A final decision, of course, will depend on conditions at the end of the war, but last month Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll ol Australia — took a nation-wide "sample referendum" on the question: " "After the war, should immigration of white people into Australia be unrestricted, limited, or stopped?" Of each 100 people interviewed :42 42 favored unrestricted white immigration, 49 thought it should be limited in some way, 5 were against any immigration, and4 4 did not answer. There was no significant difference of opinion between people living in different States, Owners und managers of businesses and professional people were slightly more favorable to immigration than artisans, but even among those In the lowest income group the "no Immigration" vote was under 10 per cent: As this tnble shows. Labor Party supporters and non-Labor people both favor immigration, but not wholly unrestricted: ATTITUDES TO WHITE MIGRANTS Labor UAP Party & CP Voters. Voters. Unrestricted 38 46 Limited 48 50 None after war 9 2 No opinion 5 2 100 100 Even among farm owners — the group most favorable to immigration — opinion was evenly divided between unrestricted and selected migration. The 49-ln-the-100 who thought immigration of white people should be "limited" were asked also: "What limitations would you suggest?" The genet ai line of thought Is White immigration strongly favored. indicated by the following summary of their answers:— "According to Australia's ability to absorb them" (9 per cent, of all people interviewed). "Best types only, according to health, finances, &c." (9 per cent.). "British only" (6 per cent.). "English speaking only" (4 per cent.). . "Allies only," or "No enemies" (5 per cent-.), "No Italians" or "No Southern Europeans" (6 per cent.). The above percentages and another 10 per cent, who were indefinite, make up the 49 per cent, in favor of selected white migration. Typical reasons for favoring unrestricted white Immigration were :— "War has made us realise the need for populat-ion" (railway worker, Brisbane) and "We must populate the country if we wish to hold it" (munition worker's wife. Adelaide). Usual comments by, the small minority totally opposed to migration were "Not until work is found for every Australian," or 'Not until our returned servicemen are settled.""}
{"id":231743872,"text":"28 Feb 1943 - EUROPE Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 28 February 1943, page 2 EUROPE Public opinion on a pigeon's wings FACT'S London News Bureau Along- the coast of occupied Europe, Allied airmen, are conducting the most fantastic Gallup poll of the war. Object: To discover for psychological, and propaganda, reasons the reaction of oppressed peoples ' to causes, and men in the fight for- , liberation.. Stranger even than the poll is the ingenious method evolved- for. taking it. Round' about midnight an; Allied1 plane, flying high overhead, dron'fes across the seaboard of occupied France, Belgium, Holland, or Norway. Nazi ack-ack guns get ready for action, but sentries resume their normal watch when the planes drop , no bombs. Prom the houses in the coastal strip; civilians sneak out in the darkness, occasionally find their reward,. a parachute to- which is attached a. curious contraption. Inside- is a carrier pigeon and a questionnaire. 'Sometimes, Sometimes, as well as the required-answers to- such questions as "Would the people of your district support a Second Front?"' "What encouraged you most in the war news last-week?" direct military information is attached to the carrier pigeon, before it is released by the finders for its flight home to England. Mainly, however, Allied Intelligence Services are trying to discover what the people of invaded countries think about. Such knowledge, they believe, will be an important asset when oppressed civilians are called upon, to help in the invasion of Europe, promised for this year. De Gaulle on the rise The carrier-pigeon method is no secret to the Germans, as some parachute birds must have fallen, into their hands, but the Nazis are unable to prevent a surprising number of answers being flown back. Most of the questions asked are being kept secret but one revealed is: "Whom do you consider the greatest leaders in the United Nations' fight for victory and- freedom?" The Big Three, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin, are generally returned at the top, but since the-Allied landing in North Africa, de Gaulle's name has advanced bv-leaps and bounds, from low on the list to a place among the leaders. De Gaulle is being picked not only in Prance, but in. Belgium and Holland, even Denmark."}
{"id":231743977,"text":"28 Feb 1943 - Poll on compulsory unionism shows public evenly divided Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 28 February 1943, page 2 Poll on compulsory unionism shows public evenly divided PUBLIC opinion, as expressed in an Australian "Gallup poll," showed an even division of opinion on the question of compulsory unionism for all em- ployees. Of each 100 men and women interviewed:— 41 favored compulsory unionism, 41 opposed it, 12 were undecided, and 6 did not answer, Support for compulsory unionism has increased slightly since last July, when a similar survey .showed 3fi-iii-the-l()0 in favor of il. Analysis of the latest survey shows that in no State did the vote either way. touch 50 po. In NSW those with opinions were 4 to 3 in favor of compulsion; In Victoria and Queensland they were about equally divided; while in SA and WA the vote was 4 to 3 against compulsion. "White-collar" contrast Mast of tlie 18 pc who were undecided, or did not answer the question, were women. Those women who did express opinions, however, were almost equally divided on the question, in ap- proximately tlie same proportions as the men. An analysis of the voting shows that factory workers and tradesmen favor compulsion, while "white collar" workers are evenly divided on the question. A separate count of the answers of men in all economic groups who vote Labor gave: Compulsory 68 pc, voluntary 23 po, and undecided 9 po. Among men who usually vote UAP or Country Party, however, the vote was almost the reverse. Inclusion of women's opinions makes little difference. "All benefit, all should pay," the comment of a dlstillory worker in Annandale, Sydney, is the typical attitude of those favorable to compulsory unionism for all employees. Others, like a clergyman in Hobart, commented that unionism enables workers to voice their opinions. Those opposed to compulsory unionism usually said something like: "It's a form of dictatorship" (motor engineer, Enoggera, Brisbane), or"Where's "Where's our vaunted freedom?" (agent, Broken Hill)."}
{"id":231746656,"text":"17 Mar 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 17 March 1943, page 4 ineeiiMsisistiiuis Ml Gallup Poll Employment, Housing After The War EVERY second Australian thinks that full employment should be the first consideration after the war, according to a. nation-wide Gallup Poll in February. Most people ranked old-age security and ihe need, for belter housing as more important post-war problems than improved education and free medical services. In an earlier survey, Australian Public Opinion Polls — the affiliate of the British, American and Canadian Gallup Polls— found that three out of four Australians expect great changes in our way of life after the war. Most of them referred to material objectives, so cross-sections of people in hundreds of representative centres in all States were asked which of five proposals they would place first, second and third among our domestic post-war alms. Unemployment is recognised by all classes as the fundamental problem. More than half of the Labor Party supporters Interviewed, and almost as many non-Labor people, would make it No. 1 item on our domestic post-war plan. More than 8 out of 10 people would place it either first, second or third. With employment so clearly first in the voting, attention centres on the public's second choice. In the following table those who placed unemployment first have been included according to their second preferences, and added to the first preference votes for the other four proposals. (This is the Senate electoral system) : — PC Better housing 20 . Old-age security 27 Improved education .. 24 Free medical services .. 20 100 Outstanding features of an analysis of the percentages In the table are: — (1) Residents of Melbourne,' Sydney and New South Wales mining towns are especially interested in better housing. (2) People under 40 were almost as interested in old-age security as people aged from 40 to 60. Support was widespread among all classes, except in Victoria. (3) The vote for improved education declined from 35 pc among professional people and owners and managers of businesses, to 24 pc among clerks, shop hands and travellers, and to 17 pc for artisans and unskilled workers There was more interest in education in the , country than in the capital cities. (4) All classes except the well-to-do gave a similar vote for free medical services. After eliminating references to employment and old-age security (by using second and third preferences), the other three proposals rank in this order: — PC Better housing 40 Improved education .... 31 Free medical services 29"}
{"id":231749174,"text":"01 Mar 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 1 March 1943, page 4 Gallup Poll Australia Favors Training For Youths When asksd, "Should compulsory cadet training of youths of 16 and 17 begin immediately?" three out of four men and women in all States answered "Yes," in a Gallup "sample referendum," taken throughout Australia this month. Men and women in a full range of economic circumstances were interviewed during the survey. Detailed results were: — 7!) per cent, said, "Begin cadet training now." 16 per cent, opposed compulsory cutlet training, and 5 per cent, were undecided. The voting was similar to an earlier survey taken in November to see ' If public opinion favored or opposed the general principle of military cadet training. Only 13 per cent, opposed It then. The finding announced today shows that the public thinks NOW is the time to begin. The answer is an emphatic "Yes" from Labor Party supporters and non-Labor people alike. By far the most common reason for supporting cadet training Is a belief that youths benefit physically, mentally, and morally. Many, like a munition worker's wife In Filzroy (Melbourne), added: "It should never have been cut out." Others, with their thoughts on the war, said: "Prepare youths for transfer to the Militia." Those wno opposed cadet training either thought there was "plenty of time for drill later," or expressed a belief (apparently based on hopes of a short war) that the youth of today should be trained to live at peace with the rest of the world. tAPOP sample referendums are based on personal interviews. Carefully trained interviewers address set questions to men and women of all tyres and ages In nearly 230 representative centres throughout Australia. The trend of public opinion is accurately reflected In the findings, and the subscribing newspapers (one in each capital city) publish them, Irrespective of their own policy, as an additional service to readers. Suggestions and Inquiries should be addressed to: The Director, APOP, Box 2728C, GPO, Sydney.J"}
{"id":231753903,"text":"28 Apr 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 28 April 1943, page 4 Gallup Poll OPINION ON PRICE CONTROL DIVIDED Australians are almost equally divided on the question of whether price control has been -reasonably successful, a nation-wide Gallup "sample referendum" shows. On Saturday, April 10, two days before the new system of "price control by subsidies" was announced, Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Australian affiliate of the British, American and Canadian Gallup Polls — began interviewing people on the question: — "Do you think price control has been reasonably successful — or not?" Of each 100 people interviewed: —47 47 said, "No; it has not." 43 said, "Yes; it has," and 10 were undecided. All major population groups-sex, age, economic and State — held much the same opinions. "Food and clothing are too expensive," was the usual comment. Those who believe control has been reasonably successful often said, "It would have been worse without control," but others qualified their answer with. "But mere is room ior improvement. Announcement on April 12 that "price control subsidies" would be paid in future, instead of allowing traders to pass on rising costs, did not affect people's opinions about the past. Separate counts of answers recorded before and after the announcement show no significant differences. This is the third survey on price control conducted by APOP. The first, 18 months ago, showed that only 22 per cent, were satisfied that "price control was giving a fair deal." The dlssntisfied vote was 57 per cent, and 21 per cent, did not express an opinion either way. That question, of course, was not exactly the same as in the latest inquiry, but comparison of the two findings indicates that dissatisfaction with price control, although still substantial, is smaller than in 1941. Another survey, taken a year ago, showed that 83 per cent, of the people interviewed approved the pegging of prices and wages"}
{"id":231755064,"text":"21 Feb 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 21 February 1943, page 7 Gallup Poll Close vote in Federal electorates IF .there had been a Federal election this: month, with no unex-; . pected issues raised, the; result would have been! a repetition of the 1940.' election, wnen lb ox tne 74 seats were won by-very narrow margins, according to a Gallup Foli. Representative cross-sections of electors in every electoral division of the Commonwealth were interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls, and asked i— "If a Federal election were held today, would you vote the way you did last election— or would you vote for someone els?? , They were also asked how they had voted at the last Federal election in 1940. Of each 100 who had then voted Labor — 84 would again vote Labor; 7 would change to UAP or Country Party; I would change to Independent; and ' 1 8 were undecided. Of each 100 who had voted tJAP or Country Party — 81 would again vote lion-Labor; 8 would change to Labor; II were undecided. The question was pub between February 1 and February 11, the day on which the Government's new taxation proposals were disclosed. \\Swing Swing disappears Comparison with similar APOP "sample referendums" taken ih May and November- shows: that the swing toward ' Labor during 1942 has now almost disappeared: Last At May present Labor in 1940 — p.c. p.c. Again Labor 84 84 1 Change G 8 Undecided 10 8 UAP & CP in 1940— -Again non-Labor 70 81 Change 9 8 ' Undecided 15 11 Members' chances Of' 74 seats in the House of Representatives there are 41 "certainties" — Labor holds 21, UAP 13,- and Country Party 7. Only a very large swing in sentiment could cause any of them to change to another party. Then there are 15 '"probables" —Labor 6, UAP 6, and Country Party 3. Analysis of the voting in tne survey Just completed shows that not one of these seats isTikely to provide a close contest, unless important new Issues This leaves 16 "doubtful" scats (Labor 9, UAP 5, and the Country Party 2), and two held by Independents— Henty and Wimmcra, both in Victoria. The survey shows that members who won by only small margins in 1940 can again look for-i ward to close contests, unless soldiers vote very differently- from civilians."}
{"id":231755405,"text":"07 Apr 1943 - Australian Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 7 April 1943, page 4 <iiiiiii(iiiiiniiiiiiMiiiitiiiJiHi!iiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiHitiiiiii>iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittitiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiitiiiNiiiiHiiiii!iiitiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiitiiiiiitiiiitiiiiiiiiiiHtiiiiiiniiiitiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii>iiiiiiiiiiiiii Australian Gallup Poll Women M's.P. Approved— 12 Mot Independent TIIE majority of Australians do not object to women being in Parliament, but seven out of 10 people interviewed for the Australian Gallup Poll would not vote for a woman, unless she was endorsed by their party. The first of two questions on the subject put to cross-sections of electors by interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls was "Speaking; generally, do you approve, or disapprove, of women standing for Parliament?" Of each 100 men and women, in equal proportions, interviewed: 55 approved women standing for Parliament; 38 disapproved, and 7 were undecided. Neither peoples' ages nor then-economic circumstances had much bearing on their attitudes. There was no significant difference between the opinions of parties. Sex had a marked influence on people's answers. Two out of three women thought it was a good idea for members of their sex to be in Parliament, Men were evenly divided. Each person who approved women standing for Parliament was also asked: "Would you vote for a woman, standing as an Independent— against a man endorsed by a party?" Answers showed that a female Independent candidate would NOT be considered bv seven out of 10 electors, if their parties put up a candidate In the electorate. Those who might vote for a woman, in preference to a party ticket, consisted of a quarter of the men and a third of the women interviewed. A common qualification, however, was, "If her ideas are sound." Those who might break away from party politics included almost the same proportion of party members. There was no significant difference between the attitudes of people living in the various States. Two spontaneous comments, "It's a man's job," and "Woman's place is in the home." cropped up all over Australia. The opposite attitude is typified by, "We sometimes need to see things from a woman's angle" (comment of a widow. Banks-town, Sydney). The usual reason for disapproving women Independents, although favoring women in Parliament, was. "She would have no chance without a party" (farmer. Penguin, northern Tasmania). IAPOP sample referendum. «rc hased on personal Interviews. Cnre-fullv Irainod Interviewers address set Questions to men unci women of ull types and attes, in more than 2U0 representative centres throughout Australia. The treud of public opinion is accurately reflected In tlvs findings, and the subscribing newspapers tone in each capital city), publish them. Irrespective of their own policy, as nn ntldlllonn) service lo renders."}
{"id":231757770,"text":"25 Feb 1943 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 25 February 1943, page 4 Gallup Poll Would Postpone Election IF the majority of the public had its way, the Federal election, due in a few months, would be postponed for at least a year, according to an Australia - wide Gallup "sample referendum." The survey, taken this month by Australian Public Opinion Polls — the affiliate of the British, American, and Canadian Gallup Polls — was on the question: "Should the Commonwealth election, due this year, be held — or postponed for a year?" Of each 100 people interviewed —33 33 said, "Hold the election," 51 said, "Postpone It," and . II were undecided. Very few people know that the Federal Constitution states that an election MUST be held by November 20, three years after the present Parliament first met in 1940. The Constitution, of course, can be altered only by a . referendum, which would be much the same as an election. Women gave most of the majority to the "postpone" vote. But among men -the "postpone the election", vote of 49 per cent, was 5 per cent, larger than the "hold it" vote of 44 per cent. All age groups held much the same opinions, and there was little difference in the voting in each State. Analysis of the comments made by people after, answering the question shows that the chief reason for favoring postponement was: "This is no time for expensive elections." Many thought there should not be an election until after the war. The vote for postponing the election was 53 in the 100 among people who voted Labor at the last Commonwealth election, and 48 in the 100 among supporters of the UAP and Country Party. The "hold the election" vote was 35 in the 100 for Labor voters and 43 in the 100 for non-Labor people. The fact that half of the non-Labor people favored postponement does not mean that they intend to vote Labor at the next election."}
{"id":231769313,"text":"27 Apr 1942 - WET CANTEENS ARE FAVORED FOR ARMY Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 27 April 1942, page 5 WET CANTEENS ARE FAVORED FOR ARMY WET canteens in Army camps are approved by eight out of 10 Australians, according to. a nation-wide Gallup Poll just completed. J Even people who would apply more drastic restrictions to the civilian liquor trade are three to two in favor of wet canteens in the camps. For 18, months AIF camps have had wet canteens, but not until this month did they become general In militia camps. To ascertain the attitude of the public, the Interviewers of Australian Public Opinion Polls —the Gallup Poll— put this question to a representative cross-section of men and women in each State : "Should Army privates havo wet canteens?1' Seven out of eight men interviewed answered "Yes." About; twice as many women as men. voted "No," but still the female-majority on the question was nearly three to one. The combined vote of both sexes is set out in this table: — AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION Of each 100 people. . Favor wet canteens for "Privates 78 Against 'them 18 Undecided 4 100 Exactly the same question was asked regarding officers' messes, and the vote was almost identical, People thought that officers, and privates should be treated alike. An engineer's wife in Heidelberg (Vic.) expressed a common opinion when she said: "They can control liquor in camp, not outside." "Dry" voters commonly commented: (1) "Keep temptation away from younger men": and (2) "Soldiers heed to be sober in wartime, Drink lessens efficiency.""}
{"id":231780297,"text":"16 Aug 1942 - How Britons felt about America Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 16 August 1942, page 3 How Britons felt about America f A T.ntielnn >« fltirts/iti Questions were answered as follows in n Gallup Poll designed to test British feeling towards America: "AmeHcans have a superior attitude towards Britons and have no grounds for it?" Yes, 37 pc. No, 44 nc. No ODinion. 19 dc. "Americans are more democratic than we are?" Yes, 52 pc. No, 33 pc. No opinion, 15 pc. "Americans dre too willing to let other people fight for them?" Yes, 28 pc.. No, 55 pc. No opinion, 17 pc. "We would be better off if we were more like the Americans in many respects?" Yes, 41 pc. No, 39 pc. No opinion, 20 pc. "America, as a result of participating in ' the war, will want more than a fair share of credit for victory?" Yes, 36 pc. No, 44 pc. No opinion, 20 pc. "America will want more than a fair share of influence in the postwar world?" Yes, 29 pc. No, 46 pc. No opinion, 25 pc."}
{"id":231780892,"text":"29 Jun 1942 - War Saving Less Popular Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 29 June 1942, page 5 Wdr Saving Less Popular COMPULSORY war saving, favored by the .majority of Australians six months ago, now has an many opponents as adherents, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll, taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls between June 5 and June 15. Nine months ago, after England had adopted the Kynes compulsory saving plan, all classes of Australians thought it should be introduced here. The following table, however, 'shows how a twerto one majority has disappeared:— Compel Don't Undc-saving. compel elded pc pc pc Sept. 55 27 18 Deo. 51 36 13 June 44 46 10 The question asked in the September survey, taken just before presentation of the Fadden Budget (which Included compulsory saving), was: — Would you favor a compulsory saving plan — to help pay for the war, and to provide people with money to spend after the war? The December survey — conducted after the Chtflev Budget, had raised taxes on higher incomes, but before the supplementary all-round increase in income' tax by rates varying from 6d to Is— was on the question: Should the Government introduce compulsory saving? The survey just completed (taken between the Midway victory and the Libyan defeat) was on: Should war saving be voluntary — or compulsory, according to peoples' means? Details Of Voting Age had little influence on the voting. Men gave a small majority for' compulsory saving, while women opposed it. In no State was there a sub-.staiitial majority either way. New South Wales, Western Australia and Tasmania favored the voluntary system, Victoria gave an even vote, and Queensland and South Australia supported compulsion. Of Labor Party supporters Interviewed, 34-ln-the-100 voted "compulsory," 54 - in - the - 100 "voluntary" and the other 12 were undecided. Among people who usually vote UAP or Country Party, however, the vote was: Compulsory, 54 per cent.; voluntary, 37 per cent.; and undecided, 9 per cent. Reasons Analysed "The average worker will do his best," the comment of a Sydney factory worker, and "The cost of living is too high to save," from an agent in Narra-coorte (SA),- are typical reasons for opposing compulsory savings. A less common attitude was: "People should have control of their own money; compulsion Is dictatorship." The chief reason for supporting compulsory saving is expressed in the comment of a Victorian quarry manager: "It Is the only way to ensure an all-in effort." A widow In Brisbane expressed a similar view when she said : "Too many are evading their responsibilities." "It would assist post-war reconstruction," from a bank clerk in Camden (NSW), was another common opinion."}
{"id":231785151,"text":"26 Jun 1942 - DEFENCE ACT AND THE MILITIA Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Friday 26 June 1942, page 5 DEFENCE ACT AND THE MILITIA "Alter the law so that the militia could leave Australia in an offensive agkinst the Japanese," is the two-to-one vote in an Australia-wide Gallup Poll just completed. Sentiment in favor ot this has grown since i-euxuaiy, wuen a similar pou, raicen just after the fall of Singapore, . returned a vote erf only' five-to-four for altering the law. J Interviewers for AiictroHon Public Opinion Polls— the Gallup Poll of Australia — are located in hundreds of representative centres throughout Australia Each of them contacts a carefully calculated cross-section ol men and women of ail ages, Irrespective of creed or political affiliation. In the first half of June they asked:— "Should the law be altered so that the militia could leave Australia in an offen-. sive against the Japanese? Opinions were obtained from Cairns and Atherton In the north to Hobart in- the south, and from Grafton and Bundn-berg in the east to Perth and Busselton in the west. Among inland centres polled were Mt. Isa and Charleville In Queensland. Moree and Went worth in NSW. and Kalftoorlie and Wiluna in Western Australia. Of each 100 people Interviewed —50 50 said "alter the law." 29 thought the militia should not leave Australia; and'12 '12 were undecided. Age had no bearing on the voting, but men were more favorable to altering the law than were the women. Nevertheless. 52 women voted for altering the law, against each- 31 who said "do not alter It." In Victoria. New South Wales and Queensland, the vote was almost two to orie for altering the law and in each of the other three States— SA. WA and Tasmania — the majority was nearer three to one. In all States both supporters of the Labor Party and non-Labor people favored altering the law. The Australia-wide vote of Labor Party voters was: Alter the law, 49 pc: do not alter It. 38 pc; and undecided. 13 pc. For non-Labor people . the vote was 79 — 19 — 11. Those who thought the militia should remain in Australia usually commented: "Men- are needed' here to defend Australia.-Some added; "They can volunteer for the AIF, if they want to." Voters for removing the legal restriction had more - to say. "We must be free to meet the enemy anywhere," from a baker in Brisbane, typified the general attitudeOthers, Others, who favored the offensive. rather than the defensive, agreed with a shop assistant, in Adelaide, who said, "Keep the war away from Australia.""}
{"id":231786490,"text":"09 Jun 1942 - State Parliaments Are Not So Popular Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 9 June 1942, page 5 State Parliaments Are Not So Popular ABOLITION of State Governments is strongly favored in New South, Wates, Queensland and Victoria, and slightly favored in South Australia, according to a Gallup Poll taken in May. In Western Australia and Tasmania, however, abolitionists are in a minority. During May. the interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia — set out to And the pub-He's answer to the question:— "Should State Gawern-ments be aliolished?" Opinions were obtained In each State, according to population. People of all types. In a full range of localities, were Included in the sample. Dr. Gallup's long experience In America proves that results obtained by these "sample referon-' dums" are reliable. Of each 100 interviewed— 60 favored abolishing State Governments. 19 were against abolishing Ihem.15 15 were undecided; and 6 gave no answer. Attitudes of Labor Party supporters ' and non-Labor people were almost Identical. Most of the "undecided" and "no answer" votes occurred fmone women. For men only. the vote was 68 in favor of abollshlnc state Governments and 20 against with 12 undecided or unable to answer. Age had no significant Influence on the voting. To ascertain whether the 60-In- the- 100 who had voted in favor of abolishing State Governments were aware of the probable effects, they were also asked: — Subsidy Question "Should the States hand over their powprs to the Commonwealth, leaving minor matters to local councils and State boards?" Largely because ot the refer ence to boards, a few people answered "No," while one person In 10 could not give a definite answer. The "Yes" voters, however, represented 54-in-the-100 of the total cross-section Interviewed, so it is evident that most of the abolitionists knew what was involved. Voting in each State on the main question— "Should State Governments be abolished?" — Is tabulated below. A small proportion of the "abolish"- vote in each State represents people who were unable to answer "yes" on the subsidiary question:— I a i -fa | J R S a a M e'E-<'»i w £5 < H y. O P.C. P.C. P.C NSW ' 72 10 18 Qld. 65 17 18 Vic. -57 -48 25 S.A. 50 33 17 Tas. 34 40 26 W.A. 35 48 17"}
{"id":231791737,"text":"05 Aug 1942 - Eden Heads P.M. Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 5 August 1942, page 2 I Eden Heads I P.M. PoBl i Thr Sttn's" Special Representative!! LONDON, Wednesday. Ihe Foreign Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden, retains the lead in Ihe Gallup Poll as Britain's choice as the man 10 replace Mjr. Churchill if inyfhing should happen to 'he Prune Minister. Mr. Eden polled 34 per en I. compared with 37 per :ent. in April, and Sir Sfaf-lord Cripps, Leader of the House of Commons, 28 per ent./ compared with 34 per cent."}
{"id":231792907,"text":"08 Jul 1942 - Coal Stoppages And People Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 8 July 1942, page 5 Coal Stoppages And People SATISFACTION with the way the Commonwealth Government is organising our -war effort has increased since February, according to a Gallup Poll taken in June. Failure to control strikes is now the chief reason for what dissatisfaction there is. Every day the Government announces something, or does something, or, perhaps neglects something, connected with our war effort. To measure the cumulative effect on public opinion of these acts, or failures to act, the interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls— the Gulliip Poll of Australia— put this question to a cross-sec-lion of people throughout the Commonwealth: — "Speaking generally, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the present Government Is organising our war effort?" The poll was taken just before coupons for rationing were Issued. The question, of course, dealt with generalities, but dissatisfied people were also asked in what direction they thought the war effort was weakest. Of each 100 people interviewed :66 66 said they were satisfied, 20 were dissatisfied, and 14 were undecided. Figures for the previous poll, taken in February, were: Satis-fled. 50: 'dissatisfied, 26: and undecided. 16-in-the-100.PEOPLE'S PEOPLE'S COMMENT Because of the general nature of the puestion, satisfied voters made few comments. The most common reply of "dissatisfied" voteis to the subsidiary question (about, the chief weakness of the war effort i was: "There is no control of coal miners." Most other replies fell under the headings: "Wasting public money," "Administratively weak," and "Too much, overlapping in munitions." Another group of "dissatisfied" voters said: "Men are in wrong jobs. Ti aclermen are not being used to advantage in the Army." Dissatisfied votes were east by 15 out of each 100 Labor p"."> supporters Interviewed, and ov out of each 100 non-Lilxr people."}
{"id":231793415,"text":"23 Aug 1942 - Their answers got no first prizes Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 23 August 1942, page 2 Their answers got no first prizes FACT'S W ashinelon News Bureau. Gallup poll officials this week tried a new one on the public, attempted to find out not what they were thinking but on what knowledge they based their opinions. The result wasn't flattering to the public. Asked what was the population of Canada, only 8 per cent, ol Americans questioned could guess within a million of the correct answer: 10.276,786, at the last census in 1931. Even an odd million or so increase in population since then didn't make the answer of the biggest group. 15 per cent., who thought It was somewhere between 50,000,000 and 99,000,000, look any better, while 47 per cent of those asked couldn't even hazard a guess."}
{"id":231794707,"text":"13 Jun 1942 - Nazi Govt. Is 'Chief Enemy' Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 13 June 1942, page 3 Nazi Govt- Is 'Chief Enemy' Prom Our Own Correnpondcnt s'KW YORK, Friday. A Gallup poll disclosed that 79 per cent, of Americans consider the German .-overnmenl (heir chief enemy. Onlv (i per ccnl. regarded the German people as the chief enemy, while la per cent, did not c'Orcss an opinion. Another poll on the military drafting of men aged IK lo ' years revealed thai fill per ccnl. were opposed, 12 per ccnl. in favor, with G per cent. decided."}
{"id":231795512,"text":"07 Jul 1942 - PUBLIC OPINION AND RATIONING Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 7 July 1942, page 5 PUBLIC OPINION AND RATIONING MUMEROUS shortages, ranging from tobacco to .. tomahawks, were listed in a recent Australia-wide Gallup Poll on rationing. The survey did not disclose any widespread demand for further rationing. Coupons can be used either: (1) To assure fair distribution of an inadequate supply of a commodity, such as tea, or ' <2) To reduce civilian demand, so that resources can be diverted to the war effort. Rationinn Of thp fipcnnH fi'nn is a matter for Government policy. Public opinion, however, is a factor to be considered before catch-as-catch-can shopping is couponiqed," at considerable expense and trouble. In the first half of June— when every Australian was being issued ivith ration coupons for clothing, and tea, among other things — thousands of people were interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls, on this question : — "Arc there any things, except tea and clothing, so. hard -to get that they should be rationed by coupons?" Men and women of all ages in a full range of economic circumstances, were interviewed, in hundreds of districts in the Commonwealth. Of each 100 people inter-' viewed: 4G knew of no shortages to warrant rationing, 19 thought coupons should be. issued for tobncco And cig-aiettes, 13 mentioned various groceries in short supply or said "all essentials," 3 (chiefly in Melbourne and Adelaide) answered "firewood," <7 7 referred to various items, and 12 were unable to express oh opinion. Fewer than l-in-the-10p of the whole sample said "there should be no rationing." Altogether, 42 people In lire 100 had experienced some kind of shortage, but none (hat bad created a majority demand for rationing by coupons, Even tobacco rationing was desired by only one person in five. ' Tobacco rationing, was favored bv 24 pc of men and 9 pc of women. None of them, however mentioned the problem of the non-smoker, who would find a ready market for coupons Among women, 1G pc mentioned particular groceries, such as coffee, blue, and matches, or s'mnlv said "ah essential commodities." The correspondine figure for men was only 9 pc Answers varied considerably between towns, . but- State by State there was no significani iifference-"}
{"id":231797953,"text":"30 Jun 1942 - Nationalisation Of Coal Industry Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 30 June 1942, page 5 Nationalisation Of Coal industry ONLY one Australian in four favors permanent nationalisation of the Coal industry, but a Gallup Poll taken this month shows that a substantial majority would approve Commonwealth Government action to take over the mines as a wartime measure. Permanent nationalisation of the mines was most favored by those who think that the coal measures should be reserved as a national asset. On June 5, the day the British Government announced its decision to assume full control of the coal mines, the interviewers (or Australian Public Opinion Polls began recording opinions in hundreds of representative centres, from people In all circumstances, on this question:-— "Do you think the Commonwealth Governmentshould should take over thc coal mines— or should the owners be left in charge?" Those who thought the Commonwealth should take over the mines were also asked: "Should they be taken over permanently, or only during the war?" Of each 100 .people interviewed— 25 said the Government should take over the coal mines permanently. 37 thought the Government should. take them over during ' the war. 24 favored the owners being left in charge; and 14 could not express an opinion. This means that if the Commonwealth Government took over the coal mines as a wartime measure, the decision would be approved by 71 In each 100 electors with opinions on the subject. Highlights Of Voting Occupation and economic status had less Influence than might have been expected. Notable features arc: — (1) Even among owners and managers of businesses and among well-to-do people there were more votes for Government control, at least for the duration, than for private control (2) Among skilled workers, of whom three out of four voted for Government control, at least during the war. only one in three favored permanent nationalisation.(3) (3) Neither Labor Party supporters nor non - Labor people favored permanent nationalisation, but both groups thought the Government should take over the mines during the war. Usual comment by those who favored control by the mine-owners was: "Government enterprise is not successful." Some added: "No interference with, private enterprise." Most of thc 37-in-tlie-IOO who thought the Government should take over the mines only during the war said, "It will stop disputes," or "Thc Government would get greater output.""}
{"id":231823363,"text":"19 Mar 1944 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 19 March 1944, page 4 GALLUP) POLL M@si people ftremt m WMie Ausfralica ///! OST Australians would oppose the admission V i! / Ausraa f even a limited number of 'VI coiored people, according to a Gallup Poll taken recently. ' Chinese, and Indians were mentioned in the question asked, which specified "after the war" as the period for admission, Opinions were obtained by personal interview from cross-sections of people in the six . capital cities, and in about 120 country towns. Farmers were also interviewed. For every three people who said: "Don't admit any," two said: "Admit some of them." Outstanding points in the survey were:— « Opposition was slightly stronger among women than among men. o All economic groups, except the well-to-do, opposed it; even among the well-to-do, however, the "favor" vote was only 54 per cent, Semi-skilled workers — a group likely to be directly affected by the competition of colored labor — were 2 to 1 against admitting any. 0 Opposition was almost— as strong among farmers and skilled workers., « Labor Party supporters were 2 to 1 against, and non-Labor people were also slightly opposed to It. o In no State did the "favor" vote go much higher than one in three. Reasons for opposing the questloni included: "It would create a half-caste problem." "Colored races are too prolific." "Would tend 1 to reduce the standard of living." Some who thought otherwise said: "No chance of filling Australia with whites," and: "They share our fight; they should share our benefits." Comparison between ' the latest poll on the admission of colored people and a similar one taken a year ago Is: — Year Opinion ago . now Australians p.c. p.c. In favor .... 40 35 Against .... 51 53 Undecided 9 12"}
{"id":231824579,"text":"27 Apr 1944 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 27 April 1944, page 4 Gallup Poll Watching Batter Ration In answer to a recent Gallup Poll question on whether they thought they could get along on a butler ration reduced by a quarter, seven out of 10 Australians, thought they Would be incon- venienced. The question as put to a representative cross-section of people was a straight-out one. It did not mention sacrifice so that Britain 1 could get more.: The full text of the question put to people in about 200 districts in all States was:— "Do you think yonr family would get along all right if the butter nation were reduced from lib to 31b. fortnightly?" Men and women, as groups, gave almost the same answers. 71-in-the-100 said "No." 29-in-thc-lOO said "Yes." In all States except South Australia, opinion was close to the above figures. In South Australia, however, opinion was 50:50. People's economic circumstances and occupations had a definite effect on their answers. Among well-to-do people, for instance, the "No" vote ("won't get along all right") was only 55 pc, compared with 80 pc. from laborers and other unskilled workers. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, . 352 Collins-street, Melbourne."}
{"id":231824732,"text":"05 Mar 1944 - AUSTRALIA Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 5 March 1944, page 3 AU.STR ALIA Gallup poll pointer to a 'yes' vote Latest Gallup poll test of Australia's feeling towards transfer of postwar powers to the Commonwealth' indicates that the coming referendum, if the vote were taken now, would be carried. . The majority has dropped since the previous Gallup poll was taken "a few months a.go, but is solidly in favor, particularly among men voters, in all States except Tasmania. Cross-sections of men and women in about 200 centres in all , States were interviewed, and their answers were: — Men.Women. PC. „ pc. Likely to vote "Yes" 4!) 33 Likely to vote "No" 34 20 Undecided 12 24 No opinion 5 17 In each State except Tasmania about 50 percent of the men interviewed answered "Yes,"' about 35 percent answered "No," and most of the others said they were undecided. In Tasmania, however, more than 60 percent answered No.""}
{"id":231830329,"text":"30 Apr 1944 - GALLUP POLL Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 30 April 1944, page 7 GALLUP POLL Weakening of powers bill vote ALTHOUGH a majority favors increased powers for the Commonwealth a Gallup poll taken this month showed that the favorable margin had decreased slightly since' February. One-seventh of the men and a quarter of the women interviewed wouia express no opinion on the Powers Bill. Soon aftev the Powers Bill was passed, interviewers for the Australian Gallup Poll asked electors: —"If "If a referendum is held, asking the people to give the Commonwealth 'extra powers for five years after the war — are you likely to vote 'Yes' or 'No'?" Exactly the same question was put to a similar cross-section of people in an earlier survey in February. As the following table shows, the favorable margin among men has declined from 15 pc to 11 pc, and airong women from 7 pc to 4'pc.:— Men Women Feb. Apl. Feb. Apl. pc pc pc pc Yes 49 48 33- 38 No 34 37 2G 34 No opinion 17 15 41 28 Political parties Analysis of the men's answers according to their political affiliation shows: (1) Supporters of Labor and non-Labor are taking up opposite . attitudes on the referendum; and (2). 3 pc of both political groups who were formerly in doubt . have joined the "Noes": — ... Laoor Non-Voters Labor Feb. Apl. Feb. Apl. Men pc pc pc pc Yes 58 58 37 36 No 26 29 46 50 No opinion 16 13 17 14"}
{"id":231832669,"text":"09 Feb 1944 - WANT \"WET\" WAR Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Wednesday 9 February 1944, page 5 WANT "WET" WAR NEW YORK, Tuesday.— A Gallup poll shows two-thirds of US citizens against prohibition in wartime, and, among US soldiers on leave in London, 85 pc against, 9 pc in lavor and 6 pc undecided. —"Sun" Special."}
{"id":231833272,"text":"17 Apr 1944 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 17 April 1944, page 4 Gallup Poll MANY CITY PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN COUNTRY A POSTW AR policy of decentralisation would not be held up by any lack of desire by the people them- . selves to live in country, towns of on farms, .a recent Gallup survey shows. '- ;- 1 Each month cross-sections of people in all'' States :- are interviewed for the Gallup Poll,. The "sample" is drawn from the capital cities, provincial cities; country towns and farms, according to population; so the wartime migration and postwar aspirations of the people interviewed should be closely representative of the civilian population. Recently .each person Interviewed was asked: (1) "Where would you like to live after the war — in a city, a country town, or on a farm?" and (2) "Where did you live before the war?" k k k For the purposes of this inquiry, the population can be considered as living in three "locality groups"; (1) the capital cities, (2) the provincial cities and towns, and (3) on farms. Analysis of answers shows that since the war began one civilian in six has moved from one "locality group" to another. The biggest movement has been from coutnry towns to the capital cities. But IF people are free to exer-.ise their choice, it would seem that there may .be an even greater movement . oi population after, the, war. , A third of the people';-, interviewed said that, if given the opportunity, they .would like to niove .from one' "iocality .group" to another after the- war— -from city, to town, or from farm to town. &c. ... ' '! ' _ jc ,'o-Doubtless, others will also want to move within, each locality group (from city to city, for example) ;''-' - tv ' ' The capital cities,' with their wartihie, housing - problems; of course, are' the centre' of Interest. Of each 100 people interviewed in the capital cities;— - ' 10 lived in country towns before, the war and 3 came from farms. 19 would like after the war . lo lire, iir country towns and ' nine want to go on farms. Relatively few people want to move from country to city. But any big movement of population to the country would be subject to .two .big "ifs" — IF people have the energy to put their migratory desires into effect, and IF the country towns and farms can accommodate and provide jobs for more people than before the war. , ' ' Contrary to the general, belief, the proportion of adult civilians living on .farms seems to be slightly larger now than before the war; a sixth of the prewar f ami population is now living in cities or towns, but there has been a slightly larger movement from country towns to" farms. After the war two out of every five people now living on farms aspire to live in cities and twns (chiefly country towns) , hue a larger number of people hope to move in the other direction — from cities and towns to farms. Thus a larger farm population seems likely after the war— finance and other circumstances permitting. Approximately 2000 civilians were interviewed, in this survey. ? ? ? The following table shows the ,-prewar- and present location of each 100 of them, and indicates that wartime migration from country towns to the cities may be more than reversed after -the war. Final figures, of course, will depend on where returned soldiers settle, but aspirations of civilians cannot be disregarded. Pre- Post-war. Today war. Capital cities 50 '54 42 Other centres. . 33 29 38 Farmers .16 . , 17 18 Various 1 ; ( 2 100 100 100 (Supplied - by Aust. Public "Opinion " Polls. 352 : Cbllins-st., Melb.)"}
{"id":231833459,"text":"22 Feb 1944 - Gallup Poll Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 22 February 1944, page 4 Gallup Poll Voting Age Limit Substantial majorities of both Labor and non-Labor voters oppose lowering the Voting age belou) 21, an Australia-wide Gallup Poll just completed shows. The question asked was:— "At what age should young people be given a vote at elections?" After each interview people were asked their political affiliation, and analysis shows: — Of Labor Party supporters interviewed, 7 out of 10 said the minimum voting age should be 21, and Of non -Labor people, more than 8 out of 10 expressed the same opinion. Both political groups were interviewed In approximately the correct proportions, and their combined answers were: — 21 pc answered "18 years." 3 pc selected 19 or 20 years. 70 pc were satisfied with 21, , ; and 6 pc favored about 25 years. Men were slightly more favorable than women toward a lower voting age, but only 25 per cent, of the men answered "18 years." People of all ages from 21 to 70 were Interviewed, and their ages had little influence on their answers."}
{"id":231833702,"text":"20 Apr 1944 - Majority Favor Liquor Rationing By Coupon Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Thursday 20 April 1944, page 3 Majority Favor Liquor Rationing By Coupon Threa out of five people favor using coupons to ration beer, wines and spirits, an Australia-wide Gallup poll records. Half the people Interviewed said that supplies of beer should be left as at present. On the question, "During the war, should beer, wines and spirits be rationed by coupons?" the vote was: Yes, 52 pc; No, 33 pc; and Undecided, 15 pc. These figures exclude one person in 14, whose only answer was, "I am a prohibitionist." Labor Party supporters and non-Labor people, as groups, hold almost identical views. To. the question: "Do you think supplies of beer should be increased, decreased, or left as at present?" half the people answered "no change"; a quar-t.Pt sflld "rfPnrna «:>" anrl a nuar. j tor said "increase." Fewer than a third of the Labor Party supporters interviewed favored increasing supplies and non-Labor people were even less favorable. Among men who said they were "steady drinkers," two out of three want increased supplies of beer, but other men who are not teetotallers were more than two to one against any increase."}
{"id":231836120,"text":"09 Apr 1944 - BLACKOUT WORST WAR HARDSHIP Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 9 April 1944, page 1 BLACKOUT WORST WAR HARDSHIP From Our Bopcial Correspondent. LONDON, Saturday. British people hate the blackout more than any other wartime restriction, . Asked by The Gallup poll what restrictions were most unpopu-). Inr, they listed, first, blackout, 60 per cent.; second, food rationing, 25 per cent.; third, clothes rationing, g per cent.; fourth, petrol rationing, 4 per cent."}
{"id":231837548,"text":"11 Jan 1944 - Gallup Poll: Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 11 January 1944, page 4 iiiiitiiifiiiiiiiitiNiiniiiiiiiuiMiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitinitmimiiiiimiitiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiniHiiitiiiitiiitiiititmiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiimiiiMiiiimiiiii Gallup Poll : Public Strong Wo r Pay-as-you-go Tax A USTRALIANS are strongly in favor of income lax being placed on a pay-as-you earn basis, according to a Gallup "sample referendum" in December. At present an All-party Com- mittee of the Federal Parliament is preparing a report on pay-as-you-earn tax. Australian Gallup Poll has collected a representative cross-section of opinion on the question:— "Do you think the amount of this year's income tax - should be based oh last year's income or this year's., income?" About 2000 people in all parts of Australia were interviewed and of each 100 of them: 68 answered "Base on this year's income," 17 answered "Bast year," 9 were undecided, and 6 (chiefly women) did not answer. All States and all parties voted in much the same way. This is the second Australian Gallup Poll on pay-as-you-earn tax. The following comparison of the two findings shows how opinion has swung in favor of it; Mar. Dec. Base Tax On; — p.c. p.c. This year's income 53 68 Last year's income 30 17 No opinion 17 15 "No weight of debt, if -unemployment or illness comes along," the comment of a salesman'3 wife in Launceston, expresses the usual reason for favoring pay-as-you-earn tax."}
{"id":23197489,"text":"21 May 1952 - 'Ike' most popular: Gallup poll Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 21 May 1952, page 4 'Ike' most popular: Gallup poll Washington, Tuesday ¡sample Gallup polls show that General Eisen-hower leads in popular-ity among Republican Presidential candidates. Dr. George Gallup said this today. He said he based lils ob-servation on a srrics of trial polls conducted with a sample of 2,000 voters. Dr. Gallup said General Eisenhower was favored among both Republicans and Independents. He probably would lose some of his present popu-larity when he took a defi-nite stand on controversial issues, such as the Civil Eights legislation. Dr. Gallup ruefully .re-called the- 1948 debacle, in which he and nearly all the other poll-takers picked Governor Thomas Dewey to defeat Mr. Truman. - For this reason Dr. Gallup avoided any long-rango fore- cast. He said he felt his polling technique had been cor-rected, so he could make accurate predictions just be-fore the Presidential elec-tions in November.-A.A.P."}
{"id":232033796,"text":"01 Apr 1940 - America Still Pro-Ally Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Monday 1 April 1940, page 2 America Still Pro-Ally .. Australian Associated Press NEW YORK, Sunday. After seven months of war, a Gallup poll shows 84 per cent, of Americans still favoring an Allied victory — the same percent- age as given in the first poll, taken during October. Only 1 per cent., as compared with 2 ner cent, in October, want Germany to win. Twenty-eight per cent, of voters were more sympathetic lo the Allied cause than when they voted earlier, 17 per cent, were less sympathetic and 55 per cent, unchanged. I"}
{"id":23259186,"text":"01 Aug 1953 - Flouting! Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 1 August 1953, page 2 Flouting! rjOES Frank Walsh re- call that according to a Gallup Poll it was considered impossible for Mr. Truman to escape, defeat at his last Presidential election? He was returned, neverthe. .e's, by an overwhelming mu. lority. Anyhow, should Gallup polls determine Government action? L. M. THOMPSON (Mel-bourne) ."}
{"id":23308140,"text":"27 Oct 1953 - 'Ike' less popular, poll says Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tuesday 27 October 1953, page 4 'Ike' less popular, poll says New York, Monday The latest U.S.-Gallup Poll shows that President Eisen-hower's popularity is down 10 points this month. The diplomatic correspon-dent of the "New York Times," James Reston, said that Republican political leaders were disturbed by the trend. They were worried be-cause the Administration had got into trouble on farm policy, labor policy, and Israeli policy all at once. "This means," said Reston, "that this Administration is now at odds with three of the most influential groups in the nation."-A.A.P."}
{"id":234510374,"text":"10 Nov 1950 - BOWLS Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 - 1907; 1909 - 1910; 1912 - 1913; 1915 - 1916; 1918 - 1954), Friday 10 November 1950, page 9 BOWLS GaHup Poll We take no responsibility for the following, which was sub-mitted to us by "Son of a Bowler." A miniature Gallup Poll was conducted of several teen age sons and daughters of Bellingen bowlers. The question put wps: "Do you enquire every Saturday night at tea of your father about his form that afternoon?" . The answers are unanimous in tribute to the keenness of the fathers. A. "I wouldn't dare to start him — he'd never stop." B. "Within two minutes there isn't a 'piece of crockery in place. We get a dish by dish description of the game." : C. '-No need to start him. The whole family co-operates in stopping him."D. D. "He's like a kid with his wicks, blocks, drawers, drivers, bandits and backwoods." E. "What! Seven nights a week?" F. "Is it as painful to play as it is tc listen to?" G. . "Dad once brought a bowler home to tea, and we had to be polite. It was awful." H. "If Pop' starts on bowls at the tea table . we stand and sing, 'When these -cruel bowls are over how happy we shall be.' " 1. "Oh, no. It is not worth it even to keep Pop in good humour." It would appear to biassed persons that other conclusions may also be drawn. — (Bellingen Courier-Sun.)"}
{"id":234519741,"text":"11 Jan 1954 - U.S. FAMILIES ARE WORSE OFF Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 - 1907; 1909 - 1910; 1912 - 1913; 1915 - 1916; 1918 - 1954), Monday 11 January 1954, page 6 U.S. FAMILIES ARE WORSE OFF NEW YORK: A Gallup poll revealed that 24 per cent, of American families were worse off than they were a year ago. Eighteen per cent, said they were better off and 56 per cent, found their cir-cumstances unchanged. The rest expressed no opinion."}
{"id":234551401,"text":"20 Oct 1954 - SINGLE BOTTLE BEER SALES Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 - 1907; 1909 - 1910; 1912 - 1913; 1915 - 1916; 1918 - 1954), Wednesday 20 October 1954, page 8 SINGLE BOTTLE BEER SALES A Gallup poll on the question of single bottle sales of beer ran: N.S.W. 66 per cent. Yes, 26 per cent. No; Victoria rs-41 w a ab.ai ' nnoqt-i p. land 33-58; S_A. 24-71; Tas 11-86. The interesting point about this verdict is this: That where bottled beer is plenti- iui ana tne pubs are only too glad to sell one or a dozen bottles the public wan no change, but here in N.S.W., and to a certain extent in Victoria, too, but more so here where all the rackets and black markets and "Peter" and "George" and other ruffians muscle in and batten on the victims, the resentment is expressed in prettv clear terms. - - (H. A. McC.)."}
{"id":234602955,"text":"27 Sep 1941 - PUBLIC OPINION POLLS Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), Saturday 27 September 1941, page 13 PUBLIC OPINION POLLS Folly Of Trial Gallups NO more crass idea has ever crossed the Pacific to Australia than that of the Cailup polls. Almost totally discredited in their place of origin, these polls are now to be popularised throughout the Commonwealth by large newspaper . chains. "CMITH'S" lias already shown how these polls have been disclaimed by the Federal Government and attacked by union bodies. Now, in a great splurge of publicity, it is announced In daily papers that results of Australian Public Opinion Polls will shortly be published, and that "they will make a significant contribution in the field of government and other social sciences, and to journalism, enabling the public to follow uc irenu 01 muu-ern thought." These polls will use the "scientific (F methods" evolved by Dr. George Gallup, one-time American soap-pedlar. Further A.P.O.P. in the field of government "lias replaced guesswork with a systematic knowledge of public opinion." These are large claims. Even larger and more fatuous ones are to follow. President. Roosevelt, says A.P.O.P., has based Ills high policy on- the results of Gallup polls. ". . . periodic Gallup polls have been the yardstick which have accurately measured public support or opposition for every major act of the three Roosevelt administrations."That "That is why President Roosevelt has made less mistakes, in gauging American public opinion than any other President." I A.P.O.P. implies that before the President has moved on any important issue— repeal of the arms embargo, aid to Britain, and so on — be has taken Dr. Gallup into consultation. There is litt'.e need for comment on tills. President Roosevelt, one of tho greatest statesmen in the world, is hardly flattered. It will be a great day for Australia when Artie Fadden calls in the directors of A.P.O.P. before framing Commonwealth policy! Will Sir Keith itluiuoLU DQ autwuo them? Dr. Gallup began his surveys in tne service of a large soap company to test out the popularity of certain lines. It's a long way from selling soap to selling statesmanship. A.P.O.P. is paying casual employees 12/6 for 10 full-scale Interviews. It works in conjunction with newspaper chains, of which Sir Keith Murdoch's is the largest. A.P.O.P. advises employees that they must be "men or women of integrity who believe in freedom of opinion, and must not be known as ardent supporters of a particular political party." Does it prescribe the same qualifications for its newspaper proprietor subscribers? In essence, A.P.O.P. is just another cheap newspaper stunt, all the more despicable because it seeks to hide under a "scientific" cloak. Was a Soap-pedlar The Sisterhood!"}
{"id":234605716,"text":"07 Jun 1941 - HERE'S the Information Department's latest. U.S.A. has its Gallup poll. Australia its Foll's. Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), Saturday 7 June 1941, page 3 O HERE'S the Information Department's latest. U.S.A. has its Gallup dgIL Australia its Foil's. DOORSTEP QUIZ Everybody's View of War Suburbs Raided By Happy Squads INFORMATION DEPT. appears to be going round in circles. Pseudo-scientific circles, be it observed. For some years now It is tne way of the earnest seeker after truth to send inquisitive squads of women into the suburbs. They go from door to door, armed with a "questionnaire." This is a sort of intelligence test. Quizzes are popular on the radio. There's a lot of fun in them. Information Dept. is taking them to the home. Intelligence is gauged by the income group to which one belongs. But the quiz Is the same, be the house visited rented for 17/(1 a week or owned by a prosperous draper. There Is a lettei put on. the form filled In with the answers. It may be 'D to indicate the underprivileged, or MAM for affluent. Here ts the quiz on "radio":— 1. Which sessions do you listen to regularly? . 2. Do you listen with undivided attention. or arp you occupied with other activities, such as reading, eating, knitting, etc.? 3 Do other members of the household listen at the same time? 4. Do they Interrupt or want the radio off during News sessions? Q. Do you discuss the points raised In talks and reports? 6. Has the Information gained by listening to News sessions stimulated you Into taking part In any organised activity for the prosecution of tlie War? 7. Do you consider that listening to News sessions provokes a state of nerves? When these questions are answered by the housewife or whoever Is about the premises, they are subject to "research." The idea is to get a line on 'what people are thinking. What Information does with It then is probably to ask questions of themselves. Here's the quiz on newspapers:— 1. Which newspaper do you regularly read ? 2. Do you accept the News reports as true statements? 3. Do you regularly read the NewB Leaders? 4. Are your opinions and actions concerning the War guided or affected by the Leaders or Newspaper information generally?It It is understood that "D's" interrogated in one suburb, didn't to the extent of 100 per cent., believe news reports, and never read "leaders." Information Department ' was saddened by this revelation. They should have asked If the social news items were assimilated ; also the Stop-News with the last winner in the evening sheets. "Smith's" could put up a set of questions far more exciting to meet the mental activities of readers of the feminised Press. Then there were a few stabs in the dark in the questionnaire. They follow: OMUKCII : 1. Are your opinions and actions regarding the War affected or stimulated by your Church? GENERAL! 1. Do you play any active part In the War effort? Why? 2. Are there differences of opinion in the household regarding the seriousness of the situation or the means of dealing with it? 3. What Is the attitude of the people between the ages of 20 and 30? 4. Does your interest in News vary with the War situation, or does It remain constant? 6. Are there any other points which i have struck you? rt Is ascertained from those lnterro-! gated what their age is, their sex also, and occupation. Anyone caring to send answers to the "quiz" as a whole to "Smith's" may now do so. A prize of one guinea is offered for the best replies to the series as set out above."}
{"id":234622839,"text":"11 Mar 1947 - Advertising Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 - 1907; 1909 - 1910; 1912 - 1913; 1915 - 1916; 1918 - 1954), Tuesday 11 March 1947, page 3 — they have been lor 6S years! ,TMPij'lti YOUR LOCAL STORE 11 With lively recollections of petrol quality S I most motorists I Ei WMsavnf- I . I . ' U/UIIV | | nwtor spirit I II "Opinion Research", which , is supervised by |||| M Roy Morgan, founder and manager f the Aust- H 1111 ralian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- fill ill wide poll among car and truck owners. One; of Wji 1| many cuestiohs asked was: " When the pool ends, S III which petrol are you likely to try first?" M H Neariy all named a brand in answer to this |||| Ml question. Of those who so answered, substan- Wm H tially more than 50% said: "Shell". K Hi Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. H ' B . THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED B 8 (Incorporated in Great Britain) S-46 6H mlt VJr brings thoughts of-| HOLIDAYS & If' Don't wait until holiday time arrives and then wonder what to do about money. Consult your I local Branch Manager now. Open an account » and save regularly. _ COMMONWEALTH SAVINGS BANK OF AUSTRALIA '."o ' » Every banking facility is available at all Branches »>-. -"}
{"id":234624132,"text":"14 Aug 1948 - A Messenger Boy Conducts His Own Gallup Poll Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), Saturday 14 August 1948, page 2 A Messenger Boy Conducts His Own Gallup Poll Organised and conducted by a 17 -year-old messenger boy on his own initiative, a survey has just been completed of the wages and conditions of postal messenger boys in Victoria. Findings of the poll have so impressed union officials that they have decided to draw up a charter for youth to cover demands for improvements in the conditions of all juniors in the Commonwealth Public Service. Jim Griffiths, a messenger at the Melbourne G.P.O., organised the survey which covered 300 of his workmates in all parts of the State, Jim has a reputation for getting things done. Tall and dark, he organised his own football team among the messengers, and they now play allcomers, Jim's survey showed that more than 90 per cent, of postal messengers are looking for other jobs, because they say they cannot support themselves on their present wages. Many messengers complained that, although anxious to continue schooling, they were prevented from attending regular courses, because shortage of messengers has forced them to work broken shifts. To draw up the charter of youth, juniors from all sections of the Commonwealth Service have been invited to a meeting in Melbourne this month.. Meeting has been organised by the Commonwealth Public ' Service Salaries Campaign Committee. Juniors' parents have also been invited to be present. Similar "meetings are being planned in N.S.W. and Queensland. Jim Griffiths is now beginning to realise that he started something bigger than he first anticipated."}
{"id":234628187,"text":"19 Jun 1948 - Leave Well Alone Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), Saturday 19 June 1948, page 10 e Leave Well Alone Anything more idiotic than a Gallup poll on which to base a case , for merging Liberal and Country Parties would be hard to discover. Such "sampling" of political opinion is utterly worthless. For the Sydney Morning Herald to Jake it seriously shows a naivety beyond comprehension. Politics are not capable of being simplified that way. Any candidate who believed in anything so nonsensical should have feathers stuck in his tail and be exhibited in a freak museum. . Secrets of the ballot are not revealed by Gallop polls. Liberals ought to know that by now. Anyway, they are going to have, their hands full in finding acceptable candidates in sufficient numbers for the enlarged Federal Parliament. The urban constituencies will extend all their recruiting efforts, They will be flat out selling their own brand of politics without asking the Country Partly to change to theirs. In country electorates, whether Liberals like it or not, they are suspect as representing city interests. That suspicion is not easily dispelled. Take NSW. In the State Parliament 24 country seats are held by Labor. Small farmers and their hands are not susceptible to the charms t)f Liberals at any time. They can be attracted to Country Party programmes. Understandably so. For > it is asking too much of the man on the land not to be prejudiced in favor of his . own pocket. Philosophies, .. however admirable, have ceased to be the deciding factor. Votes to-day are >.. economic considerations. That's the set-up and anyone who thinks it isn't is" merely deceiving himself. Labor makes no bones about it. Hard bargaining governs the Movement, organised for economic objectives. Socialism is Labor's ways and means to the control of production, distribution/, and exchange. The motive is possessive, and no longer can it be said to be disguised. The class war is not ideological; it is economic — and total. When, then, Liberals dicker with high resolves the practical Country Party accepts Labor's challenge. In the prices and charges referendum no more aggressive crusader appeared than Fadden. He ranged over . the Commonwealth rallying No votes. Can anyone imagine him discarding the result of years of campaigning for the primary producer to be reintroduced to the electorate as a Lib-eral? Or Earle Page, or McEwen, or Larry Anthony, or Joe Abbott? You don't build yourself up as a . national figure to start again from scratch. - At last Federal election the Country Party augmented its Parliamentary force by two— -Hamilton from WA and Davidson from Queensland. Could a Liberal, think' you,, have, given Frankie Forde his walking ticket in Capricornia? The story of 1949 elections is how to rid Australia of socialism. Liberal bosses belieVe that Labor is. on the _ way out. But that doesn't necessarmean that -Liberals are on the way in. Labor can lose, for, Australians put governments out rather than positively elect their .. successors. And the CP on present showing will be heeded to give required rnimbers to bring that about. When Labor has been defeated over the last twenty years it has been by the National or UAP voters combined with those of the CP. Bruce and Page coalition, then Lyons and Page kept Labor in" Opposition. The present Victorian Government is Liberal and CP. It was the same in NSW with Stevens and Bruxner. So it's about time Casey brushed up his memory. Unity can be altogether too restricted when it connotes one Party. A -common aim can be mofc effectively achieved by two. Smith's view is that for both to go under , the Liberal banner could mean obliteration at the polls. It may be Spoone.rism, but emphatically it isn't practical politics."}
{"id":234632091,"text":"29 Mar 1947 - Advertising Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), Saturday 29 March 1947, page 24 II With lively recollections of petrol quality H I most motorists I I want I , - .N Mum 8>s»j|3 f Bs9B gggggl . R" aSsSsa BwsB Sj ?„ jijf flolf I motor spirit 9 |||l "Opinion Research", which' is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder mm llll and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an j|||| |||| Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many mm |||| questions asked was, " When the pool ends , which petrol are you likely to |||| mM Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question, Of those who |1|| llll . so answered, substantially more than 5 0% said: "Shell". |||| || Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again III THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. la Gt. Britain) H X"}
{"id":234634222,"text":"08 Feb 1947 - The Press Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), Saturday 8 February 1947, page 19 The Press GALLUP POLL OFF THE RECORD? Results cf a Gallup poll conducted in November on the Australian daily Press are not likely to be published in the daily newspapers. The poll showed that in five out of the six Australian States a majority of the people interviewed were, critical of the service provided by the dailies. Questions asked at the poll were:— Do you think that the daily newspapers you read are fair or unfair in their reports of political happenings? What about theitr reports of International events; do you think they are fair or unfair? "Smith's" is reliably informed that a majority of those interviewed were against the dailies on the first question. On the second question they were unable to form an opinion because all papers carried much the same cable news. Results' of other polls, conducted since the survey on the Press, have been published in the dailies. The delay in publishing Press poll findings seems to indicate that they are being treated as "off the record.""}
{"id":23464365,"text":"22 Jun 1921 - THE MOONAH DRAINAGE POLL. Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wednesday 22 June 1921, page 4 j THE MOONAH DRAINAGE POLL. | At the recent municipal elections a poll was taken of the Moonah ratepay-ers as to whether they were in favour of linking up with New Town m an underground drainage scheme, and the voting was throe to one in the affirma-tive The Warden of Glenorchy, how-ever, subsequently negatived the pro-posal At last night's meeting of the council, Councillor Watkins moved in accordance with notice given,-"That this council direct that the verdict of cast ward ratcpajers in respect of the drainage poll be givon effect to forth-with, and the Hobart Municipal Council be advised of this resolution ,r The mattor was lengthil} debated, and finally carried, the Warden only dissenting"}
{"id":234655836,"text":"15 Oct 1952 - DEMOCRATS MAKE GAIN Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 - 1907; 1909 - 1910; 1912 - 1913; 1915 - 1916; 1918 - 1954), Wednesday 15 October 1952, page 3 DEMOCRATS MAKE GAIN NEW YORK. — The latest Gallup poll shows that the Democra,ts..are gaining ground in the election battle. Forty-nine per cent now favour the Republicans, and 45 per cent the Democrats, with 6 per cent undecided. The Republicans have dropped two full points since the last survey on October 1. But Mr. Eisenhower is running ahead of his party — 64 per cent favour him as President. FOOTNOTE: With voting not compulsory in America, Gallup1 surveys sometimes are ; not as reliable a guide as in Australia."}
{"id":234913285,"text":"24 Apr 1942 - Canadian Conscription Kyogle Examiner (NSW : 1912; 1914 - 1915; 1917 - 1954), Friday 24 April 1942, page 5 Canadian Conscription NEW YORK.— A Gallup /Poll finds that 65 per cent, of Canadians favour releasing the Government from its pledge not to conscript men for over- seas service. Quebec was the only unfavourable province."}
{"id":23494845,"text":"06 May 1921 - LINDISARNE FERRY Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Friday 6 May 1921, page 8 LINDISARNE FERRY j To tho Editor of "Tim Mercury." Sir,-Can you inform 'those interest-ed whether tue high percentage polled at the Lindisfarne municipality's elec-tion as to running the steamer Wil-liamstown ib a i-ecord in Tasmania for this kind of election? Your report says: "Over 70 per cent, of thei avail-able voters," and it is s>o high as to cause one to wonder whether the muni-cipality has not put up two records. One the high percentage, and second what amounts to an almost unanimous vote to rate themselves higher. -Yours, etc., INQUIRER. I [We do not know whether the vote is or is not a "record" : but it certain ly shows wonderful unanimity as well as public spiiit upon the question at issue among the people most concern-ed.-Ed. 'Of."]"}
{"id":235608088,"text":"16 Jul 1954 - \"Gallup Poll\" Now On Buses! Kyogle Examiner (NSW : 1912; 1914 - 1915; 1917 - 1954), Friday 16 July 1954, page 1 "Gallup poll" Now On Buses! A decision to hold a "Gallup" poll on whether or not parents of country schoolchildren favour buses picjking up pupils at the town schools at the end of each afternoon was taken by Kyogle shire councillors on Monday. Before this decision was reached there was a neatea exchange between councillors, who disagreed strongly amongst themselves upon the need for buses to pick up children at Kyogle schools.. Kyogle branch of the Country Women's Association had asked the council to take steps to require buses to do this, and a supporting recommendation from Kyogle Urban' Area committee also favoured such' a move. "This is a . miatter . that wants a lot of consideration," Cr. J. T. Pratt . commented when the matter was raised. "There is a lot to be said for both sides,' said Shire president, Cr. W. Marwick. "This request is aimed at country children, I take it ?" added Cr. Pratt. "And a lot of them go down town for a few things in the shops before they catch their buses. "Anyway, the country children only represent a small pro-, portion of those attending school." "Could we not take some form of a poll on this ?'' asked Cr. Heffernan. "1 think that would be the fairest thing to do." "If 1 could see orie point of additional safety for the children "in this proposal I would certainly agree with it; but I can't." Cr. T. R. Manning : "Why not, surely the children would be safer if they are picked up at the school ?" Cr. T. je. McQueen : "i think myself they would be safer if they were picked up at the school.. They would hot have to run down that long stretch of road." "I know of several children from my area who have missed buses at different times," went on , Cr. McQueen. "More than Once I have had to take some of them home tn my car." "Some of them deserve to lose their buses, too," said Cr. Pratt. "T-f fViA hucoe nnlrorl 1m children after school 1 wonder if they would have to stop when they went back down town ?" queried the shire president, Cr. Marwick. Said Cr. H. G. Larrsen : "That would be the ideal setup. Then the children would not be able to get out on the streets again once they left school." "I think the fairest way we can do this is to circularise parents of the children concerned or else adopt the recommendation of the Urban Area committee . to meet a deputation of interested bodies," said Cr. Heffernan. "I can't understand you, Cr. Heffernan, I tell you straight," responded Cr. McQueen. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 9)."}
{"id":235761826,"text":"10 Jun 1944 - gossip from here and there Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), Saturday 10 June 1944, page 12 [?] PETER ERASER'S BOS WELL ? APPOINTED NZ Minister on the Presidium of the Soviet Union of Socialist Republics. Charles Wallace Boswell is fifty-eight. An ex-schoolmaster he contested a seat in the interests 1 of Labor in the 1938 election and was returned for the Bay of Plenty, but last election he suffered de- lubweu waa uuiu a, t Vujluijuchiuci vaivjivia AO-land), won his MA at Auckland University, and became a foundation member of the Auckland Fabian Society. He was also a member of the New Zealand Educational Institute from 1933-38, when he entered Parliament.- — "Uramao," NZ. GALLUP POLL DIRECTOR ? FEW men have a more interesting job than Roy Morgan, Director of Australian Gallup Polls. Each month he re-c e i v e s and writes 200 letters to his staff who are scattered all over the continent. He has .- met and knows each interviewer personally. Director visits all States. ' Prime purpose of the polls is to inform the nation- leaderswhat what John Citizen is thinking. In 1940 Morgan went to America to study Gallup methods at first hand. While there he met Dr. George Gallon. founder of the polls. — AD, Adelaide. AUSTRALIAN FOR N.Z. COLLEGE -A_ ANOTHER Australian is to fill an important educational post at Canterbury College. J. Packer, MSc,. has been appointed to the chair of chemistry, in succession to the late Dr. Denham. Since 1923 Packer has been lecturer in chemistry. He was born in Melbourne and was a distinguished graduate at the School of Chemistry in that city. For a time he studied under Sir Joyce-lyn Thorpe, at London Imperial College, and for a while'ori his re-" turn and before proceeding to New Zealand was tutor at Queen's College, Melbourne.- -U (N.Z.). liORUMBURRA'S RECORD -LKORUMBURRA, the 4000-odd population town in South Gippsland (V), now has its fourth Lieut -Colonel, Bob Joshua, MC, recently receiving his promotion after lengthy service in the ME and NG. The three other Koruihburraites to achieve this distinction have all seen active r service. Eric I Mathewson, an | ' 1 n s p ector of 1 s c h ools. has ribbons up from both wars. So has H. Birch, local I solicitor, who served four years as stretcher-bearer inthe the last show Noel Peverill, dentist, has seen service both in Darwin and NG. and in 'tween times has de-signed the RAAF mobile dental- surgery. — "D a r w I n Tommy," Darwin, NT. j "She may look out of place in a flat, but at least we're sure of our milk!""}
{"id":236076667,"text":"05 Dec 1947 - What Gallup Polls Reveal Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954), Friday 5 December 1947, page 1 $bat Gallup Polls Reveal Gallup polls conducted in Aus-' trails during October and November-revealed that the Federal Labor Government has lost popularity, and would be defeated if an 'ejection were held now. Thoy -Iso aliow that two out of three < pie remain oppoBed to nn-tionnlle. non of the banks. It seems tbut . tbr proposed referendum on prices and rents control may be up-ported by about 55 per . cent, of the people, but it is doubtful If there will Unfavorable -majorities In four States as required by 'the constitution. ! " ,? Tito Federal Arbitration Court s derision to grant the 40-liour week to. Industry is approved. by 6 out of every 10 Australians. 'AiroVe'rWhelm-iiig' majority of laibor Bupportefe are in rnvor. hut of professionhls, btwi-'hoss executives nnd (arm owners, the majority oppose it, the "oppose" vote of farmers being as high as 62 per cent. In an Australia-wide poll" 66 > per cent, of Australians thought tho Communist Party should' be banned and made Illegal. Another poll shoWed that 70 per cent, thought that Germany should be allowed - to rebuild her -peacetime Industries,'., while 53 per cent, say "help Japanese factories and trade." ' Seven out of 10 Australians think there Will bo enough Jobs' for everyone In the next few years." More than 6 out of 10 think 'the Government should Increase 'the production of goods and houses, and .-only 4 per Cent, want social services Improved, nn<t' a nnr cant, want wflffBA and con- ditions Improved. Eighty tone per cent, favor tennis and golf on Subday afternoons, and 58 per cent, oppose Srimlay football. Two (lays beforo the Victorian State election on <November 8, . the Gdllup poll predicted that -the Government would lose a lot of. ground and be defeated, which demonstrated Uie reliability, of Gallup polls. '"}
{"id":236253272,"text":"06 Dec 1961 - WIN EVERY VOTE AGAINST MENZIES Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 6 December 1961, page 1 WIN EVERY VOTE AGAINST MENZIES Communist.. Party Federal Election campaign committee statement For peace, democracy, higher living standards and to curb monopoly, vote Communist, defeat the Menzies Government on polling day. Gallup poll reports (noted for their anti- working class twist) predict a swing of 4 per cent against the Menzies Government on Saturday. Such a swing would reduce the Government's majority by 7 to 9 seats in the House of Representatives and destroy its Senate majority. "THIS would in itself be a big victory for the working class movement. But with a mighty effort climax-' ing the grownig popular movement against the Menzies Government, gains even bigger than those indicated can be made, including the possibility of the Government's defeat. For every vote! Every vote won away from the unholy "united ticket" of the Liber-al-DLP-QLP anti-working class lineup on Saturday will be a significant contribution to the forward march of the Australian working people. All who want a peaceful future, with fuller freedoms and decent living standards should work actively between now and 8 p.m. on Saturday to defeat the Menzies Government. With each passing day, the Menzies Government stands more exposed as a anti-popular, anti-Australian Government which endangers Australia's independence, which is setting up a police state, and whose economic policies represent only the tiny minority — Australian and overseas monopoly interests. It is clearly time for a change. Work and vote on Saturday for a new policy for our country! Defeat the Menzies Government and its backers, the sinister DLP-QLP and Santamaria's National Civic Council! Commynlsf policy The Communist Party candidates present an alternative policy — unity of the working class and all working folk for a peaceful, independent Australian foreign policy, democracy, jobs for all, with higher living standards. The watchword of the Communists :s the broadest unity 'of the people against vested interests — the mono-tx>lies. Keep the vote of the people united by voting Communist, 1; and giving ALP next preference. Put the Liberals last in every electorate and in the Senate. A good vote for Communist ca1-didates will demonstrate the demtuu. of the people for militant united activity in the cause of progress. Such a vote is not a Wasted vote because, by giving second preference to the ALP, not a single vote is lost against the Menzies Government. This Federal Election campaign will be noted in history as one of reaction's most vicious campaigns of | vilification and slander against the I working class movement, the ALP ; and the Communist Party — against | all who oppose the disastrous policies of the big monopolies. VICIOUS ANTI-COMMUNISM In their endeavour to divert public attention from their own 'dirty deeds', the Menzies Government and their darlings of theDLP, have tried to make anti-communism the main issue. Warning fa all All progressive movements, such as the ACTTT, the peace movement, even supporters of the demand for flouridation of the water supply, are depicted as Communists, Communist supporters or fellow toavellers. This situation must serve as a warning to the people to close their ranks and fight, firstly to defeat the Menzies Government and, afterwards, against reaction in every shape and form. Even the 'Sydney Morning Herald' has warned against those who run the campaigns of 'hate and fear'. Some right wing leaders of the Labor Party, to the disgust of other ALP leaders and especially rank and file workers, join the anti-communist crusade of reaction. These people, for whom Menzies has announced his "respect" have only confused the working people. They play into the hands of reaction. They wield the same stick as the open splitters, the DLP. Their activity could amount to the difference between victory and defeat in the campaign against the Menzies Government. By misrepresentation of the Communist Party and socialism, this kind of activity not only grossly slanders good working class fighters vand their lofty ideas, but also allows monopoly spokesmen to draw a smokescreen over the numerous progressive and unifying demands raised by the Labor Party in the course of the campaign. Mr. Calwell has also assured monopoly that they have nothing to fear from the ALP and that the ALP leaders are also anti-communist. This shows that the Communist Party is the only consistent, unified and principled party of the working people. Without fear, it speaks for the people — workers, small farmers and others. COMMUNISTS WIN RESPECT The Communist Party has won wide respect and interest for its policy during the election campaign. Communist policy has been presented perhaps more widely than ever before owing to the vigorous, self-sacrificing work of members and supporters. But amidst the anti-communist campaign of reaction, the Communist Party "hated and feared" (said Mr. McEwen, Deputy Prime Minister) by monopoly, has not been given the opportunity to present its policy over the radio, on television and in the -press. (There are execptions, but they are few). Party's letter On the eve of the election, the Central Committee of the Communist Party has written to TV and radio stations and the daily press with a statement outlining the Party's policy with the demand for a hear- ing and space. The letter in part, says: "The present position is clearly undemocratic and basically unfair to all ethics of journalism when the public are submitted to a constant stream of anti-communist propaganda through the press, radio and TV, yet are never allowed to see or hear Communist policy for themselves. "Having regularly presented your readers with only criticism of Communist policy throughout the current election campaign the Communist Party requests that you now give your readers the chance to read the policy of peace, higher living standards, democracy and socialism for which the Communist Party actually stands. "Only in this way can your readers have their basic right of being able to see both sides of the case for Communist policy and make up their own minds.""}
{"id":236255368,"text":"31 Aug 1955 - POLL BACKS USSR TRADE Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 31 August 1955, page 4 POLL BACKS USSR TRADE ISfEW YORK. — A Gallup Poll has revealed that most Americans want trade relations with Russia. "The underlying majority view- point," says Gallup, "is the belief that trade would help bring about better and closer understanding of Russia and conceivably help to bring about peace to the world." A slight relaxation of trade restrictions by USA in the second half of 1954 increased western exports to Russia by 22 per cent."}
{"id":236256004,"text":"16 Nov 1955 - FARMERS WANT RUSSIANS HERE Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 16 November 1955, page 2 FARMERS WANT RUSSIANS HERE gEVENTY-ONE out of every 100 Australian farmers interviewed in a recent Gallup Poll said they thought it "a good idea" if Soviet farmers were to visit Australia. They were reminded by the interviewers that American and Russian farmers had recently visited each other's country. "The answers show little basic antagonism to Russia, despite the Pefc-rov report," comments the Sydney Sun. Not only is there "little basic antagonism," but the majority of Australians wish for friendly and trade relations with the Soviet people. The Menzies-Fadden Government's record shows its readiness to jeopardise Australian trade and peaceful relations for the sake of its bitter hostility to the Socialist countries. Another of the innumerable very good reasons for getting rid of Menzies."}
{"id":236265337,"text":"25 Mar 1947 - Advertising Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954), Tuesday 25 March 1947, page 1 HJ - With livcIy \\rccollections of petrol- quality raj I most motorists 1 1- - want I :'B W F " 'W H ' i St'.-.- dta.® W v m ,'W-lk ,88;,' ; I motor spirit | "Opinion Research", which , is supervised by H Roy Morgan,' founder and mapagcr of tpc Aust- H 1 Wi rslian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia- H ' Wi - ./widSpojl'iuhon'e car and truck owners; - One of ' H 1 . ' ' rhan/'questions'-'aske'd was: "\\Vbttotht pool indi, ' -vSL /' _ra: v'bicb prtrol arejoli likely to try'fifaV' Hi M Ncarly aH named''a brand in answer to this H ' - " qu«don.r ;. Of those, who so answered; substan- H . said: "Sbill". - 7""' Ml"'" Hl-i; Shell pffirqt will ycry soon he. lnithe pumps again. H !:, W. I ' THE SHELL COMPANY. QP.AUSTRABA. LIMITED .' : JM v ' ® '' (Incorpbrated'ln, Great Britain)'. sit .m " HAND OPERATED, "BREVILL ' -On rs. ' WASHING MACHINES.' -I Easy to Manipulate. Doca's.drcai fijBHHk - I <Phour wash'ln- less than 1 hour.i'| ' rCMIODLPON Radio & Electrical 133 saner stneb1<. corowa 4'B ' All Electrical Appliances StookiA Jv1 . t . Dlatrlbutora for A.G.E., ''Hotpolnt'' I "EVE ANN" Me Salon 1 ! MISS ANN COOK, Proprietress. , ADDERS— Corner bf.8anE0r Street and River Street. Rlrid .Cprowa SIS ifor -Appolntmente.; . V-' - AT L'ASTI GENUINE EUGENE SACHETS j Also, MaoH'neleee .Permanent ,V/svo— no .Elpetrlclty— Cool -.v- . i . .and-Com'drteblo . ... , LADIES, MAKE Y.OUR. APPOINTMENTS NOW. ,, .; -; ' ' ' ; -. -- . : i: i"}
{"id":236323427,"text":"19 Feb 1958 - PASTE THIS ON YOUR JOB NOTICE BOARD Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 19 February 1958, page 10 mmm iimmmnmi PASTE THIS ON YOUR JOB NOTICE BOARD :mu.nu(»mumuuuumm .tnnmm,,. WE NEED SUMMIT TALKS A GALLUP poll taken in 12 of the world's major cities last year showed that 62 per cent of the people were in favor of a meeting between the heads of the great powers. In Australia, Dr. Evatt, leader of the Australian Labor Party, has welcomed the idea. The Communist Party is fighting vigorously for it. The Australian Council of the World Council of Churches has expressed support, and the various bodies of the Peace Movement are campaigning for it. The Korean war was ended by round table negotiation. So was the war in "Viet Nam. Both would have become world wars, had not the people insisted on those top level discussions. i> Geneva spirit We all remember the glorious relief that followed the summit meeting held in Geneva in 1955. The peoples of East and West began to get to know one another through a steady two way stream of exchanges between sportsmen, doctors, scientists, writers, artists, trade unionists and farmers. John Foster Dulles has spread the, lie that the Soviet Union breached the Geneva agreement over Germany, the most serious trouble spot in Europe. He claims that at Geneva the Soviet Union accepted. Western terms for a settlement of that question; and then repudiated their pledged word. Agreements kept Richard Scott, a well known British commentator writing in the Manchester Guardian on December 12 called this' story of Dulles a "shadowy half truth". Another ant: - Soviet observer, Crankshaw of the London Observer said: "This simply is not true". "The Russians do not freely break agreements . .No such agreement was made at Geneva, as everybody knows." It is possible for Socialist and capitalist countries to live peacefully together. " There are no warmongers in the Socialist Commonwealth. And the. advocates of war in the capitalist countries now have two sputniks circling overhead to remind them that, though they could start a war, they couldn't win it. The advocates of peace grow stronger every day. They were strong enough to stop the attack on Egypt in 1956. They were strong, enough this year to save Tunisia from further French aggression. People want to be free of threat of war. ' People want to enjoy the fruits of peace. The burden of armaments and war has robbed us of homes, schools, hospitals, sewerage and other urgently needed social amenities. It has inflated the currency and corroded our standards of living. Today, the Government admits that more than 70,000 Australians cannot find a job. . And the number is growing rapidly every month. The hundreds of millions spent each year now on the cold war should be available to employ these people on the public works that we all so desperately need. A world free of cold war/ would open up new markets, in China, the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe for Australian goods. Every one of us would benefit from a genuine peace. i Starling points' : Of course, the building of such peace would be a long job. Not! everything can be solved at once. I But every agreement (makes it i easier to proceed. Marshal Bulganin I the Premier of the USSR has sug.'l gested some starting points that ai summit meeting should discuss: 1. Immediate ending of atom andi hydrogen weapon tests. | 2. Renunciation by America, Brit- 1 ain and the USSR of nuclear wea- 1 pons. I 3. Establishment of a nuclear free! zone in Central Europe. 1 | 4. 'A non- aggression pact between ! members of the NATO and War- i saw pacts | 5. Reduction of foreign troops sta- 1 tinned in European states. f 6. An agreement to prevent surprise I attacks. 1 7. Measures to extend international trade. , 8. Ending war propaganda. 9. Ways of ending Middle East tension. Other points might be added to | this draft agenda. | But.it is clear that if agreement! could be reached on these questions, 1 the world would , breathe more eas- i ily. - | The: way would be prepared for J further negotiations on more com- I plex questions such as the German j-problem and total disarmament. It is vital that the talks commence, 5 We can all play our part in en- : suring that they do."}
{"id":236323901,"text":"16 Jul 1958 - MORE FOR MIGRANT QUOTA Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 16 July 1958, page 11 MORE FOR MIGRANT QUOTA QPPOSITION to the quota system of migration is steadily lessening in Australia; according to Gallup Polls.Since Since 1954, according to "the polls, those opposing a quota . system have dropped from 61 per cent to 45 per cent, while those favoring the quota system have risen from 31 per cent to 44 per cent: The Gallup Poll is therefore at variance with the Federal Government which defends the racial white Australia policy. White Australia was castigated at a recent meeting in Singapore of the East Asian Committee of the World Council of Churches. Replacement of White Australia by a quota system (originally proposed by the Communist Party) would go a long way toward establishment of good relations with our northern neighbors."}
{"id":236326679,"text":"28 May 1958 - Rex Chiplin Says Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 28 May 1958, page 3 lex Chiplin i Says.... EISENHOWER says last week that the American economy is "bursting with vitality:" Obviously, then, talk of eco- nomic crisis is a malicious rumour spread by 5,200,000 unemployed. rrHEY'RE telling this one round the Miscellaneous Workers' Union Organiser goes into a public toilet; starts talking to the attendant and finds he is underpaid, gets no annual holidays, long service leave and so on. Drums him on his rights and tells him to demand them. Couple of weeks later the organiser comes back. Finds the - attendant lolling back in a deck chair in colored shirt, sun glasses and panama hat and ii bottle of beer by his side. "What's going on?" says the astonished organiser."Like "Like you said" was the reply. "I asked the boss about my holidays and lie says certainly, take them, at your convenience." . # TN Hollywood they .always, get. married in the morning so that if -the marriage is a failure they haven't mined the whole day. o A MORGAN Gallup Poll recently asked the question — Whom do you want to lead your party? Libs and ALP plumped for Menzies and Dr. Evatt, but the' DLP is. a real, leader-less mob; their votes were " for 'Mc-Manus 3 p.c., Joshua 3 p.c., Menzies S p.c,, Evatt 2 p.c., Gair 2 pic., Ward 1 p.c., Fraser 1 p.c., others 1 p.c. 84 per cent of DLP members quizzed didn't know who .they wanted. INTERESTING to note that pianist Van Cliburn couldn't get a' break in his own country, the USA, until he won the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, TIME reports that Cliburn was about broke before the Moscow, visit and now he can write his own ticket in USA. Fb sheer unadulterated- rubbish we commend a. statement made at Manly (Sydney) by newly appointed Superintendent of Traffic Chaseling that the parking problem was the greatest problem in the_ world to-day; "more important than atom bombs, housing or world problems". Apart from the fact that THERE ARE NO PARKING PROBLEMS in the Socialist countries, if an atom bomb drops on Sydney you will neither have parking, nor living problems, Chase old chap. $ jpELLow we know goes into a record company, says he's a musician with a new gimmick and wants an audition. ghat's your gimmick?" says the Music," replies the musician.-& IQlD you know there's over, thirty-five ,, thousand laws trying to enforce e ten commandments?"}
{"id":236327430,"text":"22 Jan 1958 - Poll shows majority are for equal pay Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 22 January 1958, page 10 Poll shows majority are for equal pay SYDNEY ; A recent I Australia-wide and a New Zealand Gallup Poll has shown a majority in favor of equal pay for women. Australian results were 69 per cent in favor, 27 per cent who thought women should receive lower wages than men, and four per cent in doubt. New Zealand showed 61 per cent in favor, 35 per cent for less, and four per cent undecided. Commenting on the poll, Hotel Club and Restaurant Secretary and Trades and Labor Council Equal Pay Committee member, Miss Flo Davis, said that coming national and international discussions on women's status confirmed the increasing interest in this question. Widening conviction of the justice of the claim for equal pay is bound to flow from the ACTU National Congress on equal pay, women's wages and working conditions to be held in Sydney on March 20-21," Miss Davis said. "Congress," she said, "should be attended by over 200 delegates and observers. It will consist of delegates from unions who traditionally fight for wages generally, and of observers I from wSmen's organisations who f since the beginning of the century, i have waged campaigns for women's | equality in all spheres. | First time "This is the first time unions' | and women's organisations have | been called together on a national | scale on this question.'" The . Labor Council Equal Pay | Committee is pressing ahead with | program and publicity plans for \\ the March Congress, said Miss I Davis. In the International sphere the Economic and Social Council Com- i mission of. UNO will be holding its ! twelfth session at Geneva from j March to April 5. j In June the Women's Interna- j tional Democratic Federation is hold- I ing a Congress with representatives j from call countries. A Pan Pacific conference will take place in Japan. f Also commenting on the poll, NSW j Sheet Metal Workers' Union executive member and representative on j the Equal Pay Committee, Mr. Ji f Amos, said that general opinion is | coinciding with that of the trade | unions. | "JMr. Amos said it was obvious that | the justice of the equal pay demand 1 was becoming easier for people to |j realise. || "I think that if a referendum g| were held on the question it would || be carried. The only serious op- || position would come from those who want women as a source of || cheap labor," he said. m NSW Secretary of the Union ol || Australian Women, Mrs. Purse, found j|| the poll results "very satisfying to. |1 those organisations who have been M working for so many years for a widef || appreciation of the need for women's m equal pay, status and opportunity. || "Those already convinced will be m heartened to redouble their efforts to || win ihe doubters. || "This is particularly important for m organisations such as the UAW whose |® job it is also to reach women noi |g directly employed in industry," Mrs- |n Purse said. IS ?LO DAVIS"}
{"id":236347414,"text":"25 May 1966 - US Gallup Poll: Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 25 May 1966, page 3 US Gallup Poll: 54% say "pull out!" JjYDNEY: "The majority of Americans are demanding that the United States pull out of Vietnam if full-scale civil war erupts in the south/' said a United Press dispatch published in the Sydney "Mirror" on Monday. The report quoted the latest Gallup Poll, which found that:— 54 per cent favored withdrawing US troops. 28 per pent opposed withdrawal. 18 per cent were undecided. The poll result was accompanied by new, outspoken demands by American politicians: Senator Joseph Clark (Democrat, Pennsylvania): "We should get out of this mess as quickly as we can with decency". Senator Jacob Javits (Republican, New York): The US must prepare for the possibility of a withdrawal which would be inevitable if the South Vietnamese were unable to carry the major burden of the war. Mr. L. M. Rivers (Democrat chairman of the House Armed Services Committee): "We may have to make a decision damned soon on whether to pull out of the war. Our first interest is the protection of our own men." "Dean Rusk should resign Typical of the existing situation was the demand of the New York Post for the resignation of Dean Rusk, the notorious "hard-line" secretary of State, whom the Post blamed for America's alignment with the iron-fisted Marshal Ky. The press has pointed out that Ky made a fool of Rusk by reiterating Ky's statement that, irrespective of elections, he would hang on to power for at least another year. This was after Rusk had assured the world that Ky's original statement to this effect had been "misinterpreted" by journalists. (In Australia, Prime Minister Holt and External Affairs Minister Hasluck, who had also rushed in to defend the Marshal, have been made ridiculous by subsequent events). President Johnson, reported by the press to be in a deep state of depression, made two speeches in a single week, on Vietnam. In the first he attacked "nervous nellies" who criticised US policies and urged them to put America first. When this brought on his head a fresh blast from the New York Times and other papers, Johnson made a panic-stricken rush to the other extreme, in effect apologising for his previous remarks. He assured the people he didn't want to "quieten dissent"."}
{"id":236533014,"text":"24 Jul 1942 - PATRIOTIC GYMKHANA Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954), Friday 24 July 1942, page 2 !> jpATBIOTIC . On. -Wednesday, -Mr... 'Don .Simpson,, president of the Progress Association, conducted a'"gallup p6ll'/to flhd out the public feeling aq/to; whether! the patriotic. gymkhana next October . should be held/at the Cprow racecourse or tho Recreation Grounds Of ; the first 15 people he mpt in' the Btreet bet-ween the/Royal ' iHotel-htfd'. the. Rural .'Bank, 12 were- in fayouibf the -Recreation Ground, 'or 80'per cept.l- It haB here-f ore ' ben decided ! to - hold . ; the ' gym-khaha.there- , >"}
{"id":236734642,"text":"20 May 1959 - Appointed Governor is a relic of past times Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 20 May 1959, page 10 Appointed Governor is a ' relic of past times A strengthening of Australian national consciousness was revealed in a recent Gallup poll showing that 64 per cent. ' favored an Australian Governor-General. rTHE percentage favouring a local to an overseas appointee rose to 72 per cent in the case of State Governors. Even among dyed-in-the-wool Liberal and Country Party supporters, the percentage favouring an Australian was 54. Whether the occupant be British or Australian doesn't alter the essentially undemocratic nature of this institution. Appointed Governor- Generals and Governors are a relic of bygone aays. While they continue in existence, Parliaments elected by the people cannot exercise full sovereign powers. This was shown in N.S.W. during the great depression when Governor Sir Phillip Game summarily dismissed the Lang Labor Government from office. The program of the Communist Party calls for the abolition of the non-elective, undemocratic posts of Governor and Governor-General."}
{"id":236920179,"text":"03 Dec 1975 - Morgan poll rubbish - Combe Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 3 December 1975, page 3 Morgan poll rubbish - Combe The Morgan Gallup Poll published in The Bulletin today, shows the Liberal-Country Party leading with 48 per cent, Labor with 43 per cent, the DLP with three per cent, Australia Party one per cent and other parties with five per cent. Commenting on the poll, ALP national secretary David Combe said: "I have never considered the Morgan Poll reliable". The Daily Tribune (November 27) exposed the low standing the Morgan Poll has in the market research industry. Tribune understands the Melbourne Age will publish a public opinion poll next Friday or Saturday. The National Times yesterday told Tribune it had not bothered to commission a full opinion poll from the ANOP, considered one of the two more reliable opinion polls, because of difficulties in timing for weekend publication, but had only commissioned a smaller swinging voters poll."}
{"id":236920774,"text":"24 Nov 1975 - DAILY TRIBUNE Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Monday 24 November 1975, page 2 DAILY TRIBUNE : I 1 gi 14; i4|< 41 1 €4 V ' I '1 "i, > mm pi m® m si ?£% / - , s. - - . ijr>4 ;-f -tfe# ; - ' <: V & «' The burning immediate issue in the election is to defeat the Kerr-Fraser conspiracy against democracy and reinstate the Labor government. The tide is at Dresent runnina aaainst Fraser: if the election were held tomorrow Labor would go back. But there are still 19 days to go, and the Liberals are desperate. Behind Kerr and Fraser stand the forces of money, privilege and power - the multinational corporations, BHP, the bankers, the insurance companies .... The US multinationals want Labor out so the Liberals will guarantee them an open go to exploit Australia's national resources and maintain American bases. They can call On the CIA, which Richard Nixon once again confirmed recently uses assassination, economic "de-stabilisation" and military coups to topple regimes they dislike. The newspapers, radio and TV will calculate how best to slant their election coverage against Labor, and resort to all kinds of lies and provocations. The only effective counter which is available to the anti-Fraser forces is the strength of people's action. It was the inspiring upsurge of the last ten days which put the Liberals on the defensive. The economic and social crisis of Australian and world capitalism is the backdrop to the Fraser-Kerr coup. This crisis will remain; neither a Labor nor a Liberal government can solve it. Uncommitted voters in the ANOP poll showed a healthy and well-founded scepticism when 48 per cent of them said that neither Liberals nor Labor were telling the truth about the economy; Most, however, do not yet > realise that the capitalist system itself is the cause of the crisis. The United States reports both a growth in unemployment (to 9 per cent of the work force) and a renewed inflationary push (0.7 per cent for September-a 9 per cent annual rate). Far-reaching social change, including nationalisation and control over big corporations, is the only long-range solution. The socialist alternative should enter into the current campaign. Unity of action to beat the Liberals is the top priority. But in carrying on this vital democratic struggle, preparation should be made for future action to stop further coups and break corporate power. !"}
{"id":236920782,"text":"24 Nov 1975 - SWING TO LABOR Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Monday 24 November 1975, page 1 SWING TO IABOB OPINION POLL SHOWS FRASER IN TROUBLE A survey of swinging voters shows that the tide is running against Fraser as the election campaign opens in earnest 56 per cent of those surveyed thought Labor deserved to win and only 29 per cent thought the Liberal-National Country Parties should . Ten percent favored neither , and 5 per cent were unsure . 72 per cent disapproved of the way Fraser became Prime Minister, while only 20 per cent approved. The survey was run by Australian National Opinion Polls (ANOP) and published in the National Times. It was taken just after Kerr dismissed the Whitlam government and before the wave of protest rallies, demonstrations and stoppages. These actions showed that industrial and office workers, as well as others, were uniting against the Liberals and were solid for Labor. This despite their past dissatisfaction with a number of Labor policies and likely demands for new policies from the next Labor government. With Labor support even more solid than in 1972, and swinging voters turning against the Liberals, a Labor victory is a real possibility. Liberal strategy however is based on trying to regain the initiative. They are counting on another backlash against the pro-Labor swing, which observers on both sides agree cannot be excluded. They expect the Liberal/NCP to pull out the stops between now and December 13. All sorts of "dirty tricks" are expected from the media owners Sir Warwick Fiarfax, Rupert Murdoch and Sir Phillip Jones. Public reaction, lost sales (in the case of the Murdoch press) and action by media workers curbed their worst hysteria!. But they will now use more subtly the full resources of their opinion making power to get the government that suits them. The Liberals are getting unprecedented financial support from multinational corporations and big Australian companies. As Tribune reported on November 17, BHP has promised $1 million, and money is pouring into Liberal-NCP coffers. Fraser has been advised to concentrate on the economy to get away from public outrage at the way he was put into office. But there is little comfort for him in the ANOP survey on this issue. The swinging voters show a healthy scepticism towards both parties' statements. Asked who was telling the truth about the economy, 48 per cent said neither, only 15 percent believed Fraser and 12 per cent Labor. Asked whether the Liberal-NCP could solve Australia's economic problems in the next few years, 22 per cent said NO and 25 per cent were unsure. Thirty per cent said Labor couldn't solve economic problems, and 21 per cent were unsure. The world economic outlook verifies these doubts, since no "free enterprise" econopmy has escaped large-scale unemployment and soaring' inflation. Nor has any government, conservative or social-democratic, been able to cope with the crisis."}
{"id":236920982,"text":"09 Sep 1975 - NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL NEWS Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Tuesday 9 September 1975, page 4 — - NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL NEWS — ' NSW transport cuts threatened SYDNEY: The NSW Liberal government is considering big new cuts in train and bus services recommended in a secret report from the Public Transport Commission. In addition to closure of 71 stations on weekends already publicised, the PTC report includes amalgamation into one of the Spirit of Progress and Southern Aurora services to Melbourne, and no trains to Melbourne on Saturdays. The Victorian government has not yet agreed to these interstate cuts. The PTC has recommended that all country overnight mail trains be cut out of service. Extensive cuts to railway and bus staff in metropolitan areas are also proposed. The PTC report follows a State Treasury investigation into the big PTC deficit. The PTC was instructed to prepare cuts along the lines suggested by the treasury. Angry railway workers have finally forced NSW Australian Railways Union secretary . Maddox into action. Maddox wants NSW Labor Opposition Leader to speak to a mass rally at the Sydney Town Hall against the massacre of railway services. Barry Unsworth, NSW Labor Council officer, who has been the "workers' representative" on the PTC and has covered up the attack on transport workers and public transport in general, has decided not to stand for a second term in the job. This follows persistent calls by rail workers for his resignation. Cuts in rail services and fare increases in the past have not helped cut the deficit, but only worsened it, as such "economy" measures only drive more people to private cars. Behind the continual cuts in public transport, lie the lobbyists of the car, oil and other related multinational companies. The cuts will come at a time when Australia-wide public transport is the main issue worrying suburban citizens. A Morgan Gallup Poll (Bulletin, September 6) showed 40 per cent of NSW people interviewed put public Iransport as their main cause for local dissatisfaction. A further 31 per cent listed traffic on streets and nearby roads as their second main worry. Sydney: Pickets outside the Hilton Hotel, setting for the "Transport in the Years Ahead" conference, protesting the lack of grass roots participation despite some financing by the Federal Government, and the attendance by Dr Kahn, not known as a transport authority but"}
{"id":236923883,"text":"27 Nov 1975 - 'SWING TO LIBS' DOUBTFUL Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Thursday 27 November 1975, page 1 'SWING TO UBS' DOUBTFUL MORGAN POLL UP THE POLE ? Just how reliable is the Morgan Poll, published yesterday. The poll, published in The Bulletin, showed the ALP with 44 per cent and the L-NCP with 46 per cent on November 15, as against 47 per cent (ALP) and 43 per cent (L-NCP) on November 8 Public opinion polls are seized upon by opposing political forces to swing support behind them. At the best of times, even with irreproachable sampling and other techniques, the polls are always to be treated cautiously. After all at best only 2,200 people are questioned. But opinion polls also have a psychological impact: they strengthen or weaken the resolve of supporters, and almost certainly affect swinging vbters. A few years ago Roy Morgan told a market research luncheon that he did not print the results that oarnedtrTof the computer but used his own personal judgment, which he found "more accurate"! The Sydney Morning Herald, which was then printing Morgan Polls, discontinued publication soon after. They now print the McNaire-Anderson poll under the Gallup name. Roy Morgan's son, Gary, is now in control of the business. Both Roy and Gary are known as strong Liberal Party supporters and Rightwingers. The Morgan Poll was then taken up by The Bulletin, one of the few surviving remnants of the Packer empire. The Bulletin claims the Morgan Poll outfit is the only Australian member of the Gallup International Research Institute. It does not say that the Institute for a period disowned the Morgans and that they were forced to operate as "Morgan Polls, conducted on the Gallup method." The Institute in any case is simply a loose combination of market research companies. There is nothing special about their polls. The Morgans will not tell the rest of the industry how they operate. Other researchers claim however that Morgan pollsters are only given two and a half hours' training and that there is no check for bias. Researchers in universities and the market research industry are not the only ones sceptical of Morgan Polls. Public service researchers are also unhappy. Tribune was told that one Morgan poll done for the NSW Health Department was a "mess" and that their sampling techniques were regarded as unreliable. Just how much did Mr Morgan use his "personal judgment" in the November 15 poll?"}
{"id":237504626,"text":"15 Oct 1969 - TREND LABOR'S WAY IN POLL Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 15 October 1969, page 1 TREND LABOR'S WAY IN POLL GORTON ON WAY OUT? WIDESPREAD feeling against the Liberal- Country Party government was reflected in the Gallup Poll announced at the weekend. The Poll showed a four per cent switch in favor of the Labor Party between the weekend after the federal Budget and the weekend after Mr. Whitlam's policy speech on behalf of the Labor Party. It held out the possibility of an actual defeat for the 20-year-old Liberai-Country Party coalition government in the election on October 25. The Poll result shows that, by and large, Liberal efforts to discredit, on grounds of cost, reforms by Labor are not going down with the electorate. Treasurer McMahon, a leader of the wearisome Liberal chords of "where's the money to come from"? claimed at the weekend that Labor election policies would cost between $540m. and $640m. a year. But Opposition Leader Whitlam pointed out last week that, despite the concessions promised by Mr. Gorton, personal taxes paid by Australians will rise by $1800m. in the next four years — an adequate source of revenue for the Labor proposals even by Mr. Mc-Mahon's calculations. Defeat of the L-CP government, breaking its 20 years of power, would reflect a deep mass criticism of its policies and the society it h.as moulded. But it would on its own do nothing to change the basic character of monopoly-dominated Australian society. The swing against the government indicated by the Gallup Poll poses anew the need for a radical Left movement which throws out a challenge to the whole existing social set-up. Hence the importance of the vote for communist and militant candidates who are advocating policies of radical social change in the election campaign. In this connection, the votes recorded by the seven communist candidates (four in NSW, and one each in Victoria, South Australia and ihe ACT) will have a significance for beyond their numbers. Similar significance will attach to the votes recorded by candidates standing on a militant anti-Vietnam war, anti-conscription platform, in defence of the government education system, and in the interests of the nation's hundreds of thousands of pensioners, with their daily battle to live. Best possible outcome of the election would be a strong showing by communist and radical candidates, accompanied by awareness in the matter of preferences that the Labor Party alone offers the perspective of an immediate end to Liberal-Country Party rule"}
{"id":240013518,"text":"20 Jul 1946 - A SNACK AT THE WENTWORTH Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), Saturday 20 July 1946, page 4 A SNACK AT THE WCNTWORTH By "Smith's" Staff Reporter Famishing With The Rotarians Rotarians are simple children of nature when they "get together." They are a sort of Gallup poll of the business world — each way of livelihood having one representative only in any Rotarian Club. Thus they comprise that otherwise mythical collection, a cross-section of the community. UNACCUSTOMED as 1 am to looking gift horses in the mouth, I do feel that Sydney Rotarians could have shown me a little less brotherly love and given me a heartier meal at their weekly luncheon last week. EVEN the clear-headed "Sydney Morning Herald? man was moved to mutter over his morsel of lisli: "By jove, I'm going to buy myself a hamburger when this is over." The prospect on entering the anteroom was bright enough. A cheerful fellow clamped an arm round my shoulders and urged me down a flight of stairs. Only Christian Names "Come and. meet president Clarrie Degenhardt. Mr. Frost-man from Canberra, isn't it?" It seemed a miserable anticlimax to mumble: "No, a reporter from "Smith's Weekly."' My guiding angel's arm., relaxed. But by this time T was fair in front of Clarrie who gave me a right royal Rotarian handshake. Rotarians really have no surnames, only christian. Clarrie (stock and share-broker) is a giant with an all-embracing smile. Round his neck was a collar impressive enough to bring a series of signs and countersigns from any Mason or VI (Ulh bJllUJAi It was decorated with small silver nlafes bearing the names of 23 past presidents, and from it dangled the coat of arms of the city of Sydney plus a large wheel — the symbol of Rotary. Most of the crowd were milling round, flinging christian names recklessly at one another,, and checking identification by peering at large lapel badges which bore such details as "Olaf D Oberg. Timber Distributing." . "Harry Hazelwood. Nurseryman was handing out the badge? from a stand fitted with a serie? of .winging doors. . / . We had a 'conversation: "How many members in the Sydney Club. Rotarian Hazel-wood?" "Hello. Jim Mclntyre, here's your badge. Let me see, Our exact membership ... . hello Ernie Proud (jeweller) . . . . just about 200 .... hello Frank Cush /lirnbpr) ... . .you'd better check ... . . hello Alex Swirles (importer). ...The The dinner gong went and I. cut through the field to the Press table, where the "Herald" man and I cornered the six dices of butter. We ate a little bit of fish — origin unknown, possibly Sea Bass — and followed it with .a morsel of jam tart you could have put in your ear. "Once," said the "Herald" man, solemnly, "they gave us bully beef here." President Clarrie shot to his feet and made some kind references to "dear old Sir Henry Braddon," first club president. Sir Henry was caught unawares munching oh a dry bread roll and needed a big cup of coffee to steady himself. Rousing Song Visitors were then named and stood as they were mentioned to receive a Rotarian welcome (sustained clapping)." " . . Archie McConniche from Glasgow . Eric Hernshaw, first president of the Ryde Club, wnicn got its charter last Saturday night. . . Only Rotarian Ernie Woodgate at my table seemed unperturbed. He, being still hungry, said: "Give the cheese a push, Herbert." iPresident President Clarrie then read out another stream of names,, which resulted in men popping 'up like corks from bottles .... "Percy Bailey, ' Wallace Love. Doug Stewart. Ted Withers . . . . 100 per cent attendance at meetings." . - Apparently . that was a good : thing for ft brought the house down. Rotarian Alex Swirles (managing director of Gollin and Co) was fined 2/- for having had his photograph in "Newspapei News" (undue publicity) and a good old rousing song was called for. Diplomat's Humor Goateed Rotarian. J Mclntyre mounted a small pulpit and led. "When Johnny Corhes Marching Home Again. Hurrah. Hurrah." Then a hearty Rotarian welcome for H, Earle Russel, new' Consul-General for America, a feljow Rotarian. I was rather disappointed no one was game to' call him by his Christian name. H. Earle Russel, a jolly American. kicked off with a couple of ancient chestnuts ' to test the ice. Example : If a diplomat says "yes"- he means "perhaps." If he says "perhaps." he means no." If he says "no." he's no diplomat. When a hearty Rotarian laugh greeted that one. he boldly went . on and expressed some fine sentiments. . At this stage 1 observed Rotarian Ernie Woodgate dunking his cigarette butt in his coffee cup— -a nasty habit. The luncheon ended, and we all faced the massed flags of the united nations — less the Russian one — and san« the National Anthem.I I then advanced upon a hamburger shop."}
{"id":240166005,"text":"27 Feb 1942 - MANY FOODS NEED BETTER BOOSTING. Weekly Gazette (Goomalling, WA : 1924 - 1946), Friday 27 February 1942, page 3 MANY FOODS NEED BETTER BOOSTING. A U.SA. report states that a Gallup poll show* that some of the food producers have quite a job to be done in this -world of advertising, merchandising |and publicizing, if they want public attention. The question was: "If you had more money, what foods would you spend it on?" 37 per cent, would buy more meat. 31 per cent, more vegetables, particularly potatoes. 27 per cent, more fruit. 24 per cent, more dairy products, particularly milk. 7 per cent, more bread, cereals, flour and cornmeal. 5 per cent, more chocolate, pastries, 'desserts and sweets."}
{"id":240172272,"text":"04 Feb 1944 - From One Extreme to Another? Weekly Gazette (Goomalling, WA : 1924 - 1946), Friday 4 February 1944, page 3 From One Extreme to Another? Gallup polls conducted in America, Britain, Canada, and Australia reveal, it is stated, a similar concensus of opinion that Germany should be either controlled or destroyed. Those in favour of control averaged 40 per cent, to 44 per cent.; in favour of destruction, 21 to 35 per cent.; and 111 favour of rehabilitation, 9 to 17 p-er cent. The aim of ithe British Empire in this war, as defined by the late Mr. Chamberlain at the onset, was that we should "yield nothing to force,_and take nothing by force, but that, after the rule of brute force had been "destroyed in the world, we should determine the future basis of collective security by collaboration between the free peoples of the earth." Disarmament must be general if the world is to live at peace. There . is not a shadow of historical doubt about the truth that "preparation for war" (induding defence) makes for war." Japan was our ally in the last war. We know not who will be our. enemy in the next war. International control of armaments of all nations, as well as the armaments of Germany and japan, is essential to security. Australian political leaders' talk at the moment is in ,!the direction of putting the islands of the Pacific in a position of armed defence as "bastions for Australia and New Zealand." God forbid that such a fate should befall the Pearls of the Pacific. From one "extreme to another."}
{"id":240177235,"text":"26 Oct 1945 - Wage Rates in England. Weekly Gazette (Goomalling, WA : 1924 - 1946), Friday 26 October 1945, page 2 Wage Rates in England. Eighty-nine per cent, of' Londoners favour maintenance ' of present wage rates and prices, a. recent Gallup Poll' iscloses. The • remaining- 11 per cent, uestioned during ihe poll favoured an increase in wages and prices v: ;. : ^:^Ś"}
{"id":240177480,"text":"23 Nov 1945 - OCCUPATION OF JAPAN Weekly Gazette (Goomalling, WA : 1924 - 1946), Friday 23 November 1945, page 2 OCCUPATION OF JAPAN A Gallup Poll reveals that 64 per tent, of people in the United -States believes that -the occupation of Japan will be necessary for "many years," 23 Per cent, think "a few years" will suffice, while 13 per cent are undecid.ed. Replies ranged from one year "to 100 years, with a small section i of the People declaring the.occupation should * ast ever."}
{"id":240211931,"text":"28 Feb 1942 - MANY FOODS NEED BETTER BOOSTING. Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate (Wyalkatchem, WA : 1927 - 1954), Saturday 28 February 1942, page 3 MANY FOODS NEED BETTER BOOSTING. A U.SA. report states that a Gallup poll show* that some of the food producers have quite a job to- be done in this world of advertising, merchandising (and publicizing, if they want public attention. The question was: "If you had more money, what foods would you spend it on?" 37 per cent, would buy more meat. 31 per cent, more vegetables, particularly potatoes. 27 per cent, more fruit. 21 per cent, more dairy products, particularly milk. 7 per cent, more bread, cereals, flourand cornmeal. S per cent, more chocolate, pastries, desserts and sweets."}
{"id":240218072,"text":"05 Feb 1944 - From One Extreme to Another? Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate (Wyalkatchem, WA : 1927 - 1954), Saturday 5 February 1944, page 3 From One Extreme to Another? Gallup polls conducted in America, Britain, Canada, and Australia reveal, it is stated, a similar con- -census of opinion that Germany should be either controlled or destroyed. Those in favour of control averaged 40 per cent, to 44 per cent.; iń favour of destruction, 21 to 35 per cent.; and in favour of rehabilitation, 9 to 17 oęr cent. The aim of ithe British Empire in this war, as defined by the late Mr. Chamberlain at the onset, was that we should "yield nothing to force and take nothing by-force, but that, after the rule of brute force had been destroyed in the world, we should determine the future basis of collective security by collaboration between the free peoples of the earth." . Disarmament must be general if the world is to live at peace. There is not a . shadow of historical doubt about the truth that "preparation for war" (including defence) "makes for war." Japan was our ally in the last war. We know not who will be our enemy in the next war. International control of armaments of all nations, as well as the armaments of Germany and japan, is essential to security. Australian political leaders' talk at the moment is in the direction of putting the islands of the Pacific in^a position of armed defence as" "bastions for Australia and New Zealand." God forbid that such "a fate should befall the Pearls of the Pacific. From one extreme to angther."}
{"id":240242648,"text":"26 Oct 1945 - Wage Rates in England. Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate (Wyalkatchem, WA : 1927 - 1954), Friday 26 October 1945, page 2 Wage Rates in England. Eighty-nine per cent, of Londoners favour maintenance of present wage rates and prices, a recent Gallup Poll" discloses. The remaining 11 per cent, questioned during the poll favoured an increase in wages and prices."}
{"id":240242918,"text":"23 Nov 1945 - OCCUPATION OF JAPAN Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate (Wyalkatchem, WA : 1927 - 1954), Friday 23 November 1945, page 2 ' - j OCCUPATION OF JAPAN A Gallup Poll reveals that 64 per cent, of people in the United States believes that the occupation of Japan will be necessary for "many years," 23 Per cent, think "a few years" wili suffice, while 13 per cent are undecided, Replies ranged from one year to 100 years, with a small section of the People declaring the occupation should last for ever. fine ' * ."}
{"id":240248639,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate (Wyalkatchem, WA : 1927 - 1954), Friday 14 March 1947, page 8 With lively recollections of petrol quality most want "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and-manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck pwners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" " Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell'Y Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. in Gt. Britain) S46 6F"}
{"id":240248828,"text":"28 Mar 1947 - Advertising Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate (Wyalkatchem, WA : 1927 - 1954), Friday 28 March 1947, page 8 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Aus'tralia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, " When the pool ends, which pelrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt. Britain) • B M W M B i W W i $46 6F|"}
{"id":240248854,"text":"04 Apr 1947 - Advertising Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate (Wyalkatchem, WA : 1927 - 1954), Friday 4 April 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists IH&śsipiii! motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, " When the pool ends, wbitb petrol are you likely to fi Nearly rst?" all named a brand in answer to this . question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. In Gt Britain) s y 8 e S H E L L S46 6FJ"}
{"id":240521173,"text":"13 Mar 1947 - Advertising Mount Barker and Denmark Record (Albany, WA : 1929 - 1949), Thursday 13 March 1947, page 11 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, " When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell", Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED j(lnc. in Gt. Britain) YOU CAN , BE surr no S46 6F| I've waved goodbye to hankies that look Just touch those extra dirty spots with Signal and let Signal's extra washing power do the rest. It whips up into the richest, deepest cleansing lather you ever saw. You'll find clothes come really clean all over. ktrcf Rich in Washing Power because it's Good Pure Soap M.75.19"}
{"id":240521429,"text":"24 Mar 1947 - Advertising Mount Barker and Denmark Record (Albany, WA : 1929 - 1949), Monday 24 March 1947, page 7 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gailup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. in Gt. Britain) Y Oil can BE SURE SH t L L"}
{"id":240521702,"text":"03 Apr 1947 - Advertising Mount Barker and Denmark Record (Albany, WA : 1929 - 1949), Thursday 3 April 1947, page 5 W i t h lively r e c o l l e c t t o o f p e t r o l a l i t y motor spirit "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian -Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, which petrol art you likely to try first?" . Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. in Gt. Britain) Y Oil CAN s u n t s l l S46 4FJ"}
{"id":240585104,"text":"04 Feb 1944 - From One Extreme to Another? Mullewa Mail (WA : 1921 - 1947), Friday 4 February 1944, page 3 ^iiiiiiiiitiiiii^iiiniiiiiiiiiiiitnitiiii^iitiiiiTfi^iiitTiiiiiiiiiiiirii j iff iii]ijjłiifii]jiiiiiiiiiiłiiiiriiiiiłiłiiiiiT7 From One Extreme to Another? Gallup £>olls conducted in America, Britain, Canada, and Australia reveal, it is stated, a similar concensus of opinion that Germany should be either controlled or destroyed. Those in favour of control averaged 40 per cent, to 44 per cent; in favour of destruction, 21 to 35 per cent.; and in favour of rehabilitation, 9 to 17 per cent. The aim of ithe British Empire in this , war, as defined by the late Mr. Chamberlain at the onset, was that we should "yield nothing to force, arid take nothing by force, but that, after [the rule of brute force had been destroyed in the world, we should de termine the future basis of collective security by collaboration between the free peoples of the earth." 1 Disarmament must be general if the world is to live at peace. There is not k shadow of historical doubt about $he truth that "preparation for war" (including defence) "makes łfor war." Japan wag our ally in the last war. We know not who will be our enemy in thę next War. International control of armaments of all nations, as well as the armaments of Germany and Japan, is essential to security. Australian political leaders' talk at the moment is in the direction of putting the islands of the Pacific in a position of armed defence as "bastions for Australia and 'New Zealand/' God forbid that such a fate* should befall the Pearls of the Pacific. From one extreme to another."}
{"id":240594765,"text":"14 Mar 1947 - Advertising Mullewa Mail (WA : 1921 - 1947), Friday 14 March 1947, page 8 THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TURF CLUB (PERTH COURSE) Fourth March Meeting 22nd MARCH, 1947. • H. J. MULDER, Secretary. With lively recollections of petrol quality most want "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, " W ben the pool ends, which petrol are you likely to try first?" _ Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again, THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED {Inc. In Gt. Britain) •••. . • - ' ' • .. S46 6f I m"}
{"id":240594945,"text":"28 Mar 1947 - Advertising Mullewa Mail (WA : 1921 - 1947), Friday 28 March 1947, page 8 With lively recollections of petrol quality most motorists want 0 "Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, # recently conducted an Australia-wide poll among car and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pool ends, wbici) petrol are you likely to try first?" ' Nearly all named a brand in answer to this question. Of those who so answered, substantially more tban 50% said: "Shell", Shell petrol will very soon be in the pumps again. THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc. in Gt. ftritain) r o U C A N _ 8£ SUSE OF SHELL"}
{"id":240595002,"text":"04 Apr 1947 - Advertising Mullewa Mail (WA : 1921 - 1947), Friday 4 April 1947, page 3 With lively recollections of petrol quality most j motor spirit ^Opinion Research", which is supervised by Roy Morgan, founder and manager of the Australian Gallup Poll, recently conducted an Australia-wide poU among car 'and truck owners. One of many questions asked was, "When the pod which petrol are you likely to try first? 1 * Nearly all named a brand in answer to tfcis question. Of those -who so answered, substantially more than 50% said: "Shell". THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Inc.. In Gt k H B£ S8ft£- Of an Britain)"}
{"id":240604532,"text":"15 Oct 1943 - Call Gallup Poll Phoney Workers Star (Perth, WA : 1936 - 1951), Friday 15 October 1943, page 6 Call Gallup Poll Phoney NEW YORK. — International Longshoremen's -and Warehousemen's Union passed this resolution:— "The so-called Public Opinion Poll known as the Gallup Poll and given wide publicity in the newspapers as an unbiassed research of public opinion, is in reality an instrument of anti-Labor, anti-Roosevelt and pro-appeaser forces to create a phoney impression of public opinion. "Members of the ILWU are warned not to be misled by the opinions published as a result of the Gallup Poll's phoney research. "We call upon Congress to investigate the backing of the Gallup Poll to determine its possible Fifth Column sources." (The Secretary of the Longshoremen's Union is Harry Bridges.)"}
{"id":240650832,"text":"19 May 1950 - GALLUP ADMITS WAGES ARE TOO LOW Workers Star (Perth, WA : 1936 - 1951), Friday 19 May 1950, page 7 GALLUP ADMITS WAGES ARE TOO LOW "\\17HILE employers have applied to the * * Arbitration Court for a reduction instead of an increase in the present basic wage of £6/18/- the Gallup Poll has announced that a family of four needs at least £8/9/6 tb live. Usually the Gallup Poll can arrive at a decision favorable to capitalism's in terest. In a poll result announced recently, it was admitted that the cost of keeping a family of four had risen in the past year by more than £1 a week to £8/9/6. Every family man should realise that if Menzies gets away with banning the Communist Party and forcibly removing democratically elected union officials from office, an ąll-out attack will open on already inadequate living standards. The Communist union officials Menzies and his Collins House colleagues are gunning for are the very same officials who have gained the best conditions for their members. If these capable working class fighters can be removed, your pay envelope is the next casualty."}
{"id":240652072,"text":"29 Sep 1950 - Oar Alfie Workers Star (Perth, WA : 1936 - 1951), Friday 29 September 1950, page 4 Oar Alfle 'This is the Hydrogen Bomb Corporation bringing to you the latest Gallup Poli from the Middle West, electing: Senator Churchill for British Prime Minister.'"}
{"id":241024327,"text":"26 Oct 1945 - Wage Rates in England. Mullewa Mail (WA : 1921 - 1947), Friday 26 October 1945, page 2 Wage Rates in England. Eighty-nine per cent, of Londoners favour maintenance of present wage rates and prices, a recent Gallup PolV discloses. The remaining 11 per cent. questioned during the poll favoured an increase in wages and prices."}
{"id":241024557,"text":"23 Nov 1945 - OCCUPATION OF JAPAN Mullewa Mail (WA : 1921 - 1947), Friday 23 November 1945, page 2 — j OCCUPATION OF JAPAN A Gallup Poll reveals that 64 per cent, of people in the United States believes that the occupation of Japan will be necessary for "many years," 23 per cent, think "a few years" will suffice, while 13 per cent are undecided. Replies ranged from one year to 100 years, with a small section of the people declaring the occupation should last for ever."}
{"id":241300114,"text":"26 Jun 1944 - WILLKIE SNUBBED WHILE DEWEY BID FIRMS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 26 June 1944, page 4 WILLKIE SNUBBF.M WHILE DEWEY 1 BID FIRMS I The Herald Special Service 9 FRIEND OF NEW DEArW NEW YORK, Sunday. — The Governor of Neu, v 9' (Mr Thomas E. .Dewey) seems assured of nominal' 9 ' Republican candidate for the Presidency. 11 »! the Gallup Poll's last-minute survev kefn» .1 tlnl in lican Convention opened in Chicago today. KtPbh He remains a strong "favorite, | 58 per cent, of the Republicans supporting him, compared with 12 per cent, for the Governor of. Ohio (Mr John W. Bricker) and six per cent, for Lleut.-Commander Harold Stassen, formerly Governor of Minne- j sota. ! Mr Dewey's principal support comes from the Atlantic seaboard and the Pacific Coast: Mr Bricker derives his strongest support from the eastern half of the Mid-West, and Lieut. Commander Stassen the western half, but Mr Dewey leads easily ever, in these areas. Party managers, determined to keep Mr Wlllktc out of the convention picture, have given what many regard as an unwar. ranted snub to the 1910 candidate. The Arrangements Committee invited the former President, Mr Herbert Hoover, and Mr Alfred ; Landau. 1936 Republican candi-jdate, to speak at Important sessions, Mr Lnndon also being given executive Tn.i,. , Wlllkie, who polled 1 Republican vote in hlsta has merely been oftiW ln to sit on the dais and i?." the proceedings. a. , this slight, hc will not cvIts® „ His many friends however, will' stri,. " the Convention in «» ® to e WiUkle's Hberal anT'kJ Ideas in the Party's plffiL(i' , If hostility lo Mr W»-sists to (hc extent that p!r widely-supported thSorl" hl rejected, serious trniM. " expected from liher" "CJJ b Lack of real fight. Hal candidates leaves It?1'1 s:l3: » "» t.'Xsr'S'fS ;8JS. """ " "' 5 '8 Isolationist Clement. 1 91 (Middle Western ,4 ; been subdued since S'.Ah?» 'are becoming increasS1 2 ! 1 | Mr Wlllkie, in a statement today, ! said his position would be deter- 1 mined by the nominee selected;; tne nature of the foreign policy j plank, and "the kind of people who! are around the candidate and back; of the platform." 1 I Mr Russell Davenport, his eam-I palgn boss four years ago, said hcj (would leave the Republican Party! I "Mr Dewey nominated, but Mr Wlllkie denied that this necessarily represented his personal viow-1 point. j Practical Republicans arc now ! aiol'?1>' watching Mr Willkic's attitude. His views will not. be! ; presented directly, but, as the New York Mirror's- political correspond, cut. estimates. Mr Wlllkie controls ar least, 1.000,000 votes, and it Is1 not inconceivable that his influence i can determine the result in a close! election. | Congressmen believe that the! Convention will ignore most of the fundamental suggestions advanced by Mr Wlllkie in a re- 1 mP1 ?i f? of arhcles advocating liberalisation of the party plat-form. The New York Sun's correspondent says his platform is regarded by some Republicans as a virtual endorsement of the 1 Roosevelt administration and the New Ileal. Republicans want, stricter con-5,1' ,,abor unions, while Mr1 iWillkie declares that. New Dealers I „ . sufficiently extended! ! Labor s privileges. Republicans' : ?.r he plank pledging opposi-: "on to the extension of Federal ; controls while Mr Wlllkie Wg. ii 'Inj VWJ,PS "leir strengthen-infL.anfl expansion. ! ««I?ree"qHa£t,eM of RcpublU rai?r„,!g. ««" j Republicans arc now ruefully addressing the weight of .H like all 'oYheit' '49 Mr Wlllkie has nut th fl on his own partv with , ?9 gcance and lie mav President's most useful TiPn,il9 this unprecedcntedly |'ittpr p(4|"}
{"id":241300373,"text":"14 Jul 1944 - WOMEN'S WORLD Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 14 July 1944, page 8 W 41 141 F< 1\\ S . WOW I. II Three Fern's That Affect Our Birthrate : War , Fatigue and Economic Problem By HENRIETTA DRAKE-BROCKMAN In a recent article I suggested that our civilisation would be in a bad way — quite apart from wars and economic insecurity — if we had lost our sense of pleasure in having children; as a Gallup Poll appeared to indicate we had. i T DID not say wars and j I economic conditions had 1 nothing to do with the j matter. They have a great deal to do with birth-rate; they always have done so. Even our. own aborigines — stone-'age as wc call them .— controlled ! their birth-rate to suit economic : conditions. Their Australia did not support a large population. In good seasons, native animals increased: in. bad they died in thou-, sands. But the aboriginal was a man; lie contrived to control his environment to the best of his ability, in good times there were probably more piccaninnies: but in bad. he — or in this case, she — saw , to it that more mouths to feed did not endanger the life of the . tribe. But never throughout long centuries did the nhtives lose their zest in life or their pleasure in children. In the far north the native chil-,dren. still laugh a lot. and their parents laugh with them and at Ithem. But their life Is easier. | births are fewer. _»-! J PART from other causes, one : ' reason for this is that we have never helped them to readjust to the many bewildering improve-mcnts of our Western techniques of living. The point of this is that I believe we ourselves are now in need of readjustment to new and bewildering techniques. I suggest that it will not matter how well wc control our after-the-war ways of living, if we do not also set to work to recapture that zest in life which alone seems to make mankind vigorous and happy. The reasons for lack of zest in our present form of life are fairly obvious now. I belong to the generation that! was 'teen-age during the last war.! We were probably, as a whole, the j first British generation to consider whether we should have children or not. Many of us were so affected in adolescence by the dreadful carnage of the big artillery duels and the terrible casualty lists then published that when we later married, we did seriously wonder if we should be justified in allowing ourselves the pleasure! of having children. ¥ 'PHIS was a priggish and defeat-ist attitude most of us had sufficient sense not to maintain; but there is no doubt it existed to an extent throughout the community. We felt we had more choice in the matter than our! mothers and grandmothers, and; so a more direct responsibility to the next generation. I have since, checked this attitude among, women of my own age. in all sorts; of places, among all sorts of women — in the outback, on the: wheatbelt. on the Nullarbor Plain.1 in the big cities. The decade of young women im-: mediately following us did not share this particular inhibition to' sense of pleasure in children. But; before we. and they, had got -bur. j families fairly under way. the de-., pression hit us. That was the final disillusion. Families that might have been increased came to a full-stop. Others never started. Wow. the adolescents of thai period became cynical before ever they faced life. They felt life had . nothing to offer. 'PHIS time, the youths were more affected than the girls. War is terrible always for the young; but they do not wilt under sense of not being wanted. Everyone Is needed and there Is a niche for everybody, no' matter for what tragic end. But not to be needed —to grow up in this spacious country of ours feeling you have no place in it — could anything be| more bitter to youth? That is what the depression did; to young people — almost to a complete generation, for scarcely any young mind missed the blight. Its sweep was wide: children from; six onwards were blighted by a disease that entered homes in a way the last war did not. And these are the people who today should be having children. In-. ' stead, they are fighting another war. I We are all. at least verbally. ! committed to building a better 1 world for everybody — freedom /from want and fear, the obvious foundations of all reconstruction plans. But- when it comes to the living of life and the raising of children — who are life and the future — I wish to point out that freedom from fatigue, now accepted as necessary in factory and workshop, is no less imperative in the home. I am sure the majority of girls still wanl to have children, but. i unless we change the present .; public altitude. I think it will j be a long time before the birth- : , rate rises. i yyiTHOUT being sentimental about motherhood, the press.' .the radio and the cinema might; do much to help. At present the accent is always on glamor — but I jthe adolescent rarely sees glamor applied to family life. Glamor i appears to stop short at 25 or so.i gather itself together for a leap, and descend again at about 60.! ;Yet the intervening years are the' i real years of living for most ; women. | Wc could do with many morej films wherein the leading lady is1 . a fully rounded personality — a ' woman who is an individual, a wife and a mother. These are1 still, fortunately, the leading ladies; of everyday Australian life. Butj . we shall be fools if we forget to give them— not bouquets of words I at the expense of a little blah — | but adequate assistance and leisure for rest wliile they carry out i their exacting role. I Fatigue is an even worse enemy ! to creative effort than Is the speed of modern life. 4F 45 48 4" LTNALL.Y, what about the young men? If anything, men get more enjoyment out of the exploits of their offspring than do women. But when men are young they want to share the adventure of life with a mate who is not entirely taken up with being a mother. If wc must be personal on this mntter, my own mental attitudes to children have been determined by three fears — fear of war, fear of fatigue (caused by-lack of assistance and the frequent impossibility, when children were small, of continuing with any hnt purely domestic work), and fear of financial insecurity (but for which I should. I hope, have had a larger family). The fear of the first and the last Is ever present in the minds' of those who plan our future. About the third I am not so sure. Thai, is why I stress the point that young mothers — in all sections of the community— need special consideration and the establishment of communal centres and services that will allow them to live a full and happy modern existence and so encourage young people to regard children as one of the most satisfying and lasting pleasures life has to offer. As thev are — speaking as a woman who decided, once, that she would not have any."}
{"id":241301381,"text":"01 Jul 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 July 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL. What War Memorial Do jYou Favor? Nine out of 10 people i interviewed by the Gallup Poll throughout Australia in the past fortnight think war memorials should be "something useful." Two' schools of thought were disclosed by the question: . "What kind bf war ! nicib'orial do .voir favor?" Majority opinion was expressed b.v a farmer iii Parkes, N.S,W., who said. "We have enough-.- white elephants now." There was a minority, however, who would agree with the remark of a postmaster. In S.A. that "You can't, hang -a wreath on a hospital." 'A A summary of 1500 answers follows: — I'.U. Useful , memorials, such - as, hospitals . .... . . 90 Monuments, cenotaphs, shrines, and other non-utilities .... . ... ji ! I Undecided, of opposed to . any memorial 8 There was little difference between the answers of men and women, as groups. The number of people who mentioned hospitals exceeded the total who mentioned any other kind of "useful memorial." P.C. Hospitals, clinics, hostels lor disabled soldiers ....... 50 Schools, kindergartens, education for soldiers' children 14 Halls, libraries, community centres ......... 7 Parks, playgrounds, houlevards . 4 Housing, homes for servicemen 3 Pensions for disabled men .. 2 Anything useful . . 10 Tissued by Aust; Public Opinion Polls, 352 Colllns-st., Melb., to whom all Inquiries should be addressed.)"}
{"id":241301914,"text":"24 Aug 1944 - Opinion Is Divided On Daylight Saving Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 August 1944, page 5 Opinion Is Divided On Daylight Saving An Australia-wide' Gallup poll on "Woujd you like daylight saving again next summer?" shows strong support only in Tasmania, fair support in N.S.W., and Vic-, toria, considerable opposition in S.A. and strong opposi- Hon in Queensland and W;A. _ The vote in all six States . was: Yes, 45 p.c.; No, 47 p.c.: . Not interested. 8 p.c. The following comparison with earlier Gallup Poll findings on daylight saving shows how It- has gone out of favor since first tried nearly three vears ago: — DAYLIGHT SAVING lndil-'. Like Dislike ferenl P.C. P.C. P.C. 1942. Fcta. .. 69 . 23 8 1943 Feb. :. 65 v 29 6 1944. Feb. . 47 44 9 1944. Aug. .. 45 47, 8 Features of the latest survey were:— 3 out ol 4 farmers Interviewed opposed daylight saving. 0 Only among adults under 30 did the vote for daylight saving exceed 50 p.c.. and Wage earners were fifty-fifty oh the question, while better off people were 5 to 4 opposed to if ; Those In favfar ol advancing che lock In summer frequently mentioned using the extra daylight in rhe evenings for gardening or sport. Most ol the opposition referred to babies, cows, or to making the day "too long." 1 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melb.l"}
{"id":241302218,"text":"19 Jul 1944 - Public Wants Medical Service Contributory Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 19 July 1944, page 5 Public Wonts Medico! Service Contributory The proposed non-contributory national hospital and medical service is right out. of step with public opinion, according to a cross-section of people recently interviewed for the Australian Gallup Poll. This is how the proposition was put to men and women in a full range of circumstances, selected at random ' by 200 . trained interviewers:— - " .-: "The: Government is planning a national hospital and medical service, which everyone will be able to use: Do you think the WHOLE cost should be raised by taxes — or should every family . pay tn about 2/- a week? " "Contributions" was the answer given ; by.-3;'out ?of -4 ..women, and by 2 out: of ' 3 men.' Of each 100 men ; and women, in:.equal - proportions, v.:" ; ' 60 favored a contributory scheme;. 27 opposed contributions;, v 7 could see no difference; and 6 opposed any kind of Government service. A feature of- the survey was that there was little: difference -between the answers of- Labor ' Party 'supporters and U.A.P/C.P. - voters, as groups. , People, in : all age groups,' .from the twenties to the .. sixties, all gave about;:, the same - vote:- for 'contributions,";., . . Analysis; of:1:- people's comments (to find out what prompted them to favor or/oppose .contributions) shows that' favorable comments usually took the line of: "Taxes too high," "No charity," or- "People would appreciate it? more." Those opposed to y contributions- said something like "Pay according to income," .or "Poorer families couldn't afford 2/ a -week." . I Issued by Aust. Public Opinion ! Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melbourne, to whom nil , inquiries should be addressed. 1"}
{"id":241302389,"text":"28 Jun 1944 - POST-WAR PLANS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 28 June 1944, page 5 POST-WAR PLANS Where Do You Want To Live? Inquiry in all States by nearly 200 Gallup Pol) interviewers suggests that a widespread desire to go on the land after the war will come to nothing, unless it is fostered by Governments and other bodies. Of each 100 people Interviewed In capital cities: 16 said that, after the war, they would like to live In country cities or towns and 10 want to go on farms. Relatively few people want to move from country to city, so a "back to the land" movement would not be held up by any lack of desire by the people themselves. But only one person out of each eight who desire to leave the capital cities has made plans to move; the others said they were "only thinking about it," A quarter of the farm dwellers Interviewed said they would like to leave the land after the war. but about the same number of people living in country towns said they want to be farmers. Thus, the whole 10 p.c. of the city dwellers who want to go on the land represents a potential net migration to farms. Few Have Plans Altogether, nearly a third of the people Interviewed said that. If given the opportunity, they would like to move from one "locality group", to another— from city to farm or from farm to town, etc. This confirms the existence of a strong migratory urge, as disclosed by an earner Gallup survey. More than 80 p.c. of those who would like to move, however, are without any plans at present. Nearly 2000 civilians were interviewed In the latest Inquiry and tire following table shows the present dwelling place and postwar location desired by each 100 of them. It will be noted:— (a) That decentralisation to provincial cities is likely to receive fair support; and (b) That country towns. In total, do not stand to gain or lose population: Where Where people they live want to now ' live Capital Cities 51 43 Provincial Cities 8 10 Other Towns . 28 28 On Farms 13 19 (Issued by Aust. Publlo Opinion Polls, 352 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. to whom all Inquiries should be addressed)."}
{"id":241303682,"text":"16 Aug 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 16 August 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL Compulsory Voting Will Heta uNo" Vote A Gallup Poll last weekend shows that II voting were not compulsory next Saturday, one elector in four would not vote. This group of "compelled" voters consist of a third or the women and 15 p.c. of the men interviewed. When ashed how they were going to vote at the Referendum, the majority of those who would not vote voluntarily answered "No." Of the "compelled" male electors Interviewed — 57 p.c. intended voting "No." 24 p.c. would vote "Yes"; and 19 p.c. were undecided. Of the "compelled" women electors interviewed—53 53 p.c. intended voting "No." 30 p.o. would vote "Yes"; and 17 p.c were undecided. Complete figures for the Gallup Poll on how people will vote at the Referendum will be published on Friday. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Colllns-st„ Melb.l FEDERAL PART IN DROUGHT LOSSES ' The folly of restriction of production by the Commonwealth was UUW UCJI1& . 1CUUUVCU U1 CUV up- , palling losses of stock in tne drought-stricken areas of Victoria, the Premier (Mr Dunstan) said today on his return from a tour of the North-Western district. Right through the north-west there was scarcely a haystack to be seen. In addition to the huge losses, hundreds of thousands of sheep were on the verge of starvation. Tho Victorian Government was toying to obtain fodder to keep starving stock alive, but only limited supplies could be obtained. Mr Dunstan addressed large . meetings in support of the "No" campaign. COUNTRY PARTY POLICY "DISREGARDED" The Leader of the Country Party (Mr Fadden) had chosen to disregard Australian Country Party policy in his broadcast last night, said Mr Coles, M.H.R., today. The Country Party platform, formulated on July 2, 1943, after the Constitution Convention, contained the following clause: — "To give power for Federal control of employment and unemployment." Now Mr Fadden said the wording of the clause in the referendum proposals was vague, although it was Identical with the clause in his own platform. Mr Fadden was also on record as having described the identical 14 proposals upon which the nation would vote as being "Indispensable." His backing and filling was clear evidence of his purely political approach to a matter whicn. should be decided nationally rather than by petty sectarian interests. WIVES OF U.S.A. SERVICEMEN Australian wives of American servicemen may vote in the referendum without affecting their applications for United States citizenship. The American Consul-General (Mr C. J. Spiker) today set out the position as follows: The American Nationality Act of 1940 provides that a person who Is a national of the united States, whether by birth or naturalisation; shall lose his nationality by voting In a foreign State. In view of the forthcoming referendum, this provision of the citizenship laws must be considered by many persons In Australia who have dual citizenship— that Is. both American and British nationalities, acquired either at birth or by mar-The British wives of American servicemen are not citizens of the United States. As Brltttsh subjects they are subject to the laws of the Commonwealth In respect to voting. By voting they do not affect In any way their status in relation to their applications for a visa to enable them to Join their husbands in the United States. Any person in doubt should communicate with the Amerlcau Consulate, 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne"}
{"id":241304130,"text":"27 May 1944 - DEWEY'S LEAD INCREASES Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 May 1944, page 2 DEWEY'S LEAD INCREASES The Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Friday.— A Gallup poll shows that Governor Dewey s chances of the Republican nomination for President have advanced 10 points in a month. In a nation-wide survey the poll shows that 65 per cent, of republicans now favor him. nine per cent, are for Brlcker, five per cent, for Lt. Cdr. Stassen, and two for Warren. Others, Including Wendell Wlllkie and General Mac-Arthur, total 19 per cent."}
{"id":241305496,"text":"08 Aug 1944 - FEW WOULD OPPOSE RADIO TALKS ON V. D. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 8 August 1944, page 5 FEW WOULD OPPOSE RADIO TALKS ON V.D. GALLUP POLL When asked in a Gallup Poll : — "Should radio ' stations In'oadcast talks on venereal disease?" Two out of three people answered "Yes." and 0 -IalUeothcrs said they brond- Parly Hons Mtne iMMunwe thine, in u hurry, bill lu peace inonwtftillh Government shoulcT gnnka the people, not by regulation, but. by lejjlrtlutlon.— The Leader of the Slulo Opimsltion (Ml' Cain). The army of biu'ettucrut.s nave become so uocuatomeU aluce the war began lo regimenting the Uvea of the people that they are determined to maintain their grip even In the days of penne.— The Premier (Air DmiKtun). ft Is my wLsh that Government-owned eMittblbdiinenu ahull take full purl in the rehabilitation of our men tie well it In usetsting to maintain the orgit h Isulloii imperative to our defence. We mitst never ugttln be caught unprepared.— The Minister for the Navy (Mr Makln). A wide variety of repatriation ineasufea wan carried out arter the Una war, but ut no time wax any attempt made to chullenge the con-Htltutlnnul cupiiclly or the Commonwealth Government.— Mr II. !:. Ilolt, M.H.R, It, in Impracticable to vote «unu- rfltcly on the H powers. All air ucceawy for post-war reonnntriieiloii ami it one wan rejected the rest might he worth lesa.—The .Minister ror Air (Mr DraUcfunl). The H points are a hotch-potch without rhyme or resson. Dr. Kviitl would have been an esperl at writing Mils curious modern poeLry — Kx Senator Spleor. - null employment has meant y renter tonal sales of wheat aim organised marketing has meant that the whom growers receive a good prlca. Jlolh are the result of ; CoimnonwmUtli powers used in wurtime.-r-The Min-ixier for Commerce (Mr Scully). T have always been an advocate o» incrfraaed Federal powers und I have always voted lor thorn. no matter IVhnL dtll'fl'iiiTiniit tun. It, Mr J. II. 51,-iilliii. M, ll.lt i.niiuaiiaiui powers are required to oondiiei the war and the piwl-war &roblms must be dealt with by the at-loua! Parliament rather than by alx depurate stale (lover u — air CI. I. Iieilu-ldee."}
{"id":241305655,"text":"23 Aug 1944 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 23 August 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL SHOWS WHY PEOPLE VOTED AGAINST PROPOSALS The chief reason for voting "No" at the referendum was a belief that the additional powers would be used to socialise industry, according to a Gallup Poll taken a week before the referendum. The survey also shows that fear of industrial conscription added to the "No" vote, while most "Yes" voters expected the extra powers to guarantee employment. People Interviewed were asked— "What do you consider the main reason the Commonwealth Is asking for, the powers?" . A card listing seven probable reasons was handed to each person, md they were also asked whether they were voting "Yes" or "No" at the Referendum. Reasons For Powers "No" voters' selections from the card show that opposition to socialisation and industrial conscription were major considerations at the Referendum— What NO Voters Thought Was Main Purpose of Referendum Socialise Industry . . 30 Industrial conscription .. .. 20 Avoid depressions (9 .p.c.),: ensure full, employment (6 p.c.) . . 15 Abolish States .'. .. .. ..10 Control monopolies .. , 8 Help returned soldiers . . . . 4 No Idea (chiefly women) .. 13 / 100 The third line of the above table suggests that some "No" voters, while preoccupied w'ith the problem of post-war employment, believed Increased Federal powers would not help. On the other hand, selections by "Yes" voters show that fear of unemployment was the main reason for supporting . the Referen- dum. Socialisation of industry was a minor consideration: — What YES Voters Thought Was Main Purpose of Referendum % Avoid depressions (37 p.c.), ensure full employment (28 p.c.) .. 65 Abolish States 10 Control monopolies .. .. .. 10 Help returned soldiers .. .. 10 Socialise industry 5 100 Comparison of the two tables alsoshows: (1) The first power In the Bill (Rehabilitation : of Returned Servicemen) was least mentioned (apparently the public Is satisfied that existing powers are adequate). (2) Only small and equally balanced minorities thought the future of State Governments was the main reason for the Referendum, and (3) The proposed power to control monopolies caused as much oppo. sltion as support for the Referendum. Nine out of 10 people told Interviewers how they were voting at the referendum. As published In The Herald last Friday, the proportion who Intended to vote "No" was 51 p.c. of the full cross-section., including those still un-, decided. Excluding the "undecided" people, "No" was 56 p.c. In comparison, the referendum vote counted to date shows. "NO" 54 p.c. A survey made a week! before a referendum could not have been much more accurate. I Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Poll. 352 Collins St. Melb."}
{"id":241305793,"text":"14 Aug 1944 - Opinions On Ownership Of Airlines Evenly Divided Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 14 August 1944, page 5 Opinions On Ownership Of Airlines Evenly Divided Australians divide into three approximately equal groups . on the question who should' own airlines in Australia after the war. Of an Australia wide cross-section of 1200 men interviewed for the Gallup Poll — 34 p.c. thought all air transport should be privately owned; 31 p.c. favored all airlines being owned by the Government; 3D p.c. wanted some private airlines and some Government; and In, had nn nnfninn on the subject. Public ownership of transport, of course, is a socialistic ideal, so it '.z interesting to see that fewer than half of the Labor Party supporters interviewed selected the first statement:— AUSTRALIA'S AIRLINES Labor U.A.P./C.P. Voters Voters Fi vor— P-c. P.c-All Govt 43 12 All private .... 25. 47 Doth .. 28 36 No opinion ... 6 5 _ Division of opinion on the ownership of airlines is . most marked between people who intend to vote "Yes" or "No" next Saturday. Of men who favor all airlines being Government-owned— 57 p.c. Intended voting "Yes." 30 p.c. were voting "No" and 13 p.c. were undecided. On the other nana, of men in favor of all airlines being privately owned—17 17 p.c. Intended voting "Yes," 74 p.c. were voting "No" and 9 p.c. were undecided. Of those who favor both Government and private airlines— 32 p.c. Intended voting "Yes," 55 p.c. were voting "No," and 13 p.c, were undecided. (By Roy Morgan, of Aunt. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins at.. Melb.)"}
{"id":241306811,"text":"29 Jul 1944 - Opinion Divided On Manpower Control Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 July 1944, page 5 Opinion Divided On Manpower Control If manpower control is continued during postrwar reconstruction, approval would probably slightly exceed, disapproval, judging by a recent Gallup Poll. 1 ; v It seems, however, that apprehension concerning. posr-war manpower control is HKeiy ro cause some people to vote "No" at the referendum. The proposition put to people in all States by 200 interviewers was:— ' . 1 "It's claimed we'll, need some-l.hina like the present manpower control lor a few years after the war. Do you agree, or disagree?" Men, of all political views, were equally divided on the need for control, but a small majority of women thought it, necessary. Labor Party voters, as a group, gave a 3 to 2 vote for "control will be necessary," but U.A.P ./ C.P. voters were 50-50. The nation-wide finding was:— POST-WAR MANPOWER CONTROL Needed 50 p;C. Not needed . . .. 43 p.c. Undecided . . . . 7 p.c. People interviewed - were also asked how they intended- to vote at the Referendum. Of the 50 p.c. who think postwar manpower, control will be needed, nearly - a half" are ' likely to vote -"Yes." and a third "No,' while the remainder were undecided. Of the 43 p.c. who think it won't be needed, at least 2 out of, 3 intend to vote "No." Analysis of people's comments shows two distinct schools . of thought: , Favoring- control: "Without control- 'there will be , confusion," and ''With control everyone will get. a job;" Opposing control: "People are happier if they choose ' their own work" and "Let us regain our freedom." IBv Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 332 Colllnp St., Melb.l"}
{"id":241306982,"text":"12 Aug 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 August 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL Most Employes Expect Suitable Post-War Jobs Three out of four civilian employes are confident they will have a suitable job after the war, according to a nation-wide survey by the Australian Gallup Poll. Analysis of. answers shows that fear of post-war unemployment will be a consideration' — . but not a maior one — on' Referendum Day, More than 1000 men and nearly 1000 women were interviewed in more than 200 districts, in- all States, Two out of three people interviewed were employes, or wives of employes. , Men's answers are set out iiV the following table. Wage and salary earners who were NOT confident of ' post-war employment represente'd 16 p.c. of all men, or 26 p.c. of male' employes. The number of "uncertain" men in the otner occupational groups was too small to afrect the percentages:— Wage ' and salary earners — " Confident of ' jobs 47 . -Not confident; ... 10 63 p.c. Farm owners .. '.. 15 p.c. Shopkeepers . ; .. . , 6 p.c.' Owners of large businesses and professional men .. .... 5 p.c. Retired and about to . retire .. . . . . .. . . 11 p.e. 100 p.c. Of women - employes, the proportion confident 'Of post-war Jobs was approximately the' same as among men. Housewives were riot quite as confident';as,. their menfolk, but the difference; was small. Referendum Vote All people interviewed were asked how they were going to. vote at tlie referendum. Of male employes /who ARE ; - confident of ; post- war1 jobs — . 50' p.c. intended "to vote? '.'No":"' 39 p.c. to ' vote "Yes." and- . , 11 p.c. were undecided. Of male employes who are NOT confident — 40 p.c. intended to vote "No"; 46 p.c. to vote "Yes," and 14 p.c. were, undecided. Of the, farm owners and' business-men —' ' 60 p.c. intended to vote ."No"; 20 p.cv to vote "Yes," arid . 11 p.c. were undecided. . . Of the retired men' and pensioners —.-50 .-50 p.c. lntendca to votc "No"; 36 p.c. to vote "Yes,"' and .15 p.c. were undecided. ..'It is noteworthy that,, of the men who were not confident of post-war jobs, those who intended to vote' "Yes" represented 8 p.c; of all men interviewed, and those who Intended voting "No" were 7 p.c.-(By Boy Morgan, or Aust. Public Opinion Polls 352 Collins St., Mclb.)"}
{"id":241307817,"text":"24 May 1944 - Few Can See Real Hopes Of Long World Peace Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 24 May 1944, page 5 Few Can See Real Hopes Of Long World Peace "Do you think there is likely to be another world war in the next 25 years," the Gallup Poll has jus tasked a cross-section of Australians, and 42 out of each 100 interviewed considered another was was likely, 34 said it was unlikely, and the other 24 p.c. were undecided. As yet, of course, the public has only a hazy idea of the likely postwar international set-up. but answers to the question show that prospects of future wars outweigh prospects of peace in the minds of most people. Men and women, as groups, gave much the same answers, although men are slightly more hopeful of avoiding war. There was little difference of opinion between young people and their elders. Comparison with a similar survey by the Canadian Gallup Poll shows a remarkable similarity: — Anst. Canada p.c. p.c. Will lie war 42 ' 45 Will NOT be war , . 34 34 No opinion 24 21 A third of . the 42 p.c. who DO expect another war before 1970 can see no hope of avoiding it, because "human nature : cannot change" or because "too much money is made by financiers." The other two-thirds of the 42 p.c.. however, think war could be avoided: ff the capitalistic system Is abolished. If we get back to Christian principles. if the Axis powers are absolutely disarmed." If we revert to world free trade. The 34 p.c. who DON'T expect another war before- 1970 were asked:1 "What do you think will do most to prevent It?" Most frequent answers were: Disarmament, of the . Axis. Co-operation among United Nations. Common-sense of war-weary people;, and Destruction' and suffering' In countries now involved. (iRsued by Aunt. Public Opinion' Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb.)"}
{"id":241309435,"text":"18 Aug 1944 - GALLUP POLL REVIEW Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 18 August 1944, page 7 GALLUP POLL REVIEW Civilian Vote Tomorrow Likely To Lean To "No" By ROY MORGAN, of Australian Public Opinion Polls, I 352 Collins Street, Melbourne. J A nation-wide Gallup Poil, conducted last week- j end, discloses increased support for "Yes," but indi- I cates little prospect of a "Yes" majority among civ- j ilians tomorrow unless there has been a considerable i change, in sentiment in the last week. | Of 2000 civilians, men and women, interviewed In all Slates j (on a population basis), 51 per cent, said they were voting "No." 39 per cent, were voting "Yes," and 10 per cent, were still undecided. ; The following comparison of MEN'S answers with earlier findings shows a recovery In- "Yes" sentiment to the level of last May. Men's Attitude Co Referendum Yes No Undecided p.c. p.c. p.c. Feb 49 34' 17 April . . . . 48 37 15 May . .. .. 41 47 12 June ..... 37 '49 14 July .... 35 52 13 Aug. 12 .. .. 40 . 53 7 Women's answers In the latest survey were similar to those of the men, except that a relatively large proportion of the women had not yet made up their minds; The figures for women were; — Yes, 37 p.c.; No. 49 p.c.; and Undecided, 14 p.c. 1 The increase in "Yes" sentiment in the first two weeks of August occurred among Labor voters. U.A.P./C.P. voters remain overwhelmingly "No." Men and Women Electors July Aug. Labor Voters — P.C. P.C. i Yes 52 59 : No 33 29 , Undecided 15 12 ; Other Voters — Yes ... ;..... 11 10 ! No 80 82 I Undecided .... 9 8 j At . the Federal election a yearj ago ballot papers were issued to| nearly 4,000,000 civilians— 1,730.000 men and 2,150,000 women. In addition, approximately 400,000 members of the forces voted under the Wartime Electoral Act. Of the civilians, i'A p.c. voted Informally. Their valid first preference votes were spread over the various parties as follow:— Labor and Communist, 54 p.c.; U.A.P.-C.P., 32 p.c.; Independen-dents and Minor Parties, 14 p.c. . The services voted for the various parties in approximately the same proportions as the divilians. POINTS FROM SPEECHES If the Government loees money when It goes Into business after the war, the people will pay. If It maes a profit, the people will say the days of miracles are not past.— The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Men7.1cs). It seems Illogical that properties owned by the people cannot be allowed to work on behalf of the people In peace as well as In war. We have found a common unity In our work In war. Why not In peace?— The Minister for Munitions (Mr Makin). In the national Interest we must resist proposals which are vague and unqualified. Some are manifestly dishonest and others threaten our democratic way of life. — The Lender o( the Country Party (Mr Fadden). Whatever Government may be in office after the war will be elected by the Australian people. To retain office it will have to retain the people's confidence. No Government can flout the wishes of the people withbut being dismissed from office. — The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Forde). ; < Dr.-EvRtt-a'nd Mr" Cblfltfy IfaVe had the temerity to suggest that even the winning of the war has become dependent on the success of the referendum. This plAces a severe strain on the credulity of the electors,— The Premier (Mr Dunstan). The Premier of Victoria (Mr Dun-stnn) was among the staunchest advocates of greater powers to the Commonwealth until nls political bosses cracked the whip. As yet he has given no real , explanation of his remarkable somersault. — The Minister for Customs (Senator Kcan'e). The fact that Labor members signed a pledge not to support Industrial conscription Is positive proof that power to Introduce it lies In the employment proposal. — Dame Enid Lyons. Slx'wnrrlng States, each striving for advantage over the others, make it Impossible to form any plan adequate to meet the grave Issues of the postwar years. — The Leader of the State Opposition (Mr Cain). It was not until the present Government threatened ' freedom o( speech and expression that a public clamor developed for a guarantee In the constitution.— Mr H. E. Holt, M.H.It. It would be futile even to think that six separate States could achieve concerted action. Too manv people forget that the Commonwealth Constitution was not meant to be unalterable.— Mr Slater, M.L.A. Heidelberg Hospital Is probably one of the few military establishments In which the occupants have been given a chance to read and hear as much of the case . against the referendum as of that in favor of it. — Mr G. Icnkin. A Government rarely lasts ten years and long before the five years nave elapsed after the signing of the peace the present Government will have been swept from the 'scene. — Mr Hutchinson, M.H.R. Tonight's Meetings LABOR "YES" CAMPAIGN.— Bent-lelgh: Legion Hall. Queenscliff. Minister for War Organisation - (Mr Dedman). Hawthorn Hall. NON-PARTY "YES" CAMPAIGN.— Hast Brunswick: Albion Hall. Rlch-imond: Town Hall. CONSTITUTIONAL LEAGUE "NO" CAMPAIGN. — North Melbourne: Municipal Hall. Box Hill: Town Hall. Broadford: Manchester Unity Hall. Kensington: Town Hall.>."}
{"id":241309611,"text":"17 Aug 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 17 August 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL Referendum Will Be Close, Public Thinks John Citizen is inclined to think the odds slightly favor a "Yes" victory at | the referendum next Sat- | uraay, according ro an ; Australia - wide Gallup | Poll on the question: — , Quite apart /rom how uoti intend to vote, do you think the Gov- i ernmenl mill win or' lose the re-> ferendum?" i The question was put to a fully : representative cross-section of. nearly 2000 men and women Of every 100 men interviewed— 42 thought '"Yes" would win. 39 expected a "No" victory. 13 believed it would be close, and 6 did not hazard a guess. Women also were Inclined to exr pect "Yes" to win. These people were also asked how they were likely to vote at the referendum next Saturday. Answers are now being counted,- and the finding will be published in The Herald tomorrow. I By Roy Morgue, ol Australian -Public Opinion Polls, 352 CoIUns-st., I Melbourne. J"}
{"id":241310080,"text":"06 May 1944 - STRONG SUPPORT TOR \"ONE PARLIAMENT\" Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 May 1944, page 5 STRONG SUPPORT TOR "ONE P ARMAMENT" More than half of an Australia-wide cross-section interviewed in April for the Gallup Poll said they favored, One Parliament for Australia (with appropriate power delegated to regional councils) . But, a quarter of these- unincationists said they were going to vote "No" at the Powers Referendum. II seems that there would he more chance of the electors agreeing to abolish State Parliaments than of a "Yes" majority at the Referendum. People Interviewed were asked: (a) How they are likely to vote at the Referendum to give the Commonwealth extra powers for five years, and (b) Which of three statements (printed on a card) came nearest to the forrri of Government they would like Australia to have. Answers given to question is) were analysed last. Saturday. They showed that although more people seemed likely to; (write "Yes" than "No," .the majority had r slightly do. creased slpee last Febfuary.j More than a - quarter of the women interviewed didn't know how they were likely to vote at the referendum, and nearly as many couldn't select one of the three statements as being "theirs." Of the men, however. 19 out of 20 selected one of the statements, and 85 p.c. of them stated how they were likely to vote at the referendum. 56 p.c. nf the men 'selected the statement. "The Commonwealth the only -Government with all powers, some of which would be delegated to regional or State councils." Of those uniflcationlsts: — 37 p.c. (of the whole sample) are likely to vote "Yes." 13 pc. arc likely to vote "No," and 6 p.c. are undecided. Apparently, one man in five (19 p.c.), while favoring unification, Is not convinced that an Increase In Federal powers for five years after the war will lead to unification. 17 p-c. selected "The present-Federal system, but with certain powers . transferred from the States to the Commonwealth."' Of these men. who favor a permanent Increase in Federal powers: 8 p.c. (of the whole sample) are likely to vote "Yes." 6 p.c. are likely to vote "No" and 3 p.c. are undecided. Apparently, one man In 12 favors a stronger central government, but is not convinced that ALL of the powers in the Powers Act-; should ; be; transferred. > 21 p.c. selected . "The present ' Federal, system, with, the Commonwealth : having ho more power than before the war." Of these '(State Righters"— 2 p.c. (of the whole sample) are likely to vote "Yes." 16 p.c. are jikely to vote "No," Rnd '3 p.c. are undecided. It seems that one man in 50, although a "State Rlchter." will go so far as to give \\he Commonwealth extra powers tor a 'limited '.period of five years after the war, !Most of these are Labor Party supporters. Voting" Intentions . Yes No — Men — p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. I Uniflcationlsts ,56. 37 13 6 "More Powerites" 17 8 6 3 i State Righters 21- 2' IB 3 No opinion ... 6 . 1 2 3 -100 48 37 15 I I Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, . 3S2 Collins St., Melb..."}
{"id":241310457,"text":"10 May 1944 - S.W. PACIFIC BASES FOR U.S. FAVORED Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 10 May 1944, page 5 S.W. PACIFIC BASES FOR I.S. FAVORED At least two out of three people interviewed for the Australian Gallup Poll in April thought America should be able to use air and. naval bases both in the Commonwealth and on nearby Pacific islands after the war. Opinion was divided on whether reconquered New Britain should be governed by Australia alone or by Australia and America together, : : Questions asked were: (1) "It has been suggested we should let the American Air Force and Navy use bases In Australia after the war. Do you favor, or oppose, that suggestion?!' Those In favor were also asked: "Should i lt be a base for,, say, 25 vears— or a permanent right? The result showed that majority opinion favored a lease. . Favor U.S. using our bases , P.C. On lease 46 Permanent .. .. ..19 65 Oppose U-S. using our bases 31) No opinion 15 Labor voters and non-Labor voters were In close agreement Most of ' those without" an opinion1 were, women, . There was Uttle difference of opinion State by State t . .. . Pacific Bases 7\\ The second Inquiry was:— "At present the Americans are using a number of bases on Pacific Islands near Australia Do you think America should be : free- to. use those bases after the war?" ' . The' answer, as In the follow: ru: table:, was almost the same as on the first' question P.C Favor U.S., using Island bases 6K Opposed ;to It .. IX No opinion j , , 16 lire third question dealt with the government of the Importam Island base'j'of Rabaul The situa- tion; was explained to ensure thai people, knew whal was involved-"Just north -easi ol New-Guinea is the island oi New Britain. where the Japs now hold Rabaul Before the war il was governed by Australia as a League of Nations mandate Who do Vou think should govern II after the war— Australia America. or Australia and America together?" Again, supporters ol Laboi and non-Labor as groups were in close agreement, and then combined answer was: PC. Aust. should govern New Britain 19 U.S. should govern New. Britain i Both should govern New Britain 12 Nq opinion Imnstl.v women) 1 It will be noted thai only' 5 p.c separated the. votes fot "Australia alone" and the combined vote fot | "U.S alone" and "both together " (Issued by Aust. Public Opininu Pulls: ,15't Collins .81,. Metb.l i"}
{"id":241311081,"text":"12 Jul 1944 - CANADIAN POLL ON POST-WAR TRADE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 12 July 1944, page 2 CANADIAN POLL ON POST-WAR TRADE NEW YORK. Tuesday.— A Canadian Gallup Poll discloses that 37 per cent, of Canadians expect a short prosperity to follow the war: 18 per cent, expect a long prosperity, 34 per cent, fear a depression. Rnd the rest are undecided. — The Herald Special Service."}
{"id":241311127,"text":"12 Jul 1944 - Public Favors Armed League Of Nations Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 12 July 1944, page 5 Public Favors Armed League Of Nations At least two out of three Australians favor the League of Nations -having an armed force after the war, judging Ay the latest cross-section of opinion collected by the Gallup Poll. The question asked was: "What is your opinion about the League of Nations having an armed force after the war?" Few of the 1700 answers, ot course, were exactly the same, but of each. 100 people interviewed: 67 were favorable to an armed. League';16 16 were opposed to it; and 17 had no opinion. Common attitudes were: "Use force against force," and "The League must have power to enforce decisions." - The minority opposed to an armed League usually said something like, "Armaments breed wars," or "An armed League would become a dictatorship." Men and women gave much the same votes In favor of an armed League of Nations. People over 40 (who would nest remember the early days of . the League) were .10 p.c. more favorable than people In their twenties. AM people interviewed were asked how they had voted at the Federal election a year ago. and analysis shows that Labor Party supporters and U.A.P.-C.P. voters hold similar views on an armed League. Australia ls a member of the League, but America never Join- ed. although it was sponsored by I President Wilson after the last war. Strong support for U.S. now Joining was disclosed by a recent, American Gallup -Poll on:— "If a new Council of Nations is formed after the war to take -the place of the old League. of Nations, should U.S. join?" , 72 p.c. of Americans interviewed answered ."Yes." 13 p.c. said "No." and 15 p.c. had no opinion. - I Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne. to whom all enquiries should be addressed. I"}
{"id":241313938,"text":"10 Aug 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 10 August 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL IDo You i Have Enough Butter Now? Six out of every 10 people interviewed in July for the Gallup Poll throughout Victoria, S'.A. .and W.A, said they were "getting along fairly well" with the reduced butter ration of 6 ox. a week. People in Queensland, N.S.W. and Tasmania, however, were fifty-fifty on the question. Analysis of men's and women's answers, according to the occupation of the head. of the household, shows that dissatisfaction with the reduced ration is strongest among unskilled workers. Even so, the dissatisfied" group is a bare majority:— " QUESTION: "Do you find you can gel along fairly well with the reduced butter ration?" Yes. No. p.e. p.e. Total vote 57 43 Business owners, managers, professional .. 70 30 Farm owners .! .. .. 70 30 Clerks, shophands.. ., 56 44 Skilled workers ;. .. .. 55 45 Semi-skilled workers . . 52 48 Unskilled workers . . . . . 49 51 I Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street. Melbourne."}
{"id":241314719,"text":"05 Aug 1944 - CLOSE PRESIDENTIAL POLL FORECAST Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 August 1944, page 5 CLOSE PRESIDENTIAL POLL FORECAST NEW YORK, Friday.— A Gallup Poll survey of 17 States indicates that President Roosevelt and the 'Republican candidate for Presi- dent, Mr Dewey, will be running neck and neck with 130 and 138 electoral votes respectively. Gallup comment says that the Atlantic-Pacific seaboard States are likely to be the main battleground. The farm -States In central and mid-western parts favor Mrl Dewey; the south remains Democratic. The Pacific States are showing a definite anti-Roosevelt trend, but the President still leads by a small margin in California. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":241314735,"text":"05 Aug 1944 - REFERENDUM PROSPECTS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 August 1944, page 5 REFERENDUM PROSPECTS Most Civilians Now Oppose Extra Powers By ROY MORGAN, of Australian Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street. Melbourne. If fne Government wins the Referendum, it will be entirely the result of efforts in the last four weeks of the campaign, judging by a Gallup Poll at the end of July. Of 2000 civilians interviewed in all States (on a population basis), half said they would vote No, a third would vote "Yes," and the remainder (15 per cent.) were still undecided. For the flfth time since January Gallup Poll Interviewers have asked people how they are going to vote at the Referendum. The following comparison of MEN'S answers shows a consistent increase In "No" sentiment, which has now risen above 50 per cent.: Men's Attitude to Referendum Feb. May June July p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. Yes . . . 49 41 37 35 No ... 34 47 49 52 Undecided 17 12 14 13 . Women's answers In the latest survey were similar to those' of the men, the figures for women being: Yes, 33 p.c.: No. 50 p.c.: and Undecided, 17 p.c. Analysis according to the political affiliation of people Inter, viewed shows that: U.A.P.-C.P. supporters are overwhelmingly "No" on the referendum and Only a bare r-.ajorlty of Labor Party supporters are at present In; the "Yes" camp: Men and Women Electors Labor U.A.P-C.P. Voters- Voters p.c. p.e. Voting "Yes" ..52 11 Voting "No" . .. 33 80 Undecided .... 15 9 Analysis of men's and women's answers in each State show that N.S.W., Victoria. Queensland and Tasmania lean to "No," while VV.A. and S.A. lean to "Yes." The Australia-wide "sample" of 2000 Interviews should be accurate within a few per cent., but the relatively small "sample" from each State wr/d have a somewhat larger marrv, of error, so the State-by-Staie analysis Is published only in general terms."}
{"id":241316265,"text":"13 May 1944 - Tobacco Rationing By Coupons Preferred Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 May 1944, page 5 Tobacco Rationing By Coupons Preferred Six out of 10 men who are smokers think tobacco and cigarettes should be rationed by coupons, according to a cross-section of opinion collected by the Australian Gallup Poll. Among women smokers the vote is even higher — seven out of 10. People throughout Australia were asked: — (1) "Do you favor the present method of buying tobacco and cigarettes— or do you prefer rationing by coupons?" and (2) "Are you a non-smoker, a light smoker, or a heavy smoker?" More than two-thirds of the men and a quarter of the women said they were smokers. Of the male smokers, half answered "medium," a quarter "light," and a quarter heavy." Before answers to the first question were counted, men and women were grouped into heavy, medium and light smokers. Among men, approximately 6 out of 10 in each group (heavy, medium and light smokers) favors coupons, and at least 7 out of 10 women in each group, agrees with them. nL25ior Par<Y supporters are slightly more favorable to rationing tobacco and cigarettes than are non-Labor people. People in N.S.W., W.A., S.A. and victoria are all strongly In favor of rationing, in Queensland and Tasmania, however, opinion is more evenly divided. It will be noted that peoplo were not asked whether they thought tobacco coupons should be Issued to everyone, or only to people who declare they are smokers. Issued by Australian Fabilo Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":241316381,"text":"19 Jun 1944 - DON'T BABIES GIVE PARENTS PLEASURE ANY MORE? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 19 June 1944, page 9 DON'T BABIES GIVE PARENTS PLEASURE ANY MORE? REASONS FOR DECLINE IN BIRTHRATE WOMAN'S WORLD By HENRIETTA DRAKE-BROCKMAN GIRLS ARE IMPORTANT A recent Gallup Poll on the falling birthrate showed that elderly— and many not-so-elderly — people' put the lack of babies down to the "pleasure-seeking selfishness" of our community. Do you realise the appalling implication of that statement? It means that children are no longer regarded, in the public mind, as a source of pleasure. CHILDREN — life itself, joy of the present and hope of the future — have become an obligation, a nuisance, an accident, a duty, a menace, a fear; anything, in short, but what every child born into a democratic society should be able to claim by right of.-bivth.to.be — a pleasure. ' All sorts of reasons can,: and are, being marshalled to explain this attitude. But the attitude'- itself — divorce, in the publio mind, of the idea of pleasure from the idea of children — has not received oroDer attention. ' We may ail be subconsciously aware of this divergence, and afraid to face it. We know its ultimate result means racial death. Do we merely 'reassure ourselves by loud discussions of housing problems and economic securities, aware all the time that houses without children are not homes, and that high wages cannot buy young women relief: from 24 hours a day, 365 days a" year, in the exacting job of motherhood? Our list of essential services should he based on the vital need for provision: of proper leisure for mothers. .- =!= " m :|! |N war, women are called on to maintain the morale of their men by love, faith, smiles, beauty; a constant re-statement that life is worth living, that our particular ideal of life Is even worth dying to preserve. Should men any the less neglect,, as they become the masters of nature, to help women to face child-bearing and rearing — with morale less high than they themselves carry to battle? Sometimes men are inclined to lag, but so far they have not altogether failed to invent better conditions, for women. Anaesthetics and modern- obstetrical practice have already practically wiped away the ancient fear of childbirth. =! . rpHE one fact' that glows like a rainbow above the present darkness of the world is the extraordinary development of. scientific knowledge. We read .dally of dramatic progress in medical practice, in aeronautics, in electronics. Applied to civilian life, as we believe all such advancement will iventually be, this mastery ' of nature must greatly improve the technique of living. But I think most of us tend to forget that no matter how brilliant our technique of living many become, zest in life cannot be found if technique is not allied with emotional satisfaction. The technique of an artist may be perfect, but if his art does not arouse emotion as well as admiration, we pass from him to some less technically but more vitally proficient performer. The living of life re- mains an art, is not yet an exact science; success in living comes from the adjustment of natural creative energy and acquired knowledge. :>< the beginning of this war . many young men were reluctant to marry or to leatfe young wives with a child.- Their sense of responsibility — not selfishness — was the reason. I ielt sure at the time that the women would have a say; that if the instinct of our race was still for life, babies there would be. The answer was definlt-ely' in the affirmative. Recently, however, a war-bride of my acquaintance, one whose husband has now returned from overseas, commented on a new aspect.. She said that all her friends who had had babies, some in defiance of masculine fears that it was undesirable to have children, now proffered different advice. After strugging with small children through the past foul-years, they were exhausted. The majority said they would have no more. My young friend said she had not been deterred from her own resolution, but that she had "gone cold" on her original hope of three or four — unless things altered. The young wife of a private soldier with small children can hardly have felt herself a i>cr-- son of importance to the nation. Whatever section of the com-. munity a young mother may have belonged to, she has scarcely been encouraged to think her job carried a No. X priority for Australia. Doesn't it? jvo matter how gloriously tne . war is won by -feats of arms, our future will never be secure if feminine morale hns been too badly shaken, for in the long run, women are the race. Girls are important. What they think matters. I do not believe the birth-rate will rise as the result of campaigns and pep-talks or' from .a sense ol' national or religious duty. It will i-ise when girls think that to have families will be fun; that happy healthy children are the ultimate expression of that personal attractiveness so accented by ; modern trends; that life without children is less exciting -and less complete; when they, who ' are more, not less, responsible about procreation than the women of earlier periods, more responsible about infant welfare, feel that if tney have families, they can themselves at least endeavor to be the mother of their dreams. :(i jyroST girls know, that if they marry and have children they will not even be able to go out with their husbands — one or. the other will have to stay home. The links of common interest will grow less, emotional experiences: cease to be shared— a prospect difficult to face in the, early twenties, when life has, so much to offer. To,; look ..back , with.,sgntimental. yearnihg "to""a simpler;; society " is hopeless and absurd; to go forward and try to harmonise our complex one is a stimulating challenge. How? The answer, is given from a dozen differing angles in a single word: Education. But, without radical readjustment of present conditions, education will further deteriorate the position of the mother and housewife. The more you educate a girl the more she wants to do a good job by her family and the less she wants to cease to.be a companion for her husband, or to let her mind grow rusty. Therefore quick adjustment of domestic life becomes the immediate corollary of increased education.In In actual fact the position of the domestic women in our society has for years been growing worse and worse, no matter what section of the community she belongs to, be she wife' of omanual-worker, salaried man or boss. The war has not created the condition, merely aggravated it enormously. One of the worst features of modern city life — and the majority of Australians live in towns — is the way in which women are left alone day after day with only the companionship of small children and all the work to do. Country women do not, for all their isolation, suffer this curtailment of personal contact. They still share the work, worries and interests of their menfolk and are often saved the constant pressure of small children in the house. PROPERLY supervised creches, pixy gardens, nursery schools, help in the home when urgent —if necessary, even transport, and creches at cinemas are needed. However it is done, done it must be— this finding of leisure for mothers. ' rpHE Alberta Club's set-together at Nicholas Hall, Lonsdale Street, tomorrow at 2J5 p.m. will bo In aid of 'the Chinese War Orphans' Appeal.' Mrs Wac Young will be the speaker Modun Moreiuc Nightingales on the Anzio front, fright British sistcis and one American nurse are working side bv side with army medical orderlies at a casualty clearing station on the Anzio front, lhc sisters arc not only stout workers, but are as stout-hearted as any .soldiers. The Germans have dive-bombed and machine-gunned the station on a number of occasions, but undaunted they still carry on with their good work. The picture shows Lieut. -Colonel D. McVical, Officer Commanding the 2nd U.K. Mobile Casualty Clearing Station, with some of the hospital sisters."}
{"id":241855698,"text":"01 May 1899 - HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAGE POLL. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 1 May 1899, page 4 HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAGE POLL now THE VOTING GOES. ADELAIDE. Mondnv. The latest (Igi)rea of the referendum taken In connection with the general elections on the subject of Household Suffrage are as follow:— For 12,200 Against 0,4)0 Majority In favor .. ,. .. B,8G0"}
{"id":241866375,"text":"02 May 1899 - HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAGE POLL. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 2 May 1899, page 4 HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAGE POLL LATEST VOTING, ADELAIDE, Tuesday. The latest figures of the referendum taken in connection with the general elections on the subject .of household suffrage are as follow:— For. 37,9Sr» Against 25, 457 Majority In favor .. .. 12,528"}
{"id":243426665,"text":"29 Oct 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 29 October 1954, page 9 [?] Democrats likely to win US. election The semi-final prediction of the American Gallup. Poll is that thc Democrats will regain control of the House of Representatives next Tuesday. President Elsenhower's Republican admini- stration will then he faced with an opposition majority in the House, at least until the next President and Congressional elections two years hence. Next week's U.S. elections are for nil of the House and a third of the Senate. Dr. Gallup's prediction Is confined to the House election. As usual, the Democrats are certain to win all except 5 or 6 of the 120 scats In the "Solid South." (The South has voted Democrat since the Civil War, when Republicans controlled the worinj. To gain control of the House of 435 seats, thc Democrats need only a third of the 315 seats In the East. North and West. To win upwards of 200 sents outside the South— nnd control of the House —the Republicans usuallv need 55 per cent, of the votes outside the South. That Is not easy, because under Roosevelt the Democrats became the trade union party in the North. Thc Gallup Poll's semifinal prediction is that Republicans will receive only 51 per cent, of thc votes outside of the South. The following figures show that the situation Is now coinpnrable with 1948, when Truman nnd his Democrats won easily. VOTE EX-SOUTH Elections Reps. Dcms. p.c. p.c. 1946 .... 57 43 1948 .... 50 50 1950 .... 53 47 1952 .. .. 55 45 Gallup est. 51 49 By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":243429464,"text":"20 Nov 1954 - GA[?] POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 November 1954, page 2 [?] 'Fewer want to hear Parliament | A reduced, but fairly substantial, majority I of the public wants Parliamentary ! 1 broadcasts to continue, the Gallup Poll finds. Asked "Do vou think broadcasting from Federal Parliament should be continued. reduced. or stopprd?" — I860 men and j women answered:— Continue Parliamentary broadcasts 55 per cent. Reduce them, II per rent. Stop thrm . 15 per cent. No opinion 19 per rent. Tills is the sixth lime the Gallup Poll has asked this question since Parliamentary broadcasting began in 1946. In Ure first four years ' Parliament was on the air. the majority in favor rose to a peak of 72 per cent in 1950. Since then, hewever. the majority has declined, as follows: 1950 1953 1954 p.r. p.r. p.r. ( ontinuc 72 57 55 Reduce or .."'op lfi 2fi 26 No opinion 12 17 19 Last month's survey, found close agreement bc-tween city people and country people; hIso between Labor voters and LCP voters, between men and women; "and between the various age groups. . L-w"ViJF r"'i puousnea The Herald last Thursday disclosed thnt only 17 per cent, of adults listened; to any Parliamentary broadcasts in a normal' week. Hnlf of that 17 per; cent, listened for not more j than an hour. On another question, about broadcasting State, Parliaments the Australia- 1 wide cross-section of 1880 adults answered: - , Iii favor 49 per cent, i Opposed . . 23 per cent. No opinion 21 percent. Bv Reit) Morgan, ol Aust. Public Opinion Pol h."}
{"id":243430011,"text":"11 Nov 1954 - MOTOR TOUR, 106 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 11 November 1954, page 19 Motor Tour, 106 Hotel vote will be closer The referendum in NSW on Saturday on hotel hours will be much closer than the simi lar referendum nearly eight years ago, the Gallup Poll predicts. On Saturdnv nbout 52, Rer cent, of the electors in, ISW are likely to vote forj 6 o'clock closing, compared with 62.4 per cent. In 1947. Tills prediction is based on Interviews with 680 men nnd women throughout New South Wales, four weeks ago. People were asked whether they were likely to vote for 6 o'clocl clos ing of hotels, or for 10 o'clock. I will probably vote for 6 o'clock, said 48 p.c. 10 o'clock, said 45 p.c. I'm undecided, said 7 p.c. Assuming the undecided people divide like the others, the vote for 6 o'clock Is likely to be 52 per cent. Victory for 6 o'clock will come from women electors, who gave their voting In- tention as: — 6 o'clock. 61 p.c.; 10 o'clock, 30 p...; un decided. 9 p.c. Men answered: — 6 o'clock, 36 p.c.: 10 o'clock. 59 p.c.; undecided. 5 p.c. Only NSW will be vot ing at the referendum on Saturday, but the Gallup Poll surveyed all six States. South Australia Is the only State with a clear majority In favor of 6 o'clock clos ing:— HOTEL CLOSING 6 10 Unde-p.m. p.m. elded SA ... 54 41 5 NSW ... 48 45 7 Vic. ... 44 49 7 Q'ld. ... 32 61 7 Tas 24 74 2 WA . . 17 78 5 All States 43 51 6 (By Roy Morgan, ol Aust. Public Opinion Polls I"}
{"id":243430216,"text":"25 Nov 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 25 November 1954, page 14 We/- j Give all youths military training In every Slate of the Commonwealth big majorities of electors think we should ; spend another £ 10 million a year, to ! give ALL youths military training. Two months ago the I Government announced plans to limit military training, because of increasing cost.When When Gallup Poll interviewers asked 1850 people for their opinions on this problem they first pointed out that: 1 — Compulsory military training now puts 34,000 youths Into camp each year. 2 — Soon 80,000 will become 18 each year and 3— To train them all would cost another £10 millions a year. Interviewers then asked: "Do pou lavor training them all. or exempting some?" Men and women, counted separately, gave almost the same answers and together they said: Train them all . . 88 p.c. Exempt some .... 29 p.c. Undecided 5 p.c. Those for spending nn-othcr £10 millions to train all youths comprises 7 out 'of 10 Liberal-CP voters and 6 out of 10 Labor voters. ' Thev argue that: Training makes men out1 of them: Good for one. good for! all; We must be rcadv for an emergency. ; By Itoy Morgan, of Aust. i Public Opinion Polls,"}
{"id":243431290,"text":"18 Dec 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 18 December 1954, page 5 [?] Don't explode H-bomb here Australians are against exploding hydrogen bombs in Central Australia and are divided on whether any more ordinary atomic explosions should be allowed at the rocket rail ere. This Is disclosed by an Australia - wide Gallup Poll In the last fortnight. The 1800 men and women Interviewed were first asked whether they favored or opposed using the rocket range In Central Australia for exploding HYDROGEN bombs. 55-ln-tlic - 100 opposed exploding h y d rogen bombs in Central Australia; 29-ln-thc-100 favored it; nnd lo-in-tne-iuu were undecided. The "oppose" vote came from GO per cent, of women and 50 per cent, of men. Lnbor voters answered: Oppose, 62 p.c.: favor. 2G, p.e.; undecided, 12 p.c. Libernl-CP: Oppose, 48 p.c.: fnvor, 36 p.c.; undecided.' 16 p.c. People ngnlnst exploding hydrogen bombs here were reminded tlint ordinary ntomlc bombs had already been exploded here. Tlicy were then nsked whether they were for, or ngnlnst, using the rocket range again for tlint kind of bomb. Answers show that a formrr majority in fnvor has disappeared. April. Dee., 1952 1954 p.c. «p.c. Fnvor exploding atomicbombs bombs . . . 59 42 Oppose ... 29 41 Undecided . . 13 17"}
{"id":243432908,"text":"07 Oct 1954 - Let all Victorian grocers sell beer Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 7 October 1954, page 9 Let all Victorian grocers sell beer t s'-i - - ' In NSW, Victoria and perhaps WA, most people think any grocer should be able to sell bottled beer. In Queensland, SA and Tasmania, however, most people oppose licensing even a limited number of grocers to sell bottled beer. ' These extraordinary inter- 1 state differences of. opinion! have been disclosed by a| Gallup Poll on the qucs- 1 tion : "Would you /avor, or oppose, allowing any grocer to sell bottled beer?" j Throughout Australia, . 51 per cent, think all gro- 1 ccrs should he allowed to ' sell bottled beer; 42 per , cent are opposed and 7 per cent are undecided. This Is how the voting vnrled State bv Stnte. Undc-Favor Oppose elded j NSW ... 68 2(5 8 i Vic 55 41 4 ! WA .... 46 41 13 j Q'Id. ... 38 58 4 ! SA .... 24 71 5 ! Tas. 11 86 3 ! Those opposed were ask- j cd if they were for. or against, having n limited i number of grocers licensed i to sell bottled beer, in any quantity. In WA the mnjorltv in favor then rose to 66 per cent. In the three "opposed" | States, however. Uvorablc! majorities rose to only: — | Queensland 45 per cent.. SA 35 per cent, nnd Tas- j mania 17 per cent. i By Roy Morgan, of Aliht, ' Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":243434068,"text":"09 Dec 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 9 December 1954, page 7 [?] People want both types of TV Australians want both commercial and ; national television, although that may cost ! them £5 a year. Last, year the Gallup ron iounci that most people would prefer only commercial television, if we can't have both commercial and national television. Since then it has been suggested by scvcrnl members of Pnrlioment that commerclnl stations should be nllowed to pioneer TV here. That would avoid subsidising national stations until a reasonable number of receivers is licensed. To see how the public feels about it. the Gallup Poll has asked 1800 people. "When television comes, do yon think that, at first, tee should have ONLY commercial television. with advertising and no fee. or should we have BOTH commercial and national television, with a JCi annua licence lee?" Of every 100 people: 01 said "Both, with a £5 fee," 25 said "Commercial TV only." nnd 14 were undecided. , The majority for having commercial and national TV from the beginning comprises 64 per cent, of LCP voters and 58 per cent, of Labor voters. By Roy Morgan, of Australian Public Opinion Tolls."}
{"id":243434230,"text":"30 Dec 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 30 December 1954, page 5 II®!/ i a _ j. i i l Most States favor delicatessens to 7 pm Grocers should close at 5.30, but delicatessens (except those in Victoria) should be allowed to remain open until 7 p.m. Thnt Is the latest Gallup Poll finding on the controversial subject of shopping hours. An Austrnlin-wlde cross-section of 1850 people was first asked whether grocers should close at 5.30 or stay open until Inter. In every State big majorities would oppose extending grocers' hours beyond 5.30.GROCERS GROCERS Aust- Vie. wide only CIosp at p.e. p.c. 8 p.m. . . .3 1 5.30 p.m. ... 68 60 6 p.m. . . 13 21 Later .13 9 No opinion .3 3 In every State except Victoria more than 50 per cent, favor 7 p.m. or later for delicatessens. DELICATESSENS Aust- Vie. wide only Close at p.c. p.c. 5.30 p.m. ... 25 34 6 p.m. ... 15 24 7 p.m. ... in io 8 p.m. ... 10 8 9 p.m. ... 9 8 Later .26 13 No opinion . 5 3 Bp Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":243434314,"text":"28 Dec 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS ... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 28 December 1954, page 13 SHiSi Less fear of unemployment in U.S.A. Gallup Polls in U.S.A. this year show a marked decline in fear of unemployment. Three times this year, cross-sections have been asked whether they thought there would be more, or fewer, people out of work in their community in six months' time. The following Gallup Poll figures show that since February the proportion who expect more unemployment has declined from 55 per cent, to 38 per cent.: Feb. Aug. I)cc. p.c p.c. p.c. More . . 55 43 38 Fewer . . 14 27 24 Same . . 23 2G 30 No opinion ... 8 4 8 Govern ment figures placed peak uncmplojnient j In USA at 3,700,000 last 'March. The latest esti-' male is 2.700,000."}
{"id":243434737,"text":"18 Nov 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 18 November 1954, page 7 mp, « <<#! : "V? VtfLv1 — .is A"|S&! : PSl > A a < »») v» ?> p | Few usually listen i to Parliament In a typical week in October, only one 1 adult in six listened to Federal Parlia-i ment for a quarter of an hour or more. ' This Gallup Poll wns made after Pnrllnment hnd been-sitting, for the usual three : days. In the week to Octo-; her 16. I I Interviewers asked 1R601 I men and women: — | '"Last week, about, how i many hours or minutes ( did you listen to broad-casts from Federal Parliament?" 1Two Two out of three people said they never listened I to Parliament, and half of j the others said they scl- \\ I dom listened. j That left 17 per cent, i who hod listened for n Smarter of an hour or more! uring October 12-14. | Listened: p.r. j 4 or more hours . . 3 .7 hours 2 ; 2 hours 3 | '/, hour to t hour . . 9 i Seldom listened to Parliament 17Never Never listen . . .66 There is little difference between the listening bv i Labor voters and LCP j voters, as groups. I The next tablr shows that listening is about. 50 per cent, more extensive among city dwellers than among country people: — Country City p.c. p.c. 3 or more hours .7 5 2 hours . . . . 2 4 Hour or less 7 11 Seldom 19 16 Never . . 6P 64 Another analysis, by age groups, shows thnt listening to Parliament increases with age. Listeners for two hours or longer com-prlses 4 per cent, of people In their twenties or thirties. 7 per cent, of those 40-49, 9 per cent. 50-59. 15 per cent.. 60-69, and 22 per cent, of those over 70. As rclattvclv few usually listen to Parliament, it Is important to know whether the public wants Parliament on the air. A Gallup Poll on that question Is now being counted, and the answer will be published in The Herald on Snturday. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Tolls."}
{"id":243435868,"text":"01 Oct 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS ... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 1 October 1954, page 11 MttUlflMir wsmm\\ President remains popular Eisenhower's handling of his job as President is still approved by 2 out of 3 American electors, the U.S. Gal-lap Poll finds. Percentages of approval for Eisenhower ana Truman In their first 20 months of office follow. You will see that Elsenhower is doing comparatively well:APPROVE APPROVE PRESIDENT Ike Truman p.c. p.c. 6 months ..71 82 12 months . . 68 , 50 is monins . . vu .« 20 months 65 35 The fall of 5 per cent, in approval of Eisenhower in the last two months has occurred among Democrats. As the November Congressional election nears. It is expected the Democrats would fend to disapprove a Republican President."}
{"id":243437273,"text":"30 Nov 1954 - GALLOP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 30 November 1954, page 9 [?] Menzies' popularity has doubled The rise In Mr Menzies' popularify as Prime Minister among rank-and-file Liberal and Country Party voters is shown by the Gall-B-ll up roil. In a series of Gallup Polls, electors were nsked their choice for leader of their party In' Federal Parliament. The first was in August, 1943, Just before Labor's great election victory. Mr , Curt in was the first, choice-: of 74 per rent, of Labor voters, but only 44 per cent, of LCP voters favored Mr: j Menzies as their party, leader. The turning point came | In June. 1915, when the . index for Sir Menzies — a man leading a shattered j Opposition — rose sharply , to 59 per crnt. Mr Casey's return to Federal politics took some support from Mr Menzies. but a year as Prime Minister by Mr Menzies had a I big effect on public opinion. SLIGHT DROP In February. 1961. Mr Menzies" index rose to 75 per cent. The 1952 recession caused only a alight setback to Mr Menzies' standing, and the last- two years have seen a remarkable rise In his popularity, to 87 per cent, —more than twice the 1946-47 lrvel. when lie was Opposition Leader. Survey i vaults have been: 1913 August . . 11 per cent. 1915 June . . . 59 ,. „ 1946 June ... 44 „ „ , 1917 October . 41 „ „ ; 19-19 June ... 53 „ „ 1951 February 75 „ „ 11952 Sept. . . 72 „ „ 11953 October . 82 „ „ 11954 October . 87 ., .. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls,"}
{"id":243437452,"text":"06 Oct 1954 - Democrats favored to win Congress Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 6 October 1954, page 19 Democrats favored to win Congress Frori RANDAL HEYM ANSON NEW YORK, Tuesday. — Surveys bv the Gallup Poll and the New York Times indicate that the Democrats will win control of both Houses of Congress next month. The New York Times, reports that they are ahead of the Republicans In 25 of the 38 Senate contests. 1 The Gallup Poll finds that 52 per cent, of the voters tavor ine Democrats while only 48 per cent, support the Republicans. But a survey made by the powerful Congress of Industrial O-ganisations has damped down any excess of confidence in the Democratic camp. UNDECIDED It revealed that there was a big undecided vote and that no great issue had emerged during the campaign to sway the voters one way or the other. More than 50 per cent, of those questioned had no complaints agninst the Eisenhower Administration. Moreover, the extent to which McCarthyism had influenced Labor was shown by the mistrust generally expressed for Union leaders may talk about the importance of Liberal policies to the working-man, but the rank and file seem anxious to prove their anti-(totnmuiiism. If anti-Communism was the only issue, as the Republicans would like it to be. the Democrats would have small hope of victory. But other things are worrying many of the vot-j crs, mainly unemployment and declining farm income. Foreign nnllcy will fi"-ay relatively few votes. The public has tittle interest in It. Democratic attempts to persuade the voters that the Eisenhower ndmlnis-iiation has suffered a scries of diplomatic defeats and undermined American prestige abroad have falter flat. The average voter couldn't care less."}
{"id":243438419,"text":"23 Dec 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 23 December 1954, page 7 [?] OWNERS SHOULD PICK WHARF LABOR The public is inclined to think wharf laborers should be selected by the shipowners, not by the Waterside Workers' Federation, according to the latest Gallup Public Opinion Poll. The finding Is based on 1800 interviews this month —two weeks after the amended Waterfront Act gave the shipowners the right to hire wharf labor Interviewers asked: "In vour opinion, who should | select wharf laborers — the shipowners, the Waterside workers' Union, or somebody else?" 17 p.c. said "The shipowners." 75 p.c. said "The union." 7 p.c. fkvored an independent body. i 3 p.c. said "Both the I owners and the union," and I 18 p.c. had no opinion. I Most without opinions on this subject arc women. Men are 2-to-l In favor of- the shipowners selecting wharf labor. LCP voters overwhelmingly favor the shipowners. Men and women who vote Lnbor, however, are 3-to-2 In favor of the union selecting new men I fo.- wharf work | By Roy Morgan, of Aust. j Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":243439383,"text":"04 Dec 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 4 December 1954, page 7 [?] Public has more faith in Senate I Public opinion, which last year rattier | favored abolishing the Senate, is now inclined to favor keeping it, the latest Gallup Poll shows. 1850 electors, inter-viewed last month wcrel asked whether. In their opinion, the Senate was! doing its |ob satisfactorily.; or not. although most did; nnt tnnu U'lnl lie Inh was. .'!7 per cent, said, "l'cs, It is," 26 per rent, said, "No, it isn't," and 37 per cent, couldn't say. Tills 37 per rent. Is one of the biggest "don't know" group in the 13 years' experience of the Australian Gallup Poll. As usual, two out of three without opinions were women. Continue or abolish Every one Interviewed was also asked whether w'e should continue to have n Senate, or abolish It. The following comparison shows nn extraordinary swing of opinion since the Senate election a year ago: 1953 1951 p.r. p.c. Continue It ... . 32 ' 45 Abolish it . . . . 45 28 No opinion .... 23 27 Labor voters and LCP voters, as groups, are in fairly close agreement. As n final question, people were asked what they thought was the rhief reason for having n Senate. Six out of 10 had no idea. Most answers referred to the Senate checking or re- viewing the work of the House of Representatives. Only 3 per cent, mentioned the original purpose of protecting State rights:: An a check on the nouse of Representatives, p.c. said . . 13 House of review, said . . 10 Slop extreme Bills 5 Stricter control :: Represent Slates .. .. 3 Tradition I .Other favorable remarks . . ' j Unfavorable remarks . 3 Couldn't say CO fly HOY MORGAN. 0/ Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":243440253,"text":"02 Oct 1954 - Gallup Poll says: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 2 October 1954, page 9 Gallup Poll says: WE OPPOSE VOTING AT 1 8 Australians and Canadians both oppose lowering the voting age to 18. In the United States, however, opinion has shifted in favor of a lower voting ugc. This is how people in the i three English - speaking democracies answered recently in Gnllup Polls on allowing people aged 18, 19 and 20 to vote: Aust. Can. U.S. p.c. p.c. p.c. favor .. .. 30 3!) 58 Oppose ... GB 4fi 34 Undecided 4 15 8"}
{"id":243441696,"text":"12 Oct 1954 - Democrats likely to win U.S. election Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 12 October 1954, page 19 Democrats likely to win U.S. election With the U.S. Congressional e I c c tions oni.v a month off, the American Gallup Poll predicts that the Republicans will prob- ably lose control of the House of Representatives. As usual, the Democrats arc certain to win nearly nil of the 120 scuts In the South. Thcv need little more than 100 or the 315 scnts outside the South to control the House of 435 scats. In 1052, when Elsenhower was elected President, the Republicans received 55 per cent, of the votes for the House of Representatives, outside the South. They won by a narrow margin of only three scuts. U.S. Gallup Polls In both August and September Indicate the Republicans will receive only 51 per cent, of the vote out-Hldc the South at <-ihe House elections in November. It seems, therefore, that Elsenhower will be confronted by a Democratic House In the second half of his four-year term."}
{"id":243443146,"text":"27 Nov 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 November 1954, page 7 [?] U.K. in Europe's army endorsed Britain's offer to contribute large forces to a European army is overwhelmingly supported by. Australian public opinion, j the Gallup Poll finds. j People Interviewed were . I first reminded of Britain's1 ofTcr (announced by Sir i Anthony Eden on Scptcm- 1 ! ber 30 > to keep four army 1 ; divisions and an air force on the Continent., as part; of a European army, for , 44 years. j Gallun Poll Interviewers! i then asked: "Are you for, or against. England doing1 that?" 62 per cent, said "In favur." 1 13 per cent. "Against," ; and \\ 23 per cent. "No opin-1 ion." Most without opinions were women, who answered: In favor. 57 per cent.. Against, 12 per cent.; No opinion, 31 per cent. L.CP. voters are 70 per cent, in favor of Britain's commitment of forces to a European army. So arc 58 per cent, of Labor voters. \\ Chief reasons for being ' in favor arc:— "England must protect herself," and "She must be prepared for j war." ! By Roy Morgan, ol Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":243443968,"text":"14 Oct 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 14 October 1954, page 7 [?] Public opinion on shopping hours In most States the public wants shops open from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on week-days, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Some Important interstate differences of opinion. however, were disclosed by a recent Gallup Poll. Cross-sections of people in nil States were asked the opening nnd closing times they favored for shops, both for week-days nnd Saturdays. WEEK-DAY, OPENING In all States, except Queensland, big majorities fnvor opening shops at 9 a.m. on week-days. In Queensland, where shops open nt 8.15 a.m. in Brisbane, and 8.45 a.m. elsewhere, the most popular opening time on weekdays would be about 8.30 a.m. OPEN— WEEK-DAYS 8 8.30 9 No a.m. a.m. a.m. op. Qld. . . . 26 38 32 4 WA ... 15 12 67 6 Tas. ... 10 8 80 2 NSW ... 4 8 80 8 SA . . . . 5 12 81 2 Vic. ... 4 4 89 3 WEEK-DAY CLOSING In SA, Victorln nnd NSW. the present CLOSING time of 5.30 p.m. on weekdays is popular. It is also fairly popular in WA. where hours now vary between 5.25 and 6 p.m. Queensland opinion on week-day closing time centres on 5 p.m., midway between the present tinics of 4.40 for Brisbane nnd 5.10 elsewhere. Tns-manlnn opinion divides equallv between the present times of 6 p.m. In Hobnrt nnd 5.30 elsewhere CLOSE— WEEK-DAYS 5 5.30 6 No p.m. p.m. p.m. op. Qld 77 9 10 4 WA ... 30 43 21 6 Tas 8 41 49 2 NSW ... 34 43 15 8 SA .... 15 74 9 2 Vic. .... 12 65 20 3 Qld.: 77 p.c. for 5 p.m. includes 22 p.c. for 4.30 p.m. SATURDAY. OPENING Saturday morning shopping is favored in nil States except Tnsmnnin. In all mainland States except Queensland, public opinion favors opening shops on Saturdnvs nt 9 n.m. Queenslnnders, however, nrc inclined to np-prove their enrlicr opening times. OPEN SATURDAYS 8 8.30 9 Don't No a.m. a.m. a.m. open op. Qld. . 17 35 23 21 4 WA .11 9 54 18 8 Tas... 2 - 31 63 4 NSW 5 9 61 16 9 SA . . 6 9 67 13 5 Vic. . . 5 3 74 13 5 SATURDAY CLOSING In WA. NSW nnd Victoria, majorities approve closing shops nt noon on Saturdays. In SA and Queensland, however, enrlicr closing on Saturdays finds favor. CLOSE SATURDAYS U Don't No n.m. Noon Ltr. open op. Qld. . 21 45 9 21 4 WA . 5 56 13 18 8 Tas. . 15 11 7 63 4 NSW 2 51 22 16 9 SA . 49 28 5 13 5 Vie. . 8 54 20 13 5 Of the 1800 ndults interviewed In this survey. 6 per cent, were shopkeepers and 11 per cent, worked in shops. Mr Rnlph Malcolm Warner will open the an-nunl exhibition of the Victorian Sculptors' Society nt the Victorian Artists' Society galleries. Albert Street. East Melbourne. at 5 p.m. on October 19."}
{"id":243444056,"text":"11 Dec 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 December 1954, page 15 [?] MOST FAVOR SPEED LIMIT Both car-drivers and non-drivers overwhelmingly favor a speed limit of about 30 miles an hour in built-up areas. A limit of about 50 m.p.h. in the country is also favored. These nre the- latest. findings of the Gallup Poll. 1 People were first asked whether they favored or opposed a speed limit in I built-up areas, and what' limit tncy favored. j 23 per rent, favor a built- \\ up limit of only 25 mph.i 57 p.e. favor .70 mpli. j 12 p.e. favor 35 mph. I 4 p.e. favor higher speeds.! and 4 p.e. oppose "any limit! even in built-up areas. In Queensland nnd WAj relatively many people ( (but well short of a majority) favor a speed limit of only 25 mph in built-up areas. ! In SA. relatively mnnyi (but again short of a ma- 1 jority) fnvor 35 mph. I COUNTRY ROADSi When asked about ai spccu II I 111 I. Ull U1JUI1 1 1 > roads. 3-in-10 said "No , limit." Others gave a wide i range of nnswers. which centre at about 50 mph. 19 prr rent, favor a coun-| try limit of only 40 mph. I 9 p.e. favor 45 mph. i 32 p.e. favor 50 mph. j 10 p.e. favor higher speeds, and 30 p.e. oppose any limit In; the country. ; In both SA nnd WA more, than 4-in-10 oppose any speed limit In the country.! ! In those States, a limit of j 55 or 60 mph outside built- i 1 up areas would probably! 1 receive majority, support., j By Hoy Morgan, of Aust.! ! Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":243445352,"text":"09 Oct 1954 - PEOPLE THINK C.O.L STEADY Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 9 October 1954, page 14 PEOPLE THINK C.O.L STEADY [?] People arc spending more on food, but they say the basic cost of living has stabilised, according to the latest Gallup Poll finding. The findlnp: Is based on a survcv oi tne mini- mum cost of kccpine a family of four in health and decently. Estimates by a cross-section of 1800 people throughout Australia average £13/4/, almost the same as six months earlier. The following table shows that the gap between the basic wage and the Gallup Poll's finding j is 27/, which is largely covered by child endowment. BASIC LIVING COST Basle Gallup wage Polls £ s. (I. £ s. fl. mm Aug. R 4 0 8 4 0 1951" . . 9 R A 10 IG 0 1953 11 IR 0 13 13 0 1951 Pet). 11 19 0 13 5 0 Sept. 11 17 0 13 4 0 In .1 aiiiiary. mil, IVileral haste wage was raised ill. In last month's Gallup Poll, men's answers averaged £13/8/ women's £13. What was asked As usual, the question was: "In your opinion, what's the smallest amount a family of lour needs each week, to keep in health and live decently — that is. the smallest amount for all expenses, including rent?" All occupation groups except farmers gave estimate:. close to the average of £13/4/. Farmers, who can grow some requirements. were £1 lower. People themselves In lamlllcs of four, said £13/5/ — only 1 1 oir everybody's estimate.Food Food costs more People were also asked how much food was costing their family each week. Men's answers averaged £7/G/, women's £7/8/, an overall average of £7/7/. The billowing comparison with similar previous findings shows a rise of B /. after virtual stability: — WEEKLY FOOB BILL 1919, August . . £1 7 7 1952, August . £R 11 0 1953. August . £fi 17 R 1951. February £6 19 0 August . . £7 7 0 Analysis by family size shows it Is costing about £3 a week to feed an adult and about £1 for a child. WEEKLY FOOI) BILL One person . . £3 9 0 Two people £5 13 0 Family of three £7 3 0 Family of four £7 19 0 Family of five £8 15 0 Larger families £9 3 0 Analysis of answers to both questions by people themselves in families of four shows that less Is being spent on clothes and other expenses — either because more money must be found for food, or because other prices arc lower. FAMILY OF FOUIl Other Mln. Fnml Fxppliscs C«st £ £ - £ nun i n s j in r, s i n in.ti li on s n n ii no 1951 7 in n r, i ii ij it n 13.11 7 19 n 1 fi 0 13 5 0"}
{"id":243525840,"text":"21 Dec 1948 - The poll that said--'Dewey' Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 21 December 1948, page 4 The poll that said" Ueirew 9 T Roy Morgan, Dlrtetor of Auitrallan Public n . IT 1 . Polls, wag. In tho . United States last month wt?„ ?n I 'famed Gallttp Poll wterit pet cent, off t|L h„n I predicting the result of ; the presidential election anl-1in 1 Gallup Poll, although so wrong, was the least «s. e S the many polls that predicted the election in .L®f article Mr Morgan tells where it went wrong and V" A MAN stormed into an airline office and grid "Look here, your timetable says a plane lea,,?', for Sydney at 7.20 a.m. It's 7. SO and t hi plane hasn't gone yet." ; "No, sir. There's a fog. We cEin't take off," explained the clerk. "Well, I'll never trust your timetables again. Or your airline, either," said the man. And thereafter he always travelled by train. He wasn't n rensonable mail. But he wns right this far; the timetable illd say a plane would leave at 7.20. The airline people, however, hadn't thought It necessary to put "Weather permitting" on the bonrd. And they were right, too; because non-flying weather Is so rare it can be disregarded. If Melbourne had, say, 30 per cent, of foggy days, the airline would tnnke sure travellers were warned that planes might be grbunded on any future occasion. Something like this happened with the polls in the American election. The likelihood of fog was over- looked. And, to an Auvtr>u. f! American election has' ft fog. from which we nre lit P'l our own Federal elections ana inl crendums. rpf-g We are rather apt. to foreel n. ,1 !> Gal V"( Po» »«' a Prophfcv r,! Is a statement of (net. u„',„ "fi point. Dr Gallup Is no Zi? | from a doctor of mctllcln. cxnmlnes a patient.. He fmd< !,h!l! !?i" conditions present Ji ?/Tj tifne. But, unlike the i)hv,i,i 'f Dr. Gallup has no duty to 5go 5?'l condition.1' ",C Mp Yet, when a Gallup pnll h |; at a given date, thai „ roruftl percentage of PeoP,n interviSl said they were going to vote lht.l wn3f or trial, and voting day ToZ'l and It turns out that, thev dtti vote in almost oxnctlv that centage, there comes "a tdndenrvft lor people to "mix their te&l and read a statement, of whatjJ " stfl,p,aent of| lnTAustratif: Oaliup rj . OCCASION GALLUP POLL ACTUAL II 1943 Federal Election Lib-Cp 38% Lib -CP i 1944 Referendum "No" 53% "No" 54 ql. t 1946 Federal Election Labor 64% Labor 53 iri S 1946 Three Refcrcndums . . . One to pass One nas(eri f 1947 . NSW 6 p.m. Closing . . "Yes" 63% "Yes" 62 4 I 1947 Victorian Election .. .. Labor; Labor- ' ® (10 Key scats) Metro. 46% Metro 45", fi . Country 42% Country 45% I 1948 Referendum .. "No" 62% "No" 59.4% I Margins between those Gallup Polls and actual results w«« I mighty fine. If they were not. the polls would b« worthless. t"}
{"id":243530263,"text":"07 Sep 1948 - Keep State Governments Say Most Australians Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 7 September 1948, page 7 Keep Stale Governments Say Most Australians Nearly six out of every ten Australians want State Governments to continue. This represents a remarkable reversal of ODinion since 1942, when the Gallup Poll found that same majority (6 out of 10), favored abolition of State Governments. In the Interim, the public has rejected four out of five referendums to Increase Federal powers. In the latest Australia-wide Gallup Poll, people In all States were asked: In your opinion, should State Governments be continued or abolished? 5G per cent, say State Governments should be continued: 30 per cent, sa; they should be abolished; and 14 per cent, have no opinion. Support for continuance comes from substantial majorities of electors In all States except NSW, where opinion Is divided. Liberal-CP voters, as a group, favor the ' retention of State Governments. Labor voters, however, are divided: No Cont. Abol. Op. p.c. p.c. p.c. Liberal-C-P. 71 20 9 Labor voters 42 42 16 Many who want State Governments to continue think that Canberra is too remote and that State Governments understand local matters better. Others say the Federal Government already has too much control. "Over-government" and "expense" are the chief grievances of many of the minority who would abolish State Governments. Issued by Aust. Publlo Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":243531975,"text":"19 Oct 1948 - Australian Concern Over Another World War Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 19 October 1948, page 7 Australian Concern Over Another World War International Gallup Poll Finds According to an International Gallup. Poll taken in September, two out of every three Australians expect that another world war will break out in the next 10 years. This concern Is shared to a lesser extent In the United States, Canada, Italy, Norway and Holland. In this international Gallup Poll, people of 10 countries were asked a question about prospects or world peace: ' Do you expect another world war in the next 10 years? Answers reveal that Australians are the most concerned: No Yes No Opinion p,c. p.c. p.c. Australia . . 67 29 4 Italy ...... 68 26 16 U.S. ... 57 26 17 Canada ... 56 25 19 Norway ... 53 27 20 Holland ... 52 34 14 Denmark . . 46 22 32 Sweden ... 36 53 U . Britain . . . 35 , 36 29 Finland . . 28 42 30 I The same question was asked by the International Gallup Poll in August. 1947, and comparison of. answers .with the preaeuir quivcjt- aiiuwo bimu, 111 most countries, war fears have considerably - increased:— Aug., '47 Today p.c. p.c. Australia . . . 35 67 Italy .... 58 U.S. ..... 53 57 Canada . ." . v 42 56 Norway ....' 53 Holland . . ' 52 Denmark .. . . 45 48 Sweden . . ' 28 ' " 36 Britain . . .. .17 35 Finland . ... .28 "Question not asked In 1947. : Issued bp Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St:, Jlfeib."}
{"id":243532575,"text":"29 Nov 1948 - U.S. Poll Favors Marshall Plan Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 29 November 1948, page 7 U.S. Poll Favors Marshall Plan NEW YORK, Sunday. — An American Gallup Poll showed that 50 per cent, of people approve of the Marshall Plan, rz per cent, are opposed to it, 20 per cent, have no opinion about it and 18 per cent, had not heard of it. In a Canadian Gallup Poll 55 per cent, were opposed to labor organising support for a particular political party and 25 per cent, approved. Sixty-three per cent, of Canadians think the Atlantic Union will make war less llACljfi WIU1C AY UC1 LLllli, bill kin it will increase the risk of war. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":243533320,"text":"06 Dec 1948 - FEWER KEEN TO MIGRATE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 6 December 1948, page 3 iiiiiwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiwiiiiwlihrawinij FEWER KEEN TO MIGRATE LONDON, Sunday. — Fewer people want to migrate from Britain than earlier this year, according to a Gallup Poll. asiteu, n you were rree u, go, would you like to settle! elsewhere?" Thirty-seven per cent, replied in the affirmative, compared v/lth 42 per cent, last March. Fifty-eight per cent, replied in the negative compared with 53 per cent, last March. Five per cent, had no opinion. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":243534201,"text":"20 Sep 1948 - WORLD OPINION APPOINTMENT Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 20 September 1948, page 3 World, opinion appointment NEW YORK. Sunday. — Mr toy Morgan, of Melbourne, tttor of the Australian Gal-Poll, has been appointed a "ranoer of the Council of the Mjrtd Association of Public Research.— Hera!d Spe-"}
{"id":243534731,"text":"03 Sep 1948 - American Views On Depression Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 3 September 1948, page 3 American Views On Depression NEW YORK, Thursday.— A Gallup Poll shows that 66 per cent, do not expect a depression In 1949, 16 per cent, do, and 18 per cent, have no opinion. For the first time since" 1932 most voters in the key State of Pennsylvania support Republicans. Fifty-three per cent, favor Dewey, 37 per cent. Truman, and 3 per cent. Wallace, with 7 per cent, undecided. A Canadian Gallup Poll shows that 41 per cent, favor Liberals, 28 per cent. Progressive Conservatives, 20 per cent. Co-operative Common- . wealth Federation, 6 per cent. Social Credit. .4 nw rent others.— -Herald Special Servico."}
{"id":243534900,"text":"03 Sep 1948 - Sex Teaching In Schools Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 3 September 1948, page 5 Sex Teaching In Schools LONDON, Thursday.— A Gallup Poll says that 70 per cent, of men and women in Britain, Including childless , couples, approve the London County council s action in allowing sex hygiene to be taught in public and elementary schools. Seventeen per cent, disapproved, and 13 per cent, had no opinion. The degree of approval was dictated to a great extent by the generation to which those questioned belonged. Eighty-two per cent, of those under 30 years approved, but only 42 per cent, over 65 approved. The other 58 per cent, was equally divided between those who disapproved and those who had no opinion. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":243538409,"text":"28 Sep 1948 - MIGRATION TREND SHOWN IN POLLS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 28 September 1948, page 4 MIGRATION TREND SHOWN IN POLLS By C. C. EAGER GALLUP POLLS, which operate throughout the world, show the trend jn people's thought on important topics of the day. Here are some recent results of international polling. xne rsngiisn nave a greater urge to migrate than most other Europeans, according to purveys which have just been made. They show that 42 in every 100 English people would like -to settle permanently in another country. Holland came next, with 33 per cent, who wanted to emigrate; then Finland, 30 per cent.; Italy, .29; Norway, 28; France, 25; and Sweden, 1?. In Finland the Foil - organisa-. tion found out exactly where the 30 per cent, who wanted to leave would like to go. Two in every three wanted to ?o to the United States; one in our to Sweden, and only four in 100 to Australia. Three in 100 -wanted to go to Russia. At the. same time the Swedish poll took a survey, and found Subllc concern there about much le same things as in Australia. The Poll asked people what they would want to discuss with the Prime Minister, if they bad a chance to sit down witb turn. ' "Their order . of urgency ' was: Reduction . of public expenditures, . supply of goods, value of money. Sweden- also had fairly definite . opinions about Communists. Two out of three people said they thought Communism- in Sweden was undemocratic, but two m three opposed banning Communists from political discussions on the radio. Several Gallup Poll organisations have recently' Inquired about the public attitude to Communists. Recent checks . gave these as Communist strengths:— Italy, 31 per cent.; . France, 24 per cent.; Finland, - 20- per cent.: Sweden, 12.7 per- cent.: Norway, 6 per cent. . ' The French poll 'asked people wnat they considered the greatest political danger in France. Fiftv-slx per cent, said. Communists, and 19 per cent.. said de Gaulllsts. The French poll also found out whether people thought 1948 would compare with last year. Half the Communists said It would be worse. But although voters for other parties did not think so badly of 1948," do party could muster a clear majority of sympathisers who thought It would be better. The French - were asked with whom 'they would talk; if they eonld talk with any living celebrity for an hour.; The order of preference was Stalin, de Gaulle, President Truman, then Churchill. . . They ' put - it another way ' in Holland. There the question was whom people admired most. The order .'was Churchill, United States' Secretary of State - Marshall, and General Elsenhower. The British Poll found that ttvo in - three people would approve of the 'Government organising State lotteries to raise, money. The - poll reported that the weight of British opinion was that nationalisation of conl mines had worked out successfully; but opln-. ion was pretty 'closely . divided on whether- nationalisation of transport would work put, or whether the Government should take over iron and steel. In England they Inquired into family quarrels, found the order, of " causes was money, polities', children, food,; personal habits and punctuality, The Amorloati Poll put the snmo question, J0t this- order of causes: MPliw7'l)W6onnl habits, children, putic«®H«ft;!wbere to go and what to 80/ JKstlos, religion. - > , ,"}
{"id":243539319,"text":"16 Sep 1948 - Gallup Poll Answers MHR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 16 September 1948, page 5 Gallup Poll Answers MHR CANBERRA, Thursday. — Was the result of a Dublic ODinion poll taken before the recent Tasmanian election not pub- lished because it revealed that Tasmanians intended to return a Labor Government? Mr Duthie (Lab., Tas.), asked in the House of Representatives yesterday. He also asked: Was there any inner relationship between Australian Public Opinion Polls and the Liberal Party, which might have accounted for the poll organisers' reluctance to publish the result? The Minister for Information (Mr Calwell) said he did not know. NO POLL TAKEN The Acting Director of Australian Public Opinion Polls (Mr J. Lyons) said today that no Gallup Poll was taken to forecast the result of the Tasmanian election. His organisation was entirely Independent of any political .party. The suggestion that APOP was linked with the Liberal Party because it did not predict the return of Tasmania's Lahor Government, was as ridiculous as it would be to suggest that It was linked with the Labor Party when it predicted Labor's success at the last Federal elections."}
{"id":243542857,"text":"06 Aug 1948 - Ran Her Own Gallup Poll Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 6 August 1948, page 1 Ran Her Own Galltin Poll HOBART. Friday. — Mrs Joyce Heathorn, one of the Liberal. candidates for Denlson, took . a wire! recorder into Elizabeth Street yesterday and asked questions of 100 people at random. Among the questions was: How do you Intend to vote at the State elections on August 21? Forty-one declined to answer. 36 said Liberal. 12 Labor. 10 Independent, and one Communist."}
{"id":243543118,"text":"24 Dec 1948 - Poll On Cinema's Habits Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 24 December 1948, page 8 I Poll On Cinemfi s Habits ifl Herald Special Service |||f j LONDON. Thursday. — TO|L i Gallup Poll today asked ptOHB (whether they had been to >81 I cinema during the last thrlfflt (weeks. J|g| Fifty-seven per cent. seldthMH had, and 43 per cent, that thjH had not. h Four in five aged between W and 20 were asked how itHi quently they went. Three PW cent, said more than twice week. 11 per cent, twice a weew 22 per cent, once a wee. JBH per cent, once a 'orKj night, 12 per cent, once W month. 24 per cent, less theM once a month, and 17 per C(VM snlri thev never went. — IW"}
{"id":243543274,"text":"01 Nov 1948 - S. Presidency Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 1 November 1948, page 3 lilt Presidency 0LL TIPS DEWEY iurrald Special Service tFIV V0RK, Sunday. — final Gallup on S-lia election ' fclear majority for S. Dewey, the .nhliran candidate, in f ''first past the post" 'km used in American ctions. 495 per cent.: Presi-Hjrry S. Truman (Demo-i 4(5 per cent.; Henry A. lice (Progressive Party). 4 rent" J- Strom Thurmond e " Rights Democratic V - the Southern States identic breakaway group) , 2 George Gallup, founder he Gallup Pel's, personally leu a landslide victory for Dewey. arathon ends ijlraliim Associated Press !W YORK, Sunday. — The ithon speech-making and fflietilng has ended. The ffit and Republican canto for the Presidency to-retad in their rural rear! from the traditional of election non-partisan non-political appeals to its to exercise their pat-c duty of voting, there will 'O Bke big speeches. The ritit people had been itej WO clear days' frec-tndf political oratory, in n to decide for whom they tote it Tuesday's election. fflJint Truman .and his 1? ere iri their home ' town idtttodHite'r-Mlssourl, Mr a Is it his firm-fit PSwl-iti upper New York. State, he enl) candidate appar-t» iliD itlhely eampaign-xai Henry Wallace, who it i enrhilone speaking r fhron/h Brooklyn (New rk) hit/. S.Admires reat Fight from DON IDDON « YORK, Sunday. — tty S. Truman is per-P5 today the best loved iiin the' United States, ipite the remote knees of his keeping Presidency. i Incredible fight. — 250 ics during a 30.000 mile -has wrung admiration .from the diehards. Km likes Harry, but not resident. s latest manoeuvres' of if lor the Jewish vote wslng his stand on sanc-, against Israel, did not much stir, though. It let additional Zionist if," no great election ex-j . Although the con-I jjened up at the week-iy. color decorated thei ros.came from Mr Tru-' tt?0. today, in his home! 'Missouri, is still the j®, fighting cock, kicking i KG" hd crowing that the rma have cracked and n toe run. IhJn and his wife BuS' . r Margaret nn-Pft u,el,cve » ' But Republicans are solid, Kl 1# ?imost bo'ringly Itti. are n iV1 thr d"ble to-P 11 w White House. fOL CUSTOMER B lsu utterly confl-Biimrt,; characteristically fes4»Isrf.s: if.,'8 States. Mr Truman niy to carry more than Burner, Strom Thur-L"fffPected to triumph Bosh,.- ; splitting the ffiimv. and tearing Iff "ks of support which B?'t0 Truman. Wallace Is not tipped (ffiy iwp? stRte' but will Itote? l,Mi.or thrce mil-|toth'.'Shlc£ cou,d hove ">tne less bumbling Tru-"}
{"id":243545331,"text":"13 Sep 1948 - Gallup Poll And Army Training Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 13 September 1948, page 2 Gallup Poll And Armv Training A Gailup poll would be more effective if taken from people liable for military training, the Minister for the Army (Mr ossmoers! saio toaay. He was commenting on Gallup poll figures published in jThe Herald on Saturday showing that the majority of Australians were in favor of spare-!time compulsory military training for young men. Referring to a large group of people who answered that discipline was good for young men. Mr Chambers said: "Discipline should be taught in the homes : and schools. It is generally too ; late if neglected up to the age of military enlistment.""}
{"id":243545422,"text":"13 Sep 1948 - Public Wants A Real Army Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 13 September 1948, page 4 Public Wants A Real Army PUBLIC opinion, as reflected In a recent Gallup Poll, shows that even the low-level argument of political expediency does not excuse the Federal Government for continuing its meagre plan of national defence through voluntary training. Three Australians In four think that military training should be compulsory. Of those who normally vote Labor, 68 per cent, hold this view. Since 1943, five tests of public opinion have given' this result. Despite the lesson In realism that Australia received a few years ago, Ministerial thinking on defence Is still constricted by the theory that compulsory service is an unpleasant form of militarism. It was, of course, fortunate for us that the Americans did not cripple their forces by the same contention In 1942, and It may be fortunate again that Britain and other democracies have a better grasp of preparedness | today. | The fact Is that Australia's mlll-I tary plan of defence will, at full I strength, provide a field force of I about 5000 men In a regular army I ' of 19,000, with a volunteer mllltla I of no more than 50,000 behind it. I That Is "defence" on a farcically I Inadequate scale, and the public realises it. It Is time that the Government made Its promised review of measures "In the light of the prevailing international situation." . _ v-"}
{"id":243546179,"text":"27 Dec 1948 - They're Tops With America Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 27 December 1948, page 3 They're Tops With America Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Sunday. — Americans questioned in a Gallup Poll nominated the following as the 10 most popular women: No. 1 (left). — Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of the former President of the United States; No. 2 — Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the President of the Chinese Republic. No. 3 — Sister Kenny (left), noted worker for infantile paralysis victims; No. 4 — Mrs Clare Booth Luce, playwright, I former member of Congress, and wife of the publisher of Time, Life and Fortune. No. 5 — Mrs Harry Truman (left), wife of the President of the United States: No. 6 — Kate Smith, American singer and actress. No. 7 — Princess Elizabeth i lettt : No. 8 — Queen Elizabeth. No. 9 — Senator Margaret Chase Smith (left), of the United States; No. 10 — Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands."}
{"id":243546982,"text":"10 Aug 1948 - COLIN FRASER FINDING OUT-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 10 August 1948, page 4 COLIN FRASER FINDING OUT - Why we spend millions on a nice cup of tea — AND SUBSIDISE IT, TOO Their "nice cuy of tea" costs Australians about £14 million a year, of which £6y2 million is paid by taxpayers as subsidy. On an average, Australians spend, say, an hour a day drinking it, which adds up to a big figure in cost of time. Why do we drink tea? Colin Fraser went finding out. WE were all sitting down waiting for tea to come In when somebody said in a panic; "I've read that teR mny soon cost 5/6 lb. . . . subsidies or something. If It does, I think I'll drink something else. People are always threatening to drink something else. But they stick to tea. Why? "Why Is It," I asked, "that at 11 In the morning and at 4 In the afternoon the nation stops work for a nloe cup of tea; and that every taxpayer, whether he drinks it or not, pays part of the cost? And, again, why is it that, among the white races it is almost exclusively the British who are addicted? 'Nobody Nobody seemed to know, so I thought I'd find out. No poll MR ROY MORGAN, Director of the Aneiralinn Pllhlln Opinion Polls, shook his head. We've got the proportion of smokers and we've got the proportion of people who drink alcohol," he said. ' But we've never tried to find out how many people drink tea and why. It's an idea. I'll make a note of it." The Commonwealth Statistician didn't know either. But he's very strong on quantities. He said we were drinking more tea now than ever before — and, collectively, paying more for It. Record pre-war Imports, he said, were 49,530.9411bs. In 1938-39 (worth £3,103,604. plus freight), and in 1948-47, tne last figure he had, they had risen to 52,830,5071bs. (worth £7,015,184, plus freight). On page 13 of the telephone book appears the number and address or the Commonwealth Tea Controller (Mr H. A, Bennett). Gladstone TO get to Mr Bennett in Queen Street it Is usual to inquire tirst at tne outer omce. On the wall is pinned a large poster bearing a picture of the former British Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, and this legend— If you are cold, tea will warm you — If you arc heated, it will cool you — If you arc depressed, It will cheer you— , If you are excited, It will calm you — — W. E. Gladstone. Mr Bennett is white-haired solidly built, nffable, a heavy clga: smoker. He has been In the tei business for 60 years, and nov supervises the buying of ever; Sound of tea which reaches ith< ible in Australia. Men In the' trade say he spend something like £10 million a year yet he controls what Is probabl; Australia's smnllest Governmen department. The staff: Himsell a secretary, an accountant, twi assistants aged 75 and 78, a manager and two girls in Sydney, and four assessors who taste every consignment. Offhand, Mr Bennett, thinks the chief reason we drink tea in Australia Is that we are predominantly of British stock — It's traditional. Last week he received a shipment from Ceylon consisting of more than 700 different teas, each of which will have to be tasted and appraised before being allocated to various merchants. Afterwards they will find their way inio the 50 different varieties of packet tea on the Australian market. Like most other women, Mrs Bennett says the tea we're getting nowadays is not as good ns that we used to get before the war. Mr Bennett asserts, however, that Australians now drink the world's best tea (lie's got some supporters, too) — tea that we couldn't afford lo buy before. It happened this way, he says. Before 1939 we consumed some 46 million lbs. of tea a year, of which some 32 million came from Java, 11 million from Ceylon and three million from India. We didn't buy Ceylon and Indian tea then because we couldn't pay the prices. During the war, Java production ceased. Also, the Commonwealth took, over tea buying, under an Empire purchasing scheme. Indian and Ceylon tea, and some South African, was the only tea available. The prices had to be paid. Free buyer MR BENNETT says that although, during the war, the Government was forced to buy many teas it did not want, since i January 1, 1947, when it became a free buyer, it has bought nothing but the best. For six years, he says, the Gov-- eminent has bought at all sorts of prices and resold to the merchants at a fixed price. Wholesalers say they pay 1/11 Vi a lb. to the Government, on which they are allowed a fixed margin of 4?id. to cover blending, packaging, distribution and profit. They are given 60 days In which to pay. Grocers are allowed a further mar-; gin of 411 d. a lb., and are allowed 10 days to pay unless they are prepared to forfeit Id. a lb. Tills brings the tea to you at 2/9 a lb. — a price Mr Bennett claims to be the lowest In the world, and considerably lower than the pre-war price of 3/5. (Of course, the taxpayer is subsidising hlB own purennses, but'' people on low incomes are gainers. I, In New Zealand, where there r Is still a subsidy of l/-a lb., tea i costs 6/ to 5/4. v "The greatest single fact In y the tea business today." says o Mr. Bennett, "Is the growth of the Indian home market. . Na-s tlves of India who were never ', before able to afford tea arc y now outbidding us nt the mar-t kets. With 325 million pounds , promised by contract to Bri-o tain annually, plus the increased consumption In India Itself, there is little left for export to outside countries." Well, we're finding out a lot about tea. But what about something exact about why people drink it? "Tea suits our temperament," says Mr R. H. Gilbert, chairman of the Tea and Coffee Traders' Association, "it is an Inherited taste. As a drink, it was given a fashionable fillip in England in the 17th century, and considerable glamor by the Boston Tea Party and the Clipper races. No gifts OTHER facts from Mr Gilbert: Tea firms hope . there will never be a return to the system of offering free gifts for package coupons (banned by the Government as a war-time measure): tea would grow in Queensland, but. Australian labor costs are too high to make growing profitable, and nobody has yet invented a mechanical picker; after the English, Australians are the world's heaviest per capita tea drinkers. Tire fact is that, since tea was introduced to Britain in the middle of the 17th century, it has become Indispensable to British people. When, during the war, the bombs began to fall on Britain, the Government made sure that, come what may, Britons got their tea, for "a nice cup of tea" not only cheered them up: it meant normalcy. Even worse than bombs would be going without tea. and the Government subsidised tea so that even the poorest could buv it at the usual cost. China first IT was for much the same reason that the Aticfrallan DfiUPrn . ment subsidised tea when the war sent prices up. Of course. China was a tea-drinking country long, long before Britain. Chinese legend claims that the virtues of tea were first discovered by Emperor Shen-nung in 2737 B:C: From China it spread to India. And in Tibet, tea compressed into cakes has been, for centuries, a form of currency. So, now let's put the kettle on . . . TAILPIECE Here is the Commonwealth Tea Controller's recipe for a perfect pot of tea:— Warm the pot. Don't be mean with the tea. Pour in BOILING water. Allow to draw for six minutes by the clock — no more, no less. Pour liquid into another warm pot or jug, and serve. Mr Bennett says it's no more trouble and gives 25 per cent, better results. Try it, and see if you find a difference."}
{"id":243547274,"text":"11 Sep 1948 - COMPULSORY ARMY TRAINING FAVORED -- GALLUP POLL FINDING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 September 1948, page 2 COMPULSORY ARMY TRAINING FAVORED — GALLUP POLL FINDING A Gallup Poll, taken throughout all States, has found the great Majority of Australians in favor of spare-time compulsory military training for young men. This comment, by a contractor's wife, of Brisbane, was typical: "It would mean that my boys would be properly trained In case of war." Another large group "believes discipline is good for young men. ; . This Is the fifth time since 1943 the Gallup Poll has sounded public opinion on the subject of compulsory training, and on each occasion there has been an almost Identical "favor" vote.' I In this latest survey people were asked: no you javor, or oppose, compulsory military train- ; , ing for young men?' Answers to this question andi to similar questions asked since June, 1943, compare as follows: No Favor Oppose Opinion p.c. p.o. p.c. 1943 . . 79 14 7 1945 . . 74 24 2 1946 . . 73 20 7 1948 . . 75 20 5 Men and women, as groups, hold almost identical opinions, and analysis shows substantial "favor" majorities from all age groups. Labor and Liberal-Country voters, as groups, both favor compulsory training. Labor by 69 per cent., and Liberal-Country, by 83". per cent. Spare-Time Favored ' Asked a further question: "If vie do have compulsory training, which do you favor, a lull year's continuous camp, or evenings and week-ends, with annual camps?" The majority said they favored evenings and week-ends, with annual camps:— Evenings, eto . . . . 59 per cent. Full Year 28 per cent. No Opinion .. 13 per cent. Many of those who favor evenings and week-ends, with annual camps, think that a full year's continuous camp would adversely affect young men's careers, and hamper . Industry generally. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St„ - Melb. . HOT WATER IN A FLASH The famous "Dojcun" Chip Bath Heaters, fitted with copper baffle plates to ensure ' longer lasting and more hot water, are available - at E.G. A. Co., 175 King Street, ' Melbourne.— (Advt.). ."}
{"id":243548720,"text":"31 Aug 1948 - Most Think 40-Hour Week Premature Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 31 August 1948, page 2 Most Think 40-Hour Week Premature — GALLUP POLL FINDING Many people have, changed their views on the . 40-hour week. A year ago, 60 per cent.- approved the Arbitration Court's decision to Introduce the 40-hour week from January L But now, after seven months' experience, 68 per cent, think its introduction was. premature. A boarding-house keeper, of Perth, summed up the majority | view with: "It should have been deferred until production: caught up with demand." Another large group says that the 40-hour week- has Increased costs and reduced production. I In answer to the question: — Mow that the 40-hour week has been operating for a I few months, do you think it should have Been brought in when it was, or not for a few years yet? 68 per cent, say "It should not nave been brought in for a few years yet.' 28 per cent, say "All right when it was," and 4 per cent, have no opinion. Liberal-Country voters now overwhelmingly disapprove the Introduction of the 40-hour week, and even Labor voters, as a group, have their doubts: — Lib.-C.P. Lab. p.e. p.c. Not for some years 87 50 When it was .... 11 45 No opinion 2 5 : Analysis by occupation shows that, with the exception of unskilled workers (wbo are 'divided on the question), all occupational groups think the introduction was premature. | Issued bv Aust. Public Opinfon 1 Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":243548775,"text":"31 Aug 1948 - '40-HR. WEEK TOO SOON' Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 31 August 1948, page 1 '40-HR. WEEK TOO SOON' : The latest Gallup Poll test shows that 68 per cent, of Australians think that the 40-hour week was introduced years too soon. (See Page 2)."}
{"id":243560124,"text":"06 Nov 1947 - CONSERVATIVE TREND IN UK Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 6 November 1947, page 5 CONSEjyiyE.:! tbempinm ir Electors Tiring Of Labor The Herald Special Service LONDON, Wednesday. — The latest Gallup Poll taken on the attitude of British electors to the Labor Government, and current political issues, signnflcantly reveals a decline in support for. the Government, and a rise in support for the Conservatives. A poll was taken in August, and for tne first time since the Labor Government was elected (in 1945) more people of those questioned expressed a preference for the Conservatives than for Labor. A poll taken at the end of September confirmed this trend, showing the electorate vote thus: Conservative, 44.5 per cent.; Labor, 40 per cent.; Liberal, 11 per cent.; other parties, 4.5 per cent. Of 31 per cent, who voted for Labor in the general election, but who have since changed their minds, one-third said that they would vote Conservative, one-third said Liberal, and one-third were uncertain. Thirteen per cent, who voted Conservative in the general election said that they would change their allegiance, more than one-half saying that they would vote Liberal. ELECTION Should the Labor Government remain in power until 1950 or hold an election in the near future? To this question, 52 per cent, said that the Government i should remain, 42 per cent, said that it should resign, and 6 per cent, had! no opinion. | What is the best government for the country at present? Thirty-seven per cent, replied. Labor. 31 per cent, said Conservative, 20 per cent, said a National Government, 6 per cent, said Liberal, and 6 per cent, had no opinion. Should Mr Attlee remaiit as head of the Labor Government? Forty-six per cent, replied in the affirmative, 41 per cent, said "No," and 13 per cent, had no opinion. Even among Labor supporters barely more tnan one-half — 58 per cent. — replied that Mr Attlee should remain. CRISIS EXPECTED Sixty-one per cent, expressed the opinion that an economic crisis was bound to come. Thirty-one per cent, believed that it could be avoided. Forty-nine per cent, asserted that "the Government was muddling along," and 44 per cent, believed that "the Government knew what it was doing." Thirty-eight per cent, believed that a Conservative Government would have done more to meet the crisis. Thirty-four per cent, thought the reverse. Asked their opinion of the Government's home' policy, 54 per cent, said that conscription should be continued in peace-time. Thirty-seven per cent, said that It should be discontinued. Forty-one per cent, thought that the strength of the services was "about right," 28 per cent, said it was too large, and 18 per cent, thought it too small. NO FOOD CUTS Sixty-six per cent, declared that food cuts should not be made. Twenty-seven per cent, said that they should. On foreign policy, 60 per cent, believed that Germany should be occupied. Thirty per cent, said that the troops should be withdrawn. Thirty-four per cent, disapproved Britain's attitude toward the United States. Thirty-three per cent, approved it, and 33 per cent, had no opinion. Thirty-thrre per cent, approved the Government's attitude to Russia. Twenty-six per cent, disapproved it, and 41 per cent, had no opinion. Fifty-one per cent, thought that nationalisation had been pushed on too quickly. Nine per cent, thought it had not been done quickly enough. Twenty-six per cent, said it was "the right pace." Forty-two per cent, said that the Government was "too Socialist," 15 per cent, said "insufficiently Socialist." and 30 per cent, said, "about right.""}
{"id":243560169,"text":"06 Nov 1947 - DEFEAT OF LABOR FORECAST: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 6 November 1947, page 1 DEFEAT OF LABOR! FORECAST: i GALLUP POLL Ground Lost In 10 3 Doubtful Seats H rA Gallup Poll taken last week-end in 10 doubtful electorates || in Victoria indicates that Labor will lose a lot of ground in 11 these electorates at the State election on Saturday. If If this swing is reflected throughout the State, the Cain J, Government will be defeated. This was announced today by the Director of the Australian Gallup Poll (Mr Roy Morgan), The Government cannot remain in office even if it loses only two seats, as the state of the parties in the last Parliament shows: — Lab. Lib. C.P. Ind. Seats 32 13 18 2 The poll showed that, of the Victorians with an opinion on what was the main election issue, three out of' four said "nationalisation of banks." It also showed that 68 per cent. 'of those interviewed opposed nationalisation. in his announcement Mr Morgan says: Nation-wide Gallup Polls are usually based on about 2000 interviews. but Gallup statisticians are now- experimenting with the poo-sibility of forecasting State elections. lysine smaller samples. Last week-end 650 people in 10 doubtful metropolitan and country seats were asked how they Intended to vote next Saturday. They were scientifically chosen according to the Gallup Poll's, tester) methods Answers show that Labor has losl ground in both the city and country. Percentage figures In the follow'-ing tables may not be exactly right, because of the smnllness of the samples, hut they should Indicate the trend: KEY C|TY SEATS /i-t Alberts-Park.,' Box. HU1, Haw-; .thorn. ' Meti time, Oaklelgh, ' Prahran and St.yKllda.) Lab. Lib. Others p.c. p.c. p.c. Vote at State Election 1945 50 41 9 Gallup Poll's Estimate for Saturday 4ti 51 :< KEY COUNTRY SEATS (Allendale, Goulb'urn and Midlands.) Labor Lib.-Country p.c. p.c. Vote at State Election 1945 51 49 Gallup Poll's , Estimate for Satnrdav 42 58 BANKING ISSUE . Each person Interviewed was also aslied: — What do you think is the main issue at this election? ; 56 per cent, of the Victorians interviewed said the main Issue was nationalising the banks. 9 per cent, said "The Legislative Council. 7 per cent, gave other answers, and 28 per cent, didn't know. They were also asked: If a referendum were held, teould you vote for , or against the Federal Govern- j ment . taking over all the' privately - owned trading banks? 68 PER CENT, said they would vote against nationalisation. 26 PER CENT, said they would vote for it. 6 PER CENT were undecided. A nation-wide poll in mid-September showed that 63 per cent, of the people opposed nationalising the banks. 23 per cent, favored it, and 14 per cent, had not made up their minds. Victorian figures were then similar to those recorded last week-end. ; Trend in English Polls — P. 5 i Could Lose 10 Seats— P.7: LABOR NOT HAPPY I By a Special Reporter. Leaders of the Opposition parties now feel completely --confident about the result of. Saturday's poll. They P'Ant out that the Gallup Poll confirms the main basis of their claims — that there will be a swing against the Labor Government because of the banks \\SQ11P Labor leaders are not happy about the prospects. Most of them are still making optimistic public statements, but several are now confiding, off the record, that the Cain Government faces defeat. At no time have the most reliable Labor leaders claimed that Mr Cain would do more than "scrape home." Now that there is definite evidence of ,a swing, they fear the worst. ! NO MARGIN 1 A glance at the state ol the parties in the last Parliament s tows that the Cain Government cannot hold its place in the face of even a' small swing: Lab Lib C.P. Ind. Scat 32 13 18 2 'Including Mr Mutton (Ind. Lab., Coburgt who has always voted with tne Government. The Cain Government will be defeated If it loses only two Labor seats — even with the return of the t.vo Independents, Mr McLaren (Glen Iris) and Mr Gardner 'Ivanhoe) on whom It has relied for Its majority. If the position shown by the Gallup Poll Is unchanged by polling day Labor how seems to have little chance of holding the seats it won by very narrow majorities at the 1945 election. Hampden (majority 596) Ripon (393) and Goulburn (414) seem likely country Labor losses. Labor must also 'be insecure in seats like Midlands. Portland and Glnpslnnd North. If the swing on the banking Issue Is as big as indicated In tbe country, the Government could lose all those rural seats to the Country or Liberal parties The swing is less pronounced In the citj' but, if it is 4 per cent, or '? i higher, Labor will be lucky to .hold several key suburban seats. It seems safe to predict that it I will lose Albert Park, for Instance, and It could lose Box Hill. . On Gallup Poll findings Oak-Mentnne and Prahran — now held by Labor — seem anybody's bet"}
{"id":243560816,"text":"21 Nov 1947 - Think U.S. Democrats Govern Better Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 21 November 1947, page 8 Think U.S. Democrats Govern Better The Herald Sneoial Service NEW YORK, Thursday. — A Gallup Poll shows that 33 per cent, (think Democrats handle foreign affairs best. 28 ner cent, the Re- Subllcans. 22 per cent, think there i no difference, and 17 per cent, have no opinion. Thirty-five per cent, think Democrats handle domestic affairs best. 29 per cent, the Republicans. 21 per cent, say there Is no difference, and 15 per cent. ! have no ODinion."}
{"id":243560882,"text":"08 Nov 1947 - Report From New York..... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 November 1947, page 13 Report From Mew York Fears Of A Clash In 25 Venn From ... Randal Heymanson NEW YORK, Friday. — Although Gallup polls reveal that the majority of Americans think Russia seeks to dominate the world and expect .war within the next 25 years, only one man is sufficiently a la riried to act on this conviction. He is Colonel McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, whose . d.islike and fear of Russia, -has. led him to order-the immediate construction of an atom bomb shelter for himself and his employes. OTHER Americans who-profess to believe that war is inevitable seem to be surprisingly unconcerned. War talk is most prevalent in financial circles in New York, but not one in a thousand really wants war. There is not a single responsible official in Washington who believes that wai is imminent, practical or desirable. inis goes aiso tor the leaders of the armed forces, who, In off - the - record talks explain that it . would be strategi- cally dimcuit tor Russia and America to come to grips. It is the old story of a fight between a whale and an elephant. There Is no Russian coastline on which Americans could land. The Soviet has no fleet with which to threaten American territory. Nor do Army planners believe that Russia could be knocked out by atomic weapons. They point to the vast and the empty Soviet land mass which stretches across a sfath of the globe and explain that the United States with its huge industrial concentrations on the Atlantic seaboard and Detroit is far more vulnerable to atomic bombing and bacteriological warfare.They They believe it is too late to talk .war now; consequently American policy should be directed toward resisting Russian expansion, while striving to reach some sort of long-term balance of power. They consider this wholly practical as intelligence reports disclose that Russia is weaker than her truculence at meetings of the United Nations suggests. The Kremlin must know that Russia has even less chance of defeating America in war than America has of defeating Russia. The best description of the present phase of the Russo-American relations is that of "elder statesman" Bernard Baruch: "We are in-the midst of a cold war which is getting h„t T Hn not believe we are going to use guns." Highest American officials consider there is a good chance of the "cold war" ending 'in a long period of Stable equilibrium. They frankly outlined their views In off-the-record talks to a national conference of editorial writers. They are encouraged rather than disturbed by Mr Vyshlnsky's Billingsgate. which they regard as a sure indication that Moscow is worried by the receding . tide of Communism in western Europe and by the Marshall Plan for. reconstruc-tlon. The United States sees herself as the economic arsenal of Western Europe in an economic and political struggle against -Russia, as she was the military 4 . arsenal during the war against Germany. The State Department believes that France, which is normally self-supporting in respect to foodstuffs and has plenty of iron and coal and large gold reserves at present in hiding, could recover rapidly, given the restoration of sound currency and political stability and the elimination of a topheavy bureaucracy. The Department is also encour- aged by the remarkable recovery Italy has achieved by the sheer industry of its inhabitants. Britain is America's major headache, for an economic collapse there "would leave the biggest commercial vacuum the world has . ever seen. Unlike France and Italy, her recovery depends on the expansion of her export trade and Americans do not disguise their fear that untimely socialist experiments and the unwillingness of workers to increase productivity are retarding British recovery. If American officials believe a shooting war with Russia can be avoided by building up a strong Britain and Western Europe, the Soviets hope they can achieve their objectives bloodlessly by promoting economic collapse. They will do their utmost to sabotage the Marshall Plan in- the belief that if recovery can be delayed for a few years, America will be forced to withdraw from Europe. The Kremlin believes that time is on its side, but the State Department points out that Russia is unable to supply its satellites with capital consumers' goods and time may well make it more difficult for the Kremlin to check discontent by both her satellites and her own people. Summed up, there is far more talk of war in certain sections of the American press and amone the ill-informed section of the public than in official circles In Washington. The Government is not wholly averse to a certain amount of public apprehension, for it helps to nceij Mie nauon on Its toes and ensures that the preparedness programme won't be blocked by public apathy. Russo-American rivalry is an unfortunate fact, but despite a small minority of crackpots, whose bellicosity provides the only justification fdr Mr Vyshlnsky's rantings about war-mongers, the American Government believes in the possibility, of continued peace and is determined to maintain it. Whether you believe America is going the best way about it depends on whether you take your opinions from the New York Times or from Mr Henry Wallace's left-wing weekly, but it is a certain bet that war is impossible unless Russia fires the first shot. ?"}
{"id":243560936,"text":"08 Nov 1947 - TODAY'S Information Guide Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 November 1947, page 16 [?] radio log - By The Herald Radio w,;. i "MARCH OF TIME' ikiI RADIO COMEBACK I John Hickling's famous radio "March of Tima" I turns to the air tomorrow night from 3UZ. "'I THE earlier series, heard from 3DB, ran for 500 JL performances, covering all major world events from 1936 to 1945. Well-known writers nnd a cast of leading actors have been chosen for the new edition, to be aired at 6.35 p.m. every Sunday. John McMahon will be the commentator. Listeners con contrast the techniques of this and 3DB's new style of news presentation in "Rola Radio Ncwsrcel" nt 9.30. The director of the Australian Public Opinion Polls (Mr Roy Morgan! will be Interviewed In the Newsreel tomorrow night. The record was ntndo last night on the eve of the poll, and Ills views, then should be pertinent, nfter the result of the election Is known. All stations will give election results and comment tonight. "Spring 1600" OAR. 8.0). — Welsh playwright Emlyn Williams's romping comedy of theatre life at the dawn of the nth century is mainly concerned with the meeting of Richard Bur-bage, the great actor, and Ann Byrd, daughtev of the composer, who dreads her approaching marriage with an elderly, if wealthy, clod. "Heckle Hour" (3DB. 8.301.— Mr N. Tasker. BA. and Miss Molly Smith argue, whether 91ms have a bad influence on children. Suggested For Sunday j Tenor Albert. Argenti and' coloratura soprano Beryl j Jones meet, in t.he first, semi-j final nf the "P. and A. Parade"! (3KZ, fl.Oi. Six more of thei State's leading singers will contest the other three preliminaries. t ¥ "Opera fnr the People" i3DB. 7.301. — This presentation is Flo-tow's opera Martha, first, produced in 1817 and now remembered best for the famous aria "M'Anpari." "Konlmint Theatre" (3AW, R.0). —A man's fight, to keep his family's traditions alive In the- face of monetary difficulties is the theme of "Dusty Ermine." John Bushell and Sheila Sewell head the cast. "'Lux Ratlin Theatre" (3DB. 8.0). — John Cazabon has the main role In "The Tightrope Walkers." the story of the efforts of a young and highly-decorated RAF wing commander to rehabilitate himself. (Rudin Programmes — P. 21)"}
{"id":243561315,"text":"06 Oct 1947 - Tips On Tipping Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 6 October 1947, page 8 Tips On Tipping The Herald Special Service i LONDON Sunday.— The public's rvlews on tipping are mixed, according to a Gallup Poll. The question was put: "What do Vmi feel ahnnt Hnmin.- MWWUU tqjjiillg — SIIUU1U higher wages be paid and tipping ; abolished, or should the present i arrangements be continued because i of the belief that they ensure good , service?" . I Fifty-four per cent, replied: Stop tipping." Thirty-four per cfnt „ answered: "Continue topping. Twelve per cent, had no opinion. The majority of well-to-do people voted for the maintenance of tipping, but a majority in other income groups favored abolition. Of those who approve tipping ?8 .per cent, wanted it left to the individuals discretion. Eight per cent, preferred a special charge."}
{"id":243562311,"text":"27 Nov 1947 - BOWLS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 27 November 1947, page 22 f BOWLS VI By "Coach" SUNDAY PLAY IS GAINING FAVOR A recent nation-wide. Gallup Poll revealed that eight out of every 10 Australians want public tennis courts and golf courses open on Sunday afternoons. Now it seems that the former prejudice against Sunday play in bowls is slowly dying out. 'IHE bowling fraternity probably is a little more conservative than most sporting bodies, but more and more Victorian clubs are indulging in the Sunday, social games which have long been favored in NSW and Queensland. I The game continues to expand. I New clubs recently formed, or now i in the process- of formation, are ! Lcltchvillc. Tcrang, Colcraine, . Glenroy. West Coburg. Elthnm and i Ormond. Doutta Galla, North i Balwyn and South Cnulfield greens! are already under construction. ; The popularity of the game is 1 perhaps best Illustrated by its raDid expansion. The number of affili-iatcd bowlers In Australia In 1940 was approximately 34.000. This has since grown to 57,000 and before the New Year It will almost certainly exceed 60.000. Pennant Highlights Saturday's last-end winners in-: eluded Carlton. East Camberwell 'and Northcote In Division 1, iThombury and Brighton Beach In Division 4, Kew in Division 5, Sandrinchain In Division 6, Bent-'lelgh, Carrum and , Yarraville-Soddon in Division 7. Carlton were 23 down against I Canterbury nt flic IOlh end, but fought bark in typicnl fashion to j finish on top, ! George Goble required 3 at the ' last end to win the match for Canterbury. On the crossover, he was lving game, but trailed the jack to Carlton's advantage. One of many good recoveries on ! Saturdav was that of Jack Byrne's lElst.) rink, which won by 3 after being down 9-24. I In addition to notching an 8, George Bell's (Alma) C rink scored 16 in the last 3 ends'. Stan Blackmorc's (City) A rink, from 7-19 down, won 24-23. In Ballarnt's Pennant competition on Saturday. Ted Lawrence (brother of the famous Marjorie). olaving for Wenriouree, collected all's. "In the some match. J. H. Rowe (Maryborough) also scored i "possible." Rinks captained by Jack Goodman (A. Pk. VRT). Ab McKelvie (Flem.) and George Bell (Alma) were others to notch the "possible" on Saturday. Team Work . Murrumbecna's continued successes point to the merit of team work. Most clubs depend on a handful of class bowlers to carry an otherwise mediocre side, but Murrumbccna emphasise that their team boasts no stars. Their consistency in recent years, despite constant changes in the side because of transfers and deaths, lends point to their claim. However, their most successful skip, Fred Hansen, is certainly one of the State's best bowlers. In a round In' Alphington's championship, Leo Kelly, BUI Lancaster's leader, put up a good performance against Lou Shitton. From 11-2? down he ran out winner (25 up) without Lou adding to his 22. Another good performance in a club championship was T. George's defeat of Alex McLean, in Elsternwick District's cham-l pionship by 25-5. Title Entries Entries for the Victorian singles i and pairs championships close Dc- j comber 10, and for the champion j of champions on February 23. The pairs event will commence : with sectional play on December 26. First rounds of the singles will be played on January 3. The decision to partially zone the draw for the championships will meet with general approval in these days of petrol restrictions. Four teams representing RVBA officials will visit country centres in March next. Each party will consist of executive and club officinls. Contacts with country officials on these tours are sure to benefit the game. It I5. hoped to charter a special plane for Victorian players visiting the Hobart carnival on Janu-j ary 20. In addition to the Hobart games in January, forthcoming! interstate matches will be played! between Victoria and NSW in Sydney from March 14 to 19: In! Melbourne on a date to be fixed:! and Victoria v. Queensland in' Melbourne, early In April. i"}
{"id":243563918,"text":"01 Oct 1947 - Australians Say Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 1 October 1947, page 7 Australians Say Communists Main Cause Of Industrial Stoppages After experiencing months of strikes, lock-outs and industrial unrest, the Australian public has come to the conclusion that Communists and agitators are most to blame, according to a recent Gallup Poll. Men and women in a wide range of occupations and of varying political beliefs were asked: — In your opinion, WHO Is most to blame for . the recent stoppages in industry? More than a quarter of l.hosrt interviewed could not give an answer, but most people hold opinions which fall, into clearly defined groups:— p.c. Communists and agitators . . 25 Union leaders, unions, workers IB The Goverhmcnt. The Labor Party ...... 10 Both employers and employes 7 Employers, capitalists 8 Various answers 8 No opinion 28 Analysis of opinions by political affiliation shows that even among Labor voters, Communists and union leaders are . blamed more than the employers: — Lih.-C.P. Lab. p.c. p.c. Communists and agitators 31 19 Union leaders, unions, workers . < 19 12 Government. La b o r Party 1(1 5 Employers, capitalists . . 2 12 Employers and employes 5 19 Various answers ..... 7 9 No opinion 20 33 Those interviewed were also asked:— "What do ' you think is the real cause of the present industrial unrest?" Opinions are mniiv nnrl varinH mith hirrh lava. tion and Communism heading the list:— p.e. High taxation, cost of living . . M Communism .. l;i Workers striving for better conditions 1(1 War neurosis, artermalh of war 1(1 Both sides to blame (1 No lead from Government . . 5 Workers expecting too much 'B Inconsiderate employers .... 3 Arbitration Court's slowness in granting 40-hour week ..... 1 Housing position, shortages . . t Various answers 4 No opinion 28 Issued by Ausl. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Mclb."}
{"id":243565591,"text":"29 Nov 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 November 1947, page 9 GALLUP POLL FINDS Australian Wanted As Next Governor - General When the next Governor-General is appointed, most people want him to be an Australian, a man who "understands our conditions and requirements. Of the 12 Governor-Generals who have held office since Federation,- only two have been native-born Australians — the present Governor-General (Mr McKell) and Sir Isaac Isaacs. To test public opinion regarding: future appointments, Gallup Poll Interviewers have asked a representative cross-section of people in all States: — When the next Governor-General is appointed, do you think he should be an Englishman — or an Australian — or should the position of Governor-General be abolished? Comparison of answers with a similar Gallup Poll last February shows little change in the .pro-Australian sentiment. There is, however, a considerable increase In the vote for an Englishman as Governor-General, with a corresponding decrease In the. minority who want the position abolished. Feb. '47 Today-Favor Australian . 49 pc 50 pc Favor Englishman 21 32 Abolish position . 20 11 No opinion ... 10 7 Political affiliation makes a considerable difference to people's opinions. Labor voters strongly support their Party's policy of appointing an Australian as Governor-General, but Liberal-Country Party voters would prefer an Englishman: — Labor Lib/CP Voters Voters Prefer Australian . 64 pc 35 po Prefer Englishman 14 52 Abolish position 15 6 No opinion .... 7 7 Opinion opposed to going oversea for a Governor-General predominates in all States, and is particularly strong among those aged less than 40. People's Reasons "An Australian knows Australian conditions better," the comment of a cafe manageress of Ipswich, Qld„ expresses a widespread opinion.Others, Others, although favoring appointment of an Australian, added conditions, such as, "He should be free from party - politics." or "Preferably a man with a distinguished war record." People who prefer an Englishman think that such an appointment would lend more dignity to the position, and would strengthen our ties with the Motherland. Those who would abolish the office believe that it is an unnecessary expense.Issued Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne,"}
{"id":243565717,"text":"23 Oct 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDS -- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 23 October 1947, page 15 GALLUP POLL FINDS — LITTLE DREAD OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN NEAR FUTURE Facing the future with optimism, 7 out of every 10 Australians think that, in the next few years, there will be enough jobs for everyone, or, at the worst, an insignificant amount of unemployment. This attitude Is revealed by a recent Gallup Poll regarding employment prospects In the next few years. Latest figures Issued by the Commonwealth Board of Census and Statistics show that employment In Australia Is being maintained at an exceptionally high level. At the present time, the number of jobs offering far exceeds the amount of labor available. But will the boom In employment last? This was the problem posed by Gallup Poll Interviewers when they sounded public opinion on the question: — "In the next few years, do you expect there'll be enough jobs for everyone— or will there be some un-. employment — or a lot of unemployment?" People In a full range of occupations, both employers and employes, were Included In the sur-1 vcy. Their hopes and fears of the (future divide as follow: — 44 per cent, expect there will be enough jobs for all. . . . Most of this group think that, because of the big production leeway, there will be I jobs for everyone. Others are of the opinion that the 40-hour week will "help I create employment." 27 per cent, think there will be some unemployment. . . . But they expect much of it will be among uncmploy-ables and those who are not keen on work, anyway. 19 per cent, believe there will be a lot of unemployment. . . . Some of this group think a depression is coming. Others fear that an influx of immigrants into Australia will make Jobs hard to get. 10 per cent, cannot give an opinion. Optirpism Rises Comparison with a similar question asked by the .Gallup Poll , at the end of the war shows tnat Australians are now more hopeful of full employment: 1945 Today p.c. p.c. Jobs for all 31 44 Some unemployment 39 27 Much unemployment 28 19 No opinion 2 10 Analysis of the latest finding shows that women are not as optimistic as men regarding full employment — pnly 34 per cent, of women now expect "jobs for all," compared with 53 per cent, from men. Men Women p.c. p.c. Jobs for all 53 34 Some unemployment 20 28 A lot of unemployment 15 24 No opinion 0 14 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":243566213,"text":"03 Nov 1947 - Public Favors Sunday Games Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 3 November 1947, page 4 Public Favors Sunday Games THE latest Gallup Poll on Sunday Sport snows that eight out of every 10 Australians favor opening of public tennis courts and golf courses on Sunday afternoons, and that six out of every 10 favor them opening on Sunday mornings as well. Against that, six out of every 10 are opposed to .Sunday football matches with charges for admission. There has been no substantial change of opinion since the same set of questions was asked In a survey two years ago. The public has apparently made up its mind that people who want healthy recreation at the week-end should be given the facilities to get it, but that commercialised spectator-sports should be discouraged. This Is a reasonable attitude and one which should be respected by authorities controlling public recreation grounds, So far, many of these authorities have paid more attention to the wishes of a conservative but articulate minority than tc the majority who see nothing objectionable in Sunday games If they are not organised foi profit. It Is unfair that Sunday sporting facilities of a noncommercial kind should be available to people who can afford to belong to private clubs and withheld from those who depenj on public grounds"}
{"id":243566312,"text":"15 Nov 1947 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 November 1947, page 3 QALLUP POLL SHOWS Opposition To Bank Plan Still Strong Speeches in Parliament on the Bill to nationalise the trading banks have hardly affected public opinion. The latest Gallup Poll shows that two out of three people remain opposed to nationalisation. for the second time in recent Mnths, interviewers for the l|l! have asked people: — '/ a referendum were held, uoitld you vote for, or opainsi, the Federal tovernmenl taking over w the privately - owned hading banks? 61 per cent, now oppose nationalising the trading banks, 28 per cent, favor it, and - 11 per cent, are undecided. State by State, the "oppose" vote ranges from 65 per cent, in Queensland and Tasmania, to 60 per cent, in Victoria and NSW and 55 per cent, in SA and WA. Interviewing began on October 25, a few days after Mr Chifley and Mr Menzles spoke in Parliament on the Banking Bill. A small change of opinion since September, as shown in the next table, apparently reflects the net effect of those speeches and other Parliamentary debates on the bill: — NATIONALISED BANKS Sept. . Now p.c. p.c. Opposed 63 61 In favor 23 28 Undecided 14 11 Among Labor voters, the proportion in favor of nationalising the banks has increased from 38 per cent, to 49 per cent, since September, leaving 36 per cent, opposed and 15 per cent, still undecided. Liberal-Country Party voters are 93 per cent, opposed. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne"}
{"id":243566554,"text":"22 Nov 1947 - GALLUP POLL RECORDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 November 1947, page 12 GALLUP POLL RECORDS 9-540 SHOP HOURS MOST POPULAR If shops remain open on Saturdays till 12 noon after the 40-hour week is introduced, most people will want the weekday shopping hours tc be from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. This preference was revealed when Gallup Poll interviewers questioned a representative cross-section of men and women In every State on the subject of week-day shopping hours. Everyone interviewed was told the enquiry was about the opening and closing times of shops after the 40-hour week comes In and was then asked: — If shops remain open on Saturdays till 12 noon, which of these shopping hours would you favor for iveek days — from Monday to Friday? The question assumed that shops will remain open on Saturday j morning because a Gallup Poll in August showed that only one person in ten wants shops to close on both Friday evening and Saturday morning.Each Each person Interviewed was handed a card listing three different "spreads" of shopping hours, and answers show: — 27 per cent, favor shops being open from 8.30 to 5 p.m. on week days; 45 per cent, prefer 9 to 5.30; 24 per cent, want 9.30 to 6; and 4 per cent, have no preference. Both men and women want 9 to 5.30:— Men Women p.c. p.c. Open from 8.30 to 5 29 25 Open from 9 to 5.30 42 ' 50 Open from 9.30 to 6 25 21 No preference .... 4 4 People Interviewed were asked whether anyone in the family worked in a shop, as employer or employe, and analysis of answers shows that 9 to 5.30 is the most popular time with all groups-shopkeepers, shop assistants and the general public. Separate count of answers in each State discloses that opinion is fairly uniform throughout Australia, except that most Queens-landers favor 8.30 to 5, which ap-proximates the 8.15 to 4.40 times recently fixed by the State Industrial Tribunal.8.30 8.30 9 to 9.30 No to 5 5.30 to 6 Opinion p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. SA . . 19 55 23 3 WA .. 21 55 23 1 NSW . 26 47 23 4 Vic. . . 21 46 30 3 Tas. . 17 36 36 11 Qld. . 55 29 9 7 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne,"}
{"id":243566881,"text":"18 Oct 1947 - \"Ban Communist Party\"-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 18 October 1947, page 17 "Ban Communist Party"- m SAYS MAJORITY, INS NATION-WIDE POjLL ; "Communists cause a lot of industrial unrest," was the reason given to Gallup Poll interviewers by most of Hie 66 per cent, of Australians who think the Communist Party should be banned and made illegal. Only 24 per cent or the people interviewed would allow the Party to remain legal. Most of them base their opinions on the view that political freedom Is essential— in the words of a carpenter's wife, of Brisbane, Queensland, "Without political freedom, democracy would not exist." Others feel it is better to leave the party in the open, rather than have it working secretly. Those interviewed were asked: "Do you think the Communist Party should be banned and made illegal or should it continue to be legal." This Gallup survey was made n September, Just before the All-European Communist Information Bureau was established in Belgrade, Jugoslavia. Of the whole cross-section interviewed: — (Mi per cent, say "Ban the Communist Party; make It illegal." 24 per cent, say -"The Communist Party should continue to be legal." 10 per cent, arc undecided. Of Liberal-Country suDDortcrs. 78 per cent, would ban the Party, compared with 56 pgr cent, of Labor votes. Analysis of the vote by religion shows that imposing a ban is favored by about 7 out of 10 members of each of the major denominational groups.Swing Swing Of Opinion. In 1942 the Gallup Poll asked a question regarding whether the then-existing ban on the Communist Party should be lifted or maintained. Answers were:— 35 per cent, said "Lift the ban." 44 per cent, said "Maintain it." 21 per cent, had no opinion. Comparison with the present finding shows a decided swing of opinion against the Communist Party, the vote for banning it now being 66 per cent., compared with 44 per cent. 5 years ago. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne"}
{"id":243567250,"text":"19 Nov 1947 - Public Likes House On Air Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 19 November 1947, page 4 Public Likes House On Air THE latest Gallup Poll, published today, shows that 64 per cent, of adult .Australians are in favor of Federal Parlia- mentary broadcasts being continued. Only 20 per cent, believe that the time and money would be better spent on ordinary radio entertainment or more concentrated education in civics. The man in the street shows good sense. It is important that the people should be able to hear, and so to judge directly, what is going on In their national legislature. Whether or not a majority habitually listens when matters of national importance are being debated, is immaterial Those who want first-hand information of how they are being governed, and by what manner of men, should have it. In time the radio audiepce will, it Is to be hoped, exert some real influence in mending parliamentary manners, improving the factual standard of debate. : '.and eliminating from the House Che type of politician whose violence of opinion. Irresponsibility, and personal animus against his opponents threatens the dignity and reputation of our democratic system of Government. "" JL—-"}
{"id":243567628,"text":"25 Oct 1947 - Poll In Doubt On Price Referendum Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 25 October 1947, page 11 Poll In Doubt On Price Referendum 1 111 According to a Gallup Poll completed recently, it seems that the proposed Federal referendum on prices and rents will be supported by a nation-wide majority of about 55 per cent. It is doubtful, however, whether there will be favorable majorities in four States, as required by the Constitution. New South Wales, Victoria i and Western Australia are likely to give "Yes" majorities; South Australia- is on the bor-' derline: and Tasmania and Queensland are opposed. People interviewed were reminded that the Commonwealth's wartime powers may expire at the end of the year. They were told there has been talk of a referendum to give Federal Parliament permanent power to make laws fixing prices and rents, and were asked: "If there is a referendum, are you likely to vote foiv or against granting that power?" Answers of the whole cross-section interviewed divide: — 47 per cent, favor giving the Federal Government permanent power to fix prices and rents: 40 per cent, are against granting that power, and 13 per cent, arc undecided. If the 13 per cent, of "undecided" people arc divided on the basis of these answers, a "Yes" majority of about 55 per cent, is Indicated. Party Politics Political affiliation makes a 11 "the difference to people's opinions. Labor voters arc strongly In favor of granting permanent power, but Liberal-Country supporters are just as strongly opposed:— Labor Llb.-CP p.c. p.c. Favor granting power 63 25 Oppose granting It 21 65 Undecided 16 10 "Price and rent controls protect the worker," the comment of a bus driver, of Hornsby, NSW, sums up the attitude of many 'who favor the Government having permanent power. ! Most, of those who oppose the : Idea think the Federal Govern-, ment already has enough power, j Issued by Australian Public Opinion Tolls, Melbourne, j The Society of Chemical Industry will hold a meeting in the Metallurgy Department lecture theatre at Melbourne Technical 1 College, next Friday, at 8 p.m."}
{"id":243568906,"text":"01 Nov 1947 - MOST AUSTRALIANS SAY:-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 November 1947, page 7 MOST AUSTRALIANS SAY:— Open Public Tennis Courts And Golf Courses On Sunday When the Gallup Poll recently interviewed a nationwide "sample" of people on the question of Sunday sport, the following consensus of opinion emerged: — Eight out of every 10 Australians want public tennis courts and golf courses open on Sunday afternoons. Nearly 6 out ol' every 10 would like them open on Sunday mornings as well. ' But almost 6 out of every 10 people oppose football matches on Sunday, with admission charges like Saturdays. , To gauge the attitude of people toward opening public tennis courts, golf courses and playing fields for Sunday sport, the Gallup Poll asked a series of three Questions: — (a) Do you think public tennis courts and golf courses should be open — or closed — on Sunday afternoons? (b) And what about Sunday mornings? (c) Do you favor, or oppose, football matches on Sunday afternoons, with admission charges as on Saturdays? Answers indicate a tolerant attitude on the part' of most people toward opening public tennis courts and golf courses, but the idea of Sunday football is frowned upon. Public Tennis and Golf . Sunday afternoons: — Open . . 81 per cent. Closed . . 16 per cent. Undecided 3 per cent. Sunday mornings:— Open 59 per cent. Closed . . . . 37 per cent. Undecided 4 per cent. All six States favor using public tennis courts and golf courses on Sunday afternoon, but Tasmanians and South Australians are Inclined to oppose opening them on Sun-' day morning. People of all ages favor tennis and golf on Sunday afternoons, and Sunday morning is also J approved by all age groups, except those In their "60's," ; who are 54 per cent, "opposed." People Interviewed were asked their religion, and of the five major denominations only ! Baptists oppose Sunday afternoon tennis and golf in public parks. Both Baptists and Methodists, however, oppose opening Sunday morning. Football Matches Sunday afternoons: — Favor . . . . 35 per cent. -Oppose . . 58 per cent. Undecided 7 per cent. Roman Catholics favor Sunday afternoon football, but all : other denominations oppose thp ! idea. The same three questions ! were asked by the Gallup Poll in 1915. and comparison shows no change in public opinion over the last two years. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":243569403,"text":"11 Oct 1947 - GALLUP POLL ON THE 40-HOUR WEEK Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 October 1947, page 8 GALLUP. POLL ON THE 40-HQUR WEEK Majority Approves Court's Decision The Federal Arbitration Court s decision to grant the 40-hour working week to industry is approved by 6 out of every 10 Australians. After a hearing which be- gan nearly two years ago, the, Court announced its judgment! on September 9. It will operate1 from January. j To ascertain public reaction to the judgment, the Australian Gallup Poll has asked a representative "sample" of people: — Do you approve, or disapprove, the Arbitration Court's decision to limit the working week to 40 hours, after which overtime would be paid? Those interviewed included employers and employes, of all political beliefs. Their answers show nation-wide approval; — 60 per cent, approve the Court's decision ; 02 per cent, disapprove; and 8 per cent, have no opinion. Approval was expressed by 63 per cent, of men and 55 per cent, of women. There Is little difference in the vote, State-by-State. An overwhelming majority of Labor Party supporters favor in-troduclng the 40-hour week, but Liberal-Country supporters, as a group, are divided: — Lib-Lab. C.P. p.c. p.c. Approve decision 75 42 Disapprove 19 -10 No opinion 6 9 Of professional people, business executives and farm owners, the majority opposes the 40-hour week, the farmers "oppose" vote being as high as 62 per cent. All other occupational groups, however, are strongly in favor of the shorter working week. What They Say — "Workers will see more of their homes and families," the comment of a telephonist, Bcllerivc, Tas-I mania, sums up the opinions of most people who approve the de-iclsion. Others think the introduc-ition of the 40-hour week will mean jmore employment, while a third j group believes that, with modern ! methods, an increase in produc-I tion will occur. | Many of the minority who disapprove the court's decision fear there will be loss of production. Another group expects the cost of living to rise. Issued by Australian Public I Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":243569470,"text":"05 Nov 1947 - Revive German And Japanese Industry Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 5 November 1947, page 11 Revive German And Japanese Industry SAYS GALLUP MAJORITY According to a recent Gallup Poll, Australians are agreeable to allowing Germany and Japan to re-establish their peacetime industries.In In Japan's case a small majority of Australians is even prepared to HELP them start-up factories and trade again. In this nation-wide survey, the Gallup Poll interviewed a representative "sample" of 1700 people on questions regarding Industries in former enemy countries. Those interviewed were first asked whether they were for, or against, a suggestion that. Germany should be allowed to rebuild her peacetime industries. Answers show a substantial majority favoring such a move: — 70 per cent, say Germany should be allowed to rebuild her peacetime industries, 19 per cent, oppose the Idea, and 11 per cent, are undecided. Women are not so keen on the idea as men, the "should- be allowed to rebuild" vote of men being 78 per cent, compared with Gl per cent, from women. tOn October 16, the British Control Commission and the U.S. Military Government announced that Germany would be allowed to retain more than half of the industrial plant listed in 1946 as available for reparations. This Is expected to enable the British and U.S. zones to regain the 1936 production level.Industry Industry In Japan? The second part of the Inquiry concerned industry In Japan: — "Do you think the Allies should, or should not, help Japanese factories and trade to get going again 7" A small majority would help, to revive Japanese industry:— 53 per cent, say, "Help' Japanese factories and trade," 34 per cent. say. "Do not help the Japanese," and 13 per cent, are undecided. Nearly six out of every ten men are prepared to help the Japanese, but women are divided on the proposal: Men Women p.c. p.c. Should help Japan 59 47 Should not 32 37 Undecided 9 16 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne,"}
{"id":243570559,"text":"10 Nov 1947 - GALLUP WAS TRUE VOTE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 10 November 1947, page 3 GALLUP WAS TRUE VOTE ! The Gallup Poll was remarkably accurate with its prediction of Labor's defeat on Saturday. It was estimated that the > vote for Liberal and Country i Party candidates ln doubtful seats would Increase by 10 per 1 cent, ln metropolitan elector- I ates and by 9 per cent. In the country. j For seven key seats ln the eastern and southern suburbs, the Liberal vote was predicted at 51 per cent., compared with 41 per cent, at the last State election two vcars ago. The actual vote Is 51 per cent.! For three key seats in central Victoria the Liberal and Country Party vote was predicted at 58 per cent , compared with 49 per cent. In 1945. The progress count is 55 per cent., and the final figure will probably be even closer to the Gallup estimate"}
{"id":243570562,"text":"10 Nov 1947 - Labor Stocks Drop Sharply: Gallup Poll Pointers Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 10 November 1947, page 3 j Labor Stocks Drop Sharply: Gallup j Vol I Pointers I The Federal political pendulum has swung ) for the first time since the landslide to Labor ; four years ago. a nation-wide Gallup Poll taken In the last Ifortnieht shows that if Saturday's election had : hpen Federal, instead of, Victorian, the Chifley i Government would have been either defeated or I -u„n nf its majority. SHU1 . There has been a remarkable change in tlle PllticaI outlook l„ce the previous Gallup Poll n Federal election prospects four months ago. In the in-(.rim Of course, the proposal I nationalise the banks ' has ar!nnboth July and again this _!">h cross-sections of electors in all States were asked it a Federal election were held today, which party would you probably vote lor ? rnmnarlson of answers, as ln ih» inflowing table, discloses a 5 £ wit <"ne in 20) swing from \\ Pfhor to' Liberal-Country Party u is significant that nearly all of those people said they opposed nationalising the banks. PR03ABLE FEDERAL VOTE July Today n.c. p.c. , 49 44 I Liberal-Country". « <5 S Independents .. .. J J Uncertain .. ..- 8 » Allotting the 8 per cent, of -uncertain" according to how they Sifmcmbered voting at the last 1 Federal election a year ago. the a prospective vote Is now— 1 Labor . . 49 per cent. 1 liberal « per cent, a Independents . . 3 per cent . if Before the next election, two 9 years hence, there will be a re-ill distribution. and possibly an Increase in the number of seats, a Nevertheless. It is noteworthy that 3 r'ltleal sentiment, as measured by a the Gallup Poll, is now the same | as at the 1940 election, when 1 Labor's share of the 74 seats ln a the House of Representatives was | only 36, compared with 45 at I present. 1 FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES 3 -Liberal-| , Labor Country Others r| p.c. p.c. p.c. 3 Election— I 1337 .. .. 4 6 4 8 6 1 1940 .... 49 4 5 6 i 1913 .. .. 54 32 14 | 1916 53 44 3 Gallup Poll now 49 48 3 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls. Melbourne."}
{"id":243675354,"text":"27 Aug 1949 - Chifley, Menzies, First Choice As Leaders Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 August 1949, page 10 Chifley, Menzies, First Choice As Leaders Latest Gallttu Poll Mr Chifley is accepted as leader of the Labor Party even more widely than ever before, and Mr Menzies is now the undoubted choice as leader for Liberal-CP, the Gallup Poll finds. People Interviewed were handed a list of 10 leading Parliamentarians, 5 Labor and 5 Liberal-CP. They were asked: — Which of these men arc your first and second choice for leader in Federal Parliament ? It was the third time in four years the Gallup Poll had asked the question and comparison shows that the vote for Mr Chifley has risen from 55 per cent, to 78 per cent: LABOR 1st PREFERENCES To-1946 1947 day p.c. p.c. p.c. Chifley .... 65 62 78 Evatt 31 23 16-Ward .... 5 9 2 Calwcll .... — l 2 Detlman . . 2 1 2 Forde 4 — — No answer ... 3 4 — Second preferences disclose that, without Chiflev, Evatt would be supported by 68 per cent, of Labor voters, compared with 10 per cent, for Calwell. 9 per cent, lor Dedman, 9 per cent, for Ward and 4 p.c. un- ueciaea. Liberal-Country Leader _ Answers of Liberal -CP voters show that Mr Menzies now has a clear majority over other non-Labor leaders. (In the latest survey Mr Harrison's name was substituted for Mr Spender) : Liberal-CP 1st Preference To-1946 1947 day S.c. p.c. p.C. 4 41 53 Casey 34 40 37 Fadaen 10 10 10 Earle Page .5 4 5 Harrison .... — - 3 Spender .... 3 2 — No answer ... 4 3 2 Second preferences of Liberal-CP voters disclose: In a straight-out contest between Menzies and Casey the result would be: Menzies. 60 p.c.; Casey. 32 p.c.; and undecided, 8 per cent. if Casey had not been In the vote Menzies would have been selected by 70 per cent Without Menzies, Casey would be supported by the majority (54 p.c.) of Liberal-CP people, compared with Fadden 24 p.c., Earle Page 10 p.c., Harrison 7 p.c.. and "Undecided 5 p.c. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":243675618,"text":"23 Jul 1949 - We Should Help Defend Hongkong Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 23 July 1949, page 10 We Should Help Defend Hongkong PUBLIC OPINION SAYS Most Australians favor helping to defend Hongkong, if a Communist attack seems likely, a cross-sectional survey by the Gallup Poll shows. "Help Britain, It's a British possession," "Keep war away from Australia" and "Fight Communists at every opportunity" are the kind of comments aroused by the question:— If the Chinese Communist armies look like attacking Hongkong, would you favor, or oppose, sending Australian forces to help defend Hongkong? As usual on a complex question, a proportion of women, said, "I leave that kind of problem to my husband." Men's answers to the question, therefore, were' probably the best reflection of public opinion. i Men. Women p.c. p.c. Favored Ausi. forces . at Hongkong , . 52 16 Opposed 34 28 No opinion 14 28 People who answered "Op-&ose" usually said something Ice: "Australia has done enough fighting," "Britain should get out of Hongkong, it belongs to the Chinese." or "Hongkong is not worth fighting for."Liberal-CP Liberal-CP voters, both men and women, answered: Favor sending Australian forces. 60 per cent.; Oppose, 24 per cent.: and No opinion. 16 per cent. Labor voters 'opinions were: Favor, 43 per cent.: Oppose. 36 per cent.; and No opinion, 31 per cent. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Mclb."}
{"id":243677929,"text":"16 Jul 1949 - Swinging Voters Won't Decide Until The Last Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 July 1949, page 8 Swinging Voters Won't Decide Until The Last At least one person in three usually has a more or less open mind at; this early stage of a Federal election campaign, the latest Gallup Poll shows., ' Altogether 1,750 people i were interviewed on me question: ' About ./tow lonp before a ' Federal election » tfo you dually decide how you are abing to vote? Of every 100 people interviewed:— 54 say they always vole the snme way, 10 decide more than two months before the clectiou. a decide about two months before, 8 In the last month. 3 In the last fortnight, 2 In the last week, 6 not until voting day, and 12 don't know when they make up their minds. Men and women are equally 'represented in the 64 per cent. Who alw ays vote the same way, ior decide months before the election. Last Minuts Decisions rolilical interest, of course, centres in the It per rent, who ciaim tliry don't make up then | minds until the last, weeks, or j ;cven days, of an election enm-'paign, Tiicy comprise 9 per cent , of the men interviewed and 13 per cent, of the women. . Another political riddle Is the 12 per cent, who don't know when thev usually decide their vote. They comprise equal numbers of men and women. Together, those two groups I account for one elector In Tour. I And. asking them how they were likely to vote at this year's 'Federal election didn't throw much light into the dnrkne.ss. They simply divided into three almost equal groups — Labor. Libcral/CP. and "Dan't know"!, j Issued bi / /I ttsf. Public. Opinion i Polls. 352 Collins St. Mclb. |"}
{"id":243678089,"text":"14 Jul 1949 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 14 July 1949, page 5 GALLUP POLL FINDS More People Want Brighter Anzac Day Opinion in favor of Anzac afternoon being more ! like Saturday than Sunday has increased consider- ' ably in the last three years. , ' There is now a big majority in favor of open- ing picture shows, and opinion aoour opening hotels (formerly opposed to opening) is now fifty-fifty. For the third time since 1044, the Australian Gallup Poll has measured opinion on the questions: (1): In the afternoon of Anzac Day, do you think hotels should be open or closed? (2): And picture shows open or closed? These tables show how opinion ln favor of opening has increased since the war. MOVIES ON ANZAC DAY? No Open Close Opinion 1944 .. .. SB 34 10 1946 .... 58 37 5 1949 .... 71 25 4 HOTELS ON ANZAC DAY? No Open Close Opinion p.c. p.c. p.e. 1944 .... 37 55 8 1946 .... 43 53 4 1949 .... 46 47 7 All major population groups (sex, State, age, political and economic) Include majorities in favor of pictures on Anzac afternoon. Attitudes towards hotels are not affected much by people's ncomes, but the other factors have these effects: — Sex. — Men 56 per cent, ln favor of hotels open; women 56 per cent, opposed. States. — NSW and SA Inclined to favor opening; Tasmania and WA fifty-fifty; Victoria and Queensland opposed. Age.— People under 40 are 55 per cent, for opening; those over 40 are 52 per ' cent, opposed. Politics. — Labor voters throughout Australia are 53 per cent, "open hotels"; Liberal-CP are 52 per cent, "close them." Returned Soldiers Eight out of 10 people Interviewed said they had members of their Immediate families in the armed forces In onte of the world wars. They are more favorable to opening picture shows and hotels on Anzac afternoon, and announced: — Pictures. — Open 72 per cent. Close 26 per cent. No opinion 2 per cent. Hotels. — Open 49 per cent. Close 46 per cent. No opinion 5 per cent. Soon the Gallup Poll will measure opinion on "spectator sports" on Anzac afternoons, both (a) with admission charges, and (b) without admission. Results will be published in The Herald in due course. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":243678098,"text":"14 Jul 1949 - [?]adians Prefer [?] Contribute Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 14 July 1949, page 5 Radians Prefer > Contribute YORK, Wednesday. — A Dan Gallup Poll found H per cent, of Canadians B> a_ contributory National M ocneme, 16 per cent, j favor It; four were un-Dniajority of those sup-the plan want contribu-Hu"ler H' 6 monthly per Herald Special Ser-"}
{"id":243678271,"text":"19 Jul 1949 - Court Should Control All Union Elections Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 19 July 1949, page 2 Court Should Control All Union Elections Gallup Poll Finds Trade union elections should be supervised by the Arbitration Court, in the opinion of the overwhelming majority of Australians. Both Labor and Liberal-CP voters support the principle of supervision by a responsible authority. Tne proposition put io; people by Gallup Poll interviewers in this all-State survey was: When trade unions are s electing their office- r hearers, do you think |J the Arbitration Court :t should, or should not, ;r supervise the polling? t 60 per rent, answered "Arbl-tratinn Court should super- , t vise:" jt 31 per cent., "It shouldn't:" and ! 19 per cent, had no opinion. 1 1 Four out of five people with-" out opinions are women. ! Men answered: — In favor. 67 per ceru.; ngHiinw. co pur uuui,., | No Opinion. 7 per cent. I Occupational Groups ! The next analysis (acsord-l iing to occupations of bread-; i winners) shows that the only: : uncertainty about the wisdom; of Court supervision is ; among unskilled workers and; their wives: | TRADE UNION ELECTIONS 1 SUPERVISION BY COURT ! No op- ! Favor Oppose inion p.c. p.c. p.e. j Farm owners 75 11 4 Small shopkeepers ..70 14 16 Exec utive, professional 66 18 16 | Skilled, semi- ; skilled . . 57 25 18 Unskilled ..44 33 23 Another analysis, according to political affiliation, shows that Labor voters are: Favorable, 53. per cent.: Opposed, 32 per cent.: and Undecided. 15; per cent. Liberal-CP voters, are 72 per cent .in favor of Court supervision. Finally, people were asked whether they (or their husbands) belonged to trade unions: 33 f>er cent, said they were union members and 11 per cent, were wives of I unionists. Answers of the i unionists on the question of ! supervision were: Favor, 58 per | cent.: Oppose, 31 Rer cent.: No I Opinion, 11 per cent. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion 'Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":243678514,"text":"09 Jul 1949 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 9 July 1949, page 10 GALLUP POLL SAYS 'Evens' On Election As Strike Began One out of every 25 voters (enough to swing a Federal election) joined the Liberal-CP ramp in June, and the election was an even money bet when the coal strike began. m its six-weekly survey of : Federal election prospects, the Australian Gallup Poll repeated the question: — Judging by how you feel now, which party or candidate are you' likely to vote for at the Federal election this year? The Liberal-CP group now has a slight advantage among 87 per cent, of the electors who have definite voting intentions. March May June p.c. p.c. p.o. Labor Party .. 42 43 42 Liberal-CP . . 42 39 43 Independents . . 2 2 2 Undecided ... 14 16 13 Comparison with n Gallup Poll finding at the same date In 1946 emphasises the Improved position of Liberal-CP:— I 1946 1949 | June June I p.c. p.c. | Labor Parly .... 48 42 I LIbcral-CP .. .. 38 43 Independent ... 3 2 Undecldpd .... 11 13 Those .still undecided com- prlse 10 per cent, of the men nnd 16 per cent, of the women interviewed. Dividing them like the others, the situation (when the coal strike began) was slightly In favor of Liberal-CP. However, most of the undecided people (particularly the: women) voted Labor at the Inst' Federal election in 1946. If they don't, change parties. Labor is still slightly in the lend, with 50 per cent... compared with 4R per cent, for Liberal-CP, and Others 3 per cent. This survey will be repeated at the rnd of the month, to see if t.lic coal strike has affected election prospects. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":243678889,"text":"30 Jul 1949 - Americans Expect Prices To Drop Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 30 July 1949, page 3 Americans Expect Prices To Drop NEW YORK. Friday.— FUty one per cent, of AnHcans think that prices will be lower i In six months, a Gallup polL thows. t 1"}
{"id":243681991,"text":"15 Aug 1949 - Gallup Poll [?] Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 15 August 1949, page 12 Gfftfiin I'oH tfl 'FreeziiJ Of Fundi Approve! By a majority of nfl 4. ,n 1. Australians fl even t|leir unLfl approval tn th-pH Par1UMiV. . n\\ "S freezing" |aw. fl IsowSTi'l the end or mfv ? 7131 the coal strike bMn fl People interviewed 'J| minded, that, when lh,N strike began, a law was flj to stop unions hdpinfl strikers with monev 9 viewers then asked: ' 9 "H'fre you lor or «e9 h,wrme"1 """'"f fl Answers show Au'4n«i9 support for ParliamenM 7'1|hPe"in!' ,p,lr0V!li PI funds" fl '"and" rrn1' "c'-fl 1 8 per rent, were' nndidtfl In each State at leutH |cenl. of the people ini'cH expressed approval. B l Most of the "undecided women Men's answers Foi, 72 per cent.; aealnH ;per cent.; undecided, 91 cent. b9 ' The following table fl that, majorities of all ocfl tional groups approredH j' freezing ' law being pasfl| feifl Professional, e.secollres . jl I "White rollsr" rmplrtrsflH Farm owners . . i Unskilled workers |H| I Small business owners . ,fl j Semi-skilled workers , ,flH Skilled workers . . . . |fl| ' Federal PartomtW's . Bfl rfas approved b) dSit every 10 Liheral-CoUtjH Labor voters were; Tor. (H rent.; against. 2fiptrceaR decided. 7 per cent JB| Issued by A list, rtw: bjflfl "Mi. a-.- rMi.u.(iM"}
{"id":243684473,"text":"20 Aug 1949 - AUSTRALIA-WIDE GALLUP POLL SHOWS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 August 1949, page 3 AUSTRALIA-WIDE GALLUP POLL SHOWS: Coal Strike Swings Votes To Liberals And CP Ir the Federal election had been held betore the end or the coal strike (instead of four months hence) Labor would have been defeated, an Australia-wide Gallup Poll shows. In its fifth survey on election prospects since February — taken just as the Army was going into the open-cuts — the Gallup Poll again asked people: "Judging by how you feel now, which party or candidate are you likely to vote for at the Federal election this year?" Of those Interviewed 88 per cent, expressed definite voting Intentions; 46 per cent, said "Liberal" or "Country." compared with 40 per cent, who said "Labor." That gives Liberal-CP a 6 per cent, margin over Labor, whereas three months ago Labor had a 4 per cent, advantage:— May June Aug. n.c. p.c. p.c. Liberal-CP I . 39 43 46 Labor. Party , , 43 42 40 Independents .2 2 2 Undecided . . 16 13 12 Comparison of today's figures with a Gallup Poll at the same date In 1946 (when the last Federal election was held) emphasises the Improved position of Liberal-CP: 1 1946 1949 Aug. Aug. , p.c. p.c. Liberal-CP- .... 36 46 Labor Party .... 46 40 Independent ... 4 2 Undecided .... 14 12 People now undecided comprise 9 per cent, of men and 15 per cent, of women Inter- viewed. if, on election day they divide like the 88 per cent, with definite voting Intentions, Liberal-CP will romp home with a majority of 53 per cent. But most of the undecided people will probably vote again like they did In 1946: and. as two out of three of them voted Labor in 1946. the probable vote this year (judging by present, voting Intentions) Is:— Liberal-CP 50 per cent.. Labor 48 per cent, and others 2 per cent. The increase In the House of Representatives from 74 to 121 seats (excluding ACT and NT) complicates forecasting . this year's election. Nevertheless. It is noteworthy that the latest Gallup Poll finding compares closply with the 1937 election result, when the Lyons non-Labor Government won 60 per cent, of the seats: FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib. -CP Lab. Others p.c. p.c. p.c. Election: 1934 .... 51 43 6 1937 .... 48 46 6 1940 .... 45 49 6 1943 .... 32 54 14 1946 . 44 . 53 3 Gallup Polls March . . 47 50 3 May ... 46 51 3 June . . 48 50 2 Aug. ... 50 48 2 Issued by Ausl. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street. Melb How Labor's Stocks Have Fluctuated This graph shows:— 1 . How Labor's election prospects were temporarily shattered in August, 1 947, by announcement of bank nationalisation. 2. The subsequent recovery, as memories of bank nationalisation faded, and tax cuts were announced (January, 1 949 1 . 3. How the coal strike again reduced Labor's chances of winning the Federal election to be held at the end of this year. 43%' v — The last poll was taken at the week-end July 30 — August 2, 1949."}
{"id":243684776,"text":"25 Aug 1949 - 'Japs' Or 'No Japs' In Davis Cup? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 25 August 1949, page 10 'Japs' Or 'No Japs' In Davis Cup 3 We Can't Decide According to a Gallup Poll just completed, Australians are equally divided on the question: Should Japan again play in Davis Cup international tennis? A proposal that Japan again be admitted to tne competition was discussed by the International Lawn Tennis Federation In London last month. No decision was reached, but the subject may be revived when the Federation meets next year. To find out Australian opinion on the proposal, the Gallup Poll asked: — Do you favor, or oppose, Japans again playing in Davis Cup international tennis? 43 pr cent, are In favor; 44 per cent, are opposed; and 13 per cent, are undecided. Men ' favor Japan playing; women tend to oppose: — . No Favor, Oppose, Opinion, p.c. p.c. p.c. Men 50 42 8 Women 35 47 18 /'Forgive And Forget" I "The war Is over — we should forgive and forget," the com-ment of an Ascot - Vale (Vic.) storcman, sums up the feelings ;of many who favor Japan again playing in Davis Cup tennis, j Another large group believes 'that sport promotes inter-' national friendship. ' Reasons for "opposing" fall Into two main groups:— "Because of Japan's treatment of war prisoners," and "Too soon after the war; not for a few years yet." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb. Ilobart RSL Says 'Keep Japs Out' HOBART, Thursday. — v The Hobart sub-branch of the RSL has protested against suggestions that Japanese should be allowed to migrate to islands north of Australia. The sub-branch will ask the League's federal conference in November to endorse the protest."}
{"id":243686431,"text":"23 Aug 1949 - Public Backs Doctors Against Government Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 23 August 1949, page 9 Public Bocks Doctors Against Government Just before the High Court case on "free medicine," the Gallup Poll found most people sympathetic to the doctors in their dispute with the Government. The question put to a representative cross-section of all classes throughout Australia was: — In the dispute between the Government and the doctors on tree medicine, which side do you sympathise with? The British Medical Association had said It was not opposed to free medicine, but objected to free prescriptions being limited to the Government Formulary. The BMA also objected to using Government prescription forms.The The Gallup Poll's finding, held for relense until the Court announced Its decision, is:— 47 per cent, sympathise with the doctors; 39 per cent, sympathise with the Government; and 14 per cent, have no opinion either way. Men are evenly divided In their sympathies between the Government and the doctors. Women, however, lean toward the doctors, their vote being:— Sympathise with the dqctors, 82 per cent.: with the Government. 34 per cent.; and no opinion, 14 per cent. Most Liberal-CP voters (89 per cent.) favor the doctors, but most Labor voters (62 per cent.) think the Government is right. Analysis according to the occupations of breadwinners of families Interviewed shows business _ executives, farm owners and "white collar" people favoring the doctors, while unskilled workers .'are': strongest supporters of the Government's policy. Favor Favor I Doctors Govt. I p.c. p.o. Professional, business owners,executives executives ... 71 19 Farm owners ... 62 25 Owners small bust- , nesses 51 37 Clerks, shop assistant 59 32 Skilled workers ... 39 46 Semi-skilled .... 36 48 Unskilled ...... 29 58"}
{"id":243687420,"text":"28 Jun 1949 - End All Rationing, Public Says Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 28 June 1949, page 5 End All Rationing, Public Says In a high-speed survey covering all States, the ; Australian Gallup Poll has found: — 2 out of 3 people don't want the States to ration petrol; Just as many want butter unrationed, and Almost as many are against rationing tea. wnnin za nours or ine High Court decision that Federal petrol rationing was unconstitutional the Gallup Poll had mailed Interviewer-forms to its 200 representatives throughout Australia. Within a few days, each of them had interviewed 10 people on three questions. (1): Do you favor, or oppose, the States rationing petrol again? (2): And tea rationing, are you for, or against, that? (3): And butter rationing, are you for, or against it? The answers were: Favored Opposed Unde-ratinning it cided. p.c. p.c. p.c. Petrol . . 20 68 12 Tea ... 33 60 7 Butler . 29 68 3 Opposition to peti'ol rationing came from 80 per cent, of car-owning families and from 63 per cent, of those without cars. Political affiliation had little effect on people's opinions about rationing. People of all ages, both wage-earners and better-off people, gave ' much the same answers about tea rationing. Issued by Ausl. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":243687805,"text":"06 Jul 1949 - Gallup Poll Accurate Within 112% Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 6 July 1949, page 7 Gallup Poll Accurate Within U% Virtually completed returns of the Canadian election on June 27, show that the Canadian Gallon Poll was accurate within VA per cent, in its prediction of the vote for the Liberal Party. Gallup Pre- Election diction Result p.e. p.c. Literal Party .. 48 49.6 Progrcsslvc-Conscrvatlvo . 31 30,2 CCF (Socialist) 15 13.4 Others 6 6.8 In 1646 the Australian Gallup Poll predicted the vote lor the Labor Party within 1 p.c. The published prediction was: Labor, 54 per cent.; Liberal-CP, 44 per cent.; and Independents, 2 per cent. The actual vote was; Labor, 53.1 per cent.; Liberal-CP, 43.6 per cent.; and Independents, 3.3 per cent."}
{"id":243689154,"text":"25 Jun 1949 - We Sent Most Food Parcels Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 25 June 1949, page 12 We Sent Most I Food Parcels —GALLUP POLL I Herald Special Service | LONDON. Friday. — Australia has sent to Britain, | since the war. nearly twice as many food parcels as any other country, according to a Gallup Poll which reveals that one in three families received food parcels. Asked whence the parcels comc. 12 said Australia, seven Canada, seven the - United States, five South Africa, three New Zealand; three named other countries. The Gallup Poll was conducted among a representative I sample of families, who were 1 asked: "Have you received any food parcels from abroad since the war" ' Thirty-one per cent, replied, , "Yes." 69 per cent. "No." T The parcels were well dis-; tributed among all classes: 51 i per cent, of well-to-do people questioned answered "Yes." as . well as 35 per cent, middle i class, 28 per cent, working ' class, and 27 per cent, of the . very poor. - On the average, they received one parcel a year each."}
{"id":243690949,"text":"27 Jun 1949 - Living Costs Stable In U.S., Gallup Finds Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 27 June 1949, page 8 Living Costs Stable In U.S., Gallup Finds Comparison of Gallup Poll findings in U.S., last July and this month, show the cost of living has stabilised. Similar surveys In Australia, however, have yet to produce similar evidence of stability here. When cross-sections of adults throughout the 48 States of u.s. were asked what they thought was the sjnallest | amount a family of four needed each week "to get along in this community." average answers at intervals over 12 years were: weekly needs of four. u.s. 1937 ... 30 dnl. ( £ a9/7/g) wk. 1947 . . . 43 dol. (£a13/9/) wk. 194.5 Jly. 50 dol. ( £ a15/1z/) wk. 1949 Jne 50 dol. ( £ a15/12/> wk. The above figures show a 16 i per cent, rise in 1947-48, then ! stability at a level 66 per cent, above pre-war. Similar surveys were not made in Australia In 1947 and 1948, but comparison of figures for 1946 and 1949 shows 14 per cent, increase: — weekly negds of four, australia 1945, March .. .. £6/7/11 1946, Februarv . .. £6/10/-1949, February . .. £7/8/7 If you look at the two tables, vou will see that for every £1 heeded for basic living casts in Australia, about 6 dollars are needed in America. That, of course, is twice the official rate of exchange (3.2 dollars to our £ l ; but it should not be forgotten that Income above basic requirements buys far more in America than in Australia. For instance, cars, washing machines nnd similar semi-luxuries are relatively cheap. Issued hv Aust. Fubllc Opinion rolls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":243692317,"text":"14 Jun 1949 - Australia Is Not Italians' 'Promised Land' Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 14 June 1949, page 9 Australia Is Not Italians' Promised Land' A Gallup I'oll in Italy , shows that every third person would migrate to America fnorth or south) if opportunity offered. Australia is an "also ran" in this race to escape from over-population. The question put to a cross-section of Italians was: "Would you settle tie another, ! country ij you mere atlouvmi i to do so?" ( fJ j 29 per cent, answered, fates, | permanently." V K\\ 16 per cent, said, "Yes, ffflTjK while." 46 per cent, said "No," ancr 9 per cent, were undecided. I The 45 per cent, which Indl-t catcd r desire to move said they | would like to go to: USA, Canada .. 20 per cent. Argentine . . . . 8 „ ,, Braz.il .... 4 „ „ South America . 3 „ „ Switzerland . . 3 „ „ France and Colonies .... 2 „ „ Elsewhere .... 5 „ „ 45 per cent. It is estimated that nearly a tljird of the natural . increase In Italy has moved to other countries since 1900. As many as 870.000 emigrated In 1913 alone, and the Italian Gallup Poll round that four out of 10 Italians have relatives abroad, usually in the Americas. These relatives are now proving "fjiends in need," and one person in five said they had received gifts or help from relatives abroad in the last few years. Issued by Aiisl. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":243835581,"text":"29 Jan 1948 - Nationalisation Of Industry Opposed Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 29 January 1948, page 7 Nationalisation Of Industry Opposed LATEST GALLUP POU Widespread opposition to nationalising industry is disclosed by answers to a scries of questions which the Australian Gallup Poll rccontly put to a nation-wide cross-section of people. This finding emphasises the public's opposition to Oovcrnmcnt control as revealed by several Gallup Polls on bank nationalisation. In the latest, survey, rnch person Interviewed was handed a card listing six different, Industries, and was asked:— Do you think, any of these industries should he entirely owned and operated by the Oovcrnmcnt? Answers show consistent, opposition to Onvcrnmciil. control of Industry:— Nut Nn up-' flnil, lnl«n pn pei pfl Long distance road transport of goods . . 09 21 10 Long distance road transport of passengers AO 2,1 11 Life assurance .00 24 II Eire Insurance .00 2f 11 Steel works (Newcastle & Port Kemltla) M 20 11 NSW coal mines 59 31 10 NSW COAL MINKS: Voting In tills survey shows a reversal of opinion since September. 19-10, when a Gallup Poll found 47 per cent, favoring Government control, with 37 per cent, opposed and 10 per cent, no opinion, In all States there arc majorities against nationalising: the mines. In Victoria and South Australia, which suffer most, from hold-ups on the NSW fields, the "oppose Government control" votes are 51 per cent, and 50 per cent, respectively, and In N8W It Is 59 per cent. Political Effect ® Analysis of answers to the six questions shows that In nil cases big majorities of Liberal-Country Party supporters oppose nationalising Industry. Perhaps mindful of railway losses, n small majority of Labor voters oppose nationalising road transport. They are evenly divided about assurance, insurance and steel, but a small majority would nationalise the N8W coal mines, Average figures for t.lie t,wn political groups on all six questions arc: — GOVERNMENT CONTROL OE INDUSTRY Labor Liberal-Voters, Country pe pe favor .... 41 II Oppose ... 4A A3 No opinion 13 A -Sex makes no difference In people's opinions, excepting thai, on each question, three out ot every four people without opinions are women. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls. Melbourne."}
{"id":243836571,"text":"04 Feb 1948 - World-wide Survey On Religion Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 4 February 1948, page 7 World-wide Survey On Religion An International Gallup Poll covering 12 countries discloses that in all except France, 8 out of 10 people believe in God. There is less agreement on the possibility of a life after death. The percentage of "Ycsses" to the question "DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?" was p.c. p.c. Brazil . . 96 Finland . 83 Cejuoda . 95 Holland . 80 Australia 95 Denmark . 80 U.S.A. . . 94 Sweden . 80 Britain . . 84 C'slovakia 77' Norway . 84 France . . 68 France has a large number of Communists, and of the French Communists inter-vlewcd. only 17 per cent, said they believed in God. On a second question: "DO YOU BELIEVE IN AN AFTER LIFE?" the percentage of affirmatives was— p.e. p.c. Brazil . . 78 Australia 63 Canada . 78 France . 58 Norway . 71 Denmark 55 Finland . 69 C'slovakia 52 U.S.A. . . 68 Sweden . 49 Holland . 68 Britain . 40 In . nine of the countries, people were asked: "Din YOU ATTEND A RELIGIOUS SERVICE LAST ! SUNDAY OR THE SUNDAY BEFORE?" The percentage of "Y e s" answers was: — p.c. p.c. Canada . 69 C'slovakia 35 Holland . 61 Britain . . 30 France . . 37 Sweden . 2(1 Finland . 35 Norwav . 17 Australia 35 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls. Melbourne."}
{"id":243841134,"text":"10 Dec 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDINGS ON-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 10 December 1947, page 13 GALLUP POLL FINDINGS ON- ; Religious Beliefs And Churchgoers A recent Gallup Poll regarding religious beliefs and church-going in Australia discloses that:— Belief in the existence of God is almost all-embracing. And two out of every three Australians believe there is a life after death. But only one person in three attended a religious service on either of the two Sundays preceding the survey. In tbls nation-wide Gallup Poll, people in all walks of life were asked about their religious beliefs. The first question was: Do you believe in God? Answers show that 95 per cent, of the population believe in the existence of a Supreme Being. Those interviewed were also asked: — Do you believe in lije after death? Answers to this question show that although nearly everyone believes in the existence of God, there Js less certainty about the "hereafter": — 63 per cent, believe in an afterlife, 20 per cent, do not, and 17 per cent, arc uncertain. Are You A Churchgoer? To measure people's "church-going," everyone interviewed was asked a further question:— Did you attend a religious service last Sunday, or the Sunday before? Despite the almost universal belief In the existence of God, and although two out of three neoole expect a life after death, only one Australian In three at- tended a religious service on either of the two Sundays previous to the survey:— 35 per cent, attended a religious service on at least one of the two Sundays. 65 per cent, did not attend on either Sunday. The percentage of church-goers increases with age. from 29 per cent, among those in their twenties to 38 per cent, for the fifties. Of the five major religious denominations in Australia, only Roman Catholic and Baptist have i church-going majorities among those who claim adherence:— Attended a Religious Service on cither of two previous Sundays: — Yes No p.c. p.c. Roman Catholic .... 63 37 Baptist 54 46 Methodist 34 66 Presbyterian 31 69 Church of England . . 19 81 Issued by Australian Public _ Opinion Polls _ Melbourne."}
{"id":243841479,"text":"14 Jan 1948 - Federal Win For Lib. CP Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 14 January 1948, page 5 Federal Win For Lib. CP GALLUP PREDICTS , . J If a Federal election were held now the Liberal and Country Parties would be returned with a substantial majority. A Gallup Poll just completed shows that support for Labor is at the lowest ebb for 10 years. For the third timfi) ln sixr months, the Australian Gallup Foil has asked nationwide cross-sections of. men and women to name the party which would probably receive their votes at a Federal election.At At present 47 per cent, would definitely support Liberal-Country, 41 per cent. Labor, and 2 per cent. Independents. while Iff per cent, are undecided. Allotting the undecided 10 per cent, among the parties according to how they voted at the last Federal elections, it becomes evident that at least one ' Labor voter in Iff has swung to Liberal since the last Federal election 16 months ago. On that basis the position |S:_ I.lb.-Lahor CP Others p.c. p.c. p.c. 1940 Vote . 53 44 3 Gallup, Jnly 51 48 3 Nov. 46 50 4 Now 48 50 4 Figures for July and November shown above had been adjusted to comply with latest statistics, and all figures are comparable. Votes and Seals Federal political" history shows that the various parties do not win seats strictly ln proportion to votes received, and an assessment of election prospects In 1949 Is further complicated by the pending redistribution. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that support for the Liberal and Country Parties is now higher than ln 1937. when the Lyons Government won 40 of the 74 seats ln the House of Representatives:— FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib. £ Labor CF Others Election— p.c. p.c. p.c. 1934 ... 43 51 0 1937 ... 46 48 0 1940 ... 40 45 O 1943 ... 54 32 14 1940 ... 53 44 3 Gallup Poll— Now ... 40 50 4 Issued hi/ Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":243841854,"text":"09 Feb 1948 - Everyone Should Learn To Swim Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 9 February 1948, page 4 IN conjunction with recent drowning tragedies, the report of u Gallup I'oll that four out of every ten Australians are non-swimmers Everyone Should Learn To Swim suggests that a disturbingly large pari- of the population lacks what should bo elementary and universal training In safety first. The need to teach every child tu swim should not have to be stressed. The annual I.enrn-to-Swlm campaign has multiplied facilities, nnd there can be few settled areas today where families cannot get somo Instruction for their children. , The greatest source of danger Is In water that should be safe for nil. Rivers, dams and surfless beached which attract tho avorngo holiday party do not call for bathers to have championship strength as swimmers. In far too many cases, lives have been lost merely because bathers did not know how to keep themselves afloat and swim n fow strokes whon they suddenly found themselves out or their depth. It should be everyone's responsibility to acquire at least that simple skill."}
{"id":243842841,"text":"29 Mar 1948 - Danes To West Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 29 March 1948, page 2 Danes To West Czechoslovakia's upheaval lias hurt a mnrkcil effect in Denmark, and a Gallup Pull conduct ed there on Mnrcli 0 shows most Danes favoring partnership with the West: — 14 per rent, want in Join the lVc.trrn Powers. 2 per cent, want to join (lie Eastern Powers. 32 per cent, want to slick to atrlct neutrality, nnd 22 per cent, have no opinion. The question nskod wns: "Which foreign policy do vou think Denmark should follow during the present state of affairs between East nnd West? Do you think Denmark ought not io inue sines — or snouiq the country actively join one of Hie sides?""}
{"id":243842998,"text":"09 Mar 1948 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 9 March 1948, page 7 OALLUP POLL Should Be Able To Buy Home In all States overwhelming majorities of Australians . think tenants of homes built and owned by the Government -should have the right to buy them. This Is disclosed by a recent nation-wide Gallup Poll, in which a reprcsenta-. tlve "sample" of electors was asked: — Do you think houses built and owned by the State should be available only jv, Tv/iiniy—rvr srsuuia tenants be allowed to buy them? Answers show rare unanimity of opinion throughout all population groups: — 94 per cent, say "Tenants should be allowed to buy . the homes." 4 per cent. 1 say "Rent only," and 2 per cent, are undecided. "Owning a home gives security and pride of ownership," the comment of an electrical fitter In North Hobart, sums up the attitude of many people who favor tenants Buying Government-owned homes. Another typical reason Is that of a shop assistant in Port Lincoln, SA: "Paying rent gets you nowhere." (The NSW State Cabinet has decided to give Housing Commission tenants the opportunity to buy the houses they occupy, and the Victorian State Government Intends to introduce a similar measurel. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":243843312,"text":"22 Mar 1948 - SHOP HOURS POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 22 March 1948, page 3 shop hours poll Herald Special Service LONDON, Sunday.. — The British public does not want longer shop hours, according to a Gallup Poll following a recent proposal that shops should keep open later on at least one night a week. Voters were asked whether this would help . them. ' Thirty-one per cent, replied In the affirmative and 64 per -cent. In the negative. Five per cent, had no opinion."}
{"id":243843738,"text":"25 Feb 1948 - FAVOR VOTE BEFORE STRIKING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 25 February 1948, page 7 FAVOR VOTE BEFORE STRIKING GALLUP POLL Before unions go on strike, the rank and file should be given an opportunity to express their views by secret ballot, in the ! opinion of an overwhelming majority of Australians. In this survey by the Gallup Poll, people were asked: — Would you favor, or oppose, a law to make unions take secret ballots be/ore striking?. Answers confirm a similar finding two years ago. Dec. '15 Today p.c. p.c. Favor secret ballots 83 78 Oppose them ... 7 13 No opinion .... 10 9 Throughout the six States the vote favoring a law for secret ballots docs not drop below 75 per cent. Analysis by political affiliation shows both Labor and Liberal-Country Party supporters, as groups, strongly In favor of secret ballots:— Lab. Lib. -CP p.e. p.c. Favor secret ballots 72 87 Oppose them .... 17 . 7 No opinion .... 11 6 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":243844512,"text":"04 Mar 1948 - Liberal -- C. P. Keep Their Lead On Labor Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 4 March 1948, page 5 Liberal — C. P. Keep Their Lead On Labor GALLUP POLL SHOWS Australian political sentiment, as measured by support for Federal political parties, has re- 1 mnincd unchanged since the Hank Nationalisa- ; tinn announcement last August caused a swine: i awny from Labor. This is disclosed by the litest Gallup Poll on election prospects.People People Interviewed w ere t'kod:-II there nre three candidates hi this district at. t.hc next Federal election — one Itihor, one I.iherut and one Cmlni Party— which is M'c/.h lo receive your vote? j IS per cent, said Liilinr; '"per rent, said l.ihcrni; 12 per (rent . said Country; rally and j 4 per (rent, did not nnswrr. Those who did not nnswcrl approximate the usual vote for Independents, so the figures may be rc-statcd ns: Liberal and Country Parties 50 per cent.; Labor IB per cent, and Independents 1 per cent. Thnt Is exactly the same as the result of similar surveys in November and December: Llli-CI' Lull. Others p.c. p.e. p.e. Vole in 10111 II 53 3 Gallup Poll: July 1017 . IB 51 Nov. 1917 . . 50 IB 4 Dec. 1917 .. "50 IB I Fell. 1948 . . 50 40 4 It will bo noted thnt the proportion of people who plan to vote Labor nt, the next Federal election, due In 18 months, is 7 per cent, .smaller than nt the Inst election In 194B. The present "state of the poll" compares closely with the 1937 election, when the Lyons UAP Government won 45 of the 74 seals in the House of Representatives. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclli."}
{"id":243844876,"text":"14 Feb 1948 - Public Opposes Larger Federal Parliament Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 February 1948, page 5 Public Opposes Larger Federal Parliament For the second time in seven months, the Australian Gallup Poll has found widespread opposition to the move to increase the number of members in tho Federal Parliament. "There's plenty there al- ready" is the general opinion. In the survey taken this month, people in a full range of occupations and economic, circumstances were told of the proposnl to Increase the number of members In the Federal Parliament — adding 25 to the House of Representatives nnd 12 to the Senate. They were then asked: "Do you fnvor, or oppose, those Increases?" Copipnrlson of answers to this question with those given to a similar question asked by the Gallup Poll Inst July show continued opposition to Increasing tho number of members :—July, July, '17 Today p.c. p.c. Oppose more members . . 75 6R Favor Increase . . 12 17 Undecided . . . . 13 15 Substantial majorities of both Labor voters nnd Liberal-Country supporters are op- posed to increasing the number of members. Opposition Is fairly uniform throughout the Stales. Pertinent Comments The comment of a carrier, of Port Adelaide, SA, sums up the opinions of many who oppose the Increase: "The present number Is sufficient for the population." Others who oppose the Increase In members think Federal Parliament, already costs loo much. Of the minority who fnvor nn increase, some think that, ns the population has Increased since Federation, the number or members should nlso be Increased. Others qualify their support with: "Provided State Parliaments are abolished." Issacd by Australian Puhllo Opinion Polls, .Melbourne."}
{"id":243846875,"text":"02 Jan 1948 - Truman Favored Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 2 January 1948, page 2 Truman Favored Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Thursday. — A Gallup Poll records that 55 per cent, of the people favor Mr Truman for tlie Presidency of the United States, 33 per cent. Mr Taft, and 12 per cent, have no opinion. Since the poll was taken Mr Wallace announced his candidature. A Canadian Gallup Poll says that 61 per cent, of tho people think the world is heading toward division, 12 per cent, for unity, four per cent, qualify their opinion, and 23 per cent, are undecided®"}
{"id":243847056,"text":"17 Dec 1947 - PUBLIC SELECTS PARTY LEADERS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 17 December 1947, page 11 PUBLIC SELECTS PARTY LEADERS Labor: Chifley, Eyatt Lib.-C.P.: Menzies, Casey According to a recent Gallup Poll, the Prime Minister,' Mr Chifley, is the popular choice of Labor voters as leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party On the Liberal-Country side, there is almost equal support for Mr Menzies and Mr Casey, with opinion ... slightly in favor of Mr Menzies. In the- litest Australia-wide Gallup Poll, people were handed a list of 10 leading Parliamentarians, five being Labor and five Liberal-Country. Inter- viewers then asked; — Tl/hi/tli r\\4 -f-booo ft VP. your first and second choice for party leader in the Federal Parliament? The same question was asked by the Gallup Poll 18 months ago, and comparison of answers shows that, among Labor voters, Mr Chifley's popularity has Increased by 7 per cent., while the vote for Dr. Evatt has declined by about /he same figure. (In the latest survey, Mr Forde, defeated at the last Federal election, was replaced by Mr Calwell) ; LABOR FIRST PREFERENCES June, 46 Today p.c. p.c. Chifley . . 55 ' 62 Evatt . . 31 23 Ward ... 5 9 Forde . . 4 Calwell . - 1 Dedman .2 1 No ans. 3 4 Analysis of Labor voters' second preferences discloses: — If Chifley had been excluded, Evatt would have received 60 per cent, of the votes, with 21 per cent, for Ward, 8 per cent, for Dedman, 5 per cent, for Calwell, and 6 per cent, undecided. In a straight-out contest between Chifley and Evatt, 2 out of 3 Labor voters would select Chifley. Liberal-Country Leaders . Answers of Liberal-Country Party supporters show that Mr Casey has risen in popularity, and is now almost equal favorite with Mr Menzies. . « LIBERAL/CP 1st PREFERENCES June, '46 Today p.e. p.c. . Menzies . , 44 41 Casey ... 34 40 Fadden . . 10 . 10 Earle Page 5 . 4 Spender . . 3 ' 2 No ans. . . 4 3 The ' slight balance in Menzies" favor is maintained in all States except NSW and S.A.,. where Casey has a small lead. Second preferences of Liberal-Country Party voters disclose: — If Casey had not been in the vote, Menzies would have received a clear majority over the other; three:— Menzies, 65 per cent.; Fadden, 16 per cent.; Earle Page, 9 pef cent.; Spender, 6 per cent.; and undecided, 4 per cent. Without Menzies, , Casey would also have received an absolute majority, with 61 per cent, in his favor, compared with Fadden, 23 per cent.; Earle Page, 7 per cent.; Spender, 5 per cent.; and updecided 4 per cent. A' straight-out contest between Menzies and Casey would result in a slight margin in favor of Menzies. Issued by Australian PubUo ' Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":243847635,"text":"07 Jan 1948 - INCOME TAX LIMIT FAVORED IN POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 7 January 1948, page 2 INCOME TAX LIMIT FAVORED IN POLL NEW YORK, Tuesday. — In a Gallup Poll, 50 per cent, favored limiting Income taxes to prevent anyone paying over half their Income, 38 per cent, opposed It, nnd 12 per cent, were of no opinion. A Canadian Gallup Poll shows 57 per cent, want a larger population. 25 per cent, about the same, 9 per cent, were undecided. and 0 per cent, quail-fled their opinion. Fifty-eight per cent, approve a continuance of British and European migration. 28 per cent, disapprove, 14 per cent, are undecided.— Herald Special Service;"}
{"id":243847788,"text":"07 Jan 1948 - PRICES, RENTS REFERENDUM Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 7 January 1948, page 5 PRICES, RENTS REFERENDUM Gallup Fih|f Vote increased support for giving the Common- ( wealth permanent power over prices and rents ? is disclosed by the latest Gallup Poll. / It seems that the pro- posed referendum Is likely to be carried because of the fear that unpegged rents would rise. Cross-sections of people were Interviewed In the cities, towns and rural areas of all States, i Each person was reminded that a referendum is likely to be held soon, op giving the Federal Government permanent power to make laws fixing prices and rents. People were then asked whether they were for it or against it. Comparison of answers with a similar survey In September shows a marked, Increase In the ' Yes" vote:— REFERENDUM PROSPECTS Sept. Now; , p.c. p.e. Intend to vote Yes 46 53 Intend to vote No .41 39 Haven't decided yet 13 8 | Leaving out the undecided; people, there are now 58 in the 100 for "Yes" compared' with 42 "No." | "Yes" voters are In the majority In all States except Tasmania : i LIKELY REFERENDUM VOTE ( Un- / Yes No decided v p.c. p.c. p.c. ( SA 60 33 7 > Vic 53 37 10 ( NSW .... 53 33 9 > WA 52 43 5 V Qld .50 42 8 ( Tas 36 59 5 RENT RISE FEARED t People Interviewed were ( asked whether they owned or / I rented their homes, and analy- t !sls shows that tenants are re- / sponsible for the majority In > i favor of the referendum: ( Of home-owners (50 per cent. ( of the cross-section) : \\ 42 per cent, plan to vote ( "Yes," 50 per cent. / "No," and 8 per cent. > undecided. ( Of tenants interviewed (42 f per cent, of the cross-section) : \\ 65 per cent, are "Yes," ( and only 26 per cent, / "No." 9 per cent, unde- \\ cided. ( The other 8 per cent, of the > people interviewed are boarders,1!, and they are 2 to .1 "Yes." i / Issned by Australian Public !/ Opinion Polls, Melbourne. !( STATES CAN CONTROL The Premier (Mr Hollway) said today that the State Government was opposed to any centralised control at Canberra whether by a Labor or any other kind of Government. The State Government was prepared to bring in its own legislation to provide for the efficient control of rents and prices. The Deputy Premier (Mr McDonald) said today that if there! were any evidence of undue in- flation In Victoria in rents1/ and prices, the position could be i > controlled by the State Gov- ( ernment, which had ample > power to do so. Experience had ! shown that, generally speak- ( ing, the more controls which > were exercised, the greater the ( difficulties became. If we lifted > controls and got back to the \\ stage of free and open com- / petition, more houses would be y built by private enterprise and!/ others, and much healthier con-i) dltions would prevail In Indus- ( try generally. / "NO RENT RISE" ( The Federal president of the / Liberal Party (Mr R. G. Casey) \\ said today that there was no ( possibility of higher rents, > whichever way the referendum ( went. > "Every State Government Is > fully aware of the necessity for ( proper rent control, and I am > convinced that they could, and ! would, exercise It If the Com- / monwealth loses the referen- \\ dum," he said. ( "On the other hand, if the / Commonwealth gains it, it will ( be a further dangerous ex-!/ tension of centralised Canberra V control to the detriment of the'/ States and of individuals with- > out any compensating advan-l( tage." . i>"}
{"id":243848008,"text":"23 Dec 1947 - U.S. WANTS U.N. AS WORLD FORCE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 23 December 1947, page 2 U.S. WANTS U.N. AS WORLD FORCE NEW YORK. Monday. - In a Gallup poll 56 per cent, thought the United Nations should be a world government with power to control the armed forces of all nations. 30 per cent, were opposed, and 14 per cent, had no opinion.— j The Herald Special Service. "Here'i where I find our how much i love him!""}
{"id":243848549,"text":"17 Jan 1948 - Most Australians Dislike City Life Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 January 1948, page 5 Most Australians Dislike City Life GALLUP POLL FINDS Half of Australia's population lives in the six capital cities, but when the Gallup Poll recently questioned people on where they would like to live — in a big city, a medium sized town, or on a farm — it was found that only one person in three prefers the big cities. This survey included a representative "sample" of people living in all parts of Australia. They were asked: Where do you prefer to live — tn a big city, a mcdlum-srzed town, or on a farm 7 Replies show that Australians of all ages favor country life, preferably in a medium-sized town. The full cross-section answered: 32 per cent, prefer city life; 43 per cent, would like to live in a medium sized town; and 25 per cent, prefer life on a farm. Of people who live ih cities (either capital or provincial, such as Newcastle or Bal-larat), more than half say they would like to move to a smaller town, or on to a farm; Of those who live in country towns, 3 out of 4 are satisfied with the life; and Only a small minority of farmers want to leave the farms. WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE Now Living in . City Town Farm p.c. p.c. p.c. Capital cities 49 34 17 Other cities 47 30 23 Country towns 10 74 16 Farms .... 3 13 84 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":243849002,"text":"10 Jan 1948 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 January 1948, page 5 BALLUP POIX People Mill Opposed To Bank Bill | Enactment of the Bank Iwationalisation Bill on awovember 27 has not re-iduced public opposition to if Iff The latest Gallup Poll shows Sgist 2 out of 3 people remain HFor'the third time since Sir Chifley announced the flan to nationalise the lanks, the Australian Gal-lip Poll has asked people:— % If a referendum were held, would you vote for, ft or against, the Federal % Government taking over » all the privately-owned $ trading banks? ijljJearly 2000 iben and women Sftroughout the cities, towns Id rural areas of all six sites were Interviewed, and 63 r cent, said they were posed: — pj NATIONALISED BANKS ;ip In Op- Unde-:,|4 Favor, posed, cidcd. fe p.c. p.c. p.c. Ipt. .. .. 21 65 14 Sir. ,i .. 27 63 10 J»w .. .. 30 63 7 flrigures for September and .fffcvember shown above have iMen adjusted to comply with jSest statistics, and all figures figfe comparable. iMidespread Opposition jJknalysls of the latest finding ,'Jflbws that the "oppose" vote SEecds 60 per cent, in every Sate. auimong Liberal and Country J»ty voters the Australia-wide fjppose" vote Is 91 per cent. :mbl people who voted Labor j|the last Federal election, 53 .Mr cent, favor nationalising We trading banks, 3R per cent. ipHpose it,, and 9 per cent, are radeclded. 'ffissucd by Australian Public 3 Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":243849469,"text":"03 Dec 1947 - GALLUP POLL ON THE HOUSING PROBLEM Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 3 December 1947, page 11 GALLUP POLL ON THE HOUSING PROBLEM Material Shortages Blamed For Housing Delay When the Gallup Poll recently asked a series of questions on housing, it was found that: — Shortage of materials is thought to be mainly responsible for houses taking so long to finish. There is no unanimity of opinion on how to speed up building, and The vast majority of people are against a Government monopoly of home building. It has been estimated that houses which were built In three months pre-war are now taking nine months to complete. To ascertain what the public thinks Is the chief cause of this delay, the Gallup Poll recently asked a nation-wide "sample" of the population: — What do you think is the chief reason for houses taking so long to finish? Nearly Ave people In every ten attributed the housing lag to shortage of building material, rather than labor troubles: <0 per cent, blame Shortage of material. 16 per cent, blame Faulty administration. 7 per cent, blame Material and labor shortage. 6 per cent, blame Labor shortage. 6 per cent, blame Strikes, industrial unrest. 5 per cent, blame "Go slow" methods. 4 per cent, blame Black markets. 6 per cent, gave other reasons, and 10 per cent, no answer. When asked "Can you suggest anything that would shorten the actual Building time?" four out of every ten people interviewed could not answer. Suggestions from the other six in ten are many and various, including: Per cent. Release materials 9 Lift Govt, controls 8 Speed up production 8 Work harder 6 Obtain more labor 5 Work longer hours 3 Stop strikes 3 Private enterprise only .... 2 Reduce taxation 2 End black markets 1 Bonus payments 1 Piecework 1 Prefabricate houses 1 Mass production 1 Others (unclassified) 8 59 No answer 41 100 Government v. Private Everyone Interviewed was asked a further question: In your opinion, who should build houses — the Government, or private builders, or both? Answers show definite opposition to a Government monopoly of home building. The consensus of opinion . favors a Joint effort by both the Government and private builders; with the accent on private builders: — 55 per cent, want both Government and private builders, 34 per cent, say "Private builders only," 7 per cent, say "Government only," and 4 per cent, have no opinion. There Is a marked difference of opinion between Labor voters (strongly in favor of a joint Government and private effort) and Liberal-Country voters (inclined to'favor private builders, without any Government building):— Labor Llb.-CP voters voters p.c. p.c. Both Govt, and private bldg. . 62 48 Private only ... 20 49 Govt, only .... 14 1 No opinion . . 4 4 Issued by Australian Publio Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":243849840,"text":"27 Dec 1947 - AID-BRITAIN EFFORT SATISFIES CANADA Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 December 1947, page 7 AID-BRITAIN EFFORT SATISFIES CANADA OTTAWA, Friday. — Gallup loll shows that" 59 per cent, of ianadians are satisfied with Can-da's efforts to help Britain. twenty-three per. cent, are dis-Utlsfied with Canada's effort, and the remainder are undecided. — HSS. - r. -"}
{"id":243852236,"text":"06 Dec 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 December 1947, page 7 GALLUP POLL FINDS We Like To Be Called "British" Ait overwhelming malo-elfy of Aiintrall,utii profer lltolo legal nationality fo he Rrltinli, .nui not Australian, according to tlto latest Gallup Poll, tty Ilto Ulntnto nl Westminster, pnssm! Ity Ilto U nil ml Klntttlottt I'ltrHutnoitt lit ITU, mtoli ttitttunlttn run estiihUsh' uottitrnlo itutlotinllty, t'niiiitlit tint sot nt Moy, tit ttt, itttf ottr I'ontntonwoitUlt I'orllittttotti Itns loll ilto ntitllor tit oltoyottoo IVonle Intorvlowotl 0y ilto rlntloii foil worn cottttmloil Hint, ttntlor miornitttonnl low, AttMeoUitns nro lonni'tloti ns Itnvlttn tirlllsti nntimtnltty, 't'ltoy woro tlton ns|,oil: Do j.ntti ,'JiitiV !i'i> N/mtiM I'oot'wiiin Hi /turn t.Yu'isti Mtifftuiiiflfi/ or ti'mifif unit iti-ofi"1 srinionfo .tHsf'sWioii jiufttitiiidi'f.'I1 A otntttnr inmMinit wns it >l,oil lit motults into, nttil oonttntrisott 01 ottswotv, Miows Unit tlto minority who wmit to I'ointn Urhlstt nit -Uointlny Hits ntot'onsotl; Ottno'lli, Totlny Wool llrlllslt h,o, \\t,o, NnUtinnlltn tin tlA I'rrfor Attslrollnn ' at M No Uitlulittt 0 t nntislnntinl nmiortitos 01 imlh fithor otnl tnhorithfouinry sttn.. imrtrw tvlslt to tYloitt tlto rtnnt to ho Intow tt ns ttrtttsh stthioots ntiito tty ntoto, thovo is liulo tllttxtronyo In ilto "wool nritsh nntimtnltty" voto, Sfrengtli anil Protocflon "A oomnton urlttsh unttonnlity sttHmnthmis tlto hontls tvf n'itt|ttty, I ho rommottt t>r n snltvsmnu of t'l AttolitUto, ma, stints u\\i the ottltt-toos or nvnny who w sit ns rolntn ottr Urltistt nmiottnltty, Attotltrr ttvotm toots ttint "Urtttsh ttnttomtl" tty nivos tlto oroirmion ot tlto Urtttstt tln« tlttMunhottt tltowoiKt " Mntty or tlto ntntorltv wtto nroior Attsti'ithntt ttntlonnltty snv tltni wo nro mt nttlonotwiont 'tint ton ami its sttott, wt> shontit ito Lnttwtt tntornntionnth' ns "Attsirnllntts," Issurtl Itv Attsltnllntt Vnltllo Oltlnltttt rolls, 'MoUiwnrno, (tiniHlrns Fourrrf Tomorrow Molltottrtto t'ottsovvittovlttttt nyttt-nhotvy mivhostrn, oomhtotoit hy Urotor A'rnwtoist, will alvo tlto soo-ot\\o ot lots soitsott s "Mttsio tor thr lroit|r" rotmort.s in tlto hot onto Ctaislotis totttonstw nt a, In rut, I'ho otvnistiumo ntrlttitos "Tlto Movvovor's Anots'ttttoo, ttm lntor> moMO fiMtn "fnvnltortn Unstlonnn," Krlo fonttss' "KntnhisiirUlno Mntvh," ativl tlto ovrrtttro ns "Tlto ororn vtittl," vornl intorUhtos will t<o nvo, vWott Ivy "Miwnuo Unrnnttty ot fontiMsts" tvivtltn tinntnnitt, "t,ol Hmv tho rtonito tnrk" tvUmutn nnvmottttt, ttttvl "Wliv rto ttto Nttt tons"" rrottt "'t'ho Mosstnly" tlktvttl Alton t, 't'ho stnttows will nlstt ho honiM tn ttttots nsntt "t,n Uohomo" ntnl "t'ho Unvtmr ot Movttlo," T'ho ooimort will ho hivotionst hy anti-t,K ami rolnyoh 10 otshi voiuury .sinthttts, Swedish tllluister Hero Mr t tttwUiutst, i ho thsi MwoAish Mhtlstor to Anstrnhn, nrnvotl to Molhottvno torlny on his ttrst visit to Ymiorht, tlo will nttotnt n rwonttow ott MvntAny tvt Monoltss utvon Ivy tlto Mwmhslt fmtsttl tMo u, T', rthtt to hmttsv or ilto Toilt nnulvotvsnrv nl ilw tmm\\sstmt or Klttu uosiot V nr Mwottou, v , , VMNh I'AU VUH'KS bVr ton nrhnss, irtssHyooilvo tn tttnko tw mmtot, onll Mwnnsion vsrtl A'nrs, not Mwnnsion nitvot h\\t'.m Alt or honvs. t,fOTt» ihtyons nmt sotlots ntso hntvnooM,. IAVTVIT,"}
{"id":243852922,"text":"18 Feb 1948 - GALLUP POLL REVEALS -- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 18 February 1948, page 7 I GALLUP POLL REVEALS — jLower Taxes Preferred To More Social Services j If Australians were given the choice betwoon in-j creasing social services and reducing taxes, 7 out of every 10 people would prefer to reduce taxos. I Tills preference was re- vealed Ihls month when the Australian Gallup Poll asked a nation-wide "sample" of people: — If gnu had In choose. hr-lwr.cn the Federal Govern-mcnt. Increasing .metal services or reducing taxes, which would gou choose? "Reduce taxes" say 70 per cent. "Increase social services" . . say 24 per cent. "I'm undecided" say (1 per cent. The "reduce taxes" vote h.v women Is even larger than the men's, figures being: Women. 72 per cent.; men, 68: per cent. In all occupational groups.1 there are substantial majorities for "Reduce Taxes"; eveni among unskilled workers fln-cludlng laborers and pensioners) the vote Is 53 per cent. Analysis by political affiliation shows that supporters of both Labor and Liberal-Country parties prefer tax reductions, the vote being: Labor, 60 per rent..; Liberal-Country, .83 per cent. ! Preference for tax reductions ;is fairly uniform throughout j the States. Killing Incentive Many of those who, prefer lax reductions (rather than increased social services! think the present high taxes are destroying Incentive to produce. The attitude of another group is summed up In the comment of a clerk's wife, of Clnyflold, Brisbane, who said: "If we were taxed less, we could pay for our own social services." Of the minority who prefer increased social services, many think those services arc a big help to people on low Incomes As a plumber, of Maylands. SA. puts It: "We should bo willing to pay for a healthy and contented nation."Issued Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne."}
{"id":243853270,"text":"24 Jan 1948 - DEATH PENALTY FOR BRUTAL MURDER Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 24 January 1948, page 5 DEATH PENALTY FOR DUET A Id .MURDER SAYS GALLUP MAJORITY Sovan out of ovary tan Australians would retain fho death ponalty for brutal murder, according to tho latest Gallup Poll. Many countries have nl- rciuly nbollaliccl the dentil penalty ntul, In both Iflng-Innd ntid Auslrnlln, uliolHlon Is being considered tor nil crimes, except murder nnd trenson. To Unci out. what tho Australian public thinks should bo the fata of murderers, the Clallup Poll asked a natloh-wlde "sample" of 31100 men and women: -Which do .vow think sh mild he the. pe.nolt.iJ for brutal murder— die imprisonment or death? In nil States there are substantial votes In favor of tho death penalty, and the nation-' wide ilgurea show a decisive majority: 07 per oout. say "Death penalty far brutal murder." 31 per cent, say "l,lta Imprisonment," and0 0 per cent, have nn opinion, Analysts by political aftllla-t Hit! allows tho "favor" vote of I.abnr supporters and hlboral-Cmmtry supporters at. 00 per rent, and 73 tier emit, respen-tlvely, Borne of the minority who prefer the penalty to bo life Imprisonment. think If would give the criminal n chance In reform, Ol hers, however, believe that life Imprisonment Is a. greater punishment, than death, and therefore favor It. The llrltl, di Gallup Poll recently asked a similar question, and comparison with the Australia!! (hiding allows an almost, Identical result : Nn Pcnlh htfe opinion p.o. p.e. p.c, Australia ,, 07 31 0 England , . 00 31 7 Issued by Aiislrahnn Public Opinion I'olls, Melbourne,"}
{"id":243853583,"text":"10 Feb 1948 - DISLIKE SLACKS FOR WOMEN Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 10 February 1948, page 1 DISLIKE SLACKS FOR WOMEN Herald Special Service NEW- YORK, Monday. — A Gallup Poll revealed unexpected disapproval among Amerlc ans of women wearing slacks. Forty-nine per cent, of American women and 3# per cent, of the men expressed disapproval.Fifteen Fifteen per cent, of women and 22 per cent, of men said they were indifferent. Only 30 per cent, of women and 34 per cent, of men said they approved.-of slacks as apparel for women."}
{"id":244113424,"text":"06 Jul 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 6 July 1950, page 5 [?] in 1947, and both Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters are now cverwhelmingly in favor of continuing to have a Gover- nor-General. There is less agreement, however, on whether he should be Australian or British. Of Labor voters, 86 per cent, favor having an Australian, but Liberal-CP voters divide; Australian 49 per cent., British 43 per cent., and No opinion 8 per cent. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Foils., 352 Collins St., Mcib."}
{"id":244116934,"text":"20 Jul 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 20 July 1950, page 7 [?] SjW®! Mayor The fourth annual Lord Mayor's Tivoli Command Performance will be given in the Melbourne Town Hall on Sun- day, August 20. Tim first in 1047 raised £3200 for the Food for Britain Appeal. In 1948 the performance was in aid of the Lord Mayor's Portsea Children's Camp and raised £3600. Last year, for the Lord Mayor's Fund, Legacy and Children's Hospital, the total exceeded £5000. Already there arc indications that that total will be exceeded this year. A few seats, in return for donations, are available from Mr Rex Hunt, secretary of the Lord Mayor's Tivoii Command Performance, at his office on the ground floor of the Town Hall, the first door in Swanston Street from Collins Street. Early application is advisable."}
{"id":244117107,"text":"10 Jun 1950 - MOST SAY \"ALTER EXCHANGE RATE\" Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 June 1950, page 3 MOST SAY "ALTER EXCHANGE RATE" The majority of Australians would approve altering the exchange rate to parity with sterling, judged by an Australia-wide Gallup Poll last month. Interviewers first asked people whether they had heard of the suggestion that the exchange rate of our £ and the English £ should be altered. Almost 8 out of 10 said they had. and Interviewers then: (1) Reminded everyone that tor many years our £ had exchanged for 16 English shillings, and(2) (2) Asked everyone : "Have you an opinion on whether our pound should exc hange for 16 English shillings or 20 English ' shillings ?" Those with opinions were also asked which they favored —16 or 20. As in a similar Gallup Poll, six months earlier, two out of three people said they favored parity with sterling. Answers to all questions are combined In the following percentages:— 55 had heard of the suggestion (hat sterling exchange should be altered, and favor our £ exchanging for 20 English shillings, as before 1931. 12 hold that same view, although they hadn't heard of the suggested alteration In the exchange rate. 14 had heard of the suggestion, but want our £ to remain equal to 16 English shillings, and 19 (mostly women) hold no opinion cither way. farmers agree Labor and Liberal-CP voters, as groups, hold similar views. Little change of opinion is disclosed by comparison with a similar Gallup Poll six months earlier, when percentages, in the same order as above, were 55. 9, 10 and 26, Analysis by breadwinners' occupations discloses majorities of more than 60 per cent, for parity in every occupational group. Even among farm-owners (most of whom benefit at least temporarily by the present exchange rate) 83 per cent, favor parity. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Mclb."}
{"id":244117110,"text":"10 Jun 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive to The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 June 1950, page 3 [?] Opposition By Farmers A warning that appreciation of the Australian £ would lose the Government many votes in country ' districts was given today by inc rencrai president ui rue Australian Primary Producers' Union, Mr W. P. Mc-Anancy. "If the Government decides to appreciate the £ we will tell farmers that economic difficulties they encounter come directly from the Government's action," Mr McAnaney said. Willie woolgrowers probably could stand appreciation/ producers of eggs, butter, cheese and pigmeat would be driven out of business, he said. His union considered that protection of industry in Australia by the Tariff Board was responsible for much of the present .inflation."}
{"id":244117302,"text":"22 Jul 1950 - Page Medicine Plan Hasn't \"Caught On\" Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 July 1950, page 11 page medicine plan Hasn't "Cauaht On" GALLUP POLL SHOWS Dr. Page's, free medicine scheme— limited so far to the few drugs used in beating the diseases which cause most deaths — does not impress the majority of people as going far enough, the Gallup Poll finds. Dr. Page's scheme, to begin in a few weeks, will cost about £2'/4 million a year. Drugs covered by it will be provided free by chemists on presentation of doctors' pre- muuiuuica uuiil pounded by chemists will be excluded. The Labor Government expected its scheme (using an official formulary) to cost £2 million a year, but Dr. H. Dickson, Victorian secretary of the BMA, estimated the cost at more than £6 million. In February and again a fortnight ago, the Gallup Poll measureci public opinion on the subject by asking people: What medicines do you think should be provided free by the Government — all medicines, or only the expensive ones used in serious illnesses, or none at all? Comparison of answers in : February and at the end of June show less support for the "expensive only" system: — FREE MEDICINE . Feb. Now p.c. p.c. AH free 43 46 Expensive ones only 37 34 None free 15 11' No opinion ..' -v. .. 5 . 9. Labor voters are two to one in favor of "all free," "but Liberal-CP voters lean toward "expensive only." People opposed to any free medicine were asked for a second choice. One person selected "all. free" against each three who selected "expensive only," so It Is clear that public opinion prefers Labor's "all free" system to the Liberal-CP "expensive only" system. It Is by no means certain, however, that people realise the financial Implications. In a few weeks the Gallup Poll will conduct a survey to find out how many people know that the present Social Service Tax of up to 1/6 In £1 is less than the cost of present social' services — pensions, endowment onrl hnenitftl hanoflfe Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244118448,"text":"17 Jun 1950 - Blankets Are Welcome Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 June 1950, page 10 Blankets Are Welcome Many letters of appreciation of the way in which gifts are being distributed through The Herald Blanket Appeal have been received from needy families and charity workers in all parts of Victoria. rriu« nUl«r _r Police, Mr Duncan, who is Acting chairman of the State Relief Committee, said today that those who contributed would be very happy 'If they knew of the comfort the blankets have given to Victorians living in hardship. "The system of distribution is designed to ensure that the gifts go to the right people," he said. Donations should be sent to The Herald as soon as possible. The fund will close soon. P r e v i o usly acknowledged, £2293/9/1. £10/10/— H. H. Kleiner. £3/17/ — State Savings Bank, Thornbury collection. £3— Anonymous. £2— "Ann and Barry," R. J. Freadman (Ormond). £1/1/— O. Box, H. A. McDonnell. £1 — W.B.W., "Petersen," Mrs E. L. Robertson, A. C. McL., (Caulfield), EX). (Upper Bea-consfield), P.P.C. (North Bal-wyn). . 10/ — "Ashburton," Cathie Mclntyre, "One who feels the cold very much" (Heidelberg), R.JA. 5/ — Anonymous. 3/6 — "Jill" (West Preston). Total, £2325/6/7. . [?]"}
{"id":244119479,"text":"13 Jul 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 13 July 1950, page 2 Bill Opinion Favors Volunteers To Malaya "Do you think Australia should, or should not, send a force of volunteer soldiers to Malaya?" In the week-end of June 24-25, just before fighting began in Korea, Gallup Poll interviewers put that question to a true cross-section of men and women throughout Australia, with this result: — 50 per cent, favored sending Australian volunteer soldiers to (tlalaya, 29 per cent, opposed it, and 21 per cent, didn't have a decided opinion either way. Most of those without opinions were women. Fighting in Korea, of course, may have altered the position since the survev was made. In a few weeks the Gallup Poll will begin measuring public opinion on questions arising out of the Korean war. Issued bv Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244120391,"text":"27 Jul 1950 - Gallup Poll Finds Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 27 July 1950, page 14 Gallup Poll Finds . HOUSING POSITION SLIGHTLY BETTER In the last year 'there has been some improvement in the housing position in the capital cities, according to an Australia-wide survey made by the Gallup Poll in recent weeks. To establish a housing index, the Gallup Poll is conducting annual surveys on the question:— Are there any .people, either relatives or not relatives living in your home, who would move away it they could get a place jor themselves? Simitar cross-sections ct Seople were interviewed in oth March of last year and in recent weeks. Comparison of answers shows a reduction of 3 per cent, in "multiple families," who now occupy 17 per cent, of homes surveyed: — 1949 Now Houses with: ' pc pc Two extra families . 3 4 One extra family . 17 13 No extra families . 80 83 In the provincial cities, country towns and farms, only nine households in the 100 are "doubled up." In the capital cities, however, the ratio is still 22-in-the-100, compared with 25 last year. In most cases the "extra" people in the home comprise family units of two adults and no more than one child. Adults in Extra Families 2 have one adult. 11 have two adults, and 4 have more than 2 adults. Children In Extra Families 7 have no children. 5 have one child, and 5 have 2 or more children. Comparison of these figures with simitar figures last year show that the small decline in doubled-up families has oc- curred Because some couples I with no children, or one child, have found homes of their I own. I Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb. [?]"}
{"id":244120843,"text":"13 Jun 1950 - We Do Not Want Indonesia In NG Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 13 June 1950, page 7 W@ Ho Not Want Indonesia In NG Only four out of every 100 Australians would agree to Indonesia taking over Dutch New Guinea, a Gallup Poll shows. Indonesi a n politicians, o f course, are continu ally .claiming that the western (Dutch) part of New Guinea was and should now be . part of Indonesia. To see how Austra llans are reacting to that propa- g a n a a, . me Gallup Poll collected a cross-section of public opinion. Each person interviewed was handed 'a v'map- showing Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. They were- asked if they had heard about -the Government of Indonesia 'wanting to Include Dutch New Guinea in the area It governs. Despite the wide publicity given to the subject, a third of the women and a fifth of the men said they knew nothing of this major .foreign affairs- problem. Four suggestions for' the future control of Dutch New Guinea were, printed below the map handed to the people interviewed. Everyone (both the informed and the uninformed) iwas asked: // the Dutch seem likely to ' hand over Dutch New Guinea 'to Indonesia, which- of the suggestions printed: below the map would you favor' Australia adopting?45 45 out of every 100 selected, "IVe should try to arrange for Australia to take over from the Dutch." '21. in -the 100 favored irying to induce the - Dutch .to remain there. H7 thought we should .ask the United Nations to take over Dutch New Guinea. 4 would agree to Indonesia taking over . Dutch New Guinea, and 13 had no opinion. Opinion Constant A separate count of those who said they had heard about the Indonesian claim to Dutch New Guinea shows them particularly strong for Australia taking over. Their percentages', in the same order as above', are 48, 23, 18. 4, 7. People In all States hold similar opinions. Labor and non-Labor voters, as groups, are in full agreement; . The consistency- of . Australian opinion on. -this subject is further stressed ' b.v comparison with- a' similar Gallup Poll- in February on the question : "Who do you think should govern Dutch New Guinea— the Dutch, the Indonesians, Australia or the United Nations?" Answers then were: Australia 42 per cent-., Dutch .23, U.N; 16, Indonesia 6 and no opinion 13. Issued by -Aust. Public Opinion Foils, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244121929,"text":"12 Jul 1950 - . . . Or Too Many? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 12 July 1950, page 6 ... Or Too Many?' COME .weeks ago you puu-lished Gallup Poll figures regarding smoking in eating-houses. When are the autho- rities going to do something about it? The practice is disgusting. Kitchen employes may not smoke while preparing food, but once it is delivered to the diner others around the table may (and do!) blow smoke over everything, without restraint! Today I left half my meal after it had been polluted ln this manner, and the proprietress, whilst agreeing, said that she cpuld do nothing unless the authorities stopped it everywhere. Females are the worst offenders. —"ORDINARY DECENCY," Box Hill."}
{"id":244122742,"text":"29 Jun 1950 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 29 June 1950, page 7 GALLUP POLL Money Is Onr Big Worn If it were not for inflation and the housing shortage, A u s t r alians would probably be an extraordinarily care-free people, judging by a Gallup Poll on: — "What is the main problem facing your, family today?" Interviewers went from house to house, asking this question, in nearly 200 suburbs and country centres throughout Australia. 32- per cent, said their main family problem was financial; 19 per cent, have a housing problem; 3. per cent, are worried about their occupations or security; 2 per cent, of, families have health worries;' 2 per cent have personal problems; 1 pdr cent, worry about their taxes; and 1 per. cent, have other big problems. Forty per cent. — lucky people — have no big family problems. Analysis shows that finance is the chief problem in every occupational group. Farmers, however,; come'- out best at 19 per cent, (thanks to high cx-port prices), while clerks, and shop assistants, at 38 per cent., fare worst (because their salaries lag behind inflationary prices) Of wage earners, 31 per cent, said finance was the chief problem in their family. Wage earners, as a group, are also the worst sufferers from the housing shortage, which is the chief problem of 23 per cent, of them. ' te.-it.--.-se.ems that women-folk pre wrongly accused- of always talking about . their . operations.' ' .Of that - small, -group ,wlio mentioned Ill-health; -2 out of 3 arc rneij! ; j , "V", -;X« . -'-'i Family -prpblems;.';':(5f ;course are Very cllffr'chti -frofe Hitiat, ional problems. The Gallup Foil has also asked people what they thought was the most important problem the Federal Government would have to deal with in the next few months. The biggest group (45 per cent.) said Communism, 14 per cent, housing, 10 per cent, the cost of living, and 20 per cent, other answers, leaving 11 per .cent, without opinions. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":244123393,"text":"29 Jul 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 July 1950, page 5 [?] Pensioner Gives For Children The ill-health of an aged Murrumbcena woman has benefited the starving children of war-ravaged countries. With no income other than her old age pension, the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, budgeted £1/1/ for a doctor's bill. To her surprise it was only 10/6, so she decided to give the remainder to the "most urgent cause" — the United Nations' Appeal for Children. "I just can't bear to think of children starving," she wrote to the State organiser of the Appeal, Mr Herbert Smith. The progressive total of the appeal is now £21,000."}
{"id":244124469,"text":"01 Jun 1950 - [?]ederal Price Control Not Wanted Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 1 June 1950, page 11 Scleral Price Control Mot Wanted W| Prendutn is held to restore Federal price ISLki — as Pr0Pse<' by some Labor members HRj, "not likely to be carried, judging by a Hr"uP Poll in May. HI lIls.L IHrnnn it ine Australlar found fchat 8 IJl People wanted Hnfr? continue, at Hi,' ;jw more years. 1, '"Oulry a step HK'w. 'F cross-section Mwrvleweti in May. and fc'te the State HE 1? should con-lhA, control prices — Kel , the Federal PJMI take- . over again — or should price -control end now ? 32 out Of every 100 people want Federal price control again; 26-in-thc-100 favor State control; 32-ln-the-100 would end price r control now; and i 10-ln-the-100 are undecided, I People who would end price I control now were asked:— "But 1 while it lasts, which do you pre-fer. State or Federal price .con-! hoi?" They divide fairly evenly, I resulting in these figures for1 9 State versus Federal control; — ' 46-in-the-100 want Federal con-, trol; 38-ln-thc-100 want State con-trol; and lG-in-the-100 are undecided. On those figures, a referendum on restoring Federal price control for a limited period of perhaps five years, might find a small Australia -wide lavorabie majority. But a check of answers In the various States reveals little chance of finding the requisite favorable majorities In at least four of the six States,. . , 1 The Gallup Poll interviewed1 only 100 people in Tasmania. And fewer than 200 in SA afid 1 WA. The following figures, however, are a reliable guide, judging by reasonable accuracy of the Australian Gallup. Poll when predicting Federal elec-tions and referendums with similar small. "samples.'/ It will be seen that all States, except NSW and Victoria, lean to State control. PRICE AUTHORITY Undo-Fed. State elded P-c. p.c. p.c. I NSW ........ 53 32, 15 | Victoria .... 61-35 14 ' B Queensland . 38 44 : 18 ' |SA -. 37 ,49 14/ I iVA 39 . '49' 12 I Tasmania . . 30 53 11 , B Issued by Aust. Public Opinion ' Polls, 352 Collins St., Slelb. i ' el j 1"}
{"id":244137325,"text":"10 Nov 1949 - Old Age Pension £3 11 6; Abolish Means Test Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 10 November 1949, page 12 Old Age Pension £3 /1 1 / 6; Abolish Means Test Sui/s Ptiltlic Opinion According fo n jecent G.illup Poll, the average Australian thinks old age and invalid pensions should be raised by £1/9/- a week to £3/11/6. And 7 out of every 10 people interviewed would abolish the means tett — that is, pay the full pension, now £2/2/6, tegardless of any other income. In nearly 200 centres throughout Australia, electors of all ages and both sexes were asked: How much do you think the old aye and invalid pensions should be each week, for each person? Nine out at 10 people interviewed gave answers which average £3/11/6 a week. 9 per cent favor pensions of £2/2/6 (the present rate) or less. 13 p.c. favor £2/10/. weekly. 30 p.c. favor £3 weekly.. 12 p.c. favor £3/10/ weekly. 14 p.c. favor £4 weekly. 12 p.c. favor £5 weekly. 10 p.c. fRvor £6 or higher. Abolish Means Test? Everyone interviewed was told that a person now receiving more than £3/12/6 a week can't, get any of the present, pension; because of the means! test. They were then asked:—: Would you favor, or oppose, abolishing the means test, and payiny the full pension of 42/6, reyardless of income? 71 per cent, favor abolishing the means test; 23 per cent, oppose abolition, and 6 per cent, have no opinion. Neither age. occupation, nor ' people's politics make any appreciable difference to their opinions on this question. During the last year, old age pensioners have Increased by more than 16,000 to 318,674; invalid pensions by 3529 to 76.172, and widows' pensions by 388 to 43.280. The annual pensions bill is now £48'. million, and if the means test were lifted, it would probably jump to £110 million. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion rolls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":244137509,"text":"10 Nov 1949 - Gallup Right China Fears Ship Losses Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 10 November 1949, page 8 Gallup Right- Herald Special Service NEW YORK. Wednesday. — :The Gallup Poll accurately forecast the election of Mi-Herbert. Lehman as a Senator inr inpw xotk otntc, nitnouRii the percentages showed some error. The figures were: Gallup Actual Lehman .. ;"7 p.c. .12.1 p.c. Dulles . .. 13 p.c. 47.3 p.c. China Fears Ship Losses Australian Associated Press HONGKONG. Wednesday. — The Chinese Nationalist Government, fearing desertions to the Communists, today suspend- ed the sailing of all ships belonging to the fleet of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company."}
{"id":244138420,"text":"26 Nov 1949 - LIBERAL-C.P. GAINS IN THREE STATES Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 November 1949, page 3 LIBERAL-C.P. GAINS IN THREE STATES GALLUP POLL FINDS By ROY MORGAN, of Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne States with Labor Governments — New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania — are the three most likely to swing to Liberal-C.P. at the Federal election on December 10, analysis of the latest Gallup Poll shows. Little of the switching from Labor to Liberal-CP., however, .is likely to occur in Labor's marginal seats, so Labor may be In a better position than indicated by the Gallup Poll's latest finding of Liberal - C.P.. 52 per cent.; Labor 46 per cent.; and Independents, 2 per cent. That finding, when broken down by States and adjusted slightly for trends shown by earlier Gallup Polls, appears as follows: Labor Likely Vote Vote 1943 = Dec. 10 p.c. p-c. South Aust. .... 58 56 West Aust 56 52 N.S.W 57 48 Victoria 51 48 Tasmania .. 51 45 Queensland .... 45 40 "Samples" from each State in a Gallup Poll range from 710 in New South Wales to 120 in Tasmania, so some deviations must be expected between the above figures and the election result on December 10. But the figures are reasonably reliable, judging by the Gallup Poll's average error of only 3.7 Ser cent., with similar figures efore the 1948 Prices referendum. More Seats Now Your interpretation of the above table, however, depends on knowing how the 1940 Federal election would have resulted if there had been 121 seats (the result of redistribution) instead of 74. Official figures to show the effect of the redistribution are not available, but "best guesses" indicate that in 1946 Labor would have won about 38 safe seats with majorities of at least , 60 per cent.; another 17 fairly . safe seats with majorities be-tween 54 per cent, and 60 per cent.; and 16 marginal seats. Liberal-C-P. in 1946 would probably have won 18 safe seats with majorities of at least 60 per cent., 19 fairly safe seats with majorities between 53 per cent, and 60 per cent., and 13 marginal seats. The House would then have been divided Labor 71, Lib-cral-C.P. 50. The election result next month should be measured in terms of gains or losses on those figures. 1 £. H«,«« «l Obviously, if there is a swing to Liberal-CP. (as the Gallup Poll indicates), it will be of no effect unless it occurs in many of Labor's 16 marginal seats. Liberal-C.P. needs 11 of them for a bare majority of 61 in the House of 121, It is important, therefore, to know that the 16 crucial seats include Bowman, Lille, v and Ryan in Brisbane, Lowe and North Sydney in Sydney, and Cuvtin in Perth. The other 10 are scattered throughout the country districts of all States except South' Australia. The Gallup Poll has found little evidence of switching from Labor to Liberal-CP. in those particular seats in Sydney or in the country districts of Queensland or Victoria. Chief battlegrounds, therefore, will probably be In Brisbane and the country electorates of New South Wales and Tasmania, with a couple of close fights in West Australia. After the numbers go up on December 10. you may say that the Gallup Poll was foolhardy to publish these figures In such detail. We believe, however, that we should have no secret information, and that the public appreciates frankness. Another Australia-wide Gallup Poll on the election will be made in a week, for publica-tion on election eve."}
{"id":244139142,"text":"07 Dec 1949 - Gallup Poll On Friday Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 7 December 1949, page 1 (Gallup Pall On Friday How will the 5 million electors vote on Saturday? The' Gallup Poll asked ; 2000 of them throughout Australia wat wcwcuu. Answers are now being counted ' "and analysed, And the resnlt will be published in The Herald on Friday.'"}
{"id":244141559,"text":"03 Dec 1949 - Banking, Petrol May Decide Election Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 3 December 1949, page 5 Banking, Petrol May Decide Election By ROY MORGAN, Director, Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne . Most people will not be thinking about bank nationalisation and petrol when they cast their votes on December 10. But those two election issues will probably loom large in the minds of the small but very important minority who switch from Labor to Liberal-C.P. — and possibly change the Gqvern-ment. People Interviewed In the latest Gallup Poll on the election (conducted Nov. 11/13) were asked: (1) Have you personally considered bank nationalisation as an election issue, when deciding how to vote? (2) And rationing of fJZ'Ll Ut,. yi/lli sidered that, as an I election issue, when I deciding how to vote? I Percentages who answered "It Is NOT an Issue as far as I am concerned" were 5i per cent on bank nationalisation and 59 per cent, on petrol rationing. But the full significance- of answers does not become apparent until related to (a) voting intention and (b) vote at the last Federal election in 1946. As published In The Herald on Thursday, cross-tabulation of voting intention and vote in 1946 showed that 8 per cent, of the people interviewed Nov. 11/13 planned to switch from Labor to Liberal-CP: — ' Intend voting Liberal-CP: Per cent. Voted Lib.-CP 1946 .. 38 Voted Labor 1946 . . . . 8 Others 4 — 59 Intend voting Labor; Voted Labor 1946 .. ..39 Voted Lib.-CP 1946 .. 1 Others 3 — 43 Intend to vote Independent 2 Undecided on how to vote 5' "" Of the crucial S per cent, (second line of table) who said they intended to switch from Labor to Liberal, twoout of three (Si per cent.) said they considered bank nationalisation an election issue affecting their vote. And the same answer was given by the same proportion of the other 4 per cent, who said they planned to join the Liberal ranks — most of them didn't vote In 1946 or couldn't remember how they had voted. On petrol, the answers went the same way. but not to quite the same extent. Of the switchers from Labor to Liberal-CP. six out 6f 10 said they considered rationing of petrol when deciding their vote, land that answer was also given : by almost the same proportion ! of the "others." (See third line of above table.) The Gallup Poll Is now conducting another Australia-wide survey on election prospects, and the result will be published In The Herald next Friday, election eve."}
{"id":244141729,"text":"01 Dec 1949 - LIB.-CP SHOULD HOLD GAINS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 1 December 1949, page 3 LIB.-CP SHOULD HOLD GAINS By ROY MORGAN, Director, Australian Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street. Melbourne Last-minute switching by voters — either from Labor to Liberal-C.P., or from Liberal-C.P. to Labor — is likely to benefit Liberal-C.P. more than Labor, the Gallup Poll finds. Everyone who told the Gallup Poll their voting Intention as at Nov. 11/13 (a month before the election) was asked: Do you think it's possible you may change your mind before the election? Of the cross-section of nearly 2060 people interviewed, 6 per cent, answered "Yes." By itself, that percentage doesn't mean much, but it becomes significant when compared with (a) the same people's declared voting Intention, and (b) how they voted I at the last Federal election In 1946. COMBINED Their declared voting Intention, as already published in The Herald, was: Liberal-CP, 50 per cent.; Labor. 43 per cent.: Independent, 2 per cent., and Undecided 5 per cent. The next step Is to combine those figures (for voting Intention) with how they voted In 1946. It then" becomes evident that 8 per cent, of the adult population plans to switch from Labor to Liberal-CP, while only 1 per cent, is going In the other direction: fiVftr cent. Intend voting Liberal-CP: Voted Lib.-CJP. 1946 . . 38 » Voted Labor 1946 .. 8 Others 4 — 50 Intend voting Labor: Voted Labor 1946 39 Voted Lib.- CP 1946 .. 1 Others 3 — 43 Intend to vote Independent 2 Undecided. on how to vote 5 DANGER AHEAD Because all the declared switching goes In the one direction (to Liberal-CP) the- situation Is - "dynamite" for forecasters, such as the Gallup Poll. For Instance. If half of the 9 per cent, of declared "switchers" decide at the eleventh-hour to "switch-back" —to vote again for the parties they supported In 1946 — then voters on December 10 will be almost evenly divided between Labor and Liberal-CP. That is what happened at the U.S. Presidential election a year ago— and confounded Dr. Gallup. And that Is why the Australian Gallup Poll asked Beople If they might change ielr minds before the election. But, according to the answers, few of the 8 per cent, who plan to switch from Labor to Liberal-CP are likely to switch back — to vote Labor again after all. . Indeed, the boot seems to be on the other foot. Among people who said they were going to vote the same as In 1946 (77 per cent, of the cross-section) there were two people who said they might yet switch to Liberal-CP against each one who may yet change to Labor. KEEPING WATCH A lot can happen, of course, in the last month of an election campaign, so the Gallup Poll is watohing developments by: (1) Writing to everyone Interviewed Nov. 11-13, . asking whether, their voting Intention Is still the same, (2) 'Conducting a. special survey in 14 marginal seats In the capital cities. (3) Conducting another full Australia-wide survey next week-end, and (4) Asking half of the 2000 people .then interviewed to mall, on Tuesday, December 6, a 1 post-card provided for advising their final voting intention. ; But if people change their minds between then and December 10 (voting day), the' Gallup poll, can't do anything about itl"}
{"id":244142233,"text":"17 Dec 1949 - Socialism Unpopular Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 December 1949, page 7 Socialism Unpopular G/VLIUP POLL One reason — possibly the chief reason — why Labor was defeated on December 10 is found in a Gallup Poll, conducted December 2-4, on the question: — If Labor wins the election, do you think Federal Parliament should, or should not, go ahead with Labo r's programme of nationalising some industries? Of every 100 people In the Australia-wide cross-section of nearly 2000 Interviewed: 57 said "No more nationalisation." 32 said 'Yes, nationalise more industries," and 11 had no opinion either way. Of people who planned to vote Liberal-CP last Saturday an overwhelming majority (9 out of 10) were opposed to nationalising more Industries. But what is more important, a quarter of the Labor voters also expressed opposition. They said that even if their party won, it should not carry out its nationalisation plank. The full extent of the unpopularity of socialism Is shown by the fact that the people who said they were going to vote Labor, and who also favored more Industries being nationalised. accounted for only a quarter of the fbll cross-section Interviewed. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244142984,"text":"12 Dec 1949 - GALLUP POLL REMARKABLY ACCURATE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 12 December 1949, page 9 GALLUP POLL REMARKABLY ACCURATE The general picture of the election was almost exactly 'as -predicted by the Gallup .Poll,- the Director of the -Australian Gallup Poll (Mr Roy Morgan) said today. "Our prediction of the Aus-tralla-wide\\ vote at the 1946 Federal election was correct within one per cent., and similar accuracy seems to have been achieved with this election." Mr Morgan said. Progress figures .compare as follows with the Gallup Poll made a week before the election and published on Friday:— Gallup Election Poll Result p.c. p'.c. Liberal-CP . . 50 49.5, Labor .... 48 48.4 Independents .2 2.1 The Gallup prediction was accompanied by the result of a last-minute check (based on postcards from people interviewed) which indicated that the Llberal-Cp might receive 52 per cent, compared with 45 per cent, for Labor and 3 per cent, for Independents. . Between the Monday and Thursday after the 1946 election,. the Liberal-CP vote increased 2 per cent., as the counting progressed, so the final figures for Saturday's election will probably be somewhere between, the result of the full Gallup survey (50 Der cent for - Liberal-CP) and- the postcard check (52 per cent.)."}
{"id":244144068,"text":"08 Dec 1949 - PARTIES AS VOTERS SEE THEM Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 8 December 1949, page 14 I PARTIES 1 AS VOTERS j SEE THEM I Bp ROY MORGAN, | Director of Australian , Public Opinion Polls, 352 i Collins Street, Melbourne | Most people who vote : Liberal - CP on Satur- j day will do so because » they think the Liberal , and Country Parties stand for democratic j freedom, while Labor j stands for socialism. On the other hand most i people who vote Labor will t J do so because they think the i i Labor Party stands for thei worker, while Liberal-CP. j stands for big business. !i That simple division of!J opinion emerges from an Aus-,. tralia-wlde Gallup Poll. In i which 2000 people were asked i to describe. In their own words, : j what they thought were thei' main things eacn of the big1, political parties stood for. i, THE LABOR PARTY, j according to Lnbor voters, ji stands for: j 1. The worker. i 2. A fair go for all. ; 3. Socialism. jj according to Liberal- CP |J voters, stands for: , 1. Socialism. ' 2. The worker. !, 1 Haelt. | THE LIBERAL PARTY, J according to Labor voters, . stands for: , 1. Big business. J 2. The moneyed class. ; 3. itself. according to Liberal -CPi| voters, stands for: i 1. Democratic freedom. j 2. Private enterprise. 3. A fair deal for all. i I THE COUNTRY PARTY. J according to Labor voters, | stands for: J 1. Big business. , 2. The countryman. t 3. Moneyed people. according to Liberal- CP |i voters, stands for: 'j 1. The countryman. |i 2. Private enterprise. ij 3. Democratic freedom. j THE COMMUNIST TARTY, i! according to Labor voters,:, stands for: i 1. Disruption, unrest. j 2. World domination. 3. Itself. i according to Liberal - CP i voters, stands for: | 1. Disruption, unrest. I 2. Complete socialism. I 3. World domination. J Tomorrow The Herald ; will publish the Gallup < Poll's final election fore- n cast, based on Interviews ;j last week-end. ,"}
{"id":244145411,"text":"06 Dec 1949 - GALLUP SHOWS CITY SWING TO LIB.-CP Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 6 December 1949, page 5 GALLUP SHOWS CITY SWINGbTO LIB-CP By ROY MORGAN, Director of Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne. There has been an 8 per cent, swing to Liberal-CP in the all-important marginal seats in the capital cities, a special Gallup Poll using "probability" sampling discloses. In the week-end Nov. 26-27 — two weeks before the Federal election next Saturday — 28 Gallup Poll Interviewers made a special survey In 14 marginal electorates, using "probability" sampling. The survey was simply an experiment, but the result ls of great interest. Lib. Labor C.P. Ind. p.c. n.c. p.c. Election 1946 51 46 3 Gallup Polls: Sept. 16/18 49 49 2 Nov. 11/13 43 55 2 "Probability" Poll Nov. 26/28 43 55 2 In the above table the election result In 1946 (In the Rreas now in the 14 marginal seats surveyed! is compared with the result of the experimental "probability" survey (last line). The second and third lines show answers of people (250 per survey) living in the same areas, interviewed as parts of the September and November Australia-wide Gallun Polls. It will be seen that the 250 people interviewed by the Gallup Poll's usual "quota" method November 11-13 agree exactly with the "probability" sample of 300 people, November 26-28. INTERPRETATION As only 300 people were Interviewed In the "probability" survey, some difference between the finding and the election result in those 14 divisions on December 10 must be expected. Nevertheless, the Gallup Poll's accurate prediction of the Victorian State election in 1947 with similar small samples suggests that any error will be small. The 14 electorates covered In the "probability" poll were: — Nine marginal Labor seats according to 1946 figures: Bowman, Lllley and Ryan In Brisbane; Kingsford-Smilh, Lowe and North Sydney in Sydney; Kingston and Sturt in Adelaide; and Curtin, Perth. Five marginal Liberal seats according to 1946 figures; Evans in Sydney; Fawkner. Hent.v and Higgin-botham in Melbourne; and Boothby in Adelaide. The Gallup Poll's figures should not be construed as meaning Liberal-CP will win all those 14 scats. But they do suggest that Liberal-CP has a very good chance of holding most of its marginal scats, while the Labor Party will probably lose most of its marginal scats In the cities, likely exccntlons being Kingston and Sturt In Adelaide. EXPERIMENTAL SURVEY Gallup Polls throughout the world normally use ' "quota" sampling, which requires each interviewer to ob tain opinions from certain quotas, or numbers, of people of particular economic types, ages and sex. In recent years, however, Gallup Polls have been experimenting with a new method called "probability" sampling. It requires each Interviewer to obtain opinions at particular houses or from particular people. The central office, using a mathematically random method, decides In advance who will be Interviewed. The Gallup Poll Is now completing its final Australia-wide survey on election pros-nects (using "quota" samn-ling) and the result will be published In The Herald on Friday."}
{"id":244145625,"text":"23 Nov 1949 - Canadians Like Newspaper Ads. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 23 November 1949, page 10 Canadians Like Newspaper Ads. NEW YORK, -Tuesaay. — ui a Canadian Gallup Poll. 64 per cent, thought advertising added interest to newspapers, 9 per cent, thought it detracted irom them, 22 per cent, thought it made no difference, and 5 per cent had no opinion. The comparative figures re-gardint radio were 28 per cent.. 52 Der cent.. 15 per cent., and 5 per cent. — Herald Special Ser-vlce."}
{"id":244145952,"text":"26 Dec 1949 - Gallup Poll Finds Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 26 December 1949, page 5 Gallap Poll Finds Have Paid Annual Leave If you're an employe mid you don't get annual leave on full pay you're very much in the min- ority. The. Gallup Poll has found that 8 out of every 10 employes now have annual paid holi-i days. In this survey, interviewers for the Australian 1 Gallup Poll ' : asked nearly ? 2000 men and women through-; out Australia, whether they or I their, husbands bad holidays on t full pay each year. Answers show that of families whose breadwinners are em-) ployes, 64 out of 80 (that is 8 ; out of 10) enjoy paid annual \\ holidays:—; j Employes with paid an- nuai nouaays 64 p.c. Employes, no jpald an- ( nuai holiday 16 p.c Self employed, own business 14 p.c. Retired People 6 p.c. Owners of businesses and farms, and many professional people, of course, have no employers to pay for their holi-d$ys. " After excluding them, analysis of the answers of the employe groups shows that nearly all white collar" workers (clerks, shop assistants, etc.), now have paid annual holidays, and that skilled and semi-skilled workers are not far behind them: — "White Collar" 94 p.c. Skilled Workers 89 p.c. Semi-skilled 89 p.c. Unskilled and Farm Labor 60 p.c. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244146775,"text":"18 Nov 1949 - Pegging Of House Rents Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 18 November 1949, page 7 Peyging Of Tlonse Rents iS a result of the Gallup / Poll on rent pegging (Herald 17/11) it. Is indeed a relief to know that at. least. nnr> fononf nnf nt a,<a In IA.IHIHV wtiu LVt:i,y live in Australia believes In a fair deal for everybody. Of the other four. I wonder how many would be ln favor of the pegging of their own wages, salaries or Incomes while all their living expenses were unpegged. The result of the poll makes one despair of the fture of democracy. — "THRIFTY WORKER," Hartwell, E.6."}
{"id":244147129,"text":"30 Dec 1949 - U.S. Against Nationalisation Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 30 December 1949, page 3 U.S. Against Nationalisation NEW YORK, Thursday. — In a Gallup Poll, 54 per cent, opposed nationalisation of banks. 28 per cent, were in favor. 18 per cent, had no opinion. The percentages on the question of nationalisation of railways were 44, 38 and 20, and on the question of nationalisation of big industries like steel and automobiles 58. 24 and 18.-Berald Special Service."}
{"id":244147376,"text":"31 Dec 1949 - Religion More Powerful Influence Than Politics Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 31 December 1949, page 6 Religion More Powerful Influence Than Politics Say Most Australians Most people interviewed recently by the Australian Gallup Poll said their lives had been affected more by religion than by politics. Yet, those same people are equally divided as to whether religion or politics has the greater influence on the community in general. IN this Gallup survey, men! and women of all denominations and political leanings were first asked: What would you say has the greater influence on the community in general — religion or politics? Answers show that, as far as the "other fellow" fs concerned, public opinion gives "no decision": —"Religion" "Religion" . said 43 per cent. "Politics" . said 42 per cent. "Equal" . said 10 pfer cent. "Neither" . said 5 per cent. To a second question, "Which do you think has had the greater influence on your own lite — religion or politics?" answers show that the Individual has a more definite idea of what most affects himself: — "Religion" . said 56 per cent. "Politics" . said 20 per cent. "Equal" . . said 10 per cent. Answers of men and women, as groups, were almost identical on the first question, but the second question shows that women are more strongly Influenced by religion:— Men's Women's answers answers . Religion , 49 64 Politics . 26' 13 Equal . . 10 9 Neither . 15 14 Age has little effect on people's answers; majorities In all age groups said religion had the greater Influence on their own lives. For an analysis of answers according to the denominations of people Interviewed, send a stamped addressed envelope to. Australian Public Opinion Polls. Box 751F, Melbourne."}
{"id":244147457,"text":"19 Nov 1949 - Gallup Forecasts Here Have Good Record Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 November 1949, page 2 Gallup Forecasts Here Have Good Record Statisticians of Gallup Polls do everything possible to ensure maximum iccuracy. out a small margin of error is unavoidable because: — (1) Figures are based on "samples" (usually 2006 interviews), not a full census, ana (2) Some people change their minds, and vote differently from what they have told Gallup Poll interviewers. The following record of the- Australian Gallup Poll shows.- however, that the. margin between predictlnnns and. actual votes' has been mighty fine. j It is noteworthy that the :NSW' Hotel Hours referendum |»rid the Victorian State elections were accurately predicted with samples of only a few hundred Interviews — 700 in NSW on hotel hctiys.':. 350 : in Melbourne, and 300 elsewhere in, Victoria:— T;V . Glllup Actual ' YlAII ' Tlntn '. 'p.c. p.c. 1943 Fed. Election ' Liberal-CP . ..38 33 1944 Referendum "No" majority . 54 54 7 1946 Fed. Election Labor vote ... 54 53.1 1946 Refercndums, . "Yes" ' Employment ... 49 503 Marketing' ' 45 50.6 Social Pnrv(ces 63 54.4 1947 NSW Referendum 6 o'clock closing 63 62.4 1947 Vie. E'ction 10 key seats MetroD. . . . 4fi 45 Country ... 42 45 1948 Referendum "No" . . .62 59.4 The above figures on the 194(1 Federal election and the three referendums held on the same day held an important lesson. The same 2000 people answered all four questions, yet achievement of close accuracy on the election and one referendum was accompanied by errors on the other two referendums — minds ;4.6 on. Marketing and plus 8.6 on Social Services. Post-elcction research demonstrated that those errors were caused by last-minute decisions! not to depart from the Party tickels cf Labor "three yesses" and Liberal "three noes." Similar last - minute resurgence. of party loyalty among Labor voters undoubtedly caused tHe "No" majority to be 2.6 per cent, smaller than expected at last year's referendum i on Price Control. t ! And it is almost certain that jmost of Dr. Gnllup's errors at the U.S. Presidential election a I year ago arose from a similar : source — many" former Roose-i velt voters planned -to -switch Uo Republican (Dewey) but at | the eleventh hour decided to vote again' TOr Demcfcrat (Tru-. man). They accounted for 4.1 per cent, of .the cross-section j interviewed. j No switch of such magnitude 'has ever .occurred at an Aus-i tralian election forecast by the , Gallup Poll, and there is sound I ' evidence, to- believe it .will not i happen this time."}
{"id":244147975,"text":"24 Dec 1949 - CONSISTENT ACCURACY IN GALLUP SURVEYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 24 December 1949, page 10 CONSISTENT ACCURACY iiJi GALLUP SURVEYS I Margin In Election b„il " . .. > . , — < Accuracy Svithiri rquarter of 1 per cent, was achieved bv I's Australia-wide Gallup Poll on the election. . ''N.I t Thus, the Poll has bettered its record of 1946, when its modi 1 1 of the Labor vote at 54 per cent, was accurate within n Election Gallup Election 1946 Dec. 2/4 Deo. 10 p.c. p.C. p.o. Ub.-CP 43.6 50 50.2 Labor. 53.1 48 48 3 Others . 3.3 2 L5 . In -Its prediction published on December 9, the Gallup Poll said" the swing to Liberal-CP would occur fairly evenly throughout all types of seats-ranging from Labor strongholds. through marginal seats, to Liberal-CP strongholds. ' The following . comparison With almost complete election returns shows how correct that prediction proved:— Gallup Actual forecast vote p.c. p.c. Labor' 20 "top , line" seats . . .. '67 6U Labor's 18 "2nd ' llfte" seats . . . : 60 59.2 Labor's 17: "3rd line", scats ... 51 51.1 Labor's 16 "4th : ' . line" seats . . 44 . , 45.4 Llb;-CP .13, "3rd line" (seats . . 44 . - . 40.7 Llb.-CP 19 .. "2nd -line" seats t , . 41 '39.1 Llb.-CP 18 ;"iop line" seats : 28 31 A .the 121 Federal seats were classified above into seven groups, according to the size of Labor's vote in those areas at the 1946 election, when there were 74 seats. The Gallup Poll Interviewed an average or only 269 people In each of the seven groups, yet the seven predictions had an average accuracy within 1.7 per cent. Libel-al-CP retained all except one (Pawkner) of the 13 seats classified as "Liberal-CP third-line" ot marginal seats. They also won all except two (Bcn-dlgo and -Wllmot) of the 16 seats classified as "Labor's fourth line" or marginal electorates. EStlMATES The Gallup' Poll, -however based Its prediction .of- a l.ib-erdl-OP victory' largely on its estimate that the Labor vote would average only. 51 -per -cent, (compared with 57.1 per cent. In 1946) in the 17 seats classified as Labor's "third line." That crucial estimate proved correct within a tenth of one Ser cent., and Liberal-CP won of the 17 seats. With two addltlonnl surreccnc In Labor's stronger seats. Lib-eral-OP now has 74 members in tho House of 121. ' .-The Gallup' Poll's forecast of LlberRl-CP galns'of at least 5 per cent. In all States - except Victoria and South Australia also proved correct, except that South Aust. ' also showed a Liberal gain greater than 5 per cent. SAMPLE TEST Accuracy within one per cent, was also achieved by the Gallup Poll's experimental "probability" poll in ,14 marginal electorates In the capital cities. per cent,® I SS? ""8! (rom "quotas" oW 'W.ff .! HnnWS !wo weeks before u, « H?a iS, Trt voting Memle,f!® preference vntei in .l® 11 areas In 194b, an'a „ those H rectly prcdlcieii thaTa,.J0f' H ' CP. bo » wingWUSSll S POSTCARD POLL ® ! feus &%ami m 'n Svdnev 'on®- ! replyR cae;dlere B'Ven" "P05' caseyoi7CTiip"dayd 'jj® thnR,ra an experiment, and 'it 1, 2® firp n?t67hat the resi)lt»nt n>|H ure ot 52 per cent, for UbonlB ' I CP was less accurate than UiiB< Gallup Poll itself. ® I The postcard survey fan® i ffVel',i?!,tl ?,ome value.' iftnP iv,a that there re®-;! little chance of a last-mtnutfiB-' ' swing to Labor, which ToS® ' wrong. m the GallupTjB";"}
{"id":244149288,"text":"09 Dec 1949 - LAST MINUTE CHECK SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 9 December 1949, page 2 _________________ I LAST MINUTE CHECK SHOWS Liberal 52 p.c. Labor 45 p.c. Ind. 3 p.c. Of the 1900 people Interviewed by Gallup Poll last week-end 1150 neonle Interviewed throughout Victoria and Tasmania, and in Sydney and Adelaide, were given "post free" reply cards. They were asked to mail the cards last Tuesday, advising their final voting intention. It was, of course, simply an experiment, and it is by no means certain that people who returned their cards are like all electors in all States. But IF they are representative of the total electorate, the vote for Liberal-CP tomorrow will be 2 per cent, higher than expected. Nearly half of the cards have been returned. After "weighing" (to minimise any element of unrepresen-tativeness) the cards indicate that the vote tomorrow will be: Liberal-CP 52 per cent.: Labor, 45 per cent.; and Independent 3 per cent."}
{"id":244149295,"text":"09 Dec 1949 - LIBERAL GAINS FORECAST BY GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 9 December 1949, page 2 LIBERAL GAINS FORECAST BY GALLUP POLL Parties' Chances Summed Up By ROY MORGAN, Director, Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melbourne, Last week-end the Australian Gallup Poll interviewed 1900 people throughout all six States and found that:- 1. Forty-eight per cent, planned to vote Liberal/CP tomorrow, 44 per cent. Labor and two per cent. Independent, leaving six per cent, still undecided. 2. After dividing the undecided people by their vote in 1946, the vote for Liberal/ CP tomorrow looks like being about 50 per cent., compared with 44 per cent, in 1946. The Labor vote is likely to be 48 per cent., compared with 53 per cent, in 1946. 3. The number of people Interviewed in each State is too small for close accuracy with a State by State forecast, but it seems that all States except Victoria and South Australia are likely to show swings of at least Ave per cent, to Liberal, 'CP. 4. The swing has occurred fairly evenly in all types of seats, ranging from Labor strongholds, through marginal seats, to Liberal strongholds. 5. Comparison with the previous Aus-traha-wide Gallup Poll, a month before the election, shows a two per cent. recovery in the prospective Labor vote (from 46 per cent, to 48 per cent.); but little of the recovery seems to have occurred in Labor's weak scats, where it would matter most. 6. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the prospective increase of six per cent, in the Liberal/CP vote, compared with 1946, is chiefly the result of one-in-twelve of all electors intending to "switch" from Labor to Liberal/CP. 7. If events in the last week have caused, say, a quarter of these "switchers" to change their minds (and vote Labor again) then the vote will divide almost equally between Labor and Liberal/CP. .8. Unless there has been a pronounced swing either way in the last week, neither side will win a substantial majority of the 121 full-voting seats. 9. In comparison, if there had been no swing to Liberal-CP, and Labor again received 53 per cent, of the votes, as in 1946, 71 of the 121 seats in the enlarged Federal Parliament would go to Labor. FOLLOWED N.Z. POLL Interviewing began soon after the New Zealand elec- 1 tlon, and people were asked: Judging by how you feel now, which party — Labor, Liberal, Country; Communist or Independent— are 5'ou likely to vote for? 48-in-the-100 said Liberal or Country Party. |!4-in-the-100 said Labor. 2-in-the-100 said Independent, and6-in-the-100 6-in-the-100 were still undecided, These figures compare i closely with the result of the I Gallup Poll in September; i Sept. Nov. Dec. p.c. p.c. p.c. : Liberal/CP . . 4G 50 48 ! Labor Party . 43 43 44 Independents 2 2 3 Undecided . . 9 5 G An extraordinary feature of the latest figures is that men and women differed slightly on voting Intention. Indeed, if women change their minds at the last minute, and vote like the men said they would, then the election will be closer than the above total figures indicate:— Men Women p.c. p.c. Liberal/CP . 49 48 Labor . . . . 4G 42 Ind 2 2 Undecided . . 3 3 1945 POLL People were also asked how they had voted at the last Federal election in 1946. Com-oarison with voting intention shows that 8 per cent, plan to switch from Labor to Liberal/CP, while only one per cent, will go in the other direction:— p.c. Intend voting Liberal/CP: Voted Lib./CP. 1946 . . 37 Voted Labor 1946 .... 8 Others 3 48 Intend voting Labor: Voted Labor 1946 ... . 39 Voted Lib./CP 1946 ... 1 Others 4 44 Intend t.o vote Independent 2 Undecided on how to vote 6 RECENT EVENTS The. actual vote tomorrow will depend on whether events in the last week, such as the Lang-Chiflcy sensation, have caused more people to Join the 8 per cent, of "switchers" from Labor, or whether some of the 8 per cent, have decided to vote Labor again, after alt. Allocation of the 6 per cent.. of undecided between Labor and Liberal /CP involves both judgment and guessing. Experience when forecasting other Australian elections suggests, however, that mast of 1 hem will vote like thev did n 1946. resulting in a vote tomorrow something like:— ..iberal-CP, 60 per cent.; Labor. 48 per cent.; and Independents, 2 per cent. That would com- pare as follows with past elections: — FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib./CP Labor Others Election: p.c, p.c. p.c. 1934 . . 51 43 6 1937 . . 48 48 6 1940 . . 45 49 6 1943 . . 32 54 14 1946 . . 44 53 3 Qallup Polls Nov. 11/13 .52 46 2 Dec. 2/4 . . 50 48 3 How a 8 per cent, swing to Liberal/CP would ' be reflected In total seats won by the par-tics Is largely a guess, because of re-dlstribution. Gallup Poll figures, however, suggest that the swing is likely to take place where it will have the most effect — in Labor's sixteen "4th line" or marginal seats, and perhaps In one or two of Labor's 17 "3rd line" seats: — Labor Likely vote vote 1946 Dec. 10 p.c. p.c. Labor's top line 20 seats 76 67 Labor's 2nd line 18 seats ... 65 60 Labor's 3rd line 17 seals 57 51 Labor's 4th line 16 seats . 51 44 Liberal/CP 3rd line 13 seats 47 44 Liberal/CP 2nd line 19 seats 44 41 Lib-ral/CP top lino ,18 seats .32 28 The above figures should not be read as indicating that the Labor Party will lose all of its 16 marginal seats: nor is it certain that Liberal/CP will bold all of its 13 marginal scats. Indeed, it seems that Liberal/CP will have to win some of Labor's 17 "3rd line" seats to gain a majority in the House of 121 voting members. CLOSE RESULT Labor's vote In 1946 in the areas now in those "3rd line" seats ranged from 54 per cent, to 60 per cent., so the chances of either party winning by a substantial majority of the seats seems remote. Electorates classified as Labor's 16 marginal, or "4th line" seals are Bowman, Lilley . and Ryan (in Brisbane). Dawson (in Queensland country). Lowe and North Sydney (in Sydney). Gwydlr, Hume, Law-son and Rivcrina (in NSW country). Ballarat. Bendigo and Wannon (In Victoria country), Wllmot (Tasmania country), Curtln (Perth), and Forrest (WA country). Percentages in the preceding table and in the following table are based on answers between December 2 and 4. Both sets of figures, however, include slight adjustments to allow fo> trends shown by Gallup Poll.' in recent months: Labor Likely vote vote 1946 tomorrow p.c. p.c. Sth. Australia . 58 56 Western Aust. 66 50 Victoria ... 51 49 N.S. Wales . . 57 48 Tasmania ... 51 44 Queensland . . 45 40"}
{"id":244149904,"text":"12 Nov 1949 - Public Puts Arbitration Before Right To Strike Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 November 1949, page 5 Public Puts Arbitration Before Right To Strike Gallup Poll Finds Nearly 9 out of every 10 Australians believe that, for members of trade unions, the Arbitration Court is more valuable than the right to strike. This overwhelming ex- pression of faith In the efficacy of the Federal Arbitration Court is revealed by a recent Gallup -Poll covering all States. Tile question arose from the remarks of Mr Justice Dunpny . (then Mr -President Dunphy, of the WA Arbitration -Court) on his appointment as judge of the Federal Arbitration Court. "The" right fr> strike has gone" he'said.- "It died when a system of. .law. .- was Introduced which gave the- people who had the right to. strike a complete and absolute- remedy." To fin'd out the attitude of the general ; public, the Gallup Poll' asked;. ! Which do- you . think is more valuable for mem-, bers of trade unions — the ; Arbitration Court or the i right . to strike? I 87 per cent, said the Arbitra-tion Court more valuable; 7 per cent, preferred the right to strike; and 6 per cent, had no opinion. In every State, all sections of the community support the judge's remarks. What They Said "Strikes are blackmail on the community," the comment of a farmer, of Karinga, WA, sums up the opinions' of many who think the Arbitration Court more valuable. Another large group says that the court gives a fair deal to both sides. On the other hand, most of the minority who prefer the right to strike say: "A strike is the workers' only weapon — it gets best results." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St..-Mclb."}
{"id":244159436,"text":"15 May 1950 - Gallup Poll Was Reliable Guide Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 15 May 1950, page 7 Gallup Poll Was Reliable Guide Gallup Poll predictions of party results at the Victorian State elections have proved correct, although only 1000 people were interviewed in 14 marginal electorates. Except in one or two instances, forecasts for individual seats were also correct, despite the limited cross-sections interviewed — as few as 38 in some electorates. and never more than 100. General predictions and results were: — 1.— There would be a swing of 2 or 3 per cent, to Labor in the marginal seats. ' Correot. —Actual survey estimate, 2 p.c, 2.— Labor would gain at least five seats, but not a majority. Correct.— Labor seats increased by probably seven or eight 3.— The Country Party would lose several of its 16 seats. Correct.— Actual loss, four or 4.— The Country Party would not regain any of the four seats where CP members had become LCP. Correct. — Three retained by LCP. one to Labor. 5.— Strong support for LCP in the country, to offset losses to Labor. Correct. — LCP will have 28 or 29 seats, compared ' with 30 previously. premier forecast Although so few people were interviewed in each electorate, the Gallup Poll's individual predictions were extraordinarily accurate, except in one or two instances. Predictions and results were:—1 1 Labor would regain Albert Park, Essendon and. Mentone from the LCP by narrow margins. Correct. 2. Sitting Independent Liberals in Hawthorn and Oak-leigh would receive few votes, and the LCP would win both seats. Correct. , 3. In Ballarat, the Premier, Mr Hollway, would receive less than his 1947 vote of 54 per cent, and be hard pressed by Labor. Correct. Mr Hollway has polled less than 51 per cent. 4. In Midlands, Labor would receive not far short of 60 per cent., although the party i polled only 50.1 per cent. in| 1947 and as little as 46 per cent, in the same area at the j December Federal election. Correct. Labor vote is 57 per cent- , , 5. In Borung about six out of 10 would vote for Mr Mibus, LOP, formerly CP. Correct. ' Mr Mibus has polled 56 per cent. 6. In Ripon, LCP would poll more first preferences than in 1947 (30 per cent.), and would win on second preferences. Partly correct. Mr Guthrie LCP, has received 39 per cent, of the first preferences, but may not receive enough second preferences from the CP to win. , „ , „ 7. In Allendale and Grant, the sitting CP members would trail third, with about 20 per cent. Correct in Grant. Wrone in Allendale, where . the CP will win' on second preferences.-"}
{"id":244159702,"text":"29 May 1950 - Smoking In Cafes Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 29 May 1950, page 9 Smoking/ fn Cafes 'FHE Gallup Poll result (25/5) showed that "all sections of the public, both smokers and non-smokers, include majorities who think smoking should be prohibited where food Is eaten." Now that smoking In picture theatres and other publfb halls is prohibited the air Is pure ana fresh, fire risk is diminished, and the premises are much cleaner. The public health authorities have power to prohibit smoking in cafes, many of which are badly ventilated. Action probably could also be taken under the Pure Foods Act. Besides polluting the air, selfish smokers often keep other people waiting for seats. If cafe proprietors prohibited smoking at the table, their action would meet with gene-vol nnnrnvftl. —V. H. WALLACE, Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":244160121,"text":"10 May 1950 - No title Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 10 May 1950, page 4 "The Gallup Poll may be right but — there's been a big increase in tea drinking — you've only got to look around you . ."}
{"id":244160459,"text":"23 May 1950 - \"List Reds,\" Say Most in U.S. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 23 May 1950, page 3 Reef s/'.. Say 'Most- in U.S. Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Monday. — A Gallup poll taken recently shows that 67 per cent, of Americans : favor registration of communists, zu per cent, are opposed, 13 per . cent, have no opinion. Seventy-four per cent, favor an Atlantic Defence Pact, 6 per cent, are lukewarm, 11 per cent, are opposed, 9 per cent, have no opinion. Forty-one per cent, are opposed to America joining Western Europe in a Federal union; 36 per cent, think it would be a good idea, 8 per cent, a "fair Men,". 15 per cent, have ho opinion; ,ry_"}
{"id":244160931,"text":"27 Apr 1950 - Most People Vote The Same Way State & Federal Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 27 April 1950, page 7 Most People Vote Ttae Same Way State & Federal By ROY MORGAN, of Australian Public Opinion Polls, Melbourne. Division of sentiment between Labor and non-Labor in the Victorian State political arena is now much the same as at the last State election, in 1947, according to a Gallup Poll recently completed. The Poll also shows that, except in Queensland and South Australia, electors' support of the two great political groups, Labor and Liberal-CP, is almost identical throughout Australia , in both the Federal and State spheres. In most States It Is difficult to compare "Federal and State elections. The difficulty arises because of unopposed State members, different State and Federal electoral boundaries and variations in the personal appeal of Individual candidates.Therefore, Therefore, to provide a basis for comparison, the Australian Gallup Poll has put these two questions to the same cross- sectlon of electors:— (I) If a State election were held today, which party would you probably vote for? (2) And If a Federal election were held, which party would get your vote? Australia-wide answers to the two questions are closely comparable: —- - Federal State pros- prospects pectsWould Would vote— p.c. p.c, Liberal-CP ... 49 49 xjauwi t » . xu o Undecided .... 9 8 As announaed In The Herald last Saturday, the prospective vote at a FEDERAL election (on the basis of the above figures, after excluding the 8 per cent, of undecided people) is Liberal-CP 54 per cent, and Labor 46 per cent. That represents a swing of 2 per cent, from Labor since the December Federal election. STATE FIGURES In the next table, the Gallup Poll's figures for voting Intention (at both Federal' and State elections) are analysed to show separate figures for each State. Those figures (2nd and 3rd line . of each State group) are compared with how people in each State voted at the Federal election in December (1st line of each group). For simplicity, people who told the Gallup Poll they were undecided on voting Intention have been allocated according to how they voted at the Federal election. And also to facilitate comparison, small votes for Independents have been omitted. It will be seen that the Gallup Poll's figure tor the likely Labor vote at the forthcoming Victorian State election on May 13 is 48 per cent. That is about the same as the Labor vote would probably have been at the 1947 State election, if all parties had contested all seats. Lib.-CP Labor Victoria — p.c. p.c. Fed. election 1949 50 50 Gallup Poll, Fed. 52 48 Gallup Poll, State 52 48 Queensland-Fed. election 1949 58 42 Gallup Poll, Fed. 62 38 Gallup Poll, State 56 44 New South' Wales-Fed. election, 1949 49 51 Gallup Poll, Fed. 52 48 Gallup Poll, State .52 48 Tasmania — Fed. election, 1949 54 46 Gallup Poll, Fed. 58 44 Gallup Poll, State 55 45 South Australia-Fed. election, 1949 49 51 Gallup Poll, Fed. 53 47 ' Gallup Poll, State 56 44 West Australia—' Fed. election 1949 54 46 Gallup Poll, . Fed. 57 43 Gallun Poll, State 57 43 Comparison between the first and second line of each State group above shows the extent of the swing to Liberal-CP In the FEDERAL sphere in each State since the December election, .as mentioned In the Gallup Poll article In Saturday's Herald."}
{"id":244161455,"text":"15 Apr 1950 - Public Relics On Papers For Facts Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 April 1950, page 10 Public Relics On Papers For Facts Newspapers are easily the most important source of information in Australia, a survey recently completed by the Gallup Poll shows. What would your answer be if a Gallup Poll interviewer asked you: Where do you get most of the facts on which you base your opinions on current affairs — from magazines, newspapers, digests, books, radio, conversation, or something else? Now, compare your answer with these of. a cross-section of men and women interviewed throughout all six States, as set out below. You will see that more than half: the people answered "newspapers," with "radio" and "conversation" well back ln second and third positions; — 32 per cent, depend on newspapers for most of their information. 19 per cent, get their facts from radio. 14 per cent, pick up information in conversation. 4 per cent, depend on digests for most of their facts. 3 per cent, rely on books. 3 per cent, on magazines. 2 per cent, on other sources, and 3 per cent, have no idea. Separate counts of people in the various age groups show amazing uniformity. Answers of those in their twenties, for instance, were almost the same as the "60 and over" group. Another analysis by sex also shows little difference, except that the "newspaper" figures were men 55 per "cent, and women 50 per cent., while "radio" figures were men 15 per cent, and women 23 ;er cent. Issued by Ausi. Public Opinion PoUs, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244162704,"text":"25 May 1950 - Report On Price Poll False Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 25 May 1950, page 5 report! ©m Price Poll 1 False BRiports in Canberra g£it a recent Gallup Foil Bond 68 per cent, want-SPt permanent Common- Sulth control of prices we lake. go May 6 the Gallup Poll BMunced that 59 per cent, of II Australia-wide cross-section TOted price control to con-ffiue-jj per cent, indefinitely per cent, for a few Bye sears. . felh the Gallup Poll Wi «ttJr '""owing question sate cross-section: Lff1 JAkk We State Gov-B535?1' iliosa? continue to o. should the tar 1 .Government take should 'price BP'to mi nou? are now being T aMiiii the finding should H'«Srsday Publication ifMlJ'.-Aust. Public Opinion B-iiii302 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244163598,"text":"24 May 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Harald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 24 May 1950, page 7 [?] Young Britons Want To Go To Other Lands Almost half (48 per . cent.) of British adults under the age of 30 would like to leave England and settle m another country. Australia and New Zealand are the favorite countries they name. The majority of older people, those over 30, say they are content to remain in England. This- was revealed when British Gallup Poll interviewers asked a representative cross-section of British adults: "If you, were tree to do so, would you like to go and settle in another country?" The vote by age group is: — Don't Yes No know % % % 21-29 . . 48 47 5 30-49 . . 41 54 5 50-64 . . 26 70 4 65 and over 15 82 3 AH voters 35 60 5 , The 35 per cent who want to' migrate were asked to which country they would prefer to go. Their vote was: Australia 9 per cent., New Zealand 8 per cent.: Canada. South Africa, United States, each 5 per cent.; other countries 3 per cent. Issued liy Aust, Public Opinion "nils. 352 Collins St., Melt)."}
{"id":244164107,"text":"27 May 1950 - Gallup Poll On [?]man O[?] Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 May 1950, page 1 Ijnp Poll On jK »» think that f ?P her m>.kc all<>wed to Ii , S .„t ,uPlnln ff'efortnedf they"}
{"id":244164423,"text":"22 Apr 1950 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 April 1950, page 10 GAILILUP POLL SIS®W« J. Strong SupporTpJfl Menzies Govt I , As memories of the Liberal-CP succp« . I J Federal election in December facie i the IK the people who got on the victorio,L IT CP band waggon after the election nL i on again. sutllngwB I Nevertheless, support for the Menzies Govern, « ,9 I is still appreciably stronger than at the H ' tion four months ago, e elec< In In Its regular six-weekly survey of Australia-wide opinion, the Gallup Poll asked cross-sections of men and women: — If a Federal election were held today, which party xoould get your vote? 49-ln-lhc-100 said they would now vote Liberal-CP. 42-in-thc-100 said Labor, and D-ln-the-100 were undecided. After dividing -the undecided (either proportionately or the same as their votes last December) the prospective Liberal-CP 'vote is 54 per cent. That compares with 56 per cent, in a similar Gallup Poll 6 weeks earlier, and with 50 per cent, at the Federal election. The following comparison with Federal election results since 1934 stresses the extent of the present popularity of Liberal-CP:— FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Llb.-CP Lab. Others Election p.c. p.c. p.c. 1934 .... 51 43 6 1937 .. .. 48 46 6 1940 45 49 6 1943 .... 32 54 14 1946 .... 44 53 3 1949 .... 50 48 2 GALLUP POLLS Feb '56 44 — Apl 54 46 — Labor's loss of 2 per cent, since the recent Federal election has occurred in all 6 States, but chiefly In seats held firmly by one side or the other. Therefore, if another Federal election were held soon, the 121 members in the House of Representatives would probably again divide something like tne present ratio of Liberal-OP. 74, Labor's 47. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melh. Fisenhower Ig m Popular n d hLnthe Pe(lPle W0Ul<i 1 him against 31 per cent f„. I?r19 B asewsr6 wafl 1 question' Ea've'no'opLwlB 1 Herald Special Servg'011' ffl| g"}
{"id":244164621,"text":"11 May 1950 - GALLUP POLL From Page 1 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 11 May 1950, page 3 | ' | AAiXUP POLL I Pgom Page l INTEREST IN 2 CP SEATS 4 Allendale j 1 to Kvneton) and Grant | j (North Gcelong to Sun-, hurv) are both likely to show sensational results, f with perhaps dire results !( for the sitting Country Party members, in Satur-Hav's State election. ? Gallup Poll samples of .1(10 oeople from each elec-, toiate show that first Vefeiences in both Allen Male and Grant are likely |io divide:— ''Sj.abor about 45 per cent.. liberal perhaps 3o per cent l r and Tonntry Party about 20 5 per rent.. In round figures. 1 Results, of course, would , $ then be uncertain until after preferences were allocated. If M the second preferences of the 1 .Ismail samples of voters tnter-ilvlewed by the Gallup Pol fvnrove representative. Liberal i lcandldat.es should win both j :V.',|_seats by narrow margins. , fiallarat Close | fullr "" issfS'The Premier, Mr Hollway, 1 mil orobabiy be hard-pressed :-iv|n Ballarat. chiefly because -¥%cmen in his electorate lean ' i'Sto Labor. , Th» Gallup Poll interviewed 57 men and 43 women in Bal-Kilfrat. and found Lhe men lean-".'ine to Liberal and women to rflibor. ' Un balance, the vote looks like being close to the Fedc-"ral 11 gores for the same area ..last December, when Labor .Spoiled 49 per cent. 'M Therefore, unless a lot of :;li®allarat women listen to the mdvlce of men,. Mr Hollway 's lisvote will orobabiy be less than -4'Ws 1947 figure of 54 per cent. &4ln Hampden. extending from the southern suburbs of t Ballarat to Camperdown, the (Jallup Poll Interviewed 56 .msn and 44 women.. Both 'PAiine inrliiria malnpif.iee1 f nt othe Liberal candidate; Mr ypBblte. who is ltkely to better iMe Liberal vote of 54 per cent, toe same area last Decem-3i|fln Ripon iwest of Ballarat v.ffinom Beaufort, to Ararat) the .atttrg LCP member (Mr H-siGuthne) is likely to gain first preferences from both Labor ifilthd CP. as compared with the iSugst State election. 'vSSSccond preference of the 'Jtnimtnished CP vote will pro-c.-mblv favor Mr Guthrie istroivrly. and he should better rids 1945 showing of 52 per rCtnt desnite the general small sylng to Labor, flood Prospect ,i, /I Midlands, embracing Castle-ntalne and Maryborough, is a ; .fipuntry electorate where Labor ,|3."LeIv t,o shine on Saturday, /jailr Stoneham retained Mid-iard (or Labor by a mere 61 Votes in 1947. 51 His tl'st preference vote sjjl" ",ot be far short of his showing of 60 Der eent. V the loo men and women Ovtrrviewed by the Gallup troll pmve fully reprcsenta-j a- o' the 13,000 electors. HSuch an achievement by Mr .vJfeneham would be particu-"/S1? meritorious, as Labor lulled only 46 per cent, in the aam a es the Federal elec-twn in December. yCP Hopes interest attaches 'Shi I eleclorate of Borung, 2P'1 , braces Horsham. JWhbcola, Warracknabeal. Tr 01 anii Donald. There, W Mibus i formerly Country ,now LCP., is being op-E Countl'.v Party can-. dldate, Mr Levitzke. CtmscnLn,is i?0,; nominated. 1 4® udert f Bures for it are Soils t»Jrol3? thfi Gallup Ja country dTHthe r.neopJf interviewed M Poll In Borung /M, e !d„?y, and Wednesday. 'Saiwnrtii » , .said they were n T«te for Mr Mlbus. IIIh,, they Prove representative ifm! 12,000 electors in Bo-IfflE "nd also Of the elec-wm, n ftland' Polwarth and |gpn Hill _ Rll four of the Sfmmld r„,now L0P" sroup pj iHijretain their seats."}
{"id":244164650,"text":"11 May 1950 - GALLUP POLL PREDICTS -- Liberal Gains In Country Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 11 May 1950, page 1 OPPOLL PREDICTS — Liberal Gains In Country According to the allup Poll, Saturn's State election itine will probably isult in:— i swing of 2, or 3 Iper cent, to Labor. 1 This should gain 1 Labor at least five I seats, but there seems el no orospect 01 Labor If increasing Its folding I from Its present 17 to !©' the 34 necessary to If control the Legislative F Assembly. |Ltly reduced support for the Country m' This should result Shn the Country Party losing several of its 16 m seats, with little pros-l,nect,'of unseating any S.ot'the four former CP ||||members, now LCP. i$| ing support for the ?A liberal - Country 'M \\ r t y in the 'M euntry. fm This should offset jlijosses to Labor. Ill balance, there is |||ist a chance that Se .LCP will win a pajority 'of the 65' laeats many . by sry imall margins. 111' the past week, the Aus- . lagan Gallup Poll has ' iri-fgjjgewed nearly 300 people In Hi :. marginal suburban 8%>rates and 700 people In HBh representative country Borates. - extending from SB Phillip Bay. northward srafoettward, to Warrackna-Bpla were . asked which re or: candidates were HBtO. r?«ive, their first pre-|«(!!Cih|xt-Saturday: SMt eltcleralea where there,; K.piore.'tHan b»?4iiMr-aSws, ' second r preferences Ht also recorded. fflHBwjry'Mcate that Labor aately to tato at least, 3 per ShK in the. seven suburban. sampled-Albert Park; iSWBdon. Hawthorn, Mentone, aaplgh, Prahran and St. liSyEN MARGINAL SUB-mm- urban seats mm 1941 Gallup rH- ' State PoII's 'kWS. election estimate ijSgL . p.c. p.c. ! lir ... - 52 49 JXgior ..... 46 49 P>ers .... 2 2 fall Margin 8 1947, Liberals took Albert Essendon and Mentone Sijf Labor, with votes of a. fie.r,.cenl- close non-Win all three seats on Sat-Bj ; are .likely to end with ®iw Labor victories. 9fjlra'.1retained by Labor »K' with a margin of only Sates, is likely to bo retain-1 8 Labor with a more com-| ftle. majority. |gi'MMa seems certain to ff® Liberal, with a vote Sf'ws 54 per cent., de-c|0« vote in that Bn Federal election j® December. V%L Po", interviewers '"Hawthorn 3®® Intending to vote SBpe sitting members, who "MOW independent Liberals. suPPorters said S»2?l2?-$ve their second p»ata.'ii,.;esi Spry Seats I® Labor and Liberal can--."l.fntesting six of , S electorates sur-h .Gallup Poll. They don »?SJ)arat, Grant, den, .Midlands and iiSS ,also, Country eEXfttes In all of inrt nltes, exce"t Bal-K3.3aPden. The only Jdent.is in BaUarat. km i«tu600 People in-J areas show w5?F swing of about : Labor, as evident ie»i« . marginal subur-. by the MP5e important, fiW« Gallup State Pol,K election estimate p p.c, '. n.c. W 3? 44 ' ii 46 lets' ' ! : j would 0 lald, encea TV® i(.theIr flrst si>casefer-'"7- to Labor Is normal, r«st lrrTwo CP Seats . "age 3."}
{"id":244167694,"text":"13 Apr 1950 - Gallup Poll Looks At Trade Prospects Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 13 April 1950, page 9 Gallup Poll Looks At Trade Prospects I ; First finding of the Gallup Poll's new Index of Business Prospects shows, widespread potential demand for a representative range of "durable consumer goods," with the accent on new car- pets. Continued prosperity, of course, depends on maintenance of strong demand for an adequate supply of goods. ' And, as wartime shortages fade into the past, It is becoming Increasingly important to establish some facts about future demand. The Gallup Poll, therefore, Is creating a yard-stick, based on percentages of people who say they plan to buy one or more items in a representative range of "durable consumer goods." The . Items included in this index are motor cars, washing machines, radios,.; .vacuum cleaners, sitting room/ suites, cooking stoves (gas or /electric) and carpets. People- throughout Australia were presented with-, :a'- . card listing those seven artloles/ and were asked: — Are there any things on this card you are fairly certain to buy brand new this year?-Answers of men and women, as groups, "we're. , similar. . Altogether.. 'one person .In three cxbeots'to buy at least one of .the articles- Ujted;'::", / Some ' people expect- "tq buy one or wo or more 01 xnem this year, and percentages of potential buyers for each article are: — Carpets 13 per cent Motor cars . . 7 per cent. Gas or clcctrie stoves .... 6 per cent. Sitting . room suites .... 6 per cent. . /Radios .. .. 6 per cent Vacuum cleaners .. .. 5 per. -cent. Washing machines . 5 per cent. When considering these percentages it should not be forgotten that prices of ' the seven articles vaiy considerably, from perhaps £1000 for a car. down to possibly less than £20 for a carpet, radio or vacuum cleaner. Moreover, anyone applying these figures to total households (to calculate quantities)- should make some- allowance for optimism and prestige, which would probably affect different articles to a varying degree. Nevertheless, repetition' of the survey at regular Intervals will build-up an Invaluable Index of business prospects, not otherwise available. Changes which may occur in the "buying potential" of- the following occupational groups should be -enlightening:— ;>V:Uy. ' . s. a "."» . »- ... . :»'»; . %») Ul ., g.. O '. 3 ' . rt' |I la I I ,|a u u Qui win M - > 'S B, , 1 . p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. . D.C. p.c. p.C. Farm owners : 7 15 " 6 51 5 4 Executive, professional 12 .14 5 5 7 6 7 . Small business owners 12 V 8 3 8 . 5. 4 ' 5 White collar 15 8 9 7 6 6 6 Skilled artisans .... 15 5 9 7 5 6 6 Semi-skilled 15 4 .8 0 7 5 4 Unskilled v.'".. 6 5 1 2 5 ' 1 ' -Issued by Australian Public Opinion PoUst 352 Collins Street, ' " : JWeZ&ournd.'; '. ."}
{"id":244167987,"text":"09 May 1950 - Few Want More Tea Than Their Ration Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 9 May 1950, page 3 Few Want More Tea : Than Their Ration I. Gallup Poll Finding | > According to an Australia-wide Gallup lPoll taken recently if tea-rationing ended 1 today, three out of four families would not 1 -use anv more. v.i j1' Most of the others would use less than 1 lb. , a weeK extra. Federal authorities, according to reports, are try-:ing to figure out how much Ytoore tea would be used with-out rationing. . v(4 They didn't ask the Gallup .'Poll to heln. but in recent streeks Interviewers for the Gallup Poll have asked people ree- questions: : 4 ) How many cups of tea do you usually drink each day? G) How many cups of coffee? and $1) If tea rationing ended, about how much more tea -S would your household ac-tually use each week? Answers to the first question how that 9 out of 10 adults Brink two or more cups of tea ' day. More than a quarter :pl them drink seven or more .jcuns daily, and almost as many drink six cups. The daily averse is five-and-a-half cups. . Cups of tea drunk dally: . -,j 10 or more cups by 10 p.c. J? I or 8 cups by .. lfi p.c. .... |> 6 cups by 82 p.c. i 5 cups by 9 £0. f i cnP» 12 p.c. j 3 cups by .. .. .. 15 p.c. 1 2 rups by 7 p.c. LmP bjr 2 oeldom or never . . 7 p.c. ,'L?eParat5 calculations for men tod women give almost identi-tai results, !ihfsLI thS small minority Jho never drink tea are Seoplei and the pro-! portion pf no-tea people Is 8 ®5f cent- for the 20-29 aee steadily to " group and over JLiitle Coffee Drunk !l?m.pared with tea, coffee ! mwn a thing' in the 'Answers n15®fc Australians. 4110 second ques" ;© Per cent, never drink coffee, ian" Cent" seIdom drink it, 2; Week u , 0l? would use each jSisneredf ended' people H Per cent, said "No more." a 1 1b!' ' Cen'" sald: "ess thato ' "fan" Cent' !a,d "Abut 1 lb." more.""4' 0Xpect 10 use 2 lb mud &A%st;,1Pum opinion 352 Colllns St., Melb. ! .laSn? Th,omas Blarney '.jBhrine nd a trustee of the dfternnon u £embrance this ,-fve r?" bv the State Execu--.(Govern-o, S.t which the f .jesfde J ' Sir Dallas Brooks,"}
{"id":244168842,"text":"05 Apr 1950 - Letters To The Editor Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 5 April 1950, page 5 [?] Existing, Not Living A GALLUP POLL analysis (31/3) gave the minimum living costs of a family of four as £fi/ll/l n wppif In TPph- ruary — £4/15/9 for food and £3/15/4 for rent., clothes, etc. On my experience, the amount set down for food is reasonable; a family of four can be fed, more or less decently, on that amount, subject to the experience of the housekeeper. But I disagree with the estimate of £3/15/4 for clothes, . rent, etc. in my budget, "etc." includes ice, wood, doctor, dentist. chemist, gas, electric light, fares, amusement, library books, crockery replacements, shoe repairs, dry cleaning, household linen, cleaning materials, insurance and savings for holidays, provision against illness and improvement. to the. home. Ours is an average lower middle-class family — my husband and myself, a two-year-old son and a - brother who lives with us. Our only aim Is to live quietly and decently, and with the sense of security that a weekly contribution to our savings bank should provide. We have no extravagant alms, but we would like to save for our child's education. We would also appreciate an occasional outing to town to see a play, a ballet or a musical comedy. But we can do none of these things on a white-collar worker's wages. We can exist, but we cannot LIVE. That is all we ask of our country which we have both served in peace and war. Wc expect Australia to give us, and . millions like us, » little hope for the future. — 1 P.K.," Armaaaie."}
{"id":244169140,"text":"18 May 1950 - Ban Communist Party, Say Most Australians Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 18 May 1950, page 3 Ban Communist Party, Say Most Australians : IN an Australia -wide survey this month the Gallup Poll found more than 8 out of every 10 people favoring the Federal Government's proposed law to ban the Communist Party. Those interviewed were told that the proposed law will also stop Communists holding office in trade unions and the Public Service. Practically everyone interviewed hnd heard of the proposed law, and answers to the question: "Do ' you favor, or oppose, having that law?" show: 82 tier cent, favnr the nrnnncrl law to ban the Communists! Party and stop Communists' holding office in trade unions 1 and the Public Service, | 14 per cent, oppose It. and 4 per cent, are undecided. The proposed law is favored by nearly 7 out of every 10 1 Labor voters and more than 9 out of every 10 Liberal voters.! In each Stnte, the "Favor" vote is about 80 per cent. Most of the people whom the Gallup Pell interviewed were questioned before the Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, announced that the Government would consider amendments to the Communist Party Dissolution Bill.Six Six weeks ago the Gallup Poll found that 74 per cent, favored a law to make it Illegal for Communists to hold office hi trade unions, 20 per cent, opposed it and 6 per cent, were undecided. The Question asked then was: — "Would you favor, or oppose, a law to make it illegal for Communists to hold office in trade unions?" Issued bv Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb.'"}
{"id":244169799,"text":"06 May 1950 - Price Control Wanted Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 May 1950, page 7 Price Control Wanted Most Australians want price control to continue, according to a Gallup Poll on the ques- tion. "Speaking genirally, do you think price control should continue or not?" Six out of 10 people answered "continue," and were then asked, "For how many years?" It then became evident that the population divides into hree groups of much the same size:— i 31 per cent, wlm think price i control should continue for at: least two years, or perhaps as long as five years; £5 per cent, who want price control indefinitely; and 29 per cent, who would end price control now. The other 12 per cent, can't make up their minds whether price control should continue or not. In no States does the vote for "end now" exceed the total for continuing. Liberal and Country Party voters lean only slightly toward continuing, but three out of four Labor voters are of that opinion. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb. r ! !? nrii ; i iflTiiTii lit Ti itiinii itrf 1 1 rtiii rtniti if i< tirimtf i ihhtii 1 1 1 itnrii ii « tniiiitmiiHin"}
{"id":244230409,"text":"06 Sep 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS : Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 6 September 1951, page 2 [?] PUBLIC OPPOSED TO SALE OF TAA.' COR Public opinion would oppose the Federal Government sclllnK its cargo ships, its airline. Trans-Australia Airlines, or its half-share of Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd., the Gallup roll announces. Interviewers In this Australia - wide survey mentioned the Federal Government's sale of its half Share in Amalgamated Wireless A'sia Ltd. They then handed people a card. listing four Government commercial interests, and asked which they thought the Government should sell, and which should be kept. Replies were: — No op-Keep Sell inion p.c. p.c. p.o. COR ..49 25 26 TAA ... 48 29 23 Ships ..4131 25 AWA . . 41 34 25 On all four propositions, about 8 out of 10 Labor voters said "Keep It." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244230976,"text":"21 Sep 1951 - Gallup Poll predicts 'Yes': States touch-and-go Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 21 September 1951, page 1 Gallup Poll predicts 'Yes1: States touch-and-go The Gallup Poll announces today thai1 54 per cent, of Australia's electors will probably vote "Yes" at tomorrow's referendum. Last-minute figures show that the four-State majority needed for "Yes" to win is "touch-and-go." Tasmania is the most likely "No" State. New South Wales and South Australia are expected to be close to 50/50. , Queensland and Western Australia are the strongest "Yes" States. Victoria is next with: a small "Yes" margin. As The Herald reported yesterday, 53 per cent, of a cross-section of 1680' electors told the Gallup , Poll last week-end they planned to vote "Yes. Answers were:— „ , Yes No cided Queensland .. .. .. .. .. 62 31 7 Western Australia .. .. .. '56 38 6 Victoria .. .. 52 40 8 South Australia . . . . : . . 51 43 6 New South Wales ...... 50 42 8 Tasmania .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 45 8 Air Australia . ... ...... 53 40 7 Forecasting the actual vote is complicated by the average 7 per cent, who were still undecided when interviewed. After allocating them, the "Yes" percentages last week-end may be estimated as in the first column of the next table. The second column also allows for 11 per cent. who said ; they might change tneir- minas cms "Yes" % last Gallup esti-week-end mate for "Yes" Q'land (320).. .... 64 60 W;A; (130) .. .. .. 59 56 . Victoria (480) .. .. 56- 53 . S.A. (150) - 54 51 N.S.W. (470) . . . , . . - 53 ' 50, Tasmania (130) 51 " ' 48 Australia (1680) 57. 1 54 In making trie estimates in the second, column above, the Gallup Poll analysed the "undecided" and "possible switchers" in each political group. It was also guided by postcards received this week from . 366 of the people interviewed in Victoria, Sydney and Adelaide. Some margin for error must be allowed with such small samples, as are. indicated by the figure in parentheses after each State name in the second table above. To carry the Referendum— A majority of the total of Australian electors must vote "Yes." A majority of votes in at least four States must be "Yes." Polling places .... Page 7."}
{"id":244231120,"text":"29 Sep 1951 - Gallup Poll says. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 September 1951, page 2 gcHimMsflliBSM-' ! CITIES AGAINST "GREATER" CITIES The majority of Melbourne and Geelong citizens oppose "Greater" City. Councils. , the Gallup Poll finds. The Gallup tfoll sampled opinion inrouEiiout Australia and found that the local form of government was favored,, except in Brisbane and Hoart. It was also found that the majority of Victorian country opinion was against the formation of regional country councils. In this suryey, cross-sections of people In all of the big Australian cities were asked .whether they favored "having only one councillor for all of their city or a separate council for each part. ' In the country towns and farming, districts of all States .the question was: "Do you favor having only one Hegional Council fori this part of the State or a separnte Council for each district?" "NO CHANGE" Both the Victorian and Australia - wide voting on the two questions, as in the. following table, show that city pe vile and country peoole both desire to maintain local government: AUSTRALIAN FIGURES ... City Else-Favor ' opinion where One big council . . 25 ' 14 Local 1 , . , councils . .59 67 No opinion . 16 . 19 VICTORIAN FIGURES City Else-Favor opinion where One council v . 25 10 Loca) ' councils . . 75 90 Big majorities, of both Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters are for local government — ' suburban and country. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne. CANADIAN AS GOV.-GEN. NEW YORK. Fri. — In a Canadian Gallup 53 per cent, of the people want a Canadian as their next GovernofrGeneral, 22 per cent, want a Briton and 13 per cent, favor abolition of the office. The rest had no opinion -Herald Special service.-"}
{"id":244232526,"text":"20 Sep 1951 - EARLY GALLUP POLL ANALYSIS GIVES \"YES\" MAJORITY Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 20 September 1951, page 1 EARLY GALLUP POLL ANALYSIS GIVES "YES" MAJORITY If people vote at Saturday's referen-duni, on banning Communism as they ' said last week-end they would, there will ,be a total majority for "Yes". This' is revealed today by a preliminary Gallup Poll forecast. The figures from the poll, taken last week-end show:— YES, 53 per cent. NO, 40 per cent. UNDECIDED, 7 per cent....' The , survey is not ; yet complete, because probable last - minute , switches in voting intentions are still being accounted for. - The final prediction 11 be published tomorrow. 1 7,00 interviewed < The Gallup Poll interviewed 1700; people in all States,. Those:- in southeastern Australia. were ask- . ed to record their- last- -minute. .. voting intentions on postcards provided, for- . mailing to the Gallup Poll early; this week. On the basis of 'the 1700 Interviews given at the week-end — which are subject to last-minute switch-.Ing — a million electors had changed from "Yes" to "No." If that . has -continued this week the vote on Saturday would be close to 50/50. But if people abided by their voting , intentions of , last week-end. the "Yes" vote .would be between 53 per cent, and 57 per cent. Continued Page 3. Referendum Forum, Page 5. QUESTION ASKED IN SURVEY .The question asked at last week-end's poll on hbw people, will vote In S a t u r d a y's referendum was:— ' " Judging by how you feel now, are you likely . , to vote Yes for banning, or No against banning ?" This table, compares Gal-; lup', Poll surveys taken in the past 12 weeks: — Unde-Yes Nodded p.c. p.c. p.c. June 22 80 12 8 , August 3 73 .17 10 Sept.; 14 53 40 7 ' Each person interviewed was asked a second question:— :"What "What chance is there you'll change your mind before the refer-: endum—a fair chance, a slight chance, or none at all?" ' . Answers' to this question are, now . being analysed, and will be included'' in tomorrow's Gallup Poll report;. . To . carry the Referendum— A .majority of the total of > .Australian electors must vote "Yes." ' A majority of votes in at least four States must be "Yes." . . In . tomorrow's survey Separate predictions for each .. State .will be pub-; lished. < . /;? Good week for "Yes" Liberal leaders discussing the preliminary forecast of the Gallup Poll today, said It confirmed their confidence that the. referendum would be carried. They conceded that there had been an obvious swing to recent weeks from the great "Yes" majority of six weeks ago, but believed that a low point to their campaign had been .reached last Friday. Since : then,, they said, there had been convincing signs of a rallying to the "Yes" cause. This appeared to be. continuing now., , ,"}
{"id":244233099,"text":"11 Aug 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 August 1951, page 2 [?] 'TIED HOUSES' OPPOSED Public companies should continue' to own and operate, the breweries, while indi- viduals (not breweries) should own. the hotels, a cross % section of people tol'd the. Gallup Poll." In this survey 1600 people were first' asked whether they thought the breweries should continue to be owned and operated by the present companies, or by the Government, . 56 per cent, approved .com-pany-owried breweries; 24 per cent, favored Government ownership; and 20 per cent. had no , opinion. The same people were asked whom they- favored as owners of hotel bars. Individual- owners were favored by 54 p.c. State Governments 12 p.c. Municipal councils . 8 p.c. Companies .. 7 p.c. Breweries (tied houses) 5 p.c. No opinion. . ." 14 p c (Aust. Public Opinion Polls. .352 Collins St., Melb.)."}
{"id":244233612,"text":"23 Aug 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS : Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 23 August 1951, page 3 [?] Victory for "Yes" fey big margin Overwhelming majorities in all States will vote "Yes" on September 23 to bah the Communist Party/the Gallup Poll predicts. This month 1600 people. nave oeen interviewed by the Poll, and nearly three out of four said they were likely to vote "Yes." It is clear that the Labor Party will have to fight hard to get a worthwhile "No" vote, although . the following comparison shows some. change in the last 6 weeks:—. June Aug. p.c. p.c. Yes . . 80 73 No . . 12 17 Undecided . . 8 10 In every State about 70 per cent, of the people- interviewed said" tljey were likely to vote "Yes." The Australia-wide "Yes" figure of 73 per cent, comprises nearly 9 out of v10 LCP voters and 6 out of 10 Labor voters. Party loyalty is . certain to cause many Labor voters to /'switch from "Yes" /to 'No", by voting day. but/ it is clear that "Yes" will win."}
{"id":244234683,"text":"26 Sep 1951 - 59 P.C. DRINK IN AMERICA Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 26 September 1951, page 5 59 P.C. DRINK IN AMERICA NEW YORK, Tues. — A Gallup Poll shows that 59 per cent, of Americans drink and 41 per cent, abstain."}
{"id":244234911,"text":"28 Jul 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 28 July 1951, page 5 [?] Volunteers for service oversea America's system of drafting young men for oversea army service would not be popular if applied in Australia today. To see how Australian electors would react to "oversea service by lottery," a cross-section of. 1600 was asked:— "I) Australia ' is torced. into a third World War, and troops are to go out oj Australia, do you think they should he volunteers, or drawn hy ballot from all young men over a certain age?". . 68-ln-thc-lOO favored 'volunteers. 27-in-the-100 would approve drafting, and 5 bad no opinion. - The minority in favor 'of drafting comprised 34 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters and 19 per cent, of Labor voters. -Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244235144,"text":"02 Aug 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 2 August 1951, page 7 [?] One law on divorce wanted Big. majorities in all religious groups want one Federal 1 divorce law for Aus- tralia, the latest Gallup Poll shows. "All religious groups were correctly represented in a cross-section of 1600 men and women who were asked: — "Do you think each State should continue to have, its own divorce law, or should toe have one Federal divorce law. for all Australia?" Eighty per cent, of the men and 70 ' per cent, of the women favor having a Federal divorce law, and their' combined . answers follow:— : Favor: p.c. One Federal law . . 75 . State laws 14 No opinion II Those for a Federal divorce law comprise 72 per cent, of Labor voters and . 80 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters. Among the religious groups, the vote for a Federal law varies from 81 per cent, of Presbyterians, down to 69, per cent, of Roman Catholics. No easier divorce To see what kind of Federal divorce law is wanted, Gallup Poll interviewers asked further questions. They found that — 38 per cent, thought divorce !shouId be made more difficult;. 26 p.c. thought it should be easier; 24 p.c. thought it should not be changed; 12 p.c. had no opinion. > On the Questions about the "period of waiting," there was no difference as between deserted men and deserted women. The questioners found one year's wait was favored by 32 p.c.: two years, 19 p.c.; three. 27 p.c.; five, ,6 p.c.; 3 p.c.' favored longer; 13 p.c. had no opinion. Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244235218,"text":"09 Aug 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS ... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 9 August 1951, page 11 [?] Curtailed voting hours opposed Earlier closing of Federal polling booths , (to 'permit an earlier 1 start with couhting) Is not favored by the I electors, the latest Gallup Poll shows. . i In this survey _people were asked: "At Federal I elections, do you. favor 1 closing polling booths at 6 I o'clock, 7- o'clock or 8 I o'clock?" - ' 63-ln-the-100 want 8 p.m. retained, 5-in-the-lOO favor 7 p.m., 27-ln-the-100 approve 6 p.m., and 5-in-the-100 have' no opinion, "Give everyone a chance," is the usual reason for wanting booths open untU 8 o'clock for Federal elections. Aust. Public Opinion. Polls, 352 Collins St., Afelb."}
{"id":244236255,"text":"02 Jul 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 2 July 1951, page 7 [?] l-in-3 say Grace Only one family in three usually thanks God for their daily bread, the Australian Gallun Poll finds. A child usually says grace in 11 per cent, of Australian homes, father says it in 10 per cent., mother - in 8 per cent., and another person in 1 per cent. It is said by everyone together in 4 per cent, of homes. Of Baptist families 52 per cent, say grace, compared, with 46 per cent, of Methodist .families, 33 per cent, of Presbyterian, 32 per cent, of Roman Catholic, and 26 per cent of Church of England. The overall 34 .per cent, of families which usually says grace (when having meals at home) is small compared with earlier related' Australian- Gallup Poll findings that: — 0 95 per cent, believe in Godi 63 per cent, believe in life after death. 52 per cent, claim to be church-goers. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, ' Melbourne ."}
{"id":244236570,"text":"13 Sep 1951 - Gallup poll's 10 years of accurate tipping Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 13 September 1951, page 5 Gallup poll's 10 years of accurate tipping Today is the 10th anniversary of the first Gallup Poll in Australia. In the intervening years the Gallup Poll has correctly predicted the winners of foyr Federal elections, two Victorian State elections, five Federal refer-enduras .and the Hotel Hours referendum in NSW in 1947. Predictions that Labor would win the Federal election in 1946 and that the Liberal-Country Party would win in 1949 and 1951 had an average accuracy within 1 per cent. On ' every referendum. the Gallup Poll has always correctly predicted whether "Yes" or "No" would win. Accuracy within 0.6 per cent, on the NSW hotel hours referendum was a spectacular success. Altogether, 82 Australia- . wide '(surveys on public opinions have been conducted. For every survey, between 1600 and 2000 people are asked to express opinions on about 10 different subjects.Anti-Red, Anti-Red, poll Nearly 800 findings Have been published by The Herald and leading newspapers in other States. In the 83rd Gallup Poll. -beginning today, people will be asked how they intend to vote on Saturday week in the anti-Communist referendum.The The Poll's prediction of the referendum result will be published in The Herald tomorrow week, the day before the referendum. A preliminary estimate may be available a day or (wo earlier."}
{"id":244236605,"text":"13 Sep 1951 - Gallup Poll test on Greater Melb. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 13 September 1951, page 8 Gallup Poll test on Greater Melb. The Gallup Poll is testing public opinion on the Greater Mei-'bourne Bill. It is now conducting a survey throughout Melbourne, in which people are being asked: "Do you favor having only one council for all of Melbourne and suburbs, or a separate council for each part?" The finding will be published in The Herald toward the end of this month. Municipal councils should conduct a lightning referendum among ratepayers on the: Greater : Melbourne Bill, ' Cr. Bernard Evans, a member of the non-Labor group of the Melbourne City . Council, suggested today. . . Armed with this evidence. the councils would be able to be more forceful in their campaign against Greater , Melbourne,, Cr. Evans said. The Premier, Mr Mo-Donald, h9s refused to take a referendum on the BUI. He said on Tuesday that the Government had the full backing of the people. But Cr Evans said that the councils should go ahead with the poll of their own to disprove the Premier's statement."}
{"id":244236696,"text":"26 Jul 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 26 July 1951, page 11 [?] Most people | favor army > camp at 18 Compulsory t r a i n e es should do their three months continuous train-I ing at the age of 18, the n.llliin Pnll flnilc Last August the Poll I found an overwhelming I majority in favor of the I Government's plan to call up youths for three months' continuous training, with a j fortnightly camp in each of I the following three years. I With the call-up now I actually operating, 1600 adult men and women in all States were asked at I what age the three months I should be done. | 14 per cent, favored 17 years j 66 per cent, favored 18 years I 4 per cent, favored 19 years I 5 per cent; favored 20 years 8 per cent, favored 21 years I 3 per cent, had no opinion. I Aust. Public Opinion Polls i352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244238258,"text":"14 Jul 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 July 1951, page 5 [?] One in four go to the races A quarter of Australia's adult population are racegoers, and visit the' races nearly . eight times a year, on the average. mis is disclosed by a uaiiup Foil question: — "About how many times did you actually go to race meetings last year?" One man In three and one woman in five, together accounting for 27 per cent, of the adult population, said they were racegoers.' The male racegoers average 8.5 meetings a year arid the women 6.3 meetings. WA and SA have the biggest proportions ol racegoers, and they go more frequently than do their counterparts in the more populous States: Race- Mtgs. . goers seen p.c. ' annually SA .... 33 8.6 WA .. .. 32 8.6 Vie 28 6.4 Tas. .... -25 9.5 Q'Id. .. .. 25 8.3 NSW ... 25 7.8 All States 27 .7.6 ' Racing has a fairly consistent appeal to all age groups, with a . slightly stronger appeal to those in their fifties. Australia - wide figures for three major spectator, sports compare as follows: Seen Atten- . . by dances. ' p.c. annually Football . 38 6.2 Racing . . 27 7.6 Cricket ... 17 4.6 Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244239107,"text":"04 Aug 1951 - Professor Murdoch's Answers Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 4 August 1951, page 4 [?] The most dangerous animal?— Man! | Which is the most | | dangerous animal? | | — F.V., Nedlands, W.A. \\ ?iiii!miiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiHiiiiitt!iMtmiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiitmiiitiiiimiiiiiiiiirt THERE can be only one answer to this question. If a Gallup Poll could be held in a cross- secuon oi created oemgs, irom the elephant to the louse, the unanimous verdict would be that by far the most dangerous animal Is Man. Man, red in tooth and claw like the tiger, has outmatched the tiger and every other predatory beast by his superior ingenuity, which has enabled him to strike down his prey at a distance of miles and miles. By this means he has made himself lord of creation, hated and dreaded by all. Perhaps you will say that of course you meant, which animal Is most dangerous to human beings? The answer is still the same. The animal most dangerous to men is Man. What is it, in the whole cosmos, that we rear most? .uertaimy noc irons, or tigers. Few of- us- feel any . haunting sense of dread of these formidable creatures. But the whole world is today shadowed by the fear of the folly or malignity of the creature called Man. If you go further and ask which is the most dangerous sort of man, I should say, at a rough guess, the politician, the propagandist, and the; atomic scientist: Of these, the last-mentioned Is the most obvious menace. He Is at present working at weapons capable of destroying our civilisation. It is even whispered that the latest device — the hydrogen bomb —may possibly set the atmosphere on fire. As far as I can learn, the most eminent of the experts say that this is probably an exaggeration. Anyhow, they add light-heartedly, we can only find out by making the experiment. A cheerful statement. If, as I suspect, you- meant to exclude Man from ycur list of candidates, and If you still mean "dangerous to man," my vote goes to the microbe — at least, It would + If I were sure that the microbe la an animal at all. My Ignorance of these creatures Is so abysmal that I dont know whether they are animals or plants. All I can say is that, If the ultra-mlcroscoplc virus Is an animal, it Is the most dangerous of animals, compared with which the tiger Is a lamb and the shark a dove. If, on the - other hand, these deadly enemies of the human race are not animals, our suffrages must go to the animals that act the part of carriers for the microbes, and we must come to the conclusion that the most dangerous animal In the world is either the house fly or the anopheles mosquito. ' On the whole, considering the number of j diseases spread by the house fly, compared with the single disease we owe to the mosquito, the former will win by a short head. Blake's tender and humane little poem beginning: Little Ft)/, Thy summer's play My thoughtless hand Has brushed away, could hardly have been written if . uxic gicui. uuei, uhq .ever luuirea at his subject- through" a1 -microscope; and known Its disgusting habits. . He would not, at all events, have ended by likening himself to a fly. + ' 1 I II. ! What do you think | of increased postal | rates? | — -G.H.J., Balwyn, Vic. 'illllIllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllHIHIHIIHIIIllllHIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllHlllMllllll 1 THINK, in my innocence, that it seems queer for a government to say in one breath that inflation must be checked and prices come down, and to say in the next breath that It Is going to put a higher price on the postage of letters. Also, as far as I can see. the arguments used by Rowland Hill to convince the authorities that a penny post was desirable are equally valid today. Hill argued that the high postal rates were a grievous burden to the poor, and hampered business. He also argued that a reduction of the rates would greatly increase revenue. Before he died he was seen to have conferred an enormous benefit not only on his own country, but on the world. He was burled In Westminster Abbey. He deserved a better statue than the one which stands somewhere In London. But — there is always a but— It must be remembered that a penny does not mean today what a penny meant in 1840, the year of Hill's triumph. In fact, a sixpenny post today would be a little cheaper than the penny post was then. Also, there is the general question whether letter-writing ought to be encouraged. Some thirty years after the penny post was established in Britain it was found that the volume of letters carried by the Post Office had increased + by a thousand per cent. Afe you quite sure this was a good thing? I for my part have strong- personal reasons for doubting it. Certain circumstances, Including my incorrigible laziness, make it impossible for me to answer more than one in a hundred letters. In my den Is a box ' of unanswered letters, some of them two or three years old. It was all very well for Napoleon to say that if you left a letter long enough it would be found to have answered itself. But I am perpetually oppressed by the thought of the number of enemies I must have made by the practice of this Napoleonic habit of not answering So, for purely selfish reasons, and ignoring the good of the community, I am Inclined to applaud the derision of the Government to tax letter-writers more and ever more heavily. I'mmiHiiiiiititiiiiirMiiiiitiiitiiiiiiiimiitmiimtimiiiJimiiiimiiiiMiiiiim: | When and by whom | I was cremation first I I practised? | I —L.F.S., Sedan, S.A, | 'iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiimiimimiiir 1HAVE no skill in answering historic questions; and I feel still more at sea when it comes to prehistoric questions, such as this. I would as soon attempt to tell you when and by whom the wheel was Invented. No names have come down to us from these remote ages. There is no doubt at all that cremation is a thing of Immemorial antiquity. I Imagine, but do not know, that burial is of later date. In countries where burial is and has been for many centuries the rule, there Is an echo of an older practice in our way of referring to a person's mortal remains as his ashes. "Peace to his ashes," we say. Tennyson, speaking of his dead .friend, takes comfort from the reflection that . . from his ashes may be made The violet of his native land." Surely the word Implies a subconscious reminiscence of earlier days when bodies were burned, not buried.. However that may be, it Is known that for long ages there have been three main ways of dealing with the bodies of the dead. One way was to burn them; the second way was to bury them; and the third way was to preserve them In the form of mummies. Mummification was,- as everyone knows, the plan adopted, and practised for many centuries, by the ancient Egyptians. As it was an elaborate and costly process, It. was probably the Drtvilege of the high and mighty. The bodies of the less august, or the less well-to-do, were buried. As for cremation, Its origin, as I have said, is hidden by tne mists of time. What is not so hidden— what belongs almost to our own time — Is the revival of the practice In . Britain and America and our own country. I myself am old enough to re-member the time when an English judge caused a sensation by declaring cremation to be a legal procedure. This was the final victory of the Cremation Society, which for years had been fighting against the embattled might of public opinion. -It is Interesting — though It has nothing to do with your question — to ask why the revival of this ancient practice met with such determined opposition.The The first objection was a practical one. If a body is burled, it can be exhumed, if there Is any. suspicion of murder, and examined for marks of violence. Cremation, it was said, would be popular with murderers. But this objection belongs to the realm of detective fiction. How often, in real life. Is an exhumation ordered? The second and more powerful objection was a theological one. It was made by those who believed In the resurrection of the body. Incredible as It may seem, it was seriously maintained that, while a body that had been mouldering In the grave for centuries would rise again In the flesh, a body consumed by fire would r.ot. To the vagaries of the human mind there Is no discoverable limit. ."}
{"id":244239181,"text":"01 Sep 1951 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 September 1951, page 2 [?] U.S. pact favored; Jap treaty opposed Most Australians who know of the defence paot with USA, which is being signed today, think it will be of special benefit to Australia, The public here, however, is not convinced the pact offsets Japanese re-armament, which is strongly opposed. The Australian .Gallup Poll asked;— (1) "Have you read er heard of the new defence oaet. between the United States, Australia and Hew Zealand?" . , One. map in five and one woman ' in three (26 p.o. of all people' admitted they had no knowledge of it, Those who knew of the defence pact were then asked:— fjg), "Do you think it's ,. likely to. bene! W> Australia;- or' not.?" v 68 p.c. said : "benefit," 24 d.c, said "no benefit." 8 p,c. were undecided Not asked . The other 26 ' per cept.. as mentioned above, had no orior knowledge " of the pact, and were not asked 'he .second question. (3) "And the proposed Japanese 'peace treaty,: which does not . require reparations, and allows Japan arrped forces qpoin —are you for or aaainst that treaty?:' 63 >p,q, said "against," 21 p.q. said "for," 8 p.c. were updeQided . and 8 p,o. hadn't heard of It, ' (4) "Do you thipk Atne-rioa's agreeing to. help its 1/ attacked makes, np for allowing Japan to have armed forces again?" 44 p.c. said "Yes," 39 p,q, said "No," and 17 p.c. . were undecided Men, as a group, ' were in-cliped to think the pact makes up for the treaty Wpmen generally were not (Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 353 Collins -Street, Ntelo, l"}
{"id":244239355,"text":"21 Jul 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 21 July 1951, page 2 [?] Pension rise favored Australia's 400.000 old-age and invalid pensioners should get £4/14/6 a- week instead of £2/10/. This was the answer to a Gallup Pole question on how much the . pension should be. The average answer was £4/14/6 — £4/11/ from Llb.-CP. voters to £5 from Labor voters. A common reason for favoring a pension of £4 or £5 a week for each person is: "Half the basic wage; at least the basic wage for a pensioned couple." There are 400.000 pensioners and they receive £52 millions a year. A list. Public Opinion Polls. 35 2 Collins St.. Melb. ' The 2nd Brigade Field Artillerv Association. ... 1st AIF. will hold its " annual commemoration service at the Shrlne.on Sunday, July 29. Members will meet In Alexandra Avenue at 2.30 n.m."}
{"id":244241837,"text":"11 Jul 1951 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 11 July 1951, page 2 [?] Four out of 10 go to "Rules" games , Football matches are watched, at least occasionally , . by every second . adult in States where the "Australian Rules" gapie is played. . In ''Rugby States," however, the proportion declines to one, in- three for NSW and to one in four for Queensland. This Is the finding of an Australia- wide Gallup Toll; iri' which .1700 Sdults'.W'qre asked: "How many, timet ,dldt ypu actually' go to jootbali matches last year?" Throughout Australia 50. per cent, c the men and 26 per' cent, of the women (together nearly 4' out of 10. adults of both sexes) said they went to .see1 at - least- one football -match during- -the year.- ' ; 'Among those rwho: went; ther- average annual.- attendance was 6.5 times for men and. 5.'6 times for .women — 6.2 -times for both men arid women. The following I table shows State percentages of football-goers and the average number- of matches seen during the Vear by them— .V ... i, Go to Matches football seen' p.c. annually Tas. ,. 53 7.0 Victoria . 45 - 6.6 WA . . 45 6.5 ' SA - . 45 . ' .6.2 ' NSW -v 31 5.6 Qld. 26 5.7 All States 38 6.2 .. Gallup Poll figures on cricket attendances will' be I published tomorrow, and on race-going on Saturday. Tssued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melbourne , ."}
{"id":244242425,"text":"07 Jul 1951 - Gallup Poll says. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 7 July 1951, page 5 Gallfiff Foil sags . . . "yb" vote forecast in referendum on reds The referendum on banning the Communist Party is likely to be carried by big majorities in all States, judging by a - Gallurt Poll in the last fortnight. In the six States', 1500 - people were interviewed and asVed:— ' '< "If a referendum- is' held. . to give, the Federal Gov-. ernmerit .poweTttxt Jt>an the CommuHist Party, dre you-likely to vote Yes. for, ban- . riinp , or' No; against ban-tdng?" '' 80 in, the 104) |ilan' to vote' "Yes." . ; 12 . In the ,100 to vote : "No," and; ' . 8 in the'i.00 are undecided. Jn no State did t|ie " Yes" majority fall below 75 percent. The usual reason tor wanting to! ban .the Communist Party is "They are the cause; . of all our troubles."-- Those 'who." answered ".Yes'f comprise- nine out' of 10 Liberal-CP' voters an'd two out. of 'three Labor voters.;. ' Interviews ; were made before the.' form : of the constitutional amendment was known and before .the Labor! Party decided to 'oppose the referendum.- . Party loyalty is 'certain to cause' many .Labor voters to switch from "Yes" to "No" by; voting day. but Gallup Poll experience indicates that "Yes" wi" win Issued; ' by. Aust.- Pjibiic Opinion Polls. 352' Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":244242978,"text":"19 Jul 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 19 July 1951, page 5 [?] PUBLIC BELIEVES MORE GOODS WOULD CUT PRICES Insufficient production, high wages and the 40 hour week are the chief causes of the increased cost of/living. ' That is the opinion of an Australia-wide cross-section interviewed by the Gallup Poll. Greater production is the cure most commonly favored. . In this survey people were first: asked; "In your opinion, what's the chief cause of the increase in the cost of living in Australia?" - A comparison of answers with a similar Gallup Poll tWo years ago follows. It shows that people are now more aware of how insufficient production can raise prices: — 1949 '51 pc pc Insufficient production ... . . 14 24 High wages ... 32 22 40 Hour Week . . 20 17 Profiteering 7 4( Strikes, Commos . 3 4 Bad Government . . 2 3 Other answers . . 12 10 No opinion . . . 10 16 People were next asked: "In your experience, which item in the cost of living has increased most in the past year?" The biggest group (55 per cent.) referred to food: Meat, 26 per cent.; food in general, 22 per cent.; groceries, 5. per cent.; and eggs, 2 per cent. . Another 29 per cent. said clothing had shown the biggest Increase; 3 per cent, said building materials, another 3 per cent, referred to other items, and 10 per cent, couldn't particularise. Asked for suggestions for reducing the cost of living, 25 per cent, said "Increase production;" 15 per 'cent, favor longer hours; 9 per cent, mentioned price control; and 7 per cent, think wages should be reduced. Other suggestions, such as pegging wages and controlling profits, total 15 per cent, and 29 per cent, had no Ideas. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244243140,"text":"24 Sep 1951 - 'Close poll' forecast justified Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 24 September 1951, page 5 'Close poll' forecast justified The Gallup Poll's forecast that the "Yes" - "No" vote would be extremely close has been justified by results. The Poll's prediction. Issued on Thursday for publication on Friday, read: "Queensland and Western Australia will give substantial 'Yes' majorities, but the referendum will depend on close voting In other States." If the present trend of voting continues, only a few thousand votes will ultimately separate the "Yes" and "No" votes throughout Australia, the Director of the Poll. Mr Roy Morgan, said today. The voting will be similarly close in Victoria, the crucial State.Between Between 1943 and 1948 the Gallup Poll correctly predicted whether "Yes" or "No" would win in six referendums. No firm prediction could be made this time, because, as announced on Thursday, the Poll had found in the previous Week-end that one million people had switched from "Yes" to "No" in ,jx weeks. It was '.impossible to be certain Just how many would switch in the last week. BIG SWITCH Raying on special questioning and a post-card survey, the Gallup Poll estimated that another 150,000 people would switch to "No' and that the "Yes' majority would fall from 57 per cent, to 54 per cent, during the week. It now seems that 350,-000 people switched in the last week, resulting in a "Yes" vote of just under 50 per cent. The Poll was successful in placing the States in almost their correct order of "Yes-ness." Referendum figures tabulated below allow for a one per cent, increase in the "Yes" vote, which is almost certain before counting is finished: , Gallup Actual estimate vote p.c. ' p.c. Queensland 60 56 West Aust. 56 55 Victoria 53 49.5 South Aust. 51 48 NSW 50 47 Tasmania . . 48 51 Australia . 54 49.5 HARDER Gallup Poll experience since 1943 has shown that it is much more difScult to predict referendums than elections, because of a last-minute tendency to switch to "No." Of the people interviewed Dy the Gallup Poll a week igo. 780 were given postcards to be mailed after voting on Saturday. When those cards arrive in Melbourne. it should be possible to calculate whether the last-minute swing comprised :Labor Labor voters who switched from "Yes" to their party's "No" ticket, or Liberal-CP voters who decided to go against their party's" "Yes" ticket. Informal— by intent? There appears to be a section of Australians, numbering about 60,000, who regularly make informal votes in referendums. So far in the Communist Powers Referendum 58,207 informal votes have been cast. In the 1948 Rents and Prices Referendum 64,106 voted informally. Some voters on Saturday put a big cross through the voting paper. Some wrote "Yes and No," a number of times on the paper: and some put "1" or "2" against both issues. Here are informal voting totals for the States in the 1948 and. 1951 referendums: 1948 1951 NSW . . 26,269 22,613 Vic. . . 16,739 16,872 Qld. . . 7,487 5,174 SA . . . 6,169 5,884 WA . . . 4,589 4,906 Tas. . . 2,853 2,848"}
{"id":244243460,"text":"12 Sep 1951 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 12 September 1951, page 5 [?] Stop inflation by parity and 44 hrs. Best steps to combat inflation would be to return to the 44-hour week and adopt sterling parity, public told the Gallup Poll last month. In this survey 1600 people were handed cards listing 10 suggestions for stopping inflation. Here are the answers: — Per cent, in favor. Return to 44-hour week 58 Alter the exchange rate, to make our £ equal to English £ 56 Increase taxes on companies 52Dismiss Dismiss 10,000 Government employees 51 Reduce immigration . 49 Take compulsory savings out of each week's pay 38 Restrict time-payment sales 37 Limit amount of bank loans, to businesses 34Increase Increase sales tax ... 18 Increase taxes on , wages and salaries 11 Return to 44 hours is favored by 85 per cent, of Country Party voters, and by 77 per cent, of Liberal voters. It Is opposed, however, by 54 per cent, of Labor vpters. The vote for sterling parity came from 58 per cent, of Labor voters, 56 per cent. of Liberal voters and 51 per cent, of Country Party voters. Reduced Government employment Is favored by 63 per cent, of LCP voters, but Labor voters are almost equally divided. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244243788,"text":"05 Jul 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 5 July 1951, page 9 [?] ONE IN 10 PEOPLE DO NOT WORRY "When v things worry yo'ti, what do ' you vfsually do to cheer v yourself up?" ' 0t 1700 people asked this question in -a Gallup, survey, one in 10 said nothing worried them, and nearly one . In four said they did nothing when worried. That left - two out of three people . (63 per cent, of the men and 73 per cent, of.rthe women) who 'said they, did the following things when Worried:—' p.c. Went outside, walking, gardening. . -. 16 Mixed with . friends, ' . i h d o or . recreation,.: . oards ;; v - 12 , Had a drink, "drowned -.. it"":. .. . : .V'v. 7 fwSSMr1"..' I - tth"' i others - . . . :'4 ' Asked -God's help . . '3' : - Had ; a smoke . . ; . '2 Other answers . . 9 =:/ "15' . Major, differences- " between ; the answers of men and women were:— . Nearly all of the 7 per cent, who have a drink When,, worried are men. Women - account for nearly two out of every three who go. outside. - 1 mix -with friends, talk it , over or, pray. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls; 3S2 . Collins St., Metb:"}
{"id":244243980,"text":"18 Aug 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 18 August 1951, page 2 [?] METISES W«fUKLi» AGAIN M If a Federal election were held today, about one person in 100. would probably switch to Labor. LCP, however, would probably retain all except r.hree or four of its 69 v seats In the House of 121. In Its first survey or? . jolitlcal prospects since , \\he election, the Gallup tfoll asked. 1600 people: , "If a Federal election vVcre held today,' ..which party would you probably v6te for?" £>f every 100 people, 46 said Labor, 44 Liberal-CP. one said Independent, and nine were; undecided. 1 p.c. swing Further questioning suggests that an election today (after allocating the undecided people) . would show a one per cent, swing to Labor:— LCP Lab. Others Elections: p.c. p.c. p.c. 1943 ... 32 54 14 1946 . . . 44 53 3 1949 59 4ft 9. 1951 ... 50 49 1 Gallup Poll: Nowv. . . 49 50 1 Because of the 1949 distribution -of seats (put through by the Labor Government) Labor must receive about 52 per cept. of the first preference votes to win a majority of the seats, (Aust '. Public Opinion Polls 35 2 Collins St., Melbourne J"}
{"id":244251994,"text":"23 Sep 1950 - USA, AUSTRALIA DON'T WAIVT BOMB ON KOREA Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 23 September 1950, page 12 USA, AUSTRALIA DON'T WAIVT BOMB ON KOREA Gallup Polls in U.S.A. and Australia show that. Americans and Australians agree that the atom bomb should not be used in Korea. Surveys of public opinion were maae m ootn countries while the United Nations' forces were hard pressed. Aust. 'U.S. p.c. p.c. Oppose using it 73' - 60 In favor .... 18 28 No opinion .... 9 12 The U.S. finding does not mean that Americans disapprove using the atom bomb at any time, in any war. Indeed, a recent U.S. Gallup Poll found that 3 out of 4 Americans favor using the bomb - in' the event of a general war with Russia. The Australian Gallup Poll is now conducting a survey on the question: "If Russian troops invade Western Europe, would you favor, or oppose,' dropping atom bombs on Moscow?" The finding will be published in The Herald soon. Issued i>.v Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb. [?]"}
{"id":244253358,"text":"24 Aug 1950 - Public Backs Govt. on Korea Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 August 1950, page 13 Public Backs Govt, on Korea GALLUP POLL SHOWS Do Australians approve sending our armed forces to Korea? What do they think is behind the Korean war? Should America use the atom bomb in Korea?' Australian public opinion on those questions, as measured by the Australian Gallup Poll, is described in this article by Roy Morgan, Director of the Gallup Poll. ON August 5, questioning began of 1620 people throughout the cities and rural areas of all States. After referring to the fact that some of Australia's air-force and navy were in action, the interviewers asked. "Do you approve or disapprove, the Government sending those forces?" 77-in-the-IOO replied that they approved sending the Mustangs and a few warships to Korea, 15-in-tlie-100 disapproved, and 8-ln-the-100 did not express an opinion. Approval came from 81 per cent, of men and 73 per cent, of women: from 89 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters and 65 per cent, of Labor voters. Interviewers mentioned that our Government planned to send some infantry and artillery to Korea. Asked whether they agreed or disagreed with that decision, people gave answers similar to those on the first question. 71 per cent, thought that some Australian infantry and artillery should go to Korea, 20 per cent, opposed their going, and9 9 per cent, had no opinion, Approval came from 76 per cent, of men and 66 per cent, of women; from 83 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters and 60 per cent, of Labor voters. BIGGER FORCES The 77 per cent, who said they approved our Government's prompt action in sending a token air force and naval units to Korea were then asked: — Would you favor, or oppose, sending a greatly increased Australian air force to Korea? Answers by the 77 per cent, who accounted for 1250 of the 1620 people interviewed, showed: — 925 said "Yes." 244 said "No." 81 were undecided. The 925 who favor sending a big Australian air force to Korea represent 57 per cent, of our adult population. People were then asked: "Do you think infantry sent to Korea should be volunteers, or conscripts selected by ballot?" Nine out of 10 answered "Volunteers." WHAT IS BEHIND IT? The broad question: "In your opinion, what is the Korean war about?" was then asked. 42 per cent, blamed Com- 16 per cent, blamed Russian aggression; 9 per cent, said it's a civil war; 4 per cent, blamed politics, greed or a trade war; 3 per cent, blamed vested interests or American dollars; 2 per cent, said it's Russia versus USA;, and 24 per cent, can't say. It will be noted that the 58 per cent, who blamed Communist aggression or Russian aggression, agrees closely with the 57 per cent, shown earlier as in favor of sending a greatly increased air force to Korea. Similarly, the 12 per cent, who thought it is a civil war or caused by vested inter- ests (not Russian) account for most of the 15 per cent, who disapproved sending the naval and air forces already in Korea. WAR SUPPLIES Interviewers then asked: "Do you think our Government should do anything about people who try to stop war supplies going to Korea?" 31 per cent, would gaol them; 12 per cent, would "deal severely"; 10 per cent, would prosecute; 6 per cent, would' deport; 4 per cent, would remove them from their jobs; 2 per cent, would use the military or volunteers; 1 per cent, would "explain ' the position to them"; 14 per cent, said "the Government should do something"; 4 per cent, had no opinion; and 16 per cent, would do nothing. The 16 per cent, who would do nothing about people -who try to stop war supplies going to Korea tie up with the 15 per cent, who disapprove sending the token force. ATOM BOMBS Two more questions were put to the same men and women: — (1 ) .Would you favor, or oppose, arming Japanese troops to fight against North Koreans? People answered:— Opposed 53- per cent., in favor 31 per cent., and no opinion 16 per cent. (2) Do ' you think America, should, or should not, use atom bombs in Korea? . Three out of four were opposed, percentages being:— Should use them; 18 per cent., should not, 73 per cent., and no opinion 9 per cent. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":244255436,"text":"11 Aug 1950 - Present Tax Mates Satisfy Majority Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 11 August 1950, page 7 Present Tax Mates Satisfy Maierity Current income tax rates, effective since July of last year, are satisfactory, most taxpayers said in a recent Gallup Poll. The auestion out to people throughout all 6 States was: — Considering everp thing, I are you satisfied, or dis-1 satisfied with the amount of income tax you are now : paying ? Wives were asked regarding their husband's tax, and everyone was also asked whether they (or their husbands) were paying Income tax this year. It was found that 9 out of 10 householders pay income tax. Opinions In tax-paying families are: — 61 per cent, consider present income" tax satisfactory; ' 35 per cent, are dissatisfied, i and 4 per cent, have no opinion! Comparison with similar findings in 1948 and 1949 show:— (1) How opinion swlnig from "dissatisfied" to "satisfied" in March, 1949, after an- nouncement (in February, 1949) of reductions, applicable from July, 1949, and still ' in force, and (2) How experience of present rates has caused opinion to crystalisc on the "satisfied" side. Dis-Satis- satis- No fled fled opinion p.c. p.c. p.c. 1948 March .. 35 60 Z 1949'Marcb ..53 27 20 1950 July ... 61 35 4 Satisfaction with present rates, is particularly marked among Labor voters, few of whom have big taxable Incomes, The "satisfied" margin however, is small among Liberal-CP voters, who Include most big taxpayers. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 35? Collins St.. Melb. [?]"}
{"id":244255907,"text":"05 Aug 1950 - State Uniformity On Taxes Popular Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 August 1950, page 12 State Uniformity On Taxes Popular GALLUP POLL SHOWS Uniform income tax (with the Federal Government paying a fixed annual amount to each State) finds increased favor among men, who, of course, are the chief taxpayers. Uniform tax was Introduced as a wartime measure, and was made permanent by the Federal Labor Gov-1 ernment. When under fire from State ' Premiers a few years ago, it waned In popularity, but the latest Gallup Poll shows that | 6 out of 10 men now favor it. ! MEN ON UNIFORM TAX No Favor. Oppose. Opinion i p.c. p.c, p.c. : 1945 65 25 10 : 1947 55 36 9 Now 60 35 5 i The question asked by Gallup Poll interviewers throughout all six States was:— Which do you favor — the Commonwealth coll ecting ALL income tax and paying fixed amounts to each State— or- each State collecting its own income tax ? That question was put to women as well as men, but women divided fairly evenly, Probably because many have little direct interest in income tax. Answers Analysed People in NSW and Queensland are most favorable to uniform tax. WA, Victoria and SA lean the same way, but Tas-manians are inclined to think each state should collect its own income tax. Throughout Australia, answers of Liberal-CP and Labor voters, as groups, are almost identical. Nine out of 10 people interviewed said they (or their husbands) were paying income tax. It is noteworthy that those taxpayers are more "for" uniform tax than are non-taxpayers. Another question put to the same people was: Considering everything, are you satisfied, or dissatisfied, with the amount of income tax you are now paying? Answers are now being counted and that finding will be published in The Herald in a few days. ' Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Foils, 352 Collins St., Melb. ni"}
{"id":244258579,"text":"02 Sep 1950 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 2 September 1950, page 5 GAIXIJP P@EE SHOWS Labor Out Of Step On Anti-Heel Bill By Roy Morgan, Director of The Australian Gallup Poll Most people say that if they had to vote now at an election caused by a double dissolution on the onus of proof clause of the anti-Red Bill, they would vote against Labor, the latest Gallup Poll shows. % In the House of Representatives, Labor's already small holding of 47 of the 121 seats would probably be reduced to about 30. 9 'n the Senate, Labor's majority would evaporate and Liberal-CP would probably gain a majority, despite the proportional representation voting system. Gallup Poll interviewers first reminded people of the discussions on whether or not the Government should have to prove its case, if a person "declared" a Communist refused to give sworn evidence in the Appeal Court. Interviewers then asked: — // the onus o/ proof clause in the Bill to dissolve the Communist Party caused a Federal election, which party would you prohahly vote for? 53 in the 100 said they would vote Liberal-CP. 38 in the 100 said Labor. 1 in the 100 Independent and 8 in the 100 were undecided. Past Compared After dividing the undecided people (either proportionately or according to how they voted last December) the prospective Liberal-CP vote in August reaches the extraordinarily high Altai nf Cff nnn tr Aw. ut ui jci uciiu. xuu nave to go back to the depression to find Labor's fortunes at such a low ebb — if they ever were so low. FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib-CP Lab. Others Elections p.c, d.c, n.c. 1934 .... 51 43 6 1937 .... 48 46 6 1940 .... 45 49 6 1943 .... 32 54 14 lO/ll! AA BO O 1949 I I" 50 48 2 Gallup Polls— VCD. .. .. 5b 44 — Mar 54 46 — May .... 54 45 1-Aug. .... 57 42 1 Labor's loss of 6 per cent. compared with the last Federal election would be particularly disastrous in terms of seats, because the 1948 redistribution (enacted by the Labor Government) weakened Labor's chances in the marginal seats. At an election on the onus of proof clause, Labor would probably lose nearly all of its 14 marginal seats, won in December _ with votes of less than 55 per cent. A few of the other 33 seats now held by Labor would also go to Liberal-CP. The Liberal-CP vote would probably be as high as 60 per cent, in Queensland, WA and Tasmania, and about 55 per cent, in the other three States. M"}
{"id":244259273,"text":"19 Aug 1950 - Gallup Poll On World War Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 August 1950, page 2 Gallup Poll Oil World War I NEW YORK, Friday . M cording to a Gallup PcfflB per cent, think the third iv| War has begun, a peI t9| think that the Korean ing will stop short ol t ifl war, and 15 per cent. hui| opinion. H Ninety per cent, favor h| diate dismissal of CcuuraB from war industries. 6 pccqH are opposed, and 4 pt: :OB have no opinion. - niMI Special Service. ., H"}
{"id":244260581,"text":"07 Sep 1950 - MILITARY TRAINING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 7 September 1950, page 5 MILITARY frRAINING 9 Out' Of 10 Electors Favor 3 Months Camp [?] Decision of ! the Government to call up 1 8-year-old youths fr/r three months' continuous training is approved ' by an overwhelming majority of electors — both l.abor voters and Liberal-C.P. voters. In this laf/est Gallup Poll, people were" reminded of the plan for tb.ree months' continuous tray., ilng, to be followed by fortnlgliV-iy camps for three years. Thry were then asked if. they wf;re for, or against, that plan, 87 per ccy ijt. approve the plan. 11 percdn/t. are against it, and 2 per c/:rit. are undecided. That /ii| one of the biggest favorable; majorities ever found by the /.Australian Gallup Poll in its lfif years' experience. And it Is one of the smallest undecided votes.Another Another rarity is that men and women are in complete agreement — both 87 per cent, "approve"! Approval was expressed by 94 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters and by 80 per cent, of Labor voters. This is probably the first time such overwhelming majorities of both political groups have approved such a conten-hinits miPsMmv The people interviewed were also asked if they thought compulsory trainees should be liable for oversea service. ' "No" was the reply of 2 out :of 3 people — 77 per cent, of Labor voters and 59 per cent, of Liberal-CP -voters. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244263278,"text":"16 Sep 1950 - One In Four Go To Church Weekly Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 September 1950, page 19 One In Four Go To Church Weekly When it comes to church-going- adult Australians divide into four approximately equal groups, according to the Gallup Poll:— 23 per cent, go to church every week, 24 per cent go at intervals —fortnightly, monthly,- or less frequently , 29 per cent, go only rarely, and 24 per cent, never go to .church. The 24 per cent, who go at Intervals comprise 7 per cent, fortnightly, 6 per cent, monthly and 11 per cent, less frequently. Of women, 28 per cent, go to church every week, but only 18 per cent, of men do likewise. Six out of 10 men and almost 5 out of 10 women go rarely or never... Denominational Figures Roman Catholics (21 per cent, of the population) Include 62 per cent, who go to church every, week, as do 53 'per cent, ol Baptists (1 per cent, of population) and 19 per cent, of Methodists (11 per cent, of population). The percentage who go to church every week falls still further to 11 per cent, of Presbyterians (10 per cent, of population) and down to 6 per cent, of the big group (39 per cent, of population) who say they are Church of England. Go to Go at Rarely Ch'ch Inter- or Wkly vals Never p.c.' ji.c. p.c. Roman Catholic 62 14 24 Baptist S3 15 32 Methodist.. ..19 2? 54 Presbyterian . . 11 21 62 Ch. of England 6 28 66 Stating the figures another way, the one-in-four who go to church every week divide into; — Roman Catholics, 57 per cent.; Church of England, 11 per cent.; Methodists, 11 per cent.; Presbyterians, 6 per cent.; Baptists, 4 per cent.: and other denominations, 11 per cent. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb. [?]"}
{"id":244264382,"text":"18 Sep 1950 - MOST AMERICANS FAVOR KOREA PEACE MOVE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 18 September 1950, page 2 MOST AMERICANS FAVOR KOREA PEACE MOVE The American public approves India's suggestion that a six-nation committee should try to bring peace to Korea. An American Gallup Poll has found that: 51 per cent, think it a good idea, 10 per cent, consider it fair, 25 per cent, answered "poor idea," and 14 per cent, had no opinion ' about It. The question put to people was:- "The representative of India in the United Nations (Organisation) has suggested that six member nations not directly Involved in the war in Korea try to bring about a peace settlement there. Do you think this is a good-Idea or poor Idea?" Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 382 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244312251,"text":"11 Feb 1950 - \"Our Housing No Good\" Says One Bn Five Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 February 1950, page 7 "Our Housing No Good" Says One Bn Five Australia's housing shortage is underlined by the latest Gallup Poll, which discloses that one family in five is dissatisfied with its house and would move tomorrow if possible. People- throughout all States were interviewed — and answered: — "We are not housed satisfactorily, and would move tomorrow if 'we could," said 31 per cent. "We are not satisfied, but will remain here for a year or so," . . . . said another 3 per cent. "We are satisfied with our present housing," . . . . . . said 76 per cent. The position is much the same in all States, except that in SA more than 80 per cent. of the families surveyed are satisfied with their homes. Wage-Earners Hit Interviewers recorded bread-wlnners' occupations; and analysis shows that families of semi-skilled workers are worst affected by the housing shortage. More than 30 per cent, of them ' would move tomorrow if they could, compared with 26 per cent, of skilled workers, 23 per cent, of "white collar" families, 11 per cent, of professional and executive people, and only '6 per cent, of farmers. Of the families surveyed, slightly more than half own the"}
{"id":244312260,"text":"11 Feb 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 February 1950, page 7 iii i ir-pp nTifn n 11 homes they live in, and 93 per cent, of them are satisfactorily housed. Of 37 per cent, in rented houses, however, only half are satisfied with their accommodation, and the same applies to 8 Der cent, who board. Issued by Aust. Public. Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":244313486,"text":"31 Mar 1950 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS -- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 31 March 1950, page 5 GALLUP POLL SHOWS - Family Ol 4 Needs £8/9/6 A Week According to. the latest Gallup Poll, the cost of keeping a family of four has risen in the last year . by more than £1 a week to £8/9/6. A hopeful sign, however, is that only a quarter of the increase occurred in the last 6 months, from July to February, despite devaluation and the high price of exports. In Its six-monthly survey to find out what it is costing the average family of four to keep in health and live decently, the Australian Gallup Poll again asked a cross-section of people In all six States: In your opinion, what is the smallest amount a family of four needs each week, to meet all expenses, including rent? Comparison of answers with similar Gallup Polls, made at Intervals since the war, shows that the- inflationary increase of 20/U in the last year exceeds the total increase of 20/8 in the previous four years:— 1945 March .. .. £6/7/11 1946 February .. .. £6/10/ 1949 February .. £7/8/7 1949 July £8/4/1 1950 February . .. £8/9/6 In the latest survey, only 2/ separated the average estimate by men (£8/10/6) and women (£8/8/6). . In the 12 months to February, the Commonwealth basic wage for men paid on a "six capital cities basis" rose from £6/2/ to £6/14/. Most awards of course, provide for margins above the basic wage. Family Sixe. People interviewed were also asked how many adults and children were In their families, Analysis shows that those who themselves are In families of four estimate their cost of living at £8/11/1 a Week, which Is within 1/7 of the cross-section's estimate of £8/9/6. As usual, estimates below the average of £8/9/6 were given by unskilled, workers and their wives (£8/7/), pensioners (£8/2/1) and farm dwellers (£7/17/1). White-collar workers again gave the highest estimate (£8/13/4).Weekly Weekly Food Bill The same people were asked, "About how much Is food costing your family each week?" Their average answer was £4/9/11,' whlcn; rather surprisingly, represents an Increase of only 2/4 compared with August last, when the average answer was £4/7/7/. Men and women, as groups, gave almost identical answers, and the following table shows how much is being spent on food each week by families of different sizes: — 1 in family £2/0/10 2 In family .. . , .. £3/9/10 3 in family £4/6/5 4 in. family £4/15/9 5 or more £5/11/5 Average now £4/9/11 Average August £4/7/7. Analysis by the occupations of breadwinners shows little difference between the weekly food bills of the families of employers ( £4/16/3) and of skilled workers (£4/13/7). However, less Is being spent on food by families of white collar workers (£4/6/2), farmers (£4/6/2) and unskilled workers (£4/3/7). Taking answers of only those who are themselves In families of four, the following table emerges. It shows that the Increase of about ' . -5/6 In the average family's weekly . living costs in the last 6 months has occurred In both food and clothes, etc.: rent.- of course, is pegged:— Total Rent living Food Clothes cost alone etc. 1949 Aug ' 8/5/5 i/13/e . 1/U/ll 1950 Feb. 8/11/1 4/15/9 3/15/4 Increase 5/8 2/3 3/5 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244313756,"text":"29 Mar 1950 - POLL ON OLYMPIC SITE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 29 March 1950, page 3 POLL ON OLYMPIC SITE Finding of the Gallup Foil on the Olympic Games site will be published in The Herald tomorrow. The question n olrnrl fkpmiffhAllf THr»_ tori a was:— "What place In Melbourne do you favor for the 1956 Olympic Games — Melbourne Cricket Ground, Showgrounds, or some other place? The progress count shows strong support for both the MCG and the Showgrounds, with the MCG slightly ahead. Olympic Park is in third place."}
{"id":244315187,"text":"07 Jan 1950 - Keep Children At School Until At Least 16 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 7 January 1950, page 7 Keep Children At School ' Until At Least 16 < i Sfij/s Public Opinion Boys and girls should remain at school until they ' are about 16. So say the majority of people interviewed in a Gallup Poll covering all six States. In this survey, men nnd wnmnn hi nil urntke r\\f Hf© and economic circumstances were asked: — Speaking generally, mtil what age do you think boys should remain at school? And what age for girls? Answers were: — Keep children n! school until: Boys Girls p.c, p.e. 14 years . . 12 IB 15 years . . 2fi 2!) IB years . . 50 45 17 or 18 yrs. 12 10 Annlysls of answers according to the education standard reached by people Interviewed shows thnt people with more cducntlon nre particularly favorable lo a higher school leaving age. Schooling until nl least 16 Is favored by 72 per cent, of those with some University cducntlon. nnd by 6B per cent, of the "secondary education" group, but by only 48 per cent, of State school people. Support for n school-leaving age of nt lenst 16 vrirles from State to State, being strongest In NSW nnd wenkest In Victoria :—Percentage Percentage favoring lonvlng age of at least IB."--For hoys For girls p.e. p.e. NSW . . 71 63 SA . . . B2 55 Tns. . . 61 53 Old. . . 53 51 WA . . 56 48 Vic. . . 53 48 Issued bv Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":244315401,"text":"18 Feb 1950 - Shopping Hours Wanted: Week-days 9 to 5.30 Saturday 9 to 12 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 18 February 1950, page 3 Shopping Honrs Wanted: Week-days 9 to 5.30 Saturday 9 to 12 Gallup Poll Finds An Australia-wide Gallup Poll to find out what shopping hours the public wants, shows:— B On .week-days, 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. suits most people 9 3 out of 4 people want shops open on Saturdays, preferably from 9 a.m. to noon. People living In all kinds of suburbs and throughout the country were interviewed on a population basis, without regard to their occupations. They were asked: In your opinion, at what times should shops open and close on week-days? And on Saturdays, when should they open and close? Week-day Shopping Hours Open at: 8 a.m., say 10 p.c. 8.30 a.m., say 14 p.c. 9 a.m., say 69 p.c. 9.30 a.m., say 3 p.c. Close at: 4.30 a.m., say 4 p.c. 5 p.m., say 29 p.c. 5.30 p.m., say 50 p.c. 6 p.m.. say 13 p.c. No opinion on subject .. 4 p.c. Saturday Shopping Open at: 8 a.m., say 9 p.c. 8.30 a.m., say 10 p.c. 9 a.m.. say 52 p.c. 9.30 a.m., say 2 p.c. Close at: 11 a.m., say 4 p.c. 11.30 a.m., say 10 p.c. Noon, say 42 p.c. 12.30 pan., say 11 p,c. 1 p.m.. say 6 p.c. Don't open Saturday, say 22 p.c. No opinion on subject .. 5 p.c. Men and women, as groups, gave almost identical answers, except tlit 78 per cent, of women want Saturday shopping, compared with 69 per cent, of men. SHOPWORKERS' OPINIONS Interviewers recorded the occupations of the breadwinners of every household surveyed. They also noted whether anyone In the household worked in a shop, either as employer or employe. Generally speaking, all occupational groups hold much the same opinions about shopping hours. Even among shop assistants and their immediate relatives, only 38 per cent, answered "Don't open Saturday." Answers didn't vary much State-by-State except that: (1) Most Queenslanders favor 8.30 a.m. to. 5 p.m. on weekdays and 8.30 a.m. jo 11.30 or noon on Saturdays. (2) In Tasmania, 55 per cent, of the cross-section interviewed approve Saturday closing, but majority opinion favors keeping open to .5.45 or 6 o'clock on week-days. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion PooIb, 352 Collins Street, AXelb. [?]"}
{"id":244315562,"text":"16 Mar 1950 - Public Will Vote To Stop Nationalising Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 16 March 1950, page 13 Public Will Vote To Stop Nationalising Galiwp Poll Shows The Menzies Government's proposed referendum (to preclude nationalising any industry without the specific consent of the public) will receive an overwhelming "Yes" vote, an Australia- wide Gallup Poll shows. As always in Gallup Polls, fully representative cross-sections of men and women were Interviewed In .this survey. They were reminded that the Federal Government planned to make it Impossible to nationalise any Industry, unless a referendum is held first. They were . then asked: — Would, you favor, or oppose, altering the Constitution, so as to prohibit any nationalisation without a special . referendum? Nine out of 10 Liberal-CP voters and two out of three Labor voters answered "Favor," their combined answers being: 75 per cent, answered "Favor," implying they would vote "Yes" at this year's referendum to' alter the Constitution; 17 per cent, answered "Oppose," and 8 per cent, were undecided. In every State, at least seven out of 10 people answered . "Favor." . It's possible, of course, that many Labor voters will decide later to switch — to support a £abor Party . "No" ticket. Nevertheless, on these figures, the "referendum is likely, to be " carried in all six States,- for only the. fourth time since Federation. Issued by Aust. Pubic Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb,"}
{"id":244317161,"text":"25 Mar 1950 - GALLUP POLL OPINION SHOWS-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 25 March 1950, page 8 GALLUP POLL OPINION SHOWS- Mosfr People Against Govt. Shipping Line Public opinion is divided on a Government Shipping line, but is inclined to oppose it. To reach this conclusion, the Gallup Poll flrst asked people wnetner mey naa neara oi me Chiflcy Governments plan for a Government shipping line around the coast. The nnswer was "No" from almost 6 out of every 10 people — 44 per cent, of men and '71 per cent, of women. Everyone— both Informed and the uninformed — was then asked: "Do yoii favor, or oppose, the present Federal Government. going ahead with establishing that shipping line?" lULCi viuwuig wua uuiiqjicvu in February, and the answers, not counted until this week, were: — 37 per cent, oppose having a Government shipping line, 34 per cent, favor having one, 7 per cent, arc undecided, and 22 per cent, (being nearly half of the uninformed) would not give an opinion. Of Liberal-CP voters . with opinions either way, 2 out of 3 were opposed, but the reverse applied to Labor voters. Most of the uninformed were women. A separate count of men's answers show them rather opposed to having another Commonwealth . Government Line: — "GOVERNMENT SHIPPING . LINE Men Women p.c. p.c. Opposed by . . 46 27 Favored by ... 36 32 No opinion ... 18 41 Counting separately the answers of both men and women who said they had heard of the Labor Government's shipping plan, the "oppose" vote is 51 per cent., compared with 40 per cent, ""favor," and with 9 per cent, "no opinion." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":244317210,"text":"30 Jan 1950 - LABOR LEAD IN ELECTION POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 30 January 1950, page 3 LABOR LEAD IN ELECTION POLL Herald Special Service LONDON, Sunday. — Labor leads by a halr's-breadth in the second preelection Gallup Poll. The Conservative share of the ' poll remained virtually stationary at 44 per cent. Labor gained 4 per cent., making a total of 45 V4 per cent., but there is still the factor that one in 10 has not decided how to vote or whether to vote. Experience of Gallup Polls in other countries shows that many "don't knows" do not vote. t It is emphasised that these figures represent merely the present trend of opinion and do not forecast the result of the election. There are still four weeks to go, and the fight is expected to sway to and fro. with the conflicting parties doing their utmost to swing the crucial floating voters to their side."}
{"id":244317426,"text":"21 Jan 1950 - Train Least Popular For Long Journeys Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 21 January 1950, page 10 Train Least Popular For Long Journeys GALLUP POLL FINDS If a group of people were going on a thousand mile journey, for every one who would, want to go by train, two would prefer to go by car, another two by ship and three by plane. In this Australia - wide survey of people's preferences for different methods oi travel the Gallup Poll asked:— "If you were going for a journey of a thousand miles, such as between Melbourne and Brisbane, and the time and cost didn't matter, how would you prefer to travel — by train, ship, car, or plane?" Plane . . said 34 per cent. Ship . . said 27 per cent. Car . . . said 23 per cent. Train . . said 14 per cent. No preference 2 per cent. People in Tasmania are the most air-minded (42 per cent.) with Queenslanders next (40 Ber cent.). In Western Austra-a, however, there is a strong preference (47 per cent.) for travel by ship. People's sex doesn't make much difference to their travel preferences. Age, however, has a marked effect; the older a person gets, the greater the desire to "keep one foot on the ground," rather than to get there quickly by plane: — People Plane Ship Car Train In their -p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. 20's . . .. 44 29 19 8 30's .... 37 24 25 11 40's . . . . 34 27 25 13 50's .. .. 29 29 25 16 60 & over 24 25 24 23 (Some totals do not croas-add to 100 per cent, because 2 per cent, had no preference.) To further questions: "Have you ever been to another State? How did you travel?" people- answered; — 41 per cent, travelled by train, 24 per cent, travelled by ship. 20 per cent, travelled by car. 19 per cent, travelled by plane, and 28 per cent, have never travelled to another State. (The total Is more than 100 per cent, because many people travelled by more than one method.) Victoria and Tasmania have the greatest proportions of iiiiiineaiiiiiiiHmiii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniriiiiiMiiiininiiiiiiriiiciMciiiiaiiiiitcai-'ii:! people who have been Interstate — 8 out of 10, compared with 1 about 7 out of 10 in NSW, . Queensland and SA, and fewer than 5 out of 10 in isolated WA. Cross-analysis of answers to the questions shows: t Of those who have travelled interstate by train, only one out of every six would prefer to use that method now for a journey of 1000 miles. Among people who have travelled by car or ship, the largest number — more than four out of 10 in each case-would travel that way. The keenest of the lot are air travellers — six out of every 10 would again choose that method. Have Would travel by travelled Train Ship Car Plane by p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. Train ... 16 26 22 34 Ship .... 10 46 16 -27 Car ... . 6 25 40 28 Plane .... 6 21 13 58 (Totals do not crossadd to 100 ber cent, becans 2 per cent, had no pre ference.1 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 3 52 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244317895,"text":"05 Jan 1950 - Daylight Saving Would Now Be Popular Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 5 January 1950, page 12 Daylight Saving Would I Now Be Popular I Gallup Poll Finds i Dislike of daylight saving — putting the clock on an | ; hour, in summer — which grew consistently be- 1 tween 1942 and 1 946, has now changed to a I liking for it. "It gives longer evenings after work," the comment of a Geelong (Vic.) patternmaker, sums up the Ideas of most people interviewed recently by the Australian Gallup Poll. Daylight saving was In force in Australia In the three months to March 31, 1942; in the six months to March, 1943, and (with the exception of WA) in the six months to March, 1944. To gauge current public opinion on this subject, men and women In all walks of life were asked: — Are you " for— or against— having daylight saving, . that is, putting the clock oh ah ; hour in summer 'l Australian Gallup' Polls' 1946 Today p.c. p.c. Favor having . daylight saving 41 54 Oppose having It 51 37 Indifferent .... 8 9 The. idea' Is favored by majorities of both men and women: also by people in all age groups up to the 50's. Those 60 and over, however, are almost equally divided. Daylight saving is popular in all States except South Australia (where the vote Is about equally divided) and Queensland (where the weight of opinion Is "against"). - Farmers definitely reject the idea, their vote being 68 per cent, "against." Unskilled workers, Including farm workers, are equally I divided. . | Whaf They Said | Most of those who ; want the 1 extra hour of daylight would E spend It either In leisure, gar- B denlng or sport. . . Another E group, mentioned the saving in I electric power. I Opposition comes chiefly 1 from farmers, from mothers E (who say they could not get | their 'children to sleep in day- I light) and from people who I simply sayi "Daylight saving I makes the day too long." I Issued by Aust. Publio Opinion V Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244318294,"text":"09 Feb 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 9 February 1950, page 7 .ni People Say Pay Women Like Men - - Men and women on similar jobs should he paid the same, three out of four people told interviewers for the Australian Gallup Poll recently. The question which prompted those replies was: If a xooman is doing the same kind of work as a man, and doing it as well, do you think she should he paid the same wages as a man, or less? Of women 77 per cent, answered "same wage." and 70 per cent, of men agree with them, resulting In combined1 answers as follows: — 74 per cent, favored equal pay, 23 per cent, opposed It, and 3 per cent, were undecided. Those figures are almost the same as a Gallup Poll finding on a similar question in 1944, when 72 per cent, said they favored equal pay for the sexes. In the latest survey, 80 per cent, of Labor voters and 67 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters answered "pay them the same." The minority who think a woman should be paid less than a man, were asked: "What part, or percentage, of a man's pay should she get?" Answers averaged slightly over 70 per cent, of the man's wage, the same as In 1944. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":244319120,"text":"25 Feb 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 25 February 1950, page 5 [?] seems to have proved of outstanding value to only one in a 100. Yet those two subjects rank high as subjects we remember as having been Interesting: —MOST MOST INTERESTING Total Primary Higher p.c. p.c. p.c. History , . 23 24 22 Arithmetic, maths. . 21 21 22 English, reading . 17 18 17 Geography 12 12 11 Science . . 4 2 7 Domestic arts ... 4 6 2 Art, drawing 3 2 5 Languages 2 ' . 8 Trade, commerce 2 14 Other answers .56 4 No answer 7 10 3 Canadians gave much the same answers:— History, 16 per cent: mathematics, 16 per cent.: geography, 12 per cent.: English, 11 per cent.: and science, 7 per cent., with the others further down the list. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":244319597,"text":"04 Feb 1950 - Majority Against Mercy Killings Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 4 February 1950, page 8 Majority Against Mercy Killings NEW YORK, Friday. — In a Gallup Poll, 46 per cent. » of Americans voted against mercy killings, 43 per cent. « were in favor and 11 per cent, had no vfjiiuuu. jjiuse ,n iavor were mostly younger people. Only 21 per cent, of Amerl-cr.ns read books, compared with 35 per cent, of Australians and 55 per cent, of Englishmen. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":244319701,"text":"23 Feb 1950 - 'Free' Football Wanted Sunday Afternoon Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 23 February 1950, page 10 'Free' Football Wanted Sunday Afternoon [?] Sunday football matches, purely as a recreation, without admission charges, are favored by all sections of 'the community, except some groups of non-conformist Protestants. Continuing its series of inquiries to ascertain the public attitude toward Sunday sport, the Australian Gallup Poll asked people: With regard to football on Sunday afternoon, in public parks and sports grounds — if there were no charge for admissio-n, would you be for, or against, Sunday afternoon football? Men and women, as groups, hold much the same opinions, and nearly three out of four are In favor. This is a difference of opinion compared with a Gallup Poll last April regarding Sunday football WITH admission charges: — FOOTBALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON No admission charges: Favor . . . . 72 per cent. Oppose . . 23 per cent, undecided S per cent. With admission charges: Favor 42 per cent. Oppose . . 54 per cent, Undecided 4 per cent. Sunday football without ad- VIlAiKCa AO OUAUUK1.Y ittv-ored In all States and by people in all economic circumstances. . Of younger people in their twenties, eight out of 10 want it, and even elderly people (usually rather conservative on this kind of subject) are two to one in favor. Baptists are the only major denomination "opposed," while Methodists are divided. SUNDAY FOOTBALL—FREE ' Unde-Favor. Oppose, elded p.c. p.c. p.c'. B.C. ... 93 5 2 C. of E. . . 78 18 4 Presby. . . 63 31 6 Mcth. . . . 48 47 5 Baptist .31 67 2 Others . . .64 - 27 9 In 1945, and again in 1947, the Australian Gallup Poll found that use of public tennis courts and golf courses on . Sunday afternoon was favored by eight out of 10. It Is also favored for Sunday morning by six out of 10. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb. ¥oiir Gallup ; " Poll Is ; . v i Acciipaie Australia's Gallup Poll has correctly predicted:— . (1) That: Labor would .win the 1948 Federal election with a' vote 'of 54 per cent, (actual 53.1' -per. cent.). (2) That : Liberal-CP would win- 'the 1949 Federal, election with a vote of 60 per cent, (actual 60.2 per cent.). .(3) That ' .the "Fourteen Powers" Federal referendum in 1944 would be defeated with a "No";- vote of --l at ' least '53 per cent, '(actual 54.7-: per cent;).''' . (4) That . of-- ' the' -three referendums -lh 1946; only ohe (Social Serylces) would be carried; '. " (5) That-'vB o'clock 'closing would win- the 1947 NSW Hotel Hours referendum, with a vote of 63 per cent, (actual 62.4 per cent:); " t. ; (6) That the 1948 Price and Rent referendum would be defeated with a "No" vote, of 62 per cent, (actual 69.4 ; per cent.),: and ., . i- :-; (7) That the Victorian -Labor Government would be defeated in : 1947 (percentages for key seats were accurate within 1 per cent; suburban and 3 per cent, country)."}
{"id":244320447,"text":"20 Feb 1950 - UNION NOT DISCOURAGED BY POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 20 February 1950, page 5 UNION NOT DISCOURAGED BY POLL The Shop Assistants' Union is not discouraged over the result of tho recent Australia-wide Gallup Poll, In which three of every four people in- terviewed wanted shops open on Saturdays. Tho secretary of the union (Mr A, M. Storey) said today that his union's belief that It was on the right trnck was supported by the fact, that In Tasmania 55 per cent, of the people interviewed approved of Saturday closing. In most pnrts of Tasmania shops had been closed on Saturdays for about 10 years. Mr Storey added that tho object of the Five-Day Week Council, of which Ills union was n member, was the elimination of all but essential work on Saturday and the payment of substantial penalty rates to ' those required to work."}
{"id":244322284,"text":"16 Feb 1950 - No Picture Shows On Sunday Evenings Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 16 February 1950, page 9 No Picture Shows On Sunday Evenings iSnti If I o si itisirulians , IMost Australians remain stead last iu opposing' j pieliiio shows op Sunday evening', surveys by 1 (lie (iallun Poll show. "Do yon l/iitt/t pictttoo (Aeiifi'i-s ill this ilhtrli't Rnotifif no nprn, or clmrif oil Suntfiiv enening 'I'lint Is llie exact wording of the question pui lo people ; throughout the length nnd bretuilh of I he Common-wenlih, ! "Keep them closed" wns the answer of ,17 per cent,, which loompnres closely will) u similar Oiillmi Poll In Ifl'lfi:-I MOVIES SUNDAY EVENING | 111 11 Now p.e. p.o. Oppose (hem , ,, 1 111 Envoi' them , . . . 37 311 Undecided « 1"}
{"id":244322285,"text":"16 Feb 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 16 February 1950, page 9 I7'iT7i'1WTPWW8 "WH f B 1 HjTflmill PTHI 1 8 M 0 i nf ir :1 Pi m 1 ' Opiwsltlon In Shmdtiv pie-I lures Is pnrlleulnrly strong umong women, of whom «» per !eent, unsworn! "Keep litem I rinsed." In nit '8lnl.es except. W.A, inure limn (ill nor cent, of the joross-so'ctions of pooplo Intor-| viewed nre opposed to Hundtty plutures," In W.A.. however, tipluloiv is fnlrlv evenly divided, Y oung', Pooplo Favorable On this uuoslton, vouiir i people him- nulto u riilierenl 'opinion from tliolr elders, isilghlly more thun luilt of llittse In their twenties wnnl : plot tiro shows on Suntlnv even-ilngs, hut opiiosltlon comes from !i,-i iter oenl. In tlielr thirties nnd fort tes, nnd from 03 per com. !of people "liriv and over," Onlv 'J per rent, of the people Interviewed live In districts where' picture llinntrcs 'open. on 8undnv evenings, They jure ,1 lo 4 In favor of opening, llssiird liv Aust. t-iilille ttiilnion 1'tiiis, a.i'J coiitns st„ atoib.t CLAIM OF FRAUD | WITHDRAWN ! SYDNEY. Tliursilny, — l»r t.eslte Oritohley Itun-I lop wltlulrcw nil hnpllon-tlons ot frnml tn his dtmuiges elnitu ngnlnst Dr. Kdwuul Mexnntler Motr In the Supreme Court todny. Or. Dunlop tout nllcged thnt Dr. Molr, n Mncqunrlo Street, speelntlsi, hud defrauded him over llie suit of n mcdlcnl practice tn Ashftetd in 104V. The ense, before Mr .tustlco tlerron nnd n .lury, finished nettrly tliree .hours nttev the third dny ot ttio henvlng begun todny. , Vkillowlng tm nd.lournment, Mr Webb, KO (for Dr. Dun-top) sntd Hint ,th« ense hnd Deep settled by consent on undisclosed terms.Mr Mr Justice Herron sold that the settlement \\vt\\a "very sensible" nnd Hint It \\v«s n pity (lie mutter hnd ever been brought, to court. Dr. Dunlop hnd nlloged thnt Dr. Molr hnd tnlsely Assured him tluvt the Ashtleld pvnetlee wns worth £4000 tv yenr. The nllegntlons were dented by Dr, Molr, wlio snld thnt ills oitrntngs In less thnn yenrs id Ashtleld hnd totalled more than £10,000,"}
{"id":244322645,"text":"24 Mar 1950 - Strong Vote For Preparedness Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 24 March 1950, page 4 Strong Vote For Preparedness CONSISTENTLY over the : . past seven years, samplings of public opinion by tne Gallup Poll In Australia have shown that a majority favors compulsory mili- tary training in the defence system of this country; The latest survey- reveals that most people favor the holding of a referendum on the subject. If a nation- wide vote were called for, it appears? that approximately three or eyery four citizens would support the idea of universal training. : For the: plans which it is expected to implement soon, the .Government needs no mandate beyond that which it received at the elections in December. The plan for bringing the militia forces to the minimum strength required for establishing a trained reserve will need only - a selective, call-up of young men.. .It is likely to be a modified draft system, inflicting very little dislocation on the manpower requirements of Industry. " Some time must now elapse before the cadres of trained man-' power can be built up. The policy of the previous Government' lagged behind public opinion! and at times Ignored the advice of service leaders. The application', of: new measures should be pushed ahead quickly, '"}
{"id":244322935,"text":"14 Jan 1950 - Reduce 'HCL' Is First Govt. Job Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 January 1950, page 7 Reduce 'HCL' Is First Govt. Job i Public Says The first objective of the Mcnzles Government should be to reduce the high cost of living, in the opinion of most electors interviewed by the Gallup Poll. In this survey, conducted a few days before the election, people were handed a card listing five of Australia's problems, and asked:— After the election, which of these problems do you think. Federal Parliament should attend to first, no matter which party wins? Of every 100 people Interviewed: 49 selected "Keep down the cost of living"; 2fi said "Increase production"; 17 said "Reduce industrial unrest"; 5 said "Improve wages and conditions" and 3 said "Improve social services." .Women Women are particularly worried about the cost of living, and 57 per cent., selected it as the first problem to be tackled. Comparison with a similar survey in 1947 (before prices began to soar) shows how opinion has swung from the belief that "increased production will keep down the cost of living" to the belief that the problem is basically monetary, caused by such factors as sterling devaluation.AUSTRALIA'S AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST PROBLEM 1947 1949 p.c, p.c. Living costs 25 49 Production ...... 44 26 Unrest 21 17 Wages 6 5 Social services .... 4 3 People Interviewed In December were asked for second preferences and amalgamation of first and second preferences shows that two people selected "Cost of living" to each one for "Increased production."-Issued bv Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":244325367,"text":"28 Jan 1950 - All Nations Fear The Atom Bomb Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 28 January 1950, page 2 All Nations Fear The Atom Bomb Australians Believe Dread of unknown consequences will make an atom war less likely, according to most Anstxa- ; lians interviewed by the Gallup Poll recently, i I "AH countries are afraid of i it," tne comment 01 a rarmer j jof Murwillumbali, NSW. and j "Atomic war would annihilate civilisation." the opinion of a erarier Svtog at Lsndtn Fork,: WA, are typical reasons. m this Australia-wide survey of people's hopes and fears regarding the atom bomb. Snter-; viewers for the Gallup Foil asked; — j Do poa tterik. tAe utewt i homo mode onefhsr soar more JSfceJy or Jess J ifee&? "War less IStety." say tt potv "War mere likeSy," say S# p. Cannot say .. .., .. .. SS p.o.; As separate groups men sad women, have different views of the atomic future. The majority of men <5S per cent.) says war is less lately, bat, women see divided between "less likely" <St: per cent.) and "mare hktSy" <SS per cent.), with a? per cent "mo. opinion," Influence OF EdocMrga Of people whh setondtrv. education (High Scho wnc Dntvsrsaty). toe majority » confident toe atom bomb wiC make war Iks likely. HKgSe with primary education, however, are hot so steer— nd.HiphFrim. pie. pa. jue. War loss >- 5 S « War aaore hkriy . U 35 ® CanuH say » bS — Issued 5ro Auri. JWihhe OgEtoK jisais, 5s2 gdsits (st. jgsgh. ;"}
{"id":244326656,"text":"30 Mar 1950 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS -- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 30 March 1950, page 3 GALLUP POLL SHOWS — M©st Prefer ' .As Olympic Site If the citizens of Victoria were asked to select the site for the 1956 Olympic Games, the majority would favor the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a State-wide Gallup Poll Since last Friday, the trained interviewers of the Gallup Poll have asked cross-sections of adults throughout the suburbs and country districts: — What place in Melbourne do you favor for the 1956 Olympic Games— the Mel-bourne Cricket Ground, the Showground, or some other place? Answers of State-wide cross-section, selected on a population basis, were: — Mclb. Cricket Ground 42 per cent. Showgrounds . . 24 per cent. Olympic Park .. 11 per cent. Albert Park .. 2 per cent. Other places . . 2 per cent. Don't care . . . . 19 per cent. Excluding the 19 per cent, who don't care, the result Is:— MOG 52 per cent., Showgrounds 29 per cent., Olympic Park 14 per cent., Albert Park 2 per cent., and Other places 3 per cent. Answers of men and women were similar, except that a lot of men favor Olympic Park:— ' Men Women p.c. p.c. MCG . . 42 43 Showgrounds . 23 27 Olympic .... 16 5 Albert Park 2 2 Other 2 .2 Don't care .... 15 21 People in Melbourne cwhere six out of 10 Victorians live) are strongly in favor of MCG. Residents of country centres are inclined to agree with people in the city. Farm aweilers, however, tend to favor the place they know best — the Showgrounds. Country Melb. centres Farm p.c. p.c. p.c. MCG .... 48 38 22 Show 19 27 43 Olympic .12 12 8 Albert P. . 2 2 — Other .... 2 3 — Don't Care . .17 18 27 This survey, of course, has simply measured the state of public opinion. If the MCG is selected as the site, the majority of the Dublic will automatically approve. But If the Showgrounds are selected, those who make the decision will have to do a lot of explaining before they will persuade the public the decision was wise. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":244326769,"text":"26 Jan 1950 - The Atomic Enigma: Benefit Or Curse? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 26 January 1950, page 9 The Atomic Enigma: Benefit Or Curse? Gallup Poll Asks What is the answer to the atomic riddle? Will atomic energy be used for the benefit of mankind, or does it menace our existence? That was the problem posed to a nation-wide cross-section of men and women, when interviewers for the Gallup Poll asked: In the long run, do you think atomic energy will do more harm than good , or more good than harm? The "man in the street" has had evidence of atomic destruction, but not of atomic construction. Nevertheless, hope outweighs despair by a small margin:— 44 per . cent, say "More gooa," 37 per. cent, say "More barm," and 19 per cent, cannot say. Among men, the majority are optimistic regarding the use of atomic energy. Most women, however, look to the future with foreboding: — Men Women p.c. p.c. More good .... 58 30 More harm .... 28 47 ;Cannot say ... 14 23 The educational standard attained by people Interviewed makes a big difference to their opinions on this subject. The majority of those with University or High School education think atomic energy will ultimately be beneficial. On the other : "hand, fpeople with only primary education, as a group, are divided and uncertain:— v tlnl. High. Prim. - . p.c. p.c. p.c. Moregood 68 55 40 ; More harm -20 30 40 Cannot say 11 15 20 ; See Saturday's Herald for a Gallup Poll story on war and the atomic bomb. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, .352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244327225,"text":"02 Feb 1950 - Japs Not Wanted At Melb. Olympics Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 2 February 1950, page 7 Japs Not Wanted At Melb. Olympics Gallup Poll Finds Chiefly because of Japan's treatment of war .prisoners, most Australians oppose Japanese athletes taking part in the Olympic Games in Melbourne, we cannon lorgec Japanese brutality," the comment of a Melbourne postman's wife, sums up the feelings of many who oppose the athletes coming here. To sound public opinion on uiis controversial suDjecc, uai-lup Poll interviewers, asked an Austraila-wlde "sample" of 20u0 men and women:— Do you lavor, or oppose , Japanese taking part in the Olympic Games in Melbourne. 56 per cent, 'oppose Japanese taking part in Melbourne Olympic Games; 33 per cent, are In favor; and 11 per cent, are non-com-mltiaL Women are particularly hostile, their "against" vote being 60 per cent., compared with 53 per cent, from men. Opposition comes from all six states, ranging irom ox per cent. In Queensland and Tasmania to 61 per cent. In South Australia. Victoria, the home State of the, Games, Is 57 per cent, "against." Ponnlo'K Rnnsnno Japan's treatment bf war prisoners Is tho - principal reason why people object- to Japanese athletes coming to Australia. Another large group, however, say that Japan must not be allowed to rise . again. As a Sydney electrician put It, "If given a chance, the Japanese will again menace world peace." Opinion of the minority, who favor Japanese taking part in the Games, Is summed up in the- comment of -'a Brisbane shop-assistant's wife, "As sportsmen, we should forgive and forget." An. earlier Gallup Poll found Australians to be evenly divided on the question of Japanese again playing in Davis Cup tennis. Figures were: For, 43 per cent,; against, 44 per cent.; and undecided, 13 per cent. Issued by 'Aust. Public Opinion PoUs, 352 Collins St, Melb."}
{"id":244327961,"text":"23 Mar 1950 - Compulsory Army Training Wanted Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 23 March 1950, page 8 Compulsory Army Training Wanted An overwhelming majority of Australians remain steadfastly in favor of compulsory military training for young men, the latest Gallup Poll shows. For the seventh time since 1943, cross-sections of men and women have been Interviewed on this subject. And for the seventh time, the answer has been approximately the same. Figures for the latest survey, made last month, are: — 74 per cent, favor1 compulsory military training, 20 per cent, oppose it. and 6 per cent, arc undecided. The "favor" vote comprises 85 per cent.' of Liberal-CP voters and 60 per cent, of Labor voters. Referendum First As in the previous survey on this subject in June (when 74 per cent, were in favor) people were asked two questions: — (1) I Parliament decided to have compulsory military training for young men, do you think a relerendum should, or should not, be held first? "and ; (2) If a referendum were held. would you vote for, or against,, compulsory training? On the first question, 60, per cent, (comprising 57 'per cent. . of men and 04 per cent, of women) said they favored a referendum as in New Zealand, before reintroducing compulsory military training. Answers to the first question, of course, are shown above. Cross-analysis of answers to the two questions shows that compulsory training is favored by 9 out of 10 of those who don't want a referendum and by two out of three of those who do want one.. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244328213,"text":"27 Feb 1950 - Gallup Poll Accurate Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 27 February 1950, page 2 Gallup Poll Accurate Close accuracy was achieved by the British Gallup Poll with its prediction of the voting . in the British general election. All other forecasts by rival public opinion polls cabled to Australia predicted that Conservatives would receive more votes than Labor, but the Gallup Poll correctly placed Labor first:— . . Elec-Gallup lion Poll Result p.c, , p.c. Labor .. 4S 46.9 Cons 43.5 43.8 Lib 10.5 9.3 Others .... 1.0 — Total votes counted now account for 84 per cent, of the electors. That is an' extraordinarily high figure for voluntary voting, and compares with 91 per cent, of formal voters in Australian elections for the House of Representatives. with voting compulsory. The Australian Gallup Poll predicted the Liberal-CP victory last December with accuracy within a quarter of one per cent. The prediction was 50 per cent.: the actual vote for Liberal-CP .was 50.2 per cent."}
{"id":244328754,"text":"22 Feb 1950 - Gallup Poll On U.K. Election Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 22 February 1950, page 1 Gallup Poll On U.K. Election LABOR IS JUST IN FRONT Herald Special Service LONDON, Tuesday. — The last Gallup Foil taken over the four days ended yesterday . shows the Labor Party and thift flnnsflrvaiivpc art still neck-antl-neck for the election on Thursday. Those who had made up their minds said they would vote as follows; — Labor 45 p.c. Conservative .. 4316 P.c. Liberal lOiip.c. Others 1 p.c. Accordingly, the result In terms of seats Is unpredictable. Experience shows the sampling error can easily be greater than the present 1% per cent, shown. The number of "don't knows" has fallen from 12 per cent, to nine per cent. Their expressing a preference for 'one party has given the Liberals an advantage of one per cent. FOUR IN 5 VOTE As voting is not compulsory it is estimated at least seven million voters will not vote. In 1945, 73 per cent, of the electorate voted. The normal calculation is that one in five does not vote. Election day weather will probably be "rather cold and cloudy" in England with occasional rain during the morning, according to an Air Ministry forecast, but it is expected to improve during the day. Labor is banking on a fine, mild day, as most Labor supporters go to the booth on foot-Most of London's 17,000 uniformed police will work a 12-hour shift on election day. All leave has been cancelled. Polling booths will be guarded all day. Most London bus and tram services will be operated until 2.30 on Friday morning, and all-night routes will be duplicated."}
{"id":244339319,"text":"05 Oct 1950 - Federal Price Control Wanted Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 5 October 1950, page 5 ilUbiVC VliiOtfCO, 11C OttJU. Federal Price Control Wanted Six out of 10 people think the Federal Government should again control prices, at least temporarily, a Gallup Poll just completed shows. The Federal Government, oi course, nasn c power in peace-time to control prices, so people were asked: Do you think full wartime price control, by the F ederal Government, should, or should not, be brought in again now ? In every State a majority said they wanted full price control by the Federal Government again, and the Australia-wide vote is: — 57 per cent, in favor, 35 per cent, opposed, and 8 per cent undecided. Prices 'Referendum This represents a big change of opinion since the 1948 referendum, when PERMANENT Federal price control was rejected by a "No" vote of 59 per cent. At that time 61 per cent, told the Gallup Poll they wanted price control to continue for at least a few years, but most people said they would prefer the States to exercise control. It should not be assumed, however, that the latest finding (57 per cent, in favor of Federal price control) means that a referendum now for PERMANENT price control would be carried. In its last survey on that subject (at the end of June) the Gallup Poll found that a probable Australia-wide "Yes" majority was likely to be nullified by "No" votes in three States. If the bill for such a referendum becomes law, the Gallup Poll will conduct another survey on its prospects. Everyone interviewed on the question of restoring Federal price control (at least temporarily) was- also asked whether they thought wages should be fixed, if we have full price control again. Seven out of 10 answered "Yes."Issued Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. TVTclh."}
{"id":244339502,"text":"23 Nov 1950 - Menzies Government Is Still Safe Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 23 November 1950, page 2 SVSenzSes Government Is Still Safe -< ' G AIAtlP POIjli SHOW ,, If a . Federal election were held this month, the House of Representatives would probably be reelected virtually unchanged, with Liberal-CP _ — — holding about 70 seats and Labor about 50. For the fifth time since the Federal election a year ago, the Gallup Poll- has asked people which- party they will probably vote for "If a Federal election were held today." ,In In the last three weeks 1550 were Interviewed. 45 in the 100 said they would vote Liberal-CP. 43 Ln the 100 said Labor. 1 ln the 100 said Independent, and " -11 in the 100 were undecided. The. result of- an election, of course, would depend on. how the 11 per cent, of undecided people voted. After dividing them (either proportionately or according to now they voted a year ago) the prospective vote compares closely with the last election. The following table shows how Labor's>prospects recovered after its opposition to the anti-Red Bill ended:— FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib.-CP Lab. Others Elections pic. p.c. p.c. 1934 . .. .. 51 43 6-1937 . .. ... 48 46 6 . 1940 ..... 45 49 . 6 1943 32 54 14 1946 . .. .. 44 53 3. 1949 v. 50 48r . 2-Gallup Polls — . . Feb. / 56 44 , — Mar. ..... 54 46 — May ...... 54 45 .1 Aug. . .. .. 57 42 1 Nov. 50 49 1 It must be remembered, that Labor cannot hope to -win a majority of the 121 seats in the House of Representatives unless Ithe prospective Australia-wide Labor vote rises, above 52 per cent. That is the .result of the redistribution enacted by the Chiflev Government ln 1948. ' Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins . St., Mclb."}
{"id":244339872,"text":"25 Oct 1950 - SURVEY FAVORS U.S. DEMOCRATS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 25 October 1950, page 15 SURVEY FAVORS U.S. DEMOCRATS NEW YORK, Tuesday. — A Gallup Poll shows that 43 per cent, of Americans favor the Democrats and'' 42 - per cent. tne Republicans lor the united States elections next month. Fifteen per cent, of the people consulted were undecided. The Gallup Poll organisation thinks that while the Republicans may make small gains, control or the House of Representatives will remain with the Democrats, — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":244341004,"text":"28 Nov 1950 - Russia \"Out To Rule World\" Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 28 November 1950, page 15 Russia "Out To Rule World" Herald. Special Service NEW YORK, Monday. — According to a Gallup poll of Americans, 81 per cent, think Russia seeks to rule the world, 9 per cent, that she seeks to saieguard herself against attack, and the rest have no opinion. In the opinion of 37 per cent., atom bomb attacks would help America to win a war with Russia, but the struggle would be hard; 18 per cent, say the bomb would not make much difference to the result of the war; 22 per cent, say it would hurt Russia so much that America would win easily; the rest have no opinion. In a Canadian Gallup poll, 48 per cent, said doctors, and 64 per cent, said lawyers, were too interested in making money; 44 per cent, took the opposite view about doctors, and 16 per cent, about lawyers."}
{"id":244341417,"text":"11 Nov 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 November 1950, page 10 [?] POLL FAVORS PART IN U.N. POLICE FORCE Eight1 out of 10 Australians think we should accept the , invitation of the United Nations to hdldtpart ;'of "'our armed forces, ready to help.ngm future aggressors" in any part of the world. Anticipating last week's decision of U.N. to form an international police force, the Australian Gallup Poll began on October 28 to ask people: It's been suggested each 0/ the United Nations should keep part of its permanent army ready to be sent anywhere. in the world where action by the United Nations is needed. Do you think Australia should, or should not, agree to do that? Altogether 1500 people -were Interviewed throughout the six States. Men and women, as groups, gave similar answers, which combine as follows: — 80 per cent, think Australia should agree, 14 per cent, are opposed, and 6 per cent, have no opinion. This is one of the most solid expressions of public opinion on a complex international question ever recorded by the Australian Gallup Poll. Overwhelming majorities of both Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters expressed themselves in favor of our/» Government earmarking some of our permanent army as part of a U.N. force to fight aggression. GAVE REASONS Nearly everyone interviewed gave a reason for his or her opinion. Typical reasons for favoring part of our army being In a U.N. force are: "Peace can be obtained only by preparedness and vigilance. (Farmer, Kingaroy, Qld.). "Unless we help them, they won't help us." (Boilermaker's wife, Queen's Park, WA). "Our safety, depends on the result of wars outside of Australia." (Shopkeeper, Liver-. pool, NSW). . The minority opposed to the idea usually said something like: "We need our army in Australia," or "The idea -won't work." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244342285,"text":"30 Nov 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 30 November 1950, page 10 [?] Police Raids | Smash Gang' I In Britain i Herald Special Service ' | LONDON, Wednesday.— 1 Fifty dawn raids by police J on houses in London, and- i other raids in Hampshire and Devonshire, are be- S lieved to have smashed the biggest .-master-mind j organisation of crooks ever i known in Britain. J Rooms In Scotland Yard to-night were crammed with stolen j jewellery, banknotes and in- , surance stamps recovered in I the. raid.. J There was also a mammoth ! set of skeleton keys, some fit- g ting the locks of post offices and i banks, and piles of . house- I breaking implements. ' J Numbers of people were held : for questioning all day. Twelve g of them were detained. . g Much of the recovered loot " g has already, been identified as' I the property of banks an'd j -post offices raided by safe'-'' blowers. ; , "The gang worked by units j under a master plan..- Each ! unit had a safeblower, a skele- j ton key operator, combination i lock artist and a lookout man. I The Flying Squad, country J detectives and post office .in-vestigators have spent three i years in tracking down the I gang. . . . . i"}
{"id":244343038,"text":"08 Nov 1950 - Americans Favor Food For Tito Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 8 November 1950, page 8 Americans Favor Food For Tito NEW YORK, Tuesday. — A Gallup poll shows that 52 per cent, of Americans are in favor of shipping food to Tito, the Jugoslav leader, 32 per cent, are opposed and 16 per cent, have no opinion.— IISS."}
{"id":244343541,"text":"04 Nov 1950 - Most Are Better Off Than Their Dads Were Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 4 November 1950, page 7 Most Are Better Ott ; Than Their Dads Were M Most of us believe we are better off than our \\ fathers were, according to the latest Australia- ( wide Gallup Poll. ( .In this survey, 1500 adult men and women of all ages and In all circumstances !. were 'asked:— Comparing your present . family:, circumstances with those when you were a child, would you say you are better off, or worse off, than your father was then? 60-in-the-100 said "I am better off," 26-ln-thc-100 said "Worse off," 12 said "No difference," and 2 couldn't make up their minds. That ratio of 2-to-l better off compares closely with .a- similar recent British Gallup Poll:— Aust. U.K. : ' p.o.'. p.C. Better, off .. .. ... "60 56 Worse off .1. . . . . 26 . ,:25. No : difference .... 12 . ..r 14 ; Don't know .. .. 2 5' Answers Analysed/ Analysis , of ' the. Australia-wide figure shows: (1) Of men. ,65: per cent', answered "'better, off," compared, with -55 'per cent, of women — who know what money will buy. (2) The 2-to-l ratio of better off to worse off is fairly constant, in most occupational groups. (3) It rises slightly, however, -among, clerks and shop assistants, and goes above ' 3-to-l among professional people, " business executives and farm owners. (4) Nevertheless, the proportion who answered "better off" is higher among Labor voters at 64 per cent.,, than, among Liberal-CP voters at 60 per cent. (5) Of people In provincial cities, country towns and villages. 64 per cent, say they are better off than their fathers were, compared with 58 per cent, in the capital ' cities. Those whose circumstances have improved usually -men- ( tioned tnat living standards , are now higher. , v Those who say they are / worse off frequently referred ' to rne reaucea purcnasing i power . of money. . Issued by Aust. Public Opinion 1 Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb. ("}
{"id":244344110,"text":"13 Oct 1950 - LET WEST GERMANY RE-ARM, PUBLIC SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 13 October 1950, page 9 LET WEST GERMANY RE-ARM, PUBLIC SAYS Public, opinion in both Australia and America favors allowing Western Germany to re-arm, according .to recent Gallup Polls in both countries. The question put to a cross-section or 1400 Australians in all States was: -Do' you thinlc Western G e rm a n y — the part occupied, by. England, America and France — should be allowed to rearm, or not? This is how. answers here enmoare with opinion in the United States: — ' Aust. USA p.c. p.c. Allow them to ..... ... St 71 Don't ....... 30 16 No opinion . . .V 9 13 In Australia, majorities of both. . Liberal-CP. - voters and Labor voters favor allowing Western7 Germany to re-arm. Usual treasons tor favoring Germany re-arming were "Would help Western Powers against Russia" arid "For their own protection."' Many,- however,- added, "It must be controlled by England, America and France." Opposition was usually expressed because "It's not certain which way they would turn" or because "Re-arming Germany may lead to another Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Meib. War,""}
{"id":244344319,"text":"25 Nov 1950 - 3 IN 4 WANT PRICE CONTROLS TO STAY Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 25 November 1950, page 10 3 IN 4 WANT PRICE CONTROLS TO STAY j A comprehensive Gallup Poll on price control just jj! completed shows that: — V y Three out of four people want price control to continue. f! In New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland 'f. most people want Federal price control, but in ji< South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania £ most people want State control. Nevertheless, a referendum for Federal price £ control would be carried in all six States. On November .1 Labor's majority In the Senate-passed a Bill for a prices referendum. It Is now before the House of Representatives. To see what the public thought about It, the Gallup Poll has collected a cross-section of opinion on three questions, with the results shown below. Continue Or Abolish? The first question was: "Do you think price control should he continued or abolished?" " 75 per cent, favor continuing price control. 20 per cent, would abolish It, and 5 per cent, have no . opinion either way. State by State, the "continue" vote ranged from 81 per cent, to 67- per cent. State Or Federal? . The second question was: "If price control is continued, do you think it should be run by the State Governments or by the Federal Government?" 51' per cent, prefer Federal, price control-Si per' dent, prefer State control/ana 15 per cent, have no opinion. Of those without opinions on this question, three out of four are women. Of men, 60 per cent, prefer Federal price con-! trol. Prices Referendum The third question was: "If there is a referendum to give the Federal Government permanent power to control prices, would you probably vote 'Yes' in favor, or 'No' against?" 51 per cent, said they would vote "Yes," 39 per cent, would vote "No," and 10 per cent, are undecided. Of Labor voters, .61 per cent, said they would vote Yes and 30 per cent. No, with 9 per cent, undecided. On the other hand, Liberal-CP voters said they would vote 48 per cent. No and 44 per cent. Yes, with 8 per cent, undecided. State by State, the margin of Yes over No ranges from 18 per cent, in NSW down to only 3 per cent, in Tasmania. irfide-Yes No ctded. p.c. p.c. p.c. NSW . . 54 36 10 SA . . 52 37 11 Qld. ... 50 40 10 i WA . . . 50 41 9 Vic. ... 49 40 11. - Tas. ..AT Si fl Issued by Aust.. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb. [?]"}
{"id":244345413,"text":"07 Oct 1950 - America Not Prepared, Says Poll Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 7 October 1950, page 11 America Not Prepared, Says Poll NEW YORK. Friday. — According to a recent Gallup poll, 15 per cent, of Americans think that America is well prepared to fight a major war, 76 per cent, are of a contrary opinion and 9 per cent, have no opinion. Seventy-nine pter cent, favor outlawing of strikes in war Industries, 15 per cent, are opposed and the rest have no opinion. Sixty-nine per cent, say that farmers are better off financially than city people, 22 per cent, have the opposite opinion, and the rest have no opinion. A Canadian Gallup showed 75 per cent, in favor of imposition of Price Controls, and 14 per cent, are opposed. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":244348294,"text":"12 Oct 1950 - The Gallup Poll Exclusive To The Herald Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 12 October 1950, page 7 [?] Light Test In St. Kilda-rd St. Kilda Road may soon be lighted its full length by expensive new mercury vapor lamps. The Melbourne, South Melbourne and St. Kilda City Councils will study public reaction to an experiment at the city end. Since. Tuesday night a number of the new lights have been used near . Alexandra Avenue and the experiment will con- . tinue ; for two weeks. "The new method shows up the natural beauty of the gardens and trees," said the Town Clerk of Melbourne, Mr Woot-ton. "The present inadequate lights cost £3400 a year to maintain. The .'new lights will cost £6400, but will be 10 times better.""}
{"id":244371559,"text":"12 Jun 1952 - All States favor Govt. lotteries Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 12 June 1952, page 5 All States favor | Govt, lotteries [?] In all States there are overwhelming majorities in favor of State lotteries, the Gallup Poll finds. Over the whole of Aus- trfiiifi opinion is.— 85 per cent, favor Slate lotteries. U per cunt, oppose them, and 4 per cent, no opinion. "Assist hospitals and other charities" is the usual argument. In Victoria and South Australia m a n'y people said: "Keep our money in the State." "In favor" majorities in the States are: — WA 90 %. NSW 88 Queensland 87 %, Victoria 82 %, SA 74 % and Tasmania 92 The question In the mainland States was "Do you favor, or oppose, having a Government lottery in this State?" In Tasmania, however, the question referred simply to "having a lottery in this State." Denominations A particularly high "favor" vote of 96 % comes from Roman Catholics, followed by Anglicans 89 %, Presbyterians 86 %, Bap-Lists 79 ",'u and Methodists 72 %. State lotteries are wanted by 9 out of every 10 Labor voters and by 8 out of every 10 Liberal-CP voters. There is practically no difference between the opinions of men and women. In answer to a further question: — "Do you ever nave a ticket in a lottery?" 87 per cent, said "Yes." Of those who have had a ticket, more than 9 out of every 10 favor State-run lotteries. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":244372319,"text":"17 Jul 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 17 July 1952, page 5 [?] NO TAX CUTS IF MONEY IS NEEDED FOR DEFENCE Substantial majorities of Australians would prefer to keep up the present rate of Defence and Social Services spending rather than reduce taxes, the ' Gallup Poll finds. In this latest survey, 1800 men and women were asked: "What do you think we should do — keep uv defence spending — or cut it, so taxes can be reduced?" "Keep up defence spending," said 72 per cent. "Cut it," said . 20 per cent. "No opinion," said 8 per cent. Social Services? Then they were asked: "Do you think expenditure on Social Services should be kept, up — or cut, so taxes can, .be reduced?" "Keep i lip'. Social Services spending," i.'said 67 per cent. "Cut it," said 25 per cent. "No opinion," said 8 per cent. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":244372755,"text":"13 May 1952 - Vote for Edrich Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 13 May 1952, page 16 Vote for Edricli LONDON, Mon. — A sport Gallup Poll carried out among present England cricketers resulted in 16 of the 20 tavuiui CtUI 1UI AIM UIC captaincy against the Indians. Three wanted Hutton and one wanted Warwickshire's p r o f e s-sional captain, Dollery. Denis Compton was included among the suggested names. Edrich's f a v oritism was because of his cheerful boldness compared with Hutton's Yorkshire conservatism, although it was recalled that Brown frequently consulted Hut-ton In Australia despite the fact that Compton was vice- eaptain. — ncraiq special Service."}
{"id":244373007,"text":"12 Aug 1952 - CLOSE RACE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 12 August 1952, page 5 f CLOSE I RACE Hi The first Gallup poll h America since the party conventions i,sre held suggests a neck and neck election race. 15 p.c. favor the Republicans. U p.c. favor the Demo-l/pxf are undecided. Of the undecided coters, 48 p.c. "lean" to-„ard the Republicans, IS p.c. to the Democrats, and 6 p.c. have 10 preference. 17 p.c. favor Eisenhower as President. 11 p.c. favor Stevenson. 12 p.c. are undecided. Of those undecided, 50 p.c. "lean" toward Eisenhower, 43 p.c. to Stevenson and 7 p.c. have no preference."}
{"id":244373157,"text":"08 May 1952 - Price control on clothing wanted Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 8 May 1952, page 5 Price control on clothing wonted [?] Most people want price control on clothing continued, the Gallup Roll announces. In an Australia-wide survey in rfcefent weeks. 53 pfer cent said "Continue price control on clothes," 35 per cent, said "End it," anil 13 per ccht. were Undecided. South Australia is the only State where opinion is divided on this question. In the Australia-wide vote, Llberal-GP supporters lean only slightly toward having price . control ori clotlifcs, but Labor Voters are two to one in faVor of it. . The most Common attitude is tbat prices would rise if decontrolled. On thfc other hand, it Was argued that all contrbiS should go and that Uncontrolled prices would right themselves. Aiisl. Public Opinion polls, 352 'GolUhs Street, Melb ."}
{"id":244373389,"text":"21 Jun 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 21 June 1952, page 7 [?] MANY "FEEL THE PINCH" Almost five in very 10 Australians say they are worse off today than 12 months ago. according to a recent Gallup Poll. Comparison of answers with a similar Gallup Poll about a year ago discloses a ray of hope, as we are not going backward so quickly: — April 1951 Today I am worse % % off, say 60 48 Better off, say 16 14 About the same 24 38 Those who say they are worse off than a year ago comprise 51 per cent, of people who voted Labor at the last Federal election and 46 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters. Of all occupational groups, unskilled workers and owners of small businesses say they have been hardest hit by rising costs. Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244374444,"text":"14 Jun 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 June 1952, page 2 [?] AUSTRALIANS WANT KOREA MEN TO STAY Australian forces should continue to fight in Korea, say 2 out of 3 Australians who have opinions on the subject, the latest Gallup i Poll shows. Men and women of 21 years and over were asked about the future of Australian troops in Korea: — "They should fig lit nn," say 50 per cent." "Withdraw them," say 25 per cent. No opinion — 25 -per cent. Six out of every 10 men favor fighting on. Women, however, are not so sure — only 40 per cent, say "continue to fight," with 26 per cent, "withdraw," and 34 per cent..- no opinion. , Liberal-CP voters are 63 per. cent, in favor of con- tinuing, out Liapor voters are divided on the' question. Bombing China? A further question was asked: "If full scale fighting begins again In Korea, would you favor, or oppose, bombing cities in China?" Answers show indecision and uncertainty:— Favor bombing China, 36 per cent.; Oppose, 36 per cent.; Undecided. 28 per cent. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":244376992,"text":"17 May 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 May 1952, page 5 [?] Public wants school ' fees tax-free Fees paid to church schools and private schools should be deductible from income before tax is charged. That is maloritv opinion, according to the latest Gallup Poll on the question: — "If parents send their children to non-Government schools, do yov think the amount they pay in fees sliould be tax-free, or not?" Opinion does not vary much State by State, and Australia - wide figures are: — 61 per cent, say "tax-free," 34 per cent, say "no," and 5 per cent, are undecided. Men and women, as groups, hold identical opinions. People of all ages and of both political groups (Labor and LCP) are of the same opinion. Roman Catholics are most in favor and Methodists least in favor, but the following figures show favorable majorities in all religious groups:— Unde-Favor Oppose elded p.c. p.o. p.c. R.C. 83 14 3 Baptist 72 24 4 C. of E. 61 34 S Pres. 59 39 2 IMeth. 56 44 — Other tians 54 41 5 Others 41 23 36 Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244379694,"text":"19 Jun 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 19 June 1952, page 5 [?] One-in-six bit' by credit restrictions I Almost one person in every six is being affected by the Government's credit restrictions, the latest Gallup Poll shows. I In this Australia-wide i turvey, people in all walks of life and economic circumstances, were asked whether they had been af-lected by the credit restrictions now being enforced. 16 in every 100 answered "Yes." Each one who said "Yes" was asked: "How. in part are you affected?" Most answers came under three headings:— Business: Volume of business reduced: can't get credit to replace materials and machinery. Bousing: Can't buy, or sell, houses. Employment: Out of work; less work aooui. Analysis by occupations shows that the largest group affected are professional people and business managers. Next in order ire owners of small businesses, followed by skilled artisans, and then farmers, Liberal voters In 1951 outnumber Labor voters by almost 2 to 1 among those who are feeling the credit uiueeze. tmt. Public Opinion Polls, 152 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":244383174,"text":"03 May 1952 - Gallup poll says ... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 3 May 1952, page 5 nan Less demand for home equipment People plan to niake fewer important household purchases this year, the latest Gallup Poll shows. mis is tne tnira annual Gallup Poll on the subject. The following comparison of findings is the best "demand Index" we have. It shows an all-over slackening ih the proportions likely to buy particular articles, brand new, in the next year: — 1950 1951 1952 p.c. p.c. p.c. Carpets ... 13 11 10 Refrig. ...» 13 9 Washers ... 5 11 9 Vacuums 5 8 5 Cars .... 7 7 5 Radios .... 6 6 5 S.R. Suites .655 Stoves .... 6 6 4 Refrigerators not covered in 1950. In the latest survey, 62 per cent, said they were not likely to buy any of the eight articles, which were listed on a card handed to each of the 1800 people interviewed. Some people said they were likely to buy more than one of the articles, so the percentages above add to more than the 38 per cent, who said they are fairly certain to buy at least one. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244383394,"text":"02 Aug 1952 - Opinion is split on the atom Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 2 August 1952, page 5 Opinion is split on the atom [?] Will atomic energy prove a benefit or a curse? Has the atom bomb made another world war more likely or less likely? When Gallup Poll interviewers recently asked those questions, they found Australians uncertain and undecided. 'The cross-section interviewed comprised 1800 men and women in all walks of life. Their answers to the first question were:— "Benefit," 47 per cent. "Curse'," 30 per cent.. Undecided, 23 per cent. Most men (59 per cent.) said "benefit," but women were not so sure — 35 per cent, said "benefit," 36 per cent, "curse," and 29 per cent, were undecided. War or Peace? Answers to the second question, "Dd you think the atom bomb has made another world war more likely or less likely?" were: "Less likely," 45 per cent. "More likely," 24 per cent. Undecided, 31 per cent. . Half the men said the bomb has madq war less likely, but women's opinions divided: 40 per cent. "Less likely," 27 per cent. "More likely," and 33 per cent. Undecided. Aust. Public Opinion Polls 352 Collins St., Melbourne"}
{"id":244384332,"text":"31 Jul 1952 - Public supports immigration cut Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 31 July 1952, page 5 Public supports immigration cut [?] The Federal Government's decision to reduce immigration is in line with public ' opinion, a Gallup Poll shows. Just before the Govern- ments decision was an- nounced, Gallup Poll interviewers asked 180.0 representative people this question on immigration: "Do you think the number of people coming to live in Australia is too great, about right, or too few?" "Too great," said 52 p.c. "About right," said 29 p.c. "Too few," said 14 p.c. No opinion, 5 p.c. More than six out of every 10 Labor voters want-|ed immigration reduced. A small majority of Liberal- CP voters, however, would continue immigration at its former level. German migrants? Answers to a second question: "Do you favor, or oppose, German migrants coming here?" show that most Australians would welcome Germans as migrants: — "Favor," said 65 p.c. "Oppose," said 24 p.c. No opinion, 11 p.c. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244384931,"text":"10 Jul 1952 - Federal Govt, must reduce living costs Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 10 July 1952, page 2 Federal Govt, must reduce living costs [?] The high cost of living is the chief problem confronting the Federal Government, most electors told the Gallup Poll recently. In this survey people wcie iiiuut.il a cara usuiie Ave of Australia's problems. They were asked which problem the Federal Government should attend to first. Of every 100 people Interviewed :47 47 said "Keep down the cost of living." 29 said "Increase production." 15 said "Reduce industrial unrest." 5 said "Improve wages and conditions." 4 said "Improve social services." With a vote of 59 per cent, for "living costs," Labor supporters showed particular concern about high cost of living. On the other hand, the biggest group of Liberal-CP supporters (42 per cent.) think it more important to increased production first. People were also asked their second preferences. Combined first and second preferences show that three people think the cost of living is No. 1 problem, against each two people who say "increase production." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melh."}
{"id":244385641,"text":"21 Jul 1952 - Simpler U.S. election favored Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 21 July 1952, page 7 Simpler U.S. election favored NEW YORK, Sun. — A Gallup Poll shows that 73 per cent, of Americans favor ending Party conventions and choosing Pre- sidential candidates by a nation-wide primary election. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":244386011,"text":"24 Jul 1952 - Many not pleased with Government Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 July 1952, page 5 many not pleased with Government [?] in its latest Australia-wide survey, the Gallup Poll found almost two out of every five Liberai-CP voters and four out of every five Labor voters dissatisfied with the Federal Government's record in the last year. "The Government has failed to check inflation" and "They have not kept their promises" were the chief reasons given. Actual oercentages were: . Lib.-C.P. Lab. p.c. p.c. Dissatisfied . 34 78 Satisfied . . 52 11 No opinion . 14 II This criticism came from a representative iample of Liberal-C.P. and Labor voters spread over all States. Australia-wide figures are: D'ssatisfied: 55 per cent. Satisfied: 31 per cent. No opinion: 14 per cent. The "dissatisfied" figure p r cent, of men and 51 per cent, of women. State figures showed: . No Dissat. Satis. Op. p.c. p.c. p.c. Vic. . . 63 25 12 NSW . 56 31 13 SA . . 54 29 17 WA . . 52 32 16 Old. . . 45 39 16 Tas. . . 44 42 14 Other reasons given for dissatisfaction were: "Finance policy wrong." "The nation is in poor condition" and "Increasing unemployment, depression." Among the "satisfied" minority, the most common reason was: "The Government is doing its best in difficult times." Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":244387126,"text":"26 Jul 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 July 1952, page 5 [?] MILITARY TRAINING UNTIL 29 FAVORED Three out of every five Australians favor compulsory spare-time military training foi men between 20 and 29, the latest Gallup Poll shows. People interviewed in an Australia-wide survey were first reminded that young men of 18 must do three months' camp, followed by spare-time training for three years. Interviewers then asked: "Would you favor, or oppose, compulsory spare-time military training for men between 20 and 29?" 61 per cent, favored the suggestion, 31 per cent, were opposed, and 8 per cent, had no opinion. The "favor" figure comprised 58 per cent, of men and 64 per cent, of women. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins - Street, Melb."}
{"id":244387342,"text":"16 Aug 1952 - 6 p.m. closing suits Victorians, but... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 August 1952, page 5 6 p.m. closing suits Victorians, but . . . [?] Victorians are satisfied with six o'clock closing of hotel bars, judging by the latest Gallup Poll, but other States, like Tasmania (10 p.m.), are just as satisfied with their hours. In each State interview- ers caiiect on a representative cross-section of men and women, both drinkers and teetotallers, and asked: "In your opinion, what should be the closing time for hotel bars?" Victoria (present closing time, .6 p.m.): 6 p.m., 47 per cent.; 10 p.m., 25 per cent. 6 o'clock probable on preferences. NSW (6 p.m.) : 6 p.m., 42 per cent.; 10 p.m., 30 per cent. 6 o'clock probable on preferences. Queensland (10 p.m.) : 33 per cent, said 10 p.m., compared with 24 per cent for 6 pan. Preferences would probably give 10 o'clock a majority. Tncmanl'i Mfi n m 1 Ouni«_ whelming majority for 10 o'clock. SA (6 p.m.): Majority for 6 o'clock. WA (9 p.m.): Majority for 9 o'clock. 12 No 6 s a 10 mid Op. pm pin pin pm % % % % % % Qld. , 24 16 3 33 15 9 XI pm NSW '12 7 10 30 5 6 Vic. .47 8 10 25 4 6 Tas. . 13 3 — 80 — 4 SA . 50 6 15 15 5 9 WA .16 4 51 5 12 12"}
{"id":244388400,"text":"24 May 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 24 May 1952, page 2 [?] Australian wanted as Goveraor»General Most Australians want the next Governor-General to be an Australian, the Gallup Poll finds. The people interviewed" were hunued cards listing six suggestions. The order of their preferences was: p.c. A leading Australian 48 Viscount Mountbatten 18 Field Marshal Montgomery ... 12 Duke of Windsor . . 11 Lord Bruce 6 Someone: else . : . : > . 5 People who answered "A prominent Australian" or "someone else" were asked whether they had any particular person in mind. Sir William McKell, Sir John Latham and Sir John Northcott topped the list 3l Australians. The Queen Mother was most frequently suggested among 'the others. Labor voters are particularly keen for another Australian as Governor-General. Liberal-CP voters seem to prefer Viscount Mountbatten. Voters' choices were: Lib.-CP Labor voters voters Australian . 30 62 Mountbatten 28 11 Montgomery 14 10 Bruce : . ; 13 3 Windsor . . 8 11 Others 7 3 Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":244388677,"text":"08 Aug 1952 - Our sheep rate high in Norway Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 8 August 1952, page 5 Our sheep rule high in Norway In a recent public opinion survey, the Norwegian Gallup Poll asked : — "When Joreig ners speak o/ Norway, they often think of midnight sun, fjords, skiing and shipping. What do you think of when you hear of Australia?" Forty-seven per cent, of Norwegians did not think about us at all. Of those who did. 43 per cent, answered "Sheep" and 17 per cent, said "Possibilities." Smaller groups mentioned "Emigrants,""Agriculture," "Agriculture," "Rabbits," and "Cattle.""}
{"id":244389797,"text":"29 May 1952 - DOCTORS SHOULD TELL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 29 May 1952, page 5 DOCTORS SHOULD TELL [?] Most people questioned In a Gallup Poll this month said that a doctor Should- give police confidential information about their patients if lie thought it was necessary to protect innocent people. Eighteen hundred people in all walks of life and economic c i r c umstances were asked what they thought a doctor's duty was. The British Medical Association will soon consider this question. Of people questioned in the survey — 58 per cent, say "Doctors should tell," 32 per cent, say "They should keep silent," and 12 per cent, have no opinion. The suggestion Is favored by majorities of men and women, Liberal and Labor voters, and adherents of each of the principal religious denominations. : Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":244390544,"text":"09 Aug 1952 - Poll view oil TV Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 9 August 1952, page 2 Poll view oil TV Herald. Special Service NEW YORK, Fri. — A Gallup Poll casts ail interesting light on television. At the recent Republican and Democratic conven- tions more people were reached by newspapers than television, despite the tremendous publicity given to television. In a poll, 46 per cent, said tfiey saw. something of the conventions on television', 36 per cent, didn't, and 18 per cent, were not interested. But- 66 per cent, read about them in the newspapers, 16 per cent, didn't, and 18 per cent, were not interested."}
{"id":244390612,"text":"09 Aug 1952 - CALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 9 August 1952, page 5 [?] Page's medical plan strongly supported The Federal Government's proposed contributory medical benefit plan is favored by 8 out of every .10 electors, the Gallup Poll finds. u Throughout Australia 1800 men and women were called on by Gallup Poll interviewers, who explained the medical benefit plan announced in June by the Federal Minister for Health, Sir Earle Page. The chief point of the plan is that, if families insure for 1/6 ,a week, the Government will pay 80 per cent, of their doctors' bills. .Seven out of every 10 people had heard of the plan. 78 per cent, favored it. 13 per cent: opposed it, and 9 per cent, had no opinion. The plan was supported by 70 per cent, of Liberal/ CP voters and 80 per cent, of Labor voters, and there was a substantial favorable majority in each State. Au.it. Public Opinion Polls 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":244461220,"text":"23 Sep 1940 - 'Aid Britain, Event At War Risk' Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 23 September 1940, page 1 'Aid Britain, Event At War Risls _ — The Herald Special Service V" / " ' GALLUP POLL TW rASHINGTON, SU11-VX/day. Coincid-VV ing with official optimism about British strength and ability to /crush Hitlerlsm a poll taken by Dr. Gallup, of the American Institute of Public Opinion, reveals a United States war view without prece- dent— namely, that-62 per cent- ofthe people :favor sending aid: to Britain "even at the risk of war." Dr. Gallup rej>orts: "Month' after month, during the summer; Americans have been- increasingly coming , to the conclusion that ' the ' most important thing is to help Britain to win.. . "Thus, we asked whether , they con-i sideredut more important to see Britain win than to keep the -United ; States out of the war. .. . v . "Fifty-two .per. cent said that it was more/ important to sec Britain wlh; compared with' 32 per cent, last May. "A majority of people say that if Britain is beaten America will be forced to fight, and: that if Britain wins; -she WUI not." . ..-i _"}
{"id":244509733,"text":"17 Jan 1941 - DUAL GALLUP POLL ON EIRE NAVAL BA[?]CS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 17 January 1941, page 5 DUAL GALLUP P>LL ON EIRE NAVAL BAhCS The latest. Gallup poll, conducted tr the United States on the question ol Eire giving up neutrality and permitting Britain to use naval bases alone her coast, resulted:— 63 per cent, it favor. 16 per cent, in opposition, anc 21 per cent, undecided. The separate poll for Irish-Americans resulted:— 40 per cent, in favor 52 per cent., against, and 8 per cent undecided. Dr. Gallup said that Irish-Americans voting No were thinking of the past relations of Britain and Ireland whereas those voting Yes were thinking of the future of Ireland, in tht event or a German victory."}
{"id":244516156,"text":"22 Feb 1941 - U.S. Opinion On Pacific Hardens Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 February 1941, page 2 U.S. Opinion On Pacific Hardens The Ilcrald Special Service PRINCETON (New Jersey), Friday. — Thirty-nine per cent, of people canvassed by the Gallup Poll favored risking war with Japan if necessary In order to prevent an attack on Slngnporc nnd the Dutch East Indies. 15 per cent, were undecided, and only 4G per cent, were opposed to the proposition. Willie 56 per cent, answered "Yes" lo the question: "Do you think America should try to keep Japan from seizing the Dutch Indies and Singapore?" 20 per cent, were undecided, nnd the remainder were opposed to American action. A nm.lorilv of those canvassed were in favor of obtaining British permission for America to use bases at Singapore. Australia nnd New Zealand. Dr. Gallup, commenting on the result of the poll, declares that the average Amerlcnn was never so interested hi tile Pacific. Americans at no lime wanted to block Japan's legitimate economic development, but during the past year or two had come to believe that Japanese policy had raised definite threats to United States security. "DEFEND SOUTH AMERICA" Another Gallup survey showed that B0 per cent, of United States voters answered "Yes" when asked whether they thought the United States should dorend South America In 1 lie event of aggression from Europe, compared with 53 per cent, who answered yes to the same question In September. 1939. .Asked whether tlicy thought ,. Germany would try to control South America. 50 per cent, answered yes nnd 38 per cent, said that Germany was already trying."}
{"id":244588643,"text":"22 Apr 1938 - PORTLAND SEWERAGE POLL ON MAY 14 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 22 April 1938, page 4 PORTLAND SEWERAGE POLL ON MAY 14 , —PORTLAND, Friday.— A poll of rate-ISflgters will be held on May 14 to decide jjWWwgr the centre of the town should The estimated rata will be _ lyj-IHiMU. on the annual value."}
{"id":244985071,"text":"05 Apr 1941 - AMERICANS WANT TO AVOID WAR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 April 1941, page 3 AMERICANS WANT TO AVOID WAR iQam.n XORK. Friday.— The latest I Dv aT Po11 r,eveals that the vast major-I eni»r t?mcr'cans still do not want to lieu m war ln Europe. Neverthe-IJ:.'.:! Per cent, believe It most im- I risk, 3 altl Britain, even at the llhlnt tvlal' a.nd tt slight majority now I, "'"IK that AmeHnn'c onlm lr,»n fhp I SPedafservlce."0' mlstae'-"erald"}
{"id":244989733,"text":"28 Jun 1941 - PEACE QUESTION PUT IN GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 28 June 1941, page 1 PEACE QUESTION PUT IN GALLUP POLL NEW YORK, Friday.— A Gallup survey on the question "If peace were obtainable on a basis of Germany holding the countries she has conquered so Itu aiiu .diuuiix Keeping nei Giiiip.uc ao it stands, would you favor such a peace?" reveals that 62 per cent. Answered 110. 29 nor cent ves. and 9 per cent, were undccldcd.- — A.A.P. (Other References— Page 5.)"}
{"id":244993224,"text":"04 Jun 1941 - U.S. Pro-Convoy Opinion Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 4 June 1941, page 7 U.S. Pro-Convoy Opinion NEW YORK, Tuesday.— Gallup poll surveys show that public sentiment in America on convoys remained unchanged during the fortnight before President Roosevelt's recent broadcast. when the arguments of Isolationists halted the steady rise of pro-convov opinion. The Gallup poll completed on May 27 (the date of Mr Roosevelt's speech), shows 52 per cent, In favor of convoys and 40 per cent, against. Eight per cent, were undecided. This is similar to the poll completed in the middle of May, but should be compared with the 41 per cent, favoring convoys and 50 per cent, against in the middle of April. Dr. Gallup, Director of the Institute of Public Opinion, comments: "Tlie public has changed its opinion in two years. Tills Is shown by the fact that 84 per cent, wanted all American ships to stay out of combat tones in 1939 "— Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245028095,"text":"01 Oct 1953 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 1 October 1953, page 13 [?] Long-service leave i is popular i Overwhelming majorities of both Liberal-CP voters and Labor voters in all States favor I long-service leave, the Gallup Poll finds. Asked if they were for, or against, long-service leave, after 20 years with the one employer 1800 people answered' 89 per cent, said "In favor," 8 per cent.' "Against" and 3 per cent. "No opinion." Men and women, as groups, gave similar answers.- . In the occupational groupj, the favorable votes ranged from 81 per cent, among business owners and . executives, up to 95 per cent, among semi-skilled workers. The same 1800 people were asked If they thought accumulated long-service should be ldst, or not. If an employe went on strike. 56 per cent, said "No, it shouldn't be Inst - by striking," 27 per cent, said "Yes, It ahould." and 17 per cent, no opinion. Liberal-CP voters are evenly divided on this 1 question, but 71 per cent. I of Labor voters would oppose cancelling leave because of a strike. As a third question, the people were asked: "If an employe be.pins work at 15. do you think long-service leave should be given 20 years later, at 35. or not until say, 50?" Both Labor voters and LCP voters gave substantial majorities for giving long-service leave as soon as 20 years' service is completed: 6(1 per cent, said "At 35," 27 per cent, said "At 50." and 7 per cent, "No opinion." Australian Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melbourne"}
{"id":245028544,"text":"07 Nov 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 7 November 1953, page 10 fiALIAJP POLL SAYS Menzies & Evatt hold popularity Mr Menzies and Dr. Evatt are increasingly popular as party leaders, among the rank and file of electors, while Mr Casey and Mr Calwell retain second position. These findings are from a Gallup Poll, In which nearly 2000 electors were interviewed throughout all States. People were handed cards listing 12 prominent Federal members, and asked for their first and second choice for leader of their party In Federal Parliament. Liberal-CP leader Of Liberal and CP voters, 8-ln-10 chose Mr Menzies as leader, compared with 7-in-10 a year ago. LIBERAL-CP — FIRST CHOICE Menzies . . 82 per cent. Casey ... 12 per rent. Faddcn .. 2 per cent. Iloli . . .. 2 per cent. IVlcEwen . . 1 per rent. Harrison 1 per cent. After allocating second preferences of Mr Menzies supporters. Mr Casey goes to 54 per cent, and Sir Arthur Fadden to 26 per cent., almost the same bs a vear ago. Labor leader Dr. Evatt Is the choice of 8 out of 10 Labor voters — a slight Increase on the year. LABOIL— FIRST CHOICE Evatt ... 79 per cent. Calwell . . 8 per cent. Fraser ... 4 per cent. Ward ... 4 per cent. McKnnna 8 per cent. Clarcy ... 2 per cent. With second preferences of Evatt supporters, Mr Calwell goes to 35 per cent. (26 per cent. last year) and Mr Ward to 24 per cent. Aust. Public Opinion Polls 352 Collins St., Jlclb."}
{"id":245031323,"text":"19 Dec 1953 - Gallup Poll's 100th survey Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 December 1953, page 7 Gallup Poll's lOOth survey The Australian uaiiup rou is now completing its 100th nhtion-wide survey of public opinion. Established in 1941, the Australian Gallup Poll has a history of more than 12 years of continuous operation. Only the American and British Gallup Polls have operated longer. Gallup Polls are now operating in 11 countries. These Polls are independent, but exchange ideas. The Australian Gallup Poll has about 200 spare-time Interviewers, and nearly 2000 people have been interviewed " in each of the 100 surveys. Very few people have been interviewed more than once. There are 5 ',4 million adults in Australia, so it is probable that three adults in every 100 have now been interviewed by the Gallup Poll. lOOOHi finding Each person Interviewed is asked to give opinions on about 10 public questions. Thus, the 100 surveys have resulted in nearly 1000 findings, on a wide , range of current problems. Findings are published by newspapers In every State — The Herald and Sun in Melbourne, the Sun and Sunday Sun-Herald in Sydney, the Courier-Mall in Brisbane, the Advertiser in Adelaide, the Dally News In Perth and the Mercury in Hobart The reliability of these "cross-sections of public opinion" has been demonstrated repeatedly by accurate predictions of. elections and referendums. Labor majorities were correctly predicted in 1946 (House of Representatives) and 1953 (Senate). Liberal-CP majorities were correctly predicted In 1949 and 1951. Six out of seven Federal and State referendums since 1944 have also been correctly predicted."}
{"id":245032651,"text":"24 Oct 1953 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 24 October 1953, page 7 [?] We need more faith in religion In every major religious group in Australia, there is a widespread feeling we need a religious revival. Thnt is disclosed by a nauonrWldc Gallup Poll, in which people were simply asked: "In your opinion, does Australia need a religious revival ?" 51 per cent, said "Yes." 31 per cent, said "No," and 18 per cent, expressed no opinion. Among people aged more than 50, the proportion who think Australia needs a religious revival Is as high as 56 per cent. But even among those between 21 and 49, opinion is: Revival needed, 47 per cent.; No, 34 per cent.; and no opinion, 19 per cent. The following analysis shows opinion in the major denoml national gruups. IS REVIVAL NEEDED? No Opin-' Yes No. ion. )i.c. p.c. p.c. Baptists ... 74 17 B Methodists . . 64 ZZ 14 Presbyterians 57 Z7 16,-C. of E. ... 47 3.7 Z0 K.C 44 35 Z1 The general attitude was that Australia would have higher moral standards if more people sought re-' llglon. Young people, in particular, needed religion to lead a better life. Aust Public Optnion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245035769,"text":"08 Oct 1953 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 8 October 1953, page 7 [?] Lottery preferred to hospital tax Most Australians think State lotteries are better than a tax for financing hospitals, the latest Gallup Poll shows. Having repeatedly found mat h out oi iu Australians favor State lotteries (but not necessnrily to finance hospitals), the Gallup Poll conducted a survey .on the question: — "In pour opinion, which is the better way to support hospitals — bp a State lottery. or by every adult paying £1 a year?" Labor voters are 2-to-I for lotteries, but LCP voters lean slightly toward a tax. Altogether: 55 per cent, prefer State lotteries. 39 per cent, prefer £1 p. a. hcail tax, an-d 6 per cent, are undecided. This division of opinion is fairly uniform throughout the six States.# except that Tnsmnnions and Western Australians are inclined to favor a tax. The usual reason for preferring lotteries is. "The public benefits both ways— bv a winning chance and by support for hospitals." Other people usually said "Everybody should do his shore for hospitals" or "A tax would produce more revenue than lotteries." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":245036139,"text":"03 Dec 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 3 December 1953, page 14 [?] 2»in»3 own their homes Throughout Australia two out of three adults live in homes they own, _ a Uallup roll discloses. Queensland seems to be the State with the biggest proportion of homeowners. Own itent Board p.c. p.c. p.c. Qltl. . . 73 18 9 SA . . . 69 26 5 WA ... 66 25 9 NSW . . 64 29 7 Tas. . . 64 26 10 Vic. . . 63 32 5 Ausl. 66 27 7 In the last two years the proportion who live in homes they own has increased by 10 per cent, (from 56 p.c. to 68 p.cr.), while the proportion in rented homes has declined by 8 per cent, (from 35 p.c. to 27 p.c.). Aust. Publio Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245038253,"text":"26 Oct 1953 - GALLUP POLL REVEALS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 26 October 1953, page 9 GALLUP POLL REVEALS Ike's popularity on the wane Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Sunday. — President Eisenhower's popularity has shown a startling decline in the past four weeks. The latest Gallup Poll shows that only 65 per cent, approve tne way he Is handling his job, compared with 75 per cent, a month ago. Twenty per cent, disapprove, and 15 p.c. have no opinion, compared with 14 p.c. and 11 p.c. in September. 'Reasons given by the voters for their new coolness towards Mr Eisenhower are many. Dr. Gallup sums them up under six heads: — He hasn't displayed leader- ship or accomplished anything; He hasn't fulfilled his ' promises: He hasn't improved economic conditions;He He has done nothing for working people, but favors big business; He hasn't helped the farmer. He spends too much time on golf or on holidays. PRESS CRITICS The findings of the Gallup Poll are echoed by growing criticism of the President In the Press. Only a few months ago criticism would have been unthinkable. . His holiday In Colorado marked the turn of the tide. The President's long absence. combined with his inclination to leave decisions on important issues to commissions, seems to have caused many to feel that things were just drifting. The first year of a President's term of office is crucial. His prestige is then at its highest, and he then has his best opportunity to give direction to his Government. Later the traditional struggle between the executive and the legislature becomes more intense. Some outstanding political observers, like Mr iHarsch, of the Christian Science Monitor, appear to feel that Mr Elsenhower has missed his chance to assert his leadership. In a broadcast recently qyer the British Broadcasting Corporation network. Mr Harsch said the President must have felt like a cold wind the change in the atmosphere since he started his six weeks' vacation. . as a war ucru nu wao ui-vulnerable, but now It ap-Jiears that he is being udged on his own performance and on the record of his Party. MAKE DECISIONS And Mr Harsch considers that the Army staff system of getting good people to work on each problem and come up with a solution w-on't work In politics. The President must either assert his leadership, form his own decisions, and rally the public behind them, or see control of the Government pass to Congress, including many people who never wanted him as' a Republican candidate."}
{"id":245038938,"text":"05 Dec 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 December 1953, page 9 [?] Control rents at 20p.c. on pre-war'- Most people — both home-owners and tenants — want rents controlled, at perhaps 20 per cent, above the pre-war level, the Gallun Poll finds. In this survey a cross-section of 2000 people was asked: "In your opinion, should rent "control end altogether, or continue?" The vote for ending rent control did not exceed 34 per cent, in any State. Throughout Australia people answered: Continue rent control .... GO per cent. End it .... 26 per cent. No opinion 14 per cent. Of Labor voters, 70 per cent, want rent control. Liberal-CP voters divide:— Continue, 51 per cent.: End, 35 per cent.: No opinion, 14 per cent. Of the people interviewed. 66 per cent, are homeowners, 27 per cent, rent and 7 per cent, board. Tenants and boarders are overwhelmingly In favor of rent control. Home-owners answered: — Continue rent control. 56 per cent.: End It, 32 per cent.; No opinion, 12 per cent. CONTROLLED INCREASE Asked what the controlled rent should be for a pre-war house, 72 per cent, of home owners and 61 per cent, of tenants said they favored higher rents than pre-war. Altogether, the 2000 people interviewed answered:— Higher by: Percent. 40 p.c, or more 11 30-35 per cent . . 10 16-29 per cent. . . 20 5-15 per cent. . . 19 Unspeclflcd increase .... 7 Total "Ihcrease" 67 Same as pre-war 17 No opinion . . . . 16 Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245039339,"text":"03 Oct 1953 - Gallup Poll says. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 3 October 1953, page 5 [?] Labor leads on Federal election Federal budget benefits did not have any immediate effect on, people's voting intentions, the Gallup Poll announces. A House of Representatives election a few days after Mr Fadden presented his budget, would probably have given Labor 70 seats, as against 51 LCP. Two days after Mr Fadden presented his Budget, the Gallup Poll began an Australia-wide survey on the question:— "If a Federal election were being held today, which party would you probably vote for?" E0-ln-the-100 said Labor. 41-in-thc-100 said Liberal or CP, and l-in-the-100 Independent, leaving 8-in-the-100 undecided. At the Senate election in May, the 8 per cent, now undecided divided about equally between Labor and LCP. Dividing them equally again, the prospective vote Is now : — Labor 54 per cent., Liberal-CP 45 per cent., and Independent 1 per cent. Present relative strengths of Labor and LCP are the same as disclosed by a similar Gallup Poll three months ago. Prospects compare closely with Federal election results in 1946 and at the recent Senate election, both won by Labor: — FIRST PREFERENCES Elec- Lib-Cp Lab. Others tions p.c. p.c, p.c. 1946 . . 44 53 3 1949 . . 50 48 2 1951 . . 50 49 1 1953 . . 44- 54 3 Gallup Polls: June . . 45 54 1 Now . . 45 54 1 Election prospects will be surveyed again by the Gallup Poll at the end of this month. Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245040364,"text":"12 Dec 1953 - LETTERS to the EDITOR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 December 1953, page 4 [?] Home-owners pHE Gallup Poll (Herald 3/12/53) showing that 66 per cent, of people own their own homes In Australia, emphasises the contention that uiis do per eciib. nre nut lutuiviug their correct basic wage in Victoria. Tlie home-owners' rates, taxes, insurance and maintenance have all Increased since 1940 when rents were pegged. Yet nothing In the basic wage, or cost-oI-HvIng adjustment, covers this for the homeowner, because the home-owners' bnslc'wage ts made up from, among other Items, the average rent being paid by renters of homes, and this Is purposely depressed by the. Cain Government to suit' the 32 per cent, who rent homes. Victoria nas now the highest percentage of people renting homes in Australia, and the lowest percentage of people owning houses. When ts Mr Cain going to wake up that ultimately the 66 per cent. Is going to throw him out? — N. J. LEARMONTH. Nirvana Ave.. East Malvern."}
{"id":245041106,"text":"14 Oct 1953 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 14 October 1953, page 5 [?] , ; 3 1 1 :feve us commercial; ! television first | If v/c can'l have both national and commer-' cial television, then let- us have only commercial television, because "it's more entertaining and self-supporting." That, is the consensus of ! Australia-wide opinion, as jdiscin.-eri by the latest Gal-S in this survey, interviewers fir- 1 reminded each of ; the livio people inter-j viewed that the Govcrn-!mini nflglit have to de-.eidt- lid ween having only m lion oi television, with a j iee. or only conmicr-; i,I television. Willi ad- vertising and no fee. People were then asked: "If von had lo choose,' which would you prefer — national or commercial t.i Irrisitm?" . Oil tills question, Labor voters' and' Liberal-Country Party voters are in full sgre; -merit. Throughout Australia, is: — 5:2 in-:- cent, wmflrl prefer enmmi-rci.il television, and :15 per. cent, national television, leaving111 111 per eent. undecided. Reasons for preferring cepinn-rrial television arc: Jfinrt' variety, entertaining: d Reduce coals, self-supporting: tiCcmnciition. private enterprise . The .minority I hrv-cvi'i-. contend that: I© There's, too much ndver-tising with commercials: ' i.t-.-i t er urtctrammes on : nationals. , A ust. t'liMie "pinion Polls :;52 Collins St.. Melbourne."}
{"id":245041827,"text":"17 Oct 1953 - Gallup Poll says Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 October 1953, page 10 [?] Don't nationalise breweries, hotels In every State of the Commonwealth overwhelming majorities would oppose nationalising cither breweries or hotels, the Gallup Poll says. I In September a cross-section of 1800 people were first asked if they were for, or aRainst, the Government buying and operating all breweries. Answers show that: 61 per cent, oppose nationalising breweries18 18 per cent, are in favor, and 21 per cent, arc undecided Three out of four "undecided" people are women. Among both men and women, however, there are clear majorities against Government-owned brew-cries. Labor voters answered: Against nationalisation 54 per cent.: in favor 25 per cent.; and undecided 21 per cent. Among LCP voters, opposition to nationalisation exceeds 70 per cent. Hotels poll The people interviewed were also asked if they were for, or against, the Government buying and running all hotels. Opposition to nationalising hotels is even greater than with breweries. 68 per cent, oppose nationalising hotels,15 15 per cent, arc in favor, and 17 nrr rnn# !>P<I lltlrlanLln J i Of LCP voters, 78 per cent, are against a Government monopoly of hotels. So are 62 per cent, of Labor voters. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245042500,"text":"14 Nov 1953 - SIGNS OF RELIGIOUS REVIVAL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 November 1953, page 18 SIGNS OF RELIGIOUS REVIVAL [?] A RECENT nation-wide Gallup poll revealed that in every church in Australia . there, is a widespread feeling that we need q religious revival. These Gallup Polls serve a valuable purpose in providing a cross-section of what people are thinking. A very comprehensive survey has just been published of religious beliefs and practices in the United States. The main points of this survey showed that of the adult Americans questioned :99 99 per cent, believe there is a God, although 2 per cent, of these aren't positive, but like to think God exists. Only 1 per cent, flatly don t believe. Most people— 77 per cent, —think the soul lives on after death. A slightly lesser majority— 72 per cent. — believes there is a heaven where the good are eternally rewarded. 58 per cent, think there is a hell, but only 12 per cent, see any possibility , whatever of tnelr going to hell. 75 per cent, of all adults consider religion "very Important," 20 per cent, sav it's "fairly important." and only 5 per cent, say it's "not very important." The Australian Gallup Poll disclosed that the general attitude was that we would have higher moral standards If there was more religion in the life of the nation. What would such a revival achieve? It would pay debts, reduce sexual problems, disinfect the theatre, cut the divorce rate, reduce Juvenile crime and lessen the prison population. The generation passing away has lived on the spiritual capital of its predecessors — a moral capital built up by fellowship with the Church and spiritual experience — the practice of prayer, the vitamins of the Bible and active christian service. Now the capital has dwindled, I often hear people say in an effort to' justify themselves: "My parents were decent, ready to do anybody a good turn and they hod nothing to . do with the Church. They do not realise that their parents were often 'living on the spiritual heritage of their forbears and that the account is now-overdrawn. THE history of the Christian faith is really the story of revivals. The Faith has not com.e down the centuries like' a steadily expanding river. There has. been an ebb and flow. But there has always been a limit to the ebb. Slowly there Is an ache in many hearts and they begin to cfy out for the living God. From a faint desire here ana mere it spreads. apa grows until the lost simplicities are revived. The Franciscan movement In the 13th century was a tidal wave of the Spirit. The Reformation brought another tidal wave of the spiritual life. John Wesley and his good companions went through the Kingdoms awakening the souls of men ana women to God. I merely name three revivals of thousands. Dr. R. A. Torrey, whose work in Australia is still fruitful, wrote a prescription which would, he said, bring a revival to any church or community: First, let a few Christians (they need not be many) get- thoroughly right with God themselves. This is the prime essential. Second, -let them bind themselves together - in-'a prayer group to pray for a revival. Third, let . them put themselves at the disposal of God for Him to use as He sees fit In winning others to Christ. That is all! But that is everything. There are signs that the tide is turning in Australia. that the Church is getting a new hearing'and that more people are praying. Nothing can . stop a spiritual revival but ourselves."}
{"id":245042524,"text":"14 Nov 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 November 1953, page 5 GALLUP POLL SAYS It's harder to make ends meet At the end of last month, every second person was finding it harder than a year ago to make ends meet. In this Gullup Poll (made just belore tax de- ductions were eased) 2000 people answered 53 per cent "I'm finding it ' harder than a year ago to make ends meet." 39 per rent. "About the same," and 8 per cent "It's easier." "It's harder" came from: 56 per cent, of Labor voters, compared with 46 per cent, of Liberal voters. 59 per cent, of women; 46 per cent, of men. 54 per cent, in the cities; 47 per cent in the country. 57 per cent, of those aged 60 and over: 44 per cent, of those 21-29. , 62 per cent, of 'pensioners: 61 per cent, of un- skilled workers; 4» per i cent, of white collar 1 workers; and only 38 per cent, of farm owners. This, of course, is not a pleasant picture.' but it seems to show some improvement compared with a similar Gallup Poll finding in 1951: 1951 1953 ' p.c. p.e. Harder 60 53 Same 24 39 Easier . . .16 8 Aust. Public Opiniob Polls, '352 Collins' St., Melbourne."}
{"id":245043678,"text":"21 Nov 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS : Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 21 November 1953, page 5 [?] Many workers don't belong to unions About 3 out of 10 manual workers and almost 6 out of 10 white-collar workers don't belong to trade unions, according to an Australia-wide Gallup Poll. This survey was conducted while the NSW Parliament was debating its Bill for compulsory unionism. Asked if they or their husbands were members of trade unions, 45 per cent of the 2000 people interviewed claimed membership: Male members . . 23 p.o. Female members . . 6 „ Wives of members 16 „ 45 „ I Male non-members 27 „ Female non- members 28 „ In Victoria the proportion of union members In-I. tervlewed was 43 per cent.,. Ivor 3'pCr cent, less than thcr Australia-wide figure of 45 per cent. Of households which vote Labor, 62 per cent, have union members as breadwinners. So do 26 per cent, of households which vote Liberal or CP. Among the various groups of workers, union membership ranges from a high of 75 per cent, among unskilled workers, down to only 43 per cent, of white collar workers, excluding mnnagers. UNION MEMBERS Unskilled workers . . 75 p.o. Semi - skilled workers 69 „ Skilled workers ..66 „ White collar .. ..43 „ Aust. Publio Opinion Polis»i 35® Collins St., Melb. . . .. . . ->»>"}
{"id":245044268,"text":"28 Nov 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 28 November 1953, page 10 >< ivl wv - if? p ' V' Let all unwanted babies be adopted Babies put into homes and ignored by their parents should be adoptable, most people say. Tliis is how the Gallup Poll put the question to 2000 men and women; "Some parents put their babies into homes, take no notice of them, pay very little board, but won't allow them to be adopted. Do you think, after a year, those babies should, or should not, become available for adoption without the parents' consent?" 68-in-tlic-100 said "Yes," tlicy should"; 21-in-thc-100 said "No, tlicy should not"; and ll-in-tlic-100 were undecided. Men and women of all ages, as groups, hold much the same opinions 011 this question. So do LCP voters and. Labor voters. Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street, Mclb."}
{"id":245044729,"text":"29 Oct 1953 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 29 October 1953, page 7 [?] Cars and furniture on terms approved Big majorities of Australians approve the buying of furniture and motor cars on extended terms, but they disapprove the purchase of ciornes on terms. In this Australia-wide Gallup Poll, men and women were found to be in close agreement. When asked if they approved, or not. the buying of furniture, clothes and motor cars on extended terms, they divided approximately 2-to-l in favor of furniture and cars, and almost 2-to-l against clothes on terms: — Furniture on terms:— 1 Approve 67 per cent. Disapprove .70 per cent. No opinion 3 per cent. Cloth on terms: — Approve 35 per cent. Disapprove 63 per cent. No opinion 3 per cent. Motor cars on terms: — Approve 59 per cent. Disapprove 35 per cent. No opinion G per cent. A majority of unskilled workers (55 per cent,) favor buying clothes on extended terms," The most common comments were: — o "Terms help workers buy what they couldn't pay cash for,' and o "It's easier to buy the more expensive items, like cars and furniture." On the other baud, the minority usually said something like. "Terms cause people to live beyond their means," or "People should save before buying."Australian Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":245083024,"text":"09 Aug 1947 - Australian Gallup Poll Labor, Liberal Difference Discussed By Electors Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 9 August 1947, page 10 Australian Gallup Poll Labor, Liberal Difference Discussed By Electors More than ever before, elections are being fought on a party basis, yet, when Gallup Poll interviewers asked nearly 2000 men and women what they thought was the main difference between the Labor and Liberal Parties, one person in three could not describe it. The question "In your own words, what would you say is the main difference between the Labor Party and the Liberal Party?" brought different reactions from supporters of the two parties. Nearly half of the Labor Party supporters interviewed said something. like: "Labor is best for the workers." Ten per cent said there was no difference between Labor and Liberal, and an equal -number gave various answers, leaving 31 per cent, without opinions. very lew menuonea t.nai tney ;hought Labor meant Socialism. LABOR VOTERS SAY. Labor, for the workers . . 49 p.c. j Various answers ... 10 p.c. No difference between Labor and Liberal . . 10 p.c. "| Cannot answer 31 p.c. Most of the Independent voters with opinions on the subject think there is no difference between thi two major parties:— INDEPENDENT VOTERS SAY: Labor for workers, Liberal for capitalists 15 p.c. Various answers 12 p.c. No difference between them 42 p.c. Cannot answer . 31 p.c. Liberal-Country supporters have a wide range of Ideas as to what is the difference between their party and the Labor Party. LIBERAL-COUNTRY VOTERS Liberal for employers. Labor for employes 13 p.c. Labor means union control .j II p.c. Labor means Socialism 6 p.c. Liberals have broader outlook .... 7 p.c. Liberals better administrators 5 p.c. Various answers 18 p.c. No difference between them 10 p.c. Cannot answer 39 p.c. ; 100 p.c. j Issued by Aust. Public Opinion | Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb. '"}
{"id":245083514,"text":"20 Aug 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 20 August 1947, page 15 GAIXUP POLL FINDS Tax On £8-£20 A Week Men Considered Fair Income tax now being levied on family men earning between & 8 and £ 20 a week is not excessive, according to a nation-wide survey of public opinion, made by the Gallup Poll. To check opinion on the1 reduced tax scale which came into operation on July 1, a true cross-section of the public has been asked: — If a married man with TWO children earns £8 a i oeek, how much income tax do you think he should pay each week? 67 per cent, gave answers which averaged 9/6 a week; 25 per cent, said "No tax," and 8 per cent, had no opinion. Considering both the 67 per cent, whose answers averaged 9/6 and the 25 per cent, who said "No tax," it is evident that the consensus of opinion is not far from the 5/3 deduction now being made weekly for Social Services Contribution. (Actual income tax is not levied on married men with two children until they earn £11 a week.) Labor Party supporters and Liberal-Country voters, as groups, i gave almost Identical answers, i The proportions who said "No taxi on £3" were 26 per cent, of Labor voters and 23 per cent, of Liberal Country; average answers of the others were 9/5 for Labor voters and 9/8 for Liberal-Country. £12 And £20 Weekly Each person interviewed was also asked to assess the tax which should be levied on married .men with two children, (a) if they earn £12 a week and (b) if they earn £20. Answers for the £12-a-week man, who now pays 20/ a week tax, were: — 84 per cent, grave answers which averaged 28/5 a week; 7 per cent, said, "Just a few shillings," and 9 per cent, had no opinion. Again, only a few pence separated the answers of Labor voters and Liberal-Country voters, as groups. Replies In respect to £20 a week were remarkably close to the actual deduction of 65/: — 90 per cent, gave answers which averaged 65/6 a week. 10 per cent, had no opinion. The average answer of Labor voters with opinions on the subject was 67/. and the Liberal-Country voters' average was only 3/ different at 64/. Issued hy Aust. Public Opinion 1 Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245085513,"text":"06 Sep 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 September 1947, page 13 GALLUP POLL FINDS Radio Beats Reading As Recreation When Mr and Mrs John Citizen are wondering how they will fill in their evening leisure, the chances 'are they will decide to stay at home and listen to the radio. Otherwise, they are likely to settle down 'to read a book or magazine. In July, Gallup Poll interviewers set out to discover what adult Australians like doing with their evening leisure. People were handed cards on which six different ways of spending spare-time were printed and were asked which of the suggestions was their favorite way of spending their spare time in the evening. Preferences divided as follow: — 40 p.c. prefer Listening to the radio. 27 p.c. prefer Reading books or magazines. 11 p.c. prefer Visiting friends. 8 p.c. prefer Going to the movies. 8 p.c. prefer Playing cards. 6 p.c. prefer Dancing. As the survey was made in midwinter, "timing" may have built up votes for the "stay at home" answers, radio and. reading. People were also asked to give second preferences, and "going to the movies" then moved up into third favorite, with a vote close -to "radio listening" and "reading." Analysis by Age Groups Listening to the radio is first choice with more than 40 per cent, of all groups aged over 30. For those in their 20's, the proportion is 28 per cent. Reading books gradually rises in popularity from 18 per cent, of those In their 20's to 37 per cent, of the "60's and over." Visiting friends is the favorite "leisure" of 16 per cent, of those in their 20's, gradually declining through the ages, until with the 60's the proportion is down to 6 per cent. Going to the movies is preferred by 15 per cent, of the "aged 20 to 29" group, but preference for movies declines as people grow older; after 60 it is only 4 per cent. Playing cards is favored by about 8 per cent, of all age groups, the eifect of age being insignificant. Going to dances, a young people's amusement. Is preferred by 15 per cent, of those in ' their 20's, but rapidly declines in popularity to 7 , per cent, of those aged 30-39, and under 2 per cent, of those in their 50's. Highlights of another analyst!! by occupation are: — Manual workers have the greatest preference for radio listening, nearly 50 per cent, giving it pride of place. Professional people, business executives and "wnlta fiftllftr" em- ployes prefer reading to any other spare time occupation. i S Going to the movies Is liked equally by all occupational groups. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245085984,"text":"18 Sep 1947 - U.S.-Red Split Harms U.N. Poll Declares Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 18 September 1947, page 12 U.S.-Red Split Harms U.N. Poll Declares NEW YORK. Wednesday. — A Gallup Poll showed that 73 per cent, think that the Russian-American split hurts the United Nations, six per cenc. mat it neips and 16 per cent, that it makes no difference. Six per cent, had no opinion. Forty-two per cent, think that Russia will leave the United Nations, 34 per cent, that she will not: 24 per cent, gave a qualified answer or had no opinion. Thirty per cent, favor abolition of the veto: 19 per cent, were opposed, and 43 per cent, did not know what the veto is. Eight per cent, had no opinion. Fifty-three per cent, oppose longer skirts; 31 per cent, favor them: 16 per cent, had no opinion. Analysis shows that the majority of younger women oppose longer skirts, but older women favor them."}
{"id":245086779,"text":"27 Sep 1947 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 September 1947, page 1 [?] |63 p-c. Say I "No" To I Take-Over I Of Banks ' tN the past fortnight, I the Australian Gallup I poll has asked a rep-tRtive cross-section nf the people throughout six states how they irnuld vote at a referen-duni on nationalising tie banks. The result Bis:— 63 Pcr cent- PPose nationalising the trad-jng banks. t 23 pe' eent- ayot '» and f 4 per cent, have not made up their minds. Peoole of all circumstances, mipatlons, and creeds were Bntprviewed, in ?iboiit the s&rnc Kioportlons as they exist in he population. Til Is highly significant that flier cent, of the people who oltd Labor a year ago say Bhcr oppose implementing heir party's plank of nation-ii.ln. the trading banks. nly38pcr cent, favor It; the Kbtr 20 Per ecnt. arc un-tcital. ol Ubcrnl-Country Party, oters. only 3 per cent, favor hovemment ownership of the tents fcie Question We poll was taken in the Boaise oi a normal Gallup sur-h:;, in which each person was ftsied to express opinions on 10 questions. The Inquiry on Kilin; read: j "With regard to the Fed-eui Go Detriment's pro-possl to nationalise the plcilik-owncd trading tab; i I it came to a rt/mium, would you ate jor, or against, the I Gtaiiijcn/ talcing over | ill the trading banks? A NALYSIS of answers, A according to the occu-flpatlons of the bread-Hnners of tiic households, Bmptiaslses the widespread Suture of the opposition to a Government monopoly of banking; BY OCCUPATIONS Op- In (Jndc- ; posed favor cidcd 1 p.c. n.c. p.c. Profisslnnal and eieculive 87 7 6 Tarm owners .86 7 7 Clftks, sliop-bimls . 71 20 0. Skilled wnrli-"s 58 27 17 Serai-skilled . 51 30 10 Milled ... 45 35 20 'Oll cross-section .... 63 23 14 Separate calculation of the ijswers In the six States pro-further evidence of the itroti; opposition:— BY STATES Op- In Unde-posed favor cided vtre P.C. P.C. p.c. 5s" 57 27 , 18 ltiAnsL ..63 10 18 fl'toda .... 65 22 13 H jjest Aust. . . 68 22 10 Wnsiand . . 71 15 14 i'msnia ... 79 16 5 All' STATES . 63 23 14 Opposition came almost equally "&m men and women, SWING OF OPINION o&n'S?11 wlth a similar itennhu1 a.y?ar fso shows XJnJ? ic Pinion has swung SSJi "gainst nationalisation its plans-— ernment announced Year Opinion ago today Opposed .... so' 63' I ted- :: f8 ft I Intensity TUF ',nt,ensity with which 5n0El® 0ld 'heir opinions tant s question is impor-flews each Persu Inter-newed was asked: ahnui stron(JlV do you feel I tit owner iP o1 the I E 7 venj strongly, I r not at ' '' i i'lr ccaL led very stronglyt I K S' fa'rly strongly; and h n strongly. I Reasons ' Pm,? 0 u 1 d take away' I I ana '..P.eople's freedom." Oovernl 11 W0Uld Rive the over a? 1 'P0 much- power 'splca nfCeSn. are remarka Another fL the . opposition. attltiVnl i heuuently-expressed fie best c.omPetltion gives Dent l ce; 00 eovern-"l monopoly " national?.'., i',llc minority vote for b"i« thai T? l),aiSed 0n lhc depression '' woiild prevent a Urontht » ot,h.ers said they 'nt cHcanii- wou'd. make borrow-foold benCflfn the Pub,h> Australian Public opinion Polls, Melbourne " Word of Accuracy— P.2."}
{"id":245087102,"text":"20 Sep 1947 - THE GALLUP POLL ASKS:-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 September 1947, page 8 the gallup poll asks:— Did You Ever Learn To Play A Musical Instrument ? Answers to this question, asked recently by the Australian Gallup Poll, reveal two interesting features: — Almost half the adult population of Australia learned to olav a musical instrument, usually the Diano. But only a quarter of the adults can now play well, or even "a little." . f To measure knowledge of musical Instruments .among Australians, men and women were Interviewed throughout all six States, and their answers show: — ' ' p c. Piano was learned by ... . 33 Violin was learned by 6 Band and orchestral by .. .. 4 . Accordion by 2 Banjo, mandolin, etc., by .. 2 47 . Never learned to play .... 53 Of those who learned an instrument, 6 out of every 10 are women They predominate as pianists, but men are In the majority for , the vjolin and all other instruments Very few women learned, any of the band or orchestral group. Analysis of the answers by occupations shows that the highest proportions of pianists and violln-its are found in the families of professional people and business executives. Families of "white collar" employes, -however, run a close second. Do You Still Play? ' Tn answer to a further question: "Dc you still play that instrument?" more than half the oeoDle who had learned to play an Instrument admitted thev couldn't plnv It now. The Instrument "kepf up" best is the plano--55 per cent of those who learned it. claim stm to plav, 17 per cent, of them "well" and 38 per cent, "a little." Plav well Can't or slightly play now Learned: p.e.. p.c. Piano ...... 55 " 45 Violin 43 57 Band, orchestral 28' 72 'Accordion ..30 70 "Banjo, etc. . 43 57 ' All instruments 47 53 issued bit Avst. public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb The annual meeting and reunion of the -2/lst Australian Guard Regiment and the 2/2nd Australian Guard Battalion (Olds and Bolds Association) will be held in the North Melbourne Library (next to the Town Hall) at 8 pjn on Friday. A"}
{"id":245087399,"text":"16 Aug 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 August 1947, page 13 GALLUP POLL FINDS; Larger Federal Parliament Opposed All sections of the community are strongly against in creasing the number of members in the House of Representatives. "Too many politicians now," is a typical attitude of many who oppose the idea. In July, the Gallup Poll asked nearly 2000 men and women, in a full range of occu pations and economic circum stances, a question regarding the size of Federal Parliament: Do you favor, or oppose, increasing the number of members in the House of Representatives? Before the question was asked, people were reminded that Fed eral Parliament now has 36 mem bers in the Senate, and 75 in the House of Representatives. Answers show widespread disapproval of the proposal- to increase the number of members: — 75 per cent, oppose having more members in the House of Representatives. 12 per cent, favor an increase, and 13 per cent. 3re undecided. - More than three out of every four of the "undecided" people are women. In all States, substantial majori ties oppose any increase. Supporters of both Labor and Liberal-Country parties, as groups, are also opposed. What People Say! "The present number is ample for the population," sums up the opinions of many who oppose any increase. A clerk's wife, of For-restvllle, SA, gave another reason for opposition: "Quality is more important than quantity." Of the minority in favor of more Federal members, some referred to electorates being too large for one member, but others qualified their answers with: "Only if State Par liaments are abolished." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb,"}
{"id":245087852,"text":"18 Aug 1947 - LEADER PRAISED Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 18 August 1947, page 7 I LEADER PRAISED 9 S a Gallup Poll Finding iivr«7) it was. reported that )pcr cent, of Labor voters lnter-tied said they would vote Llb-al or Coup try Party if Mr Eeral Party would gain noth-n by knocking off its head to Hziert that 10 per cent. fir Menzies is a leader who zrs where he leads — an un-raon type In the world today Hud he. has the ability to make rraVvhe takes clear to those V> fntlnw him -ANN E. IDA, Peary St., Bel-ont. via Geelong."}
{"id":245088002,"text":"04 Sep 1947 - POLL FORECAST ON U.S. ELECTION Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 4 September 1947, page 14 POLL FORECAST ON U.S. ELECTION NEW YORK, Wednesday. — A Gallup Poll shows that 46 per per cent, of the people think the Republicans will win the next Presidential election. 30 per cent, says the Democrats, and 24 per cent, have no opinion.-"}
{"id":245089191,"text":"29 Sep 1947 - PEOPLE'S BANK VOTE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 29 September 1947, page 3 PEOPLE'S ISA Ml VOTE POLL POINTER TO GOVERNMENT In the Gallup Poll figures announced on Saturday — showing 63 per cent, of Australians to be against bank nationalisation — leading citizens today said they found ample confir- mation of their long-standing conviction that the- people did not want the Government to grab the banks. Others said the poll made It clear that the Government should hold a referendum. Mr A. .1. Fraser, general secretary of the Country Party, said, "If the Prime Minister (Mr Chff-ley) persisted in the face of the Poll and other expressions of public opinion, he must be classed with the dictators of Europe, who had brought ruin to the countries they controlled." Mr Chifley's disregard fot public opinion was difficult to understand, but the poll clearly showed that on bank nationalisation the Government had no mandate from the people. It was widely believed that tf Mr Chifley continued with his present proposals his downfall was certain. The will of the people In a democracy must prevail. Mr Holt. Liberal Member for Fawkner. said today the poll showed Australians were overwhelmingly opposed to the move. One oi the most significant aspects of the poll was the strengthening of opposition to the Government's socialistic pol-I lev shown in the increase from 50 to 63 per cent. In the last year. No Government planning, to be both democratic and representative. could Ignore the clear ex-nression aivpn of the public will. VALUE OF POLL Mr W. H. Anderson Victorian, President of the Liberal Party, said that the value of the Soils was ln the objective approach y a concern which employed sufficient contacts to obtain reliable indications of opinion. Frequently those who were closest to a problem were under a disability in judging opinion. The Government surely must heed the overwhelming expression of opinion shown by the poll. Opinion 'often was by no means so overwhelming but nevertheless accurate within one -to two percent. .Senator Senator Katz (Labor, Vic.), said thai the Gallup poll was premature. because people were passing an opinion "in the dark." Their views no doubt would De much different when the Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) explained the issue In detaiL SENSE OF RIGHTS Lady Knox, president of the Australian Women's National League: "The poll figures show that the people are beginning to realise the true facts aoout banking nationalisation. The result shows the people of Australia to have a very acute sense of their citizens' rights.'' Mr M. J. Pettigrovc, secretary ot the Taxpayers' Association ol Victoria said: "The Gallup result confirms an impression I have gathered over the past few weeks In Sydney and Melbourne — that well over half the people are against nationalising the banks. The Government Is flagrantly dishonest if . It goes ahead with Its proposals." Mr H. P.- Hlgginson, president of the Employers' Federation:— "The result of the Gallup Poll-proved an accurate means of assessing public opinion — is one further reason why the Government should submit banking nationalisation to a referendum, and not force it upon an unwilling people. It shows clearly that the mandate' for the introduction of socialistic legislation, claimed by Mr Chifley, is a myth. The mass of the people emphatically does not want It. The public opinion poll svstem, with a long record of accuracy, proves It." PREMIER'S POLL The Premier (Mr Cain) said today that he had no comment to make on The Herald Gallup Poll. The only "Gallup Poll" he was Interested ln was the decision of the people of Cnlllngwood at the recent by-election which was conducted on the banking issue, j Mr T. F. Beckwith, president of l the Junior Chamber of Commerce (and a bank official): — "The result of the poll confirms the view of | the Chamber that the freedom and1, liberty of the Individual is more ! important to the average Australian than party politics. Tne people j ; are rightly afraid of monopolies, 'j whether Government or private. . I They clearly art against the creation of the most dangerous of ; all'types of monopolies — a money I monopoly under which the people's theoretical servants, the govern- 1 ment of the day. could become tyrannical masters." Mr Eric Butler, organiser of the I Victorian League of Rights: "From our experience the poll was a clear indication of electors' opinions if a referendum were held. It might not be the same with an election, when party loyalties mleht sway a lot of people. Mr Neil McArthur, secretary of the Australian Constitutional Leaguer "The Gallup Poll Indicated 1 quite clearly that the people are n«t. nrepared to accept Labor's | platform. The noli result can be taken as a reliahle reflection of the nennle's opposition to nationalisation. Opposition Attempt To Force Issue. — Page 5. j"}
{"id":245089561,"text":"15 Sep 1947 - Gallup Poll Gets Ahead Of Events Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 15 September 1947, page 7 Gallup Poll Gets Ahead Of Events From time to time, when a contentious measure breaks into the news, it is found that the Australian Gallup Poll has already sounded public opinion on the Question. Three recent examples of this "anticipation" are:— The "Housewife's Savings Bill." Marriage loans to couples about to marry. Incentive payments to workers. Housewives'Savinga The most recent example Is the proposed NSW State Bill to give a wife the right to save from Tier household allowance and to own goods purchased with those sav-As long ago as November 1943. the Gallup Poll asked: "If a wife doesn't spend all the housekeeping money, who should own what s 16 Combined answers, of men and women Interviewed were: p. The wife should own It 60 It belongs to the husband 5 Both— share It « 5 Spend It on the home .. 7 Undecided . . In March 1945. the Gallup Pol -asked Australians whether they favored loans of about £169 being granted to couples about to be married; the loan to become an outright gift after the birth of five children. Answers were: i 62 per cent, favored such loans; 27 per cent, opposed them; 6 per cent, gave qualified answers, and 5 per cent, had no opinion. A similar scheme, suggested this week by Mr Hayien, MHR, to the Prime Minister (Mr Chlfley) will be discussed by Federal Caucus next session. Incentive Payments At the recent Peace in Industry Conference In Canberra, employers' representatives urged that incentive payments should be instituted to reward good work and to stimulate production generally. Later, the Minister for Labor and National Service (Mr Hollbway) appealed to Australian workers for more production, and urged them to adopt Incentive pay. Including piecework. According to a Gallup Poll taken last May, seven out of every 10 Australians believe piecework would increase production of- goods, and a majority favors piecework in industry. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245089683,"text":"07 Aug 1947 - Many Think Russia Seeks To Dominate Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 7 August 1947, page 18 Many Think Russia Seeks To Dominate —GALLUP POLLS The Herald Special Service LONDON, Wednesday. — In a Gallup Poll on whether they believed any nations wanted to dnr.ifnnt.e fhe world, the. public of Britain, America, France, Norway, Canada and Holland gave a . majority for "yes". ' The affirmative figures were:— Britain, 64 per cent.: the United States and Canada, 71 per cent.: Holland, 84 per cent.: France, 78 per cent.; Norway. 52 per cent. The others were fairly evenly divided between "noes" and "don't knows." Answers to a question, "Which country or countries?" the majority of all countries, except the Nor-wegians (38 per cent.), said Russia. ..The percentages were:— Britain. States' 6: Canada, 62, Holland, France, 59. Twenty-four pcr cent, in Britain, ? Ror «nt. in Holland, 42 per cent in France, and 24 per cent, in Norway believed that the United States sought world control. Only 2 per cent, in Britain, 5 per cent, in the United States. 3 per cent, in Canada, 4 per cent, in Hoi-Per cent, in Norway, and no French said Britain wanted control."}
{"id":245090968,"text":"03 Sep 1947 - AUSTRALIAN GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 3 September 1947, page 11 /H/STBAtfM GALLUP POLL Resumption Of Jap Trade Favored 'I Nearly seven out of every ten Australians favor resuming trade with Japan— selling our primary products in exchange for Japanese silk and other goods. ,9n August 15, trade relations witn japan were officially resumed by the Allies, and an Australian trade delegation is now on its way to Japan, where it will purchase chiefly rayon yarn, plccegoods and silk. To find out the attitude of the i average Australian toward resum-| IP 5 trade with our former enemv. the Gallup Poll has askccl a rep-resentativc nation-wide "samplo" of people:— Do you think we should, or should not, trade with I Japan — selling wool and wheat, in exchange for silk, toys and other goods? i i .,£'lsw?rs..show, tliat most people trade with . Japan would benefit Australia. Of the whole cross-section Interviewed: fir> cent, say "We should trade with Japan." 27 per cent, say "We should not," and 8 per cent, have no opinion. Women are not quite so keen ?rn Q"|p , ld.ea as men, the "should trade votes of the sexes being 73 per cent, from men and 56 per cent, from women. ,„iM0mpRr'son present figures with answers to the same ques-tlon 18 months ago shows a decided swing of opinion in favor of trading with Japan:— Feb. '46 Today Should trade . . . P45 Pfi5 Should not . . . 47 27 No opinion .... g g All occupational groups now have majorities favoring trade with Japan. The highest percentage comes from professional people and business executives (79 per cent, for "should trade"), and the lowest from unskilled workers (57 per cent, for "should trade"). Labor and Liberal-Country voters, as groups, are both strongly in favor. 0 J Reasons, Pro and Con . Most people who favor resuming trade think along the same lines as a truck driver, of Nara-corte. S.A., who said:— "Oversea markets are essential to Australia." Others feel that trading will help to keep world peace. Many of the minority who would not trade with Japan are afraid it will help Japan to become an aggressor again. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Meib."}
{"id":245091473,"text":"23 Aug 1947 - STATE OF THE NATION [?] Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 23 August 1947, page 9 STATE OF THE NATION POLL'S STORY M\\ THE AMERICAN EVERYMAN The Herald Special Service j NEW YORK, Friday. — According to an ex- , haustive Gallup Poll survey, which has lasted i years — , THE AVERAGE U.S. MAN Is 5ft. 9in. tall and weighs list. 41b. Frefej/s brunettes ro blondes. Thinks good companionship is a more important quality in a wife than good looks, ability to cook or anything else. THE AVERAGE U.S. WOMAN | Is 5ft. 4in. tall and , weighs 9st. 61b. j Thinks she would be better if she ate less. Considers h u s b ands ' drink too much and can't stand an unshaven face. Prefers marriage to a career, and wants the word "obey" taken from the wedding ceremony. Most Americans say a man should be 25 when he marries a girl 21; they think long engagements are better than short ones and that engagements of three months or less result in three times as many divorces as engagements of two years or more. THE typical wife believes that neither husband nor wife alone should control the family purse-strlngs; that most family rows are about money, jealousy, or children, in that order. Neither men nor women want relaxation of the divorce laws. The typical woman ranks kifid-ness, good temper, and consideration in a husband above success, ambition/ good looks, and even fidelity. She wishes American men were more romantic after marriage. The typical American male considers the most important wifely qualities to be good companionship, intelligence, and home-making, in that order. He thinks that girls nowadays do too much "petting" before marriage, and believes that married men are happier than bachelors. Women nag too much, and he would not vote for a woman President. MOST Americans are ambitious for children. They do not want their sons to enter politics, saying "there is too much graft ana crookedness." They want their boys to become professional men, farmers, clergymen and teachers/; They do not believe in sparing the rod. Generally, they find the cost of living a burden and advise young people not to marry on less than 50 dollars (£15/10/) a week. The average American retires at 10 p.m. and rises at 6.30 a.m., except on Sundays. Onlv one-fifth have trouble sleeping, but a third ' finds it hard to get up. The average city worker travels i two miles to work, taking about I 15 minutes. A third goes home for lunch. , BASEBALL and basketball i are the American male's favorite recreations, j Women mostly keep to swim- ' ming and walking. Mast Americans like automobile , Jaunts on Sunday afternoons, and eating out In the evening. Women like travel, England being their preferred country for a visit. California Is regarded as the best, place to live in. Americans generally favor removal of taboos on discussion of venereal disease. Fifty per cent, feel the need for more education: 75 per cent, would like to have their own businesses, 96 per cent, believe in God. 76 in after life, 60 smoke and drink, 38 claim they are very happy, 57 fairly happy and only 4 unhappy. When asked to define happiness most named either adjustment to environment or good health rather than money or material success. FORTY per cent, of Americans have brown eyes, 33: blue and the rest grey, hazel, green and black. 48 per cent, have brown hair, 22 grey or white, 14 black, and only eight blonde. Seven per cent, are redheads and one per cent, are bald. One-tenth of the population is left-handed. One in three Americans complain of feet troubles, 20 per cent, are hard of hearing or nave defective eyesight; two-thirds of the adults wear glasses. Americans, however, are not a nation of hypochondriacs. Sixty per cent, say their health is good, although about two-thirds of the population admit colds in the winter. The chief dietary deficiency is failure to eat raw greens and citrus fruits.Heart Heart trouble is the chief killer, but cancer and tuberculosis are the most dreaded diseases."}
{"id":245091699,"text":"09 Sep 1947 - Mother Goes Without In Food Rationed Britain Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 9 September 1947, page 7 Mother Goes Without In Food Rationed Britain The Herald Special Service LONDON, Monday. — Mother is mostly the one to go without rations for others, according to a Gallup Poll, Asked whether, "Speaking gene- rally. Is there anyone in your family who deliberately gives up rations to help others?" . 40 per cent, replied "Yes," and 54 per cent. "No." Six per cent, gave no opinion. . Eight per cent, more women than men replied affirmatively. Further questioned, 12 per cent, of households' said that, the father gave up rations, and 32 per cent, said it was the mother. In 15 per cent, of homes the father benefited from others' self-denial. In three per cent, it was the mother, and in seven per cent, another adult. In 18 per cent. It was the children. Asked what rations were given up 21 per cent, replied bacon, 20 per cent, answered eggs, 15 per cent, replied fats, and 12 per cent, said meat"}
{"id":245092250,"text":"02 Aug 1947 - Gallup Poll Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 2 August 1947, page 10 Gallup Poll No Federal Swing Seen If a Federal election had been held in July, Labor would probably have been returned w Jiuntl Dlllt IIIULII tllC 3«MIIC majority as at present. This position was revealed when Gallup Poll interviewers asked a representative cross-section of Australians: — // a Federal election were held today which party would you probably vote tor? One In twelve claimed to be undecided, and answers were: — Labor .49 per cent. Liberal-Country 40 per cent. Independents .. 3 per cent. Uncertain .... 8 per cent. Allotting the 8 per cent, of "un- ' decided" according to how they remembered voting in 1946, the prospective vote Is: — Labor 53 p.c.; Liberal-Country, 44 p.c.; Independents, 3 p.c. These arc exactly the same percentages as those of the last , Federal election a year ago. Comparison with figures for earlier elections (adjusted to provide for unopposed seats) suggests that, if an election were held today, It would be a straightout contest between the major parties, with Independents polling very ; few votes:— FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES ! 1940 1943 1946 Now P.C. P.C. P.C. P.C. , Labor ... 49 54 53 53 Lib.-Country 45 32 44 44 1 Others .... 6 14 3 3 For simplicity, small rotes for , Communists have been combined wiih Labor. i Issued bv Aust. Public Opinion i _ Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245092748,"text":"13 Aug 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDING: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 13 August 1947, page 10 GALLUP POLL FINDING; Bigger Vote For Liberals If Menzies Not Leader? If a Federal election had been held in July, with someone other than Mr Menzies as leader of the. Liberal Party, it is possible that a Liberal/Country Party Government would have been returned to power. This possibility was revealed, when Gallup Poll interviewers-asked a nation-wide sample of. voters for their opinions about! the leadership of the two major parties. j People Interviewed were first asked which party they would probably vote for if an election were held now. The result, already published in The Herald, shows no change in party support since the last Federal election a year ago. Those who said they would vote Labor or Independent were then asked: "Would you vote Liberal or Country Party il Mr Menzies were not leader of the Opposition?" On the Other hand, Liberal and Country Party voters were asked: "Would you vote Labor if Mr Chif-ley were not leader?" Answers of Labor voters divide as follow:— 10 per cent, said they WOULD vote Liberal or Country Party if Mr Menzies were not leader, 8 per cent, said PERHAPS they would vote Liberal or Country Party, and 82 per cent, said they would NOT vote Liberal or Country Party whether Mr Menzies were leader or not. These Labor voters account for 53 per cent, of the electorate. Supporters of Independent candidates comprise another 3 per cent, of the electorate, and almost half of them said they would change to Liberal or Country Party if Mr Menzies were not leader. Liberal and Country Party supporters, who represent 44 per cent, of the electorate, answered:— 3 per cent, said they WOULD vote Labor if Mr Chiflcv were not leader, 5 per cent, said PERHAPS they would vote Labor, and 92 per cent, said they would not vote Labor. Combined answers of Labor-Independent and Liberal-Country voters give the following result, with percentages slated in respect to the total electorate. (Figures in the earlier tables have been converted to the bases of 56 Labor' and Independent voters to every 44 Liberal and Country voters, as at the last Federal election) :— Of Labor and Independent Voters 6 per cent, would vote Liberal/CP if Menzies not leader, 4 per cent, might vote Liberal/CP. 46 per cent, would not change. Of Liberal-Country Voters 1 per cent, would vote Labor if Chlfley not leader, 2 per cent, might vote Labor 41 per cent, would not change. From the above figures. It seems (hat if an election had been held last month, with another good leader in Mr Menzies' place, the Liberal and Country Parties might have polled nearly 50 per cent, of the first preference votes. Judging by the 1937 and 1940 elections, that would have resulted in a small majority of the seats going to Liberal and Country Party candidates. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245093799,"text":"30 Aug 1947 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 30 August 1947, page 11 GALLUP POLL Indecision On Java Control Generally speaking, Australians are a picture of indecision regarding who-should control Java the Dutch or the Indonesians. . Early thls'year, the' Governments of the Netherlands and the Indonesian Republic signed the Linggadjatl agreement, which, among other points, provided for the co-operation of Holland and the Republic in forming a "Netherlands-Indonesian Union." In July; however, the Netherlands Government claimed that the Republican Government was either unwilling or unable to Implement the agreement, and warfare wab resumed, until August 4, when U.N. intervention resulted in "cease Are." ' People, interviewed by the Gallup Poll were first asked whether they had followed the news about the Dutch and Indonesians in Java. Answers show that 81 per cent, of the men and 64 per cent of the women had followed the news to' some extent. Each person Interviewed was then asked: Who do you think should be in control in Java — the Dutch or the Indonesians t Among those who had followed the Java news (three out of four people interviewed) Dutch control has more support than Indonesian control, but a substantial number spontaneously answered "joint control." Answers of men and women are Set out separately ' In the following table:— Men Women p.c. ' ' pic. Dutch control .'. 29 ' 17 Indonesian . . 22 15 Joint control .. ... 17 12 Undecided 13 20 Java news not followed ... 19 36 Political affiliation has a marked effect on people's opinions. Liberal-Country voters lean toward Dutch control, but Labor voters favor Indonesian control :— Labor Llb.-CP voters voters p.c. p.c. Dutch control .20 37 Indonesian .... 28 16 Joint control 18 16 Undecided' or unacquainted . 34 31 Pertinent Comments "The Dutch developed the resources of Indonesia." the comment of a farmer, of Pakenham, Vic., sums up the attitude of many who prefer the Dutch to control Java. Others, think the Indonesians are not capable of self-government. Most of those who favor Indonesian control of Java shnply commented, "People should govern their own country." Others feel that the Dutch have exploited the Indonesians. ' Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street. Melb."}
{"id":245094717,"text":"04 Aug 1947 - U.S. VIEWS ON NEXT WAR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 4 August 1947, page 8 U.S. VIEWS ON NEXT WAR NEW YORK, Sunday. — In a ' Gallup poll 53 per cent, expect another world war- within 10 years, 36 per cent, don't, and 11 have no opinion. ... But 13 per cent, expect war within 25 years, 18 per cent, don't, and 9 per cent, have no opinion. -In a Canadian Gallup poll 51 per cent, believe that Canada need: migrants, 30 per cent, don't, 11 "il fViov am f.hi> richt tvnG." and I per cent, are undecided. — Hcralc Special Service."}
{"id":245094873,"text":"10 Sep 1947 - Gallup Poll Finds Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 10 September 1947, page 10 Gallup Pott Finds Opinions Differ On Admitting "D.P.s" » r According to a Gallup Poll taken in August, Aus-. tralian opinion is divided on whether "displaced persons" should be admitted into this country. Four thousand displaced per- sons are due in Australia , by the end of the year If shipping is available. They comprise Esthonians. Latvians, Jugoslavs and Ukrainian Poles, who are now in Germany and England, j but won't go back to their own countries because, they claim, they can't find freedom there, i To ascertain what the public ' thinks about admitting these '"DPs" into Australia, " the Gallup iPoU questioned a nation-wide women on the subject. ' Those interviewed were first asked what they thought was meant in Europe by a "displaced i person." Less tnan half could give a correct answer: — 46 per cent, knew what was meant by the term "displaced person," 9 per cent, thought they knew. but were wrong, and 45 per cent, admitted they did not know the meaning of the term. Men are better Informed on the subject than are women — 53 per cent, of men know the correct meaning, compared with 38 per cent, of the women. Before being questioned further, everyone interviewed was told that Australia had agreed to admit 12.000 displaced persons a year, if the refugee organisations can supply the ships. Ttiey were then asked whether they favored that agreement, or were against it. Reference to "refugees" in the explanation gave a clue as to what was meant by the term "displaced person." and of the whole cross-section interviewed : — 39 per cent, favor admitting "DPs" into Australia. 48 per cent, are against the idea, and 13 per cent, have no opinion. Analysis "by occupation shows that most opposition comes from farm workers (67 p.c. "against ) and semi-skilled and unskilled workers (53 p.c.). Least opposition comes from farm-owners— 38 per cent, "against." 49 per cent, "favor," and 13 per cent, "no opinion." „ It is interesting to note of men who knew what was meant by a "displaced person" 51 per cent, favored admitting them, compared with 41 per cent, opposed, and 8 per cent, undecided. Reasons For Opinions Many of those who favor admitting displaced persons into Australia say we need more population to fill our great open spaces. Others, however, qualified their answer by saying: "But they must be carefully selected types only." Much of the opposition to "DPs" entering Australia arises from the acute housing shortage here. "There are not enough homes for the present population." the comment of a textile worker's wife, Geelong. Vic., is typical. "Bring British first" and "There are enough foreigners here already" are other common attitudes. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245095017,"text":"10 Sep 1947 - PRESIDENCY POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 10 September 1947, page 7 PRESIDENCY POLL The Herald Special Service" HEW" YORK, Tuesday. — A Gallup Poll shows that 28 per' cent, of trade unionlsta favor Mr- Truman for the- Presidenoy.. Four- teen per cent; ravor mr uewey, y per cent. Mr Henry Wallace; 6 per cent. Mr Harold -Stassen and. 4 per cent. General Elsenhower. Two per cent; fayor General MacArthur and 2 per' cent,- Senator Vandenr berg. Twenty-six per cent, have nt> choice and the rest favor others."}
{"id":245095091,"text":"25 Sep 1947 - International Gallup Poll Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 25 September 1947, page 13 International Gallup Poll U.S. Most Fearful Of Another World War Fear of a third world war is widespread in the United States, where more than half the population thinks another war will break out within 10 years. On the other hand, in England, 6 out of 10 people believe there will not be another war in 10 years. In this world-wide survey organised by the International Gallup Poll, people of America, Britain, Australia, Canada, France, Denmark, Sweden and Czechoslovakia were asked Identical questions about prospects of peace. Answers to the question:— "Do you think there is likely to he another world war in the next 10 years?" reveal:— America is the only country where the majority expects a world war within 10 years. Britain and Australia are the most optimistic that peace will continues until at least 1957. The other five countries Included in the survey are uncertain regarding the future. ANOTHER WORLD WAR? No Yes No Opinion p.c. p.r. p.c. United States 53 36 11 Denmark ... 45 27 2 Canada .... 42 33 25 France .... 35 35 30 Australia ... 35 50 15 Sweden ... .'28 45 27 Czechoslovakia 24 41 35 Britain .... 17 63 20 Australian Opinion Australian opinion tends toward the belief that war-weary and bankrupt nations are not in any condition to wage another major war within the next decade. Neither the age, occupation, nor political affiliation of Australians affects opinions on this question, but sex does make a difference. Of men. 55 per cent, believe there won't be war In 10 years, compared with 45 per cent, of women. WAR IN 10 YEARS Men Women p.c. p.c. There won't be war 55 45 There will be war . 33 37 No opinion .... 12 18 Issued by Aust. P.ublic Opinion Polls, 352' Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245095643,"text":"12 Sep 1947 - UNION FUNDS IN POLITICS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 12 September 1947, page 2 I'YIOIV FViSnS ! ffV POLITICS ! i : NEW YORK. Thursday. — I A Gallup poll showed that 71 : per cent, think trade unions should not be permitted to , spend their funds for political I purposes, 17 per cent, think j they should, and 12 per cent. I i have no opinion, j Seventy-two per cent, think l business should not be allowed ! to spend company funds for I political purposes: 16 per cent. | think they should., and 12 per I cent.- have no opinion. A striking feature of the j poll is i hat 64 per cent, of j trade union members oppose the use of labor funds for politcal purposes. -26; are in favor, and 10 per cent, have . no opinion. i Sixty-eicht per cent, think i Government employes sus-oected of disloyalty should 'nave the right to present rnoir sloe ot cue case, at per cent, favor immediate dismissal. and eight per cent, have no opinion. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245098530,"text":"19 Mar 1942 - Send War Prisoners To Work Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 19 March 1942, page 5 j Send War! j \\ i To Wofflt \\ \\ WHAT GALLUP j POLL REVEALED: Employment of war prisoners on such jobs as harvesting, roadmaking and woodcutting is favored by an overwhelm- ing majority of Australians. Hague regulations permit employment of war prisoners on non-military tasks, cither for the public service or for private persons. Wages suitable to the work must be paid. On release, each prisoner receives the balance, nfter deducting cost of maintenance. During February some internees and a few prisoners of war were employed as fruit pickers, but no general policy for employing war prisoners outside of their camps has been announced. To test public sentiment on the subject, interviewers of Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) put this question to a representative cross-section of people in a wide range of localities in all States : — "Do you favor or oppose employ mail of icar prisoners, on such jobs as harvesting, roadmaking, and woodcutting?" AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION Per cent. Favor using war prisoners 86 Against employing tlicm . . !) Undecided 5 0 100 £ivuu wuxi jjuuuit; uii i/ue iuwuou incomes, opposition did not rise above 15 per cent., although some feared that use of war prisoners might cause unemployment among Australians. Most' people felt that work was good for the prisoners as well as for the country. Common comments were:"Ease "Ease the manpower problem." "Let them cam their keep" and "War prisoners work elsewhere." "If they can be guarded" was a qualification often added."}
{"id":245099872,"text":"10 Mar 1942 - Gallup Majority Say Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 10 March 1942, page 2 Gallup Majority Sua .. i use militia am b11j j w. war on japanese1 According to an Australia-wide Gallup p0|i i S since, the fall of Singapore, most Australians think the Government should have power to use the miB anywhere to fight the Japanese. On March 2 It was nnnouncctl that the Commonwealth Government was seriously considering the merger of the volunteer A.I.F., the conscript militia and the garrison units into a single army, with eqiml rates of pay. The merger would simplify army organisation. Only remaining practical distinction between members of the A.I.F. and the militia would Ihcti be that volunteers in the A.I.F. could be sent anywhere, while conscripts would he. confined to Australia. Before conscripts could be sent overseas Parliament would have to pass an act. Poll Taken On this question of the Government's reported intention of merging the forces, Australian Public Opinion Polls conducted a nation-wide "sample referendum" on this question: — "Do 1 ion approve the law which keeps the militia in Australia and its territories — or should the Government have power to use the militia anywhere to fight the Japanese?" AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION Per Cent. Use militia anywhere ...... 51 Keep fhem here 43 Undecided 6 100 Eleven men voted "anywhere," against each eight who voted "keep here." Women were evenly divided on the question. All age groups and each locality .etoup-cUy. small town r- (-voted In much the same more people voting | than Keep here." Not owiW Rave a majority for "kc"p People's Comments Usual reason given bv twH ln„ V0Jcri for the confined to Australia Ta V will need them here." Most, common comment those who believe that the nfl crnment. should have nomVtPfl ,the militia anywhere were' fl "Attack is .he besttoJ (2) "The Government shmfl have unrestricted power to war ngninst the Japanese" Another survey recently ptetect by Australian Public Onfl ion Polls (The Gallup on whether people like ul n ?. F'i find'nsr will KM in The Herald on"}
{"id":245100076,"text":"01 Jan 1942 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 1 January 1942, page 10 OALLUP POLL SHOWS Small Majority For Marriage Loans With the war near to our shores, the ' Victorian proposal to provide Government loans of £150 to young couples getting married has probably ceased to be nractical politics, but it is a fact that a small majority of a cross-section of Australians approved the idea. - Proposed in October by the Deputv Lender of the Victorian Labor' Party (Mr Crenienn), marriage loans were expected to encourage earlier marriages and to lessen the risk of uneconomic borrowing to get necessary furniture. Deposits on houses and tlie purchase of furniture were the principal objects for .which expenditure would be approved. Shortly before Japan entered the war' the interviewers of Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) asked this question of people in all circumstances in the vnrlous localities of Australia:— Would you favor Government advances of about £150 for young men getting married? AUSTRALIA- W1I1E OPINION lu favor 51 per cent. Against 40 per cent. Undecided .... 9 per cent. 100 per cent. Men voted "Yes" 54 p.c.. and . "No" 38 p.c„ giving a "Yes" mnjo- u ritv of 16 p.c. Among, women, the g ;"Y'cs" majority was only 6 p.c. I Wage-earners, of course, were I more in. favor of the scheme thnnjfj were better-off people, but electors jS who usunlly support the Labor; a Party voted only 58 p.c. "Yes." their "No" vote being 33 p.c. Non- B Labor voters were' evenly divided « on the question. | People in the twenties voted two | to one for the proposal, but the favorable majority declined through the rge groups and disappeared among people over 50. Chief arguments of people against the proposal were:— "People should save to marry." "Would discourage independence," and"Shouldn't "Shouldn't start in dcbt."# A constructive comment by a grazier in northern N.S.W., who npproved the proposal, was thnt there should also he a compulsory saving plan for single people, by making deductions 1 from their wages. Substantial majorities In favor of the scheme were found only in New South Wales and Queensland. This table shows that the cross-section of people Interviewed in Victoria— the State where the proposal originated — actually voted against it: — Fnvor Against Unrle-Lonns. Loans, deleft, p.c. p.c. p.c. N.S.W 60 32 8 QUI 55 37 8 W.A 48 43 9 S.A 4G 44 10 Vic 44 47 9 Tss 37 48 15 Mr Cremean. when outlining the scheme, proposed weekly re- r payments of 3/6 to cover interest l at about 4 p.c. and provide for re- a payment, or the loan in 20 years, t. A third of the people In favor of , loans, however, thought that 5/ a 1' | week should be repaid, and most a of the other "yes" voters suggested 10/ a week or more. 's"}
{"id":245100351,"text":"16 Apr 1942 - GALLUP POLL FINDING. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 16 April 1942, page 11 I ....GALLUP POLL FINDING. — — — — » I Many Believe States \\ 1 Hinder War Effort j Australians are almost evenly divided on the question |L whether State Governments are a hindrance to our ivar effort, according to a Gallup poll just completed. i nn March 18 the Prime Minis.-lu Oh ' mnc rennrtoh ns BSrr (Mr umi"" wondering why the EL, should continue to exist if/mcynr" unable to adjust 0 hours of hotel trading on the Hv 5 of the Commonwealth's PS ..fanknblv expressed desire to ! ""'I vvith excessive drinking." M Australian Public Opinion Polls fhf Gallup Pol' Austrnlia-EC«ll»lelv commenced n nntlon-K survey on the following &?"Cnivoii lldnlt the existence of f'isnle Ciovermneiits aids or hinders «»r "1,r effort — or 11 mikes no difference? I?! oils 14 per cent, (onc-in-sevent sCr iho«c interviewed Ihlnk thnt Hhc division of Australia Into Urates aids our war effort. Hut St. manv as 31 per cent, (one-ln-Ui'l) 'think that it makes no rSercncr. This means that at Iffi of « PC cent, do not feel Im" the existence of States Is Wpetuall.v a lilndrance to our war IfOn the other hand, the "hinder" Kvntr was 42 per cent., so a difTrr-Senr'e of only 3 percent, exists Ktwecn the two attitudes, pf-hlnder" and "doesn't hinder." WFor general purposes, the result of Bflic poll might he considered a Kdraw. 1 australia-wide opinion m Of 100 people li States hinder war elfort . I i pi Stales aid war effort .... II H Make no difference .... 31 H No answer 13 | 100 Id The 13 per cent, who did not answer were chiefly women. Por men only, the "hinder" vote is 48 P?r cent., compnrcd with a total f dfi per cent, for "aids" and "no olffercnce." Neither economic status nor political affiliation had much bearing on the voting. In the cnpital cities the. vote went slightly ngninst the svstem of Stales, but. the reverse applied :n provincial centres. Among! farmers there were five who thought the existence of States o tied our war effort or made no difference, against ench three who voted them a hindrance. Voters' Reasons |l Comments by people who con- 1 sidcrcd the States hinder our war I efTort usually fell into cither of two groups: — (1) "We're over-governed. There should be only one Government. Stnles are nn unnecessary expense." or(2) (2) "There Is too mnc-h over-' lapping and red tape. They lack I cohesion." I Usual reason for nn "aids" vote I was "the States keep in closer touch with local interests." Many of those who voted "no difference" considered thnt thei Commonwealth and States had separate spheres. I Excluding those unable to answer. Hie voting In each State was as follows:— I Aids Nodifr, Hinders j p.c. p.c. p.c. ! N-S.W 14 30 58 i Qbl 11 38 51 : Vic 15 39 48 VV.A; 28 38 34 j W.A 20 52 28 Tas 28 44 28"}
{"id":245101871,"text":"06 Apr 1942 - Equal Pay For Sexes Favored Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 6 April 1942, page 6 "110! j Hfljtial Iay Fim' | ; Siixcs Favwetl : In England, Cnnudn nnd | j I Australia — the three Em- : plre countries with Gallup Polls— substantial major!- ; ; tics favor equal pay ior ; ; men and women doing the ;| ; same work. I1 I In October, Australian | | Public Opinion Polls — the ; ; Gallup Poll of Australia ; ; — announced a two-to-one ; ; majority on the question. : : Soon afterwards the : : British Institute of Public : I Opinion announced an I I even larger majority nnd ! ' now the Canadian poll j lias found a 78 p.c. favor- | | able vote. ;"}
{"id":245101939,"text":"14 Apr 1942 - GALLUP POLL FINDING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 14 April 1942, page 8 j .....GALLUP POLL FINDING...... i Liquor Restrictions! ! Satisfy Big Section ! Half of an Auslralia-wide cross-section interviewed for the Gallup Poll think the restrictions on the liquor trade about right. Of the remainder, those who think the restrictions not drastic enough slightly exceed those who consider them too drastic. Soon after liquor supplies were reduced by a third, the nationwide network of interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls began to obtain opinions from a carefully balanced cross-section of people in each State. The question asked was: Arc tlic new restrictions on the liquor trade too drastic, not drastic enough, or about right? The reduction of liquor supplies by a third is uniform throughout j Australia, but action by State: Governments to tighten up liquor | laws has varied according to trading hours already in -force. In these circumstances, it is remarkable that little variation in the voting occurred. State by State. ; This table shows that half of the people interviewed voted "about riRht," nnd that three people voted "not dinstic enough," against each two who voted "too drastic": AUSTRALIA-WIDE OriMON ! Per Cent.; Rcstriclions tna drastic . . 20 Restrictions about right . . 48 Not drastic enough .. .. 20 N"o answer 8 100 Demand for more drastic restrictions came from one out of lour men. and from one out of three women interviewed. , Age had little bearing on the: voting, and there was not much difference between the nttitudes of artisans and better-off people. The "about light" vote was 48 p.c. from both Labor Party supporters and from non-Labor people. The "too drastic" vote was 23 p.c. from Labor supporters and 16 p.c. from non-Lnbor. Most common comment of "too drastic" voters was: "A man has a right to n drink after work." Belief that the restrictions would stop excessive drinking nnd that a further cut in I, ours would result in bootlegging, prompted many ; people to vote "about light," Those who thought further, restriction should be Imposed often commented: "Too much money is' spent on liquor." Only a small proportion mentioned that they were prohibitionists."}
{"id":245102348,"text":"28 Apr 1942 - Gallup Poll Finding Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 28 April 1942, page 6 Galltip Poll Finding I j Marketing Boards Ai-ell Out Of Favor i| Marketing of farm products through boards I unpopular with most Australians- City dwell,. rs '! H farmers, irrespective of income, are opposed In th B according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll taken this monlk"1' B In recent years an Increasing | number of boards has been set up In Australia to control supplies and prices of farm products. All production of specified products within some States must bo marketed through prescribed boards. Usually growers of the products concerned are given an opportunity to vote on whether or not thov want a board established. But the public's attitude toward boards 1 In general has never been th» ; H ject of a national referendum1' B To provide a reliable inS„B of how such a referendum H go. Australian Public Opimon B has Just completed u -'samM1 B orendum" on this quest ion 1 w B 'Do you favor or onnnp B holing of farm | there 'wcrc'!hrecS''nnpoW,,S'2j B against each one "favor" IS0 B Most, opposition voters helri s ' H opinions on thc subiert. "r® AUSTUAL1A-WIDK ()PIN|0S fl <K 100 peopj. Favor marketing linanh"' h'' I Oppose (hem .... Undecided No answer " jj 100 In each State Interviewers out, I Honed a carefully calculated cro ' I couutry. PCPle> ln bWh ,own I Neither sex, age, nor rmnu I status had much bearing on S I "oppose" vote. The "favor" m I was slightly higher with mcn thL: women, .and reached its hiS B With better-off farmers, who I three "favor" voles against cath five "oppose" votes. PEOPLES' COMMENTS I People who ravnr Marketing B Boards made few comments h',, some said the.v thought it, seii-.jhi. I to control sales of farm nroduciV I particularly during the war. I Most common coninients bv I people opposed to boards were -(1) "Tlie open market is fairer I to all. Supply and demand I should operate. (2) "Boards cost too much to I maintain. They increase over. I head and handling costs" I (3) "Consumers don't get products I al reasonable prices." (4) "Farmers don't get a fair I deal": and (5> "Too much food Is wasted " I The Apple and Pear Board I seemed to be uppermost in many I people's minds, but there were a 'I number of references to' other I boards, particularly Ihc Egg Board I"}
{"id":245102860,"text":"17 Feb 1942 - Gallup Poll Favors Capital Punishment Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 17 February 1942, page 5 IgSBllMP 0®®!! IF2BV©B'S| KjipMsaB fPsBHBSslaiEBimil | ronital punishment was favored by about Ave out B 'aht people in a survey recently completed by Bf c/, nan Public Opinion Polls, using the Gallup ethod of sampling public opinion. people in all walks of life, the various localities of ciralia, were asked:— ?S oppose or favor capital TUO"! comment by ?» Interviewed was thnt cnpl-Csbmcnt wns n deterrent, minority, however, felt J'1"1 110 Tnd thr right to take nn-r's Hie while some thought W' - lifetime In prison was a BLr punishment than death r poll showed : B'"1 l'er Cent. Bo, Mpl'al I""11"1"'"'"1 ' Hm" il, 15 Kdirlilfd _ B inn m voted almost two-ln'-one In B r The vote of woolen wns B-to-lhree the same way. Bbolltlon of en pi I a I punishment nns long been n plank of the Labor Party platform, but this Is the first time the question has been put to n nntlon-wldc cross-section. Supporters of the Lnbor Pnrty who happened to be Interviewed ' — the sample Is taken at random, bin .within definite categories — were evenly divided on the question Non-Lnbor people on lower Incomes were mostly fnvornble to capital punishment, nnd as a group. non-Lnbor people of all circumstances voted more than two-to-one In favor. There wns Utile dlflerenee In the voting In each State, or between the altitudes of prople of various nges. __________"}
{"id":245103497,"text":"04 Mar 1942 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 4 March 1942, page 6 GALLUP POLL WAR JOBS FOR ALL DEMANDED 1 Two out of three Australians are of the opinion — and firm in their opinion-thai more use should be made nf civilians in our war cuorr. incir; Is a strong demand for each per- ; son to be assigned to a wnrtimc . job | Two weeks ago the Government | was empowered to mobilise all| national and personal resources fori the war effort. A census of manpower Is to .be inkon. 1 Meanwhile the interviewers of Australian Public Opinion Polls have put the following question to men and women In a full range of economic circumstances in hundreds of localities throughout the Commonwealth: — Has Ihc Gtwcruvievl tlonr ctwuiih toward using civilians /or j the war effort? I The survey shows that the public-believes there is plenty of scope for enforcing the regulations. AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION Per cent. Yes I Civilians being used enough 1 . . 20 No (Civilians not being used rnough) 01 Undecided 13 100 A feature of Ihe voting was thai most "No" voters — the dissatisfied people — were emphatic in their; opinions; while the "Yes" voters; —ihc satisfied people — were rcla-tivly mild In their attitudes. "Something is being done al last" was the usual reason given by Ihe minority who voted "Yes." The proprietor of a furniture fne-t-nry in Victoria said. "My business is being closed and I hope I may hr nf service- In Ihe country." Most common altitudes or people who thought dial not enough was being done were: — "Make all work for Ihc war effort": "Every fit man should have a job assigned lo him." and "Conscript everything." Other comments were many and varied. They ranged from "Office-workers should provide shifts for week-ends in war farlories" and "Stop al) luxuries at once." to the more colorful "Close the breweries,! pubs and ban racing." from n miner's wife In Greta. N.S.W. j Older men— particularly (hose with more than average incomes —felt that better use could hr made of men over military nge.| Another common attitude was tliatj. more women should be used lo re- ' lease men for military duty. The belief Hint manpower— and womnnpowcr — Is going to waste is particularly strong in country towns. Results nf 18 surveys on poll lira 1 and social questions taken at die end of 1041 have now been printed in n booklet. Applications for copies, accompanied bv 4d. In stamps, should be addressed to A. P.O. P.. Box 751 F. Melbourne. Opinions on question "Speaking generally, are .vnu satisfied or dissatisfied ivilli the way the present Government is organising our war rffori," will be published tomorrow."}
{"id":245104000,"text":"21 Apr 1942 - Gallup Poll Finding Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 21 April 1942, page 8 I j. Gallup Poll Finding I ONE IN THREE WOULD ! STOP ALL RACING Onl.v one out of three persons in a representative cross-section of Australians would stop racing entirely during the war. But half of those favoring continuance think Saturday meetings should he restricted — either in number of meetings or length of programmes. On December 9 it was announced by Australian Public I Opinion Polls— the Gallup Poll of | Australia — that two out of three I people in a carefully balanced j cross-section were against wrek-day racing durint the war. Two i weeks Inter thr Prime Minister jtMr Curtin) terminated week-day meetings | After racing had operated fori i three months on Saturdays only. | the interviewers of A.P.O.P. sot' out to find the opinion of John, Citizens — and Jane Citizen, too — on this question:— Should Saturday race meetings continue, nr he restricted — or stopped? "Racing provides relaxation, and that's good for morale," was a common attitude. But the fol-1 lowing table shows that only a third of the cross-section interviewed thought that there should be no war-time restrictions oil the number of events or meetings:— \\USTU ALIA -WIDE OPINION or mil People Continue Saturday racing . :il Restrict number of events or nicelings ."1 Slop racing altogether .. .. No answer .1 100 Belief that, even In wartime, every man is entitled to reasonable relaxation of his own choosing was the paramount feature of the survey. Analysis of the voting shows no marked difference between the attitudes of men and women. Older people were the strongest supporters of stopping Saturday racing altogether; but the vote of younger people was not much different from the figures in the .'foregoing table. I | As the appended figures show, : neither Labor Party supporters. I nor people who usually vote | U.A.P.-Country Party, were In favor of complete stoppage ol Saturday racing. ' Both groups. ; however, gave a majority for some form of restriction:— Nun-Labor Labor I Voters Voters ! p.c. p.c. i Continue 41 22 i Restrict 28 81 lop 29 12 | No answer .... 2 2 : ioo loo i"}
{"id":245105428,"text":"22 Jan 1942 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 22 January 1942, page 5 : GALLUP POLL I j Plan To Keepl \\ Young People \\ \\ Fit Favored \\ Compulsory physical training for all boys and girls under 18 is strongly supported throughout tho nation, according to a survey recently completed by Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup poll of Australia. Most Australians believe that physical training will benefit the win0".'. 501 1 b0SMIy nnfl mentally With this in mind, at least eight i L People Interviewed in each State answered "Yes" when asked the question. Should physical training be com-j)", ory 'or boys and girls until AUSTRALIA- WIDE OPINION-Favor compulsory phy. Again'itR,n.in': :: ;; «"' Undecided g " 100 Support for the proposal was equally strong in all age groups and In nil localities. The need for improving the health of the nation was foremost In peoples' minds Artisans and better-off neonle voted more thnn eight to one In favor of compulsory phvsicnl training. People in the lowest Income group voted six to one in favor."}
{"id":245105976,"text":"10 Apr 1942 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 10 April 1942, page 8 GALLUP POLL I Action In j| |€oal Strikes! | Endorsed !! Coal miners, hy their recent strikes, have almost entirely lost the sympathy of their trl-lou workers. The overwhelm- ing majority of Australians; think the Government should, take drastic steps to keep the1 coal mines working. Their views were given before the latest announcement that firmer action is to be taken under a hew set of Security Regulations to be drawn up on Monday. On five occasions during March the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) used Regulation 77 against striking miners. The regulation provides tlint strikers In any industry who do not return to work voluntarily may be forced to do so under military discipline. j To test public opinion on the, subject, a nation-wide "sample referendum" lias been taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls In the last three weeks. Interviewers, who operate throughout Australia, approach-cri people of all types, and asked (hem this question:— j Do you approve or disapprove j ihe drastic steps proposed by the Federal Government to keep ihe coal mines working?', There were 85 "approve" voles against each 8 "disapprove" voles, j a ratio of more than 10 to one. j AUSTRALIA- WIDE OriMON Approve Disapprove Undecided i 85 p.c. 8 p.c. 7 p.c. Neither age nor sex had notice- j able effect on the voting. City; dwellers and people living on farms felt much the same way about the question. Even among the lowest-paid wage earners, opposition to the regulation being enforced did not rise above one in six. Usual comments of people who voted "disapprove" were: "Strikes are the; workers' only weapon." and "Mining is dangerous and hard." Most common comments of people who support the Government's effort to keep the mines working were — (1) "No strikes rinrinr? flip wnr The war effort comes first." and 12) "Our war effort depends largely on coal. The mines must be kept working.""}
{"id":245107160,"text":"12 Feb 1942 - GALLUP POLL FINDING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 12 February 1942, page 5 ai.LVP POLL FINDING Majority of Men Would | Legalise S.P. Betting j lt „f seven people with opinions on the F»r . jj Australian Gallup Poll interviewers sll,l'Cii that they believed starting-price betting fl X - " , „,„h(,r „ nntlon-wldn sur-,nhvA "trnlinn Public Opinion !f .hr. GnlluP Poll of Austra-'"'"hiwcrl tlmt three out ot four 1 h. « representative cross-:opk ' d oovcrnmcnt lot-cl""' Thr snmc people, how-ri»..„g«rlone In favor of slopping week-day nice meetings during I he wnr. In December, Just before Jnpnn entered the wnr, the Interviewers for the poll set out lo find the answer to tills question:— Should ofl-thc-coursc betting be legal or illegal ? AUSTRALIA -WIDE OPINION I'cr cent. Mnkc S.P. legal 48 Leave S.P. illegal 3!) Undecided , 13 100 Men gave the nlnjorlty lo the legal vote. Women were evenly divided on the question. Wage-enrners were the strongest supporters of legalising S.P. .betting. their usual attitudes being: "Why should you pay a race gnlo fee to bet?" nnd "It can't be prevented, so It should be controlled." Taken as a group, supporters of the Labor Party were two to one In favor of making S.P. betting legal, but non-Labor people thought it should remain Illegal. Many of them were against all betting. It was felt that legalised S.P. betting would encourage gambling. . In South Australia, where betting shops provide legal S.P. betting, the majority of the cross-section Interviewed voted In favor of making It illegal: — Make S.P; Leave It Un-Legal Illegal decided p.c. p.c. p.c. N.S.W. . . 52 35 13 1 Victoria 51 38 11 ' W.A. . '1(1 42 12 Queensland 45 38 17 (Tasmania 35 53 12 5. A. ... 34 48 18"}
{"id":245107709,"text":"03 Mar 1942 - Gallup Poll Favors Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 3 March 1942, page 8 Gallup Poll Favors Limits On Prices And Wages Virtually unanimous approval of the new regulation to stop both wages antl prices from going any higher is disclosed by a nation-wide Public Opinion Poll taken in the last two weeks. On Wednesday, February 10. the Government announced Its economic policy. Within 24 hours Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia — commenced printing ballot papers for distribution to Its network of Interviewers in all States. Within a week interviewing was in full swing in places as far apart as Cairns, in tHe north, and Albany, in the south of Western Australia. One of the questions put to people of all types. In hundreds of centres throughout the Commonwealth, was: — Do you approve or disapprove the new reputation to stop both '.vapes and prices from goinp higher than they are now ? As this table shows, there was only one "disapprove" vote against each 12 "approve" votes: — Australia-Wide Opinion per cent. Approve "pegged" wages and prices 83 Disapprove 7 Undecided .. .. 10 100 Practically no difference exists between the attitudes of men nnd women, old and young, farmers nnd city dwellers, rich and poor, or between people who usually vote for the Labor Party and those who vote non-Labor. Most common comment by both artisans and better-off people was that higher wages and higher prices are a vicious circle. They thought that an upper limit to both wnges and prices would stabilise inuustr.v, prevent orofit- eering and combat inflation. Usual reason for opposing the regulation was a belief that the pegging of wages and prices could not be done effectively. Previous Finding An earlier survey, taken in September, showed that at least two out of three people thought that price control was not giving a fair deal. The bone of contention was that manufacturers and traders had been allowed to pass on Increased costs, with the result that the general level of prices had risen. Approval for the new regulation shows that. at. least for the duration of the war. most workers prefer stable wages and prices, to the uncertainty of rising wages and prices. As a mail contractor in New South Wales said: "The wage-earner will know where he is now." Seven other public questions have also been investigated by Australian Public Opinion Polls since the Government announced its economic policy. Do you think the Government can do much more towards using civilians for tho war effort? What the public thinks nbout that question will be- published in this Daner tomorrow"}
{"id":245109168,"text":"17 Mar 1942 - Gallup Poll On Party Government Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 17 March 1942, page 6 I Gallup Poll On Party , Government i According to an Australia-wide Gallup poll, tnlccn i at the end of February, Australians are evenly divided I, on the question of whether jthcy would- prefer an all-'j party Federnl Government l'to the present Labor Government. ! People in all walks of life, in 'the various localities of Australia, I'wcre asked:— I "Which do you prc/cr—thc prc-Isciit Government, or an all-party N Government?" AUSTRALIA- WIDE OPINION | PcrCent. Prefer all-party Govt 45 j l Prefer present Govt 45 I Undecided 10 ij ioo ; New South Wales and Victoria I'gnve small majorities for the pre-. 1 sent Government.. The less popu-; lous States, however, gave sub-j I stanttal majorities for an all-! ' party Government.. I Support for all-party Government came from one out of three 'Labor Party supporters Jnter-! viewed, nnd from three out of four non-Labor people. | I Further Analysis I People Interviewed for Aus- ' I Indian Public Opinion Polls | i The Gallup Method) were also, j asked whether, generally spcak-1 ing, they were satisfied with flic . way the present Government was ' .irganislng our war eflort. As drcady announced In The Herald, i | two out of three people with I ipinions on the subject answered I satisfied." ' Of people who said "satisfied," one in three, however, would pre-I fcr an all-party Government. Of lliose who said "riissntls-, fled," two out of three voted for, 1 all-party Government. j i People's Comments I Usunl comment of people whoj I preferred the present, Government , was that it was "doing a good' Job." Others felt that Labor and I non-Labor Ministers would not work together. I Most common comments by ' supporters of an nil-party Gov-, eminent were: — 1 I "The best men should work together." I "It would give all sections of the public more confidence in the Government," nnd I "There should be no pRrty poll-tics In wartime.""}
{"id":245111919,"text":"12 Mar 1942 - DAYLIGHT SAVING SATISFIES Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 12 March 1942, page 5 DAYLIGHT SAVING SATISFIES . Gallup Pall Majority Seven out of 10 people interviewed in a recent Australia-wide Gallup Poll said that they liked daylight saving. Even farmers gave a majority in favor of it. In September nn Australia-wide sample-referendum taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) showed that a majority favored the Introduction of daylight saving On January lj the clocks were advanced an hour.. To ascertain how people liked! I he idea in practice, another survey has been taken ori this question:— "Arc you satisfied or dissatisfied with daylight saving?" Nelthei sex nor age had much bearing on the voting and. as the following table shows, less than t quarter of the representative cross-section interviewed were actually dissatisfied: — AUSTRALIA- WIDE OPINION Satisfied 69 per cent. Dissatisfied .... 23 per ccnl. Undecided .... 8 per cent. 100 In New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania the "satisfied" vote rose over 70 per cent In the other three States it was about 00 per cent., with the "dissatisfied" vote at 30 per cent, and an "undecided" vote of 10 per cent. Longer Evening Usual attitude of those who Hike daylight saving is: "I can do more about the house in the , evening." Many others said they were saving artificial lighting— ' electricity to city folk; kerosene to farmers. In September most farmers interviewed were against advancing the clock an hour in summer. In the latest survey, however, three out of five farmers said thai they were satisfied with the way daylight. saving had operated. The I minority thought that it made the farmer's day too long. Most people In the lower income groups were as favorable to daylight saving as better-off people, but a number of factory workers - and miners felt that daylleht sav-s ing time is "too early for men starting at 6 n.m." J Polling Methods Interviewers for the poll are located in hundreds of representative centres. These centres include a large number of districts of all types in each capital .city and numerous country towns of all sizes in each State. People are interviewed at random, but each interviewer must confine his "subjects" to a carefully calculated range of economic types. A separate form is provided for each interview. Votes are counted and nnalysed by machines. The methods of Australian Public Opinion Polls are open to investigation by reputable bodies. Any person desiring information .should write lo A.P.O.P., Box 751F. Melbourne. Opinions arc now being counted and analysed on the question: "Which do you prefer — I lie present Governmenl or an all-party Government." The finding will he published In The Herald next Tuesday."}
{"id":245113117,"text":"23 Apr 1942 - GALLUP POLL [?] Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 23 April 1942, page 5 GALLUP POLL IB ig Majority Approve': Wet Canteens Wet etinlucns in itrm.y camps nrc apprnved by ciiflit nnt of 10 Australians, according to a nnlion-tvide j (Salliip I'oll just completed. Kven people who would | apply more drastic restrictions to the civilian liquid trade are three to two in favor of wet canteens in the camps. h'ni 18 1 1 ii >i 1 1 lis A.l.l'1. camps nave Had wet canteens, but. not until this month did I hey become general in militia camps. To ascertain the attitude of the public, the Interviewers of Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Onllnp poll— put Mils question lo a represent a t.ive cross-section of men and women In each State: "Should Army privates have wet canteens?" Seven out ol eight men Interviewed answered "Yes." About twice as many women as men voted "No" btil still the female majority on ilie question- was nearly three to one The combined vole of both sexes is set out in this table: AUSTRALIA- WIDE OPINION Of each 100 people Favor wet canteens for privates 78 Against them 18 Undecided 1 100 Exactly itic same question whs asked regarding oITIccrr, tnctsrs. and Ihc vote was almost Identical. People thought that officers and privates should be treated alike An engineer's wife In Heidelberg expressed a common opinion when she said: "They can control liquor in camp, not outside. "Dry" voters commonly commented: (li "Keep temptation away from youngei men"; and <2i "Soldiers need t.o be sobei in wartime Drink lessens efficiency ""}
{"id":245114081,"text":"06 Jan 1942 - GALLUP POLL FINDING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 6 January 1942, page 6 , i r.M.r.ir poll rrvnivc !l majority in favor of compulsory saving Most Australians would not oppose being forced lo i I save, is the latest finding of Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia. Interviewers for the Poll arc, I located in hundreds of represents -live localities in all parts of Australia Last month each of them l contacted a cross-section of people in a wide range of economic cir-I cumstances and obtained their ' opinions on this question: — . Should the Government inlro-tine compulsory saving? j AllSTRALlA-WIDE OPINION ; Percent. Yes (Compel saving) 51 i No tDon'l compel saving) 36 Undecided 13 100 Better off people voted nearly ' two to one in favor of compulsion, and artsians were five to four in favor. People in the lowest income group were slightly opposed to being compelled to save, but it- is un-! likely that they would come within the scope of such a plan. In all States except New South (Wales, at least 54 p.c. of the people interviewed voted in favor of compulsory saving. In New South (Wales the vote was: — Yes. 44 p.c.; No. 41 p.c.; Undecided. 15 p.c. The fact that the poll was taken Jliisi before income tax was in-'creased by rates varving from 6d, I to 1 / in the £1 docs liot reduce! I (the significance of the finding. i Analysis of the comments show that while soinr "Yes" voters sup-;, ported compulsory saving as a means of financing the war. most of them thought of it as a way ol counteracting natural improvidence. Most common reason for casting "No" voles was that "people should be allowed lo manage their own affairs." Many other people voted; j"No" because they did not earn enough to save. i The question did not explain that Ihe purpose of compulsory saving in wartime would be to help pay for the war and to provide the savers with money to | spend after the war." Just bc-for the introduction of the Fadden | Budget, whicli provided for com- 1 ipulsorv saving, a similar question, , :but with that explanation addco. 'resulted in a vote oft— Yes. 5a p.c.:. No. 27 p.c.: and Undecided. 18 p.c."}
{"id":245114399,"text":"05 Mar 1942 - GALLUP POLL FINDING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 5 March 1942, page 5 G/1LLUP POLL FINDING ! " 'handling of war ) job satisfies Most Australians are satisfied with the way the Commonwealth Government is organising our war effort, but there is widespread recognition that much remains to be done. Australian Public Opinion Polls —the Gallup Poll of Australia — has Just completed a" special nationwide survey to ascertain the public's reaction to the new regulation for speeding up our war effort, announced on February 11. About 200 interviewers took part in the survey. Ench of them contacted a carefully calculated cross-section of people, and asked them this, question: — Speaking generally, are you satisfied or dissatisfied, with the way the present Government is organising our war effort 1 As the following table shows, two out of three people with opinions on the subject voted "Salisfield": — AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION Per cent. Satisfied 5(j Dissatisfied .28 Undecided 16 100 Satisfaction centred in Victoria, new ouum waies ana aoutn Australia, the States with most munition factories.People People interviewed realised that the question was general, and did not deal with details of Government policy. Many "Satisfied" votes were cast by well-to-do people who did not agree with all the Government was doing. Usual suggestions for improving our war effort were; — I. Total conscription; ' 2. Concentrate on munitions; 3. Cut out red tape; and A: More action, less talk. Both satisfied and dissatisfied people were of the opinion that more use could be made of civilian manpower — and womanpower. Another survey nenring completion is on the question: "Do you approve the law which keeps the militia in Australia and its territories, or should the Government have power to use the militia anywhere to fight the Japanese." The finding will be published in this paper early next week."}
{"id":245114458,"text":"10 Feb 1942 - GALLUP POLL FINDING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 10 February 1942, page 8 : fiAKfllMlL Fimnm ! National Medical i j Control Favored j Control of medical services by the Commonwealth, rather than by the Stales, is supported by a substantial majority of Australians. This Gallup Poll finding will be an important con- sideration if the shortage of doctors necessitates m-t.rnxliirt.inn nf a national medical service. At. present. Commonwealth i health activities are virtually restricted to quarantine, scrums and research. Hospitals, doctors, I nurses and dentists arc controlled by the States. Just before war broke, out, In 0 the Pacific, the National Health ana iuecucat ivcsuhicu ouuhui submitted to the Commonwealth Government a plan for a free medical service, to be financed with an additional £5,250,000 a year of taxes. Since then, the interviewers of Australian Public Opinion Polls have called on a cross-section of electors in all States, and asked them this question:— Should control of mcdic.nl services be ti Commonwealth or State responsibility? As the following table shows. Commonwealth control was favored by two out of three people with opinions on the subject. They held much firmer views I Iran those who favored State control. AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION Favor Commonw'ith control 55 p.e. Favor Slate control . . . . 28 p.c. Undecided H P-c. Unable to give opinion . . R p.c. 100 p.r. Comments show that most people who voted for Commonwealth control think that, health is a national matter, and that uniformity is desirable. Usual reason for voting for control by the States was a belief that they would have a better knowledge of local requirements. Labor Party supporters, as a group, voted in almost the same way as non-Labor people. Men are the strongest supporters of Commonwealth control, but women also favor it by a margin of three to two. Support for State control increased with age, but even with people over 60 there was a three to two vote in favor of the Commonwealth. As this table shows, the vote for Commonwealth control was strongest In the eastern Slates, but small majorities were returned by the less populous States: — C'ncallh State "N" uoniroi C/oniroj opinion p.r. p.r. p.r. I N.S.W. . . 82 22 16 Qld. . . . 5.7 27 20 Vic. ... 57 28 21 W.A. ... 48 75 17 ! Tas. ... 47 76 17 S.A. ... 41 73 26 | 'Undecided or unfamiliar with subject."}
{"id":245116732,"text":"09 Dec 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 93 INTEREST IN RELIGION INCREASES DURING WAR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 9 December 1942, page 6 ' SSVjmiAllBKiB No. 93 INTEREST IN "RELIGION INCREASES DURING WAR One person in five recently told Gallup Poll inter-viewers that their interest in religion had increased ; since the war began. A third of those interviewed : thought that people were going to church more often than before the war. Ir :r. rfUgK-r;. of r.«ws;sji: il'y rfir:eO" Clvir:-gv:n 2. V»ald yon say ywar o»n interest in reliyifn b.s.s increased or decreased daring the war — or i« it about tb« f anfr 1? p-c. said: "5ly interest in religion has increased:" $ p-c. slid: "Mine has de-ffeassd:' <5 px. Aitswered: ""About the same:"' and » p_ did not answer. 'r. :»>? -rr'o «i:c' "Abct fh s»r.:e" Tr.ey are either as ::::rb :«i. or af ciitrtt-erc:.;:. a !::> were before the war. Nearly quarter oi rite women :r.:?rr3ewd sa.a the.L interest :r. rshsico had in cre««-d. Per men trie proportion a?- only 5 p.c. r.Tis !_ e r All s 2 r -groups gave much the The ; it crease :n religious interest was m:»st marked amor.g stop; t in the upper income groups. Their :ricrAst,«d" tote- exceeded tneir cet reisecT' rote by 20 p.c . com-psred with only 20 pc. :n :ne ItTrer inrcme group-. Churches do not publish attcn-cs.nte figures, vt> it :» im possible :ri ascerLsin whether the net »n-r:e = se of 13 pc. interest ::i region ::v the cross-section irP.er-:rweo reflected in additional To see" what the public thinks Is fiapper.::!-:. each person was also "F>cr jou think people go to Church more often, or less often, than before the arr . Answering e;hcr from persons! ertpcrimcc. or from a behe" trta: people weald go to Cnurrh rpore often ;n a time of crisis: 3# p.c. said. People are gfrirvg to Church more often:" K pe. said. ""They are going less often;" 37 p.e, said. Charch-goiox is unchanged;" and 17 p.«. did not answer. Cros-s-ubsiatioc; of the answer? to the t to questions shows that ro <y.r. of thiee peop;? with an :n:rea.ed interest in zeiision are %f the opinion that the public ;; ro:r.2 to Church more often than offer e ne 'a.-. A quarter of those ahose interest m rehrion is un-cnanged also think Cnurth-goir.g his increased. New Survey Starting Surveys by A.P.O.P. are taken at intervals of about five weeks. Cross-sections of people are now; , being interviewed in nearly 23-5 re- i presentative centres on these pub-j he questions:— People's attitudes toward Mr Cur-nn as Prime Minister: Removing territorial restrictions from the Militia; Extra powers for the Common- < : wealth; The call-up of single women; ; Picture shows on Sundays; J The ban on the Communist Party; i and 5 Strikes in war industries. ' ; What are your opinions? An In-, iterviewer may knock at your doori jxx»:i tor catch you "in town" if; jyou are a farmer). ( Findings will be published in» ;The Herald irom about I>ecember ;20 onward, as they are counted , land analysed. »"}
{"id":245118025,"text":"05 Dec 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 December 1942, page 4 [?] f No. 92 OVERTIME PAY IN CASH, NOT CREDITS. FAVORED The Australian public is not- in favor of paying overtime in post-war credits, according to a recent Gallup Poll. Workers, both skilled and unskilled, are agqinst the idea. A survey taken' In October by Australian Public Opinion Polls showed a three to two majority In favor of continuing to pay overtime at time and a half rates in wartime. To take the subject a step further, the following question was Included In the November survey: —"Speaking "Speaking generally, should overtime be paid in cash or In post-war credits, such as war savings certificates" Of each 100 people In the nation-wide cross-section: — 49 said "pay overtime in cash," 38 favored post-war credits, 6 were undecided, and 7 (chiefly women) could not answer. Owners and managers of businesses, and professional people, as a group, were evenly divided on the question. Clerks and shop-hands were only slightly against paying overtime In post-war credits, but artisans were more than two to one In favor of cash payments. There was no significant difference between the attitudes of old and young people, or between men and women. The vote for "cash" was at its highest at 57 p.c. In the capital cities and New South .Wales mining centres, and at its lowest, nt 29 p.c. among fanner owners."}
{"id":245118324,"text":"29 Sep 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 76 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 29 September 1942, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 76 BIG MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN "Pay men's wages to women who take over men's jo)'j I and do the work as well as a man," is the opinion of molt I Australians, according to a recent Gallup Poll. I First finding of Australian Pub- yjjinion fons, announced almost exactly a year ago, was that at least six out of 10 people favored equal pay for men and women doing the same work. To bring that finding up to date, the Interviewers for the polls collected a Tpss-sectton of opinion on the question: — "If women lake over men's jabs for the duration, should they he paid full male award rates, or Jess?" Men and women living In the cnpital cities, in country centres and on farms were interviewed in approximately the same proportions as they exist in the popula-tlon as a whole. The "sampling" method used by A.P.O.P. was developed and proved by Dr. George Canada Amerlca' England and Of each 100 people interviewed: 08 favored full male rates,. 38 thought women should be paid less, and 4 were undecided, i' of the 2B-in-the-100 who thought women should receive less two"thir£ rrlpaylnS between the male rate ""ters of VOTING ANALYSED i .%2.pln f»U»Uy support the Labor Party voted 76-jjSthe.lM in favor of full male award n#| Equality was also favored ! J.I in-thc-100 of people who usW»l vote U.A.P. or Country Part?:, I Of women Interviewed, I the-100 favored male rates, anawi out of each 100 men held » I same opinion. ,„,4,«d| The age of people intenljWI had little Influence on u»l opinions. . T,,.| In Victoria. N.S.W. and 1 > manin, 70-in-thc-100 "ot"1 ,,.j I lull male rates, and in Qucen-l I nnd W.A. the majority was aey lower at 63-in-the-100. In saw Australia there were 56 votes "male rates" against each J' "less." PEOPLE'S REASONS "Pay for work, not sex," ,| comment of a retired loetai In Mosman, Sydney, was the 8 j( cral attitude. Most people it plain that they believed F equally depended on the aors ing "as good as a man s. „ To safeguard mens Job'- |„ comment of an electrician Queenstown, Tasmania, was fairly common. tho Typical comments by , w1!. favored paying women about i thirds or three-quarters o I male rate were: have dependents," and wh<l ,s standard of work is not as luBn men's.""}
{"id":245118846,"text":"27 Oct 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 27 October 1942, page 6 [?] No. 82 FEW OPPOSED TO SUNDAY WORK IN WAR INDUSTRY Majority opinion throughout Australia, irrespective of occupation and income, is strongly in favor of Australia's war industry being placed oh a seven-day roster, according to a recent Gallup Poll. Opposition to Sunday work because of religious or family reasons, has always been an Important consideration in British communities. Some peace-tinio industries, such as transport, lighting and steel-works, and a number of war industries, work a seven-day rosier, but the week-end break is usual. To ascertain the public's attitude toward Sunday work in wartime, the interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls called on men and women In a full range of economic circumstances, in hundreds of localities, in all States, anil asked them tills question "Do you think war industries should work every day, including Sundays, with tlic workers having days oil In turn?" Of each 100 men nnd women called oil during tlie survey:— 68 favored n 7-day roster. 26 opposed It; and 6 were undecided. . All States voted In much the same way. Neither nge. sex nor economic status had much influence on people's opinions. Labor Parly supporters and non-Labor people, as groups, beld simitar views, and it was evident that religious views and family lies were the. most important influences on lite voting. People's Reasons Analysis of voting and comments Indicates that about one person in 10 among those Interviewed opposed a seven-day roster on religious grounds. Tliclr usual comriient. was: "Sunday Is the Lord's Day." Most of tlie opposition eainc from people who believed that a regular week-end break was best, for family life nnd the health of the workers. These people represented about one person in five among those interviewed. "The war does not stop on Sundays." "There should be no break in the war effort." and "Soldiers work every day." wore the usual attitudes of those In favor of a seven-day roster. "Should overtime rales be paid during (he war ?" — See The Herald tomorrow."}
{"id":245120081,"text":"24 Oct 1942 - STRONG SUPPORT FOR ANTI-V.D. CAMPAIGN Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 24 October 1942, page 6 STRONG SUPPORT FJ ANTI-V.D. CAMPAlJ Must Educate Public I Support for nn anti-venerenl rlisonsp mihll,B enmpaign. which a Gallup poll has shown 7R Lr, l ; nf a cross-section of Australian people favnr is H bv mcclical authorities and others, ' km Tlirv rmphasiso UitU sttrh n | rnnipalfiM mtisf. he .'oicntincnlly nr-rutntr ntifl httrkpfl liv merllr.nl nutliority. Teiiornncr of the rlnn-sera from the dlsense nnrl of the ; possibilities of successful l.renl,-Imrnt, it wns polnterl out, ore lm-' portnni. lectors in preventing the ; disease being stamped out tinder present methods. The president of the Antl-Vene-1 renl Disease Campaign (Sir. James Barrett" brought the war-time Importance of attacking the disease into striking prominence bv saying t ian t In the last war the Allies lost one ma lot- hat tie In France because of the number of men absent from rlnty through venereal Infection. Here are some of the comments: I The Minister for Health- (Mr Maekrelll : I lake the same view about venereal disease as with any other disease— If It exists in the I community It should be wiped out, llbv evcrv means at our disposal. I'Many people have the disease nnd ll The Incidence In Victoria lias risen, hut it has not got beyond i" reasonable bounds. A campaign I to educate people on dangers of i the disease and the necessity for ! enrlv treatment would he a good i thing, but. the approach, because nf the delicate nature nf the sub-I icrt. must be different from that i of Other eampnigns. ! The ehnlririRn nf the Ileallli | . Commission (Dr. Featnnby): ' People should know about this | disease. Propaganda about It. : however, must be scientifically nc-! runite and should point, out, that I tire success of treatment depends on enrlv diagnosis, that there thnve been striking advances in the method of treatment, nnd that sufferers who obtain Immediate medical treatment have every liopi of being cured. tf neglected the disease can be followed by results of the utmost: seriousness, not only lo the ittdivi-: dual but. in the ease of a certain t.vpc of venereal disense. lo his or jher children. The public should also he warned of the extreme, danger of going to ipincks for 'treatment. The Cttv Health Officer (Dr. Dale): I am In favor of telling I people everything that is available. Venereal disease should he ! included with other infectious diseases in courses on hygiene. If |lthe newspapers would come In land help I would be whole-henrt-icdly In favor of a campaign lo I : tell people about the dangers from 1 the rilscRse. I If we had a live Health Depart-jment, it would take up the film now showing In a city theatre, get 'a lecturer to comment, on it and have It shown all over the city. ! Sir James Barrett: I am entirely |ln favor of the idea, provided it-is conducted by medical men. We have lantern slides available and we have already slvrt, , ,, , ,bcr of lectures nn th, J in the last n,„ ported rases were inotw, J tlsh and Dominina tJ, 340.000 (or American Irl ' 1 Ing a total or 7io.noo a,'1 war the Americans day census in a number j! and found thai the nf!i about, one per cent. £'"» gators rsmc to the A'®;! there was not mueh S' between the nrmv and ,1'" I In this war l think m„lv11 1 :has been heller hanrilea | wants ronslniH vlgiiaillj' quicker the disease is hmms, I the open the better. !nlt j EFFECT ON m I WA R EFFORT HOT SPRINGS (Arliamvr — The National Venereil ivS Control Conferenee ha- S oniavui -V.cnrrai Parran'i ,7 mendatlon l ha I prostitr.,. quarantined and trealert ? pared for jobs In w Surgeon-General PamJ" that prostitutes were eurinn! to give venereal disc,", ?? dodgers. Colonel g,nn at4 Selective Service medic., 1 said some draft dodgers hSu lo conlrarl gonorrhoea , „L lime. " The Surgeon-General cm',, that prostitution was tea £ problem for any agenrv ,o h. alone. He said that I20r«i'. previously rejected hrriu,,' syhpilis would now he uea.,, I the Army preventive mS division. L.ieensed brothels , medical officers less trouble ii caU girls, pick-ups and bar ji Other speakers disclosed ih,1 i20 leading cities. venere«l di.J cost, more than 62.106 npr.S work; that bnlf of the ljr,r| prostitutes in one large cliv IH syphilis, gonorrhoea or both- R that the draft boa rds. which fl ; been criticised for prrmlttirr I pnrenll.v healthv men lo <)» .home, could not reveal ihai thl ;men had venereal disease,- \\ I"}
{"id":245120131,"text":"24 Oct 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 24 October 1942, page 9 FXflSTRiffiDk SPEAKk" Nn SI L VIEWS ON LEGALISED S.P. RETTING EVENLY DIVIDED Australians arc fairly evenly divided on the question of whether starUnp-prii'e betting should be stamped out. or made legal. A Gallup Poll just rompieted shows that few Australians are satisfied with the present position, with illegal S.P. book-makers defying police efforts to stamp them out. i,k| before Jnpnn entered t.lic Austrnllnn Public Opinion pnlli -the Onllnp Poll of Australia rmind n small majority for mak-M rtnrtlng-prlec betting legal. In wiilember. however, a substantial malorll v voled In favor of severe rr, trie! ions of racing, so a natlon-i'frtr siirvev, Involving thousands Jj Interviews, .was taken on the ""-SF.'TlettliiR — Should olT-lho-roii'rse belling he stnmprd out, lrfl as il is. or made legal?" nf each 100 people interviewed: II said "Slump out S.l'. Iiet-8 said'Lcavc it as it Is," 88 said "Make 11 legal," and il were undecided. \\niow: men. the "stamp out" .,,4 'make legal" voles were about ,,,'ial but women- voted three to pro iii favor of .stamping out S.P. ''people under 40 were slightly In hVnr of making it legal, but those „vfr sn gave n small majority for ilampins it out. OPINION IN STATUS considerable change of opinion has occurred in Queensland ,i1| WA.. the States nearest, to !,(. Japanese nggressor. In (he Oallup survey a year ago, bolh ,of ,h„se stales voled for making sp' legal. Tills month, however, (jieensland. W.A. nnd SA. all voted about two to one In favor or stamping It out, which course was also favored by most people Interviewed In Tnsmnnln. In N.S.W. 46-ln-thc-100 voted make legal." ngninst. 3R-tn-lhe-100 Tor "stamp it out;" the other lG-ln-thc-100 were chiefly for lenving It ns It is. Vlctorlnn opinion wns evenly divided on the question. PEOPLES' REASONS Most comments by people In favor or putting an end to starting price betting fell into three groups, typified by:— (1) "Gambling Is n soclnl evil," the comment of a secretary In Heidelberg. Vic.; (2) "Racecourses nre the plncc for betting." from n miner's wife ; in Cessnock, N.S.W. ; ! (3) "Cut it out during the wnr." : from a pensioner in Scarborough, j W.A. I Altitudes of those In favor of legalising S.P. betting also fell Into three groups, of which the 'following nre examples: — j (li "It can't be stopped, so control It," from nn Insurance collector In Adelaide: | (2) "Everyone can't nttend race meetings." the comment of n miner in Wnllseiul. N.S.W.: and I (3i "It would be a source of 'revenue." from a grocer in Hobnrt."}
{"id":245120266,"text":"31 Oct 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 31 October 1942, page 6 [?] No. 84 TOBACCO RATIONING BY COUPONS PREFERRED Rationing of tobacco and cigarettes by means of coupons would be approved by two out of three people smokers and non-smokers, in all States except Tasmania' according to a Gallup Poll taken early this month. ' ' - An intcreKtinft sidelight of the survey wns thnt two-thirds of the men and n quarter of the women interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls said they were smokers. Both smokers and non-smokers were asked:— "Which would you prefer — the present method of huylng tobacco and cigarettes — or rationing by means of coapons?" Of each 100 smokers .Interviewed —65 65 would prefer rationing by coupons. 30 were satisfied with present conditions; nnd 5 were undecided. Women smokers were slightly more favorbale to rationing than men, but among male smokers the vote was within 1 p.c. of the above figures. DETAILS OF VOTING People In all circumstances, of all ages, nnd In all the major occupational groups, voted strongly In favor of rationing. Even among farmers, who are often favored by the present system, .five out of i eight voted for rationing. One out of three smokers Interviewed said thev smoked heavily. 1 There was little difference between their voting nnd thnt of light smokers. Among non-smokers, the pro- portion in favor of rationing t, coupons was almost ns hlefi .! among smokers. " PEOPLE'S COMMENTS "The fairest and best w.v "Put everyone on the „;i;. evcl." and "Begging for supX Is unsatisfactory." were the m ! comments of those In favor « rationing by coupons. 01 Chief reason for voting aeaimi coupons was that It. would S! trafficking In coupons 5 lnrly those of non-smokers. At the end of November Am trnlinn Public Opinion Polls nr£ poses to take a "sample refe'erT dum" on the question: If tobacm and cigarettes are rationed to means of coupons, should thev b« Issued to all people, or onlv in those who declare they ' smokers?"}
{"id":245121736,"text":"13 Oct 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 77 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 13 October 1942, page 4 | . AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 7| REFERENDUM FAVORED ONl TRANSFER OF POWERS I Most Australians favor holding a referendum on I transferring powers from the States to the Common- I wealth. A Gallup Poll just completed shows thai public I opinion is not averse to a wartime referendum on ihc I subject. People In a full rnngc or economic, circumstances. In hundreds of localities In the six States, were Interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls— the Oallup Poll of Australia. Ilitcr-I'lewing began on September 26. four days before the Attorney- 1 General (Dr. Evatt) introduced I lie Constitutional Amendment. BUI into Parliament, Consequently, the question took this explanatory form: — "The Cmmiinnweallli Government proposes lo hold" a referendum on taking over some powers from the States. Do you think the referendum should he held with nest year's Federal election — or after the war — or not at all?" Some people simply replied, "Abolish the States," bill interviewers recorded that, attitude for an answer only when It was impossible to obtain a direct reply to Ihe question. Of each 100 people Interviewed: 45 favored h'oldlng the referendum (if any) with llis next election; -5 would prefer it nflcr the war; li! were against hiking a referendum; R would answer only "Abolish States," and 10 had no opinion. There were 45 votes for "with 'he next election," compared wiihl each 37 votes for "after the to1 or "not- at all." The "n-ifh nedl election" vote c.xccedrri 50-in-the-l 100 in New South Wales and ap-1 proxlmatcri 40-ln-the-100 In ethnl States. I Taken as groups. Labor Tadr I supporters and non-Labor propte I held almost idenlieal view I This is Important, as the Con - 1 stitutionnl Amendment Bill iwl been, referred (on eommitlre. rqn-l prising representatives of all par- 1 ties In both Federal House, anil the Premier and Leader o! the I Opposition in each State. I PEOPLE'S COMMUNIS I Most common attitude n( people I who favored holding the propo-ed I referendum with the r.exi elecstal was, "One Government for i.w I whole of Australia." Many profit I said, "It would not cost so twill if held with an election." Typical comments by thw against, a war-time relerrndm were: "Finish Hie war first," ara I "R Is too contentious for sir-time." Those wholly against, a r.'lrr-enduni usually said. "Tne Stale; I should retain their rights." or it would be a waste of money." Members of the public who CP sire to assure themselves that Australian Public Opinion Polls ;r! bused on genuine interviews am®. a representiitive cioss-srctiac should arrange to call on tn. Director of the Pulls (Phone J31?l,| Switch 322) ."}
{"id":245121925,"text":"18 Nov 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 87 AIF-AMF MERGER WIDELY SUPPORTED Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 18 November 1942, page 3 Australia speaks : No. 87 AIF-AMF MERGER WIDELY SUPPORTED Thicc out of four people answered "Yes" in an j Australia-wide Gallup Poll on whether the AIF and militia should be combined into one army. The sur-vev. inst eoninletcd. indicates a marked swine: in public opinion since "a similar "sample referendum" in July. Interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls called on cross-sections of people in hundreds of representative centres, in all States, and asked this question:— "Should the militia and the A.I.F. be combined into one army, able to go anywhere our Government decides." Of each 100 people interviewed: 67 said "Combine them into one army." 22 said "Keep the militia and A.I.F. separate," and 1! were undecided. There was no significant difference between the voting in each State. Even among younger people. who were least, favorable to amalgamation, opposition came from only 27-ln-the-100. Men and women, as groups, held almost identical views. Two out of three people who usually vote Labor at elections favored one army. Among supporters of the U.A.P. or Country Party, the favorable vote was as high as five to one. The similar survey. Tour months earlier, when five out of nine people Interviewed voted "Yes.," was on the question: — "Should the law be altered, so that the militia could be sent outside Australia and its territories?" "They are fighting . a common cause." the comment of a guest house proprietor in Hobart was the typical attitude of the cross-section interviewed in the latest survey. Another common attitude was, "Save argument and. ill-feeling" (a laborer, Arncliffe, Sydney). Typical reasons for opposing amalgamation were, "No compulsion—let the militia volunteer" fledger clerk, Clifton Hill, Melbourne), and "Keep the militia for home defence" (mill overseer's wife, Bradfield Park, Perth). Operations of Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) are open to investigation by any reputable body. Inquiries should be addressed to the Director. A.P.O.P.. Box 751 F. Melbourne, or phone .13191, Switch 322."}
{"id":245125658,"text":"21 Oct 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 8[?] WOMEN AGAINST FORCED SAVING: MEN IN FAVOR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 21 October 1942, page 4 SKUppiliSiiiP;: No. 8(1 WOMEN AGAINST F0RCEM SAVING: MEN IN FAVORl Public opinion remains almost evenly divided mil the question: "Should wnr saving be volimfarv orH compulsory." according to a Gallup Poll taken e.irlyl this month. It is sifrnifleant, however, that men arcfl now five to four in favor of compulsion, while wmncnH oppose it in the same proportion. Australian Public Opinion Polls, the Australian nffllinlc of the British. American. Canadian and Swedish Gallup Polls, has conducted four nation-wide "sample rcferendums" on compulsory saving. When reading the results in the following table it should be noted: (1) Tnxcs 011 higher incomes were raised sharply between the first and second surveys: (2) nn nil-round increase in Income tnx by amounts varying from Gd lo 1/ In tlic £1 was Introduced just after the second survey, and fit) income tax hns not been raised this year: Compel Don't Undc-savlng compel cidcd p.c. p.c. p.c. 1011. Sept. 55 27 18 Dec. 51 36 13 11)42, June 44 4G 10 Oct. 48 47 5 The small change in opinion to-wnrd compulsory snving occurred In New South Wales. Throe States, Queensland, N.S.W. ond S.A., all gave small majorities in fnvor of compulsion. Victoria was evenly divided, and Tasmania and W.A. were slightly opposed. VOTING ANALYSED Skilled workers, tradespeople and others In the "artisan" income group, were five lo four sgninst compulsory war saving. Under the Fnriden plnn for post- war credits,' they would have beeH required to snve about 5/ to 10/ week, according to whrlhrr or they hnd fnmilics. H Bcltcr-niT peopie. who imilH I have been tlie largest contnbtS tors under the Fnriden plan, afl five to three In fnvor of compnlB sory snving. Analysis, however, slimvi H that political adulation, rollirrl tluin economic status nr orru-pntinu, was the ilelcrniiiiin; factor hi the voting. Of Labor Party supporters ml tcrviewed, 37 - In - the - 100 votfB "compulsory." 57-in-thc-100 "volB lintary," nnri the oilier sis werB undecided. Among people whB usually vote U.A.P. or ConntrB Party, the vote was: CompiilsonB 62 p.c.: voluntary, 34 p.c.; onB undecided -1 p.c. PEOPLE'S COMMUNIS I "Many are not pulling llifil weight," tlic comment of a miiw ilig engineer In Ml. Isa. QM..JB the typical attitude of people »nB support compulsory snving. Others said it would redurB spending 011 luxuries, while insnB .significantly said "We lind a ocB prcssion after the Inst war. Usual comments hy oppniien'B of compulsory snving were '« give all we enn." or "The cost <> living Is too high." I"}
{"id":245126550,"text":"07 Sep 1942 - 82 P.C. APPROVE CHURCHILL AS P.M. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 7 September 1942, page 3 ! 82 p.c. approve i churchill as p.m. i LONDON. Sunday. — A Gallup Poll, taken alter Mr Churchill's Right to Cairo, his visit to Stalin, and the Dieppe rai(L but completed oeiure uie acme ueruiaii uireai to Stalingrad, and before Rommel's attack, shows public approval of Mr Churchill as Prime Minister, and the Government's conduct of the war has moved slightly upward. Asked whether they approved Mi Churchill's Prime Ministership. 82 per cent, said "Yes." Asked whether they approved the conduct of the war, 45 per cent, said "Yea.""}
{"id":245126885,"text":"14 Nov 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 November 1942, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS i :No. 86 i MILITARY TRAINING FOR YOUTHS WIDELY FAVORED Men and women of all ages are firmly of the opinion that youths of 1G and 17 should be given military cadet training, according to an Australia-wide Gallup Poll taken in the last two weeks. In the first quarter of the century cadet training for youths was a part of Australia's system of compulsory military training. To ascertain Australians' attitude on the subject, the interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls put this question to thousnnds of people, throughout all States: — "Should youths of 18 and 17 lie given military cadet training?" Of each 100 people interviewed— 83 said "give them cadet training"; 18 said "don't give it," and i were undecided. The "Yes" vote was 80 — in — the —100 among Labor Party sup- porters, and 86— In— the— 100 among people who usunlly vote U.A.P. or Country Party. There was little difference In the voting State by State. PEOPLE'S COMMENTS Analysis of voters' comments shows Hint most of them were thinking of the physical benefit of cadet training, rather than its military value. "Keep young men fit nnd iieiliLiiy line uuiiimuui, ui a tinsmith in Adelaide) and "It's good for them and good for the country" <a contractor, Invereli, N.S.W.) were typical attitudes. Usual attitude of the minority of 13 p.c. wns, "They are in the army soon enough." _____"}
{"id":245127031,"text":"24 Nov 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS No. 89 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 24 November 1942, page 4 [?] ABOLITION OF STATU GOVERNMENTS 'FAVORED- Irt ail States except Western Au-.i. Tasmania substantial majorities told Gallup Poll h -;n.- r'h vers that they favored abolition of Stafo Govrwm.-, -nt-.. In every Stafe, however, most people were in.-inst centralisation of all powers in Canberra, In the first two weeks of this month, the Interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls — the affiliate of the British, American And Canadian Gallup Polls— called on cross-sections of people In hundreds of localities, and asked them this question: "Should State Governments be abolished — or continued?" Of each 100 men and women interviewed: — 60 said "Abolish State Governments"; 22 said "Don't abolish them"; II were undecided; and I (chiefly women) did not answer. Neither the age, occupation nor nnlittrnl ofalintlnn nf t.hn nnnnle Interviewed had a significant Influence on their opinions, but sex and locality (State) did. Among men the "Abolish" vote reached 71 p.c., compared with 50 p.c, for women, of whom 26 p.c. were either undecided or unable to give an answer. The "Don't Abolish States" vote was 22 p.c. for both men and women. In N.S.W. the "Abolish" vote was six to one, and in Queensland. Victoria and S.A. it exceeded two to one. In both Tasmania and W.A., however, half of those Interviewed were against abolishing State Government; about a quarter favored abolition, and the rest were undecided. Comparison with a similar "sample referendum" taken In May, soon after uniform income tax was proposed, shows little change In opinion In Victoria, N.S.W. or W.A. Abolitionist sentiment seems (o have declined slightly in Queensland, and to have Increased slightly in S.A., while Tv.ii. -,ia < r.tnre firmly ngalnst ab'iiii "n To disclose something about what people want in place of the present kind of Governments, each person Interviewed was also asked: —"If "If State Governments arc abolished, should all powers be centralised in Canberra, or should local affairs be controlled by regional councils?" Few of those against abolition answered this second question, but nearly all abolitionists did. Against each person who said "centralise all powers In Canberra," there were two who said "regional councils should control local affairs." Even Labor Party supporters were two to one against cen- tralisation of all powers m Canberra. There was little difference In tho voting State by State. Peoples' Comments Usual comment by abolitionists, both those In favor of centralisation and those against, It, was: "One Government Is enough." Typical attitude of supporters of regional councils was: "Each region has Its own problems and climatic conditions." Comments of those In favor of continuing with State Governments were something like: "Bring the Government nearer to the people," or "State Governments arc n brake on the Federal Government," (These surveys nre mnde by n nyntcm of highly selective and proportionate samplings of public opinion throughout Australia. The results should he taken aa representative ot the trend of thought In a cross-6ectlon of electors, not necessarily the views of any newspaper)."}
{"id":245127486,"text":"15 Oct 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No.78 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 15 October 1942, page 4 piUST RALiA SPEAKS : No.7i| MORE SUPPORTERS FORI ALL-PARTY GOVERNMENT | Five out of nine Australians would like the present I Labor Government to give way to an all-party government, I according to a Gallup Poll taken a fortnight ago. The I survey, however, also indicated that there would probably I have been a swing to Labor if an clccton on party lines I had been held this month, I At the end of September, while, the Budget session was drawing! to a close, the interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gnllup Method) began call- 1 ing on representative cross-sections of electors in hundreds of centres throughout Australia, recording opinions on this question: —"Which "Which do you prefer — flic present Government, a noil-La bar Government, or ail all-party Government?" Of each 10(1 electors interviewed: —47 47 would prefer an all-party Government; 42 answered "the present Government":. 5 selected non-Labor; 1 mentioned minority groups, and, 8 did not answer. About, three-quarters of those Interviewed who had voted TJ.A.P. or Country Party . .In 1940 chose "all-party Government."-Among Labor Pnrty supporters of 1940. two people selected "all party," compared with each /.five, who answered "present Government." , ." SECOND PREFERENCES Each person interviewed was also nsked, "What would be your second choice? I Nearly all of llip fi-in-lhrdi11) who answered "non-l,ahnr" gavr "all-parly" as llicir seennd art-fcrcnce, sn iherc ;vrrr 52 voir) for an all-parly Cinvprntntrl against each -12 for the presort Government. This Indicalft » sligl\\l swing In favnr nf an all-parly Govcromcnl since I'ehn-ary, when n Gallup pnll showed the public evenly divided mi lilt question. There was little difference in JM voting State by Stnte, except that opinion in N.S.W. is still about 50-50. election rnosriTTS Of the 47-in-thc-100 who would prefer an nil-party Government s, third pnvo t.no present GmWh. menfc ns their second chow.-another third chose a non-woot Government, and the remainM? third had no second preference. This Indicates (.list the sliiM swing to Labor, disclosed by «»-tralinn Public Opinion Poll) >" Mny, lias been more than » talnerl. There was little diflMtitff in the voting in each State. .Ann lysis shows Mint "ir '"i has occurred among owners sun malingers of businesses, and. ro ' icsser extent, among clerks, snop-hnnds mul farm owners. Auto factory workers and tradesmen, small swings belli ways c.-inccl out-"}
{"id":245129530,"text":"15 Sep 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 72 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 15 September 1942, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 72 PROHIBITION OPPOSED, BUT INQUIRY FAVORED Australians are three to one against wartime prohibition, but in every State a majority of a cross-section interviewed for the Gallup Poll thinks a public inquiry into the liquor trade S nrpp.warv 7" Julv Australian Public Opinion Polls— the Gallup Poll of Australia— disclosed thai the majority would approve a reduction in the alcoholic content of beer ' , Y.n95: Thc "latter could not be there. ,so at the end of August a series of inaulries were conducted to ascertain public opinion toward (1) wnrtime prohibition. (2) a liquor trade inquiry, (3) hotel ho"rs- <4) shouting for drinks, and (5) coupons for liquor. The first question asked was: "X?l.ll,d yo" 'avor or oppose prohibition in wartime?" Interviewers. who collect opinions In abojit 250 centres, were warned against purposely peeking opinions from known prohibitionists or hotel people. In 3 respect thc survey was taken entirely at random. Of each 100 Interviewed: — 24 favored prohibition, 07 opposed it, and 9 were undecided. Among, men the opposition vote rose to 75-ln-the-100. For women it was , 60-in-thc-100. All States voted in much the same way. People In the lowest economic group, artisans and better-off people, as groups, held almost identical views, but opposition to pro-' hlbltion was slightly more pronounced among well-to-do people. Age ha.d little influence on the voting. nrEhihmment3 by WPnenta ox prohibition were; — . (1) "Not succenful in America," from a housewife In Woollahra, N.S.W. (21 "Sly grog shops would flourish, from an accountant to Franks ton, Vic., and . (3) "A working man Is entitled to a drink." PUBLIC ENQUIRT Each person Interviewed w" then asked: — "In your opinion, I a publlii Inquiry into the liquor trade necessary?" Again there, was no significant difference in opinion State W State. For the whole of Australia thc vote of each 100 pcoP" interviewed was:— 57 favored an Inquiry, 26 considered one unnecessary, and 17 were undecided. Labor Party supporters and non-Labor people neld almost Identical views. The general attitude of those » favor of a public inquiry was Him It would clear up abuses, particularly after hours trading. In sow® States, there was some compto"" about the quality of the beer. Opponents of a public Inquur usually commented "the authorities can look after the trade. » "the expense Is not Justified. Tomorrow The Herald wl« Bubllsh findings on llie l"8 ons:— , , (1) During the war, at what hour should hotels open in »"e, morning and rinse in the even-Ing? (2) Should they close In tn« ' afternoon between 2 and 4,.i#'"}
{"id":245129841,"text":"08 Sep 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 8 September 1942, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: | No. 70 MAJORITY FAVOR ONE RACE MEETING A MONTH Australians are three to two in favor of restricting racing to not more than one meeting a month in each State, according to a Gallup Poll taken in the last two weeks. In Queensland, S.A. and W.A. the vote for restriction was two to one, and in Victoria, N.S.W. and Tasmania five to four. i-copic or all ages, both sexes, and a full range of economic circumstances, were Interviewed In hundreds of centres In all States. The question put to them was: 'During the war, should race meetings be held every Saturday — or only once a month in each State — or not al all7" Of each 100 interviewed' — 3B said "hold races every Saturday," 25 favor only one meeting a month, 32 think racing should be stopped, and 5 have no opinion. There were 57 In fa'vor of "once a month," or "total stoppage," compared with each 38 who think there should be a meeting every Saturday In each State, Among men the vote was: Every Saturday, 45 p.c.; monthly or Bone, fil p.c,; no opinion, 3 p.c. For women the vote was 23-64-'-Support for restriction strongest in the country, but eve; in the capital cities there W 53 votes for. "monthly" or W| stoppage," against each 43 vol" for "every Saturday." PEOPLE'S REASONS Typical comments by those jj favor of weekly meetings Wy "We. must have relaxation, a. tram driver in Osborne Pan-W.A., and "They provide an ing for servicemen on leave, i""" a butcher in Toowootnba, Q'";. .. Supporters of monthly meE usually said, "We need some recn atlon," or "Keep the Industu going." ... "Get down to real work and 'W playing," the comment of a maker in St. Peters, Sydney. «, presses the general attitude » people who are against racing » wartime."}
{"id":245130104,"text":"07 Nov 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No.85 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 7 November 1942, page 6 [?] MOST MEN SAY THEY CAN 1 ! DO WITHOUT WAISTCOATS 1 ' Two out of throe men recently interviewed in 1 Australia-wide Gallup Poll saitl they had no strong onj,? J tion to the ban on waistcoats. Only in Sydney, Mcihournp f Adelaide and Hobart was there any real divmnn ?l '! opinion on the subject. i| Oity dttrllrrs. rrslrtpnls nf I'ouu-;lry tonus, (armrrs and miners I were iiirliirlrd It) tlie rrrtrrscnln-llvr "sainnlr" Intervlewrd for Alts-,1-rBllan Pithlir. Opinion Polls In | hundreds of innnlities, In all Stales, i The question put to ench ninn , was: j "Have vnti attv slrnnc oltjee-| (Inn in tlir attsenre nf a wafst-I rnnt from (lie Victory Still?" Of each 10(1 men interviewed I 5S ltatl no slrniic nlijeellnn; .72 tllti nh.iect: I 5 wrrr tindeeitlnl; and | 5 did nnl answer, i tn answer In a fttrlher question. one mil of three "objectors" said he would eensr to obirct If jlhe suit, could be rlntible-brcnsleri. ' VyriNO ANAI.YSKI) Plnre of resldpnr.e. oociitiallon and nee all hnri Influences on : men's answers. i In Sydney, Melbourne. Adelaide and Hobart. only a small pereent-aee separated Ihe "object" and "do not oblccl" voles. Elsewhere in N.S.W.. Victoria. 5. A. and (Tasmania, substantia! maturities '(lid not nbiect. Among then under 40. three out of lour in the Australia-wide cross-section voted "Do not object," but for men over 50 the majority fell to three out of Ave. i The "object" vole declined from !40 in the 100 among professional men nnd owners and malingers of businesses, to 37 among clerks and shop hands, to 29 for artisans and unskilled workers, nnd to 20 In the 100 nmong armors. MEN'S COMMENTS Most common comments by those who did not mind going without a waistcoat, were: "Save materia! and labor." "If 11. helps ihe war effort." "A pullnvr,- pi the purpose." and "Not nrfriPB- ? ;i this rllmat.e." n,e Ism rn, J was usual lit Queensland ,,,! K'J Western Australia. ftj Comments by those who S3 waistcoats were: "Men need wii 11 pockets for pens, watrhes o,'! "fjltlle material is saved" Ji tial for older men, esprciniiv , 83 portly." nnd "Wnisten,,"' ' . i| needed in winter." ' 3"}
{"id":245130729,"text":"30 Dec 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 30 December 1942, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 99 TRANSFER OF POWERS TO jCOMMONWEALTH FAVORED i Australians strongly support the principle ot transter-ring substantial extra powers from the States to the Com-: monwealth during post-war reconstruction, according to ; a Gallup Poll just completed. The Constitution Convention ! completed its deliberations on i December 1. Next day Australian i Public Opinion Polls— the Australian Gallup Poll— begnn a nationwide distribution of interview-forms. including this question: "Do you favor, or oppose, the States giving substantial extra powers to the Commonwealth during post-war reconstruction?" Of every 10(1 men and women interviewed; 04 favored transferring powers; 1.1 were against It; 10 were undecided; and 13 (chiefly women) could not answer. In all States, except Western Australia, the "favor" vote exceeded 60 p.c. Even In w.a. there were 44 p.c. in favor of the transfer of powers, during post-war reconstruction, compared with each 32 p.c. opposed: the other 24 p.c. were undecided or unacquainted with the question. Favored By Men More than a third of the women interviewed could not express an opinion either way. Women with opinions, however, were five to one in favor of the transfer of powers. Among men. the "favor" vote was as high as 74 p.c. compared with "oppose" only 15 p.c. All Income groups — artisans, better-off and well-to-do— held almost indentical views. Farmers and city-dwellers, as groups, were in full agreement. Age had little influence on the voting. The Labor Party, of course, favors abolition of States, so it is noteworthy that, among people who usually support the u.a.p. or c.p.. the vote in favor of transferring powers to the Commonwealth was 4 p.c. higher than among Labor supporters. ( A.P.O.P. sample referendums nre closely representative of how the civilian population would vote as a whole. People In a full rnn-c of economic types, city dwellers, towns-people and farmers, In alt States, arc Included according to population. There are 230 tnter-vlcwlng-places, at each of which a specialty trained Interviewer asks set questions of a carefully ealcu-latcd cross-section. Suggestions and comment, should be. nddressed to; The Director, A.P.O.P., Box 751K, Melbourne)."}
{"id":245132014,"text":"30 Mar 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 30 March 1954, page 7 [?] 7 in 10 take a drink; 4 in 10 keep a stock Throe out of 10 Australians arc total abstainers — two out of 10 men, and four out I of 10 women. I This is disclosed by a Gallup Poll, In which 1900 people were asked: "Is a supply of alcoholic beverages usually kept in your home or not?" and "Do you ever take beer, wine or whisky, or arc you a total abstainer?" Answers to the first question show that four out of 10 households usually stock a supply of liquor. On the second question. 69 per cent, of people (78 per cent, of men and 60 per cent, of women) said they had at least an occasional glass of something alcoholic.The The proportion is highest at 81 p.c. among people! aged 30-39. and lowest al 57 p.c. among those over 60. Two States with late closing, Tasmania and W.A.. head the list with the highest proportions who have at least an occasional drink. However, Queensland. the third State with late closing, shares the bottom of the list with Victoria. South Australia, a "six o'clock closing" State and our greatest wine producer, has the biggest proportion of homes with wet cupboards. Queensland Is at | the bottom of that list also. Drink Keep liquor liquor p.c. p.c. Tasmania 79 46 W.A. ... 78 36 S.A. ... 74 52 N.SAV. . . . 70 39 Victoria . . 65 II Q'land . 65 29 All States 69 39 Only half of those who take a drink have a supply of alcoholic beverages in the home. And as few as one-in-10 of total abstainers ' live where a supply is kept for visitors. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls"}
{"id":245132663,"text":"06 Mar 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 March 1954, page 6 [?] Labor's election prospects improve a little In February, just before the Arbitration Court de- ierrcn tne margins case, people throughout Australia were asked which party they were likely to vote for at the Federal election In May. The 1900 answers were — Labor . . 47 per cent. Liberal . . 43 per cent. Independents 1 per cent. Undecided 9 per cent. Dividing the undecided people about equally (according to how thev voted at past elections), tne vote in May can be estimated as: Labor 52 per cent. Liberal-CP 47 per cent Independent 1 per cent. That would be a recovery of 3 per cent, for the LCP since the Senate election last ye«p. The following figures, however, show that there is still a net swing of 3 per cent, to Labor as compared with the last House of Representatives election in 1951: FIRST PREFERENCES Elec- Lib-CP Lab. Others tions p.c. p.c. p.c. 1946 . 44 53 3 1949 . 50 48 2 1951 . 50 49 1 1953 .44 54 2 Gallup: Sept. 45 54 1 Oct. .47 52 1 Dec. . 48 51 1 Feb. .47 52 1 Analysis shows that Labor gains (as against 1951) are likely to be most marked where they count most — in LCP weakest seats. It seems that the swing there could be 5 pet cent. That would turn the tables, to give Labor 6G seats to LCP 52. By Roy Morgan, of Australian Public Opinion Polls. Labor gained a little in public favor in the last two months, the Gallup Poll finds."}
{"id":245132863,"text":"16 Jan 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 January 1954, page 7 >>V 3-iu-10 bought oil terms in 1953; At least three out of 10 Australian families bought something on extended terms last year, the Gallup Poll estimates. ' People were asked which . vf 11 things i listed on i card i they hud' ; bought on extended terms i in the lust. year. ' This Is what, they said: ! t Refrigerator 1 per cent 1 Furniture .. . l> per cent Clothes .. .. 5 per cent 1 i House ...... 5 per rent : I Kncllo 5 tier rent ! ! Car 4 per cent j Washing machine . . 4 per cent Vacuum .. .. 3 per cent Carpets .... 2 jicr cent Linen 2 per cent Sewing machine . . 2 per rent The above figures add up to 43 per cent. They came from 30 per cent, of the I people Interviewed, so last | year the average "terms buyer" bought I'i different- kinds of things from the list. This Gallup Poll will be repented annually. Ausl. Public Opinion Polls, I 352 Collins St., iMclb."}
{"id":245133025,"text":"24 Mar 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 24 March 1954, page 12 [?] People like to shop in week-end Most people in every State (except perhaps Tasmania) want their shops open either Friday evening or Saturday morning. Opinion, however, is swinging in favor of opening Friday evening, rather than Satur- day morning. In this Gallup Poll nearly 2000 adults were handed cards, listing four different suggestions for week-end shopping. They w/-re asked which they preferred. Fewer than nnc in 10 now favors closing shops on Saturday morning, unless Friday evening shopping is reintroduced. Comparison of answers (second column below) with a similar Gallup Poll nearly four years ago shows a marked swing of opinion from Saturday morning to Friday evening. 1950 Now p.c. p.c. Open Sat. to 12.30 52 3G Open Fri. to 9 p.m. 24 35 Open both .... 10 19 Close both .... 10 6 Undecided .... 4 4 Men. as a group, tend to favor Friday evening shopping, but women arc still inclined to want shops open on Saturday morning. Labor voters and L.C.P. voters, as groups, arc in close agreement on this question. All age groups have big majorities . against closing shops from 5.30 Friday to 0 a.m. Monday. People in llicir twenties arc the group most favorable to switching weekend shopping from Saturday morning to Friday evening. Slate figures below show that Victorians arc keenest for keeping shops open on Saturday morning. West Australians, however, favor switching to Friday evening, which also finds much support in Tasmania —the only State without week-end shopping. People In the other three States can't make up their minds whether they want shops open on Saturday morning or Friday evening. But they want one or the other. Open Open Sat. Fri. a.m. even. Open only only both p.c. p.e. p.c. Vic. . . 40 33 20 Old. . . 33 38 17 N.S.W. . 34 32 25 S.A. . . 35 30 18 W.A. . . 28 40 13 Tas. . . 0. 42 3 Differences between thp above figures (across) .and 100 per cent, are chiefly "close both." That group accounts for less. than 8 per cent, in all stales, except for 46 per cent, in Tasmania. . By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinions Polls."}
{"id":245133893,"text":"16 Feb 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 16 February 1954, page 14 [?] Opinion divided on more margarine City and country people tend to hold opposing opinions on whether production of margarine should be Increased to compete with butter. This is the finding of a Gallup Poll on the question: "In your opinion, should production of margarine be increased, to let it compete with butter, or kept as it is, so people will buy butter?" Australia - wide opinion is: MARGARINE PRODUCTION Increase it, say .. 48p.c. Keep as it is .. .. 42p.c. Undecided 10 p.c. In Queensland, Tas- mania and Victoria, most people favor restricting margarine production to the present level, because "Butter has a higher food value" or "To protect the dairying industry." On the other hand, most people In NSW, WA and SA think more margarine should be produced, because "Some people can't afford butter" or "To reduce the nric.e of butter." Divided into capital cities and country the vote shows: City Country p.c. p.c. Increase . . 54 38 Keep as is . . 36 53 Undecided ..10 9 dust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245134059,"text":"03 Feb 1954 - Atomic power Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 3 February 1954, page 4 Atomic name r A SIGNIFICANT swtng of public opinion regarding the right use of atomic power Is revealed in the Gallup Poll (Herald 28/1/54). Of 1Q00 people questioned. 59 per cent, said that the use of the "A bomb" against Hiroshima and Nagasaki 10 years ago was justified. Twenty-six per cent, said it was wrong. Fifteen per cent, were uncertain. This means that a little less than three out of ten of those who hold any views on the matter condemn the use of this super-weapon against cities. Obviously, the explosion of atomic missiles on our mainland has driven home to many people the tragic implications of this problem. Many of those who approved the use of the bomb in retrospect said they thought it had shortened the war. But with both sides possessing fission weapons, this cannot apply to a future war. The time is ripe for another great effort to outlaw atom and hydrogen bombs. — —DAVID MARTIN. Forest Road, Boronia. ir"}
{"id":245135506,"text":"10 Mar 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 10 March 1954, page 10 [?] U.S. wos prices as slabiiiscd Thr V.S. Gallup Toll finds that most Ame- t rlrans think thr prlcf lrvrl has stradlrd. Drnplr xvri t nskrrt il thry rsivmrd prlrrs of most lhincf tlirv hmtehi would br highrr. lotirT o: nbmit 1 thr Mtntr m siv month-Thr loiiowtnp coinpari-son shows how rxpretd-tlons have switrhod In thr last two vrars from "prices will co hiRhrr" to "prices will he the same as now." 1P.SS 19M p.r. p.e. Higher . ... 64 23 txiwrr .... S 20 Samr . 26 4!) No opinion . 6 8 Tins chance of opinion seems to be associated with years of unemployment. Recently the American Gnllup Poll found, -that 55 per cent, expected more people to be out of; work in the next few, months. !"}
{"id":245135768,"text":"08 Jan 1954 - Gallup Poll says Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 8 January 1954, page 2 Gallup Poll says America not keen to give atom secrets American public opinion on sharing atomic secrets with British countries has swung from 72 per cent. "disapprove" to a small margin of approval, the Gallup Poll announces. Recently me American and Australian Gallup Polls simultaneously asked people if they favored united States, England. Canada and Australia sharing atomic secrets. Eight out of 10 Australians arc in favor. Americans. however, are fairly evenly divided on this question USA Aust. p.c. p.c. Favor . . 47 78 Against 42 12 No opinion 11 10 Aust. Publir Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245136584,"text":"23 Jan 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS.... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 23 January 1954, page 13 [?] Saturday shopping wanted Two out of three Australians (except Tas-nianinny) remain convinced that Saturday morning shopping is necessary, the Gallup Poll Anils. This conclusion arises from comparison of Australia-wide Gallup Polls in 1947, 1950 and last month. Tn last month's survey people were simply asked whether, in their opinion, shops should be open or closed on Saturday morn-inn. The following table shows the snmo division of opinion as four years ago: SATURDAY SHOPPING 1947 1950 Now p.e. p.c. p.c. Open . . . . 58 04 05 Close . . .. 42 30 35 Opinion is uniform throughout the mainland ' States. In Tasmania, however, 0 out of 10 people approve their shops being closed on Saturday morning. in tho 1950, survey, people voted two-to-one for Saturday morning shopping, as against Friday evening.Aust. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 3 Collins St., Melbourne. !'V' ' 4"}
{"id":245137298,"text":"20 Mar 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 March 1954, page 7 [?] Token migration unpopular here Two out of three Australians oppose allowing token immigration of 50 people a year from each and every country. In this survey, Gallup Poll interviewers first mentioned that people from some countries are not allowed to come and live in Australia. They then asked: "Which do you favor — keeping them out, or allowing, say, 50 people a year from each and every country into Australia?" 61 per cent, said, "It's right as it is; keep them out." 31 per cent, said "Allow in 50 a year," and 8 per cent, said they were undecided. Men and women, as groups, agree on this question. So do LCP voters and Labor voters; young people and old people; and residents of each of the six States. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245138494,"text":"26 Mar 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 26 March 1954, page 7 [?] People don't want changes in States Majorities of electors in every State of the Commonwealth don't want the States | subdivided — and they don't want States abolished. J This desire to leave the six States substantially "as they are" is disclosed by a Gallup Poll of 1900 people on the question:— "Which do you )a vor — dividing Australia into more States, or abolishing States altogether, or leaving the six States, as they arc?" 60 per cent, said, "Leave the States as they are;" 17 per cent. said. "Abolish Inem; p 15 per cent, said, "Have more States," and ! 8 per cent, had no opin-; ion. Labor voters and L.C.P. ; j yptcrs, as groups, hold sim- ilar opinions on this question. Of the six States, Queensland gave the highest vote t30 per cent.) for more States. Victoria gave the highest vote (23 per cent.) for a b o 1 i shing States. It should be noted that an entirely different answer would probably have been obtained by separate polls on simply "more States" or "abolishing States." Those phraser,, on their own, may have big e m o tional effects, which (as shown here) would not be reflected in a national referendum. By Roy Morgan, of Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245138592,"text":"08 Feb 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 8 February 1954, page 10 [?] Federal divorce law wanted The Commonwealth should take over divorce, and perhaps the railways, from the States. The States, however, should continue to run education. These are the latest findings of the Gallup Poll. People were asked whether, in their opinion, the Commonwealth should take over the railways, education or divorce from the States. Answers, as below, show that people with opinions on the subject are more than 2-to-l in favor of a Commonwealth ' divorce law:— Common- No wealth State Op. p.c. p.c. p.c. Divorce 61 24 25 Railways 45 34 21 Education 37 51 12 Labor and LCP voters, as groups, hold similar opln-Foiu on these three questions. Most people m every State, and in all major denominational groups, want the Commonwealth to ex- ercise its constitutional right to enact a uniform divorce law. In NSW, Victoria and WA most people also want the Commonwealth to take over the railways. NSW is the only State where Commonwealth control of education finds favor AuRt. Public Opinion Polls, 35' Collins St., Melbourne"}
{"id":245141587,"text":"13 Feb 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 February 1954, page 7 [?] Limit hotel chains to only 3 each No person or company should be allowed to own more than three hotels. Municipal hotels are opposed, except in South Australia. The courts should have power to issue new licences for hotels and grocers. These are findings of anj Australia-wide Gallup Poll! on three controversial : aspects of the licensing i laws. The first question was: j "Do yon think a company j or person should he al-\\ lowed to own any num- . her 0/ hotels, or only a' lin\\ited number, or only' one?" j People who answered ' "Limited" were asked how j many. . - j In no States does a majority of electors favor | "one man, one hotel."; Throughout Australia, however, a majority favors ; limiting hotel chains to; three each: I Only one hotel each ! say 39 p.c. j . Only 2 each, say . . 7 p.c. | Only 3 each, say . 6 p.c. ! 52 p.c. : 5 or 6 each, say . . 5 p.c. ! 10 or 12 each, say . . 2 p.c. ! No limit, say . . . . 24 p.c. No opinion . . .... 17 p.c. Labor and LCP voters agree on the: need for limitation. Indeed, Labor voters are inclined to favor "one man. one hotel." The second question was: — "Do you favor, or oppose, municipal councils owning hotels?""Favor" "Favor" said only . 31 p.c. "Oppose" said .... 52 p.c. "Undecided" said . . 17 p.c. Labor voters and LCP voters, as groups, both oppose municipal hotels. South Australia is the only State where a majority (55 per cent.) favors them. South Australia has some eommunit-y-owned hotels. The third question was on the number of hotels and licensed grocers in each State. People were asked if they favored a fixed number, or the court having power to issue new licences at its discretion. i Only 20 per cent, favor i a fixed number: 68 per cent, favor the court having power to issue new licences; and 12 per cent, are undecided. This division of opinion is fairly uniform throughout the six States, among i both LCP voters and Labor I voters. ; Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245142244,"text":"11 Mar 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 11 March 1954, page 12 [?] Winning issues for May 29 not clear yet So far nof one great issue seems to be swinging many voters into cither the Labor or LCP camp for the Federal election on May 29. Indeed, the latest Gailup Poll shows that about three out of four people intend to vote for either Labor or LCP simply because "I always vote that way." "I like their policy," "Labor Is the workers' party," or "LCP fosters private enterprise" — or for no reason at all! The question asked was: — "Quite apart from the general question of Labor versus Liberal and Country Party, which one thing lis most likely to decide which party you vote for on May 29?" Voting intentions, ns published in The Herald last Saturday, were Labor 47 per cent., LCP 43 per cent., Independents 1 per cent., and undecided 9 per cent. People's reasons for their voting intentions are set out below. You will see that neither party has n worthwhile net advantage on a big issue, such as living costs, taxes, social services, employment or housing. As the campaign develops, however. those Issues or others will decide the winner on May 29. Lab. LCP p.c. p.c. I always vote that way ... 25 18 Workers' party . . 24 — Policy liked . . 12 24 Private enterprise — 9 Cost of living . 8 7 Lower taxes ... 3 3 Social services . 3 2 Unemployment . 3 2 Rents, housing . 1 1 Communism ... — z CP aids farmers — 5 Other answers 5 ? No answer ... 16 20 Bv Roy Morgan, of Aust. 'Public Opinion Polls"}
{"id":245142641,"text":"28 Jan 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS . . . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 28 January 1954, page 14 Hi It was right to use atomic bomb Xppking back, six out of 10 Australians' approve using- atomic bombs to end the Second World War. In this Gallup Poll, inter viewers mentioned that Sir Winston Churchill, in his latest book, had referred to dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Sir Winston said they were expected to hasten the surrender of Japan. The 1900 people interviewed were asked: "Do you think it was right, or wrong, to use those atomic bombs?" Majorities of both men and women said "It was right." Together they answered Right 59 per cent. Wrong . . . . 26 per cent. Uncertain . . 15 per cent. Among both Labor voters and LCP voters, there are majorities for "right." The usual comment was, "The bombs ended the war and saved a lot of lives," On the other hand, the minority said, "Civilians suffered, not soldiers" or "Atomic energy should be used for only industrial purposes." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245143431,"text":"27 Mar 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 March 1954, page 10 [?] Australians average 51 eups of tea daily People are drinking very litle more tea than when it was rationed four years ago, the Gallup Poll finds. People were nsked how many cups of tea and how many of coffee they usually drank each day. Half the people said they drank six or more cups of tea a day. Most of the others drank three or four cups. The dally average for all adult Australians Is 5V4 cups — the same for men as for women. This average and the figures below stiow virtually no change compared with a similar Gallup Poll before tea rationing ended in 1950. The Gallup Poll's prediction that the end of rationing would have little effect, is thus confirmed. Cups of tea dally: 10 or more cups 12 p.c. 7 or 8 cups 16 p.c. 6 cups 21 p.c. 5 cups 9 p.c. 4 cups 12 p.c. 3 cups ... 13 p.c. 1 or 2 cups 11 p.c. Seldom or none 6 p.c. ! When asked aljout coffee, three out of four people said they never drank It. Nearly all the others drink only one, or perhaps two. cups of coffee a day. The average ror all cof-; fee drinkers is only two I cups a day. Even that low average |is a considerable reduction compared with 2-li i cups in 1050, when coffee was much cheaper and ten was rationed. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245144174,"text":"09 Mar 1954 - Australians doubt flying saucers Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 9 March 1954, page 7 Australians doubt flying saucers [?] Most Australians think flying saucers" are - merely imagination, the Gallup Poll finds. Of an Australia-wide cross-section of 1900 ncorne interviewed: Only 28 per cent, believe there are really such things as flying saucers. 72 per cent. think people's claims to have seen flying saucers are only ImaRinatory, or mistaken identity. The 72 per cent, who say the claims are false believe they probably arise from: Imagination, say . 43 p.c. Seeing meteors . 8 p.c. Mirages . . .4 p.c. Bright stars . . 3 p.c. Military experi-i ments 2 p.c. Aircraft . . . . 1 p.c. Couldn't guess 11 p.c. Acceptance of reports of flying saucers Is at its highest at 38 per cent, among people aged 21-29; nt its lowest at 23 per cent, among people over 60. The proportion of believers Is higher among better off people, nt 30 per cent... than among wage-en rner.s nt 17 per cent. By Ro.v Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245144562,"text":"18 Mar 1954 - LIBERAL VOICE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 18 March 1954, page 13 [?] The truth on free medicine By SIR EARLE PAGE , Federal j Minister for Health. \\ RECENT Gallup Polls show that | between 80 per cent, and 90 per ; cent, of the people in Australia j wish to keep the Menzies Government's health plan. Why? Obviously because this scheme works in sharp contrast to the earlier scheme trotted out by the last Socialist Federal Government. I| | All payments made by the Liberal-Country ; Party Government increase the amounts available to patients or to hospitals.. By contrast, i the so-called health gifts to the States by the i Federal Labor Government did not increase j State hospital revenue in any way, but were | in substitution for and not in addition to existing receipts. The original 6/- a day of the Labor Hospital Benefits Agreement, later made 8/- a day, was in lieu of the amount received from patients in public-ward beds. When Labor left office, hospital costs wore more than £3 a day. Public patients lose benefits A.NOTHER parsimonious action of the Labor Federal Government was the inclusion in its Pharmaceutical Benefits Act of a clause I which expressly excluded public-ward patients j from receiving free-medicine benefits to which every other citizen in Australia was entitled. The Liberal-Country Party Government has i corrected this. Provision has been made to make j retrospective payments over the past two years i of £1.333,000 to the States to recoup them for j this extraordinary action of the Labor Government. I Similar parsimony was shown in the Labor I Government's approach to the amount of ! tuberculosis allowance. A minute dated Nov-j ember 30, 1949 — six weeks before Labor went I out of office — shows that the Labor Treasurer stood firm against a suggestion to raise the allowance of £4/11/6 to £5/6/-. On January, 20, 1950, I rejected the Labor suggestion and I induced the Menzies Cabinet to agree to an allowance of £6/10/- a- week, which has now been raised to £9/2/6 a week for acutely-infectious cases.Similarly, Similarly, with regard to free medicine, Labor had a strictly limited list of ordinary drugs in prescription form. These prescriptions had to be written Qn the Government form. The doctor was unable to add more than one ingredient, to the prescription, which was obviously designed, not for the patient's benefit, but for Government checking. The doctors of Australia rejected this attempt to dictate what thev should prescribe for their patients. The High Court upheld their objection that this law amounted to industrial conscription and declared the Act invalid. Complete security 'I'HE list of medical benefits offered by the present Government runs into several hundreds and covers the whole range of medical treatment. By voluntary insurance patients may receive anything from 75 per cent, to 90 per cent, of the cost of medical treatment. So far as pre-existing diseases arc concerned, practically all organisations will now accept these without question once members have been insured Tor two years. In the case of 1 those people who are insured in groups, there j is no exclusion. Government and insurance contributions to beneficiaries under this plan amount to £36 million a year. With about nine million. \\ people in the Commonwealth, this represents a benefit of £4 a head, or for a man, wife and two children £16 a head. Facts and figures speak for themselves. The difference between the Menzies Government scheme and the Labor-Socialist performance is ! quite clear. i Comparison of benefits LIBERAL-COUNTRY TARTY LABOR BENEFITS BENEFITS Pensioners: Free medical treatment for the first time in Australian history— 3,222,000 i medical service last year. I Nothing. Free medicines — 2,656,000 prescriptions a year. Free public-ward hospital 8/- a day. benefit - 12/- a day. Free milk: 750,000 school ch.ll- Nothing, drcn l/2rd pint each school day. Free medicines: Life-saving and Stereotyped pre-disease preventing drugs to scriptio'ns of limited everyone in the community, list, prescribed bv prescribed by 10.000 doctors, 150 doctors covering covering 10 million prescrip- 400.000 prescriptions tions at a cost of £8 million. Free drugs to all hospital Public- ward patients patients including those in oxpresslv excluded public wards. from free drugs. Tuberculosis: Allowances for £4/11/6 (ordinary acute, infectious cases up to Social Service Al'-£0/2/6 a week for married lowancei men. Generous allowance has halved the death rate. Free mass X-ray cxamina- Nothing, tions — £6 million for hospital buildings for tuberculosis cases to ensure segregation — 1000 extra beds already provided and 1500 in course of provision. Hospital and insurance benefits: j 12/- a day for pensioners in public wards. 8/- a day ordinary benefit Tor every patient In public and private hospitals in J-8/- a day in lieu of ' addition to any patient's collection fees paid. 12/- a day for insured patients, plus fund benefit, making at least 18/- a day available to hospitals. Hospital revenues rescued Hospitals Plunged bankruptcy. Into bankruptcy. Medical insurance benefits: Nothing accomplish-Benefits covering from 75 cd per cent to 90 per cent of doctor's fees covering all illnesses. Total contribution: £31 million £6 million in 1948-plus £5 million from lnsur- 1949. mice payments In 1953-54. Millions paid in claims THE present Government scheme works. Already millions of pounds have been paid out in claims for hospital and medical costs. Co-operation has been secured from the community generally. Labor wishes to destroy this happy stale of affairs. It now wheels up again its half-baked scheme, produced in 1946, which proved impossible to work, left hospitals bankrupt, and brought antagonism and disillusionment to the people. ® This feature is written each week by f an official spokesman of the Liberal Party. It is published by The Herald ! as a matter of public interest. The Herald's own views on political issues are expressed in its leading articles."}
{"id":245144694,"text":"18 Mar 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 18 March 1954, page 7 [?] Most think Menzies Govt, kept promises Most people think that the Menziea Government has carried out its election promises, a Gallup Poll shows. Thf» niiesMnn okItaH tunc "Do you think the Federal Government has. or has not, carried out the promises on which it was elected?" Of 1000 electors ..Interviewed: 50 per cent, said "Yes, they have kept their promises." 38 per cent, said "No, they haven't," and 12 per cent, wouldn't commit themselves. Of the 50 per cent, of satisfied people, 7 In 10 plan to vote Liberal or C.P. on May 20, and 2 In 10 Labor. The rest are still undecided on their vote. All the dissatisfied people were asked which promise In particular had not been kept. ' . . Almost 4 In 10 complained about the Increased cost of living, or the reduced value of our £. Nearly all of them, however. voted Labor in 1951 and will do so " again, so Labor won't gain much. The same applies to other relatively small groups, who complained about "unkept promises" on taxes, social services, housing and communism. Just as many axe switching to L.C.P. as to Labor. It seems, therefore, that the decisive fRctoi on May 29 Is not to be found among past election promises. kept or unkept. By Roy Morgan, o) Australian Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245144851,"text":"30 Jan 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 30 January 1954, page 7 Parking meters are favored Parking meters in shopping centres are favored by six out of 10 people with cars, the Gallup Poll finds. People Interviewed were first asked if they had heard of the plan to install 200 parking meters in Mel-bourne with a charge of 6d. for 45 minutes. (Since the interviewing the pro-posed fee has become 1/-an hour.) Half of the 1900 people interviewed said they had heard of the plan. Interviewers then men-tioned that a motorist who left a car more than 45 minutes would have to go back to the meter and put in another 6d., or risk being fined. Asked if they favored or opposed, having these meters round about shop-ping centres— 53-in-the-100 said "Favor." 30-in-the-100 "Oppose"; and 17-in-the-100 "Undecided." Opinion does not vary much State-by-State or as between city and country. The majority for parking meters reaches: 58 per cent, among car-owning families; 63 per cent, among those who know of the plan for meters in Melbourne, Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245145119,"text":"21 Jan 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 21 January 1954, page 12 [?] WAGE, HOURS DECISIONS GET SUPPORT The public is inclined to approve the suspension of quarterly cost-of-living adjustments by the Arbitration Court, the Gallup Poll finds. The Court's decision to retain the 40-hour week was also approved. Last month. 11)00 people were asked if they agreed, or disagreed, with t.he four decisions on hours and wages announced by the Court in September. Those decisions and the public's opinion on them are;— 1. To pay women at least 75 per cent- of men's wages? Agree . . .. 78 p.c. Disagree . . 15 p.c. No opinion . 7 p.c. Men and women, as groups, gave the same answers on tills question. So did LCP voters and Labor voters, as groups. Most of the disagreement I with the 75 per cent, rate; was expressed by people who favor equal pay for, both sexes for equal work. 2. Not to reduce the Federal basic wage? Agree . . 73 p.c. Disagree . . 16 p.c. No opinion . 11 p.c. Again, LCP and Labor voters are in close agreement. People usually commented : "Wages can't be reduced until the cost of living is reduced," or "Reduce prices, then reduce wages." 3. Not to return to tiic 44-hour week? Agree ... 58 p.c. Disagree . 35 p.c. No opinion . 7 p.c. Labor voters i those most likely to be directly affected) arc 74 per cent, in agreement with the decision not to restore the 44-hour week. LCP voters, however, are evenly divided on this question. 40-Hour outpuf The usual reason for favoring the 40-hour week was "As much can be produced in 40 hours as in 44." I On the other hand, the I minority contended thatl more would be produced in | 44 hours, and that living costs would fall. 4. To stop quarterly enst-of-liviug adjustments? Agree ... 50 p.c. Disagree . . 37 p.c. No opinion . 13 p.c. Of LCP voters, 62 per cent, agree that quarterly adjustments should end, but Labor voters divide: — Agree, 40 per cent.; Disagree, 48 per cent.; No opinion. 12 per cent. Those in agreement with the Court's decision said it was the only way to stop prices rising. On the other hand, those in disagreement contended that prices and living costs should have been stabilised BEFORE ending quarterly adjustments. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245145504,"text":"06 Jan 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 6 January 1954, page 11 [?] HCL still our top problem This year our Government should continue to give top priority to reducing the cost of living and to increasing production, in preference to worrying about wages. industrial unrest and social services. At each New Year the Gallup Poll finds out which problems the public wants the Federal Government to attend to first, in the next 12 months. A card listing the same five problems is presented to each person interviewed. This year, 1800 people chose as follows: — 45-ln-thc-lOO said the (op problem in 1954 would be to "Keep down the cost of living." 28-in-thc-lOO chose "Increase production of goods, food nnd houses." 13 "Improve social services, such as pensions and free doctors. 10 "Keduce industrial unrest," and 4 "Improve wages and conditions." ..The cost of living and the need for more production have been given priority every time this question has been asked since before the Menzles Government was elected in 1949. There has been only one major change over the years. Since 1951, the proportion who consider industrial unrest the chief problem has fallen from 23 per cent, to only 10 per cent. That, of course, reflects fewer strikes and the smooth working of court-controlled trade union ballots. Aust. Fuhlic Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb,"}
{"id":245145819,"text":"12 Mar 1954 - They'll woo 450,000 unsure voters Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 12 March 1954, page 4 They'll woo 450,000 unsure voters CAPITAL TALK By JOHN BENNETTS | CANBERRA; Today. — The Federal election is 11 weeks away and, according to the Gallup Poll, nine per cent, of the five million electors have not yet decided how they will vote. Government and Opposi- tion tacticians, therefore, are hard at work assessing the needs and desires of those 450,000 undecided voters. The war chests ol both sides art reported to be well lined for whai will probably be the costliest election campaign on record. The Labor Party expects to spend about £80,000. Much of this money is said to have come from prudent subscribers who normally do not support Labor but who. during periods of Government unpopularity, thought that a contribution to the other side would dr no harm and might do some good The Government parties will probably spend about the same amount as Labor, so that the better part of £200.000 worth of electioneering effort will be directed a' fewer than hnlf a million voters ? i IN their search for policy points which may appeal to those undecided voters, both sides are working on the same Idea — easier finance for home ownership. Quietly ignoring Mr John J. Ded-man's view that Labor should not encourage the development of a "little capitalist" class of home owners, Dr. Evatt Is putting the finishing touches to a plan for Commonwealth Bank housing loans at two per cent. Interest. At the same time a committee ol Government supporters Is working out a scheme to use Common-wealt' funds to reduce the Interest rates on all housing loans — whether through public or private finance agencies — from around four per cent, to three or even two per cent. Commonwealth departmental housing experts, however, view both proposals with scepticism and disfavor. They want to know whether these schemes arc Intended to increase the total supply of new houses— now running at about 70,000 a year. If so. what other Industries will be deprived of money, manpower and materials so that more houses can be built? If there are to be more houses for purchase by people who can afford them, will there be fewer for renting to the lower wage earners? Will there be two per cent, interest only for those who buy houses after the election— or for all. including cx-scrvlccmen. who are paying oil existing advances at around four per cent? Where will the Government find the £15 million needed to take over and convert existing loans to two per cent? Finally, where will the money be found for new lend- ing at two per cent. — from taxation revenue, from Inflationary Treasury bills, or from public loans raised at 414 per cent.? Some of the Government's shrewdest technical advisers think the answer to the housing shortage is not easier finance, but more efficient building methods. They say that glib promises of 'house loans at two per cent." are not enough. ? JERUSALEM has a Wailing Wall which does not wail, Venice has a bridge of Sighs which docs not sigh. But Canberra has a monument which renlly groans, It is the Australian memorial to the United States lorces who helped us In the war — the 250 It. tall aluminium and steel column unveiled by the Queen last month. Visitors have noticed that the column sways perceptibly in the Canberra winds — which is natural, because all tall structures must be flexible to a degree. If rigid, they would snap when subjected to wind or other pressures. But the column also emits creaking and groaning noises as It sways— noises that can be heard from some distance. The designers of the £100.000 memorial are not worried. They say that their specifications provide that, in a 100 m.p.h. gale, the top of the memorial wifl sway three feet. The creaklngs and groanlngs result from friction between new, rough surfaces of the component parts. The designers, say that as the memorial settles down and becomes, so to speak, "run In." the noises will diminish and probably' disappear. ? ALL aspirants for Federal political fame whose names begin with "Mac," "Mc" or "Ma" have a vested interest in a dispute which Commonwealth electoral authorities are trying to setUe. The dispute involves the two candidates for the Federal seat of Boothby. In South Australia — the sitting Liberal MHR Mr J. McLeny, and Labor's Mr R. Matthews. Electoral law says that ballot papers must list candidates In the alphabetical order of their surnames. Mr Matthews claims that his name, beginning "Ma," takes alphabetical precedence over Mr McLeay. The argument Is not purely academic — the man who tops the ballot paper can pick up something like 2',i per cent, of the first preferences, because i indifferent voters often fill their ballot papers from the top down. It Is curious that, in a community with such a good proportion of Scottish names, the dispute has not cropped up before. However, with the help of Crown Law authorities, the argument is to be settled once and for all. The McLeays and McTavishes will soon know whether they are to take precedence over all -comers In the M class, or whether they must defer to the Matthewses. Mr MENZIES Dr. EVATT it hi it mm hi intuit ti ii mm mi mi | in iim | in MEMORIAL that sways and "groans.""}
{"id":245146006,"text":"09 Jan 1954 - Federal poll chances even Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 9 January 1954, page 1 Federal poll chances even A Gallup Poll shows that the chances of the political parties in a Federal elec- tion are about even. BT Figures on Page 7."}
{"id":245147528,"text":"22 Jan 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS. . . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 22 January 1954, page 13 [?] English-speaking | people favor death penalty Americans, Britons and Australians agree that the penalty for murder should be death. . This is disclosed by simultaneous Gallup Polls ln. the three countries, which all gave majorities of about 70 per cent, for the death penalty. PENALTY FOR MURDER USA UK Aust. p.c. p.c. p.c. Death ... 68 73 69 No . .. 25 is 24 No opinion 7 12 7 In America and England the Gallup Poll asked if the death penalty should apply to a woman convicted of murder. In both countries about 65 per cent, answered "Yes." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 353 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245147973,"text":"12 Jan 1954 - Gallup Poll says Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 12 January 1954, page 10 Gallup Poll says IKE'S POPULARITY RESTORED President Eisenhower's proposal for an international atomic pool restored his popularity to where it was when he took office a year ago. This Is disclosed by the American Gallup Poll's "popularity index" for the President. The following figures show how his popularity had slumped before his "atomic pool" speech began on December 8: Ap- Dlsap- No prove prove opin. p.e. p.c. p.c. Tel). 88 7 25 Sept. 75 14 11 Nov. 80 25 15 Dec. 88 22 10 In comparison, President Truman Began with 87 per cent. In 1945, but fell to only 32 per cent. 15 months later."}
{"id":245149127,"text":"13 Mar 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 March 1954, page 7 [?] People think it costs them less to live For the first time in many years, the Gallup Poll shows the people believe the cost of living has fallen slightly. This finding Is based on the poll's regular half-yearly survey on the minimum cost of keeping a family of four. Estimates made by a cross-section of nearly 2000 people throughout Australia averaged £13/5/ a reduction of 8/ since last August. Answers since. 1945 show this reduction follows an increase of more than 100 per cent, in the eight years to 1953: Basic Gallup Wage Polls £ £ 1945 Feb 4 16 0.6 1 11 1950 „ 6 12 0 896 1951 ., 8 9 0 10 0 0 1952 „ 10 10 0 11 13 0 1953 „ 11 11 0 12 16 6 1953 Aug 11 16 0 13 13 0 1054 Feb. 11 19 0 13 5 0 In Dec., 11150, Fed, basic wage was raised £1. Child endowment of 15/ for two children covers much of the difference between the two columns above. Most wage-earners, of course, also receive margins for skill. In last month's survey the men's average estimate was £13/8/6; women's, £13/1/8. What was asked The question, as usual, was: "In your opinion, wtiat's the smallest amount a family of four needs each week to keep in health and live decently — that is, the smallest amount for all expenses, Including rent ?" All occupational groups except two gave estimates clcse to the average of £13/5/. The exceptions were £14 from business owners, executives and professional people, and £12/6/6 from farmers, who. of course, often grow some of their own food. People themselves in families of four placed their average minimum weekly living cost at £13/8/6, the same as the Australia -wide estimate by men. What food costs People were also asked how much food was costing their family each week. Men's answers averaged £7, women's £6/18/, giving an overall average of £6/19/, up 1/6 In 6 months. Answers since sterling devaluation in September, 1949, are: WEEKLY FOOD BILL . 1950 February £4/9/11 1951 February . £5/3/7 1952 February £6/6/6 1953 February £6/15/6 August . . £6/17/6 1954 February £6/19/0 The latest 'figure of £6 19/ analysed by family size shows: WEEKLY FOOD BILL Family of one . . £3/15/0 Family of two .... £5/11/0 Familv of three . £6/18/0 Family of four . £7/10/0 Family of five . . £8/0/0 Larger families . £8/14/0 Family of four Tlie next table analyses answers to both questions by people themselves in families of four. "Other expenses" (rent, clothes, fares, etc.), arc costing Jess than six months ago, reflecting cheaper imports and lower sales tax —and perhaps reduced profit margins. Other Min. Fond expenses cost £ £ £ Aug. 7/10/0 6/1/0 13/14/0 Feb. 7/10/0 5/18/6 13/8/6 By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls"}
{"id":245149757,"text":"30 May 1953 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 30 May 1953, page 2 [?] Mum & Dad should holiday together Canadians and Australians agree that husbands and wives should holiday together, a i two-nation Gallup Poll discloses. This table shows how closely we agree with our Canadian cousins: HUSBANDS AND WIVES N Canada Aust. Holiday— p.c. p.c. Together . . 78 78 Apart ... 14 15 No opinion ... 8 7 In Australia, men and women of all ages gave much the same answers. Common reasons were: "Share play a<s well as work," "Keep the family together" and "Separate holidays are the thin end of the wedge." On the other hand, the minority said. "Break the monotony," "Fresh lines of thought" and "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245150414,"text":"24 Apr 1953 - Senate fate doubtful Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 24 April 1953, page 1 Senate fate doubtful A Gallup Poll taken on April 13 shows that it is till (foubt>u| whether labor will win control of the Senate at the election on May 9 or whether there Will be a deadlock. Details of poll on Page 2."}
{"id":245150424,"text":"24 Apr 1953 - Gallup Poll says. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 24 April 1953, page 2 [?] Control of Senate still In doubt Up to April .13 — one day before the Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, made his policy speech — it was still doubtful whether Labor would control the Senate after June 30 or whether there would be a deadlock, the Gallup Poll states. < Between April 10 and 13, 1700 people were asked which party they were likely to vote for on tyay 9. Answers showed that Labor had maintained its recent support, although between February and April, undecided people tended to join Liberal-CP: Oct. Feb. Apr. p.c. p.c. p.c. Labor .... 54 54 55 LCP 32 33 36 Ind. 1 1 1 Undecided . 13 12 8 Analysis showed that the eight per cent, still undecided were fairly evenly divided In thetr political sentiments. The probable Labor vote- tip May 9 Is, therefore. 59 per cent — virtually no change since October. ' FIRST PREFERENCES Elcc- Lib.-CP Lab. Others tions p.c. p.c. p.c. 1934 . 51 43 6 1937 . . 48 466 1910 . 45 49 6 1943 . 32 54 14 1916 . 44 53 3 1949 . . 50 . 48 2 1951 . . 50 49 1 GALLUP POLL April . 40 59 1 STATE FIGURES Separate estimates of support for Labor in each State (according to answers four weeks before the election) showed that In every State, about one person in 10. had then switched to Labor, compared with the last Federal election:— LABOR VOTE 1951 Gallup election April p.c. p.c. Australia 49 59 S. Aust. 52 61 Victoria 51 60 N.S.W. 50 60 Tasmania 48 59 W. Aust. 46 57 Queensland 42 52 In Western Australia and Tasmania. In each of which six seats are being contested, a party needs 57.2 per cent, of the votes to win four seats. In each of the other four States anything between 50 per cent, and 67 per cent, wins three of the five scats being contested. According to the above1 table. Tasmania, Western Australia and Queensland were (when the Senate campaign began) all within 2 per cent, of the critical division.After After June 30. Labor seems certain to have 29 Senate seats and Liberal-CP 28. The other three seats depend on: 1. How electors in Tasmania, Western Australia and Queensland react to campaign speeches. 2. Whether the Morrow group In Tasmania takes votes from Labor, and 3. Whether the Democrats < In Queensland take votes from Liberal-CP. SENATE SEATS In Con teste: Labor LCP doubt S.A. 3 2 — Victoria . . 3 2 — N.S.W. .32 — Tasmania 3 2 1 W.A. ... 3 2 1 Q'land 2 2 1 Uncontested 12 16 — 29 28 3 Another Gallup Poll on the Senate election will bt conducted In a week. The result will be published two davs before the election Aust. Public Opinion I Polls. 352 Collins St.. Meib. |"}
{"id":245151165,"text":"23 Jun 1953 - Bad reading Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 23 June 1953, page 4 Bad reading 'PHE Gallup Poll in The Herald (18/6/53), with the heading "We See Ourselves as Kindly Sinners," would appear to indicate that, as a nation, we are pretty good. But stories in thp same edition make bad reading, "Draught horsr flogged and beaten and sworn at by its sotted driver," "Death ride of stock in "Pitifully overcrowded trucks. trampled to death smothered!" Do we really care enough to do something about it? — DORA PARKES, Clarendon Street, Thornbury.. ""}
{"id":245151347,"text":"30 Apr 1953 - Australians approve aid to Indo-China Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 30 April 1953, page 5 Australians approve aid to Indo-China GALLUP POLL SAYS:— The Commonwealth Government's decision to give out-of-date military equipment to France for use in Indo-China is generally approved by the public, the Gallup Poll finds. The equipment, left from the Second World War. includes guns and ammunition of American origin, British and American tanks, and Mustang, and Mosquito planes. Of 1800 people interviewed throughout Australia, 48 per cent, said they favored giving the French that military aid. Opposition was expressed by 29 per cent., and 23 per cent, had no opinion. . The high percentage without- opinions reflects widespread 'haziness on the subject, particularly among women. Of men, however, 57 per cent, said they favored giving the equipment for use In Indo-Cnina. 31 per cent, said "No," and 12 per cent. gave no opinion. Usual reasons were "We should help fight Communist aggression," and "The French ore our allies." Much opposition was expressed simply because of the fear that the equipment might be too old to be useful. Australian Public Opinion Polls, 3S2 Collins St., Mclb. TROUBLE SPOTS IN EAST ASIA on either side of Communist China, are " shown in this map. While truce talks with little fighting are going on in Korea, the Communist-backed rebels in Indo-China are advancing, causing some alarm. The map Inset shows Laos province where the present Red attack Is concentrated. The striped sections are the French-held parts of Indo-Chlna. Vietmlnh rebels control roads and railways. Transport between French-controlled ? areas .is by air. I"}
{"id":245152500,"text":"08 May 1953 - Heavy Labor majority, but-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 8 May 1953, page 1 Heavy Labor majority, but— POLL TIPS GOVT. TO HOLD SENATE V - ' Close voting The Gallup Poll says the odds are slightly in favor of tomorrow's election giving the Menzies-Fadden Government a bare working majority in the Senate after June 30. The Poll said today that an Australia- wide poll last weekend showed that Labor would probably be supported tomorrow by 56 per cent, of the electors. (Last Federal election, in 1951, Labor polled 49 per cent.) But the State-by-State figures in the weekend poll showed that Labor would probably not get a high enough percentage in every State to give it a two-seat gain and control of the Senate. A two-seat gain by Labor would give the Opposition a 30-29 majority, after the President of the Senate had been appointed from the Government side.A A one-seat gain by Labor would leave the Government a 30-29 majority on the floor of the Senate. LABOR GAINS The Gallup Poll prediction is that Labor will GAIN a Senator In Victoria- (making the. election ratio,. L'abor 3, Govt. 2) and Western Australia (making it 3-3). but LOSE one in Tasmania (making: it 3-3). In the Gallup Poll, 1700 electors were interviewed. When asked which party they were likely to vote for tomorrow, 52 per cent, said Labor, 39 per cent. Liberal-CP, and 1 per cent, minor parties. The other 8 per cent, were still undecided. The following table shows that at last weekend LCP still trailed Labor. But at least 6 per cent. (300.000 electors) have returned to the LCP fold since February. VOTING INTENTION Feb. Apl. May p.c. p.c. p.c. Labor 54 55 52 LCP . 33 36 39 Others .1 1 1 cided 12 8 8 5W Labor gain may be bigpest in 20 years, page 2; The leaders have their say, Page 5. [?] [?] I Let's look I at whole I picture Latest figures give W this picture of Aus-9 tralia today: I TRADE 9 Retail trade is ruiining at 9 record level of over £500 Hilllfon a quarter. 9 Australia's international Irade surplus for the first 0 months of this year was 6286,400,000. Twelve Bionths earlier we had an Hdverse balance of K 355, 100,000. I STEEL The 15-year bottleneck Rn steel production has Been broken. I Steel produced last year leas 1,529,000 tons. It as 1,050,000 tons In 1946. The current year, end-' ng June 30, should yield 1,900,000 tons — an ln-:rease of more than 25 ser cent, on last year's iroductlon and a record Ise lor one year. > JOBS During February ! 543, 100 people were In mployment (excluding ural workers and domes-icsi. This was 21,000 more han in the previous nonth. The number in receipt )I unemployment benefits iropped in March by 5087 lo 29,674. . It has since dropped to 13.000. A survey of 1400 of the wger factories in NSW ina Victoria in March Sowed a 4166 increase in mployment. 'COAL There is the biggest stockpile of coal at grass to Australia's history — 'bout 1 million tons. Black coal production to 1951-52 totalled 10,181.-wo tons— a Jump of. near-v- 3 million tons on the previous year. ' SAVINGS Deposits in all savings banks at the end of roo,r.H?ry stood at £.1,717,000, compared before '425'000 the year DepEits rose by £3,620.-000 in February. 1 BUILDINGS .Production of cement MeoCts „for 1951-52 was "3 million square yards ffiPwed with 21.2 mil-ton the year before. n1Port'and cement sup-Plies rose to 1,260,000 tons, tons wlth 1.235.000 inA'0"® Piaster sheeting if. l?51-52 increased by varrt y 500,000 square jjards to a total of 15.671.-dnrn?'n native timber proceed rose from 1261 mil-to nncPer,„(eet In 1950-51 1386 million last year. 1 WHEAT w)?® wheat , crop -"'this 192,700,000 bushels Jv.aimost -a record. -24 38,7 million bushels than 1eL cent- neater lor fv, Ia8e Production 1938-39 years ended iu8"?erPhosPhate prowl nnn » 1951"52 was Vlth i n,t?ns. compared jS, tons the San J?"? year. and 1,483,-T tons in 1049-50. Gallup Poll (from page 1) LABOR VOTE MAY BE HIGHEST IN 20 YEARS The Australia-wide Labor vote in tomorrow's Senate election is likely to be about 56 per cent. — the highest for at least 20 years. A Gallup poll last week-end showed this is certain if the 8 per cent, of undecided electors vote as they did previously — about half Labor. The following table gives a comparison of percentages at elections since 1034. FIRST PREFERENCES tions Mb. -CP Lab. Others p.c. p.c. p.e. 1034 . . SI 43 6 1037 . . 48 46 6 1010 . . 4S 40 6 1043 . . 32 54 3 1046 . . 44 53 2 1040 . . 50 48 2 1051 . . 50 40 1 Gallup Poll April . 40 50 ' I May . . 43 56 1 Separate estimntes of the support for Labor In each State lust week-end are shown in the last column below. Comparison with percentages for the 1051 Federal election In the middle column shows that all States except, perhaps, Queensland are likely to vote Laor. ' labor' votes " 1951 Gallup election May p.c. p.c. Australia . 49 56 Victoria (460) 51 59 NSW (570) 50 58 S. Aust. (150) 52 58 Tas. (100) 48 55 W. Aust (130) 46 55 Q'land (290) 42 48 Figures in parentheses nre the numbers Interviewed in each State by the Gallup Poll. Samples from some States arc very small. However. Gallup Polls on past Federal Elections, using similar small samples, g a ve average State - by - State accuracy within 2-Ti per cent, in 1949 and l'-j per cent. In 1951. In WA and Tasmania (in eacli of which States six Senate seats are being contested) 50 to 57.2 per cent, wins three seats. A party that gets above 57.2 per cent, will win four seats. In each of (he other Slates, 50 per cent, will j win three of the live seats being contested. It would take 67 per ecnt. to win four of the live seats. Labor seems certain, to win 17 seats, and with 12 uncontested, has a firm grip on 29. Similarly. LCP .has 12 certain victories and 16 uncontested, giving 28 The other three seals are In Tasmania. Queensland and Western Australia, whieh seem to be within 2 per cent, of critical points, with the advantage in favor ol LCP. As a check, the Gallup Poll wrote to everyone interviewed In the Australia-wide Poll in April, and asked Tor any change In voting intention. "Letters returned show a trend toward Liberal-CP In recent weeks, in line with the figures in the first table of t' is article."}
{"id":245153128,"text":"16 Apr 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 16 April 1953, page 9 [?] Stable U.S. employment expected The American public expects ' employment to be stable, despite the changeover to an econ- omy-muuled Republican Government. This is the finding ol the latest American Gallup Poll, in which people were nsked if they expected more, or less, unemployment in their community in the next stx months.. Against 21 per cent, who expect more unemployment. there are 24 per cent, who expect less unemployment. The biggest number (47 per cent.) expect no marked change, and the other 8 per cent, could not haV.ard a guess. In their inclination toward optimism for the six months, the public Is running counter to American economio forecasters. They expect thai jobholders In U.S. will decline (chiefly in farm areas) by perhaps 500.000 from 05.4 millions today ,n R4.3 millions a .year hcncc."}
{"id":245153337,"text":"16 Apr 1953 - WOMAN'S WORLD Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 16 April 1953, page 21 [?] Women don't agree on Anzac Day How should Anzac Day be observed? A recent Gallup Poll showed that a majority favored a brighter Anzac Day with organised sport and pictures. There was divided opinion on the opening of hotels. There is divided opinion among women on how Anzac Day should be observed. l)R MARY THORNTON said today she thought that while "Diceers" from the First World War lived, Anznc Day should be observed as at present. But when they died there should be a scpar-i ate Day of I Victory — the Satur-I day nearest, to VJ day— which should be obsn r v e d with gaiety, race meetings, and with hotels I open, she said. I Dr. Thornton held field J rank in the Royal Army Farewell 'J'HE Victoria Branch oi the English - Speaking Union will give a luncheon at The Victoria today, to farewell the American Consul for Victoria, Mr Charles F. Millet, and Mrs Millet, who are returning to the United Stales in May, Several other parties are being arranged, including a dinner party early In May, by the U.S. Consul-Genera l, Mr Henry E, Steb-bins, and Mrs Stcbbins. America \\JISS MARGARET 1 KENELLY, of Rivers-dale Rond. Surrey Hills, who has been working with the United States Information Library in Melbourne for the past three years,' will leave for America in July. Miss Kenelly will take up an appointment on the staff of the Lehigh University Library at Bethloheni, Pennsylvania, She is going to the Slates via the Panama Canal, and expects to be away about two years. She will specialise in catalogue and reference work. Cochtails 'THE entire staff of Metro - Goldwyn -Mayer Pty. Ltd. and the three Metro theatres will be hosts at a cocktail party tonight at The Delphic. Guests of honor will be Mr and Mrs J. O. Steednmn. Mr Steed-man, formerly State manager for MOM, lias recently been appointed general sales manager for Australia and New Zen-land. More than 100 guests will be present. Tiuciiti/'Oiie AIR and MRS TERRY 1 MoGUIGAN, of Brighton, will give a dance at B Darling Street, South Yarra, tonight to celebrate the coming of age of their son Andrew. Among the 100 guests will be Andrew's old school friends from Brighton Grammar, and football colleagues from Powerhouse. Mrs McGuigan will wear a blRek chiffon frock with tiny shoestring straps. Medical Corps In the Second World War. She served In England durihg the Battle of Britain, and later saw service In Palestine, Egypt, and Iraq. In the First World War she was a VAD on the home front. ? " AIRS R. W. CHAMBERS, president of the Returned Army Nurses' Club, hopes she will not sec Anzac Day altered 111 her lifetime. "I think it is a small sacrifice to give up one day In memory of those who gave their lives for us — people have the other 364 days to do other things," she said. Mrs Chambers stressed that this was her personal opinion. She is a returned Army Sister from Wbrld War I. A I RS S. E. GALLAGHER, president of the Sailors, Soldiers and Alr-mens War Widows' Association, said she thought that Anzac Day should remain unaltered. This was the opinion of the majority of members of the association, some of whom had lost husbands on Onllipoli on Anzac Day. k AIRS II. CASS, widow of Brigadier W. E. H. Cass, said that Anzac Day should be a day of pride and not of gloom. "It should be dedicated to alt Anzacs, ahd we should remember the sacrifices of the living as well as the deed," she said. ? AIRS G. H. VASEY. 1J Federal president of the War W i d o ws' Guild, said she would not comment because theattitude attitude of the Guild towards Anznc Day was under review. It would be discussed at the next Federal, confere n ce of the Guild in October. ? A -NURSE of the First World War said 'that picture theatres and places of entertainmeht should open after the Shrine Service and march ended. She thought the present strict observance Of Anzac Day unfair to the younger generation. Young people were at a loose end In the evenings after the march had ended, and they were likely to get Into mischief. As a nation, Australia should honor the Anzac and Second World War Veterans, but it would be better for young people if they could be occupied at the end of Anzac Day. This nursing sister has a brother who served on Gnllipoli who will march on Anzac Day, and anther brother who was killed in France. ? AIRS M. F.BELING, president of the War Widows' and Widowed Mothers' Association, said that Australia became a nation on Anzac Day. and Anzac Day should be a closed day. Otherwise it would lose its true meaning and significance for Australians. Mrs Ebeling said a majority of the association felt the same way about AnzaC Day. 40 years selling Footscray tickets Few women football fans are keener than Miss Li! Flower, who has sold Footscray Football Club's tickets for 40 years. "..HE brings such enthusiasm to this voluntary lob that she beats all the men," says club secretary Mr, R. Russell. "At a guess I'd say Miss Flower has sold 60,000 tickets in that time." Last Saturday she Was on duty at the entrance to the ground and by 4 p.m. had taken £600.' She begins selling tic-keis ench year at the four practice matches ' and then goes on selling them at, the first three or four matches of the season. "It's easy — and interesting," siic said. She appears more energetic than m a n y younger women; is n life, member of the club, and n busy worker for Its social club. ? j«jHE has missed only two Footscray mate h e s since 1924, she says. Her fnther and her brother were Footscray trainers. "I'm a one-eyed bnr-rnckcr for the club." she added. Miss Flower lends a busy life, Site arrives at her work nt 7.30 ench morning — she's n weaver in a Collingwood textile mill. Lots of opposition bnr-rnckcrs there — it's in the heart of "enemy" football country — but she manages to hold her own, Fnnlsrray has a nourishing (social club and women members work hard to raise money for the players' trip fund. Three times a year tlicy give them a special dinner, doing all the cooking. Mrs. C. Zlnnlck. president of the social club, Rnd Mrs. S. Porter, another member, are both life members of F.F.O. In between working Rnd following Footsoray's fortunes, Miss Flower has another Interest — did time dniiclng, in which she is skilled. 'THE Ramblers Softball Club, of Newport, have begun prnctico for the winter competitions of 1053. New members are Invited to join the club. The secretary is Miss Joy Miller (MW1338 or MW72021. [?] Dr. Thornton Mrs Vasey"}
{"id":245153593,"text":"10 Apr 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 10 April 1953, page 7 [?] Little fear of Nazis In both America and Great Britain, the public is inclined to believe the Nazis won't again become powerful in Germany. Gallup Polls in both countries show that people with opinions on the subject are almost 2-to-l In the belief the Nazis won't revive. WILL NAZIS REVIVE? U.S.A. U.K. Believe p.c. p.c. They will . 30 24 Won't ... 56 42 No opinion . 14 31"}
{"id":245156528,"text":"26 May 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 26 May 1953, page 7 [?] Means test to 70 for Canadian OAP Canada's pension scheme, with a means test from 65 to 70, .then free, is popular, judg- ing by a Canadian Gallup Poll. The question asked was: "People between 65 and 70 get a pension if they can prove, they need it. Have you any criticism of this arrangement?" 76 per - cent, said, "No criticism." 22 per cent, expressed critcism, usually .saying the means test should be : abolished; and 2 per cent, had no opinion."}
{"id":245156697,"text":"09 May 1953 - Poll opens quietly Gallup: Most will [?]vote Labor, BUT-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 9 May 1953, page 1 Poll opens quietly I Australia is voting today to elect 32 | Senators. Victoria has to elect five of these. ' I It should be possible, late tonight, to fore- least the likely result in most States. Gallup: Most will j vote Labor, BUT- I Menzies I popular I as PM The Gallup Foil shows lhal while Labor is I not likely to win con-trol of the Senate at today's election, it will poll the most votes . . , let the Gallup Poll shows the same voters would prefer Mr IMcn-jics to Dr.' Evatt as "rime Minister. A question put to an VI. ra'in - wide cross - sec-'joii of 1800 people last wcPK-cnd wiis: "Thinking of Dr. Evatt "HI Mr Menzies. quite from their party Politics, which of the two . vo.il personally prefer s Prime Minister?" ,,The answers were: : Per cent, ror Menzies: r| Per cent, for Evhtt. " Per cent, undecided. 11 nnd women as jroups gave much th« M2>e answers. jj.'nc Gallup Poll on tlio election published seaterdny showed that last felt-end 39 per cent. kidded to vote Llbcral-CP J»y. These people's presences for Prime Minls-F.wcre; Menzies. 91 per «nt.; Evatt, 2 per cent. No. choice, 7 per cent. in?" .Per cent, said thoy ..nded to vote Labor to->.( Tlicsc . preferred for L'me Minister: Evatt, G1 " cent,; Menzies, 24 per no choice, 15 per Jdplc who snld they »oti- nndecidcd in " their .J'JiR intentions today Mcuzies, 44 petto!;; J3vn,t- 18 per cent.; Dteterencc, 38 por cent. Two vital unknown factors are:— How many of (lie 5,065,930 I electors on' the rolls will NOT vote, and How many will waste their voles by making them INFORMAL.' In tne i951 Sennte election 199,700 people risked a fine by not voting, and another 339.678 voted informally. ' In all 539,438 votes were wasted, or 10 per cent, of the total number cast. When booms opened at 8 a.m. todRy very few voters were about. A rush is expected late today when sporting events finish and just before people go to shows. After voting,' the Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, spent tlie day visiting the polling booths in his electorate — Kooyong. He flew to Melbourne from Canberra last night, and. will return tomorrow. He will leave Sydney bv plane on Wednesday, for the United States, on his way to London for the Coronation. The Opposition Leader, l)r. Evatt. voted nt Canberra's Civic Centre this morning. Electors in a number of New South Wales districts could not vote today because of floods. 2000 booths in .Victoria. — Pdge 3."}
{"id":245157566,"text":"11 May 1953 - Gallup Poll accurate Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 11 May 1953, page 5 Gallup Poll accurate A feature of Saturday's election was the remarkable accuracy of the Gallup Poll's prediction that the Menzies Government would retain control of the Senate, despite a big swing to Labor. The Poll's prediction of the record Australia-wide Labor vote proved accurate within 1 per cent. And the - Poll also correctly forecast that the Menzies Government would win the three doubtful seats In Queensland. WA and Tasmania, to control the Senate 31 to 29. The following table compares Gallup Poll predictions with the percentage rote for Labor, both throughout Australia and in eacn State. For comparison, election by election, the Gallup Poll always groups Communist apd break - away Labor groups with Labor, Gallup Election Poll result per cent, per cent, testralian total ... 86 55.0 1N.6.W. ... 58 5825 Ka. . . . . 58 55.3 Vie. .... 59 54.9 laa. . . . . 65 52.1 WA. .... 55 50.3 QM. .... 48 47.3 The OnBup Poll's predictions for tne six States ere accurate to within 2.6 W cent, on the average."}
{"id":245161479,"text":"06 Apr 1953 - Capital penalty Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 6 April 1953, page 4 Cunital venaltu II T NOTE the result of a Gallujl; Poll ("Herald" 1/4) that thil majority favored capital punish-ment, and this at a time when it I England there Is a strong possi-I; bility that a man has been hanseif for a murder which he did bj| commit. I; Not only Is capital punlshmertls irrevocable; it is also a serlousli violation of natural and spiritual! laws, -for which those responsible! must pay, sooner or later, in thclrl own material circumstances. "Reformation" Is the only safe!-and sound reason for Judging ourB fellows, and for this purpose ml have access today to advancedB nsvchologlcal and spiritual know-B —EDITH HEDGER, Barkly St,| St. Kilda."}
{"id":245161543,"text":"06 Apr 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS. . . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 6 April 1953, page 10 [?] U.S. public | sees end of! inflation Americans feel inflation is ending, despite removal of price-wage controls by the new Eisenhower administration, the American Gallup Poll finds. About one voter in every four still believes prices will go higher. On the other hand, almost as many think prices will fall. Most of the others think prices have steadied. This table of a series of American Gallup Poll findings on this problem show how public feeling has changed in the last year. PRICE EXPECTATION Higher Lower Same 1952 p.c. p.c. p.c. Jan. . . 64 5 31 Nov. , . 30 11 59 I Today . . 27 22 51 j Percentages above for | "same" Included about 10 j per cent, without opinions. I Americans Interview- : ed this month were also : asked if they expected | wages of the average work- i ing man to ro up or down in the next six months. Against 17 per cent, who : said "up," 18 per cent, said "down," 56 per cent, "stay the same" and 9 per cent, no opinion. Polls of this type, of course, are not forecasts of economic trends. They do, however, measure underlying public psychology i on prices and wages, and j that is likely to nave an -effect on current buying in I USA."}
{"id":245161685,"text":"18 Jun 1953 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 18 June 1953, page 16 [?] We see ourselves as kindly sinners We Australians are a friendly, generous and easy-going people. Unfortunately too many of us are too fond of gambling, case ana arinK. That is our own oDlnlon of ourselves, as disclosed by an Australia-wide Gallup Poll, in which people were asked: — Thinking of Australians as a whole, what would you say is our best point? And what would you say is our worst fault? One person in three said our best point was being friendly or hospitable. Most others gave answers along the same lines. Very few claimed we were- hardworking, thrifty or constructive. Men and women, as groups, gave similar answers. OUR BEST POINTS P.C. Friendly, hospitable, say 32 Generous, unselilsh, say . . . .V 10 Easy-going, carefree . 8 Fair play, sportsmanship .. . . 7 Adaptable, resourceful 4 Tolerant, democratic . 4 Love of the outdoors . . 3 Frank, honest 3 Loyal, patriotic .... 3 Other answers 7 Couldn't say 19 When it comes to seeing our own faults, we must get full marks for another good point — candidness. Not only do we see ourselves as lazy, gambling drunkards, but around us (or perhaps in ourselves) we also sec too much intolerance, conceit, poor manners and greed. rkTTT? WORST P1I1I T5 P.C. Gambling, say 16 Too epsy going, say . . 14 Drink loo much .... 12 Lazy, dislike work ... 9 Insular, intolerant . . 7 Egotistical, conceited . 4 Too much sport . . 4 Poor manners, slang . 4 Selfish, greedy 4 Other answers . . . . 6 Couldn't say 29 Ajust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245162867,"text":"16 May 1953 - Gallup Poll says ... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 May 1953, page 7 [?] Electors approve military training Two years' operation of compulsory military training finds the public just as overwhelmingly in favor as when the Government first announced it in 1950. This is the finding of a Gallup Poll, In which Interviewers first reminded people that all young men of 18 must go to military camp for three months. People were then asked if they were for or against that. Answers compare as follows with a similar Gallup Poll In 1950: MILITARY CAMPS 1950 Now p.c. p.c. In favor .... 87 88 Against .. .. 11. R No opinion 2 4 This favorable vote of 88 per cent, came equally from men and women. It Is one of the biggest majorities ever recorded by the Australian Gallup Poll. Interviewers also reminded people that the 3-months camp was followed by spare-time training and fortnightly annual camps for three years. Eight out of 10 people answered "Favor." All age groups, from the twenties to the "over sixties" hold similar opinions on both questions. Labor voters and LCP voters, as groups, are also in close agreement. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245162941,"text":"04 Jun 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 4 June 1953, page 16 [?] Floggings for violence Two-thirds of Australians think that judges should have power to order floggings for crimes of violence, the . Gallup Poll finds. This finding is based on the opinion of 1800 people who were asked: "If a man Is sent to nrison for a crime of violence. do you think the judge should, or should not have nower to order a flogging?" "Yes. thev should" was the answer of 70 per cent, of men and 63 per cent, of women. The combined answer was: Favor Hogging .. 66 p.c. Oppose flogging .. 28 p.c. Undecided 6 p.c. Among Labor supporters the vote for flogging was 65 per cent. .Among Liberal-C.P voters it was; 70 per cent. I Australian Public Opin- ' Ion Polls. 352 Collins St.. | Melbourne."}
{"id":245164241,"text":"25 Jun 1953 - Poll says most in U.S. don't like McCarthy Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 25 June 1953, page 3 Poll says most in U.S. don't like McCarthy Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Wed. — The Gallup Poll has found that for every two Americans who are enthusiastic about Senator Joseph McCarthy, three express extreme disapproval. Greatest enthusiasm for the Senator was found in the New England and middle Atlantic States where 12 per cent, of those questioned were violently In his favor. Those who disapproved of him with equal intensity numbered 15 per cent. . Least enthusiasm for Senator McCarthy was found in the Southern States. Greatest support Even in his native Middle West, the number of voters expressing extreme disapproval outnumbered those expressing great enthusiasm by two to one. Senator McCarthy Is slightly more popular with Roman Catholics than with Protestants, but most Roman Catholics dislike him. He derives his greatest support from rank and file Reoubllcnn voters and makes little appeal to professional people.Older Older people are more enthusiastic about him thnn younger ones. Those with University and college educations dislike him most of nil. His critics in this class outnumber his supporters by four to one."}
{"id":245164673,"text":"28 May 1953 - GALLUP POLL SAYS . . . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 28 May 1953, page 11 [?] Less demand for home equipment All important household purchases, except perhaps radios and | stoves, are likely to | meet with less demand | In the next 6 months, ; .judging by a recent Gallup Poll. | For the fourth consecu'-j live year, the Gallup Polli has asked people through- 1 out Australia what they! were fairly certain to buy! brand new before the end; of the year. : Each year tl)c people In- 1 terviewed have been! handed cards listing the same eight major articles. This table shows how> demand has shrunk in the past two years: — 1951 1952 1953 p.c. p.c. p.c. Refrigs 13 9 8 Washers ... 11 9 8 Carpets .... 11 10 7 Radios .... 6 5 5 Cars 7 5 4 S.R. Suites ..554 Stoves .... 6 4 4 Vacuums ... 8 5 3 This year the proportion 1 who said they would buy none of the eight articles! was 66 per cent., compared1 with 62 per cent, last year. Some said they were , likely to buy more than) one of the articles, so the; percentages In the table! add to more than the 34 j per cent, likely to buy at; least one. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb. j"}
{"id":245165509,"text":"20 Jun 1953 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 June 1953, page 7 [?] Taxes on incomes and sales hurt most Reduced rates of income tax should be the first consideration when the Federal Budget is drafted next month. Cuts in sales tax would aiso dc most acccptaoie. the Gallup Poll finds. In this survey. 1800 people were handed cards listing seven . kinds of taxes. They were asked which they would most like reduced. Only 2 per cent, had no opinion on this subject, and almost identical answers came from Labor voters and LCP voters, as groups. Their combined answers follow; TAX WANTED COT Income tax. say ... 50 p.c. bales tax, say .. 33 p.e. Import duties .... 6 p.c. Petrol tax . . % 3 p.e. Entertainment tax 3 p.e. Tobacco tax 2 p.c. TaxcB on beer, whisky .... 1 p.c. No opinion .... 2 p.c. It seems that the public Is prepared to carry present taxes on beer, tobacco, entertainments and petrol. If they get reasonable cuts in income tax and sales lax. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melbourne."}
{"id":245187288,"text":"20 Jul 1942 - Poll Reveals Preference For Direct Taxation Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 20 July 1942, page 6 / I Poll Reveals Preference For Direct Taxation If the Commonwealth Government decides to m' I taxes, most Australians would prefer to pay their shi» as income tax. rather than as indirect taxes, accortli,,! to an Australia-wide Gallup Poll recently completed 8 In June, just before the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) nnnonncetl Hint, nelliior direct nor .indirect tuxes would be rniscd in j 1042-48. n survey wns commenced :by Australian Public Opinion Polls on the question— "If taxes arc Increased, how would yon prefer to P«y— bV income lax, or by indirect taxes?" Prospects of unchanged taxes, of course, depend on war expenditure and on the High Court's decision on the new Commonwealth um-iform tax law. In tbcs9, clrcum-istnnncs spocifll interest niUiGtics to the poll nndlnR. Of each 10# people Interviewed— 50 favor income lax. 20 prefer Indirect taxes. 8 see no difference. 8 are undecided, and 5 know nothing about taxes. Among artisans and bcttcr-off people tlie voting was close to the figures listed above. Well-to-do people. however, were evenly divided on the question, while among people in Ihe lowest Income group, there were two votes for income tax against cnch one for indirect taxes. , Only In New South Wales and Tasmania did the preference for Income tax fall much below the i Austrnlla-widc figures tabulated above. Even in New South Wales there were 42 in favor of income tax. against each 30 supporters of indirect tnxes, but in Tasmania, opinion was fairly evenly divided Labor Party supporters with opinions cither way voted two to one in favor of Income tax. Sup-' porters of the u.a.p. and Country Parlv also voted Ave to three for income lax, rather than indirect , taxes. innirect taxes The minority who said they i would prefer heavier Indirect : taxes to higher income tax were also nsked:— "Which Indirect taxes —on nmuscments, beer and spirits, tobacco or higher sales tax?" ! Two out of three people who preferred indirect taxes answered the question, and out of each 100 , people who did : — i 22 chose sales lax. but ! 13 said "all except sales tax." i it favored taxing amusements: i 8 answered "beer and spirits." i 8 safd "beer, spirits and to-i bacco." 0 grouped "beer, tobacco and > amusements," 13 apswercd "hit luxuries," ! and ib said "all of. them." There were 53 people who in- cluded alcohol in their ' i against every 48 who relcrred't; amusements, and every in i selected tobacco or sales p, I figures exclude the 13-in-'ihe to who said "all luxuries." I People Interviewed In khi. I survey wore also asked- '' i "What weekly wage shoSd ,2 announced in tttd morrow. wjg i"}
{"id":245188979,"text":"20 May 1942 - Australia Speaks No. 42 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 20 May 1942, page 8 |i Australia Speaks j i No. 42 \\ j Majority j \\OpposeHate\\ I Propaganda ' Half of an Australia-wide cross-section recently interviewed for the Gallup Poll had heard at least one of the "Know the Jap" radio sessions — criticised in some quarters as hate propaganda. A majority of the listeners were not favorably impressed by them. In March and April the Australian public was sublectcd to one of the most Intensive propaganda campaigns in our history. On 12 evenings at 9.30, every radio station in Australia broadcast a series of dramatic programmes entitled, "Know the Jap as he really is." a Department of Information feature. Three weeks after those broadcasts, the interviewers of Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia— set out to measure listeners' reactions. The questions asked were: (1) Did you hear any of the recent radio sessions a few weeks ago entitled, "Know the Jap as he really is?" and (2) Do you think they were a good Idea? At least three out of four Australian homes have radio sets, but only half of the cross-section interviewed had heard any of the sessions. Among well-to-do people the ratio of listeners rose slightly to six out of 10. but it fell to three out of 10 in the lowest income group.Of Of each 100 who said they had heard any of the sessions — 44 thought they were a good idea; 54 considered they were not, and 2 were undecided. Opinions of men and women were almost Identical, and people of all ages gp.ve much the same In Queensland — the State nearest to the Japanese — only one person out of each three Interviewed said they had heard the broadcasts. Of those who had listened, however, nearly two out of three voted them a good idea. Victorians. Tasmanlans and South Australians were evenly divided in their opinions, but almost two out of three listeners interviewed in New South Wales and Western Australia were not favorably impressed. Common Attitudes "People should know the kind of foe they are fighting," was a common attitude of artisans who approved the broadcasts, while better-off people commonly said. "We must be shaken out of our complacency." Some people who were not favorably impressed considered the sessions too unreal and theatrical, while another group considered it wrong to stir up hatred between nations. Others considered them unnecessary and of no value. "Australians don't need scaring." they said. Operations of Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) are open to investigation by any reputable body. Members of the public can obtain an explanation of how the polls are taken by writing to A.P.Oi3., Box 751F, Melbourne."}
{"id":245190900,"text":"04 May 1942 - Confidence In Government Restored Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 4 May 1942, page 4 ; Confidence In j j Government ; . Restored j | ; The Herald Special Service . I LONDON, Sunday. — A . : Gallup Poll shows a sharp rc- . : eovery in public confidence in , the Government's conduct <» the war. ; Asked if they approved Mr . J Churchill as Prime Minister. , I 82 per cent, replied in tw . affirmative, 13 per cent. ; ; approved and five per ecu . ; had no opinion. ; : Asked whether they | satisfied with the conduct 0' . the war, 50 per cent, replica . ; in the affirmative, 38 per cent , . ; in the negative, and 12 P" ; ; cent, had no opinion. ', At the previous poll, after . ; the reconstruction' of >" ; ; Government, those satisfies . ; with Government conduct ws . ; only 35 per cent. !"}
{"id":245191766,"text":"13 Jul 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS No. 57 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 13 July 1942, page 6 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS No. 57 - B Majority In Favor 0(1 Conductresses I KmploYnicnt 01 lvomcn connuciois on trams i„j lniscs is strongly approved throughout Austra u B according to a Gallup Poll taken in June. a' Wartime employment, of women on tobs ordinarily done by men. is one of the questions of thC| '1C>In its first, poll, taken last Sep- 1 (ember. Australian Public Opinion Polls (the Gallup Method) found that two out of three people . B opinions on the subieet r lUlH equal pay for men a„(| '"«« H doing the same work '"aidiB Recently the interviews H the poll interviewed a reprcL'-'B live cross-section of man n,J-H women on the question' "fl "Do you favor or nnnet. H ployment of ronduchU-/' B trams and buses?". " »n People of all ages hnia the same opinions on thl,m"?'B ject, hut women were \\ii„frB more favorable to it than « ''B Of each 100 mm a"1 intervicived: WoWti H 78 favored employment of fl dnctresses, 15 opposed cmplnvinr lh,_ . H 7 were undecided, tlcn'Jii|H Analysed stale by stair fl "fayor" vote rancrd frnn 'iJM the- mo in Queensland to h'®'B New South Wales and t I Australia and rose above so 4 Victoria. Western Australia , "5 B Tasmania. Melbourne, of coiSfl has conductresses. '-"Wi.M Even among people j-lowest income group, where opposition was found, there 71 in favor of employing JT'B ductrosses to every in against ,"}
{"id":245192253,"text":"29 Jun 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 52 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 29 June 1942, page 5 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 52 Nationalisation Of Coal Industry Opposed WARTIME CONTROL FAVORED ! Only one Australian in four favors permanent nationalisation of the coal industry, but a Gallup Poll taken this month shows that a substantial majority would approve Commonwealth Government action to take over the mines as a wartime measure. On June 5, the day the British Government announced its decision to assume full control of the coal mines, the interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls began recording opinions in hundreds of representative centres, from people in ell circumstances, on this question: — ' "Do you think the Commonwealth Government should take over the coal mines — or should -the owners he left in charge?" Those who thought the Commonwealth should take over the mines were also asked: "Should thev be taken over permanently, or only during the war?" Of each 100 people interviewed —35 35 said the Government should take over the coal mines permanently. 37 thought the Government should take them over during the war. 24 favored the owners being left in charge; and 14 could not express an I opinion. j This mean? that if the Commonwealth Government, took over the coal mines as a. wartime measure, the decision would be approved by 171 in each 100 electors with opinions on the subject. Opinion was much the same in all States, except that in Western Australia and Tasmania nearly all voters for Government control were against permanent nationalisation. Some Western Australians added the proviso: "Eastern States only; W.A. miners are doing a good job." HIGHLIGHTS OF VOTING Occupation and economic status had less Influence than might have been expected. Notable' features are: — (1) Even among owners and managers of business and among well - to - do people there were more votes lor vjuvei uuicuu tun-trol, at least for the duration, than for private control; (2) Among skilled workers, of whom three out of four voted for Government control, at least during the war, only one in three favored permanent nationalisation, (3) Neither Labor Party supporters nor non-Labor people favored permanent nationalisation. but both groups thought the Government should take over the mines during the war. REASONS DIFFER Usual comment by those who favored control by the mine owners was: "Government enterprise is not successful." Some added: "No interference with private enterprise." ' Most of the 37-ln-lhe-100 who thought the Government should take over the mines only during the war said, "Tt will stop disputes," or "The Government would gel greater output." Mos,t common reasons for favoring permanent nationalisation of the coal industry were: (1) "Coal is a national asset." (2) "It would stop strikes" and (3) "Miners would get better treatment." Very few made the comment, "Nationalise all industry." Operations of Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) are open to investigation by any reputable body. Members of the public can obtain an explanation of how the polls are taken by writing to A.P.O.P., Box 751F, Melbourne."}
{"id":245192722,"text":"26 May 1942 - SUNDAY SHOWS FOR SOLDIERS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 26 May 1942, page 5 i SUNDAY SHOWS If I FOR SOLDIERS ii | An overwhelming majority of Australians would : ; open places of amusement to soldiers and their friends j j ' on Sundays, according to an Australian Gallup Poll, I : just completed. But only one person in three thinks I the public should be admitted. 1 j EARLY in May the interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Poll) began asking people, what they thought about Sunday entertainment. Opinions were recorded in a representative range of localities In ench State. Of each 100 people Interviewed. 86 answered "Yes" to | the question , "During the war should places of amusement be open to soldiers on Sunday?" Those who voted "Yes" were then asked:— "At what times should they be open?" j "Should soldiers be able to I lake a friend?" Should the public be admitted?" Nearly everyone who favored opening places of amusement to soldiers also thought they should be able to take a friend. Seven put of 10 people favored both afternoon and evening shows, while three out of 10 answered, evening only." Oil the question of admitting the public, only .78 nut of each . 100 interviewed cast "Yes" votes. In capita) cities the vote for admitting the public was 42-ln-the-100. In country centres and among farmers It was 34-in-the-100. Men and women held almost! identical views on the question, and age had little Influence on the; voting. Economic status, however, had some effect, and the voting varied State by Stnte. Four out of 10 artisans and other people in the lower income groups lavored Sunday opening. Only three out of 10 better-off people,, however, supported the Idea. Opinions in States In New South Wales and Western Australia nearly half of those interviewed said "admit the public." In the other States, how- , ever, fewer than one person lnj three agreed with them. Typical comments from people opposed to Sunday entertainment were: — | "Sunday is the Lord's Day and should be used for quiet rest and ' meditation," from a gardener in j Ilobarl; and I "Sunday should be a day or resl| for everyone," from a transport ; driver in Kindle. Sydney. I On the other hand, a soldier in Maitland. N.S.W., said. "Good organised entertainment is Better, ithan idle hands and idle minds." | A similar attitude was — "As ani A.I.F. man returned from both wars. I know how miserable Sun-' days can be for troops." from a Government official, residing at Bondi, Sydney. CINEMA EXHIBITORS EXPLAIN TERMS ' Terms on which the Cinema Exhibitors' Association would be prepared to I stage Sunday shows were discussed today by Mr Harold Holt,. M.H.R.. as sookesman for exhibitors. i An offer had been made to the State Government to conduct Sunday cinema shows on the basis of half-price for men in uniform and full price for accompanying clvi-tlians. They would have been prepared to concede half rates all round, but it had been found that in mther States, civilians able to pay for admission to week-night shows, had waited until Sunday for the concession. The Association had the full suoDort of the services, who were well content with the half-price concession. A trial period of four weeks had been suggested to the Government, after which an inquiry might be held into takings to enable profits to be allocated1 to any patriotic charity. I . In this the Association was making a very real contribution towards the entertainment of men on leave, especially having regard to the number of free films shown, each week throughout the vari-i ous camps in Australia which for the period of the war ended in February amounted to no less than 49,000,000 feet, or 9000 miles, of film. i "We do not feel it fair," saich Mr Holt, "that our theatre staffs' shoiilrl hn pvnprtprl tn wnrk rm Sunday nights without pay, doing the same work they have to do all the week. It Is Illogical on the part of the Government to expect it. "As for the Government's pro-i posal to allow Sunday shows at' nominal prices for admission we have given no instructions to oui'i members. They are entirely Irec: to accept the proposal If any of them can make It practical, but I do not think any of them are likely to take it on." MR DUNSTAN'S VIEW; IS UNCHANGED The Premier (Mr Dunstan) saidi today lhat the attitude of the Government on Sunday enter- ! tainments for the troops had not; changed. The Sabbath should not be used for profit-making. Views ! which he had expressed wer? not only his own. but also those ol Cabinet The decision of the Government was In keeping with the views and recommendation of the War Advisory Council, which consisted of representatives of all parties in the State Parliament, as well as independents. ' There was complete unanlmlui on the point that there should be no profit-making out of Sunday entertainments for the troops. ' : SHOWS IN SYDNEY j SYDNEY.— Two picture theatres , instead of one picture theatte and! one theatrical entertainment, will i be permitted for the entertain-!ment of troops In Svdney next Sunday night. :"}
{"id":245193224,"text":"15 Aug 1942 - BRITONS AND U.S. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 August 1942, page 4 BRITONS AND U.S. GALLUP POLL ON PUBLIC ATTITlmt The Herald Special Scrv|c, World Copyright LONDON, Friday. _ n suit of n Gallup P0I| .1, jta . trajori,, opi1; Britain is favorabl, . " nmericR and Americnng Il£.rsll0ns were , kno«4edi'cnniBrUon?f America and Americans' " (2> Their reaction to ' familiar generalities Americans; ""Ml (3) What the British attu,M. , America might be in the (wJf , based on experience of uijfft THE (H KSTIONS The first, two questions wrt „n racts and showed that six » cent, of those Interviewed been to America, 94 per cent 5,5 not.- 35 per cent, knew Americans personally, flnrt jf cent., did not. Generalities put by interview,,, were: "Americans take a siin„t,, attitude to Britons and inn no grounds for It." With this 37 per cent, agreed 14 per cent, disagreed, and 1 cent, did not know." 1 "The United Slates are more democratic than wc. With this, 52 per cent, agreed 33 per cent, disagreed, and 15 ner eent. did not know." "Americans are toe w1)||nr to let other people fight for them." v With this, 28 per cent, agreed 55 per cent, disagreed, and II n,, cent, "did not know." "We would he better nit || we were more like. Amerluns I11 many respects." On this Issue, 41 per cent, agreed 39 per cent, disagreed, and 20 per cent, "did not know." AFTER THE WAR Post.-war questions nnd answers were: — "America, as a result nf participating ill the war, will want more than a fair share of credit for helping In win." Agreed, 36 per cent.: rllsaprctii, 44 per cent.; no knowledge, 20 per cent. "Americans will want mnrt than a fair share nf world man kels after t lie war." Agreed, 26 per cent.; disagreed. 45 per cent.; no knowledge, 29 per cent. "American will want more than a fair share of settling the peace terms." Agreed, 28 per cent.; disagreed, 49 per cent.; no knowledge, 23 per cent. "America will want more than a fair share nf power ml influence in the post-war world," Agreed,' 29 per cent.; disagreed, 46 per cent.; no knowledge, 25 pu cent. Thus, on all questions, disregarding thoso who "did notbwv," the general .opinion favorable. to America and Americans averted 47 per cent, compared with in average of 32 per cent, unfstor-able. There is no estimate of tip strong this unfavorable opinion Is. It may be active dislike or onty mild disapproval. There was little variation nf opinion in sex and economic groups, but in the economic groups those on higher and lower Incomes tended to be, morn favorable to America than those on middle incomes. RESULT QUERIED The Daily Express, in an editorial, commenting on the poll, says, "The system often reflects the trend of opinion, but on this occasion it failed altogether to give a correct account of opinion in Britain about Americans. "It is a complete misreading of Britons' sentiments to suggest that only 47 per cent, were completely favorably ci'sposed to America while one-third was unfavorably disposed. On the cm-trary, opinion in Britain is strong, almost unanimous, in favor oi.uk United States." . The Express adds that It Intenos to put the Poll's findings M test with the following three guts-tions at Daily Express centres 01 public opinion:— (1) Have you confidence, and fa t» in the Americans as a nsnunj race who believe in democrat). (2) Do you trust them U> shari their authority with us in mw ing the peace with due regard t our commercial rights aproa and at home after the war. (3) Dq you give them your heat and hand In true comradesh with faith and confidence n their friendship?"}
{"id":245194720,"text":"03 Aug 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 60 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 3 August 1942, page 7 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS , tfo. Q0 Reduction In Alcoholic Content Ot Beer Favored mnn wm.iH f women and a small minority of «r h2H a reduction in the alcoholic content rniinn Pnii t'T,nC ua.CC0rdinff to an Australia-wide Gallup Poll, taken between July 18 and 25. Anticipating the present controversy on liquor laws, Australian Public Opinion Polls— the nfflllatc of the British, American, Canadian and Swedish Gallop Polls— set out to ascertain the public's attitude on the question: "Would you favor or oppose a plan to reduce the alcoholic content of heer and wines?" Beer and wines are reallv distinct questions,- but preliminary interviews showed that most people considered them as one. This was borne out by Interviewers' experience that only 2 p.c. of the cross-section of all types of people said "wine only" or "beer only." Of each 100 Interviewed: — 56 favored less alcohol in heer and wines, 82 opposed reduction, and 12 were undecided. In no State except Western Australia did the voting differ significantly from the above figures. For W.A. the percentages were: Reduce 47, don't reduce 35, undecided 18.VOTING VOTING ANALYSED An outstanding advantage of Gallup "sample referendum," compared with a full and costly national referendum. Is that votes can be analysed according to sex, age, economic status, locality, etc. Among each 100 men interviewed. 51 favored reduction, 40 opposed It, and 9 were undecided. For women, the vole was: fil for reduction. 21 opposed, and 15 undecided. Bach of the economic groups, ranging from well-to-do to those on the lowest incomes, held almost identical views on the subject. People of all ages voted In much the same way. Labor Party supporters voted:— Reduce. 51 p.c.; don't reduce, 38 p.c.; undecided. U p.c. People who usually vote U.A.P. or Country Party divided: — Reduce, 63 p.c.; don t reduce, 27 p.c.; undecided, , 10 p.c. I typical comments "It would moan less drunkenness, the oommcnt of a Victorian , mining engineer, typifies the attl- 1 tudc of most proponents of lighter beers and wines. \\ "Drink weakens the war cfTort," and "Too much drinking by young \\ People" were pertinent remarks which cropped up fairly regularly. | Most people who opposed reducing the alcoholic content of liquor , made remnrks like, "Leave it I alone, It's O.K. at present," from a motor salesman in Cairns, Qld. "Reduction (of alcohol) woul! pr.ly increase consumption (of , beer),' the comment of a brick- ' layer In Richmond, Vic., and "A man deserves a decent drink after | work," from a shopkeeper In Nar-racoorte. S.A., were less common, but fairly widespread, attitudes. ! As in earlier Australian Public Opinion Polls on liquor questions, I only about 5 p.c. of the people interviewed mentioned that thev favored prohibition. I"}
{"id":245195038,"text":"24 Aug 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 68 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 24 August 1942, page 4 [?] STATE ELECTIONS NOT WANTED DURING WAR In every State of the Commonwealth, about six out of 10 electors interviewed for the Australian Gallup Poll favored postponing State Government elections until after the war. Most people consider tnem an unnecessary expense. At the end of July 'pgpple in all circumstances, irrespective of political affiliation, were interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) on: — "Should Stale elections be held as usual during the war. — or postponed until after the war?'r - Of each 100 interviewed : — 58 said "postpone them." '31 said "hold them," and 11 were undecided. Farmers and residents of -country towns were the strongest, supporters of postponement, Labor Party supporters and non-Labor people, as groups, held almost . identical views. Tire one comment.' "an utureces-, sary expense," came from all parts of Australia. A, process engraver In Rockhampton, Qld., expressed a common attitude in, ' "War needs come first." , , . Comments b.v those 01 holding elections are typified by-"We should be able. to. change our legislators, if necessary, from textile worker's wife in Geelong. Vic., and "Elections provide means of sifting out incompetent p0111,1 cians," from a store manager Kalgoorlie, W.A.-In the following table the State by-State vote for postponing eiec tions is compared with tlie.flnaing in May on the qucstion. Shouia State Governments be abolisnea. postpone AMti" State SUM , Election p.r. P-J' Queensland 41 N.S.W. » ,, Victoria S Tasmania £< ,« South aust. ., .. .. . 34 il West Aust SB ""}
{"id":245195645,"text":"01 Jul 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS No. 53 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 1 July 1942, page 5 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS No. 53 ; : ! majority; satisfied! i with walr effort ! Satisfaction with the wavi the Commonwealth Government is organising our war effort has increased since February, according to, a Gallup Poll taken in June. Failure to control coafl strikes is now the chief reason for dissatisfaction. i Every day the Government announces something, or does something, or, perhaps neglects something, connected with our war effort. To measure the cumulative, effect on public opinion of these acts, or failures to act. the Interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls— the Gailup Poll of Australia — put this question to s. cross-section of peowle throughout the Commonwealth:— "Speaking generally, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way) the present Government Is organising our war effort?" The poll was taken Just before coupons for rationing were Issued. Ttjo question, of course, dealt with j generalities, but dissatifled people were also asked in what dirccyon they thought the war effort, iwas weakest. Of ench 100 people Interviewed: S6iisaid they were satisfied, 20lfwcre dissatisfied, and 14 were undecided. Figures for the previous poll, taken in. February, wore: Satisfied, 56; dissatisfied, 28; and undecided, 16-in-tlre-100. PEOPLE'S COMMENT Because of the general nature of the question, satisfied voters made few comyients. The mg-st common reply of "dissatisfied"! voters to the subsidiary question I (about the chief weakness of IItY) war effort) was: "There Is no control or coal miners." Most otheir replies fell under the headings: r'Wastlng public money," "Administaiatlvely weak" and "Too much ovealapping In munitions." Another 'jgroup of "dissatisfied" voters saldt: "Men are in wrong jobs. Tradesmen arc not being used to advantage In the army." Dissatisfied votes were cast by 15 out of reach 100 Labor Party supporters interviewed and by 26 out of each'j.100 non-Labor people."}
{"id":245195805,"text":"29 May 1942 - SINGLE WOMEN FOR WAR WORK Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 29 May 1942, page 5 i SINGLE WOMEN FOR WAR WORK Aistralia Speaks — - Wo. 14 ....... ; Ottly \\Oiie In 10 Says Na>99 Only onrt person in 10 answered "No" lo the question — "sliould single women be called up for war work as they, arc needed?" — asked in an Australia-wide Gallup 1 'oil during May. Since March' \\the Government has haci, power to employ anyone nnjv.vhcze for thc war effort. A census of manpower and womanpower was taken in April to disclose tlie untapped resources. Already most youtiVi jnen have been drafted Into thc wrmcd forces and older men are betrcg. called-up for the Civil Constiilc(on Corps. As yot. however, nothltlgyhas been done to assure that woman will be nvallablo for the nuKiliary services or for the. nunutrOTis munition factories now neBrihg completion. .To To ascertain the piSillfc's attitude toward the probHarjL. the Interviewers of Auslrallfm Public Opinion Polls — thc (j-allup Poll of Australia — called on men and women of all ages In at full vanpe pf economic ciicumstaiw.es In all Stales. i or caen iuu intcrvicny"-82 bail no olijeclioni In single women firing ca)8pd up as needed; < 10 were against applying llie draft In women; an d 8 were undecided. ' TYPICAL COMMENTS Thc general altitude isilindicatcd by the comments:— . "It's an all-in rrpx- We should all be In it";<t|and "It would release men for military service." A minority, howevri', added qualifications such as— fll) "Only if absolutely necessaqy (2) "Clerical and light workybnly' : or (3) "Provided all men Sre called up first." ' . Some suggested upper trge limits Of 30. 35, 40 or 50, 1 Typical comments by f.ioople who are against, the call-up lot single women were: — > "Women arc not rcnuimd. Plenty of men are available ; ah; d "They can volunteer /4f they want to." ' , A carpenter In St. Petars (Sydney) said: "Even in ' wartime, woman's place is in tlju nomc." And a photographer In Clifton Hill expressed much the.tsame attitude when he said, "KVar is a man's Job." Thc voting, however, ihows that such sentiments have fiecn suppressed by the vast majority of Australians, WOMEN'S OPINIONS Approval for applying, tho draft to single women was stronger among women, at 86-ln-tho-100, than among men, 80-!n-the-100 Older people were not quite so keen on thc Idea, but even among them thc "Yes" vote was 78-ln-the-100. Wealth or poverty had little bearing on thc voting, and there was hardly any variation State by State, except in South Australia, where approval reached 90-in-thc-100. Among Labor Party supporters the "Yes" vote was 73-in-the-100. compared with 85-in-the-100 among people who usually vote U.A.P. or Country Partv."}
{"id":245196869,"text":"21 May 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS--No. 43 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 21 May 1942, page 8 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS-No. 43 i Unanimous Approval Of i Rationing Principle i1 Not a voice was raised against the principle of rationing commodities when Gallup Poll interviewers recently conducted an Australia-wide survey on tea rationing. One person in three, however, thought the present method of registering for tea rations was unsatisfactory. _ On April 1. ten was rationed to loz. a week for each person, obtainable only by registering with a grocer. Four weeks inter. Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia — begnn interviewing people in all walks of life throughout each Stale, to find out their attitudes to this question: — I "Is the present method of i rationing tea working fairly?" | The objective was not to see if people were getting enough tea. The way people answered the one; simple question is a good guide to j public's attitude toward' "M Rationing in principle; (2) The system of issuing the same quantity of lea to everyone from nine to 90. Irrespective of occupation and size of family: and (3) The system of registering with grocers. Of each 160 people interviewed: 63 said the rationing wns fair: .11 hail some complaint; and 6 were unahle to express an opinion. Only in Queensland and Western Australia — the hottest Stales-did the dissentient vote reach 40-ln-the-100. In the other four States it did not exceed 30-ln-t.he-100. Women — who do most, of the buying— had fewer complaints than men. People over 50 had the most complaints, but. even among them the ratio was only 36-ln-the-100. including some whose real attitude wns disclosed by the comment "not enough." People's Comments Common complaints were: "Ration tickets should be Issued," and "Ten clubs should be stopped." The public, it seems, did not know that tea clubs had already been stopped when the inquiry wns conducted. The complaint about ration tickets, of course, will be met next month, when ration books arc issued for clothing and tea. Undisclosed stocks nnd multiple registration were bones or contention with some people, while the fiat rate for all people prompted numerous comments, of which these nre typical: — "Farm workers and laborers should get Inrgcr allowances." from a cane farmer in Bundn-bcrg, Queensland. "Large fnmilies can manage much better than smaller ones," from an electrical engineer in Mitcham, a suburb of Adelaide-and '/Provision shu'd be made for soldiers on leave." from a service station manageress in Hobart. Findings published bv Australian Gallup Poll during April are now available in pamphlet form. Public men who wish to file them should send an addressed envelope, stamped Id., to A.P.O.P., Box 751 F. Melbourne."}
{"id":245196893,"text":"21 May 1942 - SALES TAX IN U.S. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 21 May 1942, page 2 SALES TAX IN U.S. j The Herald Special Service I NEW YORK, Wednesday.— Gallup poll shows that the Imposition of n national sales tax is tavoredj bv B9 ncv cent , of civil and mm. ; niunity leaders in America."}
{"id":245197599,"text":"27 Aug 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 69 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 27 August 1942, page 4 H|KWUAJe9»t" No. 691 EDUCATE FREE TO 16, MAJORITY RECOMMENDS Free education for boys and girls should continue 1 until they arc 16, at the least, is ma jority opinion I throughout Australia, according to a Gallup Poll S completed early in August. There arc 55 people who fi place the minimum at 16, for every 40 ivho place the 1 maximum at 15. ' I in a recent poll on peoples postwar aspirations. Australian Public Opinion Polls— the Gallup Poll of Australia— found that improved education ranked high among specific objectives. , To carry the inquiry a step further. a cross-section of opinion in hundreds of localities was then obtained on the question: — "Speaking generally, unlit what age should boys and girls be given free education?" Tne question, of course, did not deal with rewards for ability. Of each 100 people interviewed: 20 said "educate them free to 14," another 20 said "educate free to 15." and 45 said "it should he to 15." 10 gave various answers ranging from "17 years" to "university," and5 5 did not answer. Analysis of answers according to the sex. age and economic status of people interviewed shows little variation from the 55-in-the-100 vote for free education to at least 16. Exceptions were among people over 60 (45-in-tho-100) and those in the lowest income eronn (47-in-thc-100). State by State the "16 or o»t| vote" ranged from 50-in-the-lOi in New South Wales and Westcnf Australia, to 55 in Queensland, am# about 50 in Victoria, South Aus4 tralia and Tasmania. In each o# the last three Stales about -lis in-the-100 thought the maximum should bo 14 or 15 years. anrS about 5-ln- the- 10(1 did not express an opinion on the subject, I REASONS ANALYSED I "Let. them get lo work." waa the general attitude of people wnol thought free education .vici'"! cease at 14 years. Some, like aj woman at Kerang. Vic., were mord specific and said "They shoult# start learning a trade." People who selected 13 as tlic upper limit of free education made diverse comments, but the need for learning a trade was frequently mentioned. Those who nominated a mini: mum of 16 years were usually oi the opinion that children learned most between 12 and 16. A builder in Bcllerivc. Tas„ expressed a common nttitude in the words, » Ihpv hnvr. nhilil.v. to the Um versily.""}
{"id":245198282,"text":"18 May 1942 - British Poll On Victory In 1942 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 18 May 1942, page 5 British Poll On Victory In 1942 LONDON, Sunday,— To a British Gallup pollYiucslion, "Do you think lhc Allies can defeat Germany In 1942?" 41 per cent, replied In the affirmative, and 40 per cent, in the negative, 19 per cent, did not know. Replying to the query how Britain could best, help to defeat Germany In 1942, 36 per cent, said "Open a second front and develop an offensive somewhere"; 15 per cent. said. "Help Russia In every way possible"; 13 per cent, said, "Increase the bombing offensive against Germany": nine per cent, said, "Improve war- production." The remainder made either miscellaneous suggestions or none at all. —Herald Special Service. ."}
{"id":245198753,"text":"10 Aug 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 63 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 10 August 1942, page 6 'AUSTRALIA SPEAKS ; No. 63 "Mr Curtin Doing A Good Job" Eight out of 10 Australians recently Interviewed for the Gallup Poll are satisfied, or more than satisfied, with the job Mr Curtin lias done as Prime Minister. Only one person in 20 held the opinion that lie lias not been a success. Two weeks ago Australian Public Opinion Polls asked a cross-section of electors in about 250 districts to select one of four statements as coming nearest to expressing their feelings about Mr Curtin. Out of each 100 interviewed— 35 chose "Mr Curtin has done an excellent job as Prime Minister in. these difficult times." 13 chose "He has made some mistakes, but on the whole is doing a fairly good job." 13 chose "He has done some good things, but another Prime Minister might do a better job." 5 chose "He has not been a success as Prime Minister"; and 4 did not nnswer. Analysis of comments shows that disappointment with the handling of coal strikes was foremost in the minds of most of the 18 per cent, who selected the third nnd fourth statements, and at least half of the 43 per cent, who chose the second statement. The general attitude is well summed up in the comment of a plumber in Bankstown, Sydney, who said: "He's not like Hitler, supposedly perfect; he's only human." VOTING ANALYSED Satisfaction with Mi' Curtin as Prime Minister is strongest in New South Wales and victoria, where about 80 out of each 100 people interviewed selected either the first or second statement. In each of the other States, however, about 70 in the 100 also chose one of those statements. The following table shows that both Labor Party supporters and non-Labor voters agree that Mr Curtin lias done at least a fairly good job (despite some mistakes), and that Labor voters arc not alone among those who believe he has done an excellent job: — OPINIONS OF PARTY SUPPORTERS Non-Labor Labor Voters Voters p.c. p.c. Chose No. 1 (excellent job) 48 21 Chose No. 2 (fairly good) 39 47 Chose No. 3 (another P.M. might do better) G 21 Chose No. 4 (not a success) 3 7 No answer 4 «. 4"}
{"id":245199844,"text":"12 Jun 1942 - MAJORITY WORSE OFF NOW Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 12 June 1942, page 5 MAJORITY WORSE OFF NOW Few Claim Financial Gain Australia Speaks No. 18 | Despite higher wages and full employment, 59 out of each 100 Australians consider themselves worse off financially than before the war, according to a Gallup Poll taken in May. Fifteen in the 100 says they are better off and the other 2(J believe they arc in much the same position as in 1929. Full employment and higher wage rates, on the one hand, with Increased living costs, heavier taxes and the transfer of manpower to the armed forces and munitions, on tne other, are the factors which have Inter-plnycd to alter economic circumstances since 1939. tn December the Gnllup Poll of Canada found that. 44-ln-tho-100 Canadians considered themselves worse off than a year earlier. while 27 were better off and 29 about the same. To see how Australians had fared, an enquiry has been conducted by Australian Public Opinion Polls— the Gallup Poll of Australia — on this question: "Considering your income, and the cost of living, do you feel you arc better off, or worse off, today, than you were before lhc war?" People In a full range of economic circumstances, in hundreds of localities, were interviewed. As a 'preliminary, they were asked to express opinions on three less pcr-(onal questions, such as Sunday entertainment for the troops, so is to develop a habit of giving :andid nnd honest answers. Of each 100 people Interviewed:— 5.9 said they were worse off; 15 considered themselves better off; 5 answered "about the same"; 19 were undecided; and 2 could not exprrss an opinion. A noticeable feature of the poll Is the voting In each State. In three States — Victoria, South Australia nnd Tasmania — there were about 18 people who said "better off," agninst 50 who were "worse oft." In the other three Stales, however, there were only 14 "belter off" to each 60 "worse off." Age hnd a (narked inlluence on ihe voting. Among people under 40. there were "20 who admitted they were bct.tcr off. against 50 who said they were worse off. Willi people over 50. however, there were only 10 "better off" votes to eneh 65 worse off." Most common comment by Fta/|;tc wiiu tiuowcjcu wm ac utt was: — "The cost of living has risen out of all proportion to income." People In all circumstances, froin rich to poor, made this comment. Increased taxes were mentioned most frequently by people with more than average Income. A number of artisans, however, also explained that they were "worse off" because of the rise In taxes since the. outbreak of war in 1939. Farmer owners, of whom 62-ln-thc-100 answered "worse off," usually referred to Increased costs, or the labor shortage. Others mentioned low prices and restricted production.Occupation Occupation Groups Analysis of the voting, according to the occupation of the head of the family, as in the appended table, shows:— U) A majority of people In all occupational groups consider themselves worse off than In 1939 (2) "Worse off" votes reached a peak of about 70-in-the-100 among professional men and owners nnd -managers of businesses. (3) "Better off" votes came most commonly from skilled and semiskilled workers, who usually referred to "increased wages nnd overtime," or to "regular wages Instead of relief." (4) Managers, clerks and unskilled workers are also benefiting. but not to the same extent as artisans:— Now Now About Worse net ter Ihe Off 09 Same I'er Per Per Cent. Cent. Cent. On si n ess owners anil . pnilejslon.il .. .. 71 III |u Managers .... s» is is Farm owners . .. SZ II 21 Clerks, shophands . 54 IS 30 Skilled and semiskilled workers ..54 21 25 Unskilled workers . 56 16 28"}
{"id":245200341,"text":"26 Jun 1942 - Australia Speaks, No. 51 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 26 June 1942, page 5 : Australia Speaks, No. 5 j: i Fewer In Favor Of ! j Compulsory Saving i Compulsory war saving, favored by the majority of Australians six months ago, now has as many opponents as adherents, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll, taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls between June 5 and June 15. Nine months ago, after England hacl adopted the Kcyiics compulsory saving plan, all classes of Australians thought It should be Introduced here. The following table, however. shows how a I wo to one malorlty has disappeared:— Compel Don't Untie-saving, compel ciilod p.c. p.c. p.c. Sept 55 27 18 Dec 51 36 13 June 44 46 10 The question asked In the September . survey, taken Just before presentation of the Fadden Budget (which Included compulsory saving), was: — Would you favor a compulsory saving plan— to help pay for the war, and to provide people with money to spend after the war? The December survey— conducted after the Chifley Budget, had raised taxes on higher Incomes, but before the supplementary all-round increase In Income tax bv rates varying from 6d to 1/ —was on the question: Should the Government Introduce compulsory saving? The survey Just completed (taken between the Midway victory and the Libyan defeat) was on: Should wnr saving bo voluntary—or compulsory, according to peoples' means? Details of Voting Ago had little Influence on the voting. Men gave a small majority for compulsory saving, while women opposed it. In no State was there a sub- stantial majority either way. New South Wales, Western Australia and Tasmania favored the voluntary system, Victoria gave an even vote, and Queensland and South Australia supported compulsion. uauui a nioj au(J(Jt/lbClO illllfl viewed. 34-in-the-I00 voted "compulsory," 54-ln-the-100 "voluntary" and the other 12 were undecided. Among people who usually vote U.A.P. or Country Party; however, the vote was: Compulsory 54 per cent-., voluntary 37 per cent., and undecided 0 per cent. Reasons Analysed "The average worker will do his best," the comment of a Sydney factory worker, and "The cost of living is too high to save", from an agent In Nnrracoorte (S.A.), are typical reasons for opposing compulsory savings.A A less common attitude was: "People should have control of their own money; compulsion Is dictatorship." The chief reason for supporting compulsory saving is expressed in the comment of a Victorian quarry manager — "It is the only way to ensure an all-in effort." A widow in Brisbane expressed a similar view when she said "Too many are evading their responsibilities." "It would assist post-war reconstruction," from a bank clerk In Camden (N.S.W.), was another common opinion."}
{"id":245202101,"text":"06 Jun 1942 - CHURCHILL FIRMS IN FAVOR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 June 1942, page 5 I CHURCHILL FIRM5 |N FAVOR LONDON. Friday. — A uauup I li rprorri" a sharp rise, both in I public approval of Mr Churchill 9 S satisfaction with his Govern-I went. _ r at. r?hni<(hU1 line I n'en from S3 per cent, to 87. The 9 Government's popularity has risen 9 W 52 I" 63 Per cenV . , u . .„ 9 The poll was completed 9 the treat Ruhr raids and the re-9 riV of the German attack In tiM-'a -Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245203559,"text":"06 Jul 1942 - Australia Speaks No. 55 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 6 July 1942, page 8 Australia Speaks""; j No. 55 j Satisfied With | Rationing j Numerous sho r t a g e s, ranging from tobacco to tomahawks, were listed in a 1'ront. AiiRtriilin-wirltfk P.nllnh dnii on rationing. The survey did not disclose any widespread demand for further rationing. Coupons can be used either: (1) To assure lair distribution of an inadequate supply of a commodity, such as tea, or 1 2) to mince civilian demands, so that resources ran be diverted In l lie war effort. Rationing of the second type is a mailer for Government policy. Rubllc opinion, however, Is a factor to be considered before eateli-as-catch-ean shopping is "eoupon-ized." at considerable expense and I rouble. In ihe first half of June — when every Australian was being Issued with ration coupons for clothing, and lea among other tilings — thousand. of people were interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls, on tills question: — "Are there any tilings, exeept tea ami clolhiug, so hard to gel that tliey should he rationed by coupons'."' Men and women of all ages in a full range of economic circumstances were interviewed, in hundreds of districts in the Common- iveaiui. Of each 100 people interviewed: 4? knew of 110 shortages to warrant rationing, 19 thought coupons should be Issued for tobacco and cigarettes, 11 mentioned various groceries in short supply or said "all csseiroals," 3 (chiefly in Melbourne and Adelaide) answered "firewood," 7 referred to various items, and 12 were unable to express an opinion. Fewer than l-in-thc-100 of the whole sample said "there should be no rationing." Altogether 42 people 111 the 100 had experienced some kind of shortage, but none llial had created a majority demand for rationing by coupons. Even tobacco rationing was desired by only one person in five. Tobacco rationing was favored by 24 p.c. of men and 9 p.c. of women. None of them, however, mentioned the problem of the non-smoker, who would find a ready market for coupons. Among women, 16 p.c. mentioned particular groceries, such as coffee. blue and matches, or simply said "all essential commodities." The corresponding figure for men was only 9 p.c. Answers varied considerably between towns, but State by State there was no significant difference."}
{"id":245204130,"text":"08 Jul 1942 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS No. 56 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 8 July 1942, page 6 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS No. 56 ,B ! MORE PEOPLE LISTEN ! j TO RADIO WAR NEWS j| Chiefly because of increased interest in war news, h' half of the Australian public made more use of tiicir h radios in June than a year earlier, according to a h nation-wide Gallup Foil. Only one person in seven is hi listening-in less frequently than a year ago. bi Radio plays an Important part in the life of the modern, so Australian Public Opinion Polls— the Gallup Poll of Australia — is taking a series of polls on radio . listening. ' In June a survey was taken in i all States on the question: i "Would you say vnu lislim (e Bp the radio more frequnpilv < Be less frequently than a year ago?" ' The question was put to thou- Hfc ;ands of people in a full rante of economic circumstances. Dwell-ers in the capital cities, in other centres, both large and small, and BE on farms were interviewed In ap- HJ proximately t.he same proportions H as they exist In the population as K a whole. Kj Of each 100 people interviewed: B| 49 are listening-in more frt- Hr qucntly, »' 31 listen "about the samr,' KJ 14 listen less frequently, anJ K) 6 answered "no radio." B| Both rich and poor, old and Hi young, city dweller and farmer R answered in much the same way. » The increase in radio interest is BK least marked in South Australia and Western Australia, but even Bf in those States 42-ln-the-lM answered "more frequently." Br PEOPLE'S COMMENT M War news, commentaries, new Kj of national interest and Govern- K1 mcnt announcements account for nearly all of the increase lo BE listening. Some people, like a mine timberman at Wiluna (W.AI Bj added, "Because the war is get- Bi ting closer to Australia." Bi Only one person In ten ex- BI plained their Increased Interest in radio by saying, "I am homo mori B» at night" or "Because ot brownout." B| Reasons given by the mlnorof K who listen less frequently dWf Kj. fairly evenly into these three groups:— K (1) "War work takes up all ®' H time," the .comment of a Brisbane h engineer, Bf (2) "It is the same news ever! Bj day." from a carrier in Clare- Bb mont (Perth) and Bj! (3) "The programmes are un-B| interesting," according to a lu'B driver living in Croydon (Sydneyi-"}
{"id":245279757,"text":"18 Dec 1952 - Gallup Poll says Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 18 December 1952, page 7 [?] Risk unemployment for stability Australians want to live in a land without scarcities, without inflation, even if full employment is then impossible. ims is aisciosea Dy tne 1,11.1:01. uuiiuu run uii two alternatives, which were presented to people on a card: — (1) Rising prices and wages; plenty of jobs; houses and some goods hard to get. (2) Steady prices and wages ; some unemployment; plenty oj houses and goods. The second alternative was chosen by 7 out of 10 Labor voters, and by 8 out 01 10 Lioerai-tji' voters. Together they account for 75 per cent, of the people interviewed. Obviously those people have little fear of personal ; unemployment, if full employment cannot be main-: taincd without Inflation and shortages. They are expressing the consumer outlook. I The first alternative, which describes post-war Australia, was chosen by 19 per cent., as compared with 13 per cent, two years ago. This Increase of 6 per cent, probably reflects unemployment and business difficulties. 1 Among the occupational! groups, the proportions who chose the first alter-! native range from 11 per cent, of business owners to | 25 per cent, of unskilled workers. I Only 6 per cent, were undecided on this question,! which indicates that it is j a fairly well understood problem. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245279974,"text":"24 Nov 1952 - City personal Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 24 November 1952, page 6 City personal MR ROY MORGAN, director of the Australian Gallup Poll, has returned from a business trip to Europe and the UJ3."}
{"id":245281093,"text":"09 Oct 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 9 October 1952, page 11 [?] Radio-listening tops spare-time occupations When the average Australian, man and woman are wondering how to /occupy", their evening leisure, the chances are they'll decide to stay home and listen to the radio. Otherwise. If It's a Saturday evening, they'll go to the movies: If a weekday evening, they'll settle down to some reading In a recent Gallup Poll Interviewers set out to discover what adult Australians like doing with their evening leisure. Pppple were handed cards on which six different ways . of spending spare time were printed. They were asked which of the suggestions was their favorite way of spending their spare time . in the evening, both on Saturdays and week-days. Answers- show that: On- Saturday .evenings: 41 p.c. Listen to the Radio. 19 p.c. Go to the Movies. 16 p.c. Read Books, etc. 11 p.c. Visit Friends. 8 p.c. Play Cards. 5 p.c. Go Dancing. On Week Days:-47 p.c. "Listen to the Radio. 29 p.c. Read "Books, etc. 10 p.c. Go to the Movies. 6 p.c. Visit Friends. 6 p.c. Play Cards.. 2 p.c. Go Dancing. Aust. Public Opinion Polls 352 Colltns St., Melb."}
{"id":245281295,"text":"11 Oct 1952 - Undecided vote is vital Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 October 1952, page 2 Undecided vote is vital Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Fri.— Ten million voters in the Presidential election are undecided, a Gallup poll shows. And these voters hold the key to the result. All polls suggest that the result will be close. A survey showed that 51 per cent, of the people had given much thought to the issues; 45 per cent, little or none. <"}
{"id":245281472,"text":"11 Oct 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 October 1952, page 9 [?] Living costs are still rising In the past six months, the cost of keeping a family of four (husband, wife and two children) has risen by 16/6 to at least £12/9/6 a week, the latest Gallup survey shows. I In February, 1052, the Gallup Poll .estimate was £11/13/-. In the latest survey, 1800 people throughout all six States were asked: "In your opinion, what's the smallest amount the average family of lour needs each week, to keep in health and live decently — that is, the smallest amount for all expenses, including rent?" The average answer was £ 12/0/6. Men's average estimate was zvsrii/-. women estimated the weekly cost at £12/8/. Analysis by breadwinners' occupations shows that all groups (except farm owners and farm workers) mode estimates higher than the average of £ 12/0/6. Farm workers, however, placed their estimates at £12/1/, and farm owners (who can grow some requirements) were even lower at £11/14/. People who are themselves In families of four placed their minimum weekly living cost at £12/11/. which is 1/6 above the general average estimate. WHAT FOOD COSTS People were also asked how much food was costing their own family each week. Men's answers averaged £6/8/ and women's avrr-ngpd £6/14/, giving an over - all average of £6/11/. The following table lists answers to this question since 1950. ft shows that the weekly food bill of the avcrnge family has risen by 45 per cent. In 2 '4i years. WEEKLY FOOD HILL I960, February . £1/9/11 1951. Fcbrunry £5/3/7 August . . . £5/12/-1952, February £6/6/6 September £6/11/-Analysis by size of family shows it is now costing about 52/ a week to feed an adult and about 20/ a week for a child: WEEKLY FOOD BILL Family of one £3/6/-. Family of two £5/4/-Famllv of three £6/4/-Fnmilv of four £7/3/-Fnmil.v of live . . £7/10/-Larger families . . £8/4/-Aust. Public Opinion Polls. .7 52 Collins St.. Melbourne."}
{"id":245281682,"text":"05 Dec 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 5 December 1952, page 8 [?] Electoral reform confuses electors ; Electoral reform will be the chief issue in voters' minds, today, but most people arc very confused about it, the Gallup Poll has found. People interviewed in , eight marginal electorates I in the suburbs, placed issues in I he following order of importance. | 46 per rent, placcil electoral reform first. 15 per rent, selected other State issues. 23 per rent, said federal issues, and 16 per rent, bail no idea. Wide diversion of opinion was disclosed when the same people were asked what plan lor electoral reform they favored. 35 per cent, said they want- CQ liiu inifHii unt; maiii which would divide each Federal electorate into two State electorates. 34 per cent, favored equal numbers of Slate members from Melbourne and from the country, and 31 per rent, could not decide one way or the other. Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb. LCP approach "craven" Some Norman Liberals were opposing an equitable redistribution scheme because they were seared of losing their scats. Mr Reg. Leonard. Independent candidate for Ivanlioe. told a street meeting in North i Kew today. j This was a craven ap- 1 proach to a problem thati called for courageous ! handling, he said. Some State Assembly districts contained parts of several Federal electorates, and Parliamentary critlis of the "two-for-one" plan feared their prospects "in new territory. Endorsement of Mr Don Mr Don was unanlinously endorsed bv all the LCP branches in the Elslern-wlck electorate, and this! was confirmed by an over- 1 whelming majority of delegates at a convention, the chairman of the Elstern-wlck electorate committee. Cr. A. R. Roberts, said today. Mr Roberts was replying to a statement by Mr A. W. Wilde that four of the five branches in the electorate were opposed to the Hollwny two-for-one plan. Mr Roberts .said that as chairman of a subsequent meeting of the electorate committee. Mr Wilde's was a lone voice ndvocating minority control, and his resignation as chairman was accepted. On vacating the chair he said he would take no part In the elcc-tion, yet lie was now working for the unendorsed candidate. TWO STREET MEETINGS Only two State election campaign meetings will be held tonight. Both will be street meetings conducted by the Labor candidate for Ivanhoe. i Mr M. Lucy. He will be i supported by Mr T. W. Brennan. MLC. ; The meetings will be held at the corner of Mountain View Parade and Invermav Avenue. Rosanna. (7.15 p.m. i. and the corner of Cape and Burgundy Sts., Heidelberg. (8 p.m.). Two-for-one a "setback" SHEPPARTON. Fri. — Victoria's progress would be set back 50 years if the two-for-one plan was sanctioned tomorrow, the Premier. Mr McDonald, said at Morrigum Inst night. It would be impossible for 22 members adequately to represent country interests. The two-for-one plan was illogical and wns based on the vicious principle that the city must have double the representation of the country. If country interests were thrown to the winds. Melbourne would soon be crowded with country people."}
{"id":245283158,"text":"04 Oct 1952 - Gallup Poll says-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 4 October 1952, page 5 [?] 'Flu took its toil this year Influenza has kept sorhcone in bed in more than one in every three families throughout AtKlrnlia ni-rnrilinp in a recent Gallup survey. In all States, people were asked: "Has anyone in your home been kept in bed by a bad attack ol 'flu this year?" Of the cross-section interviewed. 38 per cent, answered "Yes." This shows a slightly belter position than in 1951, when the incidence of the disease reached 44 per cent. Worst in N.S.W. Analysis by States shows that 'Au was particularly bad in NSW this year. There. 50 per cent, of families had someone in bed with 'Au. compared with 48 per cent, in 1951, another bad "Au year for - now . The next most affected . State was Tasmania, with . 39 per cent., followed by ; Queensland 34 per cent.. ' SA 31 per cent., Victoria 28 per cent. WA wns least ! aAccted, with 18 per cent, i Half the affected families : had two or more members : in bed with 'Au at some time this year, but not necessarily at the same time. For cent. Adult or child in bed . 19 Two in bed 11 Three in bed 4 Four or more 4 Total families aAccted 38 Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":245285930,"text":"29 Nov 1952 - Gallup Poll says. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 November 1952, page 2 [?] SWING TO LABOR CONTINUES If a Federal election were held, today, there would be a landslide to Labor, the Gallup Poll predicts. Another periodical sur- vey pn Federal election prospects shQwed that the swing to Labor announced in June had continued, despite Budg«:t concessions. This is how the 1700 people Interviewed said they would vote.— Feb. May Now p.c. p.c. p.c. Labor . 47 51 54 Lib. Si CP 42 35 32 Ind. .1 1 1 Undecided . 10 13 13 Most of the undecided people said they had voted Liberal .or CP last Federal election. If they do so again Labor sentiment may now be estimated at 59 per cent.. Lib.-CP at 40 per cent., and Independents at 1 per cent. One elector In 10 has switched to Labor since the last election. Pro-Labor sentiment is now at the highest level for at least 20 years: p I pcf npAffapanpa Lib.-CP Lab. Others Elections p.c. p.c. p.c. 1934 . . 51 43 6 1937 ... '48 46 6 1940 ... 45 49 6 1943 ... 32 54 14 1946 ... 44 53 3 1949 ... 50 48 2 1951 ... 50 49 1 Gallup Poll Now 40 59 1 An election for the House of Representatives ' is not due for 18 months and a change of opinion could take place. But a vote of 59 per cent, would probably increase Labor representation from 53 to 91, and reduce Lib.-CP membership to 30. Before June 30 next. 31 of the 60 Senators must face the electors. The fol- lowing figures of the Poll just completed show that the swing of I-in-U) to Labor Is fairly uniform: — LABOR VOTE 1951 Gallup Elect. Now p.c. p.c. Australia . . . . 49 59 NSW 50 60 Victoria 51 61 Queensland . . 42 53 S. Aust 52 .62 W. Aust 46 59 Tasmania .... 48 57 If Labor receives more than 57 per cent, in Western Australia, four out of six Senate seats will be won there. In each of the other States, Labor would probably win three out of five Senate seats — the 67 per cent, required to win four out of five seats seems unobtainable. On these figures, the Senate' after June 30 next will divide Labor 31. T .i hAPn I -PD OO unlaec T HD stages a big ' recovery in the next few months. if Labor wins . . . Asked how they thought they would be affected personally If Labor won a Federal election soon, people answered: Labor LCP Voters Voters p.c. p.c. Better off 21 '1 Employment . . 10 1 Security ... 7 1 Lower prices .. 5 — Business conditions ... 2 — Other 2 2 No dlff 35 57 Don't know ... 18 23 Higher prices . — 5 Restrictions . . — 5 Worse off . — 5"}
{"id":245287192,"text":"09 Dec 1952 - How does he pay? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 9 December 1952, page 4 How does he pun? TVfR ROY MORGAN, director of Australian Public Opinion PolLs, says (2/12/52) that because of cheap production in America a carpenter can get a refrigerator, car and radio easily. But a cable in The Herald three days later said the cost of living had soared so much that people had little left after paying for rent and food. So what does the carpenter use for money to pay for. those things? Why should houses in Australia generally require central heating? What are the statistics for sewerage. baths, etc.. in the United - States? — R. T. JONES, Dawson Street, West Brunswick."}
{"id":245287604,"text":"20 Dec 1952 - Few here like rule by Soviet Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 December 1952, page 5 Few here like rule by Soviet [?] Only 2 per cent, of Australians favor the Russian system of government." An Australia-wide Gallup poll has disclosed this, and also that four out of every 10 Australians can't say where the difference between the Soviet and Australian form of government lies.Almost Almost 6 out of 10. how- ever, hold unfavorable opinions of Russian Government, .such as: 23 per cent, say: "There is no individual freedom in Russia." 22 per cent. "Russia is a dictatorship, we are a democracy." 7 per cent. "Russia is a police state," and 7 per cent. "Regimented, State controlled, etc." Those who ifre favorable toward Russia said something like "Russia's Government caters for all the people there" or "The workers work for themselves." Of those who can't say how Russia's Government differs from ours, 3 out of 4 are Labor voters. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245288258,"text":"20 Sep 1952 - Gallup poll says ... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 September 1952, page 2 [?] if price ! controls; ! ended — ?; i If all price controls i j ended, would the general price level go higher, low-! or, or remain the same? ' Public opinion is divided, j the latest : Gallup Poll j finds. Throughout Australia, 1800 men and women were interv.lewcd...Thcir,jans\\Y.?rs (show that considerable difference or opinion exists in the community: y. "Prices would go higher, " _ say 3(5 per cent "Prices would to lower." say 81 per cent "Abont the same," say 23 per cent No opinion - - 10 per cent j Among Labor voters, i there is a tendency to | think prices would go higher. On the other hand, the weight of Liberal/CP opinion swings towards a , lowering of urices. j Aust. Public Opinion Polls.: lia'f Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245288382,"text":"20 Sep 1952 - Republicans in lead Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 September 1952, page 7 Republicans , in lead NEW YORK. Fri. — In the latest Gallup poll, '51 per cent favored the Republicans and 42 per cent, the Democrats, with the rest undecided. Gallup officials say 110 trend Is yet apparent, but Elsenhower is running I ahead — 55 per cent, favor I him as President and 40 1 per cent, favor Governor | Stevenson. ' Eisenhower's advantage, however, may disappear ns Stevenson becomes better known. — Herald Special I Service,"}
{"id":245288890,"text":"27 Sep 1952 - Divorce law change favored Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 September 1952, page 2 Divorce law change favored Gallup Poll finds If a husband and wife both want a divorce, eight out of every 10 Australians say they should get it. And a majority also favors the "guilty" party being allowed to petition for divorce, the latest Gallup Poll shows. In this survey, 1800 menable" majority in each nnrl mnmnil In nil Utnll'O rtf btQlP. life and economic circum stances, were asked: 7/ a husband and wife are separated, with no hope of reunion, and both want a divorce, would you favor, or oppose, permit ting divorce?" Favor said . . 82 per cent. Oppose said . . 14 per cent. No opinion . . 4 per cent. The "favor" vote com prised 86 per cent, of men and 79 per cent, of women. There was practically no difference between the opinions of Liberal-CP voters and Labor voters. There was a large "favor- Analysis by declared re ligion showed each of the five chief denominations were in favor: Church ol England 93 per cent.. Pres byterian 93 per cent.. Meth odist 90 per cent.. Baptist 75 per cent., Roman Cath olic 55 per cent. Divorce for "guilty"? Everyone interviewed was asked a further question: "If a husband or wife has been wronged, but won't ask for a divorce, do you think the other party should, or should not, be allowed to seek divorce?" "Should" said 53 per cent. "Should not" 33 per cent. No opinion 14 per cent. Men were 55 per cent, and women 51 per cent, in favor. Presbyterians (68 per cent.), Methodists (61 per cent.) and Anglican? <58 per cent.) are in favor but opposiuoii cumca uuai oo per cent, of Roman Cath olics. Baptists are divided: 34 per cent, "favor," 47 per cent, "oppose" and 19 per cent, "no opinion." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, -362 Collin St Melh."}
{"id":245289384,"text":"16 Oct 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 16 October 1952, page 5 [?] I 1 1 Menzies, Evatt— popular leaders Menzies and Evatt, as party leaders, have the overwhelming support of the electors. Casey and Calwell rank second in nnnul nrilv These facts emerge from a recent Gallup Poll in which 1800 electors were handed cards listing the names of 12 prominent members of Federal Parliament — 6 Liberal-CP and 6 Labor. People were, asked to name their first and second choice for leader ol their party In Federal Parliament. Liberal-CP Leader Seven out of ten Liberal and CP voters chose Menzies as leader of their party: Liberal-CP — First Choice Menzies .... 72 p.c. Casey |8 p.c. Fadden .... 4 p.c. Holt ... 3 p.c. McBride .... 2 p.c. Harrison .... 1 p.c. After allocating the second preferences of Menzies' supporters. Casey goes to 57 per cent, and Fadden to 24 per cent. Labor Leader Evatt is "tops" with three out of every four Labor voters: Labor — First Choice Evatt ... .75 p.c. Calwell .... 11 p.c. McKenna ... 5 p.c. Frascr .... 4 p.c. Clarcy 3 p.c. Pollard .... 2 p.c. Second preferences of Evatt's supporters are spread over the other five Labor men. giving Calwell (26 per cent.) a slight lead over McKenna ana Fraser (23 per cent. each). Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melh."}
{"id":245289686,"text":"15 Nov 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 November 1952, page 18 [?] "No decision" I on Govt, ships i Public opinion is undecided whether the | Federal Government should sell Its line of ships, the Gallup Poll finds. ! In this latest Australia- ' Wide survey, 1800 men and i women were asked; t "If the shipping com-l patties offer the Federal Government a fair price for its 30 cargo ships, and guarantee to keep them on the Australian coast, do you tltink the Government should sell those ships, or not?" "Sell" say 46 per cent. "Don't sell" say 36 per cent. No Opinion, 18 per cent. A large majority of Liberal-CP voters (62 per cent.) favors selling, but Labor voters, as a group, are undecided: 38 per cent. "Sell," 47 per cent. "Don't sell," and 15 per cent, "no opinion." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb. Responsibility Tor election commont In this lHHtie Ik accepted by the Editor of The Herald, A. K. Thornns, 44 Flinders St., Melbourne."}
{"id":245291198,"text":"23 Dec 1952 - Gallup Poll finds Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 23 December 1952, page 5 Gallup Poll ar finds . . . Best time to marry Men should marry at 25 and girls at 23, according to average Australia-wideopinion, opinion, as measur- ed by the Gallup Poll. Both of tnese figures (25 for men and 23 foi girls) are reductions of a year compared with a similar Gallup Poll in 1940 The people interviewed were also asked for opinions on the legal minimum marrying age. They think it should be 20 for boys and 19 for girls. Men and women, as groups, gave similar answers on all four questions. All age groups, from the twenties to the sixties, were also in agreement. Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245291600,"text":"22 Nov 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 November 1952, page 8 [?] j Public divided on | Sunday pictures ) Should we have picture shows on Sunday ) nights? ) Tliroughout all six 1 States, a representative \\ sample of 1800 men and f women were asked by Gal-J lup Poll Interviewers: ) "Would you lavor, or \\ oppose, opening picture ) theatres on Sunday nights (at 8 o'clock, the same as I Saturdays?" ) Answers disclose an ) almost equal division of \\ opinion: C "Favor." say 41 per cent. ) "Oppose." say 48 per cent. S No opinion. 5 per cent. ( A separate annl.vsis ov ) sex shows the divergent \\ views of men and women. J as groups: ) Men Women j p.c. p.c. \\ Favor .... 54 41 / Oppose 41 55 ) No opinion 5 4 ,) Religious aspect ) Roman Catholics, as a < croup, strongly favor Sun-) day night picture shows S Anglicans are divided on < the question, but Presby-) terlans. Methodists and < Baptists are opposed ' / Fav. Opp. No op. ) p.c. p.c. p.c. < R.C 64 33 3 ) P. of E. . 48 48 4 < Pres. ... 45 50 5 ) Mclh. ... 37 59 4 ) Bap. 21 74 5 < Aust Publtc Opinion Polls ) 352 Collins St.. Melb"}
{"id":245291704,"text":"18 Oct 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 18 October 1952, page 8 [?] Punters want both "books" and "tote" Throughout Australia, 7 out of every 10 racegoers want both bookmakers and the totalisator to operate at race meetings, the Gallup Poll finds. i In liiis survey, men and women in a wide range ol occupations and economic circumstances were asked: "At race meetings, do yau /avor having only bookmakers, only the totalisator, or both?" Those Interviewed were also asked if they ever went to the races, and four out of evcrv 10 answered "Yes. The following table shows the opinions of racegoers only: Want "books" only ... 4 per cent. Want "lolc" only 20 per cent. Want both "books" and "tote 73 p.c. No opinion 3 per cent. I Racegoers in minority Racegoers were also nsked: "About now many times a year do you go?" Answers show that of the raccgoing minority, two-thirds don't go more than five times a year. Go up to 5 times a year . 26 per cent. From 6 to 9 times ... 5 per cent. At least 10 times a year 8 per cent. Never go to races ... 61 per cent. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245292658,"text":"02 Oct 1952 - Gallup Poll says-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 2 October 1952, page 10 | Gallup Poll says — ; Title favored for Duke I The majority of Austra-Hans think the Duke of j Edinburgh should receive J some title in keeping with i his position, according to ! a n.ii... n.u I «i retells uniiuy i UII | Of those who favor a I title, most say he Bhould I be made "Prince Con-j sort." I In this survey, a repre- sentative cross-seetlon of j men and women were I asked— j "Do you think the Duke I o/ Edinburgh should be I made Prince Consort, or I given a / orm o / kingship, J or remain as he is 7" I "lie should be made Prince I Consort," say 40 per cent. I "Given a form of kingship," say 12 per cent, j "Remain as he is," I say 31 per cent. | No opinion . . 17 per cent. i Women are 59 per cent. ! in lavor of giving the Duke a title. Men, however, are lukewarm on the idea: 46 per cent. "Give title," 37 per cent. "Leave as he is" and 17 per cent. No Opinion. Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245293054,"text":"08 Nov 1952 - Gallup Poll says-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 November 1952, page 6 Gallup Poll says- T.A.A. decision approved Most Australians approve the Federal Government's decision to , continue TAA as a I Government - owned airline, the latest Gallup Poll finds. In this survey the 1800 people Interviewed were reminded that the Federal Government had decided to continue TAA as a government - owned airline. They were asked: "Do you approve, or disapprove, that decision?" "Approve" say 57 p.c. "Disapprove" say 26 p.c. No opinion 17 p.c. "Approval" comes from 62 per cent, of men andj 52 per cent. oL-Women. : An analysis by political affiliation shows that the Government's decision satisfies 64 per cent, of Labor voters and 53 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters. Anst. Public Opinion Polls, 325 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245293767,"text":"06 Sep 1952 - Canadians polled on Empire link Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 September 1952, page 6 Canadians polled on Empire link NEW YORK, Frl. — In a Canadian Gallup poll, 53 per cent, declared In favor of remaining In the British Commonwealth, and 31 per cent, were opposed. Nine per cent, wanted Canada to become part of the United States, and Ihn rnmnlnlrifv cftvon npr cent, had no opinion. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245294812,"text":"25 Nov 1952 - In BLACK and WHITE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 25 November 1952, page 3 [?] O NE thing that impressed AustralianGallup Gallup Poll director Roy Morgan about the U.S. election was the way the American voting machines allegedly kept on breaking down on polling afternoon. Roy, back from a special study of the election and the pollsters, says this was a ruse used by campaign directors to see how their candidates were going, as the technicians took a look at the works. He says Dr. Gallup's men accurately predicted the Eisenhower landslide, but they wouldn't believe their own forecast. Remembering the 1948 fiasco, they couldn't believe the swing to the Republicans would be so big. So they decided to hedge. ? VISCOUNT BRUCE, responding at the Flinders electors' welcome - back afternoon tea party at the Hotel Manyung yesterday : "The greatest service you people ever did me was to sack me in 1929. Otherwise I'd have been dead years ago." ? A GENTLEMAN, who drove the second car behind the hearse, Informs us that a funeral proceeding to Springvale Crematorium touched 55 mph the other day. When the startled mourners asked why the rush, the undertaker told them they had to make it to the Crematorium gates by 11.55 a.m., otherwise they'd have been locked out until 1 pm. — after lunch. But" the crematorium manager says they could have proceeded at a more appropriate speed. He says no funerals have been held up at Springvale because of the lunch, hour for a year. ? BETTER think twice before getting that Cascade sent over from Hobart. Air freight on a single bottle is 4/, the airlines' minimum freight. It's cheaper by the dozen, but the freight still works out at 1/9 a bottle. Which means 25/3 by the time it gets here ! QIR DALLAS BROOKS' i-j (a. to win me rtoyai Melbourne seniors' title yesterday, was good golf; But it was no Vice-Regal record. L-r Porster once did a 72 at oiq Royal Melbourne. ? A FRIEND back from the West tells us that the instructions on the fire extinguishers on the German-built diesel, which now burns it up between Kalgoorlie and Port Pirie. read: "Not before place of conflagration. handwheel turn to the left until touch." Which, again translated, presumably means "Turn tap to left when you get to fire." ? THEY'RE koalas, not koala bears. Game director Dun bavin Butcher explains that koalas are a species native to Australia. They're in no way related to the bear familv 1 — E. W. Tipping"}
{"id":245295985,"text":"20 Nov 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 20 November 1952, page 11 [?] Most Australians in favor of U.N. More than 6 out of every 10 Australians think the United Nations has been reasonably successful, the latest Galluo Poll shows. The Gnliup Poll asked a nation-wide "sample" of men and women: "Do you think the United Nations has been reasonably successful, or not?" "Successful," say 62 per cent. "Not successful," say 23 per cent. No opinion— 15 per cent. World Government? But, asked whether U.N. should bo made into a World Government, with control over the armed forces of all countries, In- cluding Australia, the answers were:43 43 per cent, favor the suggestion, 40 per cent, oppose it. and 17 per cent, have no opinion. Aust. Public Opinion Polls 3S2 Collins St.. Mel b."}
{"id":245297300,"text":"11 Dec 1952 - Gallup Poll says Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 11 December 1952, page 8 [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]"}
{"id":245297565,"text":"25 Sep 1952 - Gallup poll says. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 25 September 1952, page 2 [?] SIX IN TEN FEAR WAR WITH JAPAN Six out of every 10 Australians think we will again be at war with Japan within 20 years, the latest Gallup Poll finds. A total of 1800 men and women in all walks of life were interviewed. They were asked: "Do you think Japan is, or is not, likely to threaten Australia's safety again ivithin, say, 20 years?" ie nr-nin Ifl/Mv In threaten our safety" . . . . said GO per cent.. "Not likely" said 2G per cent. No opinion . . 14 per cent. Men nnd women tend to think much alike on this question. There is practically no difference between tjic opinions of Lib-ernl-CP and Labor voters. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245297804,"text":"13 Dec 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 December 1952, page 2 [?] Money is No. 1 worry today Making both ends meet is the most frequent cause of worry these days, the Gallup Poll finds. In the last two years the family budget has replaced fear of war as the chief source of worry. People are handed a card listing six things which often cause worry. Their answers — some people have more than one worry — are: Per cent. The family budget .. 44 Ill-health (self or family) 26 Possibility of world war 20 Housing 16 Possible unemploy-- mcnt 13 Old-age security .... 10 Men and women gave much the same answers, except that the family budget was mentioned by 33 per cent, of women, compared with 36 per cent, of men. Comparison ©f these figures, with a similar survey two years ago. shows that money has replaced war as people's chief worry. The possibility of unemployment is also worrying more people than two years ago. Increased concern for health, as shown below, probably reflects reference to "self and family" this year, whereas the 1950 survey simply mentioned "your own health." 1950 1952 p.c. p.c. Budget 29 44 Ill-health .... 17 26 War 57 20 Housing .... 18 16 Unemployment , 4 13 Old age .. .. 12 10 Aust. Public Opinion Folia, 352 Collins SL, MelbT"}
{"id":245319166,"text":"22 Apr 1944 - Women Being Converted To Meat Rationing Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 April 1944, page 4 Women Being Converted To Meat Rationing According to the latest cross-section of opinion collected by the Australian Gallup Poll — Two out of three women are now convinced it was necessary to ration meats by coupons; and Three out of four women think the coupon scale for meat is fair; but Many men, particularly in the country, still can't see the need for rationing meat. After meat rationing had operated for 10 weeks. Gallup Interviewers began asking people throughout Australia: — "Are you satisfied it's necessary to ration meat by coupons?" The same question had already been asked in an earlier survey In December, a few weeks before rationing began. At that time little more than half of the women interviewed thought rationing was necessary. The latest survey shows that only a third of the women are still unconvinced: — Dee. Today Women P.C. P.C. Convinced coupons necessary : '?? Not. convinced .. 38 . 30 Undecided . ? S V. . .... i« "Too Men use not aa sure it was necessary to ration jneat. Their .-J®,. "Yes" Is still only 52 p.c., compared with 49 p.c. In the earlier survey. Coupon Ratings In answer to a second question: — "Do yon think the coupon ratings ror the various cuts of meat are fair; that is. one compared with the other?" — 7 out of 10 women with experience of meat coupons answered "Yes." Men, when asked for their wives' opinion on coupon ratings, gave almost the same answer as the women Interviewed. Among people who are convinced meat rationing is necessary, only 14 p.c. think the coupon scale is unfair. Among the quarter of the population who are yet to be convinced, however, 42 p.c. can see defects in the coupon scale. _ ( I sailed lir Aust. PubUr OBirnoo ryUa, 3U CoUlna at, rt-'urt"}
{"id":245319451,"text":"26 Feb 1944 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS No. 181 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 February 1944, page 4 AUSTRAIgHtoffiHn No. 181 STRONG DEMAND FOR RELIGION IN SCHOOLS "Do you think religion should bo taught in Government schools?" was a question asked by the Australian Gallup Poll this month, and 7 out of 1 0 people answered "Yes." "It's the only hope many children have of learning religion." This comment by a postal employe's wife In Atherton, North Queensland, expresses the attitude of many. On the other hand, one person In five said something like "It's a matter for the home and church." Men and women In a full range of economic circumstances were Interviewed In ibout 200 centres throughout Australia. The vote for teaching religion In Government schools was 78 p.c. from women and 88 p.c. from men. , Opinion was much the same In all States. The age of people Interviewed had some effect 'on their, answers. Nevertheless, SB p.c, of 'the 21-29 age group voted "yes," compared with 75 per cent, among people over 80. After eaoh Interview people were asked their religion and, as the following analysis ;shows, there Is close agreement between adherents to the various denominations: VOTE FOB TEACHING RELIGION IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS P.C. Methodists . 81 Presbyterians . . 74 Church of England .. .. .. 74 Roman Catholic 69 Other Christian 67 No religion 11 Supplied ' by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne. ; j '"}
{"id":245320059,"text":"22 Mar 1944 - Back To Bed By The Clock Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 22 March 1944, page 4 Back To Bed By The Clock IT is not derogatory to the value of Gallup polls to emphasise that the results obtained should be studied in respect to the time and particu- lar circumstances in which the polls are taken. They claim to be no more than as accurate a survey-., as can scientifically be taken of the public mind at a particular moment. Tlie puunu U1U1U IS, U1 LUU19V. amenable to change. Their practical usefulness lies not so much in the realms of prophecy, electoral or otherwise, or as a final basis for legislation, but in the study of mass psychology and the effects of education. A series of Gallup polls just taken on the question of daylight saving give what at first sight may seem the surprising result that its continuation in Australia after the war is not favored. It is still supported by a majority for its special war - time advantages, but the margin in its favor is shown to be smaller at tire moment, than at the time of any of the polls taken in the last four years. This is contrary to experience in other countries where the change to summertime has become a custom which seems in no likelihood of being abandoned. It may be true that the benefits of daylight saving in Australia are not so dramatic as in countries where summer days arc longer and winter days are shorter, but even here the advantages have been substantial. One simple explanation of the latest Australian poll may lie in the fact that it has been taken near The close of the summer term when the mornings are already beginning to become dark and chilly for early risers, and at a time when war conditions have greatly lessened facilities for the recreational use of the extra davlieht hour after work. j"}
{"id":245320825,"text":"04 Mar 1944 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS NO. I82 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 4 March 1944, page 4 Australia sppaM/ no. i82 SMALL MAJORITY FAVORS MORE FEDERAL POWERS A Gallup Poll in February on a five-year transfer of powers to the Commonwealth shows more people for it than against it, but not so heavily as a few months ago. Had the Commonwealth referendum been taken last month, it probably would have been carried by small majorities in all States except Tasmania. While Federal Parliament was considering the Referendum Bill, Interviewers for the Australian Gallup Poll were asking electors: "If a referendum is held, asking the people to give tlic Commonwealth extra powers for five years after the war—are you likely to vote 'Yes' or 'No?" Cross-sections of men and women in about 200 centres in all States were interviewed, and their answers were: — Men Women p.e. p.c. Likely to vote "Yes" in 3.1 Likely to vote "No" 3 " 2S Undecided 12- 24 No opinion ...... 5 11 100 100 Apparently many women are deferring consideration of the referendum. It seems, therefore, that more attention should be paid to men's answers (tabulated above) than to the combined men's and women's answers of: Yes, .41 p.c.: No, 30 pja.-, and undecided. or. no opinion, 29 p,c. In each State except Tasmania, about ; 50 p.c. of The men interviewed, answered "Yjbs," about 39 p.c. answered "No," -and most of the otbsrs oaid Uiey. wot uadi- cided. In Tasmania, however, more than 60 p.c. answered "No." PARTY POLITICS Analysis of the men's vote, according to their political affiliation, shows that Labor voters and non-Labor people are tending to adopt opposite attitudes: — Labor Non-Lahor Men Only — Voters Voters . p.c. p.c. Likely "Yes" 56 ' 37 Likely "No" 20 46 Undecided,' etc. 16 17 100 "Too This is an important development, because other recent Gallup surveys on Commonwealth powers have shown little difference of opinion between Labor Party supporters and non-Labor people, except on the question of authority to make civilian goods (2 out of 3 Labor supporters favored it, but 2 out of 3 non-Labor people opposed It).This This development among non-kabor.voters largely explains why only 49 D.C. of .the men interviewed answered 'Yes," compared with 82 p.c. in a similar survey only four months ago."}
{"id":245321068,"text":"01 Apr 1944 - U.S. VIEWS OF WAR'S END Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 April 1944, page 2 ! u.s. views of i war's end NEW YORK.— The latest Gallup poll shows that the public thoughts about prospects of the war ending have taken a sober turn. fSiioccnc offl' TIMpc!. Half r\\f 10H I 2 per cent.; second half, 31; first I half of 1945. 39 per cent.; second half. 7; 1946, 12 per cent.; 1917 or later, 2 per cent.; unwilling to guess, I per cent. Of the. end of the war with .Japan the figures show:— 1344 , 6 per cent.; 1945, 33 per cent.; 1916. 32 per cent.; 1947 or later, 21 per cent."}
{"id":245321149,"text":"01 Apr 1944 - PICTURES, BUT NOT HOTELS ON ANZAC DAY Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 April 1944, page 4 PICTURES, BUT NOT HOTELS ON ANZAC DAY Picture theatres should be open, but hotels should be closed on Ansae Day, according to a Gallup Poll conducted throughout Australia. Three out of five people an- swered open mem wnen uauup Poll interviewers asked, "Should picture shows be open or closed on Anzac Day?" Men and women, as groups, gave similar votes. Most of the minority (representing more than a third of tne community) who opposed opening picture theatres, also opposed opening hotels. "It's a sacred day," the comment of a grazier In Nar-racoorte, S.A., sums up their attitude. Of those In favor of opening picture theatres, about a third opposed opening hotels. Their comments ("I'm a teetotaler," "Close them for ever" nnd the like) suggest that many were thinking more of the liquor question than of Anzac Day. Both men and women gave majorities for closing hotels on Anzac Dav. but among men It was only a nominal majority of 7 to 6, compared with 2 to 1 from women. The combined vote of men and women was:— Close hotels on Anzac Day 55 p.c. Open hotels on Anxnc Day . . . . 57 p.c. No opinion on question 8 p.c. People's age had a marked effect on their attitude toward hotels: 2 out of 3 people over 50 said, "Close them on Anzac Day," compared with a majority of only 5 to 4 from people aged between 30 and 50. and a fifty-fifty vpte from people in the twenties. In all States most people Interviewed thought hotels should be closed on Anzac Day. but the majority varied from GO p.c. in Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania to round about 50 p.c. In N.S.W., S.A. and W.A., where 40 p.c. favored opening them and 10 p.c. were undecided. This Is the 18.1th Ondlnx hT Aust. I'uhllr Opinion Polls, .HZ Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":245321327,"text":"26 Apr 1944 - Less Butter Would Inconvenience Many Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 26 April 1944, page 5 Less Butter Would Inconvenience Many In answer to a recent Gallup Poll question on whether they thought they could get along on a butter ration reduced by a quarter, seven out of 10 Australians thought they would be inconvenienced. . The question as put to a representative cross-section of people was a straight-out one. It did not mention sacrifice so that Britain could get more. The full texl of the question put to people in about. 260 districts in all Stales was: — "Do you think your family would get along all right if the butter ration were reduced from lib. In T.lb, fortnightly?" Men and women, as groups, gave almost the same answers. 71 -ln-the-190 said "No." 29-in-the-10D said "Yes." In all States except South Australia. opinion was close to the above figures. Tn South Australia, however, opinion was 50 : 50. Feople's economic circumstances and occupations had a definite effect on their answers. Among well-to-do people, for Instance, the "No" vote ("won't get along all right") was onlv 55 p.c.. compared with 80 p.c. from laborers and other unskilled workers. Next week, the Australian Gallup Poll is going to start collecting a cross-section of opinion on: — "It has been suggested wp should reducp our butter ration from lib. to Y, Hi. fortnightly, so that morp butlrr can be sent to Britain. Would von favor, or oppose, thai reduction?" rissribd hj A 11st. Pohllr Oninim. Calls. 3M Collins SI. All-lb. I"}
{"id":245322395,"text":"24 Feb 1944 - Churchill Firmly In Saddle Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 February 1944, page 2 j Churchill Firmly ( In Saddle I LONDON, Wednesday. — The | latest Gallup Poll showing the extent of public approval - of Mr I Churchill as Prime Minister re-I suited- in 89 per cent; approving. I compared with 91 per cent, last autumn. Seven per cent, disapproved and four per cent, had no opinion. I- Sixty-nine per cent, were satis-1 1 fled with the Government's con-|j duct, of- the war. compared with 74 per cent, last autumn. Sixteen per cent., were dissatisfied and 15 per i cent., naa no opinion.. — Herald l Special Service. ."}
{"id":245323579,"text":"28 Feb 1944 - MAJORITY FOR FOOD CONTROL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 28 February 1944, page 4 MAJORITY FOR FOOD CONTROL The Herald Special Scrvirr [?] LONDON, Simony. - a Gallup poll on the question whether the Government should retain powers controlling the purchase and distribution of food afler the war re- suitcu; — Yes, 64 per rem,.; No. '.'.'I per cent. Thirteen per rent had no opinion."}
{"id":245327355,"text":"19 Feb 1944 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 February 1944, page 4 [?] I No. 180 MOST PEOPLE OPPOSE LOWER VOTING AGE Substantial majorities of both Labor Party supporters and non-Labor voters oppose lowering the voting age below 21, an Australia-wide Gallup Poll just completed shows. Cross-sections ol people in all States were Interviewed at random, but according to a definite pattern, to assure representativeness. The question asked was; — "At what age should young people be given a vote at elections?" After each Interview people were asked their political affiliation, and analysis shows: — Of Labor Party supporters In-terviewed, 7 out of 10 said the minimum voting age should be 21, and Of non-Labor people, more than 8 out of 10 expressed the same opinion. Both political groups were Interviewed In approximately the correct proportions, and their combined answers were: — 21 p.e. answered,' "18 years," 3 p.c. selected 19 or 20 years, 70 .p.c. were satisfied with 21, and 6 p.e, favored about 25 years. A typical attitude was, "Not enough sense of responsibility at 18" (comment of an Adelaide builder, now In the A.I.F.). Minority opinion was usually expressed as, "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote." Previous Survey A year ago the Gallup Poll found that 2 out of 3 Australians thought servicemen under 21 should have a vote, but 4 out of 5 people then Interviewed said that, normally, they would oppose lowering the voting age. The following comparison shows that opinion has not changed much over the past year:— Previous Opinion Survey Now Give vote at — p.c. p.c. 18 years 15 21 19. or 20 years . . 3 3 21 years 78 70 25 years 4 6 100 100 (Supplied bv Aust.. Public Opinion Polls, .352 Collinl-st., Melb.J"}
{"id":245327910,"text":"17 Apr 1944 - HIGHER SERVICE PAY FAVORED Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 17 April 1944, page 2 HIGHER SERVICE PAY FAVORED LONDON, Sunday— A Gallup Poll on whether increased soldiers' pay was favored even if it Involved Increased taxation, resulted In 81 per cent, in favor ana » per cent, against. Eight per cent, expressed no opinion. — Herald Special Service. 1"}
{"id":245328302,"text":"29 Apr 1944 - Referendum Prospects Are Still Obscure Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 April 1944, page 5 Referendum Prospects Are Still Obscure A Gallup Poll in April asking people how they are likely to vote at the Powers Referendum shows more people in favor of increased powers for the Commonwealth than against: but the favorable margin has decreased sliffhtlv since February. Prospects are still obscured by the large proportion of people without an opinion — a seventh of the men and a nnarter nf the wnmen interviewed Soon after the Powers Bill was passed, interviewers for the Australian Gallup Poll asked electors: "If a referendum is held, asking the people to give the Commonwealth extra powers for five years after the war — are you likely to vote 'Yes' or 'No'?" Exactly the same question was put to a similar cross-section of people in an earlier survey in February. As the following table shows, the favorable margin among men has declined from 15 p.c. to 11 p.c.', and among women from 7 p.c. to 4 p.c.: — Men Women Feb. A pi. Feb. Apl. p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. Yes .... 49 48 33 38 Vn .74 37 26 34 No opinion 17 15 41 28 As a quarter of the women have yet to make up their minds, it seems that more attention should be paid to men's answers (in the second column of the above table) than to the combined men's and women's answers of: — Yes, 43 p.c.: No. 36 p.c.: and Undecided or No Opinion. 21 p.c. In four States (N.S.W., Vic.. S.A. and W.A.) about 50 p.c. of the men interviewed answered "Yes." about 35 p.c. answered "No," and about 15 p.c. were undecided. In Queensland and Tasmania, however, the "Yes" The first message of greeting to Australia from Eugene Ormandy. conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, who will arrive in Aua-tralta soon In give a aeries of concerts. wUl be heard over 3AR on Sunday at 7.43 pan. and "No" votes were both about 40 p.c., with 20 p.c. undecided. Political Groups Analysis of the men's answers according to their policital affiliation shows: (1) Supporters of Labor and non-Labor are taking up opposite attitudes on the referendum, and (2) 3 p.c. of both political groups who were formerly in doubt have joined the "Noes": — Labor Voters Non-Labor Feb. Apl. Feb. Apl. Men p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. Yes .... 38 58 37 36 No ... . 26 29 46 50 No opinion 16 13 17 14 Issued bv Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Colllns-st.. Melb.l"}
{"id":245328690,"text":"24 Mar 1944 - MAJORITY OPPOSE ANY COLORED IMMIGRATION Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 24 March 1944, page 4 MAJORITY OPPOSE ANY COLORED IMMIGRATION Admission into Australia of even a limited number of colored people would bo opposed by most Australians. This finding of the Gallup Poll confirms a similar survev a year ago. In both surveys people were asked: "After the war. should Australia admit a limited number of colored people such as Chinese and Indians?" In no State did the "favor" vote go much higher than one person in three. -Reasons for opposing colored immigration were varied, typical being: "Would create a half-caste problem" (comment of a chemist's wife, living in Elwood, Melbourne). "Colored races arc too prolific" (cjerk's wife, Ryde, Sydney) and "uuju i.cuu tu ivuuuc uuj auuiu nrd of living" (retired baker, Townsvlllo). On the other hand a number of people said something like: "No chance of filling Australia with whites" (estate agent, Wil-loughby, Sydney). Others, like a farmer In Yackan-dandah, Victoria, expressed the opinion: "They share our fight; they should share our benefits." LIMITED COLORED IMMIGRATION Year Opinion ago now Australians p.c. p.c. In favor of it 40 3S Against it 51 53 Undecided .... 9 12 Over the last year, opposition to any colored immigration has increased slightly, and now 'there are. three neonle who sav "Don't admit any, against each two who say, "Admit some of them." Opinions were obtained by personal interview from cross-sections of people in the six capital cities, and in about 120 country towns. Farmers were also interviewed, according to population. (This Ls the 184th Ondlng by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street. Melbourne.!"}
{"id":245329270,"text":"01 Jan 1944 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 172 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 January 1944, page 4 AUSTRALIA'SPEAKS : No. 172 ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR! APPROVED BY MAJORITY Playing of "Advance, Australia Fair" with "God Save the King" is favored by the majority of people interviewed in December for the Australian Gallup Poll. Representative cross-section ini all States were asked: — i "Are you In favor of playing Advance, Australia Fair, with i God Save the King?" Men and women, as groups, held; almost Identical opinions, and, their combined answers were: — Favor 5S p.c. Oppose 33 p.c. Undecided . . . . 9 p.c. 100 p.c. Labor Party supporters were three to one in favor: U.A.P./C.P. voters were evenly, divided. i Opinions In 5tates Queensland. N.S.W. and VV.A. are most favorable: Victoria andl Tasmania slightly favorable, and S.A. about fifty-flfty. "It gives the Australian touch," (comment of a farmer in Northern W.A.), expresses the usual attitude. A frequent qualification, however, was "Until we get something better."Opposition Opposition was usually based on "One anthem for the Empire" (comment of motor trimmer in Yass. N.S.W.). rsuppllrd by Anst. Public Opinion Polls, 3S? Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":245330475,"text":"08 Apr 1944 - SOUTH SOLID FOR ROOSEVELT Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 April 1944, page 1 SOUTH SOLID FOR ROOSEVELT NEW YORK, Friday.— A Gallup poll Intensive survey of seven southern States Indicates that the Republicans have little chance of winning tfie south if President itooseveiu iuito UJ » ' Mr Roosevelt's majorities range from a maximum of 72 per cent. In Alabama to , a minimum of 60 per cent. In South Carolina. Mr Dewey's strength averages eight per cent. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245332245,"text":"22 Jan 1944 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 178 PEOPLE WANT TO OWN THEIR HOMES, NOT RENT Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 January 1944, page 4 Noi7S THEIR HOMES, NOT RENT Both private enterprise and a Government building scheme should play their part in overcoming the housing shortage after the war, in the opinion of a cross-section of electors interviewed for the Australian Gallup Poll in December. There was a slight leaning, however, in favor of private enterprise, and a distinct preference for the Government selling its quota of houses, rather than letting them. People In a full range of economic circumstances in about 200 centres throughout Australia wore asked two questions: (1) "What should thc Government do about home building after the war — encourage private building, or build houses It-itsclf?" The Australia-wide cross-section answered: — Encourage p rl v a t e building 41 p.c. Build houses Itself . . 34 p.c. Both 25 p.c. 100 p.c. Analysis shows that Labor Party voters lean slightly to-toward a Government building scheme, while U.A.P.-C.P. people think the emphasis should be laid on private enterprise. Among Labor Party supporters, there were 65 p.c. who answered "build houses Itself" or "both," against 52 p.c. who answered "encourage private enterprise" or "both." Corresponding figures for UA.P.-C.P, voters were "build" or "hfll.h" AA n f onrl 0.nnn,l.>„„n Liifuui ui "both" 78 p.c. (2) "If the Government DOES J4 lionics after the war,-should It let thc houses, or sell lhcm7" The finding is: — Sell them ...... 58 d c Let them 12 p.c. Both 32 p.c. 100 p.c. Even in thc lowest income group only 21 p.c. thought all Government-built houses should be let. Cross-tabulation of answers to the two questions shows: — Thc great majority or the 41 p.c. opposed to Government building schemes thinks that if the Government DOES build homes, it should sell all of them. Of the 25 p.c. who favor a combination of private enterprise and Government construction, nearly half think all Government-built homes should be gold; most of the others favor both selling and letting, and Of the 34 p.c. who favor Gov-building schemes (without encouragement to private enterprise) half think all Government-built homes should P„e,,s>d; and a quarter favor both letting and selling; leaving only a quarter (who account for most f. ,tlje 12 pc in the second table) who think the Govern-" ,v Unbuilds 'Ct a" the houses . >y A ust. Public Opinion "vfHjn Collins St., Mclb.j"}
{"id":245332984,"text":"27 Feb 1945 - POLL MAJORITY FEARS NEW WAR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 27 February 1945, page 5 I POLL MAJORITY I FEARS NEW WAR i LONDON. Monday. — Forty-I eight per cent, of the people questioned in a Gallup poll whether thev thought another war likely i within 25 years answered in the itllll IIIllilVL', Twenty-eight per cent, thought. Hie present war was the last! World War. and 24 per cent, had no opinion. One half of the men and women expecting nnothcr war said. "You cannot prevent men and nations wanting war." Another large group said, "ft all deDenris on how the Allies co- operate after the war." — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245333605,"text":"27 Apr 1945 - Public Opinion Polls Planned For Germany Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 27 April 1945, page 7 Public Opinion Polls Planned For Germany Freedom of expression returns to Germany with the Allied armies. Sampling r.eferendums on the lines of Gallup polls will be used to measure public opinion. me National Opinion Research Centre, of Denver, U.S.A., has told its Interviewers that men or women who speak German fluently are needed urgently to do interviewing work inside Germany. A staff is being organised, and N.O.R.C. has been asked to obtain names of qualified persons interested."}
{"id":245334655,"text":"31 Jan 1945 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 31 January 1945, page 5 GALLUP POLL Australians And Britons Agree on Peace By Force Australians and Britishers agree on the principle of using the combined armed force of the peace-loving nations to maintain peace after the war. The question, "After the war. should the Allies adopt the principle of using armed force against an aggressor?" when asked by the British Gallup Poll found 77 p.c. in favor, 10 p.c. opposed and 13 p.c. without an opinion. The Australian Gallup Poll asked. "What Is your opinion about the League of Nations having an armed force after the war?" and 67 p.c. favored It. 15 p.c opposed It and 18 p.c. had no opinion. (Issued by Anst. rnhtir Opinion Polls, 3.r,2 Collins St.. Melb.)"}
{"id":245335211,"text":"18 Apr 1945 - Government Airlines Opposed By Public Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 18 April 1945, page 5 ' " "" "!i Government Airlines ! Opposed By Public ij After four months' consideration of the Government's i plan to nationalise interstate airlines, the majority of Australians have decided they oppose the idea, j; judging by a nation-wide Gallup Poll. The predominate thought expressed by people interviewed 1 was: "Private enterprise means competition and efficiency." j THIS is the third time In eight months that the Australian | Gallup Poll has measured public opinion on ownership of airlines. Last July opinion was evenly!1 divided between private and Go-;: vernment ownership, and in December almost the same division., of opinion was disclosed by an-, other survey, made two weeks after the Government announced its plans. j The question asked in the third survey, just finished, was:— j 1 "The Commonwealth Government plans to buy, and operate, all Interstate airlines. Do ' yon favor, or oppose, that proposal?" i Four out of every five people; Interviewed exoressed an opinion I one way or the other. They wore almost two to one opposed to' nationalisation. i The growth of opposition Is1 shown In this comparison of the! latest finding with December figures: — I I>ee. March ! Oppose airlines | nationalisation 12 p.e. 53 p.n. : Favor l( 37 „ 30 „ ! No opinion 21 „ 17 „ i Most of those who could not ex- ; press an opinion either way were! women. Among men alone, the "oppose" vole was 56 p.c. , Finding Analysed There is a striking difference of opinion between people who say they voted "Yes" at the referendum last August and those who voted "No." Airlines nationalisation Is now favored by 60 p.c. of "Yes" voters and opposed by 75 p.c. of "No" voters: — Vale at Referendum Yes Nn Oppose airlines nationalisation 24 p.c. 75 p.c. Favor II 60 .. 12 „ I No opinion 16 ., 13 ., Since December, nationalisation I of airlines has lost favor with 'both Labor Pnrtv snnnorters and non-Labor people. Opposition Is averwhelming among non-Labor leople, and another 2 p.c. change would leave Labor voters equally divided. Latest percentages are:— Labor Non-Labor Voters Voters Oppose airlines nationalisation 39 p.c. 74 p.c. Favor It 13 ., 15 „ No opinion . . . J. 18 11 „ (Issiied by Aunt Public Opinion Polls. 352 ColllnsmSt.; Melbourne.) j"}
{"id":245336614,"text":"19 Jan 1945 - Gallup Poll Result On European War's End Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 19 January 1945, page 2 Gallup Poll Result On European War's End NEW YORK, Thursday. _ A Gallup poll on "How long will the war against Germany last?" re-suited: More than civ mnntUe oa per cent.; : six months — 19 per cent.; under six months— eight per. cent: remainder— no opinion — Herald Special Sfrvi--. PUUQn':"}
{"id":245337003,"text":"10 Mar 1945 - Education Should Be Free And Compulsory Until 16 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 March 1945, page 5 Education Should Be Free And Compulsory Until 1© A W m- WTW. W — -r. I — 18/tLL.ur r»LL tllYllllYU SIX out of every 10 Australians believe that education should be free and compulsory until at least the age of 16, according to answers given to Gallup Poll interviewers. Few people are prepared to make education compulsory beyond the age of 16, but almost one out of three would like free education available to a higher age. Two questions were put to a representative range of nearly 2000 men and women throughout all six States. The first question was: — "Until what age should education he compulsory?" Out. of each 100 people interviewed, 98 had an opinion on the subject. Only a third of them Ihlnk children should be allowed (o leave school before they are 16:-' 13).c, said compulsory until j 24 p.n. said until 15. n.t p.n. saia until i», ami 8 p.c. said above 16. In every State except South Australia, at least 60 per cent, of the cross-sections interviewed favor a school-leaving age of 16 leave school at? 61%say16or higher years or higher. In South Australia. however, half of the people interviewed think education should not. oe compulsory auer is or io. Free Education | Interviewers also asked:— i "Until what age should the | Government provide free educa- | lion?" | The following summary of | answers shows that two nut oil three people think no fees should be charged until 16 years, or older: 2 p.e. said free until 13. 13 p.c, said until 14. : 16 p.c. said until 15. 39 p.n. said until 16, and 28 p.c. said above 16. Of the 28 p.c. who favor free education after 16 years. 11 p.c. said "until 18," 4 p.c. "until 20," 7 p.c. "as long as required." and 6 p.c. "to the university." Opinion Solid | A feature of the survey was' the remarkable unanimity of i opinion disclosed. Men and women, j as groups, hold almost identical views, nnd the answers given b.v| Labor supporters differ very little, from those of non-Labor people. : The one noticeable difference is' that those in the lowest income; group gave less support (51 p.c.) j for compulsory education after 15 1 than did artisans and others in I more comfortable circumstances. ! People who favor compulsory education until 16 said it would give children a chance to reach the leaving standard and that higher education was needed than could be gained if they left at 14. A number, however, considered that 14 or 15 was late enough for a boy or girl to continue at school, and the.v should then be placed at a trade."}
{"id":245337819,"text":"16 Apr 1945 - Poll Shows U.S. Swing From Isolationism Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 16 April 1945, page 2 Poll Shows U.S. Swing From Isolationism The Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Sunday. — Latest Gallup poll figures Show that isolationism is declining In the Middle-West. Eighty-three per cent, of the Mid-Westerners ques- tioned tavor tne . united states joining a world organisation compared with 23 per cent, who favored. American participation in the League of Nations In 1937. Two out of three Americans want to visit Europe after the war, according to another poll. Britain is their first preference, then France and then Germany. Only one In 10 wants to' visit the Pacific, including Australia. A Canadian Gallup poll shows that 47 per .cent, favor ' lowering the voting age to 18. 47 per cent, opposed it, and six per cent, have no opinion on the subject."}
{"id":245338963,"text":"20 Jan 1945 - People Worse Off Under War Conditions Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 January 1945, page 5 People Worse Off Under War Conditions Rising costs and high taxes have so affected the real income of Australians that more than half the people interviewed in a recent Gallup Poll said they were worse off now than before the war. Interviewers throughout all States asked men and women of all sections of the commuity the question; — "Considering your family in-come and the cost of living, do you feel you are better off, or worse off, today than before the war?" 56 p.c. said "worse off." 17 p.c. "better off," and 27 p.c. "no difference." Men and women, as groups gave practically the same answers, and there was little difference among the various income groups. Highlights of an analysis ac-cording to the occupation of the breadwinner of the family are:— The ''better off" percentage was highest at 37 p.c, among shop-keepers and second highest at 22 p.c. among farmers, and Only 36 p.c. of munition workers said they were worse off than before the war, compared with 56 p.c. for the community in general. What People Said Those who said the war had left them worse off blamed the fact that wage increases had not kept up with rising costs, or said their incomes had been pegged, but costs had not. "Wages have gone up, but the cost of living has gone up more," said a turner's wife at Hilton, South Australia. Many mentioned high taxation as one of the factors, and a few even said that high taxation was solely responsible for their being worse off now than in pre-war days." "With overtime, etc., more money is coming into the home." said an ice-worker's wife in Fltzroy, Vic-toria, who summed up the view of many of those who answered, "Better off." The attitude of a Brisbane widow was supported by others. She said: "We can't spend under the coupon system." This table shows how people have answered the question in three surveys since 1942. (The survey in May, 1943. happened to coincide with the period of maxi-mum employment) ; — 1912 1943 Today p.c. p.c. "Worse off" ... 59 54 56 "Better off" ... 15 20 17 "No difference" ... 26 26 27 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melbourne."}
{"id":245339051,"text":"25 Apr 1945 - GALLUP POLL FINDS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 25 April 1945, page 11 GALLUP POLL FINDS: Public Wonts More Women At Peoce Conferences Australia's delegation to the San Francisco Security j Conference inadequately represents the feminine I viewpoint, according to a recent Gallup Poll. Our delegation of 13 should have included three women. 1 instead of one, to comply with the public's wishes. i TN recent weeks a cross-section of nearly 2000 men and women throughout all States has been asked: — "Do you think women should take part in the conferences which will plan the post-war world?" Two out of three men and more than 80 p.c. of the women interviewed answered "Yes." They were then asked: — "Out of each 10 at the conferences, how many should be women?" Combined answers to the two questions follow: — 21 p.c. opposed any women being at the conferences. 5 p.c. ravorcd one woman in ill' 17 p.c. „ two „ „ 10 j 16 p.c. „ three ,. „ 10 1 8 p.c. „ four „ „ 101 28 p.c. „ five „ „ 10 1 5 p.c. had no opinion. On these figures, the average man thinks a delegation of 10 should include two women, white the average woman favors inclusion of three women. Australia's delegation of 13 at San Francisco, however, includes only one woman (Mrs Jessie Street). America's delegation of eight also Includes one woman (Dean Virginia Gildersleeve), but there are two women in the United Kingdom group of nine. That is about the proportion Australians favor. "Women arc playing a big part In the war, and must have a 'say in the peace" (comment of a railway . driver in Dungog, N.S.W.), and "It's time women took a hand in shaping the world for their children" (war pensioner, Maylands, W.A.) are typical reasons for favoring women at peace conferences. The opposite viewpoint was expressed in such terms as "Men are more experienced in world . affairs," or "There's plenty of work for women in the home." f HcitPil hv A tic t Piihllr Hnininn Polls, 352 Collins St„ Metb.)."}
{"id":245340343,"text":"14 Apr 1945 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 April 1945, page 5 GALLUP POLL Family Of Four Needs At I Least £6/7/11 A Week If you had to keep a family of four and pay rent for your | home, how much money a week would you need? If ! you are an average Australian, your answer will be ! £6/7/11. j Most women In this country think they would need a little more. The average man reckons It could he done on a few | shillings less. THE Australian Gallup Poll, received these answers | when it made a survey recently | of a cross-section of people in all States. The question interviewers put to men and women was: — "How much money a week do you think the average f amity of four needs, if they pay rent? | Some people were not sure, but 9 out of 19 were able to give an I answer. This Is what they said: — i 19 p.c. said £5 was needed I 4(i .. „ £6 2.1 ,. £7 10 .. .. £8 „ „ 9 ., .. £10 „ ine average oi an tnese estimates was £0/7/11. In no major population group (age, economic or locality) did the average answer differ by more than 8/2 from £8/7/11. The survey shows that on such a question, vitally affecting the lives of the people, there is remarkable unanimity among Aus-' tralians. ! I Points from an analysis of the j 'answers are: 9 Men estimated the cost of keep-' ! ing ' a family of four at: £6/3/8: women at £6.'9/l. ; Among the age groups the high-, est estimate came from the, 20's (£6/13/). ft. fell with j each successive group, until; people in the 60's put the costl at, only £5/19/10. j Farmers gave the lowest figure; of all — £5/19/9. People in! the capital cities said £8/9/8; those in the towns £6/8/. Averages in the various States differed by only a few shillings. State DlfT. from average £6/7/11 Sth. Aust. . £6/1/3 —6/8 Tasmania . £6/2/1 —5/10 Q'land . . . £6/4/2 —3/9 Victoria . . £G/7/5 — Gd N.S.W. . . . £6/9/6 +1/7 West. Altai. £6/10/8 +2/9 In January the British Gallup Poll asked a similar question and the average figure given by people In Great Britain was £5/0/2 (stg.l, tri|uni in /\\u»tiuiiaii Liuncni;.)' ui £6/5/2, ft difference of only 2/9 from the answer given here. (IsMiecf bv Aust . Public Opinion Poll, 352 Collins St.. Mclh.)"}
{"id":245345061,"text":"13 Jan 1945 - Public Thinks Shops Should Close Earlier Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 January 1945, page 5 Public Thinks Shops honl«l Close Earlier, If retail shops arc closed slightly earlier after the war i than at present, most people will approve the change, judging by a survey made recently by the Austra- ; lian Gallup Poll. i Most people interviewed tlilnk shops should close about 5.30 p.m. on week days and at noon on Saturdays. Public opinion is still undecided about restoration of a laic 1 shopping night on Fridays; hut, if shops do open again on Friday nights after the war, most people would favor closing at 8 p.m., instead of 9 p.m. I BOUT 2000 people throughout all States wpre questioned on liircc points:— I Should shops remain open I after the war on Friday nights till about 9 p.m.; what should be the closing time on other week days; and what they thought about - Saturday morning shopping. Men" and women, as groups, gave almost the same replies to all three questions, FRIDAY NIGHT On tile question of opening shops on Friday nights, the Australia -wide vote of men and women was equally divided: but only 4 nut of 10 fnvorcri keeping open after 8 p.m. ' Oppose late shopping . . 51 p.c. Open : Till 8 p.m 8 p.c. Till 9 p.m 41 p.c. In Queensland and W.A. (the States without a late shopping .night before the war) six out of . iu jjUUpit jiiurivicwcu up|Bwcii ««« shopping. The reverse, however, applied in Tasmania. (Hobart 'shops are closed all Saturday.) Opinion In N.S.W. and S.A. is also inclined to favor late shopping. but most Victoriuns (58 p.c.) j oppose it. Opposition to late shopping on i Friday night was strongest among shop owners and shop hands, i Tlircoquartcrs of the people inter -: viewed In eacli of those groups I were against all late shopping. WEEK-DAY CLOSING j i On the question of week-day I closing time, apart from Friday, a majority (57 p.c.) were in favor; of closing at 5.30 or earlier: — Close at 5 p.m. 15 p.c.j Close at 5.30 p.m 42 Close at 6 p.m 43 I In Victoria and W.A., 6 o'clock j closing of shops was favored by 7 : out of 10 people, and by almost as ninny In Tasmania. In other States, however, the majority favored closing at 5.30. Shop-owners and shop-hands, as groups, were both about 2 to 1 in favor of closing at 5.3n p.m. . SATURDAY MORNING | Division of opinion was greatest on Saturday morning shopping, but there Was only a minority (4L ip.c.) in favor of keeping open after I noon : — Close all Saturday .... 22 p.c. Close at noon 37 > Close at 12.30 p.m 20' Close at t p.m 1!) Close at 6 p.m. .... . . 2 i There was little sectional or i group variation of opinion oil this ;question, except in Tasmania, where 2 out of 3 people favored the established practice of not opening shops at a)l on Saturday. But, as already stated, they want Friday night shopping restored. The small number who wanted 'shops to rcmnin open till 8 p.m. 'on Snlurdoy were mostly people In country districts where shops now stay open all Saturday. Even in those places, however, a majority of townspeople nud farmers prefer closing at about 12.30 p.m. (Issued bv Aitst. I'ublie Opinion I'dlls. sr,: Collins St.. Moll,.)"}
{"id":245345934,"text":"23 Apr 1945 - German Industry Control Favored Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 23 April 1945, page 2 German Industry Control Favored The Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Sunday.— A Galiup Poll shows that only four people In' every hundred think the Allies should promote the reconstruction of German industry after the war. Fifty-six per cent, say they should have strict control, 13 per cent, want to make Germany an agricultural State, and 10 per cent want to take the country over. A poll on the question of United States domestic changes, after the war shows that 52 per cent, want! things "pretty muoh as they were," 39 per cent, favor reforms, I"}
{"id":245347081,"text":"10 Feb 1945 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 February 1945, page 5 GALLUP POLL Tobacco Habit: Same In U.S. As Australia Almost exactly the same proportions of men in Australia and in the United States are smokers, according to nation-wide Gallup surveys in both countries. Australian women, however, arc less addicted to the "weed that cheers" than , arc their American sisters. Walk down Main Street of the average American town, or go into the average American home, and it will seem to you that the proportion of smokers is approximately the same as you would expect to see in your home town in Australia. Of adults interviewed in America. 52 p.c. said they were smokers. Of them 41 p.c. smoked cigarettes. 10 p.c. pipes and .6 p.c. cigars, (Some smoke, tobacco in more than one form, so the total exceeds 52 p.c.). In Australia, 49 p.c. were smokers — about a quarter of them heavy smokers, a half medium and the rest light. Of the men interviewed, the ! proportion of smokers was 71 p.c. In America' and 72 p.c. here. Of the women, 36 p.c. of Ameri-i cans smoked compared with 26 p.c. in Australia. (Issued by Aust, Publle Opinion foils, .152 Collins St.. Melt).)"}
{"id":245351608,"text":"21 Oct 1941 - GALLUP POLL FINDING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 21 October 1941, page 6 .U V;» GALLUP POLL FINDING ::ilJVOlG COST RISE ;i' I\\OT WMTEP Majority Would Rather Pay Higher Taxes When bluntly asketl the question: "How would you pretcr to pay for the war; by heavier taxes or by a rise in the eost of living:?" — exactly half of an Australia-wide cross-section of electors said "taxes." IHost others found it hard to choose. Only 1 in 10 said "higher living costs." Monetary theorists have plenty to say about how they think the war should bo financed, but the man In the street has had little chance to say how he would prefer to pay the share of the cost, which may ultimately fall 011 him. Using the Gallup Method of sampling public opinion, Australian Public Opinion Polls recently set out to find the answer. Which do people fear most — taxes or inflation? To the man in the street-, (he effect, of inflation would be a permanent rise in the cost of living. Jttdcine by the following figures, the public ferns inflation more than taxes. It remains with the experts to decide whether there Is a limit beyond which expansion of central bank credit means inflation. AUSTRALIA- WIDE OPINION Percent. Prefer heavier taxes SO Prefer higher living costs .... 11 No preference 28 Unable to give opinion 11 I 100 The question was asked without any attempt at explaining its implications. The interviewers are warned not to amplify the set wording, nor in any way to prompt or suggest answers. Many of the 28 per cent, without a preference showed by their comments lliHt they considered taxes solely In terms of Indirect levies, such as the sales lax. They thought tliat increased taxes and higher living costs meant the same thing. A frequent comment, i however, b.v those who declined to state a preference was that "iho cost of the war should be met by the full use of central bank credit." Apparently tlio.se people belong to the school of thought which believes that liberal use of central bank credit would not involve a rise in the cost of living. Most of the people Interviewed who preferred heavier taxes to increased living costs had in mind income-tax on a sliding scale, according to ability to pay. They thought that taxes, correctly applied, were "more equitable--! than a rise in the cost of living, which i mainly affected the working man. Some! wage-earners, however, stated t-hclrj preference tor taxes "because the big, man would pay." Analysis of the next table discloses that all people with a definite preference, except, those with large incomes,! were 4 to 1 for heavier taxes. The; ratio of preference by well-to-do people was only slightly lower at 311 to I. j Prefer Prefer Higher Higher Taxes Prices p.c. p.c. Well-to-do 53 15 Comfortably ofl ... 55 13 Artisans, etc .... 48 9 Lowest Incomes . . 39 10 i Comments by people interviewed; were usually anything but facetious. I An electrical fitter In Adelaide left no doubt as to his meaning when he said. "If I had to pay more for food. I would; not, eat so much." | The next table shows that Labor and; non-Labor voters both prefer higher taxes to a rise in the cost of living, the| attitude of non-Labor voters being the; more definite.- — ATTITUDES OF PARTY SUPPORTERS Labor Other Voters Voters p.c. p.c. Prefer taxes 43 57 Prefer higher prices 10 12 No preference .... 33 23 Unable to give opinion 14 8"}
{"id":245353043,"text":"27 Oct 1941 - 67 P.C. OF AMERICANS FAVOR UNIONS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 27 October 1941, page 2 67 P.C. OF AMERICANS FAVOR UNIONS NEW YORK, Sunday.— A Gallup Poll revealed that 67 per cent, of American! favor labor unions nnd 33 per cent oppose them. This compares with 78 per cent, and 24 per cent. In 1036. - Herald special Service."}
{"id":245353252,"text":"27 Nov 1941 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 27 November 1941, page 5 WBmsmgf GALLUP POLL SHOWS -ti&m m Fewer Now S-apporW? National Ministry Vn ' Many people who favored an all-party Government fore the fall of the Fadden Ministry would now prefer an election, if the Labor Government should happen to be defeated. An" Australia-wide sample referendum taken two weeks ago shows that only a small majority would now favor an all-party Government. Australia's first sample referendum, taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) In September, Just before the change of Government, showed that nearly 8 out of 10 people in a representative cross-section favored an all-party Government. Two weeks ago, In another nationwide survey, a cross-section of people In all walks of life was asked this question:— If the Labor Government happens to be defeated, would you favor an all-party Government or an election ? As the following table shows, about five people would prefer an all-party government against each four who favor an election: — AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION All-party Government .. 48 per cent. Election 42 per cent. Undecided 8 per cent. Unable to give opinion 2 per cent. 100 per cent. In New South Wales and Queensland, people are slightly in favor of an election, but in the other States there are substantial majorities for an all-party government, which finds Its greatest support among people over 40 and outside of the capital cities, particularly among farmers. Non-Labor voters, who were almost 100 per cent. In favor of an all-party government in September, are now only two to one In favor of the Idea. In September, two out of three Labor voters supported the Idea of an all-party Government, but now they are five to three against It:— Labor Other Voters Voters p.c. p.c. AU-Party Government . . 33 61 Election 55 28 Undecided 10 6 Unable to give opinion 2 2 "loo "100 Most common comments of non-Labor voters who would like to see an all-party Government, should the pre- sent Government happen to be defeated, were: — (1) "Save the expense": (2) "This is not the time for an election": (3) "Pool the best brains"; and (4) "An election might not give a working majority." Labor voters who supported the idea of an all-party Government commonly subscribed to the first and second attitudes. A resident of Brisbane, who admitted that he had voted informally at the last election, voiced a common attitude supporting an election when he said that with the experience of government by both parties, electors should now know how to choose between them. This was a typical comment of people who usually vote Labor, and quite a number of non-Labor voters also felt that way. Another common attitude, particularly among supporters of the Labor Party, -was that an election might give a real majority and stable government. Gallup Poll In Canada The Canadian Institute of Public Opinion began operations this week under the auspices of Dr. Gallup. This means that the Gallup method of testing public opinion on Important issues is now In operation In the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Australia."}
{"id":245353955,"text":"13 Dec 1941 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 December 1941, page 7 GALLUP POLL Two To One Against Later Hotel Closing Japan's entry into the viar has made the extension of. hotel hours beyond 6 p.m. a purely academic question but just before hosiilities began in the Pacific a survey was conducted by Australian Public Opinions Poll (the Gallup Poll of Australia) , and there was a two to one majority agaiast an extension. A cross-scctlon of people In al,| States was asked: ,1 "At what hour should- hotels ( open and close?" As this table shows, 65 p.c. or people interviewed in Victoria voted for the present closing time of 6 o'clock and 33 p.c. for various times from 8 o'clock onward. — Prohibitionists' .. .. " oj'®' 0105C Ml. ,.i ... - . Close at 6 p.m. ... .. P-p' Close at 8 p.m. UP'®' Close at 9 p.m «P'®-Close after 9 p.m. . . . 1® P-®-No answer op.c. . lJIOp.c. Some people Who nominated a closing time also mentioned they were prohibitionists. . » Three out of every five Vic- ' Vbn.j .'-n my ,iaier oiun-tor!iMs''w'?ibeibfc%a.; ing were people wivo usuar,-?01 ported the Labor party. XLT ; Labor and non-Labor people, hot' i ever, gave majorities for 6 o'clofcn closing. Analysis of Australia-wide figures shows that women are the strongest supporters of early closing. Economic circumstances and 'age had little bearing on ' the nation-wide vote, but there was a lllght tendency for better-off jeople ar.d men under 40 ' to vote lor 10 o'clock closing. I Regarding the opening time for hotels, the next table shows that tSree out of . four Victorians are satisfied with the present hour oi 9 o'clock:— O jen before 9 a.m. . . . . 8 p.c. O jen at 9 '2 p.c. Oyen al 10 a.m J P-®-Oren at 11 a.m. » P'® Pnhlbitlonist J P<®-No answer . . 3 P'®' 100 p.c. . A comparison' of figures for each <<ui. «.< ennortrlod RhOWS that only In New South Wales and Queensland was there a substantial body of opinion for later closing. Since this poll was .taken. Queensland closing time has been Intended to 10 p.m. 'c5fi5«£I.OSING TIMES PUBLIC OPINION ON HOTllSecra'®'; p;'p.m: S.A.AtTW'c, «8 9 10 P'm- P'm«( j. n c n.c. p.c. Present closing time 0 > Si St tl Public Opinion Poll Shows — ' p.c. p c. p\\ jl Present closing lime approved by 63 55 4(iV>1%.22 25 Later closing favored by 24 33 48 -Pi \\c 7 Earlier elosing favored by 8 9 6 12 \\ Not interested - 5 3 6 4 Since poll, Queensland closing time altered to 10 p.m."}
{"id":245354233,"text":"24 Dec 1941 - U.S. SEES NAZI THREAT Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 24 December 1941, page 4 U.S. SEES NAZI THREAT NEW YORK, Tuesday.— A gal lup poll taken since the outbreak of the war with Japan reveals that 64 per cent, of Americans believe that Germany presenw the greater threat to America future, and only 15 per cent-lieve that Japan is the more dan -gerous. Fifteen per cent, belies , that the threats are jequal. ana the remainder are undecided."}
{"id":245354730,"text":"09 Dec 1941 - Weekday Racing Opposed Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 9 December 1941, page 6 jWeekdaylj i Racing il i Opposed i'| IS ALIA! I POLL: I Almost two out of throe Australians with opinions on | the subject think that weekday race meetinqs should be stopped during the war. This Is the finding of another nn Hon- wide sn mple-refcrcndum taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls using Ihe Gallup method. A month ngo it wns announced by Australian Public Opinion Polls Hint the public wns evenly divided on the question of restricting professional sport during wartime. Continuing their Investigations, the interviewers for the polls: nsked a -cross-section of people! this question:— Should week-dag race meetings be stopped during the war? AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION , Percent. Yes (Stop week-day meetings) .... 58 No (Don't stop) ,12 Undecided .. .. .. .... 10 100 People under 30 years., of ngc voted only five to four for stopping week-day meetings, but all other age groups were about two lo one In favor. As this table shows, sentiment for stopping the meetings varied frorii seven to two In Western Australia to not much more than five to four In New South Wales: OPINIONS IN STATES Slop Dcm't Ullllc-mectiiiRS step tidril. n. n. n.c. lie. W.A 70 2(1 II) S.A .. 66 21 11 T.I 66 27 7 (J'lll 64 26 111 Vic 57 36 7 N.SAV 53 36 II Most common comments of people who thought that meetings should be held only on Saturdays were thnt week-day meetings diverted attention from the war effort. nnd that the money could be put to better use. Many votes were cast lft fnvor of continuing week-day meetings because "they give employment nnd contribute to patriotic funds." Some "no" voters mentioned that they would favor restriction, but not complete stoppage. This table shows that all economic groups gave majorities for stopping the meetings:— ATTITUDES (IF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCESSlop Slop Don't Umlc-incrtlngs stop clilrcl. p.o. pic. px. Wcll-ln-(l« .... 71 211 9 Hotter ort 63 28 n Artisansi otc .. 56 .31 16 Lowest ' Incomes 50 . 3!) 11"}
{"id":245355796,"text":"02 Dec 1941 - Public Opinion Poll Finds Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 2 December 1941, page 3 : Public Opinion Poll Finds j BIG MAJORITY - FOR LOTTERIES . 7 1 More than three out of four Australians favor Government lotteries, according to a Gallup Poll, just completed. Of Victorians, 77 per cent, voted for a Government lottery, and only 18 per cent, against it. People representing all walks of life in varying localities in each State were contacted by tlic interviewers of Australian Public Opinion Polls, and asked this question: ' Are you in favor of Government lotteries?Support Support for lotteries ranged from about 70 p.c. among better-off people, to more than 80 p.c. nmong wage earners, and, as the following table shows, only 17 p.c. of the people interviewed were against Government lotteries. AUSTRAHA-tVIDE OPINION Per Cent. Favor Govt, lotteries . . . . 77 Against Govt, lotteries . , 17 Undecided 0 100 About a third of those In favor . of lotteries referred to hospitals or charities after casting their vote. A small number mentioned that they opposed gambling in principle. but thought lotteries expedient. Supporters of the Labor Party voted eight to one for Government lotteries, while U.A.P. and U.C.P supporters voted three to one In favor. Comments of people who voted against lotteries show that tlicy believe: — (1) Lotteries are an . incentive to other forms of gambling: nnd (2) Hospitals should be financed by taxes. Common comments of Victorians mid Soutli Australians — States without lotteries— were: (1) "Keep the money in the State": and (2) "Other States have them, why shouldn't we?" This Inblc shows thai tlic vote for Government Lotteries was lowest, in Soutli Australia, where betting shops complicate tlie position. The high "undecided" vole In Tasmania reflects the existence of a private lottery in Ifobart:— OPINIONS IN EACH STATE Favor Agst. Lot- Lot- Unilc-icry tcry dried | )i.i'. n.r. n.c. N.S.W 86 10 4 Vie 77 18 5 Old 73 20 7 W.A 71 21 5 Tas 83 2fl 17 S.A 60 28 12 Young people, who often held i the "only hope for the working-, man" attitude, were most favor- .u/ii; i-u iuliuucs. i-copic agca irom 30 to 60 varied little in their views. VOTING BY AGE GROUPS Favor Agst. Lot- Lot- Undc-lery. tcry-. ciderl. Agctl 21-29 .. .. 83 10 7 Aged 30-3!) .... 78 16 6 Aged 40-40 .... 78 16 6 Aged 50-59 .... 76 19 5 60 and over .... 69 27 4"}
{"id":245358889,"text":"01 Nov 1941 - BAN DEFENCE STRIKES, SAYS U.S. MAJORITY Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 November 1941, page 3 BAN DEFENCE STRIKES, SAYS U.S. MAJORITY NEW YORK, Friday— A Gallup Poll on the question: "Should the Government forbid strikes In defence Indus-, tries or should workers continue to have the right to strike?" has revealed that 73 per cent, believe that strikes should be forbidden, 23 per cent, favor retention of the right to strike, and ! the remainder are undecided. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245359003,"text":"01 Nov 1941 - Direct Say In British War Cabinet Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 November 1941, page 7 Direct: In British w j War Cabinet j GALLUP POLL 8 REFLECTS VIEW . An overwhelming majority I of Australians is convinced = that Australia should have a direct voice in the deliberations of the British War Cabinet. Australian' Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method) found that three out of four people said "Yes" to the question: —Should Should an Australian Cabinet Mlnistor attend tho British War Cabinet when it is discussing war policy affecting Australia ? This is how they voted:— AUSRALIA-WIDE OPINION Yes 72 per cent. No . 19 per cent. Undecided 9 per cent. 100 per cent. air jsnrie fage. wno is now in Lon- > Ion, attended a meeting of the War Cabinet this week, but, because' of the rail of the Faddcn Government, he is | no longer an Australian Minister. He, ittCndcd the War Cabinet at the in-! vitation of Mr Churchill. Sir Earle, who left as Minister for Commerce, was sent by Mr Faddcn on "a specific mission to survey the general position." When Mr Curtin took over from Mr Fatlden, one of his first decisions was to request Sir Earle Page to continue his Journey. Tho selection of Sir Enrlc Page by the Faddcn Government followed the political deadlock which resulted from tho original proposal that Mr Menzles, while he was still Prime Minister, should go to represent Australia at Westminster. This was the unanimous desire of Mr Menzies' Ministers. Mr MENZIES DECLINED Mr Menzies, however, declined to go to London without the support of Labor. The Labor Caucus ruled that the Prime Minister should not leave Australia, and proposed Instead that arrangements be made with the British Government for representation of the cemmonwoalth Government in England, so as to ensure that its point of view would be constantly before the British War Cabinet. A week later, Mr Menzles made way for Mr Fadden. As tho proposal originated from a U,A.P.-C;P. Cabinet, it is natural that non-Labor voters should be its strongest supporters. This table, however, shows tnat Labor supporters also fav-, ored it by at least a two to one majority:— ATTITUDES OF PARTY SUPPORTERS Ulidc-Yes. No, elded, p.c. p.c. p.c. Labor voters ... 67 22 11 Other voters ... 77 16 . 7 Support varied very little from State I to State, and was strongest among farmers. Most frequent comments by "Yes" voters were: "An Australian Minister could give first-hand knowledge of Australian conditions"; and "The Dominions are entitled to have a direct say in everything affecting their soldiers." "No" voters frequently referred to the High Commissioner in London (Mr S. M. Bruce), a common comment being: "Why not arrange for Mr Bruce to attend?" The most marked fcaturo of the voting was a strong "Yes" from young people:— VOTING BY AGE GROUPS Undc- ' Yes. No. cided. I p.c. p.c. p.c. Aged 21/29 ... 76 13 11 ,, 30/39 ... 75 17 8 „ 46/49 ... 74 18 8 „ 50/59 ... 71 19 10 fifi and nvar ... 64 27 9"}
{"id":245359374,"text":"04 Oct 1941 - PAY EQUALITY FOR WOMEN FAVORED Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 4 October 1941, page 7 I PAY EQlfAMTY FOR ! WOMEN FAVORED | Result Of Australia's ! First Gallup Poll l Should women receive the same pay as men for doing simi-; lar work? As a result of women's increasingly active part in ! our wartime economy keen interest is again being taken in ; the question. It was put to a representative cross-section of the community recently in the first Gallup Poll to be held in Australia. Nearly 60 per cent, of those interviewed declared that they favored equal pay for women. This poll was conducted by Aus-i trallan Public Opinion Polls (the ! Gallup Method), and the analysis : of the answers throws an interesting light upon the views held by people of all occupations and grades of income. Wording of the first question was: — "Women's Pay — Do you favor equal I pny for men and women doing the ;snme work?" Any spontaneous com-l ments \\;cr recorded with the answers. This table shows that nearly 60 per cent, of tiro cross-section interviewed were In favor of equal pay. Only 33 per cent, were against the idea and 0 per cent, were undecided. Apart, from the undecided people, equality of pay was supported by six out of 10 men and seven out of every 10 women ! interviewed. Australia-wide opinion jFavor equal pay .. .. 59 per cent. Against equal pay . . 33 per cent. I Undecided ,.f 8 per cent. 1 100 per cent. Opposition was strongest by better off people, among whom relatively few | women work. A common reason given for a "no" nnswer was that "woman's place is In the home." Some thought that women were temperamentally and physically not so fitted for wage carn-Those in favor' of equality usually based their decisions on the arguments of equnl rights and the need for projecting wage standards. The second ; argument Is reflected in the fact that working people arc strongest supporters of equality of pay. IIow Vcoplo In Different Circumstances l.oak nt the Question Favor Against Untlc-Equnl Equnl cltlcd. Pay. Pny. Well-to-do . . 36 5R 0 Comfortably off .. 53 41 6 Artisans, etc 63 2B <1 Poor 68 26 6 People in the lower Income groups who said "No" to the question often bnscd their decision on the assumption that most women have not the same responsibilities as men. On the other hand. "Yes" votes were frequently cast on the grounds that many working women have dependants. Farmers, being far removed from the workshops and offices where men and women work shoulder to shoulder, were slightly less favorable to equal pay, but a substantial majority supported the idea. Attitudes of People In Different Localities Favor Against Undc-Equal Equnl cldcd. Pay. Pny. P.c. P.n. P.c. Capital Cities ..58 32 10 Other cities <Sc towns 61 34 5 Rural 56 38 6 ' Two out' of three supporters of the Labor Party voted "Yes"' on the question. Non-Labor people who had formed opinions on the subject were five to four In favor of equality. Altitudes of Party Supporters Favor Against Unde-Equnl Equnl cidod. Pay. Pny, ! P.c. P.O. P.c. I Labor voters .... 66 26 8 Other voters 52 42 6 OTHER FINDINGS LATER Other questions Included in the same survey dealt with compulsory saving, official representation in Russia. ' how i people felt about the last Government's .handling of our war effort, Australian representation at Ificetlngs of the British War Cabinet, an all-party wartime Government, professional sport during wartime, experience with price control, and preference for taxation or Inflation. Findings of the poll on these I figures will be published as they become available.It It cannot be guaranteed that the poll gives exactly the same result ns n jfull and expensive referendum. But the Gallup method in America and I England has been proved to be a good indicator, with a margin of error of | only a small percentage, i cT1le. 9a,m'P method, in brier, consists i of obtaining opinions by personal In-terview, from a typical cross-section ;of people In all walks of life; in the various localities throughout Australia: and In different economic circumstances; in as nearly as possible the same proportions as they exist in the population ns a whole. Interviewers are warned against tny voice Inflection or action, that might bias people's replies. They are instructed to repeat the question, If need be, in the exact words: but under n, , circumstances " to amplify or explain it.Pros Pros and cons of public opinion polls have been extensively studied in various research foundations, and exten-slve.llterature on the subject exists. All this knowledge and experience has been carefully applied to the Australian organisation. In the creation of which The Herald took the initiative, cooperating later with newspapers In the other States. It Is proposed to conduct a series of Australia-wide polls on important public questions to help indicate what is in the public's mind. Australian Public Opinion Polls (the Gallup Method) Is affiliated with the British and American Gallup Polls Its operations are open to full Investigation by any reputable body. It Is not suggested that the leaders ot Australia should blindly follow poll findings. Popular opinion Is sometimes not fully Informed. But the polls will add to the evidence on which those with the responsibility of leadership base their estimates of public reaction. Moreover, the leaders can take steps to correct misunderstanding, where it appears to exist."}
{"id":245359746,"text":"03 Dec 1941 - Public Opinion Is Not Always Wise Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 3 December 1941, page 4 Public Opinion Is Not Always Wise According to a gallup Poll just completed 77 per cent, of public opinion In Victoria favors Govern- ment lotteries and only 18 per cent, opposes them. There Is no occasion to question the accuracy of the survey. These polls are conducted by a method which demonstrably gives a reliable expression of a representative cross section of public opinion. But anyone who argues from this result that opponents or Government lotteries In Victoria should henceforth hold their peace, or that the Victorian Premier, himself a stout opponent. Is now democratically bound to Introduce Into Parliament r Bill legalising State lotteries, has got an entirely wrong Idea of the (unction of the Gallup Poll and of the responsibility of leaders In a Democracy. The result of a Gallup Poll Is an objective fact and not an argument for or against anything. , When It is properly conducted It reveals a trend of public opinion which is not invariably right and wise, but often conspicuously wrong and foolish. Those who oppose the introduction of lotteries in this State do so because they believe that behind the attraction of this Taclle way of raising money for however good a cause there lies more than a counterbalance of waste and moral danger. If they are In a position of public responsibility It. has been their duty to weigh these considerations more deeply than the ordinary member of the public. In such a count as a Gallup Poll their vote may be only one among the rest, but that does not represent their Influence Upon public opinion or their voice In the determination upon action. One of the most' valuable functions of a Gallup Poll can be to reveal bow far public opinion is astray and therefore, in what directions It has to be instructed and guided.', >. """}
{"id":245360266,"text":"18 Nov 1941 - EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 18 November 1941, page 4 EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN Voters In Favor The Herald Special ServKM LONDON, Monday.— Showi women be paid the same wj as men for the same work- J A Gallup poll on this question J-: mat ou per cent, were m . 1 U1 — pay. and that 26 Per il against It. Six per cent, of those m 1 viewed did not know. ...A Questioned whether women -"jg be paid the same compensation ""a for Injuries due to enemy acIu?t'd per cent, answered "Yes," anjf " £1 cent. "No." Five per cent. we I decided. , „.„j td Analysis of the voting 77 per cent, of wonvtn voters m>jj eauul pay, compared with 58 P" , or the men. On the compensation" 88 per cent, of women were fin »ja compared with 80 per cent, of jl IA Gallup public opinion poll <>"$ equal pay for women Issue f lti recently In Australia. It rcyealw . J 159 per cent, of those In pOT favored equal pay, nnd that a Icent. were against tho proposal' 'per cent, were undecided."}
{"id":245362131,"text":"16 Dec 1941 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 16 December 1941, page 5 j CAI.WP l'»IX : i DEFENCE ii I NOW MAIN;: | INTEREST i M m That Australians are fully conscious of the urgency of our war problems is shown1 i by the latest Gallup poll finding, i Even before Japan's entry into Ihe war an overwhelming majority of the people realised that the war effort was the Government's No. 1 job. During the four days before and after the Pacific flare-up, a I cross-section of Australians in alii localities was asked:— What do you think is the most important problem the Australian Government must I solve during the next few I months? Tills table shows that malnt.cn- j ance of our armed forces was fore-i most In the public mind:— Conscription 31 per cent. Manpower and recruiting 5 „ „ Defend Australia . . 11., „ Win the war 15 „ „ Other war references 17 „ „ Social problems .... 19 „ „ Indefinite 11 „ „ 100 per cent. One out of three people who re- ILi 1 LU 11/ wiJuwl J|JvlUll flctiU llldll power and wealth." Very few Indicated whether they meant conscription for oversea service or for home defence only. About half of the sample of opinion was taken before the attack on Hawaii, and the remainder in the next four days. For the first time in our history, wo have a record of public opinion during a great crisis. In the second half of the survey there was a marked decline in the ' already small proportion of people' who referred to social problems,' such as banking, decentralisation, housing, unemployment, living standards and morality. A corresponding increase occurred in the proportion of people who said "Win the War," or "Defend Australia." While this survey was being con- j ducted by Australian Public Opin- , ion Polls (The Gallup Method), similar surveys were being conducted by Dr. George Gallup in England, the United States and Canada. Findings will be announced in London tomorrow and broadcast to America."}
{"id":245362234,"text":"04 Dec 1941 - GALLUP POLL. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 4 December 1941, page 6 GALLUP POM. I 'Nine Out Of 10 Vote Fori i Ballot Before Strikes j! Nearly nine out of ten Australians answered "yes" to the question, "Should workers in war industries take ballots before deciding to strike?" This is the highest majority yet recorded on any question by Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poil of Australia — which has conducted inquiries into 18 public questions. Opinion.; wore sought from leoplo in different economic cir-nmstnnces in as nearly as pos-;ible the same proportion as they xist in the population as a vhoio. As this table shows, only 5 p.c. rotetl against, workers in war in-lustries taking ballots before deciding to strike Al'STItAtilA-WIDE OPINION ''nvor ballots . .. 8S per cent, lgainst ballots .. .. 5 per cent, .'ndecidcd 7 per cent. 100 There was hardly any variation n opinion State by State, People ;f all ages voted in much the same vay. Most common comment of eople in all economic civcum-tances was "Majprity vote is the airest." Numerous wage earners onnnented: "Union executives houlri get the feelings ol their nembers." "Do what the leaders say," vas a common attitude of those few who voted against ballots. As the next, table shows, they represented not more than 7 p.c. of wage earners: — MTlTl'Di: OF PKUPLP IN DIFFER-FNT CUtCt'JlSTANCFS Favor Against Cnrie-Ilallot. hallot. e.lrtnd. p.c, p.c, p.c. i Well-to-do . . ns 2 2 Itcttcr off ... SI 3 fi Artisans, etc . 87 5 8 t.owcst Incomes 79 7 11"}
{"id":245362845,"text":"13 Nov 1941 - BIG MAJORITY FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 13 November 1941, page 8 BIG MAJORITY FOR! I DAYLIGHT SAVING ! Most Australians, except those living in the tropics and on farms, are' in favor of daylight saving. This is a recent finding of Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia. As Australia was entering the long days of summer, a nation-wide network of Interviewers set out to find the answer to this question: — H'oufd you favor advancing the clock in hour -In summer ? The table shows that there were three in favor for every two against. AUSTRALIA-WIDE OPINION 'Favor daylight saving . . 50 per cent. Against daylight saving . 34 per cent. Undecided ...... 12 per cent. Unable to give opinion . 4 per cent. "Too In many parts of Europe and the United States It has long been the practice to advance the clocks In summer. to save electricity and to provide more time for daylight recreation after work. In no part of Australia, of course are the summer days as long as in England, but. as the next table shows there are substantial majorities for daylight saving In all States, except Queensland, and. perhaps. South Australia:— N't. Yes No Opinion P.C P.C. P.C. Victoria . 54 30 in New South (Vales .52 30 18 Tasmania .... 53 38 8 West Australia ... 48 37 15 South Australia ... 43 38 18 Queensland .... 41 46 13 Undcclded or unable to fiire opinion. Many of those who voted Rgainst advancing the clock thought the proposal unnecessary In Australia, while others considered that daylight saving had not been a success here during the last war Common comments of people in favor of advancing the clock In summer were:— "More time to enjoy the sun." and "Save electric light." Support was strongest among people in the middle Income groups and among wage earners. People under 50 were more favorable to the Idea than older people. In the capital cities the vote was two to one In favor of daylight saving. People In country centres also favored it, but farmers, being earlv risers, voted: In favor. 36 p.c.; against, 49 p.c.: land no opinion. 15 p.c. I"}
{"id":245363364,"text":"25 Oct 1941 - Gallup Poll On Lotteries Suggested Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 25 October 1941, page 7 Gallup Poll On Lotteries Suggested Nol.hinK, so far, hart altered his opinion in favor of lotteries for hospitals, the Lord Mayor (Cr. Frank Bcaurepalro) said today, in reply to an open letter from the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Australia (the Right Rev. Dr. C. N. Button), criticising his stand. "If this is a democratic community we should let the public decide the lottery question." Cr. Beaurcpairc declared. "I think a Gallup poll should be taken.""}
{"id":245377169,"text":"12 Dec 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 12 December 1946, page 14 GALLUP POLL SEND FOOD ABROAD Continued rationing of : both butter and meat for at least another year, so . 1 that as much as possible j i can be sent oversea, is I ! favored by two out of ' 1 three Australians. j They gave this reply to a Gallup | Poll question asked Just before the new ration books were issued.; Details are: — j Per cent. Ration both butler & meat G5 Ration only meat Ration only butter 2 , Against rationing 27 Undecided 3 | Of all the occupational groups/ unskilled workers are most op-l posed to continued rationing, but! the majority of them (56 per, cent.) favor at least another year1 of rationing of both butter and meat. Politics has little influence on' the question, and answers of ' Labor and Liberal-CP voters, asj groups, are similar. Sympathy with the starving ; people of Europe underlines the reasons given by voters who favor continued rationing. They point out that there is more than enough for all in Australia. Many of those opposed to rationing are of opinion that the food is not going oversea. They say it- is going 011 to the black market. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melt). 1"}
{"id":245378391,"text":"27 Dec 1946 - PUBLIC OPPOSES U.S. ARMY GUTS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 27 December 1946, page 2 PUBLIC OPPOSES US. ARMY GUTS NEW YORK. Thursday. — According. to. a -Gallup PdlL .'SOipei cent, of Americans favor -cuttinj the 'armed forces to enable a re-L-i - m a Cima«Nl '-'Mil uucuun tux v&xcb. , wfwvj : y-;' i-oent. are -opposed. Ten per -cent i expressed -.no. opinion."}
{"id":245379705,"text":"23 Dec 1946 - GALLUP VOTE TO STOP RENTS RISE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 23 December 1946, page 8 GALLUP VOTE TO STOP RENTS RISE NEW YORK. Sunday. — In n| Gallup poll, 71 per cent, of tenants opposed rent Increases, 24 per cent, were in favor, and five per cent, had no opinion. Forty-nine per cent, favored keeping wages at present levels, provided prices were stable. 43 per cent wanted wages raised, and eight per cent., had no opinion.— Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245381101,"text":"06 Nov 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 6 November 1946, page 7 GALLUP POLL Public Prefers Private Banking System m m Nationalisation ol banking is not wanted by most Australians, according to a recent nation-wide Gallup Poll. Almost two out of three Labor, supporters with opinions on the subject favor Government ownership of the trading banks, but Liberal Party voters are overwhelmingly against it. People in a full range of circumstances and political leanings have been asked three questions on ownership of Industry. Findings relating to coal mines and gas works have already been published in- The Herald, arid the third question asked was:— Do you favor Government or private ownership of the trading banks? It was explained that the question did not refer to savings banks. In May, 1943, when a similar question was asked by the Gallup Poll, the vote was almost equally divided between Government and private ownership, but the latest survey shows a swing toward private ownership of banks. Of every 100 people interviewed: 50 favor private ownership, 32 Government, and 18 are undecided. state 'n the Commonwealth has a majority for -private ownership. Professional and business people are .most emphatic in their opposition to nationalisation of banking. Unskilled workers are the strongest group supporting Government ownership! — Undc-Private, Govt, cided, P.c. p.e. p.c. txecutivcs .... SI 7 12 Farmers 71 18 11 White Collar ... .57 28 15 Artisans 40 44 16 Unskilled 27 47 26 Issued . on Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins .St., Melb, |"}
{"id":245381592,"text":"16 Nov 1946 - Teaching Religion In State Schools Favored Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 November 1946, page 8 Teaching Religion In State Schools Favored Teaching of religion in State schools, always a controversial subject in politics, is favored by nearly eight out of 10 Australians — the same as two years ago. Gallup Poll interviewers re- cently asked a true cross-section of 2000 people: — Do you think religion should, or should not. he taught in State schools? Of evry 100 people interviewed: 77 favnr teaching religion, 19 oppose It. and 4 have no opinion. Among women voters, the percentage in favor of teaching religion in State schools was as high as 83 per cent. Among men it is 71 per cent. People of ail ages and political affiliations were in agreement. Denominational Classes Gallup Poll interviewers also asked r.he full cross-section of people: I), religion IS taught in State schools, should each denomination he instructed separately, or should they all he together? Nine out of 10 people answered the question, and a small majority in to 4) favors separate ; classes for each denomination. i The majority is only slightly larger if a separate count is made; of those who had declared themselves in favor of teaching religion in State schools. Religious denominations voted as follows, i The percentages in favor of separate classes for each denomination exclude those who did not express an opinion either 'way.) : Favnr Favor ; Religion class for . in State each Schools Church p.e. p.c. Baptist 91 38 i ; Methodist .... 82 49 : Anglican ... 79 56 Presbyterian . . 76 19 'Roman Catholic 73 73 Other Christians .79 42 No religion . . 22 ,7(1 The proportions of people who said they belonged to the various : denominations compare closeiv with census figures, providing further proof of the reliability of Gallup Polls, as demonstrated recently by forecasts of the Federal. 1 election and referendums. .Issued by Aust. Public. Opinion j I Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb. I"}
{"id":245382404,"text":"14 Dec 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 December 1946, page 12 GALLUP POLL — - 1 f PEOPLE UNDECIDED ON WEEK-END SHOPPING rnday evening or Saturday morning shopping: Australians cannot give a definite opinion on the question. This month the Australian Gallup Poll has asked n true section of people in every State: // it were put to a vote that retail shops should open on either Friday evening to about 9 o'clock or on Saturday to about 12.30, which would you favor? Of every 100 people interviewed: 48 favor opening Friday, 48 favor Saturday, and 4 have no opinion. This even division of nationwide opinion hides some notable differences of opinion:— Most younger people (adults under 401 favor opening on Friday night, while the majority of older people prefer Saturday morning. City dwellers and townspeople are almost evenly divided, but most farmers arc Saturday morning shoppers. Labor voters arc slightly Inclined toward Friday night., while most Liberal-CP supporters take the other view. In Tasmania, where shops are now rinsed on bnlh Friday nigh! and Saturday morning, most of the people interviewed would prefer Friday night shopping, if It were derided In open in one of those periods. Wartime Regulation Friday evening rinsing of retail shops was a wartime regulation gazetted in December. 1941. soon after Pearl Harbor. Before the war. shops were not open on Friday evening in Western Australia and Queensland. Hobart shops were closed on Saturday. In Victoria. Friday night shopping Is now banned by a new State law, but the Gallup Poll shows that, opinion in this State is equally divided on whether shops should open on Friday night or Saturday morning. People interviewed were also asked whether any member of the family was employed in a shop. One in five answered "Yes." and 50 per cent, of them would prefer shops to open on Saturday morn-ling, while 47 per cent, favor Friday night shopping. Peoples' Reasons Typical views of people in favor of opening on Friday night, were: "Give shop workers a clean two-days break" (shop assistant, Sydney), and "Friday night, is the best time for working people to shop" (public servant, Hobart). On the other hand, protagonists' of Saturday morning shopping | said: "Fridny night shopping, makes too long a day for shop assistants" (cable ioiner. Adelaide). and "Saturday morning shopping Is better for the housewife" (police officer's wife. Perth). Two years ago a Gallup Poll revealed that !> out. of 10 people wanted shops open on EITHER Fridnv night- or Saturday morning. The latest, survey shows that neither period has yet gained majority support among the public. IssurO bv Aust. rulilic Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":245382406,"text":"14 Dec 1946 - Gallup Poll On Atomic Bombs Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 December 1946, page 11 Gallup Poll On Atomic Bombs NEW YORK. Friday.— Seventy-two per cent of Americans believe thai, the United States should ' continue 10 make atomic bombs and should keep those already made. This Is disclosed in the latest Gallup Poll. Twenty-one per cent, consider that no more should be made, and existing ones nestroyen. seven per cent, expressed no opinion. Seventy-two per cent, do not, believe that Russia would allow, an international commission to check whether she is making : atomic bombs if America destroys hers: 13 per cent, believe Russia I would: 15 per cent, expressed 110 opinion. Fifty-two per cent, do not be-lieve that- the destruction of atomic bombs by the USA would facilitate an agreement with | Russia on atomic energy: 28 per cent, believe it would: 20 per cent. expressed no opinion. — Herald Special."}
{"id":245382440,"text":"26 Dec 1946 - HOW THEY SPEND THEIR LEISURE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 26 December 1946, page 9 HOW THEY SPEND | THEIR LEISURE j The Herald Special Service NEW YORK. Wednesday.— According to a Canadian Gallup poll, 26 per cent, of people spend their spare time reading. 23 per cent-listening to the radio, and 20 per cent, visiting friends. Thirteen per cent, go to the movies, 11 per cent, piay cards, 7 per cent, play sports and 7 per cent, dance. Six per cent, use their cars and 13 per jcen-t. have other occupations. The ; total is more than 100 per cent., as many gave several answers."}
{"id":245382604,"text":"26 Dec 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 26 December 1946, page 9 GALLUP POLL New Year's Day Always I On A Monday Appeals fl Fixing of the New Year's Day holiday on the first Monday ) tn January, to give a long week-end, is an idea which appeals to many Australians. Christmas Day, however, is something people want to celebrate on the day on which it falls. ». now some years since ,«»ie authorities began fixing TMijol'S holidays on the nearest ! Monday, but there has been IBv ?ove "Moridaylse" New I Mo s Day and Christmas Day. I 11 was rather a bolt from the blue when Gallup Poll interviewers asked nearly 2000 people whether they "favored or opposed always celebrating New Year's Day on the first Monday of the new year." Although the idea was new to t.hcm, people gave it due consideration and answered: — 49 per cent, in favor of New Year's Day on a Monday-41 per cent, opposed to any change, and 7 per cent, undecided. Younger people are mast tn favor of the change, those aged 21 to 40 voting:— In favor of Monday, 53 p.c.: No change, 40 p.c.; Undecided. 7. Older people are evenly divided. Another analysis of opinion (by the occupation of people interviewed) shows that wage-earners are most favorable to having New Year's Day on a Monday. Of skilled workers and their wives. 57 per cent, voted for Monday. People were . also asked what thev thought about "always having Christmas Day on the last Monday of the year." Nearly all' of the 44 p.c. who oppose having New Year's Day on a Monday also oppose Christmas Day on a Monday. Only half of the 49 p.c. who favor having New Year's Day on Monday also favor altering Christmas Day celebrations to Monday. The natton-wlde vote was:— Oppose changing j Christmas Day 68 p-c. Favor tt an Monday W p.c. IJmli-i'lili-il . H p.c. hsuctt.bii AIM. Public Opinion I Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245383533,"text":"02 Nov 1946 - Canadians Approve Of Squatting Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 2 November 1946, page 8 Canadians Approve Of Squatting The Herald Special Service NEW YORK. Friday. — A, Canadian Gallup poll shows that'. 54 per cent, of Canadians approve; the action of veterans moving- their families into empty Govern-1 ment buildings. 17 per cent. dis-; approve, and 10 per cent, arc undecided. The rest were not aware of the facts."}
{"id":245386313,"text":"07 Dec 1946 - CHURCHILL No. 1 WITH BRITONS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 7 December 1946, page 7 CHURCHILL No. 1 WITH BRITONS LONDON, Friday.'— Mr pburcnill is the most popular man in Britain, according to a recent Gallup Poll. Asked, "Of all men and women living: whom do you admire the most? 24 per cent, voted for Mr Churchill.- Five per cent, favored Field Marshal Lord Montgomery. four per cent. Mr Attice, and four per cent. Mr Bernard Shaw, while me Foreign Secretary (Mr Bevlni. General Smuts and Mr Stalin each received three per cent, of the votes. Eighteen per cent, of those asked had no opinion. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245386690,"text":"18 Dec 1946 - PUBLICITY IN UNION SPENDING FAVORED Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 18 December 1946, page 7 PUBLICITY IN UNION SPENDING FAVORED The Herald Special Service NEW YORK. Tuesday. — In a Gallup poll 84 per cent, expressed themselves In favor of compelling unions to make a public report of monies received and spent. Ten per cent, opposed the idea and 6 per cent, were "undecided.""}
{"id":245388323,"text":"27 Nov 1946 - IS HOUSE ON AIR TOO MUCH? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 27 November 1946, page 4 IS HOUSE ON AIR TOO MUCH? By HUGH ADAM i In the current Federal session the ABC national network is broadcasting Parliament for at least 16 hours a week. Now that the novelty has passed it should be poss; ible to draw conclusions from public reaction to the Canberra broadcasts. A GALLUP POLL, A taken before the broadcasts began, showed 90 per cent, of opinion In favor of putting, Parliament on the air. A poll taken after the broadcasting of the last Parliamentary session showed that SO per cent, of radio listeners tuned Into Parliament and that 68 per cent, of , these favored continuance. It can thus- be concluded that the broadcasting of Parliament - has proved acceptable to. the - public and will continue to be de-; manded from the national netr work. It Is not so easy. to 'reach a con-. elusion on the significance of the success of the broadcasts. The Simplest and most lmpor-' tant conclusion may be that, despite gloomy forebodings, Parliament broadcasts make good pro-; gramme material. They evidently > have high entertainment and in-, terest value. NEED SURVEY , ' I 'HIS is not necessarily proof i I that they are a valuable, L A contribution to the demo-i cratic processes of Government. ; The responsibility for that rests, - however, not with the broadcasting. but with Parliament itself., » The public having shown- itself ! eager ' to listen to Parliament the question arises whether." the . .present method of broadcasting I is best -designed to hold aqd de-' velop public Interest and to benefit Parliament itself. V:; i The broadcasting - of . Parliament has come to stay, but-ls-it neces- sary to monopolise so many hours of the national programme and to Include what, for many listeners, must be dull repetition? The public is listening to Parliament but, as . far as it has been given any chance to do so, is restricting its listening to selected parts of Parliamentary procedure. WIDE CHOICE THIS suggests that a survey of listening would indicate ways in which the proved value and interest of the broadcasts can be retained while much can be discarded which, because it Is dull and valueless repels a larger listening audience. Very few who desire to follow Parliament on the air can have either the time or patience lo listen continuously for 18 or more hours a week. A survey would show that there are definite and ' regular peak periods of.. Interest from wnich most listeners get all they dqjlre. If broadcasts were limited, except on speclnl occasions, to these well recognised periods, little would be lost and the danger avoided of interest being killed by hours of wearisome listening. when, broadcasting of Parliament was planned the Government was advised of the difficulty In confining broadcasts to selected parts of Parliamentary procedure. (The public is offering a solution of, these problems by making its own' selection. - Incidentally It is Confounding -the Government's advisers who, after a study of' the experience In New Zealand, ' 'recommended against any: restric- tion on debates but were In favor of eliminating question periods.) In Australia the lively, informal question time In the House of Representatives Is outstandingly the most popular feature of the Parliamentary broadcast. The public finds that it vividly reflects the happenings and Interests of the day. On the other hand the average listener's Interest In formal debates (the present Budget debate is a case) is well satisfied by the speeches of party leaderB and is soon, exhausted by the lengthy repetitions of subsequent speakers. :RESPONSIBILITY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE Australian listeners are provided with a wide choice of alternative programmes small audiences tor long, periods of Parliamentary broadcasting from the national stations may not -seem a very serious consideration. But the deeper purpose of these broadcasts, that of creating, holding - and developing a greater public Interest in Parliament and in the discussion of national affair? may be defeated by association with a surfeit of boredom. .'V. ' The easy answer that the listener can always switch off Parliament is the strongest argument for not. giving- lum; the temptation to do so. Might; Iff not be much better to run/ the. risk of starving him Into, .jasking -rpr more than of overfeeding- bfnrtp the general Indifference it" re-pletton? ' WITH MICROPHONES placed In strategic positions on the table of the House of j Representatives, Canberra, the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Menzies) addresses the House. The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) sits opposite him."}
{"id":245390404,"text":"06 Mar 1946 - GALLUP Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 6 March 1946, page 5 1 1 GALLUP, CO LI, DEATH FOR JAP WAR CRIMINALS ' 1 ' Of every 100 people interviewed by the Australian Gallup Poll recently on whether Japanese war crim- inals condemned to death should be executed: 91 salil "yes." f G said "no." I :: would give no answer. Men and women voted inden-ticnlly . nnc! so did Labor anil nbn-Labor people. Practically all public opinion against the Jupanese centred on the harsh treatment meted out to Australian soldiers unlucky enough to have been Jap prisoners. "The Japahese showed no mercy to our men," said an accountant of Wcstbourne Park (SA). "Let them die as many prisoners of war died." was the comment of a machinist of Auburn (Vic.). Most of the smnll minority who opposed executing the criminals advocated hard labor for life, or , imprisonment for life. Issued by Ausl. Public Oplnon Pulls. .752 Collins St., Mclli."}
{"id":245390693,"text":"23 Apr 1946 - HOW BRITONS PLACE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOOD SHORTAGE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 23 April 1946, page 2 HOW BRITONS PLACE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOOD SHORTAGE The Herald Special Service LONDON, Monday. — Questioned by Gallup Poll . whether they agreed or disagreed that the Government was in any way to blame for the food situation in Britain, 27 per cent, of people answered "agree," 57 per . cent, replied "disagree," and 16 per cent, had no 0PAmwig those voting for the Con-servative candidates at the last election, 49 per cent, replied "agree." 41 Pe1 c®nL disagree," and 10 per cent, had no opinion. Of Labor supporters 16 per cent, held the Government responsible and 70 per cent, replied that the British sltuation-Bafeftpe to world crises."}
{"id":245390964,"text":"02 Mar 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 2 March 1946, page 5 GALLUP POLL Equal Vote On Trade With Japan - m Australians, according to a recent Gallup Poll, arc equally divided .on the question of selling: our wool and wheat to Japan in exchange for silk, toys and other goods. Of every 100 people Interviewed on resuming trade with Japan: 47 said "No." 45 said "Yes." 8 would not give an opinion. A slight "Yes" majority among men was counter-balanced by an equally slight majority for "No" from women. Among farm-owners the vote was:— Resume Japanese trade now, 55 p.c.; don't resume, 36 p.c.; and no opinion, 9 p.c. Labor Party voters, as a group, tend to oppose resumption, but non-Labor people tend to favor it. Reasons for Opinions Most people who expressed willingness to trade with Japan said something like: — OWe will need markets for our goods (fellmonger's wife, Sydney) , or O Many Japanese products are necessary to Australia (machinist, Fltzroy, Vic.). People who voted "No" included those who had opinions on these lines: OOur wool and wheat are needed elsewhere (manufacturer, Adelaide), andO O Obtain markets In better countries (dry cleaning foreman, Brisbane). Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245391534,"text":"28 Mar 1946 - Gallup Poll Finds Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 28 March 1946, page 7 Gallup Poll Finds MID-WEEK DACES MOT WANTED Racing on Saturdays and main holidays is quite enough, according to a nation-wide cross-section of opinion collected in- February by the Australian Gallup Poll. Midweek racing ceased soon after Pearl Harbor, and to test people's attitude toward its resumption, Poll interviewers asked the question: — -Do you think mid-week races should be resumed now — or not for a few months — or not at all? In States where mid-week racing has been resumed recently tho question began: "Do you think mid-week races should have been resumed now . . ." Only a quarter of the people interviewed want immediate resumption. and the total in favor of ever having mid-week racing again falls far short of a majority. Of every 100 people Interviewed. 23 said, "Resume now."/ 13 said, "Not for few months." 47 said, ' "Not at all," and 17 had no opinion. Men And Women Analysis .according to both sex and political leanings reveals that the only group- in favor of eventual resumption of mid-week racing are male Labor voters; and even they think the ban should not be lifted yet: — Labor Voters Non-Labor Men Women Men Women Resume p.c. p.c. p.c, p.c. now ... 37 25 16 8 Later . . . 16 12 12 11 Never ... 36 41 64 54 No opinion 11 22 8 27 „Only in Victoria and South Australia is there anything like a close division of opinion. In the other States substantial majorities oppose ever having mid-week racing again. "Gnce a week is sufficient," is the usual attitude, and some, like a store manager in Launceston, added, "Mid-week meetings inter- fere with business." Those in favor of resumption usually said, "Get back to normal: the war is over," or, "A lot of people make a living out of it." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Meib. . Gallup Poll Favors MaJ. Gullett Major H. B. Gullett (Liberal candidate) will win the Henty by-election on Saturday, judged by a small experimental survey made by the Gallup poll last week-end. Gallup polls throughout the world have often demonstrated accuracy within 3 per cent, with "sampling referendums" of about 2000 interviews, which is the size of the cross-sections normally covered by -the Australian Gallup Poll In its surveys on public questions. To Investigate reliability of cross-sections of only a few hundred people (selected by the Gallup method), interviewers have asked 400 Henty electors how they intend to vote on Saturday. Two similar cross-sections, each of 200 people were Interviewed, with this result: — Group A — Gullet, 63 per cent.; Doube, 36 per cent. Group B — Gullet, 58 per cent.; Doube, 41 per cent. In each group, 1 per cent, was undecided. On these figures Major Gullett should receive about 60 per cent, of the vote. —Boy Morgan, Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.',' Melbourne"}
{"id":245391678,"text":"25 Apr 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 25 April 1946, page 5 GALLUP POLL Opinion Divided On Liquor Licences For Cafes On the question of licensing cafes to sell liquor with meals, Australians are about evenly divided between: Belief that it will do away with the 6 o'clock "scramble," and mean less drunkenness, and Fear that it will entice young people to drink. At the end of March, Gallup Poll interviewers asked a true cross-section of all types of people in all States: Do you think cafes should be. licensed to sell beer and wines with meals between noon and 3 p.m., and between 6 p.m. and 9 pyi.? Of every 100 people Interviewed 49 said "license cafes." 46 said "don't license them," and 5 said they had no- opinion. Strongest support for licensing cafes comes from people under 40 (58 per cent, in favor), and from white collar workers, professional people and owners and managers of businesses, who comprise the great majority of those who patronise cafes.' ' States in favor of licensing (but with majorities of less than 60 per cent.) are New South Wales and Western Australia. Of Labor voters, a small majority favors licensing cafes, while non-Labor people are Inclined to oppose it. Among those who favor licensing are an insurance salesman living in Ashgrove (Queensland), who said he thought it would improve conditions for drinking, and a manufacturer In Preston (Victoria) who believes it would discourage beer swilling. Opinions expressed by those opposed to licensing cafes include a housekeeper, a grazier and a painter who all said it would encourage women and girls to drink. Manv people dismissed the subject by saying that the sale of liquor should be restricted to hotels. issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":245392084,"text":"11 Mar 1946 - Husbands' Vices-- and Versas Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 11 March 1946, page 9 ' T" - . 1 ' '' Husbands' Vices—and Versos NEW YORK. — A Gallup poll has revealed that American husbartds think their wives' chief faults are:-— Nagging ® Extravagance Poor Home Makers ft Night-clubbing ft Gossiping _ # Selfishness Across the northern bor- . der questions put to Canad- . . tan wives showed, that, the main faults they found- in their husbands were:— ft Too mucK drinking ' 0 Selfishness ft Inattentiveness ft Lack of Consideration-"}
{"id":245392216,"text":"11 Mar 1946 - U.S. Living Costs More Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 11 March 1946, page 7 U.S. Living Costs More NEW YORK, Sunday.— A, Gallup poll -shows that ' 1 a -typical American family' spends nearly 50 per cent, more on food each week tnan in i»4Z.' -Families living in large towns r>av considerably -more than those In small towns. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245392392,"text":"20 Mar 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 20 March 1946, page 6 GALLUP POLL Opinion Equally Divided On Manus Island For U.S. Opinion in Australia is almost equally divided on : whether America should take over Manus Island. STRATEGIC ISLE Manus Island, In the Admiralty Islands, Is an Australian Mandate and has the best deepwater anchorage In that part or the world During the war In the Pacific the United States spent millions ca dollars converting It Into a powerful naval and air base. Some British Empire mllltarj leaders, including General Sir: Thomas Blarney, have expressed strong opposition to its surrender. | comparing its strategic impor-j lance with that of Singapore as a vital link in Australia's outer defence scheme. . The U.S. secretary of the Navy! i Mr. Forrestal) said recently:! "The U.S. should have the base if! Australia will grant us the right." | The opinion has been expressed j that Australia should agree, as a means of expressing the predom-! Inantly American responsibility j for the future safeguard of the Pacific. It is believed that talks on the future of the island have been opened between -the U.S. and Australian Governments.PEOPLE'S PEOPLE'S COMMENTS Gallup Poll interviewers asked people their reason for voting against America taking over the Island. Some of the yeplies were: Australia cannot afford to hand over its outposts (clerk, West Rydc, N.S.W.). It is Australia's first line of defence (farmer, Brldgewater, Vic.). If it came to disagreement, the U.S. would have us covered (farmer, Mulgeldie, Q.). Comments of some of the people In favor of America controlling Manus Island were: A friendly power in the north would protect us from future trouble (farmer's wife, Bala-klava, S.A.). . Reward for help during the war (cabinetmaker, Elwood, Vic.). 'J America has the men and equipment to hold it (pensioner. Cul-cnlrn. N.S.W.). , (Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Colllns-st., Melb.) Recently the Gallup Poll asked a representative cross-section of Australians: Would you favor or oppose America taking over Manus Island- permanently for use as a base? Of every 100 people Interviewed 45 were against the proposal. 42 were in favor. 13 had no opinion."}
{"id":245393288,"text":"01 May 1946 - Gallup Poll Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 1 May 1946, page 7 Gallnp Poll EMPIRE AND U.S. AS PARTNERS Australians are overwhelmingly in favor of a permanent military alliance between the British Empire and the United States, hut they are not so caver for a similar al- liance between the Empire and Russia. Three questions were put to a representative cross - section of electors by the Australian Gallup Poll at the end of March. Replies were: Empire and the U.S. — 83 per cent, in favor; 10 per cent., against; 7 per cent, no opinion. Empire and Russia : — 52 per cent, in favor; 34 per cent, against; 14 per cent, no opinion. Voting was similar in all the States, and in both the Labor and non-Labor voting groups. Most of the "no opinion" people were women. Some of the opinions expressed were; Alliances with U.S. and Russia — In favor: The three nations united would preserve world peace. Opposed: Alliances breed suspicions. Alliance of Empire with Russia — In favor: Russia will be the most powerful nation. Opposed: Russia cannot be trusted. Alliance of Empire with U.S. — In favor: English speaking nations should keep together (and be ready). The only opposition to an alliance with America came from those who opposed any kind of an alliance. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 3fi2 Collins St, Meib."}
{"id":245394331,"text":"25 Mar 1946 - FEWER IN U.S. NOW SUSPECT RUSSIA Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 25 March 1946, page 2 ;FEWER IN U.S. NOwR10 SUSPECT RUSSIA Ml : „ YORK. Sumlav. _ ,V|.H ' i ro-operute with it,. ir'"B6 -ern Allies'.' B| I A Gallup Poll on ihe W showed thai 52 per rem. of nrcmH I questioned thought Russia .-JilB co-operate: 13 per cent. mm jfB s 'she would not: and 13 per rrnt hB I .not know what in Hunk ' "B V I When the same question rfl , put last Oetobrr 44 prr c ' | thought Russia would, and lifl I 'cent, not; 15 per rent, wm m. : decided. —Herald Sprriul Servi j"}
{"id":245398918,"text":"22 May 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 22 May 1946, page 6 GALLUP POLL Indecision On United Nations Australians are uncertain whether the United Nations Organisation has accomplished much toward world . stability. Interviewers of the Gallup Poll asked a representative cross-section of the people recently whether they Were satisfied or not with the ; progress made at the UN conferences. Both men and women werej equally divided. Of every 100 people interviewed: 34 lire satisfied: I 34 are dissatisfied, and j 32 are undecided. People under 40 arc inclined to be dissatisfied with results, but |older, people lean the other way. I Analysis of figures according to I occupation shows that Indecision |is spread throughout the community. People's Reasons ' Most people who expressed ; themselves as satisfied gave opinions similar to a master out-cher of Fremantle (WA)-, who said: "A difficult Job Is being I well done." i Many of those who were not satisfied were of the same view as a fireman of Carlton (Vic.), who said: "Too much distrust between the nations," or that "Nothing! positive has been done" (care- taker, Goodwood, SA). I Usually people were undecided ! because they thought It was too | early, yet to express an opinion, ij A recent Canadian Gallup Poll il disclosed that people In our sister! Dominion . are very sceptical of the ability of the United Nations to prevent another world war In , the next 25 years. Only 30 per cent, -believe UN will prevent war, 44 p.c. think it won't, and 26 per ' cent, are undecided. I Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245399155,"text":"17 May 1946 - GALLUP POLL ON SUNDAY SPORT? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 17 May 1946, page 6 GALLUP POLL ON SUNDAY SPORT? A special Gallup Poll on Sunday sport may be requested by the City Council's parks and gardens committee as the best method of de- ciding tlie issue. The committee is not opposed to unorganised Sunday sport, or even "scratch games, on council grounds which are not too close to residential areas. A big section of the committee is opposed lo "competition" Sun-dav sport, which involves crowds and noise and the arbitrary allocation of grounds."}
{"id":245400262,"text":"06 Apr 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 April 1946, page 6 I CitttVP l-OBJ, n ' PROSPECT OF WORLD PEACE THOUGHT TO BE DIM Australians are not over-optimistic on the prospects for international peace in the nexl few years, according | lo a Gallup Poll taken toward the end of March. i A represenlatjve cross-sec-'' tion of the people was asked: i In i/our opinion, arc pr aspects ol world peace be.tle.r | or ipottse note, than after 1 the 1914-18 war? j Averaged, the reply of men and' women was: — ; IVnrsr ... 40 prr cent. ! Beller ... 2!) per rent. No difference 12 per epnl. No opinion 19 per rent. Of the "no opinion" group. 2 out of every 3 were women- In: the "Better" and "Worse" groups, men were equally divided, but! 2 out. of a women nnswererl "Worse." People of 40 and over (who; should have clear memories of! conditions after the 1914-1R war;! cave a relatively high "worse' now vote: Worse ... IB prr rent. Beller . . . .73 per renl. No difference 12 per rent. No opinion . 9 per renl. Those under 40 with little or no first-hand knowledge of conditions In the early 1920s were about 50/50 for "Better" and "Worse." (Issued by Ausl. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Mclb.)"}
{"id":245400605,"text":"10 Apr 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 10 April 1946, page 5 GALLUP POLL On Anzae Day Afternoon, Close Hotels, Open Shows According to an Australian-wide Gallup Poll, on Anzac Day afternoon the average Australian would: Open picture theatres and ® Close the hotels. This poll finding is similar to one taken two years ago, and results compare as follow:— PICTURES 1944 1946 Open 56 p.c. 58 p.c. Close 34 37 No Opinions . . 10 S HOTELS Open 3" p.c. 43 p.c. Close 55 53 No Opinion 8 4 The survey Just completed referred to the afternoon on Anzao Day, but. in 1944 the word "afternoon" was not Included. Vote On Hot-els In 1944 both men and women gave majorities for closing the hotels, but men are now 53 per cent. In favor of opening, compared with the women's 61 per cent, for closing. Opening of picture theatres is approved by 62 per cent, of men and by 53 per cent. ;of women. Strongest opinion in the age group for openinR hotels is among people in their 20's and 30's, but It Is only a bare majority. In the (States, strongest opinion against, opening hotels is in Queensland (nearly three to one), followed by W.A. and Vic. In N.S.W. there is a slight majority in favor of opening. On the .question of theatres, N.S.W., Vic. Rnd S.A. people are more inclined to say ''open thein"i tlinn are residents of other States., Cross-analysis of answers to the: two questions shows that opening of hotels Is favored by nearly! seven out of every 10 who want picture theatres open, nnd by one out of every 10 who oppose opening theatres. Issued bv Ausl. Public Opinion Falls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245400742,"text":"29 May 1946 - At the Referendum in September Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 29 May 1946, page 8 At the Referendum in September How are you likely to vote? Terms and Conditions of Employment — YES or NO? (Wages, hours, etc.) Marketing of Primary Products — YES or NO? (Wheat, wool, butter, etc.). Social Services — YES or NO? (Child endowment, free medicine, etc.). The order in which Items appeared in the card might have Influenced answers, so several sets of cards were used/with the order of the Items varied. On the . "social services" question, 64 per .cent, of men and 60 per cent, of women said they would be- voting "Yes." Only 26 per cent, have made-up their .minds to vote "No," and the others are undecided; People Interviewed were, also asked how they Intended tto vote at the Federal election. Of those who are going to vote Labor, eight out of 10 will probably vote "Yes" on "social services," but Liberal voters are fifty-fifty. t Employment and Markets On the' question of "marketing," men interviewed plan to vote:— Yes, 49 per cent.; No, 41 per cent.; Undecided, 10 per cent. On "employment and unemployment," thelr-lntentlons are:— Yes, 45 per cent.;- No. 44 per cent.; Undecided, 11 per' cent. Of the men who. are going to vote Labor. 65 per cent, plan to vote "Yes" on both "marketing" and "employment and unemployment," but almost the same proportions of Liberals Intend to vote A quarter of the- women Interviewed could not say how they vote on the two questions, but answers of those who did express .voting Intentions are similar to tlle men s. (By Roy Morgan, of Australian PuMir. Opinion Polls; 352 Collins Street. Melbourne.)"}
{"id":245401238,"text":"23 Mar 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 23 March 1946, page 11 GALLUP POLL Living Wage Of £6/10/-For Family Of Four According to the average Australian, at least £6/10/- a week is needed to keep a family of four in health and | in decent living conditions. Men think such a family could live on a little, less tnan .EB/10/, but in the opinion of women a little more is neces-'sary. i These replies were given re-icnnllv when interviewers for the Australian Gallup Poll questioned In cross-section of people In all I walks of life. Nine months ago. when a similar question was put to voters, the average answer was almost the same— £6/7/11. In the latest poll, estimates below £6/10/ were, given by farm laborers (£5/19 41, pensioners (£5.19/81. farmers i £6/1/91, and unskilled workers i £6/7/71. Estimates above £6/10/ were given by professional people 1 1 £6/12/4). clerks <£6 12/11. and skilled and semi-skilled workers, who ranged their figure between £6/13/9 and £6/15/10. There is little difference between the average answer of the people who generally vote Labor. (£6/10/11), and non - Labor, (£6/7 '4 i. ; Issued by Altai. Public Opinion i Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melbourne,"}
{"id":245401827,"text":"25 May 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 25 May 1946, page 6 j GALLUP POLL itrined Force a Sound Investment Three out . of every four Australians believe in the establishment of an armed force as an insurance policy against aggression. This answer was given Gallup Poll interviewers ree.ent,l.v whenl a vote was taken on the ques-i tlon : | It has been suggested that Australia should have a permanent Army. Navy and Air Force of 60,000 men. costing an average of £ 15 a year for each elector. Do you approve or disapprove that plan? Of every 106 people interviewed: 75 xnld they approve sneh a permanent force; 17 oppose It: and 8 are undecided. Labor Party voters and non-Labor people, as groups, hold similar opinions.Reasons Reasons given by the .majority of those In favor of the establishment of the force reflect uncertainty of the future, examples being: "We've been caught nap-iplng In the past" (pensioner, of Buranda, Q). and. "we must avoid the folly of 1636" (timber worker, iFitzroy, Vic.). Most of the minorltv who dls-: approve the plan said they did iso because of the cost. ! This poll Is almost identical .with one taken last September. I when 76 per cent., of the people voted for a peacetime standfng I army, in preference, to an army j consisting of - only compulsory part-time trainees. People Interviewed In the latest poll were also asked whether the.v favored or opposed compulsory military training for young men of 18. Men and women gave approximately the same answers, and of every 100 people interviewed: 76 said they favor compulsory training: 19 oppose il; and 5 are undecided. The "favor" vote was 69 per cent, from Labor voters and 82 per cent, from others. , -Last December, when people voted on a similar question, 78 of every 100 people Interviewed said they favored compulsory training, 19 said they were opposed to It, and three were undecided. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street. Melb."}
{"id":245402400,"text":"16 Mar 1946 - INTERNATIONAL GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 March 1946, page 13 INTERNATIONAL GALLUP POLL Four Notions See Russia As Seeking Domination Results of the first international Gallup Poll, taken in Australia, the United States, Canada and France, show that in all four countries there is a strong feeling that Russia wants to dominate the world. Gallup Polls are now operating in nine countries, and all of them will soon be participating in simultaneous public opinion polls on the one question. In February, cross-sections of the public in America. Canada. France and Australia were asked: Do you believe any nation wants to dominate the world? If "Yes," which one do you think? The proportions who answered "Yes" amounted to 68 per cent, in France, to 59 per cent, in both i U.S.A. and Canada, and to 48 per cent. In Australia. ! In Canada and Australia. Russia is the only nation to which any : substantial body of people attribute dominating Intentions. In France, howrver. almost as many mentioned America (37 per ; cent. i as Russia (38 per cent.i. while in America the number who referred to Britain or Germany totalled 25 per cent., compared with 33 per cent, who mentioned Russia. DOMINATING NATION Alls- Can-tralia ada USA France p.c. p.n. p.c. p.c. Russia 33 50 25 26 USA 5 3 I 25 ; Russia & USA 2 — — 12 Russia A: " Britain ... — — 8 — Britain .... 3 .7 8 3 Germany ... 1 1 9 — Japan — 1 5 — Others 4 1 3 2 No Nation . . 37 27 27 11 Undecided . . 15 14 14 21 Australians' opinions were recorded after the Greek settlement at UNO and before the Canadian 'spy disclosures. Analysis of the Australian finding. according to the political affiliation of the people interviewed, shows that the proportion who I answered "Russia" varied from 28 'per cent, among Labor voters to '38 per cent, among Liberal and Country Party supporters. Issued bv Ausl. Public Opinions Polls. .752 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245402982,"text":"22 Apr 1946 - PARENTS BLAMED FOR CHILD CRIME Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 22 April 1946, page 2 PARENTS BLAMED FOR CHILD CRIME NEW YORK, Sunday.— A Gallup poll shows that 70 per cent, of the people questioned consider parents responsible for the large increase in juvenile delinquency. Others blame war hysteria and lack of proper recreational facilities. Fifty-nine per cent, are willing to return to rationing to send food to other nations, 36 per cent, are not willing to do this, and 5 per cent, have no opinion. Forty-three per cent, favor holding atom bomb tests. 37 want them called ofT and 20 arc undecided. Forty-two per cent, think animals should be used in making the tests, 42 are opposed, and 16 undecided. — The Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245403381,"text":"17 Apr 1946 - AGAINST STRIKES IN PUBLIC UTILITIES Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 17 April 1946, page 2 AGAINST STRIKES IN PUBLIC UTILITIES ! NEW YORK. Tuesday.— A Gnl-jlup poll has shown that 60 per 'cent, favor n law forbidding 1 strikes in public utility industries like electric light-, gas. telephone and transportation; 32 per cent, opposed It, nnd 8 per cent, are undecided. j Sixty-six per cent, said thev 'would rather ride with male car drivers. 12 per cent, preferred | females, nnd 22 per cent, had no opinion. A Canadian poll shows that 50 I per cent,, consider Cnnadn would !bc worse off without. State gov-| ernments. 25 per cent, better off. .7 per cent, snid there would be no difference, md 18 per cent, were ! undecided. — The llrrald Special ; Service."}
{"id":245404414,"text":"27 Apr 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 April 1946, page 5 gallup f>oll | Opinion Divided On Big Flats Blocks Projects According to a Gallup Poll taken in March, a small majority of Australians favor building large blocks of flats in the cities, as a temporary expedient to relieve the housing shortage. Women are inclined to favor the idea, men to oppose it. Of every 100 people Interviewed : ' 49 favor fiat. 48 oppose them. 5 gave no opinion. Similar answers were received from the three major population groups — city dwellers, townspeople and farmers. Men voted: S3 against fiats, 43 in favor and 4 had no opinion'. Women voted: SB in favor of iiabSt jy upainsr', «ina o nau no opinion. Opposition to flats is summed up in these comments: Plats no good for children (carpenter's wife, Abbotsford, Sydney), andFlats Flats are the slums of tomorrow (stevedoring foreman, Fre-mantle, WA). Many of those in favor of building flats are influenced by the present acute housing shortage: Anything better than none at all (foreman's wife, Adamstown, NSW). . Yes. but only as a temporary ex-fiedient (tram motorman, Kur-lpa, Qld.). The quicker people can be housed the better (postal official, Deep-dene. Vic.). Labor and non -Labor political groups are both equally divided on this question. Issued by Aust. Public Ouinlon Foils, 332 Collins Street, SteHt."}
{"id":245405405,"text":"14 Mar 1946 - Gallup Majority Says:-- Only One Income Tax Assessment Wanted Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 14 March 1946, page 10 i : j | Gnllutt Mwioi'tt;/ Says: — ... ! (Only One Income Tax Assessment Wanted The Commonwealth should continue as sole collector of income tax, in the opinion of the majority of a representative cross-section of people, interviewed in February by the Australian Gallup Poll. Nearly one-third of the men and more than half the women interviewed admitted they had not followed the recent discussions about ' the Common-j wealth collecting ALL Income tax and paying fixed amounts to each State. Both those who claimed to have followed the discussions and those who had . not wore asked whether they agreed— or disagreed — with the decision to continue the systems Few of the uninformed people attempted to answer the question:' but of those who. had followed the discussions, seven out of 10 men and six out of 10 women agree with the decision to continue. The.v answered: . Men Women . p.c. p.c. Favor One Tax-gatherer . 68 ' GO Opposed 25 "IX Nonnlnlon 7 12 Adherents of the two major political groups are both in favor of uniform tax — seven out- of 10 Labor voters and six out of: 10 Non-Labor voters agree to continuing It. - -. Analysis of answers according to States shows that Queensland and New South Wales are strongly in favor of one tax-gatherer: Victoria and South Australia show a very, slight margin In favor, while the vote In Western Australia and Tasmania' is slightly opposed. \\ PEOPLE'S COMMENTS " Reasons, given by people: in favor of the. Commonwealth - collecting all taxes shows that many think ' state Parliaments should be abolished. Others, like the wife of- a bank clerk living at Croydon. N.S.W . are of the Opinion that It is a more efficient and economical method. - ; ' Those who disagree with the decision to continue the' system sav that, the States should collett- their own taxes, Some of them, malnh Victorians: think that the States are not getting a ifalr deal. .. Issued by Aust. Public : Opinion: _ Polls, 8M Collins St., Melb. - ;"}
{"id":245405807,"text":"13 Apr 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 April 1946, page 5 GALLUP POLL Arbitration Court Favored As Wage-Fixer The Arbitration Court system of wage-fixing is preferred by almost two out. of every three Australians who have opinions on the subject. This Is revealed by a Gallup | Poll taken recently on the question: Should wages be decided by the Arbitration Court, or by direct negotidtton between employers and unions? The combined vote of men and women gives the answer: Arbitration . . . . 5G per cent. Direct negotiation 30 per cent. No opinion 14 per cent. Men are 68 per cent. In favor of arbitration and 27 per cent, for direct negotiation. A quarter of the women voters could not express an opinion, but the majority with nn opinion favor arbitration. Faith in the arbitration system rises with age— from 4 to 3 among those in their 20's. to 8 to 3 from those in the'.r 60's. Only among the semi-skilled and unskilled workers does the majority for arbitration drop to round 50 per cent. Of skilled workers and their womenfolk, 57 per cent, favor arbitration, and the majority for arbitration drop to around clerks, managers and owners of businesses. There is very little drift from the average figures among the States. Men and women who vote Labor are 54 per cent, for and 34 per cent, against arbitration (with 12 per cent, no opinion); non-Labor voters, 63 per cent, for, compared with 24 per cent, against arbitration (13 per cent, no opinion). Opinion In favor of the court Is summed up by the wife of a police detective in Frcmantle (WA) : 8 The court Is unbiased — gives a fair deal. An electrician of Buranda (Queensland) states the case for direct negotiation: Employers and unions understand the position better. Issued by Anst. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245406427,"text":"09 Mar 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 9 March 1946, page 5 GALLUP POLL Liberals Gain Ground In Pre-Elecfion Survey Had a Federal election been held last month, Labor would probably have been returned to power, but with a slightly reduced majority. On the other hand, the Liberals would have done very much better than in 1943, chiefly at the expense of Independents and candidates of minor parties. "" This position was revealed when Gallup Poll Interviewers asked a representative cross-section of Australian people: — "Judging by horn you feel now, which party is likely to receive your vote at the Federal election in August?" Nearly ' one In six claimed to be undecided, and answers were; — Labor 43 per cent. Liberal - Country 39 Independents 2 „ .. Undecided .... 1(1 „ „ Allotting the 16 p.c. of "undecided" according to how they remembered voting In 1943, the prospective vote in August is: — Labor, 52 p.c.; Liberal-Country, 43 p.c.; and Independents. 5 p.c. Comparison ' with figures for earlier elections (adjusted to provide for unopposed scatsl suggests that the contest next August (Judging from opinions held last month) would be straight out between the major parties, with the vote for Independents back to a normal 5 p.c.: — FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES ' 1937 1940 1943 Now p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. Labor 46 49 54 o2 Lib. -Country 48 45 32 43 ! Independents, etc; ....... 6 6 14 » , In past elections, there has been i no strict relationship between ihe i first preference votes for each i party and. the seats won by tbem; but the following figures suggest i that present support for Labon should represent a majority ofi the 74 seats In the House oi Rc-i presentatlves: — Labor's First Labor's Seats Pref. Vote. In House of Reps. 1934 . . 44 p.c. 27 (36 p.c. of House) 1937 . . 46 p.c. 29 (39 p.c. of House) 1940 . 49 p.c. 36 (49 p.c. of House) 1943 ... 54 p.c. 49 (66 p.C. of House) Now . . 52 p.c. 7? Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb. ;"}
{"id":245525291,"text":"28 Sep 1946 - Two Referendums Likely To Fail Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 28 September 1946, page 11 Two SteferemdsBiMs Likely To Fail i Today the electors are almost certain to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to legislate for social services, but power over marketing and employment will probably remain with the States, judging by a Gallup Poll conducted last week-end. Interviewers bsked more than 2000 people how they were going jto vote. Substantial numbers (0 per cent. .of the women and 6 p.c. of the men) were then undecided on how jto vole, but answers of the others i provide an adequate picture of referendum prospects.Social Social Services ' On Social Services, 89 per cenl. i of hnth men and women said i they would be voting "Tea." j "Yes" voters predominated in all Slates, and the question should be carried by the requisite majorities (both Commonwealth-wide and in iat least four separate States), although the following comparison of MEN'S answers shows "No" increasing: — SOCIAL SERVICES Men's Answers j Yes No Undecided p.c. p.c. p.c. ! May ... 84 27 9 I June ... 88 24 8 I July ... 67 25 8 ' Sept. 7 . . 62 33 5 i Sept. 21 . . 59 35 6 ; Answers of men and women together were:— Yes 59 per cent., No 34 per cent., and Undecided 7 per cent. On that basis the Australia-wide "Yes" majority for Social Services should be about 63 per cent. Employment Close "No" sentiment on Employment has increased consistently since July, and the following figures for MEN show that the "Noes" predominated by 3 per cent, in the survey made last week-end: — EMPLOYMENT Men's Answers Yes No Undecided p.c. p.c. p.c. May ... 45 44 11 June ... 52 40 8 July . . . 55 37 8 Sept. 7 . 45 47 8 Sept. 21 . . 46 49 5 In the latest survey, answers of women who had decided how to vote on EmDloyment. were similar to the men's, and the total vote was:— Yes 44 per cent.. No 47 peri cent., and Undecided 9 per cent. That indicates a nation-wide "Yes" vote of slightly under 50 per cent. States most, likely to vote "No" I on Employment are Tasmania,! WA, Queensland and SA. Marketing Opposed Slightly more than half of both the men and women interviewed said they would be voting "No" on Marketing, and It. seems that the "Yes" vote will be about 48 per cent. MARKETING Men's Answers Yes No Undecided p.c. p.c. p.c. May ... 43 41 10 June.. . . 45 45 10 - July ... 40 II 10 . Sept. 7 . . 43 50 7 Sept. 21 . . 43 51 6 All Steles except NSW were leaning toward "No" on Marketing, and even in NSW opinion was fifty-fifty. (By Roy Morgan, of Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne.)"}
{"id":245525811,"text":"24 Sep 1946 - Gallup Poll Finds Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 24 September 1946, page 9 Gallup Poll Finds j Japanese Trading Favored A small majority favored Australia's resuming trade with Japan, according to an Australian Gallup Poll taken this month. Of every 100 people interviewed on the question, "Would you favor, or oppose, . trading again with Japan" — 51 favor trading; 41 oppose it; and 8 are undecided. Opinion among men Is:— Favor. 63 per cent.; Oppose, 33 per cent.; Undecided, 4 per cent. Women hold the opposite view: — Favor, 39 per cent.; Oppose, 50 per cent.; Undecided, 11 per cent. Comparison with a similar Gallup Poll taken last February shows these interesting points: — Women's opposition to trading with Japan is unchanged; and The proportion of men in favor has risen from 51 per cent, to 63 per cent. Political Effect Of. those who intend to vote Liberal-Country Party next Saturday, three out of five lavor renewing trade; intending Labor supporters are almost equally divided on the question. Older people axe mast inclined to favor trading, the vote rising from 48 per cent, among those in their twenties, to 59 per cent, from those over fifty. Analysis by occupations shows that sentiment in favor of trading is highest among professional and business men. while a'slight maj- ority of unskilled workers oppose it:— Undc-Favor Oppose cided p.c. p.c. p.c. Professional & Business ... 68 26 R White Collar . 59 35 6 Farmers .... 59 36 5 Skilled .... 51 43 6 Semi-Sklllcd . 48 43 10 Unskilled . . 44 46 10 Export Markets "There is a market in Japan for Australian goods," is the practical reason given by most people who favor trading with Japan. Another group thinks — "More trade between nations means better international understanding."The The attitude of many who oppose trading is typified by the comment of a laborer in Bunda-berg Queensland — "We cannot compete with Japan's low standard of living." The woman's point of view is summed up in the opinion of a farmer's wife in Northam. WA — "Tlie less we have to do with them the better." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245525906,"text":"27 Sep 1946 - Gallup Poll On Tomorrow's First Preference Votes Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 27 September 1946, page 6 Gallup Poll On Tomorrow's First Preference Votes .hxdgi-.ig by a nanon-wade Cxslhip ; rvc.l last week-end. featnws the : fi'.st ycpM-enec xv-te hsfoeww will V: fjAbor should eecrA'p aleoost the sirae. nroporlion or votes as at the last Federal eleehon in U»Wt. Diberal and O-nmrry Ifariy; eandbia'tes should receive a Ih.ird more votes than m WW. and for tiidMoendenis and candidates for minor oavues wid be negligible. A week before the eiecDon. vlal-le.p Doll interviewers asked electors tbroughom all «x Stalesf— i ht&tfiKp >iv %tt. Vtfb "HnH V>10, -mMck peril' or oftiidwe>e. are i yoii ift-eii; >o neoe yor at tke i! Federal eleo.hon? j . Nearly 8bwi people were fober-' ! viewed, and all e\\ce?>t M or kuti ! answered:— VOTING IVTKXnONS i kabw M tm ceak i | Xubeiwl-Oeemdry . Mi ipt cenV. , | thddficadetila, ebe. t ipw I Several wbo said were vet- ' ithR For Oommajftste baxg bew.; jgrrocped aboxt gAiJi (Uaber- be-" l«56se the GaUoo TVI.1 Ms ioimfi: 'That xSo.wfiOhts-ls. sMa'iifi bo; Ivore w<bo:, isimiiarfj'. 4 ot? 00% receixgy; by toaffiffSHiiste, to wi®: b grouixed wvih tabor no. ihe ivf-low-oxg CxvyparisOii:— libeeaF Ubsr FTrr VVthtxr-Fvrsl prrix.-- tf,c. v,s\\ j,vx ' »FWi ig VNS M M M Gaftaa ttvtt. , SkrL i M «: k berk, ft MM 4 » Va VM1 aakst w,av wwnees-M va Wawref aw ie wrx vervesx wtwvx awe nmmtea. Yv> be xifxeth oo.ivearab> with lomorrcw'x nrdt (oredereiiee xvbfg -borb IMS 'Ai'OTt eg M :,vg ce-iti. miivi be ac.fusfod bo 04.4 ycr eriM ro allew for imoooboyred seals These ftRVibes. <of bSMWv are sfmsxly an bsw/oabe of ihe ft>i. ppwwfiet veto, and busy be ibb-dcct bo a stmafi sxamrSjoc ww. D. should be re'mombieosi ait l. leasb bd us bhfc M mis to The Ffoose bf bbt-bseniais\\<ts ww wos, by sjobr. close toarms Ibal ibtO' could bhanoe. barx\\ %«bo«, aWtMtok bUse 'oau<ok-W!e oabee xxs.-t by 1 'oc. Futures for life t#o» 4otk (Svd-i oral to Mbie <w>ow bo etoMi to ikt iperioeftabe few lortwioucb xxsres baxo WSROS io obanpe bansab— :P liPlS ;«Ss i»iSis"}
{"id":245526161,"text":"18 Sep 1946 - GALLUP POLL . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 18 September 1946, page 6 GALLUP POLL . Contributory Social Services Wanted Most Australians arc insistent that a Government-sponsored free medical service should be financed by every family contributing something each week — that all the cost should not come from taxation. A Gallup Poll of a representative cross-section of people throughout the Commonwealth, taken recently on how free medical care for everyone should be financed shows that, out. of every 100 people interviewed: —60 60 think every family should contribute something each week, 34 say ALL tile cost should come from taxation, and' G have no opinion. Analysis of Voting Among those who intend to vote Liberal-Country at the next election. the vote for "contributions" rises to 69 per cent., with 28 per cent, for "taxes only" and 3 per cent, "no opinion." People who Intend voting Labor are 54 per cent, for "contributions." 41 per cent, "taxes only" and 5 per cent, "no opinion." The wording of the question asked whs: — // the Government gives free medical care to everyone, should ALL the cost come from Taxation — or should every family contribute something each meek? Analysis of answers according to the occupations and ages of the people interviewed shows thnt neither of those factors has much influence bn opinions. Comparison of the finding with a similar poll taken in December, 1944, indicates that public opinion is steadfast regarding contributory insurance: — Dec. '44 Aug. '46 Contributions . 58 p.c. 60 p.c. Taxes Only . 34 34 No opinion . . 8 6 People's Suggestions The cross-section interviewed in the recent survey was also asked:— What more, if anything, do you think should be done to help people meet the cost of doctors, chemists, dentists and hospitals? A third of them did not answer and of those who did — 1 in 3 said "Enough is being done." 2 in 3 made various suggestions. Major suggestions listed in their order of frequency are: — "Everything free — Government to pay all." "Nationalise Social Services." "National Health Insurance Scheme." "Government aid or subsidies." "Reduce taxation — increase wages." People were also asked about how jnuch they had spent for doctors. chemists, hospitals and dentists' bills in the last 12 months. Estimates Include such items as maternity costs and lodge fees. The following table shows that one family in five spent more, than £25 arid that another one in five spent between £10 and £25. Nothing 23 p.c. £5 and under 21 „ £6 to £10 17 „ £11 to £15 6 „f £16 to £25 14 „ £26 to £50 13 £51 to £100 4 ' Over £100 2 „ Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street. Melb."}
{"id":245526471,"text":"21 Sep 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 21 September 1946, page 7 SIuTpoui 7 O'CLOCK I CLOSING OF ! BOOTHS i Two out of every three1 llrelors would have no ibjection if P";ne booths i'.J „l 7 o'clock next Sat- jrday, instead of 8 o'clock. I rhis opinion was recorded In L iast fortnight by the Aus-plian Gallup Poll. Of every 100 people Interviewed: 68 said 7 o'clock. 30 said R o'clock. 1 had no opinion. 1 Neither the RSe nor political filiation of People Interviewed ad any effect on the result, tamers were more inclined to Lose 7 o'clock closing, but the fcrcentagc was only 36 Consensus of opinion in favor L closing an hour earlier Is that >1 Saturday people have plenty of L to vote by 7 p.m Same of Is people Interviewed mentioned tat early closing of booths would irovlde more time for counting; taers expressed the opinion that ieople would be late even If the tows were open until 10 p.m g"01ves people more time" was She reason Invariably given by Biose who voted for retaining 8 |cloe'< closing. Issued hy Aust. Public Opinion I Ptlls. 352 Collins Street, IVlclh."}
{"id":245526951,"text":"30 Sep 1946 - Gallup Poll Accurate On Election Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 30 September 1946, page 9 Gallup Poll Accurate On Election Accuracy within one per cent, was achieved by the Australian Gallup Poll in predicting the Labor vote at the Federal election, according to votes so far counted. Basing its prediction on the answers of 2000 people interviewed a week -before the election, the Gallup Poll estimated the Lafcor vote at 54 per cent., including a small vote for Communists. Figures' published today show the Labor vote to be 54.9 per cent., including 1.4 per cent, for Communists. at was necessary to combine Labor and Communist as most Communists claim to ' vote Labdr). Gallup Actual Estimate. Vote. p.c. p.o. Labor and Communist 54 54.9 Liberal and Country ....... 44 4&1 Independents and Others 2 3.0 The comparable vote for Labor and Communists' in 1943 was 55.2 Ser cent., allowing for differences s contested seats. On the referendums, the Gallup Poll found that 8 per cent of people were still undecided a week before the polling' day. It was predicted, however, that Social Services. - would be 'carried,- and that Employment and Marketing would fall by small margins. Referendum , votes' already counted ore not yet sufficiently representative for a comparison with Gallup percentages, which will be published later. '"}
{"id":245527156,"text":"24 Oct 1946 - Last Minute Changes On Referendums Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 October 1946, page 8 Last Minute Changes On Referendums By ROY MORGAN, of Australian Public Opinion Polls. Research conducted by the Australian Gallup Poll | in the last three weeks has proved that a consider- | able number of people changed their minds at the ; last minute regarding: the referendum. Many Labor Party supporters decided, at the eleventh , hour, to vote their party's "All Yes" ticket, while an equal number of Liberal and Country Party sup-norters swuntr over to an "All No" vote. The C-allup Poll asked 2000. people throughout Australia1 how they intended to vote. The survey was made a week before polling day. Forecasts, published on polling day. correctly predicted:— (1) The Labor vote with an accuracy of 0.7 per cent. (2) That the Social Services rc-; ferendum would pass In all States; and (3) That the Employment and Marketing referendums would fail to receive the necessary i "majorities In the majority of j States," ! Gallup estimates of the nation-,wide vote and actual percentages! I compare as follows:— | j uaiiup nuiiimi if 11,1 IT Estimate Vote ener ! p.c. p.c. p.c. I Election — Labor . . 54 53.3 +0.7 Referendums I "Yes" — Social Services 63 54.4 +8.6 Marketing 46" 50.6 — 4.6 ' Employment .. 49 50.3 — 1.3 . "Referendum estimates excluded about s per cent, undecided on voting | intentions: ' It Is obvious that the Gallup Poll's over-estimation of the "Yes-vote for Social Service's, and undcr-estlmation of the "No" vote for Marketing could not BOTH be traced to an upper-class or lower class bias in the cross-section interviewed. Key To Problem The key to the problem will be found in the appended table, which shows how Labor and non-Labor people said they INTENDED to vote at the Referendum. Tlie Gallun Poll prepared the .table soon after the election, and it then became apparent that most of the Lnbor voters who had planned to vote "No" on one of the referendum questions MUST have decided , to adhere to the Labor Party's "All Yes" ticket. On the other hand most. Liberal voters who Intended to vote "Yes an Social Services MUST have Joined the "AH No" group. / Riddle Answered j Names and addresses of people interviewed are recorded by Gallup Poll interviewers and, to prove the soundness or otherwise of those theories, It was decided to write to the people in the following groups, nsking them to advise how they actually voted. Those written to were:— (1) A substantial group of Labor voters who planned to vote "Yes" on Social Services and Employment. but "No" on Marketing. (They account, for 5 per cent, of the people interviewed. The Gallup error on Marketing was 4.6 per cent.). (2) Another group of Labor voters who said they were voting "Yes" on Social Services and Marketing. but "No" on Employment. (They represent 3 per cent, of the cross-section, and an "All Yes" vote from half of them would explain the small Gallup error on Employment); and. ,3> „ A considerable number of Liberal-Country voters who Intended to vote "No" cn Employment and Marketing, but "Yes" on Social Services. (They ac-' count for 8 per cent, of the cross-section, and compare with the error of 8,6 per cent, on Social Services.) j Replies show that nearly all I of the Labor voters In Groups 1 and 2 voted "All Yes." while most of Ihe Liberal-Country voters In Group 3 voted ."All No." ! How Party Supporters Intended to Vote at Referendum (Bated on interviews a week before polling day) Labor Liberal-Voters Country "Yes" on all' three referendums 32' ''i®' : "Yes" on Social Services and .one other:— "No" or undecided on Marketing 5 3+ ! "No" or undecided on Employment 3 ,1 j "Yes" on Social Services; "No" on other two 5t 8 1 ! "No" on all three referendums y» nS i Other combinations 2 . 2 i Notes: Any changes In the Labor and Liberal-Country groups marked ' with asterisks .should balance out. .The ianr 1. ' the groups marked with daggers. me aM»u«! t j"}
{"id":245528201,"text":"26 Sep 1946 - LITTLE SUPPORT FOR TAA Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 26 September 1946, page 8 LITTLE SUPPORT FOR TAA Operation of Trans-Australia Airlines by the j Government is opposed by a majority of Aus- i tralians, according to a nation-wide survey by the Gallup Poll. Shortly before TAA announced its reduction in fares; a true cross-section of people was Interviewed on the question: —Do Do you think the Federal Government should, or should not, run commercial planes in competition with the present airlines? Nearly 2000 people were questioned, and answers of each 100 were : — 51 said "11 should not." 35 said "It should." and 14 did not have opinions. Most of those without opinions were women, and among men the vote was: — Oppose Government competition, 56 per cent.: In favor. 38 per cent., and No opinion. 6 per cent. Comparison with an earlier Gallup finding in February (immediately after the National Airlines Commission was appointed) shows opinion virtually unchanged: — Feb. Nnw ! p.c. p.c. | Oppose Government > competition .... 51 51 I Favor It 33 35 j No opinion 18 14 Reasons For Opinions I People's answers and comments show that most of them think that:— I# The Government should not In-j terfere with private enterprise. The present airlines Rre giving excellent service. The taxpayer usually pays for the Government's mistakes. The minority in favor of Government airlines usually said. "Competition will improve the service." or "It will probably lead to lower fares." Others thought the Government should have a monopoly of all airlines. Analysis according to people's political affiliation shows that Liberal-Country voters are three to one against Government airlines. Labor Party voters are four to three in favor. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collin? Street, Melb."}
{"id":245528277,"text":"30 Oct 1946 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 30 October 1946, page 13 GALLUP POLL FI1VPS Public Divided On Goal Mine Ownership Who should own the'coal mines — the Government or private interests? When this question was asked by the Gallup Poll recently, public opinion was found to be almost equally divided on the subject. Intel-viewers for the Gallup Poll, who are located in strategic centres throughout the Commonwealth, have asked a series of questions relating to ownership of industry. The first of these questions was: — Do you favor Government, or private ownership of coal mines? More than 2000 people wore interviewed, and the following table shows how opinion divides: — 42 say "private ownership"; 39 say "Government ownership";. 19 are undecided. In June 1943, a similar question was asked, and the following table shows that the public is now at a loss to know which is fho hocf ntav t/i eopnra InrliicMol peace and continuous production of coal. OWNERSHIP OF COAL MINES 1943 1946 Favor — p.c. p.c. Private 46 42 Government . . . . 37 39 No opinion .... 17 19 Voting Analysed Features of the latest survey (1) In NSW, 'where most coalmines are situated, the vote is about the same as the nationwide finding; and (2) Queensland, the State with most experience of Government ownership of industry, gave the highest vote for private owner-ship— 54 per cent., compared with 27 per cent, for Government ownership and 19 per cent, no opinon. Analysis of the vote shows a close relationship between people's political affiliations and their opinions on control of the coal industry. Of every 100 Labor voters: 56 favor Government ownership, 24 prefer private, and 20 are undecided. Among Liberal supporters the vote per 100 is: 20 for Government ownership, 62 for private, and 18 undecided. Professional and business people and farmers strongly favor private ownership, while most wage earners are for Government ownership: Unde-Govt. Prlv. elded pic. p.c. p.c. Executives .... 20 67 13 Farmers 22 62 18 White-collar .36 45 19 Skilled workers 50 31 19 Unskilled .... 49 28 23 Similar surveys of opinon- on Gas Companies and Trading Banks will be ready for publication in a few days. i Solid vy Ausi. riLUim Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb. COAL MINES:"}
{"id":245528534,"text":"17 Oct 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 17 October 1946, page 11 GALLUP POLL Daylight Saving In Disfavor Daylight saving is not wanted in Australia, according to n recent Gallup Poll on the subject. Three out of four farmers interviewed oppose its re-introduction, and more than half of the semi-skilled and unskilled workers are against it. In country centres, 3 of every 5 people oppose it, and there is only a small majority of 5 to 4 In Its favor in capital cities. Adults of all ages were interviewed, and only among those in their twenties did the vote for daylight saving exceed 50 per cent. Gallup Poll interviewers asked: Would you li/ce daylight saving next summer? More than 2000 people were interviewed, and the following table shows that the "dislike" vote has risen consistently from 23 per cent, to 51 per cent since 1942. — Indif-I.ike Dislike fcrcnt 1046, Sept. .41 51 8 1944, Aug. . 45 47 8 1044, Feb. . 47 44 9 1943, Feb. . 65 29 6 1912, Feb. . 69 23 8 Daylight saving was in force in Australia for the three months ending March, 1942; the six months ending March, 1943, and (with the exception of West Australia) the six months ending March, 1944. Comments of city dwellers at the latest poll who are opposed to daylight saving disclose a widespread feeling that it makes the day too long — "an hour's rest lost in the morning cannot be made up." Views of the farming community are summed up by a farmer of Brookton (WA) — "Farmers work by the sun, not the clock." Typical city peoole who like daylight saving are a chemist's wife in Edward Park (SA), who said, "It gives a man a chance to work in the garden," and a telephone mechanic in EdgeclifTe. Sydney, who reasoned that "It gives workers more recreational time in the evening." Issued by A list. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245529319,"text":"19 Oct 1946 - Gallup Poll Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 October 1946, page 11 Gallup Poll — rj Division On Palestine Question H B Australians are equally divided on the question of limiting: entry of Jews into Palestine, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll. People interviewed were first asked whether they had followed the discussion on the subject. Half of them said they had, and they were then asked:— Do you. favor, or oppose, limiting the number of Jeios who enter Palestine? Of every 100: — 4-1 said "Limit their entry." 44 said "Don't limit," and 12 could not answer. In January last the American Gallup Poll asked a somewhat, similar question. It was found that only slightly more than half the people interviewed had followed the discussion, and of these, 3 out of 4 were sympathetic to the idea of permitting Jews tq settle in Palestine. Many Fear Trouble A common reason given by Australians who advocate "limiting" is that "Uncontrolled entry would cause trouble with the . Arabs." The views of those who favor allowing an unlimited number of Jews to enter Palestine is summed up in the comment of a dairyman Ballina. NSW, who said: "Let them go back to their national home." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Mclb."}
{"id":245530039,"text":"05 Oct 1946 - 76 FIRST CHILD Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 October 1946, page 10 7/6 FIRST CHILD GRANT FAVORED — GALLUP POLL Only a small majority of Australians favors increasing child endowment. But If endowment is increased. most people would prefer that 7/6 should be paid for the first, child, rather than raise the rate to 10/. excluding the first. These opinions were obtained by the Gallup Poll a few days before the Federal election. Endowment, of 5/ was Introduced by the U.A.P. Government in 1941, and the Labor Government has already Increased it from 5/ to 7/S, excluding the first child. The Gallup Pol Inquiry shows that. 60 per cent, of Labor voters would increase endowment payments still further, but that if It should be increased, 6ft per cent, would subscribe to the Liberal and Trades Hall policy of including the first child, rather than raise the rate nnd exclude the first child. Liberal voters are equally divided on the question of increasing child endowment, but they agree in the same proportion as Labor voters that any change in method should be based on endowment for the first child. The first question asked by Interviewers was:Da Da you think child endowment should be increased or not? To this:— 53 of every 100 people saltl "yes." 40 said "No." and 7 had no opinion. The second question was: — If child endowment is increased, which would you favor — a rise from 7/6 to to/- a week, without including the first child — or keep the rate at 7/6, and pay for the first child? To this, of every 100 people interviewed: —67 67 said nay for (he first child. 14 said incrcnsc to 10/, nnd 19 had no opinion. Political opinion on the question was:—INCREASE INCREASE ENDOWMENT? Labor Liberal Voters Country Tea . . . . 60 p.c. 47 p.c. No 33 47 No opinion 7 6 METHOD OF INCREASE? Raise to 10/ IS 11 Pav for 1st child .. .. 68 66 No opinion 14 23 People who voted for payment for the first child gave reasons such as: "There Is usually more expense with the first child." (accountant, Mansfield, Victoria). "Parents of one child should not be penalised." (farm laborer, Wynnum, Queensland). Among those who voted for increasing endowment to 10/. excluding the first, was a school teacher of Rose Park, South Australia, who said: "People with only one child should be able to keep it." » (Issued bv Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melb.l"}
{"id":245530622,"text":"26 Oct 1946 - What People Think--And Why Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 October 1946, page 16 What People Think —And Why\\ By a Herald Corresponded Every six weeks 200 Gallup Poll investigators interview 2000 adult Australians to find out (with considerable precision) what the other five j million adult Australians think on subjects ranging from SP betting to j the atomic bomb. j mHEY are so aood that /WWffWwk i I in a pre-election A "sample poll" in 14 key electoral districts in the eastern half of Melbourne the Gallup prediction was within one per cent, of the Anal vote. There is nothing magic in precision sampling of public opinion. Mr Roy Morgan, director of Australian Public Opinion iGallup' Polls, says these miniature referendums nre accurate because a genuine cross-section of the population is questioned, representative even down to age. sex. likely income, and religious proportions: and because Gallup interviewers and statisticians aim at maximum elimination of "biasing Influences." such as a framing or reading of a question in such a way as to suggest an answer. Interviewers are recruited in the country by nominations from , leading citizens, and in the cities j by newspaper advertisements j calling for "public-spirited men." They are likely to land a monthly ! assignment Involving three or : four hours' work: in that time they should be able to chart the opinions 'of 10 people. They are 1 paid 15/ for every 10 interviews. Tips given to interviewers in-: elude: — "If respondents become uneasy because they don't hold firm opinions on a particular subject, point out that 'undecided' or 'unacquainted' votes may be as significant as 'yes' or 'no' answers: "Avoid people who are Insincere.' completelv uninformed, or hooelesslv rambling: "People explain themselves best in privacy." CHECKING THE poll management has to ensure that its Interviewers are conscientious, alert and openminded. One man's returns are checked against, those of interviewers in similar areas. Results also are checked by follow-up letters designed both to check on the interviewer and to detect any change in opinion. The Gallup Poll relics on simultaneous interviews with peonlc of both sexes, in all walks of, life, of all ages, and in all parts of Australia. Interviewers get cooperation from nearly everyone. But the elderly civil servant, trained to divorce himself from' politics, hesitates to give his views on anything political, or to have his name recorded. He is probably the hardest man to interview. The wife of .the well-to-do business man, trying hard to give an opinion on current politics, often finds she has left her political thinking to her husband. The artisan's wife, usually. Is alert to current problems, as her bread and butter are closely connected with them. She answers promptly and decisively. One of the few times a Gallup interviewer has fell himself nol welcome on a suburban doorstep was during the war. When the interviewer knocked at a door In a Melbourne suburb, a suspicious-looking woman hall opened It. The interviewer introduced hlipself as a Gallup man. As this did not register, lie showed the woman Ills question form. After one glance at the heading, the woman shrieked, "The call-up man." oil which there wns rapid, heavy-footed scuffling In the back of the house. Australians, the interviewers find, are easy to interview. Gallup experience all over the world is that most . people like to have their opinion sought; they like to think that an organisation deems their opinion worth recording. Gallup Poll interviewers do not purposely seek the well-informed; they are gauging firstly public opinion— not the Justification for the opinion. Interviewers bear in mind the words of American Dr. George Gallup, founder of the poll: "Democracy doesn t. require that every man be a political philosopher; ,it requires merely that the sum total of individual views arid up to something that makes < srnse." Alter coming in by mail from nil over Australia, interview-: forms are converted in Melbourne into punch-cards nil a mnchlnc : similar lo that used for census, figures. Eacli tick which the In-' lervieiver puis on Interview-forms becomes a punch-hole. \\ Punch - cards are then' counted electrically, and sorted into major population groups — age, sex, political affiliation, locality, and so on — so that each group can be counted separately. With the punch-cards, results can bev sub-divided almost indefinitely, giving tlic wide range of tabulations which form nn integral part, of the interpretations which appear in the press, The Australian Gallup Polls organisation is nmiintcd with the Gallup Polls in Britain. America. Cannda. Sweden, France. Denmark. Finland and Norway. If you haven't been interviewed yet for the Gallup Poll, tile explanation Is: — There ate 4! J million adults ill Australia. Eacli year the Gallup Poll interviews about 16,600 people at tiie rate of 2060 in cnrli of its eight surveys annuallv. „ At that rate it would take .>00 years to interview 41g million people. : QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; An interviewer seeking public reaction fo a question of the moment,' reccrds answers given her by an obliging shopkeeper. | AN AUSTRALIAN GALLUP POLL ASSISTANT operating the eloctric punch which converts individual interview-forms into separafo punch-cards. Each person interviewed is asked a range of public questions. Answers to all questions are recorded on one card, together with thc; sex, age and economic class of person interviewed. i"}
{"id":245530756,"text":"26 Oct 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 October 1946, page 9 G/ILLVP poll ANOTHER WORLD WAR IN 25 YEARS ? There is a growing opinion in Australia that the world is heading for another world war. To find out how people have reacted to reports of the Paris Conference and other international news, the Gallup Poll asked a true cross-scction last month: — Do you think there is likely to be another world war in the next 25 years? Exactly the same question was asked two years ago, and comparison of the two findings shows a marked increase in the number who expect another war:— 1944 1946 p.c. p.c. Will be war ... 42 62 Will NOT be war . 34 18 No opinion ... 24 20 Of those who think there will be war, 9 out of every 10 expect Australia to be in it. Asked what big nations were likely to be involved, most people mentioned Russia. America and England (or the British Empire). More than half of the people mentioned all three of those nations, but others referred to only one or | two of them. Against each 100 references to Britain, there were 120 to America and 139 to Russia. I Of those who believe war t.o be inevitable, most gave greed as the main factor. Another large group b/amed Russian aggression, while others thought, that the desire of nations for world domination would be the spark that would set the world aflame. Trade desires and mutual distrust were reasons 4 and 5. The fight between Capitalism and Communism was considered less j likely to cause world-wide strife. | Men and women as groups gave I much the same answers, although I men were slightly more hopeful of | avoiding war, There was little j difference of opinion between I young people and their elders. In August the American Gallup j Poll asked a full cross-section of i the public whether they thought; the U.S. would find itself in another war within the next 25 1 years. In reply, 65 per cent, said; they thought there would be war,! 16 per cent, said "No," and 19 per cent, had no opinion. A special group of Informed people whose, names were taken from "Who's , Who in America" were not so pessimistic — 39 per cent, said; "Yes." 34 per cent, said "No," and : 27 per cent, had no opinion. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melh."}
{"id":245531129,"text":"12 Oct 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 October 1946, page 12 - GAliIztllV vPOIxL..;: . / . . 3CSSSy ;. It's Time for Further TaxReduciion v . .. . -, — . a .-.' . . Niric of every. 10 men In Australia say they pay , ' income tax;-. 50 per cent. of the women say ' their : ' husbands do; and another 33 per, cent, of women '" sav t.hev tinv tnix thpirfsolvrs. ' .(Most of them are not satisfied with the recent reduction made in tlieh' income taxes. ; « This information ' Was ob-taihed, recently . by Australian Gallup" Poll Interviewers, who asked a true cross-section of the people: . Are you. or .your husband .paying income-tax this year?: Analysis of the answers shows , that 10 per, 'cent. of the people In their- 20s are not affected by in-; come tax: neither are 5 per cent. 1 of those In their 30s; c'nor dd .7 i per cent. In their 40s ;9 per ccht. : in their. 50s;. and 35 per contain thfeir 60s .(mostly pensioners);-. ; -It Is also disclosed that 13 per cent, of -Labor voters (or their : spouses) do not. pay tax: neither do 10, per cent, .of Liboral-G.P. voters. TAXES TOO HIGH ,. Redoie'' who said "Yes" to 'the questTon-.btLwhether they paid tax wefe.also-ftfcked: ' Considering everything, are you satisfied or dissatisfied uMh.the recent reduction in taxes? Of all the groups of taxpayers - (men taxpayers, women taxpayers, .and women speaking for their husbands) two out of three say they arc dissatisfied. Labor voters are equally divided on the question, but 78 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters express dissatisfaction. Asked for reasons for DIS-, SATISFACTION with the recent tax cut: A clerk of Perth CWA) said: High taxation is crippling pro-. ductlon. A telephone technician, Newcastle: The war Is over, taxes should come down. A clerk of Port Adelaide (SA) said: The "bottom dog" Is being fleeced. People who said they arc SATISFIED with the recent cut include: A public works employe, Laun-ceston (Tas.): Tho Government lias reduced taxes as much as possible. 0 An engineer, Abbotsford (Vic.): Taxes must be paid to meet war liabilities. 0 A woman In Waverton (NSW): With high taxes, Inflation Is avoided. Issued by Alist. Public Opinion -Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":245533790,"text":"07 Sep 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 7 September 1946, page 7 GALLUP POLL Swinging Voters Are Not Party-conscious When the election campaign began, it was found by the Gallup Poll that one elector in 10 was not only undecided on voting intention, but also thought it made little difference which political party governed Aus- tralia. Of those swinging voters (they will decide the election), two out of three claim to have voted Labor at the last Federal election. Each person Interviewed by the Gallup Poll during this survey was asked three questions. , _ On the first Inquiry, "Do you think it makes a great deal of difference, or only a little difference, which political party Is In power in Australia," people were evenly divided:— 46 per cent, answered "a great difference." 45 per cent, "little or none," and 9 per cent, had no opinion. j The "great difference" vote comprises 50 per cent, of the men Interviewed and 43 per cent, of the women. Answers to a second Inquiry, concerning which party they intended to vote for at the Federal election on September 28, shows that only small majorities of party supporters consider it will make a great deal of difference which party wins the election: — Great Little No Dlf- or opin-fcrence none Ion Voting Labor . . 49 43 8 Voting Liberal-Country .... 53 41 6 Voting Independent ...... 38 57 5 Undecided on ... how to vote . 25 61 14 It will be noted that only a quarter of those who were undecided on how to vote cared which party wins on September 28. The other 61 per cent, of that group (those who were then undecided on voting Intention and who didn't care which party was in power) represent one voter In every 10 in Australia. ASKea now they had voted in 1043, two out of three answered "Labor." Reasons For Opinions The 46 per cent, who answered "the party In power makes a great deal of difference" usually said something like: _ Each party has a different outlook on the economic life of the people (radio "dealer, Rockhamp-Fon, Qld.). -Labor Is better for the worker (carpenter, Richmond. S.A.), or Money flows easier when Liberals are In power (baker's wife, Ballarat). The 45 per cent, who feel It makes little difference which party governs Australia fall Into two groups. On the one hand there are those who believe each party tries to do Its best, while another group said, "One's as bad as the other." (By Roy Morgan, of Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St, Melbourne"}
{"id":245534900,"text":"04 Sep 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 4 September 1946, page 11 [?] Equal Pay Favored For The Sexes Equal pay for tint soxoe wlmn they do equal work, is still tlio opinion of moat Australians — a viosv that has keen r!vOis in successive Gallup Folia ainc.o lfl'11. dospilo Hits qucalloii kcinir put in different ways. Recently the AustriiHnn Onllup roll naked n eroaa-sentlop of 11011(1 men and women Ihroiitthout, Aualrnlln: If a i/nuiifl sin f/li> innmrm fa cfofnu e,r (intly III n an me Mud of work oa a moiTfnrt >, iiifitt int ft t children, and" doluo Ilia work aquallfi as well, do (/on fftliiffl slip's".: should, or should noL%, reoefofi Iho an iim rnfe of >) nj/.w ' The qiieatlou referred to extreme oases — a yoims sIohIci womiin and a married man wllh elilldren -- hill, of every 100 1 people Interviewed!-- 1 Ml said "same ritle"t 111 salil "pay less"; and ,V were muleeliled, OPINIONS DIFFER People' srcs had Utile Influence on their answer, hut their otwni-patlona did. Two out of tluvc wane earners Interviewed Ihlnk ynmiR shiRle women should receive equal pay; while collar workers are evenly decided on Hie question; and a small itsri (orlt.v of linshiass executive favor paylnu less Hiaii Hie male rale. Two out of three l.ahor voter mtawcred "same rale," hut r.dieeal and Clouniry Parly voter arc itrty-iuty, Wemen are slluhll.v less fa vac-able than men Inward applyliiu the principal af equal pay In the elreunislances slated In the question. (iiunnicnls shew thai housewives are Intlueneed hy the altitude "Man Is the breadwinner." Naoh person onjiwed lo equal pay was asked "What pereenlaRe of a tnnii'a wane should a woman Ret'/" and answer centred on 70 lier cent, "Pay tor the Job, not Hie aex"l i comment of a carrier' wife in: OurlniRhuv.st, NSWi; and "Pay; for the job, not. the dependant" laahluelmakev, Ascot, Qld.i smni up Hie opinion of most people in favor of equal pay, others, however, favor equality in the belief that mora men would he employed, "ShiRle women have not the responsibilities of married men" (comment of n wood machinist in Bnlilaeo, WAi Is typical or reasons Riven auanist, the Idea, Another attitude Is that the equal rale would dlseourajwi women from marrylviR, PREVIOUS POLLS Polls In 11)41 and IIVM asked: "If a woman Is vIoiiir much the same work as a man, should she he paid the same wane or less?" Replies in that question were: Hilt Hilt V'avar equal pay ,, Ml pe 7'J pe oppose It ,, ,, ,, „ ?:t „ llmieeldeil ,,,,,, 8 ,, A „ Work done by women m war faatorles undoubtedly caused the Jump hi the "favor" riRure hi HI 14, Itefore Hie war the nenerat rate of women's pay was ml pee cent, of a man's waan, but there were exceptions in different calluiRs, Home women were aivan less audi othciV! more, it m the case or women journalists, who received the same rate as nuile eolleaRues, and still do. . ruii'MR the war, under NnUonal Security RcRUlntions, wvimen workliiR In vital Industrie wore paid not less than 7A per cent, of a mini's wane, and under the Women's Employment, Hoard almost mil per cent,, In some industries, I Issued hy .Vust, Public Oidu'tuu Pulls, 8.VS Oalltns Hlreel, Mclh.)"}
{"id":245535715,"text":"23 Oct 1946 - Influenza Has Been Prevalent This Year Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 23 October 1946, page 7 HaiflroemEsi ffisss IReem iPrevaHent This '"Year During the winter, ) oul o( 1 0 households in Australia were affected by severe influenza, at least one member of each of those families having to stay in bed. according to a nation-wide survey by the Gallup Poll. | Comparison with a similar survey in 1944 (no survey was made last year) shows that influenza has been more widespread this year than two years ago, when 3 'out of 1 2 households were affected. "Has nmione in vour house had a bad attach of influenza this winter?" was the question asked by Gallup Poll intcr-uiewers in September. Throughout Australia, 31 per cent, of the people interviewed answered "Yes," compared with 23 per cent, in 1944. Gallup Poll samples from 111- ; dividual States, being relatively! small, may be 'subject to a small 1 margin of error, but figures fori the Slates in the appended tablet indicate that: j il) Western Australia has nad the highest percentages of in- 1 fluenza in both 1941 and 104B: I nnd 181 Victoria lias had twice asi much this year as two years ago.l ATTACKED BY INFLUENZA ' 1948 1944 1 p.o. p.c. I Western Australia 3,'i 30 ' Queensland . . 32 23 NSW . 30 27 Victoriu .30 15 South Australia 29 20 Tasmania 27 20 Further questioning disclosed tha t of the 31 per cent, ol afflicted ! families, almost half had had1 more than two people (adults or; children), confined to bed wltli| influenza at some time during the' winter;— More than three In bed t (not necessarily at the same time) 3 p.c. Three in bed 4 p.c. Two in bed .. . 7 p.c. One adult or child in bed 14 p.c. None confined to bed 3 p.c.j 31'. p.c. j The total ' ol 14 per cent. ! for | "two or -more in bed" represents, one family in seven, and the totaij of 28 per cent, for "one or more", is almost one family in three. Another analysis, on the basis of 1 the occupation' of the head of the' noitse, shows that this year better- off people had 110 advnntage 111 the fight against influenza. Among families of executives (professional people and owners and managers of businesses) the incidence of 'flu was twice as great as in 1,944. and the families of clerks nnd shophnnds were most, susceptible : — ATTACKED BY INFLUENZA i lillli 1944 i p.e. p.c. While collar 32 25 Executives .... 31 IB Fnnn owners 30 22 Skilled artisans 28 25 Farm laborers 25 30 Unskilled workers 23 23 Issued by Aust, Public, opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melb"}
{"id":245538153,"text":"21 Aug 1946 - Price-Wage Control Has Public Support Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 21 August 1946, page 8 Price-Wage Control Has Public Support GALLUP POLL American experience of soaring prices after controls ended on July 1 taught Australians a clear lesson, judging by a Gallup Poll recently completed. The poll shows that one person in three would like wage control to end now, but the proportion drops to one in five if it would also mean ending price control. People interviewed were reminded that all prir.es and wages had been peeped since 1942. to stop ine.reases. They were then asked whether: they would "favor or onpose re-: moving those controls from: WAGES now." People answered: — Keep wages controlled, said So per rent. End wage control, said So per ' eent. The other 10 p.e. were undecided. Exactly the same proportions of men and women said they opposed ending wage control, and there was little difference between the answers of those who intend voting Labor and Liberal-Country. Opinions of skilled and semiskilled workers, as groups, are almost the same as the figures se: out above. Only among unskilleo workers is the vote for ending wage control nearly as large as opinion in favor of keeping controls. I Price Pegging People were then asked: — "Do you favor or oppose removing controls from PRICES now?" Keep prices controlled, said 71 per cent. ; End price control, said 21 per cent. ; 4 The other 8 p.e. were undecided. Of the major population groups , — States, political and occupational — only one group (unskilled workers) gave a vote as high as 1 30 per cent, lor ending price con-: troL j Cross-analysis of answers to the two questions on price control and wage control shows that only 18 per cent. — less than one person In five — voted for remov-: ing both. One Control Only Those who favor removing only one of the controls (either wage or price > ana keeping the other in operation, account for another one person in five. It was pointed out to them that "Some people believe wage controls cannot be removed without also removing price i controls,;' and they were asked:— | if you HAD to vole for, or against, keeping controls on BOTH wages and prices, would you vote to keep both or do away with both? Three out of four answered "Keep both." Those who answered "Do away (with both" amount to only 3 p.e. of the cross-section interviewed. | They and the 18 per cent, men-ittoned arlier make a total of only 21 per cent,, in favor of terminating wage-price control. I Issued by Australian Publir Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street. Melbourne.)"}
{"id":245539391,"text":"20 Jul 1946 - World Opinion Of U.N. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 July 1946, page 9 Wwist Opinion _Of fJ„N. n |g — According: to recent Gallup lie „conductcd in Britain, U.S., Canada and France, the majority of people in those countries are dissatisfied with' the progress made at the United Nations conferences. tfemfoPophiion;1510 shows tlle Satis- Dis- Unde-ncd. satisfied. elded. Britain .... 27 an 34 Canada-:: !! fi % I . France .... „ $ ® indiffC1" oa Li li !?"1,11 was— 34 satisfied, 74 dissatisfied and 32 undecided."}
{"id":245539686,"text":"17 Aug 1946 - REFERENDUM PROSPECTS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 August 1946, page 9 REFERENDUM PROSPECTS Employment Power Is Centre Of Interest I The Gallup Poll's latest survey on referendum prospects, just completed, shows that the "Social Services" question will probably be approved by a substantial majority of electors. Another question, "Terms and Conditions of Employment," is also likely to pass, but "Marketing of Primary Products" has little chance, unless many electors change their minds. On the "social services" question, 67 per cent, of men and 59 per cent, of women said they would be voting "Yes." Only 24 per cent, have decided to vote "No." and the others are undecided. Comparison of these figures with results of similar surveys in May and June shows little change. There are "Yes" majorities in all Stales. Employment Favored On the question of "terms and conditions of employment." men now plan to vote: — Yes. 55 per cent.; No. 37 per cent.: and Undecided. 8 per cent. The "Yes" percentage Ir 3 per cent, higher than in June, and 10 per cent, higher than the May figure. States likely to give "Yes" majorities are South Australia, New South Wales. Victoria and Queensland. Marketing Doubtful Regarding "marketing of primary products," men are inclined toward "Yes," their answers being: — Yes, 49 per cent.; No, 41 per cent.; and Undecided, 10 per cent. Refercndums, however, must be approved not only by nationwide majorities, but also by majorities in four of the six States; and it seems that WA, Victoria and Tasmania oppose "marketing." More than a quarter of the women Interviewed said they did not know how they were going to vote on "employment" or "marketing." Gallup Poll experience suggests that In due course those women will vote like their menfolk. Political Affiliation People Interviewed were also asked how they intended to vote at the Federal election. Cross-analysis of referendum intentions against political affiliation shows: (1) Of men and women Labor voters, 75 per cent, plan to vote "Yes" on "social services." 63 per cent, on "employment," and 57 per cent, on "marketing"; and (2) Corresponding "Yes" figures for Liberal-Country voters are 51 per cent., 33 per cent, and 29 per cent. The figures suggest that votes in favor or against the referendum questions, particularly "employment" and "marketing," will be largely determined by whether an elector supports the present Government or the parties now In opposition. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245541392,"text":"24 Aug 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 24 August 1946, page 10 GALLUP FPU jContllMe Rationing j Three out of every four Aus-| trnlians are willing to submit to food rationing for another year, so that the starving millions oversea may get some relief. This finding is based on people's answers in a nationwide Gallup poll on the Question: —Do Do vou think. Australia should continue the present. rationing oj butter, meal and sugar for at least another pear, so that as much food as possible can be sent oversea? Of every 100 people Interviewed: 72 sni'd "Yes," 28 said and only 2 had no opinion. The "Yes" majority comprises 3 out of 4 Liberal and Country Partv voters interviewed, and 2 out. of 3 Labor voters. While collar workers and skilled artisans are far more Inclined to accept rationing than arc semiskilled and unskilled workers: but even those occupational groups are 3 to 2 in favor of continuance. Most "Yes" voters said that., in their opinion. Australia should help starving Europe to the limit, but- some added the proviso "Only if British people get the whole ocneill'. mum- iiumimc Willi Viitcu "No" consider that there should be no rationing in "a land of plenty." Related findings by the Australian and American Gallup Polls arc: — Last March, small majorities of Australians said they would nc-i cept less meat, but would oppose I giving up more butter for Rrt-> lain. I Tn Mav. 7 out of 10 Americans said tlicv would bp willing to go bark lo food rationing In order to send fond to people in other j i countries. ' Calories Needed According to reports by the United Slates Department of Agri-culture, the urban population in Ihnif of Europe is existing on less than 2000 calories a day. and in some countries on less than 1S00. Standard of calories in diet in Australia is based on the standards drawn up nt Hot Springs. America, in 1945. This Is 3000 calories a dav for a working man and 2500 for a woman. Under our ration-ting system these are available, i Issued by Aust, Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245542261,"text":"08 Jun 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 June 1946, page 6 GALLUP POLL Australian Favored As Next Gov.-General -When another / Governor-General is appointed, almost t half the people would prefer him to be an Australian; , about a quarter would like an Englishman; and the remainder wppld either want to abolish the office, or are /undecided. Canadians haye /almost identical views on this subject. . "Recently .. Australians were asked by the Gallup Poll: ' When the Duke of Gloucester returns to England, should the next Governor-General be an Englishman or an Australian — or should the position of Governor - General be ' abolished? ; Answers to that question - and to a recent poll taken in Canada .on a' similar question are:— tralia Canada P.C. P.C. Favor. Englishman. 29 27 Australian .. /.. 45 — Canadian,.'. .. .. .. — ' 42 'Abolish position .. .49 20 Undecided - .V 1 . "11 An ' Australian - would understand, us better than an Englishman, was an opinion, expressed frequently to ' interviewers by those favoring an Australian Go-vernor-General. It was also stated that there were able and capable tne'n here. People who voted for an Englishman '.thought;': in the main, thatosuch. an appointment would strengthen' Australia's ties with Britain. r Abolition of the office was advocated on the ground of unnecessary expense, and that it was a "historical vestige, the survival of which served no- useful purpose." In no State did the vote for an Englishman exceed that for an Australian. Neither did the vote for abolition of the office rise in any State above 22 per cent. — It was always smaller than the vote for either an Englishman or an Australian. The vote for. an English Governor-General was 35 per cent, from Australians over 50, compared with only 22 per cent, from -those in their twenties: Labor: voters and -non-Labor people have . distinctly different views on this question. ' Of those who intend to- vote- Labor next September, '56 . per cent.": would prefer an Australian 'Governor-General, and 13 per cent- an Englishman: per 'cqnt. are. -abolitionists and 7 per cent, undecided. ' . Liberal and Country Party voters answered: —Englishman, . 50 'px.; Australian, 30 p.c.; Abolish, 15 p.c.; and .Undecided. 5 p.e, : -Issued- by Aust; Public Opinion , Polls, 352 Coffins St„ Melb. -"}
{"id":245542419,"text":"03 Aug 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 3 August 1946, page 5 GALLUP POLL What The Other Half j — Thinks Of Church — About half the people of Australia are churchgoers, according to a nation-wide vote taken in recent weeks by the Australian Gallup Poll. Of every 100 people interviewed : — , 52 say they go to church, and 48 say they do not. j Women churchgoers outnumber-the men by more than 10 per cent., but there is no marked difference in the age groups. In South Australia. Victoria and Tasmania churchgoers slightly exceed non-church people, but the reverse applies among those Interviewed in Queensland and West- ern Australia. New South Wales is fifty-fifty. Generally, the proportion of churchgoers is greater in the country than in the capital cities. Denominations People in the various religious groups answered the question, "Are you a church-goer," as follows: —Yes Yes No Roman Catholic . 68 p.c. 32 p.c. Methodist .... 58 42 Baptist 52 48 Presbyterian . . 56 50 Church of England 44 56 Other denominations 69 31 "Protestant" (unclassified . . . . 37 63 A wide range of reasons for not. going to church was given by non-church goers ln reply to the question: "What would be your main reason for not going?" The biggest group answered "lack of Interest" or "apathy." Another large group is too busy, and then follow people with home ties and those who "can be Christians without attending church." Half the answers fall into those four groups. Further down the list are people who answered "I'm too lazy, "It's too far to go," "Services are too dull." and "There's too much hypocrisy." Of the remainder, there are some who prefer sport, others who do not like the minister or priest, those who have physical infirmities, and some who think the Church is not advancing with the times. People interviewed were also riOAcu wiiciu uiey wiuugut was tne main reason why OTHER people do not go to church. Again, most blamed indifference, but a big percentage mentioned sport, unattractive services and lack of training when young — three influences not often admitted as being "own reasons" for non-attendance. Issued by Ausl. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melli."}
{"id":245543633,"text":"10 Jul 1946 - LESSON OF 1914-18 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 10 July 1946, page 5 LESSON OF 1914-18 More Severe Terms For Germans There should be no let-up on Germany, according to nearly three-quarters of an Australia-wide cross-section interviewed by the Gallup Poll in June. People were asked: Da vou want the veace terms pn' Germany to be more severe — or less severe — than after the 1914/18 war? Of every 100 people Interviewed: 72 said "more severe." . 11 said "less severe." 8 said "no difference," and 9 had no opinion. Labor and non-Labor voters were in agreement, and so were the age groups and people living in the various States. Most people thought that more severe terms were necessary to stop the German militarists rising again. They had been treated too leniently after the 1014-18 war. "Now they're down- keep them down." the opinion of a bootmaker's wife of Adelaide, is typi- cal. The minority In favor of less severe treatment were of opinion that the common people were not to blame, and that the terms laid down In World War I. brought about World War II. , Issued by Ausl. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245544284,"text":"05 Jun 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 5 June 1946, page 8 gallup poll k J II n, « iviiaaie course folicy For Federal Govt. Most Australians will he satisfied if the Federal Government pursues! a "middle course" policy in the. next few years, according to a Gallup Poll taken recently. i A representative cross-section of the people was asked: During the- next few years, would you like the volley of the Federal Government to swing to the Right or to. the Left — that is bc..more conservative or more socialistic ?Of Of every 100 people, interviewed: 27 replied Left (Socialistic). 28 replied Right (Conservative); '30 30 spontaneously said Middle Course, and ' 15 had no opinion. ' Proportions of men and women Rightists and Leftists are almost identical,': The percentage of Leftists declined with, age! from 30 per cent, among those tinder 40, to 23 per cent. ., among ,1, those ' ' over 60. Rightists ihoved in reverse — from 25 per. cent, among those under 40. to 35 per cent, among, those over 80. v/-'- ' People ' Inteirviewed hi each of the six states gave much the same reply, with the Right and the Left fairly evenly; balanced; > . Tie political angle to jnterest-ln". ' People Interviewed, , were asked, bow. they.lntende'd, to vote at the Federal election, in September, and it lsrevldent that the election , will be1 ; fought on "Socialism"' in our time.",, Only-.14 per cent): of- Labor voters'' want a Right policy.,' and only. 12 per cent, of. Liberal-Oountry. peoole. favor a swing to the Left, Percentages are:— '-.i-'r -V >'-r >)''<.; Labor. Liberal-V. ' . Voters Country - ' '- PX. ." p.O Favor Left . 43 i.v .12 . Favor, Bight,: . . ; i- ,:14 , .49.'. Favorr- Mludle;" : '28 ? ',>-. 29 No-oplnfail iv 15, 10"}
{"id":245544531,"text":"29 Jun 1946 - SECRET STRIKE BALLOT Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 June 1946, page 9 SECRET STRIKE BALLOT GALLUP POLL FAVORS _ _ The secret ballot is the .only way to get an honest opinion about going on strike, accord- ing to an overwhelming majority of Australians. They gave- this reply to the following question, asked this month by the Australian Gallup Poll: Would you favor, or oppose, a law to make every trade union take a secret ballot of members before declaring a strike? Of every 100 men and women interviewed: 84 favor such a law, 8 oppose it, and 8 (mostly women) have no nnlnlnn. Labor Party supporters are 82 per cent, in favor of the secret ballot on strikes, and 88 per cent, of non-Labor voters support it. Analysis according to the occupations of the breadwinners of households interviewed shows: — Favor Oppose p.c. p.c. Professional, owners and managers . . 90 5 Farin owners .... 88 4 Clerks, shophands . 85 9 Skilled workers ... 83 10 Semi-skilled workers 81 10 Unskilled workers . 86 9 The vote is practically the same His sjiixz uarwuii iii iaov year. Typical of the opinions on the question are the following: — Favor Such a Law. — An open vote allows intimidation. — (Farmer, Sorell, Tasmania.) Let men decide. not leaders! — (Fainter, Daylesford, Victoria.) Oppose Such a Law. — Trust the elected leaders. — (Telephonist, Brisbane.) Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245545471,"text":"31 Aug 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 31 August 1946, page 8 GALLUP POLL 7 IN THE WAKE OF THE BOMB Australians arc evenly divided on hcthcr "the atomic bomb has increased or decreased the possibility of another world war. When asked that question recently by Gallup Poll interviewers, every 100 people Interviewed divided: — 31 said, "the possibility of war has decreased," 30 said, "it has increased," 25 said, "it has made no difference." and14 14 could not answer. This even division of opinion (perhaps It might be called an air of uncertainty) is general throughout the community, except that wage earners tend toward the belief that the atomic bomb has Increased the possibility of another world war, while business I executives are inclined to hold the opposite view. Reasons, Pro and Con "Secrecy about, the bomb encourages suspicion." is the chief ! reason for believing war is more 'likely than in the prc-ntom age. j On the other band, there is an equally large body of opinion I which holds that, "tear of extinction will make countries wary," with less chance of war. Reasons given for the opinion that, the atomic bomb will make no difference to warring nations range from, "Atom bomb or not, there'll alwnys be war." (grazier, Yen, Vic.) to "A counter will be found," (doctor. Windsor, Qld.). Issued hv Aust. Tublic Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245545603,"text":"11 Jun 1946 - Public's Opinion Of Steel House Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 11 June 1946, page 5 Public's Opinion Of Steel House PEOPLE inspecting the Beaufort Steel house in the Treasury Gardens were asked to fill In a Public Opinion Poll form giving their views. Here, two girls of the Australian Gallup Poll staff are seen today sorting out the thousands of completed forms. The result of the poll will be published in The Herald tomorrow."}
{"id":245547164,"text":"08 Aug 1946 - GALLUP POLL-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 8 August 1946, page 7 GALLUP POLL- I Poll Records Views On Hotel Hours Forty-one per cent, of Victorians favor hotels closing at 6 p.m. Forty-two per cent, favor a later hour. Nine per cent., who are prohibitionists, would probably favor 6 p.m. The other eight per cent, are unconcerned. These figures result from a State-wide survey conducted recently by the Gallup Poll. In those States where hotels now close at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m.. retention of those hours is favored. In the course of the survey, a representative cross-section of men and women living in Melbourne, country centresana on farms was asked: "What hotel hours do you favor?" Of those interviewed. 9 per cent said they were prohibitionists, and would not discuss the question. Another 8 per cent, said they were not interested in hotel hours. Regarding opening times. 45 per cent, favor 9 a.m.. compared with 47 per cent (including the prohibitionists) in favor of keeping hotels closed until 10 a.m. or later. It seems, therefore, that an opening time of 9.30 would suit the average elector. MOTEL OPENING TIME 45 p.c. say 9 a.m. 28 p.c. say 10 a.m. 12 p.c. say 11 a.m. 0 p.c. prohibitionists. 8 p.c. unconcerned. On closing times, there are 50 per cent, (including the prohibitionists) in favor of 6 o'clock, closing. and 42 per cent, who want hotels open until later hours, ranging up to 10 p.m. Those figures show a small majority opposed to extending hotel hours beyond 6 p.m., but it should be noted that the average answer is about 7 p.m. HOTEL CLOSING TIME ' 41 p.c. say 6 p.m. 13 p.c. say 8 p.m. 11 p.c. say 0 p.m. 18 p.c. say 10 p.m. 0 p.c. prohibitionists. 8 p.c. unconcerned. Similar surveys were conducted in all States, and opinions on closing times compare as follows:— Closing : Times Favored In Each State SA Vic NSW WA Qld. Tas. present closing time is 8pm , 6pm 6pm 0pm 10pm, 10pm Favor qlosing at 6 p.m 41 $ '2 li J Favor closing at 8 pjn 10 13 12. .3 27 . K S' at »'&£: 18: .18 - if '"» If 1 v, L lV a) i."}
{"id":245547233,"text":"13 Jul 1946 - PUBLIC SELECTS LEADERS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 July 1946, page 9 PUBLIC SELECTS LEADERS Non-Lea bor: Menzies, Ce?s@y Labor :lChifley, Evaff "Chiflcy for Labor" and "Mcnzics for Liberal-Country" arc the popular party slogans, according to a nation-wide survey of electors just completed by the Australian Gallup Poll. Evatt comes next to Chifley in the esteem of Labor voters, and Casey comes close to Menzies. In its latest survey of political sentiment, the Gallup Poll asked people how they were likely to vote In September, and then asked them , 'to select their party leaders from lists of five Labor men and five Liberal-Country men.; Voting intentions ' were published in this paper lakt week. Labor voters' first preference for party leader follows:-!-/ Chifley 55 per,', cent. Evatt 31 „'| Ward 5 ,, ij Forde 4-Dcdman 2 No answer 3 , Analysis of second preferences of Labor voters discloses: (1) In a straight-out /contest between Chifley and Evatt, about 60 per cent. ;of the Labor voters interviewed would have voted for Chifley, and (2) If Chifley had. been excluded, Evatt would have received 61 per cent, of the first preferences, compared with 14 per cent, for Forde. 12 per cent, for Ward, and 6 per cent, for Dcdman, with 7 per cent, undecided. People who Intend to vote Liberal or Country Party made these selections for leader: Menzies 44 per cent. Casey 34 „ „ Faddcn 10 „ „ Earlc Page 5 „ ,, Spender 3 „ „ No answer 4 „ „ Second preferences of people who are voting Liberal or Country show : (1) A straightout contest between Menzies and Casey would go to Menzies. with a majority of about 5 to 4. (2) If Casey had not been in the vote; Menzies would have received 63 per cent., against Fadden 15 per cent... Earle > Page 9 per cent., and Spender 7 per cent., with G per cent, undecided. (3) Without Menzies. Casey would have led with 56 per cent., against Fadden 24 per cent.. Enrle Page 8 per cent., and Spender 5 per cent., with 7 per cent, undecided. Issued by Aust, Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":245548595,"text":"12 Jun 1946 - BEAUFORT STEEL HOME HAS WIDE APPEAL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 12 June 1946, page 5 BEAUFORT STEEL HOME HAS WIDE APPEAL- Eight out of 10 people who reported to the Australian Gallup Poll their impressions of the Beaufort steel home in the Treasury Gardens | said it appealed to them. More than 23.00(1 neonle have! .inspected the home since It was opened last week. Those who saw it. during the last week-end were handed Interview forms, and thousands of replies have been received. Six out of every 10 who filled i in the forms were In their twenties i or thirties. Slightly more than half were men. , Eight out of 10 said they i wanted a home, and almost 9 out 10 said they would prefer to buy. rather than rent. The actual proportion who said they wanted a home was 81 per ;cem... and almost as many (78 per I cent, i said they would like to five In a Beaufort home. Almost everyone favored hav-lng a hot-water system, and liked i the built-in kitchen furniture, i Nine out of 10 also liked both the built-in wardrobes and the ;room heating arrangement, which consists of a special fireplace in the lounge, with air ducts to other rooms. Dinette-Kitchen Instead of a dining room, the I Beaufort Home has a dining alcove i adjoining the kitchen, and 85 per cent, said they liked that arrange-jment. Eight of 10 think the wide rear hall (utility area) would be use- ful to them. It would provide, space for a pram or a child's play area. Three out of four said they would need a garage. The only complaint was that 7 out of 1(1 people would prefer the. entrance hall to be separate from the living room. | The house was designed by the Beaufort, Division, at the request of the State Housing Commission. to fit on a 50 ft. frontage, iso the plan was kept to minimum ! dimensions. : Larger steel houses are being designed."}
{"id":245549201,"text":"10 Aug 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 August 1946, page 6 GALLUP POLL Parliament On The Air Is Popular Public opinion wants the broadcasting of Parliament to continue "because it gives people a more intimate idea of what is happening," according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll just completed. People interviewed were first, asked whether they had listened to any of the broadcasts of Parliament from Canberra. Exactly half of them said they had listened. This proportion of 50 per cent, listeners is fairly consistent tlirough the age groups, from those in their twenties to those over 60. and there is little difference between city dwellers and country people. Analysis according to the economic circumstances of people interviewed, however, shows some marked differences. More than 60 per cent, of better-off people have listened to Parliament, compared with less than 50 per cent, of artisans and white collar workers, and barely 30 per cent, of the lowest income group. All people, both listeners and non-llstencrs. were asked: "Do you think the broadcasts from Parliament should be continued, reduced or stopped?" Of those who had listened: 68 per cent, said "continue"; 7 per cent, said "reduce"; 1R per cent, said "stop," and 7 per cent, were undecided, j These comments are typical: People should know how Par-i llament. Is conducted (motor ; engineer). Broadcasts arc more detailed than the pnpers (government official). Check on what the local member Is doing (flour miller). Some of those who would stop the broadcasts mentioned the cost ("A waste of taxpayers' money"), but most referred to the standard of debate, for example: "Members act like schoolboys"; I "Disgraceful behavior" and "Reduces respect for members." i Of those who had not listened to. Parliament, more than half said they could not express an opinion on whether or not to continue the broadcasts. Those who did hazard an opinion, however, are two to one in favor of continuing, a typical reason being: "It gives everyone a chance to know what goes on." Issued by Ausl. Fuhlic Opinions rolls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245549664,"text":"28 Aug 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 28 August 1946, page 13 GALLUP POLL PUBLIC SUSPICIONS OF RUSSIA Only one Australian in four believes Russia's foreign policy is simply one of defence. Most people either believe she plans to rule the world, or at best are uncertain of her aims. In recent weeks, a cross-section of people was asked by the Australian Gallup Poll: Do you believe Russia is just building up protection , against being attacked — or is she trying to make nerseij this ruling power of the ivorld? Of every 100 people interviewed 48 said "the ruling power," 27 said "protection," 18 were uncertain, and 7 expressed no opinion. In June the American Gallup Poll askea the same question, and the finding Is similar to Australian opinion. American figures are: — Ruling power, 58 per cent.; Protection, 20 per cent.; and No opinion. 13 per cent. A little later the British Gallup Poll asked a somewhat comparable question and found opinion rather different. The British finding was: Russia's foreign policy is concerned with security, 42 per cent.; It is imperialistic expansion, 26 per cent.; and No opinion, 32 per cent. In Australia, the opinion that Russia is trying to become the ruling power is 10 per cent. stronger among people aged more than 50. than among those In their twenties. In the economic groups there is very little difference of opinion; j but people In the country are more 1 inclined to the view that Russia Is seeking world power than are people in the cities. Political opinion is expressed as follows: v Labor Non-Voters Labor p.c. p.c. Rilling power . . 43 58 Protective 33 19 Uncertain 18 17 No opinion .... 6 6 "Russia's aim is to Sovietlse the world," expresses the opinion of those people who think Russia wants to be the ruling power In the world. People wno think Russia's aim is "protection" say something like: "Russia Is surrounded by enemies" (managing director, Coogee, NSW). "Trying to make herself invulnerable against attack" (mechanic's wife, Glenhuntly, Vic.): and "Not an aggressive country if left alone" (tailor, Glenelg, SA), Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":245551418,"text":"08 Jul 1946 - SPORT TAX POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 8 July 1946, page 2 SPORT TAX POLL The -H.Kllfl Snerlnl g.nlrp LONDON, Sunday. — Asked in a Gallup Poll whether they would approve or disapprove of a tax on dog racing and horse racing.- 61 per cent, of those questioned- said that they would . approve it. Twenty-seven per cent.' said that they would disapprove, and 12 per cent, said that they had no opinion."}
{"id":245551661,"text":"22 Jul 1946 - U.S. DEMOCRATS LOSE FAVOR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 22 July 1946, page 2 ;U.S. DEMOCRATS LOSE FAVOR ! NEW YORK. Sunday. - Fifty-one per cent, of Americans ques-tioned in a recent Gallup poll I favored the Republican Party , and 49 per cent, the Democrats. i This compares with 42 . per cent. I for the Republicans and . 58 per icent. for the Democrats a year ago. President Truman s popularity I has similarly declined, tne per-! ccntage of those supporting hint : falline from 37 last year to 43. — Herald Special Service. ( ."}
{"id":245552296,"text":"01 Jun 1946 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 June 1946, page 6 GALLUP POLL FINDS - Political Sentiment Steady Since February In the last four- months, there has been little or no change in the Australian political scene, according to a series of three nation-wide Gallup I?olls. . , Support (for the, Labor Party is steady at' slightly '.under the level of the last Federal election? .. The prospective. Vote for the Liberals la ,10 per cent, better . than. the. UAP Vote ,in 1943, because fewer people now Intend to vote for. Independents or. candidates for minor parties. For'-the' third "1 time this year, interviewers of the Australian' Gallup Poll have asked representative random samples of men1 : and women;— -i-.: -,:!-Judging. by how you. feel, nouf / which pdrtyis likely :.to Yetelveyour vote at the-Federal- efecttori. in' Sep- . ' tembpr?. One person, in rseven no.w claims to be", undecided; .and results of the latest survey; 'Just /completed, follow;—, . . ' , Labor ; . -. ; :. . . 45 per cent. ;: Liberal-Country.: 'V37 percent.-Independent :v ' V. -3 pfcr cent , Unflpjded .' 15 percent People were also asked how they had voted in 1943. Assuming that the "undecided" do not change parties, the prospective vote In September Is:— . Labor .. ... ..-53 per cent Liberal-Country . . '42 per cent. Independents . 1. - 5 per cent. .Comparison of these figures and results of other surveys conducted earlier .in , the year shows . party sentiment steady , at between the levels of the 1940.- and 1943 elections:—- PREFERENCE VOTES - Lib.-' ' -' Lab, Ctry. Others ' ' " p.c. sr. p.c. : -. Election, 1940 : 48 45 6 Election, 1943 . 54 ' 32 14 February, 1946 . 52 ' 43 5 April . . . . 53 43 : 4 , May . . . . 53 ' "42 . , .5 It should n'ot; be forgotten that Gallup Polls of about 2000' Interviews may be subject to a small percentage of error' (due to chance), and that- changes :of less than .3 "per cent, are not necessarily significant unless they - per< slst over a. number of surveys. . This question on election prospects wll be .repeated - In June 'and -at regular Intervals until, the election. - < In Federal elections ' there has not been a sbrlct,1 relationship be.-tween , ; the firsts preference- -votes for the various' parties, and - the seats won bythem. It ls safe, bow-ever, to: say- that present .support for tabo represents' a majority of the House of - Representatives, which has ,74. seats.- apart from the non-voting :< seat for the Northern Territory -Labor First : Labor's Srats . ' ' - Prcl.-.-Vota.' . In HODir of Hep.,. . 19M V4, px. : 27 (36 p.r, or.Uonse) 1937 . 48 vx. . 29 (39 px, of House) 1940 49 px, 36 (49 px,;of Jfonae) -1043 S4 p.c. 49 (SS'P.c. or Uouae) Now ".33 p.c. - 77 : (By Roy Morgan., or Atut.-Publtc Opinion Polls, " 352' Collins Street Melbourne)."}
{"id":245554511,"text":"23 Jul 1946 - LOST IN BUZZARD ON MT. HOTHAM Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 23 July 1946, page 3 lost in BUZZARD ON rtf. hdtham Mr Roy Morgan, director of the Australian Gallup Poll, had a narrow escape in a blizzard on Mt. Hotham last week. He was lost for four hours. ' . | Mr- Morgan left Harrletvllle on - Tuesday morning to maxe tne mp to Hotham alone. Because some of the snow poles were down, he lost his way in heavy cloud near the summit about 4 p.m. I After having wandered round for hours, he abandoned his skis -because of icy conditions and then his alpenstocks broke. Crawling up and down slopes on hands and knees, he tumbled over three cornices. A search party set out from the chalet at 5.30, but visibility and the storm were so bad that they were forced to return after nearly reaching the top of the mountain. When darkness fell. Mr Morgan started to slide down ' a slope to find a protected valley to spend the night. , _ , . . Through a rift in the cloud he saw a faint light and my Allowing odd glimpses of it from time to .time he reached the chalet at 8 p.m."}
{"id":245554816,"text":"27 Jul 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 July 1946, page 5 GAIXIIP POLL British Nationality Suits Australians Because our forefathers were British, and we need British power behind us," Australians prefer their legal nationality to be British, and not Australian. I- . . This was the overwhelming' opinion in a vote taken recently by the Australian Gallup Poll on the following question: Under International Law, the nationality of Australians is British. Does that suit you, or would you pre- 7 jar'rQUT LcycLi itiM'Utfcu.uiey tu be Australian? By the Statute of Westminster, passed by the United Kingdom Parliament in 1931, each Dominion can establish separate nationality. Canada did so in May.- but -our Commonwealth Parliament has left the matter in abeyance. Of every 100 men and women interviewed: — 60 said "British.". 37 said "Australian," and 3 had nn opinion. Young people in their twenties are evenly divided on the question, but opinion for "British" rises, with age lo more than two to one among those over 50. Three out of every four Liberal-Country Party supporters sayi "British." but. people who vote Labor are evenly divided on the question. Among the opinions in favor of "British" are: 9 We're stronger with British nationality (secretary, Richmond, Vic.). We belong to the British Commonwealth of Nations (clergyman. Rockhampton, Qld.). 0 We're chips off the old British block (shopkeeper, Dubbo, NSW). Reasons given by people for voting for "Australian" included: 0 Since the war Australia has become a nation (schoolteacher, Eidsvold, Qld.). 0 Time we stood on our own feet (wne ot motor mecnanic. r-re-mantle, WA). 0 Born Australians, we should be recognised as such (laborer's wife, Brunswick, Vic.). Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245555262,"text":"03 Jul 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 3 July 1946, page 9 GALLUP POLL Labor's Election Prospects Good If the Federal election had been held in June, the Labor Party would probably have received as many votes as at the last election in 1943. Consolidation of non-Labor forces in the Liberal and Country Parties, has minimised interest in Independents, and prospective support for Liberal-Country candidates is almost up to the 1940 level. The fourth Australia-wide Gallup Poll on election pros-pects this year shows that only one person in 10 is now uncertain of voting intentions at the election in September or October. -A cross-section of nearly 2000 men and women gave their present voting intentions as:— Labor .48 per cent. Liberal-Country. 38 „ ,, Independent ./ 3-.„ „ Undecided It .. The question asked was:. "Judging, by how you feel now, which party are you likely to votd for at ;He Federal election In September?" People were also asked how they had voted at the last Federal election in 1943; and assuming that- the ll per cent, now . un-1 decided" vote the same way as in 1943. the prospective vote in September is:— Labor. . . . ... 54 per cent. Liberal-Country 42 „ „ Independents 4 „ „ These figures compare as follows with past elections and recent Grllup estimates for the coming election:— FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib.-. Lab. C'try .'Others 1940 Election 49. .45 6 1943 Election 54, ' 32 14 1946. February 52 43 5 April ... 53 43 4 May . .. 53 42 5 June 54 42 4 (By Roy Morgan;- of 'Australian Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street. Melbourne. , ."}
{"id":245556015,"text":"29 Apr 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 29 April 1954, page 9 [?] Healthier demand for cars, 'friges, etc. Demand for cars and household equipment, such as washing machines, should be at least as good this year as last year, the Gallup Poll finds. For the fifth consecutive year, the Gallup Poll has asked people throughout Australia what they were fairly certain to buy brand-new before the end of the year. The first and second columns below show how demand fell in the two years to 1953. The third column, however, shows that the tide is turning. 51 '53 '54 p.c. p.c. p.c. Washing machines .11 8 10 Refrigerators 13 8 8 Carpets ... 11 7 7 Cars 7 4 5 Radios 0 5 4 Stoves 6 4 4 Vacuums ... 8 3 4 Sitting room suites .... 5 4 3 The proportion who said they would not- be buying any of the eight articles was unchanged at 66 per cent, this yeRr. Some intend to buy more than one of the eight articles, so the percentages under "1954" add to more than the 34 per cent, likely to buy nt least one. ny Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245556658,"text":"05 Jun 1954 - We should join S-E Asia treaty Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 June 1954, page 7 We should join S-E Asia treaty [?] An overwhelming majority of electors favors our joining an alliance against Communism in South-East Asia, the latest Gallup Poll shows. People Interviewed In this survey were reminded of a proposal for Britain, America and Australia to form an alliance to stop Communists overrunning South-East Asia. People were then asked if they were "for or against Australia joining such an alliance.' 77 In the too favor our joining. 0 In the 111# arc opposed, and 14 are undecided. Tills widespread desire to Join the proposed alliance was found among big majorities of men and women in every State, both Labor voters and LDP voters. Comments ran along these lines: "The threat of Communism is great," "S-E Asia is too close," "We must make a stand," "A strong-arm policy prevents wars," "New Guinea and Australia would be next." The small minority usually said, "We have had enough wars," "Asia is not our concern." Ry Roy Morgan, of Aust, Public Opinion Foils. Responsibility (or election comment In this Issue is accepted by A. K. Thomas, Editor of The Herald, 44 Flinders St., Melbourne. /"}
{"id":245556747,"text":"05 Jun 1954 - First P.R.O. convention Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 June 1954, page 9 First P.R.O. ; convention i Australia's first convention of public relations officers is being held this week-end at the Manches-' ,.,r ui'jy country home. Woodend. About 25 members of the Victorian division of the Australian Institute ol Public Relations and representatives of the NSW Institute are attending. Mi B. Bremner. Qantas publicity manager will | advocate an amalgamation of the two institutes In a papei- given on Sunday. Other papers will be elven by Mr Roy Morgan, director of Gallup Polls, Mr Eric Brlghtford. personnel consultant, and Mr John Hanfleld, public relations consultant."}
{"id":245558530,"text":"03 Jun 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS . . . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 3 June 1954, page 3 GALLUP POLL SAYS . . . Pick Aust. Cabinet by ballot Most LCP voters | want the next Federal ; Cabinet chosen by a i ballot of all LCP members, the Gallup ; Poll finds. ! This survey was made : after it was reported that ; Mr Menzies might adopt ! the Lnbor Partv's system I of crucus selection of Min-| Isters. ! A cross-section of voters I was asked:— i "hi your opinion, how i should Federal Cabinet, Ministers be chosen — by, \\the Prime Minister of the j day, or by a ballot among i Government Members of j parliament?" j Almost 3 to I i Throughout Australia. ! people are almost 3-to-l ; for a ballot:— « S P.C. By ballot of members 63 By the Prime Minister 22 No opinion 15 Most of those without opinions are women. Labor voters are particularly keen on thelr party's system of selection by ballot, which 'leaves allotment of portfolios to the Prime Minister. LCP voters are also clearly In favor of a ballot. Here is how opinions went:— Labor LCP , voters voters' P.C. P.C. By ballot . . 71 56 By P.M. . . 13 33 No opinion . 16 11 " Democratic 99 "Eliminate possible bias," "Ho favoritism," and "Afore democratic" were the usual comments. The minority, however, contended that the Prime Minister should make the selectton because "he has to work with them" and "he knows the best man for the job." By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion -Polls."}
{"id":245559480,"text":"15 May 1954 - Costs, jobs help to decide votes Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 May 1954, page 7 Costs,, jobs help! to decide votes —Gallup Poll Living costs, employment and probably the means test I will be foremost in the minds of the biggest groups of voters i at the Federal election on May 29, the Gallup Poll finds. i In this survey 2000 electors were handed cards listing seven ' possiDie election issues, and asked which one would have most effect on their vote. Three out of 10 admitted that they voted ' Labor or Lib.-CP through habit. 'i This survey was made . a few days before the party leaders' policy speeches. Introduction ! of the means test as an j issue may well have put "Raising pensions, etc." at the top of the list. This Is how the vote went: Per cent Lowering living costs 21 Secure employment 16 Lowering taxes . 10 Raising pensions, etc. 8 Who will be Prime Minister 5 Socialism 3 The Petror affair .... 2 No idea 7 Always vote, same way 28 Answers of Labor voters and Llb.-C.P. voters are shown separately below. It shows that living costs, employment and pensions are the chief considerations with most of those who said they would vote Labor. On the other hand, many who say they will vote Lib.-C.P. think of taxes, the Prime Minister and Socialism. As yet the Pctrov case has had little effect. Lab Lib-CP voters voters p.c. p.e. Living costs 23 18 Employment . 20 12 Taxes 7 12 Pensions . 9 5 Prime Minister 2 9 1 ; Socialism .... 1 6 Petrov 2 3 No idea .... 4 6 Habit 32 29 (By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls.)"}
{"id":245560325,"text":"22 May 1954 - Gallup Poll says Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 May 1954, page 5 [?] iiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiimiiiitiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiii | (Crucial city seats favor Govt. The Liberal Party should retain most of its crucial marginal ' seats in the capital cities, a Gallup Poll survey finds. Thus, unless there is a big swing to Labor in outer suburban and rural electorates, the Government is not likely to be defeated next Saturdays the finding concludes. This special Gallup Poll was taken in 15 Liberal city seats last week-end — 14 days before the election, but after the poll c y speeches had been delivered and discussed. The poll was taken In seven city Feats narrowly won by the Liberals In the 1951 election, and in eight other city electorates where the Government margin was greater Thirty Interviewers asked 324 people their voting intentions. Of every 100 people in-terviewed," 52 said they would vote Liberal, 42 Labor, and six were undecided. The undecided people were asked how they had voted at the Senate elec-. tion a year ago. If they' vote the same way next Saturday, the prospective vote in these 15 city seats becomes Liberal 56 per cent.. Labor 44 per cent. The next table compares1 those percentages with the, 1951 House of Representa-1 tives vote and the 1953; Senate vote in the same! i 15 electorates. The table j I also shows (3rd line > how i ! people living In tltose elec-i i torates answered three ' weeks ago in the last Aus-I ten lia- wide Gallup Poll on voting intentions. j These figures show the i position of those seats as: similar to those when LCPi won the last House of Rep- ! rcsentatlves election three' years ago. LCPLab. Oth. pc pc pc 1951 vote 56 44 — 1953 vote 49 49 2 Gallup Poll, May 1 57 43 — Special Poll May 15 . 56 44 — The 15 seats The 15 city electorates covered In this survey included seven won by Liberals hi 1951 with majorities of less than 55 per cent. They are Griffith and Bowman in Brisbane; St. George in Sydney; Iliginhotham in Melbourne; Denisnn in Hobart: Sturt in Adelaide: and Swan in Perth. Labor needs most of those seats to win the election. The other eight city electorates surveyed were won by Liberals in 1951 with majorities between 57 per cent, and 61 per cent. They are Petrlc in | Brisbane; Lowe, North I Sydney: Evans and Bennc-I lone, in Svrinov: TIrnCv i and Isaacs, 'in Melbourne: and Boothb.v in Adelaide. Labor would have to do better than at last year's Senate election to win any of those seats. 8 vital seats Labor marginal seals were not covered in this survey. Tho T.rP flrtt'orninpnt. will be returned unless it loses eight seats net: therefore it was important to discover the Government's prospects in its crucial seats. Similar Gallup surveys In similar city seats correctly forecast the voting at the last three Federal elections. The following table shows I he LCP vote in the surveys. compai'ed with the actual vote tor the seats — Forecast Actual P»c. p.c. I 1949 55 54.5 j 1951 55 54.8 j 1953 , . 49 48.7 j 9 A final Australia -j wide Gallup survey j is being held now. j The result will be published in The I Herald on Thursday. THE PRIME MINISTER, Mr Men-zies, addressed two political meetings in Melbourne yesterday. Here he is speaking at Frank-ston. Last night he was at Prahran. — ' J » I -"}
{"id":245561486,"text":"22 Apr 1954 - Same old arguments best for election Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 22 April 1954, page 9 Same old arguments best for election [?] The Government's recent record and its opposition to socialism seem to be the best election arguments for LCP. On the other hand, 1 Labor should stress its care of the workers' interests in housing, social services and employment. The Gallup Poll finds these traditional appeals in the minds of electors, as the Federal election approaches. People were asked what they thought would be their own party's best argument in the election campaign. Both sides most commonly mentioned the cost of living, but neither side seems to have an advantage on that issue. This is how voters assessed their parties' best campaign arguments:—Labor Labor LCP p.c. p.c. Cost of living ..17 19 Good record . . 1 15 Housing 12 6 Pensions and social services . 7 5 Taxation 6 7 Employment . . 6 4 Workers' party . 5 — Oppose socialism — 5 Against Japs. . . 2 — Foreign policy . . — 2 Other answers . . 8 7 No idea 36 30 By Roy Morgan, of Aust.. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245564509,"text":"08 May 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 May 1954, page 5 [?] One in 10 plans to build a house At least two of every 10 people are dissatisfied with their housing, and would move tomorrow if they could. One in 10 plans to build a house in the next couple of years. That's the healthy replacement demand confronting the building industry today, according to the latest Gallup Poll. Asked Whether they owned or rented their home: 65 per cent, said they owned. or were buying, it: 29 per cent, said they rented; and 6 per cent, board. Of these people, 86 per cent, live in houses, and 8 per cent, in flats; the other 6 per cent, are boarders. Asked If they would prefer to live in a small modern house, or a modern flat (both in the same suburb), they answered: — 92 per- cent. prefer a house; 7 per cent, a flat; and 1 per cent, don't care. Only 2 per cent, would switch to a near-city flat from a house half-an-hour away. Fourteen per cent, have moved in the last year. When asked the present situation about their housing; 77 per cent, said they were satisflcd: and 23 per cent, said they would move if they could. A final question, "Have you any Intention of getting a house built in the next couple of years?" produced 11 per cent. The Gallup Poll plans to repeat these questions every March.- to chart trends in the housing outlook. This will supplement a survey each June to see how many families arc "doubling up" because ol the housing shortage. B < Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245564750,"text":"13 May 1954 - Gallup Poll on election Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 13 May 1954, page 1 <ktitiPotl on election Swingers will decide issue j Latest Gallup Poll figures announced today show that the Government was slightly more popular with the voters than Labor when the election cam- paign began this month. The poll showed 47 per cent, in favor of the Government and 46 per cent, for Labor. It also showed that 6 per cent, of electors had hot then decided how to vote. , The Tesult of the election will depend on how those swingers respond to the Menzics and Evatt policy speeches. Two thousand electors throughout Australia were Interviewed in this Gallup Poll early this month — titer .ine reirov uiiuu, but before the party leaders' ; policy speeches were delivered. They were asked how wiama llhAftt VA vnfn MAC jr YVC1C IIISUJ yv(?vvw# Answers arc compared below with a similar Gallup Poll five weeks earlier. They, show that most people who made up their minds in April went to the Liberal-CP camp:— . Mch. May p.c. p.c. Liberal-CP ... 44 47 Labor 45 46 Independent ..2 1 Undecided ... 9 6 I Of the six per cent, still I undecided, two out of three I said they had voted Labor I at the Senate election a I year ago. If they are I divided that way again, the I above figures become Labor I 50 per cent., Llbcral-CP 49 I per cent., and others 1 per I cent. I But .if they are 'divided I Jn the same proportion as I the "decided" people In the I latest Gallup Polf, Llberal-I OP would be 50 per cent, land Labor 49 per cent. I It seems that when the election campaign began, I support for Lfberal-CP was almost as strong as when they won the 1051 election. Results' In the last four general elections were: I LCP Lab. Others . p.c. p.c. p.c. 1 1946 . .44 53 3 1949 . . 50 48 2 . 9 1051 . . 50 49 1 9 1053 . . 44 54 2 ' 9 Senate only In 1953. 9 „ Next week-end a special Gallup Poll on the election will be conducted In 15 marginal city electorates, spread over the six States. Another Australia-wide survey on election prospects will follow a week later, seven days before polling day. The finding will be published" In The Herald two days before voting. By Rov Morgan, 'of Aust. | Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245565876,"text":"22 Jun 1954 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 22 June 1954, page 7 GALLUP POLL Have you these hooks? A cookery book, a uiuviuuuij HIIU a Dime are to be found in almost 9 out of 10 Aus- tralian homes. Here are the percentages of adults — city dwellers, townspeople and farmers — who told the Gallup Poll tlicy had each of the standard reference books: — Cookery book 90 per cent. Dictionary . . 88 per cent. Tlie Bible ... 86 per cent. Atlas 70 per cent. Gardening book .... 66 per cent. Encyclopaedia S3 per cent. Street directory . . 45 per cent. Only 2 per cent, admitted they had none of the seven books."}
{"id":245566180,"text":"24 Jun 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAY[?] Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 June 1954, page 7 Mil- ' i AIR FORCE SHOULD BE MAJOR DEFENCE ARM Our Government's new policy of making the RAAF our major defence arm is endorsed by the public, the latest Gallup Poll shows. When the Defence Minister, Sir Philip McBride, announced the new policy in April, he also said less would be spent on the Permanent Army and the Naval Air Arm. To measure public reaction to the proposal, the Gallup Poll has asked 2000 people.— "A plan notu being discussed provides for spending more on the Air Force and less on the Permanent Army and aircraft carriers. Do you think that's a good plan, or not?" 66 in the 100 approve the new plan. 15 in the 100 oppose the change, and . 19 in the 100 are undecided. Labor voters and LCP voters, as groups, are in full agreement on this policy of "strength through air power.""}
{"id":245566652,"text":"19 Jun 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 June 1954, page 5 [?] We are getting along better Most Australians say their standard of living is rising, but l-in-7 say they can't buy and do as much as they did. In this Gallup Poll 2000 adults throughout au States were asked: "Speaking gen e r all y, would you say your stand-dard of living — the things you can buy and do — is going up, or going down?" Men and women, ns groups gave similar answers. Together they said: My standard of living Is going up . 52 per cent. Going down . 15 per cent. No change . 2!) per cent. Can't say . 4 per cent. Almost Identical percentages of Labor voters and LOP voters say their living standards are rising. Differences between oc- cupational groups are not great, but it seems that owners of small businesses are finding the going hard-There is little difference between city and country, or between States. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245567146,"text":"17 Apr 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 April 1954, page 5 [?] MAKE CARELESS" DRIVERS PAY Most people think careless drivers who cause accidents should always pay part of the damages, as a kind of fine. Questions asked and percentage answers follow. 1. — "If someone's injured because of. a car driver's carelessness. do you think the driver should have to pay part of the claim himself, or should the insurance pay it all?" Driver part, say 53 p.c. Insurance all. sa.v 36 p.c. Undecided, say 11 p.c. Even among people In car-owning families, opinion is 5-to-4 in tavor of careless drivers always paying part of the claim, as a penalty. They were also asked up to what amount the driver should be personally liable. Answers centre at about £250. or perhaDs a third of the award Jury awards The second question was 2.— "In your opinion, are amounts paid /or personal injuries in car accidents too large, about right, or too small?" Nearly half the women said they had no Idea Men's opinions oi awards for personal Injuries are: — Too large, say ' 35 p.c. About right, say 39 p.c. Too small, say 9 p.c. No idea, say 17 p.c. Men and women in car- owning families together answered approximately as above. People without cars 1 probably recipients of most third party awards), answered: — Too large. 22 p.c.; about right. 32 p.c.: too small, 8 p.c.: no idea. 38 i p.c. I By ROY MORGAN, ot . Aust Public Opinion 1 .Polls."}
{"id":245568619,"text":"15 Jun 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 15 June 1954, page 2 [?] Indo-China is our business Many Australians don't know what to think about Indo-China, but the biggest group of people believe we would be greatly affected by French defeat. This Is disclosed by a Gallup Poll on the question; "// the French are driven out of Indo-China, do you think Australia will be greatly affected?" Yes, we'll be greatly affected said 37 per cent. We'll be affected a little, said 17 per cent. We won't be affected said 16 per cent. No opinion . . 30 per cent. As usuat, with a pr&ulem like this, two out of three people without opinions are women. Of men, 43 per per cent, think Australia would be greatly affected by French defeat and 19 per cent, think we would be affected a little. This is how Labor and L.C.P. answered: FRENCH DEFEAT LCP Labor p.c. p-c. Great effect 49 29 Little effect . 19 15 No effect . . 12 21 No opinion . . 20 35 Comments by those who think we will be affected were usually: "They will soon push south, closer to Australia, on our own doorstep." The 2000 people interviewed were also asked: "If watersiders again re- fuse to load munitions given to the French for use in Indo-China, do you think troops should do the loading, or not?" Yes, use troops. said 70 per cent. No, don't, said 14 per cent. No opinion, said 16 per cent. The vote for using troops came from big majorities of both Labor voters and L.C.P. voters. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245568800,"text":"12 Jun 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 June 1954, page 12 [?] Means Test unpopular The public is inclined to favor abolishing all means tests for old-age pensions. This is. the finding of the latest Gallup Poll, In which 2000 people were asked whether they thought all means tests for old -age pensions should be abolished or not. 18-in-thc-lOO said "Yes, abolish tlicm." 43 said "No, don't," and 9 couldn't say. This close division of opinion results from Labor voters being 60-to-32 In FAVOR of abolition (with 8 in 100 undecided), while LCP voters are 55-to-37 AGAINST abolition (with 8 In 100 undecided). Unexpectedly, the vote for abolition is highest at 54 per cent, among those (tgCU iU'lV. 11 li) lUWCOt CIL 42 per cent, among those over 60. ; Peoples' reasons | » Usual arguments for abolition are: "People who contribute to It all their S lives are entitled to it," I "It's hard on the saver." k and "People should be al-Jf lowed to earn what they i | can." g Some support for aboll- tion was qualified by "But encourage thrift" and "Should be done gradually." Arguments for keeping the means test are: "Wealthy people don't need It," "Would be big strain on the taxpayer," and "It would lead to inflation." Much opposition to abolition, however, was tempered by such comment as: "Sufficient to ease It' and "It snoulc" oe progressively cut out." By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245570974,"text":"08 Jun 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 8 June 1954, page 11 [?] j Unions should I wait on Court Most people think the Trade Unions should a deter their claims for increased margins until a the Arbitration Court reconsiders the matter 9 in November. ja This Is the finding of a the latest Gallup Poll, fi taken just before the Queensland Industrial a Court Increased metal 5 trade margins last week. 5 The question asked wqs: n "In your opinion, should a Trade Unions try to get a increased margins for skill 9 NOW, by negotiating with S employers — or should the B unions wait until the Arbl-a tration Court reconsiders g the matter in November." 9 p.c. S "Walt," said 52 a "Negotiate now" . . 26 g "No opinion" 22 Rivals agree 9 Labor votes and LCP n votes both favor a policy H oi waiting. pj Labor LCP a p.c. p.c. 2 Walt 44 61 9 Now 34 18 B No opinion 22 21 a The minority for nego-9 tinting now argued that: H "The unions know best," S "Tradesmen's rates are too B low," and "If left to Nov-B ember, It may again be de-ferred." S The majority, however, S said "The Arbitration B Court was set up for this B purpose," "It's the fairest way" and "I don't favor !g going ahead of the Court.' S Patient This patience with the g Court does not mean the B public opposes increased B margins. On the contrary: B 9A year ago the Gallup 9 Poll reported that two B out or three people B thought margins for B skill should have been increased proportlonatc-g ly with the basic wage, jj and B OIn March, a majority told the Gallup Poll tlicy g did not agree with the B Arbitration Court that B Australlas economic sltu-B atlon could not, at prc-;B sent, stand an all-round £ Increase In margins for g skill."}
{"id":245571393,"text":"26 Jun 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 June 1954, page 7 [?] What of Petrov's helpers? _ Treason unearthed by the P.,e t r o v inquiry should be punished by deportation or life im- prisonment, but not death,, the public says. This is disclosed by a Gallup Poll, in which 2000 people were first asked if they had heard of the Royal .Commission on the Petrov case: Nearly everyone knew of it. and they were asked: "// any people are tried and found guilty of treason as a result of the Royal Commission, what should be the penalty?" Answers are summarised below. You will see that only l-in-4 favors the death penalty:— Deport them, said 37 p.c. Death penalty . 26 p.c. Life prison . . . . - 22 p.c: Prison term . . 3 p.c. Other answers . . 2 p.c. No idea 10 p.c. There is close agreement between LCP voters and Labor voters on this question. By Roy Morgan, of Aust Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245572053,"text":"20 May 1954 - Ray of hope In H-bomb Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 20 May 1954, page 13 Most Australians believe invention of the hydrogen bomb has made another world war less likely, the Gallup Poll finds. [?] Ray of hope In H-bomb After the problem of the j hydogen bomb had been subjected to thorough world-wide discussion, the Gallup Poll asked: "Do you think the hydrogen bomb has made another world war more likely, or less likely?" . More than 2000 people throughout all six States were Interviewed in this survey. They answered: "Less likely," said 5fi p.c. "More likely" . . 18 p.c. "No difference" or "Undecided" 2G p.c. Lnbor voters and Lib-eral-OP voters, as groups, agree that the hydrogen bomb has made world war less likely. Among men (both Labor and LCP) as many as 61 per cent, think world war less likely, but women are not so sure. They answered: Less likely 47 per cent; More likely 24 per cent; Undecided 29 per cent. A doctor in Oam'oerwell. Victoria, summed up the general opinion when he said "I don't, believe any country would face the devastating results of the H-bomb." . On the other hand, thr | minority feels ' "Nations will still try to outdo each other"; "The first to strike has the advantage." This question is also being asked by Gallup Polls In England, America and several other countries. A comparison will be published in The Herald as soon as available. By- Roy Morgan,' of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245572484,"text":"06 May 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 6 May 1954, page 13 [?] H million adults go to church weekly During Lent, nearly H million adult Australians went to church each Sunday. Of every 100 in church, 41 wdre Roman Catholics, 26 Church of England, 14 Metho- dists, o rresbyterians, z Baptists, and 1 1 ot other denominations. In this Gallup Poll, 26 per cent, of the adults interviewed said they had been tD church in the -previous seven days. These church-goers comprised 30 per cent, of the women interviewed, and 22 per cent, of the men. In comparison, an American Gallup Poll, completed Just before Lent, found that 47 per cent, of American adults had been to church In a typical week in late winter. Asked how many times they had been to church in the last year, Australians gave answers which average as follows for the major denominations:— Roman Catholics 39 times Baptists 19 „ Methodists . . 17 „ Presbyterians 11 „ Church of Eng. 10 „ Other denominations . 40 „ Bp Boy Morgan, of Aust. Public Onlnion Palls."}
{"id":245572888,"text":"14 Apr 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 14 April 1954, page 11 [?] Public favors bieeer margins The public does not agree with the Arbitration Court that Australia's economic situation could not, at present, stand an all-round increase in margins for skill. In this Gallup Poll, interviewers reminded people that the Arbitration Court had postponed, until November, its decision on whether or not to increase margins for skill. The court's reason for putting off a decision was its belief that increased margins would raise prices and disrupt Australia s economy. The question asked by the Gallup Poll was: "Do you think Australia's cco-PAi/lrf nr nuiiiw ottuunui" could not, at present stand an all-round increase in margins for skill?" 51 per cent, said "Yes, it could"; „ . 30 per cent, said No, ana 19 per cent, had no opinion. Most who could not ex- press an opinion on this subject were women. Of men, 55 per cent, think our economy could stand increased margins. Among Labor voters with opinions on this subject, 3 out of 4 think Increased margins would not disrupt our economy. Liberal and Country Party voters, however, are almost evenly divided on this complex problem. By Roy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion Polls."}
{"id":245573299,"text":"27 May 1954 - Gallup Poll shows slight Labor swing Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 27 May 1954, page 1 Gallup Poll shows slight Labor swing A swing of at least one per cent, to Labor in thie House of Representatives election on Saturday — compared with the 1951 vote — is forecast by the Gallup Poll today. Nearly 2000 people, interviewed last week-end in the 114 contested electorates, said they would vote:— P.c. Labor 48 Liberal-CP .. .. 46 Independents ... 1 Undecided 5 Two out of three undecided people said they voted Labor at the Senate election a year ago. ' If they do that again, the Labor vote on Saturday will probably be about 51 per cent. The following table compares the Gallup Poll's estimate of next Saturday's vote with how people voted (In seats now being contested) at the 1851. House of Representatives election and the 1953 Senate election :—Gallup Gallup Actual Estimate for 1951 1953 next (Reps.) (Senate) Sat. p.c. p.c. p.o. Lab. 49.9 54.7 51 LCP 49.6 43.6 48 Ind. 0.5 1.7 1 The Gallup Poll adds — "If an Australia-wide swing of one or two per cent is reflected In L-CP marginal seats, it will put the Government out of offlce. "Samples from each electorate-were too small for a scat-by-seat analysis. "But the average of votes in tbe group of 23 seats, which- the L-OP won . in 1851 with margins of less than 57 per cent, suggests a swing of two or three per cent, in the group. "Labor therefore may be expected to win at least some of the eight seats needed for a majority.'! PAGE 1 4:' Leading article: Mr Calwell't figures «ug- . gait a gamble on inflation. PAGE 5: State by State !! round-up 'of proipects.."}
{"id":245574341,"text":"01 Jun 1954 - GALLUP POLL 99 p.c. RIGHT Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 1 June 1954, page 3 GALLUP POLL 99 p.c. RIGHT The Gallup Poll predicted Saturday's election result to within one per cent. Last Thursday the poll forecast:— 1. a slight swing to Labor, and 2. That Labor would win at least some of the eight seats needed for a majority. With such a close election in prospect, it was impossible to predict which party would win control oi the House. It now seems:— 1. Labor will win about four of the eignt seats it needed, and 2. Labor and Communist candidates will receive about 51.5 per cent, of the first preferences. ' In Gallup Poll figures the Labor vote always includes those for candidates who advise that second preferences be given to Labor. At present, the Labor vote exceeds 52 per cent., but late votes counted are showing their usual trend to L-CP This is how the total count of Saturday's vote will probably compare with the Gallup Poll's forecast and the 1951 election. In each case seats not contested this time are excluded from ' calculations:— Last Vote '5t Thursday's on election est Sat. .. r.c. p.c. p.c. Lab. . 49.9 51 ' 51.5 LCP . 49.6 48 47.0 Ind. . 0.5 1 1.5"}
{"id":245574412,"text":"10 Apr 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 April 1954, page 3 HllillllllUlillilllllllllNllllllllllillNU UllCeibC. | Visit boosted Govt's election hopes During the Queen's visit, support for the Menzies-Fadden Government recovered to the level of the last House of Representatives election in 1951. the fiallun Pnll chmwc Labor has lost the big advantage it had in mid-February, despite the Arbitration Court's deferment of the margin's case.VOTING VOTING INTENTIONS Fcb.-Mar. p.tf p.c. Labor 47 45 Libcrai-Cp 43 44 Ind I 2 Undecided .99 Further questioning disclosed that Llb.-CP probably has a slight edge among the nine per cent, undecided on voting intention. It seems, therefore, that the present position is likely to be: Llb.-CP Lab. Others March 49 49 2 This situation compares closelv with the vote at the last House of Representatives election in 1951. when Lib.-CP won 69 seats to Labor's 52. This is how people voted in post-war elections: FIRST PREFERENCES Lib.-CP Lub. Others Elections p.c p.c. p.c. 1946 . 44 53 3 1949 . 50 48 2 1951 . 50 49 I 1953 . 44 54 2 Senate only in 1953 And here is the trend shown in Gallup polls in the past seven months: Lib.-CP Lab. Others Sept. . . 45 54 1 Dec. . . 48 51 t Feb. . . 47 52 I March .49 49 2 Close comparison -with 1951 was found in every State nnd in the vnrious types of electorates, ranging from "strongholds' to mnrginnl seals. By Roy Morgnn, of Aust. Public Oninion Polls."}
{"id":245575986,"text":"24 Apr 1954 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 24 April 1954, page 5 Gallup poll says: Let more Jap goods come here The Federal Government's recent decision to allow imports from Japan to increase by about 15 per cent, is in line with public opinion, the Gallup Poll finds. This survey was con ducted after the recent public discussion of the subject, but before an nouncement of the in creased quotas for Japanese goods. A question asked last August was repeated Comparison of answers then and now show that the majority for importing more from Japan is slightly lower, at about 5 to 4 in favor:— Aug. Mch. p.c p.c. Import more 57 / 52 Don't 36 / 39 Undecided 7 / 9 People interviewed were first reminded that Japan wants us to buy more of their cotton, crockery, fish and other goods, to help them pay for our wool. People were then asked "Are you for or against importing more from Japan?" Among men the favorable majority is 58 per cent., but women are more evenly divided on this question. Among LCP voters (both men and women), the favorable majority reaches 61 per cent. Labor voters, however, are almost fifty-fifty Peoples' reasons Chief reasons for favoring increased imports from Japan are "A limited amount of trade is neces sary." "We have cot to balance trade," and "Com petition would reduce prices" On the other hand, it was contended that: "We can't trust the Japs, "Their goods are inferior" and "They would swamp our markets.""}
{"id":245577995,"text":"08 Mar 1947 - GALLUP POLL ON MANUS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 March 1947, page 9 GALLUP POLL ON MANUS Majority Opposes U.S. Full Title To Manus Slight!)- more than. half the people in Australia now oppose giving America full title to Manus Island, an Australian mandate north of New Guinea. During the war America; spent millions of dollars on a' 'naval and air base at Seeadler : | Harbor, Manus Island, which' Is said to be one of the best In ' the South-west Pacific. ! It has been reported that U.S.I Navy leaders want strategic con-| trol of Manus, and in January the i U.S. House of Representatives i Naval Committee declared that U.S. should have full title to the island. Opposition to the transfer has been expressed by some British Empire military lemlers. who have compared the strategic importance of Menus with that of Singapore, as a Ytal part, of Australia's outer defence scheme. Public Opinion Here To ascertain what the Australian public thinks about control of Manus. the Gallup Poll has measured public opinion twice in the last year. Those interviewed recently were reminded that the Americans had built the naval base, and were then asked:— Would you favor, or oppose, £ living the United States full title to Manus Island? For every four Australians in favor of the transfer there are now more than five opposed. Compari-I son of answers with a similar flnd- Ing 12 months ago shows how public opinion has changed from a 50-50 attitude. Feb. 46 Feb. 47 p.c. p.e. Oppose proposal 45 51 Favor proposal . 42 33 No opinion ... 13 11 Opinion favoring America controlling Manus is strongest in the "Invasion" State of Queensland; but even there the "favor" vote Is only 45 per cent., compared with 48 per cent., "oppose" and 7 per cent,, undecided. People's Comments Gallup Poll interviewers asked people their reasons for voting for or against America being given full title to the island. Typical "opposition" replies are: — It Is one of Australia's outposts (farmer, Warwick, Qld.); and We cannot predict future relations with U.S. (packer's wife, St. Peters, S.A.). Reasons given by some of the people who favor America controlling Manus include:— They helped to save Australia (farmer's wife, Wangaratta, Vic.); and America is better equipped to man and maintain the base (pay clerk, Toowoomba, Qld.). Issued by Aust. Public Ouiaion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melh."}
{"id":245580078,"text":"02 Apr 1947 - Gallun Poll Shows:-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 2 April 1947, page 8 Gallitt Poll Shows: — Radio Fee Increase Strongly Opposed Eipht nut of every 10 Australians oppose increasing I the broadcast listeners' licence fee from £ 1 to 25/-. according to the latest Gallup Poll, based on interviews with 1600 men and women. | People in all walks of life, in a full range of economic cir-Icumstances, were included in I the survey. Interviewers pointed out. it had -been claimed that before the Australian Broadcasting Commission could give better programmes and establish its own news service, the 'broadcast listeners' licence fee | would' have to be increased from £ 1 to 25/. Each person was asked. "Do you : favor 'or oppose that Increase?" a„r) ftf pvprv loo neonle inter- viewed— 81 oppose paying 25/. 15 favor it. and 4 are undecided. Neither age nor political affiliation makes any difference to people's opinion on the question. People's Comments' "The ABC should be able to provide better programmes without increasing the fee." the comment of n shopkeeper of Orbost, Vic., expresses the opinion of many who oppose the increase. Others be- lieve: "We are not getting value for money now." Other large groups think the Ipresent standard of programmes and news service is "good enough" and claim that "workers cannot afford the extra fee." Some of the minority In favor of an Increased fee said "broadcasting lis the cheapest entertainment in the world." ! Issued by Ausl. Public Opm/oni j Polls. .552 Collins Street. Mclb.' i . ' j"}
{"id":245581223,"text":"29 Mar 1947 - PUBLIC OPINION SAYS: -- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 March 1947, page 12 public opinion SAYS: — No Pay Rise For Federal Politicians According to a Gallup Poll just completed, nine out of every 10 Australians oppose paying Federal parliamentarians more than £1000 a year. This attitude on the question' of paying Members of parliament is revealed by a nationwide survey.Federal Federal members receive a « i/,nn _ - nt wHlr.h salary O! t-uw" a J"." part is treated as a tax-free allow . ance for electorate expenses. Members also receive 22/6 a day to cover expenses of attending Parliament. and allowances to pay lor typing, postage and Phone rent®1-Recently some members have been discussing an inerease _ in salary from £1000 to -E1500: a"d to ascertain the attitude of the electors a cross-section of 2000 in all States has been given the choice of three statements, which were printed on cards handed to !n«nr»1p Int.PrvleWOd. 1. Members ol Parliament are doing an important and responsible Job, and then should be paid MORE than £1000 a year. 2. £1000 a year is enough lor the amount ol tcork done by Members ol Parliament, and 1 oppose pay- 3. Most members don't do much work, and I think they are overpaid at £iooo. Of every 100 interviewed:— 50 selected statement No, 2 "£1000 a year is enough. 41 selected statement No. 3 "They are overpaid at £1000. 6 selected statement No. 1 "They should be paid more." 3 had no opinion. Slightly more women than men :hink politicians are overpaid. .(Statement No. 3.) Political affiliation makes no : difference to people's attitude: the ivotes of Labor and Liberal-CP supporters, as groups, closely follow the nation-wide figures, i issued bu Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245581603,"text":"05 Apr 1947 - MOST PEOPLE THINK Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 April 1947, page 7 MOST PEOPLE THINK Higher Wages Largely Go So Higher Prices If bp extra £1 ivyre put into the pay envelope of every wage-earner in Australia. 14/- of the £1 would go in j higher living costs, in the opinion of the average Aus-! tralian. This is the latest Gallup Poll finding. I A man who receives 20/- a .week more than his fellow I workers is obviously that much better off ; but the position may i be very different if evefy wage-I earner gets the extra 20/-. Commonwealth sr.s tlstics Indi- ; cate that, the increase of about, | 1 27 per cent, in average wage rates; i since Lhe#var began has been al-! moBt offset by higher living costs, i To find out what the public 1 thinks would happen to prices if i wages are raised substantially. ! PdII Interviewers asked a cross-i section of 1-700 men and women : — Do vou think an all-round increase of 20/- a week in wages would raise the cost of living much? Of every. 100 people interviewed: — 88 think the cast of living would rise considerably, 8 don't think so, and 4 are nndecided. Those who expert Lhe rise in living expenses to be substantial were asked: "How much of the' ; 20/ do you think would be taken! by the increased cost, of living?" One person in three thinks that none of the 20/ would be left, and the average answer was that only 6/ would remain:— 9 p.c. say "more than .20/ would go In higher prices." 'IS n p ctiv "all nf Ika Oft / » .19 p.c. say 15/ to IS/. 25 p.c. say 10/ to 12/. 10 p.'c. Bay 5/ to 0/. 88 p.c. exoect prices to rise considerably 8 p.c. don't expect prices to rise much. 4 p.c. are undecided. Analysis of answers according to the sex and oecUDations of the people interviewed shows: S The belief that at least 15/ would go in higher living costs is stronger among men than among women, Wage earners (skilled, unskilled, and white collar) gave answers almost identical with the full cross-section. The attitude of those who think there would be a substantial rise in prices is summed up in the comment; of a sheet-metal- -WDrkEris wife, of -Essendon. Vic.: "AD wage I increases must, be passed on." As there eeems to be a feeling' that an all-round increase in pay: is futile, because of rising prices. ! It is interesting to recaD the re- i suit of a Gallup Poll two vears-ago. People in a full range of economic circumstances were then! ; de&s'J Vi'LUCil WOUIQ Oc UTE1F liTSLj choice of six jobs, if all had much the same wages, but if each had a different one of six advantages. Here axe the percentages showing the public's preference for each of the advantages, which were listed on a card handed to each person interviewed:— p.c. Guaranteed regular employment . . 58 Better working conditions 11 A shore of each .year's profits 10 Good pensions at retirement 9 Bonuses for good production 7 Shorter working hours .... 5 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, .352 Collins Street, Melb,"}
{"id":245581646,"text":"05 Apr 1947 - \"CHURCHES FAILING IN THEIR MlSSION\" Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 April 1947, page 8 "CHURCHES FAUmL IN THEIR MlSSfnuS The Herald Special Service 1 LONDON, Friday. — "Churches could a I declared Gallup poll voters who were sauL they thought that religion had a mission? in Britain today. mission to faM Fifty-five per cent, answered In the affirmative; 24 per cent, said "No" and 21 per cent, had no opinion. More women— numbering 58 per cent. — thn'n men believed In the churches' mission, of whom well-to-do people generally were more convinced than poorer people. Sixty-flve per cent, of Roman Catholics, 56 per cent, of Anglicans and 62 per cent, of Scottish churches affirmed their belief In religions' mission. The 55 per cent, who believed in the mission were fur- ther asked whoa, the a ffirmatfve , centages, 44 per Scottish churc?ies said th»' ston Was not befffeBL Tire same answer was 38 per cent of AnrtfiiSf' cent, of Non-ComStBl Mc.sPe«y0JnS>SI Non-Conformists d UL®" Catholics believed mission was being"}
{"id":245583679,"text":"09 May 1947 - GALLUP POLL ON WAGE QUESTIONS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 9 May 1947, page 10 GALLUP POLL ON WAGE QUESTIONS NEW YORK. Thursday. — In a Gallup poll 53 per cent, of the voters believed that labor productivity must increase before wages were raised. 33 per cent, disagreed. and 14 per cent, expressed no opinion. Fiftv-nlne per cent, favored piecework payments. 28 disap-oroved and 13 per cent, expressed ho opinion. On a third question 75 per cent, thought that piecework payments increased production. 12 per cent, disagreed and 13 per cent, had no opinion.— Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245585012,"text":"26 Apr 1947 - Gallup Poll Finds Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 April 1947, page 11 Ga) lup. Poll FincU , Division On Co-Ed Training «k .. Only half of a nation-wide cross-section of men and women recently inter-, viewed by the Australian Gallup Poll favors school- boys and schoolgirls over 1 1 years of age being taught together. This attitude to co-education in schools was revealed when Gallup interviewers tested public opinion with the question: — ' ; Do you think boys and girls over 11 years of age should be taught together — or separately? Gf every 100 people Interviewed: — 50 say "Teach them together"! 42 say "Separate them"; and 8 are undecided. Women are evenly divided on the question, but a small majority of men favors co-education. Support for co-education is strongest among people in their twenties and thirties. Those aged 21/29 voted 62 per cent, in favor, compared with' only 43 per cent, from the "50 and over" group. Most of those who favor coeducation think It is essential that the sexes mix together. "It, gives them a more natural outlook toward each other," the comment of a storekeeper, Boolaroo, NSW, Is typical. On the other hand, many of those who oppose co-education think separate classes allow children to concentrate on their school work. In the words of a store-man's wife of Essendon, Vic.: "When taught together there is too much wasted time and tomfoolery." Issued by Ausc. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb,"}
{"id":245585315,"text":"09 Apr 1947 - GALLUP POLL ON COST OF LIVING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 9 April 1947, page 12 GALLUP POLL ON COST OF LIVING NEW YORK, Tuesday.— In a Canadian Gallup Poll 73 per cent, expressed the opinion thai the cost of living would rise m the inext six months. 6 per cent, that It would fall and 14 per cent that jit would remain about the same. 'The rest (2 ner cent.) expressed no ; opinion.— -Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245585520,"text":"09 Apr 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 9 April 1947, page 10 GALLUP POLL FINDS Big Change In Opinion On Financing Social Services Most Australians are now of the opinion that all the cost of social services, such as pensions, child endowment and free doctors, should come from ordinary taxes. This latest Gallup Poll finding shows a marked change of opinion since last July, -when most people were found to tavor a contributory scheme. This is the third time since 1944 that the Australian Gallup Poll has measured public opinion on financing the cost of social services. In the latest survey, Just completed, interviewers asked a nation-wide representative sample of men and women: — With regard to the cost of social services, such as pensions, child endowment and free doctors — do you think all the cost should come from ordinary taxes — or should every family contribute, say 2/- each week? Analysis of answers shows that of every 100 people interviewed — 53 think all the cost should come from ordinary taxes, 40 say every family should contribute about 2/ each week, and 7 are undecided. Comparison of these figures with similar findings In December, 1944, and July. 1946. discloses how majority opinion on the financing of social services has swung from contributions" to "taxes only": — 1944. 1946. 1947. _ . p.c. p.c. p.c, only .... 34 34 53 Contributions . . 58 60 40 No opinion .... 8 6 7 In the 1944 and 1946 surveys, Labor and Liberal-Country voters, as groups, each gave majorities in favor of a contributory scheme; but both of those political groups now favor "taxes only": — Labor Liberal-voteTs. CP voters. Taxes only . 56 p.c. 49 p.c. Contributions 37 45 Undecided 7 6 Analysis of answers according to age groups shows that the "40 and under groups are strongest supporters of "taxes only." . People's Reasons "Let the rich pay for the poor," the comment of the wife of a school teacher, in southern Queensland, sums up the attitude of most of those who favor all the cost of social services coming from taxes. Another large group think pres-PT7 f. ft) VDc n rn JstrrU «vin.«.U i. _... ca c AJSBU CilUUKIi WJ UUy the cost. The most common reason given by those favoring a contributory scheme is: "All benefit, so au should contribute." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245585614,"text":"28 May 1947 - Gallup Poll On U.S.Russian Disagreements Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 28 May 1947, page 12 Gallup Poll On U.S.Russian Disagreements Australian opinion is divided on which country is to I blame for recent disagreements between the United \\ States and Russia. I One large group blames Russia; comparatively few I ininK America aione is at iauit, dug tnere is another « large group which thinks both countries are equally p to blame. This attitude to Russian-American relationships was revealed by an Australia-wide Gallup Poll taken this month. People Interviewed were told the question was about the recent disagreements between Russia and the United stales. They were asked:— Which of these countries do you think is to blame? Ol the whole cross-section Interviewed: 37 per cent, said "Russia 'is to blame," 11 per cent, blamed the United Siatcs. 29 per cent, said "both to blame" and 23 per cent, could not answer. . The following table shows that Liberal-Country voters had a much stronger belief that Russia was to blame than did Labor Supporters: „ , Lib.-CP Lab. Russia to blame . . 46% 32% U.S. to blame .... 6% 15% Both to blame .. 27% 30% No answer 21% 23% People's Comments "Russia wants to dominate the world," the comment of a salesman of Wembley Park. WA. summed up the attitude of most of those wjio think Russia wa; to blame. Many of the minority who blamed the United States thought America was too ambitious. Most of those who said both were to blame considered Russia and 'America were engaged m a battle of tactics for supremacv Others felt that complete agreement between the two nations was Impossible as they were mentally and culturally opposed. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street. Melb."}
{"id":245586601,"text":"19 May 1947 - UK DIVIDED ON POLISH LAND Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 19 May 1947, page 2 UK DIVIDED ON POLISH LAND The Herald Special Service LONDON, Sunday.— Asked in a Gallup poll whether "when the peace treaty fixes the German frontiers should Poland keep all the former German land she now possesses, or return any," 48 per cent, replied "Give some back" and 32 per cent, had no opinion. Fifty-three per cent, of both Conservatives and Liberals and 43 per cent, of Laborites replied "Keep all," 'and 22 per cent, of Liberals and Laborites and 19 per cent, of Conservatives thought that Poland should give back some of the land."}
{"id":245587327,"text":"15 Mar 1947 - GALLUP POLL ON Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 March 1947, page 12 GALLUP POLL ON Policy For IMioriginei Australians are of - two minds on what policy : would be best "for those : aborigines still living in their native state. A nation-wide Gallup Poll shows that the white man is evenly divided between: (a) Helping aborigines to live their tribal lives,, and (b) Educating them toward white standards. . Almost 2000 men and women were asked to express opinions on the subject. Perhaps the most interesting feature of answers Is the high proportion of semi-skilled and un- siuuea wnive people, wno oeueve, that the best future for the aborigines lies in education.' On the other hand, most professional people and owners1 and managers of businesses favor helping the aborigines to live their, tribal lives. POLICY ON ABORIGINES Trl- Edu- Undo-bal catn cided p.c. p.c. p.e. All t people .. .. 47 46 7 Owners, -managers and professional 5R 34 Farm owners . .. SZ- .42 i Clerks, shophands . 51,. , 43 . Skilled workers . . 46 47 7 Semi-skilled .... 42 . 32 ft Unskilled .. .. 30 62 These differences of opinion in the- occupational- groups are reflected in Liberal-Country Party voters being 5 to 4 in favor of "helping aborigines to live their tribal lives," while Labor Party supporters are 5 to 4 in favor of "educating them towards white standards." Issued bu Ausl. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Mclb."}
{"id":245587773,"text":"07 May 1947 - Indians Need Britain, Says Gallup Poll Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 7 May 1947, page 11 Indians Need Britain, Says Gallup Poll Working1 people in India will find themselves worse off after England withdraws its government and armed . torces, in the opinion of the majority of Australians interviewed recently by the Gallup Poll. rcopie interviewed were reminded that England was withdrawing its Government and armed forces from India next year, and were then asked: — Do you think the working people of India will be better off, or worse off, after England withdraws? Of P.vnrv mn . 56 say Worse off without British rule, 15 say Better off, 19 arc Undecided, and 10 could not answer, - Analysis shows that almost seven out of every 10 Liberal-Country voters think . working people in India will be worse off. This opinion, however, Is held by less than half the Labor voters (46 per cent, said "worse off," 22 per cent: "better off," and 32 per cent, did not express- opinions either way). Many of those who think the people of India will be worse off feel that they will be unable to agree among themselves and that civil war will result. Effect On Australia On a second question, "Do you think the withdrawal of England from India will affect Australia?" the Australian public is 'divided and uncertain: — 40 per cent, say, "Yes, it will affect Australia," 2K Tlnr rpnt e.v "V„ if — and ' 32 per cent, are undecided. Most of the 40 per cent, who answered "Yes" think trade between the two countries will be affected, but there is a difference of opinion as to what the effect will be. One large group Is of the opinion that England's withdrawal will cause living standards in India to fall, and that .trade between India and Australia will decline. Another group, however, expects that more trade will come our way. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Mclb. The distinguished Polish pianist, Mr Henryck Mlerowski, will give his impressions of Australa in an address at the Players' and Playgoers' Association rooms at 3 p.m. tomorrow."}
{"id":245589244,"text":"10 May 1947 - GALLUP PACT FOR NATIONS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 May 1947, page 8 GALLUP PACT FOR NATIONS The Herald Special Service LONDON, Friday. — The director of the Australian Gallup Poll (Mr Roy Morgan) says that Public Opinion Polls will be firmly established on an international basis next week, when the executives of Gallup Polls from 11 countries meet at Loxwood, Surrey. Dr. George Gallup, who founded the American Institute of Public Opinion, will preside. Mr Morgan will represent Australia. Gallup Polls now operate in Britain, the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Holland, Brazil and Scandinavia. All will be represented. A comprehensive agenda includes international Gallup Polls and problems of measuring public opinion.Mr Mr Morgan will accompany Dr. Gallup to America after the conference to view the work of the American Institute of Public Opinion. 2/25 Infantry Battalion: A meeting of all ex-members will be held in Room 10, 4th Floor, in the Victorian Railways Institute at 8 p.m. on May 22."}
{"id":245589251,"text":"10 May 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 May 1947, page 8 GALLUP POLL FINDS Most Australians Oppose Taking Homeless Jews According to a recent Gallup Poll, almost 6 out of every 10 Australians think this country should not join in J a world-wide plan to take in some of the homeless Jewish people of Europe. There are said to be 600,000 Jewish people in Europe looking for homes in other countries, and it has been suggested that a certain number should be taken in each year by every country, on a population basis. People interviewed were told of tills suggestion and were then asked: "Do you think Australia should, or should not, take part in such a plan?" Of every 100 interviewed: — 58 say Australia should not take part, 37 say Australia should, and 5 are undecided. Neither sex, age, nor political affiliation makes any difference to people's opinions. Analysis by occupation, however, shows that professional people and business executives are almost equally divided on the question. On the other hand, 2 out of 3 semi-skilled and unskilled workers are opposed to any extension of Jewish immigration to Australia. People's Comments Analysis of comments Indicates that much of the opposition to Jewish immigration arises from the acute housing shortage. "We can't find homes for our own people," the comment or a grocer, of Essendon, Vic., is typical. Another large group thinks there are enough foreigners in Australia already. Most of the minority who favor the plan to admit more Jewish people say it will help Increase Australia's population. Others, with the humanitarian aspect in mind, say: "Live and let live." ' Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street. Melb."}
{"id":245590451,"text":"27 May 1947 - PEOPLE IN U S. MUCH ABOUT THE SAME Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 27 May 1947, page 12 PEOPLE IN U S. MUCH ABOUT THE SAME NEW YORK. Monday. — A Gallup poll shows that 31 per cent of Americans are now better off than last year, 31 per cent, are worse off, and 38 per cent are abopt the same as in 1946. In another poll. 38 per cent of. Canadian people said their lives had been changed by the war. 58 per cent had not suffered much change, and four per cent were uncertain.— Herald Special 8ervice."}
{"id":245592342,"text":"05 Mar 1947 - INTERNATIONAL GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 5 March 1947, page 9 INTERNATIONAL GALLUP POLL PeopSe Of Seven Nations Record Views On Germany While representatives of the Great Powers were meeting in London, preparatory to this week's Moscow Conference on Germany, men and women in seven nations have simultaneously voiced their attitudes toward the German people. In the most comprehensive public opinion survey yet organised by the International Gallup Poll (of which the Australian Gallup Poll, founded in 1941, is the third oldest member) identical questions about. Germany were put to people in USA, UK, Canada, France. Denmark, the Netherlands and -Australia. Replies to question: "Do you feel friendly or unfriendly toward the German people as a whole," were: — Un- No Friendly friendly opinion p.c. p.c. p.c. Australia . 53 34 13 U.S.A. ... 45 28 27 Britain . . 42 3(1 22 Canada . . 41 28 31 Denmark . 40 32 23 Holland . 29 53 18 France . . 3 5G 41 GERMANY'S FUTURE In all countries except Denmark, people were also asked whether they thought "Germany would become a peace-loving democratic nation, or an aggressor nation, wanting to start another war." They replied. Peace- No Aggressor loving opinion p.c. p.c. p.c. France . . 63 11) 27 Holland . 63 14 23 Australia . 66 20 20 Canada . . 58 20 22 U.S.A. . . 58 22 20 Britain . . 43 23 34 Analysis of answers in Australia shows that on both questions opinions were not affected significantly by either the age or political affiliation of the people Interviewed. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245593469,"text":"01 Mar 1947 - GALLUP POLL REVEALS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 March 1947, page 6 GALLUP POLL REVEALS Amazing Ignorance On Bretton Woods Of a nation-wide cross-section of Australian interviewed by the Gallup Poll in February, only one person in ten — 16 per cent, of the men, and 4 per cent, of the women — has a rudimentary knowledge of the Bretton Woods international monetary plan. This lack of knowledge is revealed by analysis of a series of questions dealing with the Bretton Woods agreement. To the question: — Have you heard ' of the Bretton Woods international plan?SI SI per cent, admitted having no knowledge of the plan. 49 per cent, claimed to have heard of it. Those who claimed to know of Bretton Woods comprise 6 out of 10 men and 4 out of 10 women, and they were asked to give: \\a) 1 1 ruugii Qcawfjpwuu ui m ctxiu (b) An opinion on whether or not Australia should agree to it. People who could give a COB- RECT description represent only one in 10 (10 per cent.) of all people interviewed— 16 per cent, of the men and only 4 per cent, of the women. Almost 9 out of 10 people must be classified as having little or no knowledge of Bretton Woods: Gave correct description . 10 p.c. Gave indefinite description 2 p.c. Gave wrong description . . 2 p.c. Claimed knowledge of Bretton Woods but could not describe it 33 p.c. Admitted having no knowledge of Bretton Woods 51 p.c. 100 P.O. Opinion On Signing On the query regarding whether or not Australia should agree to Bretton Woods: The 10 per cent, who gave a correct description divide:— Favor signing, 5 per cent.; Oppose signing, 3 per cent.; and Undecided, 2 per cent. The 30 per cent, who claimed to know of Bretton Woods but could not describe It divide:— Favor signing. 5 per cent.; Op-| pose, 3 per cent.; Undecided 5 per cent., and No opinion 26 per cent. Thus, of the whole cross-section I interviewed (Irrespective of whe-i ther or not they could describe j the agreement):— » 10 per cent, favor Australia signing; 5 per cent, oppose signing, and - 85 per cent, are undecided or | unacquainted. |, (The purpose of Bretton Woods ;has been described as "to provide' la cushion of international credit' Which will enable debtor countries! :tp carry on with an adverse balance of trade for a limited period." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion 1 Polls, .352 Collins Street, Melb.."}
{"id":245610778,"text":"17 Sep 1941 - GALLUP POLL ON PRICE CONTROL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 17 September 1941, page 6 GALLUl POLL ON PRICE CONTROL We arc loid that rctnil prices hnvc risen only 8 per cent, s.ncc war Ucgan. and that price control is working far more effectively than in the last war. But we tin not knnw whether the hav- ing public thinks it is getting a fall deal. If the public Is satisfied, the price controller may be expected to continue his work with confidence. If the public is not satisfied, he will know that additional effort Is required. The only way that the public's attitude toward price control can be ascertained is by questioning a cross-section of the public. Any night this week, the Gallup Poll uiwuieiYH IIKI.V uiiii tti. ,vuiu until . urn. -of the public questions he will ask is whether you are satisfied that price control is giving a fair deal. Your answer, and those of other members of the public, will be tabulated and analysed to form the basis of informative nrlicles which will appear in leading newspapers in each State. Those newspapers will pay for the right to; oublish the findings of the polls, and i lhat revenue will finance the organisation which is conducting them— Aus- ' trnllan Public Opinion Polls (the Gallup Method)."}
{"id":245614764,"text":"16 Sep 1941 - GALLUP POLL ON PAY FOR WOMEN Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 16 September 1941, page 6 (SAffJLUB POLL im ! PAY FOR WOMEN | Gallic oi' Opinion ! In wartime, equal pay lor the sexes i becomes a vital question. Already Ihc conductresses appointed in our trams are receiving men's rates of pay. Will iwar upset the established principle by which women's pay is usually calculated at two-thirds of the male rale? Public opinion will be a determining factor In the decision on this question. Any night this week a Gallup Poll Interviewer may call at your house and ask: "Do. you favor equal pny for men and women doing the same work?" He will record whether you arc in favor of or against the idea, nnd whether you arc emphatic or mild In your opinion. Those who nrc undecided or not familiar with the subject will be separated from those who actually have opinions. Then the reason for your holding that view will be recorded. When lending newspapers in each State announce the findings on this question, they will be able to say why people favor equal pay or why they are against it."}
{"id":245616395,"text":"15 Sep 1941 - GALLUP POLL MEN BUSY THIS WEEK Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 15 September 1941, page 5 GALLUP POLL ME A BUSY THIS WEEK Tonight, or any other night of this week, you may have a knock at your door from the Gallup man. For six years the visit from the Gallup Poll interviewer has been a feature of Ame- rican life, and now the same means of expressing public opinion is being made available in Australia. You will be able to tell the Gallup man by the sheaf of interview-forms which he carries attached to the official clip-board of the organisation for which he is working — Australian Public Opinion Polls (The Gallup Method). It may happen that your interviewer will be a woman. Just as the people to be interviewed are chosen from rHfTftrnnf Dcnnnmlr nr tp. finH say errfiiirw so, too, are the interviewers. In this way the "sample referendum" is truly representative of the people of Australia."}
{"id":245616753,"text":"28 Jul 1941 - Opinion Polls Vital Part of Democracy Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 28 July 1941, page 7 Opinion Polls Vital Part of Democracy ir democracy were worth fighting for, It was worth strengthening, said Mr Roy Morgan, director of Australian Public Opinion Polls (the Gallup Method), at the Constitutional Club1 today. Strengthening democracy was possible by t,hc poll, which discovered the will of the majority of citizens 011 important national questions. Mr Morgan explained that the basic principle of public opinion polls was to sound the opinions of n relatively small number of persons, proportionate to each major population group in every section of the country. In this way the opinions of the whole population could bo determined to a high degree of accuracy. The Australian organisation, which Is affiliated with the American and British Institutes of Public Opinion, would begin making surveys next month. Answers to public questions would be obtained by personal interview from a scicntiflcallv determined cross-section of people in all parts of Australia."}
{"id":245617404,"text":"01 Jul 1941 - American Opinion About The War Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 1 July 1941, page 7 American Opinion About The War GRAPH comp 1 1 e d | from Gallup polls i shows how American opinion that the United States will en- ' tor the war some time I h a s nearly doubled i since the war began. Althou gh public opinion surveys repeatedly have shown , that the majority oppose entering the war at this time, a survey completed a month ago Indicates that more than eight voters in every ten hold the belief that the United States will be drawn into the conflict. An examination of the 20-month trend of sentiment on the question indicates that during the periods of German military succ esse s | there is generally an ! increase in the num-j ber of Americans who I think the country will get into the war. On the other hand, when the Greeks were winning in Albania, and i the British were push-I ing the Italians out of i Libya, there is a dc-I cline in that number."}
{"id":245621481,"text":"12 Sep 1941 - BRITISH OPINION POLI[?] Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 12 September 1941, page 2 : BRITISH OPINION pon "if i- Fewer Think i| | flJoSo will ! j Enter War ! The Herald Special Scrvlc,"-LONDON, Thursday. _ £ latest Gallup poll on what it British public thinks of Amid can war aid, taken almost on th« . or President Roosevelt's brmui,. shows a 15 per cent, decline. coiS'l with August, in the belief thnt aS'1 will enter the war. ftmcrtl The poll wns taken during the end, August 30 to September 1 To the question: "Do you 'tti„ America will enter the wn'r'" 51 ? cent, replied "Yes" (compared wl h1?, per cent. In August) and 20 ncr said "No" (14 per cent, in August) Asked what wns their rcnctiiw , United States help. 61 per cent, toslw thnt they were satisfied, 25 ner H5? were dissatisfied, nnd 14 per cent a! no opinion. cnt' h'l Asked wlint was their reaction inn. Rooscvclt-Churchlll meeting, ss ISi cent, said they were, pleased withV 22 per cent. that, they were disapuoiS, < nnd 20 per cent, that they opinion. naa D Russian Aid Poll A further poll on the question „ help for Russin reveals thnt 31 ,2 cent, nrc satisfied with the amoimi a help Britain is giving and 30 !er ,i nrc dissntlsflcd. Thirty-three per crfl expressed no opinion. -Seventy per cent, of those who dissatisfied, representing 21 pcr em of the total number questioned (nVov4 direct military assistance in the frirri of an attack-in the west or the sendir, of an expeditionary force. These cm plained that Britain wns marking tS and should do more and talk less (World Copyright.) ."}
{"id":245622140,"text":"19 Sep 1941 - GALLUP POLL ON LONDON MINISTER Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 19 September 1941, page 2 GALLUP POLL 0?i LONDON MINISTER It seems certain that Sir Cute Pi; Iwill go to London. But what his dut; I will be is yet uncertain. The Australian public's attitude o: the matter is now being tested bv : | Gallup "sample referendum." fir. week Gallup Poll Interviewers ate i work In nearly 300 reprcscntaiii centres throughout Australia. An e terviewer may call on you nnd is whether you think nn Australian Ms net Minister should attend the Briti War Cabinet when it is discussion policy affecting Australia. Yoc answer nnd those of the other peogC I who make up the Australian ct ® i section, will be tabulated, and then .suits announced In 'rading ncwipipet j In each State. Public questions on nine other n. Meets are also being put by the Gale I interviewers. The findings on all que-| tions will be announced as soon a available."}
{"id":245656284,"text":"20 Oct 1945 - PEOPLE SAY : Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 October 1945, page 5 PEOPLE SAY : Gangster And Horror Films Not For Those Under 21 Generally Australians think movies have a bad in fluence on those under 21, but this opinion is based mainly on reaction to "horror," gangster and mur der films, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll. A cross-section of men and women of all ages was asked: — On the whole, do you think movies have a good in -fluence or a bad influence on those under 21? Of every 100 people interviewed 10 said "bad." 28 said "good." 16 said "no effect." and 16 had no opinion. In the age groups, those who said "bad" are mainly those who are supposed to have reached the age of discernment and discretion. The figures are: — No No opin-People— Good. Bad. effect. Ion Aged 21/29 33 38 13 16 Aged 30/39 33 35 18 14 Aged 40/49 28 38 15 19 Aged 50/59 26 41 16 17 Aged 60 and over 21 48 18 15 A cross-section of the comment was. Bad effect.— Too many war, mur der and "horror" pictures. (Rail way employe's wife. Abbotsford, N.S.W. Too much "modern youth." (Accountant, East St. Kilda. Vic.). Good effect.— Movies bring the people of the world together, spread ideas and encourage backward people to better ways of life. (Government servant, Brisbane. Q.). . . . Pictures! have great educational value (Ga r a g e proprietor's wife, Brookton, W. A.) . No effect.— Depends on the Indi vidual: good form of entertain men: Undecided. — Depends on type of picture and the person who sees it. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245656606,"text":"17 Nov 1945 - GALLUP POLL REVEALS . . . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 November 1945, page 5 GALLUP POLL REVEALS . . . Public Wants Early End To Price-Wage Control Commonwealth proposals to continue price-wage control for another three years go further than the average Australian favors. A nation-wide Gallup Poll shows that more than half the people are opposed to control for more than another [?] One person in four could not express an opinion on the question: For how many years should our Governments continue the regulations which stop prices and wages from rising? Replies were:— 27 p.c. "stop now." 13 p.c. "another year." 4 p.c., "a few years." 14 p.c., 2 years. . 7 p.c., 3 years. 7 p.c., 5 years, and 6 p.c. "for ever," but , 23 p.c. had no opinion. Those with opinions , gave answers averaging about 18 months. The reasoning of the' various groups is shown by these comments: Stop Now: Competition will fix prices and wages; Keep prices down but increase wages; Rectify inequalities in wages. Another year: Lift controls as soon as possible; Continue until supply catches up with demand; Wages must be increased soon. Two years: Prices would soar if controls were lifted earlier; Allow time for conditions to settle. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne. MR H- F. MORRIS, chairman, and Messrs H. E. Guy, W. J. Rose and R. A. Rankin, members of the Tariff Board, will leave for Sydney tonight to conduct public inquiries. They expect to return next Friday."}
{"id":245658656,"text":"14 Nov 1945 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 14 November 1945, page 6 GALLUP POLL Private Enterprise For Building Houses ' Australians have little confidence in the Government building houses for them. 1 People In a full range of circumstances throughout the Commonwealth were asked by the Gallup Poll: Which would he the hotter ; policy for the Government. i on housing— build homes itself, or encourage private ( builders? i If people replied "both." their (answers were not accepted and Interviewers again asked which was i preferred. Of every 100 men and iwoihen Interviewed in a cross-scc-jtion of 1800 people:— 71 think the Government should encourage the builders. 21 favor Government building schemes, and 8 could not decide. An overwhelming majority of (Liberal and Country Party people (favor private building, and 2 out jof 3 Labor Party voters Interviewed tare of the same opinion. Comment in favor of encouraging private builders Is summed up by: "Competition among private builders makes costs cheaper" (farmer, Sliepparton, Vic.): "Little variety In Government home styles" (government clerk's wife. Hindmarsh. Adcl.); and "Private -building gives better workmanship" (miner. North Perth. W.A.). I People who voted for govern -itnent building were inclined to the (View that there is: i "Too much profiteering In private! ; building" (boilermakcr, Kan- 1 j garoo Point. Q.t. or that j ("Housing schemes are best, for thcl I ."working class" (engineering I ! laborer. Coburg. Vic.). j j Issued by Aust. ritblie Opinion . . I Polls, 352 Collins St., Mellt. '"}
{"id":245659094,"text":"24 Nov 1945 - Gallup Poll Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 24 November 1945, page 5 Gallup Poll Volunteers For Island Garrisons Recently. Australians were asked by the Gallup Poll interviewers: // men are rcouircd to re- lieve garrisons in the Pacific Islands should they be volunteers or compulsory trainees? Of every 100 people interviewed 81 said volunteers 14 said conscripts 5 had no opinion. Both Labor and non-Labor voters were overwhelmingly in favor of volunteers! Most people had the same view ns "Soldier's Wife, Toonibul, Queensland," who said, "Volunteers make better soldiers." Those who voted lor conscripts thought with "Laborer. Wnllsend, N.S.W.", that the garrisoning was "every young man's responsibility." Issued br Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclli."}
{"id":245659243,"text":"06 Oct 1945 - People Not Confident Of Full Employment Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 October 1945, page 7 People Mot Confident Of Full Employment Only one person in three is confident that there will be jobs for everyone in Australia in the next few years, according to a Gallup Poll taken last month. Of every 100 people asked their opinion of the prospects for employment in the NEXT FEW YEARS: 31 thought there would be jobs for all. 39 thought there would be some unemployment 28 thought there would be much unemployment, and 2 had no opinion. This discloses that 2 out of 3 people expect at least some unemployment In the next few years. People interviewed in N.S.W.. W.A. and Queensland are more pessimistic than those in other States. Asked to look further into the future and to estimate the employment position 10 YEARS HENCE: 24 pxi, thought there would be jobs for all. 35 thought there would be some unemployment. 23 thought there wonld be much unemployment, and 18 had no opinion. On these figures, people are even less hopeful of full employment In 1955 than they are of the Immediate future. Compared with a survey made recently by the National Opinion Research Centre. University of Denver. U.S.A.. Australians are less optimistic than Americans of full employment In the next year or two. This American poll showed that 38 p.c. expected enough Jobs for all, 36 p.c. thought there would be some unemployment, and 24 p.c. a lot of unemployment. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 353 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245659970,"text":"19 Oct 1945 - U.S. OPPOSED TO ISOLATIONISM Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 19 October 1945, page 4 U.S. OPPOSED TO! ISOLATIONISM NEW YORK, Thursday.— Isolationism is making no headway in the United States, according to the latest Gallup Poll. When a representative cross-section public was asked, "Do you think America should take an active part in world affairs or stay out of them?" 71 per cent, urged- American participation, 19 per 1 cent, considered that it should stay out of 10 per cent. expressed no opinion. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245660319,"text":"08 Sep 1945 - Jonathan Davies' Movie Roundabout Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 September 1945, page 9 Davies' Movie Roundabouf Jane Russell Makes A Comeback | Miss Jane Russell's recent return to the Iscreen coincided with a Gallup poll. revealing that Isex was America's public interest No.- 1. Miss iRussell knows, therefore, that her future is going to be good. )HE began her first. "N movie in 1940, and) J after nearly three ears' hard work, she dis-j ivercd the censors didn't likci way she behaved, and thej sstly fitting clothes she wore. It1 "wStd her terribly. Such things are discouraging to i artist. Her talents, and so on, fined from the nation's screen ' Practically all of the nation's ns>rs, Miss Russell retired, under le title of "the queen of motion-a Pictures." But you can't keep a- good girl for ever, it seemed of late 1 Jane Russell that the war might tbe censors. Some iva bio »y Greybeards might '» ldedv A rew weeks ago — ilsharf't itlle day after she had fiutni.H H, on ller first picture, i "iS shc started work Jam r><0ups Widow." ,i? Russell was 19, and a den-losen tnP i0nlst' wllen she was play the lead in "The iennb»i. suPel'-western about he H18 outlaw. Billy- the Kid. ild her r? Howard Hughes, frankly why she got the I.'. ' Job. Above all the other competitors, she was full of the old come-hither. For months and months she Worked in "The Outlaw." at a total cost, to Mr Hushes, of £776,975. And through these busv years Iter face, usually with figure attached, adorned the covers and tlie best Inside pages of some 50 national magazines. Maybe you know the story. By the time "The Outlaw" was given its premiere in San Francisco, Jane Russell, although never seen upon the screen, was as well known as Betty Grable. . . And the picture ran for one week only in San Franci6co, because it was terrible;-, and for no weeks at all anywhere else, because of the censors. Naturally, after the publicity given her by the "censors, Mlsb Russell was in great demand ln Hollywood! Nothing succeeds like excess. But not. until Ida Luplno renounced "The Young Widow," and Joan Fontaine refused to take her place, did Miss Russell emerge from her retirement. BONFIRE BOMBSHELL faith- in Jane Russell's future expressed, .if indirectly, Pui'tip's prill, js shared by a Ho"ywod publicists, who the'r finger on the public n'rt should know, ilnm!' tlle forthright heading, itf ? clnema turnstiles credlt-iwm! rens of SA„" one of these » : wrote the other day: -a .i?Peells nf 'he drama may »Mo hr.mCi?emy awards, but Ie «lr'en» nfette and redhead,, it's ic public "J appeal, who send. tPoklyn Bnnfl Clar-a How, the :,E the .Ri„n,?Je' ai1d; Jean Har--l Ucite> mue Hombshell, were S'ear bL iPers, .HaiCh succeed-tery im,haLbrDUght . stardom to S8& l>ahi,2n? Tear 'or the , deal- .m, amorous : devastation. No. 1 record breaker is Laureen Bacall, who has sky-rocketed among the -celestials of celluloid. Also menacing the mercury at war-. neris is Dolores Moron, blonde flame thrower, whose love cut-ups. singe the screen: "Paramount, which originally, had Olara Bow; has another bonfire in OlgR San Juan, a 17-year-old South American tornado, and Joan Caulfleld is making for the marquee lights as a lady concerned;, with, strictly. nothing but loving. ' ' "At R.K.O. Ann Shirley, has sud-deniy- .1 emerged In 'Murder,-' My Sweet" as a SIM''- with soft .shoulders, hot lips,, and.! double trouble in her eyes.' "Men— sound .the' are alarms!" : There -will': now be a brie!f interval; for refreshments. . ROUND THE STUDIOS A.LEXIS SMITH'S costume as an -angel- in "The: Horn Blows at I Midnight" is made from curtains \\ stripped from the windows of her home. . . . Watching. "The Corn Is Green" at a press preview of the Bette Davis picture,, young Joan Lorring found herself applauding- wildly. Her , mother nudged' her: "You're applauding , yourself." "Gosh,1 stammered. Joan, "I forgot It was me,".,;.. - When Humphrey Bogart, who rarely goes to sec his owu or anyone else's, pictures, was leav-lng a preview of ".The Big Sleep" recently, two middle-aged. women" spotted Oiim. . "My. ; goodness."-said - one to the-' other, "he's clean." / ;. .. ' ... Errol Flynn has had a new adventure novel accepted for publication.; . ; -Description of m'arriage'given by Robert Benchley In ."Janle Gets Married": "It's like. being: locked ln a. box car with a maa horse." In "Incendiary Blonde" Betty Hutton wears a copy of the 500-dollar red velvet battling suit once worn by Texas Guinan, queen of the night clubs: The original was trimmed' in gold. .'Betty's costume isn't, though > A house in Laurel Canyon: near Hollywood, was occupied In succession by a mail killed in a plane crash; a woman; who committed-suicide, and a man who was murdered. It" is' now occupied by John Dall. Two weeks after he took it; he was signed1 by- Warners to play opposite , Bette .Davis ln "The Corn- Is Green:" Which shows that Jinxes do die. ': . V ' , Joan' Leslie's, sister,' Bette Bra-del, is one of the show girls in "Night, and Day,"; the'! movie biography of .Cole&Forter1.; the composer.'.. .' ; ; 1 .: . After, some years away- from the screen.' the :Marx . brothers;; 1 Grou-ciuvOhico and Harpo,' are making a new picture, "A: Night, in Casablanca.. . ' " i : "7-... , " JULIE LONDON -was a lift girl in a Los Angeles store when she was "discovered" by a movie talent scout. ; Her first film will be Universale "On Stage Everybody.""}
{"id":245660413,"text":"08 Sep 1945 - Slight Majority Favors Legalising S.P. Betting Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 September 1945, page 5 Slight Majority Favors j Legalising S.P. Betting ; Slightly more than half the people interviewed in an Australia-wide Gallup Poll favor legalising starting-price betting. They think it is impossible to stamp' out S.P. and that ( the Government should control it. Opinion has strengthened since a similar poll was taken In September, 1942, when only 39 people in every 100 favored legalising S.P.. and 8 voted to leave things as they were. The survey just completed was on the question: Should off-the-course betting be stamped out or made legal? Of 1R0O people interviewed: 56 p.c. said "legalise it," 32 p.c, said "stamp it out," and 12 p.c. were undecided. Legalising of off-the-course het-ting is favored, in both city and country, as the following figures show:— Legal- Stamp (Jnde-ise. Out. cidcd. p.c. p.c. p.c. Capitals . . 62 28 10 Towns . .. 55 33 12 Farmers .. 53 35- 12 Both Labor and non- Labor voters prefer to legalise starting-price betting. Opinion is strongest among artisans and people on low incomes. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street. Melb."}
{"id":245660861,"text":"05 Sep 1945 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 5 September 1945, page 7 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir GALLUP POLL Jobs For Men Before Women Men should have first preference for jobs in the post-war period, according to public opinion tested by a recent Gallup Poll. Women arc almost as insistent as men that this should be so. They say it is the man's place to provide for the family. A REPRESENTATIVE cross-section of Australian voters was asked: I After the war. do you think employers should give men the' first chance far jobs — or should men and women have, equal opportunity? j Almost 8 out of 10 answered "men, first": — Men Both Unde-firsl. equal, cided p.c. p.c. p.c. Men's opinions 80 18 2 Women's opinions 76 22 2 Replies are identical in the age, economic and political groups. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion I Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245662636,"text":"03 Oct 1945 - People Sum Up : Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 3 October 1945, page 6 People Sum Up : TAXATION PROSPECTS Slightly more than half the people interviewed by the Gallup Poll think the next cut in taxes should be a further reduction in income tax. A substantial minority, however, wants early relief from indirect taxation. To test opinion on the subject, people were asked:— When taxes can he further reduced, which do you think should be reduced first — income tax, or indirect taxes, such as sales tax and excise duties? Interviewing began four days after the Federal Budget cuts were announced, and of every 100 people questioned— 55 salt) reduce income tax; 39 said reduce indirect taxes; nnd 6 had no opinion. The comment of most people can be summed up as follows — Income Tax: When articles are taxed It Is possible to economise; but money taken from the pay envelope Is gone. (Wood turner's wife, Victoria Park, W.A.). Indirect Tax: The burden of indirect taxation Is not generally realised. (Music teacher, woman. North Hobart, Tas.). A feature of the poll is that semiskilled workers (who benefited most from defence projects) nre .more strongly In favor of -a cut In- income tax (a new experience to them) than are people in other occupational groups. There is very little difference from the average figures in the age and political groups, and In the returns from the individual States. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":245663126,"text":"15 Sep 1945 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 September 1945, page 7 GALLUP POLL Sunday Might Movies Not Favored | Opinion on the question of opening picture theatres in I Australia on Sunday is divided between two schools of ! thought: (i out of 10 say the Sabbath should tic a (lav of rest. I 4 out of 10 maintain that opening of picture shows would 1 keep young people off the street. Recently the Australian Gallup Poll conducted a survey on the question : Do you think picture shows should be open on Sunday evenings at week - day prices? Opinions of men and women Interviewed were:—57 57 p.e. said "Keep them closed," 37 p.e. said "Open them," and 6 p.c. had no opinion. Those in their 20s are almost I equally divided for and against, Ibut opinion against opening increases in the 30 year and 40 year group, until in the 50s It Is almost 7 in 10 against. In farming communities, 3 out of 4 people nre against Sunday : shows. i In all States except N.S.W. the! "No movies on Sunday" sentiment I is as strong or stronger than the! Australia-wide flgure of 57 p.c. Tn N.S.W., however, opinion Is evenly I divided. liE'ASOS'S.'l'lfO'AND CON ' 1 Typical "No" comment is: , Tends to desecrate the Sab-; bath (Engineer's fitter, Yarra-villc, Victoria). There are six days a week fori pictures (Pensioner's wife, Richmond, S.A.). Picture theatre employes need a free day (Farmer, Lake Grace, W.A.). Among the "Yes" comments nre the following: Keeps young people off the streets (Municipal driver. HobnrtV Would brighten up drab Sundays (Waterside worker, East Brisbane) . Saturday and Sunday are t lie only free days workers hnve (Musician, Warringah, Sydney). Issued hv Aiist. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245663528,"text":"22 Sep 1945 - Gallup Poll Says: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 September 1945, page 5 Gallup Poll Says Japs Deserved Atom Bombing Having heard world arguments for and against the dropping of the atom bomb on the Japanese, the Australian public is overwhelmingly of the opinion that its use was justified. Opinion has been tested in the last two weeks by an Australia‐wide Gallup Poll. Only 12 people in every 100 think it was wrong to use the bomb. Most people believe that it finished the war quickly, and saved thousands of Allied lives. Another argument is that the Japanese would have had no scruples in using it against the Allies had they discovered it first. Atrocities committed against our men prompted many people to say that the Japanese deserved what they had coming to them, and that more such bombs should have been dropped. Those who take exception to the use of the bomb do so because they think it inhuman and barbaric. Keep It Secret People interviewed were also asked whether they thought Britain and America should keep the secret of the atom bomb, or share it with the United Nations. “Keep it secret” is the opinion of 8 out of 10 people, including most of those who think it was wrong to use the bomb. Both men and women expressed similar opinions on both questions. [Two atom bombs were dropped on Japan—the first on Hiroshima on August 6, wiping out two‐thirds of the city, and the second three days later on Nagasaki, destroying a third of the city. It is estimated that 500,000 people were either killed, injured or rendered homeless. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb. Accuracy JHIS is the Gallup Polls record over the last year: — Australia: Powers Referendum predicted within 0.3 p.e. Sweden: Party vote, accurate within 0.4 p.e. U.S. Presidential election: within 1.8 p.e. Canadian election: within 1.7 p.e. British election: within 1.7 p.c."}
{"id":245665473,"text":"10 Nov 1945 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 November 1945, page 5 Igamjjp pole jN®Pnppet I Job For | Hirohito i Emperor Hirohito, of Japan, 1 should be charged as a war criminal, and not ! used as a puppet ruler ! under Allied control, according to a recent Aus-! tralia-wide Gallup Poll. I Voting on the question reveals 1 that of every 100 people interviewed :13 13 said Hirohito should he treated as a war criminal. 13 said he should he used as a puppet rtilcr, and s had no opinion. This confirms an earlier Gallup Poll just before the war with Japan ended, when Australians were asked what they thought should be done with the emperor. Opinion was then overwhelmingly In favor of treating him as a war criminal — a view supported by a substantial majority In the United States. Opinion of a representative cross-section of voters In the latest poll was that the man who had the oower of life and death over! his subjects could have prevented atrocities. He could have stopped the war any time he pleased. Main argument of the "puppet" advocates was that the Japanese people looked to the emperor for leadership, and would do as he; said— which would be what the; Allies said. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion' Polls. 352 Collins SI., Mclb. i"}
{"id":245666911,"text":"07 Nov 1945 - Gallup Poll On Food Rationing Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 7 November 1945, page 10 Gallup Poll | On Food J Rationing j Seven of every 10 Austra- j linns favor continued rationing of butter and meat in Australia for nn- . other 1 2 months, in view , of the food shortage oversea. iBut But 8 of every 1 0 oppose, reducing our weekly butter ration from 6 oz. to 4 oz. a person. 0 And 7 of every 1 0 oppose reducing our meat ration by a quarter. These opinions were expressed in an Australia-wide Gallup Poll in the last fortnight. TIip food shortage was mentioned as being "oversea." instead of "in Britain." so that the vote would not have an "ain folk" bias. Closest vote on reducing the food ration — 3 to 2 against reducing the meat ration— was cast by the "better off" group of people. i Only in Victoria was opinion i anywhere near 50-50 on the mcatj question, but even Victorians were more than 2 to 1 against a smaller butter ration. i Issued by Aust. futfllr Opinion ! Tolls. 352 Collins St.. Melb. (Editorial Comment, P. 4) I"}
{"id":245668405,"text":"13 Oct 1945 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 October 1945, page 5 GALLUP POLL | GERMAN P.O.W. PREFERRED TO ITALIANS Most Australians do not want anti-Nazi German or anti-Fascist Italian prisoners of war in Australia to stay here as immigrants, but they prefer the Germans to the Italians. A large minority would let the Germans stay here. Twenty-four per cent, would let Italians remain. This Is the finding of a Gallup! Poll taken recently of a representative cross-section of people, In the case of the GERMANS, of every 100 people asked the question: 57 favnr sending them back. 40 wntild let them stay; and 8 have no opinion. Most opposition to the Germans comes from women voters, but among t.he men Interviewed only 7 p.c. separated t.he "stay" and "send them back" votes. There is little evidence of hatred toward the Germans. The main reasons for not wanting them are the principle of preference t,o British migrants and fear of unemployment.. which is reflected in ! a relatively high "send them back" vote among the unskilled workers interviewed. In the case of the ITALIANS: 73 p.c. favor sending them back. 24 would let them stay; and 3 have no opinion. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245668897,"text":"26 Sep 1945 - Gallup Poll Says : Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 26 September 1945, page 6 Gnllim Doll Siivs : Permanent Army To Bar Aggression Moot Australians think we should be prepared against aggression, and provide for a permanent standing army, j Opinion on national defence was tested recently by the Gallup Poll with the following question': // Australia is to have a peace-time Army, should it consist of oniy compulsory part-time trainees — or should there also be a permanent standing army? Despite claims that, the atomic bomb has outmoded land armies: 76 p.n. favor n standing army, 17 p.c. want a pnrt-tlmc army only, 2 p.c. said they oppose any nrmy, nnd 5 p.e. had no opinion. Two dates— Munich, 1926. and Pearl Harbor, 1941 — are. summed up In seven words by must people In favor of a standing army. They iare: "We nuisi not be caught napping again."This This is the opinion or most men nnd women in every State, In nil age groups nnd in all walks of life. People were not specifically asked whether they opposed compulsory training, as 7 out of 10 people, favored it In a Gallup Poll In June. At the same time, the Amerlcnn Gallup Poll found almost the same proportion of Americans In favor of n year's military training for all young men. Issued by Ausl. Public Opinion Polls, 52 Collins Street, IWclb."}
{"id":245669324,"text":"29 Sep 1945 - THE PUBLIC FAVORS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 September 1945, page 7 THE PUBLIC FAVORS ! Monition Factories 1 For Civilian Goods ' The Commonwealth Government should use some of its idle munition factories to make civilian goods, | in the opinion of the majority of people interviewed | in September by the Australian Gallup Poll. The Constitution, of course, debars the Commonwealth from making or selling civilian goods, and three times In the last two years the Gallup Poll has found public opinion equally divided on whether the Commonwealth should be given the power. Use of idle munition factories for that purpose, however, is a different proposition, so people have how beer asked: — Some of the Government munition factories are being sold or let to manufacturers and others are being closed down. Do you think the Government should, or should not, run some of those factories itself, making civilian goods for everyday use ? Of every 100 people Interviewed GO favor the Government running the factories, 36. oppose it, and 4 have no opinion. Opinion in the various States j shows little divergence from these figures. People who generally vote Labor, however, are 3 out of 4 in ' favor of the proposal, and non- j Labor supporters 3 out of 5 against. People interviewed were asked, how they voted at the Powers re-, ferendum. Of those who voted "Yes." « out of ID favor the Gov- 1 eminent running the factories, but: more than half of the "No" voters are opposed. Tliose who believe the Government should use the munition factories to make civilian goods usually said, "It would help to provide employment." That reply came almost equally from people who had voted "Yes" and from those who had voted "No" at the referendum. Those who say the Government should not manufacture civilian goods are against Government competition with private enterprise. They believe the Government should sell the factories to-private enterprise, and are of j opinion that private enterprise is more progressive than State enterprise. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245670684,"text":"06 Sep 1945 - STRAIGHT-OUT TAX CUT FAVORED Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 6 September 1945, page 5 STRAIGHT-OUT TAX CUT FAVORED l.ONDON, TNidav, Asked In a rev.ent Gallup Poll what form h\\-eome tax r.ttts should take, tf they are made this autumn, « per vent, or those reptymts saiu a out should be made hi the rate of tax. An tnorease hi altovvawves was favored toy 83 per rettt., and H per vent, said born methods should he used, Ten per mmt, were ot noi opinion, —tleratd Special Servb-e, I tlrttisUtfr \\V, t'leuier will be vtie auwu spesker at a ttwetlaa v\\t the Shale Ktov'trtelty v\\Hiuul«ten etth-hvtowh of Uie n a tv m the AtS-C, ttuUrtUMt, FlUivtete htteet, ott Motutay at a \\vn\\."}
{"id":245672042,"text":"01 Sep 1945 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 September 1945, page 5 GALLUP POLL Majority Opposes Pensions For Former Prime Ministers AUSTRALIANS are inclined to oppose granting their Prime Ministers a pension upon relinquishing Parliamentary duties. An Australia-wide Gallup I Poll was taken recently on the;, question: — IF a mav, who hem heen Prime Minister for some years, ceases to he a member of Parliament, would you, favor, or oppose, paying him a pension? Analysis nf answers of morn than 1800 people shows that 52 in every 100 oppose the idea; 43 favor it, and live have no opinion. Almost exactly the same pro- portions of Labor voters and non-; Labor people expressed opposition.; Typical comments are: | They get enough to save while: in office (wife of commercial' traveller. Hobart) or Workers do not get it (aircraft welder, Richmond, S.A.). Nearly a third of the. 43 p.c. in favor of pensions (or Prime. Ministers qualified their approval with such remarks as: Only if unfit for other work, or It depends on his private Income. People who attach no strings to the granting of a pension said something like: He has given the best years of his life to his country (clerk, Ton-terfield. N.S.W.), or A man who has served his country well should receive recognition (widow, Lcederville, W.A.). Issued by Aust, Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245795766,"text":"04 Dec 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 168 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 4 December 1943, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS r No. 168 ! COMMONWEALTH SHOULD ! GAIN EXTRA POWERS If the majority of the people had its way, the Commonwealth would be granted power to legislate on both employment and unemployment during post-war reconstruction, judging by an Australian Gallup Poll in November. Six leading dally newspapers — one in each State — pay for and publish the findings of the Australian Gallup Poll, so that the nation's leaders (botlr inside and outside Parliament), may know Iwhat the public thinks about i questions of the hour. The latest inquiry Is:— | "For five years after the war I the Commonwealth wants from (lie States power to make laws on both employment and unemployment. Do you favor, or oppose, the Commonwealth having both those powers?" Nearly a third of the women interviewed could not express an opinion either way, but men were two to one in fnvor: — Men Women p.c. p.c. Favor extra powers 02 45 ; Oppose them .... 27 25 | No opinion 11 30 | 100 100 ! Opposition was slightly stronger among non-Labor vpters than I among Labor Party supporters, but both groups gave favorable majorities. Experience of the Australian Gallup Polls shows that on voting day mnny women follow the advice of their menfolk. Consequently. it might be wise to pay more attention to the answers for mcni (as In the foregoing table) thani to the combined men's and! women's vote of: Favor, 54 p.c.;: oppose, 2G p.c.: , and no opinion,! 20 p.c. These percentages — both the; total count and the separate figures for men and women — are almost the same as a related finding a month earlier on the more general question. "If n referendum; were held to transfer substantial i Commonwealth, would you vote for or against?" Opinions In States Analysis of the latest finding shows Hint in New South Wales and Victoria substantial majorities of both men and women fnvor the Commonwealth hnving power over employment and unemployment. Queensland and South Australia lean slightly the same way. but In Tasmania and Western Australia opinion Is evenly divided. Judging by analysis of comments, most of those In fnvor of extra powers would like States to be abolished. A year ngo, however. a Gallup survey on abolishing Stntcs showed that two out of three abolitionists , would prefer regional councils (with powers delegated from Canberra), rather than centralisation of all powers ; in Canberra. i Supplied by Ailst. Public Opinion j rolls, 352 Collins SI.)"}
{"id":245796346,"text":"01 Nov 1943 - International Control Of Airlines Wanted Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 1 November 1943, page 5 International Control Of Airlines Wanted LONDON, Sunday. — Sixty per cent, of 'the British public, according to the latest Gallup: Poll, want International control of 'postwar airlines. Twenty-four per, cent, said each country should be:; free to start airlines;? where and. when they please'd. and' 16 per cent-ex-"}
{"id":245796533,"text":"23 Dec 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS No. 171 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 23 December 1943, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKSi No. 171 MANY PEOPLE NOT SURE MEAT RATIONING NEEDED Half the population is reasonably convinced rationing of meat by coupons is necessary, according to a nation-wide survey made by the Australian Gallup Poll in the last 10 days. To see how |>eople have responded to the numerous official istuteinents explaining the need for rationing meat, n representative cross-section of opinion was obtained by personal interview on the question: — "Are you satisfied it's necessary to ration meat by coupons?" The result was: — Yes (satisfied) 50 p.c. No (not satisfied) . . 40 p.c. Undecided 10 p.c. 100 p.c. There was little difference between the answers of men and women. People's Attitudes Better-off people were slightly more convinced of the need for Irationing than were wage earners, i Nevertheless, the "not satisfied" I vote was 36 p.c. from better-off people, Farmers are fairly evenly de-'cided on the question, with a small majority "not satisfied." j i Queenslanders and Victorians ! arc most convinced that coupons for meat arc necessary. Residents of N.S.W. and Tasmania nrc least, .convinced. . I "At present favored customers! get nioue than their share" (policeman, Albion, Brisbane), and "So thnt Britain can have more" (dairy fnrtner, Busselton, W.A.) are typical comments by people who think rationing Is necessary. On the other hand, nlmost as many people still believe "there is plenty of meat in Australia for all." I Supplied by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 353 Collins Street, Melbourne.!"}
{"id":245797811,"text":"23 Oct 1943 - Mid-West Support Chief Need Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 23 October 1943, page 2 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 Mill-West Support Chief IWeeil Australian Associated Press NEW YORK, Friday. — Mr I Wlllklc's chief need Is mid-west support, according to a Gallup 1 Poll, which shows he Is strong-est In the New England States j and has a substantia following on the Pacific Coast. The south Is behind Mr Dewey 1 and the Atlantic area from New York to Virginia, and also the mid-west. Nation-wide results show that 1 32 per cent, of the Republicans favor Mr Dewey, compared with 35 per cent. Inst month; 28 per cent, favor Mr Wlllkie compared with 28 per cent, last month; and 19 per cent. General MacArthur. 1 compared with 15 per cent. The remainder of the votes arc 1 divided among five other candidates. Illllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllllllll"}
{"id":245797852,"text":"23 Oct 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 157 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 23 October 1943, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 157 CLOTHES RATIONING IS GENERALLY APPROVED Three out of five Australians answered "Yes" So She question "Do you think coupon ratings for clothes are reasonably fair," in an Australian Gallup Poll, just completed. The question was put to cross-sections of men and women throughout Australia. Details of the voting were: — Yes (reasonably fair) 57 p.c. No (not fair) ... 43 p.c. 100 p.c. The "Yes" vote was 60 p.c. from men snd 55 p.c. from women, i A significant proportion of those who thought coupon ratings were reasonably fair also qualified their answers with. "But manchester should be exempt, or on separate coupons." Each person who thought the ratings were not reasonably fair wn.s also asked: — "What Is the most important change you would suggest?" "Household linen should not be included," and "Not fair to heavy workers." were the most common answers, which arc set out in this summary: Men's Women's Answers Answers p.c. p.c. Lower rating for— Men's wear ..7 4 Working clothes . . 9 2 Underwear . . 2 5 C h 1 1 dren's wear J I 21 14 Lower all ratings 11 11 Separate issue for linen 8 IB Improve quality 2 1 40 45 People under 40 have fewest complaints. Their "reasonably fair" vote was 05 p.c., compared with 54 p.c. from older people."}
{"id":245802941,"text":"20 Dec 1943 - CANADIANS FAVOR PRIVATE OWNERSHIP Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 20 December 1943, page 4 ! CANADIANS FAVOR I ! PRIVATE OWNERSHIP I | MONTREAL, Sunday.— A Canadian Gallup Poll on "Would the i workers be better off if all industries were owned and run by the Government or private enterprise after the war?" resulted: If privately owned. 47 per cent.: if Government-owned. 33 per cent.: Government-owned if another party were in power. 6 per cent; unde-i eided. 14 ner cent. — T.H.S.S."}
{"id":245803538,"text":"27 Nov 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 166 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 November 1943, page 4 . AiiSTRAU SPEAKS : No. 166 PRICE, WAGE CONTROLS DO NOT SATISFY The ceilings on prices and wages, imposed nearly two years ago, have not worked satisfactorily, in the opinion of at least half the people interviewed this month for the Australian Gallup Poll. Regulations to stop both wages and prices from going higher were welcomed by at least 8 out of 10 Australians In a poll In February, 1942. A different picture, how-At/nr (e riisrlrtepri hv n tint, Ion. wide survey on the question — "For nearly two years both prices and wages have been pegged or fixed. Do you think this has worked satisfactorily?" 51 p.c. answered "No," 35 p.c.gpald "Yes," and 18 p.c. were undecided. Men and women, as groups, gave almost the same answers, and neither age nor economic circumstances had much Influence on people's opinions. Analysis of comments shows a widespread belief that, while the lid on wages keeps them down, the spending power of the pound Is much lower. As a mechanic In Unley (Adelaide) said: "Prices keep creeping up, but not wages." Since April the Prices Commissioner has been using "price control, by - subsidies," lnstcad «of allowing producers to pass on Increased costs. - A Gallup survey in progress when "price subsidies" were announced showed that Australian opinion was then about fifty-fifty on whether price control had been reasonably successful. The trend of opinion since then shows that the new system has yet to bear fruit. . Canada, the pioneer of price and wage ceilings," seems to have had more success than Australia. A survey taken by the Canadian Gallup Poll In September shows that at least 7 out of 10 people are still satisfied with It. _ Supplied by Ausl. Public I Opinion Polls, 352 Collins SL i ?K"}
{"id":245858322,"text":"05 Feb 1947 - POLITICS, DEATH PENALTY POLLS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 5 February 1947, page 6 POLITICS, DEATH PENALTY POLLS NEW YORK. Tuesday.— A Gal-, lup poll reveals that 56 per cent. of the people think that President Truman should keep the middle road in policy. 20 per cent, more to the left, r.nd 14 per cent, more to the right. Ten per cent, had no opinion. Canadian Gallup poll shows that 68 per cent, favor the death pen-Inlty for murderers, 23 per cent. Imprisonment, and 9 per cent, had no opinion. Forty-five per cent, favor hanging for executions. 36 per cent, other methods, and 19 per cent, undecided. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245858733,"text":"11 Jan 1947 - GALLUP POLLS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 January 1947, page 9 GALLUP POLLS SUPPORT FOR BEVIN IN UK I.ONDON, Friday.— Fifty-four per cent, of the people of Britain believe the Foreign Secretary (Mr Bevln) is doing a good job, according to the latest Gallup Poll, Twenty-four per cent, think he Is not. and 26 Der cent, expressed no opinion. A comparison In the voting when the same question was asked last November shows a drop of four points in those expressing approval. Further comparisons show a drop In Mr Bevin's popularity of 19 points below last March, but a rise of seven points above December, 1945.Tlie Tlie latest poll showed a decrease in expressions of approval in every group of the population, including trade unionists, except those who voted for Labor at the last election, — Herald Special Service. SATISFACTION WITH PROGRESS OF UN NEW YORK, Friday. — More Americans are now satisfied with the progress of the United Nations thnn at any time since last May. according to the latest Gallup poll. Thirty-nine per cent, expressed satisfaction, 33 per cent, were dissatisfied, and 28 per cent, expressed no opinion. Last November, 27 per cent, expressed satisfaction. 33 per cent, were dissatisfied and 30 per cent, had no opinion. A Canadian Gallup poll also shows an increase in public faith in the United Nations. Fifty-four per cent, are now . satisfied, and 46 per cent, are dissatisfied, compared with November, when 39 per cent, were satisfied and 61 per cent, dissatisfied. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245858735,"text":"11 Jan 1947 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 January 1947, page 9 GALLUP POLL SAYS J Ai., PUBLIC AWAITS PRICES FALL 1 BEFORE BUYING Widespread reluctance to buy at present prices is disclosed by the latest Gallup Poll. Lower prices (if they ever come) should unleash tremendous purchasing power, but the extent of the range of articles covered will probably cushion the effect. With ' most goods in short supply, it's difficult for manufacturers to. judge the market for their goods. Buyers who are "holding oft" are an unknown factor. They may accept current prices as normal, and come into the market soon; or they may hold off indefinitely, hoping for a break in the price level. The Australian Gallup Toll has round (hat 4 out of 5 people aro deferring purchases of various kinds. Capital expenditure, such as a house, was mentioned by only one person in- 20 (5 per cent.), but seven times as many people (38 per cent.) mentioned durable goods, such as motor cars, furniture, refrigerators and other nousenoicl goods. The question asked by Gallup I Poll Interviewers was:. Is there any article you want, I and could get, but which you I refuse to buy just, now, because the price is too high? 79 per rent, answered "Yes." 21 per cent, answered- "No." The 79 per cent, who are deferring a purchase were asked to name a particular article, and they answered: — Clothing 22 per cent. I'lirnlture 12 Motor ear 12 „ „ Refrigerator 7 „ „ Household goods 5 „ „ House 5 » Building material 3 „ „ Foodstuffs 3 „ Other answers - 10 „ „ If " Of those who mentioned furniture. household goods and foodstuffs, 3 out' of 4 were women. Men account for 2 out of 3 of those who referred to motor cars, houses, and building materials. The 21 per cent. -who are not deferring any purchases are spread fairly, evenly' throughout the population. The only notable exceptions are that households of business executives (the least, needy) and of semi-skilled workers (the lowest paid) appear in slightly - above - average proportions. Recently the British Gallup Poll conducted a similar inquiry, and the proportions of British men and women who are deferring purchases of clothes and furniture compare closely with Australians — a relatively large proportion of Englishmen needing furniture would be the result of bombing: — DEFERRING PURCHASES Clothing Furniture Bleu Women Men Women p.c. p.c. p.c. p.c. U.K. .. 20 22 12 15 A ust. . 21 24 6 18 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":245859179,"text":"27 Feb 1947 - GALLUP POLL DISCLOSES Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 27 February 1947, page 8 GALLUP POLL DISCLOSES j Men's Approval Of Uniform Tax Wanes Most men interviewed by the Australian Gallup Poll this month favor continuing the uniform income tax scheme. Over the last year, however, the favorable j .majority has declined by 10 per cent. Uniform tax (introduced as a wartime measure and now a permanent feature of the Federal Labor Government's policy) has, for some time, been under fire from State Premiers. They are pressing for abandonment of uniform income tax, and insist that the States should have the right to raise their own revenues by income tax. To see what taxpayers— those really most concerned — think about it, a cross - section of electors has been asked by the Gallup Poll:— Do you think each of the States should collect its own income tax — or do you favor the Commonwealth collecting all income tax and paying fixed amounts to each State? Three out of five MEN interviewed favor one income tax for Australia, their answers per 100 being: 55 favor the Commonwealth collecting all income tax. 36 favor State income taxes, and 9 are undecided. Neither the politics nor occupation of people interviewed has much effect on their attitude toward uniform tax. Women were also asked to express their opinions on this question. and there is a remarkable difference in their answers, compared with those of the men. 7 -Nearly 40 per cent, of the women jlsaid they favored the States col- lecting their own income tax, as against only 30 per cent, for uniform tax. The other 30 per cent, of the women were either undecided or admitted they were unacquainted with the problem. Earlier Finding Comparison of men's answers with a similar survey about a year ago, shows less support for uniform tax: 1945 1947 Dec. Feb. Favor one p.c. p.c. C'wealth tax 65 55 Favor State tax 25 36 Undecided .... 10 9 Analysis of the latest finding by States shows: — NSW strongly favors uniform income tax, with Queensland and SA leaning the same way; ©Tasmania strongly opposes it, with Victoria and WA inclined to the same view. Among those who prefer the States to collect their own taxes, there is a widespread belief that I the States are not getting their; fair share. "The States know; their own needs," and "Let the money be spent where It is earned" are typical comments. Of those who favor the Commonwealth collecting all Income tax. many think it Is the simplest and cheapest method. Others said, "Do away with State control." or ' Abolish State Parliaments." Issued bu'Aust. Piil'/ic Opinion Polls, J5l Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":245859206,"text":"27 Feb 1947 - Test Broadcast Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 27 February 1947, page 10 6 Test Broadcast t y RECENT Gallup poll showed t i ' that most radio listeners are I i interested in Test cricket broad-; rasts. Next. Saturday, during the f i continuous Droaocast ot trie play, four separate stations will stop at too frequent intervals to describe the same racing event.' give the starters, riders, withdrawals. etc.. and trv to sandwich in other information of interstate racing results. Why cannot one station for once give up its racing and let.; the large number of interested! listeners know the full story of 1 the cricket.? —"WILLOW." Kew."}
{"id":245860006,"text":"27 Jan 1947 - WANT SCHOOL FOR SERVICE TRAINEES Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 27 January 1947, page 2 WANT SCHOOL FOR SERVICE TRAINEES J,®v YORK. Sunday.— A Gallup ! poll shows that 79 per cent, thinx1 and Navy trainees: should be given regular school and ! university courses durine their . service. Twelve per cent, are op- s J-0 the idea, and nine un- i decided, i A Canadian Gallup poll Indicates that 45 per cent, think that family life is less successful today than in the last generation, 30 per cent, consider it more successful. 13 think there is no difference. and seven are undecided.— iHcraid special Service."}
{"id":245860210,"text":"14 Feb 1947 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 14 February 1947, page 3 GALLUP POLL NSW Will Vote For 6 o'clock Closing At the NSW compulsory referendum tomorrow more than 60 per cent, of the votes will be for continuing 6 o'clock closing, according to a State-wide survey by the Gallup Poll a fortnight ago. Seven hundred people In NSW were asked whether they were likely to vote for 6 o'clock, 9 o'clock or 10 o'clock. Men gave only a small majority of 52 per cent, for 6 o'clock, but 74 per cent, of women said they opposed later closing. On those figures, 6 o'clock should receive 63 per cent, of the first preference votes, unless husbands persuade their wives to join them in .voting for later closing. Half of the interviewers pointed out to people that if 9 o'clock or 10 o'clock won. hotels would be closed from 6.30 to 7.30 in the evening. Analysis of answers, however, shows that stressing of that point did not turn people to later closing. Men & Men Women Women p.c. p.c. p.c. 6 o'clock 5Z 74 63 9 o'clock .2 4 3 10 o'clock 46 22 34 People were asked why they favored a particular closing time, and typical answers were: For 6 o'clock: "More chance of my husband bringing home a full pay envelope" (woman in north coast town) and "Ten o'clock closing would ruin home life" (salesman, Bexley, Sydney). A number of people said they thought young people would be tempted by later closing, and others said It would not be In the Interests of hotel employes. For 10 o'clock: "It would stop the mad rush between 5 and 6 icieaners wnei ana more leisurea drinking would mean less drunkenness" (painter).Only Only NSW will be voting at tne referendum, but the Gallup Poll conducted the survey throughout all six States. Significant results are:— NSW and SA are the only State? definitely in favor of 6 o'clock closing. In Victoria, 6 o'clock would probably win on second preferences. In Queensland most people voted for the present hour of 10 o'clock, after allotting second preferences of voters for 9 o'clock. In WA. the present closing time of 9 o'clock Is the most popular, and Tasmanlans approve 10 o'clock closing. If all Australia were voting, in-stead of lust New South Wales, 6 o'clock would probably win by a small margin. 6 pm 9 pm 10 pm p.c. p.c. p.c. South Aust. ... 69 12 19 NSW 63 3 34 Victoria .... 44 21 35 Queensland ... 36 23 41 West Aust . . 24 45 31 Tasmania 16 6 78 All 6 States . . 51 14 35 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":245861984,"text":"25 Jan 1947 - We're Heading For Another Depression Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 25 January 1947, page 7 We're Heading For Another Deoression Gallup Poll Finding Business and employment are booming now— but the boom won't last more than a few years. This is what most Australians think about our economic prospects. In the opinion of Mr and Mrs John Citizen, there won't be a' depression within two years. But after then, we are due for a serious business collapse, with much unemployment. The average mail and woman, of course, are not experts In economic theory, and the opinions they express cannot be taken as any sort of business forecast. But they are a good indicator of the general economic mood of the According to a Gallup Poll published in The Herald yesterday, most people think business and employment are now experiencing a boom. To find out the public's attitude on the possibility of another depression, the Gallup Poll also asked 2000 people: In your opinion, is Australia likely to have a serious business depression, with a lot of unemployment, in the next two years ? The survey shows most people expect a high level of employment to last for at least another two years. The following comparison with a similar question asked by the British Gallup Poll shows that Australians are more optimistic than British people: — Aust Britain p.c. ' p.c. No Depression . . 54 36 Depression likely . . 28 33 Undecided 18 31 Analysis of the Australian vote by sexes shows men are more hopeful than women that the next two years will not see a depression. Figures are:— Men Women p.o. p.c. No depression .... 61 - 46 Depression 25 30 Undecided 14 24 What Will Come Later? Australians who do not expect a depression In two years were asked whether they thought there would be a depression in the next TEN years. There were three who answered "Yes" against each two who said "No." Combining these "Yes" votes with those who think there will be a depression within two years gives the following result: Depression Within Ten Years? YES. 54 pcrtccnt.; NO. 18 per cent.; Undecided, 28 per cent A similar question asked by the American Gallup Poll a few months ago found Americans to be more pessimistic than Australians regarding industrial prospects in the next 10 years. Their replies were: Will be depression, 60 per cent. No depression, 20 per cent. No opinion, 20 per cent. Issued bu Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., iletb."}
{"id":245864768,"text":"22 Feb 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 February 1947, page 9 GALLUP POLL FINDS Cricket Broadcasts Popular If you don't listen to the \\ Test broadcasts next Saturday, you will ; probably be very much in the minority. On any Saturday when Test , cricket has been on, 7 out of i every 10 radio sets have, been ' tuned In to the cricket. , These facts were ascertained / 'when the Gallup Poll asked a representative cross-section of Aus- . tralians: — j 1 On Saturdays when Test cricket is on, have you s i listened to the broadcasts? ( I Tlie survey was made while the I , Fourth Test, was being played in j | Adelaide, and of every 100 men and!) | women interviewed— 1 I 69 have listened to cricket broad- J I casts on Saturdays. ( | 31 have not listened. j Age and occupation make very ; 1 little difference to a person's lis- 1( 9 t.ening habits, and the proportion IjOf listeners In each State noes s I; not vary significantly from the I: Australia-wfde figure of 69 perl cent.. I, j| Among men. the proportion of i Si listeners Is as high as 76 per cent., land even among women 62 per, I j cent. have, listened to Test broad- \\ I leasts on Saturdays. I 9| LISTENING TIME 5 I Those who said they had ( J; listened to the broadcasts werej j.afso asked: "For about how many s 1 hours have you usually listened ( j each Saturday?" |; Three out of 10 people In the ! L community (29 per cent, of men 9 and 30 per cent, of women) S' claimed to have listened for 4 or , l 5 hours. i J Men Women J' Listened: p.c. n,B. , I 1 hour 15 11 ) E 2 hours .... 20 14 I jl 3 hours .... 12 7 4 hours .... 10 9 i 5 hours .... 19 21 ( Oidn't listen . . 24 38 The average listening time of all I men interviewed Is 2H hours. For ( women the average Is 2 hours. Issued bp Aust. Public Opinion < Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb. I"}
{"id":245866413,"text":"20 Feb 1947 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 20 February 1947, page 7 GAIjLUP poll says Australian For Governor- ' General — But Not McKell Public opinion in Australia favors appointing an Australian as Governor-General. Mr McKell's appointment, however, is opposed by four people against every three who ' favor it. 1 This month, Interviewers of the Australian Gallup Poll asked a representative cross-section of people in all States: Do you favor, or oppose, having as Governor-General, Mr McKell, the Premier of New South Walks? Interviewing began immediately after the appointment was announced on February 1, and the result is as follows: — Oppose .... 48 per cent. Favor . . . , 38 per cent. Undecided 14 per cent. "The Governor-General should be free of party politics" is the usual reason for opposing Mr McKell's appointment.In In no State does public opinion favor the appointment. The "favor" vote Is hignesc at 43 per cent, in Mr MoKell's home State of NSW, but is still exceeded by an "oppose" vote of 46 per cent. The other 11 per cent, in NSW are undecided. Analysis of the Australia-wide vote by political affiliation shows that the appointment Is favored by the majority of Labor supporters, but opposed by most Liberal-Country voters: Unde-Favor Oppose cided pc pc pc Labor .... 55 28 17 Liberal-CP 14 77 9 Australian or Englishman The same cross-section of peoplo was also asked: For future ' Governor-Generals, do you favor an Englishman, or an Australian—or should the position of Governor-General be abolished? Comparison of answers with a similar Gallup Poll last May shows a slight Increase In pro-Australian sentiment:— May '40 Feb. '47 Favor Australian 45 po 40 pc Favor Englishman 29 21 Abolish position ..19 20 Undecided .... 7 10 In every State the vote for an Australian Is considerably higher j than that for an Englishman. Labor voters and Liberal- , Country voters have distinctly different views on this question. Of ' Labor voters, 58 per cent, would prefer an Australian Governor- ! General, and D per cent, an Eng- | lishman; 25 per cent, would abolish the position and 8 per cent, i are undecided. : Liberal-Country voters answered —Australian, 32 per cent.: Eng- , lishman, 40 per cent.; Abolish, 14 : per cent.; Undecided, 14 per cent ' People's Reasons i "An Australian would understand us better than an English- , man," the comment of a laborer ; of Latrobe, Tas., expresses the 1 opinion of many in favor of an Australian as Governor-General. I Others believe — "There are plenty I of good Australians who can do the Job." , Another large group, although j favoring the appointment of an Australian, added the condition. "But he must be free from party 1 politics." I People who voted for an Englishman thought, in the main, that , such an appointment would pre- ; serve Australia's ties with the 1 Mother Country. Those who would abolish the : office think that there are too l many Governors, with too much expense, and that the position serves no useful purpose. j Issued bv Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street Melb."}
{"id":245934528,"text":"13 Dec 1945 - SAYS GALLUP POLLS INFLUENCE PUBLIC Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 13 December 1945, page 10 SAYS GALLUP POLLS INFLUENCE PUBLIC OAlltip Poll hglires toi-eecs'm,; elrettott ttsvtpds eotll.1 mtlttrnsV thr mtbb.r m'tl.'l ind should, Isr wtih-hrl.l tt'Otll Aflev thr elect ton. Bern- lor Brrbri'l Hiyrs svid t.vfiv Br ii. Hov Hnyrs. a mrtifo'C \\st f v Pirltitnrivlivy Biwideisimg vmih-imtlrr, ttVAdr this «Tnttnwnt Wdl'e 'Vldrtvcr VVJ.S Iv-mg tskrn hem the OirtN-tor ot Ciilhm IWlls nv Av.s-tiAlti i Mr Rov MorgihV Mr More.tn sitd vshsrvvitioos m Amrrtev hid sb.ewn thit Cotlhro INM1 torrs-ssts did not hiv-f tins hind w.vggvm'' rftoef. Tlie ehiirmvd of thr vsmmv.tirr i Brni tor Amoviri isk-rd whether thr nnriings of the lvlls ssw.ld he mp.urheed hy wishmi Ihtnktng on thr pu t of nrwopipetw who bov.ght a tiftlhip Poll serviee. , Mb Moegm said rovinvihsts y-(of v.rw-sw-orthv's svvirsBops from lists hr snhnvttred Tivr polls wvit honrstlv ,svndv;eird. The Rtvndeistlng Ownmitlrr which Kvst met nt AdetMde list rvtobrr. svnehrdrsf rvinnniffon vsf witnesses thts Afternoon, and will cop.sid.rr the vis! Amount sot rvi-d'hev h»rone nvskmt a wivv.t"}
{"id":245936769,"text":"17 Jan 1946 - Federal Social Services Approved Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 17 January 1946, page 11 j Fffiflerffll Social Services Approved gallup poll finding j Payment of old-age pensions, widows' pensions, child j endowment and maternity allowances by the Commonwealth Government is overwhelmingly I approved by the public — both Labor Party supporters and non-Labor voters. Free medicine is fayum?" by 3 oui of 4 Labor voters, but non-Labor people are equally divided about it. On November 1!) t.he High Court j gave nn adverse decision on | whether the Commonwealth's jSe.heme for free medicine, was con-i stit.ut.ional. To test the public's ! feeling on that matter In particular and on social services in general, t.ho Gallup Poll has asked a cross-section of electors: "Which of these social benefits should he provided by the Commonwealth Government: Widows' pensions? Old-age pensions? Free medicine? Child endow-! ment? Maternity allowances?" 9 Old-age pensions are approved I h.v nearly everyone— 05 per cent. ! in Tavor. only 3 per cent, against, | and 2 per cent, undecided. ©Widows' pensions and maternity i allowances are both supported by: i nine out of 10 people — 01 per': | cent, of Labor voters and about 85 per cent, of non-Labor voters In both instances. ©Child endowment is favored by j eight out of 10 people— 87 p.c. of Labor voters'and 75 per cent, of non-Labor voters. j 0 Free medicine is approved by six i out of 10 people — three out ofj four Labor voters and half of the . non-Labor people. On this ques-i Hon of free medicine there is I little difference of opinion in the various States, except that Vic-i torians are less favorable than others. Issued bv Aust. Public Opinion rolls, 352 Collins St., Melb. The Cnmmnnwcstth Disposals Commission's auction srIcs at Martbyrnong on January 24. and at. Garden City on February 4 — 5. have been cancelled. All Items which would bava been offered at these two sales are being moved to the Commission's new auction depot at the Haymarket."}
{"id":245936973,"text":"15 Dec 1945 - MOST U.S. SOLDIERS ARE DEMOCRATS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 December 1945, page 2 MOST U.S. SOLDIERS ARE DEMOCRATS mw york, Friday. — According (o a Gallup poll. 63 per cent, of returned soldiers favor the Democratic Party and 37 per cent. one ttepuoiican Partv. Dr. Gallup comments that most of the servicemen are in their early twenties, thus the Republicans face a familiar problem of winning the support of young voters.— Herald Special Service."}
{"id":245937829,"text":"27 Feb 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 27 February 1946, page 5 GALLUP POLL Airlines Not Government Business — Of Australians with opinions on the subject, 3 out of every 5 oppose the Federal Government running interstate air- lines in competition with the present companies. Interviewers for the Australian Gallup Poll began collecting a nation-wide cross-section of opinion on this question on Saturday, Februry 9, the day after the National Airlines Commission was appointed. Of every 100 people interviewed 51 are against Government competition : 33 are for Government competition; 16 have no opinion. Most of the 16 per cent, without an opinion on the question were women; but those women who did express their views were opposed to competitive Government airlines In the same proportion as the men. Of people who usually vote Labor at elections, 45 per cent, favor the Government running interstate airlines, 39 per cent, oppose It, and 16 per cent, have no opinion. Non-Labor voters are 3 to 1 against. PEOPLE'S REASONS "Private enterprise gives better service," and "The present companies are doing a good job," were the opinions most commonly expressed. Another common comment was "Government concerns always run at a loss." "Competition keeps prices down," was the view of most people in favor of the Government entering the airlines business. Another opinion frequently expressed was that all airlines should be nationalised. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":245940281,"text":"02 Feb 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 2 February 1946, page 7 gallup poll SUNDAY TENNIS AND GOLF FAVORED Eight out of every 10 Australians want public tennis courts and golf courses open on Sunday afternoons, And a slight majority would like them open on Sunday mornings as well, But six out of every 10 people would oppose football matches on Sunday afternoons, with admittance charges like Saturdays. These opinions were obtained recently in an Australia-wide Gallup Poll. Actual figures are: PUBLIC TENNIS AND GOLF Sunday afternoons Open . . 81 per cent. Closed ... 19 per rent Sunday mornings Open . . . . 52 per cent Closed . . . . 44 per cent. Undecided . . 4 per cent. FOOTBALL MATCHES Sunday afternoons Opposed . . 60 per cent. In favor 34 per, cent. Undecided . . 6 per cent. In all six States, people arc in favor of using public tennis courts and golf courses on both Sunday mornings and afternoons. As is only to be expected, the 21 to 29 years ago group is most favorable toward Sunday afternoon tennis and golf: but even among people over 50, 7 out of 10 are in favor. Use of. public tennis courts and golf courses on Sunday mornings is favored by 6 out of 10 people in their twenties and thirties. Among people over 40', opinion is almost 50-50. On the question of Sunday afternoon football matches (with admission charges like Saturdays) all age groups are opposed. For football matches on Sunday, a slight affirmative vote was recorded in Queensland. Opinion is nearly 50-50 in New South Wales, but the other States arp solidly against the idea. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":245941121,"text":"01 Jan 1946 - BRITAIN FAVORS SAVINGS STILL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 1 January 1946, page 5 BKITA1N FAVORS i SAVINGS STILL LONDON. Monday. — fn a Gallup poll on the question: "Now that ; the war is over, do you consider !lt important to continue saving." HU per cf'ni. answereu yes. . iu per cent, no and 10 per cent, had no opinion on the question. Asked whether they were able to save as much now as during the 1 war, 42 per cent, said yes, 34 per, cent, no and 24 per cent, had no savings. — Herald Special Service. !"}
{"id":245941666,"text":"09 Jan 1946 - Commonwealth Favored As Income Tax Gatherer Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 9 January 1946, page 5 Commonwealth Favored As Income Tax Gatherer GALLUP POLL RESULT j The Commonwealth should be the sole collector of income tax, in the opinion of the majority of a cross-section of men interviewed recently by the Australian Gallup Poll. Nearly half the women interviewed said they did not know anything about the way I income tax was collected, but 9 of every 10 of the men said ; they knew something of the ! system. When asked: "Regarding uniform tax, do you think the Commonwealth Government should — or should not — coritinue lo collect ALL income tax and pay fixed amounts to each State?" Two of every three men said they favored one tax collector. This Is how ' the people voted: One tax Nn Collector No Answer Men . . 85 p.c. 25 p.c. 10 p.c. Women 40 p.c. 19 p.c. 41 p.c. Analysis of answers according to the occupations of the men interviewed shows big majorities for uniform tax in all groups except farmer-owners; but even here a small majority is in favor. I Both Lnbor voters and non-| Labor people are strongly in favor of uniform tax collection. New South Wales is the strongest State for Commonwealth collection of tax. but there are substantial majorities for it in all States except, perhaps Tasmania."}
{"id":245941959,"text":"28 Jan 1946 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 28 January 1946, page 6 GALLUP POLL SHOWS Sharing Of Profits; Not More Wages Introduction of profit-sharing, rather than efforts to - raise wages, should be the first objective of trade unions, in the opinion of most Australians. People in all States were asked their view by the Gallup Poll recently. and replies of men show: ; 61 per cent, think trade unions should seek profit-sharing. I 28 per cent' favor seeking higher j wages, and -11 per cent, are undecided. Analysis of the men's vote shows that among wage-earners the strongest advocators of profit-sharing are skilled factory workers and white collar workers. Of men who are Labor supporters a majority of 58 per cent, favors profit-sharing, compared with 33 per cent.- who prefer higher wages. Among non-Labor men, support for profit-sharing Is even higher at 65 per cent. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street."}
{"id":245942351,"text":"08 Dec 1945 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 December 1945, page 5 GALLUP POLL U.S. Most Influential Nation The United States is the nation most Australians; expect to have the great-! est influence in world | affairs in the next few years. They gave this reply recently to a question asked by the Australian Gallup poll. Many people no i'jubt would have voted differently had they been asked which nation they would LIKE to have the most Influence. Of every 100 people asked which nation they expected to have the most influence: 50 said the United States. 26 said Britain, 19 said Russia, and 5 had no opinion. Both Labor and non-Labor groups had similar ideas on the question. Comparison of the above figures with Gallup Poll findings in other countries (before the atom bomb was used In Japan) show general agreement, except perhaps in France, that U.S. will be most Influential: U.S. Russia Britain p.c. p.c. p.c. Britain says . 48 31 14 Australia says 50 19 26 Canada says . 36 24 19 Sweden says . 50 21 8 France says . 43 41 4 Denmark says 21 19 9 U.S. says 83 24 5 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melbourne."}
{"id":245942749,"text":"12 Jan 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 January 1946, page 5 j GALLUP POLL 42-Hours Fair Working Week In Factories Opinion in favor of reducing the working week in factories from 44 hours to 40 hours has increased significantly in the last six months. The average Australian thinks 42 hours would be a fair thing. A nation-wide Gallup Polli professional men, is practically was taken last month on the 'the same on how many hours question : 1 1 In, your opinion, how many : hours should be worked t each week by people in factories, before overtime is paid? Averaging the answers given by men, it seems that the factory working week most favored would be 42 hours. Comparison with a similar finding six months earlier shows that the proportion of men who think the working week should not exceed 40 hours has increased by 10 per cent, to 50 per cent. MEN'S ANSWERS June Dec. Favor — p.c. p.c. 48 hour week 10 7 44 hour week 46 39 40 hour week 37 47 Less than 40 hours 3 3 No opinion 4 4 Women gave an average answer of 42', i hours: the proportion in favor of not. more than 40 hours has risen by 16 per cent, to 38 per cent, in the last six months, j WOMEN'S ANSWERS June Dec. Favor — p.c. " p.c. 48 hour week 10 7 | 14 hour week 52 42 i 40 hour week 21 36 I Less than 10 hours . . 1 2 No opinion ... 16 '13 Opinion among all sections of workers — both skilled and unskilled — and among business and should be worked each week in factories. For instance, answers of men classified as skilled workers average 41 Vi hours, and professional people, owners and managers, average 43. Farm owners' average answer is 44. Labor and non-Labor voters, as groups, also have similar ideas — 41% hours for male Labor voters and 43% for non-Labor. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Foils, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":245945856,"text":"29 Dec 1945 - PEOPLE FAVOR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 December 1945, page 5 PEOPLE FAVOR Compulsory Training On Spare-time Basis For tho second time lliis year, crons-iieetion of Ann-! trnlinna interviewed hy the Gnlltip Poll hove voled for eom-pulsory military trnining. Moat people favor reaumplion of the apure-lime aynletn of pre-depreawioii yeura. In Dei'.ember voters throughout nil six 6ttnl.es were nsked whether they fnvorod. or opposed, compulsory mllll.ory trnlnlop; for young men of nboul. 111. Of every Hid people interviewed; 7H favor I'limpulsory IriiluliiR. I!) oppose It, mul R are muleeliled, Men and women mive much the same answers. Analysts by Stales and according to the iiro of people Interviewed shows little difference of opinion. Both Labor Parly supporters and 11011-Iiiihnr voters, as urnups, are at least 7 to 1 In favor of compulsory training. Full Year Opposed Those who favor compulsory j training worn then ashed what tliey thought nliout, making It, a full year's eonilniious training in camp, Instead nf several years' spare-time training, with short annual camps, Most of those In favor of compulsory training oppnse the full year In camp. Voting figures are; Favor fall year :I7 per cent. Oppnse full year .17 .. llmleelilril , (I ,, Consensus of opinion against tho year In camp Is that It would Interrupt careers mid Interfere with ; employment!. Those who favor the lull year think the training would he more thorough, or that It would he better lo tlnlsh tho |oh. I Six months ago 71 per cent, of a erosa-sbetton Intorvlnwcd voted In favor of compulsory training, k-l per cent, against. It and a per cent, 'were undecided, Voting wns then dt lo 1 against a full year's Iraln-Slng.l ( issued liv Aust, Public Opinion Palls, JIM Collins HI., Math. Mm uvvsvr IN SYDNtiV i MRS Ei'lll'.l, I.IVI'.M'.f. wlut disappeared lielore her wedding j ! In Sydney recently. She Is shown leaving the Central Poller I I Court, Sydney, imer sue nno neon renianoed to the Criminal ' Sessions, Adelaide, on .hiiuiury M, on a charge of having | obtained goods under false pretences, In Smith Australia. In HUM. Willi her Is Mr W, I, under, her solicitor."}
{"id":245946715,"text":"18 Jan 1946 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 18 January 1946, page 6 GALLUP POLL SHOWS , Flat Rate Tax For Social Services Favored Allotment of the first 1/6 in the £1 of income tax to place social services on what is a semi-contributory basts is overwhelmingly approved by the public. This was disclosed when Gallup Poll interviewers in all States asked a representative cross-scction of the public: The Federal Government is setting aside 1/6 out ot every £1 of income tax to pay for pensions, child endowment and other social services. Do you iavor or oppose that, contributory scheme ? . Of every 100 people interviewed: 76 favor the scheme; 14 oppose it, and 10 are undecided. iA a . similar poll a year -ago. 58 people In every 100 favored a contributory scheme, 34 wanted payment by taxes only, and eight were undecided. r In. tttp latest; survey, answers of Labor Hifty supporters and non-Labor - people, as groups, were almost identlcaL : , In alt walks of .life, opinion In favor of the scheme was often' linked with the qualification that . the means (test; should be abol-' jshed. ' ' TfioseTwho apposed - the sclieme . thought, like. £ painter of Walker-vllle. (SA), tbst\\taxation Should be lower, so that-beople could provide for themselves. . Others, like a boiler attendant' of Auburn (Vic.) and a Government secretary. Manly (NSW), believed that everyone should provide for himself. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb. USED CAR PRICES For top prices, Irrespective of make or model, call SWAN6TON USED CABS, 501 Swanston St. Phone F2648. Our buyer will call to your home. — (Advt.)"}
{"id":245948476,"text":"16 Jan 1946 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 16 January 1946, page 6 GALLUP POLL SHOWS Referendum For Wide Powers Likely To Be "No" Delegation of unrestricted power to the Federal Parliament is not approved by the Australian people, according to a nation-wide "sampling referendum" conducted in December by the Gallup Poll. Interviewing began soon after the Australian High Court virtually gave Its Judgment .that the earmarking of taxes for the Free Medicine Seheme was not constitutional Subsequent comment in Federal quarters was that the public might be asked to give the Commonwealth power to legislate on "any matter Parliament may decide," so the Gallup Poll asked Che question: // a referendum ttt held next year to give the Federal Parliament power to make laws on any matter, are you likely to vote "Yes" or "No"? Many people would not commit themselves on such a wide question, and of every 100 people interviewed: 44 said they would vote "No." 35 said "Yes," and 21 were undecided. Gallup Poll experience before the 1044 Powers Referendum In-dlctates that a considerable percentage of the "undecided" people would say "No" If such a question came to an actual referendum vote. Labor voters Interviewed tended toward giving the Commonwealth unrestricted power, but more than 6 out of every 10 non-Labor supporters said ,rNo" to the question. People Interviewed were also asked whether they favored the Commonwealth Government providing old age pensions, child endowment. maternity allowances, free medicine and widows' pensions. Separate answers were recorded for each of those five social benefits, and answers will be published in The Herald tomorrow. Issued by Aust. Publlo Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St„ Melb."}
{"id":245949108,"text":"09 Feb 1946 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 9 February 1946, page 5 GALLUP POLL More For 49-Hr. Week Here Than In Englnnil Although public opinion In Australia has swung in favor of the 40-hour week for factories, most Brit- ishers still favor at least 44 hours being worked each week before overtime Is paid. In recent, months almost Identical questions have been asked by the British nnd Australian Gallup Polls. Between June and December the proportion of Australians In favor of Introducing the 40 hours increased from 40 per cent, to 50 per cent., and since then a significant number of people have advised favoring 40 hours. Instead of 44 hours. In Britain, however, 50 per cent, still favor 44 hours or more, according to the latest survey in October; — Australia Britain Dec. Oct. Favor — p.c. p.c. 48-hoiir week . . 7 28 44 -hour week . . 39 22 40-liour week . . 47 39 Fewer hours ... 3 4 No opinion ... 4 7 100 100 The British figures are the opinions of both men and women, but only men's opinions were counted In the Australian figures, although women's answers were much the same. The Australian Gallup Poll records the names and adresses of all people Interviewed. Those Interviewed In Decertber have all received lists of their answers, with a request that they advise any change of opinion. A check of replies is the basis for the statement above that there has been a hardening of opinion In favor of the 40-hour week. The average answer would now be between 41 hours and 42 hours. Issued by Ausl. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":245950069,"text":"15 Apr 1943 - BRITISH PEOPLE FOR CHURCHILL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 15 April 1943, page 2 BRITISH PEOPLE FOR CHURCHILL Australian Associated Press LONDON, Wednesday. — Taken after an Interval of two. months, the latest Gallup Poll shows that approval of Mr Churchill as Prime Minister stands at BO per cent., wnicn is one point less man the poll taken In January. Satisfaction with the Government's conduct of the war in general stands at 76 per cent., compared with 72 per ent. In January. In a poll taken about a year ago, not long after Singapore had fallen and the Qerman warships had escaped from Brest up the Channel, public approval of Mr Churchill stood at 81 per cent., and the Government's conduct of the war at 35 per cent.i the lowest figure ever recorded."}
{"id":245953178,"text":"13 Mar 1943 - WAR AIMS CLEAR TO BRITONS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 March 1943, page 4 WAR AIMS I CLEAR I TO BRITONS I The Herald Special Service I LONDON, Friday. .. I Britons, according" to a I Gallup- Poll, have the I clearest idea of what th» I war is all about and far I what they are all fighting, I Most confusion about, the re I seems to exist among women el I the younger generation and th B lower wage-earners, most of xhtal say the war has grown nnd spree' I throughout the world and the at I ginal, clear-cut Issues, as they un- 1 dcrstood them, have become cm- I fused In their minds. . I Britons who believe thev bin I for what they are fighting noa. I her 76 per cent., of which U I per cent, are Idealist and 32 to I cent, realist. I The Idealist group say we in I fighting for Justice to all natlea I freedom from aggression, peiu I nnd self-determination for natei I for riemocrncy nnd clvillsatlon.it! I the decent things of life, lor Ifc I Atlantic charter and for the Fat I Freedoms, nnd for the bettermts! I of the working class. I Ren lisle say we nre flghtlnj lo I prevent German domination of h I world, to wipe out the Nazi tyi- 1 tcm. for our own existence, to pre- 1 serve capitalism and lmperiallia I and for the raw materiali lo I maintain our own power. I The answers were to the qua- 1 tion, "Do you feel you have a cl(g I idea what the war Is all about!' I They were: — I TES. NO. I Men 82 p.c. Upo. I IVomen 73 „ 21 , I Aged 21-20 ...... '70 „ 30 . I Aged 30-49 79 „ 21 , I Aged 50 and over . 78 ,. 22 , I Higher Income . . 91 „ 9,1 Middle Income 86 „ 14 . I Lower Income.. ., 74 „ 26, I"}
{"id":245953186,"text":"13 Mar 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No.110 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 March 1943, page 4 [?] WORK FOR ALL MAIN POST-WAR NEED Every second Australian thinks that full employment should be the first consideration after the war, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll in February. Most people ranked old age, security and the need for better housing as more important post-war problems than .improved education and free medical services.. In an earlier survey, Australian .Public Opinion Polls — the affiliate of the British. American and Canadian Gallup Polls — found that three out of four Australians expect great changes In our way of .life, after the war. Most of them referred to material objectives, so cross-sections of people In hundreds of representative centres In all<6tate were asked which of five proposals they would place first, second and third among our domestic post-war alms. Unemployment la recognised by all classes as the fundamental problem. More than half of the Labor Party supporters . Interviewed, and almost as many non-Labor people, would make It No. l Item , on our domestic post-war plan. More than 8' ont of 10 people would place It either- first, sscond or third. There was no- significant difference between the first preference voting for each of the other four proposals — improved' education, free medical services, old-age security and better bousing. With employment ao . dearly first In the voting, attention centres on the public's second choice. In the following table those who g laced unemployment first have een Included . according to their second preferences, and added to the first preference votes for the other four proposals. (This Is the Senate electoral system) : — Better housing .... 29 p.c. Old-age security .... 27 p.c. Improved education . 24 p.c. Free medical services 20 p.o. 100 p.c. Outstanding I features of an analysis. of the percentages In the table are;— „ _, (1) Residents of Melbourne, Sydney and New South Wales mining towns are especially Interested In better housing. (2) People under 40 were almost as Interested In old-age security as people aged from 40 to 80, Support was widespread among aU classes, except In Victoria. , (3) The vote for improved .educe-. tion declined .from 85 p.e. among I professional people and -owners : and managers of -businesses, to 21 p.c. among clerks, .shop hands and trevgUsrs, sad t » r" . - A& p.c. for artisans and unskilled workers. There was more interest In education in the country lhan In the capital citiee. (4) All classes except the well-to-do gave a similar vote for free medical services. The population groups most Interested were farmers (27 p.c.) arid people under 40 (23 p.c. compared with 18 p.c. for older people). THIRD CHOICE Employment and old age security, of course, are both related to security of Income, while education, housing and medical services are another related group. After eliminating references to employment and old age security (by using second sna third- preferences) the other three proposals rank In this order: Better Housing 40 p.c. Improved Education '.' 31 p.c. Free Medical Services 29 p.c. 'In this 'survey esch .person Interviewed was hsndsd s card, with the Ave Proposals printed oh It. To Mlnl-jksm- the cud wsjh|rinted to five :-i"}
{"id":245956288,"text":"13 Jan 1943 - CHURCHILL \"TOPS\" Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 13 January 1943, page 4 CHURCHILL "TOPS" The Herald Snccial Service LONDON. Tuesday. — A Gallup Poll showed that 93 per cent, approved Mr Churchill as Prime Minister. with 5 per cent, disapprov- ing and 2 per cent, unaeciticd. The public's estimation of Mr Churchill is now higher than ever before during his two years and eight months of office. The last noil, in November, showed that 91 per cent, approved Mr Churchill. Satisfaction with the Government's conduct of the war remains high — 75 per cent, approving, lfi per cent, dissatisfied, and nine per cent, failing to express an opinion."}
{"id":245957991,"text":"06 Mar 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS No. 109 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 March 1943, page 5 No. 109 COUPONS FOR LIQUOR NOW FAVORED Public opinion, which was evenly divided six months ago on the question of rationing liquor by coupons, is now 4 to 3 in favor of it, according to a Gallup Poll taken last month. Men and women of all ages and types were Interviewed In the survey, taken by Australian Public Opinion Polls on the question: — "Should alcoholic drinks be rationed by means or coupons. Of each 100 men and women, In equal numbers, interviewed — 48 said, "Ration liquor by coupons." 37 opposed It. i ' 9 were undecided, and 6, being abolitionists, would not answer. Men, who were formerly three to two against rationing by coupons, are now 50-50 on the question. Women are nearly two to one In favor of It. Voting In New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia approximated the Aus- tralia-wide figures. Opinion In South Australia and Tasmania was slightly opposed to coupons. In the capital cities — where beer Is In short supply— there were tnree to two in lavor or coupons for liquor. Elsewhere there was an even vote. DRINKERS' OPINIONS An Interesting feature of the survey was that, more than a quarter of the representative cross-section Interviewed said they were teetotallers. The others said they had an occasional drink, or more. Excluding teetotallers, opinion was exactly evenly divided on whether alcoholic drink should be rationed by coupons. Both teetotallers and drinkers usually commented. "It would be fair to all." Only a few mentioned they were thinking of the effect on drunkenness. By far the most common reason for opposing coupons was fear that a black market would be created."}
{"id":245958266,"text":"19 Apr 1943 - COLORED IMMIGRATION Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 19 April 1943, page 5 COLORED IMMIGRATION tIR,— The Gallup poll showing 40 out of 100 backing limited colored Immigration, may reveal something of the practical far-seeing Australian mind. We simply must have population, but bounteous schemes in Britain and elsewhere will cause the old home ties to prevail. We may face the larger destiny and come nearer to the truth that "God hath made of one blood all nations of men. for to dwell on all the face of the earth." There must be millions of good types of Indians and Chinese who can be absorbed with mutual advantage to them and ourselves — csDeclallv above the 20th Par- allel.— JAMES HAY (Retired Commissioner of The Salvation Army for Australia)."}
{"id":245959488,"text":"17 May 1943 - Do Workers Want Free Insurance? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 17 May 1943, page 5 Do Workers Want Free Insurance? Two divergent views were expressed today on the Gallup poll result published on Saturday showing that two out of three people think everyone should contribute to a national Insurance scheme. They were:— BEVERIDGE QUOTED The General Secretary of the United Australia Organisation (Mr T. K. Maltby). — The wide range of Interests represented by tne persons interviewed gives value to the conclusions reached, not the least being the revelation that not only non-Labor voters bqt Labor adherents favor a contributory scheme, as forms part of the policy of the United Australia Party. . Wage-earners' willingness to contribute to social Insurance funds ehntue fhal Hsnvn to nnl . ""v" " mnv »»"«( »» nun « gcucini denwnd for "something for noth-Ine." and that potential beneficiaries are prepared to share some financial responslbiliy In return for benefits. The Bevcrldge Report on Social Security shows that a "Way to Freedom from Want" Is found in social Insurance, and that, as a result of surveys of many schemes, actual and projected, It was found thaf "of all the want shown by the surveys, from three-quarters to five-sixths (according to the precise standard chosen for want) was due to Interruption or loss of earning power. Practically the whole of the remaining one quarter to one-sixth was due to failure to relate income during earning to sire of family." The U.A.P. Government has, through child endowment, paved the way for a broad scheme of social Insurance. SYSTEM BLAMED The State President of the Australian Labor Party (Mr I). Love-grove) : I do not agree with all he opinions disclosed by the Gallup Poll. Health and unemployment Insurance as an urgent national need should be non-con-tributoroy, and a social right. In the same way as widows, invalid, old age and orphans' pensions are social rights. Unemployment Insurance should be non-contributory, and should be designed to nrnvw, nverv "nit with an Income not less than the basic wage. Contributor)' schemes are designed to make the workers pay for the failure of the capitalist system to abolish unemployment and poverty, but. as millions of pounds can be found to finance the war. it should be evident that there are ample recourses to finance the peace. If I he capitalist system cannot do this, the people should get rid of It. and establish an Australian Socialist. Commonwealth.""}
{"id":245959669,"text":"05 May 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 122 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 5 May 1943, page 4 [?] GOVERNMENT'S PLACE IN I PUBLIC FAVOR DECLINING 1 Most Australians are still satisfied with the way the I Labor Government is directing our war effort, but » I nation-wide Gallup Poll, just completed, shows that the | Government's prestige is much lower than a year ago. j During April the Interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls "took the temperature" of the Labor Government for the third time since It assumed power in October, 1941. The question was: "Speaking generally, are you satisfied, or dissatisfied, with the way the present Government Is directing our war effort?" The following table compares the latest finding with similar surveys last year. It shows that the "satisfied" majority, which exceeded 3 to 1 last June, Is now under 2 to 1 for the first time: — — 1942 — Feb. June Now p.c. p.c. p.n. Satisfied .... 56 66 58 Dissatisfied .. 28 20 33 Undecided . . 16 14 9 "lOO 100 100 In N.S.W. the "satisfied" majority Is now 63 to 30, and In Victoria, Tasmania and W.A. only a few points lower. In S.A., however, It Is down to 47 to 35, and In Queensland opinion is about evenly divided. In the past 10 months the nationwide "dissatisfied" vote has risen from 15 p.c. to 22 p.c. among Labor Party supporters, and from 26 p.c. to 44 p.c. among people who vote U.A.P. or Country Party. Three out of four Labor voters are still "satisfied."' but tu>n- ; Labor people are evenly divides. I This swing in sentiment con- | firms another finding by A.P.o.P. i a month earlier, that the majority s preferring an all-party Govern'- f; ment to the ' present Labor Gov- ' ernment has become 56 to 35, U compared with 52 to 42 in October P and 45 to 45 a year ago. ATTITUDES ANALYSED 5 The public's satisfaction, or dis-satisfaction, with the Govern- I ment's direction of our war effort, S of course. Is the cumulative effect j of everything the Government has done, or has left undone, In its 19 months of office. As is usual with broad questions like this, the "dissatisfied" group was far more emphatic In Its E attitude than the "satisfied" group, many of whom, like an electrical contractor In Adelaide, commented: "They are doing fairly well, considering the difficulties." (A.P.O.P. sample referendums are closely representative of how the civilian population would vole as a whole. People In a full range C of economic types, city dwellers, I townspeople and farmers. In all | States, are Included according to population. There are 230 inter- I vlewlng-places, at each of which a I specially trained Interviewer r.sks j set questions of a carefully calcu- ! lated cross-section of people, Sugges- I tlons and enquiries should be address- I ed to: The Director, A.P.O.P., Bos I 751P, Melbourne.) |"}
{"id":245960896,"text":"29 May 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 126 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 May 1943, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS T No. 126 FEW WOULD OPPOSE SEX EDUCATION OF CHILDREN An overwhelming majority of Australians, both men and women, are firmly of the opinion that sex education of children could be entrusted- to qualified teachers. A nation-wide Gallup Poll shows only one person in eight in opposition. To see whether parents think public authorities should take over the obligation of straightening out the sex knowledge of children, Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia— asked this question In its May. survey:— '.'Would you favor, or oppose, qualified teachers explaining sex matters and venereal disease to boys and girls?" Cross-sections of people were Interviewed in more than 200 centres In all States. Of each 100 people Interviewed: — 83 answered "Favor"; 12 were opposed, and 5 were undecided. Voting did not vary much from State to State. Men and women, as groups, held almost Identical opinions. People's incomes had little effect on tneir attitudes. Old people were least keen on the idea.tbut even among people over 60 the "oppose" vote was onlv 19 per cent., compared with 10 per cent, for those under 50. FIRST LESSONS Each person favorable to sex Instruction by qualified teachers was also asked: — "At what age do you think children should be given their first lessons in sex matters?" 16 p.c. said under 12 years. 25 p.c. said 12 years. 11 p.c. said 13 years. 24 p.c. said 14 years. ' 11 p.c. said over 14 years. 13 p.c. did not answer. 100 The average selected by both men and women was about 13 years. PEOPLE'S REASONS Three typical reasons for supporting instruction by teachers were: "It's an essential part of children's education" (master painter. Brisbane). "Some parents find It difficult to talk to their children" (engineer's foreman, Merrylands, Sydney) , and "Sex ignorance has a lot to with prevalent V.D." (P.M.G. employe, Clifton Hill, Melbourne). Typical comments by those opposed to Instruction by teachers were: "This is the parent's Job" (soldier, Perth). A dealer In Kcrang, Victoria, made the frank comment: "They learn It now — the wrong way.""}
{"id":245961079,"text":"08 May 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No.123 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 May 1943, page 4 [?] PUBLIC SUGGESTS REMEDIES FOR COAL STRIKES Not one perion in 10 is entirely sympathetic with N.S.W, coal mine strikers, but only half of an Australia-wide cross-section is prepared to place all the blame on the miners. A Gallup Poll taken last month shows that nearly a quarter of the population blames both miners and owners, or the system. To measure the public's reaction to five months of trouble on the coal fields. Australian Public Opinion Polls included the following question in its April survey: — "If you ran the Government, . what would yon da about stoppages at .the coal mines?" No two answers, of course, were exactly the same, but they fell under 11 general headings. Grouping of those headings shows that of each 100 people interviewed: — 53 blamed the miners, 9 favored the miners' cause, 20 blamed both miners and owners, or the system, 18 offered no suggestion. Opinion In the six States did not vary significantly. An important feature of the survey was that about half the Lebor Party supporters interviewed had no sympathy for coal miners who strike in wartime: — U.A.P. Labor Sc C.P. voters voters p.c. p.c. Blame miners .... 42 65 Favor miners' cause 12 . 6 Blame miners and owners, or system 26 14 Offered no suggestion 20 15 too loo Nearly half of the 53 p.c. who blamed the miners for the stoppages favored a straight-out "work or fight" policy. Many, however; felt that only a few irresponsibles were to blame, and agreed with a miner's wife in Greta, N.S.W., who said: "Take into the Army all of military age; older men do not wont strikes." Martial law, internment, or enrolment in the C.G.O. were other remedies often put forward by those who blamed the miners, the usual reply being, "Put strikers into the Army, and work them in the mines at soldiers' pay." Some, like a bank clerk's wife in Adelaide. thought the miners might not be wholly to blame, she said. Martial law is the best wav to prevent strikes, whether caused by employer, employe or professional agitator." Other remedies commonly mentioned by those unsympathetic to the miners included: "Put strikers to other industries for the duration," "Fine them." "Cancel their citizenship," and "Treat them as saboteurs." A number blamed agitators, not the miners in general. Improve Conditions There was widespread recog- nition inai mining Is hard and dangerous work. .Some People, like a fireman in the Wlmmera, Vie,, simply said: See working conditions are safe the, cause of com-Jnamt. Others, however, favored profit-sharing schemes, or thought lle "ffiedy. lay in better understanding between owners and men. of a mine mechanic 'JJ Newcastle was: "A good and considerate manager, with the confidence of the men, never has stoppages." Government Control ''£Iace l,he mines under Government control" (truck driver, Bro-£n Jbll) was the proposal of S,ne person, ln 10- MOst SSffih hoff.ever- did not Indicate JrnloH th.ey meant "for the fJmfUon onl.y, as in England." or .nationalisation to remove the profit motive." "Search for the real cause" (furniture manufacturer, Hobart) was a common attitude. A chemist on e Darling Dawns (Queensland) expressed ft this way: "Use the Arbitration Court to decide who is at fault. If the owners, the Government should take over the mine for the duration; if the miners, call them, up for military duty immediately." "Have men vote secretly be-Jjj'edecidlnr to strike" (wife of Walls end miner, now in AIF), was a remedy commonly pro-Pfaad. particularly in coal min-inf districts. Li' a business man-ayer In BulII, N.S.W.,. was: "Have Government control and Introduce secret ballots. Those who d "'Jtablde by decisions to bo out into the army.""}
{"id":245961448,"text":"01 May 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 May 1943, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : > No. 121 PUBLIC WOULD SELECT THESE PARTY LEADERS If the public elected leaders for the parties in the Federal Parliament, Mr Curtin would be the Labor leader, and Mr Menzies. would head the U.A.P./C.P. forces, according to the latest Australia Gallun Poll. Unlike Americans, who select their . President by a nation-wide election, Australians have no direct voice in electing their Prime Minister. The leader of the party in power, of course, is the Prime Minister, so Australian Public Opinion Poll — the Gallup Poll of Australia — put this question in a "sample referendum" in April:— "If you had a part in selecting the leader of your party in the Federal Parliament, whom would you. choose?'.' Nineteen out of each 20 people interviewed classed themselves as supporters of either Labor. U.A.P. or the Country Party. Slightly more than half of them were Labor Party supporters. Many people, of course, arc "not interested In politics." but four out of five Labor Party supporters named their choice for leader. As this table shows, two out of three of them selected Mr Curtin. who! received four times as much support as all other Labor members together:— LABOR PARTY LEADER? Curtin 64 per cent, Evatt 8 „ „ Ward 3 „ „ Lang 2. „ „ Beasley 1 „ „ Hughes, Menzies or Fadden 1 ., „ All others .... 2 „ „ No answer .... 19 „ „ 100 per cent. Among U.A.P. voters interviewed. three out of four stated their choice for leader, and Mr Menzies received nearly as much support as all others together. The following table shows that onr U.A.P. supporter In 10 selected Mr Fadden. who is a Country Party member:— It.A.P. PARTY LEADER? Menzies 31 ncr cent. Hughes 19 „ „ Fadden 10 „ „ Cameron, A. O. . 2 „ „ Curtin (Labor) 2 „ „ McLeay (Sen.) 1 „ „ Local members . 3 ., „ All others ... 4 „ ,. No answer ... 25 „ „ 100 per cent. Country Party supporters had the most difficulty in selecting a leader. Only three out of five named anyone, hut nearly all of them selected Mr Fadden:— COUNTRY PARTY LEADER? Fadden .... 43 per cent. Earlr Page ... 5 „ „ Menzies (U.A.P.) 2 „ Hughes (U.A.P.) 1 „ „ Curtin (Labor) 1 „ „ Loeal members 4 „ „ All others .... 4 „ „ No answer .... 40 „ 100 per cent. Combining the selections of non-Labor people, there were 46 voters for Mr Menzies. to each 28 for Mr Fadden and each' 26 for Mr Hughes. . ."}
{"id":245961735,"text":"22 May 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 125 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 May 1943, page 4 SPtsTWHillliliBNo. 125 POST-WAR LEASE OF OUR BASES TO U.S. FAVORED A) leas) )hree ou) of four Aus)ralians think our air and naval bases should be made available for U.S. use after the war, an Australia-wide Gallup Poll shows. Majority opinion favors a long term lease. As Its first Inquiry on post-war American - Australian relntlons, Australian Public Opinion Polls asked tills question ill Its April survey: "Would you favor — or oppose — letting the UnltotI States Air Force and Navy use bases in Australia after the war?" AU those In favor were nlso asked; "Should 11 .be a permanent right, or a lense for, say, 'J5 years?" Tlie following summary or answers to I lie two questions shows ;that for eacli person opposed to (U.S. forces using our bases there were five in favor — about three lor leasine and two for nerman- u ncy : — Favor U.S. Using UascB P.C. On Lease . . 47 — Permanent .... 211 — Undecided on Terms 7 77 Oppose U.S. Using Our Bases js Undecided on Question 8 inn Separate calculations for each State give similar results. Men and women, as groups, held almost Identical opinions. Neither age nor people's economic circumstances had a significant influence on their attitudes. Reasons, Pro And Con Those who fnvored a permanent arrangement were forthright in their comments. Two general attitudes are exemplified by: "But for the U.S. we wouldn't linvc any bases" (contractor's wife. Leederville, Perth), and "The only solution to Australia's future safety" (grazier, Orange, N.S.W.). Comments by those In favor of a lease usually fell under three heads: we woum appreciate American protection in post-war period," widow, Kalgoorlle, W.A. "The least we can do In return for help," RAAF clerk, Northcote, Melbourne. "Foster good feeling," bnnk teller's wife, Locklcys, Adelaide. Most opposition to letting U.S. forces use our bnscs after the war arose from a belief that it would mean sacrificing our independence. Some people, like a munition worker in Adelaide, said: "We must learn to look after ourselves.""}
{"id":245961944,"text":"20 Mar 1943 - What People Are Thinking Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 March 1943, page 2 What People Are Thinking POST-WAR PEACE PLANS LONDON, . Friday. — The latest Gallup poll shows that 75 per cent, of the population in Britain would like to see the British Government begin to concentrate on plans with America, Russia, China and the other United Nations for a world organisation to keep the peace after the war. The suggestion was opposed bv 16 per cent., mainly on the ground that the war should be won before plans are made for peace. No opinion was expressed by 9 per cent.— T.H.S.S. P.A.Y.G. INCOME TAX NEW YORK, Friday.— Americans arc overwhelmingly in favor of "Pay As You Go' 'income tax. According to a Gallup survey S3 per cent, of Democratic voters and 87 per cent, of Republicans want plans under which tares will be deducted directly by the employers. The poll found similar sentiments among all Income groups and all aeoamnhir.nl rllnisinnx throughout the country. . — T.H.S.S U.S. PRESIDENCY NEW YORK, Friday.— If President Roosevelt is not a candidate for a fourth term In 1044, the Vice-President (Mr Wallace) will be top-ranking favorite among Democratic voters, according to a Gallup poll. The survey shows that 57 per cent, expressed a favorable opinion of Mr Wallace, 28 per cent, were favorable toward the Manpower Commissioner (Mr McNutt). This is a slight; gain In popularity for Mr Wallace, who had 50 per cent, favorable in December.— T.H.S.S.(Australia (Australia Speaks. — Page 4.)"}
{"id":245962886,"text":"08 Apr 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 116 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 8 April 1943, page 4 [?] WOMEN M.P.'s APPROVED, BUT NOT AS INDEPENDENTS i The majority of Australians do not object to women j being in Parliament, but seven out of 10 people inter- I viewed for the Australian Gallup Poll would not vote for a woman, unless she was endorsed by their party. Thr (lrst of two questions on the subject put to cross-sections of electors by Interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls was:— "Speaking generally, do you approve, or disapprove, of women standing for Parllamenl?" I Of each 100 men and women. In equnl proportions, interviewed: 55 approvrd women standing for Parliament; OS disapproved, and 7 were, undecided. People's ages, political views and economic circumstances had little bearing on their attitudes, but sex had. Two out of three women thought it was a good Idea for members of their sex to be In Parliament. Men were evenly divided In their answers. Each person who approved women standing for Parliament was also asked: — "Would you vote for a woman, standing as an Independent — against a man endorsed by a party 7" Answers showed that a female Independent candidates would NOT lie considered by seven out of 10 electors. If their parties put up a candidate in the electorate. Thos# who might vote for n woman, tn preference to the Party ticket, consisted of a quarter of the men and a third of the women interviewed. A common qualification, however, was "If her ideas arc sound." Those who might break awny from party politics Included almost the same proportion of Labor Party supporters as of non-Lnbnr people. People's Reasons Two spontaneous comments. "It's a man's Job," and "Woman's place Is In the home," cropped up all over Australia. The opposite attitude Is typified by "We someymes need to' scr things from a woman's angle" (comment of a widow, Bankstowp. Sydney)."}
{"id":245963951,"text":"03 Apr 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 115 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 3 April 1943, page 4 [?] 77 PER CENT. WANT AIF AND MILITIA COMBINED At least three out 'of four Australians are now of the opinion tha? the militia and the volunteer' AIF should be combined into one army, able to fight anywhere the Government decides. Comparison of this Gallup Poll finding with a similar survey in December discloses a marked consolidation of public opinion in the las? three mon?hs. The Act authorising use of the mllltla outside of Australia, but only In a restricted area south of the equator, was passed on February 18. During March representative cross-sections of people in more thRn 200 representative centres In all States were Interviewed tor Australian Public Opinion Polls, and asked: — "Should the AIF and mllltla be combined Into one army, able to fight anywhere the Government decides?"Tills Tills table shows how public opinion has firmed In the last three months: — l>ea. Now p,e, p.c. Combine AIF and -mllltla «« ?7 Don't combine 7 18 Undecided .... 7 7 100 100 Opposition to amalgamation was slightly stronger among younger people than among older people, but even those aged 21-29 were nearly three to one for "one army." Political Significance 8upporteri of the U.A.P. or Country Party are more than 'ght- « one In favor of one nrmv. with responsibility for deciding (n what pari, of the world It will fight resting on the Government. Outstanding feature of the survey Is that among labor raflv voters there were 71-ln-T." 'or onr "rmy, compared with .IR-in-the-100 three months enrlicr. Opinions of men and women, as groups, were Identical. All Stales voted In much the same way. Common Cause "All fighting Ihe same cause." the comment of a grocer's wife In Richmond < Ariel. >. and "It's nn all-m war." from a costing clerk In Brisbane,' were typical attitudes. Other frequent comments were: Increase efficiency," "Create better understanding." "We ask American conscripts to defend us," find "The war can't be won in Austrnlin." All of the minority opposed to .ne .arnii were not antl-conscrip-tlonists; There was one person who said, "Volunteers should not be forced to fight with conscripts," SFRwJ!1 cach three who said, Militiamen should be allowed to decide for themselves.""}
{"id":245965634,"text":"03 Mar 1943 - Australia SPEAKS NO.108 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 3 March 1943, page 4 ustiaua SPEAKST no.ios WHITE IMMIGRATION STRONGLY FAVORED 1 , Only one Australian in 20 is totally opposed to : resumption of immigration by white people, after (he j war. but half of a cross-section interviewed for Ihe Gallup Poll thinks there should be some sort of limitation. Migration may cnslly rank high among the world's post-war problems, so It is well Hint. Australia should start working out its policy. A final decision, of course, will rie-liond on conditions n! the end of Hie war. but Inst month Austrnlinn Public Opinion Polls— the Gallup-' Poll of Australia — look a nationwide "sample referendum" 011 the question: "After (lie war, should lmnil-grallon of white people into Aus-tralla he iiurrsirlcteil, limited or ! stopped?" t Ot eaeli 100 people interviewed: 42 favored unrestricted white Immigration, 49 thought it should lie limited In some way, 5 were against any immigration, and4 4 did not answer. There was 110 significant difference of opinion between people llolitit tat .llfT.. ....... I LB..I... utnifc in uiiu'iciit otniiT). ISSUE NOT POLITICAL Owners and managers of businesses niul professional people were slightly more fnvornblc to immigration than artisans, but even among those In the lowest Income group the "110 Immigration" vole was under 10 per cent. As this Inblc shows. Lnbor Parly supporters nnd non-Labor people both fnvnr Immigration, but. not wholly unrestricted; ATTITUDES TO WHITE MIGRANTS labor U.A.P. Tarly & OT. Volrrs. Voiers. p.e. p.r. Unrestricted .... 38 '48 limited 48 5(1 None nfler war 9 , 2 No opinion .... 5 Z I 100 100 j Even nmong fnrm owners— ih, group most favorable to lmmlgr». Hon— opinion was rvnnlv rlivldprl between unrestricted and selrrtnl migration. RESTRICTIONS WANTED Tile 49-In-lhe-I00 who thought immigration of white people should be "limited" were sshed also: "What limitations would von suggest V" Tlie general line of thought Is Indicated by tlie following summary of their answers:— "According to Australia's nhllltv to absorb them" (9 p.e. ot nil people interviewed). "Best types only, according to health, finances, etc." (9 p.e.). "British only" (6 p.e.). "English speaking only" f4 p.e.). "Allies only," or "No enemies" (5 p.e.). "No Italians" or "No Southern Europeans" (6 p.e.). , The above percentages snd another 10 p.e. who were Indcflnlu make up the 49 p.e. In favor of selected while migration. PEOPLES' COMMENTS Typical reasons for favoring unrestricted while Immigration were:— "War has made us realise the need for population" (railway worker. Brisbane) and "We must populate the eonntrv If we wish to hold It" r munition worker's wife, Adelaide). Usual comments by ihe small minority totally opposed to migration were "Not until work Is foam for every Australian," or "Net until our returned servicemen are settlpd.""}
{"id":245966057,"text":"11 May 1943 - Britons Approve Conscription After War Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 11 May 1943, page 4 Britons Approve p Conscription After War LONDON. Monday. — A Gallup T Poll on "Would you approve »r >. disapprove if military conscription were continued after the war?" re-suited In approval by 48 per cent, IS and disapproval by 35 per cent, $ with 17 per cent, undecided. The proportion approvins t; showed a steady rise with income. !." The wealthier group was 28 per !: cent, more favorable than the poorest, group, and young people ; were markedly less in favor than cither the middtc-aged or elderly f? groups. t' Men approving totalled 55 per \\ nnr\\t. nnH wrnmen Aft nrr PAiit_ . Herald Service. t"}
{"id":245966180,"text":"27 Mar 1943 - What People Are Thinking Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 March 1943, page 2 iiiiiiiiiiiiltiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilimriinT What People Are Thinking The Herald Special Service INVASION OF EUROPE LONDON, Friday.— To a Gallup Poll question, "Do you think It necessary to Invade the Continent before Germany can be defeated?" ,76 per cent, replied, Yes: 10 per , cent.. No: and 14 per cent, did ;nol. know. i Asked. "Do you think the British Army has already seen its hardest fighting or Its worst fight-ling yet. to come?" 9 per cent, said , it, had alreadly seen it; 76 per cent., said it had yet to come: and 15 per cent- .said they did not know. I WOMEN WANT WAR JOBS : NEW YORK. Friday.— Although there Is an acute shortage of workers In war Industries, a Gallup survey shows that approximately 8.800 000 women would take a lob In a war plant. If personally Invited.A A further 3.300.000 married women would take lobs If thrli children were cared for without cost . Australia Favors Daylight Earing. — Page 6"}
{"id":245966225,"text":"27 Mar 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No.113 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 March 1943, page 6 [?] DAYLIGHT SAVING STILL SATISFIES MOST F.xpcricncc of r full six months of daylight saving I has left two out of three Australians satisfied with it, I the Australian Gallup Poll found hy a "sample refer- I | endum" in March. I | Representative cross-sections of. people in all States, from Ather-: ton In the North to Hobart in the | South, and from New England in, the East- to Perth in the West.! were Interviewed for Australian | Public Opinion Polls, and asked: "Are you satisfied, or dissatls- ! fled, with daylight-saving?" The following table shows that a considerable majority like daylight. although the dissatisfied minority Is slightly larger than a year ago:— Tear Opinion Ago Now Satisfied with daylight saving .... 89 85 Dissatisfied .. 23 29 Undecided 8 f> 100 100 ' Men and women, ss group1, held almost identical opinions. All age groups over 30 gave, answers similar to the 65 to 29 j vote in the table, but nmong people I between 31 and 30 the "satisfied"" | majority rose to 72 : 21, with 7-m- | the-100 undecided. I Farmers were the onlv major I population group to give a "M1- | isfled" vote of less than 60 per | cent. They are evenly divided on | the question. I Victorians and Tasmania are I most favorably disposed toward I daylight saving. Their "satisfied" I vote was 71 per cent., compared I with 64 per cent, in N.S.W, 8.A I and W.A.. and 55 per cent. In | Queensland, where trie "riissatis- I fled" vote was 40 per cent. I PEOPLE'S COMMENTS Some people mentioned a savin; I of electricity, but. typical comment- I by people satisfied with davlia'n: saving are: — "Provides longer evenings tor recreation" (doctor's wife, Mount Gambler, S.A.). and "Gives a man time to do things round the home" (artisan. Elstern-wick. Melbourne). A common reason for disliking daylight saving was:— "Have to get up early, but we uuii i mi wj ut(l amy kfirun i (woman in Paddtngton. Brisbinf. Some people like daylight saving because It "gives a man time with the children before bed." but others feel that it keeps children up too late."}
{"id":245966390,"text":"31 Mar 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 114 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 31 March 1943, page 4 [?] ALL-PARTY GOVERNMENT NOW FAVORED Public opinion which a year ago was evenly divided on the question of an all-party Government is now more than three to two in favor of it, according to a nationwide Gallup Poll, taken this month while Parliament was in session. A "sample referendum." or miniature census, wan conducted by Australian Public Opnlon Polls in hundreds of representative centres, using the reliable methods developed by Dr. George Gallup in U.S. A. Each person interviewed in the carefully balanced cross-section was asked: "Which do you prefer — the present Labor Government, a non-Labor Government, or an all-party Government?" Of each 100 electors Interviewed —51 51 would prefer . an all-party Government, . 35 answered "the present Labor Government,"-? selected . non-Labor, 5 were undecided, and -2 did not answer. ' Three-quarters of those. Interviewed who had voted U.A.P. or Country Party in 1940 chose "all-party Government.". Among Labor Party supporters, however, two selected "the present Labor Government,", against- each one who answered "all-party Gov-erniflent." , . Movement of opinion In fsvor,£! an all-party Government in mj last five months, as Indicated w the following table, has occuitm among both Labor Party sup porters and non-Labor people.— Last Opinion Oct. Nov Prefer—. ' p.c. P-c-All-party Govt. . . 47 » Labor Govt 42 « Non-Labor . ... 5 J No opinion .... 6 1 Each person interviewed also asked: "What would be your second choice?" _ Most of the 7-ln-the-100 whose first preference was "non-wuo. gave "all-party" as their secon choice, so there were actually » votes for an all-party Govern ment, against each 35 for the pre sent Labor Government. This shows a bonslstent s'n In favor of an all-party r.or ernment./ compared with « >' '42 In October, and 45 to M year- ago. ,"}
{"id":245966702,"text":"24 Apr 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 119 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 24 April 1943, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 119 MAJORITY DO NOT OBJECT TO DAY-OLD BREAD Two out of three people do not object to bread being delivered to them on the day after it is baked, an Australia-wide Gallup Poll shows. In the last fortnight rcpresen-l tatlve "samples" of people living tn more than 200 communities inl all States have been interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls on the question— "Do you object to daybaklng, If It means that bread baked yesterday Is delivered today?" I Of every 100 people Interviewed— 64 do not, or would not, object; |28 28 do object; and 8 have no opinion. Separate counts of the votes in places where day baking and night baking are now In operation were almost identical. Half of those who object to deliverv of day-old bread (14 p.c. of the whole sample) live where night baking Is In operation. The "would ' not object" vote ' reached a peak of 72 p.c. in Melbourne and was 66 p.c. in Sydney. All Stales gave two to one majorities for daybaklng. except South Australia, where the majority fell to 5 to 3. The N.S.W. mining towns wen the only major population groui where ihe "object" and "don' objert" votes were about equal. Among well-to-do people 7i p.c. did not object to delivery oi day-old bread, compared with 62 p.c. among wage earners, many of whom made "fresh bread for lunches" their first consideration. Most people interviewed simply said "I don't like stale bread" or "I don't eat fresh bread." Almost as many spoke In terms of their own health and pockets t"day-old bread is healthier and more economical") as mentioned the well-being of the bakers ("night work Is unnatural and unhealthy")."}
{"id":246007968,"text":"07 Nov 1944 - EVE OF MOMENTOUS U.S. ELECTION Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 7 November 1944, page 1 EVE OF MOMENTOUS V.S. Er.F.ETinul ItOGSEVBC LT if EM 51V ? I MARGIN 1 SLIGHT | — ftlMIP 9 HustrnUan Associated Press H NEW YORK, Monday. — 9 The final Gallup Poll leaves 9 the U.S. Presidential election 9 result in the air. HS II savs the margin nt uuicr-ES cm.c between the candidates IBM |s so slender that a slntt ot l 9 Iter rent, in popular votes in 9 New York and Illinois could 9 result in a landslide for the 9 Democrats and a small shift 9 I" Dewey's favor in the pivotal 9 Slates could give him enough 9 electoral voles to win. 9 Dr. Gallup points out- that 9 the percent ages listed below 9 tiff subject to an error of three 9 to (our per rent. Consequently 9 "the result is unpredictable." HS The tinal pott shows Roosevelt H9 ecrlniti of support In 18 States, 9 with 155 electoral votes, and KB Dewey certain in to. with 85 9 votes.' 9 Uncertain are 20 States, with H 581 votes, namely: California MB (Roosevelt . 53: Dewey. 47); Mary-H land (53 .'47t : Connecticut (52/48); MS Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New B Hampshire. Oklahoma. Oregon, B Idaho. West Virginia. Delaware B mil 51/4!)i ; New York (50/50): Missouri. New Mexico, Illinois (nil R i48 52i; Wyoming. Minnesota ! (47 '53). J Total votes loaning toward Roosevelt me 127, nnd toward Dewey 10" There is an even rliance with New York's 47. Landslide Again?| four of live natlon-wtde i nplnlnii potts show Roosevelt only slightly ahead nf Drive) . , nnd rnnihinrd opinion Is that 1 (lie result will be extremely rlose. 'lite New York Post's political columnist, however, predicts "another old-fnshtoned Roosevelt, landslide tomorrow." Tlie column- j 1st Drew Pearson made a stmt-! lar forecast. ! Vice-President Wallnce predicts that Roosevelt will carry two-; thirds of the States and a majority i o( more than 100 electoral votes with a popular majority of more than 3.000.000 votes. Mr Wallace further forecasts that the Democrats will control the Senate and have a majority of at lenst 40 In the House of Representatives. Knrrrasis over the greater part nt Ihr enntinrnt favor fine weather am; a large vote, varl- ; nusly estimated at from lo.ttoo.oon to 30.000,000. Telling World The War Department, announces that the election returns will be H broadcast to American forces throughout iho world. „sbi, powerful transmitters on he West Cnast will begin flashing the returns at 8 p.m. tomorrow ill a.m. Wednesday in Australian |n,p' to Australia, New Guinea, Philippines. China. Alaska, and Hawaii. Thirteen transmitters on tlie Kast. Coast wtll serve Europe and Africa. Election's Meaning For World — Page 4 ! r HOVE Fosters like lltK iL used (lut'lni; President ! Honsrvelt's campaign. In is picture, Mrs Eleanor 'osrvelt stands beside nines Montgomery Fin Kg. noted American artist, who designed the poster. HFIOW; Governor Dewey, the' Republican cnndldnte, slinking hands with well-I wishers mi his nrrivn! In I si i, mils, Illinois. ffl — ; — | m"}
{"id":246008310,"text":"16 Sep 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 September 1944, page 5 gallup poll ( Do You Want j Pictures On Sunday Night? City dwellari, particularly waga carnari, ara inclined to k favor Sunday evening picturea, lbut nation-wide opinion (city, if town and farm) is slightly op- posed re the idea, according re a recent Gallup Pell. The question, "Would you like picture theatres In this district to be open on Sunday evenings," disclosed three distinct schools of thought. There arc two "opposed" groups typified by the comments:— "Keep Sunday for rest"; and "Keep Sunday sacred." On the other hand, the "favor" group said something like: — "Keep people off the streets." The nation-wide vote of more than 2000 men and women was:— Favor Sunday shows 40 p.c. Oppose them 50 p.c. Undecided 10 p.c. In the six capitals the "favor" vote was 48 p.c., with 42 p.c. "opposed" and 10 p.c. undecided. Elsewhere, however, the "oppose" vote was nearly 60 p.c. The reliability of the Gallup Poll was demonstrated by its accurate estimate of how the referendum would go. Of people Interviewed a week before the referendum , 39 p.c. were noting "Yes," SI p.c. intended noting "No." and in p.c. were undecided. Divtslon of the 10 p.c. of undecided people by the most, logical method of adding undecided Labor Parly supporters to "Yes" and undecided non-Labor Parly supporters to "No" gave an estimated "No" vote of 5 4 'A P.C., which is exactly how civilians voted at the referendum."}
{"id":246009174,"text":"30 Dec 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 30 December 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL 300 To 1 Against Those are. the odds : against your being inter-vicAvetl next year by the i Australian Gallup Poll. ! If you happen Io be wondering why you have not been interviewed yet for the Gallup Poll, the explanation is:— There are 4,500,000 adults in Australia. |« Each year the Gallup Poll in-! terviews about. 10,000 people at | the rate of 2000 in each of its I eight surveys annually. , At that rate, it. would take 300 years to interview 4 li million I people. Allowing 50 years of adult life. I the chances are 6 to 1 against terviewed for the Gallup Poll. J METHODS USED i Each person interviewed for the Gallup Poll is asked to express opinions on about eight subjects.! I ranging from simple every-day-I social questions to rather complex political problems. The findings I are published at the ra te of about one a week, as soon as they have been counted and analysed. Interviewers enter the names and addresses of people interviewed and later a proportion of them are sent follow-up letters (setting out answers recorded), as a guarantee to the public that interviews are genuine. Public opinion polls of 2000 interviews. give accuracy within 3 p.c. controlled statistically by the methods developed by Dr. George Gallup in America. This was clearly demonstrated by the Australian Gallup Poll last August, when it accurately predicted the i"No" vote at the Powers Referen-! diim. S | Issued by Australian Public Opinion ! Polls, 3.V2 Collins St., Melb.l"}
{"id":246009562,"text":"16 Dec 1944 - Plan To Nationalise Airways Divides Public Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 December 1944, page 5 Plan To Nationalise Airways Divides Public I Australian public opinion is inclined to oppose the Commonwealth Government's plan to nationalise all interstate airlines, according to a Gallup Poll just completed. One person in five,'- however, has yet to reach a decision on this question, one of the most important raised in Australian politics by the Curtin Government. The ultimate attitude of this indecisive group will determine whether the public approves or rejects the move to extend Government activity into a field previously reserved for private enterprise. The Acting Prime Minister fMr, Forde) announced the Government's decision on November 22. Ten days later, when the proposal! had been fully discussed. Gallun j Poll interviewers throughout all i six States began asking this question: ! "Next year the Commonwealth j intends to hu.r all the. Intrr-I State airlines and operate them I Itself. Do you favor, or oppose. ! that proposal?" | 1 Answers were:— i i 42 per cent, opposed Govern- j ' ment owned airlines; 37 per cent, favored them; j II per cent, were undecided;) and 10 per cent, (chiefly women) ! , were not sufficiently ac- 1 quainted with the qnestion to answer. ! Men and women held almost.' j Identical opinions. Eliminating. ! those who were undecided or un-| acquainted with the proposal. 53! i per cent, of both sexes opposed , I nationalisation of the airlines. : j There was, however, a striking I difference of opinion between! | people who had voted "Yes" at the referendum and those who had voted "No." Referendum | "Yes" voters, with opinions either I way on airline nationalisation, were three to one in favor of it.. By almost the same proportion. "No" voters opposed nationalisation. Percentages were: — Vote at Referendum Yes. Nn. Favor Government airlines .. .. 61 p.c. 18p.c.! Oppose (hem . . 17 63 No opinion .... 22 19 Another analysis (see next table) shows that non-Labor voters are' overwhelmingly opposed to the I Government taking over the air-j lines. Most Labor voters support I the Government In its decision, but | a big proportion of them have not i vet formed an opinion on the air- ! lines question; — \\ Labor Non-Lab.; Voters. Voters. Favor nationalisation 43 pa.. 17 p.c. ! Oppose It ... 23 64 No opinion .... 24 19 Common reasons for supporting Government ownership of the airlines was: "The Government owns! the railways: why not airways?" and "Airways are of national importance." "Private enterprise gives better service." said many people who opposed nationalisation. The view of many others was expressed by a RAAF serviceman stationed at Essendon, who said. "Competition is essential." <ny AtlM. Pnblir Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melbourne.)"}
{"id":246010473,"text":"18 Dec 1944 - MILITARY TRAINING FAVORED IN U.S. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 18 December 1944, page 2 MILITARY TRAINING FAVORED IK U.S. The Herald Special Service NEW YORK. Sunday. — A Gallup poll reveal that 70 per cent of Americans favor a year's compulsory military or naval service alter the war, 23 tier cent, oppose It and the remainder are undecided, This poll shows that public sentiment in tavor ot mlll-Inry training Is Increasing."}
{"id":246012088,"text":"22 Nov 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 22 November 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL More Interest In Religion Than Before The War Since the war began, interest in religion among Australian people has shown a considerable increase, according to a survey made recently by the Australian Gallup Poll. Interviewers all over Australia asked a cross-section of people the question:— "Would you say your own interest in religion has increased or decreased during the war?" The answers were:— Increase 23 p.e. Decrease 9 p.c. Same . . 60 p.c. No interest in religion 8 p.c. The increase in Interest was more marked among women than men; 26 p.c. of the women questioned said they were taking more interest in religion than before the war. compared with 20 p.c of men. An interesting feature ol the survey was that, though no members of the well-to-do section of the community said they lacked Interest in religion 13 p.c. of the low-income group admitted they had none. In other words, the percentage of people who said they had no interest in religion rose as the economic level of the people interviewed fell. Apparently the Increase in interest In religion has been grow-inv during the war. When a similar question was asked oy the Gallup Poll two years ago. onl.t 19 p.c said they had more Interest than before the war. and 69 p.c felt there had been no change In their attitude During the latest survey the same people were asked whether they thought people were going to church more often, or less often, than before the war. The answers showed a peculiar switch Although only 9 p.c. said their interest in religion had decreased during the war. 29 p.c thought that people were going to church less often. This is how the answers divided up:— More often '27 p.c. Less often 29 p.c. Same 31 p.c. No idea 13 p.c. Once again It was the women, rather than the men, whe thought church-going had increased; 31 p.o. of women thought this, compared with 21 p.e. ol the men. Similarly, the break-down ol answers into economic grouping: showed that 36' p.c of the well-to-do considered more peopli were going to church, comparec with 26 p.c ot the other classe: in the community llssticd by A u si., public Opinion Polls. 3.7» Collins St.. (Vfelb.l"}
{"id":246012508,"text":"29 Nov 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 29 November 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL Smoking In Theatres Not Favored Here An overwhelming proportion of Australian people are opposed to permitting smoking in picture theatres, according to answers received during a Gallup Poll conducted recently throughout the Commonwealth. TO the question. "Do you think smoking should be allowed In picture shows?"-79 per cent, said "Nn." 17 per cent. "Yes." 4 per cent, had no opinion. Men and women were both strongly opposed to it. the percentages being: Men 76 o.c.: and women. 84 nr. In all States except Queensland the "No" vote was about 80 n.c.: In Queensland It was 66 p.c. Smokers Oppose It Non - smokers, both men and women, were strongly opposed to smoking In theatres Even among smokers the balance was always against permitting people. to smoke- while they were In the theatre The highest percentage in favor of permission was 33: this was among women who described themselves as "medium smokers." Most commonlv quoted reasons for barring smoking from the theatre were tha t It sooiled non-smokers' en torment of thp show and that the fire risk was too great. Others said the smoke caused headaches by fouling the atr. or affected the eves of theatre natrons The small percentage favoring smoking tn theatres claimed that "a man liked tn smoke and relax." or that It made no difference In air-conditioned theatres. Tissued by Atist, Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclbonrne.l"}
{"id":246013330,"text":"13 Sep 1944 - Opinions Differ On Reason For Low Birth Rate Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 13 September 1944, page 5 Opinions Differ On Reason For Low Birth Rate Most people think that low wages and economic in-, security are the chief reasons for Australia's low birth rale, but almost as many people blame sotfishnoss and ploasuro-seoking, according to a recent Gallup Poll. It is the second Mine the Alls. Italian Gallup Poll has Invest!. gated public opinion on this sub Joel. Each person Interviewed was handed a card worded as tn the Ilrsl throe lines ol the following table, and asked lo select "the main cn use." Answers, shown as percentages after eaoh line, confirm an earlier finding In May when people were simply asked the open nuest Ion "What do vou think Is the main cause of Australia'-low birth-rate?" P.C. Insiitllclcnl Income, cceunmlc Insecurity S7 . Selfishness, plea, snrc-sccklng . Ill | Pear banning. Ilal life 18 I Other answers g i No opinion 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 III 1 1 miitiimmii i fit, ri-tratiiiifff hi inr uatuip method n / measuriitu public opinion iwis demonstrated bv its accurate estimate ot how the referendum would go Pco-I nle interviewed it week : before the referendum said the v were Voting "Yes" .10 p,c and "No" Ot n,c„ with the other tn p.v undecided. Dfnfsion of the to n.c o/ uiiricelrietl people on the most logical basts of adding undecided Labot Party . supporters to' "Yes" and nn-, decided noii-Lnbor ' people to "No," gave nn estimated "No" poffl o/ Set, n-e„ which is fwocfly fi oil) civilians voted Inimtiiiiiimiiiiimitminiimmtinn"}
{"id":246015336,"text":"20 Dec 1944 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 20 December 1944, page 5 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS Unconditional Surrender By Germany Favored By an overwhelming majority, Australian people think that the Allies should insist on the unconditional surrender of Germany, according to a survey recently made by thc Australian Gallup Poll. Interviewers asked a cross- 1 section of nearly 2000 men and women this question: — ; "The policy of the Allies is to fighl the Germans until they surrender uncondition-ally. If Germany asks for s peace, do you think we should talk over terms, or insist on I ! unconditional surrender? 1 8S p.c. said: "Insist on unconditional surrender"; i ' 9 p.c. said: ."Talk over terms":1 i and I 6 p.c. had not made up their minds. i On this question Australians show a remarkable unanimity of I thought. No section of the com-jmunity is in favor of anything I less than the complete surrender i of Germany. | Men and women, as groups, held i almost identical opinions, and 'neither age nor economic circumstances had any noticeable effect on the replies received by the ; interviewers. "Last time we made the mistake of being loo easy." summed up rhe attitude ol many people "Wt don't want another war in 20 : years' time." a laborer's wife in-Adelaide said, while a Brisbane' wharf laborer demanded uncondi- 1 ttonal surrender because "It's cost us too much in blood and tears." The reason most commonly advanced by those who would be willing to talk terms was that the loss of lives should be stopped as quickly as possible. "It would save many lives on both sides." said a blacksmith's wife in Brunswick, Victoria. A woman school teacher in Waverley. Sydney, said. "Don't prolong the war unnecessarily." ! TBy Aust. Public Opinion Polls. I .152 Collins St.. Melbourne."}
{"id":246015693,"text":"30 Sep 1944 - AUSTRALIA GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 30 September 1944, page 5 AUSTRALIA GALLUP POLL j World-Wide Lowering Of Import Duties Favored A world-wide cut in import duties, over a period of years, with a view of promoting international trade, would be favorably received by the majority of Australians, judging by a recent nation-wide Gallup survey. The question asked was:— I "It's been suggested thai, over a period of years, ALL countries should gradually lower their duties on imported goods, so that more goods can be imported and exported — Would you favor, or oppose, that idea?" Although the explanation was included in the question, one man in six could not express an opinion either wav. Of those who had opinions, however, an overwhelming majority favored the lowering of trade barriers:— MEN'S OPINIONS Fatfor world-wide lowering of tariff walls 65 p.c. Oppose the idea . . . . 18 p.c. Undecided II p.c. Unable to answer . . 6 pic. The question was beyond the ken of many women, but nearly all of those with opinions on It favored an all-round cut In import duties:— Favor, 55 p.c.: Oppose. 7 p.c.: and No opinion. 38 P-c. __ There was no significant, difference of opinion State by State, and only a small percentage separated the answers of cltv dwellers and of farmers. Labor Party supporters and U.A.P./C.P. voters, as groups, both gave substantial majorities for removing some of the restraints from international traije. Reasons, Pro and Con People's comments disclose two schoois of thought favoring lower duties:— "Import duties create wars," and "Lowei duties will reduce prices." On the other hand, there was a minority, opposed to any lowering of duties, who said something like:—Import Import duties encourage Australian, industries and create employment," and "Lower duties would, reduce our standard of living." Ilssued by Aust Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb., to whom all Inquiries should be addressed. 1"}
{"id":246015886,"text":"06 Sep 1944 - Letters To The Editor Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 6 September 1944, page 8 Letters To The DAYLIGHT SAVING WHY is it. that when ihc ma-i Jorli.v or the people approve oi daylight saving (see recent Clnl-j Utp Poll). Mr Dunslnn sees lit to cancel. without unhhortRiiUmi Ivom I lite people, this necessary wartime measure'1Mr Mr Dimstnn says ills "democratic" majority, the country people, does not like It. Hits, when-the greatest coal shortage of the war ts on us!— J. C. EGOl.RTON , (Ehvoodt."}
{"id":246016058,"text":"15 Nov 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 15 November 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL Public Thinks Improved Living Standards Most Likely Way Of Raising Birth Rate i Replies made by a cross-section of people to Australian | Gallup Poll interviewers, who asked them what they ! thought would help most to increase the birthrate i in this country, show that most men and women ' believe the solution lies in economic measures. aimed generally at improving the standard of living. I A survey recently made by the Commonwealth Government into t the causes of the decline In the 'birthrate is also believed to have revealed that a large number of 'women consider that these causes were largely economic. They attributed their failure to have more children to such things as i the desire for better living stan-dards. the lack of assurance ol social- security, and the need for 'better employment and educational opportunities for children These conclusions have been ! challenged on the ground that 'experience has shown that the 'birthrate Is lowest among the 'most well-to-do sections of the ; community Scientific Survey I The Gallup Poll cheek revealed thai there was little difference ! between men and women in the opinions they held on measures ! for Increasing the birthrate If ' anything, men were more inclined to mention economic secur-; it.v and the need for financial assistance to parents. while I women tended to stress improve-' mcnts in housing and the pro-i vision of household help for mothers while children were ' voung. , In the "economic" group, this ' la how the suggestions were divided up:— Economic security and full employment ... 22 % Better housing, lower j rentals 17 % Government allowances for families. or marriage loans 15 % Better living conditions 10 % I Higher wages, cheaper liv- ! ng 9 % j Total 73 % The remaining 27 p.e. who offered suggestions did not agree on any particular solution. Eight p.c. thought provision of help in the homes for mothers would act as a stimulus to the birthrate; 5 p.c. said the cure would be found only in such things as better moral tenching. removal of selfish- : ness. higher spiritual ideals and! a movemenl away from pleasure-seeking. Marriage 'Age Many people have advocated younger marriages as one step to-i ward . increasing the number of 'children born into the community, 'because the fertility rate Is highest among women In their early I twenties. Only 2 p.c.- oi those I interviewed, however, mentioned this as likely to increase the birthrate. .Other Other suggestions (made by only a small percentage altogether) were curtailment of the sale of contraceptives, better hospitals for maternity cases, and taxes on bachelors and childless couples. . Only 1 p.c, suggested the removal of women from industry. The diversity of views among Australian people on this question. amounting almost to confusion of thought, is shown by the fact that a quarter of the people interviewed in this survey could not make any suggestions at all. Some said the only wav to Increase the population would be through Immigration. (Issued br Anst. Public Opinion Polls. Col ) i lis S f .. Mclb.|"}
{"id":246016555,"text":"20 Sep 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 20 September 1944, page 5 gallup poll Marriage Loans Favored Public opinion, which three years ago was doubtful about the advantages of marriage loans, is now almost two to one in favor of them, according to an Australia-wide Gallup Poll on the question — It's been suggested that the Government should lend about £150 to young couples about to be married. Would you approve or disapprove such loans? The nation-wide vote of 2000 men and women Interviewed was:— P.C. Approve marriage loans 63 Oppose them ...... 32 Undecided 5 Three years ago the vote on a similar question was: Approve, 51 p.c.; oppose. 40 p.c.: and undecided, 9 pc."}
{"id":246017075,"text":"02 Dec 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 2 December 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL Federal Price Control Supported By Majority AHIiouifli Ausfnilluii people voted npnlntff the Comiiionwrnlth Oovevmuent's propositi to lnrrcnse Federnl powers during Ihe post-wiir period, n majority believes that (lie Coninionwenlth should hnve power lo control prices for five yeurs after the war. 'PHIS Is shown In n milmn-wtdel survey by ibe Auslrnllno Onl-llnp Poll, nn Ibe question:--; "Wmilil ymi iiri'cc In Ibe Cnm-mnmvrnllli IiiivIiir nniver to nnnlrnl prices fur live years after Ibe win"."' Answers divide— ! Yes ftflef, Nn 5'l% Umleelderi ... IBCe i Analysis ol answers shows dial, a out of 3 babor supporters would : afircb, lint non-l,nbor voters were, equally divided on the question, Of I hose who had voted "Yes"| In Ihe referendum, 'I nut of 5 snld1 they would rIvc prior control In thb Commonwealth, AmniiR the I "No" voters, however, the propor- ' t.lon fell lo 3 out of 5. Support. Tor himrilUR over the' power wns strotiitesl. nl. A3 pat. In W.A. mid S.A. idle only "Yes" Slates ill Ihe Referendum! and lowest In N.S.W, and Qnocnslnnd al Just, nver mi p.o. Employment Control The people Interviewed were ibe wllll. ir ip nlve ihe Commonwealth power over employment and unemployment. II. was believed dint opposition to RronttiiR dial, power wns one of Ihe iniijor rnnsmis jfor the riefenl. of Ihe referendum. Answers received by Ihe Clnllup Poll Interviewers show thill, this belief was rorrert, Results were:— Yes (fnvni'l ... 1 1 <"r No (oppose) 17 ""a fiiideclileil , ,,, tiff, The well-to-do and beller-ntT elnnses showed less support for the Idon than nrtlsnns nnri people In ihe Inw-lneome Ri'oups, Of Hnbor voters, M p.c, nitreed with ihls power roIiir to the Oom-mnnwenith, compared with only 33 p.e, nf non-liitbor voters. Referendum "Yes" voters were more then 7(1 p,n. in fnvnr, compared with only an p.e, amotiR those who voted "No." IISM.ert by A. lit, enlille (lpliiliin PnUi, ,1,1R rnltlns St,, Mi>Uinnrii<>.|"}
{"id":246017117,"text":"14 Oct 1944 - Gallup Poll Shows Dewey Gaining Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 October 1944, page 2 Cinllnp Poll Shows Ilewcy Gaining NEW YORK, Friday.— According to a Gallup Poll on Presidential prospects. Mr Dewey is gaming: ground in 18 States and President Roosevelt, in 14. Of civilian voters 51 per cent favor Roosevelt, and 49 per cent, are for Dewc.v. ! It is estimated that President j Roosevelt now has only 243 elec-1 toral votes, compared with 2o6 lasi 'month, and Mr Dewey 228 com-! pared with 208, while 50 votes -ire ' doubtful. Tt takes 266 votes to ; win.— Herald Special SWvb-"}
{"id":246018522,"text":"11 Oct 1944 - CATCHING REFUGEE AXIS LEADERS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 11 October 1944, page 2 CATCHING REFUGEE AXIS LEADERS NEW YORK, Tuesday.— A Canadian Gallup Poll says that 91 per cent, of Canadians believe that the Allies should try to extradite Axis leaders asking refuge In neutral countries. Five per cent, were opposed, and four per cent, uncer-Thlrty-slx per cent, were in favor of making war on neutrals who refused to yield them up; 29 per cent, favor a trade embargo; 14 Ser cent, would stop at persuasion; ve per cent, wanted other methods and the rest were uncertain. — Herald Special Bervloe. 1"}
{"id":246019850,"text":"28 Oct 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 28 October 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL No Big Celebrations Until Japan Is Defeated The overwhelming majority of Australians are opposed to widespread celebrations here when Germany sur-renders, "Wait till Japan is defeated," was the gene-ral attitude expressed to Gallup Poll Interviewers. Men and women of all ages throughout all six States were in-terviewed on the question. "When Germany surrenders, do you think we should celebrate in a big way — or wait until Japan is defeated." Altogether about 2000 people were interviewed. Of each 100, 85 said "Await Japan's de-feat." 12 favored celebrating, and 3 were undecided. Men and women, as groups, gave almost the same answers. Younger people were even more in favor of deferring celebrations than their elders. There was close agreement be-tween people in all States. People's Reasons "Germany is our main enemy, " was the comment of the occasional person who favored celebrating Germany's defeat in a big way. On the other hand, most people said something like:— "The Pacific war is more our con-cern (comment of a farmer in Manilla, N.S.W.) "Germany's surrender will not mean peace for us" (housewife, Mile End, Adelaide) "Premature celebrations would weaken our war effort" (engi-neer Brunswick, Melbourne, and "So many of our boys are in Jap hands" (shop assistant Dalby, Qld) Another common remark by people opposed to celebrating Ger-many's defeat was, "Thanksgiving services only." (Issued by Aust, Public Opinion Polls, Melb.) ICE CABINETS The best and most up-to-date style for Household, Shops, Dairies, commercial and indus-trial establishments are produced and sold by Metro Ice and Fresh Food Co. Bedford St, Melbourne North—Lake Elizabeth St, tram to Haymarket. Tel. F1171.—(Advt)."}
{"id":246020516,"text":"23 Sep 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 23 September 1944, page 5 miiimmmiiiHimiiHiimimiimm GALLUP POLL Opinions On Jewish -Group Settlements While not necessarily opposed j to normal Jewish immigration, I Australians ,-rc inclined to oppete J Jewish group settlements In North i Australia, a recent Gallup Opinion , Pell shows. The finest ion put, to a nationwide eross-sert.lon of 2000 men and women was:— | "Would ynii agree in a Jewish settlement In Nnrtli Australia'.'" Answers were:— Favor it .... ,77 p.tt. Oppose II 47 p.o, Undecided .... |fi p.e. Most common reasons for opposing such group settlements were:— "Concentrated national groups are not wanted." and "Let them be absorbed Into the population." Opposition also arose from a belief that "They would soon migrate to the cities." or that "They arc not. good agriculturists." Typical, reasons for favoring t.hc settlements were:— "Australia needs immigrants; Jews need freedom," and "Ln>e nnd let live: we have not settled the North." There was not much difference of opinion In any of the six States, except that opposition was clltrlgflgl L'fl'AnnnH <>> Giiaanrlnvtrl gyiuiigui III vyitUW iJUftil U than elsewhere. Illllllllllttllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllll"}
{"id":246021338,"text":"11 Nov 1944 - USE OF GAS OPPOSED Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 November 1944, page 2 USE OF GAS OPPOSED The Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Friday.— A Gallup poll reveals that 23 oer cent, approve of the use oi poison gas against Japan and 71 oppose it. The rest have no opinion." The use of gas against Germany Is approved by 20 per cent, and opposed by 76 per cent. A Canadian poll says" that 90 per cent, want "useful" war me-' mortals, like hospitals and schools. Ten per cent, favor monuments."}
{"id":246021396,"text":"11 Nov 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 11 November 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL Australians Want Allies To Govern Germany I When Germany finally surrenders and the question j of fhe future control of the country has to be settled, 1 ; an overwhelming proportion of Australian people think : that the best solution would be to establish some form i of Allied rule for a period of years. This is shown by a survey lust : completed by the Australian Gallup Poll. To test the feeling ' of Australians about the treat-, ment of Germany after the war.; interviewers put this question to; people of all classes throughout; the Commonwealth:— "After the war. should Germany be ruled by the Allies, or should Germany be allowed to govern herself?" Their answer was: — Allied rule 72% Self-government . . 22% No opinion 6% Those who favored control by the Allies were then asked for how many years should this control last. The period they selected ranged from five years to "always." How they divided up on this question of length of Allied rule is shown by this table:— Five to 10 years . .. 17% Fifteen to 20 years .. 14% About 25 years 7% I About 50 vears 6% i I Longer periods or always 28% \\ The 22 per cent who supported i self-government for Germany iwere asked to say whether they thought the country should be split up into small States or left ;as it Is. By a small majority they iwere opposed to breaking up Ger-|many into a series of States. No German Army After the last war Germany lost most of her armed forces, but was allowed to retain a comparatively small army. The cross-section interviewed was asked whether this shouid be repeated when the oeace1 terms are finally laid down — "Would you disarm Germany completely. or permit a small armed force?" There was no doubt in the minds of the majority Eighty-one per cent, said dis- i armament this time should be complete. Only 14 per cent, were willing to allow a small armed force, and five per cent, had no opinion. Distrust of Germany has bitten so deeply into the Australian people that they are apparently unwilling to take any chances that might allow her an opportunity to prepare once again to plunge the world into war. Making Aeroplanes Because it has been claimed that an aeroplane industry can become the basis of a rearmament programme, those Interviewed were finally asked if they thought Germany should be permitted to manufacture planes. i Fifty per cent replied. "No" to this, 42 said "Yes." and 8 per cent, were undecided, i A feature ot the survey was that on every question women were more severe in their attitude to ; Germany than men. While 43 per cent, of men would have been Dreoared to allow Germany to make aeroplanes, only 36 per cent ; of women would concede this. i Women were also more unanl-imous than men in demanding Allied control of Germany after the war. On the disarmament question, only 11 per cent, of the women would have allowed some arms, against 16 per cent of men Issued by Aust Public Opinion Polls. 332 Collins St., Mclbnurnf.l"}
{"id":246021575,"text":"08 Nov 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 8 November 1944, page 5 jGALLUP POLL Need For High Post-War Taxes Must Be Explained ' If the Federal Government introduces schemes for social security, to be paid for by taxation at a considerably higher rate than existed before the war. it must either convince public opinion of the need for this higher taxation, or expect to lose support among all classes of the community. This ts shown bv a recent sul-, vcv conducted bv the Australian 1 Gallup Poll. Interviewers ihrouch-: out all States put this question ; to a representative cross-section ;of people: I "The Federal Treasurer I Air C'hlfley) says thai social i security musl be paid for by taxation, and that taxes never should return In the pre-war level. Do you agree, or disagree, with this general statement?" i The answers show thai only 33 ! per cent, agreed, 53 per cent, disagreed, ana 14 per cent, n.td nt opinion. Justification tor linking the.-1 two questions of social security and a permanently higher rate of taxa-: Hon In this survey Is provided bv i thfe fact that the Federal Government is now allotting £30.000 000 a year out of taxation to oav 'or i soclnl benefits. If this Is to be maintained alter the war it will be necessary to raise taxes equal to the pre-war level olns idrit-tlonal taxation to meet repatriation and Interest on war debts ana to provide the £30.000 000 an-; nuallv for social security ; Analysis of the survey on a j basis of party groups showed: — Agrrrrt Disagreed tipininn. Labor 3Brk ,">() '7 1 1 rr Non-Labor 30c, 3t> > llr, I Issued iiv Aost Public ODinuui Polls. Melbourne I"}
{"id":246023329,"text":"27 Sep 1944 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 27 September 1944, page 5 GALLUP POLL Mid -Week ISacmg Met I Wan ted Mew Despite good prospects of peace in Europe, Aus-! fralians don't think the ; time has come to have mid-week races again, the ' latest Gallup Poll shows, j i Indeed, the following compart-! son with a Gallup 'finding In December 1011 shows that civilians are now less favorable to midweek racing than they were at; the time of Pearl Harbor: j Dec.. Sept.,; 1941 1944 | p.c. p.c. | ; Oppose mld-wcek races 58 SO ! Favor them 82 25 i Undecided 10 15 i The 1941 finding was published I on December 9. A lew days Inter! week-day racing was suspended. | Analysis of answers in the latest Australia-wide survey falls to dls-: close any major population group' —State age. sex. political or occu-; pational— in favor of starting mid-! week racing again at present. j Typical comments were: "Once a week qulle enough." "Walt till the war Is over, and "Midweek may encourage absen-tcelsm. I Issued by Aust,. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Mclb.l"}
{"id":246025383,"text":"08 Oct 1949 - Gallup Poll Findings Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 October 1949, page 5 Gallup Poll Findings THIS GRAPH SHOWS how the Federal Governments popularity has fluctuated in recent years. It is based on Gallup Poll findings. People interviewed -' were asked how they would then vote."}
{"id":246025416,"text":"08 Oct 1949 - ALMOST A PHOTO-FINISH IF ELECTIONS ON NOW Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 October 1949, page 3 ALMOST A PHOTO-FINISH ' IF ELECTIONS ON NOW GALLUP POLL SHOWS Voting on December 10 is likely to be so close that electors will not know fo.r some days whether Mr Chifley or Mr Menxies is Prime Minister, judged by a Gallup Poll in the second half of last month — after the Budget, but I J before Devaluation. Interviewers throughout all 6 States asked people how they were likely to vote at the Federal election. Answers shmv that Llberal-C.P. has retained gains made in the coal strike:— June July Sept. p.c. p.c. p.c. Liberal-CP . . 43 46 46 Labor Party . 42 40 43, Independents 2 2 2 Undecided . . 13 12 0 The election, depends on the 9 per cent. (3- per cent." of men and 10 per cent, of women) who claim iney are still undecided. Dividing them leither proportionately or by their 1946 party vote) Ihe prospective Labor vote on December 10 is 48 per cent., compared with 53 'iiicinsiTiiiiiii'iiM per cent, in 1946. Election, FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib. -CP Lab. Others Election: p.c. p.c. p.c. 1934 . . 51 43 6 1937 . . 48 46 6 1940 . . 45 49 6 1943 . . 32 54 14 1046 . . 41 53 3 Gallup Poll Sept. . . 50 48 2 Consider also these three points:— (1) If (he new Federal electorates had applied at thp 1946 election. Labor's 53 per cent, share of the first preference votes would probably have won 70 of- the 121 seats, excluding ACT and NT. 12) If there is a 3 per cent, swing throughout the marginal seats on December 10. reducing Labor's vote from 53 per cent, to 50 per cent., the House of Representatives will probably be almost evenly divided, and (3) A swing of 5 per cent, (as now seems likely) would probably give Liberal-CP a majority of only 4 or 5 seats in a House of 121 members. Gallup Poll's Accuracy You may think It impossible) to - forecast an election when ' most candidates are still un-. known and policy -speeches are unmade. The Australian Gal-! lup Poll, however, accurately predicted the 1946 Federal election eight months in advance.! as these figures show: — I GALLUP 1046 PREDICTIONS! Lab. Lib.CP Others 1946 p.c. . p.c. p.c. Feb. . - . 52 43 5 April .... 53 43 4 July .... 55 40 5 Sept. 21 ... 54 44 2 ! Election, Sept. 28 . 53.1 43.6 3.3 Two more Gallup Polls will be conducted before, the election. In the first, people will be interviewed between November 10-13 (a mdnth before voting day) and the finding will be mnnunccd November 26. The other, between December 1-4. will be published on election we, December 9. See Graph— Page 5. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":246026653,"text":"15 Oct 1949 - Socialism Is Chief Election Issue Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 October 1949, page 5 Socialism Is Chief Election Issue GALLUP POLL FliVflS The public is still vague about what effects would follow a return of the Government, or its defeat, at the Federal election on December 10. But among those who have made up their minds the majority expect that a Labor win would mean more socialism. People in all walks of life were asked: (a): What do you think will be the most important result if Labor wins the Federal elections? (b) : And what will be the most important result if the Liberal and . Country Party wins? The response was: — IF LABOR WINS ELECTION ; Per cent. More socialism 30 Banks nationalised . . . . 8 More stability 8 Better for workers 4 More social services .. .. 2 Depression; chaos 3 No change 7 Other answers 7 No opinion 31 IF LIBERAL-CP WINS Per cent. Less socialism 13 More stability 7 More freedom 4 Lower taxes 3 Fewer benefits for workers 8 Depression; chaos 4 Communism checked .... 5 No change 3 Oilier answers 11 No opinion 42 Tlie people who answered these questions are the same cross-section which gave their voting intentions (published in The Herald last Saturday) as being:— Liberal-CP, 46 per cent.; Labor, 43 per cent.; Independent, 2 per cent.; and Undecided, 9 per cent. Labor and Liberai-CP voters naturally do not see eye-to-eye on what will happen if their group, or the opposing one. wins. The next two tables illustrate the differences. IF LABOR WINS ELECTION L-CP Labor voters voters expect expect P.C. P.C. More socialism, banks nation-ised 61 20 More stability; better for workers; more social services I 30 Depression; chaos 0 — No change . . . -3 10 Other answers . . 8 8 No opinion .... 21 32 IF LIBERAL-CP WINS ELECTION L-CP Labor voters voters expect expert Per cent. Less socialism .... 23 5 More stability; more freedom ; lower taxes ... 27 3 Fewer benefits for workers; depression 1 28 Communism ' checked .... 7 4 No change .... 1 4 Other answers . 15 10 No opinion .... 26 46 Issued by Aust. Pubic Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne"}
{"id":246026730,"text":"15 Oct 1949 - Air Force [?] No. [?] War Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 October 1949, page 16 Air Forto (I !% w- ' lViir fi NEW YORK. FrldH &al up Poll shn»."iM 1" c0' An"rlcaiB mB Air Force will p| fl Important part in nest war. " Only 4 pcr ccn, Army s role will bc B oortant. and 9 p f U Navy. - Herald gp,fl"}
{"id":246026996,"text":"29 Oct 1949 - What Keeps People Away From Church ? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 October 1949, page 5 1 What Keeps People Away From Church ? [?] Counter-attractions, public indifference and dull services are held equally responsible for poor church attendances, according to a recent Australia-wide Gallup Poll. In this survey, people of all religious denominations were asked: — I What do you think is main reason why more people don't go to church I regularly? I Answers fnll into two groups! |— those blaming the people (58 ipcr cent.) and those blaming the churches (27 per cent.). Answers Blaming the People Per cent. People more interested in sport, amusements, etc. .. 16 Public indifferent to re-. liglon 15 Pc. ,„e too lazy .. .. 8 Home and family tics; too busy . . ... 6 Lt, . i,i religious train- . ing . . 5 . People have no faith .. 3 Educnt ion, scientific knowledge fosters dis- -belief 3 Other answers blaming people 3 £i Answers blaming the Churches: Per cent. Services too dull, oitl-fnshloned 16 Too much hypocrisy . . 3 Churches too commercialised. political 3 Influence of Churches dwindling 2 Other answers blaming the Churches .... 3 27 No opinion 15 Those who blame the people comprise 53 per cent, of the men interviewed and 65 per cent, of the women. The churches are at fault according to 32 per cent, of men and 21 per cent, of women. Religious Denominations Roman Catholics say indifference, laziness and lack of religious training are the principal reasons people don't go to church. On the other hand, Anglicans, Presbyterians. Methodists and Baptists, as a group, tend to put the blame on dull services, counter-attractions and indifference, in that order. In August, 1946, a Gallup Poll found that half the people in Australia were churchgoers. For details of that finding and of the denominational figures on why people don't go to church regularly, write to Australian Public Opinion Polls. Box 751F, Melbourne."}
{"id":246027293,"text":"22 Sep 1949 - The Gallup Poll An Exclusive Herald Feature Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 22 September 1949, page 16 [?] Families Should Beiigges' " Australia needs larger families, in the opinion of 7 Out of every 1 0 people interviewed in a recofit Gallqp survey coverinj al! 6 States.;. .People / . interviewed were fold that' a recent British Government v- report had tlaimed t ! larger: families wefe rie6ded in U.K. Inter- 1 viewers then" asked:— : r'Asi far as- Australia i$ concerned, do you, think larger-families, -are -desirable - or -not? . ; v.. . 69 per c'cnt.' Answered '.'Larger - . families ore desirable here," 21 /per -cent; think - them un-/desirable, .and,... -".:"./ 10 per cent, are undecided,' , . A dlfierence . Of 9 per cent, separates the votes of- men .(33 per . cent.) and. -women f 64 per cent.)' for larger families. ' . - The "nbt : desirable" ..vote from: younger people In their i twenties Is relatively largi at 24 per cent., compared with 17 ' per cent. . for people over 50. Big majorities in all age groups, howevej, agree on the need for more children; Farmers gjve the highest .vote for darger families (84 per cent,) , followed, by professional and business' people (77 per cent.), clerks and shop assist? ants' (73 per cent.), and skilled and seml?skilled workers (63 per cent.).' ' ' ' Reasons for Wanting Larger ' Families 3- - ' per cent.' Bigger popu-latlon; ' ;' needed to develop the " ' ; " country .v ..' .. .."22 . Australian ' babies bet- -ter than Immigrants 20 " Children- bring nappl- ' ness to home life 5 As- a- safeguard: against " war -j.".. . /'L. . ' 3 -Australla for Austra-- 1 " Hans .. - . —.. ' 2 Maintain White Australia policy ..- .. ... 1 Other reasons ' 3" . . , " 56 Qualified Answers ; But not under present conditions . . ; . .. :3 r But homes wanted first. and: if assisted -'by V i -Government'..- .. .-. ' 1 .' No reason given 9 69 Many, of the 21' per. cent, who tliink larger families are undesirably say,. "Living costsi are too high." Others refer to the lack-of housing:-,— - -Reasons , for . Opposing .Larger. Families -pe,r cent. Living "costs too high .. . . ' 8 Not enough housing 5 Conditions not ' suitable ". . ' 1 Smaller, families1 have bet- -ter chance" ....' . - 1 Larger families -too hard on , parents- . : . ?1 Other- answers .-. .. .3 No reason given . . .. .. .. >2 5 It seems. -that clilld endowment and maternity allowances are mot likely, to Induce parents to have larger families. As announced- by- the Gallup -Poll recently, only 34 per cent, of an Australia - wide cross - section expressed faith In the ability oi these social -services to produce bigger families, while 51. pei cent, consider them ineffective The other 15 per cent. are. undecided. Issued- by Aust. Public Opinior Polls, 352 -Collins St.; Melb.-"}
{"id":246027936,"text":"27 Oct 1949 - Against Nationalisation Of Industry Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 27 October 1949, page 8 Against Nationalisation Of Industry Public Opinion Says The Australian public is strongly opposed to the Commonwealth Government's nationalising industries. This attitude is disclosed by a Gallup Poll last month, covering all six States. The question asked was:— As a general policy, do you think the Commonwealth Government should — or should not— lake over and run more industries? 66 per cent, said the Government SHOULD NOT; 21 per cent, thought the Government should; and 13 per cent, had no opinion. Men and women, as groups, gave similar answers, and people's ages had no effect on their opinions. Liberal and Country Party voters were overwhelmingly opposed. Even among Labor voters the preponderance of opinion was opposed to more nationalisation. Llb.-CP Lab. p.c. p.c. Oppose Nationalisation 89 46 Favor Nationalisation 5 39 No opinion 6 15 A recent Canadian Gallup Poll found that Government control of major industries (banks, railways, steel, meat packing and farm Implements) did hot appeal to the people of Canada. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. .152 Collins St.. Meih."}
{"id":246029182,"text":"08 Sep 1949 - MOST AUSTRALIANS SAY Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 8 September 1949, page 11 MOST .AUSTRALIANS SAY Endowment Not ; Birthrate Aid Child endowment and maternity Allowances. are not resulting in larger families, in the opinion of. most. people interviewed in a recent Gallup Poll. In all States, men and women In a full-range of occupations and .economic circumstances- were asked: Do you. think child endowment and maternity allowances are resulting in larger families, or not? No, they're not resulting In larger families, say 31 per cent. 1 Yes, they arc, say 34 per cent. i Don't know, say 15 per cent. Opinions of men and women, as groups, . are similar, and people's ages don't have much effect op their opinions. Apparently public opinion of this subject Is fixed, because five years ago the same proportion of people (51 per cent.), answered "No" In a Gallup Poll on whether an Increase In child endowment from 5/ to 10/ would result in larger families. Opinion in Australia and England seem in close agreement on this subject, Judging by a comparison between the latest Australian finding and answers in UJK. in July, when the British Gallup Poll asked: "Is it worth while spending Government thoney to encourage parents to have more children? Aust. U.K p.c. p.c. No .. .. .. .. 51 52 Yes ,34. 35 Don't know .... 15 13 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 35 2 Collins St. Melb. [?]"}
{"id":246029614,"text":"17 Sep 1949 - Majority Opposes Milk And Bread Zoning Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 September 1949, page 8 Majority Opposes Milk And Bread Zoning m Three out of every five people recently interviewed by the Gallup Poll don't want zoned deliveries of bread or niilk. And most of the minority in favor of zoning are opposed to monopoly — they think there should be two or three milkmen and bakers in each zone. Zoning of milk and bread deliveries was Introduced during the war, to conserve manpower. . Since the war. it has been the subject of much controversy. To find out what consumers (the people most affected) think about it, the Gallup Poll has asked: — (a) How many milkmen do you think should be allowed to' serve in a particular district — 1, 2, 3, more, or any number? (b) And about bakers — how many delivering in a district— 1, 2, 3, more, or any number? In every State big majorities of men and women oppose zoning, arid Australia -wide opinion is:— Milk Bread % % One to zone 8 7 (monopoly) Two to zone .... 11 11 (Some competition) Three to zone .... 11 11 (More competition) No zoning . .. 63 63 (Full competition) No opinion 7 8 Supporters of 'the two major Eolitical groups — Labor and iberal CP — are equally opposed to zoning. People living In country towns, as a group, gave similar answers to those of city dwellers. As might be expected, farmers figure largely among those who favor only one milkman or baker in a district; but even so, the majority of farmers answered "no limit, any number." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":246029891,"text":"22 Oct 1949 - Public Wonts Brighter Anzac Afternoon Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 October 1949, page 9 Public Wonts Brighter Anzoc Afternoon . GALLUP POLL FINDS Organised sport on the afternoon of Anzac Day is favored by most Australians. In this Gallup survey, taken in September, .the question asked was: — On the afternoon of Anzac Day, are you for, or against, having organised sport, with admission charges, like Saturdays? 57 per cent, said "Yes." 37 per cent, said "No." 6 per cent, had no opinion. All major population groups (sex, age, state, political and occupation) include favorable majorities. The next table combines these figures with answers in a Gallup Poll in June, on whether movies and hotels should be open on Anzac after-, noon. ANZAC AFTERNOON No Favor. Oppose Opinion ?c pc pc 1 . 25 4 Sport ... 57 37 .6 Hotels . . 48 47 7 On hotels, men were 58 per cent- for opening and women 56 per cent, opposed. Returned Soldiers Answers to a further question showed that three of every four ' people Interviewed had some member of their immediate families in the armed forces in one of the World Wars. Their answers, as set out separately In the next table, snowed them to be favorable to liberalising Anzac afternoon. No Favor Oppose Opinion po po po Movies . . 72 26 2 Sport ... 59 36 5 Hotels ... 49 46 5 A large group of those who favored sport on Anzac afternoon added the proviso: "If proceeds go to charity." Most of those who oppose organised sport say that Anzac Day la "a sacred day for remembrance, not rejoicing." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Tolls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":246032274,"text":"01 Sep 1949 - Government Monopoly Of Television Opposed Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 1 September 1949, page 14 Government Monopoly Of Television Opposed Ga|inp Foil Finds A Government monopoly of telfevision is opposed by nearly four out of five people interviewed in a recent Australia-wide Gallup survey. Most people believe there should also be commercial B class stations. In June, the Federal Government anneun ced that' television would be introduced Into Australia in two or three years, as a nationalised monopoly.A A few, weeks later the Gallup Poll asked people : Do you favor all television stations being, owned and operated by the Government, or should there also be commercial B class, television? Answers showed an overwhelming' majority opposed to nationalised television : 78 per cent, wanted also commercial B class television ; U per cent, favored Government stations only, and 11 per cent, had no opinion. Both Labor and Liberal-Country voters were against television being a Government monopoly. Among Liberal-Country voters the "also B class" figure' was as high as 85 per cent, and Labor voters answered: "Also B class" 71 per cent., "AU..Govemnient" jlB .,per cent., nor oplnlon . il pe cent. "Competition . gives w more variety and better service" Is the reason given by most people who want B class stations also. Anot/.er large group simply stafua that they were opposed to Government, monopoly of television. The minority/ who think all television stations should be owned and operated by the Government made few comments, but some mentioned that they objected to advertising matter . in broadcast programmes. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 353 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":246032729,"text":"01 Oct 1949 - U.S. Against Giving Atom Secrets To U.K. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 October 1949, page 2 U.S. Against Giving Atom Secrets To U.K. Shortly before announcement of the atomic explosion in Russia, the American Gallup Poll found that: — Three out of four, Americans. opposed ; sharing _ their atomic secrets with England, to promote national atomic development. And an even greater, proportion was against storing some U.S.' atomic bombs in friendly coun-. trios, such as England, France or Holland. When the American Gallup Poll put those propositions to a nation-wide cross - section, answers were: — Re sharing atom secrets . with UK:— -In favor . . 19 per cent. Against . . 72 per cent. No opinion 9 per cent. Re storing atom bombs in friendly countries: — i In favor . . 13 per cent. Against .. 81 per cent. No opinion 6 per cent."}
{"id":246032927,"text":"01 Oct 1949 - Poll On Freedom Of Speech Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 October 1949, page 7 Poll Freedom Of Speech NEW YORK, Friday. — In a Gallup - Poll- 50 per cent, said they believed In complete freedom of speech. 45 per cent, limited freedom and 5 per cent, undecided.— Herald Special Service. _"}
{"id":246032976,"text":"03 Sep 1949 - Family Of Four Now Needs £8'4'1 Weekly Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 3 September 1949, page 10 Family Of Four Now Needs £8'4'1 Weekly According to a recent Gallup Poll, it now costs at least £8/4/1 a week to maintain a family of four. Comparison with a similar Poll last February shows that this figure has risen by 15/6 a week (from £7/8/7 to £8/4/1) in six months. To find out what it costs the average family of four to keep in health and live decently, the Australian Gallup Poll asked a cross-section of people In all six States: — In pour opinion, what is the smallest amount a family of four needs each week, to meet all expenses, including rent? Similar questions were asked by the Gallup Poll in March 1845, February 1946 and February 1949. Comparison of answers shows that the - estimated weekly cost of living for a family of four has taken a particularly steep rise this year, to almost £2 a week more than when the war ended: 1945, March .... £6/7/11 1946, February .. £6/10/ 1949, February .. £7/8/7 1949, July .. .. £8/4/1 In the latest survey the average estimate by men (£8/4/-) agrees almost exactly with that Of women (£8/4/3). People were asked how mtjny adults and children were In their family, and those who happened to belong to families of four answered within a few pence of the total. ' Estimates below £8/4/1 were given by pensioners (£8/2/2), owners of small businesses (£8/1/9), farmers (£7/13/9) and unskilled workers (£7/11/7). "White collar" workers gave the highest estimate — £8/10/6. or nearly £1 a week above the estimate by unskilled workers."}
{"id":246032981,"text":"03 Sep 1949 - The Gallup Poll An Exclusive Herald Feature Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 3 September 1949, page 10 [?] Weekly Food Bill Those Interviewed were also asked how much their families I were spending each week on I food, and the average answer was £4/7/7. The following table shows amounts spent on food each week by families of different sizes. It will be noted that | the additional amount for each person almost exactly equals child endowment of 10/, leaving none of it for clothes: 1 in family .' £2/3/1 2 in family £3/11/4 3 in family £4/3/3 4 in family £4/13/6 5 in family £5/2/7 6 and more, average £5/12/7 Average of all families £4/7/7 Analysis of- the Australian figure by occupations shows practically no difference between the weekly food bills of families of employers and employes. Farming families, however, who can grow some of 'their food, spend £4/2/6 a week, about 5/ a week less than the average. Comparison with a recent Brtish Gallup Poll shows that the average Australian family is now spending 12/7 more each week than its rationed British counterpart: Avg. British family £A3/15/ Avg. Australian family £4/7/7 What Wen!1 Up? Compared with a similar finding in February the average figure of £4/7/7 for food for all families shows an Increase of only 6d in the weekly cost of food in six months. For a family of four, however, the increase is 3/6 (from £4/10/ to £4/13/6). Combining those figures with the 1949 figures in the first table suggests that most of the rise of 15/6 a week (from £7/8/7 to £8/4/1) In the cost of living has been caused by higher prices for textiles (clothing, linen, etc.). That, of course, is the delayed effect of the 40 hour week, higher prices for raw wool and the ending of Commonwealth price subsidies: LIVING COSTS, FAMILY OF 4 Rent, , clothfes, Tola! Food' etc. Feb. £7/8/7 £4/10/ £2/18/7 Aug. £8/4/1 £4/13/6 £3/10/7 Increase 15/6 3/6 12/ Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246035458,"text":"29 Sep 1949 - Talk It Over Before Striking Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 29 September 1949, page 5 Talk It | Over Before Striking Gallup- Polls . have . shown that Ame-cans believe in trade unions and approve the basic principle of ' labor's right to strike. But> a big majority of Americans interviewed in a 1-ccent Gallup Poll favor Government injunctions prohibitingcrippling crippling strikes until after they have been discussed. " This idea of the injunction is In the present Taft-Hartley law, but not In the proposed law to replace The cross-section Interviewed by the American Gallup Poll divided: — 79 per cent, said, "The U.S. Federal Government should be allowed to issue those injunctions." 11 per cent, oppose their Issue, and 10 per cent, are undecided. This Is a much discussed and well understood problem In America. Of trade union members Inter-viewed, 74 per cent, favor the Injunctions,"}
{"id":246035820,"text":"10 Sep 1949 - Fixing Basic Wage: Change Suggested Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 10 September 1949, page 7 Fisslitu Slasi® Wages CSiniip Suggested! The Gallup Poll has found a lot of public indecision regarding the merits of a suggestion (put forward by an Arbitration Court Judge) that the basic wage should be fixed according to the needs of an UNMARRIED worker, in-stead of a man. wife and two children. The idea, of course, is comparatively new, and it seems that there will have to be further discussion on the subject before public opinion solidifies one way or, the other. People interviewed in the survey were told that, recently, an Arbitration Court judge had said it was not right to pay a married man with three children. the same wage as a single man. He had suggested a basic wage fixed according to the needs of an unmarried worker, with family allowances for children and dependants, paid from a fund to be raised by a tax on industry. Gallup JPoll interviewers then asked: ''would you favor, or oppose, making that change?" Labor voters are fifty-fifty, but Liberal-CP voters are inclined to tfppose the idea, resulting in an Australia - wide finding of: — 46 per cent, oppose the idea, 43 per cent, favor it, and 11 ,per cent, have no opinion. The majority of men are "opposed" but women are divided on the question: — Men Women p.c. p.c. Oppose .... 51 42 Favor .. .. 43 43 No Opinion.. 6 15 Small majorities of members of families comprising from two to five persons oppose the idea. On the ' other hand, larger families (who would gain most from the change) are inclined to favor it. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Meib."}
{"id":246035886,"text":"11 Oct 1949 - GALLUP POLL SHOWS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 11 October 1949, page 9 GALLUP POLL SHOWS Only Surprise Can Affect Election Only a big and unexpected event, such as Labor discarding socialism, can now have much effect on the result of the Federal election, analysis of the latest Gallup Poll shows. As published in The Herald on Saturday, the Poll finding was: — 16 per cent, of electors intend to vote Liberal-CP on Dec. 10. 13 per cent, intend to vote Labor. 2 per cent. Independent and 9 per cent.' are undecided. On those figures. Labor is likely to receive 48 per cent, of the first preference votes; the House of Representatives will probably be evenly divided. Further Questioning In such circumstances, interest centres on prospects of inter-party switching in the next 2 months, and to throw some light on that problem the Gallup Poll asked people: (1) How they voted at the previous Federal election in 1946, and (2) Whether anything was likely to occur which could make them change their minds before the election. Answers to the first of those questions show that the 46 per cent, who now intend to vote Liberal-CP divide into:— 37 per cent, who voted Liberal-CP in 1946: 5 per cent. Labor in 1946, and 4 per cent, who didn't vote. Similarly, the 43 per cent, who intend to vote Labor comprises: —39 39 per cent, who voted Labor in 1946: 1 per cent. Liberal-CP 1946. and 3 per cent, who didn't, vote. Altogether 76 per cent, of the electors plan to vote for the same party again, and 6 per cent, plan to "switoh" parties. ' The election result, of course, will depend largely on:— (a) How many of the 76 per cent, remain steadfast, and (b) How many of the 6 per cent, of "switchers" decide to switch back to the parties they supported in 1946. Possible Changes The second question (on possibility of a change of mind) shows: — Of the 37 per cent, of the electors who are consistent Liberal-CP voters, 3 may yet switch to Labor. Of the 39 per cent, of the electors who are consistent Labor voters, 4 may yet switch to Liberal-CP. Of the 6 per -cent, of the electors who plan to "switch" parties on December 10, about a quarter may yet switch back, giving Labor a net gain of less than 1 per cent. On those figures, neither side Is likely to gain much atnonc "nossible converts." unless one of the policy speeches contains a big surprise. Peoples' Reasons Analysis of people's reasons for saying they may change parties before the election shows that many of these who may switch from Labor oppose socialism., nationalisation or Communism. Similarly, many people wno may switch to Labor said: "Only if Labor alters its policy, and drops nationalisation." Issued' by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246037324,"text":"10 Jan 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 10 January 1952, page 5 [?] Atom war : in Korea oppdsed ' Only one Australian in three thinks atom bombs should ,be used in Korea, the Gallup Poll finds. - The . question asked throughout Australia was: "If peace doesn't come soon in Korea, do you "think the United Ndtidns should, or should not, use atopi bombs on military targets in Korea? - Answers, show that — SI per- cent, oppose > using atom bombs in Korea; 33 per cent, are in favor; , and 16 .per cent, are undecided. Aust. Public Opinion' Polls,, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":246037632,"text":"02 Feb 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 2 February 1952, page 7 [?] Incentive plans . are popular . Public opinion overwhelmingly favors incentive payments for workers, the latest Gallup Poll shows. I, Peonle were first asked what they thought was meant by the term, "incentive payments." Sens-lble definitions, such ; as "payment for efficiency." "pay by results." or "more work, more pay," were given by three out of- four men and half .of the women. . They were asked, "Speaking generally, are you for or against Incentive ' payments?" 74 per cent, said "favor"; 22 per cent; "agahibt''; and 4 per cent, "undecided." One person in 10 said they or their husbands now received : incentive payments. Of- them. 85 per cent; favor incentives. A somewhat larger group said they or their husbands worked where incentives could be paid. Two out of three of this group would like incentive schemes installed. Nearly half the people interviewed believe their (or their husbands') iobs unsuitable for incentive schemes, although three out of four would like them."}
{"id":246038167,"text":"19 Apr 1952 - Public approves import cuts Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 April 1952, page 5 Public approves import cuts [?] The public is inclined to think the Government was right in cutting imports, the Gallup Poll finds. Immediately the cuts were announced, tne uax-lup Poll began an Australian-wide survey on the question:— "About the import cuts, which will reduce imports to about halt last I/ear's level. Do you think the Government did right or wrong in making those cuts?" 49 per cent, said "They did right," 32 per cent, said "Wrong," and 19 per cent, had no opinion. Two out of three without opinions on this subject are women. Of men, 54 per cent, said "They did right." There was little vari- ation of. opinion State by State, arid much of the opposition to the Government's action seems to be political. Liberal - CP voters answered: Right 63 per cent-. Wrong 24 per cent., and no opinion 13 per cent. On the other hand. Labor voters decided: Right 38 per cent., Wrong 41 per cent., no opinion 21 per cent. Most common reasons for opposing the cuts were "Should have left matters to adjust themselves," "Cuts too severe," "Should have been introduced gradually" and "Cut foreign imports only." Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246038447,"text":"22 Mar 1952 - Gallup Poll says Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 March 1952, page 5 [?] Family of four needs £11/13/- a week to live In the past six months, the cost of keeping a family of four has risen by 17/- to at least £ 11/13/-, a survey by the Gallup Poll shows. In this survey, made last month, nearly 2000 people throughout all six States were asked: "In your opinion, what is the smallest amount the average family of four needs each week, to keep in health and, live decently — that is, the smallest amount for all expenses, including rent?" The average answer was £11/13/. Men and women, as groups, were in close agreement in their estimates. Figures since 1 945 The following table compares basic wage figures since 1945 with Gallup Poll opUmo Fap /f 4-UA MIM<M»«. oovuuavwo UA bite UJlllUUUUJ living cost for -a family of four. It will be seen that the gap has narrowed to 23/, jvhich is largely covered by child endowment of 15/ for two children:— LIVING COSTS Basic Gallup Wage . Polls £ s. d. £ s. d. 1945 ... 4 16 0 6 7 II 1946 .. 416 0 6 10 0 1949 . . 6 1 0 7 8 7 1950 6 12 0 <8 9 6 19": Feb 8 9 0 10 0 0 Aug. 9 8 0 10 16 U 1952 Now 10 10 0 11 13 0 Analysis or the latest Gallup Poll figure by breadwinners' occupations shows that all groups except unskilled workers and farmers made estimates close to- £11/13/ a week. Unskilled workers placed their estimate at £11/6/, and farmers (who can grow some requirements) were even lower at £10 19/. People who are themselves in families of four placed their minimum living cost at £11/19/ a week, which is 6/ above what everyone estimates it to be. What food costs People were also asked how much food was costing their own family each week. Men's answers averaged £6/11/ and women's averaged £ 6/2/, giving an over-all average of £6/6/6. The next table lists answers to this question since 1950. It shows that the estimated weekly food bill of the average family has risen by 40 per cent, in two years:— WEEKLY FOOD BILL 1950, Feb £4/9/11 1951, Feb £5/3/7 1951, Aug £5/12/0 1952, Feb. .. .'. £6/6/6 Analysis by size of family shows that people helipve if. is nnw rnisf.. ing about 50/ a week to feed an adult and about 20/ for a child:— WEEKLY FOOD BILL "Family" of one £3 12 ul Family of two . . 5 0 0 Family of three . 6 1 fi Family of four . 7 0 0 Family r.-f- five . 7 2 0 Larger families . 8 10 0 Some particularly interesting figures are disclosed by considering separately the answers to both questions by people in families of four. Comparison with similar figures gathered last August snows that people estimate that: (1.) Their living costs have risen by 19/- a week. (2) Pood alone is costing them £1 a week more than six months ago. This means that the family budget for clothes, fares and sundries is being kept at approximately the same figure as in August last. That helps to explain the prevalence of "buyer resistance." Food is coming first, and people arc cutting their coats to fit their purses. AUst. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":246038583,"text":"04 Jan 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS . . . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 4 January 1952, page 5 wmiiJiMii ! :,mS3Km | Hospital plan i popular All major ; population group —. .age, ' oceupa-onal and. political — are. I > overwhelmingly in favor. I oi .rae renerai uovern-ment's contributory hospital insurance plan, due to . begin this, month, according to, a Gallup poll, . ; ,oi louu men ana women interviewed throughout Australia : last month; 86 per cent, said they were in ipvor of the plan, 9 per cent, said they, opposed it, and 5 per cent, were under cldetj.' ..."}
{"id":246041952,"text":"04 Mar 1952 - POLL SHOWS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 4 March 1952, page 10 POLL SHOWS; Danes oppose Eisetihower for President If Eisenhower becomes President of U.S., the Danes won't be pleased. The Danish Gallup Poll announces that people want him to remain as chief of European de-fences. The' people were asked: "What do . you think would be best for Denmark— that Elsenhower remain at his post here In Europe, or that he become the new American President?"Of Of 2000 people, 42 per cent, answered "Remain In Europe," and 9 per cent, said, "Become President of U.S." The other 49 per > cent, had no opinion. Most i of them didn't know Eisen-i hower was likely to be a , Presidential candidate In U.S. Aust. Publio Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":246042761,"text":"15 Mar 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 March 1952, page 7 [?] Public wants j Communist ban At least 6 out of 10 electors think the Federal Government should use its present powers and try to ban the Communist Party, the Gallup Poll announces. As this is so surprising after the 50.6 per cent. "No" vote at September's referendum, the Gallup Poll has conducted two surveys before publishing the result. Different Australia-wide cross-sections of 1500 and 1940 people were interviewed hi December and February with almost the same result. COMMUNIST BAN Dee. Feb. I>.c. p.c. For ban .. .. 64 . 64 Against ban 24 20 No opinion -. . 12 16 The question in February was: "Do you think the Federal Government should, ' or. should not, use its present powers and try to ' ban the Communist Party?". Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters, as groups, both think tne Government should do what It can; to suppress the Communists. COMMUNIST BAN. . Labor LCP p.c. p.c. For-, ban . . 51 81 Against ban 31 9 No opinion .18 10 Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb. :"}
{"id":246042979,"text":"19 Jan 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 January 1952, page 2 [?] Reducing H.C.L. is Govt's main task The cost of living is THE problem the Government must solve this year, most people told the Gallup Poll recently. Asked what they thought was the biggest problem the Federal Government would have to tackle this year, this is how the 1500 people Interviewed answered: —P.O. P.O. Cost of living 48 War, defence g Housing 7 Communists 5 Trade recession .... 5 Production 4 Taxation . . 3 Financing public works 2 Food scarcities . . 2 Other answers .... 7 Could not answer 9 Those who referred to the cost of living comprised 51 out of every 100 Labor voters and 47-ln-the-100 of Liberal-CP voters. Most who said production, Communists or defence were the chief problems were Llb'eral-CP voters. Most who referred to housing and trade recession were Labor voters. Aunt. Public Opinion Polls, '352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246045146,"text":"27 Mar 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 27 March 1952, page 8 [?] Most people listen to "B" stations For everyone who listens mostly to A class national stations two people listen mostly to B class commer- cial stations, the Gallup Poll finds. The Gallup Poll made a similar Inquiry in October, 1945. The only major difference in the questions was that the 1945 survey was on evening listening only, and the latest survey did not specify a particular time.The The following comparison between latest answers and those seven years ago indicates that the A class national stations now have a wider appeal:— LISTENED TO MOST 1945 Now p.c. p.c. B Class .. 56 44 A Class ... 21 <20 Both Equal . ; 15 30 Rarely listen 8 6 ."riie popularity of B class stations is highest in NSW and Victoria, and lowest in Tasmania and Western Australia. Aust, Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":246046227,"text":"05 Jan 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS : Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 January 1952, page 5 L ; ' — — — ' ;i 6 out of 10 want to retire at 65 Deferment of the retiring age beyond 65 would. not be a popular, move, although the idea becomes increasingly attractive as people get older, the Gallup Poll finds. Longer lives and bigger pension bills have caused much talk of extending the normal working life beyond 65. : To see how people feel about It, the Gallup Poll asked 1500 of them:— "In the Government service and many industries, inen with superannuation \\ rights -. must retire at 65, riA «>AI ££ ww yxsu, /ucv) u<# /i/f i -lug, or would you make it a little older?" ' 60-ln-the-100 favor 65 for retiring, 36-in-thc-100 want it older; and 4-in-the-100 have no opinion. i3eveh .out of i.0 men oppose working after 65, but women , are only 5-to-4 .against their, bread-win- ners working a Uttle longer. People's occupations had little effect on their answers, but age tends to make retirement unattractive:— "RETIRING RETIRING AGE FAVORED , ' ' No.. . >. opln- n»» uiaer ion Aged p.c. p.c. p.c. 21-29 . . ' 72 . 24 4 30-39 . . 68 30 2 40-49 . . 63 33 4 50-59 54 42 4 60 & over 51 ' 46 - 3 The minority of 36 'per cent. who. want an .older, retiring age were asked what tney favored, and' the average answer, was 70; Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246046640,"text":"20 Mar 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 20 March 1952, page 7 [?] Few Itsave ftospi&s&l mstiR'saiitce Last month one person in three was still unaware of the Federal Government's vol- untary hospital insurance scheme, and only one in five had joined, the Gallup Roll finds. The scheme, which has operated since January, provides £6'fi/- a week off hospital bills, if people insure. Weekly insurance payments are 6d for families and 3d for : single people. To see how. - the scheme was coming along, the Gallup Poll asked 1940 people last month , whether they had heard of it, and whether they had yet joined an approved society. The results, as stated above, show that a lot of publicity is needed, to get people -to join.- - -Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":246046924,"text":"15 Jan 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 15 January 1952, page 7 lllilllillllllllllUlllllllll-lllillllllllliiUlllllllUlliliillllMllltliiiiliilliliUlilltllilllllllllllllilllilllltiilMlllllll'lUlllllllilillillllllllllllllllllllillilililll BSB9 Local ownership of radio wanted Parliament's resolution that only Australians should control Australian commercial broadcasting stations is in line with public opinion, the Gallup Poll finds. ""'Federal Parliament cle- _ bated the subject in November after it had been announced that the London Daily Mirror had acquired the Macquarie network. Six out of every 10 people interviewed had heard or read of the debate. Everyone interviewed was then asked whether they favored or opposed London interests owning commercial radio stations in Australia. 56 per cent, said they were opposed; 21 per cent, in favor; 10 per cent, said it didn't matter; and 13 per cent, had no opinion. A separate count of those who had said they knew of the debate in Parliament shows their "oppose" vote at 60 pe.v cent. Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters, as groups, hold almost identical opinions. Ausl. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246047322,"text":"29 Mar 1952 - Gallup Poll says . . . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 29 March 1952, page 5 [?] "A" class radio wanted, despite fee At least two out of three radio listeners would prefer to pay the increased licence fee of to Keep a ciass stations — even if they don't listen to them much. That is the result of an Australia-wide Gallup Poll in February.. The question put to nearly 2000 people was:— "In your opinion, should we have both commercial and national stations, with a £ 2 licence fee, or only commercial stations, without a licence fee?" 64 per cent, said "BothA and B." ' 22 per cent, said "B class stations only," and 14 per cent, had no opinion cither way. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246048173,"text":"28 Feb 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 28 February 1952, page 5 [?] Election today would be close If a Federal election were held today, either Liberal-CP or Labor could win, depending on close contests in half a doze nseats, the Gallup Poll discloses. For the first time this year the Gallup Poll has conducted an Australia-wide survey on how people would now vote at a Federal election. Of every 100 people interviewed this month. 47 said they would now vote Labor and 42 Liberal-CP. One said Independent and the other 10 were undecided The following comparison with earlier Gallup Poll figures shows that the Government has recovered two-thirds of its post-Budget losses: — VOTING INTENTION Aug. Nov. Now p.c. p.c. p.e. Labor . . 46 48 47 LCP. ... 44 38 42 Ind. ... I 1 1 Undecided 9 13 10 Election prospects Most of the undecided people said they voted LCP at tne last Federal election, 10 months ago. Allowing for a tendency . for undecided people to return to the fold, It seems that about 52 per cent, would now vote Labor. The next table compares the present political position with results of the last four Federal elections: LCP Labor Others Elections p.c. p.c. p.c. 1943 .32 54 14 1946 .44 53 .3 1949 . 50 .48 2 1950 .50 49 1 Gallup Poll: Now .47 52 1 To win a bare majority of 61 out of the 121 voting seats in Federal Parliament, Labor would probably need nearly 53 per cent, of the first preference votes. It seems, therefore, a Federal election today would be very close. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246049484,"text":"26 Jan 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS . . . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 January 1952, page 5 [?] H.C.L. hits more people In the last 18 months the number of people who consider the cost of living their biggest familv oroblem has al- most doubled, the Gallup Poll finds. Repeating a survey made in May, 1950, the Gallup Poll recently asked a cross-section of 1500 people: " What is the biggest problem facing you and your family at present? The number with no big family problems .has dropped sharply from 40 per cent, to 24 per cent., with a more than corresponding rise in the HCL B1'0UP' 1950 Now p.c. p.c. Cost of living . 32 55 Housing 19 9 Occupation ... 3 2 Health 2 2 Personal Problems 2 1 Taxes 1 1 Oilier problems 1 6 No family problems ... 40 24 Almost as many Liberal/ CP voters as Labor voters said the cost of living was. their biggest family problem now.Indeed, Indeed, the only marked difference between answers of the two political groups is that Labor voters ac- LUUUU 1U I blVU i'Ut \\Jl tlllCC whoso chief worry 18 housing. Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246051111,"text":"08 Mar 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 March 1952, page 5 [?] Let soldiers bring Jap. wives here Japanese girls legally married to Australian soldiers should be allowed to come horn. moO neorile recently told the Gallup Poll. Last month, 1860 people were asked: "If an Australian soldier in Japan legally marries a Japanese girl, would you favor, or oppose, allowing her into Australia ?" GO-in-the-lOQ are in favor, '33 arc' opposed,' and 7 are undecided. The "favor" vote came from 66 per cent, of men and 54 per cent, of women. Labor voters and LCP voters, as groups, hold similar opinions on this question. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St<, Melb."}
{"id":246051655,"text":"24 Apr 1952 - Gallup Poll says Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 April 1952, page 5 [?] OK for sal© of govt, skips If the Government sells its cargo ships to the Australian shipping companies on satisfactory terms, the public reaction will be favorable, the Gallup Poll announces. In this survey, 1750 people throughout the six States were asked: — "If the shipping companies offer the Federal Government a fair price for its 30 cargo ships, and guarantee to keep them on the Australian coast, do you think the Government should sell those ships, or not?" 47 per cent, said "Sell them." 33 per cent. said "Don't"; and 20 per cent, had no opinion. Chief arguments " 'for selling the ships were "Private enterprise does a better job," and "The Government never runs anything well."On On the other hand,- the minority contended that the Government ran the ships satisfactorily and profitably. Liberal-CP voters were three to one in favor of selling the ships. Labor voters, however, divided: Opposed to selling, 42 per cent.; favored, 37 per cent.; no opinion, 21 per cent. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Meib."}
{"id":246051897,"text":"06 Mar 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 6 March 1952, page 7 [?] Vary margins with foasl® wage Margins for skill should be increased as Ihc basic wag;e rises, according (o public opinion, as measured by the Gallup Poll. This feeling predom- inates in every occupa-ional group and among both Labor voters and Liberal CP voters. ' The question ' put re-ently to a cross-section of nearly 2000 people was:— "4s you know, skilled workers get margins for skill, on top of the basic rage. Do von think those margins should remain Ixed at so much a week, or rise and fall with the basic wage?" '>6-in-thc-100 said "Rise and fall," 54 said "Remain fixed," and 10 had no opinion. , The vote for varying nargins with the basic vage was 72 per cent, unong skilled and semi-i..illed workers (who stand 'o benefit i. compared with 53 per cent, among unskilled Workers (who wouldn't benefit) Among owners and managers of, businesses and farms, the vote was almost the same as among the ommunity In general. Aust. .Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246052445,"text":"17 Apr 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 17 April 1952, page 11 [?] Tax cuts for farmers approved The Federal Government's recent decision to give special tax cuts to farmers, to encourage them to grow more food, is in line with public opinion, the Gallup Poll finds. In the last three weeks, Gallup Poll interviewers have asked 1700 people: "Do you favor, or oppose, giving special tax concessions to farmers, to encourage them to grow more food?" 67 per. cent, answered "Favor." 26 per cent. "Oppose," and 7 per cent. "No opinion." Those In favor comprise more than 7 out of 10 Liberal-CP voters and 6 out of 10 Labor voters. There is little variation in opinion State by State. Aust. Ptiblic Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246052933,"text":"01 Mar 1952 - Gallup Poll says... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 March 1952, page 8 [?] ANA-TAA capital merger opposed Public opinion looks unfavorably on the suggestion that ANA and TAA should come under joint ownership, but continue operating separately under their two names, the Gallup Poll finds. Soon after the suggestion was publicised the Gallup Poll began asking people:— It's been proposed ANA and TAA should amalgamate — the Government and ANA each to hold half the shares, but to keep both airlines running under their own names. Are you for, or against, amalgamation on that basis? . 43 per cent, answered "against," 28 per cent, "in favor." and 29 per cent, "no opinion." Most without opinions were women. Among men the "against" vote was 51 per cent. The "against" vote was slightly higher, among Liberal-CP voters than ariiong Labor voters. This finding is in line with another Gallup Poll finding in December, that the public are three to one in favor of continuing TAA as a' Government-owned airline. Ausl.- -Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246053306,"text":"23 Feb 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 23 February 1952, page 5 [?] MPs' salary rise j is not popular The public has yet to be' persuaded that Federal Members of Parliament are worth £1750 a year, the Gallup Poll finds. People throughout all ouaues- were miervieweu just before Parliament considered the Nicholas report, which recommended a salary increase from £1500 to £1750, with expense . allowances of £400 and upward. People were told the survey was "on salaries of members of Federal Parliament, which may be increased from £ 1500 to £1750 a j'ear." They were then asked.: "In your opinion, is £ 1750 too much, too little or about right?" 64-in-tlic-100 said "Too much." 25-in-tIic-100 "About right." 2-in-thc-100 "Too little" and 9-in-lhc-100 no opinion. Those ' who consider £1750 is too much comprise 71 per cent, of Labor voters and 55 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters. Of every 100 people who think £1750 is too much, ru iavor unaer jiiuuu a year, 27 are for £1000. 11 for £1250, 36 for £1500 and 4 for £1600. The other 12-in-the-100 have no idea. The few who think £1750 is insufficient favor salaries of at least £2000 a year. Tssued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":246053886,"text":"18 Jan 1952 - Know how your wage rises? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 18 January 1952, page 4 Know how your waoe rises? By a Special Correspondent The C series index on which the basic wage is adjusted quarterly works like a Gallup Poll. Announcement of the next rise is expected any day. It will surely add to complaints that skill margins are losing their importance, which Conciliation Commissioner Galvin's decision this week, not to increase margins, has already stimulated. BY checking the price flux throughout the nation of a cross-section of commodities, the Commonwealth Statistician tries to estimate the movement of costs for the average household. It is a huge Gallup Poll which no private organisation or individual tries to duplicate. Forecasts on its findings are rarely accurate. To take it, field officers working under the various State statisticians visit every city and large town. They have wide powers and the backing of' the law to ensure that Information given them is accurate. Each quarter more than 50,000 actual prices are collected. It is impossible in practice to ascertain tne price of every item that goes to make up the basic wage. So the Court has selected an index, compiled and prepared by the Commonwealth Statistician. The C series covers food, groceries, housing, clothing, household goods, fuel and light. It was constructed in 1921 as the result of a recommendation of the 1920 Royal Commission on the Basic Wage. Its aim was to provide a better instrument for periodic adjustments of the basic wage than were provided by other, series. Wide range of index The Court, in 1934, adopted the C series for wage adjustments. In the preparation of such an index, the first decision that has to be made is what goods and services are to be included — the "regimen," as it is called. When the last basic wage was being considered by the Court there were 160 items in the index, They included a wide range of the goods .and services bought by a representative family. ' It must not be assumed that the "regimen" is composed of those articles that the Arbitration Court believes should compose the basic wage. The Court makes its decision on a variety of factors, including the general condition of industry, and then seeks a measuring stick by which the changes in prices may be judged. Tea, flour, sago, golden syrup," tinned peaches ana pears and plum jam are among 20 grocery items listed. Coffee, cocoa, cornflour, honey and other, tinned fruits and jams are omitted. The regimen does not include a number of items which are used by the ordinary householder. The key question is whether the changes in the prices of the goods selected is representative of the changes in the goods and services used by the householder. Once a representative selection of goods is made, the quantities consumed must be taken into consideration to find out how each item affects family spending. This process is called "weighting." So in addition to a price unit, each item carries a "weight" unit which is based on the quantity the average household uses. A 21b. loaf of bread carries a "weight" unit of 100; lib. of butter a "weight" unit of 30; lib. pork chops, 3; lib. sausages, 7; 30oz. tin of pears, .1. Ay multiplying the price unit bv the "weight," we get a pointer to the cost of the item to tne household. The "weights" for clothes, drap. ery and utensils are much lower than those for food. A man's overcoat is 0.25, blankets are 0.01 towels are 2, cotton pillow slips 5' cups 2, buckets 0.2. ' \\ Officers of the Commonwealth Bureau of Statistics visit retailers to collect prices. Representative retailers furnish a return of food and groceries prices monthly, and of other items quarterly. The col-lection is made for the capital and main provincial cities. Officers visit shops Field officers have wide powers' of investigation, including entry oi premises and inspection of records They receive returns and visit re- i tail shops to verify returns. Where \\ 1 variation of quality may be con- J siderable, they are equipped with j 1 samples of goods used for the I price comparisons. j The main criticism of the C series index has been based on the omission of certain articles that j are part of the diet of every householder — for example, fruit and vegetables. It has been suggested by union leaders from time to time that the prices of these commodities have risen more than the articles which compose the rcgl- jr men, and that therefore the indes If does not give an accurate picture if of the rise in the cost of living. (, This was probably true in war In time. j g Tile main reason why fresh fruit b and vegetables have been omitted sy is the difficulty in tracing the changes in the price movements -:v of such commodities. \\ But statisticians do not believe that over a period the inclusion of such items would make any L serious difference to the index. if During the 1949-50 basic wage ;f hearing the Arbitration Court re- » fused to order any change in the |v index. Mr Justice Dunphy ex- j, pressed the view that over a long H, period the inclusion of fresh fruit i, and vegetables might have had a Jt lowering effect on the basic wage, tit It seems clear, however, that in !_ a period of rapid rise in prices ' the "regimen" does not always tc- 1 fleet the true rise in prices felt / A by the average householder. ft 3;"}
{"id":246054372,"text":"03 Apr 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 3 April 1952, page 5 [?] Half public are drivers Nearly three out of four adult men, and one woman in f o u r,' throughout Australia arc . iicensea to nrive motor vehicles, a Gallup Poll discloses. Altogether nearly every second person over 21 is licensed to drive a. car, truck or motor-cycle. . Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Gollins St., Melb."}
{"id":246055160,"text":"24 Jan 1952 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 January 1952, page 7 [?] Public wants action on Communists Despite the "No" vote of 50.6 per cent, at the referendum in September, most electors still think the Federal Government should try to do something about Communists. This is shown by a recent Gallup Poll-, in which a fully representative cross-section of 1500 people was asked: — Now the referendum, is over, what , do you think the Government should do about Communists? Twenty per cent, could not give a spontaneous answer, but opposition to Communists was expressed by 64 per cent., who answered: — Use present powers, said . 19 p.c. Ban them, said another . . . . 19 p.c. Punish them, said 13 p.c. Keen them out of unions 6 p.c. Deport them . . . . 4 p.c. Similar answers . . 3 p.c. The other 16 per cent, who gave answers said: — Leave Corns, alone 11 p.c. Leave it to unions 3 p.c. Get at cause .... 2 p.c. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246142707,"text":"23 Jul 1947 - SEVEN OUT OF EVERY TEN SAY. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 23 July 1947, page 11 " SEVEN OUT OF EVERY TEN SAY: Making Ends Meet Harder Today Than Year Ago "Wages are not keeping pace with prices" is the complaint of most people who told Gallup Poll interviewers they are finding it harder to make ends, meet today than they did twelve months ago. This state of affairs was re-y vealed when Poll interviewers asked a representative sample! of nearly 2000 men and women ; a question about incomes, and the cost of living: — Compared with a year ago, do you find making both ends meet is harder, easier, or about the same? The survev. taken this month, shows that: — IS per cent, say "Making ends meet Is harder." «» |IIT VVIitr IX J SO t 1 and . , 21 -per cent, say "About the same." 1 Seven out of every ten men, : and eight out of every ten women, find It harder to make ends meet. In all States there are substantial 'majorities who think the cost of living is higher now than a ; year Ago, and neither age, nor occupation, makes any difference to !>eople's feelings about this subset. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion rolls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":246142893,"text":"23 Jul 1947 - POLL AS 40-HOUR EVIDENCE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 23 July 1947, page 9 POLL AS 40-HOUR EVIDENCE A Gallup poll for The Herald on people's preferences in relation to working conditions was I admitted as evidence in j the 40-hour case in the Arbitration Gourt today. When Mr R. C. Sholl, KC (foi certain employers) submitted thi poll to the Court, over which Chiel Judge Drake-Brockman presided Judge Faster said: "Do you suggest we should give the people what they prefer?" Mr Sholl said he was submitting the poll because the other side had urged that people should have what they preferred. In the unions' case, a large mass of evidence had been submitted to show that there was a strong and genuine demand for a reduction oi working hours. An objection by Mr R. Egglestor (for the Australasian Council ol Trade Unions) that the poll shoulc not be submitted was over-ruled Mr Sholl said people were askec which would be their first choicf of six jobs, all with the sami wages, but each having a differenl one of six advantages, such a: regular employment, shorter hour: and so on. Fifty-eight per cent of the people chose regular em-ployment, and only 5 per cent.-the lowest figure— chose shorte' hours. The hearing is not finished."}
{"id":246143110,"text":"14 Jun 1947 - MOST AUSTRALIANS THINK Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 June 1947, page 7 MOST AUSTRALIANS THINK Piecework Would Increase Production According to a recent Gallup Poll, seven out of every ten Australians believe piecework would increase production of goods. But a smaller majority favors piecework in industry. More than 2000 people, of both sexes; (n a wide range of occupations and economic circumstances, were asked their opinions on the question:— 1/ there were a lot more piecework in Industry, do you think production of goods would increase, decrease, or remain the same? Of tho whole cross-section interviewed —69 69 per cent, say production would increase; 7 per cent, say production would decrease; 15 per cent, think it would remain the same; and 9 per cent, have no opinion, LABOB UNDECIDED Nearly seven out of every ten Liberal-CoUntry voters'favor piecework in industry, but Labor supporters are divided and undecided on the qucstlcfn, Liberal- Labor ' Country voters % % Favor -piecework 68 45 Oppose it .. .. 28 48 Undecided .. .. 12 12 Results of recent British and American Gallup Polls on similar questions- show- a close agreement with the. Australian '.figures. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 552 Collins Street, Melb,"}
{"id":246146718,"text":"07 Jun 1947 - GALLUP POLL FINDS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 7 June 1947, page 5 GALLUP POLL FINDS _ AUSTRALIANS HAVE DOUBT ABOUT UN Australians are divided between dissatisfaction and uncertainty over the progress of the United Nations. Only one person in four is satisfied with , the accomplishments of U.N. toward world stability. Gallup Poll Interviewers recently asked a representative sample of Australians whether they were satisfied or dissatisfied with the progress to date of the United Nations. Of the whole cross-section Interviewed 26 per cent, are Satisfied with UN's progress. 2!) per cent, are Dissatisfied; and 35 per cent, arc Undecided. . Nearly two out of every three "undecided" people are women. Liberal-Country supporters tend to be more "dissatisfied" than do Labor voters Comparison with a Gallup Poll on the same question taken in May. 1916, shows the percentage of "satisfied" people has dropped considerably over the past 12 months. May -46 May '47 Satisfied 34 p.c. 26 p.c. Dissatisfied . 34 p.c. 39 p.c. ' Undecided 32 p.c. 35 p.c. People's Reasons Many of those who are dissatisfied think there is a lack of unity, and too much suspicion between the nations. People who are undecided usually say they know too little about U N activities to give an opinion. Most of the minority expressing themselves as satisfied gave reasons similar to a clerk at Tam-worth (NSW), who said, "They're doing their best under difficult conditions." A recent Canadian Gallup Poll disclosed that Canadians are sceptical of the ability of the United Nations to prevent another world war In the next 25 years. Only 31 per cent, believe U N will prevent war, 51 p.c. think it won't, and 18 per cent, are undecided. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melb. ."}
{"id":246146959,"text":"26 Jun 1947 - CANADIANS FAVOR DEATH PENALTY Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 26 June 1947, page 5 CANADIANS FAVOR DEATH PENALTY NEW YORK, Wednesday. — Sixty-eight per cent, of Canadians favor capital punishment, according to a recent GalluD Poll. Those opposed to the death penalty were 23 per cent, and nine per cent, had no opinion. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":246147547,"text":"22 Jul 1947 - STREET QUIZ Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 22 July 1947, page 9 STREET QUIZ Views. On Spending £500 Question What would you do with a gift of £500? .This English Gallup poll question asked in Melbourne, brought the following replies at: — The Place Collins Street and Collins Place. The Time 4 p.m. Monday. English repUes were.— "Invest It" (38 per cent.); "Spend it on a ' house or home" <26 per cent.); "Go on a holiday" (15 per cent.) : "Start my own business" (5 per cent.) and "Give it away (3 per cent.) . Thirteen per cent, of replies were unclassiflable. R o s e w y n Lauder, 14, of Gillies Street Fairfield junior dressmaker: I would give it to the Children s Hospital becausethe the hospital saved my lite after a horse kicked me under the chin when I was two nnd a half years old. Mr A. Yors-ton, 62, of OX-f o r d Street,-Coll ingwood, retired from M e r o hant N a v y : With £500 I would go to a specialist and tr.V to get well, and I would get some new Furniture for my home. I can't save much on my social service pay of £2/5/ a week. I Mr J. W. Kirkpatrick, 39, of Cooper Street, Ess'cn-don, carrier: I would buy a sports car. It would be Just the thing for my wife and two boys. My next preference would be a boat, as I am going to live near the sea. 1 Mrs V. Scott, 59, of Barce-lone Street, Box Hill, cleaner : I would wonder why I was get-ting it. I would give up the hard work I have been doing since the' end of the war. I have five grown-up sons and a daughter, and would like to live in the country. k- - Patrick Mac-k a y, 14, of N 1 c h olson Street, Fltzroy, errand boy: I would travel all over Australia, mostlyby by train. I would go to Wagga (NSW) first, because I have relatives there. I would also like to go to an opera. Miss Isobel Stephen, 24, of Orrong Road, Armadale, sec-r e t a r y : I would buy a car and go places, a sports car preferably. If times were better, I. would prefer a trip to England, Mr N. Fat-tinson, 43, of St. Kilda Road, Malvern,' stone mason: A well-earned rest with my" wife in my home town, Sydney, would be" very good. Five hundred pounds would not last long these days. Miss Fat Sar-good, 18, of Toorak Road, Toorak, doctor's secretary;I I would buy a little secondhand car for-about £300, and a small yacht for £40, and put the rest into savings bonds."}
{"id":246149045,"text":"16 Jun 1947 - UK WOMEN BACK PRICE CONTROLS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 16 June 1947, page 6 UK WOMEN BACK PRICE CONTROLS rhe Herald Special Service LONDON, Sunday. — Women are more anxious than men that control of food prices should be extended, according to a Gallup Poll. Asked whether they would like more or less Government control of food prices, 46 per cent, replied "More." 25 per cent, answered "Less," and 22 per cent, said "No Change." Seven per cent, expressed no opinion, i One-half of the housewives wanted control extended, compared , with one-quarter who thought that | control should be lessened."}
{"id":246149949,"text":"13 Jun 1947 - WANT RISE IN U.S. MINIMUM WAGE Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 13 June 1947, page 5 WANT RISE IN U.S. MINIMUM WAGE NEW YORK, Thursday. - The latest Gallup polls reveal that 71 per cent, of Americans favor an increase in the minimum wage oi xrom a/u so o/ts an nour. Twenty-four per cent, disapprove of an increase and five per cent, gave no opinion. Seventy-four per cent, favor compulsory military training, 21 per cent, are opposed to this and five per cent, are indifferent. An overwhelming majority of Democrats favor Mr Truman as the next President. Mr Marshall 'second. Mr Byrnes third. Mr Farley fourth and Mr Wallace fifth. I — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":246150147,"text":"11 Jun 1947 - U.S. BROADCASTS TO RUSSIA UNPOPULAR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 11 June 1947, page 5 U.S. BROADCASTS TO RUSSIA UNPOPULAR NEW YORK, Tuesday. — In a Gallup Poll, 46 per cent, oppose the Government's broadcasts to Russia, 43 per cent, were In favor, and 11 per cent, were of no opinion. In a Canadian Gallup, 36 per cent, thought the United Nations should handle aid to Greece and Turkey, 32 approved the United States' action, 19 were hot familiar with the subject, and 13 were undecided. — Herald Special Ser-vlce."}
{"id":246150224,"text":"11 Jun 1947 - MOST AUSTRALIANS SAY Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 11 June 1947, page 7 MOST AUSTRALIANS SAY Production Must Rise Before Wages Increase According to a recent nation-wide Gallup Poll, the the majority of Australians think that industry : must produce more goods before wages can increase. Analysis of the men's vote, however, shows that, while this view is sunuorted bv more than kp.vpii nut. nf every ten employers, only a bare majority of wage-earners agrees with it. Over 2000 men arid women, hi all walks of life and economic circumstances, were included in the survey. Those interviewed were told it had been- claimed that wages can't go up until industry produces more goods. Each person was asked: "Do you think that claim is correct, or not?" Of the whole cross-section interviewed —55 55 per cent, think the claim correct: 28 per cent say.it is not correct; and 17 ppi cent, arc undecided. Both men and women, as groups, give a majority for "correct"; the men's vote being only slightly higher than the women's. However, more than two out of every three of the "undecided" people are women. Voting Analysed Analysis of the incn's vote according to profession and occupation shows that employers as a group have a much stronger opinion than employes that, wages cannot go up until industry produces more goods. In the following table, "employers" include professional men, business executives and farm owners, while "employes" cover white collar, skilled and unskilled workers and farm laborers. MEN'S" VO'I'Il— Kv Occupations Average Average Vote of Vote of Employers. Employes, Per cent. Per Cent. Correct .... 71 ' 52 Incorrect .... 22 35 Undecided ..7 13 Of all male employes, the "white collar" group (clerks, shophands, etc.) give the highest vote (62 per cent.) for "correct," with 25 per cent "Incorrect" and 13 per cent, undecided. Analysis of the complete men's and women's vote by political affiliation reveals that Labor voters are divided on the question. On the other hand» there is a large majority of Liberal-Country supporters who think industry must produce more goods before wages can increase. Lab. Voters. Lib.-Ctry. Per Cent. Per Cent. Correct .... 46 .67 Incorrect .... 36 18 Undecided ..18 15 Comparison of Australian figures with results of a similar question asked recently by the British and U.S. Gallup Polls shows Australian and American opinion to be almost identical. In England, however, there is a much larger majority who- think production must go up before wages can be increased, i Aust. U.S. Eng. P.C. P.C. P.C. . Correct .. .. 55 53 on ' Incorrect .. ..28 33 20 Undecided . . 17 14 II Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls; 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":246150311,"text":"12 Jul 1947 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 July 1947, page 11 GALLUP pqit, Don't Tax Under £4/10/- According to the average Australian a single man without dependants should earn £4/9/7 a week before having to pay income tax. In the case of a married man with a wife and one child, his weekly wage should be £0/12/6 before income tax Is deducted. ' These replies were given recently when interviewers for the Australian Gallup Roll questioned a cross-section of people in all walks of life and economic circumstances. To the first question asked':— How imich a week do yoti think a single man with no dependants should earn before he has to pay income tax ? The average answer of the-whole sample interviewed is £4/9/7. Liberal-Country supporters think a weekly wage of £4/6/ should be earned before income tax is paid, but the average answer of people who usually vote Labor is £4/12/9. Analysis by the occupations of people interviewed shows that, except for farm owners, answers of none of the groups vary by more than 3/10 from the average of £4/9/7: MINIMUM TAXABLE INCOME Single Men,, No Dependants Farm owners say lax . . £4 I) 101 Unskilled workers say .. 4 5 9 White collar people say .. 4 9 4 Professional and executives say 4 10 9 Skilled workers say .. .. 4 12 9 Average, answer 4 9 7 Wife And Child People interviewed were also asked how' much should a MARRIED man with a wife and one child earn before pnyihg income tax. Average answer of the nationwide cross-section is £6/12/6. Analysis by political affiliation shows the average answer of Labor voters to be £6/13/8 and of Liberal-Country supporters to be £6/10/1. Farm owners again give the lowest estimate (£6/1/4). Otherwise variations between the occupation groups are within 5/9 of the average of £6/12/6: MINIMUM TAXABLE INCOME Man with Wife and Child Farm owners say tax ..£6 1 4 Unskilled workers say . . B 7 3 White collar people say . . 6 14 5 Skilled workers say . . . . 6 14 9 Professional and executives say 6 18 3 1 Average answer 6 12 6; Marked differences are disclosed by comparing public opinion (as recorded in this survey) with actual Incomes which can now be earned without paying tax: SINGLE, NO DEPENDANTS Maximum weekly tax-free wage £2 ft 0 Public says it should be 4 9 7 MARRIED, WIFE & CHILD Maximum weekly tax-free wage £5 1ft 0 Public says it should be 6 12 6 Amounts shown above as "maximum weekly tax-free wages" are uie lowesi, iram which any uuuuu-tlon is made for either social services tax or income tax. The first 1/6 in the £1 deducted is for social security, and actual income tax does not apply until wages exceed £4/10/- for single men' without dependants and £10 for a married man with a wife and child. vlssiied by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":246150982,"text":"24 Jul 1947 - Public Faith In Newspapers Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 July 1947, page 10 Public Faith In j Newspapers The Herald Special Service LONDON. Wednesday. — Fifty-eight per cent. of people said "Newspapers," when asked in a Gallup Poll on what sources they mostly relied lor forming opinions about political questions and current events.Other Other replies were: Radio, 41 per cent.: books. 13 per cent.: per-, sonal judgment. 10 per cent.; magazines, 8 per cent.; talks with friends, 8 per cent.; miscellaneous answers, 6 per cent.; no reply, 2 per cent. The answers ' total more than 100 because some of those questioned mentioned two or more items. Men's and women's replies showed only a slight difference, although a few more men said! "Newspapers," while a few more Women replied. "Radio.""}
{"id":246154300,"text":"30 Jul 1947 - GALLUP POLL ASKS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 30 July 1947, page 8 GALLUP POLL ASKS: What Is The Future Of Atomic Energy? What part will atomic energy play in the world of tomorrow? Will it be harnessed for industrial use, and benefit civilisation? Or will it serve only the ends of war, and prove, a curse? In measuring the public's beliefs on these questions, the Gallup Poll has found Australians, as a whole, unable to make up their minds either way. Gallup Interviewers recently asked a nation-wide' random sample of nearly 2000 men and women: — lit the long run, do you think atomic energy will be a benefit, or a curse, to the human race? Indecision and uncertainty are reflected In people's answers. Of the whole cross-section Interviewed: 38 per cent say "Atomic energy will be a benefit," 38 per cent, say "It will be a curse," and 34 per cent, cannot answer either way. Analysis of the answers of the 76 per cent, who expressed an opinion either way shows that 4 out of 7 men believe atomic energy will be a benefit. Women, however, incline in the opposite direction, 4 out of 7 answering, "It Will be a curse." Younger people (those in their 20's and 30's) are more optimistic than their elders regarding atomic energy proving a net gain. Similarly, there is a difference of opinion between executives and clerks (who incline toward "benefit") and wage earners (who incline toward "curse."). Pertinent Comments Most of those who look forward to atomic power being a benefit think It will be mainly applied to running machinery and creating cheap power. As a dentist, of Essendon, Vic., said: "Science will develop it beyond our conception." Many of those who soy atomic power will be a curse think it will do irreparable damage and that it will eventually destroy civilisation. Issued by AuSt. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Mclb."}
{"id":246154504,"text":"28 Jul 1947 - U.S. VOTERS WANT TO \"MAKE OWN WAY\" Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 28 July 1947, page 7 L,s. VOTERS WANT TO "MAKE OWN WAY" NEW TORK, Sunday. — The (test Gallup poll reveals that 50 Kr cent, ot Americans think the Bovernment's most important Job B to make opportunities for in-Bvlduals to get ahead on their |Fortj-tiiree per cent, think the Bovernjiefit should guarantee |eiyone a decent, steady job and |vm have no opinion. fifty-one per cent, favor Tru-Bin for re-election as President Bd 49 per cent, favor Dewey. — [?]"}
{"id":246159999,"text":"25 Jun 1924 - 60 PER CENT. POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 25 June 1924, page 10 60 PER CENT. POLL Higher Average in Storm Centres Latest advices from . returning officers -and party managers, indicate that there will be . an average poll of. 60' per cent. ; of ejectors in; the 45 constituencies in wjiich ..there will ' bo contests for tho- Leglalativo Assembly tomorrow. : , f In ; electorates regarded as storm centres' 75' per cent, of the <peoplo enrolled -wiU," probably ' exercise the franchise. - Daylesford, \\ Dalhousife, Upper G'oulburri, -Brighton, Praliran, East Melbourne, . Albert' Park, Bal-Inrat West, !Bendigo »\\\\r<?st,.".Ge©l6ng and Warrnambool will be instances of activity. ' » LABOR IN ' THE v COUNTRY The Wonthnggl - portion of Morn ington will poll heavily, <and so - will the -MoC". (-YaUourn). portion of Wal-hnlla. Liberals have ascertained that between 600 and 700;vvotes have been lidded' to the roll for the Moe division since' January. Electors who are domiciled oh the other side of the river : beyond Yallourn, - the electoral branch pointed out today, havo no votes for Walhalla. .They are enrolled for .Gippsland South,. in which there is' no election, as Mr W.'.West (Lib,) has been re-elected .unopposed."}
{"id":246259401,"text":"26 May 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 May 1951, page 6 [?] FEW EXPECT WAR IN '51 Forty-five out of every 100 Australians think there will be a world war within three years, but only six in every 100 expect it this year. This is the finding of an Australia-wide Gallup Poll, In which 1700 people were Interviewed. . „ , Forty-three per cent, did not expect war In three years, and 12 per cent, had no opinion. Most of those who expect war think Australia will be In the fighting. Forty-eight per cent, of the women interviewed thought there would be war, but only 42 per cent, of the men thought there would. Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":246259833,"text":"21 Apr 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 21 April 1951, page 5 [?] Majority Favor Price, Wage Controls Most Australians now favor full Federal price control and wage-pegging. If a referendum were held to orive the Federal Government power to control . prices In peace-time, it would be carried. These are the findings of a Gallup Poll survey issued today. To the question: "Would you favor, or oppose, again having full price control, as during the war?" answers were; Yes, 72 per cent.; no, 22 per cent.; no opinion, 6 per cent. Nine out of 10 of those who say they will vote Labor next Saturday, and six out of 10 of those who say they will vote Liberal-CP are on the "Yes" side. To the question; "If full price control is brought in again, do you think wages should also be controlled?" answers were: For wage control, 82 per cent.; against, 11 per cent.; no opinion, 7 per cent. Nine out of 10 men and eight out of 10 women said "Yes." On this question, answers of Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters, as; groups, were almost identical. To the question : If a referendum were held on giving the Federal Government power to control prices in peace-time, would you vote "Yes," in favor, or "No." against? The answers were; Yes, 64 per cent.; no, 24 per cent.; undecided, 12 per cent. Seventy per cent of men, and only 59 per cent, of women were In favor. All States would give "Yes" votes of at least 60 per cent. Six months ago, a Gallup Poll found only, 51 per cent. "Yes." In 1947, a referendum on price control was defeated. Eight out of 70 of those who say they will vote Labor next Saturday, would vote "Yes" at a prices referendum. So would six out of 10 Liberal voters. Although Labor Is the only Party which promises another referendum on price control, a Gallup Poll three weeks ago said that 48 per cent, would vote Labor."}
{"id":246260369,"text":"12 May 1951 - POLL WAS RIGHT WITHIN 1 12 p.c. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 May 1951, page 5 POLL WAS RIGHT WITHIN li p.c. Latest election figures, as counting nears its end, show that the Gallup Foil achieved accuracy within 1.5 per cent, in its prediction that the . Liberal-Country Party should win the Federal election with 53 per cent, of the votes. The actual vote was "50.5 per cent, to the LCP. The rioll director, Mr Roy Morgan, said today that complete accuracy was impossible because 7 per cent, of the people Interviewed were still undecided a week before voting dav— when the poll was taken, Tn aririlH/ti, f r. nwnrii AflvAni n XU auuiwuu bU a I LCP victory, the poll was r'ght MM JSP that the ... . get a bigger propor--T-' the votes than it won at the 1949 election. , The LCP increase has proved to be .3 per cent. — 50.5 per cent, this time compared with 50.2 per cent, in 1949. The poll also correctly predicted that the Government would win a Senate majority by having six senators returned in Queensland. It also said that the Government would have a good chance of an extra senator in Western Australia, and there the LCP vote was only a fraction short of the necessary percentage."}
{"id":246260467,"text":"02 Jun 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 2 June 1951, page 2 [?] We Should Defend An Unarmed Japan Most Australians are prepared to help defend an unarmed Japan, the Gallup Poll finds. In February' the Gallup Poll /found that most Aus- tralians opposed japan Having an army again. Since then, there has been talk of allowing the Japanese limited defence — perhaps an army, but no navy or air force. Taking the inquiry a step further, the Gallup Poll has now put the question: If the peace treaty with Japan won't let Japan rearm, do you think America, England and Australia should, or should not. guarantee to defend Japan? 62 per cent, answered "We should," 24 per cent. "We should not," and 14 per cent, expressed no opinion. "We must not leave Japan open to others." and "For our own protection" are the usual reasons for favoring our defending i Japan, "You can't trust them," "They are not worth it" typify the attitude of the opposition. Issued by . Australian Public Opinion Polls. 392 Collins-st., Melbourne."}
{"id":246261517,"text":"12 Jun 1951 - British First Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 12 June 1951, page 7 British First A RECENT Gallup Poll 7- showed 'that Italians are the least-wanted class of non-Brltlsh migrants in this country. The average Australian has always been opposed to Italians, as migrants, yet officialdom . is encouraging bringing another 15,000 here. The shipping space and their living space nere could be better used for more British migrants and other desirable uypca. — R. JENKINS, Langridge Street, Abbotsford;' |"}
{"id":246262479,"text":"28 Jun 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS.... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 28 June 1951, page 5 [?] WeWanttoStay in Empire Australians ' are overwhelmingly in favor of our continuing to belong to the British Empire. In a recent Gallup Poll, 1,700 people were handed cards listing three international policies, and asked which they would like Australia to follow. 83 per cent, chose "Australia should continue to be a member of the British Commonwealth." .8 8 per cent, want us to leave the Commonwealth and become part of USA, 7 per cent, want us to become a separate nation, and 2 per cent, have no opinion. voters, as groups, gave similar answers. -Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 . Collins St., Melb. 1"}
{"id":246263106,"text":"16 Apr 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 16 April 1951, page 5 [?] GOVT. HAS GOOD SENATE CHANCE The Gallup Poll predicts that Liberal-CP has a good chance of getting six of the 10 Senate seats in Queensland, and a fair chance in Western Australia. In other States, the seats should be split five-all. This is disclosed today by analysis of the Gallup Poll's survey, taken four weeks before election day. This showed that the vote for the House of Representatives was likely to 'be Liberal-CP 52 per cent., Labor 47' per cent., and Independents 1 per cent. That would represent a swing of 2 per cent, to Liberal-CP. By States, the Gallup Poll fig-' ores for senate and House' of Representatives compare as follows with the last election:— - LIBERAL-CP VOTE 1949 Election Gallup Senate. Reps. 1951 p.c. / p.c. p.c. Q'ld .... 53 ' 57 59 W.A. .... 49 53 55 Tas 52 53 53 N.S.W. ... 52 48 51 Vic 49 50 50 S.A. . .... 46 49 49 Ausi. total 50 ' 50 52 It is estimated that 54.6 per cent. Is needed to win slx.of the 10 seats in any State. These Gallup Poll figures are based on only 1680 Interviews, spread:— NSW 530, Victoria 470, Queensland 240, SA 180, WA 140, and Tasmania 120, and no specific question was asked on Senate voting. There may,- of course, be some deviations as a result 'of ..the four weeks' campaigning since the survey, was made. It was made after Mr Chlfley gave the Labor policy but before Mr Menzies put the joint Hberal-CP policy. Responsibility for election comment In this Issue Is accepted by A. K. Thomas, Editor of The Herald, 44 Flinders St., Melbourne."}
{"id":246263325,"text":"07 Jun 1951 - CALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 7 June 1951, page 8 [?] £ Basic Wage Rise Has Got Us Nowhere Six out of 10 people say they are worse off financially than before the basic wage was raised by £1, the Gallup Poll states. The question put to 1700 people in tnis Ausiraua-wiae survey was: "Considering ootn prices and pour income, would you say you are better off, or , worse off, than yoil were six months ago?" Comparison, of course, was with the period before the £1 all-round Increase in wages and salaries. 60 per cent, said "I am worse off." 16 per cent. "Better oft," and 24 per cent. "No difference." The "worse off!' majority rises steadily with age, from 51 per cent, of those aged 21-29, to 66 per cent, of those over 60. People under 30, of course, would be most likely to gain by automatic Increments. Analysis according to occu- pations of breadwinners shows that retired and professional people, and semi-skilled workers, are most likely to have become worse off in the last six months. On the other hand, farm-owners and owners of small businesses are most likely to be better off than previously. Worse Better No off off diff. pc pc pc Pcifsioners, retired .75 9 16 Professional . . .68 14 18 Semi-skilled . 66 15 19 Skilled . ... 61 14 25 Unskilled . . . GO 16 21 White collar 56 20 24 Business executives 55 14 31 Owners small bus. 56 26 18 Farm owners . .51 26 23 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Rlelb."}
{"id":246263530,"text":"24 May 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 May 1951, page 8 [?] Public In Favor Of Continued Migration The Australian public is inclined to favor continuing immigration on the present scale. For every four people who think too many migrants are coming here, more than five think the flow should be maintained or perhaps incrpnspfl . The Gallup Poll asked 1700 people in all States: "Do you think the number of people coming to live in Australia is too great, too few or about right?" 41 per cent, answered "Too great." 33 per cent. "About right." 22 per cent. "Too few?'. And 4 per cent, were undecided. The 41 per cent, who think too many are coming comprises: 51 per cent, of the women and 31 per cent, of the men interviewed. 47 per cent, of the Labor voters (men and women) and 32 per cent, of the Liberal-C.P.' voters. Each person interviewed was handed a card listing seven non-British countries, and asked to say which nationalities they wanted as immigrants. Some named' more than one, with this result: Dutch, 77 per cent. Swedes, 73 per cent. French, 57 per cent. Germans, 51 per cent. Greeks, 41 per cent. Jugoslavs, 31 per cent. Italians, 26 per cent. Seven per cent, wanted none of them. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246264364,"text":"23 Apr 1951 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 23 April 1951, page 5 GALLUP POLL City Seats Unlikely To Swing Liberal members with marginal seats in the capital cities are likelv to set the same support in this elec-+iftvi r» r fhmr 4 vt 1 QA Ci VLKJil 0,0 U11V./J U1U AAA Al/AU> . This is revealed by a test Gallup Poll of electors In 15 of the weakest, Liberal city seats made two weeks before election day. Tlie method used was the "probability" one, as distinct from the "quota" system normally used in the Gallup polls. Figures were: — Labor. Liberal Ind. 1949 Election 45% 54% 1% Test Poll ,.44% 55% 1% Some difference between Gallup Poll ' figures and the election results must be expected, but a similar survey before the 1949 election proved remarkably accurate. 15 ELECTORATES . The 15 electorates covered by the test poll comprised two groups: , ' (1) . Won by Liberals with less than 55 per cent, in .1.04!) : — IUginbothain and Isaacs in Melbourne, Bowman a n d . Griffith in Brisbane, s St. George in Sydney, Kingston and Sturt in Adelaide, and Swan In Perth. (2) Won by Liberals with between 55-60 per cent, in 1949: — Hcnty in Melbourne, Lilley in Brisbane, Bennclong, Evans, Lowe and North Sydney in Sydney, and Denison in Hobart. Some of the eight seats in the "under 55 per cent" group may pass to Labor, but the poll indicates that there will be little over-all change, with gains probably offsetting losses. The survey was not extended to cover Labor's weak seats because an increase in the present Liberal-CP majority . in the House of Representatives would be of no consequence/ A . final Australia; - wide Gallup Poll on' election pros-; pects is now being conducted.: The counting will be com-plctcd in time for the find- .1 ings lo be published in The, Herald on Friday. 2"}
{"id":246264964,"text":"01 Jun 1951 - U.S. Polls Favor Military Aid Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 1 June 1951, page 2 U.S. Polls Favor Military A hi Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Thursday.— In a Gallup Pol! 65 per cent, of those questioned favored sending military aid to Spain, 26 per cent, were opposed and nine per cent, expressed no opinion. On sending military aid to Jugoslavia 54 per cent, were In -favor 31 per cent, against and 15 per cent, expressed no opinion. Forty-nine per cent, thought the Senate's MacArthur investigation was a good thing for America, 33 per cent, a poor thing and 18 per cent, had no opinion."}
{"id":246266061,"text":"16 Jun 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 16 June 1951, page 6 [?] Movies Are Less Popular In the past three years, the proportion of consistent picture-goers among adult Australians has declined from 5-in-10 to 4-in-10, according to the Gallup Poll. Repeating a survey made in May 1948, the Gallup Poll recently asked 1700 men and women in all States how many times they went to the pictures each month. It was found that the proportion who go at least once a month had declined from 60 per cent, to 41 per cent. In three years. MOVIE ATTENDANCES . 1948 1051 < p'.c. p.c. Never go 15 17 Go rarely ....'. 35 42 Once or twice a month . . 25 20 3 or 4 limes'! monthly .... 25 16 More often ... J 5 The 41 per cent, who now go at least once a month have an average monthly attendance of 218 times — 3.1' times for women and 2.4 times for men. The following' figures show that picture-going declines with increasing age: — Go Go Never regularly rarely go p.c. p.c. p.c. Aged 20-20 .64 28 8 Aged 30-39 43 46 11 Aged 40-49 . 43 42 15 Aged 50-59 . 29 49 22 Aged 60 and over . 17 45 38 Picture - goers (Including those who go only rarely) those who go more than once a week. Usual reasons for preferring British pictures were:— "More mature," "More true to life,' "Better .diction." American pictures are preferred because of "Better production," "Better : acting." "Brighter." Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Mclb. were asked whether they preferred British or American pictures. Answers show British pictures not quite so popular, but still first favorite. r1< ; PICTURES PREFERRED 1948 ' 1951 Prefer — p.c. p.c. British . 51 45 Arii?"lcnn . '.. 26 . 31 No . difference . '15 16 No opinion . . . ' . 8 8 British pictures are preferred by people who go only once or twice a month; American by"}
{"id":246266390,"text":"24 Apr 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS ... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 24 April 1951, page 5 [?] People Hazy On Exchange The Gallup Poll, in its pre-election pvobings, has turned up this fact — not much more than half the people have any views on the exchange rate. Interviewers first asked people whether they had considered whether the exchange rate between the Australian £ and the English £ should be altered. More than one-third of the men, and half the women, admitted they had never thought about It, Those who had given some consideration 1 to the subject were asked whether they wanted the rate altered or not. Those who said "Yes" were given another question: "What rate would you favor?" «-> M rmnup f/\\ ftsft IVIKAA questions gave this analysis: — 47 per cent! have not thought about the exchange" or are uncertain about it. 6 per cent, want the rate to stay as it is. 1. per cent, think the £A should be raised in value.Jfcut not as high as parity with sterling. 1 40 per cent, favor parity. If- any conclusion can be drawn where there is such public uncertainty, the figures indicate aseven- to-one vote -for "parity" as against . "no-change.""}
{"id":246266518,"text":"12 Apr 1951 - Gallup Poll Puts Govt. In Lead Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 12 April 1951, page 1 Gallup Poll Puts Govt In Lead more Votes than 1949 ... .. : Fou jr. ks before e leet ion _dqyr the port of ah even larger percentage of the electors than at the last Federal election, 16 months ago. This is disclosed today by a Gallup Poll which covered all States. It showed that 52 per cent, of electors would support the Liberal and Country Parties. This, however, might, not be sufficient to break, the Senate deadlock. Altogether 1680 people were interviewed— after Mr Chifley's policy speech for Labor, but before that of the Prime Minister, Mr Merizies. This is how they said they would vote:— Lib.-C.P 49 p.c. ' Labor 44 p.c. Independent 1 P-c. Undecided .. 6 p.c. Whether . the undecided six p.c. are divided either proportionately or as they voted In 1949; the result is the same. A slight swing to Liberal-C.P. is- shown, compared with the last Federal election. This Is how actual vote in 1949 compares with the recent Gallup Poll:— ' . " 1949 Gallup Election Poll , p.c. p.c, Lib.-C.P, ... SO 52 Labor .... 48 47 Independent 2 ,1 'PHE campaign may yet affect the vote materially. especially as the poll — taken four weeks before election day. — showed a considerable difference between the voting intentions of men and women, as indicated' by the following table:— Men Women p.c. p.c. Lib.-C.P. . . 51 47 Labor ... .42 45 Independent 1 1 Undecided . . 6 7 The poll did not Include a specific question about the Senate. Electoral officers estimate that. 54.55 per cent, of the total vote will be required to win six of the 10 Senate seats in any State. People were asked If they might change their minds before the election, and vote for another party. An analysis of the extent of possible last-minute switching, and its likely effect on the election result, will be published on . Saturday. More Surveys ''HE Gallup Poll will conduct two more surveys before the election. The next survey, confined to 15 marginal seats, will begin tomorrow. It will be . a small experimental survey. The result will be published In The . Herald three or rour days before the election. The final Gallup Poll on the election will be Australia-wide, similar to the one reported here. It will be conducted the week-end after next, and the result will be published in The Herald the day before the election."}
{"id":246267288,"text":"09 Jun 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 9 June 1951, page 5 [?] WE'RE NOJ A NATION OF SPORTSMEN Wc arc not a nation of sportsmen. Only 52 per cent, of Australians be-1 utnnn 91 n „ >1 9(1 «nn«>. play sport regularly according to an Australia-wide Gallup Poll. Participation in sport declines with' age in this way: 40 per cent, of those 30/39 play sport. 35 per cent, of those 40/49. 20 per cent, of those 50/59, and 12 per cent, of those 60 and over. Tennis is the most popular game. Here is the preference for major games: — Men Women p.c. p.c. Tennis . . .... 13 16 Golf 6 4 Cricket 8 — Bowls ...... 6 1 Football ...... 3 — Answers on. swimming, fishing, sailing, cycling and other sports, which are not actually "played," have been omitted. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246268188,"text":"14 Apr 1951 - ONE IN 11 MAY CHANGE MIND Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 14 April 1951, page 5 ONE IN 11 MAY CHANGE MIND One in every 11 electors may change his (or her) mind before polling day, April 28. But, the Gallup Poll points oiit today, any last-minute switches are likely to balance out.The The Gallup survey — .made four weeks before the election, after Mr Chifley's policy speech, but before Mr Menzies' — has reached this conclusion from analysis of what the potential "switchers" said when Interviewed. Those interviewed were asked whether they might change their minds before April 28. Of the 1680 questioned, nine in every 100 said "Yes." In the 1949 survey, only six in the 100 said they might switch. Half of the "could change" group had already said they would vote Labor, and the other half that they would vote against Labor. The Gallup Poll, therefore, has. no reason to change its prediction that the House of Representatives vote will be: Liberal-CP 52 p.c. Labor . . 47 p.e. Independents 1 p.c. More surveys will be conducted to catch last-minute trends — but if people change their minds in the last three days, Gallup won't be able to catch up with them., INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE for the Northern Territory, 68-year-old Mrs Jessie Litchfield is doing a 3000-mile tour of her electorate in a taxi, Mrs Litchfield can walk only with the aid of sticks, has seven children and 1 8 grandchildren."}
{"id":246268375,"text":"31 May 1951 - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 31 May 1951, page 5 [?] Italy's share in, migration ' IN a, recent Gallup Poll, Ita-i Ilans came last in answer to the question of what non-British people we wanted asi migrants to this country. ; Why is it then that so many 1 non - British . migrants are; Italians? , A mission will go lo Ttal.v soon to select a further 15,000 migrants. Could not their time ! be more wisely spent In going | to the Scandinavian countries? — K. GREENING , High Street. St. KUda."}
{"id":246269107,"text":"23 Jun 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS ... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 23 June 1951, page 6 [?] DAYLIGHT SAVING FAVORED If daylight saving is in-, troduced next summer, to save coal and electricity, six out of 10 people will be in favor of it, a survey of all States by the Gallup Poll shows. The question put to people was: "Regarding daylight saving, .would you favor, or oppose, putting the clock ahead Toy an hour next summer ?" 57 per cent, favor daylight saving; 35 per cent, oppose it; and 8 per cent', don't care. Men and women, as groups, gave almost the- same answers. Opposition comes chiefly from farm owners (31 per cent, in favor, 59 per cent, opposed and 10 per cent, no opinion) and farm hands (43 per cent, in favor, 50 per cent, opposed and 7 per cent, no opinion). The favor vote declines through the age groups from 69 per cent, of those in their twenties, down to 48 per cent, of those over 60. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion-Polls, 352 Collins Street,. Mclb."}
{"id":246269189,"text":"30 Apr 1951 - Gallup Poll Forecast Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 30 April 1951, page 3 Gallup Poll Forecast- The Gallup Poll, as In every election since 1943, correctly predicted which Party would win the Federal election. It also correctly predicted that Liberal-CP had a good chance of a Senate majority in Queensland. Mr Roy Morgan, director of the Australian Gallup Poll, said today that, it was much too early to tabulate accuracy in terms- of percentages. . A detailed /comparison between Gallup Poll figures and House of Representative votes would be published In a few days. Labor Premier Pledges Support HOBART. Monday. — An assurance of support by the Tas-manian Government, to give the .Federal Government more power to stabilise the enonomy of the country and place production on a footing to meet defence needs,. was given today by the Premier, Mr Cosgrove, today. -He , said that employers and workers would have to work harder and give up some of the 'things that could Be done without, if Australia was to secure, and maintain, peace in industry and boost production, , This would make Australia safe and really put some value back into the £1."}
{"id":246269348,"text":"27 Apr 1951 - How Party Voting Has Fluctuated Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 27 April 1951, page 3 How Party Voting Has Fluctuated How the parties' fortunes have fluctuated in the past six Federal elections up to the Gallup Poll prediction for tomorrow is shown in this table. Votes other than for the main parties .are not shown."}
{"id":246269398,"text":"27 Apr 1951 - GALLUP POLL PREDICTS LCP WIN Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 27 April 1951, page 1 GALLUVCl&LL PREDICTS LCP WIN Chance In Senate The Gallup Poll predicts that the Menzies-F adden Government will be retained in office at the general I election tomorrow with a good chance of gaining , a Senate majority, especially in Queensland. Its pre-polling day analysis released today shows that the trend from Labor revealed in the general election 17 months ago has in-creased slightly. « The latest Gallup Poll was taken last week-end. It gives these percentages of likely first preference votes, comnared with the 1949 general election: — ' 1951 1949 Gallup Election % % LIBERALtCOUNTRY PARTIES . . 52 50 LABOR .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 47 48 INDEPENDENT.. .. .. 1 2 On these figures the Government would be re- , elected for the House of Representatives. For the senate tne iore-cast Is less precise, because it must be based on votes State-by-State. . And the Gallup Poll's cross-section of 1700 interviews throughout Australia is not large enough to give close accuracy in each of the six States. But the director of Australian Public Opinion Polls, Mr Roy Morgan, said today that the State analysis could be taken as "best available guide" to the Senate result, rather than' a firm forecast. The interviewers did not distinguish between Senate and House in their question, which was: "Judging by how you feel now, which party are you likely to vote for on Saturday?" The answers, compared with the results of the last election, were: . . LIBERAL-CP VOTE Votel949 Gallup iiv 1 '/;> Senate'iKepsiNow ..,,.-7- - "p,c. p.c.'' p.e; : Q'Id. ;YV ;';'-53;,r" '7"""8'/'7 ., W.A. '...' ' 49 :. 53 56 Tas ; 52 . : 53 55 N.S.W. .. . . 52 48 52 Vic, .. .. .. 49 50 49 S.A. .. .. .. 46 ' 49 49 All Aust. .. 50 50 52 The Gallup' Poll, of course, gives people's, voting Intentions at the moment of asking (last week-end). .'The answers were: p.c. Intend to vote Lib.-CP . , 49 : Intend to vote Labor . . .. 43 Intend to vote Indcp 1 . That' left seven per cent, undecided/ Tomorrow's election depends on which way these, undecided folk make' up . their ' minds in the last week.- before the election. . The Waverers In making its forecast the Gallup Poll allotted the 7 p.c. waverers In the proportion of 4 to Labor and 3 to LCP. Tills was the way they said they had voted In the 1949 election, and is in line with the Poll's eight years' experience in Australia. Most of the small swing to Liberal-CP has , occurred in Labor's 33 strong seats, where it can have no effect. Nevertheless, the overall picture in the 32 marginal seats is slightly more favorable to LCP than it was at the 1949 election. LCP LCP vote to-1949 mor p.c. p.c. LABOR strongholds 15 seats 26 32 LABOR 2nd line .. .18 seats 38 43 LABOR marginal . . 14 seats 45 48 LCP marginal . .. . . ..18 seats. 52 53 LCP 2nd line . .. .. 21. seats 57 58 LCP strongholds .. .. . . 35 seats 64 65 . Position Static Comparison of the latest Gallup Poll figures with similar findings in recent months shows little change during the election campaign, or indeed, since December. Dec. Mar. Anl. 22 p.c. p.c. p.c. Lib.-CP .... 47 49 49 Labor . . . . 42 44 43 Independent 1 1 1 Undecided . . 10 6 7 At the end of March the Gallup Poll found a- (considerable difference between the voting intentions of men and women, but there Is now little difference. Men Women p.c. p.c. Lib.-CP .. .. .. 50 48 Labor- 43 42 Independent . . 1 1 Undecided . . ' 6 9 Hove Party Voting Has Fluctuated— Page 3. TIPS STOCK EXCHANGE After the Stock Exchange read the Gallup Poll prediction, shares, strong early, spurted higher, with a long list of substantial rises. WEATHER BUREAU A drizzling morning, imprcving as the day wears on is promised for the polling tomorrow. PM Sees No Sign Of Swing Back "I expect a maj'ority- In tlie Senate," the Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, said when he returned to' Melbourne this afternoon after an election tour of all Staes. He said there was a "wide and growing realisation" that a continuance of the deadlock at' Canberra would be fatal to really good and firm government, and that this would be shown in the Senate polling. Mr Menzies would not forecast individual' results, but said on the general position, there was no symptom of any swing against the Government. I "On the contrary, the deep division in the Labor Party on Communism will strengthen the 'overnment vote," he said. "It will, be surprising if this is not proved in Dr. Evatt's seat, Barton." Mr Menzies looked tired, but was cheerful when he landed at Essendon from Brisbane with his daughter, Heather, and personal staff.He He said the campaign had been relatively short, but "uncommonly strenuous." Meetings had been uniformly large, and "enthusiastic beyond anything in my experience.", Mr Menzies will tour his electorate, Kooyong, tomorrow, and 'vote at 10.30 a.m. in the Deepdene subdivision. ARRIVING: PRIME MINISTER/ Mr Menzies,. aiTiveil "back home"' today after' a 10,000-mile , r .election tour/ of ' the Commonwealth. . SIGNING: LABOR LEADER, Mr Chifley,; gets a smile from a little autograph hunter when he agrees to "sign please.""}
{"id":246271756,"text":"07 Apr 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS .... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 7 April 1951, page 2 [?] People Think Unions Hare Done Service Most Australians, whatever their politics, feel that trade unions have been a good thing for Australia. Asked for their views in a recent six-State Gallup Poll, 88 I per cent, of Labor voters, and j 78 per cent, of Lib.-C.P. voters, saia unions had been good for the country. Each person interviewed was also asked to name the best thing the trade unions had done, In. reply, 24 per cent, said, "Improved working conditions," 22 p.c. said "Improved wages," 11 p.c. said "Protected workers," and 10 p.c. said "Reduced hours."Asked Asked for their chief criticism of unions, 20 p.c. said "Led by Communists, 15 p.c. said "Too many strikes," 13 p.c. said "Dictatorial leaders; try to run everything," 9 p.c. said "Apathy of members: don't pull together," 14 p.c. had other criticisms, and 29 per cent, had no criticism at all. Issued bp Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":246272953,"text":"20 Jul 1943 - ALLIES' WAR TASK Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 20 July 1943, page 5 ALLIES' WAR TASK QIR, — I was amazed to read that1 a Gallup Poll was held in America to discover which country, in the ODinion of Americans, is doing most to win the war. A poll such as this can serve no other purpose than to undermine our strength by creating dissension among the United Nations. Apart from this aspect, the question is an absurd one. For instance, had Britain, when she was alone in the dark days of 1940-41, not clipped the wings of the Luftwaffe, Russia would have had to meet the full weight of the German war machine. Had either gone down under the murderous attack of the Bosche, could the other have survived? Meanwhile, China was giving of Its life's blood and pinning down a large part of the Japanese army. During this time America was a tower of strength to those, who were fighting in the cause of freedom by giving of her utmost in material and moral sup-nnrh TCanh nf f.hfi TTnihfiri NaHons is doing a grand job. — "ONE FOR ALL.""}
{"id":246274244,"text":"02 Jun 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 2 June 1943, page 4 XUSTMitLASPEAKS: No. 127 PERCENTAGE OF VOTERS WHO SWING ELECTIONS Six out of 10 people recently interviewed for the Australian Gallup Poll said that they always voted cither Labor or non-Labor at Commonwealth elections. The other four out of 10 annarcntlv hnlnntr tn the ranks of the swinging voters, so nearly'half of the electors may be swayed by party policies and speeches ; between now and election time. In May Australian Public Opinion Polls — the associate of 1 the British. American and Cana-dian Gallup Polls — conducted a nation-wide survey to disclose the 1 extent to which Labor and non-Lnbor (U.A.P.-C.P.) candidates can, or cannot, rely on the support ; of electors. A card on which five statements : were printed was .handed to each : person interviewed. They were asked to select the statement i closest to their usual attitude at , election time. The card read: 1. I always vote Labor if the man is right. 2. I may change from Labor, if another man Is exceptional. 3. Independent candidates arc my choice. 4. I may change from U.A.P. (or C.P.) if another man is exceptional. 5. I always vote U.A.P. (or C.P.) if the man is right. Answers, stated in terms of each 100 people interviewed, follow: Labor Supporters: Always . . 33 Usually " - 14 — 47 U.A.P.-C.P. Supporters: Always ............ 26 Usually . . .... .... 15 — 41 People preferring Inde-pendents 6 Those "Not interested in politics" 3 T. 100 seems:— (1) That Labor can rely on one elector in three, and that U.A.P.-CP. candidates can be sure of one elector in four; and (2) That success at elections depends on (a) the "loyalty" of the 14 or .15 p.c. who "usually" vote for either side; and on (b) the appeal made to the 12 p.c. who arc non-party or disinterested. .. Jfkher questioning disclosed that only a quarter of the 6 p.c. claim to prefer Independents actually voted for Independents at the 1940 Commonwealth election. The disinterested people were chiefly young women, and half of them could not remember how (nay had voted in 1940. Of the others, however, three out of five voted non-Labor. Therefore, it seems that victory —or defeat— in the 16 scats held nnly small majorities (Labor iSlES? PAP- flve- and C.P. two) depends chiefly on the 14 per cent, nte?n„fUSU1 ll3!,votc Labor." and the ?st similar proportion who usually" vote U.A.P. or C.P. „ In 1940, 10 per cent, of the usually U.A.P./C.P,". people1 — equivalent to one elector in 100— nv»t J? vnted Labor' while an almost similar proportion of "usually Labor ' people voted -U.A.P; or All those interviewed were vifaa?f 10w they would have 'f a Commonwealth eiectioiv had been held in May. Their anwws are now being anaimS «d the finding- will be published in. The Herald next Saturday."}
{"id":246274319,"text":"26 Jun 1943 - BRITISH ELECTION VOTE POINTER Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 June 1943, page 2 BRITISH ELECTION VOTE POINTER LONDON. moay. — The Uallup Poll, which inquired how British people would vote if a general i election were held tomorrow. I showed that 38 per cent, would vote Labor. 25 per cent,. Conservative. 9 Liberal. 3 Communist, 21 Commonwealth: 9 per cent, would divide their votes among other parties such as National Liberals: ill per cent, were undecided, and 3 per cent, wouldn't vote. It is remarked that these results represent . only civilian views, and it is possible, if the views of ! millions in the services could be : taken, the proportion might be j altered. ! While men and women were (almost equal in supporting Labor. 1 women slightly exceeded men in jsupport of the Conservatives. — The Herald Special Service."}
{"id":246274396,"text":"26 Jun 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 June 1943, page 4 [?] No. 134 GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF FREE MEDICAL SERVICE If a free medical service were established in Australia most people would want it organised and controlled by the Government, rather than by the doctors, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll. The pros nnd cons of n snlnrled medical service, under direct Government control, compared with a subsidised free medical service, conducted by the doctors themselves. have been widely discussed throughout Australia in recent months. To see what the public thought, about, the fundamental problem of ultimate control, the following question was included In the May survey of Australian Public Opinion Polls iThe Gallup Poll or Australia): — "If a nation-wide free medical service is established after the war, who should organise and control the scheme — the doctors or the Government?" Opinion in more than 200 communities throughout all States was "sampled" and this is the result, per hundred interviewed: — 57 favor Government control, i 30 prefer control by the doctors, I and j 13 were undecided. I Men nnd women are not in full agreement on this question. The "Government" vote was 62 p.c. ! from men. compnrcd with 51 p.c. 1 from women, while the vote for I "Doctors" was 27 p.c. from men and 33 p.c. from women. ! People's economic circumstances; jhad a marked influence on their i attitudes. Those in the lowest In-come group were three to one in I favor of Government control, and wage-earners in general were two ; to one of the same opinion. Among better-off people the vote for Gov-! eminent control was 51 to 36 fwith ' 13 in the 100 undecided) and for well-to-do people it was 45 to 40 j 'with 15 undecided). I Age had no influence on people's opinions, and all States voted in 'much the same way, except for Western Australia, where the vote was equally divided. | TYPICAL ATTITUDES ! Most comments by those in i favor of Government control are j summed up in the remark of a (housewife in Tully, Nth. Queens-j land: — I "The Government would work ; for the people's interests." On the other hand, there were . many who agreed with a soldier I pensioner in Hobart who said, "The doctors should know how to handle it; it's their job.""}
{"id":246275430,"text":"12 Jun 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 130 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 June 1943, page 4 130 MAJORITY NOW FAVORS COMPULSORY SAVING Public opinion, which last year was fifty-fifty on the question of compulsory saving, has suddenly swung in favor of it, an Australia-wide Gallup Poll taken in May shows. Seven weeks after increased tax deductions began, Australian Public Opinion Polls — the Gallup Poll of Australia — started Its fifth survey on opinion toward compulsory snving, using the question : — "Regarding war saving, would you favor ' or oppose, a compulsory saving plan?" Of each 100 people Interviewed In the nation-wide cross-section — Comparison of this finding with the four previous surveys shows a marked swing of opinion in favor of compulsory saving in the last year: — Compel Don't Unde-Saving compel elded p.c. p.c. p.c. ' 1941, Sept. 55 27 18 Dec. 51 3S 13 1912, June 44 4G 10 Oct. 48 47 5 1943, May 64 29 7 Differences in the wording of the to spare." question would not have affected the vote significantly. Last October, for example, the question was: — "Should war saving be voluntary or compulsory?" Political Significance Chief feature of the survey is the marked change in the attitude of Lnbor Party supporters. , Last. October they were 57 to 37 in opposition to compulsion, but that vote has now been reversed to: — Favor compulsory saving. 55 p.c.: oppose it, 36 p.c.; nnd undecided. 9 p.c. Among non-Labor people, the favorable vote has risen from 62 p.c. to 74 p.c. All major population groups — sex, age and economic status — gave votes In favor of compulsory saving. In all States there was a two to one favorable vote. Something For Future Analysis of comments shows that people were thinking of post-war reconstruction, as well as financing the war. A P.M.G. employe in Clifton Hill. Melbourne, said: — "There's a tendency to spend all you get.; it would provide something for the future." Others, however, were thinking only of the war and, like an AIF captain's wife in North Adelaide. . said, "We've got a job to do; nnd it requires money." - A resident of Dulwlch Hill, Sydney, expressed both attitudes in: — "It would mean equal sacrifice — and a nest egg after the war." Usunl reason for opposing compulsory saving is typified by the comment of a timber stacker in Mt. Gambler. S.A., who said: — "The average worker has little"}
{"id":246275905,"text":"02 Sep 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 2 September 1943, page 4 Australia speaks ? "No. 147 PUBLIC OPPOSED TO COMPULSORY UNIONISM Labor supporters arc about equally divided on (lie ! question of compulsory unionism, and eight out of 10 i U.A.P.-C.P. voters oppose it, a recent Gallup poll shows- More than 2009 people. In a re-. prcscntativc range ot occupations ; and circumstances, were interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls on the question: — "Should membership of trade unions he voluntary or compulsory?" Of each 100 people interviewed — 64 favored voluntary unionism, 26 favored compulsion, 5 were undecided, and 3 gave no answer. Men were two to one for voluntary unionism, and women were three to one of the same opinion. Of men and women who were Labor Party supporters. 47 p.c. favored voluntary unionism and 42 p.c. thought, it. should be compulsory; the other 11 p.c. had no opinion. More than 80 p.c. of the U.A.P.-C.P. voters said member- ship of trade unions should be voluntary. All States except, Queensland gave majorities of more than 60 p.c. for voluntary unionism. Even In Queensland there was a majority of 58 p.c. for "voluntary." compared With 35 p.c. "compulsory nnd 7 p.c. "no opinion." Changed Opinions Opposition to compulsory unionism has increased considerably since the same question was put. to a similar cross-section a year ago:— Year Aug.. Ago. 1913 Favor — p.c. p.c. Vol. unions .... 52 64 Compulsory unions . 36 26 No opinion .... 12 16 In all States opinion has turned in favor of voluntary unionism. In Victoria and N.S.W. the movement was 14 p.c. People opposed to compulsory unionism usually said something like, "Australia is a free country." The comment of a bus-driver In Abbotsford, Sydney. "All benefit. |so all should contribute." was a typical reason for supporting com-i pulsion."}
{"id":246277017,"text":"05 Jun 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 128 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 June 1943, page 4 AUSTRALIA SMAKSf No. 128 POLL SHOWS DRIFT FROM MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES Between now and the Federal" election, the major parties (A.L.P., U.A.P. and C.P.) will have a busy time regaining the support of "wanderers." according to an Australia-wide Gallup Poll taken in Mav. Support for the major parties is now evenly divided, so victory at the election will depend entirely on what happens and what is said in the next few months. Representative cross-sedtlons of electors in every electoral division of the Commonwealth were interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls during May and asked:— "If a Federal election were held today, which party wouid .von like to win?" Each person interviewed was handed a card, on which was printed thd names of eight parties —U.A.P,, Country. Labor. Communist. Douglas Credit, One Parliament. for Australia, Returned Servicemen, nnd Services and Citizens. Order on Ihe card was varied to minimise the effect of position. A selection was made by 82 out of each 100 people interviewed. Of those who made a selection: 38 p.c. would like Labor to win. 35 p.c. favor U.A.P. or C.P. 3 p.c. selected Communist, and 24 p.c. named other parlies. They were nlso asked how they had voted at. the last Commonwealth election In 1940. Of each 100 who had then voted Labor: RI> would like Labor to win again. 13 selected "One Parliament." 6 favor Communists. 4 would change to U.A.P.-C.P. 4 prefer Servicemen's. 3 favor Independents, and 1 is for Douglas Credit, Of each 100 who had voted U.A.P, or Country Party In 1040: 69 would like U.A.P.-C.P. to win again. t IB selected "One Parliament." 5 would change to Labor. 4 prefer Servicemen's, and 4 favor Independents. Where Support Lies Women are slightly more faithful to the three major parties (Labor, U.A.P. and C.P.) than are the men. One man In three snid he would like one of the minor parties to win. and one woman In four expressed the same opinion. Labor's greatest strength Is among the younger electors. Of people- under 30, 4G p.c. gave their first, preference for Labor, but, the proportion declined steadily to 33 p.c. among those over 60, U.A.P./C.F. support Is in the reverse order: 41 p.c. of those over CO, compared with 25 p.c. among people under 30. The drift from the major parties is strongest In New South Wales. Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania. In ench of which States about a third of those interviewed selected minor parties. In Victoria and South Australia minor parties were selected by only one person In five. Second Preferences Second preference voles were also recorded, and analysis of them discloses a remarkable balance between Labor and U.A.P.-C.P. forces. After distributing second preferences of those who gave first preferences to minor parties. It becomes apparent that:— (a) 61 p.c. of both , Labor and U.A.P.-C.P. voters (n 1040 have ' not changed sides; (b) 7 p.c. of both groups have changed sides, and (e) 12 p.c. of both groups would now give their first and second preferences to minor parties and Independents, or arc undecided."}
{"id":246278589,"text":"20 Aug 1943 - LATEST FEDERAL ELECTION NEWS AND COMMENT Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 20 August 1943, page 5 [?] Gallup Poll Shows i Trend Of Opinion Bv Roy Morgan. Director. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne At the election for the House of Representatives tomorrow, Labor is likely to receive 45 p.c. of the civilian first preference votes, U.A.P.-C.P. 38 p.c. and other candidates 17 p.c., according to a nation-wide Gallup survey. A week before the election, Australian Public Opinion Foljs— the Gallup Poll of Australia — began its fourth and final pre-election survey on the question: — "If a Federal election were held today, which party would you like to win In your district?" Of each 100 civilian voters Interviewed: —'45 '45 said they wanted Labor to win, 38 favored U.A.P./C.F,, and 17 selected minor tpartles or Independents. These answers, of course, reflect only first preferences, and In many electorates the secondary preferences will decide the issue. Thus, the percentages given do not give a definite indication of the division of scats. A comparison between these figures and the civilian primary vote will be published as soon as figures nre available. At the last Commonwealth election, in 1940, the first preference vote (excluding Hunter, where Labor is now unopposed) was:— Labor, 48 p.c.; U.A.P./C.P., 46 p.c.; and Independent, 6 p.c. In America, where there are 435 seats in the House of Represen- tatives, an average of 8 to 10 seats chango parties, as the result of each 1 p.c. change in the nationwide vote for the parties. In Australia, however, there are only 74 seats (excluding Northern Territory), and the relationship between votes and scats may not remain the same. To estimate the division of seats between the parties, it would be necessary to conduct a separate Gaillup survey of up to 2000 inter-vlciws in at least half of the electoral divisions. No Gallup Poll in any part of the world has attempted to do that. Preferential vetting (which docs not operate in UlS.) would be a great difficulty in Australia. Final Preferences Preference Votes cast at tomorrow's election will not be counted unless the leading candidate in a division Is short of an absolute majority. For this reason, and because both Labor and U.A.P.-C.P. are not contesting all divisions, there will be no way of ascertaining officially how the nation-wide House of Representatives vote (after excluding minor parties and Independents) divides between Labor and U.A.P.-O.P. . Interviewers for Australian Public Opinion Polls, however, put the following additional question to people wno said they wanted minor parties or Independents to twin in their districts: — "Of the three major parties, which would you prefer? Answers to this question are combined in the next table, with first preferences for major parties. (Figures are per 100 interviews: — 51 prefer Labor. 49 prefer U.A.F.-C.P. Size of Sample Findings of Austraiinn Public (Opinion Polls are based on between 2000 and 2300 interviews. (According to a statistical table, copyright by the President and Fellows of Harvard College, an un-tbiased random sample of that size 43 practically certain to be within .3 per cent, of correct. People interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls, of course, (are selected at random, but they are fitted into a pattern so as to 'be an accurate miniature of the (electoral population of Australia. Analysis of surveys in the last two bears indicates that the margin of error due to the size of the sample Is within I per cent. I A public opinion survey will not !bc accurate, no matter now many (opinions are collected, if the cross-Isection interviewed is not an ac-jcurate miniature of the whole (Voting population. In 1936 the Literary Digest took a sample of 2,376,523 cases in its survey on the Presidential election, but there was an error of 19 p.c. because of an upper-class bias in the cross-section. The American Gallup Poll has had an average error of about 3 p.c„ chiefly because of the difficulty of estimating the proportions in which various classes of people will actually bother to vote —in America, of course, voting is not compulsory. It seems that the estimated first preference vote can be significantly astray only: — 1. — If sentiment has changed in the last week. 2. — If a number of people vote ! informally, or simply mark their ballot papers 1, 2, 3, etc. 3. — If some people have failed to disclose their true voting intentions (very few people refuse to give their opinions on public questions when interviewed for i the Australian Gallup Poll, but some Australians, unlike ; Americans, think that the : "secrecy of the ballot" means that political affiliation should i not be discussed), or p.— If the cross-section has not . been altered sufficiently to pro-: wide for war-time changes in the population. If such a distortion does be-icomc apparent, the cross-section (of types of people interviewed bach survey for Australian Public Opinion Polls will be corrected (immediately. I Coinimmisis' Aims J TO THE EDITOR KJIR, — John T. Farmer's letter (The Herald. Aug. 19), attacks (Communists on the basis of qudt-Hng a newspaper report of a state-iment attributed to me. I never (mode that statement. I' have consistently campaigned for Communist policy, which is unity of the people and their organisations for a vigorous war effprt and post-war security — against those who put profits before patriotism. Communists believe this unity will be needed to presv.ent a post-war repetition of thei betrayals of the last war. I(t is not the Communists who use) force and violence. Experience shows that when the majority of 'the people express themselves democratically in favor of big social changes, the small groups of ; wealthy capitalists cannot be "persuaded" to accept the will of the" majority. Instead they organise violence against the people, attack the people's political parties and trade unions, and establish their Fascist State. That is what we are fighting against. - The issue of this election is simply the return of a government capable of rallying the people for the>war and pledged to a progressive? programme of post-war reconstruction—which Communistsbelieve believe means the return of the ChEtin Government strengthened hv 'Communist renresentfttlon in Parliament.- —MALCOLM GOOD, 88 Hope Street, South Yarra. t Responsibility for tho political < comment In this issue of The Herald Is accepted by Ralph fSlmmonds. 62 Flinders Street, j Melbourne."}
{"id":246279378,"text":"14 Jul 1943 - Next U.S. President Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 14 July 1943, page 4 Next U.S. President WOMEN, OLD MEN WILL DECIDE The Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Tuesday. — Women and old men will virtually pick the 1944 President, declares Dr. Gallup head of the Gallup Poll organisation, in an article in the magazine, Liberty. Judging by the 1942 Congressional elections, he adds, it will be a miracle if many of America's 11,000,000 servicemen file absentee votes. The absence of young men will hurt, the Democrats, says Dr. Gallup, ns they are consistently 60 per cent, for Roosevelt.. Moreover. Ihe women's vote is of grent importance. Move women voted thnn men last November, for the first time in the history of the United States, and the ratio of 53 women to 47 men is likely to be exceeded in the Presidential elections, as more men go Into the Army. President Roosevelt, stands to lose from a heavy women's vote, as women, like the elderly men. tend to be Republican. Their votes could be decisive In a close election. Tlie Democrats are supporting a move to lower the voting age to 18. The State of Georgia lias passed such a measure. If the move extended to other States, it would hritvrr nrlrllflnnul cnnnni't. In Mm Democrats. Therefore, the Republicans are opposing it. The big question mark for 1914 Is whether the 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 war workers who left their homes to work in other citirs will take the trouble to sign the necessary registration papers. A large number failed to do so in the November elections, which Dr. Gallup considers the chief reason flint the Democrats lost so heavily. Both the Democrnts and the. Labor lenders arc alive to the Importance of bringing the workers to the polls, nnd they arc already starting a campaign to inlluence them. Success means a certain victory for President. Roosevelt, ns 84 per cent, of t lie workers voted nnti-Willkle in 1910. The President of the United Mineworkers' Union (Mr John Lewis), however, is seeking to turn them against Roosevelt. He opposed the President in 1940. and now more than ever is determined to defont. him. The Deniorrah stand to lose the farm vote, which was only 42 per cent, favorahle in November, compared with sa per cent, in 1936. and 54 per cent in 1940. This steady decline k expected to be accelerated as i result, of President Roosevelt's tils, putcs with the Fnrin bloe. The nation now accepts ns a fact, (hat President Roosevelt will Seek a fourth term. Thomas Dewey, Wendell Will-kie and General MaeArthur, in (hat order, remain flic popular choices among the Republican rank and flic, but there is still no clear tndicnlion of the Party's choice. Dr. Gallup concludes that labor questions will be one of the decisive issues of the 1911 elections. The Republicans' dilemma Is to devise a programme, to tits-icipllne the unions without, alienating the Labor vote."}
{"id":246280148,"text":"17 Jul 1943 - WHO IS WINNING THE WAR? Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 July 1943, page 2 WHO IS WINNING THE WAR? NEW YORK, Friday. — In a Gallup Poll on which country it doing most to win the war, 35 Der cent, say the United Suit?, 32 p.c. Russia, 9 p.c. Britain and 4 p.c. China.— Heram special service."}
{"id":246280214,"text":"17 Jul 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS: No. 139 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 July 1943, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPfAKS I No. 139 CONTROL OF MINES DURING WAR, BUT NOT AFTER Public opinion is not in favor of permanent nationalisation of the coal industry, but a Gallup Poll just completed shows that two out of three people would approve : Government action to take over the mines as a wartime' measure. In April Australian Public Opinion | Polls— the Gallup Poll of Australia | — lountl that only half of a nation-wide cross-sect ion was prepared to place all the blame lor coal stoppages on the miners. To see if the public thought Government control of the mines would be a good wartime remedy, tills question was put to cross-sections of people in more than 200 districts throughout Australia, at the end of June: — "During the war, should the coal mines be operated by the Gorrriinieut — or should the owners be lefl in charge?" Australia-wide opinion, stated In terms of each 100 ireople Interviewed. Is: — BY GOVERNMENT (B&-. BY OWNERS 24% UNDECIDED 10% NO ANSWER 4% The voting Is exactly the same as In a similar survey taken bv the Australian Gallup Poll a year ago. Just after the British Government assumed full control of the coal mines for the duration of the war. Seven out of 10 Labor Party supporters and slightly more than half of the non-Labor people interviewed In the latest survey, favor Government control of coal1 mines In Australia in wartime. I A third of the non - Labor people and a sixth of the Labor i supporters think the owners should be left In charge. Posf-War Control To see whether people thought the mines should be taken over permanently, or only during the war. each person interviewed was also asked: — "After the war, ilu yuu think tlie coal mines should be owned and operated by the .Government — or by the present owners?" Of each 100 people interviewed: 4G favor the owners, 37 prefer nationalisation, 1.1 are undecided, and 4 did not answer. Among men the vote was: "Private ownership." 49 p.c.; "nationalise the coal mines," 41 p.c.; and "undecided," 10 p.c. A feature of the survey was tliut in the milling centres of N.S.W. — where people have an intimate knowledge of the problem — the vote was almost the same as the nation-wide findings. People's political affiliations and their opinions on nationalisation (or socialism i. of course, are related. but this table shows that Labor Parly supporters are by no means certain that Government ownership of coal mines is sound policy : — NATIONALISATION OF MINES? Non-I.abor Labor Voters People p.c. p.c. Favor private ownership after war ...... 33 61 Favor Govt, ownership ..40 26 No opinion 18 13"}
{"id":246281277,"text":"04 Sep 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 4 September 1943, page 8 [?] iNo. 148 OPINION UNCHANGED ON RACELESS SATURDAY Hone-racing in wartime is not so frowned upon by the public as it was a year ago, but the latest Gallup poll shows that the proportion of people in favor of racing every Saturday ha not increased. People' of all ages, both sexes and a full range of economic circumstances, throughout Australia were Interviewed for Australian Public Opinion Polls, and asked "How many faceless Saturdays. If any. do you think there khoul'd be, each month? Of each 100 people interviewed . ' 37 said -"race every.-Saturday. 9' favor 2 br 3 meetings a ' month,: : ' 17 favor only one meeting a : month;: ' 18 would abolish wartime racing. ahd " 18' answered "not - interested . tn racing." ' . ,-, _ Comparison with a similar nna-ing a year ago shows that the only Change "In public opinion is that hon- racing people .are 'now less tmen on aboUamng raging in wartime: —.Sept. .Sept. Aug - : 1942 1943 Race-- - p.c.r' p.c Every. Saturday .. ... 38 37 Occasionally v. . . , . . '25 ..26 jNot.atiU. - 32 18 Not Interested - '. . .- 5 . 19 -Among -men. there - are mm 4 p. hr favor of races every Saturday, compared with 40 pc. .or ,»e- strlctlon or abolition: the or.net 16 p.c are "not Interested." People of all ages gave appro!-' mately the same vote for having races every Saturday, out economic circumstances had a marked effect on people's opinions. Wage-earners . were more favorable to racing than better-off people . Among Labor Party supporters -the vole lor "races every Saturday" was 47 px.,' compared wtth 35 px. (or restriction or abolition. Non-Labor people held the opposite opinion— 30 p.c. for "every Saturday," 52 p.c. for restriction or abolition. . Analysis ol the .voting b> States sbows that support for racing every Saturday declined from .10 p.c tn N.8 W.. Victoria and Tasmania,, to 36 px. in Queensland and W.A , and to 30 p.c; In S.A Even ta thai State, however only 24 p.c favored total abolition of wartime racing The two most common attitudes are typlfled-by the, comments;-- . "Turn racing: effort ' .Into --war ci ort" '.(butcher. SL -Ktldaj. Vic.), and, ; , . "Racing 'pruvides' recreation and revenue for the . Government" (laborer, Latrobe, Tag.)."}
{"id":246281661,"text":"28 Aug 1943 - Gallup Poll Vote Test Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 28 August 1943, page 5 Gaiiup Poll" Vote Test The Gallup Toll has had its flrst test in Australia at the recent Federal Election. How did it fare? Its flhal estimate of the first, preference vote of civilians for the House ot Representatives was: — Labor, 45 p.c.; U.A.P.-C.P., 38 p.c.; Others, 17 p.c. 1 . The civilian vote at the election actually was: — Labor, 51 p.c.; U.A.P., 32 p.c.; Others, 17 p.c. In arriving at these percentages exactly similar methods were np-plied to the Gallup Poll replies and the actual election returns. Messrs Coles and Skeats. lor example, are included In the "Others" in both instances: Messrs Blackburn and Lang in Labor; and Mr Wilson In U.A.P.-C.P. The Gallup survey was taken a week before the election. It disclosed some swing to Labor, and correctly estimated the size of the "Others" vote. There was a difference, however, of 6 p.c. between the estimated and the Rctual votes, for the major parties. How did this difference arise? A separata count of the answers of men Interviewed In the Gallup survey gave the result:— Labor, 48 p.c.; U.A.P.-C.P., 35 p.c.; Others, 17 p.c. It represents a difference of only 3 p.c. compared with the actual civilians' vote at the election. II. seems, therefore, that many electors, particularly women, did not make up their minds to vote Labor until a few days before the election. The lesson is that if an election campaign is short, the Australian Gallup Poll must conduct Its final pre-election survey within two or three days of the election. Votes And Seats It is not generally recognised that R very small increase in first preference votes can cause a landslide. to any one party — particularly If support for other parties is split, by Independents. As the next table shows, Labor received only 3 p.c. more of the first preference votes of civilians, .vet. the party will now hold two-thirds of the scats In the. House of Representatives, compared with less than half before the election. (U.A.P.-C.P. received a third of the flrst preference votes, and the rest went to minor parties and Independents.) Labor's First Labor's Seats Prcf. Vote House of Reps. 1934 . . 44 p.c. 27 (37 p.c. or House) 1937 .. 46 p.c. 29 (39 ) 1940 .. 49 p.c. 36 (49 ) 1943 . 52 p.c. Est. 49 (66 „ „ „ ) Civilian vole only. Increased by 1 p.c. to include support in Hunter, where. Labor was unopposed; 1910 figure includes Hunter. Australian Public Opinion Polls arc always open to investigation. People m Melbourne can enquire at the Registered Of/ice, 352 Collins Street , Melbourne. People in other States can enquire in writing, or through friends in Melbourne,"}
{"id":246283506,"text":"01 Jun 1943 - Letters to the Editor Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 1 June 1943, page 7 rLeltersto.the 'Ed itorl ® SEX EDUCATION j Sm' — Thc On Hup Poll endorses a I plea for sex education, I have nlways been doubtful of overemphasising this trouble. General training in biology, which means all the functions of the body, including reproduction, seems to me the greatest omission in our odu-cntlonnl system. It imparts a iRcncrnl knowledge of human relationship and does in a better way what advocates "of sex education suggest. When children nsk awkwnrd questions they should be answered cither by their parents or qualified tcnchers and treated as a matter of course. If anyone will read my foreword to Plain Words, by W. J. Thomas, they will find the problem set out In simple form. Let me remind well-wishing people that the difficulties begin very early in life, from 14 onward, and that anything useful must be- gin early- -JAMES W. BARRETT i Melbourne)."}
{"id":246287045,"text":"19 Jun 1943 - Approval For V.D. Drive In Britain Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 June 1943, page 4 Approval For V.D. Drive In Britain The Herald Special Representative LONDON, Friday.— The latest Gallup Poll shows that, the British public overwhelmingly supports the national campaign now being waged against venereal disease. A representative section of the public was asked whether It approved of the campaign. Eighty-seven per cent, said yes; three per cent, no, and 10 per cent, no opinion. Asked "Is there anything more you think might be done against this disease?' about half answered no or expressed no opinion. Among the other half there were many and varied views and suggestions. Most were concerned that more should be done to impress the public" of the dangers of venereal disease by more Information, straight talks and films, etc. Others favored school campaigns for the teaching of sex hygiene. Another large section urged, regular medical examination for all, or at least compulsory notification of treatment. A few suggested licensed houses for prostitutes. About the same number favored pre-marital blood tests."}
{"id":246287048,"text":"19 Jun 1943 - U.S. SHARE IN POST-WAR POLICIES Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 June 1943, page 4 U.S. SHARE IN POST-WAR POLICIES The Herald Special Service NEW YORK, Friday.— According to Gallup polls, more than two-thirds of the public in every American Stale favors United States participation in world affairs after the war. The New England area is the most internationalist, with 81 per cent, in favor, and the east central area, comprising Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, the least, with 71 dcc cent, favorable. The Gallup evidence repudiates the view that the Middle West is predominantly isolationist. People desirous of returning to pre-war isolation constitutes a .small, although vocal minority. The most important factor determining an individual's attitude is education, not geography. Persons having some college education were most international minded, while those with a primary school rducation only least internationalist. Regional percentages in favor of intervention and isolation respectively are; New England, 81 and 9; Pacific Coast, 80 and 12: Mountain States. 79 and 11: West Central, 78 and 13; South. 70 and 11: Middle Atlantic. 70 and 15; East Central. 71 and 18."}
{"id":246287078,"text":"19 Jun 1943 - AUSTRALIA SPEAKS : No. 132 Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 June 1943, page 4 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS :, No. 132 ; PUBLIC HAS NO CLEAR ; POLICY ON BANKING Socialisation of banking is a policy which has as many opponents as adherents, according to an Australia-wide Gallup Poll. Two out of three Labor Party voters favor socialisation, but U.A.P./C.P. people oppose it in the same proportions. The question put to people in a | full range of circumstances in 200 ; centres in all capital cities, and , throughout the country was: ) "Do you favor private or Governmental ownership of the ! trading banks?" > It was explained that the qties-tion did not refer to savings banks, : and this is how the people voted. 1 Interviewers reported that there : was little interest in the question, ; which was one of nine on the r interview-form used in survey , conducted by Australian Public : Opinion Polls in May. Six of the findings have already been pub-1 fished In. The Herald, and the s others will appear next Wednesday and Saturday. Opinions Of Classes People's opinions seem to have been determined chiefly by their economic circumstances, but within each class there were considerable differences of opinion. Among artisans, for example, 28 per cent, favored, private banks, compared with 50 per cent, for Government banks: 22 per cent, did not express an opinion, either way. On the other hand, 32 per cent., of better-off people answered "Government," as against 54 per cent, who said "Private": 14 per cent, had no opinion. Three-quarters of those who did not express an opinion were women. Women with opinions, however, favored private and Government banks In almost exactly the same proportions as the men. The vote for Government-owned trading banks was highest in Victoria and N.S.W., but even in those States it reached only 44 per cgnt. The other four States were more favorable to private banks. Reasons For Opinions ' Most advocates of private banks said simply "Leave them alone," or "Private concerns nre more enterprising." . . . Typical comments favoring Government banks were: "The Government controls the country: it should control finance" (factory foreman, Adelaide!. and "Profits Should be used for the benefit of the people" I (school teacher, Newcastle). j UNDECIOED NO ANSWER"}
{"id":247289633,"text":"13 May 1948 - Divorce In Italy, Britain Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 13 May 1948, page 7 Divorce In Italy, Britain A law to permit divorce in Italy would be opposed by most people, according to the Italian Gallup Poll, which has found:— 53 per cent, of Italians against having a law for divorce. 16 per cent, in favor, and 31 per cent, without a definite opinion either way. At the same time the British Gallup Poll asked a nationwide cross-section of people If they would approve a law to permit divorce simply by agreement between the two parties. Only 27 per cent, of people Interviewed In UK said they favored divorce by mutual consent; 61 per cent, oppose It, and 12 per cent, are undecided."}
{"id":247291516,"text":"03 Apr 1948 - Communism Must Be Fought Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 3 April 1948, page 5 Communism Must Be Fought Say Most Australians More than eight out of every 10 people recently interviewed by the Gallup Poll say it is necessary to fight Communism in Australia. Suggestions on how to combat Communism were offered by more than half of the people interviewed. Interviewers opened the subject with: "There's a lot of discussion these days about the rights and wrongs of Communism. Do you think It's necessary, or not, to fight Communism in Australia?" Onlv 9 ner cent, of the oeoDle interviewed said, "It's unnecessary to fight Communism," and those who believed it is necessary were asked: What, in particular, do you suggest should he done to combat Communism? Suggestions came from more than half those Interviewed, and include: Ban the party 24 p.c. Deport Communists . . 12 p.c. Keep out of key positions in unions and Industry 7 p.c. Educate publio on evils of Communism .... 4 p.c. Other suggestions 11 p.c. Think It necessary to fight Communism, but can't suggest how 26 p.c. Total who think It necessary 84 p.o. Unnecessary to fight Communism 9 p.c. Undecided on question 7 p.o. The small minority who think it is not necessary to fight Communism comprise 13 per cent, of Labor voters and 3 per cent, of Liberal-Country supporters. Issued by Ausf. Publio Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melbourne. FAREWELL VISIT to the stables on board the Port Fairy at Victoria Dock today by Chief Officer J. P. Porter to say goodbye to the racehorse Wyne Well. The horse was one of six racehorses brought from England."}
{"id":247292088,"text":"22 May 1948 - Registration Of Reds Favored Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 May 1948, page 3 Registration i Of Reds | Favored i Herald Special Service NEW YORK. Friday. — In a Gnllup poll, 77 per cent, of Americans favor compulsory registration nf niamhei'v nf Mm flnm. muulst Party, 13 per cent, arc opposed and U per cent, have no opinion, Sixty-five per cent think Communists are lovnl to Russia. IB per cent, loyal to America and 19 per cent, have no oplnlnon. Sixty-live .per cent, favor a military alliance of America and Western Europe, 31 per rent,, arc opposed and M per rent, have 110 opinion. A Canadian Gallup poll shows Mint, only 48 per cent., of Canadians know who Einstein Is. only B3 per cent., know Mr Bcvln, 95 per cent, know Mr Truman. 97 per cent, the Canadian skating champion, Barbara Scott, 81 per cent, Mr Molotov, nnd 98 per cent, Mr Mackenzie King. I!ciliii Unions Split On Reds BERLIN, Friday.— One hundred and sixty members of the independent union opposition walked out of the conference of Berlin Trades Union Council, protesting that the Council was being made a political Instrument of the Commufilst Party. The breakaway group intend to hold their own conference in the American sector of Berlin. —AAP."}
{"id":247292172,"text":"22 May 1948 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 22 May 1948, page 5 GALLUP POLL Suspending Death Penalty Opposed Most Australians' look with disfavor on the vote of the British House of Commons suspending, for five, years, the death penalty for murder. The Australian Gallup Poll found out this by asking people what they thought of the decision. 53 .per cent, think It's a bad idea; 33 per cent, think it's worth trying, and 14 per cent, have no opinion. Separate counts of answers of men and women Interviewed show' men particularly strong In their opposition. Man Wnmnn p.c. p.c. Bad Idea .... 61 45 Good idea . . 32 35 No opinion 7 20 Suspending the death penalty is opposed by majorities In N.S.W., Victoria. Tasmania S.A. and W-A. In Queensland, opinion is divided. Llberal-C.P. voters, as a group, are strongly opposed to the Idea, and opinion among Labor supporters also tends to oppose it:— L!b.-C.P. Labor p.c p.c Bad idea 64 47 Good idea ... 26 30 No opinion . . 10 14 Last December the Gallup Poll asked Australians which should be the penalty for brutal murder — life Imprisonment or death® Answers were:— 67 per cent. "Death penally"; 24 per cent. "Life Imprisonment", and9 9 per cent, bad an opinion. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":247292377,"text":"07 Jul 1948 - Gallup For Truman Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 7 July 1948, page 5 Gallup For Truman NEW YORK. Tuesday.— In, a Gallup Poll, 67 per cent, of Democrats questioned favored Mr Truman as President. Twelve per cent, wanted Mr Marshall (Secretary of State), four per cent. Mr James Byrnes and tnree per cent. Mr James Farley. Five per cent, had no choice -and the remainder favored others."}
{"id":247292593,"text":"01 Jul 1948 - Bell-bottoms Are Still In Favor Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 1 July 1948, page 7 Bell-bottoms Are Still In Favor GALLUP POLL Should the going-ashore uniform of naval ratings include bell-bottoms or ordinary trousers? According to a recent Gallon Poll on that question, the trend of opinion favors bell-bottoms. When it was proposed to give Australian naval ratings a smart walklng-out uniform to supplement the traditional "round rig," the Gallup Poll resulted:— 48 per cent, favor bell-bottom trousers; 39 per cent, prefer ordinary trousers; and 13 per cent, have no opinion. Half the men interviewed prefer bell - bottoms, com- _ pared with 39 per cent, for or-dinary trousers, and 11 per cent, no opinion. Women, as a group, are about evenly divided. The romantic bell-bottom trousers are particularly favored by men and women aged under 40. "It's naval tradition," and "They look more like sailors," are the reasons behind the opinions of most of those who favor bell-bottoms. The only reason given by those who prefer ordinary trousers Is that they look smarter. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":247292773,"text":"11 May 1948 - DANES DON'T WANT TO GO Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 11 May 1948, page 8 idanes don't want to go "Home's best" in the opinion of most Danes, according to a recent Danish Gallup Poll. HPhr/MifrVi/Mif. Dnnmorlr the "Dansk Gallup In-stltut" asked: — If it were possible for you to emigrate, would you do so? Answers disclose 24 per rent, of Denmark's1 adult population would emigrate. Reasons for emigrating include: — Better possibilities in other countries. Conditions in Denmark disquieting Rnd unsettled. There's a war coming. Of every 21 who would emigrate — ' 9 would go to USA. 4 would go to Australia. 1 each to South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Argentina and Sweden. 4 to other countries, and 2 are undecided where they would like to go."}
{"id":247292840,"text":"10 May 1948 - KOREA RED BID TO SABOTAGE POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 10 May 1948, page 1 KOREA RED BID TO SABOTAGE POLL Australian- Associated Press SEOUL (Korea), Sunday. — More outbreaks of terrorist violence, and Communist-inspired attempts to sabotage tomorrow's election in Southern Korea by intimidation of election officials, were reported tonight. (Terrorists tonight threw _a _ Jjomb , .tat'/ the Rightist youth ' movement .: Building, only 300 yards from the j American military Govern-jment headquarters in the heart of Seoul, the capital. At Inchon, the port of Seoul, tne teiepnone exenange ana post office were set on lire by a girl using oil-soaked cotton The girl, a member oi the South Korean Labor' Party, a Communist organisation, was arrested The radio in Russian-occupied Northern Korea today told Lieut.-General John Hodge. American Commander In Southern Korea, "You had better get out of Korea, with vour clothes packed." ' The broadcast, which - was in the form of an open letter to General Hodge, advised him to abandon the attempt to hold a separate election, adding, "The movement to oppose the election is going full force." RED THREATS Reports late tomghl trom country districts SRid there was growing reluctance by election officials to carry out their dunes tomorrow because of intimidation. Many election committees have resigned and cannot be replaced. One official Korean report says 100 armed policemen have disappeared without leave South Korean police say they have seized Communist documents containing this order: "Cut telephone lines, strengthen attacks on towns, and threaten election officials and villagers Burn election booths late on Monday to destroy the ballots, or if booths are too heavily guarded cast blank ballots or vote for all candidates:""}
{"id":247294241,"text":"15 May 1948 - \"No\" Vote Growing On Price-Rent Referendum Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 May 1948, page 2 "No" Vote Growing On Price-Rent Referendum The referendum on prices and rents will be defeated by an overwhelming majority, judging by a nation-wide Gallup Poll conducted in the last fortnight. A fully' representative cross-section of men and women. In all States, was interviewed by the Gallup Poll's interviewers. People were . asked whether they, were likely to vote Yes or No at the referendum on prices and rents, on May . 29. Comparison of answers with earlier Gallup Polls on the same subject shows 'a sharp swing from Yes to No since last December:—; Yes No Undecided Sept. . . 46 41 13 Dec, ... 53 39 8 Feb. . . 48 44 8 Mar. . . 44 45 11 May ... 37 61 8 Men' and women, as groups, gave almost the same nnswers. Of Labor Party Supporters, 6 yuu VI, iu JJiHU LU VUWJ XUS, but 9 out of 10 Liberal and Country Party voters are No. Every State is' likely to vote "No," by majorities of about 60 per cent. In N.S.W., Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania, and of about 55 per cent., In SA. and WA. People Interviewed were asked whether they had received and read the official arguments "for" and "against" the referendum. 44 per cent h&d read the arguments. 33 per cent, had received the booklets but had not read them, and 23 per cent, had not received the booklets when Interviewed. Seven days beforo the referendum, the Gallup Poll will conduct another nation-wide survey on referendum prospects and the result will be published before voting day. By Boy Morgan, of Aust. Public Opinion PoUs, 352 Collins St., Metb."}
{"id":247295675,"text":"30 Apr 1948 - PEACE TALKS FAVORED Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 30 April 1948, page 1 PEACE TALKS FAVORED NEW YORK, Thursday.— In a Gallup Poll, 63 per cent, approved of the Idea of President Truman calling a meeting of heads of other nations, includ- ing Generalissimo Stalin, to discuss peace; 28 per cent, thought the idea poor, and 0 per cent, had no opinion. Thirty-nine per cent, of those favoring such a meeting think It would succeed; 35 per cent, consider that it would fail. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":247295916,"text":"08 Apr 1948 - BIG SUPPORT FOR U.S. TRAINING Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 8 April 1948, page 5 BIG SUPPORT FOR U.S. TRAINING Herald Special Service NEW YORK. Wednesday.— A Gallup Poll showed that 77 per cent, of the people favor universal military training. Sixteen per cent, nre opposed, and seven per cent, nave no opinion. Sixty-three per cent, favor filling gaps In the armed forces by conscription. Twenty-three per cent, are opposed. Seven per cent, qualified their views, and seven per cent, have no opinion."}
{"id":247295940,"text":"08 Apr 1948 - Uniform Tax Is Less Popular Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 8 April 1948, page 7 Uniform Tax Is Less Popular Uniform income tax has declined in popularity, and i taxpayers are now divided on the question of continuing it, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll. Introduced as a wartime uniform Income tax Is less measure, uniform tax Is now the policy of the Most State Premiers, however, want the States to have the right to raise their own Income tax, Instead of having to rely on Commonwealth grants. Surveying public opinion on the question for the third time, the Gallup Poll asked people: — Which do you favor — each State collecting its own income tax, or the Commonwealth collecting all income tax and paying fixed amounts to each State? People were also asked whether they were paying Income tax this year, and taxpayers (chiefly men) are divided on uniform tax: — 43 per cent, of taxpayers favor the Commonwealth collecting alb Income tax, 43 per cent, favor State income taxes, and 14 per cent, have no opinion. Opinion Changed This Is the Gallup Poll's third survey on uniform tax, but It Is the first time taxpayers have been separated. Therefore, to chart the trend of opinion, It Is necessary to compare the answers of all men, and this table shows fhat popular: — | 1045 1947 1948 Dec. Feb. Mar. Favor — pe pc pc One tax . . 65 . 55 45 State tax . 25 36 41 Undecided . . 10 9 14 Women's opinions were also recorded, and there Is a remarkable difference In their answers, compared with the men. Of women, 41 per cent, favor separate State Income taxes, but only 29 per cent. I favor uniform tax, the other 30 | per cent, having no opinion, j New South Wnles Is the only State where most people- want , uniform tax to continue. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Mclb. ARMFUL OF TROUBLE BOTH ARMS wore noodod by Cecily Baggot to hold this litter of mischievous kelpie puppies, owned by Mrs H. Byrne, of Hurstvillo, Sydnoy,"}
{"id":247296423,"text":"25 May 1948 - Liberal-C.P. Has Good Election Prospects Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 25 May 1948, page 5 Liberal-C.P. Has Good Election Prospects . Gallup Poll Finds Support for the Liberal and Country Parties among the electors has returned to the high level of 14 years ago, according to a nation-wide Gallup Poll this month. With the referendum impending, the Gallup Poll asked a fully representative cross-section of men and women:— If a Federal election were held today, which party ivould you probably vote tor? As usual in Gallup Polls, 2000 were interviewed in nearly 200 districts throughout all six States. 46 out of every 100 answered Liberal or Country Party. 42 said Labor. 2 sRid Independent, and 10 were undecided. In the following table a series of Gallup Polls on election prospects is compared (splitting the "undecided" people 50-50). It will be seen that one Labor voter in 10 has swung to Liberal-C.P. since the last Federal election, two years ago:— Lib. & C.P. Lab. Others p.c. p.c. p.c. 1946 election 44 53 3 Gallup Poll— 1947 July . 46 51 3 Nov. . 50 46 4 1948 Feb. . 50 46 4 May . 51 47 2 Election 'Prospects Assessment of prospects for the Federal election next year is complicated by the pending redistribution of seats and enlargement of Parliament. The following table, however, shows the Liberal and Country Parties in a position stronger than that of the Lyons Government in 1937, when it won 45 of the 74 seats:— FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib. & C.P. Labor Others Election p.c. p.c. p.c. 1934 . . 51 43 6 1937 . . 48 46 6 1940 . . 45 49 6 1943 . . 32 54 14 1946 . . 44 53 3 Gallup Poll — 1948, May 51 47 2 (By Roy Morgan, ol Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melbourne .)"}
{"id":247296554,"text":"17 Apr 1948 - Price, Rent Referendum! Away To Bad Start Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 April 1948, page 2 Price, Rent Referendum! Away To Bad Start I GALLUP POLL FINDS , Support for the referendum on prices and rents has declined considerably since the New Year, and a recent nation-wide Gallup Poll holds out little hope of a "Yes" majority. For the fourth time In six months, fully representative cross-sections of men and women, living In all six States, have been asked whether they are Ukoly to vote Tea or No on May 29. Opinions were collected by personal Interviews Just before Easter. One person in 10 Is still undecided. Those who have made up their minds are evenly divided. If more than half of the "undecided" can be swung into the "yes" camp, the referendum ,may still be carried. The fol-i lowing figures, however, hold jout little nqpe or success:— REFERENDUM PROSPECTS Tea No Undecided Sept... 46 u a Dec. . . 53 S3 8 Feb. . .48 44 8 Mar. . .44 45 U Opinion divides on political lines. Of Labor voters interviewed throughout Australia, 63 per cent, plan to vote Yes, 26 per cent. No,, and 12 per cent, are still undecided. Liberal and CP. voters are almost the opposite: Yes 25 per cent.. No 67 per cent., and Undecided 8 per cent. The States most likely to vote "Yes" are Victoria and Queensland. Opinion Is fifty-fifty in WA and SA. while "Noes" predominate in Tasmania and NSW. The Australian Gallup Poll will conduct two more surveys on referendum prospects, to be published next month before the referendum Is held. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 353 Colilns-sL, Melb,"}
{"id":247299837,"text":"06 Apr 1948 - Larger Parliament Not Popular Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 6 April 1948, page 5 Larger Parliament Not Ponnlar By means of the Gallup Poll, Australians have again demonstrated their opposition to the move to increase the number of members in the Federal Parliament. In February, the Federal Labor Caucus decided to enlarge Federal Parliament by Increasing the number of members In the House of Representatives by 47 to 121. and the number of Senators by 24 to BO. In the Gallup survey, taken In March, people In a full rnngo of occupations and political beliefs wore reminded that, m a few months, Federal Parliament Is expected to consider a proposal to Increase the number of members from 110 to 181. They wore then asked: — "Do you favor, or oppose, that Increase?" Comparison of answers to this question with those given to similar questions nsked by tho Gallup Poll .In July arid February show sustained opposition to enlarging Federal Parliament:— July, Feb., Itl-W 1048 Today p.c. p.c. p.c. Oppose more members . 75 08 81 Favor fnorease 12- 17 .11 Undecided . 13 15 8 Increasing the number of members is opposed by almost equal majorities of both Labor and Liberal-Country supporters, and opposition Is fairly uniform throughout nil occupational groups,Issued Issued by Aunt. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":247300270,"text":"31 Jul 1948 - DEWEY FAVORED FOR PRESIDENCY Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 31 July 1948, page 2 DEWEY FAVORED |FOR PRESIDENCY NEW YORK, Friday.— The 'first Gallup poll since the Presidential candidates were Isolected shows that 48 per cent. favor Dewey. 37 per cent. Tru-itnan and five per cent. Wallace, with 10 per cent, undecided. I Party platforms did not ln-jterest most voters, j The poll showed that 72 per cent, had not read the RepubJi-han platform and 61 the Democratic, part-readers totalling 21 jand 32 per cent, respectively Seven per cent, had read both completely. Eighty per cent, favored America staying in Berlin even if it meant war. Eleven per cent, favored withdrawing and nine had no ogtolon. — Herald Special Ser-"}
{"id":247300730,"text":"02 Jun 1948 - SATURDAY'S REFERENDUM TURNS SPOTLIGHT ON SOME -- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 2 June 1948, page 4 SATURDAY'S REFERENDUM TURNS SPOTLIGHT ON SOME — Wonders of the Gallup poll BY C. C. EAGER British fathers don't seem to inspire very enthusiastic paternal love in their children. % That is one of the queer findings by the world's public opinion polls, and it comes about in a queer way. I The actual figures show that 57 per cent, of the people questioned in Britain liked their fathers and mothers equally well, that 18 per cent, preferred their mothers, and only 7 per cent, their fathers. BUT the females completely disproved the old belief about girls preferring their fathers. More women preferred their mothers. This is not a very Important point of practical investigation, perhaps, but It is one of the carefully designed questions in a recent British Gallup Toll. The technique is pretty well standardised now in all the countries of Europe, and in America and Australia, where there are expert Gallup Polls that examine cross-sections of the people, and from them determine the attitude of the whole public on important questions. They do it mostly to within 3 per cent, of accuracy. The Australian Public Opinion Poll does it to 2 per cent., on the average. The technique that brings in questions about how people like their fathers Is this: — The experts design about 10 questions, so that each leads straight, and simply to the points being Investigated, without prejudicing the person being interviewed, or suggesting any Bias toward one reply or another. The first question or two is easy. It does not need much thinking. Easing Strain THE first question in a recent Australian Public Opinion poll, for Instance, was, "Is there any sport in particular you like to watch?" Then, when the person being Interviewed is at ease, there may be a personal and carefully drafted question or two which will demand some thought. Then come the hnrd ones, when the man or womnn being interviewed has got the hang of the thing There mny. of course, be quite a few hnrd ones, which need some solid thinking, but among them will always be the easy, personal ones which will take off the strain. And that is how interviewers came to be asking hundreds of people In Britain whether they preferred their fathers or their mothers. Another of the odd ones In a recent British Gallup Poll was whom people thought were the four most interesting persons in British history. Women chose the top five as: Churchill, Queen Victoria. Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth and Nelson Men's choice was: Churchill. Nelson. Cromwell, Shakespeare, and Gladstone. The official Interpretation of that poll was that the King who divorced and beheaded so many wivrs, still held a lot of appeal for women. U.S. Influence A SIGNIFICANT set of questions about the diplomatic conflict between the United States and Russia was put In France. People were asked whether they thought France should take sides. A third of them said "Yes." but 56 per cent, said "No." and 11 per cent, had no opinion. Those who said "Yes" were asked which side France should take. Twenty-three per cent, said the Americnn side, and 9 per cent, said Russia's. The French poll followed that UD with oties- tions to find out specifically how women affect political strengths. It found that the major parties had 50 per cent, of women, but the Communists' ranks contained only one-third of women. American influence In Europe w a s tested in another set of questions in and Italy. Sixty per cent, of the people in France and Britnin favored the Marshall Plan, under which America would lend the European countries big sums in dollars. Sixty-five per cent, favored It In Italy. Answers to a question why people thought the United States nnd proposed the Marshall Plnn were interesting. A quarter of the people of England and France thought the motive was humanitarian, to help Europe. In Italy. 35 per cent thought so. About n quarter of tne people of England and France thought Americn wanted markets, and wanted to bolster Europe to stave off depression. In Italy, only 17 per cent, thought that, Fourteen per cent. In Britain and France and 20 per cent, in Italy thought the motive was to stop Communism, and nbout one-tenth of the people In the three nations thought America's motive was to get more power, or to promote Imperialism.Polls Polls of Germans in the American and French zones in Germany showed little contrition. In the Frrnrh zone, 91 per cent, of Germans said it was not justifiable to speak of the colleetive guilt of the German people for the war. Two-thirds of the Germans In the American zone said, however, that they did not think the occupation of Germnny by foreign powers was a national humiliation. About one-third of them did. Fifty-five per cent, of them snld Hitler's National Socialism wns a good Idea, badly carried out-Only one-third of them said it was a bad lden. Another poll in the French zone asked the Germans which zone they would live in if they had the choice. Thirty-two per cent, said the American, 25 per rent, the French, 9 per cent, the British, and 3 per cent, the Russian. Twenty-one per cent, said It would not make any difference. The principal renson for preference for the American zone was "People are better off economically there."Germans Germans in the French zone were equally divided, however, whether they would go to a foreign country to live. If they had the chance. Forty-seven per cent, snld they would. Forty-seven per cent said they would not. Six per cent, gave no answer. Highly Praised RESULTS of the Australian Public Opinions Polls, published In The Herald and other leading Australian newspapers, appear in the oversea records, where they Rre praised for their accuracy. The polls here arc taken every six weeks by 200 Interviewers spread over the Commonwealth. Each asks 10 people 10 questions in the exact words set out in a form, In such a way that they invite no particular reply. That cross section of 2000 people Is worked out so thnt it represents an exact snmple of the spread of Income, population, sex, and even religion, and when the answers are put together and checked they show a complete miniature of the way Australia is thinking on any point. You, or anyone else, might be among the next 2000 Invited to give opinions. The Public Opinion Poll, which foreenst within 2 per cent, thr result of Saturday's referendum on prices and rents, has become an almost Infallible instrument for measuring the views of the people. The writer of this article tells how these nmnzlngly accurate assessments are made and recounts several Interesting Gnllup Poll results In other countries. Dr. Gnllup Sorting esrdi In an Australian Public Opinion Poll into .ing j 9 counting. They pass undor electric contacts to guide thom fl boxes. P"fn"}
{"id":247300800,"text":"02 Jun 1948 - Gallup Poll Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 2 June 1948, page 3 Gallup Poll Praised CANBERRA. Wednesday. — A Gallup Poll had accurately predicted the result of the Prices Referendum, Mr Anthony (CP, NSW), told the Prime Minister (Mr Chifiey) m the House of Representatives today. A Gallup Poll had also predicted that the Australian people, If allowed, would overwhelmingly reject the Commonwealth's bank nationalisation proposals, he said. The Prime Minister had stated that he would respect the opinion of the people on the prices issue, so would he pay the same attention to the opinion of the people on bank nationalisation? Mr Chifiey replied that the Government would respect the wishes of the people, as expressed in a referendum vote, but surely Parliament was not to be expected to pay attention to the findings of some unofficial outside organisation."}
{"id":247300842,"text":"19 Jun 1948 - 51 PER CENT. FAVOR FREE MEDICINE PLAN Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 June 1948, page 2 51 PER CENT; FAVOR FREE MEDICINE PLAN — Gallup Poll finds Public opinion' is unsettled about the Government's free medicine scheme — a bare majority < of 51 . per cent, in favor, 93 per cent, opposed, and 16 per cent. Undecided. ; The Gallup Poll ascertained" this ".state of the nation" at the end .'of MajCjiist, . before the free medicine scheme came into effect. , People- were asked whether they favored, or opposed, the Federal Governments plan to provide free medicine, to be paid for from Social Service Contributions. 51 per cent, favor free medicine, 33 per cent, oppose it, nnd 16 per. cent, are undecided. Analysis of these figures by sex shows the men's "favor" vote at 54 per cent. Women, however, have less confidence in the plan, their figures being: — Favor, 47 per cent.; Oppose, 33 per cent; Undecided, 20 per cent. Political Groups As; a group, Labor / voters strongly favor -the free' medi-ctne scheme. -but most' Liberal- CP voters are opposed:— Labor Lib.-CP voters, voters. _ p.c. ,p.c. plan . 70 28 Oppose "It ..17 54 Undecided . . 13 , 18 Many of those who favor the plan think it .will help people with large families and those on low Incomes. Others say that, as they must pay. taxes, they might as ' well have the benefit of free medicine, Of the minority who oppose the scheme, some say, "Ita not free, as we're taxed to pay for it." Another group fear the plan will . mean . increased taxes; Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352. Collins St., Melb. Ho'j a _gre.at.Panq — but '. Jio'i , not. groat . yet""}
{"id":247301025,"text":"26 Jun 1948 - In Favor Of Asiatic Wives Remaining Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 June 1948, page 2 In Favor Of Asiatic Wives Remaining — GALLUP POLL VOTE Asiatic women who marry Australians should be allowed to live in Australia, say six out of every ten people questioned on this matter by the - Gallup Poll. Recently, In Perth, WA. the Chinese wife of an Englishman and the Tonga-born wife of a British-born resident were classed as aliens and ordered to leave Australia. To And out the public's attitude toward that kind of deportation the Gallup Poll asked a "sample" of 3000 men and women throughout all States: — 7/ an Australian man marries an Asiatic woman, do you think she should, or should not, he allowed to live in Australia ? 63 per cent, say "die should be allowed to live here." 26 per cent, say "she should not," and 11 per cent, are undecided. Neither age, sex nor politics makes any appreciable difference to people's opinions on this UGfiUUUe Malay Deportation Case In an earlier survey on the deportation of aliens, the Gallup Pou asked whether the 14 Malay seamen who married Australian women should be allowed to remain here. On that occasion also, answers showed the sympathies of the public were with the aliens:— 57 per cent, said "Let them re-main here," 30 per cent, said K8eod them back to Malaya," and 13 per cent., were undecided. Next month the Gallup Poll will sound public opinion on the . "White. Australia Policy" as a . 1 general principle. iltaued by Ami Public Opinion J Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":247301308,"text":"17 Jul 1948 - GALLUP POLL Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 July 1948, page 5 GALLUP POLL Mo Depression Yet, Australians Believe most Australians are confident there will not be , a serious business depression (with consequent widespread unemployment) in this country for I at least another two years. ' In this recent Gallup Poll, more than 2000 people in a full range of occupations, both employers and employes, were asked: In your opinion, Is Australia likely to have a serious business depression, with a lot of unemployment, in the next two years? Answers show most people expect full employment to continue for at least another two years: — 65 per cent, say, "No depression In next 2 years." 20 per cent, say, "Depression within 2 years," and 15 per cent, are undecided. Neither age, occupation nor political affiliation make any significant difference to people's opinions on this question. , . . But After Two Years? People who do not expect a depression within another two years were also asked whether they thought there would be a depression in the next 10 years. Combining their "Yes" answers with those of people who think there will be a depression within two years shows Mn>f. Trinsh npnnlp aya nnt. nflH- mlstio regarding long-term economic conditions: — There will be a depression in 10 years say . 50 per cent. No depression within 10 years say .. 22 per cent. Can't say either way 28 per cent. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melbourne."}
{"id":247301558,"text":"08 May 1948 - Few Adults Play Sport Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 May 1948, page 2 Few Adults Play Sport Gallup Poll Finds Fewer than two out of five adults actually play sport, the Gallup Poll has found by a nation - wide survey covering people aged from 21 upwards. Answers given to the question, "Do you play any sport?" reveal:— , Sport Is played by 38 per cent, of the adult population. Tennis Is first favorite with uer cent. 01 tne people interviewed, three out of every five players being women. Golf Is In second place, being played by 5 per cent., comprising equal numbers of men and women. Men account for nearly all of the 10 per cent, of those over 21 who play cricket, bowls and football. DO YOU PLAY ANY SPORT? Total Men Women _ , p-c. p.c. p.c. Tennis ... 15 12 18 Golf .... 5 5 5 Cricket ... 4 8 — Bowls ... 3 6 Football . . 3 5 — Swimming .334 Other sports 5 6 5 Total player's 38 44 32 Don't play any sport ... 62 56 68 Of the total of 38 per cent, who play -some kind of sport, half (19 per cent, of all people interviewed) make sport their Sredominant week-end day-me activity. The others, while occasionally participating In sports, usually spend the week-end leisure In some other way, such as gardening or watching sport. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St., Mclb."}
{"id":247302197,"text":"17 May 1948 - Voters Will Give The Orders Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 17 May 1948, page 4 Voters Will Give The Orders A SWING of opinion in Australia, as revealed by the latest Gallup Poll, suggests that many of those people who had not decided six monuin they would vote in the prices referendum are now opposed to the plans of the Federal Government when It uses threats as an argument. The Federal president of the Liberal Party (Mr R. G. Casey) has recalled that these threats are not new. He points out that, In 1944, Mr Chlfley hinted that child endowment payments might he stopped If the people did not vote as the Government, wished In the referendum of that year. Now the suggestion Is that Federal subsidies might be withdrawn if power to control prices for all time Is not transferred to the central Government. These pressure tactics did not succeed In 1944 — and child endowment did not suffer in consequence. Nor is there any reason to suppose that price subsidies, paid out of the people's money, would si««+ nff Vf A mnnnln A 1 «<aaV nrJ UP ViUI> fit tt btiC ppupic Uli PUliVU their Federal Parliament to continue to legislate within Its existing powers.It It is not for any political leader to imply that he may penalise the community If an adverse vote Is given against one aspect .of his policy. His duty Is either to carry out the orders of the electorate, or to seek a new mandate at a general election. The subsidy payments, which now amount to about £40 million a year, have not depended in the past on permanent and far-reaching Federal controls over prices and rents. Some subsidies were being paid long before even temporary powers of price control were exercised by Canberra. Any suggestion that the future of these payments depends on the referendum Is false. Mr Casey suggests that the Idea is put forward because the Prime Minister has been In office so long that "he-is beginning to think he owns Australia.""}
{"id":247302325,"text":"03 Jul 1948 - U.S.'TOO SOFT' TO RUSSIA Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 3 July 1948, page 1 niiiiimiiniiiuiiiiimiiiiiiiiumnniiiiiiniiiniiiiifpiauiiiiipireiiiniiiinni U.S. 'TOO SOFT' TO RUSSIA NEW YORK, Friday. — oi people questioned In a Gallup Poll, 69 per cent, think America is too soft toward Russia, and six too tough: 14 per cent, think the policy is about right, and ll nave--no opinion. Forty-two per cent, favor a union of Protestant churches, 47 are opposed, and 11 have no opinion. — Herald Special Service."}
{"id":247304074,"text":"12 Jun 1948 - Many Labor Seats In Jeopardy Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 June 1948, page 5 Many Labor Seats In Jeopardy j GALLUP POLL FINDS If a Federal election had been held last month, nearly half of the 45 Labor members would probably have lost their seats, analysis of the latest Gallup Poll shows. As announced in The Herald recently, the Gallup Poll found In May that 46 per, cent, of the electors would now vote Liberal or Country, 42 per cent. Labor, and 2 per cent. Independent. The other 10 per cent, of the people are undecided. Dividing the undecided people equally, ft seems that Labor Party candidates would now receive only 47 per. cent, of the first preference votes, com- palltU Wltsil UO jJci tCUl'i itl> l/l J c last Federal election, and 46 per cent, in 1937, when the Lyons U.A.P. Government won. On those figures, there has' been a swing . of 6 per cent, against Labor in the last 18 months, and analysis discloses that the swing is nearer 10 per cent, in the seats that count — those in which Labor Party candidates won by majorities of not more than 60 per cent, in 1946. The 74 seats in the Federal House of Representatives are grouped in the following table according to how the Labor candidates fared in 1946. It will be seen:— Fourteen seats in Group 4 won by Labor in 1946 by small margins now look like certain Liberal-CP seats. Of another nine seats In Group 3 won by Labor with majorities of between 54 p.c. and 60 p.c. in 1946, most would probably now swing to Liberal-CP. Labor Vote 1. Labor strongholds (14 seats) p.c. Vote 1946 76 Gallup, May 75 2. Labor 61 p.c.-70 p.c., .1946 (12 seats) Vote, 1946 65 Gallup, May 54 3. Labor 54 p.c.-60 p.c., 1946 (9 seats) Vote, 1946 55 Gallup, May.. .. .... 45 4. Labor 50 p.c.-37 p.c., 1946 (14 seats) Vote, 1946 61 Gallup, May . . 42 5. Liberal-CP 50 p.c.-55 p.c (13 seats) voce, iaiB so Gallup, May 40 6. Liberal-CP, over 55 p.c., 1946 (16 seats) Vote, 1946 36 Gallup, May 29 Issued by Australian Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne."}
{"id":247305697,"text":"27 Jul 1948 - 'GWTW' Best Film, British Say Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 27 July 1948, page 1 'GWTW' Best Film, British Say LONDON, Monday.— A Gallup Poll here asked: "What Is the best film you have ever seen?" The most widely chosen. In order, and the most frequently mentioned were: "Gone With the Wind," "The Best Years of Our Lives," "Mrs Miniver," "Great. Expectations," "In Which We Serve," "Way to the Stars." One In 10 who were asked did not name a film, saying they hnri never been to a cinema.— Herald Special Service."}
{"id":247306077,"text":"07 Jun 1948 - LIBERAL-CP MERGER Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 7 June 1948, page 4 LIBERAL-CP MERGER IN an extremely quick-off-the-mark reaction to a Gallup Poll result oh Liberal-Country Party amalgamation, the Premier (Mr Hollway) has renewed overtures tor a complete merger of tne two groups. It is unlikely that the Country Party response will be so prompt. The Country Party is the smaller in numbers throughout the Commonwealth. and, while Mr Hollway Is apparently ready to concede equality in Cabinet representation, It is doubtful whether the rank and file of the Country Party will feel that an amalgamation could be achieved without depriving them of some of their strength. The approach to the problem should oe completely realistic. Both parties are in line in their oppositions to deadening socialisation and regimentation. Both are strongly in line in advocating a revival of enterprise and reward, and in upholding individual freedoms which are so endangered under the current dogma of controls. Both must continue to work in close harmony in the battle of the electorates if they are to avoid splitting their strengths and throwing away their opportunities. It is simply a question how this unity can be achieved in the most effective way: by forming a combined party, In which the Liberals would obviously outweigh Country Party representation. or by continuing to maintain two parties with increasingly close alliance in their electoral and Parliamentary associations. fThe The Gallup Poll figures show that 73 per cent, of Liberals and 71 per cent, of Country Party supporters are in favor of amalgamation. Those figures are impressive and provide an encouraging basis for a closer association between the two parties. But it is the people who do not believe In a straight-out merger plan whose views should be studied with particular care. If there is a substantial section of Country Party supporters who feel that their needs will be met most effectively by maintaining a! separate party which would I co-operate with the Liberal on' the broader Issues, there would not; seem to be any point in depriving them of that separate voice. Any move to do that even against the wish of a minority might lose more than would be gained by tightening the general electoral appeal in favor of one party. Results in South Australia where: the two parties have been merged! for many years are frequently, quoted as an example of whati could be achieved in other States.; It is true that the combined organisation in South Australia has! had a highly successful record in! State politics, but its record in! electing representatives for the! Federal Parliament has not been' conspicuously successful. On the results shown by the Gallup Poll, the way should certainly be open for further talks; between the two parties in Victoria. Despite Mr Hollway 's spontaneous response, it would be', a mistake to assume that complete amalgamation could be achieved; easily. There must necessarily be close consultation down through the ranks of the parties and through the electorates where the party line is fairly sharply divided. The real and pressing need is for common plans and common understanding in fighting the battles which have to be fought in the electorates if our liberties are to be sustained."}
{"id":247306281,"text":"24 Jun 1948 - Gallup [?] On Parliament Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 June 1948, page 7 /jS/lF'arliameV I A\\ 5 « J j&ife JJzm, ihSnNo Pension Six out of every 10 Australians interviewed recently by the Gallup Foil think members of Federal Parliament should not b< older than 65, the retirinf age m me Dusiness wunu In this nation-wide Gallu, survey, supporters of al. political parties were asked Would you favor or oppose an age limit for candidates for Federal Parliament?- ; Three out of every ten ; people interviewed opposed '. fixing an age limit. Others were asked what ag( they favored, and answer range from 60 to 65, which allowing for a further three-year term, means that Federa 'members would be "out" a 65. MAXIMUM AGE FOR „! FEDERAL CANDIDATES 13 per cent, soy 50 years. 24 per cent, say 60 years. 22 per cent, say 65 years.. 4 per cent, say 70 years. 30 per cent, oppose any a, limit, and 7 per cent, could not give t opinion. Labor voters and Libera' C.P. voters, as groups, gai similar answers. Parliamentary Pensions > Everyone Interviewed wi also asked: "If a member had to retire I 65, after being in Parliamd JOT 1U years, (u;ouia yuu. jiu y rt» a pension?" 54 per cent oppose «ny p4-sion. " 19 per cent, would pay un'ff £5 weekly. 10 per cent, say £5 weekly 4 per cent, say £6 weekly 4 per cent, say over £6, id 9 per cent, have no opinh. Issued by Aust. Public Opirm Polls, 352 Collins St., MelboUte"}
{"id":247307646,"text":"31 May 1948 - How Gallop Poll Worked Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Monday 31 May 1948, page 1 How Gallop Poll Worked The Gallup Poll's forecast that all ' States would vote No and that the "No" vote would be about 62 per cent, (pub- nsnea in ine neraia on Friday) was achieved by interviewing one elector In 2000. Analysis of the Gallup Poll's prediction, published In Page 2. tells how the various population groups voted."}
{"id":247495308,"text":"29 Jul 1941 - \"GALLUP POLL\" FOR AUSTRALIA Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), Tuesday 29 July 1941, page 2 "GALLUP POLL" FOR AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE, Monday. — A scheme similar to the American Gallup Poll will . be introduced in Australia next month, to carry out surveys of public opinion. The director of Australian Public Opinion Polls (Mr. Roy Morgan) 'said this today. He added that the scheme would strengthen Democracy by testing the will of the people on Important Issues"}
{"id":247501443,"text":"01 Jul 1941 - An ANGLE on SPORT Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), Tuesday 1 July 1941, page 10 Sport ) | THATCHER j . J A local Gallup poll would probably show that 75 per cent, of boxing enthusiasts expect Vic. Patrick to beat Tod Morgan at the Svdnev Sta- dium on Thursday night. When the first bout between the pair was mooted, erudite critics said Patrick was too young. Among the inner circle the suggestion was received with raucous roars of laughter. Patrick's case is similar to that of .Toe Louis. Some of the critics and former fight champions have been slow to acknowledge his greatness. Improvement Needed Morgan will have to improve vastly to beat the Newtown lad, but I don't incline to the theory that Patrick is a lay-down misere. Morgan tried to baffle and befuddle the youth in a glove blitzkrieg in their first scrap — and failed. Patrick outboxed and outslugged Morgan. I dislike making excuses for fighters, but I am convinced that Tod was not 100 per cent, fit in their first engage-' ment. A heavy cold proved a bigger handicap than he expected. Kutner's Tip I have seen a good deal of Morgan in the last, seven days. I sat alongside Ike Kutner at Dun-leavy's gymnasium while Morgan went fiat out with local southpaws. None was anxious to continue after the second round. Kutner there and then tipped Morgan to retain his title. "He's still a wizard," said Ike. Kutner makes few mistakes. He regarded Archie Moore as a "good thing" to beat Richards, and he trained Marty SImmonds when at "fives" against he downed Ron. Kutner was one of the few who supported Paul Demsky at "eights" against when he K.O.ki Adriano. Changed Views I came away from the Morgan display with a feeling that the veteran would win. Then I saw Patrick pin back the ears of several very competent ring-men in a display at McQuillan's. That work-out emphasised the hazard in making a selection. Now i regard it as anyone's fight. Morgan's New Flan Morgan told me he has a new plan. Maybe! Up and down the line of fighters the story is the same. They develop a style after they've been in the business for several years, and they stick to it, mainly because it has become instinctive with them. Not even the thought of defeat is sufficiently strong to jar It out of them. The case is similar to the golfer who changes his stance, grip, and swing. He practises faithfully along the new lines, but, under pressure, he invariably goes back to his old faults. To The Point Wrestler Joe Corbett leaves for U.S.A. by the first available boat. Tom Kirk is to train with Newtown tonight. He's badly needed. Bathurst winger. Miske, may qualify for Newtown. The Ryan brothers erred badly when they failed to take the opportunity of being coached bv "Boxer" Russell. Western Suburbs Table Tennis Association has challenged the Chinese Soccer team's indoor champions to a series. Leichhardt Stadium will be closed on Thursday night. South Sydney Club official, Perc, Home, who lost his father last week, is confined to his bed. Rumor has it that Ted Adams will be the new president of the Cricketers' Club. Good Service North Sydney District Cricket Club's assistant secretary. Jim Beuzeville. will not be available this season. Beuzeville has been with North; for 14 years. 10 of them as a committeeman. He scored 4156 runs for the club at ah average of 21.31. Best season was 1935-36. when he 1 1 0 ftff 1iR hnlle ntrolnef dington and 83 off 74 against Mosman. Carter On Referees H. ("Sammy") Carter, former Australian XI keeper was mildly amused when the fans roasted referee George Bishop at the Sports Ground recently. Carter believes that a Rugby League | referee should always nominate his I rul'ng. He argues that a captain is within his I right in asking why. but in no casej should question a decision. I I played cricket against Carter oni many occasions. Carter and Macartney never questioned a decision. Whenj they apDealed you knew you were prac- : tlcally doomed. Held Up Test1 Match Carter once held up a Test match In Melbourne until Umpire Curran had signalled a four. "What's th-e delay?" asked Curran. "I'm waiting for you to signal the scorers," replied Carter. Curran signalled, crediting four to the batsman. At the Interval Curran asked the reason of Carter's inquiry. "I was waiting for a 'byes' signal," said the 'keeper. "Then I would have appealed for lbw." Boxing Need ! The death of two boxers in the last! week as a result of injuries received! in the ring again draws attention to the need for a Boxing Commission. The licensing of boxers, stricter medl- 1 cal supervision, and the elimination of some of the dead-beat trainers arc longi overdue."}
{"id":247634203,"text":"29 Jul 1945 - WHAT WOMEN LIKE ABOUT MEN Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), Sunday 29 July 1945, page 1 [?] By NOELLE TAYLOR FROM weeks of inten-sive research and unofficial Gallup polls among femin-ine friends, I have concluded that there are cer-tain essentials in the things Women Like About Men. Here they are, summarised under 10 headings. How do you measure up to these 10 points? Good Manners Good manners should never be very obvious. But a surety of manner in her escort is as important to a woman as a new dress, or a new hairdo. It means that her evening will : pass gracefully. All the little attentions will be there without her having to worry. Have you ever realised the trickiness of getting out of a taxi in a long dinner dress? Good manners are a tribute — they make a woman feel that she is - something . very precious and important. The more subtle the manners, the more subtle the compliment. A man can make a woman feel like Cleopatra, and whoopee! who doesn't want to feel like Mark Antony! A Good Manner This is a bit different from good manners. A man may stand up, sit down, take off his hat, all at the right moments, but still not have a good manner. The one with the right manner knows how to manage your grandmother, the dog, and your kid brother. He says the right things to each. Don't mistake me, a very shy man can have a charming manner. It's rather sweet to hear, "Gee, you look nice tonight," coming from layers and layers of shyness and subconsciousness. He doesn't have to dash forward with continental gallantry and say, "Ah. but you are lofly tonight" — smack, smack of the hand. Good Memory Essential for the right things. If he remembers your birthday, good. If he remembers a tune you like, better still. If he remembers to send you flowers, best of all. There is always something very, touch ing about the fact that a man bothers to wire down from a jungle and order you a box of flowers, though perhaps he didn't choose the roses, the carna tions, the white, scented lilies. But there they are — as personal as anything could be. I knew a man who sent his new wife flowers or each month's anniversary of their wedding. Nothing made me want to snitch him from her more. Good Looks Don't be alarmed. How many times have you heard the expression: "He's nice in an UGLY sort of way"? That means he's virile and masculine-looking, which is the im portant - thing. He doesn't wear his hair long. He probably has a grown-up, rugged face, decorated by little boy ears that stick out at right angles. You can see she loves him for those ears. Or, maybe, he has a flattened nose that makes him tough-looking. It doesn't matter if a man's tall, short, dark, fair, ugly, or handsome, as long as he has a look as if he could race across the desert, in a couple of Libyan campaigns, and hasn't white, flabby legs, he'll do. Don't worry. We girls have an eye for legs (even when we're only pulling them). Good Appearance That means nice teeth and nice hands. And a dear little white, fresh collar round that ugly, big neck of yours. That fresh-from-the-cleaner look is very important. Good Sportsmanship So much a virtue of Australian men, it doesn't need expounding. . Good Mind He hasn't got to be bookish. But women don't like dumb men any more than you like dumb women. An Australian man doesn't take you out merely because you're his dame, and that's that, you're there to be .pretty all the evening. You're his cobber, too, and expected to be interested in the things he's interested in. The average man of today has been abroad campaigning — broadened by ex perience, he has a richer mind. The important thing is that a man with a mind doesn't bore you. Women don't like a specialist who specialises all evening. If he's a genius that's different. You're going to be chiefly there to cook breakfast. Sense Of Humor You should laugh at the same things. Don't dine with — or .marry — a shaggy dog expert if you don't like shaggy dog stories. It'll be a shaggy dog's life. People are very touchy about their sense of humor. They're hurt if you don't think the joke is funny; you're hurt and can feel inferior if you don't see the point. Good Mixer Both with company and drinks. We could have easily put this in with (2), but we wanted to make ten points. Good Heart Which is most important of all. It means you like a man because he's sincere, and given a good working average of the other virtues, he'll pro bably get nearest the ideal. If you look pretty, he tells you. But if you look lousy, and have worked hard all day and have carbon on your nose when you meet him, he'll still say "Good old kid" or "I like you that way," and that sort of bloke probably does. He likes the real you. And you like to feel the good heart is there even when you're not prettied up. If you fall down, the stairs at the Australia with him, he will laugh, kiss you better, and say it was the best moment of the evening. (I know) /l/MSS, GERALDINE t&wl LANCASTER, pro-0 m S prietress of Lan-$ y H caster's Cafe, held in contempt people who complained of wartime manpower difficulties. Miss Lancaster's cafe ran, as ever, on oiled wheels, for the simple reason that she had never employed any waitresses other than herself. She did the cooking, served only one meal — lunch — and it was an unwritten law that customers stacked their dishes neatly oh the table when they had finished the meal. There were, in fact, a number of unwritten laws at Lancaster's. The customers obeyed them. Miss Lancaster, indeed, brooked no nonsense. Ash was never allowed on saucers, or anywhere other than ash-trays. Voices could be raised to a reasonable male pitch, but not beyond. There was a choice of two main dishes only. These varied within limits, but no one ever dared to ask for what was not on the menu. You may wonder why the customers put up with all this. Miss Lancaster was, of course, a superb cook. A tall woman with a horsey face, a refined accent, uncompromisingly-dressed grey hair, and very fine, large, white teeth which she almost never showed, she had acquired Lancaster's 15 years before. Then, at the age of 40, she had revolted from teaching, and had put her savings into the cafe, where she indulged her one real passion— cooking. Miss Lancaster had seen enough of females in 20 years of teaching at St. Angela's Boarding School for Girls. She resolved to employ no waitresses and to discourage women patrons. She saw no reason why the firm discipline that had worked with recalcitrant young ladies at St. Angela's should not work with male diners. It did. Occasionally lone women or pairs strayed into .Lancaster's. They never came again. And the men never brought their wives. The clerks, accountants, and managers who patronised the cafe did not care to let their wives see how the proprietress bullied them. The steak and kidney pie that she cooked was better than anyone's mother ever made. When she served a joint she knew which customers liked it underdone, and how much underdone. When they first came they stated their preference. The subject was not mentioned again. This was unfortunate in the case of timid little Mr. Wilfrid Watkins, elderly bachelor, who was so cowed by the Lancaster tradition when first brought there by his boss that he said "underdone" by mistake.- In the ensuing ten years he gradually acquired a taste for underdone beef, to the great surprise of his elderly maiden sister. IF mustard or sauce were not on the tables no one asked for them. When any item was in short supply, Miss Lancaster provided it as long as was possible. When it disappeared nobody mentioned the matter. If you were just a youngish clerk, you stayed no longer than it took you to eat your lunch. If you were of some standing in the city and had eaten at Lancaster's for more than a year, ydh could stay from half an hour to 40 minutes. Mr. Wetherby Frost, bank manager, who had come on the first day and ordered steak and kidney pie and curry alternately for the next 15 years, was allowed to stay an hour if he wished. Naturally, new customers came to the cafe at times. They were brought in by others, or wandered in alone. If Miss Lancaster approved of them they became regulars. It was alone, and by accident, one memorable Monday that Mr. Thomas Roper strayed into this well-regimented eating-house. Mr. Roper, down from his sheep station Back o' Bourke, wearing a fat-cattle hat and an ill-fitting navy blue suit on his powerful, though elderly, frame, looked like a collie dog among a crowd of neat fox-terriers. He sat down at a table alone. "Young man," said Miss Lancaster coldly as she swept by with Mr. Wetherby Frost's order, "that is Mr. Wilfrid Watkins' seat. Will you kindly sit heah?" And she indicated a chair at a table occupied by three minor clerks from the corner bank. "I ain't used to being ordered round, miss," said Mr. Roper in a loud, clear . voice. Then, sulkily, he dragged his six-foot-three length to his feet. "Have it yer own way." And he shifted. Mr. Wilfrid Watkins, coming in at this moment, was horrified, disappointed, and relieved in one breath. Mr. Watkins cherished an unproclaimed passion for Miss Lancaster. He would have liked to please her by putting this uncouth stranger in his place. But the stranger was very, very large. By the time Mr. Roper had settled himself an uneasy, expectant hush had fallen on the cafe. Mr. Roper waited some time. New customers came last at Lancaster's. When Miss Lancaster, finally, and with some distaste, held the menu in front of him he said: "I'd like cold corn beef." "Can't you read, young man?" asked Miss Lancaster. "My good girl," said Mr. Roper (and Mr. Wetherby Frost swallowed whole a two-inch cube of cheese, giving himself indigestion for the first afternoon in 15 years), "I'm not a young man. I can read all right. I said corn beef. If you 'aven't any, I'll 'ave some of this damned mutton that they sell you for lamb, ' though I've been killing and cooking me own mutton for 25 years, but see that you bring plenty of chutney."' A flush spread over Miss Lancaster's neck. "You may have," she said icily, "roast lamb if you control your language. No chutney. I reserve my chutney for days when I serve curry." She turned on her heel. Mr. Wetherby Frost swallowed his coffee. Mr. Wilfrid Watkins toyed uneasily with his apple pie. Several customers hurriedly finished and left. So did Mr. Wetherby Frost. Miss Lancaster had long since insisted on correct change, so they left their money on the cash register. Mr. Wilfrid Watkins and a few stragglers stared, in shocked immobility, as Miss Lancaster returned with the order. Mr. Roper looked at his plate. "Madame," be boomed, "you're a fine figure of a woman, and it certainly looks as if you can cook, but when I : say I want chutney I WANT chutney." | And then Miss Lancaster did an aston-; ishing thing. She walked back to the 5 kitchen, brought a bottle of Chutney, I and returned to the kitchen without a wuru. /">HAKEN to his meagre founda- -. tions, Mr. Wilfrid Watkins sat kJ frozen a few minutes, watching Mr. Roper's obvious enjoyment of his food. Then he rose, took a few steps towards the kitchen, changed his. mind, and left the cafev The time passed. Mr. Roper banged . on the table. At this the three minor clerks, the only remaining customers, , fled. There was no response. Finally Mr. Roper rose, flung a ten-shilling note on the cash register, and departed. I ? The next day, to the astonishment of the street, Lancasters was closed for ; the first |me in 15 years. There was =, unease in the offices from which Miss 1' Lancaster's clientele was drawn. Many i an office boy cowered from the barking e of bosses who lunched on sandwiches. I But on Wednesday, there was the door opened, the tables set. The regulars were all served, when Miss Lancaster suddenly struck a fork on a tray with two peremptory notes. Everyone stopped eating. Mr. Watkins dropped his knife. "Gentlemen," she said. "Next week this cafe will pass into new hands. I sold the business yesterday." She paused and looked at them severely. "Gentlemen, for 15 years I have conducted this business, I believe, to your satisfaction. In that time no untoward incident has ever occurred. I might say that you have all behaved as well as the pupils I taught for 20 years before . I came here. "In 15 years no one has used bad language in this cafe. Not until Monday. Nor has anyone every addressed me familiarly or so far forgotten himself as to call me "a fine figure of a worhan." One of the minor clerks coughed. Mr. Wetherby Frost turne"d a frozen stare on him. "I did not notice," continued Miss Lancaster, "anyone taking any action on my behalf on Monday." Mr. Wilfrid Watkins shifted uncomfortably in his chair. "So, gentlemen, I feel that, when I can no longer conduct this cafe on ie lines I approve, it is time I retired. Furthermore, I 'feel I can no longer cope with life in the city. On Monday night a customer followed me to my home——" Miss Lancaster's eye strayed to the door. Mr. Thomas Roper strode in. "Gentlemen," concluded Miss Lancaster, showing her large white teeth in a smile for the first time in 15 years, "there comes a time when it is very nice to feel one can no longer cope. May I introduce my future husband?""}
{"id":247716147,"text":"15 Jan 1949 - Prices Are Going Still Higher, Public Believes Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 15 January 1949, page 2 Prices Are Going Still Higher, Public Believes Most Australians believe still higher, prices for food and clothing are inevitable, and the latest Gallup Poll shows that only one person in 1 0 is optimistic . enough to expect the cost of living to fall in tho next few months. Why must prices go higher? . "Controls lifted, subsidies gone, shorter hours jand'. higher wages/' reasons : givpn by a carrier, of Oakleigh. Vtt, sum up Australia-wide opinion/ ) Few think those factors will ! be offset by increased produc-'tion, or exhausted purchasing power. i The average pefson, of course. -is not trained to interpret economic trends, but tbe I public is fairly unanimous about what ls going to bap-,pen to the prices of things we use. I In the survey, men and women living in all'" parts '' of Australia were personally interviewed by trained interviewers, and askdd:— Do you expect prices 0 food 'and clothing month a : time . ?0 N higher, Unoer or. WW? the same as now? : 69 per cent, expected prtW, to |0 10hper"ent, thought prices will be lower; ....... 16 per cent, said "About tbe same"; and , . 5 per cent had no opinion. All major population groups —sex. age and occupation -— agreed on. the ot prices. Opinion in U.S., Canada - Recent American and Canadian Gallup ' Polls on- similar questions snow more optimism about the cost of -living. In both countries. ' most people think, prices will either fall or remain stable this year:— Aust. U.S. Can. p.c. p.c. p.c. Higher . . 69 16 go Lower . - 10 33 34 Same . 1G 39 , ZG No opinion 5 10. 1Q .The rising treud of prices in 1947 was correctly anticipated by the Canadian public. At intervals,. the Canadian Gallup Poll found seven out of 10 people expecting prices to go higher, and subsequent movements in the price index proved them correct. If tho public is still guessing correctly. Australia ls in for a Mtlod .of, rising prices, while the American cost- of Uving is going down. Issued by Aust. pubflo Opinion Polls. 35S Collins Street, Slelb."}
{"id":247717069,"text":"23 Feb 1949 - CLOSE ELECTION AHEAD: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 23 February 1949, page 9 >"' "'7-\\ CLOSE ELECTION 1 ' AHEAD : GALLUP POLL FINDING We are In for a elate Federal election this year, like the one in 1940, judging by an Australia-wide Gallup Poll just completed. Immediately It became known tnat more tax outs were coming, interviewers for the Gallup Poll began asking people: If there are three candidates in your district at the next Federal election —one Labor, one Liberal and one Country Party— which is likely to receive your vote? 49 per cent said Labor; 38 per cent, said Liberal; 10 per cent said C4>tultry Party; and 5 per cent, made no selection, Leaving out the Indecisive 5 per cent., and assuming that independents again receive 3 per cent, (as In 1946), the abovt figures may be re-stated as:— 50 per cent, for Labor, 47 per cent, for Llberal-CF, and 3 per bent, for Independents. Comparison with similar Gallup Bolls over the last year o-sc (sec next table) shows a recovery in pro-Labor sentiment, which may be attributed to lading memories of bank nationalisation (announced August 1947) or to the tax cuts. TREND SINCE 1946 ELECTION Lib. Labor CP Others p.c. p.c. p.c. Vote in 1946 53 44 3 Gallup Polls: 1947 July ..51 46 3 Dec. .. 46 ' 50 4 1948 Feb. -.46 50 4 May ..47 51 2 1049 Feb. ..50 47 3 Gallup Poll statistician.) uaven t yet wonted our wnetnei there's a swing one way or the other in the marginal seats The next table, however, suggests that the political pendulum Is where It was in 1040. when two Independents held the balance:— FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Lib. & Labor CP Others Election p.c. p.c. n.c. 1934 .. ,43 51 6 1937 ..46 48 6 1910 .. 49 45 6 1943 ..54 32 14 1946 ... 53 44 3 Gallup Poll 1049, Feb. 50 47 3 A story on Second Preferences will appear next Friday. Issued by Aunt. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins Street, Melb."}
{"id":247717605,"text":"05 Mar 1949 - People like to be questioned Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 March 1949, page 13 People like to be questioned AN Interviewer for the Gallup Poll learns a lot about people. I have now interviewed 500 men and women, selected at random and representing all decrees of societv — and some of the things I have learnt are surprising. Questions asked by interviewers cover domestic, national and international problems. Ages of people range from 21 to 90. I have found that the average man's problems are much my own, that we are mostly Mr John Citizen in our daily lives. The average Australian thinks his country the best. In the world. Five hundred interviews failed to find one person admitting having supported a Communist at a Federal election. Of these people, 85 per cent, were wage earners. Five hundred Interviews failed to find one person who could be accused of rudeness when I appeared on his front, verandah and sought Information. The work is interesting, and relieved by touches of humor. Calling at a home one night, I had no sooner rung the door bell (as I thought) than the door swung open. Sitting up in bed was a man in a room just off the hall. In the darkness, I had turned the key left in the lock. He was not feeling , his best, and for a moment thought I was an intruder. Calling on a man who happened to be a gardening enthusiast. I had reached Question 2. when my man dashed off and returned with some plums. Every second question my interviewee would again pick some of his fruit and add to my collection. At the -finish, I had everything short of a pineapple. ? My first Interview was perhaps the hardest. It happened this way. Choosing a house in the lower-income group, I had barely begun interviewing the woman occupant when I was distracted by a raucous voice. The singer was tone deaf. There were 50 houses in that street, and the drunk chose to live where I was interviewing his wife! Stumbling on to the verandah, he eyed me with suspicion, thinking I had a summons or a distress warrant. He began addressing me rudely, but his wife applied what appeared to be a cross between a double-bar-arm and a hammerlock, and deposited her man well inside the front door. I concluded the interview. -One house I visited had weathered many a storm, but was now badly in need of repairs. The verandah was propped up and looked none too safe. Stepping on to the verandah, a loose board flew up, which I caught neatly and replaced. Leaving after the interview, the board tricked me, and hit me in the back. I did not replace It. That house had an income of £1500 u year. At one house, a brawny ex-Digger. having finished a friendly spar with his pal, answered my questions, still with ; his gloves on. Coming to the question. "Are you in favor of granting £9 a week pension to retired politicians?" the XD appeared to clench one gloved fist. The answer, allowing for censorship and unnecessary statements, was — "No!" Now and then the man of the house gets his chance. He gives his opinions on 10 questions. while his wife looks on — impressed by both the wide knowledge of world affairs and the oratory she so little suspected in her spouse. Some things I have learnt conducting the Gallup Poll: — Women don't mind telling their age; Women don't talk more than men; Women DO know their own minds. Most people like to be Interviewed; The average home has a standard of comfort which must compare favorably with that of any other country; and finally. Questions are usually answered speedily and concisely, leaving both interviewer and interviewee with a feeling of mutual satisfaction for a- Job well done.- -M.C."}
{"id":247717734,"text":"05 Mar 1949 - Most Of Us Want Today's Bread Today Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 5 March 1949, page 7 Most Of Us Want Today's Bread Today j GALLUP POLL FINDS Almost two out of every three of us want bread baked in the "wee sma' hours," for delivery the same day. I To find out how most ofi us sianct in ine aay-Daxing controversy, Gallup Poll Interviewers put this question to a cross-section of 1,800 men and women: — Do you think, bread should be baked during the early , hours of the morning, for delivery the same day — or should it be baked, dur-ina the day. for delivery the next day? 59 per r.ent, want bread baked during the early hours for de-llvery the same day. .11 per cent, say It should be baked during the day, for delivery the next day, and 10 per cent, don't care. In districts where day baking is now in operation, only 39 per cent, favor It. while 51 per cent, want their bread baked early, for delivery the same day, The other 10 per cent, don't care. When it comes to bread, politics makes practically no difference to our preferences — substantial majorities of both Labor and Liberal-Country Party supporters want bread delivered the day it is- baked. Preference for fresh bread extends to all parts of Australia — capital cities, country towns and farming districts. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":247718858,"text":"12 Mar 1949 - More Favor Dutch Control In Indies Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 12 March 1949, page 8 More Favor Dutch Control In Indies — gallup poll questions Australia sentiment in favor of the Dutch controlling and governing Java has increased in the past 18 months. I Generally speaking, however, public opinion on this question is divided and uncertain. i Eighteen months ago. and again last month, the Gallup Poll asked people who should control Java. Those interviewed were firs, asked whether they had followed the news about the fighting between the -Dutch and the Indonesians in Java. Answers show that 80 per cent, of ihe men and 66 per cent, of the women had followed the news to some extent. Gallup Poll interviewers then asked: — Who do you think should be in control and govern Java— the Dutch or the Indonesians? Comparison with the 194" poll shows a strengthening o; opinion favoring Dutch con-trol, but more than half tin 'population has still no opinion : one way or the other. Aug., '47 Today p.c. p.c. Dutch control . . 23 28 Indonesian control 18 19 Joint control ... 15 11 Undecided .... 17 15 Not followed Java news 27 27 Politics has considerable effect on people's opinions. Labor voters, as a group, lean toward Indonesian control, but Liberal-Country voters support Dutch control. I A recent survey made | by the Netherlands Gallup 'Poll shows that 63 per; !cent. of the Dutch people sup-| . I port their Government's mili-i i I tary action in Java. - Issued by Aust. Public Opinion ?' Polls. 3 52 Collins St., Melbourne"}
{"id":247720154,"text":"15 Mar 1949 - More People Want U.N. As World Government Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 15 March 1949, page 8 More People Want U.N. As World Government GALLUP POLL FINDS Most Australians favor making the United Nations into a World Government. In February, the Australian Gallup Poll soundedl public opinion on the question of strengthening the; United Nations. The problem was presented by Interviewers as: Some people say the United Nations should be strengthened and made into a World Government, with control over the armed forces of all countries, including our own. Everyone Interviewed was then asked whether they thought that proposal a good idea, or a bad Idea. A similar question was asked by the Gallup Poll In December, 1947, and comparison of answers with the present poll shows a strengthening of opinion favoring U.N. being made Into a World Government: —Dec;, Dec;, '47 Today ! p.c, p.c. Favor, good idea 48 55 Oppose, bad idea 27 28 No opinion .... 25 17 Issued by Aust Public Opinion PoUs. 352 Collins St., Itlclb."}
{"id":247720858,"text":"10 Mar 1949 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 10 March 1949, page 10 GALLUP POLL SAYS: Lower Taxes, Not Social Services Almost seven out of 10 Australians would prefer a reduction in taxes to an increase in social services. y mat preicrence was ais- ; ciosea last momti. wnen iGnllup Poll interviewers :nsked a representative cross-I section of men and women: | IJ you had to choose be-| tween the Federal Gov-i eminent increasing social services or reducing taxes, I which would you choose? I Answers are ntmest. the same I ,rs when the question was: asked a year ago: I 1348 win |».c. p.e. Prefer — Reduced taxes . 70 07 , Increased Social 1 Services ... 24 21 I Undecided .... 0 0 I Preference for reduced taxes I comes from 82 per cent, of1 ! Liberal-Country Party sup- 1 ; porters and S3 per cent., of Labor supporters. Thus Far, No Further | People Interviewed In this 1 survey were also asked about ! the Government's free medicnl i and dental services. Theli answers were: I Favor 58 per cent,. Opposed 35 per cent., Rnd Undecided 7 per cent. i Cross tabulation of answers to the two questions riLscloses: 22 per cent. want, social services Increased (In preference to reducing Ihxos) and favor the free medical plan. In other words, they favor extensive social services and are prepared to pay for them. 31 per cent. want, taxes re-duced i in preference to increasing social services) but approve the already-enacted free medical plan, which should be covered by taxes' already in force. In other! words, they think present plans for social services go , far enough. Another 31 per cent, want taxes reduced (in preference! to Increasing social services) I and oppose the free medical! plan. In other words, they l don't want social services! and object lb paying fori them. j The other 18 per cent, arc undecided on one or both of the questions. On the basis of tills analysis. (here is a majority for putting present plans Into effect, but only 22 per cenl. would put up the money for still further social services. | Issued bv Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 353 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":247721519,"text":"06 Jan 1949 - PUBLIC OPINION POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 6 January 1949, page 8 PUBLIC OPINION POLL SAYS AUSTRALIANS NOT IMPRESSED BY U.N. Generally speaking, Australians arc not impressed by the work to date of the. United Nations. Out of every 10 people recently interviewed by the Gallup Poll, six were divided between dissatisfaction and uncertainty about U.N. In December Gallup Poll interviewers asked a representative "sample" of Australians whether they were satisfied, or dissatisfied, with the work of the United Nations to date. Of the whole cross-section interviewed:— j .">8 per cent, were satisfied; 2!) per cent, were dissatisfied; 33 per cent; were undecided. More than three out of every five "undecided" people were women. Liberal-Country voters tended to be more dissatisfied than Labor voters. Reasons For Opinions I Most of those who said they were satisfied gave reasons similar to a cream carrier of King-aroy, Queensland, who said. "They have done good work under great difficulties." Many of those dissatisfied I complained that U.N. had too much discussion and not enough action. The most usunl remark in the high percentage of "undecided folk was that they did not know enough about U.N.'s activities to give an opinion. Comparison with a Gallup Poll on a similar question taken In May. 1947, shows that, although U.N's stocks have risen over the past 19 months. Australians arc far from being satislicd with the work U.N. is doing:— ' May. '47 Dec.. '48 Satisfied ... 36 p.c. 38 p.c. Dissatisfied . 39 p.c. 29 p.c. Undecided . 35 p.c. 33 p.c. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins-st.. iifcfb"}
{"id":247723176,"text":"24 Mar 1949 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 24 March 1949, page 12 -GALLUP POLL SAYS; Family Ol 4 Needs £7/8/7 Weekly At least <£7/8/7 a week is needed to maintain a family of four, a Gallup Poll covering all six States has found. This figure is nearly £1 a week more than a similar finding three years ago. To ascertain wlint It costs the average family of four to keep In health and live decently. Interviewers for the Gallup Poll asked: — "In your opinion, what is the smallest amount a /amity of /our needs each week, i) rent is paid?" Similar questions were asked bv the Gallup Poll in March, 1945, and February, 1946. Answers show a sharp rise in the estimated weekly cost of living. 1945, March £6/7/11 1946, February .. .. £6/10/-TODAY £7/8/7 In this year's survey, estimates below £7/8/7 were given bv farmers (£6/14/1), pensioners (£7/3/1) and unskilled workers (£7/7/9). The highest estimate (£7/12/10) was given by skilled workers. Weekly Food Cost1 Those interviewed were also asked how much their families were spending on food alone each week. Answers show that the average over all families is £4/7/1. Amounts spent on food each week by families of different sizes follow, and figures for families of 4 and 5 Indicate that nearly nil child endowment goes In food: — 1 In family £1/19/8 2 In family £3/6/7 3 in famii.v £4/3/8 4 in family £4/10/-5 In family £5/1/-6 and more, average .. £6/5/7 Average of all families £4/7/1 Families of "white collar" and factory workers, ns groups, spend nb'out the same on food each week, nnd the average for all families of employes Is £4/8/6. The corresponding figure for families of business executives and managers Is £4/13/4 — only 4/10 n week more than for employe families. Farming families, who can grow some of their own needs, spend £3/18/5, on the average. Comparison with a recent British Gallup Poll shows that (he average Australian family Is spending about 12' more each week on food than its rationed British counterpart.: — Aver. British family £A3 15 -Aver. Austraiinn family £4/7/1 Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Tolls, 352 Collins Street, Mclb."}
{"id":247723864,"text":"13 Jan 1949 - Want U.S. Wages Doubled Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 13 January 1949, page 8 Want U.S. Wages Doubled NEW YORK, Wednesday.— In a U.S. Gallup poll 6B per cent, favor raising the mlnl-: mum wage from 2/8 to 4/8U an nour. lwciuy-nve wcic imposed and seven had no opinion on the matter."}
{"id":247723865,"text":"13 Jan 1949 - Public Divided About Government Shipping Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 13 January 1949, page 8 Public Divided About Government Shipping Gallup Poll Finds Should Australia have a Government-owned ship-| ping line? A recent Gallup Poll on that question | shows public opinion divided. i The Federal Govern- ! mem pians to run its own line of ships around the i coast and elsewhere. In a survey last month, interviewers asked: — I Do you thiiilc Australiu should, or should not, have a Governmcnl-\\ owned shipping line? 3D per cent, thought Australia ! should have a Gnvrrnment-| owned shipping line; i 13 per cent, opposed the plan; J and 18 per rent, were without opinions. Analysis by age groups shows that opposition to a Government shipping line is strongest among people aged over 50. who were electors when the Commonwealth Government Line I was losing money: — Under 50 50 anil ! Years Over ! Favor Govt. ( ships 41 p.c. 58 p.e. ! Oppose plan . . 41 p.e. 50 p.r. No opinion . . 18 p.e. 14 p.e. | Politics has a marked effect I on people's opinions. Labor i voters, as a group, strongly favor j a Government shipping line, but Libera) - Country voters are ! strongly opposed:— Labor Llh.-C.P. voters, voters, Favor Govt. p.e. p.c. ships 57 22 Oppose plan ... 25 88 No opinion ... 18 12 Reasons Pro and Con "All essential services should be Government owned," the comment of a plumber, of Ash-bury, NSW. sums up the opinion of many who favor a Government line of ships. Others believe that competition between such a line and privately-owned lines would keep down fares and freights. The most common reason for opposing the plan is: "Too much loss on Government ventures." Another group considers that private enterprise provides better and cheaper services. issued bv Ausl. Public upinion Polls. 352 Collins St.. Melb."}
{"id":247724118,"text":"26 Feb 1949 - Most Liberal-CP Voters Want Parties To Merge Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 26 February 1949, page 2 Most Liberal-CP Voters Want Parties To Merge LATEST GALLUP POLL Widespread discussion in recent months has confirmed the great majority of Liberal and Country Party voters in their opinion that the two parties should amalgamate. Repeating a survey made a year ago, the Australian Gallup Poll this month asked: Are you for, or against, the Liberal and Country Parties combining into one party? As a preliminary, people were asked how they planned to vote at the next Federal election, and, as pub-lished in The Herald on Wed-nesday, answers were: — Labor. 49 per cent.; Liberal, 36 per cent.; Country Party, 10 per cent.; and Undecided, 5 per cent Attitudes of Liberal and CP voters on the question of merg-ing follow: with each group the "oppose" vote is 3 per cent, higher than a year ago, but opinion remains overwhelm-ingly in favor of merging:— Liberal CP Voters Voters p.c. p.c. Favor one party 69 62 Oppose It .... 14 16 Undecided .... 17 22 Opposition Analysed The Liberal voters who oppose merging with the CP represent 5 per cent. of all Australian electors, the CP objectors add 2 per cent. more. Reaction of those opponents of amalgamation might have an effect on the chances of a combined Liberal Country Party succeeding at a Fed-eral election. Therefore, it is noteworthy that of Liberal and CP voters who either oppose merging or are undecided about it:— * 2 out of 3 normally would give, their second preferences to the other non-Labor party in a three-cornered contest. * Most of the other 1-in-3 would normally give their second preferences to Labor. They account for 3½ per cent, of all electors. It is, of course, possible that amalgamation might cause most of that 3½ per cent. to cast their first preference votes for Labor. On the other hand, leakage of second preferences to Labor in three-cornered con-tests in marginal seats might be just as big. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, Melb. "I think you lake this job much too soriouily tor what they're payin' you!" Results of supplementary examinations conducted by the Australian College of Optometry are: — Binocular Vision, Part 1 —Passed: 4, 6, 10. 12. Binocular Vision, Part 2— Passed: 14."}
{"id":247725557,"text":"26 Jan 1949 - Poll Critical Of Republicans Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 26 January 1949, page 12 Poll Critical Of j Republicans j NEW YORK. Tuesday. — , Thirty-six per cent, of those ; interviewed in a Gallup poll think the Renuhliran Parfv needs new leaders. 30 p.c. a new programme. In a Canadian Gallup poll! 42 p.c. favor old age pensions at the age of 65 and 36 p.c. at' the age of 60. j"}
{"id":247725698,"text":"08 Mar 1949 - POLL SHOWS-- Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 8 March 1949, page 2 POLL SHOWS— Free Medical And Dental Plan Has Public Support The Federal Government s noncontributory social services plan is approved by a majority of Australians, according to the latest Gallup Poll. In the. survey, made In February, people in an States were asked whether they lavored, or opposed, the Federal Government's plan to provide free medical and dental lervlces for everyone, to be paid for mainly by tne social service Tax.Answers Answers show a majority fav-'oring the Government's plan. However, comparison with answers to the same question In a Gallup Poll in August. 1947. Indicates that the plan nns lost some support during the last IB months: Aug., '47 Todaj p.c. p.c. > Favor free- , medical and dental plan . 66 68 Oppose it . . 26 36 Undecided , . 8 7 Politics makes considerable difference to people's opinions on this question. Both m 1047 and again this month 78 per cent, of 'he Labor voters Interviewed said they favored having a free medical and dental service. In the last 18 months however, the majority among Liberal-CP voters has swung from "favor" to oppose":— i, Undc-,. Favor Oppose cided Labo: voters: p.c. - p.c. p.c. Aug.. 47 78 14 8 Feb., '49 78 16 6 Liberal-CP: Aug., '47 51 42 7 . Feb.. '49 36 57 7 Analysis of the vote by sex shows no significant variation from the nation-wide "favor" figure of 58 per cent. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":247726131,"text":"25 Jan 1949 - 'DPs' More Welcome To Australia Now Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 25 January 1949, page 7 4DPs' More Welcome! To Australia Now As Australians have got to know what is meant by a "displaced person," they have become favorable to "DPs" coming here, Gallup Polls over the last 18 months show. People interviewed In December were first asked what they thought was meant by the term "displaced person" or "DP." Comparison with a similar Gallup Poll In August, 1947, shows that the proportion of Australians who know what the term "DP" means hns increased from a minority of 46 per cent, to a majority of 64 per cent.:— Aug. Dec. '47 '48 p.c. p.c. Know what "DP" means.. .. 46 64 Think they know, but wrong .... 9 9 Admit they (lo not know 45 27 The 64 per cent, who know what "DP" means were asked:— Do yon favor, or oppose, 12,000 displaced persons coming to Australia each year ? It Is possible that 100,000 "displaced persons" may come here In the next 18 months, but the figure of 12,000 was used to keep the finding comparable with the 1047 survey. Answers show that almost twice as many people as formerly now favor admitting "DP.s" into Australia:— Aug. Dee. 1947 1948 p.c. p.c. Favor admitting DP's 23 41 Against admitting them 19 19 No opinion 4 4 Don't know what Dr is 54 36 Many of those who favor "DP's" as immigrants, stipulated that they must be "healthy people of the right type." Among the minority who arc against "DP's" entering Australia, much opposition arises from the acute housing shortage here: others say we should take British people first. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Mclb."}
{"id":247727373,"text":"19 Mar 1949 - Most Australians Would Ban Communist Party Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 19 March 1949, page 9 Most Australians Would Ban Communist Party GALLUP POLL FINDS Seven out of every 10 Australians would ban the Communist Party and make it illegal, according to a Gallup survey covering all States. Only 22 per cent, of the people interviewed would ' allow the party to remain legal. In this survey, made In February, people in all walks, of life were interviewed by Gallup Poll. They were asked; — Do you think the Communist Party should be banned and made illegal, or should it continue to be legal? Comparison of answers In this survey with those given to the same question asked in September, 1947, shows a hardening of opinion against the Communist Party: Sept., '47 Today p.c. p.o. Ban party, make Illegal .... 88 70 Leave legal . . 24 22 ! No opinion . . 10 8 Banning the party Is advocated by 83 per cent, of Liberal and Country Party voters, and by 59 per cent, of Labor voters. Issued by Aust. Public Opinion I Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":247728817,"text":"14 Jan 1949 - WHAT GALLUP POLLS SHOW Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 14 January 1949, page 5 I r.iniiiiiiiiifiiBoiS'iiHiiiiti'i'iiiitniiPiutiiiiiHiit'ttitiniiitBtininttmiK!!! WHAT GALLUP I POLLS SHOW i NEW YORK, Thursday. — A 'Gallup poll shows that 27 per ! cent, favor President Tru-i man's civil rights programme, 22 per cent, are opposed, 36 ! per cent, have no knowledge jof the programme, and 15 per cent, have no opinion. I Forty-three per cent, favor .Federal Intervention In lynching cases, 44 per cent, are opposed, and 13 per cent, have I no opinion. Forty-four per cent, oppose ! abolition of racial dlscrimina-, tlon in employment, 42 per cent, are in favor, and 14 per .cent, have no opinion. — The Herald Special Service. .iiMiiqwiiiiiiiiiiiiiim"}
{"id":247729415,"text":"11 Feb 1949 - Britons Don't Want State Hotels Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 11 February 1949, page 2 : Britons Don't Want State Motels LONDON'. Thursday-State pubs are not wanted tn Britain, according to the Gallup Poll. askoci wnctner tney naci heard of the -Government's proposal to take over pubs in new towns. 86 per cent, of people said "Yes." and 14 per cent, of which only six per cent were men. said "No." Asked if they approved. 48 per cent, said "No." 22 per cent, said "Yes." and 30 per cent, had no opinion. I Asked if they would ap-! prove of the Government l nationalising brew e r 1 e s and pubs. 55 per cent, said "No. 21 per cent, said "Yes" and 24 per cent, had no opinion. — 1I.S.S."}
{"id":247796062,"text":"25 Jul 1943 - OPINION Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), Sunday 25 July 1943, page 14 OPINION Pride & Prejudice C The Gallup poll asked: " "Which country has done the most toward winning the war?" The US response: US 55%, Russia 32%, Great Britain 9%, China 4%."}
{"id":247837105,"text":"01 Dec 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Majority favor 44 hour week Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 1 December 1951, page 5 Majority favor 44 hour week Most people think we should return to the working week of four years ago, before the 40-hour week became general the Gallup Poll finds. But the majority of semi - skilled and unskilled workers would oppose longer hours. "Would you favor, or oppose, a return to the hours worked four years ago— in some cases 44 hours?" "I favor again having 1947 "hours" said 54 per cent. "Retain 40-hour week" . . . . . . said 39 per cent. "No opinion" said 7 per cent. Eight out of 10 Liberal-CP voters want 1947 hours again, but Labor voters are I Announcing the new j II Perfect in styling, I distinctiveness and accuracy,. |;| A watch for. a lifetime of service.. .& 21 I At ALL READING JEWELLERS — "" " iiP-Jf 175-177 iff | king st. tel.: swim I ">,l_ (4 doors irom Bourke Street) z ® BATHS I ... SPECIAL. . ... . 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Under the plan the borrower can be protected against Accident and Sickness arid in the event of his . untimely death, the home becomes the property of his dependents without any further payment; together with bonuses accruing on the Policy (the Soutnem Cross Assur- " ance Co. Ltd. has declared in 1951 a Bonus of £7/10/- per £1,000 on Endowment (House Purchase) Assurance Policies, and £11 per £1,000 on whole of life policies.) Home Sites at Pre-lriflation Prices The Spencer Jackson Organisation has available for immediate sale the largest variety of attractive home sites in Australia,' at prices ranging from £75 to £500 and over. It has always been the fixed policy of the Organisation to sell both land and houses at down-to-earth prices, and many clients have found that they could now sell property purchased in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 for as much as double the original price paid. 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{"id":247837171,"text":"01 Nov 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 1 November 1951, page 9 [?] Public divided on prices Australians are evenly divided on whether the price of food and clothing a year hence will be higher or lower than now. Interviewed by the Gallup Poll, 1700 . people divided: 41' per cent, said "higher," 41 per cent, said "lower." 10 per cent, said "no change," ' and 8 per cent, "no opinion," Asked which political party, Labor or Liberal, they thought could best handle the problem of high prices: 39 per cent, said "Labor," 29; per cent, said "Liberal," '21 per cent, "no difference, "and11 11 per cent, "no opinion." Onljl 3 per cent, of Labor voters think Liberals best . for hatidUxig,Y>tiees, but 10 per cent: of: Liberals Tavor, V Labbl V - ' Aust, P6lls, 352 Collins St., Melb. %"}
{"id":247838423,"text":"17 Nov 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 17 November 1951, page 2 [?] PEOPLE NOT SATISFIED WITH BUDGET TAX The Federal Government has failed to convince the public: that the higher taxes in the September Budget are fair, a recent Gallup Poil shows. ' The . question put to an Australia-wide cross - section of 1700 electors at the end of October was: "Do you think the Federal Government's Budget was a fair one or not?" 52-ln-the-100 answered "Unfair." 29-in-the-T00 said "Fair." and 19-ln-the-100 had no opinion. The 52 per cent, said the Budget was unfair' in the' following respects: Sales and „ln- , ;; direct taxes . 12 per cent. Taxation In general ... 12 per cent. Heavy taxes on workers . v . 10 per cent. General . , . . 4 per cent. Prices up, but not wages . 4 per cent. Other respects 6 per cent. No comment 4 per cent. Of people who voted for the Government last May, 37 per cent, consider the Budget unfair, 43 per cent, say it is fair, and 20 per cent, have.no opinion. Labor voters answered: . Unfair, 67 per cent.: Fair, 14 per cent.; and - No opinion, 19 per cent. ,"}
{"id":247839618,"text":"06 Oct 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 6 October 1951, page 2 [?] Russia's "peace" doubted Few Australians feel that Russia is sincere in its talk about peace, the Gallup Poll has found. people were, asaea wne-ther they thought . Russia's peace campaign was genuine or not. 7 per cent, said "It's genuine;" 72 per cent. "No, it is not" and 21 per cent, were undecided. . Those who' think it is genuine comprise 11 per cent, of Labor voters and 4 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters. Aust. Public Opinion Polls 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":247840847,"text":"18 Oct 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS: Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 18 October 1951, page 2 [?] Basic it viHg' cost is near £11 The minimum cost of keeping a family of four has risen to about £11 a week,' a. survey by the Gallup Poll shows. The survey was made before the basic wage rise. People were interviewed throughout all six States and asked: "In your opinion, what is the ' smallest, amount the average family of jour needs each week, to keep in health and live decently—that is, the amount needed for all expenses, including rent?". The average answer was £10/16/. Men and women, as groups, were In close agreement in their estimates. Gallup Poll figures show that the non - manual groups all made estimates of a little over £11 a week. Skilled and semi-skilled workers and their wives placed the figure at £10/16/. and farmers (who can grow some requirements) were slightly lower at £10. People who themselves happened to belong to families of four, placed their minimum cost at £11, only 4/ off the Australia-wide estimate. Ppnnlp ivevp also asked what food was costing their own family each week. Men's answers averaged £ 5/14/, ' women's £ 5/10/ ; an over-all average of £5/12/. ' The next table shows how the. weekly food bill for the average family has risen by about a quarter in the last two years:— WEEKLY FOOD BILL 1949, Aug. £4/7/7 1950,' Feb. . £4/9/11 1951, Feb. . £5/3/7 1951, Now £5/12/0 Analysis according to the number of adults and children in each family shows that it is now costing at least £2/6/ a week to feed each adult and about 13/ for each child: — WEEKLY FOOD BILL "Family" of one £2 18 0 Family of two 4 12 0 Family of three 5 8 0 Family of four 6.0 0 Family of five .. : 6 10 0 Larger families -.7 0. 0 Aust. Public Opinion Polls. 352 Collins St. Melb."}
{"id":247841635,"text":"13 Nov 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS . . . Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Tuesday 13 November 1951, page 2 [?] Strong vote for troops to Suez The Australian public overwhelmingly-favors our. helping Britain to. defend the Suez Canal, the Gallup Poll finds. In the past fortnight 1700 people were asked : Whether Britain should withdraw her. armed .forces from the Suez Canal. Seven out of io said Britain should' remain in Suez. Everyone interviewed was then -asked: "If Egypt and England flghi, would you favor or oppose,' an Australian force going to Suez to aid the British?" ' 70 per cent, answered "Favor.V -. 16 per cent. "Oppose," and 14 per cent, were Undecided. Those in favor comprised 83 per cent, of Liberal-CP voters and 63 per cent, of Labor voters. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins Street, ' Melbourne."}
{"id":247842446,"text":"29 Nov 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS : Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 29 November 1951, page 3 [?] Gaol for joyriders People who fake cars and use fhem illegally should be put in gaol, two ouf of fhree people told the Gallup Poll recently. Actual percentages for 10UU ptiUJJIC 1IHCIVICWOU throughout Australia are: 64 per cent, for gaoling. 19 per cent, against it. and 17 per cent, undecided. Most of the undecided people said. "It depends on circumstances." The question asked in this poll was:— "I) someone is found guilty of taking a car and using it illegally, would you favor, or oppose, gaol without the option of a fine?" Those in favor of gaoling offenders comprise 72 per cent, of those in car-owning families, and 61 per cent, of other people. Labor voters and Liberal-CP voters agree on this problem. Aust. Public Opinion Polls 352 Collins St., Melb"}
{"id":247842982,"text":"20 Oct 1951 - The American way of life Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 20 October 1951, page 3 The American way of life NEW YORK, ,Fri. — A Gallup poll shows that 60 per cent, of Americans think their' living stand- ards are improving, 22 per ' cent, that they arc deteriorating, 16' per cent, say ' they are stationary, and 2 per cent, had no opinion.— HSS."}
{"id":247845028,"text":"06 Dec 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 6 December 1951, page 11 [?] Let girls go out at 17 . Until girls are 17, they ; ,slftSftiat-'not be allowed to make "dates" with boy- friends, in the opinion of Australians. -Nearly 2000 men and women, ranging from 21 to more than 80, were questioned in a Gallup Poll survey. The answers for girls centre -on 17 years, while answers for boys point to about 17): For For girls boys p.c. p.c. Dates at 15 .3 4 16 25 '' 18 . ' 17 28 20 v 18 32 36 19 6 16 , No opinion 8 6 'Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 35? Collins St„ Melb."}
{"id":247845379,"text":"22 Nov 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS : Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 22 November 1951, page 3 [?] Labor would win in an election now If a Federal election were held today, Labor would probably win a working majority of Hie seats, the Gallup Poll ,say». , - For the first time since the Federal Budget and the referendum, electors have been asked which party they would vote for in an election now. Of every 100 people interviewed, 48 said "Labor" and 38 "Liberal-CP." One said "Independent," and the other 13 were undecided. The following figures show how voters have swung from LCP since the Budget:— VOTING INTENTION Aug. Nov. p.c. p.c. Labor 46 48 LCP ... 44 38 Ind X l Undecided . 9 13 Most, of the' undecided people said tney voted LCP last April.. Allowing for a tendency for imdeddad people to return to the fold, about 54 per cent, would probably vote Labor today. ELECTION PROSPECT The next table shows that voters now divide as at the 1946 election, which Labor won: — LCP Labor Others Elections p.c. p.c. p.c. 1943 . .32 54 14 1940 . . '44 53 3 1949 . . 50 48 2 1951 . . 50 49 1 Gallup Poll: Now . . 45. 54 I Last April. Labor's 49 per' cent. , vote won 52 oi the 121 seats. To win a bare majority of 61 seats, Labor must receive nearly 53 per cent of the votes. A 54 per cent vote, however, could return 67 Labor members, against 54 LCP. ' Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St.. Melbourne."}
{"id":247845446,"text":"27 Oct 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 27 October 1951, page 2 [?] —M—imi I Every second family hit by influenza Influenza has put someone m bed m ; almost everv second familv throughout : Australia this year. This is disclosed by a recent Gallup Poll, people were asked whether anyone in their, home had been kept in bed with a bad attack of 'flu this year. Of those Interviewed', 44 per cent, answered "Yes," which tops the figure of 43 per cent, for 1948, another bad 'flu year. In comparison, the proportion affected was only 29 per cent, in 1947, 28 per cent, in 1946; and 23 per cent, in 1944. Gallup Polls were not conducted on this question in the intervening years. NSW. was worst affected this- year. There 48 per cent, of families had someone in bed with 'flu. Least affected was SA. ; with 28 per bent, i1 The other four States i all had about 43 per cent."}
{"id":247845849,"text":"13 Oct 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 13 October 1951, page 5 H9 Meat price hurts most In recent months, the high price of meat has been the most vexing factor in the high cost ,of ' / living, the Gallup TPUlL'finds. ' Altogether 1600. people were asked: "Of the tilings you buy frequently, vbhich' one annoys you most,'- because of its high price?" ' P.O. Meat, said 47 Fruit, vegetables .... 10 Bread, sugar, eggs . . 6 Groceries 3 Butter 2 Clothing 9 Footwear 2 Petrol, tobacco, fares, . etc. . . . 7 Nothing in particular 14 People were interviewed before the price of butter was raised in most States. Aust. Public Opinion Polls, 352 Collins St., Melb."}
{"id":247846817,"text":"08 Dec 1951 - GALLUP POLL SAYS ... Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Saturday 8 December 1951, page 7 [?] Don't enforce I' . n coats on in cafes In summer, men should not be made to wear coats in public dining rooms. That is majority opinion, according to the latest Gallup Poll. 61 per cent, say "no coats." 36 per cent, say "coats," and 3 per cent, are undecided. The minority who think men should have to wear coats in cafes, etc., comprises 3 out of 10 men and 4 out of 10 women. -Aust. Public Opinion Polls 352 Collins St.,-Meib."}
{"id":247847042,"text":"14 Dec 1951 - Many say: use atom bomb Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Friday 14 December 1951, page 7 Many say: use atom liomb NEW YORK. Thur. — Forty-one per cent, of people questioned in a recent Gallup Poll favor the use of the atom bomb in Korea,- and 10 per cent, favor use of the bomb under certain conditions. Thirty-seven per cent, oppose the use of the bomb. — Herald Special Service."}